The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-07-21

3Jnlng greater Still had blOtted out alb
traces OF the colonist Of the Virginia,
Island.
b No one knows what became Of tho
people Of Roanoke.
They may have been killed by the
savages, but the red men seemed to
bear them no i'll will, and said, when
questioned about the colony, that
they did not know what had become
OF it.
It is strange that they left no
records Of their fate behind them,
nothing but the name on the tree, and
whether this was cut in the bark as q.
guide for Captain White and his men,
or whether it was made by the hand
OF some enemy to deceive the search
ers, will never be known, for the mys-
stery has never been cleared up.
Time came when Sir Walter Raleigh
ceased to look for the people of Roam
oke. Other settlements were made
along the American coasts, and these
took up the attention Of the world,
but in the hearts of many remained
the question
''What became of the lost colony2'S
~A'0 AAoNB " t1lIS CtlA DluS'
Dorothy was all dressed to see the
Fourth of July procession She had
on her white dress, her blue sash, and
red shoes. Her cheeks were red, too,
and her eyes were blue, and when she
pushed up her full muslin sleeves, she
saw how white her fat little arms
were, assoon as you got past the sun
burn. '1se red, white and blue mine
self!' said Dorothy.
She went and stood on the top
doorstep. which was very near the
street. Pretty soon the trumpets be-
gan to sound and drums to beat, first
tar away, then nearer and nearer. At
last the procession came round the
corner. First the drum-maior, with
his huge bearskin cap, tossing his
great gilded stick about, then came
the musicians, putting away with
might and main at their great.
brass horns and trumpets, and bang
ing away at their drums and kettle
drums. 1t was a. splendid noise; but,
they were really playing a tune, the,
"Red, White and blue"
The standard-bearer dipped his flag
as he passed Dorothy's house, for
there was a great flag draped over the,
doorway, and red, white and blue
streamers running up to the windows,
and Dorothy waved a, little flag as
she stood on the top doorstep.
''Three cheers for the red, white and
blue!' sang the soldiers as they
marched by.
"Sank you'll" said Dorothy, spread
ing out her frock and patting her sash.
"Ise the red, white and blue! See
mine sash!'
The soldiers laughed and cheered.
Then came a soldier who looked
straight up at Dorothy, and held out
his arms, without stopping though
And it was Dorothy's own papa!
In less than hat a minute Dorothy
was in his arms, and he had caught
her up, and put her on his shoulder
Dorothy waved her flag and jumped
up and down on papa's shoulder, and
cried, f"Three cheers for the red, white
and blue! three cheers for mel" and
all the soldiers shouted, and cheered,
and laughed, and SO Dorothy and the
procession went on their way, all
through the village.-Youth's Com
panion. E
Antisthenes and the Boastful YOUTH
There is an old saying that we,
should not count our chickens before,
they are Matched, which is a very
good old saying indeed, and one that :,
has been said in many different ways
One. of the most amusing ways Of
putting it was that OF the Greek An
tisthenes, who had been very much
wearied by the boasting of Young
acquaintance of his OF how rich he
would be when a cargo of salt fish he,
was expecting arrived from the Pom
tus. The youth kept telling Ants
themes Of the presents he would give
him and the other attentions he
would shower upon him, when the
Greek seized an empty meal-baa aud
led the braggart to a dealer in flour:
Gill this to the brim," he said to-
the dealer. .#
The dealer did so, and Antisthenes,
turning on his heel, started to leave
the shop without paying for the flour.
"Here'' cried the dealer, nav
money! my money!"
"Ah!' said Antisthenes, II have
none; but-er-this young gentleman
pointing to the boastful youth will
pay for it when his cargo OF salt fish
comes in"
The haste OF the dealer TO empty
the flour back. into the bin and hurl
the empty bag at the retreating
Antlsthenes taught the young man
the lesson the wit desired him to
learn.
FIFTEEN TO-DAY.