TrfE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY MOfeNING. AUGUST 23, 1903
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ISN'T she the mfrli si ;i
I ever li.ijp-: i i "' ' not
' ' darting a roguli-h glu . .
tain" Hattie, w ho :n fai
Balling of the little
:' "And dajint ic-s. i
"I believe no von
ht
.1 i:
.-i ii i. i
,kc a
Crusoe."
j : Thereupon Hattie r.-plie )..fti:y:
'. .' "Any one could II Just "
Robinson Crus . i: .'he mciclv ns l a
'wee bit of common sense. A r: --i.il
from one's watch would it ovM- nr. !i
-Should be cj lj 1 1 a simple m-it - i 10 ki !
mail game for f",.,, ami ili.tl.ing as
Well, while a pi-rm who is not en
tirely Ignorant would ho hou .d to rec
ognise nourishing plants giomi.g wi:d.
Really. I ran see no cxru.v for cas'a-
ABOARD THE
ways being forlorn under such circum
stances." "How I WOFLD like to see her a
castaway I" teased Millie, as she plav
Jully let fall Into the water a rope at
tached to the mast.
AH at once the boat was jerked for
ward; the rope Millie had thrown over
board tautened, and the yacht went
through the water at fi ing speed.
"I wonder what can be towing us!"
gasped Hattie. She seized a hook,
leaned over as far as she dared, and
beat about' the water.
' "Cut the rope," advised Kllte.
'I'd be glad to," Hattie replied. "If I
only had a knife, but 1 haven t. and the
rope Is sU'elxhed too tightly to untie."
""Quit a distance had they sailed from
the shores of the Caribbean sea. when
the creature towing them made directly
lor an Island. Not until It reached tne
surf was any part of its body visible.
Then Hattie cried, with a shudder:'
"Ugh! It's a big devil fish!"
At the same instant the octopus r.
o
leased hold of the rope, and the yacht
ht
was rtruck
. capsizing.
broadside by the waves,
IHE1' Ilh'LI'KD ONE A.NOTHKR TP THE CLIFFS
vllusufs Qratitu&Q
CON I'll be my ti.a-i.T'."
Vi:i:
i 1.. art
T . r:.-.i j w .i :.i'i
rt.
Even t:;o jgh li s ma-t r d: ..ve a
i Sharp baigain in t.,c n.attr i f ',.r-,
the lad was. in i. ed. pros; :.-. 7 .if
"thought that within a .. : :iw d.r-s
fe would have a rionk.- .' -i,
to carry up from the f -i.' ' i'i t .
kins fjlle.l with w,i!- w :. :"
vended thro::g!i s'm
put him in !..;.. -t sj.
' jQhlY One fc-r:. f !.a i V..- .'
IlUss sorely h- . :. ;a-i. : -tfonkey
w ho had t
But the poor l east v. . - I.'.
s to be good lor 1 . i - ,
Tosuf knewr It w-'uM 'c mi.
to try to j. jr. i... si- ,. n
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Jtarrew (rt hieh t v
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tM strtile- In spit of 1
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, ,,.-tiii..'i-i. nil f is ;i,N
, , much III ewltmiil' U '1 "l"g
., ... ., f., the nr..:.' i. .- l.'-.i !'
t. iv. though grc.i'l, hmi-ted.
N .si. Mi.-.- Hattie Ci . 1 "-"t "u
v... !... u h..w -i i-..: i.istaway
v, ,:.i kw." f. .. i I Mi: '-. .Inly. " they
i. ,i on.- another up I he l'fri which
I.... fl 'In the h -1
y,-. 1 .!o wish oitd get some food
f.,r i.-." laughed Klli." "And you'd bet
t r , ii K h llr.. I., rook It lb-ides, we
...KhI lo 1 1 some of our wet clothing"
; , r well, tli.- fa t I. I left my
n.-it.h at home, and so haven't a rrys
t..;. ' admit!. d Hiittle In rrabarrMi
no ii'.
"Well, no mat'er," Interrupted Millie,
"for there's some small game yonder
"SL'.NBEA.M"
she's going to hunt "
"But I have no weapons." demurred
Hattie, looking at several wild goats in
the distant c.
Kllie struck an oratorical pose, de
claiming: "The primitive cave man fashioned
his own rude weapons; why not you?"
"Hut she vill at least pick for us a
few of the nourishing vegetables she is
so familiar with." added Millie.
"She couldn't tell a beet from a cab
bage, " Kllle rudely insisted.
"Oh. girls, please stop.'" pleaded Hat
lie. "If I can't do much to help you
work out your salvation here, I can tell
you what you first ought to do to be
rescued and that Is to put up a signal
In some piominent place. "
"Hurrah for Hattie' s brain! Isn't it
n wonderful "scheme!" laughed the
others.
They were not glv.'n an opportunity,
after all, t" become real castaways, for
llatlie's father saw the signal a piece
of clothing waved from tne topmost
STrook ai
and took them off In his boat.
Rut Hattie no longer claims to
seeking Robinson Crusoe's laurels.
be
ojiii-ni.-itiiit, tiie animal's pace grew
m .w.i ..il l .-lower, uotil at last, with
a groan. !i saiik ; . n tl.e roughly
I a 1 s t : r t . Tr i1 v. !.: w irking days
V.ero f' t. It nviy 1.- that omelhltlg
t !d i m 1.. wps to . his master.
. w i.-. to i(e.
.i.'i-.t'? !.es i r at ir'n, Y u-
ous water from the
l"i k. y I'!.- n he emp -:!:.-
I lias and sl .l.g
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a whii... w .- ;. : .- hi-: i..:p. t:,-1 d.-n-ley
-was ah;.. tj aia:. e fi'Aiy
ton ar ! hi.- s: ihl"
MeaMwliio V ;r.,f w i r'.ivk.'.g vrry
lar! H- kr-w wel. th.i' hi- na-t.-r
vio-jjd ahaiojo'. th.. po t pa.-t. io,w
that it w i o 1 , i e r a ! ! e t . w o - k
He c .uMt.'t I'.jr t ' t!,;i.k r.f th;
.-' .d.i' i,: ' i f 1 1 .oh' op !.;- i t o i Into
t ll d'T.Kf'g esr he ti':..f;.'i. I:
"Cheer- up. my oonajt. Y .-j ',o not
Kow i".rw m-..'h I I iif a; : rr-rat i
- - o.-r T-::t!.f .:nes Aril now I in
going to see that j ou lie in rnmfirt
th rest of jour days. I sl,a:i buy
j. so that )oi w i:i to in y
It rr. y m i s : "i.-i n r i k i
( i v r. w n.
n ei.::y
i si:, er.o .ga to k-ep us I o 1 1 w fiat
i .n:tf rs it if I hire nivse.f out for &
few :,.cre year? V n.u' be r.app.
: -'j a.il I Yroj will graz and take
' 'in .eisure durm the da . In :r,
ie-lr,r me sha.i be together, and on
. roi we shall go on enjvyarie
'. ps out In the murtri "
"t he dn-.kf v heard. He rs h n
rr-- r rs HT ST j h.kej jr. r r T f : : : v
tr.' ' Y'juf even that th ti l already
f'lt repa ! for h;s great der.la
-t A-A
Mro-HiQ PCathQrQd pQoviQ Homo
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Gre-f Sedp'c iVartier-
DOWN the roof Tommy climbed,
until he was Immediately over
the eaves. Stealthily then ills
band disappeared. A moment later
he drew it forth. With the- sparrow's
nest In his hand he made his way
back over tne roof and crawled
through the attic window.
"Teacher said there was something
wonderful In the way birds build their
nests." said he. "hut now Hint I've
studied tills nest specially I can't see
that it's so much."
Tommy thoughtfully pulled apart
the twigs, moss, fragments of cord
and hair of which the ties; was com
posed, and then leaned hack on the
old chest to gaze at tne particles
ttrenii at his feet.
It seemed that not mora than a
sen. nd's time had elapsed before a
tiny sprite flew In at the window and
perched herself before the astonished
Torn rny.
"I'm the Bird Fairy." said she hy way
of Introduction, "and I come, to tell
you that the birds are protesting1
against j our scorn of their ah.iity as
archlteits. They wish nie to prove to
you that they are quite as skilful
builders. In iheir way, as your peo
ple." As the fairy said this she took from
her robe a pair of tiny wings These
she fastened to Tommy's shoulders.
With a wave of her wand she then
reduced him to the size of herself.
In obedience to her coumi t r..i. Tommy
followed the fairy out through the
attic window.
BEGINNING THE JOURNEY
Straight into the apple tree f
flew. And here on a topmost bo'
Tommy saw the wond.rf.;! iittle n
of the goldfinch, contrive. i so us
r y
S-'l
to
Imitate perfectly the hi.ui a up -n
w hich It was built. Tic n. ". ei the
currant bush, where the rathird had
built l.ls simple nest, they pn-sed to
an elm from which a ilurtv !i j :u u i i ". g
bird had suspend..! h.-' dwelling.
I.rng dell- ale gra f. : . . r
cleverly woven -: t h
a r . I
it 1.
t h reaN an d the re --1 .
n
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s t r ; : .: s
w . :i i - ; , :
Birly ffiirl - Who Lives' TMcxt Poor
mM:,.:
NCRSF. told rre & ho:
And monsters and
ib
got ;
A ' rived there.
On t'other side of th Mg fr'.
I used to believe evrythirg n .r?: !
id never a.b over-Id uk thresh,
A iio.e that 1 found :a tbe :tr.ct.
I aw there a garden wl-h oirrr--irn
And ev rything musty, 'tw .t eaaiiy ar. j n
Nobody now gave it a tare
But while not a pren cull I vr .
I d i." retr luck with the i-'i urn tcld me
Were ur " be fourtd living tfcere.
hung In the flexible limbs, where each
passing breeze would gently sway It.
"Hut if you would see a real, tip
top carpenter, come and watch the
woodpecker." remarked the Rlrd
Fairy, in response to Tommy's words
of praise for the humming bird's cun
ning. "I never really noticed how hard
the old fellow did work." Tommy ad
mitted, after he saw that the wood
pecker never ceased pecking away at
the wood until he had entirely hol
lowed out his nest In the dead tree.
Over sea and land for many thou
sands of miles the two then took their
flight until tl.ey landed in Asia. Here,
In China, they saw swallows build
tiieir nests in caves. These birds car
ried their own plaster and mortar
with 'hem, for the- possessed cer
tain glands In their mouths In which
was stcret-d a certain sticky sub
stance. With this material, together
with a few twiss. the swallows con
structed basket-like nests and glued
them securely to the walls.
EDIELE BIBB HOUSES
"And people are very fond of ea'lng
the houses swallows build," explained
the fairy. "Now you must admit that
people can't eat their own houses
unless they're made of gingerbread."
They saw other swallows, too. l-iotno
built their nests In chimneys; others
(who were real engineers) tunneled
their way Into a bank of earth,
where they laid their eggs.
Thousands of other miles the fairy
led Tommy until the two stood In
Australia. Tommy examined with
great Interest the nest of the prairie
lark, carefully hidden from sight in
the low shrubbeiy.
"You wilt remember, ' said the fairy,
"that the Israelites in Egypt were un
nble to build houses because they
didn't haVe straw for their bricks. Uut
observe that the prairie lark not only
bu-ilds a cozy little nest from the very
scarce material offered by shrubs here
abouts, but hides It, aa well."
When next they paused In their fllsht
they were in Europe, where, among
the willow trees. Tommy visited the
bower of a certain pled wagtail. Fx
ceedlngly well bu'.lt 'as It. and as com
fortable a home aa one could wish
for.
In South America Tommy Inspected
the nest of the "Urea Pointer," which
looked 'or all the wcifW like a b'g pud-
ire; with a hole in the top. Coming
north he paid his respects to Mrs,
gr'tilc l-ar
qjt.a wicked
r.i'.fad.
A2& :J59f;
K7 e Tl
And it ttn t xoiHe fer a be- t a y
It's eciyfutt me Glrly Girt."
Sedge-Warbler, and complimented her
upon the neat appearance of her little
home, supported at Us four corners by
stout stems. And Tommy was duly
sympathetic when Mrs. Warbler com
plained: "My sister has had the misfortune t
hatch out another cuckoo. You know.
tYie mother cuckoo always lays ,her
eggs in other birds' nests, and then
the poor birds hive to wear themselves
out try ing to feed their hungry charges
after they break their shells. Uut you
can't fool my cousin. Mrs. .summer
Warbler If she comes home and hap
pens tc find a cueko.' egg In ti"f nest
of cobwebs and bark and grass, she
will build a second story to the nest
and leave the eggs In the old nest to
perish, rather than hatch out a cuckoo."
Tommy was Intensely interested. Ami
his Interest held while he Inspected Ui
many different kinds of houses erected
by the thrasher They weren't very
elaborate nests, but they were con
structed almost everj where even in
thorn bushes, brush heaps and in the
corners of projecting fences. From
these nests the boy and his guide
passed to the substantial structures
built in crotcihfss ot small saplings by
the wood thrush.
As he two flew over a field of sway
ing weeds, Tommy pointed below, ask
ing: "Isn't that a nest?"
"Y'es," replied the fairy, "thfit Is
where the bunting dwells. He likes
the wind to swing him to and fro,
therefore he builds among tbo weeds.
Nearby, on the ground, is the nest of
a bobolink. This is In the form of a
little hollow made at the root of a
bunch of weeds, and It Is lined with
dry grass."
"The kingbird never changes his
home," expladi. ed the fairy, as they
came to a rust built In an orchard, of
'' 'I?, gi t.-'s. roots, and lined with
horichair and other light materiaJ.
' HOME AGAIN
In the twinkling of an eye Tommy
found himself perched upon tile wdn
dowslll of tha attie.
"Are you convinced of the birds'
Fkill now?" demanded the fairy. "You
m ist te ar in mind, too. that, whereas
comparatively few human beings con
struct their own homes, all birds do
that Is, all except the goatsuckers,
the nighthnwks, cowbirds, and a
very r"v other,,
"Yes. I confess that I didn't know
ar: thing about It before, and that I
sa.hv ri.!-j olged the birds." repl'e
ttt
I looked and I lok1 hard at vtr I could.
No mortter or gobl.p or tar vtn would
Of hirr.i f f t me ore tiny pep
'Til once. wher. 1 ti ugh.t thrcga the bole I wouH
rr.
J saw at tbt be. ;ud niinr hrigbt eye
Aid a watcb nr rr. e it did keep
1
"Oh metiater. den t dare !rek St mr" dM I err;
It'" a nice roay mouth tk the rdece of the eja.
Ard tt said with the corntu!tt curl
"It IriVT a mor.Fter I 111 have you know.
Tommy, as the fairy removed thjj.,,.
wlngs frorfl his shoulders and' he grew
again to his right size. "Why
some
or your birds are weavers,
carpenters
Wonderful,
ano masons all
Isn't It?"
In one!
And Tommy was of the same opinion
after ha awoke. f(!r it la true that he
Lad not budg. d fioiu the chest dur
ing all these adventures.
Seats of a King
ONK. Is accustom, ,1 t , think of a
king or (jiieen's throne. But
most rulers hive several
thrones. King Edward of England
has six. The most costly, that at
Windsor Castle, Is composed entirely
of carved ivory inlaid with precious
stones. Most ancient of the thrones
Is that at Westminster, where the
ruieiM of Great B:"f'a!ii are always
crowned. It Is of masstvo oak. and
has beneath the. seat a sandstone
bl '. K, known as the stone of destinv
fioin Scone, which was the emblem
of power of the Scottish kings.
Another throne, of llurme.se teak,
carved, glided and studded with crys
tals, stands beneath a great gilt run
"!' "i the House of For. is. The
throne Ii, St. James" Talac- is very
large and imposing, having a canopy
overlaid w ith crimson -l vt-t. which
Is embroidered with crowns set with
tine pearls.
Detectives of Animal World
BIRDS and insects are wonder
fully clever detectives. Upon
tne occasion a gentleman liv
ing in India observed a large flock ot
crows leaving a tree near his house.
Shortly after they were gone violent
disease broke out in that vicinity.
An English beekeeper placed a
quantity of what ho believed to be
the best quality of sugar in his hives.
Uut tie bees promptly turned it out.
and the man found later that the
sugar was a cheap imitation.
Swallows and other birds that ml
"grate always choose as their dwelling
places localities which are healthful.
People, knowing this, watch these
birds and build their own houses ac
cordingly. Then there are hlrd snd Insect po
licemen which kill the rogues among
to-.' kindred. Dai! vbirds. f t r instance,
keep the green files off roses, and the
l. . : ish -1 in v n at.t patrols the cotton
fields and keeps them clear of the
destructive cot on boll-wee 11.
Tfk of tho Star iriNcess
T ..,.,,. th" heaven" there once
Journeyed a gr at fairy princess.
Attended by her mystic court
F lie
swirled tin. .ugh the skies In a
g
den clou d-charlot. Uadiantly beau-
t 1 1 u 1
was she, aud her countenance
gl
wed with the light of a shining
star.
And kind and thoughtful and
grr.f rujs she was, too No good qual
i'y did she lack, and but one bad
ijuaiiiy did she possess, and that was
u ve r wemr g anit.
Uut for age, nothing happened' to
disturb the happiness 'f this fairy
pj. :.'. Then there came a time
whe.n from afar off she saw approach
tig another' star princess w-lth her
fairv court- end all in a blaze of
gloiv that trnl'v nutrlvs.ed her own
fpiendor Deejly hurt wat the vanity
Of t h-e princ e.
"Why in it." she cried to the at
tendant star-maidens, "that you have
rioi rr. a ie me to elow with the radi
ance of this stranger princess'
And the ftowe,i her head with the
shame of It Quickly, however, the
t.ettirred herself, and commanded her
maidens'
"Go miii through the 'klea. Gather
ty, Hrisht'tt rf tb little stars. an1
weave them Into s robe that will tur-
An Unfriendly Host
TJ VK.V camplna; In the woods of
r Maine may become wearl-
d some If one looly .at the
same scenery all the time," remarked
Hon Morton, with a yawn.
"Tliat'a so," assented Tom Kortney;
"let us do a little exploring."
Paddling across the lake, they round
ed a tail bluff and entered tiB ureain.
Their i-ouiKu no longer lay straight be
fore thi'm. but wound tortuously througft
the forest. At llnirs, too, tney were
obliged to ahoot miniature rapids. How
ever, this provided Just the spice ot
danger they longed for.
Uut their success In avoiding rock and
boulder in places where tha current was
swift, made them somewhat reckless.
Tim canoe struck a snag, cupslzed,
and the boys were thrown Into the
water
lon nrnl Tom swain with their canoe
to the bnk, where tney discovered a
great hole In the boat. They also found
to their dismay that the provisions,
which they Imagined had been fastened
securely, were lost.
"And I was Just, preparing for a
meal!" grumbled Don.
Tom threw bank his head and
strongly whiffed the breeze.
"Hid you smell that, Don?" he asked,
excitedly.
There's some fresh meat cooking
hereabouts, and It smells mighty nice,"
wu.H the Interested rejoinder.
"Well. I'm off In search of the meat,"
returned Don.
"WATCHED THE MADMAN"
Tom awaited his chum with mor
eagerness than patience. In about half
un hour Don burst in upon hlin.
"There's a funny old chap In a hut
back there," said he. "The old codger
has lots of things to eat and ho Invites
us to take pot-luck with him; though,
to my mind. It doesn't look aa though,
hospitality agrees with him."
Without further woru! the boys car
ried the canoe o their host's dwelling.
Tom admitted to himself that Don
was right when he said the man
wasn't glad to see them. He was a
surly fellow, with matted hair which
covered pretty neaily nil his fare. Nor
did lie speak more than a few words.
After the meal, however, lie invited
them to share th. cabin with him that
night. The boys accepted, and soon,
lay down upon the spruce brandies)
spread in one corner. Their host left
the cabin, nor did he return until after
the lads were asleep.
Dawn had already come when Tom
(opened his eyes with a start. To his)
horror, he yaw their host with a long,
(keen knife bending over Don. For a
foment Tom gazed, fascinated. Then
beJeaped forward, pushed the naan
sprawling, and yanked Don toward the
door.
The next Instant the lads were in
flight. Ttiev tore through the forest
with greatest speed, while the mum
pursued hotly.
.Suddenly they came to the banks of
the stream.
"Tills way!" gasped Don, pointing to
where a slender tree trunk bridged tha
rapids.
Uoth dashed out upon this dangerous
bridge. Uut they were still some dis
tance from the farther bank when their
pursuer appeared. With a fiendish yell
he seized the end of the trunk anci
Jerked it out of place.
Had Tom and Don had time to think
they would have assured themselves
that they woi.1.1 bo dashed to pieces
on the rocks below.
Fortunately, they fell Into a little pool
partly sheltered from the swirling rap
Ids, and without much difficulty man
aged to secure a gra.sp upon their
"bridge," which had fallen with them.
"AH right, Tom?" chattered Don,
when he had gained his breath.
"Yes." replied Tom. Then he whis
pered :
"I think we'd better hide until that
bloodthirsty maniac disappears."
So they remained low In the wter
watching the crazy man waving his
murderous-looking knife in the air. At
last, with a horrible chuckle of satis
faction, he departed.
Fifteen minutes "iter the lads were
trudging back toward their camp, sor
rowful because they had lost their
canoe, but thankful for having escaped
the madman. a
1 don't know but what 1 should pre
fer the sameness of camp life to en
counters with lunatics." remarked Tom.
when they were agsin by the ride oC
the lake, and Don agreed with him.
pass In. us brightness everything that
gleams in the heaens "
So the star maidens went forth upon
their quest. In their robes they im
prisoned thousands of twinkling stara,
without so much as asking, "By your
leave."
Lovely, Indeed, was the princess'
robe when compleied. Surely hero
neer was its equal. Droud of her
self and her royal robe, the princess
haughtily floated by the stranger
w i ..in sije had envied.
Hut sad to say, the magic of this
stranger was more powerful than that
t trtt princess Angry was she at
this affront to her dignity. And In a
voice that trumpeted clearly through
the heavens, she pronounced the sen
tence: "Glory, my dear princess, you have
"won with your gown of stars But
the glory shall be to the robe, not to
you Hereafter, you thli be Invisi
ble as you ride through the skies,
and only your dazzling robe will be
seen."
Thut it wss that the renown "f the
star princess rame to an end But in
the stars that hlne In the Milky Way
you still see the brilliants woven irt
this wonderful robe of light.