The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

those glasses which shows out what Is at n dis
ance and blurs all that Is near.
My mother had been in a tremble ever since
the first rumor of the prcliminaries came to our
as Its message, She e1 said d little. but She sad.
densd my life BY insisting that should be
wheels, too, her eyes wolld glance toward tho
door and her hands steal up 70 anooth her prot
Rwsicomc"% u 5on a blue ground. With an anchor
IN red upon each side, and n border of laurel
leaves. nnd, this WINS TO hang upon the, two liiqc
could not have lett tho Mediterranean Icfdre
wo had this finished, and every morning she
looked to see II II were In its place and ready
hut G wns a weary time before the peace
fore our great day came round to Us. it Ind
been raining all morning, I remcinbcr-a soft.
agrine rain. which sent up Q rich smell from
The sun had shono out IN the evening. and |
had promised Boy Jim to 20 with him TO tho
mill .trenm). when what should ! SEQ but n
postchaise with two smoking horses. at the
my mothers blnck skirt and her little feet jut-
ting ont, with two blue arms for n waist belt.
on the bushes as We had agreed. When iilhSi
the blue, arms Just the same MS before.
Here's Rod" said my mother at last, strqs-
ggi nrIInS aoSE ere On vo 20 ' \" ,b ground y again. "Roddy'
saw the red face and the kindly light blue
eyes looking out ny me. Why, Roddy, lad,
you on a different rating nov. I'm right glad
i Goa, ,W ms Re"Ft FSo Y TGe b 1T%r arms iam; 1 new a" ou To-
and there " ,re the skirt and the two feet fixed
Here arc the folk coming. Arson. " said my
mother, blpshing; Wont you get out and
And then suddenly 1; came home to us both
that for all his CHEEKY face hc. had never moved
more than his arms, and that his leg was resting
nm thn npnngItn GNnN ~ Nhn a. . tan
.,,oh: Anson. A%nson!" she cried.
,oKi hut' bi siT k See t Sss H S"ns h 1f my hSn lssi ana sn IEf,i ne;
surgeon has flshed 1t and spliced 1t, though
rs a bit crank yet; Why; bless her kindly
nothing"
and a star he hoped swiftly up the path, and
under the Laurel. bordcred motto, and so over
years. When the postboy and I I had carried up
the sea chest and the two canvas baus. there he
WIS sitting In his armchair by the window In
was weeping, over his poor leg. and he patting
her hair with one brown hand. His other he
of his chair.
Now that We have peace can lie up and
he. Twas a carronade that came adrift in
the bay y,, The e ,s it was lq pwrnin a to TOP
Z Rre fast T It had a o me ia sea; Fr asn Ts cone the make make
Well. we'll" he added, looking around at the
walls Of the room. Here are all my old GU
and the paddles from Fiji and the picture Of
the Ca !Ia with Hotham in chase, And here
to the carronade which has. sent me into so
sn " n ma , S %ith Sis i fear of of n sailing lin h 9sd tnn.cco
all ready for him, SO that he was able now to
light it. and to sit looking from one Of US to the
understand that. this. was the moment which
that the expectation Of it had cheered his
heart in many q dark nopr; Sometimes he
tines the other iher and n so he ~ sat- uaN With n' his om
too satiated for words. while the shadows
S. ins IN R,s sas " .!''ls , TSSm; and ,i ,Is IiTh'; 10 Of
own lamp. she slipped suddenly; down upon
aIso, SO that, hand in hand. they ioineSd their
th ,ans to heaven for manifold ii mereies, When
tpa them most clearly, her sweet face, with
tgs, wet Spt shin,ns to up p2e sm hs5 sh Sisefs ans e eeil 9lne
N! 1TS nc sssnsste ses. Of r. h f'"p pEsSe MS So 6ss shai I p %Rs
''ye" iGeu getting ting a S man me- So "E'e and sdpP I Suppose Mas oy YOU
enough, to strap a dirk to your thigh"
for they are more inclined to empty berths
han to fill them. now that peace has come.
But I've never tried what all this schooling
has done for you, Rodney: You have had a
great deal more than ever I had, but I dare
Jay l can make shift to test it. Have you
earned historyy''
Yes, father" said /, with some confidence.
Then how many sail Of the limo were at
The battle of Gamperdownf",
He shook his head gravely when he found
hat ! could not answer him.
why. there are men in the feet who never
lad any schooling at all. who could tell you
hat we had seven 74s, seven Gas, and two So
run ships in the action. There's a picture on
he wall OF the chase Of the Ca Ira. Which
we're the ships that laid her aboard3"
Again | had to confess he had beaten me-.
well. your dad can teach YOU something
n history yet" he cried, Hooking at INV
Have You learned geography"
Yes. father" said l.. though with less con-
1dence than before.
We'll, how far Is II from Port Mahon to
Algeciras2"
could only shake my head.
If Ushant lay three leagues upon your star
,oard quarter. what would be your nearest
portf"
We'll. l don't see that your geography is