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April, 6 m.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12

by working in 1t every morning as soon as
breakfast was oyer.
But one night while Lissa slept in her
little bed and Joe in his there came from
the woods bordering the creek a small
grey animal. He sniffed the air and ran
few PAGES at time, stopping now and
then to glance about him, always on the
outlook for danger. Seeing none he pur-
sued his way, going straight for the back
yard Of Mr. Browns house, where Lissa
and Joe's garden was now growing finely.
This little grey four-footer was none other
than Bob Rabbit, one Of the prettiest little
rabbits In all the valley. He smelt the
growing radishes and could not resist the
temptation to sample the tender tops.
Bob Rabbit shifted few times, smiled
to himself and sat down to nibble the
tender bits Of green so generously show
ing themselves under the bright moon
light. The first row of radish tops were
30 delicious that Bob Rabbit went over
the next and the next till not one was
left to tell on him. Then he tasted the
onion tops. Not quite SO much to his lIk-
ing, for they bit his little pink tongue.
But after swallowing one he decided
. he relished the flavor beyond anything
he had ever eaten. So he took or
the onion tops one by one till not one
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
Dear Uncle Sam is here to give
A sword Of honor to
A hero all the world does know,
And who is known by you.

short time after planting, for the ground
was so warm and damp. Then up would
shoot little green sprouts, which would
in course of time become beautiful vege-
tables fit to eat.
But as the afternoon wore away and no
green sprouts showed above the newly
broken earth Lissas and Joes enthusi-
asm began to wane. Lissa thought Of
her dollies that needed attention. Joe
saw two Of his young friends going to-
ward the creek with fishing poles over
their shoulders. He rose and went off
without go much as an excuse, only say
ing as he ran toward the fence: There
goes Tom and PennI" Then he was over
the barrier at a bound, calling after his
chums to walt for him.
Lissa, with sigh of relief, got up and
went to her playroom and told her dolls
all about the pretty garden she-with Joe
Smiths help-was making; that within a
few days the pretty white onions and red
radishes would be ready to eat.
The next morning, and the next, and
the next, LISA and Joe visited their part
nership garden to find not green sprout
At last half discouraged, they dug their
fingers down into the pea bed to see If
the seeds were still there. To their great
1oy they beheld the seeds swollen and
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12

was left to tell on him. Then he wound
up by eating every pea sprout and let
tuce leaf in sight "A nice salad" he
quoth after the last lettuce leaf was
swallowed "Ah, ha, I'll come here dur
ing the vegetable season'' So saying,
Master Bob Rabbit took himself off, to
return again as soon as there was prom
ise to his nostrils of more sprouts tender
and green.
But can you imagine the CONSERVATION
of LISA the next morning, when, in slip
pers and wrapper, she ran out to take a
peep at her garden? Not a spear or leaf
Of green to be seen in the prettily laid
out vegetable beds. Only little funny
paw prints everywhere over the soft
ground. Lissa ran to the fence and called
to Joe, who was out at the chicken trough
with can of fishing worms. On hear
ing Lissa's voice so full of sorrow Joe
dropped the can Of worms and ran and
leaped the fence. " What's upY' he cried
as his eyes fell on Lissa's pitiful little
face, for she was on the point of she'd
ding tears over their loss.
"Some terrible anlmal-maybe bear
or an elephant-has ct up our garden,
onions and all!' she walled. And now
the tears broke their bonds and poured
over the pretty pink cheeks of the little
gardener girl
"Oh-o-o-o!' was all Joe SKID Then he
ran to the garden and beheld the ruin.
ITS only rabbit" he said to Lissa,
who had followed him. IVY, don't you
know that an elephants foot would cover
the whole garden? Yep, it would. But
these prints are made by a rabbit"
Then 1t was Lissa's time to say
"Oh-o-o-o" Still, she could not check
the tears for a few seconds When at
last she could master her voice she said:
II don't so much mind rabbit eating
up our garden, for l do love rabbits SO.
But do wish he had left just half Of 1t
for US. It's piggish to take it all. And
even rabbit ought to have better man
ners than that"
''Uh, that's all you know about rab-
bits" said Joe. But, say, since we
haven't any wedding to do today, let's go
down into that big pasture and hunt for
wild flowers. saw lot OF daisies there
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12

bursting with tiny green sprouts starting
to grow. They hastily covered up the
seeds they had exposed and decided to
wait till they had time to get through the
soil. But both knew that the garden was
an assured thing. 1t was not on top Of
the ground yet, but 1t was bravely start
ing that way.
After several days of watching Lissa
found little green point sticking up In
the onion bed She ran to the fence and
called to Joe. He was fixing his fishing
tackle in the back yard of his home, but
when he heard Lissa's voice he knew a
radish or onion or lettuce leaf was up. He
ran and jumped the fence, and was as
proud of the one green spear as was Lissa.
They stuck little stick beside 1t, so that
they might measure its growth from day
to day. But as the days passed other
spears and leaves popped into sight over
night, and now one could see whole rows
of them laid out as staight as B-line.
But not only did the vegetables grow.
There were ugly little weeds coming up
everywhere, and Mrs. Brown had to show
Lissa and Joe which green things to pun
up. After a few lessons they learned to
know the vegetables from the weeds. After
that they kept their garden clean and nice
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
Lissa's Garden and Bob Rabbit.
BY MAUD WALKER.

Lissa had a little garden all her own.
When her papa and mamma began max
Ing the big garden-where the vegetables
were to grow for the family's use-Lissa
was so much interested that she begged
for "a teentsy-weentsy little bit of dirt
and a dozen seeds to plant in 1t all by
herself"
So Llssa's papa measured off a "teent-
sy-weentsy bit of dirt" about 10 feet by
10 for her. Then her mamma gave her
several seeds of various kinds Of vege-
tables. There were lettuce. radish, onion
and pea seeds. and with these and a
short-handled hoe LISA went to work
with a happy heart.
But she had not worked long when a
voice she knew and loved called from
over the high fence that separated Lissa' s
home from that of a neighbor's. 1t was
Joe Smith calling, and he was saying:
wy, Lissa Brown, what you doing
making garden? Where'd you git that
hoe? Does your papa and mamma know
you are digging up the dirtf Won't you
get s,a.nking? Say, may come over
and help you?"
Lissa paid no attention to any of the
first questions, but answered the last
one. Yes. Joe. you may come over and
help me, for I'm getting awful tired
My arms just ache with digging" And
~ 'iNN'S 6iii uiOpFcu utr uOe anu Wulleu
till her manful little playmate should
come over the fence and relieve her of
the laborous work.
Joe leaped over the fence and came run
ming TO the garden spot "Oh. is this
patch all yoursf" he asked. his eyes
cleaning.
Eyes, and I'm going to make the grand
est garden you ever saw. I'm going to
raise enough vegetables to sell for maybe
dO-or maybe-maybe SO, anyway"
'Whew!' whlstled Joe. What you 60
ing to buy with so much money! And
he took the hoe and began to dig indus
triously.
'oh, I'll buy a dolls carriage or
Shetland pony" said LISA. And If you
help me with my garden, Joe, I'll buy
something nice for you, too"
"Will you get me a football?" querIed
Joe. "Or maybe I'd ruther have Il pair
of skates. My old ones are getting too
small. Next winter I'll be so big I'll
have to have some others. I'm growing
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
Queens of England.

negotiations came to naught. and II was
not till II years later that marriage
between the infanta and the Prince Of
Wales was arranged. There was much
opposition in England to the King taking
a Roman Catholic queen, and he had
some difficulty in bringing about a mar.
riage with the Portugal Princess and
heiress.
But Catherine was the one who called
for pity. Her union with Charles brought
great unhappiness into her life. he was
monster of infidelity and heaped wrongs,
insults and humility upon her helpless
shoulders. She bore her wrongs and gross
neglect with wonderful patience, only re-
monstrating when the load became no
longer bearable. With wanton prod1gaHty
Charles squandered her dover on MS IA
vorites, pauperizing not only her put
himself. His extravagance knew no
bounds till at last 1t put him so deeply
In debt-and disgrace with the traces
men-that he was denied credit.
During the % years of her queennooo
as wife to Charles II. Catharine knew
not one day of unalloyed happiness. as
the years went on she became-ln
measure-so accustomed to her royal nus
bands neglect that she tried to assume
Indifference to it, but all the While her
wrongs left their incurabe stings. how
ever, she proved to be Of most nope
disposition, forgiving Charles on ms
death bed and truly mourning him. Ior
in spite of his neglect of her she loved
him as a mother loves an erring cnlid.
After Charles death Catharine returned
to her beloved country, sunny PorsuRa,.
where she spent the. remainder Of nef
life in sweet quiet and rest. She died OF
q sudden attack of collie on the niBh' VI
December 81, 17O5.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12

awful" Here Joe paused in his work
and Strengthened up to display his
height. He rolled up his shirtwaist
sleeve and showed his enormous muscle
Lissa was much astonished at the de-
veopment of the latter and declared that
she would not wonder If Joe would yet
become strong man in circus.
Nope" said Joe, resuming his work.
'I'll never be n circus man. Circuses
have too many dangerous animals in the
tents. They might break out some night
and then everyone would run and hide
behind me. for I'd be the strong man
tigers and snakes. And being alone they d
about finish me. Besides, don't care
for circuses. | like fishing best"
And | like picnics best" said LISA.
81 just love picnics.'
81 Ike swimming next best to fishing"
said Joe, sitting down to rest and clean
the damp earth from the hoe blade.
But, of course, girls can't fish ner
swim. Girls are too tender, ! reckon"
Just at this moment Mrs. Brown came
into the garden, and seeing Joe at work
smiled and said: well, so my little
daughter has had to call Joe to help
her! l thought she'd find making garden
pretty tiresome work. But Joe is strong
and can do the hoeng AMI LISA can lay
off the beds and do the planting. That
is a good way to divide the work"
"And it's so lonesome working Alone"
said LISA. with Joe helping me don't
mind working. Then it's fun"
We'll, no wonder it's fun" laughed
Joe, ''for l do the work and you do the
resting. Anyone could enjoy making
garden that way, couldn't they, Mrs.
Brown? And Joe smiled knowingly ut
Llssa's mother, who laughed heartily at
the jolly little chaps wit.
And so the garden grew into shape
with Joe to do the work and Lissa the
bossing. They planted a prettily laid
out little bed Of lettuce, another one
of peas, another of onions, and fourth
one of raiishes. Then they decided to
walt and see them grow. AS soon as
luncheon was over both children took
their seats on an old rug Lissa had
brought for the purpose and began their
watch Of the garden. They were quite
certain the seeds would sprout within
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
BY HELENA DAVIS.

| The little village of Berton was all ex-
| citement A circus was coming to town.
For a week after the great posters were
| pasted on barns fences and trees the
| entire community was full of excitement.
| 1t was the first time during the life of
| Berton that a circus was to do 1t the
honor Of pitching It's tents there. The
place chosen for the tent site was the
baseball ground, where the enthusiasts of
that game had dug a fine well that was
half-full Of clear, cold water. Here the
men, animals and strange creatures that
belonged to the show might have water
In plenty. This fact alone made the boys
of Berton very unhappy, for now there
was no chance Of procuring ticket by
carrying water to the elephant or other
show animals
The morning of the arrival Of the cir
Gus wagons = Berton was not blessed
with a railroad-all Berton boyhood went
half a mile into the country to meet
them and ACT as escort into town. And
few were the homes in Berton that day
that saw hide or hair Of its young male
members after breakfast, for they staid
uptown for the parade, followed the pa
raiders to the tents and remained stand
Ing about watching for any chance ex-
citement that might happen. There was
the feeding of the wild animals inside
one of the tents, and the Berton boys
could hear ferocious growls and swapping
issuing forth, although they could see
nothing but the stained and weather
worn canvas. Then there were the side
show tents, to which the freaks were
hurried, wrapped closely against the In
truding boys eyes.
At / o'clock there was free outside
performance near the sideshow tents.
Berton boys watched with relish the
snakecharmer, the hre-eater and sword
swallower; then they cheered Justify,
making themselves hoarse with their
shouts. Before they hardly realized that
the morning had passed the people were
surging into the tents to see the show.
First they wended their way round the
menagerie tent, going from there into
the big tent, where the thrilling circus
performance would begin at 2 o'clock.
Boyhood now became wild with enthusi-
asm. Some had no tickets and no money
to buy them with. These poor little chaps
were obliged to content themselves with
stealing peeps under the circus tent. Oc-
casionally one of them was caught by a
circus super and so shaken up that he
forgot for time just where he was. But
boys cannot be controlled on a circus day,
and soon the wstchful super" took him
self inside the rent, where more arduous
duties awaited him Then the boys who
were unable to produce a quarter and
walk right in at the front entrance found
looking under the edge of the tent the
next best thing. A few of these being a
bit braver than the others, crept inside
the circus tent and found seats among
their luckier playmates who had paid
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12

1 their way and sat enjoying themselves
| as only boys can who have enjoyed the
| distinction of paying for their admission.
The band started up and everybody
clapped their hands, and those whose
mouths were not too full of popcorn
or peanuts shouted their approval Of the
music and things In general. Old grand
fathers and mothers were there with
the little folk, grinning and mumbling
their pleasure. Sweethearts in their
teens were there eating candy hearts and
drinking pink lemonade that was passed
about by a red-headed boy in soiled linen
clothes. Fans were buzzng furiously, for
every woman, young, old and interme-
diate, had brought her palm leaf to
create breeze.
The grand parade was something to
remember so long as life should last.
The elephant led the procession, couple
of midgets on his back. The camel fol-
lowed, carrying huge-headed clown that
made people split their sides with laugh
ter, his jokes just suiting them. Then
came the beautiful horses, spotted, snow
white. black and cream-colored. They
were ridden by the bareback performers
In spangles and tights. Then monkeys,
grinning, jabbering, came in on the
backs Of trained dogs. OH when had
anyone ever seen such a show? Never in
Berton before.
But the wonders came when the per-
formers entered the rings-for there were
two of them. And of all that the boys
of Benton saw that day In the circus
little Jap, who did acrobatic feats,
pleased them most. he was about 10
years old, and people marveled at his
performance. He was truly wonderful.
After the circus there was a concert,
to which a few of the boys remained;
those who had so much as a dime left
after having paid a quarter to get In
and five cents for peanuts and the same
sum for pink lemonade, could afford to
stay.
Then they ran home to supper and re-
turned to watch the tents lowered for
the circus must travel that night to reach
larger town 20 miles away, where a
performance would be given the next
day.
But just as the circus train was about
to start there was cry that the little
Jap acrobat was missing. Search was
made for him about the grounds and
throughout the town. Everybody became
excited and the men and boys Of Ber-
ton turned out to assist in the hunt. |
But to no avail-the missing Jap seemed
to have sunk into the earth.
After three hours of fruitless search the
circus manager, his temper In a danger
Gus mood, declared that the circus should
move on, but that if he ever laid eyes
on that ''devilish Jap he'd skin him
alive and make shoe leather of his hide"
This awful threat made severals boys,
who had that day made up their minds
to run away, with the, circus, tremble
till their teeth chattered. They decided
that home was safer place than cir
Gus with such terrible boss to obey
Long after midnight, and while every
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
~ ~

| of the town became hushed and the moon
rose to give him light after the day had
| died. But Japple would take no chances
| by coming out Of his cold and dangerous
| hiding place too soon. So he remained
| there till the night was half spent. Then,
his fingers and toes becoming stif and
unable to hold him safely, he decided to
pull himself up from the depth OF the
well.
After untying the rope Jappie set out to
walk through the town. He passed the
line of small business houses, every one
as dark and silent as the well he had
just left. He felt the sweet freedom OF
being able to do as he pleased. He sat
down on box in front of grocery
store and began to count the stars. For
the first time In his young life he felt
that there was no one to scold him and
beat him into submission Of their selfish
wishes. He had been taken while
mere baby and trained to be an acrobat.
His teacher often swore at him and beat
him. He was an American, and told
Jappie that he had bought him from an
old woman who found him on the streets
of California city, where he had been
abandoned by his mother, no doubt.
And then when Jappie was about nine
years old he was given over to old Peter
son, the circus manager. Life had then
become hard indeed. Most every day he
was obliged to go through two perform
ances. Some of the feats he performed
were dangerous, and his life was often
held In the balancing of a pole or the
poise of his body on top of ladder
AS Jappie sat counting the stars and
feeling happy to be free, his little black
eyes became heavy and sleep crept into
them He leaned against the big show
windoY of the store, In front Of which
the box was placed, and gave himself
up to blissful slumber. How sweet to
feel the fresh night air instead of the
close atmosphere of the wagon where he
slept when en- route with a lot of other
tired-out acrobats and showmen.
Jappie must have slept soundly, for the
next morning a man coming down the
street saw him there on the box, his head
against the window, resting. Not till this
early pedestrian shook him did the little
fellow rouse himself. Then he opened his
eyes and wondered how he come to be
there. Quite a minute went by before
memory of the previous night came to
him. In the meanwhile the man who had
wakened him was saying: "Ah, little
chap, we hunted everywhere for you last
night. Where were you hidden, any
way? The show has gone on without
you. Now, what will you do?
Stay here and work for somebody"
said Jappie, getting up and yawning.
Nobody in the world cares for me, SO
I've got to look out for myself. / hate
the circus and old Peterson, who curses
me and kicks me whenever he feels like
doing 1t. 1 hid In the well at the circus
grounds"
''Whew," whistled the man. Then he
the door of the grocery store
and went in, calling Jappie to enter also.
Once inside, he said:
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12

DO you think you'd like to learn to
be storekeeper2 If you do here's the
place for you. I've got no children and
my wife-as motherly a soul as there ia
In the World-will jump at the chance to
take you and teach you to be Christian
and good, honest boy. What do you
sayT'
IT'S soft snap, and I'll take IT," said
Jappie, talking in the way he had been
trained And now I'd like to do some
work so l can have a bite of breakfast.
I'm as hungry as our lions always are"
wen, I've come to get something for
breakfast now," said the man. s'Yuu
may eat first and work afterwards. It's
only 9 O'Clock. My store isn't open for
trade till seven. So you've an hour to
eat and get acquainted with my wife,
who'll take you to her bosom as her
own. She loves children In general and
is daffy on the subject Of Japs. She will
be too happy to mention when she finds
you are to live with u.s.
Then the grocer-who proved to be a
good and honest man-flled several paper
bags with provisions and led Jappie from
the store. "You see yesterday being
circus day my wife forgot to get what
she needed for breakfast. Now that
we are to have a circus performer living
with us, / reckon she'll forget all the
time"
"Then I'll learn to think Of those things
for her." said Jappie, trotting along be-
side his new father towards the pretty
house shaded by trees that was to be his
future home.
And so 1t was that Jappie, the acrobat,
became Japanard, the scholar of Berton
and the pride and Joy Of the good grocer
and his loving wife, for he was sent to
school regularly and allowed to work In
the store only during his vacations.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12

when I was digging worms yesterday"
''May / take Lucy MayT asked Lissa'
her face becoming radiant with antclpa-
ton. "She hasn't been out of the mousse
since i began making garden
"Sure, bring her If you want 10. ac
quiesced Joe. "But If 1t was me Ia mats
to be bothered with great big don 10
pack, so / would"
Then their mothers voices were neard
calling them to breakfast and tney ran
from the demolished garden, forgetting u
In their hapnv plans for the morning.
After all. gardening was for grown-ups.
Lissa said afterwards. AS for her, she'd
take picnics and dolls, while Joe clung to
his preference of fishing and swimming.
The following day Lissa turned nef
"teentsy-weentsy bit of dirt" over to her
saving he might have it, rabbit tracks and
oil