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. ( THE OREGON SUNDAY, JOURNAL, PORTLAND,; SUNDAY HORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1903 f (Copyright 101, by Tha North American Company.) l r 'V- : ' .. . : : . , . . : : i JACK and Johnny end Jo were all , of the eme And each was fond, of fairy storlrs 'Course, when one Is only . ona can't read -vary wall. That la why these talaa wera always related by Jack'a mother or Johnny's mother or Joe's mother. But whenever ona of tha little fellowa heard aomethlng naw. ha told It to bis chums.. ' 8o whan Jacky waa told tha wonder ful yam about tha mulberry bush ha strslghtway went with tha news to Johnny and Joe. They said, one and HI. that they'd try tha apall Just aa ' soon aa aver they could. , You had to Join handa and walk round a mulberry buah seven tlmea Then you made a with and It'd coma true. That'a what tha atory aald. and that la what Jack and Johnny and Joe did. '. Firrt of all, they hunted for the mul berry buah. They couldn't find one. but they aaw a mulberry tree, and that they wera aura would do Juit aa wall. Clasping banda they commenced to alowly circle the tree. Joe did tha "counting." "One time," aald be; "two tlmea! three times! four t tlmeat five tlmea! aix t!mes!-and aevenH "- '': . Then tbey solemnly paused and . wished. But Just aa they did ao down dropped something upon them. Not ona look did tbey atop to rive, but Jack and John and Joa took to their heela with frightened yells, nor did they stop until each had reached his - homo. Meanwhile, Teddy Brown waa won dering why In tha world the little fel lowa should have been ao frightened Juat 'cause ha happened t coma down , from tha mulberry ' tree, among the , ' branches of which ha had been cllmb- Ingr. r--.- . ;. When tha tbraa boya met again they decided that something must hare , been wrong with tha spell "Either you didn't count right, Joey, or else wo got the magic mixed," de- clared Jack solemnly, while Johnny shook bis head to show ha was of tha sama mind. ' To Sectors Burnt Bibbon. T ET two yards of tape or ribbon, ( y cut It in half and dampen 1 one . piece with a sponge. Boll this up ' so as to be concealed in the palm of the hand, between the ball of the thumb and the root of the forefinger. Let tha . audience cut up and burn the duplicate. Sprinkle the ashes in your band with water,,, which you assert to possess re storative powers, and gradually draw forth the secreted ribbon. The WcimMfifijsm of ife Island of B ' ' I ' , Their; sharp pikes extended their. keen .word. helJ - eS&t & 'i'--- T"HE skirl of the bagpipe shrilled loudly and : IoW ' jPjL.? . it, ', . jw-,., r a u-jnKf" si . as , a THE skirl of the bagpipe shrilled loudly and clear, , And broadsword was ready and claymore was near; For two clans of Scotsmen stood anxious for strife, Both vowing henceforth 'twould be war to the ; knife. n In ardor of hate did they rush to the fray. And ictory was doubtful at least foi a day, ' Until, with assistance from allies at hand, One clan made advance which no foe could with stand. - j ,' m Then,' fleeing twelve miles west of Isle Arisaig, The beaten 'quick made for the Island of Eig; In the Coiajity of Inverness now it is found. Where the isles of the Hebrides lie all around. IV But swift was pursuit; and they hardly did scale . The steep cliffs basaltic, the high walls of shale, When sudden to view burst relentless the foe, Their sharp pikes extended, their keen swords helJ low. ' . The refugees knew that the danger, was grave, So shelter they sought in commodious cave; .While up to its barricade sped enemies, Determined to stay just as long as you please. With sentinels posted, long time did they wait. And then they all entered; but,. strange to relate, The victims they fancied were 'smothered and dea Were utterly missing -were' one and all fled. 1 ' , - VII The secret, dear reader, you surely would knowv Through, a hole in the floor did the canny Scots go; Convenient to hand a rope ladder was placed By it they descended, without being traced. - vrn And still do the warrior Scotsmen delight To play with the nymphs down below, where the night " And old age never comes. Oh, the entrance we beg To this land, through the cave of the Island of Eig! v ... ..... . f m$g- : f-tc", if :I.w3 ' ' mm Shorty Didnt , TM wonder why it i. that Marvin l t?Z?lt0 t0 th Ho- ,' rcr Mr Johnaon wldaperad ta fTwiVan ; b' w this afternoon, but J can't aea there's anything tha matter with him. M , 'Well." replied Mr. Johnson slowly Some hlng mu.t ba wrong wKh hlra. or he d never ml.. ,uch . oe,.,,,,, a picnic." T' ' , . Soon tha'' Johnsons had gathirad to. rether their baaketa and parcels and' wera ontha way to tha .train. Than - ," v Merv,n' tmci- wh'c "4 hitherto bean drawn to a doleful length. brightened. Making aura that tha fam: lly would not return, ho stole quietly out to tha woodahed. Picking up two baaketa hs found there, ha made his ' way through ,tha back yard and waa soon on tha iad to Noble'e Woods." - "Hello, Shortyr. cried Skinny and Billy Mumford as .Mervln scrambled over tha fenca with his baskets and ' started toward tia nearest dump of trees In th woods; "what are you uo to nowT" : , -a . , "I dona It." answered Merrln (or Shorty, 'u hi was ' more commonly ' named), with a chuckle. "I told you , I wouldn't go toMheplcnio with those stiff cousins ot ,xna. Tha longer they've teen visiting at our house tha tlreder'l'm growln' of them. .' "But. say. I played tha dandiest trick! I'd made up mf mind to ba sick, you know. So. after tellin' Ma, I- went out to tha pantry to get some pepper mint And what should I sea but three big plcnlo baskets, all packed! Gee, it took me 'bout three minutes to take out most of. the grub an hide It, and put In Its place a lot of cabbages 'n , things. An', Just think, them con founded cousins o' mine ara totin' cab bages now, 'stead of pies 'n fruit 'n preserves. Ilka tbey think tbey ara I" Shorty rolled upon his back and kicked his heels In tha air In sheer en joyment, while the v cthera laughed fit to split their l'lea. Then they sampled ' the goodiea In the baaketa. Of course, tha baskets contalnel tha "plcnlo things" about which Shorty bad told them. After all. tha "cousins" fared better than Shorty did that day, for Shorty " . got a "dandy wallopin'," ' aa he told Skinny, when tha folks came home that night. .- ., Is It Possible? SIDE by aide place three pieces of anything (money Is most con- venlent). then take away tha mid dle piece without touching It. By re moving the right-hand piece to the side of the left you thua take away the cen ter without touching it foodfP's R &biS Neapolitan Legend of Macaroni A Little Heroine It AIX happened because Fussy had lost his ball. , Fuzzy waa our lit tle Airedale terrier. ' you know, and tha liveliest doggie ever seen. And the ball Fussy lost waa tha ona be would take, to the summit of the bill, which began right In front of our house, and there start it rolling. Down the slope would go tha ball, and after It Fussy. The terrier would try hla best to catch the ball In his ' mouth, but aa It usually traveled much faster than Fussy , he rarely . caught - up : to it until, the bottom of the hill was reached. . When Fussy mislaid his ball some ' where ha waa a a orry little doggie. ' Indeed. He whined and fussed all day long, until each of us vowed we'd buy him another ball without delay. But carried one puppy after another. After he'd laid them down carefully, be paused a while. Then be started to roll ona of them dowq the hllL 'Course, the puppy didn't like this ona bit. But Fuzzy waa determined he'd have soma eort of a ball. All the Way down tha hill rolled the puppy, whin ing and clawing the air. Fuzzy waa having great fun. when, all of a sud den, back bounded Toodles to her ba bies! Was she angry 7 I should say so! Toodles was hopping mad and who; can blame her? The way she scolded' Fuzzy was too amusing for anything. "First ot all," said Toodles, accus ingly, "there was no bone, and you knew it! And then you've no mora sense than to treat my babies in this - - ; Y" . -w .- ' t ,' ' T I w v w : .k, - . ' ' K" -v. a.1 n Vh.) - . .r A Jt V- ... t .-, ., - - r - - react AND TITE PUPPIES aemehow we'd forget, aed that was how Fussy casaa t aa the very fua tr tfclag with Toodles babies. Toodlaa. tha Eagllsh asttsr. wss tolls frtaodly wltk Faszy. Asd a kti fussy probably wsusparad to Tdias tbat tbara waa a alee -bona h'iSm ta tha yard. I suppose Toadies ttoccbt It M bars ta leave bar tare lt ; far a abort tlssa ta arder ta lt k far that bass, A a Ie aa das at a tbaBad ruasy keartily. la Sog )iii, for tka klad tsfsrataUaa. Ai.;sr. Tais waa aasa4 away tram r ckiidraa far a aafficleat .- ta enable s'ltzsy ta ac- l ' fe:e r " n ' t A I l tV! rr'.f't . . .-. 1 W J f314 . t 1 3 t i V I -if way! What If yoa "hava aa baHT Thate no reason why yo abouid make balls oat of puppleaT . If Fussy was as mack ashamed aa be appear ta be. ba must bava fait miserable. Indeed. But W bad a Uttla sjaopatby for bias. too. aad tha very rest tiM w passed a store wo pur chased a, tsan for bint, re tkat ba ae4 ra longer attempt ssUlsg puppica saara ; : . """l, mmB IN the year 1220, during the reign of good King Frederick II. there stood in the alley of the CorteUarl a house in which tha natives wera much Interested. It waa a shabby dwelling, built tall and narrow. Tha windows were imall, heavily leaded and very dirty; the door, low and weather-beaten; and the atalrcase, within, was rick ety and nabad need of repair. Yet In spite of Its forlorn appearance, passers by always glanced furtively at the top atory of the old houae, and, aa they did to, either crossed themselves or made magical signs supposed to ba wail understood by the evil ona. And the causa of this Intense Interest was the fact that the sorcerer Clcho lived there. A great reputation for evil power bad he, although apparently ba had done nothing to deserve it. lie look ed anything but wicked, as ha smiled kindly In his long, whit beard, nor did ba ever dress other thaa modeatly . Sod properly. In clothes of somber bus. But tale war rife aa to his weird chamber. ' wear ponderous tomes, bound in silver, reposed on dusty shelves; ' where globes of crystal, strangely mars ed charts and keen knivea curtously shaped lay scattered about; and wber it was said be labored all night, band ying over crucible containing simmer ing liquid and muttering charms is ' lilWnos tcoguea. Ctcbo waa vary wis. It Is true, but this wisdom be purpoeed to uae for the rood of mankind. Although b kept hla ecret atrtdly to htmeeif. they war not one to be ashamed of. when a roars man fee had pneetaeed great rtcb ea and honorable Ultra, and had en wAoyea pioesure to the utnoL Hla wealth irradaaily dwindled, bvt Clrh tn the - meantime bad begun to eeligbt la etady, e this cbaaae ef fortune annoyed hlra little. A very small amount ef money THE SORCERER CICHO remained when, an old man, he came to Naples, resolved to do something which would be of lasting benefit to the world. And at last It would seem that bis plans had succeeded. But he wished to make them, perfect before die-, closing them to the people of Naples. Now there also lived In this house a woman, named Jovanella di Canzio. She had great curiosity. Nothing dis turbed her so much as tha fact that she was unable to solve the "mystery," aa ahe called it of the sorcerer Ciena At last, however, her seal In spying upon the old man waa rewarded. As she peeped through the keyhole aba aaw him prepare a dish with flour and vege table and lard. As it cooked a tempting odor arose. Jovanella noted carefully every little atep in tha making of this dish. Withdrawing ailently, aha Up toed downstairs and began to prepare the same dish herself. Then sba tasted It. How delicious it wast Truly, It was as good aa It smalt. . BUEJnED WITH EAGEBKXSS Eb burned with eagerneas to tall the secret to her husband, Qlaeomo, who was employed In lbs royal pal ace. "Olacomo," aald aha excitedly, aa aooa as ba arrived, -if yau act wisely our fortune Is made." Oiacome listened . attentively, and when abe bad Anisbed ba agreed to de aa ahe asked. This waa to tall the bead cook at the royal palace of the wonderful dish, and thaa try ta aeil the secret of its reelp at a fabu lous price. Tbeir plan worked nicely. Tb bead cook M"il t permit Jovanella ta coek tba dish ia the royal kitcbrn. King Frederick, hearing of this, com manded that the food when prepared be brought to him by Jovanella her self. When ha taated it he rolled his tongue and smacked" his lips In an ecstacy of enjoyment "Tis the most delightful dish I . have ever eaten! Woman, I ahall give you a hundred plecee of gold for your wonderful discovery ." But the gifte did not atop hero. To show their appreciation every noble and dignitary gave Jovanella, a good ly sum. Then the gentlemen and the merchants and the petty tradesmsn made ions and so on. down to the very laborer. Every onecwUhed to sjow gratitude to the woman who had Jbestowed such a blessing upoa mankind. At tha end of six months "j Naples was eating "macaronr-for M the naw food waa nai- -nJ J vanella was rich. During this time -bo still occu pied himself diligently In his little chamber, not knowing seer reo Ido bad been stolen from him. But one aay. aa be was oat for a short stroll, he came upon a woman cook. "ng macaroni. Upon investigation he discovered tha whole J?l later ..he sorcerer C3c$A disappeared, steeple declaring thaiTth Evil On Kd flowTaway with him. and aooa utVt'JovanelU had gained riches through ber dishonesty, she did not live long to enjoy tbe- Her conscience reproached her contl nu elrr. so that ahe agedrtpidly. aa d a Gliootno Ae she lay dylag Jovanella confessed the misdeed and . repentance. P It waa tht. aftr elU thS name of Clchoj baa lived through tba ares. ' SLOWLY the mother walked to a closet In a corner of the little room. From beneath a pile) or clothing she drew forth a small box. With trembling fingers she opened It. "Alas! the .money ia all gone!" she sighed. "I was sure of it, but aome how I hoped against hope." For a moment ahe leaned wearily against the wall. Then, rousing her self, she said: "Gertrude, we must eat I shall leave you here with the children while I go out Into the' fields to gather some corn. If the soldiers come during my absence, reply to them courteous ly." "And if you should not return, mother?' Gertrude sobbed. ; The mother threw her arms around the little girl and kissed her lovingly. But I shall return," she said com fortingly. "And the good God ' Will take care of you all." She hastily opened tha door and took her departure. When she had passed round the' corner ot the house she knelt and offered up a prayer for the safety of her children. Then she walked noiselessly down the long avenue arched with trees, and out into the fields. ' Within the house Gertrude sat, anxiously awaiting her mother. Three little children played about the floor of' the farmhouse. Gertrude dried her tears. In the determination ' to be very brave, although the firing of the cannon and rattle of musketry could . be heard quite plainly. Still, she was already 14. and if anything escaped, but If they find me I will ba shot as a spy!" Gertrude thought quickly. There wasn't even a cranny big enough to hide any one. No. she couldn't but. yes, she had an Ideal "Quick!" she commanded. "Iet me tie this1 cap. on your head. Now climb quickly Into mother's big bed. Lla there aa still as you can. I shall tell tha sol diers that you are my little sister, who Is ill." . In spire of tha danger, Gertrude could not help smiling at the strange appear ance of the boy. No sooner was the lad safe abed than there waa a eharp rat-a-tap at tha door. As she opened It a squad ot soldiers burst into tha room. "Hava you seen a man running this wayr demanded one burly fellow. "No. air," answered Gertrude, hoping that tha falsehood would be forgiven. "I'm all alone with these little children and my sick sister." After a hurried examination of tha bouse tha soldlara departed. A ahort time later the lad stole from the house, after expressing hla gratitude to the little girl. Gertrude related tha story to her mother, and they thanked Providence for tha narrow escape. But In tha Bur ring da ya which foUowed, when they were fortunate even to secure a little food, they forgot all about the incident. Months passed and tha war was over. One day aa Gertrude sat by tha win dow sewing and the mother waa 'busy ing herself in the kitchen, on of tha smaller children entered with an Im- -T or . -HAVE TOT SEEJJ A MAN RtJNNIN nura Which Will Sals Itself. SHAPE a em an flgvr of ptth, be ecklag It with ciothee try, guaa salng It eUk Hoe or etaer ltct teff. end glue a tk beee ef K bait a ' rsbi w hm t a iMcn bullet, fa4 It I r :,t 1. lior mm y ino. k i - r 4t at-ui tt U tueays rise l t - I I " I II : inr I ja ' ' t t 'till ,-1 'fi m ' i v.HH;!ir(Jj SHOULD happen to mother ah tou si de her very best to take care of ta little ones of the family. Her father, you know, had died over a year age, and with the war bad come bars times te tbe tittle farmhouse at Bar bam. In Alsace-Lorraine. There was a sadden kaoeklag at tlA-ho0'e there T" asked tba girl, her voice trembling.- ... "Openl epear called some one Gertrude ' cautiously nbarred the door, la tottered a tad. who could ot havS biia more tb.a U. Hlswiforni waa mud-bespattered and daubed .wit Mood, whlc coeed fro a wouad In HH. p'r be- eHed. "Tbe Tr"iJs found me e5-ea! la a ra nearby aad they tried te take me, I portant-iooklng letter, addraaeed u Oer , trude. j Tba lass opened It. wenderlaa what it could seeaa. Tbea. ta bar aatontahmeat ahe found (he writer t be tDe very la J he bad hMden from tb Prussia aoU - dters. Furtbeneore, be was tbe young eon of the count who owned their farot .nd te whoee aarent tbe family paid rental. Tbe boy went en to say that te abow be and hie father bad avot for gotten Gertrude a kindness, ahe wouid find Incloeed the eed te tb fa ma. Witboat etopptng t r d (urtber, Ger trude flew te ber (aether aad buffed . ber joyously. "Oh. mtf err cred. "Jit Krue t went trte'a ttry bit ef danger, we en our borne ejowf Tn enay Ururm that tba taofTver w Trv'fe rreud tHae ever rf the ,u rt . wbe bad gained a boea tbroudi brotsm. -0
