The Seaforth News, 1919-10-09, Page 2A Money ®L }vin:
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A Bottle of Bovril in the will cut
down butcher's bills. It enormously in-
kitchencreases the nourishing value of food -in fact, its body- .
buildingpowers have been proved ten to twenty times
the amount taken, It west be Bovril.
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liF SWALLOW
By MARY RAYMOND SHIPMAN ANDREWS.
stepped inside. , Something -'great
beeg somet"Ing' ho put it -rose up end
Caine at trim, and he fired; And down
fed the devil." m
mune of a sacred pig, what .
was it?" demanded my Prenehman,
"In the m � , 9
"That was what I asked. It was a
inti camp tw who had been hadglift
in the camp two months backhad left
a keg; of maple syrup and a half bar- 1.
' rel of'fiour, and the hear broke into
'both succe sively- and a'.ternntively. Ji
o
s In heh - w Much Does Mary Weigh? some new toy,°'if possible, If not
heaven for a v,hile, but it must have The incr - l bob the cove
called toeasing attention being Y ti ted egg -beater, a
gotten irksome. For his head was 'infant mortality and the little ,ctl e tins, or a ball of yarn
eighteen incises wide when they found observance of baby days in some vii-, he is put in the box,aatd.lre will
him, white, with black touches, 'They lag'es has impressed most of us come to recognize it nae 'reel pleasure
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138 pounds, and a roan,, a feet 8' inches,
160 pounds.
Do not let Johnny have a corner on
the scales; it is very, essential to his
loon welfare that he should have parents
set of with good digestions and placid dis-
when positions who tip the scales .at ethe
soon proper figure.
soaked tuns an the river two days, and, inothere with the importance of know -i palace alba never as a pnison,
sold his skin for twenty `dollars.' tha baby's weight. We have learned .
'Pretty good for devil skin,'Rafael t if baby'stops growing for a' few How To Wash Gi-sigharns,
said " -•eel's s ski' •
•The Frenchman stared at n e rim-, and we must' g as creat a popular fabric
n t d t a see. the doctor at once, now, that it is ^e 1
e - I to lcuow the best
mg is tadica 'Lady wrong' Gin ham
_e -,rmow
III, north there," I elucidated, point nee meat and then Ieated back in -his chairleven though no other symptom has so meth
and shouted - with laughter. The far manifested itself, Some of us' method of washing it so it will re-'
prodded him buck eagerly into his through the window toward the "long, rain its beat • f 1 l
tale. white street of Beauport," across the' greedy bear's finish had hit his funn
M Siem• is amiable. The long and St. Lawrence. Its very lonely noun -l• n ee o hers s epee
short of it is that when it became dark try, entirely wild,Indian tut tin -1 talking and demanded the story told
my good lads began to try to rescue ground yet. Thee two Hurons, Ra- over, which I did, eondeiw ng,
my body. Four or tire times that one- feel and his brother-in-law, were on a "I like eat Hurong for my soldier,
twentieth of a corner of my eye saw a two -months' trip to hunt and trap, Colonel Raffre stated heartily. "7e
wt,iggling ferns work through sand- having their meagre belongings and man what are not afraid of man or of
bags and start s:owly, flat to the provisions on sleds which they drag -''devil- zit is ae man to fight be
earth, toward me, But the ground god across the snow. They depended' Bodies." He was talking English now
was snow-covered and the Germans for food mostly on what they could because Colonel Chiehely was listen -
saw too the dark uniform. Each time trap or shoot -moose, caribou, beaver, I ing, He went on. "Zere is human•
a fusilade of shots broke out, and the and - small animals But they had bad devils -oh, but plentee-what we fight
moving figure dropped hastily behind
the sandbags. And each time-" the.
colonel stopped to light a cigarette,
his face ruddy in the glare of the
snatch. "Each time I was -disap-
pointed. I became disgusted with the
management of that theatre, till at
last the affair seamed to be beyond quest.a can stop watching them with the
hope, and I had about determined to; Here I had to stop and explain"He brings zein in not one by one second summer nor with the sixteenth.I
turn over and draw up my bad leg. much about beaver tails, and the rest In fact, I wonder if we ever can con-;
with my good hand for a bit of ease -1 of beavers, to the Frenchman, who
always -not always."The colonel scientiousl s
meat and be -shot comfortably, when+ was interested like a boy in this new, grinned. He went on to tell this tale,' Y top keeping en eye on
which I shift into the vernacular from them, even after they cast thei
I was aware that the surface of the, almost unheard-of beast, At length: his laborious English.
ground near me was heaving. I was; "Rafael and his brother-in-law were It appears that he had discerned
close enough to madness between cold disappointed. A beaver had been the aptitude of his Hurons for recon
and pain, and I regarded the phen- close and eaten the bark off a birch
omenon as a dream. But with that, stick which the men had left, but no-
during
Y
have scales and keep a record of n' y o color a: its
days of u'sefulncss:
he • •t
d baby's growth reglstesi
luck. They set many traps but caught in France. I haf not heard of ozzers.
nothing, and they sew no game tot But I believe well ze man who pull me 'summer, by the way, wouldn't be "a
out in sheet would be as your guide bit worse than the first if we would
shoot. So that in a month they were,use the same care in feeding.
hard pressed. One cold day they Rafael -he also would creep up wiz
went two miles to visit a beaver trap, rifle on real devil out of hell. But Steady growth is the law for all
-here they had seen signs. They hoped yes. I hof not told you how my Indian young animals, and if do our whole
to find an animal caught and to feast
soldier in prisoners -no?" duty we will see to it that the children
on beaver tail, which is good eating." We all agreed no, and put in a re-
registering
all ages maintain their growth.
,ing s quarter
pound or half pound perhaps, with
great pride.
But do we keep track of the :older
children? Do we realize that they
should be steadily growing, too," in
height and weight? And that if'they
stop increasing in weight it is just or salt to a ' 11ou.<
I'm ga of water. After •.�•--
j When waistline gingham, as well as
other colored fabrics, it is just as well
Ito take for granted- that it is apt to,
fade. To forestall this the colors may
be set by first rinsing the garments
in, a pail of cold water in which "salt
has 'been dissolved -one tablespoonful
as bad asfor baby? Most of us,
afraid, pay little attention to the
'children after they get safely through
that "second summer.", Which satire
simmuai ere Linitueat Curse Danclruil.
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mist and tarnish proof:,
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wringing out in the salt water, put
i T7, iL'r
the articles into a tub of -clear, warm r 4 i" •p,
water to. which a little soapsuds has
, been added. Wash rapidly so the
the dye in the material will not have
chance to be affected by the alkali I
the soapsuds. Be sure that the wit
is not too hot, fur that will dull: th
colors considerably. Rinse twice i
clear water -to which more, salt ha
been added, and then starch wrong
side, out in the usual way unless the
material is particularly dark.
Hang in the shade to dry, and when
taking down from the line do not
dampen along with the other clothes,
as colored fabrics should not lie damp
snore than two hours 'before they are
ironed. When droning, guard against
an overheated iron, just as against the
hot water, and whenever there are
several thicknesses of material, as in
belts, put cheesecloth between the iron
and gingham to prevent that shiny
look that is often the result of care-
less ironing.
hands came out of the heaving ground,
eyes gleamed. A rope was lashed
about my middle and I was drawn
toward ahr trenches." The cigarette
puffed rigorously at this point.
"M'sieur sees?"
I did not.
The colonel laughed. "One of my races,-Hirondelle-the Swallow -
Hurons had the inspiration to run to acaro-storm came on and they lost
ltheir way. Almost a situs -'supposedly because of his lightness
a farmhouse not far away okra re- hopelessi and swiftness, was easily chief. He
quisition a sheet. He wrapped him -I tion -an uninhabited country, winter,'
snow, hunger. And they were lost. had a fault, however, his dislike to
self in it, head and all, and, being! ,Egare. Perdu,' Rafael said. But the' bring in prisoners alive. Four times
Indian, it was a bagatelle to him to:e he had haled a German corpse before
Huron was far from giving up. of the colonel, seeming not/rightly to
peered through the falling snow, not
thick yet, and spied a mountain across t understand that a dead enemy was
naissance work. If he needed informa-
thing was in the trap. They turned tion out of the dangerous country ly-
and began a weary walk through the ing in front, if he needed a prisoner to
desolate country back to their little question, these men were eager to go
tent. Small comfort Waited for them and get either, get anything. The
there, as their provisions were tory,; more hazardous the job the better,
only flour and bacon left. And they and for a long time they came out of
dared not eat much of that. They tt untouched. In the group one man
were downhearted, and to add to it' -nicknamed by the poitue, his corn-
were
out on his stomach. They were
pleased enough, my good fellows,
schen they found they had got not useless for information.
only my body but also me in it." n cal,.ey. He knew that mountain.'
"T coir imagine, knowing Hurons,He had worked near it for two years, (To be continued.)
how that Huron enjoyed his success," logging -the chantier, they call it.
I said. "It's in their blood to be swift
and silent and adventurous. But they-
're superstitious; they're afraid of
anything supernatural." I hesitated,
with a laughs in my mind at a memory.
"It's not fitting that I should swap
stories with a hero of the Great War, I
fere Co talk English to me. He told
yet -I believe you Might be amused me all this in broken English.
with a story of one of my guides."; "It was three miles to the hypo-
The Frenchman, all civil interest, disa thetical camp, but the two tired, hun-
t:aimed his heroism with hands and' gry men in their rather wretched
•houlders, but smiling, too -for he clothes started hopefully. And after
had small chance at disclaiming with' a hard tramp through unbroken for -
those two crosses on his breast. lest they came in sight of a log shanty
"1 shall be enchanted to hear and their spirits rose. 'Pretty tired
m.'sieur's tale of his guide. For the work,' Rafael said it was. When they
rest. I am myself quite mad over the got close to the shanty they heard a
r ert.' I love to insanity the out -of- noise, something moving in -side. They
drew and shooting and fishing. It is halted and looked at each other. Ra-
e regret that the service has given me feel knew there were no loggers in
no opportunity these four years for a these parts nowand you'll remember
breathing n�
n spell intheit was absolutely woods. 12'sieur wild country. The
will tell ire the tale of his guide's !men were startled. Then something
supc•-tition?" sante to the window and looked out"
A scheme began to form in my "Something?" repeated the French -
brain at that instant too delightful, man in italics. His eyes were wide
it seemed, to come true. I put it; and he was as intent on Rafael's story
aside and went on with my story. ii/' as heart could desire.
have one guide, a Huron half-breed,"I "They couldn't tell what it was," I
i said, "whom I particularly like. He's - went on. "A formless apparition, not
an old fellow -sixty -but light and exactly white or black, and huge and
He knew there was a good camp on Harvest Slumber Song,
a river near the mountain, and he Sleep, little baby, sleep, sleep, sleenl.
knew there would be a stove in the lied is the moon in the night's still
camp and, as Rafael said, 'Mebbe we deep,
haf a luck and somebody done gone White are tate stars wills their silver
and Ief' somet'ing to eat"Rafael pre- wings
Folded in dreaming of beautiful things,
And over their cradle tate night wind
sings
Sleep, little baby, sleep, sleep, sleep.
Soft in the lay of 'the mother night
The wee baby stars, all glowing and
bright,
Flutter their silver wings and crow
To the watchful winds that kiss as
they blow
Round the air cradle that swings so
low
Down in the lap of the mother night.
Sleep, little baby, sleep, sleep, sleep,
Red is the moon in the night's still
deep,
And the wee baby stars are all folded
and kissed
In a luminous cradle of silver mist,
And if ever they waken the winds cry,
whist,
Sleep, tittle baby, sleep, sleep, sleep,
-Wilfred Campbell,
quack and powerful as a boy. More; unknown of likeness. The Indians The Fishing Birds.
interesting than a boy, because he's were frightened by a manner of un- In nay Chinese Days iliss Gulielma
full of experiences. Two years ago; earthliness about the thing and the F. slop describes a remarkable river
e a bear swam across the lake where brother-in-law fell on his knees and industry that she,saw while visiting a
my camp is, and I went out in a canoe! began to pray. 'It is the devil,' he friend in Soochow, We were rowin
with this Rafael and got him."I murmured to Rafael. 'He will eat us,d
Colonel Raffre made of this fact an ; or carry us to hell,' And ha prayed asn the turnedrvnr at the bendtdnshe says,and
event larger than -I am sure -he' more. as narrow
a swinging we saw a long,
would have made of his winning the' "But old Rafael, scared to death, narrow bowomen at midstream,
wear -cress, too, because the thing seemed not to hi which two stood motionless
"You shame me, colonel," I said,, be of this world, yet had his courage aand silent. At. first glance, itg looked
end went on hurriedly, "Rafael, the with him. 'Mebbe it devil,' he said- water, o the but asboawere not floating on the
ce by it were a flock of strong
Just above
�z
was pleased about r
guide, Irk such washist bear., report ort to
me --'anyhow an heti
'When gentlemens kill tIngs, guides I'm cold arid' hungry, me. I want clot jai dsttassalargk as eagles. sFascinat d,
is more happy,' he explained to me, camp. I go shoot dal devil.'
„ I watched the birds: They screamed
and he proceeded to tell me an area I He crept up to the carne alone, the and fluttered their sootytyblack wings.
dote. He prefaced it by informingi brother-in-law still praying in the Suddenly a number plunged into the
me that one time he hunt bear and he bush. Rafael was rather convinced, water. I saw them straggling and
see devil, He had been hunting, it mind you, that lie was going to face flapping; then the men pulled them
seemed, two or three winters before the powers of darkness, but he had up by stout strings, caught them under
with his brother-in-law at the head- his rifle ,loaded and was ready for their arms, and jerked the fish from
-waters of the St. Maurice River, up business. The door was open and he their mouths. I saw a gleam of silver
as they tossed the fish into a basket.
Timber Mines
Men employed in driving a new gal. valuable. At present there is an ab-
lery in a gold mine at Charlotte Plains, solute famine in seasoned oak wood,
in Victoria, Australia, have made a but if we could suppress Bolshevism
most astonishing discovery.' At a and open up Russia to trade, that
'depth of three hundred feet below famine would soon be ended, Just be
ground they have come upon pieces of fore the war it was discovered that
timber perfectly preserved, which the bed of the River Ieloksha, for a
have every appearance of haying been length of over four hundred miles, is
pawn and shaped by the hand of man. simply full of magnificent old oak
This timber lies in the bed of an trees bedded in sand.
'ancient river now being worked for The river is shallow and broad, and
gold, and the timber is oak. Now, oak the oak can easily be raised. As a
has the peculiar property of lasting matter of fact, a Company was being
for centuries when buried in water or formed to work these wonderful de
'.wet sand, Oak piles have been taken posits when war intervened,
out from under old wooden bridges Smaller deposits are found in Eng.
constructed cruet
ed by the Romans, and found land. There is a pool in the River
p
�aw sound as when they were put there, Dart, known from time immemorial
Frearly two thousand years ago, as Oak Pool, in the bottom the oilcloth on your kittdten
Oak, knownt oma which table you
as bogoak, k is found , and it will
efind
Masses
Inas e
sthat
ofthe e '
eoilcloth o
01th
d it
oak.will
;buriedTa'st
he
in Irishj
'
peat
bogs,I
and 3s per• strange thing Is that there are no oak twice as long.
erectly black, intensely Bard, and very trees growing near the ,Riot at yn•esenk'
The commotion among the birds sub-
sided and the ' settled down in hori-
zontal rows, snaking dark patches on
the water.
"How many?" called a voice from
the shore,
"Three," answered one of the men,
"Later, more," he said. "The sun not
yet falls down the hill of heaven.
Wait tile the fish see not the shadow
of the black birds."
My companion explained the custom
of cormorant fishing, which is an
ancient Soochow industry. The birds
are tied by stout ropes and perch on
sticks parallel to the sides of the boat.
They are keit very hungry so that
they 'will fish, and the men can steal
the catch from their mouths,
ifyouti ..a
put several newspapers ulr"°M
vote. So if Johnnie or Mary are to be!
kept up to the mark, we must weigh;
them every month or so, and measure
them at least twice a year. Measur-I
ing everyone every 'birthday is not
only an exciting event, it ,is instruc-
tive as well, as it gives us an idea
as to which ones are keeping up.
Common sense a>ad judgment must
be used in making our deductions
from these weighing and measuring
tests. We all know there are children
who seem undersized, but are perfect-
ly well, while often the large boy or
girl who grows "by leaps and bounds"
is really the one who needs medical
attention. Too rapid growth is as
harmful as too slow. If the undersized
child seems perfectly well, sleeps well,
eats well, is not nervous or whining,
is not troubled with adenoids or any
of the other ailments which afflict so
many children, there is no reason to
be alarmed if he does remain under-
sized. But if he is fretful or' cross,
tires easily, sleeps badly, is captious
about his food and all out of sorts,
consult a doctor.
The following table of weights and
measures will give the relative size
for both boys and girls from two
years old to fourteen:
BOYS.
Age. Height. Weight.
Years, Inches. ' Lbs.
2 33,8 30.3
3 37 35
4 19.3 38
5 41.6 41
0 43,75 45.1
7 45.75 49
8 47.75 53.8
9 49.7 59
10 51.7 65.2
11 63.0
70
12 554 76.75
13 57.2 84.8
14 59.9 94.5
GIRLS.
2 32.9 29.3
3 36.3 33
4 38,8 36.4
5 41.3 39.6
6 43,3 43.2
'7 45.5 47.3
8 47.0 51.6
9 411.4 57
10 51.4 62.2
11 53.-1 68.7
12 55.fe 78.2
13 58.2 88.5
14 59.9' 98.2
Baby's Play Box.
I have never had as much real good
from an
other article Y h
Y
one
as from the plain grocery box forty
inches long by twenty-five wide, and
eighteen inches or a little more in
height, that was converted into a play
box for Baby. A soft pad was made
justelarge enough to fit the 'bottom in
order that it could be taken out and
cleaned easily. Pieces of an old quilt
were tacked over the upper edges,
making them soft, and the inside was
carefully lined with an old flannel
blanket, the edges being brought dow�t
to coder the padding at the top. Thhs
did away with danger from slivers and
there were no tacks at the top to
scratch a little hand or chin.
'W'hen baby was old enough to
creep I could go down cellar or up-
stairs without fear of his attempting
to follow me, for I dropped hint in the
play box for safe keeping. With baby
in his box I could go tothe chicken
coop or garden without worrying lest
he climb and fall, or burn himself on
the stove, He never pulled off ,a.table-
cloth or, tipped over a pail of boiling
water; he never pulled the cat's tail
in my absence and' found how sharp
are her claws, and wleen company
came I could drop him in his play box
and sit down to visit for a few 'min-
utes without o. i ,consta
nt anigtety,
a
n
ei
e
n
s
Teach Women How to Vote.
The -hunky, and the dark-skinned race,
and the mysterious Chink,
The Polock and illiterate man, are
capable you think.
What tho' they cannot write their
names, and fail to understand
The urgent needs, the loyal pride, in
this our lovely land!
But when it comes to women, you
strike -a different note,
You must stand by and patient try to
teach her low to vote.
So tell it o'er a hundred tintesi-she
might be at a loss,
Poor simple creature -why, and how,
and where to make a cross!
Oh, she Haight shine pre-eminent long
years agone-to come;
A. solid power behind cruel war, a
torch in every home.
In cities' strife, in farm and field, and
by the bed of pain -
Yet you would use her, if you could,
for your own grasping gain;
"Tis true you love her, and admire, and
even laud her deeds,
And hold her precious, for she fills all
of your endless needs.
Yet slow, but sure, she'll find the cure
-for every ill of note
Will be redeemed when women start
to teach you how to vote!
The Needs of Parents.
This is the age of the child, but
parents should also be conserved.
They are necessary. Father and
mother should also watch the scales-
not to gain half a pound a month,
but to see that they do not gain it.
Too much coffee, too much meat, too
much sweets, and not enough of coarse
foods (roughage), vegetables and
fruits supplemented with a certain
amount of worry and no exercise, spell
discomfort, increased blood pressure,
irritability and pessimism.
A woman of forty, medium height
(5 feet 4 inches), should weigh about
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THE HOME OF
PERPETUAL PEACE
GENEVA ATTRACTED TOURISTS
BEFORE THE WAR.
Twenty :Centuries Old, This Beautiful
City Has Witnessed Memorable
Scenes -Birthplace of Iced Cross.
Geneva, to bo the capital of the
league of nations, is described by
Ralph A. Graves as follows:
"Seated serenely on. both banks
the River Rhone where it leaves t
limpid 'waters of Lake Genova as
placid stream, in Contrast to t
muddy turbulence of Its ingress
the other end of the. lake, Geneva
not the netrapoliy of the miniatu
republic of Switzerland, for Ztrri
surpasses it in population by 50 p
cent, and Berne is the capitol: B
it is doubtful whether before t
world avis' any other city of its 'el
was visited annually by as 'ma
tourists, for it was the stain getew
into thio world famous `playground
Europe.'
"Although its recorded history go
back beyond the Christian era, to tl
time when Julius Caesar, in his cot
mentaries on his first expedition in
Gaul, mentions it as a stronghold
the Allobroges, its growth has bee
phenomenal only in its lelssu elinee
To -day, after twenty centuries, It h
a population of only one hundred an
thirty thousand.
"The city enjoys the distinction
being the birthplace of the Intern
tional Red Cross, but also has sons
dafk chapters in its past -the r
ligious excesses of the Reformation
when the persecuted became the pe
secntors.
"Rousseau, of whom Napoleon sal
'Without him France would not hay
had her revolution,' and the patrio
Bonivard, whose trials Byron Immo
talized as the Prisoner of Chillo
were Genevans. And John Calvh
'who found Geneva a bear garden an
left It a docile school of piety.' wa
virtual dictator here for a quarter o
a century.
A Trod, Patriot.
"One of the most picturesque fig
tures in the history of Geneva Burin
this period was -Francis tie Bonivard
who, when his victorious friend
rushed into his dungeon at Chillo
crying •Bonivard, you are freed!' re
sponded with the query, 'And Geneva?
Upon being assured that his city we
also saved, lie went home rejoicing.
"There is iso inure beautiful piciur
of Christian cliac'lte' than the stains i
this city when, on August 30, 1572
merchants of Lyons brought news o
the 'wiseacre of the Huguenots on St
Bartholomew's Day. Pastors wee
dispatched to the frontiers to mee
the fugitives, who were reported to b
on their way to this asylum, and th
venerable Theodore de Beze, who hat
succeeded Calvin as the spiritual heat
of the council, directed the whole
mopsilation to fast and pray for the
suffererevs,
"Gena has set aside as a site fo
he permanent home of the league o
cations a beautiful wooded park bor
eying on the lake, some five miles
rout the centre of the city. Behind
he park tower the enowclad Jura
Iouritains, While there are many oil
ages in the
s e
of the vicinity 1torte which
reasuitablefor o offices and for quav-
ers of the delegates and their secre-
arial staffs, the capitol building It -
elf must be built,"
A Hero.
He hall come back with the croix do
guerre, but he would not talk about
how he won it.. Of course his fancily
and friends knew the formal citation,
but they wanted him to tell them tate
details, and lie modestly and persis-
tently evaded them."
"I think it's simply silly," declared
en irate cousin in her teens, "What's
the use of clucking and dodging, and
pretending you're not a hero, when you
know perfectly well you are?"
The worn turned, "Yea, of course
I know I am," he assented coolly. "The
trouble is, they didn't give me my
cross for the right thing. lu Doyoug
g
ex-
pect a fellow to talk about his heroism
when he gets a decoration for doing
what lots of other fellows did who
weren't lucky enough to be noticed,
and theft finds the bravest thing he
ever did, or ever expects to do, treated
lightly or ignored altogether? At
least, I was a hero -once. Before we
were ordered abroad; I was invited to
luncheon -by my colonel's daughter:
Now, you know I am a country boy,
from an inland province. It'was the
best luncheon I'd ever attended -and
the first-time I'd ever been served raw
oysters. I hate shellfish, and 'when I
saw those six soft; slimy, slithiery hor
rors set before me I nearly fainted.
But I didn't know whether anything
mucic was to follow or not; and I
couldn't decline a main dish ander the
eye of my hostess. I shuddered with
disgust. I wasn't sure they would go
down; •I feared they might conic up.
But -I ate those oysters, all six, and
smiled as I ate thein! She told nm so
two years afterwards, when I confess•
ed, Now, I call that true heroism.
But it wasn't what Fgot the cross for!'
"M'aybe " said the saucy groung thing
hn her teen, "it'$ that you're going to
get lire girl for," ,
No," sighed the mnapMeeciated hero, �
she agrees 'with the test of you and
Gen Mangitt 'Sloe only laughs' at my
real clam to glory!"
Hunger is sure to come to thosl
who sit down and whit.,
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