The Brussels Post, 1892-6-24, Page 2THE BATTLE OF L'Ul
On the other hand, be had received c 12
Wislerable reinforcements. At soon as it WAS
,k21eW11 t lie had passed theNiagaett troops
W800 put in mothei, both from Detroit atel
Gookett's Harbor, to support him A letter
in the lialtianorr Patriot, dafed July leth,
elatee that upon the day after the action
at Chippewa, he was joined lit. about one
thotwand meta front Tiutlalo, regulars, Mune
teers, and Indians, among them tesptain
tone's -mounted riflemen, 1111) strong. On
July 160, deserters who arrived m the
British camp, reported that 700 mei. had
just crewed over front Lewietote
reinforcemeet was eemposed of de.
tachinents of the 11 th, 2:111.1 and e3rd
riegiments. Rumors of disaster Laving be.
merle current before ithelligence ef the bat"
tle had been actually received, the editor
of Niles' Regietee, published in Baltimore,
took 0:tension to observe in the issne of July
'301h : "Generel 131'own has received some
hendsome reinforcements from Buffitlo, and
there is no reason to believe he cannot
maintain his ground for some time," The
most authoritntive evidence on the subject
Is to be found in a pamphlet published by
'General Ripley in 1815, vindicating his con-
duct, which is now very rare. lt contains
an offivial return, showing the effective
strength of the two brigades of infantry
upon the .:::h81 July to have been 136 officers
and 2,690 non-commissioned officers and
prim: es. Upon the 2401 we are informed
that 130 of the 29m1 infantry-, under Lieut.
Guy, and 220 of the 1st, under Colonel
Nicholas, who were not included in this re-
turn, arrived front Fort Erie. Then he sup-
plies a second retuen, showing the effective
' atrength of Porter's brigade upon the 00th
July, rive days after the aetion, to have been
eixtrono officers, and 538 rank and file,
and that of the artillery on the same date,
twelve officers and 200 rank end filo, The
loss of these cellos in the action, according
to the otileial published return, was 112 of
all ranks, but this certainly does not in.
' dude loss from desertion and straggling,
which in a militia foree especially, is
-commonly very considerable after o reverse.
This, however, gives a grand total of 4,039
officers and men, The general staff, dra-
goons, mounted infantry and a detachment
of engineers, still remained unincluded, but
of these no returns are available. Making
clue allowance for these and the probable
understatement of the loss of the militia
brigade, it is safe to sey that 13rown had
under arms on the evening of the 25th July
at least 4,500 of all ranks, at whom upwards
of 3,500 were regulars. A certain propor-
tion probably were detailed for camp service
but aiter making a reasonable deduction
for this, be still must have been able to
bring more than 4,000 men 1010 0011011, with
nine pieces of field.artillery, three of which
.were 18 -pounders, and one a 51-111012 howit-
zer. In fact a letter dated at Buffalo next
day, giving a very accurate account of the
battle, states his force engaged at precisely
that number. In artillery he possessee a
decided preponderance from the beginning
of the action, an advantage which eva.s only
partially counterbalanced by the excellence
of the position occupied by the British guns. '
Leaving the Queenston road at nearly a
right angle, Lenuly's Lane followed a course
almost duo west for about half a mile, thea '
trending gradually northward, crossed the
Twelve Mile Creek at DeCew's Falls. About
a, hundred yards west of the junction 01 12110
roads, on the south Side of Luntly's Lane,
stood e Presbyterian thumb, e low frame
building, painted red, It occupied the
highest point of the rise, which slopes gently
southward and westward, but dips more
abruptly to the east and north. On the
right of the church lay a small enolosere, in
whice a few weatherbeaten wooden slabs
and rude brown beadetones, with sometimes
et brief inscription roughly carved ti pon them
by the village blacksmIth's chisel, but more
often nameless, marked the graves of the
fathers of the settlement. Hither, ton, brave
young Cecil Bieshop was borne by mourn -
a05 comrades upon their return froni that
daring raid in which he met his death, and
there he still reposes. Southward, a thriv-
ing young erohard covered the slope below
the graveyard, extending quite to the edge
of the Portage Road and encircling a small
'dwelling an farmyard. Meadows and mita
voted fields lay beyond, bounded by think
woods less than half a mile away on both
aides of the road, stretching down to the
river near Table Rook, and skirting the
shrink of the chasm for a hong distance.
!Dreading an ambush, Scote carefully re.
'eminoitred these woods with his cavalry,
and his delay enabled the British light
troops to regain the positien they had ital.
abandoned. Then, as now, Lundy's Lane
was bordered by many apple, cherry, and
peach trees, thrusting their projecting
boughs over the highway. In these orchards
the Olen arry Light Infantry trick up their
ground, lormiog the right wing of the Bert
ash line of battle. Tomkins' two Seld.gune
were planted among the graves on the very
summit of the knoll beside the church, eo
as to sweep the road. The detachment of
the 8111 and the Incorporated Militia were
posted lower down, behind the fences, and
m the fields on the left of the main road ex.
tending towards the river, but leering an
interval of more than two hundred yards
unoccupied next the bank, which was over-
grown with scrulapine and brushwood.
The extremities of both wings were inclined
slightly forward. The remainder of Mor-
rison% column was formed in rear of the
guns, under shelter of the ridge, as fast as
st came up, and the troop of the 1 eith 1)140-
30000 was posted on the high road some
distame further away. The entire number
of ell ranks in the Said when thie was are
complished was 1,637, of whom about one-
half were Provincial troops.
It has become the fashion among American
Writers to deseribe Drummond's force as
being composed of Wellington's veterans.
With the exception of Colonel Henry Soott
'and poseibly a few other officers, who may
have exchanged from other regiments, it is
safe to assert that not a man is the entire
division had ever served under t,hat there
trious commander, and very few of them
had seen active service of my kind outside
of Canada,
ABM° Americans emerged from the woods,
the 9th, 11th, ned 92nd regiments deployed
, in the fields on the left and the 25111 on tile
right of the road, while their field -guns
came to the front and unlimbered upon the
highway. The brigade of infantry number-
' ed 1,506 of all retake, and the artillery,
dragoons and other mounted corps coneiet.
leg ot two troops of De 8. dragoone and the
New York commands of Boughton and
Stone, probably mustered 300 more, mak-
ing a total force 11,800 fightipg men.
Retiring leisurely before the advancing
enemy, the British skirmishers frequently
halted and formed es if with the intention.
Of making a stand, then disported" again as
soon as their poeition was seriettely threat.
ened. Much valuable thne was gained hy
these manteuvers, Which Were continued
, Until the vanguard of tile American army
had approached within half muslcotahot to
' their fighting lino when they finally rim in,
TM sun 1212W1 about half DM hoar high, or,
DY'S LANE,
111 ot her worth, 11 Waril between eix and seven
o'clock in the atternoon, when Scot. began
the engagement by a general altatik of light
troops along the entire iront of the Britielt
postman. On the right, the Glengatries
easily maintained their ground, hat a see.
tion of the Royal 8e 11i which 1104 inst
come up, startled by the sudden apparition
among the trees in their front of a body of
men in green uniforms, resembling those of
the American rilleineu they ha,1 encounter-
ed that menthes at Lewleton, hastily fired a
volley upon thein,whiell injered 00001101and
produced 001110 couftesion.
Ha vit g felt the force opposed to him in
Mitt manner for a few minutes, and tettisbed
himself 11101 11 was there to fight where it
stood, he formed the 1 1 th aed 2211d Claud
Settee Infantry for is 'linen fronted attack,
and detailed the Oth and 232h to turn both
flanks simultaneously.
TM centre attack wee not pushed with
vigor, and was easily repelled by the artil-
lery lire alone. But upon the left of the line,
the Americans soon obtained a deci.1...1
advantage. Observing the belt of moccu•
pied ground next the iver, Scott
ordered Colonel T. 8. Jesup, with the
25th U. S. Infantry, to make a wide
circuit through the undergrowth in thet
direction, 01141, 1))' turning Drummond 's flanks
attempt to gain possession of the Queenston
Road in the rear. Favored by the approach
of night, and concea'ed from view by thick-
ets, that reghnent made its way 1011500001v -
ed into the interval, and suddeuly attacking
the battalion of Incorporated. Militia in
flank at the moment it svas attempting to
take ground further to the left, threw .1
into confusion, and took four officers and
nearly a }melee.' rnen prisoners. Following
ne his advantage, Jesup nth -tamed rapidly
as far as the road, which he occupied in
i force, and the troop of the 10112, finding a
I strong body of infantry firiug upon them
from the enoloseres on their flank, retired
as far as Wludde- Run. Noe was this the
full measure of his success. First, Captain
Loring, A.D. C., to General Drutuniond, rid.
ing to the rear to bring up the cavalry,
was captured, then General Rill', himself
bleeding from a wound, which subsequently
caused the amputation of his arm, fell
into his power in the same manner.
The prisoners were promptly hurried
from the field, end when thew rank was an•
nounced to the remainder of the brigade, It
became the signal for loud and prolonged
cheering along the entire line, caught up
and repeated by Ripley s and Porter's ad-
vancing columns.
Scarcely had these sounds died awayn
when a shell from the British battery struck,
one of Towson's ammunitiou wagons, which
instantly blew up with it great explosion.
This incident was haile 1 in tura by exult-
ing shouts from the successful gunners. who
redoubled their efforts in consequence, and
the American pieces were speedily over-
powered by their fire, and almost, if not
quite, silenced. The remnant of the Intim-
porated Militia quickly recovered from its
confusion, and re-formed in rear of the 89111,
fronting the Queenston road, and maiming
the flank and rear of the troops in Lundy%
Lane. Their musketry soon oompelled
Jesup to relinquish the position he had se.
cured, and communication with the rear
was re -opened. Lieut.•Col. Robinson being
dangerously wounded, the commend of this
corps devolved on Major james Kerby.
A general advance of the Rh, ibch and
29.n6 Infantry converging apon the British
guns, forced the 80th and Mc detachments
of tile Stli and Royal Scots to advance to
their support, aud WaS not repelled without
a sharp struggle, in which bath perties suf.
fared heavily. Lieut. Hemphill, leading
the Royals was killed, and the command of
his party, the remnant of three companies,
devolved on another young subaltern, Lieut.
Fraser. Colonel Morrison 1,708 so severely
wounded that he was marled front tho field,
and Major Clifford assumed command of the
SKI), while Captain Campbell, commanding
the Sth, had his horse killed beneath him.
Their assailants finally retired, leaving the
slope strewed with their dead and wound'
ed, and were rallied with diffioulty under
cover of their artillery. The 22nd in
particular broke in great confusion, running
athwart the front ar the 11 th when in the
act of wheeling, and =trying away several
platoons of that regiment in its flight.
Their officers failed to check the fugitives
until they had gained the shelter of the
woods, and only a part of thent could then
be induced to return to the scene of action.
Biddle's, William's, and Ritohie's bat-
teries, containing in all six guns, advanced
to 'Towson's assistance, and the artillery -
duel was resumed. Notwithstanding the
disparity in numbers) the British guns still
maintained a decided superiority. Captains
Biddle and Ritchie were both wounded, the
latter mortally, and Towson is sold to have
lost twenty•seven out of thirtyaix men
serving his three guns.
Colonel McBee, an engineer officer, who
was acting as General Brown's chief of staff,
finally assured the American commander
that he need not hope for ultimate sm.
doss unless the hill was taken and
the guns silenced. By this time the entire
available force of his division bad arrived.
Scott's brigade was much exhausted and
diminished in numbere. Acoordingly Rip-
ley's brigade, consisting of the lee, 21st,
and 23rd Infantry, besides detachments of
the 2nd Rifles, 17111 and 101.h Infantry, was
formed from the main attack, having Por-
ter's brigade, composed of Dobbid's and
Swift s NeW York regiments, Fenton's
Pennsylvania battalion'andWillcuok'sCana-
dian Volunteers upon their left, while the
25th TJ, S. L emill maintained its position
in the thickets on the right.
For a few minetes firing almost ceased,
and this interval wits employed by the
American artillerymen in bringing forward
fresh sapplies of ammunition, and a daring
officer Captain Brooke., stealthily crept up
the hillside Wahl within a few yards of the
British battery, with a dark leatern, which
he suspended m a thicket, as a guide for
his gunners to sight thew pieces, for al-
though the moon had risen, its light was
rendered faint and uncertain by drifting
°kinds of smokaand dust, and the position
of either lino ef battle was simply inclioated
at intervals by the flash of their guns.
The action had now continued for meetly
three hours, end the British foroe had hese
reduced by caeualties, to less titan twelve
hundred 0(110.110 ,0541 men, mad he situation
seemed perilous hi ehe extreme. It could
110 longer be a matter of doubt, that they had
to contend with the entire American army.
But relief, thorigh long delayed, wits now
close at hand. After the original order of
march had been countermanded, the troops
0n:tamped et Twelve Mile Creek andremitin-
ed quietly in their quarters until afternom-
Then the order was received from Gon,
oral Rlall, (1(0001(117 0.50011051 of the form
to advance 2,, eV to his support by
Way of D.,' • Valls and Lundy's Lane.
Tins meant 1,, :4 of fourteen tnileri under.
o burnins. ,,tr. C.J. Swat inetantiy
obeyed, tee eq.' Wii.,11 Lim e, en•
patties Of his own regimeet, ge,
seven companice of the Royal &tate,
THE BRUSSELS
Lieetenent Colonel Joint Gordon, live nom'
panies of ehe I 046, Clept. R. Leoneril, and
a few picked men saluted from, 001110 of the
Militia battalions in orunp, under Lient•
Col. Hamilton, yet• owing to the week state
of the companies, his entire column did not
muster more than 1,21)001 all rank& Tide
force was ttecompanied by throe Opountlers
and a 5e.incli howitzer, under Captain elate
komiehie. The advance -guard W110 elreistly
within three miles of elle field of lathe
whet) they were met by an orderly
a weed deepatch from General tjo11, an"
nottneing that he 01110 about to retire upon
Queenston, and directing them to retreat at
onee. They bad ret raced their steps for
meriy four miles, when the roar of merlon
buret upoit elicit. 01000 0214 they Were over-
taken by n second messenger, etennioning
them to the scene of confllet, it was on.
cordingly nine o'clock before the bead of
this column, weary and footsore with
march of more than twenty miles elimet
without o halt ,ontne in view on the extreme
right
Already the American artillery had open.
ed fire with renewed vigor to cover the 041'
('111100 of their infardry, and Porter's rifle-
men were oreeping stealthily forward on
the right, in the hope ot turning that flank
also. Drummond promptly foiled this
movement by directing the headquarter
wing of tho Royals and the flank companies
of the 104111 to prolong his fighting line in
that direction while he formed the remain-
der of Colonel Scott's column into a second
line in rear of Lundy's Lane. These dis-
positions had not yet been entirely corn•
pleted when n, large body of infantry was
again observed advancing upon the artil-
lery.. The troops destined for the result
of the battery, composed of the 1s1 U. 8.
Infantry, Colonel R. CI, Nicholas, deem:I-
ntents of the 17th and 190, and the whole
of the 21st, under command of Colonel
James Miller, and the 23rd, Major D. Mc.
Farlised, had quietly been formed in
the hollow, where their movements
were concealed by the darkness,
and now advanced silently in line,
two deep, under cover of the discharge of
all their artillery, which concentrated its
fire upon the British guns. These batted.
ions mustered upward of 1,00 bayonets.
The position occupied by the 1st U. S. In-
fantry, forming the centre of their line,
compelled their regiment, fresh f rom a tour
of uneventful garrison duty in the distant
frontier posts on the banks of Mississippi,
to climb the slope in the face of the point-
blank fire of the British ems, while Miller's
and McFarland's mm1)1011(18 moved ob-
liquely upon the battery from either flank. ,
Scarcely hard it begun to feel the effects
of the artillery'fire when this regiment
gave way, and before it could be
rallied by its officers,haci retired a aonsiger•
able distance in much disorder. The 23rd,
on the right, advanced with more firmness
and lost heavily. Its commander was kill-
ed, and the line began to waver, but,
order was soon restored by the efforts of
General Ripley, who directed its movements
in person after the fall of the Major McFar-
land. Miller's approach on the opposite
flank was screened from the view of the
gunners by the church and an almost con-
tinuous line of thiokets fringing both sides of
O shallow ravine. Within twenty yards of
the guns, a stout log -fence, skirted with
shubbery and small trees, crossed their path
and furnished oonvenient cover. Up to
this point their advance had been unobserv-
ed by the artillerymemwhose attention woe
rivetted upon the batteries below. Halt-
ing there for a mumept, they fired a, single
effective volley, and rushing forward, gaan•
ed the summit, but with heavy loss. .A few
gunners still clang desperately to their
pieces and were bayonetted while striving
to reload, and the battery, which had been
worked so effectively against them WEIS in
their possession. Both the 94 -pounders and
one of Captain Mookonochie's 6 -pounders
which had since been brought up to their
assistance tvere taken. Lieut. Tomkins and
a few of his men were also captured and
temporarily confined in the chureh, whence
most of them soon succeeder' in making
their escape.
Nearly at the same instant, Ripley came
up with the 23rd, and the 1st, having re-
formed, advanced to their support. Rip-
ley's entirebrigade was thus massed on a
very narrow front, on the south side of
Lundy's Lane, between the church and the
Queenston road. Scott's brigade, with the
exception of the 25th Infantry, leas rapidly
brought forward and took post on their
left, .while Porter's volunteers distantly en•
gaged the flank companies of the 10th, and
the win g of the Royals.
Whiter% movement had been at once 00
rapid, unexpected and eucoessful, that the
British guns were in his possession before
the infantry in rear had time to advance for
their protection. These detachments then
hastily advitmed to recover them, but
after a very severe contest otore repelled
with heavy loss. At short range, the
cartridges of the Amerioans, oonteining in
addition to the ordinary bullets, three large
buokinhot, were particularly effective,
Lieutenant Fraser, on whom the oommand
of the Royals in this part of the field had
devolved, was wounded, and the survivors
of his detachment rallied around the colors
of the 80th. The 103rd being ordered to
advance, marched in the darkness directly
into the centre of the enemy's new posilion,
and were firstmeele aware of its misto,ke by
crushing volley, which threw them into great
disorder. 1Vhile the straggle was in progress
for the possession of the hill, the American
artillery limbered up and advanced to take
up a uew position upon the summit, In the
attempt, they met with sudden and unfore-
seen desester. While their howitzer wae
ascending the slope at a gallop, a volley o
mueketry brought nearly all the drivers a
once to bhe ground, and the horses miming
their riders and left without guidance,
plunged frantically forward into the oppota
ing ranks, where they were soon secured.
Several of their caissons were blown up at
different times by oongreva reelects, and
seine of their pieces silenced for Want of
ammenition. Many h trees were also killed
ur dieabled while manceuvring.
(.10 3311 CONTINUgn.)
The Length of ViSion.
How far Can you see under favorable
oonditions 1 is en interesting question, and
one on which there has been much specula.
time M. Emile Metzger _assorts that he
011005020.1 Keizerspeolt le in Sumatra, when
110 miles from it, end thee al; another time
be sew Guy Merapi when 188 miles away.
The whale range of the Swiss Alps woes
onee visible to Sir J. Hippisley at a distanao
of 220 miles and Sir William Jones declaree
that he has seen the Hiinalayas range from
a epee fully '224 miles from the peek he
riaw,
Only a nil
"My bushman" reoeiVerl a note to•day in
10 eveman's handwriting." " Did you open
it 7" ''clic( not, And' what is more 510(0.
hint by himself to read It at his 'leisure,"
Can't you worry over it ?" "No, hue I
tooh,khoo iictrar. It, was from my dressmaker."
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BOB TEIOICMAN.
BY 20248, .1. 13. T11081.28.
" hat aro yon reading, Joe " said Will
to lois big brother, itti they .all sat under the
gaslight one pleasant evening in May.
Well,' and Joe looked up from his
pupae, " quite a story I would you like
to Item It? "
" Yes, yes," Belli Will and Bose. " Do
read 111 to us."
" No, 111111,10 I will tell it, as I have just
finished, and you will enjoy it as well.'
" Yes, do tell it."
"51 is about Bob Triakinan. There is a
place called elouse Creek, somewhere oat,
West, and one morning teacher and scholars
were all fighting. Now, what do you thiuk
they were fighting ? Indians? Ohe no
they were fighting lire, prairie fire. Now,
some boys there are very headstrong, 1
know one here too," and lie looked at Wilt.
"Go on, ga on."
" So headstrong that if the long prairie
grass spoils the smoothness of their Oily -
grounder they devise some means to get rid
of its Bob Trickinan was 0 truthful boy,
comparatively speaking ; he could be trust-
ed largely, if lie were not tempted. Neither
was that the only thing remarkable about
him, for he was also is boy that kept his
pockets buttoned nuclide heels toge 0. er. He
had tight little calves, like balls of blue
worsted, and napkin breeches, which, when
his lege ran. went tip nearly to his knees,
and his legs ran often, for be was a very Gm -
nest boy, rather too 00.3511 and foremost for
his age.
"Now the weather was fine and the time
of year beginning to he cheerful and abun-
dant with o. variety of flowers. This state of
things was an invitation to ball playing and
other games. That prairie grass has got
to go,' Raid Bob one day to Russell Miller,
012 hy, Bob, do not dare to touch the grass.
I sat Bob's reply was, 'Oh, advice is cheap.'
ane morning two boys started earlier
than usual from home. One was Bob, the
other was Russell ; tbe former went toward
the school house, and the latter was driving
Money, the cow, to pasture. All at once
Russell saw sinoke coming from the direc-
tion of the school building, but he never
thought as he put up the bars that Bob had
asked him for a me teh es he hurried past
Mopsy and whistled on hie way to school.
'Dear me,' he said, hope there is no mis-
chief going on,' and he started at a rapid
pace in the direction of the flames, and as
he did so he saw a figure mouthing near
them. Ie was hidden behind a big tree. He
knew from the nankin pants who it Wee, but
this was on of his track and he weut on
with sad misgivings. When Russell arrived
they were all there, teacher end pupils,
fighting the fire, and who should be first
and foremost but Bob. He must have fol-
lowed close on Russell from a different point.
" When the fire waS subtitled ehe teacher
nailed the pupils in, bade them be seated
end asked them separately—did they know
who was the originator of the fire. 'Dear
children,' she said, 'it is almost a miritele
thee we saved this pretty building where
we tall love so to meet every day and seek
for that knowledge, which will be eo use.
hal in the coming years. Now, 1 will not
insult a scholar by suspicion—if you aro
innocen t, say so, if you are guilty, confess,
for emne one has sterted that prairie fire,
that we have labored so faithfully to ex-
tinguish.' There was deep silence ror a few
minutes, after these words. Then she call-
ed each boy by name, and put the question
firmly. 'Did you do it?' The reply in-
variably was in the negative. One little
fellow that was deemed too little to be
charged with such a crime, said—‘Teach-
er me didn't de it, no, me didn't sure.'
"There was a fearful contest in the heart
of Russell, as he heard Bch answer, 'No,
mum,' Oh, he felt that every eye 180.8 on
him, for his face flushed crimson.'at last
she questioned him [to the larger boys she
put more than one query], 'Russell, did you
start the fire ?"No, I did not.' 'Do you
know who &di' 'I do not."Have you
any Idea who 11 was?' I deoline to all -
8W7111.' ere was a dilemma. She had ques-
tioned others as close as she did Russell,
but she SaW in their eyes ndprevarication.
Bob 100.5 00112 exception, but this puredbinded
woman seemed to judge without good
proof, being a self-selected judge and jury.
She was very calm ()inwardly, but her
breast heaved with emotioe. Finally. 'You
ean all go home ' she Said, • and all re-
turn'to-morrow, all excepting Russell Mill -
or ; bemuse answer me before he eon return
to school.' She loved this boy ; he was a
faithful student and had earned her respect.
His determination not to expose his class.
mates reouired thee for thou‘lit. He
will think -better of it to•morrow, she said
to herself, as she waited musingly home-
ward, after tarrying an hour subsequent to
the school being dismissed.
"To -morrow I 011, these to -morrows,
what uncertein things they are 1 That
night Miss Morgan WAS taken seriously ill,
and at daylight was not expeoted to live,
Now Bob's mother 1005 One of those good
women that are always fixingup delicacies
for the sick, and as it rained so hard
she sent her boy as usual with 801110
ielishes. This was at noon of the next day
Bob wane, but he was not allowed in the
Wok chamber, but as he dressed the hall he
looked in and saw such a pale'attenuated
fee°, it: was whiter than the pillow on which
it, la,y4
"This touched hie heart. The magnitude
of his sin rose up before him, 'She was al,
ways so kind to mee he thought, 'find yeb
I vexed her more than all the ot,her boys.
The (looter says the fright of yesterday has
brought on all this fever and trouble, I
heard him say so,' All this happened while
Bob was crouching down in a nook of the
passage as low as he lied done by the big
tree whore Aussell saw him. Ho Wa8 watch.
ing his chance, hidden in a slutdowed recess,
The Moment the poor Karam WU Mom he
stole in on hands and knecia and itheeling
by the bedside, rionfossed all, She mailed
and put her feeble hand in blessing on his
boyish head. Ib monied like o proyst: to
birn, Ho felt Ito Wite forgiven. Then he
stale quietly out, and ran, oh 110 IV he ran,
his nankins net trimly up, but over Iris
knees; nor did the boy stop Until ewe one
loll before him; he had knookerl against Rus•
soll who WAS ooming to ingeire abont teach-
er, Bob,"Deav0110, you me just
1115 101101.1 I was putting for,'Well, you
suoceeded in putting air,' said Russell, as
he tried to brush off the dust from his
olothes. '112.10111 to hear how teacher is,'
'Yes,' said Rob, *bat wait a minute, I've got
something to tell you."Phon he Mated
what l000i (matured in the siolt room, Thew
1.1428 Ilia nr 1111,181111e0 In four boyish oyes.
"Now my story is tinished, for in two
weeks after: there hurried to the scorched
seined home the happiest troop of bright.
faced scholars Mouse Creek heel over kilo sem
A pletteent eiosile greeted them, for the
teacher %vas well, The elorol had pissed,
leaving a bright radiance uf happinese be •
hind it."
WHOLESALE t'OISONING.
l'81148 W0111811 1.80881.11 1 1,1 roe eithedering
lt
Scene sonseeioneilnirle'•e:.
laiime ware made
clueing thn trial in "lung:try of the three
peasant women named Monies!: i, kurptkow,
aud Keenan, who were charged with having
cOmMitted a series of onu,'dor by ineans of
00504110 50101011113 at Netteetz Ujvidult. Pion!.
saki is mimeo(' of poisoniug her husband and
her father, Kurjakow of poisoning lior lover,
and Kerns= of murdering in elie same 511011-
1100 1101' h usband. The first partof Frith:ye:pro.
ceedings was devoted to the examination of
the woman Kernaez, In reply to the ques-
tions of the judge, the accused (teetered
that her late linsbend was suddenly seized
with convulsions -last year, and died on the
fifth day alter being thus attacked. She
admitted that the had a, lover whose mune
was Csirits, and that seriom quarrels had
occurred between her husband antl herself
on account of her roblions with this man.
She WAS tumble to offer any explanation es
to Me presence of arsenic In the bod,y of Me
husband. TM mother and daughter of the
prisoner, however, and several witnesses
0.1110 WM ottlled, stated positively that
the husband of the accused lind died very
suddenly, and that the symptoms of his ill.
noes seemed to point to foal play. Tho re-
port drawn up loy the domore who made
the post•mortem examinetion of tho bodies,
end the analysie mule by the Disteict Smi-
tary Connell were then read to the Court.
51 87000 stated that distinct traces of Domani-
cal poisoning had 110811 10111101 111 8110 bodies
of the husbands of tho prisoners Pionieski
and Karnaey, but thae on the other hand,
the quantity of arsenic discovered in the
body of Stojeits, Kurjakow's lover, was Qom.
parable:31y small. Daring the public prose-
cutor's speech the woman Pionieski, who is
accused of two murders, those of her hus•
band and her father, looked extremely de-
jected. 011 00050)01 she tvas overaome by
faintness, and commenced to weep and
moan. The other two prisonees sat with
their eyes oast, to the ground, and they
presented a crestfallen appearance. Sen-
tence was pronounced on Saturday.
eski was found guilty, and was sentenced to
penal servitude foe life. Knrjakow and
Kernaez were acquitted on the ground that
there was not sufficaent evidence against
them, and were immediately set at liberty,
Onsutin' Wether.
Now, thur ain't 100 5120 a talkin"hont yor 811111-
121' huddin' Mays,
When the northwind, frost, an' snow storms
have such curious startlin' ways;
For the corn% a sorouttn' down'ards an' porta.
tore floatin oin
An' thur ain't a nahur round us thout a respite,
Imokini cough.
Why, it's ;jos' as like as any, if ain't stuck
Th tblei
floodice at Natchez on the last
All the robins an' the catbirds say they're goln:
South again.
Au' rin havini lots o' bother with my old brown
setthe hen,
'Cos she thee, slued get May fever, but sho says
the almanac
Must tonlittniimbi noelrkl iast year's ono, an' rd. bettor
When 1 wont to town 11, week ago to get some
siinvolmze,
er clos
An' to bunn't for Mortar ; why., whatever d'yo
'Why, a big chinchilla overcoat they tried to
110.151110 buy,
An' a fur -lined hood an' tippet for 1105 112)10 to
tako an' try.
All thur icemen got [wrested for a.foreini o'
nor trade,
'While the conlyards begged protection from rt
chilly people's raid,
An' I've been aiifrottin awful 'bout them poets
—them as sing
All about, the burstin' budlets an thur signs o'
early spring,
Aol Imo they'll Jos stop writing an' go mit
an' take rt walk,
Then they'll find thur Mtn tho eallender 0
month by my blue chalk ;
An', t.eininga1117a,ts
tliie rgga3,
eords jibe, they ought when
Jos' extendm
thur rhyes to take in June an'
leave out fickle .May •
It'll give 'am jos a lithe change—an' us a di&
feront tune—
Fur strewn, spoon, boon, moon, prune, mon,
coon, dune, loon, all hitch with June,
GEORGE E. Bowes.
Slay 20, 1902,
---
Sunshine Land.
They came in sight of n, lovely shore
Yellow gold in the morning ligli
mwt;
The sun's own color ot noon 11 112010,
And had faded not at the fall of night;
Clear weather or cloudy —itwaii 61(0 one,
The banns hills seemed bathed with 10,0 0410 ;
Its secret the sailors could not understand,
But they called the country Sunshine land.
What, was the secret? A simple thing —
It will make you smile when once you. know—
Touched by the Louder finger of spring,
.410111111050 blossoms wore oll aglow ;
So many, so many, so fossil and bright,
They covered tho hill with a mantle of light.
And the wild boo hummed, and the glad
breve fanned
Through the honeyed fields of Sunshine Land.
If over tho sea wo two aro bound,
What pore dear child, would 11,0 choose for
ones?
We would sail and sail till at last we found,
Thio fairy gold or a million flowers.
Yet, darling, we'd find, it at home wo stayed,
01 00(011)' smell joys our pleasures aro made ;
llfore than wo think—very close ot hand,
Lie the golden fields of Sunshine Land.
—(Edlth Thomas.
A Daring Nihilist Plot,
A. Berlin correspondent says the le ational
Zeitung learns from 51, Petersburg that a
fresh Nihilist plot has been discovered in
elute oity31 had been arranged to blow
U5 the Gatsahlna Palace, which is the 000-
stant abode of the Ozer and his family
diving most of the year. 11 10 said that the
Whole palm44 was undermined, Of course,
it was not the Se Petersburg police who dis•
covered it. A warning from NAAS frustrate
ed the atbempt. When searches were made
all was found as stated, The mines extend-
ed several kilometres around the palace.
Great exiternent has taken hold on the
population. General Gresser'e death and
the explosion on the Nioolai Bridgea few days
ago are given out as unimportant Incidents
such as may happen any day. The nit,
ounistanoo that a, double explosion took
place on the bridge within the speco of two
hours is in 5114)3 00.80 remarkable. 11 1010 (0
paving steno for abeut twenty yards and
blow 121)0050111 boy into 110 0(101', Happily
he was saved, During the repairing of tbe
bridge mother expiration occurred, but
nothing sorions happened,
In Fashion,
lionsekoopor—" Those new potatme you
sent tei are 110 bigger than lifeloorydnite."
Dealer—. Yalu ; tileYire rlgb, lIn feels -len:
mum. They're what, are called the amittli
and early,' mum."
TH.ti LITTLE VI:TEEN IN GEItMANY.
Emperor wiltiont --4T-Pre8 her 313o.losly 01'
Holland Comninuil of 0151105011111 Itegi.
011set
.
A110telt from Berlin say 01—T fogey.
Mee in halter of little Quo's, Wil helminoo
anti tho Queen Regent, Emma of 1 olland,
were continued at Potstlem I oaley. The
Emperor led the If mirth Foot Guards hi
pareae beam: ttneen Einints, svilo looked
very limitlemee In an attire ol clerk silk,
with the Prussian colors pinned to her
bosom. The guards meroluid and counter.
marched, and were flintily brought tn a halt
in faint ef the Queen Regent and Wallet.
mime Tee Emperor thou stepped up to
Queen Emma and maid, with a gallant bow 1
''1 hog your 'Majesty to aecept the com-
mand of this regiment, of whose behavior
in the battlefield or in piece I know you
1.1111 410.100' 110vo 1010011 to be %shamed."
(100011 Emma bluehingly signified 1101' RC,
coptance of the honor couferred upon her.
Then the guards were led beck to their gene-
ters,and the Emperor and his guests return-
ed to the pahuse, the Emperor remaining all
the time clues to tho side of the lovely
widowed Queen Regent, who is about eix
months tile senior of the Emperor, and a
good deal handsomer than the Empress.
Th0 Emperor's gallantry attracted general
attention, and it was named that Queen
Regent Emma seemed not at all ems° to
hia Retentions.
This flirtation between Prussia and Hot.
laud is watched 11 111, A good deal of inter-
est by the Russinn end French embassies,
Queen lemma being the virtual direotor of
the fortemes of Holland during the minor-
ity of her daughter.
Queen Regent Einem has conferred on
Chancellor Caprivi the Grand Close of the
Order of the Lion, founded by Ring William
the first of Holland. In conferring this
honor, Queen Emma aecompenied it with
remarks highly complimentary to the polit-
ical course both of the Chancellor and the
Emperor, and this circumstance is regarded
as of important political significance. The
general opinion In Bothnia that the visit, of
Queen Beane and her daughter is not mere-
ly a soolid affair, and that the Queen Regent
is desonous of arriving at, 0100100 understand-
ing as to the position of Holland in the
event of a European war. The Queen is
known to have pronounced German sym-
pathies, which is natural, in view of the
fact that she is a German Princess, and ie
10 believed that, in ease of war between
Germaby and Franco, she would lean to the
fernier, while probably maintaining neu-
trality.
Both yesterday and to -clay every oppor-
tunity 1108 given for little Queen Wilhel-
mina to become acquainted with the Gu-
inan Crown Prince, the future Emperor
Willem, should he survive his father. The
Prince is ten years old and Wilhelmina
nearly twelve. They were seen playing
together in front of the palace this morning
and went out 1 iding togetner. They seem-
ed to be on very good terms. It is thought
not improbable that both the Emperor and
Queen lemma are thinking of the future
10,,,?,ra. of the crowns of Prussia and Hot-
.
The North german OLVAile says that the
Queen Regent and the Queen of Holland
at 0 heartily welcome 111 Germany, and that
the Hollanders have no reason to doubt the
p0000101leasand friendly sentiments of the Ger
n-
Dwellers in the Aram.
In 1853 Sir John Ross discovered an
isolated race of human beings, numbering
about 200 souls, living on the inhospitable
shores of North Ureenland. To this com-
munity he gave the ea:mini» name of
" Arctic Highlanders," a name which, un-
fortunately, is misleading, for they Ewe
littoral people end cannot inhabit the arctic
highland, as it is an everlasting lecegap, and
moreover they will not even visit, for this
inland ice is to them a region of terror, as
lend where abide their demons and evil
sPirittsth
Ae present day they number, as near
as eon be estimated, about the same as when
the knowledge of thom mune to the civilize
ed world ; nor have they increased their ter-
ritory, but live on the uarrow strip of
tnounteitions coast, which is left bare dur-
ing the summer months by the retreat of
the winter snows. They eOuld net be more
out off from other human beings 41141 1110)3 live
on some small oceanic island. Practically
they do live on an island, for they are sue -
rounded by water by great expanses of
solid water ; for they never pees the ice
barrier of the great Humboldt Glacier, with
its sea face of sixty miles ; they never
ascend to the summer lout of the "
blink," some 2,000 feet above sea level ; nor
attempt to wander south over the vast
ice•floes of Melville Bay, 100 miles in ex.
tent. At 70 degrees 1100111 latitude, nem
the southern edge of the Humboldt Glacier,
iso collodion of 'lute known as litah, their
most northern settlement, while at Cape
York, in latitude 75 degrees 55 minutes
North, probably their largest encampment,
is their senthern limit and which, as near
as 12120 could determine by the sign language,
tiny call Phonic°, Their oountry may be
said to be about ono hondred and eighty-
five miles long, and from three to five miles
in breadth.
The Oldest Man.
The oldest man in the world is Jesus
Campeche, who lives in the outskirts of
Wiexino Ho says he seas born in Spain in
1738, whioh would make him now 154 years
old. He has the appearance of being aboub
ninety years old, and is fairly active for an
old man. He shows papers to bear out his
assertion as to his age and birth, Ile says
he remembers coming to Elie country when
Ite wail twenty-five years old as a soldier,
and thee was long before the war of the rev-
olution la the United States,
The old man's memory is good and he
tells of things which took pima the last
oeneury as if they bad 000urred last year
instead of over 100 yews ago. In fact he
remembers things 76 oncl 100 years ago
better then Ile does those of tonne ma
mecum The mere which he =ries to
prove hie assertions are copies of a church
register in Validolid, Spain, showing his
date of birth and that of his baptism. The
papers aro undoubtedly genuine, but they
inay not belong to him.
Re Was Willing to Ohange Flame,
During a big thunder storm, little W
who slept, upstaies alone, gob seared and
celletl to his mother, who eame tip and ask:
ed hint what bo Was frightened about.
Willie admitted that the thunder was o lit.
tis too much for a, youngeter who slept
rd11110lell, if you are afraid," said his
mother, " you should pray fot
" Well, all right," eat(' 'Willie, el, idea
corning into his need "811i1:;1.,.. 538 gay
up here anti prey while I go'dov,m,itatte and
sloop with pa 1"
13110 didn't stay,