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    Harper's Young People, November 18, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly
    Harper's Young People, November 18, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly
    Harper's Young People, November 18, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly
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      Project Gutenberg's Harper's Young People, November 18, 1879, by Various

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      Title: Harper's Young People, November 18, 1879

      An Illustrated Weekly

      Author: Various

      Release Date: February 26, 2009 [EBook #28196]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE, NOV 18, 1879 ***

      Produced by Annie McGuire

      THE TOURNAMENT.—Drawn by James E. Kelly.

      THE TOURNAMENT.

      Great rivalry arose once between James and Henry, two school-mates and warm friends, and all on account of a pretty girl who went to the same school. Each one wanted to walk with her, and carry her books and lunch basket; and as Mary was a bit of a coquette, and showed no preference for either of her admirers, each tried to be the first to meet her in the shady winding lane that led from her house to the school. At last they determined to decide the matter in the old knightly manner, by a tournament. Two stout boys consented to act as chargers, and the day for the meeting was appointed.

      It was Saturday afternoon, a half-holiday, when the rivals met in the back yard of Henry's house, armed with old brooms for lances, and with shields made out of barrel heads. The chargers backed up against the fence, the champions mounted and faced each other from opposite sides of the yard. The herald with an old tin horn gave the signal for the onset. There was a wild rush across the yard, and a terrific shock as the champions met. James's lance struck Henry right under the chin, and overthrew him in spite of his gallant efforts to keep his seat.

      The herald at once proclaimed victory for James; and Henry, before he was allowed to rise from the ground, was compelled to renounce all intention of walking to school with Mary in the future.

      [Begun in No. 1 of Harper's Young People, Nov. 4.]

      THE BRAVE SWISS BOY.

      II.—A PERILOUS ADVENTURE.—(Continued.)

      WALTER AIMED TWO OR THREE BLOWS AT THE CREATURE'S BREAST.

      In this dreadful crisis, Walter pressed as hard as he could against the rocky crag, having but one hand at liberty to defend himself against the furious attack of the bird. It was quite impossible for him to get at his axe, and the force with which he was assaulted caused him nearly to let go his hold. He tried to seize the vulture's throat and strangle it; but the bird was too active, and made all such attempts perfectly useless. He could scarcely hope to continue such a dangerous struggle much longer. He was becoming faint from terror, and his left hand was fast growing benumbed with grasping the rock. He had almost resigned himself to his fate, and expected the next moment to be dashed to pieces on the field of ice beneath. Suddenly, however, he recollected his pocket-knife, and a new ray of hope dawned. Giving up the attempt to clutch at the furious bird, he drew the knife out of his pocket, and opened it with his teeth, and aiming two or three blows

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