Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-01
ORR TOTNG FOLKS.
The Giant and the Missing Children.

mountains. One summer there, the children
began to disappear one by one. 1t was certain
that they were not kidnapped, and it was Just
As sure that they did not run away The first
that vanished was little Hans Stobbelt. Has
anybody seen my Hans?' cried his granny,
standing outside the door OF her cottage. Il
had just told him i wanted him 10 go TO the
millerS and he has disappeared. somehow all at
once, Without Knowing what the errand is.
Hans! where are YOU? she shouted. why,
he was here not hall minute agO!' But none
of the neighbOrs COu-d tell anything of Hans.
What is more, Hans did not reappear. The
night passed, and he did not come; the next
morning nothing was to be seen of him All
the eighbOrS were much excited, for though
Hans lad not been good boy, everybody
WAS SOIry at this having happened to him.
While group of them around about the grand
mother was plying her, cry arose in one of
the other cottages. Those who hurried there
found Frau Hickelt standing near the hearth
with her hands raised, gazing vacanty before
her. My Gretchen is gomez she said in
frightened V lie. Il just babe her clean the
hearth, and when looked again, she was not
there. Where is she gomez she asked turn
ing from ore 10 another of them. They could
only shake their heads. In fact, they thought
FRAU HIckelt had gone mad, But III was quite
true that Gretchen was not to be found, though
they looked everywhere for her, both indoors
and out That day three other children van
ished- On the next day five went. All the
village was in alarm, that is the elders We're,
Tor they tried to keep il from the children
themselves. There was no Ger ainty about any
boy or girl in the place. The grown up people
hdu but 10 turn their BACKS, and he or She WAS
gone in an instant
At last a strange clew was got to the mystic
ny. Little Augusta HirSch vanished when her
aunt as well as her mother was in the kitchen.
The aunt said: Il saw her CO.! At her moth
erS bidding she had just taken the broom TO
sweep behind the stove. when ali at once she
DISAPPEARED, just as she was speaking the
words Il wish - But she hadn't time to
finish. i heard nothing more. She was gone
like flash, That is very stranger exclaimed
Granny StObbelt'whO was one OF the listeners.
N.NyrT
my Hans say behind my back were, Il wish
-" Those very words my Gretchen
Said!', cried Frau Hickelt Indeed, nearly
everybody who had lost child came forward.
and each and all We're able TO confirm this.
Two things could be made Out-frSt, that the
children only went when their elders ha set
them to do some task; second, that in tn act
OF vanishing, they all uttered the words, Il
wish --' But in about W 'ek'S time the
thing was carried Yet a step Iur he. My Gus
taye is gone" cried William Neumark. APP
peaIing eXcitedly at the gate of his little gar
den. My ears are quick as the neighbOrS
gait cred round, land | clearly heard all he
said. had bid him dig faster, and he an
swered, wish there was 10 digging!'' Why
our Hans did NOT want to go to The miller's."
Granny SObbelt fastened to say. Nor" cried
Frau Hickelt, did my Gretchen like to dust
liam Neumark. They are taken away for
being discontinued at there being any work TO
do in life. They want it all play" All the
looked one at another. Scarcely minute
passed before a woman in the group said:
What great shape is that l see upon the
mountain yOnder!'
Every head turned toward the Eagle Cliff,
as II Is called 1t was lofty rock some distance
from the village, but looking right down the
valley toward it. The distance was too great
Tor things on the rock TO be clearly made out,
but the woman declared that she could see the
inquire OF giant sitting there: She said he
was clothed Ill a mantle, half blown back by
The wind and that he wore a hood on his had
No sooner did she say this than several 9th RS
saw 1t all. Then two or three voices cried out
together: See, he is lifting his right arm AMI
reckoning" AT that instant cry sounded
from one of the houses. They knew thas it
meant that child had vanished. While they
were looking i'll amazement, the giant again
raised his arm beckOningly. As he did so, Their
came fresh cTy-anOther child had been
taken. The whole thing now was plaintiff
Children disappeared whenever the giant on
hearing their complaining wishes. sigRaIed for
them. The next morning his huge shape cOuI
be seen more distinctly sitting on the reck,an
whenever he beckOned, a child went. Th
White haired Lutheran minister, just as III
sun was setting, came in front of the crowd and
said: Let US each to- night by our bedside pray
that the children may be forgiven and restored
to u.s.
This prayer was answered. Early the mex
morning, some who were watching raised cry
saying that the children were coming back. I
long procession, the little people were seen
winding down the valley. Their fathers and
mothers and all the inhabitants ran to meet
them They were astOnished to see how meek
the returning children were. 'Oh. let us get
PACK TO our WOrk in helping you," cried out a
hubbub of boys and girls voices. No sooner
had they neared the house than the boys rushed
into the gardens, and snatching up spades be-
gan to dig; while the girls, darting into the
dwellings, instantly were busy sweeping, dust
ing and POLISHING The explanation they all
mountain, We were not allowed to do anything
at all, and, oh, il was so hard! The good giant
SAID that We could not have play without work
also" All looked toward the rock, but the
ngure OF the giant was no longer to be seen
The boys and girls were much the better for
his visit.
The CrOOked-NOsed PHILOSOPHERS.
There was once man." he said, with a
nose solOng that 1t reached half way round his
head, and thus the point was continually be-
hind him. This, not unnaturally, caused him
great deal OF trouble, but in the end was the
means of his good fortune, as you shall hear.
For once, as he sat reading, he felt sOmething
on the end OF his nose, and turning round his
head he saw fly sitting on the point of it.
saw fly on the pOint!' Interrupted King
JollimOn. What do you take me for, that you
thus try 10 impose such stories on me? Can a
man see what is behind him." Certainly if
unmoved IF he turns round, ~ repeated the
king, In rage, can one see the back of his
head? have turned round, but never could
see my PACK That is because your majesty
always looks away from it," replied the other
III would turn around and look toward the
back of your head, you would undoubtedly see
1T. DO you presume to dispute with me?''
screamed his majesty, getting very red in the
face. He felt sure he was right, but he could
not answer the travellers argument s.DO you
presume TO dispute with me?" he repeated
get out OF nv sight, and if one of you three
yagabondS, with your trumpery stories, are
found In all the kingdom Of JO1liland by sun
Set tomorrow, I'll have every man of You be-
headed three times over. A man see his lck
indeed" And thus lie happened that the tale
OF The Crooked NOSed Philosopher was
never concluded, which was the greater pity,
since, II the end was like the beginning lie
must have been very marvellous tale.-iSt.
Nicholas
For and About EN-,
When boy bats ball through a parlor-
WINDOW, the boy may not lose his inning but
put out.
The only way to know the length. bredtb
anu thickness OV parent 5 luv, is to bekum a
parent yureSeh, and i advise yu to do il the
IuSt honest chance yu kan git.
"A little boy asked his mother to talk tn
MIN, and say something funny How can l."
she asked, don't you see l am busy baking
these pieS?" We'll you might say, 'CharIie
won't you have pie?' That would be funny
for YOU
Yes mamma, took three Jumps of sugar
OUT OF the Cupboard says the little girl, CON
fTltely. That was very naughty indeed, but,
as you have confessed it, | shall forgive you.
Go and sin no more" Then give me The other
lump only took two"
How did you come to know herr" asked
mother OF her little daughter as she saw her
Diddlns goodbye 10 q pOOrly-dreSSed child at