~.?=t '_' ._ ,, , .v.._YF..-...., s. .at .__ ,_ L- '“ B . -» ...f~: __t§ w.-... | _ iff W __ _ _ Y : _f,_]_ _ ' » J _ _ ' _ _ .a ]ULY‘3i 1999 -__ . ‘ ALL- - __ f\_‘”“ _ _ 'sir ` ' _ i _...t i _ Q. ` " ` ELL mg, ‘ood friend. WUC” “ ` 'gy leads to the tort?" Uk” l tn. British soldier. ll \‘° _ |¢`n,d "pm his mueket in Bull of (he llllllhi- 11is`°'i‘ory" blacksmith sued N" ** the three-cornered hat or the COIN" aadtai army. But. ohservillt 01° um” to in it :mush soldier. he Nv"°d= “straight or-_ my ww- “ii 1°" §°°" luck go with you and our torcel &ouiderinl his market. 15° "““ dier paused to thank the blnvk-Blll"h» sea remarked. "saith we an WU’ in need of luck." Then he continued hla journey. Once more the smith bent to his taak at the terse- B! Ml 'uh “°°d time Du-ia. uensuy the lvl \’°“°" the work ot his father most abaorb~ inl; but now his tholllhll W°;° “M upon the metal as it was beaten iut0 Ohana He was thinking or the sol- disr who had Pl-U80 5 um" tm" since. "sneer," are ns. °"tvin be s ions time 'fore rm a man. won't lt?" The amith wiU°5 ui* 'V°" 'mm ms bmw and chuckled as he l’°DU°¢f 'You are sprouting up like I *V004- hoy. Ask mother. and she will tell you that she te losing her baby “lf-`\ enough. But what boobies 10° 13°"- oe r' 'zz wi. :ut uniting* laid °"’°- naseunry. 'mst N Uh ¢° 0° "W .gs agar with me sewers. vel! Pm 'gqghigmditilbayeanandiilfl 'tore l'll be a man. I ¢"P°ll-" \ *rims a-rough,” qeoth the rathentll i he renewed his labor. souowxnrnssommizn Yet David could not banish 111° vision ot the soldier who was l'0` eet is egut-to dxht. isnt U h° Nm pdf would like to battle and do bNV° leeds. Finally. he aiipped 170|!! 01° ahap, and hsrdiy eonaoious of what hs was doing. ran down the wld alba; which the aoidiar was travel- Ull- David‘a lags were short; his stew were tiny: but so ouiekly dii 5' “'*°'° those sturdy limbs that before ver! long the soldier was in silht. At the mmf time there came the S0\111¢| of tiring in the distance. Presently the boy heard the tramp ot many het.. The soldier heard them. too, br immediately he ran to the aids of the road and hid himself in the Qiokat. Rica then appeared round the Nm g tg. rosa a company °i ¢h° Am"- lana. David by this time had iml~ iated the example ot his soldier friend and was hidden close by- TUG aoidler, thinking to make at least one shot and than escape into the thick nnderhrush, whero capture seemed im- possible. carefully sighted his rinn. Be Bred. and ti. figure clothed in blue and bud tumbled to the ground. Quickly Lhe soldier dashed deeper into the wood. biting aI the end of ts cartridge and reloading his muaket as ha ran. Ho would have got away. no doubt, had not chance shot nf the enemy found in htm a mark. Down he crashed, as did the man he had shot, All ot this Davy had seen. At ilrst tha little fellow was greatly fright- saeil Then the thought name to him that this was war. rn whidr ho had I ,gg _ tit. 2 1-. 0 _ O _K ' ' . l" diers searched. The i commandeI_`o! i \ ~: _.¢_ _ga-f ,_ to . _ ~i .5 "\_ _ Q t . the force evidently imagined that a. considerable number ot the British Wu, posted to check his advance Long time the skirmiahers hunted Then they withdrew, and alter-some consultation with his lieutenants `the leader ordared the march'r°l\-im°¢ Now that everything was over. David telt_weak and taint. How tar it seemedito home! i-is waited ef course"until the'Co1oni&is were lvl! ll the distance Then he _trudtdd bidi to the smithy. '_; t~wl:,'W=\' Br-sathiesslystrsrnulously. he r°uf°d _. go;-ni h||‘;1ory_- to hisitather, who lik toned scarceiyfcreditinz U10 *all B" the story',‘wss_tr~ue-and there was I-‘fmore to it. For it so heliD¢“€d th" Stihl; tiny fellow had halted the Amer *Yi |@|\n's long enough `to prevent them ffs' from "reinfo;¢ing;their‘ comrades who ‘§::"w¢,-ev engngsikif in_f_.‘a,-desperate; iight with.t_he British§ nrmy.~ And thls_deisY *caused the rebels totlose the_hattie 0! ' " Staten island! __ f ; - vel David had been to'w'ar, and he V _.` had done nobly for his _country. 'But now that he had seen Just what WHY really wus. no longer did he desire so strongly to shoulder a gun and ' march awav to iight it was nice to ¢-\ -:ri~ .Lv »",i‘ ~_"‘€ complete as it mighvhav Und" march, no doubt but then it wouldnt he nice to be shot like his poor lrieni the British iniantrymari Ate His§Children __ ` rt T E Rn queen or Dennmrir once reid I visit to the Danish colony in Ice land, where tha§.S00d old bishOP °~'" “arms himseifto the utmost ro show `_he;- ever-yihingrthat w:is~worth seeing. The queen.paid`mani‘ compliments 10 bel' host. and.»ha\1liE learned that he was B family man, _'graciously inuuifm h'-‘W many ciiiiar-en§he:n;m_ it happened that the Dnnish word`tor "children" is almost identical in sound with the Icelandic ;_word»for vsherp." so the worthy hf'h°P, _whoseaknowledge or Daniaawas not asi_ stood her majesty to ae _ vr Url-|15' sheep he owned, and DNNPUY U1", swered: . » » -7' "Two hundred." ew" i "Two hundred children!" cried thel queen, thinking the good man woe J0k'| ing. “How can you possibly mziiniiliil such n number’_'" |` “F.nsil_v enough, please your majt=siY." replied the genial uid prelnte. with e cheer-ful smile. “ln the summer I turn them out upon the hills to gross anti when tvintot' comes I kill and eat them! ` Always Wore a Hai: HERE lived a very old man called tlie‘duke of Sussex. He nearly ___ _ __ _ _ - ~ always had had liealtli, tiriti what _= f*“_§:f- _ _ ` _ . _ * »V_._,\» - ' _ he was most afraid of wus having to _ . Ji f`_.~="__;f ` _ ‘ _ "`_ ~ -""' _ stuhvi with his liwtwi \irit‘o\'€reti_ .sig-_'_:§ Qf- ` '=“;._ _ ~ _ .\'t»\v. iikt- nil ti.e other people, the duke j‘;.;_§9`- . , \ _»-_f__~ _ _» ~ - __ ‘__ __` h:i` _ '_ __»~'.~fV"`-.'_"`__‘ ";\;.".» .l ‘._ ._:: ‘ E " 1- ‘i A~ ' h A . ' ____ _ _ _______)_ _ ._. .Qt 5.. iii.; t rr¢.irlti tiitiiiug told t at one dar. he 1 - ,_._-.~_..`r;:_..-~__;;;;~;L_ .i ht--iii :sit-.1 the .mn if .ie mid _ all--.\_' him to wear his nightt-:ip alv~'a.\'S. ..e»`” / This -|ti»\eu_ who was verv thnnkfui for _ fill thni tho wise nhl tluke'ha-i .lime for THE S..\liTH POi\".i`S OUT THE \\`.\\' TO THE SOLIDER _ _ - - her, at olive ‘riicinusly grnrrirtl the re- »,,___~~ _ V quest. lniicofi, she ovoii euiii to him, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ".\iy lnrfl. you can wear tivo iiigiitcapa “fren longed igfiriko a slim--r. .\o\v ~so iionry than :t »~>~, l _'i his _-'i ;»"=rl:~‘ vi .\iir~.-:‘1ii. llittrl \"'/t-i ii ' '~ ' Q :~t-~ni, thu boy <~_-:rwit-ii in \\-lit-ro the urzil pulled \'-'z . ~ L ` LN* .laid British _~mlii!r>r lziy. li»- i'_\I~‘\-ii tif-i'~-iisly tht i . _ ~ l. 1-l ~ \1ho musitet siiirhrly-_ It tt-its inivy ears. t- r e -_ tt ' ywse an ienrnedwe-11. 1 . 5' _:' 1 _ ’ ..- ~_ orii__\ \\'_:i;ilr~t‘\\' null _' |»i_it-f- 'i`li--r~- ’ ~ his nrghtcup when he uns in the pres once of the queen, :ind nn one laughed .it liiiu bo H l _ __ _H fi .1-_,mp nf i,-___ 1, s ' _ _i~ti io tio witliuut the '\wliir~. `i'l~.»~ ng tv-riilii linve :Korn drink. lrv\'.'~~'.' _'_ so the Or-leitris mon timk tho i\'.:.t»:~___'\s into th-'lr lriruis, anti ih~n r;i-_\».- ni! =;ii tiotvii #rt 1!_-\ finm-I .»\n! t*'_~~ri~ *i `_\' .l:‘:ink T \ \\ii;t- :.:;i .crloti "L.~n_: live the ltiu.:f" °?‘I I The king ltiuglieil vw. :z~'i»~h ’~-- iioed, at thi' \\;i`_\- 1:. .»":;~‘I'i l:»- l' ii been dci'e..:~l_ ihr :_~ z._i~i ::r~>.t~~1 ~_» make the Liritiiiis ::i~rz ~i:i:.l; `-\!.c standing up, .intl h, "¥\'ell. toll iu;r _u---ll i_t\ _ i- s §i"¢“.i..f§‘°"`§ `“il~i’“""i`. 1”" . i" i Iii i lgk \ _ i l\ _ -._ _.,, ~ .__ ',: ;. <\_i[ _ eu a\\':i_\ " No Choice lu the Matter. Mart" Ycti’~'o onlv 'U .. . _ .'\‘~if_~-i l'-,_;rt_iil:cr and in-‘tiwr .\:t- :~i . ' - r r' ri il i t _ie Millie: That rn<.knsi1 fi ‘wit r. ?.l\' rents p.t-ltr-ri rw - iii, i i _ urs lint] to i i t . P3 ' . ‘ iih ji nice you zacily :is you came. NCE upon a time there was tt little girl named ii~l_ ‘. U _.__ _I `1 ii " , i ; » though his teh a the mu ua¢xy\` ‘fm across the may diligently. hut on thu third :hay she managed to catch glimpse oi’ Mandi' as that worthy h‘ie& to dod o into the house before has former iiostess could cali to her E“h_lnndy! Please come overt" aiai V0 _‘y'!'i. A minute passed. the Kan? pokeQ i;_er fgce cautiously cult the'uc;;7r,` t li KE i lffl. OTCBB iurgltiéirg inasvgft for her. Obserilnz tba the coast wad clear, however she w tina_lIy induced to approach t-he “W1 .. i "Do m over," pleaded Evelyn. ‘ _gs sclgi-:°ahout'i" qusried Handy h ai w sper. "She'."' replied the mystliied Dvolyli. hiandy screwed her taco into a pudker, and Jerking her thumb myeteriouslyi toward the mansion. explained, "Thai lady what cha ‘d us." _ "Oli, no._'_' tl* other responded, reas- snnni,iy, M.s. Green isn't about; bo- sirios. she wouldn't harmdyou." Mniidy shook her heed oubtiuily. "I_ dont know; she looks just 'sactl ike s. iidy what hit me over the heati' wui.Jt_ I was playin' on a doorstep." "But what is it you wont to he a-tellin" me?" she asked, curiosity getting tha hetter ci’ discretion. "I wanted to know if you and Lllais. rind Jimmy and all the rea! fof yo t~o»_iidn't pay me a visit this evening!-f do my best to entertain you." said"' Quixote." She smiled in her friendlidl fashion as she awaited a decision. _,Q ' 1 I KI' A [` _ _ li' 1 -zi- . _ I ~_ fi ~ tl , _ ._ Q5 fs __\_ _ __ After much reflection, Mand req&d-l edkslowly, "Well, I guess wsykin. I'l\ as ma." To Evelyn‘s unbounded delight, “ma” gave consent. and Mandy pro ull the Peebles children would iialf»pa.st 7 o’cl0ck_ 1 At the hour upgointed the POQNQ hi solemnly throng the gate whlds o n upon the carriage drive. llr-s. Penal had emphatically insisted that th shoulrin't climb over the garden wall was the custom therctofosa. ' folks don't gay no calls in that Wea, she had eai _ On the other hand. Peebles didn't have tha courage to elm the creat stone steps at the entrance the mansion So. after a long arle with the coachmun, they were through the gates and were perviit ' ;_mock upon e door at the rear-of ‘ ouse. ~ Try as she would to put thenr at t eir ease, Evei{n was a. make her guests un end mmum nity. Arrayed in their very bCt the Peebles had also donned their "o pany manners." and their studied, ng was remarkable. um* '» 91' mlnhef Wll ll ll the iootman who showegngqn 'lo seats in the reception ha* which ly: had made ready for 0 snbsr _ m n. 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