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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-09-07
ELLIS ron PRESIDENT,
National Uni0H itsf1Fm tAFty kOMtnKisn
bv Referendum Vain

HPRIN0NELDl On B0pL, NaHH. "
Thompson Oh this CIV, chairman on the
National Union Reform pAptK G0mlnlll
Too, lDs received word from n, A. Il,
H~i6heIbMPgep OF Baltimore, ehalrnAn !ol
the national gaIlvAap DOapdj tlAt lhe
official count OF the. referendum vets
WAS completed Monday night w BAltil
M0F6, FesultinA IN th6 n0MlHAtlOn, Oh
Hon, Heth. WILLS Uf One Toy presldnls
ald Samuel " Nigh0lh0n NJ FaHnsyl,
vanlG fOv vlGg president Oh tla National
Union HefQglh. nGksh MliA gaGaivNd
Lgpl v0tes, kiehols0H w, NIL, others w.
pated IN ths bAllehng Vhls n lhe
lAgHsat number M pe06la ever engaged
In Ihe nomination III II WekldeRh
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-09-07
Montana RsPabllssR Vieksh

HehEkA M0Hu keph MHrThe Hepal,
llgan sfAta convention nominated INV
NJ FOLSOM nj. MeHHheg egHpV fW mn
eyHah n H. BeRRsH IL VigRIgM rt
v%eutanHHt H9veFl8H VI III HNfftp n
Miiss nv attorney HsHaFAll Anh NJ I
fHdW M HHftR AeaFetAV M AtHlH
III MHTfAE. M Miss8HR WIN GtNMH
candidate fAf RaARreRA
Arbeidsmanden. [volume] (Fertile, Minn. ;) 1900-1901, 1900-08-31

9laar nogen enten / @elpforipat eler
al 6epnlpf tretter &ebolperen o9 itp<
Der paa I'm Wloofanber, iaa faar ban
ia Ell pas1enbe Multt for fin ulobli9e
Omgang meo @tpoepaaben. Men naar
en- euer anben politiit M9itator fpn9er
ben enc raQbne 6albe efter ben an6en
mob en- Mano al ct anoet parti = Blot
bru9er etielosoro uoen Mrgumenter-
nebbrpeenbe bans Rp5te pg beiuoler
bans Mapn, ba bar 2open in9enting at
fiqe mob ilige Morobaaben. 6ans Sill
bgrere fbber o9 forlpter fig ooer oisle
Mproerier, HAPPIER og iubler o9 ipnes,
bet Ct aloeles Forartet. Sc tenter lite
paa, at be er meb % moralit lpn&er en-
W&anb, lom lite bar giort no9et anbet
END at babe andre politiite Menin9er
enb be.
@upernpr Nooiebelt foreto9 en- iaa'
ban 2pn@in9, ba ban bolot fin Sale !
ct. paul. 9an ubtalte 81. a.: r9e*
motraterne er ensbetpoenoe meb 2oblsss
beb % l1orben, l1beoerligbeb % uer-
IiQbeb, $gileslps6eb o9 9oele99elie
inoenlanos % en- tuiona9ti9 Me9telie
al ut opfploe bore pli9ter uoenlanbs. "
Blanbt benz, fom iaaleoes moatte
banle 5pibsroo for oeane ~@tanoina'
ben"s foltetiere Mano, par o9iaa Mb.
miralerne Dem.p o9 @4lep, for De er
beqqe 9emotrater. Naar ili9e Orb
tommer fra ben republitanite 3tcepres
ftoenttanoioat, Der / TN Sale Fo9 an
8p,en for ben 6eritare al @tumpta=
lere, Tom partiet fenoer uo. bbao ian
man (aa life pe,lte at faa bbre, fsr 1al'
act er ober. Sen republitanfte @uber=
nsrtanoibat Nebraita fa9oe iaaleoes
forleben: .@n Wano, ber iaar lite items
mer meo @epublitanerne, bar lite @po:
af Qierne." = v&eform.
Arbeidsmanden. [volume] (Fertile, Minn. ;) 1900-1901, 1900-08-31
@einaos paa Mile,t.

st Rorartet 2ulturoert, meo bbiltet
Meneitene Martniinoer for9ieues bat
beFieftl9et fig, er oisle Maonsoer en-
be:is biepet siennemfsrt. 9ele 9}.len,
fra Mlbertipen til Munoin9en, tan nu
befeiles.
Eibligere bar ben pbre glil fun far.
bar paa 9anite entelte eteber. @run-
ben bert,l BAT ben, at iaa 9oot iom tele
Glooen bar opfplot af itore Masier af
lammenfiltrebe plantebele, Der | Mare=
nes SOB baboe oannet uiajennemtrens
9eli0e 8arrierer ODER @trsmmen.
Da 2oro &it6sner efter bet beloi9e
@la9 peb Omourman babbe brubt
Maboi=Raliiernes Ma9t, aialot bet ON
burti9f at 9ienoprette be ubeitriueli9e
Doeleseelier, ber bete9neoe 9e&pjt9er>
neg 6erreosmme / @uoan. gn9len.
oerne / noiaa me9et ri9tig, at oeriom
Milfrpmmen tunbe 9ipres farbar, bilbe
bet I bsi Grab lette 8ultiberineen af
bet goela9te 2ano, o9 BET bleb oa ta9et
fat boa at renie @trsmmen.
Mrbeioet par imiblertio me9et be.
iuerligt. $bi plantemasierne bar
faa at RQe 9roeoe iammen o9 poerli9ere
iammenfsiebe beo 8retammer og an>
ore iolioe sa9er. 81 faa bar be al
folosfal l1bfretning. st eteb bar
Globen paa en- Gtretnin9 af 25 en'
gelfte mil fulofenotg iperret af De
fore .8aser"", oer naaeoe flere Sob
neb / 8anoet.
Nlen bet 1pttebes oa efterbaanben at
faa ale Gorbinoringer bug9ebe o9
iprengte I minbre Dele. Tom iaa blep
fatte Drift neb ao Glooen % uo'i
4apet. Og nu ct belle Gloolebet rens
.fet o9 @amferoslen ct faa let fom paa
t,o9en anben Gloo. Roloniferne bill
after babbe let og forbolosbis biQi9
6orbinoelie theo ben neore giiloal o9
Miboelbabets Bner.
Arbeidsmanden. [volume] (Fertile, Minn. ;) 1900-1901, 1900-08-31

Nmeritas .$ramps' bolot forl:oen
NaQ oeres Nationaltonbention ct 6teos
neoe Soma. Sc enoorfereoe lite 9ebs
% 6arriman, og BERT banoleoe be paa
fin 9is ,neset fornuftist. eetreoe
nemli9 6ocialiferne, biloe bet belt lpo-
lere 6orretnin9en for ale .8rams'
.&eoDen.1
Arbeidsmanden. [volume] (Fertile, Minn. ;) 1900-1901, 1900-08-31
10 Gents s.: 5: :::::::: 5: ::;;:;: ::;: /; !:
rDet er leg, font opbol=
Der eber."
(Sfitie af 5. g. 8atfen.)

Gorretn,ngsmeno. fom Tom ub |
@efen be 9ooe gamle Da9e, tunbe
tiene Yen9e iom @res. 9o9 life ole
tunoe tomme 1aa langt ben &etning,
1om r9elten" / oenne pcr Gur:elling.
Men iaa bar life ole famine @aper ira
8or 6erre, ueo bi.
@i tommer lite ber til at n9bne 6am
beb Mobn - fun toloer ri bam -
pebberlpenoen. ia, bet ct forreten
intet uuabn paa bam. tbt ban 6ar al
brig peret gift. @nten bette er bans
e9en @tplo. eQer bet er be @muttes
2uner og Mptter - bet ital ber, vi lQt.
@or pebberioeno bar ct me0et tiltret=
tenoe Oore, / @erbelesbeo efter @laoe
@tunber, ba bans unepneli9e Sci bar
fpiuet ban en- taab @treg. iom ban
fsrit opba9er naar BON paa9ner, bbor
tons 8enner forlob bam cen ioregoa'
enbe Mtten. Set ct iaoleoes ponitl'ht
at f9e, bpotfur ba: alori9 bar opnaaet
ben SPITE at babe no9en faf oniat til
at afua1e 2iuets Moo9anae, iom fniser
iiQ ino ubeme1tet ento3 | @l9bens
@tuno oe beiuoler ben fire @iterfsl9er
% ipreoer iloelu9tenoe l1bebogeli9beoer
paa @anorin9ens 8ei. Men ON ban
lite bar babt 2ptten meo fg paa bette
Omraabe, iaa bar ban peret oelfsnet
ri9eliS meb benne 8eroens @oos o9
Sub. Dan tom beruo enonu meoens
BE- fore prerier laa % orsmte ON be
fore 0pebea9re, be | Gremtioen ituloe
bore | lit @tipo og meoens mango
ferte @itin9efpnner frsmmeoe berub
for at 9isre prariens 9rsm til @irte.
li9beb. Disie 8itin9e9utter tom ber=
ub, lite bare meb fterte Mrmer % fart
Billie til at rpobe for ben % oanne f9
sobe'piem os ftabe fig en- uafbensi9
etiQin9, men be bapoe o9ida ltot
pen9e.
@or pebberioenb tom o9iaa ! ben
3enfgt at itabe fig en- taf6enatg Still
ling, men ban faa paa Hibet meo an-
ore 0ine enb be andre Dlttn9efbnner.
Sir bam par bet lite faa me9et ON at
9ibre at faa ct Diem = bet bar noget,
ban albris baboe lert at perbfntte.
6ans Op,raselie baboe life gaaet ben
Melning. Dan bapoe alorig oiff, bbao
Rierli9beo o9 biemlig 3pgge baboe at
Rge. 6ans eiel bar fplot meo. Gor>
bitrelie fra Barn af = en- Gorbitrelie,
iom rabte ct enefe Be9ier - &i9oom
% MaQt til at unoertrptte ng soelag9e
ben 2ipslptte, ipm altio bapoe peret
ueqtet BAN ielp. Da ban bar DeRo'
oelie af en- fert Bilietraft, bar bet let
for BAN at naa Maolet for fit 8eaier.
9en. fom beberites alne af G9oismen
% oertil bar enoel 8ilieaprte. bar lite
Arbeidsmanden. [volume] (Fertile, Minn. ;) 1900-1901, 1900-08-31

paniteti9t tor at naa frem til boao ban
e{tertraqter. 9ans Maal bar at
tomme til iaaoan Mogt, at ban tunoe
iprebe 0oele99elle ino | 6iemmene, o9
bet 1a9be Rg berfor ielp, at 0}iolet, ban
palQte, blep bet, fom alene 1pareoe til
Wlaalet. Set fsrae bar for bom at
faa Sag fine 2anosmeaos @pareitil>
lin9er for berbeo at iette fig ooer benz
og pine benz efter 9iertens 2pf. Uten
bboroant tunoe bette lie uoen at BRUCE
bet enefe ufeilbarli9e M&iobel2 S1tte
ufeilbare Wfibbel tienber ri oQe til.
Set er bet, lom bar ienot $uiinoer al
Msore meo 9rda 6aar og ct brufe't
6ierte inb | @raben. 9et er bet,
iom ct oirette eQer in6irette @tplo
mere eno bet balpe af al @raao og
syammer. al 9}sb % @(enoi9beo. TOM
erifterer | 8eroen. Set er bet Miooel
enbper meb @itterbeb fan 9ribe til,
naer ban pill 9isre bet mef muli9e onbt
% soele9ee ben ftsrit mulige M:nne=
itelptte.
9etie Wlibbel bar Dor r6elt" alorig
fo11smt at benptte. 6ans Op9abe bar
bog en- Nsrre END til ale Sioer at
lprebe fin 9oeleaselle bet imaa faa=
ban baeom en- Snobe9ning. 9ertil
be9pnote ber no9et faaoant, tom taloes
2ope at 9isre R9 en- @mu(e 9jeloenbe
efter iom Joltet TOM fig til be foritiel.
lt0e &etniu9er. 9etfor oofrloo ban
efter en- Bib benne @maaforretnin9,
til fine minbre 8rSsere, % felb ite9, til
6an tunbe meo &ette fi9e, at ban bar
6erre oper Menneifer o5 bolot oeres
@tiebne ftn 6aano!
Set bbrer belt utroligt for Golt, 1om
lite fienber til $insenes $ilftano |
bette Gribebens 2anb, at en- Mano Tan
faa fere Gamelier til at arbeibe for
fig = libe Nar efter Mar % lepere alt,
De probucerer til oenne enc Mano, o9
enoa tro, at benne Mano er me9et goo
MOB Dem, iom laoer Dem iaaleoes ilioe
for fig. Men Dor pebberiueno Ct allt=
9epel bare en- blanot 9unoreber, ION
faar 6olt 1aalebes inb let fribi0i9t
@laperi. 8ort 2oue er islpfplselig |
8prannernes Gapsr og bet ct beo 9ielp
af bisie, at bet iter. Men bet bar bare
ON benne enc ri ituloe forteQe o4 bt
gisr bet / en- pts 6enf9t og forot pt
tror paa Biprnions Orb ,1aar ban +.
9er: y
.6pab bu epner, taf al,
ibet nermefe Rrab."
Set ct lite min 6enf9t ber at 9aa
ino @nteltbeoer. Oct tln maaite
Qibres (enere % me- ltstit Helultat.
6enF9ten meo bette Ct tun at 9ibre en-
etitfe af en- Raratter, fom bet Ct os al
lite liben 8etpbnia9 at lore at tienoe
netop MI. Set er en- 2arafter, fom
osfaa filler fig fra De fleite af tit Sla9s,
ioet ban befober en- lite rent ubetpoe.
liq 6elptillio, builte bar I'm @runo len
til Gabelaatisbeo 9renienoe uuioenbeo
% Man9el paa Gatteebne og $ente.
Arbeidsmanden. [volume] (Fertile, Minn. ;) 1900-1901, 1900-08-31

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Dig at eoele99e ufonoe1' 1e9e"A''ss
a1ll1ano laaleoes' al 9a7s Se'o''u'o
% 9teroer o9laa soe'~99e'' ~"
oette ct 1tte 9'lfoloe1 meo Vle"pu'oe"
1or oenae St''e' pan '90ss p''''''s
at oere I 4eFooel'e AZ Ute 1'oe" ~
9emlt9 S'9rte o9 oermeo Is'9e"oe "''
oer, ben Dag 1oa9. pans gone ~ ~
uorette no9et er 1aoleoes tremoeles 1'l'
lteoe.
y
Set er lea, Tom fsoe* @oer. a. Dette
er be Oio, bpormeo ban tontrolerer
fine s1aper % toloer benz til 2poiQbeb,
bperoono be {saer at tloQe. 6ans
Yy}oooe at oisre bet pao, ct at Qibe benz
bet nsbpenoioe at lepe at. Derfor to-
oer ban i 2iQbeo meb andre = alt
bet be frembriuoer peb ft Nrbeioe.
6bis be so tlQoer oo fpnes be burbe
tope libt mere enb bet tarpeliqe ub=
fomme lober ban Dem for{taa. at bar
bet life for bom, piloe De lite euqanq
foo l1otommet Oq Der ct bet merte=
lioe peo oenne W}anos Rarotser: San
bQr ,u bclot paa at inoapbe oenne
8onte / fine frie 6laper, at bet
ct ban, fom fsoer bem, til bet er blebet
bans anoen Matur % ban tror Zig fat
tiff at bore Ell Ybilantb:op Meoens
han tumler ia | Maabeo, liQelom bar
ban bette at fuale F9 meb, at ban oQi
gepel er en- pbilantrop!
So, ou tore, piounberliee pebber=
1peno, iom olori9 bar ta9et Ell 2ibsleos
iagerinbe paa 2iuets @anorin9 o. bog
nermer big be femti, bu bar BOG olli.
Qebel Rpinbe9raab % Bernejammer
not paa bin @ampittt9beb, naar bu
bar lepet iom ben. ri ber forteQer ON.
q)}en en- ioobon Wqno bill n,au maQife
IT,, ;tf. hor ,,oo.n .eomnittiob,n. 0o
>.... . .:a.a. ,.u>. ~ e,xaon>
WV '''"' '""' "
eomo''''S9eo a'"'"0e''s oO'pa''o'
bar en- faaban alort9 bapt. DIN bette
fauoe peret Silfeloet, bilbe ban ogfaa
,o.r.+ : wpHhhe1,p of Gopn5fohpr INN
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-02-22
How could 1 tell you that, Master

How could 1 tell you that, Master
Jack?"
Are you bigger than my father? Do
you know my father? MY fathers a
big man, bigger than me a good deal.
My fathers just come to live here and
farm. Do you live near here? We're
you in the war? Did you kill any
EnglisEmen? Did you get hurted
My father fought in the war and got
bulla. through his nose. 1t makes
him look awful funny. You've big
nose. A boy hit me on the nose once,
and it bleeded awful. 1 guess your
nose would bleed lots, wouldn't it?
Oh, what a nice chain. Won't you
show me your watch? Oh, what a
nice watch-will you show me the in
side?"
after" said the general, with his
arm gently round the child, "after
we've given up thinking of going fish
ing, and brought the water for sister,
and chopped some wood"
Jacl. looked quite startled and
turned red. The big, kind yet firm
eyes looked into Master Pert's and
hdSit tll Slunttl Ills AhtlChltS IllO
the corners.
"Toot, toot!" said the general, "come,
I'll help you"
So the gray-eyed, pleasant-faced lit
tie girl coming back, found the father
of his country breaking up wood at a
! great rate, while her little brother was
laughingly gathering chips.
"Oh, Sir" SAID Martha, with amaze,
what man you'd be around the
| house!"
And she was still more amazed at
| the effect her words had upon the
stranger, who dropped the ak and
| threw his head back with quite a roar
of laughter, until, for the pure happi-
ness of it, little Jack and Martha
! laughed too.
81 like you" said Jack, grabbing the
generals hand as they went into the
house. Come and see us often and
Ill show you where the best fishing
place IS"
"My father would be glad to well
come you. SIR" said the courtly maid
en-. 'His business takes him away
just now almost every day, but in the
spring"
81 thank you kindly" said the gen
eral. "And as / live near here, l hope
/ | shall be friends with my new neigh
| bors. But this is milk?"
81 thought you'd like it better than
water, sir. And please try these cakes
which I made this morning, because
"'Cause it's her birthday" cried
| Jack. "She's 13 and I'm seven"
"Now that is a happy coincidence, y
said the general, because it is also
my birthday. 1 beg to wish you.many
happy returns of the day."
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-02-22

He staggered up, and ,rack-Jack
few at his throat like a terrier. The
girl screamed, the other man raised
his riding whip and struck down on
the boy Jack yelled from rage and
anguish, but clung to the choking
throat, never needing the first blows
raIned on him. The cottage was in
dreadful uproar; when in rushed the
stranger Of the morning, and it is said
but you need not believe it unless
you want to--he used a dreadfully bad
word. Those two foolish young men
never were in such trouble before. In
George Washington's great right arm
swung one of them, helpless, and in
the LETT another, and bump, bump,
bumpety bump, went the two empty
foolish, braggart, blackguard heads,
cracking against each other like cocoa
nuts on a tree in a storm. When they
were almost serseleSs the general laid
them down with force and thraS he'd
them with their own whips, and so
mangled and maltreated and mashed
them that, when at last they got to
their knees and begged for mercy,
their own loving mammas would have
Indignantly repudiated them as being
offspring of theirs. In the meantime
Jacky Pert danced about cheering on
his new friend, and Martha sobbed in
corner, hiding her face and begging
"Mr. George" for so the general had
called himself, not to kill anybody,
and not to get hurt himself. And then
the general threw aside his whip and
made the rascals stand up before him,
but they could only face that rag ng,
righteous eye with bowed heads and
bowed knees.
Gen. Washington" they mumbled,
please let us go. lit was only the
wine. There was no harm done"
He waved them out, but the mis-
chief was done At the words Gen.
Washington" little jacks jaw dropped
and he shook like a felon at the
thought that he had threatened to kill
the best and greatest man in that or
any other country. Martha dropped to
her knees, but the general made her rise
and accept the birthday gift he had
run to Mount Vernon and back to get
for her. Still, it was not the same,
and the general felt saddened as he
went homeward, just as everybody has
telt saddened because he could not be
boy again.
However" said he to himself, with
a smile, as he was dressing for the ball
in the evening, 81 have not had so
much fun on a birthday since 1
chopped up that old cherry tree
Edgerton Davis, in st. Louis Globe
Democrat
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-02-22

want to know, grandpa says you're a
hero, and want to be hero, too, when
I'm growed up. Can't |, please? Grand
pa says not TO talk nonsense. 1t isn't
nonsense, is it, general? Can't l be a
hero when I'm growed big?"
Big Washington stopped and lifted
the child-did you ever know a hero
that didn't love children ?-and kissed
his cheek and whispered:
None of us can be great or good
without Gods blessing. To be hero
you must be good as great. So pray
first and always that God will make
you good"
The little enthusiast looked deep and
grave into the generals eyes, suddenly
kissed the kind mouth hard, said: 81
WILL" and, sliding down, rode off with
his sgroom-alwaysa a better man for that
caressing whisper.
When it was still long from the state
ly festival dinner George Washington
slipped away from the crowd at the
house and wandered off by himself,
though with great dread that some pale
young man should jump out from a
bush and fire birthday ode at him.
Now he was off Mount Vernon farm,
and by a lane away from the main road.
In the corner of the lane, in a most de-
serted, newly-cleared spot, about so
feet back in the bushes, was the new
est of tiny cottages, with unpainted
walls, and rough timbers, and a newly
laid-out garden at the back. George
Washington looked from the wood
through which he was wandering, and
paused.
THAT was not there when / had time
before the war to run about" said he.
"Who can they be? They're not At
ricans. Oh, mol"
For from the house came a bright
voice that was certainly Virginian.
Now, Jack" said the voice, you
must not be so lazy, because there is
ever so much to do before father comes
home"
Il amt lazy, Martha" said another
Il boy. I'm doing what dad said
I'm looking after you and protecting
you"
"Oh, Jack, do you call eating rails
ins and sitting on the table protecting
me?"
well, it is. If anyone was to come
round now to hurt you, even King
George himself, wouldn't l be ready TO
| kill him?"
WELL" said Martha, with a laugh, 81
don't expect King George this morn
ing. Our George, bless him"
"Hooray!"
HAS boxed his ears. But there is
work TO be done"
II don't see any"
"You are looking only at the raisins.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-02-22

indianapolis, Feb. 16.-lt is related
here that both eX-President Harrison
and his wife were Systematically rob-
bed and otherwise swindled during
their visit to Paris last summer, when
the general was engaged in the Nene-
zuelan claims affair. The ex-president t
was asked about the matter last night
and he confirmed the story. He thinks
that young Frenchman who acted
as his valet was the swindler. or, if
not. that he knew all about the lar
cenies.
Aside from sums of money that the
eX-president missed, the boldest Oper-
alton consisted in a series of forgeries
perpetrated on Mrs. Harrison.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-02-22
RELIEVED THE SENTINEL.
Washington Walked on Guard nt
Valley Forge While n Starving
Soldier Breakfasted

William Perrine' gives a graphic pic
ture of Washington's memorable win
ter of suffering at Valley Forge in the
Ladies' Home Journal. "Sentinels pac-
ing in the snow on the outposts took
off their caps and stood in them to save
their feet from freezing" he writes.
Here and there could be found even
officers in sort of dressing-gown made
of old woolen bed-covers. The stout
hearted women of New jersey sent
their quilted clothes as Christmas pres
ents, with the patriotic jest that as
women were said sometimes to wear
the trousers, so now there would be an
excuse for men who might wear the
petticoat. Washington, who never ex-
aggerated, said that few men had more
than one shirt, many only haIf q one,
and some none at all. Nearly 5000 men
were barefooted, and occasionally
might be seen a soldier who was all
but naked! Sometimes there was moth
ing to eat in the camp but rotten salted
herrings. Men were known to snatch
at the dough of half-baked cakes in the
kitchens of farmers wives. The con-
tractors and the commissary agents
and the continental congress had
brought 10000 men to the verge of
starvation, and the blood of Gen. Wayne
ran hot with rage as he looked on his
poor fellows weak with hunger. In
deed, there was but one horn tumbler
and also but one wooden dish for everv
mess. Washington himself dined one
day on potatoes and hickory nuts. My
good man. he said to the sentinel in
front of his headquarters, pacing up
and down in the bitterness of a cold
morning, have you had anything TO
eat?' No, sir was the reply. Give
me your musket, then, and go inside
and get some breakfasr,' and the tall
commander gravely walked up and
down as guard over ais own house
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How do you expect to eat if you don't

How do you expect to eat if you don't
work? And how am / to get supper for
daddy in the EVENING""
"Oh, l have thought of that. I'll go
fishing, and you'll fry them"
"Oh, and who would protect me
while you're fishing, please?"
you can come, too, if you won't
always call out: Mind you don't fall
in"
''Be good, Jack, and fetch me some
water from the well, and chop little
frewood."
The general had been listening and
chuckling. Always the sound of chill
dren's voices frightened his eyes. Now
be suddenly stepped up to the open
door of the little new house and bowed.
He was dressed very plainly for his
muddy walk, and his boots were spat-
tered, and he looked quite plain and
homely. He saw a neat little woman
of ~ or 13 busy in her kitchen md a
pert, bright-eyed, snub-nosed young
rogue of seven sitting on the table.
81 wish you good morning, ma'am,''
said the general.
Good morning, sir" said the maid
en-, with frightened courtesy.
"Halloa!" said Master Pert, Selling
carving knife. "Where did you come
from? Are you a friend of King
George?'
81 am a true"
You're not an Erglishman?"
81 am "a"
You're not a royalist?"
"I-"
Because if you were I'd have to kill
you, that's all"
BE quiet, Jack; you're very rude"
said his sister, reprovingly. "Please
SIR; he's only a little boy. and some
times they're little vexing. but he's
a good boy. Is there anything 1 can
do for you, sir?"
"If it were not too much trouble,
a glass of water"
"Oh, certainly" said the willing
housewife, and ran off. Up came Jack
and stood very erect in front of the
visitor.
81 do believe" said the little boy,
you're the biggest man I ever saw.
Amt you?"