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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1908-11-12, Page 3riw, "' na.drf'i+.'Et .::i 217 AFTER many, many years the Do11 Fairy decided to visit her peo- ple on earth and to endeavor to mako them happy Her people, of Course, aro the little girls and the very ,IILt1e boys, And among these iVtso Folk—for the girls and boy) aro the very Wlnest among tnortals— she these to make her appearance in the form of a doll "Mother, I should so like to have that beautiful doll!" cried the lithe sits, who was going shopping with her mother. So, because the mother was r!o11 and bar daughter always had "Whatever !Om wished, the doll with the flaxen curls and the large blue eyes, which opened and shut, and the doll evert move than had the rich little girl. Seen Otero came walking by a lad who seemed quite poor. He was noarphing for flute, but only half- heartedly, since its thoughts worn with his tlny sister, who lay very 111 at !tome. Then he saw the doll. And the boy was lulcd with wonder- ment au ho said to himself, "Surely, there never was such a beautiful doll. How pleased little sister would 110 with it!" Therefore the boy gently raised the Doll Fairy in his arms, and holding it carefully, so as not to soil the pretty dress, he hero It to the little girl who was sick. cilli 1 at, Y r -tureF flier 'NEVER WAS THERE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DOLL" movable joints, became the possession of this Itttle giri. At first the lass was protid of her beautiful dolly and she was as happy as could be. But she was already be- ginning to tire of it, as rich little girls often do, on the day Nurse took her for a stroll to the park. Dolly was carried in the armo of her nils - tress. Perhaps youhave guessed that the lovely doll was none other than the Doll Fairy. And as the fairy had great power, when the little girl had finished her romp among the trees and upon the gorgeously tinted le0vea laid In a Carpet on the ground, she was made to forgot all about the doll nes- tling at the base Of a great oak. So the. 0011 was lett behind when the rich little girl began her journey homeward, However, the Doll Fairy did not in- tend to Tomah, idle, She had made one little girl happy for a time; now. she v. -tatted to bring joy to some other girl—ono who would appreciate the Huntmgracks isd t:Cti aggrieved was. Tom. His big brother was going hunting, and. although Torn pleaded toacepm- pany him the brother had Cruelly re- fused. "I don't care; I'll show him that I can hunt ae well as he," muttered Torn. Detaching a great mirror, Tont has-, This little girl, whose name was Lucy, cried with jay when she beheld her brother's gift. So glad was she that quickly the sickness left her. Not long was It before ante Wag complete- ly recovered. "And I am sure the dolly Is the rea- son for It al)," she said. Again the Doll Fahy used her magic, so that a thought came into the little girl's head, and she sighed, regret- fully:. "Since the dolly camp to mako me happy and well, I'm sure it would do the same for soma other little girl. who perhaps needs Dolly more than I." From hand- to hand passed the won- derful d011, bringing cheer and glad- ness into the !tome of many a llttlo girl. And as the sprites in Fairyland report that she bas not returned, I've no doubt her noble mission is not yet ended. Perhaps some one you know may own the Doll Fairy; but rest as- sured that sho will not possess it long, for the Fairy wishes to please thou- sands and thousands of the lassies she loves before she goes back to her hone in Fai1•yland. Unfinished Dreams HEN the story you're reading is thrilling, And your spine with excite- ment is chilling, Iiow disturbing to read in the. text: T1s continued—this talo—in our I next" - But it isn't as bad—not at all— As the spiteful, the Clamorous call That awakens you always, It seems, 'Fore you get to the end of your dreams. OHAPTEM I The "Savage." RASIH! Thump! Thump! Mrs, Buelow sprang to her feet at the ominous sounds, "I Just know it's my rare Bangkok vase!" she exclaimed, hurrying into the 'next room. Unt•Io Olubert followed more slowly to where Ronald was ruefully Picking himself up. An upturned cor- ner of rug and a fallen I:absuret told the story of a tripping and woeful disaster. "1'm awfully sorry, mother; I didn't go to do it!" stammered the lad in guilty confusion. But the mother, without appeasing to notice him, was stooping to gather the fragments of her treasured pottery, as she cried In a distressed voice: "Oh, child! child! how could you have been so careless!" For a moment Rono.ld stood helplessly by, then. realizing that Ills presence was hot entirely pleasing, he turned and sl- lently withdrew. But he was not yet beyond hearing distance when his moth- er said, petulantly: "The boy is a perfect savage. It seems that he can't move without stum- bling over furniture ur breaking some- thing. I can't understand why he should be so awkward," A. DIFFERENT HIND OF BOY "But, Alice, you know most boys are rather clumsy at his age," remonstrated Uncle Hubert. "That may be true," returned Mrs. Buelow, warming to her subject, "but Ronald name different front other boys. Ile doesn't got along well at school. Els sister, who is fully a year younger than he, is far ahead of him in her studies. All he likes to do Is to ramble through the parks, and. I can't allow him to go out1 much ct to the neglect of his studies— although I must admit he isn't in the best of health, Dh, he seems 50 stupid!" 'Uncle IIubert caressed his board thoughtfully. "The boy does look bad, and that's a fact," murmured he. "I'm afraid, Alice, you're trying to force learning upon the lad at the expense all his health. Yon know the brain is moot active when the body is in the healthiest coldltfon. And this sort of life, here 111 "ALONG CAUSE A RABBIT" toned with it from the house down to a hollow !n the woods where he knew mune was plrntitul, Then he brought a net from the tennis court. The mir- ror 11e fastened a0 you see In the Pic- ture, so that it would turn freely upon the pivot rod. Behind it was arranged the net in th,o Lorin of a trap. And in a hollow In front of the mirror lay a 'TUMBLED INTO THE NET" t cabbage. ea that its image Was oast in .the mirror. Pretty soon along came a rabbit. It •saw the reflection oi'tlie cabbage 9n tho mirror, leaped for the mirror, and -the next instant was trapped within the net. Torn, who was hidden nearby, then tient the rabbit In exactly the same spot formerly occupied by the cabbage. Not .00 hour had passed before a foie -also "TRAPPED A WOLF" leaped for ilio mirror, atter the rabbit struolc the glees and waft ternbled IMP the not. And, by tying a turkey teat, Tom trapped oven a wolf. • Very proud, Indeed, Was he of the 1'e - suit gf Irls ITy's hunting, And yon attould have seen hews eetenlsltOd Tom's big brothel" Wes—nnd:erut clued, len, inasmuelr as be himsolt hall bogged no ;game at all g EDAM liven with hie father, the village blacksmith, and .1115 mother and Aunt Ifarriet 1n Ilia town or 050000wleko. 1 Long Island. The Revolutionary Wear Is on, and Pau1'e father le one of those en-- roosd ton the 1)86 battle niter the sounPaulr firing i5 over, I,i)utnn¢nt Dldt liemstin, a neighbor, drops in, wounlod. Sartly eRer- 1'nrd n party el P..ritinh ealdfere 'arrive and dismiss plana ter an attack on the 00017 fort.0 fort. The lieutenant and the lad overhear the conversation from their hiding mood In the hey, and when the toErRishthe are wino tho soldier espone r Paul to the fart with two - messages—one real; and the other a 0100,00. ftp pAVL carefully tucked the pellets away in different pockets of his jaoket, He stiffened, put his heels together, and saluted, as. Dick had taught him, "Good-bye, Lieutenant Dick," geld he. Lieutenant Remsen's oyes gleamed brightly as he returned the Salute. But his voice had a suspleious huski- ness when he replied: "Good-bye, Private Paul," Without a pause tho lad darted across the open apace between barn and meadow. Creeping through the tall grass of the meadow, ho waded tiro brook (without even thinking what mother or Aunt Ilarriet Would say to him for Welting shoes and stockings), andslipped into the Woods beyond. Shortly he found Dobbin grazing peacefully to n sheltered hollow, as unconcerned ns 011055)1 there Were 110 Bitch events n8 wars, Not an inch did the faithful boast move when the 1ati el1111bed a big rook and scrambled doe- peeatoty upon his hack. Otherwise, Paul never would hove saeoe6deti in mounting; for to him this Was a great height, unattainable,' except through the 0851015neo of a father or a fence or a watering trough—soanethhtg much highor from the ground then he. But, although Dobbin permitted this liberty, 1t took hint the longest time to realize that 1115 tiny tdtlar Wleired hint to undertake a journey. Atter 111u& tuggieg at the shaggymane and prodding with llooig, hoWovor, (ho boy hldueecl 111m to novo out of • the blonds eat 00 the toad. Film Bu0scltwteko. it was no greatfilstauco to the ferry station, which stood upon the site of the Ilrooltlytl of today, ane! It wan toward this point that. I'aul. directed the horse, The bey was now very hear to e hind of the road, boy0ud which .Ito Would bo able to see toe rude Hatt by WOULD LIKE TO 1315 A SAVAGE' a New York flat, doesn't seem to be very healthful, to say the least, Of course, the boy is yearning to be out 1n the woods. Every rad -blooded American boy has the same kind of feeling. Nor 1 can't say that I blame him greatly just now for disliking to crani his head with the wisdom found in textbooks. "What I 'propose is this:. Let him go to Novia Scotia with me when I return to my snug little cottage on Friday. IIe ' Inas the proper sort of stuff in him, and I'll wager I'll make a man of him in no Irmo up there in God's own coun- try. Have his sister come, too. A short visit won't do Florence any harm. The children sboulOn't be cooped up so much of the time in the 'city; they really oughhPtl" Leaving Mrs. Buelow to reflect upon the matter, Uncle Ilubert strolled Into the library, where he found Ronald en- sconced among the cushions In the win- dow -seat. The lad looked up moodily at his uncle's approach. Uncle Hubert's face assumed its most cheerful expres- sion, however, and ho laid his hand 120011 Ronald's shoulder, consolingly. "Don't mind it, my boy," advised he. "Accidents w11l happen„ you know." "Oh, I don't care about the vase so much," muttered the boy. "I suppose S oughtn't to say that, because mother 1)'1089 8011 thl, Ten slle has 80 manyings vasaes thgreatat Idea0000 110- t bcc ame the ferry and the fort a little to ono side, But hardly had ho rounded the curve when Dobbin, of his own ac- cord, suddenly stopped. Crossing the road several rods ahead were a trio of British troopers. Paul sat very still Than ho qulckly drew from his pocket the pellet Lieutenant Bentsen had told him to destroy and swat - lowed It. It was a great deal bigger than even the largest of the immense pills • trio village doctor gave elm sometimes, Then, too, It stuck In his throat In a horrid, nasty manner; but Ile00 it matters much. and I break such lots of things without meaning to that site's pretty well used to it by now. What 01000 hurt a fellow, though, is to be called a savage andawkward, and— oh, I don't seem to be able to please her anyhow, Father is so very, very learned, you know, and she's set her heart on my being like him. She can't excuse my being so dumb, especially since Florence 1s so smart at her les- sons, I do try; honest, I do. Some- how, though, I can't help being an ig- noramus, That's what they call fel- lows who don't know things In banks, even 1f they can tell a few tbings about trees and flowers and squirrels that most smart chaps don't know. They're the studies that savages like, and—yes, I guess mother's right. I AM -a savage, and I want awfully to live like a sav- age, In the woods!" Uncle Hubert clasped the lad's hand in silent sympathy. Then he whispered: "Pm a savage, too, Ronald. I lova the sky and the forest and the stream, and the sera—the sea that booms and breaks upon the shore -line within sight of my home. And listen, Ronald! 0 think there's a chance — mind, I say a CHANCE—that you and I may be able to play at being savages before so von, many days. how Animals Go to Sleep SCOTCH terriers are especially fondof 1ndltlg a flower bed to which to sleep by day. Our sheep lave lost nearly all their wild Instincts but one, which is to seek the highest piece pos- sible In which to lie clown and rest; they have been knownto climb to the top of straw -covered sheds. If there Is a 11111 in the pasture, they go to the very top. London cats are said to mount to the top of water tanks. Rabbits Choose sunny banks for a daytime nap, and foxes, and even otters, g0 to sleep on the rough grass or sedges. Birds seem to. prefer the topmost branches of dead trees, Many of them seem to think that the telegraph and telephone wires were strung for birds to roost on. Pigeons, especially, tante to tread trees. The sea birds always select s0mo dead tree or branoll for their perch when they wish to sleep. them in reply to their questioning— although h0 just knew that mother or Aunt Ilarriet (especially Aunt Har- riet) would say that it was a Ile, and "little boys shouldn't 151 lies," you know. Paul wondered 1f it even would bo right to toll a falsehood 111 Order to save your 000010y, "Let's see this message you talk about" rine soldier demanded testily. Paul handed 111m the pellet. The plan opened it and carefully began to spell out its contents, itis comrades looking over his shoulders with In - 'PAUL 1OAN FROM TEE BA/0N !CO TIIE MEADOW" 110 gulped ft down manfully, Deb., bin In the moenttmo had commenced graOing lotsurely by the roadside. "13y my faith, have Ivo come across another rebel!" exclaimed 0010 of the soldiers, espying the wee figura, which appeered oven smaller on the broad hack of the horse, Paul was over 00 ml,elt frightened, but 110 remembered (1e was to say he had conte from the fort, Tltls ho told teres", After lulled didteulty he rad: "Lieutenant Rona011: "Received warning of proposed atteok, '(Ve move 1mm0dletely 'from present po- sition, hope yon soon will be able to join your command, "(1OLON13I, MULTI, IIALr." "strmlgo kind of 16010x," commented the !,older of the missive, "Yes, but the youngster 060105 01"1101i- #pl, an 0111s note certainly bears ithn on1, 'Its eu00r they should cheese such, oich a messenger, ho1'ovo'," said one com- panion, "At any rate, .tord Tlowe should see this. 11layhsp It 1.111 mean ,promotion for us." "Moro likely a reprbnand for being ab- sent so long!" retorted the third mem- ber of the party, "Can't you see, num- skull, that the rebels will be out of reach before we run do anything?" The first speaker reflected, "That ex- plains," concluded he, "why the rebels haven't taken greater precautions to keep this note from falling into our hands. They're probably over the river by this time." After sternly commanding Paul to walls home as fast as he could, premis- ing that something "awful" would hap- pen If he disobey, a soldier tools posses- sion of Dob111)1 and rode on to deliver the capture0 message to General Howe. Rowe, possibly, was lnituenced by the rees'sago to believe that the Americans had escaped across the rivet', Iilstory will tell you that lie made no move to attack. II0t1 he done so, rho superior number of British surely would have ]tilled or captured every soldier in the fort, inastnech es the Continental eur- vit'Ors of tho battle of Long Islami wore unable to cross the river immediately-, their boats having .been destroyed. There could have been no escape. Nor was it until a day of se later that Washington sent entre and. under cover Of t2. heavy fog, seeeeteled In transport - lug the survivors over to whore the main belly Of this Continental atm),weeencamped, Paul didn't fcol like hero when be flung himself; sobbing, into hie mother's arms. But tlttlt la what Lieutenant Dletc called him, 11)11 1',lOutennnt Melt cer- tainly ought to knew just what a hero was. ,But oven if 110± dldn'l, there Wes no x0110011 to doubt the word of those soldiers, who, through Dick, learned of the exploit, ,They, ane and all, pro - Claimed the ]ell a 'truee hero. i This pleased the little bay, of colle'80.' But 300116 st of all Was be of a special honor eonf0a•r01 upon 11(211, lila honor Which brought about the reelfsel1On of hie dearest ambition. On the roll of en- listed t,ten In the conpnny to which Lieutenant ittehm'd Munson and Ser- geant John Elliott belong was now to bo found the name, '!private Paul 391- ]foal" uI21 l n r 1 Pa teat a g inn r i net a t eI 1 Zit' 1t11Vll. ' INTIMATE as was the boy officer. Colonel Francois Rebaut, with his marshal, there was one subject he never touched upon, and that was the exile of his father. The Marquis de Rebaut had lived i11 his chateau in Anjou, where he owned broad estates. But as his sympathy was entirely with the old form of government under Louis, he was ex- iled from France and his possessions confiscated. II0 crossed the channel to England, What grieved the mar- quis most was that his only son, Francois, remained loyal to Napoleon and entered the service of that doughty general. This the lad did, even though he was given no share of his. father's lands. Strange it was that Francola should have been thinking of his father on the eve of battle, IIe was alone with the marshal, who wonderer! at the silence of his favorite omccr, inas- much as the young colonel wee 110001- '1y in his gayest and brightest mood just before an engagement. If the boy was disturbed by sad thoughts he did not show it on the marrow, ldlen the French )tet the allies in fleree encounter, As the marshal's aide, ha was everywhere upon the told, riding hither and thither at breakneck speed to enforce his Oilers orders. It so happened that he joined In the charge of a regiment of hussars. With such vigor slid the French cavalry hew their way through the enemy's ranks that soon the allies retreated. Just as I'rancois was about t0 make his way back to the marshal he observed that one of the prisoners looked strikingly familiar. Wheeling his horse, he approached nearer. Ho was shocked to 111500001' the man was his ottm father! Much disturbed, he �!'1111f(10t'-, TAKEN CAPTIVE reminded himself of his duty tothe marshal and rode quickly away: That evonlng Francois sought the regiment of hussars with which he had ridden during the forenoon. .0.0 he was well known among the men,. he made his way without difficulty to the guard tent, in which Ilio pris- oners were kept, .securely bound. "I want to speak alone with a prls- onor you have here," said the colonel to the guard. "Take your post some distance awe'." Springing upon the guard, Francois wrest0d the man's weapon tram him and with a single blow felled hint to the ground. Then he slipped into the tent. Here he saw an elderly man, who sat With his head bowed dejectedly. "Father!" said Francois, softly, "My boy!" cried the man, struggling to release his arms in order to clasp his son. :RELEASES HIS FATHER "Quietly! quietly!" cautioned Fran- cois. Leading the old manoutside the tent, he cut his bonds with one stroke of the saber. Rapidly he drew the mar- quis over the lines, then gently shaved him away with the words; "Run for your life!" Afterward the colonel walked calmly to the tent of the marshal and reported what he hall done. Tho marshal could hardly repress his consternation and sorrow, but as Francois had' 110ufessed that he had liberated a prisoner token from the ranks of the English, there was malt- ing to 010 but court-martial the lad. The penalty, of Course, was death. Next morning Francois was led out to be shot. But so much was ho loved by his soldiers that not a man in the squad but refused to fire the fatal shot. Meantime the marshal had sent a message to Napoleon begging a re- prieve for the gallant young coloneL And, to tho joy of all, Napoleon not only granted 1118 request, but in a note hastily dispatched, pardoned Ito - beet. elm N TH10 day of July 4, 1199, there was great excitement in the handsome marble- palace of Potsdam, Germany, This was because a baby bay had just been born. Ho probably looked Utile different from thousands of other babies, although people were quick to say he much re- sembled Kaiser William. But thls was natural, inasmuch as the tiny 0 astride Ills very first pony. Doubt- less he rides an well as did his father, Crowe Prince Frederick William, or Itis mother, Princess Cecilia, when they were little—and they rode ex- ceedingly well. Princes haven't an easy time of it, you know. When William was 6 Years old he began the study of for- eign languages; he had daily drills P1113,7CE WiLLIA21.3'S FIRST I'ONI baby boy rens the grandson of the ruler of Clermnny, Later yott would have !known Ile nos a prince had y011 heard his name—William Frederick 1''rancls 0as0ph (An4811011 Olaf, To sev0 a Sot. of illus, However, people usually spook of Min as Prince Will - 10111, or Wilhelm, Long before now the royal primo bee bean able Ie come out hell( this white palace, Which stands' by a pretty leaf, and play about tho grounds, a 0U Gee flint int the ploture and Military exerelete (1nd iras taught 1to1'se1)181,$llip, At. 10 y'ea1's 110 Wile Inane lieutenant, 'rhea 1t was. 1113 t prlvllego to Walk hosld6 t 1e stalwart grenadiers et the guard. 3 think ll6 must have Mod this; don't you? 1'30 )lust Attend a military Cadet sclmnl, 1. anti will bo undm'• Us) strictest dna-' ciplhlc, like any other young 5.12113. officer, u11111 he 15 21. . 'tPllllanl 10w has 0,.1)Ltte: br011015,j nam00 prhtec Louis 1..ordlnalid, but he Is probabiy too bull?' tO Spend nluol2 01101 with the