for faith to take hold upon the Saviour: through Him we tread down our foes.

After a severe fit of coughing she said, 'The toil of life will there be o'er:' and again, 'Thankful I take the cup from Thee,' &c.

"Just as the year closes, I take my pen.

" Burchell also informs us that a Bushman will take a second wife when the first one has become old, "not in years but in constitution;" and Barrow discovered the same thing (I., 276): "It appeared that it was customary for the elderly men to have two wives, one old and past child-bearing, the other young."

The preservation of the cattle constitutes the grand object of their solicitude; and with these, which are trained for the purpose, they run at an astonishing rate, leaving both wives and children to take their chances.

Theal says (213) that if a wife has no children the husband has a right to return her to her parents and if she has a marriageable sister, take her in exchange.

"If a woman speaks two words, take one and leave the other.

A curious detail of Galla courtship consists in the precautions the parents of rich youths have to take to protect them from designing poor girls and their mothers.

The woman's life is of no account if her husband chooses to destroy it, and no one ever attempts to protect or take her part under any circumstances.

Each man placed himself before his gins, and bowing forward with a shrug, the hands and arms being thrown back pointing to each gin, as if to say, Take which you please.

If a man thinks he is strong enough, he will take hold of any woman's hand and utter his yongul ngipa.

"At times," we read in Spencer and Gillen (556, 558) "the eloping couple are at once followed up and then, if caught, the woman is, if not killed on the spot, at all events treated in such a way that any further attempt at elopement on her part is not likely to take place.

Among these same Narrinyeri, says Gason, "it is considered disgraceful for a woman to take a husband who has given no other woman for her."

If possible she will creep into his camp that night or take the earliest opportunity to run away with him.

In his book on South Australia J.D. Wood says (403): "The fact that marriage does not take place between members of the same tribe, or is forbidden amongst them, does not at all include the idea that chastity is observed within the same limits.

After a fight, he says, the women "do not always follow their fugitive husbands from the field, but frequently go over, as a matter of course, to the victors, even with young children on their backs; and thus it was, probably, that after we had made the lower tribes sensible of our superiority, that the three girls followed our party, beseeching us to take them with us.

To take another instance: Westermarck (503), in his search for cases of romantic attachment and absorbing passion among savages, fancies he has come across one in Australia, for he tells us that "even the rude Australian girl sings in a strain of romantic affliction

Finding their screams and struggles in vain they quietened at length, and then Wurrunnah told them not to be afraid, he would take care of them.

It was too late to take revenge that day, but next morning the two set out for the tribe to which the girl-robber belonged.

When this is over, they have to take off whatever clothes they have on and sit naked on the ground while some of the old women throw over them handfuls of paddy and repeat a prayer that they may prove as fruitful as that grain.

"The warrior can take away any inferior man's wife at pleasure, and is thanked for so doing.

This might be a great trial to an European lover; the Dayaks, however, take the matter very philosophically.

If one was in a minor difficulty, too trivial to take to Father Payne, it was natural to consult Barthrop; and he sometimes, too, would say a word of warning to a man, if a storm seemed to be brewing.

I have spoken!" "Take him at his word, my Captain!" murmured Leclair.

" "Take, then, a simitar of the keenest, and cut me down!"

"I say, Pen, don't take on because you are plucked.

" Patty always felt particularly grand and grown up when she used the word function, and now that she had mentally applied it to the Tea Club meeting, that simple affair seemed to take on a gigantic amplitude and fairly seemed to cry out for elaborate devices of all sorts.

Actual warfare gave way to negotiations conducted in a spirit of moderation and of give-and-take on the part of all concerned.

In the latter case the barque would come round to some pre-arranged spot to pick him up, and take on board what he had shot.

how her du take on," said Happy Jack.

Any resentment which she might have felt over this slightly abrupt departure was promptly smoothed away by my offer to take on the rooms for at least another fortnight.

I have already spoken of the great corporate movements towards unity, and these mean much even though they may at present take on something of the quality of mechanism instead of depending on the individual and the grace of God working in him.

For even the pride of Sally Wimple, overdone, could become arrogance; even her disinterestedness, intemperately indulged in, could take on the form of selfishness.

If only this mistake were a harmless one; but ideas that are not constantly confronted with reality, which are not frequently dipped into the stream of experience, grow dry, and take on a toxic character.

His willing minde doth strive to make the peace Betwixt our discord thoughts; his free consent Is given to Lentulus; there, Tulley, take on holde, And, when a Sunne of thy intent shines fayre, Onset loves fort with polliticke assaults And conquer; conquest in obtaining that Where victors are repulsed.

The horn of the frog was in many instances found detaching from the vascular surface, which was very disposed to take on a diseased action, somewhat allied to canker, and became extremely difficult to treat.

After the last summer visitor has gone, and the little craft that sail over the shallow bay have been hauled up high and dry, the pavilions deserted and the bathing-houses boarded up, the beaches take on a new aspect.

" "Such as it is, my friend, I take on myself in his Majesty's name, to bid you welcome.

The east-bound night express was ready for the run to A. & T. Junction; the fast mail, one hour and thirty-five minutes late from the east, was backing in on track nine to take on the city mail.

Every five miles, and sometimes oftener, the boat would stop to put off or take on freight, if not both.

Dog teams also take on 500 lbs.

"It is my father's will that I should take on me the hostess-ship of the day.

But we must not take on a debt.

It was about this time that Wedderburn, who so far had lived inconspicuously on the uttermost margin of Hill's perceptions, began to take on the appearance of an obstacle.

The jumper would take a long running start, which would enable him to take on additional momentum; and with the assistance of the hurtling pole, would leap over a hurdle that was placed a considerable elevation above the ground.

But it is so with all: the very saints, in the mere exercise of living, grow less dainty, and take on the tone of their surroundings.

As perhaps some of my young readers may care to know what to take on a similar expedition, is the list, exclusive of meat, which was to be brought from the mainland, and fish, which they expected to catch themselves: Oatmeal, 8 lbs.

'Pon my soul, Honora, though it's only play, I swear some of these fellows begin to take on little affectations of self-respect.

Second, organized counter-revolution could be liquidated and revolutionaries, willing to take on the responsibility, could be provided with necessary authority, leadership and equipment.

"Dammit, when I take on passengers to ride, they're goin' to ride till they git there.