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I TilE OJUIA DAILY DEE : SUNDAY , JANUARY 27 , 18)5. ! 11 "
t Boys and Girls :
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WOLF \ GLEN
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( Copyrlght , 13 , by E.lward S. EII ! )
CIAPTlm ! III.
TiE FI.rOIT OVER TiE ICE.
The same minute that Monteih Sterry
law the new peril which threatened them
ill , ho darted out beside the brother anll
lister , who had Ilackenell their pace at slh
of the furious wolves In rront.
"What shall wo do ? " asked Frell , "wo
cnnnot push on ; let's go up stream. "
"Vou cannot do that , " replied Jennie , "ror
they are gathering behInd us. "
A glance In That direction showed that
she SIIII the truth. I looked as I 1 few
minutes would bring as many there 18 In
advance. . ,
"Wo shall have to take to the woods , "
8hal
sahl I.'rell , "onll ( there's little hope there. "
"It. won't do , " added the sister , who
seemed to bo thinking faster than either or
her companions. ( ) "Tho Instant We start for
the shore they will be at our heels. Make
as Ir we are going to run In close to the
right bank , so 0/ to draw them after us ;
then turn and dash through them. "
The maneuver was 1 repetition of the one
8ho and her. brother hall executed a few mm-
utes' before and : was their only hOlle.
"I will lake the lead with my pistol , " said
Montellh , "whie you keep as close to mo as
you can. "
Every second was beyond value. The
ravenous wolve8 were not the creatures to
remain Idle while a conrtrence was under
'ay. At sight or time three figures near the
middle or the course they rent the air with
howls and came trotting toward them with
that light , springy movement shown by a
gaunt hound , to whom tIme gall Is as easy as
a walk.
Monteith Sterry shot forward on his right
foot , his revolver with Its two precious
charges tightly gripped In his naked hand.
This waB to be called Into play only In the
last extremity. The killing or a couple of
wolves from such a horde could produce no
effect upon the rest , unless perhaps , to fur-
fish some or them 1 lunch , for one of the
curious traits of the lupus species Is that
they are cannibals , so to speak.
Ills hope waR that the flash and report of
the weapon would frighten the animals into
. opening a path for n moment , through which
. they could dart into the clear space below.
having started , Monlelth did nol glance
behhul him. Fred and his sister must look
out for themselves. lie had his hands more
than full .
ful.
With a swift , sweeping curve he shot toward '
ward tIme hank , time brutes hnmedlalely con
verging to head him otT. The slght , familiar ,
liar scraping on time Ice told him that Fred
and Jennlo were at his heels lie kept on
with slackening speed , until close to th (
shore , and . Il. wou.I,1 imot ! do . Logo , . any further , ,
; i An overhanging Ino oruSleu 18 lace.
. But his eye was on the wolves further out
I , In the stream The Place was one of tIme few
' ones where time course was such that no
shadow wal along either banll. The moment
time bulk of [ the creatures were drawn well
over toward the right shore , Sterry did as
his friends did a while before , skimming
abruptly to the left and almost back over
. his own trail , and then darting around the
N pack. The lLmo I was that of a seml-crcle.
whoso extreme rim on the lel was several
rods beyond time last of the wolves swarming
to the right .
"Now ! " called terry , at time moment or
turing with all time speed al his command.
Critical as was the mnoment ho flung one
glance bJhlnd him Fred and Jennie were
almost nigh enough to touch him with outstretched -
stretched hand. No need of shoulng any
commands lo them , for they understood what
ho was doing or rather trying to do.
Young Slerry , as I have said , had cleared
the horde or wolves , making his turn so !
quickly that they slid n rod or more over the
Ice before able lo check themselves and
change their own course.
The slralegem seemed as successful IS the
other had been , but It was too soon to congratulate -
gratulato themselves. At the moment when
everything promised svehl. the most enormous
wolf he hall ever seen bounded from under
wol trees on the left bank and galloped dl-
roctiy for him.
rocty was so far In advance that time only
way of dodging him was by another radical
turn In his course. To do this however ,
would bring him so near the other brutes
' that they were nlmost certain to leap upon
everyone of the parly.
"Uso your revolver' ' called Fred from tile
rear.
rear.Montellh hall already decided that this was
an exigency demanding one or the remaining
charges and ho partly raised the weapon In
trc'nt of him.
Meanwhile , time huge wolf had slopped on
seeIng that the procession was coming In a
straight line for him. The youth moderated
, . . hi speed still more , that he mlghl perfect
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\ ; his aim.
J Ho was In the act of leveling his pistol'
when the animal advance quickly a couple
of steps and made a tremendous heal ) at his
! throat. The act was unexpected , but at time
instant or his leaving time ice Icntelh let
6 , fly with one chamber lIt him.
The success was better than ho had a rllht
to expect , for the leaden pellet bored Its way
through the slul of the wolf , who with 1
rasping yelp , mode a sidelong plunge , as
though diving off a bank Into the water. and ,
striking on time side of his head , roll over
en his back , with his IJI valuely kicking al
the moon , and as powerlesl lo do harm as a
log of wood.
Drlef as was the hal , It hall given the
. leading brutes or the main bOy thne to come
up. They' were fearfully near , when the
Qcenl of blood and the sight of their fallen
comrade suggested to tile roremosl that 1
meal was at their disposal. They few at
the hugo fellow wih the fury of tigers and
, ' ' . . rende him lo shreds and rragmenls In n
twinkling.
twinklng.
. The ely way or escape was still In front ,
and , with time utmost energy power and ski
at his eommanI , Monteith Sterry darted
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I.tI - : p SitE hliACiill ) Tiil M/tIN BTnEA .
. abead. hits crouching body , the head wel
In advance , somewhat after time manner or a
, racing bicyclist on limo home stretch , his
ocmpressel lips , hi Isshlng eyes , with every
I muscle tense , were prools thmat ho knew I
' had now become a struggle of IUe and l\eth
) 1 ho allowed one or those wolyfs to ap.
preach nigh enough lo lop upon him , he
would bl bore to the earth like n lash and ,
share time fate of the vlcthl or the Illstol. I ,
They were near , for he could hear that mul-
ttudinous pattering on the Ice , when the din
. , ot their crle6 permitted I , and they were
' running fast.
' ' nut , he reasoned , If they were I close to
11m , they must be still closer lo limo brother
: , and sister , \\'hos peril , therefore , was corre-
" c Illondlnly grealer. lie looked around lie
, ' . ' WB further Cram the borde than he supposed ,
- . ' -I but Fred sod Jennie were not directly behind I
; . t blnl A he had thought.
, , . .t time mon\nt an awful thrill shot through
" -S him : ho caught n glimpse of Fred I close In
, . l ' , iiote , and going like tbe wind . Time couple
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, ' Wil still Jelr e trcm the fangs of the
J , ! WOIVed , but only heaven knew how long It
' \ would lat ,
, ) A 'horl way ahead an opening showed
l ( f' .hro a creek put In from the woods auth .
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hills . Monteth gave I only 1 glance when :
ho skimmed pal R time same furious pace n
before. I looked as I there was hope at
last , ' ( or those first seen were all Il the rear , 1
l new danger came , I would bo from others
that ran out on time Ice In rrnt.
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"n seems to mo that all the wolves In I
Maine are on thIs little river , " was his
thought , "bul there may be a few left that
will try to get into our path-I
A wild cry came from his friends and be
glanced toward them , Nol only that , but
believing his help was needed . , ho sheerld
over to lhem as Quickly as ho coulll.
The course of the river had changed , so
that a ribbon of shallow extended along
that bank , partially obscuring the form 01
I.'rell Whiney , " I seeme,1 to cling to It. a5
though thcieln lay his safety.
Time brutes were now so ru to the rear
that there was little to be feared from them ,
though they still kept up time pursuit , anti ,
while able to follow In a straight line , were
doing so with more seed than w mild bo Ox-
Ilecled
It slrnck Slerry nlat his friend [ was nol
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skating with his utmost skill. lie was iitiz
zlell antI alarmed.
" 'hat's time matter , l red ? " ho called ,
drawing , , quickly near hilimi
" o. Jennlel ! Jennlel what wi become of
her ? "
Froth Whitney Il was now apparent was
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alone.
Forgetful of the savage brutes , Monteith
Sterry slackened his pace , and In a scared :
volco demandell :
"What has become of her ? " Where Is
sue ? "
"Sho darted into lo mouth of that creek. "
" \h ) tlhln't you rolw ? "
"I could not : Il was done In n hash ; she
called to mo to keep on . alll said something
else which 1 could not calch. "
"lul , " conLnued time wondering ttomi-
telh , "how could she do It when the was at
your side ? "
"Sho fell a little to the rear and mnl0 a
lightning turn . 1 attempted to ftliow , bul
It seled hal Ule pck'were In my path , and
It was certain deamim . I was frantic for the
moment , a 111 even now do not understand
what Il all meant "
"Whnl a woeful mimlatakot" wailed Moo- ,
telh ; "tho chances are n thousand to one
that site Is loot. "
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"I thmimik " snll the brother half beside
hlnelr , "lhal It may have been a goo
thing , but-
A ! Ilecular cry behind them causetl Ion.
telth lo turn his heall. The wolves had
gained so fast during time last few minutes
that one ef them was In the act oC springing I
upon 1.'rOI Whitney .
'Stoop quick ! shouted his companion.
Fred bent low In the nick ot time , and the
gaunt , lank body shol over his Ulend , Innd.
Ing on the Ice In rronl. Before he could
gather himself 1 bullet from time revolver
was driven Into his vials anti he role ever ,
snapping aOl yelping In his ( oth throes.
Time skaters swerved aside enough to avoid
him and time next Instant were skimming
ov ! the ice at their utmost , speed. . , .
I was 10t a moment too soon , lor coo
hall was wel nigh fatal , but they could
travel raster lhan the animals and steadily
drew away from them , until , ere long , they
WHO safe so far as those brutes were con-
cerned They contnued the pursuit , however ,
being a number or rods to time rear RII In
plain sight of time fugitives , who looked
back , while speeding forward wIth undiminIshed -
Ished swiftness.
But the couple could nol continue their
fIght , knowing nothing of the missing one
The wolves were between them and her , and
Menteitit revolver. Sterry had fred the last shot In hl
" 110w tar back does that tributary reach ? "
ho aslwd.
"I , never learned , but probably a good
way. "
"Is breadth Is nol hal of this "
"No ; nothing like It "
"What has become of her ? "
"Alasl ! alas ! What shall I answer ? "
"Dut , Fred , she Is not wllhot hope : she
can skate faster than either of us and I am
sure none of them were In front or her on
the creek or alma "ould not have made the
turn she did. "
"I the creek extends for several miles ,
that is . wllh enough width to give her room ,
she will oulspeed them , but how Is she to
gel back ? "
"What need that she should ? When they
are thrown behind sue can take oft her
skates and continue homeward through the
woods , or she may find her way back to the
river and rejoin us "
"God grant that you Ire right , but soma
of the wolves may appear II front of her
ali then-I
"Don't speak of II ! 'Vo wcul have heard
their cries I any of them had overtaken
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her.
No situation could bo more trying than
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that of the two youths , who felt that ever
rod toward home took them that distance
further from time beloved one , whose fate
was Involved In awful uncertainty.
"This won'l do , " added Monlelh , after
they had skated sonic distance further ; "wo
are now so far from the brutes that they
cannot trouble us again ; wo are deserting
her In the most cowardly manner. "
"Dut what shall wo do ? 'Vhat can we
do ? "
"Vou know something of this part of time
counl'YL ; le.ts : takeoff . . our sIates ' and cut
across t we creeK ; ammo may lave taken
refuge In time limbs of a tree and Is i awaiting
, awaitng
u. .
"Isn't some one coming up stream ? " asked
Fred , peering forward where the straight
stretch was so extensive that the vision ller-
omitted them to see unusualy far.
"it may be another wolf. "
"No ; It Is a person. Perhaps Quance has
been drawn rrom his home by time racket
lie Is u great huuler. 1 hope Il Is he , for
ho can give us help In hunting for Jennie- "
Monteith suddenly gripped the nrm or his
friend.
"It Is not a mnn-It Is 1 woman I" !
"Who can It bo ? Not Jennie , surlly- "
"lurry along I You are no skaters at
nIh"
ali"I was she ! That was her voice , and II
wile her slight girlsh figure skimming like
a swalow toward lhem.
Wllhln the rolowlnl minute Fred Whiney
clasped his beloved sister In his arms , both
shedding tears of Joy anti gratitude.
Jennie hall had a marvelous experience
intleed . Controled by an intuition or iii-
stnct which often SUrllasses reason , site
was led I to llrrl aside Into the smaler
stream , at the critical 10mlnt , when the
fierce wolves were so near that escape seemed
itumpossible. She hall fallen slightly lo time
rear , and a single , terrlell glance had
hewed her a beast In the act of leaping at
1ler. tier dart to time let was enly the effort
to elude him for an Instant , and she was
nol aware of the mouth or time creel until
shun hail enlored It. Then , seeing unt
was altogether too Into to rejoin her brother ,
she had no course heft but lo continue the
Ilghl I , whlol , out II then , she had not In.
to mmd ed .
Time words which she called to Fred , that
were nrt understod by him , wer to the
elect hint she would try to rejoin him rur.
timer down time stream , wih whoso many
turnings she was moro familiar tman t he
Sue ascenlll time tributary with all time
wOllerful ski al her comnmnant ] . Not only
time brute that was at time point or leaping at
her , but three others turnell us soon as they
couiti polso' themselves , and went after her
at their utmost bent.
hut 'ler change of dlrecLcn was n most
ortunnto action As In time case of abrupt
dartng . aside . , . , when . _ . _ _ on , . Ihe ( . _ _ d'L muuracoofthio _ _ ' _ ' .
. . M" I au 'UI , . 1":1 lur cunOluerlDIY a
nlh'ance or time nearest pursuers Add to
this her Ilowor or outpeedlng them when time
chance was equal , aOI.lt wi ba seen that her
only danger was ( rein the front ,
The creek was so narrow that I any or
the wolves appeared before her she weuhl
bo host for there was nol room lo maneuver
aim emi time larger slream.
hut none prcsented themselves , The first
signal hall ! drawn them to time river , and
I there were any ncar , lhey and she were
mUlualy unaware or it.
As her brother had said , Blue was more
nCQualntet\ with that section than he , Sue
know al what points the river and Its lrlbu !
tory curved so a to bring them near
each ther , Heachlng tha place , alma burled
limo heels of her skate runners In time Ice ,
sending the IlarUcles about her In a misty
Ihower , and quIckly Cllna to a hiatt . 1hen ,
61andlng motionless , sue listened .
In the distance was heard time howlng or
the animals 10 repeatedly disappointed or
their prey , but none was nigh enough to
cause her mhgl'lng.
" 1 hope no harm has come to Fret Qr
Monteih , " she murmured. ' 'Bthm can skate
fat enough to leave the wolves behind ; they
would have doumo so at once I they had net
been bothered by having U1e with them.
sow , they Ought to be able to take care of I
themselves. "
She nat down on the bank all removed
her skntcs. The slight layer of snow on the
leaves caused no Inconvenience , for she was
I'el sued , and the wAlk was net fsr . Her
rear was that some or the wlvs m'gh sneak
up unleen. Oren sue stopped anti listened ,
but when half the distance was passed wih-
out any alarm from that source , she belIeved
nothing was to b feared . A little further
and she reached the main stream , the die-
tanco pRssel1 being so much less than was
necessary for her escorts , that she knew she
was In advance or them , even though they
hall continued their flight without Inlerrup-
tion .
Lon.ler club skates were securely rctaltenell
and then she listened again .
'lime cries of the brutes were few and dls- '
taut , and coulll oct cause alarm.
Hark ! A familiar pound reached imer
She recognlzell It as made b ) skates - gliding
over the Ice RIsing to her feet , she re-
markell with a smile :
"I think I will give them a snrprlse , "
AntI pho dil , The meeting waR n happy
one , amid before time stroke of midnight alt
three were at home , where they found the
mother anxiously awaiting their return , all
greatly relIeved to lear that despIte their
stirring experience no harm had befallen any
member of the little party.
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LITTLE m TDlLEFI ! GER AND illS
QUEEn COUNTY ,
The Children's ! cculI Visit .
DV JOEL ChANDLER HAnmS.
( Copyright iSO , 1) ' Joel Chandler JnrrlB , )
TiE LITTLE DOY O TIE LANTERN.
"or curse , " said Mr. Thtlmbleflnger . "all
or you can tel better stories than I cal , because .
cause you arc larger. Being taller , ) ' 01 can
see further anti talk louder , hut 1 somethnes
think I I were to climb a tree Id see as far
ns any ot you. "
"Voll , 1 hop your feelings are not hurt , "
remarked Mr. Rabbit , symp3theLcaly. "It's
not time 'Caull ' of your stories that 1 fall
asleep when you Ire telling them. It's my
habit to sit and nod al certain hCls of time
day , nn" I YOI'I watch me right close yeu'l
see that I sometmes drop oft when 11 tell-
lug , 1 , story myselr.
"Il try and keep awake tim next time
loll tel one. "
"I'm afraid Il have to prop Mr. flab-
bll's eyelids open with straw , " said Mrs
Meadows , laughing.
"Il Just try you with a little one , " Mr.
Thlmblefnger declared. "I'l tel YOI one I
heard when 1 was younger I want to see
whelher Mr. Rabbit wIll keen awale. amid J
want to see whether thero's -0 moral In the
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lale.
So ho took or his little hat which was
shape hike a thimble , and run his hand over
time reather ornaments to slralghten It out
Then ho began :
"A long tIme ago when there was a great
deal more room In time country next door than
there Is now , there lived a mn who hal a wife ,
one son , a horse , U cow und a calf. Ho was 1
hard.worklng man , BO much so that ho had
When you want me go t1tho ' whispering
poplar my name. that ' stands on the : hl and whisper
, 'Who are you ? ' asked 'ohnny , forgetting
to . be polite , I ho ever knew ho\ .
. 'Tho Keeper of the Cows that rom In
the night ' replied the klly" 'When you 10
10 whispering poplar that stands on the
hill ! whisper this : " I
0 , Keeper of Cows thmtt'ronm In the night
'Come over the hill anu' lend me your
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"Johnny would have thanked the woman ,
but In the twinkling or an eye she was gone
without making a sound enl not n blade of
grass shook to show that sims had been timere.
Johnny turned In his tacks and started
home the way he came ( Ieore he had gone
far he slopped to look back , hut the strange
I country was nowhere to 1 seen-nly the
old famiar hills and . trs that ho had
always known I
"When ho got homo thef was a strange
woman coking and fixing his rather's supper.
The table was set , and everything was almost
ns neal anti as tidy as It usell to bo when
his mother was alive. Even his own little
pinto was In Its place , anti his mug wih the
picture of a blue caste plntCI on It was sitting .
ting near. nut Johnny hail no appetite. lie
vent to the door and looked In , and then went
to lhe stabie Once there ho sllhlenl' re-
membered that he hall rorgotten to drive the
cow In from the pasture lie went running
to get her , but round her cming along or her
own accorll-somethlng she was not In the
habit of doing.
"JQlmn wondered a little at this , but It
soon Ilassed out of his mlll , and he got b.
hlnl the cow and lallo her 10 faster lie
drove the cow Into the lot , and waite awhlo
for the woman to como and mmmIlk . Dut she
delayd so long , ho went to the house and
roul1 his father eating supper. Instead or
going to the table , ho went and sat by the
lire.
lre. 'have something lo cat ? ' pall the womnn.
" ' , ' he replied.
'I am nol hungry rell\ed.
said " 'have a glass or U , fresh mik , then , ' she
" ' ' answered. ' have
'Nol tonight , ho 'I just
driven the cow In from time imasturc '
0 ' 1 brought her from the pasture 1)'se1 ; '
said the woman , 'milked her and turned
her out ngaln. '
"Johnny sold nothing to this , but he knew
the cow had nol been mlkCl , and bo womm-
tiered where time woman got time milk that his
rather was drlnldn lIe thought about I
umitil he forgot all about his grief. 10 noticed .
ticed that as soon as his father drank the
milk ho bean to smile al the womnn. lie
smlell al the woman , but was cross to
Job nmmy.
"Ater [ supper time woman went out , and
after awhile Johnny went out , too , leaving
his rather sitting by the fire smoking his
pipe. Johnny wenl to the lot , thlnldng the
woman had gone thre. lie wnnted to see
whether she would milk the cow. lIe erelll
alongside of the fence , and soon was near
I enough to POII throuh a crack wlthoul bing
seen Il saw time woman rubbing time cow
on the back while the cal was getting all
' the nmilk.
" 'You see how good I am to your sIster , '
said thc woman. 'Now 1 want you to be
good to me When' that boy Jack goes after
you to the pasture 1 want you to le(11 him a
chase. I saw him beating your calf today.
! t , seehow , iood I a\ \ IL to your calf sIster
1 let It nave . nit time miK" i
"Tho cow shook her horn anti swiched her ,
tall , and Johnny , sitting In the fence corner , 1
wondered what It all meant.
wondrl al
" ' 1 see , ' sall the cow , aCer awimile. You
want lo marry the boy's father and time boy Is
In the wa ) Dut suppose they find you oul.
" 'hal then ? '
" 'Trust me for that , sister , ' said the
woman ; 'trust me for that , '
that.
"Johnny waited to htar ' . To more but crept
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"YOU hAVE COME FAST AND FAR. "
little or no time to devote to his family . He I
worked hart In time fields nil day , and when
nig'Imt ' came ho was too tired to trouble much
about his son. His wife . tee , having no serv-
ant , was always busy about time house , sew-
ing washing , cooking , cleaning , patching ,
milkIng anti sweeiling. Day In ant day out
It was always time same. The man was always -
ways worldng and time womal was always
worJdng. They hall 10 rest except on Sun-
day , and then they were too tired to pay
much attention to their son.
"Tho nsequenco was that whIle time boy
was 1 very bright lad , ho was full oC mis-
chief , up to all sorts of tricks and pranks
that some people cal meanness ly hook or
crook , or maybe by book , ho had learlCI how
to spell und read. lint the emily beolt ho hate
to read was emma with big pictures of men
dressed In rell clothes , anti nrmed whim yellow ! -
low cutlasses. Time book was called "Tho
rooters or leruvla.
"Mabe time name was 'Tho Pirates or
Peru , ' ) suggested luster John.
"Oh , no , " replied Mr. Timimblefinger . "I
don'l suppose any such country as Peru
hall ben found on the map wimemi that book
was written. Bul le\er mind about that.
Time boy reall only lhat book and he be-
came rather wild In his mind. lie wantel
to bo a plrooter , whatever thl was , and so
ho armed himself with old hoe hel'es and
calel } them pikes , and he Led u shingle to
his side and called It a cutlass. and he got
him a broom handla and called Il u horse .
"That boy's nama was Johnny , but some-
times they cled him Jack for short. Seine
PEoplB said he was as mean as ho could be ,
but 1 don'l say that lie was fonder or
scnmllorlng over the country than ho was
of help ! U g his mother.
"Maybo ho didn't Iwow any better because .
cause ho wasn't taught any better . But
one morning h's mother was so tIred that
sue couldn't get out or bed. She had worn
herself out with work , Time next moring
she couldn'l get up , nor time next , 0111 then
the neighbors , who had come In lo see what
time mater was , said that she could never
gel UII any more So one day Johnny round
ever'lh1ng yery still In time house , und the
neIghbors who were there were klnller to
him than the had ever been , and then he
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knew that his mother would never gel tired
any more.
"lie felt so bad thal he wandered off Into
the wools , crying as he went. . Ills eyes
wera so full ot lear that ho couldn'l see
where he was going , and he didn't ' care lie
went on antI on , untIl Inaly , when he took
heart to look around , he found himself In a
part or the country that was new 10 him
This caused him ! to dry his eyes , for ho was
perfectly sure that he had traveled neither
fast nor far enough to bo beyond time limits
or time numberles Journeys he had made In
eli dlrltons from his rather's house , and
yet hero ho was. suddenly and without
knowing how he got there , In n country
that was altogether new lo Imim
"It was just like when you came down
through our spring gate , " said Mr. Thimble-
finger . "The grass was different and time
trees were different . antI even time sand and
time gravels were of color that JOhnny had
never seen before Sudden I ) while he was
wondering how he could have missed seeing
all these ltrnngo things when ha had Journeyed -
neyed thus way before , a lady , richly dressed ,
came out or the woods and stood before him.
She neither smied 10r looked severe , but
pity , seemed to shine In her race.
" 'Whal now ? ' she said , rallln her hand
10 her bead. ' !
'You have come rUt and
cOmo far , You ere In trouble Ou back
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away and went to bed. lie was dressed
and out by sun up next morning , but the
woman was up before him , and had breakfast -
fast nearly ready. Johnny asked her If she
had milked time cow , and she replied that she
had forgotten about I. Johnny saw the milk-
pal sitting on the shelf and when lie looked
at It ho knew time cow had nol been milked ,
else the sides of the pal would have been
spaterell
"Dul time cow had been turned out and the
cal was sleeping contentedly In time renee
corner Instead or nibbling the grass. Johnny
drank no mik at breakfast , but his Cather
did , .nd smIled al the woman more than
over. During time day Johnny forgot all
about time cow , but when night came he
knew she must be brought up , so lie went
to time pasture after her. Sue was nol to bB
found . lie hunted over the his and fields ,
and then , not finding her , began to cry
"Suddenly time lady ho hall seen the day
before stepped out of the wood and spoke
lantern to him. Sue held In her hand a tny
" 'Talto this , ' sue said , holding out the
lantern.
" 'Vou wouldn'l cal me , and so I came to
'OU . '
you.
" , ' .
'I forgot , whispered Johnny.
" 'Don't forget any more , ' salll time lady.
'Take this lanter anti run , to time whisper.
Ing poplar lhnt stanls on time bill. Vou'l
fll your cow ted there. Drive her homB
and don't spare her , '
"Johnny found time cow tel to time poplar
sure enoulh mitt hB made her gallop homo as
fast as she could lie blew out his tiny
lantern before ho got In sight of the house
but Il dropped rrom his .hanl anl he could
ibid It no mimoro lie eeasetl to hunt for Il
after awhile and drove time cow lo the lot ,
where , time woman was waiting .
" 'Go got your supper , ' 'Ie ' sall to Johnny.
" 'Ves'm , ' replied Jolnn , 'but ho went off
only to creep back tose , what time woman
would do. lie could sep that she was angry.
"Sho abused the cow , terribly ' 'You are a
nice sister , ' she exclalmt , 'to let that boy
bring you , home so elirly. ,
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" 'Don't sister me , : moan ell time cow
' 1'1 nearly famished and that boy has nearly
run mo off my legs Somebolly that I
coullln't see caught me qnd ted mo to a
tree this morning amid there I'vo been all
day , " 'o'd better g a\ay' ' from here. That
boy will find you out yet , '
"Then JOhnny creptl away , ate his supper
and went to beth II slept late the next
morning , but when he awoke ho round that
his rather , Instead or Ielng at \\'orlt. as was
his habit , was smoking hl pipe and talking
lo tht woman , antI bet II were smiling at
each other very swcetiy . That afternoon
Johnny went to bring the cow home before
sundown , but bo couldn't foil her. lie
hunted and hunted for her until long after
dark anti then he wenl to the whispering ,
poplar that stands on the hill and said : !
" ' 0 , keeper or cows that roam In time night '
Core over this his and lend mo your light ! '
"In lanty , Johnny heard lho cow lowing
In the valley and saw a Ighl glimmering
faIntly In time diatasmee. In u little whIle lie
heard a tremendous clatter of lees up the
lull and the rushing or some large animals
through the bummiies l seemed to have one
eye only and that eye shone as fiercely as a
flame or tire , as its head swayed from side
to ntis . I clme rushing to time poplar tree ,
where Johnny stood , all stopped there
Johnny peeped \ rrom behind the tree ali saw
that the frightul animal was nothing more
tbQ hula cow I wIth a tiny lantern banging
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I : her her Johnny waited to see I the
keeper or the cows that roam In time night
would malte her appearance , but ho waited
In vain. Then ho drove time cow hOle ,
turned her In the lot anti wenl In time house
lo get his supper. lila rather all mother
were , , sitng very close togelher.
" ' 1Iye you brought the cow ? ' the woman
ashietl.
" , 'She's In the lot , ' replied Johnny.
" 'You are a snart boy , ' sold the woman.
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" 'Thanlty , ma'm , ' exclahnell Joimimimy
"So Il went day after da ) ' , The woman
would malle the cow wander farther amid
farther away from home , and Johnny would
go to the whispering poplar that stands on
time Imill , and cal for the beautiful lady , timekeeper
keeper of tIme cows that roam In time smgiit !
and soon the cow would como running and
lowing. Then Johnny would drive her home
by the light of his lIttle lanlern. This imp-
pened so often thal the neighbors and In-
dee the people In all that country , when
they saw 1 light bobbing around al night ,
wouhl shake their heads and say , 'Thero
goes Jack anti his lantern , ' and then after a
while they called 'Jnck of the lantern , '
: 'One day ho heard two of the neighbors
talking about him , saying It was a pity that
so bright 1 boy should have such a stop-
molher as the woman his father was about
lo marry Then Johnny ( or Jack , as , he was
sometimes called ) knew that his father was
preparing to marry time woman who was
keeping house for him , anti It made time boy
feel very wretched to think thal this woman
was to take the place or his molher.
"Thal very day ho went lo time whispering
poplar that stands on time hill and calell for
time keeper of the cows that roam In time
night. Time lady made her appearance and
then Johnny told hmr his troubles. The lady
smiled for time first time. Then she told
Johnny that If he would follow her direc-
tons , his troubles would dlsnppear. She gave
him a roll of blue ribbon , and told him what
to say when he pre6ented I to time woman
just before the marriage tool place. She told
him also what to do wih his little lantern .
Johnny went home feeling very much better ,
and that night his rather told him he was to
have a new mother time next day. lie said
nothing In reply , but smiled as I the news
pleasell him.
Johnny lay awake that night a long time ,
and once he thoughl the woman eamo and
leaned over his bed as I to listen , but Just
then a cow not far away lowed once , twice ,
thrice. Then the woman went away , mutter-
lug somelhlng.
"Tho next day time invited guests began to
assemble early , and after awhile time preacher
came. The women neighbors would have the
bride to stand UI In the middle of lho floor
brllB
to admire her just before time ceremon , nml
when she stood up Johnny began to march
around her , waving his lantern and his blue
rlhbon and singing :
" 'I have for the bride " ten yards of blue
ribbon-
Ten rlllon- yards or blue ribbon , ten yards of
hilimo ribbon- .
I ha.vl Ilno for the bride ten yards oC blue rib-
lIn ,
So rich anti so soft anti fO rlre ;
Five Int pin on her snowy whie
iomiomn-
Ier losom- bosom- white bosom , her snowy white
Five yards to pin on her snowy whlo
lmsonm ,
And live to tic In her hair.
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" 'I have n lantern to IIhl : her along witim-
To wlth- highut her along with , to Ighl her along
I have n lantern to lght her along with ,
When forth sue fares In the nlghl ;
ant In the dark the ribbon wil rustle-
'ho rIbbon will rustle , the ribbon wIll
rustle-
Out rstc dark the ribbon wi rustle .
And the lantern will lend her its Ihhl !
"Johnny threw time hlue rlbhon over the
womnn'B shoulter and arouml her neck nail
waved his Inler and Instanty time woman
disappeared , anll In her Illaco stood a cow
Before the PeOPle could recover their surprise ,
time lady that Johnny had seen at time whisper-
lug Jplar came Into time room and bowed to
time company.
" 'This Is time most malicious cow In all
my herd : said sue , 'nm ! this brave boy has
caught her. Hero Is a purse of gold for his
reward As for you , sir , ' turning to Johnny's
father 'you may thank your son for saving
you from this witch , ' Then she bOWNI again ,
anti went away , leading time cow , and neither
or them was ever seen In that counlry egaini .
"nul to this dab' . when people see a Ighl
bobbing up and down In the felds at nllhl
they say , 'Yonder's Jack of time Lanler ! ' "
( To Lo Contoue < )
OtJUI ' : i'j:4tiuuiY. :
low thin I'nmoul l'hiilmiumtlmroplst Won 11
VIctorious 'VIY In I his % 'urld .
I Is simply wonderful what can be accomplished -
complshed with perseverance when time end
In view Is tralsoworthy ,
Who would have thought as they saw time
boy George Peabody bhind the counter In
a grocery store In Danvers , weighing out a
few pounds of sugar , that the day would
comB when he would leave $9,000,000 to bless
imunmanity .
lie ( lid not gain his money from his
parents , for they were poor , harll working
people I , who could not afford to give George
an education. That he mlghl help them ,
they round for him 1 place In a store when
ho was only 1 year old.
Whlo his mother lived lie was very fond
or her , ready to obey her al all thames , so
that ho was olen called "mammy's boy"
by his playmates.
I there were a few moro mammy's boys
or time seine stuff the world would be al the
better for them ,
I was a pretty picture to see tbo young
lad after the week's harll work , placing his
earnings In his mother's hand.
l Is strange how the worll get to know
when a boy Is de\'otCI to his mother , and
always has 1 place open for such lads.
When Georgo's father died ho had not 1
dollar In time world , htmL ha had whal was
far better , the esteem and respect of his
neighbors , and Il was not long before ho
wan offered work al Newbur"port , and when
time store where he waR emplo'ed was burned
ho was soon hard at work again In George-
town , D. C.
Ito was a genial , hallllY lOll , aml BO re'
spectul to his superiors and had snch tact
\\1th buyers that he soon made rrlends. His
employer always felt ho could rely on him ,
ho was always punctual In business ,
Thiera . are at al tnl\ , men looking out
for such bright boys , and as soon lS his
habits of emmergy honesty and perser\eranco
became known , though ho had no olher capital .
Ital , ho was offered a parlnershlp when only
19 years of nge.
It wa nol many years after this George
found hlnH.lf head of an enormous amid
wlalhy business.
His trade often carrIed him to London , so
that after awhile he established himsel
there as a ban leer. Success and rortune fol-
hewed ' hi Cootsteps. anti before long he was
enabled to give $15,000 as a present to time
World's faIr of 1851 In the Crystal Palace ,
that American inventions mlghl have a good
eximlbltion .
His success and fortune are mainly due to
time fact that he was a wide reader a total
abstainer rrom liquors and lobacco. lie had
a deep love for humanity. He was not like
those old fogies who hoard up their mone
until they die , and then leave Il In hate to
some institution , but he tried to lghten time
cures of those who suffered the poverty
which ho hall known as a boy
Many a poor widow and child have been
made his .
hnpPY by generosity.
His name Is known nearly all over time
world , even In time far north , we tImid a large
tract of land called Peabody's land , In honor
of him , for In 1852 he gave $10,000 lo help to
fit ell the second expediion under Kane In
, search of Sir John Frammkhimm.
The same year ho senl a check of $20-
' 000 to Danyers , his birthillaee , for time Purpose
or building nn institute wih a free library ,
anll free course or lectures
Before long he Increased the gift to $250-
000.
000.Peabody's
Peabody's words to American boys cn-
not be too often repa ted. When he opened
time institute at Danvers , he said :
"Though ProvIdence has granted me an
unvarlell and unusual success In time pursuit -
suit of fortune In olher lands , 1 am still In
heart time humhle boy who left yonder an-
prelendlll tlwellnl many , very mnny
years ago. There Is noL I 'outh within time
SOII ! of my voice whose early olmpor-
tunlLes and ad\ntages are not very much
greater than were my owim I have slneo
achIeved nothing that Is impossible to time
mosl humble boy among you.
"near In mind lhat to hB truly great , Il
Is not necessary that you shoulll gain wealth
and hnllorlance. Steldasl and Illevlatnl
truth , fearless and straightforward Integriy ,
I and an honor ever In5ullecl ly an unworlhy
word or action , mall their possessor greater
than worldly success or lmrosperity . These
qualities consltnte greatmmess , "
Ills gifts to time poor or . London are so
wel Iwown that there Is no need to mmiemm-
Lon lhem , they arc a growing winess of his
gemmeroslty.
ngland's queen keeps his memory fresh
In her heart hy still speaking of him lt one
who whie IYlng was her "rrlend' !
The mother George lovell so ' well was
caled away long before his departure lImit
his devotion to her was always the sale
sincere love. To bier memory Is built time
beautiful , church at Georgetown , Mass ,
where In years lo cOle olherR may worship
time God she taught her boy to vorsbmip
I was November 4 , 1869 . al midnight ho I
parsed away rrom , UB to receive his rewarll. : .
W. STUI'gV AN'r HAF'rI.
Th" Star SptnJ11 Itaumimer
Young AmerIca ought to know time history
of time Star Banner.
Spangled I seell to
us today , or course , as If time stars amid
stripes hail always been In ex Isle nee. hut
time fact or time maLer Is time ? 'ia'ilOWer
canoe saing over hero under a fag borrowed
rrom King James of Englalul and It was lfl
' ears after thal before [ America had a fag
of Its very own
liven lhat horrowel ! fag or King James
was not time Union Jack or Englalul today
The royal gentleman lad ! Just succeeded In
getting a new lag for his country , ammo that
unlell time upright n'll cross on n wlie
ground or J nglall with time X cross of
white on n blue ground of Scotland . These
were the banners respectively dedlealed to
Ht George and St. Andrew , anti wo lucre were
cowing over our Independence before time
Union Jack was finally made ly alJlng on
time red X cross or St Patrick , time oatron
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saint of Ireland , lt time tmo I beclmo part
of Great Britain
At limo battle or Lexington time American
soldiers did nol have even color or their
own to lght under , and at limo battle or
hunker lull , whlo there wee several
streamers of varied colors apportioned among
the colonists , they hall no distinctive lag or
their own
Hut the time for 1 national flag como at
lenKth. In Juno or 17G tim 1.'alher or his
Country and a few other gentemen : to whom
time duty had been olcluly delegated drew
up a Illan for a lag all currlell I off to he
made 'bla first American lag was manu-
ractured In time very city where Independence
was declared , and by I wommian . The mnker
was a ltrs , Itoss , who carried on an up
hiolatery business , and ot whom the COl'
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mltee probably hearll throulh General Hess ,
who was n member 0 the commitee all
Mrs.oss' .
uncle or Mrs. \oss' hitmsbunmd
The first fag was similar to the fag tOlla1
so far as time rell Dul white stripes are con
cerned , but In lead of our rorty-COu' tar
Illaced In rows on the blue field In time corner
there were In tlose days but lhlrteen stars ,
amid they were arrangCI In a circle General
Washlnglon had drawn Ix-Ilolntell stars In
lilt ; design for th lag , and Mrs. \ou said
that instead of hint ( kind or a star which
was Emmglammti's way of mailing I , she lhought
time 1.'reneh fvo.polntell star preferable , and
the first Ilresllenl to ho agreed , nlll sat
down in time back parlor hlhlnd time shop ,
and drew the delgn over agaimm in five-
ImOlliteti stars. Mrs. ' floss was not around
ovklemmtly 'imen our coins suero iiesigmmed , fo *
they have time six.poimutcd stars ,
There are several ophmuioims as to vimerI
time desigmm of time Ammmerlcan i1a ; originated.
Somumo oeoimlo tuiinlc it was mnodellemi after titus
stripee of the Iutcim flag whmichm was vohL
known to time colonists amId held. by timemm
1mm klnthiy relmmte. , Sonme think time stripes
on time coats of time cemmthmmemmtal soldIers smug-
gestemi time stripes for time flag. CurIously
enougim time coat.of-armmms cit time faumihly of
time Fathmer of imis Country was mmiamle Ui ) of
stars awl atriimes anil outer people have
tiiotmgumt this mleviccm was mmehe temi for the Iia
as a commmplhmmiemmt \S'ashiimigtomi. .
Ited to tell c.f thin lmlood simemi for freedom ;
viuite for time lmtmrity of time priuciple fought
for ; bliuc for time mrotectiomm of heaven ; an
imtzurim In a circle to tell of time unity of time
states ; thIs was time way hthhi others truisms. .
hated ( hue origin of tile idea of time stan
sparmgleI banner , it seemmimi orobahle that.
great mnamiy jmeqple moamlo differemit augges-
tionma for a national Slag , anti Ihmat thm one
we lnmow arid revere Iii time outcome not. of
any ammo but of time snumitltuule of models.
It In June , 1777 , a year froni time 11mW
that \Vashmlmmgton anti time others on time coins
imsittee called upon Mrs. Itoss with limo tie-
sign before congress formally declared this
flag amiopted oiflclalhy ems time flag of lbs
Unmited States , sumowing timat it took tune
even In tiioo days to unwind time red tape
with which ofllcial deeds are lIeu up.
Mrs. hIQoum nuamlo time miammuldu flag so well
she was made flag soaker to the nation , anti
for many years thereafter snanufactured thuq
flags of timum country.
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eimt as truly as anti moore intelligently thuan
time Americamm of time clghiteentim carutury
wlshmems weii for France mind believes well of
French possibilities anti of French chmaractetr ,
despite Its mercurial denotemnenta , Timess
commslderatlomms on thus sImlo of time sea form
Into a hotly of good wIshes for limo new imreM-
dent and time imeoiuie m'hmom hue 'sill rule , anti
It Is to hmo hoped timat those good wishes may
be apprecIated where time events of wiilaii
timey are time suiuject have occurred , and where
flue conflmlUt'nmces ' of timem yiii be watches
su'Itii unruly hem's interest by France than b $
the world at large.
