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CHAPTER III.
JOHN LAW OF LAUR1sToN.

law
Unconsciously the coachman obeyed
the unvoiced command of this man.
who stepped out from the shelter of the
hedge. Travel-stained, just awakened
from sleep, disheveled, with dress dis
ordered, there was none the less album
dant boldness in his mien as he came
forward, yet withal the grace and de-
ference of the courtier. 1t was a good
figure he made as he stepped down
from the bank and came forward, hat
in hand, the sun, now rising to the top
of the hedge. lighting up his face and
showing his bold profile, his open and
straight blue eye.
Ladies" he said, as he reached the
road, Il crave your pardon humbly.
This, l think, is the coach of my lord,
the earl of Banbury. Mayhap this is
the Lady Catharine Knollys to whom l
speak?"
The lady addressed still gazed at
him, though she drew up with dignity.
you have quite the advantage Of
U.S. said she. She glanced uneasily at
the coachman, but the order to go for
ward did not quite leave her lips.
II am not aware-I do not know"
she began, afraid of her adventure now
it had come, after the way of all
dreaming maids who prate of men and
conquests.
II should be dull of eye did not see
the Knollys arms" said the stranger,
smiling and bowling low. "And
should be i'll advised of the families
Of England did not know that the
daughter of Knollys, the sister of the
earl of Banbury, is the Lady Catharine,
and most charming also. This / might
say, though tits true never was in
London or in England until now
AS though it were another person,
Lady Catharine heard herself murmur,
"And you, sir?"
II am John Law, of Lauriston, Scot
land, madam, and entirely at your
service. That is my brother Will, yon-
der by the bank" He smiled, and the
younger man came forward, hesitating-
ly, and not with the address of his
brother, though yet with the breeding
of gentleman.
The eyes of Mary Connynge took in
both men with the same look, but her
eyes, as did those of the Lady Cath
arine, became most concerned with the
first speaker.
my brother and l are on our iirst
journey to London" continued he, with
gay laugh which did not consort
fully with the plight in which he
showed. I'VE started by coach, as gen.
tlemen; and now VIC come en- foot, like
laborers or thieves. Twas my own
fault. Yesterday 1 must needs quit
the Edinboro' stage. Last night our
chaise was stopped, and we were asked
to hand our money to a pair of evil
fellows who had made prey of us. In
short-you see-we Jared i'll enough.
Lost in the dark, we made what shift
We could along this road, where we
both are strangers. At last, not able
to pay for bette. quarters even had We
found them. we lay down to sleep. I.
have slept far worse. And tits lovely
morning. Madam. thank you for this
happy beginning Of the day."
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sec ana pursue an~ hf1l IN lair hight the
giant unicorn, tabled Of Scripture? Is
not that animal known to be creature
of the east, and may we not, therefore,
be advised that this new country takes
hold upon the storied lands of the
east? Why, this holy friar with whom
spoke, fresh back from his voyaging
to the cold upper ways of the northern
tribes, who live beyond the far-off
channel at Michilimackinac-d he
not tell of river of the name OF the
Blue Earth, and did he not himself
see turquoises and diamonds and en-
eralds taken in handfuls from this
same blue earth? All, bah! gentle
men, Europe for you If we like, but
for me, back go, SO soon as l may
get proper passage and connection
which will warrant me the voyage.
Back go to Canada, to America, to
the woods and streams. l would see
again my ancient Du L'hut. and my
comrade Pierre Noir, and Tete Girls,
the trapper from the Mistasing-free
traders all. Life is there for the liv-
ing, MY comrades. This old world,
small and outworn, no more of it for
me-"
"None of We know the west" went on
the coureur. Your Virginia, we know
well Of it-a collection of beggars,
prostitutes and thieves. Your New
England lot of cod-fishing, starving
snivelers, who are most concerned
how to keep life in their bodies from
year to year. New France herself, sit
ting ever on the edge of an icy death,
with naught but chickering's at Quebec
and naught but reluctant compliance
from Paris-what hath she to hope? |
tell We, gentlemen, tits beyond, in the
land of the Messasebe, where l shall
for my part seek out my home; and
no man shall set iron on my soul
again."
He spoke bitterly. The group about
him, half amused, half cynical and all
ignorant, as were their kind at this
time of the reign of William. were
none the less impressed and thought
full.
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Such Ignorance.

Two Scottish highlanders, being in
Glasgow for the first time, were having
walk through the city. Turning a
corner, they were much surprised tc
see water cart wetting the street
Not having seen anything of the kid
before, Tougal, under mistaken idea,
ran aftor the cart and cried to the
driver: ''Hey. man-hey, man, yer
losin' a yer water!" His friend, an
noyed at Tougal's want of knowledge,
ran after him, caught him by the arm
and said, rather testify: "Tougal, man,
Tougal. linna be shown yer igno-
rance. Dyer no sec it's to keep the
ladies off the back o. the cairt?"
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The Denison Review
Eff. TUCKER, Publisher.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 81, 1904.
SPARROW WISDOM.


When suns are soft and winds arc strong,
and hawks and owls break out in song.
a little bird of dusky feather
Trtlls in the dooryards all day long.
His best is but slender sound
That ripples from the spongy ground
Scarce louder than locust's shrilling,
But laughing children love the sound.
With sweet, pursed lips they watch their
guest
OF the barred coat and ashen breast,
Or touch, with curious, awestruck finger,
The small eggs in his hair-lined nest:
Yes! and when twilight shadows creep
To wrap the world in softest sleep,
Prick up their heads from snowy pillows
10 catch his love-notes drowsy deep.
They, too-the trustful. bright-eyed band
Of cottage children DER the land,
What are they but flock of sparroWs
Who claim crumb from every hand?
Their prattling voices down the street
To loving hearts are music sweet,
And half the paradise of mothers
Is in their dimpled knees and feet.
Not every garden-plot has room
TO hold tree of peerless bloom,
No revery spreading tree can shelter
A bird of wondrous voice or plume.
But from the humblest doorstep, still
There comes twitter and trill:
There's none too poor to coax sparrow
TO take his breakfast from the sill.
The artless folk of earth and air,
Thank God, they flourish everywhere,
And none escapes the Fathers knowledge,
The hidden counsels of His care.
Dora Read Goodale, in Youths Com
panion.
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CHAPTER II.
AT sADLER's WELLS.

sadler's Wells, on this mild and
CHEEKY spring morning, was scene of
fashion and of folly. Hither came the
elite of London, after the custom OF
the day, to seek remedy in the reputed
qualities of the springs for the weari-
ness and lassitude resultant upon the
long season of polite designations
which society demanded of her vo-
taries. Bewigged dandies, their long
coats of colors we'll displayed as they
strutted about in the open, paid court
there, as they did within the city
gates, to the powdered and painted
beauties who sat in their coaches wait
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The Church and Charities
BY REV. JOHNSTON MYERS.

HE church ought to take of its charities The
greatest why does that there
auxiliary societies. such the Y NJ c. A. Associated
i Charities and other institutions of similar
n Take the modern social settlement work the
IA liable enterprises maintained by them especially
uSN2 ing why the charitable done by
40 the churches These social without
i SI exception negative in religious influence they
~ take from the church people who would ordinarily
III with it and would give their time and
- charities which it advances
These organizations diminish church influence
because people taken with te through their originality
unique features Every accession such organization distinct
loss church. On this the churches
which they were designed for and ought to do.
The social settlements do carry church and the
of religion that the church could give through
giving aid them and all of their efforts helping tem
persons lose sight of the religious nature of charitable work
There doubt that there hundreds who
church its charities they led off by these other organiza
tons that as have said have negative religious influence As cond
tons are now the churches have not enough and enough
people aiding them to charitable
ty work should be done by the churches.
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IL. War REAL Rude,

Miss Sea,leaf-This is a portrait Of
my great-grandmother. 1t is by one
Of the old mastere.
Mr.. Biffbang--Indeed! And the next
one?
''Oh. that is portrait of myself al
the age Of ten."
"Also by one Of the old masters.
presume."--Cincinnsti Enquirer.
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The Valne of Hobbies
BY BEATRIX BUCHANAN,
Noted English Writer for Girls.

OWADAYS hobbies may be considered the fash
ion, and nearly all young folk, both boys and
girls, indulge in some special work during their
hours of recreation.
Now, am a believer in hobbies, and am of
the opinion that the rising generation of our day
are much happier than their grandparents were
when young, because they SO seldom suffer from,
that enemy to happiness, ennui, and the expana-
ton is to be found in hobbies A cultivated taste
for some special work NAV perhaps too prove.
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but which the moderate will
ton plays large this condition also The
independence and some form of expression inherent all
all men, and marriage does not change this.
believe that should leave her little children unless
supply them with whit loving and intelligent
But think Of the with children whose children
grown Many under such
the opportunity OF artistic expression and becomes morbid unhappy
We all accomplish something if fulfill end
And while to that married decide
herself whether she rightly take up interests fully
convinced that adult individual married unmarried should
reasonable possibilities of sefsuppor and believe that many
social problems will eventually be settled this way.
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W10n1an's Business Career
By MRS. LOU WALL MOORE,
Who Has Won Renown as a Sculptor.

is largely question of salary which draws woman ino
the business life 1t is nearly always question of salary in
the begnnngor the lack of sufficient salary, rather Of
course the broader opportunities and education open to-
give them chance to show what is in Them married.
and unmarried alike But | believe that married,
women usually work TO help the family income to pro-
vide educational and other advantages for their children or
to supply themselves with the artistic and intellectual pleas
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els on some of the railroads of Central
and South America then he Will think
of those at home and resolve that
blessed is their name. I saw a sign at
one station which stated that the morn
ing train would leave at IS o'clock or
thereab bouts" This meant that it
might go at s sharp. or three or four
hours afterward. If one of the officials
happened to be going up the line, and
4 notion to hurry struck him, he might
order the train out an hour ahead of
time. Those two words cor there
abouts" could be given a very broad
Interpretation when necessary. and
used to cover up multitude of irregu-
larities in the time table.
The printed passenger regulations Of
the railroad revealed some astonishing
privileges. 1t quotes the rates for first.
second. third and fourth class passen-
gers, and stated that travellers Of the
fourth class might carry one rooster or
one pig. provided the rooster was con-
cealed in a sack. or the pigs nose was
tied so il could not squeal. The regu-
latiOns authorized a traveller of the
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third class to carry both q rooster and
pig if they We're properly sacked and
gagged.
The cost of constructing some of these
little jerk water" lines was enormous
A contractor told me that 5000 laborers
died while he was building 1I5 miles OF
track through a swamp. The handling
of this mOngrel labor is an intricate
problem. If you beat them in does lit
tie good. They win get up after a
thrashing and kiss your hand. If you
put them in chains they feel like mar
tyrs Instead of feeling disgraced the
shackles seem TO add to the natives
sense of Importance. He feels that he
must be a bold, bad man to be treated
in such decisive way. 1t rather glori-
fies him in his own estimation
The Ounce Cap Game
One contractor who has had lots OF
experience with them, says it does no
good to punish them in ordinary ways.
He said he had one fellow who was
very shiftless, and who Was n constant
source of trouble. He kept up a run
ming fire of talk with all those around
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nine months Many a captain broke
his heart at this waiting game Great
fraud was practiced by the Peruvian
officials in charge. They would accept
brides and allow some captains 10 load
ahead of others I'm the line They
would send those who refused to pay
them to Callao to have their decks
caulked. and force them TO take their
places at the end Of the line when
they returned
Handling the guanO was one Of the
nastiest Jobs that men ever had TO per
fern. When a deposit was disturbed
the stencil that came up from il was
something dreadful The men had 10
wear masks on their faces TO protect
their lungs and nostrils from the strong
fumes Of ammonia. Chinese coolies
were imported 70 do the work. and
many a poor devil. distracted from his
awful task deliberately jumped into
the sea. or down a chute into ships
hold filed with guanO, the fumes OF
which soon choked him to death The
industry has about died out because
the supply is nearly exhausted, and
the demand is growing much less.
A British minister has just been
sent TO BOLIVIA and this is the first
representative England has had in that
country for nearly forty years. The
last diplomatic agent sent there ar
llkL1 dL the CdDllaA Oh a ANASN 1eA-
and Immediately applied for an audi
ence with the president. 1t did not
suit his majesty to receive ministers
on that particular day. so he sent
word for the Englishman to come
around some other time. The rebuff
rather nettled British dignity. and the
president was very much surprised TO
receive note a little later, saying
/ that the accredited representative OF
3 Great Britain WIS not accustomed TO
being put off on pretexts by presi-
dents or anyone else. Then the presi-
dent got ruffied. The upshOt Of the
( matter was that the British minister
! was tied to a mule. head backwards.
( and driven out of the country IN this
undignified attitude.
When the outraged Englishman
finally reached a cable Office, he COM
municated the account OF his woes to
the British foreign office The story
goes that the official in charge, with
out taking the trouble to look up BO-
livia's geographical position, ordered
a battIeship TO the scene TO insist upon
proper amends being made for the in-
suit. This was a great joke, for the
reason that Bolivia is an inland cOun-
try and has no port at all. When the
British head of foreign affairs got
down his map 10 look up Bolivia, he
took his pen and scratched a line
through it, thus severing all diplomatic
connection with it. When the president
Of Bolivia heard of this several
months afterwards, he retaliated in
smart fashion An American firm was
getting out some new Biographies for
Bolivia and he wrote them: Leave
England blank on maps in our school
books" This was many years ago, but
there are still many of those old geog-
raphies in circulation which show no
= British red.
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Linn. Peru. March 1.

Lima. Peru AldlEN 4.
nOUTH AMERICA has always been
8 rich field for enterprise The first
nerry-go-round that was taken
into the interior made its owner a
fortune i'm a few weeks. 1t was patron
lied by everybody. from the members
OF the city council down to the school
children. 10 was a sorry old machine
that had travelled the rounds Of many
country fair circuits. and was about
ready for the scrap pile. but il saw its
psImiest days when it's owner wandered
this way The natives went against
81 right" TO use the language Of the
proprietor. 4 barber put up his shop
for tickets and rode them out inside
Of two days, and several citizens mort
gagged their houses in order TO raise
money with which 10 purchase more
rides. In few weeks the lucky owner
had taken ia enough money TO keep
the wolf from his door for many a
day. He finally traded the old merry
eo-round for a half interest in the big
sest store I'm town, converted his claim
into cash and went on his way rejoic
ing.
BE Numbered the Houses.
The man who furnishes the numbers
for houses has been this way. He num-
bered them inside and out. In one lit
tie town he arranged with the authori-
ties 10 be paid n certain price for
each number ne put up. His contract
should have read numbers 20 DE at
tached TO the door of each house." but
he inserted the letter So and made
door read plural He put a number on
every door of every house. inside and
out upstairs and down, and told them
81 was the latest style in the United
states. There was some objection
raised. but the agent glibly told them
their city would soon grow, and when
their mail was brought by carriers,
each member Of the family could have
letters and papers left at the door OF
his or her room. He collected his
money and promptly shook the dust of
that town from his feet The inhabit-
ants are patiently waiting for the place
10 grow so they can have their mail de-
1ivered in their rooms.
The King of Grafters
The greatest CRATER who ever visited
Peru. and the most successful was
Henry Meiggs. The accomplishments
Of all others are small compared to
his operations He was one OF the bold
est and most successful lobbyists in
history. It is told of him that on a
certain occasion. when he had a bill
pending before congress which he
wished PASSED at once. that he went 10
a ball and selected for his partners the
wives Of the men who could vote his
measure through for him. AS he danced
with them he left a thousand-dollaI
bill in the hand of each, and told them
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him, and constantly shirked his work.
Finally the contractor called him up
from the trench, and said to him.
You are very tired. That is why you
don't work better. Sit down here in
the shade and rest Have a drink OF
water and cool yourself with this
fan" The astonished loafer had moth
ing to DO but comply. His fellows be-
gan at once TO tease Lin. He was in
much the same position as the small
boy in school caught at his mischief
and made to wear a Ounce cap. The
big BOBBY stood the fire of his COM
rades for awhile and then began TO
bawl like a baby. He begged to go
back to work, and offered TO work all
the rest of his life without a cents
pay. just to show that he was in ear
nest. When he was allowed to get
back in the trench he did not shirk
again. and on that job. from that time
on. all that was necessary to arouse
some idler was TO ask him If he want
ed TO come up in the shade and rest
Have Fun at Funerals.
The innumerable feast days cause
much trouble among the laborers. They
hate to work on q holiday. One con-
tractor solved the problem by having
priest come to say early mass on
the works. and giving his men a sort
of barbecue later in the day. He gave
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if the bill became a law he would pay
his respects TO them in a similar man
ner the next time he danced with
them. There was no delay in making
his measure a law when it came up
for consideration.
The slickest trick that Meiggs ever
worked was when he employed q
French gambler to win back money
spent as brides. This dodge was worked
with success for a long time and saved
the plunger many thousands Of dollars.
The professional gambler posed as
Meiggs' private secretary When a big
deal was about TO be pulled off the
parties who We're TO be bribed for put
ting it through would be asked TO
Meiggs' home for dinner. Just before
sitting down the money would be Civ
en- them. After the meal the promoter
would be excused-he never played
cards himself-and the secretary would
invite the guests TO join him in a game.
He never failed to get the money
back, because that was the way he
earned his salary.
Rocky Roads to Travel.
Railroads were NIeiggs' speciality and
he built them no matter what the cost.
The average resident of the United
States does not properly appreciate the
excellent transportation facilities he
has at his command If he ever trav-
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them several sheep TO kill. and several
kegs of rum to- drink after the days
work was done. They always had
jolly spree of it, but it did not matter
so long as their usual time had been
put in. These natives turn every func-
ton into a feast. They have just as
good a time at funeral as at a we'd
ding. Once had a little fellow working
for me as chore boy. One evening he
came around quite dressed up and in
vited me TO his house. He said his
brother was dead and the family We're
Scing TO give "a gathering" I made
UP my mind to attend the gather
ing" 1t proved to be a sort OF wake.
The corpse was laid out in one of the
front rooms. When the guests arrived
they would go in and take look at
the dead body, never falling 70 men
ton how natural ne looked. and what
a bright boy he had been when he
was alive. This part of the ceremony
over, they would join the crowd in
the front yard. where there was q
wash boiler fun Of ice cream. ready
to be served, and plenty of liquids Of
a strong nature. They played kissing
and hugging games all night, and il
was reported to me next day as hav-
ing been very jolly party.
The customs of these days are very
AcAllC AAAuCEu compared VIII those Oh
the barbarians who were the ancestors
Of the poor wretches we see about US
now. When the Spaniards invaded the
temples of the Inca sovereigns. during
their search for treasure, they invaria-
bly, found a room where human beings
had been sacrificed. 1t was always a
Veritable chamber Of horrors. In some
dark corner would be the ugly, wooden
idol in whose name all this needless
slaughter was committed. The cannl-
bal ceremonies of the past have been
gradually reduced to harmless wakes
at funerals, and wholesale sprees in
which all hands get as jolly full as
their hides viii hold.
Famous Chincha Island.
The Chincha islands are pointed out
10 every passenger on the ships which
sail down the coast Of Peru. They are
volcanic rocks sticking out of the water
and are famed for the large guam
titles of guano which We're formerly
deposited on them. GUano is bird ma
nure. 1t is valuable as "a fertilizer
These ocean rocks were favorable roOst-
ing places for millions OF sea birds
and gradually became covered ovel
with their droppings. Twenty-Five
years ago this stuff sold for S100 spel
ton. and it's sale in the markets of the
world brought more money into The
treasury of Peru than any gold mine
on earth has ever produced. The sup
ply seemed almost inexhaustible, an(
for many years hundreds of ships wer'
employed in transporting it to Europ'
and the United States. When the in
dustry was at its height there woulC
sometimes be as many as hundred
sailing ships waiting at the Chinch;
islands for cargoes-
The work of dispatching them wa
very slow, and il was not uncommon
] for a vessel TO be waiting eight O