Elsie at the World's Fair

race, and the little ones were all weary enough

t Mrs. Travilla and begged for the fulfilment of her promis

by Captain Samuel C. Reid, a native of Connecticut. He went to sea when only eleven years old and was a midshipman with Commodore Truxton. He was still a young man-only

lation of the laws of neutrality. Commodore Lloyd was the commander of the squadron. At eight o'clock in the

ing that their design was to attack him, was getting his vessel under the guns of the castle. Those

ny men killed, grandma

and a lieutenant was wounded. But that was not the end of the affair. At midn

ritish were driven off with a hundred and twe

ented the little girl. "Did t

with a heavy fire, but the gunners of the Armstrong fired shots at her so rapidly and so w

and seven wounded. But the Armstrong was a good deal damaged and Captain Reid saw that he could not stand another fight su

that, grandma?"

ink her, is called scuttling. It was done to prevent the British from taking possess

at that victory of Reid's-or perhaps I should say successfu

hat work. Had they succeeded in taking her they would have reached New Orleans while it was utterly defenceless, General Jackson having not yet arrived there. But Reid, in his splendid defence of his vessel, so crippled those of the enemy that they did n

; "how the British tried to take that city and General Jackson and

d thoughtful. "Isn't it wicked t

omeone else. The British were terribly abusing our poor sailors and it was right for our

' yet, grandma," said Elsie; "that bi

the Armstrong with which Ca

they heard about it, grandma? and

ny handsome presents. The State of New

to do with a change in our fl

unless the stripes became narrower and narrower, while there was nothing to show what had been the original number of States. Captain Reid suggested the plan of retaining the thirteen stripes to indicate that

And so was Jackson's at New Orleans. England was a great and powerful nation while ours was but small and weak, but we were in the right-fighting against

d the praise. Oh, may our nation always serve God and tr

, "for on a quarter papa gave me the other

ng! I see them there on the Peristyle-papa and mamm

g for them," added Elsie "an

d Grace, "though they a

are all so tired with going and sight-seeing that we need to get early to

er and the others stepped upon the deck, "Papa," he aske

d rest that we may be able to enjoy God'

ft you, Lu?" asked Grace, as her

it all the way from Essen, Germany, to Chicago. They told us that at Hamburg and at Baltimore great cranes were used, one of which could lift a sixty-five ton locomotive, to lift the gun to the trucks that were to carry it o

once. We saw the steel plate, sixteen inches thick, through which a twelve-inch shot had been fired. It had cracked the plate and

any more at all; but that very soon, as the Bible says, the people 'shall beat their swords into plough-shares, and t

e, overhearing her, "tha

eed!" sai

did you go?"

ats to watch the many boats of various sorts and sizes, our own among the rest; and now

his face as she spoke, for he

hat my dear eldest daughter does not feel at all rebellious in

f Honor is so fascinating-especially at night-that if you had given me pe

allowing you that gratification

and I am very glad to have you to decide

he Court of Honor, to-morrow

Sabbath day holy, and if we go

ng here on our own deck as we have o

has said, 'Where two or three are gathered togeth

hat-that the dear Lord Jesus is here

now and let your baby boy sit on your knee a littl

le face, then seating himself, he took the little fellow in his arms, and petted and caressed him to his heart's

ma's ever so nice, but I wa

ithout their dear baby boy," Violet said, adding her caresses to th

mother and laying the other on her father's knee, her look and tones a trifle wistf

y replied, speaking together,

derly appreciative smile. "You were looking very weary, daughte

d with a sweet, glad smile. "How k

is apt to be careful of

, going to his side in response to an inviting gesture, as Neddie got down

Neddie had vacated. "Papa feels that he must be very careful to see that

the rest of to-night, to-morrow, and the follo

sponded Grace in cheerful tones. "We will go to church

hen you have all retired to your state-rooms, and to lie at anchor there until the Sabbath is pas

ce, "for I always greatly enjoy a B