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"How big brother Max has grown," said one livtle girl as she snugeled close Hard pressed, for he saw his enemics before and behind him, he rapped at the door of a low cottage. His knock was responded to by a poorly dressed woman, who held a babe in her arns. "I am Louis, thy sovereign, and evil men seek my life," cried the earl. ‘Give me shelter and refuge, and St. Mary will reward you.‘ "I am only a poor widow, but such bas T have I give you. My lord, enter." Tt was a poor, thatched roofed hut with only one room. The loft was reached by a ladder. Never before had theâ€"powerful Earl of Flanders entered ‘so miserable an abode. The woman conducted him to the lofé and showed him six children asleep on a bed of straw. ©Conceal thyself, and quickly, for I hear thy pursuers already at the door," she said, pointing to the straw. The earl hastily crept in among the slumbering children, teking the youngâ€" est one in his arms. There was no litâ€" tleâ€"quarreliog at first. He was preceded by torchbearers and trumpeters, and a man bearing a banner on which was the famous Flemâ€" ish lion wrougkt in gold. "Earl Louis did not feel much alarmed at the success of the enemy, for the strong walls of Bruges seemed to laugh to scorn all attacks of a besieger. But there were traitors within, and one night the earl was aroused from sleep with the tidings that the city gates were opened. He instantly sum.noned his soldiers, and mounting his warhorse rode forth to meet the foe, shouting the warery of his race : "Elanders for the lion ! Flanders for the earl !" _ And now up the streets marched the men of Ghent, shouting : "Death to the earl !" Down with feudal tyranny!" But this deceit was quickly discovâ€" ered, and wishing for no man‘s life save the eari‘s the rebels hastened in alt directions after the illustrious fucitive. The earl of Elanders was very angry with the men of Ghent, and he sumâ€" moned an army by which he hoped to conquer his rebellious subjects. He overcame them in oue battle, but in the next he met with deféat and was forced to retreat to Bruges. Here he was besieged by the enemy, led by the brave and eaergetic Philip of Arteveld, a young man of great promise. "My lord," sa d Robert de Maresâ€" chant, a near‘and loyal friend, "march not against themâ€"they outrnumber us 10 to 1." But when he saw the numerous and well appointed host and heard the murâ€" derous cries his heart misgave hâ€"m. «What shall I do, Sir Robert?" he sked. "Order your torches out, then exâ€" change clothes with me and get out of the city if you can," replied the faithâ€" ful otficer. So the torches were extinguished, and hurrying to a ditkened stable the arl and the esquire exchanged clothâ€" ing. While this was occurring the rebels, who had seen the flash of the golden cornet on the earl‘s helmet and the sheen of his velvet mantle under the glow of the torches, were rushing in swift pursuit. "Elanders for the lion earl. "Hasten for your life !" Sir Robert. "I am the ca De Mareschant." Earl Louis then dispatched another company, which met with the same fate. These were decided acts of reâ€" bellion, but the men of (Ghent were in the right, and the earl was in the wrong. Kings and princes very seldom stop, however, to think about the jusâ€" tice of anything. ‘They care only to secure their own pleasure. Now, Earl Louis was neither a wise statesman nor a brave general, and he foolisuly augmented the public ill will by endeavoring to rob (Ghent of its suâ€" perior advautages. Four noble rivers supplied the city with its commercial and manutfacturing facilities. . Bruges had no river, and so a body of dikers were seat to construct a canal by which the waters of Ghent might be conveyed to Bruges. But the men of Ghent,fell upon them and put them to death, .. The proud and wealthy burghers chafed under the sovereignty of the feudal lords, and in Ghent particularly this feeling of independence was very strong. â€" The earl, who noted the popuâ€" lar disaffection, made haste therefore to depart from Ghent and removed his residence to the city of Bruges, where he had a strong castle. ern Frince. The ruler of the country was called an earl, and in the latter part of the fourteenth century Louis (dle Malatin wore the coronet, which he had inherited from a long line of earls, all of whom lay sleepin, in glory in the abbey of Blaudigni. During the middle ages the country now calles Belgium was known by the name of Flanders, or perhaps it would be better to say that Flanders was the largest of the several feudal provinces included in that territory. Latterly, however, Flanders comprised not only what is known as modern Belgium,but also a large part of Holland and northâ€" How He Escaped. life !‘ whispered the earl and you cried the When Earl Louis returned to Bruges, heâ€"richly rewarded his faith fual preserver, the widow Mechie, who was enabled to pass her last days in comfort and luxury. Max became a page in the great castle, and ail the other children, fro a Hans to the laughâ€" ing prattler, Gretcheu, became the proâ€" teges of the earl who owed his life to their raother‘s generous protection.â€" Clinton Montague in Philadelphia Times. Beef tea is a stimulant, slight and evaneszent, but to "live on beef tea," which has been the shibboleth of many a sickroum, is impossible. And The Lancet further counsels that if it must still be made and used to perform its very limited service, to remember that, like plain tea, it should never be boiled _ That method of making conâ€" tributes a positive viceâ€"that of indiâ€" gestibility, _ . One of the hardest notions for the untrained rurse to give up is that beef tea is a valuable nutriment. . The reâ€" cent fassertion of a writer in The American Lancet that thousands of sick persons have been starved to death on beef tea is only a summing up of what physicians and expert nurses have been trying to impress upon the minds of the laity for some time. ‘ He st.id all that day with the wid ow and and her family, keeping a better Sabbath, I dare say, than he had for a long time before, and the following night he succeeded in making his es cape out of the city, disguised in the jerkin and marsh boots in which poor Dolph used to work at the canals. He reacaed Lisle, one of his loyal towns,in safety, and an army soon gathered around him quite large enough to enâ€" able him to take the fiâ€"ld against the rebellious White Hoods. In a great battle he completely deâ€" feated the Gantois, and Philip of Arteâ€" veld, their leader, was slain. Ghent was delivered up to him, and Flanders once more passed under the sway of its richtful lord. "I am the widow of Dolph Diker, whom the wicked men of Ghent slew when he was at work for his lawful sovereion." "I cannot restore to thee thy husâ€" band," said the earl, "but I never shall forget thy generous kindness in risking your own lite to shelter me. Here is a purse of gold crowns, all that I can give thee now,"â€"â€" "God forbid that I should take it when. thou needest the gold more than I," interrupted the woman as she put the purse back into his hands.. "Thou art not yet out of danser, and it has cost us nothing to give the shelter." "«When Tâ€"have my rights again, the widow of Dolph the Diker will not reâ€" gret that she entertained her soverâ€" eign," replied the earl. _©And who art thou, to whom Louis of Flanders owes his life!" asked the earl. The children were hushed to silence at the mention of that great name,and the earl presently descended to the lower room, where he found the pious widow singing her Sunday morning hymn. "Nay, but I am a friend to you all," said Earl Louis. "From this hour count tue EHarl of Flanders your proâ€" tector." "How funny! Brother Max has come to bed with his clothes on," cried the little girl, who had slept all night in the arms of her illustrious bedfellow. "Hush, Minna," cried Max himself. "It is some friend of mother‘s. I heard him last nicht when he came in." Uttering cries of balked vengeance, the throng of White Hoods, as they were called, pushed on, while the earl, wi h a thankful heart for his wonderâ€" ful preservation, went to sleep in the company of the young children. _ Soreâ€" ly wearied by fatigue, he slept as soundly in the mud hovel of the poor widow as though he had lain in one of his own palace chambers. The next morning was the Sabbath, and the great earl, was awakened by the wondering cri¢s of claldren. "I did but opemit to throw someâ€" thing into the street. If there be a man within, search and find him." Tae man cast a quick glance within He ~aw the ladder leading to the loft, and taking the light from the widow‘s hands he hurriedly ascénded. A row of children huddled together was all that he saw, and he descended again "The woman is right," he muttered to the coward. â€" "There is only a nest of chiidrén sleeping together like pigs in a sty, and there isn‘t room enough for au ant to ‘hide, much less the Earl of Tlanders." «Nay, but we saw the light upon the way as it glared forth from the open door . _«Where is that man who just enâ€" tered thy hut?‘ demanded a_ savage Gantois. "Art thou not mistaken?" she anâ€" swered. _ "I am a widow and live here wlone with my children." Meanwhile a loud pounding had summoned the widow to the door acain. "Why can he not come to bed earli er and not awake us ?" grumbled a flax en haired boy s But they soon became quiet, and the earl lay still with Gretchen slumbering beside him and flaxen haired Hans snoring fearlessly. beside the mighty potentate who had taken‘refuge in that rude bed. The BeefTea Fallacy This is a new business for our town and we have every reason to believe that our efforts will be appreciated and that we will be favored with your work. _ A trial solicited. £ . Office : Bochmer‘s Block,. Waterloo Kindly"favor us witha call and we_ shall‘ be pleased to show you specimens and designs in Monuments, Headstones etc., and quote you figures for any style of work cither in Granite or marble. First class work guaranteed. THE WATEBLOOD Granite& Marhle Works The Star Laundry, IF you have lost a loved one and desire to erect a fitbing tribate of affection to the memory of the deparied one. Renter n Six Hours, â€"Distressing Kid. ney and Bladder Diseases relieved in six hours by the "Great South American Kidâ€" ney Cure." This new remedy is a great s prise and delight on aecount of its exceedf g promptness in relieving pain in the bladldigt, kidneys, back and every part 0: the wrinary passages in male or female. 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