mXKK«X«Xm!mXm>,XmXmXmXmX,‘X,v | The Kiddies’ $ | Korner | Madre Penn Appreciation. My muvver’s ist the nivest one ’At ever lived wid folks; .» » She lets you have ze mostes’ fun, , ■ An’ laffs at all your jokes. i * * H f|£P I got an ol' maid auntie, too, i The worst you ever saw; Her eyes ist bore you through and through— i She ain’t a bit like ma. She’s ist as slim as sl&n can be, An’ when you want to slide Down on ze balusters, w’y, she Says ’at she’s horrified. She ain’t as nice as Uncle Ben What says ’at little boys Won’t never grow to be big men Unless they’re fond ef noise. But muvver’s nicer zan ’em all; She calls you "precious lamb, An’ lets you roll your ten-pin ball, An’ spread your bread wiz jam. An’ when you’re bad, she ist looks sad, You fink she’s going to cry; An’ when she don’t, you’re awful glad, An’ den you’re good, oh, my! At night she takes ze softest hand, An’ lays it on your head, An’ says, "Be off to Sleepv-Land By way o’ trundle-bed.” So when you fink what muvver knows An’ aunts an’ uncles tan’t, It skeers a feller; ist suppose His muvver ’d been a aunt. PAUL LAWRENCE DUNBAR. Today’s Game. Did you ever play Cat and Rat? Well, this is the way it’s done: One player is chosen for cat and one for rat. The others all form a circle with clasped hands. The cat stands outside of the circle and the rat in side. The game opens with a conver sation between the cat and rat. The cat says: "I ara the cat." The rat says: “I am the rat.” The cat says: “I will catch you.” The rat says: “You can’t.” This last defiance is a signal for a chase. The cat tries to get into the circle, and the rat tries to evade him. Both may run in and out the circle, but the other players will assist the rat by raising their hands to let him run under, and they will try to foil the efforts of the cat by preventing his breaking through the circle either inward or outward. When the rat is caught lie joins the circle and the cat becomes the rat; a new cat is chosen from the circle of players. The game is played with 10 to 30 or more players. OLD EIGHTH GIVES ITS FLAG TO FRANCE Praised by French General. Chicago, Jan. 14.—The 370th Regi ment, U. S. A., was formerly Chica go’s crack Colored regiment, the 8th Infantry, Illinois National Guard, and its men are practically all from Illi nois. .< Their blood has dyed the soil * of France, and now' their regimental col ors float over that hallowed battle ground. Details of the presentation reached Chicago yesterday in -a letter from Maj. W. H. Roberts, brother of Col. Thomas A. Roberts, of the Regi ment. The colors were presented at Ver neuil sur Rerre Thanksgiving day to Gen. Joseph Marie Vincendon, com manding the Fifty-ninth Division, French army, by Lieut. Col. Otis B. Duncan. I Many Heroes Decorated. Maj. Roberts’ letter tells also of a large number of citations and decora ; tions for the men. In presenting the colors Col. Dun 1 can said: “We are proud of the opportunity to have fought with France for a world-wide democracy and independ ence. We have j,iven you the best there is in us, and we have given it with the fullness of our hearts. “As an evidence of our love for Fiance, as an evidence of the love we ! give to you, to your division and to | your army, of which we have the honor to be a part, we present to you | our colors. May they wave in bene diction over France as they float in America.” French Chief’s Tribute. General Vincendon replied: “I shall religiously preserve this national emblem of America, in re membrance of the time when I had under my orders the valiant 370th U. S. A., when we fought together on the soil of France for the triumph of right and liberty. “The noble cause of which we were and remain the champions, the blood shed by your men, mixed with that of their comrades on the devastated banks of the Ailette and Serre, con stitute between us an unbreakable bond.” Three times representatives of the Regiment were honored for valor. BOY SCO FT NEWS Tri"n,'A'22 TiGWElULEiE Poro Corner St. Louis, Mo. § x x x x x x x-x x x x x x X Wilt'll x x x.K.XX x x x x x x x x X’X xxx X'x x XX/XX Ki)0fflKiiXX.x:x;Xi;»ji8IWi!t X x x x x.X X XiX!X;XrXfWS#I)f!HJ8