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the Maiden and the
Had to Say About It.
"I never could accept a proposal from
ft man unless the conditions were just
right," said the romantic maiden
thoughtfully.
"Of course not," replied the matter
of fact matron. "He must bo the right
man in the first place, and he must pro
pose In the second. Those are the con
ditions that must be always just right
before any sensible girl will think of
marriage."
'Oh, I don't mean that," returned the
-maiden. "He must know how to pro
pose. Do you kuow, I believe If I were
really In love with a man and he didn't
propose properly I should reject him.'
"When It comes to proposals of mar-
.rlage," replied the matron, with de
cision, "any way is the right way.'
"Ob, no, It Isn't," asserted the maid
en. "Tbe surroundings must be appro
priate. Everything must be In har
mony. If my Prince Charming proposes
to me in the liouse, be must be iu a
dress suit, and he must be earnest but
dignified. There must be a certain ease
and elegance of manner, aud his words
must conform to his actions. If he
proposes to me In the woods or on the
lawn, he may be In negligee attire, out
ing costume or something like that,
and he may then be more Impassioned
and vehement In his declarations. But
I never could accept a man In negligee
costume who proposed in the house.1
"Don't you be too sure about It," re
turned the matron.
"Oh, but I am," said the maiden. "I
have figured It all out very carefully. The
scene must make a perfect picture. It
would just kill the romance if it didn't,
and I couldn't possibly accept him
And his words and tone! Both must
breathe love and yet be In conformity
with all the surroundings."
"I've known lota of girls who thought
that," said the matron reflectively.
"And It didn't happen that way?"
"N-o; hardly."
"But In your case?"
The matron sighed.
"I had the same Idea," she said at
last "I pictured some quiet nook, the
birds twittering, the sun shining
brightly and all the world joyous as
be poured well rounded sentences
throbbing with love Into my ear. Or
else I saw him sinking on one knee in
front of the divan upon which I was
sitting and looking me straight in tbe
eyes with a long, lingering look of
lore, while he said: 'Oh, adorable one,
be mine! Say that this Is not to be a
world of Stygian darkness for me, but
that tbe sunlight of true love shall
shine ever brightly as we go through
life hand in hand!" "
"Oh, beautiful! Lovely!" cried the
maiden. "That's Just the way I've
pictured It And when your Prince
Charming did come what did he say?"
The matron sighed again.
"He was taking me home under an
umbrella In a rainstorm," she explain
ed. "I was wet and he was wet My
hair was stringy, and there was mud
on his trousers, and we were altogether
twn of the most unprepossessing iooa
tag mortals you ever saw. When he
was about to leave roe at the door, be
.nAAontv eTMnimed. 'Say. I'd like to
carry that umbrella over you all tbe
time,'
- 'Whatr I said In some surprise.
" "Oh, to put It In plain words,' he
m 'lfa eet married. How about
rimMfnl!" exclaimed tbe
maiden.
MU-aan't It?"
KOimti an inannmorlate place and
timer
"Yes. Indeed."
"And such prosaic words!"
'tnat nmaaU..'
nh i mnidn't accept a man under
vuy -
-If be was the right man, yoo would.
novprthelees."
-Oh. I couldn't do It possibly," pro
tested tbe maiden. "I'd feel that I d
lost half my life. Why. to a case like
that be conldn-t even fold yon In his
arms and all that wnen you --tr.it
a minute." Interrupted tn
. -Not so fast Tooll know a
lot more about men than you do now
when yon accept one,
when or where It may be. There aw
of the occasion they nev
er overlook, but don't you bulM youi
hopes too high on eTerV"Tga
Ing In harmony.
1 nAHMOoAN.
v
jlow the third and fatal conflict tor tho PmUa
i throM wu done,
find tho Itoalem's fiery valor had tb crowning
victory won.
armoaan, tbe hut and boldett -the hinder to
I defy.
Captive, overborne by number, they wen Draw
ing fortu to die.
rthea exclaimed that noble captive: "Lo, I pefiaa
in my thirst I
Dire me but one drink ot water and let then ar
rive tbe woratl"
b hia hand he took the goblet, but awhile the
draft forbore,
Beeming doubtfully the purpose of the foeman to
explore.
Well might then have paused the bravest, tor
around him angry foes.
With a hedge oi naked weapon, did that lonely
man inclose.
"But what fear-st thouf" cried the caliph. "Is
it, friend, a secret blowf
rear it not I Our gallant Moslem no snob treach- J
croua onuing know.
"Thon may'st quench thy thirst securely, for thou
Shalt not die before
Thou hast drunk that cup of water. This reprieve
is thine no morel"
Quick the satrap dashed the goblet down to earth
with ready hand,
And the liquid sank forever, lost amid tbe burn
ing sand.
"Thou hast said that mine my life is till the wa
ter of that cud
I have drained. Then bid thy servants that soilled
water gather up!"
For a moment stood tin caliph as by doubtful
passions Burred,
Then exclaimed: "Forever sacred must remain
monarch's word.
"Bring another cup and straightway to the noble
Persisn give. '
Drink, I said before, and perish I Now I bid thee
drink and live!"
Richard Chencvix Trench.
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A WOMAN'S FIGHT
WITH ZULUS.
An Incident of Boer Life In the
Tranavaal.
By P. Y. BLACK.
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jaawlaa Carp Claer-Twan,
There Is only one branch of tbe Cnlt
d BUte service where the fbcvrooe
of sergeants and corporals are worn as
they were a century ago and as they
are stin worn in a very large portion of
the English servtee. This to In the
United States marine corps. aid here
they are Inverted, the point j of the
chevron being toward the a
Instead of toward tbe wrtot m ito an
branches of the 1
rvms feature of tbe service thsttte
rotors of the corps are red ody eOr.
tbose of cavalry and artniery. while
the service toactnsliT infantry.
The fires on the hills were tbo warn
ing. The farmers were commandeered
that Is, every ablcbodled man be
tween 10 and 00 In tbe district was
called to take ills horse, his "biltong"
or dried beef ration, his rifle and am
munition, and proceed at once to the
rendezvous, thence to proceed against
the fierce and warlike Zulus, who had
again raided the Transvaal.- Farmer
Putter saddled up and hurried off, as
his first duty was, but first he called to
him Plet, his son, and solemnly spoke
to him.
Son of mine," said the farmer sol
dier, "you are not yet man tall enough
to face tbe Zulu impls In open field,
but to your care I give melu vrouw and
your little sister Oreta and, I'rctorlus,
your brother. You must 1f need ber
play a man's part, for, since the two
gold prospectors left the farm at the
sign of war, there Is none to take com
mand of the Kaflir servants but you."
Then Piet said without bravado:
"You may trust me, father, for,
though I be not a man, still I am a
Boer."
So the farmer rode away, aud Plet,
thus promoted to command, withdrew
Into the sitting room, and almost at
once his trouble began. Ills first care
was to clean and load all firearms.
These hung on the walls, and some
were old fashioned and without am
munition to fit them. But net's eye,
seeking his own pet light rifle, which
be bad won lu a shooting match
against all boys of his age for many
miles round, missed It. He was star
tled, for it Is almost criminal to meddle
with another man's glory his rifle and
be sought Pre tor I us to see if that ambi
tious youth bad taken It down. Preto
rlus bad Jt not, and Plet ran out to call
Malula. a native servant with sudden
fear In bis soul.
Malula did not come at tbe call, and
Plet, with a pale face, thought for a
moment, and then, taking bis old gun
and belt, leaped bareback on a horse,
without a word to alarm the family,
and rode off unseen at a gallop. lie
rode to the cornfield, where tbe native
laborers should have boon working.
Tbe green corn waved In the wind de
serted. Not a man was In sight Do
dashed to the meadows down the val
ley, where the herders should have
been with tbe cattle. Here, In spite of
himself, tears sprang to bis eyes, for
the csttle were gone, and tbe herders
were absent The great grassy fields
were silent ss were those of corn.
"They hsve deserted as as soon as
my father's back was turned," cried
Piet In dismay. "And they were not
Zulus! Can It be a general rising among
the Kaffir tribe 7"
At that thought be trembled, but be
bad still rigor enough to ride to tbe top
of a kopje near by. From the peak be
bad a view of much country, and saw
a cloud of duirt far away, which be
guessed was matle by tbe stolen cattle.
"Never mind." said Plet; "If we beat
tbe Zulus, we (hall get them back with
Interest"
Then be dug bis heels Into bis bone's
ribs and dashed down the hillside. He
had seen, half a mile away, a black fig
ure moving swiftly across the -ewt.
and tbe sun glanced from something
borne on Its sboulder-a gnu. afaioia.
Befont tbe traitor servant was aware
of pursuit Plet was within 400 yards
r him. Then the Kaflir beard tbe
horse's hoofs and turned. For a mo
ment tbe black seemed Inclined to ran.
bat changed his mind as the boy shout
ed to him angrily. Malula deliberately
raised the stolen rifle to bis shoulder.
Piet threw himself from the bora as
a bullet whistled over tbe vacant sad
dle. The boy. already a hunter, replied.
with but a basty fiance throogn us
sights, and Malula uttered a bowl and
Itaggered and fc-9 to the ground struck
U the cheat net felt a spasm of bor-
Deer a-plenty bad be anot, dto
never till now a man, so that bis heart
for a flaan stood itll, and hi own face
was death"- lie rode slowly up to
Malula. and found the Kaffir writhing
la a death agony. ITrt again aiamouni
ed. and attempted to offer aid. but the
savage mmhted bun, With look of
bste be glared at tbe boy. and cried in
bis ows tongue: - -
-t am aoe. but tonight come tae Jwuoa,
sod bo wb:te thing oa tbe farm snail
live. For tome there sban Da
deaths!"
So he died, glorying In the hope of a
speedy revenge, and the Boer boy, leav
ing bhn, recovered his uow rifle aud
rodo slowly nud mournfully homeward.
Here his troubled mother met him.
"Plet," khe said, "the Kaffirs have
left us."
"I know," said be, and looked Into
her brave face, and told ber what bad
happened and what Malula bad said of
tbe nearness of tbo Zulus.
"If my father bad known It," said
her son, "he would not have left us."
"He was commandeered," said the
Boer wife. "It was his duty. Country
first always, my son."
"But," said Plet In much perturba
tion, "my father did not thluk tbe
blacks would fly. He thought that they,
Basutos, would fight their old enemy,
the Zulus. If these come, what are we
to do? Shall we leave tbe farm and
trek to Van Boeven's?"
The Boer mother pressed ber lips
with a frown of pride.
"That was not well said, my son,"
she answered. "Oom Putter said 'Stay.
As he obeyed his general and went, so
we shall obey him and stay and fleht
till be conies."
It was a liomnii speech. Even as the
words came from her mouth she
looked round and saw Plet, a well
grown boy of 15 years; Greta, a child
of 11; little Prctorlus, and tbe baby a
goodly garrison to defend tho hearth!
But she saw that hearth, she saw the
dear walls her husband bad built to
bring ber borne as a bride, she saw the
fields be bad tilled and the barns he
had raised, and seeing them she would
have fought to the last scratch of her
nails, like a wildcat, rather than give
them up.
"Besides," said she hopefully, "what
could tbe wretch Malula know that we
don't? Tbe Zulus cannot be near, and
If tlicy are, tho farmers have out their
scouts, and they say the English from
Natal are also ready. Before they reach
our form tbe Boers must meet them,
and surely the savage shall bo strick
en." Nothing more was said about desert
ing tbe homestead. Vrouw Putter went
her work quietly, but Plet began to
prepare. Now, the farmhouse was
roomy and the garrison a most pretty
one, and, puzzle over the matter as he
might, the boy could not sec bow Its
rough stone walls could be protected at
once on nil sides if the attacking force
was to be a large one. Ills mother
was about as good a shot as he, and
even Greta could discharge a gun at a
pinch, but two or three guns could not
protect so rambling a building. I'let
came to that conclusion with a feeling
akin for a moment to despair, until, at
hist as he stood In the broad yard look
ing at tbe house, the chickens came
clucking about him In their search for
food, and be had an Idea.
All day be worked busily, leaving
bis mother to tbe children, and by
nightfall be had prepared a fort to
withstand a siege. Two or three times
during tbe afternoon he bad slipped
off to the top of tho. kopje, where he
could look afar, but each time be came
back, having seen nothing but tbe roll
ing veldt. They had supper, and again
Plot slipped away and came back, but
now with a grim face.
Mother," be whispered, "from the
west I heard the war song of tbe Zulus.
It came faintly with the wind. In tbe
direction also of Van Boeven's farm
the skies are red and If I go at dork I
fear I shall see tbo flames rising from
bis barns."
The mother gathered her baby tight
In her arms for a moment and tben
quietly nsked ber eldest:
"Are the guns cleaned and loaded?"
"Yes," said Plet "and, mother. If you
approve, we must leave the bouse. It
Is too big and rambling for us two to
protect."
"Leave the house?"
"Not very far," sold Plet and explain
ed. Iu that land of few dwellers space la
not of much consideration. The form
buildings were quite widely scattered,
and Farmer Putter bad built bis cow-
byres and pigpens and so on a proper
distance away from bis bouse walls.
All the afternoon Plet bad been march
ing, laden with packages and bundles,
between the bouse and tbe outbuild
ings. Now, wben It was dark, he put
out all tb lights of tbe house, and tbe
windows and doors were stoutly bar
red.
-Where are we going ter'sleep?" the
children asked, accustomed to rlae and
lie down with the sun, and Plet an
swered cheerfully, "In the chicken
coop."
Tbe children, at first astonished and
merednlooa, were delighted wben they
discovered that their brother meant
what be said, for the sight of tbe
chickens feeding bad given the boy tbe
neceasary Idea. If the bouse were too
big, tbe coop could not be accused of
that fault About tbe rocky kopje
stones were plentiful and more conven
ient than wood. Therefore, Plet bad aid
ed bis father In building a solid affair
to shelter tbe many fowls. It was
atone and high and roomy. Plot, dur
ing tbe afternoon, had made on each
side, by careful removal of stones.
loopholes and carried to the benbouso
the more precious article In tbe boose.
with all tbe ammunition and guns.
Now tlie chicken, squawking, were
rutblesaly turned out and tbe tittle
family went in, the youngsters gig
gling. Tbe door, which net bad
atrengtbened. was closed, and tbe garri
son prepared. Vrouw ratter was not
without experience In war's alarms.
She looked round with a brave smile.
"WeU. dooe, net" she said, and
calmly began to examine tbe guna,
while at the same time quieting toe
children, who, now to the dark and dis
turbed by such preparations, began to
be afraid. Again Ilet slipped away to
tbe kople, and when be came back be
said, "Flaniea are rising from tbe Van
BoeTena. and tbe war song to coming
among the shadows, and this shadow
moved and gilded, and came swiftly up
tbe slope on which the chicken coop
stood between tbe house and the trees
by the river. It was followed by an
other, and another, and another, and
another, coming on like wild ducks In
a V or wedire. and from the heart of
-Loud. tbe vrouw asked briefly.
-Not very." ber son answered. piling
rocks against tbe door.
-A detached party." said bis mother
quietly. "If the Lord wills it we will
protect our own."
And ebe made tnem au anees oown
and pray and tben sing a psalm.
It was a CtfuOy moonlight night to
tbe dry season and chilly. White ctoods
puraoed tbe moo after biding stand
teasing tbe rehtt to darfcnesa, tbea
passing oa and Hooding the land with
Wv swam. For a loosT time all was
tea I very still. At last llet peering out 01
of the Impls.
"Uow many?" tbe mother asked, as
the moon shone out and Plet told ber
there were about 20, with shields nud
assagais, for In tbose days firearms
were not common among tbe Kaffir
tribes as now.
"A raiding parts." sold Vrouw Put
ter, and took command. Piet was eager
to fire at once, but she forbado. The
children were very quiet though trem
bling. Tbe savages came on and bait
ed, and came on again, now silent and
apparently puzzled at there being no
sign ot life about the house. As the
coop stood It could not be readily dis
cerned In the shadow of the slope.
Again the Zulus advanced.
"Mother," said Plot, "if they get close
tb tbe bouse they will lire It."
She nodded, but waited until tho sav
ages were only 60 xards away then
"Fire!" she whispered, and from her
own loophole and from Plot's at the
same Instant streamed a flame, and the
Zulus gave one great cry of rage and
astonishment, ns two of their number
threw their arms high and fell, their
shields clattering beside them. At once
little Greta and Iretorlus did tbelr part,
and with Incredible bravery In such In
fants forbore even to tremble, but
handed up fresh guns, while tbe two
defenders passed the empty ones down
to be loaded by these small but trained
fingers. The Zulus, however, did not
fall back. Furious at being taken by
surprise they dashed at tbe little fort
and a shower of spears came clashing
against the stone walls. Crack! again
went the guns, and again a howl of
pain resounded through tbe nlgbt Tbe
Zulus were almost In touch of the fort,
and were pressing onward, one on top
of tbe other, with their ferocious yells,
when a tall man among them with an
Iron ring on his bead, sign of an Induna
chief, shouted a command and at once
bis warriors fell back.
"Mother," cried Plet, as they seized
fresh rifles, "don't let them think that
we are so few. Greta and Prctorlus,
load as fast as you can. Mother, let us
fire continuously and, thinking we are
numerous, they will retire.1
Vrouw Putter nodded consent and
at once these two valiant defenders of
hearth and borne began from the half
dozen 11 rearms at their disposal to pour
bullets Into the retreating crowd of
naked blacks. They could not tell what
actual effect their missiles had, save
for on occasional cry from tbe war
riors, but tbey hoped that so quick and
withering a lire would deceive tbe par
ty. Iu this manner, however, they
used up a good deal of ammunition
from the two boxes of cartridges I'let
bad carried to tbe cblcken coop,
. With hardly a pause, the Induna gave
his savages their Instructions, and and
denly tbey ran apart from one another
In the moonlight and surrounded tbe
henhouse and came at It from three
sides. Now, Indeed, tbe besieged were
bard put to It but never quailed. Greta
took tbe lightest rifle and, little girl
though she was, ber father and brother
and even her mother had taught ber to
use It She took position, a white faced
heroine, at one side, and ber mother
and Plet lo their old places. Down
camo the Zulus, casting spears before
them, and sheltered by tbelr long,
tough bullhlde shields.' Crack! crack 1
crack! swiftly tbe rifles rang out and
still the Zulus rushed on. Tbe fingers
of little Pretorius were busy on the
floor of tbe but loading the rifles now
getting hot. Crack! crack! Tbe savages
reached the wall; one scrambled to tbe
roof; be thrust a spear down a crack.
The Boor's wife cried out; her shoulder
was pierced. But Plet's voice was tri
amphaut as a yell came from tbe In
duna himself.
I aimed for the chief and got him!"
cried the boy, and Indeed tbe Induna
seemed badly hurt for bo limped back,
supported, and again called off his
soldiers. Plet ran to his mother and
helped her bandage the wounded arm.
"It is nothing," she said bravely, and
added more softly, "nor my life, either,
If children and borne are saved."
Suddenly little I'rctorlus cried out to
dismay.
"net" be said, "there are no more
cartridges r
It was true. One bos wss empty, and
the other covered bog did not bold am
munition, net looked and despaired.
Two gold pro poet or bad been staying
at tbe farm wbo used dynamite In their
work. They had gone off at sign of
trouble, bat had left some tools and
thlags behind. In this box which Plet
thcr Is dead, but the brave old mother
lives on with Plet and bis wife. Many
changes have taken place on tbo lonely
farm on the veldt, but one building re
mains unchanged, and reverently pre
served. It is tbe chicken coop, which
Is known by tbe children for miles and
the shadows come a low hum tbe TOng4llle M "ora rlct'" Fort" New fork
Evening Sun.
An Invalid's tack In the Wooaa.
"Speaking of deer shooting," said the
local enthusiast "reminds me of the
story of the man up Bethel way. He
bad a pulmonary trouble that bad re
duced him somewhat and he was
doubtful If bis strength would permit
him to make tbe journey. His physi
cian told him to go ahead, but not to
tramp much. In camp, where ho ar
rived much exhausted, his friends told
him to make himself comfortable while
they went out and got him some veni
son. "He sat about camp alone until about
10 o'clock and tben went in and took
hiss rifle out Into the open. Here he
sat down on a log and thought of his
unhappy fate. Tbe sun was warm and
bright and he moved out Into It rest
ing bis rille against tbe stamp of a
pine. He then lit bis pipe and rumi
nated. A rustle In tbe brush aroused
him. Looking up, be saw a buck, with
branching horns, about 40 yards away.
He reached over without moving from
bis seat took tbe rifle, rested It on a
prong of tho stump, drew a bead on the
deer and fired, and tbe buck fell dead.
"Wben the hunters who went out
arter venison ror the invalid camo
home,, he said, 'What luck? 'Ob, we'll
have deer meat for you before we go
home. Didn't get any today, but we
saw signs.' 'How's tuts for a sign?
said tbe Invalid, and be led them op to
a 000 pound buck, and tbey broke tbe
profound silence to remark, 'Well, I'll
be darned.' " Lewlstoh Journal.
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THE "GRAY FOX."
Oeneval Charles Kins' Resalnlaw
caeca at Major General Croak.
Young officers fresh from West Point
looked st him In wonderment Instead
of a somewhat unapproachable digni
tary, In precise uniform and epaulets i relieve, retentton of wuer and aainsn
mnn AmlimlfloM.1 aatuh an1 , tl.nw . . . .... .
Relief in Six Honrs.
Distressing Kidney and Bladder illaraan
relieved in six boars by tb "Biw GllM
South Ansaioas Kiossr CcsUt. This nenr
remedy is a area surprise oa account of Its
xoeedlng promptness In relieving paJn la
the bladder, kidneys, back and every part o
the urinary passage in male and female. It
A Qaestloa ot Kinship.
General HIckenlooper and bis fam
ily make tbe evening dinner a source
of mental as well as of physical nutri
tion. In which exercise tbe general has
usually tbe best of It by presenting
puzzling and difficult problems. Tbe
other evening tbe youngsters turned
the tables upon him by presenting tbe
following legal proposition:
A French beggar died and left one
child, a son, and a considerable estate.
The son, In order to Inherit the estate,
was required to prove a kinship to the
deceased. What kinship did be prove?
Tbe general promptly replied tbe kin
ship of father and son.
Tbe children said the answer was
wrong; the parent was a woman. This
tickled tbe general, and bo decided to
pass It along, so tho next day, while
taking luncheon with a friend, be pro
pounded the following:
A French beggar woman died and
left a son and an estate, and tbe sod
In order to Inherit tbe property was re
quired to provo kinship to tbo deceas
ed. What was tbe kinship between
them? t
The friend promptly replied, "Mother
and son."
"Well," said the. general, "you guess
better than I did, for I answered fa
ther Instead of mother." Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Tha Earalasr st Playwrights.
Dramatists of established reputation
write plays only upon order. Tbelr or
dinary prepayments are $500 upon tbe
delivery of a scenario and $900 more
upon the completion of play. "If tbe
finished work does not realize expecta
tions," writes Franklin Fyles In The
Ladies' Home Journal, "or If the man
ager for any other reason does not de
sire to put It on tbe stage, the money
paid la forfeited after a certain lapse
of time, and tbe ownership reverts to
tbe author.
"But If tbe manager decides to pro
duce tbe piece tho author receives a
percentage of tbe gross receipts, usually
per cent, payable weekly, after tbe
amount previously advanced has been
deducted. Ordinarily It Increases with
the amount of money taken In. More
than one native drama has earned
f 100,000 for Its author. A dozen have
yielded f.'j0,000 each, three times a
many 125,000 and a goodly number
$10,000."
and embroidered sash and belt tbey
were welcomed by a cordial handclasp
from a tall, buaby bearded man, with
twinkling gray blue eyes, In an old
slouch felt hat flannel shirt rough
canvas shooting coat snd trousers and
common soldier's boots. .
Generally bis beard wan tied up with
string or red tape, tbe only use he had
for that usual military indispensable.
He sat at campfire or In the simply
furnished parlor of his army borne lis
tening to the chat about him, rarely
sneaking and assiduously playing soli
taire with a pack of cards produced
from an Inner pocket He could play a
capital hand at whist but fought sby
of a game with careless or forgetful
players. He heard everything that was
said and saw everything going on
aliont him, but seldom gave a sign.
From the so called pleasures of so
ciety, dinners, dances and receptions
he shrank in dismay. He ate only the
simplest food. He never smoked. He
hated wine. He wouldn't touch spir
its. He marveled flint any man should.
"It spoils bis shooting," said be. And
our general was a capital shot He
could foot It through an old fashioned
quadrille or Virginia reel, but nothing
else, and would always get away on i
social occasions Into the first obscure ,'
corner be could find, and then out .
would come tho old pack of cards. j
Ho rarely read anything but nature's
books, although lie had a mathematical
gift and not only stood well In sei
entitle .studies. jtJbePoj.ntas d!.l
Grant, but he helped along his mi
mathematical roommate. Rheridnn.
Wrltlug was something Crook abhor
red. He could hardly- decipher one of
ing it almost immediately. If yon wan quick
relief and cure tbis Is your remedy? Hold by
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tBv
Tonxa,
Is a
bad carried off for ammunition were
Instead some sticks of dynamite.
"I bare betrayed my fathers
trust r cried Piet "My mistake baa
been our mlnT
And be flung himself In despair
against the wait But bis mother, find
ing nothing but empty guns, kneeled
quietly down and prayed, her babies
about her. 8 he had done all she could.
The rest lay with a higher power.
For a moment Plet was crazy, and
then recovered himself. He looked
through bis loophole. Tbe Zulus were
la a group quite a hundred yards away,
almost Indistinguishable In tbe nlgbt
Even as Piet looked they moved and
be knew tbey were about to aturk
again. With a shout of rage tbe furious
boy suddenly stooped to tbe dangerous
box be bad carried from tbe bouse, and
then threw down tbe rocks from tbe
door and burst out la bis bands be
carried two sticks of dynamite, carried
such deadly things in his hands that a
stumble meant destruction. let be
dashed ahead through the nlgbt yell
ing. Tbe Zulus turned oa him In amase.
thinking him mad, and greeted mm
with a shower of spears. UMtrtcaen,
Plet raa to within CO yards of them.
and then, one after the other, be threw
at them with aU bis might tbe dyna
mite. There was a fearful coticussioa,
which dashed tbe boy to tbe earth, a
roar as of artillery, a esedley of fearful
shrieks from the unhappy Zulus, and
all was stllL Vrouw Putter and tbe
children came out trembling, and found
Plet Insensible, but of tbe Zulu raiders
trace, save scattered limbs, where
tbe earth was throws about leaving a
great bole. The dynamite must have
struck fairly m their midst and had ex
ploded with fearful effects.
That happened long ago. net t to
day a ma a and owns the farm. Hlsfa-
II tha Earth ShanU Stan.
The stopping of a projectile always
results In the generation of beat Tbo
velocity and weight of a projectile bo
ring known, tbe amount of beat devel
oped by Its stoppage can be calculated.
In tbe case of large bodies moving rap
Idly tbe result of tbe calculation Is
something astounding. For example:
Tbe earth weighs 6,000,000,000,000
tons. It travels In Its orbits at the
rate of over 18 miles a second.
Should It strike a target strong enough
to stop Its motion tbe beat developed
by tbe shock would be sufficient not
merely to fuse tbe earth, but also to re
duce a large portion of It to vapor.
It has been calculated that tbe
amount of beat generated by a collision
so colossal would equal that obtained
from tbe burning of 1-1 globes of coal,
each equal to tbe earth In slse. And
sboold tbe earth after its stoppage fall
Into the sun, as It certainly would do,
tbe amount of beat developed by Its
Impact on the sun would be equal to
that generated by tbe combustion of
S.000 earths of solid carboo.-Phlla
dclphla Itecord.
Mara Than Thearr.
"I have ttudied fiuance very thor
oughly," said tbe young man wbo
wasted to help tbe bank president
make a brilliant success of his enter
prise. "Consequently I thought I would
go Into tbe banking business."
"Well." answered tbe elderly man aa
be polished bis classes, "I don't see
why your having studied finance
should be any bind ranee. But you most
recollect that you wouldn't expect a
man to be a first class band In running
a wood and coal yard simply because
he bad studied botany and geology."
Washington Star.
It.
"Did you ever know your husband to
find anything where you told him to
look for rtr said aire, Dimpletoa to
lira. Wttberby.
"Never but once," said Mrs. Wither
by. "Bat I doa't consider tt, wss a fail
trial."
-Oh. do ten me."
"I told him to look la one of my pock
ets in my wardrobe for a smefllng boa.
tie that was snapped up tn a 100 bm
papa had given .me for my birthday,
a.id be foand It la three sninatea."
lift.
his own pages, and his letters and dis
patches, like those of old "Rough and
Beady," General Zachary Taylor, were
generally pruned by some brilliant
staff officer.
Children he loved and treated wltb
a shy tenderness that was sweet to
see, but be bad none of bis own.. Ilia
wife was a Maryland girl wbo won bis
heart during tbe war days while ber
brother and other enterprising "rebs'
made way wltb his body, capturing
blm by a daring night raid Into Cum
berland.
Like Grant, be was simplicity Itself
In speech, rarely lifting up bis voice.
snd only once did I ever bear blm
xak an Impatient word or one that
faintly resembled an expletive, but
that was In the thick of the Sioux cam
paign of 1870 and when be had much
to try lilm.
We bad to eat our bones tbst year
to keep alive. We had no tents, and
bardly a cliange of underwear could
be found In the whole column. We
were wet licdraggled and dirty wben
we reached tbe Yellowstone, but tbe
general was aa badly off as tbe hum
blest trooper and minded It less. There
wa'met the spruce conjmand of Gen
eral Terry, and Terry himself. In band
some uniform, tbe picture of tbe gen
tleman and soldier, come over to our
bivouac to call on Crook. I was dry
ing my buckskins at a Ore as be ap
proached and stepped forward to sa
lute him. -
"Where shall I find General Crook T
said be.
For a moment I could not answer.
Then an old trooper grinned and nod
ded toward the river, aud there, squat
ted on'a rock, well out In tbe stream,
stripped lo tbe walat snd scrubbing
away at bis shirt was our general,
and Terry was too much of a gentle
man even to look amused at the sight
The Indians called blm tbe "Gray
Fox." Tbe soldiers had their pet
names, but we, his officers, wbo follow
ed him all over the west from the
Mexican border to tbe upper Yellow
stone, spoke of him always as' "the
general," our general. That meant, of
course. Crook. tlM simplest soldier I
ever knew. In all the years It was my
fortune to serve under blm la Arbtona,
Wyoming, Dakota. Montaaa or at his
headquarters In Omaha or Chicago. I
never saw him In tbe uniform of his
rank until be lay dead in bis coffin, his
guard of honor grouped about him.
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