Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
PATSY KILDARE
NelC Years Ere
BY Judd Mortimer Lewis

Tonight 1t seemed as IL ] had hardly
got to sleep after Rowdy and | had prayed
when Rowdy barked and the world ex-
ploded and caught fire all at Zee and
fell out Of bed.
was certainly surprised when we went TO
the window and the sky was all rcd and
whistles were blowing, which thought were
the trumpets of the angels. So decided
that God had concluded not TO fool around
with the world any more but was going TO
take us all to heaven and end things did
not think that was such a bad scheme
either, but ! wished my father was here
though ! thought We would probably get
together on the road somewhere | hur.
ried and put on my clean pink nightie with
the bow on the corner and then felt sorry
for Rowdy because he had nothing to wear
when he was going into a strange neigh
borhood. So | got one Of my Christmas
nighties and put 1t on him and then l gath.
cred up the three orphan kittens and took
them in my arms.
Rowdy and ! went and stood on our from.
porch and waited. Pretty soon the ;orld
caught on fire across the street and irned
all red and lit up like everything A crowd
of people was going by, laughing and hol-
lering One woman looked at me and said
"See the child with the beautiful hair !:
Doesn't she look like an angel?" said to
her, "WheI did you ever see an angel?
am glad | ivok like one, for am going to
III.
so that all of us can go In a bunch? II is
kind Of lonesome being made into an angel
all by yourself, except for a dog and three
kittens"
The woman stopped and said, What do
you mean child?" | said, why don't Won
stick around with me while the world come,
| % an end that the two of us can eo to
, heaven together" She said. 40 you think
| the world is coming to an end?" 7 said 81
know It," Then she laughed and saw she
was pretty and her laugh was about tho
| sweetest sound | had ever heard. She saio.
| You dear child, this is only New Years
and people are making all this noise lust 70
welcome the new year" Then sne ran to
| catch up with the others and I sat down
| suddenly, for I felt kind of funny in INV
| inside as II I was just getting over being
| scared / said, "Rowdy, stand still while I
| take off your nightie. You cannot expect
| to be allowed to wear a nightie like that
outside of heaven" / guess he was glad of
| II, too.
Then Mr.. Green came out into his front
yard with gun and began shooting II
| straight up into the air. went over there
| and said, "Is there anything In that gun ?''
He said. "If you will take the cotton out
| Of your ears you will hear something thar
sounds like a loud noise. There is powder
-, and enough buckshot in this gun to kill a
horse" Then i said, stop shooting II IN
| in the air or I will make Rowdy eat you
| up" Mrs. Green said. THE idea! Patsy
| what Is the matter with your" said, "My
| mother is an angel and who knows what
| might happen to her while she is flying
around in heaven and he is shooting that
| gun straight up?"
| Mrs Green nut her handkerchief to her
| face and looked as II she was going to bus,
| out laughing. and then she turr ID her back
to me all of sudden. Mr.. Green said
| well. for the love of Mike! wouldn't tina,
| get your goat?" Then Mrs Green turned
| around again and said to him, "Please shoe,
the gun into the ground II you shoot It any
more. i would not have anything happen
| to Patsy's mother for anything" said
| Thank you, Mrs. Green" She said, Don,
mention It, Happy New Year. Patsy"
Then went home and prayed all over
again. Dear mother. which are IN heaven
lthis Aev year thing certainly wasis eurpytnI
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