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Entered according to Act of Congress, in June, 1867, by J. W. Bouse k Cos., in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Unitod States for tiro So. District of Georgia.
Vol. I.
Written for Burke’s Weekly.
School is Out!
* s a mcrr y scene -
These boys have just
come from the school
house, which is hidden
JMM r behind the trees, and
they are now ready for
\fWyt Two of them are wrest
r»S' bng, while the others are looking
V* on, and laughing. One little fel
low’s feet have slipped
from under him, and
he is flat on the ground.
The one just behind
him seems to be vastly
amused, either at the
one who has fallen
down or at the two
who are wrestling. All
of them seem to be in
a good humor. Some
boys cannot play with
out getting angry, and
making themselves
and all around them
miserable. This is very
wrong, and we trust
the little readers of the
Weekly will never al
low themselves to be
of this number.
fherc are a great many out-door games
lor boys, such as prisoner’s base, lcnp
h’og, tag, follow my leader, hop scotch,
an d many others, not to mention the
various games with marbles. Avery
popular game just now in this country is
base ball. It is, however, indulged in by
grown men and older boys rather more
than by school-boys, and is a very exci
ting game.
Croquet is also a very popular game
n °w, and affords excellent exercise for
girls as well as boys. It is of French
°rigin, and has on’y lately been intro
duced into this country. It is played
MAOOIST, G-A., SEPTEMBER 21, 1867.
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boys. The stick should be slightly ta
pering towards the end, for this gives a
spring to the mallet. The arches should
be about eighteen inches at the base,
where they enter the ground. These,
with two sticks, or pegs, about an inch
in diameter, which are stuck into the
ground, to mark the starting and return
ing points in the game, constitute all the
necessary implements. Croquet is played
on a smoothly shaven lawn, and the ex
tent of the course and the distance be
tween the arches must depend on tho
size of the lawn. Sets of croquet imple
ments cost from $lO to $25.
with an apparatus consisting of two
sticks, a mallet and ball for each player,
and a number of iron arches or rings.
Sets of these implements may be bad at
the book stores and toy shops. The balls
are of wood, from eight to twelve inches
in circumference, painted of different
colors, or numbered, so that each player
may know his or her own. The mallets
are made of heavier or lighter wood, ac
cording as they are to be used by ladies
and children, or by large and strong
The Charity that Covereth.
Dear Moss,” said the old Thatch, “ I
am so worn, so patched, so ragged, really
lam quite unsightly. I wish you would
come and cheer me up a little; you will
hide all my infirmities and defects; and
through your loving sympathy, no finger
of contempt or dislike will be pointed at
me.”
“I come,” said the Moss; and it crept
up and around, and in and out, till every
flaw was hidden, nd all was smooth and
age and poverty wear the garb of youth
and luxuriance.”
1 Will Not.— 1 “I will not!” said a lit
tle boy stoutly, as I passed along. The
tone of bis voice struck me.
“ What won’t you do ?” I stopped and
asked.
a That boy wants me to make believe
something to my mother, and, I wont,
lie answered in the same stout tone.
That little boy is on the right track.
That is just one of the places to say
« won’t,” I hope he will stick to it.
No. 12.
fair. Presently the sun
shone out, and the old
Thatch looked glori
ously in the golden
rays.
“ How beautiful the
Thatch looks!” cried
one.
How beautiful the
Thatch looks!” cried
another.
11 Ah i” cried the old
Thatch, ‘‘rather let
them say how beauti
ful is the loving Moss,
that spends itself in
covering all my faults,
keeping the knowl
edge of them all to
herself, and by her
own grace making my