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PUBLIC SCHOOLS
GLEANING
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PORTLAND'S
THE HISTORY
OF OUR FLAG
American Flag Is Oldest of
Western Flags and Has
Varied History.
Our American flag . originated from
two flags. One was the banner of St.
George which was -white charged with
the red cross and was used in England
as early as the first part of the four
teenth century. The other was the ban
ner of St. Andrew, which was blue,
chanted with a white cross, in the form
of the letter X, and was used In Scot
land as earlv as the eleventh century,
On ADril 12. 17U0. these two crosses, by
a proclamation, were Joined upon the
banner forming the Union Jack from
which our flag came.
The flag used at Bunker Hill had a
blue ground with St. George's cross In
red and a Dine tree In the upper aad, in
ner division. One favorite flag was of
white with , a green pine tree in the
center and the words "An Appeal to
Heaven" at the top. on J?'eDruary a,
1774, Colonel Gadsden gave to congress
a yellow flag with a rattlesnake coiled
for an attack with 13 rattles to repre
sent the 13 colonies. This was used
only by the commander-in-chief of the
American navy, and bore the word's
"Don't Tread on Me." The blue flag
The Flag's Changes By Karl Reiner
wilh a white crescent in the corner was
mounted on the bastion on Fort Moul
trie and fell outside the fort during the
battla. Sergeant Jasper leaped the par
apet seized (ho flag and planted It buck
on the bastion. On Juno 1 4. 1777, con
gress adopted a t'nlted 8tates flag. Tins
flag was to have 13 stripes alternating
ri'd and white, tho union to be 13 stars
on a blue field.
Mrs. Koss or Aunt Betsy Rnss was
given a sketch of the flag by Franklin,
Colonel Rosa a kinsman of Aunt Betsy.
General Washington and Robert Mor
lis, who were appointed as a committee
to call on her. She suggested that the
stars he put in a circle to show the
The Star Spangled Banner,
never ending struggle for liberty, and
also to have a five-pointed star instead
of k slx-puinted one as the English flng
had. This new flag was first used by
Washington at the battle of Brandywine,
September 11. 1777.
No one knows When Aunt Betsy died
or where she was burled. Her house
was bought by the aid of school chil
dren and changed into a flag museum.
It was dedicated in 1906 by President
Roosevelt and called "The Old Flag
House. "
In 1 7 f 5 two more stars and stripes
were added to the flag to represent the
ndmtsslon of Kentucky and Verment.
This wns the flag that Inspired Francis
5rott Key to write "The Star-Spangled
Banner.'' This flag of 16 stars and 15
stripes was used through the war of
1812. An act of congress of that date
reduced the number of stripes to 13,
A Country Scene Ruth
for each of the original states and the
number of stars were- to equal tho num
ber of states. The arrangement of the
stars on tne field Is not regulated by
law, and it has not been uniform.
It is generally thought that our flag
is a very young flag, but It is the old
' est flag of all modern nations. After
England and Ireland united in ISOi the
cross of St. Patrick was added to the
English flag. The French tricolor dates
only from the Revolution, 1774-1881.
The flag of Italy, from the establish
ment of the present kingdom in the
sixties, The Imperial flag of Germany
dates from the Franco-Prussian war of
1S70- So the flag of the United States
is really the oldest banner among west
ern nations dating from June 14, 1777.
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Flag Day, June 14.
-- These books are to be found f n the
children's department of the public li
brary; STORIES OF THE FLAG.
Beecher Flag Restored On Sump
ter; In Arnold- & Gilbert's Stepping
Stones to Literature, v. 7. p. 826.
Brldwell What the 8tars and Stripes
Mean; In St Nicholas, v. 23. page 782
783. Brooks Flag of .the Union; In his
Century Book for Young Americans,
p. 177-189. .
Dole Our Flag; in Ills Young Citi
zen, p. 190-194.
Elllcott What the Flags Tell; in St.
Nicholas, v. 22. p. 403-409.
Foote Our Flag; In St. Nicholas v.
8, p. 565-586.
Henderson Honors to the Flag; in
Bt. Nicholas, v. 19, p. 138-141. .,
Higginson Our Flag; in his Young
rp in in rnpm ium. i. '" i1 i ' ' i. uijj
Yachting By Clara Pond.
Folks' History of the United States.
p. 199-201.
Holaen Meaning or tne American
Flan: in his Our Country's Flag and
Flags q Foreign Countries. p. 56-62.
Hulme Flags of the World; their
history, blazoning and association.
Jenkins How Metsy koss Made we
First Pointed Star; in St. Nicholas, v.
19, page 713-714.
Jones flags; in ins snips, caiiors
and the Sea. p. 77-86.
Mapes Story of the Flag; In St.
Nicholas, v. 19. p. 643-64 6.
Sumner National Hag: in Lights to
Literature, book 6, revised, p. 323.
Tufflev Origin of the. Stars and
Stripes; In St. Nicholas, v. 11, p. 66-71.
Wilson Flag day; In her History
Reader for Klementary Schools.
Wray Stars and Stripes; in St.
Nicholas, v. 20, p. 864-868.
Wray Stars and. Stripes; rn Our
Holidays.
KLAUS lor; I K Y .
Beecher American Flag; in I.e Row's
Pieces for Every Occasion.
Beneath the Flag; In Paget s Poem s
of American Patriotism.
Benjamin & Sutton Flag That Has
Never Known Defeat; in Paget's Poems
of American Patriotism.
Bennett Flag Goes By; in Steven
son's Days and Deeds.
Bunner Salute the Flag; in Paget's
Poems of American Patriotism.
Caweln I"nder the Stars and Stripes;
In Paget's Poems of American Patriot
Ism. Cheverton 1'ncover to the Flag; In
Paget's Poems of American Patriotism.
Comrades Join the Flag of Glory;
in Kgglcston's American War Ballads.
Cummlngs- Song of the Union; In
Can Ington's Beacon Lights of Patriot
ism. Cutter- E Plurlhus I'num: In Stev
enson's Days and leeds
rake fide to the American Flag; In
LeRow's Pieces for Every Occasion.
Flash The Flag; in LeRow's Pieces
for Every Occasion.
Gulterman Call to the Colors; In
Paeefs Poems of American Patriotism.
Holmes Flower of Liberty; in Stev-i
enson s Days and needs.
Holmes fjod Save the Flag; in Wa
terman's Graded Memory Selections.
Hurrah for the Flag: In Lovejoy's
Nature In Verse for Children.
Irving Betsy's Battle Flag; In Stev
enson's Days and IVeds.
Key Star Spangled Banner; In Ar
nold & Gilbert's Stepping Stones to Lit
erature, v. 7. p. 1S5-8.
Larcom The Flag; In Stevenson's
Davs and Peeds.
M. W. 8. The Flag; in Paget's
Toems of American Patriotism.
Montgomery Our Cherished Flag;
in LeRow's Pieces for Every Occasion.
One Beneath "Old Glory"; in Paget'!
Poems of American Patriotism.
Our Fla: In Lovejoy's Nature In
Verse for Children
Parker Old Flag; In Stevenson's
Days and Deeds.
Proctor Stripes and the Stars; in
Epgleston's American War PJallnds.
Raymond Banner of the Stars; In
Pasret's Poems of American Patriotism.
Riley Name of Old Glory: In Wig
gin A Smith's Golden. Numbers.
Ross Our Rnnner I'nrent: Its Stars
T'nobscured : in Carrlngton's Beacon
Lierhts of Patriotism.
Shaw Red. White and Blue: In Ar
nold & Gilbert's Stepping Stones to Lit
erature, v. 7. p. 1S6-7.
Stanton Old Flag Forever; In Stev
enson's Days and Deeds.
Stone Rally Round the Flag; in Le
Row's Pieces for Everv Occasion.
Summer National Flag: in Bellamy
dt Goodwin's Open Seasame. V. 2.
Whlttler Barbara F.-letchle; in Eg-
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Brown, Failing School
gleston's American War Ballads.
Whittier Barbara Frletchle; In Mat
thew's Poems of American Patriotism.
Wilder Stand by the Flag; in Bel
lamy & Goodwin's Open Seasame. v. 2.
inthrop Flag of Our Country; In
LeRow's Pieces for Every Occasion.
Wlnthrop National Ensign; in Car
rlngton's Beacon Lights of Patriotism.
A Difference.
From the Cleveland Leader.
The Plain Man (emphatically) I hold
that there Is no difference between
genius and insanity.
Trie Poet (sadly) You're wrong If a
man can prove he s Insifne the state will
provide him with board and clothes
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DAVIS AND
An Old Ballad on Miles Standlsh.
By Shirley Fisher, Davis, Ninth ' B.
It has always been known that Long
fellow's "The Courtship of Miles Stand
lsh" was based upon real history. Near,
ly 100 years before Longfellow wrote
his poem, Moses Mlllins had composed
a ballad on the sajne subject.
It is thought that the author was &
kinsman of Prlscilla Mulllns, the her
oine of both the ballad and the poem.
Milltns begins by telling that it was
during the :old Ijecember weather that
Miles Standlsh came on the Mayflower
to Plymouth Reck with the little Pil
grim band. Their hands were weak,
but their neart.i were strong. The wind
would blow furiously around those poor
ly built huts. The savage Indians mo
lested the peiple, but Miles Standlsh, a
cnampion brave, was ready to meet
them.
Sickness fell upon his wife, whose
name was Rose, and she was laid among
the dead.
"His sorrow was not loud but deep.
For her ne dia bemoan,.
And such keen angultfh wrung his heart.
He could not live alone.
"Then to John Alden he did speak;
John Alden was his friend;
And said, 'Friend John, unto my wish
I pray thee now attend.
"My heart is sad, 'tis very sad
My poor wife Rose has gone;'
And In this wild and savage land
I cannot live alone.
"To Mr. William Mulllns, then
I wish you to repair
To see if he will give me leave
To wed his daughter fair." "
John Alde-i, although he was in .love
with Prlscilla himself, did as he was
requested. He asked Mr. Mulllns for
the hand of Priscllla for Miles Standlsh.
"He told John Aiden if his child
Should be inclined that way
And Captain Standlsh was her choice.
Pie had no more to say."
He then called his daughter and lefl
the room so that she could speak more
freely to John. Alden was handsome,
his eyes were blue, and when speaking
a pleasant look ran all over his fea
tures. As she entered he rose courteously
and asked her to marry Miles Standlsh.
"Warm blusnes glowed upon the cheeks
Of that fair maiden then;
At first she turned away her eyes.
Then look-jd at John again.
"And then, with downcast, modesl
mien.
She asked with trembling tone:
'Now prithee. John, why didst thou not
Speak for thyself alone?"
In about a month Prlscilla was John
Alden's loving wife.
The poem written by Longfellow is
a great deal lenger and more beauti
ful that that of Mlllins, who does not
tell how MIL'S. Standlsh takes Prisctlla's
refusal or about the Indian figf.t or
the marriage of Priscllla and John Al
den. The Fox and the Porcupine.
By Anna Grabhorn. Alnsworth, Seventh
B.
One summer morning Uncle Harry
fv' U' o.t
Portland's Pride
was talking to his son. the smallest fox
in the neighborhood.
"Son," said he. "the porcupine is n
bad fellow, do not ever tfy to fight
with him or you will feel it." Ho, said
tilts and went awav. ':
His son. not hearing his father's re
marks, sat down and began to think
about what he was going to do that
forenoon. He had not been ponderitig
long, when he heard some one calling.
The boy kept very still and listened:
the sound seemed to como nearer and
nearer.
"It is Joe. the porcupine. I will go
out and see wlut he is up to." He
lumped up, ran out and hid behind a
Targe berry bush. He did not know that
Joe sat by a box at the other side of
the bush.
The Dorcunlne was approaching near
er the house and Small Fox. as he was
called, wanted to frighten him. "I will
run after him and bite him," ne thought,
"for he Is always teasing me."
He ran quickly and quietly along,
pounced upon him and bit him. It did
not Viurt the porcupine, but the poor
fox was very much wounded and so ho
never tried to frighten him again.
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Ichabod Crane By Isabella Larson,
Ladd., Eighth B.
Ascent of Mount Hood.
By Floyd Hanllne. Mount Tabor.
We left one Saturday morning from
our camp at the base of the mountain
In the old government camp. We went
to the store and bought some supplies
and from thero we were to begin the
climb up the mountain.
We traveled about four miles of very
steep trail with three or four rests. The
By Fay Shea.
guide had gone ahead to set up a tent
and get a fire started. We came to a
place where the trail forked and we did
not. know which way to go. We hid our
guns and started out to Jlnd tho guide's
tracks. Just as we started we heard
him shouting to let us know- where he
was.
When we got to the camp we gathered
firewood and had our supper of hatd
tack, dried beef and water, but It tasted
good all the same. After supper we
gathered more od and then made
preparations for the night's sleep. Some
of the boys gathered up pine needles
and others rolled up In their blankets
and fell asleep.
The next morning e arose early and
hafd our breakfast. Then our captain
gave us permission to leave camp, but
most of us went with him.' Those who
had It put burnt cork or charcoal oo
their faces.
We did not go very far up the moun
tain, as the, guide had started off with
some other parties for a climb to the
top. We had a snow fight and our pic
tures were taken so we could tell how
we looked when we got home.
We left for camp st the base of the
mountain in the early afternoon and ar
rived about night. Pome of the boys
had sore faces for quite a while, caused
by the reflection of the snow.
Optimistic.
From the Houston Post.
"My wife Is a very optlmlstlo wo
man. "Indeed she Is."
"Noticed it. have you?"
"Yes; when I was talking with her
yesterday she said that if you ever
died she would marry again because she
felt sure that she oould do better next
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Samuel Johnson and Oliver Gold
smith. By Fred Strong. Davis, Ninth A.
Samuel Johnson and Oliver Goldsmith
were two great writers who lived In the
18th century.
Dr. Johnson was very rude In his
manners. He usually snubbed every
one he thoj it was not so great as
himself. Oliver Goldsmith did not do
this. He was very polite at all times.
Both John-son and Goldsmith had
many odd ways When Johnson walked
along the street, he would touch every
lamppost he tume to; and if he missed
one, he would go back and touch it.
Then he would run ahead to make up
for lost time.
' When Samuel Johnson had grown to
be an old man, he was once walking
up a steep hill, lie said, "I have not
had a roll fyr a long time;" so he lay
down and rolled over and over until
he reached the bottom'.'
When L)r. .iohnsou was courting Mrs.
Porter, he thought lhat hv should tell
her a part f hih family history. He
told her plainly that Iih did not come
of a great family, that he had no
money, and that one of his uncles had
been hanged.' She then told him that
she dldf not have any more money than
he, and that though none of her rela
tives" had been hanged, she had several
who ought to be.
Oliver GoUl.s.-viith was very extrava
gant, and was very fond of gay clothes.
He was always in debt, and his creditors
were after lilm most of the time.
One day Goldsmith was having
trouble with his landlady because he
could not pay his board, sue gave mm
the choice of cither marrying her, pay
Inar the debt, or going to prison. He
did not wish to marry her, so he sent
for Dr. Johnson to come and help him
out. Johnson htnt Goldsmith a guinea.
saying he could not come at once, but
would come laler. When Dr. Johnson
arrived he found that Goldsmith had a
book ready for the press. He looked it
over and law lis merits, he took It to
a bookseller ani; received ")0 (about
$300) for It. He brought the money
and gave ;t lo Goldsmith, who then
oaid I he debt.
Goldsmltli as requested at one time
to write a iiaiural history. He did not
know anything about anlpials. but he
wfote a bo"k ciJled "Animated Nature."
In which tie !'! ated all the foolish
Btories he had heard one of them be
ing that oows Mied their horns every
year.
Johnson. Uthoitgh very rough in his
manner, was kind at heart. Goldsmith
said of him Hat he hud nothing of
t..e bear but Ihe skin When Dr. John
son went homo al about '1 o'clock in
the morning, he would slip pennies into
the hands of the poor children who
were asleeo iidoii the doorsteps, so that
when they awoke they could buy their
ureaKiusi.
Goldsmith was always kind to beg
gars. One winter day a poor woman
came to him and told him that she had
seven children and no way to keep them
warm. Goldsmith, not thinking about
himself, gave her all of his bed clothes.
When it came time for him to retire,
he had no 1" d lothes to keep him
warm, so ne ripped open the bed tick
and crawWl In. The next morning
when a rich friend called to see him.
lie found him there among the feathers
Johnson was a very great talker, but
In his writings he used too many words.
Goldsmith srtid (hat if Johnson were
to make Utile fishes talk, he would
make them talk like whales.
Goldsmith was a fine writer but a
poor talker. Garrlck wrote the follow
ing mock epitaph on Goldsmith:
"Here lies Nolly Goldsmith for short
ness called Noll.
Who wrote like an angel but talked
like poor Poll."
Johnson. In nls epitaph on Goldsmith
In Westmlnstor Abbey, said that he
"left scarcely anv style of writing un
touched, and touched nothing that he
did not ailur.T."
Goldsmith's writings are more popu
lar now than when he wrote them. The
editor of a .videly circulated journal in
Germany recently took the votes of his
subscribers as to their favorite book,
and Goldsmith',; "The Vicar of Vake
field" received the greatest number.
They were both great men. both kind
and both qu'e:". but I think that Oliver
Goldsmith was the better of the two.
The FifthiwK Industry of Oregon.
By Alley Church. Irvington. Ninth A.
Oregon Is famed for Its extensive fish
eries, the foremost of these being the
salmon. These fisheries employ thou
sands of men every year. Seines, traps,
fish wheels and nets are set In all fa
vorable places from the capes at the en
trance to the Celllo to 200 miles above.
The annual catch is worth several mil
lion dollars. The chlnook salmon of the
Columbia Is the finest of the salmon
ramllv, and this fish, packed on Ice or
in tins, is shipped to all parts of the
world.
During the spawning season the fish
leave the ocean and swim up the river
Into the small streams. They are pro
tected by Jaw during this season.
Halibut, sturgeon and cod of several
species are abundant in the waters of
the Oregon coast, but this fishery so far
Is practically undeveloped. ,
Shad and smelt are also abundant In
the Columbia and are caught in vast
numbers for the local markets.
Oysters and dam of excellent quality
are found in the bays.
Trout, which are the fisherman's fa
vorite, are found in large numbers In all
the small streams and fresh water lakes.
Tin-so fish are also protected by law
during the spawning season.
So many fish are caught, every yeir
that there is danger of the supply bell?
exhausted by not permitting enough of
them to reach the spawning grounds.
The United Slates government and the
statu of Oregon maintain hatcheries
where millions of fish eggs of every
kind are hatched and the small ,flsh
turned loose In the rivers and streams.
French Exploration.
By I.ettie Smith, Lents. Eighth A.
The Fren h explored the larger part
of the Mississippi valley Including the
region of 'h (treat lakes. The clef
French explorers were Cartler. Cham
plain, .Ioillr"t, La Salle and Marquette.
Cartler explored the St. liwrence
river and the adjoining country as far
as Montreal. When he entered the
mouth of the St Urem:f he thought
at last he had found a waterway to
India, but on a later voyage he learned
that it s the mouth of the St. Law
rence. The king of France. Henry the IV.
was very anxious that the French
should colonize In the new world. Cham
plain, a man of great ability was the
first to attempt it. He explored the
coast as far -outh as Cape Cod. Later
he founded wuebec and discovered Lake
Cham plain an 1 Lake Huron.
Marquette and Jollet went westward
and explored the Mississippi river as
far south as the Arkansas river.
A year latr La Salle completed this
exploration ' f ihe Mississippi river l,a
Salle also explored the Ohio river. Liike
Erie. Ontario. Michigan and Lake Hu
ron. La Sa'le took possession of al!
the countrv drained by the Mississippi
and its tributaries and called it Louisi
ana. In ord'r lo obtain permanent pos
session of the country for France La
Salle tried to plant a colony at the
mouth of the Mississippi river.
While on the way to Canada to obtain
provisions for the people he was mur
dered by one of his own men. After
La Salle died Ule. colony railed to exist
The discoveries and explorations of
Cartler were made between the years
1534-1544. Too discoveries of the other-
explorers were , made between the years
1603 and 1684.
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The Magic Bag.
By Olive Zimmerman. Clinton Kelly,
Eighth B.
In the ,good old times, when animals
could talk, there lived on the edge of a
great forest a poor boy called Hans.
One day Hans went through the forest
to see a young woman called Gretchen.
Hans loved Gretchen and wanted her to
marry him. but Gretchen said she could
not leave her mother. Hans told
Gretchen her mother could live with
them, but Gretchen would not hear to
this. So Hans told Gretchen she did not
love him and went off very angry. As
he was wandering among the trees he
met an old man. who gave him a flour
sack and told him if he would hold it
In his hand at midnight he could have
anything for which he wished
That night Hans got up and tried to
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Dahl. -By Helen,
light a lamp, but the matches wer- wet
and would not light, and Hans excLalmed
angrily. "I wish a lion would eat these
matches!" Immediately a lion came
bounding in anil the matches disap
peared. Hans was surprised and jput
the sack carefully away.
One night Hans exclaimed, "Oh. I
wish 1 were getting married:" In an lu
stant the room became lighted up and
the bridal party came in, and Hans and
Gretchen were married. Hans tolu
Gretchen about the sack, and a( nfW
nlght he wishud for a beautiful house
and they found themselves sitting n -a
beautiful mansion. Hans and Gretchen
ilved here for many years.
One day a Jew came to the house and
wanted Gretchen to buy from him.
Gretchen said: "If you will wait until
tomorrow, I will buy from you." So the
Jew came In. and he noticed the beauti
ful furniture, but on the mantel lay a
common looking flour sack. At mid-nlgh-t
Gretchen wished for some money,
and the Jew heard her.
The next day lie asked Grtchen if he
could stay another night. Gretchod said
' Yes." At midnight the" Jew got up and
took the bag, but he had no sooner
touched it than out sprang three little
brownies and beat him with clubs.
Hans woke up and saw the Jew was
trying to steal his sack. He locked the
Jew In a room, but he broke the window
and escaped. Hans and Gretchen lived
to be old people, and one night they
fished they might die together.
One morning their servants found
them dead. Gretchen held In her hand a
common looking flour sack. They could
not loosen her grasp, so they buried the
sack with her and the magic bag was
,ost forever.
Frank and the Dog.
By Mabel Johnson. Richmond. Sixth A.
One day Frank's father had sent him
to the postoffiee alter a letter, but
when he got there he saw a big dog sit
ting in the doorstep.
Frank was afraid of the dog, so he
looked up and down the street to see if
anyb9dy would come and help him.
No one came, so he called to Miss
Evarts. the clerk of the postoffiee, but
she diii not hear him.
Frank had two pennies which his
father had given blm that morning.
There was a butcher shop across the
street and Frank was going to buy
some meat for the dog.
When Frank had gotten the meat he
held it up so the dog could see It. Then
he threw it far out Into the street and
the dog ran after It.
Then Frank went into the postoffiee
and got the letter.
So he had to start home and when he
got there he told his father what had
happened and his father said he had
been a good boy.
Village Preacher and Village Teacher
By Opal McDanlel. Davis, Ninth A.
The following Is a comparison of two
characters In Goldsmith's "The Deserted
MyRTuE RcBin Son
Oregon
v.lliige' the preacher and the school
master: The preacher was a very kind man.
Ills greatest pleasure was In doing good
to everyone, no matter whom. The beg
gar, who had been coming to nis house
for a great many years, was welcome.
The ruined spendthrift, who had not
cared to claim kindred there before his
fall, was proud to do so now. The olu
soldier, whom he kindly asked to stav.
"shouldered his crutch and showed how
fields were won." His pride was to
relieve the wretched. People who went
to his church to scoff, remained to
pray. Even little children "plucked his
gown, to share the good man's smile."
The teacher was stern in looks, but
kind at heart. When he was severe, 't
was because of his great love for learn
ing. He had many a Joke to tell his
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Boys Tarn Away, Lt'iint Bet
ter, Come HoineiUid Live
Happily Ever Alter. '
By Matelle Meadows, MontavUla. '
F.lghth B.
I was a very small boy and at tin
age of 12. when I ran away. My par- '
ents were very poor and lived In a
very small old house. I ,w;is a boy
that liked luxuries, so I determined to i .
run away. I did not know where I
was going, for I had ho m lio'oling and
did not know 'anything about geogra i
phv, but I started to walk down th
the traiJc near our home. 1 walked and
walked till 1 thought I would come to ; ;
Hie end of the world. At last I caml
to lioston. When I got there I found ,
many others there for the same pur .,
pose as I had come for. It did not
take me long to pick up a companion.
He was not a very desirable compuu
ion. for my mother had taugnt nie to go -In
good company. We had a very hardi
time in Boston to make our living. L'
us skip over about six years
We did not like the life we were lijjfetfC
ing In Boston, for it was bard to get
anything to eat and there was very
little one could do in the way of work.
We thought we would go to another .
place to try our luck there. We started
to walk the track, but did not know
where we were going, for we were as-"
Ignorant as all tramps j;ir.
We walked and walked, but did not
come to any houses for a long time.
Soon we began to pass many old farm
liouies. After we went along the trailf
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A. Night View By Laura Cox.
for abolit two miles we came in sight
of a great orchard, which, looked an If'
It were -well cared for. on going far''.".;
ther we. came to a, great field whera '
cows were feeding, and on going still
farther we came in sight of a great
house. On nearing it my comrade said!' t.
"We ought to be able to get a crust of,,
bread in this great mansion.'' We wer.
very hungry, so I agreed to try. W
went in the gate and walked through. "
rows of many beautiful flowers. Wa
went around to. the back door and asked
for a few scraps. The colored servanc- .
was very polite and asked us In. Slio .,
then went to ask the lady of the housu ' i;
If she should give lis something to eat,
On the table In the dining room wo
could see steaming hot turkey and many.'
nice things. It was a great temptation: '
hut I had not forgotten what my motli-",
er had taught me. although I was fanv
ished. We did not have long to wait'
before an old lady came In. She tnldt
the colored servant to set us a meal
in 'the kitchen. This she did. and IT
was the best meal we had ever had In
all our lives, although the servant said
it was only scraps. The old lady sat-,
near us while we were eating. 8hO
asked us a few questions which we an-
swered. Then she asked us about our
boyhood. This I was ashamed to tell,
for as I grew older I saw my mistake.
In running away; but I made up my.
mind to tell her. Just as I started to
tell her. another lady came in who re-'
senibled the first. I told her why we
ran away, with the help of my com
panlon, who had run away for the sains
purpose; of our life In Boston. As I,'
told her about our lives. I saw tears Ins
her eyes. I looked at the other lady,
who was wiping her eyes with a hand
kerchief. They knew we were their
boys who had run away. I shall not
try to express their happiness or ours.- "
My mother had been left a large for-'
tuno by a rich uncle, soon after I had '
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run awav. They bought a large farm .
and settled comfortably on this- Ths-.
other lady was my mother's sister;, and
the mother of my companion. My f-,
ther had died soon after they had bought .
the farm, so my mother asked her sis- "
ter to live with "her. for her husband had,
also died. Since then I lvei a com '
fortable and happy life. . .
pupils, and they always laughed to
keep him in good humor. Ho was con
sidered a very learned man. Be could ,
write and cipher and gauge and would,,
also measure land. He even knew When,
Easter would fall and could tell whim
good weather was coming.
Both men were good; hut the prearhtr
was modest, while the teacher was
boastful. ..:
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