Excerpta.

Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 740, 22 May 1894, Page 2

Excerpta.

At the Bar.

‘ Who speaks for this man ?’ From the great white Throne, Veiled in its roseate clouds, the voice came forth ; Before it stood a parted soul alone, And rolling east, and west, and south, and north, The mighty accents summoned quick and dead : ‘ Who speaks for this man, ere bis doom be said ?’

Shivering he listened, for bis early life Had passed in dull, unnoted calm away; He brought no glory to its early strife, No wreath of fame, or genius’ fiery ray ; Weak, lone, ungifted, quiet and obscure, Born in the shadow, dying ’mid the poor.

Lo, from the solemn concourse, (hushed and dim The widow’s prayer, the orphan’s blessing rose ; The struggler told of trouble shared by him, The lonely of cheered hours and softened woes ; And like a chorus spake the crushed and sad, ‘He gave us all he could and what he had.’

And little words of loving kindness said, And tender thoughts, and help in time of need, Sprang up, like leaves by soft spring showers fed, In some waste corner, sown by chance flung seed ; In grateful wonder heard the modest soul, Such trifles gathered to so blest a whole'.

Oh ye, by circumstance, strong fetters bound, The store so little and the hand so frail, Do but the best ye can for all around ; Let sympathy be true, nor courage fail : Winning among your neighbours, poor and weak. Some witness at your trial hour to speak.

Alone on a Sinking Smack.

A True Story For Boys.

A touching story is told of a boy named Liil, who was on board the Brixham smack Ruby when she was run into. Lili, who is fourteen years of age, told his rescuers that when the collision occurred it was very dark, with a misty rain and strong wind from the south-west. The boy tried to get on board the barque but was knocked back senseless on to the smack’s deck. When he came to, all was still. He called for his uncle (who formed one of the crew), but got no answer, and after searching the cabin realised that he was alone on a wreck, perhaps slowly sinking. He had a good cry, and then set to work at the pump. The mizzenmast was broken off under the deck, and the water was running down the hole. This he covered up as well as he could, and pumped away again. At half past two the following morning he observed a steamer’s light, and he kindled a flare up light in the hope of drawing the attention of the lookout. But the steamer passed along, giving no sign, and leaving the despairing boy to his fate. After another good cry he again manned the pump, and, at daybreak, saw another steamer approaching. Fearful that this one would also miss seeing the smack, the little fellow got an axe and chopped through the trawl warp, so that the smack would drive towards the track of the steamer, and again resumed his station at the pump. The steamer proved to be the Desideratum, and, although there was a high wind and a short choppy sea, the boat was launched, the skipper and chief engineer going in her. They could see the little fellow still pumping away, and the boy’s belief in the pump saved his life, As the boat drew near Mr Rust saw the boy mount the rail of the smack and prepare to jump into the sea. Captain Rust, however, called, ‘ Dont jump. You are sinking ; go to the pump.’ The boy at once

obeyed, and was still pumping when the boat got alongside. A brave boy, truly—brave enough to be obedient when the danger was greatest.

Bones of the Body. The following odd anatomical study in rhyme is extracted from a copy of an English paper of rather ancient date : How many bones in the human face ? Fourteen, when they’re all in place. How many bones in the human bead ? Eight, my child, as I’ve often said. How many bones in the human ear? Four in each, and they help to hear. How many bones in the human spine ? Twenty-six, like a climbing vine. How many bones in the human chest ? Twenty-four ribs, and two of the rest. How many bones do the shoulder bind ? Two in each—one before and one behind. How many bones in the human arm ? One in each ; two in each forearm. How many bones in the human wrist ? Eight in each, if none are missed. How many bones in the palm of the hand? Five in each, with many a band. How many bones in the fingers ten? Twenty-eight, and by joints they bend. How many bones in the human hip ? One in each ; like a dish they dip. How many bones in the human thigh 1 One in each and deep they lie. How many bones in the human knee ? Two in each, the knee-cap plainly see. How many bones in the ankle strong ? Seven in each, but none are long. How many bones in the ball of the foot ? Five in each as the palms are put. How many bones in the toes, half a score ? Twenty-eight, and there are no more. And none then have a bone, I should think, That forms on a joint, or to fill up a chink. A sesamoid bone, or a wormian, we call, And now we may rest, for we’ve told them all. And now altogether these bones do fix, And they count in the body two hundred and six. ☆☆☆☆ ’ * * Long distance courtship—The idea that a man in love has a far away look in his eyes probably originated in crinoline times.

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