Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-21
THE YOUNG FOLKS CORNER.
CHOICE SCRAPS OF READING
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE,.
A Highland Boy--Remarks OF Great
Men Under Strange CIrcum-
stances--Doc.or Archie--
Brothers In DIStreSS--
Little Sunshine.
A Highlan . Boy.

Walter was little Highland boy
that is, he lived among the Highlands
of Scotland. There was no chimney
to the poor little house where he lived
for none OF the people near Walters
house had chimneys fifty years ago.
at is cold here" said Walter
mother, land we have no peat. What
shall we do?"
Don't trouble yourself about it.
mother" answered Walter "Neighbo1
Campbell has fine lot OF peat. 1t has
not been long out Of the bog. He viii
surely lend us some. l will go for it.
So the boy threw his bright plaid
over himself. and hurried to tn.
neighbours. He soon returned with
the peat. This is used by the Irisf
and Scotch as coal or wood is used by
us. After this peat is prepared TO,
burning it is called turf.
Walter built the fire under hole ir
the roof, through which the smoke
could escape. His mother, who was
sick in the bed, had fallen asleep white
he had been gone; SO, not wishing to
awaken her, he threw back tbs
blanket, which was the only door to
the hovel, and ran outdoors to play
In about an hour his father came
into the house. The wife was still,
asleep.
"lm sorry that fire is built unde,
the opening OF the roof" he said tc
himself. "There's a storm coming.
and the rain will fall on the fire anG
put it out. The fire should have
been built in another part OF the
room. 1t won't hurt the smoke tc
go around the room before it finds 3
chance to get out. But III not move
the fire now, for fear the noise will
waken wife"
The Scotch did not seem to think
the smoke would do them harm as it
filled their rooms, nor did they seen
to care if it covered their floors and
ceiling and walls with SCOT.
Walter s father took stick and
wrote this in the SCOT on the wall
"Walter, when it begins to rain, put
the fire in another part OF the room,
so it will not 20 out, and make
the house too cold for your mother
1 must 20 10 my WOfk.
"The little boy reached the house
just in time to move the fire before
the storm came.-Harper's Young
People.
Remarks Of Great Men Under
Strange Circum stances.
The battle of the Nile was fought
August !, 179S, between the French
and English fleets. Sir Horatio Nell
son was in command of the latter
and as the e;lgaGelHsnt was about tC
begin he exclaimed, "Nictory or West
minister Abbey" And victory it was
When Charles TX. of Sweden, at the
age OF nineteen years, fought and de
feated % large body OF Russians at
Narva in 1900, Peter the great, who
led his army, had several horses shot
under him, and while exchanging a
dead steed for q more useful one after
a repetition OF the occurrences, he re
marked, ''rhese people seem disposed
to give me exercise" And events
proved the truth OF the prophecy.
The mace is an emblem of author
ity and use in our Congress as well as
L
it is merely symbol, it commands
respect; but it was never SO insulted
as when Oliver Cromwell stallled into
the English House to dispense the
members and dissolve the parliament
The mace lay in it's regular place, and
when Cromwell saw it, he must have
sneered at the petty symbol, for he
called one OF his soldiers, and ordered,
"Take away that bauble." So, as
the mace was carried out, the doors
were locked and Parliament etfectual
ly diss olved.
The message OF Commodore Perry
is better known. The battle Of Lake
Erie had taken place, and the British
fleet were defeated Then the Com.
modore sent to General Harrison,
grandfather OF the present President,
his famous dispatches, awe have met
the enemy, and they are ours" II
was but little longer than Cesar's
81 came, saw. I conquered"
An English General, however, made
the record for brevity when, after he
had conquered the province OF Scinde
in India, he sent a punning despatch
in the one word, Peccavi, which, az
our young Latin students know,
means, 81 have 'sinned. "-Harper's
Young People.
A Marine Paradox.
Many OF you have stood on the
beach at the seaside, and watched the
seas rolling in heavy breakers after q
storm, curling and crashing into