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The Brussels Post, 1908-10-1, Page 34.15 oafre,y:s EleivivImss 1 [ re ODFRPYI eh, Godfrey!" \\�v No sooner d1d he hoar this summons, than a little bee ape peered from the grape arbor In which he had been half hidden, Turning his head toward ibe balcony where ::food the lady who had called, he shouted: "Dost want mo, mother?" "I need thee ever so much," said the young mother, laughingly; "for 1 have lost a ::oeond time the book with the pretty bhicling of blue and gold. And Once thou wast so successful In finding the book for thy rarelese another when last 'lovas lost, I must needs call again upon the services of my knight" eI'll find it, mother! I'll find it!" cried was a bookshop at which he paused. and that which attracted his attention was nothing less than a volume with a beautiful binding of blue and gold, "Mother's book, of a surety!'° gasped the lad, Then, eating hie Jaw determinedly, be muttered; "Mother SHALL have her book, for I have promised It!" First ginu(Ing around to see that no ono observed, 110 struck savagely at the window with his hoop -shelf, shattering the glass to bits. Quickly thrusting his hand through the opening, he grabbed the precious book and clashed recklessly down tho street. In vnhl the old bookseller pursued. Tho boy was more fleet of foot than he and, darting down side 0treets and twlstmg through alleys, soon eluded him, Triumphantly Godfrey bore his Capture borne, Seeking his mother, he laid it be - fere her, saying, proudly; "See, lady mother, I have brought back thy book and kept my promisol" "But this book Is not mine, e'en though the binding be of a striking like- ness," exclaimed the mother, in aston- ishment. "Tell me, my son, where us. 03 9010 "DASHED RECKLESSLY DOWN THE STREET" Godfrey, with assurance. His chest swelled with Importance as he swiftly made his way to the house. But, for the once, Godfrey failed In his purpose. Not a trace of the book could bo found, however, be 111d not lose all hope of bringing the volume to his mother, and he pleaded for a little more time 1n width to bunt for it. A day or so later Godfrey was trund- ling els hoop along one of the streets of Boston town, when something brought him to a sudden stop. His hoop, which had been spinning several feet ahead. was permitted to roll unnoticed into the gutter, while he hurriedly ex- amined the shop window nearby, It dldst thou get It?" "Sonne one stole It and took It to the bookshop, mother, and f went thither and ran away with the book from Mr. Jenkins," Godfrey explained, his eyes sparkling with pride at the thought of his achievement. Gocifrey's father straightened out the tangle that evening, When he returned home, after paying the bookseller tor his book and. the damage done to the window, he drew Godfrey aside and told him very carefully that however mucn little boys may wish to help, they should always first make sure they do the right thing in the right way. [®. o rink, e [ THOUSANDS OF IWLY TURTLES IN THE POND BY THE 'TENNOJI TEMPLE ILL not the honorable young master buy a cake to feed the tortoises?" wheedled the old Jap. Jack carelessly took a brass coin from his pocket and tossed it to the peddler. "Sure," said h0, with American direct- ness. The lad approached the bank of the pond, where tortoises moved about, lit- erally in masses. No sooner did he be- gin to crumble the cake than hundreds of them swam quickly toward him, scrambling -over One another in their at- tempt to reach the edge first. "I'd like to have a few of those blg Tric TAKE a small piece of paper, about as large as half an envelope, and ann0unee to your audience that YOU are going to get through It, With a pair o1 scissors, cut it first of all down the center and then along the dot- ted lines as shown in the drawing. Upon opening it up, you will now find that m Qr ring came out In one ring, double the size 01 the original: and the third cut- ting resulted In two rings linked togeth- er like a chain. This strange result was obtained by the following method: In fashioning the rings, you cut three strips off the edge of your newspaper, as long as you could you can easily nut 10 oven your head and body. Idere Is another very puzzling trick: Make three paper rings. Cnt them 1n halves lengthwise. Your audience Will be surprised to find that while the first dingwhen out, came out a5 they ex- pected—in two separate ringg's half as wide as the original ting—the second possibly get them and about an inch wide; but in joining the ends to form the rings you proceeded In this plan- ner: The edges of the first one you merely gummed to other' to the second one you gave ono twist blefore joining; and the (hire you twisted thrice. 'here- fore, different results were produced in the cutting. THE IIANDSOME TO-MARU fellows yonder," Jack muttered to him- self. "They'd make dandy pets. But I don't suppose I can sneal0' a few away That old man watches too closely over his holy tortoises. I know what 1'11 do. I'II ask Titsu-San if be can't get - a couple for me," When he had thrown away all the cake, he turned and made his waY back to the quaint little house, where he had been living with his father and mother for the last six weeks. Since he had landed In Jaime he had diligently studied the customs of this interesting people, 1310 even prided himself upon some slight knowledge of the Japanese language, But he didn't know enough about the "holy" tortoises confined In this pond in Osaka. "111 a -San, can't you possibly get for me several of thoee sacred tortoises?" he asked, when he isnot his little Jap friend that afternoon, "That would be a crime, Master Jack!" exclaimed Titsu-San, in dismay. "Yea1 must know why the tortoises are kept In the pond beside the Tennojl Temple. They are the emblems of long lite. As You are aware, each morning I am hired by the priests to fish a number from the water. 111090 are bought by devout pe0- ple, for the suns of a penny apiece, by whom they are returned to the pond. The persons thee acquire religious merit and gain the grace and favor of the a11 -powerful god, Buddha. It is a worthy deed, also, to feed the tortoises. "But ns for catching any of the tor- toises and giving them to you—that would be impossible: The laws forbid It" "Oh, come, Tltsu-San," replied Jack, coaxingly, "You're not afraid, are you? If anything should come of it, I'll take all the blame. There isn't the slightest danger, I'm sure. And I'll give You my handsome to-maru. It's a real Onagado- rl, you know." TITSU-SAN IS TEXPTED Tltsu-San hesitated. 13is eyes sparkled at the thought that he might become the owner of the magnificent cook, the tall of which measured six yards. It was a rare bird and a valuable one. Titan - San had often admired 1t, although he had never even dared dream of pos- sessing it for ills own. Besides, he was always willing to do everything he could for his friend Jack, whom he greatly respected and liked, "I shell do it, and I shall have to say extra prayers and throw calces to the tortoises for a month to wash away 1111 sin," Titeu-San announced, slowly. Jack lmpetllOUsly held out his hand. "Good for you, old boy! I knew you'd do it!" cried he. The next day the little Tap appeared with a coarse bag, containing several huge tortoises, Gravely handing the bag to Tack, he departed without a word. lack was delighted with his prizes, which he immediately placed in a large stone basin in the garden. And he at once sent the 1ong-tailed cock to T1tsu- San, 1n fulfilment of his promise. Greatly surprised was he when Tlt5u- San brought the cock back. "My sin is weighing se heavily upon me, master Jack, that I dare not accept this gift," murmured he.' The young American looked at the sor- row -worn face of his friend, and his conscience reproached flim. "Forgive me, old chap!" he cried. "I didn't know you'd fed it lute this, Great Scott! I don't want the Old tortoises so very bad, anyway. I'm going togive them to You this very minute, so You can put the holy things baok in their holy pond. And here, Titsu-San, 15 a whole handful of pennies, wltit which You may buy cakes to feed the turtles. After you've done that, you'll feel bet- ter, I know. 7011 martially sorry I got you in such a 9te1v, old marl" Titsu-San's countenance fairly glow- ed with joy. Ho thanked Jaeic again and again, to that worthy's great dis- comfort. As 000n as 11t5v-San had gone happily upon 1115 errand to returning the tor- toises to the pond, Jack Instructed that the long-tailed cock be sent back to the home of the little Tap. 12 suppose it was a nervy thing for the poor fellow to defy his priests c•'.d his conscience, all for me. lie' eerte..l- 1y deserves the to-maru, anyway. And I know. I'll never have the courage to look a tortoise In the face again—es- pecially 1f It's a holy tortoise!" rants of Leaves VERY accurate andbeautiful prints of leaves may be obtained io the following manner; 1"Irst got a sheet Of fine writing paper and 011 It well with olive oil until the paper has pretty we]) absorbed the oil. Hang the paper 1n the air to dry until there are no hanger any globules of 011 upon it, Then move the oiled side of the palter horizontally over the flame Of a lamp 0r candle until you have o 8800016, blaelt surface Naw lay your 1,•111] earofully and smoothly on this blackened paper, and laying another piece of paper over it, rub it carefully and ih'mly with your finger for about half a minute. Next take the leaf and lay 1t on the page or sheet of paper on which you want to get your impression; covet' It with blotting - paper and apply gentle pressure as be - (Ore. If )'OU are careful yon will be able to obtain several bcaullful impressions front the sante leaf. Where Umbrellas Rest IT was afternoon, and thus spoke tine teacher of the village school: "Now, boys, the word 'sten' et the end of a word means 'place of,' Thus we have Afghanistan, the place of the Afghans; also Hindustan, the place of the llindoos. Now, can any 0710 give me mlother Instance?" "Yes, sir," said the smallest boy proudly, "X can. Umbrellastan, the place for umbrellas." To Melt Iron in a Moment HEAT a piece of Iran (a poker 1H1 will do) to white heat, then apply to it a roll of sulphur. The iron will immediately melt and. run into drops. This experiment is best performed over a wash basin of water, allowing the melted iron (really sulphide of iron) to drop into the water. Lots More It having been her first visit to the country, little bfary drank so much et the nice, fresh milk that finally her aunt was obliged to caution her not to take any more. LIttle Mary replied in an aggrieved tone: "I don't see why I can't have as much as I want, auntie, when there's three cowfuls out In the barn." "IGINS" Il WOULD seem a misfertene to he oohed after at artist's ink, That 14 how Higgins came to have his name. And perhaps the nate was the 8000e 01 a mishap Which paralysed his hind legs. Rut. Biggins' master was very feud of the little cooker spaniel. At first he thought it would be best to have the fluor doggie shot, so that he need not A STRANGE CARRIAGE hobble aiong In such a miserable way Another idea came to him, however, and he built for Higgins a tiny carriage upon which the useless lege could rest, while the front legs propelled the dog wherever he wished to go. When the spaniel travels about his Queer carriage attracts much attention. But Illgglns seems to mind it not at all, and gets along quite well in spite of his feeble condition, The Little Harmonica BY an arrangement of bottles a very good musical instrument can be produced by one who has patience and a correct ear. A couple of broom handles are balanced on two chair frames, and from these pint bottles containing water in gradually varying quantities are sus- pended by threads. To play on the bottles the drumsticks .sold with children's toy drums answer per - featly. Show of Dead Ones Sammy came home from an after• noon at the Natural History Museum. "'Where have you been?" saki his grandpa, who saw that he was In un-. commonly goodspirits. • "Oh, 1Ve'v0 had a splendid time! We've been to a dead circus," Cr\2stnJl YES, it was a chestnut burr, sure enough. But were there really good chestnuts inside? That was the main thing. Freddie was going to find out. And Freddie would have found out, too, had not Tabby made him jump by creeping up without the least noise and, then loudly mewing. When .Freddie jumped he let fall the burr. It landed on Tabby's silken coat and there it clung. The chestnut burr was still being carried by Tabby when she spied Rex. Now, whenever Tabby saw Rex, and Rex saw Tabby, Tabby al- ways ran and Rex ran after her. This time Rex seemed to run very fast, indeed. Tabby ran still faster, but at last she became tired. And as there were no trees nearby up which she could Climb, what do you think she did? Tabby quickly turned and jumped right upon Ilex's back, She dug bee claws into his back so far that the poor doggie yelped with pain. Now the chestnut burr was on Tabby's back and Tabby was on Rex's bark, But Rex was suffering so badly that he really didn't know what he was doing. That is why he gave ono big leap and landed fairly on Prince's back. The chestnut burr was still on Tabby's back and Tabby was on Ilex's bank, while Rex was on Prince's back, Rex wasn't on Prince's back very long, for Prince Melted up his heels and flew straight across the field. When he reached the fence at the other side, over it he sailed, Then It was that Rex lost his bal- ance. Ile rolled off Prince's baric, but Tabby was still fast to Rex's back, and the chestnut burr stuck to Tabby, And thls Is the way they all were until Rex purposely ran head first against a tree. Tabby thought it best to let go before he reached the tree. So she dropped to the ground and ran away as fast se ever she could. Tabby was now off Rex's back, but the burr yet clung to Tabby. The friglttened pussy kept on a-rul:nleg until site came again to where Fred- die was standing. Just as she passed Freddie the chestnut burr fell from her coat. "After wafting so long 1 shah at last see what Is inside the burr!" Freddie cried, So Freddie opened the burr and found inside some fine, big chest - /101s, And as Freddie munched the chestnuts he said to himself: "They taste all the better for my not having eaten them right away." A11 of which goes to show that the rewards which are hardest to gain are vapidly the best. lyrrs 5t�u y� OW listen, Teddy, as I ton you 11 why I brOught you here; The time has 0O7n0 t0 teach you many things, my Toddy dear, Se Beton, will 10 I whisper 'in your earl I know of lots of trcldios Who have 110101' been to school, Who even earn sit gilletly (0Oh 11 Or r nice y say ane tbty 111110 rglet I want nay Teddy Pet to be so very, very wise That he open da, rightly and true, most ov rp'thing he tri'es— A Teddy wine 11 be praised up to the shies, There, dear, don't £roWn and then look down, so naughtily and cross' If you will stupidly not learn 'twill he your own, bl,g' loss-- In seernl all (Ohs at you their heads 13)11 toes. So 'tention pay, and watch the way My Teddy's name I 89011; I know you, too, will learn to do It eV'ry betas well As yon can tumble down the stalre poll-me11 Say "T -e -d," right after me, as It It were a game; Those letters few, Int' dear, 5p011 7OU, mad ev'iy Toady s name - Tod, good or bad, Is spelt thAl very,. same: School's over rem, dear Teddy,. and I'm sure yon will agree That 'tis as nice and eeliy as a game cou111 over be...- ',Chis game you played so patiently with nae, Sm110, Ted, and loot: as eMlningly a5 only woe hears enol While walllllg to be eoopped" awe 'taken" by the r'rlure man, ;Who events to e110W !tow lesson olio Bogan,