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May 12, 1909. THE PRESBYTERIAN
sending me that cake, Julia. I understood it to mean
that , you whhcd to be friends again, and were willing
t*0- forcet that fnolisli r?lrl n not-r-ol ah?o r 1. .
0 ~ -|ivi ui uuio, which i nave i
so deeply repented." . c i
Mrs. Wood knew there was a mistake somewhere^
but it didn't matter.. She held out her hands warmly
to Marian, and they kissed each other tenderly.
When Prissy came home, her* mother told her that 1
the new minister's wife had never received the cake <
which had been so painstakingly made for her. Whether
it" U/QC Priccv'e mictoL'O rvf A.1- ?. - 1?
.. J i iijianv. UI UK lllisldnc Ut II1C 11111C OOV 1
who sat at the next desk, I don't know and nobody i
else knows. The manse was the third house 011 the
right-hand side. The house on the left-hand side had ;
just been rented for the summer by Mr. and Mrs. Stanleigh.
And Mrs. Stanleigh had been Priscilla Marian 1
Gray before her marriage.
"We were very dear friends, Prissy," said Mrs. 1
Wood. "You were named for her. But we had a
foolish, bitter quarrel some years ago, and have been <
estranged ever since. I missed her o-reatlv. hut our
pride has kept us from seeking reconciliation. We I
have forgiven each other now; and all is well again,
thanks to you, you blessed little blunderer." * <
But there are three things about this story that three j
people never knew: I
Mrs. Stanley, the new minister's wife, never knew <
how narrowly she missed having a cake for her first ?
Sunday tea.
Mrs. Stanleigh, of the third house on the left-hand
side, never knew that the cake she had received was ]
meant for somebodv else.
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And Prissy never knew that she had iced that cake <
with salaratus!?L. M. Montgomery, in the Congre- '
gationalist.
THE LARGEST HATS IN THE WORLD.
What would you think of a hat that was so large
it would safely shelter your father, mother, sisters
and yourself under it, should a sudden rainstorm come
. up? The men of Korea like these enormous hats and
would not feel properly dressed without them. The?-c
hats look like great.flower pots set on a round table
six feet across. The crowns are nine feet in height and
i three inches wide, much like a chimney on a onestorv
house. How do you suppose these large, round
head coverings are kept on? Under the brim is a small,
close-fitting cap. held on by a padded string which ties
under the ears. The material of these hats is bamboo
so finely split that they are like thread; and lastly, they
are varnished to keep out the sun, the rain and the
wind.
You know that the Korean people always wear cotton
clothing; so these big hats protect them far more
than our hats possibly could do. In the rainy season
a cone of oiled paper is attached to the big bamboo
head coverings in the shape of a funnel, so I suppose
that the rain pours off of them iu5t as water doe? nff
a duck's back. A Korean keeps hi? hat on when we
should take it off. Soldiers wear black or brown felt
hats decorated with red horse hair or peacock feathers,
and hanging from the sides, over the ears and around
their necks are oval balls of porcelain, amber and a
oueer kind of gum.?Anna E. Jacobs, in Sunbeam.
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OF THE SOUTH. * 13
NOT QUITE TALL ENOUGH.
A friend showed us this morning a picture ta}cen
lmi liic coasi 01 Holland of a company of women and
children with their wooden shoes and peculiar bonnets
with the little gold halls fastened upon them.
As all our readers know, a great part of Holland
would be under water but for the vast dikes or embankments
which the Dutch have built to keep out the
ocean.
It reminds us of an interesting story, how Frederick
the Great was anxious to conquer Holland and make
it cart nf Viic - -
r--_ ^ocvssiuiis, so one aav he invited the
Dutch ambassador to witness a review of his army, and
after one large body of troops had marched by he said
to the Dutch ambassador, "What do you think of
those men?"
"Good soldiers," replied the ambassador, "but not
tall enough."
Another large body of troops passed by and Fredsrick
again asked, "What do you think of those men?"
and received the same reply. "Good soldiers, but not
:all enough."
Then came Frederick's great bodyguard, composed
)f giants, which the king had brought together from
ill parts of his kingdom, and with a triumphant air
:he king asked the ambassador, "What do you think ,
:>f those men?" and again the ambassador made the
same reply, "Not tall enough."
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wnat do you mean?" said Frederick.
"I mean," said the ambassador, "that we can flood
Holland eight feet deep."
The king concluded not to attempt the conquest of a
rountry which could be flooded eight feet deep.?Geo.
r. Angell, Apples of Gold.
THE THINGS AT HOME.
All up and down the land I go
With mother, making calls,
And sit in chairs so much too high
T? eft* -> * -
oi.augc aiici amerent halls,
And can not think of things to say,
And feel so pleased to start away.
But when we come to home again,
I'm glad as glad can be
To see the very oldest toys
All waiting there for me?
The horse with missing tail, the blocks,
And all the soldiers in their box,
The wagon with the broken shaft,
The doll that will not talk.
"The little duck that tan so fast.
And now can't even walk.
They all are friends so tried and trm?
Because of what they used to do.
And every day when I'm awav
I know they miss me so.
- I never ought to leave them once?
They're sensitive, you know?
And just to comfort them a mite
I take them all to bed at night.
1 ' ?The Youth's Companion.