HIE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY HORNING. ArGUST 2. 1903
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KRES-DESERVED IP
YES, the "Pirates" surely did de
rv It. .Fact la. they deserve
t 'bout everything they get and we
eto they get plentycause they're the
meanest aet cf fellows I ever saw.
' You seo. It wasn't mora "n a week be
fore tbla happened that they poured a
lot cf crease 'n things on a circus tent
'4 put up. They sneaked Into Joe
Stanton'g back yard at night, when all
cf us were In bed. That's the kind of
Chaps the "Pirates" are! Hut we got
even, all-rlghty, all-right y.
Skinny began things by telling Bill
Jones what a dandy canoe the "Bloody
Robbers" that's us had hidden on
' Brewster's Island. None of us wouid
let Bill Join the "Robbers," 'cause ho
an't keep, a secret worth shucks, end
Fklnny knew first thing he'd do would
be to let those "Pirates" know all about
the boat
80 that very afternoon Mike Flnnnlgan
"MAYBE THE FAKMEKS
- led Ms "Pirates'-' out to tho creuk. Hut
We'd been looking out for thtm, and a
lot of us fellows were already hidden
behind the bushes and rocks neur -Miller's
bend. Right at this place the
creek widens out, and Brewster's island
Is. just In the middle.
' rf'We watched the "Pirates" loose Farm
er Hamilton's punt ana pole their way
Most Important Baby
in Russia
WHILE It is unlikely any Russian
mother would admit any baby
more Important than her own,
tho baby who has the highest position
in Russia is the son and heir of the
czar, who. If ever he gains the throne.
Will bear the title of Alexis II.
. Alexis was born on August 12. 1904. He
has four sisters to play with, and so
many toys that he probably doesn't
l;now how nianv he does own. His first
toys were a set of brightly painted,
lunnv little figures, that fitted one Into
another. Among his favorite playthings
are a Jointed serpent, that wriggles
along in a fearsome manner; a little cart
' drawn by horses, and a miniature train
; and railway Elation. Besides these, he
; has electrical toys, steam toys, all sorts
cf mechanical toys and tovs that talk
from hidden phonographs. Then, too, the
royal babv possesses magnificent clothes
and leweled canes. The gems that
'.parkle on th( would more than fill
the erad!e In which Alexis forn:'rly lay.
. " Uany little boys long to be roldiers.
The little csarevltch is clrady colonel
Cf a Finland replment, of a Lithuanian
regiment, of a Siberian repimr.t, of the
Artiijcry of Guard reiriiue:.!. of two
irag-oon regiments and f the corps of
cadats of Tahlikent, besides t-liig ccm-Biandn-r
of th t'es-aiks Thi is i noi.h
miiilarr honor f ir any boy, isn't It
specially when the boy is nt much
taure than i.
. Novelty in Curios
COLLECTORS of famous pens nnd
penholders are few, but of lite
aome big prices have been paid
fur specimens. Among those that have
cLanged haada at high prices Is the pen
-llh wblca Kelson wrote bis last letter
n the Btomtng of itte battle of Trafal
gar; tt tetcfevd Put's pen. with
Hi. h he wrut hie letter te rge ill,
'Kg te b relieved of ht poet as
I rime mlaietcr, waa sold at (jta. end a
)nlHliir with which Waiter boon
u rote muet f 1 is coin bought for
I v. A iwmi g crtber famous pens that
I v been preserved are the nive with
. th N the peace ef Frankfort wae
. In and the tt a-i of the
1 . in Cwrrwi was e goed la 111 . Both
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over to the Island. 'Course, they didn't
And tiny canoe, ns there wasn't' any to
lind. Hut a rtno NWlmmtng-hole Is Just
off the island, so to forget the disap
pointment all of them plunged Into the
water. Just like Skinny thought they
would.
Then Billy Mumfnrd. who's our rap
t :i 111. sent Hill Knne nnd J.'irk Warner
Fu'mming rautlous-llke across to the
Island. They reached the bank, sneak
ed up to where the clothes lay scat
tered about, and, before the "Pirates"
knew what hud happened. Bill and Jack
had chucked all the clothes In the punt
and were poling away foradear life.
You can bet your life we howled, es
pecially when the punt got 'way up the
creek. Hut that wasn't all. We'd
brought along a whole lot of old dresses
that the fellows got from their sisters.
These we left on the bank, an' the
"Pirates" had to put them on, 'cause
DIDN'T GUY THEM!
there wasn't anything else for them to
wear. Jklaybe we didn't roar when they
walked along the road, looking as
shamefaced as you please, an' maybe
tlie farmers diJn't guy them! 'Course,
It got all 'round town. An' I can tell
you right here tnoj-ii hMrates
were
madder 'n anything. Hornets wasn't
nothing to them. Hut they dfserved it
all. Don't you think they. did?
WHISPERED IN HER EAR"
(CONTINUED FROM LAST SUNDAY.)
O!' remember how Betty sent out
her invitations to the Ancestor
arty by burning the missives in
the cardie flame; then with what sus
pense she waited for something to hap
pen. Nor had she long to wait. For the
very next minute there floated In through
the window a charming lady In a cos
tume of Queen Elizabeth s time, while
right at her bee's came a gallant cava
lier. Alighting upon the floor of the
attic, the cavalier bowed and the lady
curtseyed, as calmly ns though their
mode of entrance was an everyday oc
currence. Betty never marveled as to
what her ancestors did. And now she
wouldn't have had time, anyway, inas
much as the pirate uncle with several
"greats" before an "uncle" boy? down
upon them from the window, and after
him a sweet-factd old Puritan lady.
There were ever so many other ances
tors to whom Betty had sent Invitations.
Lut, somehow, no mure appeared. There
fore, after waiting for a time, lipl'p
suggested that the company already as
semble take places around the o!d tea
table she had brought out from a corner
cf i lie attic ami carefully d isted. Then
Hetty conscientiously attended upon h' r
guests' wants. You wouldn't think ire
shadows would care to eat cr drink
ery much, but the pirate cor. Mimed
Fiich a quantity of biscuit and drink so
much tea that Hetty ft ared greatly that
after a while she would be unabie t
7;:cr.ish the supply of biscuit or to
mjkf more tea. the was spared further
worry, however. The cavall-r arose,
and. with a stately bow, announce?:
' If it please the company. I shall re
cite a few cf mv excellent verses."
"What a mo, Jest man thou art!"
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O ri.XIi: hsd sr.v bus!ne to be
rldlr.g around on itorm clouds.
This wa Just the matter with
this little elf, he u too ambitious.
Many ai d many a time he watched tbe
rnil cf the storm cloudi galloping to
ward each other on their black, lower
ing cioud chargers. Then, again great
companies of them would bstt. to
gether, amid lightning fl,h and turbu
lent thunder. The pixie was Impressed
aa well he might b. but ther, as. no
reasoa why he should fancy himeif iil
uwd beeauee HE h.d to confine hla
prak. to the earth, where he pester
the gnomea BCreir.ry and teased the
good fairies asU tby almost tort
ju.
But the plsle WAS dissatisfied, aad
rr7 storai siltnwl mavde Use feat
BETTY C1VES
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WriPW : ; ;r 1 Jill Ik
UK gods are calling me.
said Kuropl. suddwtily. Jmt
as he had 6ald It many
times before.
Now Kioto loved hia old grandfather
too much, and he was, besides, too
obedient, to show the least sorrow nt
this announcement. Hut in his own
heart ha told himself how lonely It
would bo without his kind grand
father, and with no one In the house
but the stupid nurse. For Kioto's
father and mother had died, and the
boy lived only with his grand
father; that Is. except when Kuropl
felt called upon to make frequent
pilgrimages to the temples. Upon these
occasions the eM gentleman always
dressed himself in his oldest gar
ments, although he possessed consider
able wealth, and humbly trmlged to
Nara. It was not a long journey, and
soon he would And himself among Im
posing shrines and temples. Here he
would bend himself in adoration for
the spare of many hours, and then,
with lightness of spirit, return to his
home.
Kioto had often wished he could go
with ills grandfather. And today his
longing to penetrate the mysterious
temples was greater than ever before.
"It must be that the gods are call
ing me. too." thought he. Not for a
Lit
growled the pirate, scowling at the cava
lier. The wicked sailor man then paid
no heed to the cavaller'a words, but
gulped down the last two oiscults In one
swallow. After he had accomplished
this feat, to the amazement of the wom
en, he proceeded to smile upon the cava
lier's lady.
"Scurvy rogue!" cried the cavalier nt
this jur.i t ure. as much offended that the
pirate should draw attention from his
verse.s as that he should be guilty of
winking at the lady In such rude fashion.
"Odds blood! It is thy blood or mine!"
exclaimed the pirate, springing savage
ly from his chair.
"It will be thine!" returned the cava
lier. Immediately they floated out
through the window; and the cavalier's
lady, in fear lest her husband come to
grief, followed after.
The Puritan lady, noticing the look of
horror on H tty's face, whispered sooth
InRiy in the little girl's ear:
"He not alarmed. Shades can meet
with no hurt." '
Then she added;
"I do not wish to criticise, my dear,
but think you not that the pirate an
cestor is not altogether to be desired at
su eh a company? He may mean right
enough, but ho seemeth a rough sort of
fe'low."
"I shall never Invite him again, grand
mother." Hetty tearfully assured her.
"A'.d next time we have "
ti.it Jum at this moment there came a
kick at the attic door. In a flash tne
1' .r:'an ancestor disappeared and Hetty
THEY' SAT AROUND
still more bitter at his fate.
"I will ascend the heavens!" a -reamed
he. one day. ss he peeked out from
tbe aheltrring branches of a giant oak
and watched the storm gei.ll fighting.
S?o the pixie besought the wlartt among
the mores to lend aid. Thi the gnome
g'adiT promised to Jo Inasmuch as sll
the gnome and goMlna and falriee end
nymphs would gladly welcome a de
parture cf this mischievous elf. As
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'BEAUTIFUL HANGING LAMPS ADORNING THE PORTICO"
moment did he suppose that It might
be the evil on,' tempting him.
The more Kioto reflected upon this
summons from the gods, thu stronger
assurance lie felt that it must bo
obeyed.
"I shall take Tashlki with me," said
he to himself, "and he will tell me
what to do." Tashlki was a doll
more than 200 years old. It had be
longed to Kioto's ancestors, therefore
the lad had deep veneration for it.
hen Kurnrd,
then, took his staff
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THE CAVALIER ENDEAVORS TO RECITE
was confronted by her cousin, Roderick,
who had run ov-r to pay a visit.
"Who has been drinking tea?" asked
Roddy.
"Why. mv an . I mean I have," re
plied Betty, In confdslon. She couldn't
THE OLD TEA TABLE
a S form-Cloud
sembling his fellow-gnomes together,
they toiled. Not long wa it before the
pixie was provided with a magnificent
balloon.
"Now I SHALL ascend to the heavens
snd become the most powerful among
tre storm fcrnll ."' cried he. thrusting out
Ma cheat and waving his arms in the
air.
Thereupon, without even pausing to
thank the good creatures who had bollt
, j-.
onmaflifiiwtl
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and plodded along the dusty road
leading to Nara, Kioto was not far
behind. He was sure his grandfather
would not permit him to make such a
Journey, bo ha said naught about his
Intention. Successfully ho had avoided
the nurse, and now he was following
K uropi.
liy noon the two pilgrims old and
yr uug were passing . through Nara's
streets. Kioto marveled exceedingly
at t lie number of magnificent temples.
He lessened the space between himself
tell Roddy about (he ancestors. He would
surely not understand. Betty was be
ginning herself to doubt whether SHE
vou!d ever understand, those queer
shade people.
Quite Prepared.
Freddy No, you don't catch me sham
ming illness to stay home from school
and get all dosed up with castor oil and
such stuff
Johnny Oh. I'm all right on that.
We're homeopaths at our house.
Was Invented.
Bobby "Everything tliat Kng Midas
touched turned to gold." What do you
think of that?
Billy I've often heard It, but I have
always thought that the story was in
vented by his advertisers.
Homesick.
Tommle Mamma, when a boy Is away
from home and wants to get back aw
ful bad that is being homesick, aln t It?
Mamma Y'es. dear.
Tommle Well, when he's sick of ptay
fng at home and wants to go skating,
what do you call It?
the balloon, he leaped into the wicker
work csr and loosened the drsg rope.
Up the balloon soared. The higher It
rose the greater became the glee of tbe
pixie. Tlien he beheld above him two
black clouds. Peertng at them closely,
he espied two storm geelL.eaeh on the
edge of his respective thunder cloud snd
gaElng at each other with Intense ha
tred. In their hands they held long
lances.
and his grandfather. In order that tho
old man should not pass from Bight.
Presently Kuropl climbed tho steps
that gave entranoe to the greatest of
these temples. Kioto stole silently
through the doorway. His grand
father could not see very well, and
the boy had slight fear of being de
tected, but he took every precaution.
As he entered, tho Inside of the tem
ple filled him with wonder. StUl more
ustonlshed was he, however, when he
saw the colossal imago of Buddha.
Before this famous Imago Kuropl
placed his offerings.
Tho lad, watching from a safe re
treat, muttered to Tashlki:
"The great god will be angry. Ta
shlki. If I have no girt for lilm. What
shall I do?'.'
Tashlki remained as stolid and un
blinking as before, but Kioto con
tinued, as though In reply to the doll:
"I agree with you, Tashlkt. when
you say the all-powerful Buddha
would caro little for my simple toys
or whatever else I hve. You are my
only precious possession."
Then tho boy made a great resolve
no less a one than to part with his
beloved Tashlki. At the very thought
he paled and his voice trembled as
he whispered into the doll's ear:
"My own Tashlki. I have naught to
offer but yon. The god demands that
which I hold dearest. 1 must give
you up, You will understand."
And, as Kuropl arose to leave tho
temple, the littW boy crept forth aiul
reverently laid his treasure at the
foot of the giant idol.
"O great god Buddha, accept this,
mv offering," he prayed. Then ho
- hurried forth In pursuit of Kuropl.
Lonely, Indeed, he felt without Ta
shlki and the advice he imagined tho
doll could give him. But ho consoled
himself, murmuring:
"I could not but give him up. and
the good god may look more klnuiy
upon me. now that Tashlki Is gone."
Still keeping his grandfather In
sight. Kioto came to the noted temple
of Kasuga, which the old man entered.
Tiie boy paused a while to examine
t lie beautiful hanging lamps adorning
the portico. Then he. too, slipped Into
the temple. New wonders lie saw
here. So small was he that lie stood
unperceived among the worshipers
and looked upon the Kagura tlm re
ligious dance in which the costumes
and gestures of the dancers are the
same as those used twelve centuries
ago.
And so the lad followed his grand
father from shrine to shrine, until
the old man at last turned his steps
homeward.
So tired was he, and hungry as well,
that Kioto could hardly keep his feet.
Hut the thought that he had .success
fully made his first pilgrimage cheer
ed him and helped l.im bear the. fa
tigue. No sooner did Kuropl arrive nt his
home than the nurse ran to meet him,
crying excitedly:
"Master, your grntdson Is missing.
We have searched for him every
where, but he is not to be found."
At this moment, however, a little
figure crosse'd the rustic bridge below,
and there stood before them little Ki
oto, wearv and travel-worn.
"You did wrong not to speak to m
at first, Kioto," reproached tho old
gentleman, after the lad had told
about his travels.
"Yes grandfather, but I was suro the
gods were calling me Just as the great
god Buddha called upon me to give
up Tashlki." pleaded Kioto
"You left Tashlki at the temple?
queried the man. with a start of sur-
PIKloto nodded. "The god demanded
Tashiki." said he. simply. Then turn
ing to his grandfather, tho little fellow
earnestly asked:
"Don't you think, grandfather, that
the gods appreciate most of nil thosa
gifts which are really sacrifices?"
For a long time the old man was si
lent. His reverie ended, he smiled sad
ly, and replied:
"My child, you rebuke me. You
have undoubtedly pleased the gods moro
In your one pilgrimage than I have In
my scores of pilgrimages. My gifts, even
the most generous of them, have never
been sacrifices; for I missed thera not.
"I am old, my boy. Hereafter I shall
make no more journeys to Nara. But I
shall reflect upon the lesson you have
taught me, nnd it may be I shall yet
be able to do good In a way that win
win me greater favor with the gods
than all my pilgrimages."
And as Kioto heard his grandfather
speak thuf solemnly, the hope came to
Mm that although he had lost t h com
panionship and advice of Tashlki per
haps the good god Buddha might favor
him with counsel and comfort.
Suddenly, at the genii's commands,
the clouds dashed madly toward each
other. The wicked storm genii couched
their lances In preparation for terrible
strife.
For the first time the plxle realised
Ma own danger. Now he observed with
Slarm that the balloon was rising di
rectly between the two clo.-. But be
fore he had time for further thought
the lances of the genii pierced his bal
loon on either side. A moment, Uiea
tbe balloon collapsed, and the ptxle
found himself falling, falling, until he
knew bo more. la fact, the pixie was
do more, because the terrific force ef
hie fall had kiued him.
' And, with the eseeptloa ef a few
sympathetic falriee, there was Bone to
- lamest tbe horrtUe fate at this toe ara
. bilious plxle.
Sarah's Pet, the Sea
Serpent
( 4 t JUST wonder how they are made,"
I murmured little Surah. She was
referring to the many wonderful
fireworks she had seen the evening be
fore at a nice gafdon party. She did so
wish he knew how so many splendid
bulls of fire and such pretty designs
could be put In a little cylinder with a
stick attached to It. But this wasn't a!(
Sarah wondered about she was always
"Just wondering." People wondered how
she could possibly wonder so much.
About the only thing about which
Sarah had not wondered was a sea-serpent.
And probably this was the only
reason the sea serpent paid her a visit.
Because he was tired oh, yes; quite
tired of people who wondered whether
there were such creatures as sea ser
pents. Of course, there were sea ser
pents. WaNii't he one?
"How do you do, little girl?" said the
serpent, with exceeding politeness, as he
squirmed and wriggled his way to where
the little maiden stood on the beach.
Surah would have been afraid, and ahe
would surely have run away, bad she
not been too busy wondering where such
a strange monster COULD have come
from.
"I hope you are glad to see me," con
tinued the serpent, winking his eye Jo
vially, and seeming no( to notice that
Sarah made no reply. Neither did
Sarah respond to this question. Tou
must not think her Impolite, however.
She was so busy wondering whether
there was another living being In the
"GREATEST OF FRIENDS"
world so ugly as the serpent that she
really forgot to answer.
Hut it was not long before Sarah and
the serpent wero the greatest of friends.
The horrible scaly fellow was so good
natured that he even permitted Sarah to
tie her bonnet on his head, after which
she stood still for 'uiost fifteen mlnxjtes.
wondering whether any other sea ser-
pent ever wore a bonnet.
Many times thereafter the serpent
came to talk with Sarah. She said noth
ing about him to either father or moth
er, 'cause she was sure they wouldn't
believe it. Besides, she wanted to keep
this a secret of her very own. She never
wondered whether a isccret was nice to
kp. She knew THAT, as well as she
knew that candy and cake and Ice cream
were among the most toothsome eat
able thirds.
One afternoon, when Sarah and her
. pet had talked of everything, from stars
to little fishes, the sea serpent asked:
"Would you not like to take me where
you live, so that I may see some of the
wonderful thing? you tell about?"
"Why, certainly," returned Sarah.
"How could we manage It?"
Without another word, the serpent
proceeded to swallow his tall, and then
more nnd more of himself, until he was
nothing moro than a hard, little ball.
Sarah put him In her sand bucket, and
tripped toward home.
Sad to relate, however, she carelessly
left he bucket In the kitchen while she
went to call mother, and Nora threw
the ugly piece of wood, as she called It.
Into tho fire.
The little girl returned Just In time to
see the serpent uncoiling himself In a
wonderful hurry, amid a shower of
sparks. Hut before he could accomplish
this be was burnt up.
"Now I know." muttered Sarah, sadly,
"how the plnwheels were first made. But
I do .wish I could have known It with
out having my deary, darling old ser
pent burnt to ashes."
In the World of Curiosities
(NO. 3.)
PLANTS r1
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surprised
rlo-:py resemble so many
that one Is not greatly
rprlwd to h.i:- that some of
them look very much like birds. But
there Is one plant the flowers of which
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art so Mke white drre to appearance
that a peron cannot tell the difference
though standing only a short dlstsnca
away from the plant la the picture
you see this curious orchid.
Bar Thing.
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take a morning paper?
Freddie Tes; if they get op before
we do.
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