A NIGHT IN THE SNOW.

Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17131, 18 June 1927, Page 16 (Supplement)

A NIGHT IN THE SNOW.

Syr' ON A BCOTTISH MOOR. /• ' '!» ' _ gL ‘(By Marjorie Forsyth.) “I wonder who can take this cheese for me," said a farmer’s wife one day. "I can, mother,” replied the little girl Elsie; "it will be a nice walk across the moor. Johnnie will come With me, I know.” : “There’s puppy to go as well, said the mother, “so one of .you will carry .thS!,-cheese ' and the other the puppy.” ’' ... , So the two children started off quite happily. They had not gone more than half say' when one of those violent storms of snow and sleet came on which common in Scotland. In a few minutes- the moor was - covered with snow, the path disappeared', and-nothing. could be seen but tßSaopCome. bushes;, The,children • but,'it was qf no use, and it began to snow they gave up trying, • and sat down under thet shelter of a big rock. f ‘ r “Oh, Elsie, lam so hungry,” cried Johnnie, with tears in his eyes. "Do let me have some of the cheese.” “Oh, no, Johnnie; we must not eat that. Mother gave it to us to take charge of, not to eat. We must not touch.it. Lie down, dear, and try to go to sleep." “but 1 am so oold,” said the poor little boyr’ Fortunately some snow fell on them and- protected, them from the frost. Jfthhfiie slept ’soundl? all night, but Elsie could not sleep. The next morning, as soon as it was light, their parents, with a number of friends, went out in search of them. They fbund them nearly frozen to death, and the first thing Elsie said was: “Johnnie js,all right, and so is the cheese.” isr all right .and so is the cheese.”

1 " . ’ * ' 2TAt almost any time, and particularly when the air is dry and frosty, you can ft-el the tinglp of electricity in a cat’s : cpat. When seated in a chair take the pat across .your knees, placing the left hand underneath the cat’s body and supporting most of the weight with ffie finger-tips. Now begin stroking 'the cat with' your right hand. Start .jhst at the base of the neck, and go bright down the back with long, slow /strokes. You will find that the cat ■will not be at all displeased, and probably will start to purr. For a few seconds .nothing will he felt, .but as you proceed you will find that the 'of your left hand are tingling. The -sensation is- caused by the electricity • which is generated when stroking the "(Sat. The amount of .electricity which is given out varies a good deal according’ to the kind of cat. Those, with rather short hairs- are, i generally speaking, more-likely to give a striking result than the long-haired kinds. ' f .- * • " *’ m * • ■ -V •• - « : t • • 7. • What is heiuiy.--without soap?— -A- " *' • * " *• * • • > . Whr is :'a,mouse like, a haystack?—~ 'Beciissn'“tfro 'cat'U eat it* '' ,r,r •