the wide And marshy moor, and 'thwart the mountain side, By Delny's shore far-ebbed, and wan, and brown, And through the woods of beautous Balnagown: The roaring streams he vaulted on his spear, And foaming torrents leapt, as he drew near The sandy slopes of Nigg.

I didn't believe a word that nigger said; and yet these people all drank it down as if every word were gospel truth.

Don't say no more 'bout Missus, cause she's real white people's nigger, and tells all she knows, and what she don't.

Why, how did that happen?" "Why, she found out all about her, and said she should not stay on the place another day, and so she sent her down to Orleans to the nigger traders, and my heart's most broke," and Milly sat down, wiping her tears with her apron.

Private Nigg, an undersized youth of bashful disposition, creeps forlornly about his duties disguised as an imitation leopard.

The outrage was repeated, by his companion, upon Private Nigg.

The quartette consists of Privates Cosh and Tosh, together with Privates Buncle and Nigg, preparing their midday meal.

"Or got some other body tae luft it for him!" suggested Private Nigg, looking hard at Tosh's habitual accomplice, Cosh.

"Sooner or later!" "What for would he pit his name on it, Wully?" inquired Nigg, who was not very quick at grasping allusions.

" "What way could a Gairman pit my name on a bullet?" demanded Nigg triumphantly.

"What I intend tae imply is this, Sandy Nigg.

Private Nigg perches a steel helmet on the point of a bayonet, and patronisingly bobs the same up and down above the parapet.

To the former the contribution came from that well-meaning but somewhat addlepated warrior, Private Nigg, who formed one of the raiding party.

Nigg's allotted task upon this occasion was to "comb out" certain German dug-outs.

This is what happened to Private Nigg.

One or two of these fell quite near Nigg's party, and continued to burn upon the ground, but the raiders sank closer into their shell-holes, and no alarm resulted.

When Nigg, who had paused a moment to collect his bombs, sprang out of his shell-hole, not a colleague was in sight.

At least, Nigg could see no one.

In this same parapet, low down, Nigg beheld a black and gaping apertureplainly a loophole of some kind.

Without a moment's hesitation, Nigg hurled a Mills grenade straight through the loophole, and then with one wild screech of "Come away, boys!" took a flying leap over the parapetand landed in his own trench, in the arms of Corporal Mucklewame.

" Cosh and Tosh snorted disdainfully, and Private Nigg, who was present with his friend Buncle, inquired "What way was they disguised?"

Private Nigg, who, as already mentioned, was slightly wanting in quickness of perception, was led away by the faithful Buncle, to have the outrage explained to him at leisure.

"How did you hurt your feet, Dinah?" "Dat good fo' nothin' nigger [sniffle] done hit me on de haid wif a club while I was standin' on de hard stone pavement.

"So I is, Missus, but do you 'spose I'd keep all dis yer money in de house wid dat strange nigger?"

"'Deed, Miss Ellie," replied the old woman earnestly, "dat daid nigger's wuth moah to me dan a live one.