Oh-Pshaw

"It was really Oh-Pshaw that saved his life," said Gladys, "because she made the mistake that made us lose."

The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos 1924

"Why, _you_ can draw the curtain, you're not doing anything at the end of this scene!" exclaimed Nyoda triumphantly to Oh-Pshaw.

The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos 1924

Commander-in-Chief, and Oh-Pshaw, trying to imitate the noise of a crying baby behind the scenes, emitted a series of yelps which were harrowingly suggestive of a large yellow dog going through the meat chopper.

The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos 1924

Then Sahwah remembered that Oh-Pshaw had a favorite nook out in the woods where she went when she wanted to be alone, a wide-spreading, low-boughed chestnut tree in a dense, shady grove, away from the singing brook with its terrifying gurgle; into the branches she climbed and sat as in a great wide armchair, secure from interruption.

The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos 1924

Punch Bowl, dark with an inky blackness that clutched at Oh-Pshaw as with hands while the hideous gurgling filled her ears and turned her blood to water.

The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos 1924

Oh-Pshaw stared at her blankly, unbelievingly for a moment, and then a great joy came into her face when she realized that she had achieved her heart's desire.

The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos 1924

Agony and Oh-Pshaw were touched and felt a lump rising in their throats; it was so beautiful, this bond of affection between the Winnebagos.

The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos 1924

Then you give me the baby and I walk up and down while you sew, and the baby screams all the while -- Oh-Pshaw, you'll have to make the noise for the baby behind the scenes.

The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos 1924

"Why, how queer!" said Sahwah, unable to understand how anyone could be afraid of her beloved element, and the others laughed, too, thinking that Oh-Pshaw was only exaggerating, as most girls do over their little peculiarities.

The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos 1924

Oh-Pshaw amended her vocal efforts so that the results were not fatal, and the historical First Edition of the Stars and Stripes proceeded without further mishap.

The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos 1924