HIE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY HORNING, OCTOBER 25. 1905
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! Pastimes of Nan
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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
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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
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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.
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Inviting goblin, witch and elf to
hare In ths1 good cheer;
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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
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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"
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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
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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.
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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.
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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 '
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