The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
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WI HEN I woke up me and Rowdl
4 NJ lxde and looked away across
Green's barn tor long time
and first there were stars IN the ,k'
and while We were watching them IN.
angels started going around and put
ting them out and when they were all
out there were few little clouds and
they were very white and then the bot
toner side OF them was up, and then !
knew il was time for me to get mp
and stir the pancakes for my father,
and me and Rowdy went over 10 the
store on the corner TO get some haA-
inc powder and the man had a lot ot
the kind Of pears that you Just put
into your mouth and close your face on
and they melt right down your throat
and | said How much y and he said
Two bits a dozen So told HIM
would take a dozen and while he va,
putting them in the bag ! told mw
about how the stars went out ono by
one. and he said They are not an
out yet If you look over IN that dircr-
ton you will see a big one So !
went and looked and did not see q
thing, and ! went back and told hlu
so. He said THAT is strange and
gave ne my bag OF pears and took my
two bits, and when ! was gong out o.
the door looked al the sky again, aud
then all OF a sudden thought of SOME
thing, and ! sat down IN the door and
took all the pears ont ut the bag and
just while | had been looking for the
star b, had slipped me three rotten
ones. And ! DID not hit him wit ci'her
OF them because he got down behind
the counter and then went and got
three good ones. and when | went out
he was standing up and laughing at
me. Every time he speaks to someone
he is selling something TO he tries IN
slip them something rotten, hut he can't
put anything over on the Irish
NY father came in while the pan
cakes were good and hot. and he sat
down while fixed the table and !
asked him il he thought If prayed to
God and my mothers angel helped that
God would let me have one oi hi, old
est and lttlest stars. Tie turned hla
chair around ill he was looking out
OF the screen door and did not say any
thing for long time, and ! could not
see his face Rut finally he said "a
pair Of Irish blue eyes with a white
soul behind them are more beautiful
than the most beautiful stars in heaven.
God hardly ever gives more than one
star to a family, and he gave me one
quite while ago, and ! don't think |
this family ought to ask him Tor any
thing else II was the most beautiful !
star i'll heaven, and love it more than
i love anything in the world" So
then finished his breakfast, and did
not say anything because ! wanted 20
hurry up and get his breakfast So that
me and Rowdy could 60 and crawl uu-
der the house and nobody would sec
that my heart was broke For
thought my own true daddy loved inc
better than anything else IN the world
and | could not have talked it had
wanted to. 80 ! kept my face shut Thtf
he said, Don't YOU want 10 nee il 2"
and ] said. "No--sir." and was iu
full OF cry that ] went behind him 50
he would not see how ! felt and then
he said. Il am going to show il 10
you anyhow He took out his watch !
and began 10 open it in the back. and |
when he got it open he said, Come !
iere and look So ! peeped over his
shoulder and there was not anything in
I except just the shiny watch itself. and
le said, Il did not think you would
There is nothing there or in my hearr,I
,ut my own little girl" And then /
what he meant was the
'tar that God had given TO him. And
hen | was so happy that | bursted ont
crying and put my arms around his
neck and almost huggcd his head of |
and be pulled me onto his lap and
kissed me and held me tight don't |
guess any one is quite is mushy as the |
Irish when they love one another.
II felt so good to be loved that way |
that j did not care il ! was late for |
school or not. and my father said Il
am trying TO be good to the star God |
has given me, so that he won't take |
II back 10 heaven, for IL he took it |