Junior Section
The San Francisco Call
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HAVE YOU SEEN ALONZO? HE GETS AWAY WITH A FISHERMAN'S CATCH
THE FAIRY PRINCESS' WEDDING DRESS
n— HERE was a great stir ajid bustle
in the principal city of Fairyland.
Every one seemed in a terrible
t>urry and as if they had a great deal
*pf work to get- finished in a very
phort time. And indeed they had, tor
tiie meaning of all this commotion was
that the fairy princess was going to
be married, and' the fairy queen had
ordered that everything for the wed
ding was to be of the very best. V'_^
Xof only, all the working fairies,
i»ut all the grand nobles were busy, for
4uy Lord Firefly had to provide the
frngsic, and my Lord Butterfly, the .
TSancing, while Lord Robin had been
for a long time very busy thinking
Bbout his speech. K£ •" - •
Now Lord Firefly had been very much \u25a0
pothered about what sort of music .
jM-as the best, and so he left Fairyland
Hand ] visited this world, where he
.listened to all the great singers and ;
'players and all the- grand people that"
intake the very best of music. Still
jh«r was not <iu!t" satisfied, for, although
.Jt \u25a0was all very good, he was not; quite .'.
j»ure that 'it tvas the best. One beau
\u25a0 tiful moonlight night^ he went out Into.
Ltl;e palace grounds, and th«re he heard
(the birds singing:- — the^fcirds sing all
Inlcht a« well as all day in Fairyland,
[you know — and my -Lord Firefly did
not bother any more. He made ar
rgngemen^s with, all, the birds to sing,
\u25a0with the nightingale to load .them;
tli*n -he .went.homa quite satisfied that
.he had the very best of music for the
\u2666 *a«sing.'_ ' k ./ \u25a0 \u25a0; I lll}'x'
l^ord Butterfly just* asked the very
x:Sce*t dancers -in 'Fairyland to*promise
to 'dance at the •wedding', and then
troubled no more about .it. lor," you
• kn-pw. nobody can dance like the fairies.
As for. j Lord. Robin's speech, nobody
thought • about It. except- perhaps to
hope .. that it .'would, not be very long.
So all the preparations went on gayly
and smoothly.
Here we come to the most interest
ing of all the very interesting things—
the. princess' wedding dress. There
had been great disputes about the ma
terial: nobody could quite make up
their minds which kind would be the
best. The queen wanted it to be rar»Je
of "the stuff that dreams are made ;
ef," bu.t the princess said, "No; one
has such very nasty dreams some- ,
times." At last it was settled, and the
weavers set-to work._Xobody but them
and ' th«> royal: family were allowed to
see this wonderful dress until' the wed
ding, day. .As; the, time drew .near-It>
\u25a0was clear that something had: gone
wrong:, with the making . of." the. dress,
for the king and queen would keep
on visiting the place -where the weav- |
*rp \u25a0 woTked, and the princess refused : '
to talk about it. and as for the weav
#rf. they wore very worried looks In
deed. -• :
The fact *of the matter was this— ;
that although the. dress was » made of
the most beautiful, the" strangest stuff. '
there -was .something lacking that ']
(spoiled it. All the king's wise counsel- !
ors thought and thought, but could !
nover -decide what was to be' done. ;
>hd the klnfr and ; queen visited the ':
"weavers yet more, frequently;, the prin- '
fjers hardly spoke' at 'ail. The. wedding ]
day drew near, yet the dress was not-
ready. . . - .' :
Now; there was in that principal city *
of Fairyland someone who ought not -'
to have been- there "at all, and that
some on« was, a brownie prince.' You. .J
know, the brownies .'are not. one bit
life the fairies— they are a wl6ked and 1
mischievous little. people. .This brownie' 1
prince, '"whose 'name was Pericent, was 1
THE JUNIORVILLE CROWD ENJOYS SALMON FISHING IN MONTEREY BAY
not like the. rest of his people at all
he was kind and * good, and for that
very reason his people had turned him
out and would have no' more of him.
Not knowing where to go, he had en
tered Fairyland. Naturally lie had
seen the princess and had heard -all
about her dress. He thought her very
beautiful, indeed, and he felt that he
would so like to see the attire that
was causing' all the- bother. -Perhaps,
who knows,. he might be'ablc to- find
out what' was the matter, for the
brownies are just as clever 'Us the
fairies, only in, a different way. A very
strong guard was ' always stationed
around the, shed where the dress was
kept— not an ordinary dirty shed, but
a- beautifully clean one, with plenty
\u25a0of windows and the floor all, paved
with marble. -"".
The brownie prince did not give up
the "hope of looking in; he watched
for bis chance, which at last came. One
beautiful moonlight night" he crept up
unseen, and, peeping in through on<^
of the windows, he saw the. dress. It
was beautiful. _for' it was 'made of
nothingbut- "smiles." • You know how
nice some people, look when 'they^ smile
— r it. seems, to ;.throw f quite. a light ovei v ,
their face, and it, was this light that
hsid been caught ;and ..jnroyen into' the
dress. ' Oh; how beautifuTiit was, and
how lovely it looked in the soft moon
light! But Pericent could see the fault?
5n it— it was too bright; ; when dayllgnt*
came it would look quite glaring* and
not at all pretty. Pericent creptaway,
but, "-he y^^^thou'ghtvandr.tl!ought,^and«-at..
l«jngth' lie made dip his smind^to do:ii»:
iJord ""Firefly; had. done-^to visit the'
world and study the people ) from whom
the smiles had beenJ taken.;
\u25a0 Pericent stayed 'quite a long* time
among- \ them, and he noticed *:how
quickly the baby's smile would fade
and- the tears come," and then : how
quickly the tears - ; would be dried * and ;
the smiles reappear. And he ' saw thdt
as it. was with the babies so it was
with the grownups; only the smiles'
did not j come /so often . and ' the tears '
were not : dried so easily. Then -he •
.•wondered and wondered. : He > sa%v hdvr
those who. seemed to have everything:
were not .so-- happy as those who had
not so . much, and that those who had
met old Trouble on " the way- had the
brightest^ the sweetest smiles of all.
' One very hot day, when the sun
shine was dazzling- and the, ground was
dry, _ dusty - and uncomfortable", £ it }
looked" as if It never meant 1 to rain,
again; but in the .night, however, the
rain came pelting down.' When: Peri
cent went out the next day-how'lovely.
everything was! .The "earth smelt so
sweet, and everything looked „so .'cool
and ' green. Pericent jumped .'for joy,
for the mystery was -a mystery no
longer for him. Then what'do you" think'
he. did? Why/as the fairies, had col
lected the smiles,' so bo went and col
lected some .tears, and when;he had: got V.
enough he flew ; back ; to Fairyland •; and
told the .weavers to "weave tEem \u25a0: all ' up \u25a0
Into a, beautiful gdxsamer veil, of soft- \u25a0
est shades of gray. . When it Jwasifin- -
Islied he hurried to the king," and r there.-
In, the presence i of the. monarch and all -.
his court, -Pericent threw over . the"
princess' dress 'his ' veil ' of >. tears, -and '
.they ."all - cried ; out in* astonishment." -
for through, the veil the colors of "the
dress glowed .rich and soft • and".beau
.tlfui: >
The \u25a0 king was ' delighted; and. gave"
Pericent a high ; place v at court.,
Then came > another and »a ; more"; im-""i m- ""
portant "hitch.- ; . The princess " said - she *
would : not\ marry the old prince; who ,;
had been selected - for her husband, .'
SANiPRANCiSCO^ (^Ii;,f^TUKDAy; JUNEP 5^1909^
A Tame Spider
•IVI ANT animals, and even insects, are
' \u25a0 known to be. powerfully, .affected ,
by sound, .and so very susceptible: to.
the influence of music that, the. most
timid have frequently, approached, ; and '
even' become familiar, .with man, who,
'as : instinct- tells them. Is aheir mortal
enemy. The following, anecdote will
offer a striking example of different
sentiments in different animals: '-*
:A -gentleman named PelMsson wai ,
-secretary -to. Fouquet, minister of
finances under Louis XiV, but the af-;
, fairs of 'the treasury /were 'so badly
conducted that the minister was con
demned to perpetual imprisonment, and
his secretary, Pellisson,' .was sentenced '
to five years' confinement in the bas
tile. " /
During, his imprisonment Pellisson,
who knew; the value'o" time, coiildnot
remain idle; occupied himself in read-
Jng, in •.writingr- and frequently, as a
\u25a0kind of relaxation from study, he'would
Pjay.jon .the j flute., On, these occasions
he often' remarked* that a large -spider,
which'had made its web ip a corner^of
hfs room, camo- out; of , its" hole and* ap-
Jpiared'to listen*. to*. the music7-"p"enis'-;
son; to- encourage it, 'would continue" to :
play..and at last the insect' became so
fainiHar : that would -approach the
prisoner and feed in= his hand."
This was a great pleasure for Pellis
son; he became fond of the insect he :
had* thus tamed, looked upon" it as a
companion, and , found, even in such
society; aj relief from soiitude.
The circumstances having come to
the knowledge of the jailers^ they com
municated' it to the governor of the
bastile, who, , being a man mca pable ' of
sympathy," fulfilled, but 'too -well the
duties ;of his office; and by his, rigorous
treatment of th%» ; captives : rendered'im
prisonment in that citadel one "of 'the
most. dreadful* punishments' that could
be inflicted. . ' , -
Determined to '\u25a0 deprive.. the prisoner
of the consolation he had acquired the
governor \u25a0 went % to- his ' cell /and ~ said
'^y^ n - M f- Pellisson, lihear'you.have
found , a companion^' "It iis ' true,'.' .' re
plied he, "and though wo > can ; not con
verse we .'understand;^ each' other very
well." "Butl , can hafdlyibelieve' what
I £ have been ;> told, v< \ said the -: governor. ;
"and I should :iike v to be:convinced of
the:, truth." .; Pellisson," -not suspecting'
any- bad Intention, immediately "called
the .insect; ; r which: camerand fed^in" his/
hand.': and; sufferedUtself 'to' be: caressed^
but the "governor; 'watching • an- opportu-
nity, brushed" it off,.; and : ; immediately.'
crushing ,', it under - his> foot, l let t<the"
roorn^withoutrsaying a word.; Pellisson
wag released from a prison^ a short" time
after by the -king,; who; restored' him \u25a0;to -
favor and ;loaded|liiai); with honors,
he- was ; frequently] heard to say^thatlhet
would ; never /forgive; the , governor'that?
act of .wanton '^cruelty; - -.'
and; the. queen, took^her^part ;^So' \u25a0"tho'
king gave in'andsaidshe. should'marry
the; one •; shejliked best - In" the . endi the "~>
princess W marriedi Percent. ; and" they'
lived and reigned 1 happily land \ long, but
nSVer,« the | fairies: say,~ was \ there t^seeh^
sueh 1 a^beautiful,; dress Un)Fairylandt"as I
the|b"nelthe!princeßs t wore "on* her - wed- \
dingrday.tr— Famlly^Herald. ~~ : '
GOOD STORIES IN FEW WORDS AND BRIEF, POINTED POEMS
1 A Land of Fishermen
\u25a0 Newfoundland has- recently become
an" object of widespread ' interest as the
result^ of the prominence Tgiven to it
during' the prolonged ! fisheries 'dispute;
and' there Is /no\; doubt that inquiry:
into, the peculiarities or -this northern'
island , will \amplyi. repay the curious."
The ; interior of "Newfoundland is a
huge; burned, over" forest—-a" jungle "of
white masts, as itlwereV-covered with
undergrowth and tumbled into"all"con
ceivable ; masses— rthis as ' trie' result'.'bf
a,v huge forest fire • sweeping: almost
completely across theiisland. '\u25a0:«
"On Twelfth Nigjit in the" fishing vil
lages mummers, "fantastically \ dressed
in cockades and silks,', go .about
through the streets .making merry xm- \u25a0
til a 1a 1 late hour, /.when jthey:. unmask,
tlnteresting tales of -the^ sealing' to
the north are told by fisher men,"
particularly as- ; toV how/' \u25a0:&'* seal will
leave^a given icefloe. cay.Tat^ 4 "o'clock!
in the -morning. The floe will be . tray
elingrYsouth at -the.: rate; of 'five knots."
andsyet'-the seal will return to it that
same {evening. "^ -'-:•
i^l^^^y- seal, .too, ".when; born, is
snowy iridesclng 'to" a * cream,'
much like~the icefloe >on v which - U
livesl *By; the time jt: is three'montbs
old. however, this floeihas drifted suf
ficiently^ far \u2666 iipnih » ;l»' meet > th_e_ Iwarni;
gulf * stream :; and t raelt." ! babyl^ by
that = time' has'; learned to^swim.'rtßd* its
colorfchangesj to ibrown,«.wh<?reby/iL is ,
leasiconsplcuouß ..in^theiwaters^of the
sea, i ,and : hence -better shielded ;from its
foes.>^ \u25a0'.fyj-*'-'} <%^^ j : •'\u25a0 ' "' i- \u25a0'
Then, .too, : theyiare.wont to^tell how.
the : flshwives will put . sandi Inside ; fish
in? order Mto\ make them fweigb. : ;heavy,
and^Jvhow:> one- ... ,such, ; X when-, caiight^
pleadefl; the -excuse that Vail f fish take'
on *j ballast ? before a.. storm.'.* New
foundland ils the caribou? hunter's para
disep' but."onejnever : finds ibid i caribou
antlers.^iinless these : are*? locked .. in a
deadly 'embrace.
Prisoners ;in the "colonial peniten-"
tiary.; of Newf oundland>wear .• a' suit : the
rlfeht half of .which ,!s '.white,-' the left
biack^g^BHSHHBSHBBSHBHBHH
Sea tchSkye
Sing: mejasong of, a lad that- is gone,.
< Say^cduld^thatjladberl?- .
Merry of soul he sailed oh a day
"Over'the;sea to Skye.
Mull; was; astern,-, Egg^on the port,
I Rum f on] the! starboard bow ; '-,
Glory of youth- glowed in" his i soul;
* \Vhere--ls that glory now?""/
Sing: measong: of the.'lad;that is gone,
i: Say/* could; that lad v be* I? "^
Merry "of; soul : he . sailed '\u25a0 on ; a" day. "
Over the- sea to . ,Skye. - '
Give] me; again all that was there, ">,
*'Gke mcthe^sunUhat sW>ne; ; , ,
Gives me,-. the 'eyes'- give me : 'the' noul^
Give. me the lad that's; gone! .
Sing,-. me" a' song^of a lad that is- gone/
:.Say;;c6uld. : tliat"lad ibe I? ~ v
Merry * of/ soul he. sailody on ; a day :
'" - Over ithe sea; td^Skye. •.
Billows « and s breeze,. islands;and; and seas, "
',Moiinta«nsjof:rain andf ! aun;
All ; that^was-'g'ood,* all ; that "was f ai r,
'\u25a0All * thatf was ?me f is ; gone ! ' V
• . '*_vy— Robert>Liouls 'Stevenson. ,-.
Tonnage' of ; Battleships
.'The ; ; ton nage \o f ; iUnI ted V States \u25a0 bat -
tleehips-'.^and* : \u25a0 armored*; licr.uisers ' - is
607,241'pthat'of Eng1ana.1,395.930. 1 •
Two Lessons
A' plant in the 'window' grew and grew
But I W .yielded ''nau'ght^that . was /fail
j to. view; v: .-'-'- " - '
Its form J^was ugly., its : leaves held
,; stings, ; . „ ,--;':~ ij. ' - Y~
That, pierced, and .tortured like cvi:
And; daily- and, yearly,-!- it \ Keemed akir
To a life - of : selfishness, -hate and ?in,
.And I*on1 * on blazirig^su'nshlne ' it • joyed { tc
"feed, 1 \ '
As if gathering: fire for deadliest *de%d.
But at last -one day a. rich; perfume , •
Rose incense-like, that.filled •. therroom,
And lo! =on the^plantfa flower; fair, <\u25a0
Like : the .spirit of purity resting- there.
Then I thought; how the -years \u25a0'• had
'dragged;, apace. 1
Erp the birth:. of ; that 'ble(om of rnar
.-^velous grace." . *• -'-
And -I saw 1 in ) the flower, so
. planned, "' •-\u25a0
Xwo ; beautiful , ; lessons,;., simple yet
grand. By^fflJOTSJSßSßßßglbfli
. . / \u25a0 .'
The, ugliest 'shape niay be found to hold
'A*, soul of .".purest. lovelie^U-.mould.
And ' : blossom j^tlme comes \u25a0\u25a0•lie', it "*soon
or late) ; ' . ; : -
For^him'.who haspatiejice to work and
•:•".; Wait.-'?.:' ,?"J" '?\u25a0' \rr-_ ~? ;-?;\u25a0
T-Emma ,C. Dowd, in-; Leslie's Weekly.
Why We Say. , -^ours , Sin r
cerely" •.*;
Have. yo u ; ever; reflected, when 'you
finish .up •your.'letter; "Yours 'sincerely,
John Smith, v;why you.do so,~or whence
• came 1 the ; origin :< of t this . epistolary
method .'of .subscribing- to •." your, state
of > soul in regard' to ; any particular
correspondent?.-/. vWell. if you >sub-
Bcribea ' yourself ,',' Yours * without yvvasy
-: John^Smltlf," .s it/.wquld ,, amount to ithe
1 same.! thing. o '.. Here's, how: V"
.'When ; the 'Roman-jurymen returned
. their t verdic ts< they usually." did .? so [ on
-a'.wax^abletr; "wheTe
the. verdict ;_was}*so roverwhelmlnglyi in
favor .of ; a person '"on*trial!for;,any;sf
'fense ; they -were"! allowed -to "give ; their
verdict "Sine.^cera"—^-that {'Asi : ; to /say,
.without waxiort without' going;to .'the
formality- of. * inscribing .their verdict
on:; the wax talbiet^ (cera).' So, when
' you \u25a0 subscrib'el yourself
Iy":to'a person.'-youimean^when, you'
are : serious, "(of jcourse^-that; your; re
gard s for - him .' is; above aboard." ,r, r '.'Yours
; faithfully". isUhe business style,»,"Yours
truly" the indifferent ,;'and "Yours, > etc,"
the. most", unpardonable^ of- epistolary,
atrocities, according to : the unwritten
code^j ; ; ';';.*
\u25a0:, i An English cabinet . minister, ".when"
writing to ; y ;oiij iri'l the ; 'official style, /will
subscribe" himself ,;T6ur : obedient,' hum
ble; 'servant.'*. /^A:^ Frenchman will? tell
you < that 'he *• "remains ;with \u25a0 especial :
sentiments C; of ';; the , highest*' considera-'
tion" your' Jules lie fMoutqn.; A? China
man will. say : i; "Farewell.'most favored
of heaven;. -May /the grods
your honorable* teeth."' ';'\u25a0'.\u25a0\u25a0 ' ; ;
Paris : Doctors * May Wear Signs
The Parisj medical fsociety.Js- cqnsld- ;
f!rihg'asklngrphysicians.to~;weart badges
n - the streetsjandfpubllciplacestsoi that
they -can -bel easily i found
cidents. : ; it;ls;not';infrequerit^forj'a'vper
son, injneeds of |medical;aid,: or/ acting
as^messenger^for i tome \u25a0 one . who ! is, to
run^'forifblocks^beforei encountering.; a
doctof < slslgri;^and ; at|any;time2he'imiglrt
unknowingly Cpa'ss a 1 physician.'^"
A Donkey at a Lawn Party
• .One of the most interesting guests
: ' the children's lawn party is a-.wood
en^' donkey bearing' panniers full .of
gifts, whicM can be set up.ln the.middle
'of the lawn. These. donkeys are made
"of fairly thick board, painted the color
\u0084of. a. donkey's coat and supported •by
broad l flat-pieces of wood. There -are
grooves in ttjese flat pieces, and the
.feet: of the donkey fit neatly into
these grooves.' It is really not, difficult
for anV. one who has even the slightest
•'knack at drawing to paint this donkey
" after it- is once cut out. The 'outline
. of thw donkey .may. first b© made with
•crayon, 'and '-their any carpenter. ; will
saw it ..out for, a small charge. It
'be much less, expensive to make- the
j donkey than to huy one In. the shops.
) After; the, donkey is conjpleted it .is
necessary, to" hare two. baskets of > equal
size and quite large. to be used as pan
;\u25a0 niers. : These are slung at either. side of
the' donkey, beiiig fastened together at
-; the.top 'by a'cord or . ribbon. One of
".. these ; baskets is "filled .with gifts for
tfie'boyb and' the* other with -Rifts for
ft the girls. They>re u«ed, as grab bags.
and j»acli-s:uest^at the party has aa
,' opportu*HityTto~tik'e" a 'C least one, parcel
from 'tiic - obedlehtV. little:, besisfs \ bur
i d en -*MHBHHS&9BBB ' -*
Buttercups and Daisies
• ancT* daisies.
Oh, the* pretty i flowers;
- Coming* ere? th> springtime/ ; - .'l
To teliraf^sunnyihouxs. f \u25a0\u25a0
1 While«the',tre»»s -are leafles*. s
•*;. While \u25a0 the 'fields are bar«v
!; Buttercups ;and_" daisies'
[1 '" Spjing- ,up here \u25a0. and . there. *
V ErV the .snowdrop tpeepeth.
'- :; Ere . the crocus ..bold, .<
|. Ere^the" early primrose,____ .
'; Opes its -paly gold — \u25a0
Somewhere- oh the sunny bank
l i Buttercups . are " bright; '
l/ Somewhere 'mong the -i frozen grass
!*! * V Peep's the daisy white. *
'i Little hardy flowers.
; Like .to" children poor. :
; Playjng "in\ their "sturdy health .
;«By. their, mother's coor. „
.• P.urple with *the\ northwlnd.
\u25a0j ,Yet alert and" botd:.- .
; Fearing -not.. and' caring not.
' Though they be' a-ct»ld ! :
I "What 'to 'them "is t \
."- -What are stormy shower?!
.•) Buttercups- and daisies
i».-. Are vthejse-:: human " flowers! '.
- He' who gave them, hardships
;' ; 'And j a . 1 i*e 'of care . r "
'l Gave ; them : likewise . hardy ; . strength \u25a0
And .patient . hearts ; to bear..
?. —Mary Howitt
Dickens' Granddaughter
> -Louise^dosser Hale dictated a recent
.;story,to V delightful; Engllsh^girl^ who
-jworked' in' the '•; typewriting office of
'Charles: Dickens' granddaughter. "Im
\u25a0gine.Tr says,. Mrs.- ; Hale, ."the? grrand
_'daught^r'of/Charles Dickens 'taktog in
.'any effort of : mine." • I 'found her a re
straining; influence when I "came to
• speak ;of Kngrliso. conditions, If or "we
f Americans are^^pt to exaggerate Brlt
jish;'faults,\ and whenever I: saw" any
jtKinsc 'among rmyj notes 'that* I 'thought
".would, vex her remolded ;my,' thought.
r , She* is ,a*i bright little bird of a woman
jand £ might "\ well" have - stepped- , out "' of
2 the;*; covers; "of 'the"; great novelist's
Jbooks."-r-'New \u25a0York. Sun.. '\u25a0.'\u25a0\u25a0 •
Tne King of Crabs
On a lonely strand, «in a house. of sand,
. ??at the King of . Crabs all day:
Bright red was his back and bis claws
;.wert black;
Oh. ? hajidso:n^ kir.3;. in his waj^g
Yet he sat all alone on hfs'cora! throne;
Neither queen ni)r court hari.lie.
For his terrible "clawa- were his only
- And he'd eaten his court, you see. tl
Now. who wouh! be queen to this cruel
. And soften, his crabbed old soul?.,
Not'we..satd the lady crabs tremblinc.
We prefer to live, on the whole:
But a robber band came to that lonely
In a great whlt<» shtp one n!srht;
Gray- rats, were they all, and they sent
"King of Crabs, come'out and fight."
B*:t that WII7 old king drew a narrow
rine^
\u25a0 On the beach near the rising tide.
Where, he offered; combat to , the first
. - gray, rat, . , ' :
i Who t vent tired toconre inside^
The ..robber, band, came -to^enjoy the
'\u25a0gam* " •
vWhilettfe old kins fought with their
Til] a monstrous wave* . ajid"; a water;
• grave \ ~ "
. Brought- those robber rat«, to grief.
Who now will b«-fHiegn. to this brave
t . .._ old. king _ _ _ -•\u25a0
And soften his crabbed old soul?
We. we. cried the lady crabs," frolick-
L*>t him. choose his queen- for that
role;
So the King of .Crabs chose another
mate
- To banish dull care away.
But. sad to relate, at their first tete-a
tete .
He ate' her, the very next, day.
ftf& —^ • Seward Wallace.
Howa Dinner Was' Procured
A Gascon who was at , a loss for a
dinner seemg 1 . Frere RornaCn. the.cele
brated architect, STiperiniending the
l>ridge of the .Titileries. determined to
dine at his expense. He stood looking
attentively _at the work, as if he hart
been a connoisseur, measured wftat had
been erected, walked, with great grav
ity across, and . seemed to be engaged
in an elaborate- criticism of the/whole.
Krere Romain. a little uneasy, went
up to^him and asked ,him what: lio
thought of it. "Friend,", said the Gas
con. "I " have . some" important* informa
tion; to communicate- about -the bridge,
but I am too 1 hungry, <and>must dine
first." Frere Romain immediately of
fered him a dinner,, acid; wh«n it hat was
over -the '.Gascon" saiiJ: " Tily. "frJend!
you have* dene 'wisely? in building: this
bridge acroos the river, for if you had
trfed-to buOd-lt the. long way tf would
never have? succeeded **
A \ Little : Learning
"A young Frenchman with only an
Imperfect * knowledge* of " Enarlfsh. es
pecially .in the;matter of orthography,
began 'business in : tihls country in th«
sweetstuff-llne.* Having -been v compli
mented for his quickness " tn serving «
customer who \had; to["catch\a train
and' was * pleased: at not "being- kept
waiting.", he . put la. card in .the ..window
of his shop— "Short. Weights Her«!"