THE CHINA
SATURDAY I
1932.
Long Ago Stories
Cissa And The Red Galley
The WENDY
HUT.
bags
-WENDY'S LITTLE
NEEDLEWOMEN.
A Home-Made Humpty For Mother.
THE BILLY BOYS' WORKSHOP.
Making An' Umbrella Stand.
This useful and Inexpensive stand is made with four straight; A Wendy girl wants to make egs joined to cut-out frames of humpty-cushion for her tinck plywood, the bottom franc Mother, so this week we're going holding a shallow tray.
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lo tell you about the one Tink The legs should be made of made as a surprise-present for satin walnut or oak, but deal can Wendy It takes about two yards be used if desired. The wood of hessian, and, the trimming should be half an inch thick, consists of funny conventional planed on both sides. Saw each "flowers" cut out of gay colour-leg to the sizes given at B. ed cottons, appliqued down with ifferent shades of bright wools. First et a circle about sixteen inches across for the top of the Humpty, and work the posy of dowers in the middle. Diagram
Cissa watched his brother, saw the strong men and the red explains quite clearly how
skin galley laden with building a ship. They lived in an fall of wheat and barley, Cista island in the North Sea. and knew that his opinion would he Cissa was the younger son of a of little use, so he decided to act
farmer, bul, like all his people, quickly. he loved the sea.
"I will come with you!" he shouted angrily when his brother
"Ciasa marched down to the shore, a free man."
this is done. Cut ova's of material about three inches long and two inches deep for the 'lowers, and tack them on top af the circle, arranging them like those in the Diagram. Then buttonhole them down with con- trasting-coloured wools, and add a wool satin-stitch centre to gach worked ower. The stems are
First, he collected a number of ather young knife-men, who, like himself, were dreaming of the rich lands where folk did not fight. He asked them if they bad the courage to seize the wed in outline-stitch. and a few galley and go with him to the horizontal stitches will suggest
sland of Britain.
the string which lies up thei posy. Add lenyes of green wool here and there, as shown in the
ieture.
Now these boys considered that might was right. So that evening, when those who had wilt the red galley were bidding farewell to their friends. Cissal and his band crept aboard, tied up the few men left to guard about twenty-six inches deen the ship, took the oars, and row- d away. Like a long red fish, the shallow vessel cut through the dark sea, and Ciasa took com- mand. In a few days' time, they, saw the coast of Britain, and one morning they poked their way into a little bay. Here they dragged the red galley up on the heach, and, with hideous eries kniver, and brandishing their they marched to the town.
Now measure the outside edge of the circle, and cut a strin of material to go round it, making
Embroider some more single flowers at Intervals round this strip. Diagram D shows R nower, and you can see from the
It was deserted! Cissa and his friends were terrified at the emptiness
beautiful? of the bouses and the cultivated gar- dens, and they had not the cour- age to take one cup of gold, for they only understood_fighting.
"Other Saxons have been here
said he must stay at home and before us," said Cissa, "Let us plough the land, "I wish to see make a place for ourselves." . the lands where men live in So those young Saxons settled painted houses, and drink from in the middle of a cornfield. silver and gold cups, and are. They dragged up the red gailey and placed it on stones, they washed and dressed by slaves. I can creep ashore at night and drove stakes into the ground, and burn them in their soft beds, got ready to fight Briton, Roman and carry off their treasure as their own folk.
well as you
On
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A humpty like Tink made.
You can copy it if you wish-Dressmaker tells you how to go about it.
This umbrella stand is very exy to make-ax Carpen- for explains.
7.
Goblin e'er
HDB-GOBLIN O'GOBLIN
O'GREENI
He's a jolly wee Elf who lives all
by himself,
The Hoblin O'Goblin O'Green. In tunic of yellow, he's SUCH a
smart fellow. handsomest
The
seen.
TINK'S CROSS-WORD PUZZLE
Solution to last week's puzzle:
9. Poetic way of writing "ever" (Eer).
Across
1. Animal
4. Girl's name
(Ass). (Ada);
Chose
(Selected).
B. A cup of
(Tea)....
10. Dog's foot.
(Paw).
13.
Musical note
""(MI),"
14. Compass point
(NE)...
16. Ocean
(Sea).
18. Frozen water
(Ice).
20. Little bed
22. City in China
(Cot).
(Shanghai),
29. "Not cold
(Hot).
24. Meaning “and so forth"
(Etc.).
Down
1. Surprise
(Astonish).
2. Observe
(See).
3. Smack
(Slap).
4. Took food
(Ate)..
5... Consider
(Deem).
6.
Sea east of Italy
(Adriatic).
11.
Because
(As).
"He travels so gqlly on old Sleepy-emaily."
12.
You and I
(We).
15.
Re-sound
(Echo).
17. Pain
(Ache).
19. Devour
(Eat).
everyone's
21. A cereal plant
(Oat).
in
Are
all kinds of weather, lils hat
and its feather
sure to catch
eye.
As he travels so gaily, on old!
Sleepy-Snaily,
'Look out, chaps! I'm coming!"
he'll ery.
fe lives in a mushroom (a bit.
a squash-room!)
·
And when any friends come tr
call,
le hands them their tea through
the window-you see
The mushroom-house won't hold
them all!
WHY
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Why do you offer your right wond to acquaintances as oken of friendship? Because, in the middle ages, the cavalier held out the hand as token that is sword was sheathed, and that he was a friend. When a man removes his glove to shake a ady's hand, he is still the knight of old, for that gallant gentic- man would never offer a lady a hand covered with a gauntlet.
Why do we use forks? People who wore of the middle-ages
ter carefully planing the edges quarc. mark the positions of the slots C.C., the upper slot one-tuffs found it very difficult to nd-a-half inches from the top. reach their mouths with their and the lower slot two-and-a- (Continued in nezt Cólumn.). half inches from the other end.
With a tonon saw and chisel, cut
Now this week we have a puzzle which I think you will like because it mentions a few animals and birds at least the solution will mention them if you get it right!
12.
15
18
21
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Be-
fingers over these ungainly col tars, and some-method of assist- ing them, had to be devised.... out these slots to a depth of one-Note that the inside corners of Why do we take off-our-hats eighth of an inch, as indicated the opening in the top frame are when entering a house! in diagram D.
ruunded, as shown at E.
cause, in the olden days, it was Two pieces of three-eighths- A square shallow tin tray will considered a sign of peace for a nch plywood, each ten inches be required to fit in the bottom man in armour to doff his helmet square, will be required for the frame, and it would be better to when he had crossed the draw- rames, which must be marked obtain the tray before cutting bridge of a castle. In other zut as shown in diagrams E and the opening, so as to ensure a words, he came as a friend, ex-
After cutting the square good fit.
pecting no danger and with no! openings with a pad-saw, saw When putting the stand to-intention of fighting. off the comers and smooth the gether, see that the frames fit Why do we use paper frills on rough edges with glasspaper. tightly in the grooves in the cutlets and hums? Because In (Continued of foot of next Column). legs. Glue all the joints, and years gone by these meats were then fix the parts with long fine always handled with the bare ails, as indicated in diagram G. fingers, and the frills were sup- Diagram H shows three of the posed to prevent the grease from well into the edges and corners. legs fixed in position.
Bolling the carver's hands.. When the case seems about as To give an ornamental finish to as possible, pull up the the stand, strips of narrow half- raw-string, as shown in Dia- round beading can be glued and rem C, slip a little piece of pinned to the edges of the legs as shown in dia- essian under the opening by the and frames,
all
sketch of the humpty itself how "My brother will come," smiled they're arranged. Next join the His brother took no notice of Cissa. "We must defend our strip to the circle-Diagram A tape, and push the ends of tape gram A. This beading can be
town.
Redgalleyham. I am shows the beginning of this-oto the hole. When the humpty purchased at most picture-frame him.
uce, you can shops for about one penny per and then sew up the sides of the wears Ant with zing." his fifteenth birthday, Cissa went to his father and Thus the Saxons settled in strip. Make a casing along the easily untie the tapes, and push foot.
If made of deal, the stand demanded the knife to which he Britain, and scattered their lit edge, and thread a tape through. more stuffing in.
Coloured wool braid, to match would look very smart with two was entitled. With this stuck the towns with strange names all (See Diagram B). Place the
dark oak in his belt, he marched down to over the country. Cissa became case on the floor, with the open-one of the wools in the embroi-wats of light or the shore, a free man. Yes, now a great king, and he destroyed ing facing you, and stuff it well, dery, should be stitched round varnish stain, and, the tray he was a knife-man, or Saxon as all the Roman towns he could using straw, wood-shavings, or the top and bottom of the should be painted with black tightly-crumpled
enamel. news-umpty as a finishing touch. other nations called him, and helind because he was too savage even
paper, and wedging the stuffing
Wendy's Dressmaker. was free to do as he liked and to admire their beauty. give his opinion. But when he
YOUR SAFEGUARD
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LISTEN-ARCHIE! GIVE ME YOUR SUIT-I'LL TAKE IT AN PAWN IT- THEN PULSTAKE A TAXI ANJ 'GO OUT AN CALL,
ON MY UNCLE AN",
COLLECT THE FIFTY BUCKS
HE OWES ME-
HE OUGHT TO
BE BACK BY
NOW-AH!
HERE HE
COMES
SOUNDS GOOD-
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The Hut Carpenter.
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Clues:-
Ro
1. Ing that rounds-up sheep. 7. Short for "Isther."
8. Pronoun
9. Associate of the Royal
demy (abbreviated). 13. Riding popies.
12.
To
lear
13. Kind of fairy.
15. Musical instrument. 17. A Japanese coin. 18. Kingly name for a boy.
20. Meaning "for example,
21. Favourite dogs. Down
1. Checky little birds.
2. Cousin to the rabbit
3. Exclamation of enquiry.
4. Small enclosure for animals.
5. Swimming birds.
6. Young'geest,
10. Name given to some rabbits. 14. What cotton is wound on
16. Poet's way of saying "even." 10. Roman numeral for eleven.
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Name
Address
Age....
Date of Birthday
Cut this out, and send it to Tinker Bell, c/o The Editor, China Mall
THEN I'LL COME BACK ANʼREDEEM
YOUR SUIT FROM. HOCK- THEN WEEL HAVE ENOUGH.
MONEY TO TAKE
OUR SWEETIES OUT-I'LL BE -
BACK IN
NO TIME-
HAVE
OT THE
ENIM SORRY
AWEEN
OUT
SE IT:
OH I'M
SICK-
NOW DON'T FAIL-
1 MUST KEEP MY DATE WITH ROSIE- AND BESIDES-IT'S PRETTY CHILEY- SITTING AROUND. (LIKE THIS.
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