THE SUNDAY OKJEGOKIAJT. PORTULND, APJRIL 3, ltO.
47
ONE day about a month before
Easter the Mayor of Nickletown
said to the Town Cleric:
"I hear that those people of Pcnny
vlllo will have an extra big Jot of
chickens this year- That Is very sad,
for we will not have much of a market
for our eggs."
The Town Clerk thought for a
while, and then he said:
"I have an Idea."
He saddled his mule Immediately
and rode to Pennyvllle, where he
found the Mayor and the schoolmaster
and all the people looking: with pride
and Joy at the fat hens which were
walking around everywhere.
"Good day," paid the Town Olcrk of
Nickletown pleasantly. "What fine
chickens you huve! And what a won
derful lot of them! Too bad! Too
bad!"
"Aha!" whispered the Mayor of Pen
nyvlllo to the schoolmaster. "W are
about to learn something important.
Let us lead him on." He turned to the
Town Clerk of Nickletown, and
asked:
"Why Is it too bad? You might as
well tell us, for we are so wise that
we will find it out anyway."
"Why, haven't you heard?" asked
the Town Clerk of Nickletown, pro
tending to be greatly surprised. "All
the hens everywhere have been laying
overtime this year, and the price of
eggs Is falling fo fast that they will
probably be worth nothing at all by
Easter."
How terrible!" said all the people.
"What shall we dor
"Well," said the cunning Town Clerk,
"you know that we are always willing
to help our neighbors. We will take
your liens away if you wish, and thus
save you the expense of feeding them."
"That Is. indeed, kind in you," said
the Mayor of Pennyvllle, "but you are
doing too much for us already. You
reduced, the price for keeping the moon
lit, you know, and we simply cannot
accept another favor."
"Our Mayor is quite right." cried all
the people. And nothing that the Town
Clerk could say had any effect. So
he rode away.
As soon as he was gone the Mayor of
Pennyvllle said to the citizens:
"Of course we must stop our hens at
once from laying any more eggs.
There Is no greater extravagance than
to spend energy In producing cheap
goods."
"Couldn't we cat the eggs, ourselves.
asked the gooe-herd, who was not
quite as wise as the other people.
"Foolish man," said the schoolmas
ter. "Don't you know that cheap eggs
are never good? Don't you remember
the tJme when we bought a wagon
load of eggs at an auction sale for a
"Well, there Is enly o thing to
s&ld the beadle. There Is no use la
arguing with the chickens about It.
They are almost as obstinate as the
schoolmaster. We mast deceive thesa.
Let us lock them all up together la.
the town Jail, which luckily has no
windows at all. la the darkness lbey
will think that It is night all the time,
and of course ill not try to lay eggs."
"Splendid!" cried the Mayor. "Yoa
are almost as wise as 1 am. I was Just
on the verge of thinking of something
still better, but I will not try now."
So the people gathered up all their
chickens and drove them to the JalL
The beadle went in with them, and said
that he would stay there till Easter
singing slumber songs to them to keep
them asleep as much as possible, so
that they would not get Impatient er
unhappy, for he was very soft-hearted.
After the chickens had all been
locked up the schoolmaster said:
"I hare a wonderful thought. Even
I never had so wise a thought before
In all my life. Listen. Since chickens'
eggs are going to he so cheap there
will be a great demand for something
better to take their place for Easter.
Now I have thought of a great scheme.
But let us be wise. Let us keep It se
cret. I will whisper it to the Mayor,
and he will whisper It to the town
counsellors and they can whisper It to
the rest."
"Hurrah! Wonderful!" exclaimed the
THEY DROVE ATA TIIK1R CHICKENS TO THE JAIL.
mere song, and that they all turned
out to be spoiled?"
"That is so." said the goose-herd,
scratching his head. 4'Pray excuse me.
You know I associate so much with
geese that I often think the way they
do. although I have found that many
and many a time even the wisest
goose does not know as much as "the
rest of you people."
Mayor after the schoolmaster had
whispered his great thought to him.
And all the other people cried, "Hur
rah! Wonderful!" after It was whis
pered to them.
In the meantime the Town Clerk of
Nickletown had told the cunning but
mean people there that he had failed
to get the chickens .awsy from the
wise people of Pennyvllle.
Thea there is asthtag left (Hw
except te steal tha," said the Mayer of
Xickletawa gleeauly. "It we have aX the
chickens, thlak of the price that we was
set for eggs!"
So abeat a week afterward the' Mayer
and the Towa Clerk aad the grocer aad
the butcher aad the wader-Sheriff aad. the
Cnnslahl a4 ft feast a dozen other of the
very "heat ckteeas at Nlckletowh sneaked
te PeanyvMe 'te the mldd of theialght
and entered the great Peaayrille hea-
COOfL
A few alautes afterward aa feaaynue
was awakened hr terrible scream aad
yells, and everybody get a a aad harried
to the coop.
"What is aoinc en in there?"' said the
Mayor of PennyvMe ia a trembllag voice.
Helo! Help!" yelled the aaea or .MCK-
letown. "We arc be tog killed!"
Who arc' you. and how dM you get
into our coop?" asked the Mayor of Pea-ayvllle.
Thennca of .Nickletown tora mm. snoai-
lng all the time for help.
Well. I am terribly sorry.- saKi we
Mayor of Pennyvllle. "I wish that, you
had told- tif beforehand that you were
going to steal our chickens. because Hfaerr
we could nave shewn you wncrc iney are.
It Is no wonder that you arc getting
killed In there, for the birds that you tried'
to steal arc not chickens, hut eagles.
"I will tell you all about It, said the
schoolmaster proudly.
"Take us out first, we implore your'
cried the men of Nickletown. "Help!
Help!"
"No." said the schoolmaster, "it waa
such a wonderful thought that I am sure
you will be interested when I tell you.
So I will explain it to you first."
The men of Nickletown continued to
shout for help, but the schoolmaster said:
"You were very kind to warn, us about
the price of hen's eggs, we locked the
hens up and then 1 got the wonderful
Idea that if hen's eggs were too cheap
by EaKer time some other kind of eggs
would be Just the thing to nnng a xancy
price. So we went to the mountains and
caught a lot of eagles and we put them
Into the hen-coop to get Eaglc-Easter-
Eggs. "Was not that a wonderful Idea?
Of course, we did not know that you
were coming to steal them, otherwise we
would have put up a sign to explain about
it to you."
"Well, let us take them out now," said
the Mavor.
"Hold on," said the lamp-lighter of
-Pennwllle. "Easles are birds or prey.
are they not? Now. 1 should like to
know from our learned schoolmaster I
they will not feel so angry at losing their
prey that -they may reruse to lay eggs
for us?"
"I will look It up at once in ray natural
history books." said th- schoolmaster.
"Of course. If It Is going to annoy our
eagles to interfere with them now. our
good friends of Nlcxietown win. no couoi.
see the matter in the right light and will
be willlnc to stay in the coop till Easter,
We cannot afford to lose the great profit
that there Is In eagle eggs this year.'
"No! no!?' cried the men of Nickletown.
"We cannot stay In hre any longer.
The eagles are trying to pick our eyes
out. Ther lrave already torn nearly all
the hair out of our heads, irfl us out
and we will pay you' for the loss of the
eras."
"Well." said the people of Pennyvllle,
"that Is perfectly fair. Of course, you
can see for yourself what an Immense
profit we would have made. If you will
pay us a thousand dollars we will let you
out.
"Horrors!" croancd the Mayor of Nick
letown. "But there la no other way. We
will pay It.' ...
And mo. although the eagles did not lay
a. single egg for Easter, the people of
Pennyrtlle made a eery gooa prom, ana
when they tell the stories of their wle
deeds they never fall to mention tne won
derfol thought of the schoolmaster.
Isobel Starts on a Voyage Across the Atlantic
IT WAS decided at last. Isobel, her
mother and her father were to go
abroad for tho Summer.
There had been a great many things
to bo thought of before the decision
could be reached. "First, could Mr.
Strickland leave his business. But Mr.
Strickland said he wouldn't be a slave,
and that was settled. Second, what
would be done about Isobcl's school?
Then Miss Damon came forward and
declared that Isobcl's record was so
good that a little tutoring and a few
examinations when she came back in
the Fall would enable tier to go on
with her class. And that was disposed
of. Third, what should be done with
the house? Mrs. Strickland said she
thought it would be fine if Mrs. Stew
art and Jean and Mr. dc Puy could
come in for the Summer and keep the
maids to take care of them and every
thing else.
Mrs. Stewart was delighted. She said
she would either rent or close her
npartmcnt, and that the big cool house
would be the iinest Summer vacation
she had had for years. That was the
best settlement of all, for Jean was
so happy, and Isobel was Jubilant to
think that her dear third-story room
would hold the friend she loved so
much.
There was a good deal to be done
after all these Items were out of the
way. for the house had to be put In its
Summer clothes and Winter things of
all descriptions packed away. Then
the family had to have steamer rugs
anQ steamer clothes, and guide books
and glasses and pocket cameras.
Isobel was very busy fn school and
had to go to the dentist's and In be
tween times she read books about tho
places she was going to see. She was
very ambitious in this direction, and
gathered In her room volume after
volume, so many indeed that If she had
even been able to look at the pictures
In them she would have done well.
One Saturday afternoon her father
came up to her room and found her
flat tm her stomach with her none In
a big volume about "Rome, the Etcr-
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Ijscfce! tea Tei kak. oih ther goatye at
tte errifrgt aW
nal City." On all sides of her were
red covered guide books, maps and
steamer circulars.
He was so amusod that he had to sit
down beside her and laugh heartily
before he could tell her what he had
come "for.
"My goodness!" he exclaimed. "If
you're going to know so much without
going what is the use of traveling all
those miles!"
Then Isobel banked tho books
quickly.
"Oh, no. no!" she cried, "it's differ
ent seeing the things! Only somebody
said the more you knew the more
you'd enjoy -what you saw. Please. HI
not read another word If you're going
to talk about staying at home!"
There were calls to be made and
farewells said, und the days slipped
swiftly by. At last the trunks were
packed and gone and the last things
were ready for the suitcases and bags.
Jean and Mrs. Stewart had moved in'
and Mr. Du Puy was coming up for the
dinner.
It was a Jolly meal, and If any one
felt at all sad, they didn't show It.
There were Just very small lumps In
two small throats when Isobel and Jean
bade each other good-bye at the carriage
door, but they were quickly swallowed In
laughter and promises to write; picture
postals at least, and a letter now and
then.
The next day the Strickland found
themselves In New York on a beautiful
smiling Spring day, and they heartily en
Joyed the gaily dressed crowds, the pretty
shops and the lovely parks.
The following morning Isobel was
gaxlng up at the huge ocean monster that
was to carry them away over seas. Its
size and stalellncss filled her with a
profound respect. She mounted the long
gangplank, and looked about the shining
decks at the polished brass and the neat
officers with their white duck and blue
and gold.
It was very, very fascinating. The fresh
sea air tingled on her checks and tho
great bay lay stretched before her glitter
ing like diamonds and sapphires.
Her father called her to go below to
see the staterooms, and she sped after
him down the stairway. There were two
adjoining rooms and one of them had a
really brass bed in It, Just like home, and
a tiny bathroom opening from that. She
was glad that her own room had a bunk,
for she wanted to be perfectly sure she
was on the sea. However, It was very
beautiful and very comfortable, and Iso
bcl's heart was full of pleasure and de
light at each of the new experiences.
For nearly an hour people came and
went, then the .warning bell and the cry
of "All Ashore" sent flocks of them dm
Lthe gangway. There was bustle and stir.
the big -plank swung up to the ship, sail
ors ran to and fro. oSlcers gave sharp
commands, the band began to play, hand
kerchiefs and flags waved, people called
good-byes and final messages and the
ship slipped slowly along the dock. Then
a puffy, conceited little tug was attached
to the monster and drew it out into the
stream and away down toward the bay.
For the next hour Isobel never left the
railing, so fascinated was she by the
wonderful sights, the lowering city, the
darting craft, the forts, the Liberty, the
glimmering snore Mnee.
At last her father touched her arm.
"Luncheon, dear." he said, "and get
your postals ready for the pilot to take
off at the Hook. What's the "matter?"
he added, seeing tears In her eyes.
"Well." replied Isobel. with a quick
gulp. 'Jsn awfully glad we're going, hut
I'm gladder that we're cemlqg back some
day. It's so good to be an American!
answered' Uncle Tom. "and I'm afraid
I caalt ,s-JafrW8BAalhte,Uya
rood, hmg story'' - -.
"Well, Just tell roe a little bit or a
story. One that's hot very long yoa
know."
"AH right, then. Til tell yoa a story.
but it Isn't going to be very long. I'll
tell you about the time I killed' a rabbit
on the run whllo out shooting partridges.
The funny part of the story Is that I
killed the rabbit without firing a shot and
kwithout moving a finger.
"Killed a Tabblt without even moving?
repeated JImmle. In astonishment.
"Yes," replied Uncle Tom, "without
moving and without even intending; to do
It. .I'll tell you the stery. I was out
shooting partridges one day when I found
I had come off without my game bar.
I had good luck, too, and so I was forced
to put all the hlrda. I killed in my coat
Dockets. By the time I started nome i
was loaded down with every pocket
stuffed full of dead birds. They made a
heavy weight and pulled down on, me
I could scarcely walk.
"On the way home I heard something
come running through the briar thicket
behind ase. and turned round to see what
! it was. .
"At that moment a full-grown rabbit
burst from the thicket at full speed. Just
as he paserd me the weight In my pock
ets pulled the top button off my coat. It
flew out. struck the rabbit just oemnn tno
car. and killed it stone dead. The rabbit
dropped right in Its tracks. I picked It
up and added It to my pile of game. I
Aunt Sarah and Quacks.
Aunt Sarah waa an old colored mammy
who cooked for a family down South. The
youngest member of thf family was little
; Harry. Harry's favorite pet was a big
I Muscovy drake, a great Wg bird whose
j quack could be heard half a mile; and so
, Harry called him "Quacks."
i "Quacks" was devoted to Harry, but
he had "an especial fondness for Aunt
Sarah. Perhaps this was because she
often threw out scraps from the table
' which Quacks gobbled up eagerly. Aunt
, Sarah could not walk around In the yard
fTi
Chapter TI.
ONE of the men seized Harry and the
other ran out to look for Ned. hat
Just at that moment a huatp was
felt agaiaat the side of the heat, followed
by the sound of voices. The fellow who
had seised Harry let go. and the other
came rushing hack, and then Ned and
five men crowded late the little cabin.
No one spoke fer a minute, aad thea
one of the straagers satd:
"Moses Drake aad Jim Will la km. I am
Sheriff Penfield. of Jacksc Tcniu. aad X
have 'warrants for your arrcsV
"What's the charge?" asked Drake.
"Stealing that fiat boat down there."
"We never stole her; and 'if you lay a
hand on us, it ylll be at your peril."
That was big talk from a couple of
men who had nothing hut knives," while
the Sheriff and his four men had revolv
pearaace of the Sheriff they would have
f-eeen- overpowera!' In a minute.
"You have ceaae out of this better than
Th knew." said the Sheriff. "These men
have beea thieves and robbers for years,
aad both have been In prison. That boat
betoaged to an old man at Jackson, and
was partly loaded with staves. He was
sleeplag aboard of her, and I have no
doubt that he Is now at the bottom ot
tfee river with a stone tied to his neck.
If they had overpowered you. they'd have
tied you hand and foot and flung you
overboard. I want to take them to Mem
phis flrst. and perhaps you won't object
to letting us go down with you. It's a
moonlight night, and we know the river,
and there'll be no danger." '
The boys were only too glad to leave
the spot and to have the company of the
offlcer and his men. and "The Boy Part
ners" was cast loose to drift down to the
city. She reached It about daylight, and
when the Sheriff had taken his prisoners
-ashore there was considerable excltc-
. Jlmmle's UrcIc's Adventures.
Jimmic'K Cnde Tew. the mighty hunter,
was at home one a-ighu vMting Jlmmle's
wether, wbo was Uncle Tom's sister.
"Ursclr Tom. tell ae a aaatlng story."
feejBcrd Jlmmfe.
Tib kted of tired. tMfckt, JfcaaiW,"
"Mr Iar." !! Mrs. Taafcy Ct.
"I aat that r
Tke a -smbrrll. wit yea taesrh
TJr fcr la -clear aad Mae.
"I'm to afraid taat' II yoa go
Out la yoar Eaater tec.
Ere yea ret basse acala K wd
Be ratatag cats art Sec.-'
"I woeld sot the cai .
Bat tfclak! If a adl rap "
Sheald rabuea m I fear, aqr'&tar,
Tkat be woald cat yaa ap. ".
witboat a&Tlag the jal& duck quaekfctg
contented at her heels.
Quacks caajgat" sight of her at pace
aad Sew straight fer her. qaacklag de
lightedly. Avat Sarah heard hiss, hat
could nor see htaa hecaase of the big pHe
of plates she was carrying. Quacks
alighted directly in front of her feet. The
result was that Aaat Sarah tripped over
him. and felt with a thad aad a crash of
tia pans.
A t Sarah sat vp aad sfeoek geatly
with laughter.
" Cir ver grecfeiM!" she exeiahawd.
TH hyer 4 desk -par'tc - Ppa
r aa. mUa' m hatter atarry haatr
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era. They covered the two scoundrels
and demanded their surrender, and after
a little more bluster they had the hand
cuffs on theas.
The boys had been In luck. They, could
not have got hold of their rifles to defend
themselves, and but for the sudden ap-
mcnt. The boys were asked to make af
fidavits as to what happened up at the
bend, and policemen, reporters and citi
zens talked with them.
Among the latter was a merchant who
had once been robbed by Mose Drake,
'and he felt so good over the man's cap-
'tufd that helAeok hands with Ned aad';
Harry, aad: said; '
"You hays', did not capture, the villains,
hufjf yes hatf-net beea. there 'with your
boat, they would have seen the Sheriff
cosaiag aad. got away Into the woods. X
feel so good over it that I am going to
give you Sd apiece." -
The boys did Hot want "to take It, but
the merchant persisted-, "and they re'
turned their thanks. When he fouriXl
what the cargo of their boat was, hef
gave them the name of a buyer In New
Orleans who would deal honestly by.
them. Sefore they resumed their voyage?
they hired a colored man to make up, at.
crew of the three. They had been ad
vised to do this, in order that they mlgftt.
drift at night, and thereby save at least
two weeks In making the rest of the voy
age. ;
The name of the colored man was Sam.
and he professed to know every foot oC
the river down to Its mouth. To drift at
night one must be at the steering oar.
and one at the bows as lookout all the,
time, while the third one slept.
Things went smoothly for five dayf
after leaving Memphis. No accident of
any sort occurred, and the colored man J
bad shown himself to be reliable and J
watchful. It was on the evening of the
fifth day that he took the skiff and pulled-
off to a raft. He said he wanted to ask"
the raftsman about a certain spot In the
river a few miles ahead, but when he
returned to the boat the boys smeiled
whisky on his breath and suspected that
he had a bottle with him.
He would be on the lookout that night
from S to 12, and If he drank too much'
there was no telling what might hap
pen. The boys talked the matter over
between' themselves, and it was Anally
decided to say nothing to Sam unless it
could be seen that the liquor was affect
ing him.
He must have suspected what they were
talking about, for he said:
"Boys, you needn't be afraid of my
getting drunk. I met a man on the raft
I knew, and I took Just one small drink
with him for old times' sake. I brought
none away with me."
He made his statement so earnestly that
It was believed at once, and Harry turned
In to sleep for four hours, while Ned took
tho oar a,nd Sam went to the bows to act
as: lookout. It was no longer moonlight.
They had to keep a lantern burning and
the horn at hand.
When Ned took the oar he knew that
Ghost Island was only a few miles below.
He had been told by boatmen to be sure
and take the left-hand channel in pass
ing it. and he gave Sam tho word. Ajthln
mist rose from the water, and this added
to the darkness prevented any one from
seeing the length of the boat. Ned had to
steer as he got word from 9am.
There were two steamers coming up.
and there was a raft ahead of them, and
the boat was veered to port or starboard
as Sam directed. Half an hour after the
second steamer passed Ned heard a third,
but sho seemed far away to hla left.
"Don't you hear that steamer, man?"
he called out to Sam.
There was no answer. He called again
and again, but got no word. He could
hear the steamer and he could hear two
horns blowing, but the noises were so far
away to his left that he became scared
and let go of tho oar long enough to run
Into the cabin and arouse Harry.
"Run forward and see what's the matter
with Sam." he said, when he had given
Harry a vigorous shake.
"The fellow Is lying down in a drunken
sleep!" shouted Harry a moment later.
"Then we have taken the wrong chan
nel and may be in trouble any minute!"
(To Be Continued.)
Why Jean Had to Have the Easter Flower
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JEAN was hurrying, hurrying down
the little dirty alley that beautiful
Easter morning. Oh. he must
hurry very fas. Indeed, for his mother
was ill and he must get back' as quick
ly as possible. She had heard the bells
ringing their Joyful peals at dawn
that morning, and again when Jean
waa up and bad come 'to 'her bedside
to lay his cool little hand on. her hot
forehead; and be had heard her'say:
"Flowers? I -thought I smHcd tfiem.
No, there arc no flowers here. It Is
so Ion's since I have seen a? flower.""
T know flowers, mother. They have
them at the big shop In the wide
street and they have them in the
church today, too."
"Ah. Jean, boy. If you could only see
them growing in the garden. The
pretty Spring daffodils "and the nar
cissus and the lily of the valleyT aad
the; brave little crocus that used, to
peep-through the ground befere the
snow was fairly off in the ?eice cor
ners. You've never beea la the coun
try. Jean."
"No. mother.
"And you've never seea the daffodils
growing. Soate day when" I asa well I
will take you to the park, away ap
town and we'll see then all a- haak
of gold, Jean, with the wind blowing
them aad making thea dance like
fairies." ,
I've seea a fairy,- mother. Jlaaaay
Csyle's got oee autde er tissue paper.
He got it off the Christasas tree 'caase
they atade a mistake aad-.taaaght he
was a glrL He palls a strlBg aad it
dances. . Will the daffydlls he like
thatr
"No, hat's not the klad. sob. "Heal
fairies ysa caaaat see aaleas yea are'
very good. But we shall not see fairies
la the park only Sewers, that are the
Bearest like thea. of any stag. Flow
ers. Jean aad oh, they smell .se wwt...
IC aeeaw ts ase that It I, could sauM the
&prig Hewers' again I sheaid 'get
rwen."" " -
Jtaalppe HC tae bed wher4-h"-had
pcrad. H.ad thaht of mMr
tnia-g. Heas'ald aaafcc Ms' aastheryweW:-'
Think of it! Weil agaia! Then s4m
could work and they eed set g Itwa
gry. v. e ItaaT harried, hurried oat s? th
Uiitrs aad dswa the atrtat t what tSaa
great church stood. From the door he
could ce down the aisle to the altar,
where the flowers were heape'd 'and
heaped by thousands.
"I will ask one of the men who are
carrying the pots," thought Jean.
"They arc not dressed up much, and
they will listen."
He stole quietly down -the aisle and
stood at the chancel rail just where a
heavy pot of lilies was'bclns set.
"Please, could I have one flower?" said
Jean, in a small voice.
"Get out of the way! Didn't you hear?
You've no business here."
"I only wanted one," he said to him
self, as he looked out on the dazzling mass
of blooiri. Surely It would not be wrong
to take Just one flower, to make his moth-
C He waited till the men had turned their
backs, then darting out, he clutched tho
nearest flower, and ran with it swiftly up
the aisle toward the door.
But he was not quick enough. A rough
hand grasped his shoulder:
"Here, you young scamp. Just you walk
back with that. Serves you right If the
Dominie sends you to Jail."
The tall man In black heard the nolso
and came toward them.
"What's the matter, Marvin? Havo
you got a convert?"
"A thief, yer reverence he'3 after the
flowers."
The tall man stooped and looked at
Jean with kindly eyes. Jean looked
straight up Into them, and was not afraid.
"Leave him to me, Marvin," said the
tall man; and he sat down In a. pew,
holding Jean's hand.
"What was the flower for, boy?"
"For my mother."
"Did she want you to steal it?"
"No, she didn't know I was comla'. 1
asked for It first."
"And Marvin wouldn't give it to-you?"
"No, M , sir. And mother she's sick.
mother is; and I heard her say she would
get well If she had a flower to smell. She
used to smell lots of 'em when she was
little, and I Just HAD to havo one for
her."
"Come with me," said the tall man.
man took a blossom, till bis bands were
full daffodils, narcissus, lilies, violets and
ope great velvety red rose. He piled them.
all In Jean s arms. t
Where do you live? I will call Monday.
Perhaps we can make her well " I
And Jean s mother qiq get weu in tne
country, where the tall man found them
a. home. And Jean saw the daffodils
dance that very Spring; and there is a lit
tle girl In the house where, they live who.
dances through the garden hand in hand!;
with' Jean. She Is so like a daffodil with
her crown ot golden hair that Jean Js not
sure but she may be a fairy.
THE BEARS AND THE MATTRESS
''Hal Ha!" said Ajax to Jewel, his chum,
"This asattreas is certainly quite lura-ti-tura;
Upon it, reposiBg, we'll sleep &nd we'll dream
Of feastiHg oa Money of bees,' served with cream.
My only fear is, that in slumber so deep,
So3e villam way clip off our claws while we sleep;
With a mattress like this, to save oae from harm,
Powers ought to throw in a yeod burglar alarm.
Everyefle talks of it isn't it fuHHy
POWXM the stwe' that
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