Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1907)
THE OREGON .SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY ' HORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1907 ' 1 ' ... . . . -vi ,. ,. , ... , .... 111 ..... . ot F3r Bays arid Girls' (Copyright, 1907. by Tbe North American Company.) i. r- SURPRISED TO f I T HAD to com sooner or later. Skinny wu a fine leader and all that-he could scheme Ilka sixty and carry out bis plana, too but tor Isipetuoua daring and skill in battle be ' l' tfldn't bold a candle to Billy Mumford. ?- ' The only reason Billy hadn't captured r ',,. the leadership in tbe beginning waa be ' cause ba bad come to Homevtlle com paratively recently, when tha "Bloody i s Bobbers" were already well established. Besides. Skinny bad lost his gun. With It want a great deal or bis Influence. True, Skinny waa quick to realise Billy's - ability, and bad made him his first lieu tenant, but tbe Job was becoming too .- small tor bint and he was looming up big as a future captain. Naturally. Skinny did not Ilka to step : - 'out Of tbe position be bad occupied ao ' ; long and ao ably. Bearing this In mind, one may well be surprised to learn that Skinny resigned of bis own accord and opened the way for Billy to become paptaln. And "thereby bangs a tale." Let's take a whack at tha Swlmmln' , Hole," urged Skinny, on thla day of 1 ' momentous happenings, as ba and Billy j vera sitting, with legs dangling, on top j of .cracker boxea before Fowler's gro ! Vij'-eery store. ' r Billy, who waa indulging In tbe gen i tie pastime of coaxing the grocery cat ' "to him and then kicking it away, waa i t t at first Inclined to stir. But as t Skinny Insisted, be Anally assented, and i ' Cropped laally to tha ground. - i . Once at tbe Hole, tbe two took a dip ? and tben seated themselves on the broad flat rock. Think ril take a look in the tunnel," i remarked Skinny. . BiUy shook bis bead. "Don't you do ft," said be; "water'e high after yester--.' day's rain and tbe place must ba about ' - Hooded out." "Oh, it'll ba all right after I get In . aide," returned Skinny. "I think I'll move along." "Well, all right; I'm going up to the i bend to see if I can't land a eunny," ' 'announced Billy, taking his lines and ' books liom bis pocket, and proceeding ' to look for a tree which would furnish ; bim a fishing pole. So they separated, going In opposite .' Blrectlons. . - It la necessary to describe tha tunnel .." rather carefully, since it had every-'--' thing to do with the adventura that ' v: ; happened shortly afterward. At tha Place where tne tunnel was c"t ' located the creek made a deep bend. IJpon the river aide of the bend there 'f . i .1 1 a. .aim m wtttt mnnth At the other end of the cavern was another mouth. As the Toio, ttieWcTGed T? itiee ' T-kRINCE TOTO was probably tbe ' ' I' naughtiest little prince there ever fcj 1 W8A He kicked and scratched i and. bit most every one who came near ' 1 him, and became a terror to his nurse ; t and others who waited upon him. ai - Of course, he was given nearly eyery ! thing be wished. When he couldn t r " have what he desired, he became unus- 'Tuailr vicious and disagreeable. During r-i bad weather he was at his very worst. i V Then he would go up to the roof of the i ? castle where was always stationed a f-J royai astronomer, and command that ! , .. oflicial to have good weather sent lra- Jl mediately. When the dignified gentle- tuan would explain that that wag irn ' possible, live naughty prince would pull j v pie astronomer's beard or th v away , , bis cap. t Things came to such a pass, how ' , over, that complaints began to reach ' tba king himself. The king was very much shocked at these reports of the l prince's misbehavior. " Ho at once issued a proclamation offering a great reward to any one who '" would rid uii. son of such ev.. traits. For a time no one appeared, but at last there came o the king .- a un - south giant, with great long nails, tuska for teeth and long, poiateJ ears. "I am a genie sent by the good fairy r- who watches over your kingdom," he 'J axplalned, li. answer to the look of " " wondermont upon the klr 's face. "Have no fear; I shall take jood care of your son and return him ;j you t completely cured. " S tha king finally permltt:a the giant to take the prinoe Kit him. iTba prince wasn't th lt b-t willing ' to sTO, but whether he would or no, ho ' 1 Was forced to seat himself upon the , back o a gre:.t goose, the giant be- Strode another, and in a second's time tbey were flying swiftly through the air, Toto bun on for dear life, fear , ' tul "very : -oment that he ,rould take a bad tu -Jle. . Don't feel so much like kicking and " biting and scratching now, ehr' a&ked " the genio. v After a while they landed near a great V laka. ; Strange to say, across this lake i there stretched a very narrow plank. ' ' . Toto was made to walk across the V- lake, the genie walking on the water beside bim and pricking blm with his snarp oalls when he didn't move fast enough. To poor Toto that bridga teenved Ilka a mere thread, and tba dla : tanoe ha bad to go more than 100 miles. , tWaao this feat was accomplished, tba Shoccssfaa BEBJ BKINNT'S CLOTHES cave ran In tba same direction as the creek part of the creek flowed right through the cavern, going In at one mouth and out the other, to Join the main body of the creek beyond. Tha roof of the cavern waa about eight feet high, and along the wall farthest away from the main part of the creek there was a sort of ahelf. It was upon this shelf that tha boys liked to sit watching the water flowing over the bed of the cave. In the roof of tha cave there waa a little bole, opening all the way upward. Whenever one boy wished to know If another chap was In the cavern ba always shouted down this hols. Now, as Billy bad said, the water of the creek had risen until it waa really above tha mouth of tha tunnel. But 6klnny knew he could diva through the opening under water. Once inside, he could climb on tha shelf out of reach of the water, and the hole in the roof would give him enough air. Skinny got through tha opening all right, and waa aoon perched upon tha shelf. "Thla'll bo a atunt to talk about." said he, for no "Bloody Robber" had as yet dared enter when tba water rose above the entrance and tha exit. Skinny found It so comfortable that before he knew It ba had fallen asleep. Meanwhile another rain came. It waa a frightful downpour. Billy ran from bis place on the bank of the Bend to tha old sprlnghouse nearby, and remained sheltered there until ute storm bad passed. , . Then ha went in search of Skinny. Arriving at the cavern, he waa surprised to see Skinny'a clothes, thoroughly soaked, od the bank alongside. 'That's mighty funny," said ba to himself; "wonder If Skinny's there and doesn't know lt'a bean raining?" "Hello, Skinny 1" he shouted down tha bole in tbe roof of the cavern. "That's funny, too!" muttered Billy, beginning to grow uneasy. "I'm goin' to aee wbat'a tba matter," said he with decision. Hastily stripping, he dived through the entrance of the cava, high above which the water now splashed. Onoe within, he rose to tha surface, to find that the shelf was barely an Inch above the water. And there on the ahelf lay Skinny, unconscious, a Jagged cut In his head, from which blood waa steadily flowing. Hilly was norrined. He was quickly at the side of his comrade. Raising his bead Billy shouted, "Skinny! Skinny! Wake up! FLYING SWIFTLY THROUGH THE A 1R giant announced: "Now wo Bhall pay the old magician a visit He'll cut off your bead and put another one on." Prince Toto pleaded and cried and promised, but all In vain. When they reached the cave of tne magician, tha old man came out in re sponse to the genie's .calL "Yes. Indeed." said he, "I have lots of boys' beaiia Ift; and this little ooy is so naugha Jhat be surely needs an other one. r only give tbe very, very bad- boys new beads, you know.'5 . Down on bis knees Toto. begged to ba oJM? The eyas half opened, Skinny looked around In a dated, bewildered way, and then tbey closed and. tha bead dropped weakly back again. "Oot to get out of here aome way I" Billy muttered, between clinched teeth. "So here goea for HI" Grasping the Insensible lad In his arms he dived madly back through the cavern's entrance. He was swept back by the ewtft water, but he fought des perately on. until, with the water ring ing In his ears and his head whirling, he at last rose to the surface outside. He struggled to the bank, where, exhaust ed, he flung himself on the ground. "Come, this won't do," he gasped, rousing himself and donning his clothes. Glancing at Skinny. Billy found that although the blood had ceased flowing, ba was cold and white and abowed no signs of "coming to." Half dragging, half carrying him. Billy at last got over the quarter of a mils that lay between the creet and tha pike. Not a step further could he go. Sobbing, ha threw himself down beside Skinny. "I've dona my best. Skinny, but I've Just got to rest." he moaned; "Boon's I can I'll go for some one soma one to taka you home! Do you bear me, Sklnnyr Fortunately at this moment old Farm ar Jonea. tha "Robbers' " deadliest ene my, drove along tbe pike. "Hello! What's thlsT" be exclaimed. "Why why " began Billy. Then he fainted. Farmer Jonea tenderly lifted the two Into his spring wagon and drove with all speed to tha office of Dr. Byers. thereby wkanlng the eternal gratitude and friendship of the entire band of "Bloody Robbers" when they heard of It after ward. Billy waa on his feet In a day, but It was a week before Skinny recovered from his wound, and f xposure. No sooner waa he able to ba out than be called a meeting of the "Bloody Rob bers" at "Robbers' Cave." There Skinny told of how he had tried HALF DRAGGING, HALF CARRYING HIM to dlvs out through the cavern, but had atruck his head severely against the rocks. Almost stunned, hi waa Just able to pull himself back on the shelf when he fainted. Then he knew no more. From Farmer Jones Skinny had been able to nattier the remaining Informa tion, and he proceeded to tell what a hero Billy had proved himself. "Fellers," he said, in conclusion, "I don't want to be your captain any more. But I do want it to go to the fellow who earned it, and who saved my life " and he seised Billy's hand; Billy then and there declared he wouldn't be captain, and wanted to know why "every one should make such a darn fuss over such a little thing, anyhow," but the "Bobbers" insisted, and cast a unanimous vote for him. And so Billy came Into his own. allowed to keep his own head, promis ing that never more would be ba naughty. At last the magician listened to his entreaties and let him go. The genie led Toto back to his father's castle. As they approached it ba whis pered into the prince's ear: j "Now, remember, if ever you should become bad again I shall call for you and take you to have your head cut off." But Toto kept all his promises, and every one wondered at the delightful changewhich had taken place In tba prince who waa ones so wicked. A Short Story of - Jenny Lind DO ANT of you young people know of thla famoua singer I I do, and what a lovely charm ing person aha waal We read often of the beautiful songs and melodies sha aang not In concerts, but so often to cheer a sick-bed, i On one occasion a young man was' verr 111, and while ha was lying suffer ing he heard, aa he thought, a bird sing ing a beautiful song In the bouss. He begged bis mother to get the bird, for he knew It would help htm to get well. In making Inquiries, she waa told there was no such bird in the bouse. Sha came back and tried to console him. THE MAN'S SURPRISE WAS GREAT Again, later on. the same beautiful song! She hurried to where tbe sound come from, and, knocking at tha door, begged the lady to lend her tha bird, as her boy waa so 11L Her astonishment waa great when the lady said she had been practicing for a concert, adding. ,"If I can do him any good. I will com and sing the songs to him." The young man's surprise was great when he found tbe beautiful songstress was Jenny Lind. , Such a gift as hers had never been known before, and In a concert one could hear a pin drop when those de licious, bird-like trills were sung, even sweeter than birds themselves! E. K. a He Ate All Five T i HE wandering minstrel pauaed out side the house of the great noble man, for the aavory smell of roasted fowls waa borna to him on the air and ha waa hungry very hungry. Indeed. To rest himself ha calmly sat upon tha steps of the nobleman's house, where the robleman himself came across him a few momenta lata.-. "What do you here, caitiff!" roughly demanded the great man. "But resting, my lord, and lreamlng of the fowls I smell In yonder kitchen," boldly replied tba ragged mlnstret, whose harp hal already been aold to buy himtbread. The noblemaa reflected. "Knave," said be, at last, "thou ahalt have thy dream realized; thou Shalt eat fowl, but unless thou makest way with the whole five of them I shall roast theo and have thee served for my dinner." The live pulje s were broui. it in and placed before the minstrel. "May I give each a name, sir 7" ask ed he. "Thou m-, est if thou dost bj fancy," absented the nobleman. "Then I christen the first Jonah's Stomach; the second, Jonah; the third. Whale's toiomach; the fourth, the Whale, and the lifth, the Sea." Where upon the minstrel Veized the fifth pul let, devoured It with the keenest rel ish, and calmly proceeded to walk away. "Hold! thou hast not eater the Ave pullets!" cried the nobleman. The minstrel smiled. "Have I not swallowed the Sea," said he, "and tha whale who hath swallowed Jonah and Jonah's Stomach hath In turn been swallowed, together with its ston.ach, by the Sea; therefore, in swallowing the Sea do I not swallow them all?" Ttu) nobleman admitted that : e had been outwltte ., and presented tha de parting minstrel with a well-filled purse. Confessing a Fault r f N THE first place, Beatrice was for bidden to look into that particular bureau drawer. So that when she ' drew forth the pretty inkstand, per haps it was the guilty thought that made her hand shake so that the Ink stand dropped to the floor and was shattered to pieces. Beatrice was naturally very truth ful, so she really was surprised at herself when she told her mother tuat Fluffy, tue cat, tad done tba damage. Mother merely shook her head as muumi iu oajr iuai cats aian t open bureau drawers, but sha uttered never a word. After thinking it all over, however Beatrice Just had to confess. ' "Now that you've owaed to your fault, I won't punish you further " said mother; "but you must wear the dress you have on when you eo out to play." Beatrice looked down at her dress and there she saw for the first time a big ink spot. Tou can't lmae-tae how bad she felt when each frienrt she met asked her about the spot It reminded her always of her untruth fulness. Deer-Hunting M R. JONES never tells about the time ne went out to hunt deer and was hunted himself lie nad an Idea that If he wore a pair of antlers on his head, the deer would b.e unUBPecting, and he could readily stalk his game. ' He really got along finely for a time. Having approached quite near the deer, he was Just about to take a shot, when bang! rang out a shot not far from him, and a portion of his antlers wera shot away, A party of hunters, who had also come out to hunt, had seen tha antlers and mistaken him for a deer. Mr. Jones had the narrowest escape of his life. He still insists that antlers are the best thing to wear when hunting deer, but bis friends all notice that be has never worn them again. Just the Tail Moved. Elizabeth "Was asked to go Into tha next room to see if the clock there was going. Shortly she returned with this Information: "Clock Is standln' still, but ths tail Is waggJuT. WHENEVER I am lonely. I sit beneath tree. My sea shell hugged close to niy ear, , A-singlng aongs to me. And oh, the wondrous stories. That pretty shell has toldl Of fearful (treat sea monsters. And mermen weird and old; Of splendid coral palaces. Whjre little mermaids playj The sunflsh and tha moonflsh. That make It light aa day; Hw ;..l,5 of bright sea. butterflies Oo flitting to and fro. And troops of lovely Jellyfish. with sunshades of rainbow. lt!?.!d-ln.e of tha aunken ships, Filled full of shining gold. ira, ""PS that railed the When man were wild and bold. It's told ms of tha horses That gallop through the sea. With merry nympha astride their back All shoutlnjj, full of glee. Won the Overcoat GOVERNOR JOH A. JOHNSON, of Minnesota, was employed as clerk In a drug store in his youth. He became so valuable that at tha age of 16 he received as wages $75 a month. Aa he had his mother and eight broth ers and sisters to support, however, ha denied himself everything except ex treme necessities. He secured his first overcoat under rather peculiar circumstances, it was In the month of December and his employ er noUced that tha lad had no other protection against the cold than a thin alpaca coat So the druggist offered him a fine overcoat. The boy thanked him and said that ha dldj not need it. and If ha did need one he could buy it His employer looked at htm rather curiously for a moment "I see," said he. "Now you take this coat or I'll dls- -charge you. I guess you won't be abla to wander down the street and buy an other Job, eh?" John took the coat and kept his Job. Ballooning Adventure ivn WIMBLEDON was an enthu siastic bather. Upon this day he had taken his customary morning dip and bad returned to bis bathhouse to dress. These little bath houses along the English seacoast are Just about big enough for one to turn around In. Along came a balloon, with anchor dragging. Somehow, the anchor be came fastened in the roof of tha bath house, the house was lifted up and away went the balloon with the bath house at the end of the anchor. A good stiff wind had set in and the balloon was swept rapidly across the channel. Then the anchor became unloosened again, and the bathhouse was deposited gently on that shores of France, Mr. Wimbledon, in the meantime, had been searching frantically on tba floor of the bathhouse for a collar button When finally dressed, ha opened tha door and stepped out You can imagine bis surprise when he found himself n an unfamiliar country, and how it Increased when he learned ' that he had been transported from ng- s land to France in a few minutes. Concealed Them. Joe came to school for the first time. In one hand be carried a cap and In the other a bunch of bananas. "You can't come in here with those bananas," warned the teacher. Joe went out In a few minutes ha came back, walking slowly and pain fully. , -. ' . "Where did you put tha bananas?" unea ins leacner. "Oh, I hid "em all right," gasped Joej "they're safe Inside of ma. s . I A It's told me of the gardens Where dainty seafans grow, And plants of splendid colors Wave gently to and fro. 8) DROVE, THE WICKED LOKI AWAT THIS little story Is told by an old Norway nurse a. story jf fairies and blossoms, Long ago, when' this earth, was ruled by fairies, a good and beautiful fairy named Iduna had charge of all the trees that bora blossoms. " She . watered and tended them every day, for lha falrlea made a delicious drink ot blossoms steeped in dew, and those 'who drank of this never grew old nor lost their power of doing good. The 1 apple blossom, especially, was consid ered tba best from which to make tills tumtu . ' ', At this time there lived a very wicked fairy named LokL He waa always watching lot an opportunity to do evil. One day he saw iduna walking In tha forest alone. Ha caught herand bore her away to a cave in the deep, dark forest. Tbe good - fairies searched -everywhere for her, but could not-find her, and then the treea began to wither, - tbe blossoms fads and tall In showers. . Soon the good fairies missed their blossom wine and began to grow .old -and, feeble. .They Walked -about with ' Jl! J I ' . 1 ' Just think of all tha pleasuro My shell has '.-roi.ght to me A lltt'" country maiden. Who never saw the seal MARGARET W. LEIGHTOIt 99 bowed heads and sad hearts, looking for Iduna. All the festivals held la shady bowers ended, and the queen of the fairies called a meeting, for tha mortals, having no one to look after them, fell into grievous ways; every thing went wrong. Mortals were even known to lose their tempera and to kill one,another. . One day, when thinga were very bad, a little taiiy, who uxieuued the great oak ueet. tg,d now she had sea ituu sitting at the entrance ot a cave in tha pine forest beyond tbe mountains, Tha queen called her subjects together," and It took them a long while to find tha 8KS0.TSW Lohi guarding thi in" trance. By their united strength tbey drove, the wicked . iWaway and ItbV ffd.Iun.Vi She camB back to her ; ?? X"101 blossomed anew and bore . un. me mines aranK mew dellolous blossom wine, and they held a festival end there was great rejoicing. . ; Then, mortals-ate of tbe fresh fru'ts t and dropped their evil ways, and for over 100 years thine went emoothlr. VANETA R. HUYETTB- "V: ! f - I i I 1