The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-14
AT THE PHOTOGRAPHERS
How Three Little Children Were Put
in Bottle

In the afternoon the nurse brushed
ND little Ted's hair and curled it over
her finger for the whole length OF MS
.cad, ant, as he was nice chubby
baby he looked his very prettlest
His two sisters We're all ready to put
On their hats and coats for walk.
and they. too. looked as clean. and
rosy and bright as any children YOU
ever saW--aud that's saying a Srea.
deal
JUS then thnir aunt came in, AMI
when she saw them. she said 70
their mother: "Oh, dear. if we could
Only keep them just so.
The truth was. the aunty Was think
ing OF the time when Ted would grow
up and be wearing high hat ana
trousers: and when Lulu would have
her golden locks twisted UP in back
comb ana Annie would wear a Queen
. Elizabeth ruff perhaps. and no Won
der she wanted to keep them looking
like little children.
Just then she remembered that she
; had seen in newspaper. IF You
want to keep your children just as
they are go to the Wise Man in the
Pavilion So she went to the Wise
| Man. and said: I've got two cum.
ming little nieces and splendid neph-
ew and l want to keep them Just as
they are. Can you really do it,
Yes. maam, so that they'll look
just the same a thousand years from
now"
How can you do it,
Bottle them up" said the Wise
Man. Just bring them here at 10
O'Clock some bright morning and III
show you"
At 10 o'clock the next morning they
all went to the Pavilion. They took
Rover, their big Newfoundland dog
with them. Lulu and Annie wond-
cred great deal what sore of a
place a pavilion might be. This one
turned out to be room, at the top
of a high building. with the roof all
made of glass The hall leading to
it was full of queer chairs. and tables
and cushions-and large screens COW
cred with gray pictures. There was
a sled. and a stuffed parrot. and
dolls carriage, all tossed about as
they often are in the children's nurs'
cry. but the Wise Man knew how to
use every one of them. The children
felt a little frightened at flrst-for
Pavilion" is a very big word, but
the aunt and the nurse kept Very
close to them. so that they soon for
got to be afraid Then the Wise Man
said to Lulu-the oldest: Did you
ever hear of person going into
bottle and coming cut again AMI
never knowing ito''
Il should think person would be
too big
ooh! he gets very small when Ia
goes in," said the Wise Man. Now.
here is my bottle, I turn it down on
it's side, and put it on this stand and
turn its mouth toward person, and
before he knows it he's in, and pre-
served forever'-if he only sits very
still Now, in few minutes you
are going in the bottle"
So boy brought three chairs. AMI
the Wise Man placed Lulu and Annie
/ Just as their aunt thought she should
like to see them when preserved
forever" and then he nodded to the
nurse to bring Ted. for as he was
only a year old. he couldn't under
stand about keeping still. So they
nut him in his high chair at the last
minute.
Fidele. the nurse. ran so fast that
she shook her cap of on the floor
Lulu had doll and Annie woody
dog in her hands Then the WIS.,
Man gave queer little whistle and
pulled a cord that lifted the lid of tn"
bottle. AMI the Wise Man said. I'll
step around and see If they're in"
He went around and looked at the
bottom of the bottle and this is what
ne saw. Capital" "All Right" Then
in a minute he pulled another cord
and the Wise Man said. Done Then
he took the bottle away into a little
dark room. and in few minutes ne
brought a picture to the auntE ami
she said. "Cap!tal.'
All this time Rover had be'n 50
good and quiet that the Wise Man
got-out his bottle again and put Rover
in it. tool. N. Plunkett in st.
| Nicholas.