The modern torpedoes need only to come in contact with a surface like the torpedo net or the armor plate of a battleship to discharge a shell which will burst through a two-inch armor caisson, rupture the hull of a battleship, and sink it in a few minutes.

David's reward was as extravagant as that which Russian emperors shower upon singers and dancers: he was made armor-bearer to the King,an office bestowed only upon favorites and those who were implicitly trusted and beloved.

It is the bay, Such as his eyes have noted on the portraits Of heroes hung in Berlin's armor-hall.

His falchion lightened with a sudden gleam, As the pike's armor flashes in the stream.

Slipping over the stones, introducing themselves into their caverns, drowsing, half buried in the sand,all the varied and tumultuous species of crustaceans were moving their cutting and tentacular grinders and making their Japanese armor gleam: some of their frames were redalmost blackas though guarding the dry blood of a remote combat; others were of a scarlet freshness as though reflecting the first fires of the flaming dawn.

"Our hero lifts the helmet from his head; And boldly ent'ring, like the god of day, His golden ringlets down his armor play.

In this world, where the game is played with loaded dice, a man must have a temper of iron, with armor proof to the blows of fate, and weapons to make his way against men.

Vain the deep cause of my distress From Galvan's eye to hide 'Tis that I see down yonder mount A knight in armor ride.

The bridle bells rang merrily As he rode down to Camelot; And from his blazon'd baldric slung A mighty silver bugle hung, And as he rode his armor rung, Beside remote Shalott.

"'Be they naked and defenseless, or sheath'd in armor sheen, To me it nothing matters,' said the haughty queen. 'Fear'd

Four strakes of the skin plating extending up to the armor shelf had also been forced inward and fractured where they crossed the longitudinal frames.

Now, during this while, Sir Launcelot's armor had been so pieced and mended by the armor-smiths of that castle that when he donned it it was, in a measure, as sound as it had ever been, and of that Sir Launcelot was very glad.

To be in armor augurs of defense.

Commencing as far back as nine years ago, the Japanese were probably the first to introduce sea-going boats, and they have been the first power to initiate the armor type, one of which was shipped last summer to be put together in Japan.

At length on August 3, 1861, the appointment of a Board was authorized, the duty of which it should be to examine into the question fully, obtain plans, and recommend the construction of such armor-clads as they should judge best suited to the demands of the situation.

[Illustration: THE CID'S LAST VICTORY.Rochegrosse.] "'Saddle next my Babieça, Arm him well as for the fight; On his back then tie my body, In my well-known armor dight.