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Show THE SUNDAY MORNING EXAMINER.NOTEMBER MR. BILLY BF.TJS 6, 1901. The first day she didnt know any of the songs, so she only stood' in the circle and smiled whils ws sang: Good naming. Merry gansUse soon lluw Si A wika After awhile one of the children asked for another song, and Uly Violet pulled down her sleeves and smiled harder than ever when she heard us begin: Kvmv intis wavs tad a sight see sat Night cap, troll cam sight css aa. But in two or three days, would yon believe it. Lady Violet knew all the eonge os well as any of ua, and Mlaa Nealy aald to me, "Now. Gertruda, listen to Uly Violet; e she does not sing the tune of Merry to tha words of Tn My Uttle Garden Bed. You must try not to get them mined up every time. It puts the others out of tuna so." Afld then they all looked around at me and etared, and my foes grew red. But I didn't tell Mlaa Neely that I never could understand why tha "Merry Sunshine" tune wouldn't do In tha "Garden Bed. 8 he told us her own self that gardens have to have sunshine; but, oh, dear me, I never could tell tunas apart anyway. Just n week after Lily Violet earns I waa tha Birthday Child. I wore tha gold crown and my prettiest white dreaa wRh bins ribbons, and Mlaa Neely said I didn't have to sing one bit if I didnt want to. Wa had such a floe time! And afterward I took my crown home with me to keep! Miaa Neely always gives the crown to tho Blrto-da- y ' Child. Uly Violet sang louder than all the others that day, and I spoke a piece, and Amanda Bing and Maggie McGrath danced while Miss Nealy played. tha Tha very next day Lily Violet cams In with her pink calico starched more stiffly than ever and all her little braids combed out into a greet kinky ball, that made her face look smaller and her teeth whiter than ever. As soon as Amanda Bing saw her she began to giggle, but Mlaa Neely went up to Uly Violet and put one hand on each shoulder. "Why, Uly Violet," she said, "how fine you ora this morning! You look aa though you ought to ha tha Birthday Child to- OF MINGO SCHOOL . All Is over between us, Mr. William Betts Frrrr, Billy Beffo, NT! Waiy , n mi. 'Give me my book. Alter tine we an jwi brawl I in sounded was the refrain, strangers My mother belongs to th( heard was wbli'h tivble, of tlie American Revolution THISover tlie S'ioeo eeliool F round not have anything to di fJur min ate Billy Beils and Inuigene Fwty iviih men who do rot dare." rame over toe atile. Thrrrihundrod young-- ; jKfl i;nicns Perry took ' the greet ng. Bl'ly Holts wlilrlnd "P 'i fr.Jin ,he lian.la of WillUn W), b.ti the Freon cloth bay i iintaln.n; tlie books, rustle of skirts aha en- eu(j with trred the school houao. stood on the great stilt wit! Billy ts Ms arms folded, and on hia face was a tool of di'tlanre and of woe. 'Fellows,' said he. "tlie reason I did no' i 'Hike the hauler of tiie graveyard pond wac because I bad promise! acme one that wouldn't." "Me told hla it a that he wouldn't get the boy with tin wet." 'carroiy batr. ; Knouai of this. J in Dawson," Billy. "You and I are aworn It la war to Die knife, and th-- i knife to tlia hilt. V.'e meet after school 1 r wot you and all your crowd. Tit bring imuu along, then," aal James. And m bring th.we who are faith fu to me," replied WLlluin Betts. "Then will be no quarter. Those who know Hie West aos familial uh hunters. A banter is a dam If on boy jumps on thin h-- at the peril of he shouts "Banters! to those near him. To refuse a banter la the sum-aaaying. "I am a coward." The neg leet of WHltam Betta to jump Into lr.y dnpilu into which out Dawsoi had plunged to hia neck bad lillwl all tin of Visa Imogens Fenr and hia eyes Hashed, uingo school wfUi gossip, for In Ohio item are not lightly given nor ara they at hia tormentera. "If I wasn't wilh a girl," be wild, Td .lightly taken. how you" For s year the Mingo school had heel "You'd show what?" asked Imogens divided below the grammar department-quickly- . "What doe all this tncan? How! Imo two hands, one led by Janie Duwsoi do you dare, Billy Herts, to let tuy namu and the other by William Bolls. The w r for bailie parsed from mouth to mou'.h he spoken that wayT" O. An t th' : B-t- ; s two-ste- p" I . j day!" Uly Violet shut her ayes tightly for a second and then aald in a kind of choky voice: I is!" "What's that?" said Mlaa Neely in v "I la da Blrfday Chile," repeated Uly Violet, and this time she looked aa though she were frightened very much, and did not smile at all, only shut her eyes and opened them again, and tried to pull down the pink calico sleeves, which would not ha copied to her wrists. "Well, well, then said Mira Nealy, Lily Violet you should have told us yesterday, ao that we might have made your crown, but we must set to work at once and get It ready. Come, children, this is Uly Violets birthday, and it will never do to let it go without a party." Bo wo' mads her crown, and soma other presents out of our colored paper, and after luncheon hour wo all draw round in a circle ready for the perty to begin. Uly Violet waa smiling again. Mlaa Neely told ua a story, and then we put the golden crown on Uly Violets head. Wo hod sumo trouble to mako it stay, for it bounced up from her brack curly hair and wriggled over one ear. That mode sur-prls- o. ItfL. will find hidden a number of totters, tlie word which will complete the yenie. In the picture you they will MiH'll If you find all of them and put them together properly House Hill. Men are growing old this d.iy "Flag It! Flag tha eypresri" called LILY VIOLETS BIRTHDAY wlm yet apeak of that enowbiill fight. First Dawson hoarsely. "Bill, flag the train! Billy started forward and then quickly a shower of white sphere rose In the alr.j BY ANNA MARUMI. mid then the attack became general. Snow-- . returned to Jim's aide. Ha made a quick 'HE first day that Uly Violet earns to Imo dive Ills a knife, I tha bulla mingled with clay to giva them, pocket, brought up soma of tha children kindergarten it of the and cut across opened the quickly atrlngs greater carrying power sped I were rude enough to smile, and field. Dumps of xnow as large ns w man's the shoe which Incased tbs imprisoned toot, Amanda Bing giggled. bend followed. Sticks and atones were Amanda," aald Miss Neely, IT am very mingled in that tight. The Dawsonites were murh ashamed of you!" and then wa all beat oil back by the Intrepid defenders, for turned around and stared at Amanda, to whom smaller boys, sheltered by the fortithat her face grew very red. findeft wilh made simiiuiiition fication, Amanda alwaya giggled at everything, gers. Young hands glowed with the exorand you would have felt she had cause cise of moulding tlie snow and pulses bent this time. If you could have Bee tv the new high. At thn head of all that company, discholar, standing beside Mias Neely and recting, encouraging, yelling, was Billy welting for us to move along and moke Betts, knee deep in slush. Ills face was room for her at our table, streaming with melting snow and tha glory Uly Violet had on a pink ealioo dress, of the fight. Twice the Dawsonite had .with a ruffle around tlie skirt that waa beeu driven back from tbe citadel, and starched so stiffly It muds her look as broken, disordered, they were assembling though aha could fly if she wanted to. Her again for the grand assault. sleeves were too short and aha was bo Conic now, fellows!" called out Billy fidgety that she kept trying to pull them Betts, throwing down hia cup that the down to her wrists, but ttysy wouldn't chill wind might blow upon his forehead. reucli. Tha body of her dress waa buttoned "Uni-more against the foe; we will drive up tlia back so tightly that I wondered them In id the am." how alia could keep on smiling as she did. Thera waa no non within flva hundred In feat, she never stopped smiling all the miles of Mingo, but tho warrior soul of time aha stood there beside Miss Neely, William Belt slopped not at trifles. The and her teeth oh! her teeth were the largest of Ida hoet he ranged In front, whitest and tha evenest you ever saw! bringing up the rear with ammunition Maybe tha reason they looked so white carriers. With a yell the legions of Billy was because her face waa so Mack. Belts dashed out from their ramparts, Tha funniest thing about lily Violet was ind, firing volley after volley, moved as her hnlr. It waa dona up all over her head one nuin against the foe. In little bits of braldn All tho braids were Before that wild dash Hie Dnwsonltee tied together at the top of her head with melted as do the drifts of winter before a piece of pink string, but some of them the April sun. Borne made good their rehad got loose and stuck out Ilka spikes in every direction. treat; others were caught, hound hand Miss Neely put Idly Violet between and foot whh handkerchiefs and left Tommy Wllkrns and Moggie McGrath. weltering In mild and slush. Through .ill tlie roar of battle the area of William Betts saw only one form, a frame He threw bis arms shout Dawson's waist surnutuntist with a crown or carroty lialr. and using all hia strength, tugged at the .lim Dawson saw that look and fled boy. Dawson's foot slipped out the hill aiul over a fence, and on the rail- - from the shoe and two forma rolled from road track he was soon speeding with all.the track just na the Cannon Ball express tha strength of long and wiry Ipgs. Be- - swung around the curve; the air became hind him, with hia eyes aflame, ran Bill' hlack before the eyes of Billy Betta and i Bella The carroty hair was laid low and when ha saw Hgaln he waa being carried lie lank form was stretched upon the through the streets of Mingo, Half an track. That second Billy Beits waa ait- - hour lulnr he was brought lrom tha office f Hr. 8 null. ling astride the chest of ths fallen. crowd of hundreds had surrounded the "No fair! cried Dawson. Quit It! I which he waa placed. Men took tha Don't you see my foot Is caught In the frog! Ienvne up, I tell youl Lemma up! horses from the shafts and drew the car-It-'s riage tlieuwelves. Far beyond the throng, time for the express! lie struggled to free his left foot, which iMaudlng on a porch. Billy Betts saw one was wodged In among ths Irons of the who bore a bag of green cloth bulging with switch. Along the rails caine the thrill boohs, this saw him and waved her hand, whieh tells of a coming train. T c William Belts folded hia arms and swept tlin times handled with onn sliuioe. Feet dry?" asked a hoy with carroty Did your mother rive ymi some hair, red flannel for your tlimat Hi is morning?" "I cant tell yon, Imogens," said ltllly Betts, tumlug a flushed fore1; toward the owner of the green school ig. "Billy, he wouldn't take a llnler1 rose a voice ahrlller than all the "Is that true?" asked lmene. "Is It pnnriMa that a friend of mine would be dared by any fcny in this school? What was tha banter?" "It was running over the Ice on the pond in the cemetery," replbil Billy. "The water wasn't very deep, 1 wasn't afraid. "But you didn't taka tlia banter, did you?" asked Mias Imogens Ferry in all the dimity of ten years. No," waa the halting reply. "I would if I hadn't" "I understand. If you were not afraid. Those Who were able to get out of school early helped plan the gnnd battle. The ground hack of the si'honl eloped slowly, and hundred arde away ran tlie tracks of the Mingo Valley Railroad. At the creel, of the hill they who were ftiltn-tto Billy Bolt rolled up masses of enow and built ramparts, behind which they o red plies of newly moulded ammunition, films of battle were everywhere, and at half-pafoir o'clock IUlly Belts hlmseir appeared end counted the noses of hie followers. Fifty in all they numbered. Hr looked twee at the opposing hoet of seventy, and then, rising to tha top of the high. eat breastwork, uttered his note of defiance. "This to my dare," ssM he, to yon. Jim Dawson. Come one, come all. This fort from Its base shall fly before wo and our say dla." That waa tha beginning of a battle the Ilka of which was never fought on School vt st a cww i3. cd jff in ma r wcij. cw and tA zw-ca- nc wwjj yu orzr oe-- rr rAR rRM down-faintin- Amanda giggle again, but Miss Neely frowned at her, and come over and pinned the crown to Uly Violet's curio, go that it toyed in place. After we had aung all the songs and played all the games Miss Neely asked Uly Violet if she knew a piece to apeak. Uly Violet stood up and answered: Yes, ma'am." "Very well," said Mias Neely. "Now, children, all be very quiet Lily Violet la going to recite a piece for us. Amanda! If I have to speak to you again you will have to go home. Now then, Uly Violet, you map begin. Wa had moved our choirs in a circle and IJIy Violet stepped into the ring. We waited for a moment, and Lily Violet put one linger in her mouth and aald something. "Taka your finger away from- your mouth. Uly Violet," said Mlaa Neely. "We ean't understand what you nay. "I say, 'taint no piece," sold Uly Violet "You mustn't say Naln't no;' you must soy. 'It isn't" said Mlaa Nasty. "Yes'm, dot's wat it tlsnt" aald Uly Violet and Mlaa Neely sent Amanda Bing home. "Uly Violet do you mean that what you are going to reoita for us is not a piece? Oh, it's a song! Very writ we shall all i VJ ba vary glad to hear yon sing. Now oh dron, attention 1" It took Lily Violet two or three mtnutm to atop smiling ao aha oould sing, than ads took a few steps right Into the esntrs tt tho ring and began. In a loud, deer id that you could have heard all oyer ths building; Krar dra bell 4cm bells s ding a ltsgi Dua't ysa brer dsm toils? Decs tolls gs Hysr deal balls as ding a ling Bey'll to a tot thas to Oldtowa Before she began It for tha second fine all tha children joined In tha ebon at ths Mlaa Neely called out top of their voice "Not so much noise; oh, children, not as much noise!" But I don't think they could hear her, and I would like to tmve s In with them myself, only I was afraid r might sing Merry Sunshine" and spoil tb and then came the beat part of all. As Uly Violet caught sight of Mlaa Jfts-ly-s printer she ran over and picked it u and, turning it quickly under cm arm, s pointed her small toe and began tha cito. walk. Around end around the ring (to vent, holding her body back 1 Ufttg each small foot high In tha ah, so that you wquld have thought every moment she would falL The children laughed tad clapped thrir hands and gang with hw she Araced: Buff-y- oo beer (tees bells gs 4!u i .i Ttoto'U be s hot lima la hfl Wa wanted LUy Violet to sing It all erw Mlaa again, only Neely aald, "No," but aha was smiling when she asked isiy yiMs how old she wa Lily Violet put finger In her mouth, and aald: "Reckon six or mebbe seben. I to slio what 1 "Why, Lily Violet, how old were last birthday asked Miss Neely, and Violet answered: "Never did hsv no loo blrfday," ant Mlaa Neely patted her check, and said. "Never mind, Uly Violet. Yon had a goad time didn't you?" But I felt very gad to think Uly Vlolst had not had a birthday before. I ramea. bered my own party, and how Unde Chulls made fun of me when I sang, and the dolly mother gave me, and my oaks with tha seven pink candles on H, and when wo left the kindegarten that afternoon I go vs Uly Violet tha big red apple In my lunch bosket It won an awful big one, too. But any way, I dont ears so vary much far apple n-- OMbnaa-ta-alg- rs 1" r y, Hidden Geographical Names In (he following ora to be found, fint, the nama of a continent; second, the nuns of a country In that oontlnent, and, tUi the name of tha capital of that country: "DM you lose bird, sir?" Katie asked. Aa I answered "No" I happened to catch a alight twinkle In her eye. "Kate, I laughed, throwing down Big papers, "I am afraid you are joking.' j "No; I found a bird," she replied, J "Where r i 1r "Never mind, air; la It yodraf "No." "Then IU keen It." "All right; you may keep It; only M ma what ths fun to about, Koto" Htru war floated in through tho window: "It's a gold eagle. I found It In year pocket, but Im ao glad I may keep It." Wonderland folks ; FOOD FOR PARK SQUIRRELS. At this season of the year tlie squirrel look vciy funny. They are getting on thrlr winter coala and gelling up their winter tails. All down thrlr backs la a stripe of thick gray fur, which spreaila gradually untllj tha wh"lc body la coverod, and around the legs nro coming brown fur mufflers that are going to be nice and warm In the cold weather. In the spring time, wfien they hare been r In nests nil win tor, they look very shabby, their coats ore ragged and thalr forlorn. tails They have a pretty hard time of It In winter, when few people walk In the Park to bring them nuts. They look thin and hungry, and fly at you if they catuh sight of you. A friend told me he was walking In ths Park one winter day and had no nuts with him only a few cough drops in his pocket Will. He offered them as a joke, but they ate them eagerly. All one winter I fed a family that had made Its nest In a hole in a bridge. 1 brought walnuts for them, and In the spring they cams out in fine shape, a round and fat and with tails well feuth nkyht, ered. I alwaya lake them fresh nuts, as cooked peanuts such unnatural food. It la funny to sea their haughty airs If any one offers them peanuts when I They drop ths giving them walnuta peanuts, toss their heads and coma to ma 1 and claw at niy dress for walnuta On cold winter days I go to the Park with a big bag of nuts end go to a spot where there are many nesta 1 give a peculiar call, ant presently from numerous holes in the tree trunks peep out little grey head and bright little eyes took down on me. ' Then there la a scrambling in down the true trunk like firemen In an engine house. Sometimes I will hare ten nr a dosen climbing up my dress, sitting an my shoulders and on my arms, and then, ruch a feasting, such a squealing and grabbing! I have discovered that squirrels are very fond of fruit, and I take them bananas and pears and cut them up for them. I saw one one day eating a lug peach that some one had dropped. He could hardly hold it In hia little paw but be crtainly wa enjoying It. 1 hinie you children will forget mils nr fruit with you a ;aks the top of the verse mui paste them In tlie blank spaces In the verse. If you you gos'nc to I lie Park in wirier, for that Places tho names of the aulmala will supply the wiaeiug words of the verse. tae U when the squirrels need it most Fair Anne, who always had obeyed her father dear until He vowed to make her marry Jack, did run away with The twain did 'I f j. one moonless that twill beneath fair Anne to Vlir did sigh. She felt she could not To spoil her so tips or take the curl out of her ftfrAQlen Cut oiiMlio small pietim paste the right annuals m tiiu I 6 at p a Bun-shin- I Here In an attractive picture frame for yon to have some fun with. Cut out the frame, cutting out aim the blank apace In the centre. Then place back of the frame the photographs of your friends. Von will be surprised at the transformation. rw 73 r Urn reverse of the section of the,uba D eJQrg the line of the Gryphons j Gryp'uon will tut aomplet |