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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1908-4-30, Page 3CLSTOYOFA M: !Y ,tYTRSJ'I fl ((t T OW very 'eyeless my cousin Ak 1{ must have. been to tall from such a vlry We wall," mur- mured Jlumpty Dumpty, es he den- 1 glad his legs over the alone ledge. . Ile whistled a merry tulle, swing- atig ills body from side to side in time !to the melody, "Why, I could s't here all day with- The "Pirates" Score One DIFFICULT enough it was to ob. tarn Partner Green's permission 10 150 the old flat-bottomed e 1(Wb1,11011 d the task, and tltollIlloOoy Jtubbers,' jn duusequence, were tuba - lent, That Saturday. they reasoned, with/ Purely be the finest hind of a day. Hadn't It rained the 111st four Satur- days? SO it couldn't possibly- be batt for "live straight," as Skinny exllresee ed It. And on Saturday they were going-tto 11 Itch Jupe to the snow and have hrin low tient up tete creek to the best camping ground they 'told 1111d, • where they Intended to stay for ea least three dilys. There would be no trouble about Jupe, beeauso.lte had already been "promised" by Joe Stan - ton's father, Saturday afternoon came and found every member of the "i loody. mote- berg" at the Cove. Provisions Wero out the slightest danger," thougl t! he. But before ho had time to say 11 1 aloud, ho swayed a little too far to the left, lost Itis balance and landed* on the flagstones below with a crash and a smash. "Oh,- dear," sighed poorHumpty Dumpty, "I do wish some one would come along and patch me ups' Indeed, the battered fellow sadly needed patching. As though In an- swer t0 his plea the king's mon ap- peered. But they could do nothing for him, and left him in worse sta e than before. .A. band of good fairies passed that way, however, and took Pity 'ellen llumpty Dumpty. They formed a circle and danced merrily around the wountled egg. Then one of them (1 think 11 must have been the queen) tapped him with her magic wand, and he was as good as new. Not a bit of yolk or white was missing. Humpty Dumpty had learned a 1es- mANY, many years had passed 01n0e the Pilgrim Fathers landed upon the shores of New England. And 1t was long, long ago that the close descendants of those Pilgrims founded the little town of Mayfield. Men they were of grave and solemn mien; strictly upright and just, yet, withal, seeming to find little joy or cheer In life. Mies Katherine glanced about the schoolroom in which were seated her many pupils—some very good, some very mischievous, and some thy far the Alt] oughest t he at) ncestors s of neust half ar y anent them were stern-faced Puritans, not a gloomy countenance was 1.0 be seen here. Miss Iitty wondered what those self -same Puritan ancestors would say to the plan. she was about to propose to their boy and girl descendants. The ist of May would arrive within the week. Mayfield had never celebra- ted May Day. The Pilgrims frowned upon May dances and maypoles and all such frivolous amusements, and some- how the celebration was never adopted by their grandchildren or their great - great -grandchildren, But Miss K1tty was determined there should be a testi- vet tide year. Fancy any place having the name of Mayfield and then not ush- ering in properly the glorious season oI May! So, first of all, the teacher described to her charges how May Day was cele- brated, both In olden and modern times; how some Of the ceremonies are derived from Roman observances in honor of the goddess Flora; how the maypole it- self was originally used in the worship of nature In the Fast, and how many new customs, among them a pilgrimage to the fields and meadows, followed by a feast, were introduced by the people of Merry England. LIXi1D o(lk TUI OAK6 son. He resolved nevermore to true himself to a wall. And ho resolved that he would devote himself there after to assisting his brother Humpty Dumptles to avoid accidents. In theft behalf he summoned the hens before him, addressing them in this manner. "Oh, good chickens, knowing how easily we Humpty Dumptios are broken, why do you not try to make Your eggshells stronger? Why don't you eat rubber? I'm -sure that Would make the shells much more service- able to us." In his eagerness to enlist the ehielt- ens in his cause, Humpty Dumpty for wall ibehindlohim ss Soon his gestures became so violent that, before he could eave himself, he toppled off his perch. One kind little hen sought the queen of the fairies and told her of Humpty Dumpty's plight, But the queen 01117 shook her head as she en- swered: No, 100 shall not help him again. IIo was so vain as to imagine he could help his brothers, when he couldn't even take caro of himself. X think he deserved ills fate," So, When the sun came Out and Shone warmly uponhim, poor Hump- ty Dumpty was "scrambled." THREE brothers atom] on the sum- mit of the hill. A pretty hill 11 Was—as pretty as any in Der- byshire—with a -pleasing view stretch- ing on all sides, But none of the NCB, when things went by con- traries Goblins ruled the tlhy fables, I Who were whipped by these bad elves; O'er discolored bruises crying, ee Patrice, in strall1e way t'Oplyigt algae. One and all goblins defying, - 1 Into Violets oltaegoci i)h1mselvOs, go that nett this shrinking flower, ' i1d1s itself in leafy bower 1!'rom itf '�Oel And liellue and purple raiment. t;.fl)m iing Is of future payent. r For each 1)10W. °Fere the goblin babes went sleeping, ',Baena their elders eam0 a -pooping In the nu1001'y far prallttinge; Sintering, With evil nods, 'They Applied thetgolden-rods, • And the 1Ady's-slipper„pods Ser10d for spankings. `'s, -- Once A goblin chef didWlsh ` ! That he lied a nMee,.131g dish For hle butter; When 111e teas lid 1tft0d. 11114 leo beheld a butter -cup To hold butter; brothers felt Its beauty this weremorn- hfbtnIoan- ne for little bidding and they would be separated; gone along three different paths,perhaps never to meet again. Too sad for further words, they clasped ,rands once more and then turned to go. Not yet had they de- scended the 11111, when one brother waved his arm, crying: "Come back, my brothers! Coale back i” When they rejoined hire, be drew from his pocket three acorns. "Let us give these acorns our names," said he. 'Then We shall plant them, and where the acorn grows into a tree, so will he whose name it bears prosper; but s11a11 it not grow, or shall the tree be blasted, it will be as a sign that the brother it represents be in sere need or dead." So saying, he planted the three no01'ns, Agn.in the brothers said geed - bye and parted. Two of the brothers Journeyed into distant lands, the third stayed at the old hone In Derbyshire. You may know holy anxiously this brother watched and tended the acorns, and protected ro to ted the saplings as best he could er. Days and weeks and. years flew by. The three oaks were growing stm'- ally; yet no word passed from one brother to another. Then a hard winter came, and one of the oaks suc- cumbed to the heavy plants that swept over the hill. In sorrow, the third .brother folded his arms, bent his head and murmured; -�Now John 10 dea0e11d." other years 11a8, The two re- maining oasts throve. But finally there mane a terrine storm. Struck by lightning, another of the oaks lay tole and tWIstol on the grounl. And , the brother, standing beside the oak, 131(10 prone muttered sadly to (himself; "Alas! lames is dead. I ala alone in the world," h few clays later the man dleap- peared front his old home, nor Was he 0001' heard of again. Perhaps It may bo that the magic of thespell was broken after the death of wo Of the brothers; for, although ages tssloiielinessaltPe Pie standing, ven st[ this monarch upon what is now known as Oaloor 11111, In Derbyshire, England, Rut what has become of the third brother? No oneseems to Imo*, This recital interested every boy and girl so mucic that when Miss Kitty un- folded her plan it was received with en- thusiasm. They were anxious to pre- pare for the celebration at once. At first they desired to have a king, as well as a queen of May, blit their teacher ex- plained that the king of May had pass- ed out of existence a long time before. Who was io be queen. The choice How Jacky Won the Prize JACKY felt bad, Indeed, because ho was not permitted to enter the con- test. You see, father had offered a prize to the boy who captured the larg- est fish during their excursion to the creek that afternoon. Harry, Robert and Jim were t0 go. Off they trudged, laden With fishing tackle, while lonely Jacky Was left behind. "Soon 1t became very irksome 1n the house, with no one to play with but a sleepy cat—a cat that didn't want to play at all. Therefore Jacky ran out of doors through the orchardand into the meadow beyond. Plumping himself down under the old apple tree, Jacky looked into the brook which rippled along close by. But this only served to make him more dissatis- fied with himself. .Harry, Robert and Jim were looking into water, too—but they were fishing! Then a sudden thought came to him. Searching in his pocket, 110 brought forth a tangled piece of string, Some- where about'his Jacket he found a pin, which he carefully bent into a hook. He'd often seen little minnows in the brook, so he was going fishing, too. A fat worm was found and placed upon the hook, the cord was tied to the hoot', and soon the wee fisherman was busy. The minutes passed but he didn't notice time now. Wasn't he fishing? He was supremely happy. All at 01100 there came a tug, and the next Instanta big fish leaped right out of the water upon the bank. (tulcic as a wink, Jack seized the struggling fel- low in Ills jacket and ran with all his might through the meadow and the or- chard, up to the house. Harry and Robert and Jim camp home each with a -goad catch. I•Iarry claimed the prize for the largest fish. But Just as father was about to bestow upon him the splendid fishing -rod, mother and Jacky cried; "Wait." Father was taken out into the kitchen, and there was pointed out to him the large trout Jacky had captured 1n the brook. It was ever so much bigger than Harry's flail. 130. amid the congratulations of his brothers. Jacky Was awarded the prize. • A. Charming May Basket was a. matter of greatest importance. Many Of the girls were exceedingly popular; indeed, probably the only lasel0 who fancied she wouldn't have the slightest chance to be queen was hale Florence, Only a few weeks before this time Florence had bidden good-bye to the sunflowers of Nebraska and begun her Journey eastward. 'Uncle Tom and Aunt Mary had pleaded that the little girl be lent to them for a while, In order that she might recelve a good school train- ing. Where Florence lived, in Nebras- ka. she wag too far front the nearest school. Nor had she a single boy or gg1r1 playmate. Yet she was not lonely. Her four -footed friends among the horses and cattle were numerous; even the roll- ing pralries, a green -covered ocean, with Its heaves and swells, and the vast cornfields, seemed like iriende to her. And so sorry she was to leave such friends, and the little house under the shadow of a great mud bank, and father. and mother. 'Then she was ever so shy among echoo1 children. She did not know that her gentle and unassuming ways had already won her many friends, ' It was Tommy .Smith—generous, !m puleive, kind-hearted Tommy—who sus - seated that inasmuch as strangers should be shown every courtesy and made to feel at home at once, Florence should be honored by the choice of queen. And she wtes! The shte girl was so unselfish heseelf that every other girl felt ashamed of her own self- ishness, and eagerly greeted Florence as sovereign. .As though pleased at the homage ren- dered her, Mother Nature was In her very best mood on May Day. But among those who greeted Mother Na- ture there could be no One more joyful than Queen Florence, as, seated 1n her flower -decked chariot, elle was drawn 117 her faithful subjects to the scene of festivity in the meadow. YIQQpIoe&7 at Mon YOU can matte a nice little May basket by cutting out this' de- sign from Vail -colored card- board, Thee back should be exactly like the front, of course, and the twe Parts may readily be sewn together or attached In similar manner. Lacing back and forth through the holes with appropriate ribbon is suge gested, An attractive handle you can easily Improvise; or use ribbon, if YOU wile STEEPLECHASE is held each year at Eton College, in England. There are two events—ono open to the "school" and the other to the "juniors." Li this year's steeplechase, held some weeks ago, seventy-four boys were entered. Among those competing in the junior event was the youthful earl of Lisburne. You see him, in the picture above, taking off his walking shoes. Ile is 10 years old, and the owner of 42,800 acres of land. You also have a photograph of the runners lined up for the chase. The second figure on the right is a lad also of the nobility. This is Vis- count Carlton, the 10 -year-old son and heir of the earl of Wharncliffe. RIDING LIKE "SIXTY" a placed In the custody et Skinny, and Jack Warner appointed lieutenant. These were carefully Inspected and it may becaddednted that they won. erefreely tested, as well; and that the supply was somewhat smaller by the time they were ready 1,o hitch up Jupe. Just then they heard a shot from around the Bend. "Come on, let's see who's shootIn'!" "Guess it's some one baggin' ducks!" These and many other exclamations came from thegroup, who promptly deserted the Cove for tate Bend. They could start on the scow 'most any time, you know; but not every minute could they see a "duck' shootln," Joe Stanton paused irresolutely a mo- ment; then he led Jupe to the fence and tied him to a post. The' quarter mile to the Bend was covered in an exceedingly short time, but when the advance guard of the "Robbers" arrived panting at the spot from where they assumed the sound had come, they heard another shot some distance above. And the more they walked, the further "above" the shots seemed to sound; untll, at last, they derided to return, 4,Ve'l1 never ilnd a camp 'less we get the boat a-tnovin' right now," said Skinny emphatically. The others agreed and trudged back t0 the Cove as rapidly as their wear- ied limbs would permit. But when they reached the Cove they found, to their astoushment, that Jupe was missing. And he eves missing the rest of the afternoon. Not until that evening was he found, calmly grazing In a meadow owned by Joe Stanton's father. Around hia neck was tied a piece of dirty paper, upon which was scrawled the following: "You fellers think yur smart, but you ain't. We kep shootln that gunn to draw yu awn. An maybeo you no who tele yur hors now, Y.ur enemy, MIKE FL ANNIGAN, "Captain of Bloody Pirates." The "Robbers" said some horribly nasty things when they read the note. Did they know who stole their horse? 00 course they did. Mike Flannigan could ride like "sixty." when bareback, and one and all could see him in their mind's eye gallop - Ing along the lane that led front the Cove, leaving then without means of. getting to thelr camp, for they couldn't pole against the stream fon, any distance, that was certain. Yes, the "Pirates" hadscoredone. "But It'll be our turn next," fierce• ly declared the "Robbers." And it was. 460111E Cf:7Y itt CIIff'M: i TATTER w0. called him. In- lF+ &smu0h as the name doesn't even hint what kind of ani- mal 1te was, I night as welltell you ,that Patter was a chipmunk. And a handsome fellow he was, too—all white underneath, from 1115 forefeet to the tip 01 Itis- tall1 a {away red and brown above, tivlth black and white streaks running lengthwise down his back, and black spreading over the uppor surface of his tall. Then he had a cunning lit- tle face, with lines of white drawn from the tip of the nose to each ear. a;totnhores 13011,111 d. aayn-dasIt were Jugag we passed Jenkins' barn, something that looked 111[0 a squirrel popped out. the door and ran down the road. Billy threw a stole with all his might (boys always have a stone or some- thhrg ready to throw, you know), and knocked the poor little thing 0110r. I ran to it, piclted it 'up in my arms and carried It home—after I'd scolded B111y, Who certainly de- served it• When tattler Caine home Ile said the animal WAS 11 0)1i1)01011 IC, not it squir- rel,and that 1t didn't seem to be very baly Mart, except that ono foot wee lamed. 113ureed fatter and cured fee - hint until 11e W00 entleely well, By that tine he had become so tame that Ile didn't wish t0 leave tis, So Patter stayed. I wouldn't have kept him otherwise, 'cause father doesn't believe in caging poor animals PIIRTHek., ADVENTURES' OPIP1185 - d fAJ WOtJ$EA' "TIGHTLY OIIIP I G TILE NECZS- that are much better oft In the woods. But we were very. glad that the lit- tie fellow did choose to stay. He Wasn't any trouble to us at all, and he was j110. 1110 very nicest pet you meld have. Ho would perch on Your shoulder and chatter in a gurgiy sort of a Way that Was Very fuuny. And he'd eat 'most anything We gave into—raw pleat, bread!, cheese, milk— everything but flslh and eggs. He'd go hunting, too, after mice, frogs flies, beetles, butterflies, moths and other insects, Many a house he taught. Indeed, he Wee 0. tenth bet- tor 0100Oer than Tabby, who Wouldn't de anything but oat What we gave her tend then ttap. Patter soemod to be especially fond --A„Pp of me.. Ile never seemed to forget that it was I who brought him home. and nursed 111n, and he appeared to wish to shave holy grateful 11e was. whenever he had the opportunity, Then the darling little chipmunk. did something for which I shall al- ways be grateful to him. You see, it was a .really and truly beautiful pearl heckler° that father presorted m0 on my birthday. And when the necklace disappeared you can't imagine how I grieved. The must tantalizing throb about It ail was that I couldn't think where I possibly could have lost 1t. You AOC, I hadn't worn it. It still should have been lying snugly in lay, Jewel case. But Patter was a better detective than S. lie knew something was the matter, and I'm sure he tela. Just OA sorry as I. Ile did alt ha could to Comfort one. That 110 bolted- 0.110r stO wise and darted off without even -a little squeak of good-bye. He scampered was the last Ilsawllal him'thatand aftthat r. .11001. I supposed he must be hunting mice. It was almost time for father to reach home, when 1 heard a patter at my elbow. Turning my tread, I saw that dear little c1tpnhunhc tightly, gripping In his mouth tile lost eeck- lacel You may knell, how I hugged and peace film. You neve)' 141110 n chipmunk smile, I suppose, so there Isn't inuoh use telling you how Patter looked. But he was Mightily happy. SO was I . you may be sera I didn't know where Patter hall found the 110Fklao0' until he caught at my arm and coaxed 016 to tib attle, Where I teaed, 111 the wall be - Wad an old trulrk, the Mete Of a 10100, whore Were many little stOlch artiel05. I]vldently the Jewel 'rise had been open, and a mouse had o(reled aWIIY the n00111a00, No atn00)11 Of Menne, could have bought patter atter that, Even Billy, 10110 didn't like the-'chllnulmk a hit (I s'poso localise Pettey item trust ltlm), admired the tunnina follow Ira- ateeeely when he heard the story.