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v w v v v v v v v y V .. x . N V V "v " ' ' - THE MORNING POST- SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 15, 1003. The Feats 0f Tvlucbslasb. BY JOHN CHAPTER I. It irt ccl as though the Kingdom cf aai never brra mote cheerless than It was la the summer ia vthica llcc!ia!i, the tailor. motrJ to that country. As he talked through the Forest of borrow which ur-rU3'i-J the I. (tie town of l'Uiut tlie wecp lag willows brushed bis b.oaxd c'jrrks u-J the dert like tears lingered on iLv petals of to itwxIUit'l dowers. Uact:!ab rented a store In a quiet pirt of the icwn rf I'UInt and hong out LI sign: -Caeerful Clctie for the Voe g,'-c" Cus tomer wr few. however, atd when the landlord hinted that lns!cefs iu.c;u better If the ln were ";arlw of Grief for the Truly the savory food with every sign of WALKLK IIAKIIINGTOX. Ti e f: 1 wcmr.n took f-ni t l:e st've and ate It i;'j-r'r;-tl"n. .'! !.-:-:..h looked at her silently and then l.f l.ur-t Into a roar cf laughter. "I . u cause for im rriim-ut," niuniLlei the !d wtmaa. -1 dV replied Muchslash. "1 was Just thinliii s h w lucky 1 aw Cat my goose U Ui:ld- vi Iron." v -. , " said th witch, gravely, "is the ,.,Jr iv.r --.yri:!ei;t of birds, for It Is a in :.irs-- f-r utf two. Ah. however, well oa y.ur t w. t little and hardly enough fr I have J'.:st dined fairly you tuny give only H1MSKLK ON A HOUUU.Mdb ti. MOI KNFLL aiCKTOS WAS IHllSIMJ Jdierah.' Mnchslasb chuckled nd alJ tout he would not waste food cloth in adore In? WAlkinc injury. As be sat Turk-ilke on the bench In his little nop and saw the cn.eriess thror.s pass by tis door, the more cheerful !.d tuc -h. la.or become. He anc merry soe? a'-u: the chaise away of trouble and the loi.y id erosiL bi.dif which had col bet-n reac.i il lie was looked opoa as such a curiosity tl. i: tfci dtUecs meet to w klia asfl ..-d U; needle and sanj all day. and n.c u thoui even came ia tud had him n.ake ci:h jut to hear him talk. One mau. whe life haii been all biuf Mondays. Iau;ad at a joke t Mochslash. sad was thereby cured of icdi ccsttou. He tvld other of Lis jwii f.rtt;iiC, and the fame cf Mucusiaau. not only as a tawor. but aUo ii a sreat physiciau. pra.l tbroochout the kitfrJoni. The p-.ple of Plaint ordered more clothe, and the town was s happier place in which to live tha U had been Icce the accession of the u::s klcr. who livtd far away beyond the Foreat f Sorrow. Mnctslash one dsy was slttlsj: on his becca watchlnj a stew next the jrooseon the tore when the Wistfsl Witch entered. "I am rlad." ald the Witch, "that there is one cheerfu: p-rson In this Kingdom of Woe, and I shall do icyself the honor of eating your llnner." and In place re appeared ant with sage the gizjs.ird." "Che witch waved her hand. rf tlw creat smoothing Iron tlj it f,.ni it. np to n turn and free: df.-.-ins. A bowl of fried apples floated in over the fpii transoia. The witch and Mi:-!.s;!:is.!i sat down to t 111 repast, and the tailor c;:rv.d with such skill that the old v:n:i:. opcni'd h r eyi-s in surprise. -;ro:it things are In store for you, Much slasli. she sai l. TI''" witch r"jc to hr feet, and after scat tering a spell or two carelessly about the pl:.c rrnvirkod: Ir r!irr i-fir lvo"-,-! the bine Y"nh at.-! T:r!i awil for jotl If p. :h tr-o jo-.i thtis shsll (Jo Wah r:ii ni.il nrjp 'i:t thrnu;h and thm'tBh." Slic th n disappeared in n vapor of snse nr. I thyme. Mtiehslash. who wns nld and ha.! a beard which sometimes tangled with his fcft. c'.iiubcii back tf his bench. In p'ace-of his Misty shears he found n new pair nf creat sire and brightness. They were n:arkfd "Mnric Cutlery." Just as he picked thcra cp there csme a lond knock at the dnor. and. without an invitation, there cn tercd three men. Their faces were d'awn and furrowed, as though by great suffering. Although they were clothed In silks ar.d satins, and wore Jcwelol swords by their shies, the three l-ltor r.c re far from happy. Taking from . -. io.hsik Hnntticts lacv handkerchiefs adorned with Mack Initials, they began to shed tears both bitter ana M"Oar names,- said the pokeman oft h party, who was very tall nd tW- K. Morse. A. Sorrow nnd Great orJj;;.'Mgl. cillors of State to His Most Sorrow fpl aiJ csiy Megrim III.. King of Woe. 1 swUreai Grief. Barren of Joy." . two with Great Grief indicated the other i " . fa a wave of his hand, and they bowed, wn politeness as profuse as thtlr tea n. "1 count It an honor, merry ge" bJl, a!.l Muchslash. "that our s0.he bum scut his Councillors of State to yls fa kfu, !)lest of his subjects. Let us u . fi0Od that we have arms and legs a" digestion to wait on them." rorse It is a sad world." sighed If 5aS "1 "ery." replied the honest Muchslssh. have Just eaten iny last sadiron. "Then yon have, so to Pca' 'e' oVc. goose which has brought to you .golden stor Why, I surprise myself by n ot cheerful sally of wit." said the Barren o J.i wot not." said B. great physician who wonld 'soother9 ,u fill wight. We may. 1 think: r woe. acquaint Dr. Muchslash v,Uh me n ture of our business." . .i, wjth I did not know." replied Mnchssh. wun a rare smile, "that I was a great Pjjcl d 1-ve been busy doctoring baggy padding shoulders for a good many i Vou may call me a P11,3"". of misery do From what particular your vou suffer? Have you stitches The need of onr king " replied the tallest cf the sorrowful men. "is creatertjian ou Since his birth he has neve ' ,U!ril die in fear that unless he docs so he sorrow. We heard of you and have come ask your mighty aid." OBted Much- Ha. he. then, no Jester? fthout slash. "Who eTer heard ot a King a dwarf in cap and bells?' ,Uor ..he Alas'" replied the Chief Councillor. . a ha, a clown named Mournful Mcrton. who Is The saddest subject In all his realm; f rln:- tT5 wSH 1 suo:dPflrst Muchslash. "that It vereJl" , t u3 hie as minister to the Jester Joine let auklclv as need be. I also m i" tafklnz as becomes a person who has been called to interfere In .ff.lrs , nf st a te. Whereupon the ""WmV " In hi. from his bench, and. w rPPsnm blue chinchilla cloak dnstear9 and UlS fVZXZ XuncUlors of the au went with the tfc" iJJ ,,, rulcr of the gust monarchy Jiegr.m K'edm of Woe. , j,.-. He stopped at taverns for told stories which brnught tears ot fni gh er to he cheeks of all who heard him. d d milkmaids and piayrd .top Icotch with boys and girls, nndjtfn at rJmoJ the castle, where sat the .you hfu K ng At the feet of the ruler was a dachs hurd with watery eyes, and on the back rf h's chair sat a parrot, which Incessantly repeated the words: "KVtle his bones over he si ones: he', tuly a P"P m ; os." On a carpet a few .vds from t re roval presence stod a sad-faced clown who wns nci.lug himself on a horizontal bar. "Tnr Majesty." said Mournful Merton. tbeVour-faeed crobtt. "before yon let this tailor entertain yon 1 wish to have yon see mv most side-splitting feat." Whereupon Mournful Mcrton looked at the ,no-d!cg which ran along the frieze ft be chillv rorm and slowly bn'.aneed himself.. -Ont upon yon I" cried the King. In a rage "How dare you make so pitiful a spectacle? To the gibbet with you! No! Vnlt: ! va mav as well have a companion. This tailor shall go with you unless he makes you grin from chin to ear." ,t i fnnri of sorrow more than lire. replied the mournful Merton. "and I do not feel at all cut -up over the prospect of going to the headsman's block. If ever I had cause to weep I have It now." Merton burled his face In his trembling bands and great salt tears welled between Lis fingers nr.d fell upon his black raiment. Muchslash waved the new shears about h's head ar.d smiled. "Woe." ho said. "Is not my specialty, and as far as being put to death Is concerned. I have never given the matter serions thought I could make a Sphinx answer questions Vg 2lT iOii4 pine: &a.ck-m-thX77 tc I Every boy at one time of his life Cad de light la whittling, and tlthongh I. is knife of the barlow variety, aa.i uo u.ura. Many very Interesting aud prelty th.ng eaa be icitir wish a knife and sr.ft wiiac TSe Idea i. c a '. i each rilir geceration the diie to prednrtati .e. ver oir.cr tnniM iin i.ii ti e Ji.ie old . th.ngs taat o:r cniu.. . i - are r.ow riirr.J out. Il.l-I. L l - It gcnera.ly havens thil C-'"-,-. ere cut and i.my utteirpts enu .u iue jine is a cf wo d an 1 will nrt t-t;:n.l ery unci tacirfnn.r witn, ou: tnai uoes u"i i V w'wlt: ; acl fjtlur lessi n the Joy of this pleasant pastime. In tlie accompanying cut four designs are given whicli may bo natLly cut frrai wood with a slurp kulTe. Of these the "I'ird ia the Cage" i peihaps t'm most ia'.tresting. A pice,- .-f ii'-'. th i':::e is p'r-ur.d. twice as a wltie. wi.li perfectly lint'd til.gcs. TLis I'crc, niatk :h a pencil on all four and pi:ir .f tii" cage tl.ey should be a viiic as a iu.;rih Iik. In the center .-.f t'if.-c r.:: t!ier s.,-:are Is drawn. This will .:.t r I-.- trar.sf .ra: .1. by cart ful carving, iu to thr bird or ball. Many hours will be consumed In this t."!!s. but l: is highly cntortain'-rg labor, and I wbl train the tye ,ij accuiacy and the hand iu skill. The Jack In the box boy is tnsdefroma I piece cf pine, longer than Its breadth. The j design should be marked ont firsi with a pencil, a little Judicious ctiioriug will acta to the toy. Th. Indian rattle, when fastened at lts bottom to a stick end shaken, will make a peculiar rattling; noise, not unlike tbe whirr f a rattlesnake. In the olden days these were once mt out of soapstone and wood by Indian children. Many have been found. Th chain, of course, we all know, and it Is nn excellent test of patience. about his past with a smile, and as a maker of mirth I have no equal, for 1 have made the motley garb of a thousand clowns." "Tell him a story." said the councillors of state. Muchslash related fhem the marvelous ad ventures of which he said as a tailor he could vouch to be made out of whole cloth, but as the merry tale proceeded the sadder became the face of the King and the more wicked the gleam of hate in the balefui eyes of the mournful aud acrobatic clown. Kveu the cheerful ktory of how Uobiuson Crusoe found a little cove runuiug into the land and a great swell coming in from sea when he went to his UeM.it iuJ aid 1b no way tend to make alcgriui a merrier mon arch. The chief executioner came In with a snickersnee and poised that great sword, waiting for the word of command to sever the head of Muchslash from his body. ;lt euis to me," ta.d the taiior. with a laugh, "that It is time for our friend Merton to show some sign of cheerfu. uess on this merry occasion." Muchslash waved his magic shears through the air and told Merton to mount the hori tontal bar. The jolly taiior passed the shears along the bar on which Merton rested. He made a half circle with the shining shears around the clasped hands of the clown and then flashed the blades along the molding and through the neck of the sour faced acrobat. "Wonderful!" exclaimed the court. I rather think," said Muchslash, "that 1 have made Merton smile." How he did so will be told" in the next chapter, and If there is anybody who would like to know before that he must study it out for himself. (.TO l',R CONTINUED.) , spring water." says the toad, "even u . ird indeed if lS bSuYudrlnk. from choiW or necessity, many times be become, parched, then his throat ratties a bit. ana he dries up like a leaf or a rose peta i n hot sua. So you may be sure be se lects i -damp corner to pass the ater In .and o Ta the winter apartments that a toad may di to choose from, the deep X is the finest. These are usually owrow j J and, of conrse, rents go up n ""7 J' ;,"V' f Se only trouble Is. It Is hard to pet o s eep . o0 nnd II VOU (ion i sleep, you freeze, ahr " furnace In It or is near "'Xfom.' Those unfortunate hoptoads t hat a re.om distance from protecting rocks a J bare a way of getting under a ofep pi.eoi leaves or sticks and then digglrg out a ho e in the soft mould beneath. I hns the ? - to a comfortable bed. with sheets made of dead ferns and a coverlid of leaves and -J- The frogs, who are well represe "ted n our woods and marshes and vary In i g the tiny tree frog one Inch long to buiiirofe. elfht tlmiris large, have been the innocent cause of much mystery and "perstltlen. Did you ever see a summer 'ogtl ' vi well there are persons who stouuy Jert S they have seen frogs fall from a cloud Vv thousands! I will explain how that ciouu i Then there are numerous S "er.ers who ass'uVyou they have found frogs inside of hard pebbles which are cer tiiulT 2,000 years old. One man even tried tutting frogs into stone, but of course ffi5 did noAucceed No, the trnth s a - too SJE KSSl t nrfhe Tories! you must not think for a moment they are possible. There are always expla- WHAT WILLIE SAW. illB ii ill 1 Ii pip ifl W MfMW&lm - - : - - Mm if If f lli 1 II Pi pl! , . , .M' : - l?!!liiiililiiiiliiliPiii PByjiiillSj iiiiiiiiiiii hliTZealioTtvT JS4l Helklms the main when weather'. raw. '3 His bark Is called the Mary Jane, , A't- f I k-nn an la sunshine and In rala. V VM, t vrr often "he will creep Into a W ( his -peep." Pep" rings shrilly through the j rooms all winter. When he cannot enjoy a II 1 winter opeu-tyed in a uouie he soes too.eep ueep m a nonow uee, ueur lue iooii, uiuuiig "iirrrrc"-' ii u-"- A .lWUilM 4 44U.C tu V.. 4 IUC 44CC ,y . ttua eat ue utt.e liv m uiis u-le. it He f ' - ;.;; MHc i.'. , 4.V4e4-.e, ' W44 -.. l.v- ; -;j'M wiue-awww iiiui ou ut uot viwl l , .. , ! uovv tue nuww v" " 11 u,c U--- ' h'jy'-'A't csvapes Mi: b.ucac ue io iucky, luUted. 1 ... v...V.i I iue UUiiiiug, li4C u.ueiuiau oi.loe iouU. Sf ".'I Winter Quarters For The Animals. THE FROG AND THE TOAD. BY W. S. WALLACE. Who has not seen a hoptoad and cried out: "Hop, hop, hoptoad; hop, hop away. Should a hoptoad cross your path, You must neither look nor lauga, Lest bad luck end the day. He Is a true and tried friend, is the ugly but amiable little beast whose broad, af fable countenance, supported on two intoed bowlegs, is a familiar sight on warm, damp evenings In summertime. He has a cousin of even more grotesque appearance. This toad, knowu as the spade fooied toad, or "digger toad," is the happy possessor of two hind feet, both of which are provided with a shovel to dig with. He is very joyous and his throat Is fitted out with a voice so loud that it produces "sounds oqual to an oidinary steam whis tle." iiuagiue a marsh concert of digger toads! Theie toads, while having a splendid least of insects ail summer, do not enjoy Christ mas time very much. They have no heavy lur overcoats or ltather ulsters, aud must hunt ont a corner in a cellar or a crevice in the ivcks aud roil themselves into a bull of shavings, paper or earth. Cold comfort, yet there is consolation, too, in the thought that their arch enemy, the puff auwar, or blow snake, is In a simi.ar predicament and has troubles of his own. In the- cold days of Oc tober a hoptoad may sit up and stare a snake out of countenance, whereas during summer time all toads go about with a hauuting fear of finding themseives in a snake's stomach Ix Urre tiiey are much older. Hut the digger toad Is safe at any time, or he lives beneath the surface, as rule, diggitg out a burrow and having a good laugh at the snakes all the time. In -winter he just buries himself and curls up to a sleepy ball, knowing that Jack Frost has Uttic chance of freezing him. Sometimes, however, he never wakes up, for a severe, frown on the part or Jack Frost freezes the earth solid for a foot or more down when there is considerable water present. Then there is the consideration of drink. No creature -can stand to lose its daily drlak, even ft it goes weeks without food.. "I must have my mornlngdraught of sparkling nations of such things, and Ihey all depend on the habits frogs have of creeping into botes at the approach of cold weather. The little white-throated tree frog, who, when he sits on a tree, flattened against grav lincben. becomes gray, while in the green grasses below he Is green or gray green, is a most unsatisfactory nnd annoying ijnii.' lilOl V1&41 lO 6CC .lit 'UU111. 04J. - tiit.aa.i. ue 10 lucky, iiiuteu. j.ue UUiUrug, lie a.ueiiuuu oi , 4uc a-o . WliU MIS SlOiiU UiiOaiWoU,-iU.Ke, lUUmi-itUl eyes aud deep voice, is ioiiuuate m one way. lie is -generally uiucu loo laige tor auytUiug to uiuiie a rneai oi, units it be au aiugaiur or a hungry country boy. There are not many abators wuu aiouud New lOifc, how ever ana a quick dive deleaU the euoits of the boys. As the grasses bocouie dry and tue leaves fail Horn me trees, the. bu.urog prepares for winter. This consists iu eating as much as he possibly can, and becoming lai ueavy aud Mttpy. iitioie the mud Uu become too hard toaig In the bullfrogs and, following their exainpie, all the other water fro,,sbary themselves in the soft mud at .ht" bottom oi tlie ponds or along the tdges, where the lack of air does not seem to trouble them. Perhaps the oldest frog hyp notizes the others, and then tells them they are ttf a warm bed of softest mud aud are all asleep. Perhaps he sings them to sleep with his melodious "honk-onk-onk." The wood frog, which yon - meet in the damp, swampy woods and recognize by his copper-colored band on each check. Is a very wise frog. He does not like deep water, nor does he like dry land. So he "splits the dif ference" by living In a marsh. Now he Is not so foolhardy a fellow as his aquatic rela tives of the poud, and when winter comes he does not run the risk of drowning or of hav ing to wait in the spring time for the ice to thaw awav. No, he "lakes a header" only into the nearest soft spot, beneath a "tus sock" of grasses, and very often creeps into a snake hole, which is a very bold aud risky nroceeding. However, the average wood fro- survives until summer time and the joyf living again returns, when he is usu ally first out. peeping away long before the snakes or turtles have opened their eyes or so much as yawned. - - And now to return to the toad. He Is alsu about early in spring time, ready for the trhts of beetles and JJay files. The toad's 's are laid in the dairfp corners of cellars oi-Tn rocky places, and In a few weeks many thousands ofUlny little toads have been boru and are hopping toward the sunshine. As uauip weather hastens their growth, they usually appear on cloudy days, and the first bit of sunlight calls out an army of tiny Uopping toads. These cover sidewalks aud gardens, and give rise to stories of "showers of toads." flow To Make A Doll tyssi " Oniy the blouse part of tlTi; tl r . in the patterns, a tue Kai i . i 01 a deep i utile, having a Mii;in r edge. To make the kirt cut a ..i... piece of material three Inches inches long. Hem this on t. t shirr the top together on tin though with the fold rut open m. 1 back to form a narrow htm ia li opening. The front of the walsi shouM r the center laid on a Icngihui-o i , material and the back In Hi.- mn.. v Tuke up the narrow scant imici 'f being careful to ate that J i t fiout and the back ate togeiln-.-. tl'. an equally narrow seam mi tl..- leather the neck aero the fn m between notches. After the w,j; sewed together gather Hi" 1 1 t'r. i draw up the thread until l!i- fi, " doll's figure. Sew I he wnlt ml part together, placing tin- t!. i get her. Use strong -thread a 'id u stitches so that the . ani will In ; the bretellcs of fancy yilh or !; lutni on the waist so that t ' the shoulder seams. Lay lln- : . the breti'iics i.n the right !-! aud sew tiniily. The rmN I '' should come Just to the git li ned back of the waist, ret . in the skirt flounce nt tie t back both sides to match :l;e waist. If more trlnim!n,r N di-.;: lace on a shlrled silk rnllle ; torn of the skirt. ThN die-, with or without tl.- f."tie, tern of which was given ! im I: t TIM; i:i:iim,i;. When firi t i u,. 1 SlUietl WUu iiu ny i I knew at IslMl ti.i! i i;hS The famous Uridge .1 ti. e 7 K ! t ) - - J a
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