Je VA GABON. o ths sober town, villa, church and Nor madam with her stylish gown, Nor master with his glossy halr, * cannot bide the sober town, Nor madam with her stylish gown. hill, distance Rut I would over vale and And draw the breath of free, And roam from opal dawn until The twilight creeps across the Oh! 1 would over vale and hill, And sleep in barn or ruin'd mill, lea, For I a vagabond was born, I love to wander far and wide, And seek out places forlorn, And evil hills where men have dled, For I a vagabond was born, And love the twilight and the most morn, lands woods I love all wild Whera I may streams, Or walk on desolate And tell the ocean of my I love all woeful lands, And wet sands, and woeful talk with sand dreams, Sea 3, wild and ocean's dolorous the sunset large I love to watch And hear the words, And on the And wake birds. to watch on the I love And For oh! I hate the v I long to knock And ruffle h! I bate the madam's master ] country country comrades And And loving They'll b ¥ ah! the gtand by me you. the count country fri dure Douglas Goldring, in the Academ! ry i ASeSes2s2ses2sesesesesesaseses The Proving. of Polly Ran 26267 cacac Sam, plained very fireplace, for ne ox his sb comfort: big open andl beds and all right.” ‘And he taste of | remember Forge. “When ights is they were fighting for against the British,” chimed Billy, who, with his twin, Bobby, was, to quote old Si the man of all work. jest risin’ twelve Little Jack, who eight,” added = says it's perfectly boys in this a thing bout country.” “Polly's eves kindled den excitement an ardent little patriot, immensely proud of fact that she numbered a signer the Declaration of among her ancéstors, as, Was half-past “Mr. Scott gcund’lous that don’t geem to know the History their lemnly, town of with She was of unabie to inspire her brothers the same patriotic spirit. Polly, ing near the boys’ own age, from their point of view, realized that even children, in this generation, were learning to regard the acquisition of wealth as the one means of attaining all that makes life desirable, It was consequently a delightful surprise to her to learn that the new teacher, Mr. Beott, realized the neces sity of interesting the rising genera- tion in the History of brave men who had sacrificed wealth and life itself to patriotism. “You see, Polly,” Sam went on, more definitely, while the twing fes. tooned themselves over Polly's chair, and Jack lay on the floor at her feet, “Mr. Scott has asked twenty of the boys to go, and he has a lot of British and Continental uniforms which were bought for private theat ricals in his old school—and we're to have sham battles and enact Wash- ington crossing the Delaware, and all sorts of things.” Then Jack lifted to his sister a pair of honest blue eyes: “And, say, Pol ly, we fellows thought it would be a good plan for you to ask Dad if we could go; ‘cause our railroad fare will be five dollars aplece.” and shame- knew that the obtain a favor of was to present it through his little helper and confi dant. The more Polly heard of this method of teaching history "without tears” the more enchanted was, ind, without pausing for reflection, she exclaimed, "Of course, I'll ask him this very minute Wait here, boys, till I come back.” As she crossed the wide hall lead ing to the doctor's office, she suddenly stopped short. How could her father 20 required? Only gtood by the win- The others laughed rather facedly, but they surest way to thelr {father she possibly spare the last night, as they dow, watching an old farmer bump out of the vard in his mud-encrusted wagon while the boys tugged into the cellar sacks of potatoes left in pay- ment of a long unpaid account the doctor had sald {n his whimsical way. “1 declare, Puss, we've farm prod- uce enough to ration the N army but ['ve almost forgotten a 310 bill looks like.” If Polly ine she would have for $25 n answer ikado's what had been a story-book discovered which she was only he the bed a frock, oI may wel his wonderful chan me,” argued Polly science ! “Most he spoke up briskly: ragured Marion disappointed, but the $20 and can buy with rit You've with 12 ¥ ing remaining five of cheap trimming, own clothes and there will be plegty of time tuck and ruffle it to your heart's con ent, you can appear at Marion's wed. ding in a frock quite good enough for a girl in your circumstances.” “But I did so want to look ‘stun ning’ for once in my life,” walled re bellious Polly. Then the came before What they were and how eager to help her In their dear, way. Even big Sam did not consider it beneath his dignity to wash Jishes and clean windows, while little Jack's willing feet had saved her tired ones many a step. And the boys were growing up so fast that it would not be long before they would be out In the world meeting disappointments and hardships from which her love would have no power to shield them, How would It be with her then If she must look back and feel that she had refused to make a sacrifice of her own foolish pride to their pleasure and profit while they were stil] with her in the old home? It was a very pale and subdued girl who rose from her bed bathed her eyes and, walking sedately down the stalrs, knocked at the door at her father's office. It must be confessed that, far from being uplifted by the contemplated sacrifice, poor Polly way feeling distinctly cross; but when, in response to her father's summons, she entered the great, bare room, she began to feel better for, shabby as were Its furnishings, the room was pervaded by the cheery personality of a born healer of men. When Polly had told her father the whole story, he turned to his ledger, saving tenderly: will cost oaly you ards organdie and bons or ng made r ever since oni were 14, faces of her her, good » h ©“ y . “It's prettily little girl? to raise the like to wee ning’ frock to imagine the boys There tired, examine account heart, him, gray isn't It, manage I'd hard on you, Perhaps 1 can money in someway my Polly in that ‘stun. but I know her wall would enjoy it If home.” on her father's patient as he began to the most promising of the s, that went straight to Polly's she threw her arms about her cheek to his thick 100 that she must stay was a look face al and pressing hair. “No-no, bother oughtn’t organdie Doctor tive the ter Daddy,” she cried, “don’t with those horrid you to spare the money, and the will do very well for me.” Adams was not a demonstra- but there was something in and kiss he gave his daugh- left a warm feeling in her days, Polly left the check with striet injunctions to the boys were unselfish whose pleasure would iled had they learned of man, look that heart fo: with him for een 8p sacrifice next were busy patched for the ex- organdle - “ re few WeeKs were me snded, ready i white ruffled by it had been y lace contri ymother, and a flk was added, with wod- reas the nory not andiwork wo rail stern 20 long gone thera between § ssuesgion of im 5. Such a Atchinson is for the rig! Pass uthwest race and it of ton to Now Mex cngin construction worked When the Rio they found hig gorges fre an are Gr and + cohorts him z'one In shovel! in hand, foot hill there? of slicing ed the earth “What one i 8 0060 you doing “Constructing a railroad,” he He turned another shovel dropped the tool and Hitched his heavy cartrige belt “Any re dirt, interferes with risk.” one who does it at his own he sald, quietly First the Rio Grande men laughed, and then they raged, and went away was cut off from the South forever Sailing Round Cape Horn. Memories of the old days and of the record passages of the famous China tea vividly recalled by the seven remark during the last twentyone months by the German steel masted Preussen., This vessel, tonnage of more than 5,000 tons, the largest “wind jammer” afloat, and «he can carry $5,000 tons of ni trate. She is regularly engaged in trading between Hamburg and the ni trate ports on the west coast of South America, and since March, 1004, has made three complete round voyages, out and home, and one out ward passage to Iquique, The Preussen has thus rounded Cape Horn—-"The Corner,” as sailor men cull {t--n¢ fewer than seven times within twentyone months, a marvellous sailing record. That the Germans have not lost all faith in masts and canvas is evidenced by the fact that at the present time there is building at Bremerhaven a five mast ed steel! bark which will be even larger than the Preussen. This new bark will however be fitted with tri pla expansion engines of 1,000 horse power, which will enable her to steam suven or eight knots an hour in calm weather —London Dally Graphic. od L/ vg v, EO v SENSIBLE The American fa pots and keitles utensil tead the CUSTOM i ghion ol and other in & closet by themselves in f hanging kitchen is ible The them on hook of hanging urticles i add the kitchen but dust pean way broad light effect utensils mn} of pletur eBque colieet ABOU Candles fight weeks b iil then more THE HOUSE should be stored fore burn more slowly being w than whe will remove Mudstair appear when $ O WASHING SILK HANDKE SOA D hould be 0a $0010 texture warm soft, it gener It may adding late while Val mould to thi each FP oring ex! 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