| Show three best scholars a at t IV west VV iq 1 S t point astha r Cs tHA q 4 1 s t ss iia s ii 1 k sg Ks 1 1 t x 11 Z I 1 ra i j 1 W 1111 sa 1 tei Z ty W I 1 wASl TT Pl till R li birri ri J v f I 1 Z PV ak af ke ww 3 l left to io right horace F sykes of omaha neb raymond L nill of oak land aza calif I 1 I 1 f and frnnk frank blue of north Caroll carolina nn who are the three highest ranking scholars of the graduating class chiss in ila the united states military academy at west point aci Y 1 BONNER A fashionable TEA alss fuzzy white lien uan was also known as an ornamental bantam and poor mrs mra uen hen did not know what that meant 1 I dout dont even eien know what ornamental means she cackled it means that members of our family said miss ailsa fuzzy are like fine decorations around the barnyard to be ornamental one must be beautiful and just like n handsome decoration and we have been named the alie ornamental bantams battams ban tams because in the farat place we are bantams battams and in ill the second jace we are ornamental t do you understand now I 1 want to be quite clear yes yea said mrs mra lien hen 1 I under stand quite clearly I 1 see tiow why yon and all your family are ara called the ornamental bantams battams ban tams still it Is 13 a lot to say oil all nt at once it quite a good deal said atsa fuzzy white but then beautiful la Is a much bigger word to say say than plain or at least it la Is a good deal bigger yes agreed plain mrs hen somewhat sadly aw wo e have nice cousins we asked miss fuzzy buzzy white she wanted to change the conversation for she felt very badly that airs mrs hen had see seemed ined so hurt when she had spoken of tile the darfer difference ence in the pie length of the two words bei beautiful and plain miss bliss F fuzzy uzzy walte was a white bantam as you may have hare guessed quite easily tier her head was of fuzzy fluffy white feathers and all the rest lest of tier feathers were white around her whole neck too was something very much like a collar of fuzzy white feathers in fact tier her head fiend and neck were always most beautifully dreimer up and she indeed looked she and all tier her cahilly hiti illy added gm greatly to the attractiveness of the barn their beaks rind and feet were block all the rest re st of their bodies were L franf she indeed looked ornamental white and such a beautiful pure white too yes you have lovely cousins agreed mrs mis lien are they ornamental bantams battams too yes they have the same family fai rilly name said miss fuzzy white but bui of course their coloring Is different they have bluish feet alic and their beaks arealue aret blue just below their eare cars they have blue feathers quite a lovely y shade like the sky when it Is deep blue 1 1 I I suppose sad sa ld mrs hen that you t talk a lk in such a grand way because a use youre an ornamental an animal cluck chick cluck ca cackle kle you do talk in a very grand way thank you for the compliment salt said miss fuzzy white would you iou like to meets meet lay not quite so sociable as we or are not because they dont want to be but because strangers in the barnyard only been with us a short time and it takes a little while to know the rest 41 i of course us as they arbour are our cousins we know better talan any of tile the other creatures ive never met them thein said mrs airs lien hen longingly 1 11 I have s been enuch cueli honored to know your our own faint ly though 11 we alko you said miss fuzzy while politely and she alio was waa so gend tu to im xi able to make str mrs blell look so and pleased for she had felt rather badly for lier her speech ch nhoun the difference in length between those two to words beautiful find and plain mrs airs hen looked cra ve joyful well said miss fuzzy white 1 I think it would be a good plan to give a tea mrs lien could hardly keep still she phe J was vas so happy she stood on one foot and then on the other otlie rund bod jully lis as she felt about tate ane same on either oue site she de elded to stand on hoth both during tilts time miss fuzzy white was thinking allag yes yea 1 I have havell it now she said will I 1 it you and your have test ten with us this afternoon ut at liala four well have del delicious lelous worms and seeds and ifju il meet our cousins and that very afat a f nh lonn lile lc ati was given in the h airn yard kind ind mrs iipp was wali odthe hipp happiest lest of r nil all tile lie guests i it was wonderful to mee alec tsuch iy ay 1 ip |
