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W m ADVERTISER -AND TIMES, FR ID A Y . JUNE 3. 1932. I n l y


ADVENTURES IN BIRDLAND-CUCKOO, By LADY ERSKINE-GRUM.


H.'*yi


“ f’SVHFMF. is one thing ahont th«* Fm koo, Milly,'* said .\nm*, “ he


I I I .- K i i i^ :iml i l i f F lfoU—A(.T()l»;itii' :\Iotn r ( Vrii-v t- \\ ctn<l»M'l


•• (J«hk1 Tiling'; in lCnj;lnml.’ ’— Lord l{mjililcy’; Solin’ ”


Til.


111 Slsi|^l! SpOctJU-lc. “ Swsiu


<\v- tlisit tin* Kinn Iioprs to pny ;i


•ii-'i i" till' Homo I'loi't <lurinn duly *h;is I yi'oat «'\ciloiiUMit jiiul miidi plojivtuo


in il'i-s !ii.^ division of the Navy. >iiip- of ilio lloiiu- Klool aro duo to ooin-


) ! . i . iiM'ir oniiM* nmnd tlio Knnlish coast . II iM't duly, ami it is prolmlilo that the If yal v i 'ii will lake* placo iinmoilialcdy alt.I- i l i i '. Diirinn liis visit llio Kinn n;i!. MO doidn. (ly iho Iloyal Standard, iho X


ol I'jinhiiid’s Lord llin li Admiral,


on Im.iid iho hatlh*sliip Nolson, the tlan-'hip . I 1 lio I'looi's l oiiunandcr.


It I ' .-inhi yoars s|noo Mis Majesty la>t


\.-iiorl ilio ri«oi. tlioiinli in ll>2S ho ma<lo iii'Iividiial in'^pociioiis of Nol'-on and tlie


A ' I -1 raliaii oi niser, Ctiiihorrsi. LOYAL T o r i tN A M K N T T im iL L S .


I liavo rarel\ socm the Kinn so onlhuvi- a- lie was wlioii, with the (^>noon. ho \ ' l l . ( I tlio IJoyal 'ronrnaimmt. At tho


^ r I ot tlio (.fiii'oiTs Mays' speotaenlar niusioal t ■ ' . uh.'ii ilio Imr'os oharoo at full spooil ''<•"•11 tin- arona. Mis Alajosty hjilf ro-o in !i ' '. ai to ioin in tho roar of applaii'-o ■.' I'-' I L i ii 'i Irom tho hnno amlioitro.


1 :.!ail\ T!i<‘ i': hv t!'. Maiino".


\ ' an old .Naval man. tlio Kinp; was par- la'oiiiatod hy tin* ovohilioiis of I notioc'd l:o loant forward,


nt oil foUowinn ovory movoimmt, I ’oyai Corps of Sinimls' di>play


• ; ..d to iu‘ ilio c rowd's favonrito “ tu rn .'’ 'ionailois iiorforin haii’-i’aisinn foats


I i: 'i.oioi- oyolos. loapiiij; into tin* air in trm.* to.Mid .National style*.


N O TM IM : FOM NO TM lN fL Ti;.^ law has Iioon railed many harsh


r. ‘ ; • hat it (loos voom as thonnh thoro • I'M lio -otm* oi|uality in ronard to for first olfonoos in such iiiatt«*rs


i.'-t havim; a don or wiroloss llo«*iioo. l i . f . - ail* ihroo rooi-nt oxaniplos of linos


h x


A ITiiaharion, L'A or 1-1 days; at Matti-r- -•II. L I : at Chislohtirsl. Ids.


n diU'd lor not havinn a win*!oss liootnv: in each oas,*


{!■ t liad hoon ohtainod in oxchaiioo tor • :;ioM'. No. 1 said lio had no monoy to


iM\ .'oi- a liconoo. No. - said In* could n*T n diMi:: tlironnh his mT, and onnht not to l..i\ i.ir a lio(*nc(*. No. A said ho was on* o. li'u: an addition to tho family and 1*0111(1' noi .ili'ord a licence.


The moral somns to In* that its a V(‘ry loi'inos '.- ( ‘specially in Sootland--to


i : \ U) '.:ot anvthinn for nothinn- In fact it . o': h.‘ done. M'hich in tarn (or not, as y n


p'lnimls mo of tin* story of the


.\n:. ri'-aii haiikors who have h»*on accused lt\- tlio di'ina-io^nos of hoarding dollars.


'I'h.y .lidn't do any 'licit thin;r. they oavo i 'a a i to Kreitoor.


LtH!l> M n U iM L K V MKT I It INC. ''Inch roiirc't has Ihm’ii o\prossod at the


m^ws that Lord Mnr(ihl4*y is r i‘t ir iiio trom ill*’ track at the end of tin* i»rosont soason. ITifoiTtinaioIy he tinds his I’arliainont ary


dntios occiip.N' t«io moch ol his tinio to (*nahl»* liim to kc.'p in strii*t training.


‘Rcorvhodv is Iliad that, heforo his relir-


iiio day com»*s. Lord Mnriihlcy will coiiipi'to in the ()Iyni|iic (James this summer- this ai'ii. aranci* hoin«:. I supjios**. his “ s(v;ni im." M** is alr**ady practising liard lor


:ii.- J!0 yards Imrdh's. An .-Nport on athletic events, with whom


I was disiU'sino tho (James the other day,


,ii;d It was r*‘iiiarkahl** that Lord Mnr<ihh‘y I'll' K«-|it his form 'O lonji. M»* has hcen ill till' iroiit rank of hurdh’i's now lor ton


always Icp- iis know when In* lias jii rivcd. I lo\'** Die sijddcn sni'prisc h** gi\'cs ns, Ii A\(*v**r imi«’h nc ha\'c hc**ii espci-iing it. as snddi*iily ‘ ( ’uckon. Ciick*H).' In* calls oil an .\p r i l morning, to 14*11 ns thai sniniiu*r will soon he here.


I hope


A VKMV W O N D KM F l'L WOAIAN. I t \v;is .mlv ll ie oUk t iMv


I


cooking. Now there is im oscuso for Knglish cook­


in g to lack va r ie ty , fo r there has just hoon imhlishod^ the* most wonderful colh-oiion of K*al iMiglish recipes (*v(‘ r Inonuht log(‘ ih o r - “ (Jo id Things in K n g la in l. '’ pnhli>liod liy •lonathan (kipe a t the modest prlc»* of six shillings.


I t is wr itt** ii hy I'loronce W liite ,


who many years ago nnd»*rtook (singlo- liandod) the colossal task of collecting tin* |cci[K*s ol the lolk (lisin*s o f I'aighunl. which have ho**n so near i«> fa llin g in to ohscnrity. 1 know Aliss ^ \h il( * well. Slie is oin* of l.n g ia n d ’s most woinI**rfnI women and .soiin*


day in Die fu tu re . I stippo.xo, as is iisnallv the case, people w i ll iva lizo tin* romarkahio work sin* Inis doin*.


In tin* meantiim* her task has sor(*ly taxed hei' sir(*ngtii - for sh**


is TO years of ago. atid very i l l from over­ work. I hope every reader o f this le t te r w ill


huy and read this enchanting and f:isoinat- ing hook.


MAfJKANTMY AND COLOFM. 1 In* “ s t a r " of tin* evening at the l i r i ;


night ol “ Casanova," K r ik Charell's won- d i’i ln l spectacular p ro diiction, was not to he lo iiiid on the slag**, hut in the audienc**. She \yas Mi^s Amelia I*airh:irl. the rec«)rd- hr«*aking A th in t ic llio r . who received (pule


an (»valion as she went to her s«>at in ihe stalls. I thought the prodnetion (|uite tin* most


h r i l l ia n t picc«* o f (vorl; I have yet .seen *m till* stage*. Scene a f te r setun* of hoautifni pageantry and colour followed so (piickly that hoth the story and tin* playi*rs were compli*t(*ly dwarfed. . \ l i


the regular p re- i* iit in f'>rci*. lirs t-n ig lite rs ' ' were I caught sight of. among


otln*rs. Lord Mand)li*den. Lord and Lady Mrougliam and \ 'a u x . S ir \V(*odnian Miir- hidge. Lady L y t lo n and Lord (Jrcenwood.


Y o rm i ' r L o m k i ia a f d ik n c k s . “ To change o r not to changi*!*'" has heen


tin* op**ratic prohh.*m of the wei*k. The length of tin* Wagner op**ras—soon* of which !n*gin at l»-0 p .m .—seemed to have caughi the aitdii*iice in two minds on tin* «‘vening dress siil)joel a t Sii*gfried " Die oDn*r n ig h t , (Jnite a inmiher <)f men in tin* audi(*nce


won* lonngt* suits for the lirs i act. reappear­ ing in (V e ii'iig dr(*ss, of course, a f te r th * inl(*rval. A ll tin* women present were, however, in evening dress thro ughout.


I


wondered i f this d**not(*d an iiicr**ased res|n’e l for Cov(*nt (Jarden proprii*ties or showed th a t they did not (’onsider :in honr and a h a lf's in l(*rv :il snUieient hoth for dinin* r and t lu ' i r to i le t ! 1 haV(* ln*en nnich struck this \(*ar hy the


att(*ntion opera is rec**iving from tho younger generation, tin* .vontlifnl propor- tion of Dn* andi(*in*e on most cv**nings heing much higher than in pi'cvioiis V(*ars.


A AMNOM D E T A IL ! I In*ard Dr. . \d r ia n Moult, tin* famous


conductor of tin* M.M.Ck Symphony Orchestra. t(* lling an amusing story against hims«*If a f**w cv«*nings ago. Dr. Moult devott's a lot o f his Don* to


conducting miisie festivals held in d ili'e it*n l c«*ntr«*s.


hi* eoinlneiing for the sj*coinl yi*ar in succes­ sion.


. \ t one o f tln*s(* In* happ**iied to .A hnxom s*)prano in tin* fro n t row


o f the choir, fear ing sin* was o h lite ra l iiig the vi»*w of tin* eomlnetor for the singer iioiin'diat(*ly hehind In*r, tisked “ Can you so** the conductor?” “ N o ." came tin* reply. “ h u t it> doesn't


matter -- I saw iiin i last y e a r ! " JAC K LONDONKM.


ROUND ABOUT THE HOME POLISH FOM KN IVKS .


|


(.PMind charcoal is excellent for giving a to cutlery,


INK STAI.NS ON 'I'AMLK LINK N. 11 neu lv madi* lln*.v can he remo\‘cd hy


iM.liiiig over with a cut lemon and applying •Ml. L**ave for a shun while, pour hoiling


v. i:. r tlirmigh the stain and if not jiUogcther I- !;io\cd. r.*pcat the process. 'I’his method i- 1." d ra 'l ie than the ns<* ol chemicals.


FOR F F M N rn 'M K . All .•\i*-lleni iin*thod of cleaning up In r iii-


• .r* that li.'is heen neglected is the use ol ■ ; orated oil. This restores the enlonr


.( i-i gi\’c' a splendid polish. It sliDuld he


;-pl:**d (piiekly and well rnhhed in. (H , l) LOOFAHS.


N'-v«t throw awa.v an old looiah as it


I..* ' ill most handy lor a sconring cloth in kitchen. A loofah is .much soltor liian I* -'ha\'iiigs :iml cinincntl.v suitahle lor I 'niiiiiiiim cleaning.


•,'li\ ijiit huy a looiah and maki* ihe.ni at


l i ’ii:*-' Split Die loofah down the centre ;mm| l ilt oiti the shape ol a glove, then si-w :l')v on lo a piece of 'lufkish towt'liing, h.Miiig a hag for the hand. Mind with


tap**. STFAVlNd F IU ' IT . .\ -•aii'.factory m(*tliod of slewing Irn it is


'■'I joii it into a ja r and coy(*r with a iid. Maio* in tin* oven instead ol stewing in a nan. Tin* llavonr of tho fru it cookot! in ti: i' wav is far hotter than th a t st(*wod in a jian. .\n old jam ja r or earthenware criick •an h** ns.'d for the purpose.


(/rocks with


iM' ap* most handy for halving load in tho " \* ‘ii.


SHAAIFOOINC MFCS. P*’isi:in and Oriental rugs insAV ho (iiai*-d with soap and water. Use the best


<a.'iill** -oap and on no account add soda or washing powders. H is best D) (llssohe ............ap niitil it i«*llies and use a l it tle <m a hnisii. doing a small portion at a tune. .<cr tlial the cloths used are perfectly ct(*aii.


CFMTAINS. (1 Nottingham lace curtains are being


iiiit**d. the he.st method is to buy eern starcii ami tint and stareh at tho same tune. Holes in curtains of this desenution can be


memh*d with a ])iece of old lace curtain lyit ill II~ II piitcli.


l?iii};-tiili(i IS iiscliil


fur Iiiiikinn slmrt (iiirtaiiis iiml siivcs :i s'l-eiit Ilf in,l ie. The rilltfs an; iiUm: icil In


Dm taiu* wliicli is sewn on in a straight 'Jiiie,


CAR CRASHES. Tin* electric light standard occupying an


island position a t the end of ( ‘hathnrn-rnad, (.'litlicrof*, was shattered alnnit 1-lb *m Sunday morning wlu*n a collision occurred h(*tween motor cars driven hy Mr.van I I . ('. Mogers, of The Moyds, C’liathurn, and Harry F, '^Dvson, of Mailwa.v-road, Mriorlield. I t was raining heavily at the time, and


,-is a result of the impact hoth I’ars swung round in the road, one of them mounting llie parapet and striking the electric standard, causing it lo crash to the gnuiml. Tlier(* were no p(*rsoiial injuries, hut hoth


cars were very badly damaged. A .second road ac(*ident neenrred in the


<>arlv hours of Sunday morning at riitheroe. Mohert l.ander, of West IlaiTleponl, was driviii"’ his car np AToor-lane about .|-J10 a.in., when he failed to negotiate the bond at tiie top and crashed int*> the hmindary wall of the Congregational Church. The «*ar was badly damaged, hut the driver escap^’*^ bruises.


about the face and I f .von nse tlesli gloves AN OLD PAFKM MASK FT. Do not discard an old paper haski'l. (Jet


a hoilh* of gold paint and gild it over. A’ou can tln*n tint some plast**r of paris :nul decorat** ill** basket with fruit :ind tlowi*rs if you arc ch-ver at modi*lIiiig. This K ;in «*\c**llt*iil solution til tin* “ IdrDiday |)i(*s**nt pr*ilil**ni I"


ANI'S IN T H F CAMDFN. Till's*' pots can h** i*xterminat**d with a


solution com)ios(*d of om* tahlespnonfnl of carbolic acid mixed with Din*** i»ims of water.


.\p))ly to th**ir iiesls. Should they


maki* lln*ir app**aranc«* in ih** house, senih all slielvt's with carhidie soap and diisl with c;iy«'jioe pepper.


K IT C I IF N I 'A IL S . The kitchen pail should h«* wi*ll scoup'd


one** a W(***k with lii>t soda water. .Aft»*i- wai'ds rinse it, with sonn* weak disinfeelant. This makes the pail sweet and prevents it from hei-oming rusty.


(MFAAI C i lF F S F W IT H SFCAM. Did yon know that .*111 exe(*ll*ml sweet can


he made fpun cr(*ani cheese over which a Huh* casttir sugar has hc(*ii spi*inl»l**d ? .’*^crv(> with plain **P*am.


I t is di'Ilcious. VFMY MFSTY STFFL. Muh Ihe slc**l ov**r with swe(*L oil and


leav(* ov(?rnight. Then nih on snjiio un- shilo’d lime which should he llm'ly i»owdon*d. This should rc'inovt* all rust. polish in tho usual way.


{'h*an and •> :


Il Peeping into Toyland | | % l


_______ IN S ID F TlilO L IT T L E JIOF.SE.


house with tin* green roof and the blue shutters.


\Yo«*niy went right np lo tlie little brown .\nd s|i,» knocked on the (hxir.


T:ip-tap! Mill there was no answer. She knorked :igain—and again. Mnt no


oil*.* came. “ Tiiai's very odd,'’ s:iid \Yoeiuy, w:ilk-


ing hack :i f»*w steps, and kraiiing her iteck tip to look a i the ehijiiney.


“ There's


smoke pulling out np there—and, as Air. Mahliit said, whore there’s smoke, there's tin*—and wh»*re there's Mre, there imisi l»e >oiiii‘t)iu* to light i t .” Sill* walked up to the liitl** door again, to giv** another knock. And then s|n* iiolieed


sonmihiiig which .site had ttot ol)*crved li(*fore— Tin* door was open!


Oiily Die leeiiiest-tiniest crack, to he sure,


hnt still open, so that :i piisli would (|nickly make it mon* wide open sDU. “ Dare I?'* ilnmghi \Yi*»*nty to hers(*lf,


as s|ie lifted nji her hnud. “ Why. yes,’ ’ -he ihonghl, the m*xt miiniie. ** I can easily expitiin that I am looking for -ome loud- and that Air. Mahhit


has plenty of ntoney willt which to jiay for i t .” Sa>ing that hronght her mind hack lo


Air. Malihit and the others. *• Pi'fliaps I oiiglil to go h:n*k lirsi. to tell


Dicin that Fve found a house," sin* tinmght. Tln*n s|j(. Linked once .more at the little


door and tin* temptation In !*>ok inside was t*in gr*-at to ri*si>l.


thn* liitl** push -and the door was open. W'et'itty stepped inside. The room was


empty, “ Strang**," thought she, “ Tln*re's no


lire ln*re!" lh*r ey*‘s tonnd tin* largi* firephiee, wln*re


110 fire linriK'd. llnnigli she ]i:id s**en the gi'**y sinoki* enriing iTom the chinmev ont- siiL*.


We**my.


H••re's '.itioke without iir«*I" gas|ied •• Oh- - w a it !"


Her ey»'s, roaming further round the


loom, espied a tiny slairease just beside the tiiephice.


“ Tln*re’s an upstairs!" eoniimied W'oonty, ninitering to herself. “ I guess the lire’s


np tli**ie. Well, 1 really think I must ^o to s,..*I“ Her heart began lo h(*at very fast as sin*


tip-toed across the little room, past the 4-liintz.-covt*red arineliair and tin* patcliworlc riig :iinl the litih* cradle that stood oppo>it(* the chaii*. Tin* stairs er**al:ed a littli* as she went,


and at i*very er«*ak W’eenly's heart h**ai faster. “ I iiojie nobody will mind, she thought. Mill ,jiist (hen sin* espied another little


door at tin* top of Die stairs, and sin* hecaiiie too Inisy wondering what was on the other sill** of it to Avorry ainmt anything else. .Ainither little push—and tliat door was


open, too. Mill that- khuii. like tin* other. Avas empty. A bright lire, however, hnrin*<l in the grate.


“ W’liat- a pretty room," said W'eenly,


ont> loud. And spe eann* further in, heeatisi* it Avas


all furnished in pink, her favourite colour. .lust then her heart jumped wildly—and


missed a Ii**at- for inst lieliind ln*r she heard a sound! Turning (|in"ckly, her eyes sought the


lit tle pink hod. And there, lying on i l , she saAv a real,


livt* hahy! Its Avide-opeti eyt's, which Avert* smiling :it


the celling, Avere like forget-nn*-nots. and its cheeks were like apple-hlossom. and its iiouth —very siimll and smiling—Avas lik<* a rese-hud. “ Oh, yon pr**tty lllth* thing!" exclaimed


AV<*(*nty, at once, advancing towards Dm bed. and bending over it. And as s]io did that, an astonishing thing


happened. No sooner had the blue eyes sc(*n h(*r than they shut np tight and he- cajiie liny black slits. 'Phe apple-hlossom cheeks turned :in odd mottled colour, and tin* ros**-hud month oi)i*tu*d atid stretched t ill It hee:im** a frame for a Avide, gaping Imle. And the h:ihy said: Ow-AVOAV-AVOAV !


” Oh, dear,’ ’ said AVeonty.


the hahy continued: ‘ ‘ Oa


(Tw-OAV-AVOAV-AVOAV-WOAV ! ‘ ‘ Don't


c ry !” Hastily, she rocked the hod a l il l le . Mnt


V-AVOAV-AVOAVOAV ! OAV-AVOAA'-AVOAr-AVOAA'-AVO-


First editions of “ Don l^tiiixote " have become so rare and valuable in Spain that


tile nation’s copv has heen deposited in a vault of the Maiik of Spain.


'1’avo ruined cities have heen lUscovered


in tiic great desert of Southern Arabia by the oxpodilinii headed hy Air. H. S. Philhy, the ICnglish exidorer.


CIEOM H E AlATHFSON, horn *ni ^ Alareh :27th, was blind


from youth, hnt imlAvithstatiding passed a hrilliant nniyersity i-onrs**, and hei*ame parish minister at Iniiellaii. One summer even­ ing in


Avhon very niilmppy


and depressed mving to a great loss, th** Avoids of the heautit’ul li\mn ilashed :ict'oss his mind, and in a very short time the four veix's were eomjilete. “ I t Avas as Diongh they had ho(*n sAviltly (lietaleii to me hy some invisible


.medium, complete in language.ami ihvthm,’ ' the author s:iid. Later, minister of St. Mornard’s, Edin- Imrgh. Dr. Alatheson died sud­ denly on August 2Sth, M)(H>.


0 Lovi*. Dial Avill not I«*t -me go, 1 ri"t my Aveary soul in Thee: I giAc Thee hack tho life I oavc,


That in Thim* ocean depths its Mow Alay richer, fuller, he.


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11 2^he Adventiires of Weenty. • ••••••••••••■••.■a**


ACCOMPLISHED DOGS.


(Ino little push—and the door Avas open.


“ (Juodness!" said W'eonty. “ I must


make it stop! IVrhaps i t ’s hungry!'’ She saw a milk jug on the table hy* the bed.


She seized i t—hut, alas, the jug Avas (piitc empty! And the hahy continued:


” OW-AA'OAV-AVOW-AVOW-AVOAA'-AVOAV-AVOAV-AVOAV !'’ AVeeiity gj*asped her li»*ad with lier hands. W Iiy, i t ’ ll bust if it doesn’ t stop soon,”


she ninltered. looking doAvn at it anxiously. W'h:it can I do? I must lind the others.


P**rliaps Air. Mahhit Avill he able to stop it ! Oh, ipiiek!”


.\ml with that she ran out of the door


and doAvn the stairs, Avhile the hahy con­ tinued to cry at the top of its voice. W'ecnty wrung her hands ;is she Avent. ” Dear me! 1 must he very i|uick! H oav


long Avill it take jue to get hack to • I'lying Fun,' 1 Avoiider.


I------ ” She stopped suddenly, atid looked all ronnd


her Avith an odd, sean*d air. Me**aus(*. noAV limt she Avas outsiih*, among


the trees that formeil tho avooiI. she knew ilnit "he had completely forgotten wlilcli Avay she had eoim*, and Dnit to go Inai:, hy hors(*lf. to iind ‘ I'^lying I'nn ’ was nmiR* than she eonld do! (W’eenty Ims managi'd t*) lose herself again,


In the ni'xt. story yon can ri*ad Avlmt Air. ILihhit does lo help Avhen he liiuls she is missing.)


A CLEVER L IT T L E PEKING ESE . BY ” P H ILO K C O N . ’


experience of the recent shoAV of the L:idie>’ Kennel Association.


A liltk* moral may he drawn fnm: the I do m»t proposi* say­


ing anything ahont aneienL history heyond alluding to one or I avo features o f ‘the show th:it .served as a u‘^elul object lesson for the heiK*rtl of dog lovers at large. I have on various occasions referred to Die vahiahle


educational Avork ejirried out hy Alsatianisis in showing iis Low eh'ver dogs m.ay hc**ome nmL*r skilled tuition. F*niil they began to organi/.e trials, and nhedieuee tests at shows, anything in the day of sysieniatie education Avas in the Iniiids of ’ .s|mriiiig people, and till* .results of their clforts w**re not :iecessihle l*» the general ptthliu.


Yet it is must important that ordinary


dog owners should understand the methods ol making their dogs imire ob(‘di(*nt, more tn;et:ih!e gener.-illy. and :iUngelh*‘r more eompanionahle. My Avatehing the ohedi- ence tests at sIioAvs people have heen able to see tin* jmssihilii ics inherent in .most dogs, hnt they had Ciiim* to imagine that .\Isaiiaiis AAere in ;t class :ipart hy tliem- selve.s, that they Av*(re unnsnally eli>\er and receptive, and that 1Iu*a- could he t:iiight lo <lo things which Avere foreign to the itmi*irity of breeds. Last year, the Ladies’ Kennel .\ssori:itiim put on an ohedieiie** class, open to till breeds. Avhieh a


On the .Mil. :it Hoght*m-streef Maptisf Chiireh, Sonlhpori. Air.


I''rcderiek .S.


Wahnslev. voiing4*st’ son of Di«* late AH', d. \Y. WaFi»|si**v. . I.P . . ol Aecriiiglon. and Mrs. \Y:iliiis|ey, \Yorstoii. was married to Miss CoiistjiMce AI. Franklin-Ilindh*. si'cond daughter of Air. and Alts. Frankliii-llindh*,


of Mirktlalc. further wedding, al St. Leonard's,


\':is imlg**d hy t\\*i of


the host lield-trial judges in the eounlry, :ind the result Avas :i revelation. The Mist prize th**re was Avon hy a l it 'Ie Wi*lsh sheep­ dog such as wo may s,.e at any titm* work­ ing the shoi'p on (he hills of the prin- eipalily.


They .'»re small, am] in no sons** slum-


dogs any more than :ire the Morder **ollies, whicli d*) till Dll* winning at sheep dog trials. This clever liltL* person Avns named Chaleot Moss, and helongi'd to Air. \Y. M. L**i>.


I


lememher very Avell the tAvo jiidgi*s telling me hoAv idghly they thought of his \A-*>rk. Well, Chaleot Moss repe:itcd his perform­ ance this year at Olyjupia. once move eoni- iiig out at the head of the class. What Av:is more iiistniei ivi* *.1111 av:is Du* fa**t that Aliss Al. Ashton Cross’s Pekingese*, Yn-I'u, of Alderhoimie. Avas third, an Alsatian eoiiiing lietAVeen Diem. Alost people, I think, ivonid have scouted the idea ol a top dog of any kind putting np a satisfactory per- ft»nn:inee iu such a eompetition. hnl those ol ns aaIio knoAV Pekingese are tiAvare that they are clever litth* ereatures and ran lie mad*- .really eompani*mahle. or spoilt darl­ ings. aeeording lo the Avisdom or folly of their owner.s. There Avere eighteen eomiiolilors in this- class eonsisling, in :uldi(ion t*» thosi* im*n-


lioned, of golden retrievers. Lahrador.s, Irish S4*tters. poodl**s, a kneesliond. ami an Irish woltlioiind. Snrel.v av** Inive variety


enough here to prove that ahvays :in.\ hri'c'ds juy snsceptihle to training if (heir owiu'rs Avill hut make the cM'orl. 1 ant not saying for one momenl that ordinary dogs need he asked to do all that these highly tr.'iined perfonnevs can do. hnt, at any rale, i t should ho nnderstond that it is a eom- p:iratiAel.v easy Diing to te:ich thorn to he oh(*dient, to lio d*)Avn Avhon thoy :in* told, or lo sit, as convenioiieo may dioiaio. lo folhe.v at hool and to come in smartly Avhon onlored. As a rnlo il is thought that tin* big dogs


are not so (pti<*k-wittod :is tho smalh*r. yet Air. (lordoti StoAvart's Groat Danos gave some porfonnancos on hotli days of tho sIioav A


f e w


loud aiiphiuso. Of cmirso. i t is not ovory- nno Avho has tin* mnnoy or opportunity of liaA’ ing Ihoir dogs taught as M r . Stowart has trainod those (froat Danos, hnt again, somo of the oxcroisos can ho mado atlapt- ahlo to ever.A--d:i.v eondilions.


S R K A T T S OVALS


this Avas done may ho inlorrod from one oxorciso that I Avill dofi(*riho.


TToav avoII .‘six ITarlo-


(iuin Danos. oach nndor tho ohargo of .*a ditforont girl, worn in the ring at tho sn.ine


tinio. I ’hc.v Avont through a nnnihor of


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ovohttions ])orfoetly and thou tlu*y Avoro niado to lie doAvn in a roAv at Iho om\ of tho ring Avhilo Ihoir handlors rotirod to llie other. Each Avas ilion called hy name, ami as i t rose and rotnrnod to its oori-oet handler, tho ntlicV.s remained porfeoDy steady.


vhieh oxeitod tin* ermvds of onlookors t*>


DoAvnham, on the tiih. av:is that ol Air. dohn dames Si'cd. secoml "on of Air. 15. Si'cd. Whvmond Houses. Pendleton, to Aliss Lois Parker, vonne.i'st daughter of Mr. dames


Parker^ of lleeklin Farm. OoAvnham. Sawley and \Yiggle'W«»rth ri'siih'iits learnt


with general sntisfaelion that Lonl Lm;as (he:id of Die estates) had heen suceesstnl


in his ehiim to a seat in tin* House of Lords, Over 2(H) .vears li:id passed sinn* a memlx.'r of Die family had ocenpiod a seat in (he Fpimr Cliamiier a< Manrn Lucas, of Crmli*-


Avell. Air. 1.4'nno\-P:iAvlc. the popular


comedian, Avas Avalking doAvn the naymarket, ahsorh4*d in tlninghfs „f his part in tin* new prodin’iion at D:il.i’<. he Avas accosted hy :* total straiig4*r a


\ I i«). in lieer-strieken aceon|s,


askeil him if his name avi'IV Pawli*. On receiA'ing si reply in Du* aliirinsiiia-**. the strang4*r went oil :* “ Vou’ Il par’ ll me, Alisser PaAvle, hnl- I Avsinci' ashk .von a ipiestion. Didjer I'ver get any siusln*r t(> tlntt^ long epishle you sent to tin* Corinthians?"


Loe:il Avinners of the Noith-l*!ast Lam-a-


shire Federal i*m of Flying ('luhs race from Mournejnnnth w**re: Clitheme 1 joining Soi'iety, d. M. Nntior :ind Sons. Clither4ie South End. I I . Scott.


In Dn* Derby match at ( ’hathnni-road


hetween Clitheme and llihhlcsdale Wanderers, the latter Aven* dismissed for 12, Clitheroe's


ri’spoiisc In'ing >1), •• .linim.v ’ llaAVorth going thriAugh the innings and ciirrying his hat out lor -M). Hawin-th also took live Avickfts f.»r IS and T. 1). Mourn live for 2-1. For Dio Wamlerei's d. Conlthnrsi Inid six


for 2JL The Mev. T. Davii's, curate of Lon gridg4*


Parish Clmreli. received nnmorous g if ts from tho p:\rishioners :md Alt'ii's Mihlo Class (ol Avliieh in* Avas snpt'r intenden l) on the (X-ca- sion o f hi.s marriage.


Air. D. d. Shackleton. Al.P., intimated to


the Darwen Weavers, Winders and Warpers’ Association, that lie Avould ho oomi)elleil to resign the soeret:irial duties. ’I'lie reason deduced Avas Dm pre.ssnn* of Pnrliatnenlary ilAities as Memher for the Clitheroe Division, Avhieh kept him init of DavAA-en. Air. Shaekleton h:id hoen soerelarj' since May, ISPI, Avlieii he succeeded Air. .Fosopli Ci-oss, who accepted tlm soerotary.ship of the Northern Counti<*s’ Amalgamation.


D r . AIoNaught one of the adjudicators at


Lylliaan M aisacuI Festival strongly con­ demned the nse of the vibrato hy several of tho singers Avho he said would never lie able t-o sing until they got rid of the “ disease.”


> s


l‘.nttland was ;'o«id lOnolisli food, well co*ik(*d, ami not


tin* I'rcneh ;Vmhassador sayinti a t Simjison's* th a t what he wanted when in


im ita t io n s ol aiio lln * r conn trv ’s


when ill* I'etnnis hi* will tell ns ahout his mysterious ways.” “ Do yon mneiiihi* r, how, last v(,^ar


in .May, the Cuckoo used to come one day a f te r anoDii*r ahoni- Die same time to the orchard—and then in .Inin* his voice changi'd. and, Diongh we s(>!d*mi heard him wt* saw him Miiiielinn*s in .July, t i l l in August w«* saw him no mor**?"


The chihircn listcm-d (*ach day at the


beginning of .April lor tin* Cuckoo’s call. On Dm* l.'Uh “ Cuckoo, Cuckoo” cairn* tinging »lown tin* orchard. Tlu*y w**i'c dclighli'd, and, looking at


each iilhi*r through their gljisses, wt*re soiiii transfonned to Cuckoo size, and rail out to wh(*p* tln*y snw him sitting on the hranch of an apple tp*e. His grey plninage with small whitt* spots and dark bars, looked fr**sh and siiring- like. “ \V(* must h** cai'cfiil what we ask


him," said Milly, “ for Dmngh we think Cnckoiis are trespass«*rs and shirkers, I expi'ct they li.ive very dilfereni ideas ahonb those snhjcrisl” •• Have yon had a good Might from , \fr ica? " .\nm* asked. “ Yes, thank yon, children," answered


the bird. “ ! have Mown a long way. over maiiN' lands ami seas.


I liki* to com** i*arly, though I am iir«*d


to-day, h ill I love Fiigland and always come ha«*li evi*ry spring In the same place.


soiiu* birds do not arrivi* Dll tin* hi*- ginniiig of .Ma\'. Then wi* plan out nnr ti*rritory in good tiiin*—larger por-


; '


hn«ls’ nests, and kxlg** o iir hahics i i i i i , and i l is t in e that, oni' hahics push other hahy birds out. of l l i i ' i r ii(‘sts. ,N*)w l i t t le (Jiickoos nr** very si'iisit i \ c ;


tiii*y Inn ** vciw t ic i; iy skins h* f*»r«- Dn*ir lcalli<*rs conic, and tin* ncs|s ai'c o llc it \c ry small.


I f tlic,.- have shar]i li t ih *


hi*aks s t ic k in g in to thi*iii, or liard **ggs t«) lean np against, it hurts and llic y can’ t help w r ig g lin g and w r ig g lin g—like you do wln*n yon have erninhs in yonr bed—t i l l the worry is got r i* l o f . ’ '


“ Oh, r••ally.“ sai,l Milly, “ I ncv**r


ih o iig h l of th a t ! ” “ Mrs. Cuckoo, aftci* car**fnlly m*!i’cI-


ing a n*‘s t, lays her egg on Die gmmid. picks i l up in h**r ht*ak and gently places i t in the chosen lioiiu*.


.Naturally the


f tistcr parents, hi* they licdgesparrows, pied-wagtails, scdgc-warhlers or rced- warhlcis. fet'd and rear the (*lnld a lte r i t has hcen hatched in th e ir nest.


I t


would never do fo r ns to go and Inter- f(*r»* - n o w wocld i t , I ask y*»n? i'a iic y two Mipits and two Cuckoos all fci*ding


one hahy b ird ! How had for it th a t would he!”


lions than r*»luns--but il we come hit**


and lind onr favourite district occnjiicd we have perhaps to divide it with some now bird.” “ \Ye always wonder why your cry is


so dilferi'iit from other birds?” said Millv.


“ Tlccaus** we are dilferent from other


birds, I sii|>pos**!" replied tin; ( 'ncko«>. *• AYliy, for instance, can’ t Ave hnild nests? Sumo peoph* say il is hcc:inso wi* are ton la/.y and won’ t. Miit> 1 ssiy il is hecaiisi* wi* havi* m*ver been taught and don’ t know how.'’ •\fl.(*r a lit tle while In' said: “ 'Pheii


yon ln*ar people saying what a cruel liird a hahy Cuckoo is. Of course, .von know, wc liave to put our eggs into oDior


T«) this Du* childr<*n had no reply. “ This plan,” the (.'nekoo eon tiiiiied ,


cliildr«*n.


ohvi«insIy saves Dm p a i’e iil Cuckoos :i great, deal of trmihlc. Imt what we leach *mr young Cuckoos is—to look a f te r themselves! Do y»ni know, ch ild ro n ,” he said, ” all ih** old Cm*koos My away I'lrsi. i*arly in August, and a ll the young Cuckoos, wIhi remain in F iiglaiid a month or six Weeks l*mg**r, have to find tlM'ir own way out m A fr ica alum*! Now don't, yon D iink th a t w om h 'i'ln l? " “ liid«‘**d, yes," sjiid the asionished ,


(Jood-hye. conn* to-mor.rnw." thi*y


called as the bird Mew off c ry in g •• Cuckoo, Cuckoo.'’


V. !•:. C. Mrs. SiaDDe. widnw uf Cnhmel Le tJendre


.N, Starkif, ut 11 nut |•*^y^|^•, di*‘i| :it- Mihhl**l«in IL il l on .Iniie (ith.


day School


Then, a.s jmw: “ The J’arish (.‘hundi Sun­ lii'ld day, which had to he


ahandoiit'd a l W hit>iint idc on account of laid AVc:itlu*i-, is to lake phic<* In .lul.v.”


.\pro|'•ll^ of till* cold. w«*t and nnM*asonahle


Aveatlier - this appotircil in .Inn**, 1007—the tollovving extract Irom Horace W:ilpoli*'s c*in**spondcnce aviM he of intel'»*>l. Tin- letter from which i l is taki*n is d:it«*d ••Strawberry Hill, .him* loth. 170**^." .\parL from iis pei‘(im*nc*‘ to the ])i'es(.>nt conditioii of tin* weather. Die cMiael is Avortliy of reproilin-i ion. both from its ]mng(*nt wit and Iit**r:iry form . . . .


*la\'s.


I liaA'e had :i iir<* these Dir*<* In >lniri, **\iTy snmnn*r niuf lives m


:i stale of imitiii.v :iii(j niiiriiinr. and I lia\** found tin* l'e:isoii, it is heeails** We will alfi-el to have a snjiuin*r. and we hav«* 110 title to any such thinji. Onr |ioets learnt tln*ir tr:ide of the Momaiis, and adopie*] the terms of their jiiasters. The.v talk ol sl**:id.v gr*)Vi*s, purling streams, and *-ooliiig hr**ez.es. and we g**t sor«* throats and agn«*s with altempting to r«*:»Iiz** these \isioiis. Alasier Damon writes a song ami invites Aliss Cldoe t*i (*nioy tin* cool of the <*v**ning, and tin* d**iic*‘ a liit hav«* avc of any smh Diing :is :t cool evening. Zepliyr is a north-east Aviml that, makes Damon hnlioii np to the chin and pinches Chlo<*’s nose till it is red and hlne; :ind then the.v cry *• This is a had summer!” :is if \v*> ev**r liad :iny otln*r? The h(‘s| sun we (*v**r had is made of Newcastle coal, and I am dcl<*rtiiiiicd in*vcr to ii'ckoM upon any oDn*r.


I’Nidi'iitly ih** suppo'Cil deterioration of k\ FOR THE CHILDREN. --------------------------------------- s «


tlie Ave:ilher is not iiistilii'd hy the facts. \Ye hear of •• old-fnsliioned sniiunei's “ and


•• 4)hl-fashioned Avintei's,” lorgetting that li4)t siimineis and cold \\inl4*rs liav4* :ilways h**eii, as they af4* n4)W, far4* 4*xceptions. It. is clear that


tln-re Aver4* such in Horace*


AValpole's tinu*. iiioro than a C4*iitnr.v-and- :i-h:ilf ai£o. and it aiiy4iin* has a ling4*ring lioiilit. on till* suhj4*el. l**l liim read Air. I'rond4*'s :icc4iiint 4il tin* sniiiim*r wh4*ii Dm


.'■'p:tnish .\rm:ida did ns tin* honour to visit 'lUf shores. M c h:iV4* at least r4*a''i>n tii lie


gnil**fnl for '»m‘ ha<l snmim*r. Professor \YiggMis. 4)1' Ottawa. d4*elar**4j


his li4*lief tlnil tin* l•hiIl.v W4*alher was iliii* l«i tlie exist4*nci* of a si*4*oiid moon whii-h hi* diseovoreil in l''>2.


•* Lomlon Opinion


presented its compliments to the Professor, and :islceil that- lu* Avmild kindly retire from the moon-discovering business and eoneeii- trati* in the location of a neAv Avnrking sun or tAvo!


Tin* Avi*d*ling took plan* at Lylhiim. on


.him* .■»th. of Mr. .laim*' Henry .lacksoii, son 4it All*. .\mos .lackson. ol Mimingtoii, :ind Aliss ,<:illie Cathnv. daughter of Air. .loliii Callow. .I.P . , of Darwi'ii and L.\'lliam.


. \ i St. Alary's. IJof.snargh. on Die oth. a


Aveddiliu Avas snlcmtiized In-tAveen Air. .lolin ('urAVen |•':lnlkner, iif (Jalgali*. and Aliss Alar.v .•\giies Medimi.A’in*. daughter ol the lat«* Air. Michard Medmaym* and *if Ah'. Modiiiaym*, SalDiill-road, Clitliero**.


(ELEVEN) 2 5 YEARS AGO ITEMS C U LLED FROM OUR


[1 j: |-W W Till* Clitlieroe W**sL‘\an Circuit Sumla.v


^l•lllM»l Fiii*'ii was Ineiiii*-*! at a meeling lu*ld on diiii** L'ik I.


ISSUES OF JUNE 6th, 1907. t \ loeal coal ca r te r had a mishap on tho


morning of dniu* 'Jiul avIu'Ii Aleiirley brook


l)etAV4*en W:itei-loo


fordine; the :ind


dnhileo A lill. Tlie stream was in Mood and the m*ar wlu*els of tin* lo r ry *got on s,nni* stoii4*s tu*;ir tin* old footbridge causing Die vehicle to overturn. Motli d r i \ i* r and hors(* susiaiiu'd in ju ry ; empty coal liags d r ii te d aw:iy and sonu.* hundredweights of coal were *-^tn*A\ii ahont the bed of tin* brook.


The* Mev. W. I*!, .'stoekley. iireaching the school aimiv**r.sary sermons at


I nil4*4l Alcthodist Church, contrast***!


(JrindL'lon thi*


a r ii lic i: il with Du* r**al in miiim* ami h n iin n lit**. Tin* n i l ionalists thought th«*y conlil improve on tin: Avork of (Jo*L Tin* surpris­ ing th in g to him w:is that wh**n (Jod i-n-att'd this w n ilil |[«* «li*l not first *»f all cri*ai*> a f<*w ra iio n a l i'ls in * iriler that they ii iig ii l lu lv i'c Him ami dirc«t H i ' work.


A mcjiiorial trom Du* Chnr«*lies pi*a<i*. jircpare*! hy a ciiiiimitte c


in fa\4iiir ......... appoiin***!


:il a public .......ting :it Exeter Hall on Mav (ith. w;is e\lei|si\-..|y sj^tu**!, in Aliierua in Mi'itain.


It w:ts proposi-d i*» proseni all


the iiu*mori:ils simnlt:iii«‘*»n>ly to the r»‘pro- s**ntativ**s of ih** \ari*H|s nati*ms asso.niMe*!


:it tin* llagin* in .)nin*. Clitln*r*..- Fir** Mrigatle was :imong tho


,*^IH) or nior** lir**nn*n att**inling Dm :innnai iiie*‘t in g ol the Lainashir** Fir** Mrig.n l*- ’ Fri**inlly S*>**i**ty and *h*moiisu-jn ion In-Id a t Mlacivptiol on ALiy MKt.


Air. . \inlrew Carnegi*- had sojiu* s n a ig li t


things to say in op**ning MaAvsteiistall s new |»nhli*- lib ra ry on .May Mist. He ac*'epl*‘d a silv**r


i.asket t-mlosing tho


honorary lre**d«nn of tin* l)or*mgli. am] id was iin ‘iitioin'<l


that he lia«l estahli-hcd


1,I(H1 fre«* lihrari**s at :i *-osi of In liis r»‘ply. Air. Carin*gi** r**iiiarlied tli.it- In* Innl o lte ii saiii that tin* A\*»nl phi an- ihropy ha<l a *luhitMis im*aiiing. To Iim mind it iisiially d<‘serih(*d ;i man ulm ha*l more money tlnin sense. >o iiim-h so th a t wlia t was called *-harily lo-*lay w:is not **nl'-' U'ch'ss hnt. lo a gr**at oxi**ni. posit ivol\- in- inrioiis. H<* had e«*as«*d to iK'liev** i l ia t tin* 'iihiiie rge d tenth should In* the **hj**et of [iriA'ale h**m*lii-(*nce. Tln*y shonld he put in i-lnirge *if tin* public ns diseased people, physically aud. morally, ji is i as ;{n. enurc-lV


' " ‘Ip ''”''’ weie [Kiioed in hospitals ainl '','\.ojMs. •>() ih : it the eommiiniiv slnjuld lalvc clnirge of the iiioM‘n*ient. 1 In* lime na-t coming wln*n the Mist r*‘ip iis ite f*ir iiia r r ia g tj W4)J.dd not h*; Dn* oii]).i-t**r‘s hni tin? physician’s vaKHi.ni.


.‘speaking of the


liL ra ry as ;i ladder. Air. Cnliiogo* .<*nid th a t whiL* In* like il t*i phn«* the ladd(*r u iDn n ^ - i man's reaeli. In* di*! not- propose t*t do m iu li to ln*lp him lo climh it . The m:in wini Avanted t i| ascend tin* ladder nnisi l i i i i i 'e l l do the elimhiiig.


A (am ir ih iiio r . Avriting on West Mradlmd.


•• A .-Jmiling Villag**." dealt wiDi tin* clianges aaImcIi had oceurr(**l sine** earii**r tiiiu 's when tin* size :im( population acre liiiiite * ! . Avlu'ii agrieultur** was a fn m n i l sonna* of 4*niploym«*ni. am! ulmii tin- a ir AVas charged with a * * liike ly -*h n k ol th.* handlooms lniiis(*d in tin* iliatiln* * ! *-«)tlagcs. •• How changed it is. 4*ven as | recolloet tin vilhipe. wln*n I halhed in the r ive r n in n ii ig hy. or si-oiired tin* d is tr ic t in s4.;u-*-li ot birds m*sts p a r t ic u la r ly Dn»s.* ol iLo iackd:iAV—or Avhih'd happy Ininrs away oii the narroAV Avooden hridg(* over the llih h le * whnh Av:is r(*j»lac(*d in Isss Ly tin* p rc 'e n i solid st*nn* s trin ln r* * , b u i lt hy public - iih- s cr iplion.


(Join* :ir»* Dn* **rnmhL‘<l sioiie-


hcaps which mark.*d the site of lonm*r cottage (Iwellings, to he r«*phn*ed hy or*ler. eK*anliin*ss and h**anty. and *ln** in larg** ineasiiii* lo Dn* enterpris**. g«*m*r«isit \ . and intlu**nc** *if Air. .lohn H*'lg:u**,


Wliat a pleasure it Avas i*) the lover ol


tho anti(pie to visit tin* *ild AleDmdist ( in i pel which s,.n*nely .st«md in that s***}Uest(*r* *1 nook amid pca*-**fnl, pietm**-'*|no surroundings, when* • tin* rude forelatimrs *il the hamlet sL-,-p.' The hnilding was ereci**d in 17P7. It is said that .loin Wesley p;isv<.,i through tin* village on the 1(ilh .\pr il, I7‘.MI. on liis way fr*nn I ’resicm to KeighL*y. Sammy lln-k. Die hi-imms villjig** lihnksinith. preached her** in tin* spring of H27. Warm-h«*:irted S:immv. it is reim*mliered, was wont to sav • li wo c:in't all tliiiik :ili)ct*, Ave can all fove ahkt*.' The si-rvic**s he eoinlneled at W(*st Miad- ford were iimre sueees-»fnl than those :it Mashall Faves. which In* liken***! t*i the Ihick Si*tDi'iimiits of .\nn*rie:i h«*i*:iits** h** *('0111*1 searc(*!y scj-ow' :in •* Amen " out of the con- gr**g:ili«m.'


* .'strange Tales ’ and other w*»rks. Avas much :iltaelu‘d lo tin* district.


**liapi*l, :io*l pr**:n-ln*d tin*r** in tin* snmtiicr of l'*^(52, in Dn* ehap(*l y:ird. Avln*n an iin- meiise erow*I g:ith**r(*d, extending cAcn lo tli(A hine and the adjoinitig Meld.


.lolin's


attaehmetit to the vilhng** m:iy he accouiued for in tin* fact that his Avlfe was a *hiughter of a Air. TImniher. Avho faniu'd in tho m'ighhonrhood :ind Avas atl:icln*d to the old chapol. They AVer** married :it Rtirlidalo I ’arisli Church In Oct*jhi*r. 1SJ12.


M**l**rring in ■• Simole Mccords ” t*: a


r*‘viva l Avith Avhich he Avas assoeiat<*d ni the \Yi*si Mr:idford d is t r ic t . Air. .-\shworih s ji\« : *• Six o f the Avorkers in this r i'v iv a l, h i l. ot zeal :ind ar*!nnr. r(‘f|ne>t(*d **very inhnhitanb in tin* Inimlet lo alloAV tln*m t*i hold ]>r:iver me«‘tings il l i ln ' i r houses. One stout and s-turdy daim* Avho k(*pt a Sunday tolfoe shop, and had a large family *»f rohellions children, avIh' ii tin? r***|in‘si was jinnL*, :isk**d * W lia t is a prayer tin*i*ting? I nevei* heard of one helor**.' TIie.A' **xplain**d. in t im a t in g tliab the meeling Avonld not oeeiipy more Dnin an hour.


‘ Is th a t a ll? Come Avlu*n you


!ik(*: I s(*e no harm in th a t , ’ Avas the I’c j.lv. The fo u r .vonng men altoml**(l a t the ttTFeo .shop the folloAving Snndav (*vening.


’Iho


stout, s la tte rn ly matron liad jn.st mo|>pcd am! sanih'd Die Moor;


the rough-looking


sons and daughters stared as Avild :is Alarch hares.


In on** *-*)rnor AVer** Iho c*)als: 4)V(*r


the coals Avas a strong perch on Avhich sat live hens. AVhen the men began in sing th.*y so asl*mished tin* Iu*ns th a t l ln 'y iu tu rn began to eockh? vigorously, and one l)la4*k him eontinm*d to lift, i t ’s “ voii-e ” oven Avhon the men kn**lt, to pray:


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so disturbed *>ne o f tho r4*4l-fm*o*l daughters th a t she exclaimed ‘ Arother. knoek that. hhi**k h(*n ntr it 's p i'ork ami Avring i t ’ s neok, or I Avill!’ M'ln? >n**n Avent to (he houso


again and again, and tin* result Avas thafc . the Suinlay hnsini'ss Avas given n]), tho coals and the p o u ltry Avoro removed to a anoro snitahle place, the house hooamo a clianged placo, the fam ily hogan to atten d church and Sunday .seltool, and took th e ir placo amongst the most rospc'etahle in tho par ish .”


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