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Long Ago Stories

Howel And The Rowan

Tree

THE CHINA MAIL.

The WENDY

HUT.

4.

WENDY'S LITTLE

· NEEDLEWOMEN.

A Fairy-Tale Peasant Doll.

This week we're going to dress up one of our stocking dolla tö look like a pretty fairly-tale Peasant. The little Diagram A. reminds you how the doll itself

“THE SNEER THAT STAYED,

Said the porpoise: "I never have

seen such a crush! Wherever I go it's all muddle and

rush.

It's time that we made a few

laws in the sea,

And settled this scramble with

rule and decree."

"That shark has just given me

such a sharp prod!

Every fish gets in another one's

way

ia made. You must use a flesh-"Indeed you are right," said the coloured stocking, instead of a cumbersome cod. yellow one; otherwise the foundation is made in exactly the same way as the one for the Chinese doll we did last week. Black shoe-buttons will suggest eyes; nose and mouth are work- ed in red wool; and the hair is made of yellow or brown wool.

You must make a wee pair of knickers first. Then a nice full

Howel was a boy of ancient ] Why is the Earth Spirit angry petticoat, so that the top skirt will stand out well. Diagram C Britain, living peacefully under with us?"

Roman rule. There was no more. "You never can tell," answer- fighting, and the Romans ruled ed Howel.

the so land well that people had Then his blue eyes brightened, time to tend the fields, and for he saw a rowan tree grow- weave, and make music. Howelling on the other side of the Wall, lived near the Wall that the and he knew it was a good tree, Emperor Hadrian was building to and one into which evil could

not enter.

"At night...Howel pegged

down the branches of the rowan tree,"

"I will make hoops of rowan and hang them on the other side of your Wall," he said, "And I will make arches of rowan and place them in the ground, and I, will take long branches of the tree and pull them to the ground and peg them into make spang like the shape of the moon, and no evil can get through these openings. I will do this when dusk falls."

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The Fairy-tale Peasant Doll Dressmaker tello you how to make one likes it.

:

We ought to make rules that we

all can obey,"

This talk of the sea traffic-wasn't

quite new,

:

all the sea creatures ex- pressed the same view,

But

And

now got together to choose a wise fish

Who'd make law and order to

everyone's wish.

They decided that no one should

get in the way

Of any sea creature by night or

by day.

But when they had banished

prods and collision. They couldn't decide who should

sign the decision.

"The honour is great, so let's

race," said the pike, "I'll give the signal and judge if

you like;

Line up in a row from the aprat

to the whale, And swim to the rock called the

Hardy Sea Snail."

flabby sole

round the waist. The petticoat"Who's first?" he cried shrilly, is left plain, but you can trim "Tell me who's first!" the hem of the skirt with two or "The herring!" they shouted three rows of gay ribbon, as with one mighty burst. shewn in the picture

THE BILLY BOYS' WORKSHOP.

A Kitchen Or Scullery Rack.

This useful fitment is intend- ed to hang on the wall of a kit- chenor scullery. Saucepans, basins, etc., can be placed on the shelf, and there is a rack under- neath for saucepan lids. Ordin- ary deal, three-quarters of an inch thick, can be used through-

out.

The slatted shelf consists of three battens, spaced one inch apart and nailed together by cross-battens, as shown at A.A The two brackets are cut to

The Scullery Rack-a use- ful stment which you can make if you read Carpen- ter's instructions."

shape shown at B. Set out the curve on a piece of wood measur-

ing seven and a half inches by

five and a half inches, after marking out the wood in one inch squares. Cut the bracket. with a pad-saw, finish the edges with chisel and glasspaper, and use it for marking the shape of the other bracket, which is to be cut and finished in the same way.

Cut two battens, C.C.: each nine inches long, and nail those to the back of the curved brac- kets, as indicated in diagram D. Now nail the cross-battens A.A. on to the brackets, keeping the backs of the battens C.C. three- quarters of an inch from the ends of the cross-battens as shown at E. To the back of the battens C.C. nail a cross-piece F, two feet six inches long, and at the front six a narrow batten G to form he saucepan lid rack. Before nailing on this batten, cut been two square of quarter-inch wood to act as distance pieces, as un-shown at H.

So all day Howel made hoopa of rowan boughs. And at night

This seemed very wise, so, with he crept into the country of the

fuss and commotion," Picts and Scots, placed slender shows you how simple the petti-They formed a great line in the arches to form a barrier, and coat and skirt are to make: just

midst of the ocean, pegged down the branches of the strips of material-white for "Away!" cried the pike, and like rowan tree,

the petticoat, red or blue for the arrows of steel Then, suddenly, a horde of skirt-each eight inches deep and They started excepting the savages fell upon him. But twenty-four inches wide. Join deaf conger eel: when, by the light of the stars, the short sides, him the lower Now in that great race the flat they saw him standing under a edges, and make casings in the hoop of rowan, his long yellow tops through which you can Was so far behind that he ne'er hair smooth and beautiful, his thread tapes to pull up and tie

reached the goal. blue eyes fearless, and his white keep away the fierce Picts and arms stretched up to the berries Scots. While the Wall was be-over his head, they thought he ing erected, there were many was the Spirit of the good rowan struggles with the savages, and tree, and they crept away, there was one part of the Wall After a time, Howel returned to which they destroyed continual- the Romans and told them what ly,

had happened.

is a strip of material two-and-a- Sneered the sole, as he twisted Howel, who was very friendly "You are dreaming," smiled half inches deep and aix inches his mouth all awry with the builders of the Wall, the young officer. "One small long. Join it up, hem the top And ever since then it's used to go and talk with the boy could not face a horde of bottom edges,

crooked, my dear, savages. They would have kill-shoulder-strips, and work two big. As a punishment for that young officer in charge.

"The Picts carried off a quan-ed you."

erosses in white thread across kind, nasty jeer. tity of our materials last night," Howel knew It' was no use the front to suggest a front lac- said the Roman one morning. " arguing, so he said no more. ing. The big puff sleeves are have sacrificed a bird and a goat But the savages did not attack two pieces of white muslin, each to the Wall, yet still it does not the Wall again, so the Roman about five inches long and seven keep the Picts out."

general sent for Howel, and took inches wide; sew up the short "Have you bricked the bird him to live in his villa, and side, gather the tops, stitch and the goat deep down in the taught him how to make laws them to the bodice, and add good earth?" asked Howel an- and train, soldiers, so that he draw-threads of red cotton at xiously.

might govern his own people the wrists. "Yes," answered the Roman. when he became a man.

(Continued in Nest Column.) "With three pieces of gold, too.

Diagram B shows you how to make the little black bodice. It

sew on the

"The herring! So common, such

very low fry,"

Continued from previous Column.) Next, make a little white apron and trim it with red cross titches, as shown in Diagram D. lie a coloured handkerchief pund the head and your Peasant Doll is finished. ·

Wendy's Dressmoker.

To complete the rack, screw about eight brass hooks into the Pottom rail, as shown in the top diagram, and fix two eye-plates to the back of the shelf, as shown in the second diagram. The hooks will be handy for hanging up such things as a calendar, mop, brushes, and other small domestic articles.

The Hut Carpenter.

SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1932

TINK'S CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

Solution to last week's puzzle:-

19

1. A transgression

7.

Mid-day

B. Quick

Across

(Trespass),

(Noon).

(Apt).

10. Small valley

(Dell).

12. Part of verb "to be"

(Are).

"13.

Small rug

(Mat).

14.

Something for dinner

(Pie).

15. Little bed

(Cot).

16. Exclamation of sorrow

(Alas).

18.

Used by fishermen

(Net).

20. Rise and fall of the sea 22. Inclined

(Tide).

(Disposed).

Down.

1. Afternoon meal

2. Beseeches

(Tea). (Entreats).

3. Therefore

(So).

4. Seed vessel

(Pod)..

5. Sometimes called wind-flowers (Anemones).

6. Used for seasoning

(Salt).

9. Bucket

(Pail).

11. Not early

(Late).

14. Settled a debt

(Paid).

17. Drink in small quantities

(Sip).

19. Boy's name (abbreviated)

(Ted).

21. Accomplish

(De).

And here are this week's clues:-

12

Clues:-

Aervas.

1. You and I.

3. Open country space. 7. Help.

9. Pronoun.

10. Keep in mind, 12. Cunning. 13. Animal

16. Makes believe.

ID, Short for "account.” 20. Praise highly. 21. Subject. 22. Compass point.

THE

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Down.

G

1. Boom in a hospital," etc.

2. Lived in the Garden of Eden.

3. Hurry.

-6.

Trees.

Pronoun

Another pronoun.

8. Entertain

11. Not sharp.

13. Curved structure

14. Stalk.

15.. Jeland.

16. Tap.

17. River in Devon.

18. Put on.

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YES-ED-1 FORGOT ALL ABOUT IT.

UNTIL JUST NOW. I'LL BE THERE IN

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RESTAURANT- ROSIE 15

TO DINE, THERE AN IF SHE SAW, ME/ WITH THIS GIRL, IT WOULD BREAK HER

HEART

WELL-NOW THAT I'VE HANDED IN "MY RESIGNATION: I MIGHT JUST AS WELL BE ON MY WAS

THERES THE BUYER

WAITING FOR ME TO

TAKE LUNCH

SHES

WAIT!

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