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Show V V "V BOYS ARE ALWAYS BOYS That English boys of ninety years ilgo there never was any doubt as to Araorlcan hoys of that or an; period beroro or after had romantic Ideas as to becoming ruthless robbers rob-bers by Innd or pirates mi tho high seas, is shown by n recently dlscov-ernd dlscov-ernd speech made by Charlos Dickons Dick-ons and reported In tho Londjii limes of April 13, 1SC4, from which the following quotot on from the London Dlckensonlan for August Is taken: "Mr. Dickens said his first recollections of the northwest of Lou don (this was In 1824 when he was twelve years old), were conneotea with .1 eta tain wisito p.ot of ground usjd almost exclusUely for beating cat pets The only ornaments of the loca' ty wero a piece of stacmant wa-te- a few straggling docks and "we stunted greens. With it, h6w:ver, was associated the romantic story of the Field of tho Forty Footsteps, according ac-cording to which a duel had hcou fought there between two brothers, tho forty dreadful paces over.jwhlch the victor pursued his victim being marked by- the withering up of tho grass In forty distinct places. Dickon's Dick-on's had often gonQ4 there, lie' said, ac companled by an adventu'rou yo-i-'s Englishman, nged 11 Jwi'thj'whoni, he Intended gohig to the,., .ftpanlsh: Ma'n as soon ns ever they xould' amass sufficient wealth to'buy- cut' lass and a rifle." Seattle Post-lfrfel-llgcnccr. x f Jtm |