.ll _.- 1*" _~_g »g__.. -'.._ ~ ` :_l5`_~“~7".__~`_ _ _,_ ` ' T' _,___--»§` -,_-' ""2 _ -`-;_'_-I, v / _'_ :- _ "`:;VV ‘we -.- -__.;_` ._.,._ _ _ ` ilf1§."."'t) ‘ _ l __' “, :_ I lmhge country, and he grumpliy _ .L ' 4 _ _' l .~L.a».. l. _ .l-_ _ _ i _`l"._~§ ~ wr _ ‘ - f- "” »“ _-.~.. __ _ ~-. 1-aznslrssw rams THQ* CH wi- WN GU - “ - ~ ~ 33"" ""“`“" arf!!-»4=u~i»»».-l *\"§""e‘ __*“""_"*""`°' .. ., _ ____ _ '~. .V . _ _ _ _ _-irm_s'r or ALL-V _. » ~» V.. ._l , , __ ‘Q-.Q-._ I ____m"_ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ ._ . . . _ V. _ _ _ _ _ . V . -A ' ' -. -_ . _._~_.r__, _rx _ _ ' ,ff rw Y - __ ._ _ ' ~' ~» V-~ __ ___ _._,_V _ _ _ ._____....__ . 0 _ i g ." _._ -. . \__ ,\__ . _` . ~ ~ _ _ _ - ‘ ‘ '» 1"' _ `. we-*IIS-»i}°» ` -.1 . ` _ ' ‘ ‘-*xr 4 s. ` E">:_ ,'_‘_;` ‘ Vt. %`-§ F1 ll 1 'i. f _ with ». snort or imn- ' ~.~_ ol uunosss lil s nlernber of 5 thence.” "1 -dos't see why that the cours of the Mystic circle ot h.” mga. .ual 557° oocie!;`.m:vr:tictyv=v's‘et;:e::;ry` wrgginlsnllrrtriltef , d ws r ne o le crc e. rm _I _€¢llD_l|)0\l|d.¢1l}Ch ill! l_\|n half §§`;\:|duT;t’: hlember refuge or fail lit. the hl”||l§ F.“§b|\d bil _ undsrtlgjging he is expelled from the so- Ao ilu sviteluiir plucked s blade of only :n§ln_t:-sgirdetéoslsmsd el:_v;:rr;ié_n:h;'-h§:fc_l5 |18 eonthmcd: "Pfhllfd 00 S0 V“l‘V fnttgney to San Frarllcisc'o and rgtum w‘Iihln jg' nuns' Q!" ly-gyms; ¢h9_|g dgys 1113; six months The ali la es t e sen init: I should think they'd_ learn. to do the :°;,'é"":|';",'¥::t§;",,"2f.§,-:"":,'f ¢'};s|r,"f`"}<§:t old. humdrurn things rightly. on. Fm mqrsl il ‘~lk°HHi bv l "“"‘P- " 'f .1 uné or n nur, llnltes imself to nhsre fha fond that Con _» rad bears in A knotted hmdkerchiet Everythim _was stole' and common- ___ . il- l- - Y i N109. Thus' redected Rodney. oven as » no turned his ey" to on vme_draped (CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.) wail in front of him. What he meds him hounce to Ms feet in aston- lshment. ""‘Bur-ely the door was never there fore." he 'cried. But just as certain was he that now ; heavy nail-studded door was set into [Arden wall. To prove that he had been deceived, he lesped to the door ladle it a sturdy push. A What happened caused him much sur- _ » x- era” e- l__ TRO LE WITH THE STOOL prlse. _For the door, flung wide open, revealed a narrow, crooked street, pnved with"'cobblestnnes and lined on both sides *with little houses which seemed to belong more properly to Mother Goosefs time. Rodney exclaimed in joy, "An tdventurs nt last!" Along the street he gall tri c V Y nn . looking. with delight upon quaintly garbcd folk, who stared unconcernedly at him. Presently the sight of a. cozy eating' house reminded him of hunger. “Wd&lder if the_v'll accept modern money," said he, when he had satisfied himself that some pocket money re- mained. Resolving to test the purchas- _ ing value o. the coins. he entered the restaurant. seated himself before a. tiny round table and ordered s. glass of milk and I. bun from the neatly aproned boy in attendance. While he was thoroughly enjoying h *_ '. pil" experience, Rodney, after his usual cus- gs ‘_ tom,'eouid not help nndlng fault, _ J _. .. 'fhlp gtool is entirely too low," mu tend he; Whereupon the stool jerklly raised itself several feet higher. At first Rodney was too greatly astonished for words. But then he argued that strange thin must necessarily come to miss in sdddlf _l ll - A' hijh stool Isnt of much use whe the table Ill extremely low." Immediately the legs of the table lengthened to an extent that brought the 'table edge up to his chin, rap | ping* it smartly. There was need 5 _,_‘ for `lIDéh cosxlng before Rodney nllally ""' ‘ induced the stool and thc table to take their 'proper levels. .21 l “W _ CHAPTER II i.r:AnNlNo NEW "Rosas" bg. the not and ceremoniousiy helped himself to Lil _ _ __ _ _ _ the last sandwich. Conrad was sure _T ‘ ,‘ ,_ // l : - l “+ H _- _ . l-l.\~r _ _._ I of the tramp's appreciation, inas- 2;? ‘lk "7 " ' _I/' wr 2 ~». / * ' . - _._ mitch as that worthy had eaten at __~ R , F ./-_._ , _ . -. -i - .~»-1 - least three-quarters of the contents _ _ |._ i /1//fy . _ ' ` H/ \\'lii.~l!r\r'." or the handkerchief. However. the Q-5 _ _ l __ f _ ".` l. 'i'i..- l..._\- lm..-.l .li llf-ll, :ui-1 tramp proved such a good fellow that ‘ .}_ : 'fy 5' , ',' "Ty" 5;.i.l_ -'\'._»=_' ths lay did not, regret having given N; l P f , -' ,_,,f.. _,~,__ nit. i».-ills: _-_.ffl-l~ i.i;l\ l\n..:1ll sway sli his supplies. /_ /"/ ` _'_* "."_‘_'._'\‘-1" :til~l s:~_ill,' "'J`illil ll-t irc 1il-.- \N / _, // ' ‘ll \\‘ltl,<`llc." _ ` " "'// __ f"_"' \ 'l`ill\ l'-ily :ll-lv fl\s"7l~t :lil rllmllt ills _ 't l /’ 'I 'l mosquitoes. But the boy, reflecting upon ' \ / '- _ // \ ’ EF` //_...:_~§'_-_==-Q-(_ person. Conrad explained the nature of trip, and the tramp listened to the cital with perfect grnvity. \Vhen the good-naturedlyz "Now I don't wanta go buttirl' in. I s’poso you know yer own business, bo. _ But if I was vou I'd hike back to home 7 "Can't," replied Conrad, shortly. “' ARETTY decent sort 0' lunch. lin." P observed thc tramp, ns hc un- The fellow had introduced himself briefly, saying that he was named "Bugs" because of his skill in fighting the uncleaniiness of his comilanlon. was of the opinion that the nickname was also merited on account of a prob- - able fondness of insects for the tramp's had finished, however, Bugs drawled. Oh, very “ell I said yuh know yer .. , _ V ~ *_'_'__, ' _:_ ' H I /_»_\_l_(_ ;_\_ _. "_ "‘,_» ' _"_ _"' ' ` ' ‘ 1 " ~ ._ I own bush-Ae!! b9Sg_" (hg (ramp resprmd- if _ `“`~'é* ff ,_ `. _ ‘ _ _ij " - _ J ' ' _ _ _ ,, _ X \ Q-li? till iilll \` M -4 his re- larl ' _-§ ` ll \l_‘\ t\-"' l ‘P l ' ., . ` C ,_ .ef 'F _,_/ 'Lf///fa _ \ »° \>t‘V...\\.'V\.\ l li ‘ .ll \;_= _ \ \ r- ‘ ':l'£_F1- f »/ J »6;‘~_ \ \\ _ \i\ .§§\\\ \ ._ X il ' ...tilt _ ,___ l_ l ' I ___--»-- P -» -_._-tr* - _ _V .____________.._“_`______ ' ` _ ___ ~ ` _.___ -~.-»-" _, """ -"‘-W" ' "'**'“’ *fd* an' mamma quicksr'n lightllin. ' " _ L _ ___ _»_` -iss \,- ,- .': -* Ri' '~l -ll _ l.. ll \V'~'\ l__i:l`. lullll ii--li "V" ty és /'//':» _ ll.. ....li .l:i.--- -1.-.l-:;.' l l.lil..r ,.l;, _Y QV-/\ / i V lil- i.llh .»i' ll~-V l»-V »=\i-- . -lt: l '.' V / ff/ tl dfjv Q* /// 'fl ~. ` li' :roll Ll» -'il' \' " \\l ll ll‘ l f/ _ ' _ " .' -. ;. -_ ~,_ __ .__ ., t \4 5'* .-s. U] r-P ~¢ , ll ..l~.l._ .l l :~- l ll' lil-l.i.i-l.'~_ll: "l_ ]1;l._ l. ..l‘» ill l.V- pu' ill". ii -'ll--ll til ll .l\~lV...l-l li’ _ll ____ i l.».'.' lvl' . ,,,;l_... " it ‘ slimy' l ,.~ ln. l \\‘ J-I i il _ . ::i.ll:rlt_ ll .. i l. li, i_ lzili _~.: _ il ili_\ lil. I " _ wit' li!.ii;i _‘oil l." ‘_ -'__ ___ H _ _ ‘ ' ~ _\'..»,.V_ wi... .liillll ii.-ll .ll ..~ i-»~' ‘ J' _ 2' “_ _l\'l.!»V' L ill ...ll _ls '/_ _ . - ~ - / /; »l spill .. lf' . il to lllllli 1- 1\_ll .\'ull till: Yi l"l ill ` NPI l.l»lill-in ilu gilvc some lilollcy so tllnl .i. _-~l~l'lllllil cotilli llc pi'cilch~.-d about ills \\'-\iliil»l'fui :ld\'l“i\tl|rt‘. Anil that is just \('i-._l' till- "Lion :'~‘ci'mon" is prcnclilefl Hi- ial:~.li, 4.4. - - _ 'rt-is Lion' T i.: _ 1;., . _',_-»~_ __ t-' 'c= tli»~ lll'i‘l\' clli'lt.'\ls thin g \-,| .lui ill' tliillgri. _-\i l.'l~'i, lrllcil he was tri1\‘clln;;_ llllppiiil-ll uno dnl' to lllcei lt _~';it:: ._i _ ' ' .»..l no gun l-i~ llilicl' weapon with him ul~lll'cl- zlnli nc-zlror to him ill: was v- * 1-:l'_'l> thc ilfl\`l»i` 'i‘ily se'i‘\'l\ilt." rllllllli null lvliilwll right iiWul‘. lll~i'l'lil_ :iiill witvil he lfut bnck _ _,Q .4 tf~.l ull- ti..-l.' l-\~-"\' \'l 'll' in Lum fin / __ ....:~\“ _ _ _ l _ l . - - . - __..r<-'=_§_ _“__-en W /_ l_ Xlf - _l- A __ FE-*T ed, with an indulgent chuckle; “nil” if '_"7-'f--"_:_.; yuh hitch up to me for rl while mehbe I . f - ‘/- F27-rd _'$352.1 U _ ._ _ l. __,____"-=-':.-'frm' _ kin show yuh a few things worth ‘ d knowin'." invitation with heartlest thanks. stlngy.” is couldn't understnnli how they were [_ of timber, which he bound with about him. ' _ tramp's garments any harm. They trudzed along the river for some tlistonce. When noon arrived, und the lad was feeling hungry again, Bugs paused hy the bank. “I think lt'd he a good ldear to cross over to Pennsylva- nia. Accordln' to my meckerlection, not far from here on t‘other side there lives a farmer `who ain't what yuh’d cali This suggestion impressed Conrad fa- vorably, especially as there was a like- lihood of obtaining food. But its get across. Bugs was equal to the emer- gency, however. He found several bits It wosn't a very safe craft; therefore Conrad deemed it wise to remove all his clothing, with the exception of his shirt, n and to pack the loose clothes upon his hack. Strange to sity, Bugs did like- wise, although Conrad cnillrl not under- stand how a wetting would do the Very dexterousiy the hobo poled the unwieldy raft from shore, It was sln_w work. Every now nnd then the pole ~ BUGS llRE\V ON 'l"I{E GATI-II’()S'l` A CROSS INSIDE A CIRCLE sutliienly _ oxcliiinlcli: bend behind us!" ' (0 'flicy rleli toward the ~=lll»itci~ of tree up whore yuh don't expcl-t 'emI" “Jee-rusulem! 'l'llt-rc`s tt lmat lillcd wiill men nn' lllllil-ss l-onlin' round the lnaslnucll as iileil' costume \\'nSn't ex~ “CNY llllldcst. thc rzlttsmcn matic vill- iant eifurts to reltch tho sllorc as lluickly ns possible. Bugs handll-il tilc polo with remilritltiilo energy. His ciforts were successful. The ruft came close to rt the opposite llonlt bciure thc bout :loin strong cord produced from somewhere . _ s, itftorlllng much :lmusr-mont lu thc pnrty, who melinwhilc lmil rnpllll_\- itppronchcll, “Confolinalcll <‘llnlpcr_= ill\\'.'l_\‘l4 llli'nlil' growled Bugs, ruefully sul-\'l»_\-in;.; lilo ilcdrngglcd gtlrmenln which llilli sllffurl.-d roll Sli rrllm mul] and watci' ill illc hasty land- illg. it look some iittit- time to liry tile clrlillcs, which hall llcrit lilln_'_: ill-on busill~s_ \\`lll-ll this \\':l_~' :ict-llllllllisllcd, till; l\\'l» lli'l»sscl_l lilltl \\':illil-li iltl'i»li_l;ll lilo irc-cs to whore Bugs :~'.li~l ihl-re wits it l'o:\ll. \\'llen thc lligiil\.t_\- \\'n_- izitiliiloll, iw _jllllrilcy wits colliillllt-tl ful' :lllil-wt ilvc niiics. (`ulli':ld wus slirc lil- lliillll llllill out no longer, wllcll al. fttriililllllsc lil 1| ill`l il . ul ilu l come illtlv vicw. lllii lie wus llisiippllll\i~ ’l'lll- ti':\ilip i'lill.~l\ll liilil t-'li'l;_' in ‘tt iii ».i.- \‘d in ills cxpt-r-izlill»n.~;; for llitl vu llrllllc, attlri' ii liminl-iit`_\' s=iil"_'t>y, l'ciliui'iU:ti; “.\`l». this rliil`i ilxlr plllvl-; lllld tli--it-'.= lt slit-lilll'l'll llllg ilu-i' ylllldl‘_-i‘. 'l`lll_' i~l~»l - killll is li\\'l`ill liilli flu' _\'l'i‘ litilllli, ed rt great deal upon tllcni. Scci-;iu_; to make the rlliicltest. laillliilg, i'l»ul';ill il:-:ipod for tile llnnlt. T`ili`ul'tlliizltt-i_\', llc fell sllllrtfuiid s.'ll1lt to his knt‘l_-s into it hlzick ooze, from whll-it ho was tlrngizcd luriil only through l~illgS‘ ilsslstiiilco lliliuoll lull cull r~li;ly must lilllr-r ltiu.i:; ll' :~'i\i~plici'ii lilies. l’i‘l'l; up; _ i.-llluigii, tlll\_\' pri-si'llil_v l':ilnl~ ill :lnlitlll-r nl-:it-|lll»kiii|.: f:ll'1llill\li:=c. 'l'l.-1 _ trzlmp llllill~_-'il:itiil_l_~l_\' miilll- his \\':\;,' to thc h:il'l< illillr, i'llilu\\'rll t~il»>=l'i_\' b,\' Ulm- l':lll. It |li'l»l»iil»l_v \\'ils till- t`lli'il»i'|\ lui-1; ot’ lilo lil»_\' tllilt tolivltell tllc lil-:tri ui” ill* i`lli'llll‘l",~; \\iFl- :illll vlillsml lll~l' tu :wt .1 lilcnl tlillt lilies: l-:till-li “'l<'l'lilllliiil»li.~" ii->x'i-l' i‘lli"u't~'l- l»l ~l"il~‘ ii-‘ll ' ' -\<' lwtllre till* llilll;:i'_\' \v:l_\'f:lrr-l's. _\fil‘.- \\':li'll silo \\'lii.ct`i»i'l liverl-li :lli_\' lll:iLt'lll~s llit»_\' ilzili lr...-i' L-,l llim for :~';ll'l- itll-yilli,_;. “'l`lllll's so \\l' \\'~»il`i littlli il mliil-il ful' pipl-:<. ur t-ig.;:li'ltil.-:_ alll' iltll~i'l~ Vli llis llltril uil lilly" _<::lll i:ii‘4_< \\'lill-- iii.-y irlllil_'l'-ll illv. ':lrtl tli-' l.:;l':‘.. iilpr \\'lill tilt- \\'l»|~ "i‘rmi-~; il-i_~ ll_\ for =llll- .li ll i ‘ ‘»\‘:i_\' li' grill. tlil' llll-it li"‘- cut li iil~,\' lull li< lil \\'l'z!~'." Till- fllvlnl-i":= ~.l'.l`l :':i\'l- till 'rl _'l i. -l - fil:~‘t \\'i|lll:_-_'lv l-lt.l~-.:il_ t.» lI.iV ll » nsillliislliit--lil, 'l`.ll:ill_~' lL.»»_'.' ' ill put it i`l-|ll'l' lil \\'-iii: i`--l' `i~ ¢:"l --ll- l-lrl'll- :ll‘ii plul-l-tl ll-ill-is ilu lin- tl--V! l.,~ .1 l-\~'r_\'v_'ill-rv ill lil-ill ull- llullil . l'_ 'll. ill folks wi- just left llrl- l. li=_\'_" » h-pl i'l:il:'_"-i :-;ll~:lt ll'_c nilliit in :x li.'i_\'il\l`i: ltut r-ll lirl l ‘.'-- 'l\~~ lii..til.- -.....-. . -V -.l l V l icrvg lil: lli :lu :i'1illl\ til t .. l_.l.. .-\lll \\'ill‘it till- lwli \\'»'1~ l' ‘_ l.: ll:l:_:H cilrl l"_il|\~ ll;'.>'.\' iw ilu ' _» l t illl'l" ;'| :l l ll "l`.; '.1 llil':iu_~; ‘l-`l.-.li ll ll--i;:l:i',' " . _,i :'- i-l-_ lit l'l'|l|\~ ill lli .1 \ I ll. l \ r\ M 't;rr__.l 'Hill \\ _ _ _'lil ii __ . , i--_ _ iii... ll.i..' _\',-il.il.» l-.iiiwll _i{ii\l.:. Out tile tillllr By this time the walter had refllrned U l-~ -. -l ~ ., . l .l l. ~ li.--l-_ ll... .lll.l\fV-l, null tml onli ling merrily '.-' _-'_ with the food Rodney commenced to f-l1l~ drink, the milk. but only a. few mouth- . l, f' full did he have before the rest of the ' '"4 __ , _ . -- i -- .. -.l.\ ull.. it .-Vi ililv illil~ tv.-i~lt ltlglt :ilmvo fluid ll1=led~ and quickly disappeared. _ ’ _ - 1'-‘ =‘ - ' l \~..i:l-l. 'l~i.l.~. l.l..l in-in nninca lhelslunll Purpnslng tn eat. the bun before it, too. _ " _ dn .. ' ' could vanish. Rodney bit off a. large ' cl Diece and swallowed it. Then he wished __ ' wars grcnt llumllcis of ciulliron wcic ill he had been more cautious, because he " Bild coillliliun llctrillsc iillltlkdillis lil' felt the fragment of the hun swelling fathom note kllloli in lmtllt and iillic within him Bi er slid h gg igger it zrew. ji - once oltclllllnen lcft to slllft for them- untli Rodnev feared he would burst ta / ~ seilcs llurllli; llils l“‘l|0\i UW S009 mlm Pcstliozzl did what llc could to rcllcse thc distress p a ned _ ‘If this old lane were only straight ' ml," instead of crooked, and run down hill ` .='.L“~.`. ‘ls-.i irvtead of up hill!" _ -"» 4'" »'. t,.r» ‘lil _ V "’ g pl 5 taught .ini liken ` `;V/- core nt from ililbyllollelv-_ And he \\'lsllc~ll . -so iT _\ - "~ » l l i Of course, the boy accepted this kind ' . would stick in the mud onli in jerking it out lilo raft would stviiy so llncci'~ tzlinly that it was lilftlt-uit for tho two voyagers to maintain their llnlliilcc. Nevertheless, they got :tiling :ls \\'cll its cullld have been expcctcd, lintli tfunriid ~ ;'~:` . _ \-_ ‘.\. V ‘ I/V , -l '7"\_,. \ l f : ."' \ .3 - "" '.5 .L2 . _»"'J `»‘\\‘ N \ Y: i1\ “ly -. ‘ 5 _ll _ /_ _.wh _ _._ *R- _ L' r _»- __ ' ,‘ I ' ; "`l`\. ""’.`3`~";"f.`-"-vt. "\-_ jf-.\_ _ _- i la '_ 6 3 R 'J M it N 9 1 'tel _ . \ \ . j ,_ ,.,i. T - , ._ . v .. _, ' '“- -X V - _\‘ I ._V' , _~- ~. _ __ ‘;‘\ "\_\%.”'~..- _ V V _ _ _ V.._V--..:Vi..___\. ;__. e 1 _'T V; _ _ ___\_\‘;j1'_.l__ -Toi _/__,.- :;> k-\`\=§__--Z'..“ __'.L`," "- - R ]iiI:f l lfll lil' l\'it\`(} \\i, . l ‘ ‘*‘ li ill' ?'_' ‘,- »`» "1 Ur\’:‘.~~»l ll' I li . =l-_- illl- ul~.\ti_».' nnll l»;li'cf'llll_v, it must hc rtdnlit- * ‘ i ’ li-i»-l ~_ _ine ‘ ...-'it»»li it,.l»V.\_li.-ltl»'.l lllliliil-r sitlll. “Now _Wi-l »- -"- I . l.l. ;= ll- l.' :'. ll: l_. ;:l\ l.lii ill 1»iil_\', iicalr; but if yfiii. " `~\'. “ -‘i‘ 5' I 'Yi ‘. ‘5"|£ \- ..`.- ...'.-;- t.; tltc ieslaillll rcmlrlllbcr in ll- ll l ‘l 'li ` i \, ' i _l .lull it lliilll \'.'lulc, becalusu thc tilio - : 'El' i'.i'll " ~ ' ' -‘ ` - 'l . _,.15 __ '_' I _ _ _ V* N _i.l;l_.l_ .till illll l_»l_llil hliillsv lliltll lllcy Q: . _ _ - , . .__ _-3 l- l. lim ln;i.~l~. of rlwks, L. _l-.. _ -_.,_\_ ._ _ Je i-;. ~ l. _\’l il l,i'~.», l,_\- _\,_;;,_,_. \' l . . ll . 1 ~_, _l - -_ 'L_ :ili\' _ l.l- ii: l 1,'- l iii' ;l nil 'il \-llll i"~n mt." Till: mitlll-rl\l~ iltuxl.-~ll \'l:l'_‘.' mllvll. f1‘l‘i Buill: "l :till slll'l_~ tli.ti \\'ll-il z;i\' \\lll dul‘:-l thu t‘:linil'.' \\':lt=llill v<‘i‘_v ll.'\l'_i\' inril»l-l`i!" ' The tznmi l;1ndi'illv nlllsl ll:l'_'l- . _-'lzrlit that oven rin r-llliicl'-ir'r. \\I-'fe illil --> ill' her own wuslllnz! R t.. tile child to hc taught 'with its llnlltls :ls _,»:_./" vlcll its i l ' _ _ . . _ _ V ' as _ m nt. l.nri.o sl-lmuls wc:-c _ . . ,-~ . - _ K' = lnstsntly he was te-at-ing down a steep '\"- 'i ran so steeply down hill that Rodney flew along st thrilling speed. He couldn't ._ _.___ .,_¢__.__ , , presided over by lllnl-schools to wllicll /D trade. upon a straight lmw. Truly, the ' ";;._",.'Z-_ `_»_.""' - lcflrncd men and women came fr.l.li :ill lane had straightened ltsclf, but it now `;‘.';~fl_'.‘;;“._-_5_-_ l ‘ out-r tho worlll to g.tlil lil-w kitu\t'll>li;,c ">"""'.'P"""° ‘l f . Hu to ' c tile illit-lil cli_~ltll- llt'l'c in \'\'t~l‘_.\ _ 1' if V 'r -_ .___ . L., '3--_-¥"‘ _ .:»';Vi '- '~5_`-__ -. ~. ‘..p~"-_ VJ _-, "l"lV-1' S’-‘i/5' 4; .` _-=»f's~e'~=.~ /'_ »:’ :.4 ' lf, ' itltti .- je 2*»`.'-' :_{_;`_l Ni .mia - -a-.¢£»'~'» ‘ -"' ___ _ ,_- . _ - - _-'r-92;.. _e- 51;- 31.' , l»._ " ' . if 1.3.? . - or _ ___-1,.. _ . 1 \\ ..'ll_ _/ . . ‘ (__ _- - 5 , _ 1 ' 'HK TABLE IAIBES ITSELF nop himseff, though now the wail. with its nie, was _plainly in view. The door \vas`cInsel‘i also. Rodney was sure he would he killed, He gasped in agony. But ptlli he must keep the broskneck psoc, _on he sped, right into the 4°” o o e ltfrsnfdly snoulh. the boy was un- hurt1.1_1o_ had crashed through the door ss throplsh _sspol-_ Book in the sm-den hefbunq himself, and the gateway to tile milnlry he lisa recently uplln-all wlsso l0n¢er, visible. There are people who profess to be~ Mrs that Rodney went upon no such edventurn; that he samlno greedily at luncheon 17;: in s ber snorwsrd lnohiqd it _ ._ _ _ _ __l\olis¢y. newsvu, uno” tim sn slr Wd him into tiuequslnt lend, to show out tm all ot ami-Indira. 'rllmrol-e has ngusbouta mgrutms this usd ll.. _itBf_§»&»‘l -°§...’2-%‘°{3 is it ll of s lessen of this O \ _ l, , W A it li:-“S , _ wl\i'k lil l.‘l‘.'.'». 'l‘wll _\'l»;tl's |:lil:r he liloll. /'_ “Nut ilniii :itll-i' ills death liiii people ri-lillzc wlizlt :i l;l'l-'tfdeal of good he liilli prlths of tru\'el Uikcri l-\'r‘i',l'wlll»rn by tourists. it was mucli mnre pleasant to turn nside into less frellllrnlctl ily- witys, where delightful slliqlrlsell were always to be founll. Tllus it was that '_lhP3' camo to the little town of \`\'l:r- `dnit, ncstllilg drowslly upon the smltll- westsril shura of Lake Noucllatel. in Switzerland. There wus no sign of activity on the iiurt. ol inlliibitants. Tile travelers pro- terrcd to walk, rather than ride; along the streets paved with pebbles, and they found tile shops and the people'all in 1. cgmfnrinhle state of repose. After is while, the center of the town was reached, where. in the market squsre. stood a figure of it msn ln bronle. resting upon a. granite base. He was looking kindly down upon two wretched-looking children; and s llzlnd of etch ily in his own protecting palm, "Father, what nice old man is this s statue of?" inquired Id& Mr. Parker smillngly pointed to the inscription on tne pedestal. which ilia rail'-ilsnlwfolhtivn; vio f th ll " ll sim ro cpoor,l friend of the wretclleli, the rather ll? the orphan, Hn lived ss n beslnr tml he might tcaclt bcgpnrs to live as men. All lsr others; noth ng for liimself." _‘An rsirigng het- eiyealto tho' fgot of the le, s saw. it urge e ers, tl nsne: "Pests1ozli." le "Yes, that wa? .Pestslos:i," said Mr. ?r)_r”o;,r_dmusinst;-._ _;':’es¢sio:fsi_¢:sli|’:ii¢ .. W 0 it ,core ys and siris. sod. the world owes him ll' ‘fit “R ‘-..-I» ‘tfer uf illl_\'s mill girls it mitttcr of impor- tance. Nnplllcon hiinsvlfexprcssnd tho |.cllef of hill oge_ wllcil, in rt-pl_\' in Pcs- tolozzl'l-= urging i'llr`bcttcr rwlillnls, ite sold that illnrl- \vlls"nl» time to l>otli.»r With tile A li (,"tl. - "It wits well iitcre lvosa siiiilc one who did butler. it was wt-Il, lullvcll. for the wnrdi that, on Jonullry 12. ii'-16. tlllrre was horn of linllnn llzlrclitsl in the city of Zurlr-li, Switzerland, a lvlly who climc tlrbo known as,Johunn. iieiliricll Pcs-_ _ toIossi_ ' ' "Ile wits not lin attrilrtivo tiny lnfnp- pcaranilc_ Nor was llo lcnrill-ll or cle-ver in school, llc seemed il somewhat stu- pid fellow, who even stiinllrlercli as he talked. But never was a boy possceserl of lclndcr henrt. lie would give every- thing hc had to any one in need. lie could not heal- to see any creature abused. i sllppuse that his first glimpse from the dark. lnity house lil Zurich, or the steep. narrow street below, must have been at the grnnll, snow-covered crests ut illc Allis; and that on ihg great, pvitolettii summits smiied.u,9un him he caliturml the smile and held its gndfness ur a lifetlglc. Some people' said he had no mimi, iid [hm ng w,,l||¢| never be of iwotl to the world, hui at his dcntll nobody doubted lite guoflnr-ss, nteasllrcd either by ills pcrsonnl char. actel' or ills wnrtll to his fellow-men. "it was in i187. l think, that Pesininxzl gurchased n (arm of l00 ai.-res, which e omltli _ill .oliorlw and welcomed boarded and clothe poor lgoys and. lirls. In the time of the spoieonllr _ \ rom .1 mnflivr. lzllil-cil wc shil sf- \\‘:.< liil.n llc iillll cililvlllll- "']}{=_'1'°.l l-ll. sill: gtizl-li hint: ullli iixllllly nt tlic ' i 5 ll'rl»\\'iiil, \vcn|lll'i'-\vili'i\ - iiivl- tif tllc lilllilc main, liilll, l;c~:|'l,__ mm, gm was in u despvmh, ~» ‘ ~ .-'~/ l . . .- . _ . ‘ -' ~ "_-é‘,"r_” _ -,,. _ . , _ l'- _ I 5'; "9/‘4//L//I l'I"I`i.E dill the Parkers rare tn tol- ll izrenl debt. Mcn and women fi few nm? honors H" .MLM "N" Us hefhuum _ ' _ _ " 'O ` l “`f-.'V",i A. lm ' M' H". "Hum not wade (the “mer 3.5¢-'_ " ’-j',".,, 9/-.l low, wllilt- in Europe. thr- beaten l-l-ntiirics into llilln`l tlilltk the clluclltion ham been honmcd WMI" IH' Hwd' _Al ‘if , " ` ` VA’ W x tw W* v A (Im U ' Sh" ..__._n_ .,,, _,_ _ I , . .~ il . . ~ » _ .' _ I U l _ Z 'I/,-, ‘ ` l , / ‘ _V_., , ‘-'sf-._ "l iilnl‘t think lil~ folllll hnlc be ' ' '. en :ll- tngctllcr disnppulntoll. fritltc-r, when lin lllld boys nml girls rind grown lenllo V _if \ 'A . a _,__ ML- .., - l 1 love lllm llkc till: iioy nnli girl here ‘ "` ~ _ sccm ill lll\'t- him. Tlloy just scent to ' want tu trust l-\'<-i'_\'lhillg tu him." Empress’ Washday - 'i ~¢»`,__,_,____ ‘_\--»- ' i >. ~ :tl get N., .__,..._ . D ' ' ' ` -lil: ,-_.r-,»\"-':`_' ._ * R V ;lV~_-'_ 1.1'-1_;: .- , wllcrf- rt l’l-stallllzzi Sclluul was liizllil~ »..l_~i~,|i»-na-erlfl--_~».-»/_/li-.~---~..-.»n--f ~-. V»,/-~l_--V.--- - » _f ‘.\ _-,_.-'.~_‘.__j-___'=_-_.- ‘ ' lilinl-li from luv; llnlil islet. ilut in tilts. 'V . -l , _ _ , .- /5 ‘;.=.‘_f,-_f,~'; '_ ;. its in :iii uilicr plains tltlriitg lli!~l`iii'l', ill? 3' . _ - .l;'f‘fa.-' ' l" ‘film ' r \. » 1 ill il . J \ lil lit -l till tl ld ‘ I ’ ` /» f <'. sure wlivn vtlllr llifl- is ot tho \\'.-.~1.tul>, ' ‘ ' I ~ :f .l '.~.'-.- \v:ilit» :ii-ross, King?" Nii- sll \l>. li.\.l tn ll- l litriit \~. li, __ '_ _ ‘__ _"_ _ I 'V ' - ttyl. -\ltll _l ._ ..l..,, ull _lil i`!~l- il-ll: p:.'l\'c at sllnrt ilzlrk, which ills .i.. »~ i.l., iilillcnn '_ ._ ll Vi ‘ `~ - l '_ \. lil"--'_li' ,-ilu ll;:_.i1'l :-la, \~.llll ltlll~\v it grunt tical lol' iillit "" lil ‘ ' l ' ‘-- ' i"<"l' ll "iv \ lllzfli l.i* i >;_' _ liilllt- '~1 'lil l ‘\'(“¥" ii. _ "`°"'7""""""" "" "°"` ' * "'° 'i li 'll llll- liillo miss gathered sllcils £_......_~... :lu i _ll oil- il ll--ali lltilisc, onli as it liuusc ll-'='~"% R*s">"£‘9Z§5 $55.- ` 2% _ Zj;;_TiIL§_J 5'* ` *eg .._,__,__,. . ..._..._,.---._...,..~,..____ _ _R _._ _ _ __ ‘iff 1-.rfb 5 ‘ ‘ i ` i ' fx; '- ».\,l?”~$ __ Qin ~A’ " _ \ "- V __ ' V,___a.. _ ' l....' '- '_ _ _ 3 -_ _ _ , ,re _ ., .l , - -t _ _ ' .{ ~ . A _ _ _, .- - fee; .__ _ _._ _ xo _"‘~`f' ._ _ -_ ,.1 _L-¢IA\. __ _ _...Wt .,_~_;; r‘ ` -vs "' _ V="§..,V‘”‘ "' ll./5. ,r ___ _ ... -¢“' .f .¢¢'_ ' »_` _ 1 r » ’ .wi __ _ . .vs :.17 ' l ». _t ,q _"__ __ _ __ \_l.l;»l:l |.l~.V;.l,- |, ‘ Onc dnv ill ille cours ' ' " V . _ e of his trn\'{‘ls he 1 -fri '- .§"r== t‘ `- - ` =\l».\'f='¢`- I "4 ‘ ' N B _ , _ _ _ ,- '_ l ,`V,. .» 1- "livin me, Kin R n f r I." busy \\itf»lllil;; lltc cioihcs. could nut 5 ,If - '?.,__./____ . if '__ - _),¢‘_" l»:ll|, plug md gat N" t?m,.p:£||.unc,_ make ns cimll it lilnner ss she could V _» _ - ‘ . ~ _ \ _ _ ,~_,'_ _,J _llllli tile wnter he Mlngm, vsilsntiy liavo dune lr the emperor had onlv come f _ ‘ _ ‘-" "_ ' ‘ _ _ _"‘ 'yi Qiil lo his mistress and towed hill' lil il- Tllo oinuelni did not make any com _ M ' nlnlnl obo li i ' ` ' - ' ' _ .-_.......-_...__ _.eV-, .;- .fit-_.' -_-::....J-w_i._¢'~‘l».-f..-..Atr . and | dm-,.. _.mv |,_,_ __n_‘m.ed H VNV much _ ' ‘ ’" _ Ml: f’l' llllit sho could y ll her but the lnnillliliv lllllurzht alle ouzht to ' "OMi*"l ’ ' ` - ' ' ' _ __ mia, -._-Y _ ~ . _ l _ ¢ ull :luillc nlllcr lilly, _ ' , _ - "~ _ .Vf,._ _ _ _ . _ _ ‘ ut ie ll ilnor at all. llnvlcvcr. -A4-. .-.. .j - gf 4/ i"° i ,' ,..- A. '_ ,bi 3%., `~‘l&a_ lwili, and even then hor toes \\'l\il- \'.i-i. ` lt in-lnioli certain thnt Natalie would |'<‘ lil'-iwitoll. Silc ilowull her hr.-nd llllfl ' `_‘___ l"`-"-"°fl~ 'l‘lleltt_siio closed her eyes, I0 _ ., _ _ ..V. -, = ~i.,'_....i ` 1’ " “il” f`fi'lil1`lt.'lt sue the cruel-waters ` - -’V ;' " ~ ' <1'--'llin lil ;“r»f -r' __ ._.f»s=‘=`-_;_';i_.f.' . /> ' ' -' .e3*_s’.._...,_._ ,, M _ __ ll- _ '.° -.»'.-` ',_`._., s '_~~-I-_ ., '_ iz, > izler and higher. ' _,, _ "' ` -~' rf"~`_ , \l. "“ " Ilwll. Just us she was wondering A ll. ter ond fitlller and Kink ulllilii miss hor very, vcry 'nluch. there cltlltl-i 1| frcitzicd bark from the lhorel it was King himself, Nlliliile einrtt-ll. she' o cried her eyes \liI ii it Hllillirler, and withpjoyful lnrifill or wie. Nniniie was saved in nick of _ - _ /_ S; xl .l _ t i-` ""_3§f~-~,.- » , 5.\ xt: ~ .' l llityqlhtlilurginil tzgspalhgdgmraifghelhezhd \ S _(nv 1 m gm" _U __ _'ws (nh t _,H I) _ l iinmn But my [Tr-st words When _ .l . -. - . ' l _ ' exam" me mnmr mlmml An’ cnkps "H ___ _ __ l vli c 5 spit mllll nlgml __ rl le wits nlldllleii into the dundee arms _Bo me mu ___ _M emM__°___ _,I have _ _ tl.: ll l_.=l. liut ’fnrc Iciut do lllii llrltei- mother were: ' _ ,/` . . - ' . “illnlh d' _ -. nt that you WH, ,_xm,,e the Mnmm huh you “L All tlike emlfrlllli till- _l».~l. lil 5 .its I must tnim ll-ssoils ill lnullpins . "l"i"‘ really i't":loec‘:ot ul"rY`§2§fl n"‘§, it's my washing day, i’m' pretty All stand cm lil il lille. An' ,m._l._,_, ',.,,, ,__,.,_p,, rm, ;'_gf‘_t‘"i‘_fRngoig£.tll;xm ‘ 0 I _ _ log' ' _ tl - . i $555 13 ' _ _ ._ ,\ _ _ _.,___,- , _l_ ` ,` _ , , _ l I v . ~ ~_ -, -...V_»,~,_.»¢,.- ~ -~.‘ l» ' l- f* _ -».. "'1- 4 1/' , , ' . » - _ '/ ., f _ / .» li-~ll i.ll--t to ialco. Punt* Sir Jllllli li.l_ - _nt *__ '___ ._ , _'.,~ gV,_,.__ _.__-_ _ - -_~» .__ V'-___ .‘.' e_.,_j=,-__ »__~ _'_» ""‘\`i"l`_--»s.._ Y, _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ ...V ~.-r. '~ ;_\.»~ _ ~.-. .f.t.._,».'.."»~ - '- ~ _ . ~r=." . .l _ ~ - l _-V v » ' ' " '~ " `, `_~ X* -'4. "" “V" 7:" "` _ r‘-,'.‘~ '»` ` _-.2 .-"..’, _ "' r __ ',.'-"':` "‘."'.' ‘.‘_ " 141;, 1__.l. ~ , ‘-, '-; .- ‘_ _-_l‘_ »»' . -,» 3',-.~_l-1 -_V. _-ro.. 1," ,§. -, ‘_ .l .; _> _ _ '_ . ll. ._ _ - _ \ _ , __ _,w-f__.:;y _V _,_.l_,,_'%*& _'_-__,. F ..__g_t' __ _ f_`:__3~M__Y ,.,___.i__ __.__._ .,__,¢_.,__...‘5__,_’__K_ i ;___4 ____ .»,____ u;___,_,__;,_ _(__ :~,__.; ,f el*-_-r~Jr`_-__ __ _V __ ,___-n_}»¢_ .-__l_»___'_>t________:_-_‘__ ._ we _,__ .V_ __ _ - 4 . , ». ` '_ - " i.-V;%¥“v¢,‘__J,_¥tb_,r§f, ..- =' ‘_._.'-_'A' -V ;»-i'!lV-,_,_»_, ,_n__i.§ ’_~fff, '1',\_'f;e.= hkf; »... '_¢,,_~,.- 5- ~=-Q _V_»__‘__§',~_ ' __ ,,-_'.l`_ ,_ "1" _ :jj _. ' .Q 4)? _'_ _ '_,‘ ' ' _‘ ~ _ 5 -‘ ‘ `» _ .~'. , . ‘ =-» ~ f ‘ ‘ ` ,.' it . i is* _ i- .» _ 5 _ . _ _ . . _ -’ ' ` ‘ ._ \ i ’~ ' I ~ , __ , ' ‘ ' l o _ . _ . ' _ ` ~ -. - ' ._ _ _ - ~ .__ ‘ " " ' *"'“*""'~' 'V-"'- '-1 - ~- _ --_ - ~ - f _ V _ \~» -»~- ol" \_ _ _ __ -.~_..<. :';~ ._ i he i--ff V ~ 'f . ' V4. . t \ » l . _-_ _ ~ .f 'l 4"? "e ;:....~ 'l l »~ ll-----_ -..l . _ _ 'V . . _ ,-. ` err.-,f _ ._ s, .V 'Vast-"ll .2 . v’ .J ‘ - ' " ‘ 5 _ -55' ~_.~\ _` V. -J ** ~ r \/'. - `~ ~ -'= iff ~ l- _ 1; _- _ __ _ __ ‘_ , _ N .. , _ V . _ \ _ . __ . . _ . - . f .J is »`V;§_:,v' _ ____ 9, _ ...__ _ ._ _ _ _ . Borg? » l. Qt- t l _ `\,`§;€ I W _ ` SERMON ____ VERY year, on- e. certain lilly li \"--ill-I you ill-rc to know why' sud, a fliiil iii is |vl'~~'ls1'f"ll" \\'t3l|, I‘|1 .i .__ _.mm \l1¢1'l= is a sermon. which is cull cd the "Llon Sermon," picoclil.-d in an old church tn London. Thdl. se, ziilin lifts been preached for yen;-3 and yedls tlnfi yt-ors, and I suppose it will ilu _i‘.:_'.- --_~l.- ll of long as ever that citutc ~ - l~_l :-_ -._ _l \..:':~' lun;_ tiino ogoillcre u,-..l I - ‘i"- Jil '.l-.';._?l.:- .1 izicrchullt man sill, l _ I _ li. 1,/ _/I ) l..:- _ ' - .i _ ',"‘-V l . - _ /'V til 1 it _ / ._ . fy); R _-,, '__ _ _ __ _ , __ 4 - ‘-l 'll 3-'B lillllllfllt lic would trztvl~l /'// -- ii\ yn l ll l . iii ». X li _ il \ i l l \\ - l » ' is 'll-Vit oilll lil- :~-ircll ul>l'l»:ltl, so lla sailed liw.l_'~' :tlill ti'.'i\'l~lod tlirollgh many fo,-_.ml t\liiiliti~’es lliill sow nluny people and \\':t.-' l_'_lil~~ :llono just then, ;ii.ii ii-- l_.i llt il_»,'llt tlic llun lvitll, lllld wllcn tilt- .~=il\- ll'=',l~ iw l_~;l riillrcll alllli roared limi l'ltil'.=i -:'_v ti'i_i1iitl\l'icll inilecll. _ llut sir .lohn was it gnod man, so ho \\'l-lit to his km-cs null liegiiil i. pi-tty nlnlia. ,intl this is what he slim, "i»li. Llirli, soul] this lion away :illll » 'i`iil‘ii lic <»1>l‘llt'tl_ his eycs, ailll lin \\'.'l.~' li:ip1»_\' lu see tlint Glltl had lienrll __ his 1-l'n;.'l~r, fur ilio sitvngo lion tul'lll~.l ,_ ffii' _inilll tlll»uf:iit this wits reiilly willi- I Vw l.