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The Herald, 1912-09-06, Page 7E liVIIITE LADY 9 OR, WHAT THE THRUSH SAID, CHAPTER XIV.—(Cont'd) it Well et -fine morning, sunny and calm, and we were -going sniuo',uiy a'. e, ., -. the Sicilian hills standing, up like sha- dowy.islands front the blue waters of the dediterranean; on our port side, when a British gunboat, moving at high speed, signalled us in passing, and as a result of the signals -lay to while our captain and the colonel• of the regiment got out a boat and went aboard her, When the boat returned to our vessel we. were all called to quarters, grog was served out to all hands, and the cap- tain, standing on the quarter-deck, read out to us a short account of the battle of Balaclava, the defeat of . the Russian attack, and the dariug charge of the Brit. Jell Light Cavalry down the valley under a heavy fire. Then e grog was drunk, r three cheers ' were given, and we were dismissed; but f news ,had produced a marked effect. e war -fever had broken out again, and rly: every man in the ship was pant - to get into action. ai'r:sailing now for longa.se spell. We eeded amongst the Greek .Island& in n de woatiher, and looked with wonder the strange vessels, the vine -clad hills, little towns, with their clustered hous- es amongst dark foliage, and their - stone piers' and bastions dotted with moving Deardanellesf , throngedasewith roEnglish French and Turkish ships of war, crossed the Sea of Marmora during a hot night when the moon shone in full splendor and flies bit like asps, and in the broad blaze f the morning sun h' sine came in sight t f Constantinople, g olden domes glittering and shining, and is tawny sands looking ahead red gainsHere t the therentense blue was much igna the and alute firing and playing' of bands, and e men• ran up on deck and cheered the nion Jack which floated over the hos. tads' of Soutar/.. In another hour we re in the Blaok Sea, with only two ncam n mbecametexceedinglyme ry,e nd d awatcheddthe singing ldhnanticsd inn h ch e sailors and soldiers indulged, one ght have thought our vessel was bound aof pleasdeature cruise instead of a mie- nut death had been very busy, and w, while we were yet discussing the s of Balaclava, come information of drepulse ofLthe Russian sortie at aafterna of desperate fighting, and at the cost many of our best men. Is news wrought us up to a pitch of oeness which we had never yet reach - so that we counted the hours, and ught and talked of nothing else but ting at them," poor fellows, as if the ught, faithful dupes of a grasping done anyemore or© any worif se than were now prepared to do—nay, not it,pandrldto oe do; the most eaere ger to of all. y Phil Joyce, of all our regiment, ned his self-possession, and with can- ed placidity continued to smoke and and look out. over the sunny water, ing of the girl he'd left behind re was a dense grey sea mist on the ing when we expected to reach port, this delayed us for some hours; but two in the afternoon the report round that we were within an hour's f the harbor, and directly after there a dull booming ,sound from over. I cel In the groin and his leg's nigh shot away. I doubt if he'll live the night out • "Look," said Joyce, pointing over to- ward the Cathcart Sill—"look there!' standing the hilld looking down upon the trenches. Corporal Allan was a little in front of the rest, and was waving his cap excitedly, and showing unmistakable signs of joy. "Think of his' poor wife," said Phil, "and look at these men on •the stretch- ers. This is a bad business, Willie, a proper piece of the devil's work, and nothing to be Teased at." You are right, Phil," I answered, sadly, for the sight of the drummer -boys tears had quite sobered me. "When the time comes to fight, we must light, but there" nothing s thin to make ke merryabout." bout. ' ""Alit" said Phil, with a sigh,' "when we get orders to go in, we must go in; and the first shot we fire may do that," and he pointed to the stretcher on which the poor boy was being carried away. And we turned rn ed abou t and c went silently into camp. . p We fund o Pat Harrington to seated •g u t d on the ground outside his tent, eating bread and onions and drinking rum out of a flask. Brave ye heerd the news, my jool?" he asked. "We're for the trincbes in the mornin', our Company and G Company, and ye'il be . afther "smollin' powder afore ye smell soup, Willie. D'ye mind?" "Pat," said I, cheering up at the sight of the Irishman's jolly face, I've a thumping piece of sausage and a bunch of reams ah ' sins i n m knapsack, s p ick and if You like to join the corporal end me we'll make sure of a supper to -night." It's a go, boy," answered Pat, "and well said of yez, for belike there's some of us may have no appetite for supper to-morrer." Phil," said I, as we turned out our viands and- sat down to eat, "before tat- too I've a mind to go and ask about that drummer. I cannot get him out of my eyes.' .Pat held up the flask, looking at the spirit with oue eye and winking the other. "Me lads," he said, "ye'ro both young and soft-hearted. What ye've seen is the com- mon sights of a camp. 'Tia the fortin' o' war. I drink to yez. Here's short siege an' a long peace, an' the gurls we've left behind us-" ""Willie," said Joyce, as he stirred his grog, smiling pleasantly across at me, "if I happen to tumble off my perch, you might take my watch and my love to—you'll find the address in the watch." Of course," said I, thinking he was joking, "but suppose ." "That's a premise, then," said Phil, and held out his hand;and now, Pat," he cried, gaily, "don't be afraid of that spoonful of rum,• for I've just picked up a bottle of .good light wine for a song, and we'1.1 drink your toast again in the real stuff." CHAPTER XV. When we had finished our supper, Joyce and I went for a stroll in the camp to piok up news. We set out, or least I did, full of eagerness and enthusiasm, and ex- pecting to find the men of other regi- ments in as good spirits as ourselves. threelsplendid uvicttoo es?al Might n achieved any hour see the commencement of yet an- other general engagement? ""Phil," said I, slapping my friend on the shoulder, "we shall see great doings here. We have missed Inkerman, but we are in tiute for the capture of Sebasriopol." a vain,: selfish,: insolent, ass l Waal •l did not, speak. The only answer I was the boom of 'the Russian eate- n and -the nrusfc?" stud .T9,e Bal- What s oordioral, who was stand- ] 'Phi me an Joyce. • got odded assent. I asked `what the ( no was t," said the ship's corporal, "is the you've got to dance to, that is. the big guns a-bumbardin' of Se- a -pool, and I went forward, and stood g into the mist and listening to under of the cannonade, which Brew and louder, until the most reek - our men seemed awed by the aeeettoestftn eager then, thm 1- d we saw the heights of Balaclava, he old tower perched on its crag, he shipping in he harbor below; n the freshening breeze was borne witcarol f the cavalry the the 11 rolling of the drums. landed the same afternoon and ed into quarters, headed by the of the 93rd Righlandes, -and fol - by a crowd of Turkish, Greek, and nian damp-lurohers, the most ".disreputable, and vicious -look - ales I had ever yet set eyes on. all the while we were disembark. ed alt the while we were taking up sition, the roar of the great guns ued, and the oz'aekle of musketry the trenehes went on like a dia- tattoo. we had landed. We were actually field,; and eould see the plunging hrow up clouds of dust beyond the es, and the shells bursting over the n batteries, and we were filled with of savage joy, e on, Willie, let's go up to the rt Hill and see the fun," said Allan, and we started off in a of . a dozen, as if the whole affair eon a gala. ere we had gone twenty yards Joyce us, and taking me by the arm, "Come, and, taking show you something 11 cool your blood a little." relit me away from the noisy group, eat chatteringand laughing up the nd we walked a hundred lards to - the highlanders' •lines, e was a line of men approaching, pointed :them out to me. They ed in pairs, each pair carryin a er, - They were a fatigue pa ty g in wounded from the trenches, od aside and watched them. On st stretcher lay a private of the Brigade. We could see his face, ahisnrightihandsclutchin the b east dark jacket, and the blood flowing tie fingers. e. Tho man on the sec-. reteher had his face covered with dkerohief soaked, with blood, and Ming both his arms over his head, ng at the air with his fingers and ng piteously. The man on the treteher lay perfectly still. His as sunk on his breast, and his re closed. No wound was visible, looked like death. ned away my head. The party silently on for a while, and then ple halted, anda corporal went leaned over the stretcher. Tom approached. led do' anything, Corporal?" Phil ive us It drop of brandy, if you Was the answer, oak .out a flask and handed it rpdral. Wo went up and looked Was doing, On the litter lay a Ohm lad of fifteen -•-and at was wetting his lips with 1K' The boy made no sound, but .aVide•eyed and pale and as be Ars ran down his cheeks ttie obappie," the norporal said n took up the etrotcher and 'lie's too young' for this work. li'eenhit with a piece of h • the rap, rap, rap—rap-rap, rap" of our musketry in the trenches. We came afterwards. across he party several f i men of the Fusilier Guards, two or three Rifle- men, a bombardier of Artillery and a French Zouave, lying down behind a small hillock, smoking. Tmound with Frenchman on hishh`i,nd and his black eyes staring over at the walls of Sebastopol. His expression reminded me forcibly of a caged tiger watching a horse. - The Artilleryman, a young, good-look- ing fellow, lay on his back, with one leg thrown over the other, and gazed absent- ly, at the smoke as it wreathed up from his cigar. The other wren were lying close to- interes't,listening, sharp-eyed, th pred-hairedlittl- vate of the Rifle Brigade, who sat half- way hist the an'dvihishiarmekcltilted ped round his knees. On all nems andofresolution suk chasI had never yet beheld. They were sharp - featured, bronzed, and lean, and their belts and uniforms faded and dirty. One of them had a raw red sear across his cheek and a bandage round his `wrist; another wore two odd boots; another had a patch of blue cloth 8n the knee of his grey trousers. Bet your life," the Rifleman was 'say- ing•, "that we'll not see the inside o' Se- bastopol this year. I heerd, over in the Rangees' lines, from the colonel's groom, as heerd it at mess, as there's no chance at all of us gittin' in for months. And that mens winterin' it out in this 'ere climate, which is the larst as ever Gard made." At this point the Rifleman caught sight of me and Joyce, and, with a cool nod remarked: Evenin', chums. Jest come ashore. Tell that by your new togs, and by your plump faces. This place '11 soon rub the parade polish off you. They'll shove you in trenches to-morrer, an' you'll smell brimstone, bet yer life on than." "Shut up, Purkiss," said one of the Guardsmen, gruffly; "the whistlin' dicks 11 tell about it soon enough without Your chin -wag. Got any news, com- rades?" No," said Joyce; "we came out to look for some. Tell us how are things going •on ? ' "Bad," said the Guardsman, "You had hard work at Iukerman," man," suggested Joyce. My oath," exclaimed the Rifleman; "but the' scrapple's not the worst on it, not by a pailful. Is it mates?" theTGuards sickness ; "an' the thea camps," 's said get- ting cold, an' the duty's very heavy, ' the rations is bad." Fus ilier, ersr"tl army's thenfact Out," said aactioe, loss in the trenches, dysentery and elimp fever's playing blazes with us." . Dying like rotten sheep," added the Bombardier, o' "Short S edieines food, e liquor," the short Guardsman. remarked; "overworked, and like to be worse.". "No sign.' of gettin' into that place," said -the Rifleman, jerking his thumb to- wards Sebastopol, and many a sign o' bein'froze to death if we don't get in." en "This bythewvFrrieh "k aid the second Fusilier; eRussiansmis ashamed lffed, the Prenciw is well fed, and the lazy Turks fattens lilts pigs, an' us hungry to bed at night, a.n hungry to work in the mornin', an' s rap the wounded lain' on the bare earth, an' not half (uoue) lint and bandage thwar, x say." "Amen,"growled the Bombardier. 7o eat down and began to talk in hie elf' ful way to the men. I Went and et clear of the mound behind the Zoe. looking towards the walle.'of BOO from which the guns flaslfed .' through the gathering darkness. "Do you speak English, comrade? said, addressing the Frenchman. He spoiled shrugged his shoulders ped his fingers at me, and answered w great aff'abiltty, "Hallo, ere's luck, ' I was so pleased with his answer t I gave him a cigar, • ",.,,:: Re bit off the end, bowed` match on his wide, red pants ing his white 'teeth, began tee me in French. • I didn't understand one language, so I replied in ling had quite a pleasant eonve)•tisa, end of which the Zouave': `aroet<• heartily. slapped me on the',.,. curled his long moustache, and We whistling a quick -step, While I stood watching him I heavy thud behind me, >ollowvefl fty. harsh, soreaming rush of something abo my head. • I looked up-' "What's that?' I cal out to the little Rifleman. r•' "That,"�,,. said he,i with a 1•uugh, -1.: whistlig dick ---a round shot efeonte,t batteries, oversighted; you'll get used 'em- pretty soon, a' won'tostand out. cover as you're doin'now." Come, said Joyce, rising, "let us g and a ask about the little t drummer." We went over to the field.lfespical, b were stopped by the sentry. As we turn away, however, we met the corporal *la had been in charge of the bearers whe they passed us, and he told us that th boy had had his leg taken off, and ha been unconscious ever since. "Be's nice child," said the corporal, "arid it' a cursed shame to see him suffer; an he'll die,. he will, when all's done; an the corporal broke out into a volley imprecations a . . alnst g"-themsquintin 8 R tln q o •„ dodgin', sneakin' g h • m ai - shooter' p s adding rather illogically, that he'd '"pot an blank mother's son as showed his nos while he was in the trenches, if he- didn might he be," etc., etc. By this time it was' quite dark, bu though the musketry fire had nearly die away, the cannon still kept booming,' an occasionally csthere bursting from the long after we had got to our tents an laid ourselves down in our great -coats an blankets the firing went on, like the noise of distant thunder. The morning was raw and cold, and a thin snow falling when we turned out The great guns from the. allied and Rus- sian batteries were thundering, and the crackle of musketry was continuous. We snatched a hasty breakfast of dry,. coarse bread and weak tea, and fell in for duty in the trenehes. I glanced at the men's faces as I went to my place. They looked pale and excited, for the most part, while the face of young Simp- son as he walked rapidly up and down in front was very much flushed, and his neck as red as his jacket. For my part I felt terribly nervous, my muscles quivered, and I had hard work to keep my teeth from chattering. I don't know that I was afraid, though the idea of what a shattered jaw or broken thigh would feel like seemed' to fasten upon me with a horrid fascination, and every time a shell burst over the trench- es I felt as if some one had put a cold key dawn my back. I would a thousand times rather have commenced with a gen- eraI engagement, like the Alma. The dodging sharp -shooters and the erratic whistling dicks were not pleasant things to think about, Batlast two on p rade and came out ruddy and elean shaved, Joyce as easy and amiable as ever. Both men appeared as cool as if they were falling in for kit inspection on their own parade at 'Weymouth. So we fell in- and the drnmtiners served out ball -cartridges to us, which seemed to cause a lot- of fumbling.. before we getelf opened and stowed:' away, and then the captain ame up at a dawdling walk, with his sword clattering behind . and a smile on his face, and gave the word, Fours right, quick marohl" And with beating hearts and nervous Bands we went out for the first time under fire, Pand without incident, thed roarsteadilyoft cannons growing louder, and the crack of the rifles sharper as we advanced.. But presently the man on my left, Ben Wil. lis. uttered a stifled "Ah," and fell right in front of me, so that I nearly tumbled over him. 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Each fair flower seller is accompanied by a gentle- man, who carries binocularwise a locked, '.sealed and slotted money receptacle and a reserve supply of white flowers. ' To each flower is attached a pin, and thiis°enables the lady to attach 1a •.' ?iodec,oration -quickly.' and• ;fl •. e •fo 1 the `br • y ., east lap. eI of the Sidnor's _Coat o ;to a lady's` corsage. Its difficult' toresist the sweet blandishments .-"Of many of the charming flower sellers, and often, incised, they •do not proffer the flow- ers, but nimbly and smilingly step up and attach the decoration to a gentleman's' coat. This is done so frequently that one saw quite a number of persons with coat br'easts adorned profusely with a dozen or 'more *hite flowers. -Other fair flower sellers slowly distribution. To me it seemed that the citizens -of both sexes regarded it as a matter of duty and honor to wear the white flower decoration. To be' stiree, the day was well cho- sen, as it was the birthday • fete of the Empress Alexandra Feod`o•rov- na, and everybody was holiday making a -foot. In an hour's stroll through the chief thoroughfares and along the Nikolai boulevard I did not observe one person—man, woman or child—who was not but- tonholed with the white flower. In Russia half a million people die every year from consumption. In St. Petersburg, Moscow, ICieff, Odessa, Kharkoff and about a score other centres in which the "white flower fete" has already been held this :season an aggregate sum of about £80,000 has been realized. HAD HAD ENOUGH. She—Who rocks the cradle rules the world; remember that. He-Thenyouome'and rule the tivol'l{t;_..l'7T1r1 �"'''.:""atac SO IT DOES. Teacher—What is water ? Tommy—Water is the stuff what goes black when you put your hands into it. Violet perfume may be made at home by placing half an ounce of chopped orris -root in one ounce of spirits of wine, corking the- bottle tightly, and leaving it for a week. AN GE SUPERIEtif4 BUFFALO, NZ?. e. (The one azndidate Let the combirtation shine your shoes. and paste combined. ARK HORSE h all parties in the United Slates agree.) 'dish 10e.,0 A better shine in half the time. Quicl< and easy. Best by test. 36 ICOW -TESTING CLUBS. 1 On the Farm The co-ope,rative cow testing as- sociations of Denmark have rapid- ly increased to about 500 assoeia- tions. A man is employed by each association to visit the farms and do the testing every three weeks. He weighs the milk and keeps an accurate record of the feed con- sumed, so the net profit per year of each individual eow can be as- certained, Two Copenhagen milk com,pardes handle over 100,000 pounds of milk a day, all of which is produced un- der veterinary inspection and in accordance with strict 'ales laid down by the company. Inspectors see that every pro- ducer lives up to these rules, which require cleanliness at every step. As soon as drawn, the milk must be cooled and kept below 50 de- grees Fahrenheit; the slightest off flavor may cause the bottling jelant to refuse the milk. Then it is pasteurized at 180 de- grees, cooled to below 50 degrees and put into small -necked. bottles sealed with corks or expanded pulp covers. Milk sold in bulk is sent out in large sealed cans from which it may be drawn only through a faucet, over which must appear 4 state- ment of its quality. In this way skim, one half skim, whole milk and cream may be put out by the same wagon at prices varying according to the quality without danger, of the' purehaser being defrauded. ' All this milk is of the same high - sanitary standard. Thirty pounds of ice must be provided for every eleven gallons of milk produced. There are 1,110 co-operative and 300 private creameries in Denmark. These manufacture over 200,000,000 pounds of butter a year, 80 per cent. of which is exported to Great 33ritain. In summer the milk is de- livered. twice a day and in -winter Stringent rules are laid down in regard to cooling the milk on the farm and in not mixing morning's and night's milk. All foods which may impart an objectionable flavor to the milk are forbid -den. The creameries are compelled .1* leaves the creamery, to prevent - the spread of tuberculosis through this medium, USEFUL DAIRY HINTS. • The price of dairy animals is steadily rising and the demand for good, young dairy cows is greater than the supply. Breed to the very best dairy bull possible and save and care for well all of the heifer calves. They will be worth good money to you or to somebody else, at two years of age with the first calf at their side, Fill the producing cows up on clover hay or alfalfa hay if you can get it, instead of fodder or other coarse stuff containing low feed The sensible dairyman does not expect something for nothing and a cOW cannot give a full flow of milk on feeds that do not contain sufficient milk elements. Oats, wheat, bran, oilmeal and shorts should supplement the clo- ver hay. Feed some ground corn, but do not make it the sole concentrated LITTLE HELPS ON THE FARM. Mosquitoes pretty bad? Cover every water hole that cannot be drained with kerosene and dump the rainwater barrel. Nos need to wear white pants in the dairy—blue ones can be washed just as often. It's the cleanliness, not the color that counts. Why not drain all those low spots after the crops have been cared for and add to the acreage 1 The well -kept mowing machine hums—it does not rattle. Do not cut the grass a day too early or a day too late. Send in the mower just when bloom shows like a mist over the field. Out of 56,799,994 acres, the total area of Great Britain, only 9,000,- 000 are unused for agricultural pur- poses. A good cure for increasing bald - fess is to rub the affected part with the following ointment One part, erninoniated mercury ointment; four pa,rts, benzoated lard.