The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-05-28
MIY'S GREAT DAY
SEesy Runaway Youngsters
ssatsteps Were Guided by a
Special Providence.

fTWAsY had been promised that he
IL seUcld be taken to the cemetery.
yhe blue-coated troops, the BOOM
':E1r as the cannon and the grave dec
yESsffss2 united in forming a most fas-
1sGeE7ug occasion for Billy as each
ErE~sr5ar day returned with it's sacred
lssneSations. Needless to say, he
sTsEssS and fretted, and was not at all
srz seAeas Billy when grandma said her
sasSf ached too badly to take him.
@si-tE aid she have to have headache
OsA Memorial day? Why couldn't
SrrAh get dressed and take him?
My eouldnt he go alone? But
sranStua was obdurate, and three
sssEs1'G OF nursery and toys were pre-
ssrssinsE for Billy instead of bright
Ewux stretches of marvellous burial
.vsxcd. laundering of cannon and
s,vsma&; Of wonderful brass-buttoned
gx{SEersE
2sr an hour Billy engaged in guild
mtg his tin soldiers to a hastily made
eszsnrSsry, where they shot, imaginary
ssunES on over impromptu graves dec.
gsru2Sd with paper flags. Suddenly a
ssosesMn roar penetrated the sunny
szssSxa- Billy's heart bounded. Five
;'ssc4aeB later a chubby figure in gray
,.H,sz md cap, barehanded, his gloves
srsss dropped in his haste, let himself
anssiso of the front door and made
asas way to the spot from which the
sae9ck11s sound had emanated.
sfs passed in the gates unnoticed,
sxs ras soon in the heart Of action.
sFsS splendid 1t was. Hundreds Of
Nretty flags and some that were not
.ssSYTsseg.. Billy heard a man say that
sses4Ddesi in them had been made by
aysy'tsr and bullets. So many soldiers!
up aEyny flowers!
In stOod on a grassy mound, pic
f'rrf Sr profound attention, brown curls
&f'S7sS in the wind, eyes fastened on
AM sgcffanring scene. Suddenly an
Sal lgCntEdnan in uniform stepped up
G7Hl xaiThing his cheek. said: And
rHn~ name. little MANI"
"S&iy Martin"
Ws old gentleman echoed the name
Ss@sSs- shaking as though he had the
.'ea3g- And do you know cny of the
s@ttisrs2"
-Stc. burt grandpa fell at Apple Mad
Ses-as and grandma and always come
ssrEgicbrate, but she's sick, so came
a&zu
fTqie' Maddocks was rapidly trans
ssesn1 n the old mans mind to Apo
xyr,trsg:
Ind your father?'
Sssrent any. Haven't any mother
--ss5y grandma"
Faspie passing wondered to see
e-vus raining down the cheeks OF the
sN ssidier and wondered still more
r1AN. after a few words with one of
kEs eumrades, he grasped tightly the
scHgtsS. Of the boy, and they passed out
0ssg.gSer. Billy was an adept at an
sSxarfsg questions. A little later an
srsaSstiS shsld broke into the sanctity
rSFxawdlma's room with a startling an
gszwElment.
There's a soldier downstairs says
ySranYxs you, grandma; wants you to
rs~aE fight down" Grandma, all in
srs1ry. made a hasty toilet and de-
,ar~xrtsd
Mfnl~
Yes. 1t is indeed I, Margaret. A
epCsr IN southern hospital, a shat
erzrf memory, which onlys returned
sssm uany years; then weary search
ssakr almost hopeless on account OF
ssRr iater marriage. But it has ended
af~Irity,"
IEssy danced around in a maze OF
cT re had a new grandfather, grand
Rz afdu't have a headache and
a-5ruH of delights-he wasn't going to
jaseolded for running away.