Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-21

bent over and persuaded the lower
bRanch to grow up as a good branch
should. So the lower branch turned
aad went straight up to its friend,
seized flrm hold Of 1t, even growing
into 1t, and the two went up together.
You will see how this was done from
the picture, which was taken from a
photograph Of q tree In Hamilton, Mo.
Did any Of you ever hear of tree that
played q stranger prank?
The Mother Blackbird and Hunter.
One Of our girls who read last week
about the white blackbird writes and
tolls us a quaint but pretty little story,
which shows how an old mother black
bird regarded her chicks.
You will be Interested In reading It:
"Once upon a time q kindly old man
started out In the morning to 60 hunt
Ing. He was passing through q thickly
wooded forest and fancied he heard q
mother blackbird calling to him:
".Oh, kind sir. do not shoot my chill
dren.'
''The hunter replied: Tell me how I
may know your children and 1 viii
promise not to harm them
"'Oh,' she replied, you can easily tell
mAne, for they are all white
"The hunter departed, saying that he
would not shoot them. Night came on
and the same old man wended his way
homeward through the woods. But
this time he found the mother bird
moaning and In great distress. On in
ouirine the cause Of her grief she ex.
claimed:
"'You have killed my childfen.'
He said that was impossible, as he
shot only young blackbirds, and yours.
you say, were white
''Still sobbing, she said:
"'They have been black to you, but
they are all white to me- '"-ChicaSo
Record.
1t 10 not always easy to think Of good
games and other entertainments for the
lawn and park parties which are so
popular at this time Of year. 1t is quite
necessary, a. every girl hostess knows.
that the fun should begin the moment
the guests appear, % they will never
know that there has been any Ice to
break. A good way to do this 10 to
start the boys and girls flrst to arrive
on q few Of the old. but always anus
Ing, tongus-twisters. Just ask them to
aav mixed biscuits" q few times. and
then try gig whip" In q moment
they'll all be laughing and ready to at
tack the very next guest who arrives.
and tangle him up. II any one ventures
to say that these are not really tongue
twisters" suggest In your calmest voice:
"Six thick thistle sticls."
BY the side Of this old Peter Piper
and his peck of picked peppers fades
into insignifcance.
If you happen to have q kodak, and
the sunlight is bright. this is your
.hance. Bring 1t out quite suddenly
and take pictures Of all the guests pres
ent while their faces are screwed up
tn the effort to master thistle sticks"
You viii get some very funny results,
and when the photographs are finished
hey will make q most amusing souvenir
Of the occasion.
Having graduated from ''thistls
sticks" try some Of the following twist
srs:
"Can q tinker tin a tea kettle, tickle
6 talker or tackle kitef"
Stop at the shop at the top Of State
street."
There was an old woman and she
vas thistle sitter. She had sieve Of
sifted th!stles and a sieve Of unsifted
thistles, and she was q thistle sitter"
"Shs stood at the door welcoming
aim In"
Another interesting diversion 10 the
fyehole game. su1pend Q sheet b.
tween two trees or in front OF the lawn
tent and cut hole In It just the size OF
IN ordinary eye. Then let part Of the
company 90 behind the tent and part
remain outside. One By one those n
aide step up and plAes enc eye close to
the hole, and those On Tie othse aide try
p &usle tAe pems q ~ psReA 1Als