Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 301, 4 November 1916 — Page 17

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM. NOV. 4, 1916

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Story for THE MISER AND THE ROBBER One day a man who was a miser and never gave anything away or did anything for anyone, was driving his horse and wagon along near a lonely forest, Intending to get some wood for the winter, which was coming on. All at once a robber sprang out of the forest and pointed his gun at the old miser and told him to give up his horse, and he also wanted any money he had. Now, the miser did not have any money in his pockets, but he did not want to give up his horse, so he told the robber if he would spare his life and also leave him his horse he would bring him two bags of gold that he knew was hidden in a cave. So the robber, seeing he was an old man, decided ho would spare his life and told him if he did not come the next night with the gold he would surely find him and take the horse and he did not know what he would do to him. So the miser filled his wagon with wood and drove toward home, but on the way he met a wolf that wanted the horse and the old miser told him he had just saved it from a robber to whom he had promised two bags of gold; that he was very poor, but if he would spare his horse . he would bring him that night a nice fat lamb and as the horse was old and tough, he was certain the wolf would be better satisfied with the tender lamb. So the wolf said he would be there that night and if the miser did not bring him the lamb he would come and take the horse and the lamb too, and he did not know what he would do to him. Before he got home the miser met another robber, who told him he wanted all the money he had or he would take his horse and wagon and pitch him into the river that was close by. "Oh, whatever shall I do,"said the miser "I have promised two bags of gold to one robber, a fat lamb to the wolf, and I will be ruined if you take my horse and wagon, for I have no money and you may as well throw me into the river and end it." ; "What is that you say about gold and a fat lamb?" asked the robber. So the old miser told him his troubles and the robber said: "You are very foolish if you do any of these things. I can help you and we will catch the wolf and capture the robber and turn him over to the constable in the town." The miser was very glad to get out of giving the gold and the lamb so he told the robber to get into the wagon and he took him home with him. "You must get the gold," said the robber-"and the fat lamb. Prize Essay at In the fourth grade at Whitewater School all the childern wrote original stories last week, and this is the most interesting one sent in. Next week it will be used as a .language lesson in the school so we publish it exactly as the original lesson was written. MY GRANDMA, THE COW AND THE PIG One day when I lived out In the Country My grandma was milking the cow And she milked the pan

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too, and then we will go to the place where you were to meet them but you must also take along two heavy, strong bags and four pieces of rope." So the miser did as he was told, and when the wolf was in the bag the robber jumped out and helped him tie the rope, and then they rolled the wolf into the river. They drove on to the place where the miser was to meet the first robber and the robber in the bottom of the wagon told the miser to tell the robber the two bags of gold were in the big bag and hold it open for him to reach in for it; then to push his head in and cover him with the bag. So the miser did as he was told and when the first robber was in the bag out of the wagon jumps the second robber and helps to tie him fast in the bag. And then he grabbed the miser and with the other two pieces of rope, he bound him fast and rolled him to the side of the road. Jumping into the wagon he drove away with the lamb, the gold and, of course, he had the horse and wagon too. It was a long time before the first robber and the old miser were found, but when they were the robber was taken to jail and the miser went home a sadder and wiser man, for he learned that if you make bargains with knaves you must expect knavish results.

THE RED ByElnr ARROW McGregor

That night Yellow Cloud called aj great council, and Little Raven l wondered whether his fate would be linked with that of the unfortun ate Cheyennes. He felt sure that Straight Feather would attempt to save him, but as the latter had only just earned recognition as a warrior, Little Raven feared that the young Pawnee's word would have little influence. Still, he refused to give way to despair. Seating himself before the entrance of Two Moons' lodge, he waited patiently for Straight Feather, from whom he hoped to learn the secret of the evil looks. The night, was far gone when the young Sioux was roused by the hooting of an owl far away to the west of the camp. His heart bounded wildly at the sound, and he listened anxiously in the hope of hearing the call repeated. A long interval of wearying suspense intervened, and then the melancholy notes again echoed faintly across the plain. Little Raven became greatly agitated. He was forced to conceal his emotion, however, as he was within sight of many people, and he knew that once their suspicions were aroused, all chance of escape would be lost. The anxious lad feigned a careless indifference, therefore, while he strained his ears for the final call which would tell him whether his hope was real or false. At last, after a long, torturing wait which had sapped the courage from his heart, he heard the notes the third time. At that instant, however, the dogs Whitewater full and she turned around to pick up a hand full of wood and she put it into the stove, and when she came back the pig was In the milk she kickeed and kicked and kicked until She coudnot kick any more becaus She had the roumuatisum becase She kicked the pig to much, and the pig stood there and drunk it all up and run away and played in the mud. And my grandma was mad at the old pig becaus she was so mean and the pig was sick all the day. RALPH BURRELL

HAUNTED MILL The scariest ghost story yet of Halloween. Once when I was traveling I came to an old mill. It was growing dark and no one seemed to live in the mill, so I went in and laid my blanket on the floor and went to sleep. It was midnight when I was awakened by some one saying, "Follow me." I got up and looked all around but could see no one. Then I heard the voice again say "Follow me." I lay down, but as soon as I did I was picked up by 6ome one. Then I looked around and saw a ghost standing by me. He again said, "Follow me." I did. He led me down into the ghost kingdom. He took me to the king. There was an old servant by the king that I had known. The king

ordered the servant to take me to my room while they decided my ! fate. The servant that I knew said he would help me try to escape. But just then two ghosts came and took me out. They had decided to kill me. As they were ready to hang me, an army of witches came in and the ghosts and witches had a battle. The ghosts won, but still the witches fought on. I escaped, and my servant went home with me. PHILIP WELLE R Vaile School JOB FOR WILLIE "Oh, papa," called Willie excitedly, "There's a big black bug on the ceiling." "All right, son," said the professor, busy with an essay, "step on it and don't bother me." GLEN MOTE Starr School caught the sound and began to bark and the call abruptly ceased Then Little Raven recognized it as a signal from his brother. Sun Bird, and his excitement almost betrayed him. He was overjoyed, as he realized that at last his people had come to his assistance. However he knew that he must carefully guard the secret, for he believed that upon learning that his tribesmen were near, the Pawnees would kill him at once. Little Raven knew that his first task would be to communicate with his friends, and he wondered whether it would be wise to take Straight Feather into his confidence. At that moment the young Pawnee returned from the council circle. He was gloomy and thoughtful, and Little Raven feared that he was the bearer of bad news. The Sioux wondered whether Standing Elk had accomplished his purpose. For some time the lads sat beside each other in silence. Then Straight Feather rose and entered the lodge. A few moments later he called Little Raven. "You are my brother; I will tell you what is in my heart," he said, as the young Sioux seated himself beside him. "When we fought the Cheyennes w saw two Sioux. They were very brave. They killed many of my people. After the battle we looked for them, but they escaped. Crooked Horns and Whistling Bear who waited behind when we left the stream, saw them hiding in a ravine. They told Standing Elk and his war party. Standing Elk said, 'It is good; we will surround them when it is dark. But when they surrounded the place the Sioux were not there. The medicine-man is very mad. He has told the Pawnees how those Sioux killed many of my people. He says the Pawnees must kill them. lie says you are a Sioux. Yellow Cloud's people were very mad, and they said, 'What Standing Elk says is true; the Sioux must die with the Cheyennes. But my people said: "No, we will not do this thing.' But if you stay here Standing Elk will make them mad against you. You must escape. You have saved my life I will help you." (To Be Continued.) The first locomotive was built In the United States in 1831.

Silver Wand

A continued story by a Starr school author. (Synopsis Little Mary was so kind and unselfish that her ugly FRENCH POODLE DOG IS GOODCOMPANION I have a little white French poodle clog and his name is Carlo Bennie. Carlo has one brown ear. He was sent to me by a cousin at Christmas time. He was then but a little pup and was sent in a box with a big blue ribbon around his neck. On the side of the box was a little letter written by my cousin as if Carlo had written it, saying all kinds of things that he ex pected to find. He also said in the letter he hoped his new mistress would treat him better than his former mistress had. He said that he was one of seven puppies who had to sleep out in the cold under cornshocks. Carlo was young and could be taught many tricks. We taught him to sneeze, speak and give us his paw. He now has a pillow to sleep upon instead of under corn shocks. His pillow is along the side of my bed, but he jumps on the bed although he knows he must not do it. At noon or evening when he thinks it is about time I should be home from school he will go from one window to the other till he sees me coming; then at times he is left out and comes to meet me. He did the cutest thing the other day. Now we have a little neighbor boy who has a little fox terrier pup whose name is Rex. Rex and Carlo have gotten to be great chums. Carlo knows he must not go over there, but the other day mother was sitting on the porch and of course Carlo was with her. Carlo got up several times. He would go a little way and stop and see if mother was watching him. If she would be looking he would come back. He did this several times then he stayed on the porch a short time as if thinking of a way to get over there. At last he got up and went down to the barn, played around there a while he then crawled through the fence and went through a lot next to our yard so mother could not see him. He has to be put in the cellar when we go away and now he watches when we are getting ready then he will hide. Sometimes he hides under the bed or under the lounge. Carlo is a very smart and faithful dog. I am very much attached to him. MARJORIE FULLE Grade 7, St. John's School

The Masked Rider; Story From Vaile

Once upon a time down in the far west there was a masked rider that no one could catch. His name no one knew, and he had a white horse. Down in the valley where he was riding he saw a band of Indians. They were just going to bed and when they were quiet he went down real soft and found the Indian chief lying down on the ground. He had a bag of money at his side. The masked rider took the bag and went up to his horse. When he was going away he fell over an Indian. This Indian ran and told his chief and the Indians got their horses and rode after him. They shot back and forth until the masked rider came to a tree. He climbed up in it and made his horse go away. The Indians came past him but they did not see him. The Indians rode on to their camp. ! The masked rider got down from the tree and rode away. He had just gone alittle piece when he saw an Indian. The Indian made him put up his hands. He got down from his horse and the Indian took the bag of money away from him. When the Indian wasn't looking the masked rider took the revolver away from him and threw it away. Then the fight began. The masked rider took him over to the cliff. The Indian had the masked rider down, but with much strength he took him off. The masked rider pushed him off the cliff but the Indian would not let go of his hand. The masked rider bit his hand and the Indian fell down. He had no sooner fallen off than the band of Indians came back.

stepmother and sister were jealous, bo while they left for New York, they sent her out Into the woods. There she found a Silver Wand belonging to the Queen of the Fairies, so the Queen invited Mary to the palace.) After a short walk they reached the fairy's house. They . went through a long hall all lighted up with shining lights. At last they came to many rooms. Mary saw the other fairies. The fairy Queen told them how she had lost her wand and how Mary had found it. They all liked ; Mary very much. TheQueen took Mary to the other rooms. They were richly decorated. Then it came time for dinner and Mary was invited to stay. Such a dinner as they had! Chicken, and many other good things. The table was beautifully decorated, too. After dinner Queen Isabella took Mary to her room. It was more beautiful than all the others'. "Mary," said the Queen, "The fairies have asked me to invite you to stay a week with us." But Mary said, "I must go back home and ask my stepmother first." "I will go home with you then," said the good queen, so they went. When they got back home, Mary found on the table a note her stepmother has written. This is what It said: "Mary, Zelma and I have gone to New York to live. Here is 50c for you to live on. You ought to be thankful for that for I have not money enough to waste on a step child. , Your Step-mother." -, "I think that is a selfish woman," said the good fairy. "Now that she has gone you may come to live with us. We all will be glad to have you. We will give you a wand like the rest of us." "First I must sell the house and furniture," said Mary. Mr, Kaskan bought the house of Mary for $950, and Mary went to live for a while with the good fairies. (More next week) JULIA BURR

Have Centennial Tree. When I as on a picnic at Olive Hill, I saw a little cedar tree and my uncle dug it up for me. We took it home and planted it in our back yard. It is one year old. Last Friday grandma dug it up and I took it to school to be planted there. We call it our centennial tree because e planted it during Centennial week. DOROTHEA HASEMEIER 5 B grade Hibberd School The masked rider, had lost his horse so he ran down the road. The Indians rode after him. The masked rider ran into the bushes until he came to a man with a wagon of hay. He gave the man a dollar and got into the hay. The Indians came along and asked the man if he had seen him. The man said he had seen him go down in the valley a little bit ago. The Indians went down in the valley and the masked rider got off of the hay wagon. He went to a farm house and bought a horse. He rode on until it became dark. He saw a hotel and put his horse up and went in. There was a girl in there waiting on the men. e gave him a room and he went up. He heard something downstairs and went down. He saw the band of Indians. He took his suit off and put on a regular man's suit and went down. He saw the chief that he took the money from. He packed his own suit and went out. Just as he went out the .chief noticed him, and shot, but he missed him. The masked rider got his horse and rode away, and the Indians after him. The two enemies rode until it got dark. The masked rider came to a ranch. He got a whole lot of cowboys. They met the Indians on the plain and had a big battle. Every man was killed but the masked rider and the Indian chief, and finally the masked rider killed the Indian. - " WILLIAM WILLIAMS Vaile School