Tim OREGON ' SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLATiD,' SUNDAY HORNING, JANUARY 26, . 1903
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An 'inspiring picture.of little children in Brittany, taken on the
rening before their first communion. From" their innocent, trusting face
one cannot but think that little, if any, preparation i needed, i (
-Why He Mustn't Tell
THE teachers t In ' this particular
school bad been Instructed by tha,
principal, to And out tha occupa
tions of their pupils' parenta. Tbla waa
dona without difficulty, azcept in tha
case of on amall. freckle-faced lad. Tba
young iter obstinately raf uaed tha Infor
mation desired.
' "la your lather living?! asked tba
teacher,
; "Yes'm." waa tha ahort response.
"Well, does ha work?" pursued tha
teacher. - -
"No'm. - .
."But doesn't ha keep you and your
mother?"
. "Yes'm."
The teacher looked disturbed. "Now,
what is It that your lather does?" she
Thereupon tears began to thread their
way between the freckles on tha young
SPURRING their horses forward in
the bunt. King Duncan and xbla
followers dashed over tha field of
rye. Jacob, tha inner who owned it,
did not recognise tha king, and seeing
that his grain waa being trampled and
deatroyed he ran in pursuit of tha
horsemen, indignantly shouting After
them. - ' . .
King Duncan drew rein and Impa
tiently' directed one of his courtiera to
bind poor Jacob on a horse and lead
It to the palace. Hera Jacob was thrown
into a deep dungeon, into which a ray
of light came now and then, and waa
given only bread and water for his food.
The news of his father's misfortune
did not reach Roderick, tba little son
of Jacob, until late that evening, when
he returned from a long errand on
which ho had been sent, xou may bo
sure ha wept bitterly at tha sad tale.
So great was his love for bis father
that ha at once determined to appeal
to King Duncan himself. Indeed, there
was no other way.
, After much difficulty, and only when
ho had pleaded a matter of very great
importance. Roderick waa permitted to
pass into tha king's throne room.
Throwing himself down before the bard
hearted monarch, tha lad stated tha
reason for his coming, and begged tho
king to release tha father whom ha
loved so much.
THE STORY OF
NEVER were dogs careS for so well
as wera Flora and her four little
puppies. They had a comforta
M, in lha ham. where every now
and then the fanner and his wife and
daughter came tp visit them.
tteiore long m puppies wcrt uw
romp about the barnyard and to play
CAREFTJLLT TENDED
with the goat and tha two little lambs.
It must be admitted, also; that some
ttmaa ithev - stole food from the flat
trough used by the wee "chicks. .
I Tired of playing for the time, the pup
pies gathered around their mother, aa
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ster's cheeks. "My-father ain't In any
. regular work.", whispered he. "Pa's the
bearded lady at tha circus, and ma said
, if I erer told she'd lick ma." ' t
A Better Use Jor Them
it K ISTER." asked tha small boy,
yl "1 want a bottle of tha same
X " 1 find of pills you sold my pa
the other day."'
Tba druggist beamed kindly over his
spectacles. "And bow la your father,
my son? Z hope these pills are doing
tolm good. " J
"Oh, I don't want the pills for that,"
was the unexpected reply of the small
boy; "they're Just the right alse for my
brand-new popgun."
Host Unpleasant
Teachar William, can you decline "to
at"? i
William Yes'm, but Z don't want to.
DIPPED TUB WATER OUT
' Fortunately, the king waa in a good
humor quite an uncommon thing for
him and so, wishing to have a little
sport with the youngster, ha smiled
sourly and said:
"If you accomplish three tasks which
Z shall set for you I shall see that
your father is given his freedom."
"O yes, sire! I would do anything
to save him I" eagerly replied the boy.
"Uml better wait until you know what
the tasks are," returned the king iron
ically. "Tonight, for the first task, I
wish you to go to tha kitchen. 'There
you will find a hundred fowls. By dawn
every one of these fowls must be so
cleanly plucked that not a trace of a
feather remains.
The king smiled triumphantly as Rod
erick sadly took his departure. Surely
A LITTLE DOG
she lay by the side of the great road
which passed the farm. It waa cool and
shady here; indeed, so pleasant that all
five doga curled up and went to Sleep.
Suddenly every eye opened, for a
grand carriage, drawn by magnificent
horses, came along the road. The pup
pies had never seen such a handsome
carriage before, and began to loudly
bark their admiration. But their moth
er reproved them, telling them to sit up
straight , and be. quiet, as all well-bred
dogs should, s
So cunning did the four little puppies
look, sitting all in a row, that a lady
in the carriage commanded her driver
to stop tha team while she inspected
the dogs.
Seeking to be polite, little Blacky ad
vanced on his hind legs, waving two
paws In the air. This advance captured
the lady's fancy. She vowed she must
have the charming little dog, and sent
for the farmer.
Blacky was overjoyed to think he was
to have such a fine mistress, ut Flora
shook her head sadly, saying she was
afraid Blacky would not be at all happy.
Some days later the sameferagon drew
up to the farm. From it leaped Blacky,
who eagerly barked as he ran to greet
his mother and brothers and sisters.
"Tou wera right mother," said he; "I
wasn't happy. I had a comfortable lit
tle house all by myself, a maid to wash
and brush me even clothes to wear.
But all I could do was to sit still and
try to look pretty, I soon grew tired
of that, and became so naughty that the
lady decided to bring me home. And' I
can tell you, I'm glad of it"
Thereupon Blacky barked with all his
night, and started right away to have
a good romp. He no longer envies the -dogs
of the rich, nor would he, for tha
world, exchange plaoas with any one of
them. - -. .
KEra'v' PLCen6y Sjt Quit":: y-'jlSSSJ' ' GtveobyJ&t PuchtJtlS. 'ruKS?'
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T T is not alone to little girla that
dollies are . interesting. Em
presses and queens and princesses
and duchesses grown-ups, too of
ten 2nd them fascinating.
. . You see pictures here of dollies
no mortal could do such a feat! And
so thought Roderick himself. While he
waa plodding, along the road, however,
a little bird flew down from a tree near
by, perched on bis shoulder, and whis
pered; "Do as the king bids you. I promise
you that success will greet your every
undertaking."
Roderick thanked, the little bird and
agreed that he would do his best.
That night, therefore, he repaired to
the king's scullery. He had plucked
but one fowl In the first hour, and
was becoming greatly discouraged,
when all at once ne heard the patter
of feet and behold! there were ten
little elves beside htm, working away
for dear life. In a trice the fowls
were plucked and cleaner than any
fowls had ever been plucked before.
Of course, the king was astonished
the next day when he saw how well
the task had been done. Still he
thought the boy would fall the next
evening.
"Tonight." said he, "you must take
a cup and empty by morning all the
water from the pond before the cas
tle." Nothing daunted, Roderick began to
try again that evening. Once more he
worked for a full hour, without
seeming to accomplish anything. Then
came a familiar pattering, and lo!
there wera the elves again only this
time there were thousands and thou
sands pf them, each elf with a little
cup in his hand. How they worked!
Quickly and silently they tossed out
cupful after cupful until the last of
the water had disappeared from the
bottom of the pond.
' Next morning; tba king was posl-
BEAT THE DEER
tlvely amazed. Angrily he exclaimed,
You shall not escape me! This very
day I shall have you run a race with,
my fleetest deer, and when you lose
as you surely will your father will
also lose his life."
- The course was set aid judges sta
tioned along it The deer was brought
and all made ready. They were off!
Like an arrow the deer shot forward,
but only for an instant. Its .pace be
came slower until it did no more than
walk. The courtiers gasped in dis
may as the 'lad steadily rushed for
ward, passed the deer and reached the
goal with several yards to spare. It
seems that several of the kindly elves
had made themselves Invisible and
had grabbed the deer's tail, holding
him back until the boy had won the
' race.
King Duncan was at least a man of
his word. So Jacob was freed, and,
moreover, many honors and riches
were heaped upon -Roderick, whom
the king regarded as the most won
derful person In his kingdom.
Of fit I 7 'V 'k isr"' 1 1 1
presented to the Novelists' Bazaar,
held recently in London, where they
were sold as an aid to charity.
The charming little Scotch laddie,
given by the English princesses
Alexandra and Maud of Fife, is
dressed correctly in every detail.
So, in fact, are the rest of them.
The Norwegian bride, sent by Queen
Maud of Norway, looks as though
6he were about to step to the altar,
MY DOlii s sucn a careless cntia,
She's soiled near ev'ry gown;
I'm really driven almost wild
When washday cornea aroun'.
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be married and live happy ever aft
er. And the German housewife ap
pears to be a mighty industrious
little body, doesn't shef
I'm sure that Paddy and his wife
need only a lively tune to start them ,
into a merry jig. You will notice,
too, what an odd costume the Swed
ish peasant wears. The Castilian
beauty, which came from the Queen
of Spain, is one of the handsomest
dolls of the lot.
But you mustn't think that all
these royal ladies, when they were
little girls, were pleased with only
magnificently dressed dolls. Indeed,
no. In most of the royal nurseries
many a favorite has been merely an
old rag or wooden doll perhaps not
half so nice as yours; but then, no
dollie is ever as nice as your own I
om luou. a puna luumuu k vw.,
'Cause I'm most careless, too '
On mother's washday this I'm told;
X think It must be, true.
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skatin' this afternoon.
Shorty?" asked Billy Mum-
ford, In the leisurely manner which all
boys have on Saturday morning.
V "Ice on the creek inn' I strong enough!"
replied the other, shortly.
"Don't you betleve III I waa down
last evening, and right by the cava tt
was fine and dandy."
Upon Shorty promlalng to accompany
him, Billy was outalde of Shorty house
promptly at 1 o'clock. A shrill wblntla
soon brought the chuma together.
Bkatea In hand, they trudged toward
the creek.
. While the lee had been thick enough to
bear Billys weight the evening before,
the sun had since been beating down
upon It, so tnat now It was decidedly
unaafe. But once there, the boys de
cided to run the risk in order to obtain
a little enjoyment . Bo long as their
movement was rapid there was no great
likelihood of tha ice yielding.
Unfortunately, however, Shortra
skate caught In- a twig ' f rosen in tho
BILLY
Ice, and he was thrown heavily. The
force with which he landed sent him
right .through the thin ice sheet. Billy
hastened to the rescue, but, creeping
too near the hole, he, too, fell In.
It was impossible to draw themselves
up upon the surrounding Ice. No sooner
would they lay hold upon it than great
chunks would immediately break off.
The freezing water was rapidly benumb
ing thetr limbs. Their plight was de
cidedly serious. No landing could 'be
effected at that point in tho creek. In
asmuch as a rocky bluff rose sheer from
the water's edge, affording not the
slightest chance of foothold. The two
desperately made their way toward the
shore, hoping in some way to gain the
land.
They had Just about reached the edge
of the bluff when Shorty fainted. Billy
supported him with one arm and rested
the other on a little ledge on the bluff.
His head waa beginning to swim. Evi
dently he could bold out very little
longer. '
Suddenly there came to him a recol-
The Spider
I KNOW that some, If not all, of tha
boys and girls who read my little
stories dislike spldera as well as L
Yet, if we top to think, even spiders
are very useful. In their finely woven
webs they catch files and bugs and
many other nasty things.
And what is mora beautiful after a
heavy morning dew In the country
than the hundreds of webs clinging to
the grass every one different, anu all
so fine and neat! .Then in the woods
you will Mnd festoons of webs run
ning great distances from tree to
tree. How does the little spider man
age to complete such a giant task?
Just by sheer industry. I often used
to hear my mother scold old Ann for
not brushing away the webs from
corners. But no matter how often sue
would sweep, the next day there would
always be a new web. . .
The Uttle spiders about the house are
harmless.- But you would have to look
out for the big tarantula, wliicn Is very
Doisonous, inaeed. This spider is often
carried trom place to placa, concealed
in dusters of bananas.
Pray, busy hunchback friend, where did
you learn .
To spin that pretty web? One need not
spurn
To copy such fine lace so rare, com-
Haadweave I might, but that your feet,
Insteadtpin out the wondrous warp
And with what cunning skill-behold tha
Xn these' strong silken threads, that
stretch across
From side to center, bright as shining
floss.
IIow innocent you seem, how modest,
shy
I'm sure'l shouH he caught were I a fly;
And. drawn by luring worus. you whis
per low: T, .
"Come Into my parlor -in I d go.
Weave on, weave on, my patient hunch
back friend, . ,,,
For soon your work, not mine, will
have an end;
But. 1" yur cunning craft I claim no
For I bunspln a tale-you spin a snort!
it, iv. t).
ttX T THAT do ytt y to goin'
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lection of tha day the old cave beneath
the ledae had been flooded: how th
"Eloody Robbers" within ad narrowly
escaped from being drowned when tha
onrushlng watera surprise! them, and
how he had gone to the rescue of little
He remembered that the floor of the
cave rose rapidly from the entrance
and that back a short distance it waa
above the level of the water.
Junt a moment it took him to make the
resolve. With Shorty still In his arms.
iJiuiinru ueiiemm inf wiit ana swam
vlgoroualy through the submerged en
trance of the old cave, Me battled furl- '
oualy with the Icy water. Just as he
naa about givan up hope of reaching the
dry floor, and when he was all but ex
hausted, his feet touched bottom and
his head roae above the water. Stag
gerinR forward through the now anal
low water, he fell with his burden upon
the dry cave floor beyond. -. .
Realising that they would freesa ta
death unless they kept their blood e!r
cuiatlng throUKh vlgoroua exerdae, Billy,
swung lils arms savagely, and then pro
ceeded to rub the stll unconscious
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Shorty. He soon had the satlsfactloa
of seeing Shorty 'open hla eyes.
When the lads were able to move for
ward, they advanced through the cava
as rapidly as they could. At times they
lost their way in the chambers which
branched off from the main corridor at
Irregular Intervals; again they would
have to squirm along on their stomachs
where the roof would almost approach)
the floor. . .
On and on they went' There was a
rumor about town that but one man had
ever traveled the lenath of the cave, and
that, when he came out of a little hole
at the other end, the dog which accom
panied him.' had lost iialf of hla tell.
Billy had never cease to wonder how
the dog met with such an accident, but
now he began to dream of the little
opening at the end of. the cava. Would
they ever reach it? t
"Billy!" Shorty exclaimed, "I think X
us!" -: -
Sure enough, daylight waa eertalnly
not far beyond. They summoned all '
their strength and crawled toward tha,
distant goal.
At last they arrived. They had reached
i no ena or me cave, nut tne noie waa
above their heads.. Billy, though weak,
managed to raise" Shorty so that h
could squeeie through tho hole. . Then
Shorty reached down and helped Blilyt
out. .
They looked around them. Beyond tha
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SHORTY SQUEEZED THROUGH
outskirts of the town they found them
selves, and the walk - to their hornet
never seemed so long before. But It
was accomplished, . .and they wera
promptly stowed in ' their beds after
scoldings and promises of more severs
punishment. . , .v
After it was all over, they were prom!
of their adventure, I can tell you! Tho
rest of the "Robbers" listened to its re
cital with wide-open eyes. The lads
discovery of tho other end of the cav
was destined to become of considerable
Importance to the "Bloody Robbers '
but that's another tale.
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