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IN GLAD CONTENT. Th. world, they saj, is gettin' old mi wonrv UK ran be! But write me down as sayin ifm good enough for me! It's good enough with all Its grief, itm Dieasure. an its pain; An' there' a ray of sunshine for every drop o' rain! They stumble in the lonesome dark, they cry for lieht to see: But write me down as sayin' It's light enouirh for me. Tt' Ho-ht enoiura to lead us on from where we faint an' fall. An the hilltop nearest heaven wears the brightest crown o ail! They talk about the fadin' hopes that mock the vears to be; But write me down as sayin' there's hope enouch for me! Over the old world's wailin' the sweeter music swells: In the stormiest night I listen an' bear the bells the bells! This world o' God's is brighter than we ever dream or know; Its burdens growin' lighter an' it's Love that makes 'em so An' I'm thankful that I'm livin' Trove's blessedness I see. where Neath a heaven that's forgivin'. where the bells ring "Home" to me! Atlanta Constitution. Caught Per Telephone. PROPOS of bank note thieves," said Inkster.my detective friend. "did I ever tell you how I caught one with the assistance of a girl? Well, here Is the yarn: Ring r-r-r-ring! goes the telephone bell in a Liverpool bank. "Well, who are you? asks the at tendant clerk. "Mr. SUverton, of SUverton, Sons & Co.. Princes street. London," comes the answer. "Is Mr. Golden In?" "Yes," says the clerk. "Then ask him to speak to me at once, please," requests Mr. SUterton. "Are you there? Ah, how are you. SUverton?" "Dreadfully worried and " annoyed, and I want your assistance. One of my most promising men, Cecil Hamp ton, has gone away on his holidays, and as a large number of notes are missing. I fear he has absconded." "Well," queries Golden, "bow am I likely to be of any use In the mat ter?" "Among the notes," answer the Lon don banker, "there are two thousand pound notes, and, as I expect be has some relations In the States, that will be his destination. It Is quite likely . that be will call at your bank with the notes and a plausible story, and ask you to cash them." "I suppose I am to have him arrested out of hand, then?" Interrupted Mr. Golden. "No; nothing of. the kind!" testily an swered. SUverton. "You must get him Into your office and give him a thorough good lecture and 500. Please do not Interrupt. TeU him to go" out of the country and begin an honest life. TeU him also that It is entirely owing to the position his father holds in the world of politics, and my respect for him as a man, .that I give him this chance. I will not blast the lives of his father and his family for the son's peculation. Don't talk to me about condoning a felony, or give me any ethical defini tion. I consider that, apart from giv ing the youngster another chance after his first misstep, it Is infinitely prefer able to marking the family with shame for the rest of their Uvea," "Is this the opinion of your part ners?" asked Mr. Golden. "No," answers SUverton; "they know nothing of It as yet; but. If they did, I am convinced they , would agree with me, I will remit the 500 to you, and you wUl then send the recovered notes by a trusty man, whom I will recoup for his out-of-pocket expenses." "Very well; I agree," said Golden, at length. "And If, as you suspect, he comes to us, I will do as you desire. But give me a description of the man, so that there can be no mistake, and I wlU instruct my teUers how to act" "Thank you, Golden," said the Lon don banker; "I knew you would help. The lad stands about five feet ten Inches tall, 25 years' old but looks more like 30 rather sallow skin, with very dark hair and short, pointed beard. He has a very slight limp, owing to some accident to his left ankle when a boy." "That Is a very good verbal por trait," said Golden, "and I think we'U not mistake him. I'll ring you up after he has been here, and report progress." "Kindly do nothing of the kind.' said SUverton, "as I am - going to Brighton this afternoon, and -will prob ably be there a week or two. I wlU telegraph to you either to-night or to morrow morning, teUIng you where I am staying, as the place is pretty fuU up, I understand; then you can write me at the address given. Thank you very much for falling in with my view of the case. Good-day!" "Good-morning," answered Golden, and the conversation ended. , Mr. Golden proceeded to describe Hampton to aU the clerks at the coun ter, and ordered his luncheon to be sent in in order to be at hand- if the - thief turned up. . At luncheon time, when the bank . was very quiet, Hampton walked in and boldly asked a teUer to change the two notes. : - "I am one of SUverton's men," he maid, "and on the firm's business." "Certainly, sir." said the teller. "WUl you just endorse them as usual?" As Hampton was writing his name on the notes, the teUer gave a sign to the watchful commissionaire, and also sent a junior for his principal Mr. . Golden was soon behind the counter and addressing Hampton across the In tervening mahogany. "Please walk Into my office, Mr. Hampton; I wish to speak to you. Don't ,' attempt to escape, as the commission aire will prevent It at a sign from me." : -.- "... Once Inside the office and the door closed, he dropped into the first chair and shamefacedly buried his face In his hands. "Well, young man," said his captor, "you have soon launched yourself on ' toe aea of iniquity, and in a most skiU- COMMANDER OF THE n :?r'.i3W ill VJJ BOOTH-TUCtSER.Lfy Frederick De L. Booth-Tucker, who is the command of the Salvation Army of America after the secession of Commander Ballington Booth and his wife several years ago. Before that time he was in command of the work in India. On his marriage to Emma Booth, daughter of the founder of the Salvation Army, Mr. has since called himself Booth-Tucker. long hair is gray and his bine eye Is full of humor. In the pulpit he talks more after the "heart-to-heart" fashion than with any attempt at oratorical effect. ' His illustrations are usually humorous, but none the less effective. He is a firm be liever in the "hallelujah" methods of conducting religious meetings, and an "Amen' shouter from the audience usually finds a response in the pulpit. In the executive department of the army work and the extension of the relief work he has been fully as successful as his. predecessor, ago." ful manner. -When you gave way to the temptation and purloined the notes you did not think that they would be so quickly missed. Nor did you think that a shrewd .business man would be quite Ukely to hit upon the route yon would take, and by telephoning yes, you may well start! to the bank you would probably caU at to change the notes, have you arrested, and your father, brothers and sisters disgraced, within very few hours of your, theft being discovered. . It is entirely owing to the latter contingency that Mr. SU verton has instructed me to hand over to you this bag of 500 In gold in ex change for the notes. :'. "The sole condition he makes is that you leave England and attempt an honorable career abroad. If you re-i main In England you will be prosecut ed, with the result you- may easily an ticipate.. " x"Do you accept the terms?" he asked. Yes, sir," answered Hampton. "I am very grateful to' Mr. SUverton. I am truly sorry I have done what I have done, but with the help of the money lent to me I wUl keep straight." - Mr. Golden handed the bag to. the younger man and received the notes which he oasuaUy compared with the list of missing notes received, of course. from Mr. SUverton by telephone. Golden accompanied Hampton to his office door, and warmly shook him by the hand, and wished htm good luck and success in his new Ufe... "" 'Where do I come in, you ask?" said Inkster, pausing in his narrative. "Well, you see, I don't appear until near the end, which wUl probably be rather a surprise to you." ; - There happened to be a very smart but rather curious young lady - In the ' telephone exchange, and it also hap penedby accident, let us say that she heard the telephonic conversation be tween the bankers.- Whether it was the result .of her suspicious nature or wom an's intuitiveness is. quite immaterial, but she rang up the London 'bank her self and asked them if they had heard distinctly when talking to Liverpool. The bankers were surprised at the question, and said they had not spoken to Liverpool that day. ,y I must have mistaken the number,'! she quickly answered, "I beg your par don for troubUng you.? : Then she rang up the detective office and detailed the supposed conversa tion to the chief, wW laughingly called out to me: v.-.-. ' . "... ' - 'Here Is your man, Inkster, and run to earth by a telephone girl." , 'I was In Liverpool at the time after a troublesome gang of forgers," inter polated Inkster. - ' - ;" ? On being told what Miss Telephone had said, I was soon in a hansom and being quickly driven to the bank. The cab pulled up with a jerk, and just as I alighted Hampton walked out of the premises Into my arms. ; : . , The- roll of notes ..were very clever forgeries, of course, and he would have been amply repaid for-his labor , had he received 500'cash for them, but- he wlU not be allowed to visit the States TRAINED ALLIGATORS TOW HI5 BOAT. " Jefferson Lee, who Uves on the St John's rlver,"inr Putnam County, Fla has the most extraordinary team in the country. It Is a 'team of alligators that -Mr Lee uses to tow his boat up and down the river when he goes to market. "" ' ' " Mr. Lee has to go six miles down the river to his postofflce, and it is' a hard pull against the current coming back. He noticed how swiftly alligators swam, and it occurred to him that it might be a good idea to turn the alligators that -abound in the St John's river to some account - He captured a pair of young 'gators and raised them in his yard. He taught them to swim and drag a weight behind them, and he also taught them to turn either to the right or left by pulling ropes fastened to their teeth on either side. , ' - . . , When the alligators were big enough he put a harness that he had constructed on them and harnessed them to-his boat They swam-well and pulled the beat through the water at a good speed.' By pulling on the reins, that passed through the mouths of the 'gators, Mr. am was able to turn his strange water team in any direction he pleased. Mr. Lee's success has created great interest among all of kirn neighbors, and now many alligators are being trained for doty as mem horses. SALVATION ARMY. now visiting this country, succeeded to Tucker assumed his wife s name, and The commander is tall and spare. His lie was born in England nrty-two years '- "-. .".;' :"':.'V :; - for a very long time yet Indianapolis Sun. - - - ' '' A Dog Hero. -, . ."."'-" "The world is full of dog; heroes," says a friend and admirer of our' ca nine pets; "but few of their brave deeds ever come to light for they cannot tell their own stories." The New York Sun relates' the exploit of a St Bernard. The incident occurred , recently at Bloomfield, New Jersey. - Bruno is a splendid specimen of his kind, and his behavior in an emergency has endeared him more than ever to his owner's heart : ' The dog is deeply attached to a fine pair of horses, one of whom Is his spe cial friend. ; The dog has often led the animals to water, carrying the end of the rope in his mouth. His air of pride and proprietorship on .these occasions has been the source of no smaU amuse ment to observers..: ." A few nights ago a fine broke out In the Baldwin stable. Bruno was sleep ing outside on the veranda.. The fam ily were awakened in the "wee sma' hours" by the barking -iand scratching of Bruno at the house door. When Mr. Baldwin appeared, the dog seemed beside himself with excitement. He dashed, ahead to the stable door, and the Instant, it was opened rushed inside.;.- ' ' . - " - ' ' ' Mr. Baldwin released' one - of the horses, and after some difficulty suc ceeded in leading It out of the stable. Then he hurried back for the other horse. As he was forcing his way into the midst of the smoke, and flames Bru no appeared, leading the horse, the end of the halter-rope dangling between his teeth. - -; -- .' -'- ., Investigation ' showed ' that ' the St Bernard had chewed off the rope. "It was his friend, his favorite horse. whose- life he had saved. - Mr. Bald win doubts If - he himself could have reached the animal's stall, so fiercely was the fire raging. . Stops the Train. - - " With a view to preventing accidents at level crossings and collisions in the neighborhood of railway stations a very ingenious mechanism has recently been tried in' France. It consists essentially of a huge hook, or catch, made of Iron, which is connected, with a lever at the station by means of a wire, through which a current of electricity passes. When It is lying in its place the train passes over it quite easily, but as soon as it is raised it -catches a lever which is attached to the engine; . The lever thus caught causes an air valve on the engine to open automatically and ap plies the brakes at once,- so that ;, the whole train is brought to a standstill within a .short ... distance. '.. In foggy weather the use -of such an apparatus cannot be overestimated, asJt is calcu lated to prevent a train running Into another "'which happens to be delayed at a station. A man will promise to do anything next week, and when he is smoking a good cigar after a good dinner, he will promise to do anything to-morrow. ETA t4 "Do yon use any fiction In your pa per?" "Well, we publish the weather Indications." Town Topics. Some publisher is missing a golden opportunity In neglecting to bring out "The Love Letters of Brigham Young." -Ex.- "Why are the feelers of a butterfly like the meeds in a California orange?" "Give it up." "Because they're an tennae." Ex. . Was One: Mrs. Empeck You acted like a fool when you proposed to me. Empeck That wasn't acting, my dear. Town and Country. Charles Loveday Urn, ah. Er, ei erl Er ! he! he I" Jeweler (to his assistant) Bring that tray of -engage ment-rings here, Henry. Tlt-3its. Fred I bad a fall last night which rendered me unconscious for several hours. Ed You don't mean it? Where AM vnn full? VroA I foil hhWtv Tlt- IBitS. - V . - ,. ... . ..... . - - ..' . .- ,, MoUy My little sister's got the I measles. Jimmie Oh! So has mine. I Molly Well, IH bet you my little sis ters got more measles than yours has, Tit-Bits. - - "What is the difference between the cannibals : and - Mark Twain ?" "The cannibals enjoy cold missionary, while Mark.Twain likes the missionaries hot" Life. " . ... On Board Ship: "Can I bring you up some luncheon, sir?" '.'What! Lunch already? Why, It doesn't seem more than fifteen minutes since . breakfast came up!" Life ; How She. Proves Its "Maggie says she's a - Daughter of the Revolution." Can she prove It?" "Sure. Her fath er runs a merry-o-round." Phuadel phla Evening BuUetln. . : Right Up in Line: "Same old presen tation of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,'. I sup pose?" "Not much; we've-worked in an automobile collision and 'plantation rummage saIe."--Detroit Free Press. . Not an Asylum: : Visitor It must be very convenient to have an asylum right in the heart of your city. -'New York Policeman Asylum! That is the Stock Exchange. Ohio State Journal. Strong-wUled: Kind Lady It must be hard to get along without working? Tramp Indeed it Is, "ma'am; yet haver no idea how strong de tem'tation ter go to work is, sometimes. Brooklyn Ufe. .. - . ,...' , Twofold:; Sniffs There is more sin in Chicago than any other city on the face of the' earth. Snuffs I. beg leave to differ. '; Sniffs--I defy you to name another with more Bin in it!" Snuffs- Cincinnati Ex. - :,vt; -Distingue: "She comes of a grand old family, I believe?" Yes, very! An ancestor of hers was beheaded In the Tower during the reign of .the fourth Edward!" "How " perfectly ' lovely!" Detroit Journal. - How- much does a member of the Legislature get In this State?" inquired the tourist "His salary," answered Farmer Corntossel, "is three dollars a day. Nobody knows how much he gets." Washington Star. V : Suited to a Tee: Fox (to bear) Come over to-morrowt and we'll play a game of golf on the links. . Bear All right I don't know what the game Is, but if there's any job -you can put up on the lynx I'm in with you. Boston Herald.- . '- '" ' -s His Training: "How did Spudkins get his appointment as Brigadier-General? I never knew that .be was con nected with the army?" "Oh, yes, by marriage; Dls Drother-in-law is ' a United Slates Senator." Town and Country " - i-i ss,- A Great Preface: ; Publlsher-I fear 'your book ,1s too short; it consists of only forty - pages. ; Author-Oh, I "ex plain all that in the preface. Publisher What length Is it? Author Five hun dred pages, sir. Columbus (Ohio) State Journal . -. . :,: .-. . . ; . Teacher Now, Tommy, suppose you had two apples, and you. gave another boy his choice of them, -you would tell him to take the bigger one. wouldn't you? Tommy No, mum. Teacher Why? Tommy 'Cos twouldn't be nec essary. -Tit-Bits. j Their Favorite Diet: "The bulls and bears In Wall street are all carnivorous animals," -remarked the horse editor to the. snake editor. , "Indeed?" "Yes; they are ' fond of spring Tamb ' with United States mint sauce." Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. . Mrs. Innocence; (finding poker-chips in her husband's, pockets) Dear me! isn't George, too, thoughtful for any thing! -1 told him to buy something to amuse - the baby, and here be has brought home these 5 pretty colored disks. Philadelphia Record.- A? PhUosopher: : Wife There's burglar, down cellar, Henry. Husband Well, my dear, we ought to be thank ful thatwe are upstairs. Wife But he'U come up here. ' Husband Then we'll go down cellar, my dear. Surely, a- ten-room - house ought to : be big enough, to hold three people, without crewdlng.Detroit Free Press. ; The Bliss of Ignorance: Nagger Did you see the President about your appointment when you were in- Wash ington? Noodleman-r-No, but I saw his Secretary.. He told me that the President had remarked when.the mat- ter of "my appointment came up that I was "persona" non grata-'"-Nngger-i- And what does that mean? Noodleman Why, It's Latin for 'no person great- -er,' .. Rather high praise, coming from a man of his distinction,, eh? Rich mond Dispatch. .. Body Shorter at Night. : The human body, it has been found. Is shorter at night than in the morning, due to the weight of the body com pressing the Intervertebral cartilages. During sleep, or while In, a recumbent position, . the pressure being removed, their " natural elasticity - enables them to resume their normal slze, conse quently the height of an Individual will vary from three-eighths to half an inch between morning and nlgbt ' - A-woman's-sympathies are arouse when anjF one else on earth gets sick. except her dressmaker. . . . X-RAYS APPLIED TO WW . '. .THE FOURTH. , Bail to "America, land of the free!" Holding her honors on land and on sea! Heaping her victories, kindly and true. All in the name of "The Red, White and Blue!" - .- -- .' - --.:. . Hall to the spirit of Justice and truth Born In, America's spirited youth! Hall to her enterprise, courage and skill I Hall to her upright persistence and will! Hail td her loyalty! r Hall to her brave, -. Determined endeavors her dear States to save When danger assails them! and hail -with Her glorious oi, banner her sons hold so dcarl Hail to our""Natlonal Holiday!" Hall! For never in hearts shall Its joyousness fall! Hail to Its advent, and even Its noise. Since It stirs In. the hearts of our girls and our boys - ' A bold, sturdy reverence," never to die While America's flag waves, for Fourth of - July! ' Mary IX Brine, in Christian Work. ; The boys had planned such a particu larly jolly Fourth that when Mrs. Rey nolds became, so ill on the very morning of the" 3d and the doctor sternly announc- if a- firecracker, exploded within a mile of the house the boy who shot it off would be euiltr of murder there was wrathful indignation-in the breasts of the junior patriots. ; " -' Say,- fellows,what do yon think or anyway ?" demanded Ned , Thursby in a tone of fierce displayr , 'Think of it!" exclaimed Sam pren tice, shaking his fist at the cloud of dust which enveloped the doctor's antiquated gig. "I think it's a mean shame." "What are we going to do with our firecrackers, I'd like - to know," Will Brown asked angrily "and the skyrock ets and Roman candles and the cannon?" "Plague take it anyway," scowled Jack Loring, hitting-the" tree against which he was leaning a blow with his clinched hand. "We might just as well have stayed in the city." " - -- - I tell, you what fellows," interrupted Ned.- "I wouldn't mind so much spoiling the Fourth if it was only Mrs. Sawyer, or ' any' of our mothers, or Miss Hattie or Miss Isabel, but every kid knows what Mrs. Reynolds is, . I don't believe she's sick at all.'' : -.-.,- - - "Nor , I," , added Jack impressively She's iust done it to keep' us from hav- inir a eood time. . iron t you rememoer last summer how she .spoilt the yacnt rs ee bv tumbline into the river and smashing the sails?" 1 - ' I wish- rour .Uncle George was nere now.,. He'd tell us what to 00, lor i uon i think that, other George, the father or hlsv country, cares the least bit that'' his little boys can't have' rockets and fire crackers,'' ; and Wilt lay down upon the grass and pounded the soft turf with his vleorous heels. Of course he doesn't - agreed sam mournfully, "or he wouldn't have let it barmen. I think he s a mighty mean father, that's what, I think." "Oh. nerhaos - it's because he's been man for such years and. years that he's forgotten' all about chopping the cherry rrop and beine a little boy-himself, ex plained Ned magnanimously: ; "I saVi fellows," Jack began excitedly, "I bet you George Washington will help n. vet- Isn't he the father of bis coun- rrv and wouldn't my father or Ned's fath er or any. of our latners nate io nave u lnse--, zood-time? t tell -you, George -WashmgtOT' tares as -much about it as they do, and I'm going to write to nim and tell him that we can't shoot off any firecrackers or -cannons or rockets or tor pedoes or do anything at an to give mm a rouslUK Sena-on, juai ubchuhb nu -oiu wnman savs she's dying.? : 1 - I ; don't : believe- George .Washington cares -anything about us,' Sam interpos ed gruffly. . . - .. ' V - . - "j. I don't believe ne does, eitne, - sup plemented Will. .'' - 'WelL- said Jacic,- 1 intend to write htm a regular letter and .tell' him just how it -is. I thought I'd say that we came aU the way from Chicago to shoot off a cannon for him on ther Fourth of July, and didn t he ftel sorry, we couldn't do it because Mrs. . Reynolds ' went and got sick at the last moment and the doc tor said we'd be hanged if. we did. - And then I'd say 'Good-by, from your sorrow ful little boys. Jack and Ned and Sam and Will.'" ' ' "Even If we did write to, him, how could we send It,. I'd like to know?" ask ed Sam. . : -' - The Question was a bombshell:- It stag zered Jack. v . -. "I don't know," he answered blankly "I never thought about it but say'. have it We'U , tack the letter on the cherry tree in the back yard, and when he comes around at night to cut it down with his little hatchet he'U find it and read it and " ; "-. 4 . "How do you know he'U eome around to cut it down?" interrupted 'Will. ' ; -, "How do I know it? - Because every Fourth of July he's a little ' boy again, you ninny, and, of course, he'U want to use his little hatchet Hurrah for George Washington!". ' and the enthusiastic spokesman tumbled off the fence in his efforts to" wake the country echoes. ' Four pairs of sturdy legs dashed along the road with lightning speed and noth ing remained of the morning's conclave but a battered rail and a cloud of dust The blotted paper tacked so'conspicuously I to the bark of the cherry tree was pa THE FIRECRACKER. thetically comic to the belated traveler who discovered it while enjoying the soli tude of the garden. "Poor little chaps," he laughed, "their mothers needn't have feared for their eyes and their fingers, after all. Con found Mrs. Reynolds, it's just as they say. 'She's never sick on Sunday, when little boys don't mind not shooting off cannons.' . "I guess George will have to come to the rescue after all if he isn't 'the father of his country.' But what the dickens can we do that won't make a noise? I guess I'd better consult Miss Hattie," and the belated traveler left the blotted paper on the table, where he had carried it to examine its contents by aid of the solitary lamp burning in the farm house. The - small head peeping out of the farm house window at an early hour the following morning raised a shout that awakened instantly the three remaining occupants of the tiny dormitory, t "Hurrah for George Washington! What did I teU you fellows? There's the an swer, by jingo!" and Jack pounded the floor rapturously with his bare feet. There was a rush from three small beds and a scamper to the window. A square white patch conspicuously sealed with scarlet wax adorned the cherry tree in place-of the larger sheet the boys had left fluttering in the moonlight- Lets hurry up, kids, and see who'll get dressed -the first," and Ned's order was mstantly obeyed. Ten minutes later four heads bent eagerly over the old fashioned writing. - My Dear Boys: I was just eolne to chop away at your cherry tree and, in fact had given it a single whack, which hadn't amounted to much, as the blade is rather rusty, when I discovered your let ter tacKed to the bark, and I said to my self: 'George, you must not touch this cherry tree with your little hatchet, for, behold, it has turned -over a new leaf. So I laid aside my rusty steel and un tacked the tack which bound it to the bark and, behold,' your misery lay un folded. - - , " - 'I've had my own siege with women. boys, for the father of his country' em- Braces all classes,- but I've learned mv lesson-that the widow must ever go her own way. So we'll allow the doctor to manage Mrs. Reynolds and you and I will have our ourth of July in the -woois along the edge of the river. 'Leave the cannon behind and the fire crackers and rockets, for we'll celebrate in spite of them, as you'll see how if you arrive at tne minute of 11 by the sun. "To Ned, Sam,Will and Jack, "From the Father of His Country, v "G. Washington." Do you think he really means it?" asked Jack, breathlessly. "Course he does," replied. Ned, indig nantly, gasping witn nervous astonish ment "Didn't you know the father of his country couldn't tell a lie?" Four frightened lads sitting on a fallen tree at the edge of-the river jumped hur riedly to their feet and bowed nervously to the stately personage descending the bank dressed in the buff and blue uni form, with his white hair tied in a queue. "Good morning, boys," said a strangely familiar voice, "you're true to the. min ute, I see. I'm afraid I'm a little late myself, however. I was delayed a trifle, hoping to induce Martha to come with me," and the father of his country .peer ed through the trees-as if 'to see if she had changed her mind.. . "Martha is my wife,' you know," the figure continued' smilingly. "Martha Washington, the mother of her country. She knows you all very well." , The four lads looked at each" other in amazement Ned cleared his throat very hard - and-gazed at his boots, but at a nudge from Jack whispered weakly: .'Does she know our names, father of your country?" "- . "Oh. yes. and so do L You're Ned and the tall boy Is Jack, and Sam is the ' smallest, though he's not very small, and Will is the other one' who was going to shoot off the cannon in my honor. Too bad about that wasn t it? But come np under the trees where it is shady until w get acquainted with each other." - W ashlngton threw himself down on the grass and leaned his white head against a huge trunk. . "Let me see," consulting his watch, "it ? - Is just five minutes of 12, so we'd better start the balloon." ' - Oh, are we really coins to have a bal loon?" asked Ned excitedly. Well, you see," answered Washing- ton, "I thought that cannon bad to be replaced somehow. mad as we couldn't make any noise I wanted something in - my honor and so I decided on a balloon. They both end in smoke anyway. There it is," he added, dragging the huge paper structure from behind a tree. "Isn't it . a beauty? Now each boy take one side of it while I get it lighted." There was no more formality in the little company. The iada laughed aloud in glee and when the fuse caught fire .and the tissue globe slowly sailed away over . the river each small voice added Its share to the refrain started by the general. t'Tku. 1. - a ,L.' j Li.. xuieu vun iur me rea, wuiie ana : blue." "There r exclaimed Father George with satisfaction. "Now I feel duly honored and at the same time hunger for more. Somewhere in these, woods; boys,' Martha has spread a lunch for us, and a hatchet to the 'first fellow who finds it" There was a general scamper through the trees, quickly followed by a triumphant shout from Ned and Sam, who had approached the dainty feast from opposite sides. A snowy tablecloth was spread upon the ground and held in place by glistening pebbles, while on it wan laid every pic nic delicacy that could delight the heart of the small boy. " - - - "Hurrah!" -shouted Ned; "we've found it" - "True for you," answered the general, appearing through the opening. ; "But Martha herself has left us, I see. The dear girl is rather nervous on the Fourth. Eat what you like, fellows. " Every man is his own master." They needed no more urgent invitation . and soon made sad havoc in the pretty table arrangements. - George , Washing ton was no longer a formidable myth, but a flesh and blood personage, as real as mey. t w nen uincueon was nnauy de molished they lay down under the trees and listened to thrilling tales of mad wolves and encounters with the Indians and the sufferings of the ragged conti nentals in ' winter 'quarters . at - Valley Forge.-' -'-J- '-;- - . ' . -,; . i Toward the close of the afternoon George caught a horse that was wander ing at will through the woods and, jump ing on his back, dashed " impetuously down the rustic steps leading to an aban doned cave, to exhibit practically the escape of Mad Anthony Wayne. That's how be did it boys, exclaim ed the general, slowly mounting again. He just brandished his sword aloft and none of the British dared follow. I must leave you now, he added, "for I prom ised Martha to return at 6. Have you had a good Fourth?" , The best I ve ever spent, shouted Ned emphatically. Me, too, chimed in Will, Sam and Jack. - - '- "What, . without fireworks?" queried he general, incredulously. "I've learned more patriotism;" an swered Ned, "than I've ever learned , with a whole box of firecrackers." - "Good!" exclaimed the general, "that's the right sort of a Fourth of July. Wait a minute and i n row you to me eage ol the farm. I have a boat down the stream and we'll caU our trip 'Washington cross ing the Delaware.' " He hurried away and soon returned with a light skiff, which he propelled cleverly toward the bank. . "Jump in, -boys, and away we go. Now sing for all you're worth. Mrs. Reynolds Mn't mind mnaip And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave, O'er the land of the free and the home of . , . the brave. . "Good-by, boys, he added, giving his hand to each in turn at the farm landing. "Watch for me next' Fourth' - of July I around the cherry tree." And the brave general rowed away in the sunlight to the U - nf - - - - - - - Three iheers for. George- Washington, the father of his country-r-first in peace, first in war and first in the hearts of his little boys." - -'"Why,' Uncle-George," -exclaimed Ned in astonishment as the four lads entered the supper room an hour later, "I thought you weren't coming till next week." "Is that why you spent the Fourth away from the house, you rascal? What have you been doing, I'd like to know?" Ned looked at Jack and Jack looked at his feet ; Then he turned to Sam and Sam asked loudly for butter, while Will was closely occupied in studying old china. Seeing no help at hand Ned coughed bashfully and muttered quickly: "We've been in the woods." , ' " ' "Had any fireworks?" continued Uncle George mercilessly. - . "No," was the laconic -reply, -; '. "Much fun?" supplemented Uncle George.-? ' -:' V i '! ... - ' , - "XV mnpL!' , . . . ' v - - . A short 'ilence, was . brpken, by Miss- TTa tno tflpRllltnrv remflrK! . "The hero's " way is -as - hard as tha' transgressor's." -: - J ' The society Lnoch Counter. -'m ,"l wonder what .makes-that homely fTTfllro Jnnpfl HtwmnnlfirV J , "Oh, she runs a Welsh-rabbitry."