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Show DEAR MISS FATJLKAEP Will you tell about animals that have been put out by cruel men and taken In by kind men' I take great pleasure In reading tout stories every Sunday and I am glad when Sunday comes Hoping that I may have the pleasure of reading the story of this kind soon I am one of your anxious readers Mabel Skinner. MX DEAR STOP I LADY Will you please write a story of an : ; animal or animals' I want you to : write a story that will bring gladness to the people In the story Your lov ; Ing friend w tiolt Dmz MY DEAR CHILDREN Today I will retell for you the story of The Bell of Atri which is told by the poet Henry W Longfellow in : his Tales of a Wa side Inn I hope that you v. ill takt his book of poems and read the story as he tells it for I am sure that you will enjoy it I am glad you request animal stories for it shows you are fond of '' animals and I am ture jou always : treat them kindly Very sincerely loua Story Iady By GEORGENE FAULKNER. jLS T CM hill stands a Kr3 I fyj lualnt little town LSwn Ssfii Cd"ed Atrl 11 ATyC Tw 10 'w as though the W 9yjzS3jC4rh town climbed cQiC-c'EnAT.'i ' ar' ' way ui SWJJ tl c 1 illside and the sat do n to rest u der the blazl g tun lyfng long ag there II ed In this bill side town a go Mi king named Glova inl or John as we Id tall hi u This king loved all his people lea I nd le ruled over tbeu so wisely and v II ttut all his f'ople lov 1 him Mv people must alwa s la c Justice he sal 1 No e b all mj kingdom shall ever le loo po r t o sm I o sk Jusllct f me tb Ir king fco the klrg ha 1 a great bell mad and r f b elf i ojettel o r It d sb It d it fro u the s l p r I st o u ' mS I g Lm.p ro v s f ste ed t tl e b I u d the r i e ' jp&S& jf flWSS wa s lo (. that It o led anost t tl if SNhIS( g nl H h tie una H 1 lid Co U HHJtWumM. wK& rinfc the b 11 tine fnnl ifflP I Whi th le s In i lace the kl k ffsliffil&w dr sstd i 1 Is r rol e of st tp ro Ic rc-MMBKffifc through the to v with 1 is c tie s the people ran out and follow el th 1 r p.s The Poor Horse Tagged at the Rope and Rang the Bell of Justice II as 1 u u In he unrke lace unde u r f belt 1 ojecte 1 0 r It d Hb It d it fro u the s 1 p r I st o u ro k v s t ste ed t tl e b I u d the r 1 e wa s lo t. that It p led anost t tl e nl s h tie hi na h 1 lid co U rinfc the b u tine f n fl 4 Vt Whi th le s in i lace the M j, dr sstd 1 1 Is r rol e of st tp ro Ic through the to v with 1 is c tie s the people ran out and followel th 1 r rts frto t tht narlet late He In h aids blew a loud blnst their fun p s n d when the feople crowded 1 d tl h raids shoutpd Hlear e Hcur ye th proclamation of he I Ing d when tl p re t r si p 1 p kli i suld as 1 e 1 I tp 1 it eg t bell listen my belov d rtoile ad leclmj vords 1 Is I th btll of Justice and If , o of j Is out I I auy mu I y I u com I t tl c ml g p I p t J K II I u I u ing lip s I M I g alio d In t I feodllg John 1" For many years all went well in the lit tie town of AtrL Manv times the great bell had called the Judges to come out and settle some dispute and many wrongs were ma le right By and by the bell rope began to wear out and the hempen strands were un raveled and strand bj strand the rope became be-came loosened and broken in the hands of the person who tried to ring the bell This will never do said the Ju Ige when he ta the broken rope What if some little1 child vere wronged and could not reach these broken stiands? What shall we do? A d then some one brought a stiong piece of grapevine and braided it into the roie and mended It The leaves and ten drils ere still green and they hung twl ted tl rougl the broken rope making it look like a bta tlful garland 4 4 Now it happei ed that there lived in Atrl a knight who in his youth loed to go hunt 1 g He loved to 1 nt the wild boar out in the woods for he as fearless and bold He loved his horses his dogs at 1 his fjl co s nnd was never 1 appicr than 1 eu he was rill g in the cl nse But as be grew older he became tired of these outdoor sports and loved on j his gold He became so greedy for told tl nt 1 e bo d 1 Is horses 1 is 1 a ks and bis 1 un Is a d retted his 1 ej rds and bis garde s Ho keit 0 h ue 1 orse which a n s hn 1 leen lis faorlte This horse h d c r le 1 hi n tl roush na j a I ttle nu 1 h d I gl t 1 in) safelj the gl mat v a langer but no v tl is 1 1 giatef ll n a6tei left tl e p r 1 orse to shl er aid sidle In nn empty stal lie g ve him very little fool and did otl Ing fo tl p ton fort of the poor beast Jind day ufter dnj the mlserab e nan like the mlsci lint h wns sot 1 his thnli c ill g a d ecountlni? his gold U le gtl the fctlngj man begn to gr ble alout th little 1 lei tip 1 oor 1 nrse had t at id If a li W h t Is tl e isc or need of m kceilgtlatla II h rso t there In n stnllp entlng f 1 wl I I cos s ne so n tl t 1 o le f r hi I do ot 1 I I; I g r s wl v b 1 I hu e t 1 tl os f p 1 1 g hi ' I o l ee 1 1 1 f I ll t I shull tun I ut ou the p bile oi ud let him find his own food from the road side So the poor old horse was turned out bv his cruel master and the forlorn beast wandered along the hot roadside The sun poured down its Intense summer s, heat and the poor horse longed for a drink of water and a ilace to rest The dogs barked at the wanderer and so the horse left the road and climbed down the hillside His coat was torn by the brambles and briers and then he waudered forlornly about, not knowing which way to take 4 At last one very sultry afternoon when the people were all resting from the heat (for you must kno children that In the summertime in Italj at the -noontime it Is bo erv warm that all the people shut their houses and shops and put up their shutters and trv to keep out the piercing rays of the sun and then thev rest ntil the day Is cooler) the sudden)v were a rakened by the great bell ringii g out Bim Bam Blm Pam Blm Bam mmm It se raed to be ailing loudlv Some one hath d ne a wr g hath done a wrong Blm Bam m a wrong a wroig Blm m n n Ban n m The j dc was so id asleep, bit hen ht 1 enrd the olce f th bell h turned u his co id a d 1 st ned a 1 the 1 e dressed 1 haste a 1 p ttlng o 1 Is lole le ent 0 t t 1 marl et place but hp was cry rel ctaut to s out it th leit at 1 It made him cross that a jon 1 Id ring tie bell at this timt B t still the bell sn g out Its s ng Blm ni n Bsm m 1 Bin n n B u ui m So e o e hath done a w nj, hath done a wro g g 4 id 4 As tie Judge lr or to tie market place It shlelled hi ejes fr n (ho su ai 1 looked in surt ls8 He coild not sei a 1 uraan form but there st od a poor old h isc leject 1 an 1 f I rn t ggl g a aj nt tic lie atd tr lig t e ch tic cool g een le es hlle of lend th greilt tell inig out Its s g III 1 Bamm n llliu m ra Bmnu ignn-tigg Tie a 1 Is ro I f ie 1 le s v e1 t' Kh tl t 1 it lt tl IpI W h 1 I vlHt do tucj aW tl I fo t tl ! u. stl ug at could be answered they w the P hungry old horse -nibbling at the papen ee it Is the poor old horse tetajft 1 to that miser He spends his time s Irg out his gold, while his poor old K is turned out to the roadside to tm they said. -Now he ring3 the hen of J tice and pleads his cause as loudly as best Then the knight was called and P tioned before all the people, bnt he we? at the questions which the Judge atfeda and he tried to treat the whole mnJ a Jest But when the pet pie accused to of being a ml er and starving his ft WL horse he became angry JJ answer ( This Is my horse and I shall do whi" please with my own" The judoe then read to the miser proclamation of the king and he said j Pride- goeth forth on horseback grand But eometh back on foot and begs to Fame Is the fragrance of hero c deeds. Of flowers of chivalry a""1 not of ireo These are old and familiar pro said the Judge but If vou ever heard I efore you certainly d d not heed What good will eier come to jou star in, this poor dumb brute! 1Je vou fnithf illy and cU when be and stnng an1 now in his old n ust comfort him and pro ids bio f od and shelter 1 Then all the pcoi-ere so gad j si utxl an! tossed their caps htsl 1 air R1d said We will S. horned i'jj v a 1 see that 1 Is h rse is lut in "."j that the horse is fed Ith pood f f , Tie k isht heli d n his heaa s 1 oked ashi ned as he ei t away nv jj narket 1 lace and the ixxple led 1 rse in trlun 1 h I sck to 1 la '"t1 J Wl thekl "4tbtt.teWgf 1 isee aid cried aloud 1 U11 j I lenses mc 1 ', M bell co 1 eth into et rt and P cause to 41 Of ere Urns dimb and unko In s, s.rlC v 1 til Him make in tDn Tl btll1of.lif-.u iSttlm |
