The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-25

AlI 50 carefully III row |
When we come up and are getting
tall
Then thoroughly please, thin us all
Come you must help your coun-
try's need
And plenty plant of this good seed.
The dance follows and the pack
cts Of peas and beans are next led |
in together.
Song.
Oh, sister pea and brother bean
We are both good when eaten
green,
Or when put up for winter days
We may be served in many ways;
So patriotic you must be
And plant a generous quantity"
AS they dance off, The Little Cit
izen is left alone with his garden.
He walks around it, surveying 1t
lovingly.
The Little Citizen:
There, that is all l shall SOW to-
day. And it does look 80 nice. The
City Government will be so
pleased when he comes by and
sees it," He pauses and then
looks upward, his hands half clasp
ed as If In supplication. And oh,
Mother Nature, will you please be
very kind to my garden and help
me to perform my trust? You
won't forget it, will you, just be-
cause it's little, for there are go
ing to be ever and ever so many
more gardens just like mine and
The Nation needs them oh, SO
much! So please remember them
all" The voice Of Mother Nature
| is heard.
Mother Nature:
Fear not, my little one, none
! will be forgotten. will send my
sun to shine upon them and my
rain to give them drink. All that
is within my power l shall do and
they will grow and flourish" The
voice ceases and there is a pause
as the Little Citizen moves slowly
toward the upper right side OF the
stage.
| Soft strains of music begin and
!, the Sun comes forward in dance,
leading the Sunbeams. An inter
pretive dance follows; gradually
the clouds gather and float in and
out among the sunbeams slowly
driving them away. AS the Sun
withdraws, leaving stray sun
beam here and there, the Storm
rushes in. The last of the sun
| beams fee and the Storm and rain.
drops and clouds give their dance.
At length the group gathers in a
far corner, a cloud or two left
drifting about and a few shy Sun
beams venture forth, retreat, and
venture out again, and then the
rainbow dances in and entices out
the sun. A tableau is formed and
then they dance from the stage
leaving the Little Citizen alone
with his garden. He comes slowly
forward to the center of the stage
and stops to pick up handful OF
| the soil.
The Little Citizen:
| How nice and damp the earth
i is after the rain, and how
my seeds will love it," He turns
toward the west and shades his
eyes with his hand, But the sun
is setting, 1t is getting late and
must hurry home to supper. Good
night, little garden, goodnight, He
He sHps off. There is a brief
pause. The King of the Weeds
comes stealthily in. He is dressed
in tattered green garments. He
glances cautiously around and
nearing the center of the stage he
turns and beckons.
The King Of the Weeds:
Hist! Hist! All is safe"
The King Of the Insect World:
| (Steals forward):
Hail, King of the Weeds! I
bring you greetings from the In
sect World"
The King of the Weeds bows in
acknowledgment and the two
stand together in the center of the
stage
The King Of the Weeds:
I'VE have much work before us
tonight to lay the plans for our
spring campaign. What report
bring you from your kingdom?