Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-12
PATSY KILDARE
BY JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS
ArbOreuI Pleasures

r WAS so late getting UP this morning
l. that / had hardly got dressed after
kissing Rowdy on the nose when l
heard step on tho porch and then the
door opened and there was my father
come from his night watching. lie had
a package in his hand and he unwrapped
II and 1t was the pitcher Of my mother
which he had brought from Mr.. Rock
rudder's. There was no dust on 1t, so
there Is no danger OF my fathers get
ting married again. lie hung 1t on tho
wall while I stirred and Hoped some
pancakes. My father said that with
his night watching and with my living
all over tho country ho saw mo SO sell
dom that ho was lonesome like an
orphan.
Then ho went TO bed and / dug into
his pocket to get money for my lunch,
SO that everything was just as il used
TO be. That made mo very happy and
when Rowdy and I got TO school [
climbed the treo in front of tho school,
house and sang as loud as l could till
the principal camo and mado mo come
down. I said TO her. why do you al
were "a little girl and wanted TO climb
trco ] would never make you get
down" She said. III I did not make
you get down all the other children
would DO climbing trees and ! would
have 70 become IL monkey in order to
teach them. You do not want me 10
become a monkey, do you Patsy?"
said, II do not know but that I should
want you TO be u monkey for little
while. 1t is fun 10 see monkey hang
ing 20 a limb by its tail and eating pea
nuts upside down. Your feet would be
just like hands and you could hold a
book In one hand and pencil in another
and an apple in another and scratch
fieas with the other. I guess II would
mako you happy to bo able TO do go
many things all at once. She said,
Hush. Patsy Your Imagination Is run
ming away with you"
When got TO my desk there was
Thomas Aristides Brown across from me
and no smiled all over his face every
time l looked at him. At recess Peanuts
Feeny camo UP to me and asked mo IL
wanted an apple. but before could tako
it Thomas camo and asked him If he
wanted II punch in tho nose, and he
didn't, SO | did not get any apple. Then
Peanuts went away. was mad at
Thomas and turned my back on him.
Then ! happened TO think that had
not brushed my beautiful hair this morn
ing and [ turned around again 50 no
would not notice 1t and stuck out my
tongue at him. Just then the bell rang,
or | do not know what I might have
done to him. When ! took my scat he
whispered that his father does not wal
lop him amy morc---just AS il I cared,
which I do not. Still, of course, do
not want him to get walloped.
After school I went over into the
woodsy place and some men were there
| cutting down trees and digging n big
hole | said TO tho man who WAS boss
ing the others, "Who told you that you
could cut down these trees? III YOU do
not stop it God will get after you" He
laughed and said. The city has bought
this property and is going 10 make II
into playground for the children /
said, For cats sake. do you think the
children want TO play in II hole?" lie
said, Yes, for we are going to mako a
swimming pool here. Can you swim?"
I said, THE river is good enough for
me-" So / stood and watched the men
dig and / was certainly SURPRISED to see
| how much earth there is in the ground.
"Neighborly Remarks" the NEXT Patsy
Kildare adventure. appears In tomorrow y
Evening Public Ledger.