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a; *‘:_:‘/ 9 \:N ‘ Manufactured by THE CANADIAN STEEL AND WIRE CO., Limited Hamilton ' - Canada“ Dick Whittington. Years and years ago in England there lived a little boy named Richard Whittington. He was an orphan, and. being poor, had to work for his living. At an inn named the St. George and the Dragon he ran errands, washed dishes and did whatever jobs there were that no one else would do. One night the inn burned and Master Richard barely escaped with his life. For a few days the people of the town took care of him, but he -was not happy because there really wasn't any one who wanted him. One morning he rose very early. He did not tell any one his plans, but what he really wanted'to do was to go to London. Presently a man came along and, seeing the boy, asked whether he knew Richard Whittingâ€" ton. “I am Dick Whittington,” said the lad. ‘ “Well,” said the man, “and what are you standing there planning to do?” “I am going to London,” said Dick. “I, too, am going to London,” said the man. "I will take you in my ; wagon." So on April '28, 1377, they started for London. There were no trains in those days and it took a long time to make the journey. After many ad- ventures on the way they finally ar- rived. In Lon-don Dick did not find work at once, and many times he was hungry. One day when he was down near the docks he watched the ship Unicorn making ready to sail. Suddenly he heard a scream, and seeing that a girl had fallen overboard, he plunged in and rescued her. She was the daughter of the man who owned the Unicorn, Mr. Fitz- warren, and her father was so grate- ful to Dick that he gave him a job at his home. He did lots of disagreeable work' and sometimes the other servants mis- used him. But the daughter of Mas- ter Fitzwaren always took his part and saw to it that he was not abused. The place where he slept was an old attic which had been the home of rats for so many years that when the boy moved in these creatures saw no rea- son why they should make way for him. They played about his bed and made such a racket that he could not sleep. At last Dick decided he would buy a cat. Some one had given him a penny. He went to look for a cat, and at one of the gates of the city he saw an old woman with a great black cat. ‘ He told her that he wanted to huyl “If you do. I will give you anything’ a cat. but that he could not pay more than a penny for it. ""l was not inclincd to sell at first. iinnily I.‘H‘ old WOIli'Uli , htit' 3c felt so sorry for the boy. killing ihc mice right and left. you ask," said the ruler. So the captain lrought in Dick’s. . cut. She made one leap, and began, The that £1.10 gave him the cat and took thel ruler and his guests looked on in; , penny in exchange. , Then Dick took the cat home to hisl nt:ic, and you may he sure he was: not bothered ‘ Now, it was the custom in thoscl days, when the master of the house; , sent his ship to foreign ports for himj ' ‘ tc give his servants a chance to send Master Fitzwarrcn‘ was getting the Unicorn ready for am. He called all his scr-l vants in and asked them what they‘ with rats any more. things to he sold. other voyage. wanted to send. Dick came with the ‘othcrs, but he had nothing to send. ‘When it came his time to speak up ‘ he said: “I have nothing in the world but my cat.” “Send that," said the master. Dick felt very sad to send the cat. because. she had become a great pet. But finally with tears in his eyes, he gave her to the captain of the ship. After this things did not go well with Dick for a while. He missed his pet and the servants became more cruel to him than ever. He was so lonely and sad that he decided to run away. On the way out of London he stop- ped to look back. And as he stood there the chimes rang out from Bow Bells. Dick listenc'l and it seemed that they said to him: “Turn again, turn again, Whittington, Three times Lord Mayor of London.” The hells said this over and over, or Dick thought they did. He resolved that he. would not be discouraged, and really did turn back to his master’s house. ' Now, while Dick was so unhappy, his cat was having some real adven- tures. The Unicorn was captured by pirates, who took everything away from the captain and set him and his men afloat in an open boat. The cap- tain carried Dick's big cat with him. It 'was the only thing saved of the ship’s cargo. After adventuring about in the boat, the captain and his men landed on a foreign shore. After many days they found an old friend of the captain, a man whose life he had once saved. This man was now a mighty ruler in the land. He welcomed the captain and took him to his palace. Imagine the cap- tain's surprise when he arrived there to find the place completely overrun with mice. They bothered the people of the house while they ate their meals. They ran about when guests of the ruler were trying to talk. And they made so much noise at night that no one could sleep. l annizcmcnt. The great ntzm was so pleased that he kept his promise. He had the pi-[ rat-cs captured and the ship restored to the captain. Thcn he paid the cip- tnin thousands of dollars in money and pearls for the cat. So when the captain returned to London the money he hro:.1ght made Dick :1 rich man. , Years later. Richard Whittington became Lord Mayor of London, just, as the chimes of Bow Bells had proâ€"‘ phcsicd. Omamental‘Trees About Prairie Homes. That the attractiveness of a place» can be greatly increased by the plant- ing of shrubs and flowers is known to * all. 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