White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES!
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Observation-Disclosures
An Explanation for a Parent

An Explanation for a Paren
TT WAS one of the hottest days II
the year in the town down South
where certain friends of mine live
The thermometer on the front porch
registered 100 in the shade at noon
Shortly after dinner the three chill
dren of the household-Mi Mildred, aged
three; Jackie, aged five; and Anthony
who was seven, were reported missing
They were not to be found in the big
yard nor about the stables.
Their mother grew uneasy. She In.
stituted search of the premises.
Finally, when every corner and Granny
had been visited without results, she
bethought her that there was just one
spot she had overlooked. This was
the attic. 1t did not seem possible
that any human being willingly would
linger for a single moment in a place
which must be incredibly hot. Never
theless. the lady climbed the garrett
stairs AS she lifted the trapdoor. a
breath of terrific heat, like a blast
from furnace, struck her in the face
But what she saw made her forget
her own discomfort.
In corner where a gable of the tin
roof came close down to the floor, and
under sort of bower of grotto
formed of blankets and cover-lids tax.
en- from the store of winter bedding,
sat the two younger children. Meth.
er of them had on stitch of cloth
ing. Their small pink bodies glistened
with perspiration. To and fro in front
of their snug retreat paced the older
boy, majestically. He also was nude
except that on his head he wore a
huge coon-skin cap which he had res
directed from the ancient trunk. :"
"In the name Of Heaven !" ex-
claimed the astonished mother. "Chil-
dren, what on earth are you doing in
this sitting place: You'll be sun
struck"
Master Tony raised an authoritative
hand to check her.
"Don't bother US, please, MOTHER"
he babe her. "We're acting a piece
out of the Bible" He pointed toward
his brother and sister. "That's Adam
and Eve yonder."
swell, if that's Adam and Eve, who
are you, pray?"
"Me?" He seemed surprised that
she had not recognized him. "Why,
Pm God, walking in the garden In
The cool of the day."
The Species Was Not Yei
Extinct
DY WAY of beginning, it is In
- cumbent to me to explain that
the negroes of the coast of South Car
olina and Georgia have a distinctive
patois which differs radically from the
speech Of members of their own race
up country. "Gullah talk" as it is
called, has but one gender-the mas.
culine. Everything-a man, a woman
a bull, a cows che" "Where" is
war" though" is do" etc., etc.
With this bit of explanation, we
may proceed. An Englishman, desir.
Gus of killing some big game during
his visit to America, accepted an in.
v'tation to visit plantation owner on
one of the sea islands lying below
Charleston. In honor of the visitor q
deer drive was arranged. The British
er. chaperoned by an old negro man
was assigned to a stand" on one OF
the best runs" Beforehand he had |
been told to shoot only at bucks, as
the does and the fawns enjoyed pro,
lection. -'.~s'''',c' "a .. -r~,-,.,-~
Presently. to the ears of the nervous
where he crouched with
his black companion in thicket, came
the sound of the hounds baying. The
dogs had found a fresh scent. They
were drawing nearer and nearer.
Fifty yards away, across an open
glade, darling patch of tawny brown
showed in the underground. The Eng
ishman fired. and a convulsive thump
ing in the underbrush told him he had |
not missed
The OH negro left his covert and
raE forward to see what 1t was that
had been shot
did | kill him?" called the excited
"Yeah, boss You kill 'im," an.
'wered the darky, as he bent over the
game. Then. seeing that the
fallen animal had no horns. be added:
doe do"
At this moment the host hurried up
he trail, having heard the shot from
MS place of ambush a hundred yards
'r so away.
ANY Iuck?" he called out as he an.
"Oh. yes" answered the Britisher
II thought saw deer
md dropped it, but your black fellow
'nndcr mas Just told me that 1t is
lodo-a creature which I thought was
'ntireIy extinct. Lucky. en- what?'
10 nv the McNaught Syndicate Ino.h
For the Sick and Criminal