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Show . ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTOfJ i r As E MARCHING OS. When the ijupiis of Meadow Qrove i' hool wer, throiiKh with the lues-Ions lues-Ions ,Jr , . rlbble S. rati h had a.-l;.. d hem. and Cobby Coon harl won the irlze for being the brightest boy (a dece of colored gloss to hftrig arouml its neik). the falrv sehoalrna.s'er said hey Would have marching. Mr Owl ind old Judge ( 'row, and Pi Mink. Jrof Hare and Mr. I.' V Chuck, the chool board visitors, pushed back heir chairs to make plenty of room. The way the did was quite Interest-ng. Interest-ng. but perhaps you know about it, -roe . , Oobb Oqoq won the pric for U-ing the brlglitcst buy. because they may do it the same wnyi In your school. Some one was the ,leader, and they marched up one tlsh and down the other and then around the room and then up and ilown the laslea again until they came to their i own seals. N.hh y w as leader today and Nick played the iim on his little mouth-orgai mouth-orgai while avetybddy marched and Sang, This was their dong. "Skeeter a-slngin' neath the sl eeping I willow tree - 1 1 am fond of him, and he's as fond of me, i If I don't give him one bite why he will give me three, As we go marching on' "Mr. Fish a-swimmln' In the brook so very near, I Heard the skeeter's song and then swam close so he could hear. Thought it was so fine he up and swallowed It. my deut, I As w e go marching on." I There were more verses, but not about the mosquito, for that was the end of him. p.ut in spit,- of Nick's music and the Blnglng and Nancy's leading. Mr. Serlb-bh Serlb-bh Scratch whacking time on his desk With a ruler, It was very hard for the I pupils to keep step with Sis Sparrow walking on two legs. Terrj Toad on; four, Huddy Blue Bottle on six. Sari Ann Spider n eight and Topsy Thou-1 sand Legger on a thousand. And 4reenle Grasshopper oplv took one step to an ai.fle I i QPJ right. I tjn . ) |