Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 299, 27 October 1917 — Page 13

The Sandman Story

THE SEA SON Tito and his wife, Stella, lived by the sea; they were childless, and Stella often wished for a child to keep her company when Tito was on his long fishing trips, hut either the stork was blown away by the sea winds or some one lived nearer to his home, and the babies were all given away before Stella's cottage was reached, for no baby was given her. One night Stella and Tito were awakened by the sea roaring and the wind blowing around their cottage, until the very ocean seemed right at their door. "Get up, husband; I am sure some one knocked at our door," said Stella. "No. no, wife, it Is the wind," said Tito; but Stella insisted and Tito went to the door. A guest of wind and salt spray washed against Tito's face, and at the Bame time a voice out of the gale said: "I have brought you a gift from Amphitrite, the wife of our Sea God Neptune." Tito could see no one, the spray was so thick, but he felt something soft at his feet, which he Btooped to pick up. It was a bahv The wind and sea were still as soon as the baby was in Tito's arms for the wife of Neptune has power over the wavse and hurls them against the cliffs. Stella and Tito did not tell anyone how little Petus, as they named the baby, was brought to them, so he grew up like any other littla boy, only that on the nights that the waves dashed high about the rocks on the shore Petus always was missing. And when the wave3 were still he returned with a far-away look in his big blue eyes, which caused Stella to wonder what he had seen. So Petus grew to be a man and was a fisherman like his father, Tito. One day while he was fish ing far from the shore he felt his net grow suddenly very heavy. Petus tugged and pulled, but he could not lift it; he reached over the side of hia boat to give one more tug, when he felt himself being drawn over, and down he went under the Boa. Petus found himself surrounded by mermaids, for it was they who had pulled at his net and drawn him overboard. They placed Petus on the back of a sea ox, which carried him along the bottom of the ocean to a beautiful house of gold which stood on a bed of seaweed. There the animal stopped and Petus was lifted by the mermaids to the steos of the house and the door was opened by another mermaid and he was told to walk in. Petus all this time did not seem to mind the water and could breathe as well as on land. He found himself in a big room with walls of gold and pearls,, and In one corner of the room, on a couch of seaweed reclined a lady who sm ilea and held out her hand to Petus. "I am your mother," she said. "I only loaned you to your mortal grow up; now you must take your mother and father until you should place with the seafolk and live under the sea. "You were sent to your mortal father and mother that you might be more powerful than all the other sea-gods because you would know the ways of the mortals and this fishermen in their boats, to the will give you power to entice the deepest part of the ocean, where my mermaids and sea-gods can wreck their boats and carry them off to the bottom of the ocean." "But why do you wish to wreck the boats and harm the fishermen?" asked Petus. ."They do no harm to you or your sea-gods." "Because I want to bo powerful, my son," answered Amphitrite. "I am the wife of Neptune, and I want Jilm to become as great and powerful as his brother Jupiter, for now Juno, Juptier's wife is greater than I. "If I can get all the mortals under the sea I shall be greater because I shal'. have all her subjects." "Then it was not because you loved me that you sent for me," Baid Petus. "It was to make yourself great." "I shall love you if you help me," answered Amphitrite, "and if you

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do not help me willingly I will change yon into a sea animal and you shall become the slave of all the gods." Just then a splashing was heard and Neptuno in hlo chariot drove up to the door. Amphitrite Jumped up and tried to cover Petus with seaweed, .iu. Neptune saw Petus' log slicking out and ordered hia servants to uncover him. "Who is this mortal?" he asked. "She says I am her son," said Just Extra ISSUED CONTINUALLY TOWN DOINGS The Evening Jag is a new paper printed at Punkin Center and the Morning Headache printed at Podunk. Hiram Boggs takes both of them, but he says "The Morning Headache always comes after the Evening Jag" and in reality they usually do. The flag-raising in the village square, which was to have been held Saturday, was postponed. Town Clerk Kinkley said they would have held it alright except that the flagpole wasn't finished, and the flag ordered from the city hasn't come. The town board voted that was sufficient reasons for the postponement. The heavy rains flooded the. Widow Tuttle's big vegetable garden last week and destroyed all the corn, squash and tomatoes, which was all she had planted in itSquire Hibbletree said, "she ought to plant navy beans, next time." Mrs. Matilda Kash, baked a sponge cake Saturday and borrow ed some eggs, some sugar and some flour from Mrs. Samanthy Wiggins and Ez Wiggins said, "Sponge cakes are alright, but can't see why they should sponge entire ly on us. Uncle Sy Plunkard never knew that Columbus discovered Ameri ca until the other day. He said, "He always thought the man's name was Robinson Crusoe. The main discussion at the married men's club last Tuesday was "Do married men live longer than single men." Hez Pinkley spoke up and said, "he didn't think it made any difference only mar ried men's life just seems longer, as that was the way it appealed to him. SAVE THIS FOR APRIL FIRST Perhaps you see a pocketbook Upon a hidden string. You make a grab, but when you look You do not see a thing. Upon life's lessons of this kind ' We should keep careful tab. Just bear this episode in mind And look before you grab. At lots of most attractive schemes We're asked to take a look. But many of them, so it seems, Are like the pocketbook SOME NEW SPELLING There is a farmer who is YY Enough to take his EE, And study nature wih his II, And think of what he CC. He .hears the chatter of the JJ As they each other TT And sees that when a tree DKK It will make a home for BB. A yoke of horses he will UU With many haws and GG, And their mistakes he will XQQ When plowing for his PP. He little buys, but much he sells, And, therefore, little. 00; And when be hoes bis soil by spells, He also soils his hose. THOSE HOGS Ima Hogg and Ura Hogg are visiting their cousin Moore Hogg of Bean Ridge, this week. POOR MAN "Is your husband up yet?" inquired the early morning caller. "I guess he is," replied the stern woman at the door. "Well, I'd like to say a few words to him." "So would I, he hasn't come home yet"

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Petus, telling Neptuno all that Amphitrite had said. "Oh, you foolish woman, would you ho wicked as well aa foolish?" said her husband. "Do you not know that you could never boconio greater than Jupiter or Juno, and that you only would bring about your own destruction by trying? "Your son shall remain a mortal and you shall remain always alone among your seaweed and the soa animals shall be your only companions. When you go abroad I will

THE MICKS VILLE BREEZE "THE'OFFICIAL WIND-JAMMER OF THE COMMUNITY" "

Hicksvilte "Somewhere in America"

I Heretofore it Had Keen the Private Secretary to His Notes Were ?ftwi Harm am-jt l mi imtA HICKSVILLE BREEZE Published every week to tell al most the truth, and lives up to its reputation. CHARLES MacLEONIIAItDT, Editor-in-Chief Huckelberry Finn, Associate Editor Lucy Corntossel, Society Editor. General Nuisance, Fighting Editor Uncle Ez Zarrow, Cartoonist. Rastus Johnson, Sporting Editor. Matilda Ebbs, Movie Editor. Kalinka Zarrow, Scenic Artist. Beef was the highest when the cow jumped over the moon. To get the squirrels to follow you you must be a nut. Aud it might be said safely the squirrels arc kept pretty busy these days, A friend and money go together if you have no money; no friends. It is bound to make you feel a little "cheap" when you think of the days when you used to take all of baby's candy, and then try to muffle his cries by asking him w hat's the matter. The difference between a woman and umbrella you can but .an umbrella up. NOT A CENTIPEDE An Irishman gave a little dinner and invited a few of his intimate friends. A chicken was set on the table and Pat began carving. "Well, Mary," he said, "and what part would you like?" "Bedady, Pat," ehe says, "I'd like a leg." "And you, Mike?" "Sure, a leg." "And what part would you favor, Bridget?" "I'd like a leg, too." "Arrah," said Pat, "do you think it's a spider I'm carvin'." HIM OR THE HOG WHICH? FOR SALE Anyone wauling a big fat hog come and see me. Arthur Sellman, Galvana Mows (New York).

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take you, but you ran never be trusted again to have power ovor any soa folk or mortals. "Take the boy back to his boat," Neptune commanded. The mer maids lay trembling on the floor near tholr mistress. "No, I will take him myself; put him on one of my horses." The mermaids opened the door and helped Potus to mount the sea horso. . "Now wo are off," Baid Neptune with a wave of his trident, and the Custom for William to Act as Mother Where Teachers' Concerned. ' WILLIAM, I M TO CALL YOUR MOTHER. ON THE TCLCPHONE: ALL WITH HIM She was much interested in prison reform and was visiting a large prison one day. Don't any of your friends come to see you on visiting days?" she asked, of a big, burly ruffian. "No'm," responded the ox-burglar; "they're all here wii me." Everybody's Magazine. ,, DOING HER BIT Mistress "If that nail in your shoes gives you such pain, Louisa, why don't you take a hammer and knock it out?" Louisa "No, thank you, mum. When I think what tha soldiers are Buffering in the trenches, I don't see why I shouldn't do my bit, and suffer too." POOR OLD MOON The poor old Moon is wearing out, She's well-nigh spent her life; Old Sol will have to look about To find another wife. SLOW EATS "Waiter, it is almost a half hour since I ordered that turtle soup." "Sorry sir, but. you know how Blow turtles are." Wouldn't it be some wait if we ordered tuaiis? GINGER JAR LEAKS "Rastus, what's yo' gwine to do dis fall?" "I'se gwine to open a school an' teach chicken stealin' by mail." Harper's Magazine. Nodd "Are you sure your wife knows I'm going home to dinner with you?" Todd "Knows! Well, rather! Why, my dear fellow, l argued with her about it this morning for nearly half an hour." "Where does all the Lugs go in the winter?" "I don't know, you can search me." OF COURSE NOT Mary had a little limp; She. knew her shoes were tight. And did she change 'ein? I'm a simp &ue just aid. ' I might."

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next thing Petus knew, he was sit ting in his boat again and his net was filled with fish. . But when the waves dash high over the rocks about his home Petus no more goes out to watch them, for he does not hear the call of Amphitrito's voice any more, and Stella is happy because her ; son nevor leaves her, Petus did not tell his strange experience to any one, hut he knew that a mortal is a much better mother that a sea goddess. Just Extra PRICE ONE SMILE VILLAGE NEWS Roscoe Ebbs has a chance to get married, but he's afraid he won't be drafted. Huckelberry Finn's grandad says: "Thank goodness there is one wheel on an auto that doesn't heed a tire the steering wheel. Cyrus Love and Mrs. Love are being congratulated over the arrival of twins at their home last week. This seems to be a little love affair. . We are fortunate indeed that the wind st6rm which blew down the church Thursday afternoon did no real damage, Eddie Jebbs, who come into several thousand dollars by his grandfather's will and who has been in the city several months, has come back and gone to work at his old job in the tannery, Geo. II. Gumshoe, who sold gasoline to Dan Seaberry by mistake for alcohol, which- nearly burned Dan's throat out, has been relieved of his job at the drug store by the proprietor Squire Hoskins. Almost every man in town, although few went; bought tickets to the lawn party at the church Saturday, held to give the preacher a long vacation. Lizzie Jebbs says she always hates to miss ohe of the ladies' Tuesday Art club meetings, because , Bhe can't tell but what the balance of the members will talk about her. BREEZETTES Heat is swifter han cold, because you can catch cold. A kiss is like gossip, mouth to mouth. Goes from If you went home to dinner and saw only one beet on the table, you'd say, "That beet's all " It's funny the Spring opens the leaves and the autums turn them. A man without arms could read a book like that. It is said, "buttons are put on a coat, so you can button it." A sculptor has a most horrible death because he makes faces and busts. When thirty-two degrees is freezing point, the sotieezing point must be two in the shade. The difference between a hill and pill; one is hard to get up, and the other Is hard to get down A watch clog Is larger by night than by day, because at night he is let out and in the day he is taken in. . DOUGHTFUL EVEN NOW A three-hundred-pound man stood gazing longingly at the enticing display in a haberdasher' window. A friend stopped to inquire if he was thinking of buying the markeddown lavender silk shirt. "Gosh, no!" replied the fat man wistfully. "The only thing that fits me ready-made is a handkerchief and a grocery wagon umbrella. ' TIME HAS CHANGED "What's become of the old-fashioned girl who saij, 'Ask father?' " said III Squash. "Well," replied Uncle Ez Zarrow, "she now has a daughter who says, 'give it more gas, George; the old man la gaining on us.' "