The Wahpeton times., 1891-10-01


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"How is that, aslEsl ~ ! S|l11|(I q
opening her blue syss W M
boy, fearing hs 49, telling fo111
"Hs takes the worms ths wobin-wt va y !!
bweast finds for his little one nY
the cherry-tree nest. Sec thersss
Mamma looked out upon the cH@
quet.ground, and there, sure enoqay
was q bright, plump robin.redb
braced back on his slim black IT,
pulling a fine fat angle-worm ont dk
the damp soil, and q yard away stood
the scrawny Plymouth Rock chicka-s
biddy, with his long half-fedged neck
stretched out, watching the exploit
with great anxiety. I; IL
No sooner did the robin have his5
hard-earned prize dangling and wrig.
Cling in his bill than chickabiddy Ravss
a spring and q squawk, robin dropped
the worm, and quick as q wink chick
abiddy gobbled it up. &
"Well, never!" said mamma with
surprised laugh.
"He does it ever SO many times,''
said Paul, wisely; "and there are CO.
many wobins here at Cherry farm, he
doesn't have to scwatch for hisseH
at all. ."-Harper's Young People.
Honest Regret. s
Little 5-year-old Arthur had been
sent into the country to stay three
months at his grandpa's. It was Bit
ter March weather, too cold even for
the lad to see out of doors, for the
windows were coated with thick white
frost.
Can I go outdoors today, grand
map" bravely asked the lad as he
came downstairs the second morning
after his arrival. "No, of course not.
You must stay right here by the fire,
where it is warm"
The boy sighed and began playing
with the cat. "Arthur," commanded
one of the three maiden aunts, .tget
up quick, you will soil your stock
lngss.' The young nephew obeyed
without protest. But it was rather
lonesome, and pretty soon he tried
the organ.
Arthur" commanded aunt No. 2,
stop that noise Immediately. Your
grandpa wants to read" Again the
youthful visitor obeyed. This time
he Went to the window and began
scratching the frost off with pin SO
that he could see out. "Arthur," in
structed aunt No. 8, "stop that!
Come away from the window
Arthur stepped back from the win
dow, put his hands in his pockets,
looked first at the spectacled grand
parents, then at the three aunts poised
about the room like statues on a ped
estal, and said: eff didn't have to
live here I'd be glad"
AnObedIent Egg.
''This is queer egg you have given
me, mother" said Woodruff at the
breakfast table; 'see how it stands
on it's smaller end!' Every one at
the table looked up in astenishment.
Sure enough there the egg stood as
Woodruff had said, and, what was
more wonderful still, in perfect bal
ance on the brim OF bowl.
The boy took it down, and 10! it
assumed a slanting position on the
edge of the table, seemingly in the act
of falling down and yet not falling.
All the girls almost screamed in their
Next Woodruff took the egg andput
1t IN different position again on its
broad end, finally clapped it, as it
were, slanting on the head of a bottle
OF mineral water. The positions
which an obedient egg may be made
to assume are not all told here. It
may be placed in any other position
ct the will of the person who handles
it. It can stand on end, sideways,
inclined to the right or the left half re.
clining, etc. ..
The preparation or ssfxing'' to OBJ
tain such an obedient egg is very SIM
pie. Let an egg be emptied through a
small hole and then thoroughly dried.
Put into it about two thimblefuls of
Fine, dry sand, and plug the whole
with white wax. The sand inside will
act as ballast, and by slightly shaking
The egg thus "fxed," you can change
at will the centre ofgravity and make
your shell assume any position you
like to the amazement OF beholders.
Getting the Wood in.
'see here, boys, did you know the
reason why Charlie can't come to
school these days is because he has to
bring in all that wood in his yard?"
asked Pete.
'Is that SOL" exclaimed Tom. "Let
us help him Saturday afternoon. 1t
won't hurt us to give up our play for
one afternoon, and it's shame for
Charlie to lose all the fun we ara
having these recesses." If b 4 81.
agreed" shouted the other boys.
Saturday afternoon, when Charlie @
was ousy with his work, his school,
mates surprised him by rushing into
the yard and Offering to help. By
night the last stick of wood had been
brought in.-Harper's Young People.
How the Prairie Looks.
Have you ever seen western
prairie? If not, you might enjoy
being there for month in summer.
As on the ocean, SO on the prairie,
here is usually q breeze to partly 81
for the lack of shade.
Most prairies are slightly rolling Or