... Volunteers have called personally at the offices of the League to enrol themselves. . There are over 100,000,000 English speaking people on the earth, of whom 4,062,989 are past or present members of the Volunteer Force of the British Empire. NEXT year ...

... 7%e Scottish Gathering must be of interest to all natives of Caledonia, though we totally fail to see why the author, in speaking of the Games at Stirling described in 7%e Lady of the Lake, asserts that Sir Walter’s “ imagination ran riot in the details ...

... benefits derived. We too often hear men say, “I only joined for the shooting.” Others, who have joined with the eyes shut, so to speak, are heard grumbling about drills, &c., and generally find everything demanding a little trouble or sacrifice distasteful and ...

... proud of their plate) just two places from me I noticed an empty chair. Captain Vance, the Mess President, at that moment was speaking to a waiter, saying a window must be open somewhere. There was such a draught—indeed, warm evening as it was in June, 1 felt ...

... of my head all this evening.” And then, though I felt conscious of a wish not to talk about this sad event, I found myself speaking almost against my will. I felt I must say something in favour o the ‘Poor chap. Now Major Hartland had once been a friend ...

... done. “They come from Sheffield.” ¢« Are you speaking of Bogey ? ’ the parson asked innocently —he had not seen ““ A Pair of Spectacles.” ¢lt was at Coventry, I think, that he was invented.” «No, I'm not speaking of him,” said Bob, laughing; ¢ though T can ...

... in the Devonshire Handicap at Carlisle, on July Bth, on the second day of the meeting. Having once broken the ice, so to speak, he was not long before he was again first past the judge, for in the Border Selling Plate on the same day, his mount, Sea ...

... a kind of barometer, informing us when a storm within might be expected to develop dangerous symptoms. ¢ assure you I am speaking quite seriously,” he asserted. ¢«Then how, my dear sir, if I may ask,” said the professor, “do you arrive at that standard ...

... uncle ? “A Jerseyman’s more Enrglish than he is Scotch, anyhow.” “Well, jolly near a I'renchman, [ should call him. They speak both languages in the Channel Islands.” “ Yes, but chiefly English in Jersey, and chiefly French in Guernsey.” “ Which is the ...

... the effects of the severe ordeal of starvation, wet and cold, through which they have passed. This leaves them, practically speaking, soize four months only in the year in which to grow out; and consequently they seldom attain a greater height than 14 hands ...

... call ¢« Mike,” playing with a very short club, and playing wonderfully well with it, driving a long ball too. I ventured to speak to him on the matter, and certainly he supported your view—that the short club was best for the cricketer.” - «“And J. G. Walker ...

... hocks in the plough, their noses becoming blue with cold and their teeth showing a disposition to chatter when they try to speak to a fellow-sufferer. They make believe that they are hunting. They call it sport. Some of them affect a cheerfulness of aspect ...