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MRS. LONGMAN'S
SURPRISE PARTY
ocoo
By MARY E. IRELAND
HKltE bail boon a '.mi.' spall
L of rainy wiatlu'r. For six
O '\' 8 days tin* sun • hud not
)( A t shown a > hlm-
S»o»r
door and in. wore a 190k 11 clammy de-
spondency. Moreover, Mrs. I.onyiua 11
was having one of lier gloom} sprlls,
nml was looking at all creat' d things,
herself Included, through the bluest
kind of spectacles.
Foy several days she had gone about
the house with a dull aching at her
heart, a cloud upon her lirotv, and a
querulous twang In her voice, until her
husband—kind, forbearing limn as he
was—began to lose patlenee, while
Bridget, In the kitchen, inuttured* al-
most audibly that "a saint from blven
would find herself clone hate out will
trying to pluze her."
Mrs. Longman was not by nature a
liad-tempered woman; on the contrary
She possessed many noble and commen-
dable qualities, hut her spirits were
not equable; sbe would have her
gloomy attacks, which, had there been
any apparent cause, might have been
looked upon In the light of an nflllctlon
worthy of sympathy, hut as it was,
even the most lenient of her friends
characterized them by the name of
"dumps.” which, though Webster con-
demns it as not being an “elegant”
word, was in his opinion quite good
enough to express the state of her ease.
Iler family might have been ren-
dered miserable by her despondency
bad they been of the material capable
of being made miserable, but ns it was,
each one accepted the visitation In his
or her individual way. Mr, Longman
stayed out of the house all he. eoijld,
Bridget contented herself with her
prayer hook and heads in the comfort-
able kitchen, while the two boys, who
were too young to go to school, except
in fine weather, amused themselves in
their playroom In the attic, or in Brid-
get's domain, where they were always
welcome.
The short November day was draw-
ing to a close, and although the little
gilt clock on the mantel had proclaimed
it to be only 4 o'clock, It was getting
too dark for Mrs. Longumn to sew any
longer upon the little cloth suits she
was languidly mending, so laying them
aside she wandered aimlessly into the
kitchen, where Bridget was folding the
newlyr ironed clotbea from the rack by
the glowing grate.
“Mr. Longman will not be at homo
until this evening, Bridget,” she said;
•‘business will detain him down‘town,
so you may j 11st set up anything for
tlie children; I do not feel as though I
could eat anything; everything tnstes
alike to me and nothing tastes right." _
Wlmt tlie reply would have been will
never be known, for at that moment
there came a resounding knock upon
the alley gate, and browing an .old
shawl over iter head Bridget hastily re-
sponded to tlie call.
“It is two boys, ma’am,” site raid, re-
turning almost Immediately, "nml they
have eoute to a party here.”
“A party!” echoed Mrs. Longman, in
astonishment; “who in the world told
them there was a party here?”
“I don’t know, ma'am; I will go and
nsk them,” said tlie willing maid, who
apparently .would rather have got wet
than not.
“Bring them in out of the rain, Brid-
get,” called Mrs. Longman from the
door,.“until we find out wlmt it means.
“Of course,” thought she to herself
“it is a mistake, but what possessed
them to come to the alley gate?"
Bridget came in, followed by the
boys, who had been in tlie meantime
Joined by a third, and who, notwith-
standing the soaking rain, were not 11s
wet ns might have been supposed, ow-
ing to their having 11 piece of oilcloth
around them, which upon Inspection
proved to be old carriage curtains
sewed together, while the last arrival
sported a gentleman's old swallow-tail
dress coat, which made a useful, if not
very handsome, overcoat for the fes-
tive-seeking lnd. They did not appear
to think it expected of them to remove
their dripping hats, and stood eyeing
the good fire and Mrs. Longman with
complacent smiles.
"You sr.y you came to a party,” said
the lady; "have you not made 11 mis-
tnl; •?"
"Oh, no, ma'am; this is the place
your boys told us. V.'e went to the
front of the house and took the number
ns soon as we sold our papers, nml here
It is," said lie of the swallow-tail, tak-
ing a scrap of the margin of 11 news-
paper from Ills pocket and showing the
number, sure enough, in magnificent
proportions.
Mrs. Longman was bewildered.
"You say as soon as yon sold oul
your papers. Wlmt do you mean?”
“Why, you see, we are newsboys,
ma’am, everyone of us.and we ‘dailies'
could get off earlier, lmt the Evening
Telegram and tlie Bulletin ami the
Herald and the News will he along as
soon as they can hire somebody to 'cry'
for them, and they are going to pay
them with something from the party,
if you please, ma’am," with a air of
cheerful confidence.
Mrs. Longman coujd not restrain a
smile.
“Go to the attic, Bridget, and call the
children down," said slu*. “Take off
your wraps, hoys, and dry your feet,
and we will see wbat can be done.”
Bridget soon returned with tlie de-
linquents.
"Boys, bow did you happen io invite
company without telling me, so that 1
could be prepared for them?” said their
mother, gently but gravely.
Why. we did Tell, mamma, don’t
you remember? We told you that Mr.
Iteislnger told our class last Sunday
that we were not doing much good in
the world if wo invited boys to a feast
who had plenty to eat and wear.^and
who could invite us In return, nn*l he
said we ought to invite poor hoys to
whom such things were a treat. He
said .Jesus loved the lame and the
blind, and if we wished to be like Him
we must do as lie did. So Johnnie and
me told all the newsboys we met to
come to a party here to-night a ud bring
ail the lame and blind boys they could
find. Don’t you remember now,
mamma?”
Poor Mrs. Longman remembered,
with a pang, that sbe had been so
wrapped up in her own gloomy and
selfish thoughts the past week that she
had apnld but little attention to her
hoys in any way, and she reflected—
Shall I let the good seed sown by a
stranger in the hearts of my children
perish for want of care from their
mot her? Will * I let my own selfish
ease rob these poor hoys «>f a pleasure
which might always be a pleasant re-
membrance to them? No. I will rouse
myself and make the best of it.”
Bridget, in the meantime, had been
summoned again to the alley gate, and
had rescued two more guests, one a
pale little cripple on crutches, carefully
Sheltered from the rain by tin* Even-
ing Bulletin, who had not only suc-
ceeded in obtaining a substitute, but
had borrowed an umbrella, which um-
brella had seen its best days to be
sure, being minus two stays and
patched with a different color; lmt do
moralized as it was, it did not pre-
vent the guests it sheltered from being
Joyfully welcomed by their compatri-
ots already under shelter. The cripple
hoy in particular was warmly received
by Mrs. Longman, whose heart went
out In sympathy to suffering in any
form. Slu* had just been upon the
point of proposing'thnt the boys should
until supper was ready adjourn to the
attic, which, like the rest of the house,
was warm and comfortable, but out
of copsideratlon for the lame boy, she
changed her plans, and sent two of her
guests with her sons to bring down
such playthings as they desired in the
parlor, in which, with her usual good
sense, slu* had nothing too fine for use.
The boys were scarcely ensconced in
the parlor when a ring from the bell
sent them all scampering to tlie hall
door, where stood three boys, one of
whom, the Evening News, was spokes-
man.
“I hope you will excuse me, ma’am,
for not coming to tin* alley gate this
evening,” said he, bowing over the
heads of the boys to^ Mrs. Longman,
who was coining to see what this
method* of announcement* might por-
tend, “Buddy here,” pointing to one of
his followers, “is blind, and I thought
you would not mind our coming to the
front door; and I could not find a lame
boy,” contintUMl he, apologetically, to
the Longman boys, “so I brought the
charcoal man’s boy, who is deaf and
dumb.”
Mrs. liongman escorted them to the
kitchen to remove their wet wrappings
and to dry their shoes, and then took
them into the parlor, where the other
guests were sitting rather silently, gaz-
ing at the parlor and its contents,
which, though to some persons might
be considered plain, was to the boys n
scene of unaccustomed •luxury; then
she went hack to the kitchen to hold
counsel with Bridget in regard to that
all-imi>ortant event of the evening sup-
per.
“What In the world will wo get.
Bridget?” said she. “There are eight of
them in there besides our own, which
makes ten, and there may be as* many
more for all I know, and it is too wet
to go out for anything.”
“The nisiest thing’ in tlie world,
ma’am. I have been considering the
same while you were in the parlor.
There’s the chickens in the yard, that
you are fattening; nothing in the world
would be suitnbler than them."
“But that would be only one kind
of meat. Bridget, and perhaps some of
them do not eat chicken; and now
that they art* here I would like them
to be satisfied.”
“Trust me for that, ma’am; I never
saw a boy yet that could lot eat Ids
weight in chicken, only give him the
time. I will go immediately and tell
the fowls their presence Is wanted at
n party, and the kettle is singing ns
though it expected a broth of a time.”
“And I will make a lot of biscuits,”
said Mrs. Longman, “and while you
are cooking the chickens will set the
table.”
"And if you plaze, ma’am, while the
flour and other things are around 1 will
make a lot of my ginger cakes; for
next to a chicken stew with oceans of
gravy, there’s nothing a boy likes bet-
ter than hot glngtr « ;ik* s.''
“Oh, Bridget, you are >•<> thoughtful/
said Mrs. Longman, and somehow, her
heart began to grow lighter, and with
a cripple and a blind boy and a mute
in the next room she began to realize
that she had much to he thankful for.
Several new additions were made to
the company in the parlor, and by the
‘time the supper was smoking on the
table the mirth was growing “fast and
furious.”
The boys were almost dazzled by the
brilliancy of the dining room; the glit-
ter of ehiun and glass and silver under
the strong gas light. Mrs. Longman
had exerted herself to make a feast in-
deed to those who seldom fared except
upon the coarsest viands, aud her table
showed no lack of dainty preserved
fruits, jellies and all the little knick-
knacks which she could muster on such
short notice. * #
Mrs. Longman took a quiet observa-
tion of the whole company while help-
ing them, and she observed one puzzle
for which in her own mind she could
And no solution, and that fras that the
blind boy, while,evidently enjoying his
gravy had carefully laid his pieces of
poultry aside.
“Here Is one exception to Bridget’s
rule,” she thought to herself. *;l»o you
not like /’hicken, my boy?” she in-#
q uired.
“Yes, ma’am, I love It,” lie replied
with emphasis, “but-” and he hesi-
tated while his pale little face grew
flushed. •
A moment or so later ho slipped from
his chair, and with the unerring accur-
acy with which the blind calculate dis-
tances, he came to Mrs. Longman and
said: •,
“Please, ma’am, may I touch your
face?”
“Certainly, dear,” she replied.
Very gently ‘and speedily the little
soft hand of the blind boy examined
each feature and then, apparently sat-
isfied, he whispered:
“I would like to take it to Nancy, she
is so good to me; she is sick and can-
not get good things to eat.”
Quick tears of sympathy tilled Mrs.
Longman’s eyes. Truly she was re-
ceiving many lessons this evening.
She was giving, but it was .being re-
turned to her an hundred fold. She
kissed the boy, and whispered in re-
turn:
“You are a noble little l>oy to relnem-
bers others. Eat all you wish; I will
see that your friend has some also.”
After supper was over, the table
cleared away nml the other boys deep
in the enjoyment,of many games, In
which In* could take hut little part,
Mrs. Longman and the blind boy had a
long and confidential conversation. S.he
gathered* from his earnest lips that
even the poor in purse can be rich in
spirit; that the milk of human kindness
sometimes made fertile hearts which
had never known anything but stern,
unrelenting poverty. The one he called
Nancy had received him from the bed-
side of his dying mother, and although
she had to work early nml late to sup-
port her own helpless ones, she was to
the best of her poor ability faithfully
fulfilling her promise.
The Loifgmnns were not rich, but
Mrs. Longman sadly compared her
own selfish life, with its means of
doing good, with that of tlie poor worn-
Feople who get feverish over Tins-
sian and Japanese nomenclature should
seek a* counter-irritant witli the lake-
lore of Maine. That’ll cure ’em. °
Observes • the Pittsburg Dispatch;
“With regaref to John P. Rockefeller^
declaration that it is useless to strive
for money many people .can testify
from experience to its truth, provided
you lia vA to strive against Rockefeller.”
-. *
Formosa, the “sop” thrown to Japan
through Russian .Influence to k«*< p her
out of Manchuria, brought war to the
Japs with the savages of the eastern
hall* of the island. The Chinese had
fought them to no purpose time out of
mind.
The latest thing in automobile insur-
ance is issuing a polieV Vvhlch protects
•the automobilist if he runs down an-
other person. The company under-
takes to pay the damages up to a cer-
tain sum and to tight the case, if neces-
sary. so all the automobilist has to do
is to.scleet ills victim.
People who. take only one or two
meals each day—and tilery are many of
them—and the devotees of the exclu-
sive consumption of vegetable food
feel a certain sentiment of compassion
for the devourers of big repasts three
., and ;ire not greatly wor
ried over the high prices of fleshly lux-
uries.
THE
WAS TRUE.
TjJICIv
11<*uim 1 and round the in>usQ I go^
Nursie.said, and she must know,
It you took,our little broom,
Went out in#the dreadful gloom, *
Ran and ran* oh, very fast!
You would surely meet at last
One who loved you, loved you true.
I’m so scared^ ami yet 1 do
Want some one to love me, too—
Daddy sayS: "Too busy, Prue,” /
•And there’s only just we two
Living in our family,
llow tlie wind cries in the tree!
I m so tired. Oh, what’s that?
.lust Miss Allen’s old black cat!
I!* ic'v 111(. one! Why, dad, it'i you!
•Do you love your little Prue? ,
Then the trick came trulv true.
—Boston Post.
Till; COMFORTING OF NATHAN.
lie explained to Mother Sternberg, "tbd
nights are all times, by being bad, the
whiles a dog has got the homesick-’
ness.”
And later, when* Mrs. Sternberg
found the. two fast asleep, ‘the littlo#
edrnforted dog held close to the little
comforted ’hoy. she bent oVer and
kissed Nathan lightly on the forehead;
and then she dropped a caress on tin*
top of the little dog's head. #
Since immigration to the United
States was first recorded officially ‘J2,-
000,000 of souls have come to increase
the population of this republic. Five
millions have crossed the sea from Ger-
many aryl 4,000,MO from Ireland, llow
large a part in our national life they
have taken, and how much they have
doue for the development of American
prosperity! excraims.the New York
Tribune.
The ojd cominon law principle that a
wife may not testify against her hus-
band in* criiqinal proceedings is now
reversed in Massachusetts by the Su-
preme Court’s interpretation of the
statute. Hereafter a wife may testify
an whose opportunities were so few, against her husband if she wishes to,
and yet whose life was a continued .....t , _______, ,
sacrifice of*self for others.
In tlie meantime Mr. Longman came
home, and the cheerful smile upon his
wife’s lips, so different from what he
was expecting, delighted him. and he
gave tlie boys an even more cordial
greeting than was his wont. Whehn his
wife*had informed him how it all cam*e
about he resolved to do his part toward
giving them a good dime, so .sent an
abundant order for apples and the be-
loved peanuts, the delight of the news-
boy’s heart, ami told them to help
themselves,*which they did to a man.
Mrs. Longman, with Bridget’s assist-
ance, spent the balance of the evening
making packages for the boys to take
home with them, and the substitutes
were not forgotten. With her hus-
band’s approval, she made a proposi-
tion to the hoy.s at the close of the eve-
ning, and tlult was that they should
all come one evening in every month
and take supper with the boys, pro-
vided that all who could go to some
Sunday-school would do so. To her
glad surprise the most of them agreed*
to the arrangement, and those who
held hack, she found upon inquiry
were‘constrained to object on the score
of clothing, a want she engaged to sup-
ply. She went further than that. She
exerted herself to obtain admission for
the blind hoy into an institution for the
blind, and after each* of the monthly
parties she paid him a visit, taking
him his share of the good things, al-
ways accompanied by her own sons,
and sometimes by the Evening Tele-
gram, Bulletin or one of the dailies,
and one of the most useful lessons
which Mrs. Longman received from her
surprise party was this: "There is no
surer remedy for low spirits than doing
good to others. .Waverley Magazine*
Astonl*h<wl the Ilnrl»«*r.
Many stories have been told of ttfins,
but. this, which cropped up in West
Philadelphia, is the very latest. .
Out in the district over th$ Schuyl-
kill live two men, twins, and it is only
with difficulty their friends are able
to tell them apart. One morning one
of tlie twins went to a barber shop to
get shaved, and a new barber shaved
him. In tlie afternoon tlie other twin
went to the same shop and placed him-
self in the new barber’s chair. The
barber looked at the man and then
went over to the boss the shop.
“Boss,” he said, "I think I’ll go
home. I gu* ss there’s something the
matter with me.”
“What’s the matter?” inquired the
boss.
“Well,” replied the barber, “see that
man in my chair? I shaved him only
this morning nml here he is with two
days’ growth’of. beard. I guess I’ll
quit.”—Philadelphia Press.
Forest Lore,
When the oak leaf is the size of a
squirrel’s foot, says Ernest Thompson
Seton in Century, take a stick like a
crow’s bill and make holes as big as a
coon’s ear and as wide apart as fox
tracks. Then plant your corn, that
it may ripen before the chestnut splits
and the woodchuck begins his winter’s
sleep.
Toothbrush Drill For Children*
The children of r.he Hampstead
Workhouse are to be provided with a
toothbrush each, and are to be trained
during class drill to use it.—London
Express.
and she need not if she doesn’t wish
to,.regardless.of her husband's objec-
tion or Ids consent. Is this anothervic-
tory for .“woman’s rights?”
A gentleman who recently adver-
tised iin- birth of ;i .daughter tells Lon
don Truth that lie lias received in con-
sequence almost enough stuff to stock
a general shop. The outcome of his ad-
vertisement includes samples # of a
dozen or more different foods ‘and
preparations of milk, several consign-
ments of different soaps, samples of
well-known brands of tea and other
well advertised goods, not to mention
specimen photograps from sundry
linns desirous of depicting the features
of the little stranger. He 'mentions
that the only article that would be
really useful in his "household under
the circumstances not received up to
the present date is a baby carriage.
. Remarks the Philadelphia Public
Ledger: “Meteorologists are qgreed
that forekt areas exercise a potent in-
fluence as a soil cover, protecting it
against evaporation and obstructing
tin* passage of the winds. It has been,
shown that the quantity of water lost
by evaporation, the greatest source of
dissipation, may be more than six
times as great in the open as in the for-
est, and.the effect <>f; the trees in re-
tarding the melting of the snows and
in the prevention of freshetfc is well es
tablished. Wherever floods anti
droughts alternate the disturbance of
the natural physical conditions of the
country -is clearly indicated. More-
•over, the forests retard the rapid ‘run-
off’ of the water, thereby facilitating
that underground drainage ’and the
formation of springs which are most
benefleial to vegetation. There js no
influence of tlie forests so important
as this.”
•
instruction the editor gives his readers
regarding teaching the calf to take his
nourishment out of a pan. The Ver-
million (South Dakota) Republican
muses thus: “When you got to tlie calf
remember patience. lie doesn’t un
derstand your deal—whether you want
to veal him, torpedo him or nurture
him. Have a .prayer learned at the
maternal ktioe-Nm your lips as you
proceed. Tickle his slimy, avaricious
nose \vith the tips of your lingers. As
y.ou become more deeply absorbed and
things are doin’ don’t forget the pray
er. Hypnotically your calm state of
mind will lend bossy, to the light, and
lumping his limber tpinc lie will go in
for his moss like a Jap after a Russ
cruiser, rising at intervals to blow the
the token of his happy dip on the rim
of your bib overalls. But remember
he’s a calf—the same as ^you used
to be/
Mrs. Sternberg’s motherly heart was
troubled, writes Helen Lockwood
Coffin, in the Indianapolis Journal.
Nathan Godolski had been three days*
in the Jewish Orphanage, and In* hail
not smiled once. She had picked him
up and held him in her capacious and
comforting lap time anil time again;
ho had been willing, but not enthusias-
tic. ■ She had given him great big
slices of rye bread and sugar; ho ate
it, but ho did not smile. She had sent
him out to play with Morris anil Jacob
and Isaac, anil all her other little
charges; and he had run, and "tagged,”
and hid, ns the others did; but ho had
not smiled.
“Come now,” said Mrs. Sternberg to
him on the thU’d day. “you must to
tell me what there wrong is. You
must to have a glad on the whiles
’you’re warm und fed, anil got folks
to be lovin’ mit.” .
Nathan looked at her gravely, and
his lips quivered. “I ain’t to got no
glails,” he said. “I want to go by mine
home,”
“Sure,” said Mrs. Sternberg, “but
by me is your, home now. * You ain’t
to got no home now but by me.”
“Yes, ma’am,” said Nathan dutifully,
but with his lips still quivering.
Mrs. Sternberg lifted him up*into her
lap anil held him close to her. She
explained* that bis father and mother
were dead, and that Nathan was to
"live by her und be lovin’ mit ber.”
But Nathan seemed not to understand.
Later slu* came running toward him
with a letter in her hand. “Nathan!
Nathan!” she cried. ’“Come—we are to
go by the circus! All mine children
by mine house!”
Nathan listened wearily. *T want to
go by#home,” he said for the hundredth
time.
“But think the whiles on the circus'!”
coaxed Mrs. Sternberg.* “There would
be a elephant, und a lion, und a camel,
und-” . •
“I was once by a circus,“‘interrupted
I key, “und there was two effalunts
unil-”
“Und always by a circus there .would
to be a clown!” added Morris.
, But all this perspective bliss could
not bring smiles to Nathan.
It was the gift of the man who
owned the circus, this chance of the
orphanage t" see the “show,” and he
himself Oaine over early to help Mrs.
Sternberg pilot her charges to the door.
Every part of the circus was open to
to the boy8, anil never was there more
ar.ilent admiration or more fiery enthu-
siasm displayed by any sightseers. The
building fairly rang with shouts anil
laughter.. Nathan’s was the only seri-
ous, unhappy face. His grave eyes
beheld. the wonders solemnly—no
strange animal, no human marvel, no
popcorn or*pink‘ lemonade could con-
quer his sorrow.
“Poor little lail! Toor little Mad!”
said their host, when Mrs. Sternberg
explained about Nathan. And when
the boys were taking their places ready
for viewing the performance, be
planned it so that h •
an’s were side by side. Then while
t io rings !•'■ \\at bed
Nathan. It was a small, under-sized,
pinched little boy ho saw—a boy with
black, curly hair, with a small face
that was all eyes, and with eyes that
were all trouble. The host leaned over
and took Nathan’s hand between his
two strong ones.
“What bothers you, * sonny?” he
askeil.
“I want to go by my home,” said
Nathan.
•
tions of tin* crying needs of tlie “sick-
home” do*g, Mrs. Sternberg said: “Sure,
she*was.all times by being a dog-lover,
und Nathan could make the dog a
home by her.”
So Nathan carried the woolly bundle
home very carefully in the snuggest
corner of his pocket. The bundle ac-
cepted the situation with grace and
took a nap, and whenever its master’s
lingers poked it gently to make sure
*it was still there, the bundle writhed
with enthusiastic friendliness.
“An’ see!” cried Nathan, when he'put
his new possession on the floor of the
orphanage hall, “it can to waggle its
tail."all the same yet like a big dog!”
And when tlie undependable .puppy
legs doubled up and sent their owner
sprawling, Nathan’s laugh rang out
and s(*t the rafters ringing, When she
heard it. Mother Sternberg said to her-
self: “There must to be all times
blessings by that baby dog.”
Nathan fed it,# and p ?tteil it, and
loved it, and* wher he went to bed,
his dog went with him. "Because,” as
TIIE FIRST PERAMBULATOR.
There was a time, not so many years
ago, either, when wheeled carriages
were unknown in Japan. But, with
other great changes, tlie^ jinrikisba
came into use, and though this funny
little carriage, drtrwn by a man, might
look odil, indeed, to our eyes, yet it is
a vast improvement upon the square,
uncomfortable basket, swung upon two
poles, resting on tlie shoulders of four
men, in which the people were once
obliged to travel.
There are several*stories about the
jinrikisba and how it came to be .
thought of.* These stories differ, «of
course, hut one of them is especially
Interesting, as it has to do with an
American b*aby. The person who tells
it and vouches for its truth lived for
many years in Japan, anil so ought to
know. It was after the great change
in her government and Japan had en-
tered into diplomatic relations with tho
United States. An Ainerieon Consul
had been appointed anil hail gone to
live in Tokio. Not many months later
a dear little baby was born to him.
Of course, a carriage was very soon
wanted, but such a thing was not to
be found in all Japan. Japanese babies,
ns you know, ride*only on somebody’s
back. As lie could not buy one the
Consul decided to make one, but tho
question of materials was another
problem. At last one day! by rare good
luck, be found in* an old blacksmith’s
shop a light pair of iron wheels. The
owner, i-» whom they had been given
by the captain of a trading ship, was
quite ready to sell them, anil the Con-
sul, taking them*to a carpenter, ox*-
lained that he wanted a carriage body
to set .on them.
The Uni foil State war ship Wyoming*
was in port at the time, and its com-
mander, being greatly interested in the
unique carriage, had it brought* on
board and prettily painted and decor-
ated. . On the dashboard was the rep-
resentation of the American shield, and
on each side and at* the back were •
some very pretty sea views, so that it
really was quite a* remarkable car-
riage. • !
In it the little lady took ber daily
airings with much satisfaction, and to
curious native eyes it proved a nine
days’ wonder. When later the small
owner left Japan for her native land
this carriage was given to the carpen-
ter who had made it. * He was-smart
enough to see possibilities in it, anil,
•.using it for a model, lie set to work
and constructed a jinrikisba, and the
people liked it so well that he made
a great many more and a good deal of
money, too. • , ^ .
\kTvVs rlitres *
TIIE MONKEYS CIRCUS.
Oboe on a time a monkey had
A circus in the jungle, see?
A lion stood upon his head, v
An elephant he climbed a tree*
Tlie hippo tooted on a horn.
The zehra clashed the cymbals, ana
A royal Bengal tiger was * ’ A
The leader of the circus hand.
a util:: cully-headed foy,
A bear tossed up some coeoanuts,
A dozen more or so, until ,
Tin* air was fairly- filled with them;
. Enough to make your pulse thrill.
But funniest of all the show
To give tlie jungle peop.e joy—
The clow n he was, voi1 cannot gu
A iittle curly-headed hoy.
-Horace Seymour Ki ller.
Ural* Shells im nitrometers.
A curious barometer is said to lie
used by tin* remnant of tin* Araucanian
race which inhabits the southernmost
province of Chile. It consists or the
cast-off shell of a crab. The dead shell
is white in fair, dry weather, but tho
approach of a moist atmosphere is indi-
cated by the appearance of small red
spots. As the moisture in the air in-
creases the shell becomes entirely red,
and remains so throughout the rain**
season.
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