""THE" SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, APRIL 1, "
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Urtle Bird Tells. t
It' strange how little- boys' and girls mothers
Can find out they do
IX a fellow does anything- naughty
Or itri anything- that's not true.
They'll look at you Just for a moment
Till your bean In your bosom swells.
And then they know all about It,
For a Uttle bird tells.
2?ow, where the little bird comes from
Or where the little bird foes.
If he's covered with beautiful plumage
Or black 80 the king of crows.
If his voice Is as hoarse as a ravea
Or clear as the ringing bells,
I know not. but I know
A little bird tells.
an Francisco Chronicle.
"BUD" GETS KNOWLEDGE
.April-Fool Day Has Its Unpleasant
Experiences, but Be Gets Even
With His Brother Matt.
"No, thank you." politely declined Rose;
"I never eat crackers for breakfast."
Then she banded the plate Matt had
passed her on to Mabel, who In turn said:
"I don't eat them for breakfast, either,"
adding, with a knowing smile, "especially
on the first of April." So when the plate
found Its way back to Matt It was as
well filled as when he bad started It
around the table.
"Budd will have a nice, fresh cracker,
I know," said Matt; and this time he
was not disappointed. Uttle Bud chose
the puffedst ono of the lot, which you may
already have guessed were not crackers,
hut paper Imitations very good Imita
tions, too Just the 6lze, shape and color
of soda biscuit, with tiny holes pricked
at exactly the right distances apart.
Matt had bought 15 cents worth, never
suspecting but that every member of tho
family would think them real; so he felt
quite crestfallen at being able to deceive
only Bud.
"April fool!" Matt Bald, as Bud com
menced chewing the paper, but the little
fellow only looked puzzled, and replying,
"I tanl bite It," laid down the cracker,
to try another. But sister Rose Inter
fered. "They're all paper, dear, and not
made to eat," she said; "this Is April
fool day," you know."
"Oh. 1th ltr' cheerily replied Bud, who
had never heard of the day before, but
probably supposed It meant something
pleasant, the same as Christmas and
Thanksgiving. Soon afterward he was al
lowed to climb down from the table,
whereupon, leaving the dining-room, he
went out of doors, to start upon his usual
morning round.
Hover Presents Himself.
Tho moment he left the porch Rover, the'
flog, bounded around the corner and
against him, knocking him down. How
ever, Bud didn't mind this In the least.
He knew by It that Rover, like himself,
felt good-natured and ready for fun. So
he picked himself up with a Joyful laugh,
glad that the dog had Joined him.
The first thing was to find how many
flowers had blossomed during the night
Bud loved flowers, especially daffodils and
tulips. They were In bloom at this sea
son, and grew uprn. the lawn, both In
straight rows "and In round beds. Bud
liked best the yellow tulips and the daf
Xodllls. He picked one of each; then left
the garden and found the spot where him
self and other boys had been playing bat
tle the day before. There were the sticks
or "weapons" lying Just where they had
been thrown down. He could see the foot
prints In the dust, and also the larger
prints, where the "soldiers" had fallen,
pretending to be dead or wounded.
From here he went out of his own
yard Into the lot on the other side of the
fence. A three-story house was being
built In this lot. Bud wondered why the
carpenters had not yet come, but then
remembered that It was April-fool day,
and supposed that they were not going to
work. Tramping through the shavings
was delightful, although the long ones
curled around his feet so that every little
while he had to stop and unwind them.
He examined the different tools, and was
especially delighted with the plane and
Its mysterious "bead," which. In Its small
glass case, moved almost faster than he
could follow with his eye. whenever he
tipped the plane on end.
Then there were the palls of paint to
be looked Into and the piles of lumber to
be climbed. He enjoyed climbing the lum
ber, and presently began climbing some
thing else the long ladder that reached
from the ground to the top of the three
story building.
Now this ladder was In full view from
one of the dining-room windows, and the
family. Bud's father, mother, brother and
two slsters,was still lingering at break
fas L
A Scared Community.
"Look!" exclaimed Bud's mother, turn
ing pale. She saw that the 3-year-old
was on top the small house. He sat con
tentedly at the edge of the fiat roof,
dangling his fat legs so as to kick the
wooden walL Rose and Mabel covered
their faces with their hands, while the
whole family would have rushed out. had
not Mr. Dai-is. Bud's father, said: "Don't
excite him: stay where you are, or go In
some other room, where you'll be out of
eight."
"Why, Bud; papa didn't know you could
climb that high," the father called quietly,
when near enough to be heard. The little
boy looked down very much pleased, and
began swinging his fat legs faster than
ever.
"Kfw tt7nn Anum 4nt na vrtt. . ....
and shot? me how you do It," Mr. Davis
continued.
Bud's mother and sister, who were
watching from behind curtains, and per
haps his father and brother, also, held
their breaths, while he swung hlmf elf Into
position and made the descent. One small
foot after the other set itself firmly on
the rounds of the ladder. Until more
than half way down. Bud was encouraged
and flattered by hearing his father say:
"Why', how well you do It; you're so care
ful, too. That's the way; come along!"
When he had almost reached the ground.
Bud turned his head and looked down with
a proud and happy Uttle smile. He
thought, of course, that he deserved a
great deal of praise. Instead, what did
his father do. but pull him oft the ladder,
the Instant he was within reach, and-then
give him an old-fashioned whipping. Poor
Bud! He had his troubles.
After the whipping, he went back Into
his own yard, but. wishing to be alone,
wandered to the further edge of It and
pcated himself under the big willow tree.
Presently he stopped sobbing to watch a
fat robin that hopped near. Then he saw
Matt approaching, with a paper bag. Bud
hoped tho bag contained candy, and. sure
enough. It did.
"Hold your hands together, kid!" Matt
said. Then he poured out as many long
white candles as the chubby palms coulu
bold.
"Eat them, and I'll give you some more."
he went on. The candy was very good,
having a nut In the center of each piece.
After eating It, Bud felt so much better
that Matt didn't see the need of any
longer pitying and being kind to him.
Poor Bndl
"Look here, kid! I saved the biggest
one of the lot for you. Ain't It a beauty,
though?" and Matt watched a piece of
April-fool candy, stuffed with red pepper,
go Into his brother's mouth.
"Don't bite that; It'll burnP he exr
claimed, but repentance came too late, for
Bud's little teeth had already cracked the
sugar coating, and soon his blue eyes were
again tilled with tears.
"Spit It out. quick!" Matt commanded.
Though very thoughtless and careless, he
did not Intend to be mean, and would have
given considerable could he have undone
his act. But, although Bud spit and spit,
and drank water and ate more good can
dy. It took him longer to get over the
burning pain than It had the pain of the
whipping. He bore It bravely, though.
Bud, you're all right; you re a brick:
we'll have lots of fun yet today. I gave
you that candy for April fool, but I didn't
think it would hurt you so much." con
soled Matt.
He had no need to fear that Bud would
tell. Bud eeldom told aenythlng of this
sort, and when he did. It was unintention
ally; as. for Instance, yesterday, when he
had left the "battle-field" and gone Into
me nouse tor sometmng.
"Why, Bud. what's tho matter with
"APRIL
McGee Here's the old bat trick
The Plumber Holy
youT' Mrs. Davis had exclaimed, for his
nose showed plainly that It had been bleed-'
lng, and she bad noticed a bump over his
right eye.
Bud Warn the "Spaniel.
"Oh, nothln'; only we's a-playin war,
and theys a makln me be the spaniel.''
be replied. By "spaniel he meant Span
lard, of course.
"Come on, kid; let's go to the bam!"
said Matt, when at last the burning had
almost stopped. He had tried hard to
cheer Bud up, while It lasted, but without
much success.
"You wait here, and I'll bring down my
fishing tackle." he said, when the stable
door was reached. Bud's face, indeed,
brightened at mention of the fishing
tackle. To look It over was one of his
greatest delights. It contained, besides
long lines, sharp hooks and bits of lead
and cork. Imitation files and other In
sects, to be used as bait. Matt kept
these Imitations Just for curiosities, as he
never had any luck catching fish with
them.
Bud grew tired of watting, and so went
up the stairs leading to the loft, where
Matt kept his treasures. Including the
tackle. Upon reaching the loft, he found
It quite dark, but could see his brother
examining the contents of a wooden box,
in a distant corner of the room.
Now. while Bud had been fooled twice,
he had not yet tried to fool any one; In
fact, he did not understand Just how to go
about It, The door that led Into the loft
fastened with a lock and key. The key
was In the lock and on the outside. Bud
wondered If to shut the door and turn
the key would not be almost as good aa
April-fool Joke as to give red pepper can
dy. He decided to try It, and locked the
door so quietly that Matt's attention was
not attracted. He stood very still, watt
ing to call ."April fool," when Matt should
try to come out and And himself unable
to do so. without Bud's assistance. ,
But Matt stayed so long that Bud grew
tired and decided to make a short trip
to the house; then to come oack again.
Now. on the way to the house. Bud be
came very sleepy so sleepy that he could
scarcely walk. His mother took him In
her lap when he entered, and In three
minutes Bud was taking a nap, which
lasted until way past lunch time. He
missed his lunch and had to content him
self with bread and milk, eaten at tha
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kitchen table. It was so late that hi)
mother was In the kitchen, getting things
ready for 6 o'clock dinner.
Tom Wayland. one of Malt's chums,
came with the milk?
"Have you seen Matt, Tom?" Mrs. Davis
asked. "He wasn't here for lunch; I feel
quite worried."
"No, ma'am," Tom replied.
Bud looked up from his bread and milk,
saying, "I know where Matt Is. I locked
him In the loft some' time ago. I did It
for April fool."
"Tou locked him In the loft?" Mrs. Da
vis exclaimed. "Then he must be? there
yet. Tom. will you go and seer
Tom went, and very soon Matt entered
the kitchen. He looked flushed and an
gry, as he walked up to Bud, with the
words:
"Mamma, you ought to lick him." Their
mother thought differently, however, al
though she did talk very seriously about
the meanness of playing practical Jokes,
either April-fool day, or any other time.
Matt squirmed as be thought of the red
pepper candy, and he wondered which
really had been the worst fooled, himself
or Bud. A. MAGU1RE.
THE BRIDGED CARD."
Clever and Entertaining; TrlcTc of
Parlor Hade,
Among parlor tricks with cards recently
explained, by Professor Leon Herrmann,
the prestldlgitateur. Is one .known as
FOOLl"
again, rtl kick It to please the boys.
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CpLUTTTg
smoke! Police! Fire!!!
The Bridged Card," which Is an excel
lent source of amusement for a company
of young people.
The perform :r hands a deck of ordinary
playing cards, well shuffled, to a person
selected from the company, turns his bock
or retires' to another portion of the room,
while a card Is selected from the deck
and retained: then returned to the deck
without any handling by the operator, and
finally disclosed without the performer
even having looked at the face of the
cards. The modus operandi Is . as fol
lows: Announce to the company that you are
about to place the complete deck In the
hands of a person selected by them, and
allow the person so chosen to take
from and retain any card selected, without
resorting to any force ur coercion by
you of any kind. While you are making
this announcement, hold the deck firmly
In your hands, apparently merely playing
with them, but In reality bending them
Into a slight bridge. Then hand then to
the person who has been chosen to select a
card and turn your back after telling htm
to take from the deck any card he desires
and retain It, being sure not to allow any
other person to see It,
After this Is done you again take pos
session of the deck, still, however, allow
ing the card to remain In possession of
the person who has withdrawn It, Then
talk again to the company, telling them
what you are about to do, at the same
time again playing with the deck in your
hands, but again forming them Into a
'bridge as before, only this time you are
reversing the bridge, or. In other words,
you are bending them In exactly the op
posite angle to what you did before the
card Is selected.
Then ask that the card again be placed
AND MRS. RAIN - IN - THE
In the deck, while It is resting on the
palm of jour hand. After this Is done
you shuffle the deck easily but completely,
taking care, however, not to bend the
bridge of either the deck or the selected
card. While manipulating and shuffling
them you can easily and unobserved
glance at the edges and the selected card
will be perfectly palpable, by Us being
bent In an exactly opposite bridge from
the rest of the deck. In shuffling you
can easily place this card on the bottom
of the deck (much more easily than you
think.)
When In this position, observe It again
and shuffle It Into the pack. Draw the
t J? v.2
attention of the company to the tact
that you hare not even glanced at the
face of any of the cards. Ask some per
son to again shuffle the deck you have
now restored to Its normal condition by
bending out the bridges. After this Is done,
ask him to hold the entire deck to your
forehead and to intently think cf the card
selected. At the same time close your eyes
and assume a thoughtful expression. Af
ter you consider sufficient time has elapsed
you may tell the card which you have
seen on the bottom of the pack.
This Is the best way to conclude this
trick for an amateur who Is unable to
handle cards dexterously, but It can be
ended countless ways by the amateur who
Is clever at card tricks, and It will al
ways be found to give much entertain
ment and excite considerable wonder.
HOWS THIS, BOYS I
Wow Orleans) Watchmaker Spina Top
Seventx-one Minute.
T see) that a couple of Northern eden
Usta are wrangling over the Invention of
a top that spins for an hour without stop
ping." said a New Orleans engineer, talk
ing about mechanical curios to a Timce
Democrat man of'that city. "No detailed
description of the device has ever been
printed, but I can assure both claimants
that It la far from a novelty.
"Over ten years ago, to the best of my
recollection, a German watchmaker, who
was then living here, mode a top which I
have several times seen spin for more
than an hour. His name was William
Freund. and I believe he Is now at Dallas,
Tex. He was a sort of all-round mechan
ical genius and used to occupy his leisure
by making quaint automatic toys, which
he generally gave away. The long-distance
top consisted of a metal sphere, about the
size of a football, surmounted by two thin,
wide disks, which, to the best of my rec
ollection, were made of tin, with a strip
of lead around the edge. Freund called
the thing the 'Saturn top because theso
disks made It look something like the fa
miliar pictures of that planet.
At the bottom of the sprere was a short
pin with a sharp point, on which the ap
paratus revolved, and on top was a peg for
'winding the string which gave It Its Im
petus. No other mechanism was visible.
Freund spun the toy In a small saucer the
two or three times I saw It In motion. Ho
held It erect by a handle, which rested
In a cavity at the end of the peg, gave the
string a quick Jerk and away It went. It
whirled around so smoothly and with such
a total absence of anything like wobble
that It was hard to discern that It was
really moving. It appeared to bo standing
perfectly still. The longest time that I
saw It spin was one hour and 11 minutes,
but on other occasions It beat that record
slightly."
HOW SAVAGES GET FIRE.
Ingenious Method Pusued by Mada
gascar Natives.
Various savages have different methods
of kindling flie. In New Holland a point
ed stick Is twirled between the palms of
the hand until the wood on which It
stands begins to smoke and at last breaks
Into flame. Other savages obtain a spark
by sticking one bit of wood upright In
the earth.-cutting a slit in It lengthwise.
In which they rub another bit of wood
with a protruding piece until It flames.
The most Ingenious method Is, however,
says the Philadelphia Inquirer, that fol
lowed by the Inhabitants of Western
"Madagascar. These use a string of ani
mal hide, by which they twirl the upright
stick rapidly and hasten the fire lighting.
To us who have merely to .strike a match
under the mantelpiece tho value of fire
Is little appreciated, but suppose that we
were caught In the wilderness without
a match, how would we go about light
ing the fire to warm ourselves or cook
our food? Perhaps the savage will point
a way, especially as every boy of any
account has a piece of twine In his pock
et. A glance at tho picture will show
how this Is done better than words
could.
REPAIRING TOWER OF LONDOX.
Scene of Some of Bloodiest Crimes In
English History. I
That venerable part of the Tower of
London known as the Bloody Tower Is
undergoing considerable repairs at the
hands of the masons. The upper portion
of it. which faces Traitor's Gate, has been
re faced In parts, pointed and colored to
resemble age. The building Is to be re
stored all around. Chalk. In large blocks,
enters largely Into the composition of the
Inner parts of the walls, and is declared
by the masons to be as hard. If not
harder, than ever It was. Some parts of
tho wall by the Tower are 11 feet thick.
The greater part of the outer surface
of the Bloody Tower, like that of the Bell
Tower, and some others, has since the
- FACE ALWAYS BELIEVED
I year 1SS been plastered over at various
times with Roman cement. Into which
shallow portions of flint have been super
ficially embedded. This was In rough Imi
tation of the old. solid flint work of an
cient times, which actually formed parts
of walls, and Is seen In perfection In St.
Saviour's Eouthwark; and as It was cal
culated to deceive, and became dangerous
through lta rottenness the flints falling,
and so on It was all removed. The lower
portion of the Tower, built of square
blocks of ashlar stone, has had a lot of
superfluous Roman cement stripped from
It. and looks somewhat Incongruous, In
comparison with the upper part, which Is
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of tha Irregular order of masonry; but
that Is unavoidable, and may In a mea
sure yet be remedied.
Restoration: and repairs have often been
carelessly done In much earlier years. For
Instance, the doorway that led from Ral
eigh's Walk directly to tbe room In the
Bloody Tower In which the Infant princes
are supposed to have been murdered, was
bricked up from the Inside to give sup
port to a portion of the Tower. This has
all been removed and the Tower strength
ened- In a more reverential way. The did
oak door, with Its heavy fastenings.
which had been covered by the wall, lies
now on Its side on the wall, and when tho
rottenness at the bottom 1 repaired. Is to
be restored to Its place. It was through
this, doorway that Dighton, Forrest and
Tyren are said to have passed to their
fearful work. Raleigh, Cranmer and Rid
ley certainly passed through it when pris
oners here In the. Tower, and Cranmer
onen, wnen ne aauy tooK his dinner with
the Lieutenant of the fortress. Bo eay
the authorities.
Portions of the old houses which are to
be seen above that part of the battlements
known as Queen Elizabeth's Walk, which
connects the Bell and Beauchamp tow
ers, are also undergoing restoration. It
is sold that Queen Elizabeth used this
walk when she was a prisoner in tha Bell
Tower, hence its name. The old houses
had sunk quite 15 Inches, and had to bo
raised to their proper height toy hydraulic
means.
TRADING MICE.
Commercially Inclined Rodents That
Inhabit Florida.
During the winter days the wild crea
tures of the woods and fields and watery
places of Florida enjoy sunshine and
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MRS. .GHOST OH, GRACIOCSI A MOUSE I
balmy weather, and there are many queer
animals among them, some of which are
not found In the North. One of the most
curious of these native inhabitants of the
"flowerland," says the Philadelphia In
quirer, Is the "trading mouse."
This little creature derives Its namo
from Its peculiar habit of carrying things
away and always leaving something In
exchange. It Inhabits houses and too
woods, and there Is nothing that It can
handle which It will not try to carry off.
If It succeeds. It will leave what It evi
dently thinks Is fair equivalent. Fre
quently a trading mouse will carry away
a quantity of beans, for Instance, and
will leave a pile of weed seeds that It has
gathered In the meadow.
The object of the mouse seems to bo
to put something In place of the stolen ar
ticles. In order that tho latter may not
be missed. It has been known to steal
Jewelry and to leave small bits of wood
or weed stocks where the Jewelry had
been. Tho trading mice are similar in
appearanco to our common mice, and.
like them, prefer to travel about In dark
ness. nOW HE 1VOX THE CROSS.
Sergeant Hook's Heroic Defense at
Rorke's Drift,
An object of the greatest Interest In tho
British Museum these days Is a grizzly
old vetran, who gives you a check for your
hat and coat when you enter to make a
tour of the place. Ho Is Sergeant Hook.
V. C.
How many boys and girls, asks tho New
York Herald, have read about tho terrible
affair at Rorke's Drift that desperate en
counter between the Zulus and tho South
Wales Borderers, known as the "Gallant
Twenty-fourth?" When a strong force of
Zulu warriors came down on the hospital
wards at Rorke's Drift. Sergeant Hook
had only two well men under him to de
fend the wounded soldiers under his care.
IT WAS A MIRACLE!
The onslaught was so fierce that Hook's J
two companions fell, leaving Hook alone '
to act as defender. He held the enemy at
bay until his ammunition gave out. and
then, fixing his bayonet, he fought like a
demon. As each Zulu fell a victim to his
trusty weapon he utilized him as a barn
cade In the doorway that he was defend
ing, until he had made a human breast
work reaching to his shoulder. Then came
a lull In the fight, when up rode lance
Corporal Williams, who, though he knew
it was almost certain death, determined
to stand by Hook.
Presently the Zulus tried another tack,
and set fire to the roof. There was a sort
of Inner defense, buIK of three) walls of
sun-dried brick, and, seizing a-ptck. Hook
broke through these walls until he had
made an opening sufficiently large for him
to pull through most of the wounded men.
with the aid of Corporal Williams: and
they were Just In time, for at that mo
ment the whole outer building broke Into
one sheet of flame. This was the end of
one of tho most unequal and terrific hand-to-hand
battles that has ever token place.
It was 4 o'clock In the morning before the
Zulus drew off, after more, than 12 hours
fighting.
Nor was this the end of Hook's trouble.
When the enemy had left, he went back
through the burned ruins of the word to
see It be could And any of his own men
alive. Suddenly a great Zulu, who hod
been wounded, rose up from the ground
and grabbed his musket. There was a ter
rific strugglo for the mastery of the weap
on. Tho Zulu was a giant, who towered
abovo Hook, but the sturdy Englishman
finally succeeded in wrenching the gun
away and putting a bullet through the
savage's head.
It was for his courage and heroism In
defending the hospital ward at Rorke's
Drift that Hook was awarded the Victoria
Cross. Strong man that he was. It was a
long time before he recovered from, the
effects of tho struggle. For weeks ho was
a victim of nightmare. He would start
up In tho middle of the night, his hair
fairly on end. thinking that once more
he was surrounded by those fearful sav
ages, with their poised assegais, and even
now. although this happened many years
ago, he cannot think of that awful ex
perience without a shudder.
Tho Victoria Cross Is a decoration found
ed by Queen Victoria in ISM and awarded
for acts of conspicuous bravery. It la of
bronze and suspended from a blue ribbon
ilfflmuaiUS
for the Navy and a red ribbon for the
Army. The cross Is attached to a hand
some bar, when the owner has performed
a further act of heroism that would have
entitled him to another Victoria Cross.
This decoration Is only given In rare cases,
and Is, of course, dearly prized.
SHYING HORSES.
Habit Which Is Remedied by Klnd
neis of Treatment.
Horses often have what 'is called the vice
of shying; that Is. of starting suddenly at
tho rustle of a leaf or a piece of paper, or
at the approach of any object to which
they are not accustomed. Clearly this 13
the remnant of an Instinct Inherited from
their wild progenitors In tho steppes or
prairies, where the sudden rustling of a
leaf might Indicate the presence of a wolf,
and where everything that was strange
was, therefore, suspicious.
It la Idlo as well as cruel to beat a horsa
for shying-. That only Increases his alarm,
and may easily reduce him to the state of
terror In which he loses his head entirely.
Horses in that state seem to loso not only
their heads, but their perceptive senses,
and a horse In that condition may dash
headlong against a stone walL The habit
of shying, when once formed, is difficult
to cure; but It may almost always be pre
vented, says Animal Friends, by such con
sistent kindness of treatment as to over
power the Inherited instinct of Instant
flight from possible danger In which
the habit originates.
Old Sol aa a. Printer.
The sunlight fades the color out of a
new pine board In a short time. When tho
board la first exposed to the light It has
a fresh, yellowish color. In a day or two
the shade turns to a deeper yellow, and
pretty soon tho exposed surface has be
come ash colored. Tho sunbeams have
been burning Into the wood and have re
duced a little crust of tho surface to ashes.
If tlmo enough 13 given the entire board
New York World.
will finally consume In this way and
crumble to dust
By taking advantage of the sunlight's
action on wood, any boy or girl may be
come an assistant artist to the sun and
help print all sorts of pictures on the
wood. For instance, fasten to a new board
a piece of tin, shaped to the outline of a
head, and let It stand In the sun from
eight to 14 days, then remove the piece of
tin and you will discover that the board
has turned darker on every portion of
Its exposed surface, but that that portion
covered by tho tin has retained the orig
inal color: tho result Is that the outline
of the head Is printed on tho board.
. )" JV;ist,' 'ft- 'zf, V-' ?'yfy''
" FunxryUtOe arf.
X know the dearest llttla girl; share as
sweet as lam:
And I have heard it- stated-she-aF"
Blessed Imb."
One day she west to aovtoa to-the
meetlnghouee,
Bhe sat so still and shy they caQedSher '
ex's Llttla Mouse."
And when she west-tn-AsntlavMsj'Si at 1
so I have beard.
That Uttle girl was told ha she was) A
la's Precious Bird."
Now, somebody explain tt, tor my-hramr tt
wbrrl.
How she's a iamb. a-ktoosaavBlrcV sndyatl
Little Qui!
Philadelphia,!
MERELY A FAITHFUL D(
Sor TPouxtcoatflTesti-a Did
Bobby Keep Watchful Wmvdt Bf
sido?HisMaatesrst'Grave
Orgy f i-tara' Bobby -was just avattSe)
but a loving, humble, faithful little
whose name and act of love have been 1
membered for years, and whose story i
be told even to future generations! for I
sake of its touching example of
faithfulness to the dead.
When Bobby's master died "M
burled In Greyfrlera churchyard.
burgh, Bobby, with tha other mourne)
followed the remains tp the grave.
the ceremonies were concluded,
mourners returned to their several he
and duties, all but Bobby. Was It that 1
hod no longer a home, and no longer i
duties? Nobody knows, but there Bob
remained there In tho churchyard wife
hla dead. No stone was raised tom
the restlng-plaoa of Bobby's master.
close beside it another grave is cov
with a flat stone which is just
enough above the ground for a small do
to lie under It. There he could lie
watch the place where all he cared for I
the world waa laid.
If you could see the damp, cold, narrow!
little spot where Bobby made his hoc
and home for all the rest of his loving llt-l
tie life, your heart would ache to thti
that the life of even a dumb beast cculd
be so dreary. Through the long, cold
and the colder nights be kept his vlgllj
waiting, watching always for one whq
never came, and whose voice he
never more to hear.
Hla Xonerr ."Wntch.
From the back windows of the houses 1
Candlemaker Row, which are quite near t
tho grave, the people could see the home
less and friendless little dog keeping his
lonely watch, and many a bit of bread i
meat was thrown to him to at. But ;
pie do not always think of hungry dog
outside, and Bobby might have
badly sometimes if he had not had othe
friends.
On High street, not far from Grey
churchyard, waa a restaurant, kept by :
kind-hearted woman. Bobby formed
habit of going to her every day, and hej
was never refused a meal. She may hav
been a friend of hla dead master, or shg
may have known Bobby himself befor
his master's death, otherwise he would
not have been likely to go so far. Hov
ever that may be, Bobby's visits we
quite regular and punctual.
They have a. custom In Edinburgh of
firing a gun at 1 o'clock from the Castle.l
which Is quite near the cemetery, -nut
was Bobby's dinner signal, and every day J
at tho 1 o clock gun fire, he deliberately
got up and set out for bis dolly meaL Nol
doubt ho had discovered that the workmen
in tho neighborhood were about finishing
their midday dinner when the gun
and that may have been the origin of his
practice, for the kindly workmen always
made him welcome, and It was not only
the leavings of their dinners that fell tol
Bobby. Many a dainty bit was shared I
with him by his hard-working friends, andl
many a bone was tucked Into the dinner
pall for the poor Uttle dog whom every-
body loved and pitied and admired.
Indeed, he seems to have been a general
favorite, but nobody could ever Induce him
to stay long away from his master's
grave. There he lay, day in and day out.
sometimes In sunshine, but oftener In
gloom. For It years the patient creature
watched and watted, and at last may we
not hope? he found his master.
Hla Iiost Sleep.
One rooming Bobby waa seen lying
dead on the long-loved master's grave.
When 111 and suffering, he did not go to
the kind friend In High street, who had
never refused him food; he turned to
ono whose last caress he had received 14
long years ago, stretched out his weary
little, limbs on the spot ha loved above all
others.
As you enter tho double iron gateil
leading from Candlemaker Row into tho I
churchyard, you see Just In front of youl
the east end of tho largo Greyfriars
Church, and between you and tho church
Is a large oval bed of flowers. In tha
mlddlo of that bed they burled Bobby.
If I had had tho doing of It, I should
have put him at his master's feet; but
ho Is not far away, and the spot Is bright
with flowers and very lovely. Even now
there Is a tender spot In the hearts of
the Edinburgh people for Bobby.
A few years ago tho Baroness Burdett-
Coutts, when on a visit to Edinburgh.
heard tho touching story of Greyfriars"
Bobby, and thought It a pity that so re
markable an Instance of animal fidelity
should bo forgotten. So, to perpetuate
his memory, she erected a drinklng-foun-taln.
It stands on tho street at tho end
of Candlemaker Row, almost opposite tho
Iron gates through which one fiasses to
enter the graveyard. On the top Is tho
figure of a little dog. and below Is the
following Inscription: "Greyfriars Bobby,
from the life.' Our Animal Friends.
Toyless) Filipino Kids.
It is sad news, says the Philadelphia
Inquirer, that the person in charge of
the White Cross Society In Manila reports
In regard to Filipino children. They ap
pear to be a most Joyless class, no amuse
ment such as ordinarily delights the child
ish heart being provided for them. Their
little faces are described as pensive and
sad; they never play with toys, nor do
they have any merry games. Their only,
diversion is cock-fighting.
Some who have observed the lack-Joy
estate of these children have contrasted
their cheerless lot with the merry lives
of the Japanese children, and prayed that
American women would start a toy and
game movement in behalf of these babies,
who are defrauded out of the child's birth
right of fun.
Enltrmo. ' I
My first is In sad, but not In gay;
My second Is In ache, end also in pain;
My third Is In afraid, but not In fear;
My fourth Is in lady, but not In dame;
My fifth Is In brother, and also In
mother;
My sixth Is in robe, and also In dress;
And my wholo is a man that dresses la
bluo.