s -_..:, I yd ~ I 1 \ ` ` M ` L , p_»,(;|,~ p;i(;H'r nu: tixrmsr nuns IHE CI-IARLOTTETOWN (IU.-\RDIA`.\l MRb_1;)F AL __ ___ 7 _ r _ - -- __ JANUARY 23,1909 ,__ 1- ' ' ii _ - H -V ,-»--nn-new-_-_ ~ ’ """` pf; p .J ‘ , - _». /'_-f, ,_»__a F ` ___ . "`_’_/. ._ _ 1 i ( Y kt; 4 Q, \ <¢ " {¢ "i . £...4 ._ . 1 . ,o ' ‘ r `/'J' it _ » § * t BQYS ~ S - » / - ~= , I ~\ pw .L -, _ _ *Y ’ _..I_. '_ v _ ~ .___ .f_-..-_ _,sa-_ ' _ ..._ r ` T€:__._. --- _ ~ -~ ~f ` ` J `-, ' \~ / I ' `\\-..r;:.@`-! _ ‘~ _ $2-5,( li 1 - 5'roiz.Y P `t.1l .`, Waterloo if A Il 0 rite o the A in dom of oils __ _ 4 _iv u y . U . um _mg ._ Ph V ma ,,,,,,\; , »_»,t ff 3? ‘x dr ' B Till) two soldiers of the Pre- torian Guard strode alnng u. narrow street of (`oiisi;iiitliili~ pit, they t.‘oii\C-rsetl :n taiiii;-st toms. "They will uiidoubt<~dly replace trzr regiment at the 'fakslm barracks with Young Turks," declared one of the men, raising his voice in his excite- ment; "and in that event you may rest assured that those of us whose time is up will quit the service; what is more, we will ilziiuiiitl n bounty." "Not so !o'.zpealt°dly against the side of tho, houso. i.)i'ca.ry indoors; still more dreary out 01' doors, llilda turned with a sigh and iiung herself upon the couch. "Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz!" Perslstently the buzzing continued, in the very ear of Hilda. Then, presently the buzzing seemed to change into B. tiny voice-ab most :i dream-voice. for the words came faiutly and sounded far away. And these were the whispered words: "Coin-'.~ to the liousctop, lilida! Come to the housoiop, Ililda, where are won- drous thinks to see!" SCENE OF SILENDOB Again and again this quaint invitation was repeated, until the little girl felt that she must go. So, ascending the stairs to the attic. slic climbed up the ladder rcachliit; to the ro- '_', threw back thc trap-door and steppt-.i out upon the roof. Tha rain had ci.-a_=cd; over!-mad wu it scene of extraordinary splendor. Mammoth, blllowy white cloud masses were heaped in the sky, while the rays of the sun above struggled to pierce them and to roach the earth. Gleam- ing in gold and a hundred roseatc tints, the clouds soeiiied a land of fairy sun- sl.inc, sprcxttlliig wide to east and west, stictchiiig iui' to the north and south. But liilda was suddenly startled from rapt admiration by a pounding and rap- ping of many hammers nearby. To hor amazement she saw that on another part of the roof a countless number of elves were engaged in building 5 series or little platforms, connected by lad- ders, which :ure high in the air. Taller and taller this queer tower grew, under the skilful, qilicir-inuylng hands of the multitude of eiiin workmen. "Climb to cloudlai. l, Hilda! Climb to cloudiand. Hilda, 1-.here are wonders fllf' to see" Again the little girl obeyed the voice. Mounting thc ladder which rose directly from the roof, sim gained the first plat- form. Up, up she wciit; higher, still higher. And while she climbed the elves far ovoriieatl contifued to add platforms and ladders, anti it appeared, too. that cloudlaiid lowered .lself nearer, as though in encouragement. At last Hilda. stepped from the top- most ladder into cloudland. She placed her foot rather gingerly upon a big cloud; but she found that it held her weight easily. She discovered, further- more. that the clouds formed but 0. F, cldlissin ©wi torcd do ~ do i .~ ~ © QD ,. @ . me t t all U ‘ -' "Y ' » 'I ".45 /.lljiigi e .. @ @ _ 1 ITTLE BOY ran to the Pear L Farmer-this time with conn- denee, for had not the kind man mended so neatly the head ot the BUMP!! Dummy clown, broken but a few days before! "Hrs, Screech-Owl has lost one of her children." slid Little Boy, breath- |Ull|V» "I ltnew. 'Mule I peeped from out the Belfry. when the nexton. ‘wwe mg enum. often into mo aiimn, and I saw that she had only three little owla She seems so sorry, too, that I thought l’d come to sen lf you could do Anything for her. Please try al hard as you ran. Mr. Pear Farmer." Then the Farmer wlnkt-ti inyslrrl- ously, drew out his magic slate and quickly sketched thereon a pear. Hut not long did lt. remain a pear. liap- idly it was changed into an owl, ‘when a muttered word of enchant- -1'~ inn "1 _ , | ment act it free from the slate-a real owl! Thanking the Paar Farmer, Little Buy joyfully carried the tiny ball of down to Urs. Screech-Owl, who, l‘m lure, was very grateful. And the lfarnicr Man. obllgrng as ever. willingly consented to gl\'~- Polly Evan: li copy of liil nketrhes. These drawings any little boy ui rrirl can make. with a woo bit of purtfiice. ' ‘Zhi a KW- \“ __ l' .ee zf/ / /// _ g __ O V ‘ / u' 'a , _». %-.1 .'/If! ` ,élllx _/ /, \ f if I if ii'lf‘% -SY __ it 7 t’ 1 \/ J seg/ T' il l i ,» l sh shell-like wall surrounding a vast fairy country. No sooncr had she pen..-trated this wail than sho found bneelf in the real fairyland. A beautiful fairy, flittinl eil mlnbow- colored wings. now approached, and in the sweetest manner possible offered to show lliltla. this wonders of f:tii'ylani1_ "Suppose," said tlic fairy, "wc take a peep at the kingdom of dolls. That, you know, is n. sort ot heaven 'WDM' dollles go after their mistresaes break them on earth." Around about the kingdom of dolls ¥i\ stretched an immense. gleaming wall. upon which toy soldiers were posted as sentrles. And at tl‘e great stone tower hy the gate sat n. doll general, drinking a. mug of nic. lie r-ourtcously admitted tliern, rcmarkliig .i.~. lie did sri: “Tits lady dolls have just been lunch- Q _ ing in the dining hall yonder." _~.-_ ‘ As they rear-hed the steps leading ti. the dining ha; the doors opened abovtl them and there came forth little fairy, -“ boy-sprites. “Thr are tho servants who walt up0l thc tloils \\'lth food," \vhi.~'pei't'd the fairy. \\‘l\1-n all tho sf»r\':\ii:s had panel around it corner of the buildirl¥. HAND was ushered into the diainl F0035 - THE LOST IS FOUND " Almost tho first doll she saw wus he! own olti rag tially, li/ttsy, \\“if\rTi Eli! hail lost ii; tl:r~ wool; unila on at vavnv- tloii, yt-aint ago. 'i`ii»_~ii. riiilll \>¢3id° li:-isy, \\.i.-1 .\i.iii-1, tho l~`l`&nCl\ 110" lliida l.atl tlri»ppr>¢l iroin tlio balcony so that it had broken to pit.-ces on the nal' stones. 'l “im " - _..__.. _ --m»3v rw- ww . i “'° .‘ _ un. ntdgeolxamg umaa‘¢',l° ug"-l& But ‘spite of all ul Robber; ' dh i _ _ . ___g \ I Q ._ 5;-3., r. a ¢>.a.»..’§.ff; ,,,,__ ,_ ,_ _ Q 5; 4' 5:7; Mi "`&\i\ `\\ / .H UH see, both sides was battiinf I , ‘ ' If; . _l2_/!i_,li_"_|»_>_`4‘__D.l . _ 4 ‘ 4'. Y An' the cheers they came i».|3¢d|,f. - ~ _ Ni’ "1 A V* ¢ __ An' the snowballe they ca; emm- ~-t ‘ I "‘\v " 'r ititrort rm" ` ` _ _ -, ~ l-lil t "J l t 1 - . it l!‘i‘;?q;~*§ ~ ` -rw” ¢ . . ' ' -_ Q - _ B0 Billy sent Joe ilyln' _ _._ ` \ . -.-\ " __ '_ ` ', 'ruwua1;;>w:i.'toiata.rt'ium tryin. ,_ _, _ »~ I I _ ,yy nd!! Jmul Pets; ‘ l 1%) 5;; ‘_ _ f .1 Mimi, P Then, feelin' sure ihey'd gum, be bud . _ 1- ,. i I l 'il'/ya Bin 'gai3;;eti;o£>i&1r;te.»'- took R ,mul el” 1] \ - I m to defeat. J 1 af Y rc °°" ‘ / t. ` , . P .\ / W ‘ 1'. _ , i _l "hi clea rcclous dollles"’ she cried “ 5' fi D - in rnptur-», rushing fnrwnrti and throw inf; lit-r :trois about the two in one tight ling. .‘t:.tl i~ -5 .\:.l .llaric w.-re over so Right up hc fought his way, nithougH| 'Twus mighty dangerous to go With snowballs wliizzln‘ hy. Upon the fort's rnmpart ho lantltil; p1..tl it- ,<_ ini ir oltl iiiifitiw-ss. They at nsunender' Pirmem., he cummnmmdq- npcs 1‘n;;';.- \,nr for t-:uising their tp»;iths_ 'fn--y ltnew sho liadn't meant to do it, ;ou liiiow. Then Hilda. was introduced in _ ! the other dolls, who They soaked 'im in the eyo. An' down the hill we came‘again "l Because wc couidn't stand the rf-in exclslmiyi in _;..i.is: Of snowballs on us poum.iln'; --0], how 1,1,-aj \\,'c'vr~ nlways wanted \\'c waited long for Jim un’ Pete, pt play with .i little girl, just ns little gills ...wi 1~ pl ty with us, and now we For with THEM we could surely hm! l Those "Pirates" most aato\iiidln',\ . ... /‘ ‘ i t 4 hav- i - ' _ .\`n<.\-_ iii,-iv \\'r-re so very many dailies that thc voitw-s rose in at loud clamor- But Jim was home a-splitiin' womi; _ Pete "would be there" just soon'3~hq with such a violcncu of sound that Hiidli _ °°u]*;u’ crmnd mr Ma do: ' was hdghtaiied-and rudely lwnhlnedl For me rubbed he, ,vu N gd “wg Then Ion was put to work. for spite-4, _ h h d bm -gb.-v An' that il how we lost the fight L iiriwtgriiilgtoili iliac dots; outsiie. A Bill Kane calls "Waterloo."~ .~, i 1- K boa-<@"os.scm's Qcd iippcrcs _ ECAUSE Abou-Cassem‘s red slip- B pers were old it must not be supposed that their owner was poor. On the contra.ry, the treasure vault of this merchant of Bagdad was well-nigh iliietl with gold. But the more money the ovari- clous merchant made the less willing was he to part with lt. And so it was that his cloak had been worn so long that the original color had been lost; his turban was tattered and pierced with holes; and so oftvn had the old red slippers been mcndcd that by now they were all patches. Upon this day Abou-Casscm had made an unusually shrewd bargain. Therefore, he resolved to celebrate it in some fashion. Should he invite his father and mother to dine with him? No; this would cost money; nor could he hlitisclf enjoy such a dinner, after having eaten nothing but simple food for years. Perhaps he had best b;.;.' a new garment. But what was the use of doing this. He had gotten along well enough with his old clothes up to this tiine; surely, it were foolish to change. Ah! now he knew what. he would do. He would take a bath; for that would cost nothing, and certainly' woultl be agreeable. .AN UNLUCKY BATH To the public bathhouse, then, Abou- Cassem made his way. Outside he met his father, we o argued with him. saying it wcrc inmannerly to wear such worn r“i'.rients, especially the Datclied slip;~_:'s_ Abou-(Tussein prom- ised to consider' the matter. aftcr \\~liicl'l he banished the subject from his mind, and proceeded to enjoy rt bath. When the merchant came from his bath he observed a new pnlr of slip- pers in the place where the old ones had been, “.\iy i'atlifr," lic said to himself, "has given thvin to inc." Tlif.-rt~i'oi'c, ns tin; present cost lilm nulliliiir. lit' duiinctl the slippers grille- fully. Hardly had hc left thc baths when a cadl, or judge, who hail been bllhing, began [0 clli fdl"liil".i§lip1iEi"8, which he declared had disappeared. Nothing but an old. patched pair was left, however. Thereupon thc cadi, in great, wrath. sent his slaves after hlin who had stolen the slippers. .\s Abou-Cassem was the last to l.»;i\'c, he it was who was arrested. 'l`iic cadl‘s slippers being discoverml in his possession, he was fined 0. large suin of money. "Surely my slippers have brought me ill luck," lamented Abou-Cassem. Dete.-mined to rid hlinself of the f Q evil charm, he cast the sliiDlJH`S il'l'~° the river which ran by his house. That very noon. while il iiartl' of lish- crmen \','(-_.rc citstliii; tl.iii‘ nuts, tht! slippers were tirarrn forth, and the a é /‘Qs \ piieously that he no longer be held I ' svunnuio for the mlsdeeds or his vi 'I `x! _ / slippvrs. 5 ”\ .,§\ fm" _ li "Nom" said he. "the slippers cannot "i\furdcr! Murderl'f___Eeople, hearing hal trouble me!" As the slippers were still moist with the water of the well, he placed them on his cuscinoiit window to dry. 'l`here~ screams, run into Abou-Cassem's house and dragged the unfortunate fellow outr "Boll him in oil! Roast him over il. slow tire!" they yelled. Aiiou-t,‘.i.~‘scii\ looked about hliii wills ` iinliifvrciice. "Take me t0 thc cutli, till-C he iuay impose n sentence," pleaded be. l Forihwlth to the cadi they took tial, merchant. Then Abou-Cauem thrll himself at the judge; feet and bend -1 compassion upon Abou-Casscni and lm- lt , E 5 Abou Casscm was to be held innooenh ' "~i '- // Before releasing the merchant 110 B110 "' ` _ turv. und to replenish his wardrobe ‘ll W / \ `7' f ~\ @ vised hlni to be less iniseriy in ilie IU' "15 §» ` . '1`iIi{E\V 1iihiSl‘II.l" AT flslivrmcn, disappointed at not find- ing at treasure, threw the slippers in rage through Abou-Cassetn's open window. so that they fell upon jars of yaiunlilc rosewalcr. breaking; the jars and destroying their contents. Ho now buried the slippers in his gnrtleii. A neighbor saw him do this, linwcror, wiv-reupon the governor, hearing of the dc-cd, sont for Abou- Cassciii. "11i~,'.- va- of thc trcasitrr- wiiitli lliou wort liitliiig," |l~iiii\i\il\‘\l tire ;;t\\'t‘1~iini'. In \‘ai;| _'\ltwi-t`i.~'~;cii\ insliicil it but fi pair of slll’Z‘€'Y5 ‘W him l‘3‘“"‘! i" the deep hole. Uni; after paying it li.i‘ZB amount of money was he permitted to go free. The poor incrcliant was at his wits' r-nd. In desperation lie rose early in the morning, walked fur from the tit.\’ of iiaptlcfl, and tlircw thc slippers in n \\~.-ll. \\‘lili n sigh of satlsfactlfin hc watciioil them tlisaiipoar. llc had tlotl “~.q,;;,t,, 1., thpm; they roniti nr>\~t>r atzain come tg ihc surface. Then, with a light heart, Hc'b'eTouk hlinself in his hollis. But the next day a clamor arose in Bagdad, (Or the principal fountain had ceased to flow. ily royal 1-oiuuiaiid, the arti.-"iris examined the nqueduct and iiiiallv tlio \v~~ii outside the city, from whivh the fouilluiri gained its rrntcrs. Then they found that Abnii-Ciisscnfe slippers had choked the pipc's mouth through which the stream flowed. Again was ii.c poor man arrested. He paid his fine stolidly. No sooner did he arrive home than hd PTEDH-Nd I P26410! fire. 'PIKE Jl.'DGE'S 1"Ei~JT" upon ii ting sprang on the window and disturbed the slippers, causing them to fail upon the head of a woman passing below, .-\t once tire woiriuii set up ii cry of tilting seasons Abou-Cusscm slowly walked home, I, :adder and a wiser man. Ho now will Ulittly ruined-all his wealth had been] taken from him through fines--but lil* '=°H¥~==S¢d that-. perhaps, after ini, it wall his own fault in great measure, and h°'. decided to llruiit by the lesson. <4 _.4 _ X T it was all so funny to the catii that A _ -" ai. iii-st tlio oiilclal laughed. Then he had i* ; ' v \ / -_ '11 _ mediateiy directed the edict to be poll” ‘ V,#('-'» " ’ / about the city that hereafter, no mill" » _ what crime the slippers should 00| ,,, / . ` l At Dinner HILE two little boys were W walking through a wood they heard some bees buz- zing; in u hollow tree. Uiw boy in-:tl lii:i !ioa1,l close to n liolc io listen. l’ic.