THE FORD OF THE RAPIDAN XVII.

We moved away from the shattered place to the ford in the river where the road ran north.

The sun was high as they came to the western road that led to the ford at Thornaby, but upon the edge of the forest Beltane stopped of a sudden to stare up at an adjacent tree.

But they're all men to ride the ford with, if that should come which we ken of.

" "What did they run across the ford for, then?" "Oh, you'll see soon enoughwhen our folks get ready.

Now from the railway where it crosses Bull Run near Mitchell's Ford to the Warrenton road, which Beauregard must also hold, is about nine miles.

Mountain streams crossed our path, running west to the Tagus, and once we came to a deep, strong river, which might have checked us had I not found the ford by observing where houses had been built opposite each other upon either bank.

" Just as the gallant horse reached the opposite bank Reginald galloped down to the ford on his way home for Sunday.

But he heeded not, nor heard them, For his thoughts were with the red deer; On their tracks his eyes were fastened, Leading downward to the river, To the ford across the river, And as one in slumber walked he, Hidden in the alder bushes.

The Saxons granted quarter to the defeated enemy on condition that they went to the ford over the River Alre

"Besides this, all other bridges above New Bridge, and all the fords above that point, were open to us.

Cast away in the land of snow; or, Jerry Ford among the polar bears, by Fenworth Moore, pseud.

He was always accustomed to trudge on foot with his entire army and he had the ordering and arrangement of the troops throughout the entire expedition, leading them sometimes in one order and sometimes in another; and he forded as many rivers as they did.

The second time the hosts strove together was upon the ford near Aylesford.

The stream stayed us a little, for it could not be forded without

The rebel we quizzed yesterday says that there are five fords between the Warrenton pike bridgethat's just ahead of us yonder at the end of the road we are onthe last one is McLean's Ford, at the very knuckle of the elbow that is crooked toward us a mile west of where we were yesterday.

But after rain or the fording of a river their protecting coats get parted by the moisture, and the fly can find his mark in the skin.

The Markhams were there, with Julia, and the bevy of beautiful girls we saw with her at the store; Mrs. Ford from Burton, with some of her set; two or three from Chardon; the Harmons from Mantua; some of the Kings from Ravenna; two or three Perkinses from Warren, and many others.

XXXV.When each army was in sight of the other, and was pitching their camp almost opposite that of the enemy, scouts being distributed in every quarter, lest the Romans should build a bridge and bring over their troops; it was to Caesar a matter attended with great difficulties, lest he should be hindered from passing the river during the greater part of the summer, as the Allier cannot generally be forded before the autumn.

There was a gorgeous battle going on opposite the hotel door, where half a dozen white-ivoried mongrels with their backs to a heap of kitchen leavings held a ford against a dozen others, each beast that made good his passage joining with the defenders to fight off the rest.

Pacheco was much disappointed at this news, yet he made a descent that very day into Repelim, where he fought with many of the enemy, killing and wounding a great number of them, and then returned to the ford, where he remained several days, because the rajah was still afraid lest the zamorin might return and get across the ford into the island of Cochin.

He filled his pipe at that sensible idea and turned the nose of his Ford down the dim trail to Lund.

"Tostig holdeth high feast and revel, for to-day we took a rich booty at the ford beyond Bassingthorpmerchants out of Winisfarne, with pack-horses well ladenand there were women alsoin especial, one very fair.

But this building did not enjoy a very prosperous career, for in 1768, during a great election riot, it was pulled down by an infuriated mob, all the Catholic registers in it were burned, and the priestthe Rev. Patrick Barnewellonly saved his life by beating a rapid retreat at the rear, and crossing the Ribble at an old ford below Frenchwood.

By the time Grim had changed into uniform and put courtplaster where his eyebrows should have been, and he, Abdul Ali and I had driven in an official Ford up the Mount of Olives to OETA, the sun was not far over the skyline.