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"l" renins of the Sea" is a story of the everyday life of a race of queer little creatures, hitherto unknown to scitnce, who dwell deep down la the ocean. According to Mrs. Corbin, the Urchins spend most of their time at play, though the hook contains an account of a day at school, where the q«eer ttttte folk
-axe the scholars and a mermaid la teacher. The black little elves play many ijames, and their love of fun leads them to utilize every means that comes In their way for a romp. That you "may get an Idea of what tie TJrenfixsTre like and how they enjoy themselves the fallowing extract and illustrations _"" given from the book °r'?h the author's and publisher's permission:
Oae m o n l i K i Juat after a, very b ig so le , Tke Urehlna awoke , and they found that a w a a l e Had g o t ao mixed op w i t h tbe atorrn a n d the aea That he n u faat atrandcd—aa faal aa coo ld be. At drat the poor Urehlna were fr ightened to death, Aad a l l ran a m ; till they raa oat of breath. But t b e w h a l e lay ao Quiet they aooa loat their tear Aad l i t t le by l i t t le b e s a o to draw near.
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tresses o'er ma And still the gray eye* shine!
Thou'rt not alar! No distance, dear, can sever
Hearts that in hearts all faithfully abide.
W e that i» love forever and forever
No oceans can divide! >i
Thou'rt not afar! But oh, to feel the living
Clasp of thy hand! to kiss the tsars
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"No, they mast be hidden under Che wheat**
At that moment the sharp whit of, a bullet passed high through the air and died away, far off* behind- the home,
"Come down, boy," cried the officer, "they have awn you. t do not want anything more, come down."
"I am not afraid," answered the boy.
"Come down," repeated the officer. "What else do you see at ike left?"
"At the left?" "Yes, *t the left" The boy pushed his head to the left*
and another whis, sharper aad lower than the first, qut thrnngh fha s b v The boy shook all over.
"Confound them!" ha exclaimed, "they are aiming st me." The bullet baa passed Very near him.
••Down]'* cried the offlcor in in imperious and irritated way.
"1 will come down directly. Tfc» tree, however, will protect me, do not fear. To the left, you wish to know what I can see?"
"To the left** saswcred the officer? "hut, come down.'
T i n , ~vh",ra they »"« ' f l l l m t 1\j?_gr*'mt j i loplng aide, So imooth and ao ablny, iDBKeited a allde. Wobbledr Jim w a s tfhe I robin wko led. A imal l empty oyster ahell aeryed for a aled, F*or, having; no toyabopa aleda could be boaght of. They slid on tbe qneereat thlnara yon ever thonshl of. Lake plecea of copper they'd pol led from old ahlpa Aad bottonia of bottlea and w a t e r l o s v e d ohipa. Bat o o u t l n a on land la a daaserona game, And down in tbe ocean, It aeema, 'tla the aaate, f o r ava Wobbledy J immy wblaaed by w i t h m ahoat, Plat on bla atomaoh, w i t h feet atlekina; oat, Hla oynter ahell aled atrnok, o n e aide of t h e traok, A barnacle , fast to t h e old aea whale'a back.
from those dear eyes—the and forgiving—
And hear the dear lips say:— "1 love you! "—as in moments
departed! Tet this is still my solace aad my
trust; There shall be rest, dear, for the*
broken hearted. Beyond God's daisied dust.
—Frank L. Stanton. "To the left," said the boy. turning
O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O ^ O 1 J^« «e*d that way, "where there la ft * chapel, It seems as though I can see—
• third ragtag whix was beard and almost at the same time the boy waa •een coming down., holding for a moment t« the trunk and to the branches* aad then falling'down head tat, with open arms.
"Curse them!" cried the officer, raining to-aim.
The boy struck tbe ground with hla back aad lay there stretched oat with, kin ami open; a stream of blood waa lowing from his left side. The ser> leant and two teldierB Jumped from, their horse*, th* officer heat down* lod opened bla shirt; the bullet had entered hla left lung. "He li dead.** exclaimed the officer. "No, he Uvea/* atiawtred the sergeant "Our poofr, brave boy I" cried the officer.
"Courage! courage!" But while he waa saying this and pruning nts handkerchief over the wound, the boy rolled his eyea wearily, and let hla hand fall back. He was dead. The officer turned pale and looked at him fixedly for a moment, then laid him with his head on tbe grass; and. for awhile he remained looking at him. Albo the sergeant and the two aol« dlers stood motionless and gazed at him; the others were turned towards the enemy.
"Poor boy," sadly repeated the ofll-cr?r. "Poor and brave boy."—
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In the year 1859 during the war for the liberation of Lombardy a few days before the battle of Solferlno and Sast Msrtino, won by the French and th* Italians, united aglast the Auatrlaas on a baaatiful morning la the month. of June a little troop of cavalry of Be. lusso was moving slowly through a." solitary path, toward the enemy, re-connolterlng the ooaatry as they went. The troop was eosamaided by an officer and a sergeant, and all epiad lato> the distance before them with «*ager eyea, silent, expecting every moment to see the white uniforms of the advance post of the enemy shimmering; through the trees. They came to a hut surrounded by ash trees, in front of which was a boy about twelve years old, standing alone removing the bark: from a small branch with a knife. From the window of the house floated a large trl-colored flag, but no one> was inside. Having nolated the flag, all had run away fearing the Austral na. Aa soon as the boy sow the cavalry men, he. threw away hla stick; and took off his hat He was a flne-looking lad with a brave face, h"[g«> blue eyes, and long blonde hair. H* was In his ahlrt sleeves and his shirt was unfastened, showing his bare chest
"What are you doing here?" asked the ofBcer, stopping his horse. "tlTay did you not run away with your family?'
"T have no family," answered the boy. "I am a foundling. I work a., little for every one, and 1 remained here to see the war."
'Have you seen the Austrlsns pass*** "Not for the last three days." The officer sat thinking a moment,
then dismounted from his horse, and, leaving the soldiers turned toward the foe, he entered the house and went up on the roof. The house was low and from the roof only a little stretcb of the country could be aeen.
It is neceesary to climb the trees."
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They stood In silence a moment, then the officer turned'to the sergeant and said: *We will send the ambulance tor him. He died like a soldier, and we will bury him like a boldler." Having said this be threw a kiss to the dead snd cried, "To horse." They all jumped to their saddles, the troop formed again an followed up Its route; but a few hours later the little dead boy did receive the honors of war.
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The amaah waa too muck for the oyater ahell aled, Aad Wobbledy J immy w e n t hee>la oyer head. Head over heela, t i l l he atopped, and they fonnd hlaa "With both of hla leara twlated up al l aronnd him. Then aome ahonted "Murder!" aome ahonted "Heist" And aome laid him down o n a aoft bed of kelp , And aome aald, "Try one thlnsci" aome, "Try another. ' One called the doctor, and one called bla mother, And the aarareon flah came, w i t h a aerlona face, And pnt hla left*" back In the ir a ina l p lace . Bnt—would you be l i eve itt—In aplte of tbla warning" They ooaated a g a i n the very next morning-)
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Just in front of the yard there was lofty, slander ash tree, which waa rocking its top in the sky. The officer etood lost in thought for a moment, looking now at the tree, now at the soldiers, then, ail of a sudden, he asked the boy: |
"Have you good eyesight, you rag;-a-muffln?" 1
"I?" said the boy. "I can see a sparrow a mile distant." I
"Can you climb to the top of that tree?" I
"I can do that in a minute." | "And could you tell me what yon
see down below from the top, whether there are any Austrian soldiers, clouds of dust, guns glimmering, or any horses on that side?"
"Surely, I could." "What do you want me to pay you
for thie service?" "What do I want?" said the boy,
smiling; "nothing, of course. If the Austrians asked me, I would not do it at all, but for my own people—J am a Lombard!"
"Well, then, climb up." "Wait just a moment for me to take
off my shoes." , He took off his shoes, tightened the
strap around his trousers, threw his hat on the grass, and clasped the trunk of the ash tree.
"But, look out!" exclaimed the ofll. cer, making a gesture as If to hold him back, as though seized with a sudden fear. The boy turned around to look at him with his fine bine eyes, as if to question him.
"Never mind," said the officer; "go -P." m
The boy went up like a cat. "Look in front of you," cried the
officer to the soldiers. In a few moments the boy was at
the top of the tree, with his Jegs around the trunk among the leave*, bnt with his breast uncovered, and the ;un shining on his Wonde head r uc ,t leck like gold. The officer c ; .< '-Mdly see him', he looked so j. : i f,om*thi ground.
• : f.c k Etr%i nt in the distance," criti'. IJC officer.*
';..-.• )6y in order to see better took h sXght hand.from the tree and pat « <>vef his forehead, _^^.
'' *V>'hat do you see?" asked the officer. »
The boy bent his head forward, and, making a speaking tube of his hand, answered; "Two men on horseback on tbe white road."
"What diatance Jrom heref" "Half a mile.' - " "Do they mov«f*'
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entfa silence. ••.•|t<ook to f<mt
by the troop of cavalry. The large battalio of bersagiefl,
which a few days before had valiantly stained with blood tbo hill of San Martlno, proceeded In two flies. Tbe news of the death of the boy had spread through the army before the soldiers had left their encampment. A stream ran along be&tde the path a tew psces distant from the house. When the first officers of the battalion saw the little corpse stretched at tile foot of the ash tree and covered with the trl-colored uag( they saluted him with the.sword,.and one of them bent over the edge of the stream, which was bordered with flowers, plucked two flowers and threw them over him, Then all the battalion, as they wets passing, picked flowers and threw them over tbe dead. In a few.moments the boy was covered with flow, ers, and officers and soldiers mil gars him a salute as they passed by. "Brave little Lombard 1" "Good bye, boy!" "Honor to yon, little blonde!" "Hurrah!" "Glory!" "Goodbye!" One officer threw a medal of valor on him; another kissed his forehead; the flowers continued to shower on his bare feet, upon his wounded chest, and upon the blonde head. And he slept there in the grass wrapped in his flag, with a white but almost smiling face^floflr boy aa if he felt the honor paid him, as inottgr. UB -rrere combat to nave given bis lire for his Lombardy,
' Very Considerate. Mr. Suburb—What on earth are you
, trying to do,.-neighbor? Mr. Neighbor—Merely taking down a
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tsiderate of other people's feelings, you know."
jft "But—ej—" ! "Ye's, you shan't have any more cans* to complain about my chickens scratching up your yard!"
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