CALE ALLEN... ...GENIUS rm — 4 The Whimsical Carriage-Maker Of Carmel-Town Now, a genius—well, if you'll show me any really smart man that hasn't a skew-angle on « corner or the other of him, then I'll set up the cider the next time you come around to my And a genius does even his irting a little different from the or of men; but we've got almighty matter-of. fact set women in Carmel that you can't understand such things. It always ent with the n. 4 that Cale Allen was a4 genius up with him It a mite on Doc Bragg ride around in leigl body b like a duc ind to have the boys hot nary Such an of makxe nowledged and put tough "ST i y what renius, place of through a wt to Suppose Som: get ere and finally ong ing dour fiouse and frout walk hurreing afraid struck a fell He's Was m, and walk dow nd paper he ff Of app.es Boy sald brought sound unbe a Tallman well didn’t ces 1derer Carmel to call than when a society, but started out old bach a bag widder If pas ging the tome “Ho's tions, And that of all those Or an of BWeel app.es meant more 0 day beginning to that's what he's show doin’,” atten said was the general opinion in the grocery store at the thane. Some remembered back, and those that couldn't remember could guess how it might be If they had the chance. Some of the citi zens sald they were a good mind to put the thing right to Cale the next {ime he came to the store; but there wasn't anything so mighty definite about it, and then you never know how ga geniue (3 going to take hec toring. We let things hang. The next item that happened was wearer to the point. near sighted old poke, came hump- ing into the store one evening a lit- tle later—it was In March, if I ol member, about the time the crust got | hard and icy—and he said he believ- | ed the Sprague sugar orchard was | ha'nted. He was kind of all up in a | heap about it, old Cy was. He sald | he was coming along the road at the | foot of the slope and from away up | amongat the trees came sky-hooting | some kind of a contraption that look- | ed like—well, old Cy called it "an | assitrich.” “Ostrich, you mean don't ¥ the storekeeper. “Wal, the long-shanked bird millinery store on his tail” “Don’t buther me when T'm a story!” So we kept still, He went on to say that this seemed to be letting blue yells | out Qf him or her for all him or her | able, He explained that some the yells were way up squawky and some were down gruff, and he couldn't say as to whether it was him or her. Anyway there 3 a terrible to-do on, according to tell. First it would scoot one and then the other, and finally thing, he couldn't tell what, away from fit, and then stood there in the road thing came whoop! over wall, ker-whish WOW OV and down into the m« taat tim e?” ask- | ed | with | sald i tell thing the was like 50 way some shot off whilst he the ostrich the stone road glone adow And fussed up that didn’ any more came along full pelt to the hat the vells Ff +} across oppo the Wis 80 and He when for grit try Bi LU Ste Biore. said ae thing it Cros {O00 much 13 nerves, have any ft to chase iL 43 we 20 and investi ie Gapen A 0 }) a 143 started after boy, “and on th ide queen's back to mother ttin’ on board and hol sar her 8 mile ime that shea missin’ that my the trees Hears our genius fn good man seem that into many doesn’t this a Figs have; Was a but ly did matter i a delegation headed bY i started off to investigate and proceed in matters as the 1 war | rant As ke the const: Case should coroners say, the remains Was we first took | The Widder of neigh waa still sitting on the i her muffler round head, | ng to the foot-board, ber mouth | wide open and hollering “Oh, my | lawd, there's a tree! Drag your feet! Whee! Theres another tree! Stop me! Oh, my sakes! Drag your feet!” Half the women were all saying: | “Poor critter!” and the others were | snapping “Missabul scoundrel!” You | can figure pretty well on which ones se ful hier “They say it's a long lane that has turnin’. “sald the constable; “but ft seem to me it's a longer Billi that ain't got any bottom." “And trees on it thicker'n spines on a quill-pig, to jedge by ber re marks sald another man. “It any of ye's got the aperit of a louse,” yelled Mis’ Liza Bangs, ‘you'll march boots to the house of that missabul Cale Allen that's done this turrible deed and fetch him to the ring-bolt with a good round turn, He ought to be strung up higher'n Haman” The way those women indorsed that would have done good to the souls of a Populist convention, The first selectman came in just then, and they all lit on him. “All 18,” said Mis’ Bangs, "if you men folks lou't stir your stumos al mighty sudden the women of this town will take it up, and there'll he a b'ilin" water bee that will take skin and bristles oft'n one hog in town!” The se bought a a crown on it as to say tricities flew at barn rat “Gents,” he ¢ with a e 1 the meetin’ might call tion. 1 will genius’ house had Cale, painted who off gavels lectman, new aleigh and crossed the the hens about but setting something of genius; him like voeen women turning to us the of guess favor an official lead the and al Ose 80 foller me.” gelectman had to fairly two of the women to s care of the widder, for might try to jump off her mi as you might say, and get into tr ble. It certainly was about the popular excursion that was ever ganized in the town of Carmel, Everyone wanted to go along. official party what of mind may The back take dri and ve sled, Hi moat or headed se . 1 h tr HOUSE, pretty Mis' Bangs, wi ain't that “ge wall th way at all” tentlars ientisis “I Cale say that women the bein’ ti country, work and b havin’ nothi minds nervous That's that the prosperation of it Widder E00 1 the size one a snapped thi and we one it he some things: but eye pretty ratood he wid down was showed (1 knew on i | Sprague could see goetiin run solemn and lonesome, in" on things, and was fallin’ nervous prosperation just as fast as she could And whilst the rest of the hogs in this place was goin’ around with thelr notes held down thelr own business and not payin attention to the sufferin’s of Meir neighbors, 1 studied up on the thing, and | was bound to cure her of #3 the scientists it. The books say that in cases of that Kind the patient needs to be roused up, taken out of hum-drum surround. given some fresh and healthy a0 on” of Tall persist WAR ind fo her brain-fag, “Then the first prescription man sweetings falled, hey?” ed old tke “1 understand what youre at, you old picked-noned hyena!" yelled Cale. “It's this town that there can’t neighborin’ without it bein got so he any chawed down at that grocery atore. foto the shape of the steeple! When I'm talkin’ science to you | want order, “Now, | went round this evening herself, as you might say, and make life a little less solemn and mourn: ful. | went to cheer her up with fresh alr and healthy excitement, as the books advise. And see what comes of It? Belin’ misunderstood and hooted at, and havin’ my house invaded by a gang that don't under stand science nor common polite ness." “It 1s generally admitted.” sald the gelectman, “that the ones who intro j duce new ideas into the world al ways have to stand more or leds { abuse: but you'll have to admit, Cale, the people in Carrel have al ways been mighty kind to you as a genius In the carriage and line, We have taken your new | in models and your schemes in | and have pulled our wa and pald | and never sald a word this treatment for nervous proaperation seems to be affecting peace | happiness of a home ¢ the rium of an immortal ! 1d smacked pretty { that gleigh ideas color ‘ore and equilib He walt. Well, don’t } where ne ever of wor could see gain ahead, that she Is still goin’ ror vou'd un community feels the 1 as. VO gettin’ there on her bed foothoard, and thine ” hing up the family yd deal hand he and al me pop the question and And i¢ ain't a om this Miz’ Bang» vappe stuck me till ye right square noses now | if you are der vour suppose you are satisfied get It family matter n and time on, I'd like to have there tell wherein it Now, really, there didn’t anything to say “Mevtin' adjourned gald the seleciman, and home, wondering at just oe i ry me alr geom 10 be din’ went what point tO «it being prospe ration of us ia siny we up but not very nervous take notice, posted on mind oublea none y well and r could ver History Repeated. A learned clergyman was with an illiterate preacher fessed to despise education “You have Deen to college, talking who pro 1 sup “1 have, sir,” was the curt answer “1 am thankful,” said the ignorant one, “that the Lord has opened my event occurred in Ba was the retort-—<Har “A similar lnam's time,” per's Weekly. Of the 136.661 freight cars ordered for American rallroads last year 6s, 000 were of steel construction The lord chief justice of England was well known In his younger days as & boxer of nota a ————— FADED COLORS FAVORITES The greens both millinery shades enough instances, that are prominent in and differing and frocks, many are shown, only from the old ' § \ to Justify in statement Lones, the All dark to they are new of the from willow tones light, the greens, a and resh springlike unt, f illed printania, a warm yellow green which | moss charming in sparingly uses times milliner: or neu upon a te or I frock—all these shionable, is a vivit 14 an green, successful in Paris up All the pinkish and begonia, dash French Ons i ie with a xtremely unbecoming more The peach f rose, including old the reds, the old gold yellows, with ing from mar blues i Bh A hade of rose tones, blue places of lack of ambition t 1 ail things onsiderat! the g ing and lesting infortunate o I do not mean set rules i ives but that their good invariably fai cult ttle girls real £% he | that “lady and therefore impli fine nobility of heart, and that being a true lady The work 1s really er all, and convincing appreciated reguires oni suggestions by the child stant preaching variably fail Of all things, this last method-—nagging-—ror it is not only Irritating to any child, but 11 is only the right opment of young minds and nagging would in #3 avoid disastrous to devel A ROYAL CHINESE AUTHORESS The the peror Yung Lo of the Ming dynasty in A. D. 1405, committed paper her thoughts on the behavior of women, under the title of “Instructions for the Inner Apartments,” i. e., for women These are arranged under twenty headings, with an additional chaptes on the education of girls The Em press lays much stress on gentleness, good temper, ewonomy, kind treatment of the young and of relatives, but thinks that speech unrestrained is the real rock upon which most split. “If your mouth is like a closed door your words will become proverbial: 4. Seid Empress Consort of to ance line, she 8 not to jealousy, but rather satisfaction | husband ihordinate Buppos she will Ix left heaven, and must tr: r her depena- and summon widowhood Mount Tal may er } walk ave NAnEgIng tha Bucel priceless Oro } IRN but "Ew } Ma whe her Dublin wearing a smeralds fine Castle has a she also owns which Shah "ne Ereen gems are a meral ; Mrs George Keppel has =a 15 Current sh ne which 2 slender FOR THE SHOPPING novelty intended to sli BAG ip into a flat tile of the of g bag is a case of tal One inner sides is out with rows the a spring is comes a stiff , which at when oase is closed, but touched, and This may nails, or hair, ac cording needs of the The opposite side furnishes a mirror, back of which lie concealed a nail fila, a pencil, and other small aids rise when bes brush be devoted to clothes, to the wearer FASHION HINTS black and white checks are not some extremely made this The waually dressy, ye! handsome gowns Aare of popular material A black and white checked foulard the check, the principal color being will be pald to what vou say.” In her additional chapter on educa doggerel poem of about 350 lines, ou appointing by some So far from pleading for higher education for Chi pil to practice fillal plety, virtue, pro priety, deportment, god manners and domestic duties as a preparation for her emtry into married life. Then If she has no children to continue the The gown most frequently seen on the street i2 the coat and skirt sult, worn over the thinnest of lingerie blouses Gowns and hats are in the best of taste, with even the tendency towards overtrimming modified. Mother's Instructions. Hostess-8hall 1 help you to the cake, Tommy? Tommy--No'm. Let me help me self first. Ma told me not to help mesel! more’'n onet, You can help me all you please afterward
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