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HIE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY HORNING, OCTOBER 25. 1905 , i i. , . , , - i , (Copyright iM, by The North American Company.) ' '. . ! Pastimes of Nan an d D an T I . I bit DON'T believe you car on IttUo bit. Dan, as to how my Mal- WNn party wlu turn out." x- claimed Nan. half petulantly. smilingly. 'Cause you haven't offered a teeny. wMnr Idea (or making It alto gether "dlfferent'-and you know that the only party I care give." Oh. yea. I liar. Nan," Dan replied; "and I bar a, schem - that I think you'll find rather attractive." Hero Dan went to his workbox and, Circles. JMij arid Om cm ke WitcKes Gift ANACORN TEA 8BT drew forth a little tray, upon whloh were several tiny article. "A tea aet, aa I lire! And everything, teapot, cupa, saucers and all, mad from scornel Dan. you're positively wonder ful. - But what ha thla to do with my party r - Nan's big brother era lied. "Don't yon eeer responded he, "I'm rota; to gt you a number of acorns that are atlll soft, and you'll bar aa atora party. Tour guests will be provided with keen knives, and then they must maka all the little fancy articles they possibly can 1s"fvT rnr - ssysjajsMsiii i i ipimr mpsssi iHisslsaawalskslss - If " Out to tb barn Bootcb. lads would to, not Ions; befor this tlms, ' . f- Pretending lhr to winnow corn $ three swings they'd maka befor , They'd see the face they wished to sea or els, they'd try v one mora. Ant English boys and girls dls '; port , ' themselves In marry .".M..'-', ' "'. They, apples par and rosea ' ' twin, ; 'thout dlibeller or gull; . At ; midnight.' 'round - th walnut tre thro times thsy slowly pace. '; And then, up In the branches, seek they for the lovd one's .' face. ' r In Irish farmhouse skewer swing, ' suspended from the celling; But 'tis the apple, not the candle, 1 that boys go a-t'alln-; Full wondrous ar the tales they dressed la tell of whit women black 'Bout warriors In, armor and terrifying qujt; n nil thos belated travelers one used to whlstl shrill,' Or sing a song right lustily to keep the goblins still; ., Nor must 'r forget th oak ' "dumb-oak." I think, 'tis known ' Which colleens of .th Emerald Iale make carefully alone, , So that at night they'll dream of ' i "him" and then th wedding belL And on and on I might keep talk ing, but Z could not tell Tou half about All Halloween. Its customs and Its signs. Its maglo most uncanny all within these few short lines. . BILLY'S he Is drummed vigorously upon th low box on which he sat. th while staring thoughtfully at Ike Jones. Jk wss too buay shell ing corn to obaerv his friend's Intent kiok, but. aa though In answer to Billy's unspoken question, he finally said: "I raally don't know wbst us 'Woody , Robbers' 'U do tomorrow In the way of ilolioweve stunts.' fteeras to in we've tackled 'bout everything, and w ought to do something that'd surprls people something entirely new.' The best way to surprls peopl would be to leave out our tricks," re -plied Billy. "Why, It's a fact that old Mother Jones Is so afraid of our- cut ting up a racket 'round her place that , she's gone out o' town on a visit" Laborer and men employed about th railroad wer tempted, too. Billy and Ike wera gratified U see, late in th afternoon of th following day, that a great heap of coal now lay underneath th saucepan. Truly, th -Urget had drawifmany shots.. , Jubilant over th success of their plan. ' they decided to help Mother Jones aUll more. As was customary on this day, vrgetsble dlaappearad In ' sonelderable quantities from t farms in th outly ' Ing country. But this night, Initead of serving th nsual purpos of ammuni tion for battering against doors and windowpanes, th choicest of th vege table wer stowed away In an old bee ket and placed upon Mother Jones' door- " step. . ' W HEN heathen folk In ages past great friendliness did'jhoV ' . , With splrfts dwelling far abova, and some who lived below, A festival they always gave, harvest time each year. at COLLAR. WITH PENDANT from the scorns. Th on who doea the very best will receive this tea set for a prize. " . "That will Just be lovely f cried Nan. Jumping up and down In her glee. . It really was a good Idea for a party. The girls and boys whom Nan Invited enjoyed . themselves hugely, and they had no end of fun. Some of the articles wer so crude and looked too funny for anything; while others were made very, very skilfully. : Baskets, necklaces. 4' Inviting goblin, witch and elf to hare In ths1 good cheer; i ' And to this time, though spirits now all hidden ar from sight. t A night w give to Shadow Folk. as surely 'tis but right In masks grotesque and costumes weird, ws danc th hours way. Or practice quaint old custema, with a laugh and manner The mystic circle round th earth does hind us all together A superstitious girdle covering each clime, each weather. Among the Scots, the lads and ' lassies Halloween do spend a-crack Ing nuts 'tis "Nut-crack night" from twilight to the nd Of day; and many nuts ar burn ad together, side by side. wnii if they rest thus peace fully a girl will be a bride. But if a nut will leap away, Just so the lad will go; u Then, too, a lass, blindfolded and ' with step of measure slow, Her way does make to a cabbage patch, where she' pulls up a stalks . And thereupon In flushed excite ment quickly home shell . walk To look upon her treasure; for the root, the shape, the sis All tell about v a husband in ' manner omen-wise. Mirrors ar handy 'or,, h lass who'd look back or her shoulder' fty- ' ' Perhaps walk backward out of doors. If she's It trifle bolder. With candle and ;wtth mirror held, while muttering a. rhyme. ' " "' "' "" "" r"rin 'Mil immwmitmmm9,'m!Km. '9M Xh- s-N n II ' WHEN THE OLD WOMAN CAME HOME TThrilliAb Aoservhjrej- ofe B6ySoieder Ike laughed'We'll miss her lots, too," stld -he. " 'Member how sha cam out and scolded us last year when w threw corn at her winders? But I say, It's really a shnma to treat ;th old woman like v. do. She's as poor as a mouse, you know, an has an awful hard time to get along; and I guess' that's what makes her so cross and crabby;" , . '4 "Why eant we do something to help th old soul?" was Billy's query. yThey wer rapt In thought for sev eral momenta Suddenly Billy . leaped to his faet, and, followed by Ike, dash ed from th conicrlD. shouting: "I've got It! fknow of a dandy thing to do!" Mother Jones home was a tumble down cottage which stood not far from a railroad siding, where there was a great deal ot shifting of freight and . coal cars. To this place Billy and his , chum recaired. When he satisfied him self that tha old woman had gone h , nailed an old rusty saucepan to the side of the cottaga. Then ho and Ike climb ed up the bank to the railroad tracks, where they picked up pieces of coal and proceeded to use the saucepan as Soon other "fellers" cam along. They indulged in the sport, deeming It great tun to try their marksmanship. When th old woman cam horn th next day she could hardly, believe her eyea She had hoped against hop that ' "those wicked Imps of youngsters" would . not do a great deal of. harm. And her they had don her a really great servtoel Tears stood In her eyes as aha Inspected , toe gifts mad her, and aver afterward . no member of th "Bloody Robbers" passed by without receiving a cordial . greeting from her, ' ., Of course, the boys wer greatly pleased, although they pretended to think It a matter of little consequence. Just to hide his real feelings, Ik re marked: "W'r makln' so many friends among our old enemies that after while we'll' have nobody at all to plague an' tease." But he didn't mean it, any mora than did the others who apparently agreed with him. v Had a Cowcatcher. While at the park Dot had been given ride on the elephant ' "Oh, motherl" she exclaimed upon her' return home. "I rode on the animal that has a cowcatcher on In front" I, SUU Warm. . u .hinr tnrltev aobbler for , some minutes. fo.nmy exclaimed: .i..rn ud for half an hour, and hta face looks just as red as rnnry these men you must rescue th city. Carry a large quantity of provisions, for Aury Is in dire need of them." That night Francois mustered his re lief party and started for the city of Aury. By forced marches he arrived within a short distance 'of the allies' outposts late In the afternoon of the following day. OTHER ACORN MANUFACTURES cradles, watch charms, earrings, pend ants, rings, bracelets 'roost everything they made. And when, at the close of the evening, the first prix was awarded, and lots of other acorn souvenirs which showed ,cJrej;.rorkr2a?8hip wm distrib uted, the girls and boys voted it the jnost entertainlna- Halloween party they had aver attended. ' ' lo" Pollowlng1 Custom. Edith (playing "house") I'll be mm a, and Willie! can. hn- mm! no. aiiu rviuie. papa, while n,,i Sue time t. whip t'rhUdr.n!ralnVltrabUt TAGGERINO Into the presence of the sjarshal, the dust-begrlmea courtier gasped: "I am bidden to Inform you, sir, that the allies are storming Aury, and that the city can hold out very little longer. Already the food supplies are exhausted, so that starvation threatens aa well as th enemy. I spent some time getting through the besiegers' lines; therefore, not a moment must be lost If the city Is to be saved. "You have " done well," replied the marshal. , Then, turning to an orderly, he commanded: "Tell Colonel Rabaut I wish to see him at once." A few minutes later the bov officer. Colonel Francois Rebaut, appeared and saluted the marshal. "Rebaut" aald the marshal, "you have proved yourself so resourceful in the past that I am going to Intrust you with a. very important mission. Take Colonel Mercier's regiment and advance Immediately to the support of Aury. I cannot spar you a larger force. With i i ii I ... -. . '"' . ' Meantime he was cudgeling his bralna for some plan whereby he Could effect a rescue. With the small force at his command it waa clearly Impossible to make a direct attack, and since the enemy were already aware of his ap proach, there waa little hope of sur prising them. Mounting his horse and accompanied only by an orderly, he rode about the camp. As he neared the line he heard a sentrjr challenge a peasant. Drawing closer, he observed the coun tryman ask permission to sell a fat porker which be had with him. All at one an idea came to Francois. Putting the spurs to his horse, he galloped to where the man stood. "Do you think you can provide ua with 600 pigs immediately? I will pay you well for them." .The peasant stared, and then promised -to do his best for the officer. Not more than a few hours had passed before droves of pigs began to pour Into the camp. Francois rubbed his hands together gleefully. r - i "Tonight la Halloween Just th right time to give the enemy a scar." " " When nightfall had long since de scended upon the camp, Francois- or dered that each of five soldiers should pull the ears of a sturdy bog. Th poor animals squealed and grunted piteously. Afld the other pigs, having been freed of their bonds, no sooner heard these agonized yells than they rushed fran tically from the camp, guided , by th French soldiers In the direction Francois wished the animals to go. ' ' Right into the camp of th English and their allies rushed th frightened porkers, throwing down tents, scatter ing small arms and creating th wildest disorder.' f .. "Witches have changed th pigs ot Frenchmen Into real hogs!" cried th English In dismay. , Taking advantage of the confusion, immediately after the pigs followed Francois and his soldiers, hewing a way directly through the camp of th enemy. Relentlessly they pushed on, up to the verygates of Aury, whera they and th pigs wer welcomed with greatest Joy. Francois had saved Aury with a drove of hogs. . '...';;' - C ENTLEMEN." said Sir Edmond I Andros, haughtily. 'It la by VJ. the king's command that I ask your charter." . In vain the colonists argued for their rights, Andros could not ba moved (from his demands. Tha faces Of th men about him grew set and tanse In expression, and their eyes gleamed sternly. Significant glances passed from one to 'another. t Suddenly th lights, which had, been flickering unsteadily, blew out " Only a moment wer th occupants ot th room In darkness, for quickly th candles wer relighted, but In that single mo ment tha attitude of th colonists had .changed. Now they looked triumphant-' 'ly, scornfully Into the face of th man whom Charles II "had appointed Gov ernor of New England, as h demand ed .abruptly; ; ' ''1 must have the charter." Very well,", calmly repliedathe colon ists. ' , v But the precious Connecticut charter was not to ba found I Surely som elf must hava spirited It away upon this eerie Halloween. - however, must have been well known to tha- colonists, as well aa the document's hiding jyace. xor iwo years later (in the year 1689) when An- ) HID THE CHARTER dros was seized at Boston and sent back to England, the charter waa taken from a, hollow oak tree In which It had lain concealed. And the charter o accom modatingly saved by the self-same elf remained la fore until l&Ut , - l ft! N rwjy, m, tjlJ ' " ' " sal-l"'''''';'' ''i'lj'ti. I 1 I I -i 4 uftoniyhing Klnanejy of 'A' ND tonight would be Halloween, when spirits Would walk inrf vlt'k.. nd elves and goblins would disport themselves In mischievous fashion. Oordl wondered lf goblins ever did kindly things. There were so many nlc deeds they could do. you know. If they only wouK. For Instance, ther waa the poor plaster bust en the mantel which lacked arms and a body and didn't have on singl bit of clothes. Then th portrait of his unci showed a hand miasUa; and th poor fellow hadn't a hair oa his head: while. Fldo. the lacbshond. certainly aught to- hare longer legs-there was no doubt about It The more Geordl thought of these little kindnesses the goblins could do the more he became convinced that they wouldn't do them; for hadn't Nursle told him goblins .were good for nothing but fooilab pranks T Now If he were only Bom sort ef a hobgoblin, he'd be only too glad to do everything he could for people without a moment's hesita tion. Perhaps ha could 40 something right now. He decided to try. anyway. So upstairs Geordl tramped. Presently h returned with his father' allk hat a pair of trousers and slippers, together CaVciy Little Wqbgoklira with his mother's long gloves. Th hat he1 placed jauntily upon th head of th poor bust Then he stuffed the trousers and attached thenf to th bottom of th bust while he fastened th bottoms of th trousers In th slippers. After This he hung the long glove to the poor figure. Arranging tb clothing very carefully he stepped hack to not th effect. Certainly tha bust looked much mere comfortable aal pleased with him self. Now for Fldo. Two pairs cf stout boots were at hand. Thee th kind-hearted boy tied to 4onWa fMt ma that PM was raised to the height nature really should have mad him. But Fldo was so pussled thst he couldn't Imagine what it waa all about lie stood quit patiently while Geordi fastened a cord to his collar and placed the end to- tb hand ef Mr. Bust - Wasn't ther something els he could dot Ah. yes t Uncle Frederick should bar a new head of hair and a band as weO. To th bald scalp be pasted long black - wisp taken from a brush he found tn the closet; and black paint en abled blm to make the hair nlc and thick. Afterward It was aa easy matter, to tack a glove to the canvaa in the place wher th hand should have been. 2 Thoroughly "satisfied with himself and his work; Geordle now summoned the rest of the family. bIng them come and see . what th Halloween goblins had done. Tb family came. And truly they wer astonished at tb kindness of th gob ,11ns. Indeed, they were more astonished than pleased. Father was very angry o angry' that on Attl hobgoblin w know of received a r sound spanking. This as probably th only goblin that ever received a spanking, though I ispoe lotaVf them deserv' It But Oeordi really . didn't beilev he de served lu ' 1 r "J 1 : n 1 ' f i t t-v v Kr - - . ' - . ' - , ...V.. . . ' X .
