The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 7, 1900, Page 11

THE SUNDAY CALL. b 5% MIS5 CEQILE =N, GUZST CF = . o~ TAIY AmmE "\»! f\‘s 1 ;R fo elb;tnl:x el Y- T ;{\‘—,. h~ = ==1 1 e ey AR POl W NN Y i e ugh th ted statemen ¥ was it sald that even those tles came 1o believe it. came in unheralded by a gle firecracker, and the Fourth went with never a sign of relief and naught but the bursting of Boxer shells to break the silence. ‘Ah, Dio mio. you said it explain the north gate, as an entrance o-be-forgotten scene. a point of vantage, Never a pyro- © suggest a tithe j nferior 4 Every ng seven pounds was killed and I e SKETCHING, H EASEL AND CAMP STl SHOT FRoM UNDEFP RER heeded them The Boxers was enly a end would ers were of our crazy Swede escaped the clambered over the walil into midst of the C . A sane mar would have bcen instantly killed. The Swede told them we had only 350 men, in- stead of the supposed thousands. More- over, he told them that they were firing too high, and immediately their bullets were Airected according to his instruc- tinns. Thae Swede mada his wav hack Inta gno our lines and was D! strain: 4 &# mv wark MISS PAYEN , WHILE. AD HER ut und though “I no longer which we promptly cut and sewed up bags. When their linens were ex they tore down U gorgeous han and valuable draperies apd these were used. Lady Macdonald sacrificed eve: tnch of material in her home, and the oth- er ladles were scarcely less generous. When all was exhausted our soldiers cap- tured silks and rich stuff from the Chiness shops, which we cut up and utilized for sandhasa is written the upon the s rian ge of Peking may mnot to the artist it Tows silks that b: weather had been sultry and muggy for several days. Then came a thundersts L peal upon peal shaking ths compound. Surely the Boxers would not fire upon us in such a storm'! But they evidently took it as a sign of heaverly aid, and every Jull in the thunder. was made hideous by the bursting of the screaming, hissing Boxer shells. under that date that it seemed like a con- hell, swell the tumult I have wr n in my dlary with ng their powers pandemon was« 2 Russ had een assi ind. This pa- or attack, w we drea it cam shoscar Trev weapons as that ssly at us be. believe that the man at the control over the direction of the bullet, To th ored minds all they bave to do is to press the trigger and fate does the rest. If the buliet is destined to kill any particular person fate will guide it carefully to that person’s cause they trigger has no lted Thick and Fast QELEBRATE! MINIATURE SRINTER GIVES & GRATHIC RQQOUNT COF FRIGHTFUL DAYS N SEKING. Jaxon Fireplaces HAre Now the try houses, where from the fireplace of t allway grows and bigger and the poker bigger tongs and shovel Increass to the size of & cru- sader’s . the bedroom hearth is sen< sibly iimited to the least possidle area more and more rative; The st of these cozy corners are tueked angle of the room and wrouzht by tiles and pewter. The tiles are very small and of cream or grsen. or browy. with the hod, tongs and trimmings of pewter. Sometimes quaint gartands of pewter or a motto In antique lettering are worked upon the surface of the tiles, while the coal basket or fire Irons are made of steal that is pollshed like aflves. -