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Tim OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, - SUNDAY KORrrtNG. ' OCTOBER 18, 1903 71 : ; r : n 1 Mystic Basket tOV, hurry home, AUce, fr " ' jJ roar mother will ba mpkUM X you,- said grandma, as She ' kissed the little tlrt and thrust a bagful ; of cookies Into her hand. "AlK-a placed upon her rm the basket , Which graiulma u sending to mother, . and w.th a laat'good-byo to her grand ' nether trudged flown the lm Hut walking In h ert'P autumn air t kd put a kMn edge on her appetlt he decided that aha would reat awhile j on the bank nearby and oat aom of grandma's delicious cookies. Juat then-she espied coming down tha road toward bar a favorite playmate. Breula Hrown. "Besatet Beaslel" cried aha. "you (Copyright not. fey Tha North American Company.) . . V iKriinto of Boy Sol if! Legend of the Kind Mermaid.-P. Ir WA r years ago that ltto Jacques first put to aoa In hla fathirs fishing boat Tha lad's father bad Just died. md. although Jacques' mother ' pleaded with him not to undertake such .".r v,d dangerous task, ha aaldi na airadr u, mother, and I muat work ao that wa mar ilve.J with thaaa courageous worda ha klass CREPT INSIDE. ahould aoa what tempUng- cooklea I have!" And Besnla did ae. at well aa taata them, aa aha aat with Alice a few min utes later on a kiiait sloping from tha roadside. Bo good were tha eakea, and ao busy were the .two I'ttla air la exchanging confidences that they old not observe a lean, hungry-looking rat approach tha. basket and eagerly amell at tho con tents. Nor dl't they sea pusay pry open tha lid with her paw and silently crawl TELLS THE DURING the Austrian campaign Emperor Napoleon Instructed one of his marshals to capture a cer tain fort Now, this fort was so strong ly fortified aa to be deemed almost Im pregnable. Naturally, therefore. It would be supposed that the marshal would be provided with all tha engines of war In order that ha might. lay slega and take the fort But for some reason Napoleon , neglected - to supply such equipment 0 Tou may know that, consequently, the marshal was much embarrassed. Sum moning the officers of his staff, he dis cussed tha matter with them. None . could suggest a way out of tho diffi culty. One of the escort of the marshal was a young officer named Francois, who had gained rapid promotion through gallant service, though he was but a A Twig Barometer AHT girl or boy can make, abso lutely without expense, a real barometer which will foretell the weather accurately. Take a little tree branch, with a twig extending from it, and nail this to a board. Ba sura to leave the twig en tirely free. Then hang your barometer in tha open air, keeping It protected from sun and rain. Wood la so sensitive to the weather, MARSHAL HI8 PLAN 8WUNO ON THE) boy. Francois was absent from- tha council of the marshal's staff, but upon his return he learned of tha problem which confronted his-1 general. "Marshal." said Francois, tha follow ing day, "I have a splendid echeme TRAPEZa whereby tha fort may be captured." ' Whereupon the two conversed In low tonaa for half an hour. At tha end of that time the marshal said: "I giro you full power to carry out your plan. May you be successful!" LANDED ON THE PARAPET Francois Immediately caused to ba erected Just ouUlde the walla of the fort two high posts, between which ha suspended a trapete, Then ho had' sev eral of the soldiers exercise upon It In order that all suspicions of tha enemy lurvglevflle's Fire , PUSSY LEAPED OUT. V Inside the basket The lid closed again, and tua cat made not tne lieaat noise. Their -cooklea -eaten, Alice took up her - basket aK&in and continued on her way toward the village, while Bessie went In the opposite direction. Alice wondered that the basket should neem bo henyy now,: but a he thought ' . he must have Imagined this. And she . ' tild not know otherwise until aho brought ' the basket - ltso the presence of her ' ' mother, saying: "I had a splendid time at grandma's, ! mumsey, dear, and I've brought a nice chicken home for you. No . sooner bad she : raised tha lid. however, than the cat leaped out and, ; darted awlftly through the open door. Alice dropped the basket In dismay, and : her mother raised her hands in aaton . Ishment They - were even more sur-, ftrtsed when they looked Inside the'. asket and discovered nothing, but a , ew.' bonea. -0: ,:... .a; ' Alice Is still of the belief that the cat must have entered the basket through v f magic, i She haa resolved, however, to1' , "watch her burdens mora eanef ully here . aiter. when aha lay them down. --1 - ; that you will find that the kind of weather' which causes an ordinary barometer to fall will also depress the point of the twig, and the opposite kind of weather will cause tha twig to move upward. After testing the movements for awhile, you will ba able to mark a scale on the board. Of course, the twig must be readjust ed from time to time, and a new one substituted occasionally. 1VT fiem yo THREW OPEN THE GATES would be allayed. That night, however, he set out under cover of the mantle of darkness. First clenching hla sword between hla teeth, he climbed upon tha trapeia and then suspended himself by his hands. - Once, twice, thrica he swung. Gain ing Impetus with each turn, finally ba described In his course almost three quarters of a circle. Then, on tha last forward swing, ha released hla hold on the bar. Hurtling through the air he went A moment and he landed on the parapet of the fort. With an exclamation of triumph ha crept silently forward. Leaping upon the sentry, he made a deadly sword thrust before the soldier could make outcry. Another guard he finished in tha same way. Francois now rushed to tha gates, threw them open and shouted for a com pany of his soldiers who were waiting outside. Without i second's hesitation the French soldiers swarmed Into tha fort So surprised was the garrison that It could offer but little resistance. Soon the fort waa in the hands of the enemy. You may be sure that the gallant Francois waa rewarded with another promotion. But, at hla request, ba waa still on the staff of the marshal. Nor was it long before he engaged in another dangerous and thrilling exploit Thia Polly Evans will describe next week. A Donkey's Work his mother good-bye. She stood a long time watching the boat aa it danced away on tha wavea that wash-tha coast of Breton. But soon a wind arose which filled tha sails and sent tha boat scudding over tha water, now created with foam. Jacques found himself unable to man age both the boat and tha nets. Not for many minutes did he despair, for ha waa determined to bring some fish home. At Isat however, when ha aaw that hla labor waa In vain, ha found that he must give up tha struggle. Aa ha waa about to draw in tha neta he was surprised to sea a beautiful lady walking toward him upon the sea. It was a fairy the Fairy of tha Brave Lit tle Folk. She said to Jacques: "You take the tiller while I fish for you." And how aha did fish! Gleaming masses W HEN Sir Clifton, Lady Robinson ana xaay uecies gave a gar den ttartv not lonr aro. In England, they enlisted the aid of their friend, Jessie. Jessie is only a donkey, but a mighty nice, clever donkey. Be sides, as the party waa for tha benefit o Hf RANDPA says we may feed the V T ' chlc5cen - u by - ourselves, V- Boger! Won't It bo funf . shrieked little Margaret running ao fast I Into . tha . room that : her pudgy toes caught In tha rug and aha sprawled right Into tha anna of her brother. . "'Deed it will." said Roger, when he again found tha breath which a blow JYom Margaret's elbow had made him .-: lose. , And they really did find it great fun, for of all tha pets of grandpa's big farm ' : tha -chlcailes" pleased them most There ware so many of them, too, that you load any number of nice ones to choose from. ,; . , There, Tva Just counted two time two handfuls of whlUes!" exclaimed Margaret la triumph. Tou see, she waa struggling, indignant hen! Beside her was a great bucket of black paint which she had found In the barn. "Come, help, grandpa!" Margaret gasped, as she heard grandpa approach. "I'm doing my Very, very best to paint some of the white chlckles black, so's Boger can have aa many blackies' as I have whities. but the chlckles don't want to he painted.'" iANG-OUTANO beat violently upon his hairy breast: Resounding through the forest boomed the warn ing to the rest Of Forest People restive 'neath the trees: Then Monarch Lion thund'rously joined In .the wild alarm, To which all creatures listened as they wondered what new harm ... Themselves did menace, and their families. Again the cry resounded, and the animals quick knew The meaning of this signal, as together they now flew , To lend assistance with a ready hand; Screech-Owl reported fire amongst the huts not far away. And since with Men the beasts were friendly at this early day They rushed to give what aid lay at command. The Junglevllle fire lads' brigade sped rapidly to where Thatched cottages were burning; then each one did freely dare Most perilous of rescues, deeds most bold Rhinoceros ripped huts apart with his tusk fire-axe keen. Long Python and the Elephant sent water cracka between Good hoses they both made, so I've been told. And Monkeys grabbed up natives with their paws end tails, and so A-down the back of tall Giraffe they elld and dropped below Upon the upturned shell of TurtlebOy; Until, at last all Men were safely resting on the ground. SVheh to the brave Are lads' brigade the Human People found Much need for words of gratitude and joy. S ' -1 . of silvery bass and mullets wi al soon dorados. lying in the boat together with which sparkled and glistened aa they reflected the sunlight When the craft could hold no mora fish the good fairy kissed Jacques and murmured, as she prepared to take her flight: "Now sail away home with your cargo JESSIE COLLECTED MONET of Our Dumb Friends' League, who la bor to - help animals, the noble ladies were sure Jessie would assist them. And so Jessie did; for she went about the assembled guests, collecting money in behalf of the fund. She gathered ever so much in this way, mostly be cause every one liked Jessie so well. of fish and tell your mother how a fairy, rewarded a little boy for hla bravery." The curious townfolk who had amused ly observed the boy sail forth with his boat now clustered on the beach to wit ness his return. They were overcome with amazement when they saw tho great load of fish the finest catch ever made off tha coast And, in their admi ration, they hastened to buy from tba lad. "It was a good fair mother," Jacques explained, aa he threw hla arms about her and gave her the money which was to bring comfort into the little hut that had been ao cheerless but a short time before. Trv) rowth of -Ok.. 2 i ex j- a 1 4 1 1 . AMONG THE CHICKENS - fondest of the white chickens, and since the tiny miaa hadn't yet learned to count with numbers she had to count them off i n ber fingers. Boger looked searchlngly over tha fock. hut at last be was forced to reply, umewbat ruefully, 1 haven't got near ly aa many black oBea. New. Margaret was each an unaelflsn : i-ua girl that aha would gladly hare t a Boger soeno of her white chickjea, t -t she knew ha much preferred tr.e ; t rk ones for peta So aha made wp tar : r :-4 she'd think of soma other plaa of n kirg th"lr favorites vea tn auapber. Tba rrt day. as grandpa was waik I e toward tha chickea yard, ha waa r-rrfard te a white chlcke daubrt k t rk rush squawking frota the ) 'i A moment later another followed. I t Kearg snore angry squawking 1 rt rv'ng ef wing aa be rtw Dar f 1-, rartvoed r.pa ooa what .J ta s et Magarat. sftcutg aa t'")-d asd hoWiag fraatlcaJly ta g A mi Ln'f j fll. ' r-fHERE was once a king sur rounded by courtiers who were continually calling one another wicked names and insisting that their acquaintances never told the truth. viomiemen! gentlemen!" the king would cry. "you murt not accuse one another of falsehood and other vices, for people will soon begin to think I am ruling over a kingdom of knaves." One day he added to this rebuke: "Gentlemen, take pattern after me. I never insult a person or accuse him of falsehood. Indeed, if any of you ahould find me doing such a thing I will be stow upon him the hand of my daugh ter." Now. it so happened that the king was also fond of stories. Upon a cer tain afternoon he turned to a page who stood bear him, and asked: "Is there no tals you can giro ma. boy!" "Yea. aire. A very strange adventure befell me one. With your permission I shall relate it" ''Gladly will I listen,- replied the king. "Before I entered your service," be gan the lad. "I was hired by a miller. W'hils i wa, tj-jng mouths of flour sacks, on a aprlng" morning, I found a pine cone light at tba top of on of tho bags. Without thinking much about my discovery. 1 thrust the coee into my pocket and went about say business. '1'pou the next dir. hawarr I stroUed in tbe woods. Chancing to put my hand la my pocket. I found Lh cone. I drew It out and nnWi threw It frota trs. All at nm to mnv ajnasetwent. a slaat pine tree sprang up the cone hal laJ'.em. Far Into the ,kr It reached mmiutlr it e algt.t ' " "Ea-T for adrentuM t mtrtmA a climb thia nvnter tre. Up aod a I wwai. untu i was abora tba clouds. I - I 1 i i .v . r . i ' A A "X ft I V Vr. ' I ryrj t. v m i fminr.Tt ii n i Though it may sound strange, sire, I finally reached tba moon. And you would hardly believe the wonderful things I saw there. Hares charged one another in the same manner as do our goata and stags. When they met, so terrific waa tha force of tha Impact that they folded up like telescopes. "While there, too. I slew a wolf. In the struggle, however, the beast tore off my head, so that I had considerable trouble In putting It on again. And no sooner did I accomplish this feat than it began to rain In torrents. While 1 was wsnderlng around -seeking abetter, a band of kindly elves suddenly ap peared before me, and with their im mense hands formed a shelter for me. "I had an opportunity to marry tho king's daughter there, also. She waa very fond of sports, you know. And once she leaped so high la the air that she would sorely haveVhurt herself when she landed on tho ground. I sprang forward, however, and caught her aa she descended, Tha king then of fered me tba hand of tho princeas. but I refuaedr Here the king, who had been growing angrier each moment at the thought that tho daring youth waa soaking sport of him. cried out: 'Boy. thou'rt a fool and a tSarP "I have won your daughter, sire," re turned the youth, coolly. How now! What ta thia bow lnso- lencor demseded tha king, ta great wratb. . , Whnreupoa tha boy reminded his royal master of tha wager maaa a few days ago, wbea tbo prtneeas. was offerW to any one wfco heard tbo king Insult a praoo. 1 Be aire brtra? a maa of knaor. feent his word, ana Hi daa tiiro tho ft wf yootb was snarrled to tho beautiful THERE" was once a boy who saw a crab. It was a big crab, but not a very big crab. The boy however, had never seen any but very little crabs, so he was muoh fright ened. And he ran away to bis father, crying: . "Oh, father, I saw a crab on tha beach that's as big aa a toad! Of course, the father, who was a sailor, wished to see the crab. So he made his way toward the ocean. While going down the street he saw - the village .policeman, to whom no. '"There's a giant crab down on the beach that's aa big aa a dog!" , And the policeman, hastening after, shouted to the butcher, who was toll ing within his shop: - "Coaie along and have a look at the giant crab that's as big as a deer. Immediately the butcher hurried from the shop, without pausing to remove his apron. As he darted across the street after the others he celled to a hunter passing by: "Don't miss seeing a giant crab that'a down on the beach. If a as big . as an ox." .. . The hunter, very much excited, joined the butcher, and they hurried forward to overtake tho others. When the party came in sight of the beach the policeman pulled out his revolver, tho sailor brandished a huge knife,, tho butcher swung a great meat cleaver in his band, while the hunter cocked his rifle. No doubt. , tkis savage crab was dangerous, and ' it .ware best to be well prepared to met danger. ... ... Then, when tha boy pointed ant tha Innocent crab, which had been the cause of all this disturbance, the members of the group nearly swooned with chagrin. Truly, they were shock ed. The hunter blamed the butoher, and the butcher blamed tha policeman HB SAW! A BIO CRAB and tha policeman blamed tho sailor, and tho sailor apanked tbo boy. in sisting that ho alona waa to blame. As a matter of fact, each waa to blame except the hunter, and ha probably would have done as did tbo others had he met any one whom ha might have told of the giant crab. Tou see, it Is much better to stick to tho plaia truth, oven though a few oraamenta might make tho tale aver so much more fasciaatlng. t pn
