THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, . SUNDAY "HORNING," JANUARY 19, 1905
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-EVEN TUB MULE LEARNED MOKE
HAT an amusing Idea," Mid
Bertha's father, reading from
bla paper; "it says here that
the aoldiera Of (omi of the French gar
risons are being given leaaona In dano
In'' "Why doea It aeema ao amusing to
youT' raaponded the general. "Dane
log la an excellent exercise, which
atrengthena and hardena the xnuaclea
and glvea grace to the body. I myaelf
am very fond of dancing."
And Bertha, who waa very fond of the
general, loat not a word of thla conver
sation. It alao gave her an Idea which
her father would no doubt have called
"funny." too. Every morning there
after aha waa paver to be found for at
leaat an hour. Far back In the garden
aha bad opened her "dancing school,
with which aba hoped to surprise tna
general
Three of the doga were ber flrat pu
plla. When they had learned to prance
round on their hind lees in time to her
alnglng, aha next began to train her'
pet rabbits. Then aha Instructed tho
arrot, ana arter that me geese tna
uck, who proved very dull, indeed.
Good Advice
H
E WAS a wee Scotch laddie, with
a plaid muffler round hla neck
and a plaid cap perched on his
small, round bead. And thla afternoon
he waa caddylng for the bishop on a
golf course la Scotland. V s
The bishop had never played golf be
fore. One could see that with half an
eye. But the bishop had the admirable
trait of perseverance.
After making a neat tee on the ground
the boy plased the bait upon It end
then stepped back to await develop
ments. ! .
The bishop swung sturdily at tha ball
and missed. Then he awunff savagely
at tha ball and sent a clod of earth
flying through the air. Nothing daunt
ed, he swung again, missed and aat
down suddenly. ut still he wasn't
disheartened. He was about to make
another try with his last stick, when he
caused, turned to the lad and asked:
My boy, what would you advise me
to use nowt"
The caddy squinted his eye, pondered
a moment, and then . replied, without
the shadow of a smile:
"Hive it a clout with the bag, air."
.... Big Advice. ...... -
Little Nellie, aged 9. said to her fath
er the other evening:
i "Papa, I want to ask your advice."
"Well, my dear, what Is it all about."
"What do you think It will be best to
give me for a birthday present t". .
IN VAIN THE OFFICERS
KING CARLOS was a good Wnr.
but he was " careless. , Loving
' peace himself, he very often for
got that many of the rulers of neigh-,
boring kingdoms were more warlike.
So it was that when' another king de
clared' war, Carlos was greatly dia
turbed. But he was no coward, and
promptly aent back acceptance to the
challenge i Then he atralghtway forgot
all about the war and settled back to
enjoy himself.
. He waa surprised. Indeed, to-, be la-
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Chickens, turkeya and. pigeons were',
. tausht aa watL liar puaaycat found It
- moA dltncult of all to learn even the
goats and tha mule learned mora read-ily-but
at 4aet aba bad them all train
ed to danca to her satisfaction, ,
Then it waa aha invited the general
and all the rest of her friends to witneaa
a grand exhibition aha waa going to give
them, Tha general and tha other guests
came, ' Wondering ; greatly ; what tha
"grand exhibition" waa1 to be.
When every one waa assembled Ber
tha's pete, were brought la by the bot
tler. They were quiet for tha moment,
while Bertha , explained to tha gueata
what aha waa about to do. But instead
of dancing at her command, tha cat
flew, at the: birds, a dog ran after the
cat, tha parrot grabbed hold of a dog's
ear, and tha whole company fled In tha
wildest dtaorder. -
"Oh, general V; sobbed . Bertha, "I
thought I. would surprise you, specially,
by having all of them dance for you.
They really do dance ail right by them-selves-and
I thought they'd all ba
right together!"
The general soothed the little girl, and
praised her for her patience and skill.
But, although ahe waa pacified. Bertha
never forgave her "menagerie" and
forthwith discontinued the "dancing
school."
"Jimuel"
SHB waa tha new teacher, who.
had just coma that morning for
tha flrat time. and. waa now en
gaged in becoming "acquainted."
"What ia your .name, little boyr
ahe asked.
'Sam,' waa the reply. '
"No," explained the teacher, "that
la only a nickname. 'Samuel' l your
name."
Then aha questioned a bright-eyed
little chap sitting beside Bamuel.
"I 'aposs my name's 'Jimuel.' then,"
responded the boy, "although I'm al
ways called Jim'
"Dad," began Bobby, "the world ia
round. Isn't ItT"
"So I believe, my son," replied dad.
"Well, dad," continued Bobby, "how
can it coma to an end?"
fedBdSm $pite ofHimief
TT is astonishing how many tiny playthings may be whittled from ordi-
dinary corks. Especially is this true of garden implements in minia
ture.
The drawings above show you several interesting little articles con
structed, in this manner. But you can, no doubt, find many others 'quite
easy to make.,
URGED ON THE MEN
formed one morning that an immense
army was encamped some distance from
the walls of his city. - At once he sent
tor the general-ln-chlef of the army.
Now, this general was really very
clever Wise was his name, and rwlae"
h was but the king had always re
fused his demands for ' more men and
better arms, so that he waa by no
means prepared to go out to meet the
foe and return victorious. -. 1
"I -shall advance with the armv. If
you so wish It sire," said he to the
king, ."but 2 tell you frankly there Is
OH DEAR! 1 wish someone would
come
I know there'll ba a flght
My heart's jus goln' Ippy-dum
'Causa I've got such a fright
Tho Quean's Pathetic Treasure.
Of tha many valuable treaaurea In tha
possession of Queen Alexandra, there la
none mora highly valued by ber than a
modest milk-Jug of earthenware, which
aha keeps in tha boudoir attached to
her dairy at Sandrtngham. It waa given
to her by a poor dying girl, whose lat
ter days had been soothed by the ten
der nursing and sympathy of the prin
cess. Alexandra. When the queen en
tertains any very exalted guest at aft
ernoon tea in her Swiss chalet, it ia from
this humble but priceless Jug that aha
poura tha cream,
small chance of success. They are ten
times as powerful as we."
The king replied emphatically: "No,
that Is decidedly out of the question.
' We must, think of some other plan. I
know, general, that it was I who got
you Into this fix, but I fear I must im-
' pose upon you still further and ask you
to get rid of this annoyance."
The general went away greatly per
turbed. Without question, he had a
most difficult task before him. ; But, as
the king trusted him implicitly, he
vowed not to abuse the royal confi
dence, nor would he fail were there
' any possible loophole of escape.
That niKht a vast army i.worKmen
was at wortc, directed oy tne general
himself. The king waa astonished when
thev told him that Rigantlo mirrors
were being hung outside the city walls,
hut he had faith In General Wise's abil
ity and decided to await developments.
Next day the enemy began to march
upon the city. But when they came'
within a ahort distance of the walls and
saw what seemed to be a powerful .
army opposing them, they were filled
with dismay, for they little dreamed Of
such resistance. In vain the officers
urged on the men. They did not care .
to risk what seemed like certain death;
smitten with fright, tbey broke ranks
and fled in the wildest confusion.
-( By merely placing the mirrors Gen- -era!
Wise had saved his country! Of
course, the enemy had only seen their
awn refltetlone ia the mirrors and
"5W rA;r4r mm
WSiil
That funny thing tha doggie wears
So ha can't even bite.
But still, tha awful way ha glares
Looks mighty like a flgbtl
" Wot S'ntterlnjf.
Gertie (who has behaved vary rudely
to her unt)Auntle Clara, pray don't
go away yet
Aunt (flattered) I had no Idea you
were so , fond of me, Gertie.
Gertie Ob. Auntie Clara, latent that,
but mamma aald I was to be whipped
when you had gone.
Too Slippery.
Mother (laughing) to Tommy, who
talks rather much Tommy, you muat
learn to hold your tongue.
Tommy (after a faithful trial) Z
can't, mother; It's too slippery.
. Ambition Realized
A LAD In a German village had set
his heart upon presenting the
town church with a line organ.
Every one in the village discouraged
the attempt and laughed at him. But
he was not to be turned aside from hla
purpose, and finally, after some years,
the organ was erected.
Then came the moat discouraging mo
ment of all. When he put hla feet on
the pedals and his hands on the keys, he
found that he couldn't play the organ.
All the people mocked him anew.
It waa Just at this time that the
great musician,- Sebastian Bach, waa
visiting a neighboring city. In his de
spair, the lad went to the master and
besought him to come to his aid.
Bach's heart was touched at this ap
peal, and consented. When It became
known that this great master was to
play, people flocked to the little church
from far and near. The muslo came
from the very soul of the composer, and
the people listened to such sounds Of
glorious harmony aa they had never
eard before. ,
After all, the lad had attained the am
bition of his early youth and In such a
wfty'
More Blessed.
"Pa," aald Willie thoughtfully, ' "I
think I know what the minister meant
when he said, 'It is more blessed to give
than to receive.' "
"Yes," replied his pa, "Wen. what
did he mean?"
"Castor oil." '
were frightened at themselves!
' King Carlos heaped all possible hon
ors upon General Wise and also heeded
his words of advice by directing that
the army be strengthened at once and
well equipped with new arms.
When the neighboring king heard of
how he had been duped he aent another
army into the field, but by that time
General Wise waa fully prepared to
fight and had little difficulty in coming
off the victor.
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O, naughty dog, and pussy, too,
Tou know you shouldn't fight;
It's such a Wicked thing to do.
And 'tis ill-mannered quite.
The Rich est Prince
THIS richest prince Is not always he
that reigns over the most exten
sive and populoua empire, with
th largest and the most prosperous
cities and the best-filled treasure-house.
Back in the middle ages there reigned
a prince called Eberhard the Good, who
was a grand old man. Just, wise and
true, and hla littl. principality waa the
envied corner of Europe. For, though
he was only a grand duke, he ruled so
Justly and well that his subjects were
happy and they all loved him' aa a
father. There waa a feast they tell us,
one day at the city of Worms, and all
the German princes were sitting at the
banquet table, when a dispute arose as
to which of them was the richest and
most 'prosperous ruler. Prince Ernest, of
Saxony, boasted of broad domains, brim
ming with gold and ailver mlnea, and
his great palace filled wKh golden treas
ure. "I am richer than he," said the Elec
tor Frederick, of the Rhine. "From my
vgrand castle at Heidelberg I can look
over ' leagues and leagues of hillsides
covered with vineyards and valleys rich
with golden grain fields."
King Louis, of Bavaria, claimed the
palm of sovereignty, "because," he said,
"prosperous cities and rich old cloisters,
filled with works ef art, are greater
treasures than gold or silver mines,
vineyards or rlnened srraln fields."
Then all looked at the old lord of
Wurttemberg, whose hair and beard
were white as the snow on Alpine
peaks, and whose blue eyes were shin
ing with a smile. "I have little to
boast of," he said, meekly. "TbeTe are
but few citiea In Wurttemberg, and no.
sliver mines, no famous vineyards, and
no great store of treasure and precloua
stones. But I own one rare Jewel I can
wander anywhere in my dominions
without fear, and lay my old head in
peaceful slumber in the cot of my hum
blest subject."
"It Is enough," they cried in chorus;
"we yield the palm to thee, for there
are no richer treaaurea than a people's
love and loyalty."
. FRED M. COLBY.
His Answer Was Soft
"Always remember, Henry, that a
soft anawer turneth away wrath. And
when another boy Insults you, or even
strikes you, bear this in mind and don't '
lose your temper."
Henry promised, and drHd for
school. fcX
At lunch, when he retumednomo.
his mother asked if he had kept hla
promise.
"Yes. ma." recited Henry. "Tommy
Jones wanted to lick me and 1 gave
s him a very eoft answer."
His mother smiled happily. "Ah I you
would not fight?"
"No, but I hit him in the eye with a
rotten apple," replied the innocent
Henry.
round Out Nothing.
A curious person of a certain town,
who loved to find out everything about
the new residents, espied the son of a
new neighbor, one morning, in the doc
tor's. "Good morning," he, said. "Little boy,
what ia your name?"
"Same as dad's," waa the quick re-
P'6f course, I know, little' boy; but
what Is yourylad's name, dear?"
"Same as mine, sir."
Still he persisted. "I mean what do
they say when they call you to break
fast?"
"They don't never call me; X alius
gets there first. See?"
The Mysterious Egg.
An egg can be shown In a bottle with, , .
a mouth too narrow for It to have pass
ed through. How did it get there?
When an egg Is soaked In equal parts
of strong acetlo acid and water It be
comes softened, and may be pressed
Into any form. Water will again hard
en it. You might remark that yfcu had .
at first thought of exhibiting the hen In
that bottle, but left that trick for an-,
other occasion.
FlOR the most part, there existed
4 Strict dividing lines throughout
i. Hamavtlla. utunOnv ih.
tory of the "Bloody Bobbers" from
that of their rivals, the "Bloody Pi
rates." But Possum Hill waa any
man's land; never as the claim to it
made g-ood by either band. Here was
a favorite battling ground for the
two forces during winters, when
n?Jf ,r heavy and "stuck
This year the "Bloody Pirates'
stole a march upon the enemy, and
had erected a strong and handsome
now-fort before the "Robbers" had
knowledge of thla stroke of enter
.?ot long were they to remain
in undisputed nosaaaalnn . tini.....
xne customary flrht hrn i- .,ib
order. , During the whole of one
Thursday afternoon every member of
the two gallant banda played truant
in order to continue the struggle.
" would, the -Robbers"
7rJt .u,!Gb, A? ou,t the,r PPonsnts
from the position. , i
. ?bt on the. hill had the fort been
built. Its walla were high, ottering;
fine protection to the defenders. In
side were heaped countless numbers
of snowballs, accumulated by only
the greatest kind of Industry. In
charging this stronghold, the 'Rob
bers'' were compelled to rush for
ward entirely in the open, exposed
to the merciless fire of their adver-
f.or,St .?rv M th,'r ww
"Rob bora" were at last obliged to
raise the siege and repair to their
homes In deep discouragement.
But that night "Shorty" came to
his comradesr rescue. While 'all
Homevllle lay peacefully aaleep.
Shorty slid from the window of his
room, dropped upon the roof of the
outnouee oeiow ana
cross town to Possum
of at least three miles.
quickly ran
HUlr-a Jaunt
EXPOSED TO THE MERCILESS
Beyond the fall lay Sugar's home-.
stead, and it was currently imported
that during the night Sugar's-big
bulldog was loosed and permitted to
roam over the hill and the surround
ing country. Every boy In Home
ylUe, whether "Robber or "Pirate,"
had an unbounded respect for that
bulldog, ao no one bad ever sought
heretofore to ascertain the truth of thla
statement. Shorty's courage was put
to its severest test.
Stealing silently up the hill Shorty
w moon wumn we watis or the rort.
His first Impulse waa to stamn to
pieces the great number of snowballs
he found there This, of course, would
leave tha "Pirates" helpless when next
morning's assault would be made by
the "Robbers." But It seemed such a
shame to destroy so many nicely
made balls that Shorty decided to
carry them down the hill and hide
them where he and his comrades
would find them.
So earnestly was Shorty engaged In
this task of transporting snowballs that
he quite forgot his fear of the enor-
rr- HE ' celebrated musician Haydn
I had. In his youth, a very miser
A : able time of it Taken Into the
. home of a charitable shoemaker, Haydn
endeavored to repay the good man f or
his kindness by playing to him while he
worked in his shop.-
During alt this tune the concert-masters
were enriching themselves through
Haydn's musical compositions, and giv
ing the lad practically nothing In re
turn. Already celebrated throughout all
Germany the young man himself waa
entirely Ignorant of his renown.
It so happened that one day the
Countess Thun, having arranged a con
cert, found that the pianist had fallen
ill at the last moment A lackey prom
ised to find another rauslclan.and pres
ently returned with Haydn. The poorly
clad 'youth was ushered into, the mag
nificently appointed salon.
"Is it true, my friend," asked the
countess, "that you are an expert player
of the pianoforte and can read this
""wltaat was the surprise of Haydn to
mm J
WITHIN THE FORT .. . f
mous bulldog. The last load waa la his
arms whsn he heard a patter of feet
behind him. The next instant Bhortyi
was speeding down the hill. - Never did
he go taster In his lite. Not even did ha
pause to glanoe behind hint at the sav-w
age bulldog, now swiftly gaining. II
took him Just a fraction of a second to
shinny up the pine at the bottom of the
hill and at the end of that fraction of
a second Sugar's bulldog had stationed
himself at the bottom of the tree.
That dog kept guard for "keeps, too.
Hour after hour paaead, until Shorty
was almost froaen, But he would rathe
freese on his perch than risk falling
Into the clutches of the beast below
Somehow he managed to cling until
FIRE 07 THEIR ADVERSARIES
dawn, when Farmer Sugar, coming In.
search of the dog. released the shiver
ing lad and took nlm to the farmhouse
The "Pirates" lived nearest to Pos
sum Hill and so gained the fort befora
their enemy. Hardly were they inside
than the "Robbers'' appeared. Then,
the "Pirates" discovered, too latej that
all their snowballs were gone. ' The
next moment there darted a figure front
Farmer Sugar's house. Down the hilt
it ran stiffly shouting: "Charge 'em, you)
'Robbera'l They haven't got a snow
ball 1"
In Just five minutes the fort was In,
possession of the "Bloody Robbers"-
and remained So until the sheriff earner,
in search, of them for playing the tru-4
ant that morning as wen as the after
noon before. It was only then that the
"Robbers" learned of Shorty's heroid
deed, as he modestly recounted how thai
snowballs or tne "Pirates- j&aa aisapw
ne&red.
Shorty "caught It" from his pi ill
well aa from the teacher but with .thai
words of bis comrades' praise still ring I
tag In bis ears he didn't mind It at alll
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PLAYING WHILE HBL WORKED ?
recognise In the piece of muslo hand?!
him one of his own compositions!
"I can play It all the better, madam,'
replied he, "Insomuch as It Is a sonata
composed by myself," '
, The countess responded;' "You deceive
yourself.- my dear sir, for the piece u
by the great Haydn."
"But X am Haydn, Insisted the ber,
, whereupon the entire brilliant cons;1"
smiled. '
Hardly had he begun to play, howivr,
than all acknowledged that the nu.'-!i '
certainly could bt no othr tlinn
.master. Under his majrlo spell t .e t.
strument fairly sunsr. and whf-n I t t
finished all murmured in re.s-ti.4
miration, ;
The days of proof wore now ov-v f
Haydn. But In the miiat ef I
' honors and success' h sli-l "'" s -
mind his old friend, the hni f
boujtht for th taol ol.I man i
nearby and nften stopped to
old tlmea with blra.
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