. The Messenger [February 1910] . de possumDey voted her de queen. De bar he wore his beaver,His dimon studs en cane; On his arm hung Miss Babboon,Her style wuz sorter plain. P(tge UB Brer Bull-frog came in swallow-tail,En wore his snow white ves; Miss Turtle say it seemHe outdid all de res. De crickets in de ban-stan Struck up a lively tune,Den de leaders ob de party Hike out ter dancin soon. De scrapin ob de fiddles, Hit started all de res;Er prize wuz ter be given Ter de one dat dance de bes. Brer Bar en Miss BabboonDanced de Highland fling, Dey no more en got de goat come butt
. The Messenger [February 1910] . de possumDey voted her de queen. De bar he wore his beaver,His dimon studs en cane; On his arm hung Miss Babboon,Her style wuz sorter plain. P(tge UB Brer Bull-frog came in swallow-tail,En wore his snow white ves; Miss Turtle say it seemHe outdid all de res. De crickets in de ban-stan Struck up a lively tune,Den de leaders ob de party Hike out ter dancin soon. De scrapin ob de fiddles, Hit started all de res;Er prize wuz ter be given Ter de one dat dance de bes. Brer Bar en Miss BabboonDanced de Highland fling, Dey no more en got de goat come buttin in. *Tun yo oppsite partners, Now de ladies chain,De gents tun ter de center, Er prize yo gwinter gain. Miss Cricket wuz de lucky one Ter win de highes prize,De owl he sented it ter her Wid speech whats powful wise. Miss Jay-bird sung a song or two, Ober de scales she roam,An ended up her repertoire By singin Home, Sweet Home. Den all de critters parted Away fum dat soiree,Kaze de oninvited chickens Had nounced de crack o Found* Ila Howerton, 10. Easter had come at last. The whole town of B— was enthusiasticover the baseball game that was to be played on Monday afternoon. B— was a thriving little town of about one thousand inhabitants,and when one person began a thing, the whole town was ready tofollow. Ball was a great game there. In the springtime all mindswere turned toward baseball, and in the fall football was the girl in the town could be relied upon for being at every game,with her pennant and voice ready for use. The visiting team that day was a group of college boys, whichfact of course held special charms for the B— High School afternoon, on the top seat of the grandstand, in the center ofa long row of girls, stood Louise Herring, her pennant waving highand her cheers ringing loud. So intent was she that she seemed un-conscious of everything save the game. But suddenly there came a change over the girl. In an instantshe dropped in
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