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.