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THE - OREGON : , SUNDAY. JOURNAL. ' PORTLAND .SUNDAY HORNING. ; MAY 3.. JT903 Little Princess : ; i Tatters it'k" ND you'v lost your crown - -A again, my daugbterr asked ik the queen, reprovingly. The prfncB hung her head. "It wa a heavy cW tain. wiyway, four ne Jesly." sh petulantly answered: "and trifle are trifles ao there1 no us wor rying over such & little matter." Indeed, there -were few matters that the princes did not consider trifling. Eh Weed to romp and indulge In the boyish games "of , her brother. Not at all cared she for the pastimes of roost little princesses. So that when she carelessly broke the head of her won derful doll, ahe aald It wi a mere tri fle, and thought ' bo more about It When shs lost magnificent ring and Pther Jewels. It didn't ; matter they weren't of any use In game, you know,. And when, In leaping, over hedges, she tore her costly silken garments almost Into shreds, she wasn't troubled In the least "Trifles ar trifles," said she; "on must think of the more Impor tant matter." : But th queen' mother didn't agree with her careless JltU daughter, Who had earned the name far and wide of "Princess Tatters." Something must be done and that ; very soon unless th princess be altogether spoiled in char- ' srter. ' On day, however. Princess Tatter "HUNd HER HEAD IK SHAHS" rushed wildly about th royal grounds, crying .for every one to help her search lor her favorite pony. She had been to Die royal stables, and there she was told by a hostler that, somehow, the pony bad escaped. And now ahe vowed the would not eat or sleep until th pony was found. - All the men about the CAstle she bade hunt for her pet" Hardly had the servant begun to do her bidding, when the queen Issued an order for them to return to their duties, -and then, calling; to her daughter, she "I cannot permit th men, to forsake llioir work for such a trifle. Trifle are trifles, you know; and there's really no vne in bothering; about such a small irmtler." ; . ' Princess Tatters 7 bowed her head In Fhame. "Oh, your majestyi" sobbed she, "I know V deserve this punish innt for all my carelessness; but I do eo want my pony. And If you'll 'have it brought back to me,. I'll promts not to be Princess Tatters any more. I'll be a neat tidy, grood little princes." The queen kissed th princess, and then whispered a word to an attendant Soon the pony was reported back again snf and sound In the royal stable. The princess was never told, of course, that her pet bad been hidden on purpose. But no longer waa there occasion for the queen's reproof, and gradually th name of "Princess Tatter" waa for gotten. "O- H. THAT father war allv and X could learn to b a oldlerl" . .. A deep sigh escaped llttl Rama. For he was th son of a oldler Goorkha warrior who had been killed while aiding th British In their at tack against th savage hill tribes, and a martial spirit . bad been be queathed to him. Kama nestled In th rass that rrew close within the ahadow of th hut and looked reflectively at theVaww-, capped mountalne which aeemed to tower Immediately above him. But not even the hoary, majestic Hima layas, aUently watchful over hUl and valley, could aoothe with their trandeur the chafing restlessness la j: la souL They brought to him no )i ope for how could there possibly b hopeT Kama was sure that for many, many years he must help hla mother nd take care of hla llttl sister. He loved his mother and sister With all liis heart, but then the longing to be a i-u Idler was growing day by day. If i,e could only have had time to play soldier" with the other brown-skln-red lads of th village perhaps he -would not have felt this discontent; but hla many duties about the house and the numerous chores be was com jieUed to do In order to gain a ier iman.ee robbed him of all leisure. And then Putal cr.tne. Kama and his unuther discovered him an morning i ng outside their hut Hi and tam--, -i.ed. He had been wounded in th ..nay, was discharged from service, ..ad had been wanaerlng fro . place - i place. Poor as the little family none-was more charitable. He as hospitably given shelter In the ;,e little cottage, and Kama's moth- nursed him back to health. AUnough Kama's duties were now r.my Increased, he minded them not t all. 'or the old soldier, who was w well enough to be out ot bed, ;r many a tale of th camp and i rch. llama huagspon every wbrd t came from tne battered war ts UP as he told of exciting skir - ies ud long:, hard vmpalgns. All - tuese descriptions the boy treas (i and he longed for- the time . ii tne soldier would be recovered iuiently to leav th house. Then . meant to ask him about th use of 1 warlike weapons; and to plead tot ruction in 'heir handling. 1 one after Putal became well he Un ', a itbobt the village, assuming many , .u a uiske Kama waa wont to do and ui upon showing hla gratitude to n i's mother by providing her with loiter living. And be waa. Kama's anion as well. He obtained all th ...lubs employed by the Goorkhaa I, to Vhe boy's keen delight taught ii the manual of sums. Th boy wa i !it pupil, and rapidly became pro- . i t. . ' ! jv. the lads of th Village, as has i ,i n ii-fc-oJUHi. were enthusiastic In ;r oiviir Karnes. Tbey were organ- j tni a lillie company, each mem r with his, established rank. L'nl ims tliev bad, with th round cap,' t n I y British riflemen, ami Mm. rven smalt arm. About once a . i : ; t ; tUr was held a meeting, ,fi, sftcr cIom competition, electloo i ..-er was held. y - . w waa preoeot at th Mat elo "I TRIED TO GET UP. (Adapted from "OulllTers Travels," by Di.n swift; telling ot Gullivers adventures among the tint tola of Ulllput) , - - WHENTwas f -j-eely more than ; a boy I joined the crew of the good -ship Antelope, bound fer the far E . We had not aalled very far before th ship ran on a rock and sank. Six of the crew and myself manned the life boat, but before long a treat wm upset us, and what became of those on the ship and the men who' were with In I can never tell, for I never saw any of them again, I was young 'and strong, and could swim well, ' and was aMe finally to reach the shore, but I wa so .tired that I threw myself down on th shor . and fell at once Into a deep sleep. ' , When I awoke I tried to get up,' but.', trang to say. I could not I heard strange noises all around me, but could not see their sr-'-- as I lay flat on my back, and could only Hook up. By and by I folt something moving on my left leg, and then on my breast and at last on my chin. 1 looked (Town as far as I could and saw, standing' there, a little man not more than halt a foot high. All at one I felt at .least 1200 of the same little men running all over me. I gave on loud roar and they all ran back in fr.ght I lay all this time 1 great pain, and tried bard to get loose. After a time I broke the strings that held my left arm and hair, and thus was able to turn a: jund, but the small men ran oft so fast I could not sets . any" of them. I heard one o' them call out something, but the words were strange to me. AH at one I felt a lot of darts stick In ray hand and face. They felt like sharp pins. Th llttl men soon stopped when they found that I did not move. Then one of their chiefs made a long speech, but I 'did not know one word -he said. By signs I let him know I was half dead with hunger, and? many of the little men got very busy and soon had built steps up to my mouth. Up these ran more than three hundred of them, each with a dish full of meat There were leg and loin of lamb, b.t j r ' ..: v.---' ;.vv '"- i. - - i t w .. v. I - ft . t - up. j- v (VI irv- us van -m r n "MARCHED AT THE HEAD OF THE TROOPS" lion, putal suggested that the lad ask -to be enrolled In th company. ' . : "What do you know 7" asked I-amput, the captain. " - Thereupon Rama proceeded to show -what the old solOia.- had taught him. Wonder grew apace as he rapidly went through the manual of arms without a -single mistaken Then he told what he knew of military tactics. Finally, he . placed a row of sticks in the ground," about eight inches apart and with their-' head Jurt four feet hhth. Runnlna- ''"' ? ncevM wce up won b-.- luolt-like sometimes used by the Goorkha sol diers. and which Putal bad presented to him. The quoit is very sharp oa its- BUT COULD NOT". so small that X at them by two and three at- a bite; and the loaves of bread were ao bigger than a pea. ' I made signs to beg them to set m free, but they shook their heads. I tried again to burst th band that held my feet but again, the.' chot the darts Into' iny face. ... At lat, tired out, I fell asleep. When;. I awoke I waa being moved to what seemed to be a city. I learned later that It was their chief town of 14111- "BUILT STEPS UP TO MT MOUTH" put the country of these llttl men. It took a long; train ot mules to drag me along:. They had a row of guards on each side ot me. Half of them carried lights, and half bows and darts to shoot at me If I tried to stir. The king- and all his court cam to meet us. W stopped before an old church,' which waa the biggest place they had In their whole land, and her I was , to live. The g-ate was four feet high and two feet wide, so I was Just able to creep through It Tbey chained . me her with what seemed to be lit tle watch chains. , , r Great crowds of the small men cam to look at me. Th chains were long enough to allow me to stand up and to walk few steps. . They- were very much frightened r ' ': l',V T edge. Deftly whirling it Rama east' It at on of th staked Th head of th stick wa cut off as nicely as. you please. And, in succession, Rama - cut ' off th head of each stake. Amased. at his dexterity and knowl-' edge, the lads crowded about' Rama. ; patted him upon the back, and enthusi astically showered compliments upon him. -.-.' ?: .. .. . , r , Next tlm a body of troops passed through the village, th little com pany of Goorkha lads marched in front; as was their usual custom.rBut '. iuw ueaa.was a new- captain, a keen-eyed lad with , a proud, - dlgnifled . ' bearing every Inch a soldier, you would Jbave said. It was Ramal , J. rs-f iStiH 3 ' " I Vf'Y if' M I - When they; saw m on my 'feet and kept well out of my reach, X. was very kind1 to ait who cam near me,. and X hoped they would soon let m free. I ' - .would 11 down and let flv or six of them dance on my hand, and th boy and girls would play hide-and-seek in my "hair. ' , On day they set m free when X told them that X would obey their' king- and not leave their country. The grlrl made shirts for me. X would lie down, on the g-round whil ' they took my measure. They put a cord around my thumb to sec - how big- It was,- for, : they said, twic around the thumb la one round th waist . On hundred tailors mad m some new suits. I had SoO cooks to'' cook my food, and they lived in little huts which they buflt around my house. Each cook mad m two plates of food. On of their pall of water was not much of af drink, and a round of beef was Just large enough' to make thre bites. I could take . up twenty or thirty of their chickens on the end of : my - knife. ' Th lords , and t ladies cam to see me eat!, and for a whil they thought ! was t" a wonderful 'sight But one day X saw the man who took care of th king's gold (lane at ma with a sour look, for X ate mor .than usual. ,! held him In my hand near my ear, and he said: 7 - "The king wishes you to do an act of great us to him. A fleet will soon come to fight us from th island, Bel fuscu. The two states of Lilllpui and Belfuscu have been at - war for years, The kins; know your strength,' and trusts that, you will help him." ' I told him that I would do all I could,' Granny 's. Cottage ; PEOPLE said she was a witch. Not that she had ever harmed them; , on the -contrary, many wonderful -cures had she made among the sick of '' this little village in Brittany. But her very skill in such matters wrought her reputation ill, for the townspeople -shook .their heads and asked one. an-, other how such miracles could be per formed save by th aid of th EvU'One. ' And did she not gather mysterious herbs in field and wood and meadow;" and did she not sit hodr at a Urn mumbling to herself before, the door of - her little cottage doubtless weaving her - magic spells? So the children of the- village cam to avoid the old woman as did their elders. On and au gave a wide berth .to th tiny hut that stood beyond the limit of the town. And not for the f world would the . most -venturesome among the lads go near It after night- , fall.. No one wished to be captured by the goblins, who, no doubt, helped the witch lr. her schemes of evil. ' Two of th brightest of the smaller children In the village Jacques - and Jeann by name were wandering upon a certain day in the woodland tract be , yond the town. Quite unbeknown to . themselves, they drew near to the ' old woman's hut It was not strange, there fore! that they, should behold her gath-' ' ering roots by the aid bt. a nearby stream. "Let ns run." whispered Jacques, clutchlns: his sister by the arm. . To gether they stole through the tangled . underbrush, ' over velvety moss and through high' grass until they reached the brook. Jeanne skipped lightly from "" stone- to stone across the water, but Jacques slipped, twisted his ankle and - fell with a splash. - - The old woman heard his cry of pain, and now perceived the boy and girl for the first time. She hastened toward ' them. Jacques tried to, raise himself, ' OUTSIDE THE CABIN DOOR" but his ankle refused to support him, and be sank to th ground. , Nor would Jeanne leav her brother, '. though bade her flee. . . ( Then, to the surprise of both, the old woman spoke very kindly to them; she rubbed Jacques ankle with a salve she carried, and bound it neatly, ao that the pain vanished. She helped him to the cottage, and, while Jeanne ran to tell her father of the accident ah told hlra many nice stories, ..- And so Jacques and Jeanne learned that the old woman was no witch, but the, kindest and best person they knew, save mother and father. Many a time thereafter they came to visit "Granny," -as they called her, and listened to her . wenderful fairy tales. Nor were they afraid of her from that time. t . ..- . Disposing of the Baby LITTLE Freddy' was the only child" In the family. He had no little sis ters or brothers to play with htm, so when be Was told that a baby sister ; had come, he was very happy. But he soon found that father and mother did not pay so much attention to him aa ' : they formerly had. and that baby seem- ed to be considered of more account than he, This-worried Freddy; but he suddenly thought of something which would help him out of bis trouble. Some , weeks before his fatber had put a sign . up: "Ashes A to Give 'Away; Inquire Within." Freddy remembered that at man . had" come and taken th - ashes , away.- So he got to work,- and one day ' surprised hla father, by displaying an other sign, hung in a prominent place:' "A BaBy iO giv awaT, INquir oF FreDdX." ..,. . . - -' "TAKING THE END OF THE and started off to capture th enemy's fleet . - . ; When I cam up to th fleet, the foes' shot many darts-at ma, and these stuck in my hands and face. I went on. with my work, though, and in spit of th 1 darts ' X cut all - th chains about the ships. When the enemy saw their whole fleet move off in a row, they set up, a scream of rage. .When I had got out of their reach I stood stilt to pick out; th darts that stuck in my. hands and face. Then I fastened a rop to th ships, and taking th other end of th rope, started off for lilllput . vv, - "JUST ABLE TO CREEP THROUGH" " (. The king and all the court were stand - tng on th shore waiting for me, X held lip the end of the rope that I had fast ened to the fleet, and cried out: . "Long live. the great,, wis kins; of xjiiiputp v. ,;' .-. , ; They gave me great thanks for this, but not long after the king of Lilllput and hla court told m I cost too much to keep. and. begged me to leave their it : ' A t't ' ' 'V . 1 V it-'?;? mm mmm 1 1 -;a ':l4.i'4gs;l -;SS'E3IiSs THEIK HEADS STUCK XN THE CONES S RE YBEARD, the patriarch of the I j crows, who revered him for" what they considered as wis- ; dom, was saying solemnly to the circle of crows and Jackdaya about him: -- "Yes, 'tis only with age that wisdom comes. - You who look at . me now Will no - doubt hardly believe that at one . . tlm I was young and, lnd i foot Ish as yoo. But, my friendt, It was only years of vast experience that en- . abled me to galn-such store of knowl edge. - So there is yet -hope for you. ' -Remember what I tell you. By and by,' perhaps, you, too, will have attained -. wisdom," : -i- . ' v - - . Here some of the- younger biro's made MMt1t.Anr Mtn.rlr. mA Am-. . - screaming that Greybeard was an old 'crow. "Bat I suppose one make braggart; i but the middle-aged crows allowances for youth." he cMakedpre Vstened Intently -snd were srreatly lm paring to accompany h young crow, pressed by what the old crow had told - Greybeard cautiously Inspected- the them, Beside. these talks were about queer- paper cone that lay, upon the only entertainment they had, now" surfae of th snow. InsW thsrn was that th snow had. fallen in th llttl delicious meat- After wUi h tarn- ROPE, I STARTED FOR LIIXIPUT" land. No words can tall ' what Joy? X felt at th!etunj of my affairs, for I had longed to see once more my own dear, land, where ' I arrived safely in two months' time. ' - , V; An Occasion for Rejoicing 1 RECENTLY the usual morning exer : cises of a school were interrupted ; by a knock at the door. After reading a bote-which had been banded in; the principal announced , that one of the teachers . would be - unable to be at -school for several days, owing to a slight illness. Immediately two boys ; 'began to whisper. Upon asking what the trouble was, the boys said they were only talking about the selection .of a bfmn. " "And what would you like to singT" said the teacher,' - "'Count your .blessings,' " was th quick response. V :. , Telephoning Pussy : DID you ever try to telephone to yonr own little pussy You may think that would be very strange, hut It ' would do no harm to try, - . -A story is told of a cat" which liked to visit his friends at their places of . business. Sometimes h caused lots of ' trouble by walking over desks and mik ing up valuable papers, for be was a Very inquisitive pussy. But a way has been found to get rid of him. ' His mistress calls htm on the tele . phone, fend when pussy hears his name In a voice be loves, be looks much pleased and then scampers home as fast as he can,- r i Industrious Princesses SOMETIME8 little Araertgain girts , wish, they were princesses- and had beautiful toys and nothing to do all day hut play with them. But if you were a little girt In the royal family of Sweden you would find things very dif ferent for the royal father and mother do not believe in letting their children ' grow . up In Idleness. Instead, they teaeh them to be useful In many ways. The little Swedish princesses wash all their dollies' clothes. Y 1J hi Jftw province of Holsteln, snd most other birds -had flown. . v " - Hla vanity satisfied. Greybeard had sunk hla head upon, his breast ignl fying .his desire to be alone, and bis audience was about to depart, when In - rushed one of the young crowa - - . "Oh, .wonderful wise, omniscient. Greybeard!" cried he; "I humbly". seek your advice. There are some strange -bits ot paper lying ftpon the surface of. the snow yonder, containing food, but. -of course, we young know-nothings, would not think ef touching It until we ' b.ad your gracious permission." - .- " , "None or your sarcasm, young fel low," - retorted -Greybeard, eyeing - his questioner with -a dignified, though; somewhat watery, stare. Tou deserve to do ien io io uju At1 ClillV W V COntinUed tOS Old The Man With the Stony Glare . rp IRED of meeting people who bored , I hlra with their Idle talk and laughter, th - great traveler. . Brownson, Journeyed to a wild country . In Hindustan. Her he lived all alone, beguiling the tlm with reading and' hunting. ' a - . One day; as ' he wa placidly sitting under a palm tree, perusing a favorite volume there appeared before him aa old native with a long beard. Who beg ged for something; to eat, . Brownson at first waa annoyed that i any one should have found hi hiding. 1 place; but his hospitality would not per. mit him to send away hungry the poor Hindoo. So he set the very best of. his When the Hindoo rose to depart, after - he had refreshed himself with meat and -drink, he bowed gratefully to Brown son, and saldi -"I am a great magician! ! and for , your kindness I wish to teach you a wonderful trick of my art Hereafter, whenever you -look fixedly at any ob , Ject ! whether Hvtnsr or not and utter the magie words. 'Chouffoo, chouffeel' that object will Immediately be trans formed Into stone." - Thereupon the Hindoo - departed and Brownson straightway , forgot him. Some weeks later, however, a tiger came upon him unawares. Brownson gave himself up for lost when suddenly he remembered the magic words. Gas. In; fearlessly Into the eyes of the- fero- - . clous beast as it sprang toward him, . he muttered the words. And the tiger, even while in the air, was petrified. Brownson used his wonderful gift In many ways thereafter. For instance, . ha changed into atone a llttl tortoise. PETRIFIED TUB TIGER . In order that he might use It to sharpen - his rasor. - When a year - had passed. Brownson became as tired of solitude as formerly he-had been of company. He- resolved to return to his native land. During th , voyage he astonished th passengers and crew by petrifying a little dog which, tried to attack him. Upon landing,, be called for a cabman to drive him to hla hotel. But the cab man, who already had a passenger, gave a curt reply and proceeded to drive on. Angry at the fellow's Impoliteness, Brownson changed man, horse, cab and all Intw stone. And further on, he treat ed in a similar manner a policeman who answered htm uncivilly. Then Brownson began to use his pow er in evil ways. Hla creditors he changed into stone; his landlord he changed . Into stone; and any on who crossed hls temper. At last he .came to grief.' On even ing, a ha was' looking at his reflec tion in a mirror. He absent-mindedly - uttered the maglo words. Instantly he -."met the same fate aa did his victims. . Because of his own indiscretion, hnow occupies a place in a museum, where many curious people com to-gaseupon ' him. Probably the only person able to lift the magic spell la the old Hindoo and he, undoubtedly, is far away in Hindustan. , ed to the assembled birds, saying pom pously: "My friends, yon will observe that the papers are attached to nothing. There fore, there caa be no traps. All la safe; you may eat your fill of th meat contained therein." One of the younger crows nudged his fellow as he whispered: "You will also observe that Grey beard watches to see what happens to .the others before he avails himself of his own permission to. eat X suppose he has lived so long merely because he jtever shares the danger." For aeveral days the cones lay upon the gTound each morning. Greybeard, thoroughly convinced now that there was no danger, still Insisted upon 1 examining- all the paper cones. In or der, as .he .aid, to save the birds from a possible death. But It was no ticed that ' he always picked out the choicest, piece of -meat for hlraseit ; The next: day. without waiting for Grey beard; to Inspect the food, the youngsters swooped down to help themselves. But no sooner were their heads within the paper cones than they stuck fast You see, the hunter had smeared birdlime, made from the inner ark of the holly, all about the meat.-A ? GreybearoTehuckled as he saw the crowa and jackdaws flapping wildly about-the; ground, in their vain en deavors to extricate their heads from the cones. "Ahl" cried be, "you would not permit me to save you from dan ger; now blame1 yourselves. Old as I am, I shall Mill survive you younic scoffers by Jliany years, though I could have spared you this death." Just then a rifle cracked, nd the old Crow dropped over dead. After all, he was'rh first to die. 'He's punished for his Ite,'' croaked a young- crow who still remained un harmed; "he knew no mora of the trap than we." This was true. Wis as th old crow thought himself, he had been ' deceived in the paper cones. Wait did he deserve his fate. . And as the uncaught crows flew away they;, laughed to hear th hunter . exclaim, as he bent over Greybeard: . "This. iahard luck Tve hot noth Jng but a foolish old crow." Ring Came " W' XTH very little trouble you may v construct this , game, from strong cardboard. Upon the top of the tour cardboard posts should be . fastened hooks, , each ' being of such a height that .when the ring is per mitted to swing forward upon th length os. its cord, it mar be possible to encircle the hook with th ring. Th - players swing th ring In turn. The object of the game is to ncircl the v four posts, which, by the way, should be numbered 1, t, 3, 4. First No. 1 post must be encircled, then Noa. t, and 4, in order. The player gains another turn every time he swings th v , READY TO FLAY i . " ring ever a post; but If by chanc th .ring should encircle th wrong post h must begin over strain with No. 1 post ' He who first places the ring over th four posts In proper order wins th game, . ,
