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1 ' - .. .". . ; . " . , ...... THE OREGON, SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, ' SUNDAY MORNINGv FEBRUARY. , 9, v 1908 ; I ' ,-..' . . .-. . . i ' - "' V ' : ' . --' v i-. ! (Copyright. IML'br Tha- North. Amtrku JCnmtnv.l . . ' V. I ' iri. 2fc&??vf ; ,vi T7tTJ I mean to hold you where you are, Upon this hear of mine, Until you say, and mean it, too, You'll be my Valentine. THE WONDERFUL MIRROR ANT, many year ago there dwelt with her father and mother In a little village of. Japan a Unj uaiden. Like a sweet rosebud was she. After a time the father waa called away to visit the king. Since he was the first man of the village to be summoned this was a great honor. But the little daughter, who had never been separated from her father before, became looly and fearful lest something happen him. Boon, however, the father returned, bringing with him many handsome pres ents. Handing a mirror to his wife, he aid, "Here is something I believe has never been seen in this village. Look upon It and tell me what you see." 80 the wife gated delightedly upon the beautifully chased silver of the frame, and then Into the mirror Itself. "OH!" she exclaimed. "I see the face of a beautiful woman, smiling ever so happily at me." The husband laughingly explained: "The beautiful woman is yourself. A mirror simply reflects whatever Is placed before it. ' As the wife did not wish to grow vain. he hid the mirror away. Tears, passed. I AM GOING to tell you a true story today about a noble - woman, whom all the soldiers called "Our Mother," when the cruel Civil War took away so many brothers and fath ers. She was nurse and mother to thou- i " O 1 A. 'J 1. y Turner m U M ay . V . . t fify a 1 .ifyv.a-5: vwir. 1 .-ttJEdaWL': CARING FOR THE WOUNDED 'sands, and aha fully deserved all their itove. , . . - , v. My big brotner was one 01 " ti. '.? tnlH me many stories about her some sad. some amusing, but all of them true. iner"wjui 1 "' ;. wno wouian i uvo iwuam.... lng the war or later. Mary Blckerdyke was her name. Shs hived a gay, happy childhood, and, when naa hAn 41 H nHT STIIL11II.V. UU1V. IIS aOl older, mamea ana , iw"t .CV When war broke out she left the town of Cairo to take care of the sick and wounded among the Union soldiers, on... Untha,1" nmtenteil her natlenta r vw, v. v.. w f - . - - , Tromr' rough, Incompetent doctors and ampaueu nunw. " - 5 kt power was placed In her hands, aa jslstanU were frequently dismissed at Lher- recommendation. 1 I She always tried to give the patients "the very best of food there was to ba had. There were frequently numbers of thieves about camp, who stole many (things meant for the sick. So she got . iomo tartar.smBtic," minced It In soms slewed fruit and told the cook to al low the dish to cool all night on the I kitchen table. She knew she would find tha - thieves. . , Sura enough, soon she i heard igroans and cries. Going down stairs, she found cooks, attendants and intbers employed about ine auicneo. au yT ' "NOTHINO XJSS THAN A The little girl was now a young woman, and so like her mother In appearance that one' could hardly tell them apart But the mother felt that she must soon die. Calling her daughter, she gave to her the precious mirror, with the words 1 "My daughter, I fear Z must leave you. But whenever you grow lonely, look into this mirror, and you will see my face. May It be a comfort to you!" And after the mother died, every day the maiden looked lnJ the mirror. And when the smiled, the face In the mirror smiled back at her; and when she sor rowed, the face In the mirror was sym pathetic, too. So, with the face of her mother al ways before her, the maiden grew as beautiful In character as she was lovely Of feature, till a prince, seeing her, was charmed with her goodness and beauty. The prince and the Japanese maiden married. Nor was it until the young wife waa taken to the magnificent home of the prince that she learned the ex act truth abo'ut the mirror, and that for years she had been looking steadfastly at her own face. But It was such a beautiful little de ceit that you may be sure she straight way forgave her mother. selves worse than that, if you don't stop stealing." On one occasion she was busy making soup, when an officer approached and demanded. "Under whose authority ara you working?" v Til t i J, fK t Wit" Alifi s Her answer was: "I have received mine from Lord God Almighty; have you any higher than that?" General Grant gave her passes- any where within hla department, as did also General Sherman.' She waa de voted to both, but Sherman was her especial hero. There waa one physician who wouldn't obey her instructions, and when she ordered him away, ha went to General Sherman to make complaint i&now Cruel Fido Wccats Ais LITTLE GIRL was thinking. Ton could tell that by the tiny puck ers In her brow. Little Boy waan't thinking. Indeed. It was very seldom that one found Little Boy think ing; he preferred DOING. Tou could tell that by the whole-hearted seal with which he now blew upon his tin trum pet. "Wouldn't It be lots nicer. Brother, If all our playthings would 'vent games to 'muse us instead of our having to think always of something to play with them?" Little Boy lowered his trumpet and considered. "Tes." -aaid he, "'twould; but 'stead of thinking of somethirjr that can't come true, let's go to sup per." Neither Little Girl nor Little Boy knew that Anabelle heard; nor did they hear her quietly whisper: "Can't come true? We'll see about that." Anabelle, you must know, was the clever-wltted French dolL v rhaps you may remember how, long ago, she or ganized the DollvlUe Gacette. which failed' upon the death of Its editor, the French dragoon. Since that time Ana belle vainly tried to find something notable to accomplish. It w..s Little Should be Stopped. Two lads were talking together, and tho question of Rockefeller's wealth came up. One of them said, to show the enormous Income of the man: "Do you know, whenever that clock (pointing to a grandfather's clock In the room) goes tick. Rockefeller makes a thousand dollars!" "Is that so?" "That's a fact" "Then stop the clock." "Who is it that accuses your' ques tioned the general. "Why, that old woman, Mother Blck erdyke," was the reply. "Well, I can't help you," shortly re sponded Sherman; "she has more influ ence than I." Another time, when Mother Bicker dyke could get hardly enough to eat, and was compelled to use almost any thing for food, she was heard to re mark, "Boys, If ever I reach home, I " shall publish a 'starvation cookbook,' containing recipes for delicious dishes that can be made from nothing."' She was especially tender to tha wounded soldiers Just brought In from the battlefield. At the battle of Dn elson the cry of "Mother! Mother 1" rang out from the wounded everywhere. -And, even although she disliked tho Confederates, she couldn't see them suf fer; so that she became a mother to tho "boys In ghray" as well as to the "boys in blue." It was at the battle of Look out Mountain, of which you boys and flrls have doubtless read, that the Boi lers grew so enthusiastic over her he roic work that they hurrahed for , her again and again, until she waa obliged to smilingly command them, "Stop your nonsense!" In Novemher, 1S62, Mother Blckerdyke was compelled to retire from the field and take a much needed rest While in Chicago she attended a wedding. After congratulating the bridegroom, she observed that the young man was wounded, and remarked: "I shall take care of you if you are again wounded in the army." "Why, Mother Blckerdyke," replied the young man, "you have alrdudy taken - care of me. I was shot In 'the leg, but you-fought so hard to save It that here I am, alive and well." Countless tales could be related about this angel of mercy. But I think you can easily see from what I have told you how she endeared herself to her soldier boys. There is probably many a man who still blesses the name of Mother Blckerdyke. ' Tou see her in the picture, holding water to some poor soldier's lips. Doesrt't she look sweet and noble? No wonder ,tho "boys" all loved her! s, E. K. O. TOT VILLAGE A REAL DOLLVILLS" Girl who now furnished her with a sug gestion, and a brilliant one at that. That evening all DollvlUe was sum moned to a meeting of I irtance. Here It was at last decided to show common mortals how much less they knew about games and pluys than did the toys themselves. Yes. the play things would teach Little Girl and Little Boy really how to play. All night long the Teddy Bears and the tin soldiers and the dolls and the manikins and even the toy animals delved amid the heap of toys which lay heaped in disorder about the playroom. How they did workl Anabelle seemed to be everywhere, suggesting here. In structing there, until the disorder be came order. Little Girl and Little Boy lay peace fully sleeping, little dreaming of these great preparations for their surprise on the morrow. Were they surprised? Tou should have seen them I It was Little Boy who, after breakfast, dashed up the stairs and reached the playroom first. Bang! went his fist against the door, and in he plunged. This, you kr. was Little Boy's ordinary way of entering. "Sister! Slater! Come qu'. 1" Sister came. And she, too, stood EVERT ONE Mked Bruno. For, al though he was big and shaggy and strong, yet he was as gen tle as a kitten. Of course, he was a favorite with all the children, and he seemed to return their great liking for him. But he was fondest of little Minnie. So that when Minnie went away for a long visit to her grandpa, Bruno's heart was almost broken. He sat and moped and pined, until people began to be afraid for his health. It waa St Valentine's Day. Bruno was sitting dejectedly upon a rug. with his head hung sadly in such a fashion as one never used to see It Suddenly In dashed Bertie. "Got something for you, Bruno! Guess what it is! There's a nice dog gie, guess!" Bertie pranced up and down, holding the "something" be hind his back. Bruno began to show signs of inter est, but for all that, he, couldn't guess. So Bertie finally gave Bruno his present And what do you think It was? Why, nothing more than a big val entine from Minnie to her "Own Darling Doggie." And right in the middle' of It was a large photograph of herself. How Bruno wagged his tall when he saw this! It thumped up and down so hard on the floor that Bertie's mamma ran in to see what all the noise was about Then how he barked! Joyful, sobful barks they were. Bruno seldom barked, you KINDNESS REMEMBERED O" LIVE'S father had become poor so poor that the family now had hardly enough to eat and noth ing but shabby garments to wear. So Olive expected nothing for her birthday this year. But her father was resolved that she should have something; there fore, be sent her to the baker's to buy a big cake for herself. To Olive's surprise the baker refused to take her money. He handed her a great cake that smelled delicious, saying that he had remembered the little girl's birthday and had baked It on purpose for her. Greater still was the little girl's sur prise, however, when, upon sharing the nice cake with ber brothers and sisters. round-eyed and wondering before the aatonUhlng sight For built upon the floor was nothing less than a mag-, nlflcen: toy village a real DollvlUe! And handsome dollies were walking about and other men dolls were rid ing around on horseback, and some there svere a-motorlng; baby dolls were being wheeled about by their nurses; in tiny shops one could see tiny work men making toys that were tinier still oh, It waa all too wonderful for anything! "The playthings are really playing for us just like you wished they would!" Little Boy managed at last to gasp. Little Girl, still too surprised to speak, nodded her head. And so the playthings continued to play, until Little Girl and Little Boy became Big Girl and Big Boy and the toys were all worn out with tneir ef forts. ' "But where did this hsppen?" you ask. In Never-never-land, of course the country of magic, where no one may now enter who has not the fairy password. Perhaps some time an elf or lalry may wnisper 11 in jvu, uu then vou'll be as surprised as Little Glrl'snd Little Boy were. NT1NE know, so this was all the more won derful. Bruno's valentine was tacked up In "GUESS WHAT IT 13!" a corner, where he would often be found wagging his tall and gazing earnestly at it Ha became more live ly from that time on, so that folks agreed It was only Minnie's valentine that ever kept her doggie safe and sound until she returned. she discovered in her piece a gold coin. And being an honest lassie, she Im mediately ran with it to the baker. The baker roooived her with a smile. "The coin is for you," said he; "I put It in the cake for a birthday present I have not forgotten how kind your poor father" was to me not so many years ago, and this gift Is little enough. Per haps it will help to make your birthday happier." Olive's father - was greatly pleased when his little daughter told him about her nice present Nor was It long after this that he regained his fortune, and, you may be sure, then did many other good turns for the good-hearted pro prietor of the bakeryv emies.theBleeJ TCRYUDITH LEI: TNOP1IS 0 niKVIODi INSTAIJfKNT. JiMllth in (hlpwnelud and tmst up apoa tn oout whan a baby, and waa adoutad by Tommy Lmi (athw. Tommy nd Judith (raw up tuthr aa brothw and fetor. In. thalr outline thara alao Hit Tommy's nn . riant lat and Inventor. Th two, throuch accldant. 11 away In aa alrahlp which tha aclantlat bad In van tad, and laad upon a tropical laland. Thay ara loOklnr at a llttl cabin built amid tha brmnchaa o( a troo abova thain. whan a lrl of about thalr own a appaar In tha door of tba cabin nd lowar. baraalf by maana of a ropa. Bha conlronta tha two atrangera. TOMMY was the first to speak. "I beg your pardonj' said he, very politely, "can you tell me the name of this Island V "It has no name that I know of." re plied the girl. Her voice, though sweet, waa strangely drawling; and ha spoke with an effort, aa though unused to conversation. "I see how you came," continued she, bestowing a nod upon the airship; "and you don't seem to have any pro visions with you, I am sure my father would b pleased to have you for guests. My name, by the way. Is Mar jory Livingston." Tommy and Judith introduced them selves In turn, and thanked her for' her courtesy. . Without more ado, Marjory led tha way toward the shore. Shortly they arrived at a little cove, well protected from the waters outside. Here they found, moored to a roughly construct ed boat landing, the strangest little craft Tommy and Judith had ever seen. It resembled a torpedo boat., with a little turret on the uppermost side. Marjory deftly drew the boat close ' to the landing and touched a llttl but ton at the side of the turret; where upon a lid flew up, disclosing the In terior of the tiny vessel. Tommy and Judith entered, upon Invitation, and found themselves in a snug little com partment, at . the end of which was what looked like an electrlo switch board. Seating herself before this switch board, Marjory pulled one lever, then another; immediately the boat glided out from the cove and began following the shore line of the island. As the INHERED INTO THE PRESENCE OF PROFESSOR UVINaSTOM, bottom of the craft was entirely of glass, the two bad ample opportunity to examine tha animal and vegetable life so beautiful and abundant In these tropical seas. Sudderjy they turned snd entered a cleft between two great walls of rocks, which lay at the entrance to an Inland basin of considerable slse. Marjory steered for the exact center of tha basin, until Tommy and Judith saw far beneath them what appeared to be an immense house. Then the boat began to sink slowly, down and down rjght Into a chimney of this strange bouse built under the water. At last they came to rest on a little A SWIMMING CONTEST THE benevolent old gentleman, who waa greatly Interested In boya'and their sports, offered a prize to the boy who could capture a duck let loose In the swimming-pond. As Joe Grant was the best swimmer, all naturally supposed he would carry off the prize without difficulty. When Jimmy Brown entered his name as a contestant Joe laughed scornfully, be cause Jimmy couldn't do more than pad dle "doggie." ' Seven boys lined up on the edge of the pond, the duck was let loose, and upon signal, In plunged the boys after It Joe was quickly In the lead, and the fowl was almost within his reach. Then Jimmy Brown, who bad calmly Sympathized With the Hons, . Mamma (to well-fed-looking little boy looking at picture of Daniel In the lion's den) Don't you feel sorry for Daniel, dear? Well-Fed-Looking Little Boy Norn; I'm sorrier for tho lions, who now have, to go without their supper. 4 Floating Villages. Not every one knows that In the In terior of Africa several floating villages) have been constructed on the waters of a lake. They were discovered In 188 by Stanley. ' , ii i ' a : platform. , 8UdIn back ft glass parti, tlon In tba bottom Of their boat. Mar Jory pushed a button on the surface of the platform. All at once a mats! sheet flashed across tha' top- of the "chimney," thus preventing mors wa ter from, entering, while a pip at the bottom carried sway what water re mained In tha compartment. In the pace of a few minutes they were able to coma forth from .their boat.' "This Is what we call our landing Uge.' explained Marjory, . as the 9 "JUDITH AND TOMMY ENTERED', 1 stepped out upon the platform. "Wheii ; we go 'out we simply enter tha boat here, press another button, and tha , water pours In and fills the compart ' ment again. Quite handy, tint Itr I Tommy and Judith thought that It was. ,v- .- Openlng a door at one end of tha : landing stage, Marjory ushered her, guests Into a long corridor, on either side of which were magnificently fur , nlshed rooms. In on of these fitted out as a study they found Marjory father, a gentleman of very learned appearance, j, He received them very quietly, with, out seeming the least astonished. Whe they described the flight of tha airship . however, he began to manifest unusual , interest . . . . "Tou say the airship Is still on the)' Island, entirely Intact?" he queried, r Upon being assured that the alrahlp had not been Injured la tba slightest way. be murmured: . -j "H'm. I must make a close examlna 1 tlon of It Very Important, Indeed!" . j (CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY.) ; waded out Into the water until It res to bis chin, gave a piercing whistle. The duck, eluding Joe and the othen five boys, immediately swam straight! Into Jimmy's arms, . Jimmy bad won the prise t :; '. - . ( But when he reached the bank, he laughingly confessed to the "Judge" that he had trained the duck to come to him whenever he whistled, in order to be fed. Ton see. the duck bad been pur chased from Jimmy's father. - And as Jimmy merely wished to play a joke upon, Joe, to punish him for hla braftging. he insisted upon giving the duck to Joe, who would surely have beea its winner. But Joe refused to take It. jyina- that Jimmy had rightfully won the duck because of his cleverness. Dropping' Y-Hint. 0: A RECENT graduate from Harvard was given a confidential clerkship In thd office of the president of a huge railway system. The young aspi rant was not told at what hour he hould report; so the first morning he appeared in the office of his chief at - o'clock. A He found the president hard at work.. Nothing; was said of the clerk's ' tardiness.! Oo the second attempt, the clerk presented, himself at t30i only to find that the president was there ahead of him. working hard. .The third day th young man went at o'clock, wth ' the same result That night as he went home the clerk took counsel with him self, and determined to be ahead of the , boss the next morning. Accordingly he y arrived at the office at T.SO th fourth , day; but there was the chief wotklng ' away as It be had not left the oilica ac all. As the clerk entered, the president looked at him with a quizzical sir. "Young man," said he, "what use d you make of youe forenoons?" - Meant, to Oo Skating . TillieWhat did your pa whip you rr, ? Blllle? - v- - .'--Billie S'poae It was 'cause I swtmmln'. - . . ; , Tillle Swimming? And In each . weather? J . . - Blllle Well, I want stiat'n tut, t t wound up s-swtutmla'a 11 and frightened, She laughed .as she sald, xexi uno'yeu wui uuu
