OUR YOUNG FOLKS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3698, 10 July 1906, Page 4

OUR YOUNG FOLKS

MONKEYS AND A MIRROR. K Small Mirror 'Makes Things U«lj Among Centra) Park Monkey Folk. The Bander-log, as Mr. Kipling calls ;!i« monkey folk, had a dreadful time in Central park nob long ago and all because tf a little mirror. Bub then a mirror has teen known to raise no end of trouble imong real human folks. As the New York World tells the tale, a wicked person landed the mirror to a large brown men-

BICKO AND THE tittiEOfi. bey known as Dlcko. The mirror waa about i inches in diameter. Dlcko took it, pinned, scowled savagely and then knock'd the ugly monkey in the frame clear noross the cage. A small black monkey picked «p the i;loss. He gazed at himself, and so did hall a dozen other monkeys over his sboul- : der, j Dlcko made a dash and snatched the mirror, whereupon every other monkey leaped upon him, and such a squealing, : -snapping, twisting mass ol monkeys was .'•over seen. The keeper found the aquis- • Hive monkeys trying to eat the quick* ilver. He entered the cage and fought with them to take the glass away. It was all -! fun for the spectators, particularly one I man, until he was arrested for furnishing ! the mirror. | What the Bird* Say. The negro Is a closo observer of nature, ns a rule, fivery animal he endows with human attributes. The rabbit, fox and squirrel and all the finny tribe are made to play a part In story and song, and the . birds are not slighted. Here are some sentiments which, the New Orleans Tlmes-Democrat says, ore put into the mouths, or rather the bedks, 4 of our feather friends by their sable Interpreters. Sometimes the owls hoot from tree to tree across the swamp roads: ■ I live In the new boose, Who—who-who'« 1 In the old? They call to each other from their perches in the mighty oaks and tupelo gams, where yellow jasmine and rattan tines twine so thickly as to make almost ft ! jungle, and they say: I cook For my folks, And who—who— who Cooks for y’ all? The partridge whistles shrilly through the summer grasses; Bob— Bobwhitel Corn ripe? Not quite. Dog bite? Yes, at nigh*. This dove mourns, say the old black people, for a passing soul. They claim, too, that the dove flies faster than does any other bird. The jay is said to carry souls downward. Why the pert little fellow has such an unenviable reputation is not known. This Is the song he is said to sing: Away, away I Done carried a seul Down today. Carry another Tomorrow. How to Cover a Book. Put the book in the center of a sheet of paper large enough to allow two Inches to be turned In at the bottom and sides. Fold the cover over the sides and crease it so that It will not slip. Then out diagonally from the top and bottom of the paper to points just a little beyond where the book will open. In many books this may bo determined easily by the binding. Cut straight slips from the top and bottom of the paper to the four comers of the edges. Then fold the paper forming the extension of the sides down between the book and the part of the paper cover whleh fold* over the top. This will make each Corner perfectly square. When using cloth, it is better to fold the corners rather than to oat them, aft the cloth is apt to fray, but they should be always turned and folded so as to come outside the book Itself, between it and the •ever, says Golden Days. Merry May. Baa, baa, white sheep, Gome with me and play. Don’t forget, my woolly pot, This is the first of May.

Ding, dong, fairy bells I What is it you say? "Sweetest month of all the year Is the month of May." The Lazy Dandelion. The wesj wind to the sunshine said: "It’s time that child was out cf bed. I cannot even see his head Above the clothes. Let's call his other nurse, the rain, And pull the sheets and counterpane Down to his toes.” They pulled him out of his warm place; They wushedhis cr;, ing, crumpled face And fighting hands; They combed and brushed his yellow hoist attwl him here and kissed him there ' . ■ > the shining summer air Laughing ho etauda.