Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 21, 1911, Page 11

’ oid Bi Camp S gy Marjorie W. Mervit aght, 1L bY Assoclated Literary " Press.) .mp nestled down on the . in the heart of the It was built of logs . After all the desirable yeen cut and the camp 1 Bill had found it and on to its owners for it. | ermission to live in it, up his solitary abode five years, og house. a guide and in his no guide of the Maine .n more popular. He feet in height and he nd trails, the lakes like a book. Then 1 time when he could , from morning till ¢, enthusiastic fisher- and carry their packs io1ls. But when that na that he could not He loved them—: \—whether they . fragrant pine <1 with the gnows of Lad a small pension 1§ lie . in the civil war and 1. small though it for his wants, to- e was able to find . 1u the woods and lakes, lived off fish and the grow wild all about his or, he fared well; venis + were plentiful. ccomber—early December r was well under way Maine. Old Bill sat s cook house, read- ' old magazine, when amiliar jungle of s erisp air, t from the stove and <tening, The jingling loscr, Some one had 3. Steod Upright Listening. the wiy to the isolated log wd Ll made haste to throw great fur coat and step out of he d wnee, picking their way 1 the bows that marked ross the frozen lake, came ‘aving a sled. The road irked by the green Ul himself had helped €, but a heavy snow had made sleigh- | 21 Bill closed the cabin | ! through the narrow | foot of the lake. He S | originally, a lumber-: Lad; | have to stay THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAK FELAND, FLA., DECEMBER 21, 1911 “My mother has—has gone,” the girl faltered, “and it was her last re- uest—she made me promise to find you and live with you. She was afraid of my health and she knew the old mountain air and the outof- not that I'm not all right" the girl bastened to explain, “but mother was afraid after father died that I might not be strong. I wrote to you and each time my letters were returned | from the postoffice in Greenville, so i [ determined to come and find you. Mr. Allen took me iuto his home when I arrived and promised to find you for me. He says he has known you for years, grandfather.” The old guide nodded repeatedly as If just coming to a realization of what had taken place. grandchild had come to live with him —his daughter Belle’s child! It seemed incredible but there she stood, a living proof of the truth—for Isa- bel was like her dead mother. “Well, well, let's get some supper and celebrate,” the old guide began, turning to the others. His heart was iioor life would be good for me. Oh, that. Frank Allen rubbed his hands to- gether in front of the stove. *In that hasket there is enough plain food for a week and with the aid of your ven- ison, Old Bill, I guess we'll make out. These boys are starved and 1 prom- ised them if they'd drive us out here they should have such a dinner as they've never Lad in camp before.” 0ld Bill's eyes twinkled. | them some venison steaks that will make your word good to them und I'll make some of OId Bill's corn bread,” the guide udded, laughing, as he went about the cook shuck getting down pots and pans. “Isabel, you'll right here till 1 get a fire made in the little camp cut yon- der. If you will stuy, that's your home from this minute.” Isabel looked out of the tiny win: dow at the adjoining cabin of 1 It was piled high with snow bunks— to keep out the cold, they toll her. If a little shudder passed through her at the thought of sleeping out there she did not give evidence of it. She was brave and she had promised her mother, Old Bill's camp rang with merrl ment that nighit as the five sat around the red-covered table and ate of the guide’s cooking and welcomed to the camp the pretty western granddaugh. ter. TLe vizitors were not long on their way the next merning before Isabel and her grandfather were out making { footpaths in the snow and exploring. The girl took readily to the cold weather and helped to make her little cabin comfortable, The gnide had made a great fire for her in the stove and she had unpacked the few home. like things sie had brought with her, asked the girl, hearing shots in the woods far off. “Yes — plenty,” replied the guide. “It is a good season for deer.” And even as they sat at supper that night they heard a knock at the cook room door. “Come in!" roared Old Bill, with. out rising. This was the hospitality of the woods. A lone man, blue and cold and tired, flung open the great door. He sank into a chair, exhausted. Old Bill rose hastily and went to him. “Lost?” he asked, unbuttoning the man's fur coat. “Yes—I got lost from my party this morning and have been tramp- ing ever since. I saw your light” “A lucky light for you, my boy,”" sald Old Bill, in kindly tones. “Come | over and have supper with me and, my—grand-daughter,” he said. And after a while when the man was warmed and had become rested, he joined them. “This often happens, Isabel, my girl,” explained the old man, “so don’t be surprised. I've been a re fuge for many a lost hunter.” “You've been mine, indeed,” added the grateful man as he drank the cof: in the village, six "¢ little thought of ! * like this. | across the cold ! ireat hand. As yotw[ “irs but the sled | creatures within, ! tprise for you, Old | ¢f the men as the! *" replied the guide, : the borses while four | <4 out from beneath the ! ‘“ired into the deep | ro have! I haven't| <ol for three weeks— | Yoice for as long. Put! ed and blanket | ot feed?” | was he, attend-! nd then made his | to the warm | ¥ of the camp. . he began, putting ‘le figure all wrapped | fur cap, veil and mit- him. “This, Old “rinddaughter, Isabel vebraska.” 3 eves—he did - . Not—not my o 717" he cried, look- d. “Yes,e grand- iter Belle was my "y nt out a hand that dave not heard from ’ L0t since she married § e 3 Rogers and went out ! 0:;' he said. aa” 1ad stepped aside, see " man's emotion. s H | ninety-nine days race fee Isabel had heated for him. When Isabel went to her lonely little cabin that night it did not seem lonely. In all that great dense snow- covered forest she did not feel alone. Something told her that she would never feel alone again ond though it was a vear later that she realized just what had taken piace on that night, she felt at peace with all the world, just now, and slept And Old Bill still has his camp, but it is enlivened during fishjng and hunting season by visits from his grand-daughter and the husband he gave sheiter to on one cold December night. —_— Race Between Clipper Shios. The accuracy of sailing in palmy days of the clipper ships is in- dicated by the statement that on a between five clipper ships in 1864 three went into port at the end of their voyage on the same tide, the Taeping beating the Ariel by only twelve minutes and the Serica by little over four hours. The other two ships in this race, the Fiery Cross and the Taitsinz came in two days later. The Red Jacket on her first voyage went from Sandy Hook to the Rock light, Liver- pool, in thirteen days one hour and the fastest British built clipper, the Melbourne, made when running heri easting down 5,100 miles in seventeen days. We ought never to have lost| the position we then held upon the: ocean, when Donald McKay and Sam- | uel Hall led the world in the building of fast ships. It s humiliating to think of the change that has come over mercantile marine since tASIF )¢ day.—Army and Navy Journal. ilis own | too full for further words with the, girl; there would be time enough for | “I'll show | “Do many hunters come this way?"| the 2 FRIGHTENED BY SANTA CLAUS How the Dear Old Saint Carried Con- sternation Into an African Mis- slon House, An amusing story of how Santa Claus ‘rightened the black children at a mission station when he first ap- | Peared to them a few years ago, is told by the wife of a missionary sta- tioned at Bailunda, Africa. They had | celebrated Christmas at Ballundu be- fore, but they never had had Santa | Claus, 8o Mr. Stover, the missionary, ! dressed up as good Saint Nick. “He had been padded and powaered and packed until his own mother would not have known him,” Mrs. Sto- ver afterward related. “Presently we gave the signal, the door flew open and in walked Santa Claus. But dear me! What consternation! He was cries of ‘Let me out! It is the evil one. It is the day of judgment!’ “The urchins, catching the infection of terror from the older black people, fled to their bedrooms, fell down upon their faces, crept under chairs and ta- bles—anywhere to hide themselves. | Poor old Santa Claus never had such a greeting before. As soon as he real- ized the panic he had caused, he tore off his tall hat and white cotton beard. Then from the bags on his back he began to throw gifts right and left and to tell who he was. | “Reassured once more, everyone ! was soon laughing and chatting, munching the great ‘red breads’ (doughnuts), tasting their fruits or nibbling at the sweets from the famil- iar little bags | “It seemed as though everyone tried | to talk louder than his neighbor as they examined the costume of Santa Claus, whom they now no longer fear- ed. One man said that he thought it was John the Baptist, another that it | was Elijah returned. Yet another thought it was Satan himself, ‘and all my sins rose up before me;' while a fourth confessed, ‘My only thought - was to hide myself.'” ! SEASON FOR SPINNING TOPS | 1 Boys of Malta Gather In the Streets by | the Hundreds for the 1 Sport, | This is the top-spinning season In ! Malta, and hundrugs of boys are spin- ning them in the streets. The tops used are like the common American (toy spun with a string. There are a | few whipping tops. The favorite gamo of the top spin- cners is as follows: The boys draw | lots to see whose top is to be placed jon the ground. Then the others try to hit the top on the ground with the spikes of their own tops when hurl- "tng them at the beginning of the spin, If they miss they pick up the spinning top in the palm of the hand and throw ' it at the top on the ground. If the top is missed the spinner loses and must ! place his top on the ground. | The game ends when the top on the ground is knocked behind a line pre- volusly agreed upon. Then all the rest of the players have the right to strike the top of the loser by taking I thelr tops firmly in their hands and ! stabbing the loser's top with the spikes tof their own. Their number of stabs, | usually about six, is agreed upon pre- ! viously. Quieting Her Suspicions, “My dear,” said the Suspicious Wife, “this sealskin sack you gave me for | Christmas has the odor of gasoline.” “Very likely,” answered the Cratty | Husband. *But you know Santa Claus | 18 using an automobile now.” ! Nevertheless, she had her doubts | about it, fearing that he had pur- | chased the garment second-handed of a cleaner, ! Sad Case. | A fellow who lived on the isthmus, | Was bothered somewhat by strabisth- [ mus. | He said: "It is sad, | But my eyes, which are bad, See New Year when looking at | Cbristhmus.” Raisins as Staff of Life. The lite of Cuba is largely sustaln- | greeted with shrieks and groans nnd' | ed by raisins, its people consuming | the fruit more generally than any oth- | er of the Spanish-American colonies | SOOOOVGLOCOVOOO00 THE PLACE OF Better Things POCIDIDODID DO SO0 AN QIO 2D Ice Cream Candies : § Lufsey’s 2 , Q) ?'::D > NG O SODOA PAGE ELEVEN SO e e e e el e e e vl el e T e e e g If FOR N0 OTHER RiANON g g Than that of econo..y this store should appeai to every 2 a man and woman ? RN R % e o 1t -—" — ; o - g Cut Glass and Hand Painted China ¥ Nothing has ever been found that just takes the 2 place for the dimning room. Our cut glass depart- ment embraces all the best cutting from the largest factories. In hanl printed china we have o lavge as- sortment from three of the best sutdios Silverware is full and complete, both in The line is excep- POOOOOOOLOOCOCOLLIOOOOTT This departmen: sterling sitver and plated ware. coods, sueh as knives A large varviety of old Manicure Set: everytl o tionally good in st and forks and speons of fine tive Hat that you could dediie \ appreciate it of In Brus Cases, picces. A in fact Clotiies Brashes i should see this lae (o IO IS PRI DO = Jevielry is full to overilowing: we POCOTOOLOOOCO0CCO This a large ene depart nent K for a city of ¢ Aniope P MO S S MRS the questic 1 nerate the diffovent ari there s u ving that you want in this live, come i and ash for We surely have it Leather Goods : : The line is 0 and complete. Yonu should see our lire of Mand Pags, both ig alligator, leather and cloth at prices that ean’t be beat, . 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