The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-10-05
they'd fall Off the fence and break
their vile ole necks"

| WIN thlS manifestation Oh 1mper-
sonal calmness. she turned again to-
the window; but her mother protest
ed. DO find something else to amuse
| you, Florence; and quit watching
those foolish boys; you mustn't let
them upset you 80 by their playing"
Florence moaned. "They don't 'up-
set me, mamal They have no effect
on me by the slightest degree And I
told you, mama, they're not playing"
Then what are they doing2"
well, they're having n newspaper.
They got the printing press and an
office In 1crbert's ole stable, and ey-
erything. They got somebody to give
'em somo ole banisters and n railing
from house that was torn down
somewhercs and then they got 1t stuck
up In the stable loft, SO it runs across
with a kind Of n gate in the middle of
these banisters, and on one side is
the printing press, and the other side
they got desk from that nasty little
Henry RO0cr's mothers attic: and n
table and some chairs, and a map on
the wall; and that's their newspaper
office. They 80 out and look for what's
the news and write 1t down in ink.
and then they go through the gate to
the other side Of the railing where the
printing press Is, and print 1t for their
newspaper"
"But what do they do on the fence
SO much?"
'"rhat's where they go to watch
what the news is" Florence explained
al
grand. sittin' up there, pokin' around.
They go other places, too; and they
ask people. That's all they said
could be" Here the lady's bitterness
became strongly intensified. "They
said, maybe l could be one o. the ones
they asked If l knew anything, some
times, If they happen to think Of It'll
just respectf'ly told 'cm I'd decline to
wipe my oldest shoes on 'em to save
their lives!"
Mrs. Atwater sighed. you mustn't
use such expressions, Florence"
II don't see why not" the daughter
objected. They're lot more refined
than tho expressions they used on
mel"
"Then I'm very glad you didn't play
with them"
But at this, Florence once moro
gave way to filial despair. Mama,
you just can't see through nnythingl
I've said anyhow fifty times they amt
aren't playingl They're getting up n
real newspaper, and people buy 1t,
and everything. They have been all
over this part Of town and got every
a .1>o
own fathers and mothers, and some
people in the neighborhood, and Kitty
Silver and two or three other colored
people besides, that work for families
they know. They're going to charge
twenty-five cents year, collect-in -ad-
vance BECAUSE they want the money
first; anu even papa gave 'em quar-
ter last night; he told me So"
How often do they publish their
paper, Florence" Mrs Atwater in
qulred somewhat absently, having re-
sumed her sewing.
Every week: and they're goin' to
day."
What do they call it7'
"The North End Daily Orlole. It's
the silllest name 1 ever heard for
newspaper; and told 'em 80. I told
EN- what thought Of 1t. guess /"
WAS that the reasonr' Mrs. At
water asked.
"Was 1t what reason, mama?"
"Was 1t the reason they wouldn't
let you be reporter with them7'
"Pooh" Florence exclaimed airily.
II didn't want anything to do with
their ole paper. But anyway didn't
make fun O. their callin' 1t tho North
End Daily Oriole till after they said
I couldn't be In 1t. Then I did, you
betin
Florence. don't say"
"Mama, got to say somepmi Well,
I told 'em I wouldn't be in their ole
paper IL they begged me on their bent
ed knees; and l said IL they begged
me thousand years wouldn't be
In any paper with such crazy name;
and wouldn't tell 'em any news IL
knew the President of the United
States had the scarlet feverl I just
politely Informed 'em they could say
what they liked IL they was dying;
declined SO much as wipe the Oldest
shoes I got on 'eml"
"But why wouldn't they let you ba
on the paper?" her mother insisted.
Upon this Florence became analyti-
cal. Just SOS they could act 80 i'm
portant!" And she added, as a con-
sequence: "They ought to be arrest
cd"