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The Record Newspaper 09 December 1899

Page 1

A.

WALTER

Barracks.

The Hurry

there,

up',

for

it.

if

as

you you tripping you will

v

!

Pioneer

WOOD, the

of

At

Binder.

ecclesiastical

my

work You and if. I catch asleep, the to-morrow review friend

had passed each successive advancement.

were

"You

don't because

black answer, you the Colonel befriends

merely

get

I'll

with

even

some

you

left

the

after

him,

calm view.

as

It

words

the

.

since months Jacques' for the had left the seminary it was an un and while change in the mode of life to

barracks, pleasant his fellow-seminarians, unpleasant

ticularly

was

it

to

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February,

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of the seminarians On the arrival Colonel insisted that the greatest should be paid to them deference by all the veterans. All insults, practical to meet with a punishment jokes were to the and commensurate offence, the Colonel knew that everyone what he said.' meant '

the'

BROTHERS'

CHRISTIAN

GEORGE'S

ST.

COLLEGE,.

TERRACE,

PERTH.

the barracks at young a received without demonstration of any kind, and as showed themselves pleasant, they to the and ready work, tractable, while them veterans, joking amoijg never an selves about the priests, noyed them.

In

soldie»s

This

Co lege well-furnished

large,

The

Pupils Examinations.

is

situated

beautifully classrooms,

airy

Swan of the on the banks a fine gymnasium, dormitories,

It has River. and extensive

.

play-ground.

boarders

younger are

prepared

under

are

the

care

Adelaide

fr

During 1897 twentyrone students tained by the College Government Examinations.

intellectual man, kind, this wild bird of the in his He fretted cage.

National Library of Australia

as

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passes —

viz.,

of an

in

Matron.

experienced and

University

Government

Scholarship

examinations competitive at and the University

public

seventeen

were

four

at

ob the

-

how

mountains to his to took him house, explained found in him the difficult passages the lessons the books, and went over interested and class. Thus of the mountaineer the young stimulated, with all the earnest resolved to work he was ness of which capable. _A his one aim hard worker, persevering, the end in view, it .was not long before

sad

serve in his must his sphere country. Why, then, should they be when the path in life confounded each must which follow is so entirely

different

Bank

Reference,

with

the seminary resolute hearts..

left

but

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Kalgoorlie,

run

5,

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January

Perth,

run

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HANDICAP,

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Perth,

good,

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need all your strength, in order that you may the not when be found wanting God comes remember that struggle to be the has chosen you you are and like them you of the army, angels of should be an example of virtue, submission to of devotion authority, to meaning of the duty in every will

loved their country, surely were they ready to shed their as blood for her; but, they no the priest less said to themselves, has his mission, and than the soldier

.

Gently

life

children,

and just

:

;

him

a

prayer.

They certainly

LIST

"

with

You

faces,

;

reasoned

to

of

:

"

They

Perth.

hay

his

sea,

death

word."

CHARLES).

J.

Barrack-st.,

107

CANNING

ALL'S

TATTERS

A. ,

for the boy great hardship he loved the the country; broad fields. mountains and the out on the newstretched When of his future mown he dreamed

!

the

to

;

a

but the first He went, however, were hard for him. He months very the walls of the missed his native air stifled him school-room and his studies seemed dry and unprofitable. need was What there for him to learn He wanted to be a mission so much, arid it seemed to him that, to ary, the savage, words convert springing of from the heart were spontaneously value and in every better more way than Cicero and Virgil.

the

cross

;

him.

the little vocation; churchyard where lay his dear ones, their graves always the little church ; bright with flowers of those itself, where, in one mysteri which no human ous whisperings speak, God made known tongue can to him his vocation.

.

of re of study, to the Farewell the discussions under theological The battle of the garden. great trees to begin with the world was again in more terrible than ever, and a shape the which most were words timely the Bishop spoke to them as they knelt before the altar

my

par

life.

It was leave

DURABLE.

DRAUGHT.

STRONG.

RICHD.

struck The parish by the priest, and piety, him gave boy's intelligence ideas of Latin, and subse the first admission for him obtained quently a school in a neighbouring into city. to

For

Send

and reared in the mountains, of honest, hard-working an he was left orphan while parents, Com still a little On his first boy. munion day he was seized with an in and this clination for the priesthood, with every inclination grew stronger his

LIGHT

TESTED.

son

day of

BEARINGS.

ROLLER

Born

the

ready to himself of souls.

was

Farewell

door

five

was

Baudard

he

collection,

day

his as victim leaving of the inter beginning

but

my

came a new however, Suddenly, " To which blasted all his hopes, the barracks."

Peyrin the

slamming

room,

at

Sergeant

First

call

.

these

his

give

forever."

and consecrate for the welfare

other."

With

spoken at My God, I

"

Thee

to

fight,

;

but

had

guard, to annoy you. you, and it is forbidden that in your heart But you know you are a coward and a hypocrite and I know, above all else, that you have a to I can't bear look at. face' Now, if can off and go cry you choose, you or

altar

him over and the All was between at least he believed so. Work world now share and prayer would equally came his time until the moment when, the for and better equipped stronger

smiled and at this but said nothing, tirade, he had the musket kept on. polishing in his hand. young

the

self

...

soldier

fore

Communion,

pay

The

door

opened to him, he

and classmates, marked a further

of the seminary be and prostrate the repeated Jacques

the

last

was

words at

.his

year

&

DRAKE and

Ironmongers BUILDERS'

&

GENERAL

Importers,

STEEL

ROLLED

Danks Agents for John &' Sons' weather

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(All

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were

came

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were

one

exception, Sergeant believed in neither God the devil, or as nor rather in the devil the on much as in God, and looked newcomers with ill-will, especially Baudard, because he one day Jacques refused to go to a low indignantly ball. Peyrin Stung by the refusal, promised to get eyen with him. From on was a that time there secretly the two. strife between Jacques, Peyrin,

seeing

FITTINGS,

Melbourne; & Son. Ltd., London, Fire Brigade Appliances.

With

the

.

the

At

he

STORY.

OUR

that his

who

his that all friendly met with contempt,

in

overtures turn be

declared and finally exasperated, he continued if his tormenting should be advised of it. superiors

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