. ‘1. . “summations mflrpdinmaalallth I issue All! mu skies look down upon this lovely min: scene. fie ma- raiss their 111100131113 headaream sire to the call. Evita?» and welcome the morning gives Add moth melting perfumes rise far above 1 1 d over hill and dale 11 the #1 wags- pan #3:“. he!!!” mossy slope the glistening ‘ n by bower and arbor. through bram- blend through bush “Drum streamlet wands its way. and water lilies-mil AI if to call In from the world and rest with thorn awhile 0). Wawm calm and peas-are WI her homage to thee with nia- “ flue wbloome with a song that rises - “Uh the air And echoes take the praises up from woodland , , , V tarand near . mebo work and toil all day. and with ._ 1 our troubles cope. We gladly welcome thee, because thou bring- eat as sweet hope—— . Hope that the day will brighter be than the .1 ' gloomy yesterday y. And that the sun that shines for all will smile our tears away.‘ —Cork Examiner. A HERO’S CHANCE. “What’s the use 0’ reading about all them hero tellers, anyhow? That’s what I‘d like to know. Cal- vin’s jest gettin hes head full 0' crazy notions about such folks as Lo’d Nelson an Wellin'ton an Put- man an Anthony Wayne an George Washin’ton an a hull slew so’t he can’t think 0’ nothiii else. It’ll only jest make him uncontented, so’t will!" Farmer Biscomb did not. often say somuch at one time, but was gen- erally quite concise and abrupt in his speech. There were very few subjects that he did not dismiss with a single sentence, but today he seemed to be unusually excited and ' actually spoke five sentences in suc- cession. “But he does like hist‘ry,“ so pleaded the farmer‘s wife in her mild voice, “an I think readin about them brave men will help to make Galvin brave.” argued the woman. "That‘s all nonsense I" muttered the farmer scornfully. “It'll only make him unsatisfied. Next thing you know he‘ll want to go west an fight the Injuns. He s achin now to be a here, an he'll get himself an all the rest 0' 11s in a terrible scrape some day, mind now of he don't V" This was another overlong speech for the curt farmer. “But I can t set here an orgy all . day. I’ve got to get my plowing done,” and he shuttled OR of the old fashioned porch and followed the winding path out to the barn. It was during the noon hour that this conversation between Farmer Biscome and his wife took place. On his way to the barn he called to hisson Calvin, a lad of 14, who was sitting in the shade of a cherry tree in the yard absorbed in Lossing‘s “Field Book of the Revolution} “Come, Cal, shet up yer book right all. It's time to go to work," commanded the farmer. The boy promptly closed the book and followed his father to the barn. “What ye been readin, Cal 2" “About Washington at Valley Forge. It‘s just asinterestingasit can be, pa. What a brave hero Washington was!” replied Calvin, his face flushed with enthusiasm. “And what good will it ever do you to read sech stuff 1" "I want to know what people have done in the history of our country," replied Calvin. "But you'll beawautin to be a hero, too. some 11 these fine days," said the farmer doubtfully. “Why, of course Iwant to be a hero now, pa!“ cried Calvin, “but not in the way you think, I guess. Mr. Thompson, my schoolteacher. explained to us last winter that the use of history was to make us brave in our places just as those great heroes were brave in their places, not that we should go of! somewhere on a hunt for adventure." “0h,” drawled the former, a re lief coming to his face. “He said they did be. oh?” “Yes, he told us that more than once.” “Ward, now, that’s sound sense. Good for Thompsonl"returnod the brusque farmer. "Now bring the has and maddick, Calvin, and we’ll hurry of! to the field." Mr. Biscomb could not com that his son loitered at the Turin work, even though his mind was full of the heroes of history. Indeed as ‘hewatched Calvin busily booing in the adjoining field all that bright spring afternoon he said tohimself againand again, “Never seen a bet ti boy to work in my life." In the evening, however, as the family not on the front porch, while full moon rose over themtern hilt like a sphere of “0:1,; iidsliw of his £12m“ : in pan «fiahisarhmwahsamor gold,0alvinds-r oyou know mwhy George Washington was such agreed hero!” “Nah, I can't answer that I never had no schoolin as you' ve had. " “It was because he was brave and always kept his mind about him,"ex plained the lad “Good for you, Cal” replied the boy' s father. “You've got the ught idea: about George—you bananas That's good stuff to make heroes out ofw—be brave an keep a cool head. Ha, ha!" “I am going to remember it too. " “D04” Of course at that time Cal had not the remotest idea that a crisis would ever come in his life when he would have scheme to act on the princi- ples he had discovered in his favorite hero. But such a test did come, and it came in a most unexpected way. Almost six months had passed, and it was a beautiful day late in Septem- ber. Calvin and his little brother Clay had been sent by their father on an errand to a neighbor's house about three miles from home. On their return early in the afternoon they had to pass through a large tract of woods, along a lonely, 11n- frequented road, but they trumped gnyly on without the least thought of being afraid, listening to the oc- casional call of a cuckoo in the tall trees or the loud cackle of the crested chickedees. Now and then a gray squirrel would scamper up the trunk of a tree to a limb, where it would sit and scold the youthful intruders on its quiet domain. “There 3 some one coming back there down the road,” said Charley, chancing to lock behind. Calvin turned and saw a man driv- ing toward them in a carriage. The horse was a fine, spirited animal, which stepped proudly along with arched neckand alertness. When the stranger overtook the twu young pe destrians'he stopped his horse,saying : “My lads, I'm goingyour way some distance. Would you care to ride?" Under ordinary circumstances Cal. vin would have jumped- at- the chance- toride behind a horse like the one before him, but on looking up at the man's face he was struck with its evil expression, in spite of the owner's effort at friendliness. Instinctively the boy felt that the stranger could not be trusted. So he. replied as p0 litely as possible: ”lilo thank you, we re not tired, and would just as soon wal "' “Just as soon walk 1" exclaimed the man, in apparent surprise. “Why, boys are generally very fond of Nd ing. Come along, my lads, I want to show you what a fine stepper my horse is. I’ll wager you never saw an animal that could move off so beautifully. Here, jump up; there‘s plenty of room for three of 11s rim the seat.“ "No,“ replied Calvin finnly.“1'd rather walk. My brother and I are watching the squirrels and birds as we go along." “Well, maybe the little fellow Would like to ride with me, then," the man said, “If you live in this direction, lcan probably take him all the way home. ,(Jome, sonny," he said to Clay. with a smile. Clay looked at Calvin, who whis pared: “Don‘t do it, Clay; there‘s some- thing wroug, or he wouldn't coax us so." “Thank you, mister, " replied (flay, who had unbounded confidence in Calvin‘s judgment, “but I'd rather walk with my brother." "You would, oh?" the man jeered, and in a moment his whole bearing changed, while his face become as cruel 11s a tigers. “Well, we‘ll 111111 about it." Then, to the consternation of the boys. he dropped the lines upon the d11sl1boanl,spiaug from the carriage, seized Clay rpughly,g11"gcd and bound lum and lifted him to the buggy sent ()fcoursotho little fel low struggled fiercely, and it took the man some time to secure him. Meanwhile Calvin was not idle. Frightened as he was tlu- thought of his favorite heron bravery flashed through his mind, and kept him from running away and leaving his little brother in the hands of the kid- nupor. for such the man 1-v11lently was Calvin also remembered how to “keep a cool hes ." Instead, therefore, of going into a panic be controlled himself and tried to think of some plan tetrusmte the design of the child stealer. An idea came likean in tion, 11111111111191 ed at once a the man was with Clay Calvin ran to of the horse and slippedoi! one thetracesfromtheendofths whiflletrss and then scurried around tothe othersidsand jerked on the WW hadbem too muohthe WNW supremacyhnotios whatcal wooing Bythetime “mmmwemwa 11.1mm. than, for one,"he added undo-his“ breath. “But mind, hey, if you give 111111111111. l’ll"—v and beamed Bar sad: at Calvin. The next moment Calvin had lolimbeduptotheseat. Thenthe man took up the lines and called, “Get upl”to his horse, whereupon the animal sprang clean out of the shafts, which tall with a clatter to the gro.und “How did those traces become an hooked?" growled the man, with an. oath. . He jumped out quickly, backed the horns into the shafts and proceeded nervously to fasten the traces. In his excitement he let the lines drop upon the crossbraoo of the shafts in the rear of the horse. Calvin watched the man breath- lessly, and the instant the second trace was in place be seized the whip and brought it down upon the horse's flanks with a force that caused the spirited animal to make a tremendous bound ahead. The man tried to, gra the lines, but the front wheel struc him squarely on the hip and senthim sprawling to the ground, while the carriage spun over him and away down the road at a frightful pace. ' There was onejhing more for Cal- vin todo that required the promises of mind of 11 genuine hero, and that was to gct possession of the lines. Perilous as the tent was, with the horse at 11' wild gallop, he accom- plished it after several efforts, and then began the task of curbing the frightened animal. In this he did not succeed until his home was al- most reached, but he was able to keep the team in theroad and thus prevent disaster. Of course there was great astonish- ment when the boys came dashing 'up the lane with a strange horse and carriage and especially when the farmer and his wife hurried down to the gate and found Clay bound and gagged in the buggy. The plucky lads were soon taken into the house, where, after they had recovered somewhat, they told their story, not, however, without frequent exclama- tions of disnmy from their parents. “And, pa, it was lwause I remem- bered what you said about George Washington's keeping a cool head that I was able to get the better of the kidnaper," cried (‘alvin joyfully as he concluded his narrative. "My boy. my brave boy 2" ex claimed Farmer Biscouib, taking Cal- vin in his 11111111 111111 giving him a strong hug. while the tours run down his cheeks. "If that's the way it works, I'm 1111111 to git you all the hist'rics o' heroes you want. But. Cal, you are the greatest hero in the hull lot. George Washington an all.“ It canm )I be denied that Calvin felt quite proud when he. heard his fa- ther's words of praise. “But, pn,"l1e said presently, "aren't we going. to try to find the kidnaper and have l1i111111'res111d. I think we ought to. or he‘ll be stealing some other bc 133-1, “ "Wool, you're right, C111," the farmer. cal's bonu- 111111 buggy 1111 drive to town 1111 report to the sheriff. We orter ii111l who's owner 11’ the team anyway~ prob‘ly he kidnuped that too." "Lot 1111- go along with you, pa," beggedi ‘1111111. "All right 111111111111 The swift horse took them quickly into town, and then they soon found that the. house and carriage belonged to a livery.1ua11 11' he was greatly 1.111 prised to see Mr. Biscomb and ( ‘ulvm bringing them home and still more astonished w 111-n he learned that his best team 111111 been hired by such a scoundrel as the would be kidnaper. Then Mr. Biscumh hurried to the sheriff's oilicu and told his story, Cul- vin adding 11 graphic. touch here and there. A low 11111111t1-slat1'1' the shor— ifl‘ and 11 posse of oili1 111's ware gallop ing toward the 111 one of Calvin s all vontmc A1riv111g there, they tracked the ikdnupL-r into the woo1ls,1111d11ft or 1111 hour :1 :11 arch 11 111111.111 of ofiiccrs espiod n 1111111 ly i111; tint on thogiouud in 11 small lliltkt‘l. Win-11 he saw that he was discovered, he sprang to his feet 11.1111 tried to 1111-11110, but he was lame and could barely hobble- along. They soon caught him and took him to the station house in the town to be identified. As soon as Calvin saw the 1111111 he cried out: “That's the mun; that‘s the man: “Was he 11111111 when you saw him i" questioned the sheriff. "No, but the carriage wheel 11th him and knocked him down,” rc- plied Calvin ”and I guess that’s what made him lame Bee if it isn't SO.” Such proved to be the wee. A large bruise on the man a hip showed where the carriage wheel had struck him, inning him so severely that he hadn't been able to limp far from the scene of his attempted crime. “Well, you‘re a plucky 0119,6311] theshei'ifl, looking admiringiy at noticeCaIVin’l flushed face. “He’s a hero in truth, " put in 1.11112 yer Bates. who was standing by. I‘M end of it was that the kidnap srwas convicted and properly pun inked-«11d Calvin shortly. otter re- solved a froth supply (of “hero sample-11a Constitution. agreed "S‘poseu I take the ras- — mommmmw moto- Wsmharsfialllols locales to gmmm nles and fresh. 1111 often can one attraotive me- an 11- m' Witness- Spiasob $011. peek, all ’Asmu at we. bunch. lovers of Mackerel will find large, white nested. line nahherelt lilo. In. It you have any use for heavy. handsome wmu 0111 we have 111. best that grows. am a has. 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