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Whorowr tho Dovo Pasted Fgrgfondi of tfo9
NOT r .11 was Pajub prospering. "Gangs! Ganger atone for the sin. j1 "J ' VjJ . '"VT'T ; . ' . ' N. '
Ana rljU railed it the .v.l fat. commltt.4 during three previous r . ' V- -
which oreventea bint lrn bavin ' : .: . I L'K j .B A e ' J I
which prevented hlw from having
good crop and from growing rua.
burely there null be omo wicked enl'it
ruraulng Mm.
( therefore sought the hermll priest
hq dwelt nearby, and to thla ssge did
he unfold the tula of woe. A moment
the aage redacted, and then made rt
' r'ys .
Seek ya tha place where the doves
reit; ihera shalt thou find tha cauae of
ail that la unfortunate In thy life." , ,
Deeply pondering, Pajub went upon
way rwnerever the dovei rest!"
rr pea ted he. "Duvea reat la countless
number of placea throughout India;
how am Z to know when l find tha right
spotT" :
;,in. aa be again jooaea into m.
-water, wbliat praying to Oenga to
rid him of his burden, it aeemed that
bla reflection there had a new mean
Ing. It aeemed that hla image apoke.
and these were tba worda tha mouth
framed: ' . '
"No evil spirit purauea thee other
than thyself. Thou haat been ' Idle,
shiftless, worthless. This alone haa
been tha cauae of thy 111. fortune.' Ba
Industrious at thy work aa thou bast
been in thy prayers and all will go
well with thee". "
Pajub started back, aghast Could
thla. Indeed, be true? It must ba; for
the god bad spoken. Slowly he re-
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Madame lAury. repalrlna a frav.
ment of deitcata Venetian Uca. NearDy,
her little grandaon, Gabriel, a lad about
tt . years old, coaxed from bla violin
strains of niuslo as flna and fragile aa
tha filmy, goaaamer-lika threads la '
msdame'a bands.
"Tomorrow Is tba day for your class In
tha conaervatory, is It notr asked
madama.
- "Tea. grandma," replied Gabriel.'
"Then I shall leave you to your praa
ttct." eajd madama, "whlla Z carry back
my completed work., i
No sooner had bis grandmother-depart '
e than Gabriel called softly i .
"Orlaettet Grlsottel" ,
" Immediately a lltHa gray tnussle poked
Itself from a hole In tha corner of tha '
room. And as tba lad commenced to
play a soothing; air tha sharp bom
protruded - still . further, until tier '
cams Into view a mouse with allay,
moustachlos. a flna, soft coat at gray
and eyes Ilka black pearls, which follow-
sd Intently the course of tha bow.
Thej boy nodded In a friendly way tftv
SO BUST WAS HE THINKING OF THIS WEIRD MTSTEBT."
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PAJUB GAZED UPON THE SACKED WATERS
Tor many weary days Pajub wandered,
- seeking a solution to this problem. He
bathed in ythe sacred waters of the
Ganges; be made pilgrimages to the
sacred citiesof Gangotrl. Hardwar, Al
lahabad, Eenares and Sager Island; and
be attended the kumbh. that notable
j gathering of those devoted to right liv
ing, held every twelve years. "Here."
j thought he. "I should find the truth I
seek." , But he found tt not.
' BESTING DOVES
At :a at bis travels brought him to
riwar, which lay thirty leagues to the
: south of Delhi. He tolled up the steep
bill whereon the city was built, until
I be reached the fortress on Its very sum
mit. After an inspection of the mag
nificent palace of the mabarajah, - he
made hla way to tho aaored tank of Ul
war; where was stored holy water, taken
from the-Ganges.
Pajub's beart beat quicker upon his
arrival at the sacred tank. For there,"
covering the roof of a little pavilion
" overlooking " the sacred water, was a
flock of doves. But so had he been In
spired with hope on many similar oc-.
casions; and always had he been dis
appointed. , Hastening his steps, how
ever, be soon gained the pavilion. Here
be mads adoration to the great god.
THE SECRET KEVEALED
Gating Into the 1 holy water, he
thought of the legend in the Sacred
Book of Ratnayana. He thought of
the story, told him while yet a child,
of bow Bhagirathl. after SO.000 years
of pleading from his father and
grandfather, besought Vishnu to cre
ate the Himalayas. Ganga was the
daughter ef the Himalayas, and with
ber waters could the dust of Bnagl
rathl's ancestors be baptised, in order
tha they might -ascend to happiness
in the company of the gods. There
was much, virtue in tha Ganges, or
Gangs, which had its source In a
mountainous Ice cavern, . said to be
the matted bair of Siva, And as the
water before blia was cf the Oaages.
Pajub muttered the words taught him
long ago: . ,
"This sacred stream, heard of. de
sired, seen, touched, bathed In, or
hymned day by. day, .sanctlflee aO be
ings; asd those who, even at a dis
tance of a hundred leagues, exclaim:'
traced his steps to the bank, resolv
ing to plan for himself a beiier course
of living. Turning, for an Instant,
to watch the doves, he murmured:
'The sage spake truly. My secret
did I learn where the doves rested
, and What a simple secret it was!"
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Saved by a Spider
ON the celling of one of the rooms
In Sans . Boucl, the world-renowned
palace of Frederick the
, Great, is painted a great spider with its
web. The origin of this strange decora
tion is as follows:
This apartment was the great king's
breakfast room, and adjoined his bed
chamber. Every morning when his
majesty entered the room he was ac-,
customed to find a cup of chocolate,
but on one occasion just as ho was
about to drink, he bethought himself of
something he had forgotten, and re
turned to bla bedroom.
When he again entered the breakfast,
room his majesty dltcovered .that ' 'a
great spider had dropped from the cell-
ing into the cup, and he naturally cried
out for fresh chocolate to be prepared.
The next instant the king was startled
by the report of a pistol. No sooner
had the cook received the order than
he blew out his brains. Not because
the king hnd refused the chocolate (lid
he do this, but because he had poisoned
the nip and bad thought himself dis
covered. It was In remembrance of this narrow
escape that his majeity ordered the
eplder with Its web to be painted on the
celling.
NE came upon the village of Trou-
vall only after ascending ana de
scending numberless hills. Trou-
, vail itself lay In a hollow, fiankea on
poth. sides by mounts. There was noth
ing extraordinary in Its appearance,
v Its streets seemingly had lost all idea
of direction, for they wandered hither
and thither in an aimless fashion. And,
although the houses were built In the
eelfHtarae style squa.t and compact,
with red brick walls end overhanging
eaves some of them, out of sheer ob
; stlnacy, turned their backs upon the
street and presented to It their rear en
trance Instead of the front door.
Indeed, there w nothing to redeem
- Trouvail from the' commonplace save
Its wonderful lake. So close to Its crys
talline waters did many of the houses
lay that their outlines were reflected
upon Its surface clear and distinct, as
though in a mirror. Yet true as was
this reflection, wfien a human being
Stood Upon Its bank the result was dlf- m
ferent. The body of the person was al
ways mirrored with the utmost fldellfy,
but instead of the face there- appeared
distorted and horribly ugly features.
This lake, with Its strange peculiarity,
might have brought fame to the little
town of Trouvail had the village not
been situated far out of the beaten path
of travel.
ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCE
Bv the merest chance it was that
Prince Aslel happened that way. Not
long before this time his father, the
king, had announced his Intention of
.abdicating the throne' In favor of the
prince. But before he gave up his
power he resolved to choose a wife for
the prince, in order that an heir to the
throne might be assured. The prince
himself was too deeply interested In his
studies -to think of marrying, nor did he
care a Jot about being king. To escape
being reproached for his neglect, he de
cided to' travel a little while in out-of-the-wav
plnces. with but a few attend
ants. Thus he came upon Trouvail. .
"'TIs more than passing strange!"
. murmured Prince Azlel. as he stood
upon the bank of the lake, scarcely re
pressing a ehudder at the forbidding
image' reflected where his face should ,
have been. Beside him were grouped
his retainers and a little way beyond
stood a crowd of gaping townsfolk.
But the prince saw none of them, so
busy was he thinking of this weird mys-
. tery. ;.-.'
"Who "is there to explain this strange
thing?" be demanded loudly.
! No one answered. The villagers ha ,
jbeoome so used to the possession of
their lake that they had long ceased to
regard it as wonderful, and with their
ancestors bad died the secret of its mir
rortngs. ;
At last one old man spake In a quaver
Ing voice, "Perchance Father Velllarfi"
may know. lie is a very wise old man
who dwells In a but upon the mountain
aide, and be la even older than we
yes, much older."
"Bring him to me!" Impatiently com
manded the prince. -When
the sage stood before tha prince
he replied to his majesty's question In
this wise:
"About the lake I myself know noth
ing;' but among my forefathers there,
was a legend which declaredjjfat a
powerful genie created the lake. An ally
of the Evil One was he. For his amuse
ment he filled this depression In the bills'
with the tears shed by those In agony,
so that the lake might always stand ,
as' an enduring symbol . of pain. And '
so long as the lake, remains will the
souls of these sorrowful ones continue
to haunt Its waters. When one stands '
beside its banks, the tortured spirits
rise to the surface and hide the features
of the person, according to the legend."
Here was an opportunity for the prince
'the house nearest the lake, .where, he
resolved to, stay until be had solved the
j mystery.
one day, as he reclined upon the mossy
bank, aweet - strains of musto cam
faintly to his eari. From the lake It
self the sound came, as though a spirit
. band of musicians were concealed in Its
watery depths. While the prince llaten-
ed, fascinated, there slowly appeared not
far from shore the form of a beautiful
' nymph. She rose gracefully from the
water and floated through the air
toward where the prince rested.
Immediately the prince beheld the
nymph, love entered the heart, of him
: who never before had loved. And Azlel
' sprang to his feet, crying:
"Oh, beauteous spirit! Thee I shall
wed. or none!"
' ' " ' " . r-msH i ill i iWm&awt'
, in the liberation of these souls from
pain. To secure their release I must
wed a mortal: but no sooner do X re
ceive his promise than be must perish.
Knowing this, do you renewjyour re
' questr "".." v .... ..
Tea, I do insist!" cried- the prince,
extending his arma toward the nyn;ph.
With arms clasped about each other
out above the lake they floated. An
Instant, and prince and nymph had dis
appeared below the waves. Nor was
there ever found a trace of Azlel. v
For a few days Trouvail woke from
its sleepy Indifference, aa - courtiers
dashed here and there in unavailing
search. But soon it lapsed into Its
state of former quiet And few even '
noticed that no more did there appear
in the lake the distorted image of any
person who stood and looked into it
HE PLA'SED TO GRISETTH
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"ROiE GRACEFULLY" FROM THE WATER"
to apply the great knowledge he had
gained through arduous study. He dis
missed his courtiers, bidding them find
lodgings in the town. , He made known
to them his intention of dwelling In
"Too great a price must one pay for
my love, good prince," sweetly said
the .nymph, aa she gazed with pitying
eyes upon the young man. "I was ap
pointed ages ago by a good genie to aid
Contest in Grimaces
AT Champlgny, an exceedingly pretty
place on the Marne, French chil
dren a few seasons ago took part
in a grimacing competition. The prises,
of course, went to those who succeeded
in pulling the most horrible faces, the
contest taking place during a whole aft
ernoon. The boys and girls were only too ready
to engage In this exhibition, and for
hours could be seen, tongues lolling out
or crammed Into a small cheek; a rose
bud of a mouth, screwed up, gaping or
twisted as ludicrously as its tiny owner
knew how; dainty little noses drawn up
or pulled down out of all shape, and
eyes squinting in a desperate effort to
look round the corner.
Onlookers began to wonder whether
the Juvenile competitors would ever stop
grimacing, while others, who ought re
ally to have known better, assisted the
boys and girls in distorting their feat
urea One venerable,' white-haired old
man showed himself quite skilful at
this. He must have been a professional
contortionist, or, at any rate; was well
suited to the calling. He would make a
face, and. to the best of their ability,
the children copied It.
the mouse and then continued the muslq
which so delighted his tiny audience.
Presently there was beard the sound
Of footsteps. Grisette vanished as the
door opened and madams entered.
Observing the anxious frown upon bla
grandmother4 e brow. Gabriel asked:
- "What is it that worries you, grand
ma?" "My poor child, I do not . wish to bur
den you with trouble," gently answered)
v madame.
"I pray you, do not hide any secrets
from me, grandma," Gabriel beseeched.
"I may as well tell you," replied tha
grandmother with a sigh, "that they
have complained about my work for the
first time. You know my eyes are grow
ing feeble, and I can no longer do suets
, fine sewing ss well aa I should."
The lad ran to her and threw bla arm
. around her, crying:
"Tou must not sew any more,
grandma! I shall go out, and I ana
ure I can earn enough for ua both!" ,
Legend of a Faithful
Round
PRINCE LLEWELLYN once went
out hunting, leaving his infant
child in charge ef Gelert. He
was horrified to see upon his return an
empty cradle and the floor bespattered
with blood. Gelert sat on his haunches,
looking joyously into his master's face,
but the Impetuous prince read the evi
dence wrongly, and slew the hound on -the
spot In the next room he pres
ently saw the child, alive and well, and
in a dark corner a dead wolf. Over
come with grief at hla mistake, the sav
age warrior mourned the loss of his
only friend, and buried the dog near by
with all honor. To this day the place
is called ""Beddgelert" the Grave of
Gelert now a pleasant little village in
North Wales.
To Imitate the Song of
the Nightingale
TAKE a pear-tree leaf an inch long
and half an Inch thick. With the
thumb-nail dig a ueml-clrcular
piece out of the middle, so as to leave -only
the' white Inside extremely thin, .
covered on the uncut side by the outer
skin. This opening should be in the
shape of a half threepenny piece; if you
have not cut It clean out you Will only
be able to draw but the croaking of a
raven. Double up the leaf and apply it
to the palate, the bared part of the
swell at the back of and above the roof
of the tongue, not toward the hollow,
and try to pronounce the following syl
ables. to imitate the nightingale: Ku-oo,
eu-oo, eu-oo, eu, eu, eu, eu, fhhee,
tshoo, tshee, tshoo, tshee, roo, roo, eu,
eu. eu, roo, abee. -
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A Willing Martyr
OHNNT'g mother one morning dis
covered a shortage In her aupply
of plea, baked the day before, and
her suspicions fell upon Johnny.
"Johnny," ahe said, "do yoa know
what became of that cherry pie that
was on the second ahelf in the pantry?"
"Yea." r e r piled, "I Bte iL But I had
to."
"Tou had to'" exclaimed his astonish
ed mother. "What do you mean, child?"
. 'The teacher asxed yenterday If any
of ua could tell her how many atones
there are In a cherry pie, and I couldn't
find out without eating ths whole pie,
could I? There's Jurt 112."
OV ASK me why I like to go
To school -day after day;
rii tell you. if you wish to
anow.-
feald Johnny's Sister. Say.
"It's all because I want to do
' My best to please mama.
And also try my hardest to
Make glad my dear papa."
I se delicti to tske my piece
Among the gtria in
I'd simply hste to miss one face
Or lose a single lasa
T always have a splendid chum
For company; you see.
At home it would be most humdrum.'
John's'sUter. Kate, told ena
"Puch Interesting things you learn,
Rplld John's sister, Prue;
'And I am striving now to earn
Bright fame and glory, too.
"If possible, rd like to be
As wise as- father, and
I therefore must work busily '
So I caa 'understand.' " .
Of Johnny, then I made request
For him to tell the reason
Since he ("id not appear depressed
Why be should like thla season.
"I like school 'causa It always leads '
To bully, fine vacation;
The faster." said he. "school term
speeds, r - ,
Tha greater my elation-!
Turtles as Race Horses
YOU doubtless know of oos where
girts and boys are permitted to
ride, for a small fee, on some of
the animals confined there. But, al
though camelknd elephants are so em
ployed, tortoises are rarely used for this
purpose. Indeed, the only xoo where
children may ride on the backs of tur
tles is Hagenback's famous zoo in Ham- '
burg, Germany.
These tortoises are immense fellows,
weighing several hundred pounds. They
have been taken captive on Islands of
the Pacific, where they ha.o no enemies
.among the animals.
Most turtles are very timid, and draw r
In their heads upon the approach of hu
man begins. These, however, have
grown quite used to the presence of
girls and boya .
"' When the young rider mounts a turtle
be holds before the animal a bead of
lettuce attached to a rod. And the tor
toise runs and runs after this lettuce.
Of course, he never -gets It, but "he
doesn't know a trick Is being played
upon him. Sometimes girls and boys run
races upon the tortoises. This la great
port, j ,
A Distorted Figure
x t T RITE or draw on thin whlfa
, VA cardboard any letters or design
. you fancy, prick the outline ail .
round, bold it at an angle -to another
piece of white cardboard or paper.
taaced "horizontally, and let a light
ahlne through the f ricked outline, which
will . give distorted forma Thla dona,
put aside the light and the perforated
cardboard, and by placing 'your eye
where the light bad been, you wilt sea
. the second drawing take - a . regular
form. , 'j . '
BAGS OF MONEX
"No, my boy; I promised youwi
mother I would have you finish your
course at the conservatory. You al
ready show much talent, nor would
I Irave your career ruined,", respond
ed madame;
t . At this moment she caught alght
of the mouse, which . had come from
ita bole. v--., . . ,i .
, 'A mouse! a mouse!" she cried, sels-,
ing a brush and quickly pursuing
the daring little animaL
"It is gentle. It will not harm,'
you, grandma." protested Gabriel.
But madame did not heed his worda
She ran to the hole into which tha
mouse had disappeared and 'pulled
away a loose board in the wainscot
ing. What ahe saw below seemed tat
interest her; for without hesitation
ahe reached down and drew forth Two
heavy bags covered with dust. ',
Untying the cords which bound them),
she emptied upon the table a stream
of coins gold louls bearing tba figure
of Napoleon III.
"It is a fortune r she gasped.
"And Grisette is the fairy god -mother
who has given it to uat ex
claimed Gabriel.
After all. Gabriel did not have to
go to work, nor was bis grandmother
compelled to sew for a living. With,
the money, left no doubt by a family
which had to leave Parts hurriedly
during the war of 170., they were
able to place themselves in comfort
able circumstances. Gabriel finished
his studies at the conservatory, while
madame enjoyed the Quiet aha so weU
,d Grisette. the fairy rod mthJ-"'ZZf
again appeared not even to be thank
ed But you mar be sure that aeithee
n.'hri.l nor Madame Laury aver for
got their tnwuse benefactresa,