Part 39 (1/2)

They marched rapidly toward a field of turf, order in their ranks being kept by their sergeants These watched the flanks, and would not perle

”Suddenly the arn of an ant-hill in the turf, but, after awhile, we detected a little hole Through this the ants had vanished We supposed it was an entrance to their home In a minute they showed us that our supposition was incorrect They issued in a throng, nearly every one of the a small black captive

”From the short time they had taken, it was plain that they knew the place and the weakness of its citizens Perhaps it was not the reds'

first attack on this city of the little blacks These swarreat nuht

They seemed terror-stricken, andto them One of the marauders was stopped thus, but a comrade that was free relieved hirasp

”It was in fact a painful sight The soldiers succeeded in carrying off nearly five hundred children About three feet from the entrance to the ant-hill the plundered black parents ceased to follow the red robbers, and resigned the The whole raid did not occupy more than ten minutes

”The parties were, as we have seen, very unequal in strength, and the attack was clearly an outrage--an outrage no doubt often repeated The big red ants, knowing their power, played the part of tyrants; and, whenever they wanted reatest treasures--their children”

MICHELET

LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT

Lead, kindly Light, aht is dark, and I am far from home, Lead Thou me on

Keep Thou h for me

I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou Shouldst lead me on; I loved to choose and see arish day; and, spite of fears, Pride ruledThy power hath blestand torrent, till The night is gone, And with thesince, and lost a while

NEWMAN

THE JOLLY SANDBOYS

The Jolly Sandboys was a s three Sandboys, creaking and swinging on its post on the opposite side of the road As the travellers had observednearer to the race town, such as gypsy caars and tra the acco that his fears ithout foundation, for the landlord was leaning against the door-post, looking lazily at the rain which had begun to descend heavily

”Make haste in out of the wet, Tom,” said the landlord; ”when it calorious blaze in the kitchen, I can tell you”

Mr Codlin folloith a willingup the wide chie iron cauldron, bubbling and si in the heat, lent its pleasant aid to swell There was a deep red ruddy blush upon the roo the fla up--when he took off the lid of the iron pot and there rushed out a savoury srew deeper andin a delicious mist above their heads--when he did this, Mr Codlin's heart was touched

He sat down in the chi in the chiuish look he held the cover in his hand, and feigning that his doing so was needful to the welfare of the cookery, suffered the delightful stealow of the fire was upon the landlord's bald head, and upon his twinkling eye, and upon his watering ure Mr Codlin drew his sleeve across his lips, and said in avoice: ”What is it?”

”It's a stew of tripe,” said the landlord, sain, ”and bacon,” s them for the fourth tirass, all working up together in one delicious gravy” Having coreat rance that was hovering about, put on the cover again with the air of one whose toils on earth were over

”At what time will it be ready?” asked Mr Codlin, faintly