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bte than ordinary Momian. If it is roughest north- new food supply {VI-hale, fish, and i that are yearly Fe difficult to ob« nably be expected them from mere ' be the first up- ilization. rivilization of the broduction of tho Irds throughout interior of the 0:01:3th explor- s between distant Open during the he frigid, bleak, napkins of that 3m a source of 'Nov. 12, 1810. ‘ ch empire’ ‘13, after the Masha are vast sss-coveredland by natux'e for are practically n: of Lapland, l Russia. are 27,- in number as ting themselves clothing larger icated reindeer, {ing of cattle is understood ided, with ref- Lttle of settlers thence, Alalka, of ted reindeer pur- r with four native he establishment u] on the western : regidn of Si- and soil, and 1e straits, then , Koraks, and ad c!othed,a.nd s of thousand: mrer food supply 102), now decreas- gas, Deputy Mr. Frederick . North-West to arriving at o enforcement ulstions along at Territories work shall I). : North-\Yest pledge of tho setting forth case why the tile should ho 1 ial author- 0 much good; re efl’ect, how- »: the Govern- ed to enforce n L the United west and else- :ultnre mthor- 33 the qmran- an castle could hove suspicion. news of the received than u: cattle being would cease to ever, is not the taking how the It proposes to lations enacted use territory, 3 Canada. from standing these nggestiom tho ramment has s’s mgosition :g-r oken of m tni : regions of Lap- icaSed reindeer In". and tram- .33 an excellent renco held by istor of Aeri- u up hi the [pedal city in x was expelled ! of the Han- efnge in Lu. 7, when it. was ,athree day; ective govern- 50%, 0:81 pe- if, which will irod and fifty- :n interesting :1 in l 140, was :ighteep yup-3 filled with ta}- 9- It: skin in fled intostrong s are soaked in ,its horns are of house-hold .d usecl in the n? to the Besi- n‘ severity 035nm in Le cattle daft :ty clays vnll 1t. an possible Dd, its marrow ace delicacies, of Canadian p3 cablegrjm [d be stated 9 contents of favorite (fish tgplnck INTO ALASKA’ covers, and the 1 was going aboard the bark Storm King es she lay in the Liverpool docks about ready :4- sail for Jamaica. with a. general cargo, when I stumbled upon a. ragged and dirty old woman who looked to be a full hundred years old. She had a. voice as shrill as a. fife, and as she held out her hand for a. gift. she cried out : 4‘ Don't go in that ship. Her Captain is crazy." Look out for the Captain. He’s a ‘oég man, with red hair and blue eyes, and when he smiles it’s the devil m him trying to break loose !" A Memorable Voyage With a Mad Captain. -" What craft areyou speaking of ’3” I ask- ed, as I handed her a. coin. “ he Storm King, my lad. Don’t go in her 1 ’ The bark lay in a. dock a. long way above us, and it struck me as a. bit queer that she should have hit her off so correctly. I had signed at a. shipping office as able seaman and had got] geen the Cagtoir} yet. “-1.! --- “What’s the matter with ch; Captain, did you say ‘3” ‘-’ He’s crazy. Nobody knows its yet, but it’s the living truth, sir. If you go with him you’ll meet with wreck and death. All ! but iL'n dreadful to see him rub his hands together like a. great tiger sharpening his clays'to tear_yo_u to plecgs.” As I passed along 'she kept calling to me not to ship aboard the Storm King, and by the time I was alongside the bark I found myself considerably upset. I was in that state of mind when a. word would turn me either way. They were getting ready to warp her out, and as I stood on the rail tak- ing a look at her decks the mate sang out. to me : f “3:?“ my lad} if you have si ned articles 0f; 15 voyage, Jump down an make your- fidxe gandy, for we are to sail with this _ He spoke grufliy, but there was a. kindly rmg in his tone, and I was soon at work with the rest. Had he blustered at; me I should have made off, for I had received no advance, and was not indebted to the boarding house man for a. single meal. \Ve soon had the bark out; of dock and 9. tug hold of her, and i: was not until after we had had our supper that I saw the Captain or recalled what the old woman had said. THE CHIEF OFFIC Eli, whose name was Mr. Watson, was evident- ly a. thoroughgoing man, but not 9. tyrant, while the second mate went about his work in a quiet way and showed no disposition to bully anybody. We had a. crew of fourteen men, which made us strong handed, and the provisions were fresh and good. Therefore, after the watches had been choosen and I was sent to the wheel, with the bark push- ing her way down the Irish Channel with a. {air wind, I thought I had reasons to con- gratulate myself on being aboard such a craft. It was just at sundown that C‘apt. Lucas emerged from his cabin, and the instant I got sight of him my heart gave a. jump. The. old woman had correctly described his personal appearance. He stood fully six feet in his stockings, weighed about 200 pounds, and had the appearance of being a. Samson in strength, You’d look fora deep voice and a sort of heartiness about such a man, but Capt, Lucas had neither. As I watched him pacing the quarter deck while he smoked his cigar, his step reminded me of the movement of a. wild animal. It was a. gliding, shifty step, as light as a. woman’s, but with a sort of crouch to it, as if a spriny was meditated His eyes kept travelling from point to point in a furtive way, and a. queer. smile came and went almost as reg- ularly as if worked by machinery. As he walked and smoked he had a. way of rub- bing his bands which madelyoulwonder it he was not softly purring at the same time. I didn’t. like the looks of him at all, and as he stood by me for a. moment I felt as creepy as if aroused from a. dream in which I had seen murder done. The cook was the only man in the ship who had sailed with the Captain before. He was a colored man and had probably never looked the master in the face. What the mates thought I did not ascertain until some days later, but such of the men as caught sight of the Captain voted him a “ queer ’un.” There are four men aboard ship whom Jack Tar sizes up in rotation. The Iaptain comes first, of course. The other three take their cues from him. If he is a bully, both mates will curse and drive in order to curry favor. The cook will not only be arrogant and impertinent, but skimp the men in order to save stores and score a point for himself. The Captain’s steward plays no part, as his duties do not bring him in contact with the men, and all the sailors look upon him with great contempt. By the time we were 03 soundings we made up our minds that the Storm King wasa very proper craft, but it was also plain that the mates did not exactly know what to make of the Captain. He may have been communicative at mealtime. but he entirely ignored them While on deck. 1' on wouldn’t have believed him a sailor at all but for the way he kept his feet. He showed no inter‘ est in things going on around him. but as long as he was on deck he Walked to and fro out for exercise. and seemed to be wholly wrapped up in his own thoughts. Every man who had the wheel when the Captain was on deck came forward to declare that. it gave him the shivers to have him come u‘wâ€". ‘We had been out eleven days and had logged off a fair run most of the time when it fell a dead calm. The last of the breeze left us at about 8 o’clock in the morning. The weather was very hot and the sky without acloud, and about 10 o'clock, as the bark was rolling heavily on a ground swell and the sails slattering like the report of field pieces, everything was made snug. On board every sailing ship both Captain and mate take the noon observation at the same time, and both work it out afterward. The two are then compared. The only thing we had seen Capt. Lucas put his hand to was to take this observation. At noon of this day both men “shot the sun," as usual. and retired to the cabin. Some of the watch off duty were below and asleep, while others were on deck washing their clothes. The watch‘on deck had knocked off work and were waiting for dinner when Mr. Watson emerged from the cabin with a wild, scared look on his face and came for- ward almost to the mainmast. When he halted, he glanced this way and that, likes. man who wanted to run, but he pnlled him- self together after a bit and went aft to the second mate on the quarter deck and began near. ABOARD THE 8T0 3 M KING. LIKE A TIGER to talk in an excited way. The cook now called to dinner, but while we were yet: scaring and wondering Capt. Lucas appear- ed and roared out at the top of his voice : “_ Lay aft, the crew ! Every man in the He held a. double-barrelled fowling plece in his hands, and while his face was as. pale as death his eyes had the shine and ghnt of a. wild beast’s. Some of the men hung back i W: WhiSpering to each other that the skifiber was crazy, but presently all ohus had gathered around him. I took nouce that, both mates seemed to be badly upeet, and that Mr. Watson did not. look the Cap- tain in the face. bark, “ Men,” began the skipper as we waited for him to speak, - “ you have all conspired to deceive me. My observation just now proves that the bark is 600 miles north of her true course. There is a. conspiracy here to murder me and run away with the craft, but I have discovered it in time to defeat it. My mates are more guilty than the rest of you. and they must leave the ship. Put a breaker of water and a. bag of biscuits in the starboard quarter boat and lower her away.” _ . A ..- 1 ,,,.-J we stood for a. moment like men turned to stone, each wondering if his ears deceiv- ed him. The Cap tain looked from man to man and then cooked the gun and lifted it to his face and said: “Mr. “'3 son, provision the boat and loygr he; awayr' N ow the mike crew moved as one man. You couldn’t fail to understand that the Captain was out of his head and ready to do some terrible thing. \Ve were not over ten minutes getting the boat into the water and as we worked away I think every man hoped to go in her. Four or five of us were slipping over the rail when the skipper shouted : “ Back with you there! Now, Mr. \Vat- son, you and _Mr. Hope get into the boat!’ IJ Hafd there been an; $13)“? for it. we should have made the Captain prisoner. as it was clear to every mrm that he had lost his} mind, but he was on his guard, and would have fired into us at the first move. The mates smartly , OBEYED THE ORDER, and each taking an oar, they pulled right away until out. of gun-shot. The Captain lost much of his ferocity as they rowed away, and after a bit be lowered the ham- mers of his gun, smiled to the right and left of him, and very quietly said : 1 “ Go forward and gets your dinners, and the watch below will turn in. I will select new mates later on.” He entered his cabin, and fifteen minutes ‘ later the steward told us he was sound asleep. As soon as we learned this we be- ‘ gan tosignal to the mates to return. The becalmed bark was going all around the compass as she rolled, and the boat ap- proached her from the bows. She was within half pistol shot when Captain Lucas suddenly appeared among us holding a. re- volver in his hand. He had doubtless feigned sleep in hopes to trap us. As soon as the mates caught sight of him they sheer. ed off and rowed with all their might, but they had come too near. He lifted his pistol, held his arm as rigid as a bar of iron for 10 seconds, and the bullet he sent struck Mr. Hope at the corner of the left eye and tumbled him over dead. Mr. Watson at once threw himself flat down, and though the Captain fired at him five times he was not hit. When he had tired his last bullet, the madman strode aft, dis- appeared for a moment,and when we caught sight of him again he had the fowling piece in his grasp. He shouted to us to lay aft, and when we had gathered as before he said : “ Men, I am sorry you have been led into this thing, but I cannot pass over such con- duct. I have the legal right to shoot every one of you, but I shall not enforce it. You must all leave the bark, however. Get the longboat off the checks 1” I 1 ,A _.A_‘l -vâ€"av‘w- -o, To clear away the heavy longboat and get her over the sirie is a. good bit of Work with an officer to direct, and you can under- stand what a mess we made of it. with no- body to give orders and the crazy Captain walking to and fro with a. gun in his hands. It took us two full hours, and we were for piling into her and shoving off at once when the skipper called :_ 1 ‘v‘wlgélraff; there ! I’m not going to send you adrift to perish of hunger and thirst. Provision the boat.” We got two breakers of fresh water, a. lot of biscuit, a. big lump of salt horse and some raw potatoes. By order of the Captain the steward brought us some canned frmts, a. spare compass and a. lantern. Just as we were ready to shove off he brought us a. gallon of rum and two pounds of tobacco, and said : “[2 “'Vhen you reach Liverpooln I want you to tell the truth about this aflair. Your course is due south.” , _. He leaned over the rail and watched us‘ as we rowed away. The quarter boat had drifted away about half a mile, and we headed directly for it. Mr. Watson was i still lying concealed, though he had taken a ly peep now and then and informed himself of what was going on. The body of Mr. Hope was already growing cold. Under the circumstances every man was for get- ting rid of it at once, and it was lifted over the rail without much ceremony or loss of time. Mr. \Vatson then explained that he had suspected the Captain’s unsoundness of mind ever since the day at sailing, and that our plan would be to get back on board, overcome him. and take the bark back to Liverpool. But how to get aboard was the question. The Captain was no longer to be seen, but we did not doubt that he would be on the alert, and it was a sure thing that he would kill three or four men if he fired into us with the double-barrelled gun. During the rest of the afternoon we main- tained our position, and the calm was un- broken. J net at dark a steam freighter from New York for Liverpool was sighted from the west, and after a pull of two miles we intercepted her and told our story and asked for help. It was promptly refused, the Captain saying he would not be justified of his men. \S’e then rowed back to the bark and made use of the two boats to ap- proach her from opposite sides. I was in the longboat with Mr. \Vatson and others. “'e were sneaking up to the port how very quietly when there was a flash and a. report from the rail, and four of us were hit with swan shot. The distance was so reat, how- ever, that no one was seriously urt. We were compelled to row away and evolve some other plan. No one had a. thought of deserting the bark and her‘made shipper, _â€"â€"__ _ At midnig ht we got a. breeze from the north, and the bark drove ofl‘ with her broad- ‘2, lay aft. PERILLIXG THE LI \‘ES side toit. At daylight the wind shifted to the northeast and blew harder, but all we could do was to follow after the craft. At noon 8. brig out of St. John’s came up with us, and we boarded her and told our story. Her Captain declined to take any risks, the more especially as Capt. Lucas could now be seen walking the quarter-deck of the bark. You will find it on record at Lloyd’s that we followed the Storm King for six nights and five days, during which time she dritted almost to the Azores. We encountered and appealed to five dih‘erent vessels, but got no help from any of them. Toward night of the fifth day, not having seen anything of Captain anas for twenty-four hourg. “(3 nerved ourselves up and bearded the bark. After the *vhole lot of us were on her deck four men skulked aft to surprise and blind the Captain, but he was nowhere to be found. \Ve peatched high and low before we gfwe up, but were fogeed at last to realize that he had ended his life by j umping overboarda It was probably a. deliberate thing w1th hlm, as he had first undressed and carefully fold- ed all his garments, and the dishes he. had eaten from had been washed and re- turned to the pantry. We mm the bark to the Azores to watt for instructions, and there every man deserted her as soon as her anchor was down. In the Dark Domain That All Must Traverse Alone. Silence and shadows surrounded him. Silence, broken only by the whispers of those who ministered to his voiceless needs. Shadows that lengthened and darkened as the day grew old. Silence, pierced now and then by a. stifled sob from the inner room. Shadows that lay heavy on mourning hearts. , The blinds were drawn, the shutters bow- ed in the room where he kept his royal state. His throne, a satin casket. His scepter, a. spray of the valley lily clasped in his frozen hand. , Hi3 crown, the invisible circlet that death lays upon the brow._ _ Outside lalle snow had drift, ed m curving banks. It was no whiter nor so cold as the little hand that; held the lilies. The sun that shone upon the white ex- pagsq of snow mocked. her grief. mlhewEdtham swept through the bare branches of the trees seemed but an echo of the mother’s moan. ‘ Ohly yesterday he was a.w laughing, rosy boy, whom she chid and caressed, loved and removed. .u. n .I 1,, ,l To-day a. crowned king in the realm of the silent. O,profound mystery of death that changes the loved, the familiar, into something strange and awful. They told me with bated breath of how he had suffered, and one bent low to my ear and murmured,“ His little face was so pain-drawn at fizst See how peaceful and content he lies now.” Peaceful ! Surely. Content ! W’ho shall say? Does one willingly let fall the iresh gath- ered rose? V V Is onercontent when the brimming cup is dashed from the ready lip '3 The dewy fragrance'of {he new-blown rose is most sweet. The. bead upon the wine of life sparkles in fife early _s_unslune. I...‘ mth “‘Suld not wear the rose a. little longer '2 ___. .- A - . u a n .v Who would not drink deeper of the am- ber wipe? 0, than pale and silent King ! dofi’ thy dread majesty and come once more among us. Listen to that cry ! ’Tis thy mother. ’Tis “Rachel who weeps and will not be comforted.” Break. for her sake, break thy c0151 silence: ' 1 H In a. little while the impatient earth shall throw off her mantle of snow. Then shall be seen a. myraid life upon her browu and beautiful bosom. The lush and tender grass shall serve for a. couch if only thou wilt come back to us. The crocus shall dot thy bed with its brill. iant bloom. From Lhe distant woodland the breezes of spring shall bring the linger- ing fragrance of the sweet arbutus, and around thy young head shall circle the nurslings of the air tempting thee to join them in their joyous frolics. _ v Igtrhcre might in the silent kingdom which can compare with the life thou hast known, the love t_hou hast left ‘.’ It is' in vain that the empty arms are extended. In vain the longing heart; en- treats. From beneath the closed eyelid there comes no ray of light. From the sealed lips no word of comfort. Must it be always so? . Comes there not; a. day when the shadows are lifted, the silence broken '2 Comes there not a. time when the empty arms are filled, the longing heart satisfied ‘2 1‘ 9-5; ,,AL WIi-Iopgspgrings eternal. Faith lifts expect- ant eyes. For ages before its occupation by man, New Zealand swarmed with great Wingless birds, which found here no carnivorous enemies, but an abundance of vegetable food. The moss not only existed in vast numbers, and for thousands of years, but had such diversity of form as to embrace no less than seven genera, containing twenty. five speciesâ€"a. remarkable fact which is un- paralleled in any other part of the world. The commonest kinds in the North Island were only from two and one-half to four feet high. Those of the South Island were mostly from four to six feet tall, While the giant forms, reaching twelve and fifteen feet, were always_ra.re._ n n n, ,1,, ~-v~.â€"-. Immense deposits of men bones have been found in localities to which they appear to have been washed from the hills in tertiary times. Skeletons on the surface of the ground, with skin and ligaments still at- tached, have given the impression that these birds have been exterminated in very recent years, but other facts point to a. dif- ferent conclusion. Tradition seems to show that the moa. became extinct in the North Island soon after the arrival of the Maoris in New Zealandâ€"that is, not less than 400 to 500 years agoâ€"and in the South Island about 100 years later. The fresh-appearing skin and ligaments are supposed to have been preserved by unusual favorable con- ditions. Decency and external conscience often produce afairer outside than 15 warranted by the stains within. RBALMS OF THE SILENT- The Extinct Moa. Rslief Oomés when Hope Has Almost Pied. The readers of the \Vhig Will remember that our reporter at Sharhot Lake. on two or three occasions last winter, wrote of the serious illness of Edward Batting, a well- known and respected resident of the town. ship of 050. Mr. Betting was so low that his friends had no hope of his recovery, and although of an energetic disposition and not the kind of a man to give up easily, he even felt himself that life was slipping from him. Later we learned that Mr. Botting’s recovery was due entirely to the use or that remedy which has achieved so many mar- vellous cures that its name is now a house- hold wcrd throughout the land- -Dr. Will- iams’ Pink Pills for Pale People. An Ex-G‘ouncluor of "so Township Tons of llts Release From Sufferingâ€"Iii; Neighbors Verify Ins Slammentsâ€"A Marvellous Cure aha! is Now a Home- hohl Word. Kingston \Vhig. Our reporter visited Mr. .Botting at his 1 home on the picturesque shore of Succor l Lake. Mr. Botting isa very intelligent i and agreeable gentleman, some seventy- . five years of age, but looking and acting as . smartly as a man twenty years younger. He is probably one of the best known men 1 in this section. He was postmaster at ‘ Fermoy for fourteen years, and a councillor of the united townships of Redford, Oso, Olden and Palmerston for ten years. He gave the Whig representative a cordial greeting, remarking that it was his favor- ite paper and that he had been a con- stant subscriber for forty-nine years. Mr. Botting readily consented to give his ex- perience in the use of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills saying that he believed it was a duty he owed to humanity to let the public know what they had done for him. “It was about two years ago,” said Mr. Bot- ting, “that I first began to feel that I was not my old self. Up to that time I had been exceptionally, strong and rug- ged. My illness first came in the form of kidney trouble, which seemed to ‘carry with it general debility of the whole system, and none of the medicines that I took .seemed to do me any good. I am not of a disposition to give up easily, andI tried to fight off the trouble and continued to go about when many an- other would have been in bed. Things went on in this way until about a year ago when I had a bad attack of la grippe, and the after effects of that malignant trouble brought me so low that my friends dispair- ed of my recovery. I did not give up myâ€" self for that is not my disposition, but when 1 I found that the remedies I tried did me no i good, I must admit I was discouraged, I} was troubled with severe and constant? pains in the back, sensations of extreme dizziness, weakness, and was in fact ina generally used up condition. Ihad read frequently in the \Vhig of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills, and at last the conviction forced itself upon me that they must have some special virtue else they could not obtain such strong endorsations in all parts of the country. The upshot was that I determin- ed to try them and I bless the day that I came to that conclusion. Before the first ‘1 box was finished I felt benefited, and I con- tinued their use until I was as strong as ever. I have lately worked hard and find no ill effects therefrom. I consider Dr. Willians’ Pink Pills the best medicine sold, and you may say I would not be without them in the house if they cost $5 a box. All my neighbors know what Pink Pills have done for me,” said Mr. Betting, “ and I would just like yeu_to ask some of them.:’ A memu mmAumj. i Your reporter acted upon the hint, and first saw Mrs. L. Kish, a. daughter of Mr. Rotting. Mrs. Kish said, “ What my father has told you is quite true. It was Pink Pills that cured him and we are very, very thankful. Father is now as smart as he was twenty years ago.” I' Charlés Kngpp, a. prominent farmer, said : “ I consider Mr. Botting’s cure a most wonderful one and I believe he owes his life to Dr. Williams’ Pink Bills.” Your report;- er called at John W. Knapp’s but found that gentleman away from home. His wife, an estimable and intelligent lady, said, “we are aware that Mr. Botting was very sick for a. long time and considering his age thought- it unlikely that he would recwer, but he is now as smart as he was ten years ago and he ascribes it all to Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. ” Mr. Avery, Reeve of the Township of 030, and Warden of the county of Frontenac, merchant, told your reporter that he has a. large and constantly increasing sale for Pink Pills, and from all quarters has good reports of their curative qualities. v. ~.--.- H. W. Hunt, a. commissioner and school teacher, said he had known Mr. Botting for a. number of years and considered him a. well read and inteihgent gentleman, who, if he said Pink Pills had cured him, could be de- pended upon, as he is a. very conscientious man, who would not: make a statement that was not accurate. -Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills are a. perfect blood builder and nerve restorer, cwring such diseases as rheumatism, neuralgia, partial paralysis, locomotor ataxia, St. Vitus’dance, nervous headache, nervous prostretion and the tired feeling therefrom. the after effects of la. grippe, diseases depending on liumors inthe blood, such as scrofula, chronic ery- sipeles, etc. Pink Pills give ahealthy glow to pale and sallow complexions and are a. specific for the troubles peculiar to the fe- male system, and in the case of men they effect a radical cure in all cases arising from mental worry, overwork, or excesses of any nature. -- .. -. These Pills are manufactured by the Dr. \Villiams’ Medicine Com‘pany, Brockville, Ont, and Schenectady, . Y., and are sold only in boxes bearing the firm’s trade mark and wrapper, at 50058. a. box or six boxes for $2.50. Bear in mind that Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills are never sold in bulk, or by the dozen or hundred, and any dealer who offers substitutes in this form is trying to defraud you and should be avoided. The public are also cautioned against all other so-called blood builders and nerve tonics, gojéilied blood builders an'd nerve tonics, no matter what name may be given them; They are all imitations whose makers hope A , “A 1..-... 4|..- -qu w... h__ , to reap a. pecuniary advantage from tile wonderfulreputation achieved by Dr. \Vill- iams’ Pink Pills. Ask your dealer for Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People, and refuse all imiuations ant} substitutes. Dr. 'Williams’ Pink Pills may be had of all druggists or direct by mail from Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company from either address. The price at which these pillsare sold makes a. course of treatment. compara- tively inexpensive 9.3 compel ed with other remedies or medical treatment. mm A MAN rams Unums um;- “ How does a. man teel under fire '5" is 3 question of interest to men Who have bad the experience as well as to those who hfi-VB not had it. 51v v gnu-u -u. We are all anxious to know what-t may be the mental impressions of any one of our fel- lows in circumstances generally suppoaed *0 be a. test of bravery or courage, especially since most of us have had no such test- _ We Anglo-Saxons, as we call ourselies for want of a. better term, attach extraordin- ary consequence to ofir readiness to' undergo exposure in case of need, to danger and death. During the Ciwl \Var, as war 00!" respondent of the New York " Tribune." says J unius Henri Browne, in “ Worthing- ton’s Illustrated Magazine,” I learned to the full what it is to be in range of balls and. bullets of every calibre and variety. I During the first eight or nine months of the war, I heard, in divers reconnaissance and skirmishes in Missouri and Kentucky- and on the Mississippi, 9. great deal‘of mar- tial music performed by musket, rifle, and cannon, and even learned to distinguish the sound of difi‘crent balls as they whiued by. Butl did not- know what it was to be in a regular battle until we were at Fort Donelson (February, 1863), where I received? I may say, my baptism of fire. ,5 The morning of the second day of the siege, I was wandering on foot through a wood, trying to see how the battle was go- mg. n. r .. IF. r'i‘here was continuous firing to the left, and the frequent whizzing of bullets over our heads. Abruptly the Confederates opened on us from an adjacent battery with grape and canister. The shot rattled all round us, cutting down the bare twigs and boughs above, and ploughing up the ground in our immediate vieinity. It was so abrupt, and the source was so invisible, that I was fairly startled at first, but I was cxhilarated also. It seemed like real war. The sensatlon was genuine and not unpleusutablc, because, perhaps, I saw nobody strAuckx It make’s a. deal of difference with one’s feelings, under fire, when one is an eye- witness of casualties in the immediate neighv bourhood. The sense of danger is greatly increased as well as the likelihood of death. if men are falling around oneâ€"if somebody at one’s side receives a. ghastly or a. mortal wound. ‘ Wounds and death in the concrete appear very different from what they do in the abstract]. Time and expezience are needed not to be deeply moved by the inevitable horrors of war. Usage makes us to a. cer- tain extent callous to our surroundings, however painful. .n. . q 1‘- In battle, every soldier is under obliga~ tion to be firm, to obey orders, to be faith- ful to his cause. If he falters or flies, he is disgraced, punished, irrevocabiy ruined. On the other hand, if he does What he should do, he is esteemed, honored, pro- meted. As a matter of policy, of self-interest, therefore, is it not strange that any soldier should Shirk or flinnl‘ ‘ ..- dot any circum- stances ! A selflzer in his first engagement is inclined to a. present-imam of death, and is often surprised when it is over to find that he is still alive. In about his twentieth engagement his presentiments have disap- peared with his nervousness, and he is cool in the presence of peril. \Vha‘t is known as courage is. in ninety- nine cases out of a hundred, a. matter of discipline. A man is alarmed at danger in the beginning. not so much because he is timid as because danger is new to him. The trite proverb that ‘ ‘familiarity breeds con‘ tempt” is measurably true of war. The coward of to-day may be the hero of to-morrow. The nerves that tremble at the outset may be strong as steel at the termination. Everything comes by educa- tion, intrepidity included. Raw troops are always untrustworthy, simply because of their mwneas. The same troops as veterans do not blanch in the face of death. It may be hard to count; on a. man’s cour- age, but it; would be madness to count on his cowardice. Almost any human being will be fearless with certain provocations, from certain motives. "Much depends on the cause and his attach- ment to it. He may be cravon in one thing and dauntless in another. Men feel very differently under fire at first, but much alike at last. They can all be made to endure it becomingly, creditably, after repeated trials. The incurable coward is almost as exceptional as the congenital idiot. In speaking of prowess we must, dis- tinguish between bravery and courage. Bravery is, m a. strict sense, c5nstitu- tional absence of fear : courage may fear greatly and still be capable, by strength of will and determination, of overcoming, or at least resisting fear. Bravery, if it sees the danger, does nor feel it ; advances in its teeth without pause or tremor; it is supe- rior to place or pressure. -.-I 1 ,_3_AI ---- U'" ' ' ' 7 8 Courage is quite consistent with physical timidity, being mainly mental and suscep- tible of improvement; and expansion. It is strongest; where morality is on its side, where conscience approves. Bravery may be material, brutal ; courage belongs to the highest organisations. Brav. cry is inborn and necessarily rare. Cour- age is evolved, and may, with a given environment, reach the loftiest heroism. Facts in Few Words- Tennyson used a. rhyming dictionary. Forty thousand tons of coal are burned daily in London. There are supposed to be 420,000,000 Christians in the rwogld. _ mfwo lgc-iiés of the Rothschild famiiy own pegfls worth $300,000. II,IL-___.._ -._- -l__--L ‘1! Viénl' 1i‘ifâ€"aalvt‘kgx;"Raleigh had a. court suit of armor of solid golg inlpid with jewgls. 1 "iii; th'éatres in Melbourne are almost all qurxpped withnbi‘lliard rooms. .-- . 0,1, [-1 - ___-_L -..:L A: u.u-v- '- _~._..__ n A bird in the London Zoo, '3. sheldrake committed suicide recently on account of the death of its mate. In Sweden and Norway it- is a crime to make any profit, on the sale of liquor; it must be dispensed at cost price. In hot climates Roman soldiers wore sandals ; in cold regions they were provided with excellent leather shoes. An everage of three British seamen 1030 then: lwes every day by drowning, and 300 Bntxsh steamers and sailing vessels are lost at sea. yearly. Many of the peasantry of the British Isles still plant the house leek, ‘ ‘J upiier’a Beard,” on their house roofs as a preventive against thunder, lightning and evil spirits. c,”