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: - ; ; : ' ' . ' ' ' v ' ' - ' - ,- zr ' . - - ' - ' .. V . ' 1 . , BT sTELEXA AVI1. 1 Tern waa a poor orphan boy who lived with hi node and at and cousin. Tba onele'e Bam wea . Andrew, the aunt'n Ban iraa Jib, aod the coostn'a am ii Aaguat' ' The uncle waa a era, domineering man without affection for any aava hi wtfo and eon. Tba Mat waa a lair, ae.'fish, envious woman, bating th little orphan boy who was left to ber cbarg by a dying alatar.. Tba cooala waa a boy after at doting mother own heart, aa egotistical, bold-faced lad noma two year the aeotor of hi cooala Tom. These folk lived la the country at th . baa of treat mountain, and th time of tbelr existence wa a Tery. .ry loaf ago. They II red taring the age or "Bat, Good Giant," aaU Tana, giants, dwarfs aad falrtea. . aad 'her wer many arrange bappenlnga then. Every morning Tom'a Unci Andrew went Into th field to work; hi Annt Jia went ont on th great vln-corered porch to alt In idleness, while Tom waa put to perform the household duties. And August paased th hours betweea breakfast and dinner lying on bla back oa tba mountainside singing sours or talking to himself, or perchance visiting soma shepherd oa tb mountainside, bnt alwaya Idle. Tbe morning on which thla story open ' waa a glorlone- May day, tba ann shining with genial amll oa garden and Held. Tom waa busy la tb kltrbea washing the breakfast dishes, n bad placed tba plate and cups on a tray 'to drip while be ran to tb spring :near by for soma water. Oa hie return be found to bla atnasement that erery disk had dlsap Beared from 'the tray. At 'first b sup posed bla aunt had came In and wiped them dry and put them la tb cupboard. Bat when be went to the cupboard to aea If uch were the case ba waa dumb . fonndedto aea no plate nor cups there. Flossie's BT MACD Flnesie Wada aat en fb porch la a deep ' arady. ber brow knitted and ber Up parsed ap into a sever pucker. "I'm go . Ing to do It" she aald emphatically, - apes king to herself. "I'm going ta do it" "Who or yea talking to, SlsT" naked Jolly boyish voice, and Flossie looked ap to see Fred Brow a standing beside ber. "Are yoa chatting to tba porch poett" Fred continued Jokingly. "No, I'm talking to good company," laughed Floss!, ber brow smoothing ont ana ber Up losing their packer. "Bat bow did yoa creep la ber without my , aeelng yoa. Mister?" 1 cam a thla air and tbea material 7 bed," aald Fred la a light vela. "Don't yea believe la materialtsatioar - "Oh. Fred, atop Joking and be oerioua. . I'm thinking." "Dout do anything so rsah," orotsated Fred with assumed gravity. "Don't yoa know that thinking la a dangerou expert anent la bot weather!" "Come, stop fooling. commanded Flossie, rising and standing on tba porch teps dose to Fred. "Now, if you'll b . oerlooe for once la your life. Mister Fred erick, I'll let yoa Into a llttla secret I have f ootid It finposslbla to 'keep without 'baring with ooraeoo else." - "A thousand thanks for th promised eonfldenc," aald Fred with a low bow. "Aad I'll promise yoa that yoa will aot regret having choaea m aa tbe happy fel low to owb the half of your secret Is It abost a party or a aew frockf ' "Tbea yoa think me so silly as all that" Aad Flossie's brows drew into a straight Ha and a auggeatloa of a pucker came oa ber lips agala . "Ko, no." pretested Fred. "I waa mere ly gnasalng. Bnt, com. I'll be serious and Hstea with U my ears." ' n ell, I waat yoa to premise to help One eat la a scheme," said Flossie. "Don't look frightened. It won't mean, very much work on yonr port; bnt it will mean aoaae money." . "At yonr service," aald Fred. Jiagling om small coins ta bis pocket "But, LIMERICK. Tier was a great ship with a mast Csufbt at aea te a terrible bloat And the aa'.lor did about, Aad try to get oof. Tor tpy fesred their tig ship sronMat Urn Uniqu With away misgivings b went to b a oat. who wa napping UK (Teat eat oa th porch, and roueed her by saying: "Come, listen to ma, Aunt Jnae." , Hie aaat awoke, glared at him In wo, den for abe had focblddeo Tom's cowing oa th porch wbea aha waa taking her sleep. ' "'How dare yen, yon miserable, thankless one, to disturb me during my mornlug nap? Hirea't 1 told you I am Bt well, and that I must bar my rest after inealaT - Now, what's tb matter that yon stand there looking as tboogh Jos bad stolen a sheep and been caught i tb act! Speak up." "Why, Aunt Jaaa, I waahed tba platea and cops and put them to drain on the tray while I ran to the spring, for water. When I returned to the kitchen all th atragnllnw fcle kaees. platea and cup were missing; nor cat I find them anywhere. Tba aunt was oa bar feet la a moment, and etrtdlDg with a eery healthy atrld Into tb kitchen, s "If yon'rs broken a elngl diab, young beggar, I'll giro yon SO lashes with tba atrap for each dish," ah said. "Ah. the dishes could tak onto themselves legs and walk away, could they! Well, wa'U aea about that" And the Irate woman began searching everywhere for tba missing platea and cupa, bnt all la vain. During her eearcb 'Tom stood trembling In ovary limb, for ha knew what punishment at bis aunt's bands meant. Her arm seemed to bold tb strength of a giant wbea ah wielded the Jaah. : "Ah, ba, Just a I thought, cried th aunt, turning oa Tom. "iWva broken th dlshet that you may -not. have tbtm to wash. Go and fetch tb atrap from tb cellarway and remove your. Jacket and shirt You'll sot be In a humor to break any more disbe foi sometime attar I'm through with yon." , Tom could do nothing bat obeyi aad brought to th angry and cruel woman e Picnic WALKER, Sis, let me war yoa to use, caution o- abere, on tba money question. I've got to get " ". "Never mind what you've got to get for Mister Fred Browa," aald Flossie coolly. "Now, yoa know bow tunc h ha beea don thes last few yeara for open-air excursions tor tb poor children of our town. Yoo and I both atralaed every nerve and pearly broke our banka last aummer to rais money for tba children of tb Crlpple'a Hospital tbat tbey might bav a week extra la the country. Weil, I'v be thinking of noma other poor children that need a little outing oc? caslonslly, aad they aeem to bare beea overlooked entirely by r tboa interested la ach matters. I want yoa to help me sad and ask a questions. Will yea, Fred!"" . , , ' '8nre. Sla.t And Fred put out "hi band and clasped that of his llttla friend la a oolemn promise. "And I'll chain my curiosity I'll ask never a qoestioa tUl the time for question arrlv." Tbea Flossie unfolded a part of her plao, giving Fred Instructions aa to what be waa to do. . At the and of half an hour Fred bade her adieu aad harried off, declaring that since ba bad to majiag somehow te raise money enough to pay for tb as of four large plrnlo wagon for a whole day, aod driven ta boot it behooved him ta be getting a move aa himself." T. The Flossie went Into the bouse and telephoned ta aeveral of , ber young friends asking them to call that eveolng after sapper aa ah wanted to talk aver a plan for a picnic. ' Tost evening Flonl explataed to her girl friends who had aaaembled that aba waa- arranging for a - picnic la the big grove near, the lake two jniles from town, and that If everything went through aar planned they would bav th eating . ana week from that day. Tba glrla applauded ber plan, thinking It wea to be a picnic for young folks, with a few of th mothers as chaper ons. And each girt promised a big basket f luncheon, becoming excited aod talk ing over the many dainty viands that wee Id ba moot appettalng In tba Woods. The- week passed Very quickly for Fiossl aad Fred, for both had ao much te attend to la completlug tbe It picnic arrangemeau. . '-. -Well,. S!e Bald Bert tba evening be fore the day set for th pirate. "I'v got tba money together to hire tba pic nic wagons. Aad I .bad enough toft,, ta get dosea flags to adora the wagons. Gee, wa'U awing through town aa gay as yoa please with colors flying 'end Lie tea! a band playing. Tea. (to Ftooale'f look f surprise) real tire bead of ail plecesl" t ,j, . "Why, Fred, bow did yoa manage ta 4 all that! Tea era a hustle- when It cornea ta railing pic ate fond!" - Aad Flossie looked pleased. "Wall, Sis, it's thla way:. I went to Dad flrat and totd-tar-yoa ttsd m n oTV f teste scheme afoot something .for boom poor children who bad beea forgottea by everybody a! and hinted that Id Ilka for him to glv a a litis eouttib. tioa as a starter. Well, Dad like yoa Immensely. Us, aad ba fast pnlled aat a ten-epot aad gv me. aaylag t, waa to tell yoa that It waa for yes he bad beea e liberal, hew, waa at be all O. fc Slst" "That wt lost splendid. Trad." de Fairy; th heavy leather' atrap that wa kept merely to ba used on bla back. Then ba drew from nw quivering littlebody hi cottoa Jacket and old cast-off shirt of Angast'a. which had fsllea to hi lot. When the bard-hearted, lacy aunt bad tired, herself ont, sb dropped th strap and returned to antes her nap aa the porch la the ann. Aad poor Tom, worn ut by the terrible flogging, be badro eelred. and suffering tbe ecu test agony of both body and mind, fell opon tba floor la a tamp mass. As be lay there b beard a heavy- tread upon tba path out side the kitchen door, and glancing up beheld a giant approach ingj ' Being in that state of mind where f car -cannot enter Tom lay " quit still, .watching through tear . the approaching giant When be reached th door ba stood look ing at Tom, pity la hta big. dull .ayes. "Poor tad.", he aald. "I've beard about yon and I braved th danger of coming kwv. o -tettyow- how - you may oocapo thla place and the wicked people. Go Into tb moantaln away p th eoathera aide, and . walk atralghl (awards j tb clouds till you coma to. a tura la the path. Tbea you must atop, aad put yonr Angers In your- mouth and gira three long whistles, after which yon mast say: 'Hall, Fairy Queen. I am coma to yon for succor.' . Aad tbea yonr fortunes will change." - . bnt good giant, aald Tanv-atruggllng to bla knee, "how am I to get perm lesion to tear thla house I liy annt will never consent for me te go (way- from ber. And Tom. In guarded whispers, lest bla aunt might ba awakened, by tba eonnd of voices, related th Incident of lb dis appearance of the dtsbea and bla subse quent wuBtahment, ; ending by solemnly declaring that b waa Innocent 'Of the charge that bla aaat. bad mad against bins aad that he bad no Idea of where tb Heha were. : "Ah, I think I amell th mystery. aid the . gbroU , "The other day-as I lay bid behind a long-fallen tree I over heard yonr good-for-nothing cousin, bar gaining with a shepherd for a But that h coveted. Th ahepberd told bim that he wa going to be married and wanted more tkan earthing els aom dtsbea and kltchea utensil. ; I fancy th ycuag eon of this bona la th guilty person." 1 J t j ' ' ,f -.. ' : ... clared Fiossl. ; "Aad aow ' bow . about tb rest of th money' ' "Well, yea aea. I didn't - want your Ilttl plao to fall through, 8la, so I I Wall, I put what I had la bsnk Inta the fund. No, no, not a word! I woa't bear a word about, it , It'a half my Picnic: aa I bar a right to pat la what J please. It waa only Well, , It wa only seven dollars, yoa aea. - Hardly enough to count. : Tb ' wagons- each with a driver are flra dollara aplec for tha day, Tou see Dad and . I paid for three wagons aad a trifle arer..- So I bustled anwugb from tba other oys for th fourth wngoa aad got that o,d skinflint my nncle Powera' ta contrite uta a flva. Of course I'm not paying tba band full for tbelr services. aaked them If tbey , wanted to enjoy a. utc day la tha woods, . and have . a fln luncheon baaded In, for a little musle. I explained that It waa to ba some sort of a- chaiity plcBl. Well, tbey were glad enough to ge for tha anting; aad I hope their hearts dictated a little toward tha charity end of It But anyway I've got them, which ia aufliclent , Well, yon aea,' I had a tittle cash to spar for th flags and the-dealers-Mr. Jakes, gare 'mia great bargain SB them, seeing tbat soma of tbsm wer a bit soiled. v Bat that'll never show dn',tb wngnns." "Fred, you're a brick!" declared Flossie. "If 1 bad an awa brother ba couldn't da more for me tha a yoa da. - ; . - . "I hope he wouldn't do so much," stam mered Fred, bla fine, manly face reddening a bit Ue waa very fond of Flossie, Wade, and wanted ta prova himself her very beat friend In every way possible.1 ' ; ' Tbe next aiornlng at o'clock a strange looking procesaloa waa to be aeea going through theeWade gat, aad Flossie stood oa the porch ta welcome those who eotn 1 prised It. First came two aid men, stooped aod feeble, supporting themselves oa their heavy walking atlcka. Next were ao old whit haired womsu aad ' a pals faced younger ooe, tbe latter very frail and 111 la appearance. Then came aa aid cripple, ! .. V.. ! . X J ' ' . .i,.- -!"-v I'.'.y r. k- 7 ' ; "TT' ' 7 - " ' "Fred, yea're s, toriskr aeelared Flol.. ' r , '-. f - 7 .- . , - ' 7 - . 7v-:'. ' . ' ' -7-' 7,':-7' 7 : ' At "this instant ' Tom heard a rustle on the front porch aad held ap a linger f warning to the giant whispering quKgiy; 'Htda behind the hedge there; any aunt hr waking and will' be here to give ma erdere for dinner." , , - v. 'And after she has retained to . fcei lasy pastime I'll come back and we'll finish our conversation." whispered the glaijt. Tbea he betook himself quickly KmK inf . hlipk tklnb ht. wkUk mam. Kroand the garden. ' No sooner had b oisappeared tnsa Tom a aunt cam stalk ing heavily into the kitchen, kicking Tom. who still sat upon tfie Boor, the weakness from hi beatlua not yet baring nasaed f. .."Com, yon -beggar, aad start the ainner. commanded the annt ."Go luto tba -garden and gather noma garlia and bean. Make a nice, 'pot of soup for yonr uncle and coos In. Aad den t for get to put my name -in; the not. And I want a nice piece of mutton, !rolle4 ta a tarn before a brisk fir. See that the drippings are not watted. And put, th freshest loaf en th table and keep th stale one for yourself. It ught to krep yea sap piled for a . week ilf you. are sot glnttonona. ; . , Tom dragged himself to the , garden where tb giant aeelng him, came also. "ton rest and I'll gather the vegetables," aald t giant to Torn. "Yon look Ut and should not bar to work as yon do." "Say looH through the hedge," whis pered Tom. not sting la th direction of the house. Tb glsnt did as bidden and saw Aoguatbe adored aoa of the house; creep. stealthily .toward the kltchea. keeping an eye tamed towards the garden where he n donbt knew Tom -would b at this .time of dsy. He entered the kitchen and cam forth ;agilu, carrying la his arms a great pot (the soup pot In which Tom waa to make the dinner broth), a pewter pitcher and a dough bowl. ; He made off towards the- mountain aide with all poo albla speed, looking cautiously behind bins at every few step. ''Ah, ha; didn't I amell right r asked th giant, who bad stretched himself fall length on th ground that be might peep tnder ' tba hedge without being aeen by ' August -"And be It was that got the dishes, saJd Tom. "I shall go this Instant and tell Annt Jane about Cousla August. Sb must know that It wss aot I who broke or threw away tba dishes. And ', aow when aha mlsse the' pot sbe'i: beat mo again. So. I shall run aad tell her about hating aeea August gong off with .tba Helpful JHInts vforTOur Yotin LESSOIC SO. 1 V-nW. TO -DRAW A. GQOSBi n ! iVVV ' - - : JISGLR-JAKGLE. ; fara. Hlp'pery-hopperr,' Jeckery-Ja'kl . .L i ' A big fat man atrnped an a tack; f Far into bla toe ' , ': ; i ' a Th sharp tack did go; :" ' r -i -' And tbe fat maq aald,,"Wbtekery-wback! -Ai'-'" ''..' ,!--'' '.JACK JCGLETg.. a poor , Italia street-organ grinder f and following: hlra th Nihoe-eobbler aaal his wife, a nice. Jolly-faced old German couple who, lived It a meager.' shanty tfowa by tba railroad tracks. And ending the pro-. cession were six poor strgglera, eemtngly- bot ooe or them acq as hi ted with the other. Two of tbe six were women, ons a poor seamstress who bad Just been released from tba hospital, where sb had Buffered quite a severe Ulnesse, and tha other a dear old woman who lived la a tenement with ber grandson who small earning could hardjy keep tb wolf from tb door. Tb other four were men of poverty.: age and Hi health, three out of thf four being oast 60. i '' -. . 'J' : . s Flossie's mother, who wts to go with' I ow u iuiji uu, tyuseu ub . ioe .- u , ' Biographical Elisabeth . Barrett Browning, . poctee. waa born at Coxhu Hall. -Darbani.Eng-' land. In tb year 180& - : Llttla but the merest facts of ber cfclld hoed can be obtained aav from her own letter to friends and to Mr. Browning, who became her adored and adoring hus band and with whom she spent th hap piest year of ber life. Her father waa a" rtern almoet despotio -man, instating npe the strictest obedience from all la his household, and evaa after "hi aeveral children . wer grown' to manhood and womanhood they felt tba restraining hand of the too-domiacerlng father, who word remained law la all thlnga.- If on of the children -dared to. assert tba least iadc beadeac of action a' (trained feeling at ace existed between, th offender and Mr. Barrett, who would not tolerate op position In one jf his own. Owing to thla trait of character on the part of th head of tba Barrett household, tba member of tb family, must bav aeat many aad many aa nnhappy and discontented boor, and it haa been aald by an antoblograpber of Elisabeth Browning that ber mother, . . ..v.- -. , cooking ntenaila. ( . . . v' . , "And get a harder bearing for your ewa," aald the great giant "Ah tai. don't yea know ,tht the eyea of most parents are blinded to th fault ( their own, bnt abarper than th sun's rays In aeelng th shortcoming of others T Ah, It la selfisbnaoa, my ted. : lour annt know yon are a superior lad to- ber tvi aoa; tbat'h Fby aha hataa yon bo dearly. 'And aever will aha consent to listen to a ' word of complaint against her ewa adored and good-for-nothing eon. He la tha'appl of bier eye Jast because be belong ta ber; . Do yon anderatgnd, ladT" - fBot the pot tb.e pltchet, tba. bewir. cried Tom. "How esa I eet tba tlne without themf An3 wbea I teU her they Byra missing from tb kltchea she'll beat be hnd swesr I threw-them away' (feat I might not be able to get tb meala. No, I must go and tell her, r -y Tbea. promising th glaat to aee him on the- morrow Tom ram to the Jiou. golng etralght to - th porch. ' where . be for a second tttna that pooralng roused gathering' crowd with soma Bar prise, bnra of sympathy In. her eye. She bad not qnestlooed .ber daughter regarding' tha in vited, knowing that whatever Flossie did wonldvb perfectly right But soma of Flossie's girl comrades. were ' a bit dis pleased ' wben they, beheld the old, tbe ertppldV the sick and poor, for tbey 'had bad no notion of anything of tha sort, v. ,.-ay, Stella. ", wnisperea urace evaoa, .two of the glrla whom Flossie bad Invited to be of the jiarty, ,"what do yo think of going oa a picnic' with this Job-lot of humanity? I think It anything bat agree able. 7Nowi I- folly approve of vcbarlty but aat 'of mixing, yon knoar."' ' "t ' , Bat before Stella could anawer bereom panioa'a question' a merry sound af musie -came floating, on. the air: then tbe twit toot, toot, of a bom, "and In'1 anotiirf minute the foot; picnic wagons dashed np before the 'gate, flags flying and tbe bend boys with .faces a bright as the ooouy day'a auo, 7 - - - . ; ' : "Now, whereV Fredf askeo Flossie, wondering . why bet assistaat aad right hand man had delayed hit coming.' But at, tba moment he cam- dashing through the gnte, carrying a box half aa large aa himself.. "Am I lateT" he cried la hta entbnalaant, wiplna; tha perspiration from bis flushed, face. , "Bee here. Bit, tbls box Is, fall of explosives! ' I've brought aom firework. No nee having - a dall day," I aeyfj, Kow, everybody, to. the wagoaa and let'a b off. Whero'ro the beaketsl Oh, there, they are. Her, boy a -(to tba ether boy ..of. his owa age), Just .load la tba grub not Into- yonr -faces, - understand, but' Into- tha. wagons. Gee, wo'ra going to bava a great day! i , - Tbea all' waa merry hustle, aad the old orgaagrinder laughed ao heartily over the proceeding of being "loaded"- Into tba wagoa -that Stella -and Grace caught tbe spirit f fnfl and nugbed, too,, feeling glad after all that tbey were to aaslst lo making so-many poor old folk happy for a day,' . 7- i ' And. bow nsncb tba "gaesta of honor" (ad tha old and poor -were) did enjoy that mmm ... -V "l fc'i -': 'a. ' ' l,ateT.--. Ms v-'- .. . i .. . . - i. . Mary' Clarke Grsbam, ."soon faded gently out of. life." - - ... , , . Wbea but. fir or !x years f age Ellaa- Elisabeth, Barrett Browalas; ' t - (Wkta a yoaasr wosaam.) -V hui nnt from a catnap. ; "Aunt Jan, tb Pot. tb pitcher and tb' dough, bowl have been atoleo from the kitchen." he 'cried la bee ear. Tba angered woman aat up .and ata red at him, saying: .What's all thla atuff you're saying, yon ' fool T Aad how dared yon to wake me before ,th dlaooc la ready r ....... -. - Thea- Tom. stammering, aad trembling With fear, related what be bad aeea from the garden, declaring that it waa Aageiat who had takea th dishes la th morning also, and tbat he waa trading them off t shepherd ta tba mountain. -, "Yea dare to accuse my darling child of -this , theft )K -cried the annt, leaping from her chair, ber eyes . a blase with rage. ."Why, tba beating I gav yon awhile ago waa only a scratch, to what I II give ye for this lie, yon young ber ' gar! ' And tbea aha raised her arm to give Tom a blow la the face, whea of a sudden, a bngs form appeared at the cor aer, a long and mighty, arm reached ont and gathered Tom op before ber very nose. With a cry of borroe lad fright th wicked aroma a ssnk helpless Into her chair, for aha had beard of tbl glaat. bnt' bad not believed that -o existed. Before ah could pea her mouth to aay a word the giant bad gone off up the -mountain-aide with Toin sitting on' bis arm. He covered about' 10 rod at every atep, and at such a rata waa soon lost t the fright ened womaa' gaze. ' "j, , ' Aad Tom'wa nappy la the"" protecting embrace or th good giant who carried him to the spot where the' fairies wer to be called from their wood. - Giving the atgnal th giant nut Tom down and aald: "Now, .lad, you'll be .eared' for without' my services; tba falrtea wUl be here soon. I shall go back to my bom la the mono.. Ulna bereod thla mountain oa which w stand aud. continue, to bnnt for the un happy bora and glrla whom I-may aaccorv 1 found yoa through a llttla dwarfs help. He goes about like a bird and peep into aJl.the homes. Then be come to ma.and I resets 4Jje unhappy one. turnlrig Mm or her over to my friends, the-falrtea." " At this Instant tha.falrlee Arrived, and before Tom eonld thank the good giant for bla kindness the great - fellow bad talked far away. And he fslrlea took Tom Into a beautiful land.xwbers tbey gav him a nice bom and plenty to live on till b ahonld be old enough to work and earn money for himself. And there waa a fine school there where Tom went to lire, , and . ha attended - It regularly. 47 ' HIDDEW ADAGE. .. ' A well known adage la bidden In the fol lowing five sentences, ooe, word of -the adage being contained la each aeoteae and all appearing in tbelr rightful order t . ' . A pretty girl waste, mucb time before .the mlrfdr. . " ' f . v-.;,-.,rr.-"--0 All Is well that enda well 7, - - ' . Tb.knawd a a' good oiaa doe not al waya signify goodness.' . -,,' y . It's a pretty ketUe of fish vrbeo. two fast friends fsll ont a"nd quarrel. , - .There kre many days of darkness, though tba sun doea sblno. ; f, - - :,'- tETTEB EMaM'A.:" II y "first la In bread, but Ont in-dough; . My jecoul la In meadow, but not tq km) My third la In sun, but not Jn'mooni'i My fourth ia aa badger, tint aot la ooota; My fifth- is" .tbe same as tuy ' first, 'yoa , know;V . . ,. - - 7 My sixth appeara In my second also; i My aeventh ia la lily, but not In grew; My eighth. 1a tLa same aa my aeventh, - too;,.--- ' '. . .'.. . .-.' .. ' . .. ' i, My whole Is tbe najn .- Of a game moat dear" v..' ', .v ,'7:'' ..; To tha hearts of schoolboys ... . ,7 At tbta tlmaof year. .1. -i. '- . BehewellatTS and CortAtUngl. 7 ' - fj) Behead' that which cruil driver plcala la . the great green 'woods, with th band playing oM-faahloaed a tra, the bright young boys ad girl's watttfig on them, serving tbetn .with cooling drinks and feasting tberU oa all tbe dainties, which mlgtjt tempt less sharp appetites, and the fresh air and glorious suushlne aad shade alt about them! Aad tbey felt tbat Into their Uvea had crept a guiding spirit la tbe form ef a'eet Flossie Wade, who was happier on that dsy tbea. she, bd ever Wo. before at a. picnic ' "isn't If splendid, Fred." f make t2eo denr old son. a so nappy, If It Is on'y for a JyT" F!os!e skej, ber face rad'nnt with pleasure. ' by, th is the rt picnic tbat tbe p.r old -crean grinder ever attended, and the ctljer bare not bad outlDca or ple,irf fn a many years that this is to t .rin a tatie ef beaten. Let's repeat tt..s picnic eerer time during U, sutcn-cr it w caa gtt Qurpuze Corner 7 ; E H lln ' : ' r ''.'-'".' ' , - bet h so she tells oa in her letter be gan writing rngmea, 'When about IS ah bad ' "scribbled aome thlnga not at all bad," to quota another biographer of bef. Indeed,' aba wu a most precocious child and heard the-whisperings of tba Mas of Poesy, while still In tender year. b waa alwaya of frail. body, spending much f her time la the sick chamber, but al waya busy with ber brilliant and active mind.; Several time ' ber life waa des paired iof before she had reached Ber twenty-fifth year, and. few of ber frtenda expected to aea, ber reach tb age aha did.. Bba waa In her fifty-eighth year at tba time of her death. Moat of bar mar ried Ufa waa spent In Italy, where. ber devoted husband took her for tba beneflt of ber health. :c j; . One son waa boro . ta th Browning, and be Is now a famooa palntsr In Italy, making tba country'of his parents adop. tlon and bla ewa birth bis been. . Robert Browning died In 1880, baring' survived hi wife 24 yeara. .. i 4 J: -:'"-"' "i ;mabt graham. HURRAH! Summer time la almost bare; ... ' , " Hurrah, hurrah! " '. ' - - :. ' , It ta tb awlmmlng ttrna ' yari - -. !' ' Hurrab. bnrrah! - . : Th fish are biting, too, tbey1 say; .... . Hurrah, hurrah! - i '' . And ther la fua tba D v-iong 'day j k ' . Uorrah, hurrah t t Oh. It If grand to ba boy. Uarrahv hurrah! ri . 7' There couldn't be a greater Joyi '.. ' ' uorrah. Dnrrani ..v 7:.;,, Wbea for tba snmmer acbool la oat: ''', . Hnrran, .bnrrabl . ' , . From - mora ,tlll aigbt v wa'U romp and. - about: .-':,.. . ,' - .. . ;. Bnrrah. horrnh!.,. ' - ..'...., ,, .. - learning many, many things. And he be-' came a learned man and a good one. at-7 waya remembering nia own wretched childhood from which the good giant aad tbe falrlea had rescued Ulm. And b waa arwaya good to tba poor, especially ta tb . poor children..:.-' .. . , ; ' Is often aeea doing to bta horn aad lea re : aq .act. much enjoyed -by, people three tdmea a day. . v v. ; , - -. (2) Behead a racecourse and leave a email pier 'of furniture , that la - IfuDg ' opou tba wall. ' , ' . (8) Behead verb meaning ta pall, -and leave tbe atate of unbooked food. ' 4) Behead a hot vapor and teava t pair of borsea that go bitched together. (5) Doubly curtail a ' pretty , bird and leave a busy market place; - - v - (6) Doubly - curtail a longing for food and leave a. vorb applied ta a dieagreclng Jury. ,. - .. . . ... .. v...,- . , . : (7) Doubly curtail a nam of -money and leave a toy fnach enjoyed by llttla glrla. .v-v'' '' COXl'SDRUMS. tA; '' ' ' y When rethoughta like vaJuableaf J - Hkea eotk are ecpretaed 7 What heavenly thing and what earthly tblng doea a rainy day most affect! - r TAs sow aad pour sAeee, tor tt taAc f)n -tain SHHiy from both. . , - ' ......... "Why la the city mi I km so Ilk th fish -that swallowed Jonah 1 . , .7 . . "'Beceasa As find o profit (arophef) la thm water.- - .,....,. . . . ,. a . . .-, Atswers ta bast Week's Pass lea. v Letter Enivnmi- GereVs. ' ',, :Bkta4,Qij (1) 'aitvctf, , (It Sent ' ead. . (8) Apeak era. CwrtalliHff f (4) 1) Off mo Doo. -Nfll ,e9 Luti. tfl) rntrp-rpaH " . ' t folks Interested enough in' the matter to contribute a. mite towarda It "Yea, tra a real aocceas. declared Fred, fully as happy aver the result as -Flossie. -' Aad count ma la aa helping -yoa tn any of your oBdertnklngv Hi. I'll do more for yoe than any brother . yon- might bav had," "But, Fred, It Isn't for me this pic ntc," aald'Floade, "Tew must do these . thlnga for tb poor, who live are s dall and full of car. 1 doe t Deed tt; enr jtieets of bsaor-dW- ' - - "All tha aamey. yoa are the guiding -the guiding oh, what la It I want to call . you!" And Fred floundered for therlfbt word., j - - 'The ecfrei, said a faint voice behind them., and looking round Fred aod Fl-. sis saw tbe old . wblte-taired vemaa wbr dancbter bad beea so 111 In th honit. "As aiirel that's whit this--dr Ltt'e girl K" sls declared, tear t.uug ter gratcfal eye. N
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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May 17, 1908, edition 2
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