Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-11

paul brought the first bluebells
ioons and put them iH water for
e prhey we're buds and when they
nm,ss.,,,ed out he said, GOD has blessed
,e.se Mowers -. ,,,. -
We .nese pioneer women is unfailing.
nsss ~. the great and kind friendship
u y m Chaumonts. They help me
n W" c.re Of Cousin Philippe.
nns nns.,i meditated today, II don't want
.,re rs the Fathers feelings. | don't
w 10 say He was greedy ana mace
w'ns ws,,sr Mace for Himself in heaven
De' tIa made for us down here. Is
nAn lust because He is there2'
h m be is a man 1 am going to tell
N".,d saw: But l have built my
nlm, not wrecked it. have been yours,
nVs ~. tells me such stories as this; ''once
-. time there was such loving
.eel came down. Ana they ran a strlns
sr,,gh his stomach and hung him on
tm0af He never whined a bit"
u IA neople In this country, which is
~ sree are nearly al bound. Those
no lack money as we DO cannot go
WV. WV thew please, or live as they would
i've Is that freedomI
IT, cool autumn night, when the fire
| sn.iss the ten children of the settle
.n, dghting or agreeing, come running
ns tbeir houses like hens. We sit on
~ aoor in front of the hearth, and l
.,e.r G the oft repeated marty6om OF
~ arire Pig" This tale. invented once
~ fast as / could talk. | have been
sss.raed 10 repeat until dread the shades
rts children bunch their heads to-
s,,her. their lips part, as soon as be-
so t1a,o - YOU see that glowing spot in the
heart Of the Goals? That Is the house OF
1 nvan dnU
so,,nd he had no more corn, and he was
49,, hunerey. So he jumped out of his
.1,,.a and ran down the road till he
came to a farmers field.
at,ood morning. Mr.. Farmer" said the
ut.ls pig. Have you any corn for me
todayg" -,
.rm little Fire Pig"
.No. / haven't any corn for Fire
h The mig ran on till he came to another
n farmers field.
II Good morning, Mr.. Farmer nave you
anv corn for me today?'
II aWho are your" said the farmer.
n ooh I'm the little Fire Pig"
II ~ don't know" said the farmer. 81
n would give you a great bagful II you
eould kill the snake which comes every
4 night and steals my cattle"
The pig thought, How can / kill thai
n ,nake?' but he was so hungry he knew
n ~ should starve without corn, so he saiC
ne would try The farmer told him to gC
down in the field, where the snake came
gliding at night with its head reared higf
IN air The pig went down into the mead
n ow, and the first creature he saw was
sheep.
n aBaap' said the sheep. That was IL
n way Of saying How do you do?' 'Wht
are you2
arm the little Fire Pig"
"What are you doing here2'
'Tve come 10 kill the great snake tina
oats the farmers cattle"
"Tm very glad" said the sheep, 80
II takes my lambs. How are you goinl
70 kill it?"
h Il don't know" said the pig; "can'
n you help me?"
sTIl give you some of my wool"
The pig. thanked the sheep, and went
b nttle farther and, met a horse. fHe-ee
\ ser said the horse. That was his way o
4 nying How do you do?" who ar
III you?"
Il am the little Fire Pig"
what are you doing here?"
I've come to kill the great snake tha
eats the farmers cattle"
I'm glad Of that" said the horse
"ior II steals my colts. How are yo
going to do it?'
Z don't know" said the pig. Can
you help me?"
g. III give you some OF tne lOnB nulI
from my tall" said the horse.
The pig took them and thanked tn
horse, And when he went little fartht
he met COW.
'Moo!'' said the COW. That was h'
h way Of saying. How do you do?" "Wh
are you?"
TFm.the little Fire Pig"
What are you doing here?'
I've come to kill the great snake tn;
eat, the farmers cattle"
4 am glad of that, for II steals m
calves How are you going to do it?''
don't know. Can't you help me?'
TNgiye you one of my sharp horns
kald the COW.
50 the pig took II and thanked he
Then he spun and he twisted. and l
spun and he twisted, and made a stror
woolen cord Of the sleeps wool. And !
.ove and he braided, and he wove and
braided, and made a cunning snare
me horses tail. And he whetted al
snarpened. and he whetted and sharpene
sno made keen dart of the cows hor
- - Now when the little p
nas al his materials ready, and sees Il
neat snake come gliding, gliding-I tu
ne situation over to the children. VIII
eo ne do with the rope. the snare al
ue horn? They work it out each In h
ssp way. There is a mighty wrangii
around the hearth.
III 49, oey - never redlly ike anOtnt
mough II seems so.
,refnaps being used to the sight of Z
noqeois at Lake George makes IL II
s,,s'pie Tor me to imagine what the Sc
s dread. and that is an attack. v
~ lnut around by forests. In primiti
q. % much time and strength go TO I
1,.ng OF food that we can think
y as bad to slave at work as
,. AZ pleasure. But God may forgi
'ra, people cannot help.
mere Is very old woman among I
''sts whom they call Granny. Weoft
'esether She cannot get a gou
petwixt her nose and chin when s
4Hh and has forgotten she ever h
she does not expect much; b
one right she contends for. a
the right OF ironing her cap
'hing II over her knee When
nfed In this settlement long enoug
~ nose and chin may come togeth
Z snail forget my teeth. But Il
viii exact OF fate. My cap sh
npned. l will not-I will not ir
stretching It over my kneel
nt dp Chaumont would be angry
-" me learning 10 weave. for
You would not be angry. TT
I- .I'S- dsnerenee between you as m
! feel but cannot explain.
NJ speak English with our neighbo