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J O 3 1 r 03) w f m ii ? ii it i m i i a - , t . 1 1 u i ' ' 1 A .!aW '" ' ' -H- ' ! - i&tf ' . WE EAT all sorts of berries, as their season comes around, And some are sweet and nice as they can be; . But these delicious morsels on, the x table all are found ' And served with elegance that's fine to see. ' : . ; MyFriedfrorptupazo TTTHEN I wiped the tear from th ff eye of Captain Budd'i pt alH v ttttor, Sassatraa, I made up ' ' ' mind that th captain's won- 'derful itorles were joke, and that he wai .only trying to fool me. I wa orry a.bowt finding thia oat, too, because the captatn'a tales especially the one on the catching of my friend Ea.su.fras are what father . calia "K OvajrkaJMe! ree-maxkable'.;' , "WiUiam," eaya the captain, one day. hen 1 came in We backyard t .loo at the alligator; "William, I am going to tell you. vry confidentially. 1ow I - ca-ptured Saesaf raa. ThU atory p-ilns the aensltive reptile, n 1 don't tell U often. But you shall hear it. j . , "I was sailing up the Amaion,' look lng at the trees, along the bank of the. mighty river, With their branches Inter woven with vines and trimmed with "moes. they made a, solid waif. ; Palms, bamboos, ferns, all kinds of trees - and , creepers, were twined and twisted and Jjmbled together. In these forests lurked the jaguar and the panther. The tapir, the . armadillo and the anteater there found a. Home;' while the anaconda! ' "WIPED AWAY THE TEARS'! playfully gobbled monkeys. Turtles and Iguanas . scrambled . upon ' the ' bank. Above the giant lilies, myrtles - and orchids and amid tree branches - hov " ered ' beautiful '"insects "and gorgeously ' colored bumming birds and parrots. ''So I came to the town of Macapa. There took place my marveloua hunt of alligators or caymans, as' they are prop erly called. Up to this time, alligator hunts were profitable everywhere save at Macapa. Thi Was becausa there " a warn to the river,, by the town, a cay- tma who was noted for Ms great wli- u i v v . , , , eaouia nave Been acuvely engaged only irtm 1 llrhAtirrh - A.r savt el a wWa. Although of an age when -trv finding flaJt and j6itlamandy io eal, uiU youu reptile haa tecoai leader of All the caymans. H warned themaBainat the hunters; be kept them from danger. "My fame as a hunter had traveled far. The fishermen .begged me to nap , tuts tlie wise- young cayman. How touid I refuse? I shall not take the time to tell you of my thrilling search or the reptile. It; to sufficient to ay that I finally hoiked him. Then: began the real trouble, A I dragged the cav nan along "at the end of the rope, an other cayman grabbed hold of his tall. You see, the young oayman had com manded tnie to be done. And a third caymaCL grabbed the tall of" the secwi'l. end so-oo. until all the reptiles in ibat 1 art of the river were strung out in a line and putiiag for all theyi were worth id free their wise leader. Fortunate. J reached the shore,, and tminedlateiv wiled for. the entire population "of . Macapa. to help me pull in the aTMi nriu of alllgatore. . Finally, the last osve was hauled upon tlie bank.-r What r it it ine nsnermen made a ) imhr of tae repiueo. As, for me. I slmnly took along the wIim young -ayman for ry share of the prise. And there h i! N monder that Sassafras weeps when re heat the t of hjg capture. iia--Y ?r is orly jo years old and -should. Now, when we're in the mountains and big huckleberries find, . We have a feast bf truly splendid ""' fare; ' i ..' .. The berries that we eat at home are - really the same kind, But, somehow, they taste different,' up there 1 . therefore, be only a yard long, but the sreaA a train and stretching he received five years ago made him twelve feet in length. He has never fully recovered from It." t , It Is true that Sassafras cried. But I amelt the pepper which Captain Budd had dropped into his eyes. And af tar ward I heard Captain Budd's brothr ay that his father bad an, alligator that was hatched from an egg laid In warm sand many years ago. and that the captain now owns that alligator. Do you wonder that I don't exactly believe all Contain Budd says? BUDDYS Through the Mother Goose Book' 1 BTNOPSia THK looking through which Alice entered Wonderland is broken In an antique hp.' The dealr takes a tragment and makes from it a reading glass Iwr BudUv. When the boy ook through It at a picture f the moon, the moon crow largr and real end draw near, o that Muddy can leap. upon it. He and the Moon Man entir the basket of the old woman whe sweeps cobwebs from the iky. They drop into the ea oa the Mother Qoott tar, but ar picked up by Captain Duck. The ehJp ii wrecked, and Buddv and the Moon Man en-ape to land by walking along the giant trunk of a floating tree. While eeeklng food they meet Tommy Tucker and Simple Elmon. i "fTnHINGS ain't as'they was," Im I patiently returned the pieman. "Llvin' is costlier, an" pie, bein- as it's gone tip with the other eatin's, now sells, for a" ruby a slice. Oimme yer ruby an' yuh get yer pie."' "Indeed, I , haven't any! Boohoo! Boohoo!" howied the -luckless Simon. Suddenly ' he stopped crying, . his face brightened and, whistling cheerily, he sun away. .. The Moon Man shook his head gently as he explained: "He's now going to try to pick plums from thistles. Poor fool! His brother the little boy who has but little wit Is almost mm unfortunate. You can aee him over there, sitting pa tiently on the aground and - watchinsj to see a telegraph message go by." VBut l. don't even see any telegraph wires, or poles," insisted Buddy. " "There aren't any. He's waiting, also, for the poles and . wires to be erected. But come! As I don't suppose you have a cuby loose in your pocket, we'll have to seek elsewhere for food. I have It!" So saying, the Moon Man led the way up a little alley. . Pausing before a tiny cottage, he burst open the door without ceremony, disclosing to view Jack Sprat and his wife, seated at their dinner table. , , . "Here's the chance -of your lifetime, Mr. and Mrs. Sprat!'' -- cried the. Moon Man. "You're tired of eating lean and fat. aren't vouY Of course, von ri Well, Humpty Dumpty is Just ready to tumble from the king's wall "Gather - uo his remains and make at fln OTtlAlAt for youiselvesr Hutry pfr the ; king'-a horses and men win arrive before you!" wiia exclamations or aeugnt, Mr. Sprat and his wife dashed from- the house. The Moon Man. gazing after them, smiled in amusement. With a mock bow to Buddy, he waved hi hands -and announced: "Dlnneir la irvri ' But it isn't ours," objected the lad. "What nonsense! We are the Sprats giH'sts-; and all. hosts and hostesses pro vide food for their guests. Besides, haven't 1-given, the Sprats - ah oppor tunity to get a nice omelet?" Without further parley, the Moon Man' carved a huge slice from the tempting 'roast and ate with gusto. . ...' . Buddy wished to ask his friend how he knew of Humpty Dumpty's danger, but he was afraid of offpndlna th Mnnn Man. Anyway.V said he to himself, "he knows, the customs of the land better Vhnl " v T ft . "..rX. " with him n,M tn,u h. iT with his comrade. When thev had fin, ished their meal, the Moon Man leaned bark luxuriously In his, chair.. r'Tm as well filled now Mi'Ttmniv Ciroen T,iA .yaa-ewerha aho-.itTommw?" .... . jvu uiiien, j uiuiujr ween, j silica good, kind Mr. White. 'it . -;Won you come In and hav a "bit oiorer ..t thtak-M,; ald Tom: an apple A' nifl. .. JlT ri T woufd throw "way the eotw.' "well, a boy has to eat a mighty lot VsfeYa Proutias Can fte" . OF COURSE we're proud!' Any dog would be that was owned by Queenmpther Alexandra, who; not Jong ago," ZMW xJ' was queen of Great Britain. We're -ROYAL doggies, WE are ; and we live in state at our kennels in San-, yJ0W ' ' ff1' i "dringham, England. Many prizes we basset hounds have taken at the dog shows where we have been exhibited.- j-5!fflf ' ' Of course we're prpudt , . ' , . , ) ' " -. , . ' ' . ' ( J Lazy Goblin Makes THEY came up through the library floor when human folk were abed. The lively goblin amused himself by hanging head , downward from the chandelier and by swinging on the telephone cord, while the lazy . goblin made Inky blots on the desk pad. "Come; let's play seesaw!" cried the lively goblin, as he stood a book on Us edge and balanced a ruler on the , The lazy goblin yawned and said he was too weary, but his companion dragged hlra'to the ruler, and each scrambled upon an end. Up shot the lasy goblin In the air; down went !the lively goblin. Up shot the lively gob- lln; down went the lazy goblin. And there they stuck. . . ' , "Don't keep me hanging here! Spring upward!" shouted the" lively, goblin. "Oh, ' I'm tired! aleepily 'com plained the lasy goblin, settling him self more comfortably on his seat near the ground. Kor a while the lively goblin glared. At last, seeing- that the other would not move the seesaw, the lively gob lin slid down the board and butted head first into his laisy friend. Then he fell upon him and pummeled him with all his might and main. "Stop that! What are you doing!" howled the unfortunate goblin. "Promise that you'll play, right! Promise me! Promise, I say!" Snapped the lively fellow, as he gave punch after puach. - - ' '' "I will!" cried the other; where upon the lively goblin ceased pun ishing him. v Rising sulkily, the lazy goblin felt of his bruises. "You needn't have -been so rough," ; muttered he. "It's nothing to make a fuss about, any how. I'll rig you up a seesaw that will work by itself. Then 'we'll both he satisfied. But you must first go to the A before ne n cn-vA-away a core, said Buddy, emphatically. "You might GIVE way " . - v Bang! Whish! Crash! Whaekl came the sounds of a - lively com motion, next door. Rushing- from the jpr?u' hoUM' Buddy and his friend darted Into the house whence the noise came. "Here! What's" the matter?" sthe Moon Man sternly demanded of two damsels, who, from all appearances, had been having quite a light. Pans, pots and broken dishes littered the flonr. . . . "DO you like .tea?" asked ' one maiden, with a flushed face and ex cited air, -. 1 ..- . "Why yesj" replied the astonished Moon Man. - 1 . ."Then It's ajl right", said the dam sel, joyfully:" I m so glad you do, Molly, my sister, and I fair out. h. cause she loves coffee and I love tea. But now that I have somebody to agree with me, I don't want to fight any more." - "Do you like corree?" Molly sudden-ly-askedrtoryietnrrffrtayf''' v "Yes, indeed." the ' boy answered. Whereupon Molly - and her sister forced pots of coffee and tea into the hands of Buddy and the Moon Man. who promptly gave thanks and re turned to the Sprats' dwelling, where A - ' ': " - " . w , i-intlBrjltWJ'atl-l11 'IJ '''.fti ''Mnflr-rT111 fl-""-' 'IV llli1 1'MMaeneii1 i n gpff , (- ' , i i i, j 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i ii i iii 'i' ' J w ' 't'!.y .yajfc 'ij llM , mi n si hi niMhrwwsirT tmt ft 1 hut v-" f----n-- .ft'n'rfnrilMni 11 rinri.iim-T----"M , t t t r ' J. - " (Copyright. 1910. by the North American Conjpany.) r-vV tW -VV' j -M -; wJWlp)s mWw beach and fill' thU : pasteboard ' box " with sand.". When the lively goblin had dlsap. peared, the ' other poblin -became' active for the 'time. He out from a box lid a pasteboard atrip eighteen'. Inches long and two inches wide. , Three and a half Inches from one end he made a slit crosswise to with in a quarter Inch of each1 side, and t' then , cut upward for each end for an ' inch and a quarter. The flap thus made he turned , downward at an 1 angle.' . - - - '". Afterward, he pasted to each side of -the opening a paper strip one inch wide, and bent each atrip backward. Then he made 1 two pasteboard sup ports, five inches high and notched at the tops, an fastened them ' three Inches apart on a cardboard base. Hardly had he finished this when the WITHTH mLL'''"'"- ; . ' ' - i they could the more quietly enjoy thtt -delicious brew. . - .:-.', , The Moon Man gulped down his cof fee.. , And,- keeping his eyes- fixed anxiously upon " the - door, -he urged Buddy to hurry,; also. Suddenly there came a clatter of footsteps outside. The Moon Man leaped to his feet. But ;j before he could make his escape, he .win surrounded by Mr. and Mrs. Sprat and a little man with a gun. . '"Arrest the thieve?!" cried "the Sprats In a duet Mr. Sprat yelling soprano and Mrs. Sprat bass. The Moon Man was about to shove aside the small person, when the, fel low leveled his Run and said threat eningly: "I'm only a. little man and I've only .a little gun, -but my bullets are made of lead, lead, lead; and if you . don't have a care either ydu or your friend I'll; prink you right through the head, head, head." - t "I've a; care a thousand cares, If you wish to - know," muttered the Moon Man. sullenly. - "And I prefer not being prinked to eltia prinKeu." nnmnreu- i-iunay: Tiim-Tnh!niroirttestmr'wt ! me to the -Jail." .-said' the little man, in a stern voice.- "Get a move on! .No Mother Goose , policeman works more than an hour a day. My hour is almost up, and I want to go duck-.Shooting!" a Seesaw lively goblin came with . the box of sand. Balancing the long pasteboard '"plank" on a hatpin resting In the notches, the laty goblin told his com rade to place the box of sand on a pile of books. The lively goblin, be ing lighter than his fellow, was com manded to sit on the end of the see--saw near, the flap.- Then the builder, of this wonderful seesaw punched a hole in the bottom of the box, to that -the sand would, fall on the flap. "There we are,? said he, as he took his seat on the other , end. Imme diately the sand struck the flap the seesaw started moving., and without effort 'of either goblin rider it kept : going until all the sand had dropped from the box. Then, while the lively goblin put the sand back In the box. the lazy goblin went to sleep. ' Mr. Moon .Man soberly nodded to Buddy, as he murmured: "I shouldn't have sent the- Sprata to thev king' wall, to look for Humpty Dumpty. It was too near." Buddy : whispered, consolingly, "No: I .guess It- was my punishment for 'drinking a whole-pot of . coffee. Mother -says I am never to drink more than one cup." The jail was a funny-looking, rambling structure called V'The Crooked House." Everything about It seemed awry. The prisoners were escorted through a long, , winding1 ! corridor and shoved into a cell that had bars for all of Its -walls, like a cage at. the soo. Through the bars , at the rear OX their cells they could f look out on a meadow. , "What ace you ; in for?", asked a, voice. , I, Buddy and the Moon. Man' peered Into the next cage. The fellow there imprisoned, who -had Spoken, was dressed as a - minstrel. Ordinarily, his eves would have been twinklinK merrtiy ana ns tips curveo in a 5 mil?Vi.W-? tit l;a.?- plume wntcn nuns? in a wntea iasnion from ' thf- little green hat 'covering; his disheveled. Iocka The Moon Man recognised the prisoner as Tom,, the Piper's son, and briefly answered the question, saying: "We're here b EMA 5 r rnHAT " breakfast was a mighty, ? I good .one," said Terry to hlm , " self, at the thought of the hear ty meal of yam, Kafir corn and pine apple which the Batetela cnlef had set ; . before him. Then, as - he sauntered ' slowly from the huts toward the edge of the clearing, he muttered: .-. . ("I'm feeling. so sluggish that I think I'll go hunting this early morning to wake myself up. Baau would object to the plan. I know, so I'll sneak away without him." Basu was the trusted native whom Terry's father had appointed bodyguard to the lad .during their stay in the . Congo. Terry's father, who was a wealthy South American plantation owner, was. atudying the production or. rubber in the Congo, and had little time . to watch his son. But he had told Pjsu never to leave Terry, and therefore feit sure that the boy would be safe. Terry and Basu had reached the na tive village the night before, and the lad. had every reason to be pleased with the royal entertainment of the chief. This Morning he was to be shown the industrious Batetela rubber gatherers at work. In the meantime, .however. TerryT promised himself a little hunting jaunt Into the Jungle. He might at least bring down a hird or two. All at once the lad began to realize "that he had strayed quite a' distance, i He had not been very successful with his rifle, because, although many ani mals and birds had presented them selves for targets, he had seen nothing that he cared to take back with him; and hia father had taught him never to kill needlessly. It must be late, he thought; so he must hurry back to the village or he would mWs seeing-the rub ber gatherers at- work. But In which direction did hia Dath' lie? - At first. 'ha confident tha.t he knew very well. After a while, however, he had o aiivw Tery aas IK to confess to himself that lesslv loet His nllaht was haza. it he fired his rifle, the sound r would be heard and .he . would , be ' found. ' ' f Terry was about to pull the trigger, when we heard a snapping of twigs, then many guttural exclamations. His flrat Impulse was-1 to ball Mhe natives. GIG OASS cause we're ' here and because we borrowed ,a little of the . Sprats' dinner." , 'I'm in for stealing, too," frankly con fessed Tom, causing Buddy to blush with shame. ' "First, I stole a, pig and away : I ran. ' When I was - beaten I should ' have , learned lesson. But straightway 1 stole a pease pudding nine days old, . and was 'arrested and thrown In prison. Jt's mighty tiresome here. ' The only ' person - with 'Whom : I can talk Is Taffy, Welshman and thief. I'd get out if only I could have my ; pipe. For then I'd , play, .and people would flock over the meadow to toss coins through the bars. I tell you, when I played "'Over the Hills and Far ' Away', the coins would fall like snow-, flakes." Then I would have, enough money to purchase my freedom." ; " "Buy your freedom? How could you do that?" asked the surprised boy. Tom . opened wide his eyes in equal amazement and replied: "Don't you know that Warden Crooked Man's most important duty Is to become wealthy?. How else could the poor warden fulfill his duty except by making money from his Jail? Large as would be the sum ; required, however, I could, save It if only I had my pipe.". "What has become of your pipe?" Buddy asked. "They confiscated It when I was ar ' rested' ' mournfully responded Tom. ; "Many of the birds and beasts are my friends; so, when a snipe visited me, v one day, I asked him to bring me a . pipe What do -you think , he brought met - Why, a pipe for smoking, which he had stolen rrum a rat man or. worn cause the pipe, was stolen, He saw l. had told the bird to do 1." when thousands oi musicians aeserve Old King; Cole, am the best artist in the kingdom am .cageai it . doesn't seem possible." And i the .young piper fell Into a sad reverie. . .. "I wish I could see the "wonderful fiddlers three," ventured "Buddy. 7 "What!" exclaimed Tom, suddenly waking from his trance. : "You don't mean 'to say that you've never seen them or heard them play! Impossible! If you haven't, you , must call right away for the warden. Tell him to bear moKanira to Old King Cole, in which you aak permi8ion. of his majesty to u.n, thA.wnnAnnil nndlrm : v . Kind, nltt is KO'proua OI tm inn w wuiuui.inui everybody should hear them, that he will buy you and the Moon Man a par don Immediately. I only wish . that I had never heard . the - fiddlers three. Then I'd stand a better chance of get ting my liberty. When you get out, I hope you won't mind sending me a good pipe. I would certainly appreciate such, a kindness." . . The Moon Man and Buddy called toudlyi for the : warden, He soon ap peared and readily 'promised to carry their message to Old King Cole, He alwulba Joougbt.-J'resenUjuJia was very . eager mat ineir ireeaom hi.naH oitl, ,hUJ7linff fM;e. "It's ell right." said he. unlocking the door of Vielr cage. "The king not only buys your freedom, but' he sends you these coins,-besides,"-' (CONCLUDED NEXT -WEEK.) v -- Th. hkrra nodded svmoathetlcally. ;; . ' "Are the only an In JaU?'' 'tr wSrWhTtTtfis i'JS, ?"' th- ftX n. EUaabeth. . breathlessV? Something restrained him, however, and he silently, hid himself In the creepers about a huge gum tree. A moment later ' ' there passed quite close to him 'a band of savage warriors, who. carried spears and shields in a menacing fashlon. Tales of the Baukut Head-hunting can- . nlbals .cameinto ths; boy's head.' H scarcely breathed, lest he be discovered. . : But the cannibals soon were far away. Then curiosity made him follow cautious- . ly. , Far n hour he traveled; ' eyer oa ' the alert for .threatening danger, j The cannibals pauael!; Terry could see one of them a .commanding person who was -undoubtedly the leader-pointing ahead. Peering through the Jungle, i Terry saw other, natives flitting to and . fro. A cr"h of a falling tree came to his ears. It may be the Batetelas gathering rubber, all unconscious of their danger. muttered he. .,He made sudden resolution to aid his frlends..-Tracking swlfUy through the Jungle in a wide circle, he came upon the rubber gatherers, ' Just at tne sentinel, who was posted on : Platform supported by a wooden "JoI'JlnR. gave the alarm of the at--. tack. -The drummer beside the scaf-J folding beat a thunderous tattoo upon wucer-snapea arum. Toward him scampered the rubber gatherers, pick ing, up their spears and bows and ar rows as they ran. .Terry took hia etand beside the . drummer. Toward k wPrkmn hashed the Baukutus. who, far outnumbered the rubber K;wri',u wld have gone hard with the Batetelas had Terry not been there. Unmindful of the shower of snears from the cannibals, the boy SLmlfc -on.. enemy after another, until they fled in dismay. "Tou hivt vd my people," said the chief, when Terry entered the village, surrounded by the devoted natives, ; : .; , But the boy assured him that he was merely repaying the chief s splendid hospitality, and he gravely refused the several wives which the chief of fered him. , , .. . treasure of the Sandhills R UTH' had been listening Intently while the guide related the history of the old Ypres Tower, from the time of Us erection, by William of Ypres, in the last halt of the twelfth, century, , She heard of the old-time glories of the 'port of Rye and of its dis asters. It was while the guide was tell ing of the- smuggling which had been carried on years before, In the sandhills nearby, that her attention suddenly wandered, On the wall of the cell which she was Jtahiinmg she saw what appeared to THEY HURRIED FROM THE TOWER stone. It had doubtless been cut deeply by the prisoner connned in : the cell, many , yeans ago, but time had almost1 effaced it. Yet Ruth could follow a 'in ; drawn hetween two headlands and pro longed, and its intersection, in the sand hills, with , a line-prolonged from -two other promontories.- She recognised the line of the coast, .although since the -crude map had been drawn the sea had eaten further inland. Uppermost in her - so th.iMrn i4 ... . .r.w So the, learned aulde astonished when- Ruth took her sister inev waikea a onz th it ...n;.',.. ' nientv of time to th. i 'Inn.be hotherd!'' iTftoimw J 'patiently "Bess, we've comeupon a splendid adventure. And Just tohlnk - IJ?!t:aJ?tner- ca-me down to this ''quiet HtUe Sussex town' while . father ar-: ranged his business In London!" - ', "Adventure? I don't know of any adventure,", murmured - the puwiled However, when Ruih knA Bess was as excited as her sister; "Let's share our secret . with that friendly boatman we met yesterday; he look honest, and If he'll dig up the treasure. we'li give him a part of it w,a&yi mm ira The boatman hewrd the tale with int,.r. eat. Troublous times had Rye in th ' past, when there, were many occasions for burying treasure. . Besides, the smugglers were to be-considered. Thoi' foref he agreed to take his "obserwa tlons" and dig that very night. . " ' The . next morning, Ruth and 3es eagerly sought the boatman, who shifted .'uneasily when he saw them., "Did you - find anything?" the girl , whispered, anxloiuly. . , ' - The boatman nodded. ; "It war wooden caak, rotted ": - ; - "And what was In it?" cried the girls, vrtnem qutvejsa. , , , Bones of a dog; some pet ths prls'ner burled." was the dry response. , ''Oh!" casped Ruth, as . she lookd slyly at Bea, only to find Bess gazing ss slyly at her. , Then both lang-hed. , nither foolishly, tt must be admitted. u a umgram, rairmy marKtx in lh Till. a h.
