THE OREGON ' SUNDAY JOURNAL, ; PORTLAND; SUNDAY MORNING, : JANUARY 24, 1909
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A 8 THE two Ktldiers of the Pre
l torian Guard strode along a
JL narrow street of Consuntlno-
, . pie, tney converued in earnest
tones. .
t "They will undoubtedly replace Our
regiment at the Taksim barracks with
,,.'ouny Turks," declared one of the
men, raising his voice In his excite
ment; "and fii that event you may rest
. assured that those of us whose, time
' I ttn Ixrtll milt hk Rrvt what itt
inure, we will ueiuuna u uuuiui.
" ' ' ': 'Not bo loud 1'' cautioned the" other.
k H piscine; a hand warningly upon his cora--1
rade's arm, . , .
Quickly the two looked about them.
ana saw, o ineir reuei, tnai no one
i 'i was near save a chubby-faced little boy
't -.of 7 who trotted beside them, merrily
, whistling.
.- But little Kamll was by no means a.i
Innocent or unsuspecting: as he ap
peared, . He had heard what the sol-
diers bad said, although his counte-
v nance betrayed no Knowledge or it.
And now he speedily betook himself to
t(, -the courtyard In the rear of his father's
wine house, where he knew the Younger
i .a.!. $ .;-t ' 5t 5; , I
I , X' lilM' -r; . V- I
iurKs were navmg meir meeting.
15 '.' rile burst Jrito ite Katherlng just as
. , Ills brother Abil, a lad of 10, was In the
, midst of & violent harangue. Abil s ln
v Huence among hia fellows was great.
Having been born In America, he had
' gained there an Independent spirit. Uif-
'Xrent from, that of most Turkish boys,
. and when his family came to Constan
tinople, not twelve months before this
: t hue, Abii's Ideas remained unchanged.
V Very shortly he had organised a band
. of about twenty hoys under the name
'f the Tounger Turks. All the mem
'J bers1 of this company were pledged to
, (tight -the -tyranny of the sultan.
, AGAINST TYBAITNY
"A ruler who won't even let surh
rortls as- "country. 'nation.' 'people.'
'liberty' or 'revolution' be spoken or
written 1 a prig, and ougut to be
rhurkt-d from his throne!" he often de
clared passionately. Wheroat his com-
rf.. u Drat vhlvprMl with fpnr ut thA
treasonable words, but finally came to
' applaud.- ..
Of late Abil had been les bitter In
Bis -speeches against the sultan, Inso
- much as Abdul Hamid had granted a
constitution to his people. He probably
'was compelled to dm this by the popu
LITTLE BOY , raa. to the Pear ,
larmer-thls time with confi
dence, for had not the kind man
ended so neatly the head of the
Jiumpty Dumpty two, but -
few days before? - .- - . , ,t
. .-Mrs. Screech-Owl has iert one'of -her
children, said Uttle Boy, breath
Ifssly. "I know, 'cause I peeped from ?
cut the belfry, where the sexton,
who's mr chum, oftea lets me cllfno
TIJk Mfesiiig Owl ignored
f-
il
lar party of Young Turks, but Ablh and
his associates, proudly claiming to be
Junior members of this party," esteemed
It a victory for themselves, and when
the people, flocked to the Yildls-Kiosk
to praise the sultan's generosity in en
thusiastic cheers, the Younger Turka
were in the van of the procession and
shouted with the best of good will. Just
now Abil spent most of the time say
ing uncomplimentary things about the
people who still upheld the old form of
misrule.
It was into such a meeting that Ka
mll burst. Deeming his errand of much
Importance, he Interrupted his brother
to tell him of What he had heard. Abil
at once closed the session and ran hot
foot with the news to Ms father. And
the father was not long In communis
eating it to Abil'a older brother. Ip
car, who was an officer In one of the
newly raised regiments of Young
Turks.
MUTINY QUELLED
As the Pretorian guard had sug
gested, no sooner was the time up of
many of the soldiers of the Taksim
regiment than they demanded a dis
charge bounty. But by this time the
Young Turks, being forewarned, had
sent two of their regiments (one, lpgar's)
from Salonika. And when the rebellious
soldiers, being refused a bounty, tired
upon the Young Turks at parade, the
Salonika ' men were ready. They re
turned the fire, killing and wounding
ten of the mutineers and disarming th
rtst. The prisoners were taken before
Mahmud Mukhtar Paaha, chief of the
Home Army Corps, who made a speech
before the assembled regiments, and
then had the mutineers court-martialed.
Afterward he inquired further Into
the matter, asking how the uprising
was quelled so easily. Thereupon Ip
KHr was brought before the chief, and
told how the warning had come from
his little brother Kamll. Mahmud
Mukhtar smilingly sent his compli
mems to the alert bny of 7.
You can imagine how important Ka
mll became after this in the band of
Younger Turks. Heretofore, being so
little, it was only through much plead
ing that he had been allowed to be a
member at all. Now. however, his com
panions rould do no other than elect
him lieutenant of the company a post
second only to that held by his brother
Abil.
and I saw that she had - only three
little owls. She seems so sorry; too,
that I thought I'd come to 'see if you ,
could do anything for her. Please try
as hard as you can. Mr. Pear Farmer."
Then the Farmer winked mysteri
ously, -drew put his magic slate and
quickly sketched thereon a pear. But
not long did It remain a pear. Rap
idly It was changed Into an owl.
when, a muttered xord of. aacbaaU '
AoJfeurney-;
rraln upon the roof. And dismal
. . enough waa tha sound, thought
Hilda. Cheerless, too, seemed the. 'play
room. Her newest doll wasn't t all '
amusing today. Indeed, the newer
Hilda's dolls were, the leaa she loved
them.. Fondest of all had she been "of
that disreputable rag dolly, owned
when she was a wee slip of a glrL ,
With her face pressed cloaely against
the window pane. Hilda, followed the
course of the stream of water .that
gurgled from the spout and splaahed
Into the gutter below. Even the gaunt
arms of the trtes outside, which spring.
In its early cdming, had as yet failed
to clothe in a raiment of gree"h 1uds, i
drew her attention, and she observed
the bare twigs as. wind-driven, they
switched repeatedly against the slda of
the house. Dreary Indoors; still more
dreary out of doors. Hilda turned with
a sigh and flung herself upon the couch.
"Buzz, buzs, buaat, buz!" Persistently
the bulling continued, in the very ear
of Hilda. Then, presently the buzzing
seemed to changs into a tiny voice al
most a dream-voice, for the words came
faintly and sounded far away. And
these were the whispered words:
"Com to the housetop. Hilda! Cotne
to the housetop. Hilda, where are won
drous things to aee!!'
SCENE OF SPLENDOR
Again and again this quaint invitation
was repeated, until the little girl felt
that she must go. So, ascending the
stairs to th attic, she climbed up the
ladder reachtruz to the roof, threw back
the trap-door and stepped out upon the
roof. The rain had ceased; overhead
was a scene of extraordinary splendor.
Mammoth, billowy white cloud masses
were heaped in the sky, while the rays
of the sun above struggled to pierce
them and to reach the earth. Gleam
ing in gold and a hundred roseate tints,
the clouds seemed a land of fairy sun
slilne. spreading wide to east and west,
stretching far to north and south.
But Hilda was suddenly startled from
i apt admiration by a pounding and rap
ping of many hammers nearby. To her
amazement she saw that on another
part of the roof a countless number of
elves were engaged In building a series
of little platforms, connected by lad
ders, which rose high In the air. Taller
and taller this queer tower grew, under
the skilful, quick-moving hands of the
multitude of elfin workmen.
"Climb to cloudland, Hilda! Climb to
cloudland. Hilda, where are wonders
fair to see!"
Again the little girl obeyed the voice.
Mounting the ladder which rose directly
from the roof, she gained the first plat
form. (Jp, up she went; higher, stilf
higher. And while she climbed the
elves far overhead continued to add
platforms and ladders, and it appeared,
too, that cloudland lowered itself nearer,
as though in encouragement.
At last Hilda stepped from the top
most ladder 'nto cloudland. She placed
her foot rather gingerly upon a big
cloud ; but she found that it held her
wetght easily. She discovered, further
more, that the clouds formed but a
ment set it free from the slate-- real
owl!
Thanking the Pear Farmer, -Uttle
Boy joyfully carried the tiny ball of
down to Mrs. Screech-Owl. who. I'm
sure, was very grateful.' .
And .the Farmer Man. obliging as
ever, willingly consented to give Polly
Evans a copy of his sketches. These
drawings any little boy or girl can
make, with a .wee hit of- patience.
; (Copyright. 1900, by Tfc North American Company.)
to the
shell-like wall surrounding a vast fairy
country. No sooner had she penetrated
this wall than she. found herself In the
real fairyland.'..-.' '
A beautiful fairy, flitting on rainbow
colored wings, now approached, and in
the sweetest manner possible offered to
B
ECAUSE Abou-Cassem's red slip
pers were old it must not te
supposed that their owner was
poor. On , the contrary, the
treasure vault of this merchant of
Bagdad was well-nigh filled with
gold. (But the more money the avari
cious merchant made the less willing
was he to part with it. And so it
was that his cloak had been worn so
long that the original color had been
lost; his turban was tattered and
pierced with holes; and so often had
the old red slippers been mended that
by now they were all patches.
Upon this day Abou-Cassem had
made an unusually shrewd bargain.
Therefore, he resolved to celebrate It
in some fashion. Should he Invite his
father and mother to dine with him?
No; this would cost money; nor could
he himself en'joy such a dinner, after
having eaten nothing but simple food
for years. Perhaps he had best buy a
new garment. But what was the use of
doing this. He had gotten along well
enough with his old clothes up to
this time; surely. It were foolish to
change. Ah! now he knew what he
would do. He would take a bath; for
that would cost nothing, and certainly
would be agreeable.
AN UNLUCKY BATH
To the public bathhouse, then, Abou
Cassem made his way. Outside he
met tits father whn argued with him.
saying It were unmannerly to wear
such worn garments, especially the
patched slippers. Abou-Cassem prom
ised to consider the matter, after which
he banished the subject from his mind,
and proceeded to enjoy a bath.
When the merchant came from his
bath he observed a new pair of slip
pers in the place where the old ones
had been.
"My father." he said to himself, "has
given them to me."
Therefore, as the present cost htm
nothing, he donned the slippers grate
fully. Hardly had he left the baths
when a cadi, or Judge, who bad been
bathing, began to call for his shippers,
which he declared had disappeared.
Nothing but an old, patched pair was
left, however. Thereupon the eadt.'
in great wrath, sent his slaves after
him who had stolen the slippers. As
Abou-Cassem waa the last to leave,
lie it was who was arrested. The
cadi's slippers being discovered In his
possession, he was fined a large sum
of money.
"Surely my slippers have brought me
ill luck," lamented Abou-Cassem.
Determined to rid himself of the
At Dinner
TT THILE two little boys were
walking through a wood
they heard some bees buz
zing In a hollow tree. One boy held
bis head close to a hole to listen.
Presently he Jumped quickly away,
crying to the other:
"Johnny, those bees must be havln'
their dinner, 'cause one stuck his fork
In my ear." . ,
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JUmgdom
show Hilda the wonders of fairyland.
"Suppose." said the fairy, "we take
a peep at the kingdom of dolls. That,
you know, is a sort of heaven where
dollies go after their mistresses break
them on earth."
Around about ' the 'ktpgdom ' of dolls
evil charm, he cast the slippers Into
the river which ran by his house.
That very noon, while a party of fish
ermen were casting their nets, the
slippers were drawn forth, and the
"THREW HIMSELF AT
fishermen, disappointed at not find
ing a treasure, threw the slippers in
rage through Abou-Cassem's open
window, so that they fell upon Jars
of valuable, resewater, breaking the
Jars and destroying tbelr contents.
He now buried the slippers in his
garden. A neighbor saw him do this,
hewevF, whereupon the governor,
hearing of the deed, sent for Abou
Cassem. "Give me of the treasure which thou
wert hiding." demanded the governor.
In vain Abou-Cassem insisted it was
but a pair of slippers he had placed In
the deep hole. Only after paying a large
amount of money was he permitted to
go free.
The poor merchant was at his wits'
end. In desperation, he rose early In the
morning, walked far from the city of
Bagdad, and threw the slippers In a
well. With a sigh of satisfaction he
watched them disappear. He had tied
weights to them; they could never again
come to the surface. Then, with a light
heart, he betook himself to his home.
But the next day a clamor arose in
Bagdad, for the principal fountain had
ceased to flow. By royal command, the
artisans examined the aqueduct and
finally the well outside the city, from
which the fountain ' gained its waters. '
Then they found that Abou-Cassem's
slippers had choked the pipe's mouth
through which the stream flowed;'
Again was the poor man arrested. He
paid his fine stolidly. No sooner did he'
arrive Dome than he prepared a red-hot
Are.
New Mineral
ONE day Professor Johnstone was
lecturing to some students about
mineralogy, and he had withi
him' various specimens of minerals. , A
roguish student put a piece of brick
among the minerals. The professor be
gan naming them, and he said:
I 'This Is a piece of coal; this Is a
ttlece of Iron." He came to the piece ot -brick.
"This Is a piece ot impudence."
said ha ' . ' -
AbovL-Cosscms Wed iflippcrs
. ; - "
of
Dolls
stretched an immense, gleaming .wall,
upon which toy -soldiers were posted as
entries. And at 'the great stone 'tower'
by the gate sat a doll general, drinking
t mug of ate. He courteously admitted
them, remarking as he did so: -
'The lady- dolls! have just been lunch
ing in the dining; hall yonder." v.
. As they-reached the steps leading to
the dining hall, the doors opened above
-them and there came forth little fairy
boy-sprites. ' ' ' ' ' .-.-'
; "They are the servants who wait upon
the dolls -with food," whispered the
fairy. .' ? ', ; - .
" When all the "servants had passed
round a comer of the building, Hilda
was ushered Into the dining .room.
THE LOST IS FOUND
Almost the first doll she saw was her
own old" rag' dolly, Betsy, whom she
had lost in the creek while on a vaca
tion,, years : ago. Then, right beside
Betsy, was Marie, the French doll
Hilda had dropped from the balcony so
that it had broken to pieces on the flag
stones. - j-
"My dear, -precious dollles!" she cried
In rapture, rushing forward and throw
ing her arms about the two in one tight
hug.
And Betsy 'sjid Marie were ever so
glad to see thelr old mistress. They at
once forgav her fdr causing their
deaths. -They knew she hadn't meant
to do it. you know. Then Hilda was
introduced to all' the-other dolls, who
exclaimed in chorus:
"Oh. -how nice!' We've always wanted
to play with, a- little girl. Just as little
girls used to play' with us, and now we
have the chance!"
Now. there were so very many dollies
that the voices, rose in a loud clamor
with such a violence of sound that Hilda
was frightened nd rudely awakened!
For she rubbed her eyes to find herself
lying on the couch and brother Tommy
battering on the door outside.
"Now." said he, "the slippers cannot
trouble me!"
Au the slippers were still moist with
the water of the well, he placed thera
on his casement window to dry. There-
THS JUDGE'S FEET
upon a dog sprang on the window and
disturbed the slippers, causing them to
full upon the head of a woman passing
below.
At once the woman set up a cry of
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DOGS have many uses besides serving as playmates for boys and girlJ. J
' Of 'mnroa VAil lrnnvr trir- valiiaKlA crrrA rttatnAtrrm Bra Tn ejtm
countries these faithful friends of man are employed to herd cattle; other
people employ them for drawing wagons and sledges. St Bernards, in
Bwitzerland, dr valiant work in saving the lives of travelers lost in regions
of ice and snow. Manifold, indeed, are the duties of the dog. . But do
you know that he sometimes makes butter! Sounds funny, doeja't it!
Yet in East Haviland, England, and in parts of America dogs do. all the
churning. ' v . ' -; -' ' ' '
Outside the dairy wall is placed a round wheel, inclined at an angle,
and fitted with little steps upon its surface. Here the dog paces, as upon
a treadmill, his chain being fastened so that he cannot advance any dis
tance. Pinions connect the axle of the wheel with the driving wheel of
the. churn, which passes through the dairy wall. This work is no great
Jbardshjp to dojjie, inasmuch as he is never made to labor for any great
length of time during the day. ' ' V
Waterloo
tVerses by Lieutenant Bklnny Pmlth, ot
the "Bloody Robbers," upon tlis battle of
Waterloo," , which- was aalhed by- the
, ' Bloody Pirates" only became, o Bklnny
., says, reinforcements unhapuily failed ta
, come to the aid of ' Captain Billy slum
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TCH see, both sides was battUn. ' .
y ' An' the cheers they came a-rattlin,
. An' the snowballs they came, toi
But 'spite of all us "Robbers'! did .
To win the fort,, we found lnstld ' --
That this we'd never do.
Bo Billy sent Joe flyln! " . ,
auwiuu luwii, iu sian nim iryin
Findin' Jim an' Pete;
- Then, feelln' sure they'd soon be back.
Bill 'gainst the "Pirates' took a crack
Once more, them to defeat.
Right tip he fought his way. although
Twas mighty dangerous to go
With snowballs whtzzln' by.
Upon the fort's rampart he landed;
"Surrender, Pirates!" he commanded
They soaked 'lm in the eye.
An' down the hill we came again
Because we couldn't stand the -"-i
Of snowballs on us poundln';
We waited long for Jim an' Pete.
For with THEM we could surely beat
Those "Pirates" moat astoundln'.
But Jim was home a-spllttln' wood;
Fete "would be there" Just soon'a
I
he
could
His errand for Ma do:
Then Joe was put to work, for spite
An" that Is how we lost the fight
Bill Kane calls "Waterloo."
"Murder! Murder!" People, hearing her
eoreams. ran into Abou-Cassem's house
and dragged the unfortunate fellow out.
"Boll him In oil! Roast him over a
slow fire!" they yelled.
Abou-Cassem looked about Wm with
Indifference. "Take me to the cadi, that
he may impose a sentence." pleaded he.
Forthwith to the cadi they took the
merchant Then Abou-Cassem threw
himself at the "Judge's feet and begged
plteously that he no longer be held re
sponsible for the misdeeds of his old
-Uppers.
It was all so funny to the cadi that
at first the official laughed. Then he had
compassion upon Abou-Cassem and Im
mediately directed the edict to be posted
about the clt that hereafter, no matter
what crime the slippers should do,
Abou-Cassem was to be licld Innocent.
Before releasing the merchant he ad
vised him to be less miserly in the fu
ture, and to replenish his wardrobe at
fitting seasons.'
Abou-Cassem slowly walked home, a
sadder and a wiser man. He now was
utterly ruined all his wealth had been
taken from him through fines but ha
confessed that, perhaps,' after all, it was
Ma own fault in great measure, and he
decided to profit by the lesson. '
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