Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-02
Three Delegates

me force OF Reputation SHALL pre-
vail"
Greenfield Forest was commemorate
ing it's three thousandth anniversary
with a Field and Woodland ARCHITECT
ture Exposition" to which exhibits from
| ten miles round had been contributed
Deepdell Sunday school was represent
ed by wee bungalow, wonderfully
woven by Mrs. Jennie Wren; by two
story and attic dwelling, put up by
| Messrs. Black Ant e. Company. and by
a five room and kitchenette apartment
erected by Mr.. Paperwasp: and was,
! Furthermore, sending powerful. care
! fully selected delegates-three of them:
Charlie Chummie Crow of the strong
and convincing delivery: Sonny SPUR
rel of the strong carrying capacity; and
Sissie Song Sparrow of the strong
sweet temper, warranted to stand any
strain without swapping. And all Deep
dell Sunday school had gathered at the
starting place to see them off.
And may you kindly think Of us
Who bid you now good bye!"
warbled the choir; Good bye, Charlie!
Good bye, all of you" shouted the
Sunday scholars. waving hats and
hankies. BLESS you. friends cried
Jack the Pulpit. raising his hands In
benediction: use eyes and ears and
tbinky plates, 50 that. when you get
back. you may tell US about it,
Now. being intelligent. observing, and
conscientious Deepdellers, the three
delegates really did contrive to gather
enough new experiences to fill a big,
thick book: and some Of these impress
sions Charlie Chnmmie- Crow condensed
into Traveltalk, given by him at
Deepdell Sunday school the evening
after they got back. The place was
packed, with standing room only"
sign much in evidence-and Charlie
was received with round after round of
applause. But, in the course Of his lee
ture. he made a statement which
whatever you and I may thing abou it.
nearly broke up the meeting. He was
crossed on their journey. and this is
what he said "overhung with festoons
Of grapevine all fragrant with wee
green blossoms"
Green blossOms?" murmured the
Deepdell Sunday teachers, gazing at
each other.
Green blossoms?" Uttered the Deep
dell Sunday scholars, nudging each 9TH
er.
Green blossoms?" smiled Jack-in-
Pulpit. from his seat behind the speak
er, lis just slip Of the tongue; green
leaves is what Chummie meant to say"
Pardon me; I said green blossoms.
and / meant green blossoms" repeated
Charlie Chummie Grow: there were
thousands of them, and the brook was
green with their reflection. And you
may ask either one Of tho other dele
gates; for it's very plain you don't be-
lieve me-"
Across Sonny Squirrels embarrassed
explanation that being color blind, he
couldn't really tell just what color the
q IoI ~ 1,ofo
from the last row but one called out,
you see. we can't believe you. Chum-
mic Crow, when you talk Of green BIOS
SONS, because you very often say what
isn't so: and that's why we can't swal-
low those green blossoms on grape or
any other vine"
Let's ask Siss Song Sparrow" pro-
posed Robin Redbreast; She'll know;
and she never lies: and so what she
says goes. even green blossoms"
Yes, let's. let's" agreed all Deepdell
Sunday school: Tets ask Sisse Song
Sparrow
Come forward Sissie dear" suggest
ed Jack in the Pulpit making room for
her land stand where all car see you;
and speak up good and loud when you
tell us II and where Charlie saw green
blossoms"
So Sissie stood forward and spoke
up. I'VE did see grape blossoms, and
they were tiny grass green flowerlets;
and they hung over a tree stump. close
by big clump Of blue and pink forget
me-nots."
Pink forget-me- nots? ?" murmured
the Deepdell Sunday teachers gazing
at each other.
Pink forget-me- nots ?" Uttered the
Deepdell Sunday scholars, nudging each
other.
Pink forget me nots" smiled Jack
in the Pulpit. lis just a slip of Sissies
tongue: sky blue forget me nots is
what Sissie Strong Sparrow really
meant to say
Pink ones-oh. ever and ever so
many of them--and snow white ones
all mixed up together, in among the
sky blue kind" repeated Ssse, tremu-
lousy: and, looking round. she added
with a little quaver, and. oh. dear me;
I really am afraid you don't believe
me-"
"Of course we believe you!" exclaim-
ed all Deepdell Sunday school, in one
breath: you've never. never said what
was not so: and so why shouldn't we
believe than grape blossoms are green
and that. once in way. one finds pink
forget nOts In among the blue
ones? And we beg Charlie Chummie-
Groves pardon for interrupting him,
and will he please go right on with his
interesting and instructive Traveltalk!"
And Sissie Song Sparrow sat down
and made way for a chastened Charlie
Chummie Grow: and the lecture was
brought to safe and much applauded