New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1892-01-06
THE YOUNG FOLKS CORNER,
INTERESTING READING FOR THE
YOUNG PEOPLE.
At Hampton Court--A Cats Whisk-
ers- a Trade for Boys Fire
Crackers Little Children
of the Race.
At Hampton Court.

8 = W. AileIlCdH WOIHeH 1dSGs SuulHloi'
vent one day from London to Hamp-
ION Court, and spent the morning in
5he gardens of the old palace there
Atanoon they repaired to a neigh boring
mn for their luncheon. The waiter
apologized for some tri1ing delay by
saying some shop girlsfrom Whiteley's,
IN their Saturdays outing, had UNI
e1pectedly just ordered luncheon.
| The Americans, annoyed at the
coming OF what they supposed would
oe noisy party, wished they had
gone to some other house; but it
vas too late now, their luncheon had
oeen ordered.
| They were in a front room which
overlooked the gardens of the palace
| It was a sunny June morning, so still
;hat they could hear the wind rustling
through the branches of the great
oaks in the avenues, and the bees
ouzzing IN the roses which climbed up
outside OF the window. One or two
Did gentlemen were busted with their
neal and newspaper in the room, but
40 one spoke. The quiet was almost
profound.
This is very restful and pleasant, =
said one Of the Americans, "but we
must hurry away Think Of thirty
yiggling shrleking girls out on a holi-
lay! When do the young women
Gomez she added, turning to the
waiter.
s'They are here. madam" he said.
They are in that room" pointing to
an open door covered with a lace
portiere.
The strangers looked at each other
With an expression almost OF incred
atty. They listened, and moment
alter heard the hum OF gentle voices,
Of which not word could be distin-
! pushed.
The mystery was easily explained
The shop-girls were in the habit of
dealing with English gentlewomen OF
the better class, and initiating them,
mad caught their low, controlled habit
Of speech.
"If our women would but learn It'll"
exclaimed one OF the strangers. elm
aglne thirty American girls out on a
holiday! The clatter OF voices! The
shrill bursts OF laughter; the shrieks
and screams!''
This little incident is a literal fact
Whichis worthy OF the consideration
Of girl readers. Our climate gives to
all Of our voices certain high nasal
tones. The training OF the voice in
speaking is unfortunately neglected in
America, except among the most care
'ully educated people. Hence the
American in Europe is known as soon
as he opens his mouth by his shrill,
strident tones.
| Two American women in a salon or
gallery will make more noise than q
.arge group Of their French or English
sisters. Yet these last are probably
not q whit more gentle or modest at
heart than they are. But the posses
sion OF inward and spiritual graces
does not atone for the lack of the out
ward and visible signs of good breed
ing.
1t is true that woman may have
Cordelia's soft, low voice with the
;oarseness of Regain and malice OF
Goneril. But, on the other hand,
what girl will be credited with CorGe-
shrieking and giggling her way through
| lfe?-Youth's Companion.
"Jacko.'
"Jacko" is a tame rock, whose
owner, a lady, writes to the London
! Spectator that she had kept him for
| 1--WE years, when one afternoon she
noticed him march by her two or
| three times with a stick in his mouth.
He was hard at work on the founda-
lions Of a nest. For fortnight he
worked almost without cessation all
day long.
Ireally felt sorry for him, and
sometimes tried to help him by
holding up sticks one at a time, which
ne took from my hand as he wanted
them. When at last the nest was
| finished he often had his afternoon
nap in it.
There is small rookery here. and
this year, instead Of building on his
own account, Jacko tried to help the
wild rocks. He followed them about
with q twig IN his beak, and kept with
5hem all day, often running after them
on the lawn with some OF his dinner
in his beak, wanting to feed them as
he feeds the tame jackdaw, between
whom and himself there is a strong
affection. But they snubbed him
dreadfully.
One day poor social Jacko must
have thought he had at last found a
responsive companion, for I found
him bowling and cawing to the rock in
the ,ooking-glass! And more than
once since then he has been seen going
upstairs with some delicacy in his
beak evidently intended for his shad-
owy loye.
Once while I was calling on friend,
a lady whom I did not know came in.
She owns arookery, and my friend
told her OF mine, adding that was
/ fond OF rocks.
All, said she, $50 am /. / often
say that through the season we
i almost live on rock pie. Il
When | suggested that / should not
like seeing my rocks in a pie, her real
| " delightful answer was, No some
people prefer them steWed.