Weekly -'Ebtmawa JOmerican
VOL. 11
Why Our Hands
Resemble those of a Lizard.
By Margaret Lowry.
A long time ago, so Indian tradition
Bays, the only inhabitants of this earth
were the coyotes and lizards. After they
had lived here for many years life grew
monotonous to them, and ho they agreed
to create some new beings so that they
would not be so lonesome.
Now, the coyote and- the lizard did
not know wehther to make these new be
ings after the form of the lizard, or to
have them resemble the coyote. The
lizard wanted them to look like him,
and the coyote wanted himself as a mod
el for these new creatures. They talk
ed about it for a long time, but could
come to no agreement, and so a dispute
came up beteween them. The dispute
grew into open warfare.
The battle between these two com
batants lasted for many days, but the
lizard proved the stronger of the two,
and finally defeated the coyote. That
is why the hands of a human being re
semble the hands of a lizard.
The coyote has never forgotten his
disappointment, and, to this day, if he
meet a person he will give one glance
at the handiwork of the lizard, grin
sarcastically, and troi off into the woods.
NO. 48
POUND PARTY.
A pound party was given in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dillstrom last
Saturday evening at their new home.
It was a surprise to the young couple.
The party started from the station,
each member armed with a pound of
some housekeeping article. There were
pounds of coffee, tea, rice, beans, chocolate,
bon bons, macaroni, pictures, sugar, soda,
cook book, crackers, and every other
imaginable thing. Some belated guest
brought a pound of potatoes and coal,
but left it out on the piazza.
All gathered in the cozy parlor where
a hearth fire was brightly burning.
Each one had to confess what she
or he brought as the packages were be
ing opened.
Light refreshments were served and
all retired early as Mr. and Mrs. Dill
strom had had enough excitement for
one week.
Mrs. Mann was a very prompt mem
ber of the surprise party last Saturday
evening. She waited five "jiflies" be
fore the guests started.
MAY 21, 1909.