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
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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
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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
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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, . ,