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Show THE SUNDAY MOUSING EXAMINER, OCTOBER 1901. 1C, r 'Tnr&L L 'szJj r?s land examined the creature. It was a good the titan, I should liko to know very '.nixtS turtle, measuring at least a foot much. That 1 easy enough; perhaps It will j across tite ahell. of common touting "I wonder. old fellow, how long you afford you a method your friends if you should 'have made that put hole your home? You secretly with to do so." The old man then must he a bundled years or more old. 1 hare occasion and look at hla turtle-shi- qjickly pencilled open a Sheet of paper ,ay, Fred, oome here the following; he's a prize fur a dime museum." "Out n time to tKitlier with turtles 2 s i when and he drew up a flue pike I K 1; J ABC! BTUxT on hand, you Ivs gut wurk like this tr I p; iiK gtu r iTrfo VW too; oopper pennies, pieces of siiveTTL sume gold. Yes, the old turtle to'i ,2 truth. The pot was removed where the contents wera washed 1,3,' mtilned. It was not sn immense find, all, for the money only figured up hundred and fifty dollars; but the f in worth much. Harry waa generous and wanted ta sL vide up evenly with Fred, hut ha he'd be satisfied with the odd fifty TJ the old copper pot. The pleasure and excitement were more to Harry Gale than the mousy. 7? he returned in a few days to ) homa greatly elated and full of viso rZ either etudy or play. The old cryptogramle reader sot kg ,2; S? . know. i j Of course not; you can Ash while 1 "1lQiU can study natural history. I've a no lion and then, at the looked characters Harry to carte my name and date of your capturtle. About giving a little huign, said:' Why, that is ture, upon your back, old now the suine one plain as print Itself. Instead of writing one hundred years from toiler, one simply draws the sign wlBcS else will capture you and ba astonished contains to 'A' numbered accordingly. it, at your age. Over you go now upon your-Iflippers, and well. If that ln't jue VeJl ha might exclaim In Surprise, upon the turtle's back wera csrvtd some queer hieroglyphics which were all Greek to him. "Now, then, Fred, you've got to come hare. This is no common sort of turtle, alter alL Coma and see wbat 1 ve discovered." Well, I suppose I muet, hut I hate to, for they're biting good now," said Fred as he came and looked at the turtle. Ever eee one marked like that, FredT" I don't see anything strange about It. ; That's queer; I think thU la the queer-jeturtle ever caught." Pshaw! U'a only a common snapping I something turtle, just like well, tliere laall." strange about the shell, after thle was 1 said Thafa just it. Fred. j no common turtle. Those queer marks upon its back must mean something. TheyI were carved there by human lianda shall copy them and then we shall see what la what. 'But no one could decipher them, Hal. In the rlty "I know a queer old chap He Is noted who can decipher anything. for making out the hardest sort of crypto-gaml- c writing. IV hen 1 get back to the city ho wiU unravel this mystery for me easily." Harry carefully copied In Ma notebook th strange marks carved upon the turtleIn- s back, lie went over It three times to sure himself against mistakes, and then so nd he drew JH : lf 1 want "N' I share of tlia find In the shape of a taut he said: coins, which he desired very much tor kg "Now, then. Mr. Turtle, you can go hack draw this'' and he pencilled Tj "If I fine collection. to your pothole for another hundred years want W I make this" and lie drewfS. Who carved the hieroglyphics upoz fig or so." He gave the creature a gentle "Of course, U Is le called the simple. It tnrtlu'g hack? That Is beyond my iMliir shore with Ills foot. The turtle quickly and to very old. A to say. reached the water's edge, and, plunging In Crlsa Croaa alphabet, how to will teach you ofihttlr experience soon sank out of sight In the depths rfad tlle square, and brackets nicely. And the pothole. le there anything else 1 can do for HIDDEN FISHES AND INSECTi Ths next day Harry bads hla country now, young friend? my you, BY a. If. U BBOWY. In home to his friend goudby and returned I thank you very muck for In the Nothing. he that first verses are hlddea tto the ths city. Naturally, thing following and" kindness, your did after greeting hla homa fulka was to the old man as Harry names of ten itohes and Insects: said on, Well, go his cryptugramto friend, whom hesitated. call When I'm a man I'll own a ship, ha found, for a wonder, unoccupied. He Inara to this you No matter If there if wliat my aunt may say; sunn related his strange experience, and shall liear fromanything Good day." ma tlien laid his notebook open before the old It la not necessary (o say that the young I'll be the captain, and many a trip man. Here are the hieroglyphics, carefully lad's mind waa greatly agitated while ha Wo will tuko to far Bombay. as taken from the turtle's back: hastened homeward. Visions of wealth I'll carpet the decks jutd paper ths iliVg Cut out the mt, tutting on tbs line A to the has of the tall. Fold on all the heavy straight line anil fold down all the tabs. Paste nie talw 7. to copied, may have dassled his ayes I cannot say; And 11. Hie around the X. heads together simply edge Puste Cut away the sections it the front of the rat's Imrk and paste the tall together as far down as the Hues paint all the perches and poln; E li but tt would have been only natural. He penned a letter to hla country friend, And when, wsrm near port we ll kin and pnalo the lube Y to the hack Tlew of the cat's hack. Paste'the rat togctlier, Piialc the cat together, as you see In the small model. asking him to wrlto him when the water some sport PiX MiS JU2 Ls! hi of the Mohawk began to lower. Within In vnikes them and they come out of the eg so running aground on shoals. la that him friend, THE dear In young a week he got a letter reply, telling HIEROGLYPHIC "Why, my W rvw Wi a yaftnsgre they will find Hie fresh calrrpillar. elih river was lower than It had been Big Nat will be my mate, of count, the that simple, so easy, that 1 have half a notion alive and furnishing them plenty of food the to let you find It out yourself," said In years. The letter closed with ths TURTLE. lo vat until they lira shin to fly sIkmiI old man, good naturedty. words: "There le no flailing now; tliere He waa purser once on a scow; and provide tlicniMelves with food, as shr of sort at 1 wee never that g. good But Bt II. SKUAS. has dune herself. water to cover a Ash's back.' And Jim will come he waa perfttSr Please decipher It for me; 1 shall isn't enough two In the fall by nut cocoons Hilng. The glum that K hang seen that Inside I've goes of again! days Harry Gale was at -eo much obliged to you If you will." hundreds mi almost any kind nf plHiit have go down Into that Put hole be ever his friend's home, where he soon explained TUI I asked him he's happy now. . I lwn chosen fur the reason that this parleast a dozen tlniee since aald Harry. 111 togs. Fred was deeply Interested it We'll blow a buglo and fly a flag, Well since you will have It. here It la ticular plant will furnieh Just the fun.l weve been fishing here.' mid Jtwondrr why 1 can't lie still. once, end said that he had heard pbout And If we come near L'ape Coil which ths little bah.v that stoeiie In this tLirry Gale si he dropped hl pole end The old man wrote a few words quickly treasures And why 1 go to sleep sn alow; being burled along the beaks of I'll flourish my award and send tas And why ths tilrd says "Whip poor Will. pale brown cradle will like In the spring! word tlie Mohawk. He also told about a searchnuuvtoh. hla for tlie beet "Jus.1 be which will end Instead of Whip poor John," or ing party who once tried, but without That I'm ready to marry Maud, ment. I'm very sura that otlier buys avail, to secure the wealth. Nature has no epeoial preference for Will. Ms their stater's ribbon fast. The pot hole which had figured as the are all good, methods: waya provided , VAIN MRS. GOOSE. And snatch tlidr dolls, and make a noise home' of the turtle was easily located. they surneed. To be sura many of the When timid folks are going past. was no water In It, however, but It There often the but Inserts neglqct their young, 1 know I hide my grandma' a cap. was filled with driftwood, and underneath eggs are the cause of much anxiety and And Joggle mother when sits mrltas. that, mud. As for the turtle, not a atgn of which rejoices forethought, prolonged the creature could be found. And tickle father In his nap. greatly the lovere or design. The neat morning the buys began the And make beltovn that Carlo bttsa. Jt Is the moUier who first takas care of work of clearing out the pot. hole, it was 1 know I fix Hie chairs with pitta. .the young In almost all case, anil ll to hard work, but they Anally reached the And errand golu of tan shirk; 'natural. fur she has laid the eggs and been mud, and (hen began the task In earnest. But oilier buys all liave these cine. Spiders tak" conseloua of their coming. A bucket and rope were procured, sad one And other hoys all hats to work. their eggs after laying them and. enclosing lad filled the bucket while the other drew them In a ball of thread arranged In tiny And so 1 do nut think It's right It up end dumped the contents into the them. with about them carry ipiHHsins. Ito pink me out end mug so shrtU river. Hour after hour they worked, each When the time of hatching, comes, the In all ths quiet of tlie night, alternately taking his turn In the pot once little sets ths mot I her hole. Just before sundown Fred hallooed "WMpwtdp film! Whip him Whip poo, alien- time, from tlie envelope. "d wflwatook down: out jtlori to paid them unUl they ran Anything yet, nal?" for themselves. One skid of spider wraps "Yes mud, oeme beck the response to make K insensible hut not enough toWHl, up n warm cocnoe of silk with INSECT NURSERIES. the put hole. from 1L kill Tlven alia carries mortar. In live forty lollop snd stays with them Again the bucket was lowered and Fred I something really wonderful sliape of tiny pieces of wet mud, until ul1tp they nre ready to leave the nursery, awaited, when suddenly from below he a luneet nortliera tP oumptoie wall aroundl of 1h, mua nlisll animals scatter TIIERIS waytheireoma came: little onee. whom they the egas and Ilia worm which la to feed llivlr eggs as plants do their seeds, end "I've got It! will uovrr eee any more Uuui they ths Utile ones. leave them expoecd to ell chances. But In Gracious! What's It look like?" cried A In hide have seen tliHr own parents. (he aide of a sunny window the larger one we see more snd more care Fred, peering over Into the black hole; The wind wusp Is one of times wrho find is a favorite place for her wee nursery, but of their offspring. Ths land snails deposit "Big copper pot. Fasten the rope so I special nourishment fur (heir Imbles, and It often it I placed on any vacant lot wherelt).m ln gnninl or in the trunk of a n climb out. It'll take us both to haul tlie water snails fix them In differs from her own as milk does from the etui will reach It. Ttien the Bond wusp tlie load up." said Harry. Trirfle ine j Gnrejoutf flies own her as aikI mother after first (kit. work ler water away round the tiny fluelcra h meat and pot sloes. gof" plants, The rope was fastened above end Harry -, holh kinds of snail often ones to leaves secure rite Mule fat. to find d.mare nice, thmumivna, laid to eggs (he tm, lrlng quickly clambered out "Now, then, up Juicy S'on, which she stings Just onougtt In ths knowledge thut when the warmth wntcti tnein until (hry open. she comes!" he cried. They both hauled It to handed and was of le'at the rope and the pot banged and bumped paper upon a slip went to look Into the pot hole, whlrti lad. whose eyes grew big aa he read tlie the stony wall of the hole. It was tilled with witer. any following: a hard pull, hut the lads soon had the cop"What turtle? I haven't noticed Follow me. I lead to wealth, per pot upon the flat rock at their feet turtle," uttered the other as he landed a "Omrlnus! but do you suppose It means "Rubbish; nothlnr but mud ln It, after line rook bass as large ns a saucer. all," said Fred, as fas kicked his toe against Oh, of course not ; you haven't got time anything?" asked Harry, excitedly. That is hard to say; It may, and.it may the pot. to do anything but fish. Fred. 1 dun t see o Perhaps not so bad, after all, uttered how you do It; you catch flah while! not. Turtles live to a ripe old age, and i the perhaps some money was buried away Harry, as he poked a stick Into the mass: don't even get a bite, though w usesome When the sun began to shine same sort of halt. Bay, do you say nlims the hank of the Mohawk during the and then he ran his hand down into the Mistress Goose, dressed un so flnq kind of a sprll tihat lures the flsh to your Revolutionary War by some of the dis- soft mud without hesitation snd drew out Sallied forth on shopping bent coin. There, turbed settlers. Why this pertlrulsr turtle a fistful of nook?" Suuh she claimed was her Intent up a should ba the mark to lead to the cache I was the turtle right or not?" he cried, as I suppose so or" end ha pulled hook Borne folks said she was Inspired cannot any; recollect, all this Is mere he tossed the coins upon the rock. wrch nearly a foot long I couldnt Mora by hopes to be admired. A X- "Money, I declare!" uttered Fred, picking them that wiiy. you know. guesswork. tell ma, please, how you mae out up some of ths pieces Awful old money, "Well. I wlh you'd any a spell or some But, s over iny halt so that I sort of could caich something; I'd lietutlsfled with even a nmniow no longer than my finger." "All right, Hal; half up and. tot ms chHnn your honk: don't foryt It. for It never fslls to do ths business." Anil Fred Thorn uttered gravely ns he dangled the w.ggllng worm bcfoie his eve: "Hocus pneus, rlo leo jonrrus JoniHiis signor d e bumble do bailing a pigglc. goes: suppose It will b a "Well, whale anyhow," mid Harry as lie tossed his line chute lo the rook, it sunk out of sight; the flout Ixilibed upon the surface nf the vitiT, a:ol Harry watched It rtosely. 'Tton't linptithmt. Hal: the spell to new hi your ticki ng and must have time to work. " :ind Fred ceased abruptly si ; he pulled up a eiinllsh as large as a dinner plate, that glowed and glistened like of gold. "They're not much j huge disk good for the pan, but they show up well on ' a siring. he added. Just then ilarry'a eyes popped out as hla Iftoai ilunptH'iiiil. Pillowed by a portion of in Jack,7, , the line. Hr tr.cd to land his catch what-lev!L m'.g.it he but found that he had .hooked soincilung Immense. ''Giiesn it Is! a whale. Fred, he said as he tugged At llm pole. A I J'itt as like aa not It's a no sucker; they're good this lime of year, Don't Jerk nt your pole that .though. tt. Draw In your break Hal; way. y.n'1 ipole and haul mi your line by hand. Those are not fighters, If they are large. I ln his pole until he could drew Harry 'reach the line: then he began to haul In !the line foot by foot. There waa someWill. thing alive Sf.i'hed. Though the resistance was alight. Nearer and nearer the eur-facams llnirr'i prise end then It came into sight. "Gracious! I've got the turtle. Fred," cried Harry as he drew hla catch! out of the witer. The unfortunate creature started for Its native element at once, but Fred Jumped forward and quickits back. ly turned it Will l'.'or old ft.e'w! They seldom take the !ho.ik: this (!:- hasn't, either. The hook to f letrned to cue of its flippers." Freil detiel.- - l the hook from the fllnner sa carefully as possible and said, fl'iall Timothy our day Tried to catch a popinjay. 1 turn hhn on r again and let him pi luck lo hi ;m' hoi ?" An Ciftle and Tim wasjtrvfd With pimishinnit as he No; I'd tr to look him over a little more. 1 never a log fellow m elnso by o-4is :nt on. ,iud ns It Is my very fi'-- ; Hid'toii In ihe j.toturp are u miiutwr of Iftiers. If jr,m find i d for try In Hilt vrro ran l Tito mt.alnsT.Mnl nml put them tuetlier currvctly you will ligvi :Mrh I thick I may be sc,p;ilic(l by spinning front unions thn small Jinltnnls at the top ofw the mini q d H.urj as he kuut down puzzlu tug ui which wiil finish out the rhyme inliited mi the picture. itil'il'ii;Ho ottii U till citcit ri'.tcc. The miii-- s of the a hi mala will lip tlie missing words. 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