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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-23

How can you expect them on such
a day as this, Cary?" said Mrs. Mason
in a tone of reproof.
A soft knock was heard at the door
and Cary flew to open it.
ooh, Mrs Rogers Miss May"
cried Cary in delight. How kind of
you to comet"
How are you to-day, Mrs. Mason?"
ut is only for Cary live
do not fear for Cary" said Mrs.
Rogers in a low voice; "she shall live
with me and be Mays sister"
Meantime, May said to Cary: when
1 came in you called me Miss May
Please do not do so again. Call me
May, for we are both the same age, and
wait one moment" Before Cary could
speak she was out of the room. but soon
returned, tugging a large basket after
her. Cary ran to her and assisted her
So the old rickety table was brought
out and stood in the center of the room.
Il really am ashamed, May, but we
haven't any table CLOTH
''Oh, don't worry about that, Cary, for
I have one in the basket"
Soon the table was set.
"Now, mamma, dear, let me help you
over to your chair, and then we will
give you free ride" laughed Cary.
When the meal was finished Mrs.
Rogers called Cary to her and said:
Adfys yOQE llldIlluld anu nave Deen
talking it over together, and have de-
cided that you and she will move from
here next Monday to -
Where? oh, where?" said Cary, in
an excited voice.
Patience is virtue laughed Mrs.
Rogers but I'll not try yours now.
You are going to move to my house and
be Mays sister"
"Oh, it can't be true that such happi-
ness should be for mei''
But it is, dear" said May, coming
forward; land l will come and see you
every day until you come and make me
your visit, which is to last as long as
we live
When they were gone Cary went to
her mother and said: Dear mother, al
though it has rained all day, we have
had our ray Of sunshine"
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school the next day very happy.
When he went into the room he re-
ceived very black looks from the two
teachers. The children all went into
one room and received a lecture for
their conduct of the day before. Will
Hes teacher began with Il never was
so surprised at the conduct of my boys.
If they were at all brave they would
have ended the trouble at once, but
they were afraid to touch the mouse.
If | had had a chance to catch it 1
would have done so, but L didn't get
the least chance. Boys. you would
never do for soldiers If you had TO go
to war. All l have to say is that you
surprised me very much by your con-
duct"
The other teacher took the stand then
and said: when I saw the way you
boys acted yesterday 1 never was so
astonished in my life. 1 always con-
sidered all boys brave, but 1 will not
consider them quite so brave in the fu-
ture. l did not even see the mouse;
but if I had 1 would soon have ended
his career. You all ought to be pun
ished, especially the boy who brought
the mouse to school"
Willie Brown had never thought that
such a fuss would be made over such
a little thing as a mouse. You may
feel assured he never brought another
one to school, but he often smiled when
he saw that the mouse lived happily on
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'They found ways to make US useful
We had to bring wood for the fires and
were compelled to cook and to work
like slaves for the pirates. But none
of US grumbled. A week passed, when
one day Cutthroat Brodriff sighted a
sail, which he made out through his
glass to be a merchant vessel. We
we're on the Dove in jiffy and off in a
stern chase after the stranger, which
we overhauled early that afternoon.
The Dove carried three cannon of small
size and old-fashioned make, and these
were loaded and manned.
'Brodriff set a signal calling upon
the stranger to lay to. The request was
obeyed. Brodriff put off in his boat
with ten as ugly looking fellows as ever
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Each Ogre was armed with huge
club, studded with cruel iron spikes.
Altogether this was terrific and awe
inspiring sight and several of the brave
knights, seeing only destruction ahead,
turned to go back, but Hoppe My
Thumb commanded them to stand
do not this day discredit the colors
of your Prince, whose champions you
are. Do not fail to prove your own
valor."
The few who would have turned back
were ashamed at these words and
asked to be led at once against the
Ogres. d. II. w.
(To be concluded next week.
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UNCLE BEN'S story, telling how
the crew of the schooner Nancy
Bell were saved, was even
/ stranger than that concerning
- the loss Of the vessel.
at was hard luck to be out in a boat,
so many of us, without food or provis-
ions and with little reason for hope,
said Uncle Ben. lone terrible tropic
day we fought against maddening thirst
and hunger, while the blazing sun
burned US pitilessly. When night came
on we were in despair But Dan
Cheever, who was as sharp-eyed as a
lynx. just before midnight made out a
low, rakish vessel, which was passing
us at a distance of perhaps a mile. The
moon was new, but gave enough light
for Dan to make sure.
"'Ahoy, aho-o-o-y!' we all yelled in
chorus.
"'Who and where are your came
back over the waves.
ITO make this part of the story short
we were rescued by the crew of the
schooner Dove which. lay to until we
could reach her. When we were fairly
aboard we all wondered if we had not
stepped out of the frying-pan into the
fire. so to speak. If ever a vessel car
ried a crew upon whose faces pirate
was plainly written that was the crew
They were hard citizens, and no mis-
take. They made no show of conceal
ment We were called ait and there
saw the captain. His name was Brod-
riff. He asked no questions excepting
this
eff you had your choice of walking
the plank into the ocean tonight or be-
coming pirates which would you
choose?'
Il spoke for the party and said that
of course we would rather be pirates.
That pleased the old cutthroat. and he
even remarked that we were the most
businesslike people he had ever met,
and he had no doubt but that with
practice and education we would do
very well. The Dove arrived next day
at an island which l have never seen
laid down on any chart. 1t was one
mass of rocks, aboundinS in caves, and
in these caves the pirates lived when
on shore and hid their ill-gotten treas
ures. We were allowed to go where
we pleased on shore, but were not al
lowed to carry pistols. AS all the 9TH
ers were armed we knew that the pi-
rates did not trust us.
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THE MOUSE THAT
WENT TO SCHOOL
BY FLOYD SMITH.

n Willie Brown walked to school
~ that hot summer day he kept
IA thinking of the mouse he had in
his schoolbag. Willie was very
- n careful of his bag that morning
and he laid it all alone in the corner
with only two things in this arith-
metic and the mouse.
Willie worked away patiently at
grammar until fifteen minutes to IL,
when the teacher said, Glass, take
your arithmetics and work some exam
PIES Then Willie very coolly told her
that his arithmetic was in his bag. The
teacher told him to go and get it.
He walked toward the corner slowly
and picked up the bag. The strings
seemed to be tied in very hard knot
and Willie patiently tugged at them.
William Brown" rang out the shrill
voice of the teacher; when are you
going to get your bag open"
The strings are tied in a very hard
knot" answered Willie.
Bring it here and I will open it,"
said the teacher
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another little boy spending the day
with me-"
Lady Visitor-What a pretty baby.
How old is he?
Mamie (aged 81 amt quite sure,
mum. We've had him about a year.
Bobby, you must not talk when am
talking"
Wen, mamma, you don't 'spose I can
wait till you've gone t. bed
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II AM one of a set of china In our
set are four cups, four saucers,
four plates, the teapot and myself.
l am the milk pitcher. We belong
to little Fanny Willis. We were
given to Fanny on her seventh birth
day by her Aunt Alice. Fanny is now
eight years old, so she has had US a
year. We are made of a fine china
white inside and pink outside. On the
outside of US are little white flowers
with green leaves. Fannys aunt sent
us from New York, which is where she
lives.
We were made in Paris and placed in
a little old china shop for sale. The
keeper of the shop was a little old man
with a gray beard, whom people called
a wizard. When he received us he ex-
amined us very closely through his
spectacles, shook his head and said we
were a very pretty set, and then put
us in the window for sale. A great many
people passed the window and looked
in at US. Some pointed us out to others
and said:
rs not that pretty set Of china?"
But few ever came into the shop, and
those that did, seemed to be after an
tique vases and old dishes, and so we
remained unsold for more than year.
One day a gentleman came into the
shop and asked to see the pink china
set which was in the window. The old
man took US out of the window and
showed us to him and the gentleman
seemed to take a fancy to US, for he
Immediately concluded to buy us.
The old man put US under his arm,
carried us to the house where he lived.
He then examined every piece of US
closely, wrapped us up again and placed
us in the bottom of his trunk under a
pile of clothes. In a few days the
trunk was taken on shipboard and we
crossed the ocean to America Then
we were placed in a large china store
in New York, of which the man who
had bought us was the proprietor.
When we had been there about a month
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to bring back the little girl and, sue
ceeding in that, to destroy the Ogres,
who are now an army in number. If
we fail we will see you no more alive" "
The situation was desperate and the
Prince was sorely perplexed at the idea
of sending out fifty knights to almost
certain death; but all the knights of
the kingdom Turning with desire to
distinguish themselves by their valor,
with loud acclaim begged to be allowed
to go forth upon this service for the
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THE CRITICAL MOMENT WHEN THE MOUSE MADE HIS DEBUT

This was not what Willie had ex-
pected, and he reluctantly brought up
the bag.
The teacher laid it on the desk be-
fore her and proceeded to open 1t. Sew
eral times she stopped to scold the
children who were watching her AT
last the strings were united and she
was just going to take the book out
when James Gray said:
Il can't do this example.
Bring it here" replied the teacher,
and she proceeded TO explain it. Then
James went to his seat.
The waiting caused awful suspense
to poor Willie Brown. AT last, after
glancing around the room, the teacher
pulled the book out and there on top
of it sat the mouse. AS soon as it
saw the teacher it jumped to the floor
and ran right toward the girls side of
the room.
The teacher jumped on top of her
desk, and with her clothes wrapped
about her she screamed in fright. The
girls, jumping up on their seats,
screamed and yelled:
"O-o-o-o-o-hl" and "a mouse!"
The teacher in the next room heard
the noise and came in. but as soon as
she understood what had caused the
confusion she ran back quickly and
shut the door.
Meanwhile the mouse had mysteri-
ously disappeared, and no one but him
self knew where he was.
He had entered through hole in the
corner of Lizzie Young's lunch basket,
and when inside he considered himself
safe and sat down to think over the
events of the past few moments.
Those people must be towards"
thought he, ''to be AFRAID of a little
thing like me, when one of them might
easily kill me by stepping on me, but
oh, smell some cheese. / wonder if
it was put in here for me?" So Mr..
Mouse was soon nibbling at Lizzie
Young's cheese and crackers.
But TO return to the school Children
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PART I.

PART I.
tn HE true story Of how little Hop
o'-My-Thumb Saved himself and
his six brothers when they were
abandoned in the forest; how he
escaped with his brothers from
the Ogre, who wore Seven League
Boots: and now he became a rich man
in the service of the King-this you
have already heard. But it must not
be supposed that a person With such
vast everness-although so small
could have had all his adventures re-
corded in one book-nO, not even if the
book We're larger than any volume you
have ever seen. must tell you of an
exploit which has not been heretofore
set down in any book AS it is strictly
true-as true as the earlier stories told
of the little celebrity-it will not be
necessary to tire you out with an &C
count of how I learned the new story
You must recollect that the Ogre who
would have eaten up HOp-o My
Thumb and his brothers was stung to
death by a great serpent while he sat
upon a rock asleep after Hop-o'-My-
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I expect to see. In the bow
of the boat was a howitzer, which
was hidden from view by can
vas It was all ready to be used, and it
soon came into service in IN unexpect-
ed way Brodriff and six of his fellow
scoundrels went upon the deck of the
supposed peaceful merchantmen Hard
ly were they there when pistol shots
rang out. The merchantmen was carry
ing troop of soldiers from one South
American port to another alta distance
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-23

OLE Sis been made kaptin,
/ His sord's as sharp's spindle
" Sam is gay lootenant,
While Jaik's Jigadieer Brindle.
Kun see us at Thanksgivin,
Our valor tew assuage,
With cutlass carvin dumplins-
Kun hoam an voat fur Gage
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nRING hum sum Krissmus present
X Things tew put in a stockin;
DOf koarse they must bee plesunt
An not tew drefful shockin.
But sumthin fine and furrin,
Sumthin that there's the rage,
Sumthin that will surprise US
Kun hoam an voat fur Gage.
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THE YOUNG JOKERS

ct don't understand things said
Willie, gazing at the elephant. Here's
this elephant that can't read growing
two beautiful big paper cutters right
out of his mouth"
Johnny, / see you have taken more
cake than / said you might have"
Eyes, mother, 1 made believe there was
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THE blume is on the punkin,
The sky is gettin murli,
IT'S time tn quit yure munkin-
Kun hoam an get sum turk; =,
Sum kranbry sorse and fxin,
Some stuffin swete with sage
Kno moar with snaiks bee mixin-
Kun hoam an voat fur Gage.
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IKTELE hav sum NUTS an kandi.
NM Sum orringes an rasens,
w Sum pop karin will be handy,
Few fit the best of saysuns.
Wele listen few the stori,
Now writ on histry's page,
OF viktry and Ole Glory
Kun hoam an voat fur Gage.
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THE Cote hill" band is walin,
A weepin an lamentin;
| The very gotes is falin,
Kause yew abroad air tentin.
Kno moar the drums is beetin,
Kno moar is war the rage;
Over chikins air with eetin-
Kun hoam an voat fur Gage.
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the crusts of bread which the children
threw under the schoolhouse after they
had finished their lunches.
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TWO LITTLE
GIRL FRIENDS

T T OW it rains, mother." said
Cary Mason, as she glanced at
her mother lying on sQualid
bed of straw. The room was
poor, yet scrupulously clean.
Mrs. Rogers and her little girl will
not come to-day, 1 fear"
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THE sirkuss is a kummin.
Yule heer the band a playin,
Then fun will bee hummin,
No use NV longer stayin.
Kun see the Ro-do- den-din
Purform upon the stage
The De-mo-krat wire bendin-
Kun hoam an voat fur Gage.
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THIS is or1 at this ritin-
I hoap yule lyke my spelin--
This Letter will go kitin
lew where yew air now dwellin
And fitein like banty.
lie sine rite on this page
Yure ever luvin Auntie-
P. S.-Kum voat fur Gage.
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a lady and little girl came into the
store. The lady was Fanny's Aunt
Alice, and the little girl was her niece;
but, of course, l did not know it then.
So she bought US for Fanny and then
she bought a blue china set for her
little daughter Daisy.
The day before Fanny's birthday her
Aunt Alice and little Daisy took the
train to Philadelphia, which was where
Fanny and her mother and father lived.
They had come to stay a week, and on
Fanny's birthday we were presented to
her. Fanny was delighted with Us and
thanked her aunt a great many times.
She had large party on her birthday
and a great many handsome presents,
but / believe she liked US best, because
we were from Paris.
So Fanny has had us year now and
she has kept US as nice as she could
keep us, and like my little owner very
much So / have told my story and 1t
is time that I should stop, which I
will do.
''Say, pa, femme take your cyclone
ter, won't you?"
Certainly not. What do you want it
Aunt James got hay fever, an
want to see If she can't break tn
sneezin' record.
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THE STORY OF
THE PITCHER
BY EIHEL 4. WYsHAM.

AM one of a set of china. In our
set are four cups, four saucers,
four plates, the teapot and myself.
l am the milk pitcher. We belong
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-23
THE ESCAPE
OF THE CREW.

T T NCLE BEN'S story, telling how
the crew of the schooner Nancy
Bell were saved, was even
stranger than that concerning
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PLEASANT VALLEY.

Monday Sept. 16.-LOts of stock
water and rough roads again.
Mrs, Sol Wiltse is on the sick list
this week.
Guy Smith drove over to Neodesha
Monday.
James Foote has begun thrashing
in the Valley.
w. P. Wilmoth shipped couple of
car loads of hogs from Villas last
week.
Thomas McMillin returned Thurs
day from Iowa where he has been Wis
iting for the last two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Harris, Mr.. Tom
Gentry and family of Altoona, visited
with Guy Smiths Sunday.
J. M. Richardson thrashed his flax
Friday of last week, the average was
little above 10 bushels per acre.
Dave Tobar from the West side,
was in the Valley Saturday, last, buy.
ing team and wagon of j. R. Adams
while here.
| think number Of Valleyites
will attend the NJ. W, of A. log roll
ing at Buffalo, if it don't rain. We'd
nesday the 21st.
Guy Smith and c, W. Virgins NOV.
ed J. R. Adams household goods to
Chanute Friday, j, r. having secured
a job with a ditching gang at that
Mace.
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ersity in that city during the coming
fall and winter months
We think there will be some car
penter work done on the NJ. e. church
soon, also gas put in for lights ana
heat.
Joe Craig's new barn and almost
every thing in it was burned by light
ming during the recent storm. The
insurance most covered the loss.
The Missionary Rally at the NJ. b.
church was grand success. Rev.
Caldwell preached on Saturday night
and Rev. Chaffee of Fredonia
filled the pulpit on Sunday, and the
collection for benevolences amounted
to S7S.2S.
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IA TALE OF TWO COUNTIES
Continued from the first page.
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REST.

Monday, Sept. 19.-Mr. Whitlcer
has come among US again and is teach
ing the Elder branch school, he is
very successful teacher
Il. w. Colaw is slowly on the mend,
we hope he will finally recover
Willie Colaw shipped hogs and cat
lie from Rest last Monday.
John Baldridge is doing the carpen-
ter work on the BarCus house.
Most everybody going to the log
rolling at Buffalo Wednesday.
Maxwell shipped something less
than a car load of chickens last Tues
day
Mr.. Huges has an abundance Of wat
er in the well just being dug on MS
new lot. Rest is good water town.
Homer Maxwell went to BALDWIN
Tuesday to attend school at the Univ
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WARD.

Wednesday Sept. 2l.-Mr. Taylor
has been putting up new hog fences
for j. w. Starkey and o, W. Anne s.
John Geer and wife spent Sunday at
j. w, Starkey'S.
G. w. Ames and family Sundayed
at Charley Ame's.
]. c. Thorn was in our neighbor'
hood last week buying stock.
May and Oscar Fredline spent
Sunday at George Huffmaa's.
Protracted meeting still continues
at the Baptist church with good succ-
ess.
Miss Maud Miller spent last week
in Garnett visiting friends and relat-
ives.
The G. A. RS. at carlton will give
their annual bean supper on Friday
night Sept. %. Every body invited
to attend.
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COLFAX TOWNSHIP.

Monday Sept 9.-Farmers are be-
ginning their fall blowing.
Charley Carlson is putting up new
barn.
Bill McClatchey is building new
house for Cy Arnt.
G. Sommer has the lumber hauled
for new corncrib.
Quite a number Of our citizens at
tended court last week
Mrs. Lou Areen and children are
visiting at Adrian, Mich.
Edith lines began her third term OF
school at Peach grove today.
Nels Badin is erecting new barn
and corncrib and wagon shed.
Sam Bryan has the job Of painting
Shirley school house on the inside.
Delacey Dutch bailed broomcorn
for Mr.. Hoffman yesterday, and Mr..
Ksers today.
Geo. McFadden bought choice
bunch of high grade calves of White
Bros last week.
Yves Stevens and family accOmpan-
led by his mother are attending the
Omaha exposition.
Will Tefft says this is poor weather
for thrashing, but he will keep on try
ing.
White Bros, bought 3 yearliDg
steers of Mr.. Stewart for $95. How
is that for hard times?
The school house at Peach grove
has been replastered. A man from
Chanute is doing the work.
There was a social Hop" at the
town Hall in Villas last Saturday
night. A good time was reported.
The Beaver Eiliersop SANDER case
came to trial at last. Beaver was aw-
arded s175, Eilerson has taken an APP
peal.
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ripen their seeds to reproduce their
kind to draggle the clothes of the
passerby and make the town look like
wilderness, still the commissioner
sticks to his cart, floats his auburn
locks to the joyous breezes and brings
not the scythe
r. n. Allen, the moneybags OF the
First National Bank is the busiest
man ia town. From running a bank,
congressional campaign, a county
campaign and looking after Il little
general politics, attending TO the
wants of Baker university and the
local church and city council duties
together with family and social cares
he has not much time to spare.
Frank Jones, Charley Parsons and
Tim Cunningham have been looking
blue all week. On diligent inquiry
we finally learned the cause, the in
formation being impaired to US very
contidentially by one of their lady
friends. Sunday evening when they
called on their best girls to take them
to church they found the girls wear
ing red, and white blue sashes and
other patriotic colors and were in
formed they believed in encouraging
the boys in blue.