New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 20, 1917, Page 9

\ / NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1917. GLARENGE NAME OF THIS PORGUPINE This Is a Story for the Younger | Children (BY J. V) . On the banks of one of the many ! dead waters of the upper Umbazooksis L that had been formed by the energetic | ] | | and skilled engineers of forest life, a beaver family, lived Clarence, pur- suing the stupid and even tenure of his ways in winter and summer careless and unafraid of the wild life about him. Of course Clarence did not know that that was the name by which he was to be known by many of the strange white faced anim which walked erect and which created queer noises when they wished to call each other's attention. He did not even realize that these same animals of which he had seen but one or two, and which he feared less than he feared other forms of life about him which he saw more often, were to play an important part in his future. He did not know that he was to bear the name of one of them—but we anti- cipate. At least one hundred miles from a railroad and nearly as far from any of the regular haunts of men Clar- ence had lived for a few years. He had rustled and grunted his way over many acres of surrounding woodland in search of tender twigs to chew, of voung trees to strip of their bark in ,order that food might be plentiful, or possibly, and it was an epoch in Clar- ence’s life should he run across such a treasure, a discarded axe handle or canoe paddle impregnated with salty sweat from the hand of man. Such a treasure would yield him wecks of happy knawing. Should he, on his tralls the lordly mocse, whose antlers rat- %led on the trees on either side, the graceful deer or the spiteful lynx he could merely curl up and with his nose buried deep in his soft stomach pre- sent an armor impregnable to most of the forest folk:; who were accustomed to read the “Beware” sign written on the harmless looking black ball he- fore them our friends would be given the widest of berths. Tor Clarence was a porcupine. Kquipped with long and venomous barbed needles on his back, sides and tail he could stand off every prospective foe excepting very occasionally a weasel or fox, which tempted by great hunger, would try the trick of flopping him upon his back and biting into his stomach while hs was momentarily uncurled. Should the attacker fail, which often Nappened, a mouthful of quills, barbed §o that they were sure to work: their way in to the vit s of the animal in time, was the reward. Possibly a meet with the offenders bony shafts. Torture wi the one who risked the attack and | his shoulders ye ' BROKER PRACTICES WITH NEW YORK GIANTS FOR HIS HEALTH New York, Sept. 2 ago Harry B. Jewctt was a crack am- ateur ball player. Now he is a wealthy L:Qll(!l\» broker. He also is a warm 11:1\‘)\(1 of Manager MceGraw of the Giants, When the season opened Jewett got permission from McGraw —Twenty vears | to practice with the ground fans tried hard to figure out Twice a week when Giants are at home Jewett journeys to the Polo grounds and gets in a“cou- ple of hours’ practice. here selecting a bat. He is shown bazooksiq. Occasionally a pecnliar hollow thumping noise hroke the us minor sounds of the forest and fir ied his antle round of the s ago. The mother @eath lurked in the offing, a long and | sheldrake knew, she had flown - over hideous death. Clarence’s progress through the woods was a revelation in cock sur- edness and carelessne He knew he was safe and troubled not about oth- ers. The long white tipped quills rustled like dry leaves in the wind when he climbed over an obstructing rock or log. He always went over, “Go round” was not in his vocabulary. Blindly and stupidly he progressed with scarcely more speed than that displayed by a turtle. Should an un- known object, a man for instance, appear before him there would be a moment of querilous gazing from lit- tle shoe button eyes an inquiring grunt or two and behold Clarence had re- tired into his armor, to remain there uritil all danger was past, and a little while longer for good measure. There wag no need of hurry, Clarence was comfortable and prepared to remain curled up indefinitely. While in a tree Clarence galned a little grace, not too much. He climbed very nicaly, albeit slowly, provided his fowefeet could encircle the trunk and his long claws get a purchase. Once in the tovmost branches where the bark is sweetest his forefeet were again valuable portions of his equip- ment as they reached in all directions and drew the tips to his mouth. The same tree might shelter him for days providing there was plenty of eating. His demands were not great and his tima was unlimited, absolutely. The God of the Wilds had produced him, the God of the Wilds had given him protection, and it was up to the God of the Wilds to furnish him food which grew upon every tree. Verily Clarence was satisfied and showed it in every action. One day an indescribable uneasiness peorvaded the atmosphere. Iven our hero was aware of something, intangi- ble and strange, something which did not concern him much but which had an effect upon the life about him. The mother sheldrake piloting her hrood the cities of men in wir she rustled her group of * lar haunts of man for His armor was safe ags he was aware of. What if a man w: coming? Maybe the canoe paddle to man was not careful of it. everal vea ure c branches awled upon the mes nd dragged their noe doing so the for the beaver: level of the w was had been t After the the break. “Looks like fishing” remarked one light canoe danced oy the dead-water. What a deserted ap- pearance the pool now pre bank howed no life thoug the range of man's vision the cur- ious ey the intruder The only break in the mirror like surface of the water though occasionally a light splash and a widening circles of ripples where a hungry trout had “broke” in quest of varity of diet in the shape of an insect. Speaking to each other at inter- vals of probably more than an hour the men who were learning the ways of the forest and were obeying the first rule, “travel quietly and watch” proceeded hy mutual, unspoken con- sent to a high knoll upon one side of the pool from which a small trickle of water signalized the pres- ence of a spring. The knoll pre- sented the best opportunity for look- over the surface of the lagoon cease- | INg over the pool and it \} s ll}\cre Jessly eved the banks of her home |that a rough lean-to was built to a .xnnr‘ntn'\ usly croaked orders to house the wanderers for several day ;Ll:r fuzzy h(!in“ follow Should a As the swollen sun of vivid yel- Gn red squirrel raise iniature cyvclone in the branches of a ne tree she would skip acro the quiet water, vin splashing of stubby nd paddling of webbed feet in the gtance below until a friendly reed grown hummock was reached when the whole aggregation faded into nothiingness with an effect that was nothing short of marvelous. T antlered noose inding up to his | withers in the mud and water, dove jhis enormous head for roots of lily pads, but kept it under for but the hortest of instants, flicking it up sud- denly to turn his querying ears and wse down stream while he chewed n the whiskers of pads and stems rooling from his mouth. The smal- ore than their wont. Sométhing was olng to happen and the animals, ossessed Of an uncanny sense un- nown to mortals felt it and were er ®birds twitted and hopped much |an open spot and the low was tinting the water, and purple haze was settling over the forested slopes in the distance, the canoe again put forth upon the pool and very, very, quietly, and slowly proceeded up stream to a point wher quick water flowed into that backed up by the beavers. Large mounds of sticks upon either side showed the home of the engine from the rodent. A light switching announced that one of the fishermen were going into action and soon forty or fifty feet of line was dancing gorgeous fly over the water. The c reached a spot where a circle of lill settled upon for a mo- n cast. It the pool to be twitche ment, withdrawn, and a was not withdrawn this time. There was a deep swirl, a watery “thuak prepared Then there was a regular ‘‘swish ish”” from-afar heard over the Um- wmd a three pound trout was upon the end of forty feet of line atta to a four ounce rod, A battle royal 1 “hed 1 L= ly, a hillside or maybe a thick grow- th of trees caught and threw an ccho of a hyman voice up the rcam. The moose knew, he had till they attained | . short tail armed with countless quills | their present magnificent spread, would flip around and connecct with | he faded into the bac body driving deep the [ forest to escapc the n assured to | firestick, one of which had furrowed More fishi g and more fish foliowed, No nced of keeping more than ahead in this country. Fish to be had. were satisfied and | i with the i ¢ There followed several days near the pool. The wild folk returned tand | e-whecl- ers” into nearby caver. Clarence did | not know, and did not care. He had | lived a hundred miles from the regu- | lers upen their do- tascinating Somehow it became un- no harm was 1 1 the bull moose conde- scended to displa sworn enem waded deep into the waters drawn hy a desire for a lily pad salad to finish The shel- showed to the in nst anything e would be a zle if the man drake and her the new inhabitants approached, but so carelessly. d an official visit to camp one night—and walked ng with a pound or so of careful- ly hoarded butter, that had been car- the backs of its Over the beaver dam appeared a | head, and then another. then two fig- of | nd baggage over the obstruction. In| made much night work | who must keep the ter in the pool as it before by repairing the spot which | d and brushed down. night the chief of the beaver band would collect his force of workers, large and small, to repair Clarence's day of fate en the humans pass in by the humans who desired onc of his kind, but he did not know, or suspect, No word had been spoken but particular of the humans to the other as the r the surface ented. The 1 out of was theirs went to get him, and they intended to do so when the time was ripe. now the day and the rippled out upon the lagoon, circling it until Clarence’s ungainly form was located as he A landing was made and Clar- Nothing daunt- of the wood folk stared at marked the wake of the cedar craft ence was approached. ed he promptly curled up. pected this and procuring nch proceeded to uncurl hi by prying his head from his stomach up and the process it occurred not being fought according to his ideas of etiquette and he real- procedure must He ran, a clumsy gate, and was easily followed. tempted to climb a promptly brushed off with Then he tried rocks, where he erred. ! not large enough to hide him and he stuck at his fore shoulde; tant tail thra was carried alive to the Ins net known to the woods came to Clarence cease to exist as a g breathing entity. He 1 where he was lumbering between some The hole was | ushered from life by the curator and again by w in a glass udied by the SR Undersea Boats in Flgh[ Surrounded Clarence sits hed madly ir flesh into which to rive the quil encountered none. His opponents knew his tricks too well: he desire. vy fishing cord was around the offending and Clarence felt himself pried from the retreat whic v do we call him Clarence? Albany, Sept. 20.- Well you see the guide who accomp- appendage y dweller into the wilder- anied the ci s. Probably | these homes were cven now full of | their builders and only a wall of : wood and mud separated the man | the air, upside down decided that Clarence’s | Devonian and give vent ta his hurt runting steadily Porky ried to the canoe. The potentialities recognizeed warily too. ¢! renee” far the first time . the canoe slid pads some four feet in diameter left | civilization there several days Pihiel, Haves vesterday for reck- through L. he ever worried anyhow Lhou . wus dned §33 and costs for his Finally ho arrived {n New Britaln ] offense- “Satisfy?”’ Yes/ Yet they’re Mild! Sure as you're a foot high. Sounds strange, because you never before smoked amild cigarette that did that. Yes, Chesterfields “reach home,” they let you know you are smoking —they ‘“Satisfy’’! Still, they’re Mild! A new blend of pure, natural Im- portedand Domestictobaccos—that’s the answer. And the blend can’t be copied. Make Chesterfields your next buy. was eleton saved to be ods folk t better fate could as Clarence and the Irish coast, perpetuated. 0 you ect the Briti, -Hog is known as | jng sunk, W wa IEmplc e the opportunity of picked up by ilo the Trish coast fou was arrested fayette street. | quincq. court this morning Woo1 speed and ma headway we could, sailing in of IMPORTED and DOMESTIC tobaccos — Blended Package wrapped in dust. proof, moisture-proof paper —keeps them fresh. i 20 for10¢ Six of the English submarines merged until they were half awash, | hardly r while the remafnder threw a cordon | away I heard the hum as of a mighty! around the mer: tail before the crews were at the| Coming toward us at a mighty pace guns on the underwater boats' deck and then things began to happen.| Over us they began to soar abou You could fairly hear the shells| ltke scagulls. Swooping up and dow. scream as they whizzed through the | circling, or air and dropped through the surface | they dropped bombs that sank silently of the sea in the direction in which | into tho sea. i | the submarines were first seen. our starboard and on a line almost with the ship, were seen following us. One was quite near, the other a little distance off. Trom one of the half submerged svbhmarines [ streak shot out, under the str an exciting battle between d four German subn during which nother warship was convoy s told ‘ment Agency on Chapel street I by Cecil Troutman, a survivor ~The boys and girls of New | Devonian. Troutman nearly four hours beforo v patrol “We left Liverpool,” he “Musemun Week” October 8| in the mornin to be convoyved through — zone by 11 British snbmarines the surface. About ines off the | disappeared. Oil floated on the She had gone down. white shot out from | where the other U-hoat had been | a group of 15 vessels, | in our aivection, The ship r back of us amidshi \ second after our ship near the ste vero immediately killed by the explo- sion, the =hip carpenter and 28 miles off submarines of U-hoat type were scen immediately received orders to Wwhen the thing occurred, I was solgoin‘.‘ fascinatef by the spectadln that I iz the danger. Far hant ships. bee. The volume ‘increased. Others “It took just ten shakes of a lamb's | were heard. I looked about and up. v | of spced were a number of airplanes. -crossing and swerving, | “Suddenly, as if by signal, they all “Suddenly two periscopes, well to‘ flew toward onec point. Slower was | | | | | their speed. They were trailin L sub. Irom down on the horizon came a number They trailed after the planes, some white | canght up—shot ahead of them In surface | sprays of sca, and kept their posi- tio: there. They wer g for the time when the submarine they were chasing should come up for alr. “It all took less time than it takes to tell it. Our ship was ing. Men were leaping others were franti getting tho lifeboats down. T decided that I would have a hetter chance if T got hold of a bit of some of the wreck- age that litterad the sea than in one of the crowded boats, I jumped overboard and got on & large floating box. 1 was on this g hours. The other ships top to pick us up, hut, ae- admiralty orders, kept on ight towards the U-hoat. There a dull explosion. The peri “Almost simultancously a streak of | place n. overboard, n. hen another. Both traveled Wi ¢ minutes. other torpedo struck Two men as- “I was on the promenade deck | cording