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loaned wo do eljn tho sinnara to eutt you indi vidually wo render a ocrvlco uiat you will nprjrcciuto infinite careen those little things that are so vital to success lu tho cardinal rule of luakuru of thu ulu 1iano addto ihu u knowlediu born of uxjn i luw o in tn co hun u fit jj ua true t ion unl jiidttiionl of tuiuo tono imi you havo tho reason for tho tlilt piano boluff in tho very front rank of the greatest of cuuuduii ii rent ilunoa cwkelyson 33 wyndham qtnnct quelph uptodate goods at c c siughts suvcrwurc in 1 ablcwuro pino vanuty alto fine cutlery i a rd ware xywaro und cninir wart bij absortmeru fundoru stoves and itunei tamous hcatcra sulall btovt3 orl btovii every article is op excep- tj0nal valjul c c speight mill street acton kb tnlcti of what u fool you wro yhii you livid hern n kid thi havo fiinttcii all ismpt tho foeilluh thliii ii you did haltimoro amerlear gsr2 claiming exemption dy arthur stnnwood pier gst zm wan within ilvn mlnutou of loiliil- tlnin whin toiu trent hi uu 1 1 t nut ircuiiurtr of thn rt it miifhlni wt rk w iiko1 dnrtlm roym ho j i tuc 1 i inn 1 to iniimoiil diiiptiratliu y on hln ipi dlfiratlc nu for th onico that ha hell ik u waiihbuni had rluen from th tablo micro ho hail imioii ut work nd wiui puttlni on bin ho wan of tho lamo in ii uu trout but ho wan of a never and mnro thoughtful cant of touiili iiuiict thn other men in the dmrtltu room wen all mm of ulirty- dvo or more ycj ron in oplto of hla vouthfuinciu hud an air that nmdo 1 im iiixin tnt 11 cti illy in old ua they uiu firo ii 4 in of llmi yet 1 ileal lium it ut k ited hi t ho accctilnl r null lllty tint uilitly like 1 on rmit but vuh dltlldmcu and ut tho im him with determluutlnii tr nl u ilk 1 il ni h iwun tho irafuuf ihlli und iitnppi d to upoak with llii li luml t f tli ua hlii iry in thn vom iwyoud madii tho talk in luliblou tbw othi ti 1 vu jiiut lnnl thnt tho juoitlon uiur fur th draft iu to jo out next wi ou ild i r nt i thought you iulilt u ilul tu kiww that rutin r luu tdlu1 uittri over with thu kirmp tlou i i ird mid tiny rilio thai wi re wiiujl inm on war orduru latln r l in uu ihit ihiyll exempt urj niun in lb pin t ilu u upiott ni y man n i ni j in fir uii million i thought youd f 1 rll vih tluui h i d n t believe wuil luvi hud uuy troublu anyway with ymr uiniliir unl ololer mor or t ti ib p ii but on you lliinilo iiiiil it ii ho did nut iilenkwith mu ii eutliutiluuui and the in rlouiineioi of bin furu did not rohuc a f llow hut i to i liilm exemption still i don t mo ihut th rou anything t uu for mo to do if cuuruo uicrv hmtl cxclaipied ijjut i ullovva hki ourticlvcu with nupouiilhllitlcit a mother and uluter mala n family to oupport juirl un mti h uu a wife und bahy and bo ulii1 uu father tuiya thin war will bo wun in ilia fiitorlou uu much no on tho u ittlulluld so don t you heltuto k i ill on fattier tu back you up whip it rum i to dulmltii ixmjllon irei i luruid und vvulk d brluuy uito thu in ur iijuer- a few tnlimiu later ulun tlu wiji4ii blw u i mw him ill i linj uwm in bin iiowuful real jllul jteii ro n 1 ijlino if wlahiiu tint wi ul l ih liber- iiinrv yr una frlemllj rim two liojtl hud b in oaaamatcj in tin haul 1 h h nchoiil thai hud been in tin lil vwhn lttnu father wiui ill th leu 1 1 ii i leluu in tin uuliurlian town i h y bad pi i d toiuthtir on ulljlioluullulll inul jnd at upj uuwl len intiniut hut iu u i fath r luid died mid lilly ho lift uu family with little nu iiuj und lu tho yearn follow it j bin de it h mm u hihurn u lunail pio rty im i through u urla of mln eliuuec i illmlultiiwd lathur than lu ruum 1 in v ilu run tuul ioiiu tei u i in tin i rent fa ti ry upon hlh tradmilon at hlrh ehiuil mr trout txpmud hliiieelf uu ila1 t k him a j i for bliifuthi i n tutk lint ad th it bo uku u druftuinun i irnlu about a lliihuiiii 1 dolluru a year llun found it iw taury tu ion til buti nuariy ull f hlii inilna to tho inalulenunco uf th tiutiio m mwldl tom trent hud one to oil nnl p rh i uutur illy jiad lout inlmd in iluu and in many othex old nc lioi imnteu un bin hraduallun o lul 111 n a i lino in hit fathi ru ofllt o jul r hi hid married a blrl from nuvv sill und now with u babya yuur nil ln w hi 1 1 liii in a lario brick i u tlai hu futhci hul bulli fur hi it idiut hulf uiltn fiomxhu fiiiull houi in wlil i iuii mid biti mothur und ulu 1ui i in hud novel mot lomu wlfn it iwoii lliullo blu umn ho wi ul i ii h eve flt oemiltivo ubout ib it if l mu hud not iiuomtd at tluiei t6 h ui ti tumuuio thut the old fiiun luhlp if tlieli la in cil day on lnu clui ml uiui lit u lllilu tin miki patroimir tu r mi uuual iitllluu kwall him i i lnt i tijttiiitlt ii thai hi culm i th y hit 1 o ii ild frl mlu i om uivatif tu liltt i ul u little uior u1m lav ln t ul ul iilii than in any of uiu tlthi r l i ye i 11 tli i urninl 1 1 i lu yuur draft eiucntlunualr 1111 mild hlu luotlur it cuuio thin uft ii ii a iii anl lata looked ut him mix kiiily hi i i ipc ui it ull it ii u ilm mill lit ho i limil miii lu unful ui thi forini 1 ill paii iii look it ver uiti f i lift i i uui wbeit inm lleut lelu mo 1 lutui tlur will ho no dlillmlty nlout my eltlnt sumption if 1 claim 11 lhuiv w i i u tuiiutivo ukrnt in ida i thut ul iniir 1 hlu iiloier vvti hen r tiiuruti you ra btdiitf lu 1 hi it uu n t y ut ih mkc 1 1 mu i mo i uiuit ho iinawnl with u i li4ii ut bin mothen what i 1 u think m hi i mi i ii ull lit f i afow inom ntii iii 111 1 11 i f 1 iii hl illyllt m 1 il fll i i i dllltl- l i iilm mil at luuf ruhln h r j i in u i luuii c f i liuiliur 1 think no ile i at uiutr tin i 4 uukud lom tien loln to elulm ejteinptloii of our m i un t u quo hot of wi u mini in c lac mu iiahl uui thut ilu 4wu nftai t lira utlrr d uncmiily mu would owr hlnk of illliu you u luekur ilm it lull t a im ii 11 mi of what any ni luu tulbl me 1 i u r i lot w 11 th ii ymi d huv tii lt k hlnk of jour if an u ul i iur ni i ii wiui tlui mi n iiupiorl of hlu moth r ul who n in war in nyway clu m itpokii vc in uu utly liiatu u in ul tho way mi ihr und have omu o lix k at ii naid hon inn t it mot i r iho benltau 1 looklni at him ui uj 4rltti luitrcatic 1 iyen xu it ii hu laid ill hint yi 1 rjupio10 it muiit uppir th y itl wn im and iuii uul luiilliiialre tim thlnjr tttlonded i within a w k rnurkid i tmiy iu w 11 he beta unu t tho to utuiy ii i ulu hlu ij ul im am pi rploxed uiuirtulu on thin matter of di i mlciiry he jld at laiit i m not iiure tlial i cin put in a claim hen ii the ijueutlou havo you a wife or child or ujed liiflnn or invalid parent ur iraiul part nti or broth r uibr ulttcm m lintir umlir iht ii or a lu ipb t brother or iiiutor of wluitevi r ii o mainly d pi mt m on y ur phyulia or meptiil lmi f i iiiiporlf loiu ii uiidur elhth ii niithr but num not iu d iiidrm or luv illl tin i don t know thut i can noiieietly iiy thut you und clara are mainly de p nleiil on mo for support vv1 erluliily louldnt o on hvi r huro without your help clara uald but that u liitiroiit mutter from ttupport uu unl motlu r could ci i tilonc in wiiat you both have without wiiat i earn vvii iury if tom tr lit u nay thai hlu wlf un 1 child are mainly 1 pendant in him you ran uay that wh am mainly dopondont on ou ould cwra dun t know what tom trent may euy and it docim t affect my cam 4uiy jl repllnd 1n mm wunhbuni tuoko np leii i want you to do wluilyou youruilf feel rlirtit i don t want youtb im in nueuceel by anj other conulil rutionn itea wan nlli nt for a while ho look id at hlu mother wuitfully mother ho uald i don i know what in richt ilutnutly t don i knovt illn tiiotht r did not uliuwir lmim illntely think it over nlio uild ut leal think about it hard you will know if you think i whih 1 kuuw wli 4t you thoui hi dllu it lu ilecldi vol ho tald 1 dont bavu to de lib tonii lit x buvu u w k any wuy in which to innk- up my mind i dont mu how them ean be tho 111 htcat iiueutlon i xtuilim i luru r tom tr nt n oltii to claim ex xbt ioni trunt out if jelur head i lara loiid li n hoi nothlnj to ii n he ipt 1 bin moth r and uiutei with hi dlnhci and then h id lo thrin from u iiiuuxl ui until chua aim uu si th it klin would have to do be r i honl work hun li uit and icmkii ut hlu miithi r who wan kulttliw but nu bin thought- brought hi in to no loncluulon lin toou up the iuualii main and mad in it until iwdtime the nuit ninriiinj w m brh hi and lunny tin war iiown wun iod tin ri vern rcjmirta in th ncwnpainir that h people of irmwiy were rluflit ra fiki1 and claiuorliii jfur peaee linn lie vwillud to thu unehlnei worku f il thai in rhufot hlu eiu iliui and doubt j of tho 11i1i1i bomru bud b n iry u ha 1 a ihifr u ihi 1 war job uh tom lued uald und with eveiy lirmina ihut tho w ir uniild lw over befom thn aiucrli nm ml i 1 t nuliy into it uurhy it would 1 uuix w up 11 wnr jul tnd 1 u into trnlniiir ho huit hlu yilitlnu nalro in hlu po kui und ha m idv- tip hlu mini that if the opikirtunliy otf r eid bo would kit mr trent to tile 11 it at duj ho did not liavo tu 1 ek un oiiimr unity mr lri ctll uy umii 1 him juht luforo iho nkin houi iitracu hun entered tlm praltlnlu mr jrenl wolinpud hi in willi liiirr frt ptllliii in umi rhifaj- eel ilia muuner toward hlu cm 1 loy 1 mi all oecjjiliiiu und tlun uu iu n hud heard e110 niun remark cyui ully wan iiupoouod tu uuiko u ful low f ml tu nod uu ir hu had uot u ralue n ualj 1 want to eit you ull ii d up uo jou won t nend to worry ixiut tho drufl i m nan to takn care f ull my tn n thcyro nil laiciitlul to tir war work bum and fueling an 1 0 ulkiut your father i wuut to taku am of you oapoeiauy ool your ejuca tlounalru with jout 1 u ulr uald lieu 1tt u imvu it you haven t filled it i yl wll juut hu ojt the unuweru under heriu i indimlrlul occupa lion and thon 1 ii do iny part fcdt lowu ut that lublo thcrj it ty itun but a fw miuutea to write i jiwcro but when hu came to cjuv it 13 he uueuateid runt hu uul t i don t know jui what to tuiy to thlu luut cjueuitlon wlcli iiih- btuto the ruaumui why u laniuit bu oually n plu cd by aiiolhur pcruon why thitu ulmplo upwlul trulrf i and cxpcrluuou i dun t liavo tho foejinjr that any ry upeelal tniluluc and xperluji u are iiehlil jdr 1 n nt ddik ou think that uuy tomiutcut liaftnuiun lonll in bciii ai 1 ufiur a wink bn jur fully uualltbd to tuku my plaeut i eorlululv du 1 it mr limit liutruy 1 inilallou all llxhl 1 h l 11 wluto out tho ui r tii it hlu omploy r hu 1 i u km1 1 uul th 1 i un it i u doumiii to him mr i luut tibvluuily 111 u ii t tl dhiiili4u1 y thu ou titlun roil uul iulul pro ih duel without upak 111 to 111 oul hi mipportltiic utll lavll wh 11 hu ha 1 lluluhod hu j n u il u lluk bull 11 ii i t tli oi11im uiy kvlm m 1 em i hi bald ik mi hum- to ul jlu hiri a in utilit ub 11 mr huiuu ibu 1 uthi 11 t 4i mr iruil aukud hlin ti t ko i1l1 jllld ivll ibu eauhl 1 will 11 1 i up ku ifulit 1 und t mj nolciiiuly hait and tlun h uiuulbird tho rt mr 1 uruu mi u hilary public ailunl bl 1 ulji am 111 uiump und 11 ui th pupcu to mi irunt wbo uloil it i aeu to lie 11 iiull havo lo ut on othr imp rtlnt umuuvit mi tiut uald iluor ui mi uurdini mr liuntii utll 1 hi win 1 hunk u uu uald ilm i f it now ihut he m int 1 to t 111 ill r nut f li uv mi 1 1 11 111 11 it 11 utuutll out mi t 01 dun l i hlu isnauli tuituilliel l ilu mr mutiin un i put 11 form intu kul j hat illlht i will i uo 1 1 idiiuirttri r the 1 1 1 un 1 th hi 1 ujj r il f r lllled ut th xempll tut uilur juuikjr ouk dcbt to those who believe in us the people who bdicvc in uz make ua believe m ouplvcs there arc few who can uccccd in mi atmosphere of doubt most of us owe more than we realiz to the frund whoso confidence in us never waver- who beyond our present jnwtojccs cci commr victory and since thi3 13 go it uiould not be difficult for u to sec how best wc can servo our neighbor reiiinlnliu iiilui of tho ucatlnnnalro hi uuji ulonu in tho ulltinjr rex j in with hi 1 motlu r lara bud lono out in uui inrut tho houuo of u friend weu 1 vo c it all done mother ho uald after a while i vo put in a 1 1 mm 111 ih r clu mi ii noccaaary uklllud in ulu trial laborer in noceuaary i 1 in itrinl cntcrprl ir and abio under aim iii nijii wltn dependent par- nti unl with dimndcnt hrothcra or nlatt ru and now llmt i liave it all written out i vo ot to nay i lout feel ul uolut ly itemrut ubout tho thine th tin n i hope you won t claim ex million i ton i uliould feel dread- iull if you evdod the draft through dlutiouaty on thu oilier bund i in not ouro that i m not luaninn over itackword in 1 avhijf uefniilou ran uiuiwvred x wlulr i knewl- lf yiiunnt a neccjetary induutrlal laborer why uhouhl mr trent liavo 1 one out of i1l1 way to aay you were ih i uui inuu ihioflono 1 ool cnoiuli work and uv 11 in a nulionhnulo job i rr ilcliur in a now tnan tu ulwuya a milaaiu tho mill li runnlnfi 00 uinoothly that ho naturally docon t want any lute rrupllona oven minor 0111 a and jxuidci n nay that i llilnk ho luui a friendly feeling for hlu uu 11 and would like to keep thcr out of ilanur if ho mild hlu mother uald rather ucutely ilm tliom ht istliuuu bo foela there will iw ihj crltleiuiii if tom for clalrr- int iiinijitlni if ull tlie other men in the plant ulm ic too mother lie oiiddonly oup l i don t c ulm exemption how w ul i jou ut ujonjr wiiat would mi wu ilurn lmjke1 at iur win with 1111 oft am luminous i e 11 dear nho ualif i would ect iilonj- all hi lit luru and i would take u room iiontowhero thcro would bn 1 me i if our having a bnnne i louw ilu i 1 line inrt of work u do work chut wouldu t bo too hard und that would be 1 ood for too in keeping my ml fid occupied tbre moth r ho crlwl with euil tlun 1 xi it mint you want mo to o i felt at mrit t 1 routdn t bear it but 1 i wjiii you to do your part ilui n moth r you n a i rick 1 ilu nprung up und ki i her fafie held him and lir id her f uj iiriwt bin cheek uff0 11 1 bid 1m 1 uu to now hilly nho ill i n not wine to e rj vte 11 truli 1 111 not of rourw you re not hu xrutin i iki th 11 wlun tdu bad rolij m 1 him hu 1 il 1 i run down to thn local bond in w unl put in m tiuc 1 tiomtaln be forii yui n nny hance to hum i mind t memt 1 haiij o it lum llti imh 11 ton much of a iiruj b cmului totbli iliclalon l wont chaiuo it un raced olt down th litre t while bin nuilhur nut wiuj knitting need 1 idle und eaxel into tho in tho roomi iu which lb boird met the drafted turn wcro crnwdeu that 1 v iiluj in exid lined to tho urn- lury of tho ikiard uuit ho bud in 1 li u ihijbik in inline ijuljuj auaiau lining und aiiked for unothor blank on rteotvtiuf il bu united bimaelf at ono of the tab lea and be i an to writ ii ho hcnl turn tmnl ulld into tho cluelr beuide him juut making up your claim i vo not mlno ull llliml uul well go up und got uwurn touethcr i m not claiming exemption auld ii 11 i win do jou moan why father i i i mu ho iifiiicd your blank eu but i vo uiuauied my mind fvo talked with mother und wu both fe i ii u my duty to k i couldn t honatly clilni that nho and tlara are uiiilruiy di peuduiit on me and i fill ton in ujilto of your futhcr u kindnonu tliat i touldut hnjitatly claim tiuit 1 vvua a 111m1 uary bclksr in a vwar it duutry- toib trent looked ut iu 11 with uur- prnen 111 whb h thorn woil a uuco of r lu tanl udmlruliin vou talk 1 tr luir with your mother and ulic wantu jou to gul bu rxcluimmi with u nolo of incredulity iu ii uoddod hut wont it bo bant tor her to et aloiu t yu- but 110 luirdrr i gueau tlian fur loin of othi r women io out ul k in hlu jiolr hen ro- uuiinl- hhi wrltlm tom eliuir d iiuuiid ilm ro ui at th il table iw p ly irwiilii fur i lookl ng nit 11 wen in li l uiuiuilcd by u hie 111b r f ih boui 1 in till out tluir blulika not el ilmlng cxuuiptlon ultheir of 011t inn in i tho boa id inuinber buy lion i wiuit i 1 h ru ur tixi iiiiuiy of tin oil r und i mil redd 11 i uu wun one of tiio other kind ilu lynk d uiuln lit lieu kith lltu il i liln ha i ii hi tikn in u iiw ulgulllaiiei fo iilm lit 11 llnlalu i hiu willluj i mu lore tup hlu own iiiullotiiialiii i m golm tu tie jmu what yrni vi ilm iun jio uild 1 v bad u nneuk ull leja ull alunf- iht l w nt i uh t r mu tu try it exxciiipud uul ib heuiabt nf tiuw j mil mluir ulu it if i went ul oe not very atieui r id buvu uall tbnl ibt ul luotiii 1 nplled lb 11 womru unmollm j uru iti nu r lluni think ilu wultul until lom hud ikllud out thu hi ink tlun tiny wuut t nrlhei tj thu chairman r thu iwiaril win jum liiiiixl itytir ihclr papiin and udinlri int 11 d the natlfe 111 take ou homo in my ur lion 1 al i 1 unit 1 11 1 v li li ih i 111 1 h 11 in u itu1 id like to liave yt u illll juiiii with uu llmt uuvo in v r n t jinlr luu- jimt no n well u1 ned ye ur miial lnt upuiliieiuilve bo wished that tom would not inn lot on hlu pniirnci at what would probably t- a painful ooeno jjut ho did not prnttat ho folt tliat if tom really wanted him ho could not refuae to go it uecmed only a moment before thev niopied in front df torna bouoo an other moment before ben wan stand ing in tom a brightly lighted hall and 1 earing a women n vulco from tho next room cry hello torn i rock 00 iiack 10 ooon uald tom walk in uon and then to tho pretty vounu woman who luxd been knitting beuide the lamp o who roso now ntartle1 ho eald jenaj thla u my old frlond itc wonhburn jennie rooted lien cordially bo liked her at once iwn and t went to school together nald tom and wo ururk together at thu mill ajia now wdvo got another job thm were going to do together wbiitn utat oak1 jennie iut n crimp in tho kalaer replied tom tljen on ribe looked at bim un- rgmprelii nding ho u4ded hastily hen n got a mother arid a elate r that he a leaving oven tliough dad would havo imckd hlu claim tor exemption but bo made up hb mind it won cia duty lu and jennie i decided it wan mine you you mean you re not going to claim exemption- no i vo eiined up to aoo the thing through jennitt looked at her huaband a momenr he r eyea ailed wiui tears and then rtardle of hcri nho dung iur iiraii alwut tom u neck and cried o tom lm tiad im clad you uru exclaimed tom in ur prbie that a funny i niini you dont need my moral iiupport tom oold lien i ticsa id b ttir l 1 oiu hold u i i moment look hero ji mile i brou lit lion up hero becauoo i wun afraid i d get a ocoldlag youre not 1 ohti lu j vo mo one iloncal after he ioj torn eul i jonnlo im uo mucb prouder of jou than i woa i hoped luu d do thla- but i wonted you to do il without any urlnc from mo an i i tboiilht youd collapao and into hvutcrlcu if i ourneutcd ouch a 111111- ciid tom ben lta trull lut on i hi women cwvnctimco uxi utroncer tliaii you think twenty year8 ago from tho issue of the free preee ef thursday september 1 109g tlioob re oiten to day mr iuul lv nncdy woa aororded qrut j ri for wiiltn wlwat and nret prixe for iu w v uh ty or white wheat at the annua u id fair at guejpn lost jiat uri iv hlu new variety la tho narly vr uliuu llio ladicu or main unci mill btreebi held their annual picnic uiln car on the uimu iou 1 lawn at the ruuldrnt c or mr und mnc turton 011 tuesday 1 hcrv- weni 1m twee 11 forty and flfly 1 rvjcill i thu ote on tho prohibition plobi-i- clto tukau plaro on meptember 23 mportncflrprlrntlonhite arx tho- onlor th bo dayi in preparation ot rolling up a majority if poaulhle icltid wunlu of taruwou weru tundcr- d ijr j i w mm tjren by the metbodlut church ln an addreau at tlio truyer ineotlug lout tburaeloy ovuiilng to mr married huhillli vlvcihcilbon at uio rx ulil 11 u at tho trido m mother acto 1 on august 28 by itov ila mulliirwn brotiior ofuxn briette mr 1 it ucd lluaaoll oh-von- couver il c to aguoa daughter of tho lato a ii macphcrnon of jolt tlowdy holmiil- in uauih wed nuluy auitmt jl byfbrwe il j u illaaafont william im p uowdy to multule tlm ehiughtex of mamliaji holuieti 14yjjjjaweya how capt fry att died not u tlerimui present at capl lratta trial could faco blm wrltea m william ilftrtaul who la now in tiinim1 in holland un the uccund uuii vtniiiy uf apt lryatto exeeutiun at llrulcu uu u churgo of ruututhur tho e ipture uf hlu uhlp by atteiupuug le rum thu tlcnuuu uubmarlne mr hurliiuil wlio wiioi with capt ivjult during blu trial und up tu hlu exoeu tlou thrown uoino lit lit on bla lout mom ulu hamuli wujj the unit oin r of tlm s h ilruaaeln at tile jjilo uf her luinum in 11ug at l 311 p m uie uhluf wardur told mu i wuu to uu and mop with capt 1 rutt ua tliat wuu tiu unt nlgit i th ii tint i yil 1 ryutt who won dl 1 b ihu1il11 of tho 11il bee lly un i unfair 1 minor in whit li ihliii wruii 11110 ho told mo hliuu if ih it lie wu 1 t i e uliut the ucu1 luuin but uu i uftei luivlijt a talk for about an lumi it wau uu11 d 3l p m the prt initial look ida wulch from hhi ixiiket and 4uild that in u ubort time th lueott would bo then und capt 1 tyuli woull bu uhot al 7 p 111 the lu ewonty live inlnutea i spoilt with iilm worn uppallliig at u f p m i wiubml him goudbye und pnuiuued i woull d liver illn luut lutejaieii which worn plany mief te tuniod to my cell lunciuillv ut p in u very ubort ill ijiiii fn 111 tiio prluon vtalbj a band im 111 lu pi ly ui d ikhir ityutt wan nu tnnri loiti r tho uaino eviulug uu oill lul 11u1 to m nil und dvaerlud to in how ivyutl died ho wuu uhot by ihtrh ritlcq i wau ujid tun ntlll i nm 1 of c 1 1 lryuttm manly caindpot rljiht up to uiu lout liarwldi cojr- land nowumurt the happy man i do not toll tiuit i may hcurd the tithe my lalmr i ring to mo the nwretcat draught aimf from a and happlncnn from poverty i toll hecaunn ivo iianln to du and lovo of men wiuiln my lieart and when my nanilu have ull run through i want it uald i did my part tho ncanly tltho that men can givo la but a puny prim at beat- it la anotirb hint i uhould live in liapplnoii t and peace und reut r nivo my toll in humhlo pride to merit when ita end nlmll curpe the love thnt wnltn al oventldo within the open door of horn john i wells defence dy a ooldier on active oenvice tho following intereutlng und very fereeful letter in defence of uio y m c a in tho uoldrcra cumn anil other actlvltlen will bo rend with mueh in tcrecl tho writer lu ptc irank hay non inlaw oflt wannboroujjb lako avenue who enllutod for uervlco about two yearn ago leaving bin wlfo and little on en in canada prance july 28 i3is dear mr llooro i notice hn several canadian pa pern refcrencen to tho criurbnna being levelled at tho y m c a and wan glail to tint a nolo of appreciation of the work of tliat organ italian in a recent laauo of tho iilcd piuaia there may bo foundation for uomo of the clvargcu mudo for an aaoocla- 11 on of ouch magnitude working in nucb a largo field in thcue times in ouro to liavo weak apotn i have been glad in civil ufo to take ad van tago of tho benoflto of tho y il c a- in oeveral of tho cluea of eng land and canada and iilneo donning kliakl leave found it almout alwayn on hand with help rent and rocreatiou ono chorea la tliat tho y m c a la reaponalblo for abollnhlug tho wet canteen i wlah it wore do but uio wet canteen hoe been in evidence in every campi have vlultod nlnco leav ing canada except tli in ono which in ntlll under cona traction and i havo it on good authority that uio canteen will be wct in a fow clayn another la that one franc la chargod for the loan of a book i havo bor rowed many books from the y m c a libraries during my thirteen molu in 1 vance and have never been onkad for a franc i havo to dgn my name and u is cjieckcd off when i return tho book there ore complaints- too of having to salute y m c a oitlcera and of overcharging tho former hardly needs mention and i have not yet caufcm tho y m c a overcharg init i liavo bought food tobacco and other articles in their canteens to bacco at about half uio price ono would havo to pay at tho tobaccon- lits und our company canteen whlch is managed by a commlltno of five iwo appointed by too o c and three being elected by tho boya buys much of its lock from tho y m c a- ahd etill bella it to ua nt vory low prlcco it would take considerable y m c paper and much lira a to mention 1 thu convenlcncca this use icon asaociatloii affords i liavo enjoyed their froo movies coneerta baths magitxlncs and spent raaiiy on other wise dreary winter evening playing checkers dominoes or aumo indoor gamo provided by tho y u c a in a welt heat d and lighted hut only last evenlni- i asked tho y m c a rt proncntauvo bpro for something to read he lianded ulu john dull tltblln anawctt and pearnori o weekly and another periodical oil dated within a week of ycitcrday all bo asked wui that i ohould paua uienj on to othcri when x liad read them within twenty feet aj i wrlba a dnrkry bi playlnr on a y m c a lilaj 10 while black and wblto men stand in o half ctrcjo ojnrlnc oonfra tliot nm not all had and with the aid of a violin and rruimlollii rwmctlmea uleppiliit out to a lively dance in it ill wi ited moneyt cannot wo cet along wlufttiit the y m c a is it really a hindrance to ilw soldier there arr ouier wiyo of upending cveulnjii and buiulayii a rciiueat to o c will v t u pai t from batunliy nlnj to mondiiy mornlni- a fow ui will take aneoti the train to uio city where in the opinion of moat of the boiu uu only attractions for lngllflli iicakiilc do idlers are booxo and worse ilxt li i i i- wt porcwitaeo of tho 1200 men who un- imoualy condeian the y u c a have nocn ticrvlco in lyance i hope your inhuunco will bu uued agnlnnt tho camjialgn now being wareei in canada which sucmu to liavo an itn object the crippllnu und rejarletlon of tho activi ties r an aaoclatlon which despite unperfuctlons hi deling a great and goodworli jnd which after tho war wlu iet dcuervod credit for liavlng dune more limn nupply canaelaa sol- tth writing raatrrial and planoa i beg to remain hi n cere 1 yoejra i ivank day lyancee july 28 0ltt oun one glimpse of sky two ulrta lingered a moment utter making thuir purdiaues in uio baso- oicut of a big d tiurtuient utoro uio other day thu youui woman who had wultod on th jn had u faco of uucli ny good fhour it u a perfoet uiomlni one of them remarked 1 yji i emppma it iu nald the niue- wouuiu ulmlliil and thon i wuui ults l ut in it bouiutlmcii i get hungry for a breath uf real air and thon thu glrlu ucunud to take 11 feir hu llrut tltuo the cloauiieau of hat luiacmen doartiiuiul art liltally huitij 1bx turned tu look for the liidowu but the ru nuuirtln to bu nuiio all the vvuulutlon minii fnim u abaft at uio far end of tho long loom and uliiiw it did not iiuiin to bn cjulto like oul ulr 1 hu young lulcjivoiiuui followed ibulr gaxu hum lu our uniiutu uf thu uky uald turnliii tu u uolilary window thioui b whl h o little lip lit euouothut lb y hud nut v ii iiollccil ilu exlut- one 1 1 nairow 11 iuh up iilug on a unu lark una w iy tlooklni up ono could juut n liny nlrip f blue ltui lllilu 4ulimniuu u uyuu ivuim tunic to it luvlukly ii a tnut to nui 5 out tliat little bit uf akyl uho a liioment later and thu iris hud irouo out they drew a deep long breaui as they took tbclr uuilu in thu auburtiau cur two nu re thtiuj i nil ill put m mj uul of bteuultiuul n m irki one itejcl air and u whole t mil juiil u llttlo bit if n utriji frdmcir in by two igly bllllelliu and we mil lit make un udelluon tu uur hut of ihut im hith nald rthe other iexiplu don t buvu to bo 111 li ixmi ur crippled to ik really and truly nh lit in i oupitonn juut tv fuw little wild viokjta ui bliujtii that we ran gather by thu handful would lie rloheu to any 0110 who ban to content huroolf wlui auch y tiny strip of euy i 1