The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-11
"And This is Little Les"


Say folks we're going forget about the League of Ma
tons The World Series and lot of other things for few min
u HOW come? Well we have had different of
I" thought started Uranium it's aboard
land OF rare delight somewhere in the Long Ago
Leslie Sluhcr who opened throttle and started this
thus We read little item in The paper the effect that Mr.
g Z more was needed 10 set memory and imagination to work
ing We see more less corpunt banker aulessy dked out
m store clothes with sarchd collar trousers step
ping orr OF the train at dpgy station and gazing buildings
which date back to antebeum days pleasing per-
start for the old homestead out in the hills in the spring
from the seat Of which the legs Of little Leslie used dangle
il his happy privilege accompany to town bow
hood days but gasdryen machine which wipes distance
Within few minutes the heart of the Chckasla stirred
oncfamlar looms up ahead course we cant tell
exactly how looks because we re only playing picture
the imagination paints know the type and we can't be
much off when fancy the big white sticking head up
through the foliage of the large which somewhat
back from the highway while few hundred yards away stands
the spacious red barn Certainly Leslie get out and open
The gate that boys Job but he probably fails to see the old
discarded with Old Dobbn family horse on which the lad used
to de eehnd when father went to the postoce Aunt Sally
who hsn seen Leslie since he about the of duckng
comes running out xelaimng she the Identified banker with
1t isn't long before Les having time his life Again
he explores the house chases down the out to the or
which mhabit them smokehouse Where
odfahor hams stl hang senely yore then per
old bell cow chase the eeooted rabbit Oh yes things
changed o m everywhere he finds reminders days
And here placid rural where comfort conentment
reign Little ICES rests and reves pleasure which xper
is the life @''' i"'
Change and don't forget your umbrellas and packages
we have lett Leslie and train carries county
and were to dear old Aunt Mara There down
walk bordered with beds Of hoyhocks and in calico
and while there half doing porch sits Uncle Carroll
conentedy pulling at his cob he talks him
self the times when James k Polk for president We
ms little heart right in Maria
we the house than vanhes reappear moment with
handful OF cookeswhere she keeps them mystery
always has them Having eased the pains which healthy
d always has we are ready for business We'd like
into aunys chest always dark and where
there is whanot filled with curious things including
% you can near near ne roar OF the sea- but we don't dare to invade
and look for hen nests in the hay and then Wen explore
woods pasture for hickory nuts till hear the dinner
ping on the back at the pond TO shy
aim ism true 49,
Oh that dinner! yaler legged chicken that was baslng
hlhey the yard the morning has been sacrificed and
The drum sticks for the little visitor Uncle Carroll munbles
grace IN words that understand
All the vegetables that garden
are fhyseven varieties of Jelly
PIES am neverthg WadorAstor chef could prepare
meal like aunty cooked After dinner
iavoe saddle which Uncle spread
ms egs except by special dispensaton to the
end of perfect day
Dear old and they been been sleeping peacefully
IN the country ehurehyad these years
er country and their neghbors feared
mandmen they dreamed Of motors lights and
movies and lot Of the other life but on their
little Missouri farm they lived contened lives and we
have doubt that when tbe
tarer than day of which they delighted sing they heard the
words Well done Sadly say goodbye to them and the hanpy
scenes , which the memory Of them recalls
Visions Of childhood stay oh stay were 50 sweet and wild
@ uaht echoeS seem to say cannot be- they pass away,
Thou art a child
long we II run back Leses house and see whether
ad gives hm the hckn he has been spelling since he
NoteTo any person who finds motive or moral p tb
egong mess OF words we give three free guesses whether
ardng changes ms mind again about the League Nations
oF he e'e''on