Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03

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ooh, she
visitor, smile lighting up her own wan
face
Little girl. I have come to darn those
horrid old stockings for you, and allow
you to sleep and rest" said the visitor.
'But-who are you?' asked Henda, ris-
ing and going close to the lovely young
peasant woman. And do my master and
mistress know you are here?"
The young peasant woman shook her
head NO. your cruel master and mis-
tress do not know of my existence. In
fact, they are too mean to know OF me.
Only the good, the oppressed, like your
self. my dear little maid, ever get &C
cretly: l steal away IN the same manner.
You must do as bid and ask me no
questions. All in good time you shall
know about me. Come, give me the
and hot water would not hurt these
foot coverings. Where is your cotton
and needle?''
Henda obeyed her visitor. and handed
her the darning cotton and needle. and
asked never a question. All she said
was: May / thank you, good young
lady. for having come to assist me?'
Yes. / know YOU are grateful my
dear little maid" replied the visitor. AND
now lie down and Sleep.
The next morning when Henda awoke
the dawn was just. lighting up her poor
hut. and she quickly looked toward the
corner by the fireplace to see if her Wis
itor of the night was still seated there
But the chair was empty. and the stock
ings-both those of the old man and old
woman-were hanging over the chair
back. and the needle and darning cotton
were IN the basket on the floor.
Henda feeling very much refreshed
after a night of unbroken rest, hurriedly
America supplies the bulk OF the coffee
and cacao and Asia the tea.
England has drinking place to every
243 inhabitants.
To the casual observer all meerscha UNI
looks alike, but there are thirteen recog-
nized grades of this material.
boy, was eating his breakfast in the din
ing room at the table, that he had bet
ter give Wise Dog away, he was getting
too much Of a nuisance about the house
"a dog is all right in his Dlace-out OF
doors or in his kennel-but Is not ii:
tenant of a house where human beings
dwell. Now, see to it, son., the father
added. "that Wise Dog Is either trained
to stay out of doors or is given away to
some good farmer who will treat him
kindly
ThoughtIess Boys heart sank He to
be forced to live out of doors or to be
given to some farmer! The idea was
maddening. Oh what poor fool he had
been. Why had he changed places with
dog?
Just then Wise Dog, looking SO much
like Thoughtless Boy, that the original
Thoushtless Boy, in his now hateful
suise of dog. looked upon him and en-
I, f,,x<n l,n
Why had not he understood that Wise
Dog was bringing about this terrible
change for his own selfish purposes? But
he had no time for further meditation.
for at that instant his own mother came
into the hall also and said in rather
harsh voice: go right out of the house
this minute, old Doggie, or I'll have to
punish you. You seem to have forgotten
that you are not allowed the freedom OF
the house. You are permitted to go to
your masters room each morning TO as
sist in waking him, but after that your
place is the porch, the yard, your own
comfortable kennel"
Feed poor old Doggie. mamma" spoke
up a boys voice. and Thoughtless Boy
looked up to see Wise Dog-now his two
legged Understanding beside the good
and loving mother, his arm locked
through hers in close chumship, just as
he-Thoughtless Boy-was wont to stand
beside her of a morning on leaving home
for school. This sight was too much for
sreechless. four-leeged. bmshy tailed.
Boy. and he turned about and walked
sadly out of doors. To the kennel he
went, his heart too heavy to care about
the future. He would crawl into the ken
mel and die-yes. die, for he could not
terrible way. He. Thoughtless Boy, eat
ing from tin plate on the ground and
sleeping i'll kennel on a bed of straw.
Oh. horrors! Oh. misery of miseries. Oh,
&n hoy hi. 1a1;c l,tf Pal
home, his dear parents, his School-yes.
his school, for even school was now dear
TO his heart. for 1t had been so carelessly
thrown away. And to be allowed to be-
come a tine man, educated, cultured, adj
mired and honored-all might have been
his in time had he been satisfied with his
former condition.
lie curled himself up on the straw and
began to sob-to sob just like real boy
Then suddenly something touched his
hand-something warm and moist. He
opened his eyes and turned his head
when-there beside him sat Wise Dog in
his own natural form. and not in the
shape of a boy at all. and he was licking
the hand of his master-a real boys hand
with two warts on the thumb and one
near the wrist. Then Thoughtless Boy
bed of straw. but his own clean. white
bed, and with a happy laugh cried out:
''Wise Dog, I've been dreaming! I had
terrible Nightmares! Oh. thank good
ness you ana 1 OIu hot change places.
And Wise Dog looked at his master with
out understanding single word. Ther
Thoughtless Boy became Thoughtful
Boy, and from that day to this has loved
his condition in life. loved his home
parents. school. comrades and Wise Dog
too.
The Canadian Pacific Company has de
cided to electrify that portion Of its sys
tenn which passes through the mountain:
of the west. A year ago experts were
sent to examine the mountain stream:
and the available water supply between
the eastern Rockies and the Pacific coast
range. They reported that there were
enough waterfalls Immediately adjacent
to the Canadian Pacific's main line tc
develop energy sufficient to run all the
railways in the world Many water
sites have been purchased, and through
out British Columbia options on others
have been obtained The advances made
by the Canadian Northern and the Grand
Trunk lines in the west are said to have
been responsible for this action by the
Canadian Pacific.
The King of Greece is the poorest of
reigning monarchs.