The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-21

think about, and that kept him busy. for
! am enough for one dog to think
about and ! have everything 10 think
about anStycn an Irish little girl can
not think about everything without
| lying sui Tor little while Then ]
thought about the Young man IN The
swimming pool who had been gong o.
invite me to his PARTY but who had for
gotten, and the kind OF dives he done
of the Sprivgboard II was very m
Structlve but YOU cannot dive that way
from the bank Of the river, SO thai
made me think OF something and We
got up and | washed my hands and
face separate and got my father a do
mcStlc silence breakfast. and me and
Rowdy ramhlcd 10 Jlm'S. and he was
Just driving into the yard from deliver.
ing his cows milk. and ! said. Tim II
! had a Sprlngboard out by the river you
would be surprised at the things that !
could do, the burglar is home and can.
| not 20 TO war because he had a broken
leg once, and a man tried to steal
Rowdy Saturday and ! wish | had
| Sprlngboard awful much" And Jim
laughed and said IF you go out to the
river after school, | shouldn't wonder
il YOU would find springboard out
there. do get a kiss" | said. "lou
certainly do" So then me and Rowdy
went into his house and ct bowl Of
sour milk mixed with nutmeg and sugar
and some bread, and it was very good
and Rowdy had some sweet milk. only
sweet milk is not really sweet like |
wish It was, 1t is only not sour. And
when We went away from inns we were
feeling fine. and | smiled at everything
and everybody And when you smile at
everybody. everybody smiles back. One
time ! smiled at the blind man that sets
by the corner OF the market with a tin
cup end even he smiled back at me
| even made Mrs Cross smile at me
once. and | shouldn't wonder il can do
it again sometime if | keep trying You
can't make Mrs. Carpenter smile,
though told that to my father and
he said Mrs. Carpenters face was not
made for smiling, so ! asked him what
it was made for, and he said, God
only knows So of course | cannot
find out till get to heaven, for God
does not answer you with voice he
Just listens to your prayers and gives
you the things you want that are good
for you, and says nothing, but he al
ways hears you and that makes you feel
kinda good when YOU are alone, all but
Rowdy in the big house and 1t is dark
and your father is night watching
The girls were playing basketball out
by the gold posts when | got TO school,
and the boys was playing pull-away, and
first me and Rowdy stood by the gold
posts quite awhile, and nobody asked us
10 play, so then we went over on tn,
boys side and stood around where the
boys were playing pull-away, and after
awhile Dutch, who was it, scowled and
said, Get out OF here" SO | stuck
out my tongue at him and went over
TO the side OF the yard and got some
stones and started a game OF duck on
the rock II would be a lie II | said
did not want to play with them, but
would not do it unless they asked me
and they didn't ask me. so | thought |
would start game all by myself, and
maybe | would ask some OF them. Bw
when ] had got the duck on the rock.
Dutch chased another BOY that way and
kicked my duck when he went past il.
40 threw the round stone was carry
ing and It hit him on the leg. Just under
The knee, and the way he hollcrcd |
thought his leg was broke and the bows
helped him into school hopping on one
leg, and pretty soon a girl came ou,
and told me the principal wanted me
and she said "ldu are going to get IT,"
and she looked so glad that / stuck my
tongue out at her
Dutch was setting in chair in tht
principals room CRYING when me and
Rowdy went in, and the principal told
Dutch to tell her all about il. and ne
did all but running me off the pull
away ground and kicking my duck. anl
then the principal told me 90 tell her all
about it And when | got done she
Naid, but YOU did not mean to hit him
with the stone did YOU Patsy" And
| said. "NcS, nom" She said ! am
sorry that You threw the stone and hit
him purposcly but | am glad YOU are
truthful enough to acknowledge 1t. "Of
course you are sorry for it now" |
said, mo mon What is the use OF
doing thing II YOU are going to b.,
sorry for it2 Being sorry for It spoils
II all | would have been sorry il had
missed him" She said Patsy, | am
very sorry to have YOU show such
spirit You may remain in at recess for
a week That made Dutch smile all
over his face. and he was going to linn
out, when the teacher said. Dutch.
ynu may remain in at recess for two
weeks to punish YOU for crowding Patsy
off the pull-away ground, and kicking
her duck. and an extra week for no,
telling me that part OF the story Do
YOU think that is fair pasy2' ! said.
Yes nom Dutch is Staying in for
lying and | am Saylug in because /
told the truth She said PATSY. n
does look that way You need not re-
main in until | tell YOU TO. want ~
think the matter over" So me- and
Dutch and Rowdy went to our room
and when we got out IN the hail Dutch
made a iS' on his nose at me. and
stuck my TONGUE Oh, at him and Rowd,
4towIed at him, SO we had the best
OF IT,