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HOUSTON DAILY POST: SUNDAY MORNING JUNE 13 1915.
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A Bit of History
Next Thursday la June it and It year
i since the treat battle of Bunker Httl
v was fought. This battle between drilled
' - British soldier and plain American clt
liena wi a great triumph for the JUner
vv leans not because It was eminently suo-
1 I cenful. but because It proved that they
could hold their own against the strong
troops sent against them by JClng George.
Those brave Americans who fought
'.hat battle were simple farmer! and
llaln workmen from the neighboring
country places around Massachusetts
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PART II.-THE SAILORS WHO WERE SAILBOATS
who rame to assist the Massachusetts
rmn fit; tit the enemy.
On June 16 our brave rnon learned that
KIiik George's soldiers were going to take
possession of this hill In Charlestown
which was a very Important military
position.
The king had made such law and the
. redcoats were carrying them info-effect
as would roon deprive the American
colonies of their freedom. At first the
American did not wish to fight but
when it i-ame to submitting to unjust
taxation they felt Ihnt they were ready
to die for their rights. On the night of
June 1 they hurried to the hill and
worked all night fortifying it for them-
i selves. Imagine the surprise of the Brit-
ish the next morning when they found
themselves ousted. They at once opened
fire and were still more surprised to find
the Americans return their fire with such
deadly force that they were compelled to
run.
Then headed by their skilled generals
the British soldiers again rushed on the
enemy and again tney were driven
down the hill with one-third of their
number destroyed. Still they rallied nnd
came on a third time and now the
Americans who had used lip all their
powder saw they could not hold the hill.
Quietly they went away leaving the
British to take possession.
The redcoats and their generals were
so amated by the courage of the Amer-
ican men that they did not think It wise
to rollow up this sort of victory and the
Americans felt victorious in spite of giv-
ing up the fight for it gave them en
Insight Into their persohftl strength and
tours ge.
When Benjamin Franklin heard of the
fight and Its results he exclaimed: "Eng-
land has lost her colonies forever!" And
so she had for from the day of the bat-
4 tie of Bunker Hill the colonies stood to-
. r gether united into a nation. '
When Fred and young Ned ran away ai w laid
From the land of the Balls that were naughty and bad
Then the came to a land that was quite close at hand
And they met very soon with a strange Sailor Lad;
For the boys quickly saw that he had without fall '
A very nice mast and a very nice sail.
And this sail and this mast were both fastened'real fast
To the Sailor Man's back like the wings of a bird.
And he surely looked funny and queer and abBurd!.
Oh where Is the ship that you sail in?" asked Ned
"Why I am the ship" this queer Sailor Man said
"And when I go sailing I Jump in the tea
And I sail right along just as nice aa can be."
"Well down on the earth" said Fired "when we float
We always go into some kind of a boat"
But this queer SailoryLad said "That plan Is real bad
For the fun of a trip is to be the whole ship.
The boat and the sails and the captain and crew.
For you Ball where you like when the boat is Just you!"
Theh soon there came up tcrlhls Sailor another
And he looked Just the same for this man was his brother.
But he said not a word till they both sang this song
With a voice that was easy and breety and strong:
THE 8AILORS' SOKO.
"One day when we sailed on the Ocean Ho! Ho!
One day when we sailed on the sea!
We went with a very fast motion Yo! Hoi
As fast as a sailor could be
But he went in this way and I went In that
And I didn't steer out for my brother
And far out in the sea why he bumped into me
Or at least wo bumped into each other!
"We each got a terrible bumping Ho! H!
Ia fact we Were both badly wrecked.
Our sails were both smashed by this thumping Yo! Hq!
But the pieces we soon did collect:
But he was so crooked and 1 was so bent
That we both felt our bones were all ailing
And he said unto me 'It is clear as can be
That we never again can go sailing!'
"But then we two brothers decided Ho! Ho!
To straighten each other right out
But they sailed by them all whether big or small
And the boys saw sofhe things that were strange and
stranger
But there now came a fihark that was ugly and dark
And those Sailors thought that they were all in danger!
But they kept right on Balling though all had great fear
For that very big Shark was now getting real near I
Those queer Sailor Men did a horrid thing then
For they wiggled and wiggled as fast as could be
Till both of the boys tumbled into the sea.
So there In the water were Fred and young Ned
And the Shark was behind them so near that its head
Would soon catch those boys and could easily bit them
And that I am sure was enough to fright them!
But they had lotB of vim and they knew how to swim
So they darted away cloSely followed by him.
JuSt then as It happened no land was in sight
Bo they swam all that day and they swam all that ntght
But they both were so tired neither boy could awim more
So they gave up hope now of reaching the shore.
In their race with the Shark they had been fairly beaten
And they both were now sure that they soon would be eaten!
But no! Not at all! For that Shark quite polite
Said "Goodness I've chased you two boys all the night
For I wajited to tell you to never forget
That you always will find that the water is wet!"
"Why we knew that of course!" said Fred with much force
"But roll scared us to death and we're all out ot breath;
pfor we thought you would surely eat both of us here
And so we swam fast when you came very neari
"I'm sorry I Beared you" the Shark answered them
"But I only eat pancakes and never eat men
And it never would give me the least bit of Joy
To swallow a neat little sweet little boy !
But I wish you to promise you will not forget
That I honestly told you that water Is wet!"
Now the boys wished to laugh but that wouldn't be right
So they both thanked the Shark with a manner polite
And the Shark said "Good day!" and he soon swam away
And the boys who were rested now swam to the shore )
And some other fine day I will tell you some more..
For though it was true We'd collided Yo! Ho!
And each knocked the other about
It seemed very clear if we both should change sides
And we then should bump into each other
That he'd straighten out me and I'd straighten him free
And that's what we did" said each brother
i
"That surely was a queer kind of wreck" said young Fred
"And a queer way to mend it" said cute little Ned.
"No indeed" said the Sailors "there's nothing up here
That you have any right to call funny or queer
For or course as you know all that this Star is bo bright
That whatever is done here must surely be right!"
Then Ned quickly said "Won't you give us a trip
For you seem to be made Just like any good ship.
But we boys are not boats and a sail we do lack
So we ask you to give ur a rldo oh your back!"
"Ho! Ho!" laughed the Sailors "That's quite a queer hotlon
For you both might fall oft and get drowned In the ocean."
"There la really no danger" said Fredy and Ned
"For we know how to swim and could hold up our head."
"All right!" said the Sailors "We'll act as your ships
And we'll take you far off upon one of 6ur trips."
So they talked while they walked to the edge or tho sea
Where the Sailors Jumped in Just as nice as could be;
And they lay right down flat and they spread out each sail
And could steer with their feet like a fish with his tail.
Fred sat on one back and young Ned on the other
And they said "Sail away!" to each Sailor brother.
Now the breese was then strong and they sailed fast and long
And they passed by a great many very his islands
Where the very tall trees waved their leaves In the breeze
Ahd the boys could see cities way up in the highlands;
In the Springtime :
A pretty story la told of a very homely r.
and awkward child who knowing she was i;-
so became sullen and unhappy. .
One dar her teacher an elderly lady ; '
pnt-hef arms around the child and draw ' V
ing her close to her said:
"What aila yoa child? Tell me!"
"I am so ugly and stupid" the girt (
cried "that it makes me miserable." .
. Then the teacher leading the child tats 1 :-
Btilt
THE BLIND SPINNER OF TOPS
When the new family moved into the
house next door little Jack Was much In
terested to find out Whether they had anyd
boys and so from the parlor window he
watched the furniture being carried in
also keeping an eye out for the member?
of the family when they arrived.
Our Puzzle Corner
FLAG DAY PUZZLE.
SB
Presently he saw a Woman holding a
little boy by the hand come down the
street stop and speak to the moving men
and then go into the house. The boy
seemed very quiet for lie walked ever so
slowly with his head held very straight
ahd looking neither to the right nor the
left.
Jacky set him down for a "sissy hoy"
though he couldn't have told you exactly
why he thought so. And the whole rest
of the afternoon the new little boy next
door did not come out of the house.
"Jack" said mamma a few days later
"you must be very dice to the little boy
next door."
"Aw. mamma he's a little Bissy' on
to
my
Jectctt Jack promptly
ly "he's blind."
So Jack" replied rrmmma very grave
Jack waS silent for a moment. Then
how could I
June 14 Is Flag Day. Little Bessie and little Tommy have made a flag
and are raising It Oat you find the flag by putting together the black pieces 1
Do you know now many stars and sttipea our flag realty hasT
BATTlt PMJIXLI.
I am composed of two words ef six and
four letters eachi I
1. My j. i i w la to slay.
2. My T S. s is a fowl. .
8 My I. l ( to move or paaa over
with friction. k t 14
My hhole la the nam of a battte of tht
MetietmeeaeeM4
i
v .-SolutioAW Flag DaPuuto. Mgft L
revolution the one hundred and thlrty-
Jltith anniversary ot which occurs on
PLA.Q DAY PUZZLE.
If the following are written one below
another thair Stgtag letters beginning at
the wpper left corner and ending at thyt
lowV let corner Will Spell the name of
peraon closely associated with Flag
X An article of Itood.
L To gain knowledge W skill.
i. . A boy's name.
i. Ah article of elethlng.
a. coin.
S. An organ of the body
. around grain.
. A flower. "1
. T frighten. .
' . . Answer.
feattle - puttie Bunker hill.
I Hen; . Bub.
Flam day pussle Betsy Rns.
T 1. . A I.
uwi i aware.
1 Kill;
1 Bread;
Moneyi I.
hexooke up!
rTm sorry but mamma
play with a blind boy?"
'Well" uuggeBted mamma Vyou could
tell him stories some of the ones you
read In your books; and you might de
scribe what you see. a llower. a tree a
horse a dog. whatever happens to be bo-
fore you at that time. Jusl think Jacky
he doesn't know what any of those things
look like! Suppose you were that way
wouldn't you feel dreadful and lonely and
and wouldn't you be glad If any little
boy who could see came to piny with
you?
lay baseball or pris
Yes'm." answered Jack dutifully -nut.
mamma hs can't nlav baseball or
oner's Mae or marbles or or spfn tops
or AO any or the things an onys nae to
dor- . .
"I know Jack but that Is Just lh
point and lust the reason why you should
be willing to saclrtce some or your tlnu
and give him a little pleasure. I'm sur-
prised that my son Is so selfish."
.All fl!. fttamitta " .tnpW AMMlktltsH
"only not this afternoon please because
the boys are all going to spin tops in the
So With a shake of her head and a look
that .mane JacK leei very uncomionnnre
mamma agreed to postpone his visit unlll
tne next aitornoon. v
Then the next afternooh. Jack hadn I
been With the new boy 10 minutes before
ho found hlmseir very mucn interested
Richard for that was his name seemed
to he able to do a surprising number of
thing that Jack had never even dreamed
any blind hoy couin do.
At first of course the meetl
wAn thm twvt lads was verv
awkward; or at least Jack thought It
was. But presently he asked Richard It
ho didn't want him to read to him out
of his story book. And Richard surprised
him bv replying that he had been reading
all morning and preferred to be In the
ctlng-be-stirr
and
open air.
Meaning r
A blind hoy reading? Jack
id .rorrelv believe his ear.
"You see" said lllchard with a smile
"I'm lust learning to read With the blind
alphabet. The letter are raised nd. I
Understand qHlte different from your
A-B-C's irt shape. I feet. them With the
tips of ttly flhgers and ceo tell what they
re. I can't read very fast but I've been
trying all morning and I'm tired. Let'
go out and way."
VAU right agreed the astonished Jack.
Ahd then he added "What yhall we
l"5lve yeu a smooth street hear hare-
one with asphalt on Itt" asked Richard.
f if so let's spin tops. Do you spin a
topf
Jack gasped. He .was never mora sur-
prised In Ma life ' A blind boy spin a
"Yes oh yes Indeed!" he hastened
renlv. "There's nn alley rlcht by
house ahd its' as smooth as glass all of
us boys spin our tops there. I've got two
In my pocket do you want me to lend you
one? But I've only ohe string."
"Oh that's all right" answered Rich-
ard "I have my own top and string too.
Come on. let's no. Vou don't mind walk
ing slowly do you and telllhg me when
I'm apt to run into anythlhg? You see
after I've been there with you several
times I'll be able to locate every object
and I won't have to bother you to guide
me.'1
Which was another surprise for Jacky.
But the greatest one came when the
bovs reached the alley ana Richard began
spinning his top. He wound the string
around it most expertly ehd a great deal
more quickly and tightly than Jack could
do. Then tie seemed to possess a mar-
velous gnack of making It spin.
Why he could make his top "go to
sleep" better tlmn could any of the boys
Jttck knew. And he could make It
"walk" and "hum" and climb up the
string and do all sorts of wonderful things
with It.
indeed there wasn't a boy In the neigh-
borhood who could spin a top as be could.
Presently Jack stopped spinning his own
and with his own string hanging limply
from his hand he stood watching lllch-
ard amased and fnaclnated.
Ahd. before he knew It he forgiit. nil
about Richard being blind!
From that dy on the boys were firm
frlehds and Jacky took care to Introduce
Richard to all of his friends and they
too l.ked him ns well as he did.
New Indian Animal Stories
How the Rabbit Got a Wife. By John M. Oajleon.
"Toll I for Ton Plant ttJmdTena
It CMtfolly
tht garden tbok a tulip buTB ' ithj '''
ground and placing It in the girl's i hand
said: "Thls lsforyou. Plant ft and ten
UfnettrTplantd the ugly halo watched V'
It and faithfully watered it until one ;
bright aunshiny day there came forth a
tiny sprout which gradually grew Into a
lovely flower.- .... JJ':'i'
"Now what ihall I oT asked the girl j
other teacher. . . ... . . .
"Guard yourself aa yott did the bfflh
ahd who knows-f . . . Y'''
The teacher's lesson was taken to
heart. The plant waa a bright promise of .-
the unfolding of the girl's character. .. t
"Hanosnme Is as handsome does" said
the teacher kissing her "and character '
Is far more important than looks." i
A WISH
Papa was Sitting by the table reading i."
Ms evening papef Generally when he ;""
same across an Itetn of Interest he read t. "a
It aloud to mamma. Little William a'-.;
typhlcal "little pitcher with big ears" as r j
rule was not In the least concerned .
about the Items his father read aloud... ?
But the other evening he was mightily In- i
terested. '
"1 see. ma" said ftapa "that the fish ;4
erfnen around Cape Cod have gone out ot s
rp spoke William promptly: -fT"
Qee wnis papa dhi nn yv was :;
Cape Cod fisherman!"
What's Good in Summer
Oh winter has plum-cake and citron.;
Hit tllA
And alced-bread and doughnuts so
goodie oh my! i "'
But summer has something far nicer than -
spices
That Isn't put by In the pantry for mlces;
It's better than sugar and cinnamon rice
is! ' "'.:.
What is it? DSticlous coto Ice cream and
icest fr'
WITH ONE (UP i
OF THE SHEARS
(Copyright 1913. by the McClure News-
paper Bnydlcate.)
Long time ago In the camps of the
Indians who lived In the wooded moun-
tains there was a long dispute about the
'possum. It was all about Why he was
such a fellow for lying down curling up
Into a ball ahd pretending to be dead.
Some of the old people told the story of
how the cricket -barber was once sent by
the rabbit to cut off all the hairs from the
'possum's tail before he came to a big
dance ahd that made the 'possum so
ashamed of himself that he lay dewn
and hid his head under his fmht paws
ahd would not say a word for so long
a time that all the other animals thought
that he was dead.
But some other old people who said
that thev spoke true used to tell a
different story and this Is It:
In the settlement where they lived
the rabbit nnd the 'possum were called
good-for-nothing fellows they were air
ways playing Jokes and running away
when there wns arty real work to do.
One by one the animals in thnt settle
ment got married and began to raise up
nice families. All but the rabbit and
He stood watching Richard amazed and fascinated.
the 'pftssum and no one would take
them I
"How shall we get wives?" asked the
'possum and he sat down in front of the
rabbit's door down In the broom-graM
by the edge of the river and put his hand
under his chin to think. And In a little
while therahbit knocked the ashes out
of his pipe put It In a crack over the
door and went over to sit down close to
the 'possum.
"I have a plan -glisten to me!" said the
rabbit. "Tomorrow you and I will get
up early tako some lunch and go to the
next settlement over there they have
heard of me as the messenger of the
council anil 1 will toll them that 1 bring
an order from the council for everybody
to get married rjght away and While
everybody la getting married you and I
Will get a wife too."
"Hood!" said te 'possum. "Then
must go home at once and get to sleep
so We can get an early start.
"Yes be sure you take your beauty
sleeh!" cried the rabbit and as the 'nos-
sum waddled fatly away the rabbit sat
down to plan out the words he would say
when he got to the next settlement.
Ivirly next morning the rabbit and the
pos.nl in started out. m a very little while
the ranhit was rar anead or the possum
for the 'possum w:is fat nnd a slow trav
eler. Ho the rabbit came to the next
settlement nt noon and when all the
animals there had ootno In to eat dm
ner the rabbit stood up and Said that he
had brought the message rrom me ureat
tDuncii or the animals ror an tne snl
muls in that settlement to get married
at once.
Kverylmdy knew that the rabbit Was
the messenirer from the (treat I ouncll
and so. een before thoy snt down to
eat their dinner everybody who Was hot
married picked out a wire. The rabbit
nicked out a wife for himself too. and
then they nil sat down to make thetr
dinner a gjunt wedding feast.
In the afternoon when the 'possum
enme alohg there was no Wife left tot
lilni! Rut the rabbit said to him:
"That's too bad! Now 1 will tell J-0U
what we will do; we will go on to the
next settlement and mere you will tor
sure to gel a wife." And after the 'pos
sum hint rested ami eaten something they
set out agmn. nut again the rabbit got
Tar ahead of tho waddling 'possum nnfl
when he came to the Settlement he called
all the annual together and stood ui
to say. i
"I cdme from the Ores council and
t brlhg word thnt you are all to hepln
to make war at mice. Bo long have vou
beenat pence that you kre getting Isxy.
how. evervliody must begin to fight (it
oncer' And the rabbit said It so loudly
that everybody In that settlement took
tip their arms and began to fight.
Rut the rabbit did not want to tight
and in six lumps he was off and anv.
taking his wife With him. Then Just as
tho flr.Ht ws getting fierce th" 'possum
tame up and they all Jumped on him.
Not hnvllig any weapons to fight with
because he was on n wedding Journey
all the 'possum could do to save himself
was to rail over curl up anil pretenu
to be dead.
And iso. sav some of the old people
he does to this day whenever there Is
(How Betsy Rosa Made the ffrei
pointed star.)
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HKN Betsy Ross showed Wasn ' ""
To make the star as she had .'v
done; f'CV
shp took a square' of paper neat
And then performed her world-famed
iX
feat.
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A fold she made diagonally '
Ami made a teut as you can see. V
Thn near the point she made a told-'.
As yon In flRHre three are told. .' &' r'
Then fold again that's number two! '
The picture shows you what to'dOi'A. '
A third fold now and then one'toore-.
In all you see the folds are foufV:
Then cut where slanting dot-llnea
are. .- . ' v" ;
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