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HIE OREGON ' SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY HORNING, OCTOBER 1 f , 1903 I A. ...... - w -- eg) - 1 - fiiifil Kitao Dines Like a Km-' ' KITAO composed himself to sleep. ' True, he had not dined, but h was' contented, for all that Had It a not even p" " " Ji , ths poort Surely, hs would eeln much , wore ood from It In uus way man bs oaten It. . But his companion, Matou, too cat. lollies in (Copyright, 1506, by Ths North American Company.) - -A f , WENT PLACIDLY TO"8LEEP V :.WM dissatisfied. The. Idea of taking a nap while hungry wu not at all sttract Ive to her. She determined to hunt for aoma tempting morsel In which aha could ljury her teeth. , She had gone not mora than a hundred yards from the cottage of her master, however, before . aha- met several naughty boys, who wickedly tied a huge aucepan to her tall. Terrified by thia great thing, which banged and clattered Catching the r Robber I M R BROWN looks Into the great ' pox. aunk deep la the, ground, which stood near hla house. The longer ha gused ths mom wrathful ha became. Hera, you see, ha had stored the apples plucked front the choicest trees in hla orchard j and mow some thief ' had made great inroads Into the supply. As ha muttared what ha would do if "A - A th . FASTENED THE SAUCEPAN after her, Matou Wped helter-skelter along the byways, 8o great was her fright that she did not realise what she was doing when she ran against the royal cook, who prepared the' viands for the emperor' himself. Now. the cook waa carrying a. pullet, which had Just been cooked (or his majesty, and when ha fell, tripped by the atring attached to Matou's sauce- there Is nothing to disturb today. ' I can now devote the time necessary to finish this portrait" Thereupon. Isabey. the great painter of the" French court, applied himself to his work with renewed energy. But not long waa he to remain In this contented frame of mind. Some one knocked loudly at the door. With a grunt of irritation Isabey turned the handle, to find himself confronted by an equerry In the royal uniform. "Tour presence, sir, is desired at the Tulllerles Immediately," said the messenger. THE A-RTIST QUICKLY ARRANGED TBI WONDERFUL. DOLLS IN A PROCESSION BEFORE NAPOLEON "Isabey." aald he, "you know that my coronation takes place In two days, nvell, I want you to begin work thia hour upon two water colors, reproducing exactly the event which will take place on that day.' I wish to have these paintings completed by the day I am crowned emperor." The painter murmured, "Yes. sire." and then found himself dismissed. Back to his house ho walked, with his mind all befuddled. How In the world could ha finish two water colors, demanding great care. In Just forty-eight hours T Isabey knew the task set him was im possible. It would have taxed the abll- do the work." he reflected. Ail at once an idea came to him. Not only was he clever at painting, but he could devise splendid costumes with rer markable speed. Mme. Isabey was wit- aP", ' .. . ' ': . .. ; . 1 DROPPED THE PULLET pan, ha dropped tho- chicken. -' And this dainty fell right Into the saucepan tied to the cat's tail. Away fled Matou. more frightened than ever. This time she made directly for the home of her master, KItao wag astonished, indeed, when Matou appeared, drawing behind her the pullet in a saucepan. "J?he gods have provided me with dln- nefl" cried he. And as he proceeded to r .Hit- .BJ nrt . though it were a doll factory. Puppet after puppet . was completed, however. Yet Isabey never ceased from his la- bors. On the eve of Coronation Day Isabey was admitted to the presence of Na poleon. Accompanying , him was the painter's valet, bearing a mass of paste board boxes. - "What are all these parcels for?" de manded Napoleon. "Surely two water colors cannot occupy' ao much space." - Without replying, Isabey proceeded to unfasten the cords which bound, tho boxes, And to place upon the floor a multitude of puppets, exactly resem bling the noted personages who were to "I regret, sire, that Z could not cute your command better, but J trust that this substitution for the water colors will be acceptable." And Napoleon,, thoroughly amused as well as astonished at the painter's mar velous skill in designing the procession, replied: "I am satisfied. Isabey and sur prised." . While Josephine, wife of Napoleon, added, with enthusiasm: "You do very well as a court painter, Isabey, but I would that you were my cos turner!" ( Isabey acknowledged this compliment and the praise bestowed upon him by GREAT WAS HIS WRATH ' M "" he caught the rascal, Mr. Brows beard a smothered laugh. Turning his hes4 ha observed a boy peering through the hedge and grinning mischievously. "Then is my robber V cried Itr. Brown, starting to run after he boy. But the boy ran much faster than did the stout man. After stumbling over an obstacle, and falling heavily to the SERVANTS BROUGHT UNDRESSED DOLLS AND RICH FABRICS Wonddjlng for the necessity of such great haste. Isabey hurried to the pal ace, whore he gained admittance at once. Napoleon greeted him kindly, and then referred to the matter which had ' caused him to send for the artist. Ity of an artist who worked at a rapid fire rate; and it so happened that Isa bey, though a skilful artist, alwaya painted with much deliberation. "But since Napoleon has commanded, I must at least make some attempt to SUMMONED BY NAPOLEON sess to hla skill In designing elaborate robes exquisitely decorated. Once having made up his mind, Isa bey made hurried plans to put the scheme Into execution. Servants were dispatched to buy numbers of undressed dolls; others were sept to shops to buy rich fabrics and gay tinsel of gold and silver. Then the painter set to work. First, he painted the faces of the dolls to rep resent tlhe features of those who were to take part In the pageant. Then from the heap of costly cloth he cut pieces and deftly fashioned them Into beautiful robes, exact counterparts of those to be worn at the coronation. Hours passed, but the flying Angers of the artist fairly kept pace with them. Round him now- lay masses of dresses and cloth and dolls and scraps as FELL HEAVILY ground, Mr. Brown gave up tho chase.' But he did not give) up his plan for punishing the boy. He was even mors angry than before. When he had thought deeply for aoma time, ho decided what to do. Just be neath the lid of the box he concealed a powerful spring. As he retired to bed that night It was with a chuckle, for ha felt sure of catching hla prey the next day. And it happened exactly as ho ex pected It would. Early next morning Mr. Brown arose, ISABEY S ROOM LOOKED LIKE A DOLL FACTORY. take part in the coronation on tho mor row. V In the space of a short time he had arranged a complete procession. Then he turned to Napoleon, bowed, and said: courtiers and ladles. The water colors were afterward fin ished, as Napoleon had first command ed, but it is said that the emperor was not more pleased with them than he was with the wonderful group of dolls. - 1 ., PROVIDED WITH A DINNER enjoy this feast he remarked, with guto: "This pullet is fit for a king to dine wpon." Little did he know with what truth he had spoken. Had he done so, per haps, bo would not have eaten the pullet so calmly, nor so gratefully shared it with Matou. A Fair Exchange N 'EVER before had Willie been In the country. He fell into rap tures fx deJight. over many things, but above ill did : he admire a Jersey calf. "J'd like to buy it," he said to the owner. "But what would you give in ex change for it?" was the response. "My baby sister." gravely answered Jhe boy. "We often have a new baby, ;! and we've never had a calf." Himself the. Enemy AN OLD Noras legend tells of one of the kings of Northland who was a mighty warrior, and so strong that none other could stand against him in combats There was no man living whom he feared. But one dark and cloudy night he was set upon by an enemy who seem ed to know In advance his every de fense, and who was able to forestall all his moves and grips and thrusts. In vain the king sougnt to tree niro- He felt that no was oeinB choked to death. Then, as the clouds parted ror a mo ment, the king caught a glimpse of his enemy, and. lo! he saw his own face. So It was he found that he was his own greatest enemy. Natural Motives. Teacher-When the war broke out mil the men who could leave tnelr homes enlisted In the army. Now, can any of you tell me what motives took them to the front? Bright Boy Locomotives, teaeneri interesting Khstimes of Nan and Dim 1 . i 1 1 ' . 1 '" PLANS REVENGE Bowing tho shutters of his window, he peered through a crack down to where his precious apples were stored. He had not Ion to wait before the boy appear ed. After looking closely about him. to see that no one was near, the naughty fellow stole toward the apples. Then, as he released the staple which fastened the lid of the box, a Strang thing happened. The lid flew backward Hncess' Mildness to . v ' if i . . . . , ar ; k 1 I J OT long fo a motor-car in wtich tbs PriDcesj of Walee was riding killed a fox-terrier pvppj belonging to the children of ilr. Eobert Ldwvnd, cf Kickxasi worth. This son dent so distressed the priocess tist -ha ant another nappy is tit cliJJrrn to rnt!se XelJr." wbt bad been killed Tfce children i ied the fcew dr 12cjtl rrioce." You can ixagine bow they prize their tt x.d bow ihtj gfprecista tbs Lindneu of ths princess. TRICK THIMBLES f" TURRIEDLY unfolding the note I I which Nora had Just brought her. Nan read: "To Her Majesty Queen Nan: "With the permission of your most gracious majesty the court magician will perform In the queen's audience chamber at the hour of 3. 'MAGICIAN DAN." The little girl clapped her hands In glee. It was very, very nice of Brother Dan to help amuse her, while her sprained ankle still kept her confined to the house. She settled herself more comfortably on the couch, to await the coming of the "magician." Dan could do such wonderful tricks that she well knew a treat was In store. Promptly at the hour appointed Daa appeared at the doOT of the sitting room, and bowed profoundly to Nan. Then he left the room for a moment, returning with materials for his trick a Raisins two thimbles la the sir. he announced: ,' THE FEBFOR21AJTCX BEGIJTS Tour majesty,' the performance win begin with a myetifytn thirablo trick. Tou will observe tbs thimbles are n tirciw nni)(. Kor I shall alaoa a cork pellet ob the table before me. and aver It I shall plaea oaa of the thimbles. The other thimble I pat sa top of the one which covers the pellet Presto, change!" Daa waved his tnagte wand to , the a few snysterioo gestaras HOW THE COIN DISAPPEARS FOLDING THE HANDKERCHIEF GOBLETS FILLED WITH "INK" and then announced: "I have now made the pellet travel from underneath the lower thimble to the Inside of the upper thimble." Sure enough, when he raised the top thimble, there was the pellet, while the bottom thimble was empty. OTHER ASTONISHING FEATS Amid greet applause Dan went on with his next feat, on the table he laid a square piece of paper and upon It placed a coin. Over the coin he . placed a glass. Then over the glass he slipped a cylinder of pasteboard. Raisins both the glass and the cylin der together, he showed that the coin had disappeared from the table. But when he laid the glass and cylinder again upon the table, and removed the cylinder, the coin rested on the square piece of paper under the glass as be fore. The magician bowed low In acknowl edgement of her majesty's approval, be fore going on w,itb another trick. This time he borrowed a handkerchief from his royal audience, spread It oat flat upon the table and placed a cola ex actly In the middle. Afterward fee foldJ the comers of the handkerchief toward the center. Then, with a few passes of his wand, ha flattered the handkerchief la the air. The cola was gone I I sKall eoeelade my perfanaaaca with the most rVmarkabis feat kaowa to masters the Art of Kagte," rar ly said Paa. as he produced a glass filled almost to the rim with ink. To prove that it was really ink. he dipped a visiting card Into the fluid; but when he threw a handkerchief over the glass )ie muttered a few magic words, and then slowly drew the handkerchief away and, instead of Ink, the glass contained clear water, In which swam a tiny goldfish. Nan gasped with astonishment. Nor did she hardly recover sufficiently to thank the magician for his kindly en tertainment, as Dan bowed himself o'ut the door. "Lonly'wish I knew how he did those, splendid tricks," she murmured to her self. Perhaps you would like to know Just how Dan DID accomplish these feats. Ia the thimble trick, the bottom thim ble A) bad a piece of cork Inserted la-; side, with a needle point extending si- , most to the level of the rim. So that when the cork pellet was placed under tt tha aeadls penetrated the cork, and when the thlmblt. was raised tha pellet earn up with It. There was lso a cir cular pieca at cork (d) Inside tha upper . thimble (B. This pieca had a little kola ' In tt (e Just large enough for a second cork pellet (O to be dropped through it. This second pellet rested ea tbs Barrow ledga (a) abovt tha ho. Great ears bad to be takes to hold the thimble la aa tacUaad poelUoa while placing tt ver tha first thimble, la order that tha petlet anight act rail through tha hole (a) la tha cork ledga. Of course, after .. the upper thimble was In position. It . was a simple matter to turn tha thim ble so that the pellet would roll out The second trick was accomplished by having a circular piece of pasteboard (I) with exactly tho sams circumfer ence ss the mouth of the glass resting upon the square bit of paper CD- Tha coin l) waa laid on the pasteboard. Then the rim of tho glass (h) was stuck with mucilage. Of course, the glass war fitted exactly upon the edges of the piece of pasteboard, to which It adhered. When the glass snd cylinder (k) were . raised together, tha cylinder was big enough to cover the glass and the pasts board upon which tha cola lay. COIN CLINGS TO BREAD ' Before beginning the handkerchief trick, a moist piece of bread was stuck oa the corner of the handkerchief. This corner waa pressed npoa the coin first la folding. Tha cola naturally adhered to the bread, and the performer when un rolling the handkerchief turned toward his audience tha aide of tl)S handker chief opposite to thai upon which tha coin clung. , ..-.. Ink really waa not vsed ta the last 'experiment. The inside of tbs glass wsa lined wfth a piece of black cloth com ing ap to the exact arret of the water. Tbs Card, was inked oa aae side before kaad. Cpoa drawing the aaadkerchief awsy from the cevrea glass the per former reached dowa and also drew evt the Mack cloth, aoaceaUag tt wltiua the handkerchief. THE BOY SHOT UPWARD J snd he was shot upward through tha air, right into the hands of ths angry gentleman who was waiting to receive him. The spring had dons Its work faith fully, and you may also be surs that Mr. Brown did what hs believed to be his duty. He lay the boy firmly across his knee and well, you can guess what happened without a great deal of trou ble, can't youf A Watch as a Compass VRT few of you, perhaps, 'have observed' ths fourth hour ea the dial of a dock is marked "Uli" Instead of "IV." This was doe to a mistake of Charles V of France, un der whose direction ths first watch was made. A watch may also be ased readily for a compass. Point the hour hand to the sua. and the south is exactly halfway etweea the hour ami the figure XII on tbs watch. For lastaaee. supposing that It Is 4 o'clock. Point the hand Indicating foar to ths ssa, and II aa ths watch is exactly seats.
