The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-12-02
PAULlNE'S WISHES.
Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate).

Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate).
Pauline Glare was home for a holiday
and 1t was raining. 1t was bad
enough to have rain at boarding
school, when one was at lessons, but
to have 1t when there was so much fun
TO be had was something too trying on
the nerves.
So Polly sat in the big chair before
the library CRATE fire and sulked. Bev-
srly was off at a boy scout meeting.
Mamma was taking a nap. Mary was
busy with mince pies in the Kitchen,
and the house was as still as q mouse.
Not a sound but the tick, took OF the
big clock in the corner OF the hall ana
the drip, drip, drip Of the water rum
ming down the pane,
She threw her coat on the back OF
her chair but the red tam o'shanter
cap she still kent on her brown curls.
AS she leaned back she felt the wooden
tassel flop in her face.
IF this were only a wishing cap,
she laughed. II would pretty soon fix
things all right. 1 would never have
any rain or snow, and the weather
would always be pleasant and sunny,
with no wind at ALL" ...a-.
''It IS a wishing cap" she seemed to
hear a voice say out OF the shadows OF
the big room.
'AIy, what was that% she exclaimed.
Sounded like someone spoke 1t can't
be q wishing cap, when 1t Is the red
wooden one dad gave me last year.
"Just try it once" came again a
voice out OF the gloom. ..
"AIl right" laughed Pauline. Here
goes--I wish 1t would stop raining and
turn warm. and the flowers would
come out and the trees be full or
leaves and 1T would be summer again..
Before she had ceased to speak a
wonderful change took place. The rain
ceased. the sun came out hot, the
flowers sprang UP In the yard as IL by
magic, and the trees were green In the
sunny air. But the people going by
with their winter clothing on began to
grow faint with the unusual heat. The
house. which was heated by a furnace,
was so warm that every one left. it ex-
cept Pauline, who was too busy to
think about her own feelings.
A farmer passing down the street
stopped by the window, and Pauline
heard him talking to a friend about
the weather. Il can't imagine what Is
the matter" he exclaimed. This sud
den July in January will ruin the coun-
try--our CROPS will sprout, the wheat
will die, the fruits will be frosted by
the next change. We were having a
nice soaking rain when this happened.
We don't need hot weather, but good
fall of snow to help the crops"
GauLIe Eau DSBun neTSeI 10 SEC
that she had made q mistake In bring
ing summer so suddenly into winter.
People who were dressed for the cold
weather were suffering; so were the
farmers and everything else with the
heat .. ...,. ..
Il believe / would like to go skating
this afternoon" Pauline said, aloud.
$50 wish it would freeze and freeze
everything hard as q rock" r
In q moment a violent change was
seen. People who had been painting in
the street began to shiver and tremble
with the cold; the furnaces, which had
been allowed to cool, were rushed with
fire and the cold houses shut. The
flowers froze, turned black and drop
ped from their stems and the trees
shed their wilted leaves.
Down the street came the same
farmer who mad passed before, and
again he spoke to his friend about the
weather. F... p. . -..oh
Here it has frozen up, and just
after that hot spell brought up the