, 1875-08-15

The following passage is from letter to thu
Cincinnati Commercial BY Monouze D. Conway.
Of London:
A Fide-shoottng has become rnatter qf tnterns-
donal interest," it may be important to son.s at your
readers to know how some are enabled 70 attain
on Wednesday aat won the Queens prize ut the VIM
hledon meeting, WAS kind enough Afterwards to dis
close his art Of war; Altar he had been declared w1n-
rer tho gold badge pinned On tho arm Of the
queror, end he waa carried to tant whare the cham
pagne-cup passed round Addressing his comrades,
Capt Pearce sad that it bud been the custom for
past Queena prizemen to attribute their good for
tune to some special cause. Angus Cameron,
who had won the covsted prize twice. attributed his
good fortune to tho fact that be teetot2er For
myself {said Capt. P) believe have been allowed to
win tho prtxa because recently bold enough to
pri=eman ia solicitor Of Hathetlego. and ths.e is
startling Implication in his language that boncss is
needed in that region to admit the foundation OF tbs
come ong Wy from tho DAYS whsn, as II The ease Of
Der Freschretz maEksmeu had to pawn their soQls to
tho devil for bullets that would nut fell The devil.
bullets, making continuous supply for the Wild
Huntsman, will require al tho help the Dean Il chea
has given him BY TIE decision against the denier Of bis
from the sTot where
AS. Dunstan, as tho story goes,
once took the devil BY tho nose"
It might be supposed that Providence which hnQ
taken such care over Capt Ps balls in gratitude for
his patronage OF tha Scriptures, would make somo
turn for the piey which has recently sacrificed vast
sszvAnees such however, dos not sppeas ~ to b tas
case. There have been three bright Sundays htalD
xhen according e he bet authority sana.: xofk
The violence with which the hoods Of st. sv1thlnT
Day have continued seems to have suggeated to the
dissatisfied with his resting place and there Ia really
talk Of changing it, and putting new slab and epi
ta1h over ne e.nt9ntesoqs old fellow! Thare ha.
weather, md friend tails ns OF = SD mis-
chance which occurred Last Sunday 1t
church he attends In the country the parsun having
alightsd on the wrong prayer, and implored Heayea
for rain, discovering his mistake too late; tht
aischief was done, and Tie congregation had to .at
home But to recur to the Bnnday matter. hAys
before angulsr circular, which haa BEEN sent b.
farmer to his Mborcrs. He begins by calling theii
hay IL still left; that cattle cannot be ted without haJ
End that the quantity Of beef hutter, and milk like
ly to BE- seriously diminished and the price dear.
ot my friends" ssys % tue farmer, r. ss hare ~ money
enough at the bank, and whate7es prizes milk and
beef may rise to, We shall be able to pay It and
get much wish our chillren to have; hui
with the poor Is not aud milk ses to tWice tht
price, ,oelr Children viii get but bali the quantity
also in danger. Next, the farmer raminds them d
how much might have been sovad to the poor II III
past three Sundays had been rightly observe that "a
by good earnest work ue ieplozes tho cruel eupar
stihon which would prevent the attempt to save tht
milk and bread Of the poor. Tho farmer, the-ufora
invites the aborers to meet h1m In tho ded evarJ
come that they are working - not sel6shly, nor fol
yourselves chiefly but for tho pooreat Of tha
poor-for those Who, II scarcity should coma
would BE- the nrst to feel tho grip d
itA iron hand" The request h aocorn.
panied by terse, common-sense argument, showing
that the obligation Of the 8abbath Is stTongar thnl
TINT Of circumcision etc. and how Jesus set It sstda
when opposed to human welfare. "The mater" add
the farmer, Is OF vast md national Importance
11ost willingly will promise worthy Rector, fo1
myself and ali whom can influence, that II ho ea1
join us in Sunday service Of bayfield, work. wo vii
on which he sets the bells ringing" What tho Rscto1
will have soy Tomorrow concerning this proposition
or whether he will repeat again the prayer for fat
weather which hks 80 long been offered in vata aha
be curious to Learn.