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THE WHOLE FAMSLY.
T JTt hT (NK UM 7 IS have (OMh
Tae qui, eoruy suainc fttn
With mldstcht melties lot 4a wa. ft
With hlaoMitttc weat at smBes u4
tears. I
Sine that whit day the am knew r
Wm beavaa'a awn klrtstoay, sweet, far
' ) : I ;
Tbe Utile ehudreS whoai yos WTt
Have btowo to aappy-beerted yeatsi
Tbey hardly kntw tbameeivae bcraft , ,
Bo sheltered cIom by uttdereet ruth.
Whan, doubly precious for your sake,
Our hoarU (or them were Ilka ta break.
1 eftee ffaal that toother-watched
Have boon their footsteps oa tire's way;
That door for them have ban unlatched.
' That unseen love baa baca tbalr atay.
Tboush. In our FuhWi rs clous will
Born otbar did your work fulfill.
And oftan li It clear to ma - -' A ' '
That bcra and tbara ara not apart.
Tbat lomahow OodU wbola family
Bara ecaree tha throbbing of one heart
To aeparata them; Juat a breath
Tha abadowy. thin, aoft veil of death.
Why should you not draw nlch to thoaa
Who love you yet. who lore you dear.
Tor Whom your love yet muni repoaa.
And faith and tnsujht awtft and clear? .
You bara but eroiaed tha shining see.
Where all our aalla ahall havened be.
To you. dear ona. whoaa very tone
Still vibrate in your empty room.
To you, athwart whatever aonea
For you ara bright wun laaeicss wwm.
I aend my whole heart'a lore to-day.
Tha day my darling went away.
For Heaven la but tha pleasant name
Of that fair place our Lord prepares;
Through fleeting ages etlll the aama
His loving worn lor wnom n cara.
To house, where many mansions oa.
At last His own dear family.
Margaret E. Bangster. In & 8. Tiroes,
MY LITTLE COWARD
By P. A. MITCMEL.
Copy rbjht. ISBV
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TO BE able to lace danger wltnont
fear requires a constitution that
verr few noMess. It was Frederick the
Great, I believe, who said: "Whoever baa
not felt fear bat not snuffed a candle
with bit flngera." Young Hobaon, who
aanfc the Merrtmao in the channel at
Santiago da Ctfba, after having been re
called from hla first attempt, is re
ported to have acid: "There muatbe
no more recalls. My men have been
keyed uj for 24 hours, and under a tre
mendous strain, iron win Dreaic at
last."
During my term of service in .the crvil
war I xouna it very nara to go into a
fight, and the more engagements I took
nart In the less I liked them. I can re
member but one instance during the
whole ceriod of my enlistment when I
became absolutely unconscious of
danger, and the most remarkable fea
ture in the case waa thai a greater
coward than myself performed an act
of heroism tbat saved my Ufa.
During the summer of 1882 I was
with Fremont's army in Virginia. We
were facing 'tonevaU" ickaon on
the west bank of the Sbenandoah river,
while Shields was threatening him from
the east bank. One morning at dawn
I waa sent out with aatnaU reoonnolter
ing party there were balf a doaen of us
uader a corporal with a view to
getting on a neighboring hill where the
enemy's left would be ClatmcJiiy visioie
We bad accomplished our dbject, esti
mated bis force, counted his guns, and
were riding back to report what we
had seen, when, in passing a farm
house, there come an odor sweeter to a
soldier who bas been riding bard with
an empty stomach, than that of the
rose or tbe violet the odor of boiling
coffee. Without an order from tbe cor
poral, without a word to each other,
we turned in at tbe rate and rode
straight for tbe house.
Breakfast was being placed on the
table as we entered, and we were made
welcome to partake of it The family
consisted of a widow andUber children.
tbe oldest a girl of 14, with big black
eyes, a sensitive month, a trim little
figure, straight as an orrow, and jet
black hair hanging down her back In
one long, tiiick braid. I was mucn
younger than my companions, and it
was perhaps tbis tbat led ber to single
me out as an object of especial inter
est; or perhaps I showed my admiration
for ber In my eyes; at any rate we
stood looking at each other without
even a "Good morning'' or a passing re
mark, when suddenly ber face broke
into a smile smile of welcome, of ;
confidence, of admiration. Our party
bad been seated at a table scarcely a
minute when a gun boomed from ao
eminence near by, and a shell went
shrieking overhead. Everyman jumped
to bis feet and left tbe room. As I was
rushing from tbe bouse I felt a band on
mine and a chicken-leg thrust into my
palm. Turning I faced tbe black-eyed
girl. She bad given me what was of far
more value to a hungry soldier than
the purest gem in Virginia. .
All tbat day, though sitting in tbe
saddle, every moment expecting to be
struck down, or obargtag in tbe face of
hot shot, I would revert at the slightest
cessation of danger to my little girl. I
eould see ber tb sough tbe smeke, among
tbe guns, beside tbe battle-flags, and
once narrowly escaping, death while
obarging over a breastwork, ber
young face suddenly rose before me
with that aama sweet smile (he bad
given ma In tbe morning.
Evening came and brought a lull in
tbe fighting. While the men were rest
ing I made a pretext of foraging for
something to eat. and cantered down
tbe road toward tbe bouse where dwelt
my new-found friend. Darkness pre
vented my seing anything except tbe
firefly line of picket firing, or tbe burn
ing fuse of a shell, or bare and there
campflre which men with mora stom
achs than discretion bad lighted to ook
a aapper. Troops were all about dm,
but it waa too dark for me' to dlstln
'gulsb their uniforms. Confident tbat
they were our men X pushed on till I
espied tbe lights of the bouse I sought,
then, leaving tbe road tbe fences were
all down I trotted over a tobsoco field
and dismounted at the door. Without
being awxre of it. I bat ridden right
through a gap in the eneany'a lines.
The family- waa at supper. As I en
tered the dining-room my little girl,
who waa seated facing at, fixed her hlj
eyea on ma in wonder at my sodden ap
pearance. I gave no reason for any
coming, but stood awksrardly fumbling
tbe hOt f my saber.
"I am glad you came back for sup
per," said tbe mother, kindly supplying
a reason for my coming, since I was too
stupid to give one myself, "bat dont
you think JtdangerousT"
' "Dangerous V Tbe quiet sapper-room
seemed very peaceful to me after my
experience during tbe day. "Why, I
have been ander Are slnoe early morn
ing." Mamie, get a cbair,w. said the
mother.
Tba only vacant place at tbe table
was beside Mamie, who brought a chair,
and I sat down to supper, afsmle, re
suming ber seat, glanced up at me with
an admiring expression.
"Arent you afraid to ngot7" sbe
asked. '
I bad no thought of admitting fear
to such a pleasing admirer.
"Oh, no; a soldier must never De
afraid." I replied.
"Not of the shells 7"
"Only when they come too thick;
when one comes at a time, and I can
see rt and dodge, I dont mind very
much."
"Kor the bullets.?"
"Tbe bullets are spiteful, biasing little
things," I admitted, "but I can face
them."
"Aren't you afraid of anything?"
What an absurd question. I was
tempted to confess all tbe fear I felt,
but could not endure to shatter the
ideal of bravery she bad created for
herself.
"Well, I I dont like the noise."
This was the only truth I gave her.
Tbe pandemonium of sounds In a fight
so terrified me tbat I bad no bravery
left for tbe missiles of war.
"I dont see how you can stand it,"
sbe said, wonder! ngly. "I couldn't; I'm
sucb a coward."
"But you're only a girl. I don't think
vou could bear to see men killed. I saw
serireaut this afternoon; be was
standing by a gun; a piece of a shell
struck him and "
There was a pressure of a soft hand
on my sleeve, and Mamie was looking
at me wfth an eagerness, a terror, that
warned roe to den int. I glanced down
at the band sbe bad unconsciously laid
on mv arm, then raised my eyes to hers.
Sbe blushed, and drew her hand away.
How brutal of me to speak of such hor
rors to a girl. I did not finish my story.
When supper was ended we all went
serous tbe ball to tbe sitting-room.
Tbe windows were np, for it was mid
summer, and though we could not see
out iuto the darkness, we could bear
tbe tramp of men in tbe road, and
scarcely a minute passed without a dis
tant boom or a faint sound of a picket
firing. There was an anxious look on
the f see of Mamie's mother, surrounded
as she was with her little ooea, and
feeling tbat tbe younger children would
be better asleep, sbe took them away
and put tbem to bed. Tbis left Mamie
and me alone. We were not troubled
about the approaching battle; we were
Interested only lu each other.
Mamie's admiration for me grew
every moment. Sbe asked roe why I
wore yellow facings on my uniform,
and I told her tbat tbey were to dis
tinguish tha cavalry. Sbe was delight
ed with tbe jingle of my spun, tbe
golden shine of my buttons, and when
I let ber balf draw my saber, ber ex
pressive eyes gleamed with mingled
awe and wonder. Dear little Innocent!
abe mistook tbe glitter of war for
bravery. Was not I a soldier, bristling
with steel, armed to tbe teeth? while
sbe sbe was only a girl, and a coward.
When my trappings and weapons
ceased to in tores t her, we sat side by
side looking over a book of piotures.
Mamie was continually glancing aside
at me and smiling though there was
nothing to smile at then looking down
at tbe pictures. Some fine strands of
her hair brushed my cheek. Bow it
happened, I never knew, but I, perhaps
accidentally, let my hand iai on here
Sbe looked up at me with tltat same
meaningless smile meaningless, be
cause she knew no more than I that
it was the first tender opening of a worn
an's heart.
I have no distinct recollection of
what first made me aware that armed
men were without. I remember Ma
mie's jumping up, going to tbe win
dow and peering into tbe darkness,
then turning with blanched cheeks, a
wild terror In her eyes. In another mo
ment she had pushed me into a closet,
locked the door and taken out tbe key.
Soon after I beard the tread dt men
and their voices in tbe room.
Standing bolt upright in my narrow
tacloeure, my heart thumping, I was at
first too terror stricken to take heed of
what was passing on the other i!de of
the door, but presently becoming more
composed I listened and heard men's
voices. I was too excited to take in all
that was said, nor could I bear all, but
from certain words judged they were
confederate officers in consultation.
Then I heard tbem going out. I was
congratulating myself on tbe prr.spect
of a speedy release, when a voice ex
claimed: "There's a Yankee about here."
At once I remembered that I had left
my forage cap on a table in tbe room,
and doubtless it bad been noticed by
on of tba confederates. Then I eould
hear some one moving about, fulling
'aside tbe furniture, and there waa a
'vigorous jerk at tbe .closet door, fol
lowed by a tremendous kick which
would have broken it through had it
ot been of thick oak. After this I
; could hear footsteps hurrying out of
the room. y
; I knew tbat tbe man who was bunt
ing me' had gone for tome implement
'with which to pry open the door, and
'gave myself up for lost, nut in a lwk-
lling a key was thrust into tha loelc, the
'door pulled open, and there stood Ma
Ma. SnOenmg aa to follow her aba
led te ejrajr ut by rear passage, and
dashing across the ward, we bid in a
clmmp of trees, her Angers preaaed em
ny r?aolrepnoOent. Amaaotand
tac near te tMSdoar,' holding my
betas, had aeea ueaud aama toward
us. Mamie and I aea on and made oar
war aeroea field. ,
."Halt, thar!" - '? V
A ball sAung the air close to bar ears.
"Drop, Mamie; HI go on."
"I must show yon tba ravine,"
"Sever tnlnd tbe ravine, drop."
She would not drop, but ran. like a
deer. Another bullet hissed by like an
angry serpent.
-Drop, Mamie,' for Heaven'a sake,
drop."
"No, once ia the ravine they cant hit
you."
And this waa tbe timid creature who
eould not bear to hear how a man had
been killed a coward. :,
For the first time In my life & too,
waa brave. X placed myself directly in
line between Mamie and our pursuer.
I eould not see Ibe ground on which I
trod, and t tripped on the root of a tree.
Juat then the weapon behind us
cracked again. Mamie staggered and
tossed her bands above her head, turned
partly round, then pitched forward and
fell on her face.
I forgot everything but the tragedy
before me. Our pursuers ran up, and
seeing Mamie lying on the ground
bleeding, and me bending over her,
hurried back to tbe house. People came
running out, some, of them bearing
lights, among them Mamie's mother.
When she saw what had happened abe
swooned. I took Mamie in my arms;
she looked up at me with a faint smile.
Then suddenly my head swam. I lost
consciousness. I. too, had been hit. Fat
from having felt fear, I bad not even
felt tbe bullet tbat wounded me.
Left by my captors at the bouse from
which I hod vainly endeavored to es
cape, I was nursed back to life by Ma
mie's mother. As I was fn a critical
condition, everything of an exciting na
ture was kept carefully from me. No
one spoke to me of Mamie, and I bad no
heart to mention ber name. At tbe end
of a month I was pronounced out of
danger and removed to a hospital. Be
fore I wss carried to the ambulance,
Mamie's mother told me that I waa to
receive a visitor, and, leaving the room,
returned leading a girl whose dark
eyes stood out darker than ever in her
pale face.
"Why, Mamie! I thought you were
dead."
"Xo. only wounded and badly fright
ened." I blushed crimson. ' Ber modesty re
minded me of my former boastf ulness.
"Mamie," t said, hanging my head,
"they say that real inborn genius is
unconscious. It must be ao with cour
age tbat courage which ia a part of
your nature. You think yourself a
coward. You have proved yourself a
heroine."
MOLLIE PITCHER.
RpMaph ta Otwve of the Faaaoas
Tooas Harolato of the Its i all
Hosrarr War.
"Moll PHcher" waa the daughter of
a Pennsylvania German family, living
in the vicinity of Carlisle. She waa
born in 1748, and her name was Mary
Ludwig, a pure German name. Sbe was
married to one John Caaper Hayes, a
barber, who, when tbe war broke out
with the mother country, enlisted in
tbe First Pennsylvania artillery, and
waa afterward transferred to the Sev
enth Pennsylvania infantry, command
ed by Col. William Irvine, of Carlisle,
with"" whose family Mary Ludwig had
lived at servloe. Sbe was permitted to
accompany her husband's regiment.
serving tbe battery aa cook and laun
dress, and wben at tbe battle of Mon
mouth (Freehold), N. J., her husband
waa wounded at his gun, she sprang
forward, seized the rammer, and took
his place to the end of the battle. After
tbe battle abe carried water to the
woubded, and hence her pet name of
"Moll Pitcher."
Hayes died after the war waa over
and she married a second husband by
the name of McCauley ; and at her grave
in tbe old cemetery at Carlisle there is
a monument that bears this inscrip
tion:
MOLLT M'CAULET,
Renowned in History as "Molly
Pitcher," the Heroine of
Monmouth.
Died January, 1831
Erected by the Cltlsensof Cumber
land County July 4, U7S.
On Washington's birthday, 1822,
when Molly was nearly TO years old,
the legislature of Pennsylvania voted
her a gift of $40 and a pension of (40
per year. x
Her counterpart in female heroism
in the civil war, the heroine of Wb It
tier's poem, "Barbara Frietchle," was
also a Pennsylvania German dame.
Her maiden name was-Hauer, and ber
family moved from Lancaster to Fred
erick, Md.
It is strange tbat these two solitary
female military figures, tbe most con
spicuous since Joan of Arc, were both
Pennsylvania Germans, but It Is true.
Ilarrisburg (Pa.) Commonwealth.
Often sue Best Saarea.
Difficulty, adversity and suffering are
not nil evil, but often the best source of
strength and virtue. Some men only re-
auire a sreat difficulty to Vet la their
way to exhibit the force of their char
i acter, and difficulty, once conquered, be
jcomes one of tbe greatest Incentives to
their progress. It is not prosperity so
much ss sdverslty, not wealth so much
as poverty, that stimulates the perse
verance of strong and healthy natures.
Detroit Free Press.
, Always Wlllla. ;
Mattle What would you do if a young
man waa to kiss you against your will?
Helen Ob, psbawl Soda a thing
would be impossible. Chicago Evening
JTewt.
T3 TTIZZZ Tim CATTX73:
ta tho la tew
atioool Bertee tor Sooteaaa
is, mi auacs, at ovw. n
(Baaed apoa Palouaet'a 8 elect Kate'
GOLDEN TSXT.-U thou seek His. Ba
wUl be found of thee; but it thou fersaa
Him, He wm oaaajtfcee. OS forevetW.
Chron. ISO. -- ' '''. - .
UBJCT-CLpinty of the Tan Tribes.
THE tBCTlON laehidea the last years
of Ureal. In I Xlnsa UX-tl; I7J-41; aad the
prophets Amos aad Hoee.
TIM KTha fall of Samaria took place
ia December, TO. or early In CI. All ao
thorttlM acre bare. -
PLACESamarla, the capital of Israel.
EXPLANATORY. .
L Decline and Fall of IaroeL The
two prophets, Amos and Hose a, with
all their intense earnestness and love,
were unable to make the people see.
through the gorgeous clothing of the
nation.? the deadly cancer that waa
eating out 1U life. Jeroboam t the
Groat died about 740, "and in less than
two decades tbe proud kingdom over
Which he ruled eeaaed to exiat Four
of the six kings who succeeded him
Vera atruck down by assassins, and
one died in captivity ."Kent.
IL Tba Moral Causes of tbe Fall of
Israel. 1. Forgetting God. Tbey for-.
got God and all Be had done for tbem
(v. 7). Henoe came sin and weakness.
They lost their confidence in God'a
wisdom and power to defend tbem as
Be had done in the days of old. Bis au
thority waned. His commandmenta
were forgotten and set at naught . '
. Hypocrisy. V. 9. "Did secretly:"
They covered their idolatry with pre
tenses that it waa a worship of Je
hovah. Cook.
8. Idolatry. "Built high
places:" Altars in groves on a hill, for
worship, sometimes for worship of
Jebovah, but often for tbe worship of
Idols." "From the tower of tbe
watchman:" In lonely spots, to guard
vineyards snd flocks.
V. 10. "Imagee:" Perhaps carved tn
tome figure, but often only obelisks,
representing some idol. "Groves:"
Aeherim, wooden images, carved on
pillars, of tbe goddess Asherab, cor
responding to the Grecian Venus.
V.ll. "Whom tbe Lord carried away,"
into captivity by the Assyriana. These
nations were rent er Assyria, and first
attacked, and yet Icaael did not take
warning, but o.tt t he very things which
brought evil upon others.
4. Resistance to Good Influences.
V.13. "Yet the Lord testified agalnat"
(B. V, unto). "By all the prophets:"
Those who speak forth what God
would say fo men. "And by all tbe
seers:" Those who see visions which
God reveals. Prophets of 'every kind
were sent.
V.14. "But hardened their necks:" A
metaphor derived from those oxen
who, in spite of all efforts to guide
them, hold their necks set and firm
In tbe way tbey determine to go. It
expresses unbending obstinacy and
self-will
5. Unbelief. 'That did not believe in
tbe Lord:" . They of course knew His
existence, but they did not truat in
His guidance, in Hla wisdom and good
ness, ao as to do what Be commanded.
. Disobedience. V. IS. "Tbey rejected
His statutes:" The natural result of
unbelief. "And Hla covenant!" So tha
law waacalled, because it was an agree
ment between God and Hla people, He
to preserve and defend them, tbey to
obey. (See Deut. 29:1. 9, 13.) "His testl
tlmonies:" Bis law, which is the testi
mony Be bears for truth and againat
Iniquity. "And followed van
ity:" Idols who were sbsolutely pow
erless to .help them. "Became vain:"
Weak, helpless, with no power to re
sist attacks.
7. Cruelty and Crime. V.17. "Caused
their sons to pass through
the fire:" Not merely "made them
pass through the fire for purification,"
but burnt them with fire. Tbis was
done in the worship of Molech. "Tbe
Rabbin tell us tbat this Idol waa made
of brass, and that tbe bead was that
of a calf with a crown upon it. It waa
made hollow, and a furious fire waa
kindled within It. Wben the
arms were red hot, tbe victim waa
thrown into them, and was almost im
mediately burned to death, while its
cries were drowned by drums." "Dlv
histlon and enchantments:" These
were different woy s of seeking to know
future events, and of imposing upon
tbe people. "And sold themselves to
do evil : " Tbe metaphor is taken from
the practice of men selling themselves
Into slavery, and so giving themselves
wholly up to work the will of their
master.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
Ho nation, and no Individual, can at
tain tbe highest good from life with
out supreme consecration to God, a
lofty ideal, and a holy enthusiasm In
tbe servioe of God and man.
Sin is ungrateful and mean as well
as wicked. God's goodness, which has
ever blessed our Uvea, which baa dono
more for us than we can ask or even
think, should lead us to love and serve
Dim with our whole heart
Wben religion displays itself in busi
ness, as well ss in belief, st the cauous
as well aa at the church, at the polls
aa well as at the prayer-meeting, in
ociety, aa well as In synods, then the
on saved will acknowledge its gen
uineness. Chicago Standard.
In the most comprehensive aense of
(he word God is tbe one answer of all
buman want. Rev. M. J. Savage.
To put works against faith is to con
trast the tree with its roots.
, Love has emulation without strife,
unity without uniformity. -,:
To silence the votes of conscience,
follow ite dictations. 1
' The blush of guilt is nature's eon
fesston of wrong.
Tolnteere
aa ta
o It.
; Ona thing which the volunteer e. '
IVhardUdo-a thing which pTr
they wC rsver do la anything '7
form ta wUcX the regulars do iw-tl
salute officers. Tmkea volunteers!)
is bronxed and big like a reguar
put him In a regular's clothes and ,Ij
him out on the staeet and he w
certainly betray himself as a roltZi
at hla first meeting with aa
The regular, walking on the trZ!
salutes every officer be meets br hJI
Ing the" straightened fingers ?Z
right band to the brim of his h
over the right eye, and keeping tW
there until the officer has pawed ?
volunteer cannot be made to holdkJ
hand there in any such way. sir. .71
Boston Transcript "
If he salutes a strange officer ni
rank at all, he salutes him with tJ
...I.I, .1.1.1. I. .V. . l1
uuBvai uou mutu ia W1C reirulA
.V. I ..
. , . 1 I . . .
uiur aoiaier is aeaiea wnen an ofiigJ
ppuicuci iu camp, on me street
anywhere else, he rises, faces th
cer, atanda very erect and nmkmjJ
salute. No one ever sees a voluB.
private do this. A regular eavalrya,,
trying to get hla horse across
bridge while an electric carMrateroa.
Ing it from the other direction. Xht
horse waa plunging and leaplnr wtMi.
and tbe soldier had to work hard to
control him. At this moment s voW
second lieutenant of Ohio volume
came along the footway. In the mifr
of his horse's gyrstioos the mounts
regular managed to salute the p
trian officer in proper form. Th, nuk
of admiration and satisfaction onthii
young officer's face was worth goin.,
aw tig w j iv swve
SAILOR BATS TRYING.
The Low-Crowsvoel, Mewrow-Urlai
Oaca Wora This Year Are
Vnbeeoaaiaa.
Tbe low-crowned, narrow-brlmmd
straw sailor of the season Ik going to
roo tne summer gin 01 much 0( bn
beauty, says tbe New York Commerca
Advertiser. Several dozen womtn 0!
all degreea of good looks fitted sailor
hats on at one of the big shopi aad
gazed disapprovingly in tbe mirror a
themselves. There were all sorttol
sailor hats on the tables and countm
low-crowned, narrow-brimmed oniis
coarse straw, higher crowned, broade
brimmed ones of fine straw, and u
ious versions of each variety. Tit
saleswoman declared that they wen
all this year's model. The custoom
murmured that only tbe low-crown!
broad-brimmed hats were new. Tha
they continued fitting on and fron
Ing st themselves nnd smiling drri&lie
ly st each other,
"I never saw such a fright," said oat
young woman, aa she resumed heron
flowery hat after vainly searching (
a becoming sailor among the lov-
crowned, coarse arTalrs. "I shall Im
up my last year's hat and wear that
It is pretty and makes me look wH,
anyway
"But these are considered very rtrt
I ah," said the saleswoman, placitii
little hat on her own bead, wheftk
looked about the else of a posiap
stamp. "They are made like boji'
hata, and boys' hats and shoes and col
lars are the models for the best styles
this season, you know,
DONE WITH A RIFLE.
The need of Indian Shot Oat will
One Hundred and Fifty
Two Ballete.
Adolph Toepperweln, San Antonio'
marvellous young rifle shot, lately per
formed another of his ostoniihiaj
feats, reports the Philadelphia Keoori
With a .22-calIber rifle he stood at 1
distance of 20 feet from a double thick-
nesa of heavy paper, about three feet
lonff bv two feet wide, and shot on It
the outlines of an Indian's hsi U
toxk exactly 132 shots to do the trick.
It was free-hand drawing, as the flp
was not traced on the paper before
hand. This made the feat esptciauj
difficult, as "Tep" had to place eren
shot wi th reference to where Its pfde
eessor had (rone, and where all thefol-
lowtag shots were to go. In
words, he had to have every detail ol
the "drawing" planned out andec
afAntlv In his m4nFa eve while he w
shooting. One shot fired a fraction i
an inch wild would have spoiled the
whnla nirtiir.
It is not clear whether or no tU
marksman ia a member of Roosevelt
reaiment of rouarh riders. If he ten
he ought to be.
nta.olaa M m. AaveatoBe.
There is no record that the bicyck
has hitherto figured in sculptor
work on memorial stones in p"
rarda. and. according, to a LotX"
newspaper, a' young widow of Wo
Janeiro may ba accounted a pioneerii
using its presentment for that p
pose. She was introduced to ber k
husband while out wheeling, andor
dered a sculptor to depict the n
ing, bieycles snd all, on the mart
gravestone in alto relievo. TheeS
is described aa more novel thso
tlstlc, especially aa the lady l
eied as attired In rational costume .
the inscription, which ia In SpanMM
a aentenee which may be traniJiW
"Mr dear aoul had the tire of B""
prematurely punctured."
Cklsaaey lwae la '
Three. Italian scbool-teacheri
cently applied for work as F
chimney aweeps in a Swiss villagJ
over tbe line, ins piacee
paid only llflO a year, but thst"J;
mora than they got In Italy
of the rising generation. And PJT
wondor that there are alscc-n"''
! murmurings and talk of revolutK (
! tba land of the Caesars) , I
ATkla
ummrm Jierw a
. - Bssaloso