ALARIC AND BONNY AGAIN TAKE TO FLIGHT.
For a full month had our hump-durgin boys occupied the little
cedar-built shack, which now seemed to them so much a home that it was
difficult to realize they had ever known any other. By this time too
they were exercising a very decided influence upon the character of the
camp into whose life they had been so unexpectedly thrown. Light-hearted
Bonny, with his cheery face and abounding good-nature, was as full of
amusing pranks as a young colt, and from every group that he joined
shouts of merriment were certain to arise within a few minutes. Thus
Bonny was very popular and always in demand. Nor was Alaric less so, for
he could tell so much concerning strange countries and relate so many
curious old-world tales, that there was rarely an evening that he was
not called upon for something of the kind. He so often said that most of
his stories could be found in certain books, related a thousand times
better than he could tell them, that in the breasts of many of his
hearers he aroused a real longing for books, and a wider knowledge than
they could ever acquire without them.
At the same time Alaric was not only appreciated for what he knew, but
for what he could do. No one in camp could ride a "turn" of logs,
swaying, bumping, and sliding down the skid-road, with such perfect
confidence and easy grace as he. Only one of them all could outrun him,
and none could catch or throw a baseball with the certainty and
precision that he exhibited, although ever since Buck Raulet discovered
the ball in his young guest's coat pocket the camp had practised with it
during all odd moments of daylight.
So our lads made friends with and knew the personal history of every
occupant of the camp save one, and he was its boss. Since the night on
which they had taken tea in his house Mr. Linton had hardly spoken to
either of them; nor did he ever join with the men in their evening
gatherings to listen to Bonny's jokes or Alaric's tales. At first they
noticed this, and wondered what reason he had for avoiding them; but
they soon learned that it was only his way, and that he never talked
with any of the men except on matters of business. Buck Raulet said it
was because he was a deputy United States Marshal, and didn't know when
he might be called on to arrest any one of them for some offence against
the government.
With all their present popularity the boys were growing weary of the
monotonous life they were leading, of their good-natured but rough and
narrow-minded associates, and of the deadly sameness of the food served
three times a day in the dingy mess-room. They also dreaded the
approaching winter, with its days and weeks of rain, during which the
work of getting out logs for the insatiable mills down on the sound must
keep on without a moment of interruption. They listened with dismay to
tales of loggers who had not known the feeling of dry clothing for weeks
at a time; of "turns" of logs rushing down skid-roads slippery with wet,
like roaring avalanches of timber, threatening destruction to everything
in their course; and of long dreary winter evenings when the steady
downpour forbade camp-fires and prevented all social out-of-door
gatherings.
In view of these things, Alaric was determined that the end of another
month, or such time as his wages should be paid, should see him on his
way to San Francisco and home. He did not anticipate any difficulty in
persuading Bonny to go with him, for that young man had already remarked
that while hump-durgin riding was fun up to a certain point, he should
hate to do it for the remainder of his life. Oh yes, Bonny would go of
course; and Alaric's only fear was that his father might not take a
fancy to the lad, or hold the same views regarding his future that he
did. Still, that was a matter that would arrange itself somehow, if they
could only manage to reach San Francisco, and the "poor rich boy" now
began to long as eagerly for the time to come when he might return to
his home as he once had for an opportunity to leave it.
One day, when matters stood thus, a stranger, past middle age, shabbily
dressed, and wearing a peculiarly dilapidated hat, appeared at the
railway log-landing, and asked of Bonny, whose hump-durgin happened to
be there at the time, permission to ride with him to the upper end of
the skid-road. With a sympathetic glance at the man's forlorn appearance
Bonny answered,
"Certainly, sir; you may ride with me all day if you like, and I shall
be glad of your company."
Thanking the lad, the stranger seated himself in the hump-durgin, and
after he had been warned to hold on tight and watch out for "slews," the
upper journey was begun. At one of the upper relay stations they waited
for a descending "turn" of logs to pass them. Here the stranger visited
the engine-house, and while he was talking with the engineer they came
in sight. Alaric, who happened to be in charge, was at that moment
walking easily forward along the backs of the swaying logs, presenting
as fine a specimen of youthful agility, strength, and perfect health as
one could wish to encounter. He was clad in jean trousers tucked into
boot-legs and belted about his waist; a blue flannel shirt, with a black
silk kerchief knotted at the throat, and a black slouch hat.
[Illustration: "ISN'T THAT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS?" ASKED THE STRANGER.]
"Isn't that extremely dangerous?" asked the stranger, regarding the
approaching lad with a curious interest.
"Not for him it isn't, though it might be for some; but Rick Dale is so
level-headed and sure-footed that there isn't his equal for riding logs
in this outfit, nor, I don't believe, in any other," answered the
engineer.
"What did you say his name was?" asked the stranger, with his gaze still
fixed on Alaric.
"Dale. Richard Dale," replied the engineer. "Why? Do you think you know
him?"
"No. I don't know any one of that name; but the lad's resemblance to
another whom I used to know is certainly very striking."
"Yes. It's funny how often people look alike who have never been within
a thousand miles of each other," remarked the engineer, carelessly, as
he stepped to the signal-box. In another minute Alaric had passed out of
sight, while Bonny and the stranger had resumed their upward journey.
That evening Alaric remarked to his chum, "I noticed you had a passenger
to-day."
"Yes," replied Bonny. "Seedy-looking chap, wasn't he, but one of the
nicest old fellows I ever met. Never saw any one take such an interest
in everything. I suspected what he was after, though, and finally we got
so friendly that I asked him right out if he wasn't looking for work."
"Was he?"
"Yes. He hesitated at first, and looked at me to see if I was joking,
and then owned up that he was hunting for something to do. I felt mighty
sorry for him, 'cause I know how it is myself; but I had to tell him
there wasn't a living show in this camp just now. He seemed mightily
taken with our shack here, and said he once had a house just like it,
but he was afraid he'd never have another. I invited him to stay with us
a few days if he wanted to--just while he was looking for a job, you
know--but he said he guessed he'd better go on to some other camp. You'd
have been willing, wouldn't you?"
"Certainly," replied Alaric. "I've already been in hard luck enough to
be mighty glad of a chance to help any other fellow who's in the same
fix, especially an old man; for they don't have half the show that young
fellows do."
"I told him you'd feel that way," exclaimed Bonny, triumphantly, "and he
said if there were more like us in the world it would be a happier place
to live in, but that he guessed he'd manage to scrape along somehow
awhile longer without becoming a burden to others. I did insist on his
taking a hat, though."
"A hat?"
"Yes. We were down at the store, and he was asking the price of things,
and looking around so wistful that I couldn't help getting him a new hat
and having it charged; for the one he wore wasn't any good at all. He
hated to take it, but I insisted, and finally he said he would if I'd
keep his old one and let him redeem it some time. Of course I said I
would, just to satisfy him, and here it is."
Alaric looked carelessly at the dilapidated hat as he said: "It was a
first-class thing to do, Bonny, and I only wish I had been here to give
him something at the same time. But, hello! this is a Paris hat, and
hasn't been worn very long, either. I wonder how he ever got hold of it?
Never mind, though; hang it up for luck, and to remind me to do
something for the next poor chap who comes along. I heard to-day that
the president of the company was in Tacoma, on his way to make an
inspection of all the camps."
"Yes," replied Bonny. "They say he is an awful swell, too, and I heard
that he was coming in his private car. I only hope he is, and that I can
get a chance to look at it, for I have never seen a private car. Have
you?"
"One or two," answered Alaric, with a smile.
At noon of the following day, while a fifteen-minute game of baseball
was in progress after dinner, the boss of Camp No. 10 received a note
from the president of the company, requesting him to report immediately
in person at Tacoma, and bring with him the two hump-durgin boys Dale
and Brooks.
Mr. Linton, being a man who kept his own business to himself as much as
possible, merely called our lads and bade them follow him. Of course
this order broke up the game they were playing, and as they hastened
after the boss, Bonny, in whose hands the baseball happened to be,
thrust it into one of his pockets. Although curious to know why they
were thus summoned, the boys learned nothing from Mr. Linton until they
reached the railway log-landing, when he told them that they were wanted
in Tacoma, and that he was instructed to bring them there at once.
From the landing they proceeded by hand-car to Cascade Junction, where
they boarded a west-bound passenger train over the Northern Pacific.
Even now Mr. Linton was not communicative, and after sitting awhile in
silence, he went forward into the smoking-car, leaving the boys in the
passenger coach next behind it. Now they began to discuss their
situation, and the more they considered it, the more apprehensive they
became that something unpleasant was in store for them.
"He's a United States Marshal, remember," said Bonny.
"Yes," replied Alaric; "I've been thinking of that. Do you suppose it
can have anything to do with that smuggling business?"
"I'm awfully afraid so," replied Bonny. "Great Scott! Look there!"
The train was just leaving Meeker, where a passenger had boarded their
car, and was now walking leisurely through it toward the smoker. It was
he who had attracted Bonny's attention, and at whom he now pointed a
trembling finger.
Alaric instantly recognized the man as an officer of the revenue-cutter
that had so persistently chased them in the early summer. Without a
word, he left his seat and followed the new-comer to the smoking-car,
where a single glance through the open door continued his worst
suspicions.
The officer had seated himself beside Mr. Linton, and they were talking
with great earnestness.
"They are surely after us again," Alaric said, in a whisper, as he
regained his seat beside Bonny; "but I don't intend to be captured, if I
can help it."
"Same here," replied Bonny.
Thus it happened that when, a little later, the train reached Tacoma,
and Mr. Linton returned to look for his lads, they were nowhere to be
found.
[TO BE CONTINUED.]
[Illustration: INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORT]
The first meeting of the National Interscholastic Association was held
at the Columbia Oval, New York, June 20, and the records established on
that occasion are something that every school-boy in the country may
well feel proud of. The day was perfect and the track was good; and
although there were only five associations represented, the teams
present were undoubtedly made up of the best scholastic athletic talent
in the United States. As had been anticipated, victory went to the
New-Englanders, with a score of 46 points; the Connecticut H.-S.A.A.
took second honors with 25 points, New York following with 23, while the
Long Island I.S.A.A. was fourth with a score of 7, and the sandy team
from Iowa closed the list with 6 points.
NATIONAL I.S.A.A. GAMES, COLUMBIA OVAL, NEW YORK, JUNE 20, 1896.
Event. Winner. Performance.
100-yard dash W. H. Jones (_P.A._), N.E. 10-1/5 sec.
220-yard dash W. H. Jones (_P.A._), N.E. 22-2/5 "
Quarter-mile run H. L. Washburn (_B._), N.Y. 51-2/5 "
Half-mile run W. S. Hipple (_B._), N.Y. 1 m. 59-3/5 "
One-mile run D. T. Sullivan (_W.H._), N.E. 5 " 10-1/5 "
120-yard hurdles A. F. Beers (_D.L.S._), N.Y. 16-4/5 "
220-yard hurdles J. H. Converse (_E.H.-S._), N.E. 26-2/5 "
One-mile walk A. L. O'Toole (_E.H.-S._), N.E. 7 " 53-2/5 "
One-mile bicycle O. C. Roehr (_P.P._), L.I. 2 " 36 "
Running high jump F. R. Sturtevant (_H._), Ct. 5 ft. 8 in.
Running broad jump H. Brown (_H.H.-S._), Ct. 21 " 1 "
Pole vault R. G. Clapp (_Will._), N.E. 10 " 5 "
Throwing 12-lb. hammer F. C. Ingalls (_H._), Ct. 129 " 10 "
Putting 12-lb shot F. C. Ingalls (_H._), Ct. 43 " 4 "
Event. Second.
100-yard dash R. W. Moore (_B._), N.Y.
220-yard dash R. W. Moore (_B._), N.Y.
Quarter-mile run G. G. Whitcomb (_P.E._), N.E.
Half-mile run R. F. Hanson (_E.H.-S._), N.E.
One-mile run ----------------------
120-yard hurdles F. A. Edmands (_W.A._), N.E.
220-yard hurdles A. F. Beers (_D.L.S._), N.Y.
One-mile walk G. A. Blakeslee (_H.H.-S._), Ct.
One-mile bicycle M. W. Forney (_A._), L.I.
Running high jump T. Flournoy (_C._), Io.
Running broad jump H. Moeller (_C.G._), N.Y.
Pole vault B. Johnson (_W.A._), N.E.
Throwing 12-lb. hammer W. B. Boyce (_B.H.-S._), N.E.
Putting 12-lb shot F. A. Edmands (_W.A._), N.E.
Event. Third.
100-yard dash Hugh Jackson (_C.R._), Io.
220-yard dash Hugh Jackson (_C.R._), Io.
Quarter-mile run C. F. Luce (_H._), Ct.
Half-mile run C. A. Brown (_S.C._), Io.
One-mile run ----------------------
120-yard hurdles F. W. Shirk (_W.A._), N.E.
220-yard hurdles J. J. Peters (_P.A._), N.E.
One-mile walk ----------------------
One-mile bicycle E. A. Strong (_H._), Ct.
Running high jump ----------------------
Running broad jump W. Hersey (_W.A._), N.E.
Pole vault F. R. Sturtevant (_H._), Ct.
Throwing 12-lb. hammer F. A. Edmands (_W.A._), N.E.
Putting 12-lb shot C. Leo (_C.R._), Io.
ABBREVIATIONS:--N.E., New England I.S.A.A.; N.Y., New York
I.S.A.A.; Ct., Connecticut H.-S.A.A.; L.I., Long Island I.S.A.A.;
Io., Iowa State H.-S.A.A.; _P.A._, Phillips Academy, Andover; _B._,
Barnard School, New York; _W.H._, Worcester High-School; _D.L.S._,
De La Salle Institute, New York; _E.H.-S._, Boston English
High-School; _P.P._, Brooklyn Poly Prep. Institute; _H._, Hartford
Public High-School; _Will._, Williston Seminary; _P.E._, Phillips
Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire; _W.A._, Worcester Academy; _A._,
Adelphi Academy, Brooklyn; _B.H.-S._, Brookline High-School;
_C.G._, Columbia Grammar-School, New York; _C.R._, Cedar Rapids
High-School; _C._, Clinton High-School; _S.C._, Sioux City
High-School; _H.H.-S._, Hillhouse High-School, New Haven.
NATIONAL I.S.A.A. GAMES, JUNE 20, 1896.
TABLE OF POINTS SCORED.
Association. First. Second. Third. Total.
Five Two One
Points. Points. Point.
New England I.S.A.A. 6 6 4 46
Connecticut H.-S.A.A. 4 1 3 25
New York I.S.A.A. 3 4 0 23
Long Island I.S.A.A. 1 1 0 7
Iowa State H.-S.A.A. 0 1 4 6
---
107
N. B.--Out of a possible 112 points only 107 were awarded, there
being no second or third man in the mile run, and no third man in
the high jump or the mile walk.
School. First. Second. Third. Total.
Five Two One
Points. Points. Point.
Hartford School 3 0 3 18
Barnard, N.Y. 2 2 0 14
English High-School 2 1 0 12
Phillips Andover 2 0 1 11
Worcester Academy 0 3 3 9
De La Salle, N.Y. 1 1 0 7
Hillhouse High-School 1 1 0 7
Worcester High-School 1 0 0 5
Poly. Prep., Brooklyn 1 0 0 5
Williston 1 0 0 5
Cedar Rapids 0 0 3 3
Adelphi, Brooklyn 0 1 0 2
Phillips, Exeter 0 1 0 2
Brookline High-School 0 1 0 2
Col. Grammar, N.Y. 0 1 0 2
Clinton High-School 0 1 0 2
Sioux City High-School 0 0 1 1
---
107
Now that the meeting is past and gone, it is very easy for most of us to
make comments and suggestions about what should have been done, but
these suggestions can be of little use to-day, unless they serve to help
matters for next year. Hind-sight is very much better than foresight,
and experience is much more valuable than either. If the officers of the
National Association, and all who are interested in the welfare of that
body, will work next year with wisdom acquired from this year's
experience, the field day of '97 ought to be a perfect one of its kind.
There are a great many things that I should like to say in this
Department about the meeting of the N.I.S.A.A., but there are none of
these reflections which cannot just as well be made a week or two hence,
when there will be more space at disposal, and when there will have been
more time for reflection with all of us. For the present I think that,
in spite of all the shortcomings of the first meeting, we have reason to
congratulate ourselves over the success of the day, and the promise it
holds out for the future.
The New York school-boys need waste no time in regret over the defection
of the Berkeley and Cutler teams. It is certain that had they been
present at the National meet, they could not have altered the result, so
far as victory is concerned. It is possible--it is even probable--that
New York might have secured second place, but nothing better. The
hurdles were 3 ft. 6 in. and 2 ft. 6 in. in the long and short events,
respectively, so that it is not exactly fair to compare the performances
in these events at the National games with those of the New York
Interscholastics, where the hurdles are lower. Nevertheless, Converse in
the low hurdles made better time than Harris, who won at the
Interscholastics.
To make a just comparison, we must leave the hurdles out of our
calculation and take only the other twelve events, which are the same on
both the National and the New York schedules. Of these twelve events
the performances at the National meeting were better in ten cases than
they were at the New York Interscholastics a few weeks ago. The two
which were not surpassed were the pole vault and the mile run. It is
probable that Hurlburt of Berkeley could have defeated Clapp. I am not
so sure that Turner of Cutler's could have defeated Sullivan, who won
the mile in 5 min. 10-1/5 sec. Turner could certainly not have defeated
Mills, but Mills was unfortunately ill, and unable to be present.
Sullivan ran second to Mills at the New England Interscholastics,
Mills's time being 4 min. 33-4/5 sec. Turner's time at the New York
Interscholastics was 4 min. 49-3/5 sec.
But it is hardly fair to compare Sullivan's time at the National games
with Turner's at the New York games, because Turner was pressed very
hard, and did his very best, whereas Sullivan ran around the track alone
at the Columbia Oval, there being no other contestant in the mile event;
furthermore, at the stretch of the third lap he thought he had finished
his mile and spurted, and almost stopped in front of the judge's stand,
when the officials called out to him that he still had another lap to
go; then he merely trotted the remaining 440 yards, so that of course
good time could not be expected. To carry on the speculation further,
and to make the comparison more complete, it may be stated that the
performances at the National games, besides being better in ten cases
out of twelve than the performances at the New York Interscholastic,
were better in six cases out of twelve than the N.Y.I.S.A.A. records.
The superiority is in the two dashes, the quarter, the half, the hammer,
and the shot. In the hammer, both first and second men at the National
games made better throws than Irwin Martin did, a few weeks ago, when he
set up the New York Interscholastic record at the Berkeley Oval. In the
shot, all three point-winners at the National games surpassed the New
York Interscholastic figures.
[Illustration: Jackson. Jones. Moore. Robinson.
N.I.S.A.A. GAMES: FINISH OF FINAL HEAT, 100-YARD DASH.]
[Illustration: Jones. Moore. Jackson.
N.I.S.A.A. GAMES: FINISH OF THE 220-YARD, FINAL HEAT.]
It may clearly be seen from this that the field work at the Columbia
Oval was of a very high order. But better still were the performances in
the dashes and the middle distances. Jones of Andover defeated Moore of
Barnard in both the 100 and the 220, running the shorter distance both
in his heat and in the final in 10-1/5 sec. Jones is beyond any doubt
the best sprinter in the schools to-day, and gets down the path in
beautiful form. Moore was never so hard pushed in all his life, and also
ran beautifully, making a close race every time, and his defeat in his
heat was doubtless due to his desire to save his strength rather than to
the superiority of Robinson, who, however, ran much better in his heat
than he did in the finals. The 220 was anybody's race for three-quarters
of the distance, Moore and Jones running about even, with Jackson barely
a yard in the rear; but Jones, being much the stronger man, and with
decidedly more reserve force than Moore, managed to pull out a winner by
a couple of yards.
The quarter-mile was hotly contested, and proved a very pretty race.
Washburn of Barnard was the favorite, but he had two good men against
him in Robinson of Worcester and Luce of Hartford. The bunch went around
the turn at a brisk pace, and when half the distance had been covered
Whitcomb of Exeter developed unexpected speed, and pushed the New-Yorker
strongly. It was plain then that the real struggle was between these
two, and it was not until the last three yards of the race that Washburn
could feel sure of victory. Luce came in a good third.
[Illustration: Hanson. Hipple.
N.I.S.A.A. GAMES: FINISH OF THE HALF-MILE RUN.]
The half-mile was probably the hardest race of the day, and Hipple won
only after the hottest kind of a struggle with Hanson. The bunch started
off at a good pace, as may be seen from the record-breaking time made,
Bedford setting the pace. The Barnard man kept well in the lead for the
first lap, and then surrendered his position to his schoolmate. But the
New-Englanders had no idea of letting Hipple have an easy time of it,
and Hanson, Albertson, and Brown at once began to swing out for
position. Hipple stuck to his colors, however, and strained every nerve,
running beautifully, and on the stretch he and Hanson pulled away quite
perceptibly from the others. Hipple finished about five feet ahead of
the Boston man, and both were entirely played out when they crossed the
line, Hipple so much so that he was unable to enter the mile, a little
later.
[Illustration: Beers. Edmands.
N.I.S.A.A. GAMES: FINAL HEAT OF THE HIGH HURDLES.]
Both the hurdle-races furnished fine sport. Shirk of Worcester Academy
took the first heat, not being pressed very hard by O'Rourke, and the
second heat was an exceedingly hot race between Beers and Edmands, the
time, .16-3/5, being even faster than that of the final. In the final
struggle the race was clearly between Edmands and Beers, and the
New-Englander certainly ran in far better form than did the victorious
New-Yorker. Beers knocked over fully half the obstacles, whereas Edmands
only toppled one. I should pick Edmands as the winner in a contest with
Beers, both men being fresh. At the National games Edmands was throwing
the hammer when the hurdles were called, and he had to leave his
exhausting field work, without a chance for a rest, to start in his
heat, and again in the final. Considering this, his performance over the
sticks was exceedingly creditable. There were only three starters in the
low hurdles, and Beers got off the mark first. He had not gone far,
however, before Converse overtook him and soon passed him. Converse won
in the excellent time of 26-2/5 sec., Beers finishing about six yards
behind, with Peters almost on his heels. Beers ran in better form in the
low hurdles, although doubtless a little fagged from his two high-hurdle
heats. It is only fair to say for Beers that he has been in the habit of
running over the dwarfed high hurdles of the N.Y.I.S.A.A., and thus
Edmands, who has enjoyed the benefit of belonging to an association
which uses recognized standards in athletics, had a slight advantage
over the New York man.
The walk was a gift to O'Toole of English High, there being only one
other contestant, Blakeslee of Hillhouse. Inasmuch as the faculty of the
Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, did not allow any of the Hotchkiss men to
come down to the meeting, Eels, who made such a good record at the
Connecticut games, was not present. This is greatly to be regretted, for
he and O'Toole would doubtless have had a close struggle in that event.
The Boston man was pressed at no time, but he kept up a good pace, and
when he crossed the line he was half a lap ahead of Blakeslee.
There were no accidents in the bicycle race, for a wonder, and the
contestants actually raced from start to finish. The riders remained
pretty closely bunched for half a mile, Roehr of Long Island leading. At
the three-quarter post Poillon of New York dashed from the rear and took
the lead, but he was able to hold it for only half a lap, when the
others all put on steam and left him again at the tail. Roehr won in
good style, with another Brooklynite, Forney of Adelphi, second, and
Strong of Connecticut third.
The field events developed some excellent performances. There were only
two men who answered to the call in the high jump--Sturtevant and
Flournoy. The Connecticut man had the greater reputation, and the event
was conceded to him at once, although the Iowa athlete struggled
bravely, and cleared the very creditable height of 5 ft. 7 in.
Sturtevant showed good form, and went an inch higher. The pole vault was
also well contested, but the winner did not go so high as might have
been expected from the various performances that have occurred at
interscholastic meetings this year. Clapp, the winner, cleared 10 ft. 5
in., although he did an inch better at the New England Interscholastics,
where he vaulted 10 ft. 6 in., and took second to Johnson of Worcester
Academy. At the National games Johnson could only clear 10 ft. 3 in.,
and took second to Clapp.
Ingalls of Hartford, with Jones of Andover, enjoyed the honor of scoring
a double win. He took first place in both the hammer and the shot, and
his performances are something to be proud of. He established records in
both events which will probably stand for some years to come. Boyce of
Brookline High-School threw 125 ft. 3 in., and took second in the
hammer, Edmands of Worcester being third. The latter also took second in
the shot, coming within eight inches of the winner. Edmands is a very
good all-round athlete. Leo of Iowa took third in the shot, and was only
an inch behind Edmands.
Although every athlete who appeared at the National games is to be
congratulated on his sportsmanship, and on the determined way in which
he set about his work, especial commendation is to be given to the four
young men who came on all the way from Iowa. They were outnumbered by
every team, but they nevertheless succeeded in making creditable
performances, and in carrying off six points. They are not of the stuff
that goes home with a zero, and we may confidently expect, if Iowa sends
on a team next year, that the experience of the Iowans this spring will
have been profited by, and the Westerners will put up even a stiffer
competition than they did a week ago.
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the best things in Prose and Poetry, always including good Songs and
Hymns. It is surprising how little good work of this kind seems to be
done in the Schools, if one must judge from the small number of people
who can repeat, without mistake or omission, as many as =Three= good songs
or hymns.
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and accurate Memory work is a most excellent thing, whether in School or
out of it, among all ages and all classes. But let that which is so
learned be worth learning and worth retaining. The Franklin Square Song
Collection presents a large number of
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and Hymns, in great variety and very carefully selected, comprising
Sixteen Hundred in the Eight Numbers thus far issued, together with much
choice and profitable Reading Matter relating to Music and Musicians. In
the complete and varied
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which is sent free on application to the Publishers, there are found
dozens of the best things in the World, which are well worth committing
to memory; and they who know most of such good things, and appreciate
and enjoy them most, are really among the best educated people in any
country. They have the best result of Education. For above Contents,
with sample pages of Music, address
Harper & Brothers, New York.
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This Department is conducted in the interest of Bicyclers, and the
Editor will be pleased to answer any question on the subject. Our
maps and tours contain many valuable data kindly supplied from the
official maps and road-books of the League of American Wheelmen.
Recognizing the value of the work being done by the L.A.W., the
Editor will be pleased to furnish subscribers with membership
blanks and information so far as possible.
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It is advisable at this point to leave Connecticut and Massachusetts and
describe one of the best--and practically the only--ways of going on a
wheel from the Hudson River to the Berkshire Hills. We have already
given in former numbers of HARPER'S ROUND TABLE the route from New York
city to Hudson, on the Hudson River. For any one making the trip from
New York city to the Berkshire Hills, the best route is to follow this
already described, and at Hudson to take the following trip to
Pittsfield.
Leave Hudson by Warren Street, and run along the trolley-line to the
Boston-Albany railroad tracks, and then make for what is called the
Columbia turnpike by turning to the left around the park, and still
keeping to the left into Green Street. Continuing along this road, you
will run into Claverack, four miles away. The road is good, but begins
to be hilly towards the last. Claverack is then left, the rider moving
eastward and taking the right turn, which carries him by the Red Mills.
Then comes a long ascent, and at the end of three miles Hollowville is
passed. The road runs clearly, and is practically unmistakable to
Martindale, and with the exception of the few hills, it is capital
bicycling. Four miles further on, Craryville is reached, the hills
becoming a little more frequent, but the road-bed is in such good
condition that all are rideable. Three miles further on you pass through
Hillsdale, and then run into South Egremont, and then, keeping to the
right on leaving South Egremont, climb a long hill with a long coast on
the other side, and by Maple Avenue run into Great Barrington. From
Great Barrington the road to Pittsfield, through Stockbridge, is along
the railroad track through Van Densenville to Housatonic, thence through
Glendale to Curtisville, through Stockbridge, and leaving Stockbridge
Bowl on the right, up West Street to Lenox. To go from Lenox take Main
Street and run direct into the town of Pittsfield itself.
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This Department is conducted in the interest of stamp and coin
collectors, and the Editor will be pleased to answer any question
on these subjects so far as possible. Correspondents should address
Editor Stamp Department.
One of the stamp papers reports that a Washington philatelist has had
two U.S. 1847 ten-cent stamps made up into a pair of cuff-buttons. This
is an old idea. I remember seeing a number of similar buttons many years
ago in Germany.
A rumor is current that a new series of stamps is under contemplation by
the U.S. government, or that there will be a change in the color of
several denominations.
The Olympian stamps continue to be used on letters received in New York,
and several foreign papers state that the set will be used until next
October, and possibly longer. The official report of the number printed
of the different denominations shows clearly that the speculating
element was in the mind of the officials of the Greek government. For
instance, they printed 20,000 of the 60-lepta stamp (12c.), and 50,000
of the 10 drachmai ($2). The 60 lepta advanced in price to $1.25 within
a few days, as all the 60 l. were sold out on the first day to a few
favored ones. The outcry from the other speculators was so loud that the
government ordered 50,000 more printed, and the price dropped to 30c. It
is a pity that the Greek government should humiliate itself in this way,
and the first step to make these Olympian stamps "regular" should be an
order to print as many copies of any denomination as may be asked for.
The stamps themselves are so pretty and interesting that every collector
wants to see them established as a regular issue.
BEV.--The U.S. 1870 stamps were printed by the National Bank-Note
Company. In 1873 the contract passed to the Continental Company.
They added secret marks to the 1c., 2c., 3c., 6c., 7c., 10c., 12c.,
and 15c., and probably to the 24c., 30c., and 90c.; but these last
have not been identified to the satisfaction of all philatelists.
In 1875 the American Bank-Note Company succeeded to the contract.
They printed the stamps on a peculiar soft porous paper, which
identifies their issues. They also added a secret mark to the 3c.
stamp, and some years later they re-engraved the 1c., 3c., 6c., and
10c. As to U. S. stamps on ribbed paper, I personally do not
believe in them. I have seen many collections of unused U. S. in
blacks, and never saw one on ribbed paper. The used stamps which
looked like ribbed paper were probably accidentally produced by the
paper to which they were affixed.
W. K. DORT.--To answer all your questions would take at least two
columns. U. S. Revenue stamps, perforated, are still very low in
price, with the exception of the few scarce and rare stamps. You
can get a full catalogue of all postage-stamps and of the U. S.
Revenue stamps for 25c. from any responsible dealer.
EDGAR HILL, 3612 Columbia Avenue, Cincinnati, O., wishes to
exchange stamps.
J. H. DE JARNETTE.--No premium on the coins.
J. K. DENNON.--Postal cards are collected by some of our leading
philatelists. As there is very little demand, the prices are low;
but, on the other hand, dealers do not pay much attention to them,
and carry very little stock. Personally I prefer adhesive postage
stamps to U.S. Revenues.
W. P. KELLMOND.--Dealers ask 15c. for the U.S. 1804 half-cent. No
"flying eagle" cents are worth more than face, except the 1856,
which can be bought for $4.
A. HALL.--The Franklin-head U. S. carrier stamp used in 1851 is one
of the rarest U. S. stamps. If the U. S. government had not
reprinted this stamp it would be worth $250 to-day. The reprint was
made on the same paper, with the same color of ink, and from the
original plates.
A. REICHMAN.--My advice is to keep all your stamps, whether
duplicates or not, until you know more about them. Buy a catalogue,
and carefully examine the stamps by it. After you have selected all
the varieties, sell or trade the rest. Do not keep them, expecting
to make a fortune by their rise in value. They may go up according
to catalogue, but you will find it impossible to realize. Cornering
stamps is about as unprofitable a thing as cornering stocks. For
instance, so many people bought quantities of Columbian stamps on
speculation that the dealers in New York are buying them at ten per
cent. discount. One dealer bought a lot of nearly $11,000 face
value at that rate, and the lot contained a quantity of the $1 and
$2, which still other parties have cornered.
E. R. N.--Your stamps are worth 5c. each. The only way to tell the
date of issue is by reference to one who knows, or, still better,
by reference to a catalogue which gives illustrations, dates,
prices, etc. Such a catalogue you can buy of any dealer for 25c. or
50c.
HAWLEY, PA.--1. "Pneumatic" envelopes are those used in Berlin,
Paris, etc., for letters sent through the pneumatic post-tubes.
Some day we hope our government will wake up and give us a
pneumatic service in the large cities. 2. See answer to O. H.
Schell. 3. Technical terms in stamp-dealing are too numerous to
mention in one answer. 4. By looking carefully. 5. The centennial
of the first settlement.
R. H. ANDERSON, 121 East Forty-seventh Street, New York, wants to
trade stamps for mineral or botanical specimens, or curios.
E. B. BRADLEY.--You ask too much. Refer to a catalogue, which can
be had of any dealer for 25c.
H. BEVIS.--Unless you know what the genuine stamp is, or have a
copy before you, you cannot expect to detect counterfeits.
S. GARMLEY.--The 12c. 1872 is worth 50c. The 30c., worth 12c. The
24c. is 1861 issue, worth 25c. Your 3c. 1861 is probably the rose,
worth 1c.
PHILATUS.
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$45. Yet the
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hundred dollars is the right price for the unequalled, unapproached
COLUMBIA. Fifty dollars is less than the right price for Pattern 3 or 4
Hartford. Our prices are the same to all. You know what you are buying.
Visit the nearest Columbia agent or send two 2-cent stamps for
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THE NEW YORK SUN _on April 11, 1896, said of_
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them; they overflow with varied material for the reader. They educate
and entertain. They are the well-known and well-liked literary and
artistic chronicles of the time. They are a credit to their publishers
and to the discernment of the public that approves them. May they
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Bringing up a Humming-bird by Hand.
Some time ago we found in an oleander-tree in our garden a
humming-bird's nest. Our curiosity and interest were so great that
we could not resist peeping into it. We found two tiny birds, only
a few days old, and as there were several of us children examining
it we shook the nest considerably, and as it seemed insecure we
changed it. The mother bird did not return that day, and we feared
that by our carelessness we had driven her off, but the next day
she appeared.
One of the birds fell from the nest and was killed, so that only
one remained for us to watch. It happened that the tree was
infested with ants, who soon discovered the little bird and bit it
terribly. To relieve it I ventured to try and bring it up in the
house, and so made a little nest out of cotton for it, and kept it
on a shelf of flowers in my room. I fed it many times a day, on
diluted honey, through a medicine-dropper. We were delighted to see
that the little thing survived on this treatment, and we soon had a
well bird on our hands.
One day while in my room I heard a strange noise outside the
window, and looking out, I saw the mother bird, who had caught
sight of her little one inside on one of the flower-pots. The
little one had learned to fly by this time, so I opened the window
and the two flew away together. We felt that we had accomplished
the "wellnigh impossible"--bringing up a humming-bird by hand.
GERALDINE SCUPHAM.
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.
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In Distant Australia.
In the eastern part of Victoria, nestling among the mountains, lies
Warburton, one of the prettiest countries in this colony. It is
fifty miles from Melbourne and twenty-five from Lilydale, the
nearest town from which the coach runs daily. The mountains are
thickly covered with gum-trees, many of which reach the height of
300 feet, and sometimes 400 feet. In the evenings the mountains
vary in color from deep pink to a very deep purple, reflected from
the setting sun. The effect is grand.
In the valleys are beautiful gullies, full of ferns, varying in
size from a foot to about sixty feet high. It is delightfully cool
in the gullies, as they are pleasantly shaded by trees with closely
matted tops that we often go and sit in, especially at a place
where there are many comfortable swings and hammocks formed of bark
which is shed from the gum-trees.
These gullies abound with most of our native animals, such as
bears, wallabies, wombats, dingoes, opossums, etc. Warburton has
numberless creeks, and a river called Yarra Yarra, which is a
native name, meaning flowing. The river is very winding, and is
flecked with rocks here and there, and shaded by trees which bend
their branches over to the water. The river is full of rapids and
little cataracts, and is not navigable except within about twelve
or fifteen miles of its mouth. It is a beautiful place in which to
enjoy peace and rest.
DAISY DAMMAN, R.T.P.
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The Music Rack.
Not long ago I read an explanation stating that to the public, not
understanding music, classical music sounds like the tuning of
instruments. Don't some of the Round Table Knights and Ladies think
this an error? I think the strains of _Tannhäuser_ and Wagner's
_Lohengrin_, as also _Träumerei_, _Bohemian Girl_, _Cavalleria
Rusticana_, _Maritana_, and ever so many other masterpieces which
are certainly classed as classics please anybody. Of course they
have not any similarity to "Liberty Bell," "Maggie Murphy's Home,"
and other compositions of this order, but they do please the
masses. The Grand March from _Tannhäuser_ always does catch popular
fancy. Also the "Bridal March" from _Lohengrin_.
I have often heard _Martha_ played and treated to deafening
applause, and no music-studied audience were the people who
applauded. Have players ever heard that when rosining the bow they
should not draw the bow up and down rapidly? A great many know
this, but many more do not. The reason is because the bow becomes
warm and melts the rosin and spoils the hair, whereas if you go
slowly the rosin comes off crisp and fine. Another thing, for
orchestra playing tighten the bow, but for solo playing leave it
slack, as the sound is finer.
I would be very glad to hear of some music Chapter, as I would like
to join one.
C. ARNOLD KRUCKMAN, R.T.K.
1235 NORTH THIRTEENTH STREET, ST. LOUIS, MO.
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Why He Sawed Wood.
The Bishop of Pennsylvania was formerly a frontier or missionary bishop
in Nevada. While in the West he had a loyal friend in a man noted for
his big heart and his wonderful combination of profane words. He was the
possessor of a good carriage and a pair of fast horses, and was always
ready to stop swearing for half a day or long enough to take the Bishop,
whom he greatly admired as a man, out on worthy errands.
One day the Bishop had accepted the use of the team to go in search of
funds to build a small chapel. Passing a rough shanty at a smart pace
they saw a man before it sawing wood. The day was hot and the man
bareheaded.
"Stop a moment," said the Bishop. The team was halted. "My good man,"
said the Bishop, addressing the wood-sawyer, "put on your hat. The sun
will bake your brain."
The man looked up in surprise, and then a look of disgust came over his
face.
"D'you s'pose," said he, "that 'f I had any brains I'd be sawing wood in
this land of silver?"
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Any questions in regard to photograph matters will be willingly
answered by the Editor of this column, and we should be glad to
hear from any of our club who can make helpful suggestions.
SEPARATING GOLD FROM ALLOY.
Gold coins and gold jewelry always contain alloy. Gold being too soft a
metal to use alone is mixed with some harder metal, so that the article
will wear longer. Pure gold is 24 carats fine. Before the metric system
was adopted, a mark--a gold coin--was used as the unit of standard
weight, and a carat is 1/24 of the weight of a mark. A carat is used to
express the proportion of gold in the alloy. If a coin is 22 carats
fine, it means that it contains 22 parts of pure gold. An article that
is 18 carats fine contains 18 parts of pure gold and 6 parts of alloy.
Gold coins contain so little alloy that it is not necessary to separate
the gold from the alloy; but if one is preparing chloride of gold from
old jewelry, in which are found perhaps only nine parts of pure gold, it
is best in using it for special work to separate the two metals. This
can be done with very little trouble.
Dissolve the gold in "aqua-regia," according to the directions given in
the last number of the ROUND TABLE. When it is dissolved and the acid
evaporated, dilute the chloride with clear water, and add a small
quantity of ferrous sulphate. This will cause the gold to be
precipitated, and it will settle to the bottom of the vessel in the form
of a brown powder, while the alloy will remain in solution. It will take
some time for the gold to settle, and when it is all deposited or
precipitated turn off the water carefully, wash the gold in distilled
water, and then redissolve it in fresh aqua-regia, following the
directions in our last paper on preparing chloride of gold. Ferrous
sulphate, the substance which precipitates the gold, is also called
sulphate of iron. It is a chemical compound, and the chemical formula is
FeSO_{4}+7H_{2}O, meaning that one atom of iron, one of sulphur, and
four of oxygen are added (+) to 7 molecules of water (7H_{2}O).
In the directions for preparing printing-paper for violet prints the
directions for the coloring-bath read as follows:
SEL D'OR (DOUBLE SALTS OF GOLD).
Sel d'or 7-1/2 grs.
Distilled water 15 oz.
Hydrochloric acid 1 drachm.
A member of the Camera Club, wishing to try the formula, wrote to the
editor that he went to a druggist for the "sel d'or," but was unable to
obtain it, nor could the druggist tell him what it was. An explanation
was sent by mail, but we repeat it for the benefit of the club. "Sel
d'or" is a double salt of hyposulphite of soda and gold chloride. It is
formed by adding chloride of gold to a hyposulphite solution, and mixing
with alcohol. Take three parts of concentrated solution of chloride of
gold and one part of concentrated solution of hyposulphite of soda. Mix
thoroughly, and add alcohol till it is well covered. Shake well, and
then set it aside. The alcohol will cause the chloride of gold and
sodium sulphite to be precipitated in the form of delicate needlelike
crystals, almost transparent, and readily dissolved in water.
If one cannot, obtain "sel d'or" ready prepared, it is not much work to
prepare it. This double salts of gold is the form in which gold was used
for toning daguerreotypes in the early days of photography. The silvered
plate on which was the picture was coated with a solution of "sel d'or,"
and then heated. The gold was melted or decomposed by the heat and
deposited on the picture, giving it not only a beautiful tone, but also
preserving it. That this preparation made the picture durable is shown
from the fine daguerreotypes which, though taken so many years ago,
still retain almost their first freshness.
SIR KNIGHT W. BAKER asks if there is any difference between a
sulphite and bisulphite. A sulphite is a salt formed by the union
of sulphurous acid with a base. For instance, sulphite of soda is a
_salt_ formed by the union of sulphurous acid and sodium, the
sodium being the _base_. A bisulphite is a sulphite in which the
metal has replaced but half the hydrogen in the acid. "Bi," used
chemically, means that the compound contains two equivalents of the
substance named.
SIR KNIGHT LESTER R. MOSS asks which camera to buy--a "B." daylight
or a Kodak, both same price. Would advise a Kodak with glass plates
for a beginner. A camera in which films are used is not so
satisfactory as one for glass plates, and one can learn how to
manage a camera much better if plates are used. Sir Knight Lester
asks how he may become a member of the Round Table. Your name has
been placed on the membership list. To become a member all that is
required is that one should send name and address, and state that
he wishes to become a member.
SIR KNIGHT F. G. CLAPP sends grateful acknowledgment for query
answered in the ROUND TABLE for March 31.
Will Max Miner be kind enough to write to the editor and give the
name of the camera which he used in making the picture, reproduced
in the ROUND TABLE, called "Sweeping a Sliding-Place"? A member of
the Camera Club is anxious to know. Will Sir Max also add the name
of lens and plate used?
THE PUDDING STICK.
This Department is conducted in the interest of Girls and Young
Women, and the Editor will be pleased to answer any question on the
subject so far as possible. Correspondents should address Editor.
I am fond of perfumes myself, and so I know just what Elizabeth Rosa
means when she sighs: "Oh, how I wish I could have all the violet
extract I want! But I cannot afford to buy it, and nobody ever gives me
any, except sometimes Aunt Susie at Christmas. There is Lettie, whose
writing-paper always reminds you of flowers, a faint far-away sweetness,
and Norah, who leaves a dream of roses in the room she has been sitting
in, and Eleanor, whose gowns have a delicate fragrance; but there, it's
of no use; I am poor, and I can't compete with those girls!"
Really, my dear, your style is poetical. A dream of roses is very
impressive. Now let me give you one or two secrets of perfume.
To have your writing-paper, whether note or letter size, or a plain
businesslike pad, carry with it a breath of dainty sweetness, you must
keep it in tightly closed boxes in which are little packets of orris
powder. Your bureau drawers will be perfumed, and the perfume will creep
into your handkerchiefs and ribbons and your under-clothing if you will
line the drawers with tissue-paper; sprinkle this with powdered orris,
and lay a sheet of tissue-paper above it. A prettier way is to make a
sachet the exact size of your drawer by quilting orris powder between
folds of China silk. Little bags of silk filled with orris and kept in
the pockets of your gowns will give them a very delicate fragrance.
A pronounced perfume is vulgar. You must have merely a suggestion of
it--a whiff--gone in a breath, not a coarse heavy odor which makes your
friends think of musk or patchouly. Perfume poured from a bottle is apt
to scent a handkerchief too strongly to please a fastidious taste. You
may use your cologne or your violet essence a few drops at a time in the
water in which you bathe, or you may finish your toilet by wetting your
hands with a tiny drop or two of your favorite perfume. Liquid perfumes
must be used sparingly.
In toilet soaps for the face and hands select the nicest you can afford.
Do not be afraid to use soap on your face. At least once a day wash it
thoroughly with warm water and soap, as only thus can you get rid of the
dust which clogs up the fine lace-like net-work of the skin. Make a
lather and rub the face thoroughly. Then wash it off with clean water.
I may add that fresh rose leaves sprinkled plentifully in bureau drawers
or in the linen closet give a very agreeable perfume to their contents.
And we have all heard of the delicate sweetness of sheets and
pillow-slips laid away in lavender.
Remember that the nicest people are fastidiously clean. The dainty girl
uses a dash of ammonia in the bath, and keeps everything belonging to
her spotlessly neat. Clothing should be frequently changed, and every
detail of a girl's should be fresh and pure. One who is careful in this
way needs no perfume in her toilet.
MARGARET E. SANGSTER.
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No other soap is found in so many homes.
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The Professor was crossing a small lake in Ireland. After admiring for
some time the way his boatman, John, handled the oars, he thought he
would like to try and row. John, nothing loath, surrendered the blades,
and the Professor essayed the task of rowing. Things developed rapidly
into a shower-bath as the oars splashed this way and that, and finally
catching a crab, the learned gentleman landed with a crash in the bottom
of the boat, very nearly upsetting it.
"Well, well," said the Professor, "rowing is quite a difficult thing,
after all. Dear me, how my back aches!"
"Faith, yer know," said John, "it's all in the sculls."
The Professor is still pondering over what John said; whether he meant
the oars or the heads of the oarsmen. The sly twinkle of John's eyes
when he said it rather inclines him to believe the latter.
* * * * *
A PISCATORIAL OBSERVATION.
TOMMY. "Isn't it funny, mamma, that these eels live in the wide, wide
ocean?"
MAMMA. "I don't think it's funny, Tommy."
TOMMY. "Well, I do; I should think them built for narrow winding
streams."
* * * * *
Patrick was lying in bed in a hospital. He had been brought in a few
days before after a severe fall from the top story of a building on
which he had been working. With all his suffering he never lost his
cheerful spirits, and livened up many of the other patients with his
bright remarks and short stories. The doctor happened along, and asked
him how he felt.
"Fairly well, doctor; this right leg of moine is a very ungrateful
spalpeen consitherin' that it wuz only broke in wan place whin it moight
have been smashed in a dozen."
"How did you fall, Patrick?" I asked. "Did you lose your head?"
"Faith, no; sure it was me footin' oi lost."
"What time did it happen?"
"Well, oi wuzn't so sure before I fell, but I wuz thinkin' comin' down
that it wuz near dinner hour, an' oi wuz convinced of that same as oi
passed the second story, fer oi saw the people in there atin' dinner."
* * * * *
In the days of Emperor William the cadets in Berlin were obliged to
adhere very closely to the rules of their respective academies. They
were not allowed to go to entertainments at night without the escort of
an elder relative. One evening, a cadet thinking he would escape
observation, slipped into an entertainment, and taking a back seat
quietly enjoyed the performance. He presently entered into conversation
with his neighbor, a very pleasant gentleman. An academy officer passing
spotted him, and the cadet, seeing that he had been observed, whispered
to his new acquaintance, "Will you be my uncle?"
The gentleman, understanding the position of the cadet, smilingly agreed
to be his uncle. Next morning the cadet was sternly called from the
ranks.
"You broke the rules last night, sir."
"Yes, sir," replied the cadet; "but I was with my uncle."
"Hum! Well, your uncle last night happened to be the Crown Prince, and
he wrote me this morning begging that you should be let off. Remember
next time that your alliance with the royal family is a strict military
one only."
* * * * *
THE REASON.
WILLIE. "I know why the Chinese send all their fire-crackers over here?"
MAMMA. "Why, Willie?"
WILLIE. "Why, because they don't have any Fourth of July over there."
* * * * *
THE PIN-WHEEL.
I love to watch the pin-wheel go
A-spinning round so free,
To make its goldfish dive into
The starry night's black sea.
* * * * *
A ticket-seller in a theatre once owned a parrot that was quick at
learning to repeat the phrases he heard. Thus, among other things, he
was soon able to exclaim, "One at a time, gentlemen! one at a time,
please!" for this sentence was constantly in the mouth of his master.
The ticket man went to the country for a summer vacation and took the
educated parrot along with him. One day the bird got out of his cage and
disappeared. His owner searched all about for him, and finally toward
evening found him despoiled of half his feathers sitting far out on the
limb of a tree, while a dozen crows were pecking at him whenever they
could get a chance. And all this time the poor parrot, with his back
humped up, was edging away and constantly exclaiming, "One at a time,
gentlemen! one at a time, please!"
End of Project Gutenberg's Harper's Round Table, June 30, 1896, by Various