The Littell car carried the twelve to the station soon after breakfast, and though Shadyside and Salsette, unlike many of the large northern schools, ran no "special," the few passengers who were not school bound found themselves decidedly in the minority on the "9:36 local" that morning.

I take twelves in boots, with a rather broad toe, and he stopped the full heft of the hardest kick I could let loose.

Once, while I stood gazing up at the tower, the clock struck twelve with a very deep intonation, and immediately some chimes began to play, and kept up their resounding music for five minutes, as measured by the hand upon the dial.

After having sufficiently taught His disciples by quiet talks, by speaking to them through parables and letting them behold the miracles He Himself performed, until they thoroughly believed in His Divine power, Christ called the whole twelve around Him and gave them also the power to perform miracles, to heal all manner of sickness and disease, and then sent them forth to teach and preach in all the cities of Israel.

" "How about your lunch?" "Our lunch is handed us at half-past twelve through the door which we open.

"She has eighteen-pounders on the main and twelves on the poop, sir," said the captain.

When he spoke again, he addressed the twelve before him: "Gentlemen of the jury, I have reasons for feeling convinced that this young man is in part telling the truth.

At about twelve during the night of the 7th, the wind shifted and began to blow into our anchorage, so as to make it unsafe to stay there, and to promise us a fair wind if we proceeded on our way; so off we started.