The Princeton union., 1892-01-21

every moment to catch up with him.
The stick-horse trotted bravely
along the muddyroa Fathers horse
had gone through the mud. Robbie
could see the tracks OF the hoofs, so he
would not turn aside either, but
spiashed along through every mud
hole.
At last the stick horse did not trot
50 merrily. He fell into a walk, for
Robbie's shoes were so heavy with
mud he could scarcely drag them out
Of each miry place. His hands were
very red and cold, too. Surely he
would soon find father, so he trudged
along the muddy road. At last he'd
see a man and on horseback, too.
But ne was coming toward Robie
When at last he came up to the stick
horse and it's tired rider he stopped
"Where are you going?" he asked OF
Robbie.
"Im going after father, and he's
gone to Richmond" said Robbie.
"Well, wouldn't go any farther to-
day." said the man. ''You get up
here in front of me and We'll have a,
fine ride home.'
At first Robbie did not want to
turn back, but the kind neighbor per-
suaded him, and took him, muddy
shoes, stick-horse, and all safely home.
Whether mother had missed Robbie
before he got back, I don't know. But
l do know she was glad the stick-horse
had not carried it's little rider on any
longer JOURNEYS.
Robbie was washed and kissed and
petted, but he never rode after father
agaln.-Our Little Ones.
Some Amusing Experiments
TO SWEEP A CENT OUT OF THE HAND.
This seems very easy trick, but il
done fairly, it is really difficult.
Open the hand naturally and place
the cent on the palm ofthe hand, then
ask some one to brush it out with
wh1sk- broom.
After repeated efforts, it will prob
ably be suspected that the cent is
fastened in your hand in some way.
In order to prove that it is not, let
the sweeper place it on his own palm,
and he will find that it remains as i'm
movable there as when he tried to
sweep it from the hand of the other
person.
A few persons have fat palms. The
cent may easily be swept off from
such palms, but they arenot common.
TO PICK UP AN APPLE WITH A SPOON.
+ It requires not a. little patience to
accomplish this trick. Place large,
round apple, stem up, ON a smooth
floor; then try to take it up with a,
spoon, The very effort of trying to
get the spoon under the apple starts
it rolling, to the amusement of the
onlookers. If done quickly enough,
the apple can be taken up while in mo-
ton; but the proper way is to wait
until it ceases to roll, and then care
fully push the spoon far enough under
the apple to get the center of gravity
over the spoon, when there is no diff
Guilty in picking it up.
TO CUT AN APPLE WITHOUT BREAKING,
Thread needle with strong thread.
Insert the needle just under the skin
OF the apple, take a stitch, and care
fully draw the needle and thread
through to within six or seven inches
of the end. Then insert the needle
again, this time in the exact hole it
was withdrawn from.
Continue the stitches in this man..
ner around the apple, withdrawing the
needle the last time through the first
hole made. The thread is entirely
around the apple now, concealed by
it's skin. Take a firm hold OF each
end OF the thread and, holding both
OF the ends we'll together, to prevent
tearing the skin, pull gently. .
The thread cuts it's way slowly
through the apple until it is in two
pieces. when the thread is withdrawn
through the tiny hole made by the
needle.
II this trick is done carefully enough,
the breaks in the skin will not be dis
cernible on the closest inspection. In
Decd the only convincing proof that
the apple has been cut in half, will be
to pare q narrow strip of skin where
the needle and thread have travelled,
when the apple will fall apart.
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