The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 5, 1899, Page 32

THE SAN _FRANCISCO. CALL, SUNDAY, D RINCE I DON'T CARE might have bie to safely way from the front of to > and locked 1e door before the ant could recover prises; b ¥ rri a bl tt powe le. snuff full n the me,” bellowed Corafix. “Achoo, oh, what'a delightful sneeze, achoo, achoo,” came in the other giants in chorus. The snuff got into their e) and blinded them; it filled the air and went down their throa and made them cough. Corafix, searching for his handkerchief, put the Prince in one of his pockets. The Prince saw chance and cut his way through the pocket with his sharp rd, and dropped to:the floor, The glants making so much noise with ng and coughing that they r him. He ran down stairs as ever he could. Just outside door he saw lamb. He slew and dipping oat in the blood, coat on the lamb and dropped t directly under Cora window. With the coat he laid down his sword. “Th he said gaily, “when the and famb and hat I am dead; now S0 saying he ran bly into the ¢ le once more, where ants were eezing. Finding t rope, he tied it across the head stairs. Then he went outside stle and beat upon a big drum found in the castle yard. Out the three giants to see if the ; was coming, Kavalla be- for new [ous ® JnD e, b EBRUARY. 5, 1895. M L NS stairs. Tripping, he fell from the top to the bottom of the castle and broke his neck and so died Kavalla. Corafix and his brother escaped the fall and got into the castle yard safely. There they fcund the Prince’s hat and coat, blood stained; and both believed that the Prince had tried to escape from the cas a window and had been killed. They could not see very well 1d him a oh, dear tell doing other little st g to bad st Then I p t of loving 2 bear hug—oh, d had a e had al- d 1 sat down told me that and that he could not shoot one, mno -not gun should just r his hands and ask n I thought that I a little aid nd I he breath 3 I will run a 3 ars can't think very know - how to do some nd,” said I to t some nice id he, “where up the hill as loving li ard an e with ad daylight. up too yuld not Tad or any There weére y we ran together. He a naughty boy to take ples away—and happens to bad bo; ! not_ stop to tell a t the story of Tad and the you to the placé where we and Tad said that he a vould g home now. I would meet a bad bear who eat hir up if he went away 1d he said that he would wait a ANDREW AND HIS GIFTS BY MARY E. SACKETT, SAN FRANCISCO. NG was eight years 1 kind papa and uld buy him al- nost everything he wanted. He in a nice house and "had and loads of playthings. he knew there were a great many tl s whose parents were too poor to buy them what they . and he had been taught that h { always be glad to give his toys to them :and help th in any. way One.day his mam Anduew, i you like to go w to the dren’s Hospital to-day es, mamma. _ You know, T"told me Johnnie Ford the last time there 1 would come again as soon 3 d let me and bring him thing nice to play with.” Andrew, there's that tiny tot, 3 We must find her a pretty So Lang and Andrew ed @ basket with toys and another with oranges, apples and candy “Oh, mamma, isn't. this like: what papa was reading about this morning, when Jesus sent his disciples out in pairs, -just as we two going together? And I'm Andrew and you'll have to he Peter, even if you are my mamma. Oh, lsn't it funny? Didn't ‘your name use to be Mollie Peters once “Yes, Andrew; so we will go to-day as Peter and think all and Andrew. the whiie that Jesus has sent us, for ¥ ally are going on his errand hey stepped into a cable car and bed ep hill after another. The Chil i was a large white ho nt windows on ard was full of fuchsias, gera- 5 There a nice plavground for the children were well enough to go out of But Andrew and his mamma 1id not stop there. They went upstairs Into a large room with ever so many: side, and the S, 040 ®0$0 $0$ 0H0$0P0» 0H0P0H0H040® ing ahead. Kavalla' was blinded by the snuff and di d not see the rope at the =@ STORY TGOGLD $09 080®090® 0®0$0 ®0®0P0H0 vet and they thought that the body of wa 2 the lamb the dead Princ Now o= BY A BEAR. BY HAL LEWIS, SAN DIEGO. few minutes he guessed. I don't know whether he was getting a-littie fright- ened, but-he. said-“AH-right; he-svould stay.” I saw that e wanted tc run aw Just think 6f .that! Run away from a nice bear like me! Did you ever hear of a boy who was as bad as that? Tad sat down upon a log and I sat close up to him and tried to hint that I wanted to eat some of the apples. As soon as he tasted the first of the lot he became very greedy. “Give me one, one, but ate them all himself. Now if vou had apples, my dears, and you and I were together, and'I asked you for one, you would give it to me, wouldn’t you. Eh? Yes, I thought that you would. Tad was a very bad boy.and you are all very good boys and girls, as I can . When I found that he was so selfish and greedy I thought that I would not say, anything more until he had finished eating the apples. “I guess I will go home, now,” he said. little beds with clean white spreads, and in them were little children with thin, white faces and thin, white hands; not fresh rosy cheeks and plump, dime pled hands like Andrew’s. “Some of the children were sitting in chairs, :a_few were playing around the: room, but something was the matter sith all of them: Some had broken arms or legs, some had been burned or hurt and some were sick. Some had no fathers and mothers. to take care of them, and some of the parents were too poor to pay. doctors and buy: medicine. pleasant home had.been built by kind This people who -loved ‘little children and who hired nurses. and doctors to try and make them well again: ‘Andrew could not wait to’ speak to anybody, but hurried along to the far. ther end of the room, where poor, lame i)nlmme Ford day:propped up with pil- ows. “‘Oh, Johnnie, I've come, and See what I've brought you. Grandpa Peters gave it to me last Christmas. It's ‘a music box. T'll wind it up and it will make you Jaugh to'see the soldiers come out of that little house and dence.” And “What, you go home to your n little brothers and sisters, you s pig, and make them cry because you would not bring them any apples? I cannot bear to think that they will have to cry to-night for apples.” Perhaps you think that I was crack ing a joke on my name when I said, couldn’t bear.” He thought that I was joking and started to run. Well, now, Johnnie did laugh. And the children who were playing around ran up to see, and they laughed and clapped thelr hands. And the little children in the white beds raised their white faces as well as they could and tried their best to laugh with the rest. Such a happy lot as they were,. as Johnnie went around and gave every girl and every boy toys and picture books. They wera all so happy they almost forgor for a while their aches and pains. When it was time to leave Andrew went to say good-by to Johnnie Ford. “On, Johnnie,” said he, “I'm so happy. It's better than Christmas. Papa tells ms true when he says it is nicer to give things away than to keep them.” o ki A FLOWER STORY. NE day the Chrysanthemum and the Daisy were talking together, and they were very angry with the Rose. Chrysanthemum: #‘How Is it, Daisy, I have so many beautiful dresses of all colors, and you are so plain, and yet everybody I8 talking about -the Rose?” “I don” hate her. ““Well, Chrysanthemum, T'll tell you what we'll do. We'll watch for her and tear her clothes off and throw her down in the mud.” In a little while the Rose passed by and Chrysanthemum and Daisy took her and tore off all her white dress and threw her down in-the mud. Presently Kingcup came by and saw the Rose. He sald: “Poor Rose, what'is the matter? Why are you lying in the mud with -our clothes all torn? Can I help you, poor Rose!"” “Oh, yes, dear Kingecup,” saild the Rose; don’t know why the flowers hate me, but Chrysanthemum and Dalsy quarreled with me and tore off my dress and left me here in the mud. Please help me, kind Kingeup.” So the Kingcup lifted »-r up out of the mud and put on a beautiful red dress and Rorc was happy again; and the Kingeup and the Rose have been friends ever since, and the Rose has al- mest always worn a red, red dress. know,” said- Daisy, “but I ° would » 0®040&0P0P0P0S0P0H0L0S0 S0P 00 the cat belonging to the giants, which was the size of the lion, was not fooled so easily. She smelled the Prince out as he lay in hiding under the bushes in the garden. While the two remaining gilants were talking about him, the cat, . holding him tightly in its teeth, brought him to them and laid him at the feet of Corafix.. ‘“‘Well, Mister little Prince with nine lives, so here you are? Why didn’t you stay dead this. time. It have been better for you, for now we will put an end to ycu at once.” 3 There was a deep well in the castle vard, and into. this Corafix threw the Prince yut more ado. The water closed ovi i ¢ “Now, , “we have done with him forever, and the giants may sleep well naw, but whaz 1 lively little villain he was, to be sure.” The Prince came up to the top of the water and would have sunk to the bottom again had not ~ with light- ning speed put his d crosswise of the well. The sword bridged the well, which was very narrow, but very deep. 3y holding on to the swerd, which was caught - i es of the well, the Prince m ep his head above vater. He had little fear now but that, when it was dark, heé would be able to climb up out.of the well and co: his attempts to get rid of the w giants. But there was a huge frog who lived in the bottom dJf the ivell who be- gan to cry out: oy & fix, Corafix, the Prince is alive in the well and will come out when it is dark to kill you.” 0 aged you see those things on the ground? do g you do. Do you think that if a Ye: bear asks you some day to give him a our few nice apples, when you have pockets full, you will.anake some g0 that you can eat them all your Just think how children make them- selves sick eating toemuch! Well, that is all of the story that I feel Hike teil- ing. In fact I am too sleepy to talk much more. I ate too:much'dinner T think. What? you really say that Tad has never been seen since he went up on the hill with me to get apples? I am afraid that you are telling the truth. T heard that he:was eaten up by a very bad bear, and that when he was all gone. the bear smacked his and said: What luck, I got the boy and the apples, too, and did not have any trouble to pick one or to catch the other. You think that I ate Tad up? I will not answer any questions, but here is a’ snap shot of the situation and of my- self just after Tad went out of sight. I do look to be a little fat—in that pic- ture—but, never mind, Tad was a greedy boy and he has not been greedy since that day. He is completely cured of greediness! @ 090#040806 0409060 0H090 04050 0G0 H0S0H0H0S0S 000 #0900 9090 ®0® 04040H0S 00H0H090H0 4040 E0@ 0P090504 0605060 ® DORA’S VERY QUEER SAIL BY BEATRICE WELDON, GRASS VALLEY. ORA WILSON and Bessie Wil- liams were great friends and were always together. One hot summer eve about sunset Dora's mother was going to go to town and let Dora stay at Bessle's place. Bessie had a large yard and at the foot of the yard was quite a large pond, and a boat was always floating over its clear waters. Dora and Bessie went to the pond for a boatride, but as it happened when Dora and Bessie went to the pond the boat w-s in the middle of the pond. They stood there think- ing of some plan to get the boat. At last Dora said: “I'll get in this old tub and you see If you: can push ;he tub and make it float over to the oat."” So Dora got into the tub. Bessie, in- 0402090 $O20H0H0H0 @02 0% “Thank you, Mister Frog,” said the Prince, “you do not mean me any favor, but you have given me an idea how I can get the giants to help me out of this place.” With his dagger he killed the frog. EDITER BY o DAVID HF WALKER: well. Pull me up and I will tell you where he is.” Corafix was deceived because the voice seemed to.be the frog's. He de- termined to see that the Prince was dead. “Where is the Prince, good fro he gaid, looking down into the well. “He is down here,” was the answer. “Quick, pull me up before he can kill me. “Very well, hop into the bucket, Corafix, “and I will.” So the Prince hopped into the bucket said and Corafix pulled him up to daylight once more. “Go down, good Corafix, and Kkill him,” said the false frog,“for if you don’t the Prince will come up after dark and burn down your castle. The giant needed no second prompt- ing. “How does the Prince ke¢p his head above water?” asked Corafix. “Oh, that is easy. He has bridged the well with his sword and is r g upon that.” The giant tore away the stdnes at the top of the well furiously that he might have room to go down the well. He fastened a rope to a tree that grew un- With great speed.he stripped the skin from the frog, i the skin on the frog’ back. He then managed to get into thé frog's skin and at once proceeded to carry out his new plan. . Making his voice sound like the frog's the Prince bawled at the top of his voice: afix, the Prince is not dead, but alive, in the bettom of the stead of pushing the tub, pushed Dora, who fell into the pond. For a mo- ment Dora was out of sight under the water.. The water was not deep and she did not drown; but she was stream- ing wet when Bessie helped her out. The two girls went to the house, where Dora put on some of Bessie's clothes. By and by-her brother came for her and he was surprised at her mishap, and Dora had to tell the whole story to her mother. ; - “You had better not try to go riding in a tub after this,” 'said her mother, laughing. Dora has taken her advice and I think she will always follow it. MAKING DO’NUTS. By NELLIE MACLACHLAN. OME]: Bill, an’ John, an’ Dick, an’ =4y e N Tl tell you what you!ns kin do. This afternoon when dinner's done, Come to my house an’ have some fun. My mother never cares for noise, She says we're only healthy boys, So vou can come an’ play with me, 1 never_go away, you see. When mother's makin' do’nuts. I know she’s goin' to make a lot, She'll-give. tis one that's brown an’ hot. When she me_an’ put ‘em 'way e's goin’ to say ““Come, boys, what shall I make you now? A cat or dog, or goat, or cow Then she will make ‘em ev'ry one And we_ will have just lots of .fun. When mother's makin’ do'nuts. She kin make everything, you know, That ever was in Barnum's show. A lion, tiger and giraffe; And funny clowns to make you laugh. O! but It's fun to see her grow. All these queer things from do'nut do’s But I don't want these things again, I want the ships that beat old Spain— When mother’s makin’ do'nuts. She used to make me Santa Claus; Now Uncle Sam I want, because To Cuba’s little children he Was like a Santa Claus, you see. He did not send a lot of toys To Cuba’s little girls and boys, B nt a ship with breat and meat A ots of other things to eat. Then inded forth the bugle call— (You see 1 learn about it all ‘When mother’'s makin' do’nuts.) Spain heard the little children cry, But only laughed to see 'em die, And kept on trampin’ Cuba down In spite of Uncle Sammy’s frown. But when they sunk our battle ship, When only on a friendly trip, Our Uncle got just fightin® mad— (N 1 tell you I am mighty glad ‘When mother’s makin’ do'nuts.) Then Uncle Sam with trumpet hurled The note that rung through all the world ‘“The heroes of the Maine shall be Martyrs to set fair Cuba free!” Then Spain begun a game of bluff, But Uncle S8am soon had enough; And at his*word of strong command Justice stepped forth to take the land. On land and sea Spain was knocked out, (IU's all that we can talk about ‘When mother's makin’ do’nuts.) If I was only big an' strong, I know that I should go along; For it would be such jolly fun To go to war with a big gun. Then I should like to_kill a man, But I will_vet, when I'm a man, If Uncle Sam, before he's through Don’t kill ’em all, but leaves a few— 1 tell you if you boys come down We'll kil some Spans, an’ roast brown ‘When mother's makin’ do'nuts. - THE DOLLS’ TEA. BY ETHEL WINKLER, STOCKTON. ERRY _Christmas and Happy New Year had passed. Old Samta Claus had, at Christmas time, unloaded his pack and & Hattie and. Myrtle each had a new doll and a set of dishes. They now thought that it was time for them to have a doll's tea party. Hattie’s doll she had named Gladys. It had dark hair and eyes and was dressed in pink. Myrtle called her doll Joyee. It had golden hair and blue eyes; its dress was blue. g The two girls got out a small table and placed upon it a large towel for a tablespread and then arrayed their nice new dishes. Soon they had the table set for tea. Mamma gave them some tea, with cake and nuts and candy, and oranges which their aunte had sent them for Christmas. “T am the hostess,” said Myrtle, ‘‘and Joyce will help me to receive. Now we ‘em $0P0® 0P0H0 $OP0®0H0H0 ¢ der the window of Lejundire’s bedroom. Down the well he went holding to this rope. Out of the frog skin slipped the Prince and with his’ swbrd, which he had managed to stcw away. in the frog skin, he cut the rope. With a yell Corafix fell to the bettom ofthe well. There he was drowned and ‘there was only one live giant at the castle. As tea, will sit down and have some P will lease help Gladys to some cake. you not have an orange?” "?‘hank vou,” answered Hattie; will.” Then came the nuts and the candy. “Joyce is enjoying herself immense- ly,” said /Myrtle; “she . thinks that pound cake is just lovely. She is ready b 3 I, R S it T G 70 Do (_v*@v‘ & > i 0 o ! RO S it soon as Corafix 'féll the Prince threw the frog's skin down after him, that Lejundire might not find how he -had tricked Corafix. ‘Then he ran into a hollow tree, where he hid until Le- jundire -had run to the well and had gone sorrowfully away again, shaking his head and muttering as he walked into the castle. When Lejundire had gone into the castle, Grundalkin, who had witnessed all of this performance, suddenly came to the’ Princ “Beware of the last giant e said, “for, my dear Prince, Lejundire is the seventeenth son of a seventeenth son, and he is something of a magician.” “‘Oh;”" said-the Prinee, Well; T don't care.” The Prince was nappy at his success so far. When he.heard the last of the three giants bolt all the-doors of the castle, he laughed aloud. Instantly the giant’s head popped out of a tvindow. He saw the Prince. “You little villain, wait ther ute and you will never go aw “No, thank you, Lejundire, I am not receiving company to-day. Come some I am tired of such stupid you are here and I am going 7, but I will be back § later.” 2 lked out through the castle gate boldly. So much was: the giant afraid. that this. was. another trick of the Prince’s that he did not dare to follow. But Lejundire had the castle gate shut tight and fast when the Prince s far down the road, whistling gayly to himself as he went on his way to visit the miller’s pretty daughter. On the road he was joined by Blood- “is that all. a min- fillikin, the dog once.. owned by the Giant Gorbozo. ““What news, Bloodfillikin?" asked the Prince. “Lejundire has work magic agair the mill stream. work on.the stream.” The Prince hastened and was over the stream not a minute too soon. A raven flew croaking over his head and then wheeling several times in air, darted off to tell Lejundire that even his at- tempt to entrap the Prince by magic, before he could escape from the land of the three brothers, had failed. (To be continued.) D. H W. led in his raven to t you. Hurry across The magic cannot farther side of the »0®0% 0400 ®0E090 $0H0 0P 0®0$0S0S0H0&0 040609 for an orange.” Well, Hattie and Myrtle played ail afternoon. until they were afraid that their dolls would surely be sick—eating so much. At last mamma came in and told them that she was going for a drive; would they like to go? The two little girls put away their dolls and tea sets for the day and went to ride.