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SCARED by balls. Evidently tho fighting
had beet, stubborn, and the victory dearly Yea
purchased here. IN I, \, d.
Leaving the redoubt and crossing the
road, n entered the remains Of an en- IN
3campmer,t Of portion Of Fftz John OF
Porter's command. Here, and ind fie'c
everywhere, met with traces OF goo .,
living. The hut and shelters q pousns
component had the appearance gof having
been stripped BY ono Of the two armies.
Which Z do not skno ". I.sS 81
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Wonders, Again.

A Kindly give answer 4 to following: ~
what are q tho seven wonders Of the
world (2) What is called the eighth
wonder? (s) What was the electoral ana
rop,llar 's,vote III 1895 y. "a. r. .5
For ~ see above, (a) The Esc,,riaa! q
Spain, (s) Elect oral Democrat 176 !; Re- Re,
publican, N. Popula Dem ocratio, s.S 'os &
e2s Republican. N 7, l04, 77s. 8a 35S,9
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sYOIlN(lE ST. AND OLDEST
CONFEDERATE IN VIRGINIA
Contest for the Times. Dispatch eweled Crosses Repors
From Some Very Young Ones end Two Who
#8#8@$5 Are Quite Aged 81


meta
eloT Showing smnF HnssI snd dS ss
letters sSpic
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entire period o. the wal. Tor I have Y had u
this verified. VI ai$5 "A }54S III
5l II your proposition means 70 award
Sthis cross to tho Oldest soldier, mean.
ing tho one who served the longest period
{ofBtlme, then claim your favorable CON
4slderatioi,. ,s Z, q I. "a !. !.
,rhe survivors OF Malone virsinla bri.
b sade, and the members arid record 70 \. os
/ Il. Il. Lee Camp, No. |, Richmond y A.,i
will sustain this statement.
$ss Respectfully, 5]
l3sss ,INo. 70. LA GHToN, JR ~
IL washington. D. G. I'M ii q; $3is5
S. another Il, Y Dung one.
,311dtos4iof Tho tritnes- Dispatch. .' .I.s...I
;yo,l "a Il 4 sted the I; Oldest ana younsest
Sec ldiorrs enlisted Iii tho army from Mr.
{ ginia. And now living. to lot you near
u from them, was born JAM IS lS47 \
Joined the army March. 1Sa2. Capt. ~
II obsrtson,G conpany v, from "a ppomattoe1xs
county, served until the close Of the the
war. sis ss 81 " M M &
r 7ai''1 G ysfy t 3, 'KpvBppx.
b'absrs, W. Id
sCertainly5 One 81 the Youngeas.gSSss3
gndltors az The Times. plspat ch
t5S3 sir, -saeinE your notice IN The: 1imsns2
Dispatch In rAgArd 70 the your sett ana:
Oldest soldier In Sths onfederat ArN!yl
from tho State OF rsinia llyins, ! WI
state that X was born IN the city os Rich
N ond, va, n On Il e 18th Of DecambAr iS4s,
and enlisted Ia the ] First virginia Res
serves III tho spring Of 1884. md VS. sin
active service around Richmond wAs
also engaged IN battle Of 5Bta untoi, Riysr
Bridge. Nc / wal only fourteen II yser1 Of
axe atsth4 titnSs I entered III $Arn,y, d and
bellows that + was az YOUNG M II An h snl-3
died that carried q rnusket
Respec fully, ss
W. 81 Z. AZ. LACY.
1pa South Fourth Street. 49, "
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fUp,S1ito# Ninety.

Up n ine'ty M
Ed tor OF The Times p ispat ch:
sr,-In answer ia inquiries as TO tho
Oldest yeteran at the Sol Tiers Home, !
wish to state that ! was nlnety years ,F
o,d lnst June, + ana am, according 70 the
register, the oldest yeteran 9 this place.
~ a w. h "A 4. GILMAN.
a Lee Camp Soldiers Home. 5s., y
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EXPERIMENTATION.

"a Will you 81 case b kind enough to u. Z
form M through ypur olery column .t I1e
Iobligo Il. S$H ~ bUBsCAl4bt'EEf1IHf BIZ
4. Lasst Woir. e353 IS
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Not the Youngest. ss5'
Editor OF The Tines Dispatch: 81
8 slr,--I was born November 8, 1s5 was
HI the war IN 1865. II i am the youngest
Confederate, then will give you an ac-.t
count OF my aerylco. Let me kno
a Yours truly St ~
81 In,i,i,,sa Va July 81. 1905, iJ5
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lat Expeditions

"A hat year All month was the Inst
exposit ion8h1ld al tho old FairG q rounds ~
ssss q Should stew bo served. II soup
plates seuBSORIB5 Ett'H
4. October. 1896. Sss lft hi 5
u q. Yes. ID II si 8
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Editor OF The Times dispatch
/ sir,-I 4 was born February 8. 1924, ~
enlisted In Company y, Twcnty-e eighth
Virginia Regiment Captain Hu ~ Nelson.
March SIS 1863, at Goodies Crossing, Bed
ford county, va. Should I win the cross
"a honor please forward to me at l Isl
HUI Street, Manchester, Va.
u Il s}3 g GORGE V,GsWRlGHT. II
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.|NS| I.
80
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4 - y.
Small Grammar and Less q aste.
q sn's ssnte ,S. pSaro.hs
SOM . 4.
55 u l.5 ..------ \,
TITS MnrA'a The PITY.
w K. -, y u share one
-. 7, :. ' - 5, ~ .1 " y,
may easn - eaus u. ~ 800, \,
we rssrst 70 say thhS ~ ki'o ~. q
none avallabls 70 the averase ca = d'dase'
n Id, " .1-- -. I. n i.
Last Expo Sition. s8Js rs
year ana mouth i E q the u les5
plates siss suBsoR1B' 1 BIa,& 4
October, 1881. II
II Yes. Nj az $S
N &, IN s4$ ss,s Sl------- s5.
~ N "a An, Al ~ ion. I'm
q 80, Z. W. 4, Z. III q lsro,,sh - II,
form1 ~ yVt thPPoush your Query column the
20 The word a}oae IS snd
g o 9 ,., DSSsst1 4.
II III 49, ssst IA
II q is ~ 3. IN 4. = r,t.,n rs
;v,oms,,,s lax name after marriage
I. VI s. n ~ ~ IL /.
f, AZ person may CHANGE his name nv
! or,,,r 81 tte ~ dKo ef ths Circuit Court.
- .--.--s 4 y II e s fs
M q an;tation, Tax. ..ss3
=, v IA as.as.ed for taxes in 1903
and "a ! 1861. but Wa assessed In 1905. and
paid my taxes March, have = =. ne =
$1,000 u 80 Y, i "a ~, must
~ = 4 y, ~. I. IL 70 r poll
tax.. for I'D, $50. ana 1905 e sntitle$you
e yote y ~ ~ 80 81
. 5 8si8i3S m S5i5 $bs$
w onders, Again.
hindly slys ,,en wonders 81 ti,s
, y, "ai q, WI WHAT Is called the eighth
;wor, der ? & (s) What was the electoral and
popular vote IN 1895 fi 3. a.. H.
For ~ see above, (2) The Escurial Of
ena,n. is Elsct ora, Democrat 17s; Re-
pso''e aan,, s,,. ogl y. 10 a5 ~
80 b -. 49, #
s g ]. L. *, xy;rg;ria And North
nr,l;na
I, 3, Z, &, d \, . ,,srv nouoh by teli.
!, " =, q :, e Z y hanka tiiare are IN
W w ana NOW many IN North CArn-5
lima, "A CONSTANT READER
ayirKInia-statc banks, az 30; national
,,aI,ks, q, private banks, "a.
NoeEsn Sa1.o'naT 800 !, -. i
- 1'o''' '5i N !. 49,
.65i s5 . e \ 33# SRI 8
Chcrnlca I'll Analy6i Ssh q ia
81 Please answer through, Il your ! Query
columns where 4 q man can have u rock
or dirt analysed al to it, mineral va ue. +
2 2. hers q can . man p,uy 2 q & topaceo u
H. y - rnnap tha rizht q manufac-
ture Ills own crop Of tobacco
y. !. /, ~. $, 5, -. I. III
z l.SW write % sieorsn Y. = no'nsl, "
missaoneF lot y.
a,We 90 hot W.. y w.. usslo.s9 sA
yo.s,ns =. s.ss,, ~ I,
Y 6,HNOt 4WltIlp 6OSG1AAII
'rens resula''ons ana 5pas'1s - -
81 cote Myers RI
q 5lo ~ J - =. 80,
What became Of Mrs. Aggie Meyers.
sentenced to t. hang 1or the Sf
3 5i w l$
Mrs, Agile Myers and her paramount
ma ~ Hottmnn arc sentenced TO hang
- ES entamhsr 2 1oos-:Hott nan e Ran.
a c,itv i - ~ so, county. and Mrs
My.rs = r1berty, IN Plato county. The
! 4. ! - = N isso,,r, ri Kansas
----,-
sis Recurrence.
81 /. y .n,,. ~ H. "a fo,,ow,nu nrob,
lam: III The Earth Mars and Saturn we're
in conjunction t3a certain time 4 In how
many years will this occur q gain at the;
same point the period Of Mars being l
e = !, years. N9plhEN !,
AZ inc Aar'hs spor'ol - p''u q
recurrence Will take place IN e 1 nun
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Banks in Virginia and North ,t''l II.
Carolina, Fl

You Will fobllge me very much BY tell e Z
Ing me how many banks there u .! are 3! IN
Virginia, and how many n Hortn. .G ,4ls
lima A. CONSTANT ~ y "a
YirglnIa-stato banks. 20; natlo nal tll
banks, 50 private banks, 2. FL; \:
North rolina-sta tate BE- nks, Il "a ma
tional banks, II i. private banks, y.
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4 u person may change hls mans 5hy
,order 81 The Judge ek. .ths Circuit Court 'N.ss
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Legal Names

VI 81 Il iegal Tor q couple to retain ths
woman j last name al ter IN arriase ,s n
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owen u Wl (,

answers who owen w ister Is. Il think
i Yankee could never have nj talned the
Cha rleston = raosphere he has &iin Lady -g
Baltimore.
Owen yvister, the author ana novelist
was born III Philadelphia, July. 4, IS 1860. 3
He was sent BY Its father Owen Jones
,yister. to Ct. n Paul's School !, Concord
n. 5 II. and graduated with the master
OF arts degree from Harvard IN 1ss2. Il 1Iel
took the degree OF LII, y. Il 1855, and
was admitted to the Philadelphia bar rs
1889. 81 s$ # u sS 81
He engaged III literary pursuits Sssi In
1881, published Il The Dragon Of Want
10y; His Tail ,','g In 1892 Red Men and
White. In 1895 lin Mclean In 1898 I.
1.-THE Jimmy John Boss In 1900 81" u. s.
Grant, biography" In 1900 The sVir..
gilman" In 1s1e, and 8.'I Lady Ba ltimore,'
Ia i D06. t.a 55 "
His, home Is ut el2 Pine Street. Phila-
South, stopping for % few days in Rich--s5
3mond on his return North.
sI ils 81 Lady Baltimore, Is one OF! the {
leading books OF 4 the year and is va
charming picture of pc oplc and points Of
interest In and aroupd Charleston 8. 80
that Its title Is taken from the namo OF
a delicious variety OF cake sold at the
Wonan's Exchange 4 in Charleston, # The &
widespread popularlty OF the book has
rendered the cal 10 famous thatBit mas
s sss9T a,t ths saa
"a Mr.. sWister. occupies a lending rank
among Il. American writer's and men Of
letters Of to-day. "a,
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Aggie Myers.

What became of Mrs. Aggie Meyers.
who was sentenced to hang for tho MUIR
der OF her husband in Kansas { CITY, Mo- Nc
Mrs, Agile Myers and her paramount
Frank Hoffman, arc sentenced to hang
on September, 8, 1905 ttman q Kan n
sas City, in Jackson county, and Mrs,
Myers at Liberty, IN Platte c cunt : he
cases are In Missouri, not Kansas 5
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Chemical @AnalYsis,...

1Ollcl11ICulIT EAId1y s9li5@
Isl 1. Please answer hro Ugh Il your Y Query
columns whore Sa mar. can have u rock
58@ 2. Where III can d ~ man buy tobacco
plugging Machine .3 ,siifE5 rs
Ia !. Has q farmer the right to tnanufac-
5ture his own crop Of tobacco So !, J,
1.;7vrite to George Koinsr. Com n
missioner OF Agriculture. Richmond. Va "a.
2. We do not answer questions In IN
IvolvIng IN adyert isement. III 2,3
Z 9, Not without complying with govern 'rE-.
inrent regulations and paying taxes.
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The More's the Pity.
u Ii there Il, virginia q school where one
may earn an educat Ion I x. " ~. -
regret t. that \, we ''sg. know g q
none allabls TO the average candidate .'''t
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Recurrence.

Please solve for inc the following prob
lem: The Earth, Mars and Saturn were
In conjunction alta certain time. ~ In how
many years will this occur gain I tho
same point, tho period OF Mars being
i SO years and that OF Saturn being
20 IL years. III ii s. INQUIRER
AS the Earths period Is ono year. Z. the
recurrence will take place in q NUM- I'm +
Dor OF years (no tractlons) that Will on .,
aotly contain l SO and 20 II. Looking
for tbs common multiple Of these two,
We f,nd 1oo3, which II The number OF years
that must elapse from the given tins,
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one 5I,o % the Old Boys.

Louisa. va. July 81, 1905.
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Certainly One 81 the Y ounge5t.I
Iot the Y ou,ngest.

12s south Fourth Street. 5sS
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Dog: Is.

Dog Days. 55
Hass. lie YOU,
paper for last Sunday n correspondent
3aaked 8 when dog days. began this,
year, and why 90 called IN addition TO
rspy ~ fG'twnt eh ssh s sg
may be Il further interest 10 "a s SUI ):
s5s"Dog days begin, according to the
Snted oG SsIes We ssrae Pr,s
scum, alsae, begins TO appea on :, !. the.
swimming And ittls then HAT, accord
~ beSs
80 mad A j ma tlons: ,and races, OF civ-5
iltxat!on, apparently, have q period dur
Ing the summer known as dog days
any tho nrs does
WEN sstH'd dos gaya By tie arnecient..
&Ell''Dog days are n rather indennlto
psE'od eat9 nsrs snss
authorities as to when dog days really
g tRssa &aG
OF the year about the time OF the helia..
ry|s,ns tho as sas ass ss
from July Srd 10 "a ugust 10th have
been assigned for the. beginning Of dog
lions ues q a''i from thirty toSdfty days
cal ris H Of sirSs ' that tn the al ancl GENTS
most commonly reckoned the dog days,
Thus, at the present time. dog days
xo,a sefhn 5niy srd H. ahd VIZ end
IN The heavens, ana I, u was easy to as.
n thai yuif II he
and most unkindly period OF the year.
lIIppocrates (4bO b, ca declared the dog
days 10 no the most unhealthy part ot
we pe esfo aays are continually dropping &
arc twelve days behind tho schedule 10 "a
which they held IN the period OF tho
tie aeaa snt WIKI wi The A Esy y1si u
1saa1nt;eiNed, thst , ths arst Indication Of
ne lss re f onses aok da Da' when on The
ross ross tosether, They attrbuted iA the '1 rlse
Of the river entirely. to the great he.aa
generated BY this star In conjunetons
w'5as ra III i s Situated in the mouth J, The
constellation. canls Major 9 dhe 'gre eat
idogD. The Latin name Of dos days Mas
dies canlcularis,' and from this 'com 700
the term ,canicularls year, which WIS
known among the Egyptians and lithiop,
i Y i was computed from one heaeal
EIstIass Sr E,v 70 the next and
fourth year having 1865 days. IS s 81
the Small boy when on M hot aft t ,or
he is tempted to take dip In his IA.
JOHN II, MAckln
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Small Grammar and Less Z aste.
Il II this sentence dramatically CORE =,
!. osss q Wa the DAUGHTER OF Pharoah'as'lt

SON. 81 l 5iI5 q
u 'Yes. sS5i
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of logs and earth, and the majority Of
tho guns were Ecasemated. The maya 60.
zines wero built under the GROUND, ana
there were also several subtcrranenn
hospitals for the reception Of the
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The Seven Wonders,


Please tell me what were the seven
wonders Of the world, and what tho seven
OF the United States
Fl OF the ancient world, the Pyramids, the
Hanging Gardens 81 Babylon, the Tomb
OF. Mausolos. ,Dlana's Temple at Isphesus,
tho Colossus at Rhodes. Phldla's Statue
OF Jupiter, the Pharos o. Egypt,
or the SUnited States, NIAGARA, Yellow.
stone Park, Yosemite Falls, Mammoth
Cave, canons Of the Colorado, Great Salt
Lake. mississippi River, the Virginia
Natural Br!dge3 ID often in list. .Es
Home for Confederate Women,
~ have bssn requestse by an old sol
dIers Wife \ to- ~sk 1pr information
through your columns ON the Home for
the Widows and Sisters ri Gonfederate
Soidisrs.' She has been told that there is
one IN your city, which is freeato them,'
hui Is Willing to nay sefsral hundred dol
lars IL that will induce them to take one
more at once, Are there not .nther homes
also In your mIdst which for a consld-
era ton will take them for llfe
RI IS I'm SUBSCRIBER.
There Is In Richmond the Home for.
Needy Confederate Women, No. East
Grace Street, Mrs. ~ u. Montague y
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Advice About Teeth.

growth of the second teeth, that there
is no overcrowding. In early youth
many defects can be cured by proper
treatment. Teeth that are growing far
apart can be brought together easily:
1t would be far more difficult matter
later on when. the gums are harder
and the teeth have attained their full
growth, but care should begin before
the first teeth have been exchanged.
1t indicates something wrong IL they
decay, and it is state Of things that
would be likely to repeat itself.
The writer remembers how as q
child an old nurse who had been In
the same post for two generations
took infinite pains to teach her charges
exactly how they should clean their
teeth. She always said that pastes
and liquid dentifrices were all very
well In their way, but that powder
should be used once week at least.
and that there was a great art in
using a proper brush, which should be
small and soft, and not too big for
the mouth. 1t should be not only
passed from one side to the other, but
up and down, and great care taken
to clean the back teeth as well as the
front; finally 1t was essential to wash
out the mouth with water, to which
a few drops of fragrant dentifrice
liquid should be added.
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Select the Brush with Care, Consult
q Dentist Whenever Certain
Symptoms Appear.

So many people show little discrim.
ination In the choice of tooth brushes
1t is equally wrong to have them too
soft or too hard. This ought TO be as
certainable by the touch, and they
should not be used for any length of
time, but at once discarded. Cheap
brushes with which the market Is nov
flooded are an abomination, for the
hairs are sure to come out and lodge
between the teeth, causing much dis
comfort, and, moreover, the bristles
are often secured in such a way with
wire that it becomes dislodged, and
pricks the gums. Teeth should always
be closely watched, and IL the gums
recede or any decay is perceived, re-
course should be had at once to a
dentist. for in dentistry stitch in
time does not save nine but ninety.
Once let decay get any deep hold little
can be done, but 1t is easy to arrest 1t
at the beginning.
Parents cannot be too careful In in
shilling into their children early the
necessity Of care and attention to the
teeth. 1t seems quite a weakness In
the young to shirk tooth cleaning, and,
moreover, mothers should watch the
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Bad Place to Be Born.

The people linhabiting the district
around the Congo river share with the
Ashantees the belief that If their high
priest, the Chitome, were to die nat
ural death the whole world would follow
suit at once and would dissolve at once
into thin air. For the world and all that
is therein is held together by his per-
sonal will. When the pontiff falls i'll,
and the illness is severe enough to make
fatal termination probable, q successor
Is nominated, and he, as soon as he is
consecrated, enters the priests hut and
clubs or strangles the former to death
A similar custom obtains in Unyoro
when the king falls seriously iii and
, seems likely to die, for his wives kill him.
The same rule follows If he lives beyond
a certain age, for an old Onyoro pro-
phecy states that the throne will pass
away from the family in the event of the
king dying a natural death.-N. Y. Her
aid
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As English Is Spoken.

A school-teacher of prominence in
this city tells the following story apropos
of the modern methods of instruction in
the school:
Tommy Brown came home one after
noon and eagerly inquired of his moth
err: ma, what does gozintka mean?"
whats that?" was the reply.
Tommy repeated the question, add
ing: Teacher says that lots of times
every day."
How does she say it?" asked the
mother, hunting for clew.
Two gozintka six three gozintka
nine," promptly answered Tommy.
The clew was found. Tommy now
knows that in English "gozintka"
means "goes into."-Brooklyn Eagle.
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MONKEYS OF ABYssINIA.
Large Numbers Frequent the Ellis
and Move About in Or
ganized Bands.

Very similar reports are made from
different parts of North Africa in re-
regard to the monkey tribes that oc-
cupy that continent from Morocco to
Abyssinia. Just how far tribal rela-
tions may have tended to vary the
species is a question quite as impor-
tant as that of language, to which
Prof. Garner has given SO much study
Some points of interest are found in
an English book, "A Visit to Abys-
sinia."
II have mentioned that large num-
bers of monkeys frequent these hills.
They move about in organized bands,
and their proceedings are arranged in
the most orderly and tactical manner.
They are difficult to approach, unless
it is gradually and cautiously done;
but l have succeeded ON a camel in
getting within few yards of them
when they were crossing the path
of me, about so in single file following
their leader, and looking with their
names like small lions.
est, and well repay observation; they
have chiefs, sentries, and advanced
and rear guards on the march. The
mothers carry their children on their
backs exactly like the larger human
creatures in these countries. They talk
and chatter, the females being espe
cially loquacious, quarrelsome and
combative. These are clearly under
the command of the elder males, whose
gesture alone is sufficient to reduce
them to obedience. They live in small
caverns among the hills, but will most
certainly avoid direct return to their
haunts if followed. They are less
timid of men when these are mount
ed on camels than when on foot, ex-
perience having doubtless taught them
that the former is usually travelling
to a destination, and that his steady.
Jogging pace is rarely interrupted by
his curiosity.
"On one occasion l saw whole
family tribe on the road home after
foraging excursion, and successfully
tempted some of the younger ones to
leave their ranks by quietly rolling
pieces of bread and sugar to them; but
the older members were above such
weakness, and went on in a stately
way up the hill, disappearing over the
ledge, and reproving the youngsters q
they retired"
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yet got back. Bat was at home with
his head bound up, and Moriarity, VINO
lived in the same house, trying tc
comfort him. Bat said that the &c
cident was his own fault, he had
no business on the icy track, and was
too dead tired to get off in time.
When Bat came to. the kid, wallet and
wagon were gone, and the policeman
told him the wagon had turned down
Eighth avenue. Harris now dis
patched one of the men in that dlrec.
ton to look for Johnny.
1t was four o'clock when Johnny
turned into Sixth avenue at Fifty.
ninth street. Jerry hobbled along. Only
at every elevated station he would
swerve to the side street the sable
was on station street-and Johnny,
with strength born of desperation,
would hold the horse in.
Down the avenue they went. An
occasional car changed to them a
Merry Christmas" Overhead the
electric trains whizzed by, but Johnny,
with the reins clasped in his stiffened
fingers, stared at the great white way
stretched out before him.
Harris was walking up and down in
the clerks Office in the stable.
Its no use. Harris" said the clerk
"A kid like 10 never could do it,
Harris did not answer. A blast OF
wind shook the Office windows 4.
shrieked and died away. Then frem
the quiet street came the sound of a
horse picking his way over the frozen
pavement. The might Waterman sig
nailed the approach of wagon. The
men in the Office rushed and threw
open the door. Jerry staggered up the
incline and dozen arms reached on!
for 13.
Johnny's Imagination had p;ctursl a
triumph for Bat, but in the widest
flight of his fancy he never dreamed OF
anything like this for himself. Willing
hands and warm hearts worked over
him, infusing new life. He was bathed,
and rubbed, and anointed, wrapped il
fur and rushed, in Harris arms, round
the corner and up two flights of stairs.
There! What do you think OF
him." Harris set Johnny on the sofa
beside Bat, and threw back the fur
robe.
Bats arm drew Johnny to him
Johnny looked round confused.
1t was Moriarity that called out:
Whats the matter with 1872"
Hes all right"
Johnny looked as If he had DIME
something to be ashamed of. And ha
hid his face in Bats shoulder as he re.
torted, shyly: -.
"G'wan youse!"