The Brussels Post, 1915-4-15, Page 3The Trawler's
• Sweetheart
fIn idleness, when your brothers ere
fighting and dying? Tale that l"
Luire'is blue eyes twinkled•, He
accepted the white feather the 7atdy
thrust uwpon him, and used it as a
pipe -cleaner Luke . was feeing
perils quite ae deadly as the pea'das
of the .trenches,
Two hours later the green seas
were lurching against the bows of
the trawler and coming aboard in
a frothy .smother, Through the
flurries of snow and mist Luke
could see their partiner-a second
blowier'-lhelf•ewaslh, and astern
followed a destroyer, almost de-
luged.
from time to time, Luke Pen -
ridge laidhis hand on the wet,
straining trawl -mope. There was a
rumor that a etrange boat had been
sighted, and theee strange vessels
senietimes heft gruesome reminders
behind them, Again he laid his hand
on the rope, and tugged. The sig-
nal was passed; and the "trampling
noise. of tlhe engines ceased, Then
a grey -brown, glistening object like
a• gigantic muehroom Polled to the
surface -a, mine. o
A second mine appeared closer
to the other trawler, too close to
be pleasaart, They buoyed their
ropes, and scuttled clear. Flashes
of flame' leaped from tlhe deck of the
destroyer, and the mines vanished
in e, tumult of Blond and fire and
smoke and up -flung water, as the
guns, spat flame into the mist.
It was 'nerve -:shattering work,
and it was blind work. Half a
I.
. As the girl stood ldokbag down
over the dove stone wall into the
deep Swallow beneath, the knitting-
needles in•'luer brown hands kept alp
a steady •elieleing, and glistened in
the pale sunslhine.
It was a £'amiliar and everyday
scene, and site 'watched without
curiosity, A'feded red flag jerked
itself teethe steeinit of the flagpole
above the .secured Nee of the quar-
ry, and a boggle uttered a thin note
of'w:arning, Then tiny human fig-
ures appeared-tlittle toy men, run-
ning with a rieltio douis showof
haste, aike startled ants -and lis-
appeared. A white billow of smoke
heaved itself lazily against the grey
ridge of the workings, and the
faint, far -away boom of an explo-
sion cameup to :her like a sob,
It was not war, although the flag,
the bugle, the meat seeking cover,
the shot, and the,smoke all bore an
odd resemblance to the grim game
in which crowns and empires are
the stakes. It was a peaceful pic-
ture enough ; -they were blasting
into the iron heart of the granite to
build up with, not to destroy,
Suddenly the girl parsed her red
lips and uttered a low whistle. A
burly man, in a blue jersey and sea -
boots, was climbing tate (hill, carry-
ing something in his arms. She
slipped into the -centre of the •road,
and the mann stopped, There was
an ugly scowl on .his handsome face.
Before she could: speak ho turned
down the corner of the shawl, .re-
vealing the face of the sleeping
child he earried in the hollow of his
arm. The child gave a drowsy
whimper opened a pair, of blue
eyes and laughed up into the dark,
troubled face of the man.
The knitting had fallen into the
dust, and the color had faded from
the girl's cheeks,
"'Tis not often that•I pray,
Ruth," he said, in a low voice;
"but as we ran through the storin
dost night, I prayed that me and
him might not meet- If we meet,
[ass, I shall kill him! And he's
your brother, Madge, and I love
you,"
She putout her trembling hands.
For air instant he raised one of his
own, as if to thrust her back. But
as he 'sane the sorrow in her eyes
and her tremulous lips he yielded.
The next moment she was rocking
the child in her arms, and her
shoulders were waking.
Two years before there had been
scandal in the village. When the
handsome young artist, who had
come from London to paint pic-
tures, had driven away in his mo-
tor -car, Luke Pen,ridgc's pretty
sister, Nance, had also disap-
peered,
Madge 011ey's brother, Drake,
had sailed "foreign," as they call-
ed it, about the same time, But
Nance Penridge had openly flirted
with the ,artist, and for the busy-
bodies that was enough.
Only one num lead dared to
breathe bhe scandal in Luke's hear-
ing. lie still •spoke with a lisp,
for he had gone down like a nine-
pin on the sanded floor of the par-
lor of the Lighthouse Inn, and lost
Six teeth. .
"Tell me, Luke," said Madge,
with a sob.
"I found Nance do London a
month ago," answered Penridge,
biting hard en the stem of his emp-
ty pipe, "I11 and nigh starvin' she
was -til and -ci in'. He'd married
her „fair; that was the only good
thing in him. Then he goes `for-
eign,' and stops writin' and send -
in' money. 'Twos the mad pride in
her wouldn't diet her come to me
and ask help. Site fought it out for
the child with her own hands, till
her •health broke. That's Deeke
011ey's son end her'n, Madge.
Somethin' came to my daps just
now, lass, as 1 couldn't keep back.
I love you, Madge -love you pure
and strong as ever a man (loved a
woman. And 'Wats for the love I
bear you, rpq:ayed God (last night
to keep me and your brother apart,
for if we two meet face to face rill
Bill. him I"
'Without raising her eyes, Madge
caught his rough hand, and pressed
it for an instant to her burning
cheek.
"Come," Atte said, with a catch
in her voice, "let us go and see
whab is to be done, Luke,"
.After a- he of hysterics, and
. many lamentations over the perfidy
of her son, IYIrs. 011ey had taken
her grandson to her .mobherly 'heart
and begged Luke to let her take
.dharge of trim,
Luke had nob yielded up the child
willingly, In his first passion he
had clete•rinined that the boy should
neves hold intercourse with Drake
011ey or his peoples But where
Madge pleaded, Duke was com-
pelled to currendem,
As Luke was walking down to the
(harbor in the driving rain he almost
oollid'ed• with an open umbrella.
'I'he village had given of its beet
young blood to the +war; bet when
the lady who 'owned the umbrella
"--is visitor at the rectory caught
sight of the bully young giant, elle
pounced,
"Are you not aahanned," She ask-
.ed, "a great hulking, healthy fol-
low like you, to be lounging about
fathom too much to port ,or star-
board, and they might strike one
of these infernal inventions and be
hurled ski -high. - Instances.
As they searched the danger area
again, the day grew darker and
colder, and snow squalls were more
frequent. Then the siren of a ves-
sel droned through the gloom.
She got her warning swiftly -two
short blasts and a long • one -the
signal that she was standing into
clanger. pee second trawler
coughed the weening ab her in turn,
and the destroyer followed with a
shriller note, Then male a deep
and hollow roar.
"By .the great Harry," pried
Luke Penridge, "she's found one 1
That's a nine."
She was a small tramp steamer,
with a cargo of nitrate, and though
they almost blew up their boilers
to reach her, they we're too late.
They launched their boats,
though it was risky work, and pull-
ed about. They felted a mongrel
dog swimming for its life, and Luke
Penridge honied it aboard,
"Easy 1" he cried: "We don't
seem to be able to do much good,"
He put his hand to This mouth:
"Any luck, Sammy?"
"Not much, poor beggars l"
bawled a voice from the other boat.
"Will you take the .chap we've pick-
ed up? He's dead. You're going
in to -night, you know, and we're
not."
"Give him to Braylcy," cried
Lukep, "Pull aboard; lads 1"
They were making,for home when
Luke went tb look at the body'
Then he tore off his sou'wester, and
stood like .e man stunned.
Heaven had brought there face
to face, but Heaven had avenged.
'For the, drowned sailor was Drake
(alley. •
you. I love you, Madge. Luke:?'
So Luke wee spirited awate in the
wind anti ,snow on hie perilous mis-
sion, and Drake 011ey was laid to
rest in the villa •e.ohurohjardt.
Stories of fighting and glory smile
from the battlefield, tales'of gallaaa
try and pluok Teethed the village
from'the fleet. But of the fearless
men•who laid the deadly mines, and
groped in the depths- of the sea for
those laid by the enemy, with grisly'
death standing for over at their el-
bow there was no word,
But. Luke Penridge came at last,
with one finger, tluat had been
frostbitten, mussing, The sum was
whining that morning, a,nd he turn-
ed
urned into the little barber's shop on
the quay for, a -shave and e trim -up,'
Luke smiled as he saw the smoke
rising from the °hammy of hie cot-
tage. No one knew.. that lie was
coming, but the smoke proved that
he had not been forgotten.
Seeking out the humble cottage
which was Maclge's home, he paueeci.
at the doorei monreut. He heard
uncouth music,' strange gurglings,
and :girlish, •laughter.
Very cautiously he' turned the
handle, and looked in. Madge, her
hair all tuwnbled, was kneeling on
the rug, holding a toy drum, which
the baby was bi''ating joyously with
its chubby fists.
The next instant Madge was al-
most lost to view in the embrace of
Luke's great arms. -London An-
swers.
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WON ERFUL :1L1;lIGRIES.
Scone of the Most Extraordinary
A torpedo-boat, darkening the
very air with smoke and cinders,
entered tire• harbor in front of
them. • The trawler was hailed be-
fore she could reach her moorings,
and a G,overnmtent envelope,. ad-
dressed . to Luke Penridge, was
hander over.
•
III.
Madge had inveigled the key of
his cottage fruit, Luke Penridge.
After be'ing untenanted for nearly
a month, though Luke had done his
beet, the place -sadly weeded the
magic touch of is woman's hand.
'Luke expected to be in the harbor
about seven. • -
Madge lighted,the lamp', and,went
home, leaving a bright fire burning
and his supper ready. Even in her
sorrow for what her brother had
done, end her -dread of what would
happen when the two men :tet, the
girls heart was sin.gdng. It tves no
;light thing to liave won the love of
a man like .Luke Penridge, whose
name ranked high with all who
knew him• for honor and integrity.
`lute baby ban been pub to bed,
and Madge had taken up her knit-
ting, when the knocker sounded
heavily,
"That be Lake, la•ss," said Mre,
011ey. "He's 'come to feboh the
key.,,
It ways not Luke, but Sidson, one
of his mates,
"I've got .a note for you, Miss
011ey," he said!. "You bain't like
to sue Luke Penridge for long
enough. He's so good at tale mine
bueinsss, the Admiralty elhapc-dleas
fetched him away, and they don't.
let on where. So he writes this
and tells me to give it you. Good-
night l"
He nut a ,purse and an envelope
in Midge's hand,
Madge gasped, and turned white
as site reed :=
"Dearost,-Jim Sidson will toll
3'ou I'en going envoy, The money
is for the ohild, T don't know how
to tell you, but it mast be told. Me
mad your brother Makemeet to=day
'sub there et sea.-Tlrore --was a
little steamer niinsd 11 OI hitch 1
think she ' wash -and We ppa hexed 'npp
your brother's body, All the bah-
ness eaid revenge bas gone out of
nay lhsarb now. X can only have
good hi it. For I keep thinking of
Many librarians have memories
that enable them to carry in their
heads long lists of titles of `books,
of the names of the authors, and
even of the numbers of the hooks,
to say nothing of their places on
the shelves. Long practice, of
course, has given them this accom-
plishment. In . some cases it
amounts to downright gegius.
One of the most extraordinary in-
stances of that ability is to be found
in the case of Antonio Magliabeo-
chi, librarian of the Gi:and Duke
Ccsimo III of Florence. It is Said
that if ca priest wished to compose a
panegyric on, a saint,. and came to
Magliabecchi, the librarian would
tell him all the references to the
saint in -literature, even to the
parts of the different works where-
in they were to be found. He coeld
often quote as many as a hundred
writers.
Magliabecchi could tell not only
s ho had treated a subject fully,
but also who had touched on it in-
cidentally 'in writing upon other
subjects. •
It is related that when Maglia-
becchi visited' other libraries, his
memory was so remarkable that he
needed to see and consult a , book
only once in its place to fix every-
thing about ib, permanently in his
mind.
One day the grand duke sent for
the Ilbraiian to ask whether lie
could get for him a book that was
decidedly rare.
"I am sorry, your grace," replied
Magliabecchi, "but there is only
one copy in the world. That is in
the library of the grand seignior at
Constantinople. It is the, seventh
book on the second shelf on the
right,as you enter."
It is said that Macaulay, who had
one of the most remarkable me-
mories of which we have any in-
formation, wads once caught trip-
ping with referenceto a line in
"Paradise Lost," In a few days he
appeared with'the poem in his
hand, and, offering it to the gentle-
man who had "caught hien," said
"I do not think that you will Catch
me again on this." And they did
not.
An extraordinary memory was
that of Dr. Addison Alexander, of
Princeton Theological Seminary.
His memory was not only tenacioas
of facie, but of mere words. For
the amusement of young people lie
would sometimes say, "Now I am
going to talk without thinking." He
would then pour forth period alter
period of strange words and incon-
gru•ons images, harmonious and
even ,rhythmical in sound, but
wholly destitute of sense.- If that
seems an easy trick, try to sus•
Pend your reason and give free
Sib, to your fancy in periods that
shall be grammetieally torrent and
yet without meaning.
It's a poor foot rule that won't
measure both ways. '
To clean lace yokes and sleeves,
-Rub pulverized laundry stanch in-
to lace yokes and sleeves and mois-
ten with water. Let stand a few
hours and slieke the starch out.
To clean enamel, -Enamel bath-
tubs and sinks may be cleaned like
magic with a flannel wet with kero-
eene.
Even this is problematical. It is
doubtful if sun power ever can be
generabed as cheaply as water pow-
er, in certain 'favored regions, and
it will be many a long year before
the new development eut down the
consumption of coal.
Ae. Well girl called at Mrs.
Green's to get the place as cools.
"Are you a plain cools?" inquired,
Mrs. Orem. "Well, arum," re-
plied the girl, "yez may t'inic so,
but Officer Mulligan war either
tellin' me thot mg eyes wet Mike
the Lakes av Killarney."
Germany's Shortage of Cop per -A. Graphic Illustration,
Owing to the shortage of oopper in Germany the school teachers
have been instru•eted to tell their scholars to bring all the copper arti-
cles they have at home to school. The picture shows the result of one
day's collection.
f 1
Hints for the HOme
Tested Recipes.
Crumb Cake. -Put three cupfuls
of sifted flour into a mixing bowl,
one and one-half cupfuls of dark
brown sugar and four or five tea-
spoonfuls of cocoa or chocolate.
Stir all together, then add one-
half cupful of butter and rub in-
gredients together as for pie crust.
Add one cupful of sour milk, one
teaspoonful of soda and a pinch o'
salt; beat all together. Pour bat-
ter into a greased pan and bake in
a slow oven. Ice if desired.
Sausage Rolls. -Male a rich bis-
cuit dough, roll thin and cut with
a large cookie cutter. Home fried
link sausage piping hot; roll ane
link in each disc of dough, pinch
the ends together and bake. Serve
on a hot platter with brown
gravy.
• Coffee Cake. -Three cupfuls of
flour, one coffee cupful of granu-
lated sugar, three-fourths of a cup-
ful of butter, one heaping teaspoon-
ful of baking powder, one.half tea-
spoonful of salt, one cupful of cur-
rants, two teaspoonfuls of flavor-
ing; roll. about one inch in thick-
ness and bake in moderately loot
oven,.
Giugcr Cookies. -One-half cupful
of molasses, two cupfuls of flour,
one-fourth cupful of butter, one
tablespoonful of ginger, onesha:lf
teaspoonful of cinnamon, one half-
teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoon-
ful of baking soda. Roll out on a
board, cut and bake.
Creast Spice Calve. -One cupful
of sour •creaan (not to thick), one
cupful of brown sugar, one tea-
spoonful of •soda; one teaspoonful
of baking powder, a pinch of salt,
one-fourth teaspoonful eaoh of gin-
ger, allspice . and cloves; one-half
teaspoonful of cinnamon. Stir with
flour enough to make quite thick
and bake in a moderately hot oven.
'.l'tursy Ctilcia - One quart of
white flour, one quart of sour milk,
two teaspoonfuls of soda, one tea-
spoonful of salt, one tablespoonful
of minced tansy. Place all in mix-
ing bowl and stir until smooth.
Bake on hot griddle, ,,,
Buiterless, Eggless, Hiltless
('tike. -One cupful of brown sugar,
one cupful of water, two cupfuls of
seeded raisins, one-third cupful of
lard, one-fourth grated nutmeg,
tea teaspoonfuls of cinnamon, one
teaspoonful of ground cloves .and a
Piech of salt. Boil together three
minutes, when cold add one, tea-
spoonful of soda dissolved in a little
hat water. Add One and three-
fourths cupfuls of flour in which
one-half teaspoonful of baking
powder has been sifted. Bake in a
loaf in .au moderate oven .fur thirty
min cotes,
]bead Sponge Cake. - Two oup-
fuls of light brawn sugar, one cup-
ful of lard, three cnpfttls of light
bread sponge, two cupfuls of seed-
ed raisins, two capfuls of flour, one
tablespoonful emelt of cloves, all-
spice and cinnamon, Add one 'table-
spoonful of sada dissolved fn one-
half cupful of cold coffee. 'Mix hu-
grodie.nts and ,let rise kr one-half
hour.. Bake one. hour in a slow
oven. This will make one large
loaf or two smaller ones:
Economical al Cookies.- -ane cupful
of brown sugar, one cupful of short-
ening, one cupful of molasses, one-
half cupful of boiling water, one-
half teaspoonful of salt, two tea-
spoonfuls mall of !baking soda and
ginger, one quna'ted flout or enough
to make dough their enough to roll.
Reid one-half inch thick. Bake in a
quick oven.
White Cookies. -Two cupfuls of
.white sugar, one cupful of sour
milk (or buttermilk), one cupful of
lard or butter, a pinch of salt, one
'teaspoonful of suds, one teaspoon-
ful of nutmeg. Dissolve soda in
milk arid mix soft with flour. Add
to other ingredients, roll out dough
and bake in a quick oven.
Ginger ('arils. -Two-thirds of a
cupful each of butter, sugar, and
sour milk, three teaspoonfuls of
soda, one teaspoonful of ginger,
one :large cupful of molasses and
flour to roll. Roll thin, sprinkle
with white sngar,'bake in moderate
oren.,
('oeoamut and Ginger Pndtliing,-
Crumble one. pound of stale sponge
cake with one-half pound of grated
cocoanut. Pour over this one pint
of sweetened milk that has been
brought to a boil.. Cover the dish
and when the milk is snaked up,
stir in four well -beaten eggs. But-
ter a pudding mold, and arrange
four ounces of preserved ginger
around the sides. Pour in the pud-
ding end steam for one and one-
half hours. Serve with the syrup
drained from the ginger; it should
be warmed and poured over the
pudding just before serving.
Broiled Kidneys. - Cut kidneys
into thick slices. Melt a little but-
ter and stir into it a saltspoonful
of mustard and a dash of 'lepton
juice. Dip each slice of kidney in
this, roll in cracker dust and set
aside until coating stiffens -half an
hour will be long -enough. Broil on
a small gridiron over a clear fire,
turning often that the kidneys will
not burn. Cook thoroughly and
serve very hot.
Southern Corn Pone. -Two cup-
fuls of corn meal sifted with one
teaspoonful of salt and one-fourth
teaspoonful of soda; add one heap-
ing tablespoonful of lard, pour one
cupful of boiling water over it and
mix well; then add three-fourths
cupful of sour milk. Have ready
a hot baker; well greased; make
out the three pones, and place
them un the' baker, greasing the top
of eaeh with lard; let bake until a
light brown, and serve with vege-
tables,
Scalloped Salmon, -With a fork,
break the flesh of a pound can of
red salaam and noix in salt and
pepper. Spread in a shallow bak-
ing pan with alternate layers of
cracker crumbs. Moisten with the
salmon ail anti hut water, and bake
hall an hour.
Useful Hints.
To remove gasoline "ring." -Ib
ellen 'happens that a ring remains
around a spot which has ' heen
cleaned with gasoline. To prevent
this, place a piece of blotting paper
under the spot while cleaning it.
To clean an old straw hats --Dis-
solve a few grains of oxalic acid in
half a eup of warm water. Then
sponge the hat .well with this. This
not only cleans, but will bleach a.
vary yellow 'hat real white.
To shrink wash goods. -Put the
geode into a pan, cover with boil-
ing water and' lot stand until eool
enough to handle,
To remove chocolate stains. -If
cocoa or chocolate has been spilled
on tablecloths or napkins, sprinlele
borax on the stales, waah in cold
water and they will entirely disap-
pear,
For fried fish -When frying fish,
dip them in milli: instead of egg be-
fore rolling them, in bread erutn.bs;
thie is more .economical and the fish
will taste ibetter, too.
Treatment for a corn, -A corn or
bunions nay be re.ducod by rubbing
briskly each night with sandpaper,
'Phis doe not Cause the soreness
that paring does, :arid in time the,
calico ed part will he entirely ab-
sorbed,
THE SUNDAY SUR STUDY -
INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
APRIL 1d.
Lesson III. -The Shepherd Psalm.
1'sn. 23. Golden Text: -
Psa. 23. 1.
T. -Tile Good Shepherd.
(Verse's 1 to 4),
Verse 1. Jehovah is my shep-
herd -To regard a ruler as a shep-
herd in a pastoral country was
natural. Jehovah is frequently
epukee of as the Sheplrerdof Israel,
and Israel as his flock, Jacob
speaks of the God who ohelheeide,d
me" (Gen. 48.15; see also Gen. 49.
24). David himself as icing was
called the shepherd- (see 2 Sam. 0.
2; 7. 7). The future king, of Whom
David was a type, was called a
shepherd, (Mie. 5. 4; Ezelc. 34. 23).
The use of Shepherd applied to Je-
hovah is frequent in the Psalms (74.
1; 77. 20; 78. 52; 79, 13; 80. 1; etc,),
The emphasis en the personal pro-
noun my is striking.
I shall not want -Future assur-
ance based on past expgrience,
Looking back un the journey
through the wilderness, Israel :saw
that she "lacked nothing" (Dent,
2. 7), Hence she could look forward
to the Land of Promise :and say,
"Thou shalt not lack anything in
it" (Deut. 8. 9).
2, He maketh me to lie down in
green pastures -In pastures of ten-
der grass. This suggests tate shade
and coolness and rest during the
uptime hent
He leecleth me -in the Orient the
shepherd never drives, but always ! the appearance of a ledge of reek
leads his sheep. Such was God's ie the water.
guidance of jus people (Exod. 15.1 One of the men jumped out of
13; Pea, 31. 3; Iso, 49, 10). the boat with an end of tate wmio
Tif 11L4.11SIiALL ISLANDS'.
A. Missionary's Experieneo With a
Native Fishing Petty.
We were on our a'•eguier• annual
tour of the Marshall bleeds wit:#'
out ship, Morning Star 'waited '
returned miesionaa'y, At `nee (pee
pounced Woo'i), once of the north•
western islends•, we were invited
by the people to join them in the
night fishing, and. we atcooaddnl y;'
went ashore at the appointed time
to join them, There were in our
company from the ship some of the
officers, a few sailors, about ten
of my native schoolboys and any -
self, about twenty in all, We met
about an equal number of the
natives of the island on our arrival
at the shore.
A man was first •sent int in a
smell canon to and the school of
fish in. the :shallow water at the
border of the lagoon.
Our implements uoirsisted of a
rope=like mass of leaves about -two
hundred yards long, called a
mesio, two or three dip nets, ;sumo
spears made of ordinary round
iron barred hoop. The mwia was
niade from cueoanut leaves, and
served as a seine, but it was in
reality nothing more than a, long
string of bark with the leaves pro-
jecting inevery direction. The
cocoanut leaf is like a :wing feather
of a fowl, twelve to sixteen feet
long, except that the two sides are
equal, This wntio was made by
splitting each side of the leaf from
the midrib. and then twisting these
round the bark,
We soon 'heard the maty calling
out that he had found the fish, and
we all took our places in the boats,
and started at once to get between
them and the deeper water, When
we approached the school it had
The still waters - In Hebrew,
"waters of gest," where refresh-
ment as well as actual rest was
found.
3. He restoreth my soul -Food
and drink and rest precede the re-
storation of soul. The Gaol Shep-
herd renews and sustains life.
He guideth me , .. fur his name's
sake -He could not be untrue to
himself. Hence he must guide into
paths of righteousness (see Excel.
34, 5-7). He "has regard to his
revealed character in shepherding
hie Iamb and will give direction
because he is what he is, and in
order that he may be known to be
what he has declared himself."
4. Valley of the shadow of death
-The pastures of Palestine were
not open fields or meadows, but
narrow valleys and defiles where all
sorts of clanger lurked. Wild
beasts were about, clefts and deep
ravines invited to dangerous falls.
Yet in •such a valley there was no
danger. It was necessary to go
through these valleys to find food.
The phrase "shadow of death'
means "deep gloom."
Thy rod and thy staff -The shep-
herd's crook was at once a "rod,"
or chub, with which to defend his
sheep from attack and a "staff" on
which to lean,
IL-eThe Bountiful Bost.
(Verses 5 and e).
5. In the presence of mine enem-
ies -Or, adversaries. Life is not
only short, it is full of conflict. To
prepare a feast of good things in
a short life full of conflict is even
more indicative of a Father's care
than to lead into green pastures
and beside still waters.
Thou hast anointed my head -
"And, therefore, I know that thou.
wilt again anoint nye." This does
not refer to the anointing of a king
as Saul and Daviel were anointed
by Samuel. The reference here is
to the perfumes and unguents ssed
at an Oriental banquet (see Psa,
45. 7 ; 92, 10; Amos 6. 6),
My cup runneth over --In Pea, 16.
5, "eup" is used as if food were
meant. Whatever the "cup" was
or whatever it contained, the idea
is of Jehas,ob's bountifulness. 'He
was no niggardly host. What he
gave was in abundance far beyond
what his children could ask or
think.
6. Surely -There could be no
question that goodness and mercy,
or "lovingkindness," should follow
one who followed such a leader,
The word for "follow" literally
means "to pui'rsue," There was eo
escaping the "goodness and lov-
ingkindness." They would over-
take the "follower" of .Jehovah in
spite of anything the "follower"
might do.
And I Abell dwell in the house of
Jehovah forever -•The Hebrew has
the expressive phrase "for lengths
of days." A perfected kingdom. is
coning in which we shall not be
disturbed/ either by heat or
drought or famine or enmity,.
"There will not only be refreshment
and rest on the march; there will
be a continual abiding in the
Father's house,
at• -
Mr. Meeley=•-Well, nsy dear, I've
had my life insured for $5,000. Mfrs.
Manley --How very sensible of yon.
Now I shan't have :to keep telling
you to be so careful every place
you go,
"Aare you the defendant?" aslce
r "
e os 'e -heel
the Judge. iso, boss," }}
the man, "I ain't do, e nothii'i' tgg
be called names like oat, liceof
a lawyer here." '"Then wile are
you?" "Why Ilse the gen'leman
at took de ohielte6s,''
in bis hand, and 'thee another. and
another. At first it was necessary
for them to swim, for the water
was beyond their depth. In is
short time all of the rnwio was in
the water, and with it all of the
party except two or three who
remained to take care of the boat.
At first the mesio was only slightly
curved, but as the fish were driven
farther from the deep water it was
necessary to draw the ends nearer
to each other, until they were fin-
ally brought together, 1'4 were
const=antly working the mesio and
the inclosed school of fish toward
more shallow water. The fish kept
swimming round and roatnd to find
a place of escape, and as they swam
past we saw several good-sized
sharks among them. Some of us
were inclined to be afraid!, but the
natives said, "You need not fear
then, for they are satisfied with
fish." And so it was. As soon es
we gave them an opening, they
were glad to make their escape.
The ends of the mwio were brought
past each other and round until
they again met, and the whole vita
drawn partially out of the water.
Then the real fishing began.
The shorter distance round the
inclosure brought us within four tor
five feet of each other, and this
was quite close enough for safety.
For in the excitement of spearing,
the fishermen became somewhat
careless of each other's welfare. It
was not at all difficult to spear
the fish, for they were now collect-
ed in such small compass that they
completely covered the bottom ren-
der the shallow water. These who
were fortunate enough to have a
dip net literally- scooped tip fish,
and turned then out into the Ca-
noes. behind them. We frrnt the
ship threw the fish that were t,, be
our portion from the flatboat into
our own' boat, and the people of
time island took their fish to the
there, The fish wry e something
like mackerel, and were ten or
twelve incites long, The p'op'e u"t
shore built fires at on,., e•ual nut
the fish on the crab' to reek, 'ria,'
next day they spread them oet in
the sun to dry. .lfee Heine,• ilea'
the fish will keep for peeks, "r
,menials.
It is needless to ea: that ewert-
one on board the r'iip ha l ell the
fresh fish he wished to cat t'te text
morning, and we salted - i oigh t•.,
fill three or four empty beef bar-
rels.
.1.
%l'hy Eyes Sparkle.
Merriment causes- a frequent
movement of the eyelids up and
down, and as it is the functirn of
the eyelids to release a tear melt
time rt. cones down, the repetition
has the ffect of covering the eye
wite eotreider':able moisture, The
light shining on this moisture gives
the sparkling effect. Inasnnulr. as
the merry appealr.ance of the eye is
caused by tears, we are apt to slued
them from laughing as well as fr,vm
crying. Tears are intimately asso-
ciated with am merry .and run Asad
moods.
t,
The .Past Not ike Future.
Fortune Teller -"The lines on
your hand, madame, indicate your
future clearly. You will marry a
second time."
Woman - "That proves you a
fraud. 1f I ever marry again ib will.
be for the fourth time."
1iaeh map has his special duty to
perform, tris, spoeial wank ko do, If
ho dei.l it not he hipiself suffers,
t " safer with him. His
arid o� fle,y Q su f iv t 1
Jdipns. ,1nfdota at"hers,, arkd propa-
gates a bad example.--1Smiles.