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THE OREGON SUNDAY 'JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY HORNING. FEBRUARY, !6 1903, " " ..':-'.--- ' , . , r , , , ,, , , , , , . . fc ' , ' ' " . v :. .., ..... - -V 1 '....,,... ... ,, . '., .2r (Copyright.' 1MB, br Th North American Company.) Sold His Reputation for a Songbird . SOUNDS of marry laughtr and th cay tinkling of cymbal (ell upon ,th aara of Plerr. vender of blrd eaga Ona observing th dejected air of tha young man, aa ha trudged stolidly alone tha dust road, would hardly lm- f arlna that tnitalA anA ro Ijtt emiM nni Ibljr find plac In auch a aouL Tat Plarra aamed to respond to tha Inviting atralna. H straightened out' tba crook In hla back, balancad anew tha long pole upon which hie waree war auspended and ateppad forward almoet blithely. "Perchance 'tie a wedding." thought he, "and ehould I take advantage of tha SYNOPSIS fUDITH. la eaet STEPPED FORWARD ALMOST BLITHELY general aplrtt of goodwill, I may be able to dlepoe of my cagea. At all event,' the muslo ta certainly pleasing." "Whos wedding is It?" aaked h of the flrat pereon he met upon entering th town, which bore eigne of great rejolo Ing among It Inhabitant. "Wedding, numskull 7 Why, don't you know thla le the first day of May a day When only idiot nd those who court misfortune dare marry; and haven't you vr beard of the crowning of the May Queen?" The fellow gleefully repeated Pierre's question to bystanders, and those mocked at him. saying: "Surely euch an Ignorant booby doe not deeerve to sell his goods." The poor vender of cages shrank from the roujrh fellows who assailed him on every side. Seeing that he stood no chance of making a single sale, he de jectedly made his way back toward the road whence he had come, v But once out of sight of his tor mentors. Pierre's courage revived euf flclently for him to ask a wayfarer, whom he overtook on the way, to pur chase a cage. Upon the man's replying that he had no need of such an article. Pierre, made desperate by hunger, cried: "If you don't want to buy, bo merci ful, at least, and give me enough money to buy one meal!" "A big. healthy-looking fellow Uke you should be ashamed to beg." re torted the other. Pierre convinced him, however, that people would not buy his cages they preferred to see the birds In the aky, rather than In a cage therefore was ho "'The' stranger looked at the vender long and searchlngly. "Pierre." aald he. 1 m going to help you." - Drawing from his pocket a Jlrd wltn magnificent arure plumage, he piacea it In one of the empty cages. Then ne continued: "Whenever you wish to hav anytning, Imply say to this little bird: "O bird of axure blue. I crave a boon of you and then name your wish. You will receive what you desire." Pierre immediately put the stranger a word to the proof by wishing for a splendid dinner. No sooner were the words out of his mouth than the most beautiful dishes lay on a table before tol"bh. Ir!" cried the overjoyed ven der, "I thank you with all my heart! Surely you must be an angel." "1 am St. Estapln," was the reply. Uttered lust as the rood saint suddenly disappeared from sight. After a hearty meal, Pierre wished for a horse, a handsome suit of clothes and plenty of money. Strapping behind him on the horse the cage containing thla precious bird, he threw away the rest wf hla cages and journeyed on to aeek bla fortune, singing aa he roae. Presently he arrived at a mansion where many nobles and gentlewomen were gathered together for entertain ment. Finding that they were disturbed by the non-arrival of their musicians, Pierre very courteously made his maglo bird summon both minstrels and Jug glers. The ladles Imagined Pierre was soma person of great Importance, and all were anxious to dance with him. Ha found one bo beautiful and gracious that he was seized with admiration for her many good qualities, and immedi ately fell in love with her. And that very evening Pierre asked her hand In marriage. "Alas! I cannot." sighed the lady, jhn - a. hah V. I aahnra from a shlDWreck. and I J adopted by Tommy Lee father. Tommy and Judith grow up together a brother and lster. Through acci dent they fly away In an airship, which Tommy' unci ha Invented, and land on a tropical 11 In th South Paclflo ocean. Her thy ar met by a strange llttl girl, who Uke them. In a aubmarln boat, to th home of her father, Profeaor Llvlng stoo. This house, strange to say. 1 built beneath th ocean wave. LEAVINO Professor Livingston' tudy, Marjory showed them their rooms. Magnificently appointed room they were, with vary conven ience. Tommy and Judith marveled mora and mor at th wonder of thla t range palace under th sea. At dinner th professor gazed medita tively Into vacancy, nor did h utter on word. He at absent-mindedly whatever waa placed before him by Roberta, th on servant. Robert. howver. had been with hi master a long tiro and knew well how to glv him proper at tention, ' A Tommy and Judith war naturally very much fatigued, they retired to their beds shortly after dinner. Bus their "for, although I lov you, I am be trothed to another." Now, Jt ao happened that the noble man to whom she was betrothed was of a most avaricious bent of mind. So Im- fressrd was he with the wonderful bird hat he hau been following Pierre about the whole afternoon, hoping to effect a bargain whereby the bird would come Into Ills possession. Thus It was that he chanced to hear the conversation be tween hla lady and Pierre. Striding for ward, he said: '8lr. you may have this lady for your bride, provided you give me the maglo bird." "Agreed!" exclaimed Plerr, without a moment'a hesitation. Rushing toward the cage, he first very prudently made a wish fur great riches and vast lands. This done, he handed the birdcage over to lta new owner, and hastened to claim his bride. So all ended happily for Pierre. But not ao with the greedy nobleman. Ho began at once to test the wonderful powers of the bird. No sooner did he make the first wish, however, than the beautiful feathered songster changed into an ordinary cuckoo, and his wishes remained unfulfilled. . In this way was he punished for his lack of honor. All through Provence It was said of Mm that he sold his reputation for a songbird. Even todav. when one reck lessly throws away honor, we say: "He has sold his reputation for a song." . ' brain war -so busy going over th vents of th last two day that som time elapsed before they Anally drift- Into slumberland. "Boom! boom! .boom!" thundered m dep-toned bell through echoing corri dor and hlgh-celllnged apartment. Both Tommy and Judith sat up to their bed and rubbed their yfs b wllderedly. When they realised wbr they were, they hurriedly dressed, and soon Joined Marjory and her father at breakfast. "I think I shall examine your airship this morning," remarked th professor, an hour or ao later. Bo th llttl party walked to the "landing stag." Enter ing th llttl aubmarln boat. Tommy and Judith went through th fascinating experience of rising through tb "chim ney" and then gilding smoothly along . but a short distance abov th beauti ful tropical garden on th ocean bottom. "I shall ba glad. Indeed, to hav such an opportunity that of studying a really successful airship," observed ' Professor Livingston. "A you hav seen, X hav A PLOT OF GROUND DEVOTED TO THE RAISING OF GRAIN A MONKEY STEALS THE AIRSHIP learned considerable about aubmarln navigation and boat building; on th other hand, I have given Indifferent at tention to the solution of tb problem of aerial flight." After effecting a landing, the four threaded thalr way through the lux uriant vegetation. Indeed, had there not been som slight apology for a path, which Roberta had cleared, pas sag would hav been Impossible. Marjory now took the lead. She had Just proffered the Information that th airship aras only a few rods distant, when there was a audden whirr aa of bug wing, accompanied by the flero chatter of balf a dozen monkeys. Startled, th merrjbers of the party raised their heads and were astonished to see above them the airship and In it a monkey 1 "Meddlesome little beast!" exclaimed the professor; and then, as he noted the direction of the airship's flight "I fear w shall never recover your airship, my friends." The professor was right. Out over th ea sped the machine, with Its terrified and lonely passenger. Soon It waa lost to view. , For a long time they looked In the di rection whence It had vanished. Then, turning to Tommy and Judith, the pro fessor saldrqulte soberly: "It seems that you must remain our guests a while longer." In order to comfort them, however, he promised that as soon as he had fin ished a very Important experiment which he was conducting, he would see thttt they reached home safely. Tommy and Judith were shown little plots of ground upon which Roberts cul tivated grains. But other food could be obtained without difficulty. There wer cocoanuts. bananas and all manner of queer fruit growing in abundance. After the party returned to the house In their submarine boat, the professor Invited them Into hla sclentifio labora tory and explained the uses of some of the queer-looking vessels and Instru ments they saw there. Just as they were about to leave, he turned to Ju dith, whom he had been watching re flectively, and aald: "Child, do you"1cnow, you bear a re markable resemblance to my dead sis ter. Strange to say, her name was Ju dl'h. too. She and her Uttle child wer lost In a shipwreck upon the Atlantlo coast of America Her husband had mads a fortune In that country and she was going to him. Up to that time she "had lived with me In London. And It was after her death, when I had per fected my submarine Inventions, that T built tmy giant ship, equipped It.jand came thither In order that I mUht pur sue my studies In qslet. Marjory's it Generous Mr. Pim OH. IF T to at without W" 'HEN Philip came to Per kins' Row 'Twas winter time, and we had snow. Poor Phill the cold was new to him; It seemed to take away all vim And leave him cold and stiff and blue; His teeth would go a-chattering, too, Worse than the monkeys at tho Zoo. We never thought that we would be In much the same sad way as he Had we come .iorth and left a clime Where it is summer all the time; So we began to plague an' tease Poor Phil, as ho would cough and wheeze And beat liis hands and shake hia knees. We guessed he must be awful meek To take our jeerj an' hardly speak A word in turn; he never old He was too busy fightin' cold To notice us or pay much heed To what we thought of him indeed, A good fire was iiis chief est need. But by and by his cold thawed out, And later came HIS turn to shout; He showed a southern nerve and fire That made us fellers fear his ire. He won in almost every game, 'Cept where the use for skatin' came An' this he tried 'til he was lame. One afternoon when fine snow lay On Somers' Ilill we held at bay A crowd of fellers from downtown, Who all about us gatthered, 'roun'. We held a fort on top the hill, An' on the.' heads we'd snowballs spill With force enough to almost kilL But soon their number was t- j great, And we gre- anxious 'bout our fate. They harder pressed and fought, un til At last we fled 'cept hero Phil, Who, though he'd fall time and again, Fought on with all his might and main And Phil -thus glory did attain! only had something t! One can't work ut food!" groaned Mr. Pim, the unfortunate artist, who had been vainly trying for years to make people realize what a great painter he really was. Immediately a kind fairy stood be fore lilm. "Whatever you paint upon your canvas will become a reality," said she. and vanished. Mr. Pim dashed to his canvas and quickly painted a .fine meal. Lo! as the fairy had said, there stood th tempting dinner before him. "Hut I mustn't be selfish!" quoth tender-hearted Mr. Pim. Therefore, he painted a poor, mis erable man to share the repast with him. This wretch, however, proved his In gratitude as soon as he stepped from the canvas by gathering up the din ner and running away with It. But quick-witted Mr. Pim was equal to the emergency. Seizing his brush, he hastily painted an extremely long legged policeman. The policeman dashed from the canvas and quickly returned with the thief. Then Mr. Pim Invited the policeman to dine. Not wishing to make un kind use of the fairy's sift. Mr. Pim begged for the thief's release. And. under the fairy's patronage, the artist soon became famoua throughout all the world. "I: Good Advice HAVEN'T any money," said tha seedy wayfarer, "but if you'll row me across the river I'll give you an exceedingly valuable piece of advice when we reach the other side." The ferryman at last consented. And as the traveler sprang up th opposite bank he rewarded tbe ferry man with the following bit of useful counsel: "Never take any one across who can't pay." The Kind , of Light. Officer (on board training; ship)-. Aloft there! Lad (above) Aye, aye, sir! Officer Can you see a light? Lad Yes, sir! Officer-Well, what light Is It? Lad-Daylight, sir! . Helpful. Jerry Why In the world have you a roller skate on one foot and an Ice skate on the other? Jed Just 'cause I never skated -"on ice before, and I'm learning; gradual one foot at a time. What He Wanted It Tor. Georgie walked into the store and asked for a yard of cloth. "What for?" queried tho clerk, sus piciously. "Eight cents." was tha prompt reply. that he must have beon very good. In deed. There waa no kindness too diffi cult or troublesome for him to at tempt. In the pictures you will see him helping his friends. The poor duck has grown so fat that she cannot THERE was once a little pussy cat, who was ao very, very wicked that she went by the name of Bad. So you can see that she must have been very haughty, indeed. Noth ing was too evil for Bad; there was no mischief too daring for her to at tempt. in the Dicture you will see her at some of her pranks. By swinging the great weight of the "cuckoo" clock she has broken the Jar, so that the milk flows into in saucer wnicn sns has thoughtfully placed beneath. With malice in her heart ahe has Scratched little Johnny'a balloon, bursting it far him and causing the little fellow great sorrow. ' And as tnese pictures run down ward on the page, so Bad traveled lower and lower in ner wicitea career. Than sne met uooa. There was once a little doggie, who waa so very, very goon that ne went by the name of Good. -So you can see I1I1E Then he met Bad. Good and Bad looked at one another for a while in silence. Then Bad said: "Do you know, I should like to change places with you for a time. Just to see how It feels to be good." And Good replied: "Do you know, I should like to change places with YOU, Just to sea how It feels to be so bad." All at once the Animal Fairy ap peared before them. A wave of her all day long, so that the house and barn was always kept rid of those pests. As the pictures run upward on the f age, ao Bad rose higher and higher n her career of worthiness People grew to love her ao that they mur- even waddle; therefore, Good Is pa tiently drawing her about from place to place on the little sled, in order that she may feed comfortably. And he also aids his friends, the chickens. The old mare Is so selfjsh as not to permit the fowls to feed on the grubs about her feet Good teaches her. a les son by getting a big scythe and with It making a hole In the feeding bag mured against the choice of such a name for her; therefore she was cat christened Good. And Good lived to a happy old age, when she died quietly and peacefully. The little doggie who had been so ve.y, very good now became so very, very wicked that he was dis liked by all who knew him. Not a single good trait remained. For ln- of the horse, so that the grain falls upon the ground tor th chicken to eat And as these pictures run upward on the page, so Good rose higher and higher in hla splendid career of Worthiness. wand, and Good becam Bad and Bad became Good. Th little pussy cat who had been so very, very wicked now became so very, very good that she was a de light to all who knew ber. Not a sin gle evil trait remained. Inatead of scratching her mistress, she would purr happily when caressed. And In atead of Idling; away her time with EauKbty tricks, ah xuaw hunted role lower in his wicked career. People even grew to hate him, so that they murmured against the choice of such a name for him; therefore he was dog-christened Bad. And1 Bad lived to an old age,, when he died painfully and miserably. And rrom all of this, my children, you will be able to tell for yourselves which got the better bargain when the fairy waved her wand when Good became Bad and Bad became Good. Afterward, you know. Good became Bad and Bad became Good. Dear me, this is really puizllng. isn't it? Just like, "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers!" Of course, good has always been good, and bad hafe always been bad; then how Is it tltat Good was Bad and Bad was GoodJ? Dear, dear me! It's growing worse and worse. But, after all. good must be th best, mustn't It? Stanee, he would not hesitate a mo ment to knock a flower pot down on the head of th poor cat On one oc casion he ground off the end of pussy tall In the coffee machine. As the picture run downward on tha sajte, so Good traveled lower and. mother died when ah was a mer ' if baby." In the studio Marjory told her guests something about her life on the Island. It seems that while she had her dally studies and tasks to accomplish, there were days at a time when she didn't catch a glimpse of her father and other times when he was too absorbed In his thoughts to speak to her or even notica her. "And you may Imagine what sort of playmate Roberts would make!" she complained. Tommy and Judith laughed. No, they couIdrVt Imagine grave, dignified Rob ert Indulging in games or any kind of fun-making whatever. Indeed, they wer surprised that he should even con sent to cultivate the small plots of ground. But Marjory Informed them that this required very little labor, and that she herself did most of the work. (CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY.) Inside the Cat HE llttl boy had promised to watch over the old lady's eat id canary while she spent th afternoon visiting. Upon the lady'a return she imme diately sought the small boy. He handed her a basket, with th explanation. "Thought I'd keep them In here so's to be safe." "Where's the bird?" anxiously pur sued the lady, when th open lid dis closed the pussy. "Oh. It's Inside all right," confident ly responded th boy. Ralph's Lucky Whistle fnif OTHZn. you wlll';t It for mm, wont your pleaded. Ralph. "Tlsn't that I want th suit , D,V,c.h' t.1 i0 want luckJr wbtstle, Btllle Blake got on 'with hi suit.,' and since then he' won every gam . of marbles. Besides, he hasn't had a bit of bad luck." . i "And why doe he call It a lucky whistle,' dear?" laughed mother. . "Oh, 'cause the noise it make la ort o' trembly, and oh. there' other ' things, too. BlUie know all about It, Soma bird sound Just like Bllll' whistle and If your whistle sounds like a lucky bird, your whistle' lurky. Hiliie can tell what all th liirky birds are." f Mother smiled. "I understand nOW, i said she, gravely. A few days after Ralph's sailor ul. arrived. With it came the llttl metal, whistle. Ralph whooped with delight. He felt Immensely proud of hla neisj ; THE wa and Cleverv Top-Spinning ERE is an opportunity for you to display your skill In top-spinning or, rather. In dlah-and au- cer-splnnlng. since the "tops" ar mad of "plutes and saucers with pivots run- H L i 1 l r I I THE "TOPS" SPINNING nlng through them and spools at th top. First spin tho plates. Then set the saucer In motion, permitting the point of tho pivot to rest In a Uttle hollow of the peg set without the spool of the plate "top." Angels' Bites. Before Dorothy was tucked In her cozy little bed mother told her to go right to sleep and not be frightened, because the angels would watch over her. Before long a dismal wail waa born by summer hreezes to mother's ear. "Mother, oh, mother," came In Dor othy's voice, "some of the angels hav bitten me!" clothes, but his Jdy at owning "lucky whistle" knew no bound. , That very afternoon he sauntered, forth In his new suit, which mother i had permitted him to don at th lad'a) earnest request f "Think I'll cut across fields to se Blllle Blake aa soon aa I can." h Midi to himself. J Ralph had run merrily halt serosa the field, when all at once he remem bered the savage bull. Indeed, ha couldn't help remembering, for ther. was the angry brute charging madly behind him! - The lad could already feel It warn -breath, when he suddenly thought of his "lucky whlstlo," still gripped tightly In his pudgy first I One shrill blast, and the bull stop ped in wonderment! With a quick dash Ralph flung himself over tb fene, and lay gasping In safety. - ' "No need to try your whistle,"" ! briefly observed Blllie Blake an houB later when Ralph anxiously handed over his treasure and awaited a d-; clslon as to its "luckiness." "Any; whistle that'll stop a mad bull I mighty lucky, no matter What It! sounds like." ' ymk T"r: U y i Slf,;;; 'r- rtSziH - TAKING car of Dolly, Keeping dolly well; -Awful 'aponalhUlty (or a mts like me; 'Deed you must remember More than I can tell.' : , First you go a-walkinf Almost every day; - . Every doll should hav th air, when th weather" fair. Don't go when !t'srJn!nt- "Complexion" wash away. Dollle ar so ea re less. r Limb they alway break t . Mostly when they're fixed with Clu they'll look good as new. . To avoid all trouble, Thes. Instruct ions take, r And tbeWwhen doliie ehane U . ,TB iut you alway w t't
