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I r| The Honor < By Will R Five of us stood with bridles o j Our arms in the store veranda s Mulga Plains, and peered into th gathering darkness. A rush of hool came down the paddock, and th clang of a slip rail dropped in nine told us that the black boy bad yard ed the horses. "Is it worth it?" aslred Hammoni the bookkeeper, jingling his snal He against the veranda post, "th wind's rising?it's going to ra'.nit'll be a rotten show any way?is 1 worth riding ten miles in too dar lor?" "Oh, ecmc on, Hammond; r.o slack Ing, you promised to come!" So w rallied him through the dark. ' In the end we all went to catc our horses, David Wilson, the over seer; Hammond, myself and Hugh! and Albert?two cf the boundary rid ers. So dark It was that the piebal mare struck the gate with her skoul dcr before Hughie realized that h was near it; v/e rode through an followed Davlc in single file as h picked up the tract on old Mosquitc The clouds parted a little, and a till wisp of moon showed above the rive ij tiir.cer. Davie sboolc Mosquito int a canter. We could bear Hammond gram bling behind us as his old mare stum hied in the wheel tracts, but our lead er cantered on, humming a bus song; he had an eye like a hawk and the perfect confidence in hi horse that exists only between th superb horseman and his mount; be hind him we struggled along, trusl ing to luck. At last far ahead light twinkled, another and anothei and the township loomed before ui The lighted verandas of the hotel were black with people. "Quite a crowd," said Davie, cheei ily, tapping his pipe bowl on tt pommel of ills saddle. I We drew rein in front of Donah eon's, and sumo one shouted froi the veranda, "Here come tho Mulg boys!" We stabled our horses under brush shod behind the hotel, an clanked along the boards in our trai lng spurs to mingle in the crowd an ^drink sucrcss to Grimthrope's Buci Jump Show. Tho wal.s of Donaldson's bar wei plastered with posters of a magnil cant black horse, bucking furious! beneath a wiry horseman, who smile down upon the barroom loafers, hj In hand. Under this picture w? ' Written -w STEAM ENGINE. ?10 to the Man Who Can Sit Hii For Two Minutes in a Jj" Naked Saddle. In little knots of two and three th bushmen stood and drained thei glasses, and everywhere the talk wa I-?#? uwiuiuiuiii; ?uu ins norses. "I saw the show up in Rockhamr ton last year," said Dally Steven: the drover, "and, take it from m< the black horse can buck: lie threi four our best men one after the otto er; there isn't a chap in this Dachla Country that could follow him fo two bucks, and my money's ready t .hack what I say!" "Now then, you Mulgr. boys," sal some one, "take him up: he's onl talking: those show horses are onl tricky; a man who can ride can d What he likes with 'em." ft ? "Some of 'em can buck, some o F'1 *em can't," said Hughie, with a wis shake of his head. "I want to se this horse first." f' |. "Well, let's get down to the show, said Dave, linking his arm in mine "come along, Billy." In the township a steady strear of people was pouring into the larg 'tent erected on a vacant piece of lam below Loughran's Hotel. As we paii ,our money at the door a gust of win hook the canvas, and a few heav <lrops began to fall. 4 ) Our party took seats together, am presently the show began. The firs part of the program consisted of som ] clever high Jumping by two gra horses, and some trick riding b Grimthrope's men; one of thes f dressed as a clown did some cleve j tumbling off a bucking pony, fallin y off in every conceivable attitude, an ^ always in perfect safety, at once galr. 4ng the good opinion of the crowc ,,This was followed by a clever exh! ? bltlon of stock whip cracking an lasso throwing; then there was a & Interval of ten minutes before the Ira ! portant work of the evening bega ?the challenge riding of Grim thrope's buckjumpers. A sturdy little roam horse was le Into the ring, and Grlmthrope cam forward and announced that one o If bis men would ride the horse, a nr. ? torious buckjumper from the Flir ders River, and that afterward ? would be given to any man in th audience wbo would remain on hi ? back for two minutes. A murmu of approval greeted this sporting of fer, and the crowd settled down t watch while the half-caste rider sad | died the roam. ' There was a dead silence as th man crept slowly into the saddle Sfc then a shoot of applause as the roai S|. sprang into the air and went buck Up'jdfeg round the inclosore in a clou< ^ESjfdut In a very few moments th ^^Hmvso had stopped, and his ride ^Hwolted down and waved his hat t H^Shs occupants of the two-shlllln I? The general opinion of the erowl |B|jl tklt the horse "couldn't buck fo pjiw apples,* and had no plnek, an of the Station ? he J aci II. Ogilvie. ln? <> <> n er's son stepped forward and offered , it to "have a cut at that there fiver," in e only stipulating that he should use car 's his own saddle. But the little roam sti; e seemed to know what expected 1 e o? him, and with a flying forward put I- buck and a quick side lurch, he had no' the boy in difficulties at or.ce, and pit 1, following up his advantage he flung to t- his rider heavily against the canvas hu 9 at the end of the tent, which fortu- hoi ? natelv hmlro hi. foil ? . ~ CitI it Grimthrope dusted the boy s coat "N k with his riding whip and turned with Rh a smile to the crowd. "My ?5 ig ] still waitin', gentlemen!" he said, brt e Hughie stirred in his scat. "Shall I clo have a cut at him, Dave?" he asked, eyt h but even as he spoko a litle wiry bui - horsebrealter from Merrlgal Springs an< e stepped into the arena with his huge ros i- saddle on his arm. hoi He rode r.rettily; beneath his iron bei (1 thighs the little roam was powerless, big I- and though ho bucked his hardest bo' e was conquered from first to last, and brc d a great ovation greeted the breaker lar c as ho received Grimthrope's ?5 and the >. returned modestly to his place. am n "Gentlemen," said Grimthrope, "I ' r have often heard of the Lachlan Riv- die o er riders, and there's not the least his doubt that you've got some good men wa i- in the district, but I have a horse in < i- my show that has tested the best, and ' I- to show my confidence in him I will hoi b double my usual wager and give ?20 see v, iu me uiau wno can sit mm lor two thi s minutes in a hunting saddle, but any ' e man who tries and fails to ride him fro i- must pay me a forfeit of ?5 and take spe t- all risk of accident. Bring in Steam "L. a Engine!" ] r, A murmur of applause rippled bo< 3. round the ring as the beautiful black ] Is horse was led in; he stood fully six- Da teen and a half hands, of immense ma r- bone and muscle, and carried a proud ma ie head so high that he seemed even I li taller than he really was. His eyes of 1- flashed fire upon the tiers of rapt th: tn brown faces, and as the groom faced die ;a him in the centre of the tent he kn squealed and lashed out in very wan- to a tonness. bet id Then the crowd began to talk, call- he< 1- ing on the noted horsemen present to id take up the challenge. sh( i- "Now, then, Hughie! Now, then, au' Dally! Come on Dave Wilson! so] *o Where's Jack Grieve?" and so on. ^a Hughie shuffled his feet impatiently ly, and I noticed the hand that rested by id on his knee shook as though with *t some nervous resolve. h? is Dally Stevens, the drover, shook his head good naturedly. "I've seen ho him buck," he said, and there was a 'hi n wealth of meaning in his words. ch< "Have another try. Jack Grieve, 1 he's no worse than the roan!" called am ie somebody; but Jack sat still, looking he ir thoughtfully at his saddle. dei is "Dave, Dave Wilson! Come on, !n Dave!" yelled the crowd. "What's in ?- become of the Mulgn boys?" But er: 3. Davie's handsome brovn face be- qu trayed no interest in the r. * ho stooped to strike a match, and sat i- held It to his pipe. n A gust of wind shook the great "tt f canvas into bellying waves, and a o clatter of rain swept down upon the tiv rcof. The black horse started and ^ pawed the ground impatiently. W1 y "Will I have a cut?" Hughle's En y face was a little white, I thought, as nie o he bent across to ask Dave the ques- an< tion. in? ' "Please yourself, Hughic! " said the toc 0 overseer, "but mind you, he's a bad e one. Dally Stevens wouldn't be oft tat n him unless he was something out of the common." * 3 But Hughie had already made up hoi his mind. "Let me use my own sad- Da n die, and I'll ride him," he called out. an< ? Grimthrope demurred, but finally ize fl - gave way on the point, and Hughie, I he j with the honor of our station in his , we hands, stepped out into the arena. I Co y The black horse was blindfolded the and saddled, and Hughie made a lit- bul tie speech to the crowd. hoi "I don't want you fellows to think," kic e he said, addressing the crowd gener- ' y ally, "that I'm riding this horse to Da y try and make a big man of myself be- ma e fere you; and I know there's two or air r three fellows in this tent that can crc ride both sides of me; but I don't be- ' lleve in these Queensland fellows prt J" coming down here and poking fun for ' at us Lachlan men because we hap- but " pen to work among sheep and not in cattle; more than that, I'm a Mulga pla n Plains man, and I'm going to have a litl l~ try at this black horse for the honor to n of the old station." pai l" Great applause followed this lm- bel promptu oration, for Hughie was a I sterling fellow and a favorite with aui ? all, and a first rate horseman into "T the bargain. Then he waved his Da nana 10 us ana took hold of the reins, | llg and quick as a cat was down in the wa ? saddle. The bandage was snatched wh e from he black's eyes, and he reared mo 0 straight on end, gave a sudden twist rid (r and nearly fell; then, coming down. lng he dropped his head, and, squealing bui 0 viciously, bucked hard and high fro across the ring. At the second buck am Hughle slipped forward, at the third citi e he left the saddle as though slung thi i, U -w THEN one hog gets an ea 1 1 \ A / will trot along behind a e 5 yV ready for a bite, but jus r I fast in the crack of a fei D y will Jump on and help t( 9 It la with men. As long as a n t money he can't keep his friends ol . I moment lie is unfortunate and hi 0 I only snubbed by his former frlenl r I hurts possible. When s man sta ^iB^jpsto^M^aesndj^ew^the^ a catapult, and fell a Cuten feel ay with a crash that resounded *ough the tent. For a moment we )ught he was seriously injured, bul rose and staggered unsteadllj oss the ring. Grlmthrope stood tapping his ridC boot with his whip. "I have twennotes here," he said, "for the mat o can ride him." Jack Grieve got up from his place the front row and walked forward rylng his heavy saddle, with the rrup irons jingling in his stride. They took off Hughie's saddle and t Jack's in its place. The big horse w thoroughly roused, struck and inged. and it took twelve minutes saddle him, whilo the crowd mmed with excitement: "Bj iven, that horse can buck!" "Jack ? never ride one side of him!' or any ether man on the Lachlar irer!" In a dead silence the famous horse ;aker stole into the saddle, the th was pulled from the horse's !s, and up he went in a savage :k. Jack Grieve loosened his reint i drove heme the spurs; with a ir of pain the great horse gave ont ind into the air, and surely nevei 'oro or since did a horse buck sc ; and high; like an arrow from a w the trim little figure of the ?aker shot through the air, and he ided twenty feet away at Grim>rne's feet, while a shout of wondei 1 dismay rose from the benches. The horse was caught and unsadd and Jack Grieve went back tc place, and under the tan his face s very white. Grimthorpe smiled at the audience, *It takes the cattlemen to ride a rso like that," he said, with quiet irn. "I should have brought someng easier down here." There was some hissing and booing m the back of the tent at this :ech, and somebody called out, et's see you ride him yourself!" But Grlmthorpe only tapped his at with his riding whip and smiled [ looked across at David Wilson ve had a reputation second to nc in as a buckjump rider, and if an5 n in that tent could ride the horst [new it was the tall, lithe overseei Mulga Plains. A far finer ridei in Hughie Warren, but less added to displaying his prowess, wc ew at once that if Dave consented try we should see such a battle tween man and beast as had seldom en seen before. '"Try him, Dave," I said. But he 30k his head. Somebody heard me d caught at the name. "Dave Wili, Davo Wilson! Now then, vie!" In a moment the cry was taken ui a hundred throats. "Dave," I said, "remember the nor of the station." A sudden gleam awoke in his keen nest blue eyes. If there was one ng above all others that was a srished fetish with David Wilson, was the honor of Mulga Plains. His tbition was that our station should first in stock, first in honorable aling, and, before everything, first sport, and that it should be beater horsemanship was a thought intolible to him. He turned to uic ickly: "Run and fetch your little hunting Idle, Billy!" I hesitated. "But Dave," I said 10 little saddle?he'll let you?" "Hurry up," he broke in authoritaely, "your hunting saddle!" i ?as um 01 me xent in a flash len I returned with the daint} glish saddle on ray arm the bushn stood up all around the ring d cheered lustily. Dave was talk; to Grimthorpe. He turned to me k the saddle and unstrapped its k web girths and surcingle, and at :hed the leather gear from ghie's. In a few minutes the big black rse was ready for the fray, and ve stepped forward, cool, watchful 1 determined. Before we had reald that he had gathered the reins was safe in the saddle, and up nt the black with a snort of anger ming down with a nasty turn ir > air he lost his footing and fell t Wilson sprang clear, and, still Iding the- bridle, gave the black a k In the fibs. The horse rose, and as he did sc ve threw his leg over him, and as n and beast leaped six feet in the a flrrAftf rhnor ? D. ?/MVV? 1/UlifV 1IVS1J1 iUC iwd. rhen began a royal battle foi1 sujmacy; the outlaw bucked atraight ward big and high, side-lurched, eked backward, reared and turned the air, or spun like a top in one ce; but through it all the tall le figure of the rider swayed easilj every motion, and seemed to be a t of the whirling Catherine wheel ow. Suddenly thero burst from the dience a wild yell of triumph, ime's up! Time's up! Good old ve!" The bushmen, mad with deht, stood up on the benches and ved hats and handkerchiefs and ins. The black horse made one ire terrific attempt to unseat hie er, and then, bolting for the open; in the tent that led to his rougti sh stable, he suddenly disappeared m view. We leapt from our seatt i rushed to the doorway in an exed stream. Outside a crash ol inder met us, and a great fiash ol r of corn every other hog ^ nd squeal and beg and Is M it let the hog get his head 2 ice and every son of a sow ? wr him u> pieces. Jnst so I isn is prosperous and has $ Ef with a baseball bat. The | s wealth is gone he is not | Is, but they begin to do all ? irts down grade the world I rack.?Leland (111.) Timea.^^ t lightning showed tor a moment the Jj i I big black horse and his gallant ride* ^ I ' forging through the night. ' 1 t There came a sudden jingle of wire ' and then silence. Some one called, "Into the fence, by Jove!" and we ran * over to the spot. CA1 As we reached it another flash re- To i vealed the black horse lying on hti clear side and Dave standing over him un- ber 5 hurt. Then his cheery voice rung once . out, "Sit on his head, somebody; 1 filled * don't want to get that saddle will smashed!'* swee 1 The saddle was none the worse ex- lean. ? cept for a scar on the flap, where a I ragged edge of wiro had touched it; ? but I'm proud of that mark, for it I calls to mind the night when Dave r Wilson saved the honor of the sta- Pre8< ; tlon.?Illustrated Sporting and Drar *^e 1 ' malic News. with I The^ L The eight-track swing bridges wasl * across the main channel of the Chi- that cago drainage canal near Thirty-first besti - stret win do operated by electricity, shou 1 softe ! An interecting article in the Fine thre; 5 Arts Journal describes the artistic shou possibilities of electricity both for or ii decorative lighting and more utilitarian purposes of facile hospitality, from electric toast racks to chafing TO 1 ' dishes. Y< blea The electric railway up Mont Blanc 1)011 ' Is now open to the public as far as Pl>* ! \ the Col de Voza, 5495 feet high. The fash first train took nearly an hour to ac- ,nS complish the journey of four and a theii half miles. There are no tunnels, w?r' J and the steepest grade is twenty per ^lac cent., some magnificent viev/s of Al- cIe ? ' pine scenery being obtainable from SPCC t the cars. The making of tin-plate originated ^ ' In Bohemia, according to a recent 'r paper by William E. Gray, hammered ~^g , iron plates having been coated with p}ec tin in that country some time before jnch . the year 1600. Tin-plate making was botj. introduced in England in 1GG5, the or , , art being brought there from Saxony. | In France the first tin-plate factory twe( , was established in 1714. The first gpOC | commercial manufacture of tin-plate , in the United States was at Pittsburg, tanc s ^ 1872. Pun ! may French discoveries of asbestos have been made upon the property of the of t South Urals Asbestos Company in the js c > Orsk district. The average content in asbestos of one deposit is fifteen , per cent. At times it reaches as high as eighty per cent., in point of quali- T ty resembling chrysolite, and being an(i ! very soft and woolly. The fibre is h?u: i strong, while the color in lumps is t^ie olive green, but the single staple ap- c*ea i pears to be pure white. A second de- A [ posit presents similar conditions and soaI > wealth of content. *ew bott t An ingenious scheme of burglar . protection, embodying specially de- amE . signed curtains and portieres, has ^e been invented by a Dresden engineer, tath , The curtains and portieres are made A ' r?f nnv .t~i_ J r ?- full ui n.aici lais u?eu lur SllCIl " ' purposes, and wired with fine conductors. At certain places on the cur- dipt tains are affixed small metals knobs, ? connected with the wire conductors. ^er When drawn across a window or door, cru< \ or around a safe or vault, the slight- soa' . est disturbance of their position im- > ouS , mediately breaks the circuit, as the cru< ' metal knobs are thus thrown out of cpld contact with each other. Should the ^ew [ intruder notice the wires and cut one . or more of them, his action would t break the circuit and start the alarm. ^ A Catechism. : <? littl I "Why do we send missionaries to ghp I the savages?" boa "To civilize them." in , . "What good does that do them?" weg ! "It educates them out of habits of ! idleness." J l "And what then?" v,ln "They go to work." [ "What do they work for?" abjt t "To become prosperous and rich." upo "What good does prosperity do and , them? scr< j "It procures them leisure and com- bel > fort " the ? "Which was what they had before rod you started stirring them up. What'f und . the use?"?Cleveland Leader. curl ' ~ ~ " rinj* ( The Top Eureau Drawer. COV( [ The fly has been swatted, the re- the . frigerator cleaned, the drainage pipes RaZ( , disinfected and the mosquito killed, q,hc r but nothing has been done to Daugh- tbe l ter's top bureau drawer. She puts pnc( I everything in it from face powder to 0n slippers, and when she wants any- WRr s thing stirs the mess with a stick till what she seekR mmon tn tn ?>.? - ? and I Germs find in her top bureau drawer n) a secure and delightful home, and, A [ as she keeps her chewing gum and frar I fudge there, the only reason she isn't he'a( > dead is that the Lord isn't ready for an'd ? her.?Atchison Globe. pro( '"" riicl l Density of the Atmosphere. I Meteors prove that the air is still J)0(>] ? dense enough to make those little ad(1 bodies incandescent through friction rjn,, t at a height of 100 miles, but up to 8lla( I the present man has succeeded in ex- nan ploring the atmosphere to a height of q only sixteen miles. rect , was Tact and Talent. ^ Talent feels its weight, tact finds pjer Its way; talent commands, tact is 0f obeyed; talent Is honored with appro- coj0 batlon and tact is blessed by prater- and Iment.?London Atlas. e]OI ? win The king of Italy la the oaly v#f- I Ur etarlaa monarch. ? V household Affairs, p ""4^1"^ IE OF THE REFRIGERATOR i keep the refrigerator Bweet an i, wash the shelves and ice chan with a solution of soda watt a week. Always keep a sauct [ with charcoal In tho box. Th absorb odors and keep the be t smelling.?Trenton True Ame A CANNING HINT, iring the season of canning ai erving' it is good to know thi abels on the cans may be secure small pieces of adhesive plaste names of the contents can 1 ten neatly on plain paper befoi Ing on the cans.?Trenton Tri rican. TO SOFTEN REAL LACES. II real laces after having be< led (it is reasonable to suppo; almost an excess of care has bet owed upon them in the process ild be dipped in skim milk, ins the color aud restores to tl ad the necessary oil. Bluii ild never be used in rinsing re nitation laces.?New York Pres RID THE FACE OF FRECKLE on will find a good proprieta ch of splendid benefit. Get le of some reliable dealer and a according to directions. The ol ioned face-swellers and skin-pe< lotions are out of vogue and r place are sold sure, safe, slo' king bleaches that clear awi kheads and toughness of the cu ilong with the heart-hurting litt kles and spots.?Boston Heral DARNING CASES, seful cases for darning cotti made similar to those for hoi spool thread. Cut two circul es of cardboard, not quite II es in diameter. Cover these i i sides with some pretty creton Ilk, slipping a little sachet powd er the interlining. Now place 1: ?n the two covered pieces thr >ls of darning cotton?one ea vhite, tan and black?equal d e from each other and the edf cture holes so that the spot be held in place by threadi on back and forth. Tie the en he ribbon in a bow and the ca omplete.?Detroit Ncws-Tribui > CLEAR VINEGAR CRUETS o keep a vinegar cruet 6hini clean is not easy, as many sewife can testifv. Thp 11001? cruet being narrow, usual bot ning methods are futile, fter washing the bottle with 1 isuds and rinsing thoroughly hard beans can be inserted in t le, which is then almost fill i water, to which a few drops nonia have been added. Shaki beans around will remove incri 3n from the sides. long handled paint brush witli , thick but not broad brush, is < ?nt to clean out cruets. It can >ed in a solution of soda or bora >ne housekeeper saves and dr egg shells, and puts them in 1 ;ts, which are half filled w! jy water. After shaking thi hly, until the bottlesare clean, t 3ts are washed and rinsed w I water, followed by hot water. r York Press. A GIRL S BEDROOM. l bachelor maid who is fond ks has fitted up a very satisfact< e library in her hall bedroo lives in a wide old-fashior rding house and the one wind' the bedroom, which faces sout t, has a very deeii recess nn/i tained by a dark buff shade. ? three stout boards cut to fit tl dow, and covered them with in< sive chintz in a bright but servi s pattern. One board was 1; n the floor in the window rec< the other two were fastened ?w-held brackets at the prof ;ht to make the second shelf a top of the window bookcase, running across the recess direc er the uppermost board held tain?suspended on uphclste fs?of the same chintz as tti ering the boards. This curtain 1 books from dust and from t b of anyone entering the roon two deep shelves accommodat small library, including her refi 3 books, of the bachelor ma top of the improvised bookcs e set a lap writing pad, box er, ink stand, pen tray, stamp h a small glass jar holding pei ells, erasing knife, gainst the side of the windi ne was fastened with small brai led nails one of the spiral ca letter racks made of rllver wl :urable for about ten cents. T c was trimmed with bows ch the chintz, and with a em; ket dictionary and morocco cover icna uuuk nanscincc Irom its low< C by baby ribbon of the sai ie, it was not only useful, but < lental. n the opposite side of the wlnd< "ss an artistic advertising calend suspended. he buff window shade was at nented by a bonne-ferame curts sllkateen harmonizing >wlth t ir scheme of the shelves and chii insuring privacy when the ba< maid ^ras making use of k dow library.?New Haven Reg (tpnsup,i ?r* .-7 ^pp ? : tti - Suri?>atj-?>cfc>c>tf ' INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM. MENTS FOR OCTOBER 81. ?r >r Subject:'Pawl a Prisoner?The Voj. I? age, Acts 27:l-2??Golden Text, ,x Ps. 37:5?Commit Verses 22-24 '* -?Commentary on the Lesson. TIME.?A. D. 60. 61. PLACE.?On the Mediterranean. EXPOSITION.?I. I*aul Tempest id Tossed, 13-10. Gentle breezes and at tempestuous winds alike await the )(j faithful servaiu of God (vs. 13, 14), but both come from the same hand, > our Father's hand. It Is He who .. 10 commandeth and raiseth the stormy re wind (Ps. 107:25). He maketh 10 u'lml. IJ I.. /?_ int.. ? ? uio mvoocii^ci \ r a. . 1, l\. V.). Both the balmy south wind and the fierce Euroclydon furthered Paul on his course toward the imperial city, where he was to Rive his testi?n mony for his Master and toward the se New Jerusalem. The gentle breezes from the south are more pleasant but j) not more wholesome and useful than lt the wild, howling northern gale. We may all well thank God for that tempest, for to it we owe the precious les*8 sons of this chapter. If it should al ever be ours to face the terrors of a >s. cyclone, let us not forget from whom it comes and whose loving purposes it carries out. It was probably hard S. for Paul during that fourteen days' rv storm to discern the wise and gentle " hand of God in it, but it was there, and we can see it now. It is interestP" ing to note how, as the tempest overd took God's faithless servant Jonah ?1- (Jonah 1:4), so also the tempest in overtook His (faithful servant Paul. sv_ They were both sailing the same sea, ay but one toward the duty to which God appointed him; the other away from the duty to which God appointed him. God's most faithful servants will not always find smooth sailing. The child of God may always have peace within (Phil. 4:6, 7; Is. 26:3; Jno. 16:33), but he will not always on have peace without. That one who is d- being fiercely tempest-tossed (v. 18) ar does not prove at all that God has ve ceased to look upon him with favor. Potj] troe nnt'or nnornr t r* Hnrl V* *> of ..~c ? .v, uv.. ~this moment, when he was being ne tossed pitilessly about by the raging er Mediterranean, and perhaps undergo>e Ing the throes of seasickness. Never ee was Paul more faithful. Oftentimes ch the best thing for us to do when thus js. tempest-tossed is "to lighten the ,e ship" (v. IS). Many of us are car* rying too much cargo for such a stormy voyage as this world presents, n? and the tempest is God's call to unds load (Heb. 12:1; Phil. 3:7, 8; Matt, ise 16:26). ie. II. "Be of Good Clieer, For I Believe God," 20-2(f. It was very natural when neither sun nor stars shone '* upon them for many days and no eg small tempest lay upon them, that all a hope that theyshould besaved should of be taken away, but it was entirely tie unnecessary. God is able to save in the darkness as well as in the sunshine and in the tempest as well as l?c in the calm. There was at least one a man on that boat whose hope was he not gone, for God had said to him, ed "Thou must bear witness at Rome of also" (ch. 23:11), and he knew that ng through storm or through sunshine God would somehow get him to Rome to give his testimony. Those were manly words of Paul in verse 21. It 1 a was not a mere taunt, "I told you >x- | so," but simply a deft reference to be the judiciousness of his former adI vice that he might gain the more re jp^ awcwiLUi Iirriiruis mi ins JiresfUt words. The darker and stormier the night the likelier are the angels of 'L" God to appear if we are indeed His 3r: (v. 23; of. oh. 18:9 and 23:11). he Sometimes they stand beside us and ith we do not see them, we are so taken , up with the darkness and the howling of the storm. Paul's short description of his relation to God (v. 23) is full of meaning. It is a great thing to look up to the infinite God and , say, "I am His;" to say it intelligently and with a deep realization of its >ry meaning. It gives a blessed solemm. nity to our entire life. It also gives a led sense of security. God can take care ow of His own property (Jno. 10:28, tjj_ 29). Paul did not stop with saying, , "Whose I am," but went on to add, ,. "Whom also I serve." Many say they llie are His, but do not prove it by serve's Ice. Paul loved to think and speak ex- of himself as the "servant of God" ce- (Rom. 1:9; 2 Tim. 1:3; Tit. 1:1). lid It is a position of great dignity and jSS also of great security (Dan. 3:17, ' 26, 28; 6:16-20) and blessedness and reward (Jno. 12:26). Much that is ,er called serving God is really serving nd self. But Paul's whole life was serA vice rendered to God. "Fear not," tly that is what God's messengers are ala ways saying. Take up your concord,ry ance and look up the occasions upon ' which God says to His servants, "Fear not," "Be not afraid," and sim11(1 ilar words. There may be fourteen days' continuous storms and no sun as. or stars appear, but God still says, ed "Fear not." God reveals His plan to ?r- Paul, "Thou must stand before Caeij sar." Well, then all the Eurocly* * uuiib lucit c?ci on uta lac bra caiiuui* ' founder the ship on which Paul sails ?" until he is near enough the land to ox swim ashore. His enemies thought as. that Paul must stand before CaeBar because he was a malefactor; the real -,w reason was that God had a testimony < ss to be given there (cf. ch. 9:15). Paul . had built better than he knew when he appealed to Caesar. It is a groat lre thing to have a godly man In the ship he in a storm (v. 24). It is a great to thing to have a godly man in the ill home or the church or the commue(j nity. Mark well Paul's closing words ,Bt in verse 25. ne ,r- LUNCH HON DJSH. Cold-slaw served in green pepper shells makes a tasty and attractive iar luncheon dish. Take a small firm head of cabbage and shred fine with a ip- sharp knife. Add to this chopped tin hard-boiled eggs. Mix with a dresshe ins made of a cup of sour cream, a ltz tablespoon of sugar, salt and pepper. ;h- and a cup of vinegar. Stuff the green ter 1 pepper shells and serve on Indlvldnal la- I plates with hot buttered toast?New j York Times.