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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1908-4-16, Page 3HANDSOME "FANCY FREE" PIIL1TAPf3 you may ilea think your dN pussy Is as pretty ae "Fancy levee," whose picture you see here. WM. I venture to say that your pet Is hardly valued at $9600, as is "Fancy Free," Ile is a hanesomo Persian, of remarkable form and color, and belongs to Mrs; Cox, 110 was only one of many beautltul and valuable rats on exhibition at the last cal show, !told at Westminster, London. "Don Quixote," owned by Mrs, stanfurd, cost the same price. You can Imagine wbut rare Is given those aristocratic eats. Tet len sure they don't enjoy themselves halt as well as the other puselos who can roam Ellie nd To the " !n their net WAS (0 water -holy, anti n vet, lively Gra., too. 11 w'am a bey, and hie name Was Tom. When the old r utemen dropped 1:'m ho slipped away off the reek into the water. He route not help thinking about 20tH', although she was so moth bigger than he Was. and 1w wished be could harp ler 1n play with. As he was wanting clung the • retire. away ,IOwu under the water one day, 1," caw a round, green cage, Inside sat 0 lobe-t,r twiddling his horns, instead of 11un,bs. "Whet! Have yell been naughty" 'Inv, they put you In the lock-up?" .tithed Torn. "I cannot get out," the Iebster euid 1n a sad voice, "How did you get in?" sold Tem. "Through that round bole at the top," saki the lobster. "Why do you not go out?" said Tom, "Because 1 CAN'T!" and the lobster "RANCY FREE" about wherever they like and go mous.. Ing for a little fun and excitement. You would laugh be learn of the many curious names possessed by these haughty members of the cat aristoc- racy. At the last cat allow In London there were, among other puselee, "Breeze of Springtime," "Song of May," "Don P3squaie Of Thorpe" and "Light of Life," Ilow very common the unase fuming name of "Tabby" seems, com- pared with these high-sounding titles! Story About Kipling KIPLING, as a lad, was noted for his plunk and audacity in mis- ehlef. When be was very small his father took hin on a.sea voyage. The father became quite seasick, al- though t1te boy Buffered not at a11. Late the first afternoon a sailor rushed dra- matically to \there the suffering lather lay and pleaded: crawled ton thee yar darm, darm,, ar n' it he lets go he'll drown." "He won't let go," feebly murmured the parent or the reckless youngster, as he sank back on his pillow. Perfectly Prank. Discouraged Golfer—I really don't believe there's any worse player than myself, Caddie—There may be worse than you, sir; but they don't play. "T1IEP MET A BIND CLD GENTLEMAN" np a om Gran s X(agaiey s "Waler- Pabies," a children'a cleanl0 that 11 Ivor popu- lar). -' FLLII;'S mother took her down to the seaside to spend the J summer, She was a good 111 - Ile girl and everybody- loved her. Many happy hours she spent fishing on the reeks with her nurse. One day she took her fishing net and went out on the rocks to spend the Afternoon. They met a kind old gen- tleman who said he would go Ashing with them. Ho told Ellie many won- derful stories about the sea and the things that live in It. Ellie asked him if there wore any children In the water, as there used to Inc. "If there are, I should like to see them," said she. , "Why, you strange little girl," lie, "IT BIT HIS FINGER" Bald, "there are no children In th0 water." "Yes," said Ellie, "I know there uses lo be l'hildren and mermaids, too, and mermen; 1 have seen them In pictures." "No, no, my dear," he said, "you are mistaken." But Erne was not convinced by what he said. ''Why are there no water -babies?" she asked. "Because there are not," said he. Just et that moment he felt his net get very heavy under the weeds. He lifted 11 out quickly, "Dear m0!" he cried, "what a queer pink thing is this! It bac eyes—why, 11 is a wonderful thing!" "It Is a water -baby!" cried Ellie, and, of course, 1t was. "Water -fiddlesticks, my dear," said the old gentleman, and lie poked the queer pink thing with his linger. It bit his (Inger until It bled. "Oh!" he exclaimed. Ho dropped the pink thing en the seaweed ane it dived Into the water.. "But It was a water -baby and I heard it speak," cried Ellie, "Ah, it is gone:" And with that she jumped down off the rock to try t0 catch 1t. As sire sprang she slipped and struck her head on a sharp rock. The ole gentleman tried to w'nkcn her, but she would not waken, l -Ie carried her home 1n leis arms. She lay quite still, only now and again elle woke up and said something about the water -baby, but no one knew what she meant, and the old gentlemen did not tell. Oflying . n etight thenwlmloht we ands eame her 50811 a pretty pair of wings that she ('Ovid not help putting them on. She flew with thein out the window, up through the Hotels; and nobody heard or Saw anything of her for a Very long while, Ellecourse, nti thet816 gentlemen thing ad caught W '91 awl- i i[ L/nff ( 1 Pear`t, JOCHO cried and whimpered pitifully, for he wits hungry. pits little mas- ter, Guiseppo, hugged the Utile ani- mal still closer to his breast and trudg- ed faster toward the village that lay Le- ttere him, Guiseppo was hungry, too, but this was not the first time he had been without food. Long ago he had learned to bear privation without a mur- JOCK° SEIZED THE CI3AIN mum of coInplsint. It was different With Jo,1ko; he was only a monkey and could fiasdly be expected to suffer patiently. Tee outskirts of the town gained, Guiseppo ensiling his accordion and be- gan playing Ills liveliest tune. Strange to Pay, not a person appeared In the street. He fancied he saw faces .peeping from behind half -doped shutters bet no one was In eight. Guleeppo did not Inlets, that not more than an hour before, the villagers had been warned to be on the lookout for a fierce bear Which had Strayed from a menagerie traveling thereabouts. Whereupon all the towns- eeople had immediately talion to shel- ter; nor had they any intention of com- ing forth until hews was brought of the bean"e .recapture. Ignorant of this, Guiseppo p10(1iled hopelessly through the street and out Into the tenor's. beyond, Wearily he threw himself down under the shadow of a tree, trusting that in sleep be might forget his hunger for a while. Jocko •nestled in the crook of his arm. Soon master and beast were wrapped in slumber. Guiseppo .was having deligbtful dreams of sumptuous banquets, while Jccko found himself in a dreamland where cocoanuts were heaped about In mammoth plies, whLei euedenly the monkey awoke with a start. The next moment he was chattering voln11]' and tugging at his master in great alarm. The lad grasped the situation at once, and was dlardly behind Joeko In climb- ing the tree beside hem. V1re11 might he, for not more than a few yards away Was a huge bear eyeing them fero- ciously. : The bear stationed himself underneath. the tree and glared savagely up at the two, For a long time the boy sat astride -a limb, with Joeko perched upon his shoulder. .then an Idea came to him. And a bright !doe, It proved to bel Guiseppobegan playing his aocor(1lon' at first softly, and then swelling out Into a beret of melody, immediately the etsaattention. n eofeookr became ippeaedthcross old boar became a merry, hilarious bruin. Changing the tune to a merry jig, Gut- aoppo was pleased to see the bear rear upon his hind legs and ettnee, from the tree il1At eo tlinuedl oIlls play- ing, however, and the bear stilt kept up. his antics, Then What d1r1 the lnpueent Jocko do but seize Hold. of the 0hain to they lledhtheebeawebs cktto nhe menagerie from which it had escaped. 1'ou may be sure that Guiseppo was well and ei rJi edelbatevningbett than they had done for many day. Appropriate. The small son of the minister had been banished from the tanto for naughtiness and was 'compelled to sit at a little sato table. When, the time ar- rived for Ilim to sa ' greet, he ransacked has memory fee Scriptural quOtatloes, end made use of the following, which he recited 1006 enough for his tattier mid mother In hear: "0 Lord, I thank Thee that Thou hast prepared a table for 1110 111 the presence of mine mremiest" AT horrible thing (Ines new An approach, almost Vico a Or betakrperhaps of glent.slzo Yt, 1s that I1tld6en tcreete f'1il' 0yoa. .uwny mew. But don't bo too gtaelt to (nape 1 p y011r mind, Just wall ltWbIle; the bug, you'll 111 d 18 tee -n npriet, without nnieb ado, fed transformed lata 0 cen01,, a 11 Ir err t. l.:" amt elle crawled all mite Ila,• �,' 1 t : g(t ;Ir. ,r, Ate' 1er rd s 1C-1i/teed, and still Pere (.8 8,1, r1 t r. St.u,.d 111, hole In the tee. ar,d s 1 u, cod (o-»' it right Ihlmrgh it. „11 , and U:0lh. But 110 (-orator was Ian' 1111.11 imdtle than the ln'lt. t,8 ,n ugl:t. tart ey tie 1,000 .and htl'I on. Ami 1tat 0 lily all (1,',, were, in tot• pot, t (1114(1 ever 8.01 8.1.11. The oYtrr 'J lWpcd ((01 o-,iu; 1.y, 1 /MIT 'e ln mu Ir flak( i,e cult:, n (r hl 148.•"- 1.0. �n kit; (1 if he Imd unt at lutl 311 en Ib, oil'. r Lurk, and 1a1'. cut t 1 the Lear. fie (14 4(111 the. It brier's -tag 0.144 i'u9ad wif 4 all his !night, lot the 1. 10. tor would not let "Come elerg,' sold Ter.,. "Do you not see she is Ocoee" and the eller w'a9 quiteIPIgo. eta(1ca(i. That s the end of the wleked otter. But the lobster would not "Come along, you stupid stick-in-Un- met/I" cried Tom, "or 1110 fishermen will catch you." But the luhater would nal let go, Torn saw the Gahermen haul lam up to the boetstde, and thought It was all up tor him; but when the 1c l i for caw the fishermen he gave spell a furious snap that he snapped out. of 1';s, ]land and out of the pct into the sea. But he bed left his claw behind, for 11 never came into his head to let go. And now a wonderful thing happened to Tom. He had not left the lobster but a few moments wt,en he came upon a wetter-baby—a real, nye water- baby—sitting on (Inc nand. When it saw Tom it cried: "Why, you are not one of eel You are a new baby. How glad I am!" And it ran to Tom and Tam ran to 1t, and they hugged and kissed each other. 01,, Where have you been all this time?" Tom sold at last. ies" FRIENDSHIP UN. MASKED BEFORE Groffre;t accepted the !n+ vltatlon to be premiere at the mrty . fngnlriesas 88 que topawhcl(Orhe Itilmade'Ip wooaretu.g tol be there. He was eformee that she Was going away 00 0 Malt for several weeks. Geoffrey and Elsie, you ]cnow, Were et one time the greatest frende; now they were enemies,. The eausop only a hasty Word or 50, spoken -be- tween them --the metal trivial reason. Geoffrey went to the party, attired in the handsome etIslunle of a cave, ]ler, Never wee there a (lore pdeter+ esque gathering 01 boys and - girls. Plerrettes and French baker boys, Colonial 10501es and Spanish bull-- "TI-IEY HUGGED AND KISSED" "T have le, , here for days and days; let re are 1-eielrede of us about the rocks." Tom looked at the baby again, and then he said: "Well, this is wonderful: I have seen tlydng11 like you again and again, but 1 thought you were shells and sea mals. I never took you for water-ba- bles lilte myself." Tom looked again at the water -baby and saw that It Teas Ellie, the little girl about whom be could not help thinking, and he was very happy, "Come," said Ellie. And, hand in hand, they went to the home of the Water -babies. And there they found dozens and dozens of water babies, all dressed In white bathing suits. They welcomed Tom with hugs and kisses, and no one was ever so happy as poor little Tom. "ON THE OTTER'S BACK" twiedlod his horns. "I have jumped upward and backwerd and sideways, and I cannot get out; 1 cannot And the hole." Tom looked at the trap and sap it was a lobster -pot, "Stop a bit," he said, "and turn your tail up to m5; I will pull you through." But the lobster could nut understand, so Tom reached -down the holo after him, and then the lobster was 00 clum- sy that he pulled Tem in head fere- most. FIullo! here's a pretty business," said Tom. 'Now, you take your great claws and break the points off these splices and then we ran both get out." Dear me! I never thought of that," said the lobster. They had not half got the spikes net when a great, dant eland came over them nod they saw it wee an otter. How she (1id grin and grin when she saw Tom' "Ah," she said, "1 have you lime, you THIS DEPARTMENT P ERITAPS you may remember how the toys of Denville*played l r all y sorts of games to amuse Little Girl and Little Boy. Clever little Ana - belle, the French doll, 1t was who thought of most of these games, And she it was who decided that Denville Moly must have a department store, 01(81 as all Lig elites possessed. So Anabolic plcadee with Little Girl, Who, Although a 1101(01, was ALMOST as geed u$ a (1011. And Little Girl pleaded with Father, 80(10 wee an "ont- and-out Mortal, Ittut even Mortals are SOmeilmes kind, es Annbrlle was Obliged to adroit when Father returned that evening with n delightful toy be bed puree:need during the day. That toy 8150 nothing else than a splendid doll's "department store," The very, next day Anabclie put all Do11ville to work, tarnishing the store. Right well the various departments Were etorked, toe. There eves every- thing, from french gowns And ha to to kitchen ntentile, 3110(1C 11. t (t [or per (Ingg_� u11 rcrold8et i v, r, 0m i, p1oo3 v, t!SFuii ed with thio hlhnbitants of Dollville.areIsieoltrl1ttIleenehev011)y rl1tet10i0V. ing stairway, therebY scatterer + 180516. be customers aryl' slchteeers right end left, vowed It 18115 tile moat c10Hghtfnl game the toys had ever played Per her. But soon.Anabolle, the manager or the etnrc, footle herself confronted by a Most elsturbing problem, Icer word came to her More lite dell SAles omen the1, Although teeny of the people else fling the store wished to buy, they hod (o money, In vain Anabello endaavored to think nt a ivay out of tide (1101('3 ty, "11 11 certain, " sold elle to Littie Girl, STORE TS DESERTED "tont we can't give our things sway. You must sett your Father to buy you some toy money," Little Girt spent over a year trying to induce Father to bring home toy money. Nor cmlid she understand for a long, long while that no fey money was ever made, In the meantime, all the people of Danville, laving had one look at the department store, gave it no further consideration, since they Were unable to purchaee any of the Moe things displayed. So there it stood deserted, save for two footmen,who guarded the moving siairWay and pre- vented the troublesome Teddy Beers front sliding down. Anobete shook her heard again and agate, and exelaimet, "Mortals are so very stupid, and etnerhik ofmati of money) 4. Trick Wager. .7101—I11 wager ell my marbles that you'll come ilolcn Irefn that chair be- loro 18010 you get yell All Mine that f 18oir't. Jim—Come lown1 Joe --1 won't. • inn (turning to gt)--Then stay there until 1 ask yet( again, (And Joe made up his taint he'd best "conte (101811.") A flit of Wisdola. Tloward—you lino\v, they say that a little learning's' a dangor0es thing, and I've found It to be tru0. Harold --Why, old chap? Howard. -Oh, Pin learning taller akatintte and If 1011 (101 "t believe •it's elangerons just 100k et. the 11um%e an ray head. , "SHE ELDW OUT THE WINDOW" Indian Myths AMONG Ole Micmac Indians, of Canada, the chief divinity is known as Glooskap. They be- lieve that when Gloosltap first made the animals, he made all of them very • large. Then of the great moose, Glooskap asked: "What would you de 11' you should meet an Indian?" And the moose, who was as tall as the highest pines, said: "I would tear clown the trees on hint." "You are much too strong," replied the god Gloosltap, so hemade the moose smaller and weaker, in order that the Indians 011511 kill the animal. Then to the squirrel, who was the 'size of a wolf, he said: "What would you do if you saw an Indian com- ing?" "I would scratch down the trees on him," fiercely replied the squirrel, "You, too, are stronger than you should be," murmured Glooskap. Thus saying, he took the squirrel in his hands and smoothed him down to his present size, Afterward 11e asked the great white bear: What would you do to the Indian?" And thegreat white bear ane\cored: I shoeld eat him at :hall Ct you in shank ants bdesolate put you fi waste, where you shall see but few Indians," said he. malsd where, theye gmightabest llservie 1110 purposes of his subjects; the In- dians. Steady Coin PLACE a emooth strip of paper upon the corner of a table. Upon this carefully stand upright a silver half -dollen. By n little practice You will gain the ability to draw the paper from beneath the coin without disturbing the position PAPER UNDERNEATH THE COIN of the latter. All that 10 required is a swift, steady jerk in a direction parallel with the edge of the coin --but you w111 find fife by no means easy of aceom- pllshment, 1s-, The Very Worst Klan. 'Jl little bey was melted whore he thought was the 1110(11 wicked loan mentioned in the Bible, "Mbeelf," responded the boy, after come reflection. When requested lila reason for the strange (Melee, he said; men, beeriest tlieeabrol been all ttlie 1Cemt lnandmOhte at Once" Fitting ilimself for The leosition, /rather—My boy, when yet see h high 10adltg Alot street COrn era What do yell suppose 11e le Ailing hire - 05)1 for in 11107 Sas;.l'o be is policed s.1, BOTH WERE ASTONISHED fighters romped and danced side by side. And they all had the merriest time imaginable. A demure little miss dressed as a Swedish peasant girl attracted Geof- frey's attention, He approached her, bowed in true cavalier fashion, and,.elle- gulsing his voice, engaged in conversa- tion with her. The two found one an- other very interesting, Indeed. The more 00, inasmuch as neither was able to rec- ognize the other. The cavalier devoted himself to the Swedish peasant girl during the remain- der of the evening. When refreshments were screed he escorted her to the table. Meantime he was growing more and more anxious for the time of unmask- ing. (et his rurinetty was equaled, it not surpassed, by the little peasant girl, Then they unmasked, Perhaps you have already surmfeed what happened. Yes, there sat Elsie and Geoffrey rec- lug each other! For a nu,ment they were overcome with astonishment. Then both laughed heartily', Who could bare done otherwise? Of ,•purse, after that the two became friends again. Geoffrey and Elsie unite in declaring they were friends all the time, only their friendship was "meek- er]." for a w11110. lint the "unmasichng't was the happiest kind of a juke. The King's Gift. Bing Edward recently sent the queen of Spain a Httle English doggie. This doggie traveled all the way from Eng- land 1n Spain Ina comfortable basket. But comfortable though the basket was, you may know that he was very glad to reach the end of his journey. The Magic P.t (e p m DO wish I had sae good broth 1 or soup to give mother," sobbed Gretchen, burying her head in her arms. Gretchen did, not care se much for herself. But, you see, her mother lay ill in the next room, and the lasa of the food had disappeared. The littleirl began to despair. She knew her mother would not like to have her beg food; yet what else could she do? All by themselves dwelt Gretchen and her mother, in the little cottage that stood on the very edge of the village, The mother gained a livelihood by sew - trig for the more well-to-do people 01 the town. She was paid very little, thanks I now give to thee; The favor you've done, so please stop your boiling for me.'" The little girl repeated this line. Then she took a nice bowl of soup to her mother, With such nourishing food the sink woman speedily grata better. A11 this time the magic pot served them well. But one day, after the pot had boiled for several minutes. Gretchen found, to her horror, that she had forgot the magic verso to mune It cease. Quickly the pot began to overflow. The foto he village cottage; ttcen, who had been alone, fled before the stream however, and since she heel fallen 111 the scanty hoard of savings had van- ished quickly. Nor did any one come to her relief. Poor mother- (s Weak for lack of food. I must get her something!" and Gretchen wept afresh, My dear, you shall have ell the soup YOU wish," said a clear, sweet voice. Gretchen raised her tear -stained face In astonishment. There stood the nicest, dearest little fairy—ob, so much ulcer than any her Wore-be/Oka ever told about: "New, Gretchen," said the fairy, "dry Your tears and listen to what I'm about to tell you. Here hi a magic pot for )row, Whenever you wish a delicious Potful Of soup, simply place the pot on the stove tine say these -words: "Good Tittle pot, kind llttlo pet, a fa- vor I ask of thee: Quickly, I beg, a potful of soup have for me." Dorene f4retehen 00u1d recover from her syrpriae, n1' thunk 11e fairy, the sprite from Fairyland was gone. "Anti sem0 people say there are no f0triesl" joyfully murmured Gretchen, Soon the pot was bolting merrily on the stove. When It was in denger of boiling over, Gretchen removed It, but still the pot bollen. Then a tiny Voice 1hi5per'ed in her ear: "You must say: ' 'Good little pot, kind little pot, my to the house Where her mother was sewing. Of the the were eon -m lledletoic'lirnb upon their rooftops to eeca71e from the waves of sweet soup, 'Cit ll(1, I shall give you 10,000 plover] 0f gold ie you will save us from .this disaster!" shouted the richest man of the village to Gretchen, who stood upon the ridgepole of a house epee- site the speaker. Then all at once there came to Gretchen the correct words of the verse. So nervous Was she from fright and the thought of the calamity she hadbrought upon the people that she could hardly utter them, ]3irt leer alnmst Inaudible murmur served the purpose intended. ilnmotllately the 11000 began to eubalde• ante Wang,/to say, within len minutes not a trooe. of soup remained. Thus the village was saved for within an 110ur the town eVOUlJ otherwise have been Aube merged . and every one drowned cit souItwasa curious fact the pot was not to b0 found after the accident,;. 1108 gift, Blese ut Gieitlientearedllittle for this,' 1n151111101 n0 1110 Wealthy man made good Ills worts and bestowed Upon her .the 1.0,0110 pleces' of. gold.' And, of 80nrse, with all this mnn0y in their possession Gretchen end !ler mother Lived In comfort over after.