Ms Y ...ave ti y verybod 1.' 1. *WP l’lS 3.S _ _ __ _ _ I 3! `-1--.~ ._,_. -5- *aa . _ PAGE’ Moamuc 20 i' ‘° 4 lsnrrxou THE CHARLOTTETOW GUARDI _ ,.»E...‘£tl?lif0‘i9‘l’i.‘l.‘ii’.iiii‘..-.ml i cHARLo'rrETowN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1905. {..;.°.,?.‘t".;‘5’ Ea 2,5 as.. a 1 » 1 ' 1 u I a . ~ v. ' 3*. .sm iff-°:P°`9`f.<&‘§°“' -t 9. ,- | 1 iii .tit '-'>'. c u 1 1 ° n . 1*. sw.” sm 1 ~ _,ig ._§ sit 1 _ -ft, fi, iii .1$: .°i_ 5'. -_"i-S ~ ° o 1 ' r ' i ¢ 4 J % pl-._ ,¢._ '~»._ 1 \.__1 ‘\~__1 \` 1 \` , \ I __ 6 ‘ `° "‘ `-' I "f ’ » ’ "'~- 1 `- ~ _ `~ ~ I ` ~ . _ I ‘» . ‘-. 1 “ 1 ~ . 1 ‘ _ 1 -- 1 ~. . 1 -_ 1 . 1 '\.. 1 ->_ 1 xr 1 ~1 . I, '_ _ i. I . - .. _ ~_`.. _Y _ , __ _ L ¥ ,, L_, __ \`, ., .,¢'.,f.. ». W ~>,';;-.1_»._-..;'.,,i?_.-__ _ ._ ' _ 1*. _ _ *» _ "-if-;.`_'_~.*T_ f' `_ _ ~ -___-.-.r»_'_‘;_-_'__:_-._?_~,l ' ‘FF-,‘.'--_ .`. "1 '__-'-"`.'<`~.‘ -1'.: ..‘..'.~'“.£_»;*~": " '¥-i¢:-§'-:{=‘~f_‘- _ vor.. isi- A tmiisiraias Siiitiiiirir inf l\i’iinA intron ¢o!!ll4iiiil't.im.ui' At/ii2iincAn lrazss Assocsirlm §-'-E ITTLE JINNIE stood before Old Griinkee‘s wiiidow. '. _.i dark plates and iii'oiiz<=s, the soinlier stalls and liaiigiiif.:.=, had disap- peared. (lrinikei-'s wiiiiiow was in holiday attire, ami Little .Iiiinio won- dered wily. Seine one had spoken oi’ a day far distant, a day oi' mirth. and gladness, of good \vill and peace; that the joy bells would riiig, the ninsie in the churches would siiniiii and that cv- ` ery one would sialic and gi-ect one an- oilier as if great tiines had coine. Little .liiiiiie bent t`or\\ard and lean- ed her elbows upon the iizirrow ledge that jniteii out from the window, Wliut a feast slic saw! A tall soldier, all red nlid gold. stontl in one eoriicr, his inusket at “slioiililer arnis," deter- niination in his eye ami in his rigid at- ` i i ,- _»_~f'i,_!'f Q if \» ' ___/,/£3' I <1, ' _ ' ti g" _ i'»;;.-.rift ;-J' _;';',='.f i ‘ '. -f if - ff/ &- 1* _‘_ ’ _ ... ' couple of bears and two spirited look- ing horses. After that trooped all the aiiiinals that Little .linnie had ever seen iii her picture book, the old, thumb eared one that the mission teacher had given her. Round and round they walked, and larger and larger grew Little .iinnie‘s eyes. Old Grlinkce looked up. He was proud ot' liis window, for he had tiikeii great paliis to make it attractive. l\`ot another man in Broad street knew the cliildrcn's tastes so well. All about the slielves of lils little shop stood Santa Ciaiises, railroad cars, tin soldiers and small _'runs and dolls that the little ones liked. Old Griinkce had been in the liusiiiei~'s for years, mid he expected great proiits this Cliristiiizis tliiie. Siiiltleiily he spied Little Jiiinic. He did not know wiietlier she was adinlr- iii':' him or his \\'iiido\v, i'or her eyes kept s!iiftE_ g from the long green toys to iiitii, liael: Pfrain, and so ou. A gen- ial smile o\'ei‘spl'e‘i».ir_ i'| f * ' d ' , if-_1>\____ __ _:iii i J /‘ .=»ii--;- _..=.-'=;=_l *BP r 1 i “'rriA'r's rim 'rams 1’vn Dnmnnn ’noU'r.' him, but lic had found their toys, and as they examined them and approved them they did not pause to mark the puzzled glances of tho shopkeeper, l O O C l O O Little .Tinnie was unhappy. ln ber small, mcagcr home she felt the need ot' something. It’ she had been older she might have known. “Land 0' love,” the mother cried, “tho clioiid‘s a-worritin’ over suinthln'l She’n tliet thin an’ pale as ter be cr shad- der." The poor woman paused in har duliy task of sewing and looked, un- easliy nt the small thin one that played beside her. Every morning the child had strayed out on the next block. The mother had watched her and felt no uneasiness. Whenever sho looked in that direction sho saw Little Jinnie standing againlt a window, looking in with all-her eyel. .lf _' =f1_ i’l\i'i' _ . . ,:__-_,- _ 3 -\ »` ' ..‘1 r 'XII dl ` i . llf i -I '»§\’i"'-,»`. I _ _. "ii ,» T.; '__ .1 1; ,_ i ,;,li, ‘ if] .- i qi ~ it if " \‘ _ I _' ffl; _ . .,f,tji’_'i_' ._ 5 ‘ |`iii -i-'.-:I ::l.-id to sec yer,"si\irl she. ‘F-' ' i ';-i-Q1' 'I ' --'-I _v-i'aii`ihc nik too?" Her y ‘ _ :__ ' ' \-.i ii- um-. ._~ ite thin as she siiiil il-is. _ _\\\Am i' _ _ __ _ _"_i~ that se!"_ill-l_tlriiiikee nskt-tl, it sus- //( ; pit-ion or l.cn.i'.s in his eyes. ‘ “Conn-ic it’s sol I`\'e tireaiiicd bout it at 'i' ‘__ 5." , . ,.._.._ l‘5. - .»~ i~_.'..!~ ,__ Ig, . _ _..,_._... -_ A-ii..-S-¢=.=~ _ .~'¢__` »\. 'i id Q; _e-is. ~` 11.3 5 Q . -I MB . __ _ _ . _ji .f'.-;.~J_~:-. ._-.=':.'.\_-'i~ ~ . . _ . _=,~:a,\‘ - » - , ;.z\=..,.v.-_-'i.;_'»_1 _~_ ._ _ .-1 il-_ -L5 ‘ i Jig-; " »»-~. I ~ ~ieZ;`!,;'<4.<.. E ;i.-.r.‘:','~‘¢<~f"-_le-':'-_.~.¢, ;=._-L_'-_,';"_',._»_’: ‘H ___ _. , ,',5'§-'#&¢"',-.?_-in§\ § China and Korea are great countries for dolls, but in Japan, that paradise `""°"" ` - = ' ` .~--1-~r~"»~_f=-1f'=»_1:~.< ` bab is _ __ .. _ __ ;-.. . __ 21.- -» _»......ri.,3~ r ana ,aio more believe y * ‘ ` if l' so (honolrfixhiy regarded that it has a E hi . f f’t`¢.`~.‘ff'*f..`l'3-`fff_f:~i`§'~" - s ccial holiday, the “feast of dolls." D This comes in February every year at the time of the Chinese new year. The dolls are placed on silk covered shelves in the best room in the house. Often it takes tive or six shelves to hold them nil. The principal participants in the Xl. . -,I vi _.2 f7'.,'_ "v 1 .'3'i;',;[“ -1-i 1-<.ff ~ . f wi 4' _ __ ' - _ (iD i.-.ll i _ ir ~' ‘.'7`:#.ir'~‘.-kit. ig ,} ""r¢-'J‘,/¢‘ ' x'.‘¢.‘~ 'ff .» .Lf H1 'l;;';;’i'»..»i-’6*_,',;p.._ feast are called the emperor and em- L_' -'_9f___,_ _ press of Japan. They are dressed in ff ~ court costumes, and the others, named ' ' t - - for famous persons, are arranged about thcm. Doubtless at the coming celebration numerous doll Oyamas, To- gos, Kurokis and Nogis will swell the crowds at the receptions of the mimic mikado. Silver bowls are placed be- fore their majestics, and the child for whom the festival is kept puts fresh food in these dishes every day. At the end of three days the dolls are laid away for another year, only a few fa- vorites being kept out for common use. Of these, one is the “lady with the six (or more) wigs,"a baidlieaded doll whose many changes of coiffure give her small owner endless delight. Though this is primarily a girls’ holi- day, the small boy of Japan is not above playing with dolls and is espe- cially fond of the doll theater. He is as much addicted to wooden soldiers and acrobatic toys as his counterpart in America. hlarionettes are as popular ln China as ln Japan. Leng before Punch and Judy began to charm the hearts of American youth the littlo children of China were laughing over the dilemmas of these two famous characters. Little booths are set up on the streets, where traveling companies present their quaint shows. They have gers, dragons, snakes and curious act- ing frogs, all made to go through their antics by means of strings and sticks managed by the showmen. Following the feast of dolls, the Japanese boyfs, too, have a iiollday of their own, a dis- tinctive feature of wlileh is the school of huge paper fishes floating over ev- er house in which there are boys, one Y 'fish for each son. The Japanese, being great tl!ii5i°hTé'nf"dll1h‘ii'e certain speci- mens of the an bearers very much-for instance, the carp, which swims up- stream, a sign of courage and persc- verance. Tins fish has become with the Japanese an embicin of the boys, whom their parents wish to sec possessed of these qualities. Ou the boys’ dny the toy bazaars of the city are througcd with children. Swords, guns, pistols, trumpets, horses and meiiageries sell like hot cakes, and [irecrackers fill the air with smoke and noise. There is in Tokyo one quarter consisting' of three or t'our streets which contains nothing but bazaars for the sale of toys. IIcre for a few cop- pers one may buy a handful of bam- boo rods from the ends of which dance the funniest imaginable caricatures on which the potent sake has worked its charm. The goggle eyed men whose heads roll on pivots are matched by jovial foxes and badgers which have A. iiiais Cliliihll iinf.U.AEiii