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42 THE SUNDAY OREGONLAJN, PORTLA2H3, JXJXE 1904. ABVENTU'RES OF By Tempie THE Very Old Man sat by the fire His long, white beard swept the floor, and he leaned heavily on his cane, "I am old." he muttered, "very, very old." A little mouse crept out from a hole In the floor and rolled Itself In the end of the Very Old Man's beard. "Get thee gone," crfed the Very Old Man angrily; "I have nothing for thee." But the "Wise Little Mouse turned up a sharp eye to the Very Old Man. "I will stay with thee, graybeard," she said. "Thou are great and I am small, but then thou are old and I am young. "We can help each- other. I will stay with thee." ' ."What canst thou do?" asked the Very Old Jdan scornfully. "Walt and see," said the "Wise Little Mouse, "for. the time will come." That night when the Old Man ate his supper he dropped a bit . of cheese and some crumbs on the floor. "If thou wilt stay," he grumbled. "thou shalt not starve," and the "Wise Little Mouse ate her AIL '" . Day after day they slept-together and ate together In the warmth of the. fire, but onre night the Are went out. "Put on more wood, squeaked the "Wise Little Mouse, but the Very Old Man an swered: "There is no wood." "Is there none in the shed?" asked the "Wise Little Mouse .anxiously. "There is none," said the Very Old Man heavily. "I must freeze." "Not so," said the "Wise Little Mouse. "Thy children live at the other side of the forest; we will Journey there, and they shall care for thee." But the Very Old Man shook his head. "I cannot travel," he moaned; "I am very, very old." But the "Wise Little Mouse whisked away to the door. "Follow me," sho cried, "I will lead the way!" The Very Old Man took his staff and wrapped his cloak about him and put' a few bits of food In a bag. Then he fol lowed the Mouse, but as she started to close -the door, a Cricket hopped out from the hearth. "Let me go, too!" he cried. "Let me go with you. Old Man and Little Mouse, for the hearth is cold and I shall die." "Come, then," said the "Wise Little Mouse: but the Very Old Man grumbled. "Such a little thing." he said. "We shall all die on the way." The snow lay thick in the forest as the Very Old Man. the Wise Little Mouse and the Cricket traveled along. Night came on. "Where shall I sleep?" asked the Very Old Man. "I am very, very old and I cannot stay in the forest all night." Then the Wise Little Mouse cried Joy fully, "I see a light ahead. Hide me in thy beard, and knock at the door and ask for shelter." So the Very Old Man hid the Wise Little Mouse In his beard and knocked at the door. A woman with an angry, red face looked out "Go away!" she cried. "We want no beggars." "I ask only for shelter," said the Old Man humbly. BELLS WHICH -RUNG FAMOUS THINGS Celebrated Metal Voices in the Old World and the New. IT WOULD be hard to find any Inani mate object which has played so Im portant part In the history of the world as the bell. The Tartars sounded gongs as they rushed to battle, and the Florentines, when they went to war, had battle-bells mounted on wheels which they brought out and sounded "with dreadful din." Bells have rung to call citizens and na tions to arms and have sounded over pil laged and victorious towns. Bells have given the signal for great historic mas sacres, like those of St Bartholomew and the "Sicilian Vespers," and they have called for centuries, and are still calling to weddings and funerals, to church and to festivities. In a village In North China there Is a boll which it Is said has been ringing with out intermission for a century- The na tives believe that this bell has a peculiar influence on evil spirits, and that at every stroke of the iron tongue a devil is for ever put out of business. One would think that in a hundred years, with tho bell constantly ringing, the devils In that village must, by this The Tiger DIRECTIONS for coloring: Body and antenna, black; a yellow line down side of body; wings yellow with broad black border, in which are many yellow spots. In the hind wing, the first and last spots are orange, instead of yellow; Just behind these spots In the hind wing are many patches of metallic blue, shading into the black of the border. Tho fore wings are crossed by several irrogular black stripes, one of which runs down into the hind wing. The caterpillars are green, with two small, black-edged yellow eye spots with black-eyed light blue centers. The clovers are purple; daisies, white; Btoms and leaves, green. The Tiger Swallowtail, like other mem bers of the swallowtail family, is distin guished by bis long coat-tails. Ho has received the name "Tiger" be cause he wears a yellow suit with many black stripes, like his Jungle namesake.' His wings are ornamented with a broad black band set with many yellow spangles and faint blue patches. Ho is a well-known patron of the clover field, and when once thoroughly absorbed in sipping nectar with his long sucking tube, he can be approached without difficult-. .Madam Tiger Swallowtail resembles her husband in appearance so closely that it takes an expert to tell them apart She flits about high in the treetops, her yellow gown showing in strong contrast against tho leaf' background. If you watch closely you may be able to catch her in the act as she lays her eggs, one by one, on the upper surface of the leaves. In about eight days the first tiny cater pillar hatches out and begins hungrily eating everything in reach. "When full grown, he is deep green in color, with two yellowish eye spots, bor dered with black, with tiny blue centers. Such a terrifying appearance do the queer markings give him that he Is often called the bugaboo of caterpillar land. He feeds upon a greater variety of plants than any other member of his fam ily. He can be happy with almost any kind of leaf. Birch and wild cherry, however, seem to be his especial favor ite. For his comfort and convenience he spins a "cushiony" mattress of silk upon a suitable leaf, and, when not busy eat ing, he rests at ease upon this downy couch. When increasing size compels him to discard his old suit for .a new one. he must spin himself a new mattress. After Bailey; Illustrated by Miss E. S. Truman G&LOOKcdTBTH&R TMf "Let-him In, let him in," commanded a gruff voice from within, "and cook my supper." "Come in, then," said the woman un graciously, and the Old Man, with the Cricket hidden in his cloak and the Mouse In his beard, entered'. "But I will not cook thy supper," said the woman to a man who sat by the roaring fire, "nor will I take thy orders. Thou hast given me nothing but harsh words all day. Now I give them back to thee. I wish I had not been born before I became thy wife." and so they quarreled and quarreled, while the Very Old Man, sitting on a hard chair in the corner, nodded from weariness. Suddenly in the midst of the noise there came from the hearth the clear chirp of the Cricket "Hear it" said the woman, stopping her scolding, "it sounds cheerful." "More cheerful than thy voice, Susa," said the man, but now his tone was gen tle. "It was not many years ago that thy voice was clear like the Cricket's, Susa." Tears came Into the woman's eyes. "Then thou didst not speak harshly," she sobbed. He came over and laid his rough fingers on her hair. "Kiss me and make up," he said. "The voice of the cricket is better than the sound of hard words." So she brought out bread and cheese and invited the Old Man to draw his chair up to the table, and she gave him hot soup. And after that she made him a soft bed on the floor, and soon quiet reigned for the night "Thou art small, Oh, Cricket" said the Very Old Man. as he laid his head on the pillow, "but thy voice Is sweet 'and we owe our supper and bed to thee." The next morning the three companions time, have been pretty well exterminated. But the villagers do not think so, and propose to keep up the ringing for at least another century- Relays of bellrlngers perform the task, and a special tax is levied to pay them for their work. . When the people get more civilized there they will probably either give up their foolish custom or buy an electric motor to do the ringing. The best-known bell In the world is one which has never been rung. It is called the Czar Kolokol, or the Czar Bell, and is the biggest In the world. After It was cast an attempt was made to hang It so that it could be rung, but it broke from its supports and made a "hole In the ground into which it sank. For more than a hundred years the great bell lay where it had fallen, and the earth accumulated over it and about it Then came a Russian emperor, who had it raised and placed In a square to Moscow, where It now stands. A piece was broken from Its side when It fell, and through the opening thus made people pass In and out for th bell Is so large that it is used as a chapel, and re ligious sen-Ices are held In it. This bell weighs more than 4W.O00 pounds, Is more Swallow-Tail he has changed his coat for the last time, he selects a fresh leaf and draws the edges of it together with silk. This makes a warm little tent Into which he retires for the Winter. Here he soon throws off his caterpillar skin and The Gatherers Queer Occupation Created by 7J BRAND new occupation in New York J was created when the New Tork Aquarium opened its doors; and since then, as It grew, this occupation grew in Importance with it till now it gives work to many men. It is the gathering of the food supply for the fishes, turtles and other creatures in the tanks. The fishes have as many different tastes and appetites as the beasts in a zoological park. Just as some of these animals de mand meat while others want hay or vegetables, and still others will touch only living food, so the fish must have food suited for them. Consequently, the fish-food collectors r - r OLD MAN started out again, and Journeyed until the night and again the Old Man asked: "Where shall I sleep?" But this time there was no light ahead, and at last the Very Old Man lay down In the snow, and the Cricket and the Wise Little Mouse crouched shivering under a dried leaf and talked. "See, then." said tho Wise Little Mouse, at last, "I will go out Into the forest and squeak, and if there Is a house near, the cat will hear me and come and then the Old Man shall follow the cat and find the house." "But the danger," said the Cricket "If the cat sees you. she wIH kill you." But the Wise Little Mouse frisked away. "I will take care," she said; "but now wake up the Old Man, and listen for the cat" So the Cricket chirped in the Old Man's ear, and presently the Old Man sat up, and then they heard far in the depths of the forest the loud "squepJc. squeak," and presently there was a rush and a scurry, and the Mouse came leaping, like a little gray shadow, straight to the Old Man. "Hide me in thy breast," she panted, "for the cat comes." The Very Old' Man opened his cloak and she crept in, and then, bounding like a great ball,, came an enormous cat her yellow eyes afire, her tali twitch ing. "Here, puss, puss," called the Old Man feebly. But she mewed excitedly around ' his feet while the Mouse within the cloak trembled at the voice of her enemy. Presently the cat trotted off. and the Very Old Man followed, and In a little time they came to a great house where the servants 'were running to and fro with steaming dishes, as if there were to be a feast than 19 feet high and Gft feet 9 inches In circumference. What .a noise It would make if it should ever be hung up and rung like any other bell! Among celebrated bells those of" the Church of St Mary le Bow, in London, must never be omitted. "Bow Bells" they are called, and all "cockneys," or genuine London people, -are supposed to be born within sound of their ringing. It was Bow Bells which Dick Whltting ton thought he heard speaking to him when he was poor and discouraged in London with no baggage but his pet cat. They are the ones that gave Dick fresh courage and made him become a rich merchant and a knight, who was elected three times to the office of Lord Mtfyor, as the Bells of Bow had told him he would be. In Belfast, Ireland, Is preserved an old bell which Is 1352 years old. It is covered with precious stones and filigree work of gold and silver. "The Bell of St. Patrick's Will" it Is called, and the story Is that the Saint had It made especially for him self and left It in his will to a church in tho Irish city. Hanging in -churches in Sicily are the bells which, more than 600 years ago, rang Butterfly becomes a queer knobbed, grayish chrys alis. When Spring comes and the lilacs are in bloom, he casts off his prison suit and comes slowly forth, ready to steal sweet nectar from the early flowers'. of Fish Food the New York Aquarium. have a widespread field to cover. It leads them from the butcher shops, where they get raw meat, to distant salt water la goons, where only the sea birds wheel. The big game fish of salt water, such as the striped bass, bluefish and predaceous flatfish, rarely touch anything that is not alive. For their benefit the food col lectors must go out dally with long, flne meshed nets and scoop in gallons of the beautiful sea minnows known as kllli-fish. These are so hardy that they can be kept alive in wet seawood for hours, and, therefore, it is easy to transport them to the aquarium. When a handful of these is thrown into a tank inhabited by striped bass, the little follows are gobbled up so fast that A pretty maid danced out as the Old Man stumbled into the yard. "Look at Father Time!" she cried, .and pointed her finger at the Old Man and danced around him. "Where didst thou get thy rags, graybeard?" "Help me," muttered the Old Man; but she shook her head. 4Thou wilt spoil the feast with thy old face," she cried. "Get thee gone!" Then the Wise Little Mouse dropped softly to the ground, and whisked across the maid's slipper. "'Tis a mouse, 'tis a mouse!" shrieked the naughty maid. "Help, help!" and she Jumped to the highest step and wrapped her skirts around her. "Save me, save me!" she Implored. Four men came running across the yard. "Where is it? Where is it?'! they cried. "Under the step," she said. But the Mouse was safe In the Old Man's beard, and they did not find her. Then the four men laughed. "Thou art a silly maid," they said; and one of them, who had a kind face, asked; "What does the Old Man want here?" "I am freezing," said the Very Old Man, and shivered. At that the young men helped him to shelter, and gave him his supper and a warm bed. and again when the Old Man lay down, he' looked at the Mouse nestled in his breast and at the Cricket- "Oh. little Mouse," he murmured, "thou art the greatest of us all." Then the Cricket chirped softly and with that lullaby the three dropped to sleep. In the morning as they walked through the snowy yard to begin their Journey anew, they heard the chime of bells. "Why do the bells Ting?" the Very Old Man asked of the kind young man. "It Is a wedding," said the young man Joyfully. "The lord of the manor will marry one of the maids of tho village, and she Is as good as she is beautiful. Come with me to the church and we can stand on the steps and see them come out" And presently the Very Old Man, with the Mouse In his beard, and the Cricket in the fold of his cloak, stood on the steps of the church, while all the people shouted and the hells rang, and when the bride came out blushing on the arm of her lord, he muttered, "See, It is my grand daughter" and. he tried' to call, but could not make himself heard. Then through the tumult came the sound of the Cricket's voice clear as a bell. The lord of the manor stopped. "Listen, dear heart," he said to his, bride. "The Cricket sings In spite of the cold. It is a good omen.'.' The bride turned her face towards the sound, and then she saw the Very Old Man.' "It Is my grandfather," she cried Joy fully. "See, my lord, It is he, who. lived on the other side of the forest, and when the cold came we went to seek him and found him gone,' and thought that he was dead." And she threw her arms around the Old Man's neck, and the lord of the manor shook him by the hand, and the people shouted until they were hoarse. And after that the Very Old Man lived In great state and happiness, and he gave commands that no cats should be allowed In his apartments, and that there should be always a fire In the room. And thus it came about that the Wise Little Mouse lived In comfort in the Old Man's beard, and the Cricket sang on the home-like hearth, and at night when the wind blew, the Very Old Man would hold up his hand and say: "Listen, little wise, things. If it had not been for you I would have perished. Verily your bodies are small, but ye have done great deeds." the "Sicilian vespers." The French had taken possession of the island at that time, and the Sicilians planned to get rid of them. So, by a preconcerted arrange ment, when the bells rang for vespers on the third day after Easter In the year 1282, the Sicilians broke out Into revolt and massacred S00O Frenchmen. Then there was the great ball of Ghent Bilglum, whsch wr.s named "Roland," for in eld times it was the custom to give names to bells. Roland used to be rung to call the citizens to arms. Many times was it rung toarouse the people to take up arms against foreign and domestic tyrants until the Emperor, Charles V, got tired of Its ringing and melted It down. In Its place Is now a chime of musical bells, which ring pleasantly of peace and calL to war no more. But of all bells, ancient or modern, the one most dear to Americans Is the "Lib ert' Bell," which Is now kept in Phila delphia and occasionally sent on patriotic Journeys to different parts of the country. This bell It was which by Its ringing an nounced to the people "waiting outside that the Declaration of Independence had been signed by the members of the Con tinental Congress. The bell was cast In England some time before the War of the Revolution, but singularly enough there was inscribed on it at its casing, as if In preparation for the work it was to do, the inscription: "Proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the people thereof." the eye really cannot see the actual opera tion. All that can be perceived i3 the sil very fishing of a score of great shapely bodies, a wild splashing that sets the wa ter frothing, and then there are no more sea minnows in that' tank. The fresh water game fish have devel oped a great liking for these same salt water minnows, and the trout, the black bass and the pickerel and wall-eyed pike are all fed on the little oceanic fishes and thrive on them. This Is lucky, for it Is practically impossible to transport the del icate fresh-water minnows to New York. Shrimps, the beautiful, glassy Insect like little crustaceans of the ocean, are also in errcnt riomnnri TViav fn o-a netted in the salt water lagoons near the ocean, ana red. to the iridescent weak fish, which croak like frogs, and to scores ul smauer oceanic and fresh-water fishes. The rock-haunting fish of salt water de mand small crabs, and these are gathered by the bushel along the beaches. Even at night the food collector has to be out. for It IS tlien thnt ho o?n rotrVi c-on fleas by using a lantern.' These tiny treaiures are aumped Into the tanks, where they scurry under the gravel and iul axouna in me water, turnlsning eager ly hunted game for the fish. Clams and dozen different kinds of marine' worms. ojiu even seaweea. are among tne foods that musf be collected regularly. Some of the creatures in the aquarium are so delicate in their appetites that they eat only things so tiny thatt hey are abso luely invisible except to the microscope And these llti So the only way to feed such small people as the sea horse Is to supply the tank wiui an aDunaance of the seaweed In which the specs of food are concealed. Music in Battle. Music Is considered by military men to be the best possible means to enhearten dispirited soldiers. A band has often saved a battle. But the Filipinos lost a ngnt by setting their band Into opera tion. An American comnanv was besieced in Its barracks, standing oft the attack of several hundreds of Filipinos. Finally the Jrlllplno commander ordered his band to turn Itself loose, which it did. with some Spanish airs. Meanwhile the firing went on. Suddenly the native bandsmen burst out with an American piece that they had learned in Manila before the war. It was "Dixie." The. besieged Americans were all Texans or Tennesseeans. With a yell and a howl they burst out of their barracks and swept the Insur gents out of the town. Echo Answers, Why? Pittsburg Gazette. The weathei man may be all right, But this our patience strains. Why is it with two ball games on ile always pulls off rains? THE STORY OF TRIP, THE TRAMP Adventures of a Homeless Dog, as Told by Himself. CHAPTER VI. ON THE day after my victory over Bob, the elephant dog, as related In the last chapter, the circus manager called me from the baggage wagon and took me to the elephants and bade me He down at the feet of the largest "who was called Sambo. It was thus that I became the elephant dog. I must make some things plain to you so that you can follow me. Each elephant has a keeper, who is with him all the time on the road, but when the big beast is safely chained to a stake in the tent the keeper goes off to his wagon to sleep. It Is then that the dog must be on watch. An elephant Is a very queer animal, as you must have read. For weeks and weeks he may be as quiet as a sheep, and then all of a sudden he will show temper and seek to kill some one. While he is the largest animal on earth, he Is as timid as a kitten. If he hears a noise that he cannot understand he is for running away at once. The duty of an elephant dog is to keep moving around the elephant or lie down at his feet Should any strange man approach him too closely the dog must growl and threaten him. Should there be a high wind to shake the tent, or should there be a fire near by and a great excitement outside the tent, the dog must bark and frolic around and make out that it is all sport As for Bob, he, disappeared after our fight and we saw him no more, but the other dogs came to me with many good '"DEA'R LAty JAM E "Wonderful Accomplisbments of the Beauty Who "Was THAT sweet" Lady Jane Grey, who reigned for a few months as Queen of England and had her head cut oft with an ax in the Tower of London for so doing, "was, as a little girl, tho most learned child for her age of which his tory has any record. Before she was 9 years old she wrote a beautiful hand, and was able to play well on several different sorts of musical In struments. In languages she was won derful. She could speak several, both ancient and modern, with ease. By the time she was 12 she was pos sessed of all the accomplishments taught young ladles of rank in those days, and besides that could not only write, . but speak in Latin, Greek, Chaldalc, Arabic, French, Italian and Hebrew. She was also well grounded in philosophy, and when other children were out playing she used to amuse herself by reading the writings of the Philosopher Plato In the original Greek. Perhaps It was because the pretty Lady Jane's childhood was so lonely as well as because of the extraordinary powers of her mind that she took to study so kindly and learned so many things while so young. Her father and mother were away at court much of the time, leaving the girl to the care of her governess and her schoolmasters at the great gloomy fam ily place called Bradgate, down In the country- '-The big, ugly, square brick house was built on the edge of a great forest and surrounded by thousands of acres of almost uninhabited land. There were few books and no newspa-' pers at the castle, and no playmates for Lady Jane, for her governess would not let her play with the children of the ser vants, and there were no other children within miles. "When she was 14 years old Lady Jane was taken to court by her parents, and after that spent much time there, where everybody was delighted by her learn ing, her beauty and her wit At court she was able to have some recreation. The Cndy looked So vevry good And undejr-sTbod BiiT tne deep nd aowul problem ftetf kept tier rnind up As To which o-J 1ttem x To Take! i J JiU Jit rwi JMUZvJJC wishes, and whenever any of the circus people passed, near the elephants they gave me a good word. Had any one mis used me in any manner he would have been discharged from the show at once. The names of the other two elephants were Mary and Nancy; they were female elephants and much smaller than old Sam bo. All of them liked me, but Sambo was particularly kind. If I was out of his sight for more than half an hour he became restless and always pulled at his chains, and when I was with him he was always quiet and peaceful. For three months my life with the cir cus was all that any dog could wish for. I was petted by all, fed on the best and I became a strong, big dog and had a coat as fine as silk. I might have stayed with the elephants for. a year or two but for what happened one September afternoon. There was a high wind blowing and the .elephants were restless. I kept frolicking around them, but could not keep them altogether quiet When the people began to come In to look at the animals there was a drunken man among them who was smoking a pipe. When he came staggering up I growled at him, and two or three men warned him to stand back, but he was ugly about it and finally threw his pipe at me. It fell among the hay, and in a sec ond a blaze flashed up. I barked in alarm and many people shouted, but before the circus fire brigade could reach the spot the flames shot up and caught the canvas. Then an awful time followed. The people rushed for the doors, the elephants trumpeted In terror, and all the wild ani when she wnt to spend long periods with her? parents at gloomy Bradgate she had a hard time of It In a letter which she wrote to the cele brated scholar, Roger Ascham, with whom she used to correspond as with an equal, she tells how. whenever she tried to do anything in the presence of her "sharp and severe parents," either to "speak, keep silent sit, stand, or go, eat drink, be merry or sad, be sewing, play ing, dancing or doing anything else," she was constantly criticised, and very often pinched or slapped If she did not do it perfectly. In those days children were freely chas tised by their parents, even after they had grown up, and Lady Jane, great heiress though she was and of the royal blood, got her share of whippings. But she says that when she was at her studies she was always happy, and when called away from them she would burst Into tears." Ascham, who visited her at Bradgate when she was a girl of 12, found her reading Plato in the original when the rest of the family were out hunting, and she told him that she was thankful for having such stern parents, as she had learned by their strict discipline to find more happiness in learning than In all but she still kept up her studies, and the pomps and vanities arid all the pleas ures of the world. She was a wonderful child in her knowledge of politics, and of what was taking place in foreign countries, and great men used to correspond with her about affairs of state when she was a little miss of 12, as If she were a grown woman of the greatest Intellect But poor little Lady Jane! All her learning and wisdom did not save her from a sad fate. When she was 16 they iriarried her to a weak but otherwise es timable young man and made her Queen for a few months. Then she was over thrown, taken prisoner, and early the next year had her head cut off for usurp ing the crown. It was her ambitious father who forced her to take the crown, and he, too, had his head cut off for the bad advice he gave his daughter. Those were stern old days when they carried on their political campaigns with an ax, and a learned, gentle and beauti ful girl like Lady Jane was out of place in them. But If she found no sympathy In her own times she has found It since, and more tears have been shed over the sad fate of Lady Jane Grey by the present age than her misfortunes and her virtues ever caused to flow In her own. HOW CITY BOYS LEARN TO SWIM IN all the world there are no better swimmers than the boys of the far East and West Sides of New York in the tenement districts. These boys are per fect water rats, and the famous feats of the diving boys of Port Said and Key West are nothing compared to their skill in the water; They usually learn to swim by being thrown overboard from some one of the long piers, 20 and more feet high, that Jut out into the swift currents of the East and Hudson Rivers. It is a simple method, and every season there are a few drowning accidents from it; but most of the boys manage to flounder long enough till one of the good swimmers can get over to them and pick them up. As may be Imagined, these city boys don't get much opportunity for fooling around and thrusting first one toe and then another into the water before ven turing in. There are no shallow spots for miles along the city's shores. Pier suc ceeds pier, and everywhere the water is deep enough to permit the entrance of a big ship. Once in the water, therefore. It's a case of swim or drown. There Isn't even any thing to hold on to In case of need. The sides of the piers are smooth and slipper", aud the tides are so strong and treacherous that only a good swimmer can dare them. These boys think nothing of diving down to the bottom. 15 and 20 feet below, and bringing up shells and stones that have been thrown in for them to find. Neither does it frighten them to venture far out on the broad, tossing breast of the rivers, in among the hurrying steam shipping. Even among the small boys, not more than 10 or 12 years old, there is intense mals set up a dreadful roaring and howl ing. The fire was put out after burning about half the tent but the three elephants had broken their chains and gone dashing away, and a lion and Uu tiger had broken the bars of their cages and escaped. It was my duty to follow the elephants, and I raced after them. They were mad with fright and the people la that Con necticut town will long remember what happened. I kept at Sambo's heels, barking and biting, but he never minded .me. As he got clear of the tent he knocked a horse down with a blow of his trunk. Then ha seized 'a farmer's wagon and flung" It twenty feet away. Then he knocked down a dozen people, smashed a buggy and killed a horse, and as he met a street-car he bumped Into It and pushed It off the track. After that no further damage was done. The three big beasts ran straight out into the country a distance of five miles, and when they had got over their fright (hey turned into a farmer's barnyard and stood quiet until some of the circus people came up. It was not until we returned to the cir cus that I heard the sad news that awaited me. When the lion got out ha clawed a man and killed one of the camels, and he was springing toward a woman with a child in her arms whea Ned headed him off. I am sure you will agree with me that it was a bVave thing for a dog to put himself In the way of a lion who had tasted blood and was ready to kill any thing he could reach, but Ned never hesi tated. He must have known that he would bo only a rat in the Jaws of such a strong; beast but people who were looking on say that he actually attacked the" lion and gtive him several severe bites, Then, the king of beasts made a dash at my poor friend, and it was all over In a minute. The tiger also clawed several people and" killed one of the dogs, but both lion and tiger were captured before they could get out of the tent When I heard the story o,f the affair as told me by Gyp, the bulldog, who took a brave part In It I went over to Ned'a body and laid down beside It and whim pered and grieved, and felt that I had lost the best friend I should ever have. While. I lay there" grieving one of the circus peo ple came along and called out: "What's the matter with the dog Trip Why don't somebody give him a kick and send him over to his elephants?" "I should like to see the man who wouid dare give him a kick!" replied the man ager, who happened to be passing at that moment "I'll tell you what's the matter with Trip. He's grieving over the death of his friend, and I think he's got more feeling than you have, even if you are a man." (To Be Continued.) G"RAy " Queen Only to Die. rivalry as to swimming clear across the widest and most turbulent part of the East River. There is a great Govern ment spar buoy about half way out in the river which is the goal of every lad as soon as he can swim at all. All day long, and even in the night, from May to September, swarms of small boys will be seen diving head first otf the piers and scurrying around in tho water more like amphibians than human beings. So daring are they that they are forever devising new "stunts." One of the most admired Is to dive head first from the spars of some ship; and tfrci-a are many boys' that think nothing of diving from the y'ard3 of a full-rigged vessel straight down into the river. A PUZZLE COSY CORNER. Beheadments. (1) (2) ploy. (3) (4) (5) thief. (6) age. Behead lively and get hazard. ' Behead an artifice and get to em Behead odor and get a coin. Behead sincere and get to regret Behead a corrupt dialect and get a Behead to twist and get a bever- Crossword. My whole is composed of eight letters, and is an English poet m In great not in small. In bell not In ball. In land not in sea. In ant not In bee. In fly not in run. In sorrow not in fun. In gold not in brass. In shine not in glass. SOLUTION OF LAST SUNDAY'S PUZZLES. Answer to Charade. Cain; pain; fain; main; gain. Answer to Numerical Puzzle. "He Jests at scars that never felt & wound." Jamaican Proverbs. Greedy choke puppy. Hab money, hab friend. Hog run fe him life; dog run fe him character. Hungry fowl wake soon. John Crow tink him own plckney white Lizard neber plant corn, but him hab plenty. Man eber so hearty, dead day watch: him. Neber call centipede names. No catchle, no hable. a A Headstrong Crown Prince. The Crown Prince of Germany and his younger brother. Prince Eltel Fritz, are much dissimilar In character and dispo sition, the latter being extremely retiring and greatly Impressed with the necessity for complying with parental authority. The Crown Prince, on the contrary, on several occasions, has suffered through disobeying his august father. The head strong heir apparent once told a friend that Prince Eltel was "a very good boy, but not the stuff that Kings are made of." The Reason. St. Louis "Picayune. Grandma Gruff said a curious thin?, "Boys -may whistle, but girls must sing." That's the very thing I heard her fay To Kate, no longer than yesterday. "Boys may whistle." Of course, they may. If they pucker their lips the proper way; But for the life of me I can't see Why Kate can't whistle as well as me. "Boys may whistle, but girls must stag;" Now I call that a curious thing. If boys can whistle, why can't girla too? It's the easiest thing In the world to do. So, If the boys can whistle and do it well. Why cannot girls will somebody tell? "Why can't they do what a boy cp.n do? Tjcat Is the thing I should like to know. I went to father and asked him why Girls couldn't whistle as well as I. And he said, "The reaeon that girls must slag Is because a girl's a sing-ular thing"." And grandma laughed till I knew ohe'd ache When I said I thought it all a mistake. "Never mind, little man," I heard her say, "They will make you whistle enough some day."