Life — January 4, 1900 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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Copyright, 1000, by Life Publishing Ce. 15 that?” ejaculated Mr. Oldham, as he sprang con- vulsively off it. He landed on something else that smashed under him with much splintering, and stood shivering and panting like a terror-stricken horse. ** What under the sun has happened tothe house ?" queried Mr. Oldham of himself, when he had gotten his nerve back a little. Finding himself unrespon- sive, he cautiously slid his foot out before him, oh, so carefully, but not carefully enough to save it from coming in contact with something that fell with a crash, bombarding his corns until he groaned in agony with divers and sundry sharp-angled articles, The shock of this dis- aster staggered him, he side-stepped suddenly to save himself, set his foot down on some cylindrical object that promptly rolled from under it, and then he sat down vehemently upon some globular object that exploded under him with a terrifying report, Mr. Oldham cautiously drew bis feet up until bis chin rested on his knees, and wiped the cold sweat off his forehead with a trembling hand. “T think I'll sit right here until Martha gets home, and take no more chances,” he cogitated, maturely, ** For either there has been an carth- quake that has shaken everything in this house into the place where it shouldn't be, or Molly's boys have been spending the afternoon with their grandmotner.” 4 ler, Ricketts, T is very creditable for a news- paper writer to be ‘short in bis accounts.” HAT will be the effect of Boor V victories on tho doctrine of the strenuous life? The Boers ure not particularly strenuous, ‘They aro a torpid lot, lazy, and without prejudico against dirt. They don’t know a foot- ball from a squash, They have no stylo about them at all, and, seemingly, no very ardent thirst for glory. Ono of their strongest points seems to bo bigoted, bull-dog picty, which is several generations behind thetimes, Another is that they uso their heads in their business, Judging by tho Boors, our Sunday schools ought to furnish moro effective soldiers than our football flolds, and it isn’t at all unlikely that they would, At allevontsitisthomind that counts for most in soldiers as well as in othor men. Tho chief reason why wo hold our soldiers to be the best in the world is because they The Count; YOUR PATHER ACTUALLY MADE ME KEPRAT TO HIM THR VERY WORDS IN WHICIE aro Individually intolligont. Tho Boors I PROPOSED TO You. “THAT 18 LIKE PAPA. HE 18 80 FOND OP BUSINESS PROPOSITIONS!" seom to bo individually intelligent about fighting.