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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1919-10-30, Page 6• A V. C. Hero the Rescue -sem°,, a1' .Perce, otherwise John Perce, shite of himself, he found hi•s thoughts V.C. stood leaning on the gate of his wandering until they were lost in a English garden, smoking a peaceful dreamy haze, and presently his eye - pipe, and siezniring the autumn sunset: lade closed, and he sank into a dose. Whilst he was thus engaged two Suddenly the sound of a slight figures came into sight along the road movement caused him to awaken with z g,kl and a mam stara One was Marjorie, the daughter of He listened intently. BriPep. er retired ; A faint, rustling noise made his the other -General H ( ) nerves tingle with excitement, the other we._ young Hd quite John- The next moment he heard a gentle son, the dentist, who had qu#te recent- Th aughtoro'footfall pass his door. ly returned to P' ere followed just the suspicion of Soon the pair caught sight of Perce a cre•alc on the stairs, but the alert ear and quickened their footsteps towardsGood ; of the gallant officer caught it. He Woodbine evening,nlia. Perce!" said theggu1 ,i ' opened his bed room door, and, tread - smiling with great sweetness. ing with great caution, took up the "Good evening, Miss Marjorie!" said Pursuit of his wilful laughter. Perce, noting the high quality of the Gently descending the first flight smile and wondering what was in the of stairs, he stood poised on the land wind. ing, his eye focused upon the hall Ile knew the world, did 01' Perce. l below, The dentist also exchanged greet Through the dim light he saw Marj- an s, and shook hands with extreme orie moving about. Then she opened g Perce," he added . glanced front door and stood gazing out, cordiality. Once she lanced back towards the ?use evening, stairs, but the general remained leo- "Very!" agreed Perce_ y. tionless like a statue, secure in the shadow of the wall. He eyed the couple, and waited, Brigadier -General Pepper considered That they wanted something from him himself an expert in the art of con ryas ecru patent. The ca.or do -Mar- cealment and an adept at taking cover. jorie's cheeks, he noticed, was higher Marjorie muttered several little ex - than usual; whilst Ilurtmare Johnson clantations of impatience, and began was, behaving is Pce;' said the behaving with a spurious calm to apparently to talk to herself. The gen- "The--er—fact his evident exeltement, etas strained his ear to catch her wot•ds d rel t at last, "I—that is, we--er— "Oh, why doesn't he come?" ex - yeti ly waned to have a word with claimed ]Marlene, in somewhat louder pal ill': evening." tones. "He promised to be here. vith lie want your help," added Mari-tones. car at seven o clock! `e, in pleading accents. The general chuckled inaudibly. He Its like this," aid H"1"""re had foreseen that the runaway couple jeer a .n. ` r ere and I—er—that would make use of a car for their pur- i to 11 1r -' t , pose. In rase of such a contingency, "Co a,' ] I':r 1 :t crstar he himself bad areanrccl for a car to r r r e vete ! n, et carlt other, > t, le "needing ti for him in Simmond's Vetted i c :.... c. id ?erre tiril t rrge jrat round the corner. i e 0'"' r : "r rrbni, in fact" Five ml-.ntes pasted. - i -t " 11rc6r in r lea uric, "dad Presently a faint whir along. the i road intaounred the approach of a mo - v i n'( hear c f it, you know what he for car. is r et his heart on me n a ryiag 'At 1-A"' exclaimed Marjorie COParna.,72, l •* opQ Consistency, Consistency 7s one of : the funds-, mental qualities of discipline, and from my own experience I have found it to be most iimportan't, It should always beaccompanied by kindness.'s. More mother's have troubles with their children because of their own incmm- sisteney than for any other one rea- for . thb gortaf ui. C i 1 ` T PH NO6 P. the importance of kindness axial con- sistency. Lack oe sympathy and strained relations between parents and their older childreir often spring from habitual inconsistency. ,I Perhaps the most ,important thing of all is Erie: When you make a le- gitimate request you must know with- in yourself that you expect it to be carried out, Then if you axe disobey- ed you must calmly, but definitely and emphatically, see to it that your re- quest is complied with, Tis method cannot be practiced to -day and neg- lected to -morrow, but must be con- sistently followed. The future happiness, character and welt=being of your little one depend entirely upon firm, wise and consistent guidance. It is these fundamental qualities of mother-diseipldne that train the •strong-willed little sons and daughters into splendid men and Wo- men. Let's Start a Propaganda in Favor of Work. The crying need of the world to -day is for workers. Certainly there was never a time when so much work was waiting to be done, nor when so few people were willing to do it. The manufacturer in his plant, the farmer in his fields, the merchant in his store and the housekeeper in her kitchen are all uttering the sante ery, "Send us help." At that there •seems to be plenty of people who might work. But no one seems to bo standing about waiting for the jobs that are open for them. It begins almost to seem as If no one really wanted to work. It is rather foolish to place the blame for present conditions on any class, though capital is trying to ehiftl it all on"labor and labor is blaming capital. Everybody is more er less to' blame. Snch is the aim adjustment of things in thio world that no one can claim to be all right, and every- body else all wrong. I've been wondering 'a great deal lately just how far we mothers have been wrong? Ilow much of the res -t possibility for present conditions must we assume? Just what has been our attitude towards work, real work that is productive, like farming or cooking. or sewing or washing a hie or manufactur- ing? Hera we held these jobs up be- fore our children as the most desirable for them? Or have we warned them to steer clear of hard work and look for something easy and pleasant? We have always worked hard our- selves. Too hard by far, the most of us. And we've hoped with all out hearts that y+dhen our children grew up they might have things easy. We've talked it before them, what a dog's Life was the farmer's, and how house- work was nothing but slavery. ten- eonseiously our sons and our daugh- ters have absorbed the idea that the necessary work of life was sort of beneath them. -They have gotten the impression that life for them should be a sort of holiday, a place where they could do a smattering of work in a haphazard way and demand a big salary for it. They have not come up with the good old-fashioned training we bad ourselves, Don't you remember when, you were w'.y son. Johnnie comes home from school and asks, "Mother, may I go over to Billy Baker's to play?" and Mother, knowing that Billy's influence is not good, refuses. Johnny displays more or less temper, but Mother its firm, and Johnnie stays at home. A few days later, however, Johnniemakes the same request, and Mother, who is entertaining a caller, lets him go for a little while. This is a case of in- consistency, and, in order to save one steno, Mother is laying a good founda- tion for many more. The probability is that had she replied, "Mother has told you before," the matter Would have ended there, or even if be had cried a little and "made a seen," the son would have had a valuable lesson and learned that Mother meant what elm said. His love for the moment might have been shaken, but eventu- ally Johnnie would have been a hap- pier boy and his love and respect for his mother would have been greater. The value of consistency cannot be overestimated. The tiniest baby should be dealt with kindly but firm- ly. A mother can develop the teasing habit in her child while he is still in his cradle if she lacks this quality of conslistency. At one time when her baby eries she does not pick him up, for she says, "It is not good for him and he is forming bad 'habits.," But the next day, if she is nervous and unwilling to endure his noise, she yields "just for once." The .result is that she gives in to her child more or less through his later childhood. Again, with an older child, the mother will partially concede, a sort of compromise, a:. 1 the child is keen enough to know that he has gained his point, and each time he will eeek to gain a little more, until the mother realizes when it is too late that her problem Is great and her word really ' has very little weight. Mydyr e i : a s Be considerate in ';o'er rams meet s of a child and t s tlu a be consistent in seeing that these irequirements are eafried out. Irri- table, nagging mothers and unattrac- tive, nervous children would be almost unknown if the former could realize an eame men. T11e very sue osteon A car drew up in the road outside that I oheuId want to please myself the house. With a sudden, Oleic ges- m haul fly into .. p Sian He's a r, c band- eau.. nd tore Ma- o .e caught i a small i ha ] g P (10 a c coon e bt;t ' , t ", , hag,and passed hurriedly t u u,..t the h long one Hort of ;t ie.," put in dor. cleeing, it behind her. the ,ie.1 "as we cant get married The•general loft no time. He des- , r'-'''' 1r'Le nisi", we're gent.-, tree cended the stairs three at a bound. . with ;t :t." . Seizing the .door-hnndie, ho pulled \3 nal!" said Perm. ""1)0 -ou 01851.0 violently. For an instant the doer to one?" - Zi c do:' replied IIurtmore Johnson' in fact, for the general sat down with "Not to Scotland," he went on hurried- ly. "Gretna Green. or anything like a e tea s!on that rattled every too�h, that, •Ihe plan is this. I have arrang- both reel and false, in his head, et; for a peeial license, and we are However, small mishaps like this to be married at eight o'clock to -mor- are nothing to et oke warrior. Ito re .morn .lg at the next village— throughtthe o ldoorway. d literally leapt I tddlebridge It's in the same district, But, quick as 11e was, a lithe, dark YAM see. The ceremony will he per- .figure that stood waiting outside was formed at St. Jnhn's.' quicker. Or Perce'e vigil was at an Well?" said Perce, - end. What we're afraid of," said Mar)- For the fraction of a second he oris, "is that dad su pc to something. stood there, poised, with a large flour He's been behaving ing rather strangely sack gripped in his horny hands. the last two days. I'm dreadfully Then, like a matador at a bull, be afraid that Mrs. IIiggins-that's our closed- on Brigadier- General Pepper Ilol ,ekeeper---has found out some- retired), and neatly encased ham in thing, and let the eat out of the bag. the sack from the waist upwards. If so. dad will try to prevent our mar- Tho sack was a prepared one. Its riage at the last moment' mouth was threaded with strong Perce began to see daylight, clothes -line. For Perce it Was a simple matter to tighten the rope and make a business -like reef -knot, in spite of the infuriated struggles of the unhappy man ine!,le. "Lernme outs" gurA'aed the general, dancing- with more vigor than agility "Scoundrels! Assassins! Blackguards." "Now, now!" muttered Perce. "Don't go working yourself into a state, gelieral! I{eep your 'east!" The frenzied prisoner redoubled bis frantic efforts to escape. "Ail" he yelled. "I11 teach you to speak' to me like that!" 01' Perce regarded the wildly -strug- gling figure thoughtfully for a minute or two, then, lest the euriosity of a seemed to stick, then it gave suddenly, "I see," he said slowly, "What we want you to do," said ilurtmare Johtt-on. "is to see that the reneral doesn't leave the house to - wormer rnnrline before. say, half -past eight, so that, there can be ao hitch i,1 the proceedings." "There's no one else that we can trnst " said Marjorie, gazing- at Perce wistfully. "Besides, we know what great powers of strategy you possess." 01' Perce thought deeply fir a moment. eTim!" he said pensively, strokin- hrs drooping black moustache. "You're askin' a good bit, you are. If the gen- eral en-eral catches me there won't be any holdin' 'im. I know 'fm! Don't I re- member 'lm in '15, afore 'e was put on the retired list! "Give me a proper dres•sin' dorm, 'e did, once. Tip in the Salient, it was, 1 jest be'ind Railway Wood, and well I remember it. Not 'arf 1 don't! Jest because I'd serouged a jar of •rum what was intended for Brigade 'Ead-'. quarters. You'd 'a' thought 'e were gain' to throw a fit, the way 'e carried' Out" a 01' Perce paused. "Well," he said, at Iength, "I'll do it. I was young rneself once. And I wouldn't mind chellain' off a score against the general --not that I bear' malice but feet to even things up a bit. I111 do 't." t 15 knew you would," sold Marjorie gratefully. At five o'clock next morning Brig- adier -General Pepper rose from hie sten hers. t Fee performed his toilet with ex-' creme care, tatting great precautions to make no noise at all. • Wevertheless, despite himselfhe was unable to restrain occasional grants and enortb af. rising andigna. ' time Through% the medium of Mrs. Hig- gins be Thal become aware of Marj- , arle'e little plan to run away that eine/ming, ,though the faithful house- eeeerlbad failed to find out where the marriage was to take place., Hewas quite determined that his daughter should never marry a civil- ian. A Service man, or none at all, was his ruling for Marjorie's matri- monial amble -Ions, When he was 'dressed he evritehed. off the electric light, opened his door a few incites, and. say down to begin his watch. e' Time passed slowly, Gradually, in, chance passerby might be aroused, he placed his bands firmly on the region of the general's waist -line, and ran him back into the house, After that, making a rapid exit, he closed the front door—taking the pre- caution of changing the key to the outside and lecicing the door after him —and strolled towards the road. The car with the eloping pair was out of sight; so Perm walked quietly home to Woodbine Villa and break- fast. A few days later a email package arrived for Perce. Opening it, he die - covered a piece of wedding -cake and a note. "Dear Perce,"—ran the note,—"This is just to tell you that we are married and are now enjoying our honeymoon. We are very, very happy; but, what- ever 'happens, we will never forget your help, nor can we ever be suffi- ciently grateful to you. "Yours very sincerely, "Marjorie and Jack IIurtmore J'0hnsori; "P.S.—I hope dad will not find out what you did to him." 01' Perce read the postscript, and then eyed -the piece of wedding cake doubtfully. "Ahl" he murmured. ''Pape so, tool" But he never did. (The End.) LRanasd'a Liniment Itelieyes Neuralgia. 1 The clothes you were so proud of when new ---can be Made to swear new again. Fabrics that are dirty, s7ltabby or spotted will be restord to their former beauty by sending -'them to Parker's. Mi ,r �" y+< s i4g Yea properly acerae" at PARkER'S Parcells may be sent Post or Express. We pay carriage one way on all orders. 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The most interesting and instructive of all imaginable journeys would ,ba taken by anybody who should follow the line of no latitude around the world. As good replace as any to start would be the Galapagos_ Islands,' ' 100 miles due west of the Boast of Ecuador, to which: they, belong. This little group (the equator runs through it) is tlla house of glailt land -turtles, which have been known to attain a weight of more than 800 pounds. The islands aro peaks of extinct volcanoes emerging above the surface of the sea, and each . one bee its own peculiar species of huge tortoisee, though all are doubt- less derlved from a single ancestral stock that anciently inhabited the mainland of Ecuador. 'Across South America, Do you know what the name teener dor means? It is Spanish for equator. Never thought of that, dica you? Now for a trip eastward across South America, foilowing_the equator, ids line, which takes you through -northern Ecuador, southern Colombia and northern Brazil. It is a wonder- ful pilgrimage, mostly through track: less threats intersected by numerous revere, on the banks of which dwell tribes of extremely naked savages. Piaetically, the only clothing they wear is donned for ceremonial oc- casions, and consists Melly of the bill.• limit plumage of tropical birds, the metallic-inued wing covers: of certain 1)00105 and noel:dames • or monlesys° teeth. One ot these tribes preserves the !leads of its enemies take ip battle by removing the skull end essiiie the , nosily envelope tlurr if crow a slow 1 fire. Het pebbles are. pit in:iclo, anti. as a les. -11, rhe heed in no reduced by 1 shrieeares es to be no bigger than that 1 of a small doll, though the features are potfectly preserved In eihliatare, seveniealista Is certainly not unac3n- men among these tribes. some of Which are formidable by reason L f the Poem loci errata they um, the point:] being dipped in a preparation made from the smelt' of a plant that 1101010 stryeitnille. 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' Pursuing your journey eastward you pass not far from the mighty Congo cataract called Stanley Falls (after the famous explorer, and, about 425 miles further on (having left the Bel- gian Congo behind), you frost yourself on the western shore of one of the world's greatest sheets of fresh water. It is the Victoria Nyauza (the latter word means "lake"), which is the principal source of the Nilo, t. The equator runs through the lake, and so you must hire a staunch craft to carry you across, for it is a voyage of 160 miles, 'A veritable fresh -water sea is the Victoria Nyanza, convex. able in size to our own Lake Superior. Arrived all its eastern shore, you will have 123 miles further to go be- fore striking the western slopes o1 Mount Xenia. Would you enjoy the sensation of travelling through snow on the equatorial line? If so, you leap get it sight there—supposing that you are a good climber. For Mount Kenia is the second highest mountain in all Africa: perched directly on the equa- tor, its topmost pealts, covered with everlasting snows, reach an elevation of nearly three and a half miles. When you leave the east coast of Africa, you stripe across the Indian Ocean, following the equator, which cuts Sumatra and Borneo in halves, It is in the forests of those great is- lands that our somewhat less near ale latives, the orange-outangs, reside. All of the Malay archipelago (which properly includes the Philiippiues) might be described- as a partly sub• merged continent, and no great amount of geologic uplift wquld be illta quired to convert it into a single laud mase neatly as big as .al,ustralia. When you tura sure that you are above your job, it ie. not /strange that -it shcuhd now and then slip from under'