THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAf, PORTLAND, -SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 21, 1912
- ' (Copyright. UU. tr The North
erf can" Company.)
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HAT have I got
. Itrs something that a round and nicer
.When you've thought well about that,
iYou may guess what it is twice!
Tisn'taballnorabell;
No, nor a cat! Nor a mole!
Goodness! Ill just have to tell
It's only a great big hole!
nnHB Big Black Beetle rolled up his
' I eyes until they rested upon Mrs.
Eplder watching him from her
web.
"Good day, Mrs. Eplder," said he.
"I would like to speak to Mr. Spider,
please!" Mrs, Spider ; looked down
over the edge of her web at the Big
Black Beetle on the garden path. ' '
. "Why, didn't you know?" said .she,
"X ate him for breakfast!"
" "Ate him for-t Why. Mra7 Spider r
' "Mean what I say," snapped Mrs.
pplder. "That's what all we Spider
wifrruv w li mi wv Lire VI vul UUHUHIIUI
or they won't work for us. We eat
"'em!" -.
The Big Black Beetle regarded Mrs.
Fplder with horrified eyes, but she
honsecieaning, chattering meanwhile.
"I'm housecieaninK, as you see,"- she
said. "See. this is how I do It!"
. - She raised , a claw and placed a
heavy blow carefully on one corner of
ber house. ....
Black Beetle, expected the delicate
fabric to fall down, but not a bit of
. It. Out flew the dust in 111 directions,
, and the web looked well swept in an
.instant u'--"-
, "Now," , said Mrs. Spider, puffing,
"when I have dusted a little I'll
have a few moments to talk to you!"
. KhA was riremteil In KAiitffiii wia
-gown, and without even, dreajnlng -of
changing It she began to dust out
, every corner of the house.
:, If she came to a place where the
wsll was giving way a little, she
promptly broke It off, rolled it Into a
, ball and what do you think! ate ttt
.. Then she calmly proceeded to spin
another fabric in its place. Black
Beetle began to be Interested.
"X)o you work all the timer he
asked.
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in my hat ? ' ,
KATHERINB FAITH.
and tljeBeetta-
"The blindness of men!" ejaculated
Mie. Spider, "Don't you sea that-this
very instant I'm brushing my hair with
my teeth? Tea, indeed, my jaws have
teeth, which I always use as combs.
And It's a mighty good thing I can do
so, for, as you see, my body la almost
completely covered with hair. It takes
a lot of my time to keep in order, let
me tell you. Especially as Mother Na
ture Is continually presenting ma with
new gowns.".-'-'
"New gowns?" said the Black Beetle,
"What do you do with the old ones?"
"Eat 'em!" answered Mrs. Spider.
"What else would I tio with them? J
could never wear them again, and most
certainly I can't afford to throw them
away, Now, you've asked enough fool
lsh questions. Be quiat, here comes my
dinner!"
Mrs. Spider kept very still, and Black
Beetle noticed that eight of her furry
legs were fastened to 'her head end that
each foot was provided with three claws.
Her Jaws were so strong and ugly that :
they made even Black Beetle feel creepy.
By and by a rat, blundering Insect
flew headlong Into Mrs. Spider's web.
In a moment she was upon him, striking
sharply with her poison fangs.
"Down he goes," said Mrs. Spider,
when he had ceased to struggle. "You
see, I have to eat a lot, because what I
eat turns Into web mostly, and there's
always a lot of repairing for me to do.
See the back part of my body? It la very
much like a bag. It contains a sticky
paste. See the fine little knobs on the
back? Well, as soon as the liquid la
forced through these it becomes a' fine
thread. That's how I spin my web.
There, I've wasted enough time on you.
Run along- or" She fixed her wicked
eyes on Black Beetle.
.. But he did not hear the rest of bar
sentence. He was scuttling down ths
garden path. .,."'
By Edmund K. Goldsborough, Jr.
Anther ef
"The' T)rrn . Adventnrte of
Lmie Bill." !.
OME on,
'aid the
mouit,
scampered
WUly."
white
. who
up be
side the little fel
low's bed. "I am
going- to take a trip
to 'the seaside."
How Jn. the
world did you get
out of your eager
asked WUly in
amatement, as . he ,
at up In bed. "I
am sure I closed. .
the door last
right" ,. J
"Of course you,
did." said the white
mouse, with a little laugh; "I cot out
by wishing myself out".-
"What do you mean?" ,
"Just what I say; when I get tired of
being in one place I give a strong wish
to fee elsewhere. Tonight I found my
cage rather close and uncomfortable, so
I -wished to be out of it, and In a mo
ment I'm going to wish to be by the
ocean, as I believe a few whiffs of sea
air will do me good."
"Does the wish always com truer"
asked -Willy.-
','Not by any meant; there is what we
call an unsuccessful wish. For Instance,.
the other night I wished to be at the
north pole, and found myself out In a
forest being pursued by a savage band
of wild eats. Hurriedly I wished again,
and, fortunately, it proved successful, as
. when X opened my eyes I was perched
right on top of the north pole, and . Z
had the pleasure of meeting Jack Frost.
But why linger here any longer?" con
tinued the mouse; whereupon the tiny
creature stood upon his hind legs and
In a squeaky voice screamed, "Wish I
Wish! Wish!" and to the child's utter 1
astonishment the scene changed and a
moment later he felt a pleasant hreese
strike his face, and he found himself
sitting upon the back of a huge whale
far out upon the ocean.
The whale's back was well covered
with sea nettles, starfish, several crabs,
lobsters and clams and an Immense tor
toise who exclaimed: "Hello, boys! I
am glad you Joined our merry party."
"Where are you bound?" asked the
mouse.
"To the mermaid's Jea ball," answered
thtt whale, "and I advise you chaps to
hold your breaith for a moment, as I'm
going down." And suiting the action to
the word, ha darted beneath the green
: surface,
' "Ugh! Isn't the water cold?" said
Willy.
"You'll become accustomed to it an a
. moment," assured th wthale. .
"Hush!" wbospered tne crab. "It 1 am
not mistaken, I hear an orchestra."
"You are right," said Che lobster,
wjjo commenced waving his claw, as If
to keep time; "the bell buoys are chiming
sweetly. I understood they had agreed
to furmsh tte music."
TJie whale swam downward until, tn
the distance, all kinds of queer area-
Ahi(HQDiDthQroftleW(cl
F ALL our little
brothers of the
, woods, whloh is
better known and
r loved than -i- the
sprightly squirrel
with his ; furry
. gray overaoat?
The gray squirrel's
summer . nest ' Is
generally built In
some tall tree at
the Junction of the
Umba , and trunk. ;
It Is made of sticks
smd leaves and Is
lined-rwlth-i ferns
and aoft - Brasses
i. Here the babies
are brought up, living with their bright , ,
eyed mother until old enough to forage
for themselvea As winter , approacnes
soma hollow tree Is selected as an abid
ing place, and here Is built a warm nest
of grasses and leaves which serves as
the winter residence of the family. :
When early spring ' arrives the young
squirrels wander about after leaving the
home nest for some time. Boon they
make friends with others like themselves
and very soon pair off and become, the
heads of families. . ' - -
Mr. Gray Squirrel has the most pecu
liar chattering little bark you ever lis
tened to. It la like, and yet unlike) the
harking of a small dog. 1 . -
tVa"clng,hmigl a. jy nflf ,"a la an in
tures were seen .waltzing to and fro,
while quantities of seaweed had been ,
draped over h rooks, and'toautlfu
shells covered the ocean's bottom.
"What a distinguished gathering!" said
the tortoise, w8o was peering Intently
through the water with a tiny pair of
Held glasses; "I can see Admiral Oyster,
Captain Clam, Lady Goldfish land, last1
but not least. Colonel. Walrus dear old
Wklly!"
"And there U Che queen of the seas,
Che beautiful mermaid," murmured a
atari! ah.
"And, unless my-eyea deceive me, aha
Is waltslng with the seal," said tha sea
turtle. "I certainty ttvy him."
"I should Chink you might," began
tlhe lobster, when the whale gave a
sudden lurch,' followed by a quick dive;
and the entire party were pitched on the
bottom of th sea. The tortoiaa gave
something Mka a little scream, while
the lobster turned so. red with mdlgna'
tion he looked as if be might buret, and
orled: "I'll get ven with the whala for
that mean trick. If It takes me a life
time." Unfortunately for WUly, he fell right
cm top of thfe seal, and tor a moment
quite a soene ensued. ' v . ,
"How dare you!" roared1 v the seal.
"I've a mind to bite you for yourrude-
- "I wouldn't btama you a particle,"
grumbled the walrus. "Imagine having
the audacity to upset a queen!" -'"
wasn't my fault," began WUly;
be startled by this guttural utterance,
coming as It does from the very highest .
limb of a tall tree.
Steal as quickly and noiselessly as
you please to the tree foot you will not
see the little fellow.
If you go close to the trunk, however,,
and suddenly step to the other side,
you are mora than likely to see him
. whisk like lightning to the other side,
there to cling perfectly motionless until
you, make another move. -
If you really desire to see htm-and ha
Is worth seeing, let me tell you the
thing to do is to go away from the tree '
several rods, seat yourself comfortably
.and possess your soul in patience.
By and by bis saucy little head with
its bright eyes will thrust itself around
to your sice. Be . perfectly ouiet and
vary soon he will come barking out and
frisk about In delight at having got rid
of you. . ;t'i . '
Mors than likely he will feel so grate
t ul for his escape from you that he will
single out another squirrel : and there
' will ensue. as pretty a game of tag as
. ever you have witnessed. .
1 Up and down . trees they will fly ' so ,
, fast as. to bewilder you Into making
' some motion to betray your presence to
one or. tnem. a way tney wnisk - with
shrill whittles of astonishment at seeing
you, flinging up their .tails In derielon as '
Ihrv.'ygnlnh frnm wight lag nlar,p tifrnrw ,
,,' "the whale pitched us off his back when
wis wer not expecting It" -
"Whlgh was a trick to break up our
dance," roarad the shark. "Nona, of us :
' has any use for that whale, anyhow." ;
"But you can't blame Willy for what
the whala does," said the beautiful toer-
. maid. . with a silvery laugK.-'Tm sure i,
ws can resume our dance now," V '
"Of course : I blama him," said tlhe
walrus. "Ha has no right to associate
wtth the whale."
"Nonsense!" said the queen. "Acci
dents will happen, so you had better
make the best of it"
"But I had such a fall!" Whimpered
the seal; and two big tears rolled down
his cheeks.
""What a eTybaby you are!" said the
mermaid; "so much so, In fact, that I
refuse to dance wfth you again this
evening. Coma, Winy! "finish out" the "
dance with me.' And a second later tile
little boy and the mermaid queen ware
gliding gracefully through the water.
"How well you waits!" said the queen,
when suddenly the bell buoys stopped
ringing anr Admiral Oyster, who had
been dancing with Mies Sea Nerttla, ex
claimed, "Oh, pshaw! JuBt aa I was be
ginning to enjoy the waits the orches
tra, of course, had to stop."
"And now for the grand supper," said
the seal. "May X tak you In, Lady
Gold Fish?" ;
"Certainly," she answered; when, to
little BUl's amazement, the seal opened
hie mouth and greedily swanowed tlhe
Ash; the walrus grahbed Admiral Oyster
and Captain Clam, and both disap
peared In a gulp; the mermaid queen
picked up the lobster i and hit a creat
piece out - of him, whereupon the brave
fellow rnvrmured,"AJIthouigh It pains
me to be eaten, my Joy at being swal-, '
. lowed by such a krvety creature as
youpmlf more than atones for the
agony I am enduring."
"Willy, this (s no place for us," wtols?
pered the White mouse. .
... "Hardly," replied the boy, for he no- .
ttoed the shark was eyeing; htat evilly.
"Let's wish ourselves back home, .
then," continued the mouse. "I, for one,
have had enough of mermaid balls, and
In future will be content to remain in
my cags, even If It is small."
"All rVght!" cried WWy, as the shark
made a hungry grab for htm, "Wish!
Wish! Wish!' V And once more the
scene changed, and the little fellow gave
a sigh of reuec when a, few seconds
later he found himself back ki his own
little alb. while Mr. White' Mouse
could be seen snuggling in the (corner of
hta cage. .i : . "
"Well," said etUe Bill, sleepily, as
he rubbed his eyes, "I am certainly glad
I was Creaming, as It would distress me
to think that -the lovely mermaid and
her ocean friends were a lot of canni
bals!" cealment In the nearest, tree.' .
. Now that you . have given the . alarm
you may Just as well go home, for so.
long as you remain they will be per,
fectly lifeless to all Intents and pur-;,
poses. In confinement the gray squirrel
Is one of the 'most In teresting pets In the
world. They are gentle and-tame, yet
full of fun and frolic, will recoimlze the
family at one and will repay all the -
aftaaion, usually shown them.
AVID , HUNTER'S
head drooped for
ward wearily, and
L. he swayed some
what In the sad
dle. .'Sole. Whig
captive In a .com
pany of twenty
Tories, he bad
.good cause to
look dejected, and
It needed not his
stolen glances to
confirm an- in
ward assurance
i of - drastic treat-
.mint at the;
hands of the
tern; determined :
. get of men, at the
head of ' whom '
rode David Panning; sitting proudlj on ,
his famous mouht, Red Poe . ,
'flCJia steady clink of Iron horseshoes
on, the- flint-hard road became mad
denlngly monotonous. Hunter was
deathly tired, and In his half stupe
fied condition . dim,, swift-van ishlng ,
pictures of the wife and babies, lsft.
further behind with every beat of the .
horses' hoofs, flashed In, and out of,,,
his 'brain to torture him.
He had known that it must come
soon, of necessity the , dreadful -too-mant
of his capture; and the yells of
soldiers' surrounding his little home ."
had hot been unexpected. Always ,
those to whom the colonies owed, ttfe ,.
greatest 'debt of gratitude received a 'v
commensurate amount of hate from .
the -British for their valiant deeds. "
The'low- sobbing' X his' wife T and
the prattling voices of his babies '
sounded la Hunter's ears. f . . .
"If only" thought he, "It had been
a man less cruel than Fanning, the
'Carpenter Colonel.' " ' '.
; Major Craig had not replaced Fan- -nlng's
white ' hunting, shirt, with,. a
British uniform and a silver-mounted
holster of pistols for nothing.. They -
were the reward of his reputation for
being "hard as nalla" . - , ... '
The Red Doe, his beautiful and
spirited mount, another gift from
tanch- Royalist, wasalsota,-"tha -
nature of a reward for hs desperate
adventures, for David Fanning was
undoubtedly one of the most hardened
of the South Carolina Outliers, the
mere mention of his name being
enough to. bring forth grewsome tales
of murders and hangings and rob
beries In the vicinity. Mercy was hope
less, that was evident
On and on the company rode, silently,
grimly, purposefully. - Hunter glanced
ahead. The Red Doe was evidently
as fresh as when they had started,
but the other horses looked Jaded and
showed signs of travel."'"'!''..
" Suddenly the band pulled up . on a
lonely roadside, and the leaders rode
forward and held a short consultation.
r , Were they going to hold him for ex
change? ::;;', :.
Hunter's heart leaped high with
hope , at the thought and he watched
the movements ofi Fanning and his
band with eyes that shone with hope'. '
His heart sank with a thud how
ever, and his cheeks went white under
their coat of tan when he saw a man
v-u un w, .aw a man ;
rope from his saddlebow .
an . tin A nr it . 1 .
natch
and
make an end of It fast to af
innins came for- i
ward and" said, civilly enough:
your turn. Hunter, to go the
HERB Is no pet
more popular with
iv. , -
the little yellow
, ... .
Inmate of so many
homes and has
such a wealth Of
music hidden In his
soft little feather .
. covered throat. v-.w. ;
The city of Nor- -
v wich, the Norfolk i
capital, has become
famous aa the city :
. of canaries, and of '
the . 80,ooo - birds
. shipped abroad tn;
niiall V V Ant. . . A. .
country receives about two-thirds. -
A long, long time ago a vensal foun- '
dered . off the coast of Flanders. Be-
the ' Whigs we've enf
yonder before
you," nodding . at tha
noose. r , ,' 1 . , i- s
' Hunter swayed a . little. , then .
straightened and bowed. "The ones ' -who
are' left are' the one who suffer
most, ha said, bravely, forcing a J
mile with ashen lips. 'lf I have to
wing, I - have to, I suppose. No
chance for exchange T" . " , 1 N
None!"
Hunter passed through the silent
half circle of men: with steps that did '
not falter until he stood beneath the
swinging noose. '
'As he stood there a sudden desperate ,
inspiration came to hljn, -
At his left not a yard and a half
distant stood the fleet Red Doe.
Hunter listened and found that ska ,
was breathing quite easily.
- Tou will wish to pray?" inquired
fannlnr.'
Hunter Inclined his head and sank '
quietly to his kneea '
It was a wordless prayer ha prayed,
kneeling there under the green tree,
(or his eyes would blur with a pioture
of his rough little home and its dear t
Inmates, and after a moment he
partly opened his eyes and glanced -
- out through their lashes. .
" Not a man had changed his posltloa,
hot not one had -his eyes oa the pathetic
figure under the swinging noose.
Now was his chance. ..,'
A flying leap landed him upon the Red
Doe's back, and nest moment both were
flying, like a streak of lightning up the
road. Astonishment held Fanning mo
tionless for a time;' he stood as though - .
; rooted to the road. .
Then came a rush to horse and a
' ringing command m Fann!ngs rauoous
Tolcs.- Hunter beat low over Red Doe's
neck, Thsy would not shoot of that he
' felt almost certain." Red Doe's tltt was) " '
, too precious to David Fanning. :
A . He had gone but a short dlstanoo, how
ever, when a sharp sung in fcls right
shoulder told him that thsy wars shoot ,
lng and aiming high.
Through sheer pluok Hunter hung on, ,
bending low OS Red Doe's neck', hold- v
lng a loose bfldle, riding for his very
life. v ,
No efTorts would be spared to regain "
Sed Doe; oftljt he felt certain. But
she wak doing, her utmost; nostrils
aflame,' lips dripping foam, she stretched 5
forward In the long steady leaps which
. had mads her- famous, speeding on and
on and on, until the shouts of the pur- A .
suers faded Into the distance and only ''
the echo of their voices was fl,ung back
by the rocks. ' i "
Presently horse and rider reached the
confines of Little river, and both stood
looking somewhat fearfully Into, the
f"81" torr,nt., woljen by recent " ,
Evidently there was no ford. But one
thing remained; th shouts of the nur
suers were drawing nearer. .
,.Hu.n. '"vr. tight, then urged the
HwI1u,. a"1 ? lap, whloh land- ,
- ed both In the midst , of the surging'
way of ' all
" - - ' - " " ; ' "
r In a eecond they had come to the sur.
. lc.iand the good beast was breasting
the Water fearlessly. Several anxious
, mlnutee paned before she earned the ' '
bank and Hunter led her, exhausted. ;
"f Into the shelter , of the trees.
After a time appeared the pursuing
; party geatloulatlng on the opposite bank -and
nonplused at the absence Of a , -
From the heart of Ds,rid Hunter whert
he Saw them finally tuTKTbaok "in dlsao.
pointed rage there welledaVree.t nrayer
of thanksalvlSa- to tH nim .iV
of thanksglvlSg to the Olver of all hn
ireni'.I .a...V-..w", Jl lo b?fore he
1".,",iu"p1" wFr within sight
irded Tall.
all . -
fore she went down a number of canaries,
pets of the sallors were set free and
Iouno tnw way to tte nrby coast
Here a large number were wptured by
lIm uoKBtuilS. WnO Tmtr1 )htn .
fully. As they grew In numbers a great
many of the peasants became canary
fanciers. ';,;;;;.v.v :i:,,:j,;..,s-,:: , '
By and by some Flemish People cams
across the North se, bringing many
birds with them, and settled M the Ut
ile Norfolk village.-And now Norwich,
the city of churches, has also won the
title of city of canaries.
Many-people who are engaged in trade
there are canary fanciers on the side.
Year by year the golden harvent of
songsters Increases, and some of the '
Norwich firms have euoo or 7000 ' birds '
In their cages at ,one time.
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