"I say, Rander," called out the Duke, "why don't you cable to New York for one of your American fire-engines?"
"Perhaps we can induce the Queen to present you with a leather medal in honor of your mighty efforts at life-saving," added the Earl.
Then all three vaulted into the room to explain how they had caught a glimpse of the sweep walking off just as they reached the house, and forgetting me entirely, had run after him to see if he was scorched.
However, I consoled myself with the reflection that not one of those chaps with handles to their names can ever be King of England, while I have the chance of becoming President of the United States.
THE GAME OF TCHUNGKEE.
THE GAME OF TCHUNGKEE.
This is the favorite game of the Indian tribes of the Upper Missouri, with the exception of the Sioux. It is played by sides, each choosing a champion, and they in turn selecting their players alternately, according to their merits. The ground on which they play in summer is near the village; and is a clay-covered space which from constant use has become hard like pavement.