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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, MARCH 21, 190D.
O U H B O Y 5 A N D G rPo.L -.jS
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A WARM
BY FLORENCE A. EVANS
had there been such exciting times In
Tripoli and its harbor as during the Summer of
li3. The Americans, an almost unknown and
hitherto despised nation, which had, together with
most European countries, been !n the habit of pay
ing to the Bashaw of Tripoli the tribute that was hla
duo, had suddenly refused to do so any longer. And,
moreover, this refusal had been accompanied by the
most unheard-of atrocities, such as tho. sinking of six
Barbary ships, and. worst of all, the blowing up of
the Philadelphia, which had fallen into the hands of
the Moors. Such a state of affairs could no longer
be tolerated, the insolent "Amerlkanoes" must be
taught a lesson, and that right soon, else the Gov
ernor would soon have no ships left wherewith to '
prey upon the maritime forces of Christendom.
Commander Preble had even had the audacity to
sail Into the harbor and shell the town, as well as
the fleet of pirate vessels, which lay at anchor. After
this occurrence the Governor of Algiers made up his
mind that the rash invaders needed a salutary lesson
' said that they should have it.
The Constitution, after the Infliction of tho above
mentioned chastisement upon the pirates, had re
mained quiet and harmless for a time. Preble was
awaiting the arrival of General Eaton, who, with
Hamet, a claimant to the throne of Tripoli, was on his
way across the desert with an army to co-operate
with him In the capture of the city. News of the com
i lng of the land force was also brought to the ears of
the Governor and caused him to decide that what he
. meant to do and tills was no less than to utterly de-
stroy the good ship Constitution and her crew must -j
da done without delay, lie believed that the smaller
craft would easily fall Into, his hands after the loss
of the largest and strongest of the fleet.
There was no time to be lost, for the land forces
were drawing unpleasantly near, and might make
their appearance at any time; and so, one dark, star
less night, when one could scarcely see one's hand
held before one's face, the largest of the pirate fleet,
with every light carefully extinguished, floated silent
ly out to attack and. If fortune proved favorable, de
stroy the American ahip which had wrought such
damage.
On the Constitution all was peace and quiet; no
one dreamed that the Trlpolitans would venture to
approaoh. much less attack, the ship which had al
ways proved herself Invincible. The Americans made
no allowance for the courage of men driven- to des
peration by the danger of their country and what
they considered an Infringement of their rights.
Now, It happened that a middy named Tom Jack
son (for In those days there were midshipmen on
American ships) had been mastheaded for some
prank that very afternoon and had not been let down
in time to cat his evening meal with his comrades.
He dared not apply to the cook for food, for. In con
sequence of several tricks recently played by him
upon that dignitary, he was not In favor Just at
present, so he waited till the cook had retired to his
hammock and was still, and then quietly made his
way to the galley, intending to stay hla hunger with
what cold eatables he might be fortunate enough to
And. But the cook had left a quantity of soup or
stew, of a variety much In favor with sailors when .
fresh vegetables for Its composition are to be pro
cured, standing In a huge Iron pot beside the fire,
and Tom thought, as he sniffed at It, how delicious It
would taste when heated. Thia reflection, of course,
was Immediately followed by lifting the pot and put
ting It on the Are, after which he sat down and
THE WAY I WAS
MR. BPRIOQS was an agent. At
tha street door this Interesting
fact was boldly and emphatically
stated In big square letters on a brass
plats; and, so that It should not easily
escape public observation, tho plata was
(weather permitting) dally wrought up
to a high state of polish by the office
cleaner, amid much expenditure of
Proverbial philosophy and brlckdust.
Away up four flights of well-worn
steps and you came upon a sort of
painted apparition of the brass plate
looming out of the glass which com
prised the upper half of the door of
Mr. Spriggs' dingy little offices. Here
the great man conducted his extensive
agenoy transactions and was prepared
to supply the civilized world with any
thing, from a bottle of lubricating oil
to a few thousand carcasses of re
frigerated mutton.
If you had at any time between the
hours of A. M. and 7 P. M. looked
Into that portion partitioned off and
denominated "clerks' office." you would
have observed a diminutive boy with a
bleached face, hlg eyes, scraggy neck
and lank. tow. Ilka hair, dressed In a
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shinny black uit, working a long pen.
My father was a butcher, my mother
did a little ohoring. and I was In posses
sion of a seat In Mr. Spriggs office,
upon which eminence I spent the hal
cyon days of youth. Bach day I slid
off tho said eminence at 1 o'clock,
when there was an interval allotted to
"lunch," and 8,11 the happy denizens of
my department adjusted their collars
and ties and glided automaton-like into
the street below.
Our stairs began their ramifications
In a court and ternilnated In some misty
region in the roof, known as the Jan
itor'o rooms. From the earliest recol
lection of the oldest boy in tho building
a sort of guerrilla warfare had been
waged between the housekeeper and
the boys who had begun their com
mercial career on the lower floors.
Pitched battles had been fought and
ambuscades prepared; ears had been
boxed and tearful wails had responded,
but now hatred of the belligerents
waxed mora fierce than had ever been
known.
One day how vividly It all comes
back to me tho rain had descended
elnce morning and at 8 P. M.. having
A L P H A B ET
PATCHWORK
PICTU RE
PUZZLES
THE
I know of many gentle traits peculiar to the YAK": .
He thinks its nice to arbitrate, and vulgar to attack ;
He's courteous and kindly, attentive and alert
But isn't this-remarkable ? he wears a silken skirt 1
sw tL r 1 - oW JB
The verse at the top of the puazle tells tho story which the picture that Is to be made from the pieces
Illustrates. First cut the entire mosaic and paste It on heavy wrapping paper before cutting out the sepa
rate pieces. This Is merely to make it easier to handle the pieces. Then cut out the separate pieees Tho
white part Is to be cut away. In cutting out tha parts which maks up the picture be very careful to cut
Just within tho black lines or the pieces will not fit nicely. carerui to cut
RECEPTION
muncheu" some bits of ship's biscuit while waiting for
the savory mess to come to a boil.
AH was quiet on the ship, the starboard watch was
softly humming a little song as he paced the deck,
but this was the only sound that broke the stillness.
Of the larboard watch there was neither sound nor
sign and from what followed it was suspected that
instead of keeping guard he had calmly curled up In
some cosy nook on deck and gone to sleep.
After a while, thinking that ;the pot had been on
the fire long enough, Tom took a ladle from where
It hung on the wall and went to Inspect Its contents.
As he stooped over the Are he turned somewhat, so
that his eyes fell on the half-open door, and there
he saw something that caused him to lose all sensa
tions of hunger. A dusky face, lighted by a pair of
brilliant coal black eyes, was watching him with
an intentness that at first caused him to believe that
It was not alive, but was the creation of some of his
fellow middles and designed to (rive him a fright.
But a moment later It moved slightly, and then a
realisation of what this sinister visitation really
meant. that they war boarded by pirates, came to
Tom.
Without shifting his gaze from the eyes that
seemed riveted to his own, the boy scooped up a
ladleful of the boiling soup and dashed It straight
Into the invader's face, and the yell of pain and sur
prise with which the head disappeared was so loud
and startling that there was no need for Tom to give
any warning to the rest of the ship. Up frorh the
forecastle and out of the cabins streamed men and
officers In all stages of dress and undress, while the
Trlpolitans, who had sent the man now so badly
scalded ahead as a spy, to see that all was quiet be
fore they boarded, now that concealment was no
longer possible, came pouring over the side like the
horde of savages that they were.
And now. In the darkness and before many of the
Americans, comparatively few of- whom were armed,
fully realised what was going on, ensued a terrific
combat on tho deck of the brave old Constitution.
The Americans fought in dogged sllenee, but the
Moors kept up a continual commotion during the en
tire fight, part of which. It must be confessed, was
due to the efforts of Tom Jackson, who, finding how
effective his first ladleful of soup had been, paraded
the deck applying the scalding liquid to his enemies
wherever he thought It would do the most good.
The Americans soon recovered from their surprise
and. In consequence, the pirates were quickly beaten
off and made the best of their way back to the shore
pursued by a galling fire from tho ship, where they
were received with anything but open arms by their
tyrannous lord and master, the Governor.
After their enemies had departed. Inquiries were
made ag to who had discovered the Invaders, for both
watches declared frankly that they knew nothing
about the matter till they heard the yell that had
. alarmed tho ship, and at length, reluctantly, Tom
Jackson admitted that he had been the person who
had received tho first comer so warmly.
Commander Preble, on hearing this, at once Invited
the young midshipman into.' his own cabin, where he
succeeded In extracting from him all the details of
the case. Just as the story was concluded loud la
mentations were heard, and the cook appeared In a
great state of excitement, to lodge a complaint
against the wretch who had stolen all the soup pre
pared for the next morning's breakfast and had got
ten his nicely cleaned galley Into such a condition of
dirt and disorder. But the matter
plained, even to his satisfaction, and, forgiving all
he tricks that had at different times been played on
REFRIGERATED
finished some unusual peregrinations
to a shipping office, I hung up my drip
ping garments and vigorously tolled at
the copying press. From tha interior
or Mr. feprlggs' room cam the scratch
ing of his pen, traveling at express
speed. One letter after anqther he
whisked on to the floor for mo to take
out and copy. There were quotations
for oil, boilers and asbestos; there were
letters about log books and locomo
tives; there were memorandum in re
chains and charcoal; and there were
orders for anow boxes, fire boxes, fur
nace bars and beef. In short, here,
upon his basis of operations, sat the
great agent far the refrigerating ma
chinery of the patent petrified produce
type, which has astonished the world
by bringing from tha antipodes thou
sands of frozen sheep to be retailed to
the hungry public at temptingly Jow
rates.
Presently Mr. Sprlgga' shadow ap
peared upon tho glass partition, re
sembling a human windmill as he
swung his arms about in his struggle
to pull on his coat. Having addressed
all my envelopes and reckoned my
postage stamps I also prepared to cross
ANIMALS
I N
YAK.
PATTY BROWN'S
DILEMA D
IRENE
ELLIOTT
BENSON
jjach time I pass the looking glass
She wears my cross barred apron with
J. WW UJW11 "PT.
She mocks me, too, each thing J do
I asked her once her name
Stared at her so, from top to toe
' She did the very 6ame.
climbed up on the bureau then
And kissed her my! 'twas cold I
I spotted an the glass, of course,
And that made mother scold.
''And every day I'm standing there
And brushing out my curl
She does the same. I ask papa ;
He Bays "You're each my girl"
lometimes it worries me so much
It almost makes me cry.
If she is me, and she must be.
Then who on earth am I ?
1 grow quite red and shake my head.
And give her such a frown.
She does the same now who's to blame,
And which is Patty Brown?
him, ha generously invited Tom to come with nidi
and get a good hot Bupper, an Invitation which the
middy, only awaiting for Preble's permission, was only
too glad to accept, for, It must be remembered, he had
as yet had nothing of his evening meal but some
fragments of ship's biscuit. But he had lost nothing
by waiting, as he discovered a little later, when ha
was seated in the galley, devouring the choicest dain
ties which the cook could procure him and telling
the story of his adventure to his admiring and spell-
...... niiiiJiiiaios.
the street to the letter ho i.tt.r
tha
in hand, opened the door. Tho landing
was in darkness, but a figure sped past
me as I closed the door and the light
through the frosted glass revealed to
me the feature of Peters, an audacious
boy in an adjoining office. The next in
stant the attic stairs above me were
illuminated by a brilliant flame.' Look
ing up I saw a huge squib stuck In a
flower pot in full play against the
Janitor's door. -Dense clouds of smoke
and myriads of sparKs enveloped me.
The fierce visage of the janitor loomed
out of the haze and I caught a glimpse
of a thick stick.
Then followed an explosion which
nearly threw mo off my legs. Shouts
and cries of "Catch him!" "Stop him!"
rang In my ears, menacing figures
grabbed at me and quick as thought I
slipped my leg over the stair rail and
slid away for liberty. I was Innocent
of the practical Joke which I knew
Peters must have perpetrated, but cir
cumstances were against me, so I did
not stop to explain. Multitudinous feet
pattered down the stairs In hot baste.
Away across the. muddy street I fled,
hiding my letters from tha rain under
my Jacket.
I looked back and the Janitor was
close In my rear. To my right stood
one of the doors of a large poultry and
game dealer's establishment. I knew
the premises well, for Mr. Spriggs had
hot, my
nere miroauced the patent freezing
process, and regularly called ' every
four-and-twenty hours to see how It
worked. I ran up the entry Into a
large square salesroom, in one corner
of which stood the office. A few of
tho men were clearing up for tho night,
and having turned out most of the
lights did not notice me In the shadow.
I saw a trap door opening in tho floor
which led Into one of the freezing
chambers, and I crept down the ladder
into a corner and lay still and listened,
with my heart thumping my ribs Ilka
a small steam-hammer. Presently I
heard one of the men call out, "No, sir,
there ain't been no boy here," and tho
next moment tho square aperture waa
closed with a heavy thud and I was
alone In atlenoe and darkness.
My first thoughts were that I had
been made prisoner until the main
body, of my pursuers had arrived; but
no, the minutes dragged slowly away
without any movement of tho trap
door. I felt cold, now that tho warmth
resulting from my run had passed off,
and leaving my corner I groped about
the chamber. Stretching out my hands
they came in contact with the carcasses
of sheep suspended In row from the
celling. The coarse canvas they were
wrapped in felt cold and clammy. I
shivered. Farther on I felt tho soft
flesh of some rows of poultry stripped
of their feathers. The smell of the
meat was suffocating and my head
seemed to swim.
At length I found the ladder and de
termined to lift the trap myself. "Dp I
crept and tried to move the door, first
with my hands and then with my
shoulder, without result. I felt wild
and frightened now and struck at It
with my fist and shouted. Tho room
was only six feet high and waa in
sulated all around, floor and celling,
with five inches of charcoal, so my cries
fell back smothered and deadened.
With trembling hands and ehoking
sobs pulled off my shoes and struck
madly at the door, but the non-conducting
stuff with which It was also lined
gave back no response. What could
that thumping noise meant Was It my
neaa tnroDDingT 1 could now hear a
regular beating sound somewhere, each
moment becoming more and mora dis
tinct, and a eold rushing blast of air
seemed to be sweeping along the sides
of tho chamber. It came in regular
shooting gusts and chilled me to tha
bone! They were refrigerating me!
I knew the stroke of the engine too
'. I Eg
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THE POOR MAN
RETOLD FROM THE HUNGARIAN
Jt V JLOUISE
THERE was once a very poor man who went
into the wood to fejl" trees for his own use.
The sweat ran down his cheeks from his hard
work, when all at once an old beggar appeared and
asked for alms. The poor man pitied him very much,
and putting his ax on the ground felt in his bag and
with sincere compassion shared his few bits of bread
with the poor old beggar. When he had eaten he
spoke thus to the woodcutter: "My son. here for your '
kindness accept this table cloth, and whenever here-
after you feel need and are hungry say to the cloth,
spread thyself, little cloth, and your table will be
laid and covered with the best meats and drinks. I
am the rewarder of all good deeds aad I give you
this for your charity." Thereupon the bid man dis
appeared, and the woodcutter turned homeward in
great Joy.
Having been overtaken by night on his way. he
turned into a little inn and informed the Innkeeper, .
who was an. old acquaintance, of This good fortune,
and In order to give greater weight" to his word he at
once made a trial of the table cloth and provided a
jolly good supper -for the Innkeeper and his wife
from the dainty dishes that were served upon the
cloth. After supper he lay down on the bench to
sleep, and .in tha meantime the wicked wife of the
Innkeeper hemmed a similar cloth anjj by morning
exchanged It for that 'of . the woodcutter. He. sus
pecting nothing, hurried home with tho exchanged
cloth, and arriving there told his wife what hap
pened. To prove hi words he at once gave orders
to the cloth to spread itself, but all In vain. He re
peated at least a hundred time the words, "Little
cloth, spread thyself," but the clotii never moved.
The next day hi again. went to the wood, where he
again shared his bread with tho old beggar and re
ceived from him a lamb, to which ho had only to .
say, "Give me gold, little lamb," and the gold coins
began to rain. With this the woodcutter again went
to the Inn for the night and showed the present to
the Innkeeper as before. Next morning ha had an
other lamb to take home, and was very much sur-
prised that it would not give the gold for which
he asked.
Ho went to tho woods again, and treated tha beggar
well, and ajao told hlrn what happened to the table
cloth and the lamb. The beggar was not surprised,
but gave him a club and said to him: "If the inn
keeper has changed your cloth and lamb, you can
regain them by meana of this club. Tou have only to
say, "Beat away, my little club; beat away!" and It
will have enough power to knock down a whole
army." So the woodcutter went to the Inn a third
time and Insisted upon Ma cloth and lamb being re
turned, and aa tha innkeeper would not do It, he ex
claimed, "Beat away, little club; beat away!" and the
club began to beat tho innkeeper and hla wife till
the missing property was returned.
He then went home and told hla wile with great
bright wheel spinning around and
sat down Jn a cofner and remembered
no more.
Mr. Bprlggs' clerks, the Janitor and
hia wife, Peters, and soma of tha en
ginemen were all sitting around a big
fire. I was lying on the hearthrug be
fore the fire, wrapped in blankets, and
one of the men wus pouring something
hot down my throat, while another
would keep rubbing me with his big,
hard hands, which made mo feel quite
sore. Then when I spoke about It all
they all laughed, and talked and seemed
pleased and shook hands with me. Mr.
Spriggs came Jn with his shiny top hat
and his head on one side, and said I
was a good boy. Finding everything
the piston rods working like the arms
of a giant. I could imagine, as I stood
there in my terror, that I could see tha
men with whom I had. so often chatted
getting up steam on that big boiler,
then I thought of their coming next
morning and finding me frozen to
death wouldn't they be sorry! and Mr.
Spriggs here I broke down again.
Wouldn't Mr. Spriggs be vexed to find
his letters had not been mailed! They
had become scattered, so I stooped and
gathered them together In a little heap
once more, for I seemed to be getting
weary and drowsy. My head was so
body cold, wet and numb. I
TOT?
If you want to aee paddy put on hla hat and s
board; trim the. edges of. the cardboard to fit; then
cardboard, that tha -cardboard may bo "sandwiched b
Be sure to hava tha face upside down, making t
the man on the other side of the card.
Punotura a hole through each shamrock on e
holes Fig. 3. Hold tho strings In your hands, wl
tha card a awing and twirl It outward from you, m
comes rapid. Then stop twirling and hold the strln
and you will find that during tho twirling Paddy has
ana placed the pipe In his mouth. If you like you m
green, usirrg either crayon or water colors.
BOTTOM
fT) Ns- r
rzr,a
SOU VAN
Joy what had happened, and In order to celebrate his
luck fitly he Invited the. King to dinner next day.;
The King was very much surprised and about noon
sent a valet to see what they were cooking for him.
The messenger, though, returned with the newa that
nothing was being done for his entertainment. His
Majesty was still more surprised when at meal time
he found the.t-ble laden with the finest dishes and
drinks. Upon Inquiry where all that came from, tha
poor woodcutter told him the story, what happened
In the wood, about the lamb and the cloth, but did
not mention a, word about tha club. The King, who
was a regular tyrant, at once claimed tho cloth and.
the lamb. As tho poor man would not comply, he
sent a few guards to him to taka lm away, but they
were soon knocked down by the club. So the Klngj
sent a larger force against him. but they all perished
to a man. On hearing this the King got Into a great
rage and went In person, with' hla whole army
against him. but this time, too, tho woodcutter was
victorious, because the club knocked down everr one
of the King's soldiers. The King himself died on the
battlefield, and his throne was occupied by universal i
consent by tho poor woodcutter. . He was a real 1
leS!"?5 t0 hU PeP,e- because In his magnanimity1
TlA noli orh tt-m-1 4. 1 ... "
. ". ,r v. m ms magnanimity
he delighted to assist all whom he knew in distress
or want a n .1 mi v. 1 1 .. .
V nsppy ana content to tho
end of his days. ,
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CLEANING OF THE
DOOLL HOUSE
NOW that Spring m coming, every little girl shouW
be preparing to glva her dolls' house a thorough .'
Spring housecleanlng. It Is the time of year; too. I
when the new papers can be put on the wall, tho cur'
tains washed and Ironed and the whole house fresh
ened up. . ;
Of course, the first thing to do Is to take up tho car
pets, or if there are rugs Instead of carpets, then these
must be taken up. beaten thoroughly and put on tho
line to air. Then the floors must be wiped up with a
wet cloth, or even scrubbed If they need It badly.
After that the, paper should be put on. Tho walla
must be smooth before now paper Is put on, and- It
the old paper Is peeling off then it must be scraped off
smoothly. There are sure to be odd pieces of wall
paper around tho house which can. be used to maka
the doll's house look like now. Two papers of differ
ent kind may be used on one room, the lower part
being of ono paper and tha upper part of another. -
If there Is no wall paper to be had. then use plain
light yellow paper, which must be smooth and fresh,
and draw a border with crayon a straight band of
rea or blue at aomo distance down from tho celling.
If you are able to draw pretty well, of course yu can
make a fancy frieze. Tou would make your house
look very fashionable by having a plain paper for tho
walls and a lower frieze. This you could ,r,u
taking a piece of flowered paper and cutting out "a
' border with all the flowers and leaves cut out as if
you were mailing scrapooolt pictures.
very comfortable I went to sleep again!
It afterward transpired that I had,
dropped a couple of letters In the sales
room Jn my flight which one of tha
men had picked up as he was going
away, and seeing Mr. Spriggs' address
on the leaf of the envelopes he took
them across to the office. This led to
a search being made and my subsequent'
discovery. The men had Just begun to
lower tho temperature for the night
when my position became known. .
(Copyright, 1900,- by the Associated Liter
ary Press.)
PADDY
AN D
HIS PIPE
BY
LrlNA
BEARD
fCOPyWCHT, ipcft BY THE
NEW YORKH6RAL CQj
AH Rights Reserved.
BOTTOM
moke his pipe, cut out Fig. 1, paste It on stiff card
cut out Fig. 2 and paste it on tha other side of the
etween Fig. 1 and Fig. J.
he top of tho hat come opposite to the shoulders of
ach end of the card and Me ahort strings through the
th the hat on the card faclnr you right side un. Give
aklng it turn around and around until tho motion be
gs perfectly taut. The card will reverse Its motion
put his hat decorated with shamrocks on his head
y color the picture the approprlata Bt. Patrick's Day
well to be mistaken. I had often seen