The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-11
GETS HIS RECREATION
TALKING TO CHILDREN
Child Lover Gives Insight
Into Average Run Of
Youthful Nature.
INCIDENT is REClTED
Willing to Leave Study Of
Female Anatomy to Tired
Business Man
INCIDENT Is REClTED

your Tired Business Man can
have his studies in female anatomy
as his remedy for that worn out feel
ing" observed the Child 1IoYer. Il
much prefer just to stroll around the
city and stop and talk with the
youngsters ! meet The theaters nave
their flaming billboard signs and their
rather over-wrought press notices
may have one brief inning merely to
recount accurately a casual converse
ton / had yesterday with three little
'shavers,' just to recommend my en-
tertainment to others? Here it is, at
any rate.
Wen just call the little fellows by
stage names just as they do the cho-
rus girls. Some of the things they told
me might bring them to grief in the
family woodshed, you know. They
were playing in the loose slide rock
above SO degree slope of smooth
rock 80 feet in length. l ventured up
to where they were to tell them they
were in rather a dangerous place.
That rock you're standing on is
pretty loose. It's liable to start slid
ing and take you down the cliff and
hurt YOU ! began.
They looked at me wild-eyed Why,
we always play here the Oldest one
answered. We've climbed up that cliff
It's hard"
I'VE slide down it, too" chimed in
the tow headed one. Its lots Of fun.
Over there, where the rock is sharp,
he pointed.
1T isn't sharp. it's smooth Slick
corrected the other.
Proudly he added, Il got nearly a
hundred cuts playin' up there on the
cliff"
Yes, an was playin' up there in
the grass and fell over the edge down
here You ought to seen the big
chunk it took out of my head" This
from the youngest.
What's your name?" ! asked him.
Gordon. I'll be seven years old day
after tomorrow"
Hes goin to have a party, too"
added the tow-head
And your Nance"
My names Jimmy. I'm eight I'm
his brother"
Mines Frederick, Frederick Jones.
I'm nine" volunteered the oldest.
Coin to have a big party, invite all
the kids" ! asked Gordon.
His face fell.
No, he's been bad. He's just going
to have us. He went and played in the
irrigation ditch an got wet an mud
dy and carried dirt in the house.
Jimmy apparently enjoyed his
brothers fall from grace.
"Oh, look.' suddenly cried Gordon,
there's a match box down there.
Wonder if it's got any matches in it.
Look, down there. See, it's blue and
yellow
finally found it with my eyes. mo,
its empty l told them
Have you got some matches?' jim
my wanted to know.
What do you want to do with
Matches" l evaded
"Oh, I like to make fires"
L like to smoke put in Gordon.
Smoke? You smoke? What do you
smoker"
Il smoke lots started Gordon.
I'VE get the butter wrappers" in
terrupted Jimmy, land roll up coffee
grounds in them and smoke"
That's a fearful combination was
all could say.
1T tastes bettern tobacco stoutly
defended Frederick. 1t isn't bad. The
smoke just comes in your mouth
What do YOU think about the
swimming pool?' ! changed the sub
ject.
Il haven't thought about it," re-
piled FREDERICK in a sober tone. They
haven't got it built yet
The junk mans helping to get the
money Tor it, contributed Jimmy.
He come around wantin' all the holey
rubbers to sell for the swimmin' pool
There's Indians buried over where
We used to live" Gordon remarked in
an awed voice. apropos OF nothing.
We used to play there every day"
Jimmy added. Its Il long, high
mound
Il fell in the ditch today" Frederick
wasn't gong 10 be left out.
Yes" amplified Jimmy. YOU ought
to seen him and heard him. He was
1ryin' to jump aCross and lost his
balance and fell in. Then he blubbcred
like this some unprintable sound).
He was tryin' to say 'H"ip.'"
Your schools OUT" questioned.
Yes, an I'm glad" said Jimmy,
''Som IT, Chim"d in the other two.
I got promoted to second b." Cor
don announced.
An / to third B. Frederick ad-
ded proudly. l got Z in 'rithmetIc and
& in al the rest"
well, it's o'clock, time to eat"
told them.
We've already eaten--made some
fudge"
sorry I wasn't with You, I'll have
10 go and get mine now. Sec you
later" and / started off
so long" they cried and as went
around the curve in the road, they
waved Their good friendship.
FISH AND GAME MEN