Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-23
How q Doll Averted War.

How q Doll Averted War.
A strange story Is told Of how
hild's plaything once had a soothing
influence upon a warlike Apache tribe.
nd was the means Of avoiding a seri-
us war. 1t happened when Mr.. Bourke
vas in Arizona with General Crooke.
The General was trying to put a band
Apaches back on the reserve. but
ould not catch them without killing
hem, and that he did not want to do.
)ne day his men captr-ed a little In
ian girl apS :.uoK her to the fort. She
rss quiet all. day. saying not word,
nut her black beads of eyes watched
verything. When night came. how
yer, she broke down, and sobbed just
g any white child would have done.
They tried in vain to comfort her, and
hen Mr.. Bourke had an idea. From
he Adjutant's wife he borrowed a
,rety doll that belonged to her little
laughter. and when the young Aneche
vas made to understand that It was
ere te keep, her sobs ceased and she
ell asleep.
When morning came, the doll was
till clasped in her arms. She played
nth 1t all day. and apparently all
bought Of ever getting back to her
ribe had left her.
Several days passed, and as no over
ures about the return Of the papoose
ad been made by the tribe. they sent
er, with the doll stir in her possession,
ack to her people.
Mr.. Bourke had no idea Of the effect
is benevolent act would have upon the
indians. When the child reached them,
nth the pretty doll In its chubby
ands, 1t made a great sensation among
hem, and later on its mother came
ack to the post with 1t.
She was kindly received. and hos
itably treated, and through her the
ribe was soon afterwards persuaded to
aove back to the reserve.
The Boy Talked Slang.
Nice little boys are always the sub
ect of friendly interest, but one never
nows what kind of an answer to eX-
,ect from them when questioned.
You are a nice little boy" said a
dndly old gentleman to bright
,oungster of 8. Have you any little
rothersY
"No, SIR" replied the boy; I'm rather
hort on brothers, but I've got sisters
burn"
More Hungry than q schoolboy.
The other day a certain little boy
rought home with him from school a
emarkably voracious appetite, and
vhen he sat down for his luncheon he
aid: "Oh, I'm so hungry. could just
at anything. don't believe there ever
vas anybody as hungry as I am now"
Vhereupon his mother laughed and
old him n story of a certain hungry
nan who lived many generations ago.
his mans name was Albinus. Albinus
vas a Roman who lived in the days
yhen the Roman empire was flushed
With glory and contended with Severus
or the ruling of the land. Judging by
descriptions now extant Of Albinus his
appearance must have been anything
,ut prepossessing. He had body re-
,embling leopard's. 50 historians tell
"a. the feet of bear and the mouth OF
| lion. But strange though he undoubt
IDLY was to look upon, the most re-
narkable thing about him was his ap
>etIte. This was SO greedy that 1t tool
100 figa. 100 peaches, 10 melons. q
punches of grapes. 100 small birds and
100 oysters to satisfy 1t each morning
It breakfast. The exact quantity OF
.ood he ate for dinner ana supper na!
rot been recorded, but as breakfast wa
he lightest meal Of those old Roman
heroes it is to be presumed that at tn
more pretentious meals proportion
itely large amount was consumed
When the boys mother had finished
elling him about this great eater o
lntiquity the boy pushed back his plat
ind said: "Well, guess I can't com
lp to him. l may as well 60 back Z
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