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Waterloo
(Verres by Lieutenant Sidney Smith, of
the'Blood) Seel/ere,"upon the battle or
Waterloo,' which We gst'wd by ths'
"Slowly Pirates" gni) beoattre, se Skinny
says, 1'efifonemonts mrhapinly railed to
carne to the •ell of gautahr Jlllly Atom,
ford.,1
UII fie% both Woe was battlire,
An' the oheers they oxine a -('gulls',
An' the snowballs they came, toe:
But 'spite of all its "Robbers" did
To win the fort, we found tnetid
That Ede we'd never do.
So' 13i11y sent d'oe flyln'
Toward town, to start him tryin'
3flndln' Jim an' Pete;
Then, feeltn' sure they'd soot) be back,
$ill 'gat et the "Pirates" took a crack
Once more them to defeat..
S THE two soldiers of the Pre -
torten Guard strode along a
narrow street. of Constantino
pie, they conversed in earnest
tones.
"They will undoubtedly replace our
regiment at the Takstm baeracks with
Young Turks,' declared one of the
inen, raising his voice in' has excite-
ment; "and in that event You may rest
assured that those of us whose time
Is up will quit the service; what is
more, we will demand a bounty."
"Not ea loud!" cautioned the other,
plachlg a hand warningly upon hiscom-
rade's arm,
Quickly, the two looked about them,
and 'saw, to their relief, that no one
wag near save a chubby=Paced little boy
Of 7, who trotted beside them, merrily
whistling.
But little learnt' weeby no meansas
innocent or unsuspecting as he ap-
peared, He had heard what the sol-
diers had said, although his counte-
nance betrayed no knowledge of it.
And now he speedily Betook himself to
the courtyard in the rear of his father's
wine Neuse, where he knee' the Younger
Turks were having their meeting..
He burst into ,the gathering just as
his brother Abil, a lad of 10, was in the
midst of a violent harangue. Abil's in-
fluence among This fellows was great.
Having been born in America, he bar:
gained there au independentspirit, dif-
ferent from that of. most Turkish boys,
and when his tastily came to Constan-
tinople, not twelve months before this
time, Abil's ideas remained unchanged..
Very shortly he had organized. a band
of about twenty boys under the name
of the Younger Turks. All the mem-
bers of this company were pledged to
fight thetyranny of the sultan,
AGAINST TYRANNY
'A ruler who won't even letsuch
words as 'country.' nation,' people,'
liberty' -or revolution' be spoken or
written Is a prig, and ought to be
chucked from his throne!" he often de-
clared passionately.. luhereat his com-
rades at first shivered with fear at the.
treasonable words, but linaliy came to
applaud.
Of late Abil heal been less bitter in
Itis speeches against the sultan, inso-
much- as Abdul Hamid had granted a
i1 constitution to hls people. He probably
was compelled to do this by the popu-
•
lar party of Young' Turks, but Abil a d
hls associates, proudly claiming to 00
Junior members et this party, esteemed
tt a victory for themselves, and when
the people flocked to the Ylidiz-Iiiosle
to praise the sultan's generosity in en-
thusiastic cheers, the Younger Turks
were in thevan of theprocessionand
shouted with the best of good will. Just
now Abil spent most of the time say-
ing uncomplimentary things about the
people who still upheld the old•fOrm of
misrule.
It was Into such a meeting that No:
mil -burst Deeming hiserrandof much
importance, he interrupted Tile brother
to telt hint.of what he had heard. Abil
at once closed the session and ran hot-
foot with the news to his father. And
the father was not long in communi-
cating it to Abil's older brother. In-
go?, Who was an *Meer in one of the
newly raised regiments oe Young
Turks.
0r1TTIRTY QUELLED
As the Pretorian guard had sug-
gested, no sooner was the time up of
many of the soldiers of the Takstm
regiment than they demanded a dis-
charge bounty. Ilut by this time the
Young Turks, being forewarned, had
sent tern of their regiments (one, 1pgar's)
from Salonika. And when the rebellious
soldiers being refused a bounty' fired
upon the Young Turks at parade, the
Salonika men were ready. Theyre-
turned the fire, killing and wounding
ten of the mutineers and disarming the
rest The prisoners were taken before
Mahmud Mukhtar Pasha,chief of the
Nome Army Corps, .wllo made a speech
before the assembled regiments, and
then bad the mutineers court-martialed.
Afterward ho inquired ' farther into
the matter, Asking -how the uprising
was quelled so easily. Thereupon Ip -
gar was brought before the chief, and
told how the warning bad come from
his little brother Simi]. Mahmud
Multhtar smilingly sent his compli-
ments to the alert boy of 7.
You can imagine how Important Ica -
vin became after title in theband of
Younger Turks. heretofore, beteg so
tittle it was only through much plead-
ing that he had been allowed to be a
member at all. Now, however, his eons -
pardons could dono other than elect
him lieutenant of the company - a post
second only to that held by This brother
Abil.
ATTER, patter, patter came the
rain upon the roofe And dismal
enough was the sound, thought
Hilda. Cheerless, too, seemed the play-
room. Iter newest doll wasn't at all
amusing today, Indeed, the newer
Hlda's dolls were, the less she loved
them. Fondest o0 all had she been of
that disreputable rag 8011y, owned
when she was a '.wee elip of a girl.
'Nath her face pressed closely against
the window pane. Hilda followed the
tours° of the stream of water that
gurgled from the spout and splashed
into the gutter below. Leven the gaunt
arms of the anees outside, which spring,
in Its early coming, had as yet tailed
to clothe In a raiment Of green buds,
drew her attention, and she 'observed
the bare twigs as ' wind -driven, they
switched repeatedly against the side of
the house, Dreary indoors: still more
dreary out of doors. Hilda turned with
a sigh and filing - herself upon. the Couch.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz!" Persistently
the buzzing continued, in the very ear
of. Hilda. Then, presently the buzzing.
seemed to change into a tiny voice -al-
most a dream -voice, for the words came
faintly and sounded far away. And.
these were the whispered words:
"Come to the housetop, TIilda! Come
to the housetop, Hilda, where are wen -
drove things to see!"
SCENE! OF SPLENDOR
Again and again this quaint invitation
was repeated, until the little girl felt
that she meet go, So, ascending the
stairs to the attic,she climbed up the
ladder reachingto the roof, threw back
the trap-door and stepped out upon the
roof. Tbo rain hadceased; overhead
was a scene of extraordinary splendor.'
Mammoth, billowy whitecloudmasses
wereheaped in the sky, while the rays
of the sun above struggled to pierce
them and to reach the earth. Gleam-
ing ingold and a Itunclred roseate tents,
the clouds seemed a land of fairy sun-
shine, spreading wide to east and west,
etretchfng far to the north and aouth.
But Hilda was suddenly startled from
rapt admiration by a pounding end rap-
ping of many hammers nearby. To her
amazement she saw that on another
part of the roof a countless number of
elves were engaged in building a. series
of little platforms, connected by lad-
ders, which rose high in the air, Taller
and taller this queer tower grew, under
the skilful, quick -moving hands of the
multitude of elfin workmen.
"Climb to cloudland, hills! Climb to
cloudland, Hilda, where are Wonders
fair to see!"
. Again the little girl obeyed the voice.
Mounting the ladder winch rose directly
from the 'roof, she gained the first plat-
form. 'Gp, up she went; higher, still
higher. And whileshe climbed the
elves far overhead continued to add
platforms and ladders, and It appeared,
too, that cloudland lowered itself nearer,
as though in enceur'agelnent.
At. last Hilda stepped from the top-
most ladder into cloudland. She placed
her foot rather gingerly upon a big
cloud; but she found that it held her
weight easily. She discovered, ful'tber-
more, that the clouds formed but a
TTyLn BOY ran to the Pear
l,''aviner—this Hine with cena1-
donee, for. had not the kind anon
mended Ise neatly the :lead 01 the
iYulnpty Dumpty C1oW11, broken but a
few Jaye he0ore7
"Ates. Serteoh-Owl 1130 lost one of
her alllldren," paidLittle Boy, breath-
lessly, "7 know,.'enuso I Peebed front
t r.: the belfry, where etre 5501011,
my chum, often io!s tie climb,;
and T saw that She bad only three
little 0Wts. She seems se sorry, too,
the( I thought I'dconte to see if You
could do anything for her. Please try
x10 heed 00 you cart, I11r. Peer 1'nl'11mer."
Then the Farmer winked rnysteld••
00sly, drew Out :hie magic dile'0118
quickly sketched thereon :a pear. But
net long. did It -remain a pear. Rap-
idly It was 0110trged tato nn Owl,
When 11 muttered word of enchant -
!tenet set It freefromtin slate—e, real
Owl!
Thanking the Pear Partner, Little
'Boy jtiyflilly carried the tiny ball of
down to Mrs, elere cwh-Owl, who,. l'm
Dura, was very grateful,
And the Farmer Han, obllgtng ns
ever; willing)y consented to give Polly
Evans h copy of his sl:plt'nes, ,These
(lrawings any little bay of, girl, can
1,l114e, with a Wee b11 of patience.
shell -111 e wall surrounding a vast fairy
country No sooner had she penetrated
this well than she found herself an the
real fairyland.
4 beautiful fairy, flitting on rainbow -
colored wings, now approached, and in
the sweetest manner possible offered to
show Hilda the wonders oe fairyland,
"Suppose," said the fairy, ewe take
a peep at the kingdom of dolls. That,
you know, is a sort of heaven where
dollies go after their mistresses break
them on earth,"
Around about the kingdom of dolls
ti-ea5Be
stretched an immense, gleaming wall,
upon wild, toy soldiers were Deeded as
sentrtos, And at the great stoup tower
by the gate sat a dell general, drinking
a mug of ale. IIe courteously admitted
them, remarking as he did so;
"The lady dolls have lust been lunch.
trig in the dining hail Yonder,"
As they reached the steps tending to
tho dining: hall, the doom opened above
them and there came forth little fairy,
boy -sprites.
"They .aro the servants 'who wait upon
the dolls with food," whispered tho
fairy,
Whenall the servants had passed
around a corner of the building, Ililda
Was ushered into the dining room.
t
TEL LOST IS E'OTIND
Almost the first doll she saw eves her
own old rag dally, Betsy, whom she
had 'oat in the creek while 0n a vaca-
tion, Years ago. Then, right beside
Bn-tsy, was Marie, the French doll
I111da had dropped from the balcony so
that it had broken to pieces on the flag-
stones,
"My dear, precious dollies;" she cried
in rapture, rushing forward and throw-
ing her arms about the two ht one tight
hug.
And Betsy and Marie wen3 ever so
glad to see their old mistress. They at
once forgave her for causing theft'
deaths. They knew she hadn't meant
to do it, you know. Then Hilda was
introduced to all the other dolls, who
exclaimed in chorus:
"Oh, how nice! We've always wanted
to play with a little girl, just as little
girls used to play with us, and now we
have the chance!"
Now. there were so very many dollies
that the v01005 rose in a loud clamor—
with such a violence of sound that Kilda
was frightened—and rudely awakened!
For 5110 rubbed her eyes to find herself
lying on the couch and brother Tommy
battering on the dour outside.
Right up he 0011g1't his way, aitbougli
'Twas nighty dangerous to me
With snowballs wbizzbn' by.
Upon the fort's rampart he landed;
"Surrender, Pirates!" he eommande.l-t
They soaked 'im in the eye.
An' down the hill we came again
Because we couldn't stand the rein,
Of snowballs on us pont-fain
We waited long for Tim an' Pete,
For with THEM 00 could sorely heat
Those "Pirates" most astoundia'.
But Sim was home a-spiittln' wood;
Pete "would be there" just soot's ha
could
Iiis errand for Ma do;
Then roe was put to work, for spite—
An' that is how eve lost the light
Bill Bane calls "Wateriyo,"
ECAUSE Abou-Cassem's red silp-
pers were old it must not be
supposed that their owner was
poor. On the contrary, the
treasure vault of this merchant of
Bagdad was well-nigh filled with
gold. But the more money the avart-
clous merchant made the less willing
was he to part With it. And se it
was that his cloak had been worn se
long that the original color had been
lost; his turban was tattered and
pierced with boles; and 00 often had
the old red slippers been mended that
by now they were an patches.
Upon this day Abou-Cassem had
made an unusually shrewd bargain.
Therefore, he resolved to celsbrato it
in -some fashion. Should he Invite his
father and mother to dine with him?
No; this would cost money; nor could
he himself enjoy such a dinner, after
having eaten nothing but simple food
for years. Perhaps he hail best buy a
new garment. But what was the use of
doing this, He had gotten along well
enough with his old clothes up 'to
this time; surely, it were foolish to
change. Alii now he knew what he
would d0, He would take a bath; for
that Would coat nothing, and certainly^
would, be agreeable.
AN UNLUCZY BATS
To the public bathhouse, then, Abou-
Cassem made his way. Outelde he
met his father, who argued with him,
saying it were unmannerly to wear
such worn garments, especially the
patched slippers. Abou-Cassem prom-
ised to consider the matter, after which
he banished the subject from his mind,
and proceeded to enjoy a bath.
When the merchant came from his
bath he observed: a .new pair of slip-
pers 1n the place where the old ones
had been,
"00)- father," he said to himself, 'etas
given them to me,"
Therefore, as the present cost him
nothing. he donned the slippers grate-
fully. Hardly Hall he left the baths
when n rad(, or judge, who bad been
bathing, began to Cali SOT 111.0 slippers,
willch he declared had disappeared.
Nothing' but ate old, patched pair was
left, however. Thereupon the cads,
in great wrath,sent his slaves after
him who had stolen the slippers. As
Abou-Cassem was the last to leave,
miles1t was who was arrested, The
drs slippers being discovered in his
possession, lie was Oiled a large sumof money,
"Surely my slippers have brought me
ill luck," lamented Alum -Casson.
Determined to lid himself of the
evil charm, he cast the slippers into
the river which ran by his house.
That very noon, while a party of fish-
ermen were casting their nets, the
slippers were drawn earth, and the
",tow," said he, "the slippers cannot
trouble hue!"
As the slippers were still moist with
the water of the well, he Placed them
On hie Casement window to dry. There -
"THREW HIMSELF AT
fishermen, disappointed at not find-
ing a treasure, threw the slippers in
rage through Abou-Cassem's open
window, so that they fellupon gars
of valuable rosewater, breaking, the
jars and destroying their contents.
He now buried tbo slippers in his
garden. A neighbor saw hon do this,
however, whereupon the governor,
hearing of the deed, sent for Abou-
Cassem.
"Give me of the treasure which thou
wert hiding," demanded the governor.
In vain Abou-Cassem insisted it was
but a pair of slippers he had placed hl
the deep hole, Only after paying a large
amount of money was he permitted to
on free.
The poor merchant was at his wits'
end. In cicsperataon he rose early, In the.
morning, walked far from the city of
Beaded, and threw the slippers in a
well. With a sigh of satisfaction Ito
watched them disappear. no bad tied
weights to them; they could never again
come to the aortae°, Thea, with a light
heart he betook himself to his home.
But the next day a-'elamar grope ht
Bagdad, for the principal fountain had
ceased to time. By royal command, the
artisans examined the aqueduct and
finally the well outside the city, from
Which the fountain gatneci its waters.
Then they found that Abou-Cassent's
slippers had choked the 117110s mouth
through which the stream flows.
Again was the poor man arrested, He
paid. his fine stolidly. No sooner earl he
arrive home than he prepared a red-hot
tire.
At Dinner
ViMILE two little boys were
vr walking tlnougit.. a wood
they beard some sees buz-
zing 111 a hollow tree. One boy hole:
111s head close to a hole to liaton.
Presently the jumped elli0kly itway,
o'ying to the other;
'loll low, those bees unust be herbs'
neer dinner, 'cause one steel( his fork
m hay enc,"
New Mineral
N:t; day Pretestew Jt0mstOne O'as
Io,turinh to some etudcnts about
mineralogy, and he h:id wtl.h
hien vedette speeinens Or minerals, A
roguish Student put a piefe of brick
among the minerals, The profes700 be-
gan miming them; and the said:
'pais is a glees of coal; this is a
piece of iron,'' lie raw to the plerc n±
lirtrk, "chis is e'deco of inlpudcuou,"
he said,
THE JUDGE'S FEET"
upon a dog sprang on the window and
disturbed the slippers, causing them to
fall upon the head of a woman passing
below,
At once the woman Set up a t'ry of
"Murder: Murder!" People, hearing her
screams, ran into Abon•Caesem's house
and dragged the unfortunate fellow Out.
"Boil hitt in o11! Roast hint over a
slow tire!' they yelled,
Abou-t'assere looked about him with
indifference. "Tofte me to the ced1, that
he may impose a sentence," pleaded he.
Forthwith to the cads they took the
merchant. Then Abeu-Cassem threw
himself at the judge's feet and llogged
piteously that he no longer be held re-
sponsible for the misdeeds of his old
slippers,
It was all so funny to the veil that
at first the o,11 tai laughed. Theo he had
campassiee upon _t1101 -b,'111'0001 sad 4111-.
mediately sheeted the valet to be posted
abuut the city that hereafter, 710 matter
what crime the slippers should do,
Abou-Cassem was to be held innocent.
Before 0elea5111g the merchant he tide
'ideal him to be less miserly in the fu-
ture, and to replenish his wardrobe at
fitting seasons,
Abou-Cassem slowly walked home, a
sadder and a wiser than, He now was
utterly ruined—all his wealth had been
taken from hint through fines --but he
confessed that, perhaps, after all, It was
hie own fault an great measure, and he
decided to profit by the lesson,
hcrc Doit cattcr
DOCS bevy many uses besides serving as pl.vrwtes for Boys and girls.
Of eotn'se, you know how valuable good watchtloga are. 111 7781»(1
countries thtr e faithful friends of man are employed to herd cattle; other
people u1upiny them Cor drawing wagons and sledges. tit. Bernards, In
Switzerland, do valilr:i work in saving the lives of travelers 1ost. in. regions
of ire+ and snow. Manifold, indeed, err tlhtt (hales of the dog, Taut ado
Yon know that ho ::outcomes makes buttnrr Sounds funny, dact.l't it/
1 et in East lttrviland, England, nod iu parts of America. dogs do all tho
churning,
Outside the ,:airy wail to placed a rot171t1 wit'i 1, inelined.at nn angle,
and lilted witd! liltlf stens iron its SU1'face. Hegel the clog tutees, 11a upon
a treadmill. his d,101n being fastened so that bei c'ltln11r1 ntlt•auec any (lit!'
tuner. Pinions cr,nneot the aide of the •w'ilgcd with the Bribing-- -wheel of
tIle churn, which In 101 1) through the dairy- wall. This work is no ;treat
hardship to doggie, inasmuch as he is never matte to 1ubor fu± aux ifteat
length of (line denier 1111 (lay,