The Inola Register. (Inola, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 1912 Page: 3 of 8
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MSS MINERVA
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Frances Boyd Calhoun
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CHAPTER XXV.—Continued.
"Lid you all hour what Mlsi Larrl-
Bjore, who teaches the little children
at school, suld about us?" asked Link
Importantly.
"N'aw," they chorused, "what was
It?"
"She told the super'ntendent," was
the reply of l.lna, pleased with her-
self and with that big word, "that
•he would have to have more money
next year, for she heard that l.lna
Hamilton, Frances Itlack, William
lilll and Jimmy Oarner were nil com-
ing to school, and she said we were
the most notorious bad children In
town."
"She t« the spltefullest woman they
Is," Jimmy's black eyes snapped;
"she 'bout the meddlesome* teacher
In town."
"Who told you 'bout It. Una?"
questioned the other little girl.
"The super'ntendent told his wife
and you know how some ladles are—
they Just ran't keep a secret. Now It
Is Just like burying It to tell mother
anything; she never tells anybody
but father, and grandmother, and
grandfather, and I'ncle Kd. and Bro-
ther Johnson, and she makes them
promise never to breathe it to a liv-
ing soul. Hut the super'ntendent's
wife Is difTerent; she tells ever'thlng
she hears, and now everybody knows
what that teacher said about us"
"Ererybody says she is the crank-
iest teacher they is," cried Jimmy,
"she won't let you bring nothing to
school 'ceptlng your books; you can't
even take your slingshot, nor your
air gun, nor—"
"Nor your dolls." chlined In Fran-
ces, "and she won't let you bat your j
eye, nor say a word, nor cross your
legs, nor blow your nose."
"What do she think we 's goln' to
her ol' school fer if we can't have
fun?" asked Billy. "Tabarnlcle sho' i
had fun when he went to school, lie
put a pin In the teacher's chair an'she
sat down on it plumb up to the head, ,
an' be tie the strings together what
two nigger gals bad they hair
wropped with, an" he squoie up a (
little boy's legs In front of him with
a rooster foot tell be Bqualled out
loud, an' be th'owed spltballs, an' he
make him some watermelon teeth, an'
be paint a chicken light red an'tuck It
to the teacher fer a dodo, an' be put
cotton In his pants 'fore be got licked,
an' be drawed the teacher on a state.
That '■ what you go to school fer Is
to have fun, an' I sho' Is goln' to
have fun when I goes, an' I ain't goln'
to take no bulldozln' offer ber,
neither."
"I bet we can squelch her." cried
Frances, vindictively.
"Yes, we 'II show her a thing or
two"—for once Jimmy agreed with
her, "she 'bout the butt-ln-est old wo-
man they Is, and she's going to find
out we 'bout the sijueichlngest kids
ever she tackle."
"Alfred Gage went to school to her
last year," said Frances, "and he cau
read and write."
"Yes." Jolnol in Jimmy, "and he
'bout the proudest boy they is; all
time got to write his name all over
everything."
"You 'member 'bout last Commun-
ion Sunday," went on the little girl,
"when they hand roun' the little en-
vellups and telled all the lolks what
was willing to give five dollars more
on the pastor's sal'y Just to write his
name; so Alfred be so frisky 'cause
be know bow to write; so be tooken
one of the little envellups and worteii
'Alfred Uage' on it; so when bis papa
And out 'bout it he say thai kid got
to work and pay that five dollars
ht'self. 'cause he done sign his name
to It."
"And If he ain't 'bout the sickest
hid they is." declared Jimmy; "I'll
betcher he won't g*t fresh no more
eoon. He telled me the other day be
ain't bad a drink of soda water this
nummer, 'cause ev<;ry nickel h gets
got to go to Mr Pastor's sal'ry; he
says he plumb tired supporting Bro-
ther Johnson and all hts family; and,
tie say, every time he go up town he
•ees Johnny Johnson a setting on a
stool In Baltzer's drug store Just a-
swlgging milkshakes; he sa>s be
going to knock him off some day
'cause it's his nickels that kid 's a
• pending "
There was a short ■llence, broken
by Billy, who remarked, apropoa of
nothing:
"I aho' Is glad I don't hafter be a
'oman when I puta on long pants;
mens Is heup mo' account."
"I wouldn't be a woman lor noth-
ing at all." Jimmy fully agreed with
him; "they have the pokiest time
they la
"l,ooks like he'd 'a* wore his
breeches out." said Billy.
"I don't want to be A lady." de-
clared Frances; "they can't ever ride
straddle nor clluib a tree, and they
got to squlnch up their waists and
toes I wish 1 could kiss my elbow
right now and turn to a boy."
CHAPTER XXVI.
Unconditional Surrender.
"They 's going to be a big nigger
'scurslon to Memphis at 'leven
o'clock." said Jimmy as he met the
other little boy at the dividing fence;
"Sam Lamb 's going and 'most all
the nlgKers they Is. Sarah Jane
'lowed she 'h going but she ain't got
nobody to 'tend to llenule Dick.
Wouldn't you like to go, Billy?"
"You can't go 'thouj you 'a a nig-
ger." was the reply; "Sam !.amb say
they ain't no white folks 'lowed on
this train 'ceptln' the engineer an'
conductor."
"Sam !.amb 'd take care of us If we
could go," continued Jimmy. "Let 'a
Does yo' folks know tout yer? Lord eel
What I axln' each a fool question fart
'Course dey don't. Come on, I gwlne
to take y' all off 'm deaa cart right
here at dls Woodstock, an' wa kin
ketch de 'commodatlon back home."
"But 8am," protested Billy, "We
don't want to go back home. We wants
to go to Memphla."
"Hit don't matter what j" all wants,"
was the negro's reply, "y' all gotta git
right off. His here 'scursion train don't
leave Memphis twell twelve o'clock
tonight an' yuh see how slow she am
runnln', and ev'y no 'count nigger on
her '11 be full o" red eye. An' yo' folks
Is plumb 'stracted 'bout yer dla min-
ute, I 'low. Come on. She am glttln'
ready to stop."
He grabbed the blackened hand of
each, pushing Jimmy and pulling Billy,
and towed the reluctant little boys
through the coach.
"Yuh sho' is spiled try fun." he
growled as he hustled them across the
platform to the waiting-room. "Dia-
here 's de fus' 'e.-urslon I been on
wldout Sukey a-taegin' long In five
. nu juoi iuk ti i a
year an' I aimed fo' to roll em high; I m|Iir|I1(? w„uc
an' now, 'case o' ketchln' up wid y' j ••\\illiam " i
when ha Is bf ktSMdf, but km is easily
led Into mischief.'
Miss Minerva's faca biased wit*. In-
dignation.
"William's fault indeed!" she an-
swered back. "There never was a
sweeter child than William;" for the
lonely woman knew the truth at laaL
At the thought that ber little nephew
might be hurt, a long forgotten tender-
ness stirred her bosom and she real-
ized for the lirst time how the child
had grown Into ber life.
The telegram came.
"They are all right," shouted Mr.
Garner Joyously, ps he quickly ope red
and read the yellow missive, "they
went on the excursion and Sam Urab
Is bringing them home on the accom-
modation "
As fhe major, short, plump, rubl-
cand, Jolly, and Miss Minerva, tall,
sallow, angular, solemn, were walking
to the station to meet the train that
was bringing home the runaways, the
elderly lover knew himself to be at
last master of the situation.
"The trouble with Hilly—" he began,
adjusting his steps to Miss Minerva's
HEALTH FOR THE CHILO.
all, I gotta go right back home. Now
y' all set Jes' as straight as yer kin j
set on dls here bench," he adniouishcd,
"w hilst I send a tel< graph to Marse
Jet ins (iamer. An' don' yuh try to
lope out on de flatform nelder. Set
wliar I kin keep my eye skinned on
yuh, yuh little sllpp'ry-ellum eels. Uen
I gwlne to come back an' wash ver,
so y' all look like 'spectable white
folks."
Miss Minerva came out of her front
door looking for Hilly at the same time
n
They Darkened Their Faces, Heads, Hands and Feet.
slip off and go down to the depot and
see the niggers get on. There "11 be
'bout a million."
Billy's eyes sparkled with apprecia-
tion.
"I sho' wish I could." he said; "but
Aunt Minerva'd make ine stay in bed
a whole week if I went near the rail-
road."
"My mama 'd gimme 'bout a mil-
lion licks, too. If I projeckted with
a nigger 'Bcurslon; she bout the
spanklngest woman they Is. My
on her
that Mrs. Garner appeared
porch in search of Jimmy.
"William! You William!" called one
woman.
"Jimmee-ee! O Jlmmee-ee-ee!" called
the other.
"Have you seen my nephew?" asked
the one.
"No. Have you seen anything of
Jimmy?" was the reply of the other.
"They were talking toeether at the
fence about an hour ago." said Billy's
aunt. "Possibly they are down at the
papa put some burnt cork on his face livery stable with Sam Lamb, 1 'Y.
in the Knights ar Pvtbl's minstrels phone and find out."
and I know where we can get some
to make us black; you go get Miss
Minerva's Ink buttle, too. that il help
some, and get some matches, and 1 il
go get the cork and we can go {o
Sarah Jane's house aud make usselfs
black."
"I ain't never promise not to black
up and go down to the depot." said
Billy waveringly. "I promise not to
never be no mo' Injun—I—" |
"Well, run then." Jimmy Interrupt- |
ed impatient!)'. "We '11 Just slip i
down to the railroad and take a look i
at the riggers You don't hatto get |
oa the train Just 'cause you down to
the depot."
So Miss Minerva's nephew, after
tiptoeing into the house for her Ink
bottle and tilling his pockets with
contraband matches, met his chutu
at the cabin There, under the criti-
cal survey of Bennle Hick from his
customary place on the floor, they
darkened their faces, heads, hands,
feet and legs; then, pulling their caps
over their eyes, these energetic little
boys stole out of the back gate and
fairly flew down an alley to the sta-
tion No one noticed them in that
hot, perspiring crowd. A lively band
was playing and the mob of good hu-
mored. happy negroes, dressed In their
Sunday best, laughing aud Joking,
pushing and elbowing, made their
way to the excursion train standing
on the track
The two excited children got di-
rectly behind a broad, pompous negro
and slipped on the car Just after him.
Fortunately they found a seat in the
rear of the coach and there they sat
unobserved, still and quiet, except for
an occasional delighted giggle, till
the bell clanged and the train started |
off
"Weil see Sam Lamb toreckly,"
whispered Jimmy, "and he'll take
care of ua."
The train was made up of seven
coaches, which had been taking on
negroes at every station up the road
as far as Paducah, and It happened
that the two little boyi did not know
"I "ni glad 1 am going to be a young ' a soul in tbelr car.
: But when they were nearlng Wood-
I stock, s little station not far from
1 Memphis, 8am Liimb. making a tour
| of the cars, came into their coach and
was promptly hailtd hy the children.
1 When he recognized them, he burst
Into such a ronr of laughter that It
' caused all the other passengers to turn
"And 1 il ring up Mrs. Hla< k and
Mrs. Hamilton. They may have gone
to see Lina and Frances."
In a short time both women ap-
peared on their porches again:
"They have not been to the stable
this morning," said Miss Minerva un-
easily. "and Sam went to Memphis on
the excursion train."
"And they are not with Lina or
Frances."—Mrs. Garner's face wore
an anxious look. "I declare I never
saw two such children. Still, I don't
think we need worry as It is nearly
dinner time, and they never miss their
meals, you know."
Hut the noon hour came and with It
no hungry little boys. Then, indeed,
did the relatives of the children grow
uneasy. The two telephones were kept
busy, aud Mr. Garner, with several
she corrected, faintly.
"The trouble with Hilly," rep.-a'ed
her suitor firmly, "Is this You have
tri<d to make a glr! out of a healthy,
high-spirited boy; you have n't given
him the toys and playthings a boy |
should have; you have not even given
the child common love and affection." J
He w as letting hlmstlf go. for be knew
that she needed the le> ture, and. won-
derful to tell, she was listening meek-
ly. "You hsve ste<led your heart." he i
went on, "against Hilly and against
me. You have about as much Idea how
to manage a boy as a—as a—" he
hesitated for a suitable comparison; j
he wanted to say "goat," but gallantry
forbade; "as any other old maid." he
blurted out. realizing as he did so that I
a woman had rather be called a goat
than an old maid any time.
The color mounted to Miss Miner-
va's face.
"1 don't have to be an old maid." she j
snapped spunkily.
"No; and you are not going to be
one any longer." he ai.a * ered with de- '
clslon. "I tell you t.nt. Miss Minerva, .
we are going tc n a fine, manly
boy out of that nephew of yours."
"We?" she echoed faintly.
"Yes, we! I said we, didn't 1?"
replied the major ostentatiously. "The
child shall have a pony to ride and
everything else that a boy ought to
have. He is full of natural animal
spirits and has to find some outlet for
them; that is the reason l>e is always
In mischief. Now, I think 1 under-
stand children." He drew himself up
proudly. "We shall be married tomor-
row," lie announced, "that I may as-
sume at once my part of the responsi-
bility of Billy's rearing."
Miss Minerva looked at him In flut-
tering consternation.
"Oh. no. not tomorrow." she pro-
tested; "possibly next year soma
time."
"Tomorrow," reiterated the major,
his white mustache bristling with de-
termination. Having at last asserted
himself, be was enjoying the situation
Immensely and was not going to glva
way one inch.
"We will be married tomorrow
and—"
"Next month," she suggested timidly.
"Tomorrow, 1 tell you!"
"Next week." she answered.
"Tomorrow! Tomorrow! Tomon>
row!" cried the major, happy as a
schoolboy.
"Next Sunday night after church,"
pleaded Miss Minerva.
"No. not next Sunday or Monday or
Tuesday. We will be married tomor-
row." declared the dictatorial Confed-
erate veteran.
Billy's aunt succumbed
"Oh. Joseph," she said with almost
a simper, "you are so masterful "
"How would you like me for an
uncle?" Miss Minerva's affianced asked
Billy a few minutes later.
"Fine an' dandy," was the answer,
as the child wriggled himself out of
Tba careful mother, watching cloaa-
ly the physical peculiarities of bar
children, soon learns that health la In
a great measure dependent upon nor-
mal. healthy, regular bowel action.
When the bowels are Inactlva, loss of
appetite, restlessness during sleep. Ir-
ritability and a dozen and one similar
evidences of physical dlsoider are soon
apparent.
Keep the bowels free and clear and
good health la assured. At the first
sign of constipation give the child a
teaspoonful of Or. Caldwell's 8yrup
Pepsin at bed time anj repeat the
dose the following night. If necessary.
You will find the child will quickly re-
cover its accustomed good spirits, and
eat and sleep normally.
Or. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Is far
preferable to salts, cathartics and
purgative waters which are harsh In
their action. Syrup Pepsin acts on
the bowels easily and naturally, yet
positive!), and causes no griping or
discomfort. Its tonic properties build
up the Btomach. liver and bowels, re-
storing their normal condition
Druggists everywhere sell Dr. Cald-
well's Syrup Pepsin In 50c and $1.00
bottles. If you have never tried this
remedy, send for a sample to Dr. W.
B. Caldwell. 201 Washington St., Mon-
tlcello, HI. He will gladly send a
trial bottle without any expense to
>ou whatever.
The Child, Father of the Man.
The late Thomas B. Reed, when a
lad. was requested to bail out a small
boat that had been leaking badly, and
was almost full of water.
"I can't do it," replied Tom "It's
unconstitutional."
"What do you mean*" Inquired the
awner of the boat
"The constitution of the United \
States fays." replied the future sta'es-
man. "that 'excessive bail shall not be
required' of any man."—Youth's Com-|
panion
Looking Forward.
The husband and wife were making
a call on friends one evening. The
wife was talking.
"I think we shall have Marian taka
a domestic science course along with
ber music and regular studies when
at college."
"Ah." said a man present, who bad
been a stranger until that evening,
"you look raiber young to have a
daughter ready for college."
"O!" said the mother, naively, "shg
isn't old enough now; she is Just eight
months old. but I do so like to look
forward!"—Indianapolis News.
Its Use.
"Has that prison a laundry?"
"Certainly. Don't they have to wash
and iron the convicts?"
The quarrelsome man Bhould bear In
mind that a chip on tbe shoulder
never won a Jackpot
Kven when a bill collector finds a
; man In he is apt to find bim out.
For liver or kidney troubles, nothing la
quite mj reliable as i.artieM Te*
Kven a love match may have Its
fl^-e-ups
Everybody Doing III
Doing What ?
Taking
Special Status.
"Why does that fellow put on so
many airs among his companions?"
" 'Cause he's near-<-oclety. he Is. He
was once run over by a multl million-
aire's motor car "
To be sweet and clean, every worn
an should use Paxtine In sponge bath-
ing. It eradicates perspiration and
all other body odors At druggists,
2.' c a box or gent prist paid on receipt of
price by The Paxton Toilet Co., Bos-
ton, Mass.
The Exception.
"In one respect, a man Is unlike a
conflagration."
"What is that?"
"When they put him out be Is full
of fire."
HOSTETTERS
STOMACH
BITTERS
For all troubles of the diges-
tive organs—Biliousness, Con-
stipation, Headaches and to
drive out the blues.
60 Years Doing It.
Usa Allen's Foot-Easa
The antiseptic powder to be shaken into
the shoes tor nred. tender, smarting, ach-
ing, awollen feet. It make* your feet feel
easy and ni.ik.-s watkins a Delight. Sold
everywhere. 25c. For free trial package,
addles* Allen S. Olmsted. I-e Uoy. N. X.
Fitting for the Occasion.
"You need Jo put more giuger In
your dinner stories."
"How would Jamaica ginger do?"
TO DRIVE on MALARIA
jiMUHtiLiiir TUKumra
Tnke rbe Old standard T AIT Hl.tevj
CtllU. TUNIC Von know yua are ta*!Q«
The forwu s is p'.alnif printed ,>n every borue.
sbowina <t is -imp y quinine snd I run u * iast.-.e .
form. snd lh« nj.-tl .-ite. :ua. turns- IT or |tii*B
people and children. SI cesu
The Plain Truth.
"Has that man a mania for oscu-
lation?"
"No. he's a plain kissing bug "
That Irritable, nervous conlitl.Hi due to s
bmt liver calls for Us natural anlKioto—
tiarlield Tea.
Some people lead such placid lives
that nothing ever *eema to happen to
tbeni. not even the unexpected.
The Wretchedness
of Constipation
Can quickly be overcome f
CARTER'S LITTLE
LIVER PILLS.
Purely vegetable
—act surely and
gently on the
liver. Cure
Biliousness^
Head-
ache.
Dizzi-
ness, and Indigestion. They do their duty.
SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRKX
Genuine must bear Signature
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ruto. Neal.
. i rnam^nui, conven-
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—. MftJoof m« ia..
ran tspillurtlpotar;
will not toll or injur*
anything Uoaran-
trrd U«a.
each •« iialin or (
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Pet tit's Fpi F.ve Salve
w
simiJfl ling the Food and
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1 m AUI, Lfilll llil [I
lady when I grow up," Lina declared.
"I would n't be a gentleman for any-
thing. I'm going to wear pretty
clothes and lie beautiful and be a
b«lle like mother was. and have lots
of lovers kneel at my feat on one
knee and play the guitar with the
other—"
"How they goln' lo play the gultnr
with the other knee?" asked the prac-
tical Billy.
"And sing Tall Me Thine Own,'"
•he continued, Ignoring his Intermit- ,
tlon. "Father got on his knees fo
mother thlrt)-seven atid-a hal.
before she'd say, I sill.'"
round and look In their direction.
"What y' all gwlne to do ties' I Jes'
wonder," he e*rlalmed. "Yo" ekals
ain't made dls side o' 'ternlty. Lordre,
l^irdce." lie gsned nt them admiringly,
"you sho' Is genoowln* corn fed, ter-
tliuas I In' silver. nil wool an'a yard wide,
| pure leaf. Qreen Ulver Lollapaloosaa
He Was Received W
other men on horseback, scoured the
village. Not a soul had seen either
child.
At three o'clock Miss Minerva, worn
with anxiety and on the verge of a
collapse, dropped Into a chair on her
veranda, her faithful Major by her
tide. He had come to offer help and
sympathy as soon as he heard of her
distress, and. finding her in such a
softened, dependent and receptive
mood, the Major had remained to try
to cheer her up.
Mr. and Mrs. tinnier were nlso on
the porch, discussing what further
steps they could take
"11 Is all the fault of that William
of yours," suapped one little boy's
mother to the other little boy's sunt.
"Jimmy Is tbe best child In the world
his auut's embrace. The enthusiastic
reception accorded him. when he got
off the train, was almost too much for
the little boy. He gazed at the pair In
eir.barrnssment. He was for the mo-
ment disconcerted, and overcome; In
place of the expected scoldings and
punishment, he was received with
caresses and flattering consideration.
He could not understand It at all.
The mujor put a hand on the little
boy's shoulder and smiled a kindly
smile Into his big, gray, astonished
eyes as the happy lover delightedly
whispered, "Your aunt Minerva Is go
Ing to marry me tomorrow, Billy."
"Pants an' all*" asked William
Oreen Hill.
THE END.
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