FOR THE CHILDREN

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 47, 24 February 1923, Page 24

FOR THE CHILDREN

THE STORY OF SIR VIETTE. By KlTit lIARFORD.i There lived in Wales about a hundred ■rein- i;c.., a widow with her tive children. 'I iipy were \ery poor, and often hud to pi wjthnu , anything to eat. ' >ne 'lay a richly dressed stranger came f.. the lii'ii-i' and said he would pay them well if they would give him something to eat. The woman prepared a meal, and the stranger down. But before he started to eat he took out a square piece of linen, which he put carefully over the front of his ,'nat. When he had finished he thanked the wnmnn. and lifted the linen, and a bag of cold fell down. II" pirkeil it. up and handed it with the linen to tlm woman, saying: "Take 1 his as payment. Maybe I will see you again, but 1 d<> not think so, for I travel a lot." Th"n he left. Tin l woman picked the money up and looked at tjie linen. Tn the corner of it was written "Sir Yiette," which was At the next meal she wore the linen, nnd when she took it off a bag of gold fell out again. With so much gold she wns able to move to a large house with better RUTroundinffs. Hut she was very mean with her money, and would not lend or give to any person. One day the stranger came back and paid to her: you are so mean T will take hack the linen." and he took it and went away. The woman made more linen squares. but no money fell out of them; so the old woman lost all her money and her beautiful house because she was so mean. Ever since then the people call the linen square serviette after Sir Yiette.

SPILT MILK. "Yum, yum, yum, rum!" Xobblea, Kibbles and Nubbles were enjoying themselves. "800, hoo, lioo, hoo:" Phil ran sobbing out of the room. The last words Nurse had said to her when she went downstairs had .been: "Now. Miss Phil, be very enreful and mind you don't spill any of your mil!<. because if you do you can't have any more nt all."* And Phil had said, "Of course I won't Fpill it. Nurse. I'll be very careful." And really Phil hadn't "spilt it, for it liud been nil Nobbles' fault. For Nobbles lind been so thirsty that he jumped right up on to Phil's knee, knocked the bowl out i>f her hands, and jumped down again before Phil knew what was happening and could prevent him. Still. Nurse could not possibly guess that, and so Phil would have to go without any more milk, whilst those greedy kitties would have more than their share. It really wasn't a scrap fair. Presently Nurse came upe'.airs carryin? a big saucer ot milk for Nobbles, Nibbles and Nubble*, which she put put down very carefully. She was very cross when she saw the bowl on the floor and the ' big stain on the carpet, and she went off to lind Phil so as to punish her. for Nurse was very strict, and she did not like having to try to tret the stain out of the carpet. Ami once slip had said that next time Phil spilt anything, she should be sent to bod n whole hour earlier than usual. And Phil never liked going to bed at all. Nobbles. Nibbles and Nubbles purred with delight, because they were all very greedy little kits, and very fond of milk.

No. 3G. "I'm glad I met you," said N the Nobleman; "in fact I'm so glad that I simply must stand on my head." And this he immediately did. I laughed. "You shouldn't laugh," continued N; "you will see that I am still N even when upside down." "Which proves you're a Nobleman," said I; "a Nobleman is always the same however he stands." "I don't think much of that," said Dr. B; "there are plenty of letters that are the same upside down." "I don't doubt it." said 'N, "but you must admit you don't often see a nobleman standing on his head." A LETTER MISSING. Prsvryprfctmn. Vrkpthsprcptstn. Only one letter has been left out of the above. If you insert it correctly you will have a well-known quotation:— Persevere, ye perfect men, Ever keep these precepts Jten. —"Daily Mall" Copyright.

But before they could reach the saucer, in at the door marched Phil. "Shoo! go way, you greedy cats," she cried; "you've had my tea, I'm just going to have yours —that's only fair." And she lifted up the saucer and drank all the milk before Nobbles, Nibbles and Nubbles had time to drink a single drop. "How quickly those cats have drunk their milk!" said Nurse as she fame back; "and they don't look as if they enjoyed it either." For Nobbles, Nibbles and Nubbles were sitting in a corner of the room looking very sulky and annoyed. "Xo, T don't think they have," answered Phil, laughing. "They've only onioyed it as much as T did minn." Which was quite true, wasn't it? , Nobbles. Nibbles and Nubbles looked crosser than ever! SENTENCES YOU CAN READ BACKWARDS. Treasure your love and love your treasure. You provoked Dick before Dick provoked you. THE MOON. . "I -wonder," said the Little Mouse, "f)h. can yon toll mc. pk'.ine? I vronder if it's really true The moon is made of cbeese?" "When is a tree as comfortable as a feed ? When it is down. When does a man have to keep his word? When no one will take it. Name the greatest stand ever used for liberty? Ink-stand. Why is death like the letter E? Because it is at the end of life. Why are sentries like day and night? Because when one comes tlic other gore. Why is springtime dangerous? Because the buds nrr shooting. What ship carries the most passengers? Courtship. What bridge rant you cross? The bridge of your nose.

MISCHIEF, There are more ways than one of getting into mischief. Little rats know this quite as well as little boys. When Tommy Rat was in the country visiting his aunt, he was locked in the house one day while that lady went to market. "He will be out of mischief if he is not out of door?." said ehe to herself. But she made a mistake. As sonn as he was alone Tommy looked around for something to do. He found his uncle's fishing rod, and at once began to fish in the water-barrel ' which stood beneath an open window. Ho was amusing himself in this way when some visitors came to the door of the house to inquire if there were any comfortable apartments to let. They rid not see Tommy, but Tommy m»' them, and raisiiig his rod quietly he dropped his hook upon their heads. When the mistress of Turnip Villa returned to her homo a few minutes later, she found the three visitors shouting, and scoldins, and dancing with .anger upon the doorstep," while above their iheads from the end of her mischievous little nephew's line dangled the gentleman's shining silk hat. Of course Tommy had to give up his prize, and to nunish him for his tiresome prank he was sent to bed. "It will teach him to behave better in future," said his aunt to heraelf. But she made a mistake once more. You ennnot teach little rats, or little boys to keep out of mischief. A SPIDER'S NEST. The trap-door spider's nest is like a not of finest gauze, spread upon the grass. The spider cornea out of his nept at dusk, fastens back his front rlonr with a silken cord, erects a long web and settles down comfortably. At dawn the web is taken down. The trapdoor lowered and the epider is not. ceen until evening, when the same performance is repeated.