Show y IL- IL I Rebellion in the Nursery By H Maud Iu Uti Walker Mary an and May l two tO little sisters aged lIeven von an and nine respectively lift had a n. most moist Ideal nursery There were Ramos gamos and to toys galore Dolls DoH big and auth little old oM and new now Teddy bears lions monkeys b birds 11 8 and everything everything- In fad fact that could help to make mak a nursery nur nur- h anti and full tun of play were ser sery ery happy PP an 4 there J An And each day la MOr Mary and May lay found Cound great delight In the big bright nursery nur nur- sery playing with their fine line and exy extensive ex eJ- ex- ex and Ofton orton Often Of or- y supply of ot toys toy games ton ten many little friends were Invited to come como In to spend an afternoon with Mary nn and May Then woe betide the animals and anti dolls for many times tho thoy thuy lost their heads tails feet cot and I Innel hands at the rough usage of the young and reckless gue guests s who tossed them about as though thought the they were wre nothing more than cloth sawdust sticks wire j anti and paint How very very horrible One dR day Mary and la l May ha had a party parly ort of the It was on the birthday of or one little utu maidens For mr many days the u n toys and animals had heard the approaching ap ap- ap- ap event talked about by Mary Mal and piUl May la l and amI their mamma and gov gov- erness rne On the morning of the tho party part Marys Mary's and nn Mays May's mamma came Into the nursery to to arrange e It tl for tor the after after- noon She Sho poked about into liuto all the corners pulling out broken dolls and hordes Hero was wag a tin sword gone and an nn eye cye blackened and bent out of or shape There was a doll once thou once a It French belle with belle with half her hor hair bali missing and a u. maimed and shoeless foot In another corner was old Noah oah outside his ark which lund hail been k demolished of or its root roof an and half Its All four footed Inhabitants missing these maimed and brol broken cn folk and amI of or Mary raly and May ti animals the mamma f took arid and stuck away asay on a bl big shelf h in fl a n. closet AA saying they were too dilapidated be in sight during the tho party 4 to j the spick span dollies wearIng wearIng wear wear- at- at f Only and theirL their order Ordel Ing their hair in Jn frocks neatly with the animals that i L were whole and firm farm of foot were atin alIn al- al i In the tho nursery And these favored ones were not only allowed to remain enjoy enjo the gayety S where hero they thoy tho might places of or importance lowed to occupy I and fun tun o of tho the guests and their hos hios- tees te s. s hut but had hn a few fw extra 1 put upon upun them b by way WRY of or ribbon and lace One lion was left Idt on view he Being a 0 fierce looking follo fello that no child chillI had ever dared to play pla roughly with him But a tine fine old em clo elo was hidden away in Iii the tho deed close because he one of oC his tusks tusk was wa mis- mis Ing in The idea Then th there lir r was company of or soldiers in ga gay uniform Mary and anti May MA always called them the tho Roman Soldiers but the they thoy wen In no particular country's uniform orm unit Half of or their number was laid unon the tho shelf decidedly the worse wora for or orwar war Some Sonio of or th them m wore broken or bent helmets while others wore none at all And many were unarmed their weapons having been lost and broken through the rough usage ol or not not warfare but warfare but children On the morning of the party there was a Jl low murmur of ot discontent In Inthe Inthe tho those who were hidden hid hiltI- the th closet ll amon among den awa away the outcasts of the nursery so to speak The el elephant was the tho first to grumble n against the tho injustice of ot his hl fate Standing bravely l in their t I A n S l li h. a 1 Vila hi r i ii In r 1113 II lie u v I disfavor n follows S Friends and an fellow I wish to raise m my voice against this treatment treat treat- ment mont of oC us Bitterly do ho I rebel the time against our out banishment from nit nursery Aye Ac nyc aye seconded a ft Roman sol sol sol- dier liar Here too no Mike And I draw the tho line at being Imprisoned ImprIsoned Im Im- In lii this fashion saul oI old Noah his voice full till of resentment I r say ay lets let's strike Strike whom and anti where asked aele the tin soldier feeling for Cot his missing tho the WOl word to todo todo todo sword ord Im ren ready on do battle against those favorites who are usurping our former places Have we vc one among us to tend lead There can bo be no battle battlo without a general to plan our WI modus operandi l Come lets let's have havea a leader Everyone present he began an to feel fecI a strong admiration for and a n faith in tho tin soldier He lie was undoubtedly brann brave bra nn anti his uso use of Latin pronounced him to bo be a scholar even though from the he ranks s Yes the they all agreed mentally men roll tally Lally that ho he wa was the thc fellow to lead thE them them to to m-to to be voted their general Again tho the elephant became spokes spokes- spokesman I man nina I r move that we wo appoint tho the rJ 1 i L rr t j I I II jJ I iI l I I I ii r it 3 r I 5 The They hicy beheld 1 their to toys S 'S In iii mortal combat with i each caeli other r FIND THE GUEST I Io 5 q o t iF A tr j I t LJ I I I Fi t J iLL r q 1 I gj w I l 1 1 Qc 0 r V r s cL Q nY yZ ra C- C r v r a if l rV I j t I. I I r S 5 t S hl's queer looking chap of or Korea The guest belongs to ian an an Island Has lItts a guest Euest from another strange land A An Island quite out in the a eoa un a r Who hols Is coming to dine toan today with him Im Where flowers do ao bloom so pro profusely Clis ly Said guest Is now close at hand 4 1 But Dut hes he's hidden from you and antI from me mc Tin Soldier Solder our leader Do I hear a second Seconded cried the one famous beauty the maimed French Frenchi doll who till now had remained a silent listener bl monkey a big whoso whose fault was wa tho the need nee of or a tall tail Because e Ive I've lost the part of or m my anatomy anat anat- omy that people all un declare Is not needed Im I'm sot aside asido o as no po 10 good Count mo nc In on tho lighting tinE list Mister lI tor I Ele Eto- lo- lo pliant nt Ill I'll follow the Tin Sol Soldier lol though IL ilbo bo through h paths of or 1 Of HOC wood and ami la rags corrected corrected cor co- cor- cor th the tho French doll dull Im Im with the though It means nr to to tho thu death Tho The Tin Soldier rose roso quickly an and 1 said with feeling This hour I have been honored greatly Do not think I shall use the rights carelessly cart lessly you havo have invested 1 me mt with Every ery move shall be well weB stu studied llod before it is jg made mad No life liCe shall be b lost through me mc wan wan- tonly Wo We must pr prepare lare for the at at- at tack before the tho hour of noon noon for when tho the sun marks marl s tho the hour of oC two the party part will begin heln In the thc place now called the Nursery Nur cr but hut which shall shan be one of the greatest battle fields in the history of oC our times Bravo bravo bra bravo cried out a n medley of oC doll sol soldier ier and animal vo voices ices To fo tho the onslaught P cried clIe th tho elephant ele ele- dc- dc pliant 1 Then amidst great griat r nt excitement and confusion thairl ii Soldier inar na- hit f fires l' l es True t iY were we're w r. r a m alm l arid anti l army but hut they wore a determined d crowd startIng starting start start- ing lug to fl fight ht for br their rIghts right Oft Off from flom tho time high shelf they thoy some sonic hurting hurtIng hurt hurt- Ing by y landing handing wrong side up UI on the hard floor but such fuch trilling trifling hurts did not I thin them and aul picking ing themselves up th the tho unfortunates unfortunates followed the the- Tin fin Soldier into the nursery where tables were iere spread for a feast About the theall wan all wore ranged the favorite toys tos some come on chairs an and sitting silling or stan standing on time the carpeted floor Moor All wore their happiest expressions in anticipation of or lh the festival occasion occa occa- sion slon so near at hand By fly a window stood tho the fierce old lion looking very important Neat Near eal to him him sat at a Teddy the smile of satisfaction satisfaction boar bear wearing tion so common to the petted pelted nursery to toy But flut he would change that smile b by ly and l h by so 80 thought the tailless tailles cal aa homade ho 10 made no c n a lungo for hi fri rn obedience to hP hO hi order 11 0 1 I Buur leavi ng the tho em closet el ench hai hal py spy had begged to b be allowed to attack in tn single h combat his wo worst wot t enem enemy of the nursery The rhe m monkey had chosen the Teall Teddy bear as his bitterest rival The French doll deli had would woul much satisfy satIsfy satisfy sat sat- declared nothing so RU her as to jerk jell th the tho hair from the I head of a great new doll whose garb garbI pronounced pronounce her to be he Japanese Several Sev Sev- Several I eral oral of oC the Roman noman soldiers de decided to at tack un an automobile l lUll full u ll 01 of or gay i j hid lud dolls doll tin the latest gentlemen and addition to I the thC U l IY therefore 1 that hut do do- of hol holding th the favored places The TIll Tin Soldier took lonk H as his hilS main hero who special pre pre- prey pren n a football near a chair haia leaning languidly I stood against one of ot its Ip logs legs lIe He was as aH athletic as hi his profession would slug sug- Soldier BoWler found foun hc shin Tin Koit geat anti an the I g inasmuch much full fut lt luita Ills huts hands pretty and anc and no iiO Q sword t I 4 45 lie hud had one bat bad bate e eye CO ousted the UiO hero of I I n ut t he had ha the tho football field leaving him lying helpless and spilling on the tIme S carpet i iTo To ea say that the battle bailie axel force fierce In l represses It If Q conflict con eon filet In ever vcr w win fiercer I Chairs were wen knocked down iid nd n small sma pieces pIece of or furniture broken Ho tto spUn spUn- were dragged Th The table cov covers coveN tS off ocr spilling the dishes on tile nip hour floor where many of th them m mf wore were broken Tho Tue hand to pt pa paw V conflict between Ob the monkey anti and the Teddy bear bu was waR as fought Several S the hardest one of one 11 had d times timeR it seemed that old lc Teddy dy the best of the tho monk But ut tb the tall- tall less leas fellow would rally to his lite work worl in 11 a 0 way that startled oven even the lion Hon who vho was XV-OK 8 not so o 0 brave attN after all seeing see see- Lag Ins that he had hidden en away under tinder un the tho Og edge of or a window curtain when th the army of ot unfortunates had bad at attacked at- at tacked those thore In La the ns nursery From Ills hiding he could see nee all that transpired So Sot it wits was that 1 noticed no no- tIa d the battle baUle b between hveen the monkey y nn und and the boar bear b al' al But flat the thC lion was not long lang paved arEl In Noa who whoso bl his lon Old Noah ark the lion had caught a anAn nAn Deeo of nr him under tb the thiC curtain folds and r straightway ay made mlle for fm him carryIng carry carry- lug Ins a tL short dagger r that he lie ha had found on 1 flit tho floor near to tho time spot where the favorite Roman noman soldiers had been Leen n battling with their foe In short order orde the lion Itoh wast l dispatched by Noah oah who sald in Iii 10 1 loud 1 and victorious words So a n deserter from the Ark A At this moment the door to the lie nUrsery nUr- nUr gory sery opened d and auth Mary and May came In to 10 view the tables before time to ton n admit their little tittle guests Can you fancy their thir astonishment horror f in truth when truth when they beheld their toys in mortal combat with each I other Mary van ran screaming down downstairs downstairs stairs calling her mamma to come at Ut 1 t once to the th nursery nursery- nur cry May Ja ran into tho the ha hall and hi hid h her r face against time the wall She had entered Just as Noah I I I t the I hi l lion Hon The s sight g shocked shucked her delit deli deli- ente nerves caught ht that they lucy had hind been Seeing drew in rebellion the attacking attaching arm army the tho attacked in a very off nit leaving of oC the tho favorites Indeed ad AAd plight terrible most were now an hour ngo their no longer held 1 behold They to w heads so 80 high hi h. h Legs an and arms and andI lying ab about the thc battle baUle- sawdust were marred by bentI bent was field But Dut the und noses broken c eyes c and amid an and ml the tho victorious over r WR 5 way army looked 10 happily upon upon the flue ruin Now No Nothey they would bo ho it had wrought allowed to Lo remain in the nursery lY for COl forthe were no that that- thero there seeing ut the tho party others who Would carry th lh palm of or orp beauty over their heads perfection and p But how hOV how can an 1 tell what mamma A f few w moments came cume rushing in tn May day ILL of or Mar Mary and amid Her lIeI quick understanding graced JM time the situation at once Ah Jealousy y has hils been the cau c. e of all nil strife Out And with wilh the culprits l Window of or time the with the tIme n assistance l of ur truy l anti and May tho time Tin anti and his followers thrown headlong front from the second Mcconel Into lute the back yard of window story y thi th the great house where they had had home hom such Sueh a a. comfortable tho flue nOI John will throw whole of ue them Into the time nt aih h can and they will vilI be carted out of or town The Tho rebellion just on raise a rebels to to tt the l lor of or a null they y behaved themselves l es till tomorrow they Utcy would have been sent MInt to tho ho toy loy hospital homo home In iii a few and como come for mending n n dl's a as pretty a ns us over eyeD But now It its it's all nil over 1 with them They wore ele an aim ungrateful lot of or toys I Mother e. doo oe Mother I Goo Goose e. e so o w n to lo lothe the little BLUe folk foil all over o tho F speaking world was born Jn in Boston Mass Mus In tIme tho th year Her t. fl t maiden maldon name was vas Elizabeth Foster Fosler At the tho ag age of or 20 o she married I. I IS anc Goose While her own children ren were small she he composed her hor nursery rhymes to sing to them Later she SAng rAng them to her grandchildren Flue Tho first to publish her rhymes rhyme was vos her hr brother brother- in law Thomas Fleet They were brought out In book form under the title Songs for fOl the Nursery or Mother Mothr Gooses Goose's Melodies 1 os in the time year I 1 1716 1 6 Mother Goose Goo lived to be very v ry old dying in 1757 In her hel third ninety yc year ar I A z T 1 r 5 ga gaw v I IJ E 5 H n. n I I I t L l 0 fi ly l- l A y w lit J N N N D U IID E IFf t- t p. 0 If I J r- r Qi o 5 ode s' s J iD i w. jJ f. f I Y |