The Exeter Times, 1919-10-16, Page 2oneyA
Savin
ottleA Bottle of Bovril in the kitchen will cut
down butcher's bills. It enormously in-
creases the nourishing value of food -in fact, its body-
building
odybuilding powers have been proved ten to twenty times
the amount taken. It must be Bovril,
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THE SWALLOW
Kg
B
Stepped inside. Somethingreat
beeg somet'ing' he put it --•rose up and
came at him, and he fired, And down
fell the devil." a
"In the name .of a saered pis;, what
was it?" demanded my Frenchman.
"That was what I asked. It was a
bear. The men who had been logging
in the camp two months back had left'
a keg of maple syrup and a half bar-
rel of flour, and the bed x broke into
both -successively -and alternatively, 1`Iaty lilueh TDoes ll2ary Srleigi;" seme,nstiv toy, if passible. If not, loan welfare that he should have parents
he probably thought he was in Dear- Dab the coveted egg -beater,, a set of with good ctigeetians and placid dis-
heaven fora while, but it must have the indreasing attctttiazt be!tzg y
gotten irksome. For his head was called to ,infant mortality and tho: little call tine, or a ball of yarn when positions who tip the scales at the
put hi the box and he will soon go proper figure.
ges ini:pe of baby days in 'some
impressed mese ee us, come to recorenize it as a real pleasure
eighteen inches wide when they found observel
h` white with blank tauche's. They.
JEEx ERY WALE'S'W)SPIT.A.L
Qum -do, F.Q.
owing to fuereesing the. nerstnt; ewe):
of the Jeffery 11;11 s 13o3P1 L1, Quebec,
there, are 'rein. 1st anc:tes for x'robatien-
err saurus 1 itc geese -Sing a good
general education tele wieeime, to enter
a tit t•elites registered training 33o11eol
l,teape apply to the Leo? iy superintendent,
138 pounds, and a man, 5 feet 8 inches,
160 pounds. `
Do not let Johnny have a corner on
the scale's; is is very cssent',al to his
mothers with the lin i palace and never as a pnisan.
soaked. him ,in the river two days, and m bob ' portatre of know-
sold his skin for twenty dollars.' y s weight, We have learned
'Prep for devil= skin,' Rafael that if 'baby stops growing far a few
How To Wash Ginghanis.
y goodweekschrom%tim to mild carbon steel an
e S. " sonnet
HT '4 A ANDRE h;;z l wrong m
.. P.1 N r N , is radically r
dl g such popular fabric
Y RAYMOND + g imi ha i st h a
By 1VIAR said. I y G m s s chro isle inventorthas rbon It out a
_�--"��� The Frenchman stared at me a mo -i and we must see the. doctor at once, now that it is well to know the best 1
2 �n � *� ^a even though metal for arnistvare that is said to be
meet and then leaned back in his chair, g no other symptom has so method of washing it .so it will re
IIT. I north there,,, I elucidated, painting and shouted with laughter.
The' fax manifested itself. Some of "us tain its beauty of color all during its rust and �arnisH prom
etinsr en muiraeet, mum) aaac:mg.
By addling about 12 per cent. of
I prodded him back eagerly into his; through the window toward the "long, have sdales and keepa record of
white street of Beauport," aeroes the greedy beer's finish had hit his funny- ,
tale. r bone. And the three others stopped baby's growth, registering her quarter
'.'M'sleur is amiable. The long and' St, Lawrence, "It's very lonely come-; talking and demanded the story told,' pound or half pound perhaps, with
short of it is that when it became dark try, entirely wild, Indian hunting_, aver, which T did, clod the ng, great pride.
xny good lads began to try to rescue: ground yet. These two Hurons, Ra-.
level,
like mat did, eo for my soldier "1 But do we keep track of the older
my body. Four or five times that one-! feel and his brother-in-law, were on a Colonel Raffre stated Heartily. +Ze' children? Dwe realize that thea*
twentieth of a corner of niy eye saw a, two -months' tri,, to hunt and trap,! should be steadily growing, too, in
man what are not afraid of man or of
wuiggiinfarm work through sand- having their meagre belongings and devil --mat is ze man to fight be! height and weight? And that if they
bags and start slowly, flat to the provision's an sleds which they drag- Bathes." He was talking English now] stop increasing in weight it is just
earth, toward me. But the ground ged across the snow. They depended because Colonel Chichely was listen -
afraid,
had as fox baby? Most of us, T to
was snow-covered and the Germans for food mostly on a l;at they could; bee He went on. "Zere is h sten- afraid, pay little attention to the
saw too the dark uniform. ,Each time trap or shoot -••moose, caribou, bfyaver,t devils -oh, but plentee-what we fight
children after they get safely through
a de of shots broke out, and the and small animals, But they had bad; in France. I haf not heard of ozzers. that "second summer," Which same
moving figure dropped hastily behind luck. They set many traps but caughti But I belr.eve well ze man who pull mel'summer, by the way, wouldn't be a
the sandbags. And each time-" the nothing, and they snow no game to out in sheet would be as your guide, bet worse than the first if we wou18
colonel stopped to light a cigarette, shoat. So that in a month eltey were Rafael -he also would creep up wiz use the
same care in feeding.
his face ruddy in the glare of the hard pressed. One cold day they; rifle on real devil out of hell. But Steady growth is the law for alI'
went two miles to visit a beaver ns hoped yes. 1 hof not told you how my Indian young animals, and if we do our whole'
where they had seensigns. They P soldier bring in prisoners: no? I doter we will see to it that the children
to find an animal caught and a feast] We all agreed ho, and put in a re -'We of all ages maintain their growth.
on Deaver tail, which is good eating. quest. We cant stop watching then with the
match, "Each time I was-disap-
poiated. I' became disgusted with the
management of that theatre, till at
last the affair seemed to be beyond
hope, and I had about determined to Here I had to stop and explain] "Heest. In
brings mem 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; always -not always." The colonel se fact, T wonder if we ever can con
with my good hand for a bit of ease- of beavers, to the Frenchman, who; grinned. He went on to tell this tale, the ntiously 'stop keeping an eye on
meat and be shot comfortably, when was interested like a boy in this n w•,` which I shift into the vernacular from! m, even after they cast their first
I was aware that the surface of the almost unheard-of beast. At length: i vote. So if Johnnie or Maryare to be
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 birchh naissance work. If he needed ixiforma-
hands.n as a dream. But with that, stick 1 hi h m eetra .They turned' tion out of the dangerous country ly oril can excitivelyone ng
birthday is not
heads came out of the heaving grow;id, i t m >wasthe7? ing in front, if he needed a prisoner to y t;ng event, it is instruc
eyes gleamed. A rope was lashed and began a weary walk through the, question, these men were eager to go tive as well, as it gives us an idea'
about my middle and 1 was drawn' desolate country back to their little, and get either, gat ane -thing. The as to which ones are keeping u .
toward our trenches." The cigarette ' tent. Small comfort waited for them' more hazardous the job the better, Common sense and judgment must
puffed vigorously at this point. there, as their provisions were low, i
"M'sieur sees?" I only flour and bacon left. And they
.pt up to the mark, we must weigh
them every month or so, and measure
them at least twice a year. Measur-
hat. Th
dared not eat much of tThey
I did not. -nicknamed poilus, were downhearted, and to add to it who seem undersized, but are perfect -
The chid the laughed. "One of to a snowstorm came on and they lost rades,-Hirondelle-the Swallow- ly well, v h+ile often the large boy or
Hurons had inspiration to rue.. to their way. Almost a hopeless situa-' supposedly because of his Iightnes girl lgrows "by leaps and bounds"
a farmhouse not far away and re- 1 and swiftness, was easilychief. He
tion -an uninhabited country, winter,is really the one who needs medical
gtzisitian a ,heel. He wrapped him -hada fault,however, his dislike to
1 a a d th were lostattention. Too rapid growth is as
harmful as too slow. If the undersized
and for a long time -they came out of be used in making our deductions
it untouched. In the group one man from these u*ighing and measuring
l; d by the onus his Som- tests. We all know there are children
ono t itm er n ev
seI ' b 1 F
fin it, head and aI1 , and, being :Eg;are. Perdu' Rafael said. But the ring in prisoners alive. our times
. was .ah' 1' to hint to he had haled a German corpse before
ndtan, .t gate .r
crawl out on his stomach. They ;were Huron was far from giving up. He'the colonel, seeming not rightly to child seems perfectly well, sleeps well,
pleased enough, my , good fellows, peered through the falling snow, not understand that a dead enemy
eats well, is not nervous or whining,
en they fatted they had got not thl.2l vet, and spied a mountain across useless for information. is. not troubled with adenoids or any
a valley. Ile knew that mounia.in. of the other ailments which afflict so
only my body but also zee in it." (To be continued.)
He had worked near it for two years, many children, there is no reason to
"1 can imagine, knowing. Hurons, ;�-
e legging -the chanties, they call it.! be alarmed if he does remain under -
He that Iluran enjoyed his success; Harvest Slumber Song.
I sari. "It's in their blood to be swift He knew there was a good damp on sized. But if he is fretful or crass,
a river near the mountain, and he: Sleep, little baby, sleep, sleep, sleep, tires easily, sleeps badly, is captious
rend sant and adventurous. But they- r ,
're sager t ioas; they're afraid of ktmery there would be a stove in the! Red is the moon in the night's dell about his food and all out of . sorts„
anything pe supernatural." I hesitated. camp and, as Rafael said, `Mebbe we deep, consult a doctor,
with a laugh my mind at a memory. ; hof a luck and somebody done gone' White are the stars with their silver The following table of weights and
"It's not fitting that ` T should swap and lel' somet'ir, to eat. Rafael pre -I wings measures will give the -relative size
„t jw should n- , ; fers to talk English to me. He told, Folded in dreaming of beautiful things, for both boys and girls from two
years old to fourteette:
starte.s with a no
was
And over their cradle the night wind
sings
s1een,•litie
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
ail
y tit --I believe you might be a'iuseti 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, dis- het.cal camp, but the two tired, hun-
eiaimcd his heroism with hands•and gry men in their rather wretched
shoulders, but smiling, too -for he clothes started hopefully. And after
Wad small chance at-"disciaiming with. a hard tramp through unbroken for-
thoe two crosses on his breast. est they came in sight of a log shanty
"I shall lee enchanted to hear and their spirits rose. `Pretty tired
m'sieur's tale of his guide. For the work,' Ifael said it was. When they they blow
rest. I am myseif quite mad over the got close to the shanty'they heard as Round the air cradle that swings so
'sport.' T love to insanity the out -of- noise, something moving inside. They low
doors and shooting and fishing. It is halted and looked at each other. Ra- Down in the lap of the mother night.
z et that the regret a r
fael knew there were no loggers in.service has given
me,
no opportunity these four years for a' these parts now, and you'll remember SIeep, little baby, sleep, sleep, sleep,
breathing spell in the woods. M'sieurIit was absolutely wild country. The Red is the moon in the night's still
will tell me the tale of hid guide's men were startled. Then something
superstition?" same to the window and looked out."
A scheme began to form in men "Something?" repeated the French -
deep,
And the wee baby stars are all folded
and kissed
brain at that instant too delightful,' man in italics. His eyes were"wide In a luminous cradle of silver mist,
it seemed to come true. I put it! and he was as intent an Rafael's story And if ever they waken the winds cry,
aside and went on with my story. "II as heart could desire. whist,
have one guide, a Huron half-breed," i "They couldn't tell what it was," I Sleep, tittle baby, sleep, sleep, sleep.
I said, "whom I particularly like. He's f went on. "A formless apparition, not -Wilfred Campbell.
an old fellow -sixty -but light and exactly white or black, and huge and
quick and powerful as a boy. Morel unknown of likeness. The Indians The Fishing. Birds.
interesting than a boy, because he's' were frightened by a manner of un- In my Chinese Days Miss Gulielma
full of experiences. Two years ago! earthliness about the thing and the F. Alsop describes a• remarkable river
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 i began to peay. `It is the devil,' he friend in Soochow. We were rowing
with this Rafael and got him." 1 rnurmured to Rafael. 'He will eat us, on the elver at the time, she says, and
as we turned a bend we saw a long,
narrow boat swinging at midstream,
in which two men stood motionless
and sil9nt. At first glance, it looked
tin on the
were not floating h boat
as
ift eg
water, but ad -if it were held just above
the surface by a flock of strong black
birds as large as eagles. Fascinated,
I watched the birds. They screamed
and fluttered their sooty black wings.
Suddenly a number plunged into the
me that one time he hunt bear and he bush. Rafael was rather convinced, water. I saw thein struggling and
see devil. He hada been hunting, it' mind you, that he was going to face flapping; then the men pulled then
'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- I his rifle loaded and was ready for their arms, and jerked the fish froth
waters of the St. Maurice River, up ; business. The door was open and he their mouths. 1 saw a gleam of silver
as they tossed tate fish .into a basket.
The commotion among the birds sub-
sided and they settled down in hori-
zontal rows, making dark patches on
the water.
"How many?" called a voice from
the shore.
"Three," answered one of the men.
"Later. more." ire said. -The sun not
yet falls down the hill of heaven.
Wait till the fel;11 see not the shadow
of the black birds."
My companion explained the custom
of corm mt .n t fisl'ieg, which is an
ancient Seoehew industry, The birth
are tied b;: s tett ropea end perch on
sticks paz ;lle1 te tie sides of the boat.
They ale kelt r e.ry hni.gry so that
they will Leh, and the men can :heal
the carolnewtt their mouths,
ts
,
Colonel Raffre made of this fact an or carry us to hell. Anele he prayed
event larger than -I am sure -he more.
would have made of his winning the "But old Rafael, scared to death,
war-erons'. too, because the thing seemed not to
"You „
courage
world, yet had his ca
thisvor d
be of
g
i,
m me colonel I sa d ,
shame
and went on hurriedly. "Rafael, thel with him. `Mebbe it devil,' he said -
guide, was pleased about the bear., such was his report to me -`anyhow
'When gentlemens kill t'ings, guides' I'm cold ancLhungry, me. I want dat
is mare happy,' he explained to me,1 camp. I go shoot dat devil.'
and he proceeded to tell me an anec-I "He crept up to the camp alone, the
dote. He prefaced it by informing; brother-in-law still praying in the
Timber Mines
Men employed. in driving a new gal-
;er• in a gold mine at Charlotte Plains,
in Victoria, Australia, have made a
most astonishing discovery. At a
depth of three hundred feet below
ground tiny have come upon pieces of
timber perfectly preserved, which.
have every appearance of having v g been
sant and shaped by the hand of man.
Tfiis timber lies in the bed of an
mic :hit river now being worked for
gold, and the timber is oak. Now, oak
has the peculiar property of lasting
for centuries when buried in water or
wet sand. Oak piles have been
taken
out from under old wooden bridges
constructed by the Romans, and found
as sound as when they were put *,ere,
nearly .two thousand years ago.
Oak, known as bog oak, is found
buried in Trish peat bogs, and Is per-
fectly black, intensely hard, and very
valuable. At present there is an ab-
splute famine in seasoned oak wood,
but if we could suppress Bolshevism
and open up Russia to trade, that
famine would soon he ended. Just be-
fore the war it was discovered that
the bed of the River Moksha, for a
Iength of over four hundred miles, is
simply full of magnificent old oak
trees bedded in sand.
The river is shallow and broad, and
the oak can easily be raised. As a
matter of fact, a company was being
formed to work these wonderful de-
posits when war intervened.
Srnailer deposits are found in Plug-
land. There is a pool In the River
Dart, known from time immemorial
as Oak Pool, in the bottom of which
are masses of 'One . old oak. The
strange thing is that there are no oak
trees growing neat' the spot at present.
Ifyouput sevarai newspaper:, under
the oilesot:h on your kitchen table you
will find Clefs the oilcloth will last
twice as long.
rftnarit's Lin:en:et len saiti svezywhere,
1
Age.
Years.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
BOYS.
Height.
Fishes,
38.8
37
39.3
41.6
43.75
45.75
47.75
49.7
51.7
53.3
55.1
57.2
59.9
GIRLS.
32.9
36.3
38.8
41.3
43.3
45.5
47.6
49A
51.4
53.4
55.9
58.2
59.9
Weight.
Lbs.
30.3
35
38
41
45.1
49
53.8
59
65.2 .
70
76.75
84.8
94.5
29.3
3�3 .
36.4
39.6
43.2
47.3
51.6
57
62.2
68.7
78.2
88.5
98.2
days of usefulness.
When washing gingham, as well as
other colored fabrics, it is just as well
to 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
of salt to a gall. -.of water. After
wringing out in the salt water, put
the articles into a tub of clear, warm
water to which a little soapsuds has
been added. Wash rapidly so that
the dye in the material will not have a
chance to be affected by the alkali in
the soapsuds. Be sure that the water
is not too hot, fur that will dui; the
colors considerably. Rinse' twice in
clear water to which moresalt has
been added, and then starch wrong
side out in the usual way unless the
Baby's Play Box.
I have never had as mudh real good
from any other article in my home.
-as from the plain grocery box forty
inches long by twenty-five wide, and
eighteen inches or a little bore sin
height, that was converted into a play
box for Baby. A soft pad was made
just large enough to fit the bottom in
order that it could be out and ,
cleaned easily. Pieces dif 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 clown
to cover the padding at the top. This
did away with danger from slivers and
there were no tacks at the top to
scratch a little hand or chin.
When baby was old enough to
creep I could go down cellar or up-
stairs without fear of his attempting
to follow met for I dropped him in the
play box for safe keeping. With baby
in his box I could go to the chicken
coop or garden without worrying lest
he climb and fall, or burn himself on
the stove. He never lulled off a table-
cloth or tipped., over a pail of boiling
water; he never pulled the cat's tail
in my abeence and found how sharp
are her claws, and when company.
-came 1 could drop him in his play box
and sit down to visit for a few min-
utes without rot,stant angicty,
The only objection to the play box
is that some mothers make it a place
of punishment. "Now don't touch that
or TTIn t`neou in your box," should
never be the maternal attitude. Have
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 clamp
more than two hours before they are
ironed. When 'ironing, 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.
Teach Women How to Vote.
The hunky, and the dark-skinned race,
and the mysterious Chink,
The Polack 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 how to vote.
So tell it o'er a hundred times! -she
might be at a loss,
Poor simple creature why, and how,
-,, and where to make a cross!
Oh, she might 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 becl of pain- t
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
o
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 gaits 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 woozy and no exercise, spell
discomfort, increased blood pressure,
irritability and pessimism.
A woman of forty, medium height
(5 feet 4 inches), should weigh about
as
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GENEVA ATTRACTI+P 'tOURUSTS
litEFQRE Ti,IE WAR:
Twenty Centuries Old, This Beautiful
City Has Witnessed Memorable
Scenes ---Birthplace of Red Cross.
Geneva,. to be the capital of the
league of nations, is described by
Ralph A. Graves as follows:
"Seated serenely on both banks 01
theRiver phone where .it leaves thaa
limpid waters df Lake Gbnova a
placid stream, in `contrast to the
mouldy turbulence of its ingress at
the 'other end of the lake, Geneva is
not the metropolis of the iulniature
republic of Switzerland, for Zurich
surpasses it in population by 50 per
cent. and Berne is the capital: But
it is doubtful whether before the
world war any other city of its size
was visited annually by as many '
tourists, for it was the main gateway
into the world famous `playground 01
Europo.'
"Although its recorded history goes
back beyond the Cltristia.n era, to the
time when Julius Caesar, in his coin-
mentaries on his first•expedition into
Gaul, mentions it as a stronghold of
the Allobroges, its growth has bean
phenomenal only in its leisureliness.
To -day, after twenty centuries, it hen
a population of only one hundred and
thirty thousand. '
"The city enjoys the distinction of
being the birthplace of the Interna-
tional Red Cross, but also has some
dark chapters in its past -the re•
ligious excesses of the Reformation,
when the perseeuted became the per-
secutors.
`Rousseau, of whom Napoleon; said,
'Without him France would not have
had her revolution,' and the patriot
Bonivard, whose trials Byron immor-
talized as the Prisoner of Chilton,
were •• Genevans. And John Calvin,
'who found Geneva a bear garden and
loft it a docile school of piety,' was
virtual dictator here for a quarter of
a century.
A True Patriot.
"One of the most picturesque fig-
ures in the history of, Geneva atilt.
this period was Francis de Bonivara,
who, when his victorious friends
rushed into his dungeoti•a at Chinon
crying `i3onivard, you are freed!' re-
sponded with the query. 'And Geneva?'
Upon being assured that his city Was
also saved, he went home rejoicing.
"There is no more beautiful picture
of Christian charity than the scene its
this city when, on Augnt 30, 1572,.�,
merchants of Lyons brought news of ii
the massacre of the Huguenots on Vit.
Bartholomew's Day. Pastors were
dispatched to the frontiers to meet
the fugitives, who were reported to be
on their way to this asylum, and the
venerable Theodore de Boze, wito had
succeeded Calvin as the spiritual head
whole directed the
of the council,
population to fast and pray for the
sufferers.
"Geneva has set aside as a site for
the permanent home of the Ieague of
nations a beautiful wooded park or•
tiering on the lake, some five ;tiles
from the centre of the city. Behind
the park tower the snowclad Jura
Mountains. While there are many vil-
lages in the vicinity of the park which
are suitable for offices and for quar-
ters of the delegates and their secre-
tarial staffs, the capitol building it-
self must be built."
• A Hero.
He had come back with the croix de
guerre, but he would not talk about
won it. O f course his Tamil
how he 0 o Y
and friends knew the formal citation,
but they wanted him to tell them the
details, and he modestly and persis-
tently evaded them,~
"I think it's simply silly," declared
an irate cousin in her teens. "What's
the use of ducking and dodging, and.
pretending you're not a hero, when you
know perfectly well you are?"
The worn turned. "Yes, of course
I know I am," he assented coolly. "The
trouble is, they didn't give me my
cross for the right thing. Do you ex-
pect a fellow to talk about his hero
when he gets a decoration for do; g
what lots of other fellows did who
, weren't lucky enough to be noticed,
and then 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
I were ordered abroad, .1 was invited to
' luncheon by niy colonel's daughter.
t Now,, you know I am a countlse boy
from an inland province. It was the
first luncheon I'd ever attended -and "
the first time -I'd ever- been served raw
oysters. I hate shellfish, and when I
saw those sax soft, slimy, siitkery hay
rors set before me I nearly fainted,
But 1 didn't know whether anything
much was to follow or nee; teed 1
couldn't decline a main clisli, under the
eye eif my hostess. T'sliuddered with
disgust I wasn't sure they would go
.clown; I feared they min;ht come up.
glut -I ate those oysters, all six, and
smiled as I ate them! eehe told me so
two years afterwards, whea "1 confess-
ed. Now, I eat that true heroism,
But it wasn't what 1' got the crass for."
"Maybe," said the saucy young thing
in her teen, "it's thateyou're going to
get the girl for."
"No," sighed the unappreciated hero,
"she agrees with the rest of you and
Gen. Mangin. She only laughs at niy
real claim to glory!"
eses
Hunger is sure to come to those.
ho sit down and wait.