Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1922-11-02
FITZGERALD'S CORNER
(By ]. L. Vaughn)
TILLIE McGUY'S
HALLOWEEN

All was in hustle, hustle in the
McGuy home. Tillie had been invited
to Halloween party She was mend
ing one of her old costumes; Aunt
Molly was cutting out mask for
Tillie from a piece of calico while
Tillie had just returned with a large
pumpkin that cost very much to her
estimation, but she said nothing to
Tillie.
1t was a lighted Halloween pump
kin and could be put over the head
Tillie was tickled at the sight of it.
Soon the appointed time 8 o'clock
P. M. had arrived. Tillie threw her
cloak around her and with pumpkin in
her hand started for the house of the
party. 1t was very dark night and
it being Halloween night she felt "a
little creepy"
. She progressed on her way very
we'll until she came 20 Farmer Styles
wood yard. Here size han to go be-
tween two long, high rows of wood.
She got half way through when
out from behind one of the stacks of
wood jumped a creature robed in a
white sheet with yellow eyes. This
scared Tillie and she started at a
E'bullet gait AS she ran she stum-
bled over a log which had fallen off
the stack previously.
AS she stumbled she bumped her
nose on another log along side of the
one over which she stumbled.
When she picked herself up, a
thought popped into her head; Aunt
Molly, that afternoon had told her
that witches and ghosts were not
afraid of one another. Off came her
cloak and on went the pumpkin over
her head. She threw her cloak over
her arm and started nher way again.
my what scare" reflected Tillie
to herself, as the sobs and smiles
broke out over her face. She soon
came to the "big road" as all the peo-
pie termed it, and directly ahead of
her about block were three people
Maybe they are Willie Chester and
Frolly that were also invited, I'll call
to them in Halloween call for them
to wait" so she cried out ooh-ooh-ooh
The three people looked back and
instead of stopping they ran as fast
as their legs could CO. This surprised
Tillie very much but she ran after
them. They had better stop, fer
there is a brook ahead of them and
will tumble into it.
The three people were not thinking
of this but they ran on. Finally they
landed in the water They crawlcd
out but by this time Tillie had caught
them. "Why, Rastus, Peter and Wilkes
Booth Lincoln, thought you were
Fl
Tile.
So you amt not ghos' alta all is
1ou?. asked Rastus.
"No, but here are you stick of
candy apiece" she replied giving the
little darkies her Halloween candy.
lhe three little boys thanked her
AID itft Tlllie kept ON until she reach
ed The fouse where the party was
20 be held. She told OF her adventures
and passed away her time until HOO
o'clock. She hurried away and when
she reached home she told Aunt MOI
ly of her adventures.
"Tain't lack bad dreams, is dey hon
ey?" said Aunt Molly, lodging =
cushion which was playfully thrown
by Tillie. 4
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