The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-18


Every trace of color faded from the
woman's face. But she gave his wife her
hand in a smiling welcome, and muir
INJURED few words of congratulation,
while her heart was covering up u sweet
hope that had met swift and sudden
death. SO true it is that smiles can hide
an aching heart!
WHAT BOYS CAN Do.-One boy stood
with his back against the wall; the next
boy stopped down his head in the first
boys stomach; the third boy stopped with
his head on the second boys back, and in
this way the line was continued back as
far as desirable. Then all the spare boys
took running leap in succession, putting
their hands on the hindermost boy, and
jumped over as many as possible, to come
down at the end of the jump on boys
neck with the force of an infantile pile
driver, and the next boy comes down on
him the same way, the efforts of the
jumpers being directed to breaking the
line of the Shoppers or their necks, either
object appearing to be desirable and at
tainable. The position of the boy against
the wall is one Of great honor and respon-
sibility. 1t requires a boy of strong
| stomach to enjoy the process of having
the head of another boy driven into his
waistband 10y the continued effort of iif
teen Of his fellows. Sometimes the jump
ers become unbearably enthusiastic, and
the boy against the wall finds it necessary
to step aside to re-swallow his dinner.
This gives the STOPPING boy chance to
distinguish himself, as his head is damned
against the wall SO hard that he feels his
ears sticking out under his arms. Some
times it happens that small consump-
tive boy gets into the linc of shoppers, and
when big boy comes down on his back
he breaks in two, and this causes hiatus
that is Immediately filled by the shoppers
in the rear, who sprawl on their noses
aud elbows, while the remaining Jumpers
cavort over them like cavalry charge.
THE New York Tribune thinks that "a
| national convention of Presidential can
didates would be an edifying spectacle,
if sufficiently large hall could be found
to hold it in" But such hall couldn't
be found If all the men in this country
who want to be President, and think it
| likely that they will be, were assembled
in no matter how densely packed II con
vention, the chairman would have to
speak with the roar of II Niagara or the
thunder of six-hundred FOUNDER, or
| there would be thousands Of Blaines,
Davises, Brist0ws, Grants, Shermans,
and DalZells toward the outskirts of the
crowd who couldn't hear whether he was
denouncing the Administration, waving
the bloody shirt or putting a motion u
adjourn fifteen minutes for drinks.
Strange there should be so many men
openly seeking the Presidential office,
when, as everybody knows, the man who
seeks it most is least worthy of it.
Ir is related that NJ. Arago, in order
to test the cearness of his lectures,
made it a rule 20 fix bis eyes on the dull
est looking scholar he had. If he saw
that he was understood, he knew that tn
rest OF his hearers had found him clear,
also. One day, just after he had been al
luding to this, rs his usual habit, II young
man entered the room, and feeling sure
the lecturer knew him well, saluted him
accordingly. 81 regret | have not the
pleasure of your acquaintance" said NJ.
Arago. "You surprise me-" replied the
young student. mot only am l most
regular in my attendance at your lectures,
but you never take your eyes of me from
The beginning to the end"
A MAN near Pittsburgh. Pa. recently