THE POOR FISH. Little Johnny went to fish, Though 'twas mot his mother's wish. Thought he'd take home a great "mess," Eight, or ten. or twelve, I guess. First the minnows stole his bait; Greedy imps--they couldn't wait. Then his fishing line nigh broke; Grandpa fish thought that a joke. But at last he landed him; ! Pull was stronger thaw the swim. "Mother will be pleased indeed; We will have a 'scrumptious feed!" I DON' WANNA GO T" BED. "I don' wanna go t' bed -- 'Citin' chapter I ain't read: Injun bout t' git him, too-- Old 'Red Ranger,' tried and true. Can't I finish 11?" teased Ted. "No, you can't; you go to bed." "I don' wanna go t' bed." "Stop your arguing with me, Ted; Hurry up, It's half past eight!" "Gee whiz, mamma, that ain't late." : "Yes, it 1s," Ted's mamma said, You go take yourself to bed." "I don' wanna go t' bed--- I ain't no ole Sleepy-Head; Gran'pa's sittin' over there, Head a-noddin' in his chair; Why don'ja send him imstead? I don' wanna go t' bed." "Take yourself right off to bed, Did you hear me?" Mamma said. "Just one other word from you, And you'll get a whipping, too!" "Oh, gee whiz," he softly said, "1 don' wanna go t' bed." WHAT, INDEED? How terrible Mother Earth felt When she lost the equator, her belt; "But what could she do, /When her body there grew So hot the sald girdle did melt? SUN JIN RIBS DICTIONARY C PENNY, af on a3 ~-- +VED - KE L LAND. RE & hah "Ny NED (Cis [KIDDIELAND [C The Villager and the White Bear | ANY a long, long year ago, M when elves and fairies and Robolds and Schretels were as plentiful as blackberries on a bush, the King of Norway decided to make the King of Denmark a present of a white bear. . Accordingly selected a great huge beast and sent it in charge of a sturdy Norseman to the Danish court, The way was lorfg and the Norse- man, when eventfig drew nigh, stopped at the house of a Danish vil- lager and asked lodging for the night. "Alas," sald the villager, "I do not want to seem {nhospitable, but it is he sorry accommodation I can offer you, My house is ample indeed, but I can no longer Mve in it. ' An evil Schretel comes every night. I never see ft, but it rains hard blows on me and my children. It tosses chairs and tables about as if they were feathers, and breaks everything in the house. And so I have left my good comfort- able house and am living in. a wretched tumbledown little hut." "Are you willing?" asked the Norseman, "to let me try to pass the | ADL ron CH Ae aight in your house, if I venture to do so In spite of the evil Schrete!" Indeed, yes, if you are not afraid! "I am not," said the Norseman _ So the Norseman and the gre white bear went into the house an | made themselves comfortable for thc night. The Norseman bullt a good fire in the kitchen and the white bear lay on the hearthstone in front of It, basking in its warmth, They had settled themselves to sleep, both man and beast, when the door was pushed open and in came the Schretel. He was not very tall, but, oh, Row strong he was. He was dressed in brown and green and wore a bright red cap on his head. He went at once to the fire to roast himself some meat which he had on a spit, and nearly stumbled over the white bear, "What is this creature doing here?" he sald to himself. "I do not like his looks nor the way he is clad. I'll frighten it away as I have done the villager and his family!" 80 he gave the white bear blow on the head. Up jumped the huge bear growling fiercely. : "Get out," sald the Schretel, "this place belongs to me." And he gave the white bear another blow, The white bear was so angry. at this 'that he made a rush for the Schretel and tried to catch him go as to crush him to pleces, The Schretel was nimble, how- ever, and darted away in time, but the bear pursued him and finally caught him. The Schretel fought hard and the white bear did the same, Finally the Schretel escaped, very much the worse for the encounter. y Out of the house he ran as fast as he could, and the white bear, after eating the meat the Schretel had meant for his own supper, lay down again on the hearth and went to sleep, In the morning the villager was surprised and overjoyed to see the Norseman and the white bear emerge from his house safe and sound, though the white bear did have some bruises and cuts on his body. Thanking his host for the night's lodging, the Norseman, with the white bear, went on his way. "While the morning was still young the villager was surprised to see the evil Schretel, dressed in brown and green and wearing his red cap, but he was limping and his face was badly gashed, and one arm was In a sling, and altogether he was a bat- tered up looking Schretel, a heavy HARVEST MOON IS G Harvest moon is shining, big ind round and red, Keeps right on a-shining when we go to bed; Brings the little people light to see all might And they keep a-working till the morning light. Tiny little people living in the grass (iather in the harvest, sirange things come to pass; Listen to their chortle; merry songs they sing'; Crickets very likely make the still air ring. Storing, storing treasure for the Winter days, Packing crannies full of things, busy tiny fays, In the queerest corners, packing fo the brim, These tiny little. people are working with a vim. Picture Jack and Jill Fell Down a Hill. Do J ( Day has a house with windows wide Where girls and boys in joy abide, But ere these children go to bed A little girl in dress of red Comes out and shuts those shutters tight, Then everybody says "Good-night." SUNSET, Puzzle APA3I000 You See Two More Water Carriers? MR. ELEPHANT'S OFFER. Said the elephant, "By the way, Monk, Do you want to invest ina trunk? If you do, here is mine; It's certainly fine, - And it's guaranteed not to be Junk!" Straight to the villager he came and asked: "Is that fierce cat still house." "Of course," said the villager, and it has brought its five young cats also." "Indeed!" exclaimed the Schretel. in your "That will; be six of them. If one can maul and bite and strike, six, even if five are young, are too much even for a spirit. I must go at once!" ig And away went the evil Schretel and never returned, and the villager was enabled once more to live in his own house. PORTLY old gentleman near- A ing the entrance of his home stopped suddenly as he heard sounds of- sobbing coming from be- neath the hedge nearby. As he tooped to investigate, he discoverea a lad about 12 %ears of age, huddled in a heap, and crying iY break his heart. "What is the trouble, son?" the man asked. oy The boy. looked up and started to wipe away the tears, rather ashamed that anyone had caught him crying. "Well, you see it was this way," he answered, when he could speak, "I was in swimming and along came a lot of Boy Scouts, and they were soon in the water, too. We had a fine time diving and racing. After a while the scoutmaster called the boys to get dressed, and I went with them. When they saw that I did not put on a scout suit they asked me why I didn't have one, and I sald that I'd lke to, byt I didn't want to tell them that mother couldn't afford it just now. Then Sam Turner, who lives in that big white house, said that I had no money because my mother was an old washer-woman. That made me angry and, without thinking, I hit him in the eye and then I licked him good. Then I ran away before the master got there." "Show me where you live," said the man, Good Scouts and Good Fr > good excuse that night ing to his grandfather, but the latte: settled himself in his easy chai: without making the usual request In a little while the doorbell rang. and Sam was very much astonished to see Tim walk into the room. Brought face to face with Tim, it was Sam who was soon In tears The boys became fast friends--good Scouts, HIGHLY AMUSED, Said the moon: "How happy am 1 In roaming around in the sky; For 1 gaze on the earth And am filled with great mirth At the comical sights I espy." TOWN AND COUNTRY. At my town aunt's apartment house 1 walk on rugs soft as a mouse. The janitor will call me "sir"-- Aunt hes a cat with long, long fur. The elevator's hard to beat, And {ce cream (Ones across the street. ( But I came from thé country, see-- I'd give it all for just ome tree! ---- govrTEsY PanApeLPHIA Recorn.) ' -- In a short time they came to a lit- le rose-covered cottage, and when the boy called "Mother!™ a neat little woman appeared at the door. "Why, - Tim--" she began, but stopped when she saw his compan- fon. Then the old gentleman ex- plained that his grandson had just been whipped by her boy. "And he deserved: it, too!" Turner exclaimed. Tim was very much astonished to learn that this kind man could pos- sibly have such a disagreeable rela- tive as Sam. Then Mr. Turner told his plan by which Tim could earn enough to buy his scout suit, and at the same time teach a lesson to Sam, who was becoming more selfish ev- ery day. "Both his mother and father died when he was a little baby, and he has b spoiled by the servants ever 8 .' Then, turning to Tim, he continged: "Come over this evening and read to me!" That evening, as usual, Sam was late for dinner. "What's the trouble with your eye, Sam?" his grandfa- ther inquired. . "Oh, I ran into something!" the boy replied, and the meal was finish- ed without further conversation, Now, Sam was thinking that, on account of his eye, he really had a Mr. How would you. And dine upon. a shoe, doorknob and & cake of soap While looking at the view? A be a goat Well, here's a lesson that each child Oh, see the cow stick . Should to itself repeat: A goct is always satisfied With what it has to eat! Hervey -Poarwe: A ISNT SHE UGLY? out her tongue Most anprily at mel She must have read the line I wrote Up at the T-0-p. And I must get a moral from This angry quadruped : Tis this: To look politely pleased, * No matter what's been said Never 'excuse a wrong action by saying that some - one else does the same thing. = Benj. Franklin,