THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL ' PORTLAND,' SUNDAY; MORNING, ; AUGUST 25, ; 1907
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F?r Bops "
djo'd Girls .
(Copyright, 1307, bv Th North American Company.)
Said the Rabbit last night, after
kicking the Fox
Arrible blow with his boot :
1, ho shouldn't complain when
he wanted good luck.
For I ga him my left hind
foot"
Now this proves that, no watte how
woll we may mean
To do good, there" are soma to
"STROLLED ALONG THE WALL"
MR. THOMAS CAT strolled along
the garden welL gaily twlatlng
his whlakcr and purring as be
went
Suddenly ha stopped, Peering
through a crack in the wall, he saw an
open space within, where sat a little
mouse counting out her money.
Mr. Thomas politely scratched oa the
floor.
"Who's without?" squeaked a fright
ened little mousie.
'Tla L Mr. Thomas Cat; hay no
"MARRIED IN GREAT SPLENDOR"
Dxslajge&lvbtttr
TMMT'S father was an artist,
end sometimes he was very,
very unsuccessful in seUlng hla
paintings. Why people wanted to. be
artists, when It was much ulcer t
a policeman or a soldier. Tommy
couldn't see. t
Hard times often cams upon the
famlly-tlmea when they had hardly
enough to eat. It was on one of
these occasions that the rent cam
due.
"Well, sir," Tommy beard the hard-
he a
artod landlord tell his .father, in
e next room, . iumi
to pay your Trent or may
. l will have the money in a few
days," protested Tommys wmw.
No matter; I won't wait. And
with these words the. landlord slam
med the door end, scattered, dowa the
Stairs.
"Money Is good, for nothing but to
pay billa," thought Tommy, "and
when the bills ar more than your
money, then yuu get Poor "
1 wonder tt that old landlord has
many bills?' h reflected.
All at ouoa he started up. "I m go
ing to make htm hav bills; he
oughtn't to talk to. my father the
way he did. ltU serve him right"
Running to th phone, Tommy tele
phoned to th grocer, the baker, th
tailor, the druggist and ever so
many more to Jwrtng U, sort of
thing?-" 'cause Mr. Browa wants eta
In a hurry. ,
The landlords Mr, Brown, was 'as
tonished when the, grooer earn with
a lot of supplies he had not ordered;
h grew angry whan the confectioner
called, and bj the time the milliner
had arrived; with a "bonnet for Mrs.
Brown" he was furious,
Every on thought ha. must b
THEY LOCKED HIM UP"
crazy, so they took him
and
locked him up. j
By the time the landlord waS re
leased Tommy's father had secured
the rent money, and so didn't hav to
leave. , .
Tommy, to b sure, never told any
on about certain things he had or
dered for Mr. Brown la- order to
dak hlxa "pay. bUls." ,
complain.
But don't let that hurt you, and
keep right ahead.
And greater heights you may at
tain. fear," said hex visitor in hfs most hon
eyed purr.
"And what 4 you wantr.came from
wttala.
Mr. Thomas Cat gallantly removed
bla bat "Oh, Miss Mousie,- sighed he,
"I have long wished to tell you how
much I love you.. But I'm so thotd
that I really hsvea't dared address you
before. Even now I wonder at my
courage In thus proclaiming my vows.
Oh, tell me that you will be my own
little wife!"
Miss Mouste,flattered, chatted through
the chink with her visitor. Mr. Thomas
was, so handsome and polite and afreo
tlonate that at last aha consented to
marry him.
Forthwith the two sought the Owl
and were married In great splendor
"Now," said Mr. Thomas, "we must
"ATE A THIRD OF THE FAT"
make arrangements for beginning
housekeeping. I have a splendid home,
but, unfortunately, I loaned nearly all
my money to a friend a few days ago
and have nothing to buy provisions.
Suppose, dear, we use your money to
buy a nice Jar of fat?"
Mrs. Thomas agreed. Soon the Jar
was bought, and at her husband's sug
gestion, was placed underneath the
organ pipes In the great church near by.
Meanwhile, the two secured more food,
so they decided to keep the Jar for a
rainy day.
The next day. however, Mr, Thomas
"SO I MUST EAT YOU"'
thought he would like to look at the
jar, Just to see if It were safe. But he
didn't wish Mrs. Thomas to know what
he was going for, so he said he was
going 'to look at a christening.
When he saw the Jar It wa so tempt
ing that he ate a third of the fat
On the morrow, again he grew
hungry for the good fat bo he told his
wife he must go to another christen
ing. This time ha at another third of
the Jar of fat
My dear, there's to be still another
christening." aald Mr. Thomaa the day
after, "and I really shouldn't like to
miss It" Bo Mr. Thomaa went and
finished the Jar. , t-
A few days later Mrs. ' Thomas said
to him: "I think we d better take a
look at our Jar of fat."
Mr. Thomas Cat trembled all over and
grew cold.
pa the way to the church his wife ask
ed: "And what were the names of ths
babies who were christened?"
"The first was named Part-Gone," re
plied Mr. Thomaa
"How funny! And what was the asc-
Moet-Gone," responded Mr. Thomas,
with ,an evil grin. .h.
"That s stranger f ""
1. 1 t
ail-Oonei" fiercely cried Mr. Thom
as, springing upon hla wite, "aad so I
must cat you!"
la a trice poor Mrs. Thomaa Cat was
no more.
Mr Thomas Cat Is again strolling
along th garden wail, looking tor an
other wealthy mouse wiw will b his
wtf o
Pain Would Be Hissing,
Willie Way don't you put your gouty
foot through lh window, uncle?
Uncle George Eh? What for?
Willie Because tne pans would b
gone directly.
. He Didn't.
Claude-Mothef, may I go out and
look at ,the comet? ' ;
Mother Yes, but see that 'you don't
get too close,
runny, isn't 14; P
Teddy How ta it, whan you blow th
fir it burn . brighter, but -when - you
blow a candle It goes out? . -
1 ' 2$sy$od$$ec?
"HER PRIVATE POSTOFriCE"
BESSTBOOTS was all excitement
For there was a secret la the
air, and It was belag kept trow
ber because It was plaa&ad for her owa
particular pleasure. This HoU sha
knew from a brief. aoU4 scrap
letter from her cousin Dandy, which
she found. In his and her private post
office the deserted squirrel hole in the
big oak tree down by the back garden
walL
The letter was written to alpher.
Of course you know what cipher lan
guage is It is a secret way of writing,
which can be understood only by those
who are In the secret Dandy's letter
lead as follows:
"D56r BCsslbSts:
4 kn3w 6 wf21 n4cS sScrtt Cbttt 132, b2t
4 cCnt t51L 13211 14k5 4t 6wf31 w61L 4
cnt hfirdll wB4t t4ir s6t2rdtLL C6n 132?
13211 kn8w thS sScrSt thSn. 4'11 s65 133
iir schl.tJdfiy,
Dtadl."
The cipher was sa easy on 1 stood
for "y," I for "u." I for 'V 4 for
1," S for "e," t for "a." You can read
the letter yourself almost as quickly as
Besayboots did that day when she found
It In the squirrel hole.
Poor Dandy had an awful time keep
ing tho secret A hundred times every
day Besayboots teased him and peatered
htm to give her Just on Uttle clue a to
what It was like.
"Is it something colored, Dandy!"
"Oh, Dandy, -Just tU m f It's aMveT
"Please, Dandy, tell m on tlatgy
little thing about It,"
But Dandy was Arm; not a slip of the
tongue escaped him; so that when the
birthday morning dawned sultry but
clear Just the kind Of day for the big
family picnlo down by the Kodoway
slough the secret still remained a se
cret, end Bessybo its was full of antici
pation and brimming over with ourtos
lty. '
Nappy, too, was escited, because he
saw that his mistress was excited.
(Nappy was Beesyboot's. little pet ter
rier, and his name was given him. not
because h liked t nap. for he scarcely
ever did that, but because his whole
name Napoleon was too big for his
slse.)
All the way to the plcnla grounds, he
and hi mistress discussed the secret:
"What do you suppose it Is like,
Nappy; speak?"
"Tap, yap, yap," returned Nappy,
Amusing Little Arabs
TAVELERS who pass through the
province of Constantino are often
surprised by a company of Arab
boys who dash out from somewhere
and, after turning a few handsprings
by way of practice, stand upon their
handa and heads in a long line.
The one who wlna this strange con
test, by standing the longest on his
bead, advances toward the traveler
for a reward.
One who watched the party for some
time found that the travelers were
"A STRANGE CONTEST"
fooled Into believing It a real contest.
Inasmuch as it is always agreed before
hand which boy shall win. In this way
the apuils are more evenly divided.
An Unpleasant Truth.
Freddie had been asked the usual
questkms by the visitor as to what
age he was and whether he wa ever a
bad boy. He replied briefly, though po
litely, and then left the house to play.
About four hour later he returned,
and rinding the caller still there, asked
frankly:
"Aren't you gone yt? 'Bout tun you
went, . n't it?'
"On. Freddie!" reproved th mortified
mother. Then turning to her guest, sh
aid;
"You mustn't mind what the boy says.
Children never seem to know any bet
ter than to blurt out th. truth soma
times, do taay ?' '
The visitor was hot long In depart
ing. Dizzy Heights.
Marie Dorothy, some one told me
you have a new nurse.
. Dorothy Yes, odder so big I got dls
sy when sh lif'd me .up.
"i They Were Disappearing.
Mother Tommy, what are you doing
In the pantry?
Tommy-Oh, Just putting a few tnings
7 -
Just a if he knew all about tt and
then he leaped aU over her. and licked
her face, and AC all the other foolish
t hinge iat wildly excited little dogs are
apt to do, when something la In the air
which concerns thel bejoved little mla
treaeea. '
When they reached the picnic ground
and her father llftej ber out of the big
Daytor. wagon, he save her one wee bit
Of aatlsfaction, at hL
"Your secret lsn t here yet, Uttle one,"
he said, "so you had better forget It
until this afternoon, about 3 o'clock,
when I whistle; the you will know that
It has arrived."
The a iy passed like lightning. Bessy
, boots and Dandy and Nappy, and. part
OH. HOW PERFECTLY
of th whjle, even King, Dandy dig
nified Angora cat, raced up and down
the river bank, playaj hide-and-go-seek,
sailed their little boats, went in wading
and played bloody Indian, and wood tag
and half a hundred other Jolly game
until dinner time. Then, after dinner,
they went along with their fathers and
uncles for an hour's fishing.
At last 3 o'clock came, but Bessyboots
did not know it: and so great was her
surprise when all of a sudden a shrill
whistle rang out on the air.
"The secret," she- exclaimed; "oh.
Dandy, come quick and see what it la."
And sh broke into a mad run up the
rrVer bank la search of her father.
Who, fin his . hiding, place around the,
bend, was holding the secret by the
6
"THROWN INTO THE WATER"
YESSIB, I tell you I heard every
word," Bill Mumford was say-
s
lng, earnestly. "Ye. know yes
terday afternoon waa slzzlin' hot I'd
mad up my mind to go swlmmln',
and not ?din aols Warner, I start
ad Off alone. For a wonder, I didn't
go right down to the spring andt
walk along th bank to the Bend,
'$tad, I pt straight by that big
fence, high above th oreek.
"I'd, Just .reached the Bend, and waa
makia my way down through th
trBa to the big ruck, whea I heard
some feller talk In". Juat sounded
like Mike Flannigan, so I tneaked
down mighty quiet, 'tendin' to ti
their clothe In knots and yell, 'Chew
mutton! Chew beef!' at 'em.
"But all of a sudden I heard Bill
Qoogan say Bill was the other fellar
that he'd found out where the '.Rob
bers' had their cave.
"Mike got awful excited and said.
Jus' loud 'nough for me to hear, that
. the 'Pirates' would eleaa out our
cave early this evening.'
''just let 'n try It!" cried Captain
Skinny; "they'll get left mighty
qultk.
Th Bloody Robbers, you remember,
were in search of a new cave and
hiding place after their old on waa
destroyed. During this search they
earn across the cave of their rivals,
the Bloody Pirates, on a little island
right in the middle of the creek.
Finding another Island close by,
th "robbers" established headquar
ters there, with the decided advan
tage of knowing where the "Pirates ",
met, while the "Pirates" knew noth
ing of their whereabouts.
But matters were altogether, alter
ed now that the "Pirates'" knew ot
their cave. The "Robbers" felt that
either they or their rivals must go, -and
they didn't Intend it should be
th "Robbers." The creek wasn't
big enough at that place to hold both
''Hobbsrs' Cave' aad "Pirates' Cow'
bridle. Now you 1 suspect of course,
that the secret was a horse of some de
scription, and sq It was. If was a Shet
land pony round-bodied, long-tailed,
shaggy?maned. and to Impatient to go
that it kept champing Its bridle and
pounding- the earth with Its cunning lit
tle hoofs, all the time that It stood
awaiting the approach of Its mistress.
"Hsre she comes," ' announced
mamma, who waa standing where she
could catch the-first glimpse of ber
little daughter. "Oh, how pleased she
will be."
On came the child, full speed, and was
just about to round the bend where the
secret was, when there suddenly rose on
the atr a little do wail of distress.
LOVELY!" 8 HE SCREAMED
Sh beard tt stopped and hesitated,
Wa it Nappy? gh called his name. Is
response earn ro.n th sam direction
another wall, more distressful than the
flrst ea. It wiu her own little dog,
and bs was in trouble; and h was ex
pecting ber to com to his rescue, of
course.
"Com on, Bessyboots." shouted
Dandy, "here's your secret waiting for
you, and it la lovely, too."
Waa ever a littU girl more cruelly
tempted? Nappy walling for help In
one direction: the beautiful secret
awaiting her in the other. Another
moment or two of hesitation you would
have hesitated, too. would you not?
: then loyalty to her pet won the day
over selfish desire to behold the secret.
A thrilling session had Just bn
completed at the "Robbers' " head
quarters. (Skinny arose. In the xoitmnt for
getting some of his usual majesty of
manner. But, good general a b
was, he had already carefully mapped
out a plan of action.
He e oke sharply: "Y wW
both got to 'fend ourselves aad
smash the 'Pirates' ' oav aU toi
smithereens at one and th sam
time, . , .
"Jack Warner, at 'bout 4 oslocsv
'pu3e-you swim, as quiet as you can.
to 'Pirates' Cave,' and hid yraelf
in the bushes near their landia'
place. . See If you catt't dootor UP
their raft so's It will come apart 'for
they get very far.
"Bill Wolf, you an Ik Jones an" Jo
Huugler, hida on the bank right across
from lhir inland. Take yer- dog along.
When Jack Warner gives th signal
tellin' ye that th 'Pirate' ar gone, all
of ye swim over to th island and knock
spots out of their cav and thing.
Jud'a a bulldog what'li keep a hundred
o' 'Pirates' away, so ye needn't feel
akeerd if any of em com baoa 'for
yer through. Aa soon as th Job's un
lshed take everything and Join th rest
of u he; e.
"Me 'n' Pet Hamilton aa' Bill Mum
ford an Bill Bran an' Joe Stanton '11
gH sum groen home cbestuuta aa'
Mfend the fort hr I any of them
freahles ahow up they'll get good aa'
plenty," '
Skinny' plana succeeded final y. Jack
i
Thought They Belonged to
Kf
Q
and she started to run back a fast as
she oould '.he way aha had eome,
"Where are you. Nappy?" sh called.
Another wail and uthur that followed
guided her steps to the water's edge
under a high bank. And her she found
poor little Nappy cught by the crunl
barb of a wire fence under which he
had attempted to crawl In pursuit of a
water fowl.
"Nappy, you poor hurted little fel
low," murmured Bessyboots, tenderly,
as she gently lifted the wire and extri
cated his trembling form from the
dreadful barb. Then sh took htm Into
her arms and clambered up the steep
bank. .There, all unknown to her, were
gathered father, mother, uncles, aunts
and Dandy, who had followed and wit
nessed her reset. - of the little dog.
"Hurrah 1 Thr cheers for Bessy
boots!" shouted Dandy, sad you should
have heard the hurrah which followed.
At first, Bessyboots was quite bewil
dered, for it had not entered her head
that she had done anything deserving
of cheers or even of ordinary praise.
Then, before the Idea had time to enter
her head, her eye fell upon the se
cret. "Oh. papa, how perfectly lovely," sh
screamed, and In a second she and the
secret and happy Nappy were all mixed
up In each other's arms, paws and mane
good friends, all three I
And then. Uncle Graham stole up to
r
"HERE SHE FOUND NAPPY"
the trio . and put his arms around his
little niece, and whispered:
"I have decided to add to your secret,
little girl. I shall send to the city to
night for a dogcart to complete your
outfit Do you know why I am going to
do itr
"No," answered Bessyboots; "why?
"Because, honey, you have proved
yourself th right kind of little girl.
thaf all." .GRACE a ZORBAUOH.
Warner reached th "Pirates' " Island
unobserved, and waa, able to cut bait
way through most of th ropes that
hM th pirate craft together without
being sees.
At O'clock the "Bloody Pirates" set
sail on their raft No sooner were they
out of sight than Jack signaled to hla
eouipanlosa hlddea on the shore. They
swass quickly over. A.U turned to, and
with the "Pirates' " own shovel ailed,
the cavo up with dirt arat taking out
all the treasure contained therein.
Meanwhile th "Pirate" stealthily
poled their raft up th creek. They
were about a rod front "Robber Cave.'
when suddtaly a volley ot bora chest
nuts cam at them.
The "iirHS" war astonished. They
thought that at this late hour surely all
tho "Robbers" would b ta town,
But none could boast a braver lad
than Mike Flannigan,
"Come on, fUerl" he shouted,
"Yes, com on!" was th tantalixing
yell of the "Robbers."
Smarting under th shower of dirt
elods and horse chestnuts, th"Plrat"
poled, more energetically. All at once
th ropes weakened where Jack had cut
them partly through aad half th "Pi
rates" were thrown Into the water
. Daring Bill Mumford immediately cask
off on th "Robbers' " raft and, with
th aid of Pet Hamilton, succeeded In
making- Mike Flannigan captive, al
though nt until all three wore black
oyes and bloody noaes, Oa shore the
prisoner was forced to surrender all his
marbles, a Jackknlfe, fishing tackle and
a dandy sinker, and other valuables be
fore he was let go.
Without their leader the "Pirates"
sadly swam back to their island, only to
ml It in possession of a savag bull
dog and several equally savag "Rob
ber." "Pirates' Cove" wa no more.
MIKE GOT AWFTJX EXCITED"
jfj
The New Dress
DEAR, oh tfehrl t do hope it
doesn't rala. Won't tb girl
be Jealous whea they m
new dress I But If It rains it will spoil
It alt" .
''ut, dear," mildly protested grand,
ana, "why should you be pleaaed be
eauae mnn re ibtiuuk .uei m toll
you story about a lltti girl who Was
"This littl srtrl had no mam -m
her pap let ner hav alnr.'- every
thing sh desired, so that whea sh
wa Invited to a big party tor young
folks she at onoa had him buy aU mau-.
ner of nn clotnes, ,
"Three hours betor It Was time to ga
to the party sh wa dressed, and spent
tin remaining time admiring herself
before the gloss. She felt sur that '
sho would be tb grandest person there.
"Then she strutted down tne street to
the house whr th party was to b
held for tt r. xm cloe by aad with her
head high In th air mad her entrance.
"It Is true sh attracted a great deal
of attention, but little did sh think
that every on wa making fun of her.
You see, srve wa oressea in sucu spjeu-
dor as to make her ridiculous. .
"You know hoonskirt were wont at
REQUIRED THREE CHAIRS TO BEAl
HER :; , '
that time. Well, so big were the hoops
of the Uttle girl's dress that It required
three chairs to seat her. And ther
sh sat at on end of the dance room
uncomfortably erect and disdainful.
"She imagined all this time that she
was being admired. But when no on
approached to greet ber or asked to
dance with her she was forced to
change her opinion, and began to feel
miserable. Indeed.
"At last th host begged on of the
boys to dance with her, for politeness'
sake. The lad did so, with not th very
best grace, aa her hoop war too ;
large for any on to dance with her In .
comfort. ...
"The lad was leading her to wher
refreshment were being served, whea
the little girl turned suddenly around.
Her hoopsklrt flew outward, caught In ;
a tray which a servant Wa carrying,
and the contents bespattered her beau
Uful dress, ruining it entirely. .
"There wa nothing for her to do but
to go home. Then she had a good cry,
thought things over carefully, and de
cided it wa because of her own vanity
that sh bad passed such an unenjoya
ble afternoon. Needles to say, this had
a greatdeal to do with, curing bee of
extravagant pride.
"I kaow exactly how th lltti girl
felt at being so humbled, because, yos ;
see, th little girl wS I."
'Marjory hung her bead. .
TbaK you, sraaama, bus mu,
imply, J think it has helped to cur
me, too," 1 '
A Ferris Wheel
X I EVER bearcj f toya , "mads, ' t
l go" Jwst by sunUghtT On, ther
ll w t great maty ot them.
Her is a novel little tey, which.
whea Mi la the sua, will work quite
WTake for aa axle, upon which: tha
wheel may tura, a stick three feet
long and three-eighths of aa inch in
diameter. It must be perfectly
straight The end should, be tapered.
aeli""
THE COMPLETED WHEEL) ; ,
Each of the eight spokes should be
a very delicate stick on foot long,
bent a showa la th illustration.
Th spoke are fastened to th axle,
seven inches Irons eaoh end, , by,
means of sealing-wax,
A thread should run, from th n4
of th " o the a4 of a spoke;
then across te th end ef th oppo
site spoke oa th other side, and
front there to the ether end of tha
axle. Thread will thus connect th
different spoke wit tha ends ot the
axle
A thread should also, connect the
ads el each, spoken All thread
should be drawn taut.
Maka th paddle , tha wheels of
tiaau pap twenty-tare inches by
tea laokea, Tha loaf edga ot th pa
per should b paat4 ova th spokes,
and tha front outer edge . over the
thread'
Th axla abouKk revolv en pins
tuck'lnt two upright posts. Then
posts wa b saaoa stationary oy in
serting tha end tat, small bottles
aad (aMeniMi by eaean ( sealing
wa ' , a
the Fenco
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