ITTLE PRINCESS

By DAVID CORY

WILLFUL

li was a lovely nummer morning ai> the little wilful prince# • and her p < monkey flood at the udadow in :h" l.Utli eastern turret and looked across tlx land The rising mn threw far and away over the pneenaward long lunad shadow* of the We. silent fo'-i-st thnl bordered ihe winding road leading oter the hills and throneb the vsll.ys. Yonder lay the sea. purph and amber ir. ihe floods of morning splendor. The house of Michael the gardener Mood darkly out against the sky Ti e blue smoke from the rude stone chimney went splially np until It was lost tn the clear expanse above. The cast>e frowned from the rocks, i nd scattered here and there the humMe cottages of the peasants nestled In the wooded nooks. The meadows below the royal gardens were starved with golden flowers. while from ever} hedge and ThlcKet came the carols of the Joyous birds. The swaMow# gl.-amed like tnall-ci.-d warriors as th.-y chased the iiurntsbed insects through the air. I.ow music was beard In the grass, too. as tb- gras, hopprt beat his drum ;.*ul the cricket tuned bis pipe "It seems Just like a holiday with all this music.” said the princes* “It Is. Indeed.” replied the monkey: “see the flags and banners flylne In the town below.” Surely It must hsv. been a galaday there, for at that moment along me highway hurried n throng of peo- , le. various in dress and manner. r.any of them In lea with merchandise for the fair. “There goes old Urn! Trusty!” Isughed the little princess ns n chanM and four amid a great cloud of dn'passed by. “Why doer such a di:.- • creeable thing as he want to go to a fair this Jolly morning?” "Perhaps he thinks he may find n cure ut one oi the booths.” suggested the nonke) : “who knows?” •‘Let us go. you and I,” erf a sudden cried tin- princess, and suiting her cl ions to her words, she ran of to give orders for her .-ony to b» saddled ..r.d one for her pet monkey, also. The vl'lage square wo* ttironged with people when the little princess rod her pet monkey arrived, sc thronged that they had some difflculty In making their way. although the people pressed back te Jet th<>m pas* m soon a* the;- recognized her small highness and her devoted escort, whose- fame lutd reached the poor peasants for many miles around. “Why so muc h excitement?” asked the princess, looking curiously about to find the cause. “Yonder gallant knight.” answered the monkey, pointing to a stalwart horseman, aimed cap-a-pie. who a! that moment rode through the crowd. As he passed her by the princess heard him say to Me squire: "W ind a blast upon your bugle horn, and proclaim to the assembled ;>eople that here tn the market place I hang my shield in order that all who are so disposed may come and see themselves reflected In It.” Sweet and mellow the bugle notes rang out in the clear air. and when a space had been cleared In the center of the throng, the shield of the gallant knight was placed there, a burnished disc of i-llvery radiance, which were reflected the passing events as in a minor. But even mor* was shown from the ramglc reflector. For every one who looked at his image in the shield saw something he had never seen before. Curious it was to watch those who looked and passed on. There came a pretty slip of a girl, who posed In a vain attitude before It. But tn a moment, with a blush, she turned quickly away. Quite soberly she walked back lo her place in the crowd and awaited with Interest the next who should venture before the telltale mirror. Presently the crusty old lord, whose chariot wheels had raised such a dust upon the road to the discomfiture of the merrymakers on their way to the fair gazed upon his image in tlxshield. He grinned and frowned at It wondering at first what it was. but v hen it grinned and frowned back at him. he felt that it knew him. and he turned away, sorely troubled at the

knight, looking keenly at the monkey, "the shield liarmeth none.” So saying, he led the princess before the burnished mirror and wlth-!-ew to one side, while her little highn<«* looked Intently Into it. At first he reflection of herseif was the same r that which had always met her y.-. when she had gazed Into the oval mirror of the castle, or her own private one In her beautiful boudoir. l;ut gradually Ihe face changed. Slowly but surely much of the beaut} ibappeared. The light in the eye* row hard, and the lines hat came iii-out the mouth changed It so that •ears came to the eyes of the little !i iacess. "Oh. how wilful!" she ’bought. -he took out her small handkerchief ind wiped her eyes. Forgetting where she was for the moment, she drew closer. "Can It be possible." •he whispered, “that thla U really try 'nee*" and again she wiped away the Ut'le princeas.” said the monkey, took'ng over her shoulder, “come, let •i: go.” She turned and without a word, followed him. Then the stalwart knight advanced and lifted up , 'i> shield, and bracing It once more np-m his arm. rode on stately through he town. On r»-aching the broad highway, he paused to watch the little ■-rin<--s» and her small escort ascendleg the bill to the castle Just then he sun. striking the window In th* ■astern t-’rret from which that very tjorrinc the little princess had looked uowti. made U ms bright as the shield upo:: his arm. “Oh look, dear monkey ” cried the Mttlo princess, speaking for *be first rime, “I am almost persuaded that the shield of the knight lias been transported by some miracle and hung ujion our castle.” “No. little princeas." he replied Your own little mirror will answer in the future." But the princess did not reply, for she was wondering greatly »r the wisdom of her pot monkey.

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cerood to be a wonderful atton. about this radiant ' line and all felt impelled tn its depths. The rays from Ike warm hands <1 rawing in ions and timid alike Some boldly and with mueh brn-

•Sliall I d* linte prinesns.

Ti'sHonie Table

French Fried Potatoes To cook French Mod potatoes, boll the potatoes In their Jackets and then r-l . nd cut and fry. If using raw potatoes, pun- and cut and wash, then dry and let lie In n warm room to dry ofl. then fry. You will have better success using a vegetable oil In place of the Urd. Ijtrd can not be heated to a high temperature without burning. French fried potatoes require a temperature of 360 degrees Fahrenheit which temperature is much too hot for lard. Sour Rabbit Cut the rabbits and then place In a china howl and add One cupful of chopped onions. One bunch of potherbs One teaspoonful of sweet marjoram. Six cloves. Five allspice. Two bay leaves. Now cover, using a mixture of two (■arts vinegar and one part water. Set n a cool place for three days, turning the rabbit over every day. then put In n casserole dish or stewing pan and cook until tender. Thicken the gravy. Serve potato dumplings with this dish, or It may he eaten cold. Chicken a la King Cut the breast of a cooked chlckc Into one-inch pieces and then place one and a half cupfuls of thick cream sauce in a saucepan and edd one cupful of mushrooms that have been peeled and cut in piece* and then parboiled for six minutes in boiling water, and also One green pepper, diced fine and par-boiled. Add: Yolks of two eggs. Juice of one-half lemon. Onesjuarter teaspoonful of mustard One and a half teaspoonfuls of salt. One teprpdonful of paprika, to the cream sauce. Also add the prepared chicken, the mushrooms and then green pepper. Heat until the boiling point is reached and then simmer slowly for ten minutes and serve on toast. Fricassee Chicl en Draw and singe and cui tht- chicken Wash and plan* in c deep saucepan and cover with boiling water. Brine U- » boil and add i tie onion.. (-ne small carroi Two branches of Took slowly .!!ld"d If desir.d, Boston Cream Pie One cupful of sugar. Fix tahlespoonfuls Of shortening. IThoo in a bowl and then cream wel

e-half capful of milk or water. :o ccpfuls of flour. rue i>T.t'ix>onfuls of baking pot a! w-ell to mix and then bake in n

moderate oven in two layers for to minutes. Filling One cupful of milk. Six level ttiblespoonflits of cornstarch. Dissolve the stanch in the milk and bring to a boil and cook for five minutes. Now add: One-balf cupful of sugar. One well-beaten egg. On* tf uspoenful of vanhla. Beat to thoroughly mix and then cool and spread between the cake layers. Ice the top with water icing pread with Jelly and then cover with cocoanui. Cheese Capanc Mince one onion fine and cook until ►oft In one tablespoonfnl of butter. Now add three ounce aof cream cheese broken In bits and season. Spread on eight finger-widths of toast and garnish with paprika. Tartar Sauce Yolk of egg. One teaspoonful of mustsrd. One teaspoonful of sugar. One-half teaspoonful of paprika Qne teypoonful of lemon Juice. Mix well and then add alowlr c half cup ot naiad oil. Add one i poonful of small sour pickle# chopped Tomato Salad One-half cupful of salad oil Four tabiespoonfols of vinegar One teaspoonful of salt. One teaspoonful of paprika. One-half teaspoonfal of mustard. Blend until creamy and then prepart the lettuce. 1-ay on platters onehalf of a tomato on lettuce and cover with dressing. Four medium-* I rod raatoes weigh about one pound. Biscuit Thro pounds of flour. One and one-half ouncee of salt. Two ounce* of baking pov-der. Place In a bowl and sift twice. Rub

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One-half enpful of shortening Mix to a dough with One and one-half cupfuls of inilk. One and one-half of water. Knead In the bowl to blend well and then roll out one Inch thick on woPfloured board. Out and brash the ->pn with milk and bske in a hot over, for eighteen minutes. This makes ilioni fifty miscults. LET THE CHILD HELP .wry aonaal child, even one lutog as eight or less, ran be inter sled In Homethlng which will be to her benefit If th- mother wtl! cast about a little and find her natural inImation. It is really only an app’ic* ti<n of the klnderc-.rten theory Th'' Jei> Is not to deprive ihe child of hour of play: It Is merely to gu'dc ruirt of Its recreation Into useful ch.int.els. Through accomplishment a child will bare a ‘higher opinion of her ability, gain confidence and be spurred cn to further effort. Does a child who • anxious to sew get more pleasure .rom running stitches In a bit of muslin which she knows wm be Into the scrap basket or from sewing up two sides of muslin Into a bag in hich her mother promises to put the washed lettuce on the Ice? Her Ub uivial as it might have hern, has resulted In sn object of some conceqnence. and she is accordingly gratified and encouraged.

'Origin of Famous Songs The author of "Kathleen Mavourneec." bad at first little notion of the worth of the song. and. indeed, would hare disclaimed all responsibility therefore had it not been for a little strategy on the part of a friend. Mlcholls Crouch, the composer In question had written the song amuse a railway Journey to Plymouth, whither he went on busineee for a commercial firm. It so happened that In that town, be bad rendered the composition to a Mrs. Rowe, who greatly admired It and requested that Trooch sing It at a concert she soon to give in Plymouth. Trooch declined the invitation, and thought more of "Kathleen" until one morning, glancing through the window of his room at a Plymouth inn. he was amazed tb observe a big poster on the bill board opposite announcing Mrs Rowe's concert whereat he was Hated to give "Kathleen Msvoumeen." But for a lovers* quarrel, overheard by the composer, another famous song —"Darby and Joan”—would never have been given in the world. “The Star Spangled Banner,' everyone knows, was actually composed during the beat of beUie. the author. Francis Key. having Jotted It down as be watched the beta Hi id men t by the British forces at Fort McHenry, near Baltimore. The grumbling of a negro groom led to the composition of the Immortal “Old Folk* At Home.” While waiting for a change of horse# at a kentneky hostelry, the composer, Stephen Footer, author of so many beloved darkey melodies, heard a melancholy negro murmur, as he threw a set o' harne** to the ground. “l.*e sick an* tired o’ dla life. I wiaht I was hack wlf de ole folks at homer” "Where may that be, Sam?” asked

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"Oh.” answered the darkey, “’way oowt on de Suwannee River.” The result was the song we have

today.

A British army bandmaster war the Inspiration for “The Girl I Lett Behind Me.*’ It appears that this gentleman was a bit o a male coquette. r>nd thet. as a res'.It of his flirtation 1 Ite w* , eviT bidding good-bye at U— Marion, or occasions when his reqlnient wa« being transferred, to some young woman who had fallen a victim to hi* charms. Finaly. the traditio' runs, a member of the hand. In a spirit of sarcasm, wrote that famous song, whi would be played by the band whet *er the bandmaster rejoined the regiment. So. in time. U got to be the •’marching-out” tune of the whole British army.

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