SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1932.
THE
The WENDY
HUT.
50
Long Ago Stories
The Knighting Of Guy
They awoke him early in the doors were flung open, and into the morning. And when he got op church eare the young man's apos- from his bed at fresh hay scented surs noblemen who vouched for his with herbs, Guy" remembered that good conduct-and his parents, and the greatest hours of his life had a gaily dressed throng of young men con, after many years of prepara-[and maidens, and his lord and 'mas-i tion. On the morrow. his lord ter whom he hnd served for sixteen would dub him knight and he would yours.
-be ume, thể protector of the feeble, The helpless, and the suffering. He was twenty-one.
the
"The hedh k ready." said Faler.
"see, the very hawks bid
ther good morning."
[
Guy's eyes were full of tears as į
he knelt at the altar, while the priest | said mass, then biggsod. The young) man's word. -
"Gn humbly tos thy lord." nu- jet the priest.
Guy's faleuns were chained to pers¦ ̈ ̈ ̈So Guy knelt before his lord and ches round the rear, ami they tink-kissed his hand in homage. Then led their silver" lads as he caressed his sister took off his black robe;
them.
"Guy was left in darkness.
save for a little lamp hang-
ing over the altar."
When he had washed, Gay put on
a new white tunic to signify purity;
and gave him a beautiful tanie of blue silk, and his lord came forward to arm him. First the spurs were fastened to his boots, then his shin- ing armour was hackled on, the hel! | niet was placed on his head, and last of all the lord put this sword upon The young man. Ta The street thei
CHINA MAIL.'
WENDY'S LITTLE NEEDLEWOMEN..
A Bag To Take To School.
How would you like to make A bag like the one sketched, as a pre- sent for a little friend who is start- ing school this term? It will hold slippers. books, lunch-time apple, and any other small oddments, So it will be very useful.
You'll need a piece of coloured Hnen or casement cloth, eighteen inches wide and thirty inches long, for the outside of the bag; and a piece the same size in a contrasting colour for the lining.
TINK'S
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CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
Solution to last week's puzzle:----
1. An enemy
Across.
(Foe).
4. Young cow
(Calf).
8. Birds.
(Owls),
9. Meaning "modern"
(Neo),
10.
Undivided
(One).
11. A row
(One).
12.
Short for "madam
(Ma'am).
13.
It gathers honey
(Bee),
14.
Girl's name
(Ada).
16. Tidy
(Nent).
17. Kindled
19. Repair
(Lit),
(Mend).
21. Not so much
(Less).
22. Call for help.
(SOS).
Down.
1. All boys like this game
2. Possess
(Football).
(Own).
3. They are earth, air, fire & water (Elements).
5. Makes lively
(Animates).
6. The sheltered side
(Lee).
7. Some of the players of 1 down (Forwards).
11. "Thank you"
(Ta).
16. Part of verb "to be"
(An).
18. Meaning "that is"
(L.e.),
(No)...
THE TINKITES' TOYSHOP.
THE SMALLEST OF THE FAIRIES.
A Model Racing Yacht.
She
ยง smallest of all the This neat little yacht is very Fairies, with tumbled hair and eyes! easy to make.
For the hull, you slant. They whispered that she | need a piece of straight-grained)
wood, twelve inches long, three-was half an elf-And she looked just and-a-half inches wide, and like that, I grant!
one
line
She was not
content, like the
"So that I can do
inch thick. Mark a centre along diagram A. With a tenon others, with a toy wand and pair of "I want a true wand," she aw, roughly cut away the parts wings. marked B, and carve the rest to would argue, share with the aid of a wide chisel, orvlous thing By glancing at diagram C, you will They told her none but · Royal | ser what the side view of the hull Fairies had wands that could cast a Then she danced on should be like when finished. Dla-fine charm. Kram D is a section taken through her toes, and promised she would the widest part of the hull. After newer do any harm you have shaped the hull satisfac- They sent her to gather the honey. torily, rub it all over with glass-She ate it or gave it away.
they told her polish the stars. paper.
To make the keel, take a piece of three-eigths-inch wood and cut it
Carpenter tells jou how to anke fine model racing yacht like this,
jom 2
Then
The decorated school-bag Dressmaker about which tells you to-day.
Fold the outside material in half, so that it measures eighteen inches jucross and fifteen inches deep. Take la plate about nine inches nerous, lay this in the iniddle of one side, go round it with black chalk, and then go over the outline with orange wool couched down with black. Diagram A shows the couching in progress. You'll need four strands of orange wool and three of black) to work with. Just hold the orange wool with your thumb along the chalked outline, and stitch it down with the black' wool, keeping the| stitches about half an inch apart.
Now copy the Giraffe and the tree] on to a piece of paper, following the measurements given in Diagram B. When you have got the outline right, trace them into the circle, by rubbing chalk thickly over the buck But instead she painted them grey of the paper and going over the One day, on my journey caught lines with a steel knitting-needle. her sewing babyclouds in a knot. Outline Giraffe with orange wool people began to cheer, and lovely to the dimensions given in diagram clipped off her wings pretty quickly, stem-stitching, and work his spots maidens prepared to throw roses in E. Taper the front part at F to then hurried her home at a trot. with black wool satin-stitch. The Guy's path as he walked to his form a aarrow edge. On each side
The others looked solemn and palm-tree trunk is suggested by horse. All were eager to take part of the bottom, of the keel, nall frightened when they saw her there three or four rows of brown stem- in the great relebratibu. tourna-half-round strip of lead half-un-
They said: "With-{stitching, and the spiky leaves by un my breath. With a great ment.
joy in his inch wide,
out wings to protect her, the North bright green stem-stitching. heart, Gay fell upon his knees bes?
Now ent a slot, three-eighths of Wind will blow her to death!" Press the embroidery well, sew up for his lord.
an inch wide and one-eighth-inch | Now I was so strong and so the sides of the tag. and turn It deep, along, the centre of the bot-mighty, and she was so frail and so right side out. Stitch up the sides tum of the hull, glue the keel in small, that I was unable to guide of the lining, and slip this inside place, and drive in three long fine her. She laughed as she cried the outer bag, taking care to get nails, as shown in Diagram C. lout: "I fall!"
the two wrong sides facing each
י.
Then the lord's voice rang out
he struck Guy's shoulder with his sword.
"In the name of God, of Saint Michael, and of Saint George. I make thee Knight! Be valiant,
tand fearless, and loyal. (Coy!"
Arise, Sir
LIVING TIN-TACKS!
Wooden kultting needles, à quar-¡ And then she escaped from my other. Sew neatly together at the ter-inch in diameter, can be used power, and quickly to Earth she top, and make two narrow handles for the must and spars, the lengths dropped down. I sought her in from folded strips of mater. of which are given in the first dia-vain all that winter, in field and in
Wendy's Dressmaker. gram. Fix the bowsprit to the forest and town.
deck with two wire stapples, and make a hole in the deck, about
We mourned for our little lost OUR SWEET-MAKING CORNER. Fairy I thought of her oft in my If you visit the Marquesas Islands three-quarters of an inch deop, for chase over sea and river and moun- then a red one in anticipation of the in the South Seas, don't wade across the mast,
tain.. blood he would shed in battle; then streams after dark!
Then one day I saw her elf
If you do, Cut the sails from fine white lia face!
WARNING OF NEXT WEEK'S COMPETITION.
Simple Nut Toffee.
mple!
a black robe, the symbol of death.you'll hop like a man who has acen
Shell and peel the nuts you wish He ate nu food, for he must fast and cidently walked on a number of tin-about a quarter of an inch extra ed me:
to the sizes given, allowing! From a hedge-row gaily she hail-j
"North Wind, I am under at use, and cut them into pieces the! prey for twenty-four hours. His tacks.
You will require a all round for hemming. Very thin spall. Come toss me, though, still size of peas. parents and his sisters and brothers In the came and kissed him. Muriel wept there are hundreds upon hundreds
streams of the islands twine can be used for the rigging. Il escape you down here people good teacupful of chopped nuts.
Now take a piece of butter the for soon her beloved brother would of snails, all with little brittle rudder, as shown in the first sketch,
To complete the boat, fit a small call me Speedwell!"
size of an egg, cut it into pieces,| go with the Crusades, while she stay-spines on their shells. During the the top part working in a hole made
and put it in a saucepan. Add one | ed at home and enthroidered banners daytime, the snails lie concealed through the bull, and the lower part
pound of sugar, mult it slowly, atir- for the soldiers of the Holy Cross.
ring gently, and when it forms a tuy was alone all day, but in the the stones, but at night they held by two tiny wire staples.
syrup; boil it for five minutes, or crawl out on top to hunt for food--- After giving the hull two coats! evening the priest came and fed him and any unwary traveller suffers in of white enamel, paint a quarter- A Painting Contest is due now, until a little tried in cold water on foot to the Church. The village consequence.
So we have decided tojhardens at once. Remove the sauce- inch band of bright blue all round isn't it? folk watched him as he passed by
We know pan from the fire, and pour the tof- This isn't the only odd thing the top edge. When quite dry, your give you one next week. in his black robe, but not a word did about the islands. They are inha- little racer will be ready for its it is a favourite competition with fee into a well buttered tin. Sprinkle they utter.
Guy entered the bite by people who are, perhaps, trial trip.
the majority of Tinkites, and of the nuts over the top immediately. Church alone, the huge doors closed the longest-living folk in the world. upon him, and he was left in dark One old lady, who was alive in
jeourse our prizes will be well worth and allow to cool.
Coconut toffee may be made In winning as usual. ness save for the little lamp lianging 1926 and is probably still going
Keep careful watch for your very the same way, only add the coconut You'll be to the syrup as soon as you remove strong, was born before-Napoleon ordinarily long lives of the natives, own "Corner next week.
Are, atir He prayed all night and in the was defeated at Waterton in 1816 although white residents, despite delighted when Wendy tells you the saucepan from the
welt, and turn the toffee on to a' morning he heard sounds of rejoic- It is believed that the drinking the fart that they drink the same out the prizes!
water is responsible for the extra-i water, seem to die at the usual age.
buttered tin.
over the altar.
ing in the village and the stamping of many horses. Then the Church
GOOD TO YOUR THROAT
Lei Evans Pastilles be good to your throat. You'll find them particularly so in cases of saraness, huskinoss. coughs or colds.
EVANS
Pastilles
From Chemlate everywhere.
Made 10 Engloat Moplich
to a formula ofthe
Javorpol
Rosie's BEAU GED. M-MAMUS
WHY'ARCHIE!: WHY ARE YOU LOOKING SO
SAD?
The Hut Carpenter.
GEE: I WISH THADN'T TOLD ROSIE THAT I KNEW THAT MOVIE ACTRESS, SHE WANTS ME TO BRING HER OUT TO HER HOUSE FOR DINNER SOME NIGHT. WHAT WILL. ROSIE THINK IF I TELL HER· DON'T KNOW HER?GEE!
THIS IS A MESS.
ROSIE.DEAR! IT'S ABOUT
THAT MOVIE ACTRESS.
The Hut Folk:
DON'T WORRY, DEAR.'1 KNOW YOU WANTED TO BRING HER HERE FOR ME
TO MEET HER, BUT
I READ IN THE
PAPER THAT SHE SAILED FOR EUROPE THIS MORNING-
IT SERVES ME RIGHT FOR TRYING TO MAKE ROSIE JEALOUS OF, MEJILL BE A MAN AND MAKE A
CLEAN BREAST
ORIT AND
TELL ROSIE DON'T
KNOW HER.
WHY-ER-AH
YES! DID YOU
READ T IN
THE PAPER?
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This week's clues:-
Астова.
1. Great British Dominion,
7. Slippery fish.
8. People of another great British
Dominion,
12. High priest of the Bible.
18. Compass point.
14. Capital of Francs.
18. Child's "thank you."
20. Follow neither.
21. Half a quart (abbreviated.)
22. Atlantic island that gives
name, to a kind of cake,
25. Before.
28. It rises in the East. 27. Insects.
2. Part of the foot
Q
Down.
2. Mountain range
Europe and Asia.
3. Afternoon meal.
4. A colour.
5.
0.
Baba,
between
Travellers lodging houses.
8. Member of an ancient race.
Pinch.
10.
Animal.
11, Chair or bench.
15 Great mountain chain of South
America.
Small deer.
16. its
17. People of Ireland.
18. End of a prayer.
21. Shect of glass in a window. 23. Skill
24. Regret.
THE TINKER BELL
CLUB.
I want to become a member of the "Tinker Bell Club," and I promise to do one kind action every day. Please send me a "Tinker Bell" enrolment card.
Name
Address
Age.
Date of Birthday
Cut this out, and send it to Tinker Bell, c/o The Editor, China Mail,
I'LL NEVER TELL ROSIE
A FIB AGAIN AS LONG.
AS I LIVE".
YES, DEAR! BUT WHEN SHE COMES BACK YOU CAN INTRODUCE ME.
SURE. YOU SEE, SHE PHONED ME TO BE AT THE DOCK TO SAY,"GOOD]
BYE, BUT I WAS TOO BUSY TO GO.
toe., Gea Brita