Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-12-10

Individual prizes"
"Individual prizesl We can't afford
to do that, either; ii will stick us for q
couple of hundred extra-another assess.
ment. and the boat-house just paid for.
1t can't be done. Row as we always
hav, row for colors.n
We'll. 'Ve looked about us, and the
END OF it was hat they came on another
day and took me by main force, and The
crew was made up-Harden aud Rogers.
myself and little Jersey; to pull stroke,
little Jersey to steer; and he weighed,
maybe, hundred and sixteen pounds.
And that was the most we could offer.
The Gaths insisted on their individual
prizes. l tell you things looked dark /;
the whole thing seemed pr reposterous /;
and for about week l didn't dare look
"a soul in the face.
so you are going TO show the Gaths
what we can do" said Kate one day !;
for the girls whom we were in the habit
of taking out on sunset parties and At
other times were oil ardent Cheviots.
There Was another club in town-the
Jasons--Out the girls never seemed TO
know it.
"0r what we can't" said |.
"Down-hearted? Faint heart never
won, you know" she said.
Nor moustrous conceit either. We
can't refuse; we must row-thats all
there is 10 it. Oh. we've no show at all 7"
II won't listen 10 such talk moment" "
cried Kate, STOPPING 10 gather her train,
and bringing the bright flush TO her
peachY cheek. Il have wagered sll my
next winters gloves on the Cheviots. and
it you make rue lose them-Mr. Geoi-
iieys, il the Cheviots don't win. | don't
know thai III ever speak TO you again y
And of she swept. the laugh on her lips,
but good deal OF sparkle in her eye.
And that too r. l said; and plunged
my hands in my pockets with a groan,
for OF course there was nothing bu! dead
failure before the Cheviots.
"Still, all We can do is our best." said
Harden; and we used his remark for a
catch word every day probably during
the following weeks.
The thing being decided. We ordered a
new boat at once, and went into training.
messing together, and keeping up each
others spirits by stories OF what we had
heard OF the Gsth'S achievements.
We received a little encouragement,
however, from the fact that We soon found
ourselves pulling remarkably well to-
gelher; but the Galhs had been pulling
well together long enough TO feel them
selves entitled to challenge Us as the
champions. well. we'll have cham
paigne supper out OF it. anyway" said
little Jersey, after we had rueiu!ly con.
templated the facts; and we all found
ourselves falling back on that compensa-
ton. And We haven't TO give up our
colors anyway. Individual prizes we
only lose what we never had said Har-
den.
And reputation and admiration and
triumph and glory" said |. land self
respect and satisfaction and"
"Oh, shut up, you croaker I'll tell
you one advantage we have over those
fellows: we've been going to bed regu-
larly at half past one every night in'"fi-
nately, while they've been stupefying
their brains with their pillows a, curiew,
like the animals they are"
Boys" said l. fearing that if his
state OF mind continued. our defea,
would be our disgrace also. II lately
heard competent authority declare that
brute Strength never yet won anywhere.
| II that was all we had. we'd lose this
race any way. the Gaths have so much
more than their share. Science. gentle
men. tells in the long-run. and where the
lions skin tails short, we must exc it out
with the fox's."
Shakespeare" said little Jersey.
Just leave this out TO me-" said /.
and well see what can be DONE"
Accordingly hal outriggers attached
to the shell iull four inches longer than
any We ever had before. Our oars were
the heaviest made. but | had them
plugged with handles an extra length.
"A shell with man in it is bird, y
said l. rs We took our places one even.
ing; land the flight of the bird is meas
ured by the comparative length of his
wing. That bird OF the sir whose quills
are longest breakfasts in Senegal and
dimes in America"
Whereat they all began to sing "On
mighty pens" but acknowledged the
mighty purchase given by the new ap-
pliances.
AS The time for the race drew nearer,
there began 10 bel good deal of feeling
among the Cheviots at large; some ol
them were on hand every time we took
exercise; they saw US into the boat, and
they rowed along BEDSIDE us. encouraging
and coaching. till. fpding that we really
meant business, and were not absolutely
going to give the Cheviots away, they
conlented themselves by spending the
most of their time at the boa,-house. and
BY coming over to our quarters "to see