Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-13

tain was accustomed to time ;he toad's
morning meal. and drive him back into his
hole when he had provisionel himself for
the day "Old Nasty Particulars NOV p
mentS We're Safeguarelr.i in the same style.
He seemed to h. un Ter the impression that
surprise parties of Saa-;uiuary foes were
accommodating IN force. and that unless he
exercised d perpetual vigilance he would be
pursued. taken prisoner and ruSn@i off to
some underground dungeon, there to pine
In vain for raTsom. He had been but a
month in the village before he managed TO
move il TO int: n-cine quarreIs owing TO
his desire to reorgani2e everything and
everybody on really military has,s The
village boys became uproirioils with de-
light when. in 4 rash moment. the vicar per-
m.tted the captain 10 drill them The Can-
tains address TO the boys was brief Now.
boys he beloved. 'Englan1 Is a great
country. ard has to light - maintain n. r
self by force; if yoT ao.'t learn to fgh;
you'll find your country will 20 to ;re dogs
I'll teach you the rudimen.s and then Won
mus; look after yourselves Whoever fights
MS countrys foes Is 4 credit to that cour-
try" "''
Delighted with this address. the school
divided itself into two camps-one Cbinese
the OTHER Japanese; in heir first nitcbed
battle. however. the formc- were iefa,ted
with great slaughter, and driven to seek the
sheler OF Poultcr's plantation until forced
10 capitulate.
When the vicar learnt the news no feared
mat he had let loose a iirebrand among h;s
Peacefui villagers. but there was nothing
more to he done eXcept entreat the ,nt,;S
10 tone down his MART ll zeal
The Citadel" as the raptain had n,ma,
ntS outage, was n semi detached dwelling
divided by long iron tail from Miss Pris
una dreehes Miss Priscilla, Il sweet tenn
Peitu' miudle-aged sp:nster. with a beauti-
iui and benevolent face, had been n little
overw helmed at the thought Of having sur h
NOISY neighbor as :he captain. but he on
sne very first day of taking possession bad
Il.n ira,
That she soon began to feel a new int rest in
existence CO. III
You must permit me. my dear madam, "
ne said. Ito constitute myself ,he no,uin, u
master of the garrison. AS your ear.bwnrLs
W afterward dawned upon the wondering
Miss Priscilla that "Old NASTY ParticuIa r''
aiiudet TO the moss-covered bank at the
bottom OF both gardens) make one limo MI, h
my own. II will he to our mutual advantage
10 organize some simple system of defense
Ihus. II see any of the marauding village
hoys stealing your fruit / will force them
back to their main line; and if Won sbonIJ
see them in my garden and warn me- I
should esteem 1t great favor"
MISS Priscilla had replied that nothing
~ouI1 give her greater pleasure, and the
iriendship SO auspiciously commenced was
stun further cemented by an invitation to
the captain TO partake of a dish of tea"
with her and the wears wife
me captain. who had received the mis-
sive from the hands of pretty little Thyrza
MISS Pr.sclllas maid, regarded that damsai
with marked approval There was a sug-
gestion OF lavender about Thyrza's white
cap ahc apron which strongly appealed to
the captains sense of the poetic. He CON
Guided mat so neat a maid could only be
the result of patient training on the part of
her mistress. thus making q most eprep;ous
mistake, for Thyrza's neatuess was nsinI,,
uue 10 an innate coquetry, Miss Priscilla
havins a most bewidering habit of never
remembering where she had p,1t anvtb;ng
GU pus me manner in which the captain
So Mss Mss Priscillas perpetual gratitude
IN an ill-advised moment soma four vears
ago Miss Priscilla had commenceI 70 tsa,'
LOWS being too gentle to kill them, every
year she had given away the chickens to
friends. and now the original old rooster
the head and front of the family. I.aI be-
come SO herce and pugnac!ous that she wa
AFRAID TO approach the henhouse at all
Gen Crook" for so this ung .irly Coch;p
China bird was called in the pedigree which
ne had brought with him from the poultry
Show, had knack Of vacatinS his own