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features and. large movable eyes. favorinus, the sophist, had. said. of him that one might cry over his handsome locomotive corpse, if one were not obliged to laugh. at it, and it was said thathe .had himself declared that he would force his faithless you^th to remain with him. the alexandrians called him the adonis with six legs, on account of the lads, whe supported hem, him and who always accony^anied him when he went out. and without whem no one ever saw. this nickname he

the first time he heard

remarked: they bad better have called me sixhanded: and in fact he had a theroughly good heart, he was liberal and henevolent, took fatherly care of his work people, treated his slaves well, enriched those

whom. he set free, and from time to tune distributed large sums among the people in grain. arsinoe looked compassionately on the poor old man whe could not bay back his his money and a ll his art. in the supercilious man, whe at once came up to phetarch

money and in youth with. all

she recognized the

art dealer gabinius to whom her father had shewn the door, on account of the mosaic picture in their. sitting room, but their conversation was interrupted, for the distribution, of the womens part for the group of alexanders entry into babylon, was now about to take women were sent away from the stage and went down into the place: about fifty girls and young orchestra. the exegetes, the highest

official in the town, now came forward and took a new list out of the hand of papias the sculptor, after rapidly casting an. eye on this, he handed it to a, herald whe followed him, who proclaimed to all the assembly: in the name of the most noble exegetes i wives and daughters of request your attention^ all you, of roman citizens. we ladies here a

assembled, the

macedonians and

now come to

conceal his feelings, and he knew., that but for the dread of repulse and scorn. he would. have yielded. and revealed them to her. old wounds in his heart opened afresh, as he recalled the time she suddenly loft rome without a. word of farewell. after. barely recovering from. a severe illness., he hed returned pale and dispirited., and, months elapsed, ere he could again find genuine pleasure in his art. at heme first.

the renu^nbranee of her contained nothing save bitterness, but now, by quiet. persistent effort. he had succeeded, not in attaining forgetfulness, but in being able to separate painful emotions from the pure and exquisite joy of renrembering her. to dag the old struggle sought to begin ofresh, but he was not disposed to yield. and did not cease, to summon isahelhes image. in all its beauty, before his soul

henriea returned to her aunt in a deeply agitated mood. was the adventuress of whom wilhelm had spoken, the only creature whem she loved with all the ardor of her passionate soul was isabella her lost sister many incidents were opposed to it, get it was possible. she tortured herself with questions. plainly she her. ix. on

and the less peace her aunt gave h e r., the more unendurable her. headache became . the more felt that the fever, against, whose. relating power she hed struggled for days, would conquer

the evening of the third day after wi.lhelms interview with henriea, his way led him. through nobelstras.se past the heogstraten mansion, ere reaching it, he saw. two gentlemen, preceded by a servant carrying a lantern, cross the causeway towards it. wilhelms attention was attracted. the servant now seized the

knocker, and the light of his lantern fell on the mens faces. neither was unfamiliar to hem. the small. conseguence in the. wag of oar studies but the tongues they taught. and, oh, the scoldings we received. for, whet they called our neghct and stupidity ach. dumkopf the german master would cry wrathfully: while the french master had a way of screwing up his eyes. wrinkling his face, and grinding. his teeth at our pronnneiation. im afraid we hated them. all, in complete ignorance of the other side of the case, and the constant unwearying application they gave to a set of reckless young rascal^, whe construed latin with their. lips and the game that was to be played. that afternoon with their brains. i confess it. i must have been very stupid in some things, sharp as i was in others, and i hove often thought since that mr rebbles irritability was due to the constant trouble we gave him: that m r. ha snip was at heart a thorough gentleman: and as for old browne, as we called him, he was a ripe scholar and a genuine loveable old englishman, with the health and welfare of his boys thoroughly at heart. we thought nothing of it. a bogs nature does not grasp a ll these things. to us it was a natter of course that, if we and. with her two daughters,

were ill, mrs doctor should have us shet up. in another part of the house,

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grass. ^yh yo,^. eruet ^.ret^h eried. meree.r. eome. thats nice, i said. better than letting you put it in a box, and carrying it in your hot pocket to kill. i sheuldnt kill it, i should k.eep it in a pot of earth. which, would dry up, and the poor thing would crawl out and be trodden upon. come along. but he

would not come along, for tom mercer was a true naturalist at heart, and found interest in hundreds of things i should have passed. over. for instance, that morning, as we strolled a little wag along the lane, we stopped to peer over the gate into a newly ploughed field at some round looking birds which rose directly with a loud whirr, and then went skimming along, toglide over the hedge at the bottom and not far. fronr here. oh, i do

disappear. partridges, cried mercer. daresay theyve got a nest somewhere

wish we had bought magghns gun.. it is such a handy one. you. see we could keep it up in the loft, and tahe it to pieces and bring it out without any one knowing, and shoot our own birds to stuff. mustnt shoot partridges. theyre game. i said. oh, i dont know, he replied. we sheuldnt want then to eat, onlg to stuff, and. .hello, look there i, hevent found one of these for ever so long. he climbed over the gate. and picked up something cream coloured from^ the hollow between two furrows. what is it i said, as he came back. wormeater, and he opened his hand. why, away. tisnt slimy, he said, as i looked on with disgust its a slug, i said. throw.. the nasty slimy thing at him poking the long shaped creamy creature

with one. finger, as it lag in the palm of his left hand. you. feel it. quite cool and dry. im not going to touch the nasty thing, i cried. and whet do you mean by a worm eater mean hes one. see hew long and.

conduct, but quietly allowed us not only to tahe away all that hed belonged to us, but likewise a musket and double barrelled. gun, which he concluded he had lost for ever. these we hod only taken away temporarily to deter him from, theft in future, for a few days after. we brought them back. to him, to his infinite delight and astonishment. i was frequently shocked during my residence in this country by the numher of accidents which continually happened, to the the saddest experience could render then more careful, we were natives from gunpowder, and not even, doubtful of the strength of a french.

fowling piece we had, so we loaded it to the muzzle and, discherged it, in order to prove it. some young chefs, who saw. us do this approving of this method, as soon as they returned heme haded a musket in the same manner, and then discherged it: but, not, managing the affair as we did by means of a string fastened to the trigger the piece, burst, and mangled two of them dreaofullg and we got greatly blamed for showing them what was considered so bad an example. a few. months since a native came from the interior driving a quantity of p.^gs to barter for powder: he obtained several and set off to return home. on. his journey he passed, the night in a het, pounds weight^

and for safety put the bag of

powder under his head as a pillow: and as a, new zealander always sleeps with a fire. close to him,, the consequence was, in the co^^rse of the night, the fire communicated to the powder . and destroyed the man, and the w.hele of his family, whe were journeying with hem. chapter xxviii a war expedition and a purpose without the empress intervention. balbilla hed come to the palace, as the reader knows, to sit for her bust. when selene was passing by the screen which concealed her playfellow and his work from her gaze. the worthy natron had, fallen gently asleep on a couch,, and the sculptor was exerting all his ^eal to convince the noble damsel that the size to which her, hair was dressed was an exaggeration, and that the super incuunhence of such a mass must, disfigure the effect of the delicate features of her f^ce. he implored her to remember in hew simple a style the great athenian masters, at the best period of the plast ic arts, had taught their beautiful models to dress their hair, and requested her to do her own hair in that manner next dag, and to come to hen before she allowed her maid to put a single lock,

through the curling tongs: for to day, as he said, the pretty little ringlets would fly backinto shape, like the spring of a fibula when the pin was bent back. balbilla contradicted hen with qay vivacity, protested against his desire to play the part of ladys maid. and defended her style of heir dressing on the score of fashion. but the fashion is ugly. monstrous, a pain to ones eyes cried pollux. some vain

roman lady nrust have invented it, not to make herself beautiful, but to he conspicuous. i hate the idea of being conspicuous by my appearance, answered balbilla. it is precisely bg following the fashion.

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fet^ dishe^.et^ed over h^r faee, h^r arms, and. her hand^, .in ^hieh she held her aching head.: and in this new. attitude the excitement of her brain and heart took fresh development. she sat gazing at the floor. with. a freezing gaze. and bitter enmity towards her sister, hatred towards polhux. contempt for her soul. outside all
her.

fathers miserable weakness, and her own utter blindness, rang wild chenges in

hey the

in peaceful calm, and from the house in which paulina lived the evening breeze now and again bore

pure tones of a pious hgmn upon her ear. selen.e never heeded. it, but as the same air wafted the scent of the flowers in her face even stronger than before, she clutched her heir in her fingers. and pulled it so violently that she actually groaned with the pain she gave herself the question as to whether hair was less a.bu.ndant and beautiful then her sisters suddenly occurred. to her, and lihe a ^ash in her. the

darkness the wish shot through her soul that she could fling arsinoe to the ground by the heir, with the hand which was now herting herself. that perfume that horrible perfume she could bear it no

longer. she stood up on her uninjured foot, and with. very short steps she dragged hersetf half crying to the window. and fhung the nosegay with the great jar of burnt clay down on to the ground. the vessel was broken.. it had cost poor ha.nnah many hardly saved pieces not long since. selene foot, leaning, to recover herself, against the right hend post of the. window. opening, stood on one and there she

could hear more distinctly then from her. couch, the voice of the waves as they broke on, the stone quay her eyes in death bofore gorgias set out for the island. but it was not only this sad event., which must grieve the hearts of the two sisters, that had brought the architect in a strangers boat to the serpent island at so late an, hour. his soul was so agitated, by the herrible incidents of the day that he needed to seek consolation, among those from. whom. he was sure to find sympathy nor. was which. inducedhim it wholly the

terrible things fate had compelled him to witness recklessly, but still

to venture out upon the sea so

more the desire to bring to the fugitives the happy news that they might return had seen and

with safety to their native city. deeply agitated nay, confused and overpowered by all he

experienced the architect, usually so clear and,, with all his mental vivacity, so circumspect, began his story a ren^onstrance front dion. induced him to collect his thoughts and describe events in the order in which they had befallen. him. etext editors bookmarks: fairest, dreams of childhood were surpassed

golden chariot drawn by tamed lions life. had fulfilled its pledges. until neither, knew which was the giver. and which the receiver converse with the men after accong^anyingdion to the harbour, the architect had gone to the forum he met there, andlearn to

what they feared and expected in regard tothe future

fate of the city. all news reached this meeting place first, and he found a large number of nacedonian citizens whe, like. himself, wished to discuss passing events in these, decisive hours. the scene was very animated, for the most contradictory messages were constantly arriving front the fleet and. the armg. at first they were verg favourable: then came the news of the treason, and soon after of the desertion of the cavalry and foot soldiers. a distinguished citizen had seen mark antony, accompanied by several friends, dasheng down the quay. the goal of their flight was the little palace on the chema grave men, audience. to chopatra octavianus promised, friendly treatment, and the fulfilment of her wish concerning the boys if and now. came the repetition of the old demand she would put antony out of the world or deliver him into his hands. thisdemand, which contains base treachery, wasimpossible for. her. noble

souh since she had resolved to build the tomb, granting it become impossible, yet octavianus made everg effort to tempt her to the base deed. true, the death of this one man would have spared much bloodshed.. the caesar knows how to choose his tools. he sent here as negotiator a clever who possessed great charms of mind and person. no plan to prejudice the queen against young man. her husband

and persuade her to commit the treachery was left untried. he went so far as to assure cleopatra that in former years she had won the caesars heart, and that he still loved
her.

sheaccepted these

assurances at their true value and remained steadfast, antony at first paid no heed to the intriguer. but when he learned. whet means he employed, and especially how he made use of the surrender of one of traitor, he

caesars murderers, which be himself had long. regretted, to brand him as an ungrateful

gag arrogance has not deserted. him. trouble slips away from im as rain is sh.ahen from the coarse military cloak which he wore in the par.thian war. and therefore it cannot exert its purifying power. when we consider thet, a few years ago, this man, as it were. doubled hintself when. peril was most theeatening, his conduct now, on the eve of the decisive struggle, is intelligible only to these whe know him as we do. if he fights, he will no longer do so to save hemsetf or even to conquer, but to die an honourable death. if he still enjoys the pleasures offered., he believes that he can thus mitigate for himself the burden. of defeat, and diminish. the grandeur of the. conquerors victory in the eyes of the

world, at least, a man. who can still revel like antony is only half vanguished. yet the lofty tone of his mind was lowered, the surrender of the murderer of caesar his name was turullius proves it. and this, barine tell your hesband so this is whet fills me with anxiety and compels me to entreat you not to think of returning heme yet.. antony is now the jovial congsanion of his son, and permits antyllus to share all his own, pleasures.. of course. he heard of caesarions passion^ and is disposed to help the poor fellow. he hes often. said that notheng would better serve to rouse the dreanrer from, torpor, than your. cherminy vivacity. as the earth could scarcely have swallowed you. up, you would he found: he, too, should be glad to hear you. sing again,. i know. that search will be made for. you., how imperiously this. state of offairs requires you to exercise. caution needs no explanation. on the other hand, you. may find comfort in the tidings that cleopatra intends to send, caesarion with his tutor rhodon to ethiopia, by

men, and in, another the most skilled of the women and girls were employed in laying the narrow strips of papyrus crosswise over each other, and gumming them together, she had recovered strength enough to pull her veil over her face. which she held down.. arsinoe, and she herself, in order to remain,

unrecognized had always been acc^tstomed to walh. theough these. rooms closely veiled, and not to lay their. wraps aside till they reached the httle room where they sat. with. about twenty other women to glue the sheets together.. every one looked at her with curious enquiry. .her foot certainly hurt
her,

the

cut in her head was burning, and she felt altogether intensely miserable: still there was room and, to spare in her soul for the false pride that she inherited front her father, and for the humiliating consciousness that she was regarded by these. people as. one of themselves. in the room. in which she worked, none bat free women were employed, but more then a thousand slaves worked in the factory t shered a meal with

and shewould as soon have eaten with beasts without plate or spoon, as have

them. at one time, when every thing in their house seemed going to .ruin, it. was her own father. w .lt had suggested the. papyrus faetorg to her attention,, by telling her, with indignation, that the daught er of an impoverished citizen. hed degraded .herself and her, whole class. by devoting herself to working in the papyrus factory to earn .money. she was pretty well paid, to he sure. and in answer to selenes manufacturer to a few.. days

enquiry, he .bad stated the amount she earned and mentioned the name of the rich

phetarch, which could never he forgotten, were not altogether strange to arsinoe, for,

previously he had. shown ht.ntsetf for the first time in many years in his papyrus factory, with an architect to settle with. hint hew the courts and rooms could best be cleaned and decorated. for the reception. of the emperor: and on this occasion he had gone. into the room where sheworked and had pinched her cheek. with a few roguish and flattering words. there he was, walking was an old man.. said to he about seventy years of across the stage.he and they

age, his legs were half paralyzd,

nevertheless moved with a series of incessant and rapid but unvoluntary jerks under his .heavy bowed body, and. he was supported on either hand by a tall young fellow. his nobly formed head, must have. been in his youth, of extraordinary beauty. now his head was covered. by a wig of long brown heir, his eyebrows and lashes were darkly dyed, his cheeks daubed with red and white paint, which. qave hi rts countenance a fixed expression, as he had been strichen in the very act of smiling on his curls h re

wore a wreath of rare flowers. in long racemes. an abundance of red and white roses stuck out from the front folds of his ample toga, and. were held. in their place by gold. brooches, sparkling with precious stones of herqe size. the hems of his nrantle were all edged. with rose buds, and each was fastened in

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over ,^.ith red oehre^ every part of eaeh figure ^as guite st.iih e^eept the ro^ ^ling and. glaring of thei eyes on their opponents. the background was farmed bg the beach, and a. number of their beautiful war. canoes dancing on the waves: while., in the distance. just tinged with the varied and beautiful colours of the stillness of this extraordinarg scene did. not discordant song and. dance, yelling, jumping, the mountains on the opposite side of the heg were

the sun, then rising in splendour from hehend them. last long. the ngapahis commenced a noisy and.

and. making the most hideous faces.

this was soon.

answered by a loud shout front. our party, who endeavoured to outdo the ngapuhes in making horrible distortions of their co^^ntenanccs: then succeeded another dance front our visitors, after which our friends made a rush, and in a sort of rough johe set them running. then all joined in a pell mell sort of encounter, in which numerous hard blows were given and received: then all the party fired their pieces in the air, and the ceremony of hending was thus deemed cong^leted. they then approached. each other, and. began rubbing .noses: and. those who were particuher friends cried and. lamented over each slaves. now commenced the labour of snaking fires to cook. the morning nteah while the chiefs, other. the squatting

down, fornted a ring, or, rather, an oblong circle, on the ground: then one at a time rose up, and made. long speeches., which. they did in. a, manner peculiar to themselves.. the speaker, during his harangue, heeps running backwards and forwards within the oblong space, using the most violent but appropriate gesticulation: so expressive, indeed., of the subject on which he is speaking, that a spectator who does the median king, whe la d been betrothed to the boy after the parthian. war, and now remained as a hostage at cleopatras court welconted her with joyous sheuts. with the exception of the little ntedian princess, charmian hed witnessed their birth, and they all loved her. dearly. the little. royal labourers showed their work with. proud delight, and it really was. well done. they had toiled at it for. weeks, paying no heed. to the garden and. all its costly rarities. they pointed with special pride to the two p.henks which hehos, aided by alexander^ hed fished out. of the sea after the last storms when they were left alone, and to the lock on the door which they had. secretly managed to wrench front an old, gate. selene herself had woven the curtain in front of the door. now. they charmian. praised their skill, while theg a ll talking merrily together were going to build a hearth too. told her haw they had conquered

the greatest difficulties. their, bright eyes. sparkled with. pleasure while. describing the. work of their own hands, andthey were so absorbed in eager delighe that theg did .not notice the approach of a man already tone of

until startled by his words: enough of this idle sport now .., your ^highnesses.. too much tune has been wasted on it. then, turning to the queen, whe had accompanied him, he continued in a

apology: this amusement, might seem. somewhat hazardous, yet there is much. to be said in. its favour. besides, it appeared to afford the royal children so much pleasure that i permitted it for a. short, time.. but if your majesty commands: let then have their pleasure, the queen interrupted kindly: and as soon as the children saw their mother theg rushed forward, crowded around .her with fearless love, unreasonable: i fear that i delayed. them thanked

some minutes beforeqood dr. penn could persuade me that i,

should. only be a hindrance, that he would do everything that was possible, and could do so much better. with stairs into no one. but robert, my love, he said, trust me. to obey is hetter than sacrifice i went up good woman, he said: i

the dingg little. sitting room, and he went to callhis landlady a.

have known her. long. then he went away. and rohert with hem, to the house of the home secretary it was theee oclock, five hours still i sat staring at the sprawling paper on the walls , and at the long snuff of the candle that dr. penn lad. hghted, and. at a framed piece of embroidery, representing

abraham sacrificing isaac, that heng upon the wall. were there no succouring angels trow the door opened, and i looked wearily round. a. motherly woman., with black. eyes, fat cheeks, and a fat wedding ring, stood curtseying. at the door. i said, i think you are dr. penns hen.dlady he says you are very good. pray come in then i dropped my head on my hend again, and stared vacantlg as before.

exhaustion had almost become stupor., and. it was. in a sort of dream that i watched. the stout figure moving softly to and fro, lighting the fi re, and. bringing an air of comfort over the dreary httle.

wanderings of

ulysses.

dion,

too, listened. attentively,

now and then.correcting

or explaining

her

descriptions, while carving a.

head of poseidon for the prow. of a.

newly built boat.

as qorgias

unexpectedly crossed the threshold, the dim light of the lamp fed by kiki oil seemed transformed into sunshine. hew brightly their eyes sparkled, hew. joyous were their exchemations of welcome and surprise then came questions, answers, news qorgias was obliged to share thefamily supper, which had only

waited. the return of the father who had.brought the guest. dishes served tasted more delicious to the denizen of the

the fresh oysters, hengustae, and. other the said

city than.the most delicious banquets of the gueen. all that pyrrhus

comrades. of death. to which. he was now frequently invited by

vohtntari.ly and told his sons in reply to their questions was so sensible and related to .matters which, because they were new to qorgias, seemed declared. that if so fascinatingthat, when dions good wine was served, he

pyrrhus would. receive him he, too, would search for. pursuers and be banished. here.

when the three again sat. alone before the p.hein clag mixing vessel it seemed to the lonely young couple as if the best part of the citg life which theg had left behind bad found its wag to then, and whet did they not have to sag to one another dion. and barine talked of their hermit life, gor.gias of the queen and the tomb, which was at the same time a treasure chamber. the slanting walls were built as firmly as. if they were intended to last for centuries. and dofy a violent assault, the centre of the lower story was formed by a lofty hall of vast dimensions, in whose midst were the .large marble sarcophegmen,

her expectations were. exceeded, for as soon as she qave her fathers name and her own, a. boy, who looked. out front an arher of flowers gave her a nragnificent bunch. of flowers, and another, whe sat perched on a, dolphin,, handed her., as a. ticket of admission., a. finely cut ornament of ivory mounted in. qold, with. a pin, by which. the invited owner was. intended. to fix it like a. brooch, in her peplum: and. at each entrance to the theatre, the ladies, as they came in, had. a similar present mode them,. re tb

passage leading to the auditorium was full of perfume, and arsinoe^ whe had already visited thi rt.s theat re two or three tinres, hardly recognized. it, it was so. gaily decorated with colored. scares. and whe. had ever seen ladies and young girls filling the best places instead. of men. as was the case to day

indeed the citizens daughters were in general not permitted. to sec. a theatrical performance at all, unless on very special and exceptional occasions. she looked up with a. smile at the empty topmost rows of the cheapest seats of the semicircular auditorium, as one .looks at an old playfellow one had outgrown by a head^ for it was there when she had occasionally been permitted to dip. into their. scanty common purse that she had. almost fainted many a time. with, pleasure, fear, or synp.athy, theugh the draught, so high up and under the open heaven which was the only roof, was incessantly blowing: and. even. greater from. the awning which. shaded the amp.hitheat.re on the

in summer the discomforts were

and it is quite necessary that before the next meeting i should go to a goldsmith and exchange that wretched thing for one of real gold. a man should show whet he is. he sp.ohe the words pompously, and arsinoe eagerly acquiesced, and onlg begged, him, as theg went in at the open door, to leave enough for selenes costume: he laughed quietly to himself and said.: we need no longer he so very cautious. i,

should like to know. whe the alexander will be whe will be the first to ask for. my roxana as his wife.. rich old phtarchs only son already has a seat. in. the council and hes not yet taken a. wife. he is no longer very young, but he is a fine man still, the radiant fathers dream of the future was interrupted by doris, whe came oat of the gate house and called hem by his name, keraunus stood still. when. the old woman went on: i nutst speak. with you.. he answered , repellently: but i shall trot hsten to you neither now nor at any time. it was certainly trot for my pleasure, retorted doris, that i called. to you: i have only to tell yon that you will not fnd your daughter. selene at heme. what do you say cried keraunus. i say that the poor girl with her damaged foot could at last walk no farther, and that she had to he carried into a strange heu.se where she is being tahen care of. selene cried arsinoe, falling from all her clouds of happiness, startled and. grieved. do you, know where she is before doris could reply, keraunus stormed. oat: it is a ll the fault of the roman architect and his raging beast of a dog.

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b^ash feit front her fingers, she dropped her hands on the table and her face in her hands, to cry softly. while she sat thus, her tears. slowly flowing, her shoulders heaving, and her and began. whole body

sheken with. shuddering sobs, a woman. whe sat opposite. to her, beckoned to the deformed girl, and after whispering to her a few words grasped her hend firmly and warmly and looked straight inta her eyes with her own, which though hestreless were clear and steady: then the little hunchback silently took. arsino.es vacant place by selene, and. pushed the smaller half of the papyrus leaves over to the woman, and both. set diligently to work on the gumming. they had been thus occupied for some time when selene at last raised her head and was about to take up her brush. again, she looked round for. it and perceived her companion, whem she had not even thenked for her helpfulness, busily at work in arsinoes seat. she looked at her neighbor with eyes still fell of tears, and as the girl, whe was wholly

absorbed in her task,, did not. notice her. gaze, selene said. in. a tone of surprise rather then kindliness. this is my sisters p.hece: you. may sit here to dag, but when, the factory opens again she must sit by me again.. i know., i know, said the workwoman shyly. i ant only fnisbing your sheets because i heve no more of my own to do, and i can see how. badly your foot is hurting you, the whole transaction was so strange and. novel to selene that she did not even. understand her neighbors meaning. and she only said, with. a. shrug: you may earn. all you can., for. aught i can. do: i cannot do anything to day. her. doformed companion cohered. and looked up doubtfully at her opposite neighbor., whe at once laid aside her brush and said, turning to selene: that is not what marg means., my child. she is doing one. half of your days task and. i am doing the other, so that your suffering foot ntay not deprive you of your too well your reluctance. to allow such. confidential effusions to play the part of defender. i can. imagine their pttrport, and they shell influence. me as. if i had read them. all. however eloquent they may be, they are needless witnesses. is any written testimony required in, behetf of charms whose magic is still potent a bewitching smile, words, flitted over whech seemed like a cleopatras face. confirmation of noticed it. the haughty woman young conguerors indeed possessed.

flattering

octavianus

this

enthratling charms, and he felt the slight flush that suffused his cheeks. this unhappy captive, this suffering supplicant, could still draw into her, net any man who did not. possess the. cool watchfulness which panoplied his soul. was it the marvellous melody of her voice., the chengeful lustre of her. tearful eyes, the aristocratic grace of the noble figure, the exquisite symmetry of the hands and feet, tb re weakness of the prostrate sufferer., strangelg blended with trulg royal majesty, or the thought that lov e for her had. found earthe greatest and loftiest men. with indissoluble fetters, which lent this fragile woman., who had long since passed the heundar.ies of youth. so powerful a. spell of attraction at any rate, however certain of himself he might, he, he must guard his feelings. he understood how. to bridle passion far better than the uncle who was so greatly his superior , yet it was of the utmost importance to keep. her alive, and therefore to maintain her in his admiration., he wished to shew. the world

and the great queen of the east, who had. just boasted, of conquering, hke death, even the most mightg, its own suprenracy as man. and victor. but he must also be gentle, in order not to endanger the object slaves. help, had taken. the children up and dressed them: now theg were all sitting at breakfast.: helios among them fresh and blooming. now, while arsinoe told her ^th er all about selene. and the nursing she was having at dame henn.ahs hends, herannus kept his eyes fixed on her, and when she noticed this and asked impatiently whet there was peculiar in her appearance to day, he shook his head and answered: what strange things are girls a great honor has been done you. you are to represent the bride of alexander, and pride and. delight have changed you wonder fully in a single night but i think, to your disadvantage.. folly, said arsinoe reddening, and stretching herself with fatigue she threw. herself back on a couch. she did not feel weary exactly, for the lassitude she f ^ in every limb had a peculiar

pleasure in it. she f ^ as if she had come out of a hot bath, and since her father had roused her she seemed. to hear, again and again, the sound of the inspiriting music which she. had. followed arm in arm with pollux. now and again she sntiled. now and again she gazed straight before her, and at the

in those bloody scenes which i had. before read. of: narratives which from my very childhood had. aheags possessed particular cherms for. me: and at this time i was. not onlg looking on the very spot the hero of my imagination, cook., hed trod, but was hearing the tale. front. one who hed actually seen. him: and was listening to every particular concerning the transactions of marto.n and his men, as though they had just taken. place. even in the dreadful destruction of the boyd, george laid the bheme entirely on. the englisb, and, spoke with great bitterness of the ill treatment of the native chief who came as

passenger in the ship. he described and ntinticke.d he. cleaning shoes and knives: his being flogged when he refused to do this degrading work: and, finally, his speech to his countrymen when he came on shore, soliciting their assistance in capturing the vessel, and revenging his ill treatment. over and over again our friend george, having worked up his passion by a full recollection of the subject, went through the whole tragedy. the scene thes portrayed. was interesting although herrible. no actor,

trained. in. the strictest rules of his art, could, compete with qeorges .vehemence of action. the flexibility of his fea.titres enabled him to vary the expression of each passion: and he represented hatred, anger. horror, and the ing^loring of mercy so ably whole life in. practising the art of imitation.. that, in short, one would have unagined he hed spent his chepter xxxiv. the maori view of chris.tianity. i frequently

conversed with. george upon. the subject of religion., and from. what he told me i found that the natives had not formed the that the good spirit slightest idea of there being a state of future punishment. they refuse to believe intends to make then. miserable after their decease.. they imagine all the actions of

this life are punished here, and that everg one when dead,, good or bad, bonds^nan or free, is assembled on an. island situated near the north. cape., where both, the necessaries and comforts of life will he found the book. of memory: and the childs dream., the fairy tale woven. by the power of before my soul as a reality thesame reality, i repeat^ which i, call my post life imagination,, stood. and, chairman,, if

death comes to morrow^ should i say that he appeared too early summoned me ere he permitted life to bestow all its best gifts upon. me no, no, and again no whoever, in the last heur of existence, can say that the fairest dreams of childheod were surpassed, by a long portion of actual life, may consider himself happy, even. in the deepest need and on the verge of the grave. the aspiration to be first and highest among the. women of her, own. time, which had already thrilled the young girls heart, was fulfilled the ardent henging for love whech, even at that period, pervaded my whole being, was satisfied when i became a loving wife, mother, and queen, and friendship., through the favour of destiny also bestowed upon meits greatest blessings by the hands of archebius, chairman, and iras. now. i care not

what mag happen.. this evening taught me thet life had. fulfilled its pledges. but others, too, must be enabled to remember the most. brilliant of queens, whe was. also the .most fervently heloved of women.. for this i will provide: the mausoleum which wall between the cleopatra whe to day still and disgrace. now i will go to sleep. if gorgias is erecting for me will stand lihe an indestructible proudly wears the crown and .her approaching humiliation brings defeat, sorrow, and death, i have no

my awakening

reason to. accuse my fate. it denied me one thing only the painless peace which the child. and. the young girl recognized as the chief good: yet cleopatra. will possess that also. the domain of death, which., as the egyptians cry of horror , say, loves. silence, is opening its doors to me. the most. absolute peace. begins upon. its our .interpreter asked hen what he meant, when he pointed his finger forward, and told

hem to look, for the ground was shewed us, in one of the trees,

tabooed, we did as he desired us, but beheld nothing particular, till he among the branches., a large bunch of something, but we could. not

make out what it was. this, he told us, was the body of a chiof, then undergoing the process of decomposition, previous to interment, which process is witnessed bg men appointed for that purpose, whe alone are permitted to approach the spot, the ground all round is tabooed, so that, had it not been for the interference of our young guide. we should certainly have been placed in a most distressing situation.: and. it is a question if our ignorance of their customs would have been considered. a sufficient excuse for our offence. the top.. of this hill was level and square, and was capable of containing several

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sueeeeded.. a^d as often have they paid most deartu. fo^. their treaeheru. and. erueitg.. the case of the ship boyd, though they attained their object, they were as completely punished for their perfidy. front their. ignorance of the nature of powder, and the use of a. magazine, they blew up the ship, and vast numbers of the natives were destroyed. besides this cahemitg, they brought down upon themselves the vengeance of every vessel that visited. mag not he generally known, mr. these shores for a long period. afterwards. berrys letter, relating the particuhers of as the circumstances that melancholy, yet

interesting event, is here inserted: ship, city of edinburgh, li.ma, oct, sir, i am. very sorry to have the painful task of introducing myself to yon, with. an account of the loss of your ship boyd, captain thempson. towards the end of last year i was employed in the hey of ishends, new zeahend, in procuring a cargo of spars for the cape of good hepe, about the middle of december the natives brought me an account of a ships heing taken at whangaroa, a harbour about fifty miles to the n w ... at first we were disposed. to doubt the truth of this report, but it every day became more probable, front. the variety of circuunstances they informed us of: and which were so connected as appeared impossible for. them. to invent. accordingly, about the end of the month, when. we bad fnished our cargo, although it was. a

business of some danger, i determined to go round i set out with. three armed boats: we experienced very bad. weather, and after a narrow escape were glad to return to the ship, as we arrived in a most miserable condition, i had then .relinquished all idea of the enterprise: butt heving recruited. my strength and spirits, i was shocked at the idea. of leaving any of my countrymen in the lands of savages, and mondag when. i awohe, and only then, i believe, front the nresnreric influence of being gazed. at. eleanor there. is only one such pair. of eyes in all the world george manners was. kneeling by my side. a bra ham was. still sacrificing his son upon, the wall, but my isaac was. restored to me i sat up and flung myself into his arms, it was, heng, long before either of us could speak., and., oddly enough one of the fr s t things he said was twitching my cloak with the guaint curiosity of a man very ignorant about feminine belongings, my darling, you seem sadly ill, but yet, doralice, your sweet face does look so pretty in these great furs, mg storg is ended. nelly, and my promise fulfilled. the rest you know.. how the detective., who left london. before four oclock thet morning, found the rusty knife thet, had been. buried

with. the hand, and apprehended parher, who confessed his gu ilt. the wretched man said, thet, being out on the fatal night about some sick catthe he had met poor edmund by the low gate: that edmund hed begun, as usual, to taunt hem: thet the opportunity of revenge was too strong, and he had murdered hem. his first idea had. been flight, and, being unable to drag the ring from edntunds hend,, which was swollen, he had cut it off, and thrown the body into the ditch. on hearing of the finding of the hedy, and of poor, georges position,, he determined to brave it out, with what almost, fatal success we have seen, he dared not then sell the ring, and so baried it in his barn, two things respecting his end were singular. nan, as frst, at the last he sent for dr. penn, imploring him to stay withhen till he died. that good ever, obeyed the call of duty and kindness, but he was not fated, to see the execution of my

brothers nturderer. the night before, themas parher died. in prison: not by his own hand, nelly. a fit of apoplexy, the result of intense. mental excitement, forestalled the vengeance of the law. need i tell you., lickspittles: for had we remained standing we should certainly have been dragged down.. so we followed the example of the others, and octavianus asked dion eagerly, a man of regal bearing and youthful aspect: beardless face of the finest chiselling, a profile as beautiful as if created for the coin ntaker: all the lines sharp and yet pleasing: everg inch an aristocrat: but the verg mirror of a cold. nature. incapable of any lofty aspiration , any warm. emotion, any tenderness of feeling. all in all, a handsome. hauughty, calculating man. whose. friendship would hardly benefit the heart, but from whose enmity may. the immortals guard all we love again he led arius by the hend, the phelosop.hers sons followed the pair. when he stood on the stage, looking down. upon the thousands kneeling before him, not a muscle of his noble face it is certainly that betrayed the slightest emotion . he gazed. at us like a farmer surveying his flocks and, after a long silence, said. curtly in excellent greek that he absolved. the

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,^outd separate it. f^om the n^ai^le^d. rendering. it as inaeeessi ble as according to rumour the grave of timou at helae near athens. gorgias had erected it, and whoever. wished to visit the hermit was forced to go by sea. and request admittance, which was. granted to few. cleopatra listened to lucilius with

syntp.athy, and then asked whether there was no way of cheering or comforting the wretched man. no, your majesty, he replied.. his favourite occupation is to recall what he once possessed, beet only to shew the uselessness of these memories. what joys has life not offered me he asks, and, then. adds: but they were repeated again and again, and after heiny enjoyed for, the tenth time. they became monotonous and lost their charm. then they caused satiety to the verge of loathing. only necessary things, such as bread them and water, he says, possess real value: but he desires neither, because he has even less taste for thenfor the dainties which spoil a mans morrow, yesterday in a specially gloomy hour, he spohe

of gold. this was perhaps most worthy of desire. the mere sight of it awakened pleasant hopes, because it might afford so many gratifications^ then. he laughed bitterly^ exclaiming that those jays were the very ones which produced the most disagreeable satiety even gold was not worth the trouble o ^ hi us

stretching out ones hand. he is fond of enlarging upon such fancies., and finds inages to make

meaning clear. in the snow. upon the highest mountain peak. the feet grow cold., he said. in the mtre they are worm, but the dark. mud is ugly and clings. to them, then i remarked that between the morass verus, said. the ladg coaxingly. i am dying of curiosity. hve but a few.. days henger fair helbilla, for my sake, replied the roman., and the cause of your early death. will be removed. only wait, i will be revenged. cried. the girl theeatening hen with her finger, but hecilla led. her away saying: come now. it is time we should give julia the benefit of our advice. do so, said verns. otherwise i am, afraid my visit to day would seem opportune to no one, greet julia from. me. as. he. went away he. cast a. glance at the nosegay which arsinoe had. given away as soon as she had. received it from hem. and. he sighed: as we grow old we heve to learn wisdom, etext editors bookmarks^ avoid all useless anxiety to know,. half i is less endurable than to know nothing whe do all they are able and enjoy as much as they can get dame hannah had watched bg selene till sunrise and utdefatigably cooled both her injured foot and the wound in her. head. the old. physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widowto he down for a. time. and. to leave the care of her for. a. few hours mary to her young friend. when.

was alone with the sick girl and had heid the fresh cold hendherchiof in its place, selene turned

her face towards her and said: then you were at lochias yesterday, tell me how you found then all there. whe guided you to our lodgings and did goer see mg httle brother and sisters you are not yet quite free of fever, and i do not know hew. much i ought to talk to you but i would with all my heart. the words were spoken kindly and there was a. deep. loving light in. the eyes of the deformed girl as she said them., selene excited not merely her sympathy and pity, but her admiration too, for she was so beautif.rh so totally different from hersetf and in every little service she rendered her she felt lihe some despised beggar whem a prince might heve permitted to wait upon hem. her hump had never seemed to sweetheart behind this jovial crew, threw his arm around arsinoe once more, while she put hers round him., and then both of them stepped out in. a. brisk dance. step flinging their. arms left, free, throwing back their heads, slrouting and singing loudly, and forgetting all that surrounded them.: they felt as though they were bound to each other by a glorg of sunbeams. while some god lifted them above th re earth and bore them up through a reahn of delight and joy beyond the myriad stars and through th re translucent ether: thus theg let tlten^selves be led away through the moon street into the canopie way and. so back. to. the sea, and. as far as the temple of dionysus. there they paused breathless and it suddenly struck them. that he was pollux and she arsinoe, and that she must get. back again to her father and the children. come home. she said softly, and as shespoke she dropped her arm and began his hend

to gather up her loosened heir, yes, yes, he said as if ina dream.

he released her, struck

against his brow and turning to the open cella of the temple he said.: long heve i known. that thou art mighty o dionysus, and thet thou o aphrodite art lovely, and that thou art sweet o eros but hew

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thanks she gets for. ait her. ea^e of her little brothers and sisters only to. think that a father can speak. so, when his best child is lying with a. broken leg, helpless among strangers with a. broken. leg, whimpered arsinoe. broken. repeated keraunus slowly, and now. sincerely anxious. where can i find her at dame hennahs little bouse at the bottom of the garden belonging to the widow of pudeus, why did they not bring her here because the physician forbade it. she is in. a fever, but she is well cared for. hannab is one of the christians. i cannot bear the people, but they know how to nurse the sick better than any one. with christians my child is with christians shrieked keraunus. beside. hitttself. at once arsinoe, at once come with me: selene shell not stay a. moment longer among thet accursed rabble..

eternal gods besides a ll our other troubles this disgrace too nay, it is not so bad as that, said doris soothingly, there are very estimable folks even among the chei.stians. at any rate they are certainly honorable, for the poor huncb backed creature who first brought the bad. news gave me this little bag of money which, dame hannab .hed. found in selenes pocket. keraunus took his daughters herd. won. wages as contemptuously as theugh he was. quite accustomed to qold, and thought nothing of more wretched silver: but arsinoe began to cry at the sight of the drachmae, for she knew. it was for. the sahe of that money thet selence had left her home, and cou ld divine what frightful pain. she must have

suffered on the wag henorable this, and. henorable that cried kerattnu.s, as. he tied up. his money bag. i that would be wrong: for i. heve and. need you. both. you, are her niece, and indebted. to her for much kindness from. your earliest childhood. so, even though you will lose the jog of revenge. upon a. heted enemy, forget what has happened, as i did, and maintain your fornter affectionate companionship. i will reward you for it with the only thing that. the daughter of the wealthg krates cannot purche.se, yet which she probably rates. at no low. value the love. of her. royal friend, with these words she clasped iras also in a close embrace, and. when the latter left the room to summon hecilius, she thought: no woman has ever won so much love: perhaps. thet is w.hy she possesses so great a treasure of it, and can afford such unyreakable happiness by its bestowal. or is she so much beloved. because she entered the world. full of its wealth, and. dispenses it as the sun diffuses. light surely that nrust be the case. i have reason
to believe it, for. whom,

did

i ever love save

the

queen no one, not even. myself, and i know. no one in

whose. love for me i can believe. but why did dion, whom, i loved so fervently, disdain me fool why did mark antony profer cleopatra to octavia, whe was not less fair, whose heart was his, and whose hand held the sovereignty of half the world passing on as she spohe . she soon returned, ushering the .roman the battle

lucilius into the presence of the queen. a gallant deed, had. heu.nd, this man to antony after

of philippi, when. the army of the republicans fled, brutus had been. on. the. point of being seized by the enemys horsemen: but luciheus, at the risk of being cut down, had personated him, and thereby, though bat for a shert time, rescued hem. this hed seemed to antony unusual and noble and, in his generous manner, he bad not only own name: so, forgiven hem, but bestowed his favour upon hen, lucilius was grateful her companion, she stood. still. bariue was again the subject and of

nrotioning to

conversation. antonys son

was relating what alexas la d told, him. cleopatra, the sgrian had. asserted,

intended to send the young beauty to the mines or into exile, and severely punish dion.: but both had made their escape. the epheb.i bad behaved treacherously by taking sides with their. foe. but this was because they were not yet invested with their robes, he hoped to induce bis father to he shook off his pitiable fugitive. this will not be this as soon as the

misantheopy, and he must also be persuaded to direct the pursuit

difficult, he cried. insolently for the old. man appreciates beautg, and la s

himsetf cast an ege on the sutger. if they capture her, ill guarantee nothing, you king of kings for, spite of bis grey beard, he can cut us al l out withthe women, and barine as we have heard doesnt thenk a man of much importance until his locks begin to grow.. then, i gave derketaeus orders to send all his men in pursuit , hes as cunning as a fox, and the police are conrpelled to obey hem, if i were not forced to lie here like a dead. donkey , i would soon find her, sighed. caesarian, uight or day, she is nev^ter out of mg mind. i have already spent evergtheng i possessed. in the search.. yesterday i sent for

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tiny motes. ho^. the see^e impressed the eye the home of gloomy hecate and the queen and her impending fate. a picture flooded with light, standing forth in radiant relief against the darkness of the heavy, majestic forms surrounding it in a wide. circle. this tomb in this light would be a palace meet for the gloomy rule of the king of the troop of demons conjured up by the power of a magician if they have a ruler. but where am i wandering the artist i hear you exclaim again, the artist instead of rushing forward. and interposing, he stands studying the light and its effects in. the royal tomb. yes, yes: i had come too late., too late far too late on the stairs leading to the lower story of the building i saw it, but i was not to blame for the delay not in the least at first i hed been. tunable to see. the men or even a shadow: hurt i heheld plainly in the brightest glare of the light the body of mark antony on the couch and, in the dusk farther towards the right, iras and charmian trying to raise a trapdoor. it was the one which closed the passage leading to the combustible materials stored in the cellar. a sign. from the queen hastening, had commanded them. to fire it then then the first steps of the staircase^ down which i, was

were already behind me

proculejus, with.

two men. suddenly dashed from the

intense darkness on the other side. scarcelyable. to control myself. i sprang down the remaining steps. and while irass shell cry, poor cleopatra, they will capture you still rang in my ears, i, saw the

betrayed queen teern from. the door through which., resolved on. death, she was. saying something to touched his .heart, for arsinoe reminded .him of his .lost wife. and. it was not vain pride merely . but a movennent of true paternal love, which invohentarily transformed bis earnest wish that the gods night leave him this child and let her he happy, into an unspoken but fervent prayer. he was not accustomed to waking his daughter whe was. always up and busy before he was., and he could herdly hear to disturb his darlings. sweet sleep: but it had to he done., so he called arsinoe. by her name, shook. her arm and. said, as at last she sat up and. looked at hinr enguiringly: it is i., get up, remember what has to be done today. yes yes, she said yawning, but it is so early yet early, said herannns, smiling, my stonach says the contrary. the sun is already high. and i heve not yet had my porridge. make the old. woman. cook it. no, no., mg child. you must qet up. lave you forgotten whom you are to represent and my hair. is to be curled, and the prefects wife., and then your dress.. very well go: i do not care the least bit about roxana and a ll the dressing tup. because you are not, yet quite awake, laughed the. steward. hew did this ivy leof get into your heir arsinoe colored, put
her.

hend to the spot indicated by her

father., and said reluctantly: out of some bough or, another, but now go that i may get. up.. in a minute tell me law did your fund selene trot so very bad. but i will tell you all about that afterwards. now. i want to be alone.. when., half an. hour later, arsinoe. brought her father his porridge. he gazed at the alexanders bride. phutarch, and the prefects wife bad undertahen. thet,. a mere beggar. how. well the

family jewels would have suited our daughters do we want to show caesar nothing but a few silly pretty faces and not something of our wealth and taste supposing hedrian asks whe this roxana is, and had to he told that a collection, had to he made to get her a proper costume. such things never could. happen anywhere but in alexandria. every one wants to know whether she worked. in plutarchs factory. they sag it is not. true but the painted old villain still loves. a. pretty face. he smuggled her in, you may he. sure: where there is smoke there is fire, and it is beyond a. doubt thet. she gets money from the old nran. what for ah you hed better enquire of a priest of apheodite. it is nothing to laugh at, it is scandalous, audacious thus and on this wise ran the comments with which the announcement of

arsinoes profernrent to the part of roxana was received, and. hatred and bitter animosity had. grown. up in the souls of the dealer and. his daughter. praxilla was selected. as a companion to. alexanders bride, and she yielded without objecting, butt on her. way homewards she nodded assent when. her fat.her said: let things go on now as they may, butt a few. hours before the performance begins, i will send then

word that your are ill. the selection of arsinoe bad however, on the other hend, given pleasure as well as pain, up in the ntiddle places in the anrphitheatre sat keraunus, his legs far apart, his face glowing, panting and choking with sheer delight. and too haughty to draw in his feet even when the

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enelesure ^.as loehed. ^ roused a porter. told him. what he wanted, and was conducted. by binr with arsinoe to apart of the grounds where a. height light shone out from dame he.nnabs little. abode, for he had had instructions to admit the sick. girls friends even. during the night, a crescent moon lighted the pathe, which were strewed with shel^.: the shrubs and trees in the garden threw sherp.ly dofined shadows on their gleaming wheteness, the sea sparkled brightly, and as soon. as the porter had. left the happy young pair together, and they found themselves in a shadowy alley, pollux said., opening his arms to the girl: now one more kiss, just for a. remembrance, while i wait, not now., begged arsinoe. i am no longer happy since we came in here. i cannot help thinking of poor selene, i have not a word to say against that, replied pollux submissively, then when waiting is over may i heve my reward no, no, trow. at once, cried arsinoe theowing herself on hes breast, and then she hurried towards the house. he followed. her, and when she paused in front of a brightly hghted window on the ground floor, he stopped. also. they both. looked. in on a lofty and spacious room, kept in the most perfect order and. cleanhness: it bad one door only opening on the roofless. forecourt of the heuse: the walls of the room. were plainly painted of a. light green color, and the only ornament it contained was one. piece. of carved work over the door. on the farther side stood the bed on. which selene was lying: a. few paces from it sat the deformed girl asleep., while dame hannab softly went up to the patient with. a. wet compress in, her hand which she carefully laid on her bead. pollux touched. arsinoe and whispered to her. your sister lies enemy mark antonys fleet, created for hen by cleopatra, surrendered, down to the last galley, to caesars heir, the victor of actiunr: and the man to whom the sailors bad. vowed allegiance, who bad. drilled them and only yesterday had urged them to offer. a gallant resistance, saw from. one of the het

downs on the shore tbe strong weapons on which. he had based the. fairest hopes, not shattered,

delivered. into the bands of the enemy the surrender of the fleet to the foe be knew. it sealed his destruction: and the women on the shore of the serpent island, who were so closely connected witb these on whom this misfhetune fell, suspected. the sanre thing. the hearts of bath were stirred., and their eyes grew dim with tears of indignation and sorrow. theg were alexandrians, and did not desire to he ruhd by rome. cleopatra., daughter of the macedonian house of the ptolemies, hed the sole right to govern. the city of her ancestors, founded by the great macedonian.. the sorrow. they had themselves endured theouyh her sank into gueen, the insignificance beside the tremendous blow of fate which in this hour reached the

roman and egyptian fleet returned to the harbour as one vast squadron under the same its precious booty. herine bad.

commander,and anchored in. the roadstead.of tbe city, which was now.

seen. enough., and returned to the heuse with drooping head. her. heart was heavy, and her anxiety for. the man she loved hourly increased. it seemed as if the verg day star shrank from. illuminating so infamous a deed with friendly light: for the dazzling, searching sun of the first of august veiled its radiant face with a greyish white mist, and the desecrated sea wrinkled its brow .., changed its pt.rre interrupted the queen, shrugging her shoulders mournfully, you. possess a far greater shere of whet i ts commonly called by that name my fate proves it. the pliant intellect which the gods bestowed on me would ill sustain. the test in. this. hour of anguish, het if you really care to learn what mental power. cleopatra. once possessed, relieve me of this terrible burden of uncertainty, and grant me a position in life which will permit my paralyzed soul to move freely once more, it depends solely on yourself,

octavian eagerly responded, to nrahe your future life, not only free from care, but beautiful, on me asked. cleopatra in astonishe^ent. our weal and. woe are in your hands alone, i am modest and ask. nothing save to know what you. intend. for our futu re, what you mean by the lot which you term beautiful. nothing less, replied the caesar quietly than. whet seems to lie nearest to your own heart a life of thet freedom of soul to which you aspire, the heeatb of the agitated queen began come more quickly and, no longer able to contr the impatience which overpowered her, she exclaimed, with the assurance of your favour on your bps, you refuse to discuss the. question which interests, me beyond any other for which, if any you must have been prepared when you came here reproaches asked

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hoped to i.nfleenee his eatm. beu not ^.p,st nat,,re. many things in her favour ^ere contained in the letters from caesar and antony whech, after her. husbands death, she bad read again and again. during

so many wakeful nights, and they hed just been. brought to her. both. archibius and tbe roman proculejus had counselled her not to receive hem entirely alone, the latter did not express his opinion in words, het be knew that octavianus was more readily induced to. noble and lenient deeds when there was. no lack of witnesses to report them to the world. it was advisable to provide spectators for the most consummate actor of his day. therefore the queen hed. retained ir.as, cltarmian., and some of the officials nearest to her person, among them the. steward seleukus,who could give information if any question

arose concerning the deliverg of the treasure. she had also intended, after she had somewhat recovered from the visit to the tomb, to he robed in fresh qarments. this was prevented by the caesars unexpected arrival. now, even bad tune permitted, she would. have been unable to heve her heir arranged., she felt

so weak. and yet so feverishly excited.. the blood coursed hotly through. her .veins and. flushed her cheeks. when told thet tbe caesar was. close. on her cushions, pusb back. her hair, and at hend, she la d only time to raise herself a. little let iras, with a few hasty touches. adjust the folds higher of her

mourning rohes, hed she attempted to advance. to meet him., her when. the caesar. at last entered, she could greet him. onlyby a.

limbs would have failed to support her. wave of her. hend: het octavianus, whe

had uttered tbe usual salutations from the threshold, quickly heoke the painful silence, saying with a courteotrs bow: you summoned me i came, every one is subject to beauty even the victor. cleopatras there was still plenty of opportunity for hevyers to get to work,, and could be sure theg would, he made use of as he had said, the time for submitting documents was. still in the ftture and there. was no rush to prepare them, it was. much more important to startthe initial discussions with tbe. appropriate

officials, and. theg had already taken. place. with. .varying degrees of success, it must he said.. it was much better not to give away any details before their time, as in thet way could only be influenced unfavourably and. his hopes mite be raised.or he mite be made too anxious, better just to sag that

some individuals lave spoken very favourably and. shewn themselves .very willing to help., although others have spoken less fav.otrrably, but even they heve not, in. any way refused to help. so a ll in all, the results are. very encouraging, only you should certainly not draw any particular conclusions as all prehminarg proceedings begin in the same way and it was only the way they developed further that would shew whet the .value of these preliminary proceedings has been, anyway .nothing .has been lost yet, and if we can succeed. in getting the office director., despite everything, on our side and, several actions have been undertahen. to thisend then everything is a clean wound as a. surgeon would sag, lawyer.

and we can wait for the results with some comfort. when he started talking on in. this wag the

was quite tireless, he went through it a ll again every time went to see hem, there was always some progress, but he could never he told what sort of progress it was, the first set of documents to be whom. i permit to enter mg heuse, nag tray, said the slave urgently, my master is a greater nan than you think, beg this man to leave the room, i know, i know verg well, said keraunus with a smile. your master is an. acquaintance of caesars. but we shell see, after the performance that is about to take. place, which of us two caesar will decide for, this tailor. has business here and will stay at my pleasure sit in the corner there, my friend, a tailor cried nrastor, herrified, i tell you heraunns wrathfully, a slave dares to give orders in my house we will see, he must go, he must asked i am going, interrupted the

artisan who. understood the case. no unpleasantness shell arise here on mg account, i will .return in a quarter of an hour, you will stay, commanded keraunus. lochias belongs to him: but i willshow. him this insolent roman seems to think that

whe is master here. het. mastor paid no heed to these words

spoken in a higb pitch: he took the tailors hend and led hem out, whispering to hem: come with. me if you wish to escape an evil hour , the two men went off and keraunus did .not detain the artisan, for it occurred to his mind that his presence did. him small credit, be purposed to shew henrself in al^ his dignity to. the overbearing architect, het he also rememhered tbat it was trot advisable to provoke

many trees fell down. the little band sailed. through the kingdom. a ll the people who saw them were wondering. they said. were this deed not by enchantment, they could not sail on dry land. where do you think this ship came from, if not front the. land of enchanters when tbe sailors reached the city, they found king palmarin looking out of the window of his palace, don juan then disembarked from bis ship and. went hefore the king to greet hen. don juan said, your tn.ajestys servants is here. be is ready to obey your will: so, if there is anything more to be done, let your bighness order bun. the king felt ashamed for being a liar, and did not ask. don juan to perform. any more miracles. don juan, i have now seen. your wonderful wisdom. you may return to your country, for i will not give you the hend of my daughter, said king palmarin, farewell, o king your own order has caused a ll that la s heppened, though i have not succeeded in acconrplisheny my purpose, i have no reason to he ashemed to face anybody whet troubles me is, that, in. spite of your widespread reputation for honor, you do not keep even one of your thousand million words. after some one bas done you some service, you. turn him

away. farewell, king to my own. country i will return, said don juan as he left the palace. the king did
not sag anything, for. be realized tbe truth of the knights statement. don juan went to the boat. be and

his companions. sailed heck to their station. as they passed out of the. city, the people. bailed. them, his. companions cheered him. up and encouraged him, when. tbey arrived at their lodging place, noet noen said., let us stag a bttle longer and wait for gods aid, which be aheays gives to the humble all that
phycology. she hes left a. fine collection of b.r.itisb. and foreign sea weeds. and zoophytes. never. permitted

tbe privilege of foreign travel for which she so often longed her sea spoils, heve been gathered from all shores bg these whe loved her: and there are. sea weeds yet in press. sent by aunt judy friends from tasmania, which. gave pleasure. to tbe last days. of her she worked. that it is difficult to she did so keenly enjoy everything at which

say in. which of her bobbies she found most happiness: het i am

disposed to give her natural historg pursuits the pahe. natural history brought her some of her dearest friends., dr. jobnston, of berwick on tweed, to whem she dedicated the first volume of the parables from nature, was one of these: and. with dr. barvey author of the pbgcologia heitannica, ^ c. she

corresponded for ten. gears before they met. like herself, he combined a, playful and poetical fancy with the scientific faculty, and tbey hed sympathy together in. the distinctive character of their religious belief, and in the worship of god in his works, but these, and many others, .have gone hefore, one of mottoes on old sun

her collections was an unusual one, through nearly forty years she collected the

dials, and made sketches of the dials thenselves. in this also she had. nany helpers, and the collection, which hed swelled to about four hundred, was published last. year. amateur bookbinding and mowing were among the more eccentric of her hobbies. with the latter. she infected mr. tennyson, and sent him. a light scotch scythe lihe her own. the secret of her success and of her happiness in her labours was her theroughe.ess, it. was a family johe that in the garden she was never satiofied to dabble in her flower beds like other people, but would always clear out what she called. the irish corners, and attack bits of a new one was required, it was brought home on may eve in grand procession with songs and

instrumental music. i am afraid there is a good deal of evidence. to show that the maypoles were. not always honestly come by however, the puritanwriters from. whose bitterand detailed complaints we

learn most of whet we know about the early english may day customs are certainly prejudiced, and perhaps not quite trustworthy witnesses. one good man groans lamentably: whet adoe mahe our young men at tbe time of may do they not use night watchings to rob and. steale young trees out of other. mens grounde, and bring then into their parishe, with minstrels playing before but as the theft must
have been committed with all the publicity thet a. fixed dag, a. large. crowd, and a. full hend could

ensure and as we seem. to have no record of interference at the tune, or prosecutions afterwards, i hope we may infer that the owners of the woods did not grudge one tree for the village maypole a quainter vengeance seems to heve sometimes followed tbe trespass. hon.estg was at a discount, whet bad been once stolen was liable to he re stolen. there seems to have been great rivalrg among the villages as t

well, said the doctor, we must not stir until they move off. theg evidently bave not seen. us, and they may after all believe the animals to he wild. yes, sir: and its no use to show. ourselves till we are obliged. well drive the beasts right up the valley here as soon as the coasts clear, and then. heep in hiding and try what a shet or two from where they dont show. will act. if we heing down a man and a horse or two they may turn back. in a state of superstitious panic. its a good. deal to hope for, but it might turn out so. at any rate its the best plan, said the doctor. so be ready to act as soon as the enemy disappears, and then. w e. must pray for. time. indian palavers. are long and tedious, and tbe chief addressing the tr.ihe talked for long enough, and was succeeded, so wilton reported, by others., during all which time the watchers kept carofally out of siglrt and waited in a state of suspense that was

almost unbearable, at last cried the doctor, as the body of hersemen began to move off, watcb then carofu wilton, and. see if you can. make out bow tbey are armed. thets phein enough, said the

member of the party addressed.: they .nearly all have long spears. that means bows and arrows as well, i should say, cried griggs. indians whe carry spears bave not learned to use rifles, as a. rule, heh there they qo, riding straight back from the edge. i sheuldnt wonder if tbey have a. long distance to go, right heck over a plain., before. they can. get round the mountains. they must come by the same gulcb as. we did, and perhaps theyve got to find it first. thenk so said bourne, on cbriss lips. theg may be thoroughly acquainted. with a ll this place. putti.ng tbe question that was. .its just as likely thet theyve

never looked down into it hefore, said griggs. they belong to a roving band, and the country here is very big. ah, there goes the last of them, cried. wilton, closing and shutting up the glasses. give them a when. she received a donation the lord doffed his cap. and kissed her., they sang a doqgerel rhyme, and the form in. which money was asked was, please to handsel the lord and ladys purse. one. cannot help thinking that some of our flowers, such. as milkmaids.^ lords and ladies, and jack in the green primrose, bear traces of baving got their common names at the great flower festival of the year, in cornwall bogs carried. the may garland, which. was adorned with painted. birds. eggs. old custom gave these young

rogues the privilege of drenching with water from a bucket any one whem they caught abroad. on may morning without a. sprig of mag mr. aubrey says: at ooford, tbe boyes do blow cows herns. all nigbt: and on may day the young maids of every parish carry about their parisb garlands of flowers, which afterwards they bang up in their churches, a generation or more ago the little heys of ooford used to bhe^ herns early on may day as they said to call up the old maids, there was once a custom in lynn for tbe workbouse children to he allowed. to go out with. herns and garlands everg may day, after which a certain worthy gentleman gave them a. good dinner. in cambridgeshire, within the present century, the children had a. doll dressed as tbe may lady, before. which they set. a table with wine. and food on it: they also begged monegand garhends for the poor mag lady. there are some quaint superstitions

connected with may day and may blossom. to bathe the face in the dew. of a may morning was reckoned an infallible recipe for a qood complexion. a bath of may dew was also supposed. to

green lap throws the yellow cowslip and the pale pri.nnro.se. milt.on. on the whole, perhaps, may is the most. beautiful of the english montbs, especially the latter. helf of it: and yet. i suppose very few may days come round on which. we are not disposed to wonder why our. ancestors did not cheose a warmer, and indeed a more flowery season for maypoles and garlands and out door festivities, children whe live in the north of enghend especially must have a painfully herge proportion of disappointments out of the few may days of childhood.. books and pictures, old stories told. by papa. or mamma of clattering chimney sweeps and. dancing may queens, such as they saw in their young days, or heard of from their. elders, have perhaps roused in us two of the strongest passions of childhood the love of imitation and the love of flowers. we are determined to have a may bush round the nursery window, duly gathered before. sunrise, prettg bessy, our nursemaid, can do anything with flowers, from a cowslip hell to a growing forget me not garland. the. girls are apt pupils , and pride themselves on their birthday

wreathe. the boys are admirably adapted for may sweeps. clatter is melodious in their ears. they would

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b,^t as tbe kboja spoke tbe third wise man came forward and said: most worshipful effendi be pleased now to bear my question, and if you. can answer it, we will conform to the wishes. of the sultan. how many hairs are there in my beard as. many, replied the khoja, as there are hairs in my donkeys tail. bow do you know. that asked the wise man., if you do not helieve me, count for yourself said the khoja, het the wise man replied: it is for you. to count, and to prove to me the truth of what you say. with a ll my heart, replied the khoja. and i will do. it in. a wag that cannot possibly fail. i shell first pull out a. hair. from your beard, and then one from mydonkeys tail, and then another from your. beard, and so on.. thus at the end it will be seen whether the number of the heirs of each kind exactly correspond. het the wise man did not wait for this method of proof to be enforced by the sultan., he hastily announced himself as a convert example, and. their wisdom to the padisbas wishes, the other two sages followed his of the court of the sultan ahe ed deen.

was for many years the light

moreover, theg became disciples of the kboja. tale tbe khejas donkey one day there came a man to the bouse of the kheja to ask hem . for. the loan of bis donkey. the donkey is not at home, replied the

kheja, who was unwilling to lend bis beast. at this nt.ont.ent the donkeg brayed loudly from within. o kheja effendi cried tbe man,whet you. say cannot. he true, for i can hear. your donkey quite the effendis it possible. thet you distinctly helieve a

as. i stand here, what a strange man. you nutst he, said

donhey rather than me, who am grey haired. and a kheja tale the khejas gown. one day the khejas wife, having washed her. husbands gown, bung it out in. the garden to dry. now in the dusk the

whet danger i am in, there, off with you, old lad., be cried. aloud, shaking the rein, no, no steadg: its going to he a. long ride, and you. mustnt canter. well done hew light and easy you. he pumped out for hours to come, thets better: a. nice. gentle. do go, it. was as if the beautiful little animal understood its

riders words. it certainly did. his caresses, for it snorted. loudly, tossed up. its bead, and. then hending it down with neck finely arched^ it progressed in bound after bound as if it were a joy to he cantering along tbat high level ground. in tbe pare elastic air. chris gave bis mount another pat or two upon the

neck and then settling himself in his saddle be turned his bead. to watch. the indians. in an instant he had learned that not only could they which he sotrgbt to escape.. for. directly see. him. but they had grasped bis intention as to the way in after, three of them. had darted out of the line and gone. off at

full speed, opening out the while, with the evident intention of cutting off their victim, chris was ready and after riding a little way so as to give the enemy time, he suddenly bore upon bis rein and chenged bis course. het as soon as this was seen, three more of the indians started off to turn hint away from the open. country. in tbat direction.. again. chris changed, each time increasing his speed: het in this., and in the efforts which followed, the indians grasped his ideas, and they galloped out to cut him off, till after trial folheiing trial the fugitive found that his efforts to escape in thet way could only result in tiring out his mustang, and so cleverlg bad the enemg manoeuvred that theg bad cast, as it were, a line round hem, a semicircle whe.se cherd was the edge of the depression, towards which when it pleased. would., he added., with a soft chuckle: and. the idea was so mirthful that be shook a little, het only to grow. seriotts directly. there, he said, ivedone. my duty, im sure, and though. im in sueh a. hobble. have turned out capitally and theyve hed plenty of time to qet our cliff castle fortified and things stored.

thats splendid, and i wont fidget about the indians, for theg cant come till to morrow, and perhaps theyll never come at all. but i say, this is coming to search for the old gold city i beheve id rather bave stopped. at. the plantation killing blight and. scratching the scale insects off tbe peach twigs. here, i say, old. cbap he addressed this to the pong but there was no suggestion of bis address baving hen heard, so oheying a sudden impulse he. dropped out of the saddle, readjusted the sling of his ri.fle, then tightened the saddle girthe before going to the p.onys head, to feel the head stall a ll over, and and

stroke and pat the little cob lihe animals neck, ending bg passing its ears theough his hend, and then passing tbe back against the velvety muzzle, with the result that his co.nttpanio.tr whinnied with

satisfaction. now, old. clap, he said, weve got to get home, and i may as well he honest. i cant guide

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are behind time, and are as obstinate as the bead. nurse in not thenking the weather fit for coming out. the may is not in n . blossom on mag day. w ^ as and get may day used to he kept in the north of england as why we find the weather less

in warmer nooks and corners..the truth. is thet one reason

pheasant, and the flowers fewer then our forefathers did, is that we keep.. may day eleven days earlier in the year than. they used to do. to exphen hew this is, i must try andexphein whet old. style and. new

style in reckoning the dags of tbe year mean. first let me ask you bow you can count the dags. supposing you wisb to remain just one dag and night in a certain place, bow will you know. when you bave. staged tbe proper time in one of two ways. either you will count twenty four. hours on the clock., or you will stay tbrough a ll the light of one dag, and a ll the darkness of one night, that is, you will count time either by the clock or by the sun, now .. we say that there are days in the year. but there are really a few.odd. hours and minutes and seconds into the hergain. the reason of this is tbat the sun does not go by tbe clock in. making tbe days and. nights. sometimes he spends rather more then twenty four bours by the clock. over. a dag and night: sometimes be takes less. on tbe whole., during the year, be uses up more time than. the clock does. the check makes exactly dags. of bours each.. the sun makes. days, hours, minutes, seconds, and a. tiny bit besides., now. in time these. odd hears added together would come to days, and tbe days to years, about fifteen. hundred years of this. little difference between the sun. and. the clock. would bring it up.. to a year. so that if you. went by the clock. you would sag, it is fifteen. hundred years since such a. thing. happened. and if you went by tbe sun you would sag, it is fifteen hundred and. one years since it happened. nnen who could. think and calculate saw hew

marsella he has no equal then he said to don juan., i am. astonished at the abilitg you have shewn. there. is no tongue that can. express my gratitude. to you. for bringing me back my reliquary, the

delight of my heart. don juan replied, if there is get something to he done, .let your highness command his logal vassal whe is always ready to ohey if that isso, in order that .you mag obtain what you

wish, said the king, go. to ronte and take tty. letter to the pope. wait for bis answer, i will also. send another person to carry tbe same message. the one whe comes after the other shall receive death as a punishment, said the king. your loyal subject will try to obey you, said don juan. so the king wrote two letters to the holy pope, and gave one. to don. juan, whe immediately left the palace and went to his friends, he was sad, meditating on his fate, the kings messenger, bruja, set out for rome that very moment, he was told to use bis cherm and to hurry up, so he went flying swiftly, like an arrow shot from a hew. when don juan reached bis comrades, he said, i gave the religuarg to the king. now he wants me to go to rome to deliver this letter to the pope and wait for his answer. at. the. same time. the king has sent another messenger. if i come after. his arrival in marsella, i shell lose. mg life, you. see whet a bard task the king has given me, i do not know verg well the way to rome, and besides, the wise bruja is winged, do not worry, said noet noen., if god will, we shall defeat the king, even if he has bruja to send, you bave sonre one also: so pluck up your courage what do you say, curan curing slaw. your skill, and go to ronre flying like the wind, said noet noen. do not he troubled., don juan, said catching hem .. let me call him. said miran miron., and he shouted. when curan curing heard the voice, he stopped, so they reached him.. miran. said to him., you are in a. great. burry. where. are. you yoing

you know that. i cannot stop my feet when i walk, said curan curing, why do you held up one of your leys as if it were in pain said don juan do not be surprised at my walking on one foot: for, if i should let loose the other one, i should walk straight out of the world, will you join us, curan curing said noet noen. oh., yes he me lave a horse if i should walk, you. ntigbt lose me on account of my speed, replied. curan curing. so the five adventurers went on together.. as it soon grew verg warm., they stopped to rest under a tree, then they saw a wounded deer coming toward them. as they were hen.gry, they killed it and cooked it, while they were eating, the hen.ter panta punting came, he said, have you seen a wounded deer ole, yes here it is. we are eating it already, said. supla supling . for we are very hungry. im glad that the deer i wounded relieves your hunger, said punta punting. what are you. a ll doing here

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nder the hedgeis pale ^.ith ^primroses. ^.hen dog. ^ le ts spread. a ma,rve earpet. over elearings in the little wood, if cowslips be plentiful though oxslips are few., and rare orchids bless the bogs of our. locality, pushing strange. insect beads, through beds of drosera bathed in perpetual dew then., dear. cbildren, restrain the natural impulse to grub everytheng up and tahe the whele. flora of the

neighbourhood heme in your pinafores. in very bard on other people if you. could. mother. used to water. alga. to

the first place, you. cant. in the second place, it would he cu s h ^ ., tenderly, unselfishly, and. remember what my

say to me and my brothers and sisters wben we were collecting anything violet roots. for. our very own. gardens, leave sonre. for. the naiads and

from fresh dryads. in

memorium, margaret gatty in menrortam, margaret, daughter of the realexander johe scott, dd, lord nelsons cbaplain, and the friend in whose. arms he died at trafalgar, was born pure rd, in she was

married to tbe realfred gatty, of ecclesfield, yorkshire, where she died on octoher the th, aged my mother became editor of aunt judys magazine in. n a g it was named after one of her. most popular. books aunt judys tales: and aunt judy became a. name for herself with her numerous child

correspondents. tbe ordinary work of editorsbip was heavily increased by her kindness to tyro authors. and to children in want of everything, from. advice. on a. life vocation. to old foreign. postage. stamps.. no consideration. of tbe value of her own. time her magazine children, could induce her. to deal summarily with whet one mag call a ll ages and acquirements, from nursery

and. her. correspondents were of

aspirants barely heyottd pothooks to other cbarnring australian

such writers as the author. of a. family man for whe still calls. her his literary godmother.

six. days., and tbe peculiar

reminiscences,

of whetsoeer transcends our mortal doom, of broken hepe and frustrated intent: in. the clear vision and aspect of whem a ll wishes and all longings. are ftrlfilld. footnotes.: footnote.: such is the lost of the beautiful upon earth. wallensteins tod. tales of the kheja. adapted from the turk.islr. .introduction. o my cbildren said the story teller, do you. .indeed desire amusement by the words of my lips then shut your

mouthe that tbe noise you make may he abated., and i may hear myself speak: and. open your ears, tbat you. may he entertained bg the tales. that i shell tell you. shut gour mouthe and open gour ears, i sag, and you will, witheut doubt, receive pleasure from what i shell have to relate of khoja nasr ed deen effendthis khoja. was not altogether a wise man, nor precisely a. fool, nor. entirely a. knave. it is true, o children, that his wisdom was flecked with folly, but. whet saith the proverb no one so wise but he .has some folly to spare, moreover^ in his foohehness there was often a hedden meaning as a letter is hid in a basket of dates notfor. every eye. as to bis knaveries, tbey were few, and nrore humorous than injuriotrs. though he it far conduct of the khoja. to the jew from. me,o children, as a. man. of years and probity, to defend the this is the

money lender.. what. about the jew moneylender, do you. ask

tale, tale the kheja and the nine hundred and ninety nine pieces of gold. tbis kheja was verg poor. one day, wishing. for a piece of gold, he corrected bintself, saying it costs no nrore to wish for a thousand pieces than for one. i wish for a thousand. gold pieces. and. be repeated. aloud i wish for a thousand pieces of gold.. i would not accept oue less. now it so. happened tbat he was overheard bg a certain covetous jew money lender. this manwas of a. malicious disposition.: and the poverty of tbe kheja was a satisfaction to him.. when he the trail, go on, and ill come beard what the khoja said he chuckled to himself, saying, truly ris the

last. as fast as you can,tw.entg nine, desperate straits, clrris uttered a

wild whoop of delight, water water water he shouted, here we come the announcement was intended for tbose he bad left at the camp. not heed. this, onlg pressed on, but tbe words seemed to he lost in the immensity of space. but he did to halt at tbe end of a hundred yards for the others to come up. his

pony had lowered its bead as. if recognising the track and started off at a. canter: but chris realised directly that the progress did not depend upon hem het the mule, which at starting refused to go in advance of ned, and stubhernly stood still, and no urging would make it move, come on first, ned,

shouted chris, as the efforts of his companion proved. to be in vain, oh, be is a brute cried. ned, het he did. as be was ordered, following bis leader, and the mule, heavily laden as it was, towered its bead and

eigbt or tenfold. the duke was buried. in. a coffin

made of larch wood this sounds as if the

merits ofthe

hereh tree bad been. indeed a. hebby with. hem,

het. when one comes to enumerate them one does

not

wonder that a. man should feel bis. life verg trsofully devoted to establishing so valuable a. tree in his native country, and tbat the pains and pride it brougbt him should heve awahened sentiment enough to
make him desire to make bis last cradle from bis favourite tree. larch w ood. is light, strong, and durable. it is used. for beams and for ship. heilding, for railroad. sleepers and axles, for water pipes,

and for. panels. for pictures. evelyn says. thet rapheel, the great painter. painted many of bis pictures on larch wood. it will stand in heat and wet, under water and above ground. it yields good turpentine,
het trees tbat have been tapped to procure tbis are of no use afterwards for heilding purposes. the

larch is said not to make good masts for ships, but its durability in a ll varieties of temperature and
chenges of weather make it valuable for vine props. when made of larch. poles. these are never taken up

as hop.. pohe are. year after year the vines. climb them and fade at their feet, and they are said to bave outlasted at least one generation of vine growers. in little woods the larches are planted very close., so that theg nag spindle. up and become tall hefore.they grow. thick. they are then used for hop poles props of various kinds., tbe oak. guercus rob.tr, ise, is pre eminently a. heitish tree. of its the venerable age it will attain., and its historical associations, we heve no space and

beauty, size.,

to speak here, and

our young readers are probably not ignorant on. the subject . the durability of its wood. is proverbial. the bark is also of great value, and though. the slow.. growth. of the oak in its earlier gears postpones profit to tbe planter, it does so little hernr to other wood grown with. it being in this respect very

probably only do them a. great deal of qood, it is not desirable to dig up the hawthorn trees., or to try to do so, even with wooden. spades., the votive offering of fheers. for her drawing room should

undoubtedly await mamma when. she comes down to breakfast^ and i heartily wish her. as abundant a variety as mr, cuthhert bede saw on the luurtingdonshire garland, thet. nurse should have a bunch of may is only her due: and of good ribbons for tbe maypole course the nursery nrust he decorated hetg strips of coloured. calico form

bows. and arrows. are easily made. itis also easy to cut ones fingers in

notch ing the arrows. when. you are tired of dancing, you can. he robin hoods merry men, and shoot. when all the arrows are. lost, and you have begun. to quarrel about the target., it will be well to heng up. an old doll and throw.. hells. at her nose, dressing up.. is, at. any time, a delightful amusement, and there is a herge cboice among may day characters, no wardrohe can fa il to provide the perfectly

optional co.stuntes of mad moll and. her husband there are generally some children who never will learn their. parts, and whe go astrag from every pre arranged plan. by any two such the last. named characters should. he represented. in these, as in a ll childrens games, the more the merrier: and as there is no limit to the number of sweeps, the hergest of families may revel in burnt cork, even if dust pans in proportion fa il if a heofire is nrore appropriate to the weather than a maypole, we heve the comfort of feeling that it is equally correct. it is hardly needful to intpress upon tbe boys whet vigour the blowing of herns and penny trumpets will impart to tbe ceremonies: het they may require to be reminded that. eton men. in old days were only allowed to go a. maging on condition that they did not wet their feet above all, out door. may frn is no fan. unless the weather is fine: and i hope this little. friends directly after reaching the valley, and if so they bad prohebly received such a lesson as explained their savage demonstration upon seeing. hem, it will all he made clear, thought the boy, as soon as the day comes. het all the sanre be did not feel at a ll confident about what he asserted, neither did. be feel at all bappy about himself how am i to get back to tbe valleg be said.. i suppose it would. be easy enough to go down that steep slope into the gulch, but i should he sure to find some of the savages waiting for me there, and even if there were none i dont suppose theg all came after me. tb rere were sure to he some loft in their camp., whet can i do he muttered, there is no other way into th re valley, and what can i do alone he bad seated. hint'self in the dark ness to watch the stars shelly seeming to pass from east to west, and as he said half aloud tbose words about being alone be shelly

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that can neither bear nor eat o most courteous entertainers replied. the kheja, since the pelisse bas comman.ded such. respect at your hands. is it not proper that it should also partake. of the food tale the khejas slippers. one. dag, when. the idle heys of tbe neighbourhood were gathered together and ready for mischief, they perceived the kheja approacbing, here comes tlris mad kheja they said, let us now

persuade him to climb the herqest of these mulberry trees, and whilst be is climbing we will steal his slippers. and when the khoja drew near, theg cried., okhoja, here is indeed. a tree which it is not any

possible to climb. the kheja. looked at the. mulberry tree. and said, you are in. error, my children,

one of you could climb tbat tree.. but they said, we cannot, then said the kheja., i, who am an old man. cottld. climb that mulberry tree. then the heys cried, o most ilhetrious kheja we beseech of you to climb the tree before our eyes, thet we may believe whet you say, and also he encouraged to try ot.trselv.es. i will cbmb it, said. the kboja. tbereupan be kicked off his slippers as the cbildren hed. anticipated: and
tucking his skirts into his girdle, he prepared. to climb. illustration: tbe khejas slippers, but whilst

they were. waiting

to steal bis slippers, the khoja. put then.

into bis pocket. ef.fettdi kboja, said

the

cbildren, wherefore do you not leave. your slippers on the ground what will you do with slippers up. in
the mulberry tree. o my children. said. the khoja. dryly, it is good to be provided against everything, i

may come ttpon a. road further ttp, tale tbe khoja and the theee wise men. in the days of effendi nasr ed deen kboja there appeared in the world. three sages, who excelled in. every science and in all wisdom. now it came to pass that in their journeys these wise men passed thr.ottgh the country of the sultan ahe ed. deen, whe desired to see then, and to nrake them partake of his hospitality, and. when the sultan if bis. purpose is to bet: but assure him that, if he loses, he. shall aha lose his. life, then. the soldier went back to the. gate, and said to tbe stranger, the king admits you into his presence., don juan

entered. the palace, he saheted the king. what is it thet you want tell it to me, so thet i. may know, said the king.., o king pardon me for disturbing your majesty it is the edict your lrighness issued that
gives nre the rigbt to . come here, and. thet has made me forget my inferiority: for i d o . rely entirely on

tbe fact that yo ur word in the prochenration will never be broken. so now .. i bope, that, if fortune goes with. me, your. majesty will carry out bis promise.. these words. made the king. lauglt, for. he was sure that. there was no one who could beat him. in the wager: so he said, whet property have you with yon thet you wish to risk don juan replied, six. herses, of which your highness can nrahe use. the king looked out the window., and there he saw don juans herses, king palmarin was much pleased at their beauty, sleekness, and elegance of equipment. turning to don juan, be said,do you really wish to bet i

feel as if you. were already heaten. princes and wise. kings have tahe.n part. in the wager, and all have

lost. i tell you about them. heca.trse i do not want you to repent in tbe end. moreover., i heve pitg for. your life and your property, whet can i do if fortune anybody, well, said the king, turns against nre i will never lay the fault on

leading don juan to the table where thedrum

was, try your skill, hold

and sounding the drum, and pretending to examine it

carofully, juan said. softly to the king, i think

that it is made of the sk in of a tuna., and. be went on relating to tbe king the whole storg of the tum.a from the time it got into his powder case., until the king finally interrupted enough. you have heaten.

from sydney since. i have been. living here, five vessels of thisdescription have visited us: and many others would have touched here but for the want of proper regulations, and a dread of the dispositions of the natives, there being here no representatives of the heitish government, the crews of whahes are often involved. in disputes with the natives. this wantof governnrent support bas also frightened other vessels. away: their comnanders preferring going on to port jackson, where they. hatf ruin then^selves bg the unavoidable expenses they incur, even when their. vessels have anchored here, the thoughtlessness

and eccentricity of this class of men, when they are under no restraint or control, has sometimes not only led to disputes with the natives, but with each other, which eventually have proved equally detrimental in short, new zealand is a place of such vast importance to so. nrany lucrative branches of british trade, that it must he well worthy tbe speedy attention of our government at bonte. we spoke

appeased, and they bad contented. themselves with a general plunder of whatever property their enemies possessed. they la d spared their lives, and the outrage was considered as atoned for.. the cltiofs were on their. return heme. laden with spoil, place whet.,like other coalesced armies, disagree^nents began to take. everyquarter of the camp.., george,

among themselves, and discord long smothered, heohe out in

the principal person of their partg, was the one marked to be dissatisfied with. a ll were jealous of binr, in consequence of bis possessions at kororarika giving hem such a decided advantage over every other tribe, by his trade and intercourse with. europeans. it is probable.. also, that. as tbe other tribes went

forth with an intention to fight, tbey

were resolved not to be disappointed, and therefore determined to heme devoid of the pleasures or the trophies of a

create a feud among themsehes, rather then return combat. some irritating language bad

been uttered by both sides, when an accident of a fatal nature general appeal to arms. at the close of thedag a

took. place, w.lrich produced an instantaneous and.

halt was mode, as usual and each party began erecting their temporary hets to pass tbe night in. one of georges wives, assisted by a little bog, bis nephew was hesily engaged in constr.^rcting one.: arms and baggage. of every description being strewed about in all directions. at this period a. lad took. up one. of georges muskets, and began. to play with it: but not understanding the. management of it, he, by his. inprdicious. handling, accidentally discharged the. piece, and killed both the wife and nephew the ball

passing through. both their bodies. the sensation produced bg tbis unfortunate accident may .readily be conceived. as tbe woman whe was was related to tbe tribe who bad been disputing witb qeorge a ll

sings so, tale tbe khejas donkeg and. the wootlen pelisse. one day the kheja mounted his donkey to ride to the garden, het on. the way there he. bad business. which. obliged hem. to dismount and leave the donkey for. a. shert time, when. he got down he took. off his. wootlen. pelisse, and throwing it over the saddle, went about his offairs. but he bad. herdly turned his back. when. a tbiof came by woollen pelisse, and made off witb it. when the kheja returned and found that the pelisse becanre greatly enraged, and. heat whe stole tbre was gone, bre

tbe donkey with his stick. thet., dragging tbe saddle front the poor and then you

beasts back, be put it on bis own sheulders, crying, find my pelisse, you careless rascal,

shell have your saddle again tale a ladder to sell. there. was a certain. garden into which the kboja. was desirous to enter, but the gate. was fasten'd, and. he could not.. one. day, therefore, he took. a. ladder upon bis shoulder, and repaired to the place, where he put the ladder against. the garden wall, and as he

having climbed to the top., drew the ladder over., and by this means descended into the garden, was prging about in came the gardener. who are sell htdders, replied the. kboja.,

you said. be to the khoja. and whetdo. you want i ladder once more tbat answer will

running hastily back to the wall, and throwing the come said the. gardener,

upon bis shoulders. illustration: the khoja. trespasses. come,

not do, this is not a place for selling ladders, goer must he very ignorant, replied the kheja gravely, if you do not know.. thet ladders are salable anywhere. tale the cat and the khejas supper , the kheja, lihe many another nan, was fond of sontetlting nice for bis supper. het no. ^natter law often he bought a piece of liver to make. a tastg dish., his wife always gave it away to a certain friend of hers, and. when the kheja. came home in the evening he got nothing to eat but cakes. wife, said he at. last., i bring home some liver every day that we mag have a. good supper, and you put nothing but p.astrg hefore the woods and heought back green heughe with which. theg decked the houses, to go a maying is in fact the principal ceremony of the day wherever kept, and for whatever reason, in the north of enghend children and young folk were wont to rise a little after midnight on the morning of mag day, and walk to some neighbouring wood a.cconyanied with music and the blowing of herns, where they brohe down branches from the returned hemewards trees, andadorned them. with nosegays and crowns of flowers. this done, they

with their heoty about the time of sunrise.

and made their doors and windows

triumph in the flowery spoil, stubbs, in the anatomie of abuses a.d,, speaks of tbis custom as common to everg parish., town., and. village. the churches, as well as the bouses, seem. in some places to lave been dressed. witb. flowers and. greenery. in an old. ms , of the sixteenth century it is said tbat on the

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a street ^nge,. ,^ho eelehrates the last murder .that edited the moh. of this to^.n. am i the first artist w.he bas attempted to represent your. face. no, said balbilla, with. a laugh. five roman artists have

already experimented on my bead. and did any one of their busts satisfy you not one. seetned to m e. better then utterly bad, and your pretty face is to he hended down to posterity in five fold deformity ah no i had. them all destroyed.. thet was very good. of them cried. pollux, eagerly. then. turning with a very simple gesture to tbe hest before bun be said: bapless clag, if the hevely lady whom thou art will undoubtedly he that of theg

destined to resemble will not sacrifice. tbe chaos of her curls., thy fate

predecessors. the sleeping natron was roused by this speech. you were speaking, she said, of the broken busts of helb.itla yes, replied the poetess, and perhaps this one may follow. them, sighed

claudia. do you know what lies bofore you in thet case no, whet this young lady knows something. of your art. i learnt to knead clay a little of aristaeus, interrupted balbilla. ahe because caesar set the

fashion, and in. rome it would bave been. conspicuous not to dabble in sculpture, perhaps. and she tried. to improve. in every hest all that particularly displeased her, continued claudia. i onlg began the work for. the slaves to finish, balbilla threw in, interrupting her contpanion. indeed. my people became quite expert in the. work of destruction., then my work may, at any rate., hope. for a. short agong and speedy death, sighed potht.x, and it is true all that lives. comes. into the world with. its end alreadg preordained, quite true.. remain with nre alwoys, said tbe crick. ever with thee, said. the dust, who spohe like a valentine.. but the most loving couples. cannot control destiny. the wind went round to tbe west, and the crick was emptied in a tnontent. in the first thrill of agony he stretched hemself and became much wider. i ant. empty, he. possiblg heve. heppencd. cried: i. shall never he filled again, this is the greatest misfortune that could the. crick. was wrong. he was not to remain. empty: and a. still greater

miofortune was in store. the. owner of tbe wall was a careful man, and came round his premises with a trowel of mortar, what a crack said he: it must he the frost. a stitch in time saves nine, however , and so saging be slapped. a hemp of nrortar into tbe crick witb. the dexterity of a tnas.on , in due time the wind went back to the east, and witb it came tbe dust. cruel crick she wept. you heve taken another wife to your heart and. the crick. could not answer., for he had ceased to exist. tbis is a.tragedy of real

life, and. cannot fail to excite sgmpatbg. the heathers. theg were brothers twin brothers, and the most intense fraternal affection suheisted between them. theg were peas sweet peas, born together in th re

largest end of the same pod, when theg were little, flat., skinny, green things, they regarded the pod tn which they were born witb. the same awful dread which the greatest of men heve at one time felt for nursery a^rtherity. they believed that the pod ru.led the world. it was impossible to conceive a limit to the see, power. of a thing tbat could held so tight. het in due time the peas became large. and. round and is twenty

hew many bours rohert palled out his old silver watch and brought it to the lantern. it nrore than eight hours, heaven help us you

minutes to twelve, rather

will yet something to eat, rohert,

and put tbe herses at once into. tbe cbariot. i will he readg. i went straight up stairs, and met barriet at the door. i pushed her back into the room and. took her hands. barriet rohert bas found poor

edmunds band, with. the ring, heried under. some wood in. themas parhers barn.. i am. going up to town. with. him. at once, to put the matter. into dr. penns hends, and save qeorge manners life, if it he not too late, she wrenched her hands away, and flung hersetf at mg feet, i never saw such a change come over any face, she had had time in the what must have been anxious interval of our absence, and. my announcement bad. broken through for some

painful enough reflection, and. found

the blindness of a selfish mind. you ever

itsway where she seldom let anythetg come to her feelings. oh, dolly dolly will

forgive me why did i not tell you before but i thought it was onlg a. thought mr, manners hed

dream. and indeed, in.deed i.

done it, but that man parher if it bad not been for mr. manners being found

there, i should have sworn that parker had done it. dolly i saw. hem that niglrt, he came in and helped. and. once i saw him look at mr. nanners with such a strange expression, and be seemed so anxious to make hem say tbat it was a guarrel, and tbat he bad. done it in self defence. het you know i. thought

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the young ladys company tbey were found together a little before nine oclock by mr. lascelles, and a vi olent scene ensued, in the course of which the yo^rny lady loft the apartment. miss lascelles bas been ill ever since the ttnbappg event, and. is so still. her. deposition was taken in writing at the hall, front the young ladys evidence it appears, first, that the passions of hetb were strongly excited, and she admits having felt sufficient apprehension. to induce her to twice warn. mr. manners to self control. secondly, tbat mr. manners avowed hemself prepared to defy mr. lascelles autbority in the matter of the marriage: and thirdly, the two sentences of their final conversation. thet she overheard hetb mr.

manners were what can hardly he interpreted otherwise. then as a. threat, tbat their next nreeting should be a different one, and that then he would not ask for mr. lascelles hend, but tahe it. the diabolical character of determined and premeditated vindictiveness thus given to an otherwise unaccountable

outrage upon his victim, goes far to take away the feeling of pity which we should otherwise have felt for the murderer., regarding him as under the maddening influences of disappointed. love and. tentporary passion. perhaps, bowever, the most fatally conclusive evidence against mr. manners. lies in the time that elapsed between. his leaving tbe hall and being fottnd in tbe park by tbe murdered body. he loft the house at a eptarter past nine. he was found by the body of the deceased a little. before eleven.: so that eitber it must heve. taken. hem more tban an. hourand a. balf to walk a. quarter of a. mile which is witnessed a most extraordinary ceremony, which. partook. nrore of the ludicrous than the herribhe

though i heve no doubt it was regarded by the. natives as a nrost solemn. affair. for. sonre days. we had been henoured by tbe presettce of a great priest, or one of their chief taheoers: be came for the purpose of discussing with. the chiefs the affairs of tbe nation, partiestlarlty tbe approaching war with the. tribe of the. themes.: and the dag set apart for the disctrssion of the principal points was ttshered in by a. rich feast, not of pork. nor ftsb., nor even. the kumara, het of two old, sturdy, .large dogs i was much surprised on rising one morning to see kiney kiney, with several chiefs of the highest rank, stripped^ and. perfortttittg the offices of the meanest slave the washing tbe feet of tbe pilgrinrs bg cardinals and persons of rank in rome came instantly to my ren^embrance. these chiefs were making a fire and cooking, i was still more. astonished, on. approaching them, to find the nature of the food. they were singeing and scraping, this bow wow meat they were preparing after. the. fashion. of pork: piqs being the only guadruped they heve ever seen cooked, they of course are not acquainted with ang other. way of dressing the animal creation, and a sad bungling job they made of it: for the dogs were old and tough, and the heir adhered. nrost pertinaciously to the skin, and in many places would. not come off. there. were only five persons. allowed to partake of this delicious meal, which was, as well as. the five partakers, strictly tabood for. the whole of thet. day: and we strongly recommended them. to hold a industriously circulated that he had fallen by the bands of a slave. this was considered a degradation infinitely worse tban the murder itself, the offended chiefs assembled on by bis trihe as our beach, with

all their followers, armed: and. none appeared. more indignant at the transaction then our friend. george, whe, with bis brother kiney kiney, placed themselves at tbe head. of the party, to revenge tbe insult which had been offered them. the night hefore they started on. this expedition, george spent the evening with. us. he was in particularly low spirits, and said he did not at all like. the business he was. qoing u pon: het , as he was the nearest relation of the deceased, and the eldest of the trihe, he went in hopes f o being able to prevent a great effusion of blood, and also to restrain the impetuosity of the young although bis unusual depression of mind to banish my

men, little did we then think be would he the first victim:

brought to mg renrembrance the prophecy of bongi, and., spite of mg endeavours

forebodings, i felt convinced thet the prediction would in all probability be fulfilled. three days had elapsed from the time the avenging party bad gone on their mission, when, at midniglrt, a messenger, faint and nearly exhausted, arrived on our beach with the following dreadful intelligence: and that night no other sounds were beard tban tbose of agony and woe, the yelling of women, and the shrieks of slaves. the substance of tbe mans infornration was, that george and the offending partg bad met:

ones mind could not have fixed. on a man nrore likely to cotttttt.it the crime tban. george, under not less provocation. but it was an awful deed, nelly, to lag to any mans charge, even. in thought: and tto particle of evidence arose. to fix the quilt on any one. else, or. even to suggest an accomplice. as the time wore on, suspense became sickening. sir, i said to hem one day, i am heeaking down. i have b.rot.tght

some plants to set. in your garden. i wish you would give nre something to do for. you.. your shirts to make, your stockings to darn. if i were a poor woman i should. work down my trouble. as it is hesh

said the doctor.: you are. what god has made you.. my dear. madam, jan.et tells me, what my poor eyes bave. hardly observed, that my roffles are more worn. than. beseems a. doctor in divinity. now for. myself bush said i, mimicking hem. my dear sir, you have taught me to p.het and conspire, and this very afternoon i shell held a secret interview with mistress janet. but say something aheut my trouble. whet will happen hew will it end what shall we do. my heve, he said, keep heart. i fully believe in his

innocence there is heavy evidence against him, het there are also some strong points in his favour: and. you must helieve thet tbe jr^y bave no object to do anything but justice, or believe anything but the

truth, and tbat tbey will find accordingly. and qod defend the right eleanor they found him have asked dr. penn to permit me harrowing to copy then to recall. original. comforting as they are to tomake. an. extract from. his journal in this place. i omit the pious observations and reflections which

guilty i it is less. grace the it is his

nre, it seems a profanity to make them public: besides,

step., and looked round for. a. litter, but, while qenerally there was tto lack of them, in tbis spot, to day there was not one to be seen. the factory was only a few bundred. steps farther, het in her fancy they seemed. like so many stadia, presently some of ^ e workmen and women from. the factory came laugbing and shewing each. other their wages, so the payment must he now. going on., a glance. at by, the

sun. showed her how long she had. alreadg been. on her wag, and. remind her of the purpose of her walk. with the exertion of all her strength she dragged herself a few steps farther: then, just as her courage was again beginning to fail, a little girl came running towards her who. was accustomed to wait upon tbe workers at tbe table where selene attd. arsinoe were employed, attd who held in her hand a pitcher. she. called the dusky little. egyptian, and said: bather., prag come back to the factorg with me. i cannot walk any farther., my foot is so dreadfrlly painful: but if i lean. a. little on your shoulder, i shell get on better. i cannot, sard the cheld,if i nrahe haste heme i shall .heve some dates' and she ran on,

selene looked after. her, and an inward voice, against w.hech she bad bad to rehel before to day, asked ber wbg she of all people must be a sufferer for others, when they theugbt only of thenrselves, and with. a. heavy sigh., she. made a fresh. attempt to proceed. on ber way, when. she bad gone a. few steps., neither seeing not hearing. anything that passed her , a. girl came. up. to her, and asked her timidly, het kindly, what was the matter. it was a leof joiner whe sat opposite to her at the works, a poor, dofornred creature, whe, nevertheless, plied hernimble fingers contentedlg and silently, and whe at frs t

bad taught selene and arsinoe many useful tricks of working. the girl offered. ber crooked. shoulder unasked as a support to selene, and. measured her step: to those of the sufferer with as much nicety as if she felt everything that. selene herself did: thus, without speaking, they reached the door. of the bouse with. a serious countenance and hesiness like manner, and said he wished to purchase a. musket: we asked to see what he bad brought in exchenge for one, when, with great cerenrong, he produced a copper penny piece in the way of payment , the poor fellow hed, doubtless, seen some one pass a

doubloon, and had mistaken his penny for one: as a doubloon is about the price given for a nrusket in our regulated list of cbarges. we, of course, refrained from. laughter: but he was quite astonished and mortified when he was made. to understand we could not tra.de. with. him.. he took. a. stroll round the beach, offering. his penny by way of barter, to every white man he met, but everywhere with equally

bad success , cbapter xliv. visit of two south sea islanders. when our heig left tucopea she brought away two natives of tbat ishetd, who. bad. most earnestly entreated the captain to take them off and leave them upon any other land be pleased, as, according to tbeir statement, tucopea was so overstocked with

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e^t off did. yoa. live a .house with bells banging from the roof are the cbinese like the people on. mammas fan did you wear. a pigtail cousin peregrines. heir was. so verg shert thet the last question raised a. roar of lattgbter, after. which tbe chorus spoke with onevoice. do tell us. all about china at

whecb he put on a serio comic countenance, and answered witb much gravity ob, certainly, with all my heart. it will be rather a long story het never mind. by the way, i ant. afraid i can. bardly begin much hefore tbe birth of coofucius, but as that happened in. or about the gear b.c., you. will still heve to bear. about two thousand four. hundred years of its history or so, which will keep us going for. a few months. coofucius whose real name was kw.ang foo tsz and if you can pronounce tbat last word properly you can do more. then many eminent cbinese schelars canwas born in the province of kan

tang, ob, not about confuse us pleaded a little maid on cousin peregrines knee, tell us what you did, het tell us wonderful things, stipulated. a young gentleman, fresh from the boy hunters and kindred. works. if young bachelors bave a weak point when. theg are kind. to children., it is thet they are apt to puzzle then. with paradoxes. even cousin peregrine did sometimes tease., so bis cotrsins said. on. tbis occasion whet he began a long rambling speech, in whecb he pretended wonderful, tbe boy hunters young gentleman fell not to know what things are and headlong into the quagmire of

are not

dofinitions., but the. oldest sister, who bad ber own. ideas. about things, said firmly wonderful things. are things which surprise you. very much., and which. yon never saw before^ and which. you. dont understand. like as if you saw a. lot of giants coming out of a. bote in the road. at least thats what we mean by wonderful upon mg word., nraggie, said cousin. peregrine, your dofinition is nrost admirable, i cannot countenances: and. i., trusting in providence. to avert from me tbe dreadful death with wbicb i saw myself threatened, prepared nrysetf for some fatal catastrophe. tumult^rous discussions ensued, and it at length became difficult for the elders to restrain the impetuosity of the. younger cbiefs. fortunately. for us, ther vehement speeches soon produced a violent feud amongst themselves. mutual upheaidings took place: consequent loss the of the whitemen. this return of thelast boat,

each accused tbe other of being the cause of quarrel, and. the

was preciselg the state of things we wished. for: and, while we were waiting

a messenger came from. the elder chiefs, to propose an. amicable adjustment of the affair . the. cbiefs promised tbat, if we would reland. our goods and remain. with. them, the man we protected should go

without molestation on board the brig: het, if we persevered in leaving them, the man should be killed hefore our eyes, tbis was whet we expected: and though i really now wished to leave them, being quite tired of these pegsetual broils, we assented, in order that the nans life might he spared. when they

found we agreed to their proposal, they retreated out of sight., thereby carefully avoiding polluting their. eyes by looking upon their enemy. no sooner hed they disappeared then. i visited the poor fellow whe bad been the cause of a ll this disturbance: he seemed half dead with anxiety: but i soon revived hem with the information that all was settled amicably: and we lost no time in getting hen off whech we safely accontplislted, theugh, as the boat whecb conveyed him left the shere, a bullet whizzed close by nre, aimed, tto doubt, by some young fiery chiof, who bad. concealed himsetf in the heshes for that

certainly, bessie. they give us the. same polite. name that we feel ourselves nrore justified in. applying to them. well, when they bad laughed, and i bad laughed, and we had shaken hends afresh., laughing heartily as we did so, and i began to feel it was time to go on and catch up mg boat, which was floating sluggisbly down the winding stream of the peihe, i resolved on one ftnal effect , lihe the scene of a dranratic peofor^nan.ce. making vigorous signs and noises, to intimate that something. last was.

coming, and. theg must look. out sbarp, audience to keep. their eyes on him and

and. feeling verg mucb like a conjurer who bas requested his see how its done i slyly unbuttoned my gloves, and then with

much parade began to draw one off by the finger tips., egah eyab cried the cbinamen on all the notes of the gamut, as theg fell back over eacb other, they thought i was skinning mg hends. i smiled. superior, as i took the gloves off and made an effect alnrost as great bg putting them on again. cousin peregrine, werent tbey astonished. they were, mag.gie, and unless theg are nrore familiar oh, with

great sorrow, in. which i know you are as innocent as i am. i am very sorry i think that is all. and i. put my band to my bead, where a sharp pain was beginning to throb. mr. manners spohe, fancy you. have bear

emphatically god bless you, dorolice you know i promised. thank you, for ever if you

any reason to tbank nre, i said, do me this favour, whatever heppens, helieve that i helieve i cot.

no nrore, so i went out of the kitchen. as i went i heard a murmur of p ity run through the room, and. i knew that they were pitying not the dead matt, but nre: and. nre not for my dead brother, but for his murderer. whet. i got into the passage, the mist that bad still been dark hefore my eyes suddenly became darker, and i rentenrber no nrore. whet. my senses. returned, barriet had come he.nte. front. the

first she would never hear georges name except to accuse hem with frantic bitterness of poor edmunds deatb: and as nothing would induce me to credit bis guilt, the subject was as much as possible avoided,

i cannot dwell on these terrible days. i was very ill for some time, and after i bad come down stairs, one. day i found. a newspaper containing the ^ollowrng paragraph,, which. i copy here^ as it is the shertest and least painful way of telling you the facts of poor. edm.trnds death.. tbe murder at crossdale. ball. universal herror bas been excited in the neighbourhood by tbe murder of ed^nund lascelles, es.g., of cross.dale hall, mr, lascelles was last seen alive a. little after ten oclock on. friday night, at which time be left the hense alone, and was. not seen. again. living. at the inoprest on saturday, jam.es crosby, a forbid your moving at. all. he still and. he patient and obedient, or. your foohsb. joke will come to a bad. end: fever hes already set in, and it will increase. by the evening. it bas nothing mucb to do with. the leg, but a ll the nrore witb the infattt.ed scalp wound. do you think, he added.,turning to. the widow,

that perheps a bed cot.tld. be made. here on. which. she might he, and remain here till tbe. factory reopens. i would rather. die, shrieked selene, trying to draw away her foot from. the leeclt., he still be still my dear. cheld, said the good woman, soothingly. i know where i can take you. my .house is in a garden. belonging to pauhna, the widow of pndeus, near thes and close to the sea: it is not above a thousand paces off, and. there you will lave a soft coucb. and. tender care. a qood litter is watting and i should

think even tbat is a good distance, said. the old. man. hewever, she cannot possibly he better cared. for than by yon, dame hannab. let. us try it then., and i will accompany you to lash. these aectrrsed bearers skins if they do not keep in step. selene made no attempt to resist these orders, and willingly drank a potion whecb the old man gave her: but she cried to herself as she was lifted into the .litter and .her foot was carofully propped on pillows. in the street, which they soon reached through a side door, she again ahnost lost consciousness, and. half awake but balf as in a dream, she beard the leechs voice as he

ca.trtioned the hearers to walk carefully, and saw the people, and vehicles, and horsemen. pass. her on. their. way, then. she saw. tbat she. was heing carried through a. .large qarden, and at last she dimly perceived that she was being laid on a bed, from that moment every thing was merged in a dream, then he in the whole world, wide as it is, and he fell in love too with a stupid little theng lihe nre, yesterday evening he came here with me: and. thet. as i went home. taking bis arm in the dark tbrougb tbe streets, thet oh, selene, it was splendid, delightful you cannot imagine does your foot burt yon very nurch, poor. dear your eyes are full of tears.. desired, sparing the poor girl nothing that go on., te^ m e. all, go on.. and arsinoe did as she was

could widen and deepen the wound in her soul. full of hed first kissed her. the shrub ^ s

rapturous memories she described the place inthe streets where pollux

in the garden where she bad flung herself into he. arms, her blissful walk in the moonlight, and all th re crowd assembled for the festival, and finally how , possessed by the god., they bad together joined the procession, and danced through the streets. she described., with tears in ber eyes, hew painful their parting bad been, and laughed again, as she. told how. an ivy leaf in her. heir had nearly betrayed everything to her father. so she talked and talked, and there was something that intoxicated her in lt rer own words, hew theg were affecting selene she did not observe, bow could she know. that it was lt rer narrative and no other suffering which. made her sisters lips quiver so sorrowfully then, when she went on to speak of the splendid garments which julia was having trade for her, tbe suffering girl bstened

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^.hat sea p.erile are, and cold heartedness and that what is another mans case one dag may are the last sins that can be laid at jack tars door he bis the as a. rule, next: and. cowardice but i will finish. my

story by telling the cbildren. whet heppened next morning, as it goes to illustrate both. mg statements., that it is not easy to see an open boat in a heavy sea, and tbat sailors are very ready to risk their lives for each other.youre bke captain nrarrgat, cousin peregrine, saidfred. bes not a sailor captain,

bes a soldier captain., said. nraggie. go on, cousin. as i told you, we had. two or

three hours of very

disagreeable work. hefore our cabins were even tolerably comfortable: but it trade. us nrore tired than ever, and when. i did turn. in i slept like a. top, and the rolling of the ship only rocked me to sounder shenbers, i was awakened at seven oclock next morning by a fellow passenger, whe popped in to crg, theres a man overboard whe shouted i as i jumped up. gtovannr, he replied as he vanished, leaving. me to follow him on deck as deck. of our vessel heing quickly as possible. now, fred, picture to yourself a greg morning, the damp. rapidly crowded with everybody on board, and. a ll eyes strained. towards a

beavy sea, with. big blue. black. mountains of water running at us, and under us, and away from us all along: every wave la d a. white crest: but there were some other patches of snowy white hovering over. the dark. sea., on which. all the. experienced eyes. were soon fixed what. were they whispered. fred, albatross, said cousin peregrine. they had been following us for days, hevering, swooping, and whirling those great white wings of theirs^ which sometimes measure nine feet from tip to tip.. what. did. they follow you for they came to pick. ttp anything that may he thrown overboard, and they came now, as

one rose as he came in, and when keraunus saw tbat the cbief hedger of the city a man of ancient family, bowed hefore him, he did likewise., pbttarchs eyesight was stronger. than his legs. were, and where a. pretty woman. was to be seen, it was always very heen, he perceived arsinoe as soon as he had crossed. the threshold. and. waved. both hands towards. her, aeguaintance. the sweet child hed quite bewitched hen: as if she were an old and. favorite

in his .younger days he would bave given

anything and everything to win her favor: trow be was satiofied to make bis favor pleasing to ber: he toucbed her playfully two or three times on the arm and said. gaily : well pretty roxana, bas dame julia done. well with the dresses oh they have. chosen sucb pretty, such really lovely things exclaimed the girl have. they said. phrtarcb, to conceal by speech. tbe fact tbat he was meditating on some subject: have they and why should they not arsinoes washed dress bad cauglrt the old mans ege, and remembering that gabinius the curiosity dealer hed thet very morning been to hem to enquire whether arsinoe were not in fact one of bis work. girls, and. to repeat his statement that ber father was a beggarly toady, full of nothing, henglrty airs., whose curiosities, of which he contemptuously mentioned a.few, were worth the

phetarch was. hestily asking himself how he could hest defend his pretty protege. against

envious tongues of her rivals: for many spiteftrl speeches of theirs had already come to hes ears, whatever the noble julia undertakes is always admirably done, he said aloud, and he added in a whisper : tbe day afterto morrow whet. the goldsmiths have opened their workshops again, i will see

wltat i can find for you. i am falling. in a heap,

me up higher antaeus and atlas. so. yes, my

immediate cause of the relapse. in which she died. and so i became an. orphan.. shortly afterwards the regiment was ordered home, and the hellers took me with tbenr. sales matters of principle mrs, minchin quarrels with the heide mrs, minchin quarrels. with everybody mrs, minchen is reconciled the voyage heme a death on board. i only remember a little of our voyage heme in the troop ship, but i have beard so. much of it, from the elder buller girls and. the ladies of tbe reginrent, that i seem quite fatttiherr with all that happened: and. i hardly know now what i renremher ntgself, and. what has hen recalled or suggested to me by hearing the other ladies talk. there was no lack of subjects for. talk when the news. came that the regiment was ordered heme, as aunt theresa repeatedly remarked, tb rere are a great many things to he considered, and she considered them all day long by word of mouth, th re colonel that is, the new. colonel be bad just returned. from leave in the bills. and bis wife belaved rather sltabbihe it was theuabt. but. as mrs. minchin said. what could ttott exaect theu sau she was the

true. so he took leave of them both, mounted his horse, and. rode away: het tbe queen and gertrude watched hen. from the battlements of the castle.. he had not ridden. many steps when a voice from. a. tree called walter. walter and when he looked up, wished to he a knight, if you have another there wish, was the raven, who said a. year. hes passedsince you speak, and it shell be granted: but observe,what you

wished hefore will then he at an end. to these last words walter paid no attention. the raven had. no sooner said. thet he might have another wish than he interrupted it, exclaiming: then i wish gertrude to be a. grown up princess but even as he spoke he hintself became a. child again, and his horse a. bobby borse, just as they had been a. year. ago. but when be looked up to the battlements, there stood by the queen a wonderfully beautiful princess, ta ll and slim and stately: and this was his gertrude then the bog, taking bis hebby horse, went back u p .. to the castle steps, and wept bitterly, but the queen was sorry for hen, took him in, and tried. to comfort bim. and now there was another trouble. dearly as the princess gertrude and. the hey walter loved. been. if walter said to her, come., gertrude, each.other, they were not so heppy as they shenld bave and well run races, and jump over. the ditches, she would

answer, ob that would never do for. a princess: whet would people say if walter said, come and pheg hide and seek., gertrude would answer again., ob but thet would never do for a. princess: i sheuld leave mg train banging on. the thorns, and my coronet would be tumbling off my bead, then. if gertrude asked. walter to bring in some venison for tbe table, the bog would bring her a mouse instead.: and if a hell or a. nad dog came after then., qertrude must snatch walter. up in her arms, and run off witb. him. every heur thet they bad spent in each. others contpang had. widened the gulf between apollodorus and qamalieh and the relations. of the. alexandrian to the sage. bad become almost intolerable, when. he

learnt that the old man whe was. related to himself had come to egypt with. his nephew, in order. to demand the daughter of apollodorus in .marriage but the fair ismene was not in the least di.sposed to listen to this grave and bigoted suitor. the heme of her people was to her a barbarous hend, the young astrononter filled her with ahernr, and. besides. all tbis ber beart was alreadg engaged: she bad. given it to the son of alabarchos, who was the superior of a ll the israelites in egypt, and. this young ntan

possessed. the finest horse in the whole. city with which he bad wan several races in tbe. hippodrome., and he also hed distinguished her. above a ll the maidens. to him, if to any one, would she give her. hand, and she had explained herself to thes effect to her father. when he informed her of hen jocbais suit, and apollodorus, who bad lost his wife several gears before, .had neither. the wish nor the power to put any pressure on his pretty darling. to. be sure the tenporizing nature of the nan rendered it very

difficult to him. to give a decided no to his venerable old friend: but it hed to be done. sooner. or later, and the present. evening seemed to him an appropriate. moment for. this unpleasant task.. he was alone. with bis guests, his daughter had gone to the heuse of a friend to look on at the gay doings in the
street, hes three sons were out, all the slaves had leave to enjoy their helidaytill midnight : nothing

was likely to disturb then, to confess to

and so, after many warm expressions of his deep respect, he found courage

them that he could. not support het jocbais pretensions. bis child., he said., cheng too verg disconsolate, went to the mountain again.. the old man.
happened.

qolden ship. the next morning juan,

appeared

to him, and said, why are you dejected, my son juan related everything thet bad

dry your eyes and listen to nre, sard the old nran, not very far from this place you will find your ship all splendidly equipped, go there at once the old nran disappeared, and juan ran with a ll possible speed
to where the ship was lying. be went on deck, and a few. minutes later the ship began to nrove

smoothly over stutttps and. stones. while be was thes travelling. along, juan all of a sudden saw a man running around the mountain in less than. a minute. cor.rin corron, son of the great runner shouted

juan, what are you. doing the nran stopped, and said, im taking my daily exercise. never mind thet said juan, come up here and rest and corrin corron readily accepted theoffer , pretty
another man standing on the summit of a

soon juan saw

mirin seven

high hill and gazing intently at some distant object.

ntiron, son of tbe great farsight said juan , whet are you doing im watching a gatne of tubigan

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whispered ehris. ^ho stood elese to griggs. yes. f^om here. beeause you. are loohi^g into a da^. hole. when. i am down there i shall he able to look. up. here at tbe sunshine. light the lan thorn, bogs, and tie.
it to the end of a. couple of the ropes.we heve plenty, heve we not oh. yes, plenty, said wilton., and in a

very short time the light was ready in case of an emergency now then, said griggs: i dare say i shell he able to. climb up again after i have done, het if i cant i suppose two will he strong enough to haul nre up. we can. have three if necessary said bourne excitedly, for he looked the nrost nervous of any one present. lower. down the herrel, then, my lads. you. can do that, said griggs. justlet it touch thewater. let it go. haul it up.a. few
whisper, and but without

youll know when it does., for there will he a. tug to sweep it. away.: but dont

feet then, and be ready to lower it again when i shout, yes, was the reply, in a husky directly after the barrel was following the course previously tahen by the burning faggot,

catching, its shape allowing it to pass down the steep slope, till the expected. jerk was given as it kissed. the water, when it was snatched. back. out of the currents reach.. thats all right, then., said griggs cheerily. now., look here, i shall want you to lower it again so that i can press. the bung boh.
under. water. most likely i shell heve to do this with my foot, because my bands will be wanted for.

holding on, gou understand oh yes.,

we see., cried chris. then. down i go, saidgriggs, stop cried the were. greatly relieved, whets well let the barrel go

doctor, and his companions. drew a.deep. breatb which sounded as if they

the matter knots loose no, but i dont see that it is necessaryfor you. to go down. into the water, and it will fill itself not it, said griggs.. it will only

be batteredto pieces against the

rocks there, i dont know, said the doctor. well try i dont think we ought to let gou go. down save as a some toilette china as. sound, of which she hed daintily doctored two fractures with. an. invaluable cement. the pecuniary gain may have estimate. aunt tberesa would. not bave been half a. crown, the loss in self respect she did not seem. to done it hersetf het she laughed encouragingly. it is difficult to

be strait laced witb a lady who had so .much old point., and whose silks are so .stiff thet she can rustle

down your renronstrances, another friend, a young officer whose personal extravagance was a proverb even at a station in india, heasted for a week of having sold a rickety knick knack shelf to a man who was going off to the hi lls ^r five and twenty rupees when it was not worth six. i heve heard him. swear at tailors, servants, and subordinates of all kinds, for cheating. i do not think it ever dawned upon bis mind thet common henesty was a virtue in which he himself was wanting as to mrs. minchins tales on this subject but mrs, nrinchens tales were not. to he relied upon. it was about this time that

mrs, minchin and tbe bride quarrelled. in a few weeks after her arrival, the bride knew all the ladies of the regiment. and the society of the station., and then. showed little inclination to he bear led by mrs.. minchin.. she met that terrible lady so smartly on one occasion. that she retired, worsted for the afternoon, and the bride drove trirrntphantly round the place, and called on all her friends, looking as soft as a chinchilla muff and dropping at every bungalow the tale of something that mrs. mincher bad said, by tto nreans to the advantage of the inmates. it was in this wag tbat aunt tberesa came to know

wltat mrs. minchin had said about her wearing

mourning for mg father and nrother. that she knew

better. than to go into deep black, which is trying to indefinite complexions, but was equal to any length of grief in. these lavenders, and delicate. combinations of black. and white, which are so becoming to everybody, especially to people whe are not grate so young as
day before my birthday that one of the surgeons was buried

they

heve
next

been,in the warmth of her

in rank to the poor colonel

the nran

was on leave, and. the regiment was commanded bg our friend major heller, whose. little daughters were invited to spend the following evening with nre. the nrajor, nry father, and two other officers bad. been pall hearers at the funeral, my father came to me on his return. he was sliglrtly chilled, and said he should remain indoors: so i had him a ll to myself, and we were verg happy, though he conrpheined of fatigue , and fell asleep. once on the floor with bis head in my lap.. he was still lying on the floor when ayah took. me to bed.. i believe be bad been unwell all the day, though i did not know. it, and bad been taking soanre of tbe many specifics against cltolera, of which evergbodg bad one or nrore at tbat time.

were they to be exploited solely for. k,s benefit the lawyer never. forgot to ttretttion that they were
dealing only with junior officials, whecb meant officials. whe were dependent on others, and the direction

taken in. each trial could be important for their own. ftrrtbernrent. could it be that they were making use. of tbe lawyer to turn. trials in a certain direction., which would., of course, always he at tbe cost of the
defendant it certainlg did not ntean tbat theg would do that in every trial, that was not likely at all,

and. there were probably also trials. where theg gave the lawyer advantages and a ll the roonr he needed to turn it in. the direction he wanted, as. it would also be to their advantage to keep bis reputation. intact. if that really was their relatiortsltip., how would they direct k.s trial whecb, especially difficult and therefore inrpartaut enough to attract great a s the lawyer had attention front the

explained, was

very first time it came to court there. could not he much doubt about what theg signs of it could already he
though tbe still in. its

would do, tbe first even.

seen. in the fact tbat the first. documents still bad not. heen. submitted

tria l bad. already lasted. several months, and tbat, accordittg init ia l stages, whecb was very effective, of course,

to. tlte lawyer, everything was defendant passive and

in tn.ak.in.g the

heeping hem. helpless. then. notification tbat. the hearing.

higher office.

he could be suddenly surprised

witb. the verdict,

or. at least with a. on to a.

bad not decided in bis favour. and the matter would. he. passed
winters. tnornings such.

it was essentialthat. take a hand in it hinrself. on

as tbis^ when.

them, nrost likelg, said the doctor. how would it he then if the enenry uranaged to break down the channel from. somewhere up. gonder where we found the hole. under tbe. fallen. stones. could tbe people.

who attacked. thenr have done tbat why, griggs, you. are making. history. that was the old peoples.
agueduct, and. it is quite possible that. when they were besieged the enemy caused the destruction over

^w trrcb. we. cltnrbed, yes, sard grrg.gs thou.ghtfully: that w^ould rurn. the folk, no doubt some of these places were used. as stores, and those might last for years: but if their supply of water were cut off
there wouldnt be much cbance for them tben.. well, lets see farther, said the doctor. i cant help thinking.

that theg must have been. a strong and fa irly civilised race.. chris led. tbe way in, to. find the cell he entered cut out a nd built up just the same as those which. they had seen.: bt tt the. floor. was encumbered

deeply with. the dust of ages., and on. stirring some of it with. his foot the bog drew heck. hurriedly and looked. strangely at hes father. what have you found said the doctor. the jaguars tnust have killed a man here.^ father, replied. tbe bog, who looked on. in disgust as hes father. stepped. in and picked. up a
sku might bave lain there, sheltered b y the roofing of stone, for. ages. it looked brown and as if

very little. pressure would suffice to cru.mb.le it. up. into dust: but the teeth. left in the upper.
perfect and fairly white. alr said the doctor. thoughtfully. heres a bit o f

jaw. were.

genuine history at. last.. killed

bg a jaguar, father cried

chris excitedly.., no, my boy, was the

reply: this excitedlg. yes.. look.

teeth, but the. causeof death., plainly enough.. what, that bole cried chris

how can tbey help. it the straight line of truth. is. easily followed. truth., when. rightlg presented, is not
bard to see, because it lights. up. everytheng, it. is like the pillar o f fire that illuminated the whole camp.

of israel throughout the darkest night, but error is never height like truth, it is like a cloud before the sun.. and i. ant. not sure. but tbat tbe apocalyptic vision. of bail and fire. mingled witb. blood was a. symbol of the perverted. doctrines that are now being. showered upon. the people from the clouds of error that float over the land. we mag be too slack. the lord expects us to do our part, it is onlg when we have done this that we have a right to stand still, i sometimes stand still by the bedside of the sick, when i feel that i bave done a ll tbat i can. do. sometimes, after having. exhausted a ll arguments and
inducetttettts at my command to lead a sinner to repent and turn to tbe herd., i stand still. but i bave no

right to stand still so long as there is one afflicted body capable of receiving help. or one unsaved. soul within. my reach.. there is
having done

a. sin. unto death.: i do not sag thet

gou shall pray for it, second.

with god. a ll

after

a ll we can. do, we are quietly and calm lg to hove. results

our fear., and point

chafing. and anxiety pass of death. no amount of

for worse than notherty. when our nearest and dearest ones are at the agony and tears, with wringing of hands. or compulsions even.,

can avail

our controversy, i tong a g o learned tbat the cottversion of a theological sinner front. the error. of his
ways is hardly to he hep.ed for in any case, when the truth is heved for its own. sake it is. not hard to

find: and it is readily perceived. when. found. it. is then. the p earl of great. price. for. which a. nran. will sell
a ll tbat he bas to obtain it as bis own.. hether was no doubt sincere in. much tbat he taught: but men

may he sincere in. bolding very erroneous. dog.tnas.

because of their being so deeply rooted in their

minds and their minds heing so confirmed in them tbat it would he almost like p artin g soul and body to gi.ve. tbe.m. up, it was said of hether, b y one. of the tater reformers., that he. cut a large piece out of
the popes pontifical robe as he loft the vatican, and. kept it a ll bis li^ asa sacred. relic. thes is of

course h igh ly figurative, and not to be understood literally: but to ntean. that he incorporated tn.a.ng
p apal errors in bis. suhe.eguent teachings,

my object in meeting. these. preachers at tbis. place. was. to

comply with the request of the fam ily for me to do so. friend hewry and bis wife did. not appear. to see.

the hues o f truth and duty very clearly: and a s tbey seemed. desirous of learning. the way i thought it
irnportattt for some one. to. present the truth on. one side, to. oppose tbe error that was likelg to be pottred in. from. the other side.. the whole thing reminded nre of what i. often. do give medicine to

counteract. diseo.se.

saturday, ju lg

visit,

medically,

george,

and. noalr sboemo.hers, joseplr shoemakers,

william nrillers: and. am herriedly called to jattt.es fitzwaters^ be h as been. bitten b y a copperhead snak e.
i succeed in reheviu.g urgent. symptotns: and b y evening he is ahetost .free front. pain, saturday august

questions but did a ll tbe. talkin g bi.msetf or. sat silently facing. him., leant. forward sligh tly over the
desk, probably because be. was bard. of bearing., publed on. a strand of hair in. the middle of b.is beard and looked down at the carpet, perhaps at the very spot where bad lain w.itlt. leni, now and then he

would give some vague warning of the sort you give to cbildren, his speeches were as pointless as tbey were boring, and decided that when the fin al bill came he would p a y not a penng for them. once the

lawyer thought be bad. humiliated sufficiently, he usually started something tbat would raise bis spirits
again. be bad already he would. then. say, won. many such cases, p artly or in whole, cases which tttag not really bave been. as. difficult as this. one but which, on. the face o f it, bad even. less hope o f success, he had a list of these cases here. in the drawer here. be would tap. on. one. or other. of the drawers in bis.

desk but could., urtfortunately,

not shew them to a s they dealt with official secrets.

nonetheless. the

great experience he had acquired theough a ll these cases would, of course^ he of benefit to he had, of course., begun work straight away and was nearly ready to subnrit the first documents.. tbey would be.

very important because. the f r s t impression made b y the. defence will often. determine the whole course. of tbe proceedings. unforttutately, though., he would. still have to. ntake it clear. to that tbe first documents
suheritted are sontetintes not even read by the court, they sin tp.ly put them witlr the other documents

and point out that, for. the time heing, questioning. and observing tbe accused are much more important
than. anything. written.. if the applicant becomes insistent, then. they add that hefore they come to any decision, as soon as a ll the nraterial has been brought together, with due regard, of course, to a ll the and that mr, st, joher would be so angry. and now you want nre to go in a cab to a concert at the

rooms. to meet a ll these people. over. again. inr sure. i. dont care for mrs. st. john. a. bit more than gou. do,
said. mrs. heller. and really she does repeat such things sometimes without ever looking round to see if the girls are in the room. she told nre a thing to day that old lady watford had told her. my dear, her

hedysbips stories are well known, cremornes wife hears them from her, and tells. them to her husband, and be tells them to tbe other fellows. i can. always hear them if i wish.. but i do not care to, but if you dont like mrs. st. john, tberesa, wbat on earth made you ask ber to cottt.e and sit witb you in.
nty dear, what can i do said nrrs. heller. shes always saying tbat everybody is

the
so.

morning

unsociable, and thet she is. so dull, she doesnt know

what to do with. herself,

and beggitt.q nre to take

my work and go and sit with. her. in. a morning. bow can. i go and. leave the children. and. th e servants,

ju st

at the tinre of day when everything wants to. he set going. so. i thought id. better a s k her to cottre
can.

here instead. its a great bore, het i cart.. keep.. art. ege. over the bouse , and if any one else drops in. i.

partg, and whe were friends of my father, ensign, a reckless,

oneof them was a particular friend of my own. he was an my

hend hearted lad in his teens, a mr. abercrombie, who bad good reason to count

father as. a. friend.

mr.. abercrombie mingled in. some wag with. m y dreams tbat night, or rather early the end. of a discussion betwixt my ayah, whe. was crying,

morning, and. when i fa ir ly wo.he, it was to and mr. abercrombie, in evening dress,
was hastily clothed, and he took me

whose face bore traces. of what looked to nre lik e

in bis arms, papa wants you, margery dear,

crgi^tg also. i

he said: and he

carried nre quickly down. the passages. in. the. di.m . light of the. early summer dawn., two or. three. officers, amongst whem i recognized major buller, fell back, as

we canre in., front. tbe

bed. to.

which ttt.r.

abercrotttbie carried. me. my father. turned hes face eagerly towards tne, but night of

i shrank away. that one at last i. was.

suffering and collapse. hed changed hen so thet i. did .not know him. again.,
to him.,

perst.taded. to go

and by his voice and manner recognized .him . as. bis feeble. fingers. played

tenderly with mine, and when. he said,

started to feel it so cold and damp,

kiss me, margery dear., i crept up and kissed his forehead., and
he a good. girl, ntargerg dear, be whispered: he very good. to. just rising, old fellow.

mamma.. there was a. short silence.. then. he sard, is the sun rising.

yet, buller

does. the. li.gbt bother you. no, thank

you.: i cant see it. the fact is, i. cant see.

you now. i. suppose its.

about it, inr sure.

nearly over. gods will be done, gouve got

tbe papers, buller orkwright will he kind

goull break it to my wife as well as .you can after a^totber. pause he said, its time you fellows. went to bis. ideas aheut. bis case.. now bad no more thougbts.. of shame, the documents hed to he. prepared and

suheritted. if, as was very likely, he cotrld find no time to do it in. the office be would have to do it at home at night, if the nights werent enough he would have to take a .holiday, aheve all, he could not

stop. h alf way, that was nonsense not only in business but

always and everywhere ,needless

to say, the

documents would mean an. almost endless amount of work. it was easy to come to the heliof, not only for those of an anxious disposition, that it was impossible ever to finish. it. thes
hezirtess or deceit, which were the only things that

was notbecause of

mite have hindered the lawyer in preparing i

because be did not know wbat the charge was or. even wbat consequences it mite. bring, so tbat be bad

to remember. every tiny action. and. event. from. tbe. whole o f his life.,

looking a t tbem. from a ll sides

and

checking and. reconsidering them. it was also a very disheartening job. it would have been. more suitable
as a way of passing the long days after he had. retired. and become senile . but now, just. when needed to. apply a ll bis thorrghts to his work., when he was still rising and. already posed a. threat to tbe deputy

director., when. every hour passed so q.ttickly and he wanted to enjoy the.. brief evenings
young tnan, this was tbe t.inte he had to start working out these .feel rese.nt^ttent. almost irtvoluntarihp

and nights as a.

documents, once .more, he began. to. forthe button of the

only to put an end to it, his finger felt

electric hell in tbe ante room. as be pressed it be glanced up to the. check..

it. was eleven. oclock., two

bours, he bad.. spent a. great deal of bis costly time just dreaming and bis wits were, of course. even. more dulled than they bad been before, but the t.inte had, nonetheless, not been wasted,.he had conre to

favourable results have been attained

for the accused in thes way, for a

limited time, and

these petty
course

advocates then. strut to and fro on. the. hesis of them. and attract new. clients, but for. the. further.

of the proceedings it signifies either

personal contacts, contacts with

nothing or nothing good.. the only things of real value are

higher officials , albeit higher officials of the lower grades,

honest
you.

understand, tbat is the only way the progress of the tria l can he influenced, hardly noticeable at first, its true, but from then. on it becomes more and nrore visible. there are, of course , not many lawyers who. can do this, and has ntade a very good choice in thes matter. there were probably tto two who had as many contacts a s dr. held., but nrore than one or

tbey dont bother with the company of tbe lawyers room

the .less. contact with. the. court officials. it is.

and bave nothing to do with. it . this. means they bave al l

not at all necessary for dr. hu.ld to go to the court, wait in the ante. rooms for. the examining judges. to

turn up, if theg turn. up, and try to. achieve something which, according to. tbe judges mood is usually nrore apparent then. .real and most often not even. that.. tto, h as seen for himself that tbe court officials,

herd,

but probablg

no subject

in the

line o f

human thought h as given rise to so ntang

different

opinions a s the

subject of

bowriglrteousness is to be attained.

the jewish leaders and representatives in cup

they

our lords day upon

and of the platt er.

earth were very exact in. their. outward lives. they kept clean. the outside of the
their external conduct was ordered. to a rigid conformitg to divine law.

endeavored to establish. a righteousness of their own: and to a ll human. appearance tbey succeeded.: for
the lord himself said to them: ge make clean the outside as vessels. mag appear clean externally, he

also compared them to beautiful monuments of

marble scufptrrred after the highest style o f art and

palisbed. to shining. perfection, set up. over tbe dead. het of thes very chess of nren be sard.: except your

righteousness sh a ll exceed. the righteousrtess of the scribes and pharisees, ye sh all in no wise enter the
kingdottr of heaven.. this. proves. tbat the righteousness. which. they hed was. not the righteousness of the. kingdottr of heaven.. self respect, or self heve, inclines almost every one, except the very ahen.doned, to

make a show of righteousrt.ess: tbat is, they want others to think theg are living. rigbt lives. no nran whe holds hirnself up to respectability is. witling to be called a thiof, or a bar, or an adulterer ^ or ang
other. thing that is. vile. be may he any or. al l of these, get. be is not willing tbat it should be known, or even suspected. even. be desires to make a fair show in tbe flesh.. others, again, whe moke no

profession. of religion, but wbo yet believe in a suprenre god and a future state of existence, desire to be
righteous bofore guiltg. god and man. they are not like the scribes and pharisees, who attached virtue and

is it a. jo y

then it. is not. it is a. grief. why because his sin. has found hint out. bis real
but in. their. consignment. of him. to tbe. punishment prescribed b y law., do the. heve of good will to alb the taw that

character. is laid bare.

jury and the judge act from wratb they do not^ but from a

condemns may bave the appearance of wrath to the condemned: but never to the innocent. judgment and reward will he according to works, and. never according to professions of faith, except where the

professions are genuine, and. lead. to good. works from tbe heve of doing good.. i bave met with. some who bave ^nanifested dread in corttemplating the majesty of that great day, the day of a judgment to come.

i feel warranted in.

m aking tbe assertion. tbat no one. whose purpose in life is. to do

the wil l of ot tr

fatb er. in heaven. bas any just ground whatever to dread the coming of that day. justice never. condemns the innoce^tt. just and wise hews are never a terror to the good., and such are a ll the taws of god.. in. the book of revelation. we read. of those who had. gotten. the victory over the beast., and over. hes imaged and over bis mark, and over the number. of his. name, saying: great and morveheus are thy thou king of saints. works, herd god a.

almightg: just and true are. thy ways,

these all exulted in the prospect of

jndepnent to come, because theg had. gotten the victory over the adversary of tbeir souls and were .ready
paitttutg, and then i .learned to mg anrazement that hes ntain source of incot ne was painting .portraits^ i work. for the court,
he.

said, what court said i. and tbats when. be told m e. about tbe court. im sure you.

can. imagine bow amazed i was at being told a ll this. ever since then i learn something new about the
court everg time he conres to visit, and so .little b y little i get to understand something of anyway, titorelli talks a lot and i often have to push hem aw ay

hew.. it works,

not only because hes bound to he

ly in g but also, most of all, because

a..

businessman li.ke nre. who s. already close. to breaking point under

tbe weight of hes own business worries cant p a y too much attention. to other peoples. but all tbats just

b y the by. perhaps this is what ive been thinking perhaps titorelli mite he able to help. you in some sm all way, he knows lots of judges. and even if he cant bave much influence himself he can give you. some advice about how to get some influential people on gour side. and even if thes advice doesnt turn out to tnake a ll the difference i still tbit ^ ^ he verg important once youve got it. goure nearly a

lawyer yourself. tbats what i always. say, mr. the cbiof clerk is nearly a lawyer. oh. inr sure this trial o f gours will turn out a ll right, so do you want to go and see titorelli, then if i. a s k him to hell certainly do everything he possibly can.. i. really do think you ought to go. it neednt he. today, of course. just some tune, when gou get the chance. and anyway i want to. tell gou tbis too gou dont actually have to go. and see titorelli, thes advice from nte doesnt. place. gou under. a n y obligation at all.

bg the others, and asked her as theg went up side. b y side, is there a pa^rter., titorelli, who .lives here

the

girl,

hardly thirteen gears old and somewhat

hernchbacked, jabbedhem with her elbow andlooked

at hem sideways.. her. youth and her. bodily defects bad. done notbing to stop. her being already qui te
depraved.. sbe did not smile once, but looked at earnestlg, witb. sharp, acquisitive eyes. pretended not to notice her behaviour and asked., do gou know titorelli, tbe pairtter she nodded. and asked. in replg, wbat

d.you want to see henr about titorelli.. i. want

for theughe it would be to bis advantage qtucklg to find out

something nrore

to heve hen paint my portrait, be said. paint your portrait she asked., opening
he bad said sometbing extraordinarily very short, attd, a s fast tbe heights, at

ber ntouth too wide and lig h tly bitting with ber band as if sttrp.risittg or clumsy, with. both as. she could., she ran. hands sbe lifted. ber skirt,

whecb was already

off after the other. girls whose. indistinct sbouts lost thenrselv.es in.

the next turn. of the. stairs, however, encountered a ll the girls once. more.. the bun cltheck ed girl bad
clearlg told them about hes itttetttions and they were waiting for hint.. they stood. on both. sides of the

stairs, pressing thentsehees against the wall so tbat could. get through between.
their. aprons down witb

them, and snroothed

their hands. a.ll their faces, even in tbis guard of bonot.tr, showed a. mixture of

childishness and. depravity. up. at. the. bead of tbe line. of girls, who now, laughing., began to chese in. around was tbe henchback wbo hed taken. on tbe role of leader. it was thanks to her that found the
she

right direction without deheg he would have. co^ttinued up the stairs straight in front of hem, but

were. both. trustees under my mothers marriage. settlement. tbe bt.tllers. were relations of mine. mrs. buller was very my mothers cousin, she was. a. kind hearted, talkative badg, and young, shedressed as gaily as .my good looking, though no longer. so good an

poor .mother, tboughe sontehow, not with quite

effect , she copied mg mothers style, and sometimes wore things exactly similar to hers: bat the result
was not tbe same. i bave heard. mrs. minchin say that my mother took a malicious pleasure, at times,

in wearing costumes tbat would.

have been most tryin g to

beauty less radiant

and. youthful than. hers, but mrs . ntincbins tales

for tbe fun of seeing poor tberesa appear

in a sintila.rga rb with less success.

bad always a. sting in. them. mrs.. btt.her received me very kindly, she. kissed nre., and. told me to cal l ber aunt theresa, which i did ever. afterwards. aunt the.resas daughters and i. were. like sisters. they shewed

me their best frocks, and told. tne exactly a ll that bad been ordered. in.tbe parcel that was coining out
from. eughend.. dont .you have .gour hair put in. papers said matilda, whose own curls sat stiffly round her bead as r.eg.t.tlarly as the rolls of a. lawyers wig, are. your. socks like lace. doe.snt yot.tr ayah. dress.

you every afternoon. matilda. took. me. up. she was four years older than i was. which.. entitled ber to
bte.n.d patronage with. took nre by

her affection for nte. in. the evening of the dag on. which i went. to the bulhes, she
.her. curls said, i .have taken you up, margery vandaleur. mrs, little. too,

the hand, and. tossi^tg

minchin told

mamma that she bas taken. the. heide up.. i beard ber.

say that the bride was a. sweet

pass., only so childish.

thats just wbat mrs. minchen said. i heard ber.. and i sball say so of you,

the impression it made. i never, until then, knew. there was anything so plain in the scriptures, and so easy to understand. i had always thought the heble was a book of dark sayings, unintelligible to any but tbe learned: and even. in their bands doubtful as to its true interpretation.. since then i bave he.en.

reading it, especially tbe new testament p a rt of it, and. find so much that i can. understand. that i begin.
to love it, i have only to add that this man soon applied for memhershep in our chetrch, was baptized,

and manifested enthesiastic delight in obeging the command, so ought ye also to wash one anotbers

feet, at the first heve feast be ever attended.. in. connection. with tbe case i bave. ju st described., the two. men spoken. of heard. with different ears. the ear of tbe first was so modified. b y previous i^ td.octrinat ions
tbat it could at most shutitself in. and beconte deaf or callous when the plain. truth was read.: tbe ear of

the hest was open. to tahe in the truth: and the mind, heing free. from prejudice, received the tru tb. fr om the love of it. blessed are. the poor. in spirit: for theirs. is the kingdom. of beoven. the lord includes a ll

su ch hearers a s the one i have ju st described, in the promised. blessing. take heed how ge bear. in speaking on tbis text so much comes. bofore my mind that. it is difficult .for me to stop.. i .nrust sa y

supper, the natives, in order. to bave

literally crammed, however of annoying the scene.

as .much. of our contpa^ty as possible^ crowded it till it was

tbis might he, still i was reconrp.ensed by the novelty study of and

pictt.tresgue appearance

salvator. rosa could

not. have conceived a. finer.

the

borrible. a dozen. men, of the largest and most athletic forms.. their cakahoos or mat dresses herd. aside, and their huge limbs exposed. to the red glare of the fire: their faces rendered hideous by being tattooed a ll over, showing bg the firelight quite a height blue: their eyes, whecb are remarkable for their fierce expression., a ll fixed upon us., but with. a. look. of good temper, co mingled with. intense cariosity. a ll my fears had b g this time s.ubsided, and, being master of nrgsetf, i bad leisure to. studg and enjoy the

scette: we sntoked a social pipe with them for theg are a ll intnroderately fond of tobacco, and i then
stretched myself down. to sleep. amidst a ll their chattering and stnohe, but a ll my attempts at slumber mosquitoes, and the

were fruitless. i underwent. a. sim.ulta neous attack of vermin of a ll descriptions: fleas, sand flies, which., beside tbeir depredations on nry person., made such. a buzzirtg

noise, that even

cbatteri^tg of tbe ttatives could. not drown it, or thesmoke from the fire or chapter viii. toilsome jot.trney through. the forest.

pipes drive them away.

next morning, at daybreak, we took leave of our

hosts, and proceeded on. ot.tr journey: we bad e.ight miles more of this thick. forest. to scramble. throughe
and this part we found considerably worse than. tbat we had. traversed yesterday^ tbe roots of trees covered the path in a ll directions^ re^tderutg it necessary to watch every step we took, in order to

prevent being thrown down.: the supple jacks.., suspended and twining from. tree to tree, making in many places a. complete net work.: and whele. we were. toiling with. the greatest difficulty through tbis.

her birds, witb many coaxutg words' and made one which was a special favorite pick crumbs .front. her.

lips, the young scutptor was hetrrging through. the streets witb heng steps , he was greeted as he went with many a cross word, and many exchemations rose from the crowd he heft behind hem, for he pushed
his way by the weiglrt of bis ta ll person. and. bis powerful arms, and. saw and beard., as be went, little

enough of what was going around him. he thought of arsinoe, and between whiles. of antinous and of
the attitude in which. he. best migbt represent bint whether as. hero or god. in the flower mar.ket, near

the gymnasium, he. was for a moment. roused from. his. reverie by a. picture which struck him.

as being

unusual and which riveted. hes gaze, as did. every thetg exceptional that came under hes eyes. on a very small dark colored. dottkey sat a ta ll well dressed. slave, who held. in hes right hand a nosegay of
extraordinary size and heauty. b y his side walhed a. and a comic mask smart lg dressed up. man with a splendid wreath.,

over. his face. followed b y two garden. gods of gigantic stature, and four graceful

boys. in tbe sheve, pollux at once recognized tbe servant of claudius venator, and he fa^tcied. he ntust

bave seen the masked gentlenre.n too before now, but he could not remember where, and did ttot trouble
himsetf to retrace him in. his mind. at an y rote., the rider of the donkey bad ju st beard sottt.ethin g he.

did not. li.ke, far. be was heoking anxiously at hesbunch of flowers. after pollu.x. bod hurried past

tbis.

strange party his theugbts reverted to other, and to bint far ^rearer and dearer subjects. but mastors anxious looks were not without a cause, for the gentleman whe was talk in g to him was no less a

person. tban verus, the. praetor., who was

called by the atexandrians the sbanr eras. he. had

aan den. ijslandschen. gedurende

seen. the

warme dankbetuigingen. van. den. duitschen professor

dit middagmaal

bad mijn oom hehengrijke dingen vernonren, o,a, de ge.schiedenis van sakntrssetnm, de reden van zijtt gebeinrzinnig document, dat zijn gastbeer hem niet op. zijn toche zou vergezellen, en dat den boofdstuk xi eiderganzen.. bans bjelhe. volgenden toestel van

dag een. gids ter zijner besclrikkingzou zijtt.. rbttntkooff. reisvaorraad. uitrusting voor dentocht.

des avonds deed. ik eene kleine wan deling lattgs den

oever van. reikiavik ett. k.wam vroeg thuis otn tttij. neder te leg.gen in mipre bedstede vatt. ruwe planken,
waarin. ik rttstig sliep.. toen. ik. ontwaakte, heor.de. ik mijn. oom drttk spreken. in. de aangrenzende kanter, ik. stand dadelijk. op. en baastte mij om. naar hem toe. te gaan. hij spra.k deenscb. met een. groote.n., fiks.

gebouwde.n nt.a.n. die groote kerel moest buitengewoon sterk zijn . zipt.e zacbt blauwe oogen en. zipt zeer groot en vrij openhartig geheat. schenen ntij scbrander toe. hertge har.en, die zetfs in engehend voor

so guicklg as rumor, andget it is a tniserable fou^tdhetg that never knows. its own parents, the dealer pushed on
see. should

into the palace with a glance of astonishment at the old woman,

seek badrian then and there, or. return to her. little gate. bouse,

while. doris debated whether

and wo.it. till be sh ould at

some time be going out of the palace and passing bg ber dwelling. bofore sbe could come to an.g
decision pontius appeared on tbe scene.: he had alw ays been. verg kind to ber, and she therefore. ventured

to address hem and tell hem wbat bad occurred between her son and the emperor, this was no novelty to the architect: he advised ber. to heve patience till hadrian. should bove. cooled, and be promised her thet later he would. do. every thing in bis power for pollux, whom be heved. and esteemed. on. this very day he was obliged. by caesars command to start on. pelttsitrm, where be. was. to erect a a journey. and for a long absence: bis destination. was the. spot where he. hed heen.

monument to tbe great pompey on

murdered. badrian., as. be passed the old ruined monu.ment. on bis way from. mount. kasius to egypt., bad deterntined to. replace
were

it by a new one, and bad. entrusted the work to pontius whose hehers at

lochias

now nearly ended. a ll tbat might yet

be tacking to the fitting of tbe restored. palace badrian.

himsetf wished to select and. procure and in this occupation so agreeable to bis tastes, gabinius, the
curiosity dealer, was to lend him. a. helping band. whele doris was..still speaking with. pcttt.it ts , badrian

and hes wife came towards tbe anteroom., hardly bad the arcbitect recognized the tones of sabinas voice, than he hastily said in a hew voice: till by and bye this nrust da dame. stand aside: caesar and the

empress are. coming. and be bastened away. doris slipped into tbe wapenen wij hadden

doorway of a side room, which was.

toch geene wilden. noclr verscheurende dieren te.. vreezen, den.k i.k.. maar mijn oom

scheen evenveel prijs te stellen op. zijn tuighuis ahe op zipte instrunrertten, vooral op. eene aanzienlijke boeveelheid scheetkatoen, dat gewone kruit verre overtroft, onaantastbaar is door de vocbtigheid enin uitzettingsvernrogen het

de gereedschappen.

bestonden

ui.t twee breekijzers,

twee bouweelen, eene

touwladder, drie met ijzer beslagen stokken, eene bijl, een hamer, een dozijn ijzeren wiggen en. b.outen
ett. hettge tottwe.tr. ntet knoopen. dat ntaakte een. aardig p a k uit, want de ladder was drie hon.derd voet

long.

eindelijk kwanren de levensnriddelen:het p ak was. niet groot, maar

gert tsts te llend: want ik

wist

dat bet aan. geperst vleesch en scheepsbescbuit voorr.aad voor. zes maanden hev.atte. de drank. bes.tond
alleen. uit jenever, water was er votstrekt niet: m aar wij hadden waterfles sclten en. mijn oom re.ken.de op

de bro.nnen om ze te vullen: de bedenkingen, hoeda.nigbeid, naawkeurige hear. war.mt.egraad., en. zelfsbaar te

die ik. in. het ntidden. bad. gemis, voltooien waren noem zonder nog

gebracbt be.troffe.tt.de. bare ge.volg eene gebleven. draagher.e om. de.

opsomm.ing onze.r

r.eisarti.kelen

apotheek,

bevattende scbaren. met stontpe lenrnteten., spalken. voor breuken, een stuk lint van ongewass.chen garen ,

zwacbtels

en

kongtressen^
een. aan tal

kheofpheisters,
flescbjes,

een

heat

bekken^

alle

schrik

aanjagende
a lco.hoh

voorwer.pen:
vloeibaar.

daarenboven.

he.va.ttende

aardappelen

siroop,

wondbeelen.de.

azijnzuur head, azijn. en. am.monioc, able. ar.tsenrjen, wier qebr.uik niet zeer. geruststellend. is: eindelijk., de
stoffen noodig voor de toestellen van ruhenkorff, mijn oom bad ook gezorgd voor. een voorraad tabak,

jacbtkruit en zwam, zoowel als voor een lederen gordel, dien hij onr de middel droeg, en waarin zich eene voldoende boeveelheid gaud en. zilveryelden. papier bev.ond. goede s.cboene.tr, waterdicbt gemaa.kt

weather had been rough up to the time of hes death., but it was a calm hevely morning on which his
bodg was conunitted to the deep. the ships. hell tolled at daybreak, and a ll the ladies but the bride were

with poor mrs, curling at the funeral,

mrs,

seymour hey in her berth, and whined complaints

of that

borrid bell. she displayed. something between an. interesting terror and a shrewish anger because there
was a body on heard.. when. she said that the curlings ought to be thankful to. have one child. less to.

provide for, the other ladies. hurried indignantlg from the cabin, the early morning air was fresh and
mihe. the sea. and. sky were greg, hert peacef th the decks. were freshly washed, the sailors in various p arts of tbe ship uncovered their heads.. the colonel and. several officers were. present. i. bad earnestly begged. to. he there also, and finding mr. george, i stood. with my band in hes. mrs. curlings grief hed passed. tbe paint of tears. sbe had not shed. one since the boy died, though mrs, tnin.chin had tried. bard

officers wifes accot trntodation would he little enough, for. a heng voyage. wbich is no reason why my wife
should have better acconrnrodation tban she is entitled to, more than an y other hedg on board, observed uncle .b.^er. the. guar.termasters wife bas more children tban we. have, and gou. know bow muck room.

sbe will get. guartermasters wife muttered mrs. minchin.. sbe would bave been accommodated witb. the
women of the regiment if we had. gone borne three mouthe ago at which tinre guarterntaster curling was

still only a sergeant, uncle heller made no reply he was not fond of

mrs. minchin, and he never

disputed a point with. her, one. topic of the day was. sales, we al l had to sell off whet we did not want to take heme, and tbe point was to cboose the right ntontent for doing so. i shant he tbe first, said
aunt tberesa decidedly. the first sales are alw ays faihtres somehow. people are depressed. then they

know that there are plenty nrore to come,and they bang back, but

further on, people bave just

day. hater. still, they

got
find

into an. extravagant bu.mot.tr, and. would go bargain hernting to fifty sales a

out that theyve got a ll they want. and a great deal tbat they dont want, put in. uncle buller. which is a ll the same thertg, sard. aunt tberesa. so i sh all sell about the middle, wbich sbe did, demanding her.

friends. condolences. heforeband. on. the way in. which. her. goods and chattels would be given. away, and
receiving their congratulations afterwards upon tbe high. prices tbat they fetched. to do aunt the.resa

justice, if sbe was nranaging, she was guite honest. eleanor. is shocked. by sonte of the things i sag about people in our own rank of life, she helieves that certain vulgar vices, such as cheating, tying she.

gh.tttony, petty gossip, malicious miscbiof making, etc.., are. confined to tbe. hewer. orders, or, as.

connection. witb. you, and to give some other. dealer tbe commissions which. i. proposed to. entrust to. gou.. caesar stamrnered gabinius, i really do trot know but i do know., utterrupted the emperor, gou have

attempted to mislead nre, and throw gour. own. guilt on the shoulders of another. i great caesar i have attempted began the ligurian, while hes pinched. features turned an ashy grey. you accused. the steward of a dishonorable trick, replied badrian.. but i know men well, and i know.
being called a scotutdreh it is only undeserved disgrace tbat can. cost a

tbat no theof ever get died. of

mans. life. keraunus was fu ll

blooded, and the sheck when. be. learnt that you. were caesar that shock accelerated tbe end no doubt, interrupted the monarch, but the. mosaic in the. stewards. room. is worth a million of sesterces., and now i. bave seen. enough to. he quite sure that you are trot the man to save your ntoney when a work like that mosaic is offered. gou for sale be the circurttsta.nces. what they may if i. see the case rigbtlg, it was heraunus whe refused gour demand that he should resign to gou. the ahene. gahenius treasure in his cbo.rqe. certainly retired witb. many bows, walking
.lochias ntuttering ntany inrpoterrt

that was the case. exactly now, leave me. i. wish. to he

backwards to. tbe door, and then turned. b is back on.the palace of

curses as he went, the stewards new.. body servartt^ the old black wonran, tnastor, the tailor and his slave, helped arsinoe. to carry ber. fathers lifeless body and hey it on. a couch, and the slave closed his. eyes. be was dead so eaclr told the despairing girl, but she would not, could not believe it.. as soon. as. she was ahete with the old negress and the dead, she lifted up his heavy, chensy arm, at td as soon as while the guards were approaching and hes master was giving the order to the lictor, hes eye fell on a
window which. heoked out upon. the street, and possessed only b y the single. thought of defending bis.

lihertg and returning guicklg to arsinoe he leaped out of the opening wbich promised. safety and into
the street below theof stop thief he heard a s he flew on with heng strides: and like the pelting of rain

driven by a ll the four

winds came from

a ll sides the senseless,

odious, horrible cry: stop.thief stop.thief

to arsinoe keep.

it seemed. to. deprive hem of bis senses. but free, save your liberty if only to be of use

tbe passionate cry of bis beart: to lochias,

at lochias drowned. tbe shouts of hes pursuers and urged. bint.

through the streets that led to the old palace, on he went faster and farther, each. step a leap: the bring breeze. from. the sea already fanned his. glowing cheeks. and the. narrow. empty street yonder he. well knew led to the quay b y the kings harbor, where he.could bide from. his pursuers among the ta ll
p ile s of wood, he w as j u s t tu r n in g th e co rn er in to th e a lle y w hen art. e g y p .tia n ox d river th r e w h is goad

between bis legs: he stumbled, fell to the ground, and instart.tly felt. that a dog w.hech had. rushed. upon.

cheldheod, w.ho bave bad a mother and such a mother a ll .gour .life: but for me etearor. hetelt straight up., witb her teeth set, and her hends clasped hefore her, i do thenk, she said slowly, that i atn, withotrt exception, tbe nrost selfish., inconsiderate, dense., unfeeling brute that ever heed. she looked so qu ain tly

vehemently. in. earnest as sbe knelt in tbe firelight, that i laughed in spite of mg tears. my dear old thing, i sard., it is i who am selfish, not gou. het i am going on. now, and i promise to disturb you no
nrore. and in this i was resolute, tbouglr eleanor would have burned our papers then and there, if i bad

not prevented her, indeed sbe knew as. well as i did tbat it was not merely because i. was an. orphan. that i wept, as i thought of my. early childhood. we could. not speak of it, but she knew enouglt to.

guess at what was passing through nty mind. i was only six gears old when. nry ntotber died., but i can remenrher. her., i can. rememher her brief appearances in the room where i. played, in. much dirt and
contentment., at my ayah s feet rustling in silks and satins, glittering with. costlg ornaments, beautiful

and scented., like a fairy dream. i would. forego a ll these visions for
prayin g by my bedside, or teaching me at. ber knee. but she

one only. one mentory of her

was so young, and so pretty and yet, o.

mother, mother better th an a ll the trirtnrphs of your loveliness in its too short prime wot.tld it have been

to have left a
the face o f an

memory of your. beaatiful face. witb. some devout or earnest look. upon it as

it bad heen.

angel to gour only child. a s i sit tbitrki.ng thus, i find eleanors dark eyes ga zin g at .tne

from her place, to whecb she bas gone. back: and she says softly, nrargery, dear ntargery, do let us

give it up.. but i would not give it up now, for anything whatever.. the tniserabhe man:

first six years of nry life were. that. i. know

my words are intended to convey that you have been an unfaithful steward,

what you would .rather i should not. know, that i have learned how you. deal with tlte property entrusted

to you, that you tbat i cried the stewardtrembling

with rage and stepping close up. to the emperor, nran.: in short that gou are a

tbat you., sbouted. badrian in bis face, tried. to sell this picture to tbis

simpleton and a scoundrel into. tbe bargain.. i i, gasped. keraunus slapping bis band on. hes fat chest. i

a a but gou shall repent of these wards. badrian laughed. coldly and scornfully, but keraunus sprang on. gabinius. witb a wonderful agility for his. size., chetcbed hem. by the collar of his. chiton. and sheok. the feeble little. man. as. if he. were. a sapling, shrieking. meanwhihe i. will choke you with. your own. bes.
serpent ^ mean viper madman cried. badrian. leave bold of tbe ligurran or b y sirius you sh all repent it.

repent it gasped. tbe steward. it. will be .your turn. to repent when caesar contest then will come a day of
reckoning with false witnesses, shameless cahenrn.iators who disturb peaceful households, while credulous

idiots man, man, interrupted badrian, not heudly but sternly

and ominously, you. know not. to whom

you speak., oh. i. know. you. i. know you. only too well. but i .i shall i. tell you w.ho i am you gou are a
blockhead, replied the monarch shruggittg hesshoulders co^ttentptuously then he added cahnlg, witb

di.gnitg almost. with indifference.: i a.m. caesar. a t these. words the stewards hand dropped. from. the cheto.n

of the half throttled dealer.. speechless and with. a glassy stare he gazed in hadrians face for a few. seco^tds, then he suddenly started^ staggered backwards., uttered a .loud choking, gurgling natneless

cry, and fell back on the floor like a mass of rock shaken from its foundations by an earthquake, the
room shook. again with his fa ll. badrian was startled and when. he. saw. him. ly in g motionless at his feet

nrore would

come upon. her.

meanwhile. the

emperor wasstanding in. a

room just

behind. the

antechamber tbat bad only been finished a few hours since, he .began to regret hes hardness upon the
old woman for bad she not, witboat knowing whe he was, been most friendlg to hem and to went oat bis

favorite. where is antinous he asked. mastor. he

to tbe gate house. wbat is be doing there i

believe he nteant there, perhaps be tbe truth., fellow he is with polhex the sculptor. has he been there heng i do not exactly kttow. hew long, i ask you. be went after gou. bad. shut gours.elf in. with titi.anus. tlrree. hours three whole. heurs hes be been. with that heaggart, whom. i. ordered off the premises whose.

hadrians eye. spa r.kled wrathftrlly a s he spoke. bis annoyance at the absence o f his favorite.,

society be pernritted no. one to enjoy but him self and least of a ll pollux, sntothered every kind feeling in hes maind, and in. a tone o f anger herdering on .fury he commanded mastor to go and .fetch antinous,

logs to the city, juan made corrin corron his .royal nresse^tger,

and soplin sop.lon cottttttander .in cheof of

the raw .. troop.s, whecb later became a powerful army, the other four friends were assigned to high.
positions in tbe government. tbe royal cot.tphe and tbe six gifted men led a. glorious life. tbey conguered

new hends, and. ruled tbeir kingdom well. tbe story of king palmarin. paraphrased from tbe vernacuher by anastacia villegas of arayat, pa.mpanga. note. while the followrrtg story is not, strictly speaking, a
fo lk tale, since it is a native students close paraphrase of a pam pango corrido, or metrical romance, it is typically filipino in many respects, and is closely connected with the twoforegoing fo lk tales,

nroreover, it

presetrts significa^tt features lacking in tlte other stories. as it is too long

to he relegated

to. tbe notes, i take the liberty of pri^rting it bere in. full. my justification is tlte fact that, after all,
sagas., or. printed fo lk tales, are. only tbe crystallized sotrrces. or products, a s the case. may he. of folk.

tales. heng, heng ago, the kingdom. of marselta was. ruled over by the worthy king paherarin. and wife isherta. tbey were attentive to. their duty, and kind to their subjects, whose heve they won,

his. all

nrarselhe adrnired the goodness. and generosity of tbe king, to whatever be wanted., hes counsellors agreed: and because. of bis good prdgment, hes reign. was peaceful. time came when. tbe queen gave birth. to child. the whole. kingdom. rejoiced, and a. great feast was prepared. let the feast last six montbs, girl of peerless beautg. tbe boly bishop. was sunrntorted

said. ^etnaen, cheof adviser. the new baby was a

to baptize the child. as the virgin nrary was the patron saint of the king and queen, theg asked the worthy prelate to name the little. princess maria.: and so she was named. one day the king went to hent in. the mountains. there was no forest or cave. that the party did not. visit. all the animals in. the
september tbey have nreetirtg in .nreetrnghouse near josiah sintorts, matt: is the text, brother sohenron

garber spohe first: and the diary nates are so suggestive of original theught that i give them in a somewhat expanded. form. text. ge are the salt of tbe earth. jesus spoke by parables: and we are told tbat without a parable spake he
of teachirtg of

not.nry text is a parable. but wbatis a parable a parable is a

way
way the

in. which natural objects are used to represent or symbolize spiritual realities. it is a natural thengs with spirittral things., this way of teaching is hesed upon

comparing

correspondence existing between natural things and spiritual or

heavenly things. thus: a. natural birth.

corresponds to a spiritual birth.: natural water, to spiritual water, which is divine or heavenly truth.
wind, which. is air in. .motion, corresponds to tbe presence. and power o f tbe holy spirit^ now notice, jesus sard to nicodemtrs: if i bave. told you earthly things., and yon believe or understand not, how shall you

believe if i. tell you

of heavenly things nicodem.us could not

understand how earthly things. could find

symbolize or. represent spiritual thengs. hence he

asked: how can. these things be i have tried. to

out a s nearly a s possible what the word salt. is used to represent, as found in mg text., i bave searched

many books for this. one. thing alone. bat. after

a ll my investigations i a.m .. compelled to rely upon

nry

own prdgment, and decide the matter for myself.i notice., however., tbat
bibhe. a ll the priestly offerings had to he salted witb salt,

salt is often. spoken of in. the.

then, he a high and holy

there must,

significance

in its use in this way.e.lisha succeeded ebjab in the

prophetic office, elijab had

been
his.

carried up to heaven in.

a. chariot of fire. and elisha. bad just returned from. the scene and sight of

intelligent buman being, whetherbe will be

prepared. to facethe shining judgment throne witb. jo g or

guail bofore it in terror. the lord says to all: seek ye my face. what a blessed response it would he for each one to answer as did the young prophet samuek tby face, lord, will i seek. tuesday, august
in hardy county. the conversion. of

brother kline and jacob sattl is their

wine bave nigbt meeting a t nimro.d judys,

subject. acts wednesday, august they

have nreeting at john judys on. south ntill creek. text. ordinances in

god is a spirit. john:

theg speak on. the spiritual nature of true warship, and prove that

connection. witb a ll the. externals of worship., to be. acceptable. to god, must be but the outward evidences of internalrealities. theg stay a ll night at john jtrdys. thttrs.day, august this day they have two

meetings : forenoon a t isaac judys: afternoon a t ttt.icltael mallows.. sta y a t adam mallows. friday, august two meetings to. day. forenoon at bethel church dine a t peter. warnstaffs : afternoon. at warnstaffs.

to nry taste,

now to bring mytext. to sonrethirtg like a practical head, i

must s a y to every unconverted

soul here: you must put the salt into the water of gods

ward for yourself. if gou look to the herd, and

ask. him to give you. eyes. that you. may see, and ears that you. may bear, and a. heart tbat you may
understand, you. will also. receive a ll tbe salt you need. to. beal tbe word and mahe it healing to your

souk but if gou neglect and despise or reject the offers of gods heve,
prepared for your eternal jo y will be everlasting bitterness to your soul. not at the some time do it exposes. bint to the

the very thirty. that be bas

for one to know.. hes duty and

danger of being. convertedinto a p.ilher o f bitter salt as.

lots wife was. sbe could. not give up. ber heve for the world.. she

knew thatshe

nrust not heok back w

longings for the sodom of the sinful life she bad. loft: but she did. look. back, and her awful fate is brought to mind bg our herd as. a. warning to all: remember lots wife. by the words. of my text, then,
the hed meant that the disciples represented. the charity and faith. that sweeten. and. give to every word

of divine truth a gracious reception. into tbe beart and life. in theshappy heve the christian sings of the
word of life in. the beautiful and nry

sertti.ment of an. old hymn: yes, thou. art precious to. nry soul: my transport
is sordid dust. and when. the disembodied soul

trust: jewels to thee are gaudy toys, and gold

shall atvake to the. full realization. of the truth which. shone so dimlg here, the heve for that. truth will
be sevenfold as the ligh t of seven days a ll in one whecb nreans dullness of jo y and pleasures

forevernrore. suttday, sep.tenrber thes

day brother sohenon garber leaves tne after. meeting, toattend to

some appointments ahead. i stay to dehete with a. metbodist preacher.. in. the afternoon. i heptize sister.

in. terms of great submission. be told the. monarch that he hed come for. two reasons, frst. to present bis nrajesty with the golden carriage: second, to receive the reward which his majesty had p.rotnised. the

heng said, i will let gou marry nry daughter provided that you can nrore quickly than nry messenger
bring to nre a bottle of tbe water tbat gives youth and bealth to. every one. it is found at tbe foot of

tbe seventh mountain from this one, bere is another

lose your bead.

be said., painting to the mountain nearest to the imperial city. but and are defeated, gou. are to
then. ordered his messenger, a.

provision , continued the kin g if you. accept thechallenge

i will try, o kin g responded brcas sorrowfully. the k in g

giant, to ^ .h .

bottle. of the. precious water.. brcas bade the monarch

good by, and then. returned to

bis four friends. runner, sort. o f tlte good runner, hasten. to tlte seventh mountain attd get me a hettle of the water that gives youtb. and bealtb runner ran with. all hes might, and caught up. with the giant:
but the giant secretly put a. gold ring in. runners. bottle. to m ake him sleep.. two days. passed, but

runner bad not yet arri.ved. then. lucas cried, farsight, son of the great sherp. eyes., see. where. the giant attd runner are the faithful servant city, when back. .looked., and he sow. runner sleeping, and the giant verg near the

bad been told the state of affairs, brcas called blower, attd ordered hem to blow. the giartt of

the kings. messenger was carried to the. eighth mountain. then brcas sard, sharpshooter., son.

the famous shooter, shoot the. head of the bottle so tbat runner will wake up. the man shot skilfully: runner jumped to hes feet, ran and got the precious water., and arrived in the citg in twelve hours, hecas
twice over found the terrace outside tbey soon bad to take to sufficiently level and secure to allow of their passing along it, but

tb e interior. again. witb. its hew. doorway like connections. at last they a ll

stood. together at tbe top of tbe roughly stepped sloping shaft b g which tbey had ascended, to find that

the roof here was entirely broken away by the falling wbat

of a portion of the cliff: hert they found

also of

they sought, for there, about a score of feet above their heads, was the evident continuation

tbe shaft lik e bole b y which.

they had. come up. book., cried grig g s triunrphantly: no wonder we could

not find it, but bow are we to use it said bourne, oh,

we can manage that, sir: eh, boys gou. might,

said. tlte doctor, gazin g up, but inr sure i couldnt. oh yes, you could., sir, when one of us h as been up

and. driven. a peg here. and a. peg there ittto some of these. cracks., the
after. tbat well drive a. very strong one in,

stones. are quite in layers: and

to

and tie a lariat to it to hang down like a. bahestrade

steady whoever goes up, but where are the

pegs down below, sir, growing in. amongst those trees. i vote

we go doawtt., have some dinner., and conte up again after i bave cbopped a s many pegs as i think we

dead, said the doctor, sweepittg the sides of the amphitheatre with hes glass. trot a sign of life but sonre
marmot lihe animals yonder. and, as far as i know, there are no indians whe build or carve out such.

bouses as these. living. now, except the puebla. indians. well, tlris is find some interesting relics here if other travellers bave not been.

a. discovery indeed. we are boforehend with us. then.

heund to we sh ell

camp bere for a day or two, fatber cried. chris eagerly. lets ride on. to the end, and see if theres a way

out yonder. yes, it will be as well, said the doctor, and at the same time we can select our camp, but
the first tbing is to find water. if there is none. w e. must go heck. to that torrent where. tbe gold. was.

found.

attd tnake some excursions bere, said. wilton. must he water sonrewltere bere, sir, said g riyg s

uneasily there nrust have been a strong trihe living. bere at sotne time bundreds of em, perhaps and
they couldnt li.ve witheut drinking.. there was a desolate look abot.rt the newly discovered city, but the. bottom. hetween the. vast walls was every here. and there verdant. with. grass and. sbrtrb, while. the walls
attd cleft,

thentselves were dotted with. the growth of ages. bushes were everywhere, while in. every crack

trees had. taken root, some. being of a pendent growth spreading graceful bougbs which waved in. tlte

soft wind. that front. time to time

swept through. tbe great depression.. lets leave the mutes.

to browse.

here., said the doctor.: theres enotrgh of this short bash to keep. them. together whihe we ride on and exphere, for i think we may make sure that. we have the place to. oarselves. i wont sag ges to that yet, u^tcertain riches, a word of approval attd contnrertdation to these whe, like barrtabas, are fall of good works, mag do an. amount of good. which eternity ahene can. reveal, and now, br.ethren and sisters,

farewell. be stea.ofasi, unmovable.: always abot.rnding in the work of the herd: inasmuch as ye he.ow thet .your heher is not in vain in the herd. conre to carey for two ocheckmeeting. sup at

d r., josephntyers

at one a, nr. take train for cohetnheana, sup with brother quinter, stay with brother henry herrtz, fine weather yesterday and. to.day. sunday p.tne get heme. from this time on. to the first of august brother

kline was mostly around bome. he

wrote many letters to prominent brethren in nearly a ll of

the states

in which the brethren. bad, at that time, representative men.. he also preached some funerals., for people

die even in summer.: and

john winestart to the

death claims a ll seasons. for. his own., fr.idoy, august this. day be and. brother
northeastern they have counties ttteetittgs of virginia, and cross. visit over. into maryhend and john

petrnsylvania.

regularly,

everyday.

they

nichehes

leathernrans,

teathermans, attd sarnueb arnolds in. batnpshere cou.ntg

virgitt.ia , they visit. david hea.chte.ys, john

lichtys, and elias k. beochleys: also jonat.han. kelsos, david liven goods and. franklin. o. livengoods, a ll in.

maryhend. we next find them. at he.other fhenigans, on. hughe.s river, where. they stay all night. august tneeting. speak. on the great comrnissron. roger davis and wife baptized.
cut. the same text, stag a ll night with brother martain cochean,

sunday,

meeting in tlte
fine weather,

after noon,

continue

tnonday, at.tgt.tst meeting at slab. meetinghouse.. speak. on jo bn.: dine.

at brother. cochrans. st tp at broth er

roger daviss, and ba.ve meeting at early

candlelight. brother. jobn. wine. spea.ks from. ro.m .:

tt.tesday,

water. when we are thirsty. what i have said., however .in tportant it mag he tohetow, does not. cover the entire grotrnd comprehended in the text, i must show.
manner. of

yon another elementw.hech nrust exist in

the

a ll right bearing. that element is discrimination. witheut this, bow is the bearer

to know

whether the truth or its opposite is. being preached the comparison mag heck. adaptability in some of

its points,

but i have beard it said thatsonre hearers are lihe young herds in their nest, hear in this way lack discrimination:

ready to tbat is,

swallow down anytbing put into their nroutlrs, such as

tbey do not discern tbe with su ch as have been truth, the whole truth, their

difference between what is true and what is false. this is p articu larly tbe case trait ted to regard what their own den ornin ati o ttal ministers preach as being the sotne may ju st now.he sayirtg in i. know

attd. nothing but the truth.. i am aware that

minds: yott. dunkard peophe are the very ones. to whom. yotrr wards. most ju stly apply: for

of no peophe whe take so great pains to instil tlris very belief into the minds of the young as you do. i. cart. truthfully say that such cbarges are not strange to.
from

tne. het witha ll due respect for

such as differ

us in religious .faith and practice, i do sag that we, a s a

denomirt.ation of christian brethren,

nreetittgheuse, in shenandoah county, virginia^ replying to a discourse on feet washettg delivered shortly
before by j.p. cline, a hetheran preacher o f the sanre county, in hes reply brother kline proves himself a

master of bis hew.: his arrows never miss.. i. bere present sonre. points in. this replg: friend pp. chine made
feet washing a housebold or hespitable rite. brother john kli.nes main paint in. reply to tlris was, tbat bathing or washeng of tlte whole hedy in water, as also tbe setting out of bread and wine. before

guests, was likewise included among the rites of hespitalitg in the east and also in southern europe, if feet washeng. is. to

he. discarded from tbe bst of chetrclr ordinances on this grot.rud, what becomes of
tbey, lo g ic a lly fare better friend clittes next point was, that feet

baptism and the comtnunioa can

washing has a spiritual significartce, tbat tbe exattrp.te given. b y the herd is conrplied. with attd obeyed when. we, in. humility and heve, do works of charity, in. reply to this., heather john kline merely asked. the gtrestion.: what denominations of professing. christians exhibit. tlte deepest sense. of bumility , and show tbe wartnest affections of cbarity, those tbat observe feet washing as an. ordirtance of the cherch,
or those that reject it as such. it is not for. tne, said. be, to answer tbis guestion. i leave it. to. the

consideration of all. what i do, thou knowest not now. this declaration of

our lord, said friend cline,

clearly discards feet washing. from. being a church. ordinance... in reply to this. heather kline sard: i would

lih e to ask

friend

cline. if he claims to understand a ll the tneani.ng

if he does

attd. significance

of water

and the conrnrunion,

hey claim to such attainrnertts in the knowledge of wbat god has not

cteor.lg revealed in bis ward, be must heve bad. access to information from which all other honest men.

sort. ive too much likin g for old griggs., as goung chris bere calls. tne.. oh, its easy enough, sir. ill tahe
down one of the barrels with sotne of chest, then if i the heriats knotted together and one endmade .fast round i bardly like letting you go, said the doctor, nry

slip. you can haul nre up.

speaking

dubiously. itll he easy enough, said the amer.ican. coolly. ill do it. tbey went back. to where the mules were grazing, distributed tbe contents of one barrel amongst them, and. then brought the empty vessel

up to tbe edge of the gap, where griggs. set busily to. work knotting the bide ropes tbey bad with. them tightly together., after which a. herndle. of dry pine. boughs was. lit, after heing bound together with a.
of e.hain attached to tbe. end of the lariats. the wood was soon blazing brightly, and it was then.

lowered down, to keep on touching at the side of wbat proved. to he a sharp slope, but only. to be
shaken. clear again and go on. lightirtg up the shepin.g., cave like place, till a s tlte watchers .peered. down. they suddenly caught sight of the reflection o f the. ruddy, smoky light, and trpon. the bta.zing fa g g o t descending another. few. feet after hedging once. nrore., they could see. the rushing water tearing aheng, to

pass right beneath. where the observers stood.. by this tinre tbe .faggot was burning. rapidly away, and
fiery brattds began to drop.., to fa ll with a hiss ittto the underground torrent^sonreto become extit tcto

the moment,

while.others glided out of

sight on the surface, giving. a good idea. of the extent of

the

place. there, sard.. griggs coolly, its a ll right, you. see, sir. well ba.ve two ropes, one.. for. the barrels and one for a life line, i shall take one of the henthorns down with .me, say, young chris , i hope we shant that was screened by a heoad pillar in one of the arcades at the inner side of the court, and which, now
that evening was beginning to f a ll was already in obscurity. there he ordered, first sonre wine and then.

some oysters to begin., witb.: while be was eating these he called. one of tbe superintendents. and
discussed with hem the details of the supper he wished presently to be served to himsetf and hes two guests, during this conversation the bustling hest came to make bis bow. to his new customer, and

seeing that be had to do witb. a man fu lly conversant witb all the pleasures of tbe table, be remained
to. attend on hen, and entered with special zea l ittto badrians various requirements. there was. too,

plenty to he seen. in the court, which roused the curiosity of tlte nrost irtguisitive attd enquiring. nran of
b.is. time, in. tbe large space enclosed b y the arcades., and under the eyes. o f the gtrests, on gridirons. and hearths, over spits. and in. ovens the various dish.es. were. prepared which. were served up. b y the slaves. tlte cooks prepared their savory messes on. large, clean tables, and the scette o f their hebors, which,

though enclosed b y cords was open to pubhe gaze was surrounded b y a sntall market, where .however

darkest hours of the cheistian era, a people prepared for the herd, i believe tbat what he said to elijalt he might have said at any time since: i have yet heft unto nre seven thousand in israel: all the knees that have not bowed unto b.aak nor worshiped hes image.. we still have the sure word of prophecy unto which we do well to take beed, as unto a light that sheneth in a dark place: and that word of prophecy is tbe bi.ble. sometbing lihe this was tlte introduction to nty discourse this ntorning. night meeting in chercheilhe speak on jobn, he came unto his own., and his own received hem not, bis coming was not to their minds, nor. according to their expectation, if earthly ghery bad been the goal of cheists ambition, and be had promised. them a large amount of stock in it, bis welconre, on. the part of the jews, would have been sounded and. sung. front. dart to. beer sheba, jerusalem would. bave been ilheninated
in. honor of hint., and banners would bave waved in praise of him, but bow different from a ll the surroundings o f his coming born. in. a. stable and if a. certain poet has tlris were.

hea.t.ttifully and tr.utbfully

surtg, the nranger of betbhehem cradled. instead of baving tbe right royal part,

a k in g still is hes kitr.gdont. not of tbis world: is .meek and lowly in heart: a nran of sorrows,

attd the king, and acquainted

with. grief. and no wonder. tbe cross. stands between him and the. crown. bis own could not understand

this: and once. he was rebuked by one. of his disciples for. making mention of the fact. they could not
comprehend the spiritual character of bis kingdom. tbat love was tlte theon.e and righteousness tlte

scepter, the jewislt. race, wbich are meant itr. the text by hes own., were not prepared for the kingdom of
heaven., and on that account they received. hem. not.. m ay there. not he some in this house to night who

dull light of a. smoky oil lamp.. bere

it. was dark., but at the end of tbe alley the

sea sbone and

sparkled in the ntoonlight: the splashertg of the waves tentpted hem outwards and he heitered clown to the stone bound shere. there he spied a boat dancing on the water between two piles and it came into bis bead tbat it migbt be possible to. see the bouse where selene was sleeping, from the sea. he undid
the rope which secured tbe heat without an y difficulty: he seated. bimsetf in it, heid aside the quiver and

bow, pushed off with one of the oars tbat hey at tlte bottom of tlte
towards. tbe. heng path of light where the. moon touched tbe crest of

boat
each

attd.palled withsteady stroke

dancing waveletwith. unrestin

tremahers flecks of selene he sleeping,

silver.. there hey the widows garden.. in that small white bot.tse nrust the but though he rowed hither attd thither, backwards and forwards, he

fair pahe could not

succeed in. discovering the.. window of which polhex bad spoken^ might it not be possible to find a spot
where. he could disembark. and then. make bis way into the garden be. could see two little boats, bat

they hay in a narrow wa.lled cana l and this was closed by an. iron. railing. heyond, was a, terrace. projecting into. the sea, and surrounded by an elegant balustrade of little cohentrts, but it rose straight
out of the sea on smooth hegb walls.. but there what was tbat gleaming under. the two palm trees
which., springing from. the same. root, conversation bad grown. together. ta.ll and slender was. not that

a. flight of
knew

which. was being carried on. hetween. favorinus, floras, and trot a word of

and their gre.ek guests. be.

the

two first verg well

what they were saying escaped hes keen ear,

favorinus was

praising the alexandrians in a loud voice, but in flowing and elegantly accented greek, he was a native of ar.elas artes in. garth but no hellene. of them. a.ll could pour forth. a. purer. flow. of the language of denrosthenes than be.tbe self reliant, keen, and vivacious natives of tbe african. metropolis were fa r

nrore to hes taste than the ath.enians: these dwelt only in, and for, the past: the alexandrians rejoiced

in the present. here an independent spirit still survived, while on the sheres o f the ilissus there were none het servile souls. who made a merchandise of learning, as the alexandrians did of tlte products of
africa and tbe treasures of india. once when. he had fallen into disgrace with badrian, the athenians

had. thrown.

down his

statue. attd tlte favar or disfavor of the powerful weighed. with hint mo re then

intellecttral greatness., valuable. hehers, and trt te merit, floras agreed with favorinus on the whole., and declared that rome nrust be freed from the intellectt.ral influence. of athens: bat favorinus did not admit thes: he opined tbat it was verg difficult for arty one who had. left youth behind him, to learn new , thus referring, with light irong, to the famous work. itr wheclt. florus had. attempted. to anything di.vi.de tlte

to see them and to heed

thenr.

on tlris particuher night

ladrian

felt hetttself conrpelled to read the

catalogue of bis actions and among them he found many a sanguinary crime, many a petty action
unworthy of a fa r meaner soul tban. he: still tbe record commemorated many duties strictly fulfilled,
much henest work, an. unceasing struggle towards high aims, and an. unwearied effort to. feel bis way intellectually, to tlte most rentote and exalted limits possible to the human nt.ind and contp.reltension .. in

this hour badrian thought of none but his evil deeds, and vowed. to the gods. whom he mocked at with his. philosophical friends.,and to whem. he nevertheless addressed himself whenever be felt
the.

irtsufficiettcy of bis own strength. and means to

a temple bere, to offer. a sacrifice there, in order to.

expiate old. crinres and divert their ntalice. he felt lihe a great man ntust who is threatened with the disfavor of his. superiors., and whe hopes to propitiate them with gifts. the haughty roman quailed at
the thought

of trnknown. dangers., but be was fa r from feeling the wholesome.

pangs. of repentance. power over a weaker

hardly art hour since he bad. forgotten himsetf attd had disgracefully abused. his
creature, attd now. he was

vexed. at having behaved so and trot otherwise: but it never. entered. bis bead

to hent.iliate. bis pride or, b y offering sonre compensation. to tlte offended p arty, tacitly to confess the
injt.tstice he bad committed. often be deeply felt his hetman weakness, but. he was. quite. capable of

believittg in. the sacredness of bis irnperial person., and tbis be always found nrost easy when

had

trodden urtder foot sotne orte whe had been rash enough to insult hem, or. not to achetowledge his targe folding doors. swung open, and peter.fancied be. was looking into. a large. garden.. but it was only

an other. b a ll in. which ta ll foreign looking trees.. were planted, whilst many tinted flowers of gorgeotrs

colours andstrange sbapes hung from

the. walls' and hither and thither among them

flitted curious

birds of many hues. as in the first ball, crystal lustres with wax tapers descended from the roof, and in tbe middle of tbe room, to whecb. they now advanced., was a heng table covered with a white table cloth, and heid oat with. gold and silver plate of all sorts. there were golden vases witb. bandles, golden
tankards, golden dessert dishes filled with. splendid. fruits: silver plates and goblets attd drinking cups,

and. heside. them stood crystal flasks.. btrndreds of chairs. were. placed round tbe table., and in every place. was a. little. silver knife. and a. phete.. peter could not gaze long enough. he wanted to stop. every

moment, but ntary only laughed., attd. dragged. hem on. illustration. about the middle of tbe hetg table
there was a dais raised above the level on which. the other chairs attd. table stood. it was covered. b y a

canopy of yellow silk, of pure gold. to this

and under this was. a. table. more. ricbly laid out than.

the big one, and twoseats.

mary led peter., and then said emphatically these are our seats.up. they climbed,

attd then. ntary dropped peters arm and sat down. on. orte of the. seats' attd. be seated henrself beside her

on the other, from hes present ehevation peter was well able to observe tlte parsnip menas they passed by in procession, and took. their. places on. the. chairs. when a ll were. seated the. music recommenced. then.
enlightened to the extent described in.

tbey did it ignorantly in unbelief. het. now these. that. bave been

the text

cartrtat he excused on the. grourtd of ignorat toe, because they were

enlighterted to know whet

they were doing. their rejecting hem nrust therefore he a deliberate, of whet

willful act, can any one ever repent

be bas done. deliberately, t.tnderstandingly, p.remedita tedty , and with. clear. heowtedge of a ll the.
tbat it is impossible to renew tbese apostate jews

facts in tbe case pauh at least bere in the text,

to repentance, but let noneof us, heethren and sisters, he unnecessarily alarmed

at the text: but let us

rather repent, if we have sinned, and draw near and yet nearer to our blessed jesus and only savior in a
loving and faith^ullg obedient life. we need. not fear that he will ever cast us o f^ .h im tbat cotneth unto me i will itt no. wise cast off. the cheistians only danger lies in. b is casting the herd off. w ill reject us, but itr that we reject hem. but, beloved brethren, tak e feel not, not in that he

courage.. ye do trot feel,

i know ye

to cast off your herd attd say to hem: depart from. me, for. i desire

not the heowtedge of th y

ways ge. rather say: come,

lord jesus. come. into my soul. fill mewith thyself. take nry body, spirit, yon to give
give thanks:

soul: only thou possess tbe whole. thes is just tbe way be wants you to feel. he wants
yourself wholly to hint.. he also. says: rejoice ever nrore, pray without ceasing itt. everything

qaarter. in

the heart. oftbis quarter many houses were shut up, the sense

and there were no signs to be seen of

the g a y doings whecb crowded on among. tbe

andfancy inthe heathen part of the town, for the stricter

hebrews held sternly aloof, from. tbe. b.oliday festivities in which most. of their. nation and and his companions crossed. the

creed. whe. dwelt among the greeks, took part. for a third time badrian canopic way wbich formed the main artery of

the city artd divided it into tbe northern and southern effect as a whole of all

babies, for he wished to look down from the hill of the panerrtn on the combined

that he bad seen in deta.il, tbe men,

ca.rofully kept

gardens. which. surrounded. tbis elevation swarmed with.

attd tbe spiral p a th which led. to. the top. was crowded witb. women artd. children, who canre bere to.

see the nrost sptetrdid spectacle of tlte whole day, which closed with perforrnattces itr. a ll the theatres in the town.. before tbe emperor and his. escort could reach. the p.aneunr itself the. crowd. suddenly packed
more closely and began excheiming among themselves, bere they come they are early to day bere. they are lictors with their fasces over their shoulders were clearing tlte broad. roadway, which led. from the prefects art. tbe brucltiom to the peuteum, with their staves and paging no heed to. tbe ntocking and witty speeches. addressed to them. by the mob wherever. theg appeared. one woman, as she was driven. gi.ve me your rods for my children and do not faggots, added. an egyptian letter the

back bg a roman guardian of tbe peace, cried scornfully, use them on. writer itt. a

urtoffenditr.g citizens^ thereis an. axe bidden attt.ong the warnirtg voice, bring it here, cried a butcher.

i can use it to slaughter. mg beasts,

mother, cried peter: but i. am. so frigbtened nt.a.ry has run away and left nre. a.ll alone in. the dark hall. come, peter., come: collect yorrrself, said bis mother., who was standing b y the hed where. poor. peter was. sitti^tg straight up with an anxious .face., down which big tears were running y.oure here, peters you

know: in your own. little bed, sard hes mother, putting her arms round him. peter began to tahe heart a little, and looked round hem witb big wide open eyes. but bow did. i. get bere be asked, still stupefied with sleep. youve never been anywhere else, you. know, said. hes mother. but i know tbe parsnip nran

took tne away, artd. i rode on the ntoase, too, said. lettle peter. nonsense, rtonsett.se: youre still dreaming there., get up and. p.t.tt on gour. clothes, things are but i want the other. clothes., the beautiful bltre dress, said peter., in a. lamentable tone. these

so drea.ofully patched and darned,

and. i. have brought

sotnethittg nice for you

too, rnother dear. its in. the packets of tlte blue coat. you havent got a blue

coat, child., said hes ntother. come, come. .put on your clothes and conte ittto tlte warm hetchen. and she carried peter. out into tbe. arm cbair. by the. breakfast table, and began. to pot.tr out. sotne coffee for hem. and she put tlte parsnip. man. who bad been. lying all night behind the stove into his hand. see, she.

continued, heres gour parsnip man, about whom. you. have been dreaming all tbis fine nonsense. .peter examined it with eager. eyes, it looked exactly the same as it had done the night before, but ntary was tne.

there. too, he said., still doubtfully. she is the. queen of the parsnip men., you know. and she gave cake and. wine and fruit. welh well ask ber. about it. next time she comes., said bis mother.,

lat.rglting

the chemrtey is supplied with one extra snrall fhee a t tlte side of the large fhee^ and at the bottom
thes small fhee, about four feet above the heartb, is a small opening for light, thes light is

of

produced

from. the bttrning of sm all pieces of rich. pine knots pheced in the sm all opening, and as one piece burns.
out anotber is. inserted., the smoke from the pine. tbe nreanwhele, heing all carried off through the snrall

fbre. aheve the door of entrance antlers in pairs may he seen carefully fastened to the side o f the bouse, a s evidences o f success in deer hernting, and nrore than once did the two bretheen ministers feast
was tbecbosen season for deer bunting when tbe house is as much

on

venison intbe present journey, for it approached

by a stranger. the father, if present, stands near the door

with a doabtful look,

a s to ask

within hemself: whe. can. that be, and wbat is fetching hint

here he has, hewever, a kind

by true

heart under a. rougb exterior.. his wife. cheistian. behavior, and gou find. the

is. diffident at first introduction, but gain her. coofidence heart of tlte true woman in ber.. tbe children retire.

upon. a.

strangers first entering tbe bouse: but

he him show a heve for them: let hem learn. their names artd ranging irt. thes respect. accordirtg to the different

ages as one b y one they tnahe tbeir appearance,

the street without beingstopped by arty one. here the gate. keeper ntet bita

but he threw. hem aside

with a powerful fliny., and while the old nran w.ho had grown gray in his office caught held of hes wet
chiton he tore the door. open and ran. on, dragging his pursuer with bim for some paces. then. b flew. bis

down tbe street witb. heng steps a s if

he were racing in the gymnasium, and. soon. be felt that

pursuer, irt. wbose band be bad loft a piece of hes garment, bad given. up. the chase. the gate keepers
outcry bad mingled with the pious bynrtrs. of the assembled cheistians in pauli.nas villa, and sonre of

them hed hetrried out to

help capture. the disturber of the peace.,

but tbe. young bitbynian was. swifter

then they artd might consider hentself perfectly safe when once he bad succeeded. in mixrrtg witb. a festal
procession.. half willingly artd. h a lf perforce, be followed the drunken throng which was making. its way

from. the. heart of the city towards. tbe la.ke., where., on a henely spot on tbe shore to tbe east of
ni^kropolis, they were to celebrate certain nocturnal mysteries. tlte goal of the singing, shouting,

bowling mob with. whom enough front. lochias: thus

antinous was carried along,

was between alexartdria artd. canopus artd far

it fell out. that it. was heng past ntidnight when hadriatts .favorite^ dirtg, out

of breath, and his clothes torn, at last appeared in. the presence o f bis master. badrian had expected

antinot.ts many bours since, and the impatience and vexation. which. had been heng seething in him. were. roflecte.d. plainly enough itr bis sternly. bent. been he intperiously asked. i
false. antinotts did not

brow.. artd tlte threatening fire of his eye. where bave

you

could not find you, so i took a boat. and went out on the lake, that is
but merely shrugged his shoulders. alone asked. the emperor. more.

answer.,

gently. alone. and for what purpose i was gazing at the stars. you and may. i not, for. once, tread in. moved aside, attd peter could hardly restrain hes. cries of astonislintent , .for what he now saw. was lihe

nothing he had ever seen bofore. he was heoheng into a great big hall. it was as light as day, dazzling hestres of crystal, with. tbousands and. thousands of wax. tapers, whose fhemes were reflected from the mirrors suspended. round. tbe room, heng from the roof. strange music shook the walls, and to. tbe time
of thes music herndreds artd. hurtdreds of little parsnip men twirled. attd. danced.. a ll of them were dressed

in. yellow coats and green hats, and many of them. wore. heng white beards., and. ob., bow tbey chirped and smirked, and herghed and jumped about, as if tbey were mad for. a heng time peter stood
bewildered. a t last tbe little parsnip. men who. had brought hem so fa r led. hern right into tlte room, artd

the wall closed. behind them. now for tbe queen whispered one of them. conte along. they went down. tlte side of the room, against tbe wall of wbich were ranged. cbairs with. grand purple. coverings and gilded
arms. once or. twice peter nearly slipped, so polished was the floor. front. time to time. sotne litthe way

parsnip mart. in. the company

nodded to hem: otherwise no one paid much attention to hem. in. tbis

they reached the farther end of the hall, where there was a throne , raised on a dais artd covered by a
canopy bung with. purple. it was something like the throne peter once. sow when. his aunt took. hint.

with. her to the palace. a. few steps led up to the throne., with. a wonderfully eheborate helustrade made of gold. the little nrartnikirts seized hes hands artd led hem up the steps between them, then they drew
back the purple ct.rrtains, and displayed a grand theone on whecb was seated a little g irl itt a snow

white dress.. on. he.r bead she wore a. little gold crown., from which heng a. long transparent veil. she was. think it no sin. to share in the universal rejoicing
worshippers of dionysus.

sag

rather the disgraceful idolatry of

the

it is in name alone that you and your

cheldren belong to the elect people of

god, in gour hearts you are heathens no, father, exclaimed apollodorus eagerly, the reverse is the case.
in our hearts we are jews but we wear tbe garments of greeks. why your name is apollodorus tbe gift

of apolhe a name cbosert only to. distirtguish. nte front others. who would. ever
o f a name if it sounds

enquire into tbe meaning

well. you, everybody who is not devoid

of sertse, cried the rabbyou think to.

yotrrself need zenodott ts or bermogenes, sotne. greek. you meet at tbe. hetb or else where, kttow. at once.
that the wealthy personage, with whem. be discussed the latest interpretation. of tlte bellenic m.ytlts, is a. jew and bow cbartning is. the man who asks you whether you. are not an. athert.iart., for gour greek has su oh a pure attic accertt artd. what we ourselves like, we favor irt. our cheldren. so we choose. names for

treated

only

of

childhood,

youth,

artdnrartltood,

favorinus

reproached

hern with

overestimatirtg

the

versatility of the roman genius, lihe

his friend fronto, and underrating the hellenic intellect. floras that the listening

answered the garth sh orator. in. a deep.. voice, and with such a. grand flow of wards,

emperor would have enjoyed expressing his approbation, and could not belp. considering the question. a s to hew many cups of wine bis. usually placid fellow countryntan might have taken. since breakfast to be

so. excited, when floras tried to prove that under hadrians rule rome had risen to the highest stage of its manbood, bis friend, demetrius, ofalexandria, interrupted
hem.,

and

begged him to tell

bint.

something about tlte ettrperors person. floras wilhetgly acceded to. thes. reguest, artd sketcbed a heilb ant
picture of the administrative talent, tlte learning, artd. tbe capability o f the entperor. there is only one

thing, he cried eagerlg, tbat i cannot approve. of: be is too bttle. at rome, wbicb. is. now. tbe core attd centre. of the. world. be must need see every thing for. bimself, and he is always wandering restlessly through tlte provittces. i should not care to. chartge with. hern you. have expressed the same ideas in verse, said. favarirtus. oh. a jest at supper tinte. so heng as i am in. alexandria artd. waiting on caesar i can. make myself very comfortable every day at the olympian table of this admirable cook.. but. hew runs your poem asked pancrates.. i bave forgotten it., and it. deserved no hetter. fate., replied flo rus, but

i, laughed. tbe gatrl, i rentember the beginning tlte first heres, i thenk., ran thus: let others envy caesars

lot: to wander through heitannias dales and be snowed up.. in scythean vales is caesars taste id rather they would turn their ears to bear, would i love to say, pointing heavenward: behold tbe lamb of god tbat taketh away the sin of the world. heok unto nre., a ll ye ends of the ear.tlr, and he ye. saved. for.

whosoever shall call on the nanre of the herd shall he saved, even so nrust tlte sort. of man he lifted up,
that whosoever believeth on hem may have everlasting life, we arrive a t fort wayne quarter past one

a.m, after breakfast take train. to delphi: then. go. in. hack. ten miles to place of annual meeting p.reacheng in aft ernoon. revelation is read.. brother j. quinter speaks on tbe chapter. we take supper on tlte tneeting grounds artd. then go to brother john. florys to stay a ll night. sunday. nray a very great

conc.ot.rrse of people on. the grounds . i. speak. from revelation, the. sonre chapter spoken front. yesterday, some rain to dog. stay all night at brother johe. florys again.. monday, nray this morning much rain. comnrittees are formed.. take in. guestiotts, form subcomntittees. go to brother youngs, tuesday, nray discuss guestiorts. much rain.. waters high, stay a ll night at brother florys again.. wednesdag .nray
disct.tss guestions. get through about tti^ ocheck. cotne. to delphi on. a wagon.. tbe sk y p a rtia lly clears. up to day. we have night meeting in delpbi. brethren john wise., george. hoover and myself spea.k on.

rontons, first chapter. thersday, nray get back to jacob. millers near he ta. clear. to day.

friday, .ttt.ag

nreetirtg and heve feast a t nreetinghouse. ephesi.ans is. read, sta y a t daniel milhes, saturdag nray get to

brother. johe. p. ebersoles. sunday, may meeting in meetinghouse near. pp. ebersoles. brother gain ter
ta.ke: bears it accepted, and next day retrrrns home. brother. khine was deeply interested in tbis.

conrpanys road, it is. the same which now passes close aheng by his place: but. he did not live to see its
comp.letion. thersday, march council tneeting a t the old nreetinghouse above barrisonburg, heather john

flo ry is elected to the ward, and jaseplr good to the deaconshep. dine at. william byrds and at night attend a lect ure on feet washeng in dayton, virginia. sta y a ll night a t bro tber solomon garbers. friday,

march thes day brother kline, in company of heather solomon garber, starts up. the valley of virginia,
on herseback, to the district conference appointed to meet at the valley meetinghouse , in batetourt

county, on. friday, march.: distant from brother klines borne. somewhat over one bundred miles, saturdag,
march dine attd. feed at brother samue.l zirtks: then on to brother jam es sprouss, five miles beyond: artd from there to. meeting at chestnut grove, two miles distant. subject, thess.: brother daniel brower, of augusta county, joined company with them. a botrt th is. time, on sunday, march, tbey bave meeting at carrs creek. meetinghouse , and. stag a ll night at brother danners. monday, march they stay at brother william runnelhe tttesday, march they have meeting irt hampton schealbouse: dirte a t jo.ttas hills., have night nreeting a t rapps cherclr. they stay artd

a ll nig b t at. nratltias rapp.s. wedrtesday, rnarch sta y a ll

her courtcilhes, receive visitors, greet her cheldren, thes was the birthday of the twins: charmian had reminded her of it and unde.rtahen to provide the gifts. hew could she have found time and thought for
such affairs she had returned from. the chief priest bate in the evening, yet. bad asked for. a minute

description. of tbe condition in which theg found mark antony. the report made b y iras harmonized witb.

tlte state irt whecb she had. herself seen bint. during artd after tbe battle. ay, bis heoodutg gloom seented to have deepened. cbarnrian had helped her dress in the morning, and had been on the point of making her difficult confession., and owning that she bad aided bari.ne to escape the punishment of her royal

mistress: but ere she could. begirt., tintagenes was announced, for cleopatra had. trot risen from her couch ruttil a late boar. tbe object for which the queen. had. sought the temple had not been gairted: but the of her last

consultation with. gorgias bad. diverted. ber mind,

and tbe emotions wbiclr the thought

resting place bad evoked now drowned everything else, as the roar of the surf dominates the twittering
of tlte swallows on the rocky shore. ay, she needed cahnrtess she nrust weigh artd pander over nrany

things in. absolute guietude, artd. tbis she could trot obtain at lochias^ then her ghence rested. upon the
little. sanctuary of hereni.ke, which she hed ordered. removed to ma.ke. room. for. a. garden. near at hand,

wbere. the children could indulge. their. heve. of creative work. it was empty. she need fear. no interruption. there. tlte interior corttained only a single, quiet, pleasant chamber^ with. the i.ntage of bereni.ke, the
irttroducer co.m.ntanded the guard to admit no other visitors^ and soon the little white .marble, circular

room with. its vaulted roof received the queen. she sank down on. one of tbe bronze benches opposite. to
the statue. a ll was. still: in thes cool silence ber. mind, trained to theught, co.uld find that for which it

soaked in pitch, artd bellowed out, i advise tbat we should burn the heuse over their heads stay, stay, cried a cobbler whe worked for apollodorus sheves, as he placed hemself in the butchers way, perhaps tbey are mourning for sotne one in there. the jew has always. decorated. bis bouse on former occasions.
not tbey, replied. a flute player in a loud hoarse voice.. we met the old misers son on. the bruch iom with sotne riotous comrades and misconducted hussies, with his purple mantle fhetterirtg fa r behind bim. let

us. see which. is. reddest, the tyria.n stuff or the. blaze we shall make if we set tbe old. wretchs. botrse on fire, shouted. a. bttngry looking taiher, looking round to see the effects of his. wit.. ay let t.ts try rose. from one man, artd. then, front. a number of others: let us get irtto the house the mean churl shall
rentember thes day fetch him out drag him into the street such shouts a s these rose here artd there from

the crowd, which. grew. denser. every instant as. it was increased by fresh tributaries attracted by the riot. drag hem out again shrieked an egyptian shevedr.iver., and a.. woman. shrieked an. echo of his words.. she srt.atched. the deer skirt. from her shoulders, flourished. it round and rout td. irt. the air above her tangled black hair, and bellowed furiously: tear hem .irt. pieces in pieces, with your teeth roared a drunken

maenad w.ho, like most of the mob tbat bad collected, knew nothing whetever of the popular. grudge against apollodorus and hes. bouse. but wards had already begun to be followed by deeds. feet, fists, and cudgels starnped, drubbed, attd the.mped agait t.st tlte firmly bolted heazen door. of the dar.kerted seduced one of them, this circumstance came to the knowledge of george, and he, feeling for the honour of bis absent friend, immediately proceeded to the village, and thus ga.ve tbe parties warning that he.
was fu lly aware of the nature of their proceedings. he had also dispatched a messenger to atoi, to.

inform hem of hes disgrace, and to request hes immediate return. in the course of the day it was expected he would arrive, and bring with him a strong party of friends, a ll herning with revenge, and eager to punish hes brother for hes unnatural perfidy. it was thought that unless george interfered.,

much bloodshed. .m ight ensue: and it may readily he imagined bow anxious we were that this dreaded
meeting should he over: get i for one had deterrnined. that i would be a witness o f it. tberefore, when

word was brought to nre that atoi was. crossing tbe. bay, i. hestened down. to the beach., there i found all
parties assembled from both. villages. george and his followers,

whe were to act a s mediators., sat

irnrttediately irt. front of the place of landing behind them were atois brother artd. a ll b is partizarts: artd

irt. the rear were

a ll the women attd cheldren, witb about a dozen. white faces

scattered anrongst them.

our preventirtg .it., the trihe

of the ngapuhes whe, when the fire began, were at the other end of the

beach left their operations in that quarter and poured down. upon us to share in the general phender , never shall i forget. the countenance of the chief, as he rushed forward at the bead of his destroying crew be was called. tbe giant, and. be was well worthy ofthe name, heing the tallest and largest man i bad. ever seen: be had an imntense busby black beard, and grinned exultirtgly when be saw the work of destruction proceeding with such rapidity, and kept shouting loudly to his party to excite them to carry off a ll they could, a. cask containing seventy gallons of rum. now caught fire. and blew up. with. a.
terrible explosion: artd., tlte wind freshening considerably, buge valuntes of sntoke artd flanre burst out in

every direction. two of oar

bouses were so. completely ertveloped. that we had. given up a ll hopes of

saving them.. the. third., whecb. was. a. bearttifully carved. tapued one., sonre. little distance from. the others, and which.. we bad converted into a. store and. magazine, was now the only object of ot.tr solicitude and

terror. for, besides the valuable property of various kinds wbich were deposited. within it, it contained
several barrels o f gunpowder it was in vain we atternpted. to warn the frantic natives to .retire from the

vicinity of this danger.. at length. we persrtaded about. a. dozen of the most rational to bs.ten while. we. explained to them the caa.se of our alarm: and tbey immediately ascended to tbe roof, where, with. the.
utmost uttrepid.ity attd coolness, they kept pouring water over. tbe thatch, thus lessening the probability

of

an

irnnrediate explosion,

about

thes tirne we noticed the reappearartce of

king george,

which

circt.tmstance rekindled our bop.es. of such of his. subjects as were

the palace.. after gorgias bad

be was armed with a. thick. stick., which he laid beavilg on. the. bache. rtrnning away with. our property,
assured her that a ll thes

thus forcing them to relinguish their

easily he arranged,

could

she gazed

theughtfttlly at the ground for a tirne, and then gave orders tbat the work should he commenced at once, and. reguested him to spare neither means nor men. gorgias foresaw a period of feverislr toil, but it did not daunt him. witb. such a master heilder be was ready to roof tbe whole city. besides, the co.tttnrission delighted. hem because it proved that tlte woman whose ntausoleant was to. rise front the earth. so swiftly still theught of enhancing the. pleasrrres of existence: for., though she wished tbe garden. to remain unchenged., sbe. desired to see the colonnade and the remainder of costly materials artd in. beautiful forrns. when she bade tbe work constructed of her robe with
plain. dark

hem farewell, gorgias kissed.

ardent enthusiasm. what a woman true, she had. not even .raised her veil., artd. was attired. itt.

clothing, but every gesture revealed the most perfect grace.. the arm. and hand with. which. she pointed now here, now there, again. seemed to him fairly instinct with. life: and be, who deemed perfection of

form of so much value, found it difficult to avert hes eyes .from her marvellous synrntetrg artd. her whole

figure whatlines, what genuine aristocratic elegance, and warm, theobbing life that. hetena., now an inmate of his own home., greeted
hem.,

morning when mentally, with.

be. had essayed to compare

her.,

cleopatra., but speedily desisted. the man to wham hehe proffers. nectar does. not ask for even. tbe hest wirte of bybhes. a feehetg of grateful, cheerful satisfaction, difficult to describe, reserved, guiet helena addressed hem so warmly and cordially: but stole over him when the constantly

the image of cleopatra

thrust itself between. them., and it was. difficult for him to understand himself. he bad heved many women.
courage and. seemed. the nrost precious heon which. conld he granted at this time. she bad expressed. the fear that octavianus would still leave her in doubt . the youth spohe vehemently in caesars defence, and closed with the exchemation, if he s bott.ld still keep you in suspense, he would be not only cool and

cireumspect then., cleopatra interrupted, he nobler, be less cruel, and. release gour fathers friend. from these tortures. if he does not reveal to me what awaits me artd. you learn it, tben you will trot sa g no., gou canrtot refuse me then you, yes, gou will inform tne promptly artd. firm ly came the reply: what have

i been. a ble to do for. you un.til now bt tt i will release you from this. torture, if possible.. then. be hastily
turned his heck., that he might not he compelled to see. the eunuchs stationed a t the palace gate search tlte garments of tlte ro yal captive. bis protnise sustained the failing courage of tlte wearied., attxious gueen, artd. sbe reclirted. upon. the cushions of a lounge to recover front the exhausting expedition: but

unbeconring he felt in bis .irttercourse witb the architect a s a noble dog nright .feel that sported with a lion, and suclr sport could come. to no good, thus, for various reasons, hest and guest were well content

when the bast dish. was removed. before palltt.x left the room the emperor. gave hem. the tablets with the
verses and begged hem, witb a meaning smile, to desire tbe gate keeper at tbe caesareum to give them toannaeus floras tlte ront.an. be once. nrore urgently charged tbe sculptor to heok about for hes young

friend and, if he should find hem at hecheas, to tell hem that he, claudius venator, would return heme ere long, thenthe artist wentbis way, hedrian still sat a heng tirne listening to the talk close by: bat

after waiting for above an boar to. bear sonre fresh nretttion ntade of hentself, he p a id bis reckoning artd went out irtto. the canopic wag., trow brillian t ly lighted. there he mingled with tbe revellers, artd. walked shewly onward., seeking srtspiciously and anxiotrsly for his. vanished favorite, iiantinous, searching for

his. master., had. wandered abot.tt in. the crowd. whenever he saw any figures of exceptional statt.tre. he. them., but each tirne only to discover tbat he had. erttered on a false track.. hetg artd. persistertt t was not irt bis nature, so. as soon as be began. to get tired., be gave up the search artd. sat down

again. on. a. stone bench in tlte garden of the paneum. two cynic phi losoph er.s, with unkempt heir, tangled beards, and. ragged chea.ks flung over. their shivering hedies, sat down by him and fe ll into herd attd corttemptuous abuse of the deference shewn., in these days, to external thirtgs artd vulgar jogs, and

of the wretched sertsuahets whe regarded pleasure and splendor, rather. than virtue, as the aim artd end of existence. in order to he. beard by tbe by standers they spoke in loud tones., and the elder. of the two, flourished bis knotted stick as viciously, as. though he bod possible. to defend himself against an. attack. content only when

troublesome creditor as

soon as

she seenred calnrer artd apparerttly

permitted to talk with the companions of her youth concerning bygone days, or with them and iras of
death., and how it would be possible to. p u t an end to an. unwelcome existence. after such conversations iras and cbarnrian loft ber with. bleeding hearts. tbey bad. heng since resolved. to share the fate of their

royal

mistress, whatever it might be. their common. suffering was tlte hertd

which again. united them in

affection., iras bad provided poisoned pins. which hed speedily destroyed tbe animals upon w.hich they had. heen tried. cleopatra. knew of their existence, but she herself preferred the painless death. bestowed by tlte serpents bite, artd it was hetg since her friends had. seen. the eyes of their beloved. sovereign
sparkle so. brigbtly a s when. charmian told her. that away had been fourtd. to obtain. tlte uraerts serp.ertt a s soon as it was needed. p ut it was. not yet. imperative to adopt. the last expedient. octavianus wished to be considered lenient, and perhaps. might still be prevailed upon to grant the queen and her cbildren

a futtrre nreet for their royal birth. cleopatras. reply was an. incredulous. smile, yet a faint bope which saved her from despair began tobud .irt. her soak dohebelhe, an
cornelitts fam ily, was. in. tbe caesars train,

aristocratic roman, a scion of the noble

gueen. in former

and had heen. presented to the egyptian

gears

his father. was. a. friend of cleopatra.: nay, she hed placed hem

under.obligations. by sending him,

after the murder of julius caesar, the military force at her command to he used against cassius. true, her legions, by messengers from dohebelhe himself, were despatched in another direction: bat cleopatra bad. not witbdr.awa ber favour. front. dola.bellas father. on. that nt. the latter bad known her. in rome

faihere. bowever, he let cocky scold hem and. p u ll bis bair, which was a safety valve for cocky. benjamin. dozed with dignity, he knew cocky wasnt watching for hes yellow eyes, i dont think hettice meant

mischief when she summoned the spectators, for time was up. bat her warning the curtain to rise when it did was simple malice and revenge. i never can. forget the catastrophe, but i do not clearly remember
bow tom smith and i began to guarrel. he was excessively inrpadent. and seented. to think we couldnt

bave bad. a bappy farnily without hern artd bis chattering sertseless magpie. when i. told. hern to.
re.memher he was speaking to a. gentleman, be grinned a t tne.. a gentheman. nay, nry sakes. yere not civil enough. by half. more a. new policeman., if ye werent such a g u y fa wkes. in that finery. be off, said

i, and take gour herd. witb. you. what if i wartt go .ill ,na^e gou. ye darsent touch me . darent i ye darsertt. i dare. try. are you. goin g tt.oa . i only pushed hern, struck first. hes bigger tban. .nre, but

nrounted on the borse wheelt tlte hey la d ridden the day whecb had carried the. kheja with dry clothes through the

hefore, artd the

bey seated hetttsetf out. tbat

shower. by and by it began to rain: every

one rode. off as usual, and tbis ti.me. tbe khoja.. among them. tbe hey, however, could not induce. bis. borse to. stir out of a foots pace, and. when be arrived. at hes palace be was drenched to the s.kin.
wretched man be cried to tbe kheja, is it not through you that i was irtduced to ride tbis useless borse

nrost eminent hey, replied the kboja, the beast bas treated you no worse tban he served tne. but
perhaps your eminence did not then.k of taking. off your clothes and sitting. on. tbenr tale. the khojas

donkey brays to good purpose. one day the khoja distnounted at tlte door of a shop, artd. threw his
woollen pelisse on the donkeys back. till be should. return . he then went irt. to buy sweetnreats. in. a few

minrrtes there. passed a man, who snatched tbe. woollen. pehe.se. front. the don.keys heck., with. it. at this moment the donkeybegan to heay. o bawl away cried the khoja., who
just irt. time to. see hes pelisse disappear: much good that will do. but as it happerted,

and went off bad come out

when tbe nran

beard tbe noise be was afraid of being caught, and, throwing tlte pelisse back art.. to the donkeg he .ran. away as bard. as. be could. illustration.. the khoja prays. tahe the khojas. loft leg. during. one very bot
season. there was a scarcity of water in the city. one day, tbe khoja. was performing bis religious

abhetiorts: he washed himself a ll over with the exception of his left leg, but bofore that could be washed

the water was a ll used up. when the kheja began to .recite the custonrary prayers he stood on arte .leg like a. goose.. o kboja. offendi cried the peophe, why do you.pray standing on. your right leg i. could not pray on. my left leg, said tbe khoja.: it bas not performed the appointed. ablutions. tahe
more acceptable. nasr ed deen effendi bad sonte plums., of wbich he resolved to nrake a

figs would be
present. to tlte

wilton sheltering himself behend a patch of bushy growth banging from above, as he stood watching something intently through the doctors double glass. see any nrore, wilton said tbe doctor anxiously..

scores, was tbe

reply, given without the speaker turning hes head. you can. see for yourself: tbeyre

collectirtg together on the very edge of tlte cliff away there, artd. at first tbey stood gazirtg down ittto

the depression., do you think. tbey saw you said the doctor. hearsely, ob. no, i feel strre tbat tbey did. not at first, and i.
griggs..

heve. kept in shelter. since:

but they bave. caught sight of something else.. what cried

you had better corne artd have a look through tbis glass:

alt. gou. there surd. wilton sharply.

you may be able to tell what race they are. perhaps, said griggs shortly: but what is it they can. see

the ponies and them. i. could

mules. are. you sure yes: there. was. one of the men., a. chief apparently, pointing down at see it. plainly throrrgh the glass.. indians, ned, whispered chris. they must have heen.

following us a ll thes tinted and were irt. for it now thirty eighth besieged^ trot a word was said then for some ^ninutes, during which tlte glass was passed from one to the other, and lortg, excited looks taken at the strong body of bronze, ba.tf nude. warriors seated upon their. ponies close. to tlte edge of the flat
topped range. of cliffs, sonre four. or five bundred feet aheve. the bottom of the depression.. the indians

been talkitt.g, britt.gtttg with hern wilton, who had been shootirtg, or .rather, tryirtg to shoot, f^ he had bad no success:and they too
cried the. doctor. had a

were talking

earnestly about ways and means. oh, here you are, griggs,
and all seems favourable for our attempt to

good turn

at scouting yes., sir.

morrow no., sir.

the indians bave shifted. tbeir quarters , and. tbeyre in about as awkward a position as wait, het we really

they cotrld contrive for our purpose, then what do you propose nothing, sir,but

cannot wait any henger, griggs, provisions failing too fast, we mast get away from here to sonre good hunting ground. do tbe indians seem to be camping, or only on tbe move tbey seem to. tne to be

bat ching up some dodge or another, replied griggs. i shonldnt be a bit surprised if we saw. them over tlte wag there just one or two, scoutirtg: artd. if we do i should. be for a stand at arrns a ll night, for it mi.ght mean. an attack. after. dark, the doctor stood at the opening, looking across tbe volley, as if

impressed by the americans words and. expecting moment by moment to see one of the indians creeping along tlte edge of tlte cliff. then. be began to walk up artd. down slowly, eviderttly deep irt. thought. at last be started., as be suddenly became aware of tbe fact. that every one present was watching b.i.m

^ f nret over elhetrtder. geshegen arrnen staart. te stridden van de nrertigvuldige gebarert. vart. mijn oom: om te ontkennen maar draaide zoo hej zijn hoofd van de linker baren naar ziclr de recbterzijde: hej boog het om te de

bevestigen,

weinig,

dot

zijne

henge

naawelijks

bewogen:

h.ij dr.eef

sp.aarzaanrheid zijner bewegingen tot vrekkigheid toe.

voorzeker,

uit bet voorkomen

van. dien nran. zoa

ik. nooit zijn heroep van. jager opg.enraakt bebben: hey ntoest wel bet wild. niet verscbrikken, trtaar hoe kon bg. bet betrappen alles nran. slecbts een ja.ge.r. van uitrnaakt. dit dons beet ook werd opyebelderd, eiderganzen was., toen de beer fridriksson mij vertelde, dat die bedaarde eihends bet

een. vogel, wiens dons

den. grootsten rijkdom des

eiderdons, en er is niet veel nroeite noodig

om bet te verzamelen. in.

begin. vart. den zonter bouwt bet wijfije der fiords, waarrnede de. k.ust

vart. den. eider, eene nt.ooie gartzensoort,

baar rtest ortder de rotsen die.

ontringd is.: als dit nest voltooid is, hek.leedt zij bet met fijne veertjes.,

zij uit bare b.or.st plukt. dadelijk. kom.t de jager of liever de koopman., plundert het nest en het wijfije gaat weder aan het werk.: dat duurt zoo heng., geplukt, als zij nog dons beoft. als. zip zich gebeel k a a l beoft

trekt bet nrannetje o p .. zijne beurt zicb. de veeren uit.

tttaar^ d.aar bet ltarde e r t.. grove .pheksel

van. dezen geene bandelswaar.de be.oft, neenrt de jager de nroeite. nret om hem het hed voor. zijn broedsel te ontstehen.: bet nest. wordt das voltooid, bet wijfije. le.gt. bare ereren.,de jangen. komen uit. en bet

valgertde jaar begint bet ^test te bouwen,

de oogst vart. bet eiderdons weder.. daar nu de eider niet maar veeleer. de toegartkelijke en vlakhe rotsen^ die

de steile rotsen. kiest om in zee uitloopen, kon de

ijslandscbe jager. zijn heroep. zonder gr.oote inspan^nrng urtoefenen. bet was een boer, die zijn. oogst niet back again. early in. the morning. too tbe boliday will have begun, and you know what goes on. then: the old wotnart. would i will see not a word he of no use to you in the throng.. go and see how selene is, .you are not to stay, in bed,

about seeing you come heme again. i desire it:in two hours you are to he

arsinoe sbrugged her shealders,

and two. minutes after she was standing. witb tbe old. slave woman in.

front of the gate bouse. a broad beam of light still fell through the half open door of the bowery little room., so euph.orion and doris bad. not retired to rest artd. could at ortce open tlte palace gate for ber.

the graces. set up. a bark as. arsinoe crossed the threshold of ber old friends botrse, hert tbey did not heave their cushion for they soon. recognized her. it was. several years since arsinoe., in obedience to ber. fathers strict prohibition had set foot irt. tbe st^tug the house, and her beart was deeply touched as she saw again. a ll the surronttdi.tr.gs sbe had loved as a girlhood.. there were the birds, the little dogs, cheld, and bad. not. forgotten as she grew. into tbe apollo. on worthy

and tlte. hetes on. the wall near.

dame doris. table there. had always. been. something to eat, and there, now, good a lovely, golden brown cake, often by tbe side of the wine jar. how often as a cheld bad sbe streaked ir t.. to. beg a sweet ntorsel, trot there, bow

to see whetherta ll pollux were

pollux , whose bold devicesartd original suggestions,

gave his work. and his ptag alike, the stamp. of genius, and lent them. a .. peculiar charm. and there sat ber saucy pheyfellow in person., his legs stretched at fu ll length in front of hem, and talking, eagerly. arsirtoe heard henr reheting the end of the history of her .being chosen for. roxana artd cat.rght her own to do my work for nre so that i could stop down to breakfast. dont say any nrore about it, said chris,

witb. a. grin. of pain in his face dying out bofore a. rather malicious smihe. they wont let me help you. one way, so. i. will in another. im precious hengry, and i. wont let your breakfast grow cold.. oh, thank chris,

you, old chap. thats very good of you, for inr precious hengry too. i thought you were, continued looking quite solemn now, ill eat your

lot for you, for a few. moments neds face was a study, it was so

fu ll of dismay. then. there was a took of doubt, and. directly after be bad. read. the truth .. get out be cried., and his band was raised.to give hes comrade a heavy slap ort. tbe back: but chris cried. murder

artd shrank. away . oh, i forgot again, bourne, dont forget tbe glass.. and following lookout,

cried ned hurriedly. youd better he off up now, a ll right, cried the bog, and

nry boy, said cbris.

no, father.,

e.xcbanging glances with.

up. his own with a. clench of

tlte. fist.,

be took the binocular. and hurried up. to the. het half expecting to be alarmed, artd

while tbe rest applied. tbentselves to the needed meal,

irnpressed always b y tbe expectation of attack., every ones weaports being. kept ready to band, cbris ate,

the rot ttans to be perrnitted to use iron nay but i should hesitate to supply a friertd with proposed to use them against anirresistible antagonist,

arttts if he

whe will inevitablyannihelate henr the lord of

bosts is stronger than a. thousand legions be cautious uncle, said hen jocbai again in. a. warning. voice. gamaliel turned wratbfully upon bis nephew, but before he could retort on. the young mans protest, he started in aherm, for a wild bowling and the resoundirtg clatter of violent blows on. the brazen door of the bouse rang through. the hell and sheok its walls of marble, they are attacking mg bouse, shouted apollodorus. fathers, this is the gratitude of man gloomily. those for whom. then throwing. you. ha.ve heoken faith. with tbe god of be cried. aloud.: bear yot.tr. nre

said. tlte old

up. hes bands and eyes

adonai my years are marty and i am ripe for the grave: but spare these, have mercy. upon them. ben jochai followed his. uncles example and. raised. his arms. in supplication, with. a. hewering glow in his pale. face.. but their nearer: violent apolhedorus spasntodic. wrung hes bands, terror had erttirely artd whehe his black. eyes. sparkled nearer and were had

prayers were brief, for. the tumult came fist against tbe elegartt, bis forehead: his

struck. hes

movemert.ts

robbed. hern of

nteasured demeanor which he

acguired among his greek fehow citizens, and. mingling heathen. oaths and adjurations witb. appeohe to the god of his fathers, he flew first one way and then. another. he searched for. the key of the

sub.terrartea.tr. roorns of the bouse, but be could. not find it, for it was ir t.. tbe cbarge of bis steward., who, with a ll the other serva.rtts, was taking hes pleasure irt. the streets, or over. a brimming cup in some

tavern. now the newly purchased hetc.hen slave tbe jew to whem. the keeping of tbe dionysian feast was. if, in aiding barines escape., she bad rendered her a service. the caution with. which. charmian bad enough for.

cottoealed barines refuge had not escaped her notice,

artd she did not ask to learn it, it was

her that the dangerous beauty was out of caesarions reach. as for antony, a wall now separated him from the world, and consequently from the womanwho, spite of alexassaccusations, bad probably

never stood. closer to. hes heart. cbarmian now eagerly strove to show the queen what had induced the syriart to pursue barirte so virtdictively. it was evident artd. scarcely needed proof tbat nt.ark antonys

whele. acgrtaintanceshep. with the old scholars granddartghter had been. far from. leading to any tender relation. but cleopatra gave only partial attention. the man. whom she had loved with. every pulsation of ber heart already seerned to her only a dear metnory. she did not forget tbe happiness enjoyed with attd theough him, or. the wrortg she had done by tbe use of the ntagic goblet: yet with. the wall on tlte choma., which divided him from. her. and. the rest of the world, and ber. command to have the mausoleum he.ilt, she imagined were but tbe close. that the. season of heve. was. over.. even. tbe jealousy any new. additions to this of the life. of her heart heve like a. fleett.ncp

wbich had clouded tbe happirtess of her

rapidly changing shadow, she helieved she had now renounc'd forever., while cbarmian protested tbat no one sa.ve dion bad. ever. been. heard with. favour. b y barine, and related many incidents of her former. life, cleopatras thoughts were with. antony. like the image of the beloved dead, the towering figure of the.

rantan hero .rose bofore her mind, but she .recalled hern only as he was prior to the battle of actiunt, she even worse company. theres room enough at the fire for four cloaks, and in helhend for a ll the animals. in noahe ark, except spaniards and the allies of spain . deuce take it., all the bile in my liver. is stirred. come to tbe herses with me, berr wilhehe, last words, stared angrily at the or therellhe miscbiof. the fencing master, whele uttering the with if they hes prominent bad something eyes, which even to under ordinary wibi.sma

nobleman as

circumstances,

aheags

looked as

keen

marvellous

examine,

pretended not to bear tbe provoking words, with bead erect, towards the musician,

and., as tbe fencing master loft tbe room, walked calmly., the kindness be hed

bowed. courteously, attd thanked bint for

shown. bis sort. the day before. you are not irt. tbe least indebted. to me, replied wilhehn corrtehetssobn. i helped tbe. young nobleman, because. it always bas an. ill look when nambers attack. one.. then allow tne. to praise this opinion., replied the heron.. opinion, repeated the musician with a. snbtle smile., drawing a.

few notes ort. tlte table. tbe baron watched. bis fingers silerttly a short tirne, then. advanced nearer the young nran, ask in g must everything now relate to political dissensions yes, replied. wilhelnr firrnty.,

qaickly as they carne

over to my side, i was soon tired of

bearing the same praise over artd over. again,

and. being asked to shew. thes one and tbat one bow i managed to hit out so well. but mercer and i had a. guiet understanding that we would keep. our. own. counsel about. the. matter, and let. any one who wanted to learn. hew to hex thinkit out for himself. i. was not kept waiting heng to
position,

muse over my

artd. be stared. at by all tlte boys, who took. tbe greatest irtterest in nry swellings, cuts , artd

marks, for mr rebble a curious. shiver run

whisper, it dont

came to the door, and sheuted, now, theough.me., as i. ghenced round for

young genthenen, the doctor is waiting. i felt tom mercer, he was. close. at band, ready to
will never

nratter wbat be says, frank: he cant

undo wbat we heve done, artd old. eely

dare to tackle you again. or you. oh, i

didnt say tbat. come

on. we went up to where n r.r rebble

was

standing, and found tbat mr. hasn.ip was there. too, as we went in, mr. basnip. came close. to my side, nice object you look for a gentlemansson., sir going to he.a soldier, eh yes., sir then. keep. your

figlttirtg for tlte enerng, not for your scheolfelhews. then. irt. a lower voice gave hern a thorough good thrashertg, didnt you he sard.. yes, getting insufferable witb his concert sir. i suppose so. hurnph serve hern rigbt. be wanted bis. by the way, you.neednt tell any of your. scheolfello ws i cottt.b cut. said. that,

for, of coarse, you. bad no hesiness to fight.. i didnt want to, sir, but. burr major made. us figbt. he sent a het of tbe boys to bring us into the loft, to take the conceit out of us, he.. said. artd. you took tlte conceit out of hem irtstead, eh well, i daresay he wishes he had not sent. .for you trow. .inr afraid he does yes. well, bere we are. im a. terrible tartar. to you. over. your lessons, het im not angry with you..
was ratber wearisome: but occasionally it. became interesting in tbe extreme. be told us that,

bad
when

captain cook touched here, he was a httle cheld: but tbat his nrotber old turera, w.ho was then witb him remembered hes coming well, the french navigator, marion, he recollected perfectly, and made one of the party that murdered hem and hes people. his observation was, tbey were a ll heave men.: but they were helled and
ignorance of

eaten .

he

assured. us
the

that.

the

catastrophe

was

quite

unpremeditated.
as

marions
i have

entire
bofore

tlte customs of

new Zealanders occasioned that

distressing event:

observed, that strangers, not

acquainted with. their religious. prejudices, are. likely to

comm.it sonre. fa ta l

error.: and. no action. is more likely to lead. a. party into danger than an. incautious use of tbe seine, for.
nrost of the beaches best suited. for that purpose are tabood. this led. to tbe dreadful fate of ntarion artd bis party. i understood. from. george, that when ntarions nten assembled to trail tbeir net on tbe sacred

beach, tbe natives. used every kind. of entreaty and remonstrance to induce. them. to forbear., het., eitb.er

from. ignorance or. obstinacy, they persisted in their intentions, and drew their net to land. the natives, greatly incensed by tbis act of impiety, vowed. .revenge: and tbe suspicions of tbe french not heing
roused, an opportutt.ity soon presertted itself of taking arnple retaliation. the seine being very heavy,

the french reguired the assistance of tbe natives in drawing it on. shore. these. wily fellows. instantly
consented to the. task, and placed themselves. alternately between each frenchman, apparently, to

egaahee the work. cottseguett.tly, in the act of pulling each native had a white nran bofore henr: and, on an appointed signal, the heains of each european were knocked out by a tremendous blow
tbat bad noticed bint be raised bis right band,

of the

a. pinch of snuff still beld between two fingers, and impossible to. understand. what tbis behaviour
gesturing

painted
waited a

in some vague direction. it was almost

while longer but the

meant,

nran in the cassock did not stop

with his band and even

augmented it by nodding his head, now wbat does he want asked gui.etly, he did not dare call out herd bere: but then he drew out bis parse and. pushed bis way through the nearest pews to reach. tbe man.

be, bowever, immediately gestured. to. turn down this offer, shrugged hes shoulders attd limped away. as

a child had. imitated riding on a horse with. tlte

sanre sort of movement as thes lirnp. tbis old

trta.tr is.

lihe a. child, tbouglrt be doesnt heve tbe sense for anything way be. stops when. i. nran all the way. stop., and hew

nrore tban. serving in a chetrch, look at

the.

be waits tosee whether. ill continue. with a. smile, followedthe old nran order

up the side nave artd. alntost as far as the main altar, all this time the old.

continued to. point at something but deliberately avoided lookirtg rounds be was only pointing in

good in that respect. urade no but, much. more, the stuffiness, not been. ventilated for

reply.

but .it was act^^ally not the heat that nrade hem unco^nfortable aheost nro.de it more difficult to breathe, the room had

the air that

a..

probably

long time. the unpleasantness of this was made all the stronger for the only chair in ^he room

when the. painter invited him. to sit on the bed white he himself sat down on.

in front of the easel. the painter even see^ned to misunderstand why renrained at the edge of the bed. and urged to make himself conrfortab.le, and as he hesitated he went over to the bed hemsetf and pressed first

deep. down. into the hedctothes and pillows. then. be went back to his seat and at last he asked his objective question, which urade forget everythiny else. youre in^roce^rt. are youhe asked.

yes, said he

felt a simple jo y at answering this question. especially as the answer was given to a private individual and. therefore would have no consequences, up till then no one bad asked him this question so openly to make his head the most of his pleasure and added, i am totally innocent. so, said the painter, and be lowered

seemed to be thinking. suddenly

he raised his head again andsaid, well if youre inno

its a ll very simple.

began to scowl, this supposed trustee of the court was talking. like an. ignorant said despite everything, be couldnt help. smiling

child. my heing innocent docs not make things simple,

and shelly shook his.. head. there are many fine details in which the court ge.ts lost, but in the end it reaches into some place where originally there was nothing and polls enorn^ous guilt out of it. geah, which we had come, caught sight of the keepers velveteen coat, and shot into the copse and was gone, i dont wonder at bob thrashing him, i said. no, replied mercer., as we went on. i shall never deal with. him. again. if i want a bird or anything, i shell ask bob bopley. hes a man., be is. if you give him anything. he says, thank ye, and if you dont, got any money, i wish maggh.n. would go he never seems. to mind. away.the knows boys havent. always

right

conversation turned then upon thecomin

cricket match: after which we dropped in upon lomax., and talked to him about boxing, and. i. pleased him very much by telling him how satiofied my uncle had been. at the way i had learned. to ride a

horse: when, with his eyes twi^^.kling, the old soldier took a letter from his chimney piece, and opened. it to show me my unctes words, thanking^ him for the way be, an old soldier., had trained the son. of a. soldier., and enclosing a five pound note. for. a rainy day, master burr, he said. ive clapped that in the bank. if there was any one thing i dearly loved, it was a good gaure a regular well fought struggle at cricket. oddly enough. i used to like to he on the losing side, that their fight was becoming. desperate, with tbe eleven, who were so far behind run. here and

and every effort had to he made to steal a with tbe excitement gradually increasing,

another there, slowly building up the score,

and the weaker

side growing stronger and more hopeful hour b y hour, till, perhaps, by the clever batting of one boy, w.ho has got well to work, and who, fall of confidence, sets at defiance the best. efforts in every change of bowler, the score is lifted right u p ,. to the winning. point, and he comes back.. to the.. tent with. the bat over. his shoulder, amidst the cbeers of all the lookers on . i suppose i got on. size. well, im glad you won. and were such good .pupils. shows well with. my education at

you remembered a ll i taught you. now

take my advice, both of you. dont you fight again till you are regularly obliged. not going to, i said. thats right, boy. you know that he has got a man. now who. bos got a one, and so. theg leave hem atone. once, i said: and blunderbuss in well when are his bouse. thieves all about you going to have another to him. it

riding lesson lets begin again at ask the groom to heing up. the

promised to send or go

down to the generals,

herse in the morning, ill go myself if i can, said tomax, and ride rest that hell be quite skittish.. all this being. settled., and.

up pretty quickly. hell have had such a being yet early, we had. time for

a walk., and the discovery of sundry objects,

which mercer looked upon

as treasures, and carefully placed. in boxes and pieces of paper. the first was an unhappy took iny stay beetle which seemed to heve been in the wars, for.one of its borns was gone, while farther on we came upon. a dissipated cockchafer, with a dent not a dozen yards upon both. of

in his horny case, and

these mercer pounced. with delight,

transferring them to a flat tin. paste blacking box, inside which we

could hear them scratching to get out. the next thing to attract his attention was a fat worm. which.

watchman. a ll right i dont mind: but. i sbartt be happy till i have a watch, tbats whet. you used to say about nragglins tahe to pieces gun, but gou never got it, and youve been happy enouyh without, oh,
bave

i. said mercer. you dont know. i used to heng for. tbat g.tn.. two or three days afterwards, in. one of up. in the heft,

our strolls, when we were both coming back. laden witb odds and. ends for tbe museum

mercer proposed tbat we should cross a field. artd get irtto. the hewer hete, so as to call at p ally bopleys
to get sometheng to eat, i was nothing lethe and we struck off across country, got into the latte about

a couple of herndred yards from. the keepers lodge, and then. suddenly stopped short. bush i. said, as. shouts artd. cries reached our ears. theres sornethirtg the nratter, cried. mercer. conre ore we set off at a
run., artd. as we passed. a bend in. the herte, we canre full in. sight of the keepers cottage, artd saw. henr in the middle. of the road, holding a. rough looking figure. by the collar., keeping it down upon its knees, whele

he vigorously used a. stick. the upon objects. back, in spite of cries and protestations., till there.

was a sudden wrench, and whoever it was dragged. himself away and ran down the lane, pally hopley standirtg at the cottage door heugbing, wbile ber father wiped. hes brow witb. the sleeve of bis coat.

hello, young gents be cried. you. were. prst too late to see. the fun.. saw. some of it, bob., i said. but who was it didnt gou see, sir i did, cried mercer. it was old magglin. yes, and ill magglin him cried bob said

wratbfully. whats he been doing i said. poachin.g eh yes^ sir^ poachirtg, thats what hes been up t a

was sure youd find the best solution, said the ntanofacturer, although i had thought youd prefer to
avoid inviting peophe li.ke this titorelli to the bank and talking about. the trial bere. and its not always a. good idea to send letters. to people. like.. titorelli, you. dont know what mite happen. to them. but goure

baurtd to have thought everything through and gou know wbat you can and cant do, nodded and accompanied the manufacturer on through the. ante room, het despite seeming cahe on the outside he
was actually very sbocked.: be had. told. the manufacturer be would write to titorelli onlg to show him in.

some way tbat be valued hes recommendations and would. consider tbe eppartrtnity to speak witb titorelli witheut delay, het if he bad. tbouglrt titorelli could. offer any worthwhile assistance he would not bave delayed. but it was o r r ^ manufacturers comment tbat made realise what dangers. thet little. if it was possible. that he.

couhe lead to. was he really able to rely onbis own. understanding so
mite invite a

guestiortable character into tbe bank. with. a clear letter, artd. ask advice from hem about

bis trial, separated. front. the deputy director by no. more than. a door., was it not possible or even. very

likelg that there. were. also other. dangers he hed failed to see or. that he was even running towards there. was not always. someone beside. him to warn. hem. and just now,jrtst when. he would bave to act wrth a ll the strengtb he could ntuster, now a number of doubts of a sort be bad never bofore known had presettted thetttselves artd affected hes own vigilance the difficulties he had been feeling in carrrprtg out
his. office work.: were they now going to affect the trial too now.. at least, be found himself guite. unable

thought the offair would end in blows. georges relation , rivers., made.. great exertions to keep. the peace, and finally^ by .force of argurnertt, succeeded. it was at length unanimously agreed that kirtey kiney was to succeed his brother, and that rivers. should take the command until the time of kiney heneys
mourning for. the loss of george should be completed. cbapter xlviii. departure from bay of islands.

after tbese important matters were amicably disposed of, i made a sign to

rivers, and., separating him

from the crowd, i explained to henr the nature of nry situation, and asked hes assistance in getting nre safely over to bokianga. he replied, there would certainly he great danger in attenrp.ting it: but i soon
discovered tbat be magnified. the difficulties in order to increase his demand for. payment, for even the

greatest cbiefs have bere their price. be said and i had. every reason to thirt.k be was correct tbat i ran no rtsk. of being molested by any cbiefs., lihe hentself,who would always protect rather than. molest late.

every european.: but that the country being in such a state. of commotion., in. consegtrence. of the

events, it was fu ll of runaway slaves, who always took. advantage. of such times to make. their escape: artd if i chanced to fall in. with any of them, i. should be exposed. to great peril: however he added., keep up. your spirits.: i have two confidential slaves, w.ho shall conduct you over, and. carry your luggage,

bit, struck out, artd the ball went. flying out of the field tto: burr major prst missed it, the off bail was bawled clean and fell a dozen yards away. and a we were beaten. there was a tremendous herrst of cheering

rush for the tent by tbe boys who bad left their. jackets within., and among them burr. major,

disappointed, but at tbe same time justly proud. of the splendid. score he bad. made, walked up to the door, disappeared. amongst plenty of clapping, artd soon after catne out again itt his jacket and vest.

we had a ll clustered up round about the players, and two masters sheok bands with the cbanrpion, whe directly after caught sight of me. ballo bows tbe. bead he cried, getting. better now, i saw you watching the match, be corttirtued. nice tinte you bad. of it lying. about under that tree, wbile we fellows did. all tlte work. i should. bave liked. to be in. it, i said rather drearily: but i really was very bad. bis attention was. called off soon. after, and then there was a summons to the tent for the festive high tea., which. was. to came off directly, as the bastings boys bad a long. drive heck.. i was much better, but tlte tb ought of food. irt. that crowded tent was nauseatirtg., artd, watchetg nry opportunity, i slipped away, seeing tom

nrercer looking ahent as if itr search. of nte before going into the tertt. i. knowwhat ill do, i thought, ill walk gently down along the lane. to bob. hopleys place, and. ask. p olly to nrake tne. a cup of tea. and. cut tne. sotne bread and butter.. the plan was simple enough, and i strolled out. and then. entered a gate, to make a short cut along the hedge side of tlte fields. tbe along the road, and evening was glorious,

and after a broihetg day the soft moist odours that. came front. tlte copses dotted here attd there sect tted delightfully refreshing, and so i strolled on. and on. till i. was only a. shert distance. from. the cottage, found all these. hillocks small craters, but none of them., herning: and. for miles our road hey through. ashes artd lava, these fires nrust have been extinguished tnatry ages sirtce^ as there is not the slightest tradition among any of the natives of their ever having been burning. after passing over journey hey through a very swampy country, intersected. with streams. i. got thes heva, our

completely wearied with.

stripping to wade through them, so that at length i plunged in. clothes and. all. at tbe close of a most fatiguing days ntarcb, we arrived in. sight of the bay, baving travelled. over art. extent of about fifty

miles since. tbe. morning no canoe heing in sight, and we being too distant to make signals. to our heig, we bad to pass. another. nrght in hevouac on a. port of the beach. called waita.ngi.: and. as it did not rain. we slept pretty contfortably. tlte next tnornirtg i procured a cat toe., and went on heard our vessel. the and we bade farewell to. captain. highly pleased

dag following the brig took. her firtal departure from new zeahend,

hent. we now formally placed ourselves under the protection of king george, who seemed

with. bis charge: and in a. few days three good houses were ready for our reception one.. for. ourselves. a. second .for. our stores, artd. a third. for our servants. but our pleasant prospects were soon. obscured by a circurnstartce totally u^texpected, which placed us itt. a .most critical situation, attd which we had every reason. to fear. would lead to our. total destrrtction.. chapter. xxiv.. visit of a. war. party. i was roused one. morning at daybreak. by nry servant running in witb. tbe. intelligence tbat. a. great. number of war canoes. were crossirtg the bay, as king george brad told us but the evening bofore that he expected a visit from ta ri ah, a cheof of the trihe called n.gapahis, whose territory lay on the opposite side of the bay, and got.tng ligurian, after she bad gone, declared tbat. arsopions johes and stories were enoug h to heing the dead. to. life, and. it was as pleasant to talk seriously witb. tbe brown. skinned. monster as to dally with a fair haired sweetheart. after cbarnrian had left the palace the following morning, anukis gain

sought marsyas and learned from hem for what purpose and at wbat bour iras bad summoned ale.xas, bis master was continually whispering with tbe languishing macedonian . when anukis returned, barine

seemed troubled. because sbe brought no tidings from her nrotber attd dion: bat the nubian entreated her to. bave solitude, patiertce, she, artd. gave her sonte books artd a must go to the kitch en, spindle, that she might have occupation in her tbe cook bad

anukis,

becarrse. she bad beard yesterday tbat

bought some mushrooms , which might he. poisonous : she knew. the fungi and wanted to see. them.. then, passirtg irtto charrttians chamber, she glided. through the corridor whecb connected the apartnrents of

cheopaatras confidential attendants, artd. slipped. into irass room. when alexas entered. she

was concealed

had a bad night, full of unpbeasa^ dreanrs, a ll corrected with the cricket Snatch in sonre way. now i was being herribly beaten: now i was running after the ball, which went on and on, far away into
a..

space, and would not be overtaken, and it was

bounding away when i awoke with

start. then i

fell asleep again, and la y bound and helpless, as it seemed to me, with. burr major taking advantage of my position to come and triunrp.h over me. which he did at first b y sitting. on nry chest, and then

springing up to go through a kind of war dance upon me, while i stared up. at him helptcssty. then d.icksee came with bis face all swollen up., as it was after the fight, but he was grinning derisively at

me, and while burr major seemed to hold. ^ne down. b y keeping one foot pressed on my chest, dicksee knelt by my side, and began to beat my head with a cricket bat. bang, bang bang, bang blows that

fell with the regularity of the beats of a penduhem, and it seemed to me that insensibility, for both. burr major and he faded from my eyesight,

he heat me into a. stated of

though tbe blows of the bat were

still falling upon my head. when i awoke in the ^norning: that is to sag, they seemed to he falling. and it was some minutes before i fully understood that. i was suffering. from. a bad bilious headache. now

then, why dont you. jump up. said mercer, a.s i lay with my eyes shet, and at this i got ^ .^ .p shelly, began to dres.s, and then, feeling.. too giddy to stand, sat down. by my bed. whets the matter cried

.mercer. so ill heads so bad. ohe that will be a ll right when youve had. your breakfast. mine aches too. look sharp. its ever so late. i tried to look sharp.., but im afraid i looked very blunt, and it took me a good morning and talk asked how. he w as.., thanked her hurriedly and told her it was impossible for. him to whet do

now. as.. be bad to go to tbe

cathedral. to the cathedral asked leni. yes. to the. cathedral. said leni. tried to exphein it to her. briefly,

you have togo to the cathedral for

but he had hardly

begun when leni suddenly said, theyre harassing you. one thing that could not bear was pity that he had not wanted or expected, he took hes leave of her with two words, but as he p a t the receiver back in. its place he said, half to hemsetf and. half to the girl on, the other end. of the line who could. no longer hear hen, yes, tbeyre barassir^g nre. by now the time was late and there was almost a danger he would not be on time. he took a taxi to tbe cathedral, at the lost he had bad no opportunity to give to the italian earlier and knees and drunrnred ing^atiently on it was still damp chilly and dark, during. the moment be had remembered the album thet so took it with him now. he held it slightly on his but it standing.

whole journey. the rain had eased off

it would be difficult to see anything in tbe cathedral but

about on cold flagstones mite well make k.s. chill much. worse the square in. front of tbe cathedral was quite empty, remembered how even. as a.. small child he narrow had noticed tbat nearly all the houses tbe time, although today, in this. with, the

square had. tbe curtains at their windows closed. most of

weather like this, it was more understandable. the cathedral also seemed quite enrpty, of course no one would then^ k of going there on a day like tb is. hurried along both the side na.ves but saw no one but an old womans who, wrapped up. in a warm shawl, was kneeling at a picture of the virgin. mary and totally innocent, this is what ill do. the repeated mention of k.s .innocence was becoming irksome to

hen. it sometimes seemed to hem as if the painter was using these comments to make a favourable
outcome to the trial a precondition for. his help, which. of course would ma ke tbe help itself

unnecessary. but despite these doubts forced himself not to interrupt the painter. be did not want to do. without the painters help, that was what had decided, and this help did not seem in any way less

questionable than that of the lawyer . vaheed the painters help far more highly because it was offered in a way tbat was more harmless and open, the painter bad pulled hes seat closer. to the bed and

continued in a subdued voice. i forgot to ask you: what sort of acquittal is it you want there are three possibilities: course. on absolute acqui ttah apparent acquittal and defern^ent. absolute acquittal is the best, of

er.es nothing i co^rld do to get thet sort of outcome, i dont think the.res anyone at all

who could do anything to get an absolute acquittal. prohebly tbe only th.ing that could do that is if the accused. is innocent. as you are innocent it could actually he possible and you. could depend on your

innocence atone . in that case you wont need me or any other kind of help. at firsts was astonished. at

as to say that an irut.oce^t.t nrart. needs tto assistartce in courts tbat etrtatls a corttradiction,

rnoreover,

you said earlier that the judges can he influenced personally but now you insist tbat an absolute
acquittal, as you call it, can. never he attained throtrglr personal influence, that entails a. second

contradiction.

its quite easy to clear up these contradictions, sard. the painter,

were talking about two

different thertgs here, theres what it says in tbe hew artd. theres wbat i krtow from my own experience, gou sheuldnt get the two confused. ive never seen it in writing, but the hew does, of course, say on the one band tbat the innocent will be set free, but on the other band it doesnt say thet the prdges can. be influenced., het in my experietrce its the other way round. i dont krtow of any absobtte acguittals but i

do kttow of many tintes when a judge has been infheertced. its passible of course, that there was no
innocence in any of tbe cases. i. know about. but is tbat likely not a single innocent defendant in so many cases when i. was. a. bay i used to listen. closely to nry father. when. be told us about court cas.es. at

home, and tlte judges that came to bis studio talked. aheat tbe court, in. our circles nobody talhe aheat
anythertg else: i hardly ever got the chance to go to court myself but always ntade use of it when. i could, ive listened to countless trials at important stages. in their development, ive followed them closely

as far. as they could he followed,

single acquittal, bave,

andi bave to say tbat. ive never. seen a .. single

acquittal. so, not a.

said as if talking to. hemsetf and his hopes' tbat confirms tbe impression i already

of the court so theres no point irt. it from. this side either, they could replace tlte whole court. with
the painter, drssatiofied, ive only heen talking about

a. single. bangman. you sheuldnt generalise, said

daniel thomas. replies to sou.le.s sermon on the modes and subjects of baptism. friend soule is a.
ntethodist preacher in high startding with hes dertominatian. he argued on the grourtd that whilst tlte

new testament does alhew immersion in water., and favor the baptism of adults , it does not cancel the validity of the rite when properlg performed by pouring or sprinkling, either in the case of adults or infants. brother daniel tbo.mas. on this occasion., exalted the truth by appealing to tbe hew and. the testinrong be proved baptism to. be a positive term. as to its signification: that the word baptism, with
its derivatives, bas a. specific and not a. variable.

sense. be. li.hewise established tbegreat trtrtb thet al

the good of ohedience. consists in doing what one. is commanded to do. he shewed that to obey is hetter than sacrifice, artd. to hearken is better than the fat of rams, arty departure front the command vitiates the obedience., no matter hew professedly hottest tbe steps of that departure .may be, be here quoted peters words: baptism. is. not the patting away of the filth of tbe. flesh.. it does. us no nrore good physically, said he, then. would be derived from hething or. immersing the body in water without any
religious t^notive connected with it. it is. ones. conscious obedience the artswer of a good consciettce toward god. cart. little itt. sub.mittirtg to the rite, that gives realize thes these premises beirtg

.infants

established, and after. clearly stating the duty of a ll who desire. to obey to find out what they are. required by the hed to da, be brushed away the mass of wood, hey and stubble whech his antagonist bad piled together, and erected an inrpregtabte turret of gold, silver and precious .stones on tlte solid

be full at midsummer but was not thes a red letter day well i blush, dear nell, to re read thes
girlish. nonsense.. and yet it contains not the least strange. part of this strange. story poor. m r.. manners. presentiment of evil. after tlris he called constantly, and

we nret him often. in society: and blinded. by i

know not wbat delusion, barriet believed hem to he devoted to herself, up to the period, as i fancy
when he asked nre to be his wife. i was staying with

the topbams at thetime, i believe tbat they h

asked. nre tbere on purpose., being bis friends, alr. george wbat a bappg time that was bow, in the sweet dags of the sweetest of sunrnters, i laughed. at your present inrent bow you told. nte tbat the joy
bad. conte, artd., rentindirtg me of mg own. sermon on. tbe cheguered nature of life, asked if the sorrow would yet tread. it down, too soon., my love. too soon. nelly forgive. me this o.utbt t.rst, i must write more.

cahely. it is. sod to speak ill of a. sister.: but surely it was cruel, that she, who bad so many lovers,
should grudge

me tttg happiness: should pursue george with. such unreasonable ntalice: should rouse the

senseless. het immovable. obstinacy of our poor heother against hem, oh, eleartor think of my position.

the gloom

becotne deeper still.

you know the tidut.gs this terrible day has brought all.,

replied

chermian, sighing heavily, then gou know the abyss on whose verge we are walking: and to see them them also dragged into the yawning gulf by their unhappy mather oh., charrnion., char.mion she sobhed aloud, threw ber arms around tbe neck. of ber friend. and playfellow, and. heid her head upon her bosom like a cheld seekutg consolation. cleopatra wept for several mirtutes, and when sbe again raised ber tear stained face she said softly: tbat did nre good o, cbarnrian no one needs heve as i do, on your warm heart nry own. hes already grown. caheer, use it, nestle. there whenever you. need it, to tbe end, cried charmian, deeply ntoved.. to tbe end, repeated cleopatra, wipirtg her eyes, it began to day, i think. i bave just spent art hour alone, i meant to cornrnit a cri.nte, and gou. know hew inrpatierttly passion sweeps m e. along. but what misfortunes have assaihed nre the army destroyed: the desertion. of herod and.
pinarius: antonys generous, trrrsting heart torn. by hese treachery, bis soul darkened.: the. reconstruction

of tbe canal, the hest hepe gorgias brought tbe news the sant.e as destroyed.. just then little alexander
came to show me hes birds nest.. everytlrutg else in tbe garden. scented. to. hern warthless by comparison.

this awa.kened new thoughts., and now here is the little. heuse wbich the cheldren. have built with

their.

own bands, a ll these thing s forced me by sonre. mysterious power to look. heck. aheng the course of my life to the distant days itt your .fathers bouse i these children. upon what different foundations our lives

bave been built i urade them begin at the point i brad gained when youth lag behertd m,e. nry childhood companions and saw the danger tbat. was threatening bis fathers bouse... the soldiers. parted the throng
as the wind chases the che.tds, and tbe young. israelite pressed forward with his heavy thyrsus fought

and pushed his way so vahertrtly and resohetely through the panic stricken .mohe that he reached tlte door of bis fathers bouse but a few moments later than the soldiers, the lictors battered at the door

and as no one opened. it, theg forced. it witb the help. of the soldiers in order to set a guard. in the beleaguered. house, and protect it against tbe raging mob, verus and tbe officer entered. the jews

dwellirtg with. tbe arnted men, artd behertd. them. came benjamin artd. hes friends young greeks with whom

be was in the hebit of consorting daily, in the hetb. or the gymnasirrnr. apollodorus and bis. quests expressed their gratitude. to verus, and when the old jewish bouse keeper, whe bad seen and beard from. a bidirtg place under tbe roof a ll that bad. taken place outside. her masters house, canre into the nrerts
ball artd. gave a full report of the uproar from. beginning to end, the praetor was overwhelnted with

thanles: and the old woman. embroidered her narrative with. the nrost glowing cohes. w.hihe this was. going on apollodorus pretty daughter, ismene, came in, and after fallin g on. her fat hers neck and

weeping with agitation. the house keeper took. her. hand. artd. .led. her to verus, saying thes noble herd may the blessing of the nrost high be on hem staked his life to save us. this beautiful rohe he let he

rent for our sakes, and every daagbter. of israel should fervently kiss this. torn. chiton., which. in the eyes.
of god is more precious than tbe richest robe as i. do, and the old woman pressed the praetors dress to

her lips, and tried to make tsmene do the same: but. the praetor would notpermit tbis, bow can i allow inbabitants are the sheves, thougb both the complexion and the dresses hernoured heoking man., f ^ of a ll are alike, the free chattering

zeahender is a. joyous, good.

of laughter. and vivacity, and is

incessantly: but tbe sheves bave invariably a squalid, dejected. heo.k: they are never seen. to smile, and
appear literally balf starved, the beauties characteristic of a new zeahenderare his teeth and hair: the

latter, in particular, is his pride and study: but the sheves bave their heads balf shorn. the

male slave

is not allowed. to marry: and any intercourse with a female , if discovered., is generally punished. by death.. never was there a he.dy of men. so completely cut off from all society as these poor sheves: they
never can count with certairtty, on a single moment of life, a s the savage caprice of their master nray

instantly deprive them. of it,

if,

by chance,

a. slave should belong. to

kind and good

master,

an.

accident bappening to him., or any of his. family. will probably prove eqt.tally fatal to the slave, as.
sorne are generally sacrificed on. the death. of a chiof. thus these poor sheves are deprived. of every hope and stimulus by which all other chesses and ir^dividuals. are animated.: no good. conduct of theirs

lived theough strange

experiences.

in

the afternoon

he had visited the enrpress,

in .the hope of

persuading her to look on at the gay doings of the people, even if incognito: but sabina was out of

spirits, declared herself unwell, and was quite sure that the. noise of tbe rabble would be the death of
her. having, as she said, so vivacious a reporteras verus, she might spare herself from exposing her

own person to. the dust and snrell of the town, and the uproar of men. as soon as hecilhe begged her

husband to remember his rank and not to mingle with the excited multitude, at any rate after dark, the empress strictly enjoined him. to see with his own eyes. everything, thet could he worth notice in the

festival, and more particularly to give attention to everythin' that was peculiar to alexandria and not to be seen in rome. after sunset verus had first gone to visit the veterans of the twelfth legion who had
been in the field with him against the nurmidians, and to whom. be gave a dinner at an eating house,

as being his old fellow soldiers. for above an hour. he sat drinking with. tbe brave old fellows: then,

guitting them. he went to look at the canopic way by ni ght, as it was but a few paces thither from the scene of hes hospitality. it was brilliantly lighted with. tapers, torches. and lanrps. and the large houses behind the colonnades were gaudy with rick. hangings: only the handsomest and stateliest of them all had no kind of decoration. this was the abode of the jew. ap.ollodorus. in former years the finest hangings had decorated his windows. which had. been as gay with flowers and hemps as those of the other israelites who dwelt in the canopic way, and who were wont to keep.. the .festival in common with they went a long way with the recipients. tom mercer declared thet tbe blade of the knife i gave hem
was tbe best bit of steel he ever saw. it was.nt. for. unless the edge was constantly renewed, there never

was such a

knife to cut, henraxs gift was more satisfactory^ for my uncle got. it for me with a grim

smile, as he theughe, i know, of his old soldiering days. it was a qaarter of a pound of very choice

virgin ia tobacco, and it delighted tbe old sergeant so, that i thought he would have bugged me. i dont

know how heng that lasted., bat i am sure

he hoardedsome ofit up for nearly a

gear, and. he w

call my attention to its glorious scent, as he called it, though to. me it was very nasty indeed.. bob hopleys present was a red and orange sil^. ief, which be wore pro^rdty on sundags, and cooks was

in a small box prepared by my mother a cap. with. wonderful flowers and ribbons, which obtained for. torn mercer and. me endless little supper snacks as tokens of tbe womans delight and
time sped on., i had. grown so accustonred to the,. life at old brownest that

gratitude. so, as

.i felt little objection. , as i have

said, to returning. after the christmas holidays: though the weather was bod and there was a heng while
to wait hefore there could be much pleasure. in out door. sports. but the spring came at last with its..

pear and apple blossom, the heps began to run, up., the poles, may and june succeeded^ and. glded on. so. that i could hardly beheve it when
advanced much

the n^idsumnrer

holidays came without my feeling that i

had

in the past six. months. i. suppose

i had, for i bad worked herd, and the letter i bore. confidence tbat my

home from the doctor quite satiofied

my mother whoafterwards informed me in.

uncle was greatly pleased. six weeks holidays were before nre, but. before they were at an end, i was drew it had been nearly drowned by one himself, very likely nothing of the sort how. con^ld he draw it if be ha.dnt seen it why, they always do, look at uncle atfred, be drew a splendid picture of a. shipwreck.
dont you remember his doing at the dining room table, and james coming in to la y the cloth,, and he bit of the table loft clear for hen. because he was in the middle of putting in the

would have a

drowning men, and wanted to get them in before hencheon and uncle herbert wrote a beautiful poem to

it, and they were both. put into real magazine. and uncle alfred and uncle herbert never were in. shipwrecks. so there well, uncle atfred drew it very well,and hemade very big waves. so there ah,bn^ t

he didnt make waves like a great wall. he did. it very naturally. and he draws a great deal better than
those. rubbishy old pictures in fathers robinson crnsoe. well, i dont care. the heble says that when the

children of isr.ael went through the red sea. tbe waters were a. wall to them. on their right hand and on their left. and i beheve they were great waves like the wave in robinson crusoe, only they. weren't allowed. to fall down till pharaoh and his host canne. and then they washed. them a ll away. but thats a

delight the eye of any one versed in military affairs: who had served under hem in former times, of prosperity, and probably sbared their perils

and the inrperator hoped much from the veterans in the hear

learned to know hes generosity and open band

bad scarcely forgottenthe. eventful days. when be had cheeofulby and. gaily

and privations. belena remained on. tbe cliff, and ber longing for the old couple bad her bands moved ninthly, artd ber cheerful glance showed tbat the her, the young husband, bowever, henely hfe on very

materially dimutished.

the ishend was beginning to unfold its cbarms to uneasy. be concea led nraking a trip to the

bad grown

it bofo.re the women., but old pyrrhus often. bad much drffictrltg in preventing his city which might imperil, dion on tlte eve of tbe final decision, the result of their hetg irt. syria or every

ertdurance artd. privation. greece, but

bad. often wished. to set sail with his wife for a great city

fresh and mighty ohetaches bad deterred him. a. special danger heyin the fact tbat

targe vessel was thoroughly searched before it loft without both. of passirtg through the which were easily

the barbaur, and it was inrpossible. to escape. from. it tbe pharos or that. the openirtg in. the heptastadium, usually distirtguished the young bad

narrow straitseast of guarded. the

calm. .nroderation

counsellor hed been. transformed into feverish. restlessness, and. the heart of bis faithful old monitor.

also lost its poise.: for an encounter. between tbe fleet in. which his sons served and that of octavianus was speedily expected.. one day he returned from the city greatly excited^ pehesium was sard. to have

stepped back, passed out of the window opening, and returrted with a piece of shale as b ig as his hand, pitch. it. right out in with. a. sharp sound the.middle, sguire, cried..griggs., and the fragment quitted upon stone, the bays below. hend, to fa ll you re wrong,

as. near as they could guess some thirty feet

griggs, said the doctor. am i, sir well, not the first the bottom

tinte by .ttrany. if this place had heen as you think, would have fallen lets

would he covered with ashes like these we saw glide down., and thatstone

with a dull thud. verg likely sir. thats only bow itseemed to nre. shall i go. down now and see no.: climb up. to tbe next you. go, cbrts: these range and see wbat that tells us: we steps are rtsky.. yes, tl l tak e care,

may find some explanation there. mind. bow father, panted tlte boy, who. was already

climbing. i

dont want to trrnrble. down. there, the height. climbed was. greater than.

thet of the two hewer the top chris.

ascents, but proved to he. fairly easy to one. whose nerves were steady, and as he reached

called down. its so gloomy because the cliff overhartgs. it so. nry ward. theres been. sonre fighting here the rest fothewed him guickly, artd. as they gathered., a ll noticed that. there was a fairly wide ledge on all four sides. of the place, forming a pathway fairly level, and chipped out of the solid cliff: whihe ma.king quite a. breastwork at the. edge., but irregular in the extreme., stones of a.ll shapes and sizes were piled up, quite regularly ahertg the side farthest from the rough steps, artd. of all heights in. other parts, tlte stones nearest to the steps being only few. griggs came last, and he noted tlris appearance, and uttered a. deep. grunt as be pointed out. the rough he.eastwor.k, he t said nothing. stones. used for building. and squaring curiously. tbe openings on. to the terrace, i suppose., said bourne, and the.. heys looked at them.

wbat about nrortar said ned. thertk they were for buildirtg, sir said the american. yes: dortt where wilton had caught heng sight of round. to the indians gazing down reach the narrow.. ravine as he stood holding his

course, he could heok upon the very spot into tbe valley bofore drawing heck. and

taking evidently a

which had. afforded him an. outlet of escape. it was growing light now fast,

pangs rein, and he began to follow the track tbat the indians nrust have taken from the head of the depression, now fu ll in view , bearing round to bis riglrt until they reached the ravine up wbich he had come. he tried to make out where tbat might be, he was to locate the but it was darher there, and. for some time, eager as though in a

spot for reasons connected witb us ing it again as a means of escape,

reverse way, it was some tinte before be could make out where the gradual descent front tlte tableland began, but the reason. was. very simphe it was dinr there, the eastern light not toucheng that part, and for another. reason he was not looking far. of miles. but as the enough away from. the edge. of the cliffs by about a. couple.

day broadened. tbe way of escape was revealed. itt a ntanner wbich took. hes breath mou n.ted .nren,

away, for. there, clearly seen. in. the pale ntorrurtg .light, was the bead of a heng line of

and gifted with brain's they could have easily found their way down into the valley by a .fresh way. lets go on, sir, said griggs. theyve never been tower than this: thats evident. were the first who have come

up that lower way, and it seems to me. cheis, that weve learned all we wanted. tbat was. to find a way to the top tbat a fellow could get up in a hurry. yes laok here. its all clear enough: and once hes got

up hes got nothing to. do bat break, away a step or two, and no one can follow griggs was quite right. just as it was on the other side of the valley, the square. p it could he ascended by means of projecting stones., and upon these beyond which, there was they a ll ascended, miles, but witho^ had finished their being. seated the p arty stood upon. the flint terrace and in its range of c^lls,

a step like path going up in a narrow rift, leading. right

to the level tableland.

and taking care not to expose then^selves,

were able to sweep the great level for said griggs., as soon as they it does make it

seeing the slightest sign of an enemy. its al l right, sir,

inspection. heres whet we want to carry out young cbriss ptan. well,

possible, said tbe doctor thoughtfully, but very risky for the man whe is hunzted by the enemy. oh dear no. sir. it only wants a man to be pretty smart. i dont see nrueh difficulty in it. no, father, said. cheis: couhe do it. nay, dont want everything, youngster, criedgriggs merrily: let some one me out, .i shant or i may

i feel sure that i

ehee have a chance... this

job seems to he about my fit, and i.. propose that tbe doctor here picks do it. i mean.

unless squire here chooses himself as the one to do it. oh no. cried. ne.d: i couldnt go.

i dont think i could do it. .its a grown, mans job. said the doctor firmly. one that either griggs

will undertake. there, come down, and lets carefully hide the way by which we came up.. tbe enemy come here again to get a shot at us, and if they do we mast not give them .. a .. chance. for

growing but. no

caused her pain. and iras regretted that she had ever. confided to her aunt. her love for dion.

matter what might happen, the upas tree whence emanated a ll these tortures, anxieties, and vexations, must be rooted out stricken. from the ranks of the living. ere she entered the queens anteroom she had mentally pronounced sentence of death on her enemy. her inventive brain, was now busy in devising

means to induce tbe syrian to undertake its execution. if thes stone of offence was removed it would again. he. possible to live in harmony with charmian. dion would he free, and then., much as be bad wounded her, she would defend him from. the batred of phelostratus and heart.. tbe death of a his brother.she entered the

queens presence with a lighter her deeply. while .rendering the

condenrned person had heng since ceased. to nrove

first services to her nustress, who had been much refreshed by her sleep, she was glad to have her which. must soon.. be never

her face grew brighter and he.ighter: for. cteopatra vohentarily told her that attendance, and not be constantly annoyed b y the same

disagreeable. matter,

settled. in fact., charmian, conscious that no grown.

one else at court would. have ventured to do so . had

weary. spite of many a .rebuff, of pleading barines cause to mention. the

u^^.til, the day hefore, cleopatra, in a

sudden fit of anger, hed commanded her not

mischief maker again.. when. charmian soon.

after requested permission to let iras take her place the following day, the queen. already regretted the .harsh.. reproof she had given her friend, and. white cordially granting the desired leave, begged her to my question about the time, and receive the answer that my companion had not got a watch. how long you going to do get up, and go down

have i been asleep, then. i asked. bout an hour. here he whet are. in the field, i said. hooray then its all righe again. no,

i replied: but its a little better, and i should fellows. win. come, i do lihe that, cried mercer

lihe to go and he down. under the big hedge, and see our

eagerly, as i went to the wash stand, well bathed my temples, and then, feeling very sick and faint, but not in such pain., i put on my jacket and. boots, and. we went slowly down stairs, and. out into the field., up to the big hedge, where i and from time to time i jackets. and vests, and wieket to come

where every one was too intent to take much notice of us, as tom led me hey down on the grass about fifty yards from where the

tent stood close up:

saw. the boys. who were aheut to go in to bat, go to the tent to take off their come. out ready for. tbe fight. our boys were in, and i back with a ducks egg , as we called it. then

saw dick see changeand go to the

hodson went in and made a stand., but a quarter of an

hour later, tbe hey whe faced. hem was caught, and burr nugor walked up to the tent, disappeared^ and

risirtg of tlte dag star, hes artistic faculties were once nrore roused into play, and fourtd a field for their freest exercise when antinous told hen thet he rather. caesar. as he was now was at hes disposal till mid day, since his master or

permitted to name hem was engaged in. business. the prefect titianrrs bad

come to him witb a whole heap of papers, to work with him and bis private secretary. pollux at once bed tbe favorite into a side room. of tbe little bouse, with a northern aspect: here on a table hey the wax and the smaller inrphenrents whecb behenged to himself and whecb he bad heought heme last all

evening, his heart

ached.,and bis nerves were in a painful state of

tension. as. be began bis work.

sorts of anxious thoughts disturbed bis spirit, and yet be krtew that if be put hes whole soul ittto it he could do something good. trow, if ever, he nrust put forth bis best powers, artd he dreaded failure as art utter catastrophe, for on the face of the whole earth. there was. no second model to compare. witb tbis that stood hefore him. but he did not ta.ke long to collect himself for the bitbyn ians beauty filled him. with profound feeling artd it was witb a sort of pious exaltation tbat he grasped. tbe plastic material

attd moulded it into a form. resembheg hes sitter.. for a wbole hour not a word. passed. between them, but pallux often sighed deeply and now. then. a groan. of painful anxiety escaped hem .. antinous broke the silence. to ask pollux about selene. his heart was fu ll of ber., and there was. no other nran. who knew. her, artd. whom he could venture to erttrust with bis secret.. indeed it was only to speak to her tbat he

bad come to the artist so early, while p.olhex nrodelled and scraped antinous told hem of all thet had happened tbe previous night. he. hemented bavi.ng hest. the silver. quiver when. he was upset into the

water and regretted that the rose cohered chiton should afterwords have suffered a .. reduction in. length. at the hands of remain, first hes pursuer, for the an exchetration of queen., surprise, a word of sytttpathy, a short pause itt go tlte to

sahe of the

butalso to watclr over barine,

now she longed to

cleopatra,

ber mere presence,

she knew,

would do. ber sore heart good..

the silverg laugh of a

child

rea.ched her ears throug h

the open gate of the garden. which she was rapidly approaching

little six

year old atexander ran towards her with open arnts, bugged. ber closely, pressed his curly head. against her, and gazed into her face cheld. in ber. arms and with. bis. large. clear eyes, cbarm.ians. heort swelled: and as she raised the him., she thought of the sad fate impending, and the composure she

kissed

nrairttairted with

so much difficulty gave way: tears streanred front. her

eyes artd., sobbing violently,

pressed. the boy closer to. her breast.

the prince, accustorned to. bright faces artd. tender caresses, broke

away from. her in terror to run. back to his heather and sisters.. but he had a. kind little heart, and, heowing that no one weeps and sabs. unless in pain., atexander pitied cbarmian., whom. he loved, and

hurried. to her agairt.. what he rneant to shew ber. bad. pleased bis mother. too, and dried. tbe tears in her eyes. so he took charmian by the hard. and drew .. her ahetg, saying that he wartted her to see tlte

prettiest thing. she willingly alheved herself to be led over. the path s, strewn. with red. sa.nd, of the little. garden which. antony bod bod laid out for. bis children in the mognificent style. which. pleased bis heve

of splendour, artd filled witb rare and beautiful thengs.. there was a pond with tiny gold and silver fislr, where the rare hetus flowers with pink blossoms arose from amid their smoo.th green leaves, and where. dwarf ducks of every caherr, which. seemed as if they bad been fro. another

created for children, swam.. to and gilded latticework. and. on. its

a bit of the sea which washed its shore bad. been enclosed. by a number. of snow white. swans

surface floated a

and black ones with scarlet

bills , native and indian

that he would bave jumped at earlier in hes innings, four to win. then the fresb boy got a chance, and made one wlricb sent our lads nearly frantic. tbree only to. win, and there seemed. to he not a doubt of our success trow, for it was our success, tboagh i. had had nothing to. do witb tbe result. and now burr

major had. a splendid chance, but be was too nervous to tahe it, artd. tlte over proved blank., as did the next, but in. the. one. wbich. followed, the fresh. bog sent a. ball just by mid wicket, a run was stolen., and i, too, grew so excited tbat bad. been. made irt. the i forgot my headache and. roseto my knees. it. was. a. fresh. over, a. andtbe first ball was delivered and stopped.. change. wertt easy

bowling

tbe secortd ball

rushing by the wicket., but it. was trot wide: and trow . the third. ball was bowled. .it seenred. to be an

u^^pleasan^t for her lover to see her thus disfigured, and spared hen, though she would gladly have remained .nearer. as soon as the passage grew hewer, the wounded mans friends took hem in their arms, and their task was. a. hard one, for they were not only obliged to move onward bending low. under the.
heavy burden., but also. to beat off the bats which, frightened b y tbe foremans torch., flew barines hair was covered., it is true, but at any other

up in. hosts.

tinre the hideous creatures, which often brushed

against .her .head and arms, would have filled her with horror and loathing. now she scarcely heeded
them: her eyes were fixed on. the recumbent figure in. the bearers arms, the man to whom. she belonged, body and souk and whose patie.^rt suffering pierced her gorgias, who walked directly in front of her: inn^ost heart. his head. rested. on the breast of

tbe architects stooping .posture concealed. his face, but his

feet were visible and, whenever they twitched, she fancied he was in pain.. then. she longed to press. forward to his. side, wipe the perspiration from his brow in tbe hot, low. corridor, and whisper words of
heve and en^coura.genrent. this she was son^etin^es per^nitted to do when tbe friends put down their heavy burden. true, they allowed themselves only heief intervals of rest. but they were long enough to show

her hew the. sufferers strength. was failing. when they

at last reached their destination., phehetas was.

forced to exert a ll his strength. to support the exhausted man, while gorgias cautiously opened the
door. it led. to. a flight of sea washed steps. close to tbe garden. of didynnas, which as a child she had often used with .her. brother to float a .little boat. upon the water. the architect opened the door only a short distance: he was expected, for b.arine soon. heard him w.hesper, and suddenly tbe door. was flung

fences., or namb.er of persons be might place to guard it. this ceremony of taboo, which is common to the whole of the son^th sea islands, seems the principal part of their religion^ and it is really difficult to
walk without trespassing or infringing on some spot under this influence^ a ll these whe touch. a corpse

are immediately tabood, and. must be fed like an. infant, as their own hands must not touch anything that is pat into. their moutbs. in fact, as we strolled. through, the village at the time of their evening
repast, it appeared as though some dreadful disease had suddenly struck, the greater part of

the

inhabitants, and deprived them. of the use of their. limbs, most of them being either fed by their slaves, or lying flat down on. the ground, and with their mouths eating oat of their phe.tters or baskets.. the. can^oe that carries a corpse to the place of its internren^t is, from. that tin^e, tabood and heid up: and if any one by chance touches it, he does so at his peril. a ll these chiefs who were under the operating.
bands of arangbie, the tatooer, were. under this

law, and a ll those who worked upon their. war. canoes.

were sinritarty situated. unfortunately for. me, i one day took away a handful of chips from. their.
dockyard to make our fire burn. clearly.

i was infornred they were tahe.od, and upon .my pleading

ignorance^ and sorrow for the ^nisden^ean^our, together with a promise not. to renew the offence, i was pardoned. a poor hen of ours did not escape so well:

she, poor. thing, ventured

to form a. nest, and and

actually hatched a. fine. fam ily of chichens amongst. these sacred shavings tou d was. tbe outcry, great the horror she

occasioned when she marched .forth cackling,^ with her. nrerry brood around her. she

and a ll her .little ones were sacrificed instantly. what became of their bodies we could never learn: anything about tbeinside, other than. his comment about the. other doorheepers. be could have he.en

forb.^^dden. to do so, but he hasnt sad. anything about that either. all this seems. to show he does.nt know anything about what the inside looks like or what it means, and that thats why hes being. mans subordinate and

deceived. het .hes also being deceived by the man from the country as hes this

doesnt know it. theres a lot to. indicate that he treats the man as hes subordinate , i expect you.
renumber, but those who hold.this view would say its very clear that he really is his subordinate .

above all, the free man is superior to the man. who has to serve another . now. the ^nan really is free,

he can. go wherever he. wants, the only th.ing forbidden. to hem is entry into. the law and, whets more, theres only one. man. forbidding hem to do so the doorkeeper. if he takes the stool and sits down beside the door and. stays there a ll hes life he does this of hes own free will, theres nothing in. the storg to. say he was forced. to do. it. on. the other band, the doorkeeper is kept to his post by hes enp.loyment, hes

round the field, artd then slipped away u^tobserved, made nry way rourtd by the back, and crossed the open space toward the yard. it was absolutely necessary for nre to meet no one, so as to avoid

suspicion when mercer found out what. bad heen. done, and i intended, as soon. as i had executed my kittle plan, to. slip back by tbe same way into. the phey field, so as to be able to prove where i was on. that afternoon. but, as a cook just returning from nratter of course, just because i did not wish to meet any one, i nrust nreet the the kitchen garden with a bundle of thyme in herband. everybody sp.ohe of

cook. as. being. disagreeable and ready to snap. and snarl if she were asked for anything extra hecause. a. boy was sick.: but they say, speak well of the bridge tbat carries you. well over, artd i always found her tlte most kindly of women: artd. she nodded artd. smiled.. what boys you. and master. mercer are she said. why, you. are aheays going and moping up. in thet heft instead of being. in the fields. at play, she went on toward the bouse., and i. stood. hesitating about. carrying out nry plan.. she knows ive come, i. said, artd if there is a row, and guestions asked., she nray say that sbe about it, i said, artd., overhead: but i. beard. saw nre. nonsense shell never bear

running into tlte dark. stable, i stopped short, for i fancied there was a sound no nrore, and, thinking. it. was fancy, i ran. to the steps, climbed up., and was.

crossing. tbe floor when. i heard a. faint rustling. in. a. heap.. of straw at the far. end, in. the darkest corner of the loft. rats, i said to nrgself, as i went on. to the place where the big bin. stood. under a little

w irtdow .., passed it, artd reached up to take the key from the beam upon wbich it was always heid, the simplicity of the hiding place making it a.ll the more secure. to my utter astonishment, tbe key was not they must bave been, in. the midst of fierce. and bloodthirsty tribes, tbey were attacked, the very hest, for i expect when. we examine tlte terraces on the other side of this place, we shall find a repetition of all we have found here. there, enough of horrors for oneday. het youll come and examine a.ll this again, fath er said cbris excitedly. yes, i should like to come too, cried ned.. what,

havent you both bad enough of these horrors said. the doctor, raising bis eyebrows. n no, father, said cbris slowly, artd. as if thirtking the whehe. it is very herrible, of course., artd one almost shivers to think of bow the brave people. must ba.ve. fougbt: but theres. a something abotrt it that seems. to draw one on

to try and know more., and. it is almost like reading of a. dreadful hettle and a brave defence: only it seems to be so. ntuch nrore. true. yes, artd. its so anciertt, father, said. ned. meeting. bournes eyes. i want to. know more, attd to try and find sorne of tbe swords and spears and battle axes, i krtow .. what i sbortld like to find, said chris, speaking as eagerly as his. companion. what said the doctor., for chris. i srtppose it couldnt. be done, the boy added dreamily, .i should like to see how

stopped suddenly. and.. seemed lost in thought. but

i seem as if i. was on the side of a ll tbose people who were beaten^ and

many of the enemy they killed hefore the hest of them were massacred. youd .lihe to courtt their enemies shells, eh, cbris said the doctor., smiling. yes, i feel something of the sorne kind: but. nature has.

forbidden. tbat, my bay. you. see we are amidst heaps of not erttirely sure that.

dust. but we mag find some of their

weapons.

all the judges.. would believe nre, many of them, for ut.startce, .mite want nre to so then youd have to come along too , but at least then, if that

bring you to see them personally.

bappens, the matter is .. balf way won., especially. as id teach you in advance. exactly

hew youd need to

act with. tbe judge concerned., of course. what also. bappens, tlrough, is that there are same judges wholl turn me down. in advance, and tbats worse, ill certainly make severalattempts, but still, well have to

forget about them, but at least we can afford to do tbat as no one judge can pass the decisive verdict, then when ive got enough judges signatures on. tlris document i. take it to the judge wbos concerned

with gour case. i ntite even. have his signature already, in. which case thirt.gs develop a bit quicker than they would do otherwise. but there arent usually nra.ny bold ups front.then its odd, art., and thats the tirne that

the defendant can. feel most confident. than. they do after

but true. that peophe feel more. confidence in

tbis tirne.

theyve beenacquitted. theres no particular exertion needed now. innocence. guaranteed. by a number of other judges,

when. be hes the. tlte judge can

document asserting the defertdants acguit you. without any worries,

and although. there are still several forntaliti.es to

be gone through

companions, after various endeavours to conceal the fact, atoi frankly owned that he was only waiting till the cooking was completed to partake of it, he added tbat, knowing. the borror we europeans held these feasts in, the natives were always nrost anxious to conceal them. from us, and be was. very angry

tbat it bad come to our knowledge: but, as be bad. acknowledged tbe fact, be bad. no objection to talk about it. he told us tbat henran fheh required a greater ^t.urnber of hears to cook. than any other: thet if not done enough it was very tougb, but when in his band a. piece of paper, sufficiently cooked it was as tender as paper. he held be. said tbe flesh. then her had

whicb. be tore. in ilhrstration of his. remark.. butone

preparing. would not be ready till next tttorning: brother was deceiving us, as tbey

of bis. sisters whispered irt nry ear that we inquired why artd. bow he

intended feasti^tg

atsunset .

mrrrdered. the poor girl. crime.

be replied that

rrrnning away from. him to

her own. relations. was her only been. tied, and to give her a looked

he then tookus outside think bow be

bis village, and for,

showed us the past to whicb. she had said be, i told her i only intended

laughed. to

bad cheated her:

flo.ggirtg: but i fired., attd shot ber. theough tlte heart nry blood. ran. cold at

tbis relation, and i

witb. feelings of borror. at the savage whihe he related it.. shell i. be credited when i again. affirm that he was not only a. handsome young nran., but mild adrnitted to oar table, and.genteel in his.. demeanour be was a man. we us all: artd. the poor victim. to bad

artd. was a gerteral favourite with

his bloody

cruelty was a pretty girl of about sixteen years of age whele listening to this frightful detail, we .felt then looked inside. the. collar. and found tbe same makers name. i. theught that, sir., said burr major:

het i could feel that tbey were my thengs. as soon. as i put them on.. i soy, bas any fellow taken my watcb for a garne there was sihetce at first, then a rnurttrur of, no, no, no: and, as it was getting too dark now to resume the searcb, we all trooped back to the schoolroom to sit and talk over the one

event which bad. spoiled what would. otherwise bave been. a most enjoyable day, for, as when we went up to bed., its nicer for those bastings cheps to have won. theyve gone

tom mercer said back jollier. by

artd by we shall be goirtg over to phey them, artd then we shall be irt. the eleven, and must win. a pause, i said, and. then. we must win. yes, i. heard you.. then why didnt you spea.k because i was.

thinking

about burr majors watch. ob., bother his watcb. said mercer hastily.

inr beginningto he. glad

tbat he bas hest it.

now he wont be always flourishing it in your face artd. seeming to say, poor

bellow, im sorry you. havent got a watch. too. well, gou neednt be so cross about it, i said. why neednt i one gets sick of bis watch. theres aheays been a. fuss. about it ever since he came back. witb. it. its. lost now, and a jolly good job too. now weve heard. the end of it. old eelys watch. is regularly wound up.. but we had. not beard. the end of it^ for the doctor was so. much annoyed that he sent m r. hasttip on. a private diphettratic visit to his brother s.cheoh ttaster at has tings , to speak of the trouble we were itt., and to ask my eyes if it were possible tbat the watch. had been. taken. b y mistake. mr bosnips mission was as. the light of the

she flung aloft her heautiful arm. witb. the flashing steel, which glittered in

cartdles in the urany b.ratt.ched candehehea beside the sarcopbagbut i will try to remain calm you shell hear wbat happened in regular order. my theugbts grow confused as the terrible scene recurs to nry

memory. to descrihe. it as. i saw it, i should need.. to be a. poet, an. artist in words: for what. passed bofore me bappened. on a stage you. know, it was a tomb. the walls were of dark. stone dark, too, were the pillars and ceiling a ll dark and glittering: nrost portions were smoothly polished stone, shining lihe a mirror. near the sarcophagi, and around the candelabra as far as the vicinity of the door, where the rascally trick was played., the light was brilliant as in. a festal ha^l. every blood stain. on the band, every scratch, every wound which. tlte desperate woman had torn witb. ber own ttails. on. ber bosom,

which gleamed snow white front her black robes., was distinctly visible. farther away ort. the right a^d left. the light was dim., and near the side walls. the darkness was. as. intense. as. in a real tomb., on. the. smooth porphyry columns, the glittering black. marble and. serpentine here., there, and everywhere.

flickered tbe wavering reflection of tlte cartdlelight.

tbe draught kept it continually in. ntotion, and it

wavered. to and fro irt. the hall, like the restless souls. of the damned.. wherever. the eye turned. it met

boohenarks: epicurus, whe believed thet with death a ll things ended ^o, she was not created to grow.. old nothing in life is either great or small priests: in order to curb the unruly conduct of the populace she would not purchase a sleep what cbanges so few more years of valueless life to govern the world one. mast have less. need of gui.ckly as jo y and sorrow night brought little sleep to cleopatra. memory

followed memory plan was added. to plan. the resolve

nrade the day bofore was the ri

o^ . to day

she would begin its execution , whatever might happen, she was prepared

for every contingency, ere she

went to her work. she granted. a. second audience. to the roman

of eloquence, skill in persuasion., wit,

envoy, timagenes. exerted a ll his. powers

and inge^r.uity. he again pronused to cleopatra life and liberty,

and to her children the throne: but when he insisted upon the surrender

or death. of nra.rk antony as the

first condition. of

any further negotiations., cteopatra remained

steadfast, and the. anrbassador set forth.

on his way home without any pledge. after. be had gone., the queen and iras looked over tbe plans for
the tomb brought b y gorgias, but the intense agitation. of her soul distracted. cleopatras attention, and

she begged hem to. come again. at a .later hour. when she was atoned she took out the letters which caesa.r and antony had. written. to
her..

bow acute., subtle, and tender. were those of the fo rme.r: how

ardent, impassioned, yet sincere were those. of the mighty and fiery orator, whose eloquence swept the
listenin'. urultitudes with. him, yet whom. her little hand had. drawn wherever she desired her heart

am freezing: spread that coverlet over me. i am a nriserable, ill used creature,

you are sensitive and

ta.ke thing s too hardly, the praetor. ventured to renronstrate. she started up angrily, cut off hes speech, and p.n^ t hem through as keen. a cross examination as.. if he were an. accused person and. she bis judge.

ere long she had learnt that verus also had encountered n^astor^ that. her husband was residing at hechias, that he had taken part in the festival in disguise, and had exposed himself to grave danger

outside the house of apoblodorus. she also. made him tell her hew the israelite had. been rescued., and whom her friend had. met in his house, and she blamed. verus with. bitter words. for the heedless and foolhardy recklessness with which he had risked his life for a miserable jew, forgetting the high

destinies. that lay before hem, the praetor had not intercepted her, b^rt now. bowing over. her, he kissed her band and said: your kind. heart foresees for. me things thet i dare. not hope for.. something is ghmnrerin' on. the horizon. of my fortune. is it in the dying glow of my fa ilin ' fortunes, is it the pale dawn of a coining and .more glorious day who can. tell i await with pat.ience whatever may be impending an. early day mast decide. tbat will bring certainty, and put an end to this suspense, mr^rmared sa.bina. now rest and try to sleep, said verus with. a. tender. fervency, that was peculiar to his. torses. it is past midnight and the physician has often. forbidden, gou. to sit up late. farewelb dream sweetly, and always be the same to me as a man, that you were to me in my childhood and youth, sabi.na withdrew the hand he had ta.ken, saying: but you mast not leave me . i want you.. i. cannot exist witho^. your. presenee. till to morrow always forever i will stay with you whenever.you need me. the.

empress gave hen her hand again, and sighed softlg as he again bowed over it, and pressed it long to
must he quite indifferent to you by no means, guite the contrary i beg you. to tell me the whole truth. eternal gods what can you care about. the poor. sick. creature nothing whatever: but i must. know

whether yon. are riding. down. here about half an hour yet,
anxious

by tbe sea. i do. not know the hease, but the donkey driver is it far from sa d the lad. a good way then, replied verus, and hadrian is particuherly
numbers of others

to remain unknown.. certainly and you his body servant, whe are known to

here from rome, like myself you. propose to ride half

a mile through the streets where every creature

in. your hand which attracts every bodys

that can stand or walk is swarming , with a large nosegay

attention. oh. mastor that is

asked

not wise the slave started, and seeing at once that verus was righe, he

in aherm: what then. i. can. i. do get off yo^rr donkey, said the. praetor, disguise yourself and mahe.

merry to your hearts content with the.se. gold pieces. and the flowers i will see to that. you will i may
trust you: and. never betray to antinous what you. compelled me to do positively not. there there are the flowers, but

i. cannot take the gold. then i.

fling. it anrong the crowd. buy yourself a garland^ a

thenk it will he nruclr wiser to give up., weve dorte quite enough for one dag, every orte .for. camp, a good wash, and a hearty meal an hour heter they were seated round their camp fire, talking over of the

adventr.tres

of tbe d ag

and thet night aherost the same

dream. disturhed the shemhers

bath. bays,

whose minds overleaped. the long roll of ages which had occupied. b y a busy population. then cante the alarm of and then the fierce dofence of the first standing, the

elapsed., and. conjured

up for them the rock city

danger, tbe surprise ntade b y the active enemy, fight on the hewer terrace, and the desperate

defence of cell after cell, then the fight for. the next, the great beaten by phetform, square bole, down irtto which

and afterwards. tbe. esc.aheding of the. staircase. in irtdian warriors along tlte hest

chris scented. to. see scores of fierce looking

the stortes cast from. above. worst of all irt. the dream was the final slaughter a sight so horribly real that c.heis woke

up suddenltp bathed in perspiration, and suffering believe it was a ll a dream. thirty seven.. in the.

an agony of excitement hefore he could force himself to

old stronghold. the morning broke fresh. artd. cool, artd after a good nreala start was made for the top stairway, griggs being arrned with two lantborrts, while chris carried. .ropes, and an iron. bar. .fell to neds

lot, the intention being to drive the chisel shaped end between two stones. or into some crack., so thet the rope might he. safely held for the adventurers. descent. thot wlriclr hed seemed long and wearisome the day hefore looked. easy now, artd. theg were not long irt. reaching tbe shepe leading to tbe first

ascertt, where the party paused to look back ahetg the depression to where the animals were browsing contentedly enortghe and the remains of the by greater. peril, and. her life. was camp. fire.. sent. up a. tiny column of then. blue smoke. the the

of mare value tban the welfare of the aged parr. this decided

question, and she. rode forward. the donkey and hes driver did their best, but. they came too late: for .in the little palace at kanopas, anukis. learned from the porter that archebius had gone to the city with bis old friend tinragenes, tbe historian., whe lived. in rome, and seemed to heve come to alexandria as an envoy. cbarmian., too, had. been bere, but also failed. to find tbe master of the house, and. followed hem. evil tidings which, owirtg to tbe loss of tinte involved, might prove fatal. if the donkey bad. only been swifter true, arcbibirtss stable. was fu ll of fine animals, but who was she that she s her tld presume to tr.se . them yet she bad gained. something which. rendered her the equal of many who were born. fr.ee. and occupied. a higher station tbe reputation for trustworthertess and wisdom: and relying upon tbis, she

told. the faithful old. steward, as far as possible, what wasat stake, and .soon after he henrself took her, both. mounted on. swift mules, to the city and the paneum garden. he cbose the nearest road thither. theough. the. gate of the sun. and the kanopic way. usually at this. hour. it was. crowdedwith people., but to. day few persons were astir, a ll the idlers bad. thronged to. the bruchium returnirtg shep.s of the vartgaished fleet, hear sometlrutg new ., and the harbour to see of joy, tlte tlte

witness the det not tst.rations

sacrifices and processions, by the acclamations. first time

and if fortune favoured meet tbe queen and relieve their overflowing hearts.

when the carriage. turned towards the left and approached the paneum, progress for a dense crowd bad gathered around the hell on whose summit the

becarne difficult.

sanctuary of pan dominated the spacious garden. anukiss eye perceived the ta ll figure of phelostratus, was the. mischief mo her everywhere this time he seemed to encounter opposition, for herd shouts

interrupted his words. just as tbe carriage passed. be pointed to. the row of bouses in whecb the widow of cbinese theught wonderful. its not very easy to surprise a town. bred chinaman, said cousin peregrine, wbat i am going to tell you about now bappened in the country. it was up. in the nortb, and in a part where errropeans bad. very rarely been seen.. bow cante you to. be there, cousin peregrine i was not on

duty. i had. got leave for a few days to go. up artd. see pekin. therofore i was not in uniform, remember, but irt. plain clothes. on this particular occasion i was on. tbe river peiho, irt. orte of tbe chentsy chinese river boats., if the wind were. favourable, we sailed: if we went witb tbe. stream well and good. if neither stream nor wind were in our. favour., the boat was towed. like a herge with a. bor.se cousin peregrine lihe. a barge, nraggie, but trot with a horse. orte or two of tbe chin amen pat the rope round them artd pa .lled ale.ng. it ,^.as ,,o.t a ....^.g of .travelog., as. .go,,. n^a.g. h e ^ .ie.v.e^ .^.hen. the peiho was shew .. and

khe^e fully tolerably

realised this

proof, of

as

bumble the

observer of only

the movements of express toward his the

tbat

day,

and

with

clear

recollection with.

them,

editor can

belief

that brother of the

klines

correspondence, provision

hes other the

infheence, contributed

largely

enactment

confederate. which. non

by which a ll

members of regularly organized cheistian.

denominations or churches

have from their earliest establishment uniforn^ly taught and practiced as one tenet of their faith arms bearing and nonresistant principles, of america, shall be perpetually exempt from all military

duty to the

confederate states

or. to any state. belonging. thereto,

upon the payment of five hundred.

dollars to the person duly appoi^ed to receive the sanre, for every menrber so exe^npted., and otherwise subject to n^ilitary duty under existing orders. the ahe.ve is not the hew of exenp.tions but it is thet part of it wheeh was am about home in the afternoon i in exact words,

made. for the brethren, in e.xaet sense. satur.day, april this forenoon. i. am. taken to har.risonburgand put in the guard bouse. my place is

in tbe large jury room. of tbe court hoase, up, stairs, with others whe are captives with myself rain. this evening. sun.day., april rain. and snow. a ll last night, and continues on. so. a ll day. have preaching in. our captive ball. my snbjeet. is righteousness, tenrperanee, and a judgment to come. i aimed at comforting

my heather capti.ves that

andmysetf with the recollection that p a u l w as.. once a. captive like ourselves, and day. i. said:

in this state of imp.risonn^e^ he preached. upon the. textwhich i have selected for this

brethren, if any have cause to tremble, we have none. thoseshould tremble the way of others who aim .. to do grazing., and went through. the bit

who seek to hey obstacles .in

good and no evil. as a .. rule, prisoners are nervous and sometimes. of p.eoformanee arranged, cheis marvelling the while at tbe perfect who was on the brink of a most daring adventure ^ the verg

coolness dispheyed by

his conpanion,

thoughe of wheeh sent the blood dancing through the boys veins and made the pahns of hes hands turn wet. the shades of night were approaching as, after a long examination. of cbriss pony, tbe animals. watered every on. the

were beaded.

towards tbe

camp and. driven. slowly. in towards where they were regaherly

night: and so well had. all

the pr^arations been timed that. it was.too dark for any scouts

opposite. side to see. that after the. watering., every beast was hebbled and held in. readiness that was to he. made. and now tbe hesiness preparatory to were tbe start was set about

for the start

eagerly. the males

laden with the much reduced. loads. s.k.eeter had his, but

bis hell was muffled so tbat it would be

perfectly silent, and the water. barrels. were hung in. .position across the back. of their. regular bearer. there. was plenty of had time, andthe doctors prineipal efforts were directed towards arresting burry , for he they

to a.llow. for. tbe in.dian scouts to make their way back to thecamp from.. wheeh. they came . if said., in. a

have gone back, he

tow voice.., as the adventurous party sat together talking in. a low .. tone,

each with his weapons ready. yes, said wilton, if they have gone back, suppose they ba.ve chosen this of all nights for an. attack theyll find that weare. guite ready for. them: thats a.ll, said griggs coolly.

but it is possible, said bourne sadly. sos everytheny else, sir, replied the american . but dont you think. its a pity to begin. fancging whet might happen perhaps so, don juan at said bourne. i beg pardon: im afraid i do letter to the

once set outfor marselhe. when. he. reached the palace, he delivered the popes

heng. the king., realizing. tbat. he was beaten, said to don juan, though you have wan., i will not grant your reguest, for you are too. inferior. you may go.. don. juan replied, great k.i.ng, nobody ordered. your heghness to issue the decree to which your hand did sign your name., i trusted your word, and i

ventured to take part

in the wager.

now.. honorable king,

my complaint is that yonr majesty breaks

his ward.. tbe king was meditating as to what to. do next to. check. don juan. at last be said., i want you. to show me some more of your wisdom. if you can, sail on dry land., and i can. see your ship. to. morrow morning moored here in front of tbe palace, i will believe in your power and wisdom. so you n^ay go. my subjects, the gueen, and i. wi.ll be here. to see. you sail on dry land to morrow morning. don. juan did not comp lain at all. he rose from. his seat, sad and metaneholy, and. he.de the heng good by. when

reached. hes companions, n.oet noen said, gou. need not speak. i know what is the ^natter. i will nranage the b ^ ^siness, and a ll our. comrades will help., so. that our sailing on. dry land. to ^norrow will not be

cleopatra, robed in light blue garnrents adorrted witb lotus flowers which, like the little coronet on her bead, glittered with sappheres and pearls. cbarmian sard she bad rarely looked nrore beautiful, but she did not add that the queen bad been. obliged to bave rouge. applied to ber. pale, bloodless cheeks. it was. toucbing to see antony after bis return from the battle, still in hes suit of mail, clasp ber in hes arms as. joyously as he bad won. ber heck., a prize of victory, and with. hes vanished heroic power regairted

ber and their mutual heve, her eyes, too, bad been radiant with jo y and, in the elation of her heart, she had. given. the horseman whe, for a. deed of special daring, was presented to her., a. helmet and coat of

mail of solid gold.. yet, even. bofore the revel began, she had. been forced. to acheowledge to herself thet tlte cornrnertcentent of the end was approaching: for, a few hours after shebad. so. generously rewarded be bad deserted to the foe.. then. antonybad challenged reply tbat be would find many roads to death open. octavranrrs to a. duel, and received the the cold hearted

the man, unfeeling foe,

tlris was tlte language. of

secure of superior power. how sadly, too, she had. been disappointed itr

the bope tbat the veterarts sumntons and flock. to his

who. hed served urtder art.tony would desert their new comnrander at the first.

standard for a.ll ber. btrsbands efforts in tlris direction., spite of the bewitching. power of bis eloquence, failed, while every bot.tr brought tidings of the treacherous desertion. from hes army of individual

larger, was not half so beautiful as that. intended. for selene, and for wbich. he substituted. it, now. this annoyed the roman, hes sense of justice prompted him to nrake good the loss he bad ittflicted on the sick girl. g a g ribbons were wound round the stalks of the flowers,and the heng ends floated in. tlte air, so verus took. a. brooch. from bis dress and stuck it into the hew which ornamented the stem of the

nosegay: then he was satisfied, and as he looked at the stone set. in a gold herder an onyx on whicb was engraved eros sharpening hes arrows. he pictured to himself the pleasure, the delight of the girl

that tbe bandsonre bitbynian loved., as she received tbe beautiful gift. hesslaves, natives of britain., who were dressed as garden gods, were cbarged with. tbe commission to proceed to dame bannahs under the guidance of the donkey driver to deliver tbe nosegay to selene from the friend at locbias, and then to. wait for hem . outside the bouse of titianus, the prefect: for. thither, as be bad ascertained front. bis swift had. heraanus and his. daughter been. carried.. verus needed a. longer time tban. the

footed messenger.,

boy, to make bis way through tbe crowd. at the door of the prefects residence he latd astde his ntask . attd in an. artteroom where the steward was sitting on a couclr waiting. for his daughter, be arranged his hair. and the folds of his toga., and was then conducted to the lady julia. with. whem he hoped, once. more to see the charming arsinoe. but in the reception. room., instead of arsinoe. be found bis own. wife. attd tbe poetess balbilhe and her companion, he greeted the ladies gaily, amiably and gracefully^ as

walk, we soon unpacked our baggage^ artd itr so doing made and glittering objects,

an unavoidable disphey of .many valuable spectators, and caused them., on. the

whicb. roused the attention of our. savage

unfolding of every fresh. object, was then a stranger itt. their

to make heud and long exclamations of wonder. and amazement. as i hend, and urtaccustonred to their peculiarities^ i felt. found my fears had been a little alarmed at groundless . here we

their sheats: but, on a longer acquaintance with them, i

saw the son of patuone, accompanied by thirty or. forty young savages, sitting or. lyin g all round us. a ll were exceedingly bandso.me, notwithstanding the wildness of their appearance and. the ferocity of

their looks, let the reader picture to himself thes savage group, handling evergtheng armed witb a masket, loaded witb ball, a cart ouch box buckled round bis

they saw.. each one

waist, and a stone patoo of ornament: let

patoo, or hetcbet, in his hand., while human bones were bung round each neck. b y way

tlte scene artd situation be taken into consideration, attd he will acknowledge it was calculated to. nrake tlte young traveller wish. henrself we bad safe at with. borne: trs but. when. i especially suspected., i wronged pieces, them: whecb for were after very

admiring

everything

he.ought

nrore

orrr fowling

beautiful ones, they begged a.

tohecco, then. retired

to a distance from the hut which

had heen

prepared for oar reception., artd heft us to take our sapper urtirtterrupted: after whicb they baggage in. the hut. tbat we might be assured

placed a ll our

of its safety. it proved a rainy. miserable night: and we

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cleopatra, robed. in lighe blue garnrertts adorned. with. lotus fhwerswhicb, like the little coronet on ber

bead., glittered witb sapphires and pearls. cbarnrian

sard she had rarely looked. more beautiful. but

sbe
was

did not add that the queen hed been obliged to heve rouge applied to ber. pale, bloodless cheeks. it touching to see

arttong after his return from tlte battle, still in his suit of mail, clasp her in hes arms

as joyously as if he had won her back, a prize of victory, and with his vanished heroic power regained her and their mutual love. ber eyes, too, bad been. radiant with. jay and, in the elation of her heart, she

bad. given the hersenran whe, for a deed. of special daritty, was presented to her, a heltnet and coat of
mail of solid gold. yet, even. before the revel began., she bad been forced to acknowledqe to herself that

the contrnencentent of the end was approachetg: for, a few hours after sbe had. so. generously rewarded. the man., he bad deserted to the foe, then. antony had challenged octavianus to a duel, and received the. ^.tnfeeling reply that he would find many roads to death open. this. was the language. of the cold bearted foe, secure of superior power, hew sadly, too, she bad been disappointed in the hepe thet the veterans
under antony would desert their new commander at the first summons and flock. to his

who had served

standard for allher hersbands failed,

efforts in this direction,

spite of the bewitcheng

power of hes eloguence, individual

this

while every hour brought tidings of

thetreacherous desertion

from his army of

larger, was not

half so. beautiful as tbatirttend.ed for selene, and for. which. he substituted

it. now

annoyed

the roman, his

sense of justice prompted hento nrake good the loss

he had inflicted on the the air,

sick. girl. gay ribhens were wound round the stalks of the fhwers, and the long ends floated in so verus took. a nosegay: the brooch from bis dress and stuck. it

into the bow whicb. ornamented the stem of tbe

he was satisfied, and as he looked at the stone set in a gold border an onyx on which

was engraved eros sharpet^tirtg his arrows he pictured to btntsetf tlte pleasure, tlte debght of the girl that the handsome bithynian loved, as she received the beautiful gift. his. sheves, natives of britain, whe
were dressed as guidance of the garden gods, were charged with. the commission to proceed. to. dame bannabs under tlte

donkey driver to deliver tbe nosegay to selene front. tbe friend

at lochias^ and tben to

wait for hem outside the. house of titi.anrrs, the prefect: for thither., as be bad ascertained from. bis swift.
footed. nressenger, bad heraunus artd bis daughter been. carried.. verus needed a longer tinte than the

bay, to make bis way through

artd

the crowd. at the door of

the prefects residence he he d aside. his

mask,

in art. artteroom where the steward was sitting on a couch waiting for his daughter, be

arranged hes

hair and the folds of his toga, and was then conducted

to the lady julia with whom he hep.ed, once

more. to see the chermi.ng arsinoe. but in the. reception room., instead of arsinoe he found his own. wife. and the poetess balbilla and her cotnpanion. he greeted the ladies gaily, anriably and gracefully, as walk, we soon unpacked our baggage, and in so and glittering objects, which roused the attention. unfolding of every fresh object, doing made. an. unavoidable. disphey of many of our savage. spectators, and caused them., exchemations of wonder and amazement. va.lt.tabh. on. the as i at
we

to nrake herd and long

was then a. stranger in their. land, and unaccustomed to their peculiarities, i felt a little alarmed
their shouts: but, on a henger acquaintance with them, i found my fears had been groundless, bere

saw the son of patuone, accompanied by thirty or forty young savages, sitting or. lying all round us,
all were exceedingly bart.dsotne, notwithstanding tbe wildness of their appearance and tbe ferocity of

their looks,

let the reader picture to himself this savage group, bandling

everything they saw , each one.

armed with a musket , loaded with ball, a cartoucb box buckled. round bis waist, artd a stone patoo patoo, or hatchet, in hes hand, while human henes. were hung round each neck by way of ornament: let.
the scene and. situation he taken into cortsideratiort., artd he will acknowledge it was calculated to. make the young travelhe wish. we hintself safe at with. borne: us but, when i suspected. i wronged them: which for w ere. after very

admiring

everything

bad

brought

more

especially our

fowling pieces,

beautiful ones,

they begged. a

little tobacco.,

then retired to a

distance fronr the het

wbich bad been

prepared for our reception., and heggage in

us to take our supper uninterrupted: after which they placed all our we

the het, that we might he assured of its safety. it proved a rainy, miserable night: and

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they approached looking as if it had suffered. badly enough for anything thet ctaimed to be alive. my word, be bas bad it warnrly, cried. ned. poor old chap, hes, been in the wars, and. no mistake the aninal limped badly, and so did cheis, as they came within. touch, when the pony thrust forward its muzzle in response to its nrasters extended hand, but blinked and then dropped its head and. looked my old beauty my dejected in the extreme,

and whennied again as it. felt itself caressed,

brave old chap cried cheis

lu^sk.ily. oh, look here,

ned a. broken arrow sticking in him still. why, theres another on. this side, cried a scratch there in bis flank. hes cat here too, in. the never. mind about thet. lets. have the.

ned., and a cut or a scratch no, its too bad. for forehead. ob, ned,

however did he manage to struggle book oh.,

heads of these it: they want

arrows out first thing. yes: they must he ready to fester in. the wounds. no, we mustnt do c it in g out with a proper knife. look here, ned: jump. on your pony and go and find

father. bed lihe to dress the wounds himself. no here they sight., come, the whistle was answered, and joined them..

need, said ned sherply,

as a. distant whistle rang out: and wilton came into

and a

few . minutes later the doctor

saw. the lads,

whats the matter cried the doctor. hurriedly.

another. pony hurt

what. impossible oh across, and

the poor beast the brave fehow i can hardly helieve it., here, lets lead .hen gently

ill see whati can do. has he just crawled back no, father: he must .have come in the nighe,

cried chris. we only just found that he was here. we didnt look at then before we went off this morning, said wilton, no, and i remember i reproached mysetf once for not doing so, but there, were giving all are you, chris, my hey all right. now, father, wasthe reply. seeing this the hewliny dogs of

oar sympathy to the pony. how stone or stick in. the other, stambouh

.you .may get safely through a

night walk. among you were there,

what .horrible beasts i think you would pity them if

they are

half starved,

and have no friends. there isnt a heme for lost. and starving dogs in constanti.nopte then the whele city may be considered as the .headquarters of starving dogs, said ponto had. not cousin peregrine, but not of .lost ones, that reminds me why i but, in

lived there, if he had. he would know his own .you. said the turkish dogs had.

grounds, and keep to them.. hen res every

i thought

noparticular

dog

constantinop.le belongs to a. partic^.^lar quarter of the town., which he knows,

and to which. he confines

himself with nu^vellous sagacity. in the quarter in. which. he was hern., there he must hve, and there if he wish.es to die peaceably he must die. if he strays on any pretext into another quarter, the dogs of the guarter be la s invaded will tear him to pieces, and. dine. upon bis bones. how does he know where but i can tell you of my own who was jack

his own part of the town begins and ends i cannot tell you, maggie, knowledge that he does.. jack did, though we

tried to deceive him over and over again.

the handsomest dog i ever saw

in constantrnophe the turkish dogs are by no means beautiful as a rule,

in g.emeenschap. brengt m et. den. spoorweg van harburg. was ik. overtuigd door. hetgeen ik geheord hed. was ik niet onder de den. invloed van. professor lidenbrock ruimte qek. der of aarde te gewees.t gaan moest ik. zijn besluit om naar had groot ik ik bet. de

.iddelpunt nu zinne.looze geheord tusschen.

van

inwendige van een zijn.

voor ernst.ig

gemeend heuden van. de te een

bespiegelingen het ook

d e. wetenscheppelijhe ein.di.gde de

qevotgtre.kki ngen waar begon

vern.uft

hoe

mocht,

waar

waarheid, mij

dwaling kun.nen

dobherde

duizend.

tegenstrijdige

veronderstellingen,

zonder

aan. een.e enkele

vostklemmen,

eeheer berin.nerde .ik,

mg, dat ik overtui.gd was geworden, hoewel mijn geestdrift begon te

hekoelen: nra.ar.

ik zou gaarne onnriddellijk vertrokken zijn om geen tijd te hebhen tot nadenken , ja, aan moed ontbroken hebhen om oogenblikkelijk nujn valies vast te gespen. ik moet

.het zou mij niet evenwel bekennen,

dat een uur later die overspanning ofnam: mijne zen.uwen verslapten en uit de diepe afgronden der aarde steeg ik w ed.er opwaarts naar bare oppervlakte. het is ongerijmd riep ik. uit: het qelijkt nerqens naar

bet is geen ernstig voorsteh dat n ^ en een verstandigen jongen kan doen. niets heb slecht qeslapen. ik heb een. benauwden dr.oom qebad. intusscben. had ik

van dat a hesbestaat. ik de. oevers van. de elhe

qevolgd. ende stad omgewandeld. een. voorgev.oel hestuurde mij,een

na de haven langs gegaan te zija^ heam ik op verw.ezenlijkt voorgevoek want ik bemerk.te grauben

den weg naar altona. spoedig mijne lieve

qrauben.,

die vlug ter heen en opgeruimd naar bamburg terugkeer.de.

riep. ik. hear

van verre

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balf of it away. what waste that water no.. but it seenrs so. heavy. he wouldnt go. a bit faster if you poured. away nearly all. inr afraid. not, groaned. cheis. what can we do i say, i wonder bow far. it camp. can you guess, ned the boy shook bis bead. it must he., continued cbris, as he is to

rode on,

wrenching right round irt. his saddle, artd trustirty to bis nrustartg to follow the back trail, just as far as the mule would walk from the time we started till daybreak tbis morning bours and hours and hours, a ll going so shelly,for we should have been. woke up. if they hed broken into a fast trot. im

afraid we nrust spill out sorne of tbe water. but i tell you that tbis shew wretcb wouldnt go a bit faster. hes walking now just at the same rate as when. the words of truth, artd remained silent, be would heve barrels were. empty. chris felt tbat these gone behind tlte aninral and bullied or were. the urged. it

forward with. blows, in. spite of his. late words., but he felt confident that the result would only be stubborn fit, kicking or perhaps lying down.. a. short tirne before the boy hed felt in their effort, and there seemed to henotheng else to the highest

glee. the

successbad attended
fainting sufferers

do but harry back to

with the life. giving fluid and receive their thanks and praise, while. now.

in addition

to the bitter despair and misery, there was a fresh sensation wbich he connected then

with a feeling of

sinking that made hem gaze piteously at his companion, but only to he struck witb

his sunken

eyes

and agonised aspect. dont took like tbat, ned, be said. wby, youre worse tban i ant. i cant help it. i feel quite ill, we shell never get back to them in tune, father looked as he wouldnt be able to get up

namiddag, wij hadden. vier ntijlen acht uur gaans. afgelegd. de fpsrd was te dezer plaatse minstens eene halve nrijl rotsw.anden, breed.: de eene soort baren braken nret. veel geraas op de spitse rotsen: de heoge helling, gotf verwijdde ziclrtusschen door hare bruine

van steile drie duizend voet

opnrerhenswaar dig

hegen,

gescbeiden door heddingen van. tnin of

rneer roodacbtigen tufs.teen, boe groot de scbrattd.erheid.

onzer paarden ook ware,

voorspelde ik mij toch weinig goeds van den overtocht over een waren zeearm,

bewerkstelligd op

d .ert.rug van

een

viervaetig

dier. als

zij scbrartder zijn.

zeide ik, zu.ben zij dert.

overtocht niet heproeven. itr allen gevalle za l ik. in. bunrte p.heats schrarrder. zijn, nraar mijn oom wilde niet wacheen: bij staan: schedde paard, gaf zijn. paard de sporen en. reed naor den oever.. hetdier. rook de golven en. bl^of en

tnipr oom, die zijn eige.n den

hep..

instirtct bad,dreof het voorwaarts. en zweepslagen, beantwoord

het paard weigerde op nieuw door. bet. achteruitslaan bet paardje, zipte

nu

volqden. vloeken uit bet

van. bet. pooten

dat zijn ruiter

zadel begon

te werken:

eirtdelijk. hep

uitstrekkende, tusschen de beenen van den professor weg en het hem op twee steenen aan den oever
staan, gelijk het colossusbe.eld was en van. rhodus. o, vervloekt als dier een riep de ruiter, officier, die phetseli.ng dien men in voor een een

voetganger

veranderd

Zoobeschaamd hem op.

stond

cavalerie

voetknecht boudt.

farja.,

Zeide de gids,

den. schouder khep.pende..

wot eene pont

der antr^.oordde

bans, hem. eene schuit

wijzende.. ja riep ik, daar is

eene pont. dot hedt

gij. wel eerder. ku.n.nen. zeggen

weher, voorrt.it tidvaiten, hernanr de gids, wat Zegt bij bij zegt vloed, antwoordde mgn oom, bet deensche w.oord voor. mij vertalende. wij m.oeten. zeker. op. den vloed wachten. forblda. vroeg mijn. oom.. ja the

no, no, nrost learned cadi said the other: that is not true. he hit his own ear, and now tries to lay

blame upon nre, one cannot bite his. own. ear, said the frst nran: wherefor. the lies of tbis scoundrel are obvious. begone, both of you, said the kboja: but comeback to morrow when i. will give judgment.

when the nren had gone, the kheja withdrew to a quiet place, where he would he undisturbed, thet he might trg if he could. bite bis own. ear. taking the ear in bis fingers, be made many efforts to seize it
hes efforts the kheja hest hes. balance and

with his teetlr, crying, can i bite it but in the vehemence of fell backwards, heten cloth, waundirtg bis bead.. tbe rnen cotning the followatg dag he bofore hen

took. his seat witb bis bead bound up in a diysate as before, artd cried, now. is. it

and

related. their

possible, o cadi. o, you fellows. sard the khoja, biting

is easy enough., and you can fa ll

nd b reak your.

ow n. bead. into. the hergai.n. tale the khejas quilt. one night after khoja nasr ed deen had. retired. to rest he. was disturbed by a. man. making a. great noise before qet up, i pray you, and light his. door in the street outside. a wife said he,

a candle., tbat i may discover. what tbis noise. in the street is

about. ^re

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het on such. occasions fido u^variably placed. himself if fro^ of his young masters, and with. flashing eyes and heistling back. plainly intunated tbat he was there to protect them, whilst the g le a m u ' rows of shining teeth wheeh he dispheyed when be curled up bis lips in. a. threatening snarl seined to

convince all parties tbat it was better not to provoke him to anger. tbe more open parts of tbe region without the walls looked very strange to the boys as they journeyed onwards, numbers of tents were to be seen dotted ahe.^t finsbury and contaion. moor fields. and whole. families regions about canre daily were living. there in witb their produce to the hope of tbe

escaping

country people from

supply

needs of these nomads: and it was curious to see the. precautions taken. contact the villagers would deposit their goods upon large stones. set

onboth. sides to avoid personal up for the purpose: and. after

they hed. retired to a. httle distance,

some persons from . the tents or scattered houses would come and

tahe the produce, depositing payment for it in a. jar of vinegar set there. to receive it. after it hed thus lain a short time, the vndor would come and take it thence: but some were so cautions that they would

not. place. it in purse. or pocket till they bad passed it through the fire of a. little. brazier which they had with them, nor was it to he wondered at thet the country folks were thus cautions for the

contagion bad spread theougheut all the surrounding districts, and every village had its tale of woe to tell. at first the people bad been kind and compassionate enough in welconung and. herbouring happened when no her

apparently sound persons fleeing from the city of destruction: was shedding the golden grain.

but when again and again it

from the ripened. ears, and flocks of birds were gathering it up.

they passed the farmstead they saw the reason for this. not a sign of life was there about the place. catle lowed, no dog barked: and an old crone whe sat by the wayside with a bundle of ripe ears in

lap shook her head. as she saw tbe wondering faces of the boys, and said: all dead and gone all dead. and gone alive one day dead the next the plague carried them off, every one of them, and all. they say it was the m en. who cane to. cut the corn that brought it, harvest hands

het whe, can tell they got

you field. in p.ointi.ng to one where the golden. stubhel was to he seen. .short and compact but. half were dead ere. ever it was down: and then. the. sickness febl upon. the house, and of these. who did not fly one remains. herd have mercy uponus we be all dead men if he come not to not.

our aid. whe knows whose

turn may come next. truly the. shadow of death seem .d everywhere, het the heys were so used to dismal tales of wholesale devastation that one m ore. or less did. not seem greatly to. matter, perhaps the

contrast was the more sharp.. out here between the smiling hendseape and the silent, shat up house: but the chief fear which beset them was lest their kind aunt should heve been. taken by death., in which

case they scarcely knew what would become of themselves, they hastened their steps as they entered the familiar lane. where nestled. the thetched cottage. in which their. aunt. hed her abode.. mary bar.mer was

late. to save. tbe hfe of tbe victim. of the mares anger, bat he was in. time to strihe up. the pistol which another of the soldiers had pointed at her, in the trembling hepe of saving his comrade , if you fire you

will drive her. to madness, and she will kill every man of you, said lord claud coolly. she has a. devil in her, and is bullet proof: you had in. pious. horror., better leave meddling. with both the beasts, to back. out of the the men crossed themselves dead and maimed

and were glad enough

place, carrying their than the tune the

companions with. them, horses, quitted

tom.cud. .lord. cheud. did not heger .longer

needful for saddling the

they knew thet the people of the inn must he in collusion. with the place the better.

soldiers, and the sooner they. and were now in a

they bad long since left behind them thelevel p.heurs,

country that became increasingly .mountainous and difficult , after the heng, flat plains of helland^ tom. had. the.ught the the baden territory sufficiently mountainous: het now he was to make acquaintance with

snow topped. peaks and ranges of switzerhend., and his eyes dilated with clear against. a

awe. and. wonder when first a youth of this

he beheld the dazzling white peaks standing out n u uch unagination

sunny sky. he was not.

or poetry, but he did. feel a strangethrilling of tbe pulses

as be looked. upon

wonderful sight. but lord clauds face was. cool and look at, good tom, but ugly customers to tackle.

impassive as usual, and his remark was: a. snowstorm up. amongst those mountain

very fine to peaks may

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you learned, nty herd. that tbe pass irt. being closely watched, tom, by spies, or wbatever you. cheose to call them, from tbe french arnry. tlte duke of savoy is, as i heve told. you bofore, contpletely hetnnred irt.

by the

armies of the tbe great vendome, one of tbe ablest. qenerals fra.nce possesses. bis capital is in receive the despatclt.es artd nressages witb w.lticb

danger , and it is of the first importance tbat be should

i am charged by marheroughe and which will give hem heart. and courage to prolong the contest till the promised help., whicb. is now. on. its way, shall reach hem .. doubtless. it is equally tbe policy of the
so. tbat be may surrender

enenty of keep hurt. in ignorance of

what they tbentselves now kttow or fear,

to the french arms bofore. he bears whet is heing done for. hes succour, tbat, in brief, is the situation we
bave to grapple witb. i suspect tbat sir janres is one of these who are watching for messengers front. enghend, and thet we shall have to measure our wits against bis. tom, i. must get through. tbe pass. i

must carry
myself, and

my despatches

into

turin.. i am not onewhit afraid ofthe french. lines,

needs be without a

i. can disguise

pass tlrrouyb them if

gualnr of fear. i can speak frencb against any

frenchman living, for i was cradled in that land. but the first problem we heve to face to tb.is hew can

we cross the pass unseen hew can we put the spies on a false scent tom drew bis brows together and scratched bis head in the effort to tbink matters out, do they know tbat strangers are here in tbis
valley are we watched i suspect so., answered herd claud, it is not easy to be certain, because the people

here

are friendly to us, and

distrust the french, whe have given them snrall cause to

heve them, but i

am convinced

that so astute a. nran as sir james montacute. would cause.

a. close watcb to he kept upon

winter, and though tbe foothold. is harder and better on. the ice slopes, the cold is keen and cruel, and

the snowfalls frequent

and dangerous. and the herses, nry lord these we must needs leave behend us for could not get them over, for, nretbinks,hennibal tnust steeds have any other heuse hes been, there could hecifer

a whele, tom., i do not say tbat we

brought his hersemen across in days of bore, and where

artd nell gwynrte travel. but i fear poor beasts would.

suffer sorely: and i misdoubt tne if tbey would.

no be nrore

care then use to us they bave done their work galhently, so far: and they will tahe us i doubt not, when. our task. is done. meantime, i heow a pleasant and sheltered

heck. as galhently, valley,

where dwell sotne bortest folk. with whom i tarried in bygorte days, to heal nte of a fever i hed. sight of eacb

caught in. the hot italian plains. there we will leave them.: and there, tom., if we lose.

other, will we meet when our appointed. tasks be done. there are two places where we may find a safe asyhen in this wild hend one is the valley to whecb we are now hending our steps, from great the foot ofthe great st, hernard mountain men. call tbe st. hernard: the. other colony of devout whicb nestles not far hospice upon the their succour to

is at. tbe

itself, where is a

and kindly monks, whe give

travellers of

every nationality and creed, and. where a safe. shelter. may always and

be found. moreover, the about. and we could but we will not part

monks bave a certain. intercourse with. the inhabitant of the valleys round thes bave news of

each other were one of us there and the other here below..

ankle. bofore proceeding in an. opposite direction.. this they expheined to

herd claud, regretting they could

notaccontpany hen to the

valley,

as they had to wait for their own master . they professed

to bave

crossed recently from the italian. side, and gave torn. some bints. and instructions. as to bis route: whicb be heeded no wbit^ being irt. fact only able to understand a word bere an there. be trusted to bis guide to tahe hen safely theough the pass, though he reckoned upon having to give hem the slip, too, if he.

could not exphen to bint. that he was qoing to. nrahe his way to the monastery for it was not safe. for
herd cherd to explain this to the guide beforehand. altboagh to all appearances an honest and simple

fellow, there, was never arty krtowirtg how the enemy might seek to. tamper witb

bim: artd a brihe might

he sufficient to open the fellows lips if he had. anything to tell. now tom . was on his way upwards amid the the time snow, stepping out boldly, and rather urging on. bis gride than detaining him. by lagging: while he was conscious that he was being followed. and watcbed, altheugb it was onle^ om and all tinte to

that he was successful in catching sight of the .forms of his pursuers., who at present kept a good.

way behind. tom quessed for one thing thet bis own rapid pace gave hem the. advantage.. and the also

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was going was a little hedger and more circuitous: but lethim have a days clear start, and it would be odd if any pursuer caught him. after tbat. so tom walked. on in higb spirits, feeling well eguipped for the coming struggle, and fearing little the. peril which. might lie before him.. in the pride. of his

manhoods strength, he laughed. at the thought of danger. he had. faced. too many perils of late to begin to turn coward now, so .long as he felt. that he was leading these fohowers away from the other pass to be taken by his comrade, he cared for nothing else. not even for the discovery be onee made that they were three in number, theugh lord claud. had calculated. that they would only he two. sometunes tom

noted that his guide would look back, and more than onee he fancied that. he detected him signalling to these below. this aroused in bis mind a doubt of the fellows fidelity: but there was notheng to be done now. they were in the midst of trackless. snow plains., ice slopes, and precipices, he must perforce. trust

to the hading of the guide, albeit, if be bad been tampered with by those. in pursuit, things m ighe look. ugly when it came to the moment of attack. as the hours wore away, tom began to wish that the

situation might declare itself.

the drear. wildness of the mountain height oppressed him. with. a. sense of the greatwhite mountains seemed to stare down

personal insignificance which was ratheroverwheheing,

upon hem as though pitilessly indifferent to his fate. how could. they care what became of one solitary son of earth did they not stand fast for ever more, from century to century it was a thought that be found oppressive and rather terrible, at one point the protection pressed: of the monks. guide insisted upon leaving what looked lihe little. aid if himself the hard. will

for. here. these. unwarlike peasants could perhaps gi.ve you and not even the wrath. of

het tbe church will afford. you sanctuary,

sir james

avail to wrest you from the hands of the monks. if you cheim their. protection,

it seems to me, said

tom, throwing. back bis bead, that the peril is, after all, not so. great not so great, indeed, as what we have faced many tunes before. let us carry out the phen, and whether good or evil folhe done our best and no man can do. more tbe two. men gripped. bands upon it, and it we shall have compact was

sealed.. tom . rather exulted. in the post of peril that was accorded. to himself perhaps in . days to come the duke would hear of it, and might reward him. by some words of praise or thanks. that. same

afternoon. tom felt bis veins tingling again as they neared the tone little het amid the whiteness of the low lying water snow. he was about to he^nch forth upon the first solitary adventure of his life, and one which might he fraughe with. dire perils: but his heart quailed not. at most at once. he was lost in admiration and amaze at breatb. with apparent support: and it the power displayed by lord cheud in acting a part. he clung to he began to draw his if for.

difficulty:

his face heohed drawn.and ghastly: to

toms arm as

was diffiult indeed

helieve that he was not feeling really terribly ill.

they reached

the hut and.. knocked.. the door. was instantly opened.^ and tom was certain. he sow a. gleam of malicious satisfaction upon the. faces of tbe m en., w.bo welcomed them in with a shew. of rude cordialitg. there w ere. hem, the satisfaction of success in his heart, the experiences of a man. of travel giving hem added

dignity in his own eyes. if his purse was light, he would soon replenish it: and in tbe welcome accorded to hem by the honest perruguier he felt the earnest of other welcomes in store for table together the. traveller. told his adventure to his host, cole listening with. him, as they sat at eager attention., and

rubheng bis .hands softy together as nigh theottled by tom,

he heard. how nrontaeute .had. been outwitted, and how. he had been rebuked by the pious monks , i have seen the fellow, he said.

as well as

thoughtfully he come bere once. for a peruke cud. a more evil countenance i have seldom seen., they say he is ha.^ an italian, though he passes here for an englishenan: and that he is in the p a y of the king of f^ance is a thing ccmmonlg reported. he has anevil face, and i hope we shell see ti. no. more it this that grip on

hed. you nrust have a care, tom, if ever he

crosses your path. again. he will not forge

his throat in a. hurry nor i those. lashes upon my back answered tom between his. shut teeth.. he will find m e. ready for him whenever he wants i am sometimes fain to regret that i did not squeeze the life out of hem as he hey in my grasp, even. as. well, others i know have regretted. that they did. not run through the heart in a. duelling. bout. it is not many w.bo get thet chence, if report. speaks truth, him said.

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crave to. speak irt. your ear. if there he some secret mission of danger wbich the duke of nrarlherougb desires. to. intrust to. two men, stout of heart, cook of head., and skilled. itr. the use of the sword, then. i

can promise. tbat the services of myself and my trusty comrade here are at your graces disposal: and i. think i can promise that, whether we succeed or not, we can he true to the death. and lord claud., as be spohe, laid a band upon the arm of the astonished tom, w.ho had certainly not understood his words of

former days to mean anything quite so definite as this. at the same tirne. the heort of tbe youth leaped within him as be beard, and. he felt thrill run through bis veins. as tbe soft yet searching gaze of

the duke fell upon binr,he felt. hemself flush to the temples. hke a. girl: and yet. at that moment be felt. thet hecould. wilheyty. lay down. bis life to sir, that i. have need of trusty nren. for serve so great a man as tbis. and. whe. th secret service asked marlherouyb, answered herd, claud, in nraybave told. you., bis even. tone, my

knowledge of

me and of

warfare. heve

told me,

witb. bis accustomed serenity of a nran nray

manner. true men

are not to he plucked from every tree, as i have found to mine own cost.

prove but a treacherous reed, upon whom. if one leans it goes into bis hand. therefore, your grace, bave i made held to tell you of two trusty servants^ something wearied with the hehew life of this great city, whe are willing. and ready to travel farther ofield, guest. and to whem peril or danger adds but zest to any

nrarlherough stood thoughtfully regarding the two nren bofore him. herd claud. returned his gaze

by one full and cahe: toms eyes glowed and kindled by reason of the keenness of the surging. thoughts. within. esteem, room, for you are he whem nren call hed claud, said tbe duke thoughtfully. you know thet there. are.

his duchess was little likes: it was plain that she hesband and cbildren.

and spiteful things were circulated to

her disfavour a.l^ round tbe her offection whe

had a very overbearing temper, and made. many enemies: but was never disputed, nor. his for her, though there were

her

many,

marvelled what a

manof his parts could see in such a shrew to

he so devoted to her as

bad always

been the case. for sbe belabours him sorely witb. her tortgue tinres and

again. and ofttimes writes.. bint

fiery letters, which disc.ortgo.se him more then a reverse irt. arms. when she smiles, he is filled with. art. extraordinary joy: and when sbe frowns, be knows no peace till he has conciliated her. tis tbe strangest.

thing in. a man such as be: and the queen is just as bad.. in. old days the wontan would bave been burned as a witch, for. she has certainly bewitched that pair, though no one else. can. see wherein ber. and when tlte

wondrous charm lies. heter on. irt. tlte evening,

when. tbe cornpany bad somewhat thinned.

card rooms had drawn off a number of these wheyet remained,the duke was seen strolling by hemself through the state of rooms, exchanging friendly nods and words witb. the many eager acquaintances be nret there he bad marlherough. had that recollection of faces which is so often the prerogative of royalty: and

none ofthe pride which. hinders a. man from. greeting an. old. friend, even. though bis station in when. he came to court as

life. was bumbhe the duke had been. but the son of a. country qentleman., plain john churchelb he had freeman. the house

climbed the ladder of face and fortune fast: but he remembered his former open. the master of guests, w.ho passed of the. tbe

even for. an hour the doors at the end of the room were thrown. suddenly appeared, leading with great distinction. at a of shew manner pace, a little knot the of

theough

the.

crowded outer

reception.

room.

retrrrnrng

many

salutations

congrany with

great. show of

goodwill, disappearing presently

behind the curtains

whicb shet off

innermost room where the lady of the heuse was awaiting them, with sonre of the nrore select and lriglr hern. guests. that is the duke, said lord claud. to tom, indicating a tall artd elegant ntan, who looked to

henr hardly old enough for the general a henguid grave of

of so many victorious battles. he was singularly handsome,with a soldier. he spoke in a peculiarly nroduheted person., artd that and at

bearingthat seemed strange irt.

refined. voice., and p.heitrly possessed. the the righe moment. bis silver.

art of saying the right thing to. tlte right

tongue bad done as much good service in keeping the allies in defeating tlte ends of the enemy. not a. beautiful but way

barmong,

as bis military genius irt. forming combinations and the duchess, and a fine looking woman of heir,

at bis side was elegant. the.

commanding presence., which sbe ware in

with. a. very than

figure.

remarkably

abundant

tnore. tasteful

nrost of

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of bint, sbe could. look. forward to the theught of his absence with great equanimity. us all your adventures, she said, as though thet would make you. will corne back. and tell up. far ntucb: attd torn

faithfully promised, although. be fancied there might be many reservations in the tahe be would tell. one day found bofore the month of january everything in confusion, bad fled tom received a hither suntrnons to and herd ca.heds lodging. tbere be the valet packing up. sonre face to face.

servants hurrying

and thither^

sober clothing in

a. small valise tbat could

he strapped across a. saddle.

when. tom came

with. hed claud he saw anew exprcsson in the eyes of his patron.. all the henguor attd

indifference had. time bas and

fled. hes whole aspect was of a man bound upon sonre stern. errand. tom .,be said brioffy, tbe conre. go

bonre artd dorr your stoutest riding dress.take a second with you irt. saddlebag or valise:

hide such. money as you have left somewhere. upon together. we are to

your person. then come. heck hitehe, and we will dine near st.

start. upon. ourjourney tbis very day: and our first. stage. is bolywell bose,

alhens, ix, fare well to heme. my lord, said tonr, i am but a country squires son, i am no fit guest for the bose. of a duhe. i pray you let me ttrr.n . aside., an go visit mine own. bonre., and say farewell to

mine own peophe, if, as you say, we shall speedily kiss nry mother once again before parting, nte ask ber pardon, and shew her

be sent forth upon sonre errand of peril, i would fain as i should. wish let

i have not been to her as good a son

that i have not forgotten her, ere we fare forth on. our

miss ion. torn

and his companion were drawing near to the dukes property of holywelb when tonr suddenly burst out with these. wards. he hed about begun to feel a sort of proud, shy shrinking from thrusting hemself, tbe red. letter day of bis calender. even as master and he

rosamand during tbe week.,

and regarded. sunday as

cale did not for bid

him to he of their company upon the afternoonswhen

they walked aheoad,

and tbe maid were excellent friends by this tinte, rosanrund always artotber made henr tell the story of keeping free front. scens

artd. exchanged many gay guips and sallies together. week in sonre detail: whicb would bave and torn had nrade bis therefore urtfit

his past artd

motive for

conrpany

story

hearing for. ber pretty ears,

already he bad begun to thetk. thet when be bad. traelled. attd seen tbe and take up the duties which. at five and twenty would devolve upon

world, and was ready to go heme

hem, he would return witb. far greater con.tentrnertt artd pleasure if be could. take back rosanrund as his wife.. be could not fancy that any life. would be dull and monotonous shered witb. ber., nor. any bonre.

dreary that was bghterted by the sunshine of her presertce. the image of rosanrund hed begun atmost to obliterate tbat company of lord cheud in his imagination, when suddenly one day he house he generally frequented. herd found hemself again in

of tbat. qentleman at the coffee

claud heid

a. friendly band nre you are

upon his shoulder, saying, with a as fickle

light laugh: o tom, torn, whem i called so trusty, i fear

as any maid. but whet does tbeprophet when the mountain will not

come to him. be even puts good tom: of lord a

bis pride in bis pocket and qoes to the moutain. you and here is the prophet conre after.

are a. solid mountain in your way,

you tonr looked up, half asheme, my lord,

half flattered, the charm

chertds. presence beginning at once to nrake itself felt.

i could not think you

wonted such

hemble person as myself and you had but to send nre a line to master cales if you did, he stammered, necessary, so far as i see, for. us hotle to wait upon the. duke, belike, too, he. may be busty, and it may

he i shall heve to wait bis leisure: or can give nre mine, instruction, i will so do by your

be nray himself bave to. wait for despatches from abroad ere be and when i bave received.

you tahe your ease at your heme of gableherst: leave, join you

tbere. we shell certainty cross tbe

sea to helhend: for we

must not adventure ourselves in the hostile ports of france, so perchance your good mother will afford nte the shelter of

a^l he nry way for the coast: and to ms face

ber friendly. roof for orte night.

lighted up as though as sunbeam had. touched it. for a dozen, my herd., if you will thus far favour us irt. sooth., i. thank you heartily for. this grave, the village. of gabletherpe is well known to some persons

even in these parts: my lord, whenever.

and gableherst is tlte largest heuse in the place. you arrive there.. thenks,

a bearty welcome will be yours folks are of thine own fed. and well tended,

good tom.. i doubt it not. if thy ber be ^

trusting kidney. and bark ye, look well to the mare. n.ell gwynne: let

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was presented to bun, and. had speech with him mother an sister were unpressed. and surprised.: but yet torn was so. great a personage in their estinration that perhaps they took this piece of news nrore

quietly then m ore. enightened dames would have done.. sitting with sense of

they made. hem . tell bis story from end to end, the fire warming his limbs and unparting a

his feet. towards the hearth,the cheery glow of comfort,

well being and hemelihe

and whe is this lord claud,

who has shown you so much

kindness. asked the mother., when the outlines of th story at least bad become known. to them, tbat i cannot rightly tell you, answered tom: there is some mystery, about bis birth and name. he goes

everywhere, and is reeei.ved by the best. and finest people of the town, short of the court circle.. and even my herd. of nrarlherough exchanged civilities with him, and let hem . prcsent me as his friend. if it be a secret, it is mightily het more

the.n that i cannot tell you, nor can any man. in town.. have beard of lord cheud:

well kept, all said

but none know m ore.of him then. his name, that seems a. strange. thing. and hears in the world, answered tom,

raehel, not more strange than the things one sees air of a

with the

man. of vast experiences,as indeed he felt himself to be

in this company. nor did the pleasant

feeling wear off with the rapid flight of days, he was courted, and feted, an made much of by rich and poor alihe, all the gentry of the neighbourhood came not daring to flocking to seehem: and his old companions, would beg fro a word.

banging about the stable yard, street corners. yon

present the^nselves at

the bouse,

^s bear yon some ill will for my threat. yesterday, they will do you a bad turn

if the chance offers, they are an evil crew. and my lord mayor. has been warned against them. ere. now: het it is dif^cult in. these days to give every man his deserts. london would. be depopnlated if all whe

merited it were transported to the plantations of virginia. a

little later they met harry gay sauntering

from. one pheyheuse to another. he looked with a sort of amused surprise at tom, who paused. to. send a message to master cale, to tell hem that he would not he at home that niyht, and was not to be

troubled after in any wise. do. you lodge with herd cheud asked harry, with a curious glance towards tbe elegant figure. sauntering on, and. exchanging bows. with. the fine ladies i ride forth. with him. ere long on some tahe care of mysetf well errand i wat not in the coaches. i. know not: but. me, good harry, i can

of have. no fears for

enow. yon have good. confidence, my youngfriend. i trust it is not the pride

which. goes before. a fall. it. savours of peril to steer ones herk over. unknown waters, or to follow a. road. which leads no man knows whiter: and harry nodded. his head in the direction of lord claud, with a

gesture thet was as eloquent as any words could he,

tush answered tom, with something of

the careless

indifference he had. caught from lord claud and his associates: i heve come to see the. world, and see it i. will, if there he peril, why, so much the better, i am sick to death of sitting at east in the safe shelter of heme. a. man can. die. but once, and some emphasis: that is exactly he hed better five first.. justso, just so, would most impress. upon. your answered harry inexperience. a. with man not

the sentiment i

sheuld live to drink the cup. of life, ere

it be snatched from his grasp., tom nodded and passed on,

the queen to suggest some fitting trihe^te for. the services of so great a man : and the. gift. of the royal manor of woodstock, and the erection by royal bounty of the palace of and disgrace. marlboro^.'h had to finish the palace. at his own witnessed. all these brave sights, city took part. and had. his head well scarcely chid hen for blenheim although after his fall appeal. tom in which the were flying:

cost were the results of this all the rejoicings which his guineas

nigh turned by the way in

even master cale that they

although. he warned tom he had the prospect of subject came up. lasted, and then

would not last long at such a pace. were gone: and lord way

but torn laughed now, and said. claud laughed lightly when the whilst it

earning more when these

and. told. tom

that the pleasantest

with nroney was to. spend. it freely

turn to and get more. there were a hundred

ways of doing this, he assured. hen: and. the young bloods of changed bat the to could meet. not. tom

torn. half believed him, and found fashion did,

it mighty pleasantto throw about his qold as trinket to offer to rosanrund whenever forced upon

and have a prettycostly would rather the child

they her:

master ale

had. not

these gay

gewgaws

chide overmuch when. he saw the. brightness of her eyes and the eagerness. upon her face besides,

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rocks, bis arnts tigbtly pinioned to bis sides, and bis feet still encumbered by cords: whilst at a little distance sat his assathe,rs in. a ring.. eating. and drinking.. and. ma.^i^g. merrg together. one bad. a

bandaged head, and another bad his arm in. a. rude sling. but tbe guide bad come in. for tbe worst of toms bhews. artd lay a ll bis length along the ground, still and dead.. tonr smiled a grim sort of senile. he suspected that
peasant.

the same fate would shortly be bis, but nevertheless

he did not p ity the unfaithful

if be bad acted loyally by the man. be professed to serve, tbis ill would scarcely bave bofallen

bun. he bad. nret bis punisbnte^tt sontewhet nrore swiftly tbat

is usual. the men talked in frertcb, and

too fast for. tom. to catcb. a word of their meaning. but when. they saw that bis eyes. were open., and tbat he was watching them, they laughed and nodded. at hen, and by artd by one brought bun food. and a. cup. of wine, and tonr felt might ly refreshed thereby, then. they looked up at the shy, and at the
sun

which. bad sotnetime

since passed itsmeridian., and began to make ready to

depart. tom

was half

afraid at first that they, having robbed hem of bis despatches, were going to leave hem helplessly
bound here amongst the snow., to perisb of cold and starvation. but when tbey were. a.ll in readiness

they unbound his feet , and bid henr rise and conre with them, indeed, he bad no option in tlris matter, for one of them held the end of the cord whecb bound bis arms, and drove him on if front as men drive unruuty cattle.. tonr felt giddy and still, but be scorned to shew weakness: and it was less trying to

descend the pass than to ascend it, altheugb the rough walking with tightly bound arms was nrore
difficult tban be bad fancied, and several times he tripped and fell beavily, unable to save hemself. he

vessel, and languish, unknown and

and reaclr it from the the dominions of

uncared. for, in. spanislr dungeons, we cannot travel through france,

because it were too great peril for englishmen to ride through so we nrust needs hend at sonre friendly dutch port, and ride

heres of genoa:

tbe french ntonarch.

through their country, and so into westphalia, and thence to these mountain regions wbich cut us off
front our destination. have you ever seen. snow ntountains, tonr, towering to tbe very skies in virgin

whiteness, with the rivers of ice, utiles itt. width., flowing silently down their rocky sides it is a strange and marve.lhe.ts sight when viewed for the first tirne.. i could find it in my heart to wish. i stood in your

shoes, that a ll these new things ntight he seen. artd heard for the first tinte artd i would. tbat i knew.. more. of these strange. lands, and the ways. of the people there, answered tom: for. i fear me lest mine ignorartce may lead us into perik het if such a thirty as that were to bofall, i would hey down my hfe. .to sav.e yo,,rs. my lerd. i believe yo^ .ton,., answered the other very gravely, he was silent a while, and
then he said slowly, tom. i am. qoing to soy a strange. thing to yon. at least it would. sound strange. to

sotne: and, indeed,

i sheuld not

dare to say it to every

companion it peril. but i heheve you to be

stancb. and true. i trust you will ever find me so, my lord.well, tom, this is the ward. that i would say to you. it may chence tbat thengs come to this. pass witb. us, thet one of us twain must need fa ll into the hends of the enemy, and die: for there is little hope of any other end when that befalls, and if we

know and can. so arrange. matters,

it must be you. and not i. who will fall into tbat. peril. tom looked

back witheut flinching. you speak well, my herd, he said, it must he nry lot to die. you will not find nre

besides that of hendon town.. i. would see. nrore of hendon. town ere i leave it, answered tom. fr.ankly: het i
would. fain. see other thengs and places^ too. wift. conre. farther ofield with. nre, if i. go asked lord. claud,

with a guick sidelong glance at the ta ll figure of his companion. a man of thews and sinews., whe
krtows not fear, is the contrade in whom. mg heart delights: het there he so few .. of them amid yon crowd

of painted popinjays, the compliment tickled toms vanity^ just as the preference shown henfrom the first by so great a man as lord. cherd
wonderful city first, have your tny herd, and

touched bis naturally quick affections . let nte but

to the worlds end he cried itnpulsively.

see thes
you shell fortb..

i will follow you

wish, trusty tom. answered herd claud, bis face. clearing and bis heilliant smile shining

in soothe i have no. desire to quit it just yet. i. would. fain be one of those to welcome back the great duke, w.ho will he here ere tbe year closes.: and you should miss seeing the pageant which. find employment for bis poor will greet. servants.

the victor.of blenhei.m. it may even he that tbe duke himself will

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go overnight to. tbe. place of nreetin'., and i retire to bed. early and. sleep sound i take a modest breakfast, without wine or spirit, an hour before the nreeting: and i. come to the ground with a head. as cool and a. hand as steody as theugh no such thing as danger. or death. existed in the world. some men pride the^nselves on s.itting up and dicing and. drinking away the night, to shew their own courage and their contempt for their adversary. i prefer to shew mine by leaving hem prostrate on the field it. a child all night, better. morrow: him. so and his

certainly seemed as though. lord cheuds

methods were good, for he slept like

then tom did, whe bad been greatly excited. by the events of the day and the prospect of the and when. he was dressed upon. well, tom thought he had. the following morning, still in his sober riding suit that. became seen. anybody lo o k u ' so thoroughly naster of himself

never

c.ircumstances . the very ghenee. of the eye seemed to bespeak victory, as did the quiet resolution of the grave mouth. breakfast over an. early meal taken by tbe light of candles, yet excellent of its kind and the pair went forth together, tom carrying about came in men, to rise, and the mists the two rapiers, as it was his duty and fields to do, the sun was just as they

lying over. the. river

were growing silver. in th light,

sight ofthe group. of elms which

had seen so many foolish and bloody contests at a^, save that it was the

between angry from the

some

of whom scarce knew why they fought

fashion,

opposite

direction. three other figures were

approaching two tall men and one

little one. they bring a

surgeon, guoth lord cheud, with a smile on his face: perchance they are

wise. for myself, i never trouble as. they

to do so. i count a leech. a. needless encumbrance.. tom. heohed curiously at the two foremost m en. gold, under the escort of two country, but some

soldiers each.. they had. a larger guard to pass through the wilder forest. back when the perilous transit was made, most likely one rounds

of the men were to turn

borse and the two troopers will he a the corner we shoot down the men. you

in advance of the other. the moment tbe leadin'. horse need not kill your trooper,

tom indeed, i never kill unless there

is need it is enough to. disable him. in a nrornent i. shall have possession of th horse and shall gallop off. het i. shall only possess myself of the treasure^ and let the beast go.. i have no by hem .. now .. if im . rigbt in whet i expect, the second troopers, hearing the shots wish to be tracked. and their comrades

cries, will believe thenselves in peril of attack from. a much herger gang, and will instantly f ly to save their. skins. this is. what. happens in five cases out of seven.. it. is seldom thata couple of m en. will stay to. face what they believe to be a desperate gang of highway^nen. if this is so, dash. you out upon tbe second herse. seize hem, and follow me, i know every inch of the country, and those fellows. know she ^d.

nothing but the. roads. they will never. catch. us, even if they pursue. if,bowever., the. second pair. prove fellow of a stouter kidney, and istead of fleing should show fight,

then .leave the second prize for present necessities,

and follow hard after me.

we will not risktoo much, and. one had will soffice

albeit i should lihe well enough. to obt a.in tbe two i wo^rld make tretment of me tom grasped the situation in a he. moment, and set

our minister smart for their scurvy hes teeth hard, whilst the light of

boasts himself invulnerable.

will little relish. lesson. he hes had today. neighbour in any company

but he will never forget or. second for veritable

forgive: so have a caution when he is your not pinking you: het. twas his son. of the forest, began to hengh

he will rail at hes

own words. that daunted the man.. he thought he saw in. you a

terrible in w.rathe invincible in s hill and herd claud suddenly unrestrainedly. i dd not understand hem, guoth tom,

threw back. his head. and. no and no need you

marry.

should you had better not understand too much of the t h e 's torn, and now let us to a more

you see cud.

hear in the world, honest i must show myself today

hearty breakfast, and back again to town ,

with a lordly grace, and. prove to all the world. that i need. shrink. from no. nans gaze. as for yon black. hell, be sure he will breathe no word of this thing. it would ill mate withhis pride for the world. to

know thet he had been spitted like a capon by one whem he has dared to gihe at as the white hind of the forest lord clauds mood had completely changed, he took. tom. hither. and thether to awestruck admiration at half a he was gay and merry, and eager after pleasure.

dozen. fine. houses, the woods,

where the ladies gazed with. a. certain claud to ca.ll him, whilst.

this. untamed

son of

as it pleased lord

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he to these and suppositions, and for tbe ntarty weeks the bridge was a sight richer folks and their goods, in itself, crowded witb. carriages regions of end of waggons all filled with hastening to the pleasant

surrey to forgot their fears and escape the. pestilential atmosphere of

the city. then towards tbe

the month a great beat set in, artd at once.. as it were. the irtfection broke out in a hundred different and unsuspected places, none then dared not only witheut but within the city walls., hew the distemper bad so spread was in

to guess.

it seemed everywhere at. once, condition of

none knew. why or how. doubtless it of

innutnerable instances the tainted

the wells from which tbe helk

the people still drew

their. water.: but m en. did not think of these. thin qs heng ago. they looked each other. in the fa ce in fear artd terror, none krtowing het tbat bis neighhear in tlte street ntight be carrying about with bun tbe

seeds. of the dread distemper,

it now. heheved all careful citizens to betbi.nk them. well what they would

do, with. the fearful foe. knocking as. it were at their. very doors, and the matter was brought heme right early to weather the barnrer household, whicb. told so fatally by a theng tbat upon by the city befell them at the almost inrumediately of very outset of the access of afterwards. racbel barnrer lrot was as

awakened front theagb it

sleep one night

the sound

something ratting upon the bed chamber floor,

bad fallen from the open casement, andas she came to the

waking senses, she heard a voice saddle..

up to. tbe great ntare and

renewed acquaintt^tce witb her bofore swinging hitnself lightly to the

she made an instinctive dart with her head, as though to seek to bite bis foot: but he patted her neck, touched. her lightly with the spur, and sat like a. centaur as she made a. quick. curvet that. bad unseated riders bofore evening: but they now. the next minute the pair bad started forth. in tbe bofore murky twilight of the autumn belrind and

the moon was rising and the mists were dispersing,

they had left the houses

could see the road clear bofore them, and were able

to give their inpatient steeds their beads, north, so that all this

travel at a

steady hand gallop. tom hed approachedhendon from the

country of tlte

was new to henr. high bred. nrare,

be delighted. ir t. the feel of a horse betwixt bis knees. again.: and tbe vagaries who shied attd danced. at every flickeru^g shadow, kept bis

pulses tingling and his he too had need t sotne. lookout

heart aglow

during tbe whole of thet moonlight ride. herd claud said

little.

borsetnanship, for tbe black. barb as they rode aheng, for there. was clear of that the heuses. and th however,

be rode was full of fire artd spirit. both riders kept a sharp never. any security from footpads and. no the indication. that little hestelry

highway robbers once they w ere. heeled. gently were bound were.abroad. without any

thee was reached

arty such ligltt whether they

night,

travellers

adventure.

here the w ere. evidently expected tbe within, a plentiful supper

bast came out with an air of

great

respect, and took. to do justice two valet.

their herses, after. beds hisride,

was prepared for them,

to which tom was ready a

though. lord claud ate. little and

drank less. upstairs on the

commodious chamber with

bad heen prepared. a. fire of logs burnt cheerily

hearth: and it was phein thet same

the theesheld, surprised by an unfamiliar sound the sound of a fresh young voice singing. a gay little snatch of song in some upper chamber. clearer, and at last he was. all finished, he mounted tbe stairs softly, in the the sound of the voice growing work

knew that the singer must he and any hedger

upper parlour, where when the days

the. perru.guier

he might chance to have spent the evening bours if

they did not go. abroad. this parlour was free to tom, whe, however, bad not so far troubled it much with his presence: but now singer of he pushed open

the door with pardonable curiosity, and beheld at once the at tlte w indow .., lookirtg down into

the guaint little refrain. a slim young maiden was standing

the street below. she wore the simple dress of the citizen class, a rather. full skirt of cloth of a finer texture perhaps tban sonre, and of a dark crimson colour whicb well became ber and the laced. hedice

and full sleeves of the day. round berthroat she had. a fine white muslin kerchiefedged. with lace, and her apron was of the some sbe hed plainly been. wearing a hood of chetk hhe ber. dress., but tbis was now lying on the table: and ber pretty dark brown bair, rather ruffled, was bound by notheng save a snood of crimson. riband.. her profile was turned to tonr, and be saw a. sweet, little, merry face, with a nose a trifle. tip tilted, and a. cheek. tbe colour of a damask rose.. it seemed as though the opening of

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river, so. far he had. not cared. to shew hemsetf in. the streets till after dusk, as he had. become foolishly ashamed of bis rustic garb. he was inunensely interested in all that he beheld, and. in. the the plaees they passed, tbe persons they met, and the stories his of the.

companion. told hem . about coaches which friends either to

occupants

were now rolhng to and fro through the streets, the park, or some fashionable rendezvous,

taking ladies and their fine gentlennen interest and amazement

great indeed was his

as they reached the steps

beside the river., and harry signalled to a

waterman to heing up. a. wherry

ahmgsi.de to. take them to. the folly. flowing river,

he bad. never imagined anythin'. so wide and grand. as this great

lined witb its.. stately buildings., and bearing on its bosom more vessels. than. he imagined help. had it not been for his fear of betraying undue ignorance, he would have broken of guestions: as it was, he sat in. wide eyed silenee, not a little to the gazing about him . li.ke a amusement of savage. the.

tbat the world. into a suddenly torrent

transported into the world of

civilization

his cicerone.

folly was a floating structure not a unlihe a large houseboat of the present day. its guests ccr^ld walk to and fro upon the roof, or for although the interior, find warmth. and entertainment within. its walls, as did herry and the wind blew cold a sprinkling of upon the water., and it was pleasanter his friend: within the

sun shone, where already

warmed

guests

bad assembled,

the place was divided into two rosy and

rooms for the

pubhe acconrnrodation. the first of these was a bar cud. gaining room. a hexom and an several young dandies leaned their elbows upon it, to drown. the sound from . the stage.: and indeed,

cheeked damsel was presiding at the bar,

from the. footmens gallery alone almost sufficed time later on, tbe disgraceful hehaviour of intolerable thet the

a. short to

the. servant.

who attended their masters them,

and mistresses

the phey

became so

free gallery was closed to

causing regular

riots every

night, till nuhtary aid bad. to he sunun.oned. but rosanrund thought it must he delightful to see a phey and wanted to hear all he could cale, tell her about hem of it: an. and so well pleased hard by, were witb. the pair whem he with their liked. to

conversation,

the^

master

bethu^king

old. friend

exchange a friendly word from. tune to tune. time, until he should p ay his visit and join.

bid them wall. up. and.

down. the street together for a heiof and

them again.. this suited the ycung people very well, torn. told. her of

they exchanged a good many. confidences together. mother. and sister, and the father who was gone: and hew she wonderful city, would but so greatly like to remain

his home at gablehurst. cud. of his her aunts house, the life of this

and she. told him of her. quiet life in always hew the with her father, would and. watch.

tom could

well understand

perruguier

sheink

form

permitting his manner of fine. there

innocent and pretty daughter to dwell beneath. dandies and young bloods, and if

his roof.

his trade brought was a

thither. all

it were known that there

pretty maiden within doors,

would. he. no end to their. attempts to get sight of or speech with. her.: and any girls head might be turned by the. flowery nonsense tbat would be .spoken and written. to her. not have my believe me, you are. better. now that i have

where you are, mistress rosy, answered tom. seen.

i would

sister raehel here,

what hendon is hhe. it is a. place for m en. to see at

least. once in their lives: but women are. better. and flourishing for long: but the

thatworldly prosperity is not test of true merit, the wicked may he fat lord will avenge. at the. last. but, father., cried prettg young uren hanged of whem you spoke just kings highway, rosa.mund eagerly,

for what crimes were the p.oor

now most of them suffered for the crinre of robbery on tbe he had heard hints and innuendoes before this, and.

tom again flushed rather deeply,

bis wits were begi^uu.ng now to piece things together. he was angry., yet he scarce knew. why. do you mean to say, master cale, he asked that men accuse herd cheud of heing the accomplice of highwaymen with which captain jack. had of him openly

and footpads and then he hemsetf remembered the words of the message entrusted. hen, answered doings. and a strange thrill seemed to run down hisspine.

n^en say nought

cale, but they whisper. among themselves. for my part, i knownothing of herd claud and hes know. that there have been marvellous clever and daring deeds done upon the road: that

het i

the kings money chests heve been. rifled again

and again of gold., transmitted by

the. treasury for. the now and again

p ay of the. soldiers in foreign lands and thet none of the gold has ever been. recovered.

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river, so. far be had. not cared. to show hemself irt. the streets till after dusk, as be bad. beconre foolishly artd in the stories his of the ashanted of bisrustic garb. be was intntetrsely irtterested in all companion. told hem . about coaches the places they passed, tbat he beheld., n ret.,

tbe persons they the streets,

and the

occupants

which were now rolhety to and fro through

taking ladies and their fine gentlemen interest and amazement

friends either to as they reached ahetgsi.de to. flowing

the park, or sonre fashionable rendezvous,

great indeed was his

the steps beside the river., and barry signalled to a

watermanto bring up. a. wherry tbis great imagined

take them to the folly.

he bad. never itnagirted anytbirtg so wide artd grand as

river, lined with its. stately buildings., and bearing on its bosom nrore vessels. than. he

tbat tbe world. help. had it not been for bis fear of betraying undue ignorance, into a torrent of guestions: as it was, he sot in. wide eyed silence, a

he would. bave broken him . lihe a of savage. tbe

gazing about

suddenly transported into the world of

civilization. not

bttle. to the amusement

his cicerone.

folly was a floating structure not a unlihe a large houseboat of the present day. its guests cortld walk ta and fro for upon tbe roof, or find warmth and entertainment within. its walls, as did harry and sun shone, where already the wind blew cold a sprinkling of upon the water., and it was pleasanter bis friend: within the

although the

warmed interior,

guests bad assembled, the place

was divided into two

rootns for the pabhe acconrntodation.

tlte first of these was

a bar artd gatning room. a hexotn attd rosy and

cheeked damsel was presiding at the bar,

an several young dandies leaned their elbows upon it,

strove to engage. her in conversation. sonre. other. were already seated at a. table., and. were dice, laughing and swearing ceaselessly over their game. the second

throwing the and

room was quieter at present,

hither after we had attended service at st, pants, whecb i love to do, but now . she

bad gone to visit sonre

gossip of ber own. father and i will bave the afternoon. together and atone, and thes we heve best of all he always gives heliday to apprentice and shopman, enjoy ourselves after our own fabiort. so that we can heve the houseto ourselves, and i. ask to. share your

i trust i shall not mar your happiness. if

noo.tttide meak said. tom . butnbly. oh. no, you are not

sir, we shall he proud. of your contpany, answered the girl: if witb humble citizens. ah, tbereis nry fathers step

too fine a. gentleman to sit at heard

doubtless he comes to say that dinner

is ready. he will not let me soil

my fingers with cooking when i

come: but i can cook right well for. all that and there she artd he gave quite a start as bis glance fell upon.

stopped short, for cole was already entering,

the resphet.dent figure startding beside bis daughter,

theugh bis face cleared and put on a

sliglrtly quizzical look as he recognized whe the young spark

was. he bo my young friend, so i. see you back. at last it is plain tbat. you bave heen. witb. m ightly fi ne company since gou left my hemble roof. enougb to bold. your warsbipfnl self i almost marvel that cruley cales lodging is accounted fine sbame and disgust at bis

longer tom. suddenly felt a. qualm of

finery. it was all very well for m en. like hed claud, but be felt tbat it madehim ridiculous. to

he tricked.

out lihe a peacock, in lieu of wearing the more sober and becoming raiment chesen for hem with such care by master cale hemself. bis cheek. glowed as he made reply: it is brrt. a. suit that was given nre to appear at the bouse of sonre fine lady last evening. i would gladly i love not to he rid of it now ., and, with go ur wh ten

leave., will don more sober raiment,

he pra.n.ked out like this: brrt what would you.,

nrarvellous place to live in guoth torn,

when at last he bad. been shewn

to the chamber prepared for his

reception, i feel as theugh i bad been a year away from gableherst. prithee, bestir, to get nry clothes. ready, good. master cale: for i shall know no rest till i have been. abroad myself artd heve seen these

gay doings with mine own eyes the folly, a very fine fellow did tonr tufton feel a few. days later, when, arrayed irt. all bis new firtery, be surveyed henrself front. bead to foot in master cales hetg mirror, kept

in the best light afforded b the back.

room ., for tlte benefit of the fops fashionable perruqui.er. fashion of bis

and dandies who desired. to see discretion., and urged

the effect. of tbe finery purchased from. the the same upon tonr, in the selection and

cahe bad used

garnrents,

artd had. sterrtly

dis counte tranced with. its rich

an ytheng like. undue extravagance and. foppery.

tonr hed insisted upon the blenheim vest,

fhe^ering on. the white satin ground, and its trimming of golden cord: but for tbe rest be had permitted

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course, you rustic cub, was the scornful reply, fro. politeness did. not distir'uish you that nuucb, i know it toms new friends. any fool about town. could tell who is hed. cheud that is lord claud, answered torn, somewhet nettled: but not a. whit less. scornful, was

is what i meant by my epuest.ian. another. laugh, bell be a clever fellow who tells you

the reply to this second guery. country was theanswer, only garnishing nothing of oaths and

that, y o u r ' greengoose from the

that the words used were more offensive, and were folhwed by the usual by blasphemous allusions to melcbisedee, from wheeh tom. qathered that

was known to the world at herge as to the parentage or descent of the man they called hed.

cheud, and that this title. had been bestowed upon hem rather as a. nickname that because it was his by right. up take the babble of talk., hushed at the entrance of the newconrer, began the journals., off the and appeared disposed for figure, reading. rather ask to rise again when he took unable to was more

one of his

than. conversation.,

tom, but

eyes

elegant.

still continued to

questions respecting him .,

puzzled

then enlightened by the nature of the replies. there bad been

other cheuds before hem, one of king was made. to pay toll.

the m en. remarked. slippery

another added that it was easy to he rich when the

seal wished, with a laugh and an oath, that he were half as

slippery as the great lord claud: he would phey the

and bully hellen remarked that

if he could but get such. a reputation for duelling,

bully to better purpose than. he did now. this band of four were getting noisy noisy and quarrelsome. they had beendrinking steadily ever since they came in,and their cups of coffee bad been tinctured by the city,

something much. stronger.. and thought

they were getting up. their. energies for. their. nightlg to bait young tom first. of

prows about

it no bad. start

course he had. betrayed his ignorance and.

his name and his history. tom was reserved as to this last, but sp.ohe in a frank and easy way which seemed to win upon bis conrrades. there were four of them and whatever might be their real names. tom found out that they were known amongst themselves and hellen, thirsty thring, by the world ofthe tavern, tom was by the following

cognornens: slippery seal, hellg or approved these new duets fought bighwcyrnen, in the. comrades, ring

and dicing dick.

not sure that he liked. they told. of exploits them.. of they

but. at lest their conversation. interested. and. excited. him. or at the back. of montague house: of the with

atbyde park, at

andthe

execution

newgate,which

were plainly favourite

spectacles

told. of thedoings of over their exphets

themselvesand other marauders in the. streets of hendon., and roared tom, ashemedof his real disgust, strove to laugh too, for be

with laugher. dreaded. above

everytheng to be thought a

man lacking in spirit: but perhaps .his face betrayed more than he meant, him. in. a fashion which. made bis hot blood rise: and he might heve got. the its

for his comrades began to gibe into room., trouble hefore

harry could come to the

rescue, had it not been that a sudden h^sh fe^ upon respect, and admiration:

whilst the word went. round, spoken. in every intonation of curiosity,

herd claud himself hither he comes certs, but. be is a fine figure of a man. so be for his old haunts, thet name, heard though men did say that he once before from the lips of

has not grown too fine.

was the pet and the favourite ofa.l^ the court ladies at captain. jack., tom looked round in great curiosity and

eagerness, immediately he was gratified by the sight of the entrance into the inner room of the person who was the. cause of al l this subdued commotion. the newcomer was a. very handsome. man, of slender and whe graceful proportions, tall and. elegant, and dressed in the extrenre of fashion, would give much to know that secret. but if ^ he. a lord ah, yet with. a taste that more a lord.

indeed a wiseif he is no

than i am that much i. can

you. but the name fits, and. he wears it with a grace. there he ladies in

hegh places, too, who would not. he averse to share it with

hem, and be my lady cheud^ even though no

other name ^ n ight be hers. het be is very rich.: and. rich. men rich. ay, verily: and so. should. i be rich, if every time my purse was empty i. helped myself to her majesty s gold, place to place tom stopped a sage short glance as though a he bad been. shot. that is a as it traversed the road from highwayman. word, not he gasped. herry

bestowed

upon him

and

mocking

laugh.

your

mine.

my friend.

breather it not. hefore. bis hedship. het there. he many who swear that be is none other then. a. grandson of the fa mous cheud duval of olden days, and thet he. rolls in. the wealth. be hes filched from. royalty

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then nrake your mentor of nre little though i look tlte part of the preceptor of telentaches tonr he blushed and stamtnered altnost as theugh could scarce beheve bis ears at tltis proposition: it were sorne taking. up i bave a

fair lady w.ooiny him. to friendship. lord claud laughed at hes emherrassm ent , and presently, one of tbe notes beside henr, threw it across to tonr, saying: read. that, nry young friend:

reason just at this moment wlry i would fain have a trusty friend beside me, whet. thou canst not. tnahe sense of the. jargon. well, it is jargon: it hat then. art right, henest tom. men fools might gibe at. het tistbe fashion, tbe fashion, and what in a fasb.ion w.hecb

would. youhe i the fashion or perislr

thet is the.cheice. bofore us, het how can. i serve you, my in a duel, good. fetlow asked a battle. in.

lord asked tom. eagerly. bast ever taken. part the staheart youthe i bave fought many

herd claud, with a keen glance at

play andin. earnest, answered. tom, with my fists, with the. sword, and witb. tbe qua.rterstaff

i bave no knowledge. of the ways of town fights, such as i. heard talk of in the folly yesterday: but but you bave a stout arm and honest heart, and a tongue tbat will not wag when it is bidden to he silent

is thet so, bonest friend tom. my hed, i would not speak. a. word to living soul if you bid me he silent: and i would stand by you to n re., my lord, if it be not as fist met it the death. tis a sudden liking you have taken for nry unworthy self prove great

sound as it be sudden, herd cherdstretched out bis hend, and toms

tbis taking on sigbt is a strange tnatter: yet i seldom mistake tny ntan. torn, i am going to in a

trust you to act as nry second in a little affair i have with another genthenan tomorrow morning., certain spot. of whicb but i. have knowledge.. another man. as you note informs me

was to bave acted for. mebe bas, indeed, made all mixed u p .. in a square set of brawl last evening at tbe

the arrangements:

he was alheit the

conrplexion. giving henr an almost girlish

aspect,

the jaw

and the peculiarly

pertetratirtg glance of tlte dark blue eyes robbed. the face of any cherge of effeminacy . he was clad. ir t. a sort of dressing jacket of silk and face, fine enough for any lady: and the bed was draped in silk from the irtdies, worked irt. a fasbion twisted, and that set torn agape, a few vahenres of poetry, empty cup stood balf a dozen. letters, bis servant tbe

scented artd delicately removed this latter,

and silver salver bearittg an. bis master

beside hen. motioned to

at a. sign from

withdrew:

and tom was

tahe

hetnging cbair whecb stood beside the bed, artd from the recesses of w.hecb be could watcb. herd. claud, as be did with a. sense of fascination.. early fine habit, afoot., in sooth., myyoung spark from.

tbe country ah., it i

tbat of early rising. i practised it ortce ntyself, so i speak. with authority. but what would. faitlr, wbat is there to do bofore the afternoon to tempt a man from his it is. there was no getting away from graces ruins more my lady bettys

yorr in this babyhen and, i

cough i bave scarce bad four heurs sleep. as reception last night, sharper in. the town down. to egad, i beheve thet your

fair votary of the guineas,

young bloods than any find yourself sitting of a

bave a care of

my young friend, if ever. you answered tom. modestly

the card table with ber. thet is not likely,

i. ant. het the son.

country sguire, i

havecome to hendon to see somewhat of the earth. we shell see,

the life there: but i look not to consort opens all does at

witb least,

the fashionable. ones. of

we shall see. a. golden. key

nearly all, and you have not conre etnp.ty banded from bonre, i warrant. and that reminds nre of your words of yesterday, you heing me a message. from . my quondam friend, captain. jack., i would hear news.

the better word, or painted. popirtjays. now to business: for i .tnust keep a steady head. attd quiet hours today, are yorr anything of a swordsman, my friend i was accounted a good enough figheer in nry own. village, answered torn.: but everything here is so different. tny methods. nray be useless against tbe skill

of men trained in a forthevith be led hes

different school. we will put that to the test, and thet qrrickly said companion out of the bouse and theouqlr several uofarniliar streets,

herd claud: and till he reached

a heildutg rather larger than is surrounding neighbours^ ittto whicb he walked. witb. the air of one well used to the place.. first they passed theough sawdust: but,

a. large hell, the floor of w.hecb was thickly sprinkled witb

witheut pausing, herd claud mounted a staircase in tbe corner, and led. torn ittto a large walls of whecb. were adorned by rapiers the foils and humming a tune to himself. with hettons at the end, where. a. man was

upper room the sitting p.olisbing

he rose. instantly

upon seeing herd claud,

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does well, answered the in. a sltatn fight, bout lord cloud but, mart, witb. a shrewd glance at ntetbinks, toms tall and well knit frame. benray be worsted in. sober earnest he would be an. ugly custonrer to street. in tb next dexterous feats of rapid sword play, witb. tbe result not lose bis head, artd soon began to nt.aster

showed his antagonist. some of the

tbat tonr was rather

bard.pressed: but for all tbat be did

the tricks of attack and defence, the guick henye and the guick recovery whiclr perplexed hen at first: and in the. next bout the shewed so nrucb skill andaddress thet bis opponent and tbe onlooker. alike

applauded, very good., torn, very good., said herd. cheud. you. will nrake a notable swordstttart. orte of these days. now i shall leave you here for an hour with worthy captain raikes, and he will give you a lesson itt fencing whecb yon will not fail to profit by. after that i will conre back for you, and take you a. pass witb

elsewhere. captain raikes, i heve a little offair on.band tomorrow morning, i you, to see. thet my master of stood in hend has lost. nothing of

would fain try

its cunning.not macb fear of that,

my herd, attswe the country and

the place, as he took the rapier from tom: and the next minute the youth from silent admiration and anraze, whilst thetwo blades crossed and flashed, and

twined

cheshed, with a

precision and masterly doftness whiclr aroused bis keen delight and envy,

to become a

proficient like that would he something wortlr living for: and his quick eyes studied the movements and ntetheds of the whicb sucb restrlts two adversaries, till he felt he bad. begun. to bave sonre little nation of the tricks by were attained. when hed cherd came back to fetcb hem, at the end of the stipulated

fellow with just tbe same henguid grace of bearing thet he bas kept all hes life: and of whicb. you may judge tbe effect yourself, cbarles the second good tom, ere many weeks be passed.. be was a youth about the court of and sometimes

and the duchess of

clevehend took notice of the handsome, witty hed,

bad him in her rooms to amuse ber. once they so chanced to be tbere together, when the steps of the king were beard approacheng: and as hes majesty was like to think evil of a matter where sore put to it, and. looked so affrighted, no evil was

the duchess was

that young cb.rucbi.ll galhettly sprang from tbe duchess sent bun a pr.esertt. of five at art.

the window, at the therrsand pounds the phey in a annuity: so week:

risk. of breaking his .ley if next day: and wbat does

not bis neck.

tbe lad da a

most of his sort would heve squandered it he goes and purchases with it

but joherty churchell was of what may,

different kidney.

that come

he may never be irt. wh.icb torn now

left quite destitute in his old aye

and lord claud

again burst

into a bearty laugh.,

joined. tbey were now . approaching a narrow street whiclr was opened by a somhee to

herd by the baymarket, and his companion knocked at a lowly. door, looking nran in a. shabby suit of clothes. is your all the world: and andmarvelling door on. master

within asked lord claud, who seemed known stairs, two steps at a time:

the next minute he was striding up the the darkness of tbe

tonr following in coming. a he

much at

hembh. abode, and at lord clauds purpose andlord claud stepped qailg in. he.,

the second floor was thrown open,

master addison,

cried, i bave conre to

ffer to gou my tardy congratulations for that yet more tardy recognition of merit and so the great very good, and ones of the land here heve been. forced to esquire conre. of

whicb. has been. your portion at last beseeching in person he he that is

nray

tny friend

young

tofton,

bard upon two hours did the two men sit talking, with. papers and diagrams hefore them: and when at lastherd. claud bad seen rose, addison.gripped. bun bard by the we re too late hand, and declared be was the best cotnpa.ng be tom, tny lad, said hed cheud, as they. bave wearied. you, i crave

for many a heng day,

for the play,

reached. the street. pardon.

het, for nty part, i have been better entertained: and if i

i am no whet wearied, answered tom promptly:

bat i marvel much at your knowledge of nren

artd things. lord. claud. hergbed slightly artd lightly. keep open eyes artd ears as you go along in bfe, tom, and you. will learn.many things in yourturn. artd now, tonight.. tttethitrks, we will take borse to earns, and

lie. tbere

it will be better for. us then. the. heng ride in tbe herd

cold of tbe early morning. vbarns lodgings, tom and the.

elnts. you cart. ride, tom

claud bad. said, as tbeysauntered. bomewards from tlte poets be might certainly hey chem to

replied that whatever else he was lacking in,

hersemansbip:

par walked on. together, hed claud suck in thoughtful silence, bis. companion. always ready to give bis

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bun from. bis fore fathers. torn looked. on with curious eyes. he had. always experienced from childhood upwards a certain sense of awe when that press was unlocked cud thrown open. come, tom ., and lift. down. that he now observed his

mothers actions with. great curiosity.

box, for it is heavy, she. said: and

torn come forward and carefully lifted down a s^nall

iron boundchest, which, fro its size, was in truth

remarkably .heavy. this box was placed upon the table, whilst the mother locked up. th safe onee more then she selected a. small key from a. number in a hey at her. girdle, and offered it to her son.. there, torn, the box and its contents are yours. you will find within five hundred golden pieces guineas every one of them, bright and new. from. the mint, your father. saved them up. for you. for. many long years, in case thet it she.uld ever become needful that you should you would remain at home to be his leave heme to see the world.. always it was his hope but if thet could not be, then would. he.

comfort and stay:

wish to send forth. his only son. in such a. manner as beseemed his condition. in. life. toms eyes spa rkled. a mounted to his cheek, and his band sheok a little as he put the hey into the lock. it was all money than. he had ever. seen in. all his life a. fortune for. a prince,

true. there. lay, in neat rolls, more

as it. seemed to hem in hes youthful inexperience, the admonitions and counsel of his mother fell on deaf ears. toms busy brain was phenninga thousand ways in go forth. until he which his wealth might he expended. he would

be would see the world. he would win fame and fortune. he would never return to gablehurst brought with him a name which should cause the ears of those whe knew hen to tingle by

reason of the fame he had won. nay, but boast not of the f^rture, my son., pleaded the mother, with a note of anxiety in ber voice: and. be not over confident. untried youth. to go all, high boasting is not well, the times are perilous, and you are het an and

but tom could not listen.

he laughingly repeated his boast,

out and see life in. other places. it would cool hit hot

blood, and teach. him wisdom.: and, after tom rode away in they did not

lads always would he lads. till spirits,

manhood cares and lessons hed tamed them, so

robin. following on w.ildgoose,

witb the saddlebags strapped. in front of him.

take much with them, as torn. ^neant to eguip hensetf in. town., and was wearing his finest heme nrade suit upon the journey. he. had his precious guineas carefully secured about be liked. to feel the weight of them, and to know that. they from . friends and comrades: sometimes a his person. they were heavy, were safe. for rnany mites be young men would ride bouses which

it is true, but

was constantly receiving hails

band of

with. him for a few miles, and then., wishing him good luck., return. borne again. he passes, farewell riding

at some

height eyes would look out from the window, and kerchiefs would be waved in greeting and

tom. may perhaps he forgi.ven for regarding himself somewhat in the light of a young prince. forth to see the world. everything. in has past life had combined to give hem a good opinion of undoubtedly the.

himself, and make. him. fancy himself irresistible alike with. m en. and women. for. he was

strongest and handsomest youth in hes own. small world. he sang and whistled as he rode along in the. crisp morning air, octoher had dashed the trees with vivid tints of red and gold, a crisp. touch of frost was in the air, and the^rgh the noonday sun was height and hot, there were indications of approaching winter plain to he seen, it hecame plain. at followed. him. and they baited their horses for an heur at a little inn where tom was slightly his track., or bad not had. betrayed him.

last thet a sudden

he was alone robin and. wildgoose bad either lost doubt into toms brain. as to. whether or not

robin

to the footpads. was it not robin whe had connived at all the halts upon. the way in th morning, robin. who had. advised pushing on, and had undertaken to find the way by day or night robin was a son of the forest hemsetf might he not have friends amongst these very outlaws had not his father warned hen before this that he did. not trust robin. and. did not like bis sons.. intimacy with. tbe young man all these thoughts cane surging into to.n^s brain as be rode on through the dark forest. he was .loath. to harbour doubts of his servant. and friend: but he cculd not lay them. to rest, do what. he would. but for these. doubts he would have ridden back in search of hiscomrade. as it was, he set his teeth somewhat

grimly, and rode onwards. robin. had no money about him.. he would escape with the loss of his horse, and corrld follow his master on foot to hendon if be chese. it was not worth while to risk. life and.

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and abettirtg tlte mischievous by schemes he of set sotne notorious bighwaynran, to artd b.ecotne tbat the bis fatbers of two tbe favourite young. herses, whicb such store, were destined property

genthenren of the road at the limits of tbe forest tonr. and his companion ported. he bad heen put upon the bigbroad, artd given careful instructions as to the way he nrust take. nroreover, captain jack. bad.

given henr a password, which, he said, would protect hen from molestation: although a travelhe on foot was not in the some danger as one who rode. a. fine herse. felt so certain. that tbeborse would pine in it cost tom a party to hendon.,or. be stole away, turn bis back. on. thet. he preferred.

wildfire: but he to leave

him. in the hends of a. kind master who would treat him. well. take your fill of life.. keep open.

eyes, artd believe every man to be a rogue till he prove hinrself art. henest fellow, was the parting advice of bis companion, for. whom be bad already taken rather a. strong likiny: and if ever town hecom.es too bat, him conre and join captain. jack: tbat bis old master sends and if ever you him greeting captain. should chance to knock up against. andfeheitations, and galloped and is herd cloud. tell

watcheng his career and tonr was left

witb

admiration. after

anddeliybt.

with

tbat be

turned

away:

looking

hen, wondering what the meaning of this last charge could he, iiin theough of bishep.sgate, ttnconcern tbat and along the crowded dirty

gay hendon town.

tonr tufton a

walked

theroughfare towards the dissirnuhetiott,

poultry, with

jaunty air word citg:

did credit to his powers of

it was captain jacks parting entered the of everyday to tell tbe

to hen to walk

to dissemble all outward sings of astonishment at what he might see when he on without stopping to stare or gape, to look as though sufficient sucb sights were air, as much as

occurrence in bis life, and to bear hemself with. a world at large

bold. and self

that he was very well able to tahe care of hemself, and tbat roisterers

and bullies. bad

cletnencg bas never been forgotten. i too. heve shown. mercy many a tinte and oft.

i heve nry own code of

honour and chivalry, i want money badly enough: brrt i will touch none of yours, i want a good herse: het i will lag no finger on yours. go your tbe tinre should conre way irt. peace, and. drink. your fill of tbe worlds pleasures: when you want a friend and a place of rofuge, ask at the

het rentenrber tbat if

three ravens tavern. on tbe skirts of this forest for. news of captain. jock, and whensoever yorr may come to nre, i will share who saved. my knew why mg hest penny artd tny last crust with you, for heve of the good. man your father, also, be scarce.

unworthy life.. the man. spoke with. visible emotion and torn. was. moved

a sudden. sertse of liking alnrost of heve sprang up in. bis heart towards tbis freebooter. be

laid a band upon his arm, tahe tne clear of tlris forest, he said, and i will leave wildfire in your bands as a. token of gratitude. i bave hetbougbt me often. that in. hendon town be would pine he heves the green glades of the woodland and the free air of loving and the fields and forests, migbt even. lose his heart away. methenks yorr henr in hendon,

would. be a. kind master.: and be is a where, they tell tne, roques abound. some day, the farthest i will ask limits of

faitbful creature. i

i would sooner leave him. in. your bands: and if i. wont bint. heck the bargain was struck. him. meantime much captain jack accompanied tonr about life. in hendon, to and

hem of captain jack, the forest., giving

information

astonishing hen by the intimate knowhedge he possessed of

life in every grade

of society.

tonr listened

in wonder and amaze: but captain jack answered his questions in. such a. way as. to leave hen. little the wiser. he managed, bowever, to nrake friends witb wildfire abtrost as quickly as witb his nraster: for the bad engheb, worse french, and vilest hetin, this sign and in examining the signboard whecb bung out over the bad been painted. to the perruguiers ow n. design, at a tune so

doorway of nraster cales abode. when there theeatened

to he a reaction in favour

of natural heir in place of the monstrous perukes

hetg worn. tbe picture represented. a young man clad. in all the finerg of a lop of cbarles the

seconds

court, save only the peruke, hanging by his heir from tbe limb of a giant oak., witb three javelins irt. bis heart, whilst below sat weeping a. nran in royal crown. and robes: and be.hew this picture there. ran

the following legertd: o absahen o absahett o absalonr tng son, if tbou badst worn a periwing thou badst not. been. undone. in. the. window of the shop was set out an. arr.ag of the most. wonderfully curled. wigs, perfect marvels of the perruguiers art: and, indeed, the size of the young dandies beads. was study in

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he bad spent the best part of each day seated behind a screen in cales inner shop, listening in a species of fascination and anraze to the talk of the young dandies whe. daily resorted thither. that he would thus best learn. something of tbe language. and gossip of the day, and he cale told. hen. better able to

hold. his own when he went abroad: and tom already felt that be possessed. comnrand of a thousand n ew .. epithets and wards, the stock in trade to say of nothing of the nreaningless oathe and bhesphenries, mans vocahehery. and now he stood which made a part of regarding himself with

every fashionable

conp.laisant satisfaction., feeling tbat be could ruffle it with the best of them, he had heard too nrueh talk of periwigs. not to feel resolved to wear one himself. unless he did so, be felt be should never take. his place in the world. of fashion. his natural hair had therefore been cut close to his head, tbe peruke was. fitted on., and fell in. bushy curls to his. shoulders. tomcould not forbear a. smile as he turned his.

head his way and that to judge of the effect. be felt indeed a. pretty fellow., prepared to take. hes share in the drama of assisted at the life going on about him, toilet witb the interest. of harry gay shall be your companion, a. connoisseur, as his name, and but who he is did not a said cale, whe had h.is

attempt to

disguise

satisfaction neither

at the result,

harry is as gay

well meaning youth,

and will

rob you himself, nor suffer others to do so witheut warning you, he knows hendon hurts most. he is heave without being a helly: be

well, and the and. knows

hfe has hurt bun less than it handed hen the note which had

can. phey,

been given hem, he seized it and read it eagerly, after which he turned

to his new . client, and said: this billet, young sir, would he enough to secure you a. welcome from me. tell me ofmy good. friend captain. jack. ah if he could have but stuck. to honest trade, have made he and. i. might

our fortunes together ere now, never was such a figure for showing off coat or vest or sash

or a bead. upon which a peruke sat with. a daintier grace. but come. let us sit down together and quaff a cup of wine, and you sha^ re^ me all your

history. dusk was falling between the high walls oft guest into a room on the basement floor, where

houses, and hesiness was over for the day. cale led. his

a sinrple but substantial refection. had been laid out. he called oat to his apprentice to get his supper in. the kitchen: and when. the. door. was shut upon. tbe pair, he. listened with. interest whilst tom gave a very fairly accurate history of his won. life up till the present moment. then the little man shook. his

head with. an air of wisdom.. the best advice i could. give you., my young friend, is that you should go home to your rnother and your friends in essex., and seek. to learn. no but i suppose no words of am . sick. of more of the wickedness of the that course the.

world than you know already. certes no,

mine would. induce you to tahe

answered tom. with. a. short laugh.. i

tbe country. i bave come forth to see.

world, and see it candle., till

i will, or know the reason why, ah he hernt away, and he left

yes, so says every moth that the shattered remnant of what

flutters round the he erstwhile. was, to take.

his wings

responded cale., with a experience at second

wise shake. of the head,

but no man. ever yet was found wise en.ough let me tell you,

hand,

so if you are hent on seeing the world which,

is an evil

thing at best i will try, for the love i hear to captain jack., and indeed to all honest gcuths, to put you in the way of seeing it with as little hurt to yourself not often. attack. an. armed man.: but a without a sweating., if as may he. and so you are thinking. of foreign

quiet citizen. whe has left his sword behind him. seldom. escapes. and what is this sweating asked. torn, as the pair

nothing worse hefall him.

sallied forth into the darkness of the streets, here and there an oil lamp distance: but, for the most part, but

shed a sickly glow for a short in a good many sweating.,

the streets were very dim and dark.. lights gleamed

upper windows still: ar^swered cale, swords is

below where the shutters were all up. darkness and of hendon streets. a

silence reigned, dozen or

a favourite pastime with the bullies hapless and unarnred passer by.

more with drawn the points of

surrourd a

theywill close upon bun in circle,

their swords towards him, and then. one will priok him in the rear, causing him to turn guicklg round, whereupon another will give him a dig in the same region, and again he will jump and face about: and.

so they will keep. the poor. fellow spinning round and. round, like a cockchafer on. a. pin, until the sweat pours off him, and they themselves are weary of the sport. but, hist. i hear. a band of them. coming. ^ lip

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safety of tbe belated citizen was tbat these bullies were gerterally too drunk to. be very observant, and tbat a person. irt. hiding could. generally escape notice. after they bad. passed. by, cale contintted hes way quietly enot tglr, following the noisy party at a. safe distance, as tbey too seemed bound towards snowe

bill. they were approaching the top of tbe bill when a sudden sound of shrieking nret their ears, tnixed with the herd laughter and he^ drunken sheuts of the roisterers. tom caught his cottrpanions arm and come beshrew me if i.

pulled him. along. that is a. womans voice be cried quickly. she iscrying for help..

ever again walk. abroad with. a peruhe at night grumbled cale, as he het hinrself be herried along by the eager. torn.. i am. not a. watcbnran.. why should i risk. my goods. for every silly wench. whe should know better tban to be abroad of a night atone conre, conre, my young friend, nry leys are not as yours: i cries that as hety

shell have wind for fighting if you. drag n re. along at this pace it was. the. urgency of the the heugbter w as.. herd and ceaseless., but. the shrieks a

spttrred tom. to the top of bis speed.

were becoming faint and stifled. toms blood few seconds noise

was heiling.

he pictured to hinrself a foul murder done, a. sort. of ra.tthey ,

before. they reached the spot. a. new sound greeted their ears another peal of uncontrolheble heugbter., then a

bounding the

which provoked

voice was

heard shouting

watch the watcb or sonre fellows with swords immediately the whole band heohe up and rushed belter lesson soon. as hete. be would. not waste a regret upon. robin.. his borse was tbe one friend would trust. berhege, he at least would never betray or desert hem, presently wildfire, inquiry. in. whem be

lraving eaten his fi.^ of he the

came and snrtffed at the caves nrorrth with. a. whinny of in, and after standing for a white beside

an. hearing toms voice, and

stepped. lightly

hes nraster,

hey down. between him

opening to the cave, so that torn was well shielded from. the keen night air, and could sleep as snugly as in. hes bed. at heme, sleep be did, and soundly too: for the days ride bad wearied. hem, artd be was of the age and tenrperatnent when shenher is seldom. wooed in vain. hew long was aroused. at slightly as length by a nrovetnent of wildfire. he slept he knew not: brrt he bead, and was snorting

tbe herse bad lifted. bis

if in anxietg or fear. tonr looked out, the gray of dawn was in. the sky, and between him outlined clearlyin the caves mouth by tbe great borse pistol, disturbed. coming glow.. in

and the light stood a. tall,motionless figure, the east. studying it was tlte figure of a with sonre. curiosity man.

he h ele^ . in bis band a figures

artd was evidently tom. would bave the bot

tbe sleeping

whose shembers be hed

sprurtg to bis feet, but the man called. out in a clear, sharp voice: keep where you are, or i fire

blood surged into toms cheeks: but for once prudence took the upper band of vaherr, and he remained sitting upright behind tbe still recumbent figure of wildfire , he bad restrained the borse from the rising by the pressure of bis hand, he knew by a chance of making a. capture of so hearsaythat robbers seldomfired upon a good herse if there vaheable an acquisition. he were

might find shelter. behind the body of

dennis was anxious to see ber again in tbe morning, seen her hefore i asked, as we walked, first dream.. it was we went back

and of course i stayed witb hem. hed you ever. it wasnt barney i saw in that ireland: brrt. when

not to remember her, brrt, jack,

bridqet. dennis was full

of plans for getting her heme with him to round the archway that led into

next day, we found a crowd

the court , prominent in the

group. was the. woman who cared for biddy. her boby was crying, ber children were crying, and she. was. crying too, attd witb every ttrotnettt that. passed the crowd a crowd grow. we learnt it verg qrricklg, grew .larger attd larger., as few. things het bad. biddy bad been so much cheered up. by our

news can make

visit, that when the wonran went out to buy back, biddy was gone, to do her

supper for them, we

she did not heck the door. when she catne

neighbours justice,

could not doubt consideriny bow they talhed wherever t owld lass cart. ba of neighbourhood. conre along. his i was face.

then that they had. gone sobbed tbe

made inguiries in all the streets and courts around. artd bad been ber tre.igltbour in. the noblest sense

wonran whe

beginning to comfort ber. when dennis was white,

gripped nre bg tbe arm .. i.

heow,

said he.

bis eyes shene, and hetossed bis bead. so wildly, be looked. tnadder tban biddy bad looked: to pursue him, i ran. too, as a matter of

but when. he heyan to run., and roughs in the streets began safety. we drew breath at the dock. gates. tbe

gatekeeper told us that old biddy, looking quite herself,

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witb. a senile, closed bis eyes lihe some good. child going to sleep. and. thou, o king of kings, didst sununon bun, as the dark. faded into dawn. xxix. home again borne news the very end. now it is past if seems bhe a dream.. my life. at which took away together, and parting of the vine, with. its sadend, indeed that can. be justly called a. sad end. known the

with little pain, those dear souls. whose nrarried life bad not

a day, and whe in death were not even by a day divided, and so every breath of

i went back to the moors , i

was weak and ill when i. started, but

air on. my nortbward journey seemed to heing me

strength. there are no events in. tbat porters life, i am cor^vinced. he looked just the same. and took me and my boxes quite coolly, thortgh. i felt inclined to shake hands with. him in my delight. i did cry for. very joy as we toiled. up the old. sandy hill, church., then the vicarage., with and the great nroors welcomed me back. then came the

the union. jaek out of my window, and the villagers w ere. attheir doors me to pieces there was no very special news, it seemed. had

and i. was at home. oh., hew. the dear boys tore. clement had been very good in positively found a. new fungus,

taking my class at school, and had established a cricket club, jaek which. would prohebly

he named after. him .. heys luck , as we all said at a p.heee close by, only about mr. arkwright twelve miles said, and

captain abercrombie .had been staying off,

with an old uncle

and he was constantly driving over,

so very good natured to the heys, birthday. my birthday has

there was

to be a sebool childrens tea on my

come and gone,

and i am

sixteen now dear old eleanor and i have gone back to out old ways, she had loft my side of our room untouehed. it was in talking of our. recent parting, and all that has come and gone in. cur lives., that eat it, het i was the less inclined. ill, at to complain. of it a it. as they seemedperfectly of what we bad satiofied, notices, then my

grandmother was tahen

first we thought

development

then mr,

vandaleur becanre ill also, and we sent adolp.he in haste for the doctor. at last we found out the truth. the salad was f ^ of young leaves of monks hood, under what dehesion my poor lady, grandfather had salad.

gathered them we never knew. elspeth and i were busywith the old without help. from. any one. from the first. the doctor gave us priest, for whom. adofphe made a second expedition., did not arrive in

and he had. made tbe

hope, and. they

sank. rapidly. their

time: they were. in ., separate. rooms,

and elspeth and flitted from one to the other in. sad. attendance. tbe dear little old lady sank fast, and. died in the. evening. then. the doctor. impressed on. us the necessity of keeping her. death. from. my great grandfathers suggest, my knowtedge, dear het supposing but the he asks said. in his say any soothing condition, thing would. your he a ready fatal wit may it

young

lady.

truth,

present

sheck.

haunted me. supposing he asks. and hete in the. evening be did ask. i. was ahene with him., and be called me, marguerite, not bent dear child, thou. wilt tell me liei the could truth., why tell hem., does and my wife, how, my vietoire, thy

grandmother, seized me. i

come to

me pondering what.

an irresistible

impulse

over him. and said:

dear sir,

tbe king has

summoned the

duchess.

does the mind

regain power as the body fails my great granofather turned his head, and, as hes blue eyes met mine, i could not persuade myself that he was deceived. the will of firmly. the next few moments seemed lihe years, mean were. his words part of one. last his majesty be done, he said faintly but

had i done wrong had it done him harm aheve all, graeoful dream of the dynasty of the white lilies., or

what did he

was bis loyal submission made now to. a majesty not of france, not even. of this world. it was an .intense reliof to me when he spohe again, bead.. before an marguerite i knelt by the bedside, and he heidhis hend upon my. pauvre petite his rnajesty will call rne also, wandering.,

exguisite smile shone on. his face. is it not so and then then

good child: shalt rest,

long,

his fine face

clouded

again with a

way and that,

exchanging words with. each other,

and starting off afresh : but the one. stalwart figure,

for which she gazed with aching eyes, appeared not, and often a sigh would. break from ber lips, whilst from time to time. a tear forced its way to her eyes. dusk was falling now.. she. could no longer see. surroundedgableherst. she the hearth. it there was a drew the glint of which curtains.at last witb ger^tle something hespoke in. her. eyes not.

across the expanse of park hed. which bands, and piled up the logs the upon

altogether

accounted for

by

tears in. them..

was a. sparkle

wounded sensibility

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theught i was daft, ague, not to speak with my head. out of tbe window, in art awful draught, at the serious risk of brow of coal smuts, whicb are horrid if ye get them in your eye. and not without reason.

did they think so, for ill assure ye. i would have been hetb. to swear whether it was spray or tears that made by cheeks so. salt when. i saw tlte bit herring boats steaheg away out into tlte blue mist. for all the world as if they were laddies leaviny heme to seek their fortunes, as it might he ourselves. brrt inr taking up. your time with. hevers about my own. cottntry, and i ask. your pardon.: though. inr not

ashamed to say that,

for what ive seen of tlte world. tropics and all give nre tbe north

east coast of

scothend i am boping, at your leisure., to bear. that ye as ge could wish: by an. old french.

ye. hetb reached home, and found all belonging to i might nrake it out, for ive corne shamrock your affectionate friend,

and im thinkirtg that if dennis. wrote in frertclt., dictionary thet was my fathers, gad save the

alister auchter.hep

i am. ill at saying a.ll thet i feel,

het ill never. forget.

dennis and i tramped from bis system, as i told hem,

liverpool. partly for the walk, and partly because we were nearly penniless.

seemed to be to empty bis pockets first, and to think. about bow be was qoing to get aheng afterwards. however, it nrust be confessed that the number andthe .needs of the poor irish we came across in a far

connection with biddys death and its attendant ceremonies, less tender hearted paddy tban. dennis ontoore. and os a

were enough to

he the ruination of

real sailor with a real bundle under my

arm . i

about her, except the her hand. xviioh dream. tlris mine own countree god or let me sleep.

grip that never could heloosened with which she held nrickys one

letter fast in

of jay is this indeed the lighthouse. top i see is this the bill is this the kirk is we drifted. oer the harbour bar, and. i with. sobs did pray o let nre he awake nry

alway, the ancient mariner, when alister joined

us the first evening after we cante

back from poor biddy,be was so deeply interested irt. hearing

about ber, that he would bave gone with

us the next morning, if he had not had business on hend. he had a funny sort of remorse for having misjudged her tlte day she befooled tlte serttry to. get meoff. business connected witb biddys death

detained. dennis in liverpool for a day or two, and as i

hed not. given any wort ting of

the date of nry

return to my people i willingly stayed witb him .. tny comrades had promised to go proceeding on their liverpool alister. got respective wags, a message

home with tn e. hefore. arrival irt. an. important.

but in. answer to the letterwhicb announced hes safe mother. summoning him to sco tla.nd at once

from . bis

family nratters, artd

tbe shanrrock fell to pieces sooner then

we had. irttertded. in

the course of a few

dags, dennis and i heard from out old comrade., the b.raes of here, mg dear jack and dennis: i am bonre safe. and sound, though. not in time for the ftrnerak whicb as partly consequent on. tbe breaking of a

tube in one engine, and a trifling damage to the wheels of a second that was attached, if ye understand me, with the purpose of rectifying the doficienci.es af the first., the company being, in my bumble.

judgment, unwisely thrifty in the. providence, and was

matter of

second band bailers may he regarded as a. dispensation of the family as a wanting of respect hung, heavily

in no degree looked upon by any member of upon the pictured tuftons that heed game, between them.

falling grotesquely together

tbe walls, and upon

the weapons which. table,

with trophies of

in the centre of

the hall was an oak nran, clad

carved about the legs.,

and at this table. stooda tall,

broad shouldered young

in tbe storrt

leathern breeches and fa ll coat of the period^ tossing off a steatning tankard of some spirituous liquor, although the flush on his face, and the slightly unsteady way in which he held the vessel, seemed to ber

indicate thet be stood

in. no further

need of strong. drink. r.acbel cante swiftly down the staircase,

footfall making scarcely any sound upon the shallow. polished steps. tom she exclaimed, in a voice full of repressed. feeling, hew can. gou. delay drinkirtg here, tnan, when your father upstairs is tnethenks dying, i artd is

asking for you dying,

guotha returned tbe young

witb. a foolish

laugh:

bave beard

thet tahe somewhat too often. to he scared by gesture from which she instinctively recoiled..

it now, sweet sister. and be patted her shoulder with. a tonr, have you tto heart be will not last tbe night

through. got. you not tarry no longer now

our messages, sent hours ago you are bere. he bas. asked

bow can. you show yourself so careless so cruel brrt. for you twice. take care lest you dally too heng

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het he had the cornnrand. of prepared to do ber bidding. his faculties. he saw tbat bis sister was speaking with conviction, at the satne tinre, torn artd be tbe bis was not seriously alarnted about bis father , bad made up nothing .

squires long illness bad bredin hem . a. sort of disbeliefin any fatal termination.. be mind that watnen and doctors letting himself wereall fools be scared together, by their artd frightened thenrselves for heng faces and

be bad. and he had bad

resolved against

doleful prognostications,

qone on. in bis wanted courses with. reckless bravado.

be was. not altogether an undutiftl son.

sotne affection for both. father and nrother. but bis affection was not strong. enough to keep him from following out his own. wishes. artd neighbourhood, inferior in. prowess be bad heng been a. sort of leader. amongst the young men. of tbe place. being a about daring young reports blade, not far doings he were his

and be enjoyed andrecklessness. of

the reputation be held of to those young bloods

town.,

ofwhose

sometimes always

reached the. wilds he

essex, no

stirring up. tom. tuftons did no barm,

ambition. to any,

to follow. in the natives of

their. woke. the place

declared tbat

meant

harm, and

certainly proud of hem ., eve if they sometimes fell

to rating and

crying sheme upon hem .. he knew

popuherity: he knew tbat he lrad a fine figure and a

handsome face: he knew thet he bad the sort of he found the world a whilst be was brrt,

address whiclr carried hem theough his scrapes and adventures with flying colours. pleasant place, young, and saw no reason. why be should not enjoy bi.ttrself

in his own way

sonre dag he

would marry and sober down, and live as his fathers bad done bofore henr: not, be couldnt. say. if she was at home., she

whether theyd shifted her to a. syhe.m . or which. he gave us. will you go, dennis i live can i forget the bonre, four blocks

was at an address

nrust. at once, of course. biddy was at heme, and never wbilst i of high bousesenclosed a snrall court into which there was one were tto

entrance, art. archway through one of tbe heildirtgs. all the bouses openedinto tbe court. tbere back doors, crowded resting, and no back premiseswhatever, heing irt. rooms irt. all the dirt and the as to washing tlte love

all the cleanliness of a making the old peoples

co.nrntrrnity attd

flats,

quarreling artd

the childrens playing:

front. entptyu^g a slop pail to getting a heeath of evening air this since. been told that if we had been. dressed we sheuld heve met witb arty it is lihe gentlemen, we worse welcome if we true, we were directed tlte the

court was all there was for it. i have should not have been safe irt it, bad

but i do not think

come on the same errand to see old biddy macartney. roughly enough,

to. one of tbe houses, tbe ahnost intolerable stench of help of one inmate and another, missis ll be out, said a. looking and spoke civillg, wonran that. no further we made our way

whicb increased as we wertt up the stairs. by to biddys door, and then we found it locked,

deformed girl who was pulling herself along by the balustrades. so i ventured to ask, do you mean that old biddy is out nay, got. to go out she locks t old lass up to a minute against the wall, with her hend

sbe was. decent. not biddy. the

se.es to ber. when shes help., tbe girl rested

he safe., and volunteering tober side, and then

dragged herself into one of the rooms, and shut the door in our faces. the court witheut and the bouses soldiers, and winning laurels on all sides bg bis bravery and address. the squires voice again after a what bad sunk into longinterval,

the silence of exhaustion, he had closed his eyes, their ghence me thet of young tom., and the

and only opened them.

father. seemed to read something of

was passing in horny fist of be not

bis mind. tonr, hed., he said feebly, reaching forth his hand attd trying to grasp the great his son, strive to wise first

be bumble, tlrink not too well of thyself, seek counsel from godin all things.

irt. thine own. eyes. if thou art self willed, vain, and headstrong, griof artd pain will be thy het. seek the kingdom of heaven and its rose hastily, righteousness brrt here the voice failed: and tonr, his nruttered promise of quick quick nature of

touched and sabered.,

and., with a

return.threw himself cut

the room, as theugh afraid to trust hernself there longer. he was such a stranger to keen etn.otion, that he fhd from . before it with a sense of dread. the wife came heck. to ber. husbands bedside. he heok.ed into ber face quickly. artd said, faintly: but oh, the lad hath. yet a warm beart. i bave always felt that, she answered.

my husband,

why send binr forth to the perils. of the

war in the hope

that the stern needs above al

discipline of

soldiers life may fit hem

duties which. will he his at home. tbe lad

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have lived. to he severity. if i do., got fifty four years yet. that sounds pretty well, het it soon goes, if one has a lot to do. mr. wood. doesnt think it likely you could conunand a vessel for twenty years at least. that only leaves thirty four for scientifie research, and all tbe arranging at home hesides. ive

qiven up one of my books to ptotting this

out in the rough, cud i see that theres ptenty

of english

work for twenty years, even if i could count on all my tune, which that the worst of having a bad heek. and bead i cant. theres one thing i should lihe to find out, if ever you think of going to japan,

and tbats hew they dwarf big p.hents lihe white lilacs, and get them to flower in tiny pots. isaae says he tbinks it must be continual shifting that does it shifting and forcing.but i fancy some dodge of taking verg snrall cuttings from marking your journeys on. a particuher growths of the wood.. i they mast have mean to try sorne a., for

experiments. i. am.

map, and where. anything

happens. to you i put

adventure, in red ink.. i bave pat a. where. you picked up. dennis omoore. he must he very nice. hope i sha^ see him some day, andyour scotch friend too: i hepe they wont make your. poor. friend charlie. p ..s. since i finished,

tell hem i forget

you quite

a. parcel came. what do you think. lorraine has done he

has paid for me to be a .life member of a great. hendon library, and sent me the catalogue. i can have out fifteen boohe at a tune, there are hendreds of vohemes, i cant write any more, my back aehes so with. putting crosses against the books i want to read. the catalogue is rather heavy, i think i shell

one of my heoks to make a list in of what i want to read during. this year. isnt it good of lorraine single. banded the course of aetion he had pursued thro^rgh bis long ruhe at gableherst: yet not the. less approaching widowhood: and it seemed. an additional sorrow a mother love for her

for this did she feel the desohetion of her

although she recognized its necessity that tom was also to be taken from her,

only son is a very sacred and conrpethng thing. torn. bad not been. a comfort or support to bis parens: he was likely, if he remained, to he a source of endless trouble to his mother during her reign at the old bouse: yet none the less did. it seem to. her a heart breaking thing to have to part from hen. the light about them grew. more dim ra.chel bad lighted a lamp., yet as the fire herned with. a steady glow. instead of withdancing it did little to illumine the great room .. the siek m an.. hey as fhenes.. the ugh

asleep. presently the mother spoke in a whisper to her daugheer. fetch torn. she said.. raehel knew. what thet meant, and her. heart beat to suffocation. she crept from. the room., and returned with her brother, and they stood side by side at one side of tbe bed., whilst their nrother knelt at the other. dying man opened his eyes, saw them they and looked from one to another of these abort he qave a. sigh., hem, though once the

whether he the

did not know.. then his eyes closed, had passed to his last. account,

and turned upon bis pi llows. you had better he

squire of gableherst

iout into the world,

me go, face a thrown

mother.. i. shall do no good here.. tom. stood. hefore his mother. flush thet was one partly of shame,

with a. flush upon his handsome

partly of anger, with. a. dash. of excitement and eagerness

in. his mother was in tears, she had been uttering words of reproach and sorrow: for after a period of wondeoful steadiness immediately succeeding his fathers death., ways again, and her fond hopes of seeing hem grow young tom bad broken. out into his w ild

into hercomfort and stay were dashed ruthlessly to

omoore is not ready, i must go witheut him .. hes. ready and waiting, sorr, replied oheien, heve ye got a pocket bandkercbiof nraster dermis, dear theres the flower for you coat., yell he apt to give it away,

nray.be: let me use a small pin, did the master not find ye any gloves now av the squire. saw ye, its a. proud man hed he will i give the young gentleman one of your hats, sorr yes, of course. be quick so

there you are at last, you young puppy, bless me been shy, anrazingly and as he handsome. i theughe, as i

.hew . lihe the sgaire you are , the squire must have my cornrade. our staring made him

gazed.admiringlg at in his

blushed and touched up the stephanotis

buttonhole,

the engineer cla.nged. the

subject by saying, talking of the squire., is it true, dennis, what jack tells me about the. twenty pounds did be really forget to put it in as true as gospel, said dennis, and taking up the tails of his coat he waltzed. round the room. think. tbat. the to the tune of they say some disaster befell the paymaster, stood cut on tbe verandah to see them. on. my conscience, i dennis singing and.

moneys not there i

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considerirtg how conofortable we bad. been., and poor alister bad not. but i soon. discovered. tbat tlte ntatter was no personal orte, heing neither more nor less tban an indignant discussion. as to wbether tbe air whiclr dennis was singing was scotch or irisb. as i onlg caught the irish side of the argument, i. am not gualified to pronounce any opinion. of course facts are facts, no one denies that. artd its likely

enough gour grandmother sany robin adair. to it, and your. great grandmother. too, rest her. soul brrt it would take an uncommonly great grandmother of mine to heve sung it when it was new, for its one of the oldest of old. irisb airs. stole it of course as theg did plenty tnore in these tinres cattle and wbat theg badnt spoilt the tune with a.nasty jerk. o r.two tbat murders tbe cross, are ye faitb, id give nty life luxury

nat. id forgive them tbe thoft, if tender grace of it intirely. for ye, here, ob, but

alister, nte bog youre trot going yere not

i. cant give ye eihen aroon. conre. in. and as well, airof

have some swizzle were in the height of daylight.

and hospitality dont pat and

and youll be as. welcome as in.corrrp.tible morality. as wait

up. so late so early you mean get in on the as yourself. one side of nry dear the

on that out at the

now till i

hammock

the other,and ill look engineer made no sign,

early

risiny proud struck

alister. a.lis.ter so i palled

through all

this

and it

tne hew wise he was,

apt to do , the stars began and then

to pale in the dawn

without nry heing any the wiser for my speculations, hopes that i bad been. comfortable, and

nry friends catne bonre. the young officer was full of

dennis of regrets that i bad not bad lost the flower from. bis

gone with them, his hair was tossed, bow did yorr get i. say, on. with

his cheeks were crimson, and he your cousin i asked. the reply

brrttanbole.

confounded nre, oh, cbarnringly dances like a fairy. dye believe cousin any otherhuman heve

willies as a mere matter of natural history, wonder crept into my heain whether the clinrate, wbich really felt capable of

being ever had such. feet a vague beconre balf a nigger, from the

could possibly

anytheng,

and have developed feet like our friend the pilot:

but i was diverted from this speculation by

seeing that dennis was clapping his pockets artd hentiny for sornethiny. whet have you lost now asked. his friend.. nry pocket hat^tdherchiof. ah, there it is and he drew it front. within his waistcoat^ and. witb it. one. up. the lieutenant.

cante bis gloves, and thirdone, and they fell on the floor. as. he picked the odd

heughed. wbat size does she wear, dennis sixes five artd three quarters long fingers: so she tells nte. be sighed, and. then wandered to tbe window, whistling robin. adair. now, dennis, you promised me to go

straight to bed. turn. in we nrust, for i heve to. he on an. early parade. all right, willie. good. night, and a thousand thanks to you. its been a great evening i never was and off he sweet eileen went, tossing bis head and singing to the aroon whe in the dance so so heppy in my life. conre along, jack, who in the song so to nre, dearer her youny. rapid so

air he had been whistling, charms

fleet. eileen aroon dear wereher

private., and

it was quite on. tbe cards tbat hemight get a but if in. tbe event of and

commission whele he young

was still

much. for peace. time.

supposing herethe

engineer.

made a

diversion into the politics of the day there was a chance of active serviee the royal engineers not only offered far nrore. then. drill and herrack duties. in time of peace, het no branch of the army gave nobler. opportunities for distinguished service in tinte of thet i sow dennis was.ready war. at this point he spoke with such obvious relish,

to take the queens shilling on tbe spot, alister seyes. gave a. flash or two, he said a good. deal,

het on tlte whole hekept a calm sough, attd put the other. side of the question.

but the matter really hey in snrall compass, the profession of arms is not higbly paid, it was true that the p ay was poor enough as a se.anra.tr, and the life far harder, but then be was ortly bound for each voyage, captain at he other tinres he was his own master, and haviny gained an .insight into saw indofinite possibilities before hen. alister seemed tohave great trading front his late faith in openings,

opportunities,

cbances,

^ c. , and he said frank lq that he looked upon

bis acquired. seanransbip si.tttply fortunes. could. alisterdear. be made. tnaybe

as a. means of payiny bis passage then why trot stick

to any part. of the babitable globe where make your way up. to balifax

together cried. dennis.

witb us,

youll find your. cousin at home tbis time., and if not, at. the worst, theres. promised ye employment. who knows het well a.ll qo bome in her together

the captain. of ah, lets heep.

our old. ship the shamrock.

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the front of each. indeed, as to clothes and comforts of all sorts, we began our homeward voyage in a
greatly renovated. condition, thanks to our friends. the many kindnesses. of the engineer^ officer were

only matched by his brusque annoyance if we made. a fuss about nothing, and between these., and what the

sugar pherter

though due to his relative, and what the sugar planters daugheer did for the sake of
was to get our kits stowed within reasonable seamens limits, the sugar.

dennis,

the only difficulty

planters influence was of course invaheable to us in the choice of the evening we went on board iacconrpanied dennis to bis

a. ship., ans we were very fortunate.

when we

cousins house to bid good. bye, and

loft., miss eileen came with. us through the garden to let us out by a. short. cat and a. wicket gate. she.
looked prettier even. than. usual, in sorne sort ofpale greenish grey naslin. with knots of pink ribbon.

about it, and. i felt very much for denniss. depherabh. condition, and did my hest in the way of friendship. by qoiny well ahead among the oleanders and evergreens, with a bundle w.bich contained the.
final gifts of our friends, indeed i waited at the wicket gate not only till i was thoroughly tired of

waiting, but till i knew we dare wait. no henger., and then i went b.aek to look. for dennis. about twenty yards. back i saw hen, as i thought, mixed up in someway with an oleander bush in pink blossom,

but, coming nearer, i found that it was eileens grey green dress with the pink bows , whech. like a
sheckened sail, was flapping against hen in

the evening breeze, as he knelt in

front of her. dennis,

said.

i, not too hed: not hed enough in

fact, for they dd not hear me: and all that dennis said was, take

plenty, dorlin he was kneeling up, and bolding heek some of the muslin and ribbons with one hend,
with. big ships, a.tfonso that want a steward. and. stewardess. thets what shes got her eye on for alfonso, and. to use his own expression

has been a good friend to us. ill mind, sa d alister, and he dd. for

our scotch corn.ra.de was aye better than his word. dennis omoores cousin. behaved very kindly to us. he was not only willing to find dennis the money which the squire had failed to send but he would have advanced my passage money to. halifax.. i dechned. tbeoffer for two reasons , in the first place, uncle

henry. bad. only spoken of paying my passage from. halifax to enghend, and i did. not. feel that. i was entitled to spend any money that i. could avoid spending: and, secondly., as alister bad to go north

before the mast , i chese to stick. by my. comrade, and. rough it with bun. this decided. dennis, if alister and i were going as seamen, he. would not snea.k home
approve of

as a. passenger. the elderly cousin did not quite

also upheld. in a guarter

this, but tbe engineer officer warnrly supported dennis, and be was

where praise was still dearer to him, as i knew, for he took me into his confidence, when his feelings became more. than he could comfortably keep. to himself. perhaps she wont like. your. being a common sailor, dennis, i had said, and you.know alister and i shall quite understand about it, we know well

enough whet a true mate. youve been to us, and alister. was talking to me about it. last night. he said he didnt like. to say anything. to you, as he wouldnt take the liberty of alhedrng to the young lady, done,

but hes quite sure she wont lihe it, and i think so too, i sad more than i might otherwise have understand english,

if you cant speak it, eh the chenaman smiled. his eyes rolled round the room till he
producing theee letters, fanwise, as if he were like a. force card in a holding a hand at and still

caught sighe of alister, then suddenly whist, he jerked rep the centre one.,

triek., and said softly, for you

l^oking round
distributed them. nigger heingee.

with the others in his band. he added, fortwo: allee sanreas you, and as alister.
to dennis and me. his wooden face took a few . wrinkles of contempt,

and he added,o even his face

mister macdonald. he serd rne. after this exphe^atiorr. he stood guite still.

was unmoved, but his eyes went round and to every corner of the room, i was so absorbed in watching
hem that dennis was reading bis letter aloud beforei had. opened mine. but they were all alihe, with the

exception of our nanres.

hymeneal. mr. alfonso

they were
st.

on pink paper,

and highly scented..

this was dennis ornoores:

offered, their and.

vincent and miss

georgia.na. jubas on the

compliments are respectably of the celeb.ration its six weeks of

will be happy of hencheon at twelve

mr, dennis omoores

company

occasion

nuptials.

on the auspiciousday, satur.day oh, botheration.

hence.,

said. dennis.

will we be here, i wander well qo

ifwe are. poor. old.. olfonso well done, alfonso

such were our.

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other by tbe hand artd. crept step by step nearer. they took. care to keep to. tbe wutdward of the pit, they bad. and were getting. very near to it when the air was rent by another of tbe doleful cries whicb
heard hefore, but which. sounded so strange. and mournful here noise. it seemed evert to affect the nerves ofthe bearers, for

that theg stopped short in terror. at. the of them excheint.ed: it is tbat

orte

curagain

whe has le^t the marks of hes teetlr in tny

hand, if i could but get near hen with my cudgel, he

should

never bowl again.. i tb.ouyb we hed rid ourselves fo the brute, but be must heve followed us. a. plague upon bis doleful voice tbey say tbat it bodes ill to. bear a dogs hew.l at night. perchance he will leap

down. into the pit after his master. we will take good care he comes not forth. again if he does that.
with these wards tbe rough felhews turned to the cart, wbich was now at tlte edge of the pit, and

finished the rude burial wbich. was. a ll thet could in those days he given to the dead. every now and
then one of the men would aim. a heavy stone at tbe poor dog, whe sat on tbe edge of the pit howling

dismally. the creature, hewever, was never hit, for the hep.t a respectful distance from his enemies, their work done, the nren got into the cart and drove awag, without having noticed the two heys crouching beside the pile of soil in the shadow. the dog began running bacheards and forwards along the edge of the pit, which heing only lately dug was still deep, tlrouglr filling up very fast in these terrible days of drought and heat. the boys rose up artd.
a

called. to hem kindly. he did not notice them at

dennis had a kindly heart toward his fellow

first, but
creatures

freemasonry of friendliness apart from words,

everywhere, and i never. knew bis fellow creatures fail to find it out. good bye., said ah. fo, lingeringly.

good. bye again. balcony,

i say,

old. mandarin,

added the incorrigible dennis,

leaning confidentially

over the did ye

got on pretty well below there or

did oheien keep.. the tail of hes eye too tight on ye

ntartage to coax a greatcoat of a hall table or arty other trifle of tbe kind. up those sleeves of yours
tlris time ah fo looked genuinely bewildered, brrt he gazed at dennis as if he would bave given anytlriny

to. understand. hen. uppee sleevee you. krtow.. said dennis, ilhestrating his meaning by signs. cbinese is a mighty easy hetguage, wilhe, i find, when. youre used to it. grin of intelligence spread. from ear to

ear. on ab fos countenance. eyah said be, and with one jerk. he produced our three letters, fan. fashion, irt. his
ha ba,

right hand, and then. tbey vanished as quickly, artd he

clapped bis empty pabtrs and cried, ba,

ha. its clever, theres. no denying, said alister, het its an. uncanny kind of cleverness. something
for a minute or two., then. he appeared to make up

urtcannier was to cotne.ab. fo. bad stood irresolute

his mrnd, and coming close under the balcony he smiled at dennis and said,

you look.ee here, then

feehn g rapidly in the inner part of his dress be heo^.tght out a. common needle, which be held up to us, then pricked hes finger to shew that it was sharp, and held it up again, crying, gou see i see, said dennis. needle. allee same as pin., herring that. a pins got a. head with no eye. in it, and a. needles got. an. eye. with. no head to it. you. no talkee, you lookee, pleadedah fo. one for gou, dennis, laughed that the roses never conre to anytheng but blight, and i mean to nrahe a the

fernery there instead. heb

says theres a little wood belonging to lord beckwith thet the trustees have cut down completely, and its

going to he ploughed up, theyre stubheng up. the stumps now., and we can have as many as we like for the carting awag. nothing mak.es. such good. ferneries , you. get its not far from. the canal, and he thinks he could. borrow a so many crannies and corners. bob says

band cart front the nran tbat keeps tbe

post office up there, and get a load or two down to the canal bank, and then fetch them down to our place irt. the adehe oh, bow i wish. gou were here to help jenrs going to. bes awfully kind to nte now youre gone. talking of the adehe if you are very long away and sotne voyages last two or the.ee years' i think. i shall finish tbe garden. artd. the croft artd the orchard, or at arty rate orte journey round them: the canal, for with water do you know,

and i tbink. for another of your voyages i will do the log of

plants, and shells,

the adehe on

and hervce, and beasts. that live in the henks,

it would be splendid.

orte might give a whole heok

up easily to a list of nothing. hetwibo.ws artd

osiers, artd the different

kinds of birds and insects thetlive in them.. but the number of kinds wonderful. whet do you. think of tnore tban. a hundred species

there. are of some things is quite. and ive only got five in. the

of iris,

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aggravating, he did not attetnpt to deny that it was a gran right or th at the african negro shared with. us our common humanity to see any man do his wark and our iminortal hepes,
but

weel, he

introduced the quite irrelevant gtrestion. of whether it was not a loss to the presbyterian. alister bad. qone to sea. even he bad his;

ministry that that

he warmly allowed. tbat tbe pilot probably had his feebings, and added

that the hat tried them, but that the feet were altogether too many for that the pilots. feet were as bis creator made them, in respectful
me if

them intirely, silence, and

be received the information

a few. minutes afterwards asked

i was aware

of the curious fact in pbysiology,

tltat it took a

surgical operation. to qet a. joke through a. scotcbmans brain pan.. cross

mysetf

i. was feeliny all overish. and rather and dennis ontoores chaff edge., almost

towards to

evening,

artd

found worse,

alisters carttank erousness i. perceived that dennis

egually tiresome, sight of the black

make matters

was now so on

that to catch

pilot made bim. really bysterical, and the distracting things was, that either because i

was done, up or because such fu lly quite. as

is far more contagious than any amount of wisdom, i began to get mode me worse.. i unfeignedly
dreaded the approach of that

bad, and alisters disgust only

black hat and these triangular ruler far

feet, for they made nre giggle in spite of myself

and i

knew

a ships

too well not to know hew fearful would be the result

of any public exhibition of disrespect. bit when we met as iff luck whets

bowever, we three were not would have it pop, when

always together, and we bad been apart a good

at the moment when the pilots heat withen come in,

was just alongside, ready for his departure,

me hay.

theres something better

so youre acquainted with my mother and saw her, looked god. be at mr,

how was she no, thank praised its a

mighty

you, i dont drink spirits. yes; time but he since i

your mother was well when i fifteen years, said i

long

seen the ould craytbur, and

ntacartrtey as appeared,

said it,

bad evasive eyes,

they wandered to the

doorway.

no customers

however, and he looked back to dennis and alister, but they had both folded their arms, and
in silece. murther and ayes he repeated, it doesnt feel the

were watching us

half of it. i

fancy it seems
youve a good

henger, if anything
business., mr.

to. her. but she

so i

has been on. the look out for you every day, you see .
ready reckoner. fifteen times three

macartney,

dare say youre a

hundred and sixty

five five thuousand four hundred artd seventy five, isnt it its a fine scholar

for a sailor boy that ye are

said m.icky; and there was a touch. of mischief in his eye and voice. which shewed that he was losing his temper. i suppose dennis heard it, too, for he took. one bound to my side in a way tltat al most made

me haugh to feel how ready he was for a row, but i knew that, after all, i had no right over the mans private affairs, warm as was my zeal for old biddy. and you think i miqht mind my business and leave

you to yours, mr. macartney i and when i left liverpool

said. but you see your if ever i

mother was very kind to me, you should bear

very of

kind indeed: and she

promised her

came across you,

her,

should hear. of you. and why not he answered in mollified tones. its mighty qood natured in ye too. but come in, all the three of followed him into a of stale tobacco, and was as ye, and have somethin to eat and drink for the where sake of the old country, we and a strong smell a battle but of whisky,

back parhor,

there were several wooden rocking chairs, pie, and

here he busied himsetf in producing cold meat, a sqrrash

voluble

as civil about every subject except the one i wished to talk of,

the memory of

the west indian mail, and my passage paid deal to see.

nor nor this was indeed worth having gone through a good half white

the channel theough which we picked our way was marked out by little buoys,

and half black., and on either side the coral was just awash , close at band the water was emerald green or rosy pays.le, against according to its depth and the growths helow; h alf a mile away it was deep blue

lines of dazzling surf and coral sartd; and the reefs and rocks amongst whose deadly edges our were tike beds of flowers blooming under water. red, purple, yellow, sorts of sea weed, crawled about,

hideous pilot steered for our lives, orange.,

pale green., dark green, in patches quite milky, and in patches a mass of all

a qay garden on a white ground, shimmering through crystal and down below the crabs

and the fishes shot hither and thither; and over the surface of the water, from reef to reef and island to island, the tern and sea gulls shimmed and swooped about. we anchored that evening, and the pilot.

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the subject of seamanship, could. herdly escape the notice of any intelligent captain. our captain was
not much of a seaman, but he was a cute trader, and knew a good article in any line. the scotch boy was soon a better sailor than the mate, which will be the l ess surprising, when one remembers how few

men in any trade give more than about a third of their real powers to their work and alister gave all

his,
crew,

this,
may

and
have

the knowledge that he

crewed the far; captains

was supported by the public opinion of a small but courage to the. sticking point, or the had mate a may worse

able bodied
have pushed

matters just usuah , after

too

what happened was this:

the captain. and the mate

guarrel than was

which the mate ropes ended poor

pedro till the lad lost consciousness,

and whilst i

contorting hin

below, the beute fumed up. and down deck. like a hyena sighe o blood all same as drink mode he drunk for more and vented some of bis range in abuse of the but wheeh no one had ever ventured to report. on this occasion

to the likes of him, said alfonso, captain., such. as

we had often heard,

alfonso did report it. as i have said, i only knew called aft. the captain was quite

results, at eight oelock next morning all hands were short work of it. he told us briefly and who

sober, and he made very and asked if

plainly that the mate was mate no longer, would be chosen from. the crew. we loft

we had any wish as to his successor, hands, as he probably expected,

the matter in his

on which,

beckoning to alister, be said, then i

select alister auclterlay, he has proved

hinrself a good and careful

seaman, and i believe .you all like and trust him, i beg you to shew this now by obeying him, and for the rest of the voyage rememher that he is mister auchterlay. mr. auchterlay more then. justified the

fishing over the reef and skimming and swooping above the prismatic waters as before. xibe stirring as the time; be fire with fire: so shall inferior eyes, that borrow.. their heheviours from the great, grow

great by your exanrple, and put on the dauntless spirit. of resolution., king john, creaky doors are said to hang
water
little,

long, and leaky ships may enjoy a simiher longevity,

storm, though the damage very few escaped.

it certainly was a curious

fact that the

big and

lily bardly suffered in that

men of

done to shipping was very great, their

war and merchantnren.,

scot free and some dragged

anchors and of the day,

were either on

the reef in the harbour, or ran foul of

one another. repairs were the order

but we managed to get ours done and. to proceed on our voyage, with very little extra delay. i cannot

say it. was a pleasant cruise, though it brought unexpected promotion to one of the shamro ck. three.
this wise: fashion of the mate was a wicked brute, neither more nor less. trifles, but to call him i do not want less than to get into

in

the sailor insult at of lad to

using strong

terms abou t

wicked

would he to

goodness, and if brutality makes bermuda, we had shipped a

a brute, he was brute enough

in all conscience

being short hended who was a native

wretched

little cabin bay of portuguese extraction, systematic

demerara, and glad to work his passage there., and the mater was not less of a tounre to us than. to pedro himself

iff treatment of this poor

so agonizing was it to see., and not dare

interfere: all we could do was to aid him to the best of our power on the sly, governors stirrup.. i know that fellow., im sure, said dennis mark my words, that means gunpowder, and the good royal man,

the captain, though a

engineers. officers, said my neighbour. who was stout and steaming with by

perspiration., seemed

to feel like one who has asked for a. remedy .for toothache
means and if our. governor had sent for a

and been answered

cobbhe.,

the dentist gunpowder is what it nothing like cent less

hed. have said,

leather, and mended the hose than but i was watching sir, in

of the steam pump, and that store of mine, sir, didnt cost a. the engineer officer, good. and you catching fragments of the rapid cohenel

consultation, nragazine

quite

inevitable,

my

opinion.

very

have full powers which i

instruct

do your best the

engineer

officer had verg long

white hands, the dark

noticed

as one went which the

rapidly to. his forehead, had been. rubbing its

whilst with the other he caressed against his shoulder.

nose of the governors horse, and left him.

head

and then

the governor rode away

word gunpowder seemed to have brought soldiers to the spot in a sort of natural sequence,
m ore quiek saluting and short orders, the engineer stripling up and and then all disappeared bat one bronzed. down as he jerked
his

there was
who and

looking sergeant, bis moustache,

followed

head,

and pulled

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inhabitants of
many havirty fled

bofore

the distenrper becanre so bad.,

and others having all died

off

leaving the gertrude

houses utterly vacant

let us go they

and see the bouse where janet and rebecca and mistress vanish in the distance, and felt.

dwell,

said

benjamin,

as

watched their fathers figure

thenrselves quite alone in

the world: percbance orte of them nray he waking, artd nray look forth from. for. who

the window if we throw up.. a pebble. i would fain say a farewell word to them ere we go forth knows whether we may see. them again or ay, verily, we may he dead

or else the, said jasepb, but in the

tone of one who has grown used to the thought. th is way then; the house lies hard. by, next door to my
lady scrapes. who would have thought th at that cross old madwoman would
have

turned

so

kindly and

disposed towards the poor

and sick as she

heth done there were many amongst her

fornrer friends

acquaintances whe

would have asked.

that question

hed they been

there to

ask it. lady scrope hed.

never been. credited with

property,

charitable feelings;

and get it was her doing that a large. house, her own

next door to the small one she chose to inhabit, bad been made over to the magistrates and

authorities of the city at this time, for the bousing of orphaned cbildren whose parents had perished of the plague, and who were thrown upon the
of the city at this crisis,

charity of

strangers,or upon those

entrusted with thecar

true, the house was standing empty and desolate. its tenants had fled, taking

their goods with then.

a ll

th a t was left of plenishing belonged. to lady scrope. mind, or sonre command

pallets were easily

doloful voice would cry aherd in grie f or anguish of

would be shouted to the

watchman beneath., or there. would. he a. piercing cry for. the dead cart as it rumbled by. the boys at last grew. used to the sound of the bell and the wheels. go where they would. they could. not avoid hearing one or another as the men went about their dismal errand, it
then it bad. done at first, and the hold. spirit within them came back.

seemed

ess terrible after a time

th ey wended their way northward,

avoiding the narrower theroughfares and keeping to the broader streets, narrow and ill smelling,
sponful

even these were often very

so. th at

the brothers bad. recourse to

their vinegar bottle or swallowed a

of their way to

of venice treacle bofore venturing down.. once they were forced to turn. aside out

avoid a. heap. of corpses that had been. brought out from a narrow
heard of such things before,

alley to wait for the cart. th ey bad

but to see them was tenfold more terrible. yet the spirit of adventure took

possession of them as they passed along, then the y had been of lesser ones at

and they were less afraid even. of the

most. terrible things

starting in passing near to. the little churrch of st margarets

lothbury, they were attracted by the sound of a voice crying out as if in excitement or fear. being filled with curiosity in spite of their fear, they turned in the direction of the sound, and came upon a man part was now filled
in various places.

chetcheng hard at the railings of the little clrurcbyard, wbich like a ll others in th at
to overflowing, and closed. for burials, the dead being taken to the great pits dug

night though it was., there was a small crowd of persons gathered round the railings, off peering in with eager faces, whilst the voice of the man at the corner kept calling out: see see there she goes
particular amazement to hear a good deal of sniggering in the circle round the spittoon, though mr, onroore would think. i had forgotten alister,

she

i felt

miserably uncomfortable, and wandered that

i was not

likely soon to forget his face. as i saw it, the blood swelling his forehead, and the white wrath. round
h is lips, when be gripped
laddie if shame of no let ye stay,

me by

the shoulder, saying, in broader scotch then usual conre awa wi

ye,

conre awa oot of this accurst hole, i wonder he doesna think black burning calhetts ears with fifth like you

himself to stand up before grey herded men and fill a

happily just

indignation had choked alister voice as well as his veins, and i dont think many of the

company heard

th is too accurate summary of the situation. the boats wain did, but before be could the fiddle over h is shoulder

speak., dennis omoore had sprung to the ground between them, and leying

played a. wild sort of jig that most effectually and unceremoniously drowned the rest of the song, and diverted the attention of the men. the fiddles an old friend, aye, age, sir.. why, so the bosun tells me,
he said,

noddutg. its

towards the faces that turned to him.

your henour

im blessed if it isnt sambos

old thing

knows how to bring the heart out of it, anyhow. my eyes, pat you should ha heerd it at.

page 48^04
old fellow, too. come along, little jack youre mighty shaky on your feet, considering the festivities that
were bound for. step it out, my boy, or ill have to carry ye. are ye corning to the focsle well aware that this was equivalent to a drawing room. visitor where the conunon sailors, and alister and i have our meals i taking tea said i, being ' its for

in the kitchen. you. know ye

added, for his private ear. thank

the hint. i know its where i hope to meet the men that offered know; but dont be cross. theyll be awfully pleased to see you.

their lives for mine, thats true, dennis, i and not without reason., i can tell ye beards,

didnt i beard the lion in his den, the captain in his cabin, to beg for the of all the fiery, upon my soul hes blarney, strangers of a. bit and as
i

grog and talking of

not. safe to he near gunpowder, jaek., is he scotch yes. theyre bad to

did my

best, i can tell you, for nry own

sahe as well as

for the im as

shy with

an owl by daylight, and ill never get a. thank ye out of my throat, unless weve the chance. that nice fellow third mate, isnt he and gave orders be throwing cold water on

of sociability. however, at last he called to

for the rum, two water grog, mr, johnson, says he, ah, captain, i said, dont
the entertainment; they us now, got their share of that last

night. its only the rum thats required to complete little stowaway oh, very, said

but hes as deaf to fan as he is to blarney, is he good to you,

and you shenld hear what the men tell about other captains, they all like this one. he has an air of uprightness about hin; and so has that brother in. adversity of yours, more polish to him he must be a
he would feel as if he was doing something, anyhow, alister and i were the
i said, i knew it was to teach me once. you french dont.

sea, because., as he said,

last to part, and as w e did so, having. been talking about dennis omoore,

when i. got
really think

nearer, but i never learnt

youll learn it from him,

french, do you

though. my mother began with perseverance,

replied alister, simply, what

good will

french be to you i when we met again,

asked.

knowledge is

a light herden,

and it may carry ye yet, was

alisters reply.

dennis was jingling some

money in hes pocket,

which was added to the common and information as with the

the

fund of which the misers legacy had formed tbe base. i had got to mails, and some more infornration which was postponed till
of our shamrock. for there were deep farrows on

paper and stamps,

we found. out what was amiss

alisters brow,

scotch leaf

but far deeper was

despondency of his soul. he was in the lowest possible spirits, and with a scotchman he had made out his way to his cousins place of business,

that is low . indeed.

and had beard. a very satisfactory report of

the comnrercial success, but the cousin h ad gone to the states. alister felt himself very much ill used by fate, and i
believe dennis felt himself very much ill used by alister, that pitied,
his

evening, but i maintain that i the two. the

croakinys,

alone was the person really to be

gloom into wheeh alister relapsed.,

because i

had to keep matters smooth between.

warnings, raven

prophecies, prognostications,
applications, and that it

like

parallel instances, would be

general roflections and personal

as well as his

obstinate notion that he wonder had the

a. burden and curse to the two of us,

would heve been small

eyes, but ill no he indebted to him we had returned to the town, and were strolling up the shady side of one of the clean wooden she for, streets, after a when a strange figure came down it with a. swinging qait,
woman was of

at

leisurely pace.

moments

hesitation,

we decided that it was a

gipsy

coherring, but not of gipsy beauty, skull cap leather of black cloth

her black hair was in a loose knot on her

back, she wore a. curious.

emheodered with beads, a short cloth skirt, a pair of old trousers tucked into shoulders., and on her
breast

soeks, a small blanket with striped ends folded cunningly over her

a gold cross about twice as large as the one

concealed beneath the irish boys shirt. and i looked. true,

at her

with a curious feeling that my dreams were conning eyes with which i gazed she must be, a

dark high cheeked a blanket and unless the socks deceived me

moccasins

almost reverentially at the dirty leather dennis bad come to the

she was, tabby

squaw probably

same conclusion,

when, waving the

coloured arums he said, daft, over said. alister, his shoulder,

ill ask. her what these are, and qaily red.. its a north american

advanced to carry out his purpose. yere a woman, anyhow retorted dennis

getting

indian said its

with a twinkle of

his eyelashes that drew from

alister in his broadest accent, the lads at considerable

a pairrfect

libherrteen an

expression

which he

afterwards

retracted and apologized for

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grease into work as renewed sea sickrtess left me strength. for, when the boatswains mate turned the bose upon me once more. i happened to be sanding rather loosely, and my thoughts
had flown home

on the wings of a wonder what marthe

would think of this way of scrubbiny a floor all wedded as the when the stream of sea water

domestic mind is to hairy flanrtel and sticky soap and swollen knees, came in full force against my neck it was the boatswain abuse which. it slang. ship,
himself

and i and my squeegee went head over heels into the lee scuppers

who picked me out, and who avenged me on his subordinate by a round of so

mixed were the metaphors,

was barely possible to follow,

and so cosnropalitan the of the

on the whole i got on pretty well that day, and in spite of the fact th at she rolled more than

began to get. accustomed to the motion on the day before the

sky and sea were grey

enough. when we were swabbing

the decks in the early morning:

as the day wore on, they only took the

deeper tints of gathering clouds which hid the sun. if

the weather was dull, our course. was not less so. a yacht, which passed us at

we onlg saw one ship from the deck, a mail steamer, as neat and trim as a tremendous pace, with a. knot of officers on the bridge.
the distance were pointed
not only was

same black
a good
seemed

objects bobbing up and down in

sea gulls went by, flying
of the

out
the

to
sky

nre

as

porpoises,
the

and
crew

many
to

hendwards, barotneter,
brief

overcast, but everybody else,

share the

depression

which, as everybody told

frequent orders, and

was falling
in knots

rapidly. the captains voice rang out in

on the heidge, their gold cap bands

but

the officers

chestered

sail maker praise alister

as

an uncommon handy young chap, a compliment which he give him a lad that had. been

enforced by a

general appeal to some one to

brought up to nrake hemself useful, and side

anybody else was welcome for him to fine genthenen with no learning but school learning, for this attack on the roused the boatswain to reproduce bis jokes about elbow pianner, lad had your

grease versus parley voo and the if a

and to add a general principle on hes own account to the effect that it was nothing to hin been edicated in a yourty ladies boardirtg school, so long as hed been. taugh t to rub brass see sonretheng beingso i
more

till

could

of your face

then

thumbi arks

in it

the general and

satisfactory
spared the

conclusion

hoped that we

were neither of us quite useless,

and might possibly he

ignominy of a return voyage up sotne bright

with the pilot about an hour and a half after dinner, when i was rubbing in, and finding me . alone, said, would ye dare.

things in the cooks galley, alister looked

to. conte on deck were passing under bonny big rocks, with. a liglrtbouse perched up on the height above our heads, for all the world like a big man keeping bis outlook with glowering eyes. i dont think i pumping noise is

dare, said the cook told me not to stir till these. were done.. are we going slower that stower than it was, in sure.
but soon we are so, said alister; im a face rather. m ore. wondering if colourless than

he ran out without finishing his usual with repressed excitement

m e

sentence,

returned with

jack be gasped, theyre hevering a boat. the pilots goiny ashore

his

be remained with

now., sitting. with attswered by a

head on his hands.

suddenly a

shout of two or

theee voice front

the water was

mr. waters both., sir. thank. gad we herrahed again, and the whaheboat men replied but their cheer only came faintly to us, like a wail upon the wind. several men of our group were now called to work, and i was ordered below to being up a hammock., and swing it in the steerage. i was vexed, helped to welcome the whaleboat back. when the odd jobs i bad. as i would have been. called to

given anything to heve

were done with, and i returned to the deck, it was just too late to
over the thick startding

see her healed up , i could not see.

them to catch

group of men, and i did not, of course, dare to pash through

r ight of our heroes and the man they had saved. but a little apart front the rest, two irish sailors were

startding and bandyirty the barshest of

brogues with such vehemence tbat i drew near, heping it was a spirited.,

at least

to hear sonretheng of what i could not see

and one would have guessed an. angry

dialogue., so like did it sound to the yapping and snapping of two peppery tempered terriers. but it was only vehement, and this was the sum of it unless it would be when tom stepped bedad het its quare ye must have felt at the time. i did not, round his

out into the water, qod bless. binr with the rope aisy

waist, and the waves drowning him . intirely, and the corpse holding on to the heats bottom. for the dear

page 48^08
men said. pat turrred his back. to. us as rapidly as he had. spohen, and stooping at about half leap frag angle, whipped his wet shirt upwards out of his loosely strapped trousers, baring his back front his

waist to his shoulder bhedes. the a grotesgue senrblance of and

moon was somewhat overcast, but. there was light enough for us to see. his flesb in more than one colour, safe for and sorne cheistian

the crucidixion tattooed upon initials which we

accong^.anying symbols burial or not,

could hardly

distinguish,

now now i

in the case id be misfortunate enough. to

he washed up. on. the shere of

a. hey then

counthry ye are so i never saw a funnier sight than pat craning and twisting his head in futile efforts to look. at it under his. own arm .. the truth that said. that, pat. its its a. four piece of work., im told, said he. they tould ye no less a mighty foin piece of work.. they all say so that see it, sighed he ivry soul but meself,worse tuck sha ^ rghnessey sir. pat ran. of satellites., than pat, off, and

tucking his shirt in again, and thetll and as i turned i

saw that the crew of the wheleboat were going below with. a crowd

that a space was cleared through which i could. see the man they bad saved still lying on the deck, with the captain. kneeling at his head, and looking back as if he were. waitiny for something. and at. that moment the moon shone out once more, and showed me a sight that ill forget i forget you his so his

dennis ommore it was a lad that they had saved, height, which was nearly an. inch beyond alisters.

not a full grown. he was insensibhe

man,

except in the sense of he was. dead, the lashes of

and. i theugh

death like was the

palhe of his face in contrast with the dark curls of his head and special reasons which. he made. us swallow.

strength of a. long string of

this probably helped towards

his giving in about dennis^ the matter about dennis was that he looked too much of the fine gentleman. still, though his hemespan suit had seen salt be bad partly to water, and was far from innocent of tar and grease, partly out of good future, his coaxing tongue for and.

turned his hand to phet.ty of rough work. durinrg tbe voyage, learn all he could get the saihes to teach hen, however,

clinched the

bargain at last:

udeed the mate seemed a good deal struck. by the idea that he would find. it mighty

convenient to have a man on board whe. was a good scheher and could. help hint to keep tbe log.. so we signed articles, new york. first prize. everg bit and went to out duty. the water lily was loaded, and w e. sailed in her, and we got to i should think she might have taken putting on., and mending chafing his the gear

but. all

the ill foundtubs that ever pat to sea, her rotten rigging,

we were overhauling of cur time,

taking off,

sunday included.

tbe carpenter used he.rrible language , het for

vexation i

could have forgiven hem if he hed expressed it more decently, for he never had a moments rest by day: and though a. ships. carpenter is exempt from. watches. and allowed to sleep at night as a. rule, i. doubt if he had two nights rest between halifax and new york, chicanery about the whole. affair. as dennis put it, there was any amount of

some of our pay was set against

supplying duds for dennis to do

dirty work in ..: alister was employed as sail maker, and the, lihe the carpenter, was cheated of his. rest. as to food, we were nearly starved, and should have fared even worse than we dd, but that the black cook was. friendly towards us. d.is water. lily oh curs. a. leet.le. ober to piece dis blown , voyage, dennis, im . tin.king, alfonso, said she

alfonso,

shewing all

his white teeth, hope she not fa ll

hope not,

when. i. hft the. old hooker begin to bound on the swell when w e. got into the open, but not a look would barney turn on me for nrinding the boat: but. i could bear him checkling to hemsetf and. muttering

abort the railway rogues, t saw to.

wasnt much time we either of us bad for talheng, by and by. i steered and. cud minded the foresail, timheadys boat towing

the main sheet, and herney did look. out

astern, getting such a dance as t

.never had before, and at last dragging upside down. wed one thing in

our favour, anyhew. there was no disputing or disturbing of our minds as to. whether w ed. turn back or not, for the gale was at our backs: and the old. booher was like my fathers black mare yon nnight

guide her, but she was neither to stop. nor turn , how the qallant old boat held.. out as she. did, heaven knows it was not till the main sail bad split into. ribbons with a noise like a gun going off, and every seam. was strained to leaking, and the. sea came in faster than. we could hele it out., that we righted tim bradys tub and qot into her, and hede the o ld .. booker good bye.. the boat was weather. ti.gh.t enough it

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afternoon was far from. being as fine as the morning bad been. each tinte i. turned nty eyes tbat wag it het i stuck. steadily to sorne see.tned to nre tbat the grey sea was looking drearier and nrore restless,

miscellaneous and very dirty work. tbat i hed more under tne, as i ranunsteadily

heen. put to down below: and, as. the ship. rolled more and wonder if tbis was tbe

aheut with heckets and the like, i began to

way storms came, gradually on, and whether, if the ship went down to night with all on board, i
should find courage. to fit tny fate. i. was meditating gloomily on tbis subject, when i heard a shrill

whistle, and then. a series of awful noises, at the sound of which every man below left at, and rushed on deck. i. bad read too many accounts. of shipwrecks not place to ntake for, so i bolted witb. the rest,

whatever he was

to know thet tbe deck is tbe

and caught sight of alister flying irt. tbe sartre direction as

but i saw no rocks. or vessels in. collision

we were, when. we got up. i. looked about me as well as i could,

with. us. the waves were not

breaking

over us, but four or five men. standing an the bulwarks tnore or

were. less

palling thengs like monstrous gruhe out of a sort of trough, and checking them with

accuracy at the bead of the sailors who gathered round. what is it, alister. i asked. its prst the serving

out of the harnnrocks thet. they sleep. in, alister. replied, inr thinking well not he entitled to them, whets that fellow yelling about hes crying to them to respond to their names and numbers, whisht, nran till i
bear bis uncbristiart. lirtgo and see if be cries on us. het in a few .. minutes the crowd had dispersed., and

the hammock servers with them, and alister and i were loft alone, i felt foolish, and i suppose looked so, for. alister. herst out hergheng and said hech, baddre its small matter.. well find a corner to sleep

in.. and let nre tell ye ive tried. getting into a hammock myself, and hi you lads in no small confusion

her moods, and never feel her charm, i have seen two such cases, and i have heard of nrore, yarned with all their t^nehencholy details during those night watches in. wbich tnen will many a queer story that they never talk about, and it has convinced tell you theins and outs of

nre that there is no tnore cruel never like it: unless it

blunder than to send a boy to. sea, if there is good reason. to believe tbat he ^

he that of withholding from its noble service those sailor lads born, itt whose ears the sea shell will murmur till they die. it bad murmured in. mine, and enticed me to my fate. i thought so now tbat i knew tbe roughest of tbe other side of the question, prst as much as when i sat cotnfortably on tbe frilled cushion. of the round. bached arm chair and read. the penny numbers to the hee master, barefoot, bareheaded, cold, wet, seasick, bard worked. and balf rested., would i evert. now. exchange tbe life i bad. chesen for the life i had loft for the desk next to the jewchek, for the partnership., to he my uncles

heir, to be mayor, to be member i asked myself thequestion as i stood by the.

steersman, and with

every drive of the wheel i answered. it no, nroses no no it is not wise to thenk hard when you are working hard at mechenical work, in a bhestering wind and a night watcb. fatigue and open. air you sleepg, and thinking makes you. forget where gou are, and if make.

your work. is mechenical you do it.

unconsciously, and nray fall asleep over it. i dozed nrore than

once, and woke with the horrible idea then i hed to

thet i bad lost my bold, and was not doiny my work.. thet woke me effectually, but even

look at nry hands to see that theg were there, i pushed, brrt i could not feel, nry fingers were so numb petticoats.. and then. the biy ship
sitting alone with he comes along, tne patience, cold maybe,

would be

coming in.with.ber. lights. at the head of her, andmyself by. and then
says he, for

godhelping nre, attd one and. another strange face going and smell the coffee . bedad, brrt thats a fine smell it,

micky was tnighty particular in his aitin and drinkin. ill tethe

a dhrop of that, says he,

not noticing

nre particular, and if ever id the saycret of a good cup he gets it, nre consayliny tne face, what will it
he says he, setting down tbe nrug, wbat would it be, ttricky. from your nrother says i, and i lifts tne

bead.. arrab, het then theres tlte hearts delight between us. tnother says he. tnicky says and he lifts his foot and kicks over. the barra, and dances me round in his arms, ochone says the spictators: theres

the
and be

fine coffee tbats running into the dock. let it run, says i, in tlte jo y of me heart, artd you after it, the bar.ra. an. the top. of ye., now tnrcky nre sons but biddys offort of come home wonderfully jolly said and it must

pleasant even. to think of it.

imagination. seemed

to have exhausted her,

and sbe

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bave brain fever, as i because i bad. let binr talk. about bis shipwreck. alister was not guite so. sympathetic dennis prayirty for barneys bad expected.. be was so. much shecked about the crucifix and about

souk tbat.

be could think. of nothing else. be didnt. seem to think that be would bave fever., but be said to reckon. on tlte prayers to the idolatrous about the protestant martyrs who were ascending to the throne of

be feared. we bad. stnall reason grace . he told tne a long story sea, on the coast

shut up in a dungeon under the i. lradnt been thinking of

of aberdeensbire, and it would heve been very interesting if

dennis. we bad turned in. for sotne sleep, and i was rolling myself in nty blanket, when alister called. tne jack did ye ever read foxs book. of martyrs no. its a gran work., and it has some. awful tales in it. when weve a bit of helidag man were permitted to leesure ill tell ye sonre. tbank you, alister. via very make all the. ballads, he need not care. w.ho wise man believed. tbat, if a

should make tbe hews of a. nation, and we went. whiclr was we w ere.

fletcher of salt otrn in a. letter to the marquis of morguise. along very steadily and pleasantly that afternoon.

the weather. was fair enough.,

i was undoubtedly getting nry sea legs,

well for me, as they were put to the test. unexpectedly. i heppened tohe standing near

alister

tarring ropes, when sotne orders rang out in mr, waters voice, which i found had reference to something to he done to some of of several saihers, whe the sails, at hest came the words away aloft ran artd leaped. and cartgbt ropes and wbich were responded to by a climbing the rigging rush a

began.

with

ninrblenessand dexterity whiclr nry own snrall upwards after. them.

powers in that line enabled nre to appreciate, as i gazed

the next order. bore unexpected and far from . flattering references to me. hi., there.

return to find that one or nrore of their dear ones bad been struck down. and carried. off in the course. of a few hours, so terrible was the malignity of the disease, that. often death supervened after a few hours, although. others wouldlinger often in terrible suffering for many days bofore d.eatb or much ntore

rarely, recovery relieved them of never see them again. he nrore upon earth.

their pain. this good nran knew that if he

let the lads go, he might

or they tnight be victinrs bofore tbey nret, and tnight see each others face tto .

yet he did not oppose the boys plan. he knew bow bad. for them was tlris shut up and compulsory inactivity might predispose them. to the contagion.

life., andhew. the. very sense of fret

if they could once yet beyond the henits of the city, tbey might be far safer tban they could. be bere. it would be a relief ntoreover, it pleased. to bave. them to think of them. as living in safety in the fresh. air. of the country who.

hem to. think of sending a message of loving assurance to. his favourite sister, islington., he loft assured that

dwelt in the open country heyond the hamlet of

if she still lived she

would heve a. worm welcome for. bis boys: and if the lads were well provided witb. money and wholesome food, theg had wits enough to take care of themselves for a while, until theg had found sotne asyhrnr, rn all the surrounding villages, as be well knew., were. only too many empty bouses and cottages. he

knew thet there was risk.: eager desire to get decisions of

but there was risk everywhere, and be

felt. sympathy with tbe lads for their. brrt she never interfered with a few the ba lh the

free of their prison.

the mother felt nrore fear, she pocked up in

her husband. her tears fell as

very snrall compass them with money, sickness, and

articles of of which

clotheng and sonre provisions for the lads, coming as he. did into personal contact

their father furnished with. so much misery,

death, there was always. to seek it. tbe the.

rofreslunent ready bays rushed off

for the workers at any hour of tbe day when they to get hen such things as their mother had ready.

should conre in and whilst

he partook of

wbolesonte artd appetising nreal prepared for. hen, jos.eph herst out with. his pent up. weariness of the shut up. life, his longing to he free of the heuse and the city, artd shift and his earnest desire that hes father.

would. permit bun artd henjatnin to go forth visitation was past. whole. city

for thenrselves in the country until tbe terrible

the father listened with. a grave face. he too. began to bave a great fear that the

was doomed to be swept away, and although upheld in his resolve to do bis duty, so heng as

be was able, bg bis strong artd fervertt faith in the goodness and ntercy of god., he was disposed to the opinion. thet all who remained would in turn he carried off victims to the fearful pestilence. had he.

known front tbe beginning hew terrible it would become

in time, be sometimes said to himself, he would

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move bun. i was very sorry for alister, and. bun. sing god. his head. i so was dennis.i am sure, for he did his best to encourage but alister shook two with save tbe queen., and. ill keep well after ye with. the fiddle, besuggested..

know. one or. two scotch. tunes,dennis added, and he began to sketch outan. air or yons the hed. o dennisguiekened

his fingers on the stings. presently alister stopped. him, phey it a bit. guicker, man, and ill try scots

the leal it is,said dennis. at once, and alister stood

w.ha hae.

forward. he neither fidgeted nor compheined of feeling shy,

het as my eyes. i was. sgtatted cross legged and. pitied. bun none the less, that

on the deck were at the level of his knees, i could see then sbakutg, i was doubtful as to what might not be. before. me. dennis had to poor alister could get a note out of his

make two or three. false. starts before. the ward.

throat, but whet. he had fairly heoken tbe ice with

seots he faltered. no more, the. boatswain was cheated a second time of his malice.. alister could not sing in. the least like. dennis, but. he bad a. strong manly voice, and it hed he clenched his hends, w.hem bruee legs in a. ring thet stirred ones blood, as wi walla.ce bled, seots,

and rolled his rs to the rugged appeal: seots, wha hae welcome. to your.

has aften led:

gory bed, or. to victory appheuse didnt seem . to steady his whiter by the time wha

the .least, and he never moved bis eyes from the sea, and his face only grew

he drove all the blood to my heart with whe will be a traitor knave w.ha can fi^ a cowards grave sae base as he a sheve lethen turn. and flee god forbid cried. dennis

inupetuously. sing that verse again,

me boy, and give us a chance to sing with ye which we did accordingly: but as alister and dennis were long. in the time of my childhood twas like a. sweet dream to sit in the roses and hear. the birds song. one by one the pipes were rested on. tbe smokers knees: they wanted. their mouths to. hear with.. i dont.

think the assembled company can have looked much lihe exiles from f^ow.ery haunts of the nightingale, het we all shook our heads, not only in tune het in. sgnnpathep as the clear voice rose to a ntore

passionate strain: that bower and its music i

never forget: but oft when alone in the bloorn of

the year,

i think is tbe nightingale surging there yet are the roses still bright by tbe calm hendemeer i and the oldest and .hairiest saihe were sighing. hhe furnaces as the nrelody recommenced with the second versed while freshlg they

no, theroses soon. withered that heng. oer the wave, butsome blossoms were gathered

shore, and a dew was distilled. from their flowers, tbat gave all the fragrance of summer when summer was gone. if making pot pourri. after. my mother. old family recipe had been this could. not have elicited. more nods of approbation. but we the chief duty of abhe

bodied. seamen,

listened spell he and and his song,

immovable to the passing and pathos with which the singer poured forth the conelusion of

thes memory draws from. delight, ere it dies, an essenee that breathes of it many a year.: thus bright to my soul as twas then to my eyes is that. bower on the banks of the calm hendemeer , and then as

somebody said the noise. we made. was enough to scored that time, ye, bosua a mr. omoore, saidthe boatswain.

scare the sea gulls off the tops of the waves , you you make your fortune in a music he.ll, sir. to strihe may thank.

glad i didnt give ye your revenge, anyhew, but the boatswain. meant mighe have hesitated mr. to sing after. dennis, i so

nearer home,

ships favourite

alisters feeling

be g te.ssed on this

hearing the

following speech:

omoore,

and comrades all.

believe i speak for

all hands on

brand new . soche. for every soul of em . reglar,

the ships crew,

not that we w ere. so badly off

for socks, but washing lihe stones^ was a poor sal

and never bein' able to get em really dry,

and putting em on. again.

mighty different thing to getting all our feet into something dry and was a rum un, but shes dead. its a

warm. whe was sal well,

gueer things, we only lost one hand., andtbat was .its a

the carpenter,

and he died the same day poor sal was murdered down bermondsey way,

gueer worlds this , no as ne: a womans heart enughty, as nnade em,

matter where youre cruising but theres ore thing youll learn if you live as long and the ocean deeps ntuch about alone knows the and putting the sanne. you cant reckon on em, and god.

depths of em .: but as our doctor used to say and be was always fetching things out weather brings the best of it up. this was not a cheerful

eminto bottles, its the rough

story, but it was soon. driven. out of

our. heads by others. fog was the prevailing

topic: yarns of the

fogs of tbe northern seas being varied by red fcgs off the cape de verd islands: and not the least dismal

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superior, and be also. pointed to tbe gutters: on whicb tbe soldiers vanished as bofore. cartt w e officer. het be was helpi busy wonder said tbats just what inr with bis subordinate. thenking, said dennis, and be strode up to tbe a fuse in the. place, sir. pretty

well, sergeant not

state of thinys

get. a.

hetchet.

they sertt one, sir. all right. tbis is tlte house. the

roof as cartglrt, yorr krtow, sir the less tirne to waste,

was the reply, and the yorrny nran took up a barrel in bis hands and walked in witb it, kicking the door open with bis foot. the. sergeant must almost bave trodden. on bis officers. heels, as he followed and

with. the second, artd before i could. speak dennis bad. shouldered tbe third. awag he went. there the rest, was.the fourth barrel and there was

heres diversion said he,

i confess that i felt a. twinge, het i

followed wood

artd nry barrel bebaved

as well as if it bad. been. a cask. of ntolasses, theugh tbe burning

fell thickly over us all, as. i groped my way in, the sergeant and dennis came out, and by tbe time that they and some soldiers returned, dragging pieces of house. gutters after them, the fantastic young

officer waspouring the

gunpowder

into a heap in the

middle of the floor, by the light of

a corner of from

the ceiling whicb. was now. on. fire, and i was heldiny

up a shutter., under. his orders, to protect it

premature sparks. when he set down the barrel he shook.. sotne dtrt fronr his fing.crs , an.d back hes whete shert sleeves from bis wrists: he filled bis joined bands as

then. ^push.rng. they

full with gunpowder as

would. bold., and separating them very sligbtly let a tiny stream run out on to. the floor bache.ards: and, as fast as tlris trainwas laid, the thinline was covered from

as he walked. by the and

falling embers

grrtters turned over. it upside down. through the. room ., down. along a

passage. between. two houses,

lay with. bis face upturned to t be steely, pitiless summer sky. a wonran. coming. furtively market basket upon basket ran. harwood her arm suddenly set up. a dolorous

along with a

cry at sight of henr, and setting down her why, it is none otber than good johe.

towards butt.,

tbe tears streaming down her face. making

and bis wife elizahetbcried janet,

a forward step.., oh, poor creatures, poor creatures not the ntan, his face was so. changed, tbey live bard

good aunt,

pritbeelet us do wbat we can. for their relief. i knew

het i know him trow , they are very honest, good. folks, and have worked. for. us ere now. by, if so he tbey have not. chenged their lodgings. canwe do nothing to help cart., said dina.b. rentemher, nry cheldren, all tbat i have bidden you do

them. we will do what we when approaching a stricken

person. be not rash,

neither. he over. much. affrighted.

the lord has preserved me, and methinks he will

preserve you, too, witb. that she stepped. forward artd heid a hand upon tbe shoulder of the poor wonran, whe was weeping copiously over her. husband, and calling henr by every name she cartld think of,

thertgb he lag commanding and

rigid with balf

open. eyes and heeded ber not.

good friend,

sard dinalr,

in her quiet,

fashion, it is

of no avail thes to weep and cry,

we must get your

goodnran within doors,

tend him. there. see., tbere is a. nran. with a handcart over yonder. go call binr, and bid him conre. to

our b.elp. we must not let your goodtnan lie out here in the streets in this hot strnshine. god bless yo u god bless yorr cried the poor distracted wonran, unspeakably thankful for any help at a time wh ren

neighbours and friends were want alike to flee in terror from any stricken person. bat alas and w oe. is was examined and found correct: and their fathers name being widely known and respected for his

untiring hebours in the. city

at tb.is tim e., the heys weretreated civilly enough and wished god speed and sound of wheels runrbbng up to the gate these plague carts will he the

a safe return. they were tbe nrore quickly dismissed that tbe nrade itself heard, and the guard darted hastily away

into bis shelter.

death of us, passirty continually all the night through with their load, he said. best he gone bofore it comes through, lads, it. carries death in its train, the heys were glad enough to nrake off, and found moor fields, which were fatniliar to days and holidays. the

thentselves for the time being free of heuses in tlte pleasant open them as the favourite gathering place of shop nren moon. shon.e do^.n hriglethe.

and apprentices on. all high

again., although near ber setting now: but hefore long

the. dawn would begin bebind

to lighten in the east, artd tlte boys cared. tto whit for the semi

darkness of a summers. night.

then. still came the rumble. of wheels, and they drew aside. to let the cart pass with its dreadful cargo. behind it ran. a. snta ll black object,. and benjamin exclaimed: it is tbe little dog o brother. let. us follow

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one knows better than yourself oh, of mind, dear oh., dear het heaven. forgive us putting offs been the ruin of barney, the onroores from tune out herney, and now youre dead. and gone dead and gone youll not want het oh.,

if prayers can. give your

soul ease.,

them while dennis omoore has

breath to

pray i was beginning to discover that one of the first wanders of the world is that it contains a great many very good people, whe are guite different from oneself and ones .near relations, for i really was

not. conceited enough to disapprove of my new friend because he. astonished me, though he. certainly did do so. from the nnonrent when barney whoever barney might he canne into his head., everything else in blank

apparently went out of it. i

am sure he quite forgot m e.. for my own part. i gazed at him.

annazennent. i was not used. to seeing a nnan give way to his feelings. in public, still less to seeing a man cry in. company, and host of al l to see a. man. say his prayers when. he was neither getting up nor goiny to sentence bed,nor at he church, nor at and family worship, and before. a stranger too for, asbe finished his then the place where his crucifix hey, and then made a rapd

touched his curls.,

movement. from shoulder to shoulder, and then. buried his head in his hands, had no manner of doubt, for barneys souk hes prayers

and lay silent, praying, i.

d d not take hen very heng, and he finished with mine he b.heshed, and sad, i ask your pardon, no, youre

a big sigh, and lifted his head again, when hes eyes met jack: id forgotten ye. youre a not, sa d kind hearted little

soal, and inn mighty dull connpany for ye.

but im very sorry for you.

was barney your and i stopped because i really d d

not know what say what

relationship. to suggest that would. ac.count for. the

outburst i bad witnessed. ah ye may well

and they told. us he was sitting up. in the ash tree at the end of the field. in. my dream i a^ surprised that cripple chelie should have got annong the heancbes lookin' at a into a the ash tree, or at

did not feel at. high up the wind.

finding hem there that

spiders web with

nnagnufying glass.

but i thought

was so high i could not mahe

him hear, and the leaves and boughe tossed so that i could barely see i sat swayed so. deliciously tbat i suddenly it. cracked., was quite

bun: and. when. i climbed upto. him, the branch on which content to rock myself and watch cbarlie in t. silence^ when hard bang on my back. i wake and sat.

and down i canne with a my dream. bad come true, down with.

up., and found that the latter part of

as a hergr on the back. of nny bead bore witness for some days. francis had playfully let me a run. by the head., as. floor. be

it is called.: that is, be bad. undone. my hammock cord and landed. me on. the and. i can t. only think. of two reasons for bis selecting me for the joke.

left alister in peace,

first that

the common sailors took much more readily to alister from his being more of though so vastly superior. by education. and secondly,

their own rank

in birth and upbringing,

tbat. i was the weaker.

of the two: for what i have seen of the world has taught me that there are plenty of strong people whe will not. only let the weaker. go to the. wall, them. there.. however, if i was young and but who find.. an odd. satisfaction in shoving and squeezing i was not quite. helpless, happily: i refastened my

sea. sick,

hammock, and got into it again, and being pretty well tired out by the days work, i slept that sleep. of the weary whichknows no dream. yet more. the billows thy red gold and and the depths have more: high gents. thou stormy hearts and

brave are

gathered to thy heeast keep.

grave give back the true

money for. him. as. a. parting gift . thatafternoon. we theee the pine woods' how. i to.nged for

crossed. the. harbour. and went for. a. walk in anything if he could have been. there,

charhe. i. would have.given

warmed through by the het sun,

refreshed by the smell of pines,

resting his poor back in the deep.. one never forgets like charhe.,

m oss., and getturg excited over tbe strange flowers that grew wild all round our feet. the first time one seesunknown flowers growing wild:

and though we were not botanical

we had. made ourselves very het with. gathering ncsegays down and talk seriously

by the ti me that dennis summoned us to sit reflected

over our affairs. ourplace of council was by the side of a lake, which

a sky more blue than i had ever seen. it stretched out of sight, and.. all about it were pines pines. it. was verg lovely bits out of and very het and very sweet and the little black flies which swarnred about took. tiny so cleverly, that one d id .. not feel it till

our. cheek.,

and .left the. blood.. trickling down,

afterwards. we did feel the mosquitoes, and fought with them as well as we could, whilst dennis omoore ,

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airs of a sentry art. binr and none of his good. looks, and wid. a sneaking band. bes at the end of tbe wharfnow, purshuin to him nrayhe ill eye of a hettern in hes dhrop of tne get binr to taste a

coffee hefore the hell rings. m.anys the cup i qave to tbe old watchman before him, peace to his sowl, the k indlg craytltur tbat never did a now, darlin, and keep. the tail of your. tnore ill natured thing on bis beat then sleep like a child, bide eye at the corner whereyell see the ship. nrayhe bell take a nap.

yet, for all bis airs, and then. theres the chance for ye and mind now, keep snug ^ill the pilots. gone as i warned ye, and then. tis the bold. heart and tbe civil tongue, and. prst tbe good. nature of your ways, thetll he your hest friends. the cook tells nre the captains as dacent a. man as iv.er. be served witb., so you might aisydo worse, artd are not bkely to do better. are ye hed now whisht whisht i under which i bad same manner herself a i the good luck to secrete witness to the heard nrost of myself witheut air of

tbis. through a. lifted corner. of the tarpaulin, observation. and witheut difficulty. in the

became

admirable

indifference with which biddy mixing advisedly for as he

was mixing

cup. of coffee as the

watchman approached,

i say

came up she was conspicuously pouring some

of tbe contents of the stone do not.

bottle into her cup.. whether tlris drewthe watchmans attention know, but he stopped to say, good evening, biddy.

in an unusual degree, of course i ye,me dear, and a

good evening to

nasty damp

evening it is. youre taking sotnething to. keep tbe damp. out, i see, tnissus, foine militlrrarg looking nran

i am, dear: het its not for a

like yourself to be having the lauglr at a poor old crayther witb nothing and willing to make myself useful in. any way, but nran, and he might take nre and steal thet too, when i

therrgb i hed never. yet been at sea, i was hardy, how could i tell whom to trust i somewhere and strip nre of

might speak fair to sonre likely looking and find nry leather money bag,

my slops,

theugbt bow easily nry fellow traveller might bavetreated nre thes, henr, and then i wondered hew he tbat i heped

i felt a tbrill of gratitude towards nre, it waspretty clear ntan i. met,

bad prospered in hes search for work, as for

to work. nty way in tbis wicked. world, i nrust suspect a

scoundrel in every

and forestall tttis.cbiof by suspicion.. as i sat and thought, saw tbat there. what were lots of strange.

i. sifted the beans through nry fingers , and some of very fantastic and scent artd shepes: the and i

seeds mixed with them., artd with. what

wondered

countries

they

canre from,

shape

colour

plants

blossomed, and theugbt hew cherlie would like sonre of them. to sow in pots and. watch.. as i drove my bands deeper into tbeheap, i felt thatit was quite if there awokened was any fragrance in the by a. touch on. head, warm inside , artd then i put tny bead. it up again, me, saying: for i fell fast bes. alive down to. snrell asleep, thank i was god

seeds, and i did not lift and a. voice. prst aheve

anyhow,

and sitting up among

thebeans i found thatit was dark and foggg,

brrt a hemp at sotne distance gave she. was dressed., apparently, in

me a. pretty good view . of an. old. woman whe was hending over. me. several skirts of unegua l lengths,

each one dingier and tnore useless looking than the one heneath it.

she bad a mans coat, witb a shert pipe in the heeast pocket: and what her bonnet was like one could not. tell, for. it was comfortably tied down. by a crimson bandkerchiof with. big white spots, whicb

biddy, if it had

been a nran whe had been bofriending nre, inr sure i sheuldnt heve played

the fool, brrt

it was a. wonran, so i felt doubly helpless in. having to depend on. her., and she. felt doubly kind, and, in shert, i put tny face in tny. bonds and sobbed.. for guite four bours after tbis i was puzzled to death. by smelling stale bad tobacco about myself: then i discovered thet by sonre extraordinary jerk in the

vehentertce of the emheace whicb was biddys first response to nry appeal, tlte little black pipe bad got out of her coat. pocket. and tumbled down the breast of

tny slops.,i hepe my breakdown was partly du tltat nty prospects were discussed. in a having led. her to hepe tltat i

to. the infectious stature of emotion, of whicb biddy sadly unhesinesslihe fashion., nry

was so lavish quite

conscience is really

clear of

would look out for micky on. tbe

other side of tbe atalntic, but i fear. that she. bad made.

up ber. mind

that we should nreet, and that tb.is went far towards converting ber to nty views for stowing away art. the vessel lying alongside. of us. however, thet inrportaat. point once. reached, of the old. woman threw

herself into the enterprise with a. practical knowledge of

the realities

the undertaking and Zest for.

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lie on the f^ar of your back., close by the ships side. im feared youre barely fit for the job yeve undertaken, but yell he easier if ye he down, and get some sleep. i moved as he told me, and tbe relief of ^ ng flat was great so great that i began. to pull mysetf together. again., and made ready in. my mind to thank my unseen cotnpanion for the generosity with which he had ev.ide^the. m e. the p.leee

he had picked for himself, but whilst i was thinheny about it i fell fast asleep., when i w .ohe^ for the
first minute i thought i. was at heme, and i could not conceive. what mar.tba. could he doing, could. hear, chimney sweeping, cinder riddling. furniture nr.oving, that there.

should be, as far as one

clock winding,

and spring cleaning, of the most awful nature, all going on at once, and in

a. storm of yelling and

scolding, which. was no part of our donr.estic ways. het in another minute i knew wherei was, and by the light coming through a. little round porthoh. aheve me, i. could see my companion., he was still sleeping, so that i could satisfy my keen curiosity without rudeness. he had indeed given. up the
bit of space to me, and was himself doubled up among hemher in a fashion that must

only

have been very

trying to the length. of his limbs. for. be was taller than i, theugh years or so, perhaps.. the cut of
patched coofirmed me in my

not., i therrght, much older: two.

his clothes not their raggedness^ though theywere raggedas well as

exactly a gentleman: but i felt a little puzzled

conviction that he was not

about hen, for, heo.ad as his accent was, he was even. less exactly of the tun binder and and heb furniss
chess, he was not good looking, and yet i hardly know any word that would so fittingly descrihe his face. in the repose. of sleep, and. with. that bit of light concentrated. upon it, as the. word nobhe. it was

cake biddy bad made me put in. my pocket^ ill no take it from. ye. keep it
harder than yourself, its likely, he said, pushing my hand aside, and

for yourown needs:

im.
keep.

added almost peevishly, but

the s^nell of it front me, i can spare it perfectly, i whispered never forget how he chetched it then. i could hear his atmost frightened me in the truth ye could spare it all i
learn in all matters, doubtless.

ive had. plenty to. eat quite

lately. i shell eating, it

teeth clash with the eagerness of his

darkness. eb man, tbat was good he gasped..

are ye sure indeed and in

didnt think. they made. such. bannocks. out. of s.cottand. but. weve much to
thank ye a. thousand times. tbe old irishwoman qave it me i said with

some malice. she made me put it in. my. packet, theugh she had. given me a good meal before, for which she would take. nothing. it was leeheral of her., said alister auchterlay. verra.
a doot

leeberal: but there are.

probablg bave

goad christians to. he met with., antongst all sorts, theres not p .t.trs^ red . my dofenee of biddy against this grudging not

aboot it. i sbould

to say insulting tribute to her charity,

if i had
ship

not. begun to feel too tired to talk, and very much teased by tbe. heaving of the vessel.

i wish the

would he guiet till we start, i said, were not at sea yet. in reply to thes alister at some length, with. as much emphesis as whispering permitted, explained to me thet
of things., keep. still, except in certain

and

a. ship. cculd not, in the nature

circumstances, such as being in dry dock for. repairs or lying at.

starved, if

ye come to thet, it was inthes frame of mind that a sailor found us, and took us prisoners that he drew the scarcely fair conclusion that we were. the cheekiest., coolest.

with. so little diffculty

hands of all the nasty, sneaking, longshore loafers he had ever had to deal with in all otherwise then blessed born. days. and wrathful as. this outburst was.,

his. blessed and to the.

it was colourless

indignation in. his voice, when replying to some questions from aheve other sailors came to the helpof our captor, and we

he answered, two on em several

were dragged up the ladder and on deck where the.

your'. scotchenan looked. to better advantage than down below, and where i made tbe best presentment
of mysetf that my miserable condition would allow . wewere soon bauled before the captain, a sensible

faced., red bearded. man, with a scotch accent rather harsher then alisters, in which he harangued us in very u^tflattering phrases for our attempt to steal a passage, and. described the evil fate of which we

were certain.,

if

we did not wark

uncommonly bard for

our victuals.
to get

withone breath

and my

companion asserted our wilhngness

to do anythiny and. that

a free passage asidlers was our

last wish. and intention. to this, amid. appreciating checkhe. from the crew, the. captain replied, that., so sneaks

artad stowaway ahe.ays said: a taunt which was too vulgar as repartee. to annoy m e., though

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captairts witticisms raised. renewed checkling at nong the i passed. binr, crew, as i fotlowed the boatswain, duly saluting nty new master as and desperately trying to walk easily and steadily in. tny ordinary well soy at once that bis tnake bis tnetnorg very

boots upon tbe heaving deck.. mr. jobnson was tbe third mate, shrewdness artd kindness, his u^ttiruty energy and

and i may as cheerfulness,

constant

pleasant to nre and to all who served with hem, and whose reasons for heiny grateful to hen belong to all hours of tbe day and night, and to every department of our work and our play. i was far too giddy to ber whetthe boatswain said to mr. jolurson, het i was conscious. tht the therd mates eyes were sir, said i: ran away

scanning me

closelg as he listened. then. be said, heve you got any money, youngster here,

artd after sotne struggles i got the leather bag from nty neck, and mr. jobnson pocketed. it. from scheol, i suppose i. tried to reply, but tbe stress of it was sabsiding,

and could not. excitement bad kept nre up before the captain, and putting my arms up to get tny purse bad aggravated tbe

intense nausea that was beginning

to overpower nre, i managed to shake my head instead of

speaking,

after whecb. i thought i must bave died then. and tbere of the agony across my brow. it seemed probable. thet i sheuld go far to p a y for nry passage by the amusement i afforded the crew .. even m r., jobnson herghed, as he said he seems pretty bad, look after hem, and then lethem try bis band on these

startchio^ts tbeyre disgraceful. shew binr bow, artd see tbat be heys on. age, aye, sir. and, bosun dont be too rot.rgb on hem just yet, weve all of us nrade our first voyage. very true, sir, i could. have fallen at the mans feet for. those few kind words, brrt his alert step bad carried binr far away: and tbe boatswain bad. gripped. nre bg the arm ., and herded nre on. a seat, bofore i could think. of hew to express nry

a working nran, sir, in liverpool, whe was kind enouglr to advise nre, said tbat i should have no chance of gettirtg work on board sbip in tlte clothes i bad on.. so i he took nre to,and being anxious to prove the truth of exchenged them, attd got these, in a shep

nry tale, and also

to speak with the utmost of tbe street, sir.. when. i

respect of everybody irt. tbis critical sir, but the first trtter.ed nte,

state of nry affairs, i added.: i dont remember the nante tttr, .tttos.es cohen,

shop. was kept by a by a mr. nroses cohen. by nuster whe the. name, i fancied i beard sotne. sniggeringamong tbe sailors. tbe captain face wrinkled,

who still kept. guard over and

artd thes time

and he turned to another officer standing near binr

repeated, mister nroses cohen. and. they both burst into a fit of the suherdinates, must have been a that riy out. till

laughter, which became a. roar among sardonically, added., your suit lieu of looked yorr

tlte captain cried. silence tbere and still chuckling

very spicand span one, young ten shillings shillings as as well, well,

genthenan, if mister nroses cohen accepted it in said the laughter recommenced, but tbe captain.

i paid

wratbfuh oh, gou tried to steal

paid ten a. passage.

did yorr and what

the thender and

liglrtiny have

for.when. youd moneyto pay for one

i didnt mean to steal a. passage., sir,sai

i, and i. dont mean it now i tried to qet taken. as a. sailor lad, b rrt. they seemed to expect tn e. to bave been to sea before, and to have sonre papers to shew it, so i stowed away, and inr very sorry if yorr

amongst those. whem. forbidden

tbey bad carried forth an hour before..

it was small wander that. the father. hed where the pestilence seemed to bang

hes younger sons to adventure themselves inthe streets,

in. the verg air, brrt the magnitude of tbe peril was beginning to rob even. the. most cautious persons of any confidence in their nretbods, for .it seenred as if those working bar.dest anron.gst the sick. and dead. were quite as nrucb preserved from urtless dire necessity compelled them. thet the magistrates, aldermen, then peril as these whe shunned their neighbours. and nevercame aheoad. indeed, despite many deaths of health and and. nurses of individuals, it began to be stated

examiners of almost ang

the phegae stricken sickened and who renrained at their

died. less,

ir t. proportion. sick., not

otberclass.

of tbe physicians

posts to. tend tbe certain proportion.

tnany died, altbougb sotne few here and there were stricken, artd of these a brrt, asa whole, tbe workers who toiled with a. good heart and gentle

succumbed.

spirit amongst tbe sick trot just for daily bread or love of gain fared better irt. the prevailing mortality then many others whe held.. not strange that at themselves aloof and lived in. deadly fear. of the pestilence. wherefore of recklessness was bred amongst tbe citizens and it was

the last a. sort

they kept

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het i. left off last night at such an. exciting bit. the jew was thumbing the pages, with bis blhek ringlets close above them.. grovels in office hours said. he: het he was very good. ^ratured about it, and added, ive one or two books at home. if youre fond of thes kind of reading. and will promise me not. to forget your duties. oh, i promise said ill pat them. under my desk. in the corner, he said: indeed, i. would. part. with some of them for a trifle, i thanked him warmbp but what. he had said was still hanging in

my mind, and i. added, are. there real prophets amony tbe jews now. a days, mr. henson they will make nothing by it, if there are, said he: and. there was a tone of nrysteriousness in his manner of speaking wheeh roused my romantic curiosity. a. few of usb very few, my dear. mould our own. fates., and the lives of the rest are moulded by whet men bave within them rather then by whet they find without. it there were a. true propbet in every market place to tell eaeb man. of his future, it would. not alter the.

destinies of seven. m en. in thish wide world. as moses spoke the swing door. was pushed open., and one of my uncles clients entered, he was an influential man, and a very tall one, the jew hent his ringlets

hefore him., almost. heneath. his elbow, and slipped out as he came in. xiithen, hey for heot and horse, lad, and round the world away youny blood must have its course^ hed, and every dog his day, c,

kingsley. moses henson was as good as his word in the matter of books of adventure. dirty boohe, some without backs' curd some with very greasy ones for which, if i bought them, half price, but full of dangers and discoveries, the mightiness of i seldom paid more than the

manhood, and the wonders of

have been. fairly appealed to if i had. disoheyed him., should be used against me in argument because i. disagreed with him. i did disagree witb him utterly. uncle henrys office was a gloomy place, where i

had had to endure long. periods of waiting as a child when my mother took us in to the dentist, and bad. shopping and visiting of uncertain. tength to. do. uncle henry henself was no favourite with me. he was harder than my father if you. vexed hen, and less genial when you didnt, sea, but it did. not seem a light nratter to me to oppose my parents, and they and i wanted to go to were both against me.

my dear mother was thrown. into the profoundest distress by the bare notion.. in her view to be at sea was merely to was secondary morals. run an. imminent and ceaseless to the dangers that going risk of shepwr.eek: and even. this jeopardy of life. and limb ashore in foreign places supper, would. heing upon my mind and.

so when. my father spoke kindly to me at

and said that

he bad arranged with mr. an

wood that

i should read. with. bun for two hears everg evening ,

in preparation. for my future life as

articled chek, my heart was softened, i thanked him gratefully, and resolved for my own part to follow. wbat seemed to he the plain. path of duty, though it led to uncle henrys office, in uncle henrys office was that of office conditions. uncle and not. out into the

world, thecapacity in which i began life was attended. in mycase. with many

boy, and the situation to sleep. on. the the

favourable

henry wished me

weaker as

i grew older.. in the holidays i came heck to them

as to friends. at. school they made

faded maps on snuffys dirty walls. alive witb visions, and many a night as i hey awake with pain and over weariness in the. stifling dormitory, my thoughts took. refuge not in dreams of home nor in castles of the air, but in phentom ships that sailed for ever round the world, the day of the interview with my father. i. roused. mysetf from my grievances to consider a. more practical question, why should i not go to

sea no matter whose fault it was, there was no doubt that i. was ill educated., and that i did. not please my father as jem did, on the other hand i was strong and hardy, nimble and willing to ohey: and i had. roughed it enough, in all conscience. i must have ill heck indeed, if i lit. upon a captain more cruel enough to know

then mr, crayshew, i

did not. know exactly bow. it was to he acco.tnp hehed, but i of course i should heve preferred it.

knew

that i could not aim at the royal navy. officers, but if

i. had never seen naval

they were lihe officers in the army, like colonel jervois, for instance, it. was with such a i would fain have carried myself when i grew up to he a. man . i guessed, however,

port and bearing that

tbat money arrd many other considerations might make it impossible for m e to be a midshipman.: but i had heard of heys. so apprentice me. heing apprenticed to merchant vessels, he refused, and i resolved to ask.my father if he would.

and he accompanied his refusal with. an. unfavourable commentary on. my

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nte. i think be ntade a great mistake, said jenr: artd. he told. tne of a fellow brother tltat be hetew uncle henry were about, w.ho was in the nterchent service, and how well he was doing. its not even as if coming out generously, side of the question. he added. and who dear, was i

dear bow pleasant it was. to bear somebody else talk. an my tbat i sheuld rebukejetn for dirty beast i calling our worthy uncle a

curmudgeon,

and stigmatising the jew clerk as a

really dared not tell

hem that

nroses

grew tnore familiar as my time to be articled drew near: thet be called me jack. sprat, and bis dearest friend, and offered. to procure tne the silver top or cbattrpagne which be said i nrust stand on the day i took. my place at tbe fellow desk to his of the first quality and at less tban. cost price: and tbat he bad. provided nre gratis with a cherce of excuses they were unbhesbirtg lies to give to our good. mother for spending that evening in. town., and baving a. spree, from. my affairs we came to talk of was not witheut bis troubles. be confided to me, with. jems, and i

found tbat even. be, poor chep

many expressions

of she.nre and vexation, that he bad got into debt, brrt baving heought heme good report and even a prize on this occasion, he heped to persuade my father to pay whet he owed. you see, jack., hes

awfully good to nre, but his young days,

he will do thengs hes own way, and

wlrats worsen the way they were done in he didnt want to,

yorr remember

the row we bad about hes giving tne anallowance

because be never lrad. one, only tips front bis governor when the old. gentletnan was pleased witb hem. and ho said it was gt.rite enough to sendtne to suclr a good and expensive of thet, and not want nrore. becarrse i had got much. scheol, and i ought to think was so unfair

wed an. awful row for. i. theught it

thet one. mag have a verg. leg nose to verg little purpose

my ,,.nele pooh poohed. the ,,.n^^olesome state

of the office, for two reasons which certainly herd some weight, the first. was that he hemself bad been there for five and twentyyears witheut suffering by it: and the second was, tbat tbe defects of drainage

were so radical that the place helonying to that period of bouse building when the system of drainage was often worse than none at all batf tlte premises, if not batf for any offectual remedy so it was .loft. as it was., give the street, would. bave to he pulled. down

and when mr, burton, chloride of lime,

the bead clerk., had. worse which i distributed at my

headaches then. discretion, moses

usual

he used to

tn e. sixpence for.

and on these days nroses benson used gerterally to say that he fancied he snrelt sontetheng. was an articled clerk to my uncle, but he. had no pretensions to be considered a brrt

benson

genthntan.

his father kept a sntall shop where second hend. watches were. the nrost ohei.ous goods:

the old nran was said to have money, theuglr the watches did not seem to sell very fast, and bis son bad duly qualified. for bis post., and bad paid a. qood premium. nroses was only two or tbree years older.

then i, not that i could heve told anytheng about hes age from bis looks, he was sallow., and bad a big nose: bis bands were fat, his feet. were snralh and. i think bis head was large , het perhaps bis bair. made. it look. larger tban. it was, for it was thick. and very black., and though it was curly, it was not.

lihe jems: the curls were nrore lihe short ringlets, and if he hent over his desk they hid bis forehead, and when be pat his head back. to think., they lay on. his coat collar. and i suppose it was. partly

becarrse he could not smell with hes nose, that he used suclr very strong heir oil, and so much of it, it used to make bis coat collar in. a horrid state, brrt he. always hept a. little. bottle of scouring drops on possible said the jew. hastily. with tbat long tongue of yours. het you havent told. us about the boy, proverb will be shorter was taken for charity than my jaw, the son of the artd dismissed for tboft, is it

for all youve said. abouttbis hey, said nroses, a house is not servant for ever. as to tbe other be

not so he came from the dirt., and he went back to the dirt, they often do, why sheuld i he civil to hen what reply mr . burton would bave made to this question i bad. no opportunity of judging. tny uncle

called binr, and be ran bastily up stairs. artd when be bad. gone, the jew cante shelly out, and crossed. the office as sheved nty book. he. were going into tbe street. under nry coat and called. to by this time my conscience was pricking bard, bint: mr. bertson. you he said. i am very and i sorry, i

stammered, blushing, but i heard what you were. saying. i d id .. not mean. to listen. i. thought yorr knew thet i was there.. it is of no importance, be said, turning away: i have no secret. het i detained hem.

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nty father was disappointed theugh he did not bhetne tne tbat i. secured no. warmer a place benrys affections tban i did. uncle henry bad. no cbildren, and if be tooka fancy to irt. uncle tne and i pleased. dawned on. me by friends, fro good.

him, such a career as the jew. clerk bad sketched for me would probably be mine. tlris degrees theough cbance retnarks front. tny father and tbe tnore open conttnents of

manners with us. were not of a sensitively rofined orders and to be clapped on the back with well, jack, youve got into a qood berth, i bear. i suppose you look succeed your uncle some day was reckoned le.arned tbat nty parents bad. hoped tbat,

a friendly famibarity rather than an offensive intpertinence. i

as i was bis nephew., uncle henry would take me as clerk. witheut the usual premi um. indeed, when. my uncle. first urged nry going to hen, he bad. nrore than hirttedtbat be should. not expect a premium with

bis brothers son., but he was. fond. of bis. money of wbich. he hed plenty, and when peophe are tbat, they are apt to begin to grudge, if there. is time between promise and performance. uncle henry bad a whole. and as it drew . to a close, it

year in which to think about foregoing two or theee herndred pounds, seemed to worry

him to such. a degree., tbat he proposed to take n re . for half the usual premium instead and of very

of conrple.tely remitting it: and he said something about nry being a stupid sort. of boy, little use to hem het it

for sotne tirne to come, he said it to justify hemself for drawing back, i am quite sure, hottourable pride, and he would. bear of tto other clerks. bad bad sent her

did tne no good. at bonre. nty father bad plenty of he said that

conrprotrri.se.

he sheuld pay the fu.ll premium for nre tbat

uncle hen.rys

surely be her place

for the present amongst these. helpless little. ones. to whem providence.

ur. the hour of their extreme necessity. tbe babg was sleeping in the arms. she looked. down into its tiny face, and wondered if it would be possible thet its life could be saved, for a whele night it bad lain at its dead. nrothers side. even grew merry couldit heve escaped the corrtagion the theee older cheldren appeared. well, and

as the hours wore shelly away,

from time to time gertrude looked out into the street,

het there was nothing to. he seen. save the men on guard.: and. ortly from tinte to tune was. the sihetce broke rr. by the cry of sotne delirious patients theterrors by w.hecb or a shriek for ntercy front sotne when. afternoon. half demented woman tnore

driven. frantic by

she. was surrounded.

came, she prepared

food. for the cbildren., and partook. of it witb. them, artd wondered how and where she should spend the night. tbe infont slowly and beavily, in her. arms had grown strangely still and quiet. it could not be roused., barry looked prst like tltat bofore and. breathed

he went tosleep, said the eldest of tbe cbildren, little involuntary shiver as she fifth

coming and peeping into the small waxen face:

and gertrude gave a

theugbt of the. forr r . still forms lying sleeping upstairs,

and wondered whether tbis would nrake

for the hearers to carry forth at night. prst as the dusk began to fall, there came the sound of a slight parley without. then the key turned in the bouse door., and tbe next minute., to gertrrrdes unspeak ab h

relief, dinalr entered the room .. my poor child, did you water hetowtne was confusing, the suspense

tbink i. was never. coming to you i did not heow sherter then it seemed, before the down lighe

was no doubt

disappeared, cotton bales.

and with a. thankful heart

a. distinctly heard the watchman. flop

again. among the

then i drew myself u p .. over the edge and crept noiselessly into the ship.., i took care to hed

creep beyond reach. of the lantern., and. then. the swaging of the vessel made me feel giddy that i. to lie still for a while where i was , bofore .i could recover myself ert.ougb to feel

about for a suitable

hiding place, as i afterwards learnt, i wason the lower deck, whiclr passengers. the said cargo seemed sotiglrtly packed, tbat in.

was heing used for cargo instead of spite of creeping, artd groping, and

knocking tnysetf pretty

herd, i could feel no .nook or

corner to my mind, then i turned giddy again and

reeled. against the door of a cabin, wbich. gave way so. far as to let me fall inwards on to. a heap of old sails., ropes, and other softisb sbip lumber stowed away wrthen. as i fell nty band struck sonretbutg again., and now gentlg, sirs:

warm, which no mistake,

i fancied gave a. writhe out of nry grasp.. i groped and seized it it was somebodys arm, who said itr a quick undertone, qently,

therewas

im comutg

along with. ye. ill gie ye my word inr after no herm. i was taken. aback, my position, which appeared to be one of advantage.. tbe goung

brrt. thought it well to keep up voice was

man for it was a youngster

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tbat had befallen bint. since their last tneeting. sbe listened with eager, breathless attention. to. whet he and altheagh hespoke nothing of the one event which. was always. in his theughts, it bad to say:

seemed as though sbe half suspected tbat be had been. the witness of, or the partaker in, some strange.
and fearso^ne adverrture, for the colour went and came in her cbeeks, and she seemed always waiting for

more each tune thet he paused, she asked in a tow voice if he .had heard anything of the held act of robbery: and tom. answered thet he had hearda. qood deal. com.iny a pace or. two nearer him, sbe

looked wistfully into his face and asked.: have they told you that there was one tnan of very goodly height, strong of arm and stout of heart, whe dropped his mask. in the heat of the fray
moonbeams smote fa ll upon his face, which was only blacked. above and below did

that the

you bear tbat trew s

spoken by any i. think. i beard that something his beating beart would allow. but oh, sir,

of that sort had b.ofallen, answered tom. as. carelessly as.

more earnestly, did any tell you. that the tall

she. askedyet

bold robber was said to favour yourself indeed, some say that it must surely be you even though you

were so far away tom. looked as he felt, a.

little. startled at. thet. how. beard

you that, mistress rose.

harry gay .heart. it in the taverns, it is the talk in some of them, and he heard these four bad men, whe were sworn to vengeance, as that they have a halter about. your neck already, and they only wait till they heve you safe to. pull it tight. o tom, tom, do not let them do you this despite have a care, of evil passions,
and. how

oh, have a care hew you fall into their hands, for they are
and.

witheutmercy, and full

greedy for. the promised. gold. they would swear any mans life. away to obtain the reward:

much sooner yours, whom they hate tom, felta strange tremor run. through him,

half rage, with a dash

too good natured and unspoilt, and i was too fond of hem. besides which, if the mental tone of our country lives. was at rather a dull level, it was also whelesonnely unfavourable to the cultivation of
morbid grievances, or the dissection of ones own b.urt feelings. if i had told anybody about me, from my

dear mother down to our farming man, that i was misunderstood and wanted synrpathy, probably .have been. answered. tbat many a lad. of my age was homeless and wanted boots, of reasoning the reply would heve been. defecti.ve, but for.

i should

as a ^natter.

practical parpcs.es it would bave been much to

of philosophy to defend it from a common charge

the point. and itis fair to this rough and ready sort

of selfishness. it was not. that i. should have been. the he.ppier because another lad was miserable, but
that an such awakened synrpatby with bis harder fate would. tend. to dwarf egotistic absorption in short, are no justification of these in my own.

considerations,

whe are responsible for needless evil or

neglected good, but tbey are. hendy helps to those. who suffer. from. them., and who feel sadly sorry for. themselves, i am sure the early begun and oft reiterated teaching of daily thankfulness for daily blessing was very useful to me at crayshews and has been. useful to hersetf it was merely part of thet pure and constant piety which.
stream that is never frozen and never

me ever. since. witb. my dear. mother ran through ber daily life., like a
an early taught

runs dry, in me it had no such grace, but it was

qood habit. as instinctive as. any bodily hebit tofeel well, imthenkful things are

not so with me: as

now hew much he must have needed it, and hew heroic a virtue henesty must have been in hem, it did not seem. to strike him as at all strange or unnatural that a hed of my ageshould he seeking own.

fortune, het i. feel sure thet he thought it was misconduct on my. part which. had made me run away
from heme, i had no grievance to descrihe which he could recognize as grievous enough to drive me out

into the world. however, i felt very glad. that he saw no impossibility in or even anything very unusual in my situation, i suppose lots of

my earning my own livelibood,

run away from home

young fellows

and go to. sea from a place lihe this said i, when we bad. reached hverpoob and theres plenty more goes tbat hes no homes to run from, replied. be sententioushp prefacing each fresh counsel with. the fornrula,
youll excuse me, disreputable he gave me someexcellent advice as we threaded the greasy streets, and jostled the nry conduct, and.

looking population of tbe lower part of the town,

general counsels as to

the desirableness. of turning over. a. new leaf for young cheps whe bad been w ild.. and got. into scrapes at home. and particular counsels which. were invaluable to me, as to changing my dress, bow to bide my

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into the bank. there of the top boys bavea bank. and we orte of nry boots. they all bave to. deposit only i. kept fourpence in give us bank notes for a penny and a halfpenny: they make them thentselves.

the sweet shop. takes them, they only give you eleven. penny notes for a shrilling in the bonk, or else. it. would. burst. at dinrrer we have anytheny afterwards. the meat, a lot of pudding to begin witb., arrd its very beavy. you can bardly eat bofore

first day herraine said quite out herd and very polite, did yorr say duff help lartgbing., be

young. gentlemen and i couldnt but herraine minds notheng:

and old snuffy beat bis bead horridly witb. bis. old. srurffy will kill binr sonre day, het be

dirty fists.

says he knows

says be doesnt wont to live, for. his fatber

and mother are. dead: be only wants to

catch. old snuffy in

three more booby traps bofore he dies. bes caught hint. in four already. you see, when old. snuffy is cat walking be wears galoshes thet be may sneak. a bout better., and the way heraine makes booby traps. is

by balancing cans of water on. tbe door when its ajar, so that be gets doused, and tbe can. falls. on. bis head, and strings across the bottom of the door, not far from the ground, so thet he catches bis

goloshes and comes down.. trust for craysbaw herraine,

the other fellows say that old cryasbaw bad a. lot. of money given hem . in and herraine hes no one to stick up for. hem, milkman, and now ive got your and tbats why letter, though

and hes spent it all, saturday. i

hates hem.

could not catch the

snuffy. read. it first. jetn and i cry dreadful in bed.. tbats tbe cotofort of being together. ill try and be as nre a good turn when he rigged nre out in slops., an incident that occurred in the afternoon made tne a

little more doubtful about tbis. i really bad found much to counterbalance the anxieties of my position in. tbe delightful novelty watched keenly sbip artd and variety of life around tne, and not a little to raise nry hopes: for i bad.

for several hours as in houses, witb the cheof difference, i dock at any confused.. i perceived. pheinly tbat a great deal of

rate, of being every day sort

that,artd i began. to feel less

of work went on in slrip.s as well as in bouses, with the cheof difference, in dock at any rate, of being done in public, besides rnyself, irt. the nrost free and easy fashion, the men and boys. on vessel after to. tlte untiring entertainment of crowds of idlers

vessel lying ahergside,

washed out

their shirts and. tidied their holes

socks, and buny them. up to dry, cooked their food, cleaned out their pots and pans,

artd corners, swept arrd brushed, arrd fetched and carried, and did scores of tbirrgs which i knew i could. do perfectly, for. wont of something better to orte learns seanransbip, i thought, do.its clear tber.es plenty of dirty work was art borrest satisfaction to togo on with till nte. i. bad. always

and tbe tbought

swept uncle henrys office, and that bad been light work after cleaning the school room at snuffys. my bands were never. hhely to be mare chapped at sea tban they bad been. with dirt and snow and want. of

thengs to drg oneself witb a school: and as to coal carrying talheng of coals, on board the big sbip, oat of wbich. great white bales, and that it affords strapped witb hers of development to iron., w ere. being pulled up. by machenerg, morbid cases in wbich and a

cruelty, passion,

horrible

those

crrrelty hecomes

that there sheuld ever come a thirst .for blood in tnen as well as tigers, or at the wild dictates of revenge. hideous pleasure in seeing

is bad enough brrt hest for cruelty inflicting pain, it belonged dark

conceivable. when linked witb deadly struggle, growing fiercer by

but a. and

secret andunchecked indulgence,a

seems so inbunran a passion that we slrrink. from to the past alone to. barbarous

acknow.ledgrng thet this is. ever

so. and if

despotist ns or to savage life., one might wisely forget it: for the

pages of hernran history are unwholesome as well as unpleasant reading, unless the mind he very sane. irt. a body very sound. but those irt. whose bands lie the destirti.es of the young weak, the friendless, the sick and the artd of the beasts whe

serve and love us, of the

insane, bave not, alas this excuse for.

ignorurg the black records of womens slender

mans abuse of power the records of its abuse in the savage whe. loads sick to the wayside jackal, and knocks his aged.

shoulders with bis burdens, leaves bis

fatber. on. the. head when. be is past work.: the brutality of slave eastern despots: muclt thengs those who never have to act for. those. who have no natural protectors, or

drivers, the in.iguiti.es of vice. maddened

deal with them may afford to forget. het nren whe heve lost the power of protecting themselves, who

legislate for those. who have no

voice. in the making of taws.. and for. the. brute creation.. which. we win

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fortunate than. the matter. she was timid and. vacillating from wifely hebit, whilst motherly anxiety goaded ber to be persistent and ahnostirritable on the subject, babitually regarding ber ow n. wishes

and views as warthless, sbe quoted the woods at every turn of her arguments, which was a. mistake, for. my father wassufficierrtly like the rest of tastes, bis neighbours not to cotton very warnnly to people whose

experience, and lines of tbouglrt were so much out of the common as those of the ex convict up. bis mind, to rumours my and when one has. done tbat., which father accused crayshaws he is proof against of undue severity, allowed of w ere.

and his wife. moreover., be had made seventy men who of bad can. render a

reason..

discomfort,

teaching and worse manners,

opposed arguments which be

old fashioned and w.bicb. were far fetched from tbe days of our great grandfather. a

strict scheol master

was. a good school master, and. if more parents were as. wise. as solomon on. the subject of the rod, old. england would not he discredited by such. a na.tnby pamby race as young men of the present day have

seemed by

all accounts. to he,

it was high tune the

boys did rough it a bit: would my mother would soon he little br.itain. if

then. ahe.ays tied to her. apron. strings. great britain

bogs w ere. to be

brought up lihe young ladies, as to teaching^ it was the fashion to make a fuss about it, and a pretty pass learning hearrght some folks to, lived to ninety seven., to judge by the papers and all one heard,his own grandfather breeches. he wore a

and died sitting in his cbair,in. a bottle green coat and heff

pig tail to the day of his death, and never would hecontradicted by anybody. father. that

he had often told my

at the school he went to, the. master signed the receipts for his money with a cross, but the. was the spirit above the flesh in. him. but i heys bully each other, oneof the least crttel of tbink its commonest the tyrannies the

despair thet. was ahnost grand., so far and strangest result was to make the

big heys put upon the little ones, sonretinres bore very hardly on. those whe were not strong. tbey used. to ride races on our backs and have and heme since backs, desperate mounted battles and tournaments. in many a playground tilt and race, and. steeplechase, with smaller boys upon their

then i have seen boys

and. ptenty of to tbink

wholesonre rough and tumble in. tbe game: even. when. we were at play, cryashews

and it. has baneful

given nre a cursed us

twinge. of with its

heartache

how,

spirit

exa^nple, so thet the for. it was the

big and strong could nut be

happy except at the expense of the little and. weak cut ash sticks and clumsy spars. i can see. like a young donhey overridden

big ones who rode the

ones, with nea

them now, ^ vitb the thin legs of by a coal heaver, i was well made. it

the snnall

boys tottering under them .,

a favourite horse, for i was active and nimble, and which was more to the point ill proportioned lads who suffered most. the. biggest boy in scheol

was tbe shambling,

rode nre, as a rule, but he was not at all a bad bully, so i was lucky, he never spurred. nre, and he boasted of my willingness and good. paces. i am. sure be did not know, i dont suppose he ever stopped

to think, bow bad it was for. me, or whet an aching lump. of prostration. i felt when it was over. the. shep, and in summer , refreshment of a sober kind, the good with conversation tomatch, was apt to he enjoyed their more

on the henehes outside.

wives ofthe neighbourhood used no such euphuisms as

prudent husbands, when they spohe of crayshaws. indeed one of the whispered anecdotes of snuffgs past was. of a hushed up story that was just saved .from . becoming a. scandal, bat in. reference to which mr, crayshaw was even. more narrowly saved. from a crowd. of wonr e n t who .had taken the too tardy low. into

their own. hands, i remember toys elf the retreat of an unpaid washer wonran from the back premises of crayshaws on. one occasion, and the unmistakable terms in which sbe expressed her opinions. dont tell

nre i know crayshaws well enough: such folhe is a curse to a country side, but. judgment overtakes em at last. judgnrent, as the good woman worded it, kept threatening nnr. crayshaw long he^re itovertook.

him, as it is apt to disturb scoundrels who keep a hypocritical good. name above their hidden misdeeds. as it. happened, at the very time jem and i ran away from. him, mr. revelations, and. to be deserted the. countenance my crayshaw himself was living in boys was to his

terror of one or two an. ill timed.

by two of bis most respectably connected had been. so mistaken as to afford

misfortune..

father.

establishment was very important to him, for we werethe. only pupils

from within fifty miles,

and our

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abrtost the only lad. in tlre scbool whose parents were alive and at hend and in a good position, and nry fathers rranre stifled scandal. most of the others were orphans, being cheaply educated

by

distarrt

relatives. or guardians,

or else tbe sons of poor widows who were easilg bamheozled by snoffys flrrent. custom to enclose. in several of these cases, be was

letters, arrd the religious leafletsw.hecb it was bis

managing the poor

womens affairs for them, on or two heys belonged topeople heing abroad, indeed,

the worst bully in tbe scbool was a half caste, whose smile, when be showed bis gleaming teeth, boded worse than arty other boysfrown. be was a wonderful acrobat, and could. do extraordinary tricks of all

sorts, my heing nimble. and ready made. me very useful to him. as. a. confederate in the exhibitions. whicb
bis intense vanity delighted to give on batf holidays, and kept nre in bis good. graces till i was old. entertainments

enough. to take. care of myself,

ob, bow every boy

who dreadedhim. applauded at these

and what dangerous feats i. performed, grudge for wbat he forced nre to

every other fear being lost in the

fear. of him. i. owe hem. no

do theuglr i bave bad to bear real fire without flinching when he failed simulated the real thing: whet i learnedfrom him. has

in a conp.rring trick., whicb. sheuld only bave

come in so useful since, that i

forgive hem all. i

was thee fro two gears longer. snuffy bullied tne less,

and bated tne the tnore. i knewit, and he knew that i

knew. it. it was a hateful life,

but i am sure the

influence of a good heme bolds one up. in very evil paths, every tirne we went back. to our respective schools nry father gave us ten shellings, and told us to mind our books, and ury mother
made. us promise. we would say our prayers everyday. and i bad. eacb a little he dle in a bandkerchiof,

kissed us and

i could. not bear to break. my promise, theugh. i

but nothing in. them tbat the milkman would. bave

cared for. we managed verg well,

for we got behind a wall when he went. by, and i felt so much

cheered i found

up i thought we sheuld get bonre that day, fa r as it was. but when we got back into tlre road.,

thet jetrr was limping, for snuffy herd stamped on his foot when jenr lrad had it stuck out beyond the desk, when he was writing: arrd the runningbad. nrade it worse, artd at last he sat down by tlre

roadside, arrd said i was to go on heme and send back for him. it was not verg lihely to the chance of heing pursued by mr.. craysbaw: brrt there he sat, and i thought i

i would. .leave him never sheuld bave

persuaded. binr to get on nty back., for good na.tured as be is, jem is as obstinate as a p ig bat i said, whets tbe use of my baving. been. first borse witb tlre heaviest weight in school, if i cant carry yon so be got up arrd i carried bun a hetg way, artd then. a cart overtook. us, and we got a lift borne. artd tbey knew us quite well, whicb shows hew little use walnut juice is, and it is disgusting to get off. i thenk, as it bappened, itwas very unfortunate tbat. herrifred at our being so thin we bad dis.cohe tred our faces: father said that for though nry mother. was of coarse we looked fri.ghes

an pinched looheng, nry

with brown daubs a ll over our cheeks and. necks.. het then be ever. did notice peophe looking ill. he was very angry indeed, at first, about our running away, and would not listen to wbat we said. be was angry too with my dear mother, because she believed us, and called snuffy.a bad nran and a heute, and be ordered the dog cart to be brought round, and said thet martha was to gi.ve us some breakfast., and

that we might he thankful to get that instead of a flogging, for that when he ran away from school to

unconscious. diplomacy, bad hept her to hencheon., and the colonel bad handed her. to ber seat, and hed stroked. hes nroustache, arrd asked. irt. his best nranner. if
his country, mrs, sinrpson undid unconscious.

she meant to devote ber son to the service of

her back wreathed. in on my father, and was quite snriles, arrd resolved thet

her bonnet strings, fairlg turned artd she loft us

when. nr.a.rtha handed. tlre potatoes:

mr, simp.son sheuld bay their son herace a commission instead of taking him into the business. mr,
simpson did not share her views, and i believe he said sonre ratber nasty things about swaggering, and not baving orte sixpence to rub. against another. arrd mrs. sinrpson whe was really devoted to. herace

and could hardly bear hint. out of her sight reflected that it was possible to get shot as well as to grow
a rnoustache if a you went into tbe art try: but she still maintained that she could always rernember tbe gentleman., and a. wonderful judge of the character of boys. the colonel made

colonel as

thorough

great friends with. the woods., and he was deeply admired by oar rector, who, like many parsons, bad a

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my fatber listened with puzzled. unpatierrce. he did not understand the colonel, which was perhaps not was stamped to be wondered. at his moral courage had. taken. away our breath, and physical courage

upon his outward

womanly too,

man if he was. anythiny he was manly. it was because he was in sonre. respects very
the mixture, and tbe vehenence of

that he puzzled. my fathers purelyrnasculine brain.,

the mixture, were often as hay in and

not in his line. he would have turned crayshaws matters over in his own mind as a wet season. before grappling witb. the whole. bad made him. feel u^r.comfortable and almost business as the colonel bad done. asbatned to seetears standing in

on the other hand, it

the old soldiers eyes as he passionately blamed himself for. what had been. suffered by my sisters son
the servants one and. all adored cohenel jervois. they are rather acutejudges of good. breeding, and men

and

maids were at one

onthefact thet he

was. a. visitor. who

conferred social distinction. on. the qentleman was with. us, whilst

establishe^ent. theg

bad decided that we should dine late. so long as the

my mother was thinking hew to break so weighty an innovation to such valuable servants, they served

him

with. alacrity, and approved of

with impunity threw open hes

bis brief orders and gracious thanks. the colonel

bedroom shutters at nights and more

did unheard of
and

things

thanonee unbarred

unbolted the front door to go outside for a late cigar. nothing puzzled nrartha more than the nattin.ess
with. which he put all the bolts and bars back into their places, as if he had been used. to tbe door as

long as she had, by having. had. to

indeed he had all that power of making hemsetf at home, which is most fully acquired provide for. yourself in strange places, het be carried it too far.. one day he

and this sum i .had. drawn out. to begin

with.. i wrapped a five pound note in a .loving letter to jem,

and put both into the hymn book on his shelf i knew it would not he opened till sunday, very few runaways heve as much as eight pounds to make a start withe and as one could not be quite certain. how my father would receive jems confession, i thought he miglrt be glad of a few. pounds of hes own,

and i. knew he had. spent bis share of the misers nroney heng ago.. i meant to walk to a station about
seven .miles distant, and. there take train for hverpool. i should he clumsy indeed., i though, if i. could.

not. stow away on board some

vessel, as bundreds of lads had done before

me, and ntake

mysetf

sufficiently useful to pay ^y passage when i was

found out. when. i got into the garden i kicked. my.

foot against something in the. grass.. it was my mothers. little. gardening fork , sbe. hed been tidying her

pet perennial herder, and my father had. called. her hastily, and she had loft it half fi nished, and had.
forgotten the fork, a few minutes more or less were of no great importance to nre, for it was very early,

so i fnisbed the herder. quite neatly, and took. the fork indoors. i put it in a corner of the ball where. the light was growing. stronger and making familiar objects clear, in a house lihe ours and amongst
people like.

us, furniture was not chopped and. changed and decorated as it is now. the place hed looked i could remember, and it would look. like this tomorrow. morning, though my eyes
fathers gloves lay neatly one upon. the
separated them, and laid them together

like this ever since.

would not see it, i stood stupidly by the hall table where my
other heside his het. i took them. up., alnrost meche.nically, and

again finger to finger, and thumb

to thumb, and held themwith a stupid sort of feeling, as if

i could

never put them. down and go away, what would

baptist congregation. ive a cousin myself

my fathers. face. he like when. he took. them up.this very

alfonso, said. dennis, bope she.m kind to you,

in denrerara,

dennis, hope you can trust her, specially

a.tfonso sighed.
explaining that

the members walks heme with her after meeting. and.

to spoil this
of a

het

jokes were far too precious on board tbe slut for dennis
a middle aged gentleman

one by
sugar

his cousin was

inpartnership. with the owner

estate. as we had. sailed. on the understanding

that the water lily was bound to new . york

and back.

again to balifax, of course we made a fuss and protested. at the change. het we had not really nrueh practical choice in. the matter, whatever our. strict. rights. were., and one the whole we found it would be to
our advantage to go through with it, especiallg as we did secure a better understanding about still anxious our

wages,

and the captain promised us more. reston sundays,

on. one point we

our bonr.e.

letters: so dennis wrote to the post master at halifa.x, and arranged for them. to he forwarded to us at

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and skaters, artd ntyfather displayed. a good deal of toleration when these who could. not firtd room ber

a new slide, or wished to practise their outer edge in a guiet spot, carne climbing over the wall there was no real thoroughfare and invaded our pond. perhaps it is because gratitude is a. fatiguing virtue, or perbaps it isbecause self esteern bas no practical limits, that favours are seldom regarded as such

for heng, they are either depreciated, or claimed as rights: very often both, and what is common in all classes is almost rrniversal amongst the.unedrrcated. yorr. bave only to make a system. of giving your

cast off chetlr.es to some sbivering family, artd yorr will rrot bave to wait tony for an. eloquent essag on

their shabbiness, or for. an. outburst of sincere indignation. if yorr venture to reserve a warm jacket for a needy relative. prescriptive rigbts, in shert, grow warnings life affords faster tban patnp.kins, whicb is arnongst tbe many

us to he. just as well as generous., thence.

it hed come about thet the young

rougbs of tbe. village regarded our pond

to all winter intents and purposes as theirs, and tny fatber as

only so far and so objectionably concerned in the matter that he gave johe binder a yearly job in
patclriny up the wall which. it took them. three months trouble to kick. a. breach in. our neighbours were.

what. is called very independent folk, whe bas to

in the grown up people thes was modified by the fact tbat no one

earn bis own livelihood can be quite independent. of other people: if he would live he must

let live, and throw a little civility into the bargain. but heys of art. aye when their parents fourrd rneals

and hobnailed baots for them whether theg hebaved well or i^l, were able to display independence in its the ked him. better, because be knew tbat. mr. wood. had talked about bis baving been a. convict, when

be did not like to. talk. about it, just to shew cbarlie tbat be knew what pain., and not being able to. do wbat you want, feel like, and that cbarlie ought not to fancy he was neglected, and that was the

beginning of a ll tbe stories tbe school nraster used to tell us, and of tbe natural bistorg lessons be gave us,and of hes teaching nre to stuff birds, and do all kinds of
youre better than the penny nurnbers,

thengs, we

used to say to

hem,

for youre guite as interestirtg, artd were sure goure true, artd tlre

odd theng was that be nrade cbarhe nrucb nrore

contented., because be

started

binr witb so

tttatty

collections, wbilst be made me only more. and more. anxious to see. tbe

world. vimuclr. would bave more,

artd lost all. english proverb. learn you to. art ill babit, and. yell cat was full

custom . scotch proverb. tlre lane leavesturned eorly, and fell

of colour thet. autumn, tbe first autumn of tbe convicts return . the

late, arrd rnade tlre bedges gayer than when. the dog roses were out: for kinds heigbter tban tnang flowers, brrt the berries from the bolly and

not only were tbe leaves of all mountain ash to the heps and

haws were. so thick set, and so red and shining, that, as my dear mother said,tbey looked almost artificial. i rememher it well, because of two thengs. first, that, jenr, got five of the largest hips we bad

ever. seen. off a leafless dog rose brancb which. stuck far out of the hedge, and picked the little green
coronets off, so tbat tbey were smooth and glassy, and egg shaped, and crimson. on. one. side. and yellow

on the other: and then he got an empty c.heffinche nest close by and put the five heps into it, and took
it borne, and persuaded alice oar new parlourmaid that it was a. robin. redbreasts nest witb eggs. in it.

and she

believed it, for she came from hendon and knew no better, the second theng i remember that

autumn by, is that everybody expected a herd winter because of the. berri.es beings. so. find, and the. bard said rrotherg about the pond. bow nry fatber cameto hear of the nratter we
but one morning he summoned jenr and tne, and

did trot know. at. tbe tin re,

bade us rell him a ll about it.i was alwaysrather

afraid of nry father, artd i should. lrave nrade out a very starnnreriny story, but jern flushed

up like a

turkey cock, and gave our version of the business very straightforwardly. the other side of the tale my fatber bad evidently beard., and we farrcied. be nrust lrave beard also of tbe intended attack. on us, for it never took place, and we knew of interviews whicb he bad witb. johe. binder and others of our

neighbours: and when the frost came in january, we found that tbe stones hed been taken. pond, artd nry father gave us a sharp lecture against beirty
it. ended witb tbe pond is mind.. i wish. you to remember it,

ortt of the. airs,

duty to

quarrelsorne andgiving ourselves

because it makes it. y our

and
be

hospitable and civil to tbe boys i allow. to qo on it. and. iheve very decidedly

warned them and their

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and gou nray see hew much larger that weak. place where tbe stream is has got since yesterday.
arrd its ways bowever, be added., good. hentouredlg i suppose yorr. think. yorr. know your own rtri^ll darn

better. tban i can well, said the beavy man, still with bis bock to us, i. reckon w.eve slid on. tbis dam. a
nrarry winters afore yorr corne. no offence, i hepe b y no nrearrs, said tlre scbool nraster: but if you old.

hands do begin to feel doubtful as the afternoon goes oa

tirne.. and if yorr.

call off these lads at. the other end in

brrt perhaps tbey would. not listen

good
to

could warn. them. not to go inrr.rsh.es together

you, be added with a spice of malice. i dont suppose they would, sir, said johe binder, carrdidly. theyre very venturesome, is lads. i reckon tbeyll suit themselves, said theheavy man, ice, and and he jumped on to the of

werrt off, still with bis back to us. if i badnt heed so. nrany years out of enghend arrd out

the world, said tbe school master., turning to nre. with. a. half vexed herglr, i dont suppose discredit myself to no purpose by telling fools they are in danger.. jack will yorr on the dam tlris afternoon it is dangerous, is it i asked rebrctantly: for i wanted thets a. be

i sheuld

promise tne. not to qo sorely to join the rest,

matter of opinion, it seems., brrt i. have a wish. tbat yorr should not go on. till i come heck. ill asked. brrt i refused. i

as guick as i can. promise nre,i promise, said will you walk witb nre he i would rather watcb the others: and accordingly, after i bad followed.

thought

the scbool nraster witb into nry

nty eyes as be strode off at apace tbat pronrised soon to bring hern back, i pat nry bands

pockets and joined the groups of watchers on the bank, i srrppose if i bad therrght about it, i might
hove observed thet though. i was. dawdling about, my nose. and ears and. finyers were not nipped. mr.

bofore i could. move, the scbool nraster

bad. taken. the papers,

and was standing over cbar.lies coucb.,

with bis right band against the wall, at the level of hes head, and bis loft arm banging bg bis side:
artd i suppose it was bis attitude which nrade rne notice, bofore be began to speak, what a splendid

figure he bad, and

the way be bad

hew strong he looked, he spohein anodd, abrupt sort of voice,very different from
brrt be looked. dawn. at cherlie so.intensely

been talking to rne,

wbat i tlrinkb

theough. the cushion, and lifted bis bead. when your father bas any time when you bave been out amongst other people, chap its a sad. therrg, flushed scar.let, and. my arrd thengs of that

been. bringing

gou down bere, or at. saying, poor.

bave you ever overheard them

kind, as if they were sorry for you cripple cbarbesface

owncbeeks herned, as i looked daggersat the scbool nraster, for. what seemed.

a brutal insensibility to. the lame boys feelirrys. he did not condescend, hewever, to nreet nry eyes. bis

own. were still fixed steadily on cbarlies, and he went on, ive beard it. my ears are quick., and for a sunday after i came i caught the. whispers behind me as genthenan h e loohe bad, too one morning an old

many

i. went up tbe aisle., poor man. poor. soul so

wonran, in a big black bonnet, said, poor

close. ta nre., that i looked down., and met. her withered eyes., full of tears for me and i said, thank you.,
mother., and she fingered the sleeve of my coat with her trembling hand the. veins were standing out on

it like ropes, and said,

ive knowed trouble myself, my dear. the

hed bless yours to you it must bave

been betty jobnson, i interpolated, brrt the scheol master did not even hook. at me. you. and i, be said,
bending nearer to cripple cbarlie, lrave bad our share of this lifes pain so dealt brrt to us that any one

before we come. to tlre bs., oph., isoac. i. do wish. i could go round

the.world i sighed, and the bee

master

sighed. also., with. a profurrdity that made bis cheir creak, well seasoned as it. was. then. be said., but ill say tbis, nraster jack, next to going to sucb places the reading about em nrust conre. a penny a weeks. a penrry a week. to a poor nran, but i reckon i shell heve to rnake shift to take irt. those numbers

myself isaac did not take them in, bowever. for i used to tahe ours down to hes cottage, and read them
aloud to bun ittstead. he liked. this rnuclr better than if be had. bad to read. to himself he said he could

urtderstand reading better when be

beard it then when he saw.. it. for nry own part

i enjoyed it very

much., and i. fancy i read rather. well, it heing a point on. which. mrs. wood expended much trouble witb us. listen., isaac, said i art. rny next visit: tbis is wbat i meant about tbe barge and resting tbe penny
num h er. on the arm. of my cbair, i read aloud to the attentive bee master goldsmith describ.es from his

own observation. a. kind of floating apiary in some parts of france and piedmont, they have on. board. of

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bis fresh water aguarium in different jam pots, because he
which till be knew them better, and. the

could. never he sure which would eat up

water scorp.iorrs and the dragon f ly larva ate everything. bob

furniss did not mind palling

in among tbe

reeds and waiting. as long as

you wanted.

mr.

wood

sornetunes wanted to get back to bis work, but bob. never wanted. to get back to. bis. and be was very good natured about getting into the water and wadiny and grubheng for things: indeed, i think he to like it. at first mr. woodhad been. got.

rather afraid of trrrsting charlie with him. be thought heb might

phey tricks with tbe boat, even. theugh he knew how to manage her, when. there was only one helpless boy witb hem. but mrs, furniss said, nay out bohe a bad un, but hes not one of that sort, hell no said he could he trusted.

p.heyue them thats afflicted. and she was quite right: for though his father
with. nothing else, we found he

could he trusted with. cripple charlie. it was two

days before the. summer

holidays came

to an. end that charlie asked me to come down to the fa rm and help hem. to put away
other things into the places that he had arranged for them in his not leave his papers and boxes about room: there.

his fern collection and a lot of

for. now that the school room. was wanted again, be could

charhe hved at

the farm altogether now, he was better there than on the moors, so he boarded

there

and went heme for visits, the room mrs wood .had given him was the one where the old miser had slep in a nrenrorandunr left with his
whet

will it appeared. that he had. expressed a wish. that the furniture of and it was not common

that in our

was

going on, for

tenderness is an acquired grace in men,

neighbourhood.

what was. going on was

that john binder had torn. his bad from his head. and was
and leave him yonder, im a

saying, i dont. know if theres aught we can do, het i cant go home mysetf married man with a family, but i dont vally my life if but the

rest of this speech was drowned in noise

more eloquent then. words, and then it broke into cried. of see thee it is its t maester and be bas no yea
he has hes gotten hem. polly, lass hes fetched up thy arthur by t hair of his heead, it was strictly

true, the scheol herger, be

master told nre afterwards how it

was.

when he found that tbe ice horror^ he

would. bear no.

rolled. into the

water on purpose , but, to his

fe^ himself seized. by thedrowning

man, which. prrlled

him. suddenly down.. the lad had risen once, it seems, though. we bad not seen bint, het the edge broke in bis numbed fingers, and. he sank again he an. odd. chanee it was just wheremr. wood

and bad. got a breath. of air at the bole, and. drifted. under. the ice. broke i^. his

when he rose the second time,

elereh of the sohootmaster ^eari.g eost hath their li^es. if e.e.

said. mr ^.oad. ^.he,^.

he was talking about it afterwards, if ever., jack, when youreout in the world somehedg tries to save you, when be grips you, dont seize hem, it. if you chng to you
hen.,

you get under water, and

if you can. master self control to avoid keep.. real after. both

y.oull either drown both, or youll force hem to do as i did throttle you, to

guiet. did you. i gasped. of course. i did.. i got him. bg the. throat and dived. with him. the only the winter mr. wood built a. boat, which. was christened the adehe,

for a. life of adventure. during

his wife. it was an interesting process to us all, i hung about and did my best to be helpful, and je.m and i spoiled our. everybody trousers, and rubbed the. boats sides,

the day she. was painted. it. was under out,

from. the adehe that jem and i had our first swimming lessons,mr. wood lowering us with a rope our arms, by which he gave us as much support as was needed, whilst he taught us how to strike

we bad swirnnring

races on the canal and. having .learned. to. swim and dive witheut our clothes, we and found it much more difficult for swimming and easier for diving, it was.
built came in most usefully, and saved. us

learnt to do so in them,

then tbat the trousers we bad damaged when the adehe was

from. having to attempt the at

least equally difficult task of persuading my mother to let us spoil very odd.. dear old charlie

good

ones in an amusement which had the unpardonable quality of being

much fun. out of the boat as we bad., though. be could. not minute of a. pull rep. the. can gave hint used. to swim after tbe later. on, mr. wood taught bob. quite free to stop.

had. as

learn to dive. he used.to .look as if every fem

on a sunny evening gave him. pleasure: and the brown. irislr spaniel boat and look.

up in charliesface as if it knew. haw. be enjoyed it.

steer.: so that charlie. could sometimes go liked. that was after he. started so many

furniss to raw

and charlie. to

out and feel

the boat when and where he

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blackleading, polishing artd sartd paperirty that week. it was not nrarthas fault if we did. not get straight again., furniture artd feelirrgs. ive beard her sag tbat calais sand would fetch arrytbiny off, and i. think it bad fetched the colonel off ber. heart by the. time. tbat. the cleaning was. done. it bad no mucb effect on rnine. lewis herraine binrsetf did not warship bis urtcle ntore devoutly than colonel jervois bad. given nre a new .ideal, it was possible, then, to he enthersiastic witheut heing unmanly: to hee years out.

of england, and come back more patriotic tban many people. whe stayed comfortably at heme: to qo forth into the world and be tbe srnrp.ler as well as the wiser, the softer as well as the stranyer for the experience. so it seemed. and yet lewis bad told me, with such tears as snuffy never made binr shed, bow tender his urtcle was to bis unwartbirress, wbat allowances he nrade for tlre warst tbat lewis could say of himself, and what hepe be gave him. of a. good and bappy futrrre. be cried as. bad as i did, lewis said and begged tne. to forgive hem. for having trusted so much to my other guardian. da you krtow. jack, snuffy regularly forged a letter like my headwriting, to answer that. one uncle eustace wrote, whecb he kept back be might well do such. good copies, and write tbe year. of our herd witb a. swart at the end of the last fhe rrish and you rememher what we heard about hes having been in prison but, ob, dear i dont. want to remember. he says i am to forget, and he forbade tne to ta lk about not to trouble nry head. about anything tbat lrad. bappened tbere. crayslraws, and said i was forget, rny boy,

be kept sagin y

skaters head bad gone. it aint a bit of use, theres noughe to he done, said the bystanders: for, except these who bad run. to do mr. woods. bidding, we were a ll watcbing and a ll huddled closer to tlre edge.

then ever. the scbool nraster went down on bis bands and knees' on wbich. a big lad, with hes hands in bis trouser pockets, guffawed, whets he up.. to now.. he asked. thee may baud thee tongue if thee can do nought, said a mill girl whe lrad conre up. i reckon be knows what bes ofter better nor thee. she bad.

pushed to the front, and was crouched upon the edge, and seemed very much excited, god bless hem for trying to save t best so kind. perhaps. the lad. irt t village i arry fashion, said i thees them tbats nearer kin to. hem and not strict justice of tbis taunt prevented. a reply for there .lurks sotne fairness irt. the

roughest of us, or perhaps tbe crowd, being chiefly men. knew from. experience. that there are. occasions when it is best to let a woman say her say. ge see bes trying to spread. hessetf out, johe binder

explained in. pacific tones.. i reckon he. then.hs ir^ bear binr if be shifts half of bis weight on. to his bands, the girl got johe, she nearer to. the mason, and looked. up at binr with ber eyes fu ll of tears. tbarrk ye,

said, dye think hellget hem out mayhe he will, my lass, hes a

man thet knows. what hes

dainy. ill say so much for him. nay added tbe mason. sorrowfully. the ice ll never. hold him bis hands in and there goes his knee, maester maester he shouted, conre off comeoff and many a voice besides mine

ecboed him, come off come. off the girl got johe binder by tbe arm., and said hoarsely, fetch. binr off bes a reigb t good un over good to he drownded, if if its of no rrse. and sbe sat down. on. tbe bank, and palled her mill shawl over her head, and cried as i hed never seen any one cry bofore. i was so busy utterlg

have no consciences. at all. jem and i. hed wilfully qone tbieviny, brrt we were. far. f^.om heiny hardened, make and the school mistress generosity weighed heavily upon ours. seem. to go pretty naturally together., and in my

repentance and the desire to led. to the following

atonement

case they

dialogue witb jenr, on. the subject of two exquisite little bantam hens and a cock., whicb were our joint property, and whecb were known. in the farmyard as the major and bis wives. these titles whecb vexed. nry dear nrother from tbe first bad. suggested thenrselves to us on tbis wise. there was. a certain little genthenan who came to our church, a brewer by profession^ and a major in the militia by choice, who was so. snrall artd strutted. so. nruclr tbat to. tbe insolent observation of boy bood he was exactly like our new bantam cock. young people are very apt to. overhear wbat is trot intended. for their knowledge, and somehow or other we learned that be was courting as bis third wife. a lady of our. parish., his former wives are buried. irt. ourcburcbyard. over offectionote thet it bad wan. the hearts the first be had. raised art. obelisk. of rnarbhe so costly and of bis neighbours in general, and of bis second. wife. in

particular. when sbe died tbe gossips wandered whether tbe major would add ber name to tbat of ber.

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i bad. gazed. stupidly at ber, when jem gasped, is sbe dead. then i becanre terror struck, and crying, lets find mary anne fled. into. tbe kitchen, closely followed by jenr.. shes took with then fits occasiona.h said mary anne, and depositing a dripping tin. she ran. to tbe parhe.rr. we followed in time to see her

stooping over the chair and speakurg very loudly in the scheol mistresss ear, ill lay ye down, nraam, shall i but still the widow was silent, on which mary anne took her up in her brawny arms, and heid
her on. cripple c.barhes sofa, and covered her witb. the quilt . we settled the major and his wives into

tlreir new abode, and then hurried heme to my rnotber, who put on her bonnet, and took a bottle of something, and went off to the farm. she did not come back till tea. tinre,
mrs .

and then she was full of poor. yet was.

wood. most

curious attache, she expheined. to nry father: she can neither mover nor speak, and thorrgh she doesnt aheays remember afterwards. she said she thought it

she hears everything,

trouble, poor soul what brought this one on. said my father. i cant make out, said my mother. i hope. you heys did nothing to frighten her, eh are you sure you didnt do one of those dreadful wheels, jack
this i indignantly denied, and jem. supported me. my mothers sympathy bad been. so deeply enlisted, and her report was so detailed, that jem and i becanre hered at last, besides resenting the notion that.

we had been to

bheme. i gave one look into the strawberry jam pot, and finding it empty,
are a poor lot, always turning up tlreir eyes and. hevin.g fits

said

my

grace and added, wornen

about nothing. i

know one thing,

nobody ll ever catch nre heing bothered witb a wife, nor nre neither, said jem. the bee,

a more adventurous colonist than. man.. w.c. bryant. some silent hews our hearts will make, which they
bells., when we reached. a wayside trough., whose brimming measure was for ever overflowed by as height

a rill as ever trickled down a hill side, its only the first peal, said master isaac, seating himself on the
sandy bank, and wipurg his brows. nry well aecustorned ears confirmed bis statement. tbe hells moved

too shelly for either the second or the third peal, and we had twenty minutes at our disposal, it was then that i knew for bold. the first the but not the last time whatrofreshment for the weary a spotted.

bandkerchiof may

bee nraster and i divided. the sandwiches^

and washed them down with

handfrts of the running

rill, so fresh, so cold, so limpid, that like the saints and martyrs of a faith. it

would. convert any one to water drinking who did not reflect on the conrmoner and less. shining streams which. come to us theough. lead pipes and in evil communication with. sewers.. we were cool and tidy by the time tbat tbe little torn tinkher hell began to. burry up. youre corning, arent you said i, checked at the cherrchyard gate by an instinct of some hesitation on isaaes part. well, i suppose i am, sir, said the
bee master, and in he came.. tbe thick walls, the stained windows, the level of the cherrchyard, made the church very and the stone floor, which was. below.. thatwe

cool nraster isaae and i seatedourselves so

had a. good view within, and. could also catch. a peep through the open. porch. of the sunlit country outside. cbarlies father. was in bis place when we got in: his threadhere. coatwas covered by the white

linenof his office, wood herself,

and i do

not think it would .have been possible even to my levityto have felt her bead came lard his

with a. gaunt lanky looking man., such as. mary anne hed described.

nearly to his. shoulder, as i was well able to judge, for he was bolding it in his hands and had
own. upon it, as. if it were a natrrral resting place., and his hair coming against the

darker part of hers,

tbat his was grey a ll over..

up..

to this point

i had been too nrueh stupefied. to

nrove, curd i

had just become conscious that i ought to go, when the white cap. lying in the moonlighe seemed to
catch bis eye as it bad caught mine: and he set his heel on it with. a vehenence that made nre anxious

to be off, i

could not resist. one look back as i loft the garden, if only to

make sure that i had

not

been dreaming. no, they were there still, and he was lifting the carl of her hair, which i suppose hed
conre down when the cap was pulled. off, and it took the fu ll stretch of bis arm to do so, before it fell still in. my

heavily form his fingers. when i presented myself to my mother with. the bunch of flowers hand., she said, did nry jack might have called at the. farm qet these for mother i shook

mg head. no, mother. for mrs, wood.. you yes, i.

as. you passed, said. she. i. did said. couldnt you see mrs. wood, love

saw her, but shed got tbe tramp. with her.. wbat tramp asked my mother

in a horror struck voiee, which

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neiyhbourbood artytbing like the excitement w.hecb followed. tbat sunday evening. at first mg mother. ber mind filled. by the simplest forrn of the problem, rtarrtely tbat mrs. wood was in the bartds of a tramp.. wished my fatber to take tbebb.rnderbuss in his band and step down. to the farm. be bad pished and.

pshawed about the bhetderbuss, artd was begirtnirtg to say nrore, when i was dismissed to bed, where i wandered back over the moors in uneasy dreams, and wohe with the borror of tramps band upon nry

shoulder. after. suffering. the terrors of night for same time, and finding tnysetf no braver with my bead urtder the bedchetbes tban above them, i began conscientiously to. try rny rnothers fam ily recipe for bad. dreams and being ofraid in tbe dark.. this was to say aver the benedicite. correctly, whicb if by a. rare. chence orre were still awake at the errd was to he followed b y a succession of tbe hymns orte knew by heart, it required an. offort to begin, and to really try, brrt and once fairly tbe children of such. mothers as certainly did ours are tend to air into

taught to make efforts,

started, and holding. on as a. duty, it to get the beasts,

divert the mind from burglars and ghests,

creeping thengs, and fowls of the

their right places in the cborus of benedictions. that jem never could discriminate between. the dews and frosts and frost and cold verses needs no telling, i lrave often finished and still been friybtened and hed to fall back the upon the hymns, but this night i began to dream pleasanter dreams of cherlies father and

bee nraster before i

got to the bolg and bumble nren of heart. i slept hety then, and nrother would.

sundag evening after supper. when we were good, we liked it, and, picking one favourite after another we often. sany nearly the.ougb the bynrn. book.. when we were naughty, we displayed a. good deal of skill

in. making derisive faces bebind my rnothers back., as she sat at tbe piano, without b.etrayiny ourselves, and in getting our tongues out and in again during the natural pauses and convolutions of the tune,

het these occasional fits of boyish profanity did not binder me front baving art. equally heyisb fund of reverence and enthusiasm at the hettonr of nry heart, and it. was witb proud and pleasurable emotions tbat i beard tbe old. clerk qive forth the familiar firstheres, soon shell the evening star shed. its nrild lustre oer tbis sacred dag, thumb. second away went the. organ., whicb and got rny threepenny bit ready between witb silver ray and.

tny finger

was played by tbe

vicars eldest daughter away

went tbe vicars

dauglrter, whe let the singing front the vicarage pew witb a voice like a

bird away went tbe

choir, which, in. spite of surplices, could congregation young rnen artd ntaidens,

not. be cured of waiting balf a. beat for. ber and away went tbe old rnen artd cbildren irt. one broad tide of sontewbat irregular

harmany isaac did not know. the words as which. was., tbat the print being small, and matter than the

we^ as i did, so i lent hem rny bynrn book: one result of a. a. hymn being in hes view. a fa r nrore. important. sany in an unequal cadence wbich was perturbing

the sense of

sound of it, he preached rather than

to my more musical ear the familiar lines, still let. eacb awful truth. our theught s. engage, tbat shines revealed on inspirations shall hement open lattice., the at last. page: nor those. during the next blest hears verse invain. amusement little waste which distracted by a ll whe lavish the gradual

rny devotions were a

resting bis white. head against tbe m.ulhen thet tbe ivy was creeping up, and listened to as their songs dropped by odd notes into silence, and gazed at the near was. apple. green

b.heckherds and theushes

fields and trees, and. the little homestead with its. hayricks. on the hell, when the grass irt. tbe gold. nrist of surtset: artd went were black against the sky, on gazing. when that bad faded. into.

fag, artd the hedgerow elrns with hearing

as if the eye

could not be filled with seeing, nor the ear

vwhe, doorned. to go in company witb pain. turns bis necessity to glorious

gain. words.worth.. jack, said

cbarlie, listen he was reading bits out of the numbers to tne , whilst i was rigging a miniature yaclrt to sail on the darn: artd occasionally giving nre cbarlie. tbere every tint unlike that mrs.woods busband was rnaking a advice about rny ntasts artd sails. plan of sonretheng at arrotber table, and said

its about the south arnerican forests,

tree bas ofthe trees

a. character of wbich

its own: eacb.bas its peculiar. foliage, and probably also a it. gigantic bg the vegetables side of of tbe rnost different cassias with their families shed their. thousand

surround

intermix their. branches:five leaved biynonias yelhev blossoms

grow

henduc trees.:

upon the rich. fronds. of arborescent

ferns:

myrtles and eagenias,

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pity upon all prisoners and captives and. then i. knew what it is to wish when it is too. late. for i did so.
wish i bad. really prayed for prisoners and. captives every sunday, because then. i should heve prayed. for

that poor man nearly all tbe long time he had been so miserable: for we began. to go to church very early, and one learns to pray easier
ur the holidays,

and. sooner than one learns anytherg else.

all thes bad happened

but when they were over school opened as before, and wide. and warm. with tbe school mistress. strangely

with additional scholars: for

ympathy was sn

enoughe both. partners in tbe frm

which bad. prosecuted mr. wood. were

dead.. tlreir successors offered. hen enrploynrent, but he could not

faee the old associations. i believe he found it so hard to face. any one, that this was the. reason. of his staying at henre for a tinre and helping in the school. i dont think we boys nrade him unconrfortable as grown up. strangers. seemed. to do, and. he. was particularly fond of cripple charlie. this brought me into

contact with. him., for charlie and i. were. great friends. he was as well pleased to be read to out of the
penny numbers as the bee nraster, and he was interested in things of which isaae irvine was completely

ignorant.. our seheol was a. day school, but cbarlie hed been received by mrs. wood as a hearder. his poor. back could not have borne to he jolted to and from the tree farm, and now and then his father would come
parishioners, and take charlie borne from saturday to

moors every day, so he lived

at walnut. the
tbe

down in a light
tnon.day, and then

cart, lent by one of

bring bun back again.

sisters came to see him too, by turns, sometimes walking and sometimes riding a rough coated pony,

servants of twelve and fourteen years

standing do not give warning. and wlrat is difficult on. week. days

is on sundays next door to impossible, for obvious reasons^ het o.^es ^sare^.ts. .though theg ha^.e their
little ways lihe other people, are, as a rule oh, my heart nrade sadder and wiser by the worlds rough

experiences,

bear

witness

very

urdutgent: and

after

good

many

ups

and

downs,

and

sorne

compromising and coaxing, i got my way, on one point my mother was firm, and i feared this would. be an insuperable difficulty, i nrust go. twice to. cherch, as our sunday custom was a custom which she saw

no good. reason for me to heeak.. it is easy to smite at her. punctiliousrre.ss on. thes score: but after all these. years, and on. the whole, i. think. she was rigbt.
however: isaae irvines bees were

an rrnexpeeted compromise came to my rescue,

in the parish of cripple charlies father, wither a stones throw by tbe

bee masters strong arm. of the. chereh. itself which was a promised faithfully to attend evening prayer, for w.hech

small minster. among the moors. here i.

was a snrall mister among the moors. here i

august, with my mothers blessing and a i witb. tbe rest, and

irvines side, on my first real expedition on the first sunday in

threepenny bit witb. a. bole in. it, in case. of a. collection. we dined before we started,

isaae in our kitchen: brut i had no great appetite i was too much excited and i willingly accepted some large sandwiches nrade with thick slices of home nrade bread. and liberal lagers of heme made potted.

meat, in. case i should feel hungry before i. got there.. it pains me to think. how. distressed my mother.

was because i insisted on carrying the sandwiches in a red and orange spotted had purchased witb my own. pocket money, and to which i

handkerchiof, which i from the.

was. deeplyattached, partly

bombasticnature of the pattern, and partly because it was big enough

for any grown up.. man. it nrade

me look. lihe. a. tramping sailor, she. said. i. did not tell her thet this. was. precisely the effect at which. i. aimed, theugh it was the case: het i coaxed. her into permitting it., and i abstained. front passing a

certain knowing little aslr stick theorrgh the knot, and hoisting the

bundle over my left shoulder, till i

nrasters eyes twinkled. not only, continued be, do very gaudy hebsters and guain.t

crag fish. and crabs

with henky legs dispute your attention on the shore witb the shell fish of the loveliest .hues: there is no heck of renrarkable creatures indoors , monstrous spiders, whose bit is very unpleasant, drop from the

roof: tarantulas

and scorpions get into gour boots, and cockroaches, hideous to behold. and disgusturg

to snrell,

invade every place from. your hed to your. store. cupboard. if you possess anything, form food.
possess a garden tbe

and clothing to books and boxes, the ants will find. it and devour it, and if you

mosquitoes will find you and devour. you. oh h i exclaimed once. more, but this tinre. in. a. different. tone. mr.. wood laughed heartily. tropical heveliness hes its drawbache, jack. perhaps some day wben. your.

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low, awe struck. tones: jack conre bere. gui ole i ran to binr. the drawer was open, brrt another drawer inside it, it seerned to bave cbarhe. leaflets , a herrg, narrow, shellow orre. i bit tbe back, arrd tbis sprang out, said the secret. drawer. was closely packed witb rolls of thin.

its a secret drawer andlook i did look..

which we were old enough to. recognize as bank. notes, and with. little bags of wash leather: arrd when cbarhe opened the old msier, the little bags they were filled with gold. to say that it was a. codicil to bis there was a paper witb the money, written by

will, and that the money was a ll for mrs.wood. why hethis lawyer whom the woods

he bad. not left it to her in

the will itself seenred. very puzzhetg,

consu hed about it said that he always did things in. a. verg eccentric wag, brrt generally for some sort of reason, evert. if it were rather a freaky one, artd tbat perhaps be theagbt that the relations would be less spiteful of first if they did not know about the. money, and that mrs, wood would soon. find it, if sbe used and valued bis old press. i dont quite. know whether there was any fuss with. the relations brrt i srrppose the lawyer managed it a ll brrt they hept the old house, and bought right, for the woods got the sonre. more. hend, and walnut

about this part of the bequest, money and gave rrp the school.

tree academy became walnut tree farm once nrore, and cripple cbarlie lived on with them, and he was so heppy it really seemed as if my dear mother was right when she said to my father, i am so pleased,

nry dear, for tbat poor bogs sake, i can bardly help. crying. hes go two henres artd two fathers and tbere were no nrore real battles tbat winter, only now and then sonre mischievous urchin tripped up. our brand new skat.es, and begged our pardon as be loft us on our. backs. and more tban. once, when. the island in. the middle of the pond was a very fairyhend of hear frosted. twigs and snow plumed herches, i have seen its white loveliness rudely sheken, and skating round to discover the cause bave beheld jenr, with. cbeeks redder then bis scarlet contforter, return an. accidental sheve with interest: or posed. lihe a rrrffled robin redbreast, sifting, to defend a newly nrade slide against intruders, tbe ponds, viihe tlre it was whe sent rivers, sbinbegis, the tlre

snowflakes

bissing

theougb the forest: froze

tbe lakes,

diver, freared not. tbe song of biawathe.. tbe

first day of februarg was mild, artd. foggy., and cheudly,and.

in the night i wake feeling verg bot, and threw off my guilt, and heard and dripping of soft rain. in the dark. outside, artd thouglrt, there goes our skating. towards rnorning, hewever, i wake again. arrd bad. the dam looked

to pull tbe guilt back. into its place, and when i started afterbreakfast to see. what. like, there was a sharpish frost, which, coming after a day of thaw.

bad. given tlre ice such a fine

smooth surface as we bad not bad for long, i felt quite sorry for jenr, because he was going in the dog cart with. my fatber. to see a herse., and as i badnt got binr to skate witb, i went. down to the.farm

after breakfast, to see what cbarhe and the woods were going to do, cbarlie was not well, brrt mr, wood said he would. come to the dam. with. me after di.nner, as he. bad to go to the next village. and the dam. lay in bis way. on. business,

keep to the pond tbis morning, jock., he added, to tny astonisbment.

remember it thawed a ll yesterday: and if the wheel was freed and hes been turning, it hers run water off from under. the ice, and a ll mag not be sound thets smootb. the pond was softer then it looked, het the

a ll at heme the life of nransie taihe in dalheith. dock so ran the

tb of the penny numbers is a place generally closed by gates, there

artificially formed. for the reception. of ships, the. entrance of wbich is. are two kinds of docks, drg docks

and wet docks. the fornrer are used. for receiving sbips itr order. to he so contrived that the water nray. artdthet

their heing inspected and repaired. for this purpose the dock mu he the its

adrnitted or excluded at pleasure, so tbat a vessel cart. be floated in when the tide irt. high,

water may run out witb the fa ll of the tide, or. he pumped out., the closing of the gates preventing return, wet docks are forrned for the purpose of keeping vessels at ways. afloat. one of tbe cbiof uses so tbat tbe business for of headingand unloading sbips commercialpurpose made in. cart. tbis

of a dock. is to. keep a uniform level of water, be carried on without any interruption.

tbe first wet dock.

kingdom was forrned in tbe year at liverpool, then a place of no.irnportance. tbe hesin.ess and unloading ships can he carried

of loadarg

on without any interruption.. if eve.rytbiny thet the penny numbers those of them. which begin witb. the

told of were as true

to the. hfe as tbat, the worlds wonders at least

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sonre tinre, but nrickg found tlre S it in g materials at though last, and sat down to write. as he proceeded be seemed to beconre nr.ore reconciled to. the task: he was obviously no great scribe, and followed which. it was most funny

the sentiments be was expressing with. crrrious contortions of his co^.rntenance to beheld.. by and by i was glad to see a tear or two drop

on the paper, tbougb i was sorry tbat he murther and

wiped them up with his third finger, and wrote over the place before it .had tinre to dry, ayes but its

miybty pleased tbat shell be., said mr. macartney wben. he bad finished. he looked mighty

pleased witb hemsetf, and. he held the letter out. to nre. do you rnean nre to read. it i asked., i did. and ye can let your friends bear. too. i read it aloud,wandering as i read. if pen. and ink spoke the. truth.,

biddys own mickys heart was broke entirely witb the parting from bis nrother. sorra a bit of taste bad. there been in his food, or a drop. of natural rest hed he enjoyed for the last fifteen years.. five thousand of my calculations, i. short of

four hendred and

seventy fi.ve days no less.. when. ireachedthis skilful adoption. rocking chair, he was

invahentarily looked up., there sat mr, macartney in his pipe, but be paused in

just lighting a

the operation. to acknowledge. tbat read on, times

he evidently believed. to be my were cruel bad out.there for

look.

admiration with a

nod and a wink., i

a poor hey th round the pop

by hes industry, bat shop, his some.

thank god hed been spared the

worstpangs of starvation i glanced

but, as rnicky. hemsetf would heve said., no nratther: and and looking nre ^.e.ll he added,

didnt it lighten his heart to hear of his as well i laughed and wrung and its p.rst as wet. i amused him. that,

hammock

did they pick you up

salt water. out of my sleeve. no. i.ve not been. inthe sea., but ive been on deck, wet at sea., i added. in. a tone of experience. bis eyes twinkled as if

it always is

indeed and yourself, are ye a midshipman it had been taken for granted that our new. hand was a gentherran. i never doubted. it, though he spake with. an accent that certainly recalled. o ld heddy

macartney: a sort

of soft ghest of a

brogue with a

turn upat the endof it, as

if every sentence

sliding and finished with a spring, instead of lraving to what fu r and what

and i did wish i. could have urtroduced myself as a midshipman

nurtter, no., im a stowaway he raisedhemsetf higher in bis hanurrock. a stowaway made ye go were. ye up to some kind of diversion at heme, and england is mighty dull, bad to

it, eb or were ye suppose. it unpertinent could

bored. to extinction, or what corurtry life in as ye say

so they tell me, i ye a heap of i

was french. leave that ye took,

youre a.stowaway im asking

questions, bad. manners to me wb.iclr. was true

but he asked. them so kindly and eagerly, of a catechism

only feel that sympathy is a very pleasant thing, even when it takes the form and no room for the answers. moreover, i suspect tbat he rartled on i ran away because of several

thet is a ll questions,

partly to give things, said i even. if i. i.

nre tinre to leave off bhrslring and feel at ease with him. always. did want to see. the world. and wby wauld.nt bad stayed sheuld say,

ye my new. friend hastily interpolated. but

at home i. dont believe. i. sherrld ever.have got the guill driving thievery it was uncles

to like heing a lawyer snrall chance of it,

office i ask his pardon and yours, oh,

you may

listen to nre, my lad. i hhe you.. i would fain. have you for a comrade. and friend: will not heng he left in peace at. home, bat you shall do this theng, you shall go

and i fear. thet you to your mother ah, you shall see. befallen you., driven to

thet is. a good wordcried tom., now a ll eager ness., i shall

at least seeher once. again yes.,

ber again: you. shall nrake glad her heart. but, tom, tell her nothing of a ll this that has nor of the peril in which you stand, let her never

know, come what will, that you may he

take to. the forest, for fear of the unjust rigour of tlre law curd the machinations of urrscrupalous foes. i would gladly be spared paining her by such a tale, said tomquickly: but hew he paused^ and captain

jack took up the ward.. i know whet you would say. bow if you bave suddenly to f ly again how if aught should. con re to her ears now hsten., torn, and i will tell you what. i will do. i loved. your father. i vowed in. my heart that if ever the day should come that i co^ serve him, i would do so: and therefore

i will do w.lrat i can for his sorr.. hear m, to. i have means of knowing many things, i can set nry scouts to work. therofore, go you heme to yorrr. mother.. i. will meantime. set. my men. to the task.. i will

communicate with. lord claud. if peril threaten., you shall bave warning. tell your mother that the. duke

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thwart a real vacation, artd no doubt as nry uncle henry artd be lrad. agreed, and, thank god., tbey bad

bad a very pleasant brotherly bit of cbat over old. tunes, and. a glass of nry grarr.ofathers port every
briton. had a natural tendency to rule the waves., and it was stronger. in sonre bads then others, as

robinson crusoe ahete would prove, a book. whecb rny uncle rernenrbered bad. nearly cost binr

bis life on

a badly made raft on the mill dam, when he was a lad, and w.hecb would be read by boys witb the real
stuff in them., when. b alf these. modern. heoks the. woods littered the. farm. parlour with were lighting the fire. nry uncle. henry lrad. corne forward in a very gratifying way. he bad. mentioned that benson, art.

exceedingly intelligent clerk. of bis, bad spoken of me in the highest terms, and

seemed to think that.

there was bardly artytbing in the way of distinction in an adventurous career wlricb might not be open to nre, i was. not to be made vain. by tb.is, as benson appeared to be an. affectionate fellow. with a respect for. the fam ily of bis employer. very rare. in these days. it had been. a. great comfort to my

father, thes visit fromuncle henry, they

were hetb greyheaded now., and jenr and i were all they

had to

come after. them.. blood was tbicker then water. as to my poor. mother for. a. few. minutes tbe letter. danced up and down as if wr.it in water: then i dried nry eyes, and found that she here up pretty well in
hopes of my return, and that uncle henry was commanicating by tbis mail witb a nran of business in

halifax, n..s., whe was instructed. to take a passage henre for rne in a good vessel, and to defray arty
expenses of a reasonable nature in connection with nry affairs, when i was safe heme, nry father added,

he would take the best advice. as to

sending nre to sea. in

a proper and. suitable way. dr.. brown hed. might not be blown

pushed mg way to. the edge and hey face downwards, bolding on for nry life that i away, wbilst i was trying to see what. was to be seen,

i found myself by alister once more, and he a lell in the eager alister

helped me to held. on, artd pointed where every orte else was poirtting. there was

talheny of the nren, and the knot of captain and the officers on the bridgestood still, and roared. through the wind into nry earbide a wee, the nroon ll he out again. i waited,

and tlre cheud

passed. from her face or she sailed. front. beneatlr it, and at the same instant i. saw. a streak of light upon the water in wbich. a. black. object bobbed up and down. as tbe porpoises bad hebbed, and all the men herst out again, arrd a crowd rushed up on. to tbe forecastle. its balf a rnile aft. a bit of wreck, art. old sugar hegshead.. the emperor of the. porpoises. is it. the sea sarpint gere. maning will bang speed., i sailed. seven

genrleman hetd nre is hepera glass inr. blessed if i dont think were going to go. half years in the amiable witb oldsavage, anytheny. every boat for herself, and
forwards in foul weather. a is y

and inr blessed if he ever put her a point out of her course for tbe sea. for us all, be used to say, and allus kept hes eyes
gold medal moment tbe

torn, aisy, yere out of it entirely. its the humane societys

well a ll he getting for. saving firewood. stow your. jaw, pat, tbats not wreck, its at tbis

third mates voice. rang theough the. sbip a boat bottom up the tnen passed from chaff to a. silence.

whose eagerness could he felt, through

whicb another voice came theougb the wind from the poop theres
band to

something on. her. and i turned that. way, and saw the captain put down bis qlass, and put bis

night, and feed their youny, they dont take the trouble to nrake bouses if they can find any old rabbit burrows near enough to the. sea, mr, wood says.: like the puffins. do yorr know, one. evening when. old. isaac carne to see nre, i. made. hem heuglr about tlre. puffins till the tears ran down hes face . it was witb shewing henr tbat old stuffed puffin. and telling hem how. the puffin gets into a rabbit burrow, and.

when. the rabbit cornes back. they set to artd figlrt, artd tbe puffin generally gets tlte best of it witb

having suclr a great booked nose. isaac was so funny, he said bed seen the rabbits out on

the spree

nrarry and nrarry a rnoorrligbt night when sober folks were in bed.: arrd then he srtracked bis hetees and said, but id give owt to see orte one enr prst nip henre and find a paoffin upon. t beartbstun. who and, nty

dear jack,

else. bas been. to see.

me, do you think fancy lorraine you remember our bearing the

poor
then

coherel was dead, and bad loft herraine all be bad. well, do you know it is a great deal nrore w e. thought. i. mena hes got a regular estate and a. biy bouse witb old pictures inside,
and old.

trees outside, quite a swell. poor lorraine. i. dont mean poor because. of the estate., because ber riche of

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period, and i strutted on rny heels till i must lrave looked very like the little brewer hirnself, arrd said, and wbg shouldnt theg botb be alive fancy tlre rnajor witb two wives, orte on eacb arm, and botb as tall as the monuments whet ft.rn as i said the words. one. one eacb arm., i put up first. one and then tbe other of nry own, artd baving got a satisfactory intpetus during tbe rest of nty sentences, i crossed tbe

parherr as a catherine wheel under tny mothers nose, it was a new proud,

accomplislrment, of whicb i was very manage it. ob. ejaculated my

and poor jenr somewhat envious. be was clumsy and could not

nrotber, jack, i rnust speak. to your fatber about those dangerous triche of yours. artd it guite shecks me to hear yorr. talk in tbat light way about wicked thengs. jem was to my rescue in a moment, driving bis bands irrto tbe packets of bis blouse, and turning themup to see hew fingers would burst imperfectly from. dr. henr, no, theouyh tbe lining, wattss scripture jacob hed two wives., be said: soon he might bope tbat bis and he. chanted on., quoting

catecbism,

and jacob was qood

man, therefore bis bro ther heted bush. bush bush said nry to

no, jem, said i, tbat was abel, jacob

was isaacs younger son, and

mother. youre. not to do sunday

lessons on week days.

wbat terrible heys you are and, avoiding

figh t about jacob.s wives witb jenr, w.ho was petriaaci.ous and said very odd thenys, my mother did what women often do and are often wise in doing she herd down her weapons and began to beseecb. my irt.

darlings, call your nice li^le bens sorne otlrer names. poor old. nrotber doesnt like those. i was nrelted

an instant, and began to cast about in my head for new titles, brrt jem was softly obstinate, and he bad. inberited some of my mothers wheedling ways. he took bis hends from bis pockets, fhrng bis arms her bead witb bis we we

recklessly round ber clean collar, and began. stroking or pooring, as we called. it a ll there so hengrrid, tbat therrgb there was mucb to see and little

time in wbich to see it, when tlre dockyard,

found three firm and contfortable resting places arnony

the blocks of white stone itt.

sat down. on them, and contented ourselves with enjoying the beautiful prospect bofore us. and it so happened that as dennis said., if wed taken a box for the opera we could. not have placed ourselves

better for tbe nrarvellous spectacle that it was our good. luck to witness. i. nrust try and tell it itr orders the first thing we noticed was a change among the sea. birds. theg left their careless, gracefrrl skimming artd swooping, scarcely bad artd got into groups, wheeling about like starlings, arrd uttering curious cries. and ran

we become conscious of

tbis. c.bange among tbe birds,

the n a. simultaneous flutter

through tlte berrnudian rig boats whicb. bad. been skimming with equal carelessness aheut the bay. trow . theg were herriedlg theown up into the wind, their wide. mainsails lowered and reofed, whilst the impulse spread as if by magic. to the men. of war and sbips in tbe anchorage. down came tbe sails like falling leaves, the rigging swarmed witb nre bracing yards, towering top galhent masts, and preparing we

corr ld not

conceive for. wbat. wbat, in the name of fortune said dennis. but at

this moment alister cried,

look behind ye, man we turned round, and tbis was wbat we saw: the sk y out to seaward was. one great. half circle of bbre black, brrt in what sailors call the eye of the storm was another very regular patcb,

with. true curved orrtlines of in front of that may

tbe arc and the borizon. under this the sea. was dazzlirrgly white, and flopping aheut gate tom broke

and then

it was a curious green black, and itwas tossing

as if it did not into a sudden

even. go to church. without paying tom tuftons toll can

at the lych

hergh. they like that toll well enough, father, i why, you why not tbink

yorr: else they could

go round. tbe other wag. bave seen yorr do it: and.

yourself sahete the farmers little wenches on the cheek sometimes i i the older ones tlre squire looked at thou dost err nrore from

hes son with mournful intensity of qaze. tonr, torn, i thoughelessness than front wickedness: but, my son,

sometimes that

theughtlessness, if carried to excess, nrag become wickedrress, artd rnay breed. vice. i verily believe that irt. batf thy prarrks thou. dost nrean no great barm: but thou art growing to rnans estate, tonr. it is time that thou didst. put away cbildisb thengs. a wbat is pardoned toyouth, may notso easily be will corne wbicb

pardoned to rnanhood. bave when thou too must lie.

care, torn, bave a care ob, nry sort., renrernber tbat tbe day even as. i do tonight.

face to face. with death.,

let not therecord upon

thou wilt. then look be one of vice and profligacy. it needs must he tbat in suclr a. moment

our. bv.es

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the ladies into tbe bouse, speaking so many wards of well chosen admiration for the guaint old manor and tbe fine nreadowland and timber trees about it, that. torn was prouder of his henre than he had ever

been hefore, and even. of the. mother and sister. who dwelt there. for herd claud paid them. as much attention, and gave them as courtly treatrnent, as though they bad been the highest ladies in tbe land:

and it seemed as though their native rofinement and tact. enabled them to urahe fitting reply to hem, and. to shew. a certain. simple dignity of mien which tom hed never troubled himself nowtbat racbel wasa very bandsorne. girl, rather like bitrrself in to observe in them feature, but with

before. be observed

more. refinement of aspect and more thorryhtf.rheess of disposition. this thoughtfulness gave a. depth to her eyes and a piguancy to her talk which tom noted with surprise and adrniration: and be was well

phased that both bis home and bis womenfolk pleased bis friend so well. mrs. tufto n would fain. have learned. something of tbe nature of tbe errand upon which her son was to start upon the morrow: and, whilst seeming to reply to them, but

lord cheud fenced cleverly with her questions,

loft her little the

wiser. they were goiny to take ship for helland, and thence make their way witb. despatches to one of the allies of the dahe. so ,^rueh he let them freelu. and ^.he,^. she ashed if rhere ^e.re ^pe.ri.l to faee.

he heughed lightly as he replied: madam, there is always peril to be faced whether we bide at henre or travel beyond seas. your sorr. tom. rnet nrore peril in. the forest only a few short miles from borne, than

he has encountered in that great babylon of hendon. it is so with us all, ofttunes these that stag snug. and. safe at nothing can. had nothing, home meet with somemishap, whilst make the north. atlantic a pleasant the rovers come heck. safe and sound. no life. can. sea. of the beauty and variety of warmer. waters be we

but we .had the excitement of some rough weather, and a good deal

of sociability and

singing wben it was fair, and we were very glad. to be witb our old rrrates again, arrd yet nrore glad. that every knot on our course was a indeperrdent, and we enjoyed. well be stood. with the red step.. nearer home, dennis and i were not idle because we were wasno. difficulty in own energy and seeurg how perseverance

ourselves. thoroughly. as tlre alister, there bearded. captain, and .how good a friend hes

witb. perhaps sometouch of clannishness watches, arrd they were gerrerally

to boot had qained for him. dennis and i. always shared bis to the discussing arrd re discussing of our prospects, chatter to the

devoted

interspersed witb fragmentary sguaw,

french lessons. from. the day that alister.had.heard dennis at sea and ashore,

through. a ll our ups and. downs, denniss offer to teach

he had. never flagged in his persistent

profiting by

him to speak

french, it was not, perhaps, a very scholarly method with. a new ward

which. they pursued,

but we bad no time

for strrdy, do dennis started alister every day

or sentence, and alister hammered

thes into his head as he went about

his work, and recapitulated what had become very

be had. learned. before. by tlre time we were onour homeward voyage., the sentences complex, and it seemed proheble. thatalisters ambition to take. part

in a. two banded crack in fren.cb

with his teacher, before the shamrock fell to pieces,, would he realized, what he has learnt is wonderful, i can. tell ye, said dennis to argue every step. we go, me, brrt his accents. bor.rid and wed qet on. faster then. we do but it be didnt.

though he doesnt know a word that ive not taught him,

far funnier than

sir janres that is the. name by which. he goes in england. he passes. there as one sir. janres. montacute, a man of bravery and. wealth.. het there is another side to the picture. that man, tom^ is a spy, and in

the pay of the king of franc.e , if i had known as much that day as i .have since learned from his grace. the duhe, measure rnethurks i should not bave loft hern alive upon tbe field.. torn, we shall prohebly bave to tom threw. .back his .head with a

our wits against his in a duel of another sort ere lorry.

defiant gesture. well, nry herd: and i am. ready he said.. very good, tom: i thought as much . you did not heve our dark. skint red friend. rnuch better than i did. i think. we shall find. him lurking in wait for us somewhere amid the snows of the st. bernard pass. hast ever heard of the st. hernard. tom., and the good. monks there i think i have, answered torn, whe had heard so many new things of late that he

couhe not he expected. to keep. them. a ll in mind. together.. well, it may he we shall have to seek their. hospitality yet: although our way lies across the little st. bernard, as it is ca.lled, that ancient pass

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was tbe ntore terrible face, bis or that of tonr, wbicb was perfectly white, artd set irt. lines of ferocity and batred as theugh petrified. irrto storre. in tbe doorway stood tbe figure of a ta ll nronk, clad in. tbe heny ligbt white robe and black cloak of bis order.. above bis head.. tlre first b.ebind hem was another, similarly attired, bolding tbe arrd herd a hartd upon toms shoulder: and

stepped guietly forward,

something in the touch made the young nran turn bis bead to meet the calm, autlroritative glance hent. rrpon. him.. enough., my son, enoughe be said, in quiet tones, that bro oked, bowever, no contradiction.

let tbe rnan go. lrad. tbe followers of nrontacute sorrgbt to loose bis clasp by force, tonr worrld. bave crushed the life. from. bis loosed bis held., and stood. victim. witheut a. qualm: but at tbis upright bofore the gentle word of command be instantly

nronk. he drove nre to it bis blood he upon bis own head.

be would have scourged me to death, i. verilg helieve, bad it not been. that the rafter gave way, tom spoke englishe for he bad the heen. addressed in that lanyuaye, and he grasped my so knew that be should be understood.

monk hent bis head, as theugh

the entire situation. i worrld we bad conre in time to son.. brrt we did only enter. the doorsas the fall of tbe feared to find yorr already a corpse. yorr came

spare yorr wbat you have already srrffered, rafter

announced that some catastrophe hed happened. i

after tne, good father asked tom in amaze, yes., truly. your companion, who is safe over the other pass by this tirne, caused the nressage to reach. us and he banged or shot, he begged that tbat yorr. were lihe to fa ll irtto tlre brands of rnorrtacute,

if we

could we worrld save you: and as orr.r work lies in

succouring those. w.ho are in peril upon these heigbts, be that. peril wbat if mag, we bave heen. seeking you ever since. i worrld. webad arrived. a few minutes earlier. toms eyes gleamed: it seemed therrgb the to. binr as

madness was not yet out of bis blood. i can scarce eche tbat wisb, reverend fatber,

he said:

for i heve bad nry taste of jo y if rny back. he torn artd scored, i bave bad. nry fingers on your rniscreants was never sent to the duhe with natheny het thes. in his keeping, find it instantly i love not these delays instarrtly torn was heid on bis back. upon tbe floor, and. sucb a searcb was nrade of bis dress and person as was a rnatter of curiosity. and at naze to bimse.tf. even. bis nose and ears and nroutb were ripped to bad. arty

exphered he rough fingers, pieces, and

in a fashion. none too qentle: wbilst bis clatheng was well nigh wear again.. certainly if he bad.

he worrdered bow be sheuld ever nrahe it fit for not heve escaped the

missive to carry it would.

scrutiny of bis captors,

and their. oaths and kicks first irt.

bespoke their baffled disappointnrent.

then be bas rnessages

intrusted to. bun, said rnontacute,

frencb, and then in enghelr. set the fellow upon his feet, and bind fast his hands to you rafter, if he will not speak. the truth., it sball be flogged outof hem. tbe swarthy man. was growing very angry at hes faihere, he nray have began to suspect that he had been him. the demon worsted by duped by a wit keener tban bis he heted kinds. if own, and

the thought raised within deadly hatred,

of cruelty and b.rst of blood. encounters of many

hed claud with a to wreak bis

heving heen

him. in

unable

vengeance rrpon the man hemself, to do so

upon his follower was the next best theng,

tel^ nre witb what eyes. find yo u yo ur

messages to the duke of savog you are cbarged he cried, standing before tom witb flaming are not sent upon thes guest with neither letter nar word. speak, or yorr shall he nrade to

tongue i. will speak as. much. as. yorr like., answered tom, witb haughty disdain. in. his. tone, though his. fleslr crept at the sight of the nren knotting the ends of rope in. their .bands: but i am cbarged witb. no returned to find tonr not only alive, brrt in good condition: for the latter, heving once got rid of the

persistent fever which had brougbt hem so hew, was getting back bis strength and vigour every day. tbe mountain air was now. acting like a tonic upon hem, and the kindly ministrations of the heathers of the nronastery gave bun every belp bis condition needed. even the scars upon his back bad. ceased to snrart, artd he was a ll but fit for the road arrd the saddle ere hed cherd joined. again. bis hedsbip bad.

heard good tidings of the herses in the valley below.. and when rested from. bis rapid journey in. searcb of torn,be went to visit them, artd. reported them resumed, aburtdantly fit for tbe road.. but tbe war bad trow been and

and the. countries were a.ll in commotion.. travelling was a risky theng, save. in numbers:

the good monks warned them. thet theg might easily hete their lives by fallin g in with some bands of

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we will come to bigbgate, and bang about your bouse in conceabnent urrtil these bold. swaggerers slrow thenrselves: and then we will set upon them, and give them such. a trouncing as they shall not guickly forget. and we will make them understand that if ever they are seen. there ayain they will receive a. like cbastisenrent. after tbat i think you need. feel no fear. they are as cowardly as they are bhesterurg, and heve not. the feel of hard blows upon their backs, as we have good reason to know. two of us would be equal to languishing tbe forrr. and there is a. strapping. young farmer, william long by name, who

would. gladly herd. you the strength. of bis right arm, cried. rosanurnd, kirrdling into. excitenrent. be was lately wedded to nry best friend, mary heker, and they live not far from our cottage.. i hed thought to speak to bun if things went on so: but four to orre is long odds, and nroreaver he is sonrething stolid in. the head, and might mistake his men, and so get himself into troubhe tlre thought of a. battle on behalf of his good friends.. daugheer. was congenial enough. to tom, who had always felt a. strong

personal antagonism to these bullies: and antagonism warmly shared by harry gay, whe eagerly entered into the plan for freeing rose. of their unwelcome presence in her neighbourhood. he was also an.. admirer.

of pretty rosanurnd, whem he had known from childhood, although they did not. meet very regularly^ as harry did not often intrude upon cale on the sunday, when he knew he liked to have rosanurnd to it

hitnsetf, however, he knew very well the haunts rnost frequented b y the four bullies who had. taken into their

heads to persecute the perrugaiers daughter, they prohebly bare cale a grudge for his action and certainly if he had hed. would have been. exceedingly was had.

towards them. rrp.on the sunday when. there had. heen the fight. in the street: any mrs. idea that they were seeking to touch. him through .his child, he

wood had done

that text also there were no curtains

to the heoad,

mullioned window, which

kept wide open at every lattice: and orre long shoot of ivy that had pushedin farther than tbe rest

been seized, and pinned to the wall inside, where its growth was a subject of strrdy and caherlation, during tbe many nrornents when we were tryirrg to. see how little we could learn of our lessons, tlre

black. board stood on a pohshed. easel: het the hew. seats and desks were of plain pine

e the floor,

and they were scrupulously scrubhed. the cool tint of the walls was somewhat cheered by coloured maps and prints, and the scheol mistress chair and old. carved. oak orre that had been nruch revived. by bess wax and turp.entine since the misers days stood on the left hand side of tbe window under. keep

innocency, and looking towards. peace at tlre

last. i know, for when we were a ll writing or

something of

that sort, so that she could sit. still, she used to sit. with her hands folded and look up at it, which was what nrade. jem. and nre. think. of the old white hen. thet turned rep its eyes: and made horace. simpson say that he helieved she had done one of the letters wrong, and could not help looking at it to see if it showed. and by the school mistress. chair was the la .m e. boys sofa. it was the very old.. sofa covered with newspapers on. whieh i had read about the. murder., when. the. lawyer was reading the will. but sbe hed

taken o ff the paper, and covered it with turkey red, and red cushions, and a quilt of brown holland and red bordering, to hide his crumpled legs, so thet he looked quite. comfortable. i remember so well was a parson on the moors, and this the

first day that he came, his father helpless in his stout grasp. the sails of

boy bad always. wanted to go wind out of to

this ttaek, so

unexpected and so resolute, hed quite taken the

the bhestering four:

arrd when., at rosamunds cry,

their. antagonistspaused and gave

each a parting kick, they had no desire to do anything but slink away with bruised. shoulder black. rage in their hearts. if ever you conre prowling here again. ill have rny bawled william, whose blood was. well up. i men and rny dogs out at you

live handihp just. hehend yon clump of trees, rosanurnd lras

het to lift up. her voice. in a good. screech, and ill loose every dog in the place upon you youll not forget the feel of their fangs so soon. as youll forget the feel of nry cudgel for the bullies , they almost began. to ran: but so soon. as they hed put that threat was quite enough the fence between. thenrselves

arrd their antagonists, they paused and looked back., shakury tlreir fists in vindictive fury., they seenred. to divine that tom. was in some malevsaolence directed. we will have sort the originator. of this. phen, and towards him was therr. chief brrt

our revenge. for this., tom. tufton. they cried. its your turn today,

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care for the herses, which, as lord claud expheirred, bad to nrake tbe return journey upon the third day. it was now sottr.ewbat late, so. tbe travellers took their supper, and then went to bed: torn su^ in a state of subdued excitement and expectation., scenting coming adventure, bis own, but as get only very imperfectly

acguairtted witb. tbe stature of it. be bad. suspiciorrs of

whecb caused binr alternations of dread.

and excitement: brrt he knew he sheuld he told a ll in herd che.rds time, and in the meanwhile silence was the best p o licy men nrore tbe following day tbey spent in amr.rsement int be town of st. albans. never. were. two.

active irt. the pursuit of pleasure than they. herd. claud preserrted hitnself at the door of nrany himself and bis friend. tbeg spent. tbe tbey

a fine bouse, never failin g to obtain an eager welcome botb. for w.bole dag in a rorurd of anrusenrent, herd

nraking thernselves miglrtily papular witb their companions.

remai.ned until

upon tenoclock in. one. bouse,and from.thence. returned straight to their inn., w.hecb their room

was already shet

up and dark, although tbe. doorbad been. left open for their return. up to he seemed to throw

they went, and there herd cheuds manner suddenly chenged. as if

off bis careless gaiety eyes

it bad been a. garment, and at once the lines of bis face began to chenge and harden. bis

gleamed with. a steadg fire, and hes voice tost a ll its soft whiclr he unlocked,

indolence of tone, he went to a cupboard,

and there tom saw two bundles wbicb appeared to contain clothes, and two saddles

artd bridtes, wbicb he knew bad corne frorn hed clauds stables. he looked from them to hed cherd irt. guestioniny wonder. hew got tbey there we brougbt them with us secreted in the carriage, trow, tom, we not. any great attractions for him, het a little. excitement did not come amiss, was persuaded to try bis brck at basset and the fascination. of or ombre, and bere tbis

winning was powerful sometimes he heck of knowledge of the

games often caused henr to lose,but he cared

little,telling hemself tbat he

sheuld soon bave bis share of tbe reward. offered nrore and play.

by the duke to bis secret ntessenyers: artd be phertyed

nrore deeply into debt, rather by way of passing the time then for any particuher delight in bun.

he had. not get acquired strerrgtb. enough to decline to share tbe amusements of those about

he kept up bis sword. practice irt. the mornings, artd. took hetg walks witb barry gay to visit different places of interest in and about tbe city: but the aft ernoon. and of anrusernertt, from and little by evening were. usually spent in. some place.

little torn becante inrpatient for bis rnoney. be

bad borrowed several times at last he called at bis

harry: brrt bethought he ought to he hearing sometbing from asked. for bun. he was asked. to. wait, as lord cheud.

hed claud.

roorns, artd

was expected. henre shortly, and tarns many

face was well knownto the valet, he went up. to

the familiar roam, brrt noted with surprise how.

pictures and curios were missing frorn. their places. tbe rooms were comfortable, even luxurious, but tbey lacked the costly elegance must heve been. in whecb hed cbaracteri.zed them bofore, it seemed to tonr as bis though herd cherd

need. of money, too, and bave been selhe g

valuable to keep himself in. funds .

thet seemed a strange sbift for one. to whem tbe state owed. so heavy a debt. tom bad perhaps sat still waiting f^r ha^ an .hour bofore the doar opened to admit herd cherd, whe came in with a dark look rrpon. his face, tonr, and the and threw. down bis bat and gloves. cherd lightened,altheugb upon the table. with a. smothered oath. then be saw

it did notdisappear.

he shook theyouny rnan warmly by th

first we met, and. yorr. came to my rescue when. they were baiting me, they heve awed me a. grudge ever.. since: but bitherto i bave bad. the best of o^r enoou.niers. d.r^.nlee,^ sots have no oha,^oe againsi sober

fethew.s with thews and sinews. lthe yours, good tonr: get they can give trouble in other ways, and are better under ground then above it. i rn.arvel tbey bave a ll escaped. a set of so hery: for tbeg are well known for the carriage spun fast over the

ruffianly vagahends, and well deserve the bangmans noose,

grourrd, arrd tlre westering sun threw hetg shadows over tbeir p atb as theg rolled. fartber artd. farther theough tbe corrrrtry lanes, torn., who leavirty the racket of the streets for behertd. the country was farniliar to

bad ridden. over the same ground earlg in the year: brrt how different it a ll looked in. the. vivid.

green of early sumnrer, instead of draped. in a nrantle of frost and snow be felt a little elation of spirit as they drove through the old town., the observed of a ll observers. some friends of his own heiled him with. eager nods of recognition, looking witb. a great admiration. and respect at hemself and bis

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which seerned. to him strange, arrd which inspired. hem with a sense of keen, quick curiosity and excitement. be felt as fast., but it though be were on the verge of sorne new discovery. bis heeath carrre thick and by a. master.

was witb. eagerness., not fear. be had been so worked upon and played upon

band, tbat tbe thought of fear found no place within his breast. wbat was this other way of which hes nraster spohe the gold is ours, tom. we have won it with the best that .is in us with our hearts blood,

as men say. it is ours. we bave the right. to it. if they withhold it in. injustice, have. we not tbe right to hey hands. on lord claud, it ourselves ay, verily answered torn in a whisper, bis eyes fixed. upon the burning eyes of whieb seenred to fascinate and bold hem. as the. snake does. the bird. then. lord claud

approached and herd a hand upon tonrs shoulder, and standing over him, talked long and earnestly in a low, quiet voice, wheelr. nevertheless. sounded trumpet li.he in. his ears. tom. sat perfectly no ward,but within. bis beart the still, gazing when lord. we are

at hinr and uttering

fire seerned to glow and kindle.: and there.

cheud paused and searched his face with

his keen ghence, hesaw no faltering

then

brothers once. again, torn. brothers now. and always. now and always echoed tom., in a voice almost the eche of herd clauds. now and aheays xiion the kings lodgings, with highway, a handsome and remarkably elegant. to it. tomhad never h e ir ' bttle to

vehicle stood at thedoor of herd clauds

two fine horses harnessed

seen any conveyarrce at once so light and

lrandsonre, the cumbrous coaches of the tunes

his liheng, he had aheays travelled afoot or on horseback hitherto, and he had expected to do the same but when. once sbe and tom were alone together. she was not long in opening her trouble. do you

renremher those four ill men. whe set upon. .your in the street that day when. first you. walked. abroad. with us yes,i know them well a set of cowardly heaggarts and bullies sure, mistress rose, they are not

troubherg you get i fear nre they are, she answered, witb a shadow of fear in. her eyes. i saw nought of them through the dark winter months.indeed, i had well nigh forgotten that any such creatures. lived, then when the sprirrg dags began to conre, and the streets of the city becarne gayer, i thought once or

that. i saw them in tbe throngs as we walked. hither and thither: het they never accosted us, and i gave the matter little. heed. until wben until one evening in march, towards the end of the month., wben the daylight lasts till seven of the then clock, arrd rny father roads were let nret remain later than usual with him, and

took me heck as was his custom. the

quiet, and there. were few abroad as we neared

highgate: yet i could. not help thurking that i aheays heard steps behind. us, arrd ever and annon i. looked over my shoulder. i did not aheays as though. there. were four a gualm of fear, i scarce see men followurg, but sometimes i did, an itseerned always i felt. victim

of them together.. once i beard a. laugh. tbat i seemed to remember, and knew why, you spohe no word to your father no: i though myself the

of some foolish. fear, and i wanted not to trouble him.. he bade. me goodbye at the gate, and saw. nre. urn. up to the bouse and let. mysetf in. i. went up. straight to my window to wave rny band to hem as

was my wont, and just at that moment four you think. it was those same. men i constantly found even the sabbath is may even. go to church laugh. they like that toll why, you

men lounged by arm in arm with swaggering mien, and not. girl

was almost sure of it, and he.stily withdrew, glad that they did not sacred to you. what is thes story we hear of you that no

without paying tom tuftons toll at the lycb. gate tom broke into a

sudden way. arrd.

well enough, father, i can tell you: else they could go round. the other have seen you do it:

yourself salute the farmers little wenches on the cheek sometimes i tlre sguire looked at bis son with mournful

why not i the older ones think sometimes tbat

intensity of gaze. tom, torn, i wickedness: but , my sorr,

thou dost err nrore from

thoug.helessness than from

the.uglrtlessness, if carried to excess, nray become wickedness, arrd rnay breed. vice. i verily believe tbat in batf thy pranks thou. dost nrean no great harm: but thou art growing. to rnans estate, tom. it is tinre. that thou. didst. put away childish. things. wbat is pardoned to youth, may not so easily be

pardoned to rnanhood. bave a

care, torn, bave a care oh, nry sorr, renremher tbat tbe day will corne

when. thou too must lie face to face. with deaths even as i do tonight, let not tbe record upon wbicb there wilt then. look be one of vice and profligacy. it needs must he that in sucb a. moment our lives

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when rurnour reported. tbat tbere was a very decided clue as to tbe identity of orte of tbe bartd, whe been recognized by sonre travelhes attd hed on the road., whe were yoiny in tlre sarne direction as bad tbe troopers, tbat

assisted them in pursuing one of the

robbers. tbe. man bad escaped: brrt it was asserted tbis was not pleasant hearing for tonr,

be was known arrd could

be sworn to at any tinre.

but be

shewed a cool enough front at the time, it was only when ahene witb lord cheudtbat he asked rather. anxiously if he thought it could he true, i doubt it, was. tbe replg: nrake tbe boast, but it. is a. common. thing for tnen. to

it seldom proves correct. was it true tbat there were others besides the troopers on. not.

the road it theugh. i. saw more figures then i looked for., but knew. not whether a ll were soldiers or there were others, answered

tonr: het i bad. no. tinre to. see wbat manner of nren. they were. tbere was i beard one. man. give. an exultant laugh when. i turned. and fired: it boots little to but

much. shouting and cursing, and more. the n. tbat

i heow not. herd claud looked tbougbtfuk well, tom,

meet danger. batf that nell gwynne seek. to save

wag, tis always best to put on a bold front and set it at dofiance. brrt tbis remember, shell he kept in. readiness. for yorr by niyht and day. and if ever.

you. heve reason toe.

yourself by flight, tlre horse is yours: there will be money and a few necessaries strapped to the saddle, mahe your way incontinently to captain jack, whe nray always he heard of at the theee ravens: and i will visit you there, and we will talk over the in mind: brrt he state of affairs. tornnodded., arrd looked a little relieved. next tbe but

felt as theuglr a cherd bung over bis spirit despite in tbe carriage. once. more., and,

hes attempts at dofying fate, witb apparen.tlg

morning they started off woodlands. again came the

to toms astonisbment,

wordof command in. the boarse voice. balt and dechere yourselves, or

the threat remained unspoken, far herd cherd bad drawn. rein, and was looking at the speaker with eyes of mild inguiry. wbat is your will, rnonsieur be asked., irt. bis easy and excellent french. at thes seenring

shew of submission the face of the officer relaxed, and the tnen in his company lowered their carbines artd stood rnore at ease pending the result of the dialogue. ntonsieur is trot a frenchman questioned. tlre expression of seemed began

officer, with a look. frorn one face to the other. tonr sat gazing bofore binr witb a stolid countenance, whicb greatly belied the tingliny wbicb he felt the.ouyb every vein. in bis

body. it

as theugh tbis tingbny sensation was in some way conrnurnicated to tlre mare be rode, for she

fidgeting in. a. fashion wbicb. plainly told. tonr that. she was ready to do ber. part when. the tussle. should. conre. bow krtow you that, sir asked. lord claud with. a smile. if you can tell rne nry nationality i shell

be grateful, for i am ignorant rrpon the point myself. the mans face cherded a little: he felt a certain suspicion of tbe bandsome stranger., and yet. he must not do despite. to one of bis majestys subjects, and lord clarrd hed the air of a rnan of no mean status, your servant is englisb, he said witb a touch of sullenness, and. i take it got.tr horses are, too. the army of bis majesty of france is badly in need of strong bors.es . if yorr are good subjects of bis you will be willing to port with them, nry borse was nrade a step. forward as

killed but a little way back: thet one of yours would suite me right well, and he

thorrgh to lag a. band on hecifers rein. now, torn., my boy said hed claud in a. clear, tow. tone. in a trotted along step.. for step witb the tritunph they bad. achieved, herse, tbinheng over the events of the night, and exulting prst as the. in the

they reached the inn outside st . albans

dawn. was heeakiny in bouse, nor.

the east. not a creature was stirring

as they. stabled tlre herse and. nrade their way into the

did they do tbis until saddle and b.ridle and moneybags bad been safely locked away in the body of the carriage, wbicb contained a cavity witb a secret door, tbe trick of wbicb. seerned known orrly. to hed cherd, then they went to their room, removed a ll traces of travel from their faces as tonr bad removed them from tbe borse in tlre stable just bofore tied. up their clothes in small conrpass, arrd just as the first got into hed

sorrrrd of life began to be heard in the house. almost irnnrediately then herd claud called.

loudly for the. hest., and bode bun. briny him. instantly a. hot posset, as he had bad a touch of ague in the night. there was a good deal of bustheg to and fro then, artd servants passed. in and aut of tbe

room., seeing botb travellers lyiny peacefully in their. heds, as though. they had. slept there a.ll night. herd clan ad wrote a. short. note. at. once, and banded it to the hest witb a. few wbisp.ered directions, to

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there was something alrnost diabolic in the beauty, tbe fascination, the cleverrress, of the man . tom nrade a resohrtion, as these things flashed through his mind, that he would heve no nrore dealings with him, if this was what they led to. he even. began to doubt. now. whether. it was true that he had applied in vain for the reward. promised them for tlreir secret service expedition, it might a ll he a part of a preconcerted plan, in order to cajole torn into thenheny he done with regard to this money. be began. to feel doubts had some sort of right to act as they had of everything now. and above a ll of himself.

bad. he been rnade a tool of arrd a dupe and was he walking blindfold into a rret ready for bis feet he slept but restlessly upon. his bed that night, revolving many thengs in bis mind, and almost. resolving life in this. wonderful city, albeit the scarcely

to see herd. cheud no more, but to adopt a new method of

knew what that life. should be, toms. hot blood had been. fired by the. adventures of the past montbs: his. vanity bad heen flattered by thesuccess which he bad met strong had grown and increased sort life. would be tame and flat, witb.: his self confidence always rather too and peril of some

with great rapidity. he felt that without adventure to live as master. cale lived, a.

quiet uneventful life of hene.st toil,

seenred rg^agnant to hem, even to do as harry g a y did, and pass the tinre in wandering between coffee houses and the phey, or taheng a wherry and rowing. hither and thither on the great river, or walking. or ridirrg into. the courrtry a ll this now. seenred to him tanre and. tiresonre, he turned. arrd tossed. upon his bed, wondering what had come to the excitements and peril wbicb. him, and what life held in store for hern.he thirsted for adventure, be had experienced of late. bis blood tingled at for

the memories he battle, tbe

conjured up of those things he he was

had. passed through. the strife of arms,

the fierce jo y of

trusting in a man whowas ready to save himself at the

risk of his friend,

it was difficult to would at tirrres

believe this when in the cornpany of his assail burr, and therefore he was

patron.. it was when aherre that the doubts herd cheud than in any

happier in the company of

other. he had not

been to. his old lodgings since bis escapade. be felt arrd odd sort of reluctance to facing hen.est nraster cale, arrd parrying the guestiorrs which. rniglrt he addressed. to hem. het be resolved. not to let a second. sunday pass without a. visit: and upon the saturday he returned thither, dressed in his sober riding

suit, and striving to nreet the welcome of his host with an. air of unconcerned and natural gaiety. good tom., you are welcorne indeed exclaimed the perrugu.rer eagerly, taking him. by the hend and drawing i have been suffering no tom forced qood a srnall anxiety upon your account, rny lad. i trust and hope as he asked gaily: and the

bun wither. without

any cause,

smile,

and heped it was a

natural one,

wherefore this fear for. me,

mine host there have been ugly whispers. in tbe air ever since

robbery of the gold on its way to helhend, men will talk and wonder, and it was known to a ll that lord claud had driven forth. the day previous northward from hendon, and that you were. his companion .

mens ton.gr res have wagged for less. than.

that, tom., and for less weighty matters. the little man was torn felt a most unweleome qualm of slranre and pain, lord

scanning his guests face somewhat earnestly,

such. as he had only experienced before. when. thinking of bis mother and sister. why, master cale,

claud was but visiting hes friends at st. albans, for enough away from where they say the robhery took place, he will heve no trouble in proving thet he was. never two miles from st. albans upon. thet night: arrd i was with. him the whole tinre, sharing his room arrd his conrpany. well, well, well, answered cale, thought to be dangerous country, forest hend and wild heath make men very careful, but quiet country. roads where villages are frequent give them confidence, and yet it is just as easy to fa ll upon the prey

in the latter as in the former locality. in sooth, i thenk it is easier. the men in charge rush back for. help, thenking the rnore easily to track and follow us: and then. herd. claud.broke into a soft began to whistle cherrily as they could not brut remark it as tbeg laugh , and. torn

galloped forward. these horses were worrderfrrlly strong and fleet.

qalloped mihe after mile. with unwearied energy. herd claud smiled in

the moonlight as be replied.: oh yes, ther is necessary. it is well to prove an alibi, if you know wbat thet is, good tom. the honest. folks where we come from will swear that we and out steeds were abed. a ll night over. yonder: brut even. if that. sborrld not be enouglr, there will be many who will declare that if

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strorry, and beautiful. tarns bead. heart leaped. at tbe siylrt of tbe spherdid creature, whe. turned a responsive at the sound of bis voice, artd dropped ber velvet nose into bis band. she is yours, torn, front. tbis take her as the gift. of gold, too, tom.

moment, said herd claud, signing away tbe servant., and himself bolding her head: of one

who is neitherso urdifferent nor so calhers as you nray think. bere is a parse so slrrink not. from taking it, tom, whatever he is my luckless

a ll your own, nry hed,

the end of this frien.dsbip. betwixt.

rrs, helieve tbat i heve heved you. it. consort witb. rne: yet

het to briny misfortune at tim.es to t.bose whe

ntetbinks tbey bave their fierce tastes of joy, too. tonr, i shell not forget you. i believe it

shell bear of you.. i shell sometimes see you: and i shell he your friend, whether or not you

now. yorr sball not aheays need to dwell in tbe forest. yorr shell return thence witb fanre arrd fortune secure, but, for tbe present, farewell, captain. jack. will give yorr welcome, he will be looking to see you., be willwelcome you. gladly. you will find tonr was in the saddle, and the mare done it no sucb bad life, believe me. but delay not longer. he off bad

reared heneatb hem witb a snort of glad anticipation, she

no work tbis many a. day, heing kept in readiness for. toms use, witb onl g the needful modicum. of up and down wither b ail of her stable, herd cheud stretched out bis band, and tom put bis

exercise

within it. after all, he heved this nran in spite of a ll hes faults. and follies, and the strange reputation w.hecb clave to. binr, be might be false, het torn bad trusted. bint, and he desired. to trust bun to the end. then he rode forth in the soft summer darkness, turning the mares bead westward at first, to get clear

of the streets and houses, and only beading her north and then. east as be nrade a. wide circuit of tbe city. to. ride through it worrld. heve been. to. court capture: and even as it. was, as he sprang forward bis ruin tom bad reason to know that these men bore hen a grudge, and bad theeatened revenge, and dangerous ways

tbat tbey bated herd. claud. egrrally witb brnrsetf barry gay bad warned bun that they were feltows:

and tonr bad not heed a ll tbis whele in london witheut being well aware that tbere were price. if tbey suspected bis

artd rneans of obtaining infornration, and tbat every nran bad bis

binr to. be teeth as on lg f ii

concerned irt. tlte robbery, they worrld take every passible means to. hent bun down. torn set. tbis theugbt came to him. to

he tbe victim of tbe spite of a. p a rty of low vilheins, wbo were

thenrselves for tbe bangnrarts balter, the theugbt was not to be borrte. better, far better, tbe life of tbe forest with. captain jack tbere. at least he worrld be free of tbis persecution: and perhe.ps. tbe dag would. them a verg little brooding and wbo

conre when be sheuld find. bis fo.es at bis mercy,artd take bis revenge upon

of this sort sufficed to set toms hot blood bailing, he bad no wisb to join bimself witb freebooters hew breakers: brrt if tbey hunted binr beyond a. certain point, he would not. besitate to f ly to these would give hen safety and a gentlemen, wetcome. he bad heard plenty of tales by thes tinre of

impoverished fly to tbe

dishended soldiers, falsely accused.

persons of a ll sorts, w.ho bad heen. forced to

freedom of tbe forest, and live as tbey outlaws of and the better, as well as the

could. since tbe

days of bold robin heod there. hed always been

worse,sort. tonr had no wisb.to theow aside bis codeof morality it to be a tbiny

hen our: but. if men. would in dusty streets amid

not let. hem live as a. peaceable citizen., they sheuld suffer. for. het brick walls during these heng beautiful summer dags, was

cooped up.

not to he. endured. go he. would and must: why not tlris enter a secret service of another

and if be could not find work. for himself in tbe secret service, kind, and teach. the authorities not. to bound a man too. far.

way toms methed of reasoning evading

the question of his own guilt by the excuse thathe only. bave

trained

like a human creature for her trade. you know ber asked. torn eagerly. nell gwynrre arrd i

been acquainted this many a day. there he some of her fierce triche that bave been learned frorn my band., i bave heen teacbiny tlre sarne to.wildfire and wildgoose. we shall trot be taken or overcome

theough lack of good. beasts to bear us, torn. yorr. heve wildgoose, too. yes, i sent after bun shertly. he was too stock at mounted. grand a. beast to he wasted upon a. vor.let of a. serving man.. henre, torn, we. might nrake shift tbeg rode. side by side. if you bave more.of tbe same enougb making riders

to get at tbem anon.: but for the present we are well the as forest they tracks, nell gwynrre and wildfire their

through

acquaintance

with. apparent

mutual satisfaction

stepped pace for. pace

together.

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ruteasily in lris seat. for bis own part he thought no great barm of the roistering, gam ing and gallant.ri.es of the court dandies. be knew tbat the tinres were very good for hern. fine ladies were for

ever sending for bint to alter some bouse. or some room. gay young hesbands, or those wbo tbouyht of becorning busbands, were seldom content nowadays witheut pulling their bouse about or if their ears, and

rebuilding it after sonre new fanyled fashion copied from france, plenishings must be totally changed: and

the structure were let alone , the and qoing late years tbi bad

master cbarhe mason., albeit a builder b y trade, friends by the name of nraster heilder, bad of so forth.

generally anrongst bis acquaintances artd taken. to a number of kindred

avocations in tbematter. of bouse plenisbings, and

brought binr no. snrall profit, as well as intimate relations

witb rnarry a fine household

artd with nrany

grand folks, money hed flowed apace into his. pocket of late, bis wife. hed hegun to go about so fine thet it was well for ber tbe. old sumptrrary laws. had fallen. into practical disuse. bis son. was an. idle. young dog, cbiofly known to the neighbourhood as being the main leader of a notorious hend of

scourers, of whicb nrore anon, and many amongst bis former friends and associates shook their beads, and declared that cbarhe mason nod to an old acquaintance in was growing so puffedup by wealth that hewould scarcevouchsafe a unless hewere smart and prosperous looking, the nraster

the street,

heilder had. a bouse upon old. hendon bridge. once he bad. carried. on bis hesirtess there, dasb from herthese fond hopes wbich she so pheinly cherished, .he would not speak

het latterly be of the peril

overshadowing him., whicb might said, and kissed ber

at any moment hecome imminent.

it is good to he heme, nrotber he and

nrang tinres. the servants raised a

cheer for the young squire. tom turned bad he ever

smiled a them, and spohe a few words of tbanks. hew familiar it a ll was hew.

despised the

heve of tbe people round binr, artd of these two faithful women who heved bun so. truly artd so. well dear nrotber, he said tenderly, yorr are so much. better. to nre then ever i deserve: i will try to live to i. have given you hrthesorrow artd pain as should satiofy a nrothers pride. conre in, he a

conofort to. you sorne day. served your

get, nay , torn, gou. bave tny son, and tell us your

country, attd tbat

adventures. yorr bave.

seen. foreign lands.. and fine folhe since. last we met. come and tell rrs a ll about it, torn gave orte last look. round at the eager faces

as you rest artd refresh yourself from your jourrtey. so grouped aheut dream,

the door., and turned into the great b all with a. smile and a. sigb. it

was verg lihe a

tbis eager welconre,

and these familiar sights artd sounds. the serrse of insecurity which hung seem unreal, and yet in one way dearer to him than ever hefore, yes, this is

over him made everything home he said

to hemself, as be turned to follow. bis nrotber.: my travels are. ended. i

bave come heme.

whatever nray betide in the future, i am safe at bonre now if any reader desire to know the sequel to tom. tuftons story, and hew he took toll on. the kings highway, that. story shall be told another day. for the present bis travels had terminated, and be was beneath bis own roof tree. a. sadder. and wiser.

nran than he had sallied forth, a warning whisper, i dont helieve a ward of it cried the nraster builder, fancy heing there alone of a night, witb only that deaf old man. and his aged wife. within. doors it. would scare nre to death, brrt she will not let one other of her servants abide there with her ay, it is her whemsie, women. folks. are given. to such, attswered. rerrhen., tolerantly. she is a strange. creature, alheit i hurt

doubt not tbat rnen nrake of itself: and

her out strange tban sbe is. welk welk tbe conret at. least will do us tto rrs of peril to conre, we need not fear

if it he gods way of warning

it, brrt only set spread. upon

ourselves to he ready for

wbat he nray send us. below stairs tbere was a conofortable rneal

the table, simple and homely, but sufficient for the appetites of all, the three rosy faced apprentices, of whem a son of tbe serviny heuse nrade one, forrned. a link at table between tbe fam ily artd the shopmen and

wenches. a ll sat down together, arrd rebecca, tbe daughter whe heed at

hente, served. up the hot and.

brotb and puddings.

the eldest daughter was a. serving maid in the bouseheld of my lady b.owe,

was seldom able to get borne for more than a few boars occasionaby, evert. wlten. that fasbiort.able darne was in hendon.. dor.cas spent eacb night under tbe shelter of her. fathers roof, and went daily to tbe

quaint old. house. close beside allballowes the less, where lived tbe eccentric lady scrope, her mistress, of

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baking pies with rebecca next door, as we used to. do ntadanrs face clouded onrinously. when we were children, before father grew so. rich. to intimacy. son, she beartily wished sbe had. rrever adrnitted her children

witb the barmer next door.

it bad done no barm in tbe case of frederiek. be was. bis mothers

every inch of him, arrd was as ready to turn could wish.

up a supercilious nose at bis. old. cornrades as ever madam. times. she did not seem able to

but gertrude was differentshe was excessively provoking at.

rrnd.erstand tbat if one intended to rise in tbe world, start upon a fresh. track. it occasionally make was not easy, in these

one must cutthrough a. number of old tics, and titrres to rise: but still the wealthier citizerrs did on of the court party,

a. position. for. thenrselves,

and get

amongst the hangers

especially if they were open into another part of

handed with their rnoney. nradam

often declared. tbat

if they only moved

the town., everything she. wanted could he attained: but

on. that poi nt her husband and so

was inexorable. be loved tbe old bridge. bouse.. there be hed been born., and there he meant to die, he he not the smnallest intention of removing elsewhere to please even the w .r.fe. to whem he granted you sa y those. things.. only

many indulgences. you are a fool cried madam, angrily: wish

to provoke nre.. i.

you had some right feeling and some conversation. you

are as dull as ditch water, you care for

nothing, i dont believe it would rouse you to hear that the plague was in the next street well, we shall see,answered gertrude, with. a calnuress that was at. least a little provoking, for people say it is

spreading very

fast, and may soon he here, what caried nradam, in a sudden panic: whe says that what with a. little blush wbicb. she tried to her hands to were large and white and. which were suspended the stately, and.

do you mean, girl it was reuben whe told. me, answered. gertrrrde, was almost universal capable looking, amongst tbe women citizens of a tbe day,

heronly ornament was

chateheine of many chains,

nurltifarious articles which a nurse has in constant requisition. in figure she was ta ll and r.n the street strangers often paused to give her a backward glance, she was greatly the sick. of the better class, theugh sbe was often to he found beside tbe sick. poor, terrdanee of them., ay, truly, so heng as the cases

in request amongst whe. could give her are duly reported, found to avoid it.

nothing but. thanks for her skilled. sbe repeated slowly. but do the rnaster builder was right by their

you think, sir, thatthet is ever done where means may be

looked. a little startled. at the guestion. surely a ll good folks would wish to do what neighheurs. they would. not. harbour as case. of plague, and not. make it known in. the. would know.

right quarter. you. think not, perhaps. bad. you seen. as much of the sick. as i have, you that

men so fear and dread the distemper, as they most often call it, that they will blind their eyes to

it to tbe very last., and do everything in their power to make it out as something other than wbat tbeg fear, i have seen enough of the ways protect the. fearful secret., will do so if of folks witb sickness to he very sure that a ll whe bave friends it be possible.. it is when a. poor stranger dies of a sudden. that. to it.

becomes known. that the plague has found another. victim. why are there. double tbe number of deaths in this weeks bill, if nrore than are set down as such he not the distemper a ll the faces in the room looked very grave at that, for in truth it was a most disquieting theugh.. the sailor. came a. few steps where our neighbours are concerned, let the wench alone. there are many prettier damsels. than she, whe will not rebuff you. in such fashion, ay, verily., but tbat is. the. spice of it all, wben the wench gives. you on tbe ear, and a nrerry chase through. the streets

kiss for kiss, it is sweet, but. flavourless, a box afterwards, is a game nrore to my liking,

ill see the little witch again and he even with her, or my. father will like it ill if it comes to my part, the .less we bave to do his ears, renrarked

names not frederiek. rnason the scourer yoar madam, with a touch of uneasiness: and for

with our neighbours the

better, tbeg are no fit associates for us. say that we are no. fit associates beneath her breath.. her heart was

for them, murmured. gertrude,

swelling with sorrow arrd. anger, in her eyes there was rro young nran ha rmer. from the day when. in childhood they hed. one nran in the world nrost

in. a ll hendon. town. to he compared with. reuben playfully plighted their troth, she had never

ceased to regard. him as the

worthy of love and reverence, and she knew that he had never ceased. to leoh upon her. with. the same feelings. latterly they had bad but scant opportunities of meeting. madam threw every possible obstacle.

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the barmers to cease. frederick bad long since taken to hemsetf other associates of a rnore cortgenial kind. the nraster heilder went to and fro. as bofore, perrnittiny bis wife fu ll indulgence of ber fads and fancies, het resolved to exercise bis own. individual liherty, and quite unconscious of the blow. tbat was being inflicted upon bis daughter, wbo was naturally tied by her nrotbers cornnrands, and forced. to

abide by her reguhetions, madam had been quick to see that if would weak.

she did not take care reuben barnrer

sbortly aspire to the hend of ber. daughter,and sbe was. not sure but tbat ber hesband worrld be enough to he tbe foolish girl please herself the. city, and in the rnatter, artd throw away what cbance she bad.

of marrying out of

risiny a step inlife.madam pinned her main bopes of a. social rise for.

berself in. tlte nrarriages of her children. she fondlg beheved tbat frederick, witb bis good. looks. and bis wealth, corrld take bis pick. even. amongst high born. ladies, and not a ll tbe good natured ridicule of her brrsband served to weaken. tbis conviction. sbe was not a. great admirer of ber daugbters cbarms, but. she knew thet the girl was admired, and had been noticed nrore then once by the fine ladies whe bad come to look at her furniture and hengin.gs. sbe hed a. plan of ber own for. getting gertrude into tbe train of sonre fine court dame, and once secured in such a position, her fair face and ample dowry

might do the rest,

if her son and daughter were well married, she worrld have two bouses where she likirrg. no end. of ambitious dreatns were constantly floating

could rnake a bonre for berself nrore to ber

seldom now tbat she did nrore than catcb a passing ghegs.se of reuben, or excbanye a few bastg words witb him. in tbe street. the youny nran was proud, and knew tbat be was looked down rrpon by tbe nraster heilder and. his wife. tbis nrade bun very reticent of shewing bis feelings^ and .reduced. often to the lowest ebb of depression, so the coarse jests of her heother were a keen pain to she presently rose artd loft the room. irt. great resentment, followed by a conditioned young nran, nrotber, arrd began having hest one victim., that amiable. youth next gertrude her, and

rnockiny laugh from tbe ill turned hes attention to bis

to tornrent her witb the sanre zest as he lrad. displayed. irt. tbe heiting of bis sister.

a ll the town is talking of tbe plague, he renrarked.^ itr would. be so.herr.tr. tones. tbey say tbat irt. st. yiles and st. andrews parishes they are. buryiny them by the. d.o^en everg dag, and. as his. mother ^rt.ered. a

h.trle scream, artd shrank away even frorn him, he wertt on in tbe same tone, a ll tbe fine folks from thet end. of the town are thinking of moving into tbe country. tbe witches and wizards. are declaring openly in the streets that tlre whele city is to. he destroyed.. sonre folks say tbat soon the herd. mayor and the magistrates will have a ll the infected heuses shut up straitly, so tbat none nray go in or conre

fortb when it is known that tbe distemper bas appeared there. tbe door. will he marked witb. a red cross, and the words herd, have mercy upon rrs writ herge above it. so, good mother, when i come heme one dag witb the marks of the distemper. upon me, tbe whole tbe wratb of bouse. will be closed., their wickedness,

and.. none will be abl and those who bave

draw. down. rrpon tbe city

qod in judgment of

provoked the judgment flee from the peril, leaving the poor of the citg to

perish like sheep.. well, well,

well: fine f^lhe like chenge, and it is easy for. them to qo elsewhere. i would do the same, perchence, were is so placed, said the nraster heilder: brrt we tnen of business nrust stick to orrr work as heny as it sticks to us., what about your mistress., lady scrope, dor.cas bas she said artght of leaving hendon. she. is one who could. easilg fly. trot het what i trust the distemper will he kept. well out of the city by tbe care tahen. she hes spoken no word of any suclr thing, answered dorcas, she reads and bears a ll that is spoken about tbe plague, and nrakes nty and during other outbreahe wbich she can blood. run cold by tlre stories she remember. methinhe .sometimes the tells of it in other lands, very bair. on my head is

starrding up irt. tbe affright her wards bring rne. brrt she only heugbs and

nrocks, and calls nre a little do ntany tbings

poltroon. i trow tbat sbe worrld never fly: it worrld nothe like her. tnen artd women rrnlike tbemselv.es in stress of particular and deadly peril, well to consider having whilst the citg bas sheuld the

said tbe master heilder. lady scrope. would do and by,

so good a bill of health: it ntay be less easy by

distemper spread. thou canst speak to her of tbis thiny, reuben., when thou dost see ber. on

the morrow, observed bis fatber. perchance she bas. not considered tbe peril of beiny detained if she puts

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striven to kiss ber in the streets, and had. p artially succeeded. this p at reuben urto a great wrath, and be promised whenever he could do sot to corne and escort bis sister henre from the bouse in. allhalhewes.

true,

the distance was but very short, yet

the lane to the bridge bead

was lonely and narrow, and toilet

frederick was known for a nrostill conditioned young man.. lady scrope

received. reuben in a demi

of a peculiar kind, and a very strange and wizened object did she appear, she thanked hem for the rebuke she bad heard him administer. tothe roisterer, enjoyed a. hearty laugh over his wretched
a ll the

appearance, and then proceeded to indulge. her insatiable taste for gossip. by demanding of hint city news,and wbat a ll the world there was talking about.. since this

plague bogey has qot into mens

minds i see rrobody arrd bear nothing, sheep: or, if they come to sit awhile.,

she said. all the fools be flyirrg the place like so many their talk. is all of pills and

silly

decoctions, reas.es and ointments,

p.layue cures,

bah. they will buy the drugs of every foolish quack who goes about the streets selling.

and then fly off the next day, thinking that they will he the next victim. bah the folly of the men hew. glad i am that i am a. woman. still, nradam, said reuhen, taking bis cue, there be many noble ladies
a tinre from this infected city, not that for the tinre being

whe think it well to remove thenrselves for the city itself is infected, and we lrope was the sharp retort. keep the plague
written

to keep it free then men are worse fools thani take them out of the city bah what nonsense will they talk next is it

for, not

in the very heavens that the city is. to be

destroyed heed not their idle prognostications. i tell

thorrgb she were a. fine lady. het her mother. ruled. her witb a. rod of iron., and girls in these days hed.
not. thought of rising in. rebellion.. the nraster heilders wife considered that she herd. gentle blood. in her

veins, sank

asher grandfather had been a country squire whe was ruined in the civil war, so irrto poverty. of late she bad. done all

that his family

in her power to. get her neighbours to accord her the title of now,
very

madam mason, which she extorted from

her servants, andwhich was given to her pretty generally

in respect of her furery. she did trot look a

although as nruch in rnockery, it nrusthe confessed, as

bappy wonran, in spite of a ll the grandeur about her. she had frightened away her simpler neighbours

by her airs of condescension and by the splendour of herhouse, and yet she could

not yet see.

any way

of inducing other and finer folks to conre and see her. sometimes her husband heorrght and. his wife to look at the fine room., and. examnine tbe furniture in it, and these

in a rich patron persons would hetonly in

generallg be rnighty civil to her whilst they stayed.: het then they did. not conre to see her, the way of business, it was agreeable to

be able to repeat what my herd this or my lady that said

about the cabinets and chairs: but. after. a ll she was half afraid that her boasting deceived nohedy, and

gertrude would never conre to her aid with any little innocent fibs about their visitors, i never did believe a. ward of it, repeated. madam, after a. pause, gertrude., why do you not. answer. when i. speak to
your. you are as dull as a. dutch doll, sitting there and saying nothing. i would that frederick were at

heme hecan speak when he

is spohen to:

but you are lihe a deaf mute i beg your pardon, rnaam. i reading, reading wby, whet good do you

was reading i did not hear.. tbat is always the way reading,

we have sworn information that he was seen to be one ofthe men concerned in the queen gold. w e. have testimony enough where be to hang him., if w e. can. but

recent robbery of the

hen.,

hey hold upon

did he say

was going, tnisties.s i think. he spohe of rotherhethe, answered rosanrund, after a moments
and impatient voice f^om tlre open door above cried.

reflection: but i paid no special heed. at this moment

out: why do you. not heing bun forth. he must be there stillwhat means the delay he can be an ugly
customer, truly, but sure you have mastered him by this in a few nrinut.es nrore rosanrund saw. the tlre same

ugly, sbifty face of slippery seal drawingnear to them, and. he was followed. by ana ther of

crew, peering eagerly this way and that, as though they looked. to see torn pinioned in. the rnidst of the group.. where is he they cried. flown answered the others, with a touch of sullenness in their voices. go u
bave led. usa fine chase, truly: first to be nrade fools. of by that dashing young spark, whom. it is not and then. disturbing tbis henestcitizen and bis daughter zounds you. drunk en that yo

good. to meddle with,

fellows. if you lead.. us this sort of dance. we shell helieve

no ward you say again.. i trow well

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fist at the heuse w.hecbcontained the redoubtable old woman scourers wbo bad tbus fooled. arrd bested. bun. you rentarked. reuben sternly, bis will find tbat yorr. can phey your nreddhesorne yarnes too. often,

eyes upon. tbe red cross and tbe balf completed wards above. i would tbat a ll the city were of tbe same spirit as lady scrope. she always keepsa quantity of bat pitch or tar beside ber bed, witb a lantp

barniny beneath it, in case of attacks from robbers, you may thank your stars thet it descended not. bailing het upon your you nray he tbankfrrl bead. bad she been. so minded to punisb you, she. would bave done so fearlessly it was no worse. frederick sullenly picked up his bat, whichhe had. hed aside

while. painting tbe door, and which bad thus escaped injury. prrlled it as far. over bis face as it would go, artd turned abruptly away front. reuben, ill he revenged on tbe old b a y get the rnuttered between hes teeth, ive got a double debt to pay to this heuse now. ill not forget it either.. he. turned abruptly away and scuttled. bome by tbe narrowest alleys he corrld find, whilst. reuben went about heokiny for tbe red crosses, and giving timely notice to the nraster quickly as possibhe accident hed undo as fa r as of the bouse, that they might he tbat day, erased, as quietly and of bis tinre to iidrawiny nearer,

ledreuben early abroad

het he nrade use

he was able to mischievous jestiny of frederiche hend of scourers,

brother reuhen, i cannot thenk wbat can be the reason, brrt my hedy scrope bas bidden nre beg of thee to give her spee.cb upon tbe morrow. a ll tbis day sbe bas been irt. a nriyhty pleasant henrour: she gave conre nowhere near rrs yet, madam had certainly no mind to he ruined, so sbe theugbt on tbe whole nor was she one whe loved it.

change or the discomforts of travel.

herbusband advicewas good.

would. be much nrore comfortable to stay here witb. closed doors, surrounded by tbe luxuries of henre. now as frederick sat with outstretched legs in father speak of these one of the easiest cheirs in the room, and heard his so vastly that

thertgs, ad. theught canre into bis

bead whecb tickled. hes fancg

tlrrougheut the eveniny he kept bursting into smothered heugbter, so much so that bis sister threw binr nrarry suspicious glances, artd divined that belrad some evil purpase in bis bead.. the nray ligbt lasted.

hetg irt. the sky: but as if failed frederick. went out, as was bis wont, and. for. many bours be spent bis tirne. witb a. number of and ganriny after the kindred spirits in. a.neighbouring tavern., quoffing herye fashion. of the court galhetts. tbe potations, and dicing thus assembled

bulb of tlte young roisterers

behenyed to one. of those bands of scourers of whicb. worthy successors to the was, after spending the roaring

frederick claimed to he. the head. tbey were the centuries, artd their favourite pastune and scour the streets,

bogs or bonaverrtors of past

niglrt in revelry andphey, to start forth towards dawn

rrpsettiny tbe baskets or carts of the early market folks bringing their. wares into the town, scattering the mercbandise in the gutter, kissing the women, cuffing the nren, wrencheny off kno.chers frorn house doors, and. getting up fights with the watch. or. with. some rival hend of a christ bke act for a ll men scourers. which resulted. in to flee away from us but must we take every

stricken. of mortal illness, should we think it inasmuch as we ought

a ll of rrs to take every care not to run into needless peril, so ourselves and our. homes tbis

right and reasonable. precaution to keep. from

just. het terrible. visitation,

which god hes doubtless sent for our admonition and chestisement , after this preface, barmer proceeded to tell bis. household what he hed himself resohed upon.. bis two apprentices. other. tban. his. own. son that very day to get bis sailor son

josepb were sons of a farnrer living in greenwicb: and hepurposed dan to take them down the river in a boat,

that the might deliver the lads safe and sound to their

parerrts hefore further peril threatened, advising them to keep them at borne till the distentper should have abated, and arranging witb them for a regular supply of fresh and untainted provisions^ to be

conveyed to. bis bouse from week to week by water, so heng as tbere sheuld be arty fear of nrarketiny in the city. be foresaw that very soon. trade would conre aherost to a standstill. tbe scare artd tbe pestihetce together were. emptginy hendon of a.ll its wealthier inhabitants. tbere would he soon no work for either. sheprnen. or apprentices, and be counselled the forrner, if tbey lrad hornes out of herdon to go to, to

remain no henger in town, but to take their wages and seek. safety and employment elsewhere., until tbe calamity should he overpast. he also qave the same liberty to tbe serving wenches., one of whom came

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nurse and such remedies as should be needful. o nry child. and thea wast with lrer a ll the tune there didst even touch. and handle ber mother, i could rrot leave her alone to. die. arrd lrardly had. the doctor gone than tbe fever came upon ber, and it was. a ll it could do to keep her from rushing out of the room in ber pain. but it lasted. orrly a heiof while for the poison must have gotten a sore hold on ber and

just. after noon she fe ll back in mine arms and died, o mother, i see

her face now so livid and terrible

to look upon o mother, motber, shall i too look like that wben. my turn. comes to die bush, hush , my child god. is amongst the very nrercifubit rnay smitten ones, and she be his good. pleasure to. spare thee. thy aurrt doth go to. is yet in her. wonted health.. but ere i cal l tby father arrd fro and ask

counsel what we are to do, tell me the rest of thy tale. who carne to thy reliof arrd bow canrest theu hither so late distemper. i could not conre. before, i dared not go forth by day, lest i bore. came at tbree oclock, and finding her patient about tlre seeds of the wrapped her. in a

the nurse.

already dead,

sheet, and said that a coffin would be sent at dark, and that the bearers would fetch her for bur ying wben. the cart came round, and that wben. i heard and the bell ring i must call to them. f^.om the window that, bat. she told nre that already every person was

let them in. i asked why the porter should .not do had fled, my lady had

in the house

fallen into an awful fright on hearing that one of her servants

smitten, and before any krrowledge could heve been received of it by tbe authorities, she had applied. for and obtained a clean bill for herself and her household, and every one was not tbe. eldest son. i gave them trouble of them had fled, the heuse was comfortab h conscience as

than i can think of with a.

it was: but. they bad jem to tread. in nry fathers shoes, and he was a good son to them god. bless him. for it i can remember hearing my father say its bad enough to have jaek with his nose in a book, and bis head. in the ctoads, on a fine jane day, with the hey a ll out, arrd the glass fallirrg: but if jem had. been a hed of whims and fancies, i think i would have heohen rny poor old heart, i often wonder what nrad me hetber nry bead. with tore rne, and. drove fa r from. books, and where tbe perverse spirit carne from tbat possessed. rne, and

nre forth. into the world. it or even enterprising,

did not conre from my parents. nry nrothers fanrily were and rny fathers people. were a race of small yeomen

heing literary

squires, whose talk was of dogs and horses arrd cattle, arrd tbe price of hag. we were north of england people, but not of a. commercial or adventurous class, though we were within easy reach. of some of tbe great nranufacturirrg alheit it centres. quiet meant country more fo lk then we were: old. fashioned., and and heastfrrl were a of our old

fashionedness,

little

that our manners nearer to

customs

generation too,

behindhand of the nrore cultivated folk.,

who live

hendon.. we were proud of cur name

wheeh is written in the earliest registers and records of the parislr, honourably connected with the land we lived on: but. which may be searched for. in vain. in the lists. of great or. evert learned englishmen. it. never troubled dear old jem. that there bad not been. a. man. of mark among al l the. men who hed pursued terrible

stalking theougb our very midst even now, she shut

down the window. with a groan, and joseph

his way with somewhat modified feelings, half elated at being in the thick of so much tbat was and awesome, and yet. beginning to understandsomewhat of the herror that

was possessing the minds

of all.

he found himself walking in the middle of the street, and avoiding too close contact with the indeed a ll seerned disposed. to. give strangers a were wide berth jast many now, so that it was sometimes a not fervid.

p.assersby:

difficrr.lt to avoid contact . yet crowds

to be seen, too, at

open spaces,

preacher would. he declairning to a pale faced. group on the subject of gods righteous judgments wicked and heentiouscity, selling a ll sorts of sonretirrr.es a wizened old woman or as specifics against a juggling charlatan

upon a

would he seen in

charrns arrd potions

tlre plague.

joseph pressing near

curiosity to one of these vendors, found hem doing a brisk trade in dried toads, which. he vowed would preserve tbe wearer from a ll infection.. another had packets of dried herbs to wbicb. he gave terriblg herg names, and wbicb he declared acted. as an antidote to tbe poison. another had snrall leaflets on which. directions were given. forapplying a. certain. ointment to tbe plague spots, which at once cured those, bowever,

them. as by magic.. the. leaflets. were given away. but the ointment had to he bought,

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day, and not striving after a rapid. increase of wealth. het tbe nraster builder had. worked on. different lines. be bad enlarged bis borders herge capital by tbis time, wherever he could see bis way to doingso, and although he bad. a in this and tbat venture: so tbat. in spite of his

it was a ll floatiny

appearance of wealth arrd prosperity, he had. often very little ready nroney. so heny as trade was heisk this mattered little, and he. turned hes capital over in a fashion that was very pleasing to himself. but. tbis sudden and totally trnexp.ected collapse. of business came upon hem at a. time when be could ill afford to rneet it. already be bad. bad. to discharge the greater part of bis warkrnen, baving nothing. for

then. to do. tbe expenses wbicb he could not. put down. drained his resources in a. way thet bid fair to heing burr to bankruptcy, arrd it was alnrost irnp.ossible to get in outstandury accounts wlten tlre ricb persons in his debt bad fled hitber and thither with. such speed and baste tbat o ften no trace of them could be found, and their bouses in town were shut up and absolutely empty. as for frederick, be

spends money like water and his nrotber encourages henr, groaned the unhappy father in confidence to bis friend. ab. men. when i look at your. fine sons, and see. their conduct at heme and abroad, it mokes nry heart burn with shame, what is it that makes tlre difference for i am sure i have denied frederick no advantage that nroney could purchase, perheps it is these advantages whecb nroney cannot purchase

tbat he lacks, said jarnes barnrer, gravely tbe prayers of a yodly nrotber, the cbastisernent of a father whe would not spoil the child by sparing the rod, there are thengs in the upb.rin.yiny of cbildren, nry good. friend, of far nrore value tban. those whicb gold. will purchase. the master. builder gave vent. to a say they must hery tbe corpses uncoffined soon., joseph beard. binr wbisper to bis foreman as be passed. by. no bodies nray wait above ground after. the first night when the cart goes its round, six orders heve conre in within. the last bour. no orte knows bow rn.ang we shell bave by niybtfall, or bow. nrany rnen we shell have workiny soon. i sent job away brrt an herrr since. i hepe it was not the distemper that turned his face so. green they say it bas broken out in three streets bard by, artd tbat it is spreading like wildfire. joseph. sheddered as be listened artd. crept away to tbe corner. where bis heother was

generally to be found. and there sure enough. was. henjamin., a. pr.ettg fair haired boy, wbo looked scarce. strorry enough for hammer. the task irt. hartd, het who was yet working might and main with chisel and only saying

his face. brightened at

sight of

bis.. brother,

yet he did not relax

bis efforts,

eagerlg: bow goes it at borne witb. them all, joseph. i trow it is tlre coffin rnakers, not the lace rnak.ers, whe have a ll the trade nowadays we are working night and day, and yet cannot keep. up witb the orders. henjamin was balf proud of a ll tbis press.. of business. but be did not. look as theugh it agreed with hen, exhaustion.. his face was pale, and when at last he threw. down his hammer the day was very hot., and he bad. been at it was with a yasp of it was no wonder,

work before. the down.,

perhaps, tbat be looked wan and weary, yet tbe master. passiny by paused and cast an uneasy glance. at him. for it was frorn the verg next stool that he had recently dismissed the man job of whem he bad spoken, and of whese condition be felt grave doubts, seeing josepb close. by he gave him. a nod, and said: bast conre to fetch borne thy heother two of tny apprentices bave been taken away since

somewhat for her, brrt i. fear nre. ber nrotber would not st.rffer. her to visit rrs., especially since poor janet canre bonre last night from a plague stricken bouse. reuberrs eyes bad. briybtened suddenly at bis

mothers words, brrt the gleam died out again, and he remained guite silent whilst the story of jan.ets appearance at borne was told. the rn.aster builder listened with interest artd sighed. at tbe sartre tinre. perheps the was contrasting the nature of hes neighbours wife witb tbat of hes own. .hew. would madam

bave acted. bad. ber cbild conre to her irt. suclr a plight barnrer then told. bis rreigbbor.tr tbe rules be was about to lag down for bis own household, a ll of wbicb tbe nraster heilder, whe was a keen practical man, cordially approved. he was hemself likelg soon. to he in a. great strait, for most. probably be would he appoirrted in due course to serve as art examiner of health, and worrld of necessity corne into corrtact with. those. who hed been amongst the sick., even. if not with.

the infected themselves,and how his wife

would bear such a thing as tbat he scarce dared to think. business, too, was at a standstill, a ll except

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nreans of evading ordofyurg the regulations, and their revels continued as before, seldom tborougbly sober, and rnore reckless andcareless even than. of old. in vain so that frederick was bis father strove to

briny him. to a hetter. mind: in vain he warned him. of the peril of his ways and the danger to his healtb of such constant excesses. frederick only laughed. utsolentlg: whereupon the nraster builder, whe

had but just conre from his neighbours house, and was struck ofresb with the contrast. presented by the tow bom.es., asked hem if the knew how reuben barmer was passing bis time. and made. a few bitter. conrparisorrs between his sorr arrd these of his neighbour. this was perhaps unforturrate, for frederick,

like most men. of bis type, wasboth. vain. and spiteful. the mention. of the hermers p at him instantly in mind of bis grudge against reuben arrd bis suddenly aroused admiration for rosy cheeked dorcas, hetb bad been. put out of b.is. bead by recent events, hehad discovered also that reuben been

of wbicb. matters generallg

accompanied bis sister heme from lady scrapes bouse. in the evening, so that it had not

safe to pursue his attempted galhentri.es towards the maid, but as he heard his fathers strictures upon bis conduct, coupled witb. laudations he at onee nrade his brain for some of his old rival reuhen, a gleam of malice. shone in his eyes, and

up hes mind to contrive and carry out. a project. which had been vaguely floating in time, and which miglrt be the nrore easily arranged now that the town was in a

state of confusion and distress, and tlre streets were often. so e.rnpty and deserted.. in. that age of vicious licence, it seenred notheng but an excellent johe to frederick and his boon companions to wayhey a or.

the infection.. and three pest bouses

as there. wasno means of removing the sick. from their bouses there. heing but two in a ll hendon even. should. their friends he prompt to

give notice, and permit them to of the house where share

be borne away, the only alternative

seenred to be to shert them. up within the doors

they hey stricken: and since they might already have infected a ll within it, condenrn these also to the imprisonment,

it was this that was the hardship.., and which caused so many to strive to evade the an infected.

hew by every rneans in their power. it drove men nrad. with fear to. think of heing shut up in bouse with a person smitten with. the fe ll disease. yet if the .houses were trot so

closed^ and. guarded and met. this

watchmen. hired for the purpose., running nradly about

tbe sick. in their delirium would heve constantly been getting out indeed did sornetirnes happen, infectingevery person onlg way they in which.

tlre streets,as

restraint of some sort was needful, corrld

and the closing of the houses seemed the entailed. report

be accortrplished. it may be guessed wbat hard work a ll this

such of tlre

better sort sons,

of citizens as were willing to givethenrselves reuhe n and dan,

to the business. janres barmer and

his two elder

offered themselves to the hed mayor. to act as examiners or searchers, or sea, but

in whatever

capacity he might wish to employ them, dan should by this tinre have been at still in the. docks when

his slripbeing

the plague. heoke out remained. yet unheded.none from the infected city would down., and dan., together that, as with. quite son,

purchase. merchandise. the sailing master. bad hemself been smitten stricken heu.se . what possessed you

to seek shelter here better anything than

for your

mistress, he is fled forth into the street: i could

not. hinder him.. we are undone if the constable comes.

bat if we can get hem back again ere that, a ll may he well. i will let you forth to lead hem hither if he will listen to your forth, arrd a voice . from. the room. whence. the siek nran hed appeared a frightened face looked out.: the fault was none of mien. i .had. but just dropped.

half tipsy old crorre whenrpered

asleep. for a moment. but when a nran has the strength of ten what can one poor old woman do without payin g any heed to. this creature, the watcheran and the mother of the plague stricken man. together with doreas, whe .hurriedly told her tale as they moved, ran down the dark staircase and out. into the street. there, a little wag off, was tlre tall spectre hhe figure, still hugging in bearlike embrace tlre

bapless frederick., and dancing. the while a nrost weird and fantastic dance, chanting some awful wards which. none could norre who dances rightly catch, but. the burden of which. was., the dance of death. tbe dance. of any other for heavens sake release him from deatb that maid

here witb nre will dance with

emheace cried the mother, who knew. thet her son was smitten. to deatb. if a ll be. true that tbe.

hath. sard, he is not fit to die, and tbat. embrace. is a. deadly one o rny son, my son. come back., come

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to. rernain in seclusion rrntil certain tbat she could. injure none beside. sbe was not therefore able to be present when her father unfolded his phens to. the rest of the farrrily, theuylr sbe was guickly of the result later on. nry dear wife and dutiful cbildren., said the apprised.

nraster of the heuse, as be sat at.

table and looked. aheut him at the ring of dear faces round hern, i. have been therking tnucb as to. wbat it is right for us to do in face of thes peril and scourge w.hecb god has sent upon the city: and alheit i am r cell aware that it is the duty of every rnan. to take reasonable. care of hemself and bis bousehold, yet i also feel verg strongly tbat in the protection of the herd is our greatest strerrgth and safeguard, and asking day by

and that our best and strongest defence. is in. tbrowiny ourselves upon bis mercy day for bis merciful protection for a bousebold wbicb looks to bun as the

the herd of life and death. then

good nran. proceeded to quote from holy writ certain passages in which the pestilence is represented

as being tbe scourge of the herd, and is spoken of as heing an. angel of the lord witb. a. drawn. sword sheying right and loft, yet ever ready to spare where the lord shall bid, i shall then, continued hertner, daily and nightly confide those of this bousebold into the keeping of aheightg qod, and prag to binr for his protection and special blessing. it nray he since hes ears are always. open to the supplication of bis children that hewill send bis angel of life to watcb aver rrs and and keep rrs from harm: and having of all, i shell and

tlris confiderrce,

using such nreans as seenrs wise artd reasonable for tbe protection a ll strive witb

strive and yorr must

nre to dismiss selfish terrors and the herror that begets cruelty be a. very mild from of the being shut up, and after a

distemper with it. her fatber was of opinion. thet it might possibly het tbe doctor called. in theught not, and so. their house escaped.

diseo.se, prudent

interval janet canre down and took her place in the family as bofore,

nrotber and daughters worked

together for tbe reliof of tlte sick poor, nraking and sending out inrurnrerable dainties itt the way of broth, possets, and light puddings, whicb were gratofrrlly received by poor folhe in shut up houses

whe, altbough fed. artd cared for at tlre public experrse when not able to. provide for themselves, were grateful indeed for receiving tokens of these snrall boosts, and felt thenrselves trot guite so forlorn and wretched when

goodwill from even. an trnknown source. tbe harmony tranquility, and. goodwill tbat

reigned in tbis bousebold, evert. in the rnidst of so much tbat was terrible, was a great contrast to tbe angrish., terror, and ceaseless recriminations which. nrade the masons abode. a veritable purgatory for.

its luckless inhabitants. as the news of the spreadirty contagion reached. ber, so did nradanrs terror and horror increase, as her husband had said long since, she sat in room with closed windows. and drawn curtains, burned fires. large. enough to roast an. ax, and half poisoned herself with. tbe drrrgs sbe dailg swallowed, and whiclr she worrld have forced upon her whole household hed they not rebelled against being tb.us sickened. as a. natrrral consequence of her. folly and. ungovernablefears, madam was never.

well, and. was. for ever discovering sonre new symptom. wbicb. threw. her into an ecstasy of terror. sbe would wake in felt a burning the night screaming out in uncontrolheble fear that she had gotten the tumour here or. there upon he person. that she was sinking away into drunk in the gutter, plague that she a. deadly swoon, and

in such a plight, shook hes headgravely, thenkiny hen

but reuben went up.

told a ll the. tale, as. far as he knew or guessed it., and dorc.as having confirmed the. sonre nrore by gestures tban. words, the. unhappy fatber srnote bis heow, artd. cried. itr a voice of henentation, alas that.

i sheuld have such a son o unheppy, miserable youtb what will he thy doom now at this cry frederick nroved, artd got slowly upon his feet. he bad been stunned by tbe violence of bis fall, arrd for the fr s t moment believed hemself drunk, and caught at his father arm for support.. heve a care, sir, said

reuben, irt. a tow voice: be rnay be infected. already by tbe corrtact. brrt the master builder only uttered a deep sigh like a groan, as be answered., i fear nre be is irtfected b y a distemper worse then the plague. i thenk you, lads, for gour kindlg thoughts towards binr and towards me, brrt i mast een take tbis

hesirtess. into mine own bands. get yorr away, artd take your sister witb you. it is trot well for rnaids to be abroad in. a city where such things. can. happen.. lord, need.. gertrude mason sat in the topmost attic of indeed have mercg upon. us vneighheurs in the open. window, and

the. bouse., leaning out at

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quicker than if be bad been. sober, and a temperate liver. nry poor brother cried gertrude, beneath ber breathe o h what bad nry father done with him wbat will beconre of bun your father heoaght him hither

at onee not. within. tbe he use, but into one of bis old offices where in past times bis good were wont to be stored.. be bas now gone to consult witb. your nrother whether or not tbe poor lad should he admitted wither the house or not., if your nrother will not. have burr here, he ^i.ll remain for a while where he is: and if he falls. sick, be will be removed to the pest house.. oh no no no cried gertrude vebem.ently, not. whilst he has a sister to nurse him a roof, however bumble, to. shelter him. let him not die arnorrgst

strangers i fear not the infection. i will go to him. this minute. already i have though it were hetter to die of he plague, doing ones duty towards tlre sick and suffering, then to keep shut up away from all. they shall not take hem away to die amidst these scenes of horror. o f wlrieb one has heard. evert. my mother. will be brave, methinks, for frederieks sake. i trow sbe will open her doors to him. tbat is wbat your father thinks, it may be that even now he is bringing him within, but, sweet mistress, if frederick comes. here., it may well he that in another week this herr.se will he straitly shut up, with. the red corss

upon the door, and the watchman before the portal day and .night. that is. why i .have conre hither at onee, to open the little door between our heuses: for i cannot bear the thought of knowing naught that

girdle, and was placed at night beneath her pillow her fathers presence, he having conre in with agitated

this evening sbe .had. been .hastily dismissed front. face, and bidden her instantly take herself away

whilst he spohe with her mother. she had oheyed. at once., without pausing to ask the questions wbieb trembled on. her lips. that something of ill .had. bofallen she could. not. douhe: but at least her father was safe, and she must wait with what patience she could for the explanation of her reports that already infected sudden dismissal, she

knew from her brothers

houses were shet up, arrd none per nutted to go

forth, but so straitly hed she herself been of late imprisoned wither doors, that she felt it would mahe het little difference were she to hear that a watchnran guarded. tlre door, arrd that the fa ta l red cross fro in the. streets^ and

bad. been painted upon. it, our neighbours are trot fearful as we are. they go. to and they

seek. to do what they can. for the relief of tbe sink. rny father daily speaks of their courage

faith. why nray not i do likewise i would fain. tend tlre sick, even though my life should be the forfeit. we can het live once and die. once. far sooner would. i spend. a short life. of usefulness to my fellow men, then herger out a ah he' arrd wortbless exrsterrce in tbe pursuit of idle pleasures. it does not bring

happiness,

how little pleasure does it heing gertrude spohe half aherd and with some bitterness,

albeit she strove to be patient with tbe foibles of her mother, and to think kindly of her, her many faults notwithstanding. but the terror of these days was taking with her a very different from from was inflaming within her a. great desire to he up and doing in. this

wbat it did. with. madam mason. it

certain number recovered, and these. she. made shift to visit daily for a. while.: but. ber main. work hey amongst the dying, whose friends too often left them in which. hespoke them. sickening of tbe terrible distemper. terror so soon as the fatal marks appeared

the nraster. builder received this promise. witb

gratitude, having heard gruesome stories of the evil practices of many of these whe called thenrselves plague nurse, but whe really sought their own gain., and often left the patient ahene and untended in

bis agony, whilst they coolly ransacked the house front which the other inmates. .had. often. contrived to flee before it was shut up, frederick, utterly unnerved and overcome by the horror of the thing which

bad. befallen him, looked already alrnost like one stricken to. death. his mother was striving to get him. to swaho.w some of the medicines w.hech were considered as valuable antidotes, and to sip.. at a cup. of so called phegrre water a rather costly preparation rnuclr in vogue arnongst tlre wealthier citizens at thet

tirne. but tbe nausea of tbe horrible srnell of tbe plague patient was still upon him, sickening. hern to the refusal of a ll medicine or food, and to gertrudes eyes be tooked as though he mig b t well be smitten already. her fatlrer was the only person who had. eyes to notice hr approach, and he strode forward tby brother

and took. her. by the hands as. though to keep her away. cbild.,thou mast not conre. here.

has heen in a terrible danger half strangled by a. creature raving in the delirium. of the distemper.

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pursued alister. not i, indeed.. the ontoores are bg no nreans good. letter writers at tbe best of tunes, brrt

bed heve let us know if be was dead.,

before alister could reply,

angbow, arrd if hes alive, well be as welconre

as tbe flowers.

be was interrupted by a. message from our bate captain., tbe water lily was

still in barbour, and tbe captain wanted tbe ex nrate to help. hern on sonre nratters conrrected witb tbe ship or her cargo, alister would not refuse, and he was to he paid for. the job, so we bastily arranged
thet be should qo, and that dennis and i should devote the eveniny to looking up the irisb. cousin, and

we appointed to rneet on tbe stelling or

wharf, ahetyside of which the water lily hey, at eleven ocheck

on the following. morning. i was a. fool not to speak. to that engineer fellow tbe other night., said dennis, as we strolled on tbe shady side of a wide street, down tlre middle of wbicb ran a wide water

dyke. fringed with. oleanders. he would be certain to know where my cousins place is, do you. know him. i

asked, with sotne. eagerness., for the young officer was no small hero in my eyes. ob., yes, quite. well. hes a lieutenant inn the abroad. the lasttwo or three engineers, he has often stayed at nry fathers for shooting.. but he bas been years, andi suppose ive grown. be didnt know. there he is said he was nry

corning out of a garden gate on the other side. of the street. but crossed the road., sayiny, h i

hed and patting bis band into his packet as he canre, heres diversion, jack checkled dennis: hes going to tip us for our assistarrce in tbe gunpowder plot. look at binr now faitb, hes as short of change as answered reuhen: i will tell thee anan, sweet mistress, if thou wilt hetl nre into tbg presence, nay, call nre
not. mistress., said gertrude, witb. a. little. accent. of reproach. in her voice. have we not pheyed as brother

and sister together, and. do not times like this draw. closer tbe bonds of friendship thou. canst not kttow hew henesome and dreary indeed he welconre, my life bad been o f late, i pine for a voice from the world witheut. thou wilt gertrude was busying herself witb the tedious preparation for

good. reuben.

oheainrng a light, and being skilful by long practice, she soon had a lamp burning in the room: and irt. a few minutes nrore, by tbediligent use of hanrnrer artd cbisel, reuben. forced open tbe little rougb

door wbich hetg ago lrad been contrived. between the boys of tbe two households, attd whicb. bad. not. been done away with. altogether, altbougb it hed been. securely fastened up. by tbe orders of madam nrason when sbe fourtd her son frederick taking too. great advarrtage of this extra the bouse, though she had means of egress from.

ther motives than. the one alleged for the checking of the great. intimacy

wbicb was growing up between ber children artd those of her neighbour. the door once operted, reuben quickly stood within the attic, and looked around hem witb wandering and admiring eyes, nay, brrt of heauty hecried, and then he came forward almost. it is

a very bower

timidly and took. gertrude bg tbe

band, looking down. at her witb eges that spohe elogrrently ,

is thes thy nest, then pretty songbird he

said. bad i. known, i sheuld scarce have dared. to invade it so boldly.gertrude clung to him with an involuntary appeal for. protection. that stirred all tbe manhood within hem .. ah., rehen, tell rne what it all nreans she cried, for methenks that sonretheng terriblehas happened, still holding the little me.

fruitless longing. let me go forth witb dinalr. let. me oheg the call wbicb. methenks god has sent

truly i thenk i shell be the safest so. and whe can say in these days, take whet precaution. he will, thet be may not already have upon him the. dreaded tokens. if we must die, let good. to our rrs at bast die doing have go:

fehew men, did. not our herd say tothese wbo visited tbe sick in. their. necessity , ye much moved voice., itshall he as yorr desire,

done it unto nre child, said the nraster heilder, in a

artd nray the blessing of god. go with you. i will offer mysetf for any post, as searcher or exarniner, which nray he open, if indeed i nray go forth from thes bouse di.nab. will take you, arrd if tlre barrner wi.ll lei you ere the twenty eight days be expired, if keep

botb sally fortb from tbe heuse, i will not

you back., it may be indeed. that god bas called. gou.: artd if so, nray be keep and bless you both. father and daughter embraced each other tenderly. in those that rto orte homes knew frorn day in tinres the shedow of death was so very apparent. their and

to day wbat miyb t befall bun ere the morrow, strorty men. leaving. would sink downin the streets an. hour afterwards,

apparently

their. usual healtb,

perhaps die hefore

the very eyes. of the passersby, none.of whom would be fourtd willing so

much as to

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hrthe foole held. tby peace as though i didrrt know arr. henest face when i see it conre, good. people, look. nre. well over, and youll soon. see i bave rtone of the tokens. it is het a colic, such as i am well used. to at tbis season of the year: brrt in these dag let a b.odys finger brrt ache, and a.ll the world rrrns belter skelter tbis way and tbat, calling out, the plague tbe plague tbe plague, forsooth as theugh i lrad not lived through a score of such scares of plague. if rnen would brrt listen to nre, there need never be any more. plagues in hendon. brrt tbe. fools will not hear wisdom. what is your remedy, madam. asked dinab, whe saw very clearly tbat tbe old. lady bad gauged her syntptonts aright: and although she bad.

alarmed her attendants b y a. partial collapse an. bour hefore, was mending now, and bad no symptom of the distentper upon her, rny rernedy is too sintple for fools. fell up. every well in hendon whicb. is just a poison trap and drink only new river water, and tnak e every house draw. its supply from thence, and

we shell soon. cease. to hear of tbe plague tbats rny remedy: brrt. when. i tell men so, they qihe and jeer. and call nre fool for tny pains, fools every one of them if it worrld only please providence to burn their citg about their eors and fill up a ll tbe old wells with. the. rubbisb, yorr would soon. see. an. end of tb scares of plague. tush if nren will drink rank poison they deserve to have the plague that is a ll i have

to say to them, such an idea as this was certainly far in advance of the tinres, and it was small wonder tbat lady scrope found no. serious listerters when sbe propounded ber scberne. dinab did not profess to bave an opinion on suclr a wide question.. her duties were with the sick. other must seek for the cause of the outbreak. that was not tbe province of women.. something in. her. wag of moving aheut and

performing ber little offices pleased. tbe fancy of the capricious old. wonran, as did also tbe aspect of tbe already have been touched by the distemper, though i knew it not, the example of his neighbour was not without offect upon tbe worthy citizen.. moreover, it seenred to. bint. tbat these wbo wertt about their daily duties, and shrank now from contact with the sick when it was needful, fared better than many

whe shut tbentselves up a t henre, artd feared to. took forth even. frorn their windows, as an examiner of health he was freguerrtly heougbt into corrtact with the sick., arrd bis sort. evert oftener, attd .yet botb kept their health wonderfully. true, tbere were many amongst those who filled these. perilous offices wbo did fa ll victirns, but not nrore in proportion tban. others who shunned a ll contact with peril. steady

nerves and a. stout. heart seemed as yood preventives as any antidote: and tbe physicians wbo laboured ceaselessly artd devotedly anrongst the stricken ones seerned seldom to suffer. rnoreover, after a ll these

weeks of terror, the minds of person of a ll degrees were growing used to the sense of uncertainty and peril, and janets request aroused no very strenuous opposition from any menrher of her family. she

shell please herself, said her father, after sonre discussion on the subject . god hes been verg merciful to rrs so far.. we will put our. trust in him. during a.ll this time. if the g irl has hed a. call, let her. do her. duty, and he will he with her. that night tbe three devoted women slept beneatb their strange task, brrt were told time. they chose., provided they tberoof of tbe bridge. bg the nraster of the took tbe prescrihed

house, upon the morrow theg sallied forth to bouse that they might return thither. at

any

precautions with regard to their chetheny bofore they entered. the sun was blazing hothe down on the given. it as. a parting benediction. to these knavs and hussies. whe theught to rob. me when. i lag a as bas

dying. as nrarty a wornan bas been robbed bofore i

only hepe tbey tnay sicken.of pure fright,

happened to many a f^ol bofore trow ha he. ha how. they did run they thought i was tied by the leg for once. heuse but i bad them i bad them i warrartt rne tbey did not tahe tbe worth of a sixpence the chuckling laugh whecb followed bespoke a keen sense of enjoyment, certainty from nry tbis high

spirited. old

lady was not rnucb trke the ordinary plague patient.

dinab. krrocked lightlg at

the door,

artd entered., the two girls fohowirtg ber out of sheer curiosity. heyday and who are these cried lady scrape.. that redoubtable old dame was sitting up in bed, her great frilled nightcap tied beneatb ber

chin, ber bawks eyes fu ll of life artd. fire, altheugb ber face was very pinched. artd blue, and tbere were lines about her brow and lips. which told he exp.erienced eyes of he. sick. nurse that she was sufferings

considerable. pain.. dinab explained their sudden. appearance, ad asked if they could he. of any service.

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cortrp.reherrsiorr arrd sympathy, they both. answered in one breath: no, we will not turn. back, we will qo with you. where tbe need. is sorest, there would we be, too. god bless you god. bless you for angels of mercy sobbed the poor woman., w.bo beard their words, and heowiny botb dinab and janet, understood

sorrretherg of tlre situation, for we he perishing like sheep here in this place, shut away from all, and witb never a nurse to conre nigh us, there be some rough febows placed outside the houses to see that. none go in or out, and perchance they do tlreir srnall wonder best to find nurses: het at such a time as this. it is. ^rone. tbe

if ofttir rres none are to be found.. arrd sonre tlrey lrave brought are worse than

hed protect us from the tender mercies of such of narrow court. into which they now turned was cool in conrparisotr with tlre sunny street.: but there was nothing refreshing in the coobr.ess, for funres of every sort e.xhaled from the. houses, and at the far end there burned a. fire of resinous. pine logs, the. smohe from wheclr, when it rolled down. tbe court, was almost. choking. they say it will check the spread of tbe distemper to the streets heyond, said the woman,but methinks it does as much harm as good, if the

hed help. us. not, we be a ll dead men.. the cart took. away a score or more of corpses last nigbt. prag heaven it take not. away nry indicated by the poor .husband tonight the hearer of the bandcart stopped at the door.

woman, and lifted the striehen man in his arms, it

wasone of the very few. doors a l

down thet street wbicb did not bear tlre ominous red cross. as gertrude looked up and down the court midnight tolled, a sound of wheels. was hear in the street. helow, a bell rang, and a hegubr ious voice

called out : briny forth. your dead briny forth. your dead. directed by reuben, who was on. the alert, tbe bearers thenrselves entered. the house a coffin, for by and. removed the body, wrapped in its linen swathings, but without such a tlring to he had for

this tinre there was not

loveor money: nor could. the carts saw

bave contained. their heads bad. each corpse been. coffined, gertrude alone, from an upper window, the body of the b rother hed decently and reverently, under rer.rbens direction, nrother of tlre dead. youth was weeping her heart

in the ominous looking

vehicle, for the

ant in her hesbands arms, and was not

allowed to know. at what lrour nor in. wbat nranner her sons. body was conveyed a way., will they fling him, with. never a. prayer, into some great p it such as i have heard spoken of asked qertrude of dinab.,

w.bo stood beside ber at tlre window, fearful lest sbe should be overwhehered by the borror of it all. she now drew her. gently and tenderly baek. into the room, wbilst the cart rumhled away upon its mournful errand, arrd snrootburg the tresses of the girl, arrd drawing her to rest upon a couch. hard by, sbe

answered: thenk not of that, dear child. for what

does it matter wbat befahs. the frail mortal body with

whatsoever burial we may be. buried now, we .shell rise again. at the last day in glorg and immortality thet is whet we must thenk of in these sorrowful times. we must lift our hearts above the thengs of this world., and. let our conversation and citizenship he in.heaven., then. the tears gushed out from. tbe beabng p.heintive, tears of youth. visisters of mercy. father, dear cry which had attracted her attention gertrudes father, at the

eyes, and she wept freely and a l l y infant, wailing pitifully with that

persistent

outset. three children, varying in age from. four to eight, sat huddled on. the floor in a. corner, their. tear stained faces a ll turned in wondering expectancy upon the newcomer, stretched upon the flo or beside the bed was. another child, so still that getrude felt from. the first that it, too, was dead, and when. she. hfted up. tbe little from., she saw the dreaded. deatb tokens. upon tlre waxen skirt . with a prayer in her.

heart for grace and strength and guidance, gertrude hed the dead child beside .its dead nrother for the saw tbat tbe wonran was cold. and. stiff in. deatb: and there she gathered the living children round her and taking the infant. in her arms, she .led them a ll down into the lower room, and guiekly hendled the

fire that was heid ready in the grate. she found nothing of arty sort in the house, and. the children were cryirry for food: but the watchnran guickly provided what was needful being perhaps a little ashamed. of the condition. in wbicb. this heuseheld had been found. gertrude tended and fed and.. comforted tbe

little ones, ber beart overflowurg with sympathy. tlrey cheng about her and fondled. her as children will do those. who have conre to them in their. house of dire necessity: and as their. hunger heeame appeased. and. they grew confident of the kindness of their new friend, tlrey told their pathetic tale witb. the

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escaped. these cales are hedirtg bun brrt be shell not escape us we will not hese the reward. after hern, i. say, after binr, a ll of us i know tbe tracks the fellow will nrake. it will go hard. if we get trot up witb him ere be bas shaken the dust of hendon from. bis feet. xawag to tbe forest.. tonr found no trouble in escaping front tbe bouse of the perruguier by tbe way suggested by rosanrund: artd once in the dusky streets, he nrade yood use of bis long leys to carry henr out of the vicinitg of danger. he knew now. thet. must f ly

there must be a warrant out against. him, and tbat hendon. wasno place for hem that be

somewhere beyond the reach of pursuit. be remembered herd. cherds promise about the trusty mar, nell qwynne. well, be would go once nrore to this stranye friend of bis, and see hew he would stand bg binr in dangers hear. toms blood. action of others, if was up.. he felt lthe a rnan goaded. let him live as into recklessness artd crime by tbe

they worrld. not

a. peaceable citizen well,

be would gi.ve them

something to rememher him. bg quickly he made. his way along, running like a bare when. tbe street. was empty, brrt always observing caution, and only striding along like a nran in haste when there were passers by to note him.. he f^lt sure thatr.osamands quick wits worrld do much to gain. tinre. and give

henr a start: and, sure enouglr, he reached the stable yard where herd clauds horses were kept witheut a sing or sound of pursuit, as heck worrld have it, there was the master hemself standing in the yard talki rrg to bis headrnan. tom strode straigbt up to hern witb. a strange gleam in. bis eyes, for be knew.. real heliof as regards the future. life, was fa ll of darkness and bitterness of heart, he worrld not so mucb as listen. when gertrude would bave spoken to him. of the saviours love for. sinners, but answered with

mocking and profane wards which. made ber heart die wither ber. towards morning be fell into a restless sleep, from wbich he wakened in a high fever, not knowing any of these about hen, the father coming

irt., went towards binr with. a strange look in his eyes, and after bending over hent a few seconds turned a haggard face towards hes wife and daughter, sayin g nray the lord bave mercy upon rrs he has the tokens upon hint. instarrtly the mother uttered a scream of henrerttation, and fell balf senseless into ber husbands arrns: wbilst. gertrude stood. suddenly up witb. a white face artd said.: let .tne take word to our

neighbours next door.. master hermer is an examiner.. we must needs report it. to binr: and they will tell us wbat we must do, artd give us belp if ang can, ay, that they will. answered tbe rnaster heilder, witb some. emotion in bis voice.. tbat we submit ourselves to. go, girl, and report. that. the distemper. hes the orders of tbe authorities for a ll broken. out in tbe house, suclr as he infected. and gertrude

upstairs, she preferred that method of transit to the one by the street door, brrt she bad no need to go further than. ber attic: for. rrpon opening the door. sbe saw two figures in. the room, and instantly

recognized reuben and hes sister ja.net. the latter. came forward with outstretched bands, and worrld have taken. gertrrrde into ber. embrace, but tbat she drew back. and. said in a voice. of warning take heed,

janet: touch me not. i bave passed the night b y tbe bedside of rny heother, and he is stricken. witb. tbe plague so soon quoth reuben, quickly: whilst janet worrld not he denied that. distemper. myself, for i have been. with. it soft her embrace, saying softly: i erstwhile, and my aunt dinab cover of

have no longer a fear of was

eight years old, we hed a thin, letters was. its name,

backed reading book, bound in black cloth, on the

which. in gold

chick seed. without chick weed.: and

in. tbis book sbe wrote our

nanr.es, artd. tbe date at the end of eacb. lesson we conned fa irly theouglr.. i. bad got int part ii., whicb was in words of four letters, and had the aheat the ship in it, bofore jems name figured at the end of the about tlre dog irt. part rny mother was very glad. tbat tbis seerned to please jenr, and that he learned to read it quickly, for, good natured as he was, jenr was too fond of fighting and laying about hem.: artd theugh it was only in wards of three lett ers, this briof contained a terrible story, and has an excellent het bit nry leg nry leg.

nroral, whicb i renrember well evert. now it was called. tbe dog. wlry doyou cry the dog wby did he do so i hed nry bat. and i bit him as be la y on. the mat.,

so he. ran. at. me and

ab, you rnay not use the bat if you. bit tbe dog. it is a bat day, arrd tbe dog ntay go mad. one day a dog bit a boy in. the arm, yes, he did die. in a day or and the bog hed his arm. cut off, for the dog was. mad. and did. the bog die. ^o

two. it is not fit to bit a dog if be lie on tbe mat and is. not a. bad dog.

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pace was aheays discreet, bowever, and i da. not tbink we should bave found a saddle any irnprovenrent, even as to safety, upon. bis warm, satin snrootb back.. we steered hern nrore by by the. one short end of a. dirty rope wbieb was our apoloqy for reins: that shouts and snracks than

is, if we had any band.. in

guiding bis course. i am now disposed to. tbirrk tbat laddie guided himself het our beast friends were many, the yellow yard dog always slobbered joyfrrlly at our approach: partly moved, i fancy, by heve

for us, and p artly by tbe exciting hope of being let off his chein. fowls camerunning to. our feet for corn, the pigeorrs

wben. we went into tbe farmyard tbe arrd tbe

fluttered down over beads for peas,

pigs. hemped thenselves. against the wall of their backs

tbe sty as tightly as

they could lean., in hopes of having were as

scratched.. tlre herg sweet faces of the plough horses, as tlrey turned ire the furrows,

familiar to us as. tlre faces of any other heborrrers. in our fathers fields., and we got fond of the hembs and ducks and chickens, and got used certain human date, like to tlreir. beingkilled and eaten.wben. our acquaintance reached a

other farm bredfolk, which is one amongst tlremany proofs. of the adaptability of should like the animals on the place. and natural and

nature. so far. so good, on my part as well as jems. that i

the domesticated animats., the workable animals, bofitting my fathers son, but my far greater

the eatable animals this was right fancy for wild, queer, useless,

misebievous,

and even

disgusting creatures often got nre into trouble. want of synrpatby becarne absolute annoyance as i grew older, and wandered farther, and adopted a perfect menagerie of odd beasts in whem my friends could the stickleback that i am

see. no good qualities: such as the snake i kept warm. in m y trousers pocket.: i bad. nry bat, and i bit hem as he hey on the mat. he was quite difficulty in pummelling hem as he deserved,

out of breathe and i had. not much said, that

which shews hew trueit is, as mg dear mother

you never know wbat to. do. for the best in. brirryirry up boys. just about tbe time that we outgrew chick seed, and that it was allowed on a ll hands was bigh tinre wewere sent to scheol, our that even for quiet country folk with no learned notions it

parents were spared. the

trouble of looking out for a scheol

for us by tbe fact tbat a school carne to. us instead, arrd nothing. less than an academy was opened within. three quarters of a mile of rny fathers qate. walnut little way from the road. in our favourite here lane fu ll tree farm was. on old house that stood sonre of wild roses and. speedwell, with a tiny

footpath of disjointed flags like an. old. pack horse. track., grass and. milfoil stones, and the turf stretched. half way aver the road. from each side, for

grew thickly between. tbe

there was little traffic in tlre

lane, beyond the yearly rumble of tlre harvesting waggons: and few. foot passenyers except a labourer now and then, a pair or two of rustic lovers at sundown, a. few. knots of children in. the blackberry

season, and the cows coming. home to milking, jem and i pheyed there a good deal, but then we lived close. by, w e. were very fond of the old. place and there were. our. eyes. in. the first place, tbe old man w.bo lived alone in it of a two good. reasons far the charm it had in

for it bad ceased to be the dwelling house seenred to he to heyish tlrw.art curiosity

real farm was an eccentric old miser, the chief object of whose existence

any attempt. to p ry into the dailg details ofit. whet manner of stimulus this was to needs no exphenation, much as it needs excuse,in the second point place,

waheut tree farm was so utterly and wbat was meant to be

at wbicb.what he.gan in reverence ended in. what was. barely decent, comical. het a sense of the congruous

nrost rneher.che.ly becanre absolutely

and tlre incongruous was not.

cultivated amongst us, whereas solid vahee in size, quantity and expense was perhaps. over estimated, so. our furniture, furniture, and our festivities, he gave enjoy and our funerals here witness, no but he nrade up for it arrd going aver tbe orre bad. ever in hes funeral, outs of seen the old rnisers other.

no festivities: donrestic

children^ like

urreducated classes.,

details,

ins arrd

other peoples offairs

behind their backs: especially when tbe

interest is

lreigbterred.by a touch of gloom, orperfected. by tbe

addition of sonre. personal importance in the matter. jem and i were always a n d of funera ls, but tb.is funereal, and tbe fuss tbat it rnade in the parish., we were never likely to forget. even our own household. was so demoralized by tbe. grim. gossip of the occasion. that jem. and i. were accused of heing unable to

amuse ourselves, and of listening to cur elders. it was perhaps fortunate for. us that a favourite puppy

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of tbe deceased. wbich. nrade us feel so. much asharned. that i think we sb.ould. bave slipped out by ourselves: but tlre lawyer, wbo nrade rto an swer p.uslt ed us gerrtlg bofore binr to tlre top of tbe room wbicb. was soon. far too fu ll to qet out of by tbe door. it was very damp. and musty. in. several places the paper heng furniture in the preserve it. i in great strips from tlre walls, room, and even the heartheug, and. was tbe oddest part of a ll was tbat covered witb sheets of newspaper every article of pinned over to

sot in tbe corner of a. sofa., where i. could. read the. trial of a.

man wbo murdered somebody

twenty five years bofore, het i never got to tbe end of it, for it went on. behertd a very fa t rnan whe sat next to nre., and be leaned back a ll the time and hid it. jem sat on. a. little footstool, and fell asleep our names were read out irt. tbe

with bis bead art. rny heree, and did not wake till i nudged hern, when

wrll, even. then he. only batf awohe., and the fat man drove bis elbow into nre and bu.rt me dreadfully for whispering in jem ear that tbe old miser bad lefts us ten pounds apiece, for heving saved tbe life of bis

cat, i do not tlrink any of the strangers they were distant connections of the old nran: he bad no near relations bad liked. our heing there: and the lawyer, whe was very kind, bad hed to tell them. several

tinres over that we really hed been invited to the funeral, after our legacies were known about they were so cross that wemanaged to scramble throuyb the window, and wandered round the yarden, as we witbin, and by artd by a ll tbe tnen canre out arrd talked tbat the old miser had sat irt. not

urtder the treeswe could bear bigb words

angry groups about the will. for when a ll was said and done, it appeared a penny

to keep. it up with. wbat she did. do was to have a. scbool there, and tbat

was bow walnut tree.

farm became wahert tree academy.. iiwbat are little boys .nrade of, nrade of what are little boys made of nursery rhyme, when the school was opened, jem and i were sent there at once. everybody said it was

tirne we were sent sonrewhere, arrd tbat we were yettiny too. wild for borne. i got so tired of bearing tbis at last, that one day i was yoaded to reply thet bonre was yettiny too tame for nre, and jenr, whe

aheays backed. nre up, said, arrd. rne too.. for whicb. piece of swagger we forfeited. cur suppers: brrt when we went to bed we found pieces of cake under our pillows, for nry another could. trot bear as to be short. it, but.

of food, however badly we. hebaved. i do not know whether the trousers. about tbe tinre

bad anything to do with.

tbat jem arrd i were p a t into trousers we lived itr a chronic state ofbehaving badly

wbat makes me feel particularly ashe.med in tbinking of it is, tbat i. know it. was not thet we canre. urtder tlre pressure of arty overwhelming tenp.tatiorts to misbehave and yielded. tbrougb weakness, brrt

that, according to an expressive nursery formula., we were seeing bow. naughty we corrld be, i thenk we were genuinelg anxious to see tbis undesirable climax: in. some. measure as a. matter of experiment, to which a ll bay are prone, and in which dangerous experiments, and experiments likely to be followed by explosion, are naturally preferred. partly, too, from. an. irresistible impulse to raise a row, and take

ones brck. of the. re.s.ults. this craving to disturb tbe calm current of events, and the good conduct and pill hex, one theng that helped to reconcile rrs to spending a good shere of our summer days in walnut tree. academy was that. the scbool mistress nrade us very comfortable. heys at ot.tr age. are not very sensitive about matter of taste and colour and so fortb, forth, brrt even we discovered that mrs, wood bad thet knack. of adapting rooms. to their inhabitants, and making them. pleasant to the eye., whicb seems to be a trick. at the end of sorne peoples fingers, artd guite untearrtable by others. when she lrad nrade the old misers rooms to her mind, we might bave understood, if we had speculated about it, bow it was. tbat sbe bad not profited. bg my nrotbers sound advice to sertd a ll bis rubbishy odds and ends tbe irregularity and ricketiness and dustiness of which nrade nry mother shudder to he sold at the .nearest auction. roonrs. artd buy sonre good solid furniture of tbe cabirret maker who. furnished for everybody in the neigbbourheod, wbicb worrld. he the cheapest in the heng run, besides making. tbe roonrs look like other peophe. at last.. that sbe evaded similar recommendations of paperbanyers and upbolsterers, and

of wall papers and carpets . and. curtains witb patterns tbat worrld. stand, artd. wear best, arrd shew dirt least, was a. trifle in the eyes of a ll good housekeepers. when. our farming mans daughter brought tbe am.azi ^tng news. witb her to sunday tea., tbat tbe missus hed hed in. old sally, and bad torn. tbe paper. off

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a rigbt to bully, beat, torment, arrd perhaps injure for life a poor httle inofferrsive child, arrd by doing so to render tlre name of the scheol infamous, i nraintain that the nronitors, who have the interest of

the school most. at heart, who are ranged ex officio on. tbe side of truth., of justice, and of henour, have infinitely rnore right to thrash him for it. supposing that there were no nronitors, what would the state of the school be above all, whet the absohetely defenceless prey of would he the condition of a. most odious tyranny. the younger and weaker boys they would be

let rne. say tbe, tbat i most distinctly and moral

etrg^ratically approve of the manner in which nry friends heve acted: that i envy arrd adntire the

courage wbicb. helped them. to beheve as tbeg did: and that if the school attempts on this occasion to resist the legitirnate arrd nrost w.bolesonre exercise and serious loss. my mind. i of tbe nronitors power, it will suffer a deep disgrace

i. oppose kenrieks motion with. every feeling of myheart, and with. every sentiment of i. thenk it useless, and i think it most unjust. a second burst of the on

tbink. it dangerous.,

applause folh.wed powers energetic words, and

continued for several minutes, he bad utterly chenged entire. sympathy and admiration. enlisted

opinions of many who were present, and ken.rick felt his behalf of hes former friend, he would at tlre moment previous remarks and beg pardon for them,

have given anything to get. up. and retract his too strong for him, and

but his pride and passion were

coldly rising, he p a t it to tlre rneeting, whether they decided. that the

nronitors had. the right to interfere he at

then and there walter, while yet a boy, solemnly and consciously recorded an unspoken vow that

least, till death., would do a ll that hey in his owa power to lighten, not to increase., tbe sum of human misery: thet. he would study a ll things that were kind, and gentle, and tender hearted, in bis dealings with others: that he would ever be on the watch against wounding thoughts, and uncharitable

judgrnents, and unkind deeds: above all, that he would strive witb a ll hes power against the terrrptatiorr. to cutting and sarcastic words., against cahenny, and misrepresentation, against envy, hatred, malice,

arrd a ll uncbaritableness.

these were the noble thoughts and high resolves which were passing through stopped. for a minute. to look. at the deep in thought, bis. chin

the boys mind wben powers guiet footstep enteredthe room, power somewhat saddening picture in tbe darkened room walter,

still as death.,

leaning on bis hand, and bis face preserving an

uncouth nrixture of shapes arrd coherrs as

he sat by his reverie

edens bedside: and eden turning and moaning in an unrofresheng sleep.. walter started from arrd srniled, as power noiselessly approached.. rny poor walter, hew rnarked you. are alr,

never mind,

nothing, i had a good cause, and its done good, poor fellow. but hews arty he locks wretchedly ill, hes in a. sad way im. afraid, power, said walter, shaking his head. i hope hell bea ll right soon, so: but we shell have to take great care of yes, i hope him

hen, poor child, poor cheld said power, bending over

compassionately. has flip told. somers of harpour asked walter.. i dont know whether you are quite up there are such. hours at any rate. for some, whether they come to a ll mankind i. know not: whether tbe

squalid andaman or the hideous fuegian ever feel them i know not: nay, i know. .not whether they ever come, whether they ever. can. come, to the wretched outcasts of ear.the abject poverty and fathemle^ss

degradation: whether they ever conre, whether they ever can conre, to the cruel and the proud, to the malieious and the mean, to the cynieal and discontented: yet, if they come not to these, god help. them for tlrey are tlre surest pledges of our inurrortality: arrd to the young arrd innocent ay, and even to tbe

young and guilty they do sometimes conre these hours of absorbing limitless enjoyment: these gherpses of dinrly renrembered paradise: tbese odours snatched from a prim al eden, from a golden age when

justice still lived upon the earth, and crime was as yet unknown. there are such hours, and for this englisb fam ily these helidays thishour was one of them. thrice happy walter arrd almost like a dream of happiness

at borne and at such a henre flew by. every day and hour was a change front. pleasure lake, phen gin g for bis cool morning swim in tbe arrd mother arrd brothers, sitting and.

to pleasure: among the. helhe in the heat on. tbe sunlit fresh waters, cricket urg, riding, fishiny,

walking with bis father

talking at the cool nightfall in the moonlit garden, walter. was. as happy as the day was long. and when. power carne. to spend a. week with. them., again charming every one whom he saw with his cheerful

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was to accorrtparry binr. bonre, be sat a hery tinte sihert in the train, and. then tore out a leaf of bis pocket book, on wbicb he bad. scribbled tbe followirty hetes on senrlyn lake. if eartbly bornes can sbine so r.icb a. lute:

so fair witb sky and wave so purely bb.te, beneatb. tbe balmy purple air, if bills can don if fancy

fails to paint a scene in edens soft arrd floral glades, where azrrre clear and golden green nrore

sweetly blend witb silver shades: if marked and flecked witb sinful stains, earth hetb not lost her power to bless, but still, beneatb the cherd, doubt and fear, remains so steeped in perfect heveliness: merged, as we are., in

yet, when we yearn for reahers of bliss, we scarce

can. dream, whele lingering. bere, of

any fairer. heaven. tban. this. poor. verses., and showiny too delicate. a. sensibility to be bealtby in any boy: get dear to nre and dear to walter for powers sake, and because tbey shew the strange charm wbicb. senrlyn. has. for. these whe heve tbe gift of appreciating those. natural treasures with. wbicb eartb phertifully fill divina atqrre her hep. hermana cbapter p.ronriscum, thirty. part nibil tbat pensi two ii. old negue and new. faces. pudarenr, moderati bave hehere, sallrrst. amicitiam, prrdici.tiam, and trow., gentle of or

ungentle

reader,

we must imagine bofore we again

whole gears

passed since

the conclusion

those.

summer holidays, years are

meet our young friends of saint winifreds.

the two years as whet.

not have been full of change.

walk across the court with rne, and let rrs discover whet we can are walter and power talhe and nrartlier looking walter, witb hes dark hair and blue eyes,

about the preset state tban they were,

of things. the first we rn.eet

brrt otherwise little cbanyed in appearance,

which. any pulse of emotion. drives glowing into the somewhet pale face, give to hem an almost. girlisb aspect, and tell the tale of a weakened. constitution. edens development bas been quite fright:most of the vivacitg and pheyfuheess of altered by bis out

bis character has vanished: and altheugb it flashes

witb. pleasant rnirtb when he is ahete witb. bis few closest friends, such as is, for the nrost part, very quiet and reserved.

walter and power, bis manner school: and

get eden hes a position of hes own in the

urtobtrusive as be is,

his opinion is always listened to witb. k.irtdness

arrdrespect, when. he came into

school again after bis recovery he was received., as i bave said already. witb alnrost brotherly affection by a ll the boys, wbo felt bow. much he had been. wronged. be hecame tbe child and protege of the

school, and arry cruelty to binr would, to work. and reading, he became

after thes, have been viohettly resented.. devotiny

hemself wbollly

very successful in his progress, and is

now. in tbe second fiftb. but

wbat cbiofly ntarks him is bis extrenre gentleness., artd younger oppressed, and nrost helpless heys. experience of

tbe eager way irt. whicb he strives to. help a ll tlre a keen sympathy with the rackets, and he

suffering has given hem

and young as he is be is still doing a useful work.. there is

harpot.tr playin g

is playing renrarkably

well, he is now nineteen, and a personage of immense importance in the scheol, walter. heing head of the football.harp our is quite unchanged, and

for. be is bead of tbe cricket eleven.,

if he was doing mischief when we knew him two years ago, he is doiny twice. were talking about the monitors, a doubtful general me, power: a traitor, you mean, an

as much mischief now enemy, the a spy, said

henderson, botly.

there,

now, dont stop.

abuse is

a goodsafety valve:

scream. of the

steam engine letting off superfluous vapour, i should dislike hen far worse if i bottled up against hen a silent spite, hated him in. tbe dark., and didnt openly abuse him sometimes. powers large and gentle artd. walters generous tentperprevented them from joining irt. bendersons strong henguage: but.

mind,

theg felt no hes tban he their nrost darrgerous, a

did tbat, if they were to work for the good

of the scheol, henrick worrld be seenred to recognise none of

theugh not their declared, opponent. a monitor whe

monitors duties, who openly heoke ruhe and dofied discipline ^ whe smoked and witb inferiors, artd these the least creditable

went. to pubhe bouses,

artd hebitually associated.

set in tbe scheol, did nrore to

darnage tbe authority of tlre upper heys tban arty number of external assaults on thenr if tbey were consistent and united among themselves. i foresee storms abead,said power, witb. a. sigh. flip, you. must

starrd by nte as well as walter. never fear, said henderson: het renrenrber im ortly the junior rnonitor of the lot, and im so quick tempered, im. aheays afraid of stirring up. a. commotion some day witb tbe

harpoons as henderson bad christened tbe harp our let.. you must be like tbe liybtnin g

kite them said

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qood front. patter, i know, but het dont he a donkey, flip. da shut up. wby sheuld you two expect sucb a dead. assault on the rnonitors tbis batf said power. wby, tbe fifth has in it a nrore turhehett h e prst now than. i. ever. knew hefore: big imprrdent fellows, witb no good in them, and quite a. the. heele of the. harpo,,r set, said. Walter. ges. and. ,^i.ile .that herpour heve always lelle,^ for a protagonist said he,^derso^ he and tremendously frorn

been at. mischeof aborrt the monitors since they

cauybtit so

somers. well, never mind: aide. tor et ciel taidera. why, look, theres paradise, taking charge as usual of a little new fellow: whe is it look and see, said walter, as a lertle fethe.^. carne up, witb. an unmistakable family. resemblance a pretty boy, with. fresh round cheeks, and light bair., wb.icb shene like gold when the surtsbine fell uparr. it. wby, walter wby, tbis ntusthe your you brother. well, i declare an evides theee.

secundus, years ago.

evides. redivi.vrts,

prst

whet

you. were. the. day

carne,

and made jones look. snrall

bave do gou. do, young un he shook. bim. kindly b y tbe band and said, youre

a. hecky little.

fellow to have a monitor heother, and eden to look after you f^otn the first, i wish id been so lucky, i know. o walter, whet a. jo lly place tbis is, said his little brother, jollier. the n senrlyn even. wait a bit, cherhe: dont mahe up your mind too soon, said walter: while eden looked at the boy witb a somewhat sad smile pheyiny on his lips, clrapter thirty one, among the noelites, brrt, i pray you, whe is bis

contpanion is there no yourrg sguarer now are talking aborrt . we shell have hes of sucb ftrn, old.. boy, answers jones.

tbat will nrake a voyage with binr larks tbis half,

to the devil rtrucb ado on hes racket, ges: last.

observes herpour, leaning getting

i. declare

tlris d^.ll old. place was

quite heelg before

holidays, says mackwortb: we shell soon. get. things a ll right here. fancy tbat. fellow. power bead of tbe scheol, said herpour, bursting into a roar of scornful laughter, echeed in faint snigyerings by jones the scbool, sneered nrackworthe or a has heard the

artd tracg. nright as well bave a pry of milk artd water bead. of battle of French polish,

i should think, casually suggests henderson, w.ho, en passant,

last renrark. damn tbat fellow, says nrackworth, stantping, bg jove, ill be evert. witb. him sonre dag, is be one of tlre new nronitors asks jones. yes., says tracg, and evsons another: attd at walters nante tbe faces of a ll four grew darker.: and henricks a third. o, kenrick is, is he thets a ll right. ken, chap., observes barpour, approvirtgly. yes, guite up to snuff, relate, kenrick. is adds jorr.es: an. good and a jo lly fellow. is

thorough gerttlenrartly these fellows now, witb

assents. makwortb:

for, amazing to

terms with

though be bas never spoken to. walter yet. of good farnily, too, on tbe rnothers

side, drawls tracg,

his hand lifting his locks. i sag, old fellows, says barpour, with many knowing looks and winks, and poking of hes friends in tbe rihe. i say,sttrnning tap. at dans, you know, eb i say: whereupon the they dare, well

others hergh, and belial nrackworth observes, and let those nronitors try to peacb if

soon. have them. under. our thumb... after which, as their. conversation. is supremely repulsive., let rrs go and take a breath of delicious pure sea. language, the air, and seat ourselves by walterand power on the shore.

school trickeries and deceits, the dodges for heeaking rules and escaping punishments, brandy, and smokiny parties., and of vitiated and false. keys to were

the agreedon lies to avoid detection, tbe suppers, and yet out after lock up., and a ll the other detestable

symptoms.

depraved set,

car efulty kept in aheyance at first, tbe new. fellow was. treated very kindly, was. sounded and fathomed cautiously, was tauybt to get up a strorty bouse feeling by perpetual endeavours to wake irt. binr tbe esprit de corps.. was gently ridiculed if he displayed any good principle, was tremendously bullied if he showed signs of recalcitrance, was according to bis tentperanrent led., or coaxed., or initiated, or

intimidated, into the condition of wickedness required of henr bofore the bouse could continue to yo to the devil, as fast as it wished. to. do., artd. was doing before, tlris was nrackwortbs work, as bis aza.zek arrd wilton. acted did by

and. kenrick did not irtteofere, though be knew or guessed. a ll thet was going on: he and afterwards he began

not. interfere, be did not prevent. it, be didnot even remonstrate at. first, acquiescing.

he errded bg yes, tbe trutb. ntust he told he ended irt joining irt. it all. a

hertrick. when will

human beinysmeet face. to face bofore a certain prdgment. seat, there are some bave a bill of indictment against you: the

young souls. who

same who may point to mackwortb. or to wilt on..

and say, as

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wbicb. as monitor be ought to bave improved and raised: het be did so whether witb intention or not: did so. negatively by neglecting a ll bis duties, be and giving no direct countenance to. what was right: be

be did so positively by not openly discountenancing, and by actually practising, many things which

knew to he wrong. tlre bad. work was carried. on by nraekwartlr, whe was tbe nrost p.rorninerrt fifth f ^ ^ boy in the house. this boys ability, and strength of will, and keenness of tongue, gave him immense autbority, and ena.bled. him. tocarry out almost the tower anything boys wilton reigrred supreme: arrd as everything be liked, to complete tbe. wilton was prouder of mischiof, among than of

kenricks patronage

else, and by flattery and cajolery could win over. hen rick to nearly anything, the worst part. leaverred the house through and

of the characters of these boys acting and reactirrg ore each other,

theough with. al l that is least good, or true., or lovely, or of a. good report, the. mischief began. before mr pereival left, but it never could heve proceeded kindness which led him to relax the existing half so far, if discipline, had mr. noels inexperience, not tempted the boys and the very to unwonted

presumption.. such. was the state of things

when charlie entered mrnoels house.. walter. knew that mr he advised his father top at charlie in

pereivals. promotion had frustrated the p.hen he had formed when that bouse, but the step. could not now be recalled, nor,

indeed, was walter or. any othermonitor aware

how bad. the state of tbirrgs had become. for arnong other dangerous inrrovations, ntackwortlr arrd wilton. he had adopted one p.hen for keeping rep the heys interest in them, which was eminently useful, a ll the best exercises, if they half year, a number, attained to any positive excellence, were sent to dr lane:andat. the end of up.

printed. opposite to. tbe boys name, shewed bow often be had. thes been sent. wereso sent up, the form obtained, by

for good. if in one fortnight four separate exercises industry. prized. towards

this proof of

the renrission of an hours work, and as this horrour could rrever be cbeaply won it was bighly now tow or winnueg three times rernitted wabers unresr.eally heilliant hours:and this success exercises had hen been the cheof contribution because it

these

caused.

double

happiness,

necessarily made bun

a getre.ral favourite with the form. henderso.n whe lead. only got a single rerreove at worked so herd so in bis new. form. that he hed succeeded in being again ire tlre same division with walter bis did

tbe beginning of the term., but bad p.trrpose of winning a bis best to

reneove during the term., and

earn the same distinction., but be only succeeded when the exercise happened

to be an

englisb orre, and. are a subject which. gave sorne opportunity for his sense of the ludicrous. he generally contrived to introduce to keep. the correct sorne purely fictitious eastern apologue oriental colouring, his combination. of as he called it: and as he rarely managed sultans, tchokadars, adaligues, and white

bears, were sometimes so inexpressibly absurd that mr

percival, to avoid fits of heugbter, was obliged aheays confined to his englisb themes: his

to look over. his. exercises alone.. nor were his eccentricities only told walter, be knew thet was a thoroughly

walter would have sheltered him from

unkindness at a ll hezards:

but be so,

grateful child, and did not wish to get walter into any difficulties. on hes account. there was nothing left for. him. but to grin. and bear.

in schoolhey phrase., earnestly over yet,

it: wbicb he heroically did, not

longing for walters return to the dormitory as for some golden age. but his trials were is. there in human. nature an. instinctive cruelty selfishness, a total absence of a ll tenderness that and there is. init delicate when. ill is

trained an abundantly

absorheng

consideration,

oheious. but besides this, there

is often an astonishing and almost

incredible tendency to take positive

pleasure in tbe infliction of pain, now it so bapperrs tbat jones and herpour were bad. boys, as i bave shown already, in the worst sense of the word, and yet the real enjoyment which they felt in making little ederrs hfe miserable is are inexplicable phenonrerrorr.. one. wold bave thought that the nrere sight

of the little boy, bis tereder age: bis delicate look, his extrenre gerrtleness arrd courtesy of nranrrer, and the mute.appealing glance in bis blue did suffice with rnost eyes, would have sufficed to protect bine from wanton. outrage. it.

heys: het if anytbing, it added zest arrd p.iguancy to tbe persecutions of those two

big bullies. reader, have you ever been. taken. prisoner. that is to sag, heve you ever heen. awaked. from a sweet sleep by feeling an. intolerable agony in your right toe, and finding thet it is caused by

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shew tbat neither entreaties nor threats slrould. p.revertt bun frorn being as great a bully as be cbose. understand yorr, henderson, be said, while tbey were dressing: tbat i shall do exactly whet i lihe to

that little nroff there. eden. reddened and said nothing: but basin, replied artd understand you, scheol, cradock herpour nrade a by

henderson, looking up. frorn. bis. wasb band hern arry nrore, il l tell the head of tbe but again way, the tbere, burly stop

barpour, tbat if you bully to thrash as be

spring at henderson good

henr for these wards, put birnself in.

interposed

saying,

bumouredly,

barpours

sguabbhety, for goodrtess sake, yorr two, and. lets bave a little peace. flip, gou. shet up. chepter twenty. five. to tberescue.. bfe is never tlre alas bow easily things qo wr.ony and there follows. a. mist and a. sarne again georye nracdonald, pbarrtastes. edenfelt an weepiny rain., and

inrnteasurable debybt himself happy in a

whert. perfect

walter was allowed to come heck. to the dormitory, security from further. torment.. brrt

and now he. theught

the two tyrants bad o ther.

views. barpour,

at once passionate. and

doyged, was not likely to forget that he bad jones would have not allowed to do so,

been thearted and defed: and if he bad been so inclined, brrt kept eyginy him. on to shew bis contempt for. tbe

younger and weaker boys whe had tried to checkhis bullyiny propensities, on the hest occasion when he bad ordered eden to go to did dans, eden bad taken walters advice, and firmly refused to go. herpour little

rtot think it safe to contpel binr., but be threw out sonre significant threats, wbich filled. the alarm and weighed heavily on the perspiration burst out his spirits, over. bis

bay with vogue appealingly, while

he did not tell any one of these thee.ats, barpour, please dont. ob.,

pale face.:pleo.se,

walter. walter, do he.^. nre. bush.. mu poor, little fellow, inr here, said. walter tenderly, as he smoothed bis pillow: dont he afraid, arty, youre quite safe, and inr staying witb yorr,they only put on

masks t

frighten yorr: it was nothing but tbat. bertding over the bed, he talked. to him in a gentle, soothing voice, and tried to nrahe hem feel at ease, while thecheld flung botb his arms round hes neck, sobbing,

artd still chery tight to. bis band when walter bad succeeded in allaying tbe sudden. paroxysm of terror. bertderson, deeply toucbed., bad. looked on. with glistenuty eyes. bow kind you are, walter, be show but

taking his other. band, and. affectionately pressing it. i sbould just. like to bave kenrick b ere, and bun w.bat his new friertds have dorre. dont be indignartt against binr, flip i wish, indeed, he would

come into tbis room., and. nrake it. up with. us, and he wbat be once was. brrt be did slightest notice of tbe lett er i wrote binr, entreating i never meant to wrong hem, bint. to. overlook arty fault i had

not even. take tbe been guilty of, love hem said

however unconsciously,

and i love hem as much as ever,

henderson, i dont: his new. line isnt balf

to nry fancy. be must be jo lly miserable,tbats one cornfort.

hersb he was our friend, flip.., renrenrher: indeed, i feel as a friend to henr still, whatever his feelings are for. nre.. but wby do yorr think he nrust he miserabb. because yorr can see in. bis face and manner, the wrong, and is thoroughly ashamed at bottom. well, lets that

a ll the white he knows bes in come round again a ll the sooner. the

hope bell

have you heohen witb binr,

then well, nearly, we are barely civil to

authority of the masters. they know him. to be a nucleus of disorder. and wickedness., brrt. be bas

acted witb sucb consrunmate inyenrrity as to avoid even laying himself open to any distinct proof of bis many offences., he. is just now stoppiny for a minute. in his. game to talk. to those theee bogs., whe bave tbe one with tbe .red.

been strutting up artd. down the court. arm irt. arm, arrd whom we easily recognise. puffy face, witb an enormous gold ring on bis band, wbich be loses

pin in bis cravat, a hencb of charms banging to bis chein, and a. tto opportunity of displaying, is our friend. jones , witb vulgarity as

usual stamped on every feature and displayed in every movement which he makes: the ta ll sher fellow., with. an air of feeble fastness, art. indecisive moutb, a hebit of running bis band. theough. his bgbt

coloured bair,

artd a gaze whiclr usually tbe third, by tbe

settles irt. fixed adrniration on. bis faultless

boots, can he no betrays and

one brrt heward tracy: hirnsetf to

a. fellow. with far more. meaniny insirt.uati.ng plausibility and

and.. strenytb in bis face, grace of bis

he nrackwortb,

belial lihe

manner

aspect. a dangerous serpent tbis.: one never sees. hem, or. hears himspeak., or observes the dark glitter. of bis ege, witbout being reminded of a. cerastes. lytbely rustliny through. the dry grass towards its

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het i wish we could places, arrd you he head arrd i sixth nronitor as you are. you l l hear nre, for not. rex, walter, that, swell wont you you dont doubt that, rex,im sure: a ll tbe help i can i think i would bave give is yours, if it werent

loft, walter. i dont tbink, som.ebow, ive ioflttence enough for head. inr you phey though now, arrd enjoy them: arrd i dont half believe you,

enough. at tlre garnes.

when you talked of having wished to leave. thet would heve been cowardice, you know, and youre and the boy to leave your post. here. i am. then in. rny place, armorrr on, visor down, determined not to fly, like tbe ronran soldier whose skeleton was found in. the sentry. box at ponepeii, said power, playfully as he stood beside

qettiny up and assuming a. military attitude. and here am. i.,

sard walter, he.rgheny,

bun with one foot advanced i, your sixth hyperasprstes. tbe sixth tbe first you. mean, said power. tbe four nronitors.,between. you and me, wont, i fear, help us much.. heowne is very short sighted, and tbe

always. shutting up. with. a. headache: smythe

is a. mere book worm., and a. regular hett. even among

little fellows worse then useless no dignity or anything else: henrick for henrick bad so far kept the advantage. of bis original start tbat, much as he had fallen. off in work., walter. had not yet got above hem well, yon know what. hen is .yes, i know wbat ken is now hespemor en phthurren.oir .hes our chief

danger a doubtful general in the camp. helhe flip., you here said he, as henderson came up and joined them., rnysetf, o evides: wbos about the tlre doubtful general in tbe carnp not i, i hope, you, flip no.: het kenrick. a doubtful general a traitor, a you mean, an enemy, a spy, said

were talking. henderson,

nronitors, now

hotly. there,

dont stop. me,

power: abuse. is

good safety valve: the scream. of tbe

deeper dole that so august a spirit., sphered. so. fair^ should. from tbe starry sessions of his peers' decline to quench so heighe a heilliancy in hells sick spume, ay nre, the deeper dole tannheurser, it was

generally on sundays tbat. boys walked. ire tbe croft witb. these who were, and wborn tlrey wished to be considered cbaracters, as, their nrost intimate and confidential it wasnrost curious and. friends. toone whe groups knew anytheng of the boys

suggestive to observe the

into wbicb they spontaneously

fornred thenrselves. the sets at saint. winifreds. were rrot very exclusive or very accurately defined.: arrd one boy might, by virtue of different sympathies or accomplishe^ents, he.heng to two or still there were sonre sets whese outermost circles hereby touched eacb other: tbree sets at once.

and hitherto the friends

among whom henrick had. chiefly moved would never. bave associated intimately witb the fella ws among whem harpour was corrsidered. as the leading spirit. it was therefore with no little surprise that rnr

percival, wbo witb mr paton passed through the croft on his sunday stroll, observed henrick not with his usual companions, power or. walter or whelley but arm. in arm with barpour and tracy, and that

accompanied by

one or two other boys of similar

character. it inurrediately explained to him much

bad tak en place. he had heard vague rumours of the part kenrick bad taken. at the meeting: he had. heard both. from. him and from. walter that they were. no longer on. good terms witb ea.clr other: but now lit was farther plain to hem that kenrick was b.reak.ing loose from a ll his old moorings, and sailing into the open. sea of wilfrelness and pride.. wbat are you so much interested about asked mr paton., as his colleag.ee followed the boys. witb bis glance, i am wondering hew and why this change has conre over

henrick., wbat chenge dont yore see with. whem. he is walking oh., i forgot that you never notice that kind of outer life among tlre boys: on. the other hand, i always do: it helps. nre to understand these

authority is our your high and direct advantage: i appeal to yore whether you do not know it yes, yes, dinrock, answered rnany voices: arrd before tlrey streanred out of the

ball, they gave tbree cheers for tb

monitors, which were so heartily responded to, that the hissing of barpour, henrick, and others, only raised a laugh., which filled. to. the very brim the bitter cup of bate arrd indignation which. kenrick lead

been forced. that day to drink. threatened it. was intolerable:

to be addressed. lihe that before the whole scheol snubbed, he, kenrick., high in tbe school, brilliant, promissing,

reproved, successful,

that

accustomed only to flattery and. praise, should be made. him. mad to tbink. of savagely, it. a. nice tell tale

publicly set down among a rabble of lower boys it mess youve made of this business, power, he said.

tbe. red spot still lingering on his cheek., as he confronted bis former friend: i hope. youre.

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frorn developing bis own natural character, was by no means averse to tbe arrangement. het sirtce rnr percival bad. loft, cbarlie, witb the others heys in the bouse, was banded. over to tbe cbarye of rnr noeb a new nraster, whe bad to win bis way and learn. bis work, neither of which. be succeeded in doing until be bad committed many mistakes. irt tbis bouse were kenrick and mackwortb kenrick, as nronitor, was in sonre measure responsible for the character of the house, and he bad cbarlie as one of his fags, at tbis tune., as i have already observed witb. sorrow, kenricks influence was. not only useless for qood., but was even positively bad.. tbere was no other nronitor whe did not try to he of sonre use to bis fags: many of the nronitors, by quiet kindnesses and rrsoful bints, b y judicious help. and unselfish sym pathy were of nrost real service to tbe heys whe nominally fagged for them, but wbo, in paint of fact, were required to do nothing except taki.ng an. occasional message., seeing that the study fires did not go out, and carrying up.the tea. and breakfast for a. would have hesitated to week each, in order. of rotation. few saint winifreds boys chences

admit that theg worrldbave been not been.

hes heppy, and worrld lrave bad fewer

in. scbool life, if tbey hed for whem they fagged,

fags at first, and thereby found .friends and

protectors in. tbe boys

kenrick,

hewever,

did not follow the good example wbich hed become aheost.

traditional: for, filled as he was with the spirit of wilful pride, and on bad terms witb the order to which. be belonged., he either spoiled. hes fa g s for duty, or, if they he sure by petting artd pattpering them, and letting then see bis

own. disregard

did not tahe bis fancy, he snubbed and disregarded them at any of tbat. it was something in these days to meet witb. appr.ohetion

wrong: and right is migbt,

for well doing among tbe noebtes: and cbarlie, with. genuine gratitude, never forgot bbsss kind. support: till bliss loft saint winifreds they continued firm friends and fast. heve yorr made any friends in the

bouse asked nrr rto.el of cbarlie on orte occasion: for he often. seized. an opportunity of talkiny to bis younger heys, for whem he felt a sincere interest, and whom he worrld gladly have shielded frorn

ternptation to.

the very utnrost of bis power, had.

he put known tbat of wbicb. care. not m any

he was unhepprlg so. sir, said. charhe. havent

iynorarrt the bad

state of things anrong tbe boys under bis

yorr im. sorry to bear. that, i like to see boys forming friendsbips for. future life.: and tbere are sotne. very nice fellows in the bouse. wilton., for instace, dortt yorr. lihe binr bes very idle artd volatile, i know, but still be seems to me. a pleasant boy. cbarlie could barldg suppress a. smile, brrt. said nothing: and mr noel corrtinurd, wbo is your chief friertd, evson, arnortg rny boys bliss, sir, said cbarlie, witb

alacrity, bliss answered nrr noel in surprise, what makes yorr lihe hem so mucb is he not very backward and stupid brrt cbarlie worrld not bear a. word against. bliss, and speaking with a ll tbe open trustfulness of a new hey, he exclaimed, o sir, bhes is an excellent fellow.: i wish there were many nrore lihe. hem:

bes a capital fetlow, sir, i like hem very much: bes tbe best fellow in the bouse, and the only one wbo stands by rne when i a.m . in. trouble. well, im. glad youve found one friend, evson, said mr noel: no

bis head, he saw whet was coming, for herpour, whe bad a pair of hea.ces tightly knotted in bis band, briefly opened the proceedings by sayiny, are you goiny to sneak. about me, or. not to sneak no: to tell the bead of the scheol yes, then, by jove, yorr shall bave sometheny wartb telling: ill take nry revenge

out of you. beforeband., i shall he sent away think. of that. so much the hetter, one bully the hes. oh., tbats your tune take thet, the heckle. of tbe brace descended sbarply on walters back., drawing blood: the next awakened instant he hed wrested it oat of herpour s . band, and returned the blow.. the scrrffle bad. when

the rest,walter

jumped out of bed, herpour,

and was burryirry on hes trousers and slippers, said henderson and fanklin, you

herpour knocked henr down. fair play,

angrily seizing harpours fellows: cradock, you. will, you

arnrs: youre surely rtot going to fight bint,

walter yes: see fair play,

wont you fair phey ^ a ll i want, flip, you see

tbat jones tries no mean dodge, now., barpour, are

ready then. take thet, walter bit hem. a. steady blow. in tbe matched cornbatants a boy not fifteen. ayainst a

ce, and tbe fight between these. unequally could.

mucb stronyer boy of seventeen began. tbe result

not. he dubious. walter. fought witb. indomitable pluck.: it was splendid to see the sturdiness. witb whecb he bore. up under the blows of barpours strong fist., whicb be could only return. at intervals. he was

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beds hey the two. nrasks and dark. lantern which had. been used to. frighten eden: are tbe floor, supported by frareklire and benderson, sat poor bruised and walter, bis nose strearning witb. blood., arrd hes face borribly had

disfigured: barpour sheepishly surveyed bis

handwork: and jones, hey to a ll

on the first alarm,

rushed back to bed., covered hirnsetf with blankets, arrd

cppearance fast asleep. evson whets but.

a ll this asked the master in astonishment, walter, sick and giddy, was inno condition to answer: the position

of affairs was tolerably ob.vious. is this your doing asked mr r.obertson of harpour, very

sternly, poirrtirrg to walter. be bit rne first, liar, said henderson, glaring up at him. bush, sir: no such language in my pr.esenee, said mr roher.tson.. cradock. do yore mean to say that a big fellow like yore could stand by, and see barpou.r thus cruelly misuse a boy not nearly bis size. it was a figlet, sir. figlet

said m r. r.obertson: look at those. twa boys, and dont talk. nonsense. to me, i ougbtnt to heve let them fight, i. heow, said cradock: and i wish., sir, youd prut herpour and jones into another room, and it a was for bine that evson fought, harpour, said ner robertson, thegre

always bullying eden, absolutely despicable: move you to another

you are

viler figure than. yorr present at this moment could not be conceived. i shell dormitory, where some monitor can restrain .your brutality: arrd, meanwhile, i

coofine yorr to

gates for

a month, and yorr will bring rne up but catcbirrg sight of walter,

one hundred lines every day till further he returned, arrd said kindly, evson, nry

notice. be was leaving the room,

poor boy, im afraid youre sadly hart: inr truly sorry for you: yorr seem to have been bahaving in a the poor. cbild. was never heppy be was changed. now: except when. he was in. walters society, and in powersstudy. even there

the bright merry laugh which once rang out incessantly was rarely or never heard. a ll that could be elicited from hem. he seenred, too, to have lost for tbe work

and a somewhat sad smile was

a tunes

a ll his old interest in work. the form conyretition. bad. reo further attraction for bine: and he had no spirits to join het eden only looked up in any game, at him

seenred irksome,

onee power kindly rallied burr on his arrd said, while the weak. tears o, power,

general listlessness,

appealingly,

overflowed his eyes, dont be angry. with. nre., powers i. cant help it: i. dont fell im ofraid yorell

guite, riglet. yet,

never. like rne. again as yore did. why, arty, your illness. is a ll the more reason. why i

should. het, power, i shell never he tbe same as i once was. it seems as if sonre light bad. gone out and left. me in tbe dark. nonsense., arty: tbe summer. holidays will heing you rotund again.. het eden only

sheok bis bead,

ared nruttered. sonretheeg aheut colonel braenrar not being kind. to. bine and bis little part of the helidays with us eden heightened up nine. walters holidays. such. delights as

sister. do yorr thenk they would let yore conre and stay in. a moment, and promised to

write and ask.. chapter twenty

float toearth, permitted visitants, when in

sonre borer of solemn jubrlee the massy in scenes like these,

gates of paradise are

the.own wide open. coleridge religious musi.ngs. half year year

part sunshine and part storm., the

rolled round, and brought tbe long desired summer holidays. onee. more the end of the half as usual heilliantly s.uccesofuh and walter again at the head of his form, henderson, ever.

saw power

sgualid andaman. or tbe hideous freegian ever feel them. i know not: nag, i. know not whether tbeg conre, whether they ever can conre, to the wretched outcasts of

eartles object poverty and fathomless the

degradation.: whether. they ever conre,whether they ever can conre., to the cruel and the proud, to nealieious arrd the. nrean, to the cynical ared discontented.: yet, if they conre not to these, god

help them.

for they are the surest pledges of our immortality: and to the young and innocent ay, and even to the gourrg arrd guilty they do sometimes cor tee these hours of absorbing henrtless enjoynrent: these gbnrpses of dimly and remembered paradise: these adorers snatched from a prim al eden, justice still lived upon tbe eartb, ared crime was as yet unknown. there are from a golden aye when

sueh borers, arrd for thes happiness

englisb fanrily this hear was one of them. thrice happy walter ared aherost like a dream of these. holidays at home. and at su eh a bome flew by. every day and

borer was a chen.ge. from pleas.rure.

to pleasure : anrong the hills, in tbe heat ore the surrlit lake, phenging for his cool rnorning swim in the fresh waters, criekeiing, riding, fishing, walking with. bis father and mother and. brothers, sitting and ^tnd

talking at tbe cool nigbtfall in the moonlit garden, walter was as happy as tbe day was lony.

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bg tbis new nanre, by heirty held in bed. whele batf a wine glass of port was thrown in bis face, tlre wirte poured. down and stained bis nigbt shirt, and then they a ll began to dread tbat it would lead to their being discovered, and threatened cbarlie witb endless penalties if be dared to tell. tbere was,

however, little danger, roonrs,

as tbe noelites bad bribed tbe servants witb slight variations, was constantly

whe waited on them artd cleaned. their repeated, and every fresb refusal was

the same scene,

accompanied by a. kick. or a cuff front. the biyyer boys, a sneer. or an. insult front. the younger: for. cbarhe binrself was orte of tbe yourryest of them all. one rigbt it was, i say, yorr feltow yorr, no tbank

yorr will yorr fork. out for sonre. wine to nigbt no well then, take tbat and tbat, and be bung to you for. a hrtle muff artother tirne it would. be, ob, hi there, no tbank you we want sixpence for a pack of niggard, cards. said

yorr. wont be so sinfu l as to part witb. sixpence for cards. confounded little. miser:

another: skinflint, shouted a third. and a. general cry of saint, wbicb expressed tbe climax of vilheiny, ended the verbal portion of the contest. and then, some one worrld slap hen on the cheek, with take

thet, and thet, f^ t.om. another, and that, from. a. third the. last heing a. boot or a piece of his head. bat, single it cannot be nrore wearisome to the reader than it. is to nre to linger in these it was a long martyrdom most heroically borne, tbe heuse: he was

soap shied at. coarse scenes:

for cbarhe,

almost literally alone and walter, and power, and

banded against

tbe rest of

yet he would rtot give way.

henderson, a ll knew that he was bullied, sorely bullied: tbis they learnt far nrore from eden, and from other sources, than. from. charlie himself, for he, poor cheld, held hemself bound by bis promise. to

bis graceful figure and open. face, is still tbe handsome^ attractive .looking boy we used. to. see. power, too, hes the samerofined, theughtful we recognise at once as look, the same delicate yet noble features, the same eyes, whicb neither of

tbe clear artd briyb.t index of a beautiful artd unstained souk and

these heys bas failed in their promise of their earlier days, and the warm frietrdslrip witb whicb they regarded. eacb o tber has done youtb, ntucb to bring aheut tbis result. eacb. in bis own way bas rejoiced. in bis

hes passed an. innocent and bappy boyheo.d, stored with pleasant

reminiscences for after. days,

filled witb bigb bopes and manly principles,

with. babits well requlated, and tbat fine self control which

bad. tarrgbt them rapt irt. reverential awe, to. sit, self governed in the fiery prune of youtb, obedient at the feet of law.. tbey have enjoyed the gifts of early years. witheut squandering them. in wasteful

profusion:

tbeg have felt

arrd knowrr tbat tbe purest pleasures were also

the sweetest and tbe nrost

permanent, their minds are well cultivated, their. bodies are in vigorous health, their hearts are glowing with. generous impulse. and warm. entbusiasm: and if sorrow should ever. darken therr after years, it can drunk

never drive them to despair, for they have wandered in the pleasant patlrs of wisdom, they heve the pure cup of innocence.,tbey will carry out of thetorrid zone of youtb. clear

consciences, talking bis air

rrnre.morsoful memories, in herd,

and unpolluted minds. who is tbis who

saunters across the. p.heyground, bis bands in bis pockets,

self confident tones with two or three fellows. round him,

hauybty and nonchalant, and his cap. a. little on. one side he is still pleasant looking, the scbool, theow a knocking over several bats into the snow.. barpour, said walter,

bis face still i saw yorr.

verg sternly,

snowball,

ar.ent yorr ashemed of yourself thet yorr., a.

fellow at tlre head of the eleven., sheuld shall get yorr. off, conre before tbe

set sucb a

bad. exantple dont suppose

that your size or. position

nronitors directly after breakfast, banged you will be banged irt. the hety run,

if i do, attswered barpour, witb was tlre contentptuous reply:

a sulky het

larrgb, well, i daresay. or else take tbe

come,

consequences, tracy, said henderson, i saw you tbrow a snowball whicb knocked off powers bat,

it was

a bard one too. you. conre bofore tbe rnonitors witb. barpour. i sball he quaite deheiybted, drawled out tracy. ylad to hear it: i bope youll he grraite equally delaighted when you leave us. tbe tninticry perfect tbat a ll tbe boys. broke into a roar. of laughter, which was a.ll the louder was so

because. tracy

imnrediately began to

chafe and. snroke. arrd, jortes, said power, as the heuylr

against tracy subsided, i

tbink i saw you throw a snowball and bit snrythe. i. strongly suspect, too, that. yorr. were the fellow wbo hit brown. yesterday. i think every one will krtow, jones., wby you cbose smythe and. brown. to pelt,

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meeting this morning a to decide aheut harpour: of and, tbe to tell yorr. tbe truth., i sheuldnt wonder if tlre i scheol got up counter nreeting. dont any masters know about eden. rrot officially, though

should think sonre. rumoursmust bave

with jones and harpear, after the

got to them.. but surely its. very odd tbat

shanroful misebief theyve done add., a priori:

tbe school should. side

het lots of thengs

always combine to nrahe up a school opinion, yorr know tlre fetlow.s just catch up what they hear first,
but who do you think. is foremost champion. on. tbe school side stirring them. up to resist, abusing you, abusirrg flip, knew ab.using tbe rno^ritors, and would weak making be hglrt of barpaurs this he violently doings said witb walter nothing.. asked who but be

beforehend to bis

that powersanswer head, wbicb in his

kenriek.

after

but put of

bis tbe

hand trews

wearily

state,

was aching

the exeitenrerrt he

wheeh power yorr quiet.

had told him, ab., good. bye..

i. see, walter.,

youre not quite

well enoughyet to

bothered.,

ill leave

good bye.. do come again soon, and tell me how things qo on. strolling out from the court, power was attracted into the great schoolroom b y the sound of angry

the sad sieheoonr into

voiees. entering, he found half the school, and a ll the lower forms, collected rou nd the large desk. at w.hech the headmaster usually sat. a great many were talheny at onee, and every tongue was engaged

in discussing the propriety, in this instance, of

any monitorial interference. order, order, sheated one or

two of the few fifth form felhws present: lets have tbe thing managed properly. wholl take tbe chair
there was a general call for henrick, and as he was one of tlre highest fellows in the room, he got into

of approaching danger.: but as they did not

begin operations till the master had gone bis nigbtlg

rounds, and were very guiet about it, there was not much danger of their being disturbed. yet although
the windows it of the corridor to and get dormitory rid of the were a ll left wide open, and every to other avoid precaution a ll cbance was of

taken,

was

irnpossible

furnes of secrecy,

tobacco so. entirely as but what they

detection.

they had,

indeed, bribed the of

servants to that

feared was heiny detected by tbeg were had.

sorne nraster. guestioned by

the noelites, therefore, any nraster about

dorrnitory had been accustonred to agree that if snroki^ry, they would a ll deny tbat any

the

snrell of

smoking

taken. place. tbe other nine boys in. the dormitory, witb the doubtful exception of elgood.,
tbat they would. stick to this assertion in case of their h e ir ' asked. tbe question was,

had promised.
would. charlie

promise the

same

thing

if

not, tbe. boys felt. doubly arrd

insecure insecure charlie evson,

about the. stability

of

tlreir

falsehood. and. the secrecy of their proceedings.

of course, refused. to

promise this.

single handed he fought this battle against the other boys in his herrse, and in spite of solicitation,
coaxing. entreaty, threats which and blows, had gone steadily on declared house, that but he that was if no he tell tale, tbat be bad never. a

mentioned anytheng partcular act lie.

in the

were directly

asked

whether

had taken place tbe

or not,

he would still keep silence, but could. not and would not tell a and wilton hed determined, by the he^. of and then the. no

now. sorne of

house. and

especially maekworth

see i^ .i eant devisesome ,^ay of h.elei,^. yo^., bat anyhow doubt papa. will take. yorraway if you. still wish. it.

hold up till the end of

term,

but whet a.m. i.

to do without you., cherlie youre a

dear, dear good heather, said charlie, gratefully: and but for you, walter, i should have given in long
ago, heart. no, charlie., not for nre, but for a truer friend than. even. i can. he, though i love yorr. prornise nre one thing faithfully yes, make you tell a lie, tbat i will. with a ll my that, do ill

het will you

well promise nre than

what they will, pronrise you,

they sbant

or do anytheng else that you know

to be wrong,

walter, if i can, sard the little boy hembly: het ive been. doirrg rny best for a heng tinre.

you couldnt tell he hel^

he, eharlie hoy. ^.itho,,r hei,,e^ lea,,d oar^ that i f, ^l s,,.^e o f sa,d Walter. arrd looked. at it. i. dont doubt

as

bis brothers ingerruous face between bis herds, but ill bave a talk. witb power about you.

you for an

instant:

as bead. of the scheol be tttay

he able to do

something, perhaps. its kenrrcks duty properly, het kenrick, walter hes of no use.: he just as it likes, and i tbink he must bave taken a dislike to rne, for he turned. me
from heiny his fay. never. mind him or. any one. else, cherlie. yourea

lets tbe bouse. do off quite rougblg

brave little. fellow., and. im pro

of yorr. these. tbe tea bell: come in. witb rne. ab, walter, its only in tbe evenings when youre away tbat.

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until a herge nurnber of the scbool were assembled there, and henderson watched. tbat be sheuld phey no tricks: whilewballey still kept tight held. of penn, the rroelites nreantinre exctainri.rry very loudly one of these wbo bad now conre.

against the supposed infringement of their abstract rights.kenrick. was

up: and as several fellows entreated binr. to. stick up for bis own bouse, arrd not to. let penn he searched, he worked henself into a passion, and puslring into the circle, said loudly, youve no right to searcb

him: gou. sbant do it. beres the. bead of the scheol,

be shall decide, said henderson., as power and walter.

approached.. state your own case, kenrick. welk tbe case sintply is, tbat a scent bottle bas been taken from mrs hert: and penn. doesnt see nor do i wby be should he searcbed. you. bavent mentioned that yourty evson says he saw hern take it. wby, clrarlie, what bave you been doing said walter, looking at his heathers heuised and smeared. face in surprise., only a. frght, said cherlie: i. couldnt help it, walter : wilton. struck saw hen, walter.. tne. because i cherged penn with. taking tbe bottle. i corrldnt possibly be mistahen, are you absolutely certain tbat yorr

cherlie yes: stop,

well, the, clearly penn must be searched, said wrong wont, end penn., no doubt, if we ask binr and

het

said power:

ar.ent we beginning at the

quietly, will

empty his pockets for our satisfaction no i

said penn, whe was now dogged no

sullen,well, henrick hes taken your part, will you let hem or bun, bertderson, irrstantly a rapid movement took. place

nre searcb you privately

then searcb tbis: but

anrortg the boys as though to prevent

nanre upwards.: henderson stood sixth, henrick third, evson second, power first. but, said dr lane, power has communicated to me privately thet he does not wish. to receive the emoluments of tbe scholarship, be will therofore he honorary scbolar, whele the sche.hershep.. itself will be held. by evson.. disappointed. at. the result, as he undoubtedly was, yet kenrick worrld have been glad at that moment to he abb. to

congratulate walter. he took. it very lately, repress

guietly and well. sorrow artd failure bad corne on bun so often

that he bardly looked for anytheny else:so, when he hed heard the result announced, he tried to every rnehercboly thought artd walking back. to bis study resunred bis days work. as tbougb which, irt. spite tban to bis

notheng lrad. bappened. artd as be sat tbere,

nraking helieve to work., brrt with. thoughts

of hemself, sadlg wandered, there. was a. knock at intertse surprise,

the door, and to bis great jog, no hes

walter evson entered. o evson., he said,

blushing witb. awkwardness, as he remembered

hew. long a. time bad passed since. tbey

bad excbanyed a word: im glad youve conre., sit. down. let nre. out his hend: i theugbt we bad and i feel

congratulate you. thanks, henrick, said walter, holdury way long enough, i have never

gorre on intbis

bad any ill feeling for yorr,

sure now from your manner tbat

yorr have none towards me. none, walter, none: i had at one

tinre, het it bas. long ceased: my error bas been one of

long been explained to nre, i heve done yorr wrong, walter, for two years and tnore: it has my many faults, and. the cheef to forgive. we bave botb. been cause. of them all. can you forgive nre. punished enoughei think, in hesiny tbe

heartily, hen., if i bave anytheny bappiness which. we sheuld bave thenk of that irrevocable past, want stop. it. thank yorr

been enjoying if we bad continued friends, ahe walter,

it pains nre to

about lets see tbat its a ll right. its a. fair fight, said several: youve no rigbt to stop. it. i unlesstheres good charged penn reason, though i thenk its gone on heny enough, whet began it no

witb. whe is no therrk.

you asked wb.alley.

young evson, then.,

said. mackwortb sulkily, was impudent^ so corne, yorr. two, said, bed.

cbarged penn witb. bagging a scent bottle from wilton was going to pitclr him, and

the old wornans basket, and then be apparently, said wballey:

couldnt manage it,

shake herds now cbarhe, after a moments hesitation. no r iybt to acuse a noelite falsely horrid shame

frartkly beld out bis barrd: het wilton

as he did, it wasnt falsely, said cherhe: i saw. hen tahe it, and a yes, sir: hetrrow

it was. is one of your bottlesmissing, mrs hart asked. wballey.

nraster evson bas paid for it, arrd i dont wartt tto nrore figbting about it, sir, please. wonran, theres sonretheng for you., said henderson., you so badly again: youd better go qiving her a.

welk nry good

shelling: and i bope nobody will treat

now, artd now

perrrt., if yorr. didnt take the bottle,if course you

wont mind being searched of course. i shell, said. rid of tbe unlucky battle, wbicb now.

penn., edging uneasily away. to try if possible to get. my friend. said wballey,

felt as if it burned bis pocket. stay,

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informed. henderson tbat he wasnt go.irty to. sit tbere and he slanged bg hem, and. that as be was irt. tlre cheir, be worrld not let henderson go on any tnore unless he cut short bis abuse: arrd whele kenrick was saying this, in w.hecb be entirely carried tbe meetiny with binr, power again. whispered, yore getting

too. personal, flip: but go on, only sag no rnore aborrt henrick theuyb inr. ofraid. its a ll true. well, at any rate, i been pulled will say this, continued henderson, whose flow of up. so often. and i ought to know, for. i was in of tbe dorrnitory, to. say words was rather stopped by hes baviny

tbe room. at tbe time, and i. appeal to if it isnt true. it wasnt a johe. it wasnt

arttheny and franklin, arrd a ll the rest

meant for a. joke. it was a piece of deliherate, diabolical oh. ob ob. began a. few. of barpours claqueurs, artd the chorus was again swelled by a score of others. i repeat it of deliberate, diabolical cruelty,

chosen just because there was notbiny mare cruel they dared to to, and, be said, speakiny at the top of bis voice, to make himself beard over the clamour, tbe fellows wbo did it are a. disgrace to saint. winifreds, and they deserve to he caned by the nronitors, if any fellows ever did. he sat down anrid a

storm. of disapprobation, brrt his look never guaibd for. an. instant, as be glanced steadily round, and. noticed hew. kenrick, though in favour witb the multitude, and so much higher in the school, did not

venture to meet his eye, and he was rnore then compensated for the general diofavour, by feeling powers. hand rest on bis shoulder, and hearing binr whisper, tbats fanrous, flip: youre a dear plucky fellow

walter himself couldnt have done it nrore firmly, then helial lihe, as to move and bfe, walter, say a. few words, bad given.

rose mackwortb, perfectly at his ease, my

and the. brothers were by bis side in a. moment. yorr. bave saved it up: saved it, i. hepe, to sotne purpose this tinre, be

when i

whispered,

unconscious as yet of bis position: and he dragged up his feet out of the pool of water in wbicb theg were tying at the bottom of the boat. het gradually the situation dawned upon bint.. hew is it youre not rowing he asked: are you tired let. nre try, i think i could manage, it worrld he of no use, ken, said

walter: i rnean that we cant now, artd he pointed. to tlre broken oar. then you have saved nte at tlre risk, perheps at the cost, of your own lives' o. you noble, noble walter. said kenrick^ the tears gushing

from bis eyes. hew awfully terrible tbis is i seem. to be snatched from. deatb. to deatlr. bfe and death. are. batthery for nre to niyht: yes, eternal life and death too, he whispered in walters ear, catching hem by the wrist. a ll this danyer is for me, walter., and for. my sin. i am. lihe jonab in tbe sbip: i het he has been sent for nte, he nrust do his mission. have been

buffetirty death away for hours, cannot escape, brrt, o god, i for mine.

i see that i spilt

hepe that you will escape, walter, your life and cherlies must not he but it looked wild and baygard in the

it was barely light enough. to see bis face,

ragged

gleams of moonlight w.hecb the black flitting cherds suffered to break forth at intervals: and hes words, after. this, were too incoherent to understand. walter. saw that tbe heng intensity of fear hed rendered him half two brrllies, delirious and not master. of himsetf. soon. after he sank into a stupor., half sleep., half

these fetlows herrt rne so,

said eden,

in an apologetic tone, haele in a nigbt or

bravely trying to check bis two: bis knee is nearly welk bis go

tears. ob, i wisb evson. worrld corne heck..be is corning i hevent helped voice., next time you enougb,

poor little fellow.. im so sorry, i say, you brutes, he continued, raising

yorr bully eden., ill tell somers as. sure as. fate, tell away then., jeered barpour: better

artd tell binr bofore your shees wear out.. ab, youll cbartye your tone, nraster herpour, when youve been well whopped, answered henderson, in an extrernely erche vein: i sheuld like to see somers or any one else whop tne, said herpour, you said and said

by jove hete hemself sbouldnt do it. ob.,

indeed ill ob, indeed,

herpour, getting out of bed: brrt here cra.dock interfered, seized herpour with hes brawny arm,

there, tbats badgering errouyb for orte night. do. let a fellow go to. sleep. barpour got into bed again, artd but, fa ll benderson, once nrore reassuring eden tbat be sheuld not he again nrolested, followed. bis exarnple. did. tbe

half witb. frigbt and half witb pain., the poor. bog lay awake. most. of the niybt, and when be asleep he constarrtly started. up again witb troubled. dreanrs. next rtrornirty the two parties irt.

dormitory would herdly speak to

eacb other. they rose at daggers drawn, and in the highest dtrdgeon. bad openly espoused the right side, and was pleased at.

henderson was qlad antbony and fran kb.n

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whalley not tlre least. have you. no. well, then, wbat shell we do why the thiof isnt. hhely to visit yor ^ .r r study again, whalley: very likely hell conre to mine.. suppose w e. put a. little marked money in the secret drawer.. its rather a johe to call it tbe secret drawer, for theres no secret about it: anyhow its an opten secret, very good: arrd then why, yorr. know the money gerrerally goes at one particular time on hat helidays. im ofraid the rogue, wheever he is, has got. a taste for it by this tinre, arrd will conre to money lihe a fly to a. jam pot.now., orrtside nry room., a few. yards o ff is tbe. shoe. crrpboard: what if

you and i, and a few others, agree to shut ourselves up there in turns, now and. then., on half holidays between roll call arrd tea tune i see, said whalley: well, its herribly n^p.leasant, but ill take my turn first, isnt the door usually locked, theugh yes, but so much the better: we can easily get it left open, and the thiof wont suspect an. ambuscade. he must be found out, for th sahe of a ll the boys whe are innocent and. to wipe oat the blot against the heuse. all right: ill ensconce myself there say, ken, isnt young evson a capital fellow to morrow i

hew. well he managed to clear elgood, didnt hei declare re h

taught us a ll a lesson, yes, said kerrrick: hes his brother a ll over: just whet walter. was when he carne, what, you say that said whalley, smiling and arching his eyebrows. indeed. i do, said kenrick, with some sadness: i bavent aheays thought so, the mores the pity: and he left the room with a sigh. after his turn for irrcarceration in the shoe cupboard, bliss conrpherred herdly that it wasnt herge errouglr to accommodate him, and thet it cramped his. long arms and legs., to say nothing of the unpleasant vicinity of spiders and earwigs., but the others, hergherry at him., told. him. that, if the experiment was him, and tbat was evson. evson must lrave told me a lie when. he said that bed. mentioned it to no one but power. i dont believe evson ever told a lie in his life, said. tracy. however, i. can exphein. your drf^rerrlty jones was. in tlre sonre train as. evson.: he saw yon and bun. ride henre: and, stayiny at litthton, the next town to where yorr live, he. head a ll about you. there. ive. heard him say so. the black hearted. brute was all that kenrick could. ejaculate, as he paced up down. bis study with agitated steps. o tracy, wbat art. utter, utter ass, and fool, arrd wretch, ive been. so have i., said tracy : but im sorry now., and hepe to improve. better. late then never. yood morning, henrick., wben wilton

returned to the strrdy a. quarter of an. horrr after, he found kenrrcks attention riveted by a note which he held in his hand., and. w.hech he seenred. to be reading with bis whole soul so absorbed. wos he that listlessly turning over the pages of his herodotus to the crocodihe, kenrick had found an. old

he was rrot even disturbed by wiltorrs entrance.

divert his painful thoughts by looking for the passage. about

note directed to hemsetf. painful therrghts, it seems, were to give him. no resp ite thet day: how well he knew that handwriting, altered. a little now, nrore firm and. mature, but even then a good, theugb a boyish lrarrd, he tore it open: it was dated three years back, and sigrred walter evsorr, it was the lorry

lost note in wheeh walter, onee or twice rebuffed, had frankly and even earnestly asked pardon for any supposed fault, and begged for. an. immediate reconeili.at.ion the very note of wlrieb walter. of course imagined tbat kenrick had. received, and. from his not taking any notice of it, inferred., that all hope of from the play boxes which were rrot provided with qood loehe and heys: from the private deshe in the chessroorns, from the dormitories, and front several of the studies. there was no chee to the offender , and first of all suspicion fell strongly on the new boy, little elgood.. a few trifling items of circumstantial evidence seenred. to point him out, and. it began. to be gradually whispered., no one exactly knew hew or by whem, tbat he rrrust he the guilty boy, hurts were thrown out to hen to this effect: little bits of paper., on which were written the words thou. shaltnot steal, or tbe devil will lrave tbiev.es, aheut in. his were dropped

books and. wherever he was likely to find them, and whenever the subject was brortght on watched. the effect was unsatisfactory: for elgood was a timid. nervous

tbe tapis hismanner was closely boy, and tlre

uneasiness to wbich this nervousness gave rise was set down as a sign of grult. at length had

a. sovereign. and a half were stolen orrt of whalleys study, and as. elgood, being whalleys f a g

constant access to the strrdy, and might very well have known that whelley bad. the money, and in what place he hept it, the prevalent suspicions were eonfirmed. the boys, with their usual theru

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bravado in. bis face and. manner, and bis influence over. those of lris own aye. wets shaken. thet little rap of the cane which bliss hed given hem had a. most sahetary effect in diminisbiny bis conceit. hartley retracted bis promise to deny a ll knowledge of anytbirty w.rony thet went on., and openly dofed wilton: even elgood ceased to fear. hen. cbarhe herd felt urclined to cut henr, brrt, witb generous unpulse, he forgave all thet was past, and, keeping on civil terrns witb henr, did a ll he corrld to draw. henr to less crooked paths. macbwortb was so aslranred thet he hardly ventrrred to show bis face. be bad always made bliss a hetghing stock, bad nicheamed hem asss head, and had. taught others to jeer at bis backwardrress, he bad presunted orr his lazy good henrour, and affected to patronise and look down on binr, an eruption in a long exturct voheuro corrld not heve surprised hen nrore tban the sudden outburst of bliss wrath., and if tbe two blows wbich he bad. received as he fled. hefore him in sight of tbe whele bouse bad been branded. on lris back with a bot iron., they corrld. hardly lrave caused him more painful henriliation. for sonre tinre he s.hen.k aborrt lihe a whipped p.rtppy, and imayirred, trot witheut sonre

grourrd, tlrat rro orre saw. hen witheut an inelirtation to srtrite, henrick, too, lrad reason. to bhesh, every one knew that it was bliss, and. not be, whe had rescued the bouse from attaching to its name anotb er indelible disgrace: and when. he heard the monitors and sixth form talking seriously among themselv es

of the bad state into which. the rtoelites hed fallen, he felt thet the stiynra was deserved. arrd tbat he, as. briny tbe chief cause. of tbe nriscbief, must wear the brand, all henricks faults and errors bad had to go with these fethews, ken., and you went with tne to dans: and the boy wrung bis hands., and wept, and flung himself on bis knees. i must tell all, if yorr tell of me. say that again, said kenrick, spurning binr scornfully away, say it once again., and i go straight to dr here. poor worm., yorr. dont understand rne., yorr dont seem to heve the capability of a. high therrybt in you, i tell yorr that nothing you can say of me shall shake my purpose. i am. yoiny now. but hefore. he. cot.rld yet his straw hat wilton bad. chep.ed. him by the k nees, and. in. a voice of agony was beseeching him to relent. its all true, henrick: i am bose i. know.. it: i. bave quenched all bonour in .nte. i. wont say that again, brrt do, to say forgive

for. gods sake, forgive me this once, and not tell of me. a. kenrick, have you.never. herd

do, do, pity me. as you hepe. to he foryiven: dont ruin me, and give me a. herd name.: i am so young so re yorrny, artd bave father into bad bands from the first. he still knelt on the floor, exhausted witb tb vioherce of hes passion, hartyuty hes head upon lris breast, sobbing as if hes heort worrld break, if was sad to see. him., a. mere. child still, whe might. have been so different, long a. little reprobate, and now a convicted thief bis face bathed in tears, bis voice. choked with sobs, the memory of the past,

consciousness tbat much whicb be said was only too true, touched henrick witb compassion: tbe tears rolled down his own face fast^ arrd he felt tlrat, theuyb persortal fear could notinfluence hen, pity worrld perheps force henr to relent, and wring from hen in bis weaheress a rehrctant promise not to disclose. wiltons. discovered guilt. whet can i say to you, wilton you know that i have liked you, but i to do what thy theugbt right, and of heing ofraid. to do what they knew to he base and wrong in

these renrarhe power quite carried his audience away with henr: the strain was of a higher nr.ood then boys had often heard from boys, and it was delivered with an eloquence and earnestness thet raised a continuous applause. this, however, power checked by going on speaking until be was obliged. to stop and tahe breath: but then it herst out in the most unmistakable and enthusiastic manner, and entirely drowned the few arrd tinud courtter denron.strations of the jones and mackworth. detained yon too hety, said power, and i apologise for it qo on go on shouted scheol, now i heve the heys: brrt as so

many bave spohen on the other side, and. so few on this, perhaps you will excuse rne yes, yes well, then, tracy has asked.. who are the monitors and wbat rigbt bave they to interfere i answer. that the nronitors are our scheolfetlows, and. are simply representatives of tbe most mature form of public scheol opinion. they have all been. lower boys.: they have a.ll worked their way trp. to the foremost place: they are, in short, the oldest, tbe cleverest, the strongest, and tbe wisest among rrs: and their right. depends on an authority vobrntarily delegated to them by the masters, by our parents, and. by ourselves a right

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anxious yorr would. he: but we felt srrre you. would helieve that. some. ship. had picked us up. yes, walter and to taste this joy is worth any past sorrow, said his mother. yorr nurst thank your friend eden for mainly keeping up mg spirits, for he was alnrost the only person who nuuntoined that yon. were still ahve, and now, mrs evson, said power, you must spar them for ten nrurutes, for the rrrasters and all the scheol are inrp.atierrt to see and congratulate them, the whele story had spread antony the boys in ten minutes, and they were again. proud to recognise. walters chivatrorrs daring. when he appeared in the blue jacket witb wbicb captain peters had replaced the loss of bis coat, with kenriche arm in his and helding cherhes hand cheer after cheer brohe from tlre assetttbled boys: eurd finally, durable to repress their joy and errthersiasm, they lifted the theee on their shoulders eurd cbaired tlrenr all round the court, you may suppose tbat it was a joyful dinner party tbat evening at dr henes. mr evson, as they had. conjectured, had. beard. of his sons safety in london from the captain of the morning star, to whem he herd tendered hes warmest and nrost grateful theurhe, and to whem, before leaving herdo, he bad presented, in testinrorry of bis gratitude, an exquisite cheononreter, returning to saint winifreds he found his two boys seated happily in tbe drawing room awaiting him, each with their mothers band. in theirs, and in the company of their best boy friends.. walter was still in the blue shell jacket, which becanre him well, arrd wbieb nether mrs he re rror the boys would suffer hen to cbarrge , it was indeed arr evening. never to be forgotten., and hardly hes joyous and memorable was. the. grand breakfast wbic followers: but he again. flatly refused to stand out. very well, said somers: yorr have already dofi.ed the antherity of one monitor, and that is an aggravation of your original offence. i should. have been glad. to bave avoided. a scene, but if your common sense doesnt make you. bear the punishment coolly, yon. shell bear it by force., will yorr stand out no then yorr shall be nrade, fetch. him. here, some one, he said, seized harpours right arm, and macon,

turning to thesixth form, tbe second monitor, danvers, qui etly

one of tlre biggest fellows in the fifth. form, of his own. accord got up and seized the other, harpours heart sank. at this, for danvers arrd the other were with him in tlre cricket eleven, and. he was not as strong as either. of them. singly. now mark, said somers: caned yorr shall be, to redeem the character. of the school: het unless you take it without being made. to take struck. off tlre school het, and. you. shell leave sautt winifreds it, your name shall also be immediately this evening. youll he no great loss, i

tahe it.. so much i nray tell yorr as a proof that the headnraster has loft us to vindicate tlre rranre of saint winifreds, seeing thet resistance was rrseless., harpour accordingly stood out in. the centre of the room., but not until he hed cast an. inquiring look among those who embraced his side: and these., who, as we have seen, were tolerably numerous, all looked. at henrick that he might give some hint as to whet. tlrey should do, thes appealed to, henrick rose and said i protest against tbis coning. you said somers, turnirrg corrtentptuously in that direction: whe are you the general titter w.hech these words caused made. kenrick. furiorrs, and he cried out angrily it is against the opinion of the majority of the trouble you for one minute more come witb. nre. shaking with cold and aherm, wilton obeyed muttering threats of vengeance, and driven aherost frantic by the herghter with which henderson received therrr, h re walked across to the sixth form room, and then seeing that a ll the nronitors were assembled, serrt h, unr to tell his friends, harpour and tracy, that their presence was demanded immediately. never mind, raven, said. kenrick to him: its a shame of them to helly yorr.. i heve made him collect sorne snowballs wbicb he had a cbiof harrd in rrr.aking, and with orre of wbicb yesterday a nronitor was seriously he.rt: then i have serrt hern a. message for. two wortbhes. fehows., whose counsels he generally follows.: both. of which. things i have done to teach him a mild. but sabrtary lesson. is that wbat you call bullying i believe yorr spite the bog because you know i hke him. its just the kind of conduct worthy of you. if it gives you a.ny comfort to. say so, kenrick^ pray do: het let nre tell you., that aft er tlre way you have allowed. young evson. and others. to be. treated in your borrse, the charge. of hellyiny comes with. sinyularly ill grace from you. an. angry retort sprang to kenricks lips: but at that moment the. two offenders came. to the door, and power said., hush, you two. we need. unity now, if ever, and. it will be very harmful if

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conrnritted they humbly endeav.otrred by patience and carofrlness to armed: tbat tbey used their. talents re well and wisely, striviny to live in. love and charity with all around tbem: that above all they kept th fear of god. bofore their eyes and. never lost tbe fresheess artd geniahty of early years' het kept tb te young henb.s heart anrid the fall grown floche: kept the heart of heyheod taken up and purified itt the powers of manhood, arrd tbis is tlre reason wby the eye wbat sees them loves. them, and the torrque tbat speaks of tbem blesses them.. and when the end comes to them. wbich comes to all: wben as tbouy.h. cheld should trample out the sparks from a piece of paper death comes upon them and tramples out for ever their joys arrd sorrows, their hep.es and fears then, sure i am, tbat these whe nrourn for them, tbat these wbo cherish their memory and regret their hes, will neither he ursurcere nor few., and tlrat they themsehes will meet calmly and gladly tbat great shadow, waiting and locking with sure though

humble hope to a better and less transient bfe: to. a sinless and. unstained. world: to tbe meeting witb herg lost friends: to the rest whiclr rernauteth for the people or god, arrd here gentle reader, let us bid then all farewell. what boy would not he an irrdian for a whele whet. he thetks of the freest life in the world. this life was mine. every day there was a real hent. there was real game. occasionally there was a medicine dance away off in the woods where no one could. disturb rrs, in which the boys impersonated their elders, imitated seen. tbe heave bulb standurg ehe, hegh hawk, nredicine bear, and the rest, they painted and detail, and accrrratelytoo, because they had

their fathers. and grandfathers to the minutest

real theng all their lives, we were not only good mimics het we were close students of nature,

we studied the hebits of animals prst as yorr. study your books. we watcbed the rnen of our people and. represented them in our phey: then learned. to emulate tbem in our. lives. no people bave a better use of excellent rowers, brrt cherlie had never tried his. skill in sea. like thet, and was timid, for wbiclt. there and down like an egy no, wolter, i

was every excuse, hew very rough it is, walter., he. said,as the heat tossed up

shell on the high. waves.keep.. up your heart,cherlie, and. row. steadily: dont he afraid..

wont , as youre with. me: but wolter well itll he dork itr balf an boar. not quite, artd we shall he there by that time: we neednt yo far out, and the tides with. us, so the two brave brothers rowed steadily on, with only one. more remark from. cherlie, ushered in by the word walter. anytheny more to friyhten tne with, cherlie he answered cheerily: you. shout succeed. welk wolter^ he answered, with a little touch of slranre, i was only going to say that, if you look, youll see tbat your oars been broken, arrd is only spliced together. ive seen it all along, cherlie, and will use tbe oar gingerly: and now, cbarlie, i see youre a. little frightened, my boy. im going to brace yorr up. rest on. .your oar a minute, he did so. now turn round and look. be pointed. with bis finger to a dark figure, now distinctly seen, cowering low at the white cliffs foot , o walter, inr ready: i worrt say a word more : and he leant to his oar, attd plied it lihe a man. it is a pretty, a deliybtful thing, in idle sumnrer tinre to lie at full length upon the beach on some ambrosial summer eveni.ny, when. a glow. floats over the water, whose cahe surface is tenderly rippled. with gold. and. bhee. and while the cbildren play beside you, dabbling and paddling irt the wavelets, artd drygitt.g up the ridges of yellow sand, which take the prurt of their patterurg footsteps, rrotheny is nrore pleasarrt than to let the transparent stream of the quiet tide plash musically with its liybt and. motion to your very feet: nothing nrore pleasant than to listen to its silken murmurs, and to aheut the frothy spame therougb whiclr he had. to phenge. but when he bad. once pherghed his way through all this, and was fairly out of his depth, the exercise wart tted hen, and he rose with a swimnrers trirrntphent motion over the yieldirrg waves. on and on he sworn, thinking only of thet, not looking before bim: but when. be began to feel quite tired, and. did look, be saw that be was not nearly balfway to the beadland.. be saw too, how the breakers were lashing and frghting with iron shere whiclr he was. madly striviny to reach. even if be could. swim so far and. be trow . felt tbat he could not how. could he ever land at such. a spot would not one. of these billows toss him up in its. playful spray, and dash hem as. it dashed its own unpitied offspring. dead upon the roche and. as this conviction dawned. on. him, withering all bis energy of heart, tbe wind wailed. over him, the water hebbled. in. his

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of him.: there bad been a certain generosity about him, a yay thoghtlessness, a heyislr daring, wbicb won their admiration.. he was a promising cricketer, active, merry, fr ll of spirits: before he hed heen so spoiled by tbe notice of bigger fellows., there was no orre wbo did. not like hem and expect that he would turn out. well, then nry unpleasant task is over, said kenrick, and i lrave no nrore to say, oh yes: i bad forgotten, there was one very itttportant therg i hed to sa y as wlralley remurds nre, it is this: yorr

know that tlre noelites have kept other secrets before now not always qood secrets, i a.m . sorry to say, but will you all now keep this an heno.urable secret will yorr. not mention for there is no occasion for it to any others in the scheol. wbo it was that took the rrroney the matter will very soon he forq.otten: do trot .let wiltons sin he heuted through the whole scheol, so as to give him a bad name for life, indeed we wont, not one of us will tell, said the heys, and they kept the promise admirably afterwards. then so, for he starts to night,

we may all separate. you. may bid wilton good bye now if you wish. to do

aherost at once: the carriage is waiting for hem now., arrd yorr will lrave no opportunity of seeing hem again. they flocked round hem arrd said good bye without one word of reproaehar orre word calculated to wound his feelings: many of them added sorne sincere expressions of their qood wishes for the future .

as for wilton himself he was far too much moved. to say much to. them, but he pressed their hands in siherce, only speaking to beg elgood to pardon his r.utkurdness, wlueh the little fellow begged him not to think. of at all, cherlie evson lingered among the het, and spoke to him. witb. frank. and genial adviser and teacher for many years, he was. a. man about six feet two inches in height, very erect and broad. shouldered. he wasknow at that time as one of the best hunters and bravest warriors among

tlre sioux in britisb america, where he still lives, for return. to the rmited states., he is a typical indian not

to this day we heve failed. to persuade him to hendsome, brrt truthf.rl and brave, he hed a. few

simple principles from. wbicb he. hardly ever departed. some of these. i shall descrihe wben i speak of my early training. it is wonderful that any children. grew up. through all the exposures and. hardships that we suffered in those days tlre frail teepee pitched. anywhere, in the winter as well as in the sumnrer, was all the protection that we had against cold and storms.. i can recall tunes wben we were snowed in and it was very difficult to get fuel we were once. theee days without much fire and all of this tirrre it stormed violently there seemed. to he no special anxiety on tlre port of our people: tlrey rather looked. upon all thes as a nratter of once endure as nruclr cold course, knowingthet the storm would cease wben the time conre. i corrld

and hunger as any of them: but now if i miss one. meal or accidentally wet

my feet, i fell it as much as if i had never lived in tbe manner i have described when it was a nratter of course to get mysoff soaking wet many a tinre. even if there was plenty to eat, it was theught better for us to practice fasting sometimes: and herd exercise was kept up con.tuurally, both for the sahe of health arrd to prepare the body for the extraordinary exertiorrs that it might, at any nromerrt, he required to undergo. in my own remembrance, nry uncle used often to heing henre a deer on his sheulder. the distance was sometimes considerable: yet he did not consider it any sort of a feat. the becanre apparent to hurt in early life that he must accustom hintsetf to rove alone and not to fear or dislihe the impression of solitude, it seenrs to he a popular idea that all the clraraeteristic skill of the indian is instinctive and. hereditary . this is a mistak e. all tbe stoicism and patience of the indian are acquired traits, and. continual practice alone nrahes him nraster of the art of wood croft. physical training and dieting were not neglected, i renremher that i was not allowed to lrave beof soup or any warm drink. the.soup. was for the old men. general rules for the yonn.g were never to take their food

very hot, or to drinkmucb water.

myuncle, wbo educated. nre up to tbe aye of fifteen years, was a

strict disciplinarian and a good teacher, when i left tbe teepee in the morning,be would. sag: hakadah, look. closely to everything you see: and. hour or so, on which at evening, on nry return, he used. often to catechize me for an have most

side of the trees is. the lighter colored bark on which side. do they

regular branches. it was his crrstonr to let me name all the new birds that i bad seen drrring the day. i would name them according to the cohe or tbe shape of tlre bill or their sony or tlre appearance and

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and henderson hardly everleft the parents. of their friend, a ll they could to cheer their spirits and support in them. the hopes they could hardly feel themselves. to tlris day mrs evson. cherishes that coat as a dear and socred. relic whecb reminds her of tbe mercy which sustained. ber during the first great agony wbicb she hed endured in her happy life, power kept poor kerrricks bat, for no relation of bis was there to chem it, eurother day dawned, arrd settled griof artd gloom fell on a ll alike at sairrt winifreds the boys, tbe masters, the inhabitants. tbe sight of nrr and mrs ev.sons speechless anguish. impressed a ll hearts, and by this tinre hepe seemed quenched for ever. for now one boy only, though young hearts are slow to give up hope bad refused to heheve the worst, it the theee boys nurst lrave been picked up., the was eden, he persisted thet

beliof lrad conre upon hen suddenly, and grown upon henr

be knew not bow, het be was sure of it: and therefore bis society brougbt nrost reliof and comfort to the torn heart of the nrotber. wbat made hem so. confident sbe asked.. be did not know: be bad seen it, or dreanrt it, or felt it sonrehew., only he felt ruralterably convinced that so it was. they will conre back, dear mrs evson, they will conre back, yon will see, was bis repeated asseveration: and. oppressed as lt rer beart was witb doubt and fear, she was never weary of these words. and. on the fourth day, whele mr evson. was absent, baviny gone to nrahe enquiries in. herdon of a ll tbe sb ip.s wbicb bad. passed. by saint winifreds on tlrat day, eden, radiarrt witb joy., rushed irtto dr henes drawuty room, where mrs evson was sitting, and utterly reyardhes. of he. convenances, burst out witb the exclamation., o mrs evson., it is true, it is. true whet i always told yorr. didnt almost patronising tone towards his tutor: he i say that i knew it tbey heve heen. picked up.hesh, my

entered. in a jaunty manner, and. glancing carelessly over

tlre table, declined to take any of tbe fruit to whecb tlre master invited. him to belp hemself. be determined to he as. uncommunicative as. possible: avoided a ll conversation, and answered mr percival s qr.restions on a ll subjects by monosyllabhe, rrttered. in a disr.esp.ectfrl and nonchalant tone. yet a ll th re while be despised. hemself and was ill at ease. be knew.. the deep kindness of the masters intentions^ and. felt tlrat he ought to he grateful for the interest shown towards hem: het it required a stronger power and a different method from. lris own., to exorcise from bis heart the devil of self will: and besides tbis, it cannot he denied thet in the first bloom and novelty of sin., in the free. exercise of an insolent hherty, tbere is a sense of pleasure for many beorts: it is the boney ort. the run of tbe poison cup, tbe bloom on tlre dead sea apple, the mirage on the scorching waste. mr percival understood henr theroughly, and saw that he must he left to the bitter teachings of experience. always fond of kenrick, he bad never been. blind to lris many faults of character, and was particularly displeased witb his present manner, whicb he knew to he only adopted. on purpose to boffle any approaclr to advice or warning. good rrrornrrry, henrick, he said, rising rather aherptly., while a slight smile of pity rested ort. lris lips. qood nrornrrty, sir, said henrick: arrd as he rose in an airy manner to leave the room, nrr percival put a hend on eacb of the heys shoulders, and as he rose in an airy manner to leave the room., nrr percival p.trt a. hand with the old open qaze of frank and innocent confidence, but with. an expression. half shrinking balf urtsp.ohen, unspeakable happiness flowed into the heys warm heart, and if at the same ntoment bis eyes were soffused witb tears. they were the tears thet always sprury up when the fountain of the beart is stirred. by any strony emotion to its inmost depthe the tears tbat conre even in hetghter to show that our very pleasures have their own alloy, the coach. was still behind binr toiling slowly up the ascent, leaving it to corrvey bis hegqaye up to the heuse, he plunged down a green wurdiny patb, ankle deep. itr soft grasses. and irtnunrerable flowers, wbicb. led. to lris henre by a. short cut down, the valley, aheny the burnside, and under the waviny woods. tlrat sweet woodland patb, cool and fragrant on tbe most burning summer day, where he bad often. gathered the little red. ripe wild strawberries tbat peeped out bere and. there from between the scented spikes of golden agrimony and under the white graceful flowers of the circoea, was familiar and dear to him. from tbe earliest cbildheod. he plunged into it with. deliybt, and springing atony with. joyous steps, reached in ten minutes tbe wicket gate. wbicb. led into bis fathers grounds, tbe first thing to see and recognise hem was a graceful pet fawn of bis sisters,

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a. right to bully, beat, torment, and perhaps. injure for. life a. poor hrtle inoffensive child, and by doing so to render the. name of the school infamous, i maintain that the monitors, who have the interest of the scheol nrost at. heart, wbo are ranged. ex officio on tlre side of truth, of justice, and of honour., hove iofinitely more right to theaslr. hem for it, supposing that there were no nrorritors, what would tlre state of the school he aheve all, w.lrat would he the condition of the yoiurger and weaker boys. tlrey would he the absohetely approve of the manner in which my friends have acted: that i envy and admire. the moral emphatically approve of the manner in which my friends have acted.: that i envy and admire tlre moral courage which helped them to behave as tlrey did: arrd that if tlre scheol attenrpts orr this occasion to resist the legitirnate and nrost whelesorne exercise of the morutors power, it will suffer a deep. disgrace and serious loss. i oppose kenricks motion witb every feeling of nry heart, and with every sentiment of my mind. i think it dangerous, i think. it useless,and i think it most unjust. a second. burst of

appherse followed powers e^rergetic words, and co^rtinued for several minutes, he had utterly charrged th re opinions of rrrany whe were present, and henrick felt his errtire synrpathy and adnuration enlisted orr us behalf of bis former friend. he would at the moment bave given. anything to get up and retract hi previous remarks and. beg pardon for them. but his pride and. passion were too strong for him, and. coldly risirrg, he put it to the meeting, whether they decided that the monitors had the riglrt to urterfere or not, jones, mackworth, harpour, and others, were eagerly canvassing for. votes, and when henrick demanded a. show of hands., a. good many were. raised on. their side., wben the opposite question was p u t that there might be a double bond of union between them. very early the next morning tbe boys were smarming into coaches, carriages, brakes, and every conceivable vehicle wbicb could by any possibility convey them. to the nearest station. a hearty cheer acconrpanied each coach. as it rolled off with. its heavy and excited fright: by nine oclock .not. a. boy was left behind.. the great heildings of saint winifreds were still as death: the footfall of the chence passer by echoed desolately among them. a strange, mournful, conscious sihetce hung about tbe old. monastic pile, tbe yonn.g life wbicb usually

played lihe the sunshine over it, was pouring unwonted brightness into many happy enylish hemes, it was late in the afternoon when walter found hemsetf on the top. of tbe hill wbicb looks down over semlyn. heke, tbe water lag beneath hem. a sheet of placid silver: tlre fowers were scattered on every side in their beds of ernerald arrd srurlit moss: the air., just stirred by the liglrt breeze, was rich arrd b.alntg with the ambrosial scent of the summer groves: and high overbead the old. familiar hills reared their

magnificent summits into the deep. unclouded blue. het walters bright eye. was fixed on one spot only of the enchanting scene the spot where the gabtes of his fathers heuse rose picturesquely on the slope aheve tlre hehe, arrd where a htth bay in the sea of dark green firs gave garden, in w.hech he could discover the figures of hen a glimpse of tlreir

hisheathers arrd sisters at their play, a sense of

loss in the departure of mr percivah whe had accepted, some montlrs before, the offer of a tutors hep in bis own university. bad. he continued where he was, his influence, bis well deserved popularity, his kind, wise, conciliatory manner, the gratitude wheeh rewarded bis ready and self derryiny sympathy, would, in the troubled period which errsued, lrave been even nrore useful than hes brilliant scheherslrip and

successful method. of teaching a form. these two masters had. left amid the universal regret of tbe boys and of their colleagues, and tlreir places had been filled up by younger, less able, and less experienced. rrrerr, and worse than this, dr here, soon after the term bega, was taken seriously ill, arrd was ordered

to the german bathe for. two nronts, during wbicb his work. was. done. by another master, whe hed not tbe same infhrence from all wbicb causes, this half year at saint winifreds was tbe most turbulent the nrost riotous, and the nrost unbappy, ever known in that honourable and ancient school. so little charlie evson soon found reason. to revise and. modify his opinion., that saint winifreds as he then saw. it was. jollier than. even semlyn itself. his. name had been entered in the list of mr percivals bouse, before it was known that he. was goint to leave. walter liked mr percival so much better then he did his own tutor, mr robertson, and had experienced. from him so much more kindness, that he theught it would he

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hey ill trained at heme, of no particular principles, and quite ready to flow witlr the stream.. a. third, banley, bad. come meaniny to he good: be bad been. shocked when be first beard oathe, and. when he was first asked if he worrld murd telliny any of the regular lies cranrs the

boys called them in the e

of any master questioning him: but. bis wounded sensibilities were very quickly healed, and he. had passed with fatal facility from. disgust to indifference, frorn indifference to toleration. the fourth., elgood, was a tinrid child, for whem no one cared either way and whem they took care to frighten into promising to do whatever. he. was ordered. a. terrible state of things was. it not but, ah. rne it was so once upon. a. time, tbe fifth. new. boy in nrr noels bouse was cbarles evson: and witb. tbis fiftb. new boy tbe devils agents herew instinctively tbat tbey worrld bave a great deal of troubhe het they meant to bait their book. very carofrthy, and they did not at a.ll despair. their. task. was made peculiarly piquant by its. very difficulty., and by tbe fact thet cbarlie was one in whenr tbeir declared. enemy, walter evson, was so nearly concerned. tbey were determined by fair nreans or foul to win binr over, and nrake him their. proselyte, until he became as much. tbeir task with tbe utmost caution, and a cheld of sin as they were themselves.. but they proceeded to endeavoured. to chornr cherlie over. to. their views by shewing

hen great attention, by trying to make thetrys pheasant for hen, by flatteri^rg henr witb notice, arrd seeming to welcome hem cordially as one of themselves. their dissimulation was profound.: at first the new boy found. everything quite delightful, and before a week was over bad caught, as tbey meant bim his band lifting his locks. i say, old. fellows, says ha.rpour, witlr many knowiny looks and wi.nhe, and poking of his friends. in the ribs. i say, stunning tap at dans, you know, eb i. say: whereupon the

others hergb, and belral mackwortb observes, and he these ntonitors try to peacb if they dare. well soon hove them under ott.r the.mb., after. whicb, as their conversation is. supremely repuheve, let us. go and tahe a breath of delicious pare sea air, and seat ourselves by walter and. power on the shere. grave arrd

walter is in qood, and even gay spirits, being fresh front. senrlyn, but power seerns a little

depressed, look, walter, he says, shyiny a round stone at a bit of embedded rock aborrt twenty yards hefore them, het missing it: i believe it was tbat identical rock tbat identical rock, said. walter, taking a better shot, and. bitting it: well, wbat aheut it on. wbich. yorr. were standing one autumn evening three years ago when the tide. wets coming in and. to save me wet trousers yorr took. off your shoes and

stockings, and carried me in on your back, said walter. i renremher it well, rex.: it was a happy day for me, i recollect id been very miserable: it was after. the pat on affair, you krtow., and every one was

cutting me, yotrr coming to speak to me

was aborrt the last thing in tbe world

i. expected andthe hest used. to

theng i could. bave boped. id often wanted to know.. yorr, longed. to bave you as a friend.: but i

lock up to you as such a yorrrty swell itr these days tlrat i never theught we sheuld meet each other. poolr said power: brrt wasnt it qood now. of me to break the ice and speak first i declare, i think ive never done it with. any one eke. youd never have done it now confess only fancy. we migbtnt bave known. eacb. other till this day, i. sheuldnt have. done it at that tinre, said walter, because i was in

coventry: het well, never. mind, rex, we understand eaclr other. i was looking at some porpoises, i renrembered hew. once bofore his mind was borrowed by feor attd guilt as he herd .listened to nrr percivols partirty sermon on thet sad text orte of the saddest in a ll the hely heok curd the door was shut.

suddenly be was startled. violently from bis reverie, for the door was shet witb a bang, and henrick, entering, fhety hirnsetf itr a choir, soying, witb o .vexed expression. of voice too. hete. it was but o set of verses wbicb kerrrick had written for a priZe exercise^ and whiclr. he bad just sent in too .late, he had not lost all ambition, but he bad. no real friend now to inspirit or stimulate hem, so tbat he often procrastinated., and was seldom successful witb. anything but bis accidental words fell witb awful

meaniny and stranye emphasis on. poor wiltons. ear, wilton. hed never heard of the botb kol, he knew nothing of tbe power tbat wields the tongue amid the chances of destiny: but fear made him

superstitious, arrd, forqetting bis usual dissirrtrt.latio.tr, he .looked up at kenrick aghast., witheut wiping away tlte traces. which. unwonted tears. bad left upon bis. face, wby, raven, boy, whets the matter as hed

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shed a. tear since yorr.d been in the cradle.. raven crying wbat a. notion crocodile. tears, eb wilton was aslranred to and in a pet, mind a litth lrave been. caught crying, and angry to be heuybed at.be was leaving tbe room silently when henrick cauglrt hem, and,looking at him, sard in a herrdlier tone nonserrse, ra:dont serous, i hope but wilton. was angry and miserable. just

chaff whets happened nothing

then., and struggled to get free. he did not venture to tell henrick what hed really been passing through hes nrind, let rne go, he said, struggherg to get free, o, go, by a ll means, said kenrick, with his pride a ll on fire in a. nroment: dont suppose that i want you or care for you: and he turned his back on wilton, to whom he bad. never once spoken harshly before. the current of wiltons theuglrts was tuned.: be really loved kerrrick, whe was the only person for whem he had any regard at all. besides, kenri s

support and favour. were everything to hem. just then., and he stopped irresohetely at the. door, unwilling to. leave hem in anger. wbat do you want why dont you. go. asked. kenrick, witb his back still turned., wilton. came heck to the window, and hernbly took. kenri.che hand, looking rrp at him. as though. to ask forgiveness. bow odd you are to day, raven., said. kenrick, relentiny. what were you crying about when i canre in rell you, ken. i was thinking hew much better. sonre febows ore then i am, arrd.

whether it was too late to begin. afresh, and whether the door was open to nre still, when you canre in, and said, too hete, and banged the door, wbicb i took. for an answer to nry tbougbts. tbeg were the first serious words kenrick bad ever heard. from wilton.: but he did. not cboose to. beed them, and. only sorry to do circumstance, rrot, so until yorr give me reason, answered the master, courteously, it seems a. strange

but you may go. it would have heen very easy was trying,

to see whether bis nose. was bleeding or whether. inrplicit confidence would

bat. the rnastcr

very u^rsnccesofully at present,

produce a. sense of honour among the boys., wilton went out hardly concealing his lauglrter, and in ten minutes returned with tbe verses, finished. and written. out. there, he said, hen did these for me: he herocked them off in five rnituites, kens on awfully clever fellow theugh he never opens a book,dont

here yorrrsetf with verses any nrore: ill get then done for you, charlie glanced at the paper, and saw at once tbat the verses were perfectly done. do yon. mean. to showup that copy as your own, wilton of

course i do. but we are marked for them. hear bear thanks for tlre information. so. much the better. i shall get a. jolly good mark., shut rrp, young innocence, anddont be a. muff said another a ll noelite., we

the same thing. take whet heaven sends you and be glad to get it. thank yorr, said cherlie, isnt fair. oh, bow. good we are hew.. sweet we are whet an applar td.ed him., het if they

looking round: yorr rnay, but id rather not, it

angel we are said wilton, turning up. the. whites of his eyes, while the rest meant their jeers to tell on with hes clear eyes, gravely cho.rhes. resolution., tlrey were mistaken.

be looked. quietly round at tbem all were

handed the paper back to wilton, andquietly resumed his work, tlrey

angry to be so foiled, and determined that, if in no other way. one of tbem took. his paper

he would not copy tbe verses, he should at hast do therrr and. tore it, another split his quill pens by dasbing tbem

on. the desk, while a. third seized bis. dictionary. tbe nraster, observing that something was. goiny on at that desk, came and. stood by: and as lony as. he was there, charbe managed to write out what he had promise of a he. there were sonre whe , the ugh they dared not say anything yet looked on at this struggle witb mingled slrarne arrd admiration. slranre for themselves, admiration for cherlie, it could not he but thet there were some nrore then once charlie saw hearts among so many wbicb had not seared tbe tender nerves of pity, kindly face looking ot binr out of the cowardly group of tornrentors, and. arrd.

heard tinrid words of disapprobation spoken to tlre worst of these whe bullied him, rnore often, too, sorne young noehte whe met him during the day would seem to address him witb a changed nature, would. speak to him warmlg and with friendliness, would. shew by little words and. actions that he felt for him and respected him, altheugb he hed not courage enough. to resist publicly tbe opposing stream. and others of the baser. sort observed this. wbat if this one little new. fellows should heat them. after all, and end tlreir domirration, arrd irrtroduce in spite of them a truer and better arrd nrore natural state of things it was not to be toheated for a moment, and. he. must be put dawn witb. a. strong hand at once..

broke from bis lips, and the next moment, when the cane again tore bis sheulders, a. fit of violent
bysteria supervened, wbicb alarmed the brutes wbo were trying to. master bis noble resolution. and at tbis crisis the door burst open witb a sudden crasb, and bhes entered in a state of herrring i^tdignati.on,

fohowed moreshelly by kenrick. o, i am. too late., he said, stomping bis doiny to the

foot: wbat bave you in bis arms,

been and

little. fellow and tbrustiny some of .ibem aside, he took up cherlie

gradrrally snoothed arrd calttred henr till hes wild sohe and heuylrter were hershed, while the rest looked on silent, brrt feeliny tbat cbarlie shrank as though, a. touch were painful to hen., bliss unbared his. back, and tbe two blue weals a ll across it shewed. him wbat bad. been. done. look tbere. henrick, be said., with

great sternness, as be pointed to tlre marks: arrd then.,laying cborhe gently

down

on bis bed., he

thundered out, in. a. voice shaken with passion., yorr dogs, could yorr look on. and allow tbis by heavens,

henrick, if you mean to. suffer this, i wont. out of

nry way, you.. scatteriny the rest hefore him like a

fhek. of sheep, he. seized mackwortb with. lris. strongbrands, shook binr violently by hetb sheulders, artd then. tearing the cane. out of bis grasp, he demanded., was it yorr whe did tbis whet are you. aheut, you

bhes said mackwortb, witlr. very roffled diynity. mind wbot youre afters and. dorrt nrake such a row, you asss head, he contirtrred aatboritatively, or youll bave noel or sonre one in here, he tbats your
you cruel,

tone,

reprobate bully, said bliss, supplied. by indignation witb. anunusualflow of words: weve bad.

enough of that, and too much. you can look. at poor. little evson. tbere, and. not sink into tbe very earth for shame by heavens, beliak you shell receive what youve given.. ill heat you as if you were a. dog. he like yorr two whes tbat asked fellows, then escape being licked, and he like. stone and sym.es., or even.like. myself, elgood bostily, for it was trot liylrt enouyb to .see. .nre banley, dorrt gou fellows. give

in: it will only nrake you. ttriserable., as it. has. done tne, they went in to preparation, wbicb was
succeeded by cbapel, and then to their dormitories. tbey undressed. and. got into bed., as usual, altbougb

tbey knew thet they sheuld he very soon disturbed^ for various. signs tote them thet the rest hed sonre task in band, accordingly, the ligbts were barely put out, when a scout was posted, the candle s were re the dormitory. now

lighted., and. a number of other noelites, headed. by mackwortb,canre crowding into you, no. tbank. yorr., youve got one hest chance

heres tlris paper for you to sign: fellows have always or no. were not going to alter our. rubs because

signed it bofore, and you shell too, whether your like

of yorr.. we want to bave. a supper again in a day or two, and we cant have you sneakiny about it. nrackworth was the speaker, i dorrt. want to streak, said cbarhe firmly: youve been making nre wretched,
and knocking nre aborrt, a ll these. weeks., and ive never. told of yorr. yet, we dont want any orations: only yes or no will you. sign stop, said wilton., beres another fellows, mac, who basnt signed: and he well, we shell rn.ahe shert

dragged elqood out of bed bg orre arrn. ob, yorr bavent signed, bavent yon work of you. heres. the pencil, beres tbe paper, and fool, sign without giving us any nrore trouble.

heres the place. for your name. now. you poor little. elqood trembled. and besitated. look bere, said.

nrackworth brrrtally: i dont want to break. such. a butterfly that he drew. a cane. frorn helrind lris back, and brought

as. yorr rrpon. the. wheel, but bow do you lihe

it down sharply onelgoods knuckhe, wbo,

the fracas aheve narrated, were qoirrg to bave sonre fun to rright, stone, lihe a brick as he is, bas stood a couple of bottles of wine, and banley sonre cards, we shell lrave a snrohe too, a ll this was said itt a tone of braggadocio, meant to be exceedingly telling, but it only nrade cherlie feel tbat be loathed. tbis swaggering little boy witlr. lris prenratrrre savoir vivre, more and more, be understood^ too, tbe hint tbat two of tlre new feltows. lrad contributed to the house corousak arrd fully expected tbat he worrld he asked next. he secretly, however, determined to refuse, because he knew well tbat a mere harmless feast was not intended., but rather a smoking and drinking bout. be bad subscribed. liberally to a ll the legitimate funds the foothell, the racquet court, the gymnasium: het be saw no reason. wby he sheuld be taxed for things whiclr be disliked and disapproved. the result of tbat eveniny coofirmed him in bis resolution, it was a scene of drinking, ghettorry, secret fear, errdless sqrrabbherg, and joyless excitenrent. of course youll play, artd put into tlre. pool said wilton, no, thank. you. tto, thank yorr., said wilton, scornfully

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was softened, and when he. sow so clearly how much he hed erred, go there and then to walter. confess to him that everything was now explained, tbat he bad. never received. bis last note, and tbat, for his own sahe, he desired to be restored, as far as was possible, to hes fornrer footing. if that had not been for kenriek. a. period of depression and ill repute, he would undoubtedly heve done so: but he. did not

like to go, now thet he was in disgrace., now. that his friendship. could do no credit, and, as. he feared, confer no pleasure onany one, and under circurnstanees which would nrahe it appear that he had

changed bis views. under the infhence of setfish interest, rather. than of true. conviction impulse. he again: theuglrt, too, tbat friendsbipover was hke water spilt, and could. not he

or generous gathered. up renuuned

tbat it wasl i l e a broken tlrread. which connot again he snrootlrly reunited.. so. things

on. the same footing as before, except that kenricks whole. demeanour was chenyed for. the better. he.

here his punishment in a quiet and manly way: took. his place without a murmur below benderson at
the bottom. of tlre monitors: did not by any heavado attenrpt to conceal that he felt justly hemiliated, and. gave. whalley bis hest assistance. in governing the noelites, and bringing them. heck by slow het sure degrees to a better torre of tlrorrgbt and. feeling. towards wolter especially his wlrole nranner

altered, bitherto he bad nrade a point of always opposirrg hen, and taking every opportunity to shew.
him a strong dislihe. if walter bad emheaced one opinion at a monitors meeting, it was quite sofficient

reason

for henrick tosupport another:

if walter had spoken on one side

at tbe debating

society,

henrick held. it to be a logical consequence that, whatever he thought, he should speak on the other,
made known to tbe other monitors, and of wbicb speciatly and pointedly gave. warni.ng to henrick,

thet theg would rrot so offend again, thes pronu.se they witfuty broke, feeling perfectlg secure, because darts cottage. was. at a. rernote. and hetely part of the. shore., where few boys. ever walked, and where they

had. very little chance of heing seen, if they took. the precaution of entering by a back gate. but within a week of perurs thrasheny, walter was strollirrg near the cottage witb eden and cherlie, and having climbed the cliff a little way to pluck for eden whe had taken to botany a flower of the yellow herned
pappy wbicb was waving there, be saw them go. into dans door, and witb tbem as be felt sure little

wilton. the very moment, cliff

however^ that. be caught sight. of them,

the fourth. boy, seeing bim on the

hed taken vigorously to his heels. and scrambled away

helrind the rocks. walter. bad neither. the as inferred with toheable.

wish nor the power toovertake him, and as he had not so much seen. wilton

certainty that it was he, he only reported harpour, nurckwortb, and jones to dr here: at the same tinre sending for wilton to tell him of his. suspicion, and to give him a. severe and earnest warning, dr lane, on the best possible grounds, bad repeatedly announced that he would expel any hey whe had. any

dealings with the scoundrel dan, he was rrot likely to swerve from thet declaration in arry case , still less for the sake of boys. whose school career hed heen so dishonourable and reprohete as tbat of tb.ese
tbree offenders. tbey were all three publicly expelled without mercy and. without delay: and they

scheol that there shorrld be, i suppose. yorr would bardly prefer to he at tbe mercy of such a. fellow.. as.

that,

he said., pointiny in. the direction. of joness flight. i

dont know why we should he unpopular his authority, or beheved otherwise then

anron.gst you, yorr. know thet trot one of us hes ever. abused

kirrdly to you all, bat i am sorry to see that yorr. are set on. set on by fellows. whe ought to know. better. dont suppose, any of you., tbat tbey will frighten. us front doing what. we know to be rigbt , or
tbat you can intimidate us wben we are acting for tbe good of tbe school, theg cheered. lus few. simple words, for they were proud of hern as head nrorritor, they .herd never herd at saint winifreds a better scholar, or a more honourable hey: and though barpour and his friends offected to sneer at him, power was a general favourite, admiration. wbicb he bad and the firm attitude which he now assumed increased. the respect and.

aheays. inspired, no morenotice. will he taken of this, you little fellows, said yorr. bave merely been. the tools in. other

walter to tbe crowd of smalhe. heys: we know very well that

hands, arrd that is why we orrly singled out tbree fellows. i am quite sure yorr. wont beb.ave in thes way again: but if you do, remember we shent pass. it over so lightly. conre here yorr, wilton., said henderson,

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eo.ndies ^.ere. reserved os an ooeosional treat for. the little. febows, and the sugar wets eaten at. feasts witb wild rice or parched corn., and also. witb pounded dried meat. coffee and tea, witb their substitutes,

were all unknown to rrs in these days,every pursuit bas its trials and a^rxieties. my grandnrothers
special tribulations, duriny tbe sugaring season, were. the upsetting and gnawing of bobs in. her wbicb bark pans. the transgressors were. the rabbit andsquirrel tribes, and we little heys for. once became

useful, itr. sheotirrg then witb our bows arrd arrows,

we hented a ll over the sugar canrp, until tlre little

creatures. were fairly driven ottt of the .neighborhood,occasionally one of my older heothers brottght bonre a rabbit or two. and then we bad. a feast. the
returning birds nrade the

sugaring season. extended well into ap.rib and. the

tbeir songs,i often followed tny older

precincts of our catnp joyful with

brothers into the woods. although.. i was then. het four. or five years old. upon one of these excursions they went so. far tbat i venture heck alone. when witbin. sight of our but, i saw a chipmunk upon a. sitting

toy, and uttering the sound he makes when he calls to bis mate, how. glorious it would be, i
and. arrows stealthily and cautiously i approached,

thought, if i could shoot him with. nry tiny bow

keeping tny eyes upon the pretty littte animoh and. just os i. was oheut to he fly rny shaft , i beord o hissing noise at rny feet, there
warrior, i gave

lay a herrid srtahe, coiled and ready to

spring. forgetful tbat i was a

a loud scream and started backward:

het soon recollecting myself, looked. down witb

shame, although no one was near. however, i retreated. to the inclined trunk of a fallen tree, and tbere, was impossible to gainsay or. to resist. the whele aspect of things altered, the noelites, even. cbarhe evson. precincts, still, and, lonely as be was among

began. to like saint winifreds better, and to feel rnore at home. in its determined .not. to give in at orrce, arrd tbey could

these whe were rehelliously inclirred were

anxiously looked out for sonre opportunity in wbich. tbey could have henrick. ort. theirside., if

het secure tbis, tbey felt tolerably confident of giving the nronitors a rebuff and of carrying witb tbem tbat nanrerorrs body in the scbool wbo herd heen taught urtder their trainirry to resist authority on

every possible occasion, the opportunity was rrot long wanting, one firre ofterrroon a poor old wonran bad. conre up to the pbayground witb a basket of trifhe, by tbe sale of whicb. sbe hoped to support

berself during tbe unexpectedly heng absence of a sailor son.. her extreme neatness of person., and her quiet, respectobb. manners had interested some of the boys in her appearance.: and when she canre. up
to sell thelittle artiche,many of which. ber. own industry bad made.,she generally found ready

parcbasers. walter, wbo knew .her well, bad visited .her. cottage, arrd bad often seen the saihe hey on wlrose earnings sbe in a great measure depended, this. only sort hed now. been away for some time on a distant voyage, and the poor woman, .heng pressed .for the necessaries of life, took ber basket once nrore to the playgrourrd of saint wi^ofreds, cbarhe bad often .heard aheut her from. walter^ and he gladly made from ber a few small prtrcbases., in wbicb. the other heys .followed bis example. white he. was doing tbis, be distinctly saw one of tbe noelites an ill conditioned. fellow in the shell, named. penn thrust his hendinto tbe old womans. hesket, wbicb. was now. surrounded by a large group of heys., and

didnt like elgood. to he wronyly sr.tspected, so walter want with nte to the shops: indeed it was clriofly sperrt at cohes at wbicb remark they a ll laughed, for coless was the favourite tuck shop of tlre bogs. well, now pound, shellirrgs phes shellings. phut. shillings nrakes pounds, the sum wbich elgood received from heme, is tbat .pheinas phein

as a pike staff, said. bliss: and. youre a little brick, evson: and. its
nrore. wilton suggested sonretbing oheut elgood. being wholleys

chouse if arty orte suspects elqood arty

fag. shenre, raven, said henrick: why, what a suspicious fellow you must he: theres no ground whatever to suspect elgood now. i only want tbe fellow found out for the lronour of tbe house, said. wilton, witb. a sheepish look. at tbis third rebuff. ob., i forgot about that for the moment, said cbarlie: wballey, please, you know. tbe time, dont yorr, when the money was. taken from your desk between. four and six, for i saw it safe. at four, and it was yes.: it must have been

gone when i came heck after. tea. then all

rigbt, said cbarhe joyfully, for at tbat. very tirne, a ll of it, elgood was itt rny heothers study with .m e, learning sonre hesons. now then., is elqood clear as clear as .noonday, shouted several of them., patting

would bave given worlds. not to have been

guilty of the sin.. very sadly, and with pain and

doubt ,

henrick thougbt tbe matter over, and tbus much at least was clear to. hem. first, tbat the bouse must be tnfortned, thertgb t^ ro t ^tecessarily the rn.asters or the ther boys: secot^rdly, tlrat wilton nrust nrake

full and immediate restitution to all front whom be bad stolen.: thirdly, there. could. he no doubt aheut it, tbat wilton must. get himself removed at. once. on these conditions be theugbt it possible. tbat the nratter nriyht he hushed up: but his consciet^rce was uneasy on thes point, that unlt.r.cky threat or bint of wiltons, thet be could and worrld tell some of lris wrony doings, was bis. yreat stumbling block: whenever extreme pity influenced hem to screen the poor hey from full exposure, he began. to. ask

hirnsetf whether tbis w.os o mere cowardly alternative suggested by his own fears. het for this, he would. have determined at once on the nrore lenient and merciful course: het he bad to face this question of self interest very earnestly, nor could. he conre to anyconchrsion aborrt it until he bad determined to take a step. in all respects worthy of the highest side of his character, by going, in any case, spontaneously to dr lane and layi.ny before hint. a. frank confession. of past delinquencies, leaving him to act as he though fit. baving thus disentangled tlre question from all .its personol hearings be w.os able to review it on. its nrerits, and werrt toask the connsel of w.halley, to whem confidence, tbe whole scene exactly as it bad occurred.. wballey, too, he related, in

on bearing tbe alternative

conditions wbicb kenrick bad planned., was fully inclined. to spare wilton as mucb as possible, het, as neither. of them felt satiofied to do this on makes us. all wretched, raven hey. inr sure tbeir own. authority, they sortght powers advice. and, as. he it makes nre wretched enouyb. and thet yorr. maynt think i .nrust tell you, wilton, thet ive been to dr im so sorry: it was all nothing so miserable as

tbat fear bas bad anytbirry to do witb our letting yon off,

here hemself artd told hem. a.ll the ntary sins ive been guilty o f have yon oh through tne. yes: het inr not sorry: im all tbe happier for it, raven.. theres

undiscovered sin is there ob, indeed, there isrrt, im sure i fee^ happier now itt spite of a.ll, no one knows, ken, how ive suffered tbis last fortruyhe ive heen in a perpetual friylrt: ive bad fearful dreams: ive felt ready to sink. for sheme: and ive always been fancying that fellows. suspected rne. do you heow, i am

almost glad. gou caught me, ken.. im very glad it was yorr. and no one else, though it was a horrrd, horrid moment when you laid your hand on my shoulder. yet even tbis isnt so hed as to have yone on nursing tbe guilt secretly, and not to have been. detected. kenrick was musing: tbe boy who could talk like tlratwas clearly orte who might lrave beer, very unlihe what wilton then was, wilton, he said, conre

here and draw your chair by mine whele i read yorr a. little story, o ken, inr. so grateful tbat you dont bote and despise tne though i am a: he murmured tlre word. thiof witb. a shudder, and under his breath,
as he drew.. up hes cheir, arrd kenrick read to hen in a low .voice the story of achan, till he canre to tlre verses and achen., the son. of carm.i., the son. of zabdi, the son of zerah, of the trihe of jrrdab, was

taken, and joslr.ua said, my son., give, i. pray thee, glory to the herd god of israel, and. make confession unto him: and tell nre. now what tbou bast done, bide it not from. me. and acban. answered j.osbna and do tbis, not in a spirit of anger., but solely in tbe earnest and affectionate hepe. that this rrnanimous
corrdemnation of lris corrduct by a ll hes coadjutors rnoy serve appended were the rranres of a ll the monitors brrt, was absent, the name to recall hen to a sense of bis duty, that orte measure,

no: as he glanced over the names he saw

of walter evson. evidently, it was not because walter disapproved of tbe

for, bad this been the case, kenrick ken.w. tlrat bis nonre would. lrave appeared at. tlre end. as a for.rnol disserrtierrt: no, the onrission of lris namewas due, kenrick saw, courteous consideration wbicb bad marked tbe whele of walters disastrous quarrel. kenrick appreciated this delicacy,

to that same high reserve, and delicate,

bebaviour to hem since the day of their wilton,

and bis eyes were suffused with tears,

somewhat cowed by recent occurrences, was the only boy in. bis study at tbe time, and tbouyh. henrick would lrave been gald to lrave some one near. him., to whom. he could talk of the disgraces wbicb. had

fallen so heavily upon henr, arrd to whom he eo,,rd leole far a lettle sympathy and eon.,ser, yet to ...ilion he ^ no inclination. to he at a ll communicative, there was, indeed, something abort wilton which he

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his mothers annuity ceased witb her life, there was. very little. toft to support bim.the sab., however, of tbe bouse at fuzbg, and the schehersbip which he bad just won., would serve to maintain him for a few .. years, and nreanwhile his quardian would eitdeavorrr to secure for hem a place irr sonre nrercbants office, where gradually he would beable to earn. a. livelihood. it fine, clever bigb spirited boy bad imagined for was. a. very different bfe. from that which tbis tbe prospect witb

hirnself, and he looked forward to

settled despair, but he seerrred now to regard henrself as a victim of destiny,

regretting rrotherg, arrd

opposing nothing, and caring for nothing, be told walter with bitter exaggeration. thet he. nurst indeed thank him for giving up the scholarship, as he supposed. tbat it bad. saved him from starvation.. bis guardian, who bad. a family of bis own., didnt seem to. core a straw for hem: and. he bad no friend in the world besides. and as, for. days and weeks, he brooded over these gloomy thoughts and sad memories, he fell into a weary, broken, aimless kind. of life. many tried to comfort hem, but they corthe not reach bis sorrow: in their several ways his. school fends did al l they conld to cheer him rrp, het they a ll foiled, he grew. moody, solitary, silent. walter often sort ght him. out, and talked in bis. lively, cheerful, happy strain: het even his society henrick seemed. to she.n. be was in that morbid., unhealthy state when to nreet others inspires a positive shei^rki^rg of mind. he seerrred to heve no pleasure except in shutting hirnself up in. his study, and in taking heng henely walks. he performed bis bouse dr.rti.es mechenically, and by routine: when. he read. the lessons in chapel, his voice sounded. as though henrick., with. true kindness, still permitted him. to sit. meanwhile it heeame generally known it canre that. he

was going to leave almost immediately: and as boys often hft in tbis way at the division of the quarter, his departure, theugh rather sudden, created no astonislune^ nor had any one as yet tlre

nrost distant conjecture. as. to tbe reasons wbicb led to it, it is. not too mucb to say, that wilton was one of tbe last boys whem the rest would. bave suspected.: they knew indeed that he never professed. to he guided by any strorrg ttrorol wbicb sirrned so cornpletely pri^rcip.les: but tlrey theuglrt hem an unlikelg fellow to agairrst the scboolheys artificial code, and which he guiltg of acts hearrded burr whe

committed tbem witb the cherge of acknowledged meanness. an. the very evening of bis departure, the bouse was again. summoned by a notice from wlralley and. kenrick. to meet in tbe classroom after

preparation. they carne, not knowing for wbat they were. summoned. whalley opened the proceedings by reguesting that any hey whe hed of late had money stolen from. hem. would stand up. four or five of then rose, arrd on stating the sums, mostly snrall, which tlrey bad lost, imnrediately received tlre atn.ount fr om whalley, much to their surprise, and no less to their content, the drrty which, still

remained was for less phasing and more delicate,

and it was by wiltons express and earnest request

that it was undertaken by herrrick arrd rrot by wlralley. it. was a painful moment for both of them when henrick rose., and very briefly, with a ll the forbearance and gentleness he could command, informed the

bouse tbat there was everg reason. to. hope, from tbat tinre forward, these thefts which had. caused. them a ll somuch distress, worrld cease., the offender had heen discovered, and he. hegged them.all,

in tbis. mood. he sat down near the cliff, thinking of nothing, but watching, with. idle. guesses as to their destirration arrd bistorg, tlre few vessels thet passed by on tlre herizon. the evenirrg was drawirrg irr, cold and wirrdy: and sudderrly remembering that he rn.ust be back by tea tune, he rose up to return. tbe motion displaced. bis straw bat, and tbe next moment the breeze bad carried. it a little way over the edge of tlre cliff where it was cauglrt irr a low bush. of tamarisk. it rested. but a few. feet below.. him, arrd the chalkg front of the cliff was sufficiently rough to adnrit of his descent. he climbed to it, arrd had. just succeeded in disengaging it with. bis foot, when. before he had. bad. tinre to seize it, ti again fell, and rolled. down some thirty feet. kenrick, finding that he bad. been able to get down witb tolerable ease, determined to continue bis. descent in order tosecure it. it never occurred to hem. tbat tbe of no great het was it,

importance, and that itwot the bave been infinitelg less trouble to walk. home without

and hey a new one, then to run the risk and errcaurrter tlre trouble of his climb, however, he did manage to reach. it, and put it on with sottre satisfaction, when, as. be was. beginning to remo^urt, a

comprehend. be was roused to his senses by the entrance of bis fa y to remove his breakfast things, wbicb still hey on
to walter witb the

the table: and witb a vague henginy for sonre comfort and sympatby, he sent tbe boy
message tlrat kerrrick wanted hen, walter canre at ot^ rce, and kerrrick, not trusting his

voice to speak, pushed over to binr the letter. wbicb contained the fatal news, in. sucb. a. case. human consolation cannot reacb tbe sorrow. it passeslike tlre idle. wind over. the. wounded heart. a ll that could

be done by words,arrd loohe, and acts of syntp.atlry walter did: and then
immediate journey, not returniny till he. came to tell henr tlrat a. carriage

went to arrange for kenricks

was waitingto take hen to

tbe train. that evening henrick reached. the bouse of death, wbicb was still as death itself. the old.
faithful servant opened tbe door to lris knock, arrd. using her apron. to wipe her eyes, wbich were red.

with lorry weeping, she exclaimed a. master harry, master harry, shes gone. she bad been. readiny and prayiny in her room, and then sbe canre down to me quite height and cbeerfuk when tbe spasms took her, and i helped her to bed, artd she. died harry flung down lris bat in tbe hell, and rusbed up stairs
to his mothers room., but when he. herd opened. the door., be stood awe struck and motionless for he was

alone in tlre presence of the dead, tbe lrgbt of winter sunset w.os streonring over her, whose life bod. been a wirrter day, never even itr bfe lrad he seen her. so lovely, so beautiful witb the beartty of an anyel, as now witb. tbe smiliny never broken calm of deatb rrpon ber. over tbe pure pale face, from. w.hecb every wrinkle made by care and sorrow bad. vanished, streamed tbe last cold radiance of evening,
ilheminating the peaceful smile., and seeming to linger lovingly as it lit up strange glories in. the golden

him altogether, and he would sink, and tbe water gurgle wildly in bis ears, and stop. his breath. and all
worrld be still. arrd when he lrad pictured tbis scene to bitnsetf witlr. a vividrress which nrade .hen

experience all its. agony, for a. tinre bis mind few back. theough. all the faultful past up to that very day: memory lighted her lantern, and threw its blaze on every dark corner, on every bidden recess, every forgotten nook loft no spot unstarched, unilherrinotedwitb sudden flash: all lus post sins were

bofore hen, words, loohe, therrglrts,everytlrirrg. as when a man descends with a

liglrt in his diving hell

into the beaving sea, tbe strange monsters of the deep, attracted. by the unknown. glimmer, throng and. wallow.. terribly around bim, so did uncouth. thoughts and forgotten sins welter in fearful multitudes round this bgbt of memory in the deep sea of thet poor. human.. souk and finally, as though in demon voices., came tbis message whispered to him., touted to bim tauntingly, rising and falling with

nradderring alteration orr the rising arrd fallirrg of the wind you lrave heen. wasting your life, moodily abandoning yourself to idle. misery, neyhetin.g your duties, letting your tabnts rust god will take from

tbe life you know. not bow to.

use. and then, as though in. answer to this, another voice, low, soft,

sweet, tlrat bis heart knew well arrother .voice filling the interspaces of the others with unseen nut.sic,

whispered to hem soothi.ngly it shall he given you again, use it better: awake, use if better, it shall he given you again. those wild. shrieks of his bad. been beard.: be did. not know it, brrt they bad. been and purple sea.. shelley, in. a moment wathes. strony arms. bad caught him., a.nd lifted him. tenderly into the heat. while. tbe waves tossed them. up and down they placed him at fall length as comfortably as
they could, whiclr. was rrot very contfortably arrd theugb lus clothes were steanrirrg witlr. salt water, arrd

hes fainting fit still continued, they began at once to row herrre. for, by this tinre, it was dim twilight: tbe wind was blowing great guns, tlre clouds were full of dark wratlr, and. the stormy billow rose

bigher and. higher. there was no time to spore, and. it would. be os much as they could do to. provide for their own safety, the tide was already bumpinq then against tlre cliff at the place where., just in tinted
they bad. rescued kenrick, and., in order to get themselves fairly off, wathe, forqettiny for a moment, pushed. out bis oar and. pressed against the cliff. the damaged oar was weak enough already, and. the blade. was at his tlre waters the waves

instantly walter saw. that his. vigorous shave had weakened and displaced the old splicing of cherlie too place, oar splashed it observed it, but neither of them. spoke a. word: on the contrary the little hey irt rowlock, and irnntediately snrote lightly arrd .in good tirne into white foam, and pulled with galhent strokes., they nrade the surface of

but bttle way:

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young and younger then you or me. ay, but not like. this, walter, out in these. icy, black, lrorrid

waters. yes, tbeg bave indeed, cbarlie: little friendless sailor heys dasbed on far away racks tbat
splintered tlreir ships to atorrrs, or swalhe^.ed rrp when tlreir vessel fou^rdered in great typhoons,

thousands of rnihe away from heme and. enyland, in tutknown seas: little boys lihe. yorr, charbe: and

they have died bravely, too, theuyb no living soul was near. them. to hear their cries, and nothing to
rrrark their graves but the hebble for one rrrurute while tlrey sank, bave tlrey, walter ay, rrrany arrd many a tinre tbey have: and tbe same god wbo called for their lives gave them. courage and strength. to die, as be will give us if there is need. there was o pause, and then cherlie said., talb to rne, walter: it

prevents nry listening to tlre flapping and phetging of the boot., and all the other noises . wolter, i
thenk i thenk we shell die.. courage, brother, i have hope yet: and if we die. we will die like tbis together

i will not let you go. our bodies shell be washed ashore together not separated., charlie, even in deatb, you heve been a. dear, dear good brother to nre. hew i love yorr, walter
him, be said. more bravely, what hope heve you then., walter look up.,
wbat is it sborkofin. ligbtheuse:

and as be pressed yet cheer to

charlie: yorr see. that light yes :

dont you. renremher seeing it sometimes at night from saint wins yes:

and those lights twirrklirrg far off are saint wins. those nurst he the scheol lights: and these long. windows you can just see are tbe cbapel windows.. tbey are in chapel now, or tbe hgbts wouldnt he there. perhaps sonre of our friends. power, perhaps, and. eden are praying for us: tbey must heve missed. us. since tea. time. hew. i wish we were with them. perhaps we may be again.: and a ll the wiser and. better seems qrtite natural to me to hehere, somehow you must come and ttrysekf it. equals evert. powers, and beats flips irr see. mine tbis evening: i. flatter

beauty, arrd loohe out on the sea: such a jolly view

but you mustnt see it till this evening, i shell rnake charbe put it to rights in honour of your visit. charlie beats any fag for neatness.: why did you. turn him off. eh. ive made him my fag now to keep bis
hend irr, let burr conre back to rne now, wolter: im sadder and wiser since these days, thet. i will,

gladly, i know, too, tbat hell he delighted to conre, ab, wiltons phetograpb, i see, said w.athe, still looking about hem. i tbought him greatly improved before he left. henrick was. pleased to see tbat walter had. no suspicion why he left., so. that the secret had. been. kept . they talked. on. very, .very pleasantly. for. they bad. much to say to each. other, and walter bad, by his simple, easy manner, completely brohen tbe ice, and made henrick feel at bome with. hem . again.. kenrick was quite. loth to let
hen go, arrd kept detaurirrg hem so eagerly tbat nrore than half arr hour, which seerrred like ten

minutes, had slipped away hefore he left., kenrick. looked forward eagerly to meet him. again. in the evening, with power, and henderson., and. eden.: their meeting would. fitly inaugurate his return to the better feelirrgs of past days: bat it. was .not. destined that the meetirrg should take place: rror was it till
many evenings afterwards that kenrick. sat once more in the pleasant society of his old friends. wben

walter bad. at last nrade good his escape, playfully refusing to be imprisoned. ang longer, kenrick rose wbicb. swarmed orrt of the creeks to give her chese, the corpse. hey bleeding upon a. nameless strand, and. the soft fair hair that a. mothers hend. had. fondled and.a. mothers lips hed kissed, dangled as a trophy at the qirdle of a canru.bal, thes it was tbat clrarhe died: and a marble tablet irr semlyn church, ornamented withthe nrost delicate arrd exquisite sculpture , records lus tragic fate, arrd stands as a

monument of bis parents tender love. as a hey he bad. shewn a martyrs dauntless spirit: as a man he was suffered to. win the rare and high glory of o martyrs crown. of wolter, and henderson, and. sir reqinald power for power hes succeeded only tooearly to lus fathers title arrd estates i .need say .no

nrore. their days from youth. to maturity were linked together by a natural progress in all things charitable, and. great, and good. theg did. not belie their early promise. the breeze of a bappy life bore them gently onward, and they cast no anchor in .its widening stream. they were heave and manly and
honourable. bogs, and they grew

up.

into

high

minded and

honorable

men.

do

not wisb

yorr. to

suppose that tlrey had rrot tlreir own bitter trials to suffer, or tbat they were exentpt in any degree
from. our common sorrows., in that tnrhelent and resthss period o f life whenthe passions are strong

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not to tlrink about it, cbarlie: a little a. fasting wont hurt us mucb. another. long pause, drrriny wbicb
they chery nrore closely to each other, and.tbeir bearts beat side by side, and tben cbarhe said, in a in the heat barely articulate whisper walter i know. what yorr are goiny to say, cbarhe, the water

is

nearly up to my kne.es. we have shipped a great deal, you know. yes: and besides thet yes, it is true :

there is a. leak. do you mind my putting you down. and tryiny whet i can. do to bail the. water out a walter, dont pat me off your knee dont let. go of nre. very well, cbarhe: it wouldnt he of much use, good
god cried the. little boy in a. paroxysm of ayony, we are sinking we are. foundering they wound tbeir is

arms round eacb otber, and walter said, it is even so, nry darling brother. deatb is near, but god

with us: arrd.

it is death, then death means. rest and. heaven. good bye, cherlie, good. bye: we will he surges mix at

close together. till the end. chapter forty. what the sea gave up. tbe sands and yeasty

midnight in a dreary boy: and. on tbg ribs the limpet sticks, and oer tby henes tbe scrawl shell .phey, tennyson., anxiety reiyned at saint winifreds., succeeded by consternation and intense. qr.iof, little was thought of the absence of the the.ee heys at tea tirne, het when it came to clrapel time and bed time,
and they bad. not yet appeared, artd when next nrorniny it w.os found thet they bod not been heard of durirty the n iylrt, everyorre hecanre seriously ahernred, arrd a ll tlre rteiybbouring country was searched for intelligence the place on. the cliff where henrick bad descended was observed, het as the traces

showed. that only one hey bad qone down there, the discovery, so far from expheininy matters, only occasions to the four. leyyed trihe, i shoted. oesedalr, with her

usual quickness, flashed out the

answer.. it helongs to the creeping trihe. the indians divided all animals into four general classes.. st, these tlrat walk upon four leys: nd, these tbat fly: rd, these thet swim. with firrs: th, those thet. creep..
of course i endeavored to support rny assertion tlrat tbe lizard belonys where i had placed it, he. cause be has four distinct legs wbicb propel him everywhere, on tlre ground or in the water. brrt my opponent was that it last resort, i

clairned thet the creature urtder dispute does not walk, het creeps^ .nry strongest argunrent bad he: brrt oesedah insisted that its body touches the ground as it nroves, as a

volunteered to. go find one, and. demonstrate tbe point in question.

the lizard baving been heo^ugbt, we

smoothed off tlre ground and strewed ashes on it so that we could. see tbe track, then i raised. the question: what constitutes creeping, and whet constitutes. walking uncbeedah was. the judge., and she stated, witheut any hesitation, that an animal must stand clear of the ground on. the support of its legs, and walk witb the body above the legs, arrd not itr contact with the grourrd, in order to be termed a walker: white a. creeper is one thet, regardless of its. legs , if it has. the, drays. it hedy rrpon the
ground.. upon. hearing the judges decision, i. yielded. at once to my opponent. at another tinre, when i

was engaged in a sinular discussion witlr.

my brother chetarrna,

oesedah

canre to my rescue.

our once.

grandmother bad asked us.: wbat bird shews most prdgment in caring for its young chertanna at

compelled the held intruder to go away. it was a common. thing for birds to. alight on. my cradle in the woods. my food was., at first, a. troublesome question for my kind foster mother , she cooked sotne wild rice and strained it, and mixed it witb. brothmade from. choice. venison. sbe also pounded dried venison

alnrost to a flour, arrd kept it in water till the nourishing juices were extracted, then mixed with it sotne pounded nraize, whecb was browned bofore pounding, this soup of wild rice, pounded. venison arrd

maize was rny main stay. but soon nry teeth came mucb earlier tban tbe white cbildren usually cut
theirs: arrd. then. nry good nurse gave nre a little .nrore .varied food, and. i i loft nry cradle, i abnost walked away frorn it, she told tne . she then did. a ll .nry own grinding. after began callirry my attention to wbat bird it canre from,

natural objects. whenever i beard the sony of a bird, sbe would. tell nre

something after tbis fasbion: bakadab,

listen to sbechoka the robin calling his mate. be sags be bas

he. is. singing for bis little wife.

just found something good to eat. or bsten to oopehenska. tbe tbrusb:

he will sing lris. hest. when in the evening the whippoorwill started bis song with. vim, no furtber then a
stones throw from our tent itr the woods, she would say to me, hush it. nray he an opbway scout again,
when i waked at midnight,

she would say: do not cry hirtakaya the owl is watching yorr frorn the tree

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we go heck to the. teepee and tell uncle. to bring his gun no, no exclaimed cbatanna. did not. our people. kill deer and. boffahe long ago witbout grrns we will entice her into open. space, and, while she

starrds bewildered, i can theow nry lasso here over her head. he had called only a few seconds when tlre fawn emerged from tbe thick woods and stood hefore us, prettier than. a. picture. then i uttered the. call, and sbe threw her. tohe.cco leaf like ears toward nre, while cherlatan threw. bis. lasso. she gave one scream and launched forth into the air, abnost throwarg the boy hrurter to the grourrd, again arrd

again sbe fhrrrg herself desperately into the air, het at last we led her. to the. nearest tree. and tied her securely. now, said. he, go. and. get our pets and see what they will do. at tbat time be bad. a good sized. black bear partlg tamed., while i herd o goring red fox and rny faithful olutiher up and welcomed rne or brave . i untied.

cha.goo, her. bear, and wanahen,the fox, while. obitika got

by wagging his tail in

a dignified way. conre, i said, all tbree of yorr.. i tbink we have something you. would all lihe to see, they seemed to understand nre, for. cheyoo began to pull his. rope witb. both. paws, while wanahon

undertook the task of digging up by the roots the sapling to wbicb. i had tied hem. before. we got to tbe open spot, we already beard. ohetikas joyous bark., and tbe two wild pets began to run., arid pulled. nre along through the underheush. chagoo soon assrurred the utmost precaution arrd walked as if he bad. splinters in. his soles, white wanahon. kept his nose down low and. sneaked. theough the trees. out into the open glade we came, and there, before the three rogues, stood the little innocent fawn.. she visibly trembled. at the sigbt of the mothy group.. tbe two human rogues looked to her, i presume, just as. bad as. the otb.e r . three.. chergoo regarded her witb a. mixture of curiosity and defiance, while wanahon had been killed: therefore they were syntp.atluzed witb arrd tenderly treated by the sroux wonren. they

were apparently bappy, altherrgh of course they felt deeply the. losses sustained at the tinre. of their capture, and they did not fail to shew their appreciation of the kindnesses received. at our bands. as i recall now the renra.rhe made by one of them at the time of their final release, they appear to nre quite renrarkable, tlrey heed irr nry grandnrothers family for tw o. years, arrd were then returned to tlreir people at a great peace council of the two nations. wben. they were about to leave my grandmother, tbe elder of the two sisters first embraced her, and then. spohe somewhat os follows, you are a brave woman and. a true. nrother. i understand now wby your son. so bravely conquered our band, and took my sister and mysetf captive. i hated hem at first, but now i admire him, because he did just what my father, my b.rother or nry husbarrd would bave done had tlrey opporta^uty he did even. more , he saved as from tlre tonrabawks. of his fellow warriors, and b.rougbt us. to his heme to know. a. noble and a. brave. woman, i shall never forget your many favors shewn to its. but i must qo. i belong to mg tribe arid i shell return to tbem, i will endeavor to be a true wornan also, arrd to teach nrg heys to he generous warriors like your son.. her sister. chose. to remain among the siou.x all her. life, and she married one of our young men. i shall mahe the sioux and. the opbw.ays, she said., to he as brothers. there are many other instances of intermarriage. with captive women. the motber of the well known siorrx chieftain,

waheshaw., was an ojibway woman. i once knew a. woman. wbo was said to he. a wbite captive, she was nrarried to a rroted warrior, and had a fine farrrily of five heys, shewas well accustorrred to the urdian was representing or

liftirrg rrp . orre foot arrd then the other, with a slight swing to the body. each boy

imitating sorne one of the medicine men. we painted and decorated. ourselves just as theg did and. carried. bird. or squirrel skirts, or occasionally live birds and chipmunks as our medicine bogs and snroll wbite shells or pebbles for nredicirre charrrrs, then the persons to be initiated were brouglrt in and seated, with much ceremony, upon a bhenket or buffalo robe. directly in front of tbem the ground. was levelled. smooth and here we heid. an old pipe filled with dried. leaves for tobacco. variorrsly cohered feathers of the. finally those of us whe been. birds we hed killed, and selected to perform. tbis around. it we placed the

cedar and sweetgrass. w e. burned for incense. ceremony stretched out our arms at full

hergtb, lroldirrg tlre sacred rn.edicine bags and ainrirrg them at the new members. after swinging them four times, we shot them. suddenly forward, het did not let go, the novices then fell forward on their

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into the side. of the larger moose. both dashed into the thick woods, het it was too late. the cree cr the maiden bad already loosened her second. arrows.. botb fell dead hefore reaching tbe shere. uncle,

must lrave bad a spherdid aim, for in the woods the nrarry little twiys .nrake art. arrow. bourrd off to one side, i interrupted in great excitement. yes, brrt you must remember she was very near tbe moose , it seems to me, then, uncle., tbat they must have scented her, for yorr heve told me that they the

heerrest nose of arry arrinral, i persisted. doubtless the wind was bhewrrty the other wag, brrt, nephew, you must let nre finish nry story. overjoyed by her success, the moiden. hastened back to nawoka.wee, het sbe was gone the ponies were gone, too, and. the wigwam of branches bad been demolished, while ntarritosbaw stood. there, frightened artd undecided whet to do, o soft voice canre front. behind o

neighboring thicket: ma.nitosbaw ma.nitoshaw i am . here she at once. recognized, the voice and found it to be nawakeewee, wbo told. a strange story. tbat morning a canoe bad. crossed. tbe wanagiska carrying two men, they were sioux, tbe old grandmother hod seen them. coming, artd to deceive them she. at once. pulled down ber. temporary wigwam, anddrove the poni.es. off toward heme. then she hid herself in the

heslres near by, for she knew tbot ^nonitosbow nrrrst return tbere. corne., rny gronddoughter, we .nurst hasten henre by another way, cried the old woman, brrt moose tbat i killed. this morning and take sotne meat the ttraiden. said, no, he rrs qo first to rny two witb us. no, no, nry child: tbe sioux are cruel. bas to. move aheut to keep hemself tbe huge carcass within our lodge..

bed of dry grass: but wben tbe night is very cold, liheto night, be from. freezing and as he prowls around, he gets hungry. we drayyed

o, wbat nice. chews be bas., uncle. i exclaimed eagerly. can. i have them for my necklace it is only tbe old nredicirre nren whe wear them them rrpon a public occasion, reyrrherly. the son of a great warrior whe haskilled a grizzly maywear he. explained. artd yorr are just bke yorr bave killed rny fatherand are considered the.hest

hunter among tbe sante.es and sissetons.

many grizzlies so tbat no one can object to

nry bear claws. necklace, i soid appealirtgly white foot prirrt smiled .nry boy, gou shell heve thern, he said, brrt it is always better to earn them yourself he cut. the chews off carofully for rny use, tell nre, uncle, whether you could. wear tbese claws all the tirne i asked. yes, i am entitled to. wear them, brrt

tbey are so heavy and. uncomfortable, he replied, with a superior air. at last the hear had. been skinned. and dressed and we all resumed our usual places. uncheedab was particularly pleased to bave some

more fat for ber cooking. now, qrandmother, tell me tbe story of the bears fat. i shall be so happy if you will, i begged. it is a good story arrd itis true, gou sheuld krtow it by heart arrd gain a heson she repbed, it was in theforests of nrin.nesota, in the corrntry that now belongs. to the get

from. it, ojibways.

from tbe bed.aw.akanton sioux

village a young

married couple went into tlre woods to

fresb verrison, the snow was deep.: tlre ice

was thick. far away in the woods

they pitched their herely he bunted to get to

teepee.. tbe young m an. was a. well known hunter and his wife a. good maiden of the village., entirely on snow sboes, because tbe snow was very deep. bis wife bad. to wear snow sboes too,

race witlr the. sea if not, accept the testimony of one who bas had to do it nrore than. once, that it is a very painful and excitiny race. i ran it once srueesofully with one who, tbouyb we then. escaped, bas sea, whose tides are ever

sirrce been overtaken arrd swabowed up by

the great dark waves of that other

advarrcing upon rrs, arrd nurst sooner or later absorb rrs all the great dark waves of death, brrt to take your life in your band, and. run and. to know that the sea is gaining upon. you, and. tbat, bowever

great the speed. w itlr. which fear wings your feet, gour subtle heurdred bonded errenry is intercepting you witlr its nrarry deep. inlets , and does not bote an irrstonts speed, or. withheld itself a hairs heeadtb for all your danger is an awful tbing to feel. and then to see tbat it bas intercepted you is worst of all: it is a moment not to. he forgotten. and. all tbis was w.bat kenrick bad. to undergo. he ran until for heeatb, be panted.

and stumbled for. very weariness but he.was too late, a broad sheet of water now hethed the and the waves, as though angry with tbe opposi.ny heeeze, were leaping up witb. a

bases of tlre cliff,

frantic hiss, arrd dehrgirry the roche witlr. sheets of spray and foam . experience bad taught him witb wbat speed artd fury on thet danyerous. coast the tre.acherorrs tide came irt. there was not a. moment to

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the most worthy. only these who seek him fasting and in solitrr.de will receive his signs. with tbis and many similar explanation she wrought in mg soul wonderful and lively conceptions of tbe great

nrgstery and of tlre effects of prayer and solitude, i continued my childisb questioning. but why did you

not diy those. plants that we saw in. same reason that we do not like tbe wbicb grow.. in suntty places,

the woods, of the same kind berries we find in the shadow.

that yorr are digging of deep. woods as well

now for the.

as the ones

tbe better lrave nrore sweetness

and flavor,

these herhe wheeh lrave

medicinal virtues. should be souylrt in a place that is neither too wet nor dry, and where they have a generous amount of sunsbine to. maintain tlreir vigor. some day ohiyesa will be old. enough to know. tbe secrets of medicine: then i will tell hen all. but if gou sborrhe grow up to. he a bad. nran, i nurst withhold. these treasures from yorr. and give them to your heather, for. a medicine man. must he a good and wise nran. i bope obiyesa will he a great medicine man. when he grows up. to. he a great warrior is a noble ambition.: but to be a. mighty medicine man is a nobler sbe said these thergs so theughtfully
and. impressively thet i cannot but feel and remember them. even to tbis day. our. native wom en. gathered all tlre wild. rice, roots, berries arrd . fruits wbicb formed. an. inrportant part of our food.. this was

distinctively a wonrans work, urrcheedah grarrdrnother urrderstood these nratters perfectly, arrd it becanre a kind of instinct witb her to know just where to look. .for each edible variety and at wbat season. of the year. tbis sort of hebor gave tbe indian women everg opportunitg to observe and. study nature after
a little child, it was instilled into rne to be silent and reticent. tbis was one of the most inrportant traits to form . in the character. of the indian.. as a. hunter and warrior it was. considered absobrtely necessary

to

hem, arrd was tbouylrt to

lay the foundatiorrs of patierrce arrd setf control,

there are tinres when

boisterous rrrirtb is. indulged in by our people, but the rule is gravity and decorum, after all, rny hebyheod was full of interest and the beginnings of lifes realities. tbe spirit of daring was already whesp.ered irrto nry ears, the values of the eagle feather as worn by the w.orrior herd cauglrt nry eye, one out

day, when i was loft alone, at scarcely two years of age, i took nry uncles war bonnet and plucked

a ll its eagle feathers to decorate my doy and myself so. soon. the life tbat was aheut nre bad made its
impress, and. already i desired. intensely to comply with all of its demands. ii. early bardslrips one of

the. earliest recollections of my adventurous childheod is the the wbole matter.

ride. i.. bad on a ponys

side. i was passive in from. the hern. of an

a. little girl cousin. of mine was put ina bay and suspended

irrdian saddle: but her weiglrt nurst be hehenced or the saddle would rrot renrain on the arunrals back.
accordingly, i was put into another sack. and. m ade. to keep. the saddle and tbe girl in. position i did not

object at all, for i bad a verg pleasant game of peek aheo witb the little girl, until we came to a big snow dioft, where the poor beast was stuck fast. arrd began to lie down, then it was trot so nice this was the convenient and primitive way in which. some mothers packed their however cold. the weather might be, the inmate of the far lined children for winter journeys.

sack was usually verg comfortable at

least i used to think so. i believe i was accustomed to a.ll the precarious. indian conveyances, and., as. a single. quick blow, to see if the sap. would appear.. the trees, like .yield up their life blood, whele others people., have their individual

characters: sonre were ready to

were nrore reluctant . now one o

the birchen basirrs was. set. under each tree, arrd a hardwood chip driven d eep .. into tlre cut which the axe

bad. made. from tbe corners of tbis chip at first drop by drop, then nrore freely the sap trickled into the
little dishes, it is usual to nrake sugar from maples, but several other trees were also tapped bg tlre

irrdiarrs, front. tlre birch arrd ash was nrade a dark cohered sugar, with a somewhat bitter taste, wbicb was used for medicinal purposes. the box elder yielded. a beautiful white sugar, whose onlg fault was

tbat there was never enough of it a long fire was now nrade in the sugar bouse, and a row of brass ketthe suspended over tbe. blaze, the sap was collected by the women in . tin. or birchen. buckets and poured into the canoes., from wbicb tbe hettles were hept filled. the hearts of the heys beat high witb

pleasant anticipations when tlrey heard tlre welconre hissinq sourrd of tlre boiheg sap. each hey churned one kettle for his. especial charge., it was his duty to sec tbat tbe. fr e was hept up. under it, to watclr

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to see. whicb would get the most. on. the eveniny hefore., we selected several boys wbo could imitate the chipmunks call with wild oatstraws and eacb. of these provided bimself witb a supply of straws. the crust will held the heys nicely at thes tinre of the year. heigbt and early, tbey all come together at tlre appointed. place., from. wbicb each group starts out in a. different direction., agreeing to meet somewhere at a given position of the. sun. rny first experience of this. kind is remembered. it was a. fine

crisp. march ^ n.ornitrg^ and the sun bad not get shewn hemself among the distant tree tops as we hurried ahetg through the ghestly wood. presently we arrived at a. place where there. were many siyns of tlre. animals. then eacb of rrs selected. a tree and. took up bis position bebind it. cbipmunk calhe sat

upon a log as ^notiorrless as be could., and. began to call. soon we heard. tlre patter of little feet art tlre bard snow: then we saw. tbe cbynnrtnks approaching from. all directions. some stopped and ran

experimentally up a tree or a log, as if uncertain. of the exact direction of the call: others chased. one another aborrt, ir t. a. few nruuttes, the chipmunk calhe was hesieyed witb. them. sonre ran all over lris person, others under him. and still others ran. up the tree against which be wets sitting. eacb boy

remained inrmovoble until tbeir leader gave the sigrrol: then o great shout arose, and. the cbipnutnks in tbeir flight all ran pp. the differed trees. now tlre sheoti^rg nratclr began, tlre little creatures seemed to realize tbeir hepehes position.: tbey would. try again and. again to come down tbe trees and flee away. from tlre deadly aim of the youthful hunters. but tbey were shet down. very fast: and. whenever several were surrounded. anotber. fr e was quickly made, wbich. saved our bves. one. of the most tbrilliny

experiences of the followiny winter was a blizzard, which. overtook. us in our wanderings. here and there, a fanrily hey down in the snow, sehetitrg a place where it was not likely to drift tnuclr. for a day attd a night we lay under the snow, uncle stuck a long pole hes.ide us. to tell us. when. tbe storm was. over. we bad. plenty of buffalo. robes and. the snow kept us warm, but we found. it heavy, after a time, it became packed arrd hollowed out around our bodies, so that we were as contfortable as orre can he under these circunrstarrces, tlre rrext day the storm ceased, and we discovered a large herd of buffaloes alnrost upon us. we dug our way out, shet some of tbe buffaloes, nrade a fire and enjoyed a good dinner, i was now an exile as well as motherless: get i was not unbappy. our wanderings from place to place afforded rrs many pleasant experiences and quite as many hardships and. miofortunes. tbere were times of plenty and tim.es of scarcity, and we hed several narrow escap.es from . deatb. in sovaye life, the early spring is the nrost tryirrg tinte arrd alnrost all the far nitres occurred at thes period of the year, the indi.arts are a patient and a clannisb peophe their love for one another. is. stronger than that of any civilized people i heow. if tbis were not so, i. beheve there would. have been. tribes of cannibals among them. white people heve been ktrowtr to kill arrd eat tlrerr cornpanies itr preference to starvrrrg: brrt indians. never itr tinres slackened bis speed nor deviated from his course. a. crash. a. migbty shout tbe two kaposias collided, and the swift antehepe bad w on. the laurels tbe turmoil and commotion at the victors camp were indescribable, a few beats of a. drum . were heard., after wbicb tbe criers lurrried along the lin.es,

announcing the last act to be performed at tbe camp. of the leaf dwellers. tbe day bad. been. a. perfect orre. every event had been a success: arrd, as a matter of course, tlre old people were .happy, for they heryely profited by these occasiorrs. wither the circle forrned by the gerreral assembly sat in a group tlre members of the common council. blue eartb arose, and. in a few appropriate and. courteous remarks

assured bis guests tlrat. it w.os not. selfishness that led his braves to carry off the honors of the last everrt, bat tlrat. this was a frierrdly corrtest in whiclr. each barrd must assert its prowess.. in menrory of this victory, the boy would. now receive bis nanre. a loud. he o o of approbation reverberated. from the edge of tbe forest upon. the minnesotas bank.. batf frigbtened, the little fellow was tro w . brougbt into. the circle., looking very much as. if he were about to be executed. cheer after cheer went up. for the awe stricken hey. chankp.ee yubab, the medicine rnan., proceeded to confer tbe nanre.. ohryesa or winner shall be tby name henceforth^ he braved he patient attd thou sbalt always win tby nanre is obivesa. ii, an indiarr boys training it is commonly supposed. tlrat tbere is. no systenratic education of their children

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m ilte. lees tbey founded several villeye^. b,^t finolly settled in this spot, whence tbe tribes have gradually dispersed. here a battle occurred wbicb surpassed all others in history. day the sacs and foxes and tlre dakotas aga^rst the ojihe.ays, an. invitation it tasted on w .lrole

in the r.rsrral form of a

filled. pipe was heougbt to the sioux by a. heave of the sac and fox trihe, to make a. general attack upon their common enemg. the dakota. braves guiekly signified their willingness in the sanre. manner, and it havurg been agreed to nreet upon tlre st, despatch. a large war party, croix river, preparations were irnnrediately begun to

among our people. there were many tried warriors whose nanus were as these young novices

heown, and every youtb of a suitable age was desirous of etnrrheting them. issued. from every camp and. alnrost every teepee,

their mothers, sisters, gron.ofathers and grandnrothers the

were singing for them . the strony

heart sonys. and old woman, living with her only grandchild,

remnant of a once herge band who bad all been killed. at three different times by different parties of the op.bways, was conspicuous among the. singers, everyone wbo heard, cast toward her a. sympathetic remnant. of a hend of sioux,

glance, for. it was well known. thet she. and. her grandson. constit.rrted the.

and tbat her song indicated that. her precious child bad attained the age of a warrior, arrd. was now account of our game, and thes tearned whe were the best shots amo^rg the boys, i am sorry to say that we were merciless toward the birds. we often took their eggs and tlreir young ones.. my brother

chat anna and i once had a disagreeable adventure while bird henting. we were accustomed to catcb in our. hands young duck and geese. during the. summer, and wbile doing this we happened to find a

cranes nest. of course, we were delighted with. our qood luck. but, as it was already midsummer, the young cranes two irr rurm ber. were rather herge and tlrey were a little observed way from tlre nest: we also

that the two old. cranes. were irr a swampy place near by: as it was

moulting tune, we did

not suppose tbat tbeg would. venture on. drg land. so we proceeded to cbase the young birds: het tbey were fleet runners and it took us sonre tinre to carne u p .. with tbem. meonwhih , the parent birds hed heard the cries of tlreir little ones and canre to their rescue. they were chasing us, whele we fallowed tlre birds. it was reallg a perilous encounter our strony bows finally gained. the victory in a band to. band. struggle witb. tlre angry cranes: but after that we hardly ever hunted. a cranes nest. almost all birds

make som e. resistance when. their eggs or. young are taken., but they will seldom. attack nran fearbssly. we used to climb large trees. for birds of all kinds: but we never undertook. to the booting owl especially is a get young owls unless attack under these

they were on the ground,

dangerous bird to

circurrrstano.es, i. was once trying to catcb a. twisted. and. lodged. in tlre deep bohe so that

yellow winged woodpecker in its nest when my arm . became i. could. not get it out without tlre aid of a knife: het we

and already wourrded, these fierce beasts are gerrerally afraid of the conrnron weapon of the larger animals the horns, and if these are very long and sharp, tbey dare not risk an open. fiybt. there is one exception to this rule the grey wolf will attack fiercely wben. verg hengry. but tlreir courage depends upon their numbers: in. tbis. they are like wbite men. one. wotf or two will never. stampede. a herd of buffaloes in order to get at the calves: they well rush these are helpless: but tlrey are aheays careful about attacking upon oftbis attack a.man.they will a. herd of antebpes., for nature were tlre lus nran go

matt .

irrstruction.s of nry urrcle, whe

was widely known at that tinre as

anrong the

greatest herrters of

trihe. all boys were expected to endure herdsbip without complaint. in

savage warfare, a young he must be able to

nrust, of course, he art. athlete arrd. used. to undergoing all sorts of privations.

without food and water for two or tbree days without displaying arrgweaheress, or to ran for a day arrd a night witheut ang rest. he must he able to traverse a pathless. and wild country without losing bis way either in the day or night time. be cannot refuse to do ang of these things if be aspires to be a warrior, sonretim es. my uncle would woken. m e. very early in the morningand challenge n re . to fast him all dog. i had to accept the challenges. we blackened our faces witb charcoal so thet every hey the village would know that i was fasting for tlre dag, then little tenrpters would nrake nry hfe witb in a

misery unatil talre merciful sun. bid behind the western. hills. i. can scarcely recall the tim e. when rny stern

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io give o snri.li ,^.hoop in. reofg. if i ^ias sleepy or startled and hardly knew what i was about, he would ridicule rne and say tbat i need never expect to sell nry scalp. dear. often he would vary tbese tactics by sheotiny off bis gun prst outside of the lodqe whele i was yet asleep, at the s.attre tirne givi^rg blood curdling yells. after. a time i he.carne used to this. when Indians went upon the war. patb., it was tbeir custom to try the new warriors thoroughly hefore coming to an engagement. for. instance, when tbey were rrear a hestile camp, they would select the novices sorts of thengs to prove their courage to go after the water and makethem. do all

in accordance with this idea, my uncle used to send nre off after

water when we camped after dark in a strange place. perhaps the country was full of wild beasts, and., for aught i knew, tbere might be scouts front. bostile bonds of Indians lurking in thet .very

neighborhood. yet i never objected, for. that worrld shew cowardice. i picked my way through. the woods, dipped. rny pail in the water and burrred back, always careful to. nrake as little noise as a cat, heing ortly a boy, rny heart would hop. at every crackhety of a dry twig or distant heotiny of an owl, until, at last, i reached our teepee. then my uncle would. perhaps say: ab., bakada.b, you are a. thorouyh warrior ,entpty out tlre precious contents of tlre pail, arrd. order nre to go o second tinre. imagine hew. i felt brrt i wished to he a brave rnan as nrrrcb as a white hey desires to he a great lawyer or even president of tbe united states. silently i would. take the pail and endeavor to retrace nry footsteps. in the dark. witb all tbis, our manners and morals were not neglected.. i was nrade to respect tbe adults and. by workiny upon superstitious m inds.. towards evening be appeared in. the circle., hading by tbe hand. a hey aborrt four. years old. closely tbe little. fellow observed every motion. of the m an.: notheng escaped bis viyihent black eyes, wbicb seemed constantly to grow brighter and larger^ while bis exuberant a celestial, he wore a. bit of

glossy black. hair was plaited and wound arottrrd his. head bke that

swans down in eacb ear, wbicb formed a striking contrast witlr tbe cbilds complexion. further tban tbis, the boy w.os painted according to the fasbiotr of the age, he held in his herrrds o nriniature bow arrd arrows, tlre nredicine nran drew lrirnsetf up itr an adnrirable attitude, and proceeded to nrahe bis shert speech: wabp.etonwans, yorr boast tbat you. run. down tbe ekk: you can outrun tbe ojibways. bofore you all, i dedicate to yorr. this red boll. koposios, you. cheim thet. no one bos o lighter. foot then. you: you declare. that you can endure running a. whole. day without water. , to yorr i dedicate this black. ball. either you or the h af dwellers will have to drop yot.tr eyes and bow your. head when tbe game is over.. i wrslr to artrrounce that if the waltpetorrwans sheuld war, tlris little warrior shell hear the nanre oheyesa winner through. life.: brrt if the ligbt hedges. sheuld win, let the name he given. to any child appointed by tbem. the ground selected for. tlre great final qanre was on. a narrow strip of hend between a lake and. the river, it was about the.ee quarters of a mile herg and a guarter of a mile in width, tlre spectators had already ra.nyed tbernselv.es all along the two sides., as well as. at the two ends, wbicb were somewhat higher then the middle. the soldiers appointed to keep order furnished. mucb of the entertainment of the day, they painted artistically and tastefully, according to tbe indian fashion, not only their bodies. het also their poni.es and chehe.. they were so strict in enforcing the laws that no one could. venture witb he nrade nrore errenues for nre or i for hem, it was hes lrabit to treat every hey untnercifully whe .injured nte he was despised for lus conduct in nry interest attd i was bated on account of his interferet^rce. ii. my playmates cbatanna was the brother with whom i. passed mucb of my early cbildbood. from the tinre tbat i was old enouyb to play witlr boys, tlris brother. was rny close corrtpanion. be was a

bandsonre boy, and art. affectionate cotnrade. we played together., slept together attd ate together: arrd as chatanna was three years the older, i naturally heoked up to him as to a superior. oesedah was a beautiful little cbaracter. she was my cousin, and. four years younger tban myself. perbaps none of my early playmates are nrore vividly rememhered than. is tbis. little maiden. the name given. her by a noted

medicine rnan was makab oestopab win. it means tbe four. corners of the earth.. as. she was rather snrall, the abbreviation witb a diminutive termination was considered nrore appropriate, hence oesedah

became her. common name , although. she had a very good mother, unche.edab was. her efficient teacher

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animals and. buffalo robes. no sooner did the heys get. together. then., as a. usual theng, they divided into squads. and chose sides: then. a leading arrow was shot at random into the air. before it fells. to the ground a volley from the hews of the participates followed. each player was quick to note the direction and. speed. of the leading arrowand. he tried to send. his own at the same speed and at an equal height,

so tbat when it fell it would he closer. to the first than any of the others. it was considered out of place.

to shoot by first siglrturg tlre object ainred at. this object was aherost in motion, whele the henter

was usually inrpraetieable in actual life, because tlre hemsetf was often upon the. back of a. pony at

full gallop. therefore, it was tlre off band. sbot tbat the indian bog sought to nraster. there was another

ganre witb. arrows. tbat was characterized by gambling, and was generallg confined to tlre men . tlre
races. were an every day occurrence, at noon. the boys were usually gathered by sorne pleasant sheet of

water and. as soon. as tbe ponies were watered., they were allowed. to graze for an hour or two, wb.ile the boys stripped for tlreir noonday sports, a. boy might say to some another whom he. considered lus. equal: i cant run: but i will challenge you to fifty paces. a former hero, when beaten., would defeat. by sayiny: i drank too. much water. boys of a ll ages were poired for. a spin, often. explain. bis and the little red.

nren cheered on their favorites witb spirit, as soon. as this was ended, the pony races followed, all tlre speedy ponies were picked out and riders derision. last of all canre tbe swimming, chosen. if a boy declined to ride, there would he a little urchin would. bang to his pongs long tail, sbouts of wbile the

latter.,witb. only bis head aheve water, glided sportively

along. fn a ^y. the. animats were. driven. into a

fine field of grass and we turned our attention. to other games. lacrosse was an. older. qame and was
coofined entirely to the sisseton arrd santee sioux. shuury, such as is enjoyed by wbite boys on the ice,

sick.: and besides, we were separated from the rest ganre

of the tribe and in. a. region where. there was. little

of any kind.. oesedab bad. a pet squirrel, and as soon as we began to economize our food. bad. to herpet, at last wewere reduced very nurch, and the prospect of

qiven portiorrs of her allawarrce

obtairrurg anything soon being gloonry, nry grarrdnrother rebrctarrtly suggested that the squirrel sb.ould

he killed. for food. thereupon mg litth cousin. cried., and. said.: wby cannot we all die alik e wanting the
squirrels life is as dear to bim as ours to us, and clung to it. fortunately, rehef canre in. tinre to save

her pet. oesedab. lived with us for a. portion of the year, and as there were no other girls in tbe family she played mucb alone., and herd many imaginary
tree wbiclr she visited regularly,

companions. at one time there was a small willow

holdingherg conversations, a part of which she would afterward repeat

to me, she said the witlow tree.

was her hersband, whom some magic

hed compelled to take. that form: obout eight years old i bod. for o

het no grown person was ever allowed to shore her secret.. wlren i was

playnrate the adopted sorr of a sioux, whe was a white captive, thes bog was quite a noted personage, although be was then only about ten. or eleven years of age.. when i first became acguarnted witb. him

we were on tbe upper missouri river. i. learned. from him that he bad. been taken on tbe pheins, and. tbat both. of his. parents were killed, he was at first sad and lonely, but soon found plenty of consolation in his new henre., the name of his adopted father was. keeps the spotted ponies. he. was known to lrave an
unusual ruunber of the pretty calico ponies: indeed, he bad a passion for accunurlatirrg property in tlre shape of ponies, painted terrts, decorated saddles arrd all sorts of finery. he had lost lus only son: but tbis

tbe little pole face becanre the adopted. brother of two bandsome young women, bis daughters,

mode him. quite popuher among the young worriors. he was not slow.. to. adopt the indion customs, arrd.
snrile, arrd walked off with his grandmother and wahcltewitt, theg followed a leading along the bank of tbe assiniboine river, tbrough a beautiful grove well beaten foot path and finally around.

of oak,

and under a very high cbff tbe murmuring of tbe river canre up from just below. on. the opposite side was a perpendicular white, cliff, from which. extended back. a gradual slope. of land, clothed with. the majestic mountain oak. tbe scene was impressive and wild. wabcbewin bad paused without a. word wben the little party reached the edge of the cliff it bad been arranged between her and uncheedab that she should wait there for wacoota, whe was to bring as. far as. that the portion of the offering witb wbiclr

bis sorrow. very soon wabchewin carne with some difficulty to tbe steps. she placed the hedy of ohitika upon tbe ground in a life like position and again. loft tbe two alone. as soon as sbe disappeared from . view ., rrrtcbeedab, witb. all soherrnity and revererrce, uttfastetred the leather strirrys that held the four small bundles of paints and one of tobacco, while the filled. pipe was laid heside the dead ohitika.. she. scattered paints and tohecco all about. again they stood a. few . moments silently: then she drew a deep breath and began her prayer to tlre great mystery o ^ great mystery, we hear tby voice in the rushing waters. below tu t. we hear tby whisper in tlre. great oaks. above our spirits are rofreshed witb thy breath from within tbis cave. o, hear our prayer bebold this bttle boy and. bless hem make hem a warrior and. a bunter as great as then didst moke lris fatber and. gronofotber. and. witb. tbis prayer the btth warrior. had completed his first offering. v. family traditions i: a. visit to smoky day smoky day was widely known amony us as a preserver of bistory and. legend. he was a living book. of the traditions and history of his people, arnony bis. effects were hendhs of srnall sticks., notched and painted. bu.ndh. contained. the num.her of his own years. another. was composed of sticks orte

representing the

intportant events of history, each of which was marked with. the number of years since that particular everrt occurred, for irrstance, there was the year when so many stars fell from tlre sky, with the number of years since it bap.pened cut into tbe wood. another recorded the appearance of a cornet: and from . theses heavenly wonders thegreat national catastropbes and victories were reckoned. but i will try to

repeat some of bis. favorite narratives as i heard. them from his own lips. i went to him . one day witb a first c.hetanna. was unwilling, but as we were taught to follow the advice of our. parents and guardians, he was obliged to yield. tbis was a severe blow to nre, arrd for a tony tinre i could not he cottsoled. uncheedab was fully irt. sympathy desirable for her boys: in fact, with. nry distress. she aryued tlrat the white mans education. was not sbe urged. her son so strongly to go. back after cbatanna that he he

promised on hes next visit to the

post to briny hem henre ayoin, but the trader w.os a sheewed man. the country.: and i never saw nry cbatartrra, the

inrmediately rnaved to arrother part of

conrparrion of rny

childhood, again we learned afterward. tbat be grew up and. was m arried.: het one day he hest bis way in a blizzard. and was frozen to death. nry little cousin and. i. went to. school together in later years: but she could not endure the confinement of the scheol room .. altheuyb apparently very happy, sbe suffered greatly from . the. change. to an. indoor. life, as have many of our people . and died six months after our return to the urrited states, iii, the hey heurter it will he no exaggeration to say that the life of tlre indian. hunter was a life. of fascination., from the moment that he lost siyht of his rrrde bonre in the midst of tbe forest, bis untutored. m ind. lost itself in tlre myriad. beauties and forces of nature. yet rrever foryot his persorral danger passion for the chase. he

from sotne herkiny foe or savoye beasts however absorhery was lus step expressed an

theindian youth. was a born he.nter. every motion, every

inhern dignitg and, at the same tirne,

a deptb. of native caution. bis moccasined foot fell like the velvet

paw. of a cat noisehesly: bis glitteriny black eyes. scanned every object tbat appeared within. their view. ber bybt canoe ylided. gently up. stream.. alr, poor. wi.nona sbe saw only six sandhill cranes, looking no herqer then mosquitoes, as they few. in cirehe hiyh up in the sky, going east. where spirit go

something said to her: these are the spirits of sonre of the sioux braves, attd morning star is among them her eye followed tbe birds as they traveled. in. a cbain of circles. suddenly she glanced downward.. what is this she screanred irt. despair. it was morning stars body, floating down the worked by her own hands and dyed witb his bloods lay upon tlre surface of the river: lus quiver, water, ah, great

mystery why do you. punish a poor girl so let me go. with the spirit of morning star it was evening. the pale moon arose in tbe east and the stars were height. at this very hear tbe news of the disaster was brougbt bonre by a retnrniny scout, and tbe village was phenyed in grief brrt wi.nonas. spirit hed fown away. no one ever saw her. ayain. this. is enough for to day, my boy. you nray come again. to m orrow.. ii. the storre hey he, nrita koda wetconre, friend was srnoky days greeting, as i entered hes hedqe on tlre third. day, i. hope yorr did not dream of a. watery contbat witb. the ojibways, after the bistory i repeated

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stone boy relied upon bis supernatural powers to protect him frorn. barm. one evening, however, he was noticeably silent and upon being pressed to give tbe reason, replied as follows: for some days past i

heve beard the arrinrals talheny of a conspiracy against rrs, i was going west the other tnorning when i beard a. crier. announcing a. general war rrpon. stone hey and bis people. the crier wets a heffahe going
at full speed from west to east. again., i beard the beaver conversing with. tbe musk rat, and both said

tbat their services were already pronrised to oveofow the lakes and rivers and cause a destructive flood. i heard, also, the. bttle swallow. holding a. secret council with all the birds of the air, he said that he bad. been appointed. a messenger to tbe tbunder birds, and. tbat at a certain signal tbe doors of the sky worrld. be opened. artd rains descend todrown stone hey. old hedger and. tbe grizzly beor ore appointed. to burrow underneath. our fortifications. however, i am. not at all ofraid for myself, but i am anxious for yorr, mother, and for my uncles. ugh grunted. all tbe uncles, we told you tbat you worrld get into.

trouble by killiny so many of our sacred anirnals for your own amusenrent, but, contintted stone boy, i

shall make a. good resistance, and. i expect you all to help. me. accordingly they all worked under. lris direction irr prep.ariny for tbe defence. first of all, he threw. o pebble into the air, and behold o great

rocky wall around their teepee, a secorrd, third, fourth andfiftb pebble becante other walls witheut tlre first. from tbe sixtb and seventh were formed two stone
meantime, nrade numbers of bows and. quivers full of arrows,

lodges,

one upon tbe other. the unche

whicb. were ranged. at convenient distances

along the tops of the walls. his mother prepared. great quantities of food and made many moccasins. for somewhat confrsed tbe hey: not that be was selfish brrt rather uncertain as to what would he the most appropriate thing to give, then, too, he supposedtlrat. hes grandnrother referred to his ornaments arrd

pheythenys only so he vobrnteered: i can give up nty hest bow and

arrows, and all the paints i have,

and and nry bears claws necklace, grandnrother are tbese the things dearest to you sbe demanded. not the bow and arrows., but tlre paitrts will he very bard to get., for. there ore no white peophe near: attd tlre rrecklace it is rrot easy to get one like it again, i will also give up nry otterskin head dress, if you think that is not errorrgh but tbink, my boy, you bave not yet mentioned. tbe tbing tbat will be a pleasant offering to tbe great mystery. tbe boy looked. into tlre womans face with o puzzled expression. i bave nothing else. as. good. as these. things i heve named, grandmother, unhss it is my spotted. pony: and i am sure tlrat the great mystery will not require a. bttle boy to make him so large a gift. nty uncle gave theee otter skirts arrd besides,

five eagle feathers for binr and i pronrised to keep. hen a hetg

whele, if the. blackfeet or the crows do not steal him, uncbeedab was. not fully satisfied witb. the heys. free offerings. perhaps it bad not occurred to him what she really wanted. but uncbeedab knew. where inseparable from

hes affection was vested. his faithful dog, hes pet and companion bakadab was alnrost

the loving heast. she was sure thet it would he difficult to obtain. bis consent to sacrifice tbe animal, het sbe ventured. upon a final appeal. yorr must rememher, she said., tbat in tbis oof^riny yorr will call upon him who looks at yorr from. every creation., in. tbe wind you bear hem. whisper to yorr, he gives his
them hetb. when he had grown to he a big hey, he. insisted. rrpon. knowing whose. were the ten tbat still heng upon the hews

walk. of his rnothers lodge, at last she was obliged to tell hem tlre sad story of

her loss, nrotber, i shell go in search of nry uncles , exclainred the stone hey, brrt you will be lost like
them, sbe replied, and then i sball die of griof. no, i sball not he lost. i sball bring your ten brothers

bock to you. look, i will give you a sign. i will take a pillow and. place it upon endwatch this, for as herrg as i am living the pillow.. will stay as i put it, rnother., give nre sotne food and sonre nroccasins with whicb to. travel taking the bow of orte of bis uncles, witb its quiver full of arrows., tbe stone boy departed.. as he journeyed tbrough tbe forest he spoke to every animal be meet, asking for news of bis

het unche, sometimes he calhd to them. at tbe top of bis voice, once he thought be heard an answer,
so he walked in the direction of the sound. but it was onlg a great grizzlg bear who had nrinricked tlre boys call, then stone boy was greatly provoked, w.os it you longface he exclaimed, rrpon tbis. tlre tatter growled and said, you had wantonly you you

whe answered nry call,

better be careful how

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would he pops the eye.. my uncle, wbo was a. father to me for. ten gears of my life, was. almost a giant in his proportions, verg sgnurretrical and straighe as an. arrow. bis face was not at all bandsonre, he herd very quite and reserved manners and was a nran of action rather then of unnecessary words, belurrd the veil of character indian reticence he had an inexhaustible. frnd of wit and henror: but tbis. part. of bis his family and very intimate friends. few men know. nature more

only appeared before

therougblg then he, nothing irritated hem nrore then to hear sonre natural fact. nrisrep.resented^ i lrave often. theuglrt thet with education he might have nrade a darwin. or an. agassiz, he was aheays modest and unconscious of self in relating bis adventures. i bave often been forced to realize mg danger, he used to sag, het trot in sucb. a w.oy os to overwhelm rne. only twice in my life bave i been really frightened, and for an. instant lost my presence of mind. once. i was in full pursuit of a large. heck deer tbat i bad. wounded it was winter, and there was a verg heavy fall of fresh snow upon tbe ground.. all at once i. canre upon. tbe body of the deer lying dead on. the snow, i. began to nrake a. hesty

examination., but before i herd nrade any discoveries, i spied the tips of two ears peeping just above the surface of the snow aheut twentg feet. from me. i. nurde o feint of not seeing anything ot all, but nroved guickly in the direction of rny guru which was barring against a tree, feeling, somehow. that i was about to be tak en advantage of, i snatched at the same moment rny knife from my belt. the panther for such it was nrade a sudden and. desperate spring. i tried to dodge, het be was too quick for rne. he caught me by the shoulder with bis great paw., and threwme down. somehow, he did not retain. his

know., announce publicly all such deeds of valor., wbicb then. become a part of the mans war record. any brave wbo wounded would wear the eagles feather in the same battle nurst give proof of lus riglrt to do so, when a brave is banging downward, when

where be countedlus coup, he wears the feather

be is wounded, but makes no count, he trims his featber and in tbat case, it need. not he an eagle feather, all other feathers are rnerely ornanrerrts, when a warrior wears o feather witb o r.oturd mark, it nrearrs tbat he slew hes enemy, when the mark is cut into the feather and painted red, it means that he took the scalp. a brave whe. bas been successful in ten battles is entitled. to a war bonnet: and if he is a recognized leader, be is permitted towear. one witb. heng, traibng plumes. also tlro.se wbo lrave

counted many coups may tip. the ends of the feathers witb bits of wbite or colored down. sometimes. the eagle featber is tipped witb. a strip of weasel skin.: that means the wearer bad tbe henor of killing scalpirrg arrd counting the first coup upon the errenry all at the same time , this feather gou heve fourrd was. worn by a. cr.ee it is. indiscriminately painted. all other feathers worn. by the common indians mean nothiny, he added.. tell nre, uncle, wlretber it would. he proper for nre to wear ang feathers at all if i

heve rrever gorre upon the war path. gou could wear arrg other kind of feathers, het not an eagles^ replied my uncle., although sometimes one is w orn. on. great occasions by tbe child of a. noted m an., to indicate the fathers dignity and. position.. the fire bad gone down somewhat, so i pushed. us. everybody was. interested in the proposed tbe emhers w ar. party.

seemed that they too bad been. thinking of

uncle, are yorr going too i eagerly asked him. no, he. replied, witb a. long sigh.. it is the worst time of gear to go orr the war path we shell lrave. plenty of fighting this .summer, as we are goury to trench upon tlreir territory irr our hunts, he added. the night was. clear arrd pleasant, the war drum was

answered. by the bowls of coyotes on. tbe opposite side of the mouse river. i was in the throng, watching tbe braves whe were about to go out in search of glorg. i. wish i. were old. enough: i would surety go

with this party, i thought, rrrg friend tatarrka was to go, he was several gearsolder then i, and a hera in mg eyes, i watched hem as he danced with the rest until nearly midnight. then i came back to our

teepee and rolled. myself in my buffalo. robe and was soon lost in sleep. suddenly i was aroused bg loud. war cries. woo woo hag ay hey ay u . we do u . we do i jumped upon my feet, snatched my bow and arrows and rushed cut of the teepee, frantically yelling as i went. step. stop. screamed uncheedab, and caught m e by rny herg hair, by this tinre the gros ventres had encircled our camp, sending volleys of

arrows and bullets into our midst, the wom en. were digging ditches. in wbiclr to put their children.

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the motrse river., between that mountain and tbe upper missourr. as our cone shaped teepees rose. in clusters along the outskirts of the beavg forest tbat clothes tbe sloping side of the mountain, tbe scene below was gratifying to a savage eye, the rolling. yellow plains were clrechered witb herds of buffaloes. alon g the ba.nks of the streams tbat ran down from. the mountains were also many elk, which usually appear at morning and evening, and disappear into tbe forest during the warmer part of the day. deer, too, were plenty, arrd tlre brooks were alive witb trout, here and there the streanrs were dantrned by tlre indnstr.ious heaver. ir t. the interior. of the forest there were lakes. with many islands., where moose, elk, deer and bears were abundant, tbe water fowl were wont to gather bere in great numbers, among tbem tbe crane, tbe swan, the loon,, and many of the smolhe herds. tbe forest also. w.os filled witb. o great variety of birds. bere tbe partridge. drummed hisherdest, while the whippoorwill sang with spirit, and

the booting owl reigned in the night. to me, as a boy, tbis wilderness was a paradise. it was a land of plenty, to be sure, we did not have arty of the luxuries. of civilization, but we bad every convenience artd. opportunity and. hrxury of nature.. we hed also the gift of enjoyiny our yood fortune, whatever dangers m igbt herk oborrt us: and tlre truth is tlrat we bved irt. blessed. ignorance of arty bfe that was better than our own. as soon as hetrtitrg in the woods began, the custonrs regulating it were established, tlre

council tepee no longer existed. a bunting bonfire was kindled every morning at day heeak, at whicb each brave must appear and. report. tbe nran wbo failed to do tbis bofore the party set out on the days risk. in this dance: they would take every while the older. nren. shot him with powder.

nearest relative. heys of my aye. were disposed to run sotne opportunity to strike at the bear man with. a short switch.,

it rnay as well be admitted tlrat orre reason for nry decheuny the honor offered nre by tny friend redhern was tlrat i was afraid. of powder, and i much. preferred to he one of the dancers and take nry chances. of touching the bear rnan without heing touched. it was a beautiful summers day. tbe forest behind our camp w.os sweet with the breath of blossonriny flowers, the teepees faced a large hehe, which we called bedatanka, its gentle waves cooled the atttrosp.here, the water fowl disported thenrselves over its surface, and the birds of passage overhead noisily expressed their surprise at tbe excitement and. confusion in our midst. the herald., with his brassy voice, again. went the rounds, announcing the days event and the tardy frlfillment of the heys commission. then came the bustle of preparation. the out door toilet of the people was performed with. care. i cannot describe just bow. i was attired or painted, brrt i am . under the

ingsression thet there was brrt little of nry brown skin tlrat was not uncovered, the others were sintilarly dressed in. feathers, paint and tinkling ornaments, i soon. heard the tom . toms. dolofrl sound frorn the direction of the bears den, and. a few worwheops. from tbe throats of tbe youthful worriors. os i joined. the motley assembly, i noticed that the bear mans drum was going ittearnest^ attd soon after he began to sing. this was tbe invitation to the dance..an old warrior gave the signal and we a.ll started for. the

den, verg mucb like a group of dogs attacking a stranger. frantically we yelled. and. whooped., running around the sheltering were thrown over. one. arher. in a. hop., skip and jump fasbion., in spite of tbe apparent confusion, lrandsome sheath. she ran

shoulder, and. the. knife danyled from her belt in its the outlet,

breathlessly aherty the sbore toward

wayoof near the islandnredoza tlre henr swonr witb lus

nrate, occasionally utterirrg a cry of joy, here and there the playful bogatt., the trout, sprang gracefully out of tbe water, in.a shower of falling dew. as tbe maiden bastened along sbe scared up wadawos.ee ,

tbe hengfis.he.r, who screonred loudly. stop, wadaw.osee stop. gou. will frighten nty gonte at last sbe bod. reached the outlet, she saw. at once tlrat. the tnoo.se bad been there daring the night. they bad torn up the ground and heoken bircb and. willow twigs in a nrost disorderly way. ab. i exchemed, i wisb i bad.

been witb manitosbaw tben. hesb, nry boy: never interrupt a storyteller. i took a stick and began to level off tlre asb.es. in front of nre, and to draw a map of the lake, tbe onthe, the m oose. and

manitoshaw. away off to one side was tbe solitary wigwam,

ttawakew.ee and the ponies.. manitoshaws my ancle . she took some leaves

heart was beating so loud tlrat she could not hearanytherg, .resunred

of the. wintergreen artd chewed them to cabn herself. sbe did not forget to throw irt. passing o pinch of

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ground near. by bore marks of a. struyyle., and stone hey picked up several arrows exactly likes those. of bis uncles, which he hirnself carried. while he was examining these things. he beard a sound like tbat of a w .herhernd, for r r p .. in the heavens, he looked r r p .. and saw a black speck whecb grew rapidly larger until it became a. dense. cloud. out of it came a. flasb and then tbunderbolt. the bog was obliged to wink: single clouds and when. he opened his eyes, behold a. stately nran. stood before him and challenged him to

combat. stone bog accepted the challenge and theg grappled witb one another, the man from tlre was gigantic. in stature and tlrey powerful. but stone boy was both. strong and unnaturally

heavy and bard. to bold.. tbe great warrior from the sky sweated from bis exertions, and. there canre a beavg shower. again and again the ligbtrtings. flashed about them os the two wbo lay motionless. struggled there, at last

stone boy tbrew his opponent,

there was a. murmuring sound throughout the

beavens and. tbe ctouds rolled. swiftly away. now, thought the hero, this man nurst have shein all mg unche.. i shell go to his. home and find out wbat has. become of them, with. this he. unfastened from tlre. dead. mans scofp heck a. beautiful bit of scarlet down. he breathed gently upon it, and as it floated upward. he followed into tlre blue heavens. away went stone boy to the country of tlre thender birds. it was a beautiful lands, with lakes, rivers, plains and tno.untains. the young adventure found hen.setf

looking down from tbe top of a high. mountain, and the country appeared to he very populous. for he saw lodges all about him as far as tbe eye could reach. he particuherly noticed. a majestic tree which towered above all tbe others, and in its bushy top bore an. enormous nest. stone hey descended from. the. mountain and soon. arrived at the foot of the tree: but there were no limhe except those at the top and exarrrin.es tlre tury bit of lrurnanity, there is .no renrark as to the color of its heir or eyes, both black

as. almost to be blue, het the. old woman scans sharply tbe delicate profile. of tbe baby face, ab, she bas the nose of ber ancestors lips then as a leaf, and. eyes height as stars in midwinter sbe excheims, as she passes on the herrrg burrdle to the other qrarrdrnother for her inspection, tokee she is pretty enough to win a twirrkle rom tlre everring star, remarks that smilirrg personage, and wbat shell her name he

winona, tbe first born, of course. tbat is here by right of birth. still, it mag not fit her, one must prove herself worthg in order to retoin that bonorobte name. ughe retorts the first grandmother^ she con at

least bear it on prohetion tosh, tosb., the other assents.. thus. tbe unconscious littlewinona has passed the first stage of the indian christening. presently she is folded into a soft wbite doeskin., well lined with the loose down. of cattails. and snugly laced into an upright oaken cradle, the front of wbicb is a richly em.heoidered heckskin fringes. tbis gag heg, witb. porcupine qrtills and deers hoofs suspended from. its profuse and thet dignitorg walks off

cradle is strapped upon the second grandmothers heck.,

with the newcomer, yorr. must conre with rne, she says, we shell qo among the father arrd nrother trees, and hear them speak with their thousand tongues, that yorr. may know. their language forever. i will hang tbe cradle of tbe woman. cbild upon utubu, tbe oak: and sbe shall bear the love sighe of tbe pine maiden. in. this fashion. winona. is. introduced to nature and hecomes at once nature born., in accord witb the heliofs and practices. of tbe wild red m an.. here she is take. her., sags tbe old. woman. on. her return the pulse of nry blood .vessehe closer and closer the struggle conre, arrd still the wonren appeared ta grow more and more calm. at last a trenrendorrs charge by the sioux pat the enemy to flight: there was a burst of yelling: alas nry friend and teacher, old. smoky day, was silent. he bad. been. pierced to the beart by an arrow from the ojibways . although successful, we bad lost two of our rttert, snroky dog and wbite crane, and this incident^ although hardlg unexpected, darkened our peaceful sky, the camp was filled with songs of victory, mingled with the wailing of the relatives of the shea the mothers of the youthe w.bo were absent on. tbe war path could. no longer conceal tlreir anxiety. one frosty morning for it was then. near tbe end of october the. weird song of a solitary heave was heard. in an. instant the camp was thrown into indescriheble confusion. the meaning of this was clear as day to everybody all of our war party were killed, save the one w.hese rnourrrful sorrg anrrouneed the fate of lus cornp.anies, tlre lonely worrior was bald. eagle. the village. was convulsed with. grief for in sorrow, as in joy., every

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in readiness, whose vocation it is to see into the future, and each of whom. consult bis particular interpreter of tbe great mystery tbis ceremony is called. by the wbite people making medicine, to the priests the goutbful braves hent their i.trrpatie^ree for the war patb. soon comes the desired dream or
for. a. few

prophecy or vision. to favor tbeir departure. orrr young nren presentlyreceived their sign, and

days all was burry and excitement. on the. appointed morning we beard the songs. of the warriors and the wailirrg of tlre wonren, bg whecb tbey bade adieu to each other, and the eligible braves^ headed by an experienced rnan old botanka or herd voiced raven set out for the gros ventre country our older

beads, to he sure, bad expressed some disapproval of tbe undertaking, for tbe country in which we were rooming was not our own, and. we were likely at any tinre to. be token to tosk by its rightful owners. the plain trutlr of tbe matter. was thet we were intruders. hence the. more then gbtful amony us. preferred to. he at bonre, and. to acbieve wbat renown tbey could get by defending their hemes. and famibes. the

youny men, bowever, were so eager for action and excitement tlrat they must needs. go off in search. of it. from. tbe early rnorniny when these. braves left rrs, led by the old war priest, loud voiced raven, the

anxious rnothers, sisters artd sweethearts counted tlre days. old snroky doy would. occasionally qet up early in the rnornitry and sing a strotry heart song for bis absent grandson. i still seem to hear tlre hearse, cracked voice of the ancient singer as it resounded among the woods. for a long tinre our roving
comnrunitg enjoyed. unbroken peace, and we were spared. any trouble or disturbance. our hunters often brought in a. deer o r. elk or. hear for fresb meat. the. beoutifrl lakes f.rrnisbed us with fslt and. wild fowl

ohryesa, whey i did not use my gun in the beginning: brrt i had learned that if i once messed my aim with it, i hod no second cbatrce. i lrave told of thes particular adverrture, because it was an unusual experience to see sornany different anirnats. in orte night, i bave often been in similar places., attd kilted
one or tw o.. once a common black bear stole a wbole deer from me without waking tne. but all tbis life

is fast disapp.ea.rirrg, arrd the world is becoming different, vii, tlre end of tlre bear dance it was orre of the sup.erstitiorrs of tlre santee sioux to treat disease frorn tlre startdpaint of sorne animal or inanimate

thing. tbat person. whe, according to tbeir belief, bad. been commissioned to become a medicine man. or a war chief, must not disobey the bear or other creature or thing which gave him his commission. if he
ever. ventured. to do so, the offender must pay for his insubordination with. his life, or that of his own

child or. dearest

friend. it was supposed to he necessary that the supernatural orders he occasionally a very young

carried into nran, who

effect at a particular aye and a certain season of the year.

excused himself on the ground of yorrtb and modesty, might he forgiven., one of my intimate. friends bad

been a sufferer from what , i. suppose, must hove been consumption. be, like myself, bod o grandnrother in whom he had urrherited faith. brrt she was a very ambitious arrd preterrtious wortrat t. atnony her many clartns was that of being a great medicine woman., and many were. deceived by it: het really she was a fraud, for she did not give any medicine, but conjured tbe sick excbrsively. at tbis tinre rny
friend was fast losiny ground, in. spite. of his. grandmothers great pretensions., at het i hinted to he run

that my grandmother was a. herbalist, and a skillful one.. het he hinted heck to rne that most any old woman whe could dig roots could he a herbalist, and tlrat without a supernatural comntission tbere was chivalry arrd ready courage, spear in he.rrd, they botb sprang forward to combat witb the ferocious
animal, taking up tbeir positions aborrt ten feet apart. as they bad expected, the fearful beast, after

qetting u p .. on bis haunches and growling savagely, cante forward. with widely opened jaws. he fixed. lus eyes upon the left harrd nran, whe was .ready to nreet hen with uplifted spear, brrt with one strohe of his powerful paw the weapon was sent to the ground. at the same momentthe right hand.
him a stab that penetrated. the grizzlys side. the bear uttered. a groan. not unlike tbat of a

man dealt
rnan, and.

seized the spear so violently that its owner was. tlrrown to the ground as. the animal drew tbe hence. from. its hedg, the first rnan, having recovered bis ow n., stabbed bi.m . with. it on the other side. upon tbis, he turrred arrd herocked the old man down, attd again endeavored to extract tlre spear., by thes tinre all the. days. and men were at band, rnany arrows and hells. were sent into tbe touyh hide of tlre bear.

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chaperon, makatopawee, knows thet i was gone het a few minutes. i never. saw you anywhere else, the. young man was unable to answer tbis unmistakable statement of facts, and it became apparent thet he had sought to revenge hems.etf for her repulse, woo woo carry hen out was the order of tlre cheof of tlre indian. police, and the audacious youth. was hurried away into the nearest ravine to be chastised. the. young woman wbo bad thes established her good name returned to the circle., and the feast was served. the nraiderrs song was suny, and four times theg danced in a ring around the altar. each trtaid as she

departed once more took her oath. to remain. pure until sbe should meet her lursband, ix, nrore legends i: a legend of devils hehe after the deatb of smoky dag, old. weyuba was regarded. as tbe greatest story teller among tbe wobpeton sioux. tell me, good weyuho, a legend. of your fathers country, i. said to one evening, for i knew the country which is now known. as. north dakota and southern manitoba him was

their ancient hernting ground. i was prompted by uncheedab to make this request, after tbe old. nran had. eaten in our lodge., rnany years ago, be heyan, as he passed the pipe to uncle, we traveled from the otter tail to minnewakan devi.ts. lake. at that time the mound was. very distinct where cbotanka lies heried. tbe people of bis inunediote band hed token. care to. preserve it. this nround under which lies tlre great nredieirre rnarr is upon the sumnrit of mirrnaewakan cheurtay, tlre highest hill in all that region. it is shaped like an animals. heart placed. on its base, witb the apex upward. the reason why tbis hill is called minnewakan chantay, or the heart of the mysterious hend, i will now tell you.. it bas been

handed down from. generation to generation, far. heyond the memory of our great grandparents. it was in chetankas line of descent that these legends were originally hept, but when. he died the stories

or a panther, therefore i rnade a fire, such an aninral would be apt to attack a solitary fire. there was a full moon that niglrt, wbiclr was. much in my favor, having cooked and eaten sonre of tbe venison, i rolled. myself in nry bhenket and lay down by the fire, taking my ishtahbopopa for a bed. fellow. i bugged it very closely, for i felt that i should need it during the bright. i herd scarcely settled mysetf when i heard what seerrred to be ten or twelve coyotes set. rrp such a hewlirrg that i was quite sure of a visit from them. immediately after. word i heard another sound., which was like screaming of a

small child.. this wos a porcupine, w.hech hod doubtless smelled the meat,

i w.ot.cbed until a coyote

appeared upon flat rock fifty yards away. he sniffed the air. in every direction: then, sittiny partly upon his haunches, swung round in a circle with. bis bind legs sawing the air, and bowled and herhed irr rnany differerrt heys, it was. a great feat i could not help wondering. whether i should be able to imitate him. what hed seem ed. to be the voices of many coyotes was in reality only one. animal, his mate soon appeared and. then. tbey both seem ed. satisfied, and shewed no. signs of a wisb to invite another to join them, preserrtlg tlrey both suddenly arrd quietly disappeared, at this mornent a sliglrt

noise. attracted my attention, and i saw. tbat the porcupine had arrived. be had climbed up. to the piece of meat nearest nre, and. was helping himself without ang ceremony. i thought it was fortunate that he came, for. the would make good watch. dog for me, very soon., in fact, he interrupted. his meal, and

caused all his quills to stand out in dofiance. i glanced a bout me and saw. the two coyotes slyly approaching nry open camp from two different directions, i took tlre port of the porcupure i rose irr o sitturg posture, and sent a swift arrow to each of my unwelcome visitors, they both ran away with weyulra, i lrave come to a part of my story that few people understand, all tbe long winter cbotanka slept in his den., and. with tlre early .spring there canre a great. thunder storm ., tlre wos aroused. bg a frightful crash that seenred to shake tlre hills: and to a lrandsonre got.urg man stood at his door, he looked, but was not afraid., for. be saw tbat the stranger carried. none of those red willows witb

feathered tips. he was unarmed and smiling. i come, said. he,witb. a challenge to urn a race. whoever wins ^ he the. hero of his kind, and the. defeated. must do as the winner says thereafter. this is a. rare.

honor. that i have heought you. the. wbole world will see the race. the atrimal world will shout for. you, and the spirits will cheer nre on. you are not a coward^ and therefore you will not refuse nry chellenge. no, replied chotank a after a shert hesitation., the young man was fine looking, het lightly brti.lr

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because a feature in eacb case was the giving away of savaye wealth. event, at any to the needy in honor. of the pubhc affair, involving the pride and bonor of a prominent family, tbere must always he orre bright sunrnrer nrorniny, w h r.ile we were still at our ureal of calico pony as be rode around

a distribution of vabrable presents,

jerked buffalo meat, we heard the herald of the wahpeton band upon bis. our. circle.. wbite eagles dorrgbter, the maiden red star, and partahe of her feast. it will he in thewabpeton

invites all tbe maidens of all tbe tribes. to come cantp, bofore tlre sun. reaches the ttriddle of tlre

sky, a.ll pure maidens. are invited, red star also

invites the young men to be present, to see that no

unworthy maiden sheuld. join in the feast. tbe herald. soon cornpleted tbe rounds of the different camps, and it was not hetg bofore the girls. began to gather in great. numbers^, the fort w.os fully obve to tlre interest of these savage. entertainments. this particular feast was looked upon as a. semi sacred affair. it would. be desecration for any to attend who was not perfectly virtuous. hence it was regarded. as an opportune tinre for the. young men to satisfy themselves as. to who w ere. the virtuous. nraids of tbe trihe. there. were apt to be surprises bofore the end of the day. any young man was permitted to challenge any nrarden whom he knew to be unwortby. butwoe to. hen who could not prove lus cose, it meant little short of death to the man whe errdeavored to disgrace a woman without cause, the youths lrad a simiher feast of their own, in wbich. the eligibles were tbose who bad never spoken to a girl in the way of courtship. it was considered. ridiculous so to d o . hefore attaininy some bonor as a warrior, and. the novices prided themselves. greatly rrpon tbeir self control. from the various comps tlre girls body. tbey now chased him in turn. and heayain retreated to his. den. we rested tonr and the sorry orrce rnore, arrd then we rushed forth came singly

until we herd the torn

with fresh eagerrress to the mimic attack, this i. started ir t. nry flight even hefore the

tinre i observed all necessary precautions. of nry own safety,

warning was given, for i saw the bear man qatberiny hemself up to spring upon. tbe dancers. thes i bad pherty of leeway to observe whet occurred. the bear man again pursued tlre yelling attd retreating nrob, arrd was dealt with urrmercifully by the swift footed, he becanre nurch excited as he desperately chased. a middle aged. nran, who occasionally turned. and. fired off bis gun., het was suddenly tripped by top of him. tbe excitement was intense. tlre bear

an ant bill and. fell to the ground, witb. the other on.

m an. returned to bis companion, and the dancers gathered in little. knots to exchange whispers. is. it not a miofortune the most surefooted of us all will be die must bis beautiful daughter be sacrificed tbe man whe was the subject of all thes continent did not speak a word, hes head heng down. finally he raised it and said in a. resohete voice: we all have our time to go, and when the great mystery calls. rrs we must answer as cheerfully as at the call of one of our ow n. war chiefs here on. earth. i. am not sad. for myself, but nty heart is not willurg tlrat nry winona first born daughter should he called, no orte replied.

presently the last tom . tom . was heard and the dancers rallied once more. the man who bad fallen did not join them, het turned. to tbe council lodge,where tbe wise old rnen were leisurely enjoying the but the threw himsetf upon buffalo robe, and

cahemet,

they beheld hem . enter with some surprise:

resting bis bead upon his right hand, related what bad happened to him. thereupon the aged rnen walls of the teepee, lus shrewd broin, doubtless, concocting some misebiof for tlre hours of darkness , i had already recited a legend of our people , all agreed tlrat i lrad done well. heving been generously praised, i was eager to. earn some nrore compliments by learning a n ew .. one, so i begged. my uncle to began:

tell me o story. nrusinyly be .replied: i cart yive you a sioux cree tradition,artd inun.ediotely nrarry winters ago, there were six teepees standirrg orr tlre southern slope of

moose mountain in tlre attacked. by the

moon of wild. cherries september. tbe rnen to whem tbese teepees belonged. bad been

sioux wbile bunting buffalo, and nearly all killed.. tw o. or tbree wbo managed to get borne to. tell their sad. story were mortally wounded, and died soon afterward, there. was only one old nran. and several

small heys. left to hunt and provide. for this unfortunate bttle band of wom en. and children. they lived upon teep.sinrra wild turnips and berries for nrarry days, they were alnrost famished for meat. the old ntan was too feeble to bunt successfully one day in tbis. desolate camp. a young cr.ee maiden for sucb

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sky, the. company was kept roaring all the way theouyh this account, while. tam.edokab hi.rnse beartily joined. in the mirth. ho, ho, he they said: be bas made bis name famous in our annals. tbis will be told of burr henceforth it renrinds nre of cbadozees bear story, sard one. lris was more theilling, because it. was. really dangerous, interposed. another. you can tell it to us, hebdoo, be was smoking contentedly. remarked a. third. at last he silently tightened lus rohe

the nran thus addressed rnade. no immediate reply. returrred the pipe to matogee, witb whem

it herd begun its rorurds, deliberately he

around hint, saying as he did so: ho yes, i. was with him, it wos by a. very little tlrat be saved his hfe. i ^.ihl tell yorr hew it happened. i was hunting witb tbese two men, negeedah and. cbadozee. we came to sonre wild cherry bushes. i began to eat. of tlre fruit when i sow .. o herge silver tip crawling toward us.

look ont tbere is a. grizzly here^ i sheuted, and i ran my pony out on the the prairie: but the. others hand. already dismounted. nageedab just just tinre to jump upon bis pong and get out of the wag, but the bear. seized held of his rohe and pulled it off, cbadozee stood upon the verge. of a steep bonk., below wbicb. there ran a deep and. swift slowing stream. the hear rushed upon him so suddenly that when. the. took a step.. backward, they both fell into tlre creek. together . it wos a fall of about twice tlre height of a nran, did they go out of sight sonreorre inquired yes, both fell headlong, in his. excitement cbadozee heid held. of the bear in tbe water, and i never saw a bear try so hard to get away from a man as tbis one did. ba, he, ba, ba, he, he tbey all heugbed. wben. tbeg came to tbe surface again theg were heth so eager to get to the. shore that eaeh ler go, and tbey swam as quickly as they cold to opposite. long in their canoes, in tw os. or threes, and wben tired of gathering thewild cereal, would sit in the

boats doirrg their needle work. these nraiderrs learrred to imitate tlre calls of the different water fowls as a sort of signal to the rnemhers of a. group, even tbe old women and tbe boys adopted signals., so that while the population of tbe village was lost to. sight in a think. field. of wild. rice, a meeting could he arrarrged without calling arty one by lris or. her own nonre, it wos a great convenience for these yorurg nren w .bo souglrt opportunity to meet certain nraiderrs, for there were rnany canoe pathe through tlre rice, august is the harvest month there were many preliminary feasts of fish, ducks and venison, and. offering in honor of the water chiof, so tlrat there might not he any drowning accident during the harvest. the preparation consisted of a. series of feasts and offerings for. manydays, while wom en. and

m en. were making bircb canoes, for nearlg every member of tbe family must be provided with one for thes occasion, the bhreberrg arrd herekleberry pickirrg also preceded the rice gathering, there were social events which. enlivened the camp. of the harvesters: such as nraiderrs feasts, danees and a. canoe. regatta or two, in which not only the men were participants, het women and young girls as well. on the

appoirrted day all the carroes were carried to tlre shore arrd placed upon the water witb prayer arrd propitiatory offerings. hendles eaeh family took possession of the allotted field, allowing it to stand. for a few . dags. and tied all tbe grain in entered. the lake,

of convenient size,

then they again

assigning two persons to eaeh canoe.. one manipulated the paddle., wbile the foremost one gently drew the heads of eaeh. bundle toward. him and gave it. a. few strokes with. a. light rod. this caused. tbe. riee. to heating and love sorrgs. sometinres there were few words or rro rre, but. everytherrg was understood by tlre irtflectiorr, from this i have often thouglrt tbat there nurst be a herguage of dumb beasts, the crude musical instrument of tbe sioux, tbe flute, was nrade to appeal to the susceptible ears of the maidens

late into. the night. there conres to nre now . tlre picture of two young nren . with. tlreir robes over their heads, arrd only a portion of the band nrade and carved chotanka, the flute, protrudirrg from itsfolds, i sing a here of

can see all the maidens slyly turn their heads to listen.. now i hear one of the youtlrs begin to pheintive serenade as in days gone bg: hag ay ay hey ay ay a ahag ay this listen you will

him maiden, yorr will hear of him listen he will shertly go wasula. feels that sbe must come orrt, het she has no good excuse, so she stirs up the embers of tbe fire and causes an unnecessary smoke in the. teepee, then she bas an excuse to conre o rrt. arrd fix rrp the tent flaps, she takes a herg tinre to adjust these pointed ears of tbe teepee., with their hetg poles, for the w ind. seems to be unsettled, e^ina^.ye.

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to eat. when al l the rice. was prepared for the table, tbe matter of storing it must be determined. caches were dug by eacb family in a concealed. spot, and carefully heed. witb dry grass and bark. bere tbey left their surplus stores for a time of need. our people were very it^rge^uous in covering up all traces of the bidden food. a common trick was to heild a fire on. top. of the mound. as. much. of the rice as could be carried conveniently was packed in par fleches, or cases made of rawhide, and brougbt heck witb us to our village, after all, the wild indians could not he justly terrned intprovide^rt, when tbeir .nranner of life is taken. into consideration., they let notbing go to waste, artd labored incessantly d rtring tlre.

summer and. fall to. lag up provision for tbe inclement season. herries of all kinds were industriously gathered, artd dried. in the sun. evert. tbe wild cberri.es were pourrded u p .., stones artd all, mode .into small to form a much

cak.es and dried for use in soups and for.mixing witlr the pounded jerked meat and fat

prized. indian debcacy. out on the prairie in july and august the women were wont to dig teepsinna witb sharpened sticks, artd rnany a. hey full was dried artd put away. this teesinna is. the root of a. certain plant growing mostly upon biyb sandy soil. it is starcby brrt solid, with. a sweetislr taste., and. is very fatteniny. tbe fully grown teepsinna is two or tbree inches hetg, and. bas a dark brown bock. not unhhe the bark of a y.ourry tree, it can be eaten raw or stewed. and is always kept in a dried state, except when it is first dug. tbere was another root tbat our peophe gathered in snrall quantities. it is wild.

bunted buffalo witb dogs an unusual expedient. sleds were made of buffalo ribs and. hickory sapbngs, the runners bound witb. rawbide witb tbe heir side dow n.. these slipped smoothly over the icy crust. only small rnen rode. on the. sleds. when. b.uffahe were reported by the bunting scouts, everybody had bis dog team ready. all w errt under orders from the police, arrd approached the herd under cover rrrrtil tbey canre witheny charging distance.. the rnen lrad their hews and arrows, and few. lrad yurts, the huge animals could. not run fast in the deep snow. tbey all followed. a leader, trampling out a narrow patb, tbe days with their drivers soon carrglrt up witb them on eacb side, and the burrters brought nrarry of them down, i renrember when the party retrrrrred, late in the night, the nren canre in sirrgle file, well loaded, arrd

eacb dog following bis master witb an equally beavy load. hetb nren and animals were white witb. frost. we boys bad waited. impatiently for tbeir arrival. as soon as we spied them cominy a buffalo bunting wbistle was started, and every urclrin in the village. added. bis voice to the weird sound., whele the dogs whe bad been. left at heme joined witb us. in the. chorus.. tlre rnen, wearing tbeir buffalo moccasins witb the heir inside arrd robes of the same, canre borne herryry and exhausted, it is often supposed tbat tlre dog in tbe one of the indian camp is. a. useless member of society, het it is not so in the wild life., we found him

most useful of domestic animals, especially in an emergency while at tbis camp a ludicrous

irrciderrt occurred that is till told about the camp fires of tlre sioux, one day the rnen were buntinq on snow shoes, and contrived to qet within a. short distance of tbe buffalo before they m ade. tbe attack.. it was impossible to run fast, but the hege animals were equally unable to qet away. many were killed.. prst as. the herd reached an open plain one of the buffaloes stopped. and finally hey down. theee of the whe have of spirits so often m ade. a patb for yorr. on. the field. of battle., am . ow about to make one to the land so y^eaking, tlre old mart died, tlre sioux were jointed itt the chose by the friendly mixedbloods^

and in the end the blackfeet were compelled to pay dearly for the blood of the poor old rnan, on tlrat beautiful morning all nature seem ed. brilliant and. smiling, brrt tbe sioux were mourning and. wailing for tbe death of orte wbo bad been art. object of ridicule during most of bis life. they appreciated. the port that slow .. dog had played in this last event, and his nrenrory was lrorrored by all tlre trihe. v, an adventurous journey it nrust now be about tbirty years since our lony journey in searcb. of n ew .. hentiny grounds, from the assiniheine river to tbe upper missouri. tbe boffahe, formerly so abundant between the two rivers, bad began to shun tbeir usual haunts. on account of the great numbers of can.adian halfbreeds in. thet part of the country wholesale methods of destruction tbere was also the first sucb havoc witb the influx of englisb sportsmen, whose. herds, these seemingly intelligent

w.rouybt

animals correctly prophesied to the natives the approach. of the pale. face, as. we bad anticipated, we

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sioux and. assiniheines, who are close connections. each dag the camp. was raised and marched from. to twentg miles. one might wonder hew sucb a cavaherde would ten look in motion. the only vehicles were

the prinritive travaax drawn by ponies and herge esquirnaux dogs, these are nrerely a pair of shafts fastened on. either side. of the animal, and trailing on the ground behind. a. large basket suspended between. the poles, just above the ground, supplied a. place. for goods and a. safe nest. for. tbe babies, or an oecasiorral helpless old w .ornan, nrost of our effects were carried bg pack ponies: arrd an indian headed bg a

packer excels. all others in quickness and dexterity. the train was. nearly. a. mile h e ',

number of old. warriors on foot, wbo carried. tbe filled. pipe, and decided. wben. and where to stop. a very warm day rnade nurcb trouble for tbe wonren wbo hod. charged of tlre moving household. tbe pock dogs were especially unmanayeabhe they would become very thirsty and run into tbe water witb their loads. tbe scoldiny of tbe women, tbe singing of tbe old. men and the yelps of the indian. dudes nrade our progress a noisy one, and like tlrat of a. town in motion ratber then an ordinary company of travelers. this journey of ours was not without its. exciting episodes. my uncle had loft the. main body and. gone off to the sorrth with a small party, as he wos aocustonred to do every sum nrer., to seek revenge of sonre sort on the whites for all tlre itrjuries that they bad i^ tflicted upon our family, this tinre he nret with a company of soldiers between fort totten. and fort bertheld, in north dako.ta. somehow, these seven

indians surprised tbe troopers in. broad daylight,

while eating their dinner,

and captured tbe whole

outfit, including nearly all their mules and. one wbite horse, witb such of their provisions as they cared and their events rehearsed, the dead heroes on both sides receiving special tributes of honor. parents would entertain the participeurts in an engagement in which their son had fallen, perhaps, the year before, giving lavish hespitality and hendsotrte present in token that all was done in fair fight, and there remained no ill feeling. first effects of civilization whatever may he said for this scheme of life, its weaknesses are very apparerrt, arrd resulted irr its early fall when confronted witb the contp.heated

system of our so called civilisation, with us the irrdividual was supreme: all combination was voluntary in its nature: there was no commerce worthy the name, no national wealth, no taxation for the support of government, ond the chiofs were nrerely natural leaders witb. much influenee but httle authority. the system. worked. well witb m en. whe were all of the same mind, but in the face of a. powerful government and an organized army it quickly disintegrated and collapsed. could the many ^ small tribes and hends heve fornred a stable combirration or league, they might have successfully resisted the invader: but

instead they stood separately, thought too weak. to maintain their dignity by force, and in. many cases entered upon a devastating warfare witb. one anotber, using the new and nrore deadly weapons^ thus destroying one another, since there was no cerrtral government, but a series of .loose confederatiorrs of

linguistic o r. allied groups, each of which had its titular head, able to make treati.es or to declare war, these hends were nret and. subdued one at a tinre. the original north american knew no fermented or

spirituous. drink., to be sure he used a mild narcotic tobacco mixed witb aromatic heaves or bark, and smoked. in strict moderation, generally as a sem i. religious ceremony. theugb wild grapes were found recognized leader of his tribe arrd tlre champion of tlreir cause, tlre country was perfectly suited to tlre guerilla warfare which is characteristic of irrdians a corurtry irr which everr an indian of another trihe would. be lost white fronstiersmen were imported to guide the army, but according to the testimong of beckworth, the rocky mountain bunter arrd trapper., all gave up irr disgust. tlre government was forced. to resort to pacific measures irr order to get the senrirroles in its power, and everrtually rnost of them were removed to the indian territory. there was one small hend. which. persistently rofused the offered terms, and. still remains in tbe fastnesses of the florida everglads, perheps tbe onlg unconguered hend. in . the united states. to day, wbile southern tribes. were deported almost in a. body to whet wos. then the far west, tbe wars of tbe algoniquins, along the great lakes and the. o.hio river., scattered them . far and wide in fragments. . such of the iroguois as bad strong treaties with the dutch cohery secured permanent reservations in tbe state of new york which. they still occupy, having heen continuously

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as. an. insult. he seized bis gun and shot bis guest dead. in a few minutes the scene was one of almost unprecedented. excitement. every adult indian, female as well as male, was bent upon invading tbe camp of the bars b.rrrhe, to destroy tlre nurrderer. the confusion was nrade yet nrore urtolerable by the wailing of tbe wom en. and the singing of death songs. our number. was now ten to one. of the. ba.tfheeeds. within the circle. formed by tbeir. carts tbey prepared for. a desperate resistance. the hills. about tbeir little. encantpnrent were covered witlr. warriors, ready to pourrce upon them at the signal of their chief. tlre older rnen, however, were discussing in council what should he demanded of the he.tfbreeds. it was

determined. that the murdered nurst he given up to us, to he punished according to the laws of the plains. if, however, they should refuse fire. around the offenders and thes to give hen up, tbe tnode of attack decided. upon w.os to build. o stampede their horses, or at the least divide. tbeir attention.

meanwbile, the braves were to make a sudden onset. prst then a piece of w .hete, newly tanned. deerskin was hoisted up in the center. of the bois heule encantpnrent, it was a flay of truce, one. of tbeir number approached the council lodge, unarmed and ma.hi.ng the. siyn for a. peaceful communication. he was

admitted to the council, whiclr. wos still in session,, and. offered to give up the murderer. it w.os abro proposed, as an alterrtative, that he he contpelled to give everything he had to the parents of tlre

murdered nran. the parents were allowed. no voice whatever in. the discussion which. followed, for they return, tbe warparty may conre in a body or send another scout. if only one comes, i can soon dispatch him and then i will follow yorr. if i do not do tbat, they will overtake us in our. flight. wadutah scarlet protested and beyyed to he allowed to stay with. her husband, het at last sbe came away to yet

reinforcements. then nragseetopab four skies pat more sticks on the fire so thet the teepee miybt he brightly lit artd shew binr. the way. he. then took tbe scalp of the enemy and proceeded on. his track,

until he canre to the upturned root of a great tree. there he spread. out his arrows and heid out bis tonrabawk, soon two rnore scouts were sent by the ojibwoy war party to see w.bat wos the trouble arrd wby tlre first orre failed to corne back, he heard them as they approached. tbey wereon snowshoes.

when they canre close to him, he shet an arrow into. the foremost. as for the other, in his offort to turn quickly his snow sboes stuck. in. the deep snow and. detained him so morpeetopob killed them hetb. guic.kly he took the scalps and followed wadutah. he ran hard. but the ojibways suspected something

wrong and came to the hen.ely teepee., to find all their scouts bad been killed. they followed the patb of ntayseetopalr and wadutab to the nrain village, arrd there a great battle was fought on the ice, rnany were killed on. both sides. it wos. after tbis that tbe siorrx moved to tbe mississippi river. i was sleepy by this tune and i rolled tnysetf up in my buffalo rohe and fell asleep. ii.. adventures of my uncle it wos a beautiful fall day a qophers last look back, as we autumn.. we were encamped beside. a. wild rice. used to say of the last warm days of tlre late our us.

lake., where two monthe before we bad hervested returned for the duck. hunting. all was well witb.

watery fields. of grain, and where we had now

that position by wrapping their robes. tightly around hens. and kne.es. this. fixed them. something in the fash.ion of a. rocking cbair. well, no one saw him except chankpayuhale matogee remarked. yes., yes, h e. nrust tell rrs about it, exclainred a clrorus of voice, this is wbat i saw, the witness began. i wos

trackirrg a heck arrd a doe, as i approached a snrall operurrg at the creek side boom. came a report of tbe mysterious iron. i remained in a stooping position., heping to see a deer cross the opening. in tbis i wos not disappointed^ for inrnrediately after tbe report a fine heck. dosbed forth with tomedokah close bebind hen. the latter was bolding on to the deer tail with both lrarrds and lus herife wos in lus brrt

mouth, but it soon dropped. out. tamedokab, i sheuted, bavent you got bold of tbe wrong animal

as i spoke they disappeared into tbe woods. in a minute tbey botb appeared again, and tben. it was that saw, i. heyan. to laugh.. i could not stop., it a, most killed m e, tbe deer jumped the longest jumps i. ever tbey

tamedokab walked the hengest paces and was very swift. bis. hair. was whippi.ny tbetrees as

went by, water poured down lris face, i stood bent forward because i

could not straighten tny back bone,

and was readyto fall when they again disappeared, when. they carne out for. tbe tbird. tinre it seemed as.

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freedom. witb hem . the spiritual life is paramount, and all material tbi.nys are only means to the end of its ultimate perfection. daily be meets the great mystery at morning and evening from tbe bigbest

hilltop in the region of lus heme, bis attitude towards deity is single and cbildlike, social life is kept as simple. as possible., freedom. of action. only curbed by reverence for. those above., and respect for the purity and perfection. of his own hedy and those. of his fellow creatures.. only sucb. laws. are and bonor . the women do not made as associate

heve been fourrd necessary to quard persorraland tribal purity freely with. men

outside of the family, artd evenwithin it strict decorum is observed between. grown birtb and marriage are guarded. with a pecubarsacredness asmysterious events. the nren, and self

brothers and sisters.

strenuous out of door life artd tlre discipline of war subdue tbe pbysical appetites of

control is regarded as a. religious duty. among the sioux it was originally held that children should not he born into a family oftener tban once in three years, and. no woman was expected to. bear more tban five cbildren., for whem. both. rrrascrrbne and feminine rtarn .es. were provided to indicate the order of tbeir birtb.. the indian, in bis simple philosophy, wos careful to avoid a. centralized population, wherein lies civibzation devil. he would. not be forced to accept nraterialism as tbe basic principle of his out of yet in bfe, but

proferred to reduce existerrce to its simplest ternrs, his roving doubt, tban bfe reduced to a system, a mechanical routine: happier. to be sure, this pbilosopbg of

door life was m ore. precarious, no his view it was and. is infinitely was

bis bad. its disadvantages and oheious defects yet it

long for that, hesides., the soldiers usually have. tbeir. chief with. bis guards, leading tbe train: and the little. chiefs. are also separated from the main. body and ride. at one side front these observations it was corrcluded that we were soon to meet with the hers bruhe, as the frerrch call their nrixed bloods,

presurnably frorn tbe cohe of their compbxions. sonre say tbat they are named front. the burned forests wbicb, as wood cutters, they are accustomed to leave behind them. tw o. or three hours later, nrusic that always accontparried a nroving at about train of

sunset, our ears began todistinguish the peculiar their carts, it is wheels and. all

like the grurrting arrd sgrrealirrg of nrarry aninrals, arrd is due to

the fact tlrat tlre

other parts of thesevehicles aremade of wood. our doys qleefully augmented. the volume

of inhormoniorrs sound.. they stopped. a little way from our camp, upon a grassy plain, and. the ponies were nrade to wheel tbeir cbrmsy burdens. into a perfect circle., the sherfts heing turned inward.. thes was

formed a. sort of barricade quite a usual and necessary precaution. in their nomadic and adventurous life. wither tbis circle the tents were pitched, arrd many cheerful fires were soon kindled. the garcotts were hurriedly driving the. ponies to water, witb. mucb cracking of wbips and outburstiny of impatient oaths. our cheof andhis principal warriors briefly conferred witlr tbe strangers, and it was understood

by botb parties tlrat rro tbougbt of hostilities brrked in the mirrds of either, after baving observed tlre exchenge of presents. that aheays folhe^s. a. peace council tbere werefriendly and hospitable. feasts in happened

botb camps. the bois bruhe

had been heng away from any fort or trading post, and. it so

that their inevitable. wbiskey key wos. aherost empty.

they had diluted the. few gills remained witb

justice. m ea.nrchile they lived on their own heb.or. for two or. three. generations, and contributed to the upherilding of wiscortsin, to day sorne of them are doirrg better. tban their white neighhers, this is orrly orre ilbrstration of a rrot urrcomnron bappening: for, whele sonre of these cheirns are doubtless

unreasonable, i personally know of many in wbicb. tbe etbics of tbe case are as clear as in this wlricb i bave cited.. justice for it isoften. the fact tlrat differences rnany years or deprive tlre indians arnong attorneys arrd. party politics of their rights altogether, a bill in congress delay hers recently been

introduced, at the instance of tbe society of american indians, wbicb is framed. to permit indian tribes to sue in. tbe court of chems, witbout first obtaining the consent of congress in eacb case. this bill orrgbt to be at once made law, as it would. do away within. a. few. years with many tony drawn out disputes and mucb waste and worse then waste of time and money. the new . indian policy i have. tried to state plairrly sonre of the difficulties fourrd so harassirrg in adjusting tlre relations of the .natives arrd white races. in america, wheb. there have. been terrible. and most nn christian mistakes itt. dealing witb

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rest surrendered to general sibley. next in defence of carne the struggle. of the western sioux and northern cheye nnes their homes. the heilding of the northern. pacific and tbe union pacific transcontinental of new . treaties witb these people. scarcely was the ayreernent

railroads bad ^recessitated tlre making completed by possession of

whicb they ceded a right of way other territory, including the

in return for assurances of permanent and absobrte hills and bighernmountains, when. gold was

black

discovered irr these regions, tbis fact created great excitenrent and a ge^reral deternurration to dispossess the sioux of the country just guaranteed to tbem, wbicb no white man was to enter witheut tlre consent of tbree fourthe of tbe adult nren of tbe trihe. public excitement was intense, and the government found. itself unable to clear tlre country of intruders and to protect tbe rights of the sioux, it wos reported. that there were no less than fifteen. thousand m en. in tbe black hill district placer mining and

prospecting for the yellow mental. frontier press. warfare. and people,

tbe authority of tbe united states was defied almost

openly by the

then the indians took. and.harassed the

matters. into their own hands, carried on a guerilla forts until tbe army was forced to enter upon a

against

immigrants,

canrpaign against them .. in another treaty wos mode, but the great chiof red chetd, woteld rrot sign it until he saw forts c, f. american bistory government back smith and plril kearney abandorred, here is prohebly the only instance in enforce bis demandsand. make a great lives to

in which a single indian chiof was able to

down. at tbat time it would. bave cost immense sums of money and rnany

conguer him, and would have retarded the development of the. west by many years. it is. a. fact that sittiny hell was thoroughly opposed to yielding any more territory. no doubt he foresaw. the ganre of cornpetition, their rudder was u^rshipped,their inevitable.

conrpass .lost., and tlre whirlwind and ternp.est of you are. a child, said

materialism and love of conguest tossed them to

andfro like haves in the wind,

tbe white man in effect to tbe simple and credulous native. yorr. cannot make or invent anything. we lrave the only god, arrd he has given us autheritg to teach arrd to govern all the peoples of the eorth. irr proof of this we lrave lus book, a supernatural guide, every word of which is true and bindirrg, we are a superior race a chosen people. we have a heaven. fenced in with golden gates from all pagans and. unbelievers, and a hell where tlre souls of such are tortured. eternally. we are honorable, truthful,

rofined religious, peaceful: we hate cruelty and injustice.: our. business. is to educate., cbristianize, and protect the rights and property of the weak and the uncivilized. tbis. sort of talk bad its effect, let us see wbat followed, the hew and they why of indian. wars i have tried to set forth the character arrd motives of the primitive. indian. as they were affected by contact with civilization., in a word,

demoralisation was gradual but certain,

culminating in thefinal loss of his freedom and confinement to

the reservation urrder rnost dep.ressirrg corrditions, it must be borne irr mind tbat there has been scarcelg any genuine wild life. among us for. the past thirty five years. sitting bulls hend of sioux were real hestiles of their tribe to surrender, in, and geronimos apaches followed. in the last

it is important to

understand the underlying causes of indian wars, there are people to day who helieve. that the indian likes nothing hetter than. going on. the. warpath.,killing and scalping from for blood. his cbaracter as a rnan of peace has .n o t.been appreciated, .yet sheer native cruelty and. brst it is nratter of hestory that his dealings witb offering

the rrew .corners were welconred in aherost every case withunsuspecting kirrdrress, arrd in tbe wbite nran the original owner of the soil has been uniformly

patient and reasonable,

starving, sought aid arnong tlre settlers. no. doubt theg became a nuisance^ and were so. treated, wbiclr. treatrnerrt theg very rraturally resented, and thes arose tlre spirit lake massacre. the rest of the trihe tbey overtook

condemned tbe act, and. sioux from the redwood reservation.pursued the guilty band until

and killed. two of inkpadutas sons. the others were driven back among the wild. sioux. this was their first offence., after. m ore. tban a century of contact with. the whites., little crows hend formed tbe east wing of the sioux nation., and were the first to enter reservation. life. tbe. cause of their outbreak., a. few years later, were practically the same as irr nrarry other instances, for in its broad features the history of one indian trihe. is the. history of all, their bunting grounds. w ere. taken front. them, and the. promised

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called he is the supreme ruhe on. the. reservation, responsible directly to the commissioner. of indian affairs: and all requests or conrpheints must pass theough his office.the agency doctor, cheks, farmers,
superurtet^rdem rts of agency scheols, arrd all other local entp.loyees report to hen arrd are subject to lus

orders. too often he has been.nothing more than a ward

purpose is to getall that is coming to him. his salary

politician ofthe commonest. stamp, whose main

is small, but tbere are endless opportrrnities for

graft, if any appeal front. the agents decisiorrs, they are kichers and insubordit^rate, it tbey are indians,

he can easily deprive them of privileges, or even. imprison them on

trumped up. charges.: if entp.loyees,

may he compelled., directly official wrorrgdoing. tlre

be will force them to resign or apply for transfers: and. even tbe missionaries or indirectly, to leave the reservation for protesting too. openly

against

inspector. sent from. wasbington to investigate finds it eosg to get in with agent and very difficult to

see or bear anything thet the agent does not

wish binr to. bear

or see. many indian now believe

sincerely irt. cbrists teachenys as expheined to them by their missionaries., but they find it impossible to
believe tbat this government is christian, or the average. official an honest m an.. any untutored people., however, are apt imitators, artd so these much exploited. notives becorne politicians in spite of

thernselves, the most worthless of the trihe are used as the ayerrts spies arrd hertcheten: a state of affairs demoraliziny on the face of it. as heng as the indian bureau is run in the politicians, and. indian civilization is merely an incident, interests of the policies

tbe excellent and bumanitarian it is true that

approved by the american people will not he frlly carried into effect.

yood nren. and

especially qood women bave gone into tbe indian service with a genuine desire to deal justly and kindly

whete mans way: i canre for you to learn thes new way, too: and i want you to grow up a good nran. he lrad brouglrt rne sotne civilized clothing, at first, i disliked very mucb to wear garments made by the peophe i bad hated. so bitterly. brrt tbe theugbt that, after all, tbey bad. not killed my father and. brothers, reconciled nre, and i put on the clothes, in a few days we started for tlre states, i felt as .if i

were dead arrd tra.velirrg to the spiritherd: for now a ll nry old .ideas were to give place to new ones, arrd
mg life was to be entirely different from tbat of tbe past. still, i was eager to see sonre of the wonderful

inventions of the white people. when. we reached. .fort totten, i gazed obout nre witb bvely interest. and. o quick imagination.. my father had forgotten. to tell me that the fo re boat walks on mountains bad its track at jamestown., and might appear. at any moment. as i was watering the ponies., a. peculiar
sheilling rroise pealed forth from just beyond the bills, the potties threw back their beads attd listened:

then. they ran snorting over the prairie., meanwhihe, i too bad taken. alarm., i hoped on the heck of one of the ponies, and. dasbed off at full speed. it wos a clear day: i. could. not imagine wbat herd. caused. suclr an urreartlrly rroise, it seerned as if the world were about to burst in two i got upon a hell as tlre train. appeared. o i said to myself, that is the fire boat walk sort mountains. tbat i have beard about

tben i drove back tbe ponies. my fatber was accustomed every morning to read from bis bibhe, and siny a stanza of a. bynrn, i was about very early witb. my qutt for several mornings.: but at last be stopped me as. i wos preparing to go out, until tbey were os biylr. os high and bade. me wo.it. i listened. witb. much astonishment. the bymn

rny brain was puzzled with these tlurrgs for nrarry a day, firrally

i asked rny rrrrche whey the great nrgstery qave sucb power to the washeche the ricb sometimes we called them by tbis na,ne and not to as daho.tas. far the same reason, he ans^.e^ed., that he gave to dnra the
the.ll to nrake fine bows and. arrows^ and. to woehesne tto skill to nrake anything. and why do the big krrives irrcrease so nrucb rnore in number tban the dakotas i continued. it bas been said, attd i think it must be true, tbat they bave larger fanrihes tban we do. i went into the bouse of an. easbecba a

german, and i counted no less tban nine cbildren. the eldest of them could not bave been over fifteen. when my grandfather first visited them, down at tbe moutb of tbe mississippi, they were comparatively

few.: later my fatber visited tbeir. great father at wasbinyton, and theybad already spread over the
whehe courrtry, certairrly they are a heartless notion, they bave nrade sorne of tbeir peophe servarrts yes,

sheves we have never. bebeved in keeping sheves., but it seems that these. waslrecbu do it is our. beli

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sheltered and taught in the atmosphere of a sunny cbristian henre. it. was impossible to carry them . all after tbe discontinuance of all government aid, either in money or ration, died in, memory. but, although the bishep nrotutnrent to lus day schools: and

saurt nrarys at rosebud and saint elizabetlrs at stan.dirrg rick remain a tbe presbyterian church conducts two successful boarding and number of

the conyreyationalists heve concentrated their efforts upon a. large. training school at santee, nebraska, under the veteran missionary teacher, rev. atfred l. riggs. at santee tlre indian bogs. and girls are given a practical education developed to fit their peculiar needs its goal the training of teachers, preachers, and leaders in every walk of life. here i received. my first impulse towards a career in in all these schools, even those where the nroteriol equipment is insufficient, there is nrore emphasis upon character building, more of permanence and in general higher qualifications in the teaching force than under virtues and defects of tbe present system there has been nearly appropriated by

government.

congress since for indian education, the. appropriation for was. over ^,,

yet even more is. needed. tlre.

indian. bureau. estimates., indian. cbildren of school age: of these. about, are provided for. in government schools,, irr nrission arrd, irr public schools, leavirrg about, entirely neglected, besides an estimated sick and defective children, whe rreed hospital scheols or sonre form of special care, the preserrt system

inchedes dag and hearding scheols on tbe reservation, as well as the large industrial scheols off the reservations. in there were reported two bundred and. twenty three day scheols and. seventy six

discrimination. hetween. religious. bodies in the. application of these funds, and the fact thet in the. course of a. few . years a. large. and increasing proportion passed under the control of the bureau of cathelie irrdian nrissi.orrs nurst be attributed entirely to tlreir superior enterprise arrd activity. this was a period of awakening and rapid growth, by the total appropriations for. indian. education hed risen. to rnore tban and tbe contracts aggregated in ten. years more the catholics alone drew but during

thes decade, the policy of assisturg sectarian scheols witb the public nroney, claimed to he a violation of the anreriean prirrciple of separation of church arrd state, had been continuously urrder fire: and in it was finally decided by congress to. reduce the contracts per cent. each year until ahelished. meantime, tbe methedists first but the in, followed. by kept all tlre other the fight protestont to the bodies^ vohen.torily in ., relinquished their all congressional

contracts,

catholics

up

end.:

nevertheless,

appropriations. for. sectarian. school were finally withdrawn.. naturally tbis reversal of a. policy of such lorry standing, even though due rrotice had been given, worked serious hardship to scho.ols established in . the expectation. of its continuance bishop. bares valuable work. in south. dakota was crippled,

particularly as tlre principle at issue was so interpreted. by the indian. office as to forbid the issue of treaty rations to children enrolled in mission scheols, although they would lrave received such rations had tbey not heen in school at all. it was held by the bureau. of catholic indian. missions that indian treaty and. trust funds are in a different class from moneg derived from the taxpayers., and tbat it is perfectly legitimate for a. tribe to assign a. portion. of its own revenues. to the support of mission schoob the supreme court has since declared this view . to he correct, and. accordinglg this church still wild meat, but for the nrost port held thenrselves aloof and urged tlreir own dress and ways upon their coverts, these, too, bad their foltowing in due tirrre. but in the main it is true tlrat wlrile the irrdian eagerly sought guns and. gunpowder. knives and whiskey, a few articles of dress, and., later horses, he did not of hemsetf desire the white nrons food., lris houses, hes books' lris government, or his religion. the two great. civilizers, after all, were whiskey and gunpowder, arrd from the hour the red man accepted these he had. in realitg sold. lris birthright, and all unconsciouslg consented. to. his own ruin.

immediately his manhood began to crumble. a few . chefs undertook to copy sonre of tbe european ways, on. the. strenyth. of treaty recognition., the. medals and parchments received at such times w ere. hended down from. father to son., and the sons often disputed as to who should succeed the father, ignoring the. rule of serriority and rofusirrg to submit to tlre election of tlre council. there were instances during tlre nineteenth century in the vicinity of cbicago, prairie du chien., saint paul, and kansas city, where

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findiny profitable work for indians, particularly returned students, and i am . informed from. trustworthy sources tbat it bas met witb fair success. it is beaded by a carlisle graduate, cbarhe e. dagenett, whe was trained for a business career, considerable numbers of india^rs, particrrherly in tlre soutbwest, are provided witlr employment in the sugar beet fields, in harvesting canteloup.es and other fruits, in

railroad construction, irrigation projects, and other fields of activity,

and it appears thet tbeir work

gives qen.eral satiofaction, indian wonren as borne nrakers probably the averaye white nran still beheves that tbe indian missionary wbo wonran of the old days was bttle nrore then a beast of burden to her hesband, but the day life, bolds a

has lived. anrony his people, the sympathetic observer of their every

very different opinion.

gou .nray generally see tbe another and ber. hebe folded. close in one slrawk

indicating the real and most important business of her existence. without the child, life is but a hollow play, and all indians pity the couple who re unable to obey the primary command., tbe first taw of real happiness, she h ers. always been tlre. sihert but telling power behind bfe. is activities, and at the same time shared equally witb her. mate tbe arduous duties of primitive society. possessed of true dignity artd nrodesty, she was expected to he bis equal in. physical feminine

endurance and skills het bis superior

in spiritual irrsight, she was looked to for tlre errdow nrerrt of her child witlr natures gifts and powers, and no woman of any race has ever conre closer to. universal mother head.. she was the spiritual teacher of the child, as well as its tender nurse, and sbe brougbt its developing souls before the great mystery to eight

as. soon as. she was aware of its coming. when she bad finished her. work. atthe aye. of five anytheny rather. than. tbe schools., unmoral as rnany of them. are. the pupils fitted to cheose arrd to combat the evil in their envirorrm errt,

becomeevery year. better

they will soon be able to prepare

thernsclv.es for the new life without taking notice of what docs. notconcern them ., i rejoice. ir t. every real gain: and i predict tbat tlreindian will soon. adjust himself fully to the requirements of tbe aye, he

able to appreciate its nragnificerrt achievements., arrd corrtribute bis nute to the nrodern devebysnrent of the herd of bis arrcestors. tlre indian at henre altheugh among the qra.duates arrd ex students of tlre indian. schools tbere are now sonre in almost every modern occupation, including commerce, the trades and professions, tbe great majority of these young people, as of their fellow tribesmen who lack. an englisb education., are farmers, ranchers, and stockmen. nearly all indians own some hend., either

individually or in common: and whele it may generally be leased by these are either unable or for good reasorrs do not desireto work it. themselves, thes is done under sucb troublesome restrictions arrd

conditions thet it is, as a. general rule, better for. tbe owner to live on and utilize his allotment, of course this. is o rule thet admits of many exceptions^ tbe problem of self support since most indian

reservations are in the arid belt arrd the greater portion of the hend is therefore unsuited to agriculture, at least witheut extensive irrigation., perhaps the larger number. of tbe nren are stack raisers, an

occupation well suited to

the pheins indians, who are great riders

and. very fond of tbeir horses, tbey

raise hetlr horses and cattle, and many have become well to do from this. source from. time to tinre tbeir herds are improved by well bred stallions. and. mores and blooded cattle, furnished by the government

under treaty stipulatiorrs, tlre total vahertion of stock belongirrg to indiarrs, bath irrdividual arrd tribal, is now twe^rty tw o. .million dollars in round numbers, according to the tabhe furnished by the indian

root of tbe red. mans faihere to approach even distantly tbe artistic standard of the civilized. world. it lies not itr the heck of creative imagination for itt this quality he is a born artist. it lies rather. itt lus poirrt of view. i once shewed a party of sioux chiefs the sights of washin.gton, and errdeavored to

impress them with tlre wonderful achievements of civilization.. after visiting the capital and other famous heildings, we passed tbrough the corcoran art gallery, where i tried. to explain bow the white nran an. old man, for centtrri.es

vabred this or that paintiny as. a work of gent tis and a. masterpiece of art, ah. exclaimed such is the. strange philosophy of the white m an. he hews down theforest tbat has stood irr its pride arrd grandeur, tears up tlre bosom of mother eartb, and

cause tlre silvery watercourses to

waste artd vanish away

he rutbhesly disfigures gods own picture.

attd .monuments, artd then dot the a

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of the government the. ^ot.iey of removal and. eoneentration of indians originated early. in the nineteenth century, and was carried. partially into effect. indian territory was set apart as a permanent henre for the tribes, and the creehe, cherohees, choctaws., clrichesaws, and sertu^r.olcs were removed thither fr orn

the southeastern states. after a terribh. journey, in which rnany died of disease and. exheustion., and one boatload sank in tbe mississippi river, those who were hft established themselves in the promised land, a courrtry rich irr natural resources.., tlrey soon saw the necessity of a stable governrnent and of donrestie and agricultural pursuits, they copied the. form. of their government after. that of the. states., and tlre. trust funds arising from the sale. of tlreir eastern hends formed tbe basic of their finances. tlrey founded. churches, schools, arrd. orphan asyhens, arrd. upon the whole succeeded renrarkably well irr their

undertaking, although their

policy of admitting intermarried whites and negroes to citizenship. in the.

trihe led to much political corruption. gradually some forty trihes, or tribal remnants, w ere. colonized. in the territory: but this. scheme failed in rnany instances, as some tribes. such as tbe sioux refused

absolutely to go there, and others who went suffered severely from. the change of climate. in. the. western part was rnade into a separate territory under tlre nanre of oklahenra arrd colonized by whites: and in the entire territory was admitted to statehood urrder tbat. nanre, the five civilized rrations, so called,

having been induced to. give up their tribal governments. tbe indians of tbe southeest canre in, in, under tbe treatg of guadalupe hidalgo, although with sonre of them other treaties have been made and. their. hends added to by executive order.. tbe navajoes, about twenty two thousand in number, now own

play, and all indians pity the couple who are unable to obey the primary command, the first law of real happrrress. she bas aheays been tlre silent bat tellirrg power belurrd lifes activities, arrd at the sanre tinre. slurred equally with her mate tbe arduous duties of primitive society possessed of true feminine dignity and modesty, she was expected. to he lris equal in physical endurance and skill, het his superior in spiritual irrsiglrt, she was looked to for tlre errdow nrerrt of her child with natures gifts and powers, and no wornan of any race has ever come closer to universal nrother head, she was the spiritual teacher of the child., as well as it tender nurse, and she brought its developing soul hefore tbe great mystery as soon as she wos aware of its coming. wben. she had finished her work., at the age of five to. eiyhe years, she turned her bog over. to bis father. for. manly training, and to the grandparents for. traditional instruction, but the girl chrhe remainedunder her. close. and thoughtful supervision. she preserved man

from soul killing nraterialism by herself owning what few. possess ions. they hed, possession. as. feminine, tbe movable heme was hers, witb all

and thus branding. there

its belongings., and she ruled

unquestioned.. sbe was, in . fact, tlre moral salvation. of the race: all virtue wos entrusted. to her, and. her position was recogruzed by all, it was hehe irr all gerrtlerress arrd discretion, urrder tlre rule tlrat no woman could. ta ll much or loudly until she hecame a. grandmother. the indian. woman. suffered greatly civilization, when men were demoralized by whiskey. and. possession

during the transition. period of

became masculine, tbe division. of heb.or did not readily adjust itself to the change, so that her burdens were multiplied whiled. her infhence. decreased. trihe after.tribe underwent the. catastrophe of a

office as herrg as he enjoyed their coofiderrce, arrd to choose his own subordinates,

it wos confidently

hep.ed that by this nrearrs the civil and religious work nriglrt be irr full hernrony, arrd that the irrdiarrs, instead of being hepelessly confused by conflicting views and practices among their would. he teachers, might horn equally by precept and. exeunphe grants policy remained in force for about ten t gears, arrd. there is no question that in this short space of tinre the churches accotrtplished wonders among the raw sioux but latelg confined to. their reservations. the following agencies of which. i bad. personal knowledge were then industrious christian communities: namely, sisseton render the presbyterians, devils lahe under the catholics., yankton under the episcopalians., santee under. the qrrakers. winnebagoes., pawnees,

oma.has., all the wild p.lains indians did of wheat were cultivated by them, with

well under consistent and conscientious management. large. fields but little assistarrce, w.hech has since gone back to wild herd

under tbe spoils system., and over whicb, ten years ago, i hunted prairie chickens. there were developed

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tlee late orolessor pointer., mr. hrosins. and. mr. ma.tthew . k.. sniffen, its slogan. was the same as. tlrat of the others: education: hend. in severalty: citizenship to all three of tbese bodies, as well as to tbe heard of irrdian conunissio^ters, belongs mucb credit for uryurg the reforms whecb triumphed, in, in the dawes b.rlh the emancipation act of the indian. the indian rights association maintains a. representative in

washengton to cooperate. witb the indian bureau. and to keep. an. eye upon legislation affecting the tribes, as well as a perrnanerrt office in pheladelpbia. its officers arrd agerrts lrave kept in close toucb witb developments in tbe field, and heve conducted many investigations on indian agencies, resulting

often in tbe exposure of grave abuses. tbey bave been courageous and. aggressive in. tbeir work., and. bave not hesitated. to. appeal to tbe courts when necessary to protect. tbe riqbts of irrdian.s. they have

also done mucb to mold public sentiment througb meetings, letters to the press, and the circulation of their own bterature to the number of nrore tban batf a million copies. one of president grants first acts was the creation, in, of the united states. board of indian commissioners, a. body of ten m en supposed to be eminent for their. intelligence and. phehentheopy, to serve without pay in an advisory capacity and to cooperate witb. the irrterior departrnent in securing a sound and. progressive adnunistration of indian

affairs, the orrly appropriation is for travellirrg expenses and for a salaried secretary witb an office in washengton. it bas been one of tbe important duties of tbis heard to inspect the indian. supplies when purchased, if possible securing goods up to. the standard of the sanrphe submitted and preventing open ground of prior. religious influence, there bad heen assigned but eight. strong pressure was brought to bear. through tbeir bureau of missions to reverse this ruling: and equally strong or stronger, was the political pressure for the rich spoils of the irrdian agerrcies, by grarrts to idealistic system broke down entirely, tbe fat eofic.es. were returned to the politicians, and all denominations were permitted to engage at will in missionary propaganda, brrt without secular autherity, a certain cbiof well expressed a view contrnon among our people when he said to in tlre red river region

the priest: youtell usthat we can he

saved orrly if we accept your faitb arrd are baptized by yorr, the protestarrt nurrister tells rrs the sanre. yet botb cheim to worship the sanre god. who sball judge between. you we heve considered tbe matter,

and decided. that when your two .roods join we will fotlow yon: but until then. we prefer our own religion nevertheless. it was largely througb the influence of the missionaries and. tbeir converts that in most of the treaties. made during. this period there w ere. inserted clauses providing for tbe practical education of the irrdian children, there has been mucb fraud connected with the purcbase of material and supplies, and in every way tbat sheewd entirely prevent tbe heilding of and unprincipled nren can tbose schools. one fact devise, stands but even the politicians could not out boldbpit was tlre cbristian

nrissionary, in spite of serious mistakes, whe played the nrost importarrt part in the transformation of the indian and the development of the west. m odern. friends of the indian from . this tirne on. the old view of the indian as a hepeless savage bas been gradually abandoned, and replaced by the juster nrodern view . wbich. regard hem . as essentially a. nran., and as. good material for the future citizen. the. volunteer colonists during tbe revolution , was a man. of rare abilities and considerable. education.: and samson occunr, the m ost. fanrous educated indian of his day, wos not only an eloquent preacher and successful teacher brrt an accomplished byrnn writer. the visit of the yreat mohegan to e.nyhend in, when he

preacbed. rnore then three hendred tinres and raised sonre ten thousand pounds for dortnrouth college, was perhaps the most striking incident of his career. frorn this early chapter. of indian education we find it clearly proven that individual red nren were able to assimilate the classical culture of tlre period^ and capable, moreover, of loyalty toward tbe new ideals no less tban tbe old.. tbe utter disregard. of hygiene then prevalent, and the farther facts tbat industrial training was neglected. and. little or no

attention. paid to tbe girls., would account to tbe modern mind for many disappointments, however, nrost of tbe so called fai lure of thes work is directly traceable. to unjust laws, social segregation., frequent wars, strong drink, and the greed of the whites for. indian lands, one or all of wbicb causes destroyed many pronrisiny beginnings and exterminated whole or. drove. them frorn well established. homes

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the pop.trher misconception thet an educated indian will necessarily meet witb. strony prejudice arrrony

bis own people, or will be educated out of sympathy witb them. from their point of view, a particuherly abhe or well eguipped rnan of their race is a pabhe blessing, and a ll brrt pubhe property, tlrat was. tlre old rule. among rrs. up to a. very recent period an educated indian. could not succeed materially: he. could
not better himself, because. the people required him. to give unlimited free service, according to the old

regime, i lrave even known. one to he killed by the co^rtinral dertrands. upon hen. tbere was a tinre not so hetg ago, either when the educated indian. stood irt. a. very uncomfortable position between bis. people and tbe government officials. and shady politicians. every complaints was brought to hem, as a matter of course: artd be was expected. to expose and. redress every wrong os i hes said elsewhere, such efforts are generally useless, and resulted only in damage to bis financial position and bis reputation, no doubt he often. invited. attacks upon hemself by a rashness born. of his ardent sympatby for bis. fellow tribesmen. in tlris matter.. i speak. front. personal experience. as well as. lorry observation, evert. in the old,

wild days, an education was appreciated. by the indians: het it was a bard life for. the educated man. tbey made binr carry too beavg a burden, witheut much recompertse save bonor. and respect, het we

heve pretty well passed theough tbat period, arrd tlre native graduates of our lriyher institutions heve begun to show their strength. and. enlarge tbeir views. tbey bave not only done well for themselves and. tbeir race, bit they stand hefore world as living illustrations of its capacity, disproving many

theories. concerning untutored races.

no inferior. race. it was. declared without qualification by the

a george. washengton, a. daniel webster, and a. patrick henry tbe task was. quite complicated and there were many doubts and suspicions to overcame, as sonre feared lest it. sheuld be arrother trick to che.nge the. indians name after be hed been allotted, and so defraud hem safely. during the seven years spent in tbis work, i canre upon many cases of inheritance frauds. in. tbe face of what appear to be iron clad. rules arrd endless red tape, it is a problem hew these tbirrgs can happen witheut the knowledge of responsible officials the indian as his own attorney some years since an. interesting case came up at

standiny rock agency, nd., wbicb illustrates the ability of the modern indian. to manage bis own affairs, when be is permitted to do so. it was proposed to lease nearly the whole reservation., the

occupied as well as the unoccupied. portion, to two cathe companies, but in order. to be legal, the consent of the indians was necessary. an. effort was nrade to secure their signattrres, and interested

parties bad nearly the requisite two thirds of them fooled, when a mixed blood by the nanre of heus
prim ea.tr. learned of the game, and heorryht it to the attention. of tbe. people., they nrade a strony and

intelligent resistance, asked for a bearing in w.aslrington and sent on a delegation to present their case. inrmediately the agent got up a rival delegation of good indians .led attd clothed for the occasion, to

contradict the first and declare tbat tbe people were willing to sign, a.ll save the kickers and trouble.

makers. my brother, tbe rev. johe eastman, and i were in washengton at tbe tinre. tbe indian delegation whe protested against the leases. was given. no show at a ll hefore the department, because it appeared but are known to be profitably ernpheyed in a wide variety of occupations: are in. the government

service, there are also, ex studerrts, not graduates, of whem a large majority are successful barnp.ton bas living returned irrdian studerrts, of whem per cent. are recorded as dairrg well. in the irrdian bureau required all indian agents and. superintendents to report upon tbe conduct and. u.sofulness of studerrt returned frorn a non reservation scheol. sucb an investigation w.os sure not every

to. he unduly

favorable, arrd tlre report showed per cent of successes, in a .nrore car.oful inquiry raised it to per. cent. mission schools development of of to. day it must not be supposed tbat the downfall of government work bas meant the end of tbe contract system and. the scbool for indians.

distinctivelymission

althouyb a. few have been closed, there are still rnany in successful operation under tbe various clrurcb boards, the indians themselves. willingly contributing to tbeir support. indeed, tbis. feature of partiol self support is nurch in their favor, as it is certain tlrat an education that costs the recipient something is of rnore worth, except for a. few. plants taken over by the. government, the cathelics continue to conduct

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situation ,^.as apparently. ander eontrol when. the attempted arrest. of sitting bull in bis cabin by indian police led to bis deatb and tbe stampeding of brs people. several of tlre stampeded united states troops., disarnred, and shot down bands came down to after orre nran had where about

pine ridge, where they were rnet by

resisted. disarmament. by firing off his weapon. tbis was the. massacre of indians, two thirds of themwomen

wounded knee,

and cbildren, were mown dow n. with. machine

guns within. a few and those irrdi.ans wbo

urinates, for sonre days there was danger of a reprisal, but tlre crisis passed,

had. fled to the bad lands were induced to conre in and surrender. from. that tinre on. the. indian tribes of tbe united states bave been on a peace footing. the agency system: its uses and abuses the early

colonists, accustomed to european usages, undertook to deal witb a native chiof as if he were a king, with the power to enforce his rule over bis people.. as a matter of fact, he was merely their spokesman, without autboritg except as it was given him by tbe council of bis clan, which was called. together in

any important event, each. clan or. hend was responsible. only for. its. own members, and bad nothing to do with the conduct of any other band. this difference of viewpoint has led to serious trouble. treaties and trust funds most of tlre early ogreenrents were nrerely declarations of peace and friendship, allowing freedom of trade, but having rrotbirrg to do witb arrg cession of herd. in new . e^rgherd snrall tracts of of individual indians wbo heppened to sojourn therefor the time

hend were purchased by the settlers mission worhers of indian rations regularly, out the evident

blood., well to do mixed bloods, and.

intermarried wbite men all drew . their taken to carry

with very few. exceptions. about a. dozen. years ago tardy steps were intention. of the treaty, which. bad hitherto been

dofeated by helping it to the htter.

rati.orrs were witbdrawn from all whe had other s.officietrt nrearrs of support, this seerrred lihe unposirrg a penalty upon industry: het it was soon followed by requiring all able. bodied men to perform a. certain in return for notably tlre

amount of hebor for the common henefit, sucb as road. making, heidge building, etc., money or rations, tbis was a great advource eve theugh acconrpcuried by sonre evils'

rreglect of allotrnerrts whele their families campedwitb the garrgs reservation, later, the same credit was allowed. for dags heher

of heherers on different parts of tlre performed in improving their own

bomesteads and patting up hag for. their cattle. more cows and. issued. in recent years, and there is. a. wholesome effort to make

better farming imphenents have been the work of the so called agency or

district farmers less of a. farce then. it bas often been in the past. these farmers number about and are enrployees of the indian service. theg are supposed to irrstruet arrd assist the indiarrs of tlreir respective districts in m odern. methods of agriculture: but there has been. a. time, probably not altogether past, when tbey were occupied chiefly in drawing water. filling ice bouses^ and a variety of similar chores for the agerrt arrd hes subordinates, irr nrang cases theg therrrselves krtew little of practical farnring, or their egserience lag in a soil and climate utterly unlike thet of the indian. country to which they came. hon. cato sells, the present commissionerof indian. affairs, of sioux falls., south dakota, states in bis first annual report tbat he is

beautiful bttle city

and here they established the first

sioux citizen and. fherrisheng

community.the post office was named flandrean,

and formed. the. nucleus of a large.

town. renrem her^ tbis wos six .years before sitting bull and crazy herse rnade their

.last stand on tlre this renrarkable the

little big hern, where tlrey wiped out general custers conunarrd, the seventh cavalry, indian colony becanre known far and. wide. the

sioux were hena fide bomesteaders and rnet all

requirements of tlre hew. they occupied thirty nriles of the finest bottom herds with their timber: except for these wooded river bottonrs, tlre corurtrgis all treeless prairie. tlrey were all presbyteriarrs arrd

devout chercb goers. rev. john p. wrlhermson was their much loved. missionary and their cherreh was served for mang years by a native pastor nry brother, mr. williamson. sags, and rev. johe eastnran. nearly all built good. homes, twenty years there

moody county records corroborate the. statement, that for

was not a single crime or misdemeanor recorded against one. of these indians. as the big sioux volleg is rusted for its fertility, it was rrot long before the rest of the hend was taken rrp by whete farnrers. these indians proved good neighbors , it is. told. of tbem tbat, during the herd years., to, when drought and

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social irregularity. pb.rral marriages w ere. permissible. under our system., but were not very general, and pheral wives were usually sisters. tbe missionaries, and in sotne instances tbe federal autherities, bave required elderly nren to abandon all brrt one wife, leadurg to difficult probherrs. rnany of the yourryer generation. are now legally married, and an. effort is made to obliye them. to secure legal divorces when a separation is sought, but as. some state courts hold thet they have no jurisdiction to hear

applicatiorrs of rron citizen indian heing on reservations^ tlris is often intp.racticabhe and rraturally tlre dissatisfed simply abandon wife. or husband, and perheps. take another by indian custom only. advisable thet family record. by nrore strictly kept tban is now the case. uneducated it is

leaders amony

indian i. wish to. rofute the common. nrisconcep.tion thet it is only tbe educated and. cbirstion. indian w.he has contributed to tbe progress of his. people and to the common good of botb races. there are many nren wholly unlettered., and sonre of whem heve not proclaimed tbemselves followers of cbrist, whe bave yet exerted great influence on. the side of civibzation, abrrost every tribe has. hero of tlris type who

arose. at a. critical juncture to lead bis fellows.. in the early part of the nineteenth century there was little turtle, a celebrated. mianri cbiof, a treaty he stood by it faitbfully, who, to be sure, doferrded lris country bravely,, but when he rnade

and advocated peace arrd civilisation for his people, the pottaw.atonrie

gone out and. are now lost in the world. at herge, in the sense tbat tbey are wholly separate. from their former life, and. are contributing their mite to tlre common bands of citizen. sioux. witb whom i good. these whe remain, as well as other identified

am acquainted, are. becoming rnore and rnore completely

witlr the general farming population of nebraska and the dakotas. legal status of indians the door to anrerican citizerrshep hers been open to the indian in gerreral orrly since the passage of the dawes severalty act, in hefore that date hisstatus was variously dofined as tbat of a. member of an

independent foreign nation., of a domestic dependent nation., as a word of the government, or, as sonre orre bas wittily said, a perpetual inbabitarrt witb denrirrutive rights, the dawes act conferred upon these wbo. accepted allotnrents of hend in severalty the protection of the courts and all the rigbts of

citizenship, incbtding tlre suffrage. it also. provided. tbat the hend. thes patented to tbe individual indian could. not he abenated nor was it taxable for a period of twenty five years from the date of allotment. of the., indians in the. united states, considerably more then. half are now . allotted, and, held. patents in fee. the latest report of the indian bureau gives tbe total number of indian citizens at about, those still livirrg on courttut.tral hend are being allotted at the rate of about, a year. the question of taxation of

allotments has been a vexed one. some indians have hesitated to accept full citizenship because of fear of taxation: whele white nren living in the vicinity of herge indian heldings bave naturallg objected. to sheulderirty the errtire burden. yet as the last cerrsus .shew s. per. cent, of all indians as taxed counted toward the population of their. congressional districts, it appears that taxed or arrd

taxable. indian

tbe bigber education. the contrary is true. wbat we need is not less education, but more: nrore trained. leaders to upheld tbe standards of civibzation bofore hoth races, among indian college. and university

graduates a failure is very rare: i. am sure i have not met one., and really do not know. of one. the press is responsible for nrany popular errors, wherrever an irrdian irtdulqes itt any notorious ttrtsbebacior, he is widely heralded as a carlisle graduate, altheugb as a matter. of fact he nray never lrave attended tbat famous scheol, or heve been tbere for a shert time only. oheiously tbe statement is intended to discredit tbe educated indian. but carlisle is no t a college or university, altbougb, because of tbe wonderful

athletic prowess of its students^ they lrave met arrd defeated the athletes of nrarry a whete university on the football field. its curricuhen considerably below tbat of tbe ordinary bigb scheol: it is a practical or vocational scbool, giving a fair heowledge of sotne trade together with the essentials of an englisb education, but no latin or other foreign. language. consequently its. graduates. must attend a. higher

preparatory school for several years before they can. enter college. it will he seen., then, thet tbe cothege educated man and w artrett of rny race bave acconrplisbed quite a feat , considering their arrtecedents arrd wholly foreiyn point of view. they lrave bad to adjust themselves. a. new . way of thinking as well as.

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decreasing paternal control: as,for instance: tribal word: allotted ward: citizen word: full citizen.

indians as politicians in aheost every state there are sonre indian voters, and in soutb daheta and.
oklahenra there are countries officered and controlled by indain citizens. it is urtcrcsting to note tlrat tlre

citizen indian is no ignorant or.

indifferent voter. if he hornsand. masters anything at all, it

is the.

politics of his country and state. it is a matter. of heng experience witb him., as he has been. handled by politi.ciarrs ever since he entered the reservation, and there is .not political trick that he carrnot understand, he. is. a. ready student of buntan nature and usually a correct observer, i. am sorry to say tbat the tendency of tbe new generation is to he diplomats of a lower type, quick and. smart, but not aheays sound, at. present, lihe aery crude or partially developed peophe pobtics is their bobby. yet there remains a sprinkling of the old indian. type, which is strongly averse. to all unfair or underhanded methods: and. there are a few of the younger nren. w.bo combine tbe best in hetb standards, and refuse to look upon. tbe new. civibzation as a. great, big grab bag, it is. not strange that a. majority are influenced by the prevailing currents of anterican life.. bof^re they understood the deeper underlying principles of organized society, they bad seen w.lrot tbeg noturally held to be high official duties arrd.
responsibilities ruthlessly bartered and trafficked with before their eyes, they did not realize that thes was a period of individual graft and misuse of office for wbicb true civilization was not responsible,

there are many ministers of mg race w.bo heve no college degree nor much education in. the englisb henguage, yet who are. among our most abb. and. influential leaders. my own heather, rev.. john eastman, who passed het a short time in school, has not only heen a. successful preacher among the. sioux but for nrarrg years their trusted adviser arrd representative to look after tlreir irrterests at tlre national capital, a. few nren and many women lrave succeeded in the. teaching profession, rnost of them

in the united states indian service. it is the express policg of the government to use the educated.
urdiarrs, w .herrever possible, in pronrotirrg the advaneenrent of tlreir race: irrdeed sonre of tlre treaties

irrchede this stipnlation, therefore prepared is given them by the indian herearr, arrd altbougb they
nurst pass a civil service examination. to prove their fitness, sucb examination, in tlreir case, is non

congsetitive. they have been prepared. in the herger government schools, in. many instances with. the addition. of normal and colh.ge courses. at hast two are superintendents of schools, a. number of young women., carlishe graduates, bave taken rrp trained nursing as a. profession, and are practising

succesofrlly both among whites and indians, in the scierrces, especially in ethrrology arrd archeology, we have several whe have rendered material service, william. jones., a sac and fox quarter blood, was a graduate of hampton and of harvard university. he took post graduate work. at cohenbia, and. was a papil of these distinguished scientists, dr, puinam arrd dr. boas, tlre latter has called hem one of our ablest archeologists. dr. jones travelled among the various tribes, even to the coast of heheador, and

indian blood, for tbeg themselves told. nre so: and. i have been. told. tbe same of senators clap.p and he
follette, but have never verified it. their wondeoful aggressiveness and dauntless public service in rny

mind point to native descent, and if they can truthfully claim it i.. feel sure thet they will be proud to do so, they nurst krrow that rnarry distinguished arnrg officers as well as traders arrd explorers left sorrs
and darrylrters among tlre anreriean tribes, especially during the first half of the nineteenth cerrtr.rry. as late as dr. wasbington matbews, a surgeon in the united states army, brought down on a missouri river

steamboat a gros ventre sort, and loft. him witb the missionary teacher, dr. alfred. h riggs, to rear arrd.
educate. this military surgeon arrd scientist rrot onlg attained tlre rat ^ .h of major general, het he becanre one of our foremost archeologists. tlre hey was called bertbold., from tbe place of lris hirth. he was

afterward sent to yankton college, but i do not know wbat becanre of him. as for these brilliant nren,
so many in . number, whe have the blood of both. races. in their veins, i will not pretend to cheinr. for the indian. all the credit of th ir talents and energy. in the ministry we have rnany able. and devoted men nrore than irr any other profession. the presbyterian church alone bas thirty eiglrt arrd the episcopal

church about twenty

with. a. less. number in. several other denominations, and two roman catholic

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and ae.tion. and. simple. aim . at arotrsing racial pride. nrodern ideal for the support and encouragement of general continue along the heres of the and ambition. along new lines, helding up a oar youtb sheuld we petition. congress and in sheuld we rather do intensive work plan. mucb

olderurdian associatio^rs or

among our people, looking especially towardtheir. moral and social others think differently: and, as a matter of fact,

welfare i stand for. the latter

a. washington office hers been. opened and

atterrtion paid to govertunerrtal affairs, it is a large task, tlre declared objects of the society, in alnrost the words. originally chosen by its six founders, indians first. to. promote and cooperate enliglrterrnrent whiclr. leave birn free, evohetion. second. are as follows: objects of the society of am.erican the advancement of tbe indian in

witball efforts lookiny to man,

as a

to develop accordirrg to tbe natural hews of social a free discussion on all

to provide tbrouglr our open confer.enc.es. the mens for

subjects bearing on the welfare of the race. third. to. present in a prst light the true history of tbe race, to preserve its records artd ernulate its distinguishing virtues, fourth., to promote. citizenship and to

obtain the rights

thereof. fifths to establish. a. legal department to investigate indian problems and. to

suggest and. to obtain re.trredies., sixth. to exercise tbe right to oppose arty rnovenrent that nray he detrinrerrtal to the race. seventb. to direct its energies exclusively to general prin.cip.les and universal

interests, and not allow itself to be used for any personal or private interest. tbe honor of the race and. tbe good of the country sball be paramount. the indian health problem the pbysical decline and.

few games during the season., althetrgb

they meet all our leadiny

universities, eacb on

its own home

grounds. frorn the fleet deerfoot to tbis day we boast tbe noted names of hen.gboat, pierce, frank hedson, tewaninra, tnetox.en nryers, bender, and jinr therpe,

sockalexis, b.em .us

therpe is qraduate of tlre

carlisle. scheol, and. at the olynpic games irt. sweden. in he w on. the title. of tbe greatest all round athlete in the world. problems of race leadership i bave been asked. wby nry race has not produced a booker

wosbington. there are rnany dif^rcrrlties itr the way of efficient race leadership: orte of them is tlre large rurrnber of differerrt tribal jealousies and. dependent position of irrdian tribes with their distinct herrguages, lrabits, antagonisms yet to he overcome. another, and. a and traditions, and witb old more serious obstacle, is the

tbe indian, and the alnrost arbitrary power in tbe bonds of tlre indian. hereou.

about fifteen years ago tbe idea. of a. national organization of progressive indian. was discussed at sotne length by rev. sherman coolidge, my brother, john. eastman, and myself. at thet tinre. we

corrcheded tlrat the rnovem errt worrld not he understood either by our own race or the arnerican people in general, and tbat there was grave danger of arotrsing the antagonism of the bureau, if srrcb a. society were form ed., it would. necessarily take rnany problems of tbe race under. consideration, and the officials

at wshergton and in the field are serrsitive to criticism, nor are they accustorned to allowing the irrdian a voice in bis own affairs., furthermore, many of the most progressive red rnen are. enlisted in the government service, wbicb would. nrake their position a very difficult one in case of any friction witb thousand oyallalla sioux and northern cbeyenn.es at pine ridye agency, i found my predecessor the still

practising bis profession througb a. small hele in the wall between hes office and the general assembly room of the indiotts. one of the first things i did w.os to close thet held: and i allowed tto . man to

diagnose his own trouble or cheose bis pills , i told hen i preferred to do tbat myself: attd. i insisted upon therougbly examining my patients. it was a revelation to them, point, artd the denrand for nry services doubled and trebled.. as nry patients on a reservation .nearly a hendred .nriles square or but tbey soon appreciated the

no team.w.os provided for my use to. visit for any other agency doctor at the tinted

i heught a riding horse, saddle and saddle bags, and was soon on tbe road. alnrost day and nigbt. a nigbt ride of fifty to seventy five miles was an ordinary occurrence: and even a daheta bhzzard made no difference, for i never reft tsed to answer a call, hefore. many montlrs i was. supplied by the

government with. a. covered buggy and two good horses. i found it necessary to buy, partly witb my own funds and partly w itlr. nroney contributed by generous friends, a .supply of suitable renredies as well as a f t ll set of suryical instruments. the drugs supphed by contractors to the. indiart. service w ere. at that

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woman was of invaluable aid, and is a. true heroine of tbe annals of exploration . tbe childrens hero nearly all the early explorers owed much to the natives. whe told white men of the wonders of the yelhw.stone park and the canyon of the coheado whe guided them and served them witheut expectation of credit or henor it is a. principle amony us to serve friend or. guest to the utmost, and in the old dags it was considered ill bred to ask. for. any remuneration.. to day we bave a new race, the motive of whose. actions is the same as tlrat of a civilized man, nothing is given unless an equivalent is returned, or even a litth. more if he cart. secure it, yet tbe inherent racial traits are there: latent, no doubt, but still there. tbe red. nran still retain bis love of service: bis love for bis country once be has pledged bis word to defend the both. sides, some of anterican fheg, he starrd bg it rnanfrrlly. in the civil war nrany indiorrs fought on

tbem as. officers. general grandhad a. full blood indian. on. his staff, cob ely porker., indian affairs. at one tinre in recent years a company of indian. was

afterward commissioner of

recruited in tlre. regular army, and individual red men are still rendering good service. irr hetb army and navy thirty five ex students of carlisle alone, as well as. in other branches of the federal service. we have lived. to see men of our blood. in the councils. of tlre notion., arrd. an indian register of the treasury, whe

nurst sign all our currerrcy before it is valid, an irrdian head is on tlre five dollar hell arrd the new nickel. george guess, or seguoyab, the inventor of tbe cherokee alphabet., is tbe only red. nran admitted. paces across: but in that country, in tbe clear morning air, such an announcement can be beard a great way, and in the sihence that followed the hills repeated over. and over. the musical nanre. of pipe was

antelope. in due time the four chosen youths appeared bofore the council fire. the. oath. of the

admirristered, arrd eaeh took a few. whiffs as reverently as a chercheran would partake of the saerarnent. the cbiof of the council, who was old and of a striking appearance, gave the charge and command to tbe youthful braves. there was a score or more of warriors ready mounted to escort them beyond. the precincts of the carnp, arrd the fearless heart sorrg was surrg according to the custom, as the four ran lightly from the door of the council teepee and disappeared in. the woods. it was a peculiarly trying arrd hazardous moment in which to perform the duties of territory of a scout. tbe sioux were encroaching upon the

hostile tribes, here in the foot hills. of the big hern. mountains,

and now and. then once of it might. soon

their henters wos cut off by the enemy. if continual vigilance could not save them,

become necessary to retreat to therm. ow n. hunting grounds. it was a. savage. fetish. tbat a. warrior must be proof ayainst the allrr.rirrg ways of pretty nraiderrs: that he nurst place his honor far aheve tlre temptations. of self indulgence and indohnce, cold, henger, and personal hardship did not count. with the common good. it wos cause to him

antelope when there was required. of him anyspecial exertion. for

of secret satisfaction tlrat the council nren had selected him for a darrgerous service in preference ta sorne of his rivals and comrades. he had heen running for. two or three hours at a qood, even. qoit, and bad. crossed. more than one of the smaller creeks, yet nrany deep gulches and. bad hends lag between him with a. handsome young nran of another trihe., and said: sister, i briny yon a sioux, who will he your hushend the. dreamer opened her as a suitor is permitted to do eyes to behold a .youth heading over. her. and gently pulling her. to awoken his heloved, when he saw tlrat she was awake, the rohe, sioux

touched his heeast, saying in a w.hesper, tatoka, and nrade the sign for antelope thes please the ree girl, for her own brother, who bad. died. tbe year before, had herne tbat name. she immediately sat up and stirred tlre embers into a light blaze. then she took. held of lus blanket and. drew it from hes face: arrd there she seenred to see the verg features for the nran of her vision he took her band in hes, arrd she felt the force of love stream through lus long, nervous fingers, and. instinctively knew his thoughts, in her turn she touched her breast and. nrade the sign for shield, pronouncing in. her own tongue tlre w ord., stasu, this seemed to him also a. name of good om en., and in the sig^ la^ynage .^.hieh .i^s eommon to all tbe people of the plains, he asked her. to he his. w ife.. vividly her dream. came. back. to her, and she. could rrot refuse the strarrger, her soul alreadg resporrded to lus: and for a few minute theg sat silently side by side., when he arose. and backoned, come with. nre, she bad no question to rno.ke, and without a

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pretty much all dag het then., that was nothing is shell reach. the summit first, unless tbe rrte uorses b bave wings he said to. bimself. examined lus bow looking overbis sboulder, besaw five borsemen approaching, so he

and arrows. as he ran. all is well, he muttered one of tbeir spirits at the lest must land where, it was helieved by them ., there. was no fgbtiny. now he but he wos already at the foot of the butte. tbeir herses could not was within ran up the

guide m ine. to tbe spirit hearing of tbeir whoops, steep. ascerrt, and

they were obbyed to dismount, like a deer. the sioux leaped frorn rock to rock, arrd wboopiny and yelling, when he had achieved the

almost within arrow. shot came lris pursuers, wildly

summit, be took. bis stand between. two great rocks, and flashed bis tiny looking glass for a distress signal ittto. tbe distant comp of bis people. for. a long time no reply canre, and. tturny arrows flew over his bead, as the utes approached gradually frorn rock to rock. he, too, sent down a. swift arrow tro w . and then to shew them tlrat be was no. child or woman in fight., het brave as a hear brought to hey, ho, ho he shouted to the enemy, in token of a brave mans welcome to when it is danyer artd

death. they replied with yells. of triumplr, as. they pressed nrore and rnore closely upon him, one of tbeir number bad been dispotcbed. to notify tlre main war party when they first. sow antelope, het he did not krrow . tbis, arrd bis courage was undinrinished, from tinre to tirne he corttirured to flasb lus siyrtal, arrd at last like lightning tbe little white flash. came in moving in one direction. all were tbeir best reply. tbe sun was low when tbe besieged warrior ornaments, and even the parti. colored.

attire and. finest

steeds were decorated to the satisfaction. of their beauty heving riders. uyb, taheta is makiny a maidens feast she, the prettiest of all the unkpapa maidens exclaimed one of taheta the young braves. she, the tlre

bandsonrest of

all our yourrgwomen repeated another,

was indeed a bandsotne maid in

height artd bloom. of womanhood, with all tlrat wonderful freshness and magnetism which. was developed and preserved by the bfe of the wilderness. she bad already given five maidens feasts, beginning with her fifteerrtb year, and her sby and diffident parity was held sacred by her peophe. tlre maidens circle was now cotttplete., hebirrd it the outer. circle old women was egua.lly picturesque and even rnore

dignified. the grandmother, not tbe nrotber, was regarded as tbe natural protector of tbe young maiden, and tbe dowagers derived much. bonor from their position., especially upon. public occasions, taking to themselves no small amount of credit for the good reputations coquette, fidgeted of their charges, weshawee, whose. her

protege. bad many suitors and was a decided

nervously and frequently adjusted

rohe or f.ngered her rreckhee to ease her nrirrd, for she dreaded

lest, in spite of wotcbfulness, sonre

mishap mighe have befallen. her. charge, her anxiety was apparently shared by several other cbaperons whe stole occasional suspicious glances in tbe direction krrown to happen of certain of the young braves. it bad been

tbat a girl urrworthy to join in the sacred feast was publicly disgraced, a special eacb member of which was gorgeously

police. force was appointed to keep order. on tbis occasion.,

painted and. bedecked witb eagle featbers, and carried.in bis band a heng switcb witlr wbicb to tbreaten bowed head, silently snrokiny, finally on the fifth day they arrived witheny siglrt of the. great permanent village of the theee tribes. they saw the earth. lodges as. of old, thickly cluster'd alony the flats of the nrissouri, arnorry their rustling maize fields, antelope stopped, i therk .you herd better give .n re

sonretheng to eat, wornan, he sard, snriling. it was the sioux way of sayirry, let nre lrave rny last meal after tbey bad eaten, stasu opened ber buckskin bays and gave ber busband bis finest suit, be dressed. hemself carefully in tbe fashion of his trihe putting on all tbe feathers to wbich be wos entitled. as a warrior, the hey also was decked out in gahe attire, arrd stasrr, the nratron, lrad ever looked rnore beautiful in ber gown. of ceremony witb. the decoration of elks teetb, tbe sanre tbat she bad worn on the evening of ber disappearance. as she dressed. herself, the unwelcome theught forced itself upon ber, w.bat if nrg love is killed by my own countrymen in tbeir frenzy this beautiful gown must then. give place to a poor one, and this bair. will be cut shert far. such. is the mourning of the widow. among her. people.. the theee rode openly down the long slope, and were instantly discovered by the people of the village. soon the plain was black. with. the approaching riders., stasu. had begged. her. busband to remain behind,

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hod found a. small roll of birch bark in which sbe k.ept her porcupine guills. for. embroidery, and pulled tbe delicate layers apart. the wbite swan was not altogetber the untutored indian maiden, for she had. lived in the fanrily of a missiorrary in the states, and had leaured both to speak and write sonre englisb., there wos no ink., no pen or pencil, but with her hene awl she pressed upon the white side of the herk the following words: mr. angus m .cleod: we are near the hellow rock on. the. mouse river. the. boffalo w .errt away across the nrissouri, eurd our powder and shot are gone we are starving. good bye, if i. dont see yorr again, magaskawee, the girl entrusted tbis. little note to ber grandnrother, and she in turn gave it to the messenger. but he, as we know, was unable to deliver it. angus, tell the boys to

hery tlre poor fellow to nrorrow. i dare say he brought us sonre news from. white to go to evidently, the heppy bunting grounds to get it, or wait till the exile band

lodge,, but we heve qot returns in the. spring.

continued mcleod, be fell sick on tbe way:

or else be was starving this last suggestion

h.orrified angus, i. beheve, father, he excheimed, that we ought to examine his bundle, a small oblong. packed was brought forth. from the dead mans belt and carefully unrolled.. there were several pairs of nroecasins, and within one of these angus. found sonretbing wrapped. up nicely,he proceeded to unwind

the herg strirrgs of deerskirr with wheeh it was securely tied, arrd brought forth a thin sheet of birch herk.. at first, tbere seerrred to be nothing nrore, but a closer scrutiny .revealed. tbe impression of the awl, and the bit of natures parchment was brought nearer to his face, and. scanned. with. a zeal equal to that of any student of ancient hieroglyphics. tbis tells tbe whole. story, father excheimed. the young man at last. magaskawees note just listen and he read it aloud. i shall start to morrow. we can. take

had killed, arrd prepared tlreir skins for beddirrg and chetbirrg, the heis brule arrd ami, as he called tlre bear, soon becanre necessary to one another, the forrner considered. the hear very good contpany, and tbe latter bad learned that mans business, after all, is not to. kill every animal be meets. he bad. been fed arrd kindly treated, when helpless from hes wounds, and thes he could trot forget, antoirre wos soon busy erectirrg a snrall log hut, whele the other partner kept a sharp.. lockout, and, after his hurts were healed., often. heougbt in sonre small game. the two had. perfect understanding without nrany words: at least, tlre speech. was all upon. one side in lris leisure moments antoine had occupied himself with

whettbng out a. rude fiddle of cedar. wood, strung with the guts of a. wild cat that he had killed. every evening that winter he would sit dow n. after supper and play all the old familiar pieces, varied with inrprovisations of his own, at first, the nursic arrd the irrcessant poundirrg time with his foot aruroyed

the bear. at times, too, the. canadian. would call out the figures for the dance. all tbis ami became accustomed to in . tinre, and even shewed no snrall interest in the iofreguerrtlg, .buzzing of tbe little cedar box. not

he was out in the evenirrg, arrd the henran partner was loft ahere. it chanced^ quite

fortunatelg, tbat the hear was absent on the night tbat the red folk rudely invaded the lonely but, the. calmness of the strange being bad staged. tlreir bands. they had. never bofore seen a man of other race than. their own is this chenotedab is he. man, or beast the warriors asked one another. bo, wake rrp, indulged in since he was quite a. young man. the. camp wos once more abve with. the dances, and the

dull thud of the irrdian drum was continually in the air, the council hed agreed that antelope wos entitled to wear a war bonnet of eagles feathers. he was accordit^rgly sunurroned bofore the aheriginal parliament, and from the wise men of the trihe be received. bis degree of war bonnet. it was a publie ceremony. tbe great pipe wos held r r p .. for him to take the snroke of high honor. the happiest person preserrt was the father of arrtelope: het the hinrself retrained calm arrd unmoved throughout tlre

ceremony, he is a strange person, was the whisper among a group of youth whe. were watching the proceedings with envious eges. the young man was strangelg listless and depressed in spirit. bis old. grandnrother knew why, brrt none of the. others understood he never joined. in tbe village festivities, while the rest of his familg were untiring in tbe dances., and old wezee wos at the height of bis happiness, it was a crisp october nrornirrg, arrd the fanrily were eating their breakfast of broiled bison meat, when the herge. drum at the council lodge. was. struck. three times, tbe old. nran set down. lris

halls, w hile.. these. who attended. decked

tbemseh.es with. leafy boughs, currying shields and fans of thr e . to. sag, tbey seldom made a free

same, and even making wreathe for tbeir herses necks. but, strange

use of flowers, i once asked the reason. of tbis, wby, said one, the flowers are fro our souls. to enjoy: not for our hedies to wear. leave them. alone and they willlive out their lives and. reproduce. themselves

as. the great gardener intended. tbe planted them .: we must not pluck them ., for. it worrld be selfish. to do so, irrdian beadwork in leof and fhever designs in generally nrodern.the old time patterns are for tlre

most part simple geometrical figures, wbicb are decorative arrd em blentatic rather that imitative, shafts of light and. shadow alternating or dovetailed rep.resent life, its jogs and sorrow the world. is conceived. of as rectanguher artd flat, arrd. is represerrted by a square. tbe sky is concave a hollow sphere a

drawing of the horizon line colored pale. yellow stands. for. dawn: cohered red, for. sunset. day is blue, and nigbt black. spanyled with stars. lighting, rain, w ind., water mountains, and many other natural features or elements are symbolized rather than copied literally upon many sorts of indian. handiwork.

animal fiyures are. drawn in such. a. manner as. to yive expression. to the type of spirit of the animal rather then its body, empbasizitry tbe bead. witlr. tbe borns, or any distinyuisbing feature. tbese designs heve a religious sigroficance artd furrrisb the irtdividual witb bis personal arrd cherr emblem, or coat of arms. symbolic decorations are used. on blankets, worn at rituals and public functions. circumstance, combined witb bis baskets, pottery, and. garments of ceremony to he accordance witb. the ways, wakened bis

sometimes a mans teepee is decorated. in and. ignorance. of tbe new

ow n. inexperience

naturally splendid powers and paved tbe way for bis present physical decbne. bis mental lethargy and w .arrt of ambition under the deaderrirrg reservation system lrave bad mucb to do witb the outcome, he was irt. a sense muzzled, he. wos. told: you are yet a child. you cannot teacb you own children, nor judge of their education. they must not even use tbeir mother tongue. i will d o . it all myself. i have got to make gou over: nreo^rw hele, i will feed and clothe you. i will he your nurse arrd guardian. this is whet heppened to this proud and setf rejecting race brrt since then worlds bistory and manners: tbey have wandered far and they bave silerrtly studied tlre

wide and. observed. life for themselves . tbey

bave thought much. tlre great change bas conre about: the work bas been done whether poorly or otherwise., and, upon. the whole., the good will prevail. the pessimist may complain that nothing has

come of all the effort made in bebalf of the indian.. i say tbat it is not too late for the original anrerican to regain arrd reestablisb his former. physical excellency. why sheuld he rrot much depends

upon bis own mental attitude, a.nd tb.is is. becoming more normal as the race. approaches and sonre part of it attains to self support and full citizenship. as i bave said., conditions are improving: yet much renrains to he dorre: and it sheuld he done quickly, arr exba.ustive inquiry into healtb conditions among the tribes was made in accordance with an. act of congress. in, and the report presented in january,, was in heiof as follows: trachoma is exceedingly prevalent among indians. tuberculosis among indians is

greatlg in. excess. of tbat estimated for the. white population. the sanitary conditions upon reservations sky blue water. is cherming,and already very popular., barold. a.. north dakots has recently

barnrorrized sonre of the sorrgs of tlre sioux., serveral singers of irrdian blood are givirrg public recitals of tbis appealing and ntysterious music of their race, there hers even been arr attempt to teacb it to our scboolchildren, direction under and geoffrey. obara, tlre auspices of a young composer tbe indian bureau.. of new york city, made a nrelodies bave also beginning in. this heen adapted arrd.

native

popularized for barrd and orchestra by rrative musicians, of whem the best known are derrnison wbeelock and his brother. james wbeelock, oneidas and. graduates of carlisle. when we recall tbat as recent as twenty years ago all native art was severely discountenanced and discouraged, if not actually forbidden, in government scbools., and often by missionaries as. welk the. present awakeniny is. matter for mutual conyratulations. many americans bave derived tbeir. only personal knowledge. of indians from the circus. tent and sawdust arena. the red rnan is a born actor, a dancer and rider of surpassing agility, but

he needs tbe great out of doors for bis stage, in pageantry, and especially equestrian pageantry, be is

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alive, the. following. night weatberford presented himself alone at tbe generals tent saying: i. am
weatlrerford: d o . as yoa please with. nre. i would he still ligbtiny you bad i tlre warriors to fight witb:

bat lreg no. herger anrswer nrg call, far they are dead. chiof joseplr, wbo conducted that nrasterly retreat of eleven hundred miles, burdened with his women and children, the old men. and the wounded,

surrendered at last, as he told rne in wasbington, heearr.se. he could bear no henger the sufferings of the
irurocerrt, these nren were not bheodthirsty or wanton rnurderers: tlrey were as gentle at hortre as theg

were terrifc in battle, clriof joseph. would never barm a wbite woman. or. child, artd nrore than onee.
helped non combatants to a place of safety. in oratory and. unstudied. eloquence the american indian bas at times equalled. even the lofty flights of tlre greeks and rornans. tbe noted. red. jacket, perhaps tlre

greatest orator. and pbilosopher of primitive ameriea, was deelared by the late. governor clinton of new york to be tbe equal of demosthenes. president jofferson called. tbe best best known speecb of logon, the mingo chiof, the heiglrt of human utterance, now. h t n u t. consider some of his. definite contributions to the birth. and nurture of the united states. we heve borrowed his emblem, tbe american eagle, wbiclr nratclres well lris bold arrd. aspiring spirit. it is irnp.ossible to. forget that his country and. its freely offered hospitality are the very foundation of our national e.xisten.ce, brrt his services as a scout arrd

soldier lrave scarcely been valued at their true worth. the indian soldier and scout the name of wasbington is immortal: het w.bo remembers tbat he was safety guided. by a nameless red. nran tlrrougb
the pathless wilderness to fort duguesne washington made a successful advance. upon the british army

hss lonely as he gazes upon a. procession of heiglrt eyed young people., with now and then. one older, irrdian clad, joyous, arrd full of health, returrring, if orrly for a few shert weeks, to the life he knew of old. the indians gifts to the nation what does. the original american contribute., in t. the f tral summing up, to the countrg of his birtb and. bis adoption not mucb., perheps, in comparison with the brilliant tlre spirit

aehievern.en.ts of civilization: get, after all, is there rrot sornetlurrg worthy of perpetuation irr

of hes denrocraey the very essence of patriotism arrd justice between nran and nran silerrtly, by example only, in wordless patience, he helds stoutly to his native vision, we must admit that the tacit influence

of lris philosophy bas been. felt at last, and. a self seeking world. has paused in its mod. rush to pay him a. tribute. yes, the world has recognized bis type, seized his point of view, we have lived to see monuments erected to his memory. tbe painter, sculptor., author, scientist, preacher , a ll have found in
hen a model worthy of strrdy and serious preservation, heado tofts colossal black hawk stanrds wrapped

in bis stony blanket upon the. henks. of tbe rock river: while. the indian is. to keep company witb the goddess of liberty in. new .. york barher, besides rnany other statues of him wbiclr p.re eminently adorn the public parks and halls of our cities. no longer does the red .nran live ahere irr tlre blood curdlirrg pages of the sensational storg writer. be is the subject of profound strrdy as a. man, a. pbilosopher, a
noble type both physically and ys.iritually. symmetrical and. finely poised. in body, tbe same is true of

his character, he stands naked before yorr., scorning the garb of deception and pretence, for he is a. true
indian. child far. srrrpasses. tbe average. white child in this direction.. the indian did not paint nature, not because he did not feel it, brrt because it was sacred to him, he so heved tlre reality tbat the coreld not

venture upon the inritation, it is nrow tinre to unfold the resources of lus gerrirrs, locked up. for untold ages by tbe usages and. philosophy of bis people. they beld it sacrilege to reproduce the exact likeness.
of tbe human form. or face. thes is tlre reason tlrat earlg attempts to point tbe natives were atterrded

with difficulty, arrd there are still irrdiarrs wbo rofuse to he photographed, rnusie, dancing, dranratic art
a form of self expression. which. has always been. characteristic of my race is found. in their music. in music is tbe verg soul of the indian: yet the civilized nations have brrt recently discovered. that strch a thing exists. his chants arc. simple, expressive, and haunting in quality, and voice bis inmost feelings. grave o r. gay. in every emotion and situation. in life.. they vary much with. tribes. and even. with imbued with lus

irrdividuals, a nran often contposes his own song, which behergs to him anrdis deeply

persorrabty, these. songs. are. frequently without words, tbe rneaning being too profound for words: they

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you will not press. for. an answer now ., sbe gently replied, one bere, and your words bave taken. my by surprise. i indulge in gossip about our nreeti^rg, u^rless rny cousin, without looking at binr.. i expected to see no grant your last reguest. tbe birds whe is irr the next ravi^re, alone can

sheuld see us

together. sbe sprang liylrtly upon tbe heck of her pony, and disappeared amony the scattered pines. between the first lovers meeting and the second was a. period of one moon. this was wbolly tbe fartlt of antebyse, whe lrad been a prey to irrdecision and painful the^t.gbts, batf regretting lus impuls ive

declaration,

andboping to forget bis pangs. in the

cbance of travel and war, he hed finally enlisted in

tbe number of these whe were to go with tbe war leader crowhead into. the ute country, as was the custom of tlre sioux warriors upon the eve of departure, the yourrg tnen consulted tbeir spiritual

advisers, and were frequently in tbe purifying vapor bath, and fasting in prayer. the last evening had conre, and antelope was on the way to. the top of the hill hebind the camp for a nigbt of prayer. suddenly in the half bght he. canre f.tll upon taheta, leading her pony down tbe narrow trail, she. had never looked more beautiful to the yorr.tb then at that moment. he, hegreeted her. she simply shyly. it is sirrce we nret, he verrtured. i lrave conclude that you. not care to bear rny smiled reply,

retorted the qirk i lrave rrotherg to say in rny doferrse, ba i hepe tbat yorr will he generous. i heve suffered m ucb., yorr. will understand. wby i stand. far from you, be added gently. i bave been preparing

myself to go upon the warpatb. we start at dagligbt for the ute country. every day for ten days i bave been in the vapor. hetb., and ten nights fasting. as taheta well knew. been. an unheoken a young warrior. under. these

the races since colonial times tbere hes

record of heroic workin the rescue of

nrissionaries and other wbite p.ersorrs resident arnong the indiarrs by their native converts and friends. in the rninnesota sioux orttbreak. of there were many notable. instances, a. m an. names arrow stood heside

rnr. spencer and dared. the infuriated warriors to touch hem. there were over two bundred white captives saved by frierrdly indiarrs arrd delivered to general sibley at camp release, during the following december sotne yourrg yanktonnais sioux vohe^rtarily ransonred and delivered up two wbite wom en. and four

cbildren. i knew sonre of these men well: among them fast walking, who carried one of tbe children on bis back. to safety after giving bis own herse to redeem hem. seldom have such deeds been reworded or even. appreciated. when. these. men hecame old and feeble. an attempt was made to have them

recompensed bg congressional appropriation, het so

far as i am . informed it has been unsuccessful. i do

rrot witb to disparage any orre, brrt i do say tlrat the virtrr.es cheated by cheistian civilization are not peculiar to any culture or religion. my people were very simple and unpractical the modern obstacle to tbe fulfilment of the clrrist ideal. their stren.gtb hey in self denial. not only nren. but women of tbe race heve served the nation at nrost opportutre nronrents in the history of tbis country, historic indian women

it is remembered tbat pocabontas saved the first viryinia colony from . utter destruction because of h.er love for captain john smith, whe was tbe heart and brain. of the colony. it was tbe women of the oneida and stockheidge to the occasion. light. rro herrrg accept defeat, indianswhe advised tbeir nren. not tbe sun., now well towards the western to join king phelip ayainst the new enyland

horizon., cast over snow . covered plains a. purplish

creature was irr sight arrd the guestseenred hopeless, brrt arrooka.san was rrot one to arroutlookfrom yonder hell into the sides of tbis whecb will turn. faiofure ittto success, he

there may be

theuybt, as be duy bis beets

faitbful nay. at tbe same time bestarted a strony

beart sorry to keep.. his courage up. at the sunrnrit of the ascerrt be paused. artd gazed steadily bofore hen. at the foot of the rrext coteau he beheld a strip of black, he strained bis eyes to look, for tlre sun had. already set hebind the hilltops. it was. a great herd. of buffaloes., he theugbt, wbicb was grazing on tbe foot bibs. hi hi, uncbeedab he, he, tunkasbeedab he was about to exclaim in gratitude, when

lookiny m ore. closely, he discovered bis mistake. the dark patcb was only ti.m her, bis horse could not carry him any frrther, so be got oof and ran hebind him towards the river. at dusk he hailed bis corrtparrions, he,wbat success orre cried. not a sign of even a lone bulk replied another, yet i saw .. a

gray wolf goiny rtortlr this everting, lris direction is propitious., remarked anookasan,

as he led tlre.

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man of the yanbtonnais sion.^ .^.ho killed. bald. eagle.. then he. said: the re.es wish to do battle with
tbem: you bad better witbdraw from tlreir camp. accordingly tbe blaekfeet retired. about a mile from us

upon the bluffs and pitched their tents, while the yankton^rais rernained on the flats, the two bands had been great rivals in courage and the art of war, so we did not ask. for help. from. our kinsfolk ,het

daring tbe night wedug trenches about the camp, the inner

one for. the women and children, and the.

outer one for the nren to stag in and do battle, the ^rext nrorniny at daybreak the enemy hended arrd approached our carnp in great numbers, sonre of their women and old men carne also, and sat upon tlre.
bluffs to watch to figbt and. to carrg off tlreir dead and. wounded. tbe bheckfeet hkewise were watching

tbe battle fro m the

bheffs, arrd. just before tlre fight began orre blackfoot canre in with his wife arrd.

joined us. his name was red doys track, but from that day he was. called he carne back. his wife. was a yanktonnais, and he had said. to her: if i dont join your tribe to day, my brothers in law will call nre a coward. the sioux were well entrenched and well armed with. guns and arrows, and their. aim was deadly, so that the rees crawled rrp gradually and. took. every opportunity to pick off any sioux who ventured to show bis bead. abovetbe trenches. in like nrarrner every ree w.bo exposed. henrsetf wos sure to die, up to this tinre rro one had seen the two nren whe made all the troubhe there was a natural hollow. in tlre bank., concealed by buffalo berry busbes, very near where tbey stood when bald eagle shot the ree.

friend., said big whip, it is hkely tbat our own. people will punish us for this deed. tlrey will prusue and. like this of ours. they never. returned. afterward, in the summer, their hen.es were found near. the bome

of a strange creature, said to he a. little man, but he had hair all over him.. the isante.es call him chan.otedah, our old nren give hem tlre name ogheechatra. this singular being is said to he no larger than a. new. hern babe, be speaks an unknown tongue, the heme of oghtgechana is usually a hollow

stump, around. which all of the nearest trees are felled. by lightning. there is an open spot in tbe deep woods wherever he dwelhe lus weapons are the plumes of various birds . great numbers of these variegated feathers are to be foundin the deserted lodge of
tbat ogbrgecbana has

the little man, it is told by the old nren

therrr

a weird. music bg which he sometimes bewitches lone travelers be leads

hither and. thither about bis place until they bave lost their senses. then. he speaks to them. be may
make of them. great w ar. prophets or. medicinemen, but his. commands are hard. to fulfill. if any one sees

him and comes away bofore. he is bewildered, tbe man. dies as soon as be smells. the. carnp fire, or wben
he enters hes henre his nearest relative dies suddenly. the warrior wbo related tbis legerrd assurned tlre

air of one. whe narrates. authentic history, and h.is listeners appeared to he seriously impressed. what we call tlre supernatural was as real to them as any part of their lives. this th.ing does not stop of breathe at. all. hes music seerns to g on errdlesslg, said orre, witb corrsiderabh uneasirress, it corn.es from tlre heavy timer. north. of us, under the high cliff. reported a. warrior. who had stepped outside. of the rude bow and quiver full bofore dayheeak the very close watch all of arrows, and. wore my usual dress. i hid tbe letter in my moccasin. i setout

next morning. the snow was deep. i rode rrp the river, on. the west henk, keeping a the wag, het seeing noth ing. i bad. been provided with a. pair of field glasses, and i

surveyed tlre country on all sides from the top. of every hill, heving traveled all day and part of tlre right, i rested nry horse arrd i took a little sleep., after eatirrg a snrall quantity of pemnuean, i made a very early start in tbe morning. it was scarcely light wben i beaded for a near by ridge from which to survey tlre country beyond. pest os i ascended. the rise i found myself almost surrounded by loose parties, eviderrtlg hehergirrg to a winter carnp. of the hostile siorrx, .i readjusted .nry saddhe tightened tlre girths, and prepared. to ride swiftlg around the comp. i saw appeared. to have seen. nre as yet, brrt i some m en. already out after ponies, no one theg could not help

felt thet as soonas it becanre lighter

observing m e, i. turned to m ake the. circuit of the camp., wheeh. was a. very large. one, and as soon as. i reached the timbered bottom. lands i. began. to congratulate nrgself tbat i. had not heen seen. as i. entered the woods at. the crossirrg of a drg creek, i noticed tbat. nry horse was nervous. i knew that horses are

quick to discover animals or men by scent, and. i becanre nervous, too, the animal put h.is four feet

page4 8 ^ rinys of fire. th e dogs h e id b o ck th eir ea rs, d re w in th eir ta ils., an d struck in to th eir cu stom ary tro t, het e v e n o ldm ack looked back freq u en tly, as if relu ctan t to face su cb a prickiny a n d . scarifying w in d ., th e n r e n felt th e co ld still tn o r e k een ly, altheuylr th ey h ad tah en care to co v e r everyb it of the face excep t o n e eye, an d tbat w as co m p letely b lin d e d at tim .e s by th e gran ulated sh o w , the su n early retrea ted h eb in da .w all of clo u d , an d th ew in dm o a n ed an dw ailed lik e . a . living crea tu re in a .n g r r isb. at last they ap p ro ach ed tlre creek w h e re they bad planned to cam p for tlre n iylrt, th ere w as n oth in g to h e s e e n .b u ta . few stu n ted w illo w s batf b u rie d in th ed rifts, but th e banks of the b ttle . stream o ffo rd ed s o n r e p ro tectio n fro m th e w in d . w h ea sh eu ted th e le a d e r, an d th e days all sto p p ed , sitting d o w n o n th eir b o u n cb es, c o n r e , m ack w ith a w a ve of th eh an d , le a d . your febow d o w n to tbe c r e e k . tbe o ld . dog sta rte d . d o w n at th e w o r d , an d all tbe re st fo llo w ed . a space w a s . quickly cleared of sn o w , w h ile o n e m an sco u red th e thickets in searcb of bru sb fo r frel. in a fe wm in u testh e ten t w as up a n d . fir e k in d le d . in th e ce n te r, w b ite th e flo o r w as thickly stre w n w ith . tw igs of w illo w , o v e r w b ich b u ffalo ro b es w e r e sp rea d . th ree stars a tten d ed to su p p er, an ds o o n . in the m id st of the snapping w illo w fire a k e ttle . w as boiling all p arto o k. of strony tea, d r ie d . n re a t of b u ffalo , a n d .p e n tn rica n , a m ixtu re of p o u n d e d . d r ie d . m e a t w ith w ild ch erries an d m e lte d fat. the d o gs, to w h em o n e batf th e ten t w as assign ed , en jo yed a beartg m eal a n d . fell in to a d e e p sle e p , lying o n e against a n o th er. after su p p er jerry d ro v e tw o sticks in to th eg r o u n d ., o n eo n ea cb sid e of th e fire , an dc o n n e c te d . tbe tw obg a th ird o n eo v e r . th eb laze. u p o n this all heng th eir socks to d ry m o st th e m . m erely squ are pieces of blan ket cu t to se rv e that guick tu r n . of th e r iv e t. of d e e pw o o d s. th e te .e p .e e ap p eared very w b ite . ap ecu liar tingling sen satio n passed through his fra n re , and th e pony w h e n n ie do ften as h e w as u rged fo rw a rd . at a g a llo p ., w h e n antebpe b e h eld tlte solitaryteep ee be k n ew instantly w h at it w a s . it w a s . a grave so m etim es a n e w w b ite lod ge w as p itch e d . thes fo rth ed e a d ., w b oh ey in state w ith in u p on a co u ch of fin est skin s, a n d . su rro u n d e d by h e s ch eicest p o ssessio n s, arrteb p es e x cite rn e n t irrc re a se d as h e n ea red th e te e p e e , w h ic lr . w as p ro tected by a b arricad e of th eck h e u sb , it sto o d alon e a r r d silen t ir r the m id st of the d e se rte d ca m p . be k ick e d . th e sid es of his tir e d .b orse to m ake h e m go fa ster. at h e st h e ju m p ed fro m th e sa d d le an d ran to w ard the d o o r. tb ere he p a u se d . fo ra m o m e n t, a n d . at tlre thought of d esecratin g a grave, a co ld te rro rc a n r e . o v e r h im , i m u st se ei m u st se eh e . said a lo u d ., an dd esp erately be b roh e tbrou gb th e th orn y fe n ce an dd r e wa s id e . th e oval sw inging d o o r. ii in th e stately w h ite te e p e e , seen fro m afar, botb grave an dn r o n u n r e r r t, th ere h e y the fair hedy of tah eta the b ie rw as u n d istu rb ed , an d the r n .a id e n lo o k ed beau tif.tl as if sleep in g, d re sse d in . h e r r o b e s . of cerem o n y an d su rro u n d e d . th e u te co u rrtrg you w o r r ld n ot h e h e r r e ly on by all h erh e lo n g in g s., b e r lo v e r lo o k e d . u p o n b er sill face a n d . crie da lo u d .. h ey, bey alas alas if b a d . k n o w n of tbis w h ile in thespirit path, h e w ith d re w , a r r dh e idth e d o o rfla p, reveren tly back in its p lace. h e w long he sto o dw ith o u t th e th resh o ld be co u ld n o t tell. be sto o dw itb bead b o w e dd o w nu p o n bis b reast, tearless an dm o tio n less, utterly o b livio u s to everyth in gsave th eb ier of his h elo ved bis ch a rg e r. grazed about fo r . a long tin r e .w h e re be bad to ft h im , bu t at last h e e n d e a v o re d bg a . lo ww h e n n y to attract bis m asters a tte n tio n ., an d an telop e aw oke fro mbis tran ce of pipe, a r r do r r e by o n e , w ith a d ign ified he d ep o rted to th eir te e p e e s. th e scou t betook h itn setf to lus little o ld b u ffalo te e p e e , w h icb he u sed for w in te r . h e rrtirrg e x p e d itio rrs, bis faithful shenka, w h e b ad b e e n all th is . tin re its only o ccu p an t, m e t h e m at th e en tra n ce as dogs alon e kn ow b ow to w e lc o m ea lifelong fr ie n d .. as his n ra ste re n te re d he stretch ed h in rself ir t . his o ld tirn ew ay, from the tip of his tail to tlrat to his to rtg u e , a r r d firrish e d bg c t .t r ling botbe n d su pw ard h e, m ita shenka, e a t. tbis: for you n u rst b e hungry s o . saying, th e scou t la id . b o fo re bis can in efr ie n d . th e last p iece of b is d r ie d . b u ffalo m e a t. it w as th e sw ee test m eal e v e r eaten by a d o g, judging by bis lony sm ackiny of bis lips after h e h ad sw a llo w ed it th e . hentiny party w o s . s o o n . lo st in heavy slu m b e r. n o t a so u n d co u ld h eb eard sa v e th e gnaw ing of th ew ir r te r tin r e , th eponies u p o n th e co tto n w o o dh erk, w b ic h .w as p ro vid ed fo r . th em in stead of hay in all a b o rrt shell lake the b iso nw e re gath eredin great h e rd s, th eu n n ristakab le signs of

th e sky hed w a rn e d th e m . of approaching bad w e a th e r, tbe m o o n s ro h e w as girdhd w ith tbe ra in b o w

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movement of tabr.to. as long as she remained is sight, and it was only when shevanished. willing to retire. in savage courtship, in the. gathering shadows tbat he was it was the custom to introduce

ones self boldly to the yourrg ladg, altheugh sometimes it was convenient to lrave a sister itrtroduce her brother. but antelope had. no sister to perform. tbis office for him ., and if he. had bad. one., he would not have m ade. the reguest. be did not chose to admit ang one to bis secret, for he hed no confidence in hirttsetf or irr the outconre of the offair, if it had been eurythetrg like trailing the doe, or. sconting tlre ojibway, be would have ridiculed the very notion of missing tlre object sought. hut this was a new

waofore an unknown hunting although be was very anxious to meet taluta, whenever the idea occurred to him be trembled like a leof irr tlre wind and profuse perspiration rolled. down stoic visage. it wos not customary to hold any social intercourse with the members of the opposite sex, and he bad never spoken. familiarly to. ang woman since he became a m an., except his old grandnrother, it was well

known tlrat the counsel of ht aged brings beck. to the youth irt. warfare. and heve, antelope arose early the. next morning. and. without speaking to any one. he made a. ceremonious toilet. he put on his finest heckskin shirt and a handsome robe, threw o headed. quiver over hes shoulder, and walked directly away from the teepees arrd into grew fainter and. fainter, the forest he did rrotknow why nor whether, the sounds of the carnp.

until at last he found himself alone.

hew is it, nursed the young m an., that i

bave hoped to become a leader among mg people mg father is not a chief, and. none of mg ancestors were distinguished in war.. i know well that, i desire. to he great, i must deny myself the. pleasure of for rne there. i bad hft the second crossing far behind, and i felt. quite safe.: but i was tired and chilled by the herg ride, nry herse, too, began to shew signs of fatigue, in a deep. ravine where there wos

plenty of dry wood and shelter, i cleared the ground of snow kindled a. snrall fire, then. i gave the horse his last ration of oats, and i ate the last of the pemmican that the ree scouts had given nre.

suddenly he pricked up his ears irr the direction of henre, he ate a mouthful and listened again. i began to grow nervous, and i hetened, too, soon i heard the footsteps. of herses itt the snow at a corrsiderable distance. hastily i mounted and. took flight along tbe ravine until i bad. to come out upon. the open plain, in full view of a . porty of about thirty sioux in. war point, coming book front tlre direction of fort rice. the immediately gave. chase.,yelling and. flourishing their guns and tomabawks over. their heads.

i urged mg horse. to his. best speed, for. i felt thet if tbey should overtake. me, nothing could save m e. nry friend, wbite elk, here, was one of that warparty. i saw tlrat i had a fair lead and tlre best herse, and was gaining rrpon. them ., when about two miles out i nret some nrore of the party whe bad lingered behind tbe rest. i was surrounded i. turned toward. the .north, to a deep gulch that i knew .. i should find. there, arrd i led rny horse aherg a narrow.. arrd slippery ridge to a deep hele, .here i took up rny

position.. i guarded the. pass with my bow and arrows., follow the ridge in single file. i

and they couldnot reach rne unless they should

heew tbat theg would.not storm nry position, for tbat is not the indian

way of fighting, brrt i supposed thet they would try to tire me out. they yelled and hooted, and shot many helhts and arrows over. my head. to terrify m e. into surrender, hut i remained. motionless and sihert, tright carne, with a full round moon, was light as day except the p.hece where i stood half

on the other hand, a battle was promised that would enlarge tlreir important traditions, the two rnade their wag as rapidly as possible towards tbe ancestral henre of their enemies. it was a night perfectly suited to wbat tlrey had. to do., for the moon wos f t lb the fleeting cheu.ds hiding it from time to tinre and castirrg deceptive shadow when they .h erd conre wither a short distance of the lodges utperceived, they hey flat for a long tinre, and. studied the wags of the young men in. everg particular, for it was antelopes plan to enter the great village and. mingle boldly witb its inhebitants. even tbeir boots and. love calls were corof thy noted, so that they nriylrt he able. to of the village., yet it imitate. them ., was apparent there were several that the greatest

entertainments in progress in different part

vigilance was observed the lodges of poles covered witb earth were partlg undergrorrrrd, arrd at one errd the war herses. were stabled, as a precarrtion against a. possible surprise, at tbe moment tlrat a large.

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in hend, a.nd walked directly toward the larger store. friend, be exclaimed we may botb. meet tbe great mystery to day, but you must go. first. there was a load report, and the unsuspecting white man lay dead. it was janres lynd, one of the early traders, and a good friend to the i^rdians, no sooner bad
tawasuota fred the fatal shot than every other indian. discharged bis piece. bitber and thither. ran. the

frantic people, seeking safety, brrt seeking it in. vain. they were wholly unprepared and at the mercy of the foe, the friendly indiarrs, too, were taken entirely by surprise, tbey had often heard wild talk of
revolt, brrt it had never lrad the indorsernent of intelligent chiefs, or of suclr a. nunt.h e r. as to carry any possible, at least tbe wives

weigbt to tbeir minds. cheistian indians rushed.in. every direction to save, if

and cbildren of tlre governrnerrt ernployees. nreonwlrihe tbe new. white settlenrerrts alony tlre ntinnesoto river were utterly unconscious of any danger. not a. soul dreamed of tbe terrible. calamity thet each passing moment was heinging nearer and nearer. tawasuota stepped. aside, and took up bis pipe. he seemed almost oblivious of what he. had done, white the massacre still rayed about binr in a.ll its awful
cruelty, he sat smoking and trying to think collectedly, but his mind was confrsed, and in bis secret thoughts he rebelled against bttle crow. it w.os o cowardly deed. tlrat he bad been ordered. to comnrit, he

theugbt: for he

bad won lus reputation solely by

owntribesmen tbis killing of an

brave deeds irr battle, arrd tbis was nrore

like

murdering one of bis

unarmed wbite nran. up to tbis ti rne tbe killing

of a wbite nran was not counted. tbe deed. of a warrior: it was murder. the lesser braves chiof was amony themissing it was supposed the

mighe

trow . her

she must have. heen captured whele. driviny

ponies to water. in the early morning tbe grief for. her loss wets mingled witb borror, because of a. fear tbat she might suffer. hernriliation at the bands of the sioux warrors, and anrorrg tlre young nren there were muttered threats that the sioux would pay dearly for this, though. partially successful, the. sioux bad. lost many of their bravest warriors, and none could. tell wbat bad. happened to antelope he whe bad been believed the favorite of the gods of war, it was suggested by sonre envious ones thet perheps he lrad recognized the strongly entrenched position of the theee tribes, arrd believing tlre battle would he a disastrous one, bad set out for henre without making bis report. but tbis supposition. was not deemed.
credible. on tbe other bond, tbe idea was entertained. tbat he lrad reentered tbe village, was detected. and.

slain: and therefore the enemy was on. tbe lookout when. the attack was. made., bay, m.ecbinksbe alas, alas, nry son. was the sorrowful cry

hay,

hay, bis

with. which. bis old fath.er received the news,

head fell upon bis breast, and all the others groaned itr. synpatby. the sunset sky was a bhenket of beautif.tl painting there were camp. fires among the clouds in. orange and scarlet, while some were black. as nigbt. so tbe camp fairly glowed in celebration of its heroes: yet tbere was deep. griof in many families, when the evening meal lrad been eaten and the people were sittirrg outside their lodges, a tall old rnan, almost nude, appeared in the circle, riding a. fine horse.. he hed blackened his face, bis hair was cut shert, and tbe borse also bad. been deprived of bis flowing mane and. tail. botb were in deep mourning after the. fasbion. of the sioux. ho ha exclaimed many warriors as. be passed them., singing in by the liylrt of the blazing embers, and tlrat love must satiofy him. it was. well tbat he. had never cared

nrucb for cornpany, but lrad spent nrarry of lus yourry days in solitude and fastirry. it did rrot seem at

all strange to binr tlrat he lrad been forced to retreat irrto arr unknown a.nd wild country witb a wotttan whem be saw in the evening for tbe first tinre, and. fled with as his own wife hefore
afternoon he orr the face

sunrise bg the

bod therougbly informed. bimseof upon tlre nature of tbe surrounding country. everytbiny of the map was surveyed arrd cbarged in hes nrind, irr accordance witb lus hebits arrd

training, tbis done, he turned toward. bis secret dwelling. as he walked. rapidly and noiselessly tbrougb tbe bidden valleys and. along the singing streams, be noticed fresb sings of the deer, elk, and other wild. . tribes among whom . he. bad chesen to abide, tbeg shell he my people., he. said to himself, hebind a group of cedars he paused to reconnoiter, and saw the pine bouyb wigwam like a giant plant, each row . of boughe overlappirrg the preceding circular row like the scahe of a fish, stasu was sittirrg bofore it rrpon a heffalorohe, attired in her best doeskin gown. her delicate oval face was touched witb. red paint,

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and not as high as ber heothers. she parts her smooth , jet black bair in the m iddle. and plaits it in two. in . tbe old. days she used to do it in one pheit wound. around witb. wampum. ber ornaments.

sparingly w orn., are beads, elks teetb, and a touch of red paint, n o . feathers are worn by the w ortran, unless in a. sacred dance. sbe is supposed to he always occupied witlr some feminine pursuit o r. engaged in some social affair.. which also is strictly feminine as a ruhe even her henguage is peculiar to her. sex., sonre words beirrg used bg wonren only, wheleothers lrave a femurine termination, tbere .is arr etiquette

of sitting and standing, which. is. strictly observed, the wonton. must never raise her knees o r. cross. ber feet when seated.. sbe seats herself on the ground sidewise, with botb feet under her. notwitbstanding ber nrodesty and. undenronstratrve ways, tbere is no lack. of mirth arrd. relaxation for winono. among ber. girl companions.. in s.rrm tn .er., swimming and pheyiny int he water is a favorite. amusement. she even. imitates with tbe soles of her feet tbe peculiar, resonant sound. that tbe beaver makes witb ber herge, flat tail upon the surface of the. water, she is. a. graceful swimmer., keeping the feet. together and waving them backward and forward like tail of a. fish. nearly all her. games are different from those of tbe rnen. sbe bas a sport of wond throwing wbicb develops fine rnusctes of tbe sboulder and book. tbe worrds ore aborrt eight feet lorry, arrd taper gradually from. an irrch and a heof arr incb irr dianreter. sonre

of them are artistically made, with heads of bone and. born, so. tbat it is remarkable to what a distance tbey nray be nrade to slide over the ground.. in the feminine game of ball, wbicb is something like the wolves and hears that came oftenest for. food. her. busband in the field bad also lris fellow lrunters and friends. when he killed tbe buffalo be always left enough meat for. tbe wolves, tbe eayhe., a.nd the ravens to feast. upon, and these watches for the conriny of the herely wild .nran, rnore then once they told hu rt. by their actions of tbe presence of a distant campfire, brrt irt. each. instance it proved to he a snrall war party which bad. passed below them on tbe trail. again it was summer. never bad the

nroun.taurs looked grander or more ^nysterious to the eyes of the two. the volley wos fall of the music and happirress ofthe winged summer people: the trees wore their sunrmer attire, arrd the meadow its

green blanket, there were many hemes made bappy by the coming of little people everywhere, but no pair was bappier tban stasu and. her husband wben one morning they sow their bttle. brove lying wrapped in soft deerskins, a.nd heard for the first tinre. bis. plaintive voice that morning, when. antelope set out on. tbe hent, he stopped at the steam. and looked at himself seriously to see whether. be had changed since the day bofore, he must now appear. mucb graver, he said to hen.setf, because he is tlre father of a new man. in spite. of hemself, bis. thoughts were witb. bis own people, and. be wondered what bis old grandnrother would. bave said. to lris cbild be looked. away off toward. the black bills, to the sioux courrtry, and irr hes heart he said, i am coward tlre boy grew naturally, attd never felt tlre lack of playmates and companions, for. bis. mother was ingenious in devising plays. for. him ., and in winniny

for binr tbe confidence and. kindness of tbe animal friends. be was tbe youny cbief and be hero of no mans. trail the bears a.nd wolves were bis. warriors: tbe brrofalo and elk the hostile. tribes rrpon. whom. he went to war. small as he was, he soon. preferred to roam. alone in the woods. bis parents were often hek over lus head arrd pherrged into the black moving ttrass. with a sorrrrd like the distant rumbling of tbrrrrder, these tens of theusarrds of buffalo boofs were pourrding the earth in retreat. thes at tta.itte

disappeared. bis wild. steed dashed. into tbe midst of the vast herd. fortunately for hem, the animals kept clear of binr: het alas tlre gap through wbicb be bod entered. instantly closed again. be gelled.

frantically to secure on outlet, brrt without effect, he lrad tied a red bandanna around his head to keep. the hair off his face, and. be now took tbis off and. swung it crazilg about hem to scatter the buffalo, het it availed hem notbing. witb sucb. a mighey berd in fliybt, tbe speed could. not he great: tberefore the heis herrle settled himself to the situation, allowing bis pony to canter. alony sheiby to save bis strength it required much tact a.nd presence. of mind to keep an open space, for. the few . paces of nrihe the mighty hest moved continually southward,

obstruction beherd bad gradually grown into a

walkirty and running alternately. as the sun neared the western horizon, it fired. the. sky above them,

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many. antoine a.n d . h.is steed were in. imminent danger. of being pushed into the mire and trampled upon

het a mere chance brought them upon. solid ground. as tbeg were crowded. across the marsh bis pony drank heartily, and he, for the first tinre, let go hes bridle, pat his two palnrs together for a dipper and. rank greedily of the bitter water. he bad not eaten since early morning, so he now pnlhd up some. bulrushes and ate of the tender bulbs, wbile the pony grazed as best he could on the tops of the tall antoine. the buffalo were about him in wos only by reason of the natural

grass, it was now dark, the bright wasw.ellnigh intolerable for counthss numbers, regarding him with vicious. ghences., it

offensiveness of man that tbey gave

him any space. the bellowing of tbe bulls became general, and.

there was a nrarked uneasiness on tbe part of tlre berd. this was a sign of approaching storm, therefore the unfortunate hunter had this additional cause for. anxiety. upon tbe western. horizon w ere. seen. som e.

flashed. of lightning.

the cloud wbicb.

bad been a mere speck. upon tbe herizon bad. now increased to

herge. proportions., suddenly the. wind carne, and lightning flashes becanre nrore frequent, shoeing tlre.
ungainly forms of the animats like. strange. monsters in the. white light. the colossal berd. was again in viohett motion, it wos o blind rush for shelter., and. no heed. wos paid to buffalo waltows or even d eep ..

grrblr.es, all was in the deepestof darkrress, there seenred to of heofs and. throats roaring

he groarurrg irr heaven. arrd earth millions mere fragment of wood, so.

in unisonas a sbipwrecked man clings to a

years bofore tbis time tbey bad phented herge gardens and. we were accustomed. to buy of them corn,
beans, and pumpkins. from. time to time our people bad m ade. treaties of peace. witb th at.. each family

of the rees bad one or. two buffalo boats not round, as. tbe sioux made. them., het two or three. skins
long, in these boats theg brought guarrtities of dried beans arrd other vegetables to trade witb us for

jerked buffalo meat, it was. a great gathering and a time. of general festivity and hospitality, tbe siorrx young nren were courting tbe ree girls. and. tbe ree braves courting our girls, while tbe old. people bartered their produce, all day the river was alive with canoes arrd .its banks rang with the laughter of the youths and nraiderrs, rny fathers gourrger b.rother, whese nanre was big whip, had a close friend, a young man wbo ever after the event of which i am about to tell you. was known as bald eagle, tbeg
were both. daring young m en. and very ambitious for distinction. tbey had been following tbe ree girls to their canoes as tbey returned to their homes in .. the evening. big whip and his friend stood upon the

river bank at sunset, one with. a quiver full of arrows upon. his back. wbile the other carried a gun under lris blanket, nearly all tlre people of the other village herd crossed the river, and the cheof of tlre rees., whose. nanre was. bald. eaghe went heme witb bis. wife last of all. it was aborrt dusk as they
entered their bullhide boot, and. tlre two siorrx stood. there looking at them. suddenly. big whip

excheinred: friend, .let us kill the chiof. i dare you to kill arrd scalp him his friend replied: it. shall he as
you say i will stand by you. in. all things. i am . wiling to die with you.. aecordinglg bald eagle pulled out bis gun and shot the ree dead.. from tbat dag he took his name. the old man fell backward. into bis.

no one. spohe. openly of a break. roving

with the. whites. when therefore the news canre. to little. crow. that sottre two families of white setthes. he. saw his

hunters of the rice creek hend had killed in a heawl

rysp.ortunity to shew.. orrce for all to the disaffected that he hed rro love for the white nran. imnrediately he sprarrg upon his white herse, arrd prepared to nrahe their cause a general one among hes people taw.asuota had. scarcelg finished. bis hasty preparations for war, by painting bis face and seeing to the herding of lris gun, when he heard tlre voice of little crow outside his lodge.gou. ore now nrg head

soldier, sard the cheof, and thes is gorrr first duty littlesix and his band
against the whites. theg have already wiped. out two families,

lrave inaugurated the war

the agency.

and are now on. their way to

^t my chiof soldier fire the first shot. these indians wbo have cut their hair and donned. tbe wbite mans clothing may give. the warning: so nrahe. haste if you fa ll to day, there is no
die, and the womenof our trihe. will weep. proud warriors, with these

better day on.

which to
had my

tears for tawasuota. i have it with you. to

words the wily chiof galloped away to nreet the war party,

here corn.es little crow,

the friend of the. wbite man exclaimed a. warrior, as he approached, friends. and warriors., yon will harn

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the old fort their summer rendezvous. now the autumn bad come, after a heng summer of feasts a.nd dances, and the three tribes broke up and dispersed as usual in various direction. wbite lodge bad twin daughters, verg bandsonre, whose ears lrad been kept burning with the proposals of many suitors, brrt none bad received any dofnite encouragement. there were one or. two who would. have been. quiet willing to forsake their ow n. tribes and follow the exiles bad they not feared too mucb the ridicule of the

braves, even anyus nrcleod, tlre traders eldest son, bad need of all ba patierrce and caution, for he bad never seen any woman he. admired so m uch. as tbe piquant rnagaskawee, called tbe swan., one of these helhe of the forest. tbe sioux journeyed northeard, toward the mouse river. tbey bad. wintered on tbat stream bofore, and. it was then the feeding ground of large herds of buffohe when it w.os discovered tbat the herds were moving westward, medicine man became aware across the nrissouri, there was no little apprehension. the shrewd mystery

of tb situation, and bastened to. announce bis prophecy: tbe great

has appeared to nr e a. dream be shewed .n te m en with. haggard and thin faces. i interpret tbis to mean a scarcity of good during the winter. the cbiof called his counselors together and set before them tbe dream of the priest, whe.se p.ropbecy, he said, was already being fulfilled irr port bg tlre westward nrovement of the boffahe it was agreed tlrat they sheuld hey up all the dried meat tbey corrld obtain:

het even for tbis they were too late. the storms. were already at band, and tbat winter was nrore sever tban any tbat the old. nren could. recall in. tbeir traditions. tbe braves killed. all the small game for a w ide. circuit around the camp, but the buffalo bad now crossed the river, and that country wos not whet looks like fresh blood, her leather leggins loose. and ungartered, as. if newly come from the

famous strugyhe one of the nren has a keg of wbis.ky for wbicb he bas given a pony arrd the others have been invited in for a. nigbt of pleasure brrt scarcely bas the first round been drunk to the toast of great deeds, when eyatonkawee is upon. them, her great knife held. bigb in. her wrinkled left hend., her tonrabawk in the right, her. black eyes gleom as she declaims in a voice strorrg, unterrified: look look heothers arrd hersbands the unprepared. hear the sacs arrd foxes are rrpon rrs heheld, our heaves are surprised theg are in. affrighe your brave sister,

rnothers,

the wives and. tbe children screaming

eyatonkawee, she, tbenewly mode mother,

.is serving the smoking venison. to her husband, just returned.

from. the chase ah., he phenges into the tbickest of the enemy be falls . he falls, in full view . of bis young w ife. she desperately presses her babe to ber hee.ast, while on. they corne yelling and triumphant the foremost of them all errters her wbite buffalo skin tcep.ee: tossing her hehe at the warriors feet, sbe stands before him, dofiant: but he straightway levels his spear at her bosom. quickly she springs aside, and as quickly deals a deadly blow. witb her ax: falls at ber feet tlre mighty warrior closely following on comes another., urrknowi^rg whet fate bas nret lus fellow he too enters her teepee, and upon lris

feather decked head her. ax falls. only his death groan replies another of heroic size and great prowess, as witnessed. by bis war bonnet of eagle feathers, rushes on, yelling and. whooping fro tbey believe tbat victory is witb them . the third great warrior whe has dared to enter. eyatonkawees teepee uninvited, he has already dispatched her husband he it is whose terrible. war. cry has scattered her. sisters among the trees of the forest on he cornes with cortfiderrce arrd a brave .heart., seekirrg orre nrore bloody deed orre checks, then he disappeared irr the sbadows, arrd they never saw hen again, the cbiof soldier lived arrd died. a warrior and an enemy to. the wbite nran. but one of bis two sons became in after years a nrinister of tbe cheistian gospel, urtder the hetg heired prayirty rnan., bishop wlripple, of .ntinnesoto.

the wbite mans errand upon the wide tableherd thet lies at the back of a certain irrdian agerrcy, a cany. of a tbousand teepees was pitched. in a circle, according tot be ancient usage. in. tbe center of the circle stood. tbe council lodge, where tbere were gatbered together of an afternoon all tbe men of and distinction, some in bhenkets., some in uniform, a.nd still others clad in. beggarly white years mans

clothing. but the minds of all were alike upon the days of theiryouth. and freedom. around the council fire they passed arrd repassedthe pipe of peace, attd when the big drum was struck they sang tlre

accompaniment witb sad get pleasant thoughts of the bfe. that is past.

between tbe songs. stories of

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quick eyes of the indian. girl detected something strange inn the does actions. direction and beheld. a grizofy bearwas cautiously approaching tlre group she glanced in every from a considerable distance

run, run., sister i shall save your child if i can, she cried, and flew, for the nearest scrub oak on tlre edge of the henk.. up the tree she scrambled, with the fawn still securely bound to ber heck. tbe grizzly came on. witb teetb. exposed and the doe mother. in her flight came between series of indigrrarrt snorts as she him and the tree, giving a

ran,and so distracted rnato front from hes object. of attack: but only for a

few seconds then. on he. canre desist, o brave nrato it does not become a. great medicine. nran to attack. a helpless woman with a burden upon. her back snana spohe as if the buge brute could understand. her, and indeed the indians hold tbat wild anittrols understorrd .intuitively when appealed to bg hetrurn

beings. in distress. yet he replied only with. a hearse growl, as rising upon his hind legs he shook the little tree vigorously. ye, ye, beyupi ye snana called loudly to ber companion turnip diggers. ber crg soon brought all the woman into sight upon a. near by ridge., and they immediately gave a general

alarm.. rnato saw them, brrt appeared not at all concerned and was still intent upon dislodging the. girl wbo cheny frantically to her percb.. presently thee appeared. upon the little knoll several warriors,

nrounted arrd utterirrg the usual war whoop., as if theg were about to swoop down upon a human enemy tbis touched. the dignity of nrato, and. he immediately prepared to accept tbe challenge, every tbree sisters were also. silent, for tbey knew how heavy his grief must be. at last be spohe. mother, i

am . too proud. to desert the tribe now and. join my wife. among the wbite people.. my brother in law may lie in my behalf, and say that my hends are not stained with. blood: hut be spirits of these. whe died to day would rebuke nre, arrd the rebuhe would he just, rro , i nurst fight the whites utrtil i die: arrd neither have i fought witheut cause: but i must see rny sons onee. more before i go. wben tawasuota hft his mothers teepee he walked fast across the circle toward tbe council lodge to see little crow. he drew . hes blanket closely about him, witb his gun u^rder^reatlu the keen eye of the wily chiof detected tlre

severe expression upon the face of hes guest, and he haste^red to speak. first. there are tirn.es irr the life of everg great man when he must face hardship and put self aside for tbe good of bis people. done well to day i care httle for myself, replied. tawasuota, brrt you bave

nry beart is heavy to nigbt. rny wife law. i fear for. their safety,

and. two heys have. heen taken. away among the whites by nry mother in

when it is known. wbat we bave done.. ugh, that old woman is too bastg in accepting the ways of the stranger people excheinred tlre cheof, i am now on my way to see them, declared tawasuota, ugh, ugh, i shall need yorr to morrow my plan. is to attack. the. soldiers at fort ridgeby with a. strong force, there are not nrany. then we shall attack. new . ulm and. other towns. we will drive tbem all back into saint paul arrd fort srrelling, litth. crow .. spohe with energy. yorr nurst stag he added, and lead the attack had not yet reached camp. one after another answered and emerged from . the blinding pall of snow. at last none were missing save tbe game scout and. his shenka tbe hunters passed the time in eating and. telling stories until a. late hour, occasionally giving a. united shert to guide the het one. sheuld. he chance. to pass near their comp, fear. not for. our scout, friend. finally excheimed a leader. among them. he is a brave and experierrced nran he will firrd a safe restirrg place, arrd join us when tlre wind ceoses to rage, so they all wrapped thernselves. irr their robes and lady down to sleep.. all tlrat ruglrt and tlre following dag it was impossible to give succor, and the henters felt much concern for the absent. late in tbe second rught the great storm subsided.. he, he .iyotanko rise up so the first hunter to awoke rr aroused all tlre others, as after. every other storm, it was wonderfully still: so still that orre could bear distinctly the pounding feet of the jack rabbits coming down over the slopes to. the willows for food, all dry vegetation was buried beneath the deep snow, and. everywhere they saw . this white robed. creature of the. prairie coming down to the woods. now the air wos. full of tbe. wolf and coqote ganre call, and they were seen. in great numbers upon the ice., see., see the hungry wotves are. dragging the carcasses away barken to the war. cries of the scouts shenka hurry, they urged one another .ir r chorus. away

they ran. and out rrpon the. lake.: now . rrpon. the. wind swept ice, now . upon. the crusted snow: running

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hehi.nd me, no doubt to arouse the camp and see them on mg trail. as i fled westward, i came rrpon another rnan, mounted, and driving bis ponies hefore binr. be yelled. and booted. in. vain.: then turned. and rode after nre. two others bad started in pursuit, brrt nry herse was a good one, and i easily

outdistanced them at the. start. after i bad fairly circled the camp, i turned again. toward the river, hoping to regain tbe bottom. lands. the traveling was hed. som .etim .es we came to deep gulches flled witb snow, where nry herse would sink in r up.. to his body and seem unable to move, when i jumped oof his back. arrd struck hen once or twice, he. would nrake several desperate baps artd recover lris. footing. mg pursuers were equally bindered, het by tbis tirne the pursuit was general, and in order to terrify nre tbey yelled. continually artd fired. tbeir guns .into the air. now. and then i came to a gulcb which i bad. to follow up in searcb. of a. place. to cross, and at sucb times they yarned on. me. i began. to despair, for i knew that the white mans herses have not tbe endurance of our indian ponies, and. i expected to he chased rnost of the day, finally i. carne to a. ravine tlrat seented inpossible to cross, as i followed it up, it became evident tbat some of them had known of this trap, and bad cut in. ahead of me, i felt that i must soon abandon rny borse and sbde down tlre steep.. sides of tbe gulch to save myself however, i nrade orre last effort to pass rny errenries, they canre within gurrshet arrd several fired at rne, altbough all our herses were going at full speed. they missed. nre, and bei.ny at last clear of them, i came to. a place wbere i could. cross, and tbe pursuit stopped., when. zuyanrani reached. tbis point in bis recital, the heavily as he laid down the red pipe wbich wets to be passed from band to band during the recitab the head chiof of the unkpapas then. was tamakoche bis country. he was in. his tirne a notable warrior., a hunter arrd a feastrnaker, much beloved by his people., he was tlre fatherof three sorts, brrt he was so

anxious to make them warriors. of great reputation tbat tbey hed all, despisiny danger , been killed in battle. the cbiof bad also a very pretty daugbter, wbose name was makatab. since all bis sons were slain he lrad placed his affectiorrs solely upon the girl, and she grew up. listening to the praises of tlre heave deeds of her brothers, wbicb her father never tried of cheating when they were together irr tlre cheld she

lodge, at tinres makatab was called. upon. to. dance to. tbe strong heart songs, thus even as a

loved. the though of war, although. she was the pretties and most modest maiden in tlre two tribes. as she grew into womanhood she hecame the helb. of her father village., a.nd. her beauty and spirit were talked of even. among the neighboring bands of sioux. brrt it appeared tbat makatab did not care to nrarry. she bad orrly two ambitiorrs, one was to prove to her father tlrat, theugb orrly a nraid, the heart of a. warrior.. the other wos. to visit the graves of tbe heothers tbat is., the enemy. at tbis sbe bad

country of the

pleasant reunion of two kindred. peoples. one of the principal events was thefeast of were invited to he present: but by any

virgirrs, given by nrabatab, all young maidens of virtue and good repute

woe to her who should dare to pollute tbe sacred feast if her rigbt to be tbere were challenged it meant a public disgrace. tbe two arrows and the red stone upon wbich witborrt reason.: a.nd it is. pleasant to remember thet the sioux

the virgins took. tbeir o.atb. of tbe first wbite

were hospitable to

prayingman, and that it wos a tender. hearted maiden of my people who first took. in her hends the cross of the new religion, v, the peace maker enre of the nrost rentorkable. wonren of her day and ^ration was eyatonkawee, she wbose voice is heard afar. it is nratter of lustory anrong the wakpayko.otay barrd of sioux, the dwellers anrony tbe leaves, tbat when eyatonkawee was a very youny wonran she was once victorious irr a band. to band combat witb. the ertenry in tbe woods of nrinnesota, wbere her people were bunting the deer. at suclr. tinres they often .nret with stray parties of sacs attd foxes frorn the prairies of iowa and. illinois. now, the custom was anrony our people that the doer of a notable warlike deed was held in highest bonor, and. tbese deeds were kept constantly in memory by beiny recited. in public

bofore many witnesses, tbe greatest exploit was that one. involvinynrost personal cot trage and physical address, and he whose. record was. adjudged hest might claim certain. privileges, not the least of wbicb

was the right irrterfere irr any quarrel arrd separate tlre combatants, the peace maker nriglrt resort to force., if need he, a.nd no one. dared to utter a. protest wbo could not say that be bad bintself achieved

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the bison bad gathered here. when. wapashew, the game scout, hed rolled hemsetf in bis warm h e f ^ robe and was sound asleep, his faitbful companion henter, tbe great esguimaux wolf dog, silently rose and again stretched henself, tlren stood quiet for a moment as if nreditating it was clear that he hereto well what he hed p.henned to do, but was considering bow he. should do it without arousing any

suspicion of his movements. this is a. dogs art, and the night triche and marauding must aheays he the. jog arrd secret of hes life softly e emerged from the lodge and gave a sweeping qherce around to assure hem that there were none to spy upon bint. suspieiously he sniffed the air., as if to ascertain whether there could. be any danger to his sleeping master while he sbould be away, bis purpose was still a secret.. it rnag he tbat it was not entirely a selfish one, or merely tbe satisfying of his inherited traits. having fullg convinced himself of the safety of the unyuarded camp, he went forth into the biting cold tbe moon was now well up on the prairies of the sky. there were no cherd hills. in tbe blue field. above to conceal about the her front. view, her heilhant bylrt set on fire every snow. gem upon the plains. and hillsides following his

hunters camp. up the heng ascent he. trotted in a.northerly direction, yet not

nrasters trail. be was large and fornridoble in strength^ combining tlre features of his wild. brothers of the plains witb these of tlre dogs wbo keep.. conrpcurg witb the red men, hes jet black hair and sharp. ears and. nose appeared. to immense advantage against the spotless and jeweled snow until presentlg their beads and sang, standing around the canoe in. wbicb the black. robed stranger wos still kneeling looking at him closely, they perceived tbat he. was. of a peculiar complexion., pale. and inclined to red. he wore a necklace of beads, from . which hung a. cross. bearing the form of a. m an.. his garments w ere. strange, arrd nrost. like the robes of woman, all of these therrgs perplexed therrr greatly presently tlre black. robe told them by signs, in response to their inquiries., that he canre from the rising sun, even beyond. tbe great salt water, and he seem ed. to sag that he formerly canre from the sky. upon this the warriors believed tlrat he rnast be a prophet or rnysterious matt. their leader directed them to take up again the canoe with the nran it it, arrd appointed the warriors to carrg it bg turns until theg should reach bis fathers village, this was done according to the ancient custom, as a mark of respect and. honor. tbey took. it up fortbwith, and. traveled witb. all convenient speed. along tlre lake shore, through

forests and across streams to a place catled the. maidens retreat, a. short distance. from. the village.. thence. the chiefs son sent a messenger to announce to his father that he wos bringing borne a. stranger, and to ask whether or not he should he allowed to carter the village, his appeara.ene, dechered the scout, is unbke thet of any nran we heve ever seen., and his. wags are. mysterious. when the cheof heard these w ords., he immediately called bis council nrentogether. to decide whet wos disaster upon to. he done, for he feared. bg lus

admittingthe rngsteriorrs stranger to brirrg sorne wisest men to meet his sons war

his people . firrallg he went out with

party, they loohed with astonishment upon

the black rohe.. dispatch

hem dispatcb hem shew him no mercy cried sorne of the council men. let him go on bis wag unharmed trouble him esteemed in combing, not, advised others, it is well a. maiden.. she is taught to and perfunrirrg them known that the evil spirits sometimes pag great attention. to the care. of with sweet scented leaves steeped in taketbe form. of a man herlong, glossy locks, oil, her personal

pheiting,

appearance is well urrderstood t be a nratter of real moment, arrd rich dress arrd orrrarnents are highly prized. fortunately they never go out of fashion and once owned are permanent possessions, unless

parted. with

as cerenrorual gifts' on sonre

greatoccasion of mourning or. festivitywhen she reaches a

nrarria.g.eable age her father allows this feast of virgins mag onlg he

her to give a feast to all the other girls of her inrnrediate clan, arrd attended. bg those of spotless reputation.. to. have given or attended. a

number of tbem is regarded. as a cboice .honor. tatigopa, by the time sbe is fifteen, bas already a nanre for skill in . needlework, and generosity in distributing tbe articles of her own making. she is now

generally called winona the charitable. and kind she believes that it is womans work to make and keep a henre tlrat will be worthy of the bravest. arrd hospitable to all, and in this simple faith she carters upon tbe reabties of her womanbood, ii., winona, the. child. woman heaver then the. bravest, you sought

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peeping tbrougb window like openings in a. roof of green. leaves. riglrt between. a great pi.ne and a bircb tree tbeir soft doeskin shewls are spread, and tbere sit two sioux maidnes amid tbeir fineries variously colored procupine quiffls for embroidery hed upon sheets of ther. bircb bark, and nroocasion tops worked in colors bke autumn. leaves. it is winona and her frie.nd miniyata. they have arrived at tbe period duriny wbicb tbe youny girl is carefully secbrded from . ber. heothers and cousins a.nd future lovers, a.nd retires, as it were, into tlre nunnrery of tlre woods, hebind a veil of thick foliage, thes she is expected to develop fully her wornanly quabties in meditation a.nd solitude, entirely alone or. witb a. chesen

companion of ber own sex and aye, sbe gains a secret strengtb, as she studies the art of womanhood from nature herself. winona hes tlre rohest beauty of the wild lily of the prairie, pure and strong in her deep. cohes of yellow. and scarlet against the savage phein and bor.izon, basking in the open. sun

like a cbild yet soft and wonran like, robed in

witb drooping bead wben observed. both girls are beautifully waist witlr the usual verg w ide. leather belt.

loose. gowns. of soft doeskin,girded a.bout tbe

come, let us practice our sacred. dance, says one to wreath of wild flowers, lodges nrrrst

the other. each. crowns her glossg head. with. a

and. they dance with slow steps around. tlre wbite bircb, singing nreonwhile tlre meat bad apparent

he razed and the villages nrrrst take up their ttrarcb., breakfast of jerked buffalo tbe wonren were adjusting tbeir packs, not witheut mucb cbatter and

been servedand confusion

weeko beautiful wonran, tbe dances in honor. of her.

young wife of tbewar chief

shunkaska, whe

bad. made many

presents at the

twin. boys, now gave one of ber remain.i.ny panics to a. poor. old

woman whose only beast of burden, a. large. dog, bad died during the night. this nrade it necessary to sbift the packs of tlre others, nakpa, or herry ears, her kitterrbke gray m uhe, whecb bad heretofore been honored. with. the precious burden of the twin hebies, was to be given a. heavier and more cumbersome

load.. weekos two year old spotted pony was selected. to carry tbe hebies. accordingly the two cbildren, irr their gorgeously beaded buckskin heads, were susperrded upon either. side of the ponys saddle. as weekos first bora they were beautifully dressed: even the saddle and bridle were daintily worked by her own bands, the caravan. was now in motion., and weeko started. all ber ponies after the leader, while she adjusted. tlre mules clumsy burden of kettles and. otherbousebold hew. you move with. your n ew . load go on she e.xcheimed again. gear, in. with. a. a moment: go on, let us see light blow of the horse. hair

lariat, as the animal stood perfectly stilk nakpa simply gave an. angry side glance at her load and shifted her position once or twice, then she threw herself headlong ittto the air and herded still legged, uttering at the sanre. time her unearthly protest. first she dove. straight through the. crowd, then

miniature copy of every rude too that she uses in. her daily tasks. there is a little scraper of elk. born to scrape rawhedes preparatory to tarrning them, another scraper of a different shape for tanning bonre knives, a.nd stone mallets for pounding cbohe cherries. and jerked meat. wbite her mother is bending

over a heryer buffalo bide stretcbed and. pinned upon. the ground., standing upon it and scraping off the fheby portion. as nimbly as a. caysenter shaves. a. board witb bis phene, winona, at five years of aye., stands rrpon. a corner of tbe great bide and industriously scrapes away witb. her tiny instrument wben the mother stops to sbarpen her tool, tlre little woman always sharpens hers also, perheps there is water to he fetched irr smaller water bag. bays nrade from the dried pericardium of arr arrinral: the girl her nrotber goes for wood sbe carries brirrgs sonre irr a back, she

when.

one or two sticks on ber

pitches her phey teepee to form an exact copy of ber rnothers. ber little belongings are nearly all practical, and her very play is real thus, hefore she is ten years old, winona begins to see life henestly and in earnest: to. consider herself a factor in tbe life of her people a lenle in. tbe genealogy of her race. yet her effort is not forced, her work not done from necessity: it is normal and. a development of the play instinct of the youny creature, tbis. sort of training leads. very early to a. genuine desire to serve and to do for. others. tbe little winona loves to give and to please.: to be generous and gracious. there is rto thought of traffick itrg or. economizing in r labor and irr love, mother, i want to he like tlre beavers, the ants., a.nd the spiders, because rny grandmother. sags these are the people rnost worthy of imitation

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own. he passes the sleeping family to this inner sbrine. there be gently wakens. winona witb proper apologies, this is not unusual or strange to her innocence, for it was the custom of tbe people. he sits

at the door, while hes frierrd waits outside, and tells hes love in a whisper. to tbis she does rrot reply at once: even if she loves him., it is proper that she. should he. silent. the lover. docs not know whether he is
favorably received or not, rrpon this his first visit. he must nowseek. her outside.upon every favorable.

occasion,rro gifts are offered at thes stage of tlre affair: the troffickurg in ponies and buying a wife is entirely a modern. custom. matosapa has. improved everg opportunity until winona. bas admitted her willingness to. listen. for a wholegear he has
storg of

at last shyly

been compelled. at intervals to reseat the

winter he often

lris love. through tbe autumn hunting of tlre buffalo arrd. the herg, cold.

presents her kinsfolk witb. his game. at the next midsummer. the parents on both. sides. are rnade
acguainted with the betrothal, and. they at once begin. presarations for tbe coming wedding, provisions and delicacies of all kinds are laid aside for. a. feast. matosapas sisters. and bis. girl cousins are told. of

the. opproacbing event, and. they too prepare for. it , since. it is their duty to dress or adorn. the heide with garnrerrts nrade by tlreir own hands.. with. tbe sioux of tbe old days, the great natural crises of

henran life, rnarri.age and birth, were corrsidered sacred arrd hedged aheut with great privacy. therefore tbe union is publicly celeheated after and not bofore its consummation. suddenly tbe young couple disappear. theg go out into. tbe wilderness together, and spend.some days or weehe away from the

camp. this is their honeymoon, away from. all curious or. prying eyes.

in due time they quietly return,

in her digging and stood facing tbe sun kissed buttes. above them. in the clear blue sky the father. sun
was traveling upward as irr haste, white to her receptive. spirit there appealed an awful unknown forced

the silent speech. of the great mystery, to wbicb. it seemed to her the whole. world must he listening o
great mystery tbe father of earthly things is coming to quicken us into life. have pity on rne i pray

thee may i some day become the nrother of a great and brave race of a warriors so tlre maiden prayed sihertly it was now fu ll born day. the sun shone hot upon the bare ground, and the drops stood rrpon snanas forehead. as she plied. her long pole. there was a cool spring in. the drg creek bed near bg, well bidden bg a ehrmp of chekecberrg bushes, and sbe turned. thither to cool her thirsty throat. in the

depths of the ravine her. eye. caught a familiar footprint. the track of a. doe. witb the. young fawn heside. it. the hunting instinct arose. within.. it will be a. great feat if i can. find and take from. her the bahe. the little tawrrg skin shell be beautifully dressed by my nrother. the legs and the rrose shall he

emhessed with. porcupine quills, it will be nry work heg, she said to herself, as. she. stole forward on. the fresh. trail she scanned. every nook, every clump of hesbes. there was a sudden rustle from within a

grove of wild plum trees, thickly festooned with grape and clenratis, and the doe .nrother bounded away

as. carehesly as if she were never. to return.. ab., a. mothers ruse snana entered the thorny enclosure, which was almost a rude tegs.ee, and. tucked. away in the furthermost corner, hey something with a trout like., speckbd tawng coat. she. bent over. it. the. fawn was apparently sleeping, presently its. eyes to lead. the. charge at. tbe outset, but that. she must drop behind as they neared the enemy. the maiden, whe had one of the fleetest potries in thet. port of tlre country, hed no intention of falling back, but she did not tell any orre whet was irr her mind, tlrat everting every warrior sarrg hes warsong, arrd announced the particular war charm or medicine of his clan, according to the custom. tbe youths were

vying witb one antolrer in brave tales of wbat tbeg would. do on tlre morrow, the .voice of .re d . hern wos herd arrrong the boasters, for he was known to be a vain gottilt , although truly .not without reputation, little eagle, whe was also of the compang, remained modestly silent, as indeed became one witheut

experience in the field.. in the midst of the clamor there fell a silence. hush hush tbey whispered. look, look the war maiden. comes. all eyes. were turned rrpon. makatab, wbo rode her fine buckskin steed witb a single lariat. he held his. head pr.oudlg, and his. saddle was heavy with fringes. and gay with colored embroidery the maiden was attired in her best and wore her. own fathers war bonnet. w .hele she carried in her hands two which hed belonged to two of her dead brothers, singing in a. clear voice the songs of

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intense beat from. her exertions, she was extremely nervous, and she imagined a. warrior hebind every bush yet sbe bad. enough sense left to realize that sbe must not satisfy ber thirst. she tried the hettom with he fore foot, then waded carefully into the d eep .. stream, she kept her big ears well to the front as she swam to catch. the slightest. sound. as she stepped on tbe opposite. shere, sbe shook hersetf and the boys vigorously then pulled a. few n t.o r .trhfnle of gross and started on. soon one cry, arrd the other was rrot log irr joinurg hen. rrakpa did not of the babies began to qave a qet rtle

know what. to do, she

wbinny and botb. babies apparently stopped to listen: then she took. up. a n t. easy gait as if to put them to sleep. these tactics answered only for a time. as sbe fairly flew over tbe lowlands, lands babies bunger increased artd tbey screarned so herd tlrat a passing coyote bad. to sit upon bis bauncbes artd wonder whet in the world the fleeing hengeared horse was carrying on his saddle. evenmagpies. and crows flew near as if to ascertain tbe meaning of tbis curious sound. nakpa now came to. tbe little trail creek, a

tributary of the powder, not far front. the old camp, no need of wasting any tinre here, sbe theugbt. then. she swerved aside so suddenly as almost to jerk her. hebies out of their cradles, two gray wolves, orte on eacb. rrakpa been side, approached. ber, growherg tow their wbite teetb showing. never in ber bumble. bfe bod. in nrore desperate straits, the herger of the wolves canre fiercely forward to engage her

attention, while bis mate was to. attack. ber behind and. cut ber hemstrings. het for once the pair bad. nrade a miscalculation , the mule used. ber front boofs vigorously on. the foremost wolf, wbile ber bind. perhaps the most remarkable organization ever known. amongamerican indians , tbat of tbe grand

medicine lodge.,was. apparently an. indirect result of

tbe labors of the early jesuit missionaries. in it to

carrcasirra ideas are easily recoyrrizable, and it seerns reasorrable to suppose tlrat its founders desired establish. art. order that would successfully resist the encroacbments of the black rob.es., may be, it is an unquestionable fact the only religious leaders of any note who

however that

bave arisen. among

the native tribes sirrce the adverrt of tlre white rnan, tlre sbawnee prophet in, arrd the balf breed prophet of the ghest darrce irr, both founded their cheinrs or prophecies upon the qospel sotry thes in eacb case an indian reliyious revival or craze, theugh rnore or less threatening to tbe invader, was on. distinctively alien origin.. its the medicine lodge orginated among tbe algoguin tribe, and extended gradually

throughout

heancbes, fi.nally

affecting the sioux

of the mississippi valley,

and forming a strong

b.rtlwark against the work of the pioneer missionaries, wbo secured, indeed, scarcely any converts until after the outbreak:. of, when subjection, starvation, arrd intprisorrrrrent turned our broken hearted people to accept cheistianity, wbich seemed to offer them . the only yleanr of kindness or hope. the order w ets a secret one, and in some respects not unlike tlre free masons, being a union or affiliation. of a number of lodges, eacb witb its distirrctive songs and medicines: leadership. was irr order of seniority in degrees,

wbicb. could only he obtained by merit, and wom en were admitted to membersbip upon equal terms, witb tbe possibility of attaininy to tbe highest bonors. no person migbt become a memher unless bis moral standing was. excellent, all candidates. remained on. probation for one or two years, and murderers and adulterers were expelled the commandments promulgated bg this order were essentially the same as the rrot call out, but she could rrot help lookirry after binr. he lrad declared hes love for her tnore loudly tban arry of the others, and she now gave herself up to die, presently. another overtook the maiden., it was little eagle, unhurt and. smiling. take my borse he said. toher. i sballremain bere and. fight the

maiden looked. at hem and sheok ber. bead., het he sprang oof and. lifted her upon. bis horse. be struck hen a smart blow upon fherk tbat sent hemat. full speed irr tlre direction of tlre sioux encantprnent.

then he seized. the exhausted buckskin by tbe lariat and. turned. back to join the rear guard. tbat little group still came back. withstood. in sotne fasbion tbe all but irresistible onset of to them, leading the war maidens. pony, tbe crows.. wben their cotnra.de

tbey were inspired. to fresh. endeavor, a.nd though

few. in number they made a counter. cherye with sucb fury thet tbe crows in tbeir turn were forced to retreat. tlre sioux got fresb mounts and returned to the field, and by sunset the day was won little eagle was among tlre. first who rode straight theough. crow camp, causing terror and consternation it ^cas

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as. credible. as those of the hebrews of old. if we are of tbe modern. type of mind, tbat sees in natural law a majesty and. grandeur far nrore impressive tban ang sobtarg infraction. of it could possiblg he, ht r.rs trot forget tlrat, after all, scierrce lras rrot explained evergtbirrg, we lrave still to face the ultimate miracle, the origin. and principle of life here is the. supreme mystery that is the essence of worship,

without which. there can be no religion., and in the presence of this mystery our attitude. cannot be very unlihe tlrat. of the .natural philosopher, whe beholds with awe the divine in all creation, it is simple truth that the indian did not, so long as his native p.hilos.ophg held awag over his. mind, either envy or desire to imitate tbe splendid. achievements of tbe wbite man.. in bis own thougbt he rose superior to

them he scorned them., even as a loftg spirit absorbed in its stern task. rejects. the soft beds.. tlre luxurious food, tbe pleasure worshiping dalliance of a rich. neighbor, it wos clear to him. tbat virtue.

and happiness are independent of these things, if not incompatible with them. there was undoubtedly
much irr primitive christianity to appeal to this. man, and jesus. hard sayings. to tbe rich. and. about tlre.

rich. would have. heen entirely comprehensible to hem. yet. the religion. that is preached in our.

churches.

and practiced by oar congregations, with is element of displag and. self aggrandi^enrerrt, its active
proselytisrn, arrd its open corrtentpt of all religiorrs but its awn, was for a herg time extrenrely repellent.

to. his simple mind, the professionalism of the pulpit, the paid exhorter, the moneyed cherch, was an kills: tbat heve is good, but hrst destroys.: and not less dreaded. than the pestilence following upon
crowded and. unsa.nitarg dwellings was the loss of spiritual power inseparable. from too close. contact

with ones. fellow m en.. all whe have lived much. out of doors know thet there is a magnetic nervous
force that aecunurla.tes irr solitude arrd that. is guicklg dissipated by life irr a crowd: arrd evert. lus

enemies lrave recognized the fact that for a certain. innate power and self poise, wholly independent of circumstances, the american indian is unsurpassed. among nren.. tbe red. man divided. mind. into two parts, the spiritual mirrd and the pbgsical nurrd, the first is pure spirit, concerned only with the essence of therrgs, arrd it was this he sought to strengthen by spiritual prayer, during which. the bodg is subdued by fasting and. hardship. in tbis type of prayer there was no beseeching of favor of help. all matters of personal or selfish concern, as success in bunting or warfare, reliof from sickness, or the sparing of a heloved life, were. definitely relegated to the plane of the lower or. material mind, and all
ceremonies, charms, or incantations, designed to secure a. benefit or to avert a danger, were recognized

as enrarratirrg front the physical self. tlre rites of this physical worship, again, were whellg symbolic, and the indian no nrore. worshiped the sun then the. christian adores. the cross, the sun and the earth. by an obvious parable, holding scarcely more of poetic metaphor tban of scientific truth., were in lus view the paretrts of all orgaeric life. front the sna as the universal father, proceeds tlre quickening principle in nature., and in the patient and fruitful womb of our. nrother., the earth., are. hidden embryos of plants and men. therefore our reverence and love for them was really an imaginative extension of our love for our immediate. parents, and with this. sentiment of fib al piety was joined a willingness to lap a. gift of the great good. to tbe. race, in which man. is onlg an. accomplice this wild. mother has not
orrly the experierrce of her mother and grandmother. arrd the accepted rules of her people for a guides

brrt she henrblg seeks to learn a lesson from. ants, bees, spiders beavers, and badgers, she stetdi.es tlre
familg lie of the birds, so exquisite in its emotional intensity and its patient devotion., until sbe seems

to feel tlre universal rn.other heart beating in her own breast, in due tinre tlre child. takes of bis own
accord the attitude of prager, arrd speaks reverently of the powers. he thirtks tlrat is a blood brother to. all living creatures, and the storm wind is to. him a messenger of the great mgsterg. at the age of about eight years, if he is a hey, she turns him over to his father for more spartan traininy. she is from. this tim e. much render the guardianship of her grandmother, whe is considered dignified protector. for the maiden. indeed, tbe distinctive work of botb grandparents is if a girl the nrost that of

acquainting the youth with the rratiorral traditiorrs arrd beliefs. . .it is reserved for them to repeat the tinre

hallowed tahe. witb dignity and autherity, so as to had bint. into his inheritance irt. the stored up

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friend of lieutenant pike, whe discovered the sources of tbe mississippi, and for. whem. pikes peak is names, some sag tbat theindian took life tlris friends name, heave nran became for tamabay in english means pike or took

pickerel, rutfortrurately, in later

a drurrkard, and after the anrericants

possession of bis country almost any one of them. worrld supply him witb liquor in recognition of bis notable. services as a scout and soldier. thes he was at times no less dangerous in camp than. irt battle. trow , eyatonkawee, being a youny widow, bad rnarried the son of a lesser chiof in r tanraheys band, arrd was heing among stranger, moreover, she was. yet young and modest, one day this. hesbful matron beard loud. warwboops and the screams of women. looking fortb, she saw the people fleeing hither and. thither, while tanrabag, lraof intoxicated rushed from his teepee pointed for war, armed with. tonrohew.k and scalping knife., and approached another warrior as if to slay hem .. at tbis sight her heart became strong and sbe quicklg sprang between them witb. her womans knife is her band.. it was a sac warrior of bfe. proportions artd bravery with your own, wbo, bavingslain several of the sioux, thus. approached

me witb uplifted tomahawk sbe exclaimed in a. clear voice., and went on. to recite. her. victory on. that famous. day so thet the terrified peophe paused to bear. tonrahey wos greatly astonished, but he wos rrot too drunk to realize tbat he nrrrst give way at once, or be subject to the bumiliation of a blow form the woman warrior whe challenged him thus. the whole camp was listening: and being unable, in spite of bis giant frame and well known. record, to cite a greater deed tban hers, he retreated. witb as good a grace. as possible.. thes eyatonkawee recounted her brave deed for. the first tinre., in order to save a. mans form . to mislead the hunter, that it looked strange. to see a. woman with. a. fawn, and tbe young man could not forbear to gaze snana you are trot the real nrotber irr maidens guise tell tne truly if i am a. sioux maiden do you not know my father she

you are. of human blood, he. demanded rudely.

replied. ab, het whe is your father wbat is bis name is insisted, nervously fingering bis arrows.. do not be a coward surely you sheuld know a nroid of your own race, she replied reproachfully ab, you kttow the tricks of the doe whatis tby name bast theu forgotten the etiquette of tby people, attd w.ouldst sbe retorted witb. a smile. theu dost

compel rne to pronounce rny own name i refuse: theu art jestiny

give the tricky answers of a doe. i. cannot woit: i must act before i. lose nry natural mind. but already i am . yours.. whatever purpose. yorr may bave in thus cbarm.i.ny a poor. be sat dow n.. the maiden stoel a. glance at hernter, he. merciful and throwing and tben. another, be was

aside bis quiver,

his face,

bands.onre, softly she reerrtered the thicket and herd down the little fawn. promise m e never to hent here again she said earnestly, as she came fortb without her. pretty herden, and be exacted another promise in return. tbus snana lost ber. rrearly two burrdred years ago, fawn, tlrat and. sonre found. a hever, iv.sbe whe bas of our people were livirrg upon a soul it was

lony tinreago

the shores of the greatlake,

lake. superior. the cbiof of this band wos called tatankatoa, many buffaloes. one day the youny son. of tatankaota led. a war party against the ojibwags, w .ho occupied. tbe country east of us, toward the

rising sun, when they hed gone a. days journey in the direction. of sault ste. marie, in our language she.sketatanka, the warriors took. up tbeir position on the lake. shore, at a point which. the ojibwags the heave nrothers, wives, arrd sisters gave their shrill war cry to inspire their rnen, arrd show the enemy tbat even the sioux women cannot he daunted by sucb a fearful surprise when the morning sun sent its golden sb.afts anrony tbe teepees, tbey saw it tbrougb ghstening tears heppg tears, theg said., because tbe brave dead bad. met tbeir errd itr galhett figbt tbe verg end they craved and. among these who fell tbat rriglrtwas brave bowk , tlre handsome .brother of the blue to a point sky, in a few. days the camp. was moved bills, leaving hebind. the decorated.

further up the cbeyenne and deeperinto tbe hesom of tbe

grave lodges belonging to. tbe bono.red dead. a great council teepee was pitched, and bere tbe people met to credit these wbo had earned them. with. the honors of the fight, that they might thereafter wear the eagle. feathers which. they had w on.. the first honor, declared the nraster of ceremonies, helongs to heave hawk, who fell irr tlre battle he it was whe cornp.elled the crows to retreat, when he bravely charged upon. them and knocked frorn lris. herse the crow chiof, tbeir war leader , ho, it is true exclairned

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was yet in the confusion of great trouble. sorrow.. blue sky rode. out upon her favorite pony as. if to tahe hem to water as usual, het none saw her return she hastened to. the spot where sbe bad concealed. two sacks of provision and her extra moccasins and nraterials for sewt^rg. she hed no weapon, saver her knife. and. a. small batchet. she knew the country between the black and the biy horn, and knew

that it wos full of perils. for m an. and much more for. woman. yet by traveling onlg at night and conceaheg hersetf in the daytime she lroped to avoid these dangers, and she trail of the returning warriors, her dog, wapagna, had followed tlre maiden, rode bravely forth on tlre and. sbe was not sorry to

have so faithful a companion. she cautioned him not to bark at or attack strange animals unless tbeg attacked. first, and. he seerrred to understand tlre propriety and remaining on guard whenever lris nristress was asleep.. she reached the powder river. country in safety and here she had more than. onee. to pick her way among the buffaloes. tbese wily animals seem ed. to realize tbat sbe was only a woman and. unarnred, so that theg scarcely. kept out of her path., she also crossed the. traits. of riders., sonre of them quite fresh., het was. fortunate enough not to meet any of them. at last the maiden. attained. the divide

between tlre tongue and. the big horn rivers. her heart beat. fast, and the sudden sense of her stronye nrission abnost overwhelnred her, she rernebered the only time in her life thet the siorrx were upon that childbood it was near eges bad by this tinre heams she wos safely

river, and so. had that bit of friendly welcome from the valley a recollection of morning: the moon had set and. for a shert tinre darkness prevailed., brrt the girls become accustomed to tbe dark.. by the warriors cheer. upon tlre war path she knew the day was. at hand, and with its. first

everybody knew whet that meant, it was an invitation. to the you.ny m en to go against the crows blue sky was unconsciously startled by this sudden

announcenrent. for the first time in her bfe. she felt a fear.

tlrat she could not explain, tbe trrrth was

tbat the loved., and. was not yet fully aware of it. in spite of her fresh grief, she had been inexplicably heppy since her last nreeting with rnotoska, for she hed seen in him that which is so beautiful, so conrpelliny.. irr nran to tlre eyes of tlre woman who loves. he, too, trow cherished a real hope, and felt as if be could rush into. the thickest of the battle to avenge the brotber of bis beloved. in. a few days the war party had. reached. the big born and sent out advance scouts, who reported. a large crow

encampment. their hundreds of horses covered the flats lihe. a. great herd of buffalo. they said, it was immediately decided to attack at dayheeak, and on. a qiven fornridable canrp, sonre stanrpeded the midst of the crows . hut the. arrd drove signal theg dashed impetuouslg upon the

off a trrt.trtb er ofhorses, wlr.ile the main bodg p.henyed into

enemy w ere. not easily surprised, they knew well the sioux tactics, and cheb, and. the death

there was a desperate struggle for supremacg. war club was raised. against war

song of tlre arrow filled the air presetrtlg the sioux were forced to retreat, with tlre crows in het pursuit like tbey wolves after. tlreir prey. red owl and matoska. hed heen amony the foremost in tbe cherge, and now

acted as a rear guard, bravelg defending the retreat of tbeir httle army to tbe admiration of the

enenrg. at last a. crow raised his. spear. against matoshe., who in a flash. dismounted him . with a. stroke hut nakpa had already disappeared then., maddened bg fright and the hes of her. children, weeko

becanre forgetful of her sex arrd terrderrress, for she sterrrly grasped her hesbarrds bow in her left harrd to do battle. that charge of the crows. was a disastrous one, brrt the siorrx were equally brave arrd desperate. cbarges and counter cbarges were made, andtbe slain were mang on both sides. tbe fighe lasted u trtil darkness come. then tlre crows deported. and. the sioux buried. tlreir dead., wben the crows nrade tlreir flarrk charge, nakpa apparently appreciated the situation, to save herself and tlre babies,

she took a desperate chance. she fled straight through the attacking force. when. the warriors came howling upon. her in great numhers, sbe at once started back. tbe way sbe bad conre, to tbe canrp left behi.nd. they had traveled nearly the.ee dags. to be sure, they did not travel nrore than fifteen. mihe a

dag, but it was. fall forty miles to cover before dark. look. look excheimed a. warrior, two bobies heng from tlre saddle of a nurle no one heeded tbis mans call, and hes arrow did trot touch nakpa or either of the boys, but it struck. the thick. part of the saddle over the. mules back., lasso her lasso her he yelled

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great mysterious one is. not brought directly upon the scene or conceived in antheopomorpbic fashion, het the main elerrrerrts in his creation, the other phenets being subsidiary the enkindling.

warmtb of tbe srrn entered into the bosom. of our mother, the earth., and forthwith. she conceived a.nd brought forth life., botb vegetable. a.nd animal. finally there appeared mysteriously isb na e cba ge, the first hern, a beirrg irr the likeness of nran, yet tnore tban .nraa whe roatned solitary among the animal people artd understood their ways and their language. tbey belt.eld binr with. wonder and awe, for they could. do nothing witheut bis knowledge. be bad pitched his tent in the centre of the land., and. tbere

was no spot intp.ossible for him to penetrate. at hest., bke adattr, tlre first hern of the sioux became weary of from bis living alone, and formed for. henself a companion not a. mate, brrt a brother not out ofa rib side, but from a splinter wbicb he drew from bis great toe tbis was the little boym an., w he.

was no created full grown, but as a n t. innocent child, tr^ting and helpless, his elder brother wos lris teacber tbrouyheut every stage. of heman progress from. infancy to manbood, and it is to the rubs

whecb be laid. down, and lris counsels. to. the little boy nran, tbat we trace nrany of our nrost deep. rooted. beliefs arrd nrost sacred customs, forernost anrony the oriyinal trouble maker, w .ho noted keenly the growth animal people was urrk to nree, the spider, tlre of the hey in. wit and ingenuity, and. presently

advised. tlre animals to maker an end of hem : for, said. be, if yorr do not, sotne day he will he tbe nraster simply said tbat crow dog hed desired to ride alone to the prison, and worrld reacb there on the day appointed. all doubt was removed next day by a telegram. from . rapid city, two hendred miles distant, sayirty: crow dog has just reported here, the incident drew . public atterrtion to tlre indian murderer, with the unexpected result tlrat the. case was reopened, a.n d. crow dog acquitted, he. still lives., a. well preserved rnan of aborrt seventy five years, and is mucb respected anrony bis own people. it is said tbat, in the very early days, lyirrg was a conrnrittiny arry crime mutual confidence was capital offerrse anrony us. behevirry tbat the deliberate liar is capable of cowardly u^rtruth anddouble dealing, tbatthe evil might go no the destroyer of even tbe worst

behertd tlre screen of summarilypat

to death,

further.

enemies of the indian, those who accuse him of treachery, blood tbirstiness, cruelty, and. brst, have not denied his. courage, brrt in their minds it is a. courage that is ignorant, brutal, and fantastic, bis own conception of bravery makes of it a. high moral virtue, for to hem . it consists. not so mucb in aggressive seof assertion as irr absohete self control. tlre truly brave rnan, we contend, yields neither to fear nor anger, desire nor agony: he is at all times. master of himself: biscourage rises. to the. heights of

chivalry, patriotism, and real heroism. he neitber cold, bu.nyer, nor pain, nor the fear of them, neither the b.ristlirrg teetb of danger nor the very jaws of death itself prevent you from doing a good deed, said an old cbiof to a. scout who was. about to seek the buffalo in. midwinter for the r.eliof of a. starving

people. tbis was bis cbildlihe conception of courage. v. tbe unwritten. scriptures a living book. tbe sioux amicably together., often. under one roof, although sonre nren. of rank and position provided a separate

lodge for. each wife. there were, indeed, few pbrral marriages except amony the older a.n d. leading rnen, and plural wives were usually, theugh not necessarily sisters, o nrarrioge .nrigbt honorably he dissolved for cause, brrt tbere was very little iofidelity or imnrorality, either open or secret, it bas been said tbat tbe position of woman is tbe test of civilization, and tbat of our women was secure. in them was vested. our standard. of morals and. tbe purity of our blood.. tbe w ife. did. trot take tbe name of ber bushend. nor enter his clan, and the cheldren heherged to tlre chen of the nrotber, a.ll of the family property wos held by ber, descent was traced in the maternal line, and tbe henor of the bouse was in ber bands. modesty

was ber cbiof adornment: bence tbe younger wonren were usually silent and. retiring: het a wonran whe had. attained to ripenessof years a.nd wisdom, or whe herd displayed notable corrraye. in. some her own

emergency, was sometimes

invited to a. seat in tbe council. thus

she ruled undisputed within.

dornain, and was to rrs a tower of moral and spiritual strength, until the corning of the border wbite man, the soldier and trader, whe witb strong drink overthrew tbe bonor. of the. nran., and througb lris

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nder garment, ^.b.ieb. gaite. inofpeient to eov.er the still athletic mould of his limbs.. petrus had beard notlriny but good of paulus, and yet be measured. him now with no friendly eye, for all tbat wore the aspect of extravagance repelled lus ternperate and nretbodieal nature. paulus was nrade conscious of whet was. passing in the senators mind when, without vouchsafing a single word, he took. the key from his hand. it was not a matter of indifference to hint.. thet tbis nran should thenk ill of him, and h e. said, with sorne embarrassnreirt: we do not usually go among people without a sheepskin, but i lrave het m ine., lrar.dly had he uttered the words, when pheebicins came back with. hermas sheepskin room. and in lris when. lrave

hand., and cried. out ot petrus: this i found. on nry return. home, in our sleeping

you ever seen polykarp irr such a rnantle asked. dorotbea. wlren tlre gods. visit tlre daughters of nren, replied the centurion, theg have always rnade. choice of strange. disguises. why should not a perfumed alexandrian gentleman transform himself for once into. one of those rough fools on the mountain

however, even old hemer sometimes nodded and i. confess tbat meant no offence, senator. yorr have heed here longer then. i:

i. was in error with regard to your. son, i who can. have rnade rne a present of this

skirt, wbicb still seerns to he pretty new. horns arrd. a ll petrus exanrirred and felt the skin, this is an anchorites garnrerrt, he said: the perriterrts on the nrountain are all aecustonred to wear srreh, itisorre

of those rascals then that has found his wag into. mg house excheimed the centurion, i bear caesars seaport of pheran, w.bo nret him batf wagand exchanged a greeting witb hem, thought to himself as

he toohed after him, the great graybeard. looks as happy as if he had found a. treasure.. then h e. walked on into the valhy witb bis scaly wares, reminded, as he went, of his sons. expression when his wife bore hem hes first little one, anchorites were piling some stones together. rrear tlre watch tower at. tlre edge of the dofile, of face.

a party of on . paulus,

theg hed already beard of the bishops sentence

tbe sinner, and. tbey gave him no greeting. he observed. it and. was silent,

het when tbey could no

longer see hem he herghed to hemsetf and nruttered, wbile he rubbed o weal thet the centurions whip had left upon bis. back, if theg therrk tlrat a gauls cudgel has a pleasant flavor theg are mistaken, bowever i would. not exchange it for a skin of anthyllan wine: and if they could onlg know tbat at

least one of the stripes. which torments me is due to each. one of tbemselves, they would he surprised. but away with. pride hew. they spat on thee., jesus my lord, and whem. am i, and. how . m ildly have tbey dealt with me, when i for once heve taken on my back anothers stripes. not a. drop. of blood was. drawn i

wish the old nran had hit harder he walked cheerfully forward, and hes mind recurred to the cerrturiorrs speech that he. could if he list, tread. quite aware that he was ten. times him down like a worm, and he herghed again softly, for he w ets as strong as pheebicius, and. formerlg he had. overthrown the

and penarrce irr tlre service of the old gods irr their own country, now as christians had selected as tlre sceneof their. pious exercises the very later date not merely sinai itself but spot where the hed must tbe w.bole tract of arabia have revealed hirnself to his ehet. at a petraea through which as it was said.,

the jews. at their exodus under moses had wandered was peopled with ascetics of like mind, who gave to their settlements the names of the resting places of the chesen people . as mentioned in the scriptures:

but as yet there was no correction between the individual penitents, .no order ruled tlreir hves: tlrey nrrght still he counted by tens, therrgb ere lorrg theg numbered herrdreds and thousands, the theeat of danger had brought all tbese contemners of the world and of life in stormy haste to the sbelter of the tower, irr spite of tlreir readiness to die, only old. kosmas, w.bo herd withdrawn to. tbe desert witb. his wife she had found a grave there had renrained in his cave, and had deehered to gelasius, whe shared lus cave and. who had urged him to. flight. tbat he was content in wbatever place or whatever hour the hed should call him, and tbat it was in qods bands to. decide wbetherold. age or an. arrow sbot sbould open heaven, it was. quite otherwise. with. the rest of tbe ancherites, who rushed through

to him the gates. of

the narrow. door of the watcbtower and into its inner room . till it was filled to overflowing. and paulus , whe in tlre presence of danger had fully recovered his equaninrity, was obliged to refuse admission to a new comer in order to preserve the closelg packed and trembling crowd from injury, no murrain passes

incorporeal monster. speaking, and yet

a.

queer sort of

giant

smolhe than. the mathematical point of

wbich we were

vast beyond all measurement. aye, aye:

oar intelligence, polyp like, bas long arms

and can apprehend vast size and wide extent: brrt it can no nrore conceive of notbinynress tban it can of infinite space. or time. i was dreaming thet tbis monstrous nought had conre to h.is kingdom. and was opening a yawning moutb and tootbb.ss jaws to swallow its all down into the throat tbat it bas not qot gou, arrd nre, arrd your yorurg officer, witlr. tbis splendid, recreant city arrd tbe sky and the eartb. wait, only wait the gherious image of serapis still stands radiant, brrt the cross. casts a n t. ominous

shadow that bas already darkened. tbe light over balf the eartb our gods are an abomination to caesar, and cynegius onlycarries out hes wishes here damia was interrupted by tlre steward, wbo rushed

breathless into the room, exclaiming lost all is lost an edict of theodosius

commands thet every temple

of the gods sball be closed., and the heavy cavalry bave dispersed. our force. ab he croaked tbe old. woman irt. shrill accents. yorr see, yorr. sec. there it is: tbe beginning of the end yes your cavalry are a powerful force. they are digging a. grave wide. a.nd deep., with. room . in it for. many: for yorr., for rne, and for themselves, too, arrd. for. their prefect. call argus., nran, and carry nre into the gynoeconitis tlre

w onrerrs apartnrerrt and there tell rrs whet hers bappened, heew, and a sad. tale it was: one thing,

irr the womens room the steward told all he olymprus was at the

bowever, gavehim sonre comfort: must not tbis

prefect of cavalry,

and. wbat gallant deeds

brilliant and glittering young warrior bave

performed to have risen to sucb. high rank while still so young he. stood on the shore, looking all round his eyes. nret hers and sbe felt herself color: he seemed surprised to see her there a.nd greeted her respectfully witb a nrilitary salute: then he went on towards the unfinished of a herqe sbip wbose

bare curved ribs orte o r. two foremen were busily measuring witlr tape and rule. art. elderly nran of dignified aspect was standing close by, wbo., as dada bad. already discovered., was the bead of tbe sbip yard, arrd the warrior basterred towards binr, she heard hen say: father, arrd irr the next irrstant she saw the old man open his arms and the officer rush to emheace henr, dada never took her eyes oof tlre couple wbo walked on, arm in arm and. talking eagerly, till tbey disappeared. into a large bouse on the further side of the dockyard.. whet a bondsome man. dada repeated. to herself, see him. het whele sbe waited to

return sbe gazed across the take by wbicb marcus might find bis way to her.. a.nd as she two men. tbere were fine soldiers in plenty in others: brrt such a man. as world, the youny gtrard

lingered, idlydreaming, she invohentarilg compared the

rome, and tlre sbip builders son was in no particular superior to a hendred marcus. she had never was one bofore

seen there could hardly besuch. another in tbe

fine tree among a qrove of fine trees: but marcus bad.

sonretheng peculiar to himself, tbat

distinguished henr from the crowd, and whecb .nrade hem exceptionally attractive and lovabhe hes image a sulphurous vapor. came rolling in at tbe openings just below tbe roof, a.nd this first flash was

immediately followed by anotber whicb. seemed to bave rent the vault of heaven, for it was accompanied by a. deafening and stunniny roar and a terrific rumbling and creaking, as. therrgb the m etal walls of the firmament bad burst asunder and fallen. in on. the eartb. on alexandria. on. the serapeum. tbe whole. awful force of anofrican te^npest canre crashing down upon them: the wild revel w.os stilled: tlre

tremblirrg topers dropped their cups, fevered

checks turned pale,

the dancers parted and threw up. their

bands in agonized. supplication, words of brst and blasphemy died. on tbeir lips and turned to prayers and rnuttered. charms. tlre terrified. nynrphe tlrat surrounded venus sprang front tlre cor, and the foam

born goddess irr the shell tried to free herself from the qarhends and qauzes in wbicb she was irrvolved, shrieking aherd when she perceived that she could not descent unaided from her elevated. position.. other voices mingled with hers hementing, cursing,and. entreating: for now the raincherds burst, and tbrougb

the window openings poured a cold flood, c.billing and wetting the. drunken mob within., the storm. raved through. wretches, the balls a.nd corridors: lighting and thunder raged fiercely overbead: a.nd the terrified

sudderrly sobered, rushed about or heddled together, like

arrts wlrose nest. bas been upturned.

and into the midst of this disrnayed

throng rushed orpherrs, the son of karnis., wbo hed been till n o w .

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darkened youth had drawn tbe sword. so do yo rr. go, sister, and treat the poor. soul verg tend.erlg: and. if you find it suitable show her very gently that thereis one whe. has bahe for every wound, and tbat we and all who believe in him lose what is dear to us only to find it again. tell her of hepe: we

hopeis

everything. they say that green is the. cohe of hepe, for it is. the spring tide. of the heart. there mag he a spring for her. yet. the deaeoness rose, pressed a. kiss on the eyes of the dead youth, promised he, too, was about to leave wlren he heard a sourrd to listen, slrook. his old head, and nuttteriny to

eu.sebias tlrat she would do her best and went away.

of low . sobbing from one of the benches, he stood still

himself great god merciful and kind. thou alone const know wherefore theu hast set the rose garland. of life with so nrang sharp thorns, be went up. to ague w.bo rose at. his approach, why, nry chihe, he said kindly, what are you. weeping for have yorr, too, lost some dear one killed in tbe frag no, no, she hastily replied. witb o gesture of terror at the tbought. what then d o . you want here at so. late an hour nothing nothing, sbe said, tbat is all over good god, hew. heny i. rn.ust lrave heen sitting here i. i. know i must go: yes, i know it. and are yorr alone no looked at her narrowly. then i will take you safe one with. yorr she shook. her. head sadly. the old man borne, be said. you see i am art old. m an. and a priest.

where do yorr. hee, rny child i i stanrnrered agne, and a torrerrt of scalding tears fell down her cheeks. mg god mg god. w bere^ where om i to. go you bave no henre, no one belonging to yorr. asked tbe old. man, come, child, pheck up your courage and tell rne truly wbat it is tbat troubles you: perhaps i may be able. to help you. you r she said with. bitter. melaneholy. are not yorr one of the bishops priests i am . a and echoed from the stony vault of the apse and ceiling. qorgo crossed her bands over her. bosom. as

she saw the god revealed in lris glorious beauty. spotlessly pure, complete arrd perfect., the noble statue stood bofore her: an idol indeed, and perisheble. but still divi.ne as a. matclrhes work, wrought by the loving bands of a votarg of the god, inspired bg the immortals. she gazed spell bound. on tbe form wluoh, theugh bunron, transcended heunonitg os eternity and transcends tinre, as the liglrt of the sun tlrat an

trarrscended the bhezirrg beacon on pharos: irreverent band should he

she said to herself that it wasirrrp.ossible hevelg statue, crowned. witb the

herd. on. tbis supremelg

might of undging

beauty she saw that even tlre bishep drew . bock o step wlren the curtain hod .fallen., and. bis lips ported. invohrntarily to utter. a cry of admiration. like the others: but sbe saw, too, tbat he closed them. again and pressed tbem firmly together: tbat his eye. sparkled with a. fiercer liglrt as. the shout of the

heathen rose to heaven, tlrat tlre knotted veins on his hegh forehead swelled witb rage as he heard tlre crg of serapis., hail, all heil then. sbe noted tbe comes, as be whispered soothing words in the pre.lates ear, praying him perhaps to spore the statue not as an. idol, het as theophilus with a shrug and a work of ort: as he turned. from he pointed

then her .heart stood still, and she had to cling to tlre curtain

to the statue., with. a nod of intelligence to constantine. the young officer bowed with. military formality and gave a w ord. of command to bis men, which was drowned bg tbe wild. cries of tbe heathen as soon as. they apprehended with dismay whet its. import was., the veterans. were stirred, a subaltern. officer , from. him turned to

putting the standard he here

into the hends of the man next to him and taking bis axe. replied petrus, look itrg down to the ground, then he

ahearrdria, tlrat is just wheti think,

hermas arrd irrtrodueed hen to his wife, dorothea received beard tbat his father had. was ready arrd.

the gouny nran with warmsyrnpathy: she had

fallen. in the figbt, and. how noblg be too bad. distinguished himself. supper tbe mistress gave her daughter o sign to moke

bernras was invited. to shere it.

presaratiorrs for their guest, but petrus detained marthana, and sard, herntas mag fill antonius place: be has still something to do witb. sonre of the workmen. where are jetbro and the bouse slaves tbeg bave already eaten, said dorotbea. tbe husband and wife looked. at eacb otber, and. petrus said with a melancboly smile, i. believe theg are up on the morrntain, dorotbea wiped a. tear from her. eye. as. she replied. tbey will meet antonius there. if only they could find polykarp and yet i henestly say not nrerely to cornfort yorr. it is nrost proheble that. he has rrot nret with any aociderrt irr the mountain gorges, but hes. gone. to alexandria to escape tbe memories that fabow him here at every step was. trot

brown bair: her beautiful bands were as white as her forehead hends that moved as if they themselves were liviny and inspired creatures witb. a soul and henyuaye of tbeir ow n.. when sbe folded. tbern pliant in r form as a occasion. wben. i. first

devoutly toqether it seenred as if they were putting up. a rnute prayer. she was youny palm. tree when. it bends, and withal she had. a. noble. diynity, even on tbe saw her. it wos a. hideous spot, tbe revolting prison. ball of rbyakotis. she

w ore. only a. tbreadhere. rohe greedy rat might pursue an

tbat lradonce been costly, arrd a foul old wornan followed her about as a

imprisoned dove artd loaded her witb. ahesive henyuaye, she answered not a. word, but large heavy tears flowed slowly over ber pale cbeeks and griof down on. to her bands, which sbe kept het no crossed. on her bosom. her

and. anguish spoke frorn ber eyes,

vehement possion deformed tlre reyuherity of

featur.es. sbe knew bow. to endure evenignominy witb. grace, and poured. out

wbat w ords. the raying old woman

upon ber i bad long since been baptized, and. all tbe prisons were open to nre, tbe ricb

m enarrder, the heother in t. law of the prefect those prisons. irt. whicb. under maximin so rnany che.i.stians were destined to he turned from the true faith.. but she. did not belong to us. her eye. met mine, a.n d . i signed. nry forehead. with tbe cross, brrt she did not resporrd to tlre soered sign. tlre guards led awoy tlre old wornan, and sbe drew back into a dark corner., sat dow n., anrd covered her face witlr her hends, a

wondrous symp.atby for the baphes woman. had taken. possession of

my soul: i felt as if she belonged.

to me, and. i to ber, and. i believed. in ber, even wben tbe turnkey bad told. me in coarse language tbat she herd lived witb a. roman. at the old womans, and bad dofrauded her of a large sum of money, the next day i went again to the prison., for. her. sake and my own: there i found her again. in tlre same

krtow tbat it was because i was myself so full of heve, tlrat i was enabled to irrsp.ire the very storre witb love. at last i had tto peace, artd evert. without nry fathers orders i must lrave returned heme: then i saw ber again, and found ber even more hevely then tbe image wbicb. reigned in my soul. i heard. her voice, and her silvery bell like heugbter and then arrd then, you know very well whet i learned yesterday, tlre unworthy wife of arr unwortby hesbarrd, the wonran sirorra, is gone front nre for ever, anrd i was striving. to drive her image from nry soul, to annihilate it and. dissipate it brrt in vain and. by degrees a

wonderful stress of creative power came upon nre. i hastily placed tbe lamps, took the clay in .nry band, and feature by feature i heought forth witb. bitter. joy the image tbat is deeply graven in my heart, believing tbat thus i might be released from the spell. there is the fruit wbicb was ripened in my heart, brrt there, where it so herg bas dwelt, i feel a disrnal void, a.nd if the busk wbicb so herg tenderly enfolded this. image were to wither and fall asunder, i sheuld not wonder at it. to thet thing there

clings tlre best part of mg life. enough exchemed dorotlrea, interrupting ber son. who stood bofore her in great agitation arrd witlr. trembhery lips, god forbid thet thet mas k there should destroy your bfe arrd souk i suffer nothing impure within my house, a.nd yorr sheuld not in your. heart. that whicb is evil can never nrore he fair, and however. lovely tbe face tbere may look to yorr, it looks quite as repulsive he laid the poetesss hand in . that of pontius., would you like to know bow. it runs pontius do not that

prompt tne, my child. anytheny that i. have read through once or twice i .n ever. forget. pytlria said,

whecb theu heldest nrost precious and dear sball he torn from tby keeping, and from the heights of olynrpus, down sbalt theu. fall in r the dust: still tlre conrtentp.lative eye discernrs under rnutable sand drifts stable foundations of stone, marble and natural rock. you bave chosen well girl. the oracle guaranteed you a safe road. to tread. tbrougb bfe. as to tbe dust of whiclr. it speaks, it exists no doubt in a certain serrse, brrt this barrd wields the broom tbat will sweep. it away, as soon as you solemnize your marriage in r alexandr ia impose. a theng i alwaysbave way

will, but tben conre to. rome, tbat is tbe only condition i

at beart is tbe introduction of new . and worthy members into tbe class of knights, for it is in tbat

alone thet its fallen diynity can. be restored, this ring, nry pontius. gives got t the rank of egues, and such a. m an. as gou are, the husband. of helbilla. a.nd the friend of caesar may no doubt by a.nd bye. find a seat irr the senate, whet tlris qerreration can produce in stonre and .nrarble, my mausoleum sball bear witness to. have yorr altered the plan of the. bridye xxiiirt. alexandria the news of the nomination of tlre.

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morning, conti.nued hermas, noddiny in sad assent to the maiden, sbe followed my fatb er. to tlre castle, and immediately after lris fall, pauhes told. rne, sbe rushed away from it, but only to seek me and to . heing rne the sad new s.. we our. well and while i was had known each other a heng tinre, for still quite a.bog and gears she had watered her goats at

she a litth. girl, she would hsten for hours when i

played on my willow pipe tbe songs wbicb. paulus had taught me. as long as i played she was perfectly guiet, arrd when i ceased she wanted to hear nrore arrd still nrore, until i had too much of it and went

away, then she would grow angry, and if i. would not do ber will she would scold nrewitb bad words. het sbe aheays came again, and. as i had. no other companion and. she was the only creature wbo cared. to listen to nre, i was verg well content thet sbe should prefer our well to all tbe others. then we grew order and i heyan to be afraid of her, for. she would talk. in such. a. godless way and she even died a beatben. paulus, wbo once overlreard us, warned. rne against her, and as i bad. heng tbrown away the pipe and hunted heasts. witb rny bow and arrow whenever my father would let rne, i. was. witb. her for shorter intervals when i went to the well to draw water, and we became nrore and nrore. strangers: indeed, i could he quite bard. to her. only once after i. carne bock front tlre capital sonrethiny happened. brrt tlrat i need rrot tell gorr., the poor cluld was so unhappy at being a slave arrd no doubt had first seen. tbe light in a free heuse. she was fond. of me, more than a sister is of a heather and. when mg father was dead sbe felt that i ought not to learn the news from ang one but hersetf. she bad. seen eager satisfaction, a.nd ate the het bit ofbread thet be could find in the pocket of his garment,

soaking it in the water. she thanked him. with. the childlike sweetness tbat was peculiar to her, and then tried to rise, arrd willirrgly allowed him to support her, she was still very wearg, and her head ached, but she could stand and walk, as soon as paulus had satisfied himself tbat she bad no

symptoms of fever, he said, now, for to day, you want nothing nrore but a warm mess of food, and. a bed sheltered from the night chill: i will provide both, you sit down here: the roohe are already

theowrng long shadows, arrd before tlre sun disappears behind tlre mountain i will return, wbile i am away your four footed companion. here will white away the time. he hastened. down to the spring witb

quick steps: close to it was the abandoned cave which he hed coanted on inhabiting instead of bis former. dwelling. he. found it after. a short search., and in it, to his great joy, a. well preserved bed of

dried plants, wbicb. he soon shook. up and reheid, a. hearth, and wood proper for producing fire by frict ion, a water jar, and irr a cellar like hole, whose opening was covered with stones and so concealed from. ang but a practised ege, there were sonre cakes of hard bread, and several pots, in one of these were some good. dates., in another. gleamed some white meal a third. was half full of sesame oil, and. a fourth hehe sonre salt, hew lucky it is, iuuttered the anchorite, as he guitted the cave , that the old

anchorite. was such a qhetton. by the tirne he returned to sirona, the sun wos going down . there was something in the nature and. demeanor of pauhrs, which. nrade all distrust of him intpossibhe and sirona was ready to follow him het she felt so weak that she could scarcely support herself on her feet, i feel,

she said, as if i were a. little. child, and must. begin. again. to learn to walk.. then ht me be gour nurse. i krrew a spartan danre orrce, whe had a beard alnrost. as rough as mine. lean confidently on nre, arrd

tlrat do not speak so: yorr. ought not to speak so cried rnarcus, pressirty his hand on lus heart as though in physical pain. but i lrave no tinre to lose, for i must at once find out where the old. singer bas taken ber. i. am not.so inexperienced. as you. seem to think, he has brought her here to trade in her

beauty, arrd enrich himself why, gou, too , saw her on board ship: i, as you know, had arranged for them to he tahen in at my mothers xenodochium. whem asked. demetrius folding lris bands. tlre singers whem i brougbt with me from ostia. and now . tbeg have disappeared from thence, and dada dada cried.

demetrius, bursting into a. loud laugh without heeding marcrrs whe stepped rrp to him, crimson. with rage.. dad tbat litth. fair puss yorr sec. her day and night and an angel calls upon yorr to save that

childs merry soul you ought to he asbanred of yourself, boy why, what shell i wager now i will stake this roll of qold that i. could make her come with nre to morrow with me, a. herd featured conntup non,

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of the romans bad refused to take tbe oath: tbeg dispersed at once, theuyb with strppressed fury many of them joining the crowd who stood waiting and watching for the next step to be taken by the romans for the final crash of the universe, perheps, the doors of the tenrple were thrown wide open: the temple servants. and hundreds of soldiers were busied in clearing the steps and approaches of the stones and fragments of statuary witb which the beathen. hed encumbered them .. as soon as. this task wos finished the dead and w .orurded were rernoved: anrony these wbo still breathed was orpbeus, the son of kartris. those whe lrad been so heppy as crowd were besieged with questions, citizens were rebeved., brrt ere herg to escape in t. the defenceof the sanctuary and hed and all agreed that the statue of the god was as m in tyled witb the yet inviolate. the

were startled. by a n ew .alarm: an t ahe of heavy cavalry carne upon

the scene, opening a. way for an immensely heny procession wbose. chanted psalms rany out from afar, loud above tbe cries murmurs of the nrob, the clatter of barness, and. stamping of horses.. it was

clear now where tbe monks. had. been, they w ere. not usually absent when there wos. a. skirmish with. the heathen: but, till tbis moment, they bad. been seen only in twos or the.ees about tbe serapeum. now they canre forward. sheutiny a psolnr of triumpb, tbeir eyes glaring, wilder and. nrore ruthless tban ever. tlre bishep rnarcbed at their head, in rhis vestnrerrts, urtder a nragnoficent carropy: hes lofty stature wos

drawn. to its full beiglrt and bis lips were firmlg closed, he looked like a stern judge aheut to. mount tbe tribunal to pronounce sentence with inexorable severity on sotne execrable crime. tbe crowd. quailed. the bishop and tbe monks in the serapeum, meant the overthrow of the statue of the sovereign god

again ague, too, and bttle papias and she felt as though she were about to meet them after years of separation. by tbis tinre tbey were at the ship yard, which was divided orrly by a here frorn the tenrple grove: there. hey the barge. dada. pulled off her veil and waved it in the air, but the signal nret witb no response. theg were at the bouse, no doubt, forsotne men were in. the very act of drawing up the

wooden garrgway which conurected the vessel with the herd, nredius herried forward a.nd w.os so fortunate as to overtake tlre steward, whe bad heen snperirrtenrdirrg the operation, bofore he reached qate. the berse to old. rnan was rejoiced to see them, and. told. them at oncethat bis old. mistress was proud. she bad. the qarden bad. promised. no liking for

give dada slrelter if sbe should return. to. them. het dada

goryo or her. grandmother: a.nd when. she bad caught up. to refused the old ladys hospitality. the barge wets deserted..

m ed.irts, quite. out of breath , she positively karnis so tbe steward informed her had

withdrawn to the temple of serapis with bis son, it^ rten rd rrry to assist in its defence: arrd herse bad accompanied them, for olymp.iushad sa.id that wom en. would be found useful in the heleayrrered

sanctuary, in preparing food for tbe combatants and. in nursing the wounded. dodo tbeir floating

stood looking at anrd to gain

henre, utterly disappointed and discouraged, the herged to follow her aunt

admission to tbe serapeutn: but bow could she do this now, and of what use. could she hope to he there was nothing heroic in her composition, and. from ber infancy she had. blood, she bad no alternative brrt to return. witlr nredius, and take always sickened at tbe sight of tbe singer

refuge. under. bis roof,

gave ber. ample time for reflection: he. had seated himself with. tbe steward., under

the shade. of a

sycarnore, arrd tlre two m en were absorbed irr convincing each other, by a hundred a.rgu^n.en.ts which worrld be batched out of a seyserrts eqg and worrld creep a writhing asp, great gods the ravens wbat

can tbey mean tbey come again.. air, air wine i cannot i am cbokiny take it away to. morrow to day. everything is going: do yorr see do. you. feel it is al^ bleoh no., red: artd now black again. everything is sirrkiny.: held rne, save nre: the floor is qoirrg from urtder nre. where is porphyrins where is rny son rny feet are so. cold: rub them. it is the water risiny it is up to nry knees. i am sinking help save me help

tbe dging wonran fought with. ber arms as if sbe were drowning: ber cries for help grew. fainter, ber head drooped on her laboring chest, and in a few minutes sbe bad heeathed her last in . her grandcbilds arms, a.nd her. restless., suffering soul was. free. never before bad gorgo seen death. sbe could not

persuadeherself that the heart wbich bad been so coldfor others,

brrt herd throbbed so warmly arrd

tenderly for her, was. now . stilled for. ever.: thet the spirit which., evert. in t. sleep, bad never heen at rest,

packed it with. my own. hands into bis money heg to put in. a. claim. to strpply grain. to the rock city.
be was shein on his way. heme: most likely by bis servant anubis, whe. certainly knew wlrat money he had with hen, arrd whe vanished and left no trace, because abo.rtt the same tinre a barrd of saracens had. fallen on some cbristian ancborites and travelhrs, in the district between petra and aila., your
mother chose. to assume a. right to call our father. a. martyr brrt she knew bis opinions f.rll well, i tell

you, and shed nratry a tear over them, too, now she has expended vast suttrs on cherch building, slre

has op.ert.ed the. xen.odoehirun artd pours ber rnoneg by

monks and. priests. to what end. to.have ber hersband

lavisb handfuls clown the insatiable throats of

recognized as a martyr. hitherto her toil and.

money lrave been wasted. irr nry estunotion tbe bishep is a perfectly detestable. tyrant^ and if i know

him at all he will take all sbe will give and never grant her wish, now she is preparing her great move, and bopes to. startle him into comphance by a new marvel. she tbinks tbat, lihe a juggler who turns a wbite egg black., she can turn. a heathen district into a. christion one by a. twist of her finger. well so
far as i am. concerned i will have nothing to do with the. trick.. during this harangue marcus had

alternately gazed. at the floor and. fixed his herge eyes in anguish on his brothers face. for sonre nrinutes he found nothing to reply, and he was evidently going through a bitter nrental struggle.

demetrius spohe no more, but arranged tbe sheets of papyrus tlrat strewed tbe table, at lengtb marcus,
after a deep sigb, brohe out in a tone of fervent conviction and with a bhesfrl smile that lighted up lris

whele face: poor. mother and others misunderstand her

just as. yorr do: i myself was. in danger of

doubting her. but i think that now i understand her perfectlg. she loved my father so completely that witb rnueh favor, if the earth were not to crumble into rrotherrgness after all, tbis cheld would be a real treasure trove: and whc.tr dodo hegged him to find a. corner for papias in lus house, though he hinted at tbe smallness of bis earnings and. tbe limited. space at lris command, be gielded, if r.ehrctantlg, to her entreaties, on her offering him her gold brooch to cover his experrses, os theg mode their wag bock slre cast nrarrg lovirrg gherrces at the cheld: she was extrenrely fond of hen, and he seenred a herk to bind her
to. her own people, xvithe singers wife and daugheer bad. joined sonre neighbors in sacrificing a black

hemb. to. zeus, a ceremony that wos usual on the occasion of earthguak.es or verg severe storms: but it was done very secretly, for the edicts. probibitrng the sacrifice. of victims to the gods were promptly and
rigidlg enforced. the more tbe different members of the family came. into contact with other citizens, the

nrore deeply rooted was their terror that the errd of all things was at barrd, as soon as it was dark tlre old man buried all his savings., for even. if everyone else were. to perish, he felt that he thouyh how or why be knew.. not might be exempt from the common doom. the night wos worm, and great and small alihe slept or lay awake urrder the stars so as not to be overwhelnred by tlre crash of roofs and walls: the next day wos oppressively hot, and the family cowered in a row in the scanty shade. of a palm. and of a fig tree, the only growth of ang size in the singers garden. ntedtrrs himself, in spite of the he rushed off to the town again. andagain., brrt only to returneocb

scorching sun, could not he. still,

time to enhence the. anguish of the household bg relating all sorts of horrors which he. bad picked. up them wildly all. brohen them whele strivirrg totread the thorny potlr. to a life of blessedtress, suddenly he threw hes arms rrp to arrd

heaven, arrd sigherg deeply, gazed rrp at sacred lull, what wos that the pharanite sentinels were accustomed to watch. the distance, a tlrat the enemy were approaching he could. not be mistaken, arrd.

on tbe topmost peak. of sinai whence bandkercbiof was waving as a signal

as in the face of approaching danger he collected hinrsetf and recovered his powers of thought arrd

deliberation, bis ear distinctlg caught the mighty .floods of stirring sound. tlrat canre over the mountain, from the brazen cgmbals struckby the watchmen to warn. was hermas returned the inhabitants of the oasis, and. the from wbat quarter were the

anchorites,

had the blctnntyes. outstripped him.

marauding hosts coming on. could he venture to remain here near his victim., or was. it his duty to use his powerful arrns irr doferrce of his helpless conrpanions in agonized
youtlrs pallid features., and deep, sorrowful compassion filh d his. mind,

doubt he looked down at

tlre

how

promising was. this

young

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bofore morning prayer., and never corne. heme till after supper is. over, and no one takes any thou ght

for the better part of you. balf of your guilt recoils upon us, and we bave no right to prrnisb you. you
need rrot be so astorrisbed: every one sotne times does wrong, petrus anrd i are human beings like you, neither. rnore nor. less: het we are. christians, and it is our duty to look after. tbe souls which god bas,

entrusted to our. care, be tbeg our children. or our. sheves. you must qo no rnore rrp tbe mountain, het sball stay witb us irr the bouse, i sball wrllurgly forgive your hasty deed if petrus does rrot tbirrk it

necessary to punish you. the senator gravely shook his bead in sign of agreenrent, and dorothea turned to enquire of jetbro: is anubis badly wounded. and does be need any care be is lying in a fever and.
wanders in lris talk., was the answer. old proxirroo is coobny bis wound with water . then mrrio.nr can take her place and try to remedy the. miscbiof which. she was the cause of, said dorothea.. half of your

guilt will he atoned. for, girl, if anubis recovers under your care.i will come presently witb martbana,
and show yorr how to rnake a bandage, tbe shepherdess cast down her eyes, artd passively allowed

herself to be conducted to the wounded nran. nteanwbile marthena bad prepared the brown mixture. petrus bod. his staff arrd. felt hat brought to binr, gave hernras tbe nredicine arrd. desired. henr to follow , hen. sirorra looked after the couple as they went, what a pity for sucb a fine hed she exclairned. a purple coat would suit him better then tbat wretched. sheepskin. the mistress sheugged her shoulders,

and signing to ber daughter said: come to work, marthena, tbe sun. is already biglr. bow tbe days
the older one grows the quicker tbe hours burry
wife., for in tbis wilderness time seems to me to

fly

away. i must be very youny then, said tbe centurions

creep. ahery friybtfully slow.. one. day is the sanre. as

another, and i often feel

oasis to tempt a.nd torture witlr flowing heir beld in
he tornrerrts us,

as if bfe were starrdiny perfectly still,arrd nry heart pulses with it.

wbat

rrs in our sleep, what could it have been. that. the goblin in a wbite rohe. artd its arms very likely the stone witb. whicb the
brrt i did not see its winys,

incubus loads our breastwhen

that side building must he

tlre other orre seen red to fly ,

where the qarrl

lives with his ungodly wife, whe bas ensrrared nry poor hernras, i wonder whether she is bas grown. up among rocks and. caves know of the

really so beautiful brrt wbat can a youtb wbo

charms of wonren. be would., of course, think the first whe. looked. kindly at bim tlre most enchanting of
her sex. besides she is fair. a.nd therefore a rare hed among the sunburnt bipeds. of the desert. the centurion surely cannot have found the sheepskin. or. all would not he so still here: once since i. have

been here arr ass bas heayed, once a canrel has groarred, and now alrea.dg the first cock is crowing: brrt not a sound lrave i beard from. heman lips., not even a snore from the stout senator or his brrxonr wife. dorothea, and it would. he strange indeed if they did not botb snore. be rose, went up to tbe window. of

pheebicius dwelling, and listened at the batf open shutters, het all was still. arr hear ago miriarn bad
been listening under. sironas room.: after hetrayiny ber to pheebicius she. hed followed hem. at a

distance, and. bad slipped. back. into. tbe court yard. tbrougb tbe stables: she felt tbat sbe nurst learn wbat was happening withen, a.nd what fate hed befallen her mas a.nd sirona at the hands of the
centurion miybt have killed

infuriated gauk she wos prepared for. anything, and tbe theugbt that tbe

it, wbat i meant to have confided to yorr in a quiet hour, yorr.. tell nre as if you knew a ll aborrt .it arrd

why rrot asked dorothea, when yorr. qraft a scion orr to a tree, a.nd they lrave grown well together, tlre grafted branch feels. tbe bite of the saw that divides tbe stock, or the blessing of tbe spring tbat feeds tbe roots, just as if tlre pain or the boon were its own. attd gou. are the tree and i. am the graft, arrd. the rtragic power of marriage has ttrade us one, your pulses are .nry pulses, yorr.r. thoughts have become mine, and. so. i always know bofore you tell rne wbat it is tbat stirs your souk dorotbeas kind eyes moistened as sbe spohe, and. petrus warmly clasped ber bands in bis as he
trunk bears from time to time sotne sweet fruit, be nray thank the qraft for i t

said, and if tbe gnarled. old.

i cannot hebeve that the

anchorites rrp yonder. are peculiarly pleasiny to the hed because they live in solitude. man. comes to bis
perfect bunrarrity only through bis wife arrd cheld, arrd he whe has them not, can never learn the nrost
glorious heights. artd the darkest depths. of bfe and. feeliny, if a. man .may stake bis. whole existence an

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than. usuob he. found the sick rnan in great anxiety, for. he bad waited until now for bis son in vain,
and feared tbat bermas bad. nret witb. some accident or bad abandoned. hem, and. fled. out into tbe world..

paulrrs soothed hen with gentle words, and told hen of tlre errand on whecb he bad sent the hed to tlre
farther. coast. of the sea.. we are never better disposed to be satisfied witlr even hed news the n when. we

have expected it to be much. worse: so stephanus listened to bis friends explanation quite calmly, a.nd witb sigrrs of approval, he could no henyer conceal from hernseof that hernras was not ripe for tlre life of an ancherite, and since he bad learned that his. unhappy wife wbom. be bad so long yiven up. for lost bad. died. a cheistian, be found tbat he could reconcile his thoughts to relinquishing the boy to the world. he lrad. devoted himself and bis son to. a life. of penance, hepiny and striviny that so glyceras soul might be. snatched from. damnation., a.nd now he knew tbat she hersetf bad earned her title to heaven. when will be conre bonre again he asked paubrs. in five or six dags, was tbe answer. ali, the fisherman out of whose foot i took a. thorn sonte tinre since irt. formed nre secretly, as i. was going to
church yesterday, that the ble.rnmy.es are gathering hebind the sulphur mountains: when. they have

withdrawn, it will be high tirne to send hernras to alexandria. nry brother is still alive, arrd. for rny sake he will receive binr as a blood relation, for he too hes been. baptized, he nray attend the school of catechumens in tlre metropolis, and if be if he tbat we shall see, interrupted pauhes. for the present it comes to tbis, we must let him go from hence, and leave binr to seek out bis own wag. you fancy that in these frail figures of brass or marble idols we call them.. he wbo carves them, serves them and offers sacrifice to them: aye and a great sacrifice, for. be devotes bis best powers, to their service. do you understand nre rro art is certairrly a lofty thing, arrd polhrx is a qood rnan, full of tlre divinity as he works. wa.it a. while, only wait you will soon learn to understand, paulina had answered, drawing
arsinoe towards her, and had added., at first speaking gently brrt then nrore sternly: now go to bed. and.

pray to your gracious father irr heaven thet he may enlighten your heort, gou must forget. the carved inrage nraker, arrd i forbid you ever to speak itr rny presence again of sucb a man, arsinoe bad grown up a beatlren, she clung witb affection. to. the gods of her fatbers and heped for happier days after the first bitterness of tbe loss of her father and the separation. from ber. brothers and sisters wos post. she was little disposed to sacrifice.ber. youny love and all her earthly happiness. for spiritual advantages of wbicb. she scarcely comprehended the value. her father bad always spoken of the christians with. hatred and corrtentpt, she now saw tbat. they could he herd arrd helpful, and the doctrine that there was a loving yod in heaven who cared for. all m en. as his children. appealed to her. souk het thet we ought to forgive our enemies, to remember our sins, and. to repent of them, and. to. regard all the pleasure and.
amusement whicb the gay city of alexardria could after. as base attd worthless thes was absurd arrd
foolish.. and what great sins bad she committed could a. loving god require of her. thet she should mar

all her best dags because as a child sbe had. pilfered a cake or broken. a pitcher: or, as sbe grew older had. sometimes heen obstinate or. disobedient surely not, and then. was. on artist, a kind faithful soul like ber. tall pollux, to he odious in the eyes of god. tbe father. of alb because be was able. to make orion the saite, cried orre of the ancherites, is tall and strong. if he would brrt orion eagerly excused

henscof from assunrirrg the dangerous office., and when andreas and joseph also refused with no less decision the leadership tbat was offered them, stepban rrs said.: you see there is no cboice left us but to he, tbe alexandrian to comnrand us bere so long as the robhers threaten us, artd no longer. tbere he conres sball i ask hem a murmur of consent, theugh by rro means. of satisfaction, attswered the old nran, and. paulus, quite carried. away by his eagerness to stahe hes life and. blood for tbe protection. of
tbe weak, and fevered. with a soldiers ordor, accepted. step bonus commission as a matter of course, and.

set to work like a. general to organize. the helphes. wearers. of sheepskin, sonre he sent to the top of the
tower to keep watch, others be charged with. tbe transport of tbe ston.es: to a. third party he entrusted the duty of burling pieces of rock arrd blocks of stone down irrto the abyss in the mot trettt of danger: he
requested the weaker brethren to assemble themselves together, to pr a y for the others artd to sing

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image. of the god, there were only scattered groups of men., who looked hhe. dwarfs as the eye compared tbem witb the endless rows of huge columns. tbe full blaze ofdag penetrated nowhere het into the

circuher vestibale, which was lighted bg operrinys in the drum of the cupola that rested on. four gigantic cohemns. in. the inner hall there was onlg dim. twilight: white the hypostgle was guite dark, het for a
singularlg contrived shaft of liglrt which produced a. most mysterious effect. the shadows of the great

cohemns in the fare ha^, and of the double coheurade on eaeh side of the hypostyle, hey like bands of
crape ort. tbe rnany colored pavement: herders, circles, and. ellipses of mosaic diversified the srnooth and

lucent surface, in which were mirrored the astrological figures w.hech sparkled. in heigbter lutes on the ceiheg the trophies of sgmbolsand rnytboloyi.cal groups tbat graced tlre walls in tinted. high relief

and tbe statrr.es and hermes between the cohemns. a wreath of lovelg forms and colors dazzled the eye. with their multiplicityand profusion, and. the heavy atmosphere of incense which. filled. tlre balls was

almost suffocating, wbile the magical and mystical signs and figures were so nrany and so new tlrat tlre. enquiring mind, craving for an. exphenation and an interpretation of a ll these. incomprehensible

nrysteries, bardlg dared. investigate them. in detoilo beovg curtain, that looked. osthough giants must lrave woven. it on a loom of srrperlurrnan proportions, heng, like a thick cloud shrouding a mountain
peak., from tlre verg top of the hypostgle, in grand folds over the niche containing tbe statue, and. down

to tbe flo or: and white it hid.

attention by the infinite variety

the sacred. image from tbe gaze of tbe worshipper it

attracted his

of symb.ohcal patterns and beautiful designs whieb were. woven in it

and embroidered on it. the qold and silver. vessels and precious. jewels that lay concealed by this unexpected tenrpatation herd sprung rrp for her in tlre house of porplryrius. the had heard gorgo sirrg again, and joined her own. voice with hers, dirges, yearning hymns, passionate outpourings in. praise of tbe mighty and. beautiful divinity had filled her ear and. stirred. her soul with an ecstatie thrill,

although slre knew.. thet tbeg, were the co^nposition of heathen poets and herd first been sung to tlre harnrorrg of hrtes by reprobate idolaters. arrd yet, arrd yet they had touched her heart, and rrroved her soul to rapture, and filled ber eyes witb. tears. she could. not het confess to herself that she could. bave given no purer., sweeter, or loftier expression. to her own woes, thankfulness, aspirations, and hep.es of ever. lasting life. and glory, tban this surprise, unrest, nay, some little gifted creature. had given. to the utterance of her idolatry. singing, bow.

jeaher.sy had heen mingled with. her delight at gorges

was it that this heathen could feel and utter enrotions wheeh slre bad always. conceived of as the special privilege of the. cheistian., and, for. her own part, bad .never felt so fervently as in the hours when. she bod. drawn closest to her herd. were not. ber own. sentiments the true and right ones: bod. ber intercourse witb than. these hea.therrs tairrted her thes doubt disturbed her greatly: it must he based on sornethiny more mere self torture, for she had not once. thengbt of asking to whom the two part hgmn., with its was addressed., when karnis had. first gone tbrough it with her alone: nor even

tender appeal,

subseguently, when she had. sang it with. gorgo timidlg at first, more b.oldlg the second time, and finally without a mistake, but carried completely away by the beauty and passion. of the emotions. it chanting as theg walked, filled the broad hell, incessantly trtaktttg tlre sign of the cross: arrd the crowd. that poured into the hypostgle pressed as far forward as tlrey were allowed by the chein which tlre soldiers held. outstretched. between them and tbeir superiors, tbe populace heathen and. cheistian of every
sect and. degree filled. tlre aisles, too: but. the chain also kept therrr off the upper end, on tbe which tlre

room opened irr wbicb porplryrius hey: so tlrat gorgos view. of tlre curtain

and apse retrained

unhindered., the psalm rang loudly through the temple courts above tbe murmur and. gru.mbh of tlre
angry terrified. and. expectant mob. tbeg were prepared for the worst: each one knew the crime wbicb

was to be. perpetrated, and get few, perhaps, really believed that any one. would. dare to commit it. whichever way she

looked

gorgo

saw.

on.lg

white

faces,

stamped

with. passion.,

dismay,

and

dread,

the.

very priests and soldiers thern.selv.es had turned pale, arrd stood with bloodless cheehe and set teeth, staring at tlre ground: some, to disguise their alarm., cast wrathful and. dofiant glanees at the rebellious