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UPS AND DOWNS~ ~APRIL Ist, 1901 0%t____W

The City HackNo'ri.-If '"the labourer is worthy of bis bire," surely the beast of burden bas his rigbts also;

yet the cornmercialisn of the age-the consideration only for profit and loss-is responsiblefor many beartless cruelties inflicted upon the horse. In heaith, he is often overworked; insickness, be is frequently neglected. Hay, with an occasional measure of oats, is his' dailyfire; tbe hot, dusty streets by day, and the foui, uncomfortable stable by night, would bebis invariable surroundings, were these nlot changed for the worse by the rigour of aCanadian Winter. Green pastures and Iuscious grass are nlot for hini ; he is a city back.Hiis fate-to work, for frugal fare and then die-was fore-ordained by man, bis master ; bisbirth, even, ensued as tbe result of mercenary motives, and when, by reason of old age or iii-treatment, be is unfit for further service, the knacker is summoned and be forfeits bis rightto exist until deatb occurs froni natural causes. Wben we reflect upon the matter from thestandpoint of the horse, we must confess that man is sometimes ungrateful, unjust and cruelte one of his most useful and faithful servants.

Full of "points," but not of breeding,Angyular from stinted feeding,

And an animated skeleton, yclept-ye gods!-a horse;Spavined, hide-bound, broken-winded(Has the by-iaw been rescinded ?)

Yet he pulled up from. the depot ail the scenery for a farce!

Oh! the wistful look of anguish0f the bea *st, that dared not languish,

Though the load was far too heavy for a dray..horse in bis prime;Though hard usage and short rationsHad divorced humane relations

'vitthe driver and a willing hack, played out before bis time.

Little wonder that he halted,That he trembled and-defaulted;

Little wonder that he winced beneath the iash against bis hic'e.Little wonder that he staggeredWhen, to prove he was no laggard,

He exerted ail his energy and-tumbled .down and died!WILLIAm T. JAmEs.

Reminîsciences of a Prînter's Devil

The Song of the Printer,Pick and click And bis work beguilesGoes the type in the stick, By chanting a song as the letters he piles,

As the printer stands ai bis case. With pik and click,His eyes glanct quick, and his fixigers pick Like the worild's chro nome ter, tick t tick! tick r

The type at a rapid pace;And one by one, as the letters go, O, wbere is the man with suchi simple tools,Words are piled up siteady and slow- Can governi the world as I?

Steady and slow, Wiih a priitn press, an iron stick,But stili they grow, And a litie leaden die;

And words of fire they soon will glow: With papier of white, and înk of black<,Wonderful words that, without a sound, 1 support the Right, and the Wrong attack.Traverse the earth to its utmost bound.

Words that shail malteSahresheorwomyebeThe tyrant quake, Sy hr sho h a i e

And the fetters of the oppressed shail break; That can rival the printer's power?Words that can crumrble an army's might, To no anonarclis that live the wall do:b lie give:Or treble its strength in a righteous fight: Their sway lasts only an hour:Vet the types aley look but leaden and dumb Whiletheprinterstillgrows,aid Godonly knowsAs he puts them in place with finger and thumb. When bis mnight shall cease to tower,

But the printer smailes, -ANoN.

0X those vvho refuse to believe in a personal devil I stand forth, as,-~an individual who has been one, in refutation of a scepticismn

founded on ignorance. But 1 have reforrned; no matter whatmy friends may say to the contrary, I respectfully submit this,

* as a fact, without a blush. Printer's devils have been known toreform, and why flot I? I could point to dozens who haverisen to respectability and rank from association with the "bell-box" and deeds of darkness, such as the washing of rollers.l'rue, a few have gone from bad to, worse and become politicians,

but they were among the incorrigibles; whereas I arn stili picking up an honestliving out of a case of type, while my name is known wherever the Englishlanguage is spoken, and I need only mention it to be at once recognized:- it isJohn Smith. Though why I should be compared by the bard to "the world's.chronometer" I cannot comprehend, since I arn denied "tick" on every hand.I do strike occasionally, and I do feel "1ail run down" and in need of beingwound up on Monday morning; but it does not therefore followv that my internaimechanism resembles a Waterbury watch. On the contrary.

"The devil is flot as black as he is painted;" as colored inks corne more intofavour, he is gradually assuming a variegated complexion, which, though lesssombre, is somewhat more startling in its effect upon the spectator. In time,perhaps gold bronze rnay, for a season, supersede the use of inks, and then theimp will be transformed into the similitude of an angel of light.

In the days of my unsullied youth, in a city of England, I was wont to watcha printing press in operation, and aspire to be the magician who fed blank paperin at one end and conjured it through a rnysterious maze of perturbed mechanism,whence it appeared as knowledge pre-digested for public consumption. This ledto my being apprenticed to.the craft-a singularly striking illustration of how theway to the helI-box is paved with good intentions; for I protest that I chose thiscareer without any sinister purpose, being actuated wholly and solely by thelaudable ambition to becorne a public dispenser of knowiedge by the rearn ortoken. To show that mercenary motives had no part, or lot in my side of thecontract, I need only say that my wages for the first year were eighteen penceper week, with a rise of one shilling per week each subsequent year.

1Renttniscences of a jPrinter't3 Ikvl.

I was flot a littie shocked at being accosted as "the devil" after having beenannointed on the counitenance with dabs of red, green and blue ink by mypredecessor, assisted by several others; but when, picking up a broken type andtaking it to one of the men, I was told to "1chuck it into the bell-box," associatingthis with my infernal sobriquet, I construed it as a personal affront and went tothe foreman for an explanation, who hinted that I might venture to consuit himnas a sort of technical glossary as soon as my "footing" should have been paid.This was another poser; it seemed to indicate there was no rest for the sole ofrny foot in that office until the strong waters had gone down the thirsty gulletsof some twenty compositors, who declared that they could neyer look upon anew apprentice without thirsting for ginger-beer or gore, but that, as they neyerliked to go to extremes, they usually compromised on the happy medium andtook beer-plain beer, without ginger on the one hand or gore on the other. So,I returned to the domestic ark and reported to my father, who was shocked t6the extent of haif a guinea. which was spent the next day in bread and cheese,cigars and beer-principally the latter. That night I went home with an olivebranch (bot. Nicotiana) in my mouth, which I thought I might as well drop atthe corner of our street, lest it might flot be understood by my father as anemblemn of peace; and when I had fluttered into the ark, it pitched and tossedto such a degree thiat I was sea-sick ail nighl and unable to rise on the followingmorning. Although I had paid for my footing, I believe to this day I did notget value for my money, for my footing was, if anything, more insecure on theday that I paid for it than it had ever been before.

Tom Fisher, the senior apprentice, had a premonition that he wvas notexpected home that night and that his appearance might lead bis mother toýsuppose that something had happened, and so felI asleep on the bed of the press.One compositor subsided upon a ream of fuil-sheet posters that had just beenprinted, and expatiating (chiefly to himself> upon the occasion of the celebrationof his own apprenticeship, threw one arrn into the ink barrel and defied interfer-ence until he had had a snooze, from which he awoke with more than two blackeyes. Sim. Stephens predicted an illustrious future for me and promised to,teach me the whole trade fromn beginning to end in less than a fortnight, providedI would roll the keg to where he could reach it without risking collapse by rising.in bis fatigtied condition. jerry Kickerton, a man of moods with a set of prin-ciples and feelings for each, had been standing with his back to the empty fire-place holding forth, for my particular edification, on the rights and wrongs of theworking man. As his tongue ran away with the strength of bis 1l«imbs, he slippedfrom the mantelpiece bit by bit into the grate, whence he continued to harangue.the proprietor who had corne to order him home. The foreman, somewhathilarious and very authoritative, called repeatedly for "lorder" (interpreted byone of the apprentices as a demand for another glass of beer) while he delivereda speech from notes he was unable to read, to wvhich everyone was good-naturedly deaf. Meanwhile a pressman warbled a comic song, with a face asgrave as a sexton's and a voice as pathetic as that of an undertaker presentingbis bill. Only "Popsy" Peplow, who had stuck to the ginger pop whence he-derived the appellation, went home perfectly sober, and as Popsy was a law untohimself and an anomaly to others, he did not count. He was said to have the"levil eye," which had the one peculiar power of making a man's beer taste flatwhen le looked upon it, and everybody felt relieved when he left.

Popsy had been kind and obliging to me, and was a manly fellow who did ashe pleased and neyer interfered with others, but secretly I despised him withoutattempting an analysis of my feelings, so contaglous is prejudice. We eitheradmire or hate our superiors, and more often than. not "familiarity breeds con-tempt." The hero is no longer such when he steps down from bis pedestal andwalks among us on terms of familiarity. We begin to pull him to pieces to findwherein he differ from ourselves. For every point of similarity we mark one for

t1pe anb IDowns SuppIenient.

us and twve against him; but in respect to flaws in bis character in which com-parison is to our own advantage, we are unjust as we are unmerciful. Theweight of his own reputation is turned against hirn as a reactive force, and thehero falis in our estimation as far below his true level as he wvas before above it.Popsy had presumed to be heroic by running counter to popular opinion; Popsyhad been convicted of many points of similarity in cemparisen with commonclay, and he had his faults: therefore Popsy wvas à humbug-a mere upstart.As he did not pass at par in the office, I discounted everything he did, which isthe way with people whose opinions corne to thern second-hand. Popsy was athis frame the next rnorning as bright as a cricket, and for three days acted in theforemian's stead, who wvas laid up with bîliousness. To-day, Popsy is the oinlyone of the crowd w"ho sits in bis counting-house white the other fellows havetheir nose in the space-box. I ascribe his suc cess flot to the virtues of pop, butte that force of character that enabled him to stand atone-and yet flot atone,for he had Right on his side-against opposition and current prejudice.

Jusc: as, with the introduction of steamn into navigation, the "old sait" sofarniliar to us in Marryat's novels has vanished, with his idiosyncrasies, customisand nautical "lingo," so with the advent of type-setting machines the typicalprinter, with bis eccentricities together with the glamour of the craft, its quaintinstitutions and odd nomenclature, is fast passing out of being and remembrance.

To one not of the trade, the printing office is invested by the imagination%vith the mystery of a Masonic Lodge. The strange names of the sizes of type-Pearl, Agate, Nonpareil, Minion, Brevier, Bourgeois, Long Primer, Pica, ands0 forth-the casual reference to the devil and the heiu-box, the friar and thechape], shooting sticks, composing sticks, formes, quoins and chaises, imposingstones and dupes, frames, racks and alleys, founts, friskets, tympans, leads, stugs,rules, reglets and quotation furniture, galleys and gutters, lean and phat takes,live, dead and standing matter, jefflng and justifying, upper and lower case, capsand small caps, mackle, make-up and rnaking ready, inset and off-set, broad-sideand break-lines, clickers and companionships, dressing-on and driving-out, outof register and out of sorts, underlays and overlays, erns and ens, leaders, quadsand dashes, stars, fists, daggers and double.daggers, flot to mention the pi seunlike that wvhich your mother used to make,--all these seem, te suggest the-gibberish of the black art and explain the mild superstition with which printingis stili regarded by an intelligent public that bas a fair knowledge of aIl handi-crafts but printing. The position of the printer in the community is also unique.,Caîl him a rnechanic, and he will resent it; caîl him, an artist or a professionalman, and he is flattered; cail him anything but a printer, and he wilI pityyour ignorance. Neither fish, flesh nor fowl, he is a nondescript and refuses~point blank to be classified. He is a caste unto himself, and as such he preserveshis originality with a stubbornness that is thwarted enly by the insidious-encroachment cf the spirit of the age, which is replacing bis tools and methods-%ith modern innovations tee rapid in their developrnent te accumulate tradition.As the Ilwayzgoese" has become the picnic, se the printer will slewly differentiate-into an ordinary citizen with a definite status. When this happens, all men wiIlbe equal and the millenium net far off.

The office in which I served my timne was a relic of the good old days, con--servative te the last degree, frorn the "lold nman" down. We boasted that wewvere still entitled by law te wear a sword, and anybedy whe might be scepticalenough te challenge the statement wvas dubbed an igneramus and teld te go and

Tead English history. Net one in the office had ever verified it; but each wasse ceck-sure that it was there-smewhere, that he would net wade throughhistory frem Jack Sheppard te Julius Coesar te find it. It was a test of ene'sorthedexy te accept this witheut question. He who peoh-peehed such a time-heneured fable-watch him with beth eyes; he was a danger te seciety and amenace to the state. Look eut for the crewn jewels when he is around; traitors

lRertntiiscetices of a Epituter'g5 Ievil.

such as hie wouid seize the crown and set up for themselves. There are samethings that are established beyond dispute, and so do flot admit of discussion.This wvas one. The sceptie 'vas told to "read history" with such an air of assur-ance that hie inferrcd proof wvould be forthcorning on demand. Those whoinsisted on chapter and paragraph wcre told ta "Go ta the devil, wvbo is frcsbfrom school!" Whien wve corne ta probe the minds of men, it is astounding toobserve the extent ta which cheek and make-believe may pass for knowlcdge.

TPhe compositors talked pondcrousiy of the "1powcr of the press," whiic thedevil dernonstrated it by getting bis fingers nipped in the cog-w'heels. No lessthan three of the farmner carne ta work in a frock coat and one of the old stagershad for ten years supportcd the dignity of a top bat, which had for ten yearsprevious to that been a "wrong fount" ini the office and the subject of criticisrnon the street. The frock coats wcre ail faded and the lapels of one furnished atoboggan slide for flues, by reason of grease, beer and snuff. The snuff-box wasstili in evidence arnong the eldcrly men, and, as an act of graciaus condescension,the dcvii was occasionally invited ta take a pinch. In fact, the office wvasredoient with the odour of antiquity.

At ii a.m., the "cub" (alias the dcvii, alias jolin Smnith), gripping twobroomn-handles by the middle, from wvbich dcpendcd sundry cans, eacb containingthc wherewithal or an 10O U, sallied forth, with a brazen disregard of publicopinion, for the lunch beer, bcing exhorted to temperance on his return by thosewho, having been devils thcmselves, opincd they had receivcd scant measure-a custom that to-day is dying a bard, liingering dcath in Engiand.

Wc stili cherished the old custom of scnding the imp with a bucket to thefarthest printing office, on Ail Foois' I)ay, to borrow some two-line double demyitalic hair spaces, or on sontie other nonsensical crrand. Wc also cuitivated hislove for natural bistory by exhibitinig type-lice for bis edification, which ta sec isneyer to forge. The trick wvas done in this wvise: A galley of type wvas dîvidcdin the middle and the opening filhid with dirty wvater, wberein these intcrestinglittie creatures were said ta be disporting themnsclves. The imp wvas taid ta lookvcry closeiy or lie would not sec thcrn, and w'hile doing s0 the type was suddeniypushed tagether, causing the wvater ta spurt up into his eyes. And if this didtiot cure hlm of curiosity, there wcre other cquaiiy picasant littie devices tareduce hlmi ta that state of cynical staicism for wvhich the genus "camp." isnoted. Alas! lor the devastating hand of Time, the type-louse bas become ascientific microbe. Whcre is inow the romance of printing?-the artifice of "theart preservative of arts?" O Ichabod ! 0 tem fora, 0 Moses!

Shall 1 ever forget the first pi I made? I fancy I hear poor Jenkins turnover in bis coffin at the bare mention of it. My wifc's first pic may becorne avague reminiscence, but that pie neyer! It was onc of the grcatest achieve-ments of modern times-accarding ta jenkins, it wvas unparallcled in histary.But when cxcited bie wvas wvont ta exaggerate, and hie may have overshot themark. I-e callcd beaven and earth ta witness it, and praycd for rny forgivencss.Better I hadnever been born, much less apprenticed ta printing, than perpetratethat awful act af typographical confectionery. Poor Jenkins «(excuse thesecopiaus tears!) lie died of an indigestion contracted tbrough it. In aftcr years,wbenever hie was thirsty or financially "out of sorts," bie rcmindcd me af thatpi, anid this in such a reproacbful tane of heroîc resignatian that I had nat thebeart ta refuse him. His demise was accelerated by futile attcmpts ta clear biscrop of it with strong waters, and the only consolation I can derive from bis fateis the fact that hie frankly declared hie was nat afraid of meeting my equal bereor hereafter.

A double crown forme of intricate statistical tables in nonpareil had beenset up, anathematized, excommunicated, corrected, revised and proved for press,and had just been taken off the stone ta go down ta, the press-raam, when Iappeared on the scene, fell over a box of new type on the floor and put my knee

MIps Mn ]Downi3 %npplernent.

through the forme. Such a melancholy heap of small type and rules was neyerbefore seen in a printing office-or since! Such a torrent of vituperative abuseneyer escaped from mortal mouth as gushed forth from the blanched lips of poorJ enkins! He was an irascible Welshman. He vociferated alternately in Englishand Welsh, and when he ran short of expletives, he coupled Welsh words aslong as his arm with corrpound adjectives and nouns in English and fired themnat me like a gatling gun. He pranced, danced and *skipped around me like amadman, while I stood dumbfounded and petrified with terror. How he fumed,and sputtered, and stuttered, and stamrnered, and hammered at me in a volcaniceruption of the scoria of two languages, to arouse in my dazed intellect a con-ception of the enormity of the mischief I had wrought! Didn't I know that hehad worked on that forme for six 'veeks-pwvllgerygotrobsantyffddth !-six weeks-cuthrel deowl! What did I do that for? Six weeks!-worst job he evertackled in ail his life !-'nough to drive a man out of bis mind ! -al gone tosmash !-not the ghost of a pick-up in the whole adjectival mawrgwaithogogogoch!Look at it, cuthrel deowl !-pied, squabbled !-all got to be set over again !-takea week to dis. the pi before a stamp could be Iifted! O you combined, concen-trated, conglomerated, amalgamated, unsophisticated kyacadruse-chariad-bach!contemporaneous vi Ilain-of-a-villai n !-- ein-di-tri-pedwa-pinque-quaith-syth-ooith-now-theg-einapumptheg !*, The logic of this wvas unanswerable. I was conscience-stricken, and fled in guilty dismay, closely followed down stairs by WorcesterUnabridged and consolidated coagulations of elongated elocution too numerousto mention and too prolix for any Sassenach brain to comprehend.

I was detained at home for the remainder of the week by an indispositionthat baffled the diagnosis of the family physician, who concluded to try what anaperient and a few days' rest wvould do for me. I protested that what I reallyneeded was a complete change of air-a sea voyage, for instance. Denied this,I took to boating on the river, and inadventently showed that I was speedilyrecovering by going for a swim every day. On the following Monday morning,however, I had a serious relapse, and was unable to leave my bed until a notecame from my employer to the effect: "Corne back to work, and ai will beforgiven."

Looking as penitent as I could, in fear and trembling I crept up stairs to thecomposing room, much relieved to find that the man I most dreaded was absent.Poor jenkins had not yet returned from an unpronounceable place in Wales,whither he had gone, on thé day of the catastrophe, to attend the obsequies ofa thrice-deceased grandmother. He had left for me, with his kind regards, anexpression of his personal opinion concerning myself and future welfare that ledme to believe that, if what I had heard at Sunday school was true, bis ownoutlook, at that particular time, was more lurid than cheerful. When he didcorne back in sackcloth and ashes, the havoc of grief for bis lamentable bereave-ment was touchîng to behold. We may know what it is to lose a grandmother,but who can imagine the utter woe of one who had lost three grandmothers-or,rather, one grandmother dead for the third time? No wonder that bis handtrembled, that his eyes were bleared and red with weeping, that in the absorptionof his aifiiçtion he had returned without bis coat, which he supposed he had leftwhere he lîad mislaid bis money. His first words were:

" Is that tabular forme on the press yet? "On receiving a reply in the negative, he went to look for bis coat, continuing

the search for ten days without success, but eventually turning up clothed and

*Or somnewhat t0 this effect; I cannot be sure of the ortlhography. The Welsh language is treacherousto other than the native born. A friend of mine, a reporter, told me that in trying to catch a quotation fromthe Welsb classics in a political speech, lie spelled ih as lie beard it, with the result that hie was disabled byrheumatism in the wrist and his journal was involved in a suit for libel. This was the quotation in English;:"Liewellyn, our king, behold ils stili truie to the traditions of our country 1 " This is what a Welsh scholar

made of it as il appeared: Llewellyn's pont pies eat flot: 1, us nor we ejaculate dogl " The case, how-ever, was disniissed, the judge, after hearing the Welsh of it, holding that this was as close an approxi-miation 10 the original as might reasonably be expecied of an untutored Saxon.

teiitntgceitces of a IPrinter's ]Devit.

in his right mi. -Peace to bis ashes! Though I sincerely hope he basescaped incirieration.

\Vhen 1 recali the fact that it was an itinerant printer to whomn belongs thenotoriety of crossing the American continent on foot with a clean shirt and adollar bill without changing either, my memory sadly reverts to the towel thatwvas kept hanging in the office long after it had become "'high." Ugli! I smellit now. Every one was wvorn to a relic before it received long-deferred sepulturein the ash-bin. When decomposition set in, we had a presentiment that, some-wbere on the surface of this planet, somebody was about to reap the flax frornwhich our new towel would be made, and one of tbe men would propose thecelebration of harvest home. But the hint seemed neyer to percolate beyondthe foremnan, who wvas an ultra-conservative. In the meantime, as a mild protestagainst the preservation of things effete, the hands began to wipe themselveswith wbite poster paper, which was cbeap, and consequently failed as a suggestion.Presently a more expensive paper was requisitioned for that purpose; but wbengood linen stock 'vas ruthlessly wasted in this manner, tbe employer came to theconclusion that it wvas time to get a new towel. Only ofl oiie occasion wvas theoffice towel washed, and then when the cbarwoman delivered a network of holesand asked wvbat she sbould do with the several acres of arable land extractedtherefrom, the proprietor denied ail dlaim to the title-deed and refused to identifybis property. Some persons, 1 have no doubt, will deem this an exaggeration,but did they ever work in a printing office? To the consideration of such Isubmit the following poem by a typographical bard, wbo, witb an eye to theS-sthetic side of common -things, has embalmed the remains of one printer'stowel in verse. This is not to be confounded with "Ethics of the Dust":

When I think of the towel-The old-fashioned towel,

That used to hang up near the printing house door,1 can think of nobody,In these days of shoddy,

That could hammer out iron to wear as it wore.

The Ildevil"I who used it,The tramp who abused it,

The 'lcomp. Il ho got at it when these two were gone,The make-up and foreman,The editor (poor man!)

Each rubbed some grime off, while they put a heap on.

In, over and under,'Twas blacker than thunder,

And harder than poverty, rougher than sinOn the roller suspended,It neyer was bended,

And flapped on the wall like a banner of tin.

It grew harder and rougher,And blacker and tougher,

And daily took on a much inkier hue,Until one windy morning,Without any warning,

It fell on the floor and was broken in two.

À good story is told in "Quads" of an inquisitive person who poked hishead into a printing office door and enquired:

IlWho's dead ?""Nobody that I've beard of," replied the* forenian.'What's that crape on the door for then ? "

Tbe foreman went outside and saw at a glande that the devil bad hung theloffice towel on the door-knob while he chased a lame pigeon up the alley.

t1p5 anb mowlie %tpp[enient.We had a red-white-and-blue cat, of a pessimistie physiognomy, grirnly grue-

somne with the scars of several nocturnal combats. Nohody wvould have takenhim, for a cat of literary tastes, yet hie ate the mice that subsisted upon an unsoldedition of "The Feast of the Gods: an Ode to the Great God Pan," by a localpoet who also owed the printer, that in the course of years had become a coldcollation, in wvhich only the instinct of a mouse could find anything edible. Thecat was named Japhet because hie was always in searcli of his father, that hie had.seen junip into *the ink barrel but neyer corne out again, a mystery to the solutionof wvhich lie devoted bis declining days. He was born white, and might havecontinued so had hie flot in early youth been associated with printer's ink. Itwsas one of my functions to provide hlm with a coat of many colours-one ofthe few duties which I performed with conscientious regularity. His tricolourtail %vas a thing of beauty and a joy forever-to mie; to Japhet, who was colour-blind, it was a miatter of indifference-except when lie washed himself, and thenlie shook bis head dubiously, the ink flot suiting his epicurean palate. But liewvas iîot long for tlîis world. One day, in quest of bis sire, lie meandered intoa press running at full speed, and two impressions were taken of him before itcould be stopped. One of the press4feeders-a %vag in his way, and under noticeto quit-rushed into thc office with bis face smeared with blood and breathlesslyannounced, "A catastrophe in the press-room! Nine lives lost !" The shockwas so sudden tl-at the proprietor fainted; but when hie came round and leartnedthat Japhet ivas the only victim, hie smiled a sickly sniile and tried to persuadethe book-keeper that hie had only fallen asleep, remarking that the next time anypress-feeder made an ass of hirnself there ivould be a cataclysrn, and lie would bein it. Poor Japhet! lie was a restless creature. Let us hope lie xiow rests inpeace-or, rather, pieces.

0f all artizans the printer is, without exception, most given to travel. Inniany instances, lie becomes literally a journeyrnan as soon as lie lias served bisapprenticeship. The conditions under which he pursues lus vocation are favour-able to a nomadic existence, and the nurnber of itinerants who "carry thebanner"- as tramping is called-is hardly surprising. Type-setting is in itself avaried education. The compositor is constantly picking up scraps of informationabout men and thîngs and places here, theie and everywhere. l'he monotonyof bis work is irksomne to an active temperament, and littie wonder if he picksup witb other thiiîgs a desire to see the world and gain a personal experience ofthe scenes with which lie is conversant. T1he tools flot furnished by the officehie can carry iii lis pooket; the printing office is ubiquitous; for the newspaperhand there is always casual wvork to he haci "subbing" (i.e., working as a substi-tute for a regular man who wants a niglit off); and for the job printer ternporaryemployment awaits hini in one or another office in every city, while the countrynewspaper often helps hinu along with a few days' or a fewv hours' work.-enoughfor bed and breakfast. And should hie be "dead broke," lie has but to makeknown bis needs to be relieved, so generally recognized is the shiftlessness of thefraternity. !îîdeed, in England a union man could--and perhaps still does, forahi I know to the contrary-draw from the funds of each union a mileage of oiîepenny between the town lie is in and the next.

The tranmp prînter-often a good mechanic, and alas! also often a tipp)ler--lias marked cliaracteristics that call forth the raihlery as well as the appreciationof bis fehlow craftsmen, many of whom have carried the banner in their timebefore settling down as family men. I remember one in particular who with thefirst Summer zephyr was wafted into our knowledge factory.

"'Day, gentlemen ! Any chance of a job ?" ivas bis greeting.He had been preceded the day before by another of bis ilk, and the milk of

human kindness was dried up at its source. Althougli it is next to impossibleto mistake the peripatetic prilîter, "the boys" pretended flot to recognize hlm assucli, and eyed him furtively as a peddler in disguise-a wolf in sheep's chothing.

1Reiiîfzicence.q of a lIrtnter's Veilk.tThis ruse he had probably encountered elsewhere.IlDon't know nie, I see. Well, gentlemen of 'the art preservative,' I arn a

travelling nxissionary of The Society for the Dissernination of Knowledge, inwhose interests 1 hàve the honour, for the time being, of carrying the banner.I ar n ot, as you observe, arrayed ini purpie and fine linen, nor have I faredsumptuously to-day. I contain, at the present moment, one red herring, a pennyloaf and twvo beers. Taking no thought for the morrowv, I require for to-day'ssustenance t'vo more beers or one square meal. It is for the philanthropicamong you to decide which it shall be; 1 have no choice in the matter."

Six having subscribed one penny each, he continued:IlI arn looking for work with one eye, and the means of existing without it

with the other. My right eye, gentlemen, is blind-atrophied; iiteraiiy wvornout with looking for employment. Nature, however, has made up for thisinfirmity by concentrating my whole power of vision in the other eye. For thisreason, I rarely fait to niinister to miy appetite with some degree of reguilarity.I can work ; 1 have worked-in an emergency, and have recovered fromn theeffects thereof; but I have it on the best medical authority that a relapse nîightbe fatal. 1 feel that I have flot outlived my usefulness ; therefore I do not wishto die yet. What useful lunction do 1 fulfil? Well, charity is a virtue, is it flot?D)o I not cultivate virtue, then, iii the hurnan breast? I do; the argument isunanswerable. Gentlemen, this meeting is adjourned sine die. I leave youbetter men than I found you, for, be it remembered, 'charity covereth a multi-tude of sins.' Adieu."

J ust at this moment the forenian carne up from the store with a rush job.After a whispered conversation with one of the hands, he went up to the tramp.and said:

"'Here's a job that's got to be out to-night. You don't go tilt this is in type.Off with your coat and get to work!"

"But you've got to. You can go to the better ]and when this is set up ifyou like; not before. Here, Smnith, niake up this man's stick to thirty emis andget hîmi started."

"Gentlemen, this seems to be an emergency ; I succumb," said the tramp.\Ve aIl expçcted to see "miking" exemplified to perfection; but, to our

astonishment, he w'as transformed in an instant. His coat wvas off in a jiffy, andiii five minutes he was picking, up type in a manner that curled our hair to see.No two men equalled bis output; his spacing was even and his proofs dlean.The forenian stood aghast, and when proofs of the job were pulled two hours.before it wvas promised, he acknowledged the tramp had "one on us," and,.pointing to a vacant frame, offered him a steady job at five shillings above theunion scale.

IlMy dear sir," said he, III am n ot looking for a steady job; I go in quest ofthe Home for incurables. I fear I shall not survive this shock; the reactionwill be tremendous. The honorarium. for nîy services you may bestow on suchas I; I would' not take the bread out of any nman's mouth. I am an ethicalculturist ; that is really my forte. I will now depart to slow music."

"lThere goes an enigma," said the foreman as the typographical tourist wentout to absorb the sixpence.

The door was pushed ajar, and a voice exclaimed:-'Gentlemen, take my word lor it, every man's an enigma. Each gets his

experience in his own wvay. This is my way; what d'ye think of it ?".Not much," replied the foreman.

And so said all of us.That night, about eleven o'clock, I met the enigma on the street so over-

wvhelmed with experience that he was unloading incoherent chunks of it uponan indifférent public. 'I asked him if this exhibition was a part of hîs systemn of

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ethical culture, and was informed, after he had gradually identified me, that itwas merely a preliminary symptomn of the relapse he had predicted. I saw himsafely to a shelter for the night, and went early in the morning to entice himback to work; but he had gone, and I neyer saw him again.

1 look back upon my life and think of my schoolmates who have gone theirvarious ways along the highways and by-ways of life, and I sometimes askwhether, if the choice of a career wvere again mine to make, I would choose tobe a printer. Every printer condemns his trade for its unremunerativeness, itstediousness, the exacting conditions of success it imposes, and its predisposinginfluences to ill-health, and, I think, justly; but I have observed how often, aftershaking the dust of their feet upon it, they drift back to it again. There is afascination in the types for the true printer which few such can long resist.They are an intelligent, industrious class of men, and deserve better of thepublic than they receive; yet I arn inclined to the philosophy that we can bestaaill the experience life is intended to teach where a wise Providence has placedus. I think this life 15 the forerunner of another, and that the spirit in manwvhich survives ail changes is of first importance. It matters littie what we dofor a living so long as we do lîve, and live honestly as in the sight of God, mak-ing the most of our opportunities in that state of life to which it has pleasedHim to cail us. He knows all things; He knows what is best for us. There-fore, as one who was once a printer's devil and arn now a prînter, I try to acceptrny lot with equanimity.

I have sketched ivith a free hand some of the lights and shades of a printer'slife, and if the shadows impart a sombre gloom to the picture, I can only hopethat God, who sees the man behind the mask of outward appearance, may dis-cern, even in the dissolute printer, possibilities of a wondrous unfoîdment, whichby the alchemy of experience may be realized through the transmnutation of thebase metal of animal desîre into the gold of spiritual refinement.

WILLIAMN, T. JAMES.

A Message to Garcia

of my memory like Mars at perihelion.W'hen war broke out between Spain and the United States, it wvas

very necessary to communicate quickly with the leader of the Insur-gents. Garcia was somnewhere in the mountain fastnesses of Cuba-no one knew where. No mail nor telegraph message could reachhim. The President must secure his co-operation, and quickly.

-4 What to do!Someone said to the President, "There's a fellow by the name of Rowan will

find Garcia for you, if anybody can."Powan was sent for and given a letter to be delivered to Garcia. How "the

fellow by the name of Rowan" took the letter, sealed it up in an oil-skin pouch,-strapped it over his heart, in four days landed by night off the coast of Cubafrom an open boat, disappeared into the jungle and in three weeks came out onthe other side of the island, having traversed a hostile country on foot, and-delivered his letter to Garcia, are things I have no special desire now to tell indetai I.

The point I wish to make is this: McKinley gave Rowan a letter to be*delivered to Garcia; Rowan took the 'letter and did flot ask, "lYhere is he

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.at ?Il By the Eternal!1 there is a man whose form should be cast in deathlessbronze and the statue placed in every college of the land. It is flot book-learn-ing young men need, nor instruction about this and that, but a stiffening of thevertebrae which ivili cause them to be loyal te a trust, to act promptly, concen-trate their energies: do the thing-"' Carry a message te Ga-rcia !"

General Garcia is dead now, but thnere are other Garcias.No man, who has endeavoured to carry eut an enterprise where many hands

were needed, but has been well-nigh appalled at times by the imbecility of the.average man-the inability or unwillingness to concentrate on a thing and do it.

Slipshod assistance, foolish inattention, dowdy indifference and half-heartedwork seem the rule; and ne man succeeds unless by book or crook, or threat,lie forces or bribes other men te assist him; or mayhap God, iii His goodness,performs a miracle and sends him an ange[ of light for an assistant. You,reader, put this matter te a test. You are sitting new in your office; six -clerks.are within caîl. Summen any one and make this request: Please look in theencyclopiedia and makè a brief memnorandumn for me cencerning the life ofCorrcggio.

Will the cierk quietly say, "Yes, sir," and go do the task ?On your life he wvill net. He will look at you eut of a fishy eye and ask one

,or more of the fellowing questions:%Vho wvas he?Which encyclopoedia?Where is the encyclepoedia ?XVas I hired for that?Don't yeu mean Bismarck?What's the matter with Charlie doing it ?Is he dead?Is there any hurry?Shan't 1 bring you the book and let you look it up for yourself?What do yeu wvant te knew for?And 1 will lay yeu ten te one that after you have answ *ered the questions, and

* explained how te find the information, and why yeu want it, the clerk will go off.and get one of the other clerks te help hirn try te find Garcia-and then corneback and tell you there is ne such man. Of- course, I may lese my bet, but* according te the law of average, I will net.

Now, if you are wise, you will net bother te explain te your -assistant> thatCorreggie is indexed under the C's, net in the K's; but you will smile sweetly.and say, "'Neyer mind," and go look it up yeurself.

And this incapacity for independent action, this moral stupidity, this infirmityof the wvi1l, this unwillingness te cheerfully catch hold and lift, are the things

-that put pure Socialism se far inte the future. If men will net act for themn-selves, what will they de wvhen the benefit of their effort is for ail? A first matewith knotted club seems necessary; and the dread of getting "the beunce" onSaturday night.holds many a worker te his place.

Advertise for a stenegrapher, and fine out of ten who apply can neither spel!nrpunctuate-and do net think it necessary te.

Can such a ene write a letter te Garcia?'lYeu see that book-keeper? " said the fereman te me in a, large factory.." Yes; what about him?>IlVell, he's a fine acceuntant; but if I'd send him up town on an errand, he

.might accomplish the errand aIl right, and, on.the other hand, miglit stop at four,saloons on the way, and when lie get te, Main Street, would forget what lie had»been sent fer."

Can such a man be entrusted to carry a message te, Garcia?We have recently been hearing nîuch maudlin sympathy expressed for the

dewn-trodden denizen ef the sweat-shep" and the "'homeless wanderer search-

t1ps anb ]Downti %tipplrnent.ing for honest employment," and with it ail often go- many liard wvords for themen in power.

Nothing is said about the employer who grows aid before bis time in a vainattempt to get frowsy ne'er-do-'vells to do intelligent 'vork, and bis long, patientstriving with "help" that does nothing but loaf when his back is turned. Inevery store and factory there is a constant w4eeding-out process going on. Theemployer is constantly sending away "help" that have shown their incapacity tofurther the interests of the business, and others are being taken on. No matterhow good times are, this sorting continues; only if times are biard and workscarce, the sorting is done finer-but out, and forever out, the incompetent andunworthy go. It is tbe survival of the fittest. Self-interest prompts every emi-ployer to keep the best-those who can carry a message to Garcia.

1 know one man of really brilliant parts whý hias noc the ability to manage abusiness of his own, and yet wbo is absolutely worthless to anyone else becausehie carrnes witb bim) constantly the insane suspicion that bis employer is oppres-sin,, or intending, to oppress him. He cannot gieorders, and hie wvili not receivethien. Should a message be given him to take to Garcia, his answer Nvouldpro babiy be, "Take it yourseif, and be d-."

To-night this man walks the streets looking for wvork, the wind whistlingthrougb bis thread-bare coat. No one wvho knows him dare employ bim, for hieis a regular fire-brand of discontent. He is impervious to reason, and tbe onlything that can impress himn is the toe of a thick-soled No. 9 boot.

0f course, I know that one so morally deformed is no less ta be pitied thana p)hysical cripple; but in our pitying let us drap a tear too for the men who arestriving to carry on a great enterprise, wvhose working hours are not limited bythe whistle, and whose hair is fast turning white tbrough the struggle to hold inline dowdy indifference, slipsbod imnbecility, and the beartless ingratitude wvbich,but for their enterprise, wvould be both hungry and bomieless.

Have I put tbe matter too strongly ? Possibly I have ; but wben ail theworld bias gone a-slumming, I wish to speak a word of sympathy for the manwho succeeds-the mari wvo, against great odds, lias directed the efforts ofothers, and having succeeded, finds there'F notbing in it-nothing but bareboard and clothes.

I bave carnied a dinner-pail and worked for a day's wages, and I have alsobeen an emloyer of labour, and I know there is something to be said on bothsides. There is no excellence Per se in poverty; rags are no recommendation;and ail employers are not rapaciaus and high-handed, any more than ail poormen are virtuous.

My heart goes out ta the man wvho does bis work when tbe "boss" is awayas well as when bie is at home. And the man who, wben given a letter forGarcia, quietly takes the missive, witbout asking any idiotic questions, and wîthiio lurking intention of chucking it into the nearest sewer, or of doing aughit elsebut deliver it, neyer gets "laid off," nor hias ta go on a strike for bigher wages.Civilization is ane long, anxious searcb for just such individuals. Anything sucha man asks shall be granted ; bis kind is s0 rare that no employer can afford talet bim go. He is wanted in every city, town and village--mn every office, sbop,store and factory. 'l'le wvorld cries out for sucb : hie is needed, and neededbadly-tbe man who can carry a message ta Garci'a.

ELB3ERT HUBBARD.

"After the StufV'"

1-I folown-is an interesting accounit of the experiences of Peterpinîlan Ls artner, Tai Baker, in faring, prs tin- and

,d înining. We trust our friend, Peter, ivilI be ultimiately suc-cessful in wrestingg-ood fortune froni the several enterprises in

wlnch lie is engaged, wlncli seeini to lhave entailed discouraging difficulties.Whîile we wishi hirn better Iuck, we cannot but admire lits pluck andperseverance, and1 the indefatigable efforts to niake their rnining clirni alucrative investrnent.

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The Winter Quarters of Peter AspinaII and Thiomas Baker.

1 send you, ini as few words as 1 possibly cati, niy experience since rny arrivaifil Canada.

ht %vas the latter part of March, 1893, when I first set foot on Canadian soil,andi on the first day of the following rnonth I was I)laced in the employment ofMr. William Octoby, Leaskdale, Scott Township, Ont. My terni of employnientWa5 two years, after whichi I receiveci a miedal for good conduct and length ofservice. Mi\y next situation wvas with Mr. 1). W'alker, of the saine village andtownship. 1 hireci with hirm for eight months. After serving the turne agreedupon, I spent the W~inter hunting w'ithi some more boys, but %vas unsuccessful.lin the following Spring (1896) I hireci with Mr. Alex. Octoby, son of rny first

tps anb Vowne %upplement.master, for one year. During the Summer months 1 had a strong desire to go,West, and when I had served seven months out of the year, I told Mr. OctobyI intended to go West and gave him one month's notice.

Towards the end of October I left for Dryden, Algoma District, accompanied.by Thomas Baker, with whom I got acquainted eight months after my arrivai inCanada. About the time I landed in Dryden, there were only two houses anda few shanties, anid no wvork wvhatever. By the 6th of November, I had located,applied for, and made first payment on, 16o acres of land, Tom doing the saniefor eighty acres. XVe buit a log shanty on the farm (might as well cali it farrn)and stayed there for one month. Then we heard that a man had arrived atDryden and was going to put in a cord-wood camp. Now, as our financia] basiswas flot very solid, wve went to work in the camp.

About the ioth of January, 1897, I obtained employment in a gold mine,and in a short time was very handy with the ham mer. Towards the end of Feb-ruary, the mine shut down; but the foreman got me a job with a party that weregoing to test another dlaim. In ten days we were through. Then I went withanother testing party for ten days, where I took the job of blasting.

When I came back to Dryden, I was promised a job at the McLeod Mine,but would have to wait until May. On the 8th of May I started at the McLeodMine, and stayed there untit it shut down in the fait. About a week after themine closed, I went with a man that was out prospecting for a company, on con-dition that if I found a prospect, I would get equai share in it with the company.The first two days we found nothing; the third day I found a dlaim. We didsome wvork on it and sent some quartz to the company in Winnipeg,!,iho got itassayed ($7 1.-15), took it up and gave nme an equal share in it (being one-eighth).The following Spring (1898) Tom Baker and myseif spent two months prospect-ing, and found two dlaims. As money was getting low, I sold eîghty acres of myfarm. Then 've hired out for the rest of the Summer. In the fait we put ourmoney together and did ail the work we could on the dlaims with it. In a shorttime we were broke, so went to work in the bush for the rest of the Winter.

The next Spring (1899) 1 bought eighty acres of land frcim a young man thatwvas called away to his home in Eastern Ontario. I then hired out for the restof the Summer, and in the fail Tomn and I put our rnoney together again and didsome more 'vork on the claims, this time getting some free gold. In ail, we haveput at least $500 into the dlaims.

About the end of December, I buit a shanty on my farm, and again went inthe bush for the rest of the Winter. Last Spring (i900) I started to work at theIndependence Mine, Gold Rock, via Wabigoon, and iast fait moved into myshanty on the farm. I have now seventy cords of green jack pine wood dut forsale next fail, and with the money it brings I mean to build a house. Five ac.resof my farm are ready for the plough.

I arn sending you a photograph of Tom Baker, my shanty and myseif. Incase you do flot know which is which, Tom Baker wears the black shirt. Iexpeet to get Mr. H. Hiblorn, Of 24 Manning Arcade, Toronto, interested inmy dlaims.

Wishing you every happiness through the present year.PETER AsPINALL.

Thne Way ta Win

N introducing this record of twelve years' faithful efffort to win success,~ it need only be said that it is an account of a Iad's experiences i1'Canada which is both interesting and instructive to those who would

emulate a good example set forth in precept and practice. The writeris a shrewd, industrious, Christian young man, and one who will surelycontinue as he began until perseverance places him. in an independentposition, as it has already brought him into prosperity. Here is an objectlesson which our boys will do well to lay to heart, and being led by so-trusty a guide, they will flot go far astray.

During the time I was in the Home at Stepney-about five months-1would often turn over in my mind the question, What would be the bestcalling for me to pursue in order to win success in life? 1 could not appre.ciate the thought of learning a trade; 1 feit that 1 would like a more inde-pendent calling. One day, while in the school-room, Mr. Turner, the headmaster, said he would like to pick out some of the lads to go to Canada,and asked those who would like to go to put up their hands. 1 at oncecame to the conclusion to go to Canada, and no objections being mnade, Iwas counted as one of the party.

The next two or three weeks was a series of medical examinations,vaccinations and general preparation for our new experience. On theafternoon of the 27th of March we changed our uniform for civilian clothes,and that evening we marched to Paddington Station, headed by the Stepneyband, playing "The Girl I Left Behind Me." M'e stopped on our way atthe Exeter Hall, where a luncheon was provided for us, after which a fewof the gentlemen present gave us very appropriate addresses, including Dr.Barnardo, who gave us a very encouraging address and wished us God-speed. We then sang "'God be with You tili We Meet Again." We gavethree cheers for Dr. Barnardo and then proceeded to the station, where weboarded the train for Liverpool, which we reached in the morning. At thedocks we embarked on the Allan Line Steamship, Parisian, ,yhere we hadbreakfast. About noon we steamed out of the wharf.

I seemed to enjoy the water very much until I began to experience afeeling as if I was going to turn inside out. I neyer feit so downright sickbefore. However, I got over the sea-sickness and came up on deck thefourth day pretty well dug out; but after I got filled up again, I enjoyedthe voyage immensely, and we reached Portland in safety, and every oneof us as sound as a bell. We took the train from there, and in three daysmore reached Toronto. It was about midnight of April 9 th when wemarched into 214 Farley Avenue. We had supper and slept there aboutfour hours. After breakfast, Mr. Owen and Mr. Siater put us on different:trains for the four points of the compass, and some of us between them.

It was th e tenth day of April, i89o, when I stepped off the train at theflag-station of Varney. It was a wet day, and the roads were very muddy,and there was no one there to meet me, and altogether everything lookedvery discouraging. But I thought that the way to win was to look on thebright side ofthings. About that time two farmers came along in a wagon,who gave me a ride to Mr. D-'s, where 1 was received very kindly.After supper I went to bed, for I was fatigued after my long journey. 1awoke the next morning very much refreshed.and ready for. my new exper-ience. The sun was shining in ail its glory, revealing a beautiful contrast

t1pc anib ]Dowz Supplernent..to the preceding day. The first month went on ail right, and Mr. Griffithcame around, an agreement was signed, and 1 was to remain with Mr. D--.But I must say that my first year ini Canada was a trying one. Betweenmy broad English dialect and my corduroy breeches, 1 was the object of agreat deal of ridicule amongst the Canadians. But 1 learned that the wayta win wvas to take it ail in good part, and by so doing I soon won theirfavour. I made a great many blunders at first, so that my boss got out ofail patience with me, and told me 1 would have to change my ways or 1wvould neyer do for this country. This set me tliinkini, and 1 came. to theconclusion that the way to win was to change my ways, which I at onceproceeded to do, so that I soon gained the confidence and good-will of Myemployer, and also the favour and respect of those around.

I completed my term, and received the silver medal for good conduct,which 1 prized very much. I hired with the samne man for three yearslonger, makirig in ail seven years in my first place. At the end of thattime I left Mr. D-, as he did not need me any longer. During the nexttwvo years I encountered some pretty tough places and rough, unculturedpeople, niggardly to the last degree. 1 was beginning to think that it wasa liard wvay to win, but was encouraged by the thought that there is lots ofroom at the top, and so plodded on until I fell in with the people I am nowworking for, in which place I arn now putting ini the third year.

During my experience in Canada I have found that it is a country whichaffords opportunities for lads to work their way up into positions of inde-pendence, which are not found in any other country; but he must reach outand grasp these opportunities, or hie will fail. But it is nîy honest con-viction that the only way to win is to have a Christian character. Notbingin the world can keep a good man down. Thiere are men constantly introuble lest they should not be appreciated. But every nman cornes in theend to be valued at just what hie is worth. How often you see men turn*out ail their forces to crush one man or set of men. How do they succeed?No better than did the government that tried to crush joseph. Learn fronithe story of joseph that the world is compeiled to honour a Christian

* chracer.We find Christian men in ail professions and occupations, andwe find them respected, honoured and successful. The secret of successand the way to win, then, is to be a Christian. This is a grand age, withgrand opportunities, and he who is willing to work with an honest purposefor honest resuits wili make life a success. My experience in Canada basshown me that the greatest men have started in their shirt sleeves. It basalso shown me that it is a wise plan to make a practice of saving a littieevery year, and in course of time I will be found independent.

There are a great many men looking for a good salary and littie work.This kind of jobs is rather scarce, and only an idle man will look for them.I remember, a few years ago, wben several young men said to me that theywould not work for such low wages as I was then getting, they themselveswere working for high wages for a few months in the Summer, and in theWinter they were going about in their best clothes idie, spending whatthey had earned in the Stummer, while I was steadily plodding on, alwaysmaking a littie. Where are those men to-day ? 1 do flot suppose there isone of them has any more than the clothes on bis back. The way to win,then, is to work for the best salary or wages you can command, but workfor anything rather than go idie. Necessity is always the first stimulus toindustry, and those who conduct themselves witb prudence, pçrseveranceand energy, rarely fail. The substance of my few remarks in regard to thewa y to win, is to seek first the kingdom of God anid His righteousness,- andail other things shahi be added unto you,

FREDERICK FORRESTIER.

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Editorial Notes

HoDnour to ALL tbat is graciausa N and appropriate liasNoble been said nmany timies

Memory. over upon the subjeetthat, during the past three monthis,lias been uppermiost in the midc ofevery citizen of the Empire, yet itwould be unfittiiiîg tlîat wîe shouldwithholcl our tribute of affectionaterespect to the memiory of tbe belovedand bionoured Lady' wvo lias beencalled froni lier. eartbly to bierheaveiîly crown silice our last issue.By everv one of bier subjeets, scat-tered over those vast loniains uiponîvhicbi the sun liever sets, bier deatbbias been felt as a personal bereave-ment ; and nowlherc more tban inCanlaca bas the grief of the peoplebeen miarkecl by tlîat '' sorrowful,reverent and sincere etîtlîuisiastnî"so gratefully and feelingly aicl<io\v-ledgred by tbe Kinîg in bis earliestmessage to bis people. Nowvheremore devotedly tlîan amiong bierCanadiani subjects ivill lier nîemiorybe cherishied as the great Consti-tutional Monarch \vbio, standing forsixtY-tbree years as the pivot of tlieState, bias set befor)ie bier people anever-shimîiîg exaniple of devotioti topublic duty and priv'ate moralitv,and miaintaineci iii lier exalted posi-tion a bigbi and noble standard ofpurity, justice and lioiour.

A Lie ofTHE îvorld lias neyerALve ofd seen lier likze before,Love an aîîd it wvill be long be-

Dt. fore the progress oftlîe agres produces bier equal. Sbewvas tiot a wonîan of commiandiîîggenius, but bier greatniess consistediii bier goodness of cbaracter aîîd thelove iîd lovaltv' whi ch Iliat goodnessuîîiversally inspired. That stauîicholcI Birminghami radical, Joln Brighit,is reported to biave said of tbeQueen Iliat sbe was tlîe nîost abso-lutel:? trutlîful person lie lîad evernîet. Slie wvas iniplicitly '' straight"in everv tranîsaction of public andprîvate life, sayiîîg wvbat she nieantand nîeaning w~hat she said. Tlîevery soul of honest dealing, shewas incapable of clescending to tlîetricks of statecraft, to devious andcrooked nîeamîs of accoiplisbingpolitical endîs, to enîployiiîg lan-guage as a mneauîs of disguisiîgtlîotigbIt. Slhe trusted bier statesmen,andi, above al , suie trusted lier people;andîc iii tUrt, no sovereigni was evermore clevoteclly served by bier in*iisters ; wvlile tlîe nation reposed iiithîe Queen tlîrou'-bout tlie wh'ole oflier long reigli the niîost entire anîdunreserved confidence ini lier up-riglituiess of purpose, i tlîe wisdornof lier counsel andi in tlie justice oflier actions. As tlîe permanent

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Prime Minister of tbe Empire, aswell as from lier intimate connectionwith ali the reigning families ofEurope, she possessed vast know-ledge of men and events and anunrivalled experience in the conductof state affairs; and the greatinfluence that her personal character,fortified wvith this knowledge andexperience, gave ber in the councilsof the nation was ever exercisedwith prudent foresight and under ahigh sense of responsibility. Shewas a woman of superb moral aswvell as physical courage, followingout unfalteriiigly and unfailinglywvhatever her sense of duty markedout for her as the discharge of herhigh calling. In the fuilest sense atrue gentlewvoman, incapable ofmeanness or personal animnosity,serene and strong in ber high con-ception of the right, endowed inrare measure with womanly tactand kindliness of feeling, the Queenwasneverknown tocommit a blunderor neglect a duty, and seidom, ifever, to fail in saying and doing theright thing at the right time and inthe right way. Well may it be saidthat"'She reigned by right divine of duties weiI

fulfiled."

A MnumntAs her remains wereAn Monuent borne to the tomb amid

Heart. stately and soiemnpageant, and ail that

is mortal of Queen Victoria waslaid in its last resting place in theMausoieumn at Frogmore by the sideof her beloved husband, over whosegrave she bad herself inscribedthe wvords "IWith Thee at iengtb 1shahl rest, with Thee in Christ 1shalf rise again," we witnessed theclose of the Victorian Era, thelongest, the greatest and the noblestin our annals; but she has left anever-enduring memoriai in the lustreof pure goodness that ber life basshed around the throne of England.She bas entered into ber rest, butbas bequeathed to ber subjects tbepriceless herîtage of a royal life ofstainless virtue, of inflexible honour,

of unfailing loyalty to her people, ofunselfisb, unsparing devotion to dailyduty. To follow her example, tolive as she lived, is the highestearthly ideal that can be set beforethose who corne after her, and wellwill it be for the Empire over whichshe ruled, if each citizen who hasmou rned her loss will strive to shiowhimself worthy of the traditions ofthe great Queen by maintaining inhis own life the dutifulness, themoral strength, t he singleness ofheart that bave won the universalhornage and love of ber subjectsand the admiration and respect ofthe world.

IT must also be per-God Save mitted us to offer ourthe King. respectful and loyal

salutations to King Ed.ward VIL., and to join in the hopeand prayer that have gone up fromnso manv hearts that be rnay beenabled to follow worthily in thefootsteps of her who is gone and touphold unimpaired the dignity andbonour of the British Crown. Thereis, bappiiy, the fullest reason to be-lieve that His Majesty will faithfuliyfulfil the high and sacred resuonsi-bilities he bas been called to assume.As far as concerns the relationsbetween himseif and bis subjects,the new King opens his reign underthe brightest auspices. No man inEngland enjoys a larger measure ofpersonal popularity. He knows andthoroughiy understands the char-acter and peculiarities of empera-ment of ahl classes of those overwhom he bas been calied to bearrule. He inherits from bis niotherthe gift of consuimmate tact, strongcommon-sense and sound judg-ment. With a genial dispositionand broad svippathies he combinesa charm of manner and bearing thathas endeared hirn to men of ailranks in society. A hard workerand good man of business, he basshown himself ready to take thelead in every public movement forthe spread of education, the devel-opment of the arts, the encourage-

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ment of science, or the bettermentof the physical, moral ànd intel-lectuai condition of the people, andfew mîen ini England have shown amore deep and practical interest inail questions relating to the masses.No better proof of this could begiven than his sympathetic andgenerous support of Dr. Barnardo'sHomes, and many of our readerswill recall the occasion of his pre-sence at the Annual Meeting at theAlbert Hall, and the gracious andkindly terms in which he expressedthe warmn interest with which heand the prescnt Queen had watchedthe successful development of Dr.Barnardo's work, and their goodwishies for its future. The Britishpeople have indeed abundant reasonto feel assured that they will find iniKing Edward a warm frîend in ailthat concernis their weifare andhappiness, and they can téel equallyassured that in state affairs hisinfluence wvill miake for peace, free-domi and good government. WithaIl our hearts, therefore, we canbail the accession of the King andpray that he may reign long andhappily over us.

IN our own littie quar-Heaith and ter of His Majesty'sInfluenza. possessions the past

three months h a v ewitnessed no very startling develop-ments, although, as might be ex-pected with a family numberingover 12,ooo, a day neyer passeswithout something of interest oc-curring that is perhaps regarded bythe parties concerned as almost asimnportant as a demise of the Crown.Death has left more than one gapin our ranks, and we have had twoor three cases of rather seriousillness, although, considering theextraordinary prevalence of Illagrippe" throughout the country andthe affections of the throat andIungs and other disturbances of thesystem thai it leaves as its after-effects, we may thankfully con-gratulate ourselves on the generalgood health of our boys and girls.

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On several occasions our visitorshave reported finding at a farmhouse everyone "down with grippe"except the boy, and we have receivedmore than one grateful letter ack-nowiedging the helpfulness and at-tention of the boy during the seriousillness of the grown-up membersof the household. Most of ouryoungsters are endowed with good,sound Engiish constitutions, and doflot easily succumb to illness, and tothis is no doubt due the fact that, inispite of the almost universal in-fluenza epidemic, our boys have beenvery poor customers of the doctorsduring the past Winter.

Empoyes' WHo's to paythLtability sick?" and "W ho'sProblemns to pay the undertaker

it lie dies?" are questions veryoften put to us by some of our long-headed farmer friends who wish toprovide against any and every con-tingency involving the question ofdollars. It may perhaps be wellthat we shouid take this opportunityof informing our readers wvhat replywe give to these enquiries, and indoing so we shall possibly relievethe minds of others who are exer-cised on the subject, and therebysave ourselves numerous individualletters. We miust premise, how-ever, that we speak from no legalauthority and simply take whatseems to us a fair and equitableposition in the matter. We informemployers of our boys that the de-gree of liability we undertake toassume for the payment of medicineor funeral expenses must dependlargely upon the circumnstances thathave made this expenditure neces-sary. If a boy, in the performanceof his duties and in fuifilment ofinstructions he has received fromhis employer, meets with an acci-dent-is, for example, kicked by ahorse or caught in a piece . ofmachinery-we consider ourseives insu%;b a case under no liability what-ever, and expect, and as far as wehave the means of doing so, insist,

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that the employer shali be respon-sible for the expenses that have tobe incurred. He has, no doubt, alegal right, wvith which we cannotinterfere, to apply towards theseexpenses any balance of wages thatmay be due to the boy at the timethe accident occurs, or he mayobtain some assistance from thelocal relieving authorities, if theseauthorities are disposed to grant it;but, for ourselves, wve decline to taxthe funds of the Homes in order torelieve an employer of liability hemust otherwise incur on behaîf ofhis employee who sustains injuryin the discharge of his ordinarycalling. Ini short, a tarmer whosets a boy to feed and harness avicious horse, or perches a young-ster on the top of a seif-binder, orsends an inexperienced hand to feeda horse-power cutting machine,must foot the bill if an accidenthappens as the result. Again, inthe case of minor ailments. where,perhaps, a visit or two to the doctoris required. or a short course ofmedicine, or a few days' rest fromwork, we consider that it would becontrary to the terms and spirit ofthe agreement for the employer tocharge the boy either for medicalattendance or loss of time, and weshould resist the attempt to enforcesuch a charge. On the other band,if a boy is taken seriously i11, meetswith an accident outside of his em-ployer's service, develops someconstitutional defect, becomes men-tally deranged, breaks down inhealth and becomes incapacitatedfrom work, we are prepared torelieve the employer as quickly aspossible of the charge of the patient;to make suitable provision for him,and, witbin reasonable limits, todefray the expenses involved ; al-though in justice to those whosupply the funds by which the workis supported, we should, as a rule,make use of any money that the boymight be possessed of as a contri-bution towards the expenses thatwe were required to incur. It wouldseem to us an undoubted wrong. totax the income of the Homes which

is derived from the free-will offeringsof benevolent people, given often atthe cost of no littie self-sacrifice, topay a hospital bill of, say, $50 onlbehaîf of a lad wvho had perhapstwice that amounit in the savingsbank ; but, on the other hand,whether the boy had means of hisown or not, we should regard it asa hardship to the employers of ourchildren, as well as a violation ofthe priniciples upon which Dr. Bar-nardo's work in Canada is conduct-ed, if we wvere to attempt to saddle anemployer with the care and supportof an invalid, or to expect him tomeet a bill for medical expensesthat would far exceed any profit orvalue that he might obtain, or havethe prospects of obtaining, from theboy's services; wbile, furtber, weneyer, if we can prevent it, allowany case of physical or mental failureto become a burden to the institu-tions of the country. Such, in brief,bas been the general policy andpractice of those representing Dr.Barnardo in Canada in dealing withthe, happily, very small number ofcases of sickness or death that occuramongst our young charges; andwe can but say further that, while itis difficult to maintain hard and fastrules in such matters, we havealways sought to act on the prin-ciple of the Second Great Command-ment, and wben we have been metin the same spirit it has seldonibeen diflicuit to arrive at an under-standing that has been accepted assatisfactory by ail concerned.

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InGrteuiIT WOUld indeed beRecoGntfon ungracious if we wereReotion to leave the subjectof Truce without bearing our

Kinhinss.grateful testimony tothe generous kindness of employers,foster-parents, medical men andothers, of which there have beennot a few instances in our experi-ence, who have not only waivedtheir rights upon questions of ex-pense but have refused to acceptfées or recompense, and bave givennursing, attendance and the kindest

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of care without charge or remunera-tion. And if there have bèen casesini which employers have seemedmean and exacting, there have beenother cases in which the most gen-erous consideration has been shown,in which sicl< or injured boys andgirls have been nursed and caredfor by night and by day with adevotion and solicitude that couldflot have been surpassed if theyhad been the nearest relations ofthe family ; while we could mention,if it were desirable, the names ofmedical men in Canada to whomnour young people are indebted foran immense amount of professionalservice for which flot a penny hasbeen asked or accepted. We wereperhaps not altogether happily iii-spired in referring to this subject ofemployers' liability, but we are, atany rate, grateful for the opportunityof warmly thanking ail these kindfriends on behalf of our boys andgirls. We can but hope that thethought will be borne in upon theirbearts I'Inasmuch as ye did it untoone of the least of these, ye did itunto Me."

OUR Visitors haveOn the Road. been actively engaged

during the Winter,covering between themn

a wide area and seeing many hun-dreds of boys in their homes. Mr.Griffith has been defying theelements in the counties of West-ern Ontario looking up our lads inthat quarter, warning the unruly,stirring up the indolent, commend-ing the well-doers, admonishing theill-behaved, appeasing the dissatis-fied, fightin& the cause of theaggrieved, and if we cannot addbeing "1patient toward ail men "it wouid take a man of angelictemperame nt to bear alwvays wvithequànimity the aggravations of badroads, deep snow-drifts, comfortlesshotels, nagging women, savagedogs, grumbling employers-at anyrate exercising a marvellous amountof tact, good humour and common-sense in hîs dealings with the motiey

variety of men, women and boysthat a visitor has to encounter inthe course of a long dayis work.Mr. Gaunt has been similarly em >ployed in the counties of Oxford,Lincoln, Welland and Haldimand,and has been successful in 'Istraight-ening out t" numerous littie mattersin wvhich difficulties had arisen re-garding terms of agreement, wages,etc. It would itideed be impossibleto find anyone more painstaking,discreet and conscientious than Mr.Gaunt in dealing with and adjustingany of the little points of differencethat must necessarily occur in thiecourse of negotiations with manythousands of employers and boys.He has the faculty of pouring oul ontroubled waters, and the advice hegives is always in the best interestsof the boys for whomn we are acting.Iii the counities of Victoria andOntario, Mr. Reazin, whose activi-ties have been sadly hampered by asuccession of unfortunate accidentsand mishaps, has, we are pleased toannounice, been able to discardcrutches and resume the war-path.We have already received largebatches of reports from him, and heis rapidly overtaking the slîght ar-rears into whîch the work in his dis-trict had fallen through his being laidaside. Our lads have a warm friendin Mr. Reazin. He can see wvhat isgood in a boy and knows how to winhis confidence, and we only wish wehad a few more local agents asenergetic, efficient and as keenlyalive to the welfare and interest ofthe work as our valued represen-tative at Lindsay. As a furtheraddition to our Ontario visitingforce, we have recently avaîled our-selves for a few days of the assist-ance of Dr. Bell, of Toronto, whohas visited the boys in the vicinityof Bowmanville, Port Hope, Cobourgand Coiborne, doing excellent workand sending in very satisfactoryreports, while for special journeys,or in cases demanding immediateattention, we have occasionally re-quisitioned the services of our goodfriend, Mr. John Hodgins, of To-ronto, formerly of the City Detective

Ups 8n0 !mownsForce, whose shrewdness, capa-bility and trustworthiness we havetried and proved on many occasionsand under various circumstances.

Good, Bad 0F the largee stock of

and reports that have filledIndiférnt.Our files as a resuit ofIndffret.the labours and jour-

nleyings of the various gentlemenwve have mentioned, we are pleasedto record that the very large ma-jority areïii aIl respects favourableand encouraging. It must be borneini mind that the visitors' officiai re-ports are in no sense Il coloured "or compiled with any idea of mak-i n- things either better or worsethan they are actually found. Thereports would lose their value to usif they wvere anything else than astrîctly truthful and impartial re-production of the information andimpressions gathered by the visitors.While, as we have said, the greatproportion are ali wve could desire,there are some which are good withqualifications-the lad is a fineworker, but has an ugly temper, oris an intelligent, willing fellow, butcannet be trusted to speak thetruth. Here and there we have adecidedly unsatisfactory report, theemployer threatening to return theboy to the Home, and the reportprobably ending with I gave hima good sound talking to, and Mr. X.has now promised to try him a littlelonger." But only in one or twocases is the report wbat we areobliged to consider thorougbly andirredeemably bad, the boy incorrig-îbly lazy, or vicious and depravedin his character. Probably some-one will ask how do we deal withsuch cases, and there is no reasonthat we know of for withholding theanswer. Our instructions from Dr.Barnardo are to return to England,at the earliest opportunity, anychild who bas proved itself inicorrig-ibly ill-behaved, whose presence inthe country is a disgrace to thereputation of the Homes, or ofwhom there is no reasonable pros-pect of him or ber turning out to be

a respectable member of society.We are naturally slow ini takingthis extreme measure with either aboy or a girl, but every year wehave to send back a small numberof unfortunates who have eitherbroken down permanently in healthor from other causes have tobe regarded as hopeless failures.There are, happily, few of thesecases, but there are black sheep inevery fiock, and Dr. Barnardo basrepeatedly pledged birnself that hewill neyer make Canada a dump-ing ground for the worthless andun desi rable.

Reprts THE earlier weeks ofReprt the year are a busyancods time with us at theRecods.Toronto office in the

preparation of our annual returns tothe London office. For the first fiveor six years after their arrival inCanada we are required to sendhome to Dr. Barnardo an annualstatement of each boy, sbowing intabulated form where he is located,how be has conducted himself duringthe year, what has been the con-dition of bis bealth, on what termshe i- engaged, how many letters webave received from or about him,how many letters we have wvritten,when be was visited and by whom,and a full account of any circum-stances in connection with bis career.Ail these parriculars are afterwardscarefully recorded in the greatvolumes provided for tbat purposeat the Head Office in Stepney Cause-way, so that by reference to theserecords tbose who are interestedcan trace the history and progressof any boy who bas passed throughthe Homnes and been placed out inCanada. Some of our young friendsmlay not bave realized that their per-formances are watched and placedon record in this full detail, and wewould impress the fact upon theirminds, in the hope that it will provean additional incentive to good be-haviour and steady effort through-out the coming year, so that theremay be no complaints or unpleasant

E6bitorfal 1R1Otescircumstances to record when wecorne to make up thèir reports for1901.

Valued and As mav be imagined,Faithfui a good deal of bardService. thinking, comparing of

note andweigingofevidence is involved in the prepara-tion of these reports, and in thisconnection we must allow ourselvesthe pleasure of expressing our warmand grateful appreciation of the de-voted, unselfish and unwearying ser-vice that bas been rendered by ouroffice staff in Toronto, and whichhas neyer been more conspicuousthan throughout the heavy Winter'swork we have just got through.Office hours are a name to us, butcertainly flot a reality, and thoughwe once heard of otie of our esteemedcolleagues, who is fond of statisties,ainusing bis leisure by reckoning upthe number of hours of "lovertimebe had worked in a year, wve haveneyer heard of anyone else troublingthemselves upon the subject ; andearly and late, whenever the require-ments of the work needed theirpresence, our staff bave been attheir posts and everyone doing tbeirfull share. Foremost in Illengtb ofdays " (using the termn in a doublesense, as referring to hours of labourand years of service), we must placeour friend, Mr. Davis, of whosemultifarious capabilities and qualifi-cations it would be impossible tospeak too highly. That famoushistorical personage, Mrs. Gamp,was said to be equally at home at" 1a lying-in or a laying-out," andwe are sure the same migbt be saidof Mr. Davis ; and as far as our ex-perience goes, the remark applies inbis case to any intermediate stageof' existence. He is certainly equalto ail occasions, can prepare a com-piicated statement of accounts, ordraw a tooth, can conduct a religiousservice, or make a poultice, write anexcellent business letter, or cook anexcellent dinner, bandage a woundor repair a lock, and, in fact, ispossessed of ail-round usefulness

and general ability that he devoteswitb ail bis time and energy to theservice of the Institutions. It ismany years since Mr. Davis had aholiday, but we believe tbat Dr.Barnardo bas arranged that he andMrs. Davis wiil spend a few weeksin England during the comingSummer, when we hope the well-earned rest and change wvill be bothenjoyable and beneficial to tbem.Mr. Malcolnm E. Davis bias acted forthe past two years as clerk in chargeof the registers, and the task ofkeeping these bulky records postedUp from day to day is no ligbt under-taking, dernanding close application,intelligence and accuracy. Mr.Malcolm Davis bas showvn himselfto possess ail these qualifications,and we can testify to bis being amost faithful, conscientious andpainstaking worker. A change isin prospect, rendered necessary bythe increase of work at the WinnipegBranch, by whicb Mr. MalcolmDavis will be transferred to the im-portant post of secretary of tbeWinnipeg Home, and while it willbe a great satisfaction to us to, placethe duties of this position in thehands of one so capable and welltrained to fulfil them, we shaîl findit bard to fill the vacancy on theToronto staff. In Miss Kennedy,our chief stenographer, we bave alady whose services are invaluableto us in our large and growing cor-respondence, and one upon whoseabilities, devotion to ber work andChristian cbaracter we must alwavsset the highest store. Miss Lakie,our second stenographer, is bothrapid and careful iii ber work, and,we venture to affirm, is as willing,punctual, attentive and uncomplain-ing a worker as any office in Toron-to could produce, while Miss Jack-son, our junior, is a pen artist ofhigh quality, whose neat and pains-taking handiwork in our books andpapers is a credit to herself, as wellas a comfort and satisfaction tothose ivho have occasion to, refer tothem. We must flot omit to, mentionthe latest addition' to our Torontostaff in the person of Miss Emma

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Webb, wvho has been recently ap-pointed to the post of kitchenmatron. Needless to say, it basgiven us sincere pleasure ta be ableta offer this position ta one of auraid girls, with the certainty that theappointment is in ail respects a mostsuitabie one. Unfortunateiy, thegain ta the Institution is the loss taMrs. Owen, wvho has had ta partwith one who has been an invaluablehelp and camfart ta her for severalyears past and had become a main-stay of the Editor's domestic estab-lishment. We could nat, however,permit private considerations ta,stand in the way of an arrangementthat was for the welfare of theHomes and the advancement of one50 highiy deserving, and we lookforward ta excellent resuits from thenew appaintment in the efficient andeconomical wvorking of the Insti-tution in Fariey Avenue.

OUR remarks in theB.O.B.S. last Number, under

the heading "lPlansfor Organization," in

which xve referred ta a proposaithat had been suggested for theformation of an association of auraid boys, have aiready borne verysatisfactory fruit. The nucieus ofsuch an organizatian bas alreadybeen created in Toron ta by severaiof aur aid boys, who have formedthemseives into an association en-titied "The Barnardo Oid Boys' Sa-ciety," or, briefly, "lThe B.0. B.S. "A president and secretary havebeen appointed and a few elemen-tary ruies of procedure adopted,and within a very short time it ishoped ta issue a personai invitationta join the Society ta as manyformer inmates of the Homes as areconsidered eligible candidates foradmission ta the association in itspresent stage, and whose addressescan be obtained. A smali member-ship fee wiii be charged, but beyondthis we are flot at present in a posi-tion ta make any definite announce-ment of the plans of the executive,and must content ourseives' with

congratulating very heartily thegentlemen who have taken the mat-ter in hand, and who, besides being"Ilod Barnardo boys," are men ingaod positions iii the community,and wishing every success ta theirefforts,in which weshali hope ta, havethe privilege and pleasure cf activeiyca-aperating. Shouid any of aurreaders wish for further detailswithout waiting for the proposedcommunication from the executiveof the Society, we advise them taplace themselves in correspondencewith the secretary, Mr. Alfred G.Smith, ta whorn letters may be ad-dressed at the office of the Homes,214 Fariey Avenue, Toronto.

Fàst Taste As usual, we have aOf iengthy list of boys

Inleenene.whose indentures ex-Indpedene.pire on April ist, and

wvho will then have compieted theterms of three, four or five years,for which they were engaged ontheir arrivai from Engiand, or whenthey first started ta earn their ownliveiihoad after being recalied framIlboarding-out." Most of theselads are now entitled ta receive ahundred dollars ini cash, and wiiiexercise for the first time the privi-lege of making their own bargainsfor hîring and engaging their ser-vices where and. as they please,subject, of course, ta the conditionthat they are not committing them-selves in any way that would bediscreditable either ta the Homes orthemselves. It is an important stepin advance in a iad's career, and acriticai stage of which we alwayswatch the deveiopment with keenanxiety. We wiIl nat exactiy likenourselves ta a hen with a brood ofduckiings when the young creaturesfirst take ta -the water, because, ifoccasion requires, we have themeans of foiiowing them in theirwanderings and are flot confined tahelpless cackling from the bank ;but none the iess we watch themanoeuvres of the brood as they passinta deeper waters with sornething

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of maternai solicitude. It is thenth at we can really see what there isin a lad, and can pretty confidentlyforecast his career. The first usehe makes of his newly acquiredliberty, and his littie capital, is afairly sure indication of the ten-dency of bis disposition. Will he,in making bis first bargain, proceeda littie cautiousiy and exercise somediscretion before binding himnself toany engagement, rnaking a tèwenquiries in the neigbbourhood andtaking a littie advice from others,and finally rnakiing the arrange-ment that he tbinks will givehim the best return for bis services ;or will he develop a violent attackof Ilswelled head," announce to ailbis friends and acquaintances thâthe is bis own "lboss> and meanseveryone to, know it, create an im-pression among ail the employers inthe neighbourhood that he is a verydoubtful bargain at any price, andend by landing himself in somepickle in whicb we shall perhapshave to, corne to bis assistance, andthat will compel us to hear oncemore the remark "'What a pity theHome didn't keep a tight hold onthat boy for a bit longer?" We baveno doubt there wili be both the wiseand the foolish variety arnong the'lads who pass out of their.appren-ticeship on April ist, but we arepleased to say that already we havebeard of a good many lads whohave hired on with their present ern-ployers for another year, and gener-ally at excellent wages. We are byno means surprised at this, as labouris exceedingly scarce throughout thecountry, and a farmer wbo bas gota good boy, wborn be has .trainedinto bis ways, wili offer bimi consid-erable inducements before lettingbim go. No doubt in some cases achange is beneficial for a lad, asadding to bis experience and en-larging bis ideas, but, on the otherhand, roiling stones gather no rnoss,and our experience unquestionablysbows tbat our most successful lads,and tbose wbo are making tbe bestprogress, are tbe lads who stick tothe same situation year after year,

and are satisfied with a compara-tively lirnited range of experience.

The Lse To be the possessorTanWds for the first time of a

andrwC substantial bank ac-Otherise.count is also a test of

a lad's strengtb of character andbrains. Men who have accumu-lated large fortunes have said thatthe first hundred dollars was thebardest to make, and wve can assur-edly testify that it is the hardest toýceep. We almost invariably findt bat if a lad leaves bis first bundreddollars in the bank, and then man-ages to save the greater part of thenext season's wages and adds seven-ty-five or a bundred dollars to bisaccount, tbe habit of saving isestablisbed and the process of ac-cumulation becomes as it were auto-matîc ; but, alas ! the reverse is toooften the case, and the attractionsof a bicycle, or a watch, or an oidhorse and buggy that somneone basgot to, sell-and it is marvellousbow tbe people that have got thesearticles ta, dispose of to their owvnadvantage seem to, scent out theyoutb witb more money than wit-prove too strong, and in cornes thebank book with the familiar letterof excuses, and away goes tbecheque, and we say witb a sigb,IlAnother fool and bis money soonparted'" It is too early as yet toform any idea wvbat sort of finan-ciers our present year's "ltime-ex-pired " lads will prove themselves,but we are greatly in bopes that afair proportion of the number, atany rate, will make a sensible use oftheir opportunities and regard theirmoney in thé bank as a nest-egg forthe future, instead of tbrowingaway the fruit of several years'work in idie extravagance.

OUR first party for theThe Éfrst season, that wve expectContingent. will number frorn 2S0

to 300, is due at thebeginning of April. Our applicationlist was fui! early in January for

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boys of ail ages aver twelve, butthere wiII be a large number of littiechaps iii the party between ten andtwelve, and if any of aur lads hearaf good homes in their neighbour-hood for boys of this age, we shall beglad ta be told of them. For boysaf faurteen ta seventeen the demrandis insatiable, and we could placehalf a dozen ship loads if wve wereable ta bring them. As it is, we

expect very few over twelve orthirteen, and, for'our own part, weare more than satisfied that such isthe case, knowing well that thelittie lads wviIl do better in the end,and that it is a wise policy ta confineaur emigration work almost ex-clusively ta boys af an age ta adaptthemnselves readily ta the ways ofthe cou ntry and ta attach themnselvesta their new homes.

Donations to the Homes

THE following amounts have beendonated to the Homes by aur boyssince our last issue, and include ahlcontributions received up ta Marchi9 th:

Aplin, Arthur A., $î ; Abbott, Leonard,$i ; Anderson, Thomas F., $: ; Barlow,Edward, $i ; Bovingdon, L. George, $îBray, joseph T., 93e ; Barney, Joseph, $î ;Brvan, Robert, $ï ; Bransgrove, Chas.H., $îi Blunt, Albert, $5; Blake, Rich-ard, Si ;Carss, Robt., $î.5o; ChamnBenjamin, $2 ; Croft, Albert, $î ;=Co PrHonrY, 75c; Cundale, Chartes, $' ; Camp-bell. Edwýard, $3; Couves, William A. J.,

Si;Dcfew, William, $3.75 ; Drew, Sam-uel R., $i ; Digweed, Henry G., $4 ;Evans, Frederick, $î ; Evans, Joseph,$i.o6; Edwards, Henry G., $3; Foskett,Isaac, $î ; Fitch, William, $î ; Florv,Edniund C., $1 ; Fox, Randal, $î ; Fa 1r-raid, William, $' ; Floyd, Frederick, $2;Farrow, William, $i ; Farrow, John T.,

SiFisk, Charles F., 6oc; Farrant, Geo.,Si Glenister, Harold, $î ; Guerrier,

Achille, $5; Green, Albert A., $î ; GilI,Ernest W., $î ; Gawtrey, Thomas, $îGarrood, George, $6.70; Griffin, Charles,

Si;Hawkes, George, $y ; Hutt, William,Si;Hallday, Henry, $î ; Holmes, John

J., $z ; Hill, Bertram H. L., $i ; Hamp-soit, Thomas, toc; Hedden, Richard, $îHearn, George, $î ; Irelaid, Ernest,

Si;Jones, Harry, $4,31 ; Lcdnor, Henry,

SiLuif, William, Si ; Lenson, Herbert,SiLott, George F., $i; La'shmar, Ulm.,

$2; Lawder, David, $i, Lovelock, Wm.,Si;Manning, Sidney P., $i ; Manseli,

Leonard, $î ; Morgan, Ernest, 25cMorgan, Sidney, 2,ic; May, George, $iNewman, Ernest G., $î ; Nicliols, Jos.,$1.37 ; Neil, Sylvester, $( ; Neweil, Al-fred, $3 ; Newman, Ernest, ioc; Oxbor-row, Charles, $i ; Oxford, George, $iOates, Geo. E., $i ; Oslen, Carl, $,Prior, Charles A., $i ; Pullen, GeorgeW., $i ; Powell, Alfred, $6; Potter,Charles H., .$ i ; Rowden, George N., $ iRode], Wilfred, $î ; Routledge, Ernest,

$i;Radcliffe, Francis D., $i ; Richard-son, Reginald, $.S; Rickson, Robert WV.,

$i;Southern, Wilfred C., $i ; Shapcott,Frederick, $2; Seymour, William, $iSelf, Walter B., $i ; Sage, William, $i;Shipton, john, $6; Smith, George, $6;Spragginis, Frederick W., $i ; Smith, jas.S., $i ; Senior, George, $5; Stevens,Thonmas, $3; Stevens, Ernest C., $16.25;Stubbs, joseph T., $3.40; Sanders, JohnE., $2; Taylor, William T., $4; Trim,W'illiam, $i ; Tomlin, Edward, $i ; Tovey,Albert, 4oc; Venney, William J., $iu;Verraîl, Albert, $i ; Westwood, Joseph,$6.75; Webb, Sidney J.. $2; Wright,Richard, $2; Wardlaw, Arthur C., $imWilliams, George M., $2; Wilson, Thos.E., $i ; Wilkes, Stephen, $i ; Whitnall,Thomnas, $i ; Woodstock, Charles, $iWard, Thomas, $i; Webb, joseph, $r'White, Arthur, $i.

These Winter nights, against my window-pane,Nature with busy pencil draws designs ?jZ..0f ferns and blossorns and fine spray of pines,Oak leaf and acorn and fantastic vines,Which she wilI make when Summer cornes again."

W HAT a happy thought, and onewhich should cause us tooverlook the unpleasant fea-

tures of a forty-below-zero rnorning,that Nature with busy pencil draws,aIl through the Winter months, de-signs which she wvi1l execute inbright colouring ' wben Summercornes agai n." Nature has alwaysbeen represented to us as asleep inthe Winter season, but we are rathertaken with the idea the verse-writer quoted bas brought out-thatshe is only perfecting her plans for thecoming Spring and Summer. Win-ter should certainly not be a periodof idleness arnong our lads; thereshould be no Iying-up in bachelors'"shacks, " no renting of the squalid

room we sometimes hear of, wherehalf-a-dozen lazy fellows will put inia four or five rnonths' existence,which even the hibernating bea-,who is said to suck bis paws andlive on bis accumulated fat duringthe Winter season, would be heartilyashamed of.

The writer is a trifle warrn on theabove subject just now, as lie basonly returned from a district on themain line of the Canadian PacificRailway where one of these "lbears'deis " can be seen. Happily, buttwo of the six slotbs. are disgracingthe name of Dr. Barnardo ; and theothers are uiot by any means addingtd the repute of IlYoung England "ini this portion of the Empire. Wesincerely trust that our young lads,many of whom are shortly severingthe ties of their four or five years'engagements, and striking -out in ameasure -upon their own account,wilI ponder over and absorb t-he ad-

vice of one who has in past timeknowvn something of the life sur-roundings and evil influences of theManitoba bachelor's shack, andmake a point of securing an engage-ment which wiIl ensure healthy em-ployment through ail the Wintermonths, and, above aIl, avoid thedens of the Ilbped bears " as theywould the Asiatic plague, carryingsafely with them the farniliar rhyrne,that "lSatan finds some mischiefstili for idie hands to do."

IlFrom the Log Cabin to theWhiteHouse " is the title of a popularbook published in the United Statesdescribing the wonderful change inthe surroundings of one of thepresidents of that great confedera-tion, who, by virtue of magnificentability and phenomenal exertion,transcended the bounds of a narrowfrontier life, wvith its coarse garb,scanty food and rough manners, androse, wh-ile in the prime of life, tooccupy, flot only with distinction thepresidency of the Republic,but to be-corne an accepted example to the public men of the civilized world ; and ifthe affairs of Dr. Barnardo's colonyin the great Dominion, where theopportunities for advancement arequite as great as they are South ofthe forty-ninth parallel, proceed atthe rate reported, we here in Mani-toba will soon feel called upon tosolicit the services of the versatileIlDick Wlhittington "for the writingof a book to be entitled IlFroni theCo.w House.to the Counting House; "for did not a prominent collectingagent inform the writer only a Cewvdays ago that lie had corne acrossseveral cases where youtbs of our

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clan are loaning money to their terr-porarily embarrassed employers ?This statement the writer believesto be correct, and while very mucbto the credit of the lads in service inthis part of the King's Dominion, hetrusts that in every case amplesecurity has been exacted ; further,that when each transaction is closedthere wvill be no attempt on the partof the borroxver to put through oneof those deplorable deals which,alas ! are becoming too common,where the spavined and unsalablebroncho, or the "1coo with thebroken leg," is handed over to theunsuspecting capitalist in settie-ment of a dlaim which cails forgood bank notes or coin of the realm.

The mnan who becomes a money-lender through sheer meanness-" &money grubbing " as it is some-times aptly called-is, no doubt, acreature to be abhorred, and further,we are told to refrain from givingtoo much thought to laying uptreasure on this perishable globe; butwe certainly would like to see ouryouths, as a class, cultivating areasonable economy, and showingmore of a desire to lay somethingaside for the. proverbial rainv day.

In this respect, no one knowingthe facts can deny that our little ladsare, by the help of the Homes, placedin an enviable position (althoughthey may sometimes doubt the state-ment) ini having their earnings. col-lected for themn (flot in the shape ofbroken-winded ponies or tuberculouscows) and placed in that financiallysound institution, the CanadianBank of Commerce, a cut of whoseWinnipeg Branch Office is shown onthese pages.

The rate of interest allowed bythe Homes-four per cent.-doesflot perhaps equal the rates offeredby the needy borrowers above re-ferred to ; it is, however, twenty-five per cent. higher, than thatoffered by any good bank, and thesecurity is, of course, beyondquestion. While on this subject ofwages and savings, and for thereason that there seems often to bedoubt and misunderstanding on the

part of boys and their employers onthis important topic, it is perhapswise to reproduce in these pages thecircular which has, during the Iastfortnight, been sent out by theResident Superintendent of theWinnipeg Branch, under the ap-proval of the management of theHomes

WiNNiPEG, March îst, 1901.

DEAR SIR,-I write, by Mr. Owen's in-structions, to cali your attention to thefact that your engagement with this boyexpires on April i st, when the sum of onehundred dollars~ becornes due from yeti.I arn instructed to request tbat this arnountshall be remitted here, to be received intrust for the boy, in accordance wvith therule and practice of our managers. Assoon as the aniount has been paid to us,you will receive an officiai receipt, convey-mng to you a formai release and dischargefrom your liability under the agreement,and at the same time the boy will be sup-plied with a pass book, showing that theamount has been deposited to his credit.1 think that be understands that the objectin collecting this money is neot to deprivebim of any part of the wages which hebas earned, and which it is fully recog-nized are entirely bis own property, but,on the one band, that the managers of theHomes may fulfil their responsibility inseeing that ail amounts due to the boys

under tbeir care are promptly and fullypaid; and, on the other hand, that theymay guard against tbe money being fool-ishly squandered, and may ensure itsbeing placed in safe keeping wbere it wihlgain interest until required for snme suit-abie purpose. The boy can, of course,draw the whole, or any part cf it, as berequires to do so, by making an applicationand sending in his pass book, se that themoney will nlot be beyond bis reach; butthere wii be a siight check upon tbougbt-less extravagance.

With regard ta future arrangements, 1amn instructed ta say that he wvili be Ieftentîrely at liberty to make a bareain forbimself, as it is considered that he hasnow reached an age to be able ta actindependentiy in the management of bisaffairs, and to engage bis own services.It is asked, bowever, that we may beinformed what arrangements are arrivedai ; and if he should leave you, you wilikindly let us have the naine and addressof tbe party with whom be hires, that wemay be able to communicate with him asoccasion may require. Yours faitbfuhly,

(Signed>, D. WHITE.The above extract sets forth pretty

clearly the position taken by ourInstitutions, when entering jointlywitb one of our boys into an agree-ment with an employer, and should

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answer mnany questione which havein the past been put to the writer b>'farmers of the province.

The Railway Contracts.There wvould seem to be natural

cenditions, whether electrical oroi herwise, which keep up a constantagitation of society in this Westerncountry, and particular>' in Mani-toba. It is true we are not given

occupies and excites the minds ofthe residents of Manitoba, from thesmallest mite of a newsboy to thefinancial giants who govern thepeople with the interest table, isthat great question of transporta-tion as it relates to the action of

Winnipeg Branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce.

to thunder-storms in the Winterseason, but mental epidemics, whichare. to ail appearances electrical intheir origin and action, are alwaysw ith us. Just now the topic wvhich

the Manitoba Government in leasingthe lines of the Northern Pacificand Manitoba Railway Company,and the re-leasing of the same rail-way to the.Canadian Northern Rail-

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vvav Comipany. M\aniitoba, ils agylance at the malp of Northî Anuericawvill show, is placeci sa far fratii thecentres of civilization iliat the ques-tion of' fr-eigbt charges on lier pro-ducts for expor. is a serious niîattcr,and one which niust be approachedin a perfectly business-lilke nianne-entirely free froni party bias. Un-tortunatelv, this lias flot been thepractice of the great political partiesini Canada in the pas!. In dealin gwvith set jous problemis, and sa w~idlelydid the public men aof our cout rydiffer ini the decacle followin- theyear îS7o, that oui- great trans-continental railway systemi, nlowknown ta the world as thie CanadianPacifie Railwav, was welngwrecked upan the rocks of' pessinm-ismi and distrust, one dleep-tliiiiking-.andi, we beliex-e, thorouglîlv bioneststatesmiat aof oui- infant Confedera-tian gaoing se, far as to prophesy,on thie floor of Parliamient a!. Ot-tawa, that thie trallic aof the proposedline woulcl nat be suficient ta payfor the ail on the axies aof the carsandc ta-dayN, whieî we realize tlîat,altiiougli ilie enormous suini ai'$225,-aao,aaa is said ta hîave beeui investedini this roadi, its net earnings arcsulficient ta pav a niast satisfactoryy-earlv dividenà upan every dollaraof its stock, wve miay weil be tliank-titI, as a people, that we hiad a manat the lîcîni ini the early davs aof aurcanfederatecl existence aptirnistic taa wancleri'ul degree, and sa pos-sessed witbi the courage aof bisconvictions tliat even agaist thegrreates!. apposition lie persevereciandl lived ta see completed, ini 1886,the anly transcontinental raîlwvtyuLiler onie mnagaemen t in -merica.

mi'e coluinns of UPS AND) lOWNS,bcing intended for the receptian ofnoli-partizan v'teîs only, the wvriterfeels lîiniself on delicate &Irotî,din presutning- ta wvrite on tliîs ini-portant political subject, and bisdesire is anly ta lay before thereaclers af aur niagazine the estab-lishecl facts as they are recordeci inithîe archives of aur yaung country,and in sa daing,., candour camipelshînii ta state that thie policy af the

Cotiservative party andc their pastacliievetiietîts in connection Nvitlimatters ai tranisportation bave ex-hibited ta the country at large, ntiaonly unbounclecl faitli ini the futureai' the great West, but slbrewvd busi-ness ability on thîe part aif theadministrations whielb have beetidirected 1w its doctrinies. On theother hlind, thie great Liberal party,nuunbering ini its ranks hutndrecîs aofbraîny nien, is perlîaps required ta)act as a safety brake on thie NationalCaaclb, %vbicb nigb1t at timies, Nvlienutider thie contrai of thîe aptiniisticleaders of' tbeir opponents, go a!.taa swvift a pace, and w~e ini Maniitobacati only bape that the best interestsaof the conimunity ivill ta!. be sacri-ficedi for party tritipb by eitliersection of aur great politîcal SyStemlMien clealin-i wviîl tliis nmas imi-portant niîatter- the findiîig ai aCanadian outlet for the imtîiiensequantities aof farni prodiuce wvbichwvill lie grown ini the years ta carnealang the hunes aof raitway ini Sauthi-ern M\aniitoba whliclî were couistruc-ted by thie Nortlîern Pacific ]{ailwayCompanyv sanie teti years agco.

B. P. P.It wvas, nîo doubt, wvitlî great 1,ride

tlîat Dr. Bartîardo's boys reacl inithe extensive lists appearîing ini thîepress last niontAi thie naines ai' num11-bers aof aur colony wvho have jainedtlîeir fortunies ivith thase aof thiatresourcefUl defender ofi' Maieing,ýGeneral Badenî-Powell, ini his Afri-ean Police Farce, and ini order tawaken the mieniaries aif thie Mani-toba Farni youtlis who are scatteredthîrougli thîe great, West, the Mana-ger a!. Barnardo put-poses ini thetiex!. issue aof aur magazine ta pub-hîsli the portraits of as tîîaty of'thiese gallant youtîg fellows as liecati secuire, a tusigcantest tafollow~ tbese publications, ini wvliclithe successful canipetitars will bcctîtitled ta prizes. f tideed, secondctliau lt upoti tlîis tîiatter has per-suaded thie %vriter ta etîhiven theiterest ai' aur readlers ini tlîîs issue

by offerîng a prize aof two dollars'value ta thie suliscriber wvhi suc-

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ceeds in furnisingi( the Nlaîîager ofthe Mianitoba F'arni wvith the nanieof the young gentleman %vhiose par-trait is praclucedi on t his page, andiwho, byr the way, lias the lionour ofcarrying I-is Nlajesty's mails averail important raoute in Manitoba.Thle Portrait in qulestionl iS numI1-bered - A i,"' and ail ansvers, wvhichimnust be sent by mnail, are ta beendaorsed, '' Aiisw\er ta Competition' Ai.'"

Left the Hive.AIl I ur rcaders wh'b are ac-

quainied wvith Ernest H opkins mwillagree Vit h the xvriter thiai the mnan-agenient made an excellent begî-n-

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ningu lor- their operalions ai' the neiwcentury \%vhenl lirnest Hoapkins, on1J anuary 2ncl, was selecteci aftercareful cansîderation and sent tathe situation kindly otiered by NI î.Il. oofiga Arden, M1anitaba,w5!ire the vauing mlail is still la-cated. Notimu- further was doncin our Enployînlent Bureau untiljalluar)y [Sil, wlcmu Arthur Johin-son wvas sent ta rilI a post oi-leredby M r. Char-les oflina Broacl-view, Assinibaia, and zýil is withplecasuire tihat we quate trainl areport signed liv this yous)g man's

emlll)oyer, \vritten on February 14 01,as fclIo\v's:

I-. is -h'ig~ ilie bvsi of' ,sttisficiioti,and I thlink that. lie %viII cotiiîiiiuie to do so,as lie S(eems to lhave no lack of* p'rsev'er-ance, but surives 10 do luis best, anîd is

.tlwv'.i-eav lr Nvork NvIleîi re<juircd. Iîîa su hai il'Il ioinue tuis out1 Iuai

class of* lad ~eîrllvhlev ar-e a credit IoD)r * Ba ria rdo, tlicir niasiteis, and thlecou ni î v lroi w h icli îlîey c aine.

EArnes. Jordan Nvas sent on Jamu-ary îSth ta Mr. James Garcliner, afShaal Lakce, andl is rcparted as stiliin Ilus situation.

0(n J anuLarV 2-rd \'illiain CharlesBrawnl \Vas sent ta the ellplay ofMkir. James Maoi-e, NlacGregar,iM';tiitoba,, and is reporteci as givingsatisfaiction wvith bis %vark.

Geoirýýe F. Gavillet was sent autan1 January 3 athi ta fli a positionwith iMr. Angus McCalliumi, New-(laie, Ma.,andi, up ta dlate, satistac-tory reports liave been received re-

tl*;l*cmll,, the wvark of this ltle cha1).Arthuur rovjolin Foley andi

Alfredi Rabani, wvho have the honouraof leacin-Q the list for- Feb-uamv, on1the i si of the malnth xvere respect-mi'elv placeci wvîth Robet Hciru.Stratlhclar î, Mil. , WXilliam il. H-Ial-hidav, Shioal Lake, and C. R?.Guppy, Rosewvaac, Mian.

On 1'ebiuam'v 5th john C. MIurraywvas placei wviîh ÏNîr. George Seat-ter-, af Vorkton, Assiniboîa, and anthe 6tlh no less than tourlis Weintout ta try their fortune in the colun-tr-v, viz :Cilarles \vrvs vhosepr:esent address is* Saînuel Cacli-ranie, Solsgi rtl, 1Nia. ; Thomna,Costello, wlvho was located xvith Mr.John Sly, of Gladîstone ; ThomnasWilkinson, wvho wvent to the lari- ofN1 r. R. ).Hugbevy, Bagot ; andAlexander Ness, wbal was sectired,w'hat piromises ta be ani excellentsituation w~iti ïNir. John WV. WVaod,of Holland. Williamn J. Simpsonwvent out on the Stbi ta serve withir. L. D. B3. Constable, of Clan-

xvilliam ; J ames ÏNcAlîister on thesaine da. \\,as placted in a malstsatisfacta.ry mnanner wvitli MNr. WTm.

Hu~gnsof' Birtle, and JosephMoonev tound bis dlestiny with M r.J. MePhélail, af Rassburn. James

*Mps anib mownlGraham left the Farm Home onFebruary i 3th to cast in his lotwith Mr. James H. Moore, of Mac-Gregor. On March 6th RobertGalway, George Martin and GeorgeH. Barry were placed in the follow-ing situations consecutively: Messrs.Isaac Bolton, Minnedosa ; WalterClaytoîi, Gladstone ; David Pogue,MacG regor.

Numerous letters have been re-ceived during the last quarter fromyouths wvho are out in situations ;and as an item which wvill no doubtprove of great interest to ail the old-timers of the Farm Home, we maymention the fact that Herbert Chap-man wvrites us that he is now pos-sessed of a farm in Eastern Assini-boja and is looking forward tocropping i30 acres upon his pro-perty this Spring. It may surprisesome of our readers to hear that wehave lads on our Manitoba list whocan dlaim ten years' and more ex-perience in this Western country,and among this venerable section ofour colony we cannot mention amore honourable and trustworthymember, or one who has had a morevaried experience, than FrederickSmith, of the party S.S. Paristain,April, i890. Hear what he says:

SEEBURN, MAN., Jan. I4th, 1901.

E. A. STRUTHERS, ESQ.DEAR SiR,-I received your letter ask.

ing of me to wvrite you and ]et you knowhow 1 arn getting along. Sir, it is soseldom I write a letter that 1 arn a verypoor hand at it; but, however, 1 will tryto give you a line or two about how 1 arndoing. The year of goo is mytenth year inthi- country of Canada, and I really beginto think sometimes that I really wvas bornhere ; but that wili neyer do, as I mustflot forget old England. This last twoSummers I have been working on therailroad, the first Summer doing sectionwork. This last Summer I was workingon bridges, culverts and rnoving houses,so I cannot talk much about farming.Sir, about railroading, I hardly knowwhat to say. 1 can't say I prefer it tofarming, but you don't bave to work suchlong days as on the farm; but the expenseis large staying in towns and the tempta-tions you are thrown into with the boysyou work with staying at the hotels ; andso, taking ail things into consideration, Ithink there is no place better than thehomestead for us lads. I have met quitea few of our lads in the different places Iworked this Summer; some are doing

weIl and some are not. But, sir, there isfact, and a very bad one too, I arn goingto tell you. Do you know I met some ofthe lads wvho came to this country ivithme and some after me, and when I askhowv tliey are getting along and so on,they did flot wvant to know me, for fearthat people would know that they wereBarnardo boys ! What ungrateftulness !After the Home bringing them to thiscountry and making men of us, this is howthey pay back their kindness to the Homethat gave them their start in life ! Boys,flever be ashamed of being called "lBar-nardo boys "; it is no disgrace. At least,1 thiik flot, as a Barnardo boy, so long aswe behave ourselves and do our work, bybeing honest, truthful and nloble in ail ourcharacter. It is no disgrace to be a poororpban. Sir, 1 heard the Doctor was outthis fait. Would like to have seen him,but could flot get up to the Home, as Iwas in Yorkton. It must be about fiveyears since I was at the Home, but it isflot because I arn asharned of being knownas a Home boy that 1 do flot corne up ;but really, sir, [ seem to be busy ait thetimne and cannot get awvay when I wouldlike. 1 arn enjoyiflg the best of healtbever since I camne to this country, and Ialways seem to be busy working. I arnworking at John Angus' till April ist,looking after bis stock witb forty-two headof cattle. As to my character, I refer youto him for it.; you have had it before, andI amrnfot ashamed for you to have itagain. Dear sir, you mnust excuse myletter, as 1 arn no letter wvriter, as 1 toldyou before. So ivilI close by wishing youand the Home prosperity and happinessin ail its branches, and by doing my bestto hold the riare of the Institution to aIlthat is good and noble.

-A grateful Barnardo boy,FREDERIcK SMITH.

The writer is sorry, and we feelsure the lads out in situations will re-gret to hear, that our much-respectedcolleagues, Mr. and Mrs. RobertGray, who have been connectedwith the work of the Farm Homesince the Spring of 1895, sent intheir resignations on February i ith,and left the Institution on March

,3th for a farm which, we under-stand, thev have rented near Mill-wood. That Mr. and Mrs. Gray haveserved the Homes faithfully duringtheir terms of office goes withoutquestion, and although we canhardly challenge the wisdom oftheir decision in relinquishing thework, which it is quite apparenthas told severely upon their health,we cannot belp-selfishly no doubt-

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regretting their departureamong us and wish thomsuccess in their new venture.

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Obituary.On January i 5 th the management

at Barnardo were pained beyondmeasure to learn of the death ofJohn Schzinger (Labrador, March,1893), which lamentable occurrencetook place at the bouse of DavidCaswell, the young man's employer,who resides near Wolseley, Assa.The death of a young nman in astrange country and among stran-gers is always an extremnely sadoccurrence, but in this case every-thing possible seemns to have beendone by the kind people of thedistrict, and we believe that thethanks of our Committee are due toDr. Elliott, M.L.A., and his nurse,for their devoted services in con-nection witb the case.

The angel of death does flot oftenstrike down members of our heartyyoung colony, but a very terriblewarning that we should at ail timesbe prepared for a sudden summonsto appear before our Maker wasconveyed in the death of GeorgeWhithamn at Minnedosa on Febru-ary 2oth. Poor Whitham-or aswe ail called him at the Farim,IlDicky Whithani "-had just fin-ished an engagement wikh. a promi-nent farmer of Clanwilliam, leavingthis place with a most desirablecertificate of character for a newpost South of Minnedosa, and asthe east-bound express over theNorth-Western branch of the Cana-dian Paciflc Railway was beingmade up, he attempted-rashly, itmust be said-to cross the railwayyard in front of the moving coaches,with the resuit that he was knockeddown and run over by the same.The body of our dear friend wasthen taken charge of by the kindlyagent of the railway company, Mr.Phelps, who appears to have doneail he could in the lamentable case,in spite of the fact that great obsta-cles were placed in his way by thereally inhuman action of the towncorporation in refusing to give the

remains a proper shelter whileawvaiting burial, and on Friday, the22nd, the body of poor Dick wasreverently consigned to its last rest-ing place by the Rev. E. W. H.GUI, of Minnedosa. As an evidencethat there are people in the prettylittie town of Minnedosa who are theexemplification of kindness, in spiteof the sordid policy of the town offi-ciais, we wish here to mention thevoluntary attendance of Mrs. J. P.Curran, Miss Flesherand Miss Wakeat the funeral, and to thank them forthe beautiful floral offerings theywere good enough to furnish, as wellas for the arranging of the musicalportion of the funeral service.

Prizc-Winners.The lads who were fortunate in

securing prizes for cleanliness dur-ing the quarter are as followvs:

HOOPER. HOOPER.McALLISTER. DEWAR.OWENS. JONES.OWENS. McATEER.

Fatm Home Band.Our old friends, who can remem-

ber the fife-and-drum organizationwhich flourisbed for a time and thenwent the way of so many musicalcompanies, will hear with delightthat, under the orders of Dr. Bar-nardo, a band instructor is to be onthe staff of the Farm in future,instruments are to be secured, andwe look forward to the day whenno entertainment will be consideredcomplete without a few membersfrom. the B.B.B.

ht is most pleasing to note thatthe demand for our youths. thisSpring has been unusually great,which fact leads the writer to be-lieve that in spite of the bad cropsof Iast year, the farmers of Manitobaare making preparations for exten-sions in their farming operations forthe coming season, and we onlywisb we were in a position to meettheir deffiands.

tlpE atib ]Dowît

The Month of Spring

W'INTER 'S rime andi ice hiave g-one,Snow has ceaseci to bleacli the fields;

Gladsonie Spring-tinie flecks the IamwnXVithi the violet bitte, thiat yields

Grateftil odours, andi, ini turn,Trims the foi-est with the fern.

Noiv the land, in reeking swveat,Bursis the shlackles of the trost;

Bares its bosom to the vvetAndi the wvarrmtl for \'igour Iost,

Shio\Nered and shone o'er earth abroaciFroom the reservoirs of Gocl.

Higlier day by dlay the suitCflinbs the vernal equuinox;

NIakes the sap of mlaples runlI)raxvs the lichens front the rocks;

:\nemnes front woodiancl nooks;Latighitcr fromn the briinmiing brooks.

l)andelions lin sunlny spotsBaski n g, ,-Ilcl 'Ihe vivid green;

Bitte eves of' forg;et-me-nots,1'eepiiîg hialf-awalze, are seen

MVille %vace -robins, vangsay,

Froin the gavivaciolis SouthCorne Lte iminigrants of Spring,

Soîigs of Strnrner ini their mouth,Freedorn in the trekking wing;

Chrysalis and cocootn burst,Ela-er to be borni the tirst.

Ivating biris now build their nestSprouting trees put forth tiheir Ieav'es;

Busy ants the grass infest;Shoots the xvheat for Atitumin shieaves.

1-laul this harbinger of Spring,Every conscious living thing!

WlIAM% T. JAMES.

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QUR space lias beeri so largelynionopolizeci ini the prescritnumnber l )w the letters and

reports froin tuie Western sectionof otur £uilily that Our Ontarjolrtends are 'vell-niglî croxvded out,anîd a v'ery fe\v jottîngs niust st.riicerespecting everits in the East.

'Fo begin wvitlb our littie boarclers,the t'ollowving biaf-dozen reports aretypical of tce sort of ing.elflgencethiat alniost ever-Y Muskoka mail biasbroug)lît us wvithiri the past lèewýýveeIcs

H L'N5VILL , JLît;ruar 7tll, 1901.\earc very sorry tt the departure of

\Villie Ilerltirî, w~ho leav'es uis 01n Januar).r St h. Willie is a gooci boy, smlart to leatrnin day.) sclhool arl Suniclay, School. H-e\von at pi-ize book at day school and atSuridlav scloci. I-lis Suulday scliool tea-cher, Mrs. S. H-. jaeobs, sa&d Willie Per-harîî %vas onie of lier best boys ini answverîigiBible questions. M. A. ROBINSON.

Albert Edwvar-ds is well arîd çloinig %vell;lie k -uown fast, and is st rortg aidlieali hy. I-le lias neyer beril sick a asince lie lias beeri \vitlh us. 1-le is dloîugwell ait scliool ; lie got tlîree nîice books aspr-i-es mt the end otf the year. Hlicatten(led i195 (lavs, ont of abouit 201 claysfor- thîe vea r. lie lias a rîew tenclier t bisv'ear. Ilis fast teaclier tlionlîIt a lot oflîjmni, asid thîe inirîiste- speaks: %ell of lîjî-n.

JAMES WILrSON.

Th'le boys, 1-Edwîr Pattcliing anid CecilSrîîy, are w'ell, anîd go to school every clay-tit( ;tlso to suiiavt% sclîooi. Tliey arebot h good bovs-tuie best boys I ever hiad.Tflev'~eobeî ar ad t udf l eybotl; got iiee prizes off thîe Surîday seliolUlisti nas t ree.

MrtjS. J-I tGtt IATtLRSON.

Our litle Robert Chîadwick is a1 ver-ygooci boy, arîd is dioitig, %veIl at sellool.H-e ks at littie sloNver tliait soie boys, butlie is sure. Ainvtling lie learuis is nieyerforg-?,ott cr, anîd I an] surle ats lie 90owsolder .lie will bc a credit Io the Homle.Robert desires nie ta tliank yon for thetwo aI(lCrC5sCs. l e was VeI*y ariXiotis towrite to lis two brothiers.

Artl hur Birkett is doil rca'llv we'll. 1arn flot a big iafraid Io seild malil or- morî1eydowrî towr w'ith lîjîn. If lie does a jobqîrick, I gi'e lii plenrty of tinte to play.

Ile is akv~ays rea(lY 10 go to Sturîday'SCIool, anîd is ý,o0(l-iaLttire(l,iarid I tlinrklie is doing %velt itt selîool.

AIARV I)ALBON.

Our little boy, Sidgnev SLrniersidc,k.cps ini Splenldid lîcaltli. H-e lias liad aslu.-lit coldi, but niot 10 kecp lirni honte fromnschiool. î-le likes goiig splerîdid rîow,anîd ns m~îtngaton-e ricelv witl h islessonýis. I-le îS a brîglii, active '.Îttie b>oy,arid ks very xvilliig' to do0 anythirîy. Si-riev recorved tUPS \'' ND DOW~NS arid thea liariac voi so kîrîdly sent, arnd xN'as rnuicl1îleased Nviti tOient, arnd t liarîks v.ou tor- thîesaie. H.%NNA[i K 1k1nit'Sl[,N.

Arthur kýord.

Our potrtrait gallery for the presentmiontli is fiairly representative.

Artbittr Ford is, we hiave reasonto believe, a faitbiftl, rigbit-livinglad, not very strorîg or robuist, butwvith plenty of intelligence andetiergy. He is attacheci to biishonme, wlbere lie bias aiwvays beeîîtreated wvitl consideration and kind-tiess. His address is care of Mr.George A. Baird, Watfo-d.

Frederick Booby bias nîaititainedai gooci and creditable record during

22 <Ipsan ownil

* eithier of therin is likely ta niake anv4 great stir ini the walbut they

i are the sort of nien whose presenceis a benletit and surc of wealth tathe Country.

Artiur Ranlsoin is a Ni uni. 1*0llowwvho mlusi alx1vavs liolci a i±-11 place

41.in our1 esteeîn. 'Coriîî& ta andas a srnall boy, lie flitlly fullilled

PAbis apprent iceshl)p carni ng. the gaood-~vll ai bis emlployer and enititliigbiniiseli t o Dr. flarî1ardo's su ver

l1cdaýl. \Vitlî le1nvaCnuaby himsel f mnd bis brothier, 1 lerbei,

du rng t bei. i î L' t rins ai se r-

vice, thev bi ou" lit out ilîcirwdo d

Frcdcrick W. Booby.

the past i ne veilrs, and is a you ilii.fellow~ of -ood parts and excellentpri onise Ilis saviîig5 b.ink accomnt

is platnt of slO\ow rowvtli, butperlvtps xve imiv see it take a jurnpldut im the nexi season.

rrederîck and \Valter Broster arebathl grool citîzens and s.r\igupta be a creclil ta thenîselves anîd theHIornes. \Ve dlo not ktiowv tiat

WPalter Brostcr.

mother and yu erbrother fromn1~n..ladand (lie good ladyN s naow

esîablisiîed ini a coiîiforiable lii lehaine at N ontonville, near Bramîîpton

Wecan oîlv add t bat i f slic is nlotpioud of lier Son,, and %wliat Ii eyhave doule for- lîir, sue aulglt bo be.

G;eorge Senior lias wvorked foi- an unîber of years pasi wiîh MNI.Stephenis, of Nonthxvoad, ini Kent(.ou mît.v. lie is a file tarîîîI liaid,

-tble ta conmmanîd the best wage~s

1-a*tiiîý,, anid wviibal as respectable,steadv and wvell-condlîcted a1 votîîîglcllowv as there us ili the camii ui ity.

WVilliamn E. A-. Iloskin-.. us nîaw a

Fred. Broster. IlocI-niaster. On a Smlal I scale, liav inmg

iboile tbt2'

recently invested his savîngs insheel). WiIIie is a thorouglil1Y

are sure, xviII do welI for himiself inithe future.

D.oubtless our readers wiII share r

the pIeicsure with whichi we read thefoIfowving clippin- fromn the London['rec Pres.s of J anuiary I 91h

Oni luesd;v buitlt~at tule O.Xt-

flt- oc t t,î o ;ill rteîonio if'. roocli

(Orie Ioili:i.î, inp~ Afii'.a Thenî trtiu

liî;d w~orked lidi.iî'.lvor [\.O di;Yv', pie-seilled u '.plenttîtt pio-i iIlle 10 I lie aliti-

Gcorge Seior.

tho~ one' ini NNlicilic iei bet is' woilind indt. i-i..-Il wvîi'. aund liaîit. 1,e v. A\. I I.

wvelconîeid b;ict MIr. R;Iirt \iî, lo liadbeoil a mnier if' IliS' ChItIIcli j1reious to

îilI-tiiiuit. .. îpîBaît.Rob'oîîf' 2611hiBat t., f hlet t Lehî;îr tluIlle elîl ire satis-

tlact îoti ot l,vot andîit il wai' bis' -0ood-wIt VI î -i Ille ciowd ituai iilitaiiic t i cli a

- -. ~ 1 ,i g lothlate oft orlei IlIr ong hou t Ilie Coli

Artlitgr R.nîsoiîn.

elice, wdîicliî'î.iîet ofl iolic îlotI 'iS

.NI.P.P t>., e NIî'îî arolh suiiriîîîoî, aidltîl L;t ion'. I j . Et hîc Robsoli alidNtav Moi>ux.l i andi NI1 r. Athaîn Robsoît.

Mr i. lRobeti jackson., oft IlIt couill v Colin-(.11, ;(dIth-u.tl ilie 9ItiIIý1 fî oir a t* w iuimin-(Il e'.. Thie Hum- h)r;ts' bandu teLli.et Ill te;Ltt(Iic %vitti -t'overal I le selecliolis.

t oiriitli r ', ''eet'ttII 'tuia n pei e d,

1*0-w rd î li wiith -'ii1thiuiieu ili ;ttr'.,îîttii e is. Thiie Hepainî'h l) roaItd aii

w uI a puîî.e Coliit;tiiiii $7()N- . iei

b.t i le ot, Bet'iit le t'i lie %vas ini, and Win. E. A. Hoskùsig.

Mpq aub mownesWe have just had the satisfaction

of wisbing God-speed to HenryReed on his leaving for SouthAfrica xvithi the Canadian contingentof recruits for Baden-Powvell's PoliceForce. Henry gives us the im-pression of a determined, resource-fui young fellow, adrnirably adapted,both physicaily and mnenrally, forthe rough and arduous work thatthue force uvill find xvaiting for tbemniii South Africa. Henry xviii takewitb himi the g.ood wishes of aconsiderable circ le of acquaintances,including the members of the Sonsof England Lodge at Port Hope, ofwhich he is a member iii goodstanding.

James Clark has favoured us witha bighiy interesting item of personai

intelligence in annouiicing his mar-niage that took place on Decemiberi st. We cordially wish hirn ailpossible happiness irn bis miarriedI i fe.

The tidings of another event of asimilar character was conveyed tous* in the following report from Mr.Griffith:

Mrs. Richiairdson, Camilachie, showednie a printed invitation froxi Mr. and Mrs.Krenerick, Albion, Mich., to the wediditngof their daughter, Mary, to Air. Daniel G.H-olland. Beingr îoo tuiles xvest of De-troit, it wvas too far to go. The weddingtookc place Novemiber i5111, 1900. Danielhas been three years in the eniploy of (lieDetroit & Cleveland Navigation Company,of Detroit, and has been promoted twice,is nOv aLssistat bookkeeper to them, andis, by his letters, expecting another lift.

No mnan can make a good coat xvith bad cloth.-Proverb.

No victory worth havîng was ever won witbout cost.-Ruskin.

No wind is of service to hir xvho is bound for nowhere.-Proverb.

No man doth safely rule but be hatb learnied gladly to obey.-Tzomasa K1empis.

No man can be good, or great, or happy, except throughi inwardefforts of his own.-Wood.

No man is so tall that he need neyer stretch, nor so smali that lieneed neyer stoop.-Danish Proverb.

No man is rich wbose expenditures exceed his means ; and no one ispoor whose incomings exceed bis out goings.-,Halibu rion.

No man can be brave who considers pain to, be the greatest evil oflife ; nor temperate, who considers pleasure to be the bighest good.-Ci cero.

No man bas corne to true greatness who has not feit in some degreethat his life belongs to his race, and that wbat God gives bim He gives himfor mankind.-Phillips Brooks.

"No," a monosyllable, tbe easiest learned by the child, but tbe mostdifficuit to practise by the man, contains witbin it the import of a liCe, theweal or woe of an eternity. -Johnson.

No man sbould form an acquaintance, nor enter into any amusements,witb one of an evil character. A piece of charcoal, if it be hot, burnetb;and if it be cold, blackeneth the hand.-Hiopadesa.

S ECRET societies seem to bethe therne of most of the let-ters coming to me fromi "'our

boys " of late, and as the editorsugYgests this subjec t for expatia-ion, I can only do my duty bravely

and trust to luck to escape the con-sequences.

tt tBefore incurring any fresh risks,

perhaps I had better apologize forsoniething wvhicli appeared over rnysignature in the last number, inwhich Edmund C. Florv-usually alevel-headed chap-thinks he hasdiscerned an insuit to the OrangeOrder, a respectable body of menhaving worthy aims, bowever muchit may be misused by politicians andmembers with an axe to grind, tofurtber their personal ends. Thealleged offensive remarks were asfollows

And wvho, 1 pray, woiîld recognize theCity scav'enger in a i2tli of July parade,bedizened with gorgeous sash anid badge,as lie celebrates the solemn cerernony ofescorting an ancestral relie of the goodold days on its annual airing?

The "'ancestral relic," as the con-text plainly showed, is the anti-quated high bat worn vear afteryear by the city scavenger, amongstothers, in the Orange procession,and which neyer fails to evokegood-natured ridicule ini the dailypress of Toronto. Frorn this Ed-mund bas imagined that 1 havealluded to Orangemen generally asdicity scavengers." How lie arrivedat this conclusion is past my com-prebension, and how he can inferfrom tbe àbove that the aniniversary,or the event it commemorates, issligbted would be a mystery, if tbepurport of bis expostulation did not

plainly prove thiat he has whollyinisu nderstood and misconstrued mywords. Now-a-days, wvhen everv-body is an A.B.C. or an X.Y.Z. ofsoi-ne lodge, secret societies is adangerous subject for discussion,especially for a blunt, outspokenkind of a fellow like the unlder-signed. And when umbrage istaken at sornething one neyer said,inuch less intended, iL is Lime to addanother Lhousand to one's life in-surance and look about for a sec-ond-hand suit of armour beforedealing in a flippant or irreverentmanner wvithi things consecrated bya goaL-ride and hidden from theprofane by oath and shibboleth.However, it is a common belief thata man has to die but once, so, hav-ing made my will if not my fortune,it only remains for me to mark mylinen, tacl<le the subject, and seewhat wvill bappen.

t t .Wheniever this topic crops up, I

arn reminded of two episodes in mylife, both of a higbly entertainin gand ludicrous nature, which 1 fincidifficuit Lo dissociate from cere-monials of this kind. Onie xvas aninitiation into the Knights of theGolden Griffin (or w~ords to thateffect). 1 was inveigled into thedrarnatis personoe of this show by afriend, the doctor of the lodge, andini due course was elevated to thedistinguisbed position of NobleChief of the Castie, or, in plainEnglish, I became the clown of thepantomime. 0f course, what bap-pened while we were in solemn con-clave assembled is bottled up in theinmost recesses of my being, andcorked witb a great, big, bair-rais-

tlps anib VOW1n

ing oath, to violate which meant awifful waste of the vital juices of myveins and arteries. As I arn ac-coutited a "ldry" customer at thebest of times, 1 cannot afford tobleed unnecessarily, and so I shallflot tell any of the "lmysteries,signs, passwords, grips, tokens, orother secrets of this society." Butthis I wvilI venture to divulge :wewore swords-real soft-metal swordswith pewter scabbards, at $12 adozen, that would turn to the righthand or to the left, just as theyhappened to get entangled in ouranatomy on the most critical andsolenin occasions.

" Ail this you do iiow most sol-emnlyswear-" the Most Magnani-mous Mogul's Minion would say, ashie tripped over bis sword andbutted the trernbling, blindfoldednovitiate in the diaphragmn, who,taking this meekly as a part of theritual, feebly gasped, I do, MostValiant and Courteous Knigbts,one and ail."

Il WiII you, without mental reser-vation, swear-" interrogated theHigh and Mighty Knight Guardianof the Golden Griffin, with a drawnsword at the candidate's heart (orthereabouts-generally ten degreeslatitude south of the midriff), IlWillyou swear-" Before hie couldgel any further, this would be thesignal for one of the awkward squadto collide with the H.M.K.G.G.G.,and cause that worthy to prod theinoffensive victim in the south tern-perate zone, when hie would swearemphaticallv and without mentalre s ervatio n

Moreover, we had enough para.phernalia and "lproperties " to equipa stock cornpany with the capacityof a tragedy in every act, not tomention one or two good corne-dians, who, in their enthusiastic butgrotesque attempts to be impres-sively realistic, invariably turnedwhat was intended as a melo-dra-rnatic situation into a howling farce.But 1 must flot tell anything aboutit, because those swords. have flotyet found their way to the junk-shop. Enough to say that, realiz-

ing my ,inability to maintain thedignity of the office in the face ofso much buffoonery, 1 gradually sub-sided from the eminenee of a NobleChief to tbe level of an ordinarymortal, and by absenting myselffrom the meetings and allowing mydues to accumulate, 1 got rid of thehallucination of knightbood andwas restored to reason, though oc-casionally I still feel Iight-headedwhen my thoughts revert to the"lCastie," with its sieges and tourn-aments, its banquets and mysticrevels, the ride on the goat and thefearsorne encounter with the GoldenGriffin. Gramercy, these be par-tous times to recail ! Avaunt thee,spectres ;l'Il have none of ye!

The other episode was my sleep-ing in the same roomn with an in-veterate "joiner"-an individualwho was past-rnaster in everything,from Masonry dowvn to the Iowlyand unostentatious Jocund junta ofJolly Bricks, and who had the un-fortunate habit of talking in bissleep. Here no sword shall dauntme ; I will quote some choice selec-tions of the hocus-pocus :

IlYou haven't got that coffin inthe right place; turn it around solie can see wbat's inside of it.""Eh? Who says the altar's notready for the victim? Here's theknife, and here's the bucket tocatch-" (mutters incoberently).IlHere, Jimmy, put the saw andsword in their place and hand methat thigh-bone ; and you, Teddy,stand ready to light the brimstonie."

aHave you made the tongs bot?Bring in the candidate, tben."(Drones a weird chant ; words un-intelligible.) "lPut your hand onyour heart and repeat after me :1,Sennacherib Smith, do hereby pro-claim, avow, and solemniy swearthat I arn the said SennacheribSmith, and none other, and that Iar n l very sooth the person wbowas proposed and accepted andelected in this order, and noneother ; that I do freely, of my ownfree will and accord, present myself

'Zon, ]Dick aîib 1arrg2

for initiation ini this society ; that 1will keep invialate ail the mysteries,tokens, and-" and sa on, throughthe whole rigmarole, until 1 wasenabled ta accast him on the fallow-ing morning with the sîgns of recog-nition, and scare hivn out af his fivesenses with disclasures that shat-tered his oaths of secrecy ini severaland sundry sacieties, and convictedbis tangue of being indeed " an un-ruly menmber." Ail of which con-vinced me that there is mare or lesspoppycock in secret sacieties, sand-wiched between wholesome ethicsand discipline, if adhered ta.

t t .Like many another good thing-,

secret societies in which the ritualand ceremanial are averdone areapt ta degenerate into the burl-esque, and when this happens, thesalutary effect is smothered in ver-biage and grandiose mummery.Some peaple admire-nay, prefer-grandiloquent titles and soundingrrhetaric, just as same readers willread only sensationai and gushîngfiction, for of such is the kingdomaf foals. What 1 wauld most earn-estly inculcate in niy readers is anappreciation of the simple, the na-tural, the unaffected, and an ab-harrence of ail shams, whether ofinsincerity, affectation or deceit.Ridicule and satire may offend, butlie is a true friend who shocks uswith aur awn faults.

t 1*1*There is mucli ta cammend and

more ta admire in the majarity ofsecret societies. At their very worst,they afford pastime and keep youngmen away from the streets and thesaloon. In their more useful as-pects, they usuaily pramate a pro-vident disposition by inducing apersan in health ta pravide againstsickness and adversity ; they incul-cate a bratherly regard for the wel-fare of athers, and a demacraticspirit that recagnizes no inequalitiesin the ladge-room, but permits afthie mingling for the time being ofpersans of différent degrees of cul-ture and social rank, thus creating

a sympathy between the classes andthe masses, and so, perhaps, raisingthe manners and the marais, theaptitudes and the aspirations ofthase wha, without such stimulus,might be indifferent ta their appar-tunities for advancement. Theyoung fellow wvho regularly attendsiodge meetings gains contrai of histongue (unless lie prefers ta besquelched) and a faciiity in thepublic utterance of bis thouglits- avery useful and desirable advami-tage ; he observes how public meet-ings are conducted, and shouldabtain a general knowledge af par-lzamentary usages ; lie shauld ac-quire the caurtesies and etiquette ofsocial customs and intercourse inconversation and debate ; and, innoting the fauits of athers, guardagainst the same in himseif. Mare-aver, he enlarges the circle of bisacquaintance, and ta a man inbusiness this is of great value ; eventa an emplaye it may be af service,for we cannat foresee the circum-stances in whicb twa persans whahave once met will meet again. Weought always, therefore, ta striveta make ourseives agreeabie andobliging ta athers, if for no atherreason than that we might thus bemaking a friend far the future.The papular man is ever lie whakeeps bis own selfishness in thebackground and turns the best sideof bis nature ta the public. Theassociation af man with bis kind isan education of itself, and the gen-tleman is he who is correct in bismanners - in other words, whocamports himself towards his fellawsaccording ta the Golden Rule. Tothe extent that secret sacieties affardthe means for social intercaurseunhampered by artificial restraints,and promote maraiity and the gracesof same degree of refinement, tathat extent do they present oppor-tunities for self-knawiedge and self-culture. Therefare, I consider thataur bays awe it as a duty ta them-selves and saciety ta join somereliable friendly association thatcombines with the social amenitiesthe practicai desideratuin of sick

and funeral beliclits, XvIîicIî in niianycastes save al iiani troîn pauperisin.

1 have received aienl î coini-intîjeation fromi Frcderick Il. BDe;tz-lev, M arstoin P.0C), i n wvlîich li'eadvocates the formuationî of aI societvexciusîvelv for- Dr. Barnardaos -1 risand boys, \vho are to be stvicdrespectiveIv Ladies anîd Gentlemien,and are lai concluci tbemlseives assucli -at ail timies and aIil places,andi in ail kinds of cma.''IlestUggC-sts a ribbon of red, \vhiite andbi ue as a acl e the nationalcolaurs, the red sgiV gno sinok-Mng or, Cliewvin- of tobacco ; thewh'ite, 11o s\vearingo Or foulI an-z(î)îage ; andc the bine, teniperance.IHe thînks the entrance fee shldiibe tliree dollars, tlîis to includeimeclical examination fee, andi seven-tv-hive cenits per quarter dues, andlfromi the paymient of tbis sinaliainouint lie proposes to pav sickbenefîts andcia stum Of $250 at deatli,\vlhicli coulci îot be done. LIr.Barnardo is proposeci as SupremneGrand Gentleman, M r. Alfred B.Owven ats Supremne Grand Vice, andithe visiting agents as execul iveathecers.

\Vhiile îlîis stuggýestioni is 1otwitiout its nierits, informîation liasJust reikclecl niîe tuiai a societ), ofour boys actuially exists uncler thenaine ancl title of Barnarclo OldBoys' Society, otlbcrxvise kîowvn asB.O.B. S.- Bobs. This, it secmns,lias sprung iîîto vigorous bcîng iniToronto quite receiiîlv, and bv whlati liear of the zeal of its proiniters,it is likcely to spreacî rapidly tlîrougb-IOntario and the Norîlî-W'est as, akinci of fraternal grip wvbicli takeslîoid of a feliow aidc niakes imi feeliii bus bancs tlîat ive or six tiious-anîd other feilows are xilling andcleteriuieci that lie shial lie tlîeirbrother. The question uiow is Caîiyou give nie the grip, and sa pr-ovevourseif a nienîber of %vhiat, I arntolci, is goi ng to be a society that:

wviil be wvorth i lie w~hile of ev'ery oidboy of D)r. Baruiarclo's to join '?Bravo ! for the Toronto boys forstarttiing, a &good îIîiîi andc Iîooiiiiit-n. aioîîg. sav, vou teiiovws out inthe Norîhl-\\Vesî , coie ini out of thecoici, anîd l'Il promiise v-l ou a vauireceptio;î.

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Mr. Owven lias told nie that acomiiîîitee Nvas toriid to cal iuponiuîîi, andi thal lie wcnt. fuiiv int the

niai ter Vi tIi t hein. A presîden t andsecretar\' have been elected, ridesadtlied, and the adlvanced stagelias been reaclîed \v'iîen a ci retular ista be prepared andc senît tlîrougbioutthe Domîinion to ail wvlo airc eligibiefor nîienîbersl. Thiis circular, Ipresuinie, \viIi set forth thîe aiiîis andcobjects of the society, anid state theconditions necessatry 10 enirollrneîitanîong tihe '' Biobs,") wvii are, fortbose whio arc eligibie, the lii ng upof an applicationi fornii andi the pav-nient of a sinaiI etîtrance fee of flftvcents. 'l'le animal gatlieriiig- clurung tic Exhibition wveek, ta \iiicliiitiierto ail coîiers hiave been \vel-conied, wvill, aller îlhis, be thefestival of the societY, and theliospitality of the Holmes \vili Lierestrictedi 10 its nienîbers, \v'iicii, itIS antici pated., xviI pratctically iii-clude ail aur boN s of goad ciaraicter.As die nuier of aur lacis wvlio dloîîot conic %vitlîiî thîe ternis of thisbroadt deliiiioîi are extreuneiy liiîî-iteci, it appears to nie tîmat scarceiyany boy nceed be cxciuded Nv'ho w~ilbrigbiten i nîiiself up.

T T- TThîis is a i i tiiat oughlt ta -o

like " biot cakes," anîd if il daoesui't,1 slhah be very miu ch cisa1îpoiuîecl.But it xviIi ; miake no0 nîistakze abouitîiiat. 'f'licei~î kinîc of chahiis bavetaken i olci a. it, andc tliey arc theboys Ia uiake il go. Sec if tiey'renot!

Z1P!ý aub M 0%%,)Il!g

Lif e on the WTestern Plains

0~ NCE again it is the turn of thatSsectioni of our big- failly whose

homes lie ta the \'est\varc ofLake Superi3r ta give us their ex-perieiîces and viewvs of things gene-ally. I t is just a x'ear since w~e lîearcllaSt ill UPs ANI) DOWNS from ourboys in thie West, and luî-Ing thosetwvelve months ilîcir number liasconsiderablv increased, and thosewvhose letters w~e reproduced ornientioniec a vear a go have beentlevelopitn", In wvîsdonm and stature,

appointment of last. Our yotingcorresponclents, at any rate, haveeviclently not lost their spirits overthîe troubles of the countr-Y, and findno occasion to repine over their lot.W'estern ai r is nat favoeîrable ta the1blues " at any time, and the ex-

hil-arating brightness of the atma-sphiere seems ta communicate itselfta those \x'hose wvork keeps them ag-reat deal ini it, so that \VC cannet\Vonder tlîat ïManitoba farmers catistili feel cheerful under soinewliat

Prairic Pasturcs.

and, wvitlî very fexv exceptions, hiavemade good, steady progress. I t liasnot been a year of prosperity for theWVestern farmers. TFhe promise of

thie Spring wvas magnificent, but thelongr drouoyit of thie Summer monthis,folIowvec by wveeks of heavy rains atthe tinie of hiarvest, brougliL clisas-trous consequences. No one, hio\-ever, seenis ta hav'e lost ieýart orfaithlinl the future of the country,and the farmers are lookiîîg forwvard.ta a gooci crop next season that wvillcompensate for the failure andi dis-

aidverse and distressing circumn-stances.

For the beneit of such of aur-readers as may hiave forgotten our*pr)itis references ta the develop-mient of Dr. 13irnard-co's wvork ini theW'estern Provinces, we may againrecord that the Holme in Winnipegwas establishied in the Autumn of1896 as a brandci distributing agencyfor boys from ten ta thirteen yearsof age, andcihas, therefore, beet inlexistence for radier over four years.M1r. and Mrs. Davidi White wvere

UMpo anb Mowns

appointed at the opening of theHomne to the posts of ResidentSuperintendent and Matron, andhave since filled these positions witha very large and gratifying measureof success. Mr. White bas underbis immediate charge the placingout of the boys who are consignedto Winnipeg, and of the correspon-dence and oversight of those placedin situations, while Mr. Struthers,who bas been so well and widelyknown for many years past asManager of Dr. Barnardo's greatIndustrial Home for Youtbs, nearRussell, keeps a general oversightof the work, supervises ail theaccounts, and is appealed to in ailmatters of difficulty and importance.The permanent staff consists, inaddition to Mr. and Mrs. White, ofMiss Betts, the clerk and steno-grapher, and Mr. Newman, whosetime is employed in visiting theboys, wbiie during the last year thevisiting staff has been strengthenedby tbe employment for severalmonths of Mr. Stanley Mitchell, whosaw a great many littie boys in tbeirhomes, and whose visits wili, weare sure, be pleasantly rememberedboth by the boys and their employers.The Winnipeg Home was regp.,dedat first somewhat in the light of anexperiment, but it bas long sinceoutgrown tbe probationary stage,and we can now dlaim to regard itas a most successful and valuabieoutgrowth of our Canadian work.The building itself is not pretentious,but the house is roomy and wellbuiît, and it gives comfortableaccommodation for parties of boyson arrivai féom tbe East, and atother times provides a shelter forthe sick, lame, lazy or unfortunatewhom we bave to receive back underour charge. In aIl 88o bave passedthrougb the Institution up to thepresent date. Most of the boys bavebeen transferred to Winnipeg afterbeing boarded out for some years infoster-homes in Noirtbern Ontario,while others have come direct fromEngland. From the first commence-ment there bas been a brisk andrapidly increasing demand. for the

littie boys who were to be placed,and from ail parts of the Province ofManitoba, as well as from the Terri-tories as far West as British Colum-bia, and Nortbward to Edmonton,Battieford and Prince Albert, appli-cations bave poured iii in far largernumbers than could ever be supplied.As far as in us lies, we have sougbtto select good homes for our littlelads-that is, places where tbey willbe treated with humanity and con-sideration, wiii be under kindly andwhoiesome influences, and will bewell trained for their future life inthe West. There have been casesin which our judgment bas provedto have been in fault, but we arethankful that these mistakes bavebeen few and inconsiderable andhave been promptly rectified, and atthe present time we believe that wemay say as nearly as possible of ailour lads in the West that they arewell provided for, and that their sur-roundings are conducive to theirbappiness, health and welfare. Theirwork is chiefly herding cattle-tbatis, until they are considered menenougb- to take a teami in the field.Our boys in the East, accustomed tosmall fields and fenced enclosures,will have little idea what herdingmeans. Tbey wili bave to imaginethe migbty prairies rolling in vastbillows of grass as far as the eye canreacb, and dotted here and therewitb bands of cattle or sbeep, thatgraze and wander wbere and whitherthey like among the rich herbage ofthe prairie. The only limit of theirwanderings is when they reach thebreaking or the cropped ]and of thesettlers. This cultivated land isoften unfenced, but the herd lawrequires the owners of stock' to sendsomeone in charge of the animais toherd them and keep tbem out ofmischief. The herd boy bas a ponyand rides off with his charge in themorning, generally taking bis littiedinner-pail witb bim, keeps them insight during the day and bringsthem home to the corral in theevening. It is not a very hard orirksome occupation, and our littlelads become expert borsemnen and

Ilte on tbe W1estern Pl~ains

tbrive and flourish prodigiously onthe fine fresh air of the prairie andthe healthy, out-of-door life in whichthey pass the Summer months. Inthe fail and Winter there is, ofcourse, no herding to be done,' andwhenever it is possible we stipulatefor their attendance at scbool. Inmost cases tbey are engaged forterrns of from four to five years,during whicb time they are boarded,lodged and clothed by their employ-ers, and receive in cash at the end ofthe term a hundred, a hundred andtwenty, or a hundred and twenty-fivedollars, as the case may be. Duringthe last two years of this apprentice-ship they will probably bave ceasedto be herd-boys and wili havelearned to plough, harrow, drive theseeder, niower and binder, and be-corne good farm bands, so that bythe time tbey reach the end of theirengagement they will bave masteredthe practical work of prairie farming,will know the country and its ways,and with the bundred dollars in thebank as a nest-egg for futuresavings, they will have received, aswe thînk and believe, a start in lifethat most of them will turn to goodaccount. And now having said thismuch of our Winnipeg Home andour Winnipeg boys, we must leavethemn to tell their own stories. Wehave again a famous budget of con-tributions telling of their experi-ences, and we thank themn one andail for their letters, wbile flot less areour thanks due to their employers,wbo, in many cases, have kindlytaken the trouble to add a few Uinesto their littie boys' letters, reportingupon their progress and conduct.The letters are well worth reading,and we flatter ourselves that theyare proof positive and incontestablethat the Canadian North-West is afine country for Dr. Barnardo's boysand that our boys are proving tbem-selves to be good,, useful and suc-cessful settlers.

James S. Boucher writes fromRapid City, Man.:

1 have been here for two years. I bavebeen in nmy present place the Iast sixmonths, and 1 arn getting along splendid.

I look after twenty head of cattie, twohorses, cut wood, milk cows and do thechores, and this Spring I arn going tastart in and plough and harrow. Mr.Palen is going ta teach me ta run theseeder, and 1 can rake hay, coul and build,Mr. Palen says, with the best of thein.Any boy with ambition in him can getalong well in Manitoba. 1 arn more thanpleased with my present home, and I hopeini time ta have a farm af rny own in Mani-toba. I arn thankftul ta Dr. Barnardo forfetching me out ta Manitoba.

Vours respectfully,JAMES STANLEY BOUCHER.

James Boiling-, a contemporary inCanada of our friend, Boucher, saysof himnself :

I was herding ail last Summer abouteighty cattie and horses. The crops werevery poar last Summler on account ai theheat. We had 54o bushels. I have nlotrnuch ta do this Winter but ta clean thestable and ta help feed cattie and horses.I helped ta put up about seventy tons ofhay last fali. I have Iearned a lot aboutfarrning since I came here. I can plough,harrow, disc-harrow, rake bay and cuthay. 1 help ta build the grain stacks.

Evidently both these Jameseshave been making good use oftheir time since they landed in theWest two and a-half years ago.

The same can certainly be said ofAlfred A. Hinton, whose master,Mr. Jacob G. Fines, of Balmioral,Manitoba, reports of him thus :

I arn very well satisfied with him. Heis a very good boy, and lie is ivilling ta doanytbing that I tell hirn ta do, a nd I caotrust hirn. When I go away, hie will haveiL done when 1 corne back. If 1 had hadmy pick out af a hundred boys 1 don'tthink I could have gat any better.

Alfred himnseif sends us a longand interesting account of bis ex-periences, going back to bis voyagefrom England and bis life in Musko-ka, wbere be was boarded out atBracebridge witb Mr. and Mrs. An-drew Nicholîs, of Bracebridge, andevidently was a very happy littie boy.On bis first arrivai in Manitoba hemet with a misfortune commonenough in those Nortbern latitudesin having one of bis toes frozen,necessitating bis return to Winnipeg

ada brief stay in the hospital.We imagine, however, that Alfredbas by this time become thoroughlyacclimatized and bas learned to takecare of his toes as well as the rest

z1w; aîtb tMown!5

or his aniatonîv. He savs of hisPreseîît homne

Mv inasi or is vev k iîd I o itie. rhecrop', %wre niot v*et.. good last x'ear. TLieya \cra.ge(ld abolit live to t wol e MONci per

acre' buit a loi ofl le g~rainî gol i boxx n uphi ide Sprîîî and Gec gmîhs aie a lot of itt'Io. 1I ike [Ii-, oîur flue. 1 autl In xeîx

gol iva,îli h n guolicLîlîiv1 n andîpleiu v ofcIolihoý, and~ t hope ail the boYxshlave as gondi a hiome as~ I havc. TLicîe*ie,( SOmle wVolvos n roîî,iil butîe 1)1Ve (,au-îlot -et a shod ;t i hein. 1 hd a prettgond l ime aI Chrîîsiuî;s. and I hadt lois ofpuîdding. \We go oui litimîi îug soillcîllîmes.anîd we soîîtiîes gel a o f ;îcLasi Suîmîiuîcr wxe xxeui fishliîg, bui \v'. didIilot 'et IlnllV fisli.

I . EzIca Sha w, of axin a, t heemployer of Chiarles J ones, i tornusuis that lie is ', polite and wiiiing tado0 anythun g that lie is toid, andcadIds, - boxs lîlce CharIlie are a creditto the H ornes.' Chaulie imiiself'

xv rites a very cheerlCul report Of bissurrundîgscond uding i.~ls letter

w itii the remaric ilat lie i s ecoia dollar as a donation to the Homes.

Edward 1-iack xvrites fromn Gren-tell I tliat lie hles bi,; place very \vell,and savs, 'Iarn gettmît. seo that. Ican tio aitiiîîtil" oui the farm-pi1ig'i1, harroxv, n1il ik andi attend to

the xvhole of' the cattie.",jilenrv Thonias 11111, \\ ho aiso

li ves at G reil ellI, tell Il s thlat lielias been live vears iii Calnada, ''liRýesthe cou n t r ih? andi is doî n gwIlNi1r. Niblock, i eemr ciployer,reports of lii iii that lie is yxi

Lýodî saisacio, liurv xviii hav econmpieteci lus engagemient iii theSprimg, but Mnr Nbluc viii lie-- lad to hire hlmii again if thev canconie to ternis.

Charles R. El Iiott is anothleriiuenîber of the Grenfeli comnîunity,liavinig mtucl tlîat thriviuîg iMteItown iîn October ILat The foliiioare cliarlie's fIl st Impressions of th elandc of luis adoption

1 hiave onlv- beemi ini i is coiîtrV-N font.iuloifis,v eti lilke il xerx' weiI s cî.'FiWI i 1cr lia. flot hecît so cold a,, I was ledin believe aî tn he. 1 lîke living~ ou thme

1*ti,î [Illichi Licier Ilbaul livingt iii L.ondon.1 kliewv Ilouhlig a)Oii faiIliig whLiu 1

camne Iere firsi , but lîow I cal) Iilk ver>'Nv cli and 1 Li'ed tlie cons ani Iorses ;tmiîkeep ieir stable eleLml. 1 caui put Ille

Il;riless on Ille liorses and( c;tmu drsive Iiie.L litie b iit. 1 ha;ve aL gooti, coimuoriahie

lîoîî~ Liee aund Iike it very iluîimcl, anîd agitt reati d like one of' imv uuast el s owult;tiiuily. My v imîsier lias gyvî Ille aî photo<of ninesll anid Ille of mmvy liev Iloiue to

r-I t i' IS .xNi)ýlWNS. ýjMir. À xford, xvitlu xx.iloiîu Char lie is

livîîing, savs ot liimiCoi idori'm;i' i Illi ihoi kmîexx îîoîll-' abolitfaiîjing Imetoro lue caille liero, lie lia'; doue1x<'iV we cl indteedl, ana I anui vll plceLse(I

xViil h litl Si> far, and~ I have 110 dotiht titatlho Auîl -go amld as lic secus auxiousin oeri andmu hiiIopes Soulit le m ta o start forhi uu self.

\\e siioti d have hCen ligh iyleasei Io huave reproduced the p~or-irait of Chadrie's siîuihiiigcoin tena uce

Charles, Arthîur and Georgc Dick.ison

tand the conu fortabie-Iooijn liticedomîicile of* tue Axfords, but xvienthev reaclied here thlese pluotograplis,NéR ail eanîilx tîîî ugs, ivere last

fadinig axvay, andi we l'ear it xvouidhave delied the skili of aux! Torontoeng'raver I o produce a. creditablecuit crouii tiienu.

\Vitu the Dickasoui brotiiers %vcarc mîore fortu nate, andi huerewvîtiilîreselît wo our readers an excellentportfltit of the trio. lu1 doing SO, WvC

are pieased wo be able to say ofthemi tiat tlîey are lads xvhoserecord. las hucen lin evcrv xvay acretlit ta the i lomes, anti who, xvc

feci sure, \viii miake theïr way ini thecounitry. George lias ialy xvittemlto us of hirrself (0 report progress.and says

1 look cîl't er Soecu cows anid iîiikz tii ce.\Ve lia\i! Itahx-to ioi4etiIer, butt Illeothler mien look ciller themui. \V iiîxe uiep :îuî ad Lbit ior,e. I %'orleîi out iii

thielo rus field ciii i.i'. Fll. 1 boiil ioaLmisfor' txvo i ecîmu', but wuc It.d so tumici Wam,andîm il Spoîilem (fuite aî h)1iii o* ( l ieiManjitobaî i; a spleiiii. wvliect coliutrix. i

xvelt to ',clooi foli' 1iomls i o (clîiec andi Suimiax' aeuifcbolit evem xforiniiglî.cîi, n i \voud go eveix Smdv Wil %\cciS îlot o0 iCr awavx. lit Sevemi uiea\\cix. i iîax' ilotui; sik SOI; nce i ecuiti.

1 li e il wv iih Mir. P owver for tIwo x'eciscmgî'.l Cour' 1110liffis iiavlcîd 1 sii.mlIl idvxx O fi lîjîmi as lonîg îS lio caîîts 1i10.

Thec ' i*L1x'\ilng appears as a i ttlefot~î-k'îe IL)Ucrg let te.r.'msi 1amil oo'illîici [lime i'ovv'e rachci,

i' .i tcx v o iiebom1ieeit1 box', andi. a lito tu (11ai I.'m mi 'dcy on. \X'e liiio iiifllge. i ile Seili'jo Il( ve- fond mfimiai', cumu[ltaice" ''m'eat

cime ofi' cmîmî lit umuider im'.' care.

i ). NI l m.i's.

Ch arles has aiso xx' n tteil of' hil m-selt*as fmlio\vs

I ci g lati to Say vý e. i'e ail quite wxeiIcmii. .'mjovymmmg a g'ood deai of' Illecotorso'fi l'e. %Ve havce liet ia viig a x'ei- mi eWîillter livre, but tîmeme lias bemil a lot of'SmIOWx. \\e bu ce hlixioi'ses antd s;i\sct

iîe.d of ccttie siabcdibi \\iii',\i-i but. xvehamo e laIcrge Staîble, ami.] it j'. licar'x ail

imîside Nvork. alid. we k0eep a limet g0imig ailthli tinite. i amiiokig aller a stable' of'twxeut v-live iîorses t lls \'miuli. '1'eYx amrîe

cmii t ioromgifîmem boises cîmd soutle ol tiieîilare. gooti i'au' lore \Vo' liave orîm. biack,tIa'et, fliat imicime th fie iîiliue rec'ord f*m'Mlcîmîobm il) Seconids. Site rai tiireo

imeats betteî' t maii i Se'onids. 1 aiîjato s.îy niy brot iers cire gettimig aiolig lillem.

Need xx' say that it gave uis thelieatest pleasutc to rmccive the. hait'dozen letters t bat i'ollov froni anîdabot ot* y'oung1, coiot'tîsts

Ic à!'xt mit. Owîvv l-in r'egard hiemgReveil, I tlke flint vciv xveli ; lie is a fileboy. I le cai (Io cilmiost amîx' kimimi of'xvom'k,Amnd lie is xCry wilimg h) dot amîctîti mg mittem'e is Io do. i woumld iot like bo dmxxiilhimt lîjui ilow. \'olirstmi,

i viii Ir'y amid tell ,om soulte (ioly ei x-ienes. i (titi 1l0t kmîow cîmîythimîg about

filrii xvork wvlecî i camie huere, but 1 amîti.rm'dîaiiv leariimîig. INIY empî1 loyem, NIr.

Blck, tamîg'ltt nIe Ilow I o ploimgli aind etîlti-

x'ate and] roil te lanid. I lteilp ho feed tlleeatte, camnd atteiîd titi' andse cii] iliz tfîe

Coxvs. Ommi' sc'lool opeis Ille hirst Nlotiuax'oIL l'e)m'm im'. i imttiîd g.omig for al wltule.The sCiîool is omiix' ci shtom dlisitCe l'roimuhuere. 1 iike N;titob;t verx' xell, and.tlml. it- a ci llme timint rx xciith lot s of, com'klor- evercomie, ami.] I hopie smîîiîe time imi Ilme

limtmmri.t to have am hionte ail ni.v oxci. 1 xviiibe) l'o mt eemilî ceam'ts Li 1 1 'eb1)ri.m rxI 2 .2 1mLi. iaim .'ox'mt. to be ca big, laL. box'. My

egtuiover i., verv iIi.. lc e as micrrie.]titis \Vximter, ..o 1 bave ci iistm'css miow, wluo15 also x i'x nmd. Vourm' tr nue,

li.a SIR,-[ ise Iiime coultîty. cet'>mitim'i cii. i likoe i' p.'opte ver v iiicfî.Thiis. - ie houmi f' or' liovs x o art, mot,mlrcid. Ii do ca lillt e xcorl, aiind i c1mî1 g.oodanmd fitectîix. Vîoitî ' iucoreiy,

l)i xt Stc, .\e\.is itliprmvivmîg rectly,.tImmgl i smoîmi i etimimvs ;i tte lo w ;but isi 1~îs ho fie cv ts of peolie fucme (hi

1 c auits. lie xccis lîem'dîmt the 'atIlt Icîstandtmie' c (fm momle x'em' xxell. I tllinmk il

xvoîid b flcarud b get ci boy ot' fus cige homdl0 bet 1 er. Vouirs trnily,

i )':xt StR. ijmiSt xx ite ci lcc flges Iole( 'om ktimixx itowx i cîm1t ae grcloîîg init mi'. \'et o mîg rx. lilce itis couitl yx em' itîmli, cis I thlik it i, dIe besi counmtrmylOil ,î oiiig tlîîxv im mtcke ca livimng. Il', adg0 lm:s aî wf lie é summ' Io liii. ca xci tmpfiere. Tfie soil is goi, laci mius ci mccii,good l'iciilties, ini lfct , everylin Iia~ lîcî Caibu mlesirod f'or ci g.ood stcîm' ks f'oimmîd iiiiosi iii' die Tem'iitom'ies. i ccîîîîe omît licm'ml thli Sli'iîu ti' i 8ob, andii have beemi

wx'omkimg l'or Niri. Vrx' ecer Oimce. We* liveaibmolit tell umiles Southl of, Noosiliimî. IIlicxe ta itemrd cciuue iii (tie stitmleranid xoi'k caboimt tlle stcables ini LueWifit cm. NIrt. lrY ainid bis soiis 6iiv 40aieî'S ofl' n icmi] eixeemi tliment. 1 ccii mimivo,î tecimi as g'oo cis aîmî mmmcii i dm is t i -

'oui' cacres lît' iîrecîkimig t'ommm' limies cand.piîîiugh abomi t thim'. \\c havîe to lîcîîl oumclirexxool f'rontî te ioose loiiii, cab'olitt lti)-Rt ve mtiles. 'ickes amlom t xv dcixysbo itcke Lie (rip (iixe my loe to ciii eboys anid. gils mnthei I lomîte. i hope Illaîtliey xxiil be as iîickx' as wlîct I wcîs ii

g'etiii" ai mice hionte. Miy bg'oîlier, liemîm".,ms, lîing x'itl a cil-m. PRot. île is quileclose Ii Itle.. i Seu flint verx' dcix.Give li\ iîest reSîlects te, Dri. lcmmadxvlei N'toi Seo hlîiî an 1m1îm iii t i îi i alti

priomd, to lie omie ol' lus biix'S. li Lordblems lîimî igi.n km'etî 11u1t. \'olirs tm'ily,

JO'Stct',i lîxtîRIS.As j osepht Icînmis is xx'it imig to >'oi, I

xxill puiî iti a l'exx flmes cabouit Iiiii. I-ie liasgrowxil a big, st roig boy', ami. I mîîîîst Saylias comîdîmte.] iiîsel' 1 ireti>' xx'cl silice lieCamlle lii Ile. le xviil mlitae a good

'Xifc On tbe Mesteril Iplaitis

Upe anD Mowns

farmer, and 1 arn sure wvill be a credit tethe Home. He is very careful about hisbusiness and does it wvell. Is very truth fuiand obedient, in tact, we like him veryWeil. Youry truly,

MADDISON F. FRY.

SUMMERBERRY, January 281fr, 1901.MR. OWVEN.

DEAR SIR,--I thouglit I would write youa few lines. 1 camne out in August, and 1like the country very rniîch. 1 herded thecows last Fait, and this Wi'iter 1 do choresmornuîîg and night and go to school. 1arn in thc Second Book. The school is oneand a half miles away. Sornetimes 1 geta ride and sometimes I walk. My brother,J abez, lives about eight miles from mie.

ARTHUR ORCHARD.1 take pleasure in writing you a fewv

lines concerning my boy, Arthur Orchard.Arthur hias proved hirnseif a trustworthyand honest boy sitîce hie came to mue lastAugust. He las traits of character thateveryone admires in a boy. He is trutl-fui and obedient and kind, and alvaysgood-natured. He alNvays does his workwell whether 1 arn with him or nlot, and Ihave neyer known him to shirk lis wvork.Arthur is growing this Winter, and is verystout and fat. This climate seems toagree with hini first-rate. He loves t0 gote Sunday school and cliurch, and looksforward to it ail wveek. We find him veryhandy te help either outside or aboutthe house, and wvould flot care te be with-out him. 1 trust Arthur rnay grow upinto a Christian yoting man, and be acredit to tle Homes and his.,kind friend,Dr. Barnardo. Vours very respectfully,

EDGAR A. BowFRING.

ROcANVILLE, JanuarY 31s 't 1901.DEAR SIR,-I take pleasure in writing

you these few lines t0 let you know that Ilike my place well. I can drive a team ofhorses, I miik two cows, and do otherdhores. 1 was Iearning to plough lastSummer and I arn going to learn te harrowin the Spring. 1 get lots of sleigh rides.I go to chiurch wvilh master and mistresswhen tley go. 1 went to school iast falit,and 1 had to wvaIk three miles to sdhool.There is no school in Winter, but I le arnevery night, so 1 don't have much trne tospare t0 write many letters. I wvent toWapella on Christ mas Day with mymaster and mistress, and I had 'a goodtime with the boys that 1 know there.

\Tours truly,ALBERT WILLCOCKS.

DEAR SIR,-As Albert Wîllcocks iswriting you, 1 thouglit 1 would write youa few lines ta tl you that we have got avery good boy. He is honest and indus-trious and truthful. My littie girl, twoyears old, is as fond of him as she would abrother, and lie is good and kind to hier.He is a far better dispositioned boy thanwe expected. We are weIi pleased withhim and would nlot like t0 let him go for

any reason. As we have no school in ourdistrict, lie iearns ail lie can at nights.He says lie wants to have a farmi of lisown when hie is old enough, and so lewvill if lie keeps on as hie hias donc since hiecame te us last Sunîmer.

Yours truly, MRS. U. HYDE.

J anuarY 3oth, 1901.DEAR SIR,-I like this country very

much and think it is a good climate forhealth. It is very beautifual in Sumimerand the Wintes- very cold. There liasbeen much stormy weather for the iastfew weekq. The snow is piled up likebig wvatts. The roads are very bad andthere are many people upsetting. Thenearest village is tour- miles miles from miyhome, and iliat is wherc I go te dhurch.I can se the train every day. It runsquite close by my liuse. 1 have beenhere nearly two years now, and 1 feelvery happy. We are hauling firewvoodfrom the bush now. I arn going to schoolto learn German. 1 have a mile anîd a.,hiaîf te go morning and evening. Mlymýaster heard that Dr. Barnardo hadvisiled Canada. We were very sorrythat we could not see him. 1 am ntioashamed of being called a Barnardo boy,but 1 arn only too thankful for his work.wvhich lie lias donc for me. This is ail 1have te say at present. 1 renmain,

Vour friend,W. H. HARDING.

DEAR SIR,-I take great pleasuire inwriting these few lines in regard to niyboy, William H. Harding. He came to,me August î2th, 1890. He is doingvery well. He is learning to farmi veryfast. He can plougli, harrow, feed stock.cut wvood. 1 think it is a verv good ihingfor this country. 1 arn going te have anotherboy before long. 1 must say my boy is acredit to the Old Country. 1 have 389acres of land, 130 under crop. I haveseven horses, fifteen lead of cattie, a.number- of pigs and chickens. I like thi-scountry well. 1 hp.ve been in tbis coun(rvtwventy-six years. The Winters are alittle cold, but dry and healthy. We aresending him te schooi to learil Germiai.Excuse bad writing. 1 neyer learnit Eng-lisI. I remain, your friend,

JOHANN S. JANZEN.I enclose one dollar for Dr. Barnardo's

Home.Qu'APPktLLE, N.W.T.

*DEAR FRIEND,-l now take the pleasureof wvriting these few limes to you te tell yois1 arn well and happy, hoping it te find yonthe sainîe. I have been out iii this courntryfour years next, first of June, and I havelearnt quite a lot of newvthings. 1 can gang-plough and harrow and disc and rake.1 have to herd the cal tie wvlen it is too,wct ta do anything else. Mr. Pollockwants me to stay with hlm this Summiierand lerd for him. He says le will giveme forty dollars and my board and clothesfor the year. 1 think 1 shahl work for~ a

ILite on tbe WIestern llafew years and make a little money and tryta hunt tip some of my oid friends and tryta get them to go to Englànd with me fora visit ; but I don't think 1 wiIl stay verylong. I ani bel 1er out here than if Iwere at home, because 1 would only be abother 10 my moilher and wvouldn't belearning anything - pcrhaps in the st reetsblacking peopie's shoes or something..Widh best wishes for a prosperous NewVear ta you ail, I remain your sincerefriend, BERTIE RICH.

I take great pleasure in wvriting vou afew lines regarding the boy, Bertie Rich,who has been emiplayed for aver a year.We have found him ta be a good, trust-worthy boy, and getting to feel quite afariner. He can do inost anything on afarm, and if lie continues on as good as hebas been with me he wvili be a credit toDr. Barnardo's Home. Yours truly,

JOH*4 E. POLLOCK.

George Morris, writing fromBaldur, Manitoba, tells us that helikes his place where be has livedfor the past two years, that he bastwo little companions to play with,is going to scbool, is looking for-ward to a concert in tbe village,likes UPS AND DOWNS, and thinks hewili close his letter witb good wishesto ail.

Michael Baker savs:1 have been here three years nowv. 1

have gaI a good borne. Mr. and Mrs.Patterson are good Io me. 1 go to schoolevery day in the M'inter. 1 bave a mile towalk ta go to church and Susnday scbool.We are four miles from Hargrave ; that iswhere ulie church is. 1 gai qilite a lot ofpresents at Christnias. Mrs. Pattersongave mie a wvatch and chain, and I cantell you that I was proud of it. We haveniiie horses and fifteen cattle. I bielp witbthe chores wvhen 1 corne from sclooi. Thecrops were poor last year. We had a lotof bad storms and hait. George Neailives half a mile froin us, and we havegreat fun ai niglit sliding down the butl.H-e is a Home boy. We are getting up anewv bouse in the Spring. Mr. Pattersontells me I will make a good farmer.

Albert Green informs us that heis Ilgetting along first-rate." Headds : 11I have been here nearlytwo years nowv. We work i2o acresof land. 1 can handle harrow anddrag barrow. 1 arn treated as wellas the others, and clotbed as well.Wben 1 first came here 1 went toberding, and 1 liked it ver>' well,and last faîl I1 worked the teamn atharrow. I bave to cut wood and

feed the pigs and take the cattledown to water. It is ver>' cold upbere. There is tiot much wvorkgoing on now. There was a niggerconcert bere on New Year's Eve,and I acted as a girl, and there wasa dance after, and 1 stayed ailnight."

Walter Marsland bas contributeda matter-of-fact narrative of bisexperiences that includes certainoccurrences that we cannot lookback upon witb unmixed satisfac-tion. However, Wa.lter appears tobe doing well in bis present place,and, we bave every reason to believe,will make a good Canadian citizenwhen he grows up.

Cyril Williams is a littie lad fromthe South Norwood Schools whoformed one of the last party, andthese are, therefore, very early daysof Cyril's experiences in Canada.He gives a ver>' cheerful account ofhimself, howev'er, and his master,Mr. James Higginson, of West-wood, writes of hirn as fottows :

It gives me great pleasure ta say thatCyril Willianms is trying to do wvhat is.right. I have found him truthful andhonest iii everv respect, and he does bis.work very satisfact.ory. I notice that beis growing very fast.

George Pike, another ver>' recentarrivai, tells us that he Illikesthe country first-rate," and thinks"Canada is a fine place." He isgoing to try bis best; thinks he isalready growing big and strong,and bas already miade up bis mindto bave a farm of bis own.

Albert E. Motbersole says:'I arn living witlî English people. 1 like

my master and mistress. 1 bave ail Ewant ta cat and drink. 1 don't have verymucb work ta de. We bad a very badcrop. We had two bail-storms, whicb,donc very bad damage. I iiked herdinglast Sumnmer, and had a goad time at it.

.Albert's employer, Mr. Tudge,adds a few lines to his letter, inýwbich he tells us tbat be bas no.fault to find witb Albert, and adds,"he. is always willing to do what he

is. asiked, and does aIl. he can withoutasking."

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young friend, Henry Coventry, onthe excellent reports he is able togive of hinmself, and that his em-ployer gives of hirn, iii the followingletters

CoTHAÎI iFebrua'-Y 41h, 190o1.DEAR MNR. OWEN,-l ani glad to Writeyou again this year to tell you îowv 1 havebeen getting on and liov niuch 1 like rnylife iII tlîis count ry. 1 have growvn a lotand arn able to do quit e a lot of wvork. Mlymaster can trust mic witlî a teani now, andlast Sunmner 1 did ail the harroNvi:îg,helped wvith the hiay, aîîd buit the loads.1 like workimig outside nîuch better (hallin the bouse. This Sunitîner 1 hope to beable to drive the sulky plough %vih threeliorses. This Xiîîer, %vbeîî iny iasîer isaway, 1 can feed the cows and watertbern, and look after tie borses, and cleatithe stables out anîd nîilk. 1 have also hadquite a lot of fun this %V'înter. 1 lîad agood tirne at the Christmas tree, and oftengo and play with the other boys. 1 likerny home very întci and arn well aîîdhappy. 1 domi't seeni to ktov of anythingelse to say, so 1 will say good-bye.

\ours faithfully.HENRY COVENTRV.

DEAR SIR,-I ani very plcasedi ta add afew lines to WVillie's (as ive caRli irni) letter.Arn very pleased to be able to stil1 say, as1 said last year, that we arc very pleasedindeed wvith hirn. He does splendidly, isniost willing, and, wlat is even bettesr stili,can be fully trusted. Have the satisfactionof knowing that wvhen lie is left to do anywvork by hirnself that it wvîll be donc as w~ellas lie cati do it. If lie continues iii thefuture to do as %vell as lie lias up to now,1 arn quite certain Ilhat lie will do wveil,and be a credit to hirnself, tie Home andhis present master. X'ours faithfully,

H. H. WILLWVAY.

Henry's littie brother, WilliamErnest, has just been recalled frombis foster-hiome in Muskokca with aview to bis going up to be nearhim, and by the time this reachesour readers the two littie brothersivili be settled ini the immediateneigbbourhiood of each other.

Alfred James Bowvden sends us abudget of interesting news abouthimself and his doings, and isevidently a happy and thrivinglittie lad. Mr. Herbert Sykes writesof him, as follows :

CARIVALE, 'N.W.T., Feb. ist, 1903.DEAR SIR,-As you wishi to hear about

our lad, I send you a few lines. AI£. is agood lad generally, srnall but ail there,and, for the work I have, does well. Heherds the cattle on the prairie part of theSummer, when the grass in the fields gets

short, and this Winter lie helps Mrs. Sykesiii lhe bouse and mîilks. 1 could miot gethini to school this Wititer, as 1 %vould havelied. WVe tried ail the places in town,

amîd offered to pay bis board, but could notget lîir iii except at the hotel. I hope tohav'e better luck ilext 'Vinter, aîîd wvill tryto secure sorne place during Suinnier fortue \%'inter. He attcîîded schtool Siuînrinerbefore lasr, anîd iv wvife tries to give Iiirnhessons tlîis Winter; but, as she says, hiegets muore mieals tlian lessons. I concludeby saying iv'e are wvell satiied willi ourlad. He is a briglit, good-te nipered,obedient clîild, anmd ail lie ks lackisng issîze.

Mrs. Jeffrey, of Dugalci, ïMat.,gives us bier opinion of lier littleboy, James H. Reeves, that he istrusty, useful and xvell-behiaved, andthat hie wvill make a good Manitobafarmer. James informs us thiat lielikes living on the farm, dloesn'tanind the cold, and lias lots of funat school with the football.

John Carniody bas comipiled thefollowing little narrative of bisCanadiani experiences:

'\[Ariî-' CKEImC, ASSA., jan. 2[St, 1901.DEARi MÎR. OWvEN,-Jtist a few hunes to let

you kîtiow howv 1 got along sitîce 1 camne toCanada iii 1893. I wvemt to NMr. WVard iiiHunlsville, Muskoka, wlîtere 1 stayed fouryears, and fromîî thiere I %vas sent to Mr.Blemîkimi, Assa., wliere 1 staved sorne tirne,and tîtem I had Io lenve on accouIît of inyeyes beimîg bad. Ilien 1 haci 10 beginwearing glasses. 1 stayed a week or îwoiii Winnipeg, then I was sent to Mr. Hl-stead, Millbrook, Mani., and 1 have beetiwitlî hini nearly three years. Last SunnerMr. Halstead Icit Millbrook for the ranîch-mmîg country, so you see I have quite a lotof travelling about. 'hîere is soine verybeautiful scenery aroumîd liere and wve havea splemidid cliiîate. Iliere are lots ofwvolves a:id wvild ganie out hie-e -, we -slnîiostlive on prairie chieken. Most of the peoplehere are ranchers. It is a zood countryfor catffe, they féed out ail Winter. It isfar milder tlîan Manitoba. jus[ at presentwe have no snow. We hiad a heavy snow-storrn two wveeks ago, but the chîinookcamîe and took it aIl off again. I mnust tellyou tîtat 1 ain iii îerfect healîli and quitehappy in nîy situation. Mr. Halstead hiastakien a trip out West to see the country,and 1 arn left ini charge of aIl the cattle. Ihave tlirty head of cattde and a tearn ofhorses, to look after. So now 1 will closerny hetter. I renaimi,

Yours respectfully, JOHN CARMODY.

William F. Oakden, whose homeis on a ranch among the foot-his ofthe Rockies, writes from MacleodP.O.. Alberta :

~IMie oit tbe W1Iester'n ]plIains

1 have been here ver), nearly one year.I arn pleased to inform vou that 1 have en-joyed good health and like the countryvery weil. The Summer was abit bot andwe hiad some mosquitoes, but one does nlotmid them rnutch after getting accubtomcdto their habits. Master's horses wverebrouglit iii frorn the prairie ini the Spring,and 1 tised sornetinies to herd thern on apoIiy, and tiherefore Iearned to ride horse-back. No doubt I shall do mnore of thiswvork iii the future, as I have growvn a goodbitand cati manage my riding-horse better.Nowv du ring the Winter 1 hielp about thebouse and attend to the fowvls. Althoughiat the beginning of February, wve hiave nlotyet had very, much cold wveather nor snow,but got big gales of wind called chinooksin the early part of the season.

VVe heartilv congratulate WiIlieon hiaving becomie accustomed tothe habits of the inosquito. Weconfess that personally we haveneyer succeeded in reconciling Our-selves iii any degree to the habitsand customs of these insects, andwvhen we meet theni the attraction,wvhich is great, is ail on one side.Mosquitoes apart, we feel satisfiedthat Willie's lot is a happy one, andwhen we visit hirn agaiti in theSpring we shall expect to hear only,good accounts of hini.

We have the same expectationsof our jollv young friend, CharlieBrown, in bis home among theGermans at Wetaskiwin. He writesus that hie and his brother, Willie,are "6 getting on fine," and are nowattending an English school, wherethe teacher, Mr. John McVicar, wvasonce on the staff of the Homes inEngland. He sends numerouskindly greetings from our Germ-anfriends, for which we sincerely thankbur. We hope by the time we seetheni next May they wvill havereconciled tbiemselves to the defeatof their friends, the Boers, for whomCharlie was so fuli of sympathywhen wve Iast met bum.

WiIIie Dunent lias sonie pleasantthings to say about UPS AND DOWVNSand further informs us that hie is inigood health, is going to school atpresent and likes to live in theNorth-West. His little brother,Frank Edwvard, wiIl soon be on theway to join him, and it will bie a veryhappy re-union for both the littie

chaps, wvho have been separatedsince Willhe was transferred. from bisMuskoka foster-home in Orillia,Ieaving Frank behind to have an-other three years' schooling.

Fred. J. White, a fifteen-year-oldboy, who bias lately completed bisthird year in the WJest, says:

The weather is flot so cold this year asother years. The crops were very goodthis year. Soon the Spring wvill startagain and then there will be na timie toidle around. Now wve have 149 head ofcattle. We killed one cow for Winter andthirteen pigs. 1 like the coun;try very wivl.1 thînk 1 will stay at Mr. Cliristopp's tili hekicks me out, but 1 like the place weII andamn getting along weII.

We observe that Fred bias in-gratiated himself into the favour ofthe lady school teacher of the dis-trict, and that lady bas very kindlyadded the fo11owing footnote to bisletter

1 amn at present teaching sehool atStrassburg and arn boarding iii the homeof Fred. White's employer. Fred. is abright, energetic and truthful boy. He isexceedingly willing, and scems to be veryproficient at bis work. Above ail, he ishappy and contented, which goes a longway. Fred. certairily seenis to have abright future before him. If ail the boysare placcd a£î happily as Fred. is, then Dr.Barnardo is doiing a work that shouldrender liim blessed. Yours sincerely,

W. M. LITTLE.

Ernest C. Holden, a boy whowvent direct to the Winnipeg Homeon bis arrivai from England in theSpring Of 1897, bias sent us a capitalaccount of bis work and of bis im-pressions of the country. He writes:

My master says 1 arn getting along wveilat farming. I have worked four horses inthe gang-plough, harrowvs and the twenty-four horse seeder. I have raked aIl Ihehay since 1 carne to Mr. McGhie's farin.Last year w~e did nlot get much hay put tip,being so dry a season, but the year beforewve put uip 14i loads. I and another fellowstocked for three binders. It wvas prettyliard wvork, but wve nîanaged to do it. Twoof Mr. McGhie's sous have a threshingmachine, so we do neot stack our grain. 1drove a teami ail threshing tirne. We hadabout 3,500 bushels of wheat and 1,400 ofoats and 8oo of barley. After threshingwvas over came lhe fali' ploughing. 1drove one gang and the hired man drovethe other. Mr. McGhie has a lot of ]andte go over, for be has eiglit quarter-sections. WVhen the frost stopped theplough there wvas a break in the work, for

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nothing could be done titi silow came.Now, as it is Winter, I do nothing butdiores. There are thirty-eight head ofcattie, twenty-two horses, six sheep andfifteen pigs ta look after, Sa there won'tbe niuch feed Ieft by Spring. We drawail the straiv into a back yard for thecattie. 1 do not like choring arotind aswvell as wvorking in the field, but I supposeSprinK wvill be ôn soon. That ks ail I haveta say about farming iii the meantinie, but1 arn gaing ta say samething about home.This Christmas 1 gar more letters fromhome than I ever got si,îce 1 came here.My brothers and sisters; ail want me haome,but I have flot made up my mind ta do soyet. 1 have a notion ta take up a farnm iiithis country. I think the atniosphere isvery healthy in Manitoba. I remain,

XTours sincerely,Ardenî, Man. ERNEST C. HOLDEN.

We are much pleased to have agood report froni Alfred Allen, who,bis mistress, Mrs. Calvert, tells us,is " doing very well," lias Il turnedout a splendid rnilker," and in otherrespects Il bas wonderfully improv-ed." This is wvbat Alfred bias to sayfor bimself :

I arn getting an fine. 1 like my placevery much. My miaster and mistress arevery kind ta me. 1 have six coivs to milkand wvater. XVe have six harses andtwenty head of cattle and one pig. I haveta, do the chores. 1 can feed the cattienowv. 1 came ta Chis country in1 1899. Ilike this country better than England. Ican ride a hiorse now. 1 arn goinp, talearn ta drive a teani next SUni-mier in aur rake. I arn going ta haulloads of hay. I go ta Sunday school. 1wvent ta a Christilas tree, and one of thegentlemen put a present on the tc forme. I have grawn to a big boy-every-body savs sa. You ivan't know me whenjou camne round ta see nie in April. 1would nat like to go back ta Stepneyagain, because anyonc can make a livingin this country. It ks a good, healthycountry. 0f course, it k cold iii theXinter. 1 don't mind about the cold.Dear Mr. Oven, 1 have not ttny moreta -say at present. 1 will have marenews ta give vou iii April. Wishing theHome every -success, 1 remain yoursincere friend, ALFRED ALLEN.

Reginald G. Taylor is evidentlyliving iti the full wbirl of advancingcivilization, as bis letter tells us thata brancb railway runs within aquarter of a mile of bis employer'sbouse, and that there are three trainsa week over the line. Despite the,distracting effect of tbis rush ofpassing traffic, Reggie seer-ns to be

in good bealtb and able to attendto business, berds sheep in theSummer and does chores in theW!inter. He inforrns us with evi-dent pride that bis miaster bias ateam of driving horses tbat takeprizes wberever they go, and thatbis master is equally fortunate withbis thorouglibred sheep.

William G. Roberts lias evidentlymade a good start in the country.His employer, Mr. Gregory, of Bea-ver Dale, iii the Yorkton district,reports that be is making steadyprogress, takces an interest in biswvork, is truthful and bonest, andivery hiatdy in doing chores."

Willie writes of bimiself :1 arrived in Canada last April. 1 came

aut on the ship) called Ca,,,bro,,,ai wvithover 200 boys. My brother and 1 and twaother boys came frami the Jersey Home.The uîext day tluirty.seven tif us wverc sentup ta the Winnipeg Home, and then sentont ta aur situations. 1 amn glad t otell yauI have gar a comtortable home. I tike myplace very rnuch. We have sonme verycold days in the Winter. There ks lots ofsnowv on the -round Iîow. My work isdoing the chores. I have learned ta milkaîid saw wood. I tried ta do a little gar-demîing last Summer, such as sowing seedand weeding. I amn going ta have a gar-den this year. We had a very dry Sumn-mer ; some days the mosquitoes wvere verybad. 1 arn saving ail my mioney ta buy acaîf. My miaster says hie is gaing ta keepit fo- mie. My mistress ks going ta givenie a lien and a set of eggs ta raise saniechickens. 1 arn glad to say I arn feeling alittle stranger than wvhen 1 came out here.I hope I will be able ta do lots of farmingthis Summer. This is a splendid countryfor boys.

From the neighbourbood of Ox-bow, that has been one of ourbappy buntitîg-grounids for sometime past, and wbere we have a finelittle seutlement of boys, we bavereceived the following four letterstbat will be read witb interest, andwvhich suggest that the writers aregood boys in good places:-

1 live about six miles North of the townof Oxbow. 1 can see the train every dayfrorn here. I will sooni be here a year,and am very happy and pleased with inyplace. 1 have only ane mile ta go tachurch, school and Sunday school, wbich1 attend regularly. 1 arn now in the Third

1~ok got the prize for goad attendancelast Sumnier. %Ve had a Sunday schoolpicnic, at which 1 enjoyed myseif very

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imucih. 1 learnied to drive, three horseslast falit and harrowed for a few days withthem. My master said it wvas ail right.I'have i rnany chores to do, there beingjust three hors~es and five head of cattieand fifty fowls Io attend to. My masterhad 225 bushels of wvhei and 170 of oats.The crops were very poor in this part ofthe country this year. In the Sunirner wvernilk four cows. My rnistress milks twoand 1 two. I think there are very fewboys who have as good a home as I. Inithe Winter miy master puts on the fire, andwhien it is going good lie catis mie. AtChristmas I had ail the turkey and plumpudding I could eat and the saine on NewYear's, which, you know, me being Eng-lish, wvas no smnall portion.

Vours trtily,HENRY LAWVRENCE.

of ducks on the river. There is a lot ofwvolves around where we live. We aregoing to. put in 200 acres of wheat andoats, and 1 can stock wvheat and pitch onthe loads. There wvas poor crops lastSummer. We expect better ones nextSummer, so 1 wiIl be able to give you abetrer account of the country the îîextletter I write to the UPs AND DoWNS.

Yours truly, JOHN WATSON.

February 4th, igoi.DEAR MR. OWFN,-In answer Io your

letter, I now take the pleasure in writingyou a few hiles. 1 arn getting on first-rate, aIl but breaking a few articles.Dear sir, I carne out here in 1&)8. 1 cameacross the oceaîi on the good old ship,Labrador, auîd wve landed at Quebec, wvherewe took the C.P.R. to Wininipeg, wvlich

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Mr. Wiggins, Henry's employer,-has added a littie note to Henry'sletter, in which he savs

He suits ie very welI, being very willingto do bis wvork. 0f course, lie is, like miost,other boys, a litile forgetful at tirnes, buton the wvhole, lie does very, wvcl.

DEAR Siit,-Just a few lines to you,hoping you are well. 1 like the countryfine, and I cari milk cows, and the Winteris pretty rough, and I cati plough andharrow, and 1 bierded ioo bead of cattlewitb a pony, and I went to day schc>ol andalso Sunday school in the Suimmer. I likethe place that I aiù at, and there is a lot

was a three days' trip. When we got toour landing place we were ail glad tostand on solid ground again. We stayedin Winnipeg three days, and then 1 wassent to my destination, which wvas Mr.Gregson. Wheni 1 was going home-forthat is whiat I cati it -1 did a lot of talk-ing and asking questions about those littiegophers, wvhiclh were quite strange to me.When 1 arrived it was dinner-time, and Idonc justice to everything that w~as onthe table. After dinner I wvent out toexcplore tic fa~rni. It wvas haying-time, soI went out to hielp themn drawv in. It wasso hot that I could hardly wvork. Thcy-the man and Mr. Gregson-kept tellingme about thc mosquitoes ; but 1 could flot

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make out wvhat they, were; but they toldmie Io wvait and see, so 1 wvaited patiently,for 1 wvanted to see. Pretty soon sonielittle flues settled on me. They were verybad that night. Mr. Gregson beganlaughing, and ail at once the mosquitoesbegan to bite so wicked it ke1 ,t mie slap-ping rny face and hands ; but after a wvhileIquit slapping niyseif, but 1 was just

covered with ltimps. Then the harvestbegan and then the Winter. We had rocut a lot of wood, and Nve cut 300 cords of'wood. I like the country fine, ail but theWVinter ; but it is healthy, and that is thebest part of it. We have twvo mnen thisWiter, and we arc cutting a lot of wvood.1 mus( now bring niy letter to a close ivithbest wishes to Dr. Barnardo and aIl thegirls and boys of the Homie. I think thisis aIl this time. X7ours truly,

ERNEST S. BUCKINGHAM.

DEAR SIR,-I have been wvith Mr. Lang-rish three years now. If 1 liad rny choice,I would prefer Canada every time. Thevalley is very pretty iii the Summer. Wehave the river only 200 yards Io the bouse.I arn gel ing quite a farnier now. 1ploughed seventy-five acres last Summer.It was rather hot last j une; it ivas so hotwve could flot plotigh. WVe hadi 400 bushelsof wheat and i ,8oo bushels of oats. Wehad 130 bushels of oats to the acre. lehave six horses and a colt, and thirty headof cattle-and two pigs. I go to Sundayschool every Sunday. I like Mr. and Mrs.Langrish very niuch. 1 get plenly to eatand some xvarni clothing. Mr. Langrishgave mie a wvatch this Christmas for apresent. 1 have a fine lime on the riverskating, playing hockey somelimes. 1think 1 miust close my letter now ; it is teno'clock, and I must go to bed now. Withbest wishes, 1 remain, yours truly,

ARTHUR WILLIAMI PIDDOCK.

Our esteemned friend, Edward S.Dudmian, tells us:.

1 have been in Canada over three years,and it does not seeni to me so long as it is.1 arn ainong the Germians, and thiey are aGod-fearing people. I have flot mutch todo in the W~inter as feed the caille. I cantalk.Germian better thail English, and tliis isa very good country for the Barnardo boys.Tlîey learn ail farm wvork, ploughing,raking and so forth. Mr. White bas beenout here two finies, and I have got fromhim two letters. Ini the village is a schooland church, and the children go to schoolin the Winîer, and they go every Wintertili they are fourteen years of age.

Along with Edward's letter is onefrom his master, M r. Jacob WiIb,in which he says a great rnany kindand flattering tbings about bis boy;but the letter, being in German,would not be intelligible to thernajoritv of' our readers if it were

reproduced, and they must acceptour word for its contents.

Alfred C. Ellis writes from IndianHeacd that hie has bad a fine timesiiîce lie came to Canada, hasgaitied sixty pounds in weighit, isgrowing strong an d big and cati coa great maîiy tlîings tlîat lie couldn'tdo at ail wlîetî he came out.

Williami J. Pearce is baving " finetimes " at sclîool this Winter, andevidentlv is happy and thrivinggenerally.

Freddie Hoînies tells us that hie is"makixîg nîoney every day " from

the small premium biis mistressallows him upon the products ofthe poultry yard. Hle says, Ilwelive ini a very pretty place close bya large lake ; it is a. large brickbouse. 1 have a nice room ail to,myself and a good warm bed." Mr.Calvery, wvith whom Freddie isliving, adds a note to bis letter, inwhich hie reports that the little ladis doing very well aîîd that they aitlike him.

Henry Curtis writes:1 am qLIite well and I arn getting along

nicely. 1 like the country very well. 1have thirty-six head ofcaîtle to look after,and it keeps me busy. I have a goodhome here, and they use me lîke one oftheir own. If there is anything going Ialways go to it. 1 always dr-ive a tearn aIlSummer. 1 went to the Winnipeg Fairhast Summier.

Mr. Walter Kerr, of Seldon,passes bis verdict upon the characteraîîd cotnduct of our young friend,Johin James Burton, as follows :

I cannot say but wvliat I have alwayssaid. John is a good boy and a goodwvorker and can be trusted, truthful andhonest, and there was neyer better eversailed from old England.

J obnny himself sends us a verysensible aîîd cheerful littie accountof his surroundings, and althoughhie is evidently discouraged by thefailure of bis master's crops (theentire crop seerns to have beendestroyed by hail), he is lookingforward bopefully to the future. Heis already a stockman on a smalscale, being the owner of a pony, acow anîd two ducks. No wonderJ ohnny can say, I arn glad 1 arn a

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Barnardo boy and have corne toCanada."

Mr. John M. Morris, of St.Charles, gives us the satisfactorynews of F"rank Francis that hie hiasnieyer given any cause of complaint,and he adds : IIIf ail your boysturn out as I have every reason tobelieve he will, they will make goodand useful subjects. "

Frank himself relates his experi-ences in rabbit-catching, and givesus some interesting littie details ofhis life on the farm, concluding byinforming us that bie is looking for-ward to taking up a homiestead ofhis own when hie is a littie older.

Henry Rolfe gives a tragic ac-count of the damage wrought bya hail-storm, that, according to bisdescription, carried away bousesand barns and destroyed the cropsover a large area. Nevertheless,Henry bias a good word for Mani-toba, that bie thinks is a good coun-try both for boys and wheat.

Little six-year-old Cyril Milsonlias been practically adopted by anexcellent couple at Forest, Mani-toba, and bis foster-father, Mr.Arlon Hamilton, describes him as afine, mnanly, cheerful, intelligent,healthy boy. His brother is livingin the same district, and they oc-casionally meet. Mr. Hamilton re-marks : "lThere is plenty of roomfor ail the boys of bis stamp thatyou can bring out."

We must heartîly congratulateour young friend, Ernest Basing-thwaite, upon the very satisfactoryextracts wve are able to quote fromthe following letters that we bavereceived from himself and bis emi-ployer :

DIEAR SIR,-JUSt a few iies ta sayhow 1 arn getting on at farming inCanada. 1 have been hiere for two years8thi next April, and I have two moreyears to spend here. 1 like this place ailrighit, and 1 cannot grumble at anything,neither the people nor wvork. 1 canplougli, harrow and lots of other tbings.

I amn very pleased to say that Ernest isa very trutbful and good boy. He is avery good wvorker and wvill do ail hie isable, and we cannot look for more. Weare ail very fond af him.

RoBERT LEFLEY.

Willie Howard gives a cheerfullittle account of himself that showsthat hie is contented and happy in bishome. Claud Leophard likes bisplace and "lcan stand the cold fine."Arthur Porter tbinks tbe boys arecimuch better bere than in Eng-land," and tells us that hie himselfgets a good living, is wvell treatedand bias a chance to learn sorte-thing. He adds:

When 1 came to Canada I knewv nothingabout farining. In the first place 1 coulddo nothing but look about, but I got tawvork doing chores. Mly first charge wvasta feed the fowls and carry wood into thehouse, thien 1 got charge of the pigs. Ittook mie somne time to learn ta feed sa thatthe animais would flot waste food ; but Iwvas showii a fewv times and told ail aboutit, and now 1 can manage very wvell. Ihave been here a little over a year, and Inowv have charge af fowls, pigs andcattle, and 1 arn learning to liandle thehorses, and I expect same day, if I amnspared, ta have a farm ai my own. 1 likethe work and 1 think it is the mast inde-pendent kind ai life that a man can live.XVe raise nearly everything that we needta live an.

Altogether Arthur's letter, whichis evidently quite bis own produc-tion, is a most sensible, as well asremarkably well-wvritten conitribu-tion, and shows that our youngfriend bias a sbrewd, level bead onhis sniail shoulders.

Henry Tborne tells us of bis mias-ter and mistress, Mr. and Mrs.Smyth, IlThey think a lot of mie,for I am the only child " This isfully confirmed by Mr. Smiyth him-self, wbo says, Il Henry is setting agood example for the Barnardoboys, and tbere wiIl be a number ofapplications from this part thisSpring-."

Bernard Jarvis bias given us suchan intelligent and graphic accountof bis experiences that we mustreproduce bis letter iii full. Evi-dently Bernard bias found the Westa land of plenty, and w~hen we readin bis letter of the consumption ofbeef, bacon, clucks, chickens and etceteras, we wvere quite prepared forthe information that bis master is anEnglishman, and, we should imagine,one of the riglit good sort:

tlps anb ]Downs

STANLEv GRANGE, MOOSONIIN,Jaaîuary 30th, 1901.

My DEAR SIR,-It gives me the pleasureto write to yeti, You %%ril be pleased tohiear I arn wel and happy, and getting onwell at farni work. 1 have lots to do. Mymiaster has lots of cattie, horses andsheep, and 1 lhelp himi to teed them, andwvhen nîy master goes te town with wheat,I have to do thern alerte. 1 arn lookingforwvard to Spring wvhen wve cani work onthe land, as 1 like Io drive the horses atplougli and other wvork. We shail have alot of grain to sow, as wve have thiree farms,i6o acres each. W~e liad a good Christ-mas and lots of' nuts and candies. I wotildlike the boys in the Homne to live iiia farm-hoeuse. W e get lots of bacon and good,food. This fali rny master and 1 killed abeast, three pigs, twenty ducks, thirtychickens and turkeys,! and we get lots ofprairie chickens and jack-rabbits, ail forour own eating. In Summer-time we killsheep as we want them and hang the meatin the well to keep fresh. I have uieverbeen iii since I came hiere. 1 doni't like theWVinters, when there is so much snow, andthe blizzards are a caution! We liad agood granary full of wheat last faîl, butthe 'vet wveather damaged il. My masterhas only made fifty-eight cents a bushel forit, but ive have half of it to seil yet, soniay be it will niake a little more on toSpring. We sold a fat cow te a butcher iiiMoosomini. Shie wveighed 1,270 lbs. Mymaster anud I took hier in, and there waslots of snow. 1 like being among theyoung calves and lambs, and wve generallyhave a foal. 1 hope to get to be a farmermyseif. Sometimes my master teachesme aIl kinds of îvork, and I shahl be ableto manage a farm wvhen 1 arn old enougb.My master is an Englishman, and we havesomte nice talks about the Old Country.He lias a sister living ini Nottingham. Herliusband is a Weslcyan minister, and mymaster has asked his sister 10 caîl and seemy mother. I shall be pleased if she does.My niother would like mie te go home, butI cani get on better here. I don't forgethow poor we wvere when 1 wvas there.With kind respects, I arn, my dear sis-,\Tours restiectfully, BERNARD JARVIS.

A year ago we published a letterfromn Edwin Priest, and during thetwelve montbs that have sinceelapsed Edwin has evidently madegood beadway. Mr. David Wood,of Elkhorn, with whom Edwin islearning his business as a Manitobafarmer, writes of hlm as follows:

1 mightjuist say that hie has grown to be,quite abigfellow. He isagood boy. Heis very steady and neyer neglects bis work.I think hie will make a good matn, and Iarn sure hie will get along well in thisCou ntry.

Edwin himsetf writes:

I amn getting along very welI. In theSummeèr 1 drive three horses and a sulkyplougli. Last Summer we Summner-fal-lowed ioo acres with twvo three-horseteams. I cati also harrow, and hast Sum-nier I drove the horses on thîe anower. Weare going to put in 200 acres of wheat inthe Spring, forty acres of oats and a littiebarhey. We always have a nice garden.We kieep quite a few stock, six horses, tenhead of catîle, two pigs, ioo liens. I canimilk cows. I like doing chores very much.My master owns a John Abell's TorontoAdvance steam tlireshing outfit. 1 wasdrawing wvater for the engine Iast faîl.We were ont threshing about a nîonth. Iliked ilfine. I have the job of starting thefire in the Woodville Presbyteria n Church,and 1 have te go an hour before service s0as to have the chiurch nice and warm. 1like the country very much. It is a littlecold iii the Winier, but the Summer is s0iiice that we forget ail about that. 1wvould rai her live here than in England, asit is rnuch easier for a boy to get alongherp, and if hie works good, hie cati easyinake a good home for himsehf. I intendte get a farm as soon as I arn able.

Willie Lane evidently dreads theManitoba cold ; but we fancy lie ismaking the worst of things when hesays, " «If you put your nose outsideit wiII pretty near take it off you."Nevertheless Willie proceeds to saythat lie is having a good time, thathis health and appetite are good,and sums up by the pbilosophic re-mark that he Ilcan't kick." Whenan Englishman can't find anythingto kick at, we are justified in con-cludiîîg that there is flot much thematter with his lot in life, and wecati set WiIIie down to be ail right inspite of having his nose nipped bythe cold.

Frank Harvey thinks Canada is afirst-rate country and informs usthat he is feeling "lstronger thanever." Mr. Keating, wvith whomFrank is living, adds a littie note,iii which he speaks highly of Frank'susefulness to him and mentions thatwhen he was cutting bis grain therewere some days when Frankshocked right up to, the binder,which, he remarks, was pretty goodfor a boy like him. We quite agreewith Mr. Keating, and we think hemay be congratulated on having avery good man on bis farm.

We should imagine from Masterjoseph Hardwick's letter that the'

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commercial instinct ' is ratherstrongly developed in that younggentleman's mind. He expresseshis opinion that Manitoba is aIlgood cou ntry to make money,">and in support of this opinion hierefers to the fact that in the Summerthe cattle are turned loose on theprairie, where tbey cost nothing,wbile the hay for their Winter feedgrows wild, and also Ilcosts no-thing only the labour to cut it."

"Iii this way," says joseph, "laperson can save a great deal ofnioney, s0 [ think Manitoba is thebest place to live in."

John Tyler, wbose home is atBuffalo Spring Creek, West of Innis-fail, Alberta, bas rather a gloomystory to tell of the failure of thecrops in that section and the diffi-culties of harvesting ; but as far ashie himself is concerned, hie is evi-dently doing well, and indeed wemight be accused of flattering Mas-ter John over highly if we were togive our own opinion of bis goodqualities of head and heart. Suf-fice it to say that we have no mis-givings as to John turning out acredit to the Homes and a goodcitizen the Western Province.

Charles Veste>' found the difficul-ties of herding considerably in-creased by the scarcity of water,which made it necessary to drive thecattle a long distance. He is totake part in some private theatricalstbat are being got up by someyoung folk in the neighbourhood, andhie informs us tbat iii the perform-ance of bis part hie bas to die. Inthe meantime, however, hie is evi-dently very much alive and generallyon good ternis with himself and theworld.

Herbert Girdier gives an interest-ing accouait of the progress of eventsin the neighbourhood of Osler, inthe far-distant province of Saskat-chewan. He tells us they are bav-ing a fine Winter out there, althoughoccasionally stormy. The cropswere poor last season, but Herbertand bis master are not out of busi-ness yet, and evidently mean to beon deck for another year. He says:

1 ploughied about sixty acres last fali, sowe wiIl have a lot ready for Spring. Wehave it ail harrowed too. We have gottwenty acres more toplough. We intend toput in fifty-five acres of wheat and twentyof oats and barley and five for gardening.We intend to put in a lot of turnips thisSpring and a lot of potatoes, if we can.

We bave to thank Fred Anderson,flot only for a very interesting letter,but for a dollar that hie enclosed asa donation to the Homes. Mr.Simon Anticknap, of Regina, withwhom Fred is living, writes of him :

He is a smart lad and I would flot bewithout him. He is 'just like one of ourowvn. The children amihe get along wel,and my wife thinks i here is no lad like him.He does wvhatever he is told and he is verytruthful. I made himn a present of a caifand 1 gave him a watch for Christmas. 1wviII give him ail the scbooiing I can. Idid flot get much myseif, and I know thewant of it.

Fred E. Williamson reviews theseason 's operations and his ownshare of them as follows :

I arn very fond of farming. 1 wasploughing ail Spring, and afier we gotthrougb seeding 1 ploughed eighteen acresof Summiner fallow twice, and then we wventto the hay. We bad îpoor luck with it.We only put up fifteen tons where wveshould have had about sixty tons. Itmakes us very short of feed. After wegot through haying, we had about iioacres of grain to cut. My master's soncut forty-five acres and I cut the rest.After we got through cutting, my masterand I did the stacking alone. I didn'tmanage to get any fait ploughing done.WVe will have to hustie in the Spring tocatch up with our behind work. My mas-ter has twenty-two head of cattie, tenhores, fine pigs and lots of fowI. Mostof thle people around here do mixed farm-ing. We have had lots of snow-stormsthis Winter. Last Winterw~e had no snowhardly. It bas been very cold this lastweek or so. My master's son and Ihauled the hay with two teams.* We haveabout twelve miles of a draw. I liketeaming very much. We baul wood withtwo teams, too. I had a very pleasantChristmnas and a happy New Year. 1 en-joyed myseif very mach. I have beenhauling straw and wood myseif ihis Iasttwo weeks. Our feed is short. 1 hopewe svill have a better Spring this year.

Howard Oakley is a littie"I Brum-agemn" lad from, Iast Summer's party,and we learii from Howard's letterthat bie is very happy in bis newhome. Mr. Donald Paterson, hisemployer, wvrites :

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DEAR MR. OWEN,-With regard to H.Oakley, I arn well satisfied wvith irn. Heis becoming very useful around. He isquite happy ail day long ; neyer seerns t0have feit lonesome since lie came here.He takes a deep intercst in his Sundayschool sttîdies ; also iii the day sclioolwork. I arn going to give bim ail theshow possible for going to, school.

We are reminded by HenryHarris' letter that life on the prairiesisn't ail fun and sunshine. Henrysays he likes herding, but "Iwhenyou get wet through to the skin itis miserable," and lie thinks harrow-ing is nice work unless it getswindy and the dust rises and blindshim. WelI, Henry, a soaking to theskin and a blinding with dust arenot pleasant iii any part of thewvor1d, but Manitoba is flot the onlycountry where these troubles haveto be endured. There is nowhierethat the roses grow withouit thornsor the cherries without stones.Marcb winds and April showversbring forth May flowers, and thoughneither the wvinds nor the showversare pleasant while they last, wemust bear thern cheerfully, lookingforward to the flowers and the har-vest and rernembering that the goodhand of our God is over it ail.

Ernest Whittinghiam, whom bismaster, Mr. Gray, of Franklin,Manitoba, describes as a IlgoodCanadian and a credit to Dr. Bar-nardo," informs us that he intendsto stick to farmiiig. His master isoften away, and Ernest tells us thathe is "boss" of the place duringhis absence and bas everythingunder bis charge. Mr. Gray con-firms this and writes that he is notafraid to leave things in Ernest'scharge, as he IIalways does hiswork as he is told."

John James Smith likes workingon a farm, &4knows quite a bitabout stock," and thanks Dr. Bar-nardo for bringing "us boys andgirls " to such a good cou ntry. Hebas made up his mind to take up ahomestead for himself as soon as hieis old enough.

Alfred Boyd bas been in "Iexcel-lent healtb " since he camne to Can-ada four years ago and says hie bas

grown like a weed. Mr. AngusBeaton, of Kissina, Alfred's em-ployer, has added the following to:bis letter:

DEAR SiR,-As Alfred Boyd wislhes meto say something on bis behaif, 1 can sayabout hini tbat hie is a good boy, and avery industrious boy, and a boy that canbe depended upon. No doubt some ofyour boys meet with bard cases of em-ployers, and that is how some of thepoor boys happen to, get a bad namie.

\T ours rcspectfülly, ANGUS BEATON.

George J. Millard informs us thathe stands five feet in heigbt, Lips thescale at 120 lbs., likes the country,and tbinks it is the very place foryoung boys and young men. Hishome is near Lorlie, thirty-five milesNorth of Wolseley Station on theC. P. R.

Thomas Crouch gives a cheerfutlittie account of himself that su-gests that he is passing bis firstWinter in Canada very happily.Thomas Marsh bas, amongst otheraccomplishments, mastered the artof knittinig, and informs us that biebas knitted himself two pairs ofniîtts this Winter. His mistresstells us that he is Ilstrong andhealthy and getting on nicely."

Alfred Saunders bas flot hadthe best of Iuck " since coming to,

Manitoba, complains of the cold andbas had a narrow escape of beingkicked by a borse. None the lessbe tells us that he bas "lgot alongvery well " in bis present place, so,that we may hope Alfred will havea less doleful report to give of bim-self wben we next hear from him.

There is nothing doleful about thefollowing that we quote from a well-written little letter that bas corne to>band from WilIie J. Wedgwood:

1 like' farnjing very much. I have to,feed cat de and only.one horse. We tuseoxen instead of horses. If I was askedwbicb I liked best, England or Canada, Iwould 1 ,refer Canada. Ail the time I havebeen in Canada 1 have been iii good bealth.I have. a very good place, and I bave en-joyed being in Canada. 1 have learned todrive the oxen and the borse. 1 likeivorking with stock very much, since Ibave been accustonied to them. I haven'tfound Canada so cold as I tbougbt it was.So far, I bave seen rnany strange things.in Canada which 1 neyer tbouglit of in the

ILife oit tbe 'I1esterni DiainsOlci Country. I have liad rides iii thesleighs, and neyer seen them for rode ithern before. 1 had a ride in the eiectriccar, anid it wvas ver>' wonderfuI to me.

Miss Clemis, of Morris, says ofWillie:

1 take pleasure iii wvring yoti a fewfles regarding (lie little boy, WillieWedgwvood, w~e got from the WinnipegHome. H-e lias been wvith us six niontlîsnow. He is getting to be a usetul boy atfarîîî work, and have found him truthfuland lionest, and he is very good-naturedand tries to do anything 1 ask him to do.

Fred Robinson, writingfrorn HighBluiff, says lie is glad lie Ilstruckthis place," where lie hias a "lgreatold time.' He encloses his photo-graph, wliich we should have beengreatly pleased to reproduce if wecould have douie justice to it ; butas it is, our readers must take ourw'ord for it that Fred's looks areiail right " and tlîat lie lias quite

the appearance of a boy who is hav-ing a Ilgood ime."

John T. Blake cotîtributes an ex-ceedingiy interestîng accoutnt of lusexperiences that we wish we couldpublish in full. We mnust be con-tent wvith saying îlîat during tlîelast fewv years Johin lias gainedforty-five pounds iii weight, a greatdeal of valuable experience, au ex-cellent cliaracter from lus employer,auîd a good nanie i the neighibour-hood. Messrs. Slîuttleworîlî, ofCordova, t0 whoni John is appren-ticed, express their opinion of himthat hie will be an Il honour to theHomes."

Walter Copping is well and hîappyand likes tlue people, a likiuîg tliat,we are pleased to observe, is cor-dially recîprocated. Mr. Jolin Mac-donald, writing of hini, says hie isirnproving ever>' day, makiiîg hirn-self useful and willing to do asnîuch as hie is able. "lHe is fond ofhandling the stock and very kind tothe horses."

Thomas J. Wliitt lias deliveredhimself of the following sunumaryof bis views of the country and ofbis individual experiences therein :

1 came out to Manitoba in 1897. 1 thinkManitoba is a healthy country, as there ispienty of work for boys, and freedonu. I

was in Greenway three years with Mr.Martin. I then came to Altamont. 1 arnstayiflg ihf ny present employer, who isa bachelor. WeII, T have learnt toIlbach " and cook ni> own meals once iiia wvhile. I arn having a good time atpresent. I arn supposed to do the clioresiri the Winter. We are haviîig a fine Win-ter thi-, year. We have plenty cf snowv.WeIl, I must tell yotu about an elk. Aswe were goiîîg to the stable, we happenedto look at the top of the field, wve saw abig elk standing thiere with bis side to us,and one of the young mîen of the housesiiot Iimii through the body. He madefine cahing. and wvas reckoned the first ofthe season. [ arngoing to Sunda>' school.I have only missed about fine Sundays infour years. 1 attend the English Church.With kind wishies for ahl the boys andcheers for our King and Dr. Barnardo, Iremain, dear sir, yours very respectfully,

THONIAS J. WHITT.

Charles J. Magowan, one of ourPheasant Forks contingent, wvishesevery boy in Canada had as good aplace as hie, Herbert Nunn is xviththe postmaster at Pasqua, andfetches the mail every morning fronuthe train. His master's crop wasalmost a failure last year; but hieadds, IlWe have had a lovelyWinter so far ; the horses are run-ning out aIl Winter."

Willie Russell is "las happy asthe flowers in june," hias been 10school thiree Winters and hopessome day to have a " farm of myowvn and some of the boys to belpme.")

Robert Hancock likes farming,likes living in the North-West,thinks it is a good country and aplace wlîere auiybody can make aliving if they try. 'Joseph Murraycan do bis chores "«without anytrouble," bias "llots to eat and drink,lots of good clothing and there islots of wolves on the prairie." Mr.Freeman, Josepb's employer, adds,IlWe ail like Joe; hie is a ver>' goodboy and kind to the children. Heattends Englisb Chu rch service everySunday and Sunday school."

Albert Burfoot lias lately bee,îtransferred to a fresb situation, andthe change would appear to'havebeen for the better, as be tells us hiebias learned more in the three monthsbe bias been with Mr. Sutherland

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than ini the eigliteen miontls biespent at lus previaus place. M r.Sutherland %vrites:

For tilie short limie .\Ir ias been herehe lias done very' weII, and il' lie continlues..10 iniprove as hie lias donc in Se Imsm lieAUil 5001 be vet-y lÇIltl.

James T. TFoNner is described bylis master as " a good, ho nest,hard-working boy and onle uha triesta, do bis best.' Jarnes thinies liebas gai in nitbi nice people and is"deliglted to be out in this xvîld

aix- waallv \'est." He sensiblvobserves, If the boys hii Englandàauily knle\% wh'at ks good for- tbcmi,[ tik they \wauld Caine out ta thiscouiîtrv. Life is s0 free and easx'.

1 haveileen here nearly a year, andxx-lîn 1 ani twveiit>-oae I arn goigta do my best to get miy littiebrotbers and sisterýs oui herc \vitbnie. Everyone thinks the youngeran 1Eniglisbnîaîîtt is when he conies totbis country, the better àit C or bathbinm and the coLi[trv."

John W. Blakin thinks the countrymîust be beailbv as lie bas onlv beensick îxvo days hii four years. RichardChamîpion is 'h inga very goadtrne and ±gettiiîg alang aIl rghalthough last Suîiimer a cyclonesi ruck the section ini xvicb lie islivingt, destroying bis rnaster's cropantci overturiîing, the neigbbomorsbarn, 16ox 3o I., as well asminrckîîgbi bouse.

Joseph Wlinclred likes bis placevery ivcll, can barniess and drive theteani anîd last Suni mer did aIl theralcing. The caîf that Arn GifiUlîs(bis nilaster) gave Iiimi is thriviîîg,andi so we imagine is it owier.

Thomas Collins lias been tlîreeyears ini bis presenif place, is groiv-ing, learniîîg ta plough, likes thecountry and does îîot think lie xvillex'er wxant to go back ta Eniglancl.

J oseph Hi. Eaves baul creai iithe Stiîiier anîd i learîîiîg ta be abutteriak-er. Mr. andi Mrs. H-oldenare x'er>' kiiîd to iîu, and lie tiîliksManitoba is a far better country talive ini tbaîî England.

0f the following letters we canonly say that we are sure our

readers will appreciate the interest-iîîg little dlescriptionî they gix'e oflifte andi work in thle WVest:,

Ilî0o0 i llw., 1cbrîiarv 4i h, i9o i

1). ~Si iz,-[ %%-as g-lad 10 receive >-oui-Ic 1r of t 9111 nist., anid 1 wiull îiow ilîy (0give you as iiîciî abot iîs anid ex-perieliec of' die pasi year. as I caii. Asyon kiîow, wlîcn I arti ved ini is coîuitrx

Illec Sp gOf' 1897, I was wîilh NIr. T'.S oosi, n car V i deni, w lic re I rein a i ied lortlire vears iiuîiil lasi Sjiriig, wlieu I left

flintu alud Caîie Soni lu of, l',..sîOîi aiud Ilurediviiil :ir. \V. L.. (.beriîi, ;id 1 ai stilitiire, anud I like nuî shuI"i splciidî asi lie are kiiid 10 uIl. I anil glai Io Sa)! tllatlis last year I have leaî-,ued a lot of work,

sidei as pllotiý,-luiîig, lir-wii l isk-iî.g,dî-mxng dlic iiovrand l;-î-kiu-,coiliiug

liay anid swoëngii. gmhli 1ti. eau lORI'e. r good. But t IlAve lims i0 O lari voi.I have beeîi goiig 10 sclîool Iroin I lie t mîieil Croze lit tiîitil hioliday-. aLnd I explect Iogo again as soou as il îî 1ucîs, wvlimcil wmllbe Ieirua r moi h, andl, il' iloiliniiu Iiappeiis,

I wili go hulit il Sîîringt work hegiîus. Illia .-e ver % litiîle %vork t 10 oitis WViîîir-meammyl euen hIl to koep Ile ont ofilluselliic. I i liik ilis is al I catelcl voit

<luis limei. Fronti vour obcheii servat

l)~x~Si, R, One of' voîur bo -S, Waller1. chiaiibei-s. lias beeji witli nis siiuce May,r-d, 1iqoo, anîd I lake nilli pleitstre îu!,(CoiIiiîudmiig hit as a j.ood, stîeady,

I rusi vorliy1)0, ihiouigI \.et% siaîl inisiattire. IL, is verv active and wvilliiug telcarîî lie is %-et-% fond Of hclil and

ShpL selw~ol, Ivuml îs îuu;îe liîîî quiti'a l'avon: il c1 i lue îeguoîlo~.Ilav a ke il a -c~eat îîuteresi iii flintî and areseidii. Iuiti lo scllool i lus Vtuîi ei* Io

îîiprove Ilus dnaio.alid lic soeiuus g-ladof<lie cha;unce. Von u*s 1iiiy,

\V. E.Owîi.BîNc.xwrii, I .S'., eb. ilul, ioi.

l)i.~~ S k I wriie c Ihese lkw files ieovon, Ilopiiig yen ai-c (fuîite well. I rcmved

yonr telles- las i nail-day, aîud] was velrvt.hIa io litar Croui vou. Nov I insi tel[

v-on abhout uiiv exl)ericuîce. I Caiiie outirin' EI.ul-aiîd il' 1894 aiud %%'cuut 1 telnsc(kkale a nni namued àn . Bumes, anud I timouigltdlia M c wcrc verv k iîd lu e I lc work

1 dont! bvas to do notiMng blt Io look ailtergeese amid lieu and I t luohiti was greattunu to e )ciased witi h(tlie ganider, fI*o liewas sud) a cross oie ; anîd iii tile \\intiier

I Woun Io sehiool, alid wiliu I was doeiilîcre, I lionglit il wvas ail 1,11î1 anid il kspre(t) y uar aIl Work slowv, fii I do îlothave iîmcli more tb do thaîî do tIlle chotresanid t0 oCul a lit de Wood. I was iii Muskokafoin-* years, and tdien I leCt iluere anîd Wventto Toronito, and wvas 1i ttce about awvek, and Iliem ltî for WVinnipeg, and I

%ILfe 011 tbe t(fcteîil V. taillis

%%as irr Wirnipeg two days ; aird 1 lefithirec ani wvecit tot a niait caiied \Vi'n.D ouîglas, andc 1 waLs hi tiiere eigirteeriinon is; anrd 1 ieft t here, foir 1 had a painil) mnY siie; andiI v 1 0wmI thie Mlînipe<H-ospit ai, anti I was i i tere nine daysand 1 W~eill to thie Hoinpe.' I mmc, and

%v'as thiere thr-ee wveeks; and tdieu i was.ent tIo a, îîhrraiale(i I'obert calveri , near-l;rfsl5citi, foin- riles ont of iown. it iA aver-v iîce pliace. i dIo riol have îîiutii todo hmt w hed tihe emAti and rnëii ini duSururer, and lo go i n scliooi iii the\\îrîter. i alli at qua~rter ol, a uile off of,sehlooi, andrt i go Cvery daty. *I'ier-e arejust t(en schioia rs 'goig 10 ii, blt t iey areriot rou.01 Ii they are good cijdreri anrdkid. \'<e bave fun 1uayrr id ~rsiri ain tile boss otf thin ail. None of t(hein(,ari prit rire tiow. \\c have t werrr -t re

i bierd iii Striiunmei- about fifty v ead ofcatt le anrd ine irorses. i bave a iricedog, and 1 ilme Io berc ini Auuner. Tierearc lots of duicks anti prairie ciikeri andig'pire s. We had a bad 1rtlstruwvas oint %vit h t 1w cat tie Qule of tlie stonlesblit iii> dog anrd miade il bowi. Soie oftie stores uere airnist as big as lien eggs.

i like Caniada v'er), %veii, and 1 hope t o ihavet fturu of' inv own sonue day . 1 don'n fclthie cold as bGtd as lasi \\'inter. i got ri>,riose fr-ozeir once %%-iern drîving the ca t er o thie %v'ei1, but it irever ftit sore at all.Now i wiii corciede, iioping thir tD r.

Barnni-do aird ail irciping ir i,,s work \vilihave a briglît aird hiappy New N'car.

\V~ 'IiLA ~cr u~îrSti, i>oi.

Ir.R St ut,-Tiis to say tirat Jaines

A Cajgay Shccp Ranci.

iiead tof ca tt le, t irîce irors-es, %vatgorrs,eiiis ntiter, coveretibigv sevet'rîerr

lienis, lotir duCks. \Ve tiid lt ti have a cropthiis vea r'. for tlle boss is roing un o raising.cat . 1 likc tire cornt ' Rune anti 1ilamrk Dr. Barlii:rdo foir seridirg rite ont

liîeîe, foi- I iik i arn bet er off' irow tlien1 ever tels; anrd 1 thiink tiri if every boy

xw'ei top, for yoir vif! irevr owa ar'i t linrgil'you doli't do0 their rîigii. Vtelic niristdraw~ iii> let ter t o a closes, for. I an rî ike a.

t'iock riiin dowrr anti robody to wind ruenip. 1."oulr si irce re 'r'ie i it

DEAR SIIZ, -Il icît Erîgairt a p'ar agoias t Spriir, anti i liave beeri iii C anrad aor aims tIwo yenrs at Me î'. M îrrî>, ant

Sidnrey Sirit in is a very gontd boy. î-le is a.gootd anrdt eaîefrui iant, NO tirait iS %irat ireis iost iteedeti for-. 1lie is aiwavs obetiierit

andrt wiliirg to dIo whiat lire is able. WVe likeli ruverv ir uci. Votiîs t-ly rn i

JA~MES MuIRîtxv.

DI~R ~iR.O~vs',l rowv tukt' Irlepicsur olaitswerirîg yoti' iciter, whiicir I

receiveti a few tiays ago. M'eii, 1 iiketitis courrtry ail ri.git, but it ks very coitianrd storrîr" sonrre days, but we carit lreip)t mat. l'erba1t)s t bis counirt r>~ouid trot besu ireaitiiv if il w~as like 1-n'igitid; but tlire

Wiiters aire îlot s0 sev'ere as tlrey tisedti 1be. 'lhiis is a fine WViliter, takirrg it ail1rounrd. Weil, as regards <lie crops, theywvere poor ; but 'e irad a pret t> gooti«y)p t o "'at a lot of' tire farnier.s liati

Mpe; anb ]Dowttg

around close hiere. Well, 1 get ail I caîteat and drink and pleilly of clothes, and Ilike farrning all righit, and 1 like readingUes AND) DoWNS very SmuclI. Mr. andMrs. Gilbert are good 10 me, and Alfredtoo (thal. is the son). We have four litile,tiny calves, but we are oiily nîilking threcovs and aniother onie which wvas nilkingiii the Sumnmer. \Ve have eiglîty-threehead of caitle altogether and ilearlv onelitundred head of horses and about iooliens and flhree pigs. 1 do nothing butherditng iii ihe Sunner, and iii thc WViiter1 just chore around the place, s0 you see 1arn not wvorking very liard. 1 seen Mýýr.Newîiiiti tice, and 1 wvas glad to seelii. Tliere are twvo other boys froin theHome niot far from here. I sec theni inthe Summner sornetinies. \Ve have 240acres feticed iii for pasture, to put thecatille in ii t(lie faîlel ~he Ui ights getcold. We also put a leani-to-aLs îliey eallit-to tic lîouse to put %vood and coal in ,anid we have tlîree wells ; one we use forthe bouse. XXe have thenm aIl eurved iiiand ptrnps ini ai of dhern, so yotu sec wvehave plenty of water, WeII, 1 thiink thîisis al] 1 have to say tbis tiîme. So good-bye.\'oui- sincere friend,

ALBERTr HENizV DOLLIN.C ARTWRIGH-r, INAX., januarvt'% 29th, 190 t.DEAR FRiENs,-I arn about to tell you

in> experience in Canada. Well, 1 carneout liere on1 Jule 2,501, 1897. MVY firsttlîin- wvas Io berd catie in the Suninier;in [lie Wisiter 1 attend to (lie cattle, pigsand hiorses, clealn out stables, draNv feedfor tlie caîtle, eut wood, and rnilk covs;iii the Spriiig 1 plough and hiarrow. LastSpring 1 sowed a little. In tlîe Sunier Ihelp with thie haying, such as rake it, coi[it, and lielp) to load it, as weIl as herd thecattle. Iii the Surnrer you will see wildduckis and cliiekens, and on the prairieyou will sec gophers and a fewv foxes andwoives-not very rnany. Thie Suminersare very warin sonie days, anci in tlîeWinter it is very cold ; but it is a nicecountry. Just the saine, it is quite difl'er-en(to %vliat England is. Our nearestnieiglibour is about a quarter of a mile, butthat ks not far for Canada. I think tbis isaIl 1 have to say for Canada. I rernain,yours truly. SIDNLv F. G. AGGETT.

Care A. McWaldie.

LIDF0RD, MAN., JanUary 29th, ijoi.Miz. A. B. OWEN.

DEAR FRIEND,-I amn goimîg to writeand let you knowv a little of rny experiencesilice 1 carne to Canada. WeIl, first I wasfflaced out in Muskoka with another younglad about the saine size as myseif. Wewere both sent there to go to schiool. Hisnaine was Thomnas Rea. but I have neyerheard of hirn since. I was there tenrnonths, and thien I was sent out to Manii-toba to work. Fir.st thilng I Jane was toeat a good supper, and thon we wvent outta do thle chores. 1 did flot get along verywell at first. The catie used to be very

frightenied of me ; ai first 1 could flot getnear tlîem, but îlîey soon gai used to nieand 1 got used to lhern. We have twohorses, six cows and six calves, six pigs,four- geese anîd about forty liens. Wehave haîf a sectionî of landl. WVe havethrec hidred bushiels of wv1îeat and sevenlitindred of oats. The boys used t0 laugliat Ilne* ai first. They used to say, "The

blooniiuig Euîglishrnan ; hear liinî 1aun xvorig for Mr. Beattie. 1 have beetihem-e thîrce years now, an-d I expect Io stayasiotlier tliree yet, if uiot lnefor I flieit verýy w~elI. I camne out to Canada iiij8S9 7 , iii Mardi l)art>'. I like Caniada verywvell. If it wvas uîot s0 cold iii the \Vinter,I would like it nîuch bette-. Now I thinkti s is aIl for this ime.

1 renîaiîî, yours t ruly,ALFRED> KNI(;u-ýr.

Fred Miller, like most of our cor-respondents, favours us wvith a listof his einployer's Iive-stock, and alsoîmparts the information that theMatnitoba Winter ks cold. Des-cending to personal matters, welearui froin Fred's letter that lie isgloing to school at present, that lieand another of our boys, FredStaples, took part iii a dialogue atthe Sunday schiool Christmas enter-tainnment, which wvas much appre-ciated by the audience, and tlîat hieis in liopes of his niother corningout to him from England.

Mrs. h-vine, of Saskatoon, des-cribes lier littie boy, Arthur Smith,as a 4"good, careful young ouie,Nvho tak£esas muchi interest iii car-ing for the stock as if they wvere his

Mr. J. W. Easton, of Moosomin,said of Joseph Nash that hie ks

twilliuîg and anxious to, learti, andtiiere lias been coîîtinued improve-ment from tlîe time wheîî lie firstcame until the present" ; while Mr.John E. Easton, of the saie settie-ment, writes of his boy, AlbertStubbingtoii, that Albert '' stilisticks to hiis text ' honesty atîdobedieuîce.'" He adds, Il He issimply a necessity. Don't kmîowwhat I should do without him."

Albert's brother, Henry, is atSilver Creek witlî Mr. HIerbert B.Gray, and evidendly doing well.He tells us hie likes Manitoba,especially in the Summer, and Mr.Gray's report is as follows :

ie oit tbe w~estern l'ainsSo far, hie has behaved, very well, and 1

think lie ivili make a good worker wvhenhie gets a little older and stronger. He isusually a very willing lad, and does all onecan expect for a lad of his age and size.He lias been going to school part of thisWinter, and lias made wonderful progress.When hie cannot go to school I give himlessons at homne in the evenings, and if idhim very quick at picking up things.

Charles Dillon is another boy wvbois evidently quick at picking uptbings, judging by the facility withwhich hie hias acquired the Germanlanguage. His letter is written inboth langu ages, and a most credit-able production it is, showing thatMaster Charlie hias the II makingsof an accomplished linguist. Wegather that hie is happy in his homeand thriving generally.

Sidney V. Townsend, aniotherGerman-Canadian, informns us thathie cati talk, read and write German,but "shall neyer be one, becausetbey are Boers." We admire Sid-ney's patriotisrn, and we are proudto think that hie is upholding theBritish cause in a foreign settie-ment; but none the less we hopethat the time is not far distant whenthis feeling of antagonismn will be athing of the past, and men of Britishand German origin will live andwork loyally and harmoniously to-gether in the development and pros-perity of the country.

George Bromley appears to haveimportuned his employer to saysomething for and against him, andMr. Brown lias gratified' his wishby describing him in the first placeas a mischievous little scamp, butproceeding to say that "h le is alwayslively, good-natured and indus-trious." Mr. Brown observes thatGeorge seems particularly anxiousto have soniething to caîl his own,and has set his heart upon the pur-chase of a caîf. Mr. Brown hiasgiven him no encouragement so farin the transaction ; but lie tells usthat if George does well duringthe coming Summer, hie thinks hiewill make hlm a present of a caîfand keep it for him. George him-self writes a bright littie account ofbis home and of his experiences at

farming, including his earliest at-tempts at milking, when hie sathimself down to, an animal of thewrong sex that responded to hisattentions by promptly kicking bimover, to the huge amusement of theon-lookers.

George James likes bis place,wbere, hie tells us, hie lias Ilplentyof food and clothing." His em-ployer, Mr. Hanson, bias kindlycontributed a few lines that give usa satisfactory impression of George'sconduct and progress, while theletter concludes w~ith an expressionof Mr. Hanson's opinion that theNorth-West territories of Canadaare as desirable a place as any forthe settlement of boys from institu-tions, and that bie considers ourboys as desirable as any class ofemigration that cornes to the coun-try, an opinion in which we needbardly say we unreservedly concur.

Robert Thalman bias compiled anintelligent and very readable ac-count of bis experiences, wbicb weshould be glad to publisb in full ifconsiderations of space permitted.He is settled in one of the principalwbeat-gro wing districts of the Pro-vince, and tells us that Illast year'scrop was not so bad, consideringthe weather," and that the wheat isyielding about fifteen bushels to theacre. The faIt was favourable forploughing, and his employer hias300 acres in readiness for crop inthe Spring. Among other incidentsof bis career in the West, Robertrecords that bie bias neyer bad aday's sickness, bias learnt to doalmost anything on a farm, and isevidently making a success of bim-self generally.

John H. Bruton is another of ourcorrespondents wvbo expresses bisapproval of the country and of bisposition and prospects therein. Hisemployer, Mr. Farqubar McCrea,describes him as "«a bright littiefellow," and gives us to understandthat bie is doing thorougbly well.

Arthur Dunning is at presentliving iii Solsgirtb, Manitoba, butwill very sbortly be moving wvith bis

t1ps anbi ]Downiz

employer to Red Deer, Alberta. Iniasking for permission to take Ar-tbur xvith him, Mr. Climie gives usa very favourable and. encouragingreport of Our young friend's conductand capabilities. Lt appears astbough the inove xviii be a good onefor Arthur, and he tells us iii hisletters that he is Iooking forward toa less severe climate, in which ex-pectations lie wilI flot be disap-pointed, although there is nothiiîgvery balmy about the Winter at RedDeer, and the settiers of that local-ity knoxv wlhat cold weather is aswell as their brethren "in Manitoba.Arthur tells us that he likes ridingand working among cattie. Hisemployer and bis partner xvili haveabout 400 hiead of cattie betweenthem, so that he expects his timewill be fully eniployed in the saddle.The rest of his letter describes somefestivities at which he bias latelybeen a guest, including a dance,from wbich be tells us hie onlyreturned at six ini the morning-rather a bad preparation, we shouldimagine, for a day's work.

Fred Woodhouse, wbo began bisCanadian career in April of lastyear, writes.

1 arn very pleased to give you my littieexperiences since my arrivai here. 'Mr.Black put me to herd along the Pipe StoneValley. I took my cows to a running streamto water, and ail the cattie would go intthe deep, and 1 was many a tinie sure thatthey would be drowned tilt 1 learned cowscould swim. Frank Tlîallbun, of theStepney Home, and I herded together,and we put in very pleasant times. 1 havelearned to, milk two cows every day. Ilike milking very much. 1 tie up the cattie.One big steer used to play hook wvith me,but he is sold, and 1 arn very glad. Mr.Black is going to Iearn me to plough andharrowv. I like the country and my presenthome. I arn made one of the family. Bc-lieve me, yours truly,

FRED WOODHOUSE.

Mr. Black bias added a few linesto Fred's letter, in which be says:

1 arn very pie ased to relate that FredWoýodhouse is a weII-behaved boy. Trust-wvorthy in cvery respect. Should hie con-tinue, I shall do my utmost to make himan honourable young man. 1 might addMrs. Black and my family are very fond ofFred. Yours truly, JOHN BLACK.

Charles J. Bright bas mucli thesanie story to tell as most of ourother correspondents, and we pub-lishi his letter, flot on accounit ofthere being anything startlingilynovel ini his experiences, but thathis friends may have the satisfactionof seeing that lie is well and flour-ishing :

PHEASAN'r FoRKS, Assî%.DE.xR SIR,-Just a few lines to let you

knlow hov 1 arn gettîng along. Yotiasked me to give you a little accotunt ofmyseif, wvhicli 1 think I can. In the Stim-iler I used to sce alter the cattie andhorse, and bring thern home every nighit.WVe wvere nmilking eighit cows. 1 used tohielp to milk and feed the calves. Ini thehay-timie I stacked most of the hay.There was about îoo loads. There wvasflot mutcli grain this year. There is lots ofwvild fruit in this part of the country.There is ail kinds of wild animais, duck,geese, and a kind of a wild tîîrkey. I waswvith the threshers four days cutting bands.The nearest neighbour to us is three mileso ff. Wlhen the catle are put in thestables 1 hielp to feed them and clean outthe stable, and sometimes water them nlow,because nîy master lias got a pumip; it iseasv to wvork. 1 saw the wvood and takeit iinto the house. It is somietimes cold.The snow is very deep this Winter. Mymaster lias about fifty bead of cattle, andthree horses and one colt. My master liasbeen sick. He is welI îîow. This is ail 1cati say this time. From your sincerefriend, C. J. B3RIGHT.

Robert B. Lee is a very smalt boyand a very young settier ini Mani-toba, but his employer, Mr. Lelond,of Arrow River, gives an excellentaccount of him. He writes:

In regard to Robert Lee, xviii say thatwve have every reason to be pleased wvithhum as yet. For so smali a boy we thinklie is a smart littie tadt, neyer having to betold twice to do anything, and nevergivingany impudence. We xviii be sending himto school in the Summner; as yet it is toocold.

Robert himself sends us a littieletter, in the course of wbich bietells us that hie "likes the peopleail right and likes the country ailrigh t.

George Milier writes that be isdoing very weli at farming, is apretty good rider, has flot yet beenfrozen, and likes bis place very well.His employer, Mr. James J. Boothe,reports of George that he is Ilavery good boy, very smart to iearn,

¶/tfe on tbe Wi~Ietern iD[ains

and shows no signs. of being lonelyor dissatisfied."

Henry S. Damon is evidently akeen sportsman, and bis letter givesus a list of the wild animais of theWest, including rabbits, wvolves,foxes, gophers, badgers, lynx andskunks. lie tells us that there aremany wiid birds, among which hiementions partridges, prairie chic-kens, snipe, ducks and geese. LastSummier hie himself killed twvo bad-gers on the prairie. This is certain-ly a rernarkable feat for a younigsterof thirteen, but we fancy the dogsmust have had a hand iii the killing.Personally, we should hesitate con-siderably before offering any vio-lence to a badger, and when we seethemn snarling on the top of theirbadger earths, wve always prefer to,-ive tbem a wide berth.

The %ý'ild fruits of the countryrather than the beasts and birdsappeal to the imagination of ouryoung friend, Thomas Metcalfe,and in his letter hie discourses uponthe raspberries, strawberries, goose-berries, choke-cherries, red cherriesand black currants that are foundon the prairie or among the "bluffs."Like most of our other correspon-dents, hie likes the country and ishappy and contented in his presentsueroundings. He informs us thatbis master had given himi some seedpotatoes, fromn which hie raised thir-teen bushels that realized thirtycents a bushel.

Albert Evans bias evidenitly madea good start in the country, hisemployer wvriting us that lie is et agood, honest boy, capable of .learn-ing- anything there is to do on afarm, and greatly ' taken up ' withthe horses." Albert himself wvritesus that hie is breaking in some colts,and bis letter gives us the idea of aman of business wbo will make asuccessful Western settier.

I-ugh W. Wood, writing fromShoal Lake, informs us that hie isliving in the "1prettiest place intown." He bias learned many use-fui things (useful should flot bespelled with ay, my son) ; bias been

going to school during the Autumnand will begin to attend again veryshortly. He informs: us that helikes Canadian schools much betterthan the English. and generallyprefers living in Canada, "for weg-et better to eat."

Alexander Guthrie, wvhom we re-member as a sturdy littie North-countryman, bias evidently falleninto good hands, and writes of thekindness of Mr. and Mrs. Simper,of Regina, the people witb whomnhie is living. Alex. bias designsupon a collie pup of bis master's,and tells us that as soon as lie biasgrown a littie bigger hie intends to,make a littie sleigbi and bitcb tbedog up to it. Evidently MasterAlex. considers tbat bis attainimentsbave considerably enlarged, bis let-ter concluding witb the remark," wben I first come bere I could donotbing to wvhat 1 can do now."Mr. Simper lias enclosed a few linesin Alex.'s letter, in whicb lie des-cribes him as "la good boy, ver>'trutbful and lionest."

James E. Cundy, writing after anexperience of eigbteen montbs inthe country, feels Ilvery grateful toDr. Barnardo'> for placing bim inthe West. He speaks like an oldstager of the strangeness of every-thing wben lie first arrived, but evi-dentl>' notbing in the line of Mani-toba farming cornes verv strangenowadays to our friend, James.His mistress, Mrs. Wilson, of Dug-aId, reports of bini as follows:-

I know it wvil please you to know that,like so many more of your boys, he is,taking liim ail through, a very good boy.I sometimes think, in his eagerness toplease lie puts our owva boys to sham-e.WVhen trying something new, he wvii say,11I have tried to do it right,' and be sopleased with a kind word of approvai.There wii creep up a littie bit of the wvildnature now and dten, wvhich only tnakesthe training and discipline received in yourHomies stand out the more clear. I thinkit is just wvondert'ul. If it were God's will,1 should be delighted to help more in thisgood work, for wve remeniber the words ofthe Lord Jesus, how He said IlIt is moreblessed to give than to receive " ; but it ismine to pray that those who cati may havetheir hearts and purse.strings opened.God's blessing on ail concerned.

tftP5 affb Vowîil

Albert Hickford, as representedby iiiselt' and by bis employer,will, w~e are sure, be an interestingsubjeet to ou* reaclers. Il'1 arn -et-tin- along, ail rilt, vrites rAlbert.

\'e are biavingl fine -weathier for thepresent. I arn in a good place andget plenty to eat. XVe are going totîry and put uip a 11uncreci corcîs of%vood. We biave got about twventy-tire e cords of W'ood up. Mly emi-ployer' says 1 arn a good hianci tochiop wvoocl. If there is anyi3tlingi Iike it is chopping woocl. 1 like this

country first-rate. I xviii be fouryears in niy place next Spritig,. 1

Frank H. Harse.

thank Dr. Barnarclo for senching meout here. Tliere is plenty of roomifor the boys xvbo like to cor-ne."Mr. Thonîpsoti says, Il 1 finci Albertis -ettinr( to be a very useful, Iroociboy. He cat i ancîle a teami vervwxell andcibas got quite into the wayof doing alnîost everytling,, on thefarm. I tbink wvben bis time is inilie will be able to farrn for lhîmiself,and 1 also t1iiiki tliat will suit liîmibest. 1 xvoulcl like himn to settleclose to mie, for gooci acivice wouldiean a good cleal te, him fromi soi-nedisinterested party."

The above is a good reproductionof a portrait receiveci of a Ilcheerful,

wviliin- litt le lad," Frank H-. Harse,wvliu, in the thirci ycar of servicewith Mr. Wesley Howard, of Mailier,

Frank canme to this country iin Nov-enîlber, 1894, amîd xvas boarclec-outi n M uskoka for several ycars priorto June, 1898, %when, w'ith an] excel-lent recommendation from bis toster-father, lie wvent to hiis first andpresent situation. Our reaclers wvillsec froni is phiysiogniorny that Can-adla nîay reahize in ini no ineanlcitizen, but one wvho xvili doubtdesscontribute to its prosperity.

\'illiani Jolin Jones considlersEstevan is a Il nice part of thexvorlcl to live in." The toxvn is ' tro-iîng alieac i icely," and eviclently fronibis letter, W'illiamn is going abieadnîcely xvith the town.

Richard Kitchemian bias contri-butecl for publication a long andl ce-tailecl account of bis experiences,Most of whvlîi is exceedingly satis-factory. Richard evidently lias ini-ciepenclent idleas of bis prospects inilite, andi speakcs in a pbilosophicspirit of sucli little trifles as theoccasional crankiness of lis miaster,dism-issing thîe subject with the re-mark tliat Il a felloxv iust expect aboss to be cranky sonietirnes." Wecan only quote the last clause iniRichard's letter, tiîat does not sug-gest that our friend xvill experienceany very serious clifficulty ini findinga situation next Spring: Il 1 doni'tkiiox wvbethier 1 shahl leave Price'sor tiot this Spring. It ail depencis.There are two or three fellowvs<iround l ere want to get mie nextyear if tlbey coulcl, but 1 don't knowxx'ho 1 shial xvork for. 1 ain't a(good scliolar, but 1 wrote you asplendid long, letter this time."

Master Sidney Jamies Prodigerslias tiot xvritten "'a splendid longletter-," but bias saici enougbi to con-firmr the staternent xvitb wvhîchi liestartS Out, nanmely, thiat lie is ''bet

ting along first-rate." Like inost ofour corresponclents, blis letter con-tains a reference to the Winter's colci,but he comiforts us by the rernark

iwe biave a few fine clays now andthien."

ILife oit the MUtestert vNains

Mrs. Dasi expresses lier opinionof Sidney as follows :

I)EAR Suz,-As Sidney is writing, 1niust sa>' a few v ords in bis favotir. Ithinkl lie ks a ver), good boy and suits niever>' woll. I find itu very dlean, Ilîonest,andcl ttful, not so quick as sonie, butsonietiimes quickniess is carelcssness, andlie nia>' have the better part. 1 liko liiver>' niucl, and hope lie %vill still imiproveas hie bias Ibie limie lie bias been liere.WVrsling you ail success and al happy NewYear, yours trul>', ANN D,\Sît.

Mr. George Suni ey, of Miniota,,-ives the follo\ving report of ouryoung friend, Amios A. Gurr:

Amios reccived a [et ter last niglît fromyou asking ini 10 dropi youI a fe%% hues tolet voit know how lie is gettinig on. 1think lie is doing -'er), good ; lie is quileîîîierested in f'aimiiîg, and a ver>' goodboy and liked b>' aIl %v'ho knowv limi. Heis a spleîîdid plouglier, and can harrowand disc-harrow. anîd tbis Sumimer I in~-tend Io t -,* lirn at cliving thîe binder, soyoui may be sure lie ks no sluiggard on thefarni.

Ernest F. HaYîîe, wvhoin we niustcompliment uipon the excellence ofbis penmiatship, responcis as followsto our invitation to contribute alittle account of bis ctoings:

I anli greting along first-rate with MN'r.Stephenis, and 1 enjoy the best of' health,not having any sickniess of ait>, accounitsilice I carne wito l i'en I ate a littietoo mucx ; but I arn fat and strong andable to do ni>' work easy. WVo liave sevenborses, six cows and six calves; also sorneliens and pigs. U'e got a lie%%, gang-plouglh last year, and 1 cati malie a prett>'good job wvith it. It takes four borses Iodraw il , anid aIl 1 blave to do is to sit on thieseat, drive file horses, put t he plough iniat onle end and out at t he othler, and ildoes the rost. Wc hîave a lot of impIe-monts, anid we tîeecî tient ai, for wve havea lot of land Io wvork--about 200 acres.Mr. Stepbens anîd I work it ail ourseives.W~e w~eu-e across the lake for wvood Satuir-day, anid il is prett>' liard t0 get. Thereare about Iihiit>' t cants ini there ever>' day.I'elican Lakze is l'roze about îwo foot thick,atud thiere ks quite a lot of lisli in il, mnostl>'ail suckers. There ks lots of sîîow bei-eIbis M'inter, so the sleigluing ik good. Icali drav ivoocl with a teami and dIo quite afew tbingits in HIe farnîing hune. Sonie-li mes MI-I. Stepbens sa3'- I ain just thestuiff. I do nmost of' the cliores wh'ien lie isbus3', i-le bouit mie a sacdle, anîd I agitprouid of' il. 1Ig t~o churcli every tie,whicli is onl1Y fort niglit lv, bilt is bet tonIlan nonle. i arn ver>' fond of Canada;it is so froc and beautiftil. IL is a littlecold iii I lle W~inier, but il îîîakes onie nip)arotind livel>', andI anothber tlîiîg, ),on cati

cross anybody's field widhout being iockedup likie they do ini England. 1 wvas vcrysorry %%,lenî 1 ieard of good Quteeîî Vie-toria's deatlî. IL was so sudden, andi 1don't tlîink King Edward VIL. wvil ever beas good to the people as shie wvas. We'have the alntianac ),ou sent nie liîung UI) inour houàse, anîd il. is ver>' nice, so is theUPS A-4i) DoNVNS. Xislîing- the Homesuccess, I reniain yours truiy,

ERNEST Ir. HAYNE.

Master Thomas Barnfather evi-dently thinks the Editor is gettinglazy, or else is dissatisfied with theeditorial efforts, as hie bias under-taketi to initrocluce bis owvn niatterto our readers in these terins:

Froni the towxn of XVhitewood cornes ashort leti or froîîî our youing friend, ThomnasS. Bariatlhor. Thomas ks a very poorwriter, speiler and composer, but lie biasmanaged to puit together a capital littieaccouint ol'bis life ini Canada. H-e w~rites:IL %%as a hîappy day wh'en I landed on theCatnadian side. 1 like Canada very %veiI.1 wviIl tell you about miy work. 1 do ailthe chores arotind the biouse. I ctit woodfor two stoves and carry water as wveli.M\y master and iiistress ks like nîy faîberand moîber to Ile. I tbink tbey are better.1 was bierding fifty-oine head of cal île lastSummer. XVe have finishied our falplouigbing and have about one huîîndredacres rea(Iy for Spring work. Thîis Wiin-ter bas flot been a ver>' cold one at ail.This Winter bias been ver>' scat-ce of feedfor cattie and horses. We have aboutfifty-one biead of cattle and eleven biead ofhorses. WVe bave great fun on the skates.We Look the trouble to dleanl off a pond.IL wxas i6o yards aroiund il. I liked thetrip very %vell coming t0 Canada and blada fine time. \Ve biad a few %vavcs %vashiover the deck of the vessel. I like tbiscounîtr> better than (lie Old Country'.1did tiot care for it. It was not ver>'1 ealthy ;il ail. There is lots of wvork on afa1rni frorn onie year's end to the otber. Iliave been sick onlly once. God bless Dr.Banrna rdo. Yours I nul>',

TîîOft£As S. BARNFATIIER.

Ernest Routledge is evidently abetter correspondent than hisfriends, as lie tells us lie lias wvrittensix letters to his relatives at homewithout receiving a solitary reply.He is going to schiool at present,and, w~e imagine, is a boy wvIîo wlvImiake good use of bis opportunes.Onie of bis aciventures lie relates asfollows

1 biad quite a tinte this Suimmier. 1 liadfile geeso aIt hoi w~eIi wvatering theui, andthe ivolif'coîîe and got one of ni>' geese,anici 1 hillered as Iotud as I could. He

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dropîped the goose. It wasn't quite dead.It is getting aloaîg ail right. 1 pickedsixty quarts of raspherries and teai quart4sof wild pluans.

Very heartily we congratulate ouryoung friends who are the subjectsof the two following letters, that wehave the utmost gratification ini re-producing :

PILOT MOUND.DEAR SIR,-It affords mie pleasure to be

able to report favourably of GeorgeHughes. We fiîîd hirn a very trutht'ui andtrustworthy boy. We can't speak toohighly of him, for we have neyer heard awvord of conifflaint. agninst irni, aîeitherfrorn school or any other place he liasbeen. Of course, like ail other boys, liehas to be correcled sometimes ; but iiigenieral his conduct is good. I will close,wishing you every success in. the wvork ofthe Home. Vours truly,

RoBERT LAWVS0N.GoPHER HILL FARNI, LORLIE,

January 29th, 1901.MR. ALFRED B. OWEN.

DEAR SIR,-I understand that jantesJoyce is wvriting to you a short history ofhis experiences since he came to mie frontyour Homes. He asked me towrite al'èwlines also, 10 go in his letter. 1 told him Iwould, and tell you how bad a boy hewvas ; how many times 1 have had do floghim to make hirn better, etc., etc. Wheil1 told him that, hie only Iauglied. I-ow-ever, when James came to me a year agolast Jttly, which wvould make it abouteighteen months ago, he wvas so small andhad such a baby face on hini, and stich antopen countenance, that I took to him atonce ; but I had no idea he wvould so soonbe able to ride a horse and becotne s0useful as he has. Before saying too muchin his favour, I will just say this-and 1know you ii agree wvith me-it is this :There has neyer been a perfect boy, man,girl or wvoman siaice the world began, wvithone exception-that was, our Lord andSaviour. We could not therefore expectperfection in anyone. Now, as 10 James'conduct since he camne to me, 1 amn verywell pleased. I don't think I could bebetter suited if 1 travelled America over.The lad is flot one of those smart boyswho knows everything, neither is lie agreat, strong boy, able to do a man'swork wvhen he is only thirteen years old;but what I do like about him is, he isvery willing to do anything I ask himwithout grumbling. He takes a greatinterest in everything about the farm ;is very fond of the hiorses and colts. Hedoes a good deal of driving wvith them. 1can trust him in everything; is truthful.This is a good point in hîs favour, and, asfar as my interests are concerned, helooks after them weill; in fact, he is a greatdeal more lîelp to me than a six-foot nian1 paid $moo and found for a year, before

James caine. He is liked byaIl the neigh.bours, especially lus Sunday scilool tea-cher, who cails lîim "Little Jimmy."Neyer heard a bad ivord frontî the boy.This, I thiink, shîows semething of hisbringiaîg-uip. His parents mnust have beengood, and taught hîin how to behave. litshort, I like hini very well, and at somefuture time, if lie continues as xvell as lielias begun and looks after rny interests aswveil, he slial flot lose by il. 1 ain thefather of ninc children, most ail groivn upnow-several married, wvith chîildren oftheir owaî-so James is like niy youngerson to me now. Iii closiîîg this, 1 wisliDr. Barnardo's boys aaîd girls success, intheir new homes in Canada. With inybest respects 10 you, 1 remaiu,

Vours truly,XVNr. H. WESTON.

The following is taken from abrief epistie from Percy Sinnett, towvhich is appended a note from hismistress, both of which express asatisfactory state of affairs as atpresent existing as weIl as a brightoutlook for the future:

1 anu glad to say 1 arn quite wehl and,hope, doing wvell iii ny situation, which Ilike very iveil. 1 have not been going toschool this Winter, but am going again inthe Sprîng, as the wveather is now verycold here. I like farm wvork very well, andmy boss says he thinks I shali make avery good farmer when I grow up. Thecounîtry rounîd here is very pretty in Sum-mer. Where I live is close on the shore ofLake Manitoba, which is a flue, large lake,where we go bathing on wvarm days. 1read UPs AND DOWNS, which I like verymu cl.

OAKc POINT, FebruarY 4 th, igoi.ALFRED B. OWEN, ESQ.

DEAR SIR,-As otie of Percy Sinnett'semployers, I take great pleasure ini addinga few %vords in his behalf. We have nowhad lîirn lere for over a year, and almostregard him as oaîe of the faniily. He is abright, active boy, and bids fair to growv upa good, useful nian and a credit tosociety. Vours sincerely,

MRS. G. HACKLAND.

Mr. R. Wade adds a footnote tothe following letter from ArthurSaville, in which he says Arthur isgrowing fast and fat and gettingalong ail right at farrning.

DEAR SIR,-I came to Canada in 189.5and was sent to Muskoka, and wvas theretwvo years. I used to go to school and dochores in the nîorning and evening. Andthen my time came when 1 was sent forfront the Home. And then I was sent toManîitoba and put in the care of Mr. Wade,whîere 1 arn at present. 1 like my em-ployer very well. When 1 first came to

Litfe oit tbe Mleîtern 11atneMr. Wade, I used to Fierd caie and cutwood ; but now I cati drive a team ofhorses and do a lot of work on a farm.I ploughed about forty acres of land lastSpring, and harrowed it. And af'rer wehad the crop in I drew ail the nianure outof the-yard. And after that was done ilwas tinie to start * haying. We liad aboutforty tons cut ail ready to hauil in, but rnyboss %vent on cutting the grain, and ail thchay got spoiled wvith the wet weather. Butwe saved (lie grain by turning the stooks.We liad about a month of wvet weather.But, after ail, wve got the grain into thestack dry. XVhen we got it in, 1 starteddoingz some fait plougîiîg, and got abouttwenty acres ploughed, and then it frozeup, so we hiad to stop. And after two orthree days wve got threshed. I was on thestrawv stack. 1 thought it was a dustyjob. My boss hiad about 6oo bushels ofwvheat ; but our oats did flot get ripebefore the frost camne. But nov it isWinter, and it is very cold, and we keepiii the house most of the timne. I got ailthe Winter's wvood up. So you sec wvehave nothing to do only feed the cattleaîîd horses. XVe have lots of snow aroundour stables that came when the wind blew,and we have a lot of shoveiling to dosometinies. I was very sorry wlhen Ilîcard that our Lady Queen Victoria wasdead. 1 hiope it w~ill be IlLong live theKing !" Yours truly

Birtie, Man'. ARTHUR SAVILLE.

Gordon G. Marteil, also wvith Mr.R. Wade, relates his experience oflife on a Western farm and herdingon the plains, which seems to agreewith him, for hie speaks of passing" the day happy" on the prairie,and having lots of fun sliding downsnow-drifts. " The daily round andcommnon task" is tiot a fruitfultheme to an unimaginative muind,yet a letter full of commonplaces anda catalogue of the live stock, whilewholly devoid of comrplaint or causefor apprehiension, is indicative to usof contentment and the smiootb cur-rent of an uneventful life. Adven-tures are for the adventurous, butalways somebody must pay thepiper.

Percy Matthews, writing fromPheasant Forks, Man., refers to hisrough passage across the Atlantic,but evidently thinks the game wasworth the candie, for he says helikes Canada very well and thinks itis "lthe best place for a boy to get astart." Aînong other items of in-formation, be mentions the fact that

44we have 200 head of cattie andabout 5,000 bushels of wheat "-agood showing even for the greatWes t.

This is what Alfred Smith has tosay of himself after a residence ofthree years in Canada :

GRANGE P.O., januiary 27 th, 1901.DEAR SIR,-[ now write to you, hoping

tiîis wiil flnd you quite well, as I arn my-self. 1 have not had much experienceduring the last year. 1have been threeyears in the country nexr Spring. WAehad a good crop the year before Iast, butixot very good last year, as it was so dry.Our Winter work is drawing cordwood.The town is abou, eiglit miles frorn here.We are havîng a very nice Winter so far.We wvere very sorry to hear of the deathof the Queen. I suppose aIl are. 1 arnseventeen years old. This is ail 1 have tosay for the present. I remain,

Yours truly,ALFRED SNIITH.

This is what Alfred's employerhias to say of him:

Alfred lias asked me to say a few ivords,and I presume it is as to his conduct andgeneral efficiency; and I may say that hehias changed a great deal. Since he cameto live with me lie lias miade a rapidgrowth, and is very healthy. He is ver>'attentive to hîs work generally, and if hieimproves as much in the coming year aslie lias in the past, I will be able to givehiim a good recommend. Kept frorn theinfluences of bad company, lie will becomea good, reliable boy. Wishing you everysuccess in your work for humanity,

Iarn yours,R. H. ENGLISH.

From Myrtie, Mani., wve have re-ceived two letters, one from WilliamWhittaker, in whîch hie tells uswhat might easily be inferred fromhis syntax, viz.: that he is learning"1the German' ; and the other fromhis employer, Mr. John H. Dyck, aworthy German yoeman who basmastered the English tongue to theextent of expressing himself in amanner that -leaves no rooîn fordoubt that lie and Wiilliam are onthe best of terms with each otherand in no rnood to part. If, withthe German language, William ac-quires the Germaui thrift and thenational traits whicb make ourTeutonic cousins ever welcome to ahome under our fiag, there will beno cause for regret. For patience,prudence, perseverance and pros-

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perity the Germaîi settier is bard tobeat.

George T. Dymond deplores theloss in crops by bail and droughit,says lie is in good healtb, and inregard to the Empire's bereavementhias this to say :

We are ail very sorry about the death ofQuecti Victoria, and had a flag up hialf-mast at tHe Iiouse tii! after the funerai.XVe weîit to the mienioriai service at theEtigish church.

As lie is so mod est iii his allusionsto himself, wve cannot do better thanquote whiat bis master lias to say ofhbim:

WAPELLA, ASSA., February Sth, 1901.ALFRED B. OWVEN, EsO?.

DEAR SIR,-In reference to the boy'Thomnas George Dymond, I think I cansay truthfuliy that, take hin altogether,there are few better boys for work. H-ebas had a great deai ieft to hirn the iastyear, and he has giveil us rnuch satisfac-tion. 0f course, like all lads, he has hisfaults, such as want of care ; but this, 1hope, wvill be obliterated as he growvsolder and wiser. He stili identifies hini-self as a member of our farniiy, and Ithink if lie were to leave us, he wouid doit with regret. I arn sure wve wvould doanything in oîîr power to advance hisprospects in life, and wve live in hopes ofseeing hini groxv up a good and trust-worthy man. I remain,

Yours faithfully,JOHN C. BRUCE.

Mr. R. Montgomery, whose farmnis at Dennington, Assa., thus sum-marizes bis opinion of another ofour lads, upon wbom our hopes arefixed :" We are very well satisfledwitb F. Gittings. He hias now beenwith me nearly four years, and is agood littie 'vorker." After our bav-ing driven fifty head o~f cattie andother live stock out to grass in theeditorial pastures of Oblivion, theresidue of Fred. J. Gittings' letterreads as follows:

DEAR MR. OWEN,-I noW take thepleasure of wvriîing a few lines, hopingyouand Mr. White are quite weii. When 1camne to Canada first, I didn't iike it atall; but now I won't ieave it for a whiie.I arn beginning to like it better every day.I have a nice young horse to ride every-where I want to go. 1 like my place verywelli; couldn't wish aîîy better.

The following communicationsspeak for tbemselves :

PARKIN P.O., WAPELLA,January 28th, In)Oî.

DEAR SIR, -I ivili try and make my oneyear's experience as iîîteresting as pos-sible. 1 carne from Enîglaîîd to Canadaon the good ship, Ai-awa, with the julyparty of i8qq, ThIe trip up thie St. Lawv-rence ivas iovely. It being a fine day, welîad a good vieîv of the river. On eachside tiiere was beautifui scenery. It wasdusk when ive ianded, so thiat ive did flotsee niuch of Quebec. A number of uswere sent to Winnipeg via C. P. R., and 1arnong them. My first place ivas withMr. J. Frenîch, of Fort Qu'Appelle. 1stayed iil himi for a fcw niontîs ; butthe place did flot suit me, so Mr. Whîitesent me to Mr. A. White, of Parkin, where1 arn at preseîît, and intend to stay. Ilike the counîtry very ivell ; it is just tueplace for boys wvio want to get a start inthe wvorid. Iii this country a feliow canget lots of rnoney if he is a good worker.When I came here I was very paie aîîdthin, and îowv if you ivas to sec me, yuuwouid wonder howv I have grown. I haveflot had a day's sickîîess since I camnehere. This country has nmade a greatchange ini me ; even my tiiother would flotknow 'ne; for rny boss lias beeîî very kindto me. Wiîen lie saw 1 wvas îviiiing, liewouid hîelj) me, and now 1 can do ai thechores myself; which I did ail the Sum-mer, besides herding the stock. Wishingthe Home success, I rernain one of yourboys. J. THORP.

Cane of A. SHAw.

REGINA, january 26th, 190 I.MY DEAR MR. OWEN,-I neceived your

letter yesterday, aîîd 1 arn pleased towrite to you to tell you how I arn gettingaiong. 1 have been with Mr. Barton fouryears in April. I like my place verymuch, anid the country as weil. It is verycold in Winter, but I don't mind it much.I can now drive a team aîîd milk verygood. We have oîîly four horses and onecow hene now ; the others are turned outfor the Winter. I have a pony to ride onin the Summer to go to town and fetch thecow home. I arn going to schooi now. Ido rny work in the morning before going,and I heip Mrs. Barton ai] I can. Ourhorse took first prize at the show. I havegot a ver>' good borne. I go to churchand schooi on Sunda>'. Mn. White ivashere, and he toid nme to learn as rntch as 1can. I hear you are going to Engiandnext month ; I hope you wiil have a pleas-ant journe>'. With ni> best wislhes, frorn

JOHN HENRV.

Thomas Cuthbert, an employee ofMr. Dunn, of Stevenfield, Matn.,tells us wbat bie can do on a farmnand enumerates the various animaisthat look to bim for care and food ;and while hie is discouraged by thefailure of' last season's crops, looks

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forward to Spring with expectationsof earning from Nature a recom-pense for the loss.

William Kness writes from Wa-wata to say that hie is in goodhealth, likes the "lbeautiful coun-try " out there for its fresh air, asalso his situation, where, lie says,"lthey do ail they can for me." 0four magazine hie writes :" 1 likethe UPs AND DOWNS very much ; itcannot corne any too soon, for 1 arnlooking for it before it cornes."

The most interesting informationcontained in the letter received frornWilliam Wood, located at Rosen-feld, is that another of our lads sentto join hirn bas also found a goodborne, where their master and rnis-tress, hie says, "are like a fatherand mother to us."

George Morgan speaks bis mindstraightforwardly, and shows bisgood sense in ail but the one mis-take, viz.: bis avowed intention toquit farming whien bis terrn expires.We should like to hear in bis nextletter that hie bas reconsidered thematter and chosen to remain a far-mer, wbich is rnucb "lthe betterpart." He writes:

ELM VALLEY, RESTON, MAN.,

February 2nd, 1901.

I received you letter last Xednesday,and 1 thought 1 would do as you requestedme to do. I heartily thank Dr. Barnardofor bringing me out ta Manitoba, and sowill many a boit if he looks on the rightside of Canada. 1 have often thoughtthat staying at one place for five years;wvas liothing but slavery, and other boyshave thought so too; but it isn't ; it is thebest that can be done for us. W~e areclothed and fed, and at the end we have$ioo, ta our names, and Dr. Barnardo seesthat we get it, toc. Besides the $1o0, welearn a lot of valuable informat ion. I havelearned,since I have been at thisplace,howto make bread and butter, how to cookgenerally, plough, harness up horses, rnilkcows, and other tIiings, ail of which viIllcorne handy ta, me if 1 don't farni, ivhich 1don't intend doing after leaving here.This country is very much healthier thanEngland ; althougli it is ver>' lonesome,and flot much fun-not hiere, anywvay. Butwe are as is the best for us. I think this isail I have ta sa>', sa good-bye, with goodwishes and a happy and prosperous NewVear. 1 reniain

Onîe of the boys,GEORGE MORGAN.

We tenderfeet (or is it foots ?) bavebeard of cowboys and their doings.If we are to believe the funnycolurnn of the papers, the>' are aptto ride into town and shoot chips offthe inoffensive passer-by, just to" show off" their rnarksrnanship. Inview of these alleged facts, we bavea dreadful prospect to face. Herewe bave one of our boys wbo bragsthat bie is a real, live cowboy, knownin bis owvn neigbbourhood by thebair-raising narne of I'Rougb-riderBill," in recognition of the feat ofhaving ridden a frisky colt witb hisback towards its head--a positionwbicb we should suppose wouldl beuseful to the Boers ini flgbting arear- guard action, provided thehorse kept straight ahead and didflot turn back. Witbout wîshingthis to be construed as a challenge,or as an invitation to corne andshoot tbe lines of beauty off ouranatorny, we rnay inforrn Rougli-ri'der Bill that it rakes littie dif-ference wbich way we may be puton a bucking broncho ; in eithercase the resuit would* be the sanie.But to return to the dreadful pros-pect :Bill bas tbreatened in a post-script to wvrite a story for UPs ANDDOWNS. Now, suppose tbe Editorshould regret to state that tbe storyis not available for publication, nothavi ng a fire-and-burglar-proof safeon the premises, how shahl the in-timation be expressed to our cow-boy contributor witb safety to tbetenderfoot ? "1Tbere's the rub ! "Or suppose wve should corne outwvitb IlRough-rider Bill, the BroncboBuster," a lurid exposition of cow-culture a la Buffalo Bill, at leasthaîf a dozen feather-pated boysmigbt "lscoot" to the "'wild andwoolly West," and then-Bili, ifyou are determined to write a story,thintc, tbink of this ! His letter isquite a story ini itself :

CALGARY, ALTA., januar>' 28th, 1901.

DEAR SER,-[ arn going ta Write a fewlimes to UPs AND DOWNS. Ina the firstplace, 1 came ta the North-West in 1896and 1 arn here ever since. I have learntgardening, farrning and ranching ; but Ilike ranching best of the three, becausethere is more life in it, especially when it

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cornes ta riding a young broncha, orroping a wild steer, or branding fifty ora hundred young, frisky calves. Then, youbet, there is lots of raping ; thens I haveseen mie rope fifty calves a day, and hielpta braîîd themr at the same tirne, and,maybe, go dowvn on my head a good dealmore than fifty timies a day. But w~lien itcornes ta riding a bucking broncho, 1 catisit on the saddle wvith the next, or ride awvild steer either. My master lias 200head of cattle and fifteens head of horses,and one of the horses bucks every tirne Iget an it. Last Stininer 1 was ai thetinle loaking after cattie. But hlie best ofthe futs w~as one day it liad been raining,and 1 hiad been riding nîy cow-horse (as acowboy calls bis wvell-trained horse) aiday, and had got tired out keeping thenewvly-branded calves in range. 1 carnsehanme ta get a fresh horse ta fetch thecalves anîd cows in for the îîight. 1 wentinto the stable, aîîd there wvas no otherhorse than this bucking branlcha, sa I putmy stock saddle an and took her outsidethe corral and got on, and 1 tell yau sliebucked gaod ; but I sat there like anerivetted ta the saddle and laid on myswitch and spurs, for a gaad rider neyertries ta stop a horse. When she gotthraugh her performance, shie gallopedoff like a race-hot-se ; but befare 1 gat farshe hegan again, and fei down and ralledover nie, and left nme ta drive homeseventy-five head af cattie an foot, so yousee wvhat a brancha is. 1 cani plaugh andharrow and drive harses gaod. 1 rôde acolt with mv back ta iLs head, and sa 1 amncalled 'lRough-rider Bill." Thiis is- ailthis time. Froni yaurs trtuly,

WII.LIAbi T. BOSTOCK.

P.S.-I arn going ta Write a story forUPS AND DoWNS, so 1 will send it to theEditor.

As space is getting to be a de-sideraturn, we inust let the remain-der introduce themselves :

RIDGEVILLE, January 28th, ic901.DEAR SIR,-This is nîy second Winter

in Canada, and I like everything exceptthe very cold wveather; but aur bouse issbeltered with a good bluiff, Sa that we doflot feel the cold winds so very much uintilwe get out in the apen. 1 like my placevery welI, and I look afier the fowvls andcalves and lielp) in everything ( cati. Idon't thinik 1 shall be big enaugh ta plaughthis year, but 1 will do ivbat I cani ta letthe two men keep at their work. 1 don'tgo ta schaal ; I cannot stand the cold, but1 do plenty af reading and surss in theevenings. I arn very well, and the peaplesay I amn grawing fast. With best wisbes,

I arn ya'.rs truly,ALFRED DENYER.

RIDGEVILLE, January 28t1î 1901.A. B. OWEN, Esg., Toronto.

DEAR Sia,-.At Alfred's request, I send auine or Iwo. Wben 1 sent for a boy ta theHome 1 did sa in féar- and tremblingalmast, for fear- I niit get a lazy or veçywvicked boy ; but so far I arn very wvelpleased wvith Alfred. He is no( strang, butlie is active and willing, and, as so manyboys do, does flot require continuaI wvatcb-ing and Lelling what ta do. If be sees athiîîg wvants doing and lie cani do it, hegoes and does it. 1 arn sorry tlîat he isSa touchy ta tlie cold, but he cannat helpit. He lias had ta cease gai ng wvith us taSunday school. When the weatber wvassevere he wvould be crying witlî the cold,and that in the sleigh. Sa tlîat lie cannotgo ta week-day school, but vie teachi hirnat home. He is very fond of reading, butliejust bates wvriting. I think he bas thenîaking of a gaod farmier in hiin if hedoes ,îot get spoiled.

I arn, vours truly,SIMEON SMITH.

SHOAL LAKCE, MAN., February Sth, i901.DEAR Sîa,-I received vour letter, wish-

ing me ta tell of :iiy experience sincecanîing ta this caurstry. I came aut in1897 an the Labr-adorand liad a fairly goadpassage. We arrived at Quebec and thentook the train for Montreal, and arrivedthere at six o'clock in the nîarning. Frarnthere "'e took the train for Winniipeg. Ina couple of days Mr. White sent me taSlîoal Lake, ta work for Mr. Dyer. Ithouglht it a very strange place at first. Itwvas s0 loriesorne; the nearest hanse wvasa mile aw.ay ; but I soon gat used to it. 1j ust berded the cattle and did a fevi chores.1 was very sinall then and flot very strong.I arn a lot bigger and stronger slow. I canida nearly everything on the farni. LastSpring 1 learnt ta plaugh, and 1 liked itvery înuch. I did some harrowving as well,and in the Summer 1 drave the horses forMr. Dyer vihen he wvas breaking. Wewill probably millk eleven cows nextSumnier. As soon as we rnilk vie separateit with an Alexandra Cream Separatar,ivhich requires twa meai ta turn it. Wethen feed the milk ta the calves. There isanather boy working here, and vie getalong Ili right. I guess I must close novi.

Yaurs trulyJ. H. RICHARDS.

McLEAN P.O., ASSA., N.W.T.,February 2nld, i901.

DEAR MR. OWEN,-l received yourletter of Janstary î9th safely, and inanswer 1 like the North-West ai Canadavery well, and 1 have liad good healthsince I have been out here, and 1 like wvbereI arn now very much, and vie ga ta church,and we had a Christmas.tree a few daysafter Christmas, and we had singing andreciting. 1 said twa pieces, and had taobooks and several ather presents givenme off the tree, and 1 enjoyed myself very

ILite on tbe W~estern plainsmuch. I %vill close now, Chanking you forsendiîig U Ps AND DOWNs and almanac andail your kindness to nie.

1 remain, yours respect fully,WILLIAM J. SUTTON.

Care of Mr. John G. Matthewvs.

MR. OWIEN.DEAR SIR,-The boy, Williami J. Sutton,

is a good lad aîid willing, and 1 think %viIIget along ail righit iii this country. Hesuits me very well.

1 remaiti, yoîtrs truly,JOHN G. MAT-rHEws.

PLL'M COULEE, FebruarY 3rd, 1901.DEAR SIR,-I nowv take time to w rite a

few lines to you. I arn now going toschool and I learn both kinds of speech-Englisli and German. I cati talk goodGerman, and xvhen I first camie here Icould flot speak one wvord. There arethree more boys in ibis locality, otie ofthein is about a mile off. His tiame isCharles Pattern. He goes to the sanieschool as 1 go to. The crops ivere veryscarce this year because it was so dry. Ithink ibis is ail this time, so good-bye.

Vours truly,EDWVARD TAYLOR.

PLUM COULEE, February 4 th, tçgoi.MR. A. B. OWEN.

DEAR SIR,-Your letter to Edward re-ceived some timie ago, and as hie isanswering you to-day, I will also encloseseveral lines in regard to, him. He is smart,good-tempered, and quick to learn any-thing in the farming line, although, likenîost boys, hie is apt to be careless and flotsufficiently thorough ; but hie is gettingtnuch better of that. He is growing fastand will be quite taîl, 1 think, and 1 arnsure if hie goes on as hie hias been doing hiewvill soon be, wheîî he corne to farm forhiimself, ail independent mani.

Wislîiîg you ail success, 1 reniain awvell-wisher of Dr. Barnardo.

J. J. WIEBE.

SINTALUTA, February î 4th, igiDEAR SIR,--I have just sat down towrite a few lines to let you know how Iain getting along. I like my place verymucli. We have twenty-eiglit head ofcattie, and sixteen head of horses atîd oneptg. 1 like tlîe country very much. 1herd the cattle and sotne horses, and 1have a pony and two dogs to help me todrive them. 1 lhelp to clean out the stableand feed them. I have no water to iift ;we have a running strearn and tlîe cattle

can go and drink. 1 harrowed three daysin the Spring. 1 am Irying to get alongas wehi as 1 can. My employer says verylittle to te. We liad a Christmnas tree inour sclioolhouse. 1 enjoyed it very tnuch.

Iretuain, very sincerely,CHARLEY STUBBINGS.

SIN'rALUT, January 29gth, îÇgoi.MR. ALFRED B. OWEN.

DEAR SIR,-I take great pleasure inwvriting you a fewv lities regarding the boy,Char ley Stubbitîgs, wvho lias been in myemploymetît for nearly three years. Wehave found hîirn to be a good, trustworthyboy. If hie continues as lie is, hie wili be acredit to Dr. Barnardo's Home, and Ihave no reason to tli;nk otherwise.

Vours 'ruly,GEORGE POLLOCK.

The ungraciotis part of our task'remains. There lies before us agoodly pile of manuscripts that-alas ! for the expectations of thewriters-are fated flot to appear inany other form. Stern necessity,arising from the fact that our spaceis positively limited, prohibits ourextending further these records oflife on the Western plains. It will,we fear, be a poor consolation tothese young scribes to be told thatwe highly appreciate their effortsand have received and read theirletters with the greatest pleasure.We wish we could have said, " Let' er ail corne ; " but, as it is, ourfriends must accept the iievitabieand our sympathy in the disappoint-ment that, we are afraid, a greatmany will feel keenly when they findthemnselves or their contributionsleft in the cold. On behaif of thereaders Of UPs. AND DOWNS, wethank ail those who have contributedthese accounts of their experiences,both those whose letters we havepublished and those whorn we havebeen fcrced to reject, and we heartilywish tihern the fullest measure ofsuccess and happiness throughouttheir future careers as settiers in thegreat West.

Motto for 1901.

44 new coînînanbinent 3 citventto pgou, Zbat pe love

one anotber."

Notes and Comments

WE- feit this openingThe Queen. year was to be a

marked one in ourhistory, but wve hardly

thought its great event wvould corneso early, and we should see theprecious life of our beloved Queengo out in its first mon th. But Godhas willed it so, and wve should 110w

each one devoutly thank Himthat He has spared our dear lady solong to guide the affairs of statewith such rectitude and honour, andset to all the world such a nobleexample of Christian wornanhood.And now, dear girls, let us lookover the records we have of thatnoble girlhood, and see if there areflot some lessons we may learnfrom the rules that governed herlife, which will hielp us each to livelives full of noble self-forgetfulnessand devotion to duty ; for He whosees a sparrowv fail cares just asmuch for a littie kitchen girl scrub-bing a dirty floor as for the highestborn maiden ini the land.

FOR one thing, we findAn Early the little Princess was

Riber. always an early riser.Up before the sun had

dried the dew from the grass, she

began her studies and ber dailyroutine of duties. No light and trif-ling matters were the studies of thecoming Queen ; she had to be dulydrillec! in ail the different mattersconnected with the government ofour great country. The little girldid not always like these hard les-sons, but was good and bidablewhen ber mother's wishes were ex-pressed on the subject.

WHEN at Iength it wvas"I wilI be thought best to let herGood." know why she must

work so much harderthan other girls, the matter wastold iii a history lesson. Did sheboast at once of ail the pleasureand ease slîe would have ? No,she clasped ber lîttie hands and,with streaniing eyes, exclairned,"Q'Oh, I will be good-I iîl 'e good.!"promises wbich have been noblykept, and through the seventy yearsshe lived after they wvere made, notacted up to now and then on stateoccasions, but dailv and hourly, inber home, among her children, inthe privacy of ber country life, andamong the lowliest servants of berhousehold.

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Truthfulness ANOTHER- thing thatad was a prominent fea-

ahrognds ture of lier early train-Thoouhnes.ing was the exact

truthfulness daily instilled andinsisted upon. It is recorded thatshe once reminded her governessthat -she had been troublesometwice, not once, as she was tell-ing hier mother during a visitto the school-room. She alwayshad to finish one thing beforeshe began another even in lierplay, and could not go frorn thehaycock she was tired of making tochase a butterfiy till the former wvascornpleted. At nine years of ageshe knew hier Bible well, and a greatmany other difficuit things also.Another very good rule in the earlylife of this littie royal lady was theone that she must neyer get intodebt. If she wanted anything everso much, she rnust flot exceed lierallowance ; and once wvben she didivant a toy very badly, she got theman to put it on one side, and veryearly on the day lier money cameshe went on hier donkey and fetchedit.

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THESE seern almostThe Moral enough for us to re-of Mer LUfe. member. Let us just

surn thern up and seeif we can use them too, for wve alwant to be what the Queen's mother,the Duchèss of Kent, wanted to,make hier daughter-"1 A good wvo-man," she added, 1'then you will bea good Queen."

First.-An early riser. The morn-ings are cold, and it is hard sorne-times; but the Queen did it.

Second.-A hard worker, but notscrubbing floors and washing dishes.No, dear girls, but harder work thanthat-long Latin and Greek lessonsand difficuit questions of constitu-tional history.

Thzird.-Deterniied to be good,wvitb a thousand temptations tovanity, self-indulgence and pride,and shie rose triurnphiantly over ail.

Fourth. -To speak the truth al-wvays, even if the truth broughtpunishment.

Fifh.-To finish what she began,and let no other pleasure draw hieraway from duty.

Sixth.-Never to get into debt;and bier allowance was a very smallone.

Will you read them over now andthen, and when the temptation to belazy, idie, naughty, untruthful,fiighty, or to get i n debt, cornes inyour way, turn aside, because youwant to be lîke Victoria the Good-a gooi ivoman.

Miss LovEDAY writesML% Lvedy.to us of health re-Mis Lvedy.stored and vigour re-

turned, so wve hopewe shall welcome hier back in ourmidst by Easter, with all hier virnand elasticity in full play once more.Meantime she is visiting at Ilford,reniewing old frietidships, and willhave rnuch to tell us ail of changesand improvements in the place welove so weIl.

IT was my good for-A Quilting tunie, when 1 went to

Bee. see Amy Reynolds, to,find the house aIl

ready for the friends who wvere tocorne and hielp Amy with bier firstquilt. As I had no other girls tosee ini that locality, I stayed to,enjoy it aIl. Amy soon had herseifin apple-pie order, and then thegirls began to corne. One or twowalked in from neighbouring farrn-bouses, others came farther inbuggies, and soon there wvas a buzzof merry young voices in everycorner of the cosy farrn-house.Wraps wvere laid aside, cold fingerswarmed, thiînbles hutited up, and athousand-and-one excuses made be-forehiand for the bad work theywere going to do because theycould not sew wvelI, and becausethey neyer had quilted before. Thenthey ail trooped away up-stairs toa wvarm roorn under the slopingroof, wvhere the quilt wvas stretchedready for their blunders and theirsuccesses. There were chairs to becarried up, forgotten scissors to be

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hunited out of coat pockets, theii ailwere safely settled round the frame,and nothing but the clack of merrytongues and sounds of hearty laugh-ter reached we older follk down-stairs. 0f course, 1 ventured up-stairs, too, and put my stitches inone corner of the quilt, but I didnot stay very long, the rooni beingliniited. Quilts are flot capable ofaccomrnodating an indefinite nuni-ber of workers, and I knexv they%vould be too polite to talk aboutthings 1 did not quite understandwvhilst 1 stayed with them. Quit-in- is evi dently appetizing wvoriz,for wvhen the dinner-beli rang, andthe wvorkers carne down in answverto its summons, the dainty viandsvanishied with amazing celerityand yet they did a great deal oflaughing and talking, too. Amy'squilt was quite a success. Herfriends wvere very good work-wo-men, and wvhen my train-time came1 was quite sure that it would befinished before night-fall. And 1left well-assured that Amy hasprospects of a bright, happy wo-rnanhood with her kind friends iiiEssex. J

ONE Of the girls sentA Day's me a littie note, the

Shopping. other day, asking meto help her with a

day's shopping. 0f course, 1 wasglad to comply, so we met onemorning about eleven, and set offat once for the stores. Being in theWestern part of the city, we thoughtwe would try some of those storesfirst, but were soon satisfied thatour needs called for a larger assort-ment, so we went at once to YongeStreet. Here w~e were quite puzzledbetween the rival claims of Eatonand Simnpson, so decided to, seeboth stores before making our se-lections, and you can fancy the funwe had, turning over the goods atboth places; but at last our pur-chases were made, and we began tocarry themn to Jenny's patient friend,who was seated in the waiting-roomnat one of the stores, amusing himnselfas best he could, whilst we hunted

down bargains and purchased sup-plies enough to last an economicalgirl nearly a year. 1 do flot thinkwe forgot anything. There was afairy boat wvhiclh would hold thecents of the wvee boy of the bouse-hold, a warmn little bonnet for thebaby, besides ail kinds of thingsuseful and ornarnental for Jennyherself, and you can imagine howpleased she was when she foundshe wvas to return home with somemoney in her purse. When wecarried our last parcel to the wait-ing room, wve were gravely asked ifthese wvere really ail, as the 1'pa-tient frienci " before ret'erred îothoughit he had better go and selithe cutter and buy a wvagon if therewere more to follow. Being as-sured those wvere ail, he producedisome string and a capacious bag,so the big parcels wvere tied togetherand the littie ones put in the bag,and 1 hope they ail reached theirdestination safely and are nowdoing their duty by making theirowvner as warmn and pretty as anygirl she meets.

JUST at this time ofRevials.the year there are us-Revvas.uaîîy revival services

being held in alniostevery district. You wiil ail behearing of these services, and agreat many will have the -chance ofattending them. Dear oirls, hare solemin opportunities for whichyou will be responsible. When thegracious, tender love of our Saviouris presented, and we turn awayunheeding, we ruîi a terrible risk ofeternal loss. It may be that neyeragain will the words of invitationcorne personally to us. Let no fearof ridicule or any other feeling keepyou back if you desire to, be enroliedarnong the saved. The triflers maylaugh. Let them ; those la-ugh w/wwin, and the girl who wins ChristJ esus the Lord, is the only one whocan laugh loud and clear with joythrough every vibration. A shorttime ago, in one of our papers,a story was told of two meti

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attending a revival. . The worsLaccepted Jesus, the other laughed.The one wvon back the home hissins had almost lost, and wasspoken of in the newspaper as aconvert ; the other soon had hiscoiumn iii the same paper, and ahome for life in the state prison.To bath the message came. Onelaughed then, the other laughs now.Soi-e of our girls have found truejoy, and are rejoicing so muchthey want you A to share wvîththem. One writes and asks us totell vou ail that she just went for-ward wheni the invitation was given,and in hiaîf-an-hotir ail wvas madeclear to lier, and she ieft full of joy.Another tells how her experience is

embodied iii the verse of the hymnthat says :

My God is reconciled,His pardoning voice I hear;

He owns nme for His child;1 cati no longer fear.

In confidence 1 now drawv nigh,And, Father!1 Abba, Father ! cry.

She speaks further of hier confi-dence and joy, and wants ail hiercomipanions to knowv how blessedand joyous a thing it is to serve theLord. Stili another writes of lierhappiness and rest in Jesus, mnadedoubly great by the fact that lierdearest earthly friend has founidChrist too. Let us hear from you,dlear girls, when this great changecornes in your lifte, that we mayrejoice with you. S. OWEN.

Subscriptions to Girls' Donation Fund

Annie Yerby, $i.oo; Matilda Bye, $i.oo;Nellie Olver, 75c.; Lucy MN. Cooper, $i.00;Lizzie Hayter, $i.oo; Edith Allum, $î.oo;Emily Grifftlis, $i.oo; Margaret Odd,Soc.; Mary Vale, 50c.; Ellen Sirnpkins,$i.oo; Mary Strong, $î.oo; Edith Darby-shire, $ 1.00; Annie Elizabeth Ells, $î.oo;Ethel Summers, $i.oo; Harriet Weston,45c. ; Lizzie [-atcher, $2.oo; Annie Neale,$i.oo; Eclith Stevens, $î.oo ; Emma J.

Lewis, $î.oo; Matilda Brown, $i.5o;Annie Brooks, $i.oo; Lizzie Perry, Soc. ;Nellie Rixon, $i.oo; Emma Theresa Baker,$î.oo; Josephine Livingstonie, 81.oo; JaneHayes, 75C. ; Hannah Wincey, $î.oo;Mary Cambridge, $ î.oo; May Bird, $i.oo;Mary Vale, $r.oo ; Harriet Weston, $i.oo;Annije Whelham, $î.oo; Minnie Moyes,25c. Total, $31.20.

Chit-Chat

T IIERE hiave been few changesat Hazel I3rae since aur lastissue. 0 îîîy a caninîied

streamn of gis, ane calning andanaother ga -ing ta new~ sceîîes andi

n~'duties.\Iarv 1Ili recavers very sloawly,

and lias nat Ieft the haspitai vet.Nlinie Gauiz is naw able ta gret

abaut a littie an crutelhes ; but itwlbealang time l)efore slie can cio

mluchi runniing. Pe rhaps sie liasdane a littie toa nmucli in the past.

\label Geer is ini the liaspital, aclear, Patient sufferer, verv ili.

Edith Raiiiptaîi is atHazel Brae canv aies-Cent, but nat readv fai-the battie of life' vet,and -lad af sucli a lvîim, shielter.

Lucy Fr-v brake lierle- an a slicle, and aftera fe %v weeks ini theGuelph Haspital liascamie tar a rest and taget the free tuse af lierfeet agai n.

Amyi) Hadcigs liasgra\vii straîg, eîîauglta go aut a-aiti, and is diîaw in a positian in MaggieTaranta, wlicre slîe isg)reatiy, apprecîated far lier faitlîfulattentiaun ta lier dt>') andi lier un-v'aryilg- aniiabiliiy. She is nîisseclai. Ha-zel Brae, whlere slie lias salan1g been at wark ini the kitchieianîd aiways liad a cheery, ward anîda hielpfui lîand l'ar amy vauîîger gir].

[rani aur little oiîes \vho arebaardeci aut wve get sane encaurag-iîîg accaunits.

Lily Meddiuîgs anid Alice Thaîîp-saon arc repartci wvell and straîig,reniîarkably gaaci eciii-dcni-reatllythe îîîost abcdieîit ciiilren 1 eversaxv, peaceable anid v'cry taond af cachiailier. Tlîey are quite iidustriaus,

and seein ver>' aîîxiaus ta d i tilethîigs. A iîle fraîn the teachiertells uis liaw gaad tliey are at sclîaal.

Aiiie andc Idla Grieves, tva littlesisters, are very affectianiate, tîcat,LlIieer-tui litile girls, wvjîiî noa îîala-dies bUt mie taathaclîe.

I\'Iary l-epburn is a bruîlt, nîierrylittie \vinian, wvelI cared far- anidlavei. Slie lias writtcîî t a tell us aofail the -oaad tliiig,,s Santa ClausbraI,,glit, and liîaw wvell slie is -et-tîii< an at SChaai1.

J ennie WVilsan anîd Lucy' Fainehave a goaac hoame andl a kinic

Whitneli, with Brothcrs Tommy and WiUlie.

iunatler, %vlia says, '' tliey hiave beetiver>' gaadc chljdren, kinci andc abed-ient, siiice tliey canme ta nie." ilieyare ciiig vvell at scliaal.

Maggîrre W~lîituieIl 1laaoks veryhiappy w~itli lier twva bratiiers. Slîelias anc in the hanse Nvitli lier, anidiakes [lie best sisterlv' care oft liini.

Mary Franiics w~rites a brighît littiewelcamie baclz ta Caniada ta MissWaadga,ýte, aticd tells us lia\v grawniii silo laoks ini lier cap andi aprahi.Slie lias lats af frienics slue wauîtsta know~ about, and iC slie wvrites taail wlhase acîdresses slue vautect sliewvili have a big carrespandleuce.

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Our Oir[s

Hctty Gatchousc.

Elsie Feul is doùîg- well in bier nexvhome and bias wvon for bierself sucha good reputation that a neighibourwrites for oiîe like lier. Is not thattîlce ?

Gooci news cornes from the farW'est of Elsie Whiite. Sbie is sawvell and happy, and bas a goadscliool close at biaud and lots affriends ta enjoy the v.-inter fun wvith.

Clara Welcb is doing- well atschool and is quite content audhappy. Slie passed the Hazel Braegirls on tlieir xva) ta churcb one daylately in sucb a nice sleigbi tbey ail%vantecl to chiange places wvîth lier.

Thie two sisters, Ada and AnnieWatson, bave bath written us cbieerynotes. Ada likzes bier home andthe kind friends xvbere slîe is sbel-tered, aud especiallv a kind Annie,xx'lo acts thîe part of lier absentsister. Annie is aider, and biassanie light liauselialci duties xvhicislhe seenis ta enjoy doing, and isver), thîankful for bier kinci Chiristianhiome.

Rate H-oltmes tells us of bier homielife andi t.be gooci tinies suie lias liaciah the Sunday sclîoal Cliristniastreat, andi lier regtret tlîat sue canuotgret ta schîool becauise the teaclier liastypuîaid fever.

Mary Simpsonî is %veil pleased tobe back again in Canada, and xvritesbrightiy about lier new borne andsurrounciings, xvith which shie seemisweil pleased.

Hetty Gatehouse lias a Verypleasant homne, xvbere she is wvelland tenderly cared for, andi xiii bebrougbit up to be tboroughly self-bieipful. Her littie sister is one ofour boarcicd-out cliildren, andi is(loin- xvell.

The fo1lo\xviiu extracts are takenfroni recent reports of oIne of ourlady visitors:

Rate E. Coilinson is very for-tunate inulber home andi surrotund-ings. Slie lias been gvna reaixvarrn place inulier friends' hiearts,andi tlbey are pleased witb ail thatpleases lier andi anxious to see liergrow inta a goad and noble xvoman,and we bope she is likely to fulfil altlheir wisbies. Slie looks a bannielassie noxv, xvitl every promise forthe future.

Ethel and Lily Stanley are happyin being near to each otber, andELhel xvent aud spent Christmiasxvitb Lily, and the sisters had a reai,gaod tirne together and went aut tatea nearly every day. It xvas a

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ZIpS aîiD m'ownl£littie liard to part wvhen the visitwvas over, but they have tie pleasantprospect ai nîeeting- a-ain, andeacli lias a gooci home and kinclfrie n cs.

Mari.zaret Hoiland fincis hierseifin happy circunistances. Shie is thedear pet of the familv, and has everyopportunity given to lier for iii-pravemient and pleasure. Shie w~asaway at sehool wlhen 1 visiteci thehome, but ,ve could see lier littiered head peeping aver the sina\v aswve \vent uli tie rwrst bill andl founlthe bright little miaiden on the top),full of licalth and brighit spirits.

Ethel and Lily Stanley.

Gertie Skinner \vas indulging inthe la grippe at the time of niy visit.She Nv'as well out of the vay', Sa 1hearci ail kincîs of gooci things aboutlier, anci left v'ery confident ini lierhome anci herseif.

Dear littie Eclith Savini had hiardlyou t- gro wvn lier shyness- wvhen shewvas visited, but slie gave promiseof being a very good littie girl,which w~e niust hope she will main-tai n.

Eva Sapsford, one of our littiegfirls of September, 1899, is gaininga good record for lierself as a faithîfulworker, obliging, truthful and pleas-ant to live with.

Caroline Rowve (J uly, i900) tlîiîksCanîada is very lovely. Slîe secs ailthrougli a g,,oldeni hala, for she biaswvon a %varni place for lierseif w'ithilier eniployers andi is consequentlyhîappy and content.

Mary anci Geargina Scott are1899 gîrls, %vhio are doing tlîeir bestta mnake a gooci naie for- theniselvesanîd ail of uis. 1 cannot fimîd outthiat Mary bas a, fault, but 1 supposeshe has, ancl if shie does nat takelier mieclicine eulrvand get backlier v'igour that grip lias stalenawav', sue wihl get a bi- scoldin-gSlie lias a good influence on othergirls and tries ta make themi likelierself-regular at chutrchi and Suni-day school, and 1 amn -lad LouisaH-ubble lias sucli a mîlce canipanianandl frîend. I t is perhaps a factorin the vTery gooci repart slîe getsfor fait!îfulness and inclustry, tlîauglîLouisa lîad this cliaracter before sheknew Mary so wvell.

Mary Spencer lias a grand repu-tatian. Last year 1 lîeard she wvasgaad, very gooci, but this, 1 anii as-sured shie is a perfect prize. ''Yes, "lier miistress says, '' a perfect pî'ize.No other word expresses wvlat Maryis ta ie." Slie bias iiever yet givena cross look, or spoken ami insolentw~ord. Slie is amniable, inclustrious,obligying-, symipatlîetic, intellig-entand refined, anxious ta imiprave lierinid anîd educatimi, and \villing ta

xvarl liard to cia sa. Girls ! girlswe wvant 400 such.

Eliza Cales alIiiast miatches MarySpencer. Slie is a dearly loved andvalued frienci ta lier nîiistress, andhas a clearlv loveci and v'alued friendin lier iiiistress, so tliat is \v'ell, andlwe hope they, will be togetlier tili aclearer frienci clainis Eliza.

Violet Lewvis is living wvitli a, dearcaumitie," wvlio loves lier little En--

lisli Violet well, and liopes slie maykeep lier as long as slîe did lierformer Enlsîflaover-twventy-fiveyears. Weil, Violet will be able tadecide thiat iîîatter for hierself, ifbath live.

Alice Willmnot lias a goacl homeand pleasant surrounidiîigs so near talier dear brother tlîey can nieet two

O~ur Otr[s

or tliree tinies every xveek, at Cliurch,Suîîday sclool and the YToung -People's meetings. Botli of tiienie:îjoy those privileges xrery mnucli andare well content wvith their lot iii lufe.

M'iss Gibbs, wvho nowv undertakestie visiting- of ail the gïis situateciEast of Tforonito, lias contributecithe failowing extracts froiiberdiarv

Anîy Gougli, after a fexv changes,lias now succeeded in --ettiîîg athoroughly 'g1ood haone, txvo or threemiles frain Brighton. She basmiany things to learn, but w~e feelsure if she is patient andi xilling,she will soon imiprove under bierkincl nîistress' tuition.

MNarthia Fletcher is also on a farmiiii the saine neiglibourbood, is gîx'I-îng satisfaction, and, xve trust, isseeking ta live a îîew~ lufe, bavinglately recei vec i elp frorn sonmespeciai meetings slie lias been at-tending. We knowv God's blessingwxill rest on M\artha if she continuesto dIo well.

Ellen B. Andrews lias been outin Canada siîîce Septemiber, t895,and bias for more tlian three yearskept lier present place, a fexv milesfromi Grafton, wliere she lias earneda gooci cliaracter, liaving beenguided, wve believe, by Chîristianiprîinciples. Suie bias txvo sisters inCanacla-Lizzie iii the Nortli-Yestaîîd 1Etbel iii S pringied-oni-C redit,%vhlias liad but the one home siîîceslie xvent out froîîî Hazel Brae.

Martlia Skinner canme out iiiOctober, 1892, and lias for yearsbeen xvitl iNMrs. S-, a few milesfroni Cobourg, where, by lier goodconduct, suie lias wvon tlîe esteeîîî andaffection of not only the people shelives witli, but also of ail who kîîow~lier.

Florence Dewvick lias hiad a hîappyhonme for more tlîan tbree years xvitiîMrs. K- iii tue neighibourlîood ofBomianton. Slie is a good, trust-wortliy girl ani xviii, we hope, tryto overcorne any littie fauîts slîe mayhave.

Lily A. C. Taylor, one of lastyear's party, is iii a good home near

Cobourg. Slîe is learning nicelyandi quite ehjays farni life. Hernimstress findcs nia fauit with lier, sowe hope Lily xviii be happil), settledbere for a long timie.

Rase M. D. Cook came ont iiiSeptemiber, 1895, as quite a littiegirl ; lias beemi nearly txva years,wîth Mrs. M-, not far fromn Ca-bourg-, andc is hielpful in miany littiexvays, and being patiently taughitby lier kind mnistress, Rase, 1 tliink,is trying ta do ier best, and mnustreniembher tlîat by beiîîg faithîful iiiali tlîe little tlîings af lufe suie niaysanie day have greater xvork ta do.

Florence lerbert carne out iiiSeptember, 1898, andi is still goingta school ; but shie is now getting,aId enough ta eari xvages. Sliecioes îîot, however, w'ant ta mnakeaîîy change, and in a pitiful xvaylooked up at me and said, " May 1stay liere alxvays ?" Slîe lias evi-dently entwined lier affectionsaraumid the famnily she lives xvith,and tue tlioughit ai separatian isliard to bear.

Kate Hoinies liad had xiearly ayear's experiexice on a tarni nearDunisford, and is iii many xvays ag.ood little girl, and, %ve hope, wiliimprove as she groxvs aider.

Lizzie and Cinderella Boswellcamie out last Sunînier. Bath areliving on farrns near toetlîer iii the

nieigbibourbood af Dunsford. Theyhave, ai course, muchi ta leartî, butxvith patience aîîd perseveraxîcexvilh, xve trust, become gyood, usefulmieînbers ai saciety.

J osephiine Newvton, also aone oflast vear's party, is a gyood littiegirl, evidiently enjoying countrylueé. Slie is fond of animais andbias somie special pets amaong thien.

Lizzie Slieriff, living on the nextfarmi ta Josephîiîe Newvtonî, lias alsoa good home, is quite hîappy andgîvîng Satisaction.

J essie Scliaffer, one of aur eidergirls wvlo camîe ont in Nov'ember,1894, has kept lier places xvell andwxon for lierseif a good cliaracter.

Mary E. Hepburn. Alice, Mlary'sbig sister, wilh, wxe feel sure, be giadta hear tiat "' Winnie," as slie is

MIp5 anb E'owns

caiied, is being w~eil careci for-. A Sslie carne runnrngiý, ini fromn schooi,she iooked as briglit anIci hlalp asshe could be, andi talked freeiv of ailslie wvas cioing. 'l'lie o ni' fear seemiedlest M\iss Addie andi ' Grancliiashould spol lier.

Alice Wilson, wl'ho caie out lastOctober, is apparcntlv settling clownver)' ha 1,pily. Her inistress is quitepleaseci with lier and fincîs lier Lise-fui and v'ery willli g ta learn.

Gertrude Saalborn, also a niew~-Collier, is doing Nv'eli, is treated likethie faniilv, and is, no ciouht, quitecontented wvitli ail lier surrounidings.

Elizabeth Foden.

Lizzie Fodeil, wvhose portrait ap-pears ini this colurin, lias contri-buted the followitg by way of ini-troclucirîg herseif to the reaciers ofUPS AND) Do\vNs :

l)ixxR GI RI.,-I thlik it is a liiiost unlieIwrote to Our uiaper, as il. was i898 N'IlreiIwrote to it last.

1 shotild like to ktîov' xlicrc ail ni) oldfricials hiave goite i o thiat caille ouit thîesaine time i did, iii 9894.

Like inauy, miore lîrcky girls, 1 liad ail iii-viiaiion to go to Toroio to se i lie l)octor,andc glad i wvas Io take thle chance. I liada reil good tintie whlile I %was tîrere. Ihlope sornle of you %will kuîow~ iîîy face vhîeiîyoîu see ut, tilouighi 1 have chauige(l a grcatdcal sifIce 1894.

Bel'ore I hirîlg this letter (o a close thereis one t Iî % vanlt t say: Readi Ille pieceoit rolliîîg Stones. 1 ilever wvan t to lett bat kirîd orslsn sc orn ver mie anrdget our H ome frieîîds to bc always clîalng-îrig mvl place. Vonr frieid,

L. Foiri.ý;

Lizzie Slucer lias askzec us ta findcspace for the following- letter oforeetingr ta lier olci friends

DlIeA R Si sTErjs, - alli sorry thlat I havenot h;eeni able' to Wvrite a let tcr Io yoti be-fore, but I %vill try arîd( Iinake up foi- il thislimue. I1 lopevoir are aIi w~el, as ilt leavesnie tihe saine(. 1 Nas at a lady s social,anîd we hiad ail a i.OO(l timle, and I wai ila concert Ille iexi ihi , and ithere wvas alot thlere, andi. VwC Iiad a oo tinie, and 1

swin. the Clîristînas rînnîiber Ilai ihereatre a1 fcw of Ille girls thal I k n)Ow, so Iwotild like [o reilnemuber theill.

I)ear g.irls, I liave Ilot inutcli tlime Io writeis litmne, sO I ilitist cornie tIo a close, %î thi

ail my best Nvishes, anrd hope to sec titislei ter ii tlle UPS MN D Do MsaId IitL "e.iIl --ive Dr. Barîtar do tliree checers tb'r luisk indniess Io lis ail. i t hink thiat %ve shorildspeak of t lie Qîrceri. She lias beeri a goodOtreeni over uis ail, so0 I r iîk t hrat i t wotnldbe %vrolîîg to forget the Quceit, as slie liasbveni a g~ood Qtiecri.

1 tliiik t his is ail for the preserit, froinyoîîr dear sistcr. I remiair, y-ours t rtily,

LrZZrIL SîîEîI..I,Care of J. A. S. Mlacphierson,

Isliiigtori, P>.O., Ont.

Jane Lirîgard has sent us the fol-lowing accouint of lier first lioliciayini Canada

DEAR~ Griits,- Sonie of you will be gla(It o sc a let ter iroin iuue, anîd licar hiow iuiylîofldav %vas sperit.

Iwas Nev' Vear's rniorinig. 1 startedoit a short joîiriey to Peterborouigh, arriv-ing tliere about iliîie o'clock. Ilhcin I oi here 1 was i akeu 10 the w~aiti îg. rooru tosee Miss \Vood gate anrd Miss Gibbs.1liad the warinst welcouiie 1 could wanti

I wvas vei-y inutcli de lighîlted Io sec iss\Voodgate, l'or il wvas so long silice 1 liadtliat pleasure, neyer ini Canadat before. Sitejîrst lotks Ille saine as evr-okiiid andlov'iig, andi lier sveet siiile. I dont' thinkl-Aire lias chian.gcd a bit. Miss Gibbs is, also,just the saine.

I donit t iiiîîk wc conild id arroI ler Ilornerui thle world wilere thle mniagers havestucli triclltuigii love aS our 1-1orie ladieshave loi lis. Mou wi'li aIl ;tgrc viil Illie%viiei I say I thlik our Ifoie is tlie liap-piest pilace ini thre world.

'lle iîext thlîig %ve dlid %vas 10 go to!tiaL>'Ci, %v'liil 1 eujoyed v'ery ilituchi. I tus sicl il a un vile.ge to hadve faiîîiiy prayers.ACter î ayers I liad a irice luritchi, tilcil wveiîtîrpstaîrs 1rlIo I lilirinary anrd sj)erit therîorniîg wiîî the sick girls. Thein we liad

dinner, comI)osecl of turkey and other goodthings. Afier dinnier 1 wvall<ec down tothe post office wvith Bessie Smithî. \'Je en-joyed the walkz very nch, and 1 got backii tigne to have a nlice long visit withl MissWoodgate and Miss Gibbs. They hiadclots of news for' me, for- 1 hiadi fot lîeardanythiîig about the [Home for a long tinte.At'îer tea we ail wvent 10 t he schoolrooniand playecl games for a long tine, t tien Nv'esang- togel lier. 1 sang a piecc and recitedsomleth)ingI, too, and olie or two othersgave us soie p)iecces, whIichi were ver', îIceindeed. '[len w~e had soîie canîdies andorit-es, and ilt caile (0 the Gie %wleîî Ilîad Io go honte. Wetl, 1 Nvill brimîg tlinsletter to a close, witlî love to aIl, lroîîî

JANE LINGARI).

K.Ite Tane tells uIs of lier life iniCanada andciber duties and plea-sur'es:

1 ani wrîititng in answer to vour letter,a:îd 1 tlîankil yOu for sendcing [le tic UPSAN'D D0XVNS. I Jgot îny Scr-ipîutre UnlionCard, anîd 1 have liot beeni to bcd onie iighitsilice T got it %vitliout realiing ni>' portion.

My master- was reading the UPS ANI)DîovNs, and lie said lie did îîot sec nmvnaine or pictu:re or ail)' of my let ters iii il,so, I made up ly n, midc 1 %vould write aletter and ask >'ou to put il iii tlîc îîextiîunîiber. So 1 suppose 1 mîust try andîiiake il as iîîteresting as possible. Iwill tell ),ou ail about ni- honme. Il is noton a farnm. My miaster ks a carrnage-niaker, %vitlî six clîildren and no mother.There are four _girls anîd two boys. Fou rgo 10 school wlien the roads are good, butonly thiree are going now. It is a wholeconce-sion to (lie sclîool. Tlie churcli isonly five mniutes' %alk. Il is a MetlîodistOlie. I go regularly bo chutrcli and Sunldaysclîool, anid ni>, teaclier gave nie a icecard ;il Clînisinmas.

\Ve are hîoldinig revival services nowever), evening during thîe ,veek. 1 have01113' tîîissedi once, aîîd I thinkz tlîat is preit tgood, as il starts at scven o'clock andcloses al eiglît, so, voit see 1 atn home inigood hinîe.

\VTe live riglit îiext to a store, and thereis amiother oîîe not far- awvay wliere olie ofour- girls lives, nanie<l Daisv Hotson. 1often go tliere to (Io trading. anîc I hiavelîad tea thlere twice. Ilie> are ver>' ilicepeople.

There are six or seveîî Home girls roundlîerc, but 1 niuist not takze tlie rooîîî to tellaIl tlîeir liantes. I sec four of tlîeîî atSuîîday sclîool eveî'y Sunday. 1 wish ),ouwvould give nîy love to Mauid jefI'rey andtell lier 1 hopie sie wvill soon he back. Imiss lier so mucli.

1 tlîink 1 niust close iiow, so, good-bye.1 renmain, yours respectfully,

I<ATL TANE.Cav«Ui, Jaiiiiar-Y 1 7111, 1901.

Mary H. Smitbi has liad the op-portuniity of seeiing son'iething of

Newv York at Christrnas tirne, andsends LIs a long letter wvhich is fullof interest:

I)EAR GIRIL,-It iS not very lonig siiceI wrote to UPS AND DONs, but as thîis isChristmiias lime, I thlink you wvill like tolîcar soniething about Ilie stores in NewvYork. We niust takze it for grante(l we aretalkiiîg together whlilst 1 try and tell youail I saw%.

Al>' muistress and anoLlier lad>, aîîd ni>'..self 'wcinî dowvn town oui Tîîcsday, Deceni-ber- i8tl. WXe %vent by' train and camjeback on the cars, i'eachilng hîomîe by' lialf-l)ast eleveîî, \\'e lîad a ver%, mece tinme,tiiougli we lîad prctty liard work to gettlîrougl i lie crowds. Nirs. 1-1- kept holdof nîy lîand tbt', fear site should lose mie.

'flite stores %vere ail granid, decked witlievergreeîis andù Cîrstmas greetiîigs, andSantla Clais standing up lîerc aîîd Llere,w'vaiting wvitli ]lis bag for letters and thiîîgs.ilien tliere wei'e tov's of ail kinds-dolls,horses, siiîîs--, gain-.s-, cradles, doîls' bedsand chairs, slei lis, books, sets of dislies,litile cooki-stoves, waslitubs and boards,aîîd lînndicreds of other Uîings wvliclî wvoîldtake up too iicli rooni to tell.

''leii %v'e sawv Santa Clans iii lus sleigli,%vith fous- reiuîdeer running over tlîe hilîsand niountains aîîd througlî tlîe tunnels.W'e saw~ hini again witl tlîree geese flyingover tie Brooklvrt Bridge, tlien %ve crossedtlie î'oad anîd sawtut iii lu hs automnobile,tlîe wlîeels goiuug round as fast as possible,and a big load of toys. TIiet, girls-willvon believe it ?-we saw luis hiouse, wvitlî ýpor11( beside it witlî fishes iii it. Thierewas also a litile boat, 100, but w~e did tuotsce Santa. '1'le we saw~ iii oîe of thewindows a real, live Santa. Tliere vei'esucu crovds r'ound Iiiiiî, but w~e pnislied oui'w~a>' pretty N'ell tip to thue %vindow. Tlierelie %v'as, taking sortie of (lie naines doNviîwithi a great, big red aîd bIne pencil, wvliclî1 gu-tess %vas to last liiîi foi' sevei'al years.He looked aIl r'ound, tlien pointed t0 sortieof tlîe toys lie %vas going to seiid Oient.He 1 îointed to0 nie, anîd showed mie a doI,auid put ni>' naine down. W~eIl, girls, weclid have a good laugli. 1 thiiîk you wvotldhiave lauglied, too, lîad you beeui tliere.WXe %vent tlîrouglî ail kinds of' stores, andiii one we saw a clîur-ch. It w~as iii tliew'all, anîd tlie snow wvas fluliiig and thestars shilling, aîîd just at tlie door a ladyand lîttle girl wvere going iii. Ih \'as IlliL up, auîd the orgail wvas playîng a well-kiloNv'îi aît lieîîî, Il Hark, the Herald A îîgelsSing." It aIl seeîîîed so natuî'al.

I enjoyed iîyself v'euy mîuch. Nowv,dear girls, 1 will bî'iîg iiîy letter to a closeby wisliig you aIl a briglit and huappy'New~ Yeai'. Let uis speiîd tic ilew yearbette:' titan the old by folîowing closelyafier our Heaveîîly Fatlier. Nowv 1 iiustsa)y 110 mîor'e, but love to yoti ail.

1 renaiii, yours truly.MARY' HARRIET SàUTI4.

our Oiris

aîps anb ]Downts

We have the greatest pleasure inpublishing the following letter frornone of our Toronto girls, of whomwe can conscientiously say that.sheis one of the best, and of wvhorn webelieve that in the " daily round andcommon task " she is walking faith-fully " iii His steps."

27 C.XLLENDAR STREET, PARKD)ALE,February i5tlî, 1901.

DEAR GIRLS,-As 1 have tiever %vrittento tlîe UPS AND DoWvNS, 1 thoughit 1 wouldtry and write a short one. 1 camne out toCanada in the year 1897, in the Septemberparty. My first place wvas out on a farrn,and 1 shial nleyer forget the good limes 1used to have there. But 1 took sick andhad to leave ; but I an in a good placenowv. I have been here since August,18qq. There is just oiie littie boy, but lieis just full of mischief ; he runs ail over theplace, and he is just beginning to talk. 1think the weather we are having now isjust fine. I do love to hear the sleigh.belis going, il makes it seern so mutclibrîghter.

Last Summer wve were awvay for sixwveeks, and 1 did have a fine lime. I[hadto look after baby, and wve alrnost livedout of doors.

I think those of us wvho live in Torontoought to feel very thankful for the kindfriend wve have in Mrs. Owven, and thepleasant Sundays wve may spend there. 1was there last Sunday, amîd 1 did enjoy rny-self real wvell. You can't help it, and forawhile, at least, ail our silly and triflingtroubles are forgolten. I think most ofthe girls were ai the Christmas party,and we were ail very sorry that Mrs.Owven ivas so sick, but wve are glad she isbetter now. But 1 arn sure wve ail leftfeeling soinewhat brigliter, and encouragedto press forward.

Dear girls, I think if we ail tried to doour best, wve should and wvould be far hap-pier than we are. We are ail too readyto get cross at any litîle thing that cornes

up ; at least, I know I have to try hard toovercorne such feelings sornetimes. Buteven if we do fail, wve can try again.

I cari wash and iron nicely now and Icari bake just a fecw things. My rnistresshas promised to learri me if I stay withher.

And nowv, girls, 1 will say good-bye forthis time, as you wvill be tired of readingsuch a letter. I will write a fewv verses aIthe encl, which I hope wve rnay aIl feel aretrue. 1 reuîîain, yoiîrs truly,

BEssiE KITTON.

I ALWAYS GO TO JESUS.

I always go to Jesus%Vhcn troubled or dîstressed

1 always find a refugeUpon His loving breast,

1 tell H iim ail iny trials,1 tell Himn ail my grief,

And while my lips are speakingHe gives rny heart relief.

When full of dread foreboding,And flowing o'er wvitlî tears,

He calms awvay my sorrowAnd lîushes aIl niy fears.

He comprehends rny weakness,The peril I arn ini,

And He supplies the arîîîourI need 10 conquer sin.

WVhen those are cold and faithiessWhîo once were fond and true,

Wilh careless hearts forsakingThe old friends for tlîe newv,

I turn to l-im wlîose frieîîdshipKnows neither change nor end;

1 aiways find ini JesusA never-failing Friend.

ialwavs go 10 Jesus ;No malter when or where

1 seek His gracious presence,Fin sure bo find Him there.

In times of joy and sorrow,Whate'er my need rnay be,

I always go 10 Jestis,And jestîs cornes to mie.

No cloth is too fine for rnoth to devour.-Proverb.

No greater promisers than those who have nothing to give.-Proverb.

No bees, no honey ; no work, no rnoney ; no gains without pains.-Proverb.

No bird ever fiew so high but it had to corne to the ground forfood. -Dutch Proverb.

No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may flotbe subdued by discipline. -Seneca.

No girl who, is well bred, kind and modest, is ever offensively plainail real deformity means want of manners or of heart.-Ruskin.

Toronto Topics

fINOTHER three months, andhere we are still, most of usjogging along quite cheerily,

for ail the varied experiences thathave fallen to our lot, somne bright,some flot so good, and one or twothat have made us feel rather sad.Stili, if we look for the good thingsin our lives, it is wonderful hownurnberless they are, and the sadones seem, to shrink up and look 50

small beside them.Some members of our family have

dropped out aid gone back to Peter-borough to start out again and tryif the country suits them better;while two have been more enter-prising stili and gone to the North-West-Matilda Roberts, who bas anice situation at Headingly, abouttwo miles from Winnipeg; and MayHammond, wvho has goné to be withber brothers. Among the otherchanges most are decidedly for thebetter, some of the girls just doub-ling the wages they had in theirlast places. We have now aboutsix girls receiving $10 a mnonth andmore; and most of the girls fromfifteen to eighteen years oid aregetting from $6 to $9 a month, withthe promise of "lmore to follow,>while our little girls are baving $3to $4, or the value in clothing. Oneor two sick ones, who bave beendown to Peterborough for rest andchange, have returned to us doinggreat credit to Miss Woodgate'scare and kindness, looking so, brightand well, it is like getting a breathof Hazel Brae air to see and talk tothem. And now Margaret Buckand Florence Flack are in verycomfortable places, much thoughtof, and apparently very happy.

The visiting has been, ratherneglected, but the girls bave triedto, make up for the 'deficiency byvisiting us, and very welcome theyalways are.

Sunday gatherings have been verylarge, and our lassies seem reallyto enjoy themn. On Sunday therewere twenty-six, and the singinggoes splendidly. The next thing isto be the Bible Class ; not a stiffclass such as wve have at Sundayschool, but just a cosy taik amongourselves, i which ail will takepart and we will each one try to,help and encourage the other.

And we had a Christmas party!Such a party ! But someone elsemust tell ail about it, as I only sawcrowds of bright-faced, happy-look-ing girls and heard such a noiseas only a crowd of girls canmake. -So far as we could count,there were a hundred and ten here,who wvere welcomed by Mr. Owenand made to feel at home by MissKennedy, who was so kind to ailand won the hearts of most by herkind, bright wvords and ready sym-pathy i ail kinds of fun and chatter.I can't remember haîf the nicethings the girls have to say aboutber; but for my own part, 1 cannotsay enough of her kindness in givingup the evening to fill such a tiringposition and do the duties of hostessfor me, and 1 hope we shall veryoften see ber among us.

One very encouraging feature intbe last few months' work bas beenthe way some old girls, who hadbeen lost sigbt of in the Torontocrowds, have re-appeared, in mostinstances filling good positions, andthey littie know what a real pleasureit is to see thern among us again.Isabella Thornton is quite a youngwoman, and bas been on her ownaccount for three years, and is nowvholding a good position with a verygood saiary, and is in every way aIldaughter " to be proud of, as wveare. But Isabella has had to figbther way there and stick at it. Some-times it seems to me that wbat a.

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J, Elizabeth Goodbody; 2, Mary Ellen Massey; 3, Lydia Grimwood; 4, JessieWaters; 5. Laura Haarle; 6, Fanny Donnelly; 7, Annie Hubbard.

Our otrtogreat many of our girls lack is theenergy to stick at a thing and do itthoroughly, notwithstanding dif-ficulties and discouragements. Sooften the complaint is, "lShe is agood girl, but so careless about lierwork; she is not tborough eniough."Our Heavenly Father, in His Word,tells us IlWhatsoever ye do, do itbeartily, with good will, doingservice." Heartily, thorougbly andwillingly, not half-heartediy and thensulkily. But here 1 arn away intoanother Ilsugar-coated sermon,"with Isabella for a starting point.WThat will she say to me?

Arabella Dunford bas been foryears in one place and is gettingon splendidly. We quite hope tosee bier at our Sunday gatberingsvery soon.

Annie Cogley is in a very goodplace on Avenue Road, and we hopeshe will settle down now and getherseif well supplied with clothingand a bank account. How grandit sounds! But really it is very fineto have one and another comningalong with bier money to be " sentto the bank," as the girls arebeginning to realize the importanceand comfort of a "Ibank accountl"and are trying to start or increaseone already started.

We bave new members in ourfamily too. -Annie Hubbard bascome into Toronto from near Col-lingwood, where 'she bas lived somany years in the Scotch settiementand bas learned to talk Gaelic andsing very sweet Scotch hymns. Shebas a very good situation, with bigpay and flot much work. Verynice, is it flot, girls? Amy Hedge,who bas been laid up at Hazel Braefor so long, is among us, and, to ailappearances, getting on very nicelyin bier city borne.

Clara Donnelly, too, came Iastmontb from Milliken to take a situ-ation in Parkdale, where we hopesoon to place bier sister, Fanny, nearbier. Clara is getting good wagesand bas not a bard place, and isvery mucb liked, and says she basone of the nicest places in Toronto.Annie Kane came at tbe beginning

of the year, and is living as bouse-maid away up Yonge Street. Shehas learned bier work so quickly,and does it very well. The onlyconiplaint is that slhe is teo enter-prising and attempts more than sluebas strength to accomplish; butshe seems tboroughly happy and isliked very much. Tben there isJ essie Foster froin Cooksville, wbowent strAight off to a place, whereshe bas settled down "Ijust as if shebelonged there always."

We bave another aspiring littiehousemaid irn Alice Hornby, who, 1quite expect, will push bier wayright up into the front rank; but itis early days yet to know how shewill -et along, thougb I bave littledoubt but that she wvîll do well.

Another one is Gertrude Woods,wbo bas been for four years witbbier mistress and moved in witb bierfroin the country. She is a brigbt,lively girl, strong and healtby, andquite a capable little servant, andwith ail hier experience and know-ledge of her mistress' ways, is wortbgood wages; for it really is a greatthing to us mistresses to have a girlwbo knows just bow we like thingsdone and wben, and can do tberneven if we are absent and, betterstill, are willing to do tbem.

The last is Violet Smith. She isquite a new-comer; but wve hopeshe is going to upliold the goodreputation of our Toronto girls.

So much for our newv members,and about the old? Well, of course,tbey are good! Now and then alittle one is sulky and inclined to bewilful. It is naughty and very siIly;but tbey are quite our Illittle ones,"and will knowv better soon. Andsome of the bigger ones do a littieIlkickin " for privileges that tbeydo not reaily wish for; but becauseothers have them who are a littieolder and more staid, tbey thinkthey miust too. But our girls gen-erally listen to reason and are sen-sible enough to settle down againlike the most of them, wbo plodalong quite contentedly and happily,just doing each day's wvork as itcornes along as well as possible,

'UlpS anib mownland thoroughly appreciating andenjoying the outings in their duecourse.

Bessie Kitton is one of these.She does not get big wages, but isthoroughly "lat home " and verymuch Iiked, and she works steadiiy

along, Iearning ail she can, doingail she can, and aiways Iooking sobright and happy, for Bessie basfound the secret of true strengthand real happiness.

EmILIE G. OWEN.

F aithful Service

ILITTLE kitchen-maid was sit-ting, the first night of berarrivai in a great household,

feeling very lonesome and wishingherseif at home.

She was going to bed iii the littieattic that was to be ber own room,sitting on ber box with a sort ofaffection for the one thing thatcame from borne, when ber eye fellon an oid bit of newspaper that wvasiii the drawer for her clothes, andwas more than a year old.

It was a list of deaths, and theword "lservant" catcbing her eye,she read it, hardiy thinking of whatshe was doîng.

This is what she read:

On the 4 th 'inst., at Piccadilly, Mrs.joan Jarvis, for fifty years a faithful ser-vant and friend in the fatiily of JamesLewis, Esq. She Iived respected and diedlanîented.

The girl sat stili on her box,thinking how inuch was sumnmed upin fifty years of faithful service-bowrnany days of good, honest work,how many good times and cross-going times ; and what a thing to,have said of her, that sbe was friend

as well as servant, and lived re-spected and died lamented!

And she thoughit how that Mrs.joan Jarvis must have stayed onday after day and year after year inber old place, tilt she loved ail in it,and ail ioved her.

IlPerhaps she began as a kitchen-maid, crying on her box," thoughtthe poor littie girl ; "lbut tbink howshe ended-and why sho.uidn't 1 dothe samneP"

And she did, too!She iistened to nobody who ad-

vised ber to change; she wentsteadily on through good days andbad ones, tilt she rose to be cook,.and then afterwards housekeeper,and did indeed die in the family ofa son, who was a littie child wben;she came to, bis father's.

To have served long and weIl inone famiiy is a sure token of flot afew Christian graces, flot a littiereal goodness.

Sucb servants serve their earthlymasters weii, because they aisode serve the Lord Christ."

[Copied and sent by Mrs. Haultain,witb many good wishes for the* dear girlswho may read it.-December, 1900.]

Gertiets Confession

GERTIE was a really good littiegirl, and lier record of sevenyears in Canada had been an

altogether unblemishecl oiie. Dur-in- this time she liad grown from arather dwvarfislh, unshapely littleperson to a remarkably comely,graceful young woman, and if flot abeauty, was in face, features andgenieral make-up a sighit pleasantto behiold. The peculiar Ilfordwaddle, suggestive of boots threesizes too large and three times tooheavy, and which conveys the ideaof trying to walk and sit dowri atthe same time, liad developed intoa trim and sprightly carniage with-out a trace of the old-time institu-tional shuffle. We will not assertthat Gertie was altogether indif-ferent to those personal attractions.She had a decided notion of herself,but was withal a sensible, level-headed little party, and blessed witha decidedly smaller share of vanityand self-admiration than falis to thelot of most young people of her ageand condition of life. She couldfind plenty of objects for bier gaze atleast as interesting and attractiveas the looking glass, and "where-

withal shaîl 1 be clothed" was byno means the great problem ofGertie's life. She had had a goodhome for the seven years of her lifein Canada with Mr. and Mrs. Mor-gan, of Michigan Street, in Toronto,and these excellent people hadtrained her from the first in a wiseand kindly spirit. She had neyerbeen formally adopted, but in theseven years that she had been amember of the Morgan householdshe had been cared for and watchedover as one of their own, and hadalmost learned to forget that shewas not one of the family. In thehousehold arrangements, no dis-tinction wvas ever made or thoughtof between Gertie and the Morgans'own children, and Mrs. Morgan,

who was in delicate bealth, hadIearned to depend upon her as aneider daughter, and a considerableshare of the domestic managementrested upon Gertie's capable littieshoulders. Outside of the house-hold she had few acquaintances.She liad bec-r for some tinie a mem-ber of the Presbyterian Church, andwas one of the nîost regular at-tendants at Sabbath school and En-deavour meeting, and was thoughta great deal of both by ber teacherand the pastor ; but, being rather areserved, self-contained little person,had uiever got much beyond a speak-ing acquaintance with the girls ofher class or of the Christian En-deavour Society. For the boysGertie had not, up to this time, dis-played any great fondness, andoften had Mrs. Morgan remarked,with satisfaction and thankfulness,that there was nothing Ilfast "about Gertie. Joe, a youth ofsomewhat rough exterior, who de-livered milk at the Morgan house,had at one time paid some lîttle at-tention to Gertie, and had taken herto the [sland one Saturday after-noon in company with the Morgans'little boy, but a few evenings laterGertie, having an errand to a shopon Yonge Street, encountered Mas-ter Joe issuing forth from a saloon,held up by two companions andevidently in a very Ilfar clone " con-dition. HIe caught sigbt of hier,and, making a drunken lurch in herdirection, Iost his balance and feilheavily to the sidewvalk, draggingdown bis equally drunken escort, tothe huge delight of the spectators.Gertie fled in borror and dismay,and during the few days that fol-lowved before Joe's inisdeeds led tohis receiving the "1sack " from. hisemployer sbe would neither speaknor look at him, and the milk wasreceived in severe and solemnsilence. Witb this very ufipropi-

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tious exception, Gertie had kept«theboys at arm's length, and a1thouoghmore than one eligible youth hadmade some advances towards ac-quaintanceship, none liad receivedany encouragement. But now atlength a very great and importanttransformation liad corne to pass inGertie's ideas and prospects, and agreat ruffling had occurred in thehitherto snîootb and placid currentof lier life. The cause was noneother than a handsonie younggentleman, Walter Rigby by naine,whorn Mr. Morgan had brougbithome to supper one evening to dis-cuss the affairs of the Sons of Eng-land lodge, in wvbicb they botb heldoffice, and wbo had since beconierather a frequent visitor of theMorgan household. It wvas flotlong in becomiing evident that thesevisits hiad some other object thanthe discussion of lodge businesswvith Mr. M-irgan and the balancingof the lodge books, and soon itdawvned upon Gertie's mind, with asense of consciousness that wvasvery delightful, that it was for biersake that Walter could devise somany excuses for calls upon theMorgans. She wvas a very proudand happy littie person in thosedays when Walter's attentions grewmore and more pronounced, andwben bis coming to tea on Sundayevenings became an established in-stitution, xvith the invariable sequelof bis taking her to cburch and theirstrolling siowly home afterwards,when slue would take bis arm, andthey would talk-weIl, like youngpeople under the saine circumstancesalways have talked, and, we sup-pose, always will talk. She didn'ttrouble to enquire very closely intoWalter's position and prospects, butsbe knew tbat bie was practicallythe manager of a tbriving manu-facturing concern down town, andshe bad heard Mr. Morgan speak ofhim as a young inan of excellentbusiness qualifications who wouldcertainly make bis way in the world.$lbe knew hie came originally fromEngland, and she had an impression,although it must be admitted this

arose rather in bier own imaginationthan frorn anything Walter bad eversaid on the subject, that bis familywere people of bigb social standingin the Old Country. For the rest,Walter was undeniably as good-looIcing, weII-informed, pleasant-mannered a youing fellow as couldbe met iii a day's marcb, and Gertiewvas very deeply and very earnestlyin love. And tben came the happyeveîling wbenl Walter asked hier tobe bis wife and told bier howv mucblie loved bier and tbouglit ofliher,and hiow happy they wvould be to-gether, and so forth, and she badwhispered "Yes," and they had kissedand she bad cried, ail in the old, oldstyle that is often very old, and verystale, and very bitter to look backon; but, to Gertie, wvas aIl new, andsweet and lovely. And as soon asshe reacbed home she poured out aIlthe happy tale to Mrs. Morgan, andMrs. Morgan lovingly congratulatedlier and told bier that she and Mr.Morgan knewv Walter to be a sterlingChristian young man wvho wvouldmake bier a good busband. Thenext day Walter bougbt bier a lovelydiamond ring, and everybody wbocared to know was soon told thatGertie was engaged to WalterRigby and that tbey would bemarried before very long. And yetamidet ail the joyfulness, and con-gratulations, and brigbt prospects,there was a dark sbadow in Gertie'smmid tbat would at times persist incasting itself over bier very bappiestmoments. Walter did not knowsbe was a Home girl, and if hiefound out, migbt it îiot make a con-siderable différence in bis feelingtowards bier? She feit sure hieought to be told, and yet she couldnot bear to tell bim. Sucb horribletbings were said about Barnardoboys and girls, and whatever migbtbie tbink of bier ? She had been in-troduced to him as Miss Gertie"Morgan," and she knew that hiesupposed she was * a relation of theMorgans, altbough he had neyerpressed bier about ber family orantecedents. He neyer seemed, infact, to want to talk about their

Oertte's Confeestoîfamilles or relations on either side,so that it had been quite easy toleave hlm under bis mistake but itmade Gertie very uneasy;- and, ifthe truth must be told, she liad hadseveral bitter weepings on the sub-ject after going to bed at ziightwhen nobody could see her or won-der xvhat was the inatter. Shecould flot bear the idea of deceivingWalter. She feit sure he must findlier out some time or other, and yetto risk losing bis affection or mak-in- hlmn think iess of ber was morethan she could endure. It madeber feel quite hard and bittertowards the Home, although berconscience told lier how ungratefuilthis was, and when Mrs. Morgansu-gested that she should write tothe ladies at Peterborough and tellthemn of ber engagement, she madean excuse for flot doing it at prese ut.Up to this time Gertie bad ahvaysregarded Dr. Barnardo and theHome with mnuch loyalty and affec-tion, as, indeed, she had everyreason to.

Her father had been a ware-houseman in London, and a verysober, respectable man. Gertiehad passed ber infancy and earlychildbood ini a very happy, wvell-ordered littie home iii the suburbsof London, but sickness had corneini, and ber father, after a long,painful illness that swallowed upwbat littie money be bad saved,died, Ieaving the mother, a sickly,delicate wonîan, to struggle as bestshe could witb the two cbildren-Gertie, aged four, and her smallbrother, aged two. Gertie had avery distinct recollection of the suC-ferings and bardsbips of thoseearly days, of the wretched roomnin the East end of London to wbichthe poor mother wvas forced to move,and where sbe struggled bravely bywork witb ber needie to keep ahome togetber for berself and berchildren. Gertie could well recailthe severe Winter when, for weeks,they were without fire iii their roorn,and often without food, wben ai-most the last of the scanty belong-ings bad gone to the pawnbroker's,

and ber niother, emaciated, starved,siec and dying, struggled on to keeptogether even the wretcbed sem-blance of a home that wvas left toherseif and her children. Shecould rerrnîber wheîî ber motherhad become too weak to go to andfro witb the shirts that she wasmaking, and sbe used berself, withmuch difficulty and labour, to bugthe parcel in ber littie arms and,witb tbe piercing vvînd sear.cbinigtbrougb ber tbread-bitre garments,niake ber %vay tbrougb the streetsto tbe big warebouse wbere thegentleman of dark complexion withthe large nose and the very bigrings on bis fingers used to openî theparcel and severely examine eachgarment before bandig out theninepence that represented, oh, somany hours of ber poor motber'spainful stitcbing. Gertie couldneyer forget one terrible afternoonwhen her mother's cougb bad beenworse thari ever; when they badbad nothing to eat since the daybefore, and she and ber littiebrother were buddled together onthe poor bundle of rags in the cor-ner of the room that they called bed,ber mother had suddenly droppedber sewing and came over and sankdown beside tbem; and how theycouldn't wake ber, and tbey were s0frigbhtened that she ran down stairsto tell the woman wbo let the rooms;and bow there bappened to be a big,good-natured man, wbo turned outafterwards to be one of Dr. Bar-nardo's beadies, talking to thewoman ; and he had come upstairswitb ber and spoke so kindly to ber-self and ber littie brother. And thenshe could recail bow that night tbeywere ail moved away and she andber brother taken to a bouse wvitb abig- lanîp that bad sometbing on itabout Il No destitute child ever re-fused admission," and inside therewas some lovely bot cocoa, and lotsof good bread and butter, and awvarm, cosy bed. Gertie could neyerrecail quite so clearly what hap-pened immediately after, but sheremembered being told that bermother wvas dead, and going with

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lier littie brother to a big buildingwith a lot of policemen anid import-ant-looking men standing about,and being asked a great many ques-tions by a solernn-looking mari whiowrote dowiî the answers in a bigbook, and of lier hearingsomethingabout an inquest, and a verdict anddeath by starvation. And shecould remember more clearly thananything else being taken to seelier mother, lying so stil! and cold,and wvhite and thin, but Sa peaceful,as if shie was resting quietly afterthe years of pain and struggle. Andthen came five years at the VillageHorne at Ilford that were veryhappy ones for lier, as hier CottageMother, although an austere aidmaid of the Plymouth Sister species,xvas at bottom a true-hearted,kindly soul who loved hier littiecharges and sought prayerfully andconscientiously to do hier duty bythem.

When it was settled that sheshould corne to Canada, Gertie wasalinost broken-hearted at leavingthe Village and hier Cottage Mother,and although the home-sick feelingsoon passed away after she went tolive with the Morgans, she hadalways feit a very real affection forthe Village and its associations. Onthe voyage out Mr. Owen had madea good deal of lier, and she knewMrs. Owen well and had been oftenat hier house in Toronto. She hadalways welcomed Miss Gibbs whenshe came each year to see hier, andaltogether she had felt until nowquite happy in being a "Homegirl," and neyer in the least inclinedta disown it. 0f course, she knewthat some people did flot like theHome girls and boys, and that veryhorrid things were wvritten aboutthemn in the papers ; but Mr. Morganwould always speak with indigna-tion and disgust of these newspaperattacks, and Mrs. Morgan had re-signed her position on the board ofone of the large Toronto Institutionsbecause of some disparaging re-marks upon Barnardo children thathad been mnade at a meeting, ai-though not tilI she had given the

assernbled ladies bier mind upon th-einiquity of their insulting and tryingto injure a body of young peoplewhose only offence was that theyhiad been poor and orphaned. Butnaw, under the altered circum-stances of lier engagement, thesethings came back ta Gertie in a newand painful light. Would Walter,if hie knew hier history, imagine thatshe was diseased and degenierate, andaIl the other nasty things that sliehad heard ascribed to the Haine girlsand boys, and that had provokedMr. Morgan's rigliteous indigna-tionP Could hie think the sanie ofhier if hie was told that she wvas "oneof those Barnardo girls? " Theconflict of feeling was very great,but Gertie had not heard in vain ofthat great loving, tender Friendand EIder Brother who knows andunderstands ail about the trials andperpiexities of His children and isthe Burden-Bearer for every heavy-laden saut. One night, when thethoughts of what she would haveto explain to Walter had beennmore than usually tormenting bier,she shut herself up in hier rooni andthere on bier knees poured forth thewhole story into the sympathizingear of the Friend she knew andtrusted, and the answer was bornein upon bier heart, clear and true,biddling lier to be of good courage,act honestly and leave the rest taGod. Gertie rose from bier kneesstrengthened and comforted, andwith hier mmnd resolutely made upthat at the first opportunity shewould unburden bier mind to Walterand do what she now feit sure wasbier duty, regardless of consequences.It was a bard struggle, and Gertiewas no heroine, but just a simple-hearted little girl who had learnedta love Jesus Christ and to followHis bidding. Walter was to caîlfor hier the following evening atbalf-past seven and to take bier ta aconcert at the Massey Hall. Theywould be sure ta walk home togetherafterwards, and then, when tbeywere alone, she would make a clearbreast to himi of the great secretthat, ta poor little Gertie, had by this

Oertte's Confeestontime corne to be regarded as a mastdesperate disclosure. Strong in lierresolution, Gertie went through herday's work cheerfully and briskly;but, alas! wben the evening drewnear circumstances seemed to con-spire against her carrying out whatshe liad so bravely determined upon.The evening paper was deliveredabout five, and glancing over itscolumnls, the first thing that mether eye was an immense scareheading stretched across two col-u mns, "Robbery by a BarnardoBoy!" and underneath was an ac-count of the theft by a boy of asetting of duck's eggs from afarmer's barn in the West. heprincipal leading article in the papercommented upon the event, andreferred to Barnardo boys and girlsgenerally as the diseased off-scouringof humanity, gathered from theslumsof Whitechapel, crowding the goalsand penitentiaries of Canada, and soforth. Poor Gertie's spirits sank tazero and were flot in the leastrevived by the whole-souled indig-nation that, during the whole of theevenlng meal, Mr. Morgan pouredforth upon the wvriter and compilerof the offensive article and despatcb,and whom he wished ta see tarredand feathered, horse-wbipped 'andotherwise chastised for their mis-deeds. Gertie knew that Waltertook the same paper and, of course,would have read the article, andnow, with this fresh ini bis mind, shemust tell him that she was one ofthe class of whomn lie, lia doubt,would believe ail the editor said ofthem. It seemed terrîbly hard, andjust before they left the house forMassey Hall Gertie bad to ruti upstairsfor a minute and ask that shemight be given the strengtlî to dowbat she knew ta be right, and flotsbrink from it wben the time came.On the way ta the . Hall, anotherunpleasant incident happened thatupset Gertie not a little. Tbey wereriding ini a Queen Street car when,an the corner of Bathurst Street,there bundled in Mr. Owen and asmall boy with a valise, evidentlyon bis way ta the Union Station.

At any other time she wvou1d havebeeii pleased ta see him and theywould have chatted aIl the waydown, but to-night it was s0 awk-ward, and what would Walter tbink,and would he know who Mr. Owenwas, and suspect things? She badquite made up ber mind what shewould say ta Walter and had, infact, rebearsed maiîy times over anice little speech in which the newswould be braken in the easiest andleast objectionable manner possible;but now this untoward appearanceof Mr. Owen seemed likely ta upsetail these calculations. She quitelast her self-possession, and wasonly conscious that Mr. Owen gavea nod in the direction af Walter andberself, and settled himself down atthe other end of the car, and waslooking straight before bim with anamused sort of expression on bisface. She then realized that Walterwas looking at ber with a veryuncomfortable, annoyed expressionthat she could flot in the leastunderstand. Surely be did nat sus-pect ber of flirting with a stranger,but wbat made him look s0 vexed ?Mr. Owen certainly looked the lastsort of person to be excbarngingsmiles with a young waman in acar. He was laoking rather moresbabby and ill-dressed than usual,and disarmed suspicion by buryinghimself in a beavy-looking Englishpaper that he read vigarausly untilthe car stopped at Simcoe Street,when be got off with the boy withoutIooking again in ber direction. StilI,what could be the meaning of thevery queer look that Walter gaveber? Wben they transferred atYonge Street and left the secondcar, they were in the middle of alarge crowd and bad little oppor-tunity of speaking; but aIl tbrougbthe concert she fancied Walterseemed trou bled and abstracted,and wben she reflected upon wvbatshe was ta tell him afterwards, avery big lump seemed to rise ta bertbroat. The concert seemed long,and she was glad when it was overand they w'ere on their way home.Walter proposed that they sbould

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walki, and she made up hier mind thatas soon as they wvere crossing thePark, where everything wvas quiet,she wvould begin the story. Verylittie wvas said as theypassed throughthe Ward on thieir way West, Gertiefeeling lier heart too full and thebig lump too near lier throat, andWalter seeming unusuaIly silent.At lengthi they wvere in the Park,and Gertie knew the time had corneto speak. She had the first littiesentence ail iii readiness for delivery,and she fancied she wvas in the actof opeiîing lier miouth,wlien s*tddenlyWalter spoke very slowly and grave-ly, and as thougli the words werecosting lîini a great effort:

"Gertie, dear, 1 have somethingto tell you that 1 ought to have toldyou long ago. 1 hope it wvon't makeyou think less of me. If it does, Imust bear it. It's nothing Fraashamed of, althoughi I did wrongnot to tell you sooner. Gertie, I'vegot no father or mother on earth,and I arn one of Dr. Barnardo'sboys.

"Oh, Walter! " Gertie gave asudden littie scream that made himstop short and turn quickly roundto hier. There xvas no one looking,

and the next moment Gertie's armswere round Walter's neck and hierhead on his shoulder. "And 1meant to tell you, Walter dear,this very night, 1 arn one of Dr.Barnardo's girls, and 1 came frornIlford, and-and-"

The followving evening a younigcouple caled at 214 Farley Avenueand wvere shown into Mr. Owen'soffice, froni wvhich sounds of merrylaughter were soon hieard and veryfunny explanations were enteredinto. 'Awo of the happiest youngpeople iii Toronto left the buildingshortly afterwards, ushered out %vithmuch lieartyhand-shaking. A monthlater, very dainty littie weddingcards were received at Il HazelBrae " and Farley Avenue announc-ing the marriage of Miss GertrudeMorgan to Mr. Walter Rigby, l'bothof Dr. Barnardo's Homes." Walteris now a prosperous and successfulman of business and Gertie a verycharming little wife aiîd mother,and, if we are to believe their ownaccount, they have been very happytogether ever since, and expect to betilIl "death us do part."

A. B. O.

ALWVAys as mucli virtue as there is, so mucli appears ; as mucb good-ness as there is, so mucli reverence it commands. The high, the generous,the self-devoted sect wîll always instruct and command mankind. Neyer asincere word was utterly lost. Neyer a magnanimity fell to the ground.Always the heart of man greets and accepts it unexpectedly. A man passesfor that lie is worth. What hie is engraves itself on his face, on his forni,on bis fortunes, in letters of light wvhich ail men may read but himsetf.Concealment avails himn nothing, boasting nothing. There is confession inthe glances of our eyes, in our smiles, ini salutations and the grasp of hands.His sin bedaubs him, mars aIl his good impression.' Men know flot whythey do not trust him, but tlîey do not trust him. His vice glasses hiseye, derneans his cheek, pinches the nose, sets the mark of the beast onthe back of the hlead, and writes, O fool ! fool ! on the forehead of a king.