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A MINSTREL BOY OF LONG AGO.
BY FLORENCE ROMAINE.
Twilight was falling one November safe and warm -Richard and Pietro
afternoon many years ago, as three
minstrels plodded along a rough,
country road through a wild and un-
inhabited section of old England.
"Would that we might find shelter
for the night!" exclaimed Richard, the
tallest of the three, wrapping his cape
more closely about his shoulders.
"Me thinks a storm is approaching
on the wings of the wind."
"Small chance have we of finding
host cottagethis lonely road"
covered with .their cloaks, and Leon,
half -hidden• in the bed of straw, with
the baby bear cuddled close at his feet. I
A few days later, and not many )
miles from the minstrels' woodland
cottage, a little, flaxen -haired girl
stood by the tower window of a great
stone castle, looking out over the win-
try landscape.
"To -day's feasting holds naught of i
happiness for ine,". she sighed, "for - ONTARIO BULL SEGOND AT CHICAGO
os or on. r dubiously, , without my cousin Gwendolen I ani
related Pietro, the Clown, d y 1 indeed." Above is shown "Beowndale Guard," tee yearling bull owned by James
p lonely lir a1
But Leon, a boy, stridingson ahead, „ and S�tanley'Douglas, at. Caledonia, Ontario, which won the Junior champion -
more eager-
ly.
ager Lot. not thy father hear thee say ship at the Intetnatiotlad Stack Show in Mingo, beau beaten for the graud
said nothing; only peeredas much. my Audrey," replied her;
:y Into the thick woods at �.t•• companion uiekl .' "Thou knowest championship only by the Paine° of Wales' "King of, tee Fairies." 4Brown
Suddenly he stopped and beckoned p q y dale Gilead" also won champlontatee In Toronto a:iid in LeIes ", Three
to the others, well that since •his racier with thy
a
` can faintlydiscern morals of a uncle, both he' and Gwendolen are for- generations of the Douglas family have been engaged la shorthorn breeding.
"I +
eon these trees, e ca e l
h
between pat, e w
back. "Perchance it may lead to some "Ay," responded the little girl, bidding them good cheer, and wel-
hut. What thinkest thou, Richard?" "would that something might bring come to our,house-again!
"Praise be if thou has found one," theta back again!' Many happy days the three min -
replied the way, "But come. child," the nurse took. streis remained at the castle. Leon
and W willthe big man. Lea y herentl thehand," let usgo ht Audra and Gwendolen to play
and the follow." , g y by n , tang Y
THE DESERTED COTTAGE. clown, lest thy father think it strange the lute, Brown Bruin became a great
we tarry."
Crunching through the dry leaves, pet with everyone, and the torch of
Together they descended the broad peace burned bright, lighted by the
Leon plunged into the forest, At first, staircase and entered the lofty hall, song
of a Minstrel Boy of Long Ago. 1
he seemed' enshrouded in darkness, but where already Audray's father and I
I
guided somewhat by the shadowy out his henchmen were
"I remember Ladislas:"
"It is true, his name. was Ladislas.
You have a good mento:ea, Wel, when
the first sets, were finished you became
displeased with his painting. You let
him do only : the thirteen pieces' for
soup, fish, meat and deeae:rt. He went
away. You Iles/0 never used the ser-
vice. It is'in the during: room, and
exoept for. annual cleanings ie has
seated
around a -`"-� :alert there for thirty-five years, It is
lines of the great trees, standing like I long tab'' -
e, the only thing in which you seemed
sentinels, he pressed forward, and had FEASTING IN THE HALL. to mea a ittle'fantaatrc " •
hardly gone more than a few steps The &d ladysmiled silently at these
further, when to his astonishment he Logs blazing in the huge fireplace
emerged into a clearing. A. low burnished the silver with fiery glow. memories. Then she lifted. her head
g g There was a din of manvoices, and looked squarely at the count.
thatched. cottage stood in the centre, y and q ' y
and Leon gave a shout of joy. laughter echoed among the rafters,
"I have found it!" he cried, and in but as Audrey and the nurse came in,
a lower tone, "There is no one within!" Duke Henry sprang to his feet.
Truly, the house seemed empty and "At last thou art here," he cried,
forlorn, as if long since tenantless, pulling out the chair beside him."Now
even the door was open, swinging idly may the light of thy presence make
back and forth db. rusty hinges. bright our feasting! Bertram, fetch
"There may be no host to welcome food and drink for Lady Audrey, at
w ns," laughed Pietro, coming close to once, and quickly.
Leon, "nevertheless, we are glad of a With a word of thanks Audrey
roof over our heads, and-" He paus- slipped into her seat, but was quiet
i
A LAUGH AT
JEALOUS HUSBANDS
his hand with a warning as the meal wore on,. although song
"Stephen," she'said,"`we are so old
i that I can tell you everything, jest as
The golden wedding reception had if it concerned another person. Ladis-
tired .both of them a little --the mass las went away at my request."
in the. village church in the morning,' "Why? He had not finished paint -
then the breakfast, with the immenee ing the service."
table in the fashion of olden times. The .countess sighed again
headthe board sat the old "Come," she said; "we will'talk it
At the of
couple. Next 'came the cure, the ail- out."
dren, the grandchildren, friends, i "This evening? Certainly, if you
neighltors and tenants. One hundred , wish to do so."
covers were spread by a caterer from The count carried a lamp •into the
es across the lawn. dining room and the countess looked
gesture,
and storybeguiled the time and merri-
ge"But hist! Something is g Paris, on tres tr for the key to the china closet. They
within. Listen!" ment ran high at the long table.
Breathlessly the companions stood "Thy daughter's smile's have fled;" To spare the chief figures in the
took out the porcelain pieces; on which
fete the repast was a breakfast, not
inside the cottage, for they could hear Duke. Then with a braver note in' the delicate Fanc of the Polish oculi
on the threshold. Yes, something was whispered. the nurse- softly to the a dinner. The village fiddlers had y p
er had traced exquisite garlands of
distinctly now, a faint crying sound her voice: "It was not bo when her yed hea'ttheir
s re ertory. guests hader numer-
depar ed, flowers.
comous
ing from a darkened corner. cousin Gwendolen lived here; the child some by auto and some by train, The Sophie -Eines arranged the Pietas
'Perchance some animal has sought misses a youthful companion and -on the table, inspecting, them carfully,
"Cease!" mattered the puke an caterer had'loaded his paraphernalia changing thin positions and putting
shelter here, even as we have, said
Leon, entering fearlessly.
Just them Richard struck his flint
and steel together and light flashed chance they can bring joy to the heart
for an instant, revealing rough, tiro- i of little Audrey."
baredwalls, earthen floor, and in the' All eyes turned to the doorway. And
middle of a pile of straw a small, at that instant, our old friends, Rich -
furry animal, who sat up and regard aid, Pietro, and Leon, loading the
ed the travelers with a look of startled baby bear, advanced toward the corn -
an
„ into enormous trucks and the gar en
grily. I will not hear that name; them in a certain order.
Bertram, call the minstrels in, per- ora had cleaned up the littered park, "What chfYerence does it. make
Comet Stephen was seventy-eight whether this plate is to the right or
years old. He was still handsome, left of this other one?" asked the
with his fine white imperial, • count, "Aren't they all alike?"
Countess Sophie Edntee was seven- But she continued to shift thein
ty-two. She was very slight in figure, Finally all were in place.
a little bent, but her blue eyes spark "It is a si•ame," said the count. "The
led vivaciously in her delicately service is charming. I admit having
surprise. I Pietro began the performance,3
"Why, it's a baby boar!" exclaimed: wt^inkled face. fest annoyed that he Haver finished it,
Leon. throwing many colored balls into the They sat alone that evening in the Why send Latr_•Ias away so soon? Bo
n BABY. air -one, two, three, a half-dozen at salon,. which was packed with flowers. ought to have done the 104 pieces be-
PietroA HUNGRY D II t curious"MI dearSophie Edmee" said the fore we let hint ga."
from
Rich-
a time, weaving them too k y p
r
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lit a pine fagotPatterns above his head and cerebra count, we are in the twilight of life. So bio-Echnse fixed her stir] beauti-
ard's. spark, and held it high in his i them lightly and easily with swift I don't want to let this day end with- ful eyes on her husband.
hand. Methinks the litho creaturefingers. He finished, and Richard took out thanking you for all the happiness "Look, Stephen," she said. "Each
perhaps wandered away from home,,,' hisplace,makingthe men roar with
he said, "for there are no marks of you have given me. There aro few piece caries in the decoration a letter pieces and replacing them in tate china,
Ilaughter at his drolleries. women with virtues like yours." whish you have never noticed." closet. Ile locked the door and came
other animals about."And then Leon stepped forward, "You have always been very good," He adjusted his monocle. to kiss his wife's hand.
"If so, he may be hungry," added'
' sweeping the strings of his lute with answered the countess, "I -might to "That is so. A capital letter on the "You are always young, my clean,
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Zonems '
New Series byWYNNE FERGUSON ,.
cf. uxhor su.ron on cidaxon. rick"?
a.:cc ottsao a yaia,.-...ata-..-gion-"a Pati SAO
Copyright 1225 by Hoyle, Jr.ARTICLE No. 11 -
We cannot all hold good cards but we
all cart hold ourtempers. Many a game
and rubber is lost by bad temper, an in-
excusable fault from every angle. Tile
writereawthiswell exemplified the other
night, Two fairly good players had cut
together for several rubbers and were
, not only holding bad cards but also get-
ting bad "breaks." After several such
hands, one of the players lost his tem-
per completely and began to Mine his
partner for their bad luck. This natural-
ly didn't help so they went from bad to
worse. Finally; after one hand in which
a very bad and unexpected "break of
cards caused a big loss; the hot tem-
' pered playbr said: "Well, partner, I
' have lost all confidence, 3n you." The
very next hand, the -partner made an
informatory double buff 'the hot tem-
pered one refused to bid, saying: "I
know very well what you want me to
do but I'll. be hanged' 11 I follow your
ignorant orders." Aa a result of this
childish loss of temper their opponents.
, 'went game and rubber. Dont .allow
yourself tolose5•our temper ale the card'
table. There's. no better,way,to lose not,
only your moneybut also your friends.
Several of the hands that caused this
strong difference of opinion, wereratlier
interesting and instructive.
Hand No, 1'
Hearts -8, 5, 3
Clubs -10, 7
Diamonds -9, 3
Spade's' -A; 8, 6, 5, 4, 3
.Y
:A.• Ba
Z i.
•
Hearts - K, Q, J, 9, 7
Clubs -A, K 4
Diamonds -k, J, 10, 8,.2
Spades- none
No score, first game. Z dealt and bid
one heart, A one: spade and .Y and B
passed. Z bid two diamonds, . A two
spades and Y and B passed. Z now bid
three diamonds, A passed, Y bid thre
Hearts -K, J, 9
Clubs- 10, 6, 5
Diamonds- none
Spades- K, 10
hearts, B and Z passed and A doubled.
All passed and A opened, the king of
spades. How should Z plai the play of -
tee hand?
Sind No. 2
Hearts K, J,8, 2
Clubs• -A, J , 3 Y B )
Diamonds- k, 3, 7, 6 : A
Spades- 7 : Z :
Score,' YZ 10, AB 0; rubber game. Z
dealt and bicl three spades, Aand 'Y
passed, 13 doubled and all passed. What
should 'A lead.
Hand No. -3
Hearts -A, 9,'6, 2
Clubs -K., J 8, 4
Diamonds -
Sadee-9,7,5,2
hearts-),,
pp10, 5, 3 .
Clubs•- A, 10, 7', 2 t Y ' t
Diamonds -A, 8, 4 : A 13 :
Spades- 8, 6 : Z
0
No swore, first game. Z .dealt and bid
onesparle, A and Y passed and 13 bid
two ;diamonds. 'Z, two spades, A three
diamonds, Y three spades and"all passed.
A.opened the ace of diamonds and all
follow. What should A now lead to the
eecondtrrd c? .
Hand No. 4 -
Hearts -K, 7, 5, 3
Clubs -7 Y
Diamonds- A, K, 3, 8, 3 : A B ;
Spades -J,.7, 6 : Z r.
No ecorc, rubber game, Z dealt and bid
one club, A one diamond Y one heart
mid8 one spade. Z now bid two hearts, B. A two:spades; •Y three hearts and B
three spades. Z now bid four hearts.
What should A now bid with the fore-
going hand? '
An analysis of these four hands will
be given in the next article; They are.
-not tricky but usual, ordinary hands
that come up constantly. Study them,.
over and be ready to-compareyour
'reasoning with the writer's opinion.
' "Answer to Problem No. 7
Hearts- 7, 4, 2
Clubs -Q,7,2
Diamonds- none
Spades' - Q, 6
Hearts - none
Y : Clubs -J, 4, 3
A
13 : Dia monde - J, 10, 5;4;3
Z Spades -none .
Hearts _Q, 10, 6
Clubs - KK
Diamonds - K, 6, 2
Spades- T
YZ can only win four tricks for Z will
have to lead diamonds to B's hand.
When A leads the king of hearts, Z
should play the ten of hearts and win'
the second round of hearts with the
queen, hie should then play the king of
diamonds and lead a low heart. A must
win this trick with the jack of hearts.
No matter what he now leads, Y must
make his queen of clubs and queen of
spaded. This variation is very instruc-
tive and should be carefully noted. Play
it out and notice the proper play by"A
and Z.
There are no trumps and Z is in.the
lead. How can YZ so play the hand
that they will win five of the eight tricks
against any defense? The solution of
this problem has already been given but
a possible defense by B. was suggested
for analysis. At trick one, Z should play
the king of clubs and Y should play the
seven. Z should then follow' with the
seveu of spades. A should win this trick
with the king. It was suggested that A
should now play the ling of hearts and
follow'with the nine. If Z plays the six
of hearts on A's king, and wins the
second round of hearts_ with the ten
SHELF -FRIENDS
Philips Brooks says, "Since we are
what we are by the, impact of .those
who surround its, those who surround
themselves with the highest will be
these' whd will change into the high-
est." This is equally 'true of books
and of friends,
There is a certain companionship
about :a loved book even though it lies
unopened in the bag or the pocket, It .
etande ready to give a needed word, -
or, a sentence er two to lift thought
above the atmosphere of the daily
round. Did you ever start on a walk'
into the country, placing a well -loved
book in your pocket, and return home
without Iookiitg between the covers?
Yet you were satisfied; you wore as-
sured: of the ballast it had given you,
for you.were more attuned. to nature's
own mood because of this silent com-
A friend of Isaac Walton once said:
"How calm and quiet a delight it is
alone
To read and meditate and write,
By none effendcd and offending none."
There is a friend who cheers us with
his silence. Many deep friendships are
of this sort; "silent , companionship,
when we can sitfor an hour.without
converse, knowing that we uitd-i:rstand
the heart.
Choosing a friend and choosing a
book vary in this: wo can choose the
book for a moment, then lay it aside.
Not so the friend! Again. We choose
our books according to our moods. A
writer of the sixteenth century says,
"Gentlemen, use books as gentlewor�n en
handle their flowers, who in the morn -
mg stick them in their heads and at
night strew them at their heels." But
friends inay not be so used.
Nor for that matter, may poems. .
True poetry :reaches down to us from
the mountain peaks, A first reading
'f's but an introduction. Sometimes
one -turns to a poem for the sake of
the mood' it is able to produce...
Leon. "A piece of ocean mcg tt e p firm, thought gentle touch, while his thank you, too, Stephen. You have
to aura his friendship." And kneeling voice floated clear and true through loved me and cherished me, and have
the great hall.
on the straw he took a small bundle I never been jealous."
Peace be to all, and joy.
In every heart to -day
Let strife forever cease to be,
And love remain ahvay.
As the sweet tones melted away the
swarthy men were silent, and Audrey
Leon's friendly smile and coaxing clapped her hands, smiling happily.
voice, he worked bis way out again, A burning log crashed in two, send -
and rfinally, with bright eyes fixeda shower of sparks up the Odin
-
warily on Leon's, thrust his head for-
ward and took the bread between his
white teeth!
Richard and Pietro watched the
strange scene, as the boy fed morsel
after morsel to the hungry bear, and
when all was gone, the furry creature
came out of the straw altogether,
laying his muzzle in Leon's hand, un-
nfraid and content.
That night, in the world outside,
snow began to fall, covering the trees
and earth with a mantle of shimmer- derly. "So be it, my child," Ise replied, plaint about it. He was also a goody "I am really ood now since the only
n
!moon,and to the henchman at his side: "Ber- musician and I owed him 'mann pleas- i little. scorer of my life has been re- ant's nests and taken internally was i principal mica producing countries
ing, silvery white. But the pale 1go now with ares- ant evenings. Do ou remember?" vea:ed. a populae cure lar en•nlce bite among of the world, the othersabeing India
shining through the window of the trans, thou shalt b y i
cottage, showed the wayfarers asleep, sage to my brother and his daughter, She sighed. I Already Stephen was piling up the the early American 'Indians. !and the United States.
from the leathern pouch at his side,
and unwrapped it carefully.
"Here, little one," Leon broke a bit
of black bread from the loaf. "See, I
will share my meal with you!"
At first the bear drew back until
only the tip of a tiny nose was visible.
But gradually, as if in answer to
dishes and small letter on the plates." since I' am still jealous, surprised and
"Take a pencil and write down the grateful, for you could hays. gone on
letters in the order in which I have keeping your Decree: 1 thank you in
The old man got up gallantly and placed the pieces --ie the seine order both senses for showing mo this ser -
kissed his wife's hand.- in which' Ladislas presented them to vice."
"Thanks, my dear Edmee. But who me." ~--
could be jealous of a wife as constant Full of curiosity, the count wrote Mozart Interrupts An Opera..
as you?" down, line by line: "Play ]7 sharp, you wretches!"
"Aa smiled. Love is all; shouted a young man one night in the
husbandteless perfect than you,.It is happiness. audience of an opera house, and he;
my dear Stephen." With a laugh at jealous husbands,
Count Stephen smiled in his turn. Here is my heart" sprang to his feet as he shouted. The,
"I have never had cause for jeer- The count dropped his pencil and audience hissed, and attendants came
oust', Your life has always been. open "Turn „ -
ing hurrying towards the htterruptot
net' The Best Location for Him.
while cries of Turn hi -n out! re
i cease to be and love re -and loyal, without any secrets." I Newly Fledged Surgeon -"I' don't in -
Let strife"Without� „ , 1
sounded through the theatre..But
main alway," repeated the Duke, to any secrets. l wished it that Is a piece of Lnso.ence. An in -end lo settle down anti! I find the
himself. He turned to Audrey, "Would to be so."suit in my face! And I never knew when the _audience recognized him,1 best posible location.'
„, , , their anger vanished and a tumult of
it make you happy, little one, if I I dont mean to say that I always it!" Friend -"I can point it out you -at
for our uncle and sou- understood your motives...., The countess smiled broa a r rause greeted hint It was Mozart
should send y ,, :< The opera w 1
let his monocle swing.
"By the Pope's shadow!" he cried,
day. � p as his owl At a certain once -tire most popular railroaxi cross,
sine' he asked, a gentler expression "For eantple?" "That is why, she said, T askedung n the country."
"You remember the porcelain ser-' Ladislas to go away before he had important point in the score some of i
on has dark face.$ the instruments had played a wrong'
"Oh rather" Audrey threw her vice which you had painted, about finished the 104 pieces. I was suffl nate!
arms around his neck, her eyes shin- thirty-five years ago, by that young ciently warned by his quatrain of
Ing. It was answer enough. Polish artist? He r.rtrt three months fifty-two letters."
Duke Henry stroked her hair ten- here doing the wort.. I made no tom- She added; tactfully:
"And I have felt a presence,
A presence that disturbs me with the
joy
Of elevated. thoughts; a sense sub-
lime
Of something far more deeply inter-
fpsed;
Whose dwelling is the light of setting
suns,
And the round ocean, and the living
air,
And the blue sky." -
Here in Tintern Abbey Ivo rest, but
there are poems which are like 'lo-
quacious friends who tire us -with
their much speaking,,.
Keats speaks of "distilled prose."
In certain books, we are inspieed first
by a single thought, and then we walk
on in.the-companionship. of higher
thoughts which fellow' even as a swal-
low starting suddenly from the ground
sets a whole flock on skyward flight; . o
or, even as of old, when one angel
sang to the watching shepherds,' "I
bring you glad tidings" and "sudden-
ly there was with the angel a multi-
tude of the, heavenly host, praising
God"
Queen Alexandra's Property
Probably 'Mil Go to King
if the will of the late Queen Mother
Alexandra is published it eelll'be found.
abet she lett almost no motley. 'Phis
is the undetistanding le court ,circles,
where it in, seta t'bat'Queen Meth:rr's
generosity was limited only by her
resources. She gave away all her stir•
pluus income, and for many years erre... -
pledged all of her- annual a�llowanee
of, £70,000rin advance to needy insti-
tutions and individuals.
Iiowerer, she had much valuable
property, including come fine china
and the art collections reit by her bus
hand, Edward- VII. -She also bad fins
libraries at Sandringham House,
where she died, ane at her town re-
sidett,oe, Marlborough house, Sand-
ringham hoarse was her own, It having
been left her by King Edward.
It ie commonly suppc,-'sd that Icing
Georg -e will be heir to as or almost all
of hie mother's property. Queen Alex-
andra gave, most •of her jewelry to
other members of the royal family sev
oral years ago.
Race of Giemtesats Forecast
by English Specialist. .
` .The Lacey mica mine, near Syden-
t
, ham; in Frontenac County, is said to
Reds Bit Ant Dust. i1,e the largest amber mica reline in the
Fane dust foutul at. the bottom of 'world. Canada is one of the three
sem-..
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England is nazism a ree- 01 com-
bative giant :set - 1)0. Leonard Wil
limns, an in'ternetiOutt1ly known inecl1-
cal specialist, asserted recently. He
said. it has become the fashion to
teach, induce and evert crumpet girls to"
piay.ganies which were originally in-
vented for big boys: and young man.
"ln ieaoliing anct malting girls play'
these games;' he claimed, "you do-•
veloa the oombettee instinct and tato
combative muscles, In this way you
are-nads'ing a race of giantesses who
are going to have the combative dis-
position. Anothereffect of ibis ultra
athleticism among gisr,,v Of to -day is to:.
produce a•areatl re Who has tite male
rather than the 'female c'haractoris-
• Ha_ Knew.
A six -yearn -old boy was iisice.d;
"How many commandments, did the
Lord give unite Mots -ss 1 "
Ho couldn't remeamber, s,o to prompt
ruin his Mother held up het eight fing-
9i•s and two thumbs.
"I know.now!" sattly tiiumph:nt-
ly. "A whole icandtui1"