VI
EpitOme of War.
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y fair exhibition of war in its origin, its progress
and actual results would be startling condemna
lon of the whole custom piece OF suicidal folly
and madness. The Ettrick Shepherd, in his Law
Sermons tells the following story quite the point


80 The history of every war is very ike scene
once in Nithsdale Scotland Two bows from
different schools met one fine day upon the ice
Theg eyed each other awhile in silence with rather
jealous and indignant looks, and with defnance on
! each brow.


What are ye gowrin at, Billy ??


Whats that TO you, Donald III look whar
| I've q mind an hinder me if ye daur'


To this hearty blow was the return and then
began such n battle 1t being Saturday all the
boys OF both schools Were the ice and the light
instantly became general. At first thew fought at a
distance with missile weapons, such as stones and
snow-balsi but at length coming hand to hand they
coped IN rage, and many bloody raps were liber-
ally given and received.


went up TO Try if could pacify them for By
this time number of little girls had Joined the af-
fray. and was afraid they weuld be killed So ad-
dressing one party. asked What are you fight
ing those boys for What have they done to You ~


:" o, naething al a, naun we just want to gle
them GUIDE thrashin'-that's a.
My renonstrance vain al II they went
afresh and after fighting till they quite ex
hausted, one of the principal heroes stepped forth
between the conbatants, himself covered with
blood and his clothes all torn TO taters and address
ed the opposing party thus =" Weel III tell you
what well do wi ye-y yell let us aldnle, reH let
you dlaHe." There was no more of II the war
was an end. and the boys scampered away to
their play.


That scene was lesson of wisdom TO me.
thought at the time and have often thought since
that this trihing aray the best epitome of war
in general, that had ever Kings and Minis
ers of State just of grown-up children. ex-
actly ike the children speak Of with only this ma
terial difference that instead of fighting out for
themselves the needless querrels they have raised
they st in safety and look hound out their inno
but serve subjects battle and then after an
immense waste OF blood and treasure, are glad to
make the boys conditior-"y yeAlst US alane, rSH
let you alans.'


Here is the upshos of nearly every war, the status
QUO ante 5ellum