Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XXIX, Number 15, 12 April 1890 — UNCLE PHILS DESK. [ARTICLE]

UNCLE PHILS DESK.

Man> oC tb< bys snd g»r!s »round lhis Dcsk have hr>rd ahoot "Apnl Fool." Somc of you have foOl<d othcr»» an<i been f'*>ltd by otb<rv Thc firM day r ( April hs* heen rallcd 4 AII Kool's I>ay" f< r a at many yearv 'l hat is thc on«* d*v in the whde ycar when Ik>vs ard j*'r!s, and men and women tor», try to fool cafh othcr. \ ou all know what tl at mean?. Oftcn ha- Un<le Phi! hcard wmie <>f you on the ground *!•«»* s * oi»t ">OU « fool me." Vc.u i»li> :r.« ks cnj ea< h othcr, try»ng tw inake e; < h oth« r j d; somc fot>lish thmn. \try oftcn you' and many '|»iarrels af.se on art mnt of "Aj-ri! l-'ool." Nob< dy likcs to l>e foolcd th.it way, cven when trying to f'X) 1 othrrs Such fooling does n<>t make .»>> < nc feel happy. Hcre ii a >tory <f •*' nie ,l »'l h \N I F« H"»i.iN< donc by a liitīt g*ri who had her own wa> of fi.oling. v» h < h did not make any one fecl She wantcd to $urfrise st»nic pcrsons rather than feol then ; to make thcm feel happy in;»UN»d ol urhappy. "May I do so»ne <pict*r things Apnl Fuol's I>ay, mama askcd little Marjf.irt t H< r mrthir tri.stcd the lillle girl that shc wotild do nothing wrong, so shc said "yes, dear, if you arc sure to d ) nothing unkind, or in bad MargTet smiled kn<>wingly and , roniised. On th* first of April, K :>, thc v >ok, wer»t into thc kitchen to bi4Ī d her firc. Shc was feeling t rrd at havingt"dothe samc things cvery day. S' ° t ok thc t < vcr cff thc stovo, and l>chold ! thc wot)d and eoal wcre all readv laid ! "H!rss ls ard savc us !" cricd Katy; an' Ywas an April fool I expccted to tumble into this momin'." Margarct, with a "shining morning facc," was early at the breakfast table. "I,ook under your pl tc, 'Pom," she said to ber brother, when that wise young gentleman refused for a lorg time to turn it over. "I gi.ess so so r said he knowingly. "April Fool ! You can't catch me with chafT, Miss Maggte." 1 0 look ! ple«se look !" cried Murgirct. "I can't wait. It is an April Fool, but it is a lovely one. Oh, please look !" "N'eN, Ton», d<»n't disappoint hcr/' siid mama, gently. And Tom, muttering something about "girls' nonsense," did look and saw-~thej-ck knifewhich he had wanted for month*— "Well, l'm a Dutrhman;" he said, without knowing wherther he were one or not. "It is an April Fool," cried Margar<t. gctting up from the tablc to dat e • around it. ,4 lt 's »•> kind; I invcnttd it M Rcrause he was a Ik y, I\>m did not say mueh; but when he lfft ihe room, he slily threw \viy thc dead mouse that he was K"ing to put into Margaret's pccket The litt!e girl ran off early to school. citltng on the way at the littlc house where Pete Smiley lived a!ore, and spent his time grumbling at his neighb:>rs and his own rhcumatism. *V»ocd tnorning," said Margarct t assheopcncd h s kuehen docr. "Hcre is something for y )u." *Ijet out ! w shouted Pele, rcathing Out for hb eane. "You're the fifth little torment that's been here this morning with your April Fools ! Get out, or 111 by this over your shoulden " Margartt grtw |iale t but shc did nct run away. "It is an April Fool, w she satd, brav* ely. "If youll open it, I*ll stand right here. and if you do not like it. you ean strikc tne as hard asyou hke." To his own surpri4e, Pete did open the package. There waa tn it a eup Tott of the strong peppenntnt cand«s he likcd next to hia tobacca "Well, that is a fine Aprtl Pool !" he cried. "i think Apiil Fools* Day is quite nke, w said Mugaiet as she made her liule bow. "Good morntng, sir." So her day went ock fil)ed with $*r pr\m th*t had nothing bot sweetneia io thein. 4 Tve htd a beaut ful lime," taid Margarck lo herse)f that night, aod I have not let anybody %:* I was angry when I «ras fooled. Here is another «tory, m t »n Aj ril Kool one, whieh shows how i»u fulks

*crc mhuken. witho«J trviog to iool eaeh oil>ef. Ix » calkd lt vn a warm <ummcr dar wbeo • ' Uik e Ephniin. a go d oid rwgro, •cnt into an of<jcian's shop, <an op t»c«an *% ooe who s«f!s 2las*cs of all kiml* for thc cycs to iV) »**,d, taking off l*i% uli »hite hat. and wiping the swcat fr »m h * forchcad wsth a big rtd handkcf< hw:i f vat down carcfuily oo a <ool f and askcd for a patr of g ! ass« *'fcr to wif." •*What number do you wc.ir,* T asked :he opt'rian ? Unele Ephrairo grinncd, ,4 I guess I wean two," "vaid he. 1 "Xuml>er two !** cr»cd out the op | lieian in grea: surpr«e "It is' two glasses, $ah ! One fer de one eye, and one fur de eKMe^" Thc opti< ian lookcd at him with a frown for a minutc; but, secir.g that the o!d man was not tr>i r g to fool him, went on with the business bcforc him. • Iry on thcse,' he said. p cking out a pair of spe< tacles, "ard sce if you ran read the !etters on that <>vtr thcre." Un< le Kphraim carcfuHy r>ut on the g!asscs, and looked eagerlv at the card. M Carn'i read it, soah, l>es«»" he said, looking disapp«inted. "Well, try on these/' said tbc optician, giving him a strongcr pair. *'No gr>, lx>ss," sai<i Unele Epnraim. I'he nian give him another pair, and then anothtr Not one cf them all cou!d help Unc!e F)phraim to read. though ht tritd ever so hard, and wip ed his forehead pg »in and again with his red handkerchi f. "Look here" sa : d the opiie'an at last, •'ean you read at al! ?*' • Ntbbcr could rea<l, boss," s :id Unele Ephraim, "IV) nebbcr lanml me how, no how. But I done hearn tell ob people dat cou!d read wif g'»sES,datcould'nt not rcad widout 'em, nohow, an' I made up my inin' l'd see if »t wasdatway wif me! '