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and men to fall. It was .the most famous sea-battle in all history. Nelson pushed his flagship into the midst of the French fleet until there were eight ships a- round ilt pouring in cannon •balls, while for a time it couid not fire .a shot back. However when the chance came for the Briltish .saiLors to strike they amply repaid their adversaries for all they had lost while everywhere around them the fight pro- ceeded. The English eonquered rtut N'elson fell. In the thick of the fight a musket ball !'truck him in the back ann he dropped on the deck with a
mortal wound. While dying, Nel- son ordered Captain Hardy who was the commander of his ship to whip the •enemy .as they had never been whilpped before. Oa.ptain Hardy obeyed -orders. He whipped them well and Nel- son lived to know it. Then the spirit of •the great admiral float- ed away on the :wings of victory. He had won the greatest sea fight in Fn.glish history. His countr" did all it could to hon- our him. It wade him a lord and a h i ! ! h a d m i r a l . T h e n i t . g~ave him -a solendid tomb in the Ca- thedral of St. Paul where it may be seen today.
INTERMEDIATE ESSAY COMPETITION
First !Prize-Pat Hale THE HOUSE
Albout a .quarter of a mile from the village of Singhampton, down a ste~. windirng, back- country road stand the ruins of an old stone house. The house, when it wa,g ·built, w;as set a- P"ainst a wall of rock which is about fifteen feet high.
To this ~ot, rubout one hund- red years ago, came a covered wa,gon, drawn lby 1a nair of tired, chestnut-.coloured horses. The ·man who saJt on the box held the reins with a strong, firm harnd. guiding the horses down the steep, narrow grade. A piece of steel-grey h,air showed be- neath the brim of his hat-this. and the fact that his face was sliP"htly lined, ·told that he :was Middle-a!!ed. However his age dici not ~ow in the powerful build of his body.
A cnacked plaintive voice com- in:g from inside the wagon., could be heard albo¥e the rattling of kettles and tin oons-then an- other rvoke so:tit tand low, sooth- i•ng the other. But the voices ceased, ·as suddenly the wagon cam"l rto a jlerking stop and lurched to one side. They had crone to fl ''slab" bridge, made of ,o;la;bs of rock set on two poles across the river. The Wiater was
~'~· r!Lgin.cr. torrent and the roar of these raiPids had badly fright- ened the team making them rear wil·'lly. This had rammed the wagon against a huge rock rausing the wheel to spliit asun- rler. As the man jumped down to get •a closer look at the dam- a.e:e, the loveJ,, face of a young P"irl ,a,rvoeared throug-h the open- inP' of the oorniV~S. She was dark with Ion!! !Very black hair tum!bl- in!! a•bou:t her shoulders.
"What has haooened, fath- Pr?" she asked the tall figure anxiouslv and then she sa.w the hr~ken w h e e l . " W h a t w i l l w e d'o?" she 8ll.id. realizine: their nredicaJmen.t. "Well, we'll just have to stay hen~ for the nighit ",irce it.'s so J.ate." He was very ..-alm. havin~ •been used to prob- J,orn,c; li'k:P. this and the dau~hot,er t.ook the answer calmlv, thus showin"' herself to be not unlike h'-'T father.
MeamiWhile the ulaintive voice w~s he<>rd ap;atn from the wa~r­ on, calling ''IDdanna, Dianna."
" !'m coming grandma," the e:irl rerolied amd climthed b a c k into the wae:on, while her fath-
er set about camping for the Di!!ht.
Early nexJt morning: Dianna was bustli•n~ around the hastily m l<~de o<>rn;n. getting bre;akfast
for the family.
"Boo!" cried a small voice
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