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ANNIE HERON GALE

Reprinted from Michigan Alumnus Quarterly Review February 2, 1946, Vol. LIT, No. 13

DAWN IN THE LAND OF MORNING CALM

BY

ANNIE HERON GALE

Reprinted from Michigan Alumnus Quarterly Review February 2, 1946, Vol. LII, No. 13

The Vanishing Hermit Kingdom of Korea as a Little American Girl Saw It.

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By Annie Heron Gale

OREA, my childhood home, is a beautiful land of peaks and valleys and, on three sides, the sea. One of East Asia’s great peninsulas, its shape has been likened to that of Florida, but it is as large as Minnesota and resembles California in its physical contours. A long range of mountains forms its spinal column along the eastern side, sloping into fertile plains toward the western coast and the Yellow Sea. For a thousand years these plains were the causeway over which the all-embracing culture of China passed to Japan.

The Korean climate is delightful, suf- ficiently cold in winter for skating on the rivers and without the long hot summers of most of the other oriental countries. There is a brief but very hot and sticky rainy season during the months of July and August, when shoes and leather-bound books mold overnight and food cannot be kept from one meal to another. But this trying season lasts only a short time, and the most glorious autumn weather follows and lasts until almost Christmas.

The people are pleasant, easygoing, lovable, and loyal. Probably too easygoing

Annie Heron Gale is the wife of Esson M. Gale, Counselor to Foreign Students and Director of the Inter- national Center. She was born in Korea, where her parents were among the earliest American Presbyterian missionaries. Her early years were spent in Seoul, but she removed to Wonsan, in the rugged country of the northeast coast, while still a little girl. After some six years of study in different schools in Europe she returned to Korea as a missionary, where she met her husband, who was then connected with the American diplomatic service in China.

for their own good or that of their country, ‘for they lost their native land to the Japa- nese in 1910, when it was annexed by the “Island Dwarfs,” as the Koreans called their hated overlords. The Korean people have a distinct history and culture of their own, although they resemble the Chinese, whom they look to with admiration and respect and to whom for years they paid tribute.

In China the masses wear blue, but Korea is a country of people dressed in white. At least it was so when I lived there. One was constantly surprised at seeing a man dressed in immaculate white coat and full baggy trousers emerge from a little thatched-roof hut. How anything so pure and white could come out of some of those hovels was truly a mystery. However, the constant sound of clothes being beaten on the stones on near-by streams and the un- ceasing tap-tap-tap of those same clothes being pounded on smooth stone tables to iron them and give them a high polish solved this mystery. The Korean woman, Koseki (What’s-her-name), works like a slave to keep her lord and master in this gorgeous white apparel.

In my childhood I saw the Korean men wearing their hair long and combed up into a tight knot ( sangtoo ) on top of the head, the early Ming period style of hair- dress in China. Around the forehead they bound a woven horsehair band, which kept everything neat and smooth. On top of this was worn a black horsehair hat with a string of amber beads or, more frequently,

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a black ribbon of gauze tied under the chin to hold the hat on.

Women never appeared on the street in daylight hours, as they were not supposed to be seen by men. After sundown, however, the curfew was sounded and all the men were obliged to go indoors and the women emerged to do the shopping or go visiting, each wearing a man’s green silk coat over her head. This garment entirely covered the individual except for a peep- hole for one eye.

The men and women never met in public places, so the missionaries’ church services had to be held in separate buildings or at different times. Later it became the custom to put up a high partition in each church, and men and women, entering by different doors, were segregated on either side.

The Koreans drank tea from a.d. 700 until 1500, then they stopped, no one knows why, and have never taken it up again. But buried teapots of porcelain and of gourds, beautifully executed in the forms of cranes, ducks, and other birds, have been found. For serving food the wealthier people use extensively dishes made of brass which has a satiny golden sheen like no other brass in the world. This metal is also made into spoons, chopsticks, and graceful, delicately chased urns, candlesticks, and braziers, and the famous Korean cabinets and chests are beautifully decorated with it.

Korea was called the Hermit Kingdom, because, until the first treaty with America, negotiated by Commodore Shufeldt in 1882, she had no intercourse with the out- side world except for the Japanese, with whom she had made a treaty in 1876, and the Chinese, whom she regarded as hec friends, their country being her cultural

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mother. Previously, Catholic missionaries had somehow en- tered Korea and had been promptly mur- dered. The Ameri- can merchant vessel, the General Sher- man, came up the river to the city of Pingyang in 1866, and the craft and all her crew were de- stroyed. The Koreans were determined to keep to themselves and have no dealings with the much-feared white men. How- ever, they finally succumbed to diplomatic persuasion and, with the consent of China, opened their doors, but not entirely in a welcoming spirit. It was then that the Pres- byterian Board of Foreign Missions in New York felt that it was the opportune moment to start their work in Korea.

My father was Dr. John W. Heron, a young man who had come from England with his parents when a lad and, after winning medals in every department at the medical school of the University of Tennessee, felt the urge to use his knowl- edge in the mission field. He was appointed the first Presbyterian missionary to the faraway and almost unknown Kingdom of Korea. As was the practice of young M.D.’s in those days, he had worked under a Tennessee doctor and plantation owner. He had become engaged to the doctor’s only daughter.

At the Board rooms in New York City, my father was asked if Miss Harriet Gib- son, his fiancee, could bake bread and cook. My father was rather nonplused, for in the charming Southern home, where he had been so often entertained, there were many colored servants and he did not know whether the lovely and gifted young lady whom he loved had had any experience in the kitchen. However, he recalled that on

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one occasion he had been served a delicious lemon pie, which he was told she had baked, and so he decided that anyone who could make such heavenly pie certainly could bake that much more ordinary food, bread. Needless to say, little Miss Harriet, on hearing this, had old black Aunt Easter teach her the art of breadmaking, as well as other things, so that in a far-off heathen land she could pass on her knowledge to a Korean cook.

An ocean trip in those days,

1885, was nothing like the voyages on the transpacific lux- ury liners we recently knew.

The little band of young mis- sionaries, mostly brides and grooms, including Methodists as well as Presbyterians, made the voyage together. In Japan they transshipped to a small steam tug, which took them on the final lap of their long and wearying trip. This last part of the journey on the dirty and smelly little craft, with a fierce typhoon blowing and tossing them about, was such a terrible experience that my mother never forgot it and was always reminded of it whenever she was to take an ocean voyage.

At the seaport of Chemulpo in Korea, where the party was to land, it was found that an uprising among the people against these intruders was taking place at Seoul, the near-by capital. It was not thought safe, especially for the women and children, to go ashore, so the men with families had to return with them to Japan, leaving some of the bachelors to spy out the situation. That enforced return to Yokohama afterwards proved to be most useful to these inexperi- enced young people, for they were greatly helped by the advice of the older mission- aries in Japan.

The story of finding houses in which to live and the ether hardships of those first days in a strange land among more or

less unfriendly people is too long to tell. Because of ever-present danger, my mother for years went to bed with a hatchet by her side and my father had his gun handy. They had to flee to the United States Lega- tion to be under the protection of American marines during several antiforeign riots. But little by little the populace was won over, especially because Their Majesties, the King and Queen, were friendly and helpful. An old “haunted” official residence was bought, and my parents remodeled it, putting in chimneys and glass windows and succeeding in making not only a comfortable home but a most attractive one. It was here that I was born. I was not the first white child born in the Land of Morning Calm, but the second one, and what a disappointment I was to the little following of friendly Koreans, who felt it a disgrace that my parents should have a girl instead of a boy.

My baby days were spent in sitting or crawling on the heated k’ang floors. These stone and clay floors had flues underneath, and a very heavy oiled paper pasted over them made the floors look very much like polished hardwood. Nevertheless, they were much more comfortable than our floors for a baby to play on, as they were warm. The Koreans sit and sleep on the floor on mats of straw or brilliantly embroidered red silk or felt cushions. But, unfortunately, the cooking is done by the same fire which heats these floors, and in summer it is not at all com- fortable. We had, however, an American cookstove, so did not have to use the flues in the warm weather.

From the very first I loved the Koreans, from the highest to the lowest. No matter how dirty or disheveled they might appear, I always had a smile for them. My mother was much embarrassed, however, when she took me out dressed in my best

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were like “addled eggs.” My skin seemed to them a sickish white, probably made so, they thought, by using too much soap when washing.

As I grew older, I often stood in front ot the mirror, pulling the corners of my eyes up and smoothing down my hair with water, after my mother had taken great care to curl it. But, in spite of my looks, I was pampered and spoiled by all the servants, who thought nothing too hard or trouble- some to do if it pleased or made the kun- saksi happy.

hour was . especially arranged, and I was dressed with much care and drilled in court manners. With my most beautiful French doll in my arms, a gift of the diplomatic representative of France, one of my father’s grateful patients, we set out for the palace. I sat on my mother’s lap in a gorgeous red palanquin carried by eight bearers, who were dressed in loose dark-green coats with red sashes and who had red cow-tails hanging from their black felt hats. My father rode in a bright-green palanquin, and beside us trotted two soldiers in their colorful

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uniforms. These escorts were sent to my The sweeping roofs were supported by father from the palace as guards. huge red pillars, and the beamed ceilings

Dr. Heron was now a high Korean offi- were gorgeously painted with birds and cial, having been knighted by the King, with flowers in most exotic colors and designs, appropriate insignia in gold buttons and Here in the immense hall on a raised carved jade medallions. Thus, bystanders dais sat the King of Korea and his con-

and passers-by along the road on seeing this escort were expected to prostrate them- selves or dismount from their ponies while the great man passed. This ceremony, of course, greatly disturbed my father.

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There he showed me beautiful embroidered screens depicting scenes of old Korean legends and history. We sat together on red silk cushions embroidered in all the colors of the rainbow and chatted away as if we were old friends.

My mother and father, who did not follow us but remained in the audience chamber, were somewhat worried when we did not reappear for some time. They finally asked permission to look for me. My reply to His Majesty’s question had been couched in the lowest form of the Korean tongue, such as was used in talking with common people, and my parents feared lest the King might have been offended at such disrespect. Quite to the contrary, he found it most amusing to hear this little American child talking his lan- guage so fluently.

Another incident of those early days was told to me by my mother. My father, who was a very skilful surgeon, had often operated on Koreans for harelip. He had had great success in performing this operation, and the news had spread. One day he was called to the palace. The Queen’s cousin was afflicted with a harelip, and, since no one with any kind of blemish was allowed at court, this relative had never been able to take his rightful place with the royal family. My father was con- sulted and was certain he could correct the disfigurement. However, when it was found that a steel knife was to be used for the operation, there was much opposition. Steel, the material of the sword or dagger, should not be allowed to touch the royal person. Eventually the young man underwent a very successful operation, and there was no bounds to the gratitude of the royal family — of the Queen in particular.

Presents and honors of all kinds were showered on my father. I have today the eightfold silken screen sent to him by Their Majesties. It is embroidered in delicate designs of flowers and poetic Chinese

characters. But these presents were not always so acceptable, for on one occasion fourteen court dancing girls between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, chosen from

The Kinc of Korea

Later Made Puppet Emperor by the Japanese (Reprinted from the Spring- 1944 Quarterly Review)

throughout the kingdom for their beauty and grace, with their fourteen maids and fourteen palanquins and fifty-six bearers, arrived in our front courtyard. Much to my parents’ dismay, they found that these dainty and gorgeously attired little enter- tainers had been sent to amuse the “honored physician.” The denouement of this situa- tion was a very difficult one; my father did not wish to offend the King, but of course could not accept the gift. His professional instincts suggested the little beauties be trained as nurses for his hospital. Mother demurred at even this, and the whole lot of giggling girls were sent back to the palace.

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On Korean holidays it was customary for the King to send presents to those he wished to honor. Long processions of palace servants would come bearing hundreds of eggs (more or less fresh), chickens, pheas- ants (in season), dates, persimmons, rice, cakes, fans, straw mats, and embroidered cushions and screens. These were gala days for me and, especially, for the servants, to whom much of the food went.

Many are the stories that were told to me of these early days in this exotic land and among this strange people. But to me it was all the most natural thing in the world. I had the Korean point of view and spoke the language far more fluently than English. I preferred their very highly seasoned food to that of our own table. In fact, when my New England grandmother came to live with us some years later, she felt that her two little granddaughters were just as much heathen as the people of the country. She immediately set to work teach- ing us the multiplication table, which we learned by rote without understanding what it was all about.

I lost my own father from cholera, the dread disease of the Orient, when I was only four and, in due course, acquired a stepfather. One day a Korean Buddhist priest came to call on him, and as my step- father was busy at the time, I entertained the shaven-headed guest. I taunted him, saying that I could repeat my Buddhist prayer faster than he could say his and immediately started reciting the multipli- cation table. The faster I went, the rounder the old priest’s eyes became. When I finally stopped, he was gasping with astonishment at my ability to recite so rapidly, and he conceded that I could say my Buddhist prayer faster than he could say his.

Soon after we went to live with our step- father, we were transferred to the east coast of Korea to open up a new mission station. Well I remember that wonderful trip across the peninsula by sedan chair. It

took us seven days to cross the famous Diamond Mountains and ford the interven- ing rivers and mountain streams. So that their bridges will not be carried away by the floods, the Koreans have a -habit of taking them down during the summer rains.

This trip was through beautiful but wild country. The long-haired man-eating tigers of Korea abounded and forced the inhabitants of the little villages to go in- doors before dark. We traveled with a huge caravan j my mother and we children in sedan chairs, my stepfather on horse- back. Pack ponies carried our household equipment, bedding, and supplies of food. Our escorts were the same faithful soldiers who had been provided us years before by the King. We traveled by royal post road. Horses and bearers were supplied us at the King’s command, thus avoiding any trouble of hiring them ourselves. At night we stopped at inns and slept in dirty, stuffy little rooms, which one of our servants, having preceded us by twenty-four hours, had cleaned and disinfected against vermin and disease. My younger sister and I thought this trip was a most wonderful experience and what was a great hardship to my delicate mother was nothing but fun for us.

I remember waking up one morning after a very hot July night spent on the heated floors to find our pack animals munching their boiled beans and straw just outside our door. The Koreans, solici- tous for their diminutive ponies, always provided them with warm feed and, strap- ping them up in slings attached to the raft- ers, never allowed them to lie down. My little sister said, “We are just like Joseph and Mary who slept in the stable with the animals when Jesus was born.”

One night my mother heard what she thought was the heavy but soft tread of a huge tiger pass the open door of the little cubicle at the inn where she and my step- father were sleeping. She quickly arose and shut the door. This awoke my stepfather,

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who remonstrated with her concerning the closing of the door as it was the only source of ventilation for the little room and the summer heat was extreme. My mother told him what she had heard, but he thought she had dreamed it. However, just then gongs and shouts were heard com- ing from next door. It was found that a pig had been carried off by a tiger — no doubt, the tiger my mother had heard pass the open door a few moments before.

In spite of the excitement of this great adventure of traveling, I had a feeling of

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osity to the natives, who looked upon us as very strange creatures indeed. My sister and I especially excited much attention.

I awoke one morning to find the tough mulberry-bark paper, which was pasted on the latticed door of our little room, punc- tured with peepholes. At each hole was an eye. The inhabitants of the village were having a look at these curious little crea- tures. In righteous indignation I rose up “in my birthday dress,” opened the door wide, and gave them quite a lecture in fluent Korean on the impropriety of such

A Korean Nobleman Takes His Ease

disappointment and shame. We, who had always lived in the capital and had been officials from the Korean point of view, were sent to live in a country town. This was a great comedown of course, especially from the Korean way of looking at it. I never failed to tell the natives of each village we passed through that we were from Seoul, an unnecessary procedure as our language was definitely that of the capital.

Only one other white man had preceded us on this trip. We were thus a great curi-

actions. I heard one of the spectators say, “Why she is made just like we are, only she has a whiter skin,” and then all of a sud- den I realized that I was exposing myself without a stitch of clothing to the gaze of the populace. But that did not hurt the pride of a six-year-old half as much as their inquisitive rudeness.

Our life at the little seaport of Won- san, on the northeast coast of Korea, was entirely different from that we had lived in Seoul. My mother was the only

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white woman and my sister and I the only American children. Our city servants stayed with us for a while, but soon could not en- dure being exiled from their homes. So they returned to Seoul, leaving us with green country help who were difficult to train. On one occasion my mother was entertain- ing at tea the Commissioner of Customs, a European gentleman, when the houseboy appeared carrying in his hands a large white “chamber.” He had decided to pass through the drawing room on his way to the bed- room and by so doing show off what he felt was a very beautiful porcelain dish.

The house we had rented was a flimsy one-story wooden building built by Japa- nese carpenters high up on a hill overlooking the sea. There were no chimneys or cellar, and during the near-Siberian winters the cold winds blew our carpets up from the thin floors and the stoves we had brought with us did not draw, filling the rooms with smoke. Many a time my mother took us children to bed with her in the middle of the day, so that we might keep warm until the wind would change and the fires in the stoves would burn again.

That first winter was a terrible one, especially for my mother, who never re- covered from the cold she took. Potatoes froze in our dining room, and I remember well eating Japanese tangerine oranges which had ice in them and thinking how wonderful they were.

But when summer came, we forgot the hardships of the winter. From our front porch we looked out onto the sparkling, blue Japan Sea. We went bathing and ate delicious fresh fish such as we had never before tasted.

My sister and I found for playmates the half-European and half-Chinese children of the Commissioner of Customs. My mother soon discovered that she could do a real piece of missionary work in that mixed family. She taught the little Chinese mother to make American dresses and suits for the children and gave recipes and advice for

feeding and training them.

When my grandmother came out from New Hampshire, she started a little school for us and for these playmates of ours. We all became fast friends, and, years later, when we went to Switzerland for our schooling, they came along with us. The eldest finally came to America and went to a well-known Eastern college, where she graduated with highest honors. The brother and three sisters all did well for themselves, due to my mother, who started them out right and gave them their first opportunity.

That first Christmas in Wonsan my parents gathered together in our sitting room a group of “new believers” and, after the Bible reading and hymn singing, dis- tributed presents. My stepfather had had a small pine tree cut from the hills near by; mother fabricated Christmas tree trim- mings. There were a tin washbasin, a small towel, and a cake of soap for each guest — with the inference that cleanliness was next to godliness, I suppose. Later we heard from an outsider that when asked what had taken place at the “Jesus-believing house,” one of the guests said that he had been given a pan in which to cook his rice and a cloth to tie around his head, but the cake was very hard eating as it foamed in his mouth.

When the Japanese-Chinese War was taking place in 1894, Wonsan’s har- bor was the center of movement of Japanese troops. They were brought in great numbers in troopships and men-of-war and were marched northward to meet the Chinese on the border of Korea and Manchuria. This was truly an exciting period and one which caused the small but growing white com- munity much concern, for if the Chinese troops should come to meet the Japanese, the battle would no doubt be fought in our midst. After much discussion, my step- father and mother decided we should all stay on in our house, although most of our

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friends and their families took steamers for Japan. Men were hired to keep watch and report the movement of the Chinese armies in the north, and we rented a large junk, which was anchored near the shore so that if the worst should take place, we could go by boat to a near-by island, taking our food and bedding with us.

With the great numbers of Japanese soldiers marching through the town, all available food — rice, chickens, eggs, and even beef on the hoof — was taken by them.

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^ ork hac* ^nally, after much red tape, given us permission to build a brick house, with cellar, chimneys, and double floors, to keep out the Siberian winter cold. The process of buying the land had also been a very complicated one, for the site my parents had chosen, the top of a hill overlooking the Sea of Japan, had many graves scattered over it. The Koreans, as well as t e Chinese, do not have burying grounds, but choose grave sites anywhere that the geomancers indicate as propitious spots.

A Korean of the Old Days A Gentleman Traveling with His Attendants

We had great trouble in getting anything to eat and lived for many weeks on musty rice with curry powder to season it. Fortu- nately, Grandma, who was an enthusias- tic gardener, had vegetables, which we were able to hide, and these helped our very scanty and tasteless meals. We chil- dren felt that because Grandma had lived through the Civil War in the Southern States, she would know just how to help us now. We thought we were very fortu- nate indeed to have her with us.

Some time before the outbreak of hostili- ties, the Board of Foreign Missions in New

The owners of these graves had to be found and then paid sufficient money so that they could buy other pieces of land to which the bones in the graves on the hill could be removed.

These negotiations took much patience and more time and greatly delayed the building. Finally the ground had been leveled off, the cellar dug, and foundations laid. All the materials were on the prem- ises. The contractor and workmen were Chinese — the best to be found — and every- thing seemed to be going on swimmingly, when the war broke out, and overnight

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every last one of the large group of men disappeared, leaving everything just as if they intended to return the next day.

The following morning a very fright- ened and shaky old Chinaman came to our back door and begged to be taken in and hidden from the Japanese troops. He was the cook for the outfit and had been left behind when the others fled. We brought him into the house, and he crept behind the couch, where he lay all day hardly daring to breathe. My sister and I peeked at him every little while to see how he was and frequently fed him pieces of pie and cake. When darkness came he crept out, bowed, thanked us many times, and then he, too, disappeared. For days we waited to see if he would return, but he must have made good his escape to China for we never heard of him again.

It was over a year before the work on our house could be resumed, and by that time much of the material had deteriorated and had to be replaced.

This new mission station grew rapidly, and later other missionaries came to help. In those first years my mother held Bible classes in our sitting room for the women. With their babies tied on their backs and leading older children by the hand, they would come and ask to be shown around our house.

I was fascinated with the babies and always wanted to play with them, but my mother was afraid that my sister and I might get smallpox or some other disease from them, so we were sent to our room to learn Bible verses. None of these women could read. This made it difficult to teach them, but with the aid of a Korean Bible woman, my mother would tell them the great story. It was astonishing to see how they would listen, fascinated, and ask innumerable questions showing their inter- est and understanding. The Bible stories fitted well into their everyday lives, for the Korean peasant folk lived in much the same way as the simple people who

followed Jesus in Palestine nineteen hun- dred years ago.

My mother, during the years of her widowhood, had started the translation of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress and later finished it in collaboration with my step- father, who was a noted scholar in the Chinese language, as well as in the Korean. The story was told to a Korean artist who drew the illustrations according to his own ideas.

This simplicity of the Korean’s outlook on life was brought sharply to attention when my mother decided that we children should have fresh cow’s milk to drink, as the sweetened condensed milk to be bought in those days did not appeal to us at all. A cow with a young calf was purchased and the art of milking taught the Korean “outside coolie.” The cow, however, had never been milked before and objected. So the calf was brought to her, allowed to suck for a few seconds, then was pulled away, and the coolie would squeeze a few drops into the bucket before the cow became aware of the change. Then again the calf would be allowed to take its turn. This would go on until a few cups of precious milk were finally extracted. We drank it with much relish. But sometimes the calf got loose when no one was around, and then there was no milk at all for us.

Some weeks after the purchase of the cow my stepfather was called upon by a delega- tion of elders from his church. They said they had something very serious to talk to him about. As they seemed unusually thoughtful and somewhat displeased, he wondered what this very dignified body of men had to say.

It seemed that they had heard of the cow and the milking. They said they felt that it was a very unchristian act to take away from the calf the milk which God had provided for its use and that they were greatly dis- appointed that their beloved pastor had allowed such a thing to take place. My father very patiently explained that in America cow’s milk was always fed to the

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children. Calves were fed quite adequately with other things. There was nothing cruel about it. Our calf was fat and strong — even better than it would have been had it had only its mother’s milk. However, nothing

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ties which the people of this country have undergone since the annexation of the land by the Japanese have also made the Ko- reans turn to Christianity for help and strength.

Christian’s Farewell to His Family

From the Korean Translation of Pilgr im's Progress by the Author's Parents

could persuade these Koreans that such an act was not contrary to Christian ethics. We were obliged to give up the cow and the precious milk, for papa felt that his use- fulness as leader of the church was at stake.

The Korean Christian took his religion very seriously. He was not satisfied that he and his friends were “Jesus believers,” but each one felt it his duty to go about preach- ing the gospel to those who were not as for- tunate. This largely accounts for Korea be- ing the most successful mission field in the Orient. Of course the hardships and cruel-

After six years spent in schools in Europe, 1 returned once more to Seoul — the youngest missionary to be appointed by our Board. The return to my native land was all and more than I had anticipated. It was wonderful, and my love for these people was as deep as ever. The familiar food tasted just as good; the life was just as fascinating and charming as I had remembered it to be during my years away at school. I thought I had forgotten my Korean in the effort to learn French, German, and Italian, but I found after very

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few months I was able to speak almost as fluently as when a child. I had now, how- ever, to add to my vocabulary and to learn to read and write the language.

Many changes had taken place in the years I had been away. The King was virtually a prisoner of the Japanese; the Queen, who had been the power behind the throne, had been murdered by these invaders and her body burned. Girls, as well as boys, went to school; the women went about freely with their heads and faces uncovered; and the men had cut their hair. The girls I taught were about my own age. They were so bright and eager to learn and improve .themselves that it was a pleasure to be able to help them.

And now that at long last Korea is free from Japan, I hope she is going to prove capable of governing herself honestly. She will need help until she gets on her feet

again, and I sincerely trust no more blun- ders will be made such as featured the American entry into Korea in late August of 1945. It was unforgivable that the American Commander, in his reported interviews, should have expressed himself with so little understanding of and sym- pathy with a people who had suffered for thirty-five long years under Japanese domination.

Once more may I say that the Koreans are a lovable, loyal, patient, and upright people. We look forward to the time when they will be able to develop their beautiful country for themselves. It may be that this hard period under Japanese domination has had its useful side too. They have prob- ably learned that government properly administered is much more worth while than the old type of native despotism under which they existed for so many centuries.

Mr., d. the daughter or Doctor and Mr.. sib.on, Eastern Tennes.ee, .hose hoe during the civil ear »as on that hard and dangerous ".ladle ground", traced and pillaged

by b°th frle”d and f0e - «“* .ere glad .hen the l..t Tege-

t able fro m iUo y -c a a ^

last chicken from the poultry yard, had been taken# Doctor Gibson was declared exempt from military draft that he might give medical care to the families of his section and he gave it freely, not only to them but to the sick or wounded soldiers Oj. North or South whom the fortunes of war brought within his reach. Truly this was a training school for courage and service#

The most intimate friend of Mrs. Gale’s mother at this time was Mrs. Rhea, a widow returned to this country with her three little children, after nine years of mission work in Persia, and this friendship was a strong factor in determin-

fih • j . -

ing the choice of her life-work by the girl Hattie” Gibson.

& - A

She went to Korea the bride of Doctor JohnAH eron, the first woman missionary sent to the "Hermit Kingdom". Indeed the Board delated their going for six months to gain assurances that it was not too dangerous ground for her.

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The Doctor's home in Korea seems to have been a haven of rest and comfort, for his wife had in large measure what Ruskin calls the highest gift of woman, the power to make a true home independent of all material conditions, and to ex- tend its influence "far to those who else were homeless".

One Wliu went vuu v ~ .... — —

hearing of her death, "Never to my dying day can I forget her kindness to my sister and myself upon our arrival in Korea”, and again speaking of his return from an expedition with Doc- tor Heron, ”1 see her again as she waited upon her couch for our return* She gave us a cheery welcome; sick or well, her home was the first and only home for newly arrived mission- aries, an oasis after the desolation of dirt, darkness, and dogs, through which the Doctor had led us*” m # x ”A sun- burst of Christian grace and hearty good fellowship”*

Doctor Heron's death left her alone with two little children* She continued her missionary work* One who was with her writes: ”It was she who planned the weekly Bible

Class for Missionary ladies and her sweet face stands out most clearly of all, so beautifully responsive to our studies of the life of our Blessed Lord”.

After her marriage to Doctor Gale they were sent to

3

establish a new station at Wonsan - on th The people here were largely rough fisher

on the East coast of Korea.

winders very severe, a letter from Mrs. y, 1893, tells of intense cold and the saw, and adds -The house is very thin

and we Iiave no

window and smokes so. My little girls and I have sometimes to go to bed in the daytime to get warm." But her greatest trial here was her anxiety when Doctor Gale was absent on long and dangerous trips. The station was afterwards transferred to the Canadian Presbyterians and the Gales returned to Seoul.

She solved the problem of the education of her daughters in an unusual way, bringing them to Switzerland, and taking into the home she made there, four Danish children - two of whom were deaf mutes, the son of a wealthy Chinese, and two sons of other Missionaries. To these seven she gave the same loving care and supervision that she gave her own, and of course receiving no salary from the Board during this time, met all the expenses of the thorough education of her girls.

The story of the reunion of Doctor Gale and the family in this country, the winter here, and their return to Korea a year ago is well known to you. The loving and almost wild

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enthusiasm with which they were greeted upon their arrival in Seoul, must have been a striking contrast to her memory of the fears and uncertainty of her first landing.

Such is a most inadequate outline of the life of a

beautiful Christian gentlewoman; a life so well balanced that we cannot say j ju, ^ - ^

on the field writes: "Her lovely gifts of mind and heart were

so blended and united that we hardly think of them separately - but her efficiency, her good judgment, her kindness, her cor- dial, practical sympathy and above all, her loyalty to her Savior were traits that stand clear in our dearest memories of her." While a friend here at home speaks of her strong faith, undaunted by difficulties, and more rare perhaps, a faith that accepted simply and gratefully most marvelous manifestations of God's grace and power - a faith that glori- fied her sick room so that her husband speaks of it as a "portal to Paradise", and that met the last demand made upon it by the shadows of the valley with the response "The Lord is good and true, I can trust Him".

Judge Stafford recently said: "The value of the man is

the value of the object upon which his heart is set". Measured thus, how shall we find words to express the value of this

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life whose dearest wish for many years was to see a nation

turn to God. We rejoice that it was given her to see the day dawn.

Have we not already added her name to the sacred roster in our hearts which shines out bright and clear, lighted by a

ray from tiic j - — *

our Alleluia of thanksgiving, "For all the saints, who from their labors rest".

—

MRS. HARRIET GIBSON GALE

Mrs. Harriet Gibson Gale, wife of Rev. James S. Gale, D. D., was born in Jonesboro, Tenn., June 17, 1860. In her were blended Northern grit and Southern grace, beauty of person and beauty of soul. She was ambitious, loving, tactful, merry and very gifted' in the use of language, whether writing or speaking.

Mrs. Gale was a good musician, skillful with her brush, with an all around culture and love for the beautiful which assimilated the best

liBUUARV 23, 1902.

TflE WORLD: SUNDAY,

ftrtmtjgi

flshiMfrn

o hN&t&MO. . GERMAN EMBASSY!

b Splendor will) Ulbicb Ambassador Uon fiolleben fias Decorated (be German embassy in fionor of tbe Royal Uisitor===Cbe Curious Japanese Room and fbe Wonderful Collection of Pipes that Ornament tbe Smoking Room

EXTERIOR..

GERMAN

EMBASSY

f Hu social ns well a» political il Dr. von llnllcbcn com** from rc*|.l<-l ,n the quaint *' *pon if re-murlm All tin- mm of l,1J- Mltorg and soldier*. Hi* only roilnd general of «Oo Prussian w In a captain In tOe navy. Personal attendant* of Prince The Ambnsm'lor Is a bachelor. ih(. shadow of a romnnec. .dent day# ho was her

duel

/lERRlfiNBOLUEdEN,

RflMAM&A3MaR. % WHO WILL BE \ PRINCE HENRY'S \H03T

. .m* nna nanroom *nrt dlnln* hall- md.nn.n>. »«• » ,

rite basement Hoor I* occupied by offices. and lure «<>») mlnld with mother -of-p«irl i ,rriM nf rlw<rk» Li busy 9 o’clock In lh«* morn- ana llmicra

* 7n,v -* °v"riou,on* ,<ie Kn,,-r * inurr,,s zv* *«&«

,t Tb* no mean* a .injure to belong to th« m.ln hall It I* T^TTo'lYi , rman Emh,.>«> No men In Washington labor <•sc.pl tlml h* *rtl Icier, ar '

. .re diligently, albeit Him the stftK of the Ambuss- w « «'• «ne* 'neclinens of D 1

«'•< National C.pti.1 and the Km,.... ., .Ill hi. bachelor. •

r,f uVTvur a. never before tn these ^graphs framed. <nd

, history In nddlllon to Hn Imperial ting of Her- group.

gj-graar;: „r."',u: z w«» ««■ «*

ltremcr for *ev< ik Journey In l.in.lly hove be just over the rational style. Ourosslers, k walnut and l In thl* elty. i m - German .lerful I

i prince's

>a* just

r

.rot her is treat

HI* Ti.-phe'

and will be one of the Henry on hi* trip bo I around his IK. h In * It i- iduUd lb.it * * 1 bts g»y ar s Wife -Ktrotbed to a fnlr maiden of Heidelberg. , h„, i,o. tin r objected to Von HOUeben's suit. at p|. using follow -I. Tbi. brother died of his Injtirl.w match was brokgp off.

Personal!' f.« Ambassador Is one of ciurtly "f mm. It Is said that h- t« »l nfilrlniim, . but no hint of this Is apparc 111 no drop, I ,„.,ring Iff slv-s »)•■ linn -r. and I. which will l" ..her diplomat to Vn.h.ngton and he r. open* iron. v *t me hemes of bright and prett l. a stri-l disciplinarian ir. the «<

Just m.rn. mus German counts, barms at toe cirlou* degrs-as have anything bui ar Ani mem when they are isnt to Waabinetu ory _

on.; strict Discipline Observed

and _

Ml All hive to report at their office* "

Tho at H» o'clock sharp and Ihry must work

-

*rTst a irini f -lr alwmir. and At what hoo.

the UohcnMlUri rmall siulng-r<*.r for the chief of

over the bed. A used for ,»n office the bed eb amber Tlu. smoking-room across front the m Prime will aec a civ pipe*. * t> one of * In bis student d'rj now mature Ambass

■sling ae *t luein

.pects one of the unique on Prlnee Henry enters ill lltul that hi* silting* if Japanese art. I)r. V01.

n thr Embassy

< until evening

ten they n«ut ivtrffy -II Ado —

t they Wilt re-

ts tn many res . Capital Wit rtments ho w

The Embtu ,1 vclltngw a1

hook

evpl

courage." Mark Twain, tn hi Tramp Abroad." has ud l j

r.oltid his Informal ten from the fnij[ fieri: and not until three years ago t J

llluRtrU.ua subject of hla sketches.

Collection of Curious Pipe*.

[Sine Japanese ’ urtosTtle. Dun any oth. also In the world. It I* if miniature of Imperial aumm.r palace of Din Mlkn ;ct in HR rrlnui.-t dclnlla. r. von Hollobcn had the room remodel'.' iilrvtnents It. measnfemont and shape n lei sund two photographs of Hie Kn prats of Germany, with their autnsrapl ae are copies of the pictures which Prl ught to Japan at the time of his fair jmrs ago.

. men side ado and ft phtt. g\vvn

The Embassy staff i« .« presi >.t composed of Count Albeit von Quail; limy Wykrjdt, First Secretary snd •’..unsellor. Count’ von MonleeUs. R.-tmelster Baron von Knp-H.ir. IJent. Scbrqjn. U-jt. Count von Arinin l.leuL-Commander lt.wor-P>. hwtl* ^nd line GUiRi napp.

i-ount von Quad! la on* of >hr mows .rt.io- rallc of German nobles, and Is the only one sutlon^l In Washington who finds bl* mm* In that repository of fame, the Almanseh do Gothn.

Che l>o$tcss oT the Prince.

know in*

IN Prince Henry com.* to Wusningtem ,• will find the imperial black eagle lulling over as hands. on., a r-oUilenco . the biauUful American Capital can

'quipped oolite r.

if the mantel are photographs »t the Empress of Japan, with their auto- lo Dr von lloltetien when ho «a-a

I,., nii, Hll,i Klft.entii street* It was purehasol in I IV', !, II, the predecessor of Dr. von Hollctmn. tt.iren I < i.n ThUlmnnn. whe was the tlrst Gertpan Amba»ri«- j dor a credited to the Culled Slates. 1

The mansion Is of red briek will, white »mna trimmings, and present* n yuhSIMHIal and eomfert- I , t.le appearnneo rather than an Imposing one. An ( English basement opens Into a wide hall, and ‘he •l.lrway. handsomely enrpeted. with slAlunry and 4 pictures adorning the walls, leads Into thr drawing- l

i, which will Ae U«K\1 when tit grand state i* tendered lo the A mbit vunlc. ii -t slitely nt occupying the entire nrate, win: of the on the second Poor It It, .InseotcJ In

daintily carvel, and has the moothett of floors Llfe-siie portraits o' Die German ■ and Empress arc there and draperira of .rd. ue flags.

nil.nsador Is nctrly slsly, hot ■ upright nml t>> f >ro

under von P.i».'h*it» Is thr only nav.l man d here. and. by a happy coincidence, nls wife the hostess of Uk ti.-rn.an F.mba*»y during nee's visit. Counts*- von Quoit I* In Europe. Rtnl-d hefore. the Amtiarmdor I* unmarried. Paschsrlit t* n natlre of Dresden, snd was marrlno- Miss Dorothea Renlsgnvlna.

ig tho fret sure* of this room are the mirror I In carved Ivory which linn** -.ver the mantel, aperies nn.1 the tenkwood enblnet. magnlflcci.i curio Is the massive cup of jnp- bronse which rests on A tenkwood stand. Tn* nearly five feet high and Is skilfully cast, v*. *vM.

llnltsd Stalls were among the "Forty-elghter* ' When tb- c.lrll war con.menced the flood of lm- irlgrntlon from Germany »u ,t>pp*d and did not begin .gain until she n.-w railroads and land grants Bttr.vt.il ...ttlcru to tar \V.»t#r» 8t»t« t-p t0 t»u n largo number , f pollttc.il cvlles were ubllged to Bwk t\ hiwn It. America; hut since that Urn,, tin- main Incentive tb Immigration has been tbe desire tu earn n better living snd to own ,v home.

In every O-nn.iti Immigrant the spirit uf self-help and Independence Is very strong. Few Germans are to be found on the book* of charitable societies.

Industry snd thilft. the two' virtues upon which, as Benjamin FTankUa Mid. our American prosperity must be based, are is be found at tb»lr best in every German community- If the German Is a farmer, he works d.«, and night until he t* .-rimes the ,.wn*r or his f.rm; if he V-...S Into cummer U1 Ilf.-, lie Is not wit Is fid uqtll to has built up a provptrotis business N„ 11st of eminent Amerlcaiis could be drawn up thnl did not contain a large proportion of German pome* From the Fatherland wc still get our music, our grand opera and our *hllosophy According I" Prof. Hugu Mun»Urb«rg. sn eminent Oernmn who ho* fwen for flfl-en y.urs an Instructor <1 Karvuni Unlveretty. Ih< German and American

SINCE ISO the enormous number .. man Immigrants have landed pnrls. Thl* I* more thin equal population of Canada »nd NewfOUndlo: If we include their children and grj. total number uf German- Americans I States will number about IftffoOOO. or „ One statistician «••»* so f , high ns one-third.

V mnsalum." or High School, is' which both brother*

• sent tn 1ST!.

... uppearnnea of these two princes it Cassel was nothing In the nature of a family revolution, for . the first time (hut ini, member of th.lr house i over been aent lo n public school. Both the old merer and nismirek wete sl.o kml a. me Idea, ling lhat this would possibly prove the beginning

• .. end ..r the Hohemtollirn*. nut the parents of i wo boy pr nc**a *toml firm.

• i'*io was no lonBcr an nutopracy, Ii b.id now me a constitutional Slut. and. therefore. It be- d l(s princes and rulers to be In touch with Ihe

h ichts nnd the aspirations of the people

\ prince Is to become a popular monarch h» t to have a public cduoatloo: so reasoned the on-

•tied parents of Princes William nml Henry, snd bad their way. "A nmgnnnlmous resolve." wrote

rkod difference, from their Kslsrr Wilhelm sod his

C babyhood, between brother. Prim e Henry.

All the princely children were brought up with ex- treme simplicity, u»y. even severity, temp, red by * due piny of Ihe duinesite aff etlons. so that their English tutor was able to write: "I have given many lessens lo many hundreds if boys, but a more proof • ng pupil than Prim e William, or more gentlemanly, frank, and natural boys than hnth Prln:c William and Ills younger brother. Henry. I can honrstly say II has never been my lot to meet with,"

J’rlnce William was decidedly Ihe mure brilliant and self-willed nf the two. while Henry made up fur the lack Of Ills elder brother's showier gifts by

populntl" the proportion

It Is therefore not t"0 much to say t t there win be In New York City more Ovritian- ■ " 1 0”'

Prince Henry than be will leave behl I him in the clly of Hamburg and balf u* many a- there are in tho city of 11* rlln

By the census of l.W there were 3,~ 1 '51 German- born residents In the United State*. Thl* I* mariv equal to the total population of tho thivt largest (Hie* In Orrmany— Berlin. Hamburg a I Munich

If ,.11 the residents of Munich. Lr! 'IK. Breslau. Dresden. Frsnkfort. Hanover and l i-seldurf. all famous German clll-s. were to be It usplanted to Amcrlos they would still lack ro,0» >f being .- many as lln aermnn-born residents n. are now in

•nndsona of mine arc!" HR ■a once tn th.lr French tb himself record* "Do What a pity they have '

"Wlist brave buys Iheso remarked tile Kropt**»-Au»l tutor. PrnncolR Ayme. as l you n,‘t think so. monsieur' such a mother!"

But. a» a mnl ter of fael.

English and llhcrnl-mlndcd mother Din1 h-rlted all Ibut *o» best In thcm-ln accnr the general rule thdt men are- inure the so mother than "f ih<lr sire- while the'r *l*l other luin.l, displayed more of the weak* Of their father

Prlnco William proved a very tnuelt b will, his brush and pencil thnn his leas 1

JAPANESE ROOM

GERMAN EMBASSY.

SAW TO BE FINEST IN COUNTRY.

Dr. Ivnir v Krolipiellcr, President ! ot the new York Licdtrkranz ..

rlpcis ri.mted from the II Th»»

g* wore bung with striped bunting, snd ..me in both languages gr.-eted the G«t-

l. Germany's grrateet seaport, a ‘bcf!41

p] i< d St tb. General's disposal Tho . American dag. snd every street snd • with bunting.

ir.cr was tendered to Du famnu* Amer- turgomaster.

welcome was repeat,-! at Frsnkfort imcr Garten was ccwded with Grant s l the entire rlty mi* llhimlnnted snd

by his physicians Gen Gr:i»|£* .* C*fu' banquet by Prince Bismarck aTlb .> rov Tito dinner was attended tflr ■ n,>0* ex Mrs. Grunt. Bayard Taylor. At fbnt tin Germany: Prince Bismarck Alt.l the m- myat family

it, side* thle official dinner. Gen Oral

Invitation to spend an afternoon with marck nt Ihe private hnuao of the Prln

er nations, more particularly •" • at Ihe growing oemmer- 'touin has dune a gre.it deal to thl- ide of he ADaptlc.

Plv work 1.1 yn. Dnltcl StaH-J 1 .... 4 .. ,nd more espe-

‘"o which was lm- irporatcd In I I ie Herman singing societies i '"d ridicule, but iu-da> tTloy , - American Inslltutlone. limited to Germun-hurn mem- • . born In il... United Slates.

I ac.Urkr.in* memt.

al wns no* as great as it would have b*w>. a recks earlier.

In Kiutg of lh- national grief at the asussln * Getb Ortli.l was everywhere welcomed with

hospitality.

Crown Prince ordered a grand roTlew of Ihe Ini troop* in honor uf hi* American visitor. Cvl' B- wa* held on the Tompclhor. u large Held [• of Berlin.

review began with n sham bailie of Infantry, ing. firing, retreating and rc-formlnc »*"ln came artillery practice, tho gunner* llrlng at aginary for, then rushing forward to capture a

6MPEROB WILLIAM never did a more brilliant Ihlng than when h* plann.-d this visit of Prlnc* Henry.

Nothing better, to my mind, could have been ar- ranged lo bring tire two natlona Into closer and morn friendly relations with each other or to awaket popu- lar enthusiasm fpr s more Intimate alliance.

It should, of course, be remembered that Die Prince I> not on this occasion the guest nf .he Ucrman- Amerlean*. Ills visit I* In llw entire Amarlc-an peo- ple and it is the expressed wish of Ihe Emperor that tb. reception of the Prlnc* shall not be distinctively German in Its' character.

Hllherii. thore have been a number of slight mis- understandings between Germans and Americans, but th.- relations between them have been growing more friendly year by year. The American prejudice again.'. Germany a* a land Seller.- bureaucracy snd d‘ ’Poll in. rrlgned I* being dispelled by a more com- plete kfo.wtedg. 0f c-rniiii Institution*

These mletinderstandlrigo have arisen mainly through

Anu ri a n..w gives lo Prince llenrv of Pru*’ln

Illumination*, festivities and banquets nllcndvd upon the vl»lt of our cx-Pre*ldent from the moment of liltt arrival until his departure for Norway an’’ Sweden-

Tire crowds of clu-ering Germans Dint greeted him \ In the larger elites with so great as to make U lm- poslblc for him to walk about on font, as was his usual custom.

A few days before Gen. Grant arrived al Berlin on bla memorable three years' Journ-y around the worn’ an Anarchist had allot Die aged Emperor of Germany The wound wti* sufficiently snvero In confine the Km- l.ovor to his mom .luring Gen. Grant'.* visit, and tl>< honors of the occasion .were done by the frown Prince. Naturally. Ihe court anil empire Were In u slat* of suspense anil anxiety because of the at- temp cd nsaasslnatlon, and the ovation given to the

cannot

.erlcajf Ir piirfly German, so! ■ innol b. Rlrldly regarded • man h.iblts. German words been an largely adopted by th# difference between lh< "n II w os balf a century.

4 vr y

>obm

MP

mm<

THE WOULD; SLN1 -W, FEimi All V 23. 1902

Ho tv James V. of Scotland Escaped Assassination by His Marvellous Adroit - Hahtrt 75»nt ness and Loaded t/vith FaVors the "Beautiful Girl 'COho Had Entrapped Him

CHAP. I. — The Meeting.

milled me tif'

"A rope livt'"'* drachm!* from the ,i . jm, i>'.‘ 1 1 *u» r.-^. r\ji»,i*biocCorop*o«. N#^r«n Wn?'.* • pomrn iloor

THK King ruled. There wa« none to que»lion "A rope 1 “Ider! Thst toundi the supremacy of James V. At the nge of promlslm:. «"■ you unco ml Ilf twenty-two hr now sat flrmly on his "Yc«, Sire. 'U| meanwhile I Itn thror. r. He wa# at peace with England. piorc your M'lMty to be sllenl ” friendly will, France. ami about to tnke i w If r from thot country Ills grvai-*randfalher.

.Inn.. H. had crushed the Black Douglas. anil hr hlni-<lf had scattered the lt*d Douglas to exile.

No Scottish n.Alc was now p.Jw.uTiil month «» threaten the «ln)«l*tj of tho throne The couniry ten* contented mnl prosperous, *o Janie, might well lake

King .

rope ladder <- » lit hl» hui •I linin' It I- Ironic,'" he r

no more until the hand.

murmured.

Then he mon d tod lightly up In tin darkness. until he stood on the «lll of the nnri doorway, when he reached font rd hi* hail*

. plena ii re a* best pleased him If any dancer lurkod jq, a|nwer comrade In roountlnic, tint near nlm II w«. unseen anil unthouvhl of ahe .print p '*1 him without uvnll-

"My Lord the Kind*" she Mild, and her voice, like |n)t herself ol his aid. and In n low qiiurre run on four legs or on two. found mm.elt W|C„ excusing herself fur preceding alone on the rusd lending northwi-t from Stirling. h|m sulked up and up u winding having outstripped Ills comrade# In their hunt fur the „,,I1K aUtlnar. . on whose step* Ihero d'- r Kv.nlug «u» falling and the King was some w.,, barely r -m for two to pass each miles firm S'lrllng Castle, so he ral.ed hl» ougle to 0,h(.r pn, lied open a door which

h. y Hi* ,o call together hi. scattered follower* bu" fti|OW,.,| Rht to stream through

liefer* a blast broke Ihe silllm v* His Moje.ty «.<• on ,a„ turn' stair which disnp- ..•(..sled by a woman, who emerged suddenly and pi.nr<j jn th. darknera still further i irotleed from the foriwl oi hi* left hand.

•My Lord, the King’" she said, and her voice. UK.

I.ie .mind of .liver bell*, had a note of lnqulry>

V.s my lassie." answered the young man peer me down al hla questioner, lowering U> bugle an.

i. inlng lf> “■» frightened horse, startled b^the *udd*t uppariiion lurfore him. The dusk had not yet wr fin mlekene-J but the King could see his Interlocutor w«J y.uing and .trlktngly beautiful. Although dr>**ei! ihe garb *f the lower orders. Iherv Imposing dignify in her demeanor a* sne stood there by tn- -Hi "f the road Her head «M uncovered, tnc ~ ,ml elm wore over It having altpprd down to n#r should) * ■ .rid her abundant hilr unkOOttcd and un- nbbooe l w.i» aa ruddy a* uron gold.

-They told me at Stirling." she .old. "that you were hunting through thu» district, and I have been search- ing for you tn the fortst "

"Good h. nvens. girl"" cried Ihe King, "have you walked all ihe way from Stirling? 1 "\y«. and much further It Is nothing, for X *m oe. unom.d to 1 1 And now I crave a won! with Your Milcsty."

"8UTdy. surely." replied the King with enthusiasm,

T.n thought of danger In this unconventional encounter .rv-urrlng ro him. Tho natural prudence of InvYritbiy deserted ^hlm when a pretiy woman „ ,'j, concerned. Now instead of summoning Ms train, lo- looked anxiously up and down the road lls’cnmg Tor any sound of Ms men. but fhr stillness seemed to merest** with the darknew. and the silence was now in found, nol even the rustic of a leaf dlslurblng It-

oloft

The King nod himself In a large square apiirt cut either on the llrsl or .erond .-.I ' It appraisal In some

sort to be a ndy's houdulr. for the benches vn r. ushloned and comforl- abhs and to. ' were ovldener* about on smull tab • of mpi'alry work and other ncedl employment recently abandoned.

-Wilt Yd Majesty kindly be seated 1“ said lie girl. "I must drew up i He ludd- close ihe postern door and then In rm my lady that p)» an here "

y the way they bod the dour with a to the King un- i ha caught hi* breath iter aa hi* quick car i that » holt had tried to ope" d tint It was In- tho outside

‘My Lord the King?’ she said, and

She went entered an force Hiot

twy ■

CHAP. II.— The Girls Stratagem.

instant seemed to fallen. H' the door deisl

Tmh». ••Now

bow In thl

such chll. authority

that her

Scotland ond! Me

Udl

-... himteff i~~ I ■ in mv mother V. * ,

she expect by *" V’t to rmunia her \

Doe* l hr hope x Ini' band shall rule (

,oi" ** did hefr »e

i ’ By Si Andrew.

CHAP.

The King uvar hla ngalnst that reverbe "Open'.” Then he of his fury, hr heard light

the [isssagu

— A Prisoner.

i • bend rondo

icb. raised It cl It In blU r loor wltb a noise ' orough the ca*lle. i "open instantly'" waiting the result •ntty he thought 1 -b ps coming along n instant later the 'lowly In Ihe lock.

. and to hi* amage- •

i indlng bofnfe him

ned eye*, his guide. Wit dressed now

•Ar„l who my girl, are you?" continued the King noticing that her oyew f.illowed his glance up ano down the rood with wune trace of apprehension In them and thnt she hrwltaled to speak "Mur II plr«J* your gracious .Majesty I am numOle tlrv-n"mnn to thot noble lady. Margaret Stuart your honored mother.-"

The King gave a whistle of aston1«hmrni.

"Mr mol her!" he exclaim Sd. “Then wlmt in Ihe name ef Heaven an. yviu doing her* and alone. *o far from Methuen?” .....

"We dime from Methuen ywlerdiy to Her I-ady- rnJgp kc>. ohlp's Castle of Doune." Tho Joor op

Thill Her Ladyship must have come to a very sud- mrnl ,u, MW den rewolt/tlon to travel, for tho Constable or Doune wlth w|(lo frl<

Is In my hunttng party, and I II swear he expected no a ,ni,r vlaliors ' "Madame."

.My gracious Lady did not wish 3tunrt ihe Con- me4nlns (lf S' able t ' expect her. nor does .he now desire hla "p|Msar,lry t knowledge Of her preOrnew in the castle She com- hffr ||ltnll u „ nisndrd me o ask Your MaJ.sty to request the r .o- |lunl),OIno

«"->» *“ «"• "bneh he i roken. attempted to lay hand, on

hr •pend# mo*X of M* iime bhf sour Majesty lo romc lo Jw with all speed and secrecy ’*

• M> slrl. ' sold the Kliur. leaning toward her. '*>eu ‘'Pleasontnr^' do not .peak like a serving maid. What Is your may w II nsk name- 1,0,1 ao,ne hcr'

"I nave been a gentlewoman, sire." she an.wered "Who I am simply, "but w .men. alas, cannot control their for- very well, boci tunes >ly name I* Catherine 1 will now forward to of garb does ;

Doune and wall for you at the further side of the and the King n.w bridge the lullor has built over the Tcltb If hi. eustomnry you will secure your horae

-N W*

ef voice, ike the sound silver bells,

of

from me of cnnceMlon* for your family?"

"I could not wring concession# from you. been us o you could not moke good tboae conceskons unle-a l releaaeil you. 1 dar# not ruliwse you because l <lart not trust you."

"I foresaw that would he your ilinirulty. and so I lol l your slslor Dial, buying gone so far. you could not retreat. The iwue la therefore narrowed down to death unit how It may Int be accomplished."

"1 dare not let you go." ns termed Catherine

"Of a surety you dnre not. That la what I have said from the beginning.

"On the other hand. 1 dure make no coneestlon under coercion Unit would save my life Yoo are wo ore both ir wardly. » i-h In a different w.iy. And now. having come to the utisulutuly loginai conclusion ihat the King mu* die, you should turn your mind to the dimoulile* that confront you. I. you tee, am uiwo armed.”

CHAP. VIII. — Dagger for Dagger.

. in. nle by my dagger

dieivor to eliminate from

Oh Catherine Catherine ...bbed Ieahel. weeping advice la to la- .muasll.il and nf act

veatid? We h\(

In fear and horror of the situation, "you cannot e template s,i xwful a deed. » murder «a foul, for h. ever ufiworthy he may be be Is still Ihe King."

CHAP. VI.— cA Sister's Tlea.

tausted wltb i her beneb.

"Your mother's fiouas?1 echoed

uncanny laugh. fcln* nad once more seainl himself, and

"When bos the Lady Mnrvoret svt foot In Doun*7 ,,-sting hla chin on hi* open palm. Ilalened to the dl«- Nut since she was divorced from my uncle. Archibald emudon ev It r> the mt#n *ted bearing of one who had

• •ted the girl staring at him with Douglas, Ksrl of Angus, and the Constable? An the C0I. ..rn w|,h p. nsuii. \ half im.med -mile

.lie.' Iron key. alert to run If this COnslable ls In 8tlrllrig Duunr Cflsilc •tanda glo -my „r hi* lips and on,-, or twl .• he made a m •-

strewn round by the wrevkag.' of an<' alone, but In Stirling wlili the joun* King tn.-re |lon ll# ,r tll. WOuld Intervene, but on

are monks, and hunting and g:syel> Young Htiiari draws ihe revitnuea of hla charge but pays ailgnt at- tention to the fulfilment of h * dutv "You are then Isabel Douglas, and now to echo your own question, how came you hero? If thta is a den of Douglnm* u* you #wy. how cornea my mother"* castle to be officered by the enemies of hur

i the King sternly. "I ask you tn*

'h'asantry

in s.itd again "Thai la a question I i. Who are you. sir. nnd wliai arc

allayed, women.

"Madame, the lo no Queen

where before coming tho river, and meel me there on foot. X will con- duct you to the e/isito Will you come?"

"Of o sure." cried the King, in a tone that left no doubt of hla intentions "I shall overtake you long befor# you are at th* bridge!" As be suld this tho girl fled away In the darkness, and then Tic hair, whllo she rained his bugle to hit lips and blew a blast that Inm:

what 1 am doing here you know you brought me here. A change change a well-remembered face."

"That you s*k such .

■d to Ms visitor with a return of sight or knowledge of

rlllnes*. now that hi* suspicions ho knew how to deal with prvlty

■tin allnn shows little for* When your Aral *t»p-

Scotland. but you Queen by >i of nature. »o! ;hougb you doff ihange your golden c-own ' went up unconsciously to her ruddy armored mure to beranlf

speedily brought answering calls

CHAP. III. — The King's Ride Alone.

m> honorabl^ t

•'This la some "Catherine wa ulial Is yiur na "Isatml Is my have met my t

J.iiTiiws unexplained absenen# wore so frequent that „rauKi„ you pure hi* announcement of an Intention not to return home an nbvJle

that night caused no surpriie among his company, so • - '

bidding him good-nlxht. they canlerwl off toward Stir- ling, while he. unaccompanied, w«t northwest and ht* spur* to the but lil« *(c*d was ulovnly lin'd out and could not now keep pace with Ida Impotlenne To his disappoint- mint he did not overtake the girl, but found her • ailing for nlm at ihe now bridge, and together choj miked the short half mile to the castle

night had prov*d exceedingly dark, and Ihcy

' '•.Hhorlnc's work.

>"ur mi m*' In tho forest, my lady. in tho CaHlUr-

on- In castle and forest allko. You sister, Catherine. Why lias *ho

-on, 1 am here at the command of in r, ofnil your sister— If Indeed god

. . vtrang * f.Ur and «o strangely similar can face to Itn (wo p,. ™on>— " done to acquulat my mother of horse's flank*. m>. arrlr(v|,-'

The girl's al.

diminished.

"Your mt tliegfl Who is shi?"

"Kintl, Margarai Tudor, daughter of Die King ol Kngluml. si'cond-t'Murgarei Stuart, wlf" of tno King -f Scotland, thlrifl M argil r. 1 Dougins, Ill-mats of Ihi

father, and my uncle. Archibald Douglas, had trol of this rustle through your mother's name he fllluj It with hla own adherents"

"Naturally; nivpotlsro wn« a w*ll-kn.r»n linn of my domineering stepfather. whloTi did not add to hi# popularity In gcotlnnd Who can get office or Jusilc against a Dougins"' was their cry. But dkl nol young U*n |i, Smart, when he was made Constable, pul In his own msn?"

"The Constable, a* >urely you are well awoie. light ni tent Ion to anything but the revenue# .,f thl* cjatlr. which he guyly sjiends In your capital " "I sec. g.> you and your sister found rvfugv among your underlings, and wher*- so safe from scorch ns within the King# mother's own fortr.-s* almost under the slradow of Stirling’ An admirable devi e Why. then, do you Jeopardise your safely by letting me Inin the secret?"

The girl *l*h>il deeply with downcast eye*, then * is flashed a glance at him which had something In ll of tho old Dougin* hauteur

ond thought

kept silent.

"Do not all* nipt this fell deed, dear slsn r." pleaded Isabel •nroeslly. "l*-t u» away a# we Intended The hor*,s are ready ond waiting for u# Our mother I# looking for our coming in her room The night wear* on and «* mu«t pirn* Sttrllnc while it I* vet dirk. *o there l» nil lime to be lost- Dear slrter. let -n quit ik-otland a# we purposed, no ort'itrved land to all of our name, but let n# qalt ll vlth unsMImd Iiimdr."

I,, In j, darling," said Cnlhorlno in o low voliv that

I beg of you to he us an. I may consider the rirtoui at our leiaurr. and thus need be

Isabel, well-nlgli^ exhausb her frellu*#. «ank‘ii|>oii Stood mollonlrsw dngge-r in hand, the doer The King, seeing »?.. obey, went on suavely. Thor* « is admiratlnn in his eye as he regu- somin.

"Cstheilne.” he said, "can you i King of Scotland, a Jamew also, 1i.nu.Tns bore relation to each oi similar circumstances’"

The King a* ho spoke took from hlf doubl. e ' dagger almost similar to the on# held by the girl A gentle smile passe! his lip* a# he ran hla ihumh along the edge, and then glanced up at the two In lime to notice. their consternation at this new element In tb. situation

"One cannot expect to enter a tiger's cave and not feel a touch of hlf clnw«, so. Lady CatM-rlnr. your task I* more serious than you anticipated There is. furthermore, another #nurc* of dungcr iis.vn.-r you. and li i* my sincere wish that In ihe strugnlc to con you mav not be too severely handicapped. While tl ■ Issue of our cnntcsl Is still In doubt, yoar sister wl I assuredly unlock the <lour snj give the alarm npbln tn prevent your tvyni. mplntivl crime, or my killing .. you. I think If rlgh that you should nut be called upon to suffer this intervention, for. If you will per- mit m» tc *#y so. I tdmlre your determination « much as I admire In another way. the Laly t«ai»-l « leaning lownnd mercy l shall thon take this key from th* larv.-r door xnd place It with your cuter outside on the nnrrow stairway You have withdrawn tho rope 1td.Tr she cannot alarm the garrison."

"Rut 1 have not withdrawn It." salJ Catherine quickly- "My sister must not leave thl* room or .h« will bring h Isfferenee "

"Then ” #sl.l the King, ealmly. a# he rose and took the key from the large door. "w» shall at Isasl n. it'- ll impossible for her to open the' * ay Into the hall.' •no wring tie wteyiiHvl to me smaller door. wiuoT h,' opened anil before either of th* women could pre- vent Ms action, or even grasp an Inkling of his de- ► l»n. h.' stepped qUJSIde, key In hand, nnd thrust 10 their place# the boits of the slairwoy dfior.

The two girl* looke-d at each othor for a moment In silence. laob*l plainly panic-stricken, while In Catherine's face ang»r -I mint led with chagrin. Each was quick to see the sudden oonsequeiwea of this turning of the tables, the two were helpless prisoner* In « remote portion of th* ensile, no one within its walls being acquainted with thslr whereabout# The King, Insulted, hoodwinked and all but murdered, was now at liberty, free to ride ths few short leagues that toy between Doune and Skirling, and before 'lay- - v h ' hre *k the fortress would be In the hsnds of an over- ' ind if my whelming force and the whole garrison rrlw>n*r* In

' '. May ,,le and alienee on unexpected #oun! exme to thwn nl«m b. fore f,om lhc dibble: the sound ..f i man endeavoring to ' .lii',',. point# Mk"'” the hearty laughter lh:ii overmastered him.

’ . To iw doomed l# bad enough, but to be mad* :h"

11 ’ ' subject of levity «m* tno much for the dauntlesi

Catherine. She flung her dagger ringing lo the stone with s gvwlure of rage, then wink upon a bench, and. like her ulster, gave way to tears— tears of bitter humiliation and rage

ih# intensity of n Catherine still r back against i not Intend U> ght of intense i : he » landing

CHAP. IX.— The King's RSbenge.

1 aic Wtlf*

,nd . Catherine ,h,", r In aomi-whul lr(e ,

■ UiMr luuiw. PW Kl inf IV1UK. IV

CHAP. VII. An Appca to History. Both of »"U take mailer, r

rr , mile laughter Is mvi'WAry In Lhl

"Ladles." said the King from the outside. ”1 o*'X i will allow me to open tn* door," but recelv- miswer. Ulo bolts were dniwn once more. Jumes iignln entered the apartment an t gnied down upon ts.v fair, proud heads, crowned with ruddy hair Dror linin'* -old the King, "forgive my untimely muon loo seriously:

. ...... ™ , ... this world My r^#uy

The King paused, but the girl, .vcrlng at him, rll)c. I told you-thul f could grant no concesalons

made no reply. »nd after a few nv nts the young c„t,rcion. but now coercion has vanished aril I-

man went on. enter Inis room a tree roan nf my own will. Tell me.

"It was ii year more than a c- ,lir' 1 ■" whon m> girl, what la It you want— the rescinding of your

the life of James. I. was not only tl utened. but ex- ftl(hpr , *xlle? It Is granted. The right to live un-

quaver, l with the emotion caused by her slct*- - .Its- anguished, not by mi* bravo woman nut b' • niob of mo,e,ted In your own castls? It is grunted bite

ir« »s uml nppeal. "what unlii' ky chnn e brought you cowardly nssaasin*. Then Catherlt Dougl " m-arh ,.onjuct ,0 longlnnd? II I* granted. Toe privilege of

lo this fatal dour al such n moment? Can you not -nved tin- life .if hcr King. She thr ' her r . ' young r-innlnln* In Doune? It Is granted. But do not nk

under ilo nd that I hnvo gone too far to retreat? Wn.., arm Into the Iron loops of # door. ^

having raged the tiger, dare open again Ih* door nnd ternl by ihosc craven miscreant# him free?” Iwiliel wept quietly, her faeo In he-

••Catherine. Catherine, th* King will piHon ; ' ''••■• ■" “

IB will surely forgive what you hnve done In change for Ids life."

"Korglver.essl" cried Catherine, her eye* bln; iiniln. "I want no forgiveness from th- qi'otlnnd Pardon! The llgcr would pnrdoi he Is free again. The King mnsl die,"

you. but Cutheriiio nnsncrel In auger ,x- “Why did the Catherine Douglas

her life to save her King? Benins Tune* ■ »#» “ ling Just monarch. Why doe# the CUthei ■ Dougins of I"- ,,f doy wish to thrust her dnneer Into fa'"1' heart of till once Jitmeu V.? Because he ha# inrn.,| . me hand th it niirlurei him"

"I shall go as you hnve bid me. Catherine, but not lo do your bidding I shall arouse tills ensile and prevent nn nhomltsible crime "

Catherine laughed harshly.

"Whom would you call to your assistance? Doug- Dnugloe**. Dougins**' How main of y

"The hand that imprisoned him. Bunion my correction."

"He turned mi the mini who f wisely and well "

"Again pardon me; he had no rig:, th* King, not Archlbuld Douglas. I slds Ihe question, and recrimination

ml had It shat- mi, rr5Cind ii.mlshmcnt again#! Archibald Ihiugln".

Karl of Angus, for that I shall not concede Tne no open bunds, pouglss amblthui. and not the Scottish King, nns wrecked Ihe Douglas family, both Black and Ked i mot -lay risk But r ,r ,, coniv-rn* your own ImmsdUte kin. with i nne* I »x» a one exertion I Shull give anything you like to j»k " Catherine rose to her feet, threw hack her auburn Ire- id. anil sold curtly:

"We nsk nothing hut the privilege of leaving tne countrv you rule."

The King hnwed "And you. Lilly Isabel?”

"| go with my sister and my mother "

"t grieve at your dcolslon. ladles, and for the first lime In my life envy England In gelling #n advantage . ver poor old Scotland, which 1 hope will nol be Irreparable, for I trust you will return But If such

ply Ca'-ncrlne-

, rned Scotland

. govern; I was .,11 mat 1s oe- , M l ns sontl-

1 fear." she said, "that it |, not our safely wM, ?, w»H. one only, and tba* Is obr n.aHisr, old and help-

' ... . ^ ^ #IIIC (IIP IUBI Ilium ' ‘P*#" " . _ , .

I thinking Will you find in tOr on. lie Ymi know (D<inl fl|p l.|uU,lln< oolll rea,,,,,. v l wished to ,, v„„r n„nl determination, then go In pesce and In

■s.-re almost *1 the caatir beforr ll# huge bulk loomed i;jr| of Angut- fdi.uh. ,el u, hope> imally, Mor blackly before them. There wn* something »o slnle- stuart a(«n, iqxiuw of Lord Methuen.

■ t<r m IH dim. grim contour that for the first U Sinew he set out on thl# night »dvcnlur- a simpiclon that he wa# acting unwnoly creased th- King # mind.

Still, he medllaicd. It wa# hts mother's own cistlf. tb» constable of which wu* a firm friend of Ms own. almost, as one might any. * relative, for he wa# the y-.unew brothel of ' hts mother's hu«hunfJ, so whut Could br jmlys with hl» vl»M?

"You ar> not inking m* ;o I whispered.

"Xo. to the postern door"

uuu ibk**

Dilrdl Marg

u*: M ' Ih. :

1 ag®ii.

owner uf this csiwt

■ sume slrungliolil which gives Immunlly to uglntew eon liurdly confer sccurlly upon James V , itudr p

family of the Rod

CHAP. V. — The 7lot Revealed.

Tin • girl •wiiyod at If she would fall, all color struck *uddcnly from her fare She leaned, nearly fainting, agalniit ihe #lonc wall. pa#*lng her hnnii once or twice main entrance," he across hor terror-filled eye*.

"Great God." »bd mooned, "do nol tell me that >'0U

The helpless IWhi.l yank hor head against the will J^„Vnnted, nnd ,1 into n fury of nerplng Grahams und t

mild the King soothingly, rising to his executed. io his yi.il gmoloosly rondone mv mierventlon fnthor. janesjll. wax carried ofT’i dispute? You arc dl«eu#*liig an Important art. y||r Aiesnrder Boyd was bchendixl . in tl* eommi»#ton nf which all — ntlmeuj ’hmilit n„pj,„w » ifferod forfeiture tie llmlnated; nn act wnloli requires ihe haul •trang ,|ml vlolenc» Is usunly futtl. mln.i *r x man brought to Ixir upon Ihe p'"' "id ,0.” answered Cotherlm

con# "f It* consummation. You arc dealing with It on Itandpolnt of the heart and not of the iimnoii with women, and one thill ha?

"No Certainly Hint would lie lop Aro you then In tills plot ngulnat m.

"I have not heard of any plot. If there I* on- I know nothin* of It. 1 merely aoquulnt you with soin.- c« o »f my f«ors."

■Then I chiirgu you a# a loyal subject of tho luwfui tiroly from th. king to guide me from Ihla stronghold into which i head, on error

luivn neon eosenod by treo< fiery and falsehood." ever prceludoil th-lr effi-uiivr dealing with mnl Catherine, who had sntsred silently and unnotlctd state. You will t#««lon me. Lady l»at"T. through Ihe smaller door. ri >w slopped forward, drew that your slater take# # much more i>r«i-tic..l vnr

hor slslor Into tho room, took out the hug* Key. of tne situation limn you do. She Is perfectly rignt

Jams*" Kliig of Scotland, here and nlono in' this «><«"> 'he door and locked It. then turned riercei, t , in holding that, having me prl,r^

P.ut th. postern door Ir .itusfed In lh< wall high den of Douglases " "is King. Her beautiful white right arm was bars fcoMtblc fi> allow me ta ' go se.. Me.s

above niv reach, ll I# mt.nded for tbe exit of .» "Douglisf cried the King, roused at the nateq l<> Ihe elbow, the h*.»e sleeve rollev! up. and In her *r*'i*r ‘0l|y ,,mn rnl,V °* nH"

poulble in* s*. i: err during » »fi*c *nd nob for ihe name "How can there be Douglas.# In the Castle of hand she held a dogger ti lth her back aguloet lh« "Docs Your MaJ.-*' cinr.im. i.r n guest. Duuns, my mothev’s house, cunstsbltd by mjr friend, newly locked door. #be said- mur.

ug Stuart ?' "I'll b* Your Majesty's guide from thli castle.

Hlt'lll H»» i iuu"iin t urn ivuwwii, i *

point nut Is Hint a -fiixslnstlon or th ■■d'lurn of king# lho .myitght. Your Journey .hall not h. ,’>I

very rarely accomplish their ohi. . .irnnes I. * '» m„ nul before you add fim.llly to your intention#. I

Idas a rosulte « Stuart#. ,hlnk It would be but f.i‘r to Inform your I-nJy Motner

wo Chamberses w mriure I ,hc King Is »nr..u* Ui be of service to her. an!

murderer* pyonte.i "• My fD""' lirrIllip, »h, mo, be content to accept what her ne tl'.yd*. blit jaughtM* „rr, pppar ntly too proud to recolv - lx brother nnd j,m(at p|nc.d the key one* mor* In the lock, and l nave shown (i .rn|nB l0 (-..thorlnc snld.

"Mv fair aningonlsl. 1 bid you good-night " tl, .rretched out hi# right hand, and *he. with «

odd ai I thl.

"

iidfath-r

n««ii ••milted nnd the mnn wh* fi"" " n"’ ,ii ,n,-.„ I.vd visible reluctance, placed her palm In

known to thl- day. Your great-g .*«»»*» bn^lf - -n.es

murdered the Block Dough.# In 80 ,hu". hr,n“

it ling in accordance with my Instructions.”

-ru, ., the King raised to his Up* M>e hand which

.. ,1,,,. - mrd like to have #Un kSi. him down.

"And yon, -"e«T Isabel, who#* gentl* words I shall not soon forge', you will not ref. is* me your osmtr • No. Your .Mijcsty. It you will promise to think

l*Th#r Klng^however. did not raise her hand lo Ms in* nn arm shout her waist he drew hcr and klsxed her N*tl momeni he was

iocs lour maj t*.» ois*'- ,--v» — * — • . - . . . hurrying down the stone *l*(W. snd the two wxr*

do,?" raked Isabel. aroo*«1. giulng at the yoing may b* th« better able to advise ,)an« together.

her tear# 4 true objocl-rvvengo and my daath - «V *nnl'

’ srgue In favor

when I i

thing " of your own

Inf Mr urnrxl ftonor. for h* hR«l c OI* n*u*,If 1*f‘‘ conduct, yrt he profiled by. Ms ac» ' MRhw my klnsmep " i i

"I sec. laid* Catherine, that yoVsr ?■» «*" v*r*C'1 In history for me to contend with on that »t>bject." said th. K'ng wl'

"We will, therefore. rv#trlct the Inqu- people should. Tell

dull)

„ silent laugh- , .

,h* present "P*- P'*dn* "

new. s* lhal X

man through hor tear*.

■ i

V

-V

Hohenzollern family, to which FHn # J Emperor William belong, in on-- of the m< ■ Europe.

1" fact. IU genealogical tree ha* a* n the Trojans who fled to the north Wjiei 1Toy was raptured

The nnmo Hoheniollem «u first given to a rugged crag tn the middle of the Swabian Alps. This crag wi> royal family or Prussia— the first nest of the Black E The flrsl great Holienzullern to be mentioned In hi who. In UTS. was made a Prince of Iho lloly Homan E In 1117 one of hls descendants beenme. by purchase, of Brudenburg The llohentollern family continued tint II. In 17W It came to Frederick the Great.' the ret the Horn mollern dynasty and the German Empire.

From Frederick the Grcul (he family tree runs do Kaiser as follows.

M.nr>- and ■indent In

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Trcdciick ihc Great. 1740-17«* Trederick Ulilliam IT.. niMW Trederlek Ulilliam m.. i707-im« Trederick Ulilliam TU., iMO-ite Trederick Ulilliam Lewis. wv* Trcdcrlck ITT., im. Ulilliam TT.

They have been a race or soldiers, battling to axis I Ih. houi of tholr country or to add prestige to her flue. From >• errlleit they were prepared for the responsibilities of iho tor >» with «■ diligence a, if they were athletes training for o coni'

Emperor William's young sons, for Instances or* 0 >*ed to bi 6 o Chick. Winter and summer, and rcudy for s piling' ' an Icy Half an hour later they bre^ifa*' With Ihelr fall r, dlnlngj simplest and plainest food They are repaired to give t i- military on entering and tewing the room, and the converaatt^' 1» goner mlllUry and naval subject*

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drrn have plcrm of relaxation. For hair an Imur every morning and evening tin Kaiser romps with them, rolling about on the floor, playing 'Tieor i d "Indian.- u» if he were only ten years old In- stead of torty-uirve

Sometlmei . w hole family. Including the Empress, carry their noon luncheon to ti woods nt WUhelmshohe Then, lying on the soft gras* beneath the I, k trees, the Kaiser unbuttons hls stiff military coat and has o good t uo vfiih the youthful Hohcnzollorn*. eating cold chicken or pork pit when the frolic comes to on end

But fun Is only ,n occasional Incident In a Hohcnzollcrns life With Iho Kola or. us will hls Imperial grandfathers, the throne U a business am] a rvsponslblllp Upon hls shoulder* rests the German Empire, atid hls dally endeavor i* to increase the number of Its friends and to de- crease that of Its rotmlcs

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In ISM. says Poultney Bigelow, an American otllcer was presented t- ibe Kolser at the r vitle manoeuvres.

•'Well, what th. >ou think of the Emperor 7" asked Mr Bigelow.

•Immense!" re. lint «h* oOlcsr. with enthusiasm "He has a genuine Yankee hoafl on him!"

The Hnficnzoli. ru- arc to Germany what the Bourbon* wero to France, or what tn. Rominotf* sre to Russia, ihr Hapsburgs to Austria and the Otivlphs t.. Great Britain

No other tamlly could hold together so well a* the Hohensollern* the various sections o' 'he German Empire, for while the prestige of Iheir family Is bused ui "> force. " nl*° bMm founded on fair play to all classes of citizens

Emparor Wllliim refuses io side with the workers against the em- ployees. or with tin employers against the gvorkers He declsres himself to be the ruler of "all the people ••

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PRINCE HENRY'S VISI'i

His Visit Marks Important Epaoh in Our Diplomatic Relations

COMES WITH MESSAGE OF GOOD WILL

Royal Welcome Awaits Kaiser's Special Ambassador.

FAVOHITB OK Ills FAMILY

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tlirni ever came for anythin* hut his . pleasure. Prince Henry comes UH tho ape- elol ambassador of Ids brother, the Empe- ror of Germany, lie cornea on nn Important errand, to lie sure, ns tho personal rvprc- aentiitUr of his monarch, lle'also comes to brln* n message of good Will from Ills (toi ermn-nt to tho people of tho United Ctates. These points are whnt lend n.ldl- Monsl Interest to his visit. Ho will be ac- corded a royal reception, not only by the name natives of Ills own country who have become elllrenx of this great republic, but ( native-born Anierjcnns who appreciate that Germany Is one of the srcat.st of the clv- lllsi'il C "nitric*, and who lire anxious to shun m him upon Ids Initial visit the glo- ries of Our laud and people The nominal purpose of Prince Henry s Journey t>. the I'nlitd State* at this time In to e pi" at .. Ih.- lunnrhlnjr of Em,,. nr

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Soon the elfin callers vanished ;

Soon the children, tired with playing, Closed their bright eyes, sweetly smiling; And we saw but dying embers.

Then we said, with best of wishes,

“ Good-night, friends, until the morning.”

Sweeter waking had one never :

Nought but glimmer of the sunshine Breaking gently through the tree-tops, Whispering, “ Up! for work or pleasure!”

Many horn's were spent in rambling ; Lured by the delicious coolness Of the woods, all veiled in shadows, Carpeted with greenest velvet,

Netted with the partridge berry.

Seats were found of rarer pattern Than our human workmen fashion; While around our feet, in plenty,

Grew gray mosses, scarlet lichens, —

“ Fairy drinking-cups,” we called them.

But, with never wearying footsteps, Onward moved the sun above us;

And, descending his bright stairway, Paused a moment on the mountain ; While we, on the rocks moss-covered, Watched him as he kissed each flowret, Tinted every shrub with beauty,

And the clouds with untold splendor, — Then was gone ; and left us singing “ Glory, glory dwelleth In Immanuel’s land.”

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It is cold and dismal, and the New England hills look gloomy 1 enough in the distance. The sunset, although rosy, seems cold; unlike the glow of our southern sky.

As I sit by my window and look at the clouds I think of home. There is the great log-house with its long piazzas covered with vines ; they cling to the mossy frames of the small windows with the tight grasp of many fingers. The faithful dog is lying on the door-step that he has guarded for years. I stand before the great fireplace,

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Vedas and Vedantas, deep in all the Shastras, strong, acquainted with the secrets of nature, practising every duty, penetrating, amiable to all, upright, ample in knowledge, of noble mind, ever attended by the good as the ocean by rivers, the companion of truth> social, the only lovely one, Rama, the seat of every virtue, the in- creaser of Koushulya’s joy, profound like the deep, immovable as Ileemaluya, heroic as Vishnu, grateful to the sight as the full-orbed moon, in anger dreadful as the conflagration, in patience like the gentle earth, generous as Dhanuda, in verity unequalled. By these his matchless virtues he conferred felicity on his subjects, and theie fore is he known by the name Rama.”

This poem of twenty-five thousand verses is tedious, both on ac- count of its length and the carefulness with which each detail is painted ; but to those who love to enter the realms of antiquity, and who can cull out the beauties from the rank weeds in the midst of which ’they grow — to those the Ramayana caunot fail to be a garden of delight. M* M* F*

CAMP FERN.

On a mountain, all surrounded By the fragrant pines and spruce trees, Where a brook, with ceaseless chatter, Sought its way through ferns and mosses, Stood our tents; their snowy canvass Only adding to the beauty Of the quiet scene around us.

Ere night fell, we all assembled On the rocks to watch the sunset.

When the last bright ray had faded,

Lost itself among the shadows,

For a while we sat in silence,

Thinking, till the stare were shining. Then we rose, and sauntered slowly Through the clearing to the brookside ; Stepped across the brook, and clambered Up the bank to our encampment,

Where the firelight, brightly gleaming, Soon buguiled us into laughter ;

As the flames, like elfin people,

Danced upon the hemlock branches,

Or, like children of the earth-folk,

Played at hide-and-seek so gaily.

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around which generations have gathered, and watched the gum log blaze and the shadows dance on the hearth.

I see again my baby brother’s dimpled hands throwing kisses to me, and hear my mother say, as her eyes fill with tears, “A year will soon be passed, and then you will be home again.”

My older brother draws the brim of his hat down over his eyes ; and my father, saying, “ God bless you, my little daughter,” takes me to the carriage and kisses me good-bye. Old uncle Ned whips up the greys, and we are soon rolling over the rough road toward the station.

The day is one of November’s most melancholy ; and, as we drive into the deep shadow of the great oak wood, the wind sighs through the bare branches, and catches up the brown, dead leaves, carrying them far away from their summer home upon the trees.

I can see a robin shivering in a poplar near the road-side, and trying to cheat himself into the idea that he is comfortable, as he warbles a few notes, doubtless his farewell to the summer. I wish I were a robin ; I would build my nest in that old poplar tree, and never, never fly away.

But why am I dreaming of the good-byes, the birds, and that Southern home ? I must “ yield to the dictates of reason, and let the memories of the past be effaced.” But a Southerner feels lonely here in New England, where she finds no friendly black faces, no log-cabins cosily set down in large corn-fields, with beds of bright marigolds and poppies in front making a pleasing contrast with the little black faces that are always peeping out; no real plantation ‘ Ha ! ha ! ’ to disturb the busy buzz of the New England air ; no kind flattering black auntie to attend to all her wants; no merry old black uncle to relate to her many strange signs, interpret her dreams, and tell her fortune.

Most of all she finds no time for this dreaming. Every one is in a hurry, and the hurry is contagious. She gets her words twisted in her efforts to talk like a Yankee ; her brain is confused by the rush, and at last she gives up in despair. She talks so slowly that no one can stop to hear what she has to say, and walks so slowly that her Yankee friends get tired waiting for her. She finds no one who seems to be having a good, easy time, with nothing to do.

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THE ABBOTT COURANT.

LLANDRILLO.

On the coast of Wales there is an old stone house with French j windows, through which you can pass to a pleasant lawn. One side of the house is thickly covered with ivy, and all around are tall elm trees ; and behind, separating the lawn from the flower-garden, is a thick hedge of bright, dark holly. The lawn runs down almost to the water’s edge, where the waves break on high, black rocks. About half a mile further on is a smooth beach of yellow sand, where the children paddle all the morning in the sun, and watch their castles being carried away by the receding tide.

In one place, a little sheltered from the waves and wind, is the weir, owned by John Evans, who is the host of the stone house. At low tide the visitors all assemble around the weir, and the two dogs, Snap and Jack, are let loose. They instantly rush into the now shallow water, and are almost sure to come out bringing large, shining fish ; generally, at the right season for them, salmon. Lland- rillo is the name of this little place ; although when pronounced by a Welsh person you would never recognize it. In the course of your visit you will drive over to Llandudno, the next town, about four miles away. It is quite a fashionable summer resting-place, although very quiet. The bathing-vans are small, wooden houses on wheels, with one round window in the back. They hold about three people. At high tide they are drawn to a depth of water con- venient for the bathers. At low tide they are all drawn up in long lines in front of a barricade of donkeys and goat-carriages, almost constantly in demand. Not far from here is the light-house on its little island, at low tide a promontory, and easily reached from the main land. The rocks around are covered with the brightest sea- anemones, although they close instantly on seeing a shadow over them. For a little silver the old man who keeps the house will gladly show strangers from the topmost room, where the light is, down to his own little sitting-room, and tell long stories of his adven- tures here on stormy nights. His life has been spent almost entirely in this one lonely spot ; and since he was little more than a child it has been his pride to keep the light-reflectors around the lamp well polished. The grey stone walls of the light-house, and the sharp rocks all around it, present a dreary appearance to one not used to them, but to him they are dearer than any other place. After having once seen the place it is not easily forgotten ; and long after we had returned to our city home we thought of the old man in his lonely room, and of the old stone house at Llandrillo. h. j. G.

Dear John,

Here are some of the lyrics we might need

Bess was Bess Brothers. She graduated in phys ed and dance from UNC at Greensboro and went to New York to study dance with Hajiya Holm- some sort of take off on New York, New York?

Then How Are You Going to Keep Her Doun on the Farm After She's Seen New York?

Dear John,

Here are some ideas/requests for lyric making —

Ron is from Blacksburg, Va. whene his father was Dean of Agriculture at VPI. After a year at Davidson College he went into the Army to win World War II for us a few months later — so a nice WW II, Navy song

Bess grew up in LaGrange, N.C. where she undoubtedly yearned for glamor