f
10 OMAHA DAILY BEEI SEPTEMBER 27 , isno.
A BOY WITH A WILL
Andrew's Defiance of an Insolent Hritish Officer.
( Copyright , ISM , iy the Author. )
In what wns early known as the Wnthaw
licttlcment , North Carolina , there JUcd , dur
ing the revolutionary war , a poor family
consisting of a widow anil her four children ,
three of whom wore boys. Of thcso boys
Andrew wan the youngest.
In the year 1780 Andrew" and his brother
Ilobcrt were driven to the wild woods for
shelter from a band of Tories and llrlllsh
troops then ravaRlng the Waxhaw rt'K'on. '
HoLert was but 16 yearn old and Andrew 13 ,
mere children In age , but a short time served
to prove that a heroic spirit dwelt In the
younger boy's brccst.
At that time things were all going wrong
In the Carollnns , whuro Tarlcton nml Corn-
wallls had raged up nnd down with fire and
sword. From settlement to settlement the
scourge of Irregular and most Inhuman war
fare wrought the destruction which no pen
lias cvor been able to portray. Homes were
desolated , towns razed , all the plantations
pillaged and burned , and hundreds of fami
lies driven Into the forests for shelter.
Now when these two brothers , llobert and
Andrew , had lain In a lonely wood for a long
time without food and but poorly clothed ,
suffering all save death , In the last extrem
ity they determined to try to reach some
house , If any were still spared the llrltlih
torch , where they could get food. And
knowing that certain Tories of the region
were sharply on the lookout to discover nnd
betray thorn , the boys tried to be very
stealthy and watchful. All to llttlo avail ,
however , as It turned out.
In the night , seeing the glimmer of a lamp
or lire , they crept toward It and found to
their great Joy the house of one Thomas
Crawford , their cousin. Here they were
welcomed ; but a spy bad beeu on their track ,
and very soon a troop of Ui Itlsh soldiers
which they could ceo the house In the dis
tance. Hero Andrew yelled as loud as ever
ho could :
"Yonder Is Thompson's house ! Yonder
Is Thompson's house ! "
"Hold your tongue , " growled the officer
"ho'll hear you. '
From whcro they were they could plainly
sco a horse standing ready saddled and
bridled hitched near the cabin's front door.
The next moment a man stepped boldly
foith and seized the bridle rein.
"That's Thompson now ! That's Thompson
now ! " screamed Andrew , again pointing his
linger. Ills voice rang like a bugle call ,
A heavy rain had fallen a few hours he-
faro this , and beymid the house they saw
a stream darkly swollen and foaming bank-
full , with drlftuuod whirling along on Its
.swift cut rent.
Xot ui.o moment did the ferocious lender
hesitate ; but with n loud order to hU men
to follow , dashed down the hill swinging
his saber above Ills' head and calling to
Thompson : "Unit ! Halt ! Surrender , > oi
sneaking rebel ! "
Hut Mr. Thompson had heard Andrew's
first ery , and then his second. Ho know
what It meant. Haielj glancing toward Hit
troop thundering down the hill , ho leaped
into the saddle and rode right down to the
roaring stream and plunged In. His strong
horse swam with him bravely and bore bin
safely to the other side. There he turned
lifted himself In the saddle and shook his
tenched hand nt the troop as they sent a
( hotter of bullets all around him.
Mr. Thompson escaped. The troopcts dli
not dare attempt the roaring stream , nnd so
they turned back disappointed to vent their
feelings upon Andrew. They treated hln
with frightful cruelty , making him inarh al
the way to Camden In South Carolina , nearlj
fifty miles , without a mouthful of food era
a drop of water or n wink of sleep. At
j Caindcn Andrew lay In prison a long time
during which ho had smallpox and suffciei
so that when at , last his mother succeeded
/ '
"THAT'S THOMPSON NO\V ! " SCREAMED ANDREW.
dashed up , surrounded the house and broke
Into It with atrocious oaths and threats of
murder.
THE COMMAND.
Although llobert and Andrew were In fact
American soldiers regularly enlisted , they
were so young and looked so childish In the
eyes of the bearded troopers that they were
regarded with contempt.
"Hero , you boy , " said the ofilccr in com
mand , "clean oft my hoots ! "
Ami he offered his muddy footgear to
Andrew ,
"I'm no slave , sir , " said the lad , "I'm a
prisoner of war , and I demand to be treated
as one. " He folded his arms.
The commander stared. What manner of
boy was this who dared to put on a sol
dier's dignity and refuse to obey him ?
There stood a scrawny , sandy-haired , gniy-
eycd Ill-clad backwoods child , weaponless
and weak , hut calmly and stubbornly de
fiant.
"Clean those boot , I say ! " he stormed
with full voice. "Clean them Instantly. "
"I will not do It , sir , " said Andrew , pale
but determined.
And then the brutal face of the onicer
grow purple , as great rage congested It. Ho
whipped out his aabro from its scabbard.
Ho swore a great oath.
"Clean those boots ! "
"No , never , " said Andrew.
It was a shameful thing ; but those were
bad days , albeit they brought forth glorious
results In the end. A shameful thing , In
deed , for a great strong man to strike with
his award a defenseless boy of 13. The blow
was heavy and alined at Andrew's neck ; and
It must havn killed him had ho not flung up
Ills arm , which received a gash , as did also
Ills head ; but he could not bo forced to clean
the boots. Ho did not clean them. He rose
bleeding from the floor where ho had fallen
and looked the ofilccr straight In the eye.
"I am a free-born man , " be said , "you
may kill mo ; but I will not touch your dirty
boots ! I never , never will ! '
"Well , you do It , then , " the furious Drlton
commander , tinning upon Ilobcrt and lifting
bis sword aealn ,
"Never , " said llobert.
"Then toke that , jou conceited llttlo
rebel ! " and with tlu ; words bo drove a blow
"I'LL JjOT TOUCH YOUR PHtTY DOOTS. "
upon Robert's bead sldowtso with the sabre ,
knocking him senseless.
After this the troopers broke up all the
furnltuie in tbu house , took the family eup-
I > 1 Us and then forced Andrew to show them
Ibo way to the home of a well known patriot
by the name of Thompson , whom they
wished to kill. At first Andrew stubbornly
refuted ; but the women of the bouse begged
tilm to go , hoping thus to cave their honor
end thulr lives , which the soldiers were
threatening , and he consented , having It
Cruily In mind , however , to give Mr , Thomp-
ou , who had long been a friend , warning
of the danger at baud.
JIHVUNQB ,
He led the troop * by a roundabout way
to tb t they approtcbtd the Thompson plan
tation over ft high hill , ( rota tbc top of
In obtaining his release by exchange of
prisoners he could scarcely stand alone.
But no sooner was the brave boy free than
he again took up arms. His spirit rose the
higher with every obstacle or danger that
came In his way. Ho lived to see his coun
try free ; he lived to fight strong battles
with the Indians ; he lived to defeat the
British nrmy at New Orleans ; he lived to
be twice president of the United States nnd
to ho admired all over the world for his
patriotism and giand courage. The story I
have told you Is a tradition In my family
The Thompson saved by Andrew Jackiion
when a boy was of kin to my grandfather.
MAURICE THOMPSON.
JAl'AXUSU AVltrc&TMSIIS.
HIMV ( lien Mo n til AmiiHcinciit IN Cnr-
rlt-il On.
Ono of the greatest. If not the greatest
amusement In Japan Is to go and see the
wrestlers. Wrestlers may bo found In
almost every city , and they travel In com
panies through the provinces. On their
reaching a country town a huge clrcus-llkr
booth Is guilt of straw mats , sufficient to
hold an audlenco of.one or two thousand ,
criers ore sent round the town and a four
or flvo days performance Is commenced. The
wrestlers are mostly big men , and the
swells among them look ns tall as Patagon-
lans and as big as Daniel Lambert. In
oidlnary Japanese wrestling , where a com
petitor may lese If ho Is thrown out of the
ring , weight Is an Important factor. The
men arc usually matched In pairs , and thoj
are called upon by an usher , who announces
their names according to a prearranged
program. Two names being called , the men
walk up the opposite sides of a circle , about
twelve or fifteen feet In diameter , marked
out by a band of straw. Here they pause
smack their bands , slap their thighs
stretch their muscles , put up their hands
heavenwards as If invoking a deity for suc
cess , look at each-other , turn round and
tuko a drink.
The next time they advance they may
squat down in front of each other , make a
few grimaces , again slop their thighs , stamp
their feet and make a feint or two ; but
usually It wll | end by their getting up , turn
ing round and having a second drink of
witter. This stamping , slapping , feinting ,
grimacing , may bo repeated half a do on
times , until one having Irritated the other ,
there is a sudden spring , and the two are
locked together In the tusalo , If a fu-
vorlto IIOH won the audience rises , yelling
\\ltli delight ; hatu , tobacco pouches , purses ,
fans , coats , silken sashes and all manner of
things go flying through tbc air toward
the victor
, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tin ? su.ic wtm.li ,
Old Spliim-r nml ( Inew Machine Ar-
rnjcil Oiicu AKiiluxt I InMilIT. .
There are no llttlo things ,
A wnip U but a mmII nrrnlr
Hut patience ? haw ho sillies.
slngu the poet. And it Is true of even BO
small an affair ua a worm. It seems a
very Insignificant thing when wo crush the
unwary earth worm on the wet sidewalk ,
but when he co-operates with his fellows
the worm becomes an Impoitunt factor In
nature's economy.
The slllc worm Is the prtnco of the worm
kingdom. No other has been the object ot
BO much consideration as he ; Tione has cut
such a tiememlou * figure In commercial and
Industrial affairs. No other worm 1ms
tempted fair princesses and sedate clergy *
men to be disloyal to ( heir country's 'laws ,
The silk worm has a fascinating history
that dates away back beyond the days of
Cleopatra ami tlio queen of Elicba. It U
particularly Interesting jusc now because
the silk worm has reached a critical pcilod
in Its history. It threatens to go the way
of many another tlmo-honored thing. The
old and the new , the worm and the machine
have met and the chances am that In this
Instance , as In many otticis , the inudilut-
wlll conquer , the new will supeisrde ibe
old , A machine. Las been invented which
threatens to drive the worm out uf bus
iness , The tlllia of the future will proba
bly be made of spruce wood E.iwiUm and
a few chemicals ,
611k culture wne once one of the cherished
secrets of China anil very clew indeed was
Its progrets to Italy and Franco , where it
has grown to BUCU tremendous proportion * .
There la an Interesting Jlttlo tale to account
for the escape of , tbo secret Jrom Chios , A
GREAT , MIGHTY , INVINCIBLE AND CONQUERING
" \
to
ste
* iS !
merchandising , and is but carrying out , in a particularly m irked degree the ideas that gave it birth and strength.
Toil ask nliy
! e ' 'Estate GUARANTEE ! This Iron Bed ,
with rails instead
" cross
In dcllnnci' ivc itKk any one llrm to eiiiul | ottr Mtoclc Oaks" W > Kitiirnttfri *
our assortment nml our prlesa bnppj ciinililiintlon. "MSTATIJ OAKS" stead of straight ,
nre Httch urrut
HU.IIO Ciimforls , dclliinee pi-lee ! > ' > Stoics f for perfect worth $7.50 ,
HL'.T.O Comforls , dcllitnce price. . , . . * . SI.-T IIIX'Al SIJ _ eiilltrol of lire , Defiance price
SI.Oil ComforlM. ilcllunce price S'J.ur. ,
fhe hold lire
>
! < _ . . - ( > lllinil.els. defiance price I.O. Itli for cleaiillneNs ,
lontter
11 one
s.OO : lllaiiUetN. defiance iirlce iftl.U.'i ordinary chnrKi- fur iliinililllly ,
.T.OO lllnnkels , defiance price i ! 5i.ll ( ) of aii.i kind of mnt liennt.v. $3.15
lf.riO ! per pair I'llluUs. ! > " > <
either hard or i\ei-.t liull-
. - < : i.OO per pair IMIlo.s $1.1O
Heft coal , or ixonil A 111 n a I
or llmille , or corn betui-
Las © GBSfteins Derby cobs If jolt please "Estate " " " "
than any ? ' "
to ' oilier Oliks on P5se'"ri ti Oilk'
TOOK AT TKE'PrilCKS- thn market. Oak" H n'1 nk 'n'i'i't ' f-
nic.\i : si : _
llriiKNcIs Luce Cnrlillns , HI In
it die , H'i ' ll nlM Ilinu , worlh fhe > are the IN Kiiitrnnlccil
> moNl heantlfnl * t i Table * . . . .
! f7 a pnlr ilellane price. . . . , . .Ijtn.OO , top
V1 * and Sl > llrnxsels Cnrtaliis Oak Stoics , V i > > -i- > ; l ! ? fs ? Ml" luilil tire 4n.\45 Inches , worth anywhere
arllMtlcallyaud 'V. ' V' llj C 1""K < > r M Itli Moft
.delta nee prlc < - , . . . - . ! ? LOO ' . ' $12.00 Defiance Price-
! ? M > and $1IlriisScls Cui-lalns mccliaiilcall.i the 'Y SSlf' * , ' Jcs. O j coal I linn nny
most perfect on fs s s sji oilier dak In
the market. f
Ainerlen.
111 mill > < l I rut-tutu *
IIICCAI Si : liiHlenil of the regular slldlllMT ilrntinht door *
"v J V1 * l l tfltl llrlisscls Curtains they are ciititpped ivllh n patent Mcrew iidjnstcr , iihlch TliU rli-giint .sldehoaril
\7 f i dellnnec price. . ' . . . . } 7 * ( > no other Htoxe IIIIH. \ . Hiilhl
-\Js * * * ! * I IS anil WIS Jlrusscls Cni-lalns IIHCAl h3 Ihcj are aliHolutely air llfiht and fSt'AUA.N- - null ,
' 1'HHII TO HOLD Kims .17 HOtllSITII OXI3 CHAIKii : Olf P s = ? = : S = r \ licitiy
J-iV ! ? ltl and iji'Jt ItriiMsrls Curtains iOI'T CO\L. AVe. arc Hole auciilN. U orlh .SIS.OO , ilcllaiicu pill I c u 'v' .
.J > f f - ilelianee price > < IO.IIO price , mirror '
and
\j/Mi * ( ? - . " and l'JT llrnssi'Is Cni'lalns
llnlHli-
* iv' ; ' - ilellanee price l < $ li.r O 10.OO. cd an-
& § A noiuli'rfill lietillilerini-nt of thine.
f IRISH POINTS ' to pnrclinNcr IN M 01 th
f & till UlniN of eoterliiKH , tiiK'Mlrjliriicii- | SS'-J.I ,
* V f ! I'MI It ROOMS
; lelle , < huniHlt : , nttt Mill , plnsli , rtr. In Drll- . . - . ' .
Irish 1'olnf I.ace CnrtaliiH , irnoil < | iuillty and rO.llKOHTAIII.V ili'lliillci- till ) ulinlii tt orlil , uti < iTcr ( "lice c s sar. ' ! n-
< ) . , . rl" . for m\Tioi ) AI.I. tills ueelc it lirililtlful K ilier plutli I'rlrti UUobj"1 KfsS. , # - = $ < \ ,
XS.OO Irish Points fo WIVTKH tt\ C'oneli i > rlli ISIH.OO ctQ 1 Ci El
DelluiR-e I'rli-u tJC1O $1300 $ s
i ! TOVS OF CO Vl < . 1 , il/.UU ] lJ ( i _
rltli I'liliitN for . . .i 'IMilH Npenl N f4 r
51 Irlnh 1'oliitM for ItNi-lf. UnrliiK DOWN IN OUR BASEMENT YOU
l " IrlNh I'oliHH ford Hi IN Krent
\i" . -d IrlHh 1'olitlH for "nellmiee" Snle WILL FIND THESE FEW
' * * * % tte it 111 Nell our
ITEMS AMONG
"HAI1IAVP
DSRBY CURTAIHS
to those ho want
1KM.\.SI I.AII" < lip OUR
11 hard coal hitHc-
If I.r O Derby Curtains , ilctlaiiee prce. , hurnetMC hnve W > < $ : t7.M ( ) Ulllil ,
THOUSANDS OF BARGAINS.
Sr .r O Derby Curtains , dellaiice price , the "I'L3X\SljlAU. " & & f"r .
$ tl.OO Derby Curtains , defiance price. the < Ircul nt I on
$7.r > O Derby CurttiliiN , defiance price. arraiiKciiieiitN of This Ten
Kettle ,
tluMiNto \ es an-
< MIKT
entirely dinereiit bottom ,
from an ? otticr ttortli rOc
$1O Japanese IltiKft , defiance price. . make. The result Deli.iiifo
> fl- Japanese HII H , defiance | , n .i. 1'rlru ,
tftfi .lapniicNe ItiiKH , ilellanee price. . . ! ? ! . < ) ( ) 29c
Jj > lS Japanese KIIKTK , di-flance price. . . $ . > . , - > < >
. HO Japanese KIIKTM , ilellanee price. . . .sti.i- : ;
.sLir .latiancNe IttiKx , defiance price. . . > , . . , This Wiish Itolli-r , Hindu
from extiu ht'.ivy tin , cop
g Defiance 'ale of Carpets per \Vorlh llOtlOIII ,
The Victor Sl.OO
Jt CJT Half \Vool Inurralr , tvortli nr > c : i c \Vish : DrfUncc
fl _ f All Wool limrain , north 7"Jo t-lu Tills four-HL-utloii llnuril 1'rlce ,
' | , TapeNlr > - llrtiHselH , worth ! ) Oe rv ic ClotlieH Horse , not tit fie
X < > Vi > lvfthorth $1 l < > AVorth ll.aB
Dt-ll.inru Price
[ jf' ' t Mii | Hi'lt' ( , ttorth . 1.1' . ' . ' ,
- \ * Oil Cloth , ivorth UK 17c lie
J'X ] l''aoleuni , norlh h.'c
_ - AlattliiK , worth 5c
-i
A large assortment of Lamp
Globes , imported and domes
tic ± ; * ' & This g'obc.WOrtll. '
, , , , e * . .
on a Mil , of ! ? 10.00KI.QU per weclc .or ! jt , lll ( ) per month. S 3.00 Defiance Price $1.45 $ ,
Oil a hill of Ij ! JIO.OO ifl.ZX iiv'r weclc or If 5.O | > per iiionih.
On a hill of ! ? . ! < ) . ( ) ( _ < ; ! . . - , ( ) per eclc or IjS O.OO per inoiiih.
On a hill of $ r.O.OO l .OO per iveelc or $ K.OO per month. IVc flatter ourselves on havlnr ; the most complete line
Oil a hill of 1 ? 7. .OO ! ? per ireclc or ? 1).IM > jier month. of HtovcN mid Htove n IIM.ow 11 hat do you think ot thlni
Oil a hill of i-vlOO.OO U.no per wcelc or If I O.OO per month.
what everynne tellMiiiidrlcH In the city aiiyiiar that'n
On a hill of $ : : O < > .OO IOO | per iveelc or $ ! . * > .OO per month. 40c
A -l-hole Stoi e HII tlNfactlon.
Kood bilker a ml i It IK really a This China Cnspi-
@Saswasf@- dor beautifully
well made pleasure for UH ,
thriiiiKhont. to sell them. Wortli $2.50 ,
A very neat Hand Lump , worth '
JKJc , defiance price He AV * ha le NO Id During thlH Hufiancu I'rico. .
A iiretty Decorated Lamp , north tlll-NC NtOVCN Kreat" Dellaiice"
ijSI.OO dellaiice iirlce . 1.7. for the past ! > j wale ive are
A very Hiiell Hall Lamp , win-Ill yearn and they [ ( / B < lIllK to Nell
JS.OO : , dellanue price i l.UO > , the ri-Kiilar
An elt-Kraiit VIINC Liiiiin , hcatifl- hai e alia > tt $1S.i > O stoics
fnlly decorated , north it : , dell Klveii perfect for
aiice price ! jil.s.1 : This ilapniincd Sliovnl ,
\ \ " < - have over UtlO ( ) Ilaiif InK Lamps , orlh Dell.inco north l Trice. c--
ivorth ijt..OO , tfn.r.O , l-KI.OO , if.rl ( ! ( , anil Si.r.o
Home ! < < 7.no and ijtS.tK ) all will' he. Drlliincc
mnrlced at the defiance price of I'l-lc'c ,
ss.es STEEL Any of these 60c
KOIIllH Mill
Tiimbli-rs , irorth ( > c , delluiice ] irlcee
lie xolil ton
Cake Stiuiils , north , * > Ou , ilcllaiice ThlH
Iirlce illte n n.10 inoit . foul
I'ltchei-N , worth itdc , dellaiice otir ciiNy .Sriiltle , Japinncd
Iirlce J-c IhiUh , north IlOu
Ill-end 1'lalcM , ivorth IIRc , ilellanee The "Xeiv Iiayincnt l > elliiiive 1'rlee ,
price 1-lc plan at
Km"
Steel
1-I'lcce Cream and llitttcr hetM , ndvcrllMcd. 18c
worth il.0 ( ) , dellaiice price. . . -Illc III-ICCH.
lll-UlllMVl-
Coi ereil I''rnlt ' lion Is , worth lIOc , - NO DISCOUNT We luivc an cnorinoti.s stock and
defiance price,1
Sauce Dishes , worth I Of , defiance all the COUNT TO variety of
lu II t CO A I ,
price u CM Hteel
h-.ltn and 1'eppers , worth fie , dell- riuKU III YKItS Oil Heaters
. _ _ " rl M' " made. ASVK
- -
' i' 'rins Toothpick lloldi-rs , north Illc , ile- .Vote the IIAVH OXU
S. J
' -lc price. The Little- Giant , worth $7 , r/
price
y/ 1IA. > QUI5T LAJIP mice PHICI3
'iiljrf onyx IIIIHC , Syrup JIIKN , iviirth l5c , dellaiice ThlH raiiKo TO AM , . Price . . . . .
worth IO
Wlffy Kold plated , take- price JOe $ ,
$ . 7 out fount , north ln , , itde CaotorH , worth SOe , dell- toe The Splendid , worth $ to ,
SyI3 | , dcllance. price , mice price 1 Doliancc Price .
Celery IH h , worth -IOc , dellnnce
price
Clilncso princess , they say. was married to
an Indian'prince. IJcfnro she went away to
lor new home ehe grew very liomeBlck , and
when she heard that no mulberry trees grew
about her new palace and that no silk gowns
were to be had unless they were Imported
from China. * bo straightway1 hid a few rnul-
n > rry seeds and silk worms' egh's In her hair
and carried them away to her new home.
Any one who has observed the Chinese
woman's coiffure will have no difficulty In
bellovlng that tale. From India the silk
traveled eornehow to
, \orm and mulberry
Persia. Each nation In Its turn seems to
mvo been anxious that the secret should gene
no farther , and to have made stringent laws
agaluit taking worms' eggs or mulberry seeds
out of the country.
Another piece of faithlessness was the
means of Introducing the silk Industry to
the western world. About the year 600 , bo
runs the story , two Persian priests were
exiled from their native land and probably
as a. means of revenge , as well as to Insure
their favorable icceptlon In a strange coun
try , they cairled seeds and eggs with them
In uollojv canes. In due time the precious
bccret was hnpoited to the emperor of Con
stantinople Looms were set up In the Im
perial palace and ladles did the weaving.
According to tradition all the silk worms of
tliu western wotld are descended from those
wought In the ens to Constantinople In the
> cnr COO. Only ouco since has there been
an Important Importation of eggs from Asia.
That Mas about IbiiO , when the late Dr. Pas
teur went tit the bilk growing regions of
Kitmci lo tiludy u germ dlscaso which
tincutmed to destroy the industry. Pasteur
solved the problem very simply by advlslug
a return to nature. Worms were reared lu
tha opeu ulr and only healthy moth * were
allowoa to breed.
And DOW after all theie centuries of trou-
bio cornea t , Swlas Inventor y ho claims to
bo able to make silk , which looks every bit
as good as the worm's product , from an
Infusion of sawdu&Uand alcohol.
Lfc : OK
"Ureak It to me gently , mamina , " plain-
lively chirped the young chick on the In-
Bldo of the shell to the old hen that was
using her beak to assist In the hatching
out process ,
Papa ( Who is a general ) I suppose when
you grow up you will , be a soldier like me.
Billy ( contemptuously ) You bet I won't ,
Soldiers don't kill any one nowadays , I'm
going to bo a motannaii on a trolley car.
Llttlo Girl Here's another closet , Hain't
wo got lots of 'eimdn. . our house ? Neigh
bor's Little Girl Yea. Sly mamma says
there's a skeleton In one of . 'em , Let me
ECO It , will you ?
Sunday School Teacher Willie , I'm sur
prised at you ! Why don't you believe the
blblo ? Willie Coz you told mo It Bald If
I honor my father nnd mother my days
would bo long In the land. An' they ain't ,
coz ma puts mo to bed at 7 o'clock Just
( he eamc.
"Do you go to school , little boy ? " "Oh ,
yes , sir , I love to go to bcliool , " "What do
you study reading , writing and arithme
tic ? " "All of those , sir , " "And are you
familiar with punctuation ? " "Oh , yes In *
i ! Ml , Eir. Teacher punctuated her tire
lua1 week an' I mended tt for her In less'n
ten minutes , yes , indeed , sir. "
"Mamma , what Is beredltj T" asl.cd Hobby
shedding a few tears and laboriously trip
ping o\tr the syllables of the long word ,
"Why , It is It is something you Bet from
your father or mo , " replied tb mother ,
Bllcnco for two mluutcs , tad more tears.
"Then , mo , " he asked , "Is spanking he
reditary ? "
"Do you know wjiere the bad people who
do not go to church go , Johnnlno1 "My
pop ROCH fishing1 '
How very easily a child may get out of
a scrape U shown by the case of the llttlo
nephew who had gone to bo the guest of
his aunt , and who , on being asked at tea
if ho had not been helping himself secretly
to Jam , said quietly : "Plcabo , auntie , pa
never "lows me to talk at meals. "
Mr. Dollalrs , an old English clergyman
of pugnacious tendencies , stood six feet two
Inches In his stockings , Ho had once been
wounded as midshipman on board the
Spartlato , at Trafalgar , and afterward got
a commission In the Fifteenth Husuars ,
where ho was ono of the best lightweight
bruisers In the regiment. Subbcquently ho
took holy orders and went to do duty for
a friend in Warwlckbhlro , The ribbon
weavers In the congregation were an ex-
cltablo lot of men , and when he got up to
preach they evinced their dislike to him
as a stranger to tbo parish by cat calls and
unpleasant epithets , Thereupon , addressing
them , ha said ; "You ara a pack of cowardly
fellows , who would not dare to act us you
are doing If you thought I could defend
myself , but I have served the king lu hlu
navy and his army , and If > ou will pick out
> our best man I will KO Into tha church |
yard and have It out with him , " They did
so. Their champion got severely the worst
of the encounter , Then they took tlio par
son on their shoulders , set him again In the
pulpit , and lliUnod to his sermon as quiet
as mice , and when the old incumbent died
petitioned the lord chancellor , in whoso
gift wcs the picferment , to appoint Mr. Ilel-
lulrs , who at the tlmo of his death in 1872
was the Hon. Canon of Worcester , and had
made ncdworth a model parish long before.
No man was better known , both as clergy
man and maglbtrato , In Warwickshire. Lord
Hill , the peninsular general , at whoso house
ha was often a guest , used to Illustrate his
versatility by asking him wliwi ho arrived :
"Which is it to be this time cockpit or
pulpit ? "
Bishop Harvey Goodwin of Carlisle , told
a writer In Longman's Magazine how an ex
tremely eminent man In the Anglican hier
archy used to get rid of bores. ( Jetting
upon his feet and affectionately taking the
visitor's hand In both of his , ho eoid , In a
tremulous voice ; "And must you go away ? "
'I hen the bishop of Carlisle ( It was at Jllshop
Wordsworth's table ) arose , warmly grasped
my right hand and went through the entire
proceeding with a baddened fate. I could
not but say that had the great man so ad
dressed my lowly self I should havu hast
ened to reply : "I was Just going ; but 1
can watt a llttlo longer , " The sentimental
expression passed from Ulsjiop Goodwin's
strong face and ho rejoined with firmness ; j
"You couldn't say that If you saw the way |
In which the Ex-arch did It all , " ,
Willy Do animals go to heaven , pirsonf
Parson Goodman No , William probably
not ; at least , we have no reason to think so.
Willy Then the milk and honey in heaven
must bo canned goods , I suppose.
Delia Coldcash ( reading from letter ) :
"Lord rhumplcy prays that I will accept
bis unit. " Jack Cuinso ; "That la a new
form of the Lord's prayer. " Delia Cold-
cash : "Yes ; I suppose it U from too Wo
man's Bible. "
A CUOKKD-I !
II. r Jiainur in St. NidioUii. . " * *
"M
"O imly , " Haiti u biuvo nnd courlcotw
knight ,
AVhllu waiting for lii supper nt nn Inn ,
"To nui It Is 'i very imlnfiil-'Hlijhl ,
To see you blUtcrlnjj your very pretty
Over that broiling Jlin nnd blnylng light.
And though u thousand tiluinphu t
might win , ,
In field or louinoy or In off-hand fight ,
I really think it would bo quite a tin .
For mu to now fortmka you In such
plight.
"Ho , while I tire not of the battle's din ,
JtecuuBu I uni a bruve and courteous
knight.
If I might hope your fairy hrind lo win ,
I would cliungo places , If you think it/a
right ,
And Htlr the ponldgo thick or stir It thin ,
Jiint us you hid inc. morning , noon or
night ,
Am ) thus together wo might keep the
Inn
Kor caned In nrmnr I'm protected quite ,
While you would uuvo your Illy , mllk.-
whltu skirt , "
Ho runs the legend. Tims do men cinlaln
Tlio ( jtierr deHlfii by which IB still be-
The slKH that maiks through -wind and
sun and ruin ,
"The Hostelry ot the Moat Courteous
KnlKht. "
The greatest puzzle LI Hung Chang flndi
In western civilization Is the unmarried
women , Ha takci It for granted that every
woman ho meets has entered a state of mat
rlinony , and Invariably ask * her how many
children ehe has. In China a woman who
Is not married and tbo mother of children
can scarcely be laid to taovo la good sot
'
clety. i
I. .