May 19, 1881.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



315 



p. -lac. seem-In^ r.tm 

 show 



FVa/aoica— Mr. K 

 Con. -- i.i- Bruce, 



as they combine in t] 



-a. Blocs ' - !..- 



ered with a jet-t>ioel, 

 for contrast, Her lej. 

 leatrmrine', and, take 

 mir.i fasLnamtble iart 



lal, In the champion class at the last dog 



A CAMP-FIRE LOVE STORY. 



SUPPER was over, the back log rolled to its place, our 

 pipes well under way, and four of us outstretched by 

 tUe big fire. We. bad been quizzing each other with good- 

 naiured raillery, until Tyro, thinking that the nonsense bad 

 gone far enough, said : — 



"Very well, rry boys, enjoy your thrusts at my awkward 

 proportions as much as you please ; tell me I am longer when 

 I lie down than when I stand erect, ; but had it not been for 

 iny abbreviated stature I would not be among you now — the 

 butt of your ill-natured and unkind jests. There was evident 

 a good purpose in putting some of my length on my sides ; 

 and I am thankful for it, as it was the means of my escaping 

 decapitation." 



" Were you a soldier, and did a shell, whistling over your 

 head, strike a comrade in the breast and kill him? " 



" More wonderful than that; but I'll give you the whole 

 story, and you may judge if my escape was not providen- 

 tial, and if I do not have reason "even to this day to be thank- 

 lul for my miraculous preservation from instant death. 

 Tears ago, before my hair was touched with the silvery 

 frosts of many winters — long ere the crow feet of time had 

 left their imprint around my peepers, I was termed a some- 

 what jovial youth, short but solid, with a decided penchant 

 for the follies and frivolities of life, and more specially noted 

 for a weakness— if weakness you choose to call it — for the 

 •fair sex. I had plenly of money, a good honest face and 

 heart, ready to die at any time for a pretty eye, and waited 

 upon the ladies, old and young, with the chivalrous gallantry 

 of a Don Quixote ; but I was inconstant, until at. last I found 

 my conqueror in one who enthralled me with her charms. 

 She was the perfection of a beautiful woman. Never did an 

 eye sweeter glance than hers. Her ruby lips were covered 

 ■With unstolen kisses, her pearly teeth glistened at every 

 •smile, and when she smiled, two dimples came and went in 

 enchanting succession. She was tall, with a form graceful 

 as a sylph, and a face perfect in feature and delicate in color- 

 ing. These were but minor charms ; for in a woman there 

 is no grace more captivating than a sweet musical laugh, and 

 hers was absolutely infectious. And her voice, egad, such 

 ran one — 



'A voles whose music lo the ear 

 Becomes a memory to the soul' 



Melhiuks I can even now hear its witching tones as she 

 called me her dear old dumpling. Those were happy days, 

 When I dreamed of happier days to come, when she listened 

 with pleasure, secret though it was, to my protestations of 

 love, her eyes radiant with unuttered thought, but every 

 glance loaded with the richness of love. Ob boys, believe 

 me, I was solid with the daughter, but the old man — aye, 

 there was the rub. The old man was against me, collectively 

 and individually, first, last and all the time. His dislike to 

 me was from my avoirdupois not being correctly distributed. 

 Financially I was above par, but physically I was too short ; 

 and to tell the truth, as I can see it now after the lapse of 

 many years, we did 'make a funny looking couple, she so tall 

 and fair, I so short and ruddy. But then our youug love was 

 blind, and the old man was wide awake, with his boots on. 

 Yet his opposition did not prevent my calling at his house 

 about the regulation number of times per week, nor stop our 

 rambles in the tender starlight. The father might curse me, 

 but swear- words fell upon me much as rain falls upon the 

 back of a duck. I cared not the snap of my finger for tbem, 



With the governor, patience at last ceased to be a virtue 

 and he resorted to heroic remedies to rid himself of his pros- 

 pective son-in-law. He had annoyed me in various ways, 

 but all to no purpose. He finally laid a trap for me. It was 

 on my regular Wednesday evening call. I had scarcely rang 

 the bell when I heard a tremenduous clatter, which for a 

 moment startled me, but supposing it to be the sudden drop- 

 ping of a window or the slamming of a blind, I gave it no 

 more thought, but patiently awaited the opening of the front 

 door, meanwhile whistling a new hymn of love, a sort of 

 voluntary as it were, putting the finishing touches on my 

 back haii', and feeling if my collar and tie were all right. The 

 door was opened, and in the flood of light that came from the 

 hall I saw the cause of the clatter that had startled me a few 

 moments before. 



Father and daughter stood before me, and I stood on the 

 platform of a rat-trap. The old wretch had placed it on the 

 steps directly under the bell pull, expecting to catch me by 

 the leg, but the jaws snapped together over my head, and I 

 Was safe. 



My brevity had proved my salvation. Had I been longer 

 I should have been cut off short. Never until that moment 

 did the daughter seem to realize the disparity of my length, 

 and a coldness grew up. I lost the girl, but my life was 

 ed. Where is she now ? I think she married an oyster- 

 man at Princess Bay, and has developed, I am told, into a 

 terrible virago. 



The old man had me arrested a few days after for assault 

 and battery, but I beat him. Now come, boys, let's turn in. 



Mulaed. 



fi/fe and 



\hooting. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 

 A BRITISH MILITARY TEAM. 



THE urgency of the American riflemen In pushing forward the 

 I m ■ n 1 .! v i" ace i, i. .. ■ r .v i.i... a; eh ■ En ! : ■/ii ;■■ 



has roused a leellrig mat l.lie ana'omteoia-: of Engl and ought to do 

 something in [,1m niaiacm, ana '.••/- casiaoo esasocte which precedes any 

 action on the part ol an Englishman is now in vogue. Some very 

 sensible things are being said, some ot which we append. But we 



Mr. U. Smith 

 Club, who is til 



if, l'". 



•fault if a. 



mllltai 



the match ? 



r.'«i , -...I - amos a.]" quae grind enmigfi 



anci T iionbi ■,,. italiar air, Anient:: a a. 

 il'j laiich I km or at. 1 1 1 a -.corf ranges. 

 leer'ugiilthewaiitoi marksmanship di 

 Is not a tilting time to shirk a match 

 oiher country, and I, lor one, have Hi 



aula. .iH goon ,..-aia n ,•-,-;■ g,n haaaa-. , na" ■■■■ m n,no.s lf , n . 



serious one, but I reel convinced liiar U I bye affai r vai- taken up in a 

 practical way plenly of money would dow In. especially if. it were 

 made a point to Interest the city amlnudrte, m me match as a 

 national contest, as it, would he. TUe -'ana rifle." la mote or less fit a 

 toy used 0} the few; the Martini-Hem j is rim regulation arm of the 

 British soldier, hence a match with the latter would lao inHnUelv 

 more Interesting to tin; nation at large ilmn r. milling that, could lie 

 done with the former. The "any rifle" it-am will not float. Well and 



aaati; !:■;:-,! ■. iii lie una. a; a oai iii aa ,va ii. "-I. uiii he oaiaaa 



if permitted lay the -\mei leans, a "11. B. L." team). Anyhow, I think 

 the R. R. A. shmnri consult i lie wish of Its members before flnaltv de- 

 clining so important;! match. If it Is found that, the money could 

 not be obtained, and that a team good enough \vi r. not willing to go, 

 then the matter must needs tall through. But. I certainly think that 

 the points shtnilrt be definitively- ascertained beiorc the Hilton match 

 la declined. If those who are of my wav of t i, inking will write to me 

 and say so, even If only on a post-card. I win take care that their 

 vlewsaro Ii.rin.iliy represented 10 the council ol IheX. H. A. 



The lY./wiirViri- /?.u,'.'ic at London, wlilcli hiiu n I'li.wrirnir nf litlt.incr 



the nail 

 rltiemen 



" It would appear that some hopes have been expressed that a team 

 of English riflemen should be sent to Creedmoor this yem- a mi. n has 



the proper weapou for suet, a. match. We can oniv sa\ .a a ao 

 the ll.miy-Marunl rlrto be officially adopted as the weapon with 

 which trie English team should compete at Creedmoor, the American 

 rltlemen will inflict upon them .such a .fii.-liin.' do:e.it .- a , 



tually cure them from anv weakness foi the Henry-Marital rifle lor 

 the ftnore. We are noi sp-aklng without hook, but having attended 

 a meeting at Creedmoor tor ihc whole period and a three a as' tonr- 

 nament afterward, we are prepared to slate thai an] eitort to defeat 

 a team of American riflemen nomdunlv snereeii In being hacked up 

 by what are called match rules. The military arm of the British 

 Army would In such a competition be slmpiy nowln-re," 



■ Anmrlaiu 



Boston, May 14.— With a charming .Way day tor the. riflemen to day, 

 there was a small as i end. mas at Walnut, mil no nartictpaie in the 

 second competition in the new matches previously' announced. The 

 wind from the 3 o'clock point was blowing gently on arrival and 

 remained steady up to 12 o'clock. From that time It. became: 

 vacillating. Mr. G. L. Wlnship, a member of the association 

 who has not shot since last season, secured ei'slil. Oall-cves on the 

 same target, bur dropped on am se-aani it shot tor an eight. The old 

 Badge match, No. 3, closed to-day. There Is a tie eat; ana o< 

 t.weeu Mr. E. Bennett and Mr. M. E. Baird fen the trophy offered, 

 which will he sett led later, according m [lie rales Governing the. 

 match. The best scores are as follows : 



Handicap Match .Creedmoor Target). 



J Merrill 4585545555 — is c tl Duulap j-tiafsoni-it — u 



JB Fellows 63S465545S-48 D Champers 65*4448553— U 



A. C eadanas ..aaraaassa,— i: Aaai-am .a imi-a-ai 



O Carter 5354456654 — hi C J Brown 5444444445— 42 



J Borden 554J554445— 45 A a Benton 4455 (34454—42 



V V' \ 1 ,-ali- ,am aaassairea ja h ImOia 1 -., aaanaaa-a i 



1-1 a fa, us ■ i ,,.j.,.,an, - a a, ia.om,.r a -.a 



B James. 4544540445 — 14 W S Pl'Csby 4815154 155—40 



S HOW ard 4545454145—14 



Sharpshooters' Match (Massachusetts Target}. 



EF Richardson 12 u 11 12 n 10 12 in 10 12—111 



G L Wlnship ...12 11 12 10 11 12 8- 12 U 11—110 



.1 Merrill , 12 lit 12 10 T it 11 11 ]ti n »_ lull 



II L Lee 9 11 12 11 U 9 10 10 12 9—104 



G carter 9 a s n 10 10 10 n 12 11—101 



EJames .. 9 HI 11 11 9 10 11 8 11 10— 1011 



BWAppleton 9 12 10 10 9 10 12 s 12 7—99 



D Chambers 12 9 9 7 9 s 11 11 12 9— 9T 



6 4 4 5 5—15 



H L Lee . 



Membership Badge iiJateh, No. 4. 



4—40 



BOSTON, May 10.— The Schueizen corps Imld its second meet on Its 

 new range al Baystde co-nay. The day was bcauiiiul. hut a rather 

 strong wind from the sou tin a sr a art- considerable trouble, but ordi- 

 nary results being secured by the day's efforts. The best scores are 

 appended : 



Massaclitt.se tea '1 argot. Off-band. 



W Schwartz 9111010 6 it 10 9 a 9—93 



JHMiller 11 10 1111 5 5 12 3 10—83 



S S— 71 



George Schmidt e 



S Wolfsou 6 6 



AGoidsmlth 5 4 



CJHaley 4 G 



F J Ludwig 6 5 



J C Barrett 10 7 



WAKleln 9 7 



B Q, Dentz 9 4 



George C Gueath s 4 



On Tuesday next the East Boston Schue 

 open its new range and a large number 01 1 

 the Governor of the State," have signified 

 present. 



GABDNKR,Mass., May 13.— At the last, record of the Rifle Club at 



Hackmatack Range fliers was a good, attendance. The inch ring 

 and Creedmoor target combined was the one used, instance ;am 

 yards, off hand. The story of the work or the clvflj is told by the fol- 

 lowing score : 



6 10 



C 



Pi 



S 



4 



7_ 



-69 



12 4 



5 



5 



5 





11- 



-04 



11 10 



6 



4 



3 



5 



9—63 



10 10 



5 



S 



H 



n 



T- 



-IV 



4 8 



3 



5 





fi 



9- 



-61 



s 1 



10 



4 



4 



3 



H- 



-01 



-i 10 

 10 4 



4 



4 



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3 



4 



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-61 

 -60 



n Cor 



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■ intention of being 



Totals- 

 lso— 94 

 189—911 



166— fO 

 162—90 

 164— SS 



152-SS 

 141— 88 

 141—87 

 129 -SO 

 1C5-S0 

 124— SO 

 116— S2 



R C. R. C. 



INDOdge 90 46 96 48 



Q F Ellsworth 78 44 91 46 



JEIsewton S2 45 S4 45 



A Mathews so 43 82 45 



HSPierce S2 45 72 43 



RE Nichols 77 43 76 45 



H C Rnowlton 68 43 St 45 



GR Pratt 60 40 84 47 



Wm Austin 53 43 76 18 



Oshumway 61 42 64 48 



F H Knowlton 64 & 60 42 



G C Goodale 65 42 50 40 



Lakeside, 111., May 10.— A special shoot ot the Lakeside Rifle Club 



■as. held m-i! 1.1 ami Oa-a ■ ,, 1 ■ o ,..; . ■ , .cad' ■•. ' a ', aols a 



hand. Captain W. M. Farrow, of New York, being present, gave a 

 splendid exhibition of off-hand work : 



W M Farrow 5554555545—48 I A Farnum 4534654465—44 



Re-entry 5545455455-^11 W H Chenowe.lh 4451 544544—43 



" 4055445555—47 D B WllllauiS 6444445)44 — 13 



B E Clarke 5554444454—14 BorChCl'dt 4435444544 — 41 



J E Tilt 4436455445—43 



Medfobd, Mass., May 11.— The warm, sultry weather to-day pre- 

 yented as good a showing at Believes Range as usual, yet the few 

 riflemen present mane some excellent scares, w. Charles making the 

 hrsr clean score ever mane at. the lamge, imadtng the list with a 50. 

 The following is the. summary (10 shots, 20.0 yards) : 



w Charles. 50 C Hartwell 44 



CH Russell... 47 FL Claffln 44 



W Jacobs 45 A Jackson 43 



J Wmslow 45 A Blgelow 43 



H Wlthlngton 45 SF Johnson 36 



A J Greene , 46 



200 s arde out of a possible '120. 1 

 85; G. W. Ziebcr, 71; Dr. M. Pri 



The following Ls the standing 0' the prize winners in the Silver Ware 

 match as they stand at pres at m ami: (handicap, added): 



JRTeel 40 47 47 « ,- am, „ « Iiitney 46 46 45 46 46—239 



w Charles 40 aa 4.1 v.i ai-'sir. A W Webb 46 45 10 45 45—239 



V U0111S........49 49 49 4S 4fi— 244 R Abbott 45 49 45 46 47—239 



l'"l' 'l-.l'di uil'-ca a -a .-a., is— 242 NfAiaw. .. .4" 40 40 46 46— 333 



A C Could 4S 47 47 47 47—242 A B Viade-r . . . .16 45 45 40 47-236 



F L Claflin 47 47 46 47 45-342 E .1 Cr im . .46 47 47 47 48— 235 



Q WlthlngtOIl -. J a so ■ T 45 46—241 C li Russell 45 46 45 45 47 -234 



W Jacobs 45 46 ill 4G 40 -2411 A J Given 44 44 46 44 45—234 



This match will probably be closed the 1st, ot next month, 



Sa.n FtiiNcrsco, April 21.— The ftrst stage of the competition lift- 



tween the laaeirm Mills Cluii and the Rifle Cliiti ot tile Presidio rook 

 place i o-d ay at, the Presidio inno liange and resulted m a vic- 

 tory ot the pacific Bath club lay 40 points. The following were the 

 scores, each man firing 40 shots: 



Pacific hide Club. Presidio Rifle Club. 



■' onlnde : ia i-a-o, a .. e its 



Klein _ 178 Lieutenant Wilson 171 



'' a I'll I'.s at i dvplaln aa.oeoaai. 170 



MelillUan 170 Sergeant. Lowy 169 



Mine 173 Private Ponyor 166 



Bannhead 171 Private Boyt 166 



Laufenbei'g 169 Lieutenant We Her 164 



Beaver ics— 1391 Private Hess 164—1342 



Capt, iic.Elhlnney, Mr. Sprawl and Phil. .lacoby shot a match with 

 ndiiasrj riiies, me aaots cndi, saa viards at ilia iao;a,i,,, . ;: ,,mo. o,i 

 Francisco, on May 15. 



New Orleans, May 8.— The second contest of company teams for 



bhi second i ,. a"l: plaae to-clay i tthe New Orleans Ride 



Club Park. The scores were as follows : 



Washington Artillery, Battery C. 



200 yards. 500 yards. 



Dudley Selph 4 4 5 4 4-21 4 4 3 6 5—23—44 



GWCharlton 4 4 4 4 4—20 5 s 3 3 4— is— ss 



WWWHklns ...4 4 4 3 5—20 3 4 2 4 5-18—88 



.1 C Sport 3 3 5 4 4—19 3 3 6 3 3—17—30 



WMArms 4 4 4 4 4—20 3 2 3 4— 12-8-2— 188 



Louisiana Field Artilieiy, Battery C. 



E Bercegeay 4 4 4 5 3—20 5 5 4 5 4—23—43 



M J Fortier 4 6 4 4 4—21 2 4 S 5—14-35 



AGuertn 4 4 3 5—16 2020 0— 4— SO 



W Weiss 4 3 3 4 4-1S 2 4 8 3 2—14—32 



G ilanswald 3 4 4 3 4—18 2 2 5 0—9—27—157 



Continental Guards. 



Henry..., 4 4 4 3 4—19 5 5 4 4 6—23-42 



Franklin 4 454 4—21 4464 3—20—41 



Knight 3 4 3 5 4—19 4 4 4 5 4—21—40 



Howe 4 3 4 5 4—20 5 4 0—9—29 



Dooitttle ruledout 5444 5— 22— 22— 1T4 



Battery c, Washington Artillery, and Battery C, Louisiana Kleld 

 a ' iiiimy, arc even on the company shoots, the latter haying won the 



Camden, N. J., May 11.— The shooting matches at Stockton Ride 

 Range to-day, where the fourth serni-auiural meeting of the Penn- 

 HVlvania. Rifle Association took place, were very interesting. The 

 Tryou diamond badge, 200 and 500 yards; 

 tof a possible '120. The scores were : A. B. Parker, 

 . ., 91 : Major J H. .Burroughs, 

 106; W. O. Oraumer, 100; L. J. Somors. 82 ; H. C. Rusbiou, 62 ; 

 Isaac Tull, 88 ; G. W. Miles, 00 ; H. Manderson, 94 ; G. L Thomp- 

 son, 90 : W. H. Case, 87 : P. H, Jones, 77 ; W. Do V. Foulke. 83 ; 

 L. Thomas, 90 ■ L. E. French, 19 The score at 500 yards stood : 

 A. B. Parker. 103 ; C. W. Ziehor. 67 : Dr. M, Price, 113 : Major .1. 

 H. Burroughs, 87 ; W. C. Crammer. 85; L. J. Somora, 87 ; H. C. 

 Ruabton, 111 : Isaac Tull, 64 ; G. IV. Miles. 7 j H. Maudersou, 

 113: G. L. Thompson, 102; W. Do V. Foulke, 62; L. Thomas, 

 57. Tho badge, was awarded to Dr. M. Puce, whose total score 

 was 204 out of a possible. 24.0. 



Their came the individual match at, 200 yards, for which eigh- 

 teen prizes were, offered, valued at *180. The following are the 

 winners and their scores : Dr. D. Price, 103 ; T. W. Taylor, 102 ; 

 J. Green, 100 : H. C. Rttshton, 99; W. 0, Craumer, 98; L. E. 

 French, 98; W. Proctor. 98 ; Mr. Edwards, 98 ; G. G. Cardweli, 

 98 : Major J. H. Burroughs, 97 ; W . De V. Foulke, 97 ; L. Thom- 

 as, 95 ; L ,T. Somers, 91 ; A. Brown, 92 ; J. Tull, 92. 



Tho third competition was for a silver cup, which has to bo won 

 three, times by teams of eight from association clui s before it be- 

 comes the property of tho wiuning team. The West Philadelpliia 

 Club had a "walk-over." They scored 371 points out of a possible 

 560. This enp has been won heretofore once by the West Chester 

 Rule. Team and twice by the Pennsylvania Rifle Club. 



The fourth match was an "individual contest at 500 yards.'' nine 

 prizes, valued at $53. The following are the winners and their 

 scores, out of a possible 120 ; H. O. Bushtou, 117 : C. W. Zieber, 

 114; AV. De V. Foulke, 113; Mr. Edwards, 113 ; L. Thomas, 113; 



Only one team, tho Quaker City Club, entered for the fifth 

 match, which was open to teams of four, distance 500 yardB. They 

 were awarded an aneroid barometer. 



The best shooting made during the day was that in an individual 

 match at l,0i yards. The first prize, a National Riilo Associatiou 

 medal, was won by H. Rushton, who scored 48 : the second, a 

 skeleton stock rilie, was carried off by W. De V. Foulko, who made 

 46 points. L. Thomas also scored 46, but he was obliged to take 

 third place under the rules. 



Cbeedmook, May 14.— But one match occupied the attention of the 

 riflemen on the N . P . A range to-dav There was. another match, 

 open 10 "junior marksmen, 'aas (loomed by the. recent classification 

 bill, but as nobody can make out what the svstem means and fewer 

 stUi have patieuoo 10 1. made 0111 the ma aria. mm calculations neces- 

 sary to determine the. standing of a marksman mere was no second 

 match. The competition '.''as open ami;, to members N". 11. A. andN 

 d., S. N. Y., in uniform ; 80Q yards; anv rltle ; military rifles to re^ 

 celveone point allowance on each entry; seven a-liors each entry: 

 two best, scores 1.0 count: entrance tee. si each for first and second 



sioaa.,; S" I ec , ,,, ,, ,;.,;lto, ,a.j.| ,-;,i,y; i I; ija V-l- .'..■ lo'ims. Tie- 



leading scores stood : 



C E Taynlor ...35 32—67 MB Hull..... 23 31—60 



JLPatUdlng 33 32— 65 J 11 id rob man.. 29 30— 53 



P G Penning 32 32-64 E E Lewis 2S 30-5S 



,1H Brown 32 32—64 li Bennett 29 29—59 



JLPriCC 31 32-63 15 S Brows... ., 29 29—53 



GJSeabury 31 31— 1:2 c E o. erbaugh 29 20—53 



DPDavlds 31 31—62 F ,] Donaldson 27 30—57 



FHHOlton... 3(1 31—01 J W Wright .....28 29—57 



WPvBostwlek 30 31—61 EL Madison 23 29—57 



Louisiana vs. Colorado. — Capt. Dudley Selph has mailed to the 

 Denver riflemen, the i'ollowiug communication ausweringthe chal- 

 lenge received from them, and proposing terms for an annual 

 shoot for a standing prize : 



New Oelbass. May 6, 1381. 

 To the Officers and Member* of the Tabor Sharpshooters, Itenver, 

 Col. : 



Genii emeu —Your challeuge, dated April 19, ami received here, 

 April 25, 1831, was answered by telegraph as follows : 



"Challenge received too late for May 1. Particulars by mail." 



I desire now to say that with only one week's notice we could not 

 select a team by competition, and as we have no regularly organ- 

 ized military rifle association, it is necessary to select a team by 

 competitive practice from the various military companies of our 

 city. 



We are willing to shoot, and can promise you a team worthy of 

 your best efforts, and with this view I beg, on the part of our rifle- 

 men, to offer the following suggestions : 



Military matches sire now generally shot at both ranges, 200 and 

 500 yards, and the majority of the old team are strongly in favor of 

 both ranges. I, therefore, propose that a contest between a team 

 from your " bharpshootera, and a team from our military rifle- 

 men be madefor June 5 and 12, 18>rt, for a banner or pennant of 

 silk with the coat of arms of Colorado on one side, another coat of 

 arms of Louisiana on the other. Each team to pay $50 for the 

 manufacture and embroidering of the banner, and that it shall be 

 contasted for annually, and each winning to be inscribed on the win- 

 ner's State side. 



Our boya are tired of being assessed lor every match, and sug- 

 gest this as the best plan to do away with any money consideration. 



