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haven't. But you are not supposed to
| know that, you know. So heave to-"
At that moment the goat raised his head
| above the bulwark of the Giggling Sal and
said: "Ba-a-a-a-a! in a ringing baritone
voice.
| did you hear that?" asked the pirate
| captain trembling all over He defies u.s.
Yes, and he had two sharp swords"
| said the cobbler.
| SHALL we surrender asked the first
| mate, who was very impetuous.
mo, never!' said the pirate captain. "At
| least not right away.
| The donkey looked over the bulwarks
just then, and said: "Hee! Hawi"
ALAS" muttered the pirate captain, all
= hope is gone my brave lads. He is or
| dering us to heave to-
"EIee! Hawr' said the donkey again, al
| the same time kicking the side of the
Giggling Sal
'He is rammIng a shot home in his gun!"
said the first mate. Let US heave to at
| Yes. yes!" cried the captain. "Giggiing
| Sa,, ahoy! We surrender
| But the brave man of Nicketown did not
| hear him, for he had lowered a boat and
| was rowing off as fast as he could
The moment the pirates of Pennyville
| heard the sound of his oars they screamed:
! Isr'
Immediately they lowered a boat also and
! roWed away with all their might in the
| opposite direction.
| He uldn soon arrived safely IN
Nickletown and told his terrible expert
| cree, and the pirates reached Pennyville
| az the same time, and there told how mar
| rCwly they had escaped.
| Now that we have lost our good Ship
| said the pirates. I'VE can settle down in
| peace, like all other honest pirates, and
| erjoy ourselves ashore, as we have always
| longed to do
As for the donkey and the goat, they
| sailed and sailed until they reached Ho-
boken, N. j., where they live to this day.
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rates of Pennyyille spent their time with
out getting into action much once;
ard if the crew had not been handy at
tailoring and earpentering and shoemaaing
and other trades they would have been
hard put to make living. AS 1t was, by
strict attention to even the smallest or
dcrs and by industry and sobriety they
managed to do good business along the
say that there never had been pirate who
could make so fine a pair of pantaloons
as the pirate captain.
Everybody was glad to see them, and as
they always had candy in their pockets
for the children theiF~frequent visits ashore
were hailed with pleasure by all. The sight
of the simple joy in the faces of the peo-
pie never failed to bring tears of gratifca-
ticn to the eyes of the .pirates.
'Ah!' they would SAY what is better
than the life of noble rover of the main,
respected by all and feared by none?"
The ship of the pirates of Pennyville was
like its owners. If had been the regulation
long, low and rakish craft, but gradually
it had been. changsd.s The pirate captain
had his ironing board fastened to the main
mast. and on the quarter deck was Ia
ble on which be sat with his shears and
goose and yardstiek. IN the waist was o
carpenters bench, and the cobbler had
moved the bow gun out of the way to ma e
room for his lasts and leather. There were
generally two or three suits of pressed
clothes hanging on the Shrouds, and the
ccbbler always kept as many shoes as pos
sible dangling in the rigging.
"It is a splendid advertisement he used
20 say.
All these made the decks Of the Kindly
Killer which was the name of the pirate
ship, look very homelike and pleasant, es-
pecIally as the crew had changed their
black flag into pink one that had pump
kin and a turkey wishbone on 1t, because
the skull and croSsboneS used to frighten
the. children too much.
So they might have sailed the seas for
many years more without ever getting into
trouble if it had not been for the foolish
people of Nickletown. They knew all about
.he pirates of Pennyville, but, unlike the
other folk along the shore. the people of
Nickletown were horribly afraid of the pi-
rates
Don't tell u.s." they used to say: don't
tell US. They are pirates, and pirates are
dangerous" So the people of Nickletown
gradually abandoned their marine COM
r7erce until not a single vessel was left on
the seas with the purple flag of Nickletown.
They were carrying all their traffic by dom
KEYS, when one day a donkey kicked the
mayor and knocked out two of his principal
teeth.
The town council Immediately sentenced
all the donkeys to imprisonment for life,
and then there was no way to ship Their
goods
Ir this sad predicament the bravest man
in Nickletown, who was SO brave that he
had been known to go out alone in the
dark. said:
Il will take my life in my hands and
carry the goods by sea!'
They fitted out the good ship Giggling
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hills, and beyond those. through a cleft in
the uplands, there was a divine glimpse
of blue. Sometimes there would be a sail
upon 1t, or a wisp of smoke. Still beyond
all that there was always the sky that
encircled the world, and the clouds TIL :
foated in it.
Every time the swing flew back unC :
Rays vigorous pushing, All would br& ,
herself to try and remain at the ma &:
spot. But no; the glimpse was alw3sy >
as fleeing as the foam on wave-crest.
Il am a wave" sang Ali. Il am a wavs
of the blue sea out there. / rush like u 4.
glad water, down through the hollows Of
air; and down low all is common and
everyday. Ray gives me a push-tha; is
the wind pushing the sea-and fly forward
up. up again; and just as l think l am
to break loose and sail off into the sky. the
swing stops me. That is the undertow.
Back, back l am dragged; down. down;
then up, up; and as / climb l can see
farther and farther The world grows
large, and suddenly l break into flying
foam and leap above the wave-crest Then
i see the world rim.
There Is something beyond, know.
Something more, something wonderful,
something great and grand. Some day
l shall go and find it, but not In q SWIM.
The swing is just to let me know that theI
is something to find. i will go out and
find-Life.
Ray, you may let the old cat de-"
The swing went slower, slower. till at
last it stopped.
Ray" said Ali. II have seen the rim of
the world Tomorrow let us start very
early IN the morning and go and find Il"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26
The Game of the Organ Builder.

This is a really interesting game much
played by German children.
First the players choose one of their num-
Der to be the organ builder. He goes around
among the rest and places them in a
straight row. Each player must hold out
both his hands folded in front of him,
and the organ builder goes along the
row, saying: These are good organ pipes -
Then he taps each players hands lightly
with a thin stick, and the player whom he
touches must give forth a long, sustained
sound to represent tone of the pipe.
If the tone does not suit the organ builder,
he may demand an improvement, but only
once. and the players must obey.
After he has heard sound from each
organ pipe" he retires long enough to be
blindfolded. While he is away all the "or-
gan pipes change places.
When he returns, the organ builder says:
Alas, how will my organ be, now I am
blind and cannot see?"
He reaches out with his stick and taps
the outstretched hands of one of the play
ers The one who is struck must imme-
diately utter the same sound he or she
did the first time and the organ builder
may demand that 1t be repeated three times
Then he must say:
"Ah this pipe is" naming the player
who he thinks 1t is.
If he has not guessed correctly, all the
players dance around him and sing:
"what builder we have here!
What a wreIched, wretched ear,
Though the pipes sound out so ciear!'
Then they all change places again and
the organ builder must try the next pipe"
If, however. he guesses correctly, the
players sing:
Though the master have no sight,
He can tell his pipes Alright.
So your organ with delight"
The pipe" whose name has been guessed
must take his place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26

appeared at the governors palace beauti-
full boy about fourteen years old. He was
dressed like the poorer class of citizens,
and when the governor saw him he ex-
claimed. What do you here? Are you
come to slay me?" mo, exceilency,' re-
piled the boy, Il am come to offer myself
as food for the serpent.
Good" cried the governor. Good; bring
rich food and rich clothes. You shall feed
well yourself before you are food for the
serpent
The boy whose name was Pantemit, was
quickly dressed in the splendid clothes OF
a young nobleman, and eagerly attacked
the food which was set before him, for his
mother was a poor widow and 1t was
seldom that he had all he wanted to eat.
Then he went at the head of a great pro-
cession to the mouth of the well, while al
the inhabitants of Mani heaped blessings
upon him.
over his shoulder Pantemit had a large
bag, filled with something so heavy thai
it was difficult to carry, but he refused all
assistance.
He descended into the well and walked
down the great cavern until he came TIC
where the old woman sat, under the tree
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26

Sal for him and loaded her up. As he
could not get a crew, the people gave him
the donkey that had kicked the mayor
and a goat that had butted the clerk OF
the common council.
These beasts are so udacious," said
they. that they will not even fear the ter
fiple pirates of Pennyville.'
Brave as he was the man trembled when
he went to sea. and his fear was justified,
for within an hour he sighted the Kindly
Killer bearing down on him, full of shoes
ard garments.
Mercy met said the first mate of the
pirate ship, laying down the wooden stock
ing that he was knitting. 81 do believe
that there is a vessel in the ofing. How
dreadfulr'
And just when I've got to finish a waist
coat for one of our best customers" said
the pirate captain. well. there's no way
out of it. 1t would be against all the rules
of piracy to let any vessel escape. Just
clear away that side of sole leather from
the bow gun and drop a shot across the
fellows figure head"
The cobbler laid his awl down with a
sigh and obeyed orders. The brave man of
Nickletown fell fat on his back the momen.
he heard the shot and his ship came up in
the wind.
'Heave tor cried the pirate captain. "or
We will sink you-that is, we would if we
had another cannon ball aboard. which We
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26

like a huge toad. squatting swollen ana
disgusting in its cave, than like anything
else.
Fishing frog and angler fish are two
other common names. These come from
its habit of sitting with its mighty jaws
wide agape and letting all its weed-like
fringes wave around IL till a small fish Is
deceived into swimming quite within the
open mouth, when It shuts down with
snap.
Those mighty jaws had me good and
fast; and the fish, is its habit. had wrig-
gled itself into crevice in the rocks where
II was now wedged tightly by means or
Its thick fins and fipper-like tail.
Knowing it's habits as / did I knew at
once what had happened to me. The sea
toad had been hiding in the crevice with
those cavernous jaws open. fishing for de-
luded sea things. When my arm came CROP
ing il went straight into the big mouth,
which was large enough to take in my
whole head had | thrust that down. No-
racious beyond description. the sea toad.
without waiting to investigate, closed its
mouth on my arm. The sharp teeth set
like needles and pointing upward. had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26
Little People of Early Spring.

Look now for the pussies that sit on the
twigs of the willow trees. They sit on
alders and birches, too. Go down to the
margin of the flooded lowlands where the
ice is disappearing and you will see In the
ooze the bright skunk cabbage. You may
think that this is the first and only one Of
the early spring flowers. but IL you scrape
away matted dead leaves or even snow In
some lucky place in the woods, you will
find more than one little plant that is ready
to blossom. If you have picked on q very,
very lucky place, you may even find a
flower or two Of the hepatica or nverwort,
that dear little blossom of the March. Every
night now you can hear the peeping of the
tree toads from all ponds. where they have
gone to lay their eggs. though they do not
care for water very much at other times.
~ mellow cluck-cluck of the green frogs
mingles with the musical whistle Of the
tree toads which is 80 much like the twit-
ter of small birds. You will find the wa
tiers fun OF tadpoles. too. for frogs eggs
hatch very fast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26
Caught by a Sea Toad.
The Adventure Of Naturalist on the Long
Island Coast.
BY PERCIVAL HARDY.
s. and Coast,
BY PERCIVAL HARDY.

Last summer I was hunting for speci-
mems of sea life along the western end of
the ocean coast of Long Island. The main
object of my quest was to find sea anemones
and marine worms. Only those who have
searched the shores with practiced eyes
can realize what a wonderful hunting
ground every foot of sea beach is.
On this day had been fortunate enough
to find a small stony reef. formation which
is rare indeed on that sandy coast, and
therefore all the richer in queer life be-
cause it attracts creatures from all direc-
tons.
| saw some extremely beautiful anemones
the strange sea animals that grow and
live like flowers. rising from the rocks on
veritable stems and unfolding arms of
pink and yellow that are exactly like flower
petals.
The anemones that 1 had seen were fas-
tened to the face of a rock that seemed to
descend sheer into the sea. AS these dainty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26
The atient Pirates
Of Pennyville
A Simple Sessy ofSTheir Terrible Fight
VIII the .Gigg1ing Sal.

The piratesssr PED yvlie were not only
the most detefhined Ind bloodthirsty that
ever lived. ba the were also the most
patient. TheEshad Aen pirates for more
than fifteen lears, And they had not at
tackled single vessel in all that time.
because they had nefer sighted one that
suited them.
One vessel would be too small to be worth
hethering with. and another would have
women and children aboard. and the wives
OF tho. pirates of Pennyyille had ordered
them never to annoy women or children.
Their the next vessel would come along and
the crew would say, Hush! Sh Sh! Sh!
Tue captain has toothache and you must
ut wake him up,v SO, of course, they would
have to let that ship GO. too
Thus with one thing and another the pi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26
What Ali Saw IN the Air

Written and Illustrated by Sarah Noble Ives.
The swing was flying through the air, as
high as ever 1t could climb.
Ali chung to the ropes and balanced her
self, fearless as a bird. Leaning far back,
with her little feet straight out, as the
rush of the swing carried her forward;
doubling down with the backward motion
always slantng to the wind, whichever
way
The cream of the journey was when, at
the end of the backward movement, there
came a rapturous pause. Just in that
instant was crowded a whole lifetime; for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26
The PIumed Serpent Of the Well
A Tale of Ancient Yueatan.
by II. IRVING KING.

In the forests of Yucatan stands the In
dian village of Mani 1t is built on the
site of a great city of the same name, the
ruins of which are now mounds of sculp-
tured masonry overgrown with trees.
At the corner of one of the village streets
is a well from which opens vast cavern
extending. the natives say, many miles
toward Merida Steps lead down the side
of the we'll to the water and from the
pool at the bottom the Indian women bring
the water in great jars on their heads.
The natives will not venture far into this
great cavern. for somewhere in the depths,
they say still turks the mother of the
dwarf of CXmal.
In the long years before Christopher Co
lumbus, when Mani was a rich city and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26

when he got out his shovel.
Unfortunately, he drew his picture when
the paper was folded. 1t was found
in a vinegar bottle 100, coo years
afterward by young and adventurous
youth who saw the scrap of paper un-
folded. The result can be imagined.
There were scattered, meaningless lines on
the sheet that could give no information at
all. 1t was Identical with the duplicate here
drawn.
Can any of our readers fold the paper in
such a way as to bring to light the sign
that the pirate meant to make?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26

II pirates did not bury gold, story books
and even puzzles, would miss valuable
theme. This pirate was good enough to
not only buccaneer for booty. but to bury
It on a desert island in the most pictur-
esque manner possible
He folded up bit of ragged paper and
wrote thereon a sign. This mark was du-
plicated on a bowlder near the treasure he
had hidden.
Like all the wise pirates. he supposed he
might return for the buried goods some
day, and would need q memory teaser
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26
A Simple Shadow Game.

Hang sheet on the WALL or if sheet
is not convenient let down the window
shade. One of the players must now sit
close to the shade with his face toward If
and turned away from the company
A few feet behind him stands a light.
now passes between the light and the first
player, so that his shadow falls on the sheet
or shade. The first player must try to
guess whose shadow it is. OF course, each
player may walk, hop, limp or do anything
else that will make his shadow hard to
recognize.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26
Only Seven.

! She was seven years old,
30 have been told
But pray do not listen: twin give you shock
She writing to Nell,
II the truth must tell.
And she spilled all the ink on her pretty new frock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26
Why?

Whv doesn't the Spring stay longeR
And why does the Summer got
And why does the Autumn hurryf
And. mother, what melts the nn0W1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26
Time to Get Up.

b. HARRIET NUTTY.
It. morning, oh, dearyI
l feel very weary
Whenever It's time to get up:
But breakfast is ready,
So bring little Teddy,
Ana dent tumble over the pup.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1905-09-22
Stort unoerlcb.

Samc8 ". Bono. en- 9etient pen
Narincboipttalct / s8oibiuaton blep
Sen tS0e Scptember arrcItcret for
lln6erilUb. 5 tire aor bar ban brepct
nle0 al forfolife Sheets o. 8eauin.
GER, % han bar Nerpeo titpeuot ia Ell
Gum pao miuoit $4,000. Nan
bnu0e iRact M~i&tanfe til bans s@rlig.
beo "a iaa ham Oerfor life pan Sin.
grGne. Meu / forrtge iige biep ban
iUB, 90 ca anoei mdatte uofere arbei.
oct FOR BAN. Ia hans Nt1lt bIeu oab.
net, laa Der en- he'll RrUaoe miStNn.
felipe &oFumeHter, WeneruIfirurg
@pnan % gbieiclerf @orceiter fore,
tol Ell lnoerie2elie, og grtpen biep,
at 9opO blep beiogt mco arveit. Sau
bar @runoeienoom Tom oproIGttes I'll
$4,000, on BEN or mi bcilaglaat. Bomb
er fra @eithelter, y, ~, og bor bapi
fin Rnit / ~ Mar. 6auS 9pn bar
$500 ON Garet; men Seu fuuoc
BAN life Iepe al, Sans 6amiIie Iigca
at rciie runot i europa.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1905-09-22
NY asiuranceiae.

Reppe er man fGrhie meb Sfm.
oalerne ! Equitable, fer 2ipsioriif.
rIngsielifabet 9ap gorf 2ife fommer
frem for Mmenbebens Riue iom ~et
beimittet GiGoebon". 9iitrirt attor.
iep Serome | Weip Yorf itaar / benne
Gio | 8egreb meo at anIGgge en-
9riminalias imoo oct, oe Sa penter
man, at mango observation-disclosures"
iii blior aflsret. Rep Yorfs 2egis.
latnr bar neSiat en- unoerIsseIiesfo-
mite me6 armitrona / Sptbien og
inr BEN bar en- al SelTfabets @ntbebs-
mrnb, George @. Eerfins, bibuet
at oct / 1904 bioros $4,000 til oct
remlblifanife @algiono. 8ette ltoo |
rirefte Crib meb Citizens 9opc. Gel.
lfabetS Tenee tllbsrer Bolicebolberue
"a fan life anpenbes | noaet politiif
giemeb.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1905-09-22
u1oo GrunoIopen.

gobofsbanoIer Sobn MpberIcn !
Omaha beitreb BpIoisbeoen at Re
hraifns npe anticigaret.2op, f~orfaa.
pibt Tom ben forbpoer at eipe bort 81.
aaretpnpir. Gagen bar en "teit.
cafe % bIen Manoas ben i8oe pau.
fienot nf CONNER Dan. Gan tiger,
at 9open ifsIge en- SiteI fiin fcrbpoer
liIpirfuing % Sols al G~igoretter
oerfor err bet imoo 9onTtitutionen, at
ben ! fin Tert neoIaaser Sorbuo moo
at borteine Giaaretpapir. Dom.
iueren b~efIageoe, at ban life htuoc
cpretboloe Sopcn. S llnaoomsret.
ten ("%incenile roourt") bapbe ban
funoet no, of nIifor manae Gutter err
bengipne til at rsge Gigaretter. 90
ban biioc gjcrne bore meo paa at
fcrbinore bet. Sngen ifal inc for
Ssieiteret.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1905-09-22
1~1orthpeitarns Sfatteias

Greosretten / Maoiion begpnbte
ben 195e September pao 8ebnnblin-
Gen al RortbmeItern -8anens Sng
moo Staten @isconIin. S~egislatu.
rem peotoa | 1903 Ell 2op, bporefter
Mortbweiterns Sfat / oenne Stat for
1904 bleo forbsiet nteo $3t5,000.
ganen gisr ~aieloenoe, ct Sfattclig'
ningen er grunolonitrioig, foroi andre
4orporotiouer life ffatlGgeeS pnu
iamme Miaabe. iaa 9igbeoen for 60
ben life opretboloes. De onore go.
ner bar mlast lianenbe Sa9er, men
man eneoes ON, at Rortbpeitern
iflIoe faa Spsrgsmaalet afsiort for
ole.
en- aienbelie al 0ommer Stepens
aanr no paa, at Sernbanerne | isis.
coniin ffpleer Staten 9icenie Sees for
20 anr. Summen iiges at operItige
en- Niuion Collars.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1905-09-22
3efienot Pcpoine 900.

Sra Aberoeen, 9. o, meooeleS, at
Suoinnprbepoiueeu 3eansi.aniigtet
er 300. San bar fnpttet lit Raun tit
bort 9nnbS Siitorie peo at iPloe OF
miSbnnble TO al pore betienote
9iGno, @u, Guiter 90 hans 8rur
Sberit Snm Gutter, gIioeoe bar eu
ubIanbet Siour Subianer % ilutteoc
iig / 1875 Ill Sitting Bulls 8attoe
for at fna Seem oper GuIter.9rsore.
ne. Se hnpbe paaoraget iig bans
SAB 1873. Gn 6eltltiGr Oh en- ON.
reiienoe SnnoelSmano itonieoe oa peb
&eoriper for at panoe line Seite. %
Dc blep morneSe. gn Speioer brdgte
Den SibenSe til 8eu. Gutter / Sort
2iucoIn of Hegn.i.anfigtet bapoe be.
9aoet llgieruingen, % ban ienote fin
@ror, Sberit Com Gulter. iii 8eier.
putionen peo Stnu0ina 8oef for at
toae BAN tilinnae. Repr.i,a niietct
tiliioS itoIt, Of ban bar 8iernings.
manoen % fsrtes I'll Ct 9agthmis.
hpor ban leo mrget onSt. Oct bar
Butter, % BON mont.e lia9e paa
8ulpet / oen foIoc Sptte uben at baoe
iaa me9et Tom 81 lllbieppe ooer iig,
&on ipor grsorene Sepu. % ban Ill
oeu. On gooren 1875 Npsteoe ban
fra fit nile BrusieI % ~foreneoe ia
itrar meo Sitting Sua. 5 Sum-
1876 fom Oct til Scamp mellew
Siour Subiauerue % Sen. Cutters
SGrafoelins. Oct | Dor Siitorie be.
fierSte Slog beh 2ittle @is Sorr
| iaubt SteS, % &esn.i.anFgtet nd
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1905-09-22
BOG ON Riemeno.

9ett eiraelife Sorfntter San GAME
iii ifriue Ell Bog ON "amerifas Sen.
eeiprIter", % for at iamIe Iateria.
Iier til Den Dor ban oitere beisst bette
Sano, "a ban | 2srbngs afieileoe
ina Rem port, iusbe ban / en- %a5nter.
rieip: Huber mine iorIfieQige 9eisa
+; I,nerifu bar ieg ihIberet Yengefpr.
iternes iociale 2ip. Sc ilelte Of oiSie
Ndno er life ieio9obe, iiGllsie 8lu-
t~ofrater, iom cen atminbeliae Man0
Qierne tror. 9ereS Selb | 9ipet ifpl.
oes ofte en- a%arafterltprfc, iom i en-
GIore Eto biloe giort Dem til Grob-
rere. 7ereS 2ip frpper mnngengana,
iom Dos Hcdeietler, msscn p~erionlis
Spofrelic."
Wr. @uine bill ogiaa ifripe en- 9os
ON auteritaS "fprtorue Ssnner", OF
boit bar tiUr isgt SplpSninger ON
Dem.