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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 21, 1012
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LITTLE white ship steals up from the west
With a hold full of happy dreams
Of ladies that smiley and qhargers and knights,
Ana armor mat nasnes and gleams ;
A wee sail holds it along its way
And it sails at last, toward the close of day,
Down long leafy streets where the lights are low
And eyes that watch are sleepy and slow,
JThehig skipper ...tolls-a -bell at the prow,
His soft eyes smile a caress,
And he throws a largess of grown-up dreams
That soothe and comfort and bless.
The -wee folk drowsily climb on deck,
Obedient .quite to .-the skipper's beck,
And they sail .it last quite out of the town,
Far off where me shining sun goes down.
rr-,: KATHERIITE FAITH.
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Hep b
K INDIAN war
rlor looked up at
the ecese flylnj
north, and cald
to his wife: "See.
the geese are re
turning, and
spring Is at hand.
Tomorrow we will
all start -for the
mountains, for we
are very poor.
a large supply of
skins and furs
and dried meat
before the sum
jnerla over agaliu
Therefore, g J
read)'. ;r
And so the next day the Indian moth
er slung her tiny tow little papoose on
ft Fr-tjatic"ttrisrtDoir ra TrtTte-Errrr"wni"
was ahOut . by the hand and they all
started off together for the mountains.
T&ey traveled and they traveled, and
they traveled for a great many days,
until at laatthey jcame toa piacethaL
tceftted to the Indian warrior a rood
place to camp. So he went off to hunt,
tnd the Indian mother put up the tepee,
an was the custom with the Indiana.
Perhaps he did more real good out
hunting, after all, lor he might only
have been In tne way If he had stayed
to help tne Indian motner, and, as It
was, he brought nome a fine pile of
dried turn, and the Indian mother soon
had a very good pile of meat to put
away lor tne winter months.-
Then' one day the Indian mother put
the little papoose in tne anna of the lit
tle Indian girl, who, as I told you, was
about T, anc said: 'Take the very best
rartt of the little fellow, for I am going
to pick;, berries across the river. I will
return very soon, so don't be worried."
Then the Indian warrior picked up the
paddle to bis canoe, and soon they were
far off on the river.
They were more than halfway across"
when a great storm arose, and tho frail
little- canoe tipped the Indian mother
and the Indian lather clear over into
the water, and the wind was so hlli
and the waves --so big that the mother
nn.l la.thfi' could Uo nothing to i-ave
tliem!vea, and were drowned.
Nisht came on at, last, and when the
mother Of the poor little paixiose d!d
not come, he began to grow restless and
to cry with hunger. The little s4ster
Vnew that the baby was hungry, but
he Hadn't the alighteut notion In the
world what to give him to eat, for be
hadn't' any teeth at all. 1X cried so
very hard at laat that the little sister
:ave him some dried meat. Though ho
could not- chew It, of course, he still
liked the taste of the meut, and it made
him atop trying for a little time.
' Hut he eoon grew hungry tugafn and
cried Jouder and louder and harder and
harder. . The poor little slater didn't
know how to atop him or what to give
H" to eat. and of wurse she felt very,
soi-ry indeed for her baby brother.
Just then , mother elk happened to
hear the oor little pejxjose cry, - and;,
t'orhap because she had that morning
Wt hejr baby elk she was very sorry
! i.ieed for the forlorn little papooss.
"Why does the baby cry?" she asked
tlsf Had little sister..
, "Beoauee my mother has not re
' turned," said the little sister. .'.'She
went off early thl morning, and little
' T-rMher Is very hungry. I cannot find
!n't!tnr'TT-pvr"hirri ItrMTTTof he'ean-,
i.ot chrw and haa no teeth."
' Bnr.g' h)n to me," sid the mother
i kindly. "I have plenty of milk,
.il I iii he glad to feed him. poor
bill fellow."
.0 the little etster gladly took the
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papooee to the mother elk. and when
the child had taken all the milk he
wanted ne began to crow and waa
very happy again.
Now when the baby had all the milk
he wanted the mother elk wandered oft
Into tne forest again; but she always
returned in plenty of time to give the
baby bra milk.
Very eoon the little girl had eaten all
the dried meat her parents had left be
hind, and she had not the least notion
a-Hi she was only 6-yeare old.- She told
Mother Elk her trouble, and asked' her.
where she could find food. Kind Mother
Elk told her that she, too. might drink
of her milk, so that she might not
"starve.
-:"Tlm Taed on, and Mother TClk grew
eo fond of the children ythat she could
not bear to be separated from them.
&he-took the -ch 1 1 d re n wherever-- she
went, and when night had come she
took them back to their lodge and slept
outside, guarding them.
When the long, cold winter had come
to tho land the two children could no '
longer go to the forest with Mother
Elk. and had to stay close In the lodge
and keep warm under the furs, while
Mother Elk went out to eat the herbs
anj grasses that she could And-.
one day a party of Indian hunters
came to the mountain. Far down in the
vahey was a lodge. - Sticks were eet In
the ground outside, but no smoke came
from the hole and the snow was high.
When the hunters came down to see
what or who lived there, they found
only elk tracks" beside the lodge; there
were no signs of life.
They walked In. and there they saw
the two little papooses lying snugly
wrapped In furs, and they looked as
comfortable an though they had been
In their own tepee In the Indian village.
Just at this moment Mother Elk came
back and called her children. JVhen they
had. gone out and had their' breakfast,
the hunters picked them up and .carried .
"TftTa 0!T" to five ''with their grandpar
ents. Mother Elk watched them sadly
out of sight, for she had Ipst two
more of her children. When the baby
grew to be a man he became chief of
bis tribe, and the warriors named vhlm
Elk. - , , "
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PC Mint . .w
great rock called
thelnchcape rock.
Twelve ml lei It
stands from any
land, and most of
the time It U cov
ered with water.
Many boats of dif
ferent kinds have
been' wrecked on
this rock, for Its ,
black, forbidding
top la so near to
the surface- that
no vessel can sail
over It without
striking. . .. .
Many long years ago there lived near
to this rook a gentle-hearted, man who
was called the Abbot of Aberbrothock.
it made him sad when be thought how
dangerous the rock was and bow many
tailors had lost their1 Uvea thereon. S0
lie caused a great buoy to be chained
i j the rock strongly, so that there would
!C no danger of Its floating away. And
. there it bobbed up and down on the
leaving waters for a long time.
On top of the buoy the abbot placed a
bell, and whenever the waves dashed
against it this bell rang out load and
sweet and clear. No longer were sailors
afraid to go near the place. When they
heard the clear bell tones, they steered
their ships safely around the spot where
the bell was ringing, and many a sailor
out on the stormy sea prayed God to
bless the gentle-hearted abbot when he
had steered his course safely away. .
One golden eummer day a ship carry
ing a black flag sailed near the Inch
cape rock. The block-flag ship be
longed to a pirate called Ralph the
Rover, the sound of whose name was
a living terror to all honest people on
land and sea. Scarcely a breath of air
rippled the waves, and the ship stood
almost stilU for-there was no wind to
fill her sails. As Ralph the Rover looked
out over the glassy sea, he paused In
his restless walk on deck, for he bad
sighted the bell buoy floating about the
Inchcape rock. The bell was silent, for
there was not a wave to set it In motion.
"Put out the boat!" cried Ralph the
Rover, "and row me to Inchcape rock.
Here's a chance to play a trick on the
abbot!"
In a moment the boat was lowered
and strong arms were rowing him
toward the Inchcape rock. There the
bold sea robber with his heavy ax broke
the strong chain that held the buoy.
8wlftly he cut the fastenings 0f the
bell" which fell off into the water. There
was a hollow grating sound as it settled
Into the deep, and that-war-all.
"Ha! ha!" laughed Ralph the Rover.
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A I?05&erW m Old
NCE upon a time
mere uvea a
young hunter, who
wandered, a long
., way into a mighty
forest In quest of
a snow-white stag.
Now, when night
had fallen and he
.had, perforce - to
give up the chase,
he found that he
had lost his bear
1 n g s completely,
and 'C0UI d hot
make hie way out
He looked up to
see If he could guide himself by the
stars; but he could not see the sky
for the dense tops of the trees of the
pine forest. The ground was covered
with soft and fragrant pine needles, the
trunks of the trees were lofty, like the
pillars of a grand cathedral, and not
thrBcult to walk among, lie determined,
therefore, to pursue his lonely way In
the hope that he should come at last
to tbe hut of one of the charcoal burn
ers, with which the wood abounded at
this time.
On and on he traveled, tired and
traveKstalned, until at length he be
came so exhausted that he began to
think of singling out some safe place
to sleep until dawn should lighten the
dense gloom of the forest aisles. As
he was pausing to look about him, a
peculiar strange moaning came to his
ears.
"It is the sea," he said to himself. "I
will try to find some good fisherman's
hut on the sand." And he hastened his
steps toward the spot from which the
sound came.
When he had reached the white sands
that stretched away In the starlight
he looked about him; but all he could
see whs a fleecy line where the little
waves broke upon the shore. No human
habitation was near, and the hunter
went back to the sheltering edge of
the wood and fell asleep.
He was awakened suddenly by laugh
ing cries. Sitting up cautiously and
peering out from behind the heather
that sheltered him, he saw a dazzling
light, and he knew that it waa sun
rise. The merry . cries cama from a
band of maidens sporting and dancing
In the bright waves. On the shore he
could see their garments lying in little
heaps, and to his surprise saw that
seven of the girls wore clothes of the
different colors of the rainbow, and
that those of the eighth, who was the
most beautiful, were of gold cloth
sparkling with Jewels. As quickly as
possible he ran down to the beach
and, gathering up these precious gar
ments, ran back with them to the
forest. Hiding himself, he waited to
see what would happen.
The maidens far out at sea had
caught the flash of many jewels ss the
hunter seized tbe gnrments, however,
and now swam swiftly and angrily to
shore.
"The daring man who his stolen my
robes has fled to the forest," said the
eighth maiden. "Drew as quickly as
..may be tuul teli hUu 1 m -the lntwh
ter of the gun, and th.it-if he restore
my garments I will grant whichever he
shall choose of four wishes. He may
chaua? Love 'or Wisdom or Wealth or
power!", j.
The maidens went quickly to the for
est and offered the hunter one of the
"He who next sails these waters will
not call upon God to blees the abbot,
I warrant you." And as the wind came
up and he sailed away, he looked back
and saw with satisfaction that naught
remained to mark tho site of the
treacherous rocks.
Many were the ships that Ralph the
Rover robbed in those days, but at last
four gifts Love, Wisdom. Wealth or
Power. The hunter ponorad for a long
time, for he remembered the beauty of
the Daughter of the Sjih, and for a time
Aejthought that-he,. wouia onooee .Ive..
The more, however, he thought of
Power the more he, wished to possess It
"I choose Power, lovely maidens," said
he.
"Give us the garments ...andLzou shall 1
have PowerVLaiieweredthey.
1f I flret rendef Up th gaments,,
said the hunier. "how know I that you
will- keep your word-and give me
power?" '
At this the faces of tne maidens dark
ened; but at length one said: We must
remember that , he la .Jbut-fiKian.and
therefore faithless." Tneh" turning to
the hunter, she - eaidi'Y- have the
pledged word of the Daughter of the
Great Sun. Tou must be content with
this. When you have come to your
liome, you will find there a helmet of
Iron on which a great iron eagle Is
perched with outspread wings and
sharp talons. So long as you wear this
helmet you will never be defeated In
battle and no armed man can stand
against you. Tou must use the gift that
has been given you with justce, remem
ber, for the Power that is abused al
ways turns to ' chastise the one Who
abuses It!"
At this the hunter gave them the
glittering, sparkling robes.
When he had come to his hunting
lodge, he found the helmet according
to the iromls8 of the Daughter of the
Sun. On the wall gleamed an Iron
helmet, from the top of which the Iron
eagle leaned with .outspread talons. So
ferocious did tho bird look that it was
some time before the hunter could aum-
"mon courage 16 take" the helmet Into his
hands.
When he had put It on his head, how-
ever, lie felt that he possessed the
strength of a half dozen ordinary men.
and his heart was on Are with the de
' sire for battle sod, the place of king. ,
He forgot the chale which he had loved.
he came sailing back toward that place
from which he had started on the
golden summer day of long ago.
Thli day was very different. The
waves rolled high. The winds blew hard
and the ship moved swiftly, cutting the
waters. Finally, as evening came on. the
wind died down and a thick fog settled
over the land. Again Ralph the Rover
walked the deck. He could not see which
way his ship was steering, and he
wished most heartily that the fog would
lift and clear away.
"We must be nearing shore," said the
pilot "Hark! There's the roar of the
breakers on the sand!"
"I know not," said Ralph the Rover
nervously, "but this I know, that we be
not far from Inchcape rock. Ohl for a
sound of the abbot's bell!"
Another Instant and there was re
sounding crash. "The Inchcape rock!"
cried the sailors as the ship began to
sink. v
"Well repaid am I." qrled Ralph the
Rover, bitterly, "and I am come to my
end through the cruel Joke I played on
the gentle-hearted abbot."
There was a gurgling sound m the
hulk of the pirate ship settled down
Into the deep and that wae all.
Did the bad sea pirate hear aught mm
the cold wave washed over hlmt I
cannot say; but If he heard a distant
tolling, perhaps It was the clear-toned
knelling of the geirUe-tiearted abbot s
bell deep down In the1 sea.
He forgot the forest glades. He waa a
hunter of kingdoms and all men were
bis quarry.
He fared forth against a king who
had been assailed by a powerful neigh
bor, defeated the enemy and. returning,
slew the king he had served and took
possession of the kingdom. No one could
stand against him. No arrow could find
a passage through his iron mail, no
alone could give him he enjoyed.
Verjr eoon, however, the knowledge
was borne upon him 4hat Power -could
not give htm Love. Every one, men and
women alike, bowed to his power and
obeyed him; but there was not aipefSdh"
n me length and breadth of his vast
domain who gave him one thought of
rove.- Wealth he did not have, for the
long wars denuded the lanos and Im
poverished the people. And so Wealth
and Wisdom and Love, slipped through
his Jlagers and would nave nothing" to
do with him.
A number of years had fled away,
and he began to think of a little king
Bom far in the northland that he had
not had time to ravage before. The very
aay mat the mighty conqueror set forth
to conquer the little kingdom the king'
of tne rearm died, leaving as his suc
cessor to the throne a child of some 14
years. When the dreadful news that tbe
hunter king was coming across tha bor
der was brought to the gallant little lad,
he hastily called his people together and,
drawing up his troops In battle array,
set forth to meet the enemy.
That night In his troubled dreams the
hunter king saw the maidens of the
Daughter of the Sun. They spoke- to
him -again warning him against the
abuse of his power.
The hunter king gave small heed to
the warning, and at daybreak rose and,
putting on his eagle helniei, led his
army through the waters of the river.
1'he troop of the gallant uttle prince,
resisted him stoutly; but the Iron eagle
was invincible, as always, and wher
ever it came In battle the men-at-arms
were scattered llko ripo grain Detore
the aevthe.
In the center of the field the child
king held his own In the midst of a
small band of picked warriors. As
the hunter king rode his snorting war
hors down the field, the yellow-haired
boy bravely held his place and his small
sword waved the warriors behind him
to charge the advancing foe. A great
wave of admiration and companion
swept the hearts of the hunter king's
old warriors, some of whom had never
felt pity before, and many .of them
lifted up their voices and besought tha
onoornlng tyrant to spare the royal
child.
"Never!" was the cruel reply, and the
monster- came on, his battleax drip
ping blood, and. ruthlessly slew the yellow-haired,
gallant little lad.
A universal cry of pity and anger
arose alike from friend and foe; but
the ruthless monster only laughed a
goblin-like laugh of scorn. .Not long
did he laugh, however, for the Iron
eagle loosened ltp sharp talons from the
rim of the helmet and buried them
fiercely in the eyes and skull of the
Inhuman creature.
There was a mighty flapping of wings
as It dragged the king from his saddle
and rose slowly with him Into the air.
All sounds of conflict ceased as the
eagle, with every e'aJpoa .. it rose .
maje&f!uly to the peak of a high
mountain. Here It dropped the dead
body of the wicked king, leaving It to
the mercy of the elements; and there
for many a day - the bones of the
wretched hunter king bleached and
blanched until they crumbled' into dust
at last,- - . . .
THE,
MJGHTT. army
was marohlng
Into; Swltierland.
; uvery one anew
that if it .went
' m tic h .' further
there would be no
getting it . out
again, and ' that
the Invading sol
diers would, burn
:' tne .peaceful Jit-
, tie towns, rob the
farmers and i en-
slave the people.
Now. the people
of Bwjtierland
knew that they
must fight tor
thelrhomes and
their very lives,
and so they gath
ered quickly from
mountain and val
ley to try what
could be done to save their lands.
They came armed with all sorts of
queer weapons, bows and arrows and
sticks and pitchforks and scythes.
Their foes were fully armed, and as
they marched along the road the Swiss
saw that there was not a single
break In the lines. Evenly and closely
together walked 4he enemy, with spear
and shield and shining 'armor. What
could a few poor mountain folk do
against such foesT
"We cannot touch them if they keep
together," cried the leader. "We must
break those even lines."
The bowmen sent a cloud of arrows,
but each and every one glanced quick
ly from the soldiers' shields. Clubs and
stones had no more effect, and the lines
remained unbroken. Steadily the sol
diers came onward, with shields over
lapping, their spear points gleaming
brightly in the strong sunlight
"If the line be not broken,1 cried
the distracted Swiss leader again, "there
wilt tie no chance for a fignt and the
country Is loet"
Then Out from the struggling ranks
stepped a poor man called Arnold Wln
kelrfed. "I have a happy home," said he,
"close by on yonder hill. There wait my
wife and little ones; but they wait in
vain,, for this day will I offer up my
in
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OWLAHUTe.OMMANDP
A
WHOU9 cen
tury after the
time of King
Alfred tha Great
there ruled over In
England a king
named Canute.
King Canute waa
a Dane, but , tha
Danes were not
nearly so wild and
fierce and cruel
then as they had
been when they
were at war with
Alfred. Canute, as
has been every
king, almost, be
fore and after his time, was surrounded
and kowtowed to and waited upon and
flattered by a crowd of courtiers,
"There is no one like unto you,-King
,,XanuVa"jthey . would say. "Xou ara-tha
greatest king that ever lived, and the
mightiest"
"Who would be so rash as to. disobey
vouT" another one would ask. '"Not a
man in all the world.".
NowKjDg.Caaui -was a vergs isenslble-
man; and all these empty flattertof
speeches wearied him very much. One
day he bade his courtiers place his Jew
eled chair down on tbe beach close to
the water's edge. When he had been
seated all the courtiers, as usual,
Hocked about him and praised and
. .. flattered -him, as waa their habit Now
was his chance to teach them a lesson.
'11 there io .mightier man -in-he
world?" he asked of his courtiers.
"O king, there 1 none eo great as
you." they cried.
"Come now," said the king, "think you
all things obey me?"
"There is naught in the world dares
otsobey," cried the flatterers; "all things
combine to honor you and bow to your
"Will the waves and the tides obey
my word?" asked the king, looking at
the silver-capped wavetets breaking at
his feet on the yellow sand. What were
the flatterers to say? Not one of them
dared say no.
"Answer me!" commanded the king
IThen pne of the courtiers took his
courage in.his hands and said, "If you
command, O king, even the sea will
obey."
Blind
NCE on a time
there were six
blind men who sat
by the roadside
every day and
begged from pas
e r s b y. Now,
they hat often
and often heard
of elephants, but
being blind, very
naturally t he y ,
had never seen
one.
One morning an
elephant chanced
to be driven dawn
the road wherein
they stood. Wheu
they heard that a
real elephant was
there before them,
they begged the
driver to stop that
they might see
what he was like.
These funny peo
ple thought that
they would be
.able. toleU..wha-
sort of animal he
was merely by
touching him.
vNOw, the first
hand on' the ele
"MV. my!" said
blind man put
phant's great s
he. "who would
beast is exactly
his
Ide.
have thought It The
like a wall". .
ymm
' ' '
.life to save my country. If you do you
part, friends, Swltierland shall yet be
free. Follow me!" ,
With these words the brave man went
forward. He had neither club nor stone
nor spear in . his hands, but- he - ran
straight onward to where the speanr
bristled in the front ranks of the enemy.
"Way! Way for liberty!" he cried, as
he dashed into the ranks.
Instantly a hundred spears were
turned to catch him. The soldiers were
so eager to capture him that their even
lines were broken. Bravely Arnold's
friends and comrades rushed after him.
They snatched weapons from their foes
and made good use oi the crude ones
that they had brought with them. There
was not a thought of fear in a single
mind. They f.jught for love of their
homes and their dear land, end so they
won st last.
Never before was there such a battle;
but Swltierland was saved, and Arnold
in
Then Canqt:jjtretohed-ul LMaTHj&a...
arm and said, "O sea. come not aa
Inch further nor let a single wave dare
tq touch my feet."
Up, up crawled the sea, and the tide
came in and the waters continued to rise
as usual. Soon the waves broke and
dashed high against the kingly oh sir
and sprayed all over the royal robes.
The courtiers whispered among them
selves: "Of a surety, he is mad."
But the king slowly rose and took off
his heavy crown, casting it upon tha
sand. ,
"Never shall I wear It again," ha
cried. "Let those who have eyes to see
take lesson from what they see. There
Is only one King who is Almighty ha
who niles the waves and the winds and
the tide, seek ye llrst to serve and t
praise Him abovs all earthly things.
UzPHflNTtfND'THF
Men
The second put his hand on Che ele
phant's tusk. "Not at all. my brother,,,
said he. "You are very wrong. Tha
elephant Is round and sharp ilka ft
spear!" "
The third took hold of the elephant
trunk. "Why, any one wtth half ait
eye could see that the animal Is exactly
like a snake!" he cried.
Then the fourth man grasped one oc
the - elephant's legs. "Why, he Is tall
and round like a tree!" cried he.
Now, the fifth blind man was very,
very tall, and he caught hold of tha
elephant's ear. "You people know noth
ing about It" cried he. "The -beast re
sembles a big fan."
The sixth wtaa the blindest of all,
and so he had quite a time finding the
elephant. But .when at last he had
succeeded, he merely seised the ele
phant's tail.
"You have all lost your wits, foolish
fellows!" he- called out. "For ttie beast
Is not like a wall, nor a epear, nor a
emake, nor a fan. nor a tree. He is just
exactly like a rope!"
Then the keener and the elephant
-iiiu i uu wnim mn ney irnij in six onna
men sat by the roaaslde and wrangled
and quarreled about b'm each certain
that he knew exactly how the animal,
looked, and each very Impatient "at the
- others for not agreeing with him.
Very often people who have eyes act
quite ss foolishly. Look about you, and
you will see. ' ,