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To 11 sud low ”a mung I teI A How odtbo Eu Humid“ u- wuu . flow God the}: tonal Cu” to undo vb“ my submit! one; _ .-L u-_.-| .0- guy w __-- , “9' qod tho P684710“. 1. __-.‘ -.\'-i‘| a man standing by stands Dutch, inform ing his master that Slowly the giant descending from the * trembling Tottic wit} in; a rim of buffalo-h the waggon-whocl. 1.“ ~Now." remurkw auce. “ vou will Heel unco, " n. mggcr is going to hunt Just then a small hand out. of aunt pi! and inquired what t] was the giant's wife. of the straying of the no bounds. wan mo gaunt. my " 1510.3: cm ‘. slant (Thrush him 2 thrash {he she cried out in a shrill v the wuggon. and with her drawing out a huge ” sjum strip of prepared hippopot to drive the after-oxen wit to her spoxuc, “ Cut the black devil 1" she went on don‘t hit his head. or he w to”wnrk aflerwurd. NT making the blood come -, ’1 salt to rub in." . .I "But there, was; laugh, mul_ {11M m out ” Famtmwk. our) ; ik is Van Zyl 2" '(Get out. n-nuw, 1 mn Van Zyl!) This was ink-rpn-tod to Jvromy by me bystanders. “ All right. and tell him fix“ 1 mm Jones. A hamv he may have heard before.“ was the 1:1_-]}Iy. .. , L..-!.. -znb Onllnn- whence win want J or answer. .This romnrk was laughter from Hm collected. in which heartily when it v n-Iusc “II“‘VUI .'l‘hiq ronmrk was rrm-ivrwl with n shunt of laughter {mm tho nrowd which had now collected. in which the giant john-d very heartily when it was interpreted tn him. Giving Jorvmy it show to one nido. he ngnin httml thv grout sjamhnck. for tho pnqxu‘m of bringing it down on the Hottmr tot. ’Anuthor Dl‘t‘Olltl and horomy ind anatclml'thv “hip from his hand. nnd amt it flying fifty yards away. Then realizing that his nntuguniut WM really in onrnmt, thu great hntvhnmn mlcmniy wt himself to l'rlISh him.- hunhlfitiz‘t fiat. Wh‘vh win tho 911.0 01 a thh In: M mutton. he Struck with it]! his ntronuth straight at the unaiiuiimnn'shmd. [Imitho Now caught tho aim ml :1 erah lvg of ““1110an 9'”wa thh all in ntrmsmh atrmglxt My lho Engllshnmu‘s hrml. llml Hm Mow caught Jnromy, it wmxld_‘in all pmlmlllllty hu'c killohhim -. hm hm wan n “ramped hour. and witlmnt mmlng luu l- l}. he swung his homl lomm aide. Tho [flier] flat passed him harmlosaly. nncl striking the pmwl 0! film Waggon. «em clean thron h it. Next innunt several of tho giant's able rod 0! wore rolling loom in his month. my Ind roturmfil tho «who by a right- Indor. into which he \In all big power. find which would have L mm backward. A arms slum: (mm the ”mud Engluhtnm allowed thin blow. .nd . cannon-thou! from the crowd o! Och- mca, who pointed triumphantly to cm ole la tho “out yellowwood [and node by and: champion'l an. and uh! win no nodal my other 'ou don‘t mean “u v I it uu, u wzu 3mm. and woman“ mm that wot hing «deuce. at. hurt. con WWW- chum womb tumor! m lab.» 'llorv «In. u» bin): to dd tad Whin t ‘3" shnuuwl Hu- giant. . ~ro-my t-xplainod that he wanted him hm brutality. And what win thb ““10 man do i: l aha A NOVEL. Was this. Among the Boers or the .. unchtmnul'fl festivn} mu 1 slant da swurtsel !" 2 thraah the black creature). ‘in a. shrill voice, running to and with her own fair hands a huge “ sjumbock," that is. a. med himmpotumuu-hidc. used afier-oxcn with, and giving it c, “ Cut. the liver out of the " she. went on. “ but mind you head. or he won‘t be able to go Ftcrwurd. Never mind about blood come 1 ‘I have got lots of mm 10 say that, great brute that poor little devil ‘2" sum“ In Woman put her *nt pitched by Aha, waggim,“ hat the matter was. She wife. On being informed of the ox, her wrath knew wuuwr. don 5d Jeremy’s acquaint how a Boer deals with {his me man who did not make you brain-sick fellow was flu ”than wn who dad to M w ”IL“- 15m tamed his mpuflucus “I mum u )ouBr-l but“)! u may h.“ 0‘. , . 0U “'58. W. v- vv-w' -' “ For hooven'l uh. my do“ (0130'. N mom“ Thuwwmullyou; hunk 31:03:93 ‘5‘: la thd'l'nmul.’ You on I. a or you! ,thouh.’ ‘f H. m‘ try,” aid Jeremy. Inc-lull . «upping buco- md wobtoon. “ W you hol on {or mo?" “ Hold hem !" nnlwoud the man! (allow. wl wuo good sort; “ 5y. t t will. and I would no lull I luv- to no you lick him. D go him; don‘t let him; strike you or he will kill you. I luv him ‘ nun an ox once with a blow of his fin." Jeremy umilml. I " Stop," he said. .. Ask that coward if I bust him. if he will let off that miserable beggar 1'” and he pointed to the trembling: llottcutot. The question was put and the great man auswu-ed " Yuh. (yth '.” ironically. and then expressed his intention Of blocking Jeremy Into smnll pieces in the com» 0! the next two minutes. 'l‘l, , ..Z.. ..0 'l‘henvtix-és' med one smother was a trifle over six foot. Jeremy was a uxglqunde; ql‘x: tuv ucnv unu up. ....... Then they heed one another. The aunt wait 3 trifle over [six foot wveu high '. Jeremy was 1 tritle under “1100i two end a. half. end looked short belide him. ,But one or two critical obeerven. looking et the letter now that he was strip d (or the encounter. shrewdly goes“ that the Dutchmen would have his work cut out. Jeremy did not. it is true. scale more then fourteen stone six. but his proportions were perfect. The great deep chest. the brewaxy arms. not very large. but a mass 0! muscle, the short strong neck. the quick ei'e and ‘ nmseive leg, ell bespoke the strengt l of a young Hercules. It was evident too that though he was so young. and not yet come to his full power. he was in the most perfect training. The Boer. on the other hand, was . enormous, but his flesh was somewhat soft. Still. knowing his feats. the Englishmen present sighed for their champion. feeling that he haul no chance. For a moment they stood facing each other, then Jerem made a ieint. end. get- ting in. planted a reevy blow with his left hand on his mlvereery'e chest. But he was to pay for it. for next second the Dutchmen got in his right hand. and Jeremy was lifted clean off his feet, and sent flying backward among the crowd. 1 .1 ,-,_ A. .....i‘..,] nun-l Thu Boers cheered. the giant smiled and me Englishmen looked am}. They knew how it would be. ‘ ‘ But Jeremy picked himself up little the worse. The stroke had struck the muscles of his chest. and had not hurt him grhatly. As he advanced the gradually-increasing urnwd uf l‘lnulishmen cheered him warmly, and he swore in his heart thst he would justify those cheers or die for it. n mm at this iuncture that Ernest and VIt 61m at this juncture that Ernest ma Mr Alston came up. _ , " Good heavens !" exclaimed the former, “ it is Jeremy." A. 0‘ 7‘:__ _‘ _ Mr. Alstox'x took glange. .‘.. gluuuu. “ Don‘t let him see you, you will put him 1 ofl'.” he said. “ Get behind me." ‘ Ernest obeyed. overwhelmed. Mr. Alston shook his head. He recognized that Jeremy had a poor chance, but he did not say so to Ernest. Meanwhile Jeremy came up and faced the Dutchm‘n. Encouraged by his late success. presently his advera ry struck a wanwndout «bloww. at him“, Jeremy. dodged, and next instant sucweded in land- ing huch a fearful right and left full on the giant‘s (ace than the latter went recling backward. ‘ 1-)“... DuUnW Dun. A yell of frantic excitement arose from the English portion of the crowd. This was indeed a. David. The Dutchman suon recovered. and in his turn, rendered more cautious. kept out of Jeremy‘s reach, trying to strike him down from n. distance. For a. round or two 110 im mrtnnt blow was struck. til) at last a bril iunt idea took possession of the young follow whc- hmichargc of Jcrcmv‘s coat. ‘5 ' . A .u \--..1-. ‘7 I.“ whispered ; “he‘s soft." ‘ Jeremy took the advice, and next round succeeded in getting in two or three blows straight from the shoulder, and every one of them bruised the huge body sadly. and made it rather short of wind. Next round he repeated the some tactics. receiving himself a stroke on the shoulder ‘ that for a moment rendered his left arm helpless. Before another second was owr however. he lmd his revenge‘ and the blood was pouring from his adversary’s lips. And now did the popular excitement on both sides grow intense. for to the interest attaching to the encounter was added that of national feeling. which was then at a high state of tension. Englishmen. Dutch- men. and a mob of Ksfirs yelled d 'shoutcd, and each of the former two to t that the honor of his people was on the issue. And yet it was an unequal fight. “I believe that your friend will be a match for Van Zyl," said Mr. Alston, coolly, but the flash of his eye belied his coolness; “and I tell you what. he's a. devilish fine fellow too.” ‘ .-..J. ...... ,l (lcvumu unl- Avuuu u..." At that moment. however. an untoward thing happened. The giant struck out his strongest. and Jeremy could not succeed in entirely warding off the blow. though he broke its force. (Washing through his guard. it struck him on the forehead. and fora. moment he dro pod senselfis. His second rushed up am dashed some water «wrr him. and in another instant he was on hialogs again; but for the rest of that round he contented himself with dodging his adwrsury'n attack, atwhich the Dutch- men cheered. thinking that his iron strength was hrokex). 1-- AL- n:v.1l Oimn But presently, when for Jeremy camé up with the at of determination in his eye that the gming of the nc twitching o} the lip sho measure of distress. lqokimz Ml! I'll“: u w an In unv... lint presently, when for tho nixtli time Jeremy camé up with the some quiet look of determination in his eyes. and, exce t that the inning of the nostrils and the twitching oi the lip showed a Certain monaureoi‘diatresa. looking but little the Worse, they turned with anxiety to examine the condition of the giant. It was not very promising. He was pcrspiring profusely. and his enormous chest was rising and falling irre ularly. Wherever Jeremy‘s strokes hsd fiollon. too. I great blue bruise had riaon. It won evident thnt his Condition was the worst of the two. but still the Boers bod little doubt of the imie. It eould not be thot the man who had mice for A bet quellcd the struggles of .n wild ox. holding it for the space of five minutes by the horn. could be worsted by an linuliahrlad. So they caq‘ed on him t’q thp playing with the boy a d crush him. 'l‘lms encouraged? the «first come on. striking out with'iearful force but wild! , for he could not box. For thin, man I or more Jeremy contented himocll with avoiding the blown ; then. seeing on oppor. tunity. he planted a heavy one an hil mlvermiry‘a (heat. This numeral him And throw him off his guard. Ind. tifling tho offemiwpderemy dodged in right under the huge fish, out hit a ward With all his pOWN'. u'1‘hud.thnd " The round of the Now: could be heard Mty yards off. Nor were they without their effort. The “in! staggered. end. amidst fenrfnl shout: and groans. tell like am one struck with o pole- nxe, But it was not over yet. In mother moment he was on his leg- ogoin. und. 3 t- ting out blood and tooth. come rel-tug uni-night at Jeremy. o (aerial end donning spectacle. Ashe come.Joromy will hit him in the face. but it did not“ stop him. and in mother second the hngoonmhtd (‘lonod round him and held him like s vice. " Not fair! no it din l" Mud Ch, Ingllshmr-n. tilt the r on. In“. hodid‘p'mrrL Putting [l‘ll'f‘fiw l'llVF1‘ll Il‘luI-I IIIIII nun- .h _ _ ,, “ Not fair 7 no hiding?" shout/ed tho Englishmen. b'm the Boer hold on. lmhad. ho «In! more. anna I“ his vs» "tong“: into his efinn. ha Itnintd Ind , c . moaning to \m Jammy up 3nd duh im on the ground. But In 1 unld Hume shouts from the crowd. Jeremy shod Rm, moving not an iuch. Whempou the Bonn called out. nyina chum w“ not a mortal. hutunvni ”and mu: I M. m lambs: grind him. at mm Hit 1n x ' spat out unnu- of .. find a the «me Why!“ cum. wd bout the body the giant smiled and ed sud. They knew the situation at. a !lw gram: n. " B? (“or «. he um throw him next tmze.’ um ;. Alston to Brno». who In: until: like a I“! with tho autumn; '- loo'k he in turning thin; the mph named“) in mm him 3 luv $11ch from 030553. Dun. And. W. Jouuy no in M1 out. be his unu- won tut bin. undid out at him in um “Add um. um! ho to. thinking with bittu Ion-ow thst ho out an um all. for n Englishm do“ not lit. to he beat evon when he hu (ought hit but. Just then it wu. when things were beginning to swim wound him. thtt 5 voice he loved, und which ho hid bun listening for this mnuy months. ring in hit curs; whether it. w“ hucy or whether be readily heard it he knew not. .. lemcmber' Marsh Joe.’ Jeremy and liit him. Don’t be beat. For God’s sake. lift him i" ‘ ' I l ....:‘I "no lllfi uuu t I Now there was a trick. which I will not tell you. my reader, but which I famous ‘ Eastern co mica wrestler. known as Mush Joe. had taught to Jeremy. b‘o wall had he tnught him. indeed. that It the age of 17. Jeremy had hoisted his teacher with his own trick. Just it the moment that Jeremy hard the voice. the giant slanted hi: hold I little. preparatory to mnking I. fresh eflort, um! \ thus ambled his untsgqnio‘t to fill his lung ,~_ .I â€"L:‘-n‘l“. he Illu- cu-uuw u.â€" ~.....-_-_V . 7 - with uir. Ernest law the bro-d vhito cheat 1 heave with relief (for by {his “me most of the upper clothing 01 the combwcml had been wrenched any). and the_ dtrkening rye grow bri ht ugadn. sud he know tlnt Jeremy had xenrd him. and that he would conquer or die where be Me. And then, 10 3nd behold ! J nut as the Boer, h-iimtely enoughâ€"feeling that he was master of the uituttionZ-prgptrod himuelt _. AL- I‘nnlia‘m, mai‘cr U) inc Iavuwuv“ l'"l”'" (or the final struggle. suddenly the English- man advanced his right leg a few inches, and with the rapidity of lightning entirely ehiited his grip; and then he gathered hi self for the efl'ort. What mighty r erve of strengxh he drew on, who can say ? but Erne t'u voice had excited it. and it came at his call ; and he did a thin that few living men could have done. an the fame whereof will go down iii-.Bouth Africa from generation to generation. For the lithe arms tightened and gripped till T they sunk in almost level with the flesh of his mighty foe, and then slowly he began to gather purchase swaying backward and forward. “ Make an end of him‘. Make an end of him !" shouted the Boers; but behold!‘ their Champion‘s eyes are starting from his blackened face ; he cannot stir. To and fro sways Jymy. and now the giant‘s feet are lift from the ground. And then one mighty effortâ€"~0 gallant Jeremy 1 up. still up above t? .5 gasping of “the Wonder-stricken cro‘h; my to“ his shoulderâ€"«by Heaven. over it! a u A_ L- lulu-h;flll naval! Crush 1 Van by six strong m‘ Blluuu In 'lU'\llI||-n _. .._-_ n, (lo-camp rom His Excellency the Special Commissioner. who sent a message begging that they would desist. succeeded in per. sunding them to return to the restaurant. And here they all dined. and forced Jeremy to drink a. great (leal more» dry Monopole than was good for him. with the result that for the first and last time in his life he was persuaded into making an after-dinner speech. As far as it was reported it mu something like _thie_: . ,, ,1 L‘-....‘:..Ln1m” HUulUuuu’; If! ........ . ‘ . “ Dear friends (cheersYnnd hnglxshmm" (renewed cheers) pauseâ€"4‘ all making great fuss about nothing (cheers‘ and shouts of ‘No, no 3‘). Fight the Dutchman again to-morrow~~â€"very big. but so“ as puttyw mxybody fight him (frantic cheering). (Had I wasn’t thrashed. as‘ you all seem so .. “In- (1111‘ . L wuauu nun.» ..... . pleased. Don‘t know why youare pleased ; '9 se you didn’t like the Dutchman. ’l‘raid he hurt himself over my shoulder. l Wonder what he did it for ? Sit down, now. Dear lriondn. dear old Ernest. been looking for you for long while.” and he turned his ‘ glassy eye on to Ernest. who cheered frantically. under the impression that Jeremy had just said something very much to the point. “Sit down. now (‘ No no; go on’). Can’t go on. quite pumpedâ€"Very thirsty, too (' Give him some more chum- pagino ; open a fresh case’). Wish Eve and Do l were here, don‘t you. (loud cheers)? Gomman (cheers). no, not gcmman, friends (louder cheera)-no. not gcmman, friends "English brothers (yet louder cheers), I give you a toast. Eve and Doll, you all know ’em and love ’em, 01‘ if you don‘t you would, you see ; if you did. you know." Frantic outburat of cheering. during which Jeremy tries to resume his seat. but grace. fully dro s on to the floor. and begins singâ€" in “Au d Lang Syne" under the table. wl oreupon the whole compeny risen, and. with the exception of Ernest and a jovial member of the Special Commissioner’s staff, who get upon the table to lend the chortisfjbln hands and sing that beautiful old song With all the solemnity of intoxico. tion. after which they drink more chem. \ pagne and jointly and severally swan ‘eternol friendship, especially Ernest and the member of His Excellency‘a staff. who shake hunt!!! and bless each other. till the warmth of their emotions proves too much for them. end they weep In chorus there upon the table. ._. 1..-“...0 haul mmn vmmm “pun vuw "awn . For the rest. Ernest had some recollections of helping to drive hfé ' found friend home in I wheelbarrc Would raist in u ttlng in every or (liter: especially 1 it had running in it; and my wus shout all remember. ‘ #4.- u... -. romclnwu. - In mo. morning he woke up. or rather first became conscious of pain 11: hi: head. in a little double-bedded room hunched to the hotnl. On the pillow of me bed opposite to him lay Jergmy‘s batterod hoe. , ,_| 1 _..-I... “maidâ€"n In llllll lay uv-x-u: For nwhilv lirnmt could make nuthing of All this. Why was Jeremy there 1’ Where WP"! tlwy ? Everything 151mm! round and seemed phnmumagm-inl; the only nl. substantial thing was that awful pain in the hand. But presently things began to come ' buck to him. um! the sight of Jot-em 'I bruised hue recallod thv fight, 3nd me tight recalled the dinner. nqd the dinner brought back a vngumollcceion of Jeremy's a h and of mmethlng he’ bud uid shout; hp. , \Vlhgf_gould it have been '3 . |._-_ “.mald... SIHI nuuuu. a“... .. ._-_, _ Ah. Eu ! l'et‘happ Jorem know mmothing about hm; perhaps he «I brought the letter thut had been no long in coming. Uh. haw his heart went out toward her 2 But how «mo Jeremy than in bed before him; how come he to he in flouth Mrica It all 1‘ At that moment his ruflocttom were interrupted by the entry of flamkn. hon. 1th.» cofloo which it u thtt nqtiomi a it in so»); uric. to drink only in the ‘ t i h ”M' -‘L. u--t..n-- I‘- .Iu‘ anon-fl owns- Tho Immomoom am. who sound ll“, WIIVAV v--v ‘ om Eton {allowéfitexwhimrwd ,nd Llothed and restored him. and vith tears in his eyes thgt he. \auv-n- -V-V '7.fo Zyl téu. to be carried away ; men, a. cripple for life. ' CHAPTER xxv‘ of him! Make an end of bho Boers -. but. behold!‘ eyes are starting from his 0 cannot stir. m .10 my. and now the lift from the ground. duhtv effortâ€"O gallant ’mg towdrivo Mb "fiéwly‘l n s wheelbarrow that ctting in every aluicc lit hid running chr was about all he did my w v. 'vvv â€"~r,v' ' ,, coffee, inlrg dun his l'wfltt‘ WM “rake. saluud m»: mm 11»- um "'Koo‘u" lining one o: the cup. at u to 3hr. empbuiu m the word, Ind nearly upcoming it in tho cflon. ‘ “ Mu.” {aid Eran, wordy, “th tion wu u (03wa . mom VII gutting mglov. vmfiflm “ hound how" r (the Dutch Church with pinnacle. on it) ). it occurred to him. visiting on the venudrh. uh“ hi! mite! must be weary . 3nd to mod I)“ dwarfed from the ° dwoe" in the “ m homo" Hue-nunm), evidently nude hgppy by the “twain” (drink). he entered into the tin humus to look (or him. 3nd {ound him over come by_ sleep un_der the tuble, lying no“ to A~~n “a-.. L' .- vwguc svu-v u; vâ€"vâ€" â€"â€"â€"-~ ,,_ , , _ _ the '- Lion - who ~ threw - “amour-hit shoulder” (Le. Jeremy). so outcome by sleep, indeed. tint it w“ quite impouihle to conduct him to the_ F‘W'. Thu being .â€"â€"-â€"u..â€"â€". 'he knew that his mentor did not love ‘ plexed to find the bode already occupi by so. he \Mazookuwouaidera what wu hi3 duty under the circumstanceo. and came to the accurate conclusion that the but thing to do wan to put than into the white man'l bod. aim the floor to lie on. Accordingly. luring discovered that th' was a porn 0! bode, he and another 2 entered. but were r- two white men, who had lain down to root with their clothes on. But. under all these circumstances. he and the other Zulu. con- sidering that their first thought should be toward their own: master. had taken the liberty of lifting up the two white men. who were alumbering groloundly after the “ dance." by the hen. and by the heels. and putting them out in the Iweet cool air of the night. Having thus “ made a lace." they then conveyed first Ernest, and swing removed his clothes, ut him into one bed, and next, in consi eration of his undoubted greatness. they ventured to take the " Lion-who, etc." himsel! and put him in the other. \He was a very great man. the “ Lion,” and his art of throwing greater men over hie shoulder could onlybe attributed to witchcraft. He, himself (Mazooku). had tried it on that morning with a Basutu, with whom he had a slight difference of opinion. but the result had not been all that could be desired. inasmuch as the Busutu had kicked him in. the stomach, and forced him to droig him._ 1 ll“ svawu l-nu- vv wâ€" â€" Ernest laughed as heartily as his head- ache would allow at this story. and in doin so woke up Jeremy, who at once clan his hands to his head and looked round. whereupon Mazooku. havin saluted the awakened “Lion" with muc fervor. and spilled a considerable quantity of hot cofiee over him in doing so, took his departure abuelied."and at length the twoh‘iuutlfi‘wme left alone. Thereupon. rising from their respective fillets, they took a step in all the glory of their undress uniform into the middle of the little room. and. after the ‘ manner of Englisltnen shook hands and called each other “ old fellow.” They then went back to bed and bean to converse. “ I say, old fellow, what on earth brought you out here ‘I” " Well, you see, I came out to look you up. You did not write any letters, and they began to get anxious about you at home, so I packed up my dude and started. Your uncle stands unlimited tin. so I am travelling like a. prince in n. waggon of my own. I heard of you down in Maritzburg, and guessed Wumull had-baskAmal-miot I’retmia, and here I am and there you are. and I am terribly glad to 306 you again. old chap. By Jove, what a head I have ! But, 1 say, why didn’t you write ? D 1 half broke her heart about it. and so di "your uncle, only he would not say so." - m:‘...\.:n:9n uusu, vs"; . .-_-‘ ___, ”Idid write. I wrote from Sikukini’s country, but I an pose the latter did not fetch,” anawere Ernest, fading very guilty. " The fact is. old fellow. I had not the heart to write much, I have been so confoundedly down on my luck ever since that due) businesa." Littlo Paragraphs About the Holiday Sen- 1 uon-d'oetry and Putery. Thu Chriatuxas feast beyond all question Would test an ostrich's digestion. Buy Wooden toys for your children. When they are broken next week the won’t be entirely useless. They can at cast be used as firewood. Christmas cohms but once a year. and it very lucky for the man with a large mily that he has fiftyutwo weeks to catch up before the next one arrives. Young men who have puwned their over- coats to make a raise for Christmas will take notice that the new Eastern wenther prophet declares that " it will be very cold 3 in January." Now Christmas comes with much good cheat ; With some ‘twlll bo aduy of beer : Next day. with hands both dull and sum. They'll swear that (‘hrimnas was a bore. _.--VJ ._ V The laziest boy on record is one who wouldn‘t hang up his stocking on Christ- mas. His mother had to hang it up for him and make the present also. She will always have that boy to support., Girls. if you want to discover your future husband. place the wish bone of the turkey above the door. If you have no turkey an old buckle will do just as well. Grab the first man who enters and jump heavily on his toes. If he swears, you haven’t hold of the right man. The sweetest day in all the year Is Christmas day. so jolly. When loved ones come from far and near To dance beneath the holly. Are you mad at your neighbor? Well. don‘t kill his chickens nor stonp his cut. because tlmt-‘s silly and childish. Just --._L .l ‘5‘ UUUHILIBU llIKIl v ..... make his boy a Christmas present of an accordmn and you havehenp ed c In of fire on hiu head which'will soothe Dana‘s ingehis devoted scalp till the last inharmonious d is cord has been \Mlkod out of the oh; machine. N the peanut are you '2“ " um you nun"..- that was a peanut I gave you ‘2"‘nked the little boy. Mill snivkvring violently. " Why. you ; wasn‘t it '3“ " No-o-o Y ‘twu only a Rho“ Vanuatu?! I’m". . A I'uro Woman‘s \"nflh. Dr. ““15th 1!. Bradley, of London. a lender in tho mid movement. who lately manned n ('hicwo uudiencc under ‘he smpicen o! the W.(‘. T. U.. soy-to mothers: " Don‘t let your daughter murry 3 man to save him.“ This is not Christin: lenti- mennmyeit in hater» it in Christian expedi- ency. A pure womn is worth I wrrupted men."«~('hirago In“? Oren. The French press has to pubiish an military I of use. nhm . HR in stated that :he Rnuinn 'mn'n htw been called out. Marked movemenu ol Hoop. hue boon noticed in Mung] «to! Nu- m”!!! (‘Il RISTMAH “ONâ€"BOSS. Tlu- Llule Iluy'n (ilfl. (To be conflnued.) I n wnmed M new thlt wouldhc b snicker \mcnn‘ Well. what‘s the naked the ckjrgy. i 90“ offered me fit! you {ll-think you '.’"r‘aske«‘l__ghc well worth non! cum. nonhuman.- o! the mm In tats. To the 84m: 01 a» Two: Bur-1! on will favor numb the an 03 {upper tor 5 low “Wm” . A - ‘I,. L_A‘l- prisoner in charge el the Amadeus 3 how 9:: "’ Wm fi'fiwm. "‘“‘ in seamen t ~ young scout. William Green. towhoui lineman communicated the American coon ' . but us now (allow this at young he . who had not yet reae his 16th gear sis. as he dashes away with the e an Indian through the woods to his home at Stoney Creek. where he procures a horse. mounts and rides wiQh all MN. haste to Vincent’s Wm; uartera at BMW Eaig' hts. Ge ‘lfinoeut‘s ition on Bur ' Heights wasamos critical one. Yer on one side and Fort George on the other had both fallen; his ammunition,»flvhieh he was to ninety rounds of ball cartridge for each man, and were he loreed to flee continue his retreat, unless the British fleet. under Sir James Yeo. could reach the hr: anchorage near the Brant House, tour thl miles from his position and carry ofl his bet small force. he would have to continue it tie by way of York (Toronto), thence to Kings. rel ton over 200 miles 0! hard country roads' thi â€"â€"not such roads as we have at the present fei day. The reader will remember that York was then at the mercy of the American fleet. Vincent's position. as We said before. was a most critical one. having a compara- tively powerful army in full pursuit, seven miles distant (at Stoney Creek). following closely on his tracks. he had to choose be- tween making a most desperate stand there or to abandon his post with all its stores, etc., and continue his retreat to Kingston. Such of our readers as have travelled over the line of Vincent’s retreat from Fort George to Burlington Heights will remember and call to mind that new. row neck to! land between the Bar on n 03 Heights and the head waters of Burlington 0 Id. Bay, on which the British force stood that p be Saturday ni iht. the 5th of June, 1813. v Dd There were many young Canadians serving t fee in that little British force-plucky boys, 1; "'0 whose names will ever live, cherished as v diff household words” in many a Canadian r 811‘ home. Some of them atterwards rose high r all at the Biir, on the Bench, in the legislative ( the balls. or as colonels of the Upper Canada ( the militia. We may here note that at a "K1 “ Queenston Heights Annual Dinner._yvcr I e as thirty years ago, Sir Allan MacNab g a toast. “The Fighting Judges of Upper Canada.” There were at that time tive of those judges still living who had served “through the whole war. you Mid The. young Canadian reader may thus form at his estimate of the men who stood iii the led. ranks of our Niagara frontier army in am 1812-13, doing battle for their king and my country. “'0 will now return to that ever- ur ', memorable day, Saturday. the 5th None, for View: The advance guard, on rathcl mar MO, guard, of the British that afternoon was told stationed two miles in rear of the en- Ullt. trcnclicd camp, near the present Court half House and square in the city of Hamilton. Vour Hamilton Was then nowherewnot even a . . village. On that spot. half an hour before iiii’h midnight, the attacking party of 704 men not was formed and took up its line of march very on Honey Creek. under Colonel Harvey. “mt During the dayâ€"~Saturday. the 5th of i 80 June. lHlBVAColouel Harvey (afterwards 911100 Sir John Harvey, Governor of New Brunswick.) had acquainted himself with the American peeition. Some say that he had visited their camp at Stoiiey Creek during the day disguised as a. farmer on his 1 “on way to his work. Do this as it may, Harvey ' ' made himself thoroughly acquainted with the American position. and, having got ” possession of the American counter- drcn sign from the heroic. young William Green. won‘t he. proposed a night attack, which General stb Vincent approved of. Let us now follow ' 8 this brave little army, With their 704 un- d . loaded musket-s and flintless locks, on their ‘" ‘t' mission into the jaws of death. Before large starting, command was given for every CMCh tliiit to be taken out of their muskots and . not to even whisper. so as to pr0\t‘lli. me.“ the possibility of an accidental alarm. W‘ Every man. however. had his well tilled “12% cartouclie box. containing sixty, rounds of ' ‘ ball cartridge. and his trusty bayonet by his side. The fate of Upper (‘iiumln ‘IIV v ......... :Euvy volley Tron; {he gummy mi Mn 5 numborql our men. 1m 1mm; nay 'gp‘ vcrcu: low sud flu! Inflated the t qcmy ”wot mm‘ them. 11er v ordcrus no compwies oi the gs but on “nine!!! to the right to “luck. or rather to throw into oonlusion. the to“ and can- no 01 me enemy. The“ Ink W at tho «m: that thy apply into terrible 7A _â€"_A‘.. i.- m Tinsel is W umummwmmwm i “ sssreslys essspsd- lstscd. “3 lrsssr.‘ Out. tbs-missus uths havingtuhrsuso 05. vi himvssenselthslrstsmths ‘ mu beyoustinc ssuu e! the gunner: chi Chsn rsnd'Windermesrt guns. The young Csnadisn militia being so familiar with the Indians that they could imitate their wsrwhoop to perfection, they knew. that the Americans dreaded the n ' more than the whites. There was tearful, contusion in the American comp. Being ignorant oi the strength of the attacking rty. they undreds of them scrambled to the heights on their left. Colonel Burns. on whom the command oi the Americans now devolved, was among the first to mount his horse and start eastward with his 250 brave cavalry. reaching the Forty-mile Creek in a tow hours. on their way to Fort George. It is not our intention topsr- ticulsri-a: or chronicle the many daring tests and hand-to-hand encounters during the darkness of that ever-memorable Bun~ day morning, the 6th of June, 1813. Sui- fice it to say that Harvey‘s surprise was most successful and complete. causing the breakinf up of the American camp and r their su before break of day the now scattered par- ties of this forlorn hOpe fell back, to return by the . road over which they had advanced. They had sui- ' {cred fearfully. They wore not now the “ seven hundred and four" of the previous night! Over one hundred and fiity of them. between killed, wounded and missing. did not answer the roll call that morning. Let us take a peep at the shattered rema nant oi this forlorn hope as they muster and reform for their return march to Bur- lington Heighis. They are gathering and coming in from all parts of the field. some in small squads. some in twos, some in if fell back in great disorder. uent retreat. Sunday morning threes. others singly, some bearing and carrying off wounded comrades. Over one hundred and fifty of them are missing; but they have swelling their ranks two Ameri~ can Generals. Chandler and Winder : seven» officers and one hundred and sixteen men. prisoners, with their guns as trophies of war-gracing their blood-stained bayoncts, thus rendering Stoney Creek the most gal- lant affair for the British arms during the war of 1812. There was only one mistake made that nightâ€"a fatal one-«that of our men placing themselves in front of the camp fires as living targets for the bullets oi the uncrring American rifle. . 1.,‘Ao‘fi -C "fixvisW-iéhds Bur sketch Stoney Creek. LTIAIII‘I v \I 5 ya..- And now as neariy all of those gallnnt men who fought and bled to maintain our rights and liberties as We“ as their: have passed awsy. the best thing We of the pm:â€" ent can do to commemnygte that victory. vu ' v...â€" wm be tâ€"o' eféot} . a finitable manumcnt on that old battle-field near Stoney Creek. JOHN W. (Emu-:5. Steney Creek. A Lonely Christin“. (Detron Free Press.) "" There” W116"; 13$fo éiéck'ifig's” {0 him}; in: at our house last Christmas, a. pair of stockings with a. hole worn in one little. foot and the heel worn thin in the other. This yegr there are none to hang up. A A 1! AA-. -AA_A~ -n‘l nnnx Last year we haunted toy stores an 1 con- fectioners for the newast and nicest fixings for our boy. This year wepassed tl is gay windows with bowed heads and iching hearts. I see tears in my wife’s eye ,as we page some happy mother with a. line or white mittened little hand held tightly in her own, while the merry little lad by her side looks laughingly up iiiher face. A“ u...v . -....__ _ I cannot vké‘ép rfiYowh lips from trem- bling. or my teahdimmed eyes from gazing wistfully at that dour little fellow with the blue eyes and golden curls. perched } ' on his father‘s shoulder so that wk over the heads of the crowd s m, in front of the gay toy store. I held my own boy so last year. He walked these same gay streets with his little hand held in his mother‘s. -;-v~ u..- He rode home on my lap in the horse cars that day before Christmas. He climbed ug‘and put his arms around my neck to w ispcr to me a. wonderful " seekit." This secret whisper always was : “ 1 lab you. papa." And after we had coaxed him into his night clothes that, night. and after We had hoard his little prayers with the final “ God bless pupa and mamma," we put him to bed and filled the two little blue stuck- ings so full and piled high the. chair on which they hung. We could hardly sleep for thinking, of what he would do and say when the Christmas morning came. This your we rode home alone in the car. We sat silently in our littlu parlor. My wife tried to read a new copy of her favorite magazine. but I could see that hvr eyes were cloacd behind its pages. VYLIL unruwu u‘... n- __ [said 1 would go out on tho mrch and smoke. But my cigar was not ightctl in the whole hour I remained without. They were having a. Christmas trl‘t‘ for my neighbor’slittle boy in the house arrow the street. I could see the tree with the pretty boy dancing around it. I knew and felt that ho was safe in the arms .l ()no. who carries the young hunlm in His ionom. that greater love than mine was around him, clove that could forever shield him from all trials and sorrows ; but I could not help crying out : “ My baby. y boy. I want you myself.“ The curtainfi our parlor wan up a few inches, and I could sec my ‘vife on her knees, and what did she have in her hands, kissing them again and again. with cabs and tears v The little stockings we hung up last Christmas eve. Perhaps we will. us the neighbors say, “ outgrow it“ by and bye. or “get used to it ;" but this in the first Christmas wr- hnve had to live through since the baby died .. Why. my dmr, what's the matter '2" kindly asked a lady of her friend.: ~' 011.] fool I'm beginning to look quite old." mu tho mnurnfnl reply. “ Nonsense 1 Whatever put nut-h an Idea intn ynnr he‘d !“ “‘ “ lkctmm." was the reply. “ I naive thu whenever I cross Broadway the policemen never “be my arm us they and to do."â€" Judy. "'M'y wife carries this little Verso in 1 pocket-book : Wt- shtll mam nu the hank-x n! the liiwr Ponce. And dwell on it: a?!“ “dc, And one u! the 10 'u 0 our Heaven will he The little boy t at died. has! to the Mummy. An into ferrule «lulgdmmance :0 Nu- editor‘s annmnm. “ But I tell vrm. mnd'nm.” prom" (ht- nmndcm; “ that the ednqr‘ is 100 ill to talk en my onq to-dny. _' ‘ __ 'I“ ‘I' r v "I wâ€" " le;ln;t;d.yon1§t me in. I‘lLdotho marâ€"M. Alfie: to “In “3M“. , ., ‘ Mr. Winkam I Wish. Mrs. Winks, )nu would md this nrtiolo on the duties of wives. Mrs. Winks» I haven't time now. What docs it my"? . "Well. it pays. for one thing. that it in the duty of ; wife tn reunivatc- assimilation: and, so In nu gossiblo. have the name tum ga'hcr hunhnn ‘ “ I never flmnght of that." "I “ELM not." " Nu. m if yon‘ll bring a bottle of whis- key home with you. 1‘“ fly." A Sun- Mgn of Age. nysffor one thing. that it in wife to cultivate assimilatiun muiblo. huvc the same tum @7110 battle of ' Prugmu tlu ~u 1m in II WDEI : ":“”“°" THE COOK'S BEST FRIEN Me, Dread“! Mot They tell Heckin. I" vvuu. NAMa‘m‘o dny a flu Link Miami Railroad. 31m u in us "tuning how his suburban home in Linwooi. . “ Whon'vo you been?"vu tin “Nut numb-y. ‘ “ Boon out home drowning L{mm o! my children." “ Wk“ 3â€"" in o. hulf shriek. .. Been om. home drowning four of my childrén." y " For lxeu'eu‘a sake explain whst )nll “ Well. it injuntthis. Yeoterdny I u up to Levi Goodale at Bradutraet’s tn the commercial standing of a New \' merchant. This morning I got the n} It said that the man was honest. his i new war: flourishing. and that his n w“ A1. However, it wound up wit]. suggestive remark, ° liut he has n 1‘ tamily 0! children.‘ I thought 1 over. and saw that the inicrcnce wan i the In 8 family of children was dnvi I his pociet-bqqk. and‘t'but it might be 7 'L--â€"- -L,... O..- r w-v â€"v~â€"v _V,,, v 11:: uglinst him. Now, Ihnve “mm 1 c ildren myself. and u I didn’t wnm 1 business unnding questioned I u u. went home und drowned {our 01 Hm Good-hxe-i’. ., , j _ “M' Mr. ayekin. it my be remained. in still q ltrge.-Cim-immi Tinantur. A New Train Game. A drummer (tech 1mm a. southern t: ip In in a. Boston liquor dispensary the palm- day and said : “ Boys. l'vo struck u r. w game ainpe I saw you last. and it is gnu; :0 ‘ . . H 1‘-.AJ_ _ ._ be popular sure enough. Cards an: n” right in a. smoking car with the boys, and what a. fellow wants is something that v. ill keep his mind.off from the futiglm‘ x-l travelling. and at the some time giw Lizn some amusement. Well. when m- Ht Atlanta I ran 11 against another drunvlm-I' who knew all a ut this new game, and \"c hadn't been at it more than an hour b. {we the whole train, men. women and rhiMn 2:, were playing at it. Now. the mum.» operandi was something like thin: The game is to count 1,000 points. My triuul sat on one side of the car and l u‘n ibc other. A boy. dog. cow. sheep m hum counted 10 each. a. 1mm 15. a. wmmu. ‘30, n git-125 and ‘a cat 30. A red lxuulnl khl counted 100. “'0 watched the car wiuhw up?“ vs" reached Algxandria. Vu. Ibis score was 875. and l hmv t in. ,1”! minutes he was likely to 1 ‘0 u > 1.000. I had 730 and I felt pretty certain ‘lml 1 would have to pay for that box of cigms. ‘ Well, the train drew_ inm Alexandria, and 7‘ on, sun; hnw- ---- - there were three red- headed girls standing on the p‘iafiorm, and 1 mi ”fin: guuw mm on him there.” DBOWRIX“. I! [‘4 f Perhape Tllel’e fire Chip: and» ( Mm. “ 1 used to think that men lnul an awfully easy time." said Mrs. Franks. " but I've changed my mind, and hereafter I'm going to take all the care off Charles I possibly can. You see the otlux- worm ing I told Charles we wanted u m: wood and to be sure and order some. Woll. I waited all day, and that wood didn t «mm. and I was hlmost angry, for, sull l. ‘he has forgotten it. as usual.’ Chm-h u didn‘t Come home until late, long after 1 had retired. He had to go to his clnh. and it seems hams, ldsemiped 31:91, N £911,41th night. He was awfully restless, and kept talking in his sleep, saying every mm‘ in a. while. ‘ Give me another dollar‘s worth of chips.’ 80 you see I knew that his mind was troubled about that wood. How murh it must have Worried him, to thus disturb his rest? Hereafter I'm going to amuul to all house matters myself. Poor mm! he has enough to bother him without doing homo errand.”â€"Boston Transcript. The Christmas shopping is fairly under‘ way, and scores of shoppers aro plodding thgough the deep flush and 31.0w of the streets with x “at patience they can muster. Women can’t legislate on thv’clquw the streets. indignation is of “Uh: use. and only one thing can be done in the way of seltdefencc, and that is to wuu' i-ubbcr boots. “ But rubber boots are such ungainl y thifigs,“ urges the prejudiced )(‘l‘fiOlL Granted : rubber boots are ugly. uml all of womankind are Waiting eagerly for the yromised beautiful boot which is to fit the cot. tn lace up over a rubber. and be gen- erally good to look at, as well as gnodm keep the feet (1;), and warm. The ilirnl boot has not yet appeared in the max-kn. } but when it does come, if it is to tome, if it. ,he not a chimera. it will be welcomed l warilily.-Ilmlnn Ill-curd. For all kinds of pain i’ Polson's in tho most efficient and prompt existence for neuralgia. lumBag ache. For internal unc it 11% - w. -â€".- n". in the most emciént and prompt 1mm!) in existence for neuralgia. hunting» rm". hm d- ache. For internal une it has 1m mum]. Relief in five minutcsmay be obtuiuul frmn Nervilinc in any of the follmxing com- plaints, viz; "(humps in tho xtnmmh, chills, flutnlont pains. Buy 1- 10 um." mmplo bottlo of Nt-rvilino m :1;-«!1ng stnmund test the great rmuu';. Lurxu mmplfi bottlo nf' Nt-rvilino a stnrennd test the grout rmnu bottles 25 cents. \\ he r \\n r um 1hr \n“ ~11: um wr . . «Q (T 0.. Portland Mniuu- and loan: :- that youcnn do “hilo living at w m II.‘ a profit. of at 10m: ”011155 to 35:51:} 63in Smno haw nwlw nvor F! n in in nu“ Eithvr (an M] nae-s. Hnlht start 5n“ ( spiral nut m-o Ind. A)! free Send alum; vnur m Inn-w m u thv almw will he imam! 0 van. . t : or" known to workmmnon. ~~Dcspite the pride of mumnn: -‘ fruilxs ’ in their own lmcnliarities. the h“ mg skdcu ton looks enviously upon tho {Lt “mm 11 when it comes to n. matter of hanging up the Christmas stockings. I.\U\H»\‘£ »\ -[.‘.-‘g.. ,. 7 .n 'mvvnn 1‘ ":1 1141. . , u , "linn’lr YUM: u vmvnlug- . :‘ - . “y . run» and. Fun hum. M my Im- )- a. r 1 , r my. If nn “.1 I'm: romeo. II I'nl(l)' u 1. «Mn. .um. I Inllvlllrm-n me 344w” DIR II H mm“! Branch Mice, mm 81..Taranto. (In I UUNN’S :E'Ee'aicfi in :1ng for the Price. The Ideal Boot “’ill You Try Norvlllnv How to San-v Mum-y 3y Mind D C N L. I. 87. E%OME§ for “'omc n. m-lxt \HJ ix‘a mu ,1 nu d: ii?“ . ‘ F411 . ‘ >‘1 “8.4! .~ “1:1 3:5 fa hmF-o 20. n l; .tiny. 'All A ('0. W“! mm ulsra mu \ a" of Ill \Tll Ha Em rds