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LITTLE OLAJA, THE
PAPOOSE
.LA J A first saw the Imp when ne
perched upon the covet lid or nr
cradle, where pictures of horses
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' yellow and blue .mills. When her mother
'S rode across the plain, with the cradle
t atrapped to her back, this little rlloux
papoose usually socnt In r time wstch
'.' lng the bobbing pieces of tinner, feuthor
mid bells attach. -d to a hoop o.-r the
., cradle. Hut ail Imp was ever so much
more interesting than such playthings.
o Olaja listened with grave attention
: when the Imp said:
,., "1 say. Von have s nice, easy sort of
' life, haven't you' All yon have to do Is
" to lie trapped there to your rrndle. .md
you're fed and ared for. and don't have
thing to worry about. Now. I'll tell
rou what I II do. I'll change places with
"ou. 1 can do it by magic, ynn know.
And then you can flit about while 1 stay
In your cradle."
Although Olaja rould not very well
understand the speech of human beings,
file knew exactly what the Imp meant.
And as she had Just been winning that
he could fly away to the pretty blue
cloud that did not sem so far over
bead, she nodded to the Imp that she
WOUld do What he deulred Tin. ik.
' J" Jmn. In thn !onieet ,u . Y',r 1
,, loosed the Indian baby girl from her
craaie ana put himself there Instead,
.after he had taken the form of the little
, ' papoose. And the little girl flew away
.jv.j11 thp Hunlijtlit. to visit ail th? charm
... lng plaes of Indian fairyland. Olaja a
mother did not know this had happened.
necause she was a grown-up mortal
.j and grown human folk can't see maglo
things.
Only a day had I he lazy Imp remained
in hi cradle when he began to tire of
V idleness But thp queen fairy was angry
at him for the liberty he had taken So
"d ,'XMt.Sbhflto In the papoose
.! "5! L.!h ,r",,n mother thought her
" ' Z ? nad'become big enough to toddle
" J.lrv!' mil ')la-ia h t" '""V,
fairyland and come hack to her moth-r
f ut ahe never forgot all of the things
c he learned In the fairy kingdom, and
"-' nJZW V" ""rrot" shp hnow that
' ThkI KeJ'KBrn "p'1'''ln' Man of tho
' tribe bent his head with awe when anv
"one ipokewf Oaja.'the Wise Maiden V
Copied the Crack
NOK an Kngllsh
"."""iinii WHO
Jived In China had a cracked
porcelain dish, and as he .
,tv have another in it place he ordered a
E'!l?man' wh0 a maker of porce
lain thmga. l0 make another Si,fjt
f- "MlnJ you." said the English renilo
S "e. the. old dish in
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THKRK'S plenty o' talk goln'
I round '(,w onions Kill's tOok
- back all on us II flint," whls
pered "Sparrow." as l!ie . u,e roc steud
1 ' (owned the surface.
"I call it a bla.-le,i sli.inie ." replied
Limply, in.iigii.i in! . . 'ih.'i ; hundred
Ikh should tie up a mine mi throw a
thousand ni''ii out hoiK. b'--de
themselves. Ju,i because Mill 'irumm
Hot what c ilrsil l cf 'Taint as If Itill
hadn't oiiKlila not II i 1 Mm . been
workln' careless on is tubs fer th
larst month an' I don't Manic the hoc
for putlin' 'im out '
"Sparrow" looked ubout, affi Ightedly.
Hill (Jruinm uai the inuft expert of
the gang-riders, who ride tho full and
empty tubs as they arc pulled up and
;l down the long brow by a stationary
engine with a rope that wraps and uti
wraps on the drum. Ills slie and
strength and a certain recklessness
gained for him a reputation fur bravery
and gave him influence over the oilier
lads, among whom ha was a great bully.
As acknowledged louder of most of tho
boys, who toadied to him. he fuund
few to oppo;e Ills will. For. If the la.l
who rebelled against Mill's authority
were small enough, he wag trounced by
the bully; were ho nearer to Mill In
size, some underhnnded trick was cer
tain to be played upon him. Therefore,
"Sparrow" was by no means anxious t
have the bully a Ill-will. l.Imntv was
more Independent, however. And now
that a strike threatened, when his
slender savings the only support of his
mother and himself were likely to be
cut off. he did not fear to speak his mind
openly. Ho earnesily iifj ho talk that
Sparrow plucked up enough courage to
pass hl companions views along to
. other pit boy s.
The strike didn't occur. Inasmuch ns
Hilly's "boss" relented and permitted I he
lad to return to work. rter lie had be. n
given a severe reprimand and cautioned
tu attend to his work more faithfully in
the future. Hut somehow, word came i (
Hill that some of the boys had .,.M
against him In the anticipated strik-.
It was not long before the bully discov
ered that Umpty had been the first to
criticise.
"Yer tryln' to stir un the bovs agin
",,srrl,v acciiped Mill, when t w,,
lads had Come ti t from the shun ui-t..
their day's work.
"Whatever 1 said
insisted IJinptv.
!). criefl,lho gang-rider, "if vulj
try any more o' yer funny tricks ve'H
get some o' this."
Umpty gazed contemptuously at tho
big flat the bully flourished in his rage
p,jTm "ot afoa'd o' ye," said ),(.
Rill hesitated. In spite f a,
lies. I.impty could give a good ac
count of himself in a scuffle, as the bully
well knew So the big fellow s.-owl I
and walked away, resolving to bide his
time for a suitable revenge.
1'pon the following day. as Sparrow
was passing from the pll-cye ,, th
place whore he had to door-tent -.that
Is. to open and shut the doors lhat reg
ulate the ventilation as the gangs of
tubs pass in and out he whispered to
I.impty:
"I'd advise yuh to git some other
Jawb. Bill's after yuh. n' I know as
how 'e s ii n to mischief."
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speed with which the pony had been
traveling. It w almost a miracle that
had saved Llmpty from having hl head
rruahed, or at leaat from being dashed
heavily against the wall. Fortunately,
(he blow had merely glanced along hie
body, while the spike had caught In a
fold of his Jacket, holding him wusueiid
ed In the air.
Umpty whistled aofUy. "Now, that
spike wasn't there afore, an I'll bet
anything I know who put It there."
aald he. Thereupon. he called one ot the
colliers, who was holing in a gallery
not far away. He asked the man to
dislodge the spike, although he attempt
ed to give no explanation of how It
came to be there.
Again, BIJ1 and Umpty met at the
top of the shaft. This time Bill appar
ently wished to avoid the other, al
though he glowered evilly in Umpty a
direction. But Llmpty advanced atralght
toward hla enemy.
"lld you ever see this afore?" de
manded the smaller lad, as he produced
the huge aplke. Bill shifted hla eyes
and frowned aullenly. Then he tried to
bluster. ' See here" he began, when
Umpty stopped him with the words:
"Now It's your turn to skip, not mine.
I gives yuh until tomorrow mornln' to
get out of this town. And If you're not
gone then every workman in the mine is
goln' to hear my story. An' after
hearln' of It. I'm thlnkln' this placell
be a little warm fer yuh."
Bill swung hla flsta savagely, but he
was a coward at heart, and lacked the
nerve to attack Limply, as he wished
to do. He slunk away, nor have the
miners at Falmouth ever heard of him
since.
Meanwhile, Umpty has succeeded (o
the leadership of the pltboys, having
been given Bill's position as gang
rider. Strikes among the la. Is do not
happen frequently nowadays, and bullies
are no longer tolerated at Falmouth.
JOHNNY'S SPARTAN
TRAINING
AS JOIWNT closed' the book from
' which:, h1 had" finished reading
-the tale' of Spartan boya. hla
eyea gleamed. with enthusiasm., ;
"I tell ybu what," said he' envloualy,
"If a feller could oojy train hlmeelf to
be aa hard as them Spartan chapa were
he'd soon be captain of our gang, the
Bloody Bobbers," nn' I guess he'd ha
cock o' the whole rooat aooner'n breath
In'." Now, Johnny waa ambitious. lie de
termined that be would try the Spartan
training as best he could. Thereafter,
he never wore an overcoat, although
hla mother scolded him so much for not
wearing It that ho fouqd himself obliged
to lose the scorned garment. The weuth
er was cold, yet Johnny appeared In h:s
shirt sleeves at times when his teeth
chattered and lilltps were blue,, of
course, be wouldn't have thought of
wearing "rubber.M."
Very nicely Indeed was Johnny gpt
(Ing along with hla Spartan training.
He had barely escaped pneumonia and
several other Illnesses with names vo-i
couldn't pronounce, n Is true. Still "ha
didn't mind that so much. What
troubled hlir most was the fact that.
"KELT HIMSELF JERKKD VIOLF.N'TLV FROM THE EMPTY TUB"
The Duke Was a "Muff"
was Just.'' Stoutly
above I he boy as he liv prone; oinp
tlnies (hey touched his' clothes. Still,
Llmpi was used to Ihis "dangerous
method of riding. He urged the pony on
to.hluhrst speed, and rather enjoyed tho
swift motion
li.iliw.iy lo the .ii' wa.s the buy whn
he felt himself jerked violently from
the top of the empty tub "Before ho
realized what had happened, the pony
and the gang of tuhs had passe,) from
him. He was left hanging, in some
tin slcnous fashion, lo fhe roof of the
lewd He gave a wriggle or two.
wrenched himself free, and fell safely
to the ground. Then he looked up.
There, In the roof, a great, massive
Fplke had been driven. At the rate of
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TUDYIN0
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.. Chinaman
t (Vi V. l-:6, 7 ne man, and he sent
' Yu. " ." fvenueman. And w hen
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ialnnlalil I . I "V". " 11 n WS more
f.m k1 5d ,han he ha1 been fr a long
L b.eforf for Chinaman had
?h! I raS,k. Ln ,he new Jut like
"t, whltn was In ,hp old dish -'fr
(,imode f)Ul,e on P'"-P"e. too.
iZ.t "S 1 "'e KnKHsh gentleman said
that he wanted the new dish to be ex
actly like the old dWh in every wav'
must wTnffi, ,hB lnama" thought he
must want the crack as well.
Nevertheless. Umpty was deteininel
that no bully should drive hnl fronhis
work, nor could he afford to risk losing
the scant wages he received for labor
ing In the coal mine. While lie was
hitching his Oallowav ponv lo hl firs'
empty gang of tubs, however he decid
ed that Bill would bear watching But
he could think of no possible wav bv
which his foe could harm him- there
for It was with a carefree md that
he flung himself at full length upon his
empties and started his Onllowav at a
brisk trot along il,r ponv-levcl to the
bottom of the "Jig." where a rope at
tached to a "spunnv." or wheel at the
top of the brow, drew up the tubs
The timbers were only an inch or two
XI' of our readers mav spend an
Interesting afternoon or, better
still, a few hours of the early
morning In the study of an echo.
It will depend much upon the posi
tion of the student and the levels of
the surrounding country.
The best time to get good results
is in the early morning, prior to a
heavy rain or electrical storm. Tho
atmosphere is heaviest at this time
and the echo seems clearest.
If it he possible, the student should
make his way to the country, and if
the grasH be wet with dew It will bo
best to follow the country road, for it
is just as easy to And a hill or slight
elevation off to one side of the road
as it Is to discover suitable conditions
by traversing lields.
How- are we to tell when wo find
an echo? That Is very simple.
A tor Acqawtarxe
TTl HE beelnnlnir r.r ,.a,.ti.. . I
HE beginning of vacation found
i I Rodman (Jllroy at tho end of his
freshman year In Fops and Mops
College. From student to first, last and
only assistant to a lailroad blacksmith
constitutes a wonderful advance In life,
.hut our hero horc his honors modoslly.
; i-til! fresh and unspoiled was ho when
;he rose to th higher position of first,
jjast and only fireman upon a stationary
engine. The thrilling story of how Rod
inan Gllroy strain.! i)js buck and from
being first, last and only fireman be
came almost a bear hunter is hero re-
t i-orded.
Having wrestled with coal until his
back w sore, the, lad concluded that
although stoking was ;in honorable job'
Jt was not a very pleasant one h,J
determined to be a traveler. Were not
certain travelers called "knights of tho
road Such a title was doubtless one
of distinction. Armed, therefore, with an
Jlallau clasp knife, with which he used
t hack horribly chunks of bread that
served him for lunch while he held tho
position of lim. last and only assistant,
to the railroad blacksmith, Rodman Oil
,'ioy left the town of Lancaster, Penn
' "ylvania. arid made ids way to the ,-ity
of Sprlngtlcld, in Massachusetts
From Springfield he Journeyed to Bos
ton, thence returning to Springfield s.
thai he might be able to mi the people
of that city he had been to Boston No
one believed him, however where
upon he started for the town of Hunt
ington. The Wcsttield river, in Its tumultuous
career, skirted the t.wn. which lav -it
the Joot of the Berkshire mountains
alodmaji was fascinated by the agin-'
. Htream. but still more was he attracted
by the mountain that reared its.-lf ,,m
tectlngly above thp tow:,.
"I will climb it." said he "and I
will sic what lies beyond, but t will n t
go hungry-no. not 1"' .Securing a bag
of raw potatoes, he flung them nros
his shoulders, and witn eyes fixed upon
the. summit of the mountain, began its
ascent.
Upward he trudged, passing flocks of
Sheep and herds of cattle that grazed
pon the mountain slopes. Above -he
pastures he encountered , rubbv tre.'s
and underbrush. On he stiimh. d
through bushes and over massive ro.-ks'
vntil he reached the top. n.-re Rodn.-ui
hung his shirt on a hickory limb so is
to feel more fre, and commenced to
(Oust his potatoes. Indian fashion
Having feasted his eyes upon in al
luring view of the valleybelow with
lla farms, its wooded and rucky 'tra -is
and Its streams", and having feasted Imi,
lion potatoes to an alarming extent
the lad began his Journey downward'
Vhen he reached bottom level, he looked
far into the distance, where ihe round
too of a mountain gleamed in the sun
light. 'Thither I shall direct my step," mut-t-red
the boy, taking firmer hold upon
l)i" bag of potatoes.
Through the valley then he plodded
We shall
a me, and
it was .i
"SEIZKD THE BAti OF POTATOES"
mid scenery ever changing in character,
yet always beautiful. ' Fields and 01-
hards and woods edged tilt; roads-Id'.-,
and merry streams and 1 1 v u I I cross. -d
it. Surely no danger could link wilhi:i
such peaccfu! nuunts. Hardly bad this
thought pass.-d through our hero's r.
Ih'ctlve mind than he stopped short.
His gaze was held by the mangled c:T
cass of a cilf
".Most likely the foolish creature wan
dered from iis home pasture and the
'oi.cais pounced upon it." hazarded tho
c.ui cieli another Id.
the. J.,d g.isjx d. "Mill I
near!"
Oh. I do hope it was. so 1 'can slay
icjierce animal wild mv trusty slih't
o. I:e cried, brandishing Ids fornuda-l.ie-.CklUe
weapon the while
i h rearier. the boy was keenly alett.
His glances loved frrm, one side of the
road to the other. But. although the
country grew more wild and rugged,
lie .-spied Vw forest creatures save ;i
ouple of d. er among the birches. Hod
man observe,) that dead branches,
Mietching forth at little height above
the ground, remained unbroken. This
tact, together with the appearance of
the deer, convinced him that human
beings rarely came into these parts
"The mountain Is still several miles
distant." sighed lie "i think I had best
camp for tic- night."
Th- sun lav low ufHij-, the western
horizon. A Iiukc, red disk it was, and
the trunks ami gaunt branches of the
pine trees w.-re outlined in inky black
against It.
Rodman prepared his meal a sutnp
tuous repasd. For the first course he
f-crved himself with baked potatoes;
the second course also consisted of
baked potatoes. a did the courses that
followed And it must be remembered
that they were baked Indian fashion!
He did not remove his shirt, as ho
felt free enough as he was. Besides,
the air was chilly. So he gathered ;i
heap of dead branches mid made him
self a lire, alongside of which ho lay
down to sleep. He counted upon tho
fire and his threatening snores to
frighten away possible intruders. Hid
ne nave a proper safeguard:
Mr.
liodman awoke with a Mart. It was
midnight, and dark, for the rays of
the moo,, hardy filtered through the.
clouds. The boy listened intently. For
a moment the. only sound he heard was
the thumping of his heart. Suddenly
then, was a sharp crackling and snap
ping of twigs, scarcely a hundt'eil yards
.li.-taiit. The noise ceased almost Imme
diately, but it was-sufficient to cause, the
hoy and his hair to stand upright, while
stiletto was lightly grasped in a
trembling hand. Again the noise was
n ard gradually drawing nearer to the
boy Bodman nervously threw branches
upon Ids fire, until the (lames leaped
high. Into the darkness he peered
striving to see the form of the creature
approaching. Finally, he could make
'it a dark. Indistinct shape, An instant
later--and Hodman knew it was a bear'
our hero realized that now he had
lie chance of a lifetime for slaying his
bear. So he rushed for the nearest tree
a slender pine it was and shin
ned up th trunk with the agility of a
monkey, nor did he pause until he had
i-.iched a branch which waff a consider
able height a.bove the ground. The bear
c 'ild not climb such a small sapling
therefore the lad was safe.
From his uneomfor'a ble perch Hod
man watched the bear shuffle up to the
lire. A hatover information the beast
may have gained, his snorl and grunts
explained nothing. Lumbering toward
the tree whereon Rodman roosted, the
hear settled himself at the base of the
trunk. This station he kept, while time
pasetd very slowly for our young bear
hunter, if must be admitted.
At last, when the tirst faint streaks
of dawn appeared in the skv. the bear
roused himself. Seizing the bag of po
tatoes, he gave a few more coughs &nd
piglike grunts, and then crashed
through the underbrush. Rodman
waited several minutes before he re
leased his Umbe from their cramped
position, then he prepared to descend.
A quick scuttling of some animal
through the nearby bushes made him
climb desperately back to the limb. But
the sharp bark of a fox, as it dashed
from a patch of laurel across the open
and disappeared among the oaks and
fiilruces beyond, told him there was no
occasion fifr alarm. So Rodman Gllroy,
who had become almost, a bear hunter,
stithy lowered himtolf to the ground.
He did not prepare a tempting meal of
potatoes, baked Indian fashion, before
resuming nis travel.
1'erhaps our lungs need exercise I
the fresh morning air, and we can
accomplish great good to ourselves by
calling out in a loud, clear voice,
either cur own name or the name of
some friend. If we hear it repeated
away across the fields, or from some
hillside, we know I hat we have found
an echo. At certain times an cho
from a given point is fjulte Indistinct,
while at other times it is very plain,
and the words or any sounds we see
lit to make come back almost as loud
as the original sounds. "Words and
short sentences should be used, for If
we attempt to use long sentences w
will hear only the laet few words,
and the experiment JH not be sails
factory. A few clear notes on a flute
or some other instrument produce
good result,-!, and a few words of a
nung are pleasing, as the nine as
well as tho words, are reproduced
A gunshot Is apt to stir up some
w oikici fill ci hoes, but as llrearms
are dangerous in the hands of our
youngest folk, we would t ecu'iimcnd
the use of two blocks of wood, or
I lie clapping of the hands, to pro
duce good results.
If we arc fortunate in our search
for suitable locations, wo may find
a spot where we may hear two nr
more echoes, coming from different
point:'. It is best to keep in Hip val
ley ir follow- Ore hillside. The sur
rounding ' elevations may be located
so as to cause the sound waves to be
thrown back from different direction.-!.
Occasionally we will find n spot
where tlje ei ho will produce another
eoh and, If we listen, we might
possibly hear the third, produced from
the first. Them are places in the
great bills and mountains where tho
echo is repealed until II seems to have
wandered away over the country
for milon. In such places music or
rung or short duraHon piodueos tho
best results.
Tt may pay us to llslcn to tho
whistle of tin- locomotive as the train
speeds along through the country.
It very often produces a very pleasing
echo. Such is often heard by pas
sengers on the rear end of the train
Jo which the locomotive is attached.
There is an Instance recorded where
the echo of a locomotive whistle was
so distinct from the opposite direction
from the actual found that a gentle
man was m'sicd by the sound and waj
inn down and killed by the train
It Is interesting to watch cattle
or dogs bawling or harking In nnswer
to another supposed animal, when it
is nothing but an echo.
Those who cHnnot go to the country
may study the echo If they will but
watch and listen. The shape's and sizes
of city buildings and the width and
angie of streets and alleys will very
often produce aome interesting echoes,
which are easily studied.
A very' gooo way to do in. the city lis
to move about quietly, or remain at the
open window, and lls-len for the echo
from some souffd prodjred by some one
else. There will be plenty of sounds.
The peculiar -..hirr of an electric car as
H approaches the. coiner is often re
produced on some building, making it
fieem as if the car were approaching
frcm some other direction. Tho puff
ing of a locomotive as it moves through
the railroad yards or out alnng tho
tracks often makes a very interesting
echo, it sounding as If there were sev
eral locomotives.
The writer once knewr a lad who called
from his window to produce an echo,
and in doing so he caused a neighbor
to think he was making sport of him,
and it resulted in a quarrel. Another. '
while calling his sister, who was on the
street, heard an echo, and thought it
was some one mocking him. and he alo
was ready for a tight.
In some localities the heavy rain
clouds passing above and leaving a
calm, cool atmosphere will send back
an echo. This Is caused bv the weight
and density of the rain cloud. Much of
the rumbling of the thunder wo hear
during a storm is the echo of the first
report produced by the ' great sound
wave striking both the hills and heavy
clouds,
In many deep canyons of the rugged
mountains, and in some caves, the
echoes are wonderful. It is estimated
that a single word or revolver shot will
be repeated hundreds, and In some
places thousands, of times, producing
a perfect bedlam of sounds.
The voice over the telephone and tho
reproduction of sounds on the phono
graph are In one sense an echo. The
telephone wire Is charged with elec
tricity, and the voice produces waves in
the current, which ace thrown off Into
the ear of the person at the receiver.
Tho wireless messages transmitted
through space and the rays of light
thrown off by the sun and stars striking
the earth and other planets are, In a
degree, echoes. There is no determining
Just where the possibilities of electricity
and magnetism will end.
When the phonographic record is
made, the .sound wave causes a needle lo
vibrato and traverse the. surface of the
blank record plate, leaving very slight
indentations. hen the record Is placed
on the mai bine and the needle i8 al
lowed to traverse tlie.se Indentations at
the same speed, the sounds arc thrown
off through the needle and made audi
ble to the human ear bv the magnify
ing dualities of the machine and its
horn.
I believe it Is possible to trace the
echo In other ways than through sound.
1 believe good thoughts, kind deeds and
a loving heart produce echoes that are
still more interesting than those pro
duced by sound. Let us studv them all.
JOHN T. TIMMONS.
EFORE King William IV began lo
retgn over England, he was called
the duke of Clarence. As he often
rode about the country on horseback,
he sometimes had droll adventures.
One day he was riding on the road be
tween Teddington and Hampton Court,
not far from Ihe river Thames, when he
was overtaken by a butcher's boy. who
was also riding on the back of a potlv.
as he had been taking some meat to "a
cuTdomer.
The butcher's boy stopped his pony
and said: "Nice ponv that of yours, old
gentleman." The duke of Clarence
smiled at the boy and replied: "Yes,
It's a pretty fair one."
The butcher's boy then said, "Mine's
a good 'un too. I'll bet yott apot o"
ginger beer, old man. you don't "rot 10
Hampton Court quicker ndY me.'.' The
duke of Clarence laughed very much at
this, for. he saw that the lA did not
know hirn, end he said, "Oh, l could not
do that, my hoy." ,
So the butcher's boy begat) to gallop
away, but before he had gone far he
looked back at the duke of Clarence and
called out, "I knowed you was only a
muff:"
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in spite of Ids Spartan training, tha
"fellows' laughed and scoffed at ti I ;
in.tead of admiring his courage.
"I'll show 'cm!" declared Johnny,
"I'll show 'em."
One cold, -windy day he donned his
swimming trunks, and. while several
members "f the K ing were watching, lie
started for the creek.
"Dare yuh to go In swlmmln'!" yelled
the "follers." "Yuh dassent:'" they
taunted.
About Girls
R. T. J. MACNAMARA. an Kng-
Ish editor, gives the following
LOinposltlon" upon "Girls," which
was written by a British schoolboy:
"There arc two sorts of children bo-, s
and gjrls, and of the two boys are the
best, girls cause all the rows and quar
rels. They think they are wonderful If
they can get a bird's feather stuck In
Iheir hat. They are proud and vain
and are always gossiping and making
mischief. 1 simply hate them. Thoy
boast of wliat they can do, this that and
the other and a fat lot it Is when it
comes to the put. If there were no girls
and women In the world it would be a
very peaceful place. They love to sit
and rest, girls do vary from day to day
on washing days they think they are
nearly killed. They would rather gossip
half ft day than walk half a mile. Its
no good they are a bad race and de
ceitful. Girls like to wear rings and
think they are lady's, they bob their
hair on the top like mountains anil
wears a fringe to make us boys think
they are pretty, but alnt they Just de
ceived. I would not be a girl for 10."
Johnny was game. To the water he
sped. Poising himself upon the bridge,
he took a "header." Straight for ihe
water he was beaded. I 'n fortunately,
however, the water was hidden under a
thick sheet of ice: so Johnny didn't
reach the waler. although he almost
spill his crown upon the hard, clear h e.
Johnny gave up his Spartan training
after this adventure. The mockery of
the "fellers" was too much for hltn.
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So you may know that (he native also
loved his elephant, who earned a living
for the family by dragging heavy logs
of teak and cedar.
In return for the kindness shown him,
Putra would rook, tho little baby girl
as she hitng ln a basket suspended from
his tusks. But he longed to do some
thing moro than this small service. The
chance came to him not long after his
master said to him:
"Putra, thou deaervest a holiday as
well as I. Therefore, when I go to tho
great city of Calcutta, to buy cloths
for turbans and robes, thou shalt go
with me."
PUTRA, the Indian elephant, loved
his master. And well he might, for
no beast was ever treated more
kindly. When the master and his wife
.fin I their little daughter were eating
their bowl of rice, and Putra thrust his
trunk into the bowl and calmly began
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the master, as he restored the pipe to
the owner of the cart. "Now I shall
surely gain much wealth by using thc-i
as a watering cart."
The master bought a watering pipe
for a trifle, attached huge buckets of
water to the elephant, and the huge
to fend himself, did the master grow
ajfgry and drive the brute away? No,
indeed. Tho master waved aside his
wife and little girl, and he himself left
the howl. whiK the faithful Putra was
permitted to finish the rice undisturbed.
Putra bore his master to the great
city. It was the first time the elephant
had seen so many people and so many
houses together, and for a while he
was bewildered.' But lie took sharp
notice' of eTerythlng, he saw. '
The master made his purchase, and
he said to the elephant. "Now, Putra,
It is time that we journeyed toward
home. Hast thou enjoyed thy holiday?"
The elephant'snorted an eager "yes."
Then he., dashed ahead rapidly. In
front of him was a watering cart.
Through a pipe hole In the rear of the
cart the water was sprinkled upon the
dusty streets. Putra rushed to the
cart, deftly unfastened the pipes and
held them before him so that hia master
could catch the idea.
"Thank ou, good Putra!" exclafmed
was hired out for a waterintr
Of. course. Putra was always
beast
cart.
driven by his master, who soon became
quite .rich. And hje hotieet beast was
content, now that be had proved hia
love for the master. .
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