HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1908-6-25, Page 3)4d�i-'+ UNDER THE Skil, O A MUMMY SORCERER
pHEN Grandpa puts his "glasses"
on,
Ho
Ho re so very wase;
He says so many 'portant things
And reads all that he tries.
I got his epees" the otter day,
And set them on my nose;
I couldn't read a single word—
Why was it, do you s'pose?
® f/SireMiv cESAS77oiYaNtli»
ALMOST Eke a fairy story is the tale
Of a man who deserted the mu-
sic of the organ for the music of
the stars. In the first place, William
Herschel hadn't the faintest idea that
ho would become an astronomer, He
was a member of the band of the Hano-
verian Guards.. Having deserted, in the
midst of ❑ war with France, because
he wasn't at an fitted for war, he made
Ins way to Bath, England. Isere he
(succeeded in obtaining the position of
organist at the Octagon Chapel, and
emit for his sister Caroline to join him.
Wishing to gain a thorough knowledge
of music, the young man began the
study of mathematics, and so hard did
he work that he became quite proficient.
Then the thought occurred to him that
he could apply his learning In astron-
omy, as well as in music. Therefore,
he set about making a telescope. Inc
;sister Caroline had no easy time keep-
ing the house tidyWhile her brother
William was transforming bedroom and
drawing room Into a carpenter's shop
and foundry,
But William Hersebel succeeded in
this as well as he had in his other. en-
deavors. His telescope was completed.
Then, On March 13, 1181, as he was look-
ing through the home-made telescope,
he espied a blaze of light, which looked
larger when magnified, instead of be-
coming smaller and brighter, as 1s the
manner with stars. Tho youthful Han-
overian had discovered a new planet!
And soon the world was talking of the
discovery. George III Bent for him to
come to Windsor. He pardoned the
young astronomer for deserting the
Hanoverian army, and then became
Hersehel's pBatron, granting him an In-
come sufficient to permit him to give
up music teaching.
With allllossibis apparatus now at his
disposal, Herschel did -much to distin-
guish himself after his discovery of the
planet of Uranus (or Georgium Sidum, as
It was first called) And you may be
sere that his faithful sister always re-
mained with him, working for him as a
famed and honored man of science Just
as she had when his star -gazing was
done through the home-made telescope.
➢VNTU?D S 0P'.e
DAS LOLL rLfrllLy+
Thlrcl ,Adventure,
F011 a Long time the kindly artist re.
fleeted upon bls (Ovation of the Sea -
"I
Family.
"I do wonder what adventures 'will
befall them," he mused, "Surely, no
end of - accidents will happen. Thera
should be some one to look after them.
I believe 071 send them a physician who
can patch them up when they need
mending,"
Mr, Artist at once began to create a
doctor to the Sea -Shells. He placed an
Ordinary, clam shell upon his canvas.
Using the umbo or crook to form the
nose, he drew a face upon the shell and
then sketched the body on the canvas.
With paint from his magic eseel be
then ;cave the physician a black suit..
white spats and added a fringe of gray
hair at the back of the bald head.
There's a respectable old gentleman
Am you!" exclaimed Mr. Artist, as the
Sea -Shell gentleman dropped from the
canvas and made a. dignified bow.
When he had been Instructed to seek
his fellow Sea-Sholle and administer to
their needs, the physician stalked rap-
idly over the sand. And rho artist,
reeling that lila work waa done for a
time, made hie way back to the hotel.
The Sett -Shell family had been busy
all the while. Atter they escaped from
the boy who imagined them duteous
dolls, they renewed their search for a
dwelling place.
bliss had been skipping along in front
of the others, waren suddenly she cried:
'Oh, thore'a a nice, big shell yIOnderl"
Indeed, it proved to be an immense
then, and Mrs, ;Sea -Shell at once had
visions of a nice home to be made in it.
alley began arranging their pebble fur -
Mame as they had done in the sand
melte which had been destreyod.
New Johnny SetaShell wee rather
indolect—at least ho didn't like this
kind of work, 'Wherefore, fleteing the
deet opportunity, ho separated himself
from the groupand Went for a stroll on
the beach,
Halt an hour later he dragged him-
self to tiro shell home, sobbing and
lnecaning. It seemed that a pony, gal-
loping along the beach, had trampled
him, el -tithing a leg and badly mangling
one arm. Mr. and Mre, Sea -Shell worn
inmost beside themselves, What could
tbev do for their son?
'i'S'q must g•0 find the artist," finally
cried 1(11',e -
S ttSholl I e I; "per -
Moe he
In d sp ar nar-IYashe tea
do so In
Jest. then there cam '
e 11 kneek at the
antra
eco to the rice se , Etsle Went
to sooh 1.
w o the e visitor could iia and was
ocnfr nt
0 q
d by the See -Stoll doctor.
t •.
"UMI I as n1 I
o v set v nes are agrove-
reclutrtld,'± told t10 a gentleman, got
glance Ire took m the sittratiou at
glance.
'Under tho doctor's, 51811181 ,.halide,
Johnny See -Shall wee soon mended,
Then Me, Sen -Shell, obaerving that all
denser was past, -
grancfully
thanked
the doctor and proceeded to glee Johmt
D. 0 sootd1 g JohrY Johnny
attics Olrien e In r future, Ara the e
Whale escorted the o0oC
tln'ongh their shell Imine 00 that he
doral admire its beauties.
THEY ESCAPE IfBOM AN ENRAGED CAVE BEAR
SYNOPSIS OF PREcEEIN0 CHAPTERS.
TBE twine, Ray and Raymond, visit a
0atera1 history muaeuee to Inspect the
000e 1 collection, and are accidentally
locked 1n. poring the night a TAMMY
Egyptian neat (ends them batik millie a of
years. They attend a meeting of the
toothed birds. Escaping from two battling
monsters, they ride upon the back of the
2eugiodon,w,o swims out to nea, whore
tthey acwMrsivaln,taHoa groat
tsea
wittbattle
anti
mase
dsb, ppe Dromalharinm pRvea
them from the Saber -Toothed 001• but )DAPS
with .them over a high cliff. The twine
awake to and themselves In the Tartlet,'
Age. White attending a reunion of differ-
ent families of animals In the forest they
take a stroll with the Woolly- Rhinoceros,
Rhine), scatters a band of snarling Ilyena-
dente. In the meantime, crabbed Tony
Megatherlum runs away with the boy and
girl. They. escape, however, and become
friends with the Mining Link. The Mam-
mothnude them. places thorn upon hie hack
and travel., with them to join a herd of
mammoths. The herd le attacked by a.
tiger and a cave -tion. In the flight of their
mammoth Ray Rad Raymond are swept
from bin beak by a tree limb, Mrs.
Orang-Outang rescues them from a troeD
Of mischievous monkeys, The twine become
0eparated from her. The dance of the
Oiyptodon and the Mylodon is. Interrupted
by an arrow dlecharged Into the group,
Chapter X
WITH THE CAVE -CHILDREN.
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IM going to find out who shot
that arrow," said Raymond,
with decision, as he started
to walk boldly into the for-
est.
Ray followed, a few steps in the
rear, "Do be careful, Raymond," she
pleaded.
There was really need of this warn-
ing, for at this moment an innocent
looking vine which lay before him
was stretched taut, and he was sent
sprawling t0 the ground.
Before he could rise two strange
Rgure,s had dashed from behind oppo-
site trees and were upon him. They
did- him no violence, however, Inas-
a thinly wooded hillside. Isere they
came to a rocky grotto, A natural cave
had been extended by huge boulders,
placed on either side, with heavy pieces
of timber laid on for a roof. Only a
narrow opening was left for entrance.
Ducking their heads, the party passed
into the cavern Inside, the father and
mother of the Cave -children woleomed
Ray and Raymond with surly nocls and
then took no further notice of them,
Something came scrambling into the
cave, accompanied by squeals and Yells,
Presently Rat disentangled a struggling
cave pfka from the arms of 1(15 younger
brother, Berry, But the IJttlo fellow
screamed and howled for hie pike,
which, by the way, resembled nothing
so much as a guinea pig, Rat cuffed his
brother soundly, but as this seemed to
have no effect, be brutally threw the
pfka against the side et the cave, Mll-
Ing It instantly.
"Oh, how could you do It?" gasped
Ray.
"Do what?" asked Rat, grinning as
though It were the best joke in the
world.
Meanwhile, upon a fire In the middle
Of the cave, had been broiling meat, cut
from a deer the old man had slain. Al-
,
though It was now but half cooked, the
family began their meal, Strange to
Say, although Ray and Raymond had
not eaten since before their visit to the
museum, they felt not the slightest
hunger. It is doubtful 1f they could
have eaten the almost raw flesh,
in any event, especially in this cave,
where the air was filled with smoke that
could not escape through the tiny .hole
M the roof and where horrid smells
came from the bones lying about. So
the two passed the time examining the
Implements and weapons of bone and
discovered him. Immediately they
were In flight, Fut Rat risked a shot,
and to his great delight brought
down an auroch with an arrow.
When he had recovered the arrow,
be directed Berry to run home and
tell his mother to take what meat
she wished from the wild ox, The
four boys and girls continued their
way through the forest beyond, Rat
boasting of his prowess as a hunter,
With a low whistle Rat again halt-
ed the party. Bidding the others
stay, the lad crept forward among
the trees and was lost to view. A
minute later there came a succession
of horrible growls, and Rat reap-
peared, flying from a huge Cave -Bear,
which followed close upon Ills heels.
Fortunately, Raymond did not lose his
presence of mind. lie swung the girls
into branches of a tree above them and
quickly followed. them. Rat, with great
dexterity, was dodging from tree to
tree. Gradually approaching the tree
where his friends were perched, he shin-
ned up just in time to escape the wicked
claws of the enraged Cave -Bear. An
arrow sticking in the side of the Cave -
Bear showed the reason for Ito fury,
Tare four climbed among the upper
branches of the tree. Below the bear
reared upon his hind legs and tore the
bark of. the. tree Into shreds, emitting
thunderous growls the while, For almost
an hour he continued this performance.
Then, finding that nothing was accom-
plished in this way, he stretched his
great length at ttvt base of the tree and
prepared to watt antiI his enemies de-
scended.
Noon passed and then the afternoon
approached its close. Still the bear kept
watch, Rat had, in soma mysterious
Saslrion, retained his bow during his,
RAT AND
RAYMOND ARE INVITED TO ENTER THE CAVE -
Much as both wero struck dumb when
they observed Raymond's clothing,
Raymond now advanced, extending
his hand. "Can't wo be friends?" said
he,
The Cave -children took his hand
rather suspiciously. Then, with the
greatest curiosity, they felt his gar -
meets. Ray had joined the group by
this time, and she Was also inspected
with manifest Interest.
And, indeed, without wishing to ap-
pear rude, the twins looked nt the
Cave -children very closely. They were
a boy and a girl, of about the same
ago as the twins. The boy was
clothed In a eleoveless tunic made
from bearskin, and, save that her
skirt was longer, the girl was dressed
In much the same fashion. Savage,
laces had they, with recoding fore-
heads, small eyes, fiat noses and pro -
trotting jaws, The girl's rather short
black hair was tied back In a queue,
Some attempt had been made to plait
• it, and bones were thrust In at regular
Intervale. Around her neck she wore
a necklace made of polished tooth of
wolves, strung upon a sinew. Bone
bracelets adorned hor arms.
Ever since the twins had begun their •
strange adventures they had found
tlremsehVes able to converse With every
creature they abet. Nor had they any
difficulty in understanding the guts
tura) sounds made by theeo two little
savages, nor the strange gestures am- �—
ployed. Rat incl Dove were the names
of the boy and girl.
Rat dived behind a tree and drew
forth a string Of what appeared to be
short -tailed rate, - These he explained,
were water vples, width he had trapped.
BeOltonhrg the othere to follow, he led
the way through the throat, a00oss a
comparatively open 0paee, and then up
atone, which hung from bone pegs
stuck In crevices.
When the Cave-peopto had eaten as
much as they possibly could, they bar-
ricaded the entrance of their cave with
immense rooks and tree limbs, and then
flung themselves down upon skins- to
sleep,
But no slumber came to Ray or Ray-
mond. All through the night they sat
shivering by the embers of the fire,
listening to the medley of dreadful
sounds coming front the fierce animate
outside.
Chapter XX as
HUNTING THE CAVE -BEAR. •
IT WAS late the next morning When
the Cave -Man, after yawning and
stretching himself, rose .from his
bed. Immediately the others were upon
their feet, Their breakfast consisted
of meat romalning from the evening'
before, together with handfuls of
nuts the Cave -Woman took from a
satin bag ]hanging in the corner.
Then the Cave -Man grasped a huge
club, and, slinging his bow over his
shoulder, strode forth to the hunt.
net seised his arrow also, and le-
Vited Raymond to accompany him,
Ray and Dove followed,. chatting In
a lIVelY manner,- Since Ray had b0-
atowod a pretty coral hecltlaoo Open
her friend, the little Cave -3101 had
become quite devoted to her, Some
dietameo behind trailed little Berry,
fearful 'lest Rat see him and order
rilm home,
Suddenly Rat paused. "I'm going to
try for an aurooh or 11 ur•i," wlrls-
pored he, pointing to a hard 00 wild
oxen graztig- In a plain below them,
.The others watched the Cave -Boy as
he stole down upon the betel Et'o ho
could dletfrargo an arrow the oxen
wild eeramb!e. He had but one arrow
left, howovor, and he feared to shoot,
believing ho could do but little harm to
the bear, and fearing that the animal
would merely become more irritated.
But he and his companlons were now
'• almost exhausted. so Ile decided to
take the chance. Raising his bow, he
carefully aimed at the brute below. Just
then the bear, hearing a rustling of
branches, looked up. In a flash the ar-
row sped. downward throughthe eye
and right into the brain of the bear:
The beast, with a mighty convulsion,
dropped over dead.
Rat descended like a monkey. He ex-
ecuted a grotesque dance about the
bear, expressing his joy in queer little
chuckles. The others joined him, and,
after a short discussion, It wee decided
to make all speed toward the cave In
order that they might reach It before
dark, Although 11 was still summer,
the leaves of the trees were already yet
low. Ae the mutt began to set the cold
became Intense, and the teeth of Rae'
and Raymond chattered,
His Share Had Gone By
TIilt7 gamekeeper pounced upon the
boy who waslahing,
"These are private grounds, and
Cant water belongs to Colonel Brown,"
said he angrily.
"Very well," replied the boy, drawing
his line from the stream.
In half en hour the gamekeeper was
ba alt.
Fishing again, are you? I thought
I told You this water belonged to the
colonel!
"What! This,too?" exclaimed tho boy,
apparently much surprised;wti , I
thought his share had gone by hong
ago."
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Nt 0i, POLAI0 BEAR began his voy-
1l age at about the mems time 40
JorrY and Ned began theirs.
But there was a vast difference 1n
the two kinds of craft, fie well es in
the methods by which the journoye
commenced. Terry and Ned watched.
the chalk cliffs of England fade tram
View while standing on the deck of
a trim little salting vessel, Mr. Polar
Bear happened upon hie cruise in title
wise:
Being of an inquieftive turn of mind,
as all venturesome polar bears are, be
1101 wandered from the interior to-
ward the southeast (roast of Green-
land. Mammoth glactera were also
traveling southward, but not nearly
so fast as Bruin, for they moved not
more than a foot each day, while
Bruin covered a number of miles,
When Mr. Polar Bear reached the
edge of the wall of ice overlooking
the ocean he may have been pon-
dering over the fact that the part of
the glacier upon which he stood mast
have begun its travels from the In-
terior of Greenland thousands of years
before. Maybe he wasn't a very
thoughtful bear and didn't give the
matter the least consideration, Be
that as It may, he hadn't gazed out
over the ocean very long before there
was a report like the sound of many
cannon tired together, a giant crevasse
appeared behind him, and a -portion Of
the wall toppled into the sea. Nat-
urally, Mr. Polar Bear fpund himself
In the sea, 100, but he soon gained a
foothold upon the newly created Ice-
berg and eroceeded to make himself
dB comfortable as he could, which, after
a11, wasn't so very comfortable.
Far away from Greenland drifted
the Iceberg, with Mr. Polar Bear Ito
only paeaenger. One might suppose
that the lordship over such a floating
Island would make any bear proud.
But it didn't make Bruin vain; he was
too hungry to have pride, Indeed, he
was beginning; to worry almost as
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A MEAL FOR BRUIN?
much as a bear can worry. And as
the days passed he began to worry
still more. Well he ralght, for he was
no longer the sleek, well-fed bear
that had stood upon the coast of
Greenland. He was starving. Then
one day the iceberg split in twain, and
Mr. Polar Bear not only found him-
self lord of a smaller lee country, but
found that his supremacy even there
was disputed. -
In the meantime, events bad not
happened exactly as Jerry and Nerd
had anticipated. The vessel which
was to bear them to their uncle in
Iceland was blown far out of its
course by a terrible storm. And when
the ntortn subsided, Captain Barclay
was chagrined to observe- that his
supply of water was fast diminishing,
So, when he (misled an Iceberg In the
distance, he dispatched a small boat,
directing that -a largo piece of Ice
be detached' and towed 10 Rho ship,
where it could be melted for fresh
water. Jerry nod Ned begged for per- -
mission 10 accompany tat( seamen,
and wero allowed to do ao, This ese-
plains h'ow it was that when a greet
part of the Iceberg split and rolled
over on the email boat, Jerry and Ned
found themselves in the water with
the other 00amen. But they alone of
the party were saved. By serge
strange freak of fortune they were
".CITE ICEBERG DRIFTED AWAY'
east upon a shelf of Ice, hardly above
the water line, where they lay ex.
hausted. And searchers from the vee.
mel passed them by.
When they had gained more
strength the lads sought a place in
the Iceberg where there was a
nat-
ural
afforded
eaht e here 11wathey ped
the night. Never did a night pass
So slowly, Soon the boys were chilled
through and through. They longed
for daylight, when the sun would
bring them a little warmth,
They made a breakfast of 'deceit
they had In their pockets, and when
it was light enough to see clearly
they began an exploration of the ice-
berg. Then it was that they discov-
ered Mr. Polar Bear, or Mr. Polar
Bear discovered them; for they met
face to fano. Mr. Bruin seemed more
glad to see them than they were to
see him. In fact, although the lade
one,so hungry polar company
area t the
very best of company.
At last Mr, Polar Bear had a meal
almost within his reach. But now,
unfortunately for him—and fortunate-,
ly for the meal he was 'most too weak
to capture it,
Par the next two drys the boys
spent their time eluding the bear,'
who perseveringly dragged himself:
after them wherever they went. They
themselves had now so little strength
that it looked very much as though
the bear would survive them, after
all and perhaps have bis meal. Il'ii1
neither Jerry nor Ned lilted to hint
of this. Each whispered courage to
the other. They were steadily drill -t-
ine. southward, and they felt sura ttIat
some vessel would sight them before
long, unless their iceberg melted be-
fore that time.
And so finally they were rescued.
Off Newfoundland they attracted the
attention of a fishing schooner. They
were taken on board—along with the
bear. Indeed, the bear aecompa``tied
them all the way to Iceland, but In
the shape of 5. bearskin.
It happened, you see, that although
Mr. Polar Bear and the boys began
their travels at points so widely Sep-
arated, their final destination was tlla
same. The boys, however, don't care
for another such voyage, and, of course,
Mr. Polar Bear can no longer express
an Minion,
MAKING LACE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF MADAME.'
ONG, dreary hours Cecile spent
each day In the low -arched, cav-
..iLLJ// ernous basement, But Cecile
should consider herself very fortunate
to obtain such employment, as 'meet
any person in the little FIemish vil-
lage would tell you, for 1t was not
every ono that Madame Barco[ Would
teeth the tnysteries of lacemaking.
Besides, there wore many hungry
mouths at home to feed, and Ccalle's
father was dead.
The little girl proved herself worthy
of her teacher, however, and soon eh(
WAS weaVtng intricate designs with
a skill that delighted madame. Yet,
conscientiously as she wove, her work
210 mere than Rept paws with her
dreaming. For Ceelle bad dreams and
VISIOns of another existence among
the people Who would finally possess,
her btarrtlful late,
A life such as Cecile led does not
)bring roses to a lassie's cheeks, and
Ceelle was pale and weak and thin.
Tlien, too, she had. a "cough," which
wa0 caused, no doubt, by tire clamp
air of the cellar, where the lace must
needs be ntacte.
Cecile felt really 111 this mornin.
as she hurried to work, her wooden
sabots clicking over the rounded cob-
blestones, 'White cramming a street she
failed to perceive a en/Tinge earning
toward her, The nett Instant site was
thrown to he
v t ground.
Sho-hall a confused idea that a beau-
ttful lady was parking her up and
was plaemg her tenderly in the
car -
rhino, Then she 'knewto more. '
When Cecile awoke she ounl
bee.
self it a roe : C
m e ,'lY n 70 luta e
alta sin
before only In•�.
v her dreams, r', the
1
lad with • t an 1
n1 r he lir t nil Earn was
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beadle over tit' murmuring that
I and urrrtnrt 11
R
the i 1
little girl would 80011 b� well and
anteing about. 0
l''or several weclts decile lived le the
rich lady's ehnt0au, which stoodin
the country outside the V111age, Dur,
ing that time the lady became very,
much attached to the little girl, so
that When Cecile became entirely well
she was told that no longer would she
work with Madame -Barcot, but that
for a long time she was to be the rich
lady's daughter. It seems that Cecile's
mother had agreed to this plan. And
Cecile Was willing, although it pained
her tO be away from her mother and
her brothers and sisters. But before
she would go to dwell with the rich,
lady she askedpermissionto spend a
few more weclts with Madame Barco[.
The lady could not understand the
girl's reason for this leash, but at last
she consorted,
"Madame," pleaded Cecile, when she
was once more in the basement, I
have served you faithfully, have I
not?"
You have, my child," admitted
madame; you have done oxcolh',itlY,"
"Then may I not make something
for toy °We self during the next few
Weeks? 1 shall pay you 200 U,o thread
just a0 soon 15 1 Can,"
Madame grarlously gave permlesion,.
and Cecile set joyously to wool[. Her
whole soul she pat in the labor. At
last the piece was finished, and she
bade good-bye to madame, after
thanking her.
As you have probably guessed, this
IittIe puce of rare lase was for the
rich lady. She was deeply touched
when Cecile presented it to her, After '
examining it lntheily, elle eueettonod •
Cecile ahead It. And when sire learned
thatIt
t e design had been originated
b the little 1'1 C
Y 1 t 1 no Cecile had [cid
g td
Iyer haw much she lilted all such
ieUe of the t
s rtrtwark t 1 la it lrorn sr.
IIa, 1 f tl
herself at shr 'f fa rr
f tri had ut i in Ca ii
w a
a emus ter art. 0.i
g f 1 Cecile l0 is now
en'rn rd 3n the most r 0 • 1
g t n tr t1a.
Y (tad
j ,v
she had .rear dt'nod of, 'Fos, she
still d1'enms-•-blit now she has visione.
of the time whe11 site 'twill be a great
artist and.thl pride of her ben0fee
tress,
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