Southern Oregon Miner, Thursday, May 3, 1945 SEISING CIRCLE NEEDLEWORK A Bell Á* Adano' fa t J o h n H e r s e y — u. rsA tu as. O S K ’ Button - On • F rockt For Old Furniture Daffodil Cutwork Pillowcases Tulip Apron Makes a Nice Gift . 1 1 7 O U L D you ever guess that ’ ’ the homely old chair at the right could be made to aeem at home in a smart modern room? A simple frock of medium blue cotton rep with darker blue bind­ ing and fringe made the trans­ _ and even then was somewhat late. “ Do as I say. Hurry.” But we are very glad to have him And then the priest resumed in his hollow voice: ** . . . consolation here." Father Pensovecchio spoke of the poor, hope of the sick, pa­ with feeling. "We are glad that he tron of the dying, terror of the de­ is one of us. Because of this man. I believe that the Americans are mons.’* my friends. You must believe the And the people responded: "Pray same thing, my children.” for us." Major Joppolo noticed that the The priest said: "Protector of the skin of the neck below the blonde Holy Church.** hair, though clean, was quite dark, The people were just In the mid­ and he wondered whether the hair dle of responding: “ Pray for us.** was naturally blonde. He wondered when they heard a stroke of the bell about this off and on during the over their heads. Worship had to mass which followed. stop while the bell rang, for its After mass he left quickly, to vibrations shook the whole church. avoid the embarrassment he knew In his office Major Joppolo blotted would resplt from mingling too C H A PT E R IV the letter and folded it. much with the crowd. He took time only to tell Giuseppe that he had a Borth said: "What time is it?" ••You could have read the procla­ mations which our friends will post, The Major looked at his wrist little interpreting for him to do that Fatta. You would not have had watch. "Seven twenty-six," he said. afternoon, and to look into the face anything to lean against while read­ Borth said in Italian: “Zito, if of the blonde. ing because the proclamations will you are such an expert on bells, On the fifth day of the invasion a be posted on the walls upon which what is that one ringing for at seven babel stood in line in front of the you depend. The hour <4 the read­ twenty-six in the morning, and al, shop of the baker Zapulla. There ing. that is to say about live o'clock, alone?" were many women, mostly dressed would have been bad far you, be­ Zito said: “It is strange. That is in black, and a few men. They cause it is the hour when you are a church bell. From the tone I talked in loud voices, each clamor­ overcome with energy and are able would say it was the bell of San ing for an audience. to lift a bottle of wine to your lips. "He has a furious energy," said Angelo." “But the others will read, Fatta. "San Angelo!” The Major jumped Maria Carolina the wife of the noisy They will learn that the Americans up. He said, " I promised the priest cartman Afronti. “ He told small are our friends. They will learn of I would come, I got thinking about Zito to report for work at seven the changes. They will know what the old bell. Zito, show me the way each morning. Zito thought that no to do. They will avoid the punish­ Run. Zito, this is terrible." official would be up that early. Zito ments. For them, Adano will be a Zito darted out of the door, and went to work at seven and a half, new town, and life will be different. the Major ran after him. and the Mister M ajor told him that » For you, it will be the same. You Three or four idlers, sitting in the there would be a new usher unless will do wrong, and you will be pun­ morning sun, thought it was undig­ the old usher could wake up on time ished. Adano will still be a place of nified of the new American Major in the morning." Cutwork Pillowcases fear. to chase little Zito through the Carmelina, the wife of the lazy “Look at the lazy Fatta. people! streets. If he wanted to punish Zito. Fatta, who was at the head of the I IN E N , cotton or mercerizecf thread are all suitable for the Do not be like him. Read the line, said loudly: “It would be pleas­ fascinating art of “ cut work.” The proclamations. Acquaint yourself ing if Zapulla the baker got up on ^ with the new Adano! I have cried." time in the morning so that the spring daffodil design illustrated is lovely done in all white or in daf­ And Mercurio Salvatore moved bread would be ready.” fodil yellow. The design is 1614 the drum around behind him and Zapulla the baker, black with the inches long and 8 inches high at marched off to the several other wood coke of his oven, came out to the center. Buttonhole stitch and places convenient for shouting, and the front of the shop and roared: satin stitch are used throughout ft) his own way he told the people “Zapulla the baker has been up the design. about the changes which were to since four in the morning. If Zapul­ • • • come. la the baker hears remarks, he is T o ob tain tra n s fe r p a tte rn s fo r the D a f­ Father Pensovecchio could not re­ liable to go back to bed and let fodil Cut W ork P illo w case s (P a tte r n No member when so many people had 5291) and co m p lete in struction s on how to the bread burn up." come to the Church of San Angelo. cut w o rk e m b ro id e ry send IS cents In "Do you remember," said Mar do coin, plus y o u r na m e , address and the It was a pleasure, certainly it was gherita the fat Craxi’s formidable p a tte rn n u m b er. a pleasure, to have so many come to wife, "do you remember how the the Church of San Angelo. Mayor Nasta used to hold office <*“ <*»<*• <*- <*■<*•<*• <*. - a — a thought which made him very un­ the hour when we were all busy easy. What if the Mister M ajor with our children? And how we had should not come? Think of the to apply in writing to see bim? And shame. Think of how the other how we bad to wait ten days? And priests would laugh. Think how this how he would treat us when we did J A General Quiz C- <*• <*• <*• A- O- ne husband, what is it called? 9. Does the Panama canal show meanwhile. Father Pensovecchio self, especially since it was unlikely hungry if certain people do not hold a profit? their tongues." was growing frantic. Most of the that he would catch him. heads in his crowd, his lovely Mercurio Salvatore, crier of the 10. What is quicksand? The acolyte Ludovico, sitting on crowd, kept turning toward the door the steps of the Church, looked up town of Adano, was near the end of T h e Answ ers instead of facing the silver crucifix in amazement at the little Italian be­ the line, but even though he toned which survived the fire of 1553. ing chased by the American officer. his voice down to his conversational 1. Liberty Enlightening the In his office M ajor Joppolo said: He wondered why the American was whisper, th i whole line could hear World. “They took the bell away on the chasing the Italian. The pair had him when he said: “I wish to tell 2. Chester is English for the fourteenth of June. That is a month run right past Ludovico up the steps you something. I asked him if Roman word castra or camp. less two days. That is not so much of the Church before it occurred to could listen to my radio. Many of these towns were sites of time. Considering how things are him that perhaps this was the Amer­ “He said: 'Why not. crier?’ Roman camps. done In our Army, perhaps not much ican Major. He got up quickly and **I asked him what station I would 3. Approximately 70 gallons of has been done with the bell. Where ran up the steps after the two of be permitted to listen to. I asked: oil. was it sent, Zito?** them, but he was too late; they were •Should it be the Radio of Algiers 4. Pieces of bread. Zito said: **To the provincial gov­ already inside the door. or should it be the Radio of London .5. Yes. At the December sol­ ernment at the town of Vicina­ The entire congregation stood up. which is called B BC.?** stice it is nearer the sun than any m are.’’ "He said: ‘Reception here is best other spot on earth is at any time. The lazy Fatta even stopped lean­ M ajor Joppolo said: “ Perhaps it ing against the pillar. There was a for Radio Roma. Why don’t you 6. The a rt of the theater. got no farther. Perhaps the bell is considerable amount of murmuring, listen to the one you can hear the 7. The humming bird. still sitting in its crate in Vicina­ and as the M ajor walked up the best?* 8. Polyandry. m are.” " I said: ‘Can you mean it? Radio aisle, puffing and wiping the sweat 9. Yes. Zito grew excited: "Do you think from his face, many people whis­ Roma is anti-American. It has noth 10. A bed of sand so water- that is possible?’* he asked. pered: "Kiss your hand, kiss your ing but slander for the Americans. soaked as readily to engulf any­ The M ajor said: " It is possible. hand.” “And he said to me: ‘Crier, I one or thing that attempts to rest We must And out.” As soon as he saw a pew that was love the truth, and I want you to upon it. And he took a piece of foolscap not too crowded. Major Joppolo gen­ love it too. You listen to Radio from his brief case and began a uflected and slid into it. Zito im i­ Roma. You will hear that it is three letter: tated him and squeezed into the fourths lies. I want you to judge “To: Lt. Col. R. N. Sartorius, same pew, which was too crowded for yourself and to want the truth C.A.O., Vicinamare, Prov. of Vicina­ then. Then perhaps you will want to mare. The congregation seated itself. listen to the other broadcasts which "From : Major V. Joppolo, C.A O., Father Pensovecchio cleared his you cannot hear quite so clearly.’ ** Adano, Pro*. of Vicinamare. Margherita, the formidable wife throat. His confidence, which had “Re: Bell belonging to town of very nearly left him, was now very of Craxi, said: "Have you listened, Adano. much in evidence. He had his crowd crier?” "Undersigned would very much and he had his Major. Mercurio Salvatore said: “I have appreciate your initiating investiga­ M ajor Joppolo couldn’t help no­ listened. I could detect only one tion of records of provincial gov­ ticing two heads in the pew right in lie yesterday, but it was a big one. ernment of Vicinamare to see if you front of him. One was the head of Radio Roma said that Italianjorces can trace. . ; ' . * ’ a man, and it was bald. The other in the city of Vicinamare threw back The service in the Church of San was the head of a woman, and it three vicious Allied attacks. We all Angelo was taking a most unusual was blonde. knew that Vicinamare was in the v course. Having completed the sup­ By tilting his head a very little hands of the Americans late on the plication, Father Pensovecchio bit. M ajor Joppolo was able to find first day of the disembarkation." started reciting the Litany of Saint out that the bald head belonged to Carmelina the wife of the lazy Joseph. It was the longest litany his interpreter, Giuseppe. He was Fatta said: “It will be late on the he could think of offhand, and he not able, by tilting, to see the face fifth day before we get bread from repeated the words without any of the blonde head, but he could this baker Zapulla." sense of their meaning. Zapulla was impolite to Carmelina see that the hair was arranged fas­ “Joseph, most valiant, Joseph, tidiously, with no loose strands. because of what she said. He came FO R Q U IC K most obedient, Joseph, most faith­ “ If you remember,” said the forward and threw a piece of wood- ful, m irror of patience, lover of pov­ priest, "we were told that Ameri­ coke at her head and roared: "Si­ erty, model of workmen, ornament cans attacked priests and attacked lence!” of the domestic life, guardian of and killed women, and were all The woodcoke missed Carmelina’s » vifglog, safeguard of families. Protestants. But right here now is head, but hit the stomach of the Suddenly Father Pensovecchio an American of Italian descent who formidable Margherita. She ad­ broke*off. He had had an idea. He is attending mass, and is just as vanced, shaking her large fists. Za­ beckoned again to the senior «co- reverent as you are toward the pulla went back to his ovens, as if lyte and whispered in his ear: Church of San Angelo. He is a very he had not noticed where his wood- “Have old Guzzo ring the bell." busy man. He is so busy that he coke went. (T O B E C O N T IN U E D ! had to run all the way to church, "Now, father?" T H K » T O B Y T H U S H O B : The A m e ri­ ca* troop» a rriv e d a t Adxno. a «»aport la Ita ly , w ith M a jo r V ic to r Joppolo. Ibo A m t o t oflleer la charge. S ergeant B orth . a a M F . . was to bo la rb a rg o o» security. Tbo M a jo r aot o a t Im m e d ia te ly Io « l a the frien dsh ip of Ibo eltlseus, and to Im ­ prov» th e ir llv tag coadilioas. H o d eter- m lued Io rep la ce Ib e lr bell, which the G erm an s bad ta b ea . M a jo r Joppolo ta lk e d w ith F a th e r Pensovecchio. the n e i s leading priest. Ho ex p la la e d Io tbo priest « b a l bo w aoted to accom plish fo r the people of A daao. and secared tbo prom ise of the priest Io c a ll atten tion , a t m ass. Io Ibe posted c iv il las tra e llo a s . Th e M a jo r prom ised the priest th a t he would attend m ass the neat day. ASK MS ì ANOTHSK ? formation shown here. It is not difficult to make covers for a whole set of chairs in this man­ ner for, after you have fitted one cover, the pieces may be used as patterns for cutting all the others. N o tice Ihe ties th at hold the cover A rm ly fro m the Inside Th e c e n te r back e lu t­ ing adds both style and convenience T h e buttons a re m ade by co vering wooden m olds w ith the slip co ver m a te r ia l, and the bound buttonholes a re q u ic k ly m ade. e e e N O T E — T h e slip co ver shown here is fro m Book 5 which also gives la rg e d ia ­ g ra m s showing how to m a k e bound b u tto n­ holes. T h is 32-pege booklet I t fu ll of o ther Ideas fo r m a k in g Ihe m ost of old fu rn i­ tu re and things you h ave on hand. To gel Book b. te n d 15 cents w ith n a m e end a d ­ dress d ire c t t o : • » Tulip Apron D R E T T Y aprons are hard to find ■ these days—and very expen sive! So why not sew up a couplr of gay and giddy hostess aprons for gifts. Three-quarters yard of a pastel cotton will make o n e - use your brightest and cheeriest scraps for the appliqued tulips. • e M B S. 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