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Title: The canadian magazine of politics, science, art and literature, November 1910-April 1911
Year: 1893 (1890s)
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Subjects: Canadian periodicals
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario publishing co
Contributing Library: Toronto Public Library: Research and Reference Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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dip was needed to free it ofits load when laying the swath. Campbell bore the ridicule of hisfriends good-naturedly, and after thereaping began they were too busy tonotice how well the new cradle wasserving its purpose. The Tiger sawthe improvement, however, and be-gan to urge the young man to cutthe fellows out. That meant thathe should push forward until he wasahead of the others, then cut his wayto the outside and take the lead in-stead of the i-edoubtable ^McNulty. Heresisted the tempter; but when MaryMcPherson, the youngest and hand-somest of Gideons daughters, wasseen coming to tell that dinner wasready, and Gideon also urged him on,he yielded. So when the cradlers started downthe long side of the field. Campbellsuddenly increased the rapidity of hisswings. In a moment the man whowas immediately ahead of him no-ticed that he was going to cut himout if possible, and leaned foirxardwith all his strength. In that waythe race was communicated up thewhole line, and when IMcNultv rea-
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iJrawiiiy bij 0. 11. Jtjrri/.^ CUTTING ACROSS THEJNTEKVENIXG SWATH. TOOK HIS PLACE AHEAD OF THE CHA.MPIOX 147 148 THE CANADIAN MAGAZINE lised what was in the wind he gavea roar of defiance and plunged for-ward hke a war-horse that snuffs thebattle. The sight was one to stir the soul,and it was by no means lost on suchan audience as Gideon, the Tiger, andMary. The land ahead of the reap-ers was clear of stumps and snags,and all had a chance to do their best.Onward they rushed with therhythmic sweep of a mighty machine.The cradles rang as they bit the ripestraw and dropped their loads on thelong swaths with a hissing swish. Thebroad backs of the reapers showedevery muscle under the toil-soakedshirts, and the binders, who wereequally anxious to share the triumph,raked, stooped to bind and rose to runforward, raking again with almostthe precision of clock-work. Presently the strain of such workunder the August sun began to tellon the combatants and severaldropped back. They were promptlyc

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