Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 143, 28 April 1917 — Page 15

PACE THREH FOLLOWING THE HERO ECHOES A LITTLE BE 30 R ?

TUB RICHMOND PALLADIUM. APRIL 18, 1917

By Claude G. Miller Comments and Slams Made in Fun

Even at the beautiful scenic Whitewater (Ind.) things happen. Last week Gaylard Jones (commonly called Dodo) and his friend, Niel Freeman took it upon their helpful selves to deliver some medicine to a country house nearby for Doctor Jones. Dodo's father, after starting the Ford, these two brilliant species of childhood hopped Into the machine, Dodo at the wheel. With a grunt arid a heave Lizzie started up the road ten miles per. Things went along at that rate all the way out to the patient's house. After delivering the pills of various denominations to the unwilling victim, the occupants of the heaving Lizzie returned to their places as before, and started her off. But Lizzie got to acting naughty. She became influenced by the spring weather and zipdown the road she goes at 30 miles per hour. She goes faster, faster, Oh! there's a pebble in the road . will she miss it? No, she stubbs the northeast corner of her left toe; she rolls over once twice thrice oh, cruel world where is Dodo and Niel? Hark! ! We see them crawl out from under the auto. Dodo has his arm fractured, while Niel has several of his slats slit. All that's left of Lizzie is her name, reputation and quite a few pieces yes quite a few. So, my gentle readers, this is merely to prove that not all the Important events happen in Richmond. When the Palladium staff came along the other day In the parade somebody said, "Oh, look, there's the paperhanger's union." Whitewater was in the parade carrying hoes and some of the kindergarten department. Poetry Is poetry, But I can't write a bit. Seems that I can write all nisht And never make a hit. i Once I wrote some to a girl , i To make her like me more, But when I went to see her dad 1 He showed me to the door. And so to you I demonstrate ; The wiles and woes of rhyme. ; Don't write a single bit of it, Until it comes your time. Yes, spring even makes crazy people happy. Anybody could tell a circus was coming to Richmond by the way the "smaller ones" were getting Dad's slippers and running errands for mother all this week. And dear readers, please look for the Echoes echoing next week, because something very surprising Is going to happen. Just see if it doesn't. Red Birds Escape Girls Dear Aunt Molly: I am going to tell you about a pretty bird I know you will like. It is a redbird. One evening as Marion, Catherine, Hence and I were going after milk. All at once we saw Guess what I saw. Well I will tell you what we saw, we saw a redbird and its mate on a bush. The color is red and .black around its bill and on down its neck a little piece. And when we saw them and they saw us they flew away. Marion said, "Let us try to catch the redbirds." "Oh, you cannot catch those birds," said I, "they will fly away." We had a nice time and this is all from your friend. Mayward Milton, 4A grade, Whitewater School. Boy Tries to Save Money I met a boy in the grocery, and we talked about the school board giving us the fly traps we made at school if we paid seventeen cents for the material. He said they would let him have his for ten cents if he furnished his own screen. So he went down town and bought the screen and that cost him fifteen cents. So he had to pay twenty-five cents for his fly trap while ours only cost seventeen. Paul Monroe, Vaile school.

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of the admiring kiddies of the town. HOW MARGARET Once upon a time there lived in a city far away from here a little girl who was very rich. Her name was Margaret. Her father was a merchant and Margaret had her nurse who took her out ridingevery day. Poor little Margaret did not get to see her mother very often. She went to parties, dances, lawn-fetes and all kinds of fine things, all the time. Margaret got to see her mother only once every month. By and by Margaret lost all interest in her toys, her nurse and all her dignified friends. Now what do you think was the matter? She was lonesome. She needed someone to love her and tell her goodnight after she had said her prayers, instead of a cross old nurse hurrying her off to bed.

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FOUND HAPPINESS One night she had a dream. She dreamed that a fairy came to her and told her to go to a certain tree and say, "Hokas Pokas Locust tree, Open your wide door for me." Then the fairy said that a door would open and inside that door Margaret would find the key of Happiness. And the fairy told Margaret in her dream that this tree was in the woods by her home. The next day Margaret slipped away from her nurse and ran to the woods to the tree which she had seen in her dream, and when she reached there she said, "Hokas Pokas Locust tree, Open your wide door for me." Immediately a little door in the tree opened and there Margaret saw a most beautiful golden box.

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Margaret took out the box, and then the tree closed up again. She rubbed her eyes to see if she were still dreaming, but no, there was the box in her hand. She sat down on the grass and opened it. There inside the golden box was a lovely pearl box, a trifle smaller. She next opened the pearl box and there, what do you think she saw? She saw the most beautiful diamond key that eyes ever looked upon. Margaret took it home and showed it to her mother and father and after that they all lived happily, because Margaret always wore her little diamond key of happiness around her neck, and her mother and father really loved her. And so I think this key had a very wonderful charm, don't you think so-, too? Grace Simcoke, Garfield Junior High School. HOW FRISKY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER Once upon a time a little boy about five years old had a cat named Frisky. His name was Frisky because . he was always frisking around so much. He stayed outdoors ail the time; only at meal time he would come in for something to eat. As soon as he would finish he would go out and play some more till supper, then in again and out again to play some more. He would always play out at night even on storm nights. One night he was hurt by an automobile when chasing another cat. lie made such a howl that the people in the automobile got out to see what was the matter with him. The people that owned the . cat screamed when they saw what had happened. The automobile people brought him. He was well a little time after this and was able to play. He stayed home the rest of his life and never played out at night any more. He lived happy in the back yard ever after. Robert Thomas, 4B Grade, Warner School. Canary Bird Uses Mirror The lady with whom we room has a canary. She has a little dish shaped like a bath tub. About every other morning she puts it in with hard water in it. . He will not go in at first, bu when we all go away he will bathe. One morning she put soft water in and it would not .touch it. When it goes In it splashes all over the floor and anything in reach. ' I put a looking glass in the corner of his cage. He sat there for a long time twittering and turning his head from side to side. He Is very amusing when you're all by yourself with no one to play with. Daisy Hamilton, A Grade, Warner School. Rolling steoes gather no moss.

Ot evening, a fe weeks ago, th .e was a knock at our door, and whe. we went to s who was we saw a small raggod-locMng boy of perhaps nine years, standing timidly on the step. Weasked him what he wished and he immediately answered. "Please mam, and could you giro mo something to eat for my family." - "And where is your family,- w asked him. - "They're coming back the roafl apiece," he answered. . "Well, step inside and we'll see what we can do for you," said my father. - Why my mother was fixing a small lunch for him, I asked hlra some questions, partly to be entertaining and partly to find out about him. "What is your name?" I asked him. "Robert," he answered. "How old are you?" "Ten." "Do you live in Richmond?" "No mam." "Do you go to school?" "No mam, not very much." "How do your father and mother travel?" "Wo go in two big covered wagons." . . "And don't you get cold?" "No mam."' "Aren't you hungry?" "Yes mam." . "When did you eat last?" "Yesterday morning, mam." "Why that's too bad. Won't th people along your way give you any thing?" "No mam, not very many of thorn do." "How many brothers and sisters have you?" "Three brothers and two sisters." "And are you the youngest?' "No mam, I have a baby sister eight months old." Just then my mother came in with a basket of food. She handed it to him and told him to give her best wishes to his mother. He said "Thank you mam," and went out of the house and down the walk.

In a few moments two wagons overtook him. Robert got in androde on with his family, but. as I stood looking after them, the picture of what his life must be and might lead to was so wild that I never can forget it. By Myrtle Gibson, White school. MY DOLLY Once upon a time I had a dolly. I got her for my birthday. Papa got it for me. She has glass hair and has a blue ribbon around her head, she has a cute little dress and has blue eyes. When I got her I gave her a pink and white cap. It was partly knit and partly lace and it just fit her. It has a little rubber in it, too. Mamma made her some dresses and I help to make some of her dresses. I made her some aprons and I made her some stockings but, I cut out a pattern of a stocking first. I wanted her all dressed up because I wanted to take 'her with me when I went : to , grandpa's and grandma's house. I wanted to pltfy with her when I go there. Izora entertains me some times. I am going to take my dolly with me when I go so I think I will not get lonesome. I like to play with her. I broke the end of her thumb off. I did not mean to, but I did any way. . I put a pink ribbon around her neck. I called her Alice'; she was named after my playmate at school. Hilda Jordan, age - 9, 3 grade, Whlterwater, Ind., school. THE EASTER ROOSTER Once upon a time there was a black and white rooster. He waa in a store when papa saw him. He got him for my Easter present. When I paw it I did not know what to think of it. It has yellow feet and has yellow eyes and a yellow bill. It is white all over but its wings and tail and they are black and he has a red comb and there is a little purple on his head. He has four toes on each foot' I am going to get some Easter eggs and I am going to put some under him and maybe he will batch them and he will have little chickens. I think we will have a happy Easter time and I hope you will too. Hilda Jordon. ago 9, 3 grade, Whitewatei school