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THE SEAFORTH NEWS
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turps,
the doo,
past tb
home
who!'
61.
The Quartermaster: in a hundred,
experiment.. had once succeeded in
accomplishing this difficult -feat; hut
he now essayed to perform it again,
cath sort of 'blind hope that was fated
to he disappointed. The t.'tato was
thrown M the usual ulantter% the rifle
was discharged. but the flying target
. s lint,tuched.
> T:, the right ateu. and fall out.
i'ttartermaater, sant Lundie. Wallin,
t the access of the artifice. "The
honour of the sinker ca'.a,h .will '.ie m
tween Jasper cast doice 4114 Path-
" end. hew is the trial to end, \tai -
r?'• uncture( the latter.
'Are we to have the t:w.t':-potato
lehel, ter is it to Lit settled by centre
'By centre and ek'n. 1i t'ttre any
tterceptible diffeeenie: a eerwise the
eehle ,r.t nit:
..5 iet1 tyre •eft: to Ines
..-oder, obeervtd Jaseee, as he
a! -w tr... e 't:r:, :u- =arc•
nit: :ng -, tees ttrn ,iv
t•i fee:i
?etP:under gez..t ea.:tas;'..- at the
,-eng tan are: to :'.. :.t Z. :.ajor
Teinean to have eatitnc, f -nom-
he led s e frit .,:1 ont af tht iter -
of an Dth,rt :,.- ,poke.
''Von seem .. tale, tele matter to
n• ere. Ja per4 the hanter remarked
kt tp:rt. h•: t'. e fastened those of
tits etith. .
'1 tnu., ;acs, _,.1tti ••c. that my
t ger 'sloe neve!. Jt.fr.e
t P:md 'al' lit s,llces•."
'tend do v.,•: se tench ewe ,, ont.
de me, an ,t:d am: tried trt'r,ir-»and
teat. as it might bt.:eve way?
S. -looting le my and no
ere u hand ten a l . mine"
3.et t
Ret w.at. jasper. .✓ea'
oteee , to k to ..t. ' friend "
hryonng nem coteeres.ed tis lips,
hers ,,eand eer.ss els tye. and
'.:tee: and pal, d alternately. like a
gitessire her t. T1t1seenerz-
mer
the other's .and, i:e said
l:.ke one whose itta:liln'ol has ,situ
. •1v a7 other etesati.ms,
;.Se ::.1 arnt. P:atitf^.±+.der. t:. i;t a'.h .
,...eke an e f,erh , t°.: C:fl eh ,
tray'. Dnaham."
...e hunter theyeetel hie elle.
eend. and as lie walked skew:!: back
.:•wards the stand. h, steeled to Teen -
dee dee-l. t _a, had
rel.
'V: n._. r ,....il se:Oce• in the
i-:• trete Ja a he .. d enle. re.
r: a. keds
-Of that 1 :all c . ars; it :... u'ih-
hs me."
"What e creature is n er a- :Ilan! he
eines' for things :ehich are net of lti,
eift and treats tete bounties of Provid-
ence lightly. No -natter. nes matter.
Take ya.nt . tatinn, Jasper. for the
Major is waiting: 4.nd harkee, !ad,—I
-meet touch the skin. for I could not
.hew my face in the garrison with
less than that.'
"I suppose I must submit to my
fate," returned 'Jasper, fleshing and
Losing his colour as before: 'that I
.viii make the effort, if I die."
"iWllat a thing is mortal man!' re-
peated Pathfinder, falling hack to al-
low his friend' room to take his aim;
°he overlooks his own !gifts, and
craves those of another!'
The potato was thrown, Jasper
fired, and the shout that followed pre-
ceded the announcement of the 'fact
that he had driven his !bullet through
its centre, or so nearly so as to merit
that award.
"Here is •a competitor worthy of
you, Pathfinder," cried Major Dun-
can with delight, as the former took
his station; "and we ntay Took to some
;fine shooting in the double trial."
"What a thing is mortal .man!" re-
peated the hunter, scarcely Seeming -
'
Up notice what was passing around
'him, so :match were his thoughts ale -
sorbed in his own reflections. "Tossl
The ,potato was tossed, the rifle
cracked,—it was remarked just as _the
little, black 'ball seemed stationary in
the air, icor the marksman evideattly
took unusual heed to his aim,—and
then a .took of disappointment and
wonder succeeded among those who
caught the 'failing target.
"Two 'holes in one?" called out the
Major,
"The skin, the skin!" was the an-
swer; 'only the skin!"
"How's this, Pathfinder? 1.. Jasper
Eatt-douce to carry off the honours of
the day?
"The Calash is his, returned the
other. shaking his head and walking
quietly away from the stand. ',What a
:rcat.me is mortal man! never satis,
red with his own gifts, but for ever
crating that which l'etividenve den -
the Sergeant'ce daughter, will give you
full credit 'for the words. Conte Ves-
per, although our hands are out, let
its see wibat the other lads can do
with the rifle."
Pathfinder and his companions re-
tired, 'for the sports were about to
proceed. The ladies, however, were
not so mlueh engrossed witch
shooting as as to neglect the 'calash. It
passed from hand 10 hand; the silk
was felt the ,fashion criticized, and
the work examined, and divers opin-
ions were privately ventured concern-
ing the fitness of so 'handsome a
thing passing into the possession of
a non-commissioned officer's child.
'Perhaps you will be disposed to
sell that calash, Mabel, when it has
been a short time in your .possession
inquired- ihe- captain's lady. 'l\Near it,
I should think, you never can..
' '1 may not wear it, madam," re-
turned our heroine modestly Ibut.I
should not like to part with it either,"
"I daresay Sergeant Dunham keepe
you above the necessity of selling
your clothes. child; hut. at the sante
litre, it iemoneythrown away tntkeep
an article Of dress eau can 'never
es Pathfinder had not buried his
ie the potato, but had cut
through the skin. the prize twos
;c.iiatriy adjudged to Jasper. The
caht.h was in t'te hands of the latter
',w!ten the tjnarterntaster apliroached,
and with a ,cite air psi cordiality he
wished his t1ic.es.fulrival ,,}' of his
victory. - -
:•I;ttt now you've got the calash.
lad, tee . f ro .st to ova." he added:
-it will newer make a Bail, nor even
an et,sien. 1'7n thinking, F,au-douce,
fall! 11. he sorry to see its came itt
"d eil!er of the king?"
"U.+hey eannol buy it, Lieutenant,"
retitrhted Jasper, who- lett ('::;Merl
with til the fire of -neer . and joy. "I
would rather have won titin calash
than have obtained fifty new suit; of
.ails for tht Smul!'
'Hoot. boot. lad! you are going
Ina,! like an the rest of theme I'd even
yentere to offer half a :,tuinea for tit.-
trifle
it,trifle rather than it sitiit!d lis kick-
s_ about in the cabin o ;tow cutter
and ip tht end ttt,nte an rament
.or the head of a 4 aw
Ai hsigh J•a mer 1:3 not know that
the wary 'Qnartermaeter had not of -
terve :vet the actual eoet of this prize.
to heard the proposition with imiiifer
ince, Shaking his head .ti a negative.
one :deans:ed towards the 'tag:. -vhert
his :tprr•:telt excited a little rnt-
motion. the offteern ladies, one ere!
all, having determined to aece t the
•eresent, sletelet ;ire eaitantry of the
:;❑sailor induce hint to offer it.
uhf; Jt -;.per'- diffidence. no less than
admiration for ane:ther. would have
prevented hint from aspiring to the
':t,,ttonr of content -meting. any wh.,tr
liethongitt so mach his superiors.
\i:t'bei, :'fid i.e ehis prize i, for
yon, ::niter--"
.Bret. Jasper?" answer.,'
the a,rl,losing her own hashit;ire.
in ele :lateral and generous n'isli t i
«te 'tis m r -:•eaten. though
r'. h reddened in ., way. to bora.
stiemk feeling.
tort may think too indifftr-
eittly of it, :because it is offered 'by one
who ntay have no right to •heiiewt hie
gift will he accepted."
"i d;, accept it. 'Jasper; and it shall
be a sign ri the danger I have passed
in your company. 'and of the gratitude
I lei) fnr your care of me—your care.
and that of the Pathfinder."
"Never mind me, never mind me!"
exclaimed the. latter; ''this is Jasper's
hick, and Jasper's gift: give him fon
credit for both. My turn may came
another day: mine and the Quarter-
master's,
uarter-
masters, who seems to grudge the
boy the calash: though what he can
want of it 'I cannot understand, for he
has no wife."
''And has Jasper Eau-douce a wife?
or have you a wife yourseel', Path-
finder I may want it' to help to get a
wife, 'or as a 'memorial that I have had
a wife, or as !proof how much I ad-
mire the sex, or because it is 'a :fe.m-
ale_gartnent, or for some other equally
respectable motive. It's not the unre-
fl'ecting that are the most prized by
the thoughtful, and •nhere, is no surer
sign that a -man made a good hits -
bend to his first consort, let one tell
you all, -than to see him speedily look-
ing round for a competent successor.
The affections are .good' 'gifts from
Providence, and they that have loved
one faithfully prove how much of this
bounty has been lavished upon them
fog loving another as soon as pos-
sible."
.It may be so, it xray be so. I ran
no practitioner in such things, - and
cannot gainsay It. Ent IMatbel...here,
"I should -he unwilling to part with
the gift of a friend." .
"But the young ratan himself will
titin'k all the thetter of you for your
prudence after the .triumph of the
clay is forgotten. It is a prettyanda
becoming calash. 'and -not to ,'he
thrown away."
"]kr110 intention to throw it away.
ma'am; and, if you please would rath-
er keep it"
"As you will, child; girls (ef your
age often overlook their real advant-
age,. Remember. however, if you do
determine to dispose of the thing,
that it is 'bespoke. and that I veill'rot
take it if yoou ever even mut it on
your own head.'
"Yes, ma'am," said alabe1. in the
meekest voice imaginable, though her
eyes looked like diamonds, and her
cheeks reddened to the time of roses,
.'ie placed the forbidden garment
over her well-turned shoulders, where
a' kept it a minute. as if to try its
fitness. and then quietly removed it
again.
The remainder en snorts coffered
nothing of interest. The shooting was
reasonably good; but the trials wire
all of a ,eale lower than rhose relat-
ed and the conpetitors were soon lei
to themselves.. The ladies and most of
the officers withdrew, and the re-
mainder of the females soon followed
their example. Mabel was returning.
along the love flat rocks that line the
shore of the lake, dangling her pretty
cial'ash from a prettier finger, when
Pathfinder 'net her, He carried the
rifle which he had used that clay;
but this manner had less of the frank
ease of the hunter 'about it than usual;
while his eyes seemed roving end trn-
easy. After a ,few unmeaning words
concerning the noble sheet of water
before thein, he turned towards his
companion with strong interest in his.
countenance, and said,—
`iJasper earned that calash for you,
IMalbel, without much trial of his
gifts."
"11 -was fairly bone, Pathfinder."
"No doubt, no doubt. The (bullet
passed neatly through the potato.
and aro than could have done more
though others might have -done as
hutch."
"Btu no one did as much!" ex.
eiainted thlabel, with an animation that
she instantly regretted; for she saw
tby the pained look of the guide that.
he was mortified equally by the re.
mark and by the feeling with •tv'hich
it was uttered.
"It is true, it is true, Mabel, no -one
did as much then; 'but ---yet there is
nwl reason 1 should deny any gifts
tthich come from Providence—yes..
yes; no one did as much there, but
von .;hall -know what cart he done
here Do you observe the gulls that
are flying over our heads "
"Certainly. Pathfinder; there are
too Many ta,escape notice."
"Here, where they cross each other
in 'ailing about," he added, cocking
and taking his rifle: "the tw•o—the
two. Now look!"
The piece was' .presented quick as
though;, as two of the thirds came in
a line. though di=tart-from each other
many yards; the report followed, and
the bullet passed through the bodies
of :both the victim:. 'No soonerhad.
the gals fallen into the lake, than
Pathfinder dropped the butt -end of
the rifle, and laughed in his own pec-
uliar tnatiner, every shade of dissatis-
faction and mortified pride having
lett his honest face
That is something, I\taibel, that is
something: although I have no calash
to give yowl Bet ask Jasper himself:
t 'I'11 have it all to Jasper, for a truer
THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1941
tongue and (heart are not in America."
"Then it was not. !Jasper's .faun
that he gained the prize?
"Not it. He did his best, and he
did well. For one that has water gifts,
rather Than land gifts, Vesper is un-
commonly expert. and a better Ibaetk-
er no one need wish, ashore or :afloat.
But it was my fault, Mabel, that he
got the calash; though it ntatkes no
difference—it makes no difference,
for the thing has- gore to the right
person," --
°'I 'believe 1 understated yott, tPath-
finder," said Mabel, 'blushing in spite
of 'herself, 'and 1 look upon the cal-
ash as the joint - gilt 'ef yourself and
Jasper."
"That would not be doing justice
to the lad, neither. He won the gar-
ment, abet had a right to give it away.
The most you may think, Mabel, is to
believe that, had i won it, it wrt'ttld
have gone to the same person."
"J will remember. that, Pathfinder,
and take care that others know your
Skill, as it has been proved -upon the
poor gulls in my Presence.'
"Lord bless you, Mabel- there is nil
more need of your talking in- favour
of try shooting on this frontier, than
of your talking about the 'water in the
lake or the sun in the heavens: Every-
body. 'knows what 1 can do in that
sway, and dottr words would. be
thrown away, ae much as French
,could be thrown away on a i Ameri-
can bear,"
"Then you think that Jasper knew
you were giving. hint this advantage,
of which he had so unhandsomely av-
ailed himself?" said Mabel, the colour
Which had imparted so much lustre
16 her eyes gradually' leaving her face,
which 'became grave and thoughtful.
"I clo not say that, but very far
from it. We all forget things that we
have known, when eager after our
wishes, jasperissatisfied that 1 can
pass one bullet through two
potatoes, as I sent my !bullet t hough
the gulls; and he knows nei other
man on the 'frontier can do the same
thing. But with the calash 'before his
eyes, and the hope of giving it to you,
the lad irat inclined u think better of
himself, just at that moment, perhaps,
than he 'ought. No, no. there's noth-
ing mean or distrustful about Jasper
Eau-douce. 'though it is a gift natural
to all young man to wish to appear
wen in the eyes of handsome young
women."
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"'Ivor try to forget ell, but the kind-
ness you've both shown to a poor
motherless girl," said 'Mabel, stnutggl-
ing to 'keep down emotions she ''
scarcely knew how to account tfor her-
self! "Believe nee, Pathfinder, I can
never forget all you have :already done
for me—yon and (Jasper; and this new
proof of your regard is not thrown.
away. Here, 'here is a .brooch that is
of silver, and I offer it as a tdken that
I ow -e you life or liberty."
"What shall I -do with it, !Mabel?"
asked the bewildered hunter,!hold-
ing the simple trinket in 'his hand
"I have 'nei'ther buckle nor 'button
alboait me, for J .wear nothing than
leathern strings, and them 'of ,good
deer -skin. It's 'pretty to the eye, but
it is prettier far on the spot it canine
from than it can be !about ane."
"Nay, ,part it in your !hunting -shirt;
it will become ' it well. ' 'Remember,
Pat'hlfinder, that it as a•token of 'friend-
ship between us, and a sign that 1
can never 'forget you or your ser-
vices."