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many towns and cities in the great republic can boast teams equal in strength‘ and enthusiasm to those of Canada, for like all adaptations from ‘the Indians, lacrosse has sprung into favorlwith almost incredible rapidity, scarcely, however, ou.t.doinz..in.the.... « race‘“lts delightful‘ ‘c‘<t)"n'testants—-canoeing and it snowshoeing. ‘. Its, rules may have undergone certain unimportant modiﬁca-. f ’}*%'i‘7 :4 . 5%, i as

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participants fully as sensitive to glory of There is no prettier sight touching sports aﬁeld than to see two rival lacrosse teams drawn up for

victory or ignominy of defeat.

battle. their lithe, athletic forms clad in skin-tight jerseys and shorts, the gay colors and crests of their respective clubs gleam- ing in stocking and cap, their palms throb-

bing impatiently on the handles of their

unique, deer-sinew laced lacrosses. Then the facing of the ball, every eye alert, every nerve and pulse at a tension. The two "facers” kneel down, lay their crosses hori- zontally on the grass, theereferee places the !t.,1astsssn.»ih° >}‘.P.‘.§r.§9,‘?;.«3‘¥9§»sl¥l%~§:.,,W9¥de ,_. . , . _, , ,,_., . miﬁa, .

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andL.futile‘bé11'.i’~l§d11s..:<biitei=aﬂei'a;.%**“:~nii“aAséccsna the lucky man has it on his net. I-ale takes a half-dozen rapid steps, but his “check” is at his heels, and with a cat-like twist of his crosse spills the ball before the “lucky man” scramble, in which feet, legs. ‘ arms and crosses ﬁgure indiscriminately, then a shout ascends from the spectators as the first seemingly less lucky man secures the ball

and dashes down the ﬁeld holding it ‘

graceful sweep of his muscular arm: sends the ball arching its aerial ﬂight across the

»ﬁeld toward the enemy’s ﬂags. A half-

dozen crosses are ﬂung upward to receive it, buts ball is of all things most wayward; it falls to the ground amid the wild tangle of feet and network, so hopelessly inter- twined as to threaten a deadlock. The outside man always secures it,-and extri- cating hisspare limbs from the conglomer-

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lutely nothing, save his gun, which is al- pretty game of lacrosse. There is some»-

that no pale-face athlete can ever '7 hire,- something in the clean-shapen, aewy limbs that nothing but copper-coloi skin will ever cover. An Indian can lodge, elude, foil and counterfoil with a gr .«:_e and ,_suppleness that ‘another man cal hope to’ imitate. Lacrosse demand these qualities,‘ and lacrosse is the red man’s birthright. ) What wonderthat his .,play"is a poem, his dexterity a marvel?

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like :1 hlaclz, dcmoniac eye on a netted crnsse whose owner éruns deer~like, ﬂeet and fear- less into t-he very jaws of his rivals’ ﬂags. The excitement runs high, men yell, the two ﬁeld captains shout hoarse orders, the boys make a wild dash for him, but he heeds nothing, hears nothing. Flashing a sagacious glance at the goal, with steady hand he takes aim, then comes a long, powerful sweep from the shoulder, and in defiance of the goal—keeper’s eyes, nerves, agility and crosse, it cuts the air like a black bullet, whizzes between the ﬂags, and the game is won. ‘

cheer like maniacs, while the umpires and

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this wildest of all wild games, her < .i rate favors it, her people are enthusiastic \ r it, it was born within her borders, and tow’ gs ‘she boasts atleast half a dozen teams that can defeat anything in the world that assays to meet them fair and square in the grand old game of lacrosse.

Just So. I cannot sing the old songs This noisy crowd amid; , , I cannot sing the old songs-— ,They’d mob me if I did. "

“Same old grind,” was the latter’s reply. I

their greatest betting games. ‘ Nothing was too valuable for them to risk on the chance of doubling their possessions. The stakes were always brought on the ﬁeld, as a.k»ind.- of incentive to the contestants. _, Vastqsnan-~ .,tlt.ies. ofssilverbrooclies, strings : of purple‘ and yellow corn, belts of-' wampum, even ponies were brought and tied to the trees ‘near by, while the tournament would last

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is him much wealth or leaves him with abso-

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was afraid to disown the Thing that he could not be rid of by any mortal means. But -he would try ‘again. iriveris Once in-the -river he would be safe. He‘ imagined he saw it bobbingup and" ‘down with the current as it sailed away or --—would it sink-—go to the bottom and_ stay‘ ‘there like the octopus it was: He .praye‘d Tthatit would. j I I ‘ 2"

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himrit tiisééiiieiiiincl-iié1;‘% T fate that held him in his clutches.

On, on, to the river! Soon he had reached the foot of the street and ‘stood on the dock. the bundle still clutched in his nerve- less hand. But now that hand was raised to throw the weary bundle away-—to be rid of it forever! It poised for a moment inthe air, then—- i ’ V ’

"Hold on there! Stop that now, or I’ll. run yer "in- Lemme see wot, yer ‘got inithe bundle, young man.” 4 ‘

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I .-perfume bottles and a broken mouse—trap."

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-a y T and had to carry it away. My landlady uses natural gas, so I could not burn it. I tried to bury it in the cellar of the bank where I am employed, but the janitor discovered me and threatened to report me to the president, and I tell you it has made life a‘ burden to me. If you'll run it in, I’ll be your"'friend forever i"‘ _ The policeman smiled grimly. “yer ought ter keep a goat,” he said, “and not“ be after troublin’ the department.” —

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“Pm whistling for the want '2: thought,” he replied, with evident lnte:.3 so be very brushing.

“If that’s what it’s for,” s: 9 remarked, “I think I may say without fear of success- ful contradiction by any one who knows» you, that you don’t have to.” d

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. H She Was Enough. The small boy was sitting on the doorstep whistling, when the policeman came up. “Can I see your father?” inquired the otﬁc.sr.. V. .i

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