FALLEN INTO ELD.
I sit before my -window . ,
- And watch the sullen rami
The hand of age is on me, . .
, And weakness grows to pain.
i My sons are men; far from me;
Their father he is dead;
I-own the roof above me,
I do not lack for bread.
: Bat O the lonely morning!
. And O the dreary night ! ;
Ah, life itself should follow .
When love and hope take flight
No happy days await me,
'No joy that all must crave;
The only path before me .
' Ends m an open grave. '
Ninette M. Lowatef, in Sew.York oun.
strike . him a threatening : gesture
which had sent the Skipper home with
hi3 tail between his legs many a . time.
But It had no effect now.
"Get ;hackl?w Billy screamed again.
It was plain that the dog was not to
ta bidden. Billy threw himseir on. ms
back, supported himself with hi; hands.
and kicked at the dog with his feet.
The, Skipper was blinded by the splash-
ins:. He whined and held back. Then
: '-XtftoCXA rMmhd fomosU
g A DOO
- v w
Thin OTTTFirhV rOVP. W swimming thus, he' was no match for
HjfXL - iua-rii v " . the dog.
By Norman Difncan.
E was a Newfoundland dog,
born of reputable parents at
Back Arm and decently, bred
. in Ruddy Cove, which Is' on
T,nrthPHst. coast. He had Diac
hair, short, straight and wiry.-the
curly-haired breed has failed on .the
Island and broad, ample shoulders,
which his forbears had transmitted to
him from generations of hauling
With his head thrown back
s I tn osonno th blows, the Skinner forffed
& after him. He was struck in the Jaws,
$4. In the throat and again in the Jaws.
But he rawed on,- taking - every blow
without complaint and gaining inch
H
f. -wood. '
He was heavy, awkward and ugly,,
resembling somewhat a great 'draft
horse. But he pulled with a will,
fenced for himself, and within the
knowledge of men had never stolen
a fish; so he had a high place in the
hearts of all the people of the Cove,
and a safe-one in their estimation.
"Skipper: Skipper! Here, b'y!"
line ringing, can, m
say, but Billy, who, like all fishermen by Inch; Soon he was so close that the
in remote places, had formed the habit lad could no longer move his feet
of talking to himself, supplied the freely. .Then the dog chanced to catch
answer. s one foot with his paw, and forced; it
't 'Tis that, Billy, b'y," said he. "The under. Billy could not beat him off;
punt's as much ,as one hand can man- No longer opposed, the dog crept
age in a fair wind. An' 'tis a dead beat up paw over paw, forcing the boy's
to the harbor now." body lower and lower. , His object
Then Billy said a word for himself, was clear to Billy. The Skipper, fren-
"We'll put in for ballast. The punt's zied by terror, the boy thought, would
too light for a gale." try to save himself by climbing on
He sculled the punt to the little his shoulders. 'V.' '
cove by the Head, and there loaded her "Skipper 1" he cried, "you'll drown
with rocks. Her 'sails, mainsail and me! Get back!" ;
tiny jib were spread, and she was The futility of attempting to corn
headed for Grassy Island, on the 'first maud obedience from a crazy dog
leg of her beat into the wind. By this struck Billy Topsail with force. He
time the other two punt3 were under must act otherwise, and that quickly,
way, and th 2 sails of the skiff were, if he were to escape. There , seemed
fluttering as her crew prepared to to be but one thing to do. He took a
beat home for the night. The Never long breath and let. himself sink
Tniinff Billv Topsail, his master, a Give Up was aheati of the fleet, and down down as deep as he dared.
-- fisherman's son, never failed to bring held her lead in such fine fashion as Down down until he retained breath
th dos from the kitchen with an made Billy Topsail's heart swell with sufficient but to strike to the right and
eager rush, when the snow lay deep pride. rise again. 1
on the rocks and all the paths or tne The wind had trained in force. 'It The dog as it was made known later
wilderness were ready for the sled, was sweeping down from the hills in rose as high as he could force Hlm-
He stood stock-still for the harness, gusts. Now it fell to a breeze, and self, and looked about in every direc-
and at the first "Hi, b'y! Gee up, again it came swiftly with angry tion, with his mouth open and his ears
there!" he bounded away witn a strength. Nor could its advance be rigidly cocked. He gave two short
-wagging tail and a glad bark.. It was perceived, for the sea was choppy and barks, like sobs, and a long, mournful
as if nothing pleased him so much on the bluffs shielded the inshore waters, whine. Then, as If acting upon sudden
a frosty morning as the prospect of a "We'll fetch the harbor on the next thought, he dived.
hard day's work. tack," Billy muttered to the Skipper, For a moment nothing was to be
If the call came In summer-time who was whining in the bow. seen of either boy or dog. There was
when the Skipper was dozing" in the He put the steering oar hard alee nothing but a choppy sea in that place.
ool shadow pf a flake, a platform to bring the punt about. A gust caught Men who were watching thoughtthat
of boughs . for drying fish heJ the sails. The boat heeled before it, both had followed the Never Give Up
scramled to his feet, took his clog in aad her gunwale was under water to the bottom. ; ,
Ills mouth and ran, all a-quiver for before Billy could make a move to In the momentary respite under
what might come, to where young saTe ner The wind forced her down, water Billy perceived that his situa-
Billy waited. (In Newfoundland the pressing heavily upon tne canvas. Her tion was desperate. He would rise.
law requires that all dogs shall be ballast shifted and she toppled over, he 'was sure, but only to. renew the
clogged as a precaution against their joy an(i dog were thrown into the struggle. How long he could keep the
killing sheep and goats which run sea the one aft. the other forward, dog off he could not tell. Until the
wild. The clog is In the form of a Billy dived deep to escape entangle- punts came down to his aid? He
oillet of wood, weighing at least mpnt with tho ritrcin? of the boat thouerht not.
seven and a half pounds, and tied to He liad ionir airo "learned the lesson He came to the surface prepared to
the dog's neck.) If the clog were that presence of mind wins half the dive again. But the Skipper had dis-
taken off, as it was almost sure to fight in perilous emergencies. The appeared. An ejaculation of thanks-
he it meant sport in the water, coward miserably perishes, where the giving was yet on the boy's lips, when
Then the Skipper would paw the brave man survives. With his courage the dog's black head rose and moved
..... . . .
ground and whine until the tstlck was leaping to-meet his predicament, he swiftly toward him. Billy had a start
flung out for him. But best of ail he struck out for windward and rose to of ten yards-r something more.
the surface. I He turned on his side and set off at
He looked about for the nunt. She top speed. There was no better swim-
went out in the punt to the fishing had been heavily weighted with bal-1 mer among the lads of the harbor. Was
grounds with Billy Topsail, and there iast and he feared for her. What was he a match for a powerful Newfound-
kept the lad good company all the he to do if she had been too heavily land dog? It wno soon evident that
iay long, it was oecause ne sat on weighted? Even as he looked she hs was not.
the little-cuddy in the bow, as if sank. She had' righted' under water: The Skipper gained rapidly, Billy
Keeping a lookout aneaa, tnat ne was the tip of the mast was the last he felt a paw strike his foot. He put
called the Skipper. " saw of her. more force into his strokes. Next the
'Sure, 'tis a clever dog, that!" was The sea cold, fretful, vast lav nil naw struck the calf of his leer. The
xxu uum Bate, Aii-c i n iniir mm. 'Tho fnnct wne imli n mUn l ilner tv.ia tiniv unnn mm nnw ne h a
to windward; the punts, out to sea. back. Billy could not sustain the
when were laboriously beatincr toward him. weight.' To escape, that he mijrht
little Isaiah Tommy Goodman toddled ana C0Uld make no greater speed. He take up the fight in another way, he
over tne wnarineaa, wnere ne nad Deen had to choose between the punt and dived again.
c uueroCKS, ' Tho flno- v.ia TrnlHntr when "Rlllv
irr Vtntr'n Vionn nrrrnnA CM. . 77. . " " VUUHJ Up iXlklU CUfceWJ, U-l LIXM itlCl I
' 4 7 r v attracted ms attention. The big dog to continue the chase,
per strolled down the wharf just at had caught sight of him, and was beat- "Skipper, old fellow-good old dog!'
waT qT-wo. w .1 a- ins iue water m a irantic extort to Billy called in a soothing , voice.
Vwv.-Uv 1 uuuruacu uuicitiv. nuz tne aotr nan 1 or Tmm r voiri
nSTinnr nr nil TvanrfminHloTiH Anm I i ... , 1 ...... . I . " .
4...v.UUUUxUUu iw t never wnmea iiKe tnar. nernrp. . 1 rr,n nrnn a k AAnttTAj t-r
4rag the sons of men from the-water. "Hi: Skinner!" Billv r.niw- sfonriv
He plunged'l- and caught Isaiah Tom- b'v' Steadv'" ' biij.
. f ... 0 1 M oieaay. I He was more excited, more determined.
my dj me couar or ms pinarore. Still Billy, took off his boots n fnfr ns ho tun. i,t :
following his instinct, he kept the could The w, nnmin irm!.
M strokes oTm. ZTl luT f ,U 1hIning strangely and madly Paw- d determined to keep him off with
mte ,h 6 S the Water' BUly mystified, his hands until .strength failed-to
S fl-Ti1611 Vre. ,utSry' Wliat possessed the dog? It was as drown him if he could. All love for
n ir "rT" 11 ne?d ?een seized with a fit of ter- the dog had gone out of his heart.
With this new courage, to aid, ha
dived for the third time. : The voice
was nearer clearer when he came up,
and he heard every word.
'Put your arm around his neck!" one
man cried. . ' - "
' "Catch him by; the. scruff of the
neck!", cried .another.
Billy's self-possession returned. Ho
Would follow this direction. The Skip-
port swam ; anxiously to him. It may
ba that he wondered what this new at-
itude meant. It niay be that he hoped
reason had returned to the boy that
at last he would allow himself to be
saved. ; Billy "caught the dog by the
scruff of the neck when he was-within
arm's length. The Skipper wagged
his tail and turned about. There was
a;brief pause; during which the faith
ful old dog determined upon- the direc
tion he would take. He espied the
punts, which had borne down with all
speed. Toward ithem he swam, and
there was something of pride in his
mighty- strokes, ; something of exulta
tion in his whine:. Billy struck out
with his free hand, and soon boy and
dog were nulled over tho side of the
nearest punt. i I :;.7:'v..' ;.:'.
Through it all, as Billy now knew,
the dog had only wanted to save him.
That night Billy Topsail took the
Skipper aside for a long and confiden-
tial talk. V "Skipper," said he, I beg
your pardon. You: see, I didn't know
what 'twas you wanted. I'm sorry I
ever had a hard thought against you,
and: I'm sorry I' tried to drown you,
When I thought ybu only wanted to
save yourself, 'twas Billy Topsail you
were thinking of. j When I thought
you wanted to climb atop of me, 'twas
,my collar you wanted to catch. When
I thought you wanted to bite me twas
a scolding you were giving me for
my foolishness. " Skipper, b'y, honest,
I beg your pardon. Next time I'll
know that all a Newfoundland dog
wants is a chance to tow me ashore.
And I'll give him a whole chance. But,
Skipper, don't youi think you might
have given me a chance to do some
thing for myself?";
At which the Skipper wagged his
tail. Youth's Companion.
loved to dive for stones.
At the peep of many a day, too, he
Billy's boast.
that dog would!"
This was proved beyond doubt
tip brought his mother to complete ror. .WM M. nin-; I 1 .s".u.
ha -naantin. w ' -.v B . u. xue WCC1l3 OH UUBB UUU
merry com
eves wero fnirlv tfnvint Snnh Vlit
For this dPP tho Slrlnnnn wo- i " V -I: T" ,v . yuuiuuBmyr ui imuys auu vramuies
.jui. no ucucu miu. iiHvpr . uppn in mom nornro ' i u
-v - ' v in me instant ne nad for snecnlatlnn fltrhHno-Ufn tR. w.ifAli
1 . , , 1 UU II UtbU IU
I'i"4 5?. b?y 1t.ed. h!mself Wgh' in the put pity, hoping oniy that his streneth
a . v uuuut UK wax hp i w itdi nnti mnif ai - x. . . . . ... . . .
made thflt t,o of .r-r ." me mignt iast unui ne;naa.conquerea, ?
" 1 niiiuu, uog h eyes, it was terror he saw In When the doc was within reaeh Billv
uuwever 'innr no na nnnt nnnii n 1 i j. 1 . - . . . . i t "
morrv . VUSZT" A" "eui'. lu.e.re ?uia no aoubt about struck him in the face; A snarl and
merry moods, in nffpntfAnoa kqv.o.? Ln.i i. . Ai .
in honpRtv nlthnno-h w ' ... . . . .77 "6 uiiaiu i angry snap was tne result. ; ;
2Jwtte525iHvM,r7'ltt? 0DCe B1y Eage seemed suddenly to possess the
v.u luru ujriu ou me naKes. ail ex-I witli nroan TT nnni
nnwd an1 i,a nr,.inj ui .7 i . w wi.:vuBu,uie uok. ne ueia uacs ior a moment.
posed, and he carried his clog like n deling dowh. Afraid of the Skipper, grorting fiercely, and then attacked
"Skinnor" niiw t.m 'i. Jtbe 0l,a affectionate Skipper-his own with a rush. Billy fought as-best he
ulate "you S Zl , ? c had reared 'n PP- could, trying to "catch his enemy by
On; jrin thfaU of thl rh V m" Wil ,abSUrd- But he 'wa the neck and to force his head beneath
Aih JIV" 5 h.e. ye?rhfn ?evertheless-desperAtelyafraid. the waves. . The effort was vain: the
lani B1U7 TT aL,aC11- r. M "Get. hack, dog . e!uded his grasp and renewed
the Dunt.-tho tT tne attack, in another moment he
the shadows of irAlTk wa" t- w. a ?'mmer. He had laid his heavy paws on the boy
. .. - --vv.. Taai uu icaiutu Ll hw m wnpra tho nrotav hnnlilni.
' - . - . - " I W O 1111
. .men say-grav. 1, ItT, oir.en'. a the, icebergs :he weight was too much for Billy.
harbor entrance lav twn miToVK- in narDor Un make it. Down he went, fi-eed himself,. and
- e u , two miles to the The water was bitter cold now ht LtUi'.
woutnwest. The bluffs -whv. ro i , . . J ' r" uuim, Kaoyaug Aor
The bluffs which marirp hp T.. rr i"ur lo ine suriace, r g:
it were hardlv diseomihin f 7 . ..A ' "ut u ? "u.uouut ai Dreatn. it appeared to him now that
humr thfri- nfp lu c uum . uccoinpiisn tne long swim ho had but a moment to live He felt.
XtmlTZt1 "wasthejun- his, self-possession 4,m
. iarther out to. sea. their " j t
-with Tim- i a ruvu uuji u" j-aiiute in uuetuence, f the sound of a. vol op
.. Sirl. .?: the ie. which, could not be explained. The lgZTZ.
nenr' "r. fe to come from far
"fTIs time to he off home. oV" said '"Back 15r'" n7. ' v nway.. Before the sentence. was com
Billy. to the dog. tS tkeTh1"' 8Creatt Ped the dog's paws were, again on
Billy's Phoulders and the water stopped
Turagprcd his nti tta r 7"::. v w es.
c uau uu worQ l0,uaie, raIsed hls hand as lf - - ?
Tha . i. . . J "u9 uuu iueH,
m. . k , I MV .XJ-V i UB . I It II. f lMl I'rTOfl I 1.1 -
Ane .shipper stretched himself and command h di r I , v . - pe iwyiSincaring. - what were they
ragged his tun tt. rff f??m?Ir H? uot so much as lies- calling to him? The thought tw . 1
- v ouuic
ENGINEERS', FALSE ALARMS.
Why Tilings Look DJfferent From What
They 'Are.
"When a man's sitting in an engine
cab, looking up ; the ttrack with a con
stant watch for danger a burden on
his 'mind," said an'j engineer, "things
sometimes look different from what
they really are. j Thjs is especially true
if after long service! his eyes begin to
bo a little affected, j
"I used to know an old engineer who
was one of the most careful men on the
road. Infady ho was always worried
and fear of an accident got to be al
most a mania with j him. One day he
was pulling a long freight down a pret
ty fair grade when he suddenly clapped
on the air and gave jthe 'highball' with
the whistle, sending the brakemen out
over the train setting the hand brakes
as fast as they could. Finally they
brought the train to! a stop, and every
body ran up to see what was the mat
ter. Among the men who came ; up
was a red-shirted section man. When
the fellow got close. Jack, the engi
neer, began to rip out the biggest
string of expletives li ever heard. He
dressed up and down any man who
would wear a red siirt while working
on the section, for Jack had seen that
shirt and thought it (was a red flag and
stopped the train." j ' V
"I had an experience myself not long
ago," spoke up another engineer. ; "It
was since the new electri'o headlights
were put in. You know how they look
coming up the track.: They're so bright
you can't see Anything else, and it's
hard to tell whethei they are moving
or not. I was running a freight, and
had a . pretty heavy'j train. We were
coming around j a curve just before
making a siding to pass another train,
when one of those electric headlights
flashed " on ine. Ix thought it; was all
over with me, but I j stopped to put on
the brakes and j reverse, and hung on
just a minute in the hope of getting
the train stopped before I jumped. The
grade wasn't very heavy, and I got
the .train stopped all right. Before I
started to jump I looked again.; I dis
covered then that the light didn't seem
to be any nearer. l Investigated, and
found that the other train" was at a
stand still waiting! for me at the
switch." Salt Lake Herald.
8
Soine Mistaken jlxupresslonM.
Children in the Paola (Kan.) public,
schools have established a correspond
ence with children in the Edinburgh
(Scotland) public schools, and the let
ters that pass: between them contain
much that is amusing. " For example,,
one Scotch boy.is hrery indignant at
the mistaken Jdeas; which are held of
his people. ,fie J says: "Many people,
even in England, think that our male
sex dress ,in kilts,; but they are quite
wrong, for there is hardly a man in
ainourgn, or anywhere in, the middle
or south' of Scotland who wears kilts.
It lalso is; thought that 'the .language
of the- Scotch is; bad English, but it is
quite! the reverse, for tho English is
bad; broken Scotch."
Of the 1557 towns in New England
101 manage their schools , under the
district system, eighty-one of them
being in Connecticut
The man who thinks he kno
Is an unselfish elf, n0WsU
. He wants to talk to you inj
y: Of thinking to himself. ea
If I his wondrous wisdom had v
I'd work awhile and then '
I'd be so rich I'd have no time '
To talk to other, men.
V y?S- ;T :: . 'Washin?f-n'e,
, Basily Granted.
Tommy "Ma, can I have tro v
of pie this noon?" ; m
Ma "Certainly, Tommy,
piece yOu have in two'-Som
(Mass.) Journal
. A Touching: Friendship.
; Rusty "Where'd ye git de quar
Tncsfir "T cfwiolr nn on c r,.. .
Knlrowr -far ntrr V5,o' vt ikU i .
-InrlinnninnliR Sun. :
, i. . . -
The Dissatisfied.
i'lf I had my way," said tho nmJ
man, "there would be no poeirv Ji
ten." ;- lr)
" "Well," answered the cynical read,
of magizines, "I guess you've got ycf
way all right." Washington Star.
-Mrs. , Gossippe "How does it coJ
that Mrs. Swagger invited you to D
party? I thought you were enemij
J Mrs. Snappen "We are; but
thought I had nothing fit to wear J
wanted to make me feel bad"-r
- :. n
On the Spur of the Moment. ;
"It would surprise you to know
much counterfeit money we received
the contribution boxes in the course
the year."
.Thoughtless Friend "I suppose
How do you, manage to get rid oti
all?" Tit-Bits. i
Blind Man's Buff.
MM
fMi r . ?r-r fir
, Willie "This is John Jones. I aa
tell him by his rough voice."-Xew:;'
York Journal.
What He eedefl.
"What's this Jhingr asked a msj
who was' inspecting a music en
porium. ...
,"That? Oh, that's used on violis
.We call it a chin-rest."
"Gimme one !" . exclaimed the visitor.
"S'pose it would work on my vik?
Tit-Bits.
. t
. deliver to
Putting the Seal On
"Hp "cave me a message to
brother George," she explained &
murely.
"Was it necessary to kiss yoiM.
order to do thai?" demanded tet
motaer.
i "Yes," she - answered, "it K
sealed message." Chicago -Tost
Bits.
'A f!onfessioii.'
Tess "How do you know Bess is
mg to marry Mr. noumnuiuo
money?". ' if
.Tpce--'Si1r tolrt me so herself.'
Tess "What! Did she really
that?" f
Jess "Same thing. She said
was going to marry him."-rhi
phia Press.
,The department store is useim vi
convenient, but the multifarious natnj
of its activities sometimes leads to
dilemma. I
"Whete shall I find something nice
oil for the dining rooni?" asked a stQ
smiling woman of the floor walker .
a department store. 1
"On the third" began the
walker; then he paused and lofeeJ
doubtfully at tho inmiirer. 'D Jr
mean a painting or something
tat
sardine line?" he asked. PhiladelP
Record. - ,
His Limit.
..; UK UlUllll . j
"When men are as provoking as
are.; she said warmly, "it is do
der woman is. at a loss for a woro
express her feelings." ,
. "At a loss for a word," he repea
musingly. . "Ah, that explains &
; ''"Explains what?" ,
"Explains ; why, when she bas
feelings to express she uses two
three."
" wo or three what? wvw
"Oh. dear, no-twn or three thou
words.".: .
"NT 1 1 1 r nlrpA
lAU-Lurauy sue was IJ;
presently he'found a chance to sS
that he was in error. '
"You admit it, do you?" she ask
;"Yes, my dear," he.replied; "I
have made the limit 5000."CbW
Post.