r

§a::.l-£9‘

ll’.:Inataht1r.. .tw9lve.ll.a-‘Increases +iarel.=;fluns I
;g§"*'--;'“'»; .*~.”z"=u’~‘.,' "pg "-~ f I~ :'_ ‘ 1., '53‘ . ‘ 3; " ,.;.",,5 3, 4 '5,” ‘v ' ~‘ U
.>fi:‘.?‘1“;’ i . ,
"‘with‘*"trinmph“*‘- leap)”tiirtfiihandsprings ’ 'nd' iller; '*'

.v;3
o.

.41,“

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

I ' '2 7*; 3
v::sr:?e.;dT5n“y

.~«;-. -. .u. ~~ ‘. 3-. ~-:-~.~'
:3’ .-/(‘I _.~.-~.v- 0» ,r ..~- v'.H"~‘ 3. 4’ , - 4, ‘
J, ' Ki

<23buti~s r

9-_ i I. .
unaltered, the sport quite as keen, the

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, .

er

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-

ation’ he makes off with the prize, buoyed.

. a lot. we
"mi-’”‘ -. 44¢ “

rp

can throw it.‘ There is another r

LACROSSE PLAYERS. J

v-in

- “¥l‘ll*:.r.*¥!.%*l? W
anassréresoheseia iliiaiés

~ * 2 .
oijwvith-;»:<. ass?’-vzest;.i~'that. ‘-_elt»l18l"-’¥=.1)1'Ill

hfifigfi ‘

_, ’ ,.

‘ ‘¥:»:HO9::‘-d'oes‘;‘»

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?

I

iniiéiciil

as '
.42-
4 .

».hiara‘§;i»:

I

by the cheers of the onlookers. Back and

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

torih 19 §Phl?rs..W1 !!9‘?9Ell.Il(3°r‘§l "'9" “’;§§‘i°§ “*1 “mi

- k . T“ mg ., at
reousalsv ~?‘i3.lbn »rena§st»r an - - e
3 3” < " 9° We CHECKING.”

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

in s99d§ ...si1s1.",..¢ha;Ii.§?l§..

is
him much wealth or leaves him with abso-

ways the last thing to go. They play a

thing in the catlikeness of an Indian foot“

DBVGI‘

.,,_H,Q,a:nac;a hg§vi;30nfi§,,,,}1ViSelyingappnog. ri fling: ~
ss iressmgiaérkié: W “

., I‘ 31- " g'>, ;,_ ..=’.,-‘<»_i.“.- - i ‘ --";'- ~_
arractive. ~three~ essei ti . ‘B

,, _’;,,.'_._. ‘A.
.’ ,prom-ptly...

:.¢

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"

game Wtys;§hs"“l the am

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 ‘

The wretched. youth laughed ademoni-
acal laugh. . I

"Take it!” he cried, thrusting it into the
’ trolivsmmfs hands» “Why 91*’?-*»’t I ,think

fr 7

-,..

A

l
o’w"*Idwash"imy handset it. “ 'lvc;ii‘"“it1."”lVIr.”
Policeman, and see what; on ~ ‘I14 see.”
The policeman blew his whistle for help,
then he opened the mysterious bundle. It
contained two pairs of worn-out shoes, four,
frayed collars, one lone tooth brush, one
dilapidated wire hairebrush, three empty

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

That was all.
"What are ye givin’ u

oliccman derisively.

' wthafi ‘

sf" exclaimed the

-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.” —

' _Sll8 Knocked Him Out.

‘I

..s _3?§5O¥§?+¥+.:..Fi¥°,sVl1’§;?3°§,; * =312..,1.v;’

There was the ‘ -~ ‘

“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

Then he stopped. a

. 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

0 -. ig
passi 0?; 1.. p

canggi’

‘why céinw I '2"
“ ’Cause mam’s seein’ him, that’s why.”

..“v V’ '1, .,I.’ _I_,'’‘ M‘ ?d_o
,5‘; . 1.2’ -:5§r5'1.I:-""' w '