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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-22

and worms after their repaat Ia the yard,
when the pussy would always accompany
theu Sometimes she would chOpse u
butterfly on grasshopper, ~ other times
she would lie In the sun not tar from
where the chickens were feeding. Bnt
she never let them get far away IRON her
Her howl of milk was always placed
nc evening near the door of the hem
house. She would drink T. aud then,
after the chickens had finished their
supper they would 90 IN together ana go
TO bed. The pussy continued TO sleep in
the nest where she was born. even after
she was full grown After the rooster
took her in charge he gave NJ his place
on the prch md made himself as COM
Portable as he could on the edge Of the
box wherein she slept.
This strange kitten could never be
coaxed into the house. She WIS never
seen with another eat. and whenever
She got a sight of a house cat she would
nut up her back and show fight exactly
as she did when dog came near her.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-22
JUST SUPPOSIN'."
a STORY
By Laura VI. smith.


"Hctty Cummings, yon may come out
here 10 mel
A blael-eycd girl in the third scat In
the scCOnd row of the log school mouse
arose promptly and walked to the tea'h'
er's desk
The teacher stood up. She. stepped
around 10 the side Of the besk the betler
to tx Hetty's eyes with her own.
"lletty, what did you do TO ANNE
Jenkins just nowF
Before the question was well out of
her moutl, the answer flashed back
Put some cold shot down her back.
| brought IL purpose
The teachers white fingers frightened
on the desk and she opened her lips
twice before she spoke.
"Oh, You did, did youg'
She lelt this 10 be an utterly Insane
rcnurk, but TO save herself she could
nut think OF anything else No need "a
have fixed those eyes OF uetty they
were rclentessly and uudiuchngly tas-
toned ON her face. To get them OFF, she
remarked: you may 80 10 your seat
and | viii attend TO You later"
She sat down again az the rough red.
wood desk, it was near the close of
school it had been q hard day and
Hetty was about the last straw. She
tried 10 reason, and finally without rGNs-
oniug she breathed to herself; IN
ElNk ~ Ali NAlAllA NNtAtANA aNAhA ~
For one moment she SAT- very still
trying to stop the Quiyerng of hen
nerves. Then taking % large, shnky-
looking letter IN her hand, she arose and
stood before the school children, q
she began, 1--WE cannot have our picnic
on the 9TH OF September I received q
letter from Mr., johnson this morning
midi will read yon what he says.
Then she read the letter aloud;
II heered you wer a-comn' up 60 NY
roscvore next week Ia hay grand time
an ! want to say that 1 don't want you
an your tribe a-runuin through NY
nedoWs. an scarln' my Dish an smash
! "a my strawberries, so yOun huv ID
look out for some Olhcr place, an there
niNt none. III. JOHNSON"
u was the horrible unkindness ia thai
last phrase which had hurt the young
teacher When she received the letter.
| ana now Ns she read ID again her lit
| tremhled 80 that she could scarcely con
tinue; "Childron } am the white Gin
gcrs tightened agaln"lhe picnic will
have To be- given mp hecause--we might
hnd Nnothec place-but I shall only ht
/ WIN yen three more days. I'm goinl
I home Hast"
AZ The word ''least" a tremulous smil,
/ broke over her lips and ended ia a gasp
/ she sat down ana laid her head on hel
] eesk with moan of pllysicnl pain
/ While the sohs came thick and fast. IN,
] little clock said u was time {,
/ dismlss school. Tor moment
The childNn were held quiet 10y
, th~ s'iaetecla os their teachel
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-22

teacher. an 80 lonesome. an | got 20
thinking now iu sp0sin' IL was my
father Twin like tha,. an just couldn't
help tyin Il up and say You won't tell
him who IL was, win yOug Cause IL
win hc all the snme 20 him, Wasn't Il
funny that he said suppOsin' about YOU!
Il must he good thing To suppose about
people. don't you think: 'Canse ! felt
fearful happy afterward. II must bc
a fearful good way" she added dreamiy,
rem embcring the old mans face as he
went out.
The teacher stood quito still little
whilc. Then she put both hands ON
Hetty's shoulders aud looked down into
the brave black eyes and said. "Hctty,
I'm not going home, I'm going 20 Try
'supposn' about everyone here I'm
going TO stay. Hetty.' The teacher and
Johnson and the whole school silently
agreed I'm their minds ON the day of the
picnic that "iust supp0sin was a fear
ful good way OF looking nc things.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-22
HOLLANDS CHILD QUEEN
Now WiIhslmina Of Orange Locks, Dresses,
Plays, Studies and Rulcs--Her Dolls,
1oes, Teachers and PIaYmales.
Nv Heuris,to richardson hitchcock.

NV hcuftelto NichuNAopu AAhAchtofA
II we Republicans do not love kings,
we an love children, and the child
queen Of Holland Is n veryl interesting
little pertonuge IN herself, and Just
now she is the fashion. Paris Is full OF
Wilhclmina bonncts. Wilheminn trOck5,
jewels, and all that
Since ia thinking Of Holland one
thinks Of Spain. or should, it Is an odd
coincidence that both these ancient king
doms have each child monarch
and both are governed by queen regents.
Tho little Northern queen has much
the best chance OF reigning, for al
though the Dutch people ARE very Dem
Ocrutic In their tendencies, they are
much attached % the house OF Orange.
And the same chiyolry that prevents
the Spanish prctrnder FROM agiinung
against Queen Christina during the
kings minority will keep the Holland
crs loyal 10 their little queen when she
comes 70 her throne.
Wilhclmina nelcna Panllna Maria,
princess OF Orange Nassau. queen of the
Netherlands. is the Only living child Of
William Ill Her mOtler Is Emma VI
Nallcrs and ryru ONT Williams rccoud
wife She was born Aug ~, 1850 aud
succecl led her father ia iSDU.
Omen Emma Wns made regent md
ruafdinn OF the little queen, as was
natnrih, although tic Dutch DO NOS
love hcr TOO much. The queen regent
uurns parliament md performs u,l ihc
huJpg oil the sovereign, signing III state
percrs IN llc NAME " her ltlC daughter.
The queen
By law the queen will be OF asr when
she IN Is She iuay no. mHrry
without thc approval Ut thc states gem
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-22
ALITEaARY MANS M
lanes Par!on's Ways cAWsh'-'A
hAnlhnh.

James Parton would nN
work. He was mcthodicell
ular and persistent, and N Y
become so able 20 conllM
IL responded 90 hie VIII ll~
his mind. writes the Key
Ward in The January New Y
uzine. He did not tax h,a-
ont great fents within Q AaN.
ne was hard pressed ne ~.
rest as soon as the STRAIN w
did not burn midnight OH M
resort 10 wine or tobacco
TO his brain. ile was eM
temperate men ! ever sn'
his faculties every dfy
could at their best. ana y
FROM day To day with NJ
Quietncss that made la
only pleasant for other b-'
itself. .,itl
His habits were to pis.s
half past seven, then 70 VIZ w.
den In the summer tor'ap
10 shut himself In MS NQ't
he could ~ sure 20 be 'lll''
half-pnst twelve. Then ..
after that. Ia his laiei
nap. Then he was rrlal
visits TO friends. or for l ili, a.
might be- required for w.
next day. After tea be
companion Of his family
wife or niece read aloua
magazine: and this was
unless broken in lpon'
month. year in and yeg' M
not often 90 TO Boston n s,.,,.i
seek a large number o. W. W.
tances, ana yet he Was fs.
He was the light and W. 4
Newburyport, and PC M III
fond of Il good square Y"
was fired up to his u'inos'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-22
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.

mother? They are made to bow and
bow and bow 10 an imaginary public,
this being. the little queen thinks. The
most disagceablc thing she has 20 do
ihe children Of the neighboring gem
Try are invitcd-n0t commanded 10 come
and play with her. They are brought
hy their nurses at . o'clock, who re-
lurus for them Mt 3. and u speaks well
tor their entertainments that they de-
light 10 80.
The children are instructed 10 call
The pueen Meyrouw Tho papers re-
ported that she cried the FIRST time
they did 80, but. on the contrary, the
truth is She laughed and thought il a
good joke.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-22
ANIMALS | HAVE KNOWN.
ny Emily rhursron.
1.-THE CHICKENS CAT.


tell this story OF kitten l
know and some chickens with whom she
was intimate, 90 show that there h q
capacity for friendship la the lower
creation as among ourselves,
One morning Ia the hen house, Ia the
nest OF a setting hen whose brood was
Just coming ont oi the shells, we found
Tiny gray Kitten; How the hen ever
permitted The lnOthcr-cat 90 share her
nest rcver knew, but such was the
fact and in the nest with the littlo
chickens the kitten remained until abl0
90 crawl ont on her own wee feet.
The chickens and she were great play
follows, ana the mOthcr-cnt s0cn gave
hcr over to the care of the mother-heu,
by whose side she was always 20 he
iOnnd until she transferred her nleC-
tiol's 20 the big Plymouth Rock rooster.
This rooster had from thc first t,isen
a lively interest In the Kittens welfare
aud he seemed highly pleased when she
showed her preference for him. He
would always wait for the pussy Ia
mako her selection of food FROM tia
scraps strown 10 the fowls from tho
table, ewing her with his head ON one
side. When she had taken what pleased
her then he would help himself after
being ungallant enough to give any hen
sound peck who came for the Bit he
had selected. Yet lac always lot M,
pussy have her way; hc never lost
patience With her, although sometimes
she was extremely capndnus, bcinu
NOIy liable 10 think she would Ike Ms
piece ~ bread befter than her own, m
that ease she had ne hesitanty in show
Ing her preference by striking MIN IN
thr head wi,h hyr paw just ~ he was
~ the act Of taking H.
When she had finished eating sba
would amnse herself BY playing with the
ruste's tail nntil the chickens ,r'ro
ready Tor promenade on the common
where they wrat daily ia search ol bngs
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-22

ia tears then with faces balf-frighteped,
half-hsbamed. they gathered w tnelt
dinner buckets aud stole ont. disnppcailhk
behind "A riae In fhe read. The Young
teacher sin sat there Every now ana
then she said over and over 70 heIs.9i'
1--WE given Il up! We gwen Nl
with every time a fresh sob. hFei|-
b,fiv Faet esd / would '-here great
essn-'and / hayev People are 80 " io-
rant here stocks aud stones lts 30
use TO try TO do anything, even the 'hii-
drcn are little hrutes!
She was half blind with tears. but
she became conscious OF a req talieo
dress just then ssirt bleWlas NV ~ ~.
door and curling around The Jam. IL
was turkey red-yes. it was Hetty dress
and nor frrckled nose and great black
eyes IL was Ipfty Cummings b1ii.
hard brutal LITTLE Hctty. She stood fun
IN the door and gazed At the teachT.
Her ewes we're blacker than ever, but
soft black now The red mouth vas
very gentle, and that ng-rA'a''hs 'ui''
around her nose WAS gone as.
AZ tho little girl met the teacher $
glance am the ugly lines came back.
Mean old thing she said, through her
teeth, "rll FIX him.
Down tho school house hill Hotty flew
aud out upon the main road, where fhe
struck info n steady and determined
WIKI itrF IlUfh WYE W w 't'
She delivered kicks to sundry huuches
of sage brush without once taking hcr
gaze of the distant road ahead. IEis
rond stretched down the valley into one
OF those vast sage-hrush plains lying
on the border Of Nevada.
Where was Hetty going? She evi-
dcntly knew. There WIS something 10
reach nc the end of that road. AZ was
n. johnson. the writer Of the teachers
icttcr. and I'm her heart size was kicking
him instead of the sage brush.
This w. johnson was a man who lived
n hermit 10 say q dogs liie-iu "a
log cabin away on tue edge Of the plain
at the foot OF the Sierra Nevada ridge.
lie had turned q mountain stream ufOn
his land. and by sixteen years Of back
breaking labor bad transformed it into
q paradise compared to the arid waste
around IT, lie had founded reservoir
or fish pond, aud run his domain into the
cool forest
"Oh. won't j tx him. thought
Hetty was getting tired and she said
this, ] think. 20 keep up her Indignation.
She had npypr been To VI. Inmson's
cabin, aud she didn't know how much
further u might be, but she had no in
tcnton Of owning that she was tired.
She had walked three miles already;
Just here the road turned sharply 90 the
left and she began to 90 toward the
mountain. Soon she came IN sight Ol
the green pleasant plantation.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-22

queen gul playicllow and companion
The little lady rises carly and break
fas,s with her mother ACter break
fast lcssOns begin. Miss Winter
tcaches her English, and with Miss
Van dc Poll superntcnds her studies,
Masters como I'm from the village 10
teach Other branches, just as they go 20
less exalted ppOplN The queen
Hpeats puich wen, which Is more than
her father did. who preferred TO
speak l'rtuch always, hut undor tho
court than formerly, though the court
Language IL attn Frcuch Already SHE
speaks equally we'll Dutch, French,
English and Gcruan,
AZ with an children, play Is mnch
moro TO their taste than lessons
but she learns easily. The other day
o.. the SaNWs.mCr festivities she was
tauud UOusOliug one of her cousins, who
was complaining OF hard lessons,
ly telling linn. II TOO must learn such
stupid stupid lot
she u vcry fond of music, and has
| quite % dlt, lnherlung this taste from
| her father who once wrote an opera
much praised when e was produced,
Lessons 20 on all the moraing, with
/ the exception OF half hours rest,
| Swell ir thc meantime lies faithfully
| outrldc the -ehuoll0om door. His pres
/ cnce inside n0t conducting 10 good be-
/ baylor hut causing his little mistress
/ 20 be- sent 10 bed before tho time, he
/ WAS hnnished hut no couXmg can set
| lul aWuy from tie place outside, lie
\ knows The clock, and II he does not
| hear iha sound OF closing books whom
| De should he barks fllri0usly until the
door olNns and be hears Miss Winter
/ gentle English voice telling him ia he
] quiet A well speak go the wind. The
| little queen has him by the collar
! there ~ rush, aud six feet 80 tearing
| down the hall out into the old park
| down the green lanes 10 the lake on
chalet, Miss Winter following as best
SHE may.
I'm the afternoon more lessons. VII
helminn learns 10 cook aud sew. Her
mother Is German, aud like Nh Ger
mans q good heimyron.
| 40 GYMNASiT'MS IN WIIIIELAl
MAS KINGDOM.
Physical tmmina as We understand
H. n NOT known In Holland. However
| everything possible Ia done 10 prOmOt,
the health and happiness Of the gir
queen. and she II encouraged TO PLAY
out of doors as much as possible
THE QUEENS PLAYHOUSE.
The chalet, the qucen's playhouse
stands IA the middle Of the park, fur
nished sumptuously with tiny fumi
tnfe. Here the little maid has reti
nue. OF thirty or more dolls oil all sizes
and conditions.
And huw SO you think the dolls az,
nnAiAued when thav eiSnlar3s the hsti'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-22

yellow in color, as clumg Il
but remarkably intelligent
was "Nlars.
IL was a matter Of nf,
ence To MARS" who wa a
day he seemed 10 think 4 n
he ON guard too. aud be 3
that especial officer during
duty until after the man n
at midnight. then be- vOii
In his box In the ward ni
morning. He did not seen III
trumpet cull of the garim
way.
But at Christmas time h
had n bugle among his VI
whenever Mars" heard ihr 4
were terrific.
One day he had been No
over it. and toward nlehifN
with the bugle In his luouh n
with IL. | watched him vita
BILE interest, for | thought b
tO hide L.. Sure enough, b.
where the drain was coy,s
sidewalk, and carried 4 rEl
soon lac came out without h 4
his way home, looking as u IA
been hurying a bone. BIZ ;
place was not secure, for lll 4
IL the next day. and wondenl
how IL got there.
The blasts from the hu5i
bowls from Mars conunld
days longer, when Mara v
would try again TO put i of
lie watched his chance VIE
was away, and after several
ful Jumps he finally sucoedt
lodging the buglc from ihl =.
il hung on the piazzn. Aipf
safely In his mouth, be 500
still fG. some little tine
thinking where would he W ,
To hide II this time.
Soon he truttCd of and "a
through an opcn ventilatcf Z
Of the house. After he bad
/ followed TO see what he VI
saw him carry the buyle 3
place under the house, 50 "
had 10 crawl 20 get unlfi !
the boy nor anyone could q
without taking up the f'of
Whether lac buried the balt
cannot say. bat be was so
time and came back wlih.ii =.
It 10 say TINT neither 'Min
rest OF us Were ever lrOupA
bugle ognin; il was LOT, az
told what l knew about T.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-22

Winter has an especial gift for keeping
her at work aud happy as.
The little girl Is addressed ~ MeV-
rouw." equivalent 90 Madame) by the
household. and takes precedence OF ner
mother sitting at the head OF the thoie
aud taking the place a honneur ~ the
carriage. which Is almost always sn'ltu
by her favorite doll.
Tho queen regent IS careful to keep
the tincy McYrnuw before the puhlV'
and Withclmiua has MS many corner
stones 10 lay and ships 10 cllristen as
that Oycr-worked man, the frnce OF
Wales. Already she has won n name
for amibility, 80 gratefully g9es siie
ncouit herself of these duties. The otll-
or day She won the hearts Of all the
navy IN this wise.
TRere wns ship 70 be launched for
the ROYAL Dutch Mail. and the regent
had promised that the queen should
launch &c and give Il her own name
The queen and thc regent arrived in
Amsterdam frou llet Loo Ia torrent
Of rain The royal party had 10 nc
,o,v,d sofne distance across the hJrbor.
The officers thought II was too rough for
the little queen 10 60 out; INT was
Che uot dressed for the occasion like
sailor should bpg Shn had u little
sailor cap With her own aud Tie sl'ps
nrmc upon it iu gold on her ilul'
blonde head and % naval cadets jacket.
Shr snlutrd the officers much 20 their
ontuaemcnf. as she nOtred the sailors
did. and said. Come ou, mamma, I'm
not afraid.
THE LITTLE GIRLS PALACE
The fnvoriie palace OF the Dutch
roynl family il che chatrnu Of Het Loo.
as 10 was of William l. who spout much
of &C., British subjects money emhelltah-
ing Inc gnrdpas. aud who made Hanp-
tom Court look us much Ike it rs ne
could. Here IN the summer the little
ouocn lives. through sometimes, too.
the cont goes To Soc9t1hjk king'
DOM
I'm The old and spacious garden park
here she is most absolute monarch Of
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-22

Count would m...
kennel and III
where the first cen
ing the trumpeter' Va,
would give on nwi.,
exactly as long as XVI.
II is needless ~ y. we IA.
nuisance. Ills life
great many times n, ",
did not have 10 M, "
but those who an NJ 81,
on his canine head .a.ss
have heard the NY, ". %
Connts' bowl was e,
the seven sleepcrs ea''t
If by any chance ..c...
house, the first uo,e N ,, 4
and someone would h. rea }
him out to make 'tha ~. y 5
musician. In his casa n.
was pleasant. bat an..a '1'l
my observation where' 1850 \. q
verse. y "a
My neighbours Iit,le -.
years, had a PUPPY oi no
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-22

ieny. and they any she wears this gor-
geous frock with an amusing dignliy
and grace
sentcd her with their peasant e0s-
tumos, most OF them headuipl-ail II
them quaint AZ The l4euwnrden
overwhelmingly they are called
90 please the prohd fresians, she APE
peured In their prntty costumes gold
hplmet-like cap, with q diamond spray
worn across the forehead aud diamond
pins fastenings the helmet 10 the back
under cap; q dark skirt ana ganAy
jncket with silver fustenugs She
wore this unnecostumed iinery on day
10 please the people, and the cap ~
heavy Al the end of tho day she asked
90 have II taken on her hcnd achOd so
(which shOwn size is learning 10 endure
q lesson all queens have 90 learn
II was at these same rhcos TINT she
Insisted upon shaking hands with two
old peasants who were striving 10 Get
glimpse ~ her. and were being pushed
hack by tho guard. They aslpd her.
Are you really our little queen, or
are you only q hOernetje ilittlc peas
antlF' She laughed and answered,
"Boerrlnteje."
THE QUEENS GOVEnNESs.
Wilhelnina has 10 rotinne beyond hor
mOthef's az yet. Int she has an English
KOyerness. Miss Saaton Wmter. ana a
aulintenlonle. q Dntrh lady. Miss Van
dc Pqll Gus % the other Of these ladies'
~ llwaya with the aueeh aud Miss
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-22
GnRGE MoUNp IT Pr.

Fully twenty-five to',,ai =
IN Richmond county
drawing pensions siaef
of the state law alier'l, .i q
nuity win be cut on tns
law las been 80 ier
widows Of Georgia ',g,lht
or Of those who enliN'
regiment or Of every '1i,
Is himself a native =.
residing IN Georgia aNr.i
pension OF $50 q yvA,,..,,rsl
widows here Of Npntlkr
listed IN Carolina anu
whoae widows have W.
and county since the y"
drawing pensions sum
was made. but they
celye the pension. -,--..
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-22

dan" Caffefy. ne w ~
ator. IS called the "hoAn''
Maria
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-23
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