Golden Days For Boys and Girls, No. 35 (JS Brisbin front piece and illustration about travels in the Far West) (2025)

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BY GENERAL J. s. BRISBIN.

A railroad-ride of more than a thou-
sand miles across the great States of
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa and
Minnesota, brought us to the Territory
of Dakota—a vast country as yet but
sparsely inhabited. At Bi[...]s
over two thousand miles long. Ein—
barking on a river—packet, we still kept
on our way westward. Our little steamer
was called the Eclipse, and was certain-
ly a ratherquecr kind of craft to look at;
for a Missouri River packet is en-
tirely unlike any other steamboat
in creation, and is adapted pe-
culiarly to the navigation

the shore: and, when the steamer[...]ason—for if hills.

their lodges-like bees from a hive.
Another day brought us to IVolf Point,
where the great Assinniboino Tribe
h[...]anding, we saw them
darkly lining the bank. while a hundred
or more on ponies came riding along the
river-side to meet us. When the steam-
er blew her whistle, the[...], and some
threw t h e ir

one were so unlucky as to spill the wa-
ter, asquaw boxed his ears till he howl-
ed. An old Indian came on board with
a bufl‘alo-robe to sell, which I soon dis.
covered was an old one, whitened with
chalk to make it look like new. I rnb-
bed oll‘ some of the chalk on my hand
and showed it to him, at which he was

of crooke[...];

in from one car‘ried

The Indians told us we would see
thousands of buffalo further upthe river,
and that they were crossing from the
south to the north bank in great num-
bers. They also said we would see elk,
bear and deer, and, very likely, more
th[...]harp report ofguns

on the lower deck.

Run nin g to my

5 t at e —r o o [11

Window,[...]which were used to[...]places. They were
worked by a small
engine, called a
“ nigger," and, by
this means, thespars
act as stilts to lift the
boat up and safely
drag her forward.

Th[...]re in almost
constant use. Some
days we only made
a dozen miles or so,
often consuming a
whole morning in
going around a sin-
gle bend,

Two d a y s after
starting out, we
came to Berthold In-
dian Agency, where
the Gros Ventrs In-
dians h a v e their
home. Here, for
nearly forty years,
1500 G r as Ventres
have lived, and they
are no better on" to.
day than they were

then. They have round huts,[...]“ THE noA'r WAe LITEBALLY rAssme THROUGH A HERD or sun-aw."

riders, causing shouts of laugh[...]resembling l the Indians on foot; but the thrown

a huge bowl turned upside down.
one of these huts,[...]boat neared the landing, they came
down in crowds to see it, and cry “Howl
how i" — meaning we were welcome,
and they were glad to see us.

At Poplar Creek, we came to Yen k-
tonsis Indian Agency. Here over 4000
Sioux[...]es again, and lashed them un»
til they were glad to behave quietly.

The village was some half—mile or
more back from the river, and the dogs
have to haul the water. As we approach-
ed the landing, w[...]and
all kinds of buckets strapped on the
shafts, to hold water.

The intelligent creatures seemed to
understand their business, and trotted
briskly ab[...]ir buckets were

greatly disgusted, and went away to
find some less—experienced purchaser.
Wolf Poi[...]are l

nearly always about the agency, watch-
ing to see what they can find out.

I saw two young braves on ponies,
highly-painted, and with an eye like a
hawk, and I knew by their looks they.
were from the hostile camp. Going up
to one of them, I seized his pony by the
bridle, and said, sternly:

“ Come, Imam you!”

In a second, he jerked the rein from
my hand, and both Indians, whipping

! I saw that the boat was literally passing

1 through a herd, crossing the river from

.the south to the north bank. One old

hull was floating down[...]rod

‘ all around him,

I I hastened out toget a shot, but they
were all gone except the old bull[...]how
tenacious of life an old hnfl'nlo bull is—a
dozen balls hardly suflicing to kill him.

r~ r\

The captain stopped the boat, and I
landed with a few soldiers—directing
them to run smartly and get between
the wild cattle and the foothills, a mile
or so distant from the river.

lVaiting unti[...]full speed. The bulfalo
started for the hills at a tremendous gal-
lop; but the soldiers immediately[...]ve them back toward the
boat, where we were ready to receive
them and send them bellowing and
snorting toward the hills again.

Tho soldiers droppcd two cows and a
fine fat calf as they dashed through their
line. 0nc old bull wheeled suddenly,
ran straight to the waters edge and
plunged into the river.

We g[...]usjust ahead oftlie prow.

.When he saw the saucy little steamer
coming directly toward him, the poor
anim[...]ame under the forward part
ofthe boat, I gave him a shot behind the
shoulder; but he only bellowed li[...]kept on swimming.

I had requested the others not to fire,
considering he was my game, and I
wanted to see just how many shots he
could stand of a mortal character before
suocum bin 7.

Igave lnm a second shot, behind the
ear this time, that made him rise on his
hind feet and plunge madly forward.
The captain, who had a gun, tired as he
rose, and hit ' just back of the[...]turned over on his
side and lay as motionless as aa moment, a dozen men were in the
boat, and rowing hard to secure thc
'Mllle. The old bull, however, still h
do enough left in him to suspect som
new danger. and, as the yawl a preach»
cd, he raised his head from t to water
and sniffed the air apprehensively.

But this effort to see and evade his
enemies was his last; for one of the sol-
diers seized the opportunity to throw a
noose over his horns and securely lasso
him.

“[...]could not move the huge carcass, which
continued to float steadily down stream,
dragging the little boat after it.

We finally had to back the steamer
and come up alongside the vawl to at
hold of the rope. Passinga large ca le

around[...]nd of it over the spar-pullies, and,
attaching it to the nigger-engine, hoisted
the dead hufialo to the forward-deck.

Though lifeless, he was still a majestic—
looking animal, and so heavy that his
weight made the steamer lurch consider-
able[...]two
disappeared in the forest thickly cover-
ing a little island almost opposite the
point we were rapidly nearing.

The boat was quickly stopped, and we
landed to hunt them. Scareely had the
men got into the wood before they came
running out again with a large and very
an ry bull at their heels.

is he came tearing into view, a dozen
shots were fired from the steamer, which
checked his headlong pace sufficiently
to enable the hunted hunters to scram-
ble down the bank, and so escape the
sharp hOrns which they imagined to be
very close in their rear.

Some of the soldiers did not wish to go
back again, urging that they had had
enough bufl‘altyhunting for one d[...]ank, and crawled carefully through
the bushes. In a little while, I saw the
bull standing under a big troe, not over
fifty yards distant.

‘ showed it to bcalarge black bear that

«gm—a

Drawing a bend on what I meant to be
his heart, I fired; but he merely turned
around and looked at my place of con-
cealment inquiringly, as if to discover
in which direction the shot came from
be[...]ot long in making up his
mind. I saw he was going to charge,
and the thought occurred that the boat
was about the safest place I knew ofj ust
then, when a rifle cracked behind me,
and I faced around, to find the captain
and two soldiers popping away at the in—
furiated bull.

A couple of shots brought the old fob
low to his knees, sitar which he was soon
dispatched. Th[...]or the
other bull, and tound him lying down
about a hundred yards from the shore. ,
\Vhen he saw us, he attempted to rise,
but we were too nick for him. A cou—
ple of rifle-balls did the business, and[...]of immense size,
and their heads and horns alone would
have weighed two hundred poundseach.

We now found the country literally
black with buffalo, and some herds
would have numbered several thousand
head. Altogether,[...]nual hunt.

We saw three fine elk—two cows and
a bull—hut they were up and away be«
fore we could get, a shot at them.

The pilot, in the afternoon, pointed
out a blank object on the river—bank
some mile or mor[...]Ile
was on nsmall island, and the captain
said he would run the boat in and we
might “ go for him.”

But Bruin was as quick as anybody to
see that the little island was not a safe ‘
place for him, and in a very deliberate
manner he walked into the water and
swam to the mainland, from whence he
no doubt made his escape to the foothills,
for we never saw him more.

On the[...]we were delayed several days
by reason of having to unload our boat
and send it back for supplies. 0n[...]gain.

While we were at dinner, the mate
reported that a party of Indians were
waiting on the bank just above the band
we were approaching, and making (ram
tic signs to have as land, so the captain
headed the steamer shoreward, that we
might harp a nearer view of the savages.

Each Indian carried a gun, a belt of
ammunition, and a lariat rope. They
said they were going South to steal
horses from the Crows, and only wished
to be taken across the river.

We crossed them over, as a matter of
course, and after they were safely land[...]ge, fine-
lookin fellows, and said they belonged
to the .ros Ventrc and Blackfoot tribes.

\Vhen we got a little Turther along. we
learned there had been a great battle
fought, a few days before, on tho Judith
River, between the[...]d and beautiful
in the extreme, antizwe sat until a late
hour in the night, on deck, admirin it.
The moon came up over the mountains,
and the shadows seemed to people the
racks with innumerable human forms.

O[...]. Hero I found several wagons,
two nmbula es, and a detachment of
soldiers wa' mg to convey me to Fort
Assinniboine. W's stayed one more
night on t[...]ills, the river we had
just traversed for so long a distance lay
on our right. Before us was a broad
prairie, with a mighty range of means
tains beyond it, near which[...]situated.

GOLDEN DAYS

s—o—rsé»

A drive of two hours, over the perfect-
ly level ground, brou ht us to a small
stream, where we haFted to water our
animals. Not a house, not a tree or a
shrub, was in sight, only the boundless
prairie, which seemed to reach out to-

‘ ward the north illimitabl y.

On we went fo[...]the distance. As we came
nearer, buildings seemed to spring up
out of the earth, and finally two long[...]ck houses, facing each other
on opposite sides of a square, appeared
before us, and this was Fort Assinni-
hoine—a small city in a desert, as it
were, and the end, for the present,[...]ble day in which Fred
and France made their visit to VVhite-
cap, Mr. Pyle was, for a second time,
leit entirely alone in the Arnold Ho[...]his is getting monotonous,“ he re-
markcd, with a yawn, throwing down
the book which he had been reading.
“Thank heaven, I have planned to leave
to—morrow! Let me see," he continued,
half-aloud, as, putting on his hat, he
strolled out on to the piann. “ I think I
will hear of the news of[...]nounca my intended departure; for I
cannot afford to lose what little salary is
due me, as I should do it' I tooka monu[...]less steps should
carr ' him.

“ omehow, I hate to go away and
carry that boy’s fate, so to speak, in my
pocket," he muttered, moodily; “ b[...]without running my own head into danl
ger. I had to leave London to get out
of the way of the sneakirig Scotland
Yard[...]Checking his moody reflections, Mr.
Pyle walked to the edge of the pier, and
stood gazing out over t[...]to miniature waves by the
strong summer breeze.

"A nice day fora sail," he said aloud,
ashis eyes fell upon Fred’s light row-
bout, which was hitched toto a number of varied
accomplishments, he had never tried to
sail a boat.

Like the Irishman, who, when asked
if he could play the fiddle, replied that
he had never tried, but he had no doubt
that he could play~so with Mr. P 19 in
regard to boat-sailing. He ha the
theory in his own mind; a l he wanted
was the actual practice.

The Sylph was, however, not intended
for sailing, though a mast and small sail
were sometimes used by Fred or France
when the wind was fair.

The Sylph had little or no keel, and,
being only intended as a row-boat, was
nnballasted, so that, with the wind in
any direction except almost directly aft,
it is almost needless to say that a sail
would have the elfcct of causing her to
“slide ofl'"—or, more properly, drift to
leeward—nearly as fast as she would go
ahead, not to mention the imminent dan-
ger of a capsize.

But of all this Mr. Pyle was blissfully
ignorant. There, in the water; was the
boat; hero, on the little wharf, were mast
and sail—that was enough. To stop the
latter in its proper place was but the
work of a moment; which done, the
white sail was quickly nn[...]ur— Oh!"

This exclamation was brought forth
bv a resounding thump against the side
of Mr. Pyle’s head. The playful breeze
had somehow managed to get on the
wrong side of the sail, whereby the
sl[...]s dancing gaily astorn. “It
has robably changed a—”

“ oint,” he was going to say, but a
very unpleasant expletive which es-
oaped his lips instead, as the bewilder—
ing boom flew back to its former posi—
tion, dealing him a resounding thwack
on the other side of the head, would be
extremely out of place in these pages.

To say that Mr. Pyle was angry would
hardly do justice to the situation. He
groaned, and gritted his teeth.[...]ngs under his
breath; but the Sylph didn’t seem to
mind it a particle. As he changed her
course nlittle, to avoid running down
Shelter Island, he just dodged the
treacherous boom, and that was all ;
while putting his helm up to keep the
boat oil" from the ship channel caused a
fourth repetition of the same aggravat-
ing offense.

“ I'll run out as far as that little island
with the cottage on it, and then come
in." thought Mr. Pyle, swallowing his
choler with a mighty effort.

And as, owing to the change in the di-
rection he was steering, the wind drew a
little on the starboard quarter, the Sylph
went along very steadily for a time,
dancing over the longer swells of the
open sea in a most exhilarating manner.

W en abreast of Whiteca , Mr. Pyle
saw the Beeswing come dash n round a
rocky point of the island, laying well
over on her side, as, with a strong wind
blowing offshore, she bore up for the
eastern entrance to the harbor.

Dar, who was standing in the stern,[...]he words, so he
waved his hand gaily. and thought that
he had better run back.

“Bandy about," said Mr[...]ve so for tojibs
this time, but it was far enough to push
Mr. Pyle to leewardjust as he had made
the sheet fast, and, as a flaw of wind
struck the sail, the Svlph turned b[...]ccomplish-
ments, conspicuous by its absence, was
that of swimming; and, unfortunately,
when he rose to the surface, with a quart
or so of unpleasant salt-water in his sto-
mach, and enough more in his eyes to
partially blind him, he was too much
bewildered to grasp at the boat, which
gradually drilted from h[...]ard the Beeswing. Dar turned his
head, and saw at a glance what had hap-
pened. Putting his helm up,[...]cisely
the proper moment, and the swift boat
sped to Mr. Pyle's rescue. Twice he
had sunk, and twice reappeared, and as
the Beeswing rounded to a little way
from him, the waters closed over Mr.
Pyle's h[...]” Here, Mr. Matthews," said Dar, hur-
riedly, to the very-accurately dressed
gentleman near him in the stern, “ take
the helm! keep the sail shaking l That's
all you’ve got to do l"

And shoving the tiller into the be»
wilder-ed gentleman's hand, Dar, amid a
wild chorus of hysteric shrieks from the
half—d[...]f his low shoes, and s rin ,ing
on the rail, took a very neat “ ea er”
for the drowning man.

Mr. Pyle, very luckily, was only a lit-
tle way under the surface of the sea, and
clutching him by the hair, Dar raised
him to the surface, gasping, choking and
struggling.

Bu[...]away from Mr.
Pyle and his rescuer, while faintly to
their ears came the voice of Mr. Mat—
thews, in the stern, who, clinging con»
vulsively to the tiller, shouted :

a boat,” he continued,
on have only to Watch

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"\
tT—g

Only one resource was left—onewhich,
as he struggled to release himself, Dar
remembered to have heard or read, he
couldn’t remember which.[...]terrified man what, under
otller circumstances, would have been a
erucl blow, directly between the eyes,
and with a groan, Mr. Pyle seemed to
lapse into half-inscnsibility.

CHAPTER XXXII.

It was at this moment that Margaret.
who happened to be looking seaward
from the kitchen window of Mrs. A[...], and the heads of one or more
swimmers.

Calling to John, her husband, to get
the small boat at the wharf oti', for there
w[...]lial chapter in
our last number.

Fred ran nlmbly to the wharf and
jumpediuto the boat just as John was
hastily pushing oti‘. Mrs. A-yliss, through
a powerful pair of opera-glasseswratched
the scene[...]was not easily moved by
anything, however tragic, that did not
immediately affect herself or her own
interests, sat calmly down ill a kitchen
chair and took athat capsized," r
turned ‘rance, eagerly; ”for see[...], by dint of great mental
exertion having managed to discover
the way to get the boat round, had head-
ed toward the scene of di ster.

“You know how to work a sailboat,
John, I suppose 2’" asked Dar, hurrie[...].

“I wish, then, you'll take the Bees-
wing in to Coverton wharl, land the par»
ty and bring her ad" to the island again,”
Dar said.

And as[...]azed.

An old fish-hurdle on the beach served
as a stretcher on which to carry the half-
insensible mail to the cottage. The
kitchen was quickly cleared; Dar[...]ets, bran»
dy was poured down his throat, and in a
short time he began to come to himself.

Dar was accommodated with some of
John’s clothing, which was a world too
large for him every way, while his own[...]hen fire, and
after, some lot cofl'ea, declared that he
felt as good as new.

”So you div‘ alter that Pyle, eh 1’”
suddenly said Miss Jess-1p, who was
wringing that gentleman’s garments in
front'of the house, as Dar came out with
Mrs. Ayliss' glasses in his hands, to
watch John‘s movements in the Bees
wing.

“Why, yes, Miss Jessup,” returned
Dar, :3. little surprised at the unusual
civility with which she[...]ady.

But whether the interjection was in-
tended tothat wants dryin‘; you
better take ”em ill to the dinin’-rooni,
where Mis‘ Ayliss is. They'[...]lie—stoves in there, an’
you can dry ’em by that.”

“There!” exclaimed Miss Jessup, as
Dar obeyed; “ I’ve as good as put that
air boy’s fate into his own han’s, as the

sayin’ is, for I’m free to confess that
sence he showed so much luck, I 1001
kinder soft-hearted towards im. I don't
want nothin’ more to do with that Pyle,
nor his c’nfessions nor his wills nor no—
thin' else, sence I’ve found out what a
fool he's made of me, an’ I only wish to
goodness—"

Herc Miss Jessup suddenly checked
herself for a moment, but after giving
the leg of Mr. Pyle’s soaked pantalorms
as vicious a twist as though it had been
the ear of that gentleman, she continued,
in a halllandible tone:

“The c’ufcssion’s in that air pocket-
book, for I see it there myself, an’ if Dar
don‘t read the headin‘ of it when he
comes to open it, then it ain’t my fault.
I don‘t jest feel like goin’ to work and
tcllin’ the whole story, much as I’dIIike
to, if it was only jest to spite that Pyle,
who as good's pushed me over the
rocks."

W[...]hanged his
own wet clothing for some of John’s,
that were much too large every way, an-
tercd tho dini[...]rgaret
was drying some of the smaller articles
by a small Florence oil—stove.

“You have done a very brave a2
Darcy," said Mrs. Ayliss, who, wi
France, was st[...]uttered some-
thing unintelligible, and advancing to
the oil—stove, busted hilnselfin carefully -
re[...]There were two well-soaked live-dale?
lar bills, a blotted recipe for making in~v_
visible ink, ii c[...]note-paper, folded in letter;-
iorni. ' ' ‘ ~

That he might dry this last more effec—
tually, Dar uulolded it, and all he did so
his eye for a moment rested mechanical-
ly upon the heading and[...]th it, at the sight of whie
he could not suppress a great start 0

onishlnent, for n onl were the[...]ealer 'ro Danes."

'l‘he blotted letters seemed to swim
before Dar’s vision.

“ Mrs. Ayliss,”[...]tly, “ I—I
Hrlon't feel very well. This paper thatthat is a private paper of my
own. Iforbid its perusal, an[...]return !”

Every one looked up in astonishment.
A strange-looking figure appeared in the
half-open door—that of a man with wet,
clinging hair, lastercd about his white
cheeks, attir in an upper garment
consisting of a white woolen lanket,
tightly folded about his form, beneath
which appeared a pair of blue drilling
overalls belonging to John.

" He would insist upon rigging up this
way,” said Fred, in a voice of distress,
as standing behind Mr. Pyle he vainly l
tried to hold him back. “The minute'
he came to himself, he began to ask
about his ocket-book and—" ,

“I’ve t a little solncthin’ to say in
this matter,” interrupted Miss Jessa
“considerin’ that I picked “13) that air
docyment on the flour over the Ar— i
hold house, long before that deceivin":
critter".~pointing to l\Ir. Pyle, who, at ,
the sight of the speaker, u[...]rified surprise—“ ever
kimwed there was each a paper. So I
say read it, Mis’ Ayliss.” i

Mrs. Ayliss, who stood looking from
one to another of the group, as she held
the blotted let[...]she exclaimed, looking up in
amazement, “I knew a Paul Halford
once. Can it be possible it is the same?”

“ Read on, please,[...]ing success

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read the words which will be found in
the following.

CHAPTER XXXIII.

“ ‘1. Paul llnlford, once known in Lon-
don as a young’ltctor of considerable pro-
iiiisc, was engaged to play one season at a
Ne w York theatre. some years ago. While
in Ameri[...]ell with Miss
Lizzie Fane, an orphan, who, having a
voice of great. power and sweetness, was
etudyin . mu c. with aview or making a
public singer. Becoming deeply intereslcll

n this young lady, I made her an odor of
marriage. which was gently[...]liued. Shortly afterward she accepted
the hand of a young American gentleman.
ofi'einarkable niusieli[...]hur Arnold!" interrupted Fred,
France and Dar, in a breath, as they
gazed at Mrs. Ayliss in stupetied amaze-
ment; but she waved them to silence,
and continued:

.. |—Arthur Arnold, whom she soon after
married. They Went to Europe. where she
but, a year
{liter the birth (If an infant son. hrll'. Arnold
died quite suddenly. llaviiig returned to
London, I was then phfying at the Hay
inurketatnrl not long a tcrward renewed
my suit, but was repulsed with such uu-
in stakable signs of aversion that I vowed
reveuve.

u ‘About this time. there was[...]third party. thus obtained
large sums of money as a ransom. A along
my acquaintances was a man named Pay-
son—Robert Payscn.”

Hero Mr. Pyle gave a groan, and cov-
ered his face with his hands. He[...]Jessup,
who had taken her stand beside hint,
with a stern and business-like air, was
holding hiln rir[...]the groan—"exce'ly.

Go on. Mis‘ Ayliss."
The lady continued:

“ ‘Payson was a reckless and unscrupu-
lous man, ilvin by his wit[...]. .. we! ,

eve more rapidity 1 ion (lid I
myself a few years lutt-r. Being hard )uflil-
ed for money. be resolved upon a boll and
daring stroke.

" IOne day,as Mrs. Arnold's maid was
wheeling ml, Darcy, then a helpless babe,
in Regent sPui-k,she was deco ed from her
clia e by a skillfully-cunti'vcd device,
all when she returned, a. moment later,
you ‘hlul disappeared. How I discovered
that Robert Payson was the abductor
needs not be told. Ioll'ered him a large
sum of money to place you in my posses—
siou. and us a great liue-ltnd-ci-y was raised
on account of the affair. he. was glad to ac-
Dept. rather than )‘lln (the risk Of further
negotiation, .

“ ‘1 took you to the island of Jersey till
the excitement had somewhat subsided,
and placed you in care of a flsllerruan’s
Wife. Upon returning to London. 1 iouud
that Mrs. Arnold had offered a. reward of It
tlmusnnd pounds for the apprehensio[...]n. Payson, seeing (I,
Bros ect of gain. commenced a system of

lac. mail. threatening to expose me as
the originator of the scheme. Knowin
that he had me in his power, and woulr
not hesitate to pcl‘jul'e himself for money,
I submitted to his extol-lions, until, to my
greatjoy, he fled the country, on account
of[...],
and when on were three years old. i was
obli ed to m'ng you home to my lodgings
in ondon. representing you its my son.
telling my landlady that you were mother-
less. As you grow older, 1 became very
much attached to you. I was then at the
height of my popularity, and gave you
such advantages as mylnconie rulmitlell.
But in a. few years the title turned, and I
began to drift with it—llown ward. Remorse
pursued inc,[...]wer and lower, its you,
alas! too well know. Then a hasty note
from Paysoii,wllo had returned to London,
inclosiilg a twenty-pound note for ex-
penaes, warned me to fly with you to Ame-
rioli, as your mother, who had kept ade-
motive in her employ for years, had,
through him, learned that there was a pos-
sibillty of still discovering your where-
abouts. Fearing to beheld to account for
my share in the acoundi‘elly busine[...]ove
which rose the voice of Margaret, de-
claring that she’d suspicioned from the
first time as she‘d set eyes on the lad—

, a statement which must be taken with a
slight d ree oflillowance.

Miss eseup stood, hol[...],
even when Mrs. Arnold, as We shall
now continue to call her, fell backward
in a fainting fit.

“Joy don’t kill nobody," observed the
angular damsel. ”Jest throw a little
water in her face; she‘ll come to all
right. But as fer you, you swindlin’ ini-
p[...]what do you mean by passin’ yourself
onto me as ato give hiln his true name—as Mrs. Ar-
nold began to regain consciousness.
”Let me go before she rec[...]nhapp
victim. “The proper place for you is
over toto me in giving me back lily
boy."

Very unwillingly[...]n Mr. Pyle‘s col-
ar.

“Why," said Fred, with a bewildered
look, “ if Madame Elise is Dar‘s m[...]“ Dar‘s aunt and uncle,” said France,
with a. laugh, “only I can‘t seem to
think it is real. I, keep expecting to
wake up and find that I have been
dreaming."

Mrs. Arnold had quietly f[...]as he passed through the
kitchen, he made his way to the shore,
where, having hastily donned them, he
managed to reach the mainland by means
of the Sylpli, which John had recovered
on his way back to Vt'liitecap.

For obvious reasons, he took himsel[...]thus disappears altogether from
lily story.

But to describe the confused explana-
tions and exclanmt[...]is exit Mrs. Arnold recovered
from her faintness, would he wearisome
to my readers. It is sufficient to say
that a more ha py party never were as
semhled anyw ere than were gathered
in the little sitting-room at Seaview on
that loug-txl-be-renielnbered. day, after
their mutual transports had begun to
subside somewhat, and they were all
able to speak more calmly and talk col-
lectedly.

Miss J[...]smiled benigiiantly upon them, and
then, turning to Fred and France, she
remarked, with a slight show of embar-
rassment :

“And new that this relationship busi-
ness is getting straightened out a little,
about them bonds?”

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out.

Parrots[...]ave kept, known and loved
inanys time and oft, so that it is no
wonder that anecdotes of their lives and
histories crowd upon[...]e.

But in Australia, by-the-wsy, where,
it seems to me, they eat the most extra—
ordinary things, t[...]-
rots and delicious stews ot'cnckatoos.

Here is a little joke that is sometimes
perpetrated in Australia. The joke, I
must tell you, rests upon the fact that if
you press the chest ol‘ a cockaton alter
death. the air sent through the vocal
chords will cause the dam nct bird to emit
a scream. Given, then, say an Irish
servant who has never plucked a CUCkHr
too before. She is sitting in the outer
kitchen, with the dead comm/z in her
lap, to which she has just put the linislp
ing touches as[...]ve, Bridget," you say;
“ but are you quite sure that life is ex-
tinct?"

As you speak you give the creature a
pinch.

“ Cray!” cries Polly.

“Oh, sur l" screams Bridget. “0h,
sur, sur I"

That is the denouement: that is the
situation—Bridget, with looks of terror,[...]here is where the laugh comes in. But
the joke 's a harmless one.

Now, it you wish to possess yourself
of a parrot, you cannot do better than
purchase an African gra one. Ike):
are ol‘ a beautiful slate 00 or; with c m-
oon tail, very i[...]tionate and winning
in all their ways, possess in a high de-
gree the capability of being taught to
spcak. and taught tricks as well, and, if
wcll cared for, they scldom, if ever, get
sick, and live to a goodly old age.

In this latter respect they are[...]how well and clearly we
love the latter, we know that in a few
brief years the loving brown eyes will
no lon[...]e gam-
bols cieer us. But parrots have been
known to live for ninety years.

Again, parrots do not eat a great deal.
You do not miss their food any more
than you do that of our fireside favorite
pussy. -

The common green parrot is another
favorite—a very independent little chap,
capable of taking his own part, and
speaking when he isn’t spokcn to. His
scream. however, is not pleasant.

You have[...]unless kept well
away from drauglus. The heat ol' a tire
or gas is much against their chance of
long life. They talk well, and can be
taught to pipe as well. Food: Seeds,
such as barley, ricu, oats, maize, and a
little hcmb.

The common Amazon parrot is a na-
tive ot'sonth America, and is plentifully
imported to this country. There are a
very large number of species of them.
They are ca[...]in color, nearly all green, and are
said by some to be even more teachablc
than the gray parrot.

0f par[...]lum-headed parrakect is one of
the love st. It is a long-tailed green
parrot, \tith purplish or plum-[...]docile. and hearty enough if properly at-
tended to. Food: Millet, maize, canary-

éflHGOL[...]me they become
great favorites, but they arc slow to
learn.

The long-tailed green parrakeet is a
great favorite, rather inclined to be
noisy, but a good talker withal.

I must not forget to mention those
now fashionable and. beautiful little
birds which go by so many diITerent
names, but which are so well known
that I need hardly describe them. They
are called budg[...]rds, “shell," “zebra” and
”grass," ought. to convey to a reader
with any imagination a very good notion
of thc bird‘s plumage, and, on being
told that it is a tiny parrot, not bigger

most winning voice to “ C‘
give I’nlly one little k If pussy
was fool enou h to listen to the voice of
the teinpter, s is had her nose torn, altcr
which Polly, looking like a very licud,
would hold back her head and laugh
exultingly.

Cockatcos are as well kept on a perch.
If they do have a cage, it should be a
very large, bell-shaped one, with the
usual ring for a swing.

There are many very beautiful species
of[...]taken care of and protected from
droughts. It is a veryintelligent parrot,
about ten or eleven inches in length,
and extremely docile, not to say ufl'ec-
tionate. It can both talk and pipe tunes.
Food: Canary-seed, maize, millet, and a
little hem p. The food ought to be varied
occasionally.

Of macaws I know little, never hav-
ing kept any. I never could make up
my mind to invest in one. I admire

THE EBAY rumor.

than a cock—robin, he on ht to know it
wherever he met or saw it. It is a na-
tivc of Australia, found very plentifully
in[...]“ good,” hence
the name of hudgerigar.

These little creatures make excellent
and pretty pets; they are hardy, and, if
in a large aviary, will breed in confine-
ment.

Canary-seed is this bird’s staple of
diet; but, admitting that they will livea
long time without water, it is, in my
opinion, cruel to deprive them of the
luxury, if luxury only it be.

Budgerigars, however, are more suited
as pets for girls than boys, although it is
very pleasant to observe them hatching
and bringing up their young[...]large, strong, hardy fel-
lows, not particular as to what they eat,
although many of them have a great
weakness for hcmp—secd. They are of
sever[...]docile, with their owners, at all
events, but apt to fly at a stranger.

They are intelligent and amusing, but
not good talkers, as a rule; yet, not long
since, I owned a white South Australian
cockaton whowas altogether a marvel.
There was nothing that bird could not
do that ever a bird did do, and the best
of him was that he went through all his
various performances only when told to.
His only faults were a had temper to-
ward strangers and a terrible aversion to
my pet cat. He used to invite her in the

their plumage, which in som[...]an red-tailed gray and the Amazon
parrots, should be all treated similarly,
as regards food, etc.

The[...]e most essential point,
unless you wish your bird to contract
dyspepsia, pluck and eat its feathers,
m[...]greatly for
bread and milk. I merely give this as a
change, perhaps three times a week.
But I do not for a moment \visli my
yuan reader to he guided entirely by
me. f he will go into thoscold-fiish-
ioncd bird~shops sometimes, that he will
find in out4xf—the~way streets in large[...]ya, hint worth
knowing.

However, I myself prefer to give these
birds, as a staple of diet, canaryseed,
with news littlc inillet~seed in it, and
now a little maw, and sometimes, as a
treat,a portion of hemp-seed. Only it
must be remembered that this latter is
fattening, and that, although the bird
may he very fond of it, it ought. not to
be given very ol‘ten. As a change,
bread and milk or well-boiled Indian-
cor[...]urse. The bread
shoul lie soaked in water first, to ex-
tract the alum, etc., then squeezed out.
and a little of the sweetest of milk
poured over it. Great care must be

August 5, 1882.

x . . .
no on, dear; ‘ taken to prevent it lroin turning sour, so

what is left from one day must not be
gi en the next.

Nuts I give them now and then, as a
treat, and also once or twice a week a
cayenne pod or chili. But on no account
would I permit a parrot to have meat of
any kind, or even a bone to pick.

Ripe fruit, il' the bird cares for it, may
be allowed occasionally in moderation,
and of a morning a mo el of dry toast.

Water should he planed in th[...]sed out—every morning,
and the bird should have a bath daily,
if he cares to take it.

Glass or earthenware is the host kind
o[...]el, and the mess
should he removed every morning, a
little more gravel being then added.

\Vhen you wash and scour the drawer,
use a. little carlvolic acid in the last
water; then dry it before the fire, pre—
vious to returning it to the cage.

Every bit of the cage should he kept
most particularly clean, and the bird‘s
feet should not be allowed to get messy.
This is the sign of a dirty cage, and it is
very injurious, and sometimes even
iatal, to poor Polly.

If the bird won‘t take a bath, then a
small syringe should bc used now and
then.

Warmth is essential to the well-being
of parrots. They might not to he placed
near a firc. it is true, but the apartment
in which the bird is kept should be
warm and free from dranghts.

You may cover the cage up at night,
but leave a breathing space. Never set
the cage in a drnught, and u hen iu sum-
mer you put it count-doors, do not stand
it too long in thc sun “iLilUlli. a covering
over the top of it, and do not put it in
any corner that is exposed to the wind.

It is better, if you can manage it, to
give Polly her bath out of and not in
her cage, f[...]e as essential as its cleanliness,

The more room a parrot has in its cage
the more healthy and happy will it be,
and consequently the more apt will it be
to speak well and fluently.

The perch should be moderatelythiok,
or it will not be at all cmnlhl‘ttlldc: if it
is not conitbrtable, the «End‘s sleep will
be disturbed, and evil consequenceswill
follow.

I am often asked what is the best
method of teaching a parrot to speak.
Certainly, the greatest part of the secret[...]s, first and lore-
most, ol' getting your parrot to love you.
Unless you do this, you will, I fear,
never make Polly a very accomplished
linguist.

As to talkingabout cutting or splitting
the tongue, such a thing is simply pre-
posterous—cruelly so, inde[...]eness, and with words of kindness.
Keep repeating to him or her—for both
male and female can talk—the words
you wish the bird to learn, and let them
he simply words at first, not[...]learn by slow
degrees.

Some breeders advise you to keep out
of sight when you are teaching the liird[...]uite un-
necessary. Let the words you repeat
have a meaning with them, or let them
be accompanied by some act which
Polly can take noti[...]ate times, etc; and in
saying “ Docs Polly want a drop of
water?" or, “ Will Polly have some
brea[...]inctly and cheerfully.

Do not place your bird in a position
where it can hear all sorts of ridiculou[...]ime enough.

Parrots are afflicted at times with a
few ailmcnls, which are nearly always
the result[...]roundings, cold, or improper feeding;
and arcturn to the proper care of the
bird will nearly always remove the ail<
ment.

A few drops of castorpil may do good
in costiveness. A toaspoonl‘ul of pare-
goric in the drinking walrr will be p to
cure either cold or diarrbcca. A lotion
or zinc (lonr grains to an ounce of water)
ruhbcd into the roots of the f[...]skin. When the bird is in low con—
dition, give a more liberal diet, and a
little nod-liver oil—live or six drops
three times a day.

0* ‘T

Boys, laugh and play; ’tls your right to he
chem-m1;
Kindness and mirth may in one channel[...]yours, lhough (lone .. only
ll) l'u [1."

Always be truthful; make others believe
you:
Lying is lying. however ’tis done;
simm mny strive by his urts to dHcelVE you;
New dccclve amen, though u only in fun.”

he to the poor and the argon respectful;
Evil compliniuns be careful to shun ;
Be not ofcmll'mmls huhnvior neglectrul;
Always LID r[...]inking of evil dune “ only In fun."

TE MUIINY 2A
0. SEA EAGLE;

The Adventures—lilnllllnmrless Bull

BY RALPH HAMILTON.

CHAPTER XV.
A STDRMY NIGHT.

Frank was glad enough to know that
the robber-safer such he considered
Mamas and his friends to be—were gone.
it was the loss of the schooner that
grieved him. He would rstherahuu-
drcd times that she should be at the
bottom of the sea than that she should
fall into the hands of such a lot of de-
praved wretohes. And to think that ‘
brave, kind-hearted Captain Thorns
should meet so terrible a death, only
that his place might be tilled by such a
creature as Sugasta !

It was that which pained Frank, and
made him doubt for a time the existence
of any such thing Asjustiue il[...]ide world. Then cums the more cheer-
ing: thought that he had all there was of
value in her, and the hop[...]ssing ves-
sel, less piraticnl in her nature than that
of the wrecker. One fact was now quite
cvidcnt. Although seldom visited, the
island was well known to Montes and
his friends, and in their frequent long
cruises in quest of plunder, it is not to
he wnndcrcd at that they sighted the
straudud Sca Bugle and immediate[...]ful prey.

Frank also made another discovery,
and that was that he must husband his
stores, for where it was all[...]His stock of oil and bundles once gone
could not be replenished, and therefore
he must use both sparingly.

The blue-winged teal that frequented
the island were shy, but he managed to
snare one when he wanted it without
much trouble.[...]Dressed in poo r Cnptuiu
Thorne’s storm—suit, a world tun big; for
him, but to a great. decree effectually
keeping out the wet, "r[...]e air was raw and chilly, presuging
the coming of a “ northcr," and the sea,
to the Uttermost limit of human vision,
was all one[...]birds were

0‘ r’

winging their way to the island, a sure
forerunner of a storm of more than ordi<
nary violence.

Frank st[...]nterest as they circled around,
now swooping down to the surf, then
wheeling swiftly away, only to return
and go fluttering uncertainly along the
angry line of breukers, as if undecided
what to do.

Every square inch of the island was
drenched[...], where Frank had molten stood on
the lookout for a sail, was thrmring its
mighty breakers twenty feet in the air.
It was a scene of awful grandeur, and as
the night closed[...]of hiss-
ini‘and rolling surges.

rank returned to thc cave weary and
hungry, removed his dripping o[...]ger, he had sub-
stituted the cabin wiudnw, Added to
this, he had put up a shelf for his books,
and two others, in the op-
p[...]ed by Nat on
the Sea Eagle. He had arranged it an
that the smoke could escape through an
opening at the[...]small,
three-logged stove now stood in the grot-
to cavern.
Ills prmlsinns were snugly stowed in
a kind of sub-apartment, made express—
ly for the[...]igher than the sca-
ward side, and the water, 011 that 210-
cmlnt, n at so likely to percolatc
through the so ft, porous rock.
Near by[...], and when he had lit
the lamp and stirred up
t h a fire, it was really a.
very colulbrtable-looking
place.

He made his su[...]shes, he drew the high-
arlncd, cane-seated chair
that had been the cup-
tain‘s, to the table, took a
book from the shelf, and
a very interesting one it
was, too, for it was a. his—
tory of the early days of
California, and s e t t l e d
himself down to read.
But not for long, for he
soon started u and[...]THE 91.0w.

The sun arose clcur, but with rather a
cold look, and whcu Frank ventured
out, he found[...]de the islund their battle—field, and

seaweed a hundred feet above the usual
shore-line.

“ I wonder ifthis is the sort of deluge
I’m to expect during the entire rainy
season?" he thought; “if so, the pros—
pect is not a pleusunt one, by any means,
for it‘s like to blow one’s licud oil“, it it
doesn‘t drown[...]torm was virtually over, and
the morning promised a fair though
somewhat chilly day.

“Heaven help the vessel caught in
such a. hurricane as that ni‘ last night on
such a has shnrc as this," rellccted
Frank, gazing unxin[...]and sparkled in the
morning sunshine, “for she would go

l

l[...]rain heat in at the window,
and ran in glistening little rivulets down
the gray-white \ 'ull. Frank turned[...]urs the storm raged
with unabated fury, then came a lull,
and he dared to breathe again and hope
thc worst was over. And th[...]swept away or sub-
merged by the tremendous seas that
broke upon its shares with such pililcss
force.

Confident that he might now do so
with safety, Frank turned in, a little

FRANK CATGE'ES His PIILBT TURTLE.

to the bottom sure, with every soul on
board.”

Alter breakfast, he went out for a
walk along the beach, taking with him a
basket in which to put such shells and
sea-mosses as he might care to preserve.

On the windward side of the island
man[...]orlorn and real-y enough. if he
only had some one to speak to. it would
not be so had.

Sumo pcliczms, fishing on the reef,
flew hcnvily away at his approach. The
pllrnqucls seemed to have deserted the
isluud at the beginning of the rain sea—
son, for since that period he ha not
seen or heard a sign of one.

the beach was strewn with shells[...]49

Only strong-winged sea-birds could
brave such a gale as that which had
howled over the island the previous
nig[...]ctetedly on the
sand, too spiritless and worn out to think
of either their breakfast or their toilets.

As ank advanced in the northward
of the island, he saw a spur, with some
cm'duge attached to it, flouting quite close
in shore.

The sight, as may well be suppnsed,
made him nearly wild with excitement
and conjecture. There had been a
wreck, and, then, this was part of it.

He threw down the basket, ran to tho
top of the rock, and looked long and
searchiugly over the sea. Nothing was
in sight.

He came back to the spot where he
had seen the spur. There it nus[...]egular in volume and force, some com-
ing in with a tremendous rush, and lret-
tin and l‘mthing hig[...]e scar with
wide, considering elves. Pretty soon, a
combcr culnc thundering ill, lilting the
spur like a leather
on its crest, and
dashing it on the
sand almost at his
test.

. As it struck, a

. common gray

r h 0 u s e ' a t
s p r a n g
f r o in[...]d-
nge, and fell,
uivaring and
ha f—drowned, on a
heap of sen-weed that the
tide had piled u and led;
behind on the s lor[...]ibly frightened, on the
beach.

Frank, as soon as be had
recovered from his aston-
ishment, picked up the shivering little
animal, and with it in his arms, hurried
to the cave.

It had a kind of fit rm the way, trem-
bling rind clawing[...]ought these unpleasant. symp—
toms cntircly due to the poor creature’s
tcrriblc voyage on the spur, and not to
any serious organic tl'ou ble with the cut
itself.

Only stopping: long enough to secure
the spur, he ran su'iltly with his new
fricnd—i'orafriend he felt it to be—to
the grotto, which, having reached, he
placed the cat, wet as a drowned ml: and.
still strongly inclincd to fits, on u piece
of old sail, and hastened to get it some-
thing to cut.

The half of a fish that he had caught

\

T h e trembling fi[...]ing iis toilet,
purring gratefully the while, and show-
ing every evidence of satisfaction and
pleasure.

“ He‘s as thankful as ever a human
being could be," said Frank, with the
tears in his eyes, “ and[...]ty min utcs since you came ashore
in as miserable a plight as ever I saw a
cat in all my life "—stooping to pat, ca—
ressingly, pussv’s round, wet h cad.
“ Oh, how glad I am that I have got you
to talk to! for it will be better than talk~
ing to myself or to the gulls and pclicans.
I’m going to call you Spur, out of coin-
pliment to the one that brought you
ashore, and teach you lots of things that
a cat never before knew anything about.
I’ve been[...]neer ‘2”

“ Mew! mew!” replied Spur, with a
ne tivo kind of look in Frank’s face,
ant ato know, especial y
about Monies and Sagasta."

Fran[...]w it short,
quick breath of sudden alarm.

“ If a wreck be anywhere near, it will
surely bring the Wreckers[...]sea.
Ygu stay here, and I’ll go and reconnoitre
a it.”

Frank took his glass and hurried from
the cave, closing the window carefully
after him, so that Spar could not escape,
if so inclined, during his[...]pt
by way of the channel, and pus: was
not likely to trust himself to the water
again ve soon.

If wrec or wreckage were to ccine
ashore, it must,vrhile the wind was blow-
i[...]ear
the troubled deep. He lowered th 9
glass with a gesture of relief, for another
visit from Montes and his gang was, of
all others, the least to be desire .

Later in the afternoon. however, a box
of oranges, in a decayed and water-
soaked condition, came ashore, followed
by a hemooop, s cabin-door, part of a gal-
ley-top, and a broken car.

It was a Very exciting day to Frank.
He was on the lookout for wreckage
every moment of the time, and did not
even take time to eat.

116 secured the things as fast as they
came ill, and carried them to his cave,
more to prevent them from being seen
by the wreckers, if they should appear,
than any value they were to him.

- It was nearly dusk when he finally
returned to the cave, tired and hungry,
and wet through and t[...]wrecking is always damp work, and
more than once that clay Frank had been
shoulders-deep in the surf, in his eager
shorts to get possession of the articles
floating near. The night promised to be
dark, with the usual rain-clouds scudv
ding over the few stars that ventured to
peep out, and a rumble of distant thun-
der in the threatening northeast.

Frank was glad to gain the comfort—
able security of his grotto dwelling, and
when he had entered, be lit the lamp,
exchanged his wet clothing for alight
suit that had once belonged to the terri-
blc Sugssta, and then began to get his
supper.

The gray cat, that had come to him in
so strange it way, lay sound asleep on
the bit ofold sail. It was pleasant to see
itthcrc, and Frank could not resist the
temptation to bestow on the sluinbering
feline a friendly nudge to wake up and
tell him how he was getting on. Puss[...]N DAYSs—RE

about your coming, and we will have a
good time.”
Puss purrsd .1
ill

ovingly, and rilbbed
his back against nk’s leg, as much as
to say, ”That we will. I'm as glad to
see you as you are to see me and if I

could, I‘d tell you all about the vessel _

that was wrecked lust ni rht in the hur-
ricane. It was the worst b ow I was ever
in, and I‘ve been to sea since Iwas a
kitten. But do you get your supper,
and when it's done I’ll help you eat it."
And with that, Spar curled himself upon
the sail again and dozed off to sleep.

Frank soon had his supper underway.
The f[...]o happy since
his landing on the isblnd as he was to-
night. 119 had a friend, a companion, at
last, though it was only a cat.

Spar's acute sense of smell was too
much for sleep, and he got up to person-
ally superintend the cooking.

\Vhen the[...]s of fish
and biscuit till Spar sensibly refused to
eat any more.

“Things do occur, even on an isl[...]oice low and earn»
est. “One can‘t tell what a day may
bring to pass. Last night I was as blue
as indigo, and to-night I’m as happy as
one needto be who hasn‘t anyone to
care much whether they are happy or
not. When the rainy season is over, it
will be joll on the island, at least I‘m
goln r to believe that it will.

H fit wasn’t for the Wreckers, I’d try
to make the mainland, if there is any
mainland, in my boat. I wouldn’t
mind if it didn’t happen to be Montes,
or some one of his rui-fianly crew; but[...]their
clutches.

“I‘m younv, and don‘t want to die;
besides, I might aswell grow here as
anywhere else. A boy must grow, and
While he’s doing that he's always more
or less in the way. Hera I’m not, and
there’s some comfort in that, at any
rate.”

And so bright was the picture Frank
painted of his right to grow, and the
satisfaction he felt in bein in no one's
way, that the twenty or thirty lines he
wrote in his journal, atter supper, were
quite rosy-hued, not to say hilarious.

“Last night," he Wrote, “there was a
high old storniv—a regular old Caribbean
cyclone. I never saw the wi[...]ther, for I was sung in my
cave all the time. And to-daya big gray
eat landed on aspar. He was most dead,
and hurl a. fit the moment he struck the
sand but he got ov[...]i,ulid
now has all right. Icall him Bpar,’cause
that’s what he come on. I never was so
glad to see anything in my life as I was to
see that cat. l at him to dr ' on apiece of
sail berm-clue re and gave nm something
to eat. He was awful hungry mid ate over
half of quite a big fish at the first grab.
I'm going out early to-morrow morning to
look for some more wreckage. I keep lily
clock go[...]oes for eight days with-
out winciugmui wit-ll it to lick and Bpsi‘
to pui‘i‘, my cave seems i'cnl home-like.
may have to may here till I’m grown. I
hope not. but it's nice to know I'm not in
the way. Captain Thorns no the mate
and poor Jack were the only ones that ever
thought I wasn't, when I was where folks
live. I’m tired and sleepy, no I‘llgo to had.
Iunly write when sometuin uncommon
happens. Itmay be a long t me before I
write again."

And it was.

Fr[...]what ub-
rupt and unfinished in style, it cannot
be said that facts are sacrificed to fancies,
or that the momentous events so simply
chronicled are wit[...], and experience had
taught him in time of plenty to have a
care to a time of famine.

The paroquets and various other birds

came back to the island in flocks, nest-
in and singing joyon[...]the whole daylong, and at night
the turtles began to crawl up on the
beach, to lay their eggs in the warm, dry
sand.

Frank had[...]urface grew, and every
rplck andreef and sand-bar that surround-
s it.

With his cat at his heels, he would go
over and over the same ground day after
day, seeking some new plant or insect or
shell that the winds or the waves might
have blown or washed[...]ine, and
the tall palms nodded their green fronds
to the lightscmo touch of the cool ocean
breezes.

To Frank, after weeks of rain and
leadcn skies, of r[...]rattling
thunder and dartinglightning, it seemed
a perfect paradise, and once again he
pitched his t[...]hammock, after his
daily tramp or row, listening to the birds
piping among the trees or the gentle
milrmur of the waves on the beach, he
would dream the hours away with no
better hope to cheer his heart than look-
ing for the sail that did not come, and
the comforting reflection that he was
growing every minute of the time, and
no particular trouble to anybody.

Early in April, Frank caught his __rst
turtle. It was a lovely moonlight night,
and when he saw the great[...]s courage rather fail-
ed him, for it looked like a moving
house—floor; hilt he remembered seeing[...]n Port Medina, and knew
how harm ess they were in that condi<
tion.

He had been on the watch for them
f[...]g the season
of the year when they lelt the water to
deposit their eggs in the sand; and with
the stou[...]ers of the globe,
and its head wrigglin from side to side
like the pendulum o a clock.

Frank feasted on turtle-sou the next
day, and while doing so the t longht oc—
curred that by makin r what is called a
turtle-pen, he might iue on turtle-soup
every day[...]quite sure he could con-
struct something similar to it, and that
would answer the purposcjust as well
at “Grotto Island," as he termed his
ocean iastness.

As may be supposed, he lost no time
in setting about the task, and in a week
he had hewn out avery respectable space
in t[...]y stilpplied with sea-water, but
so constructe as to prevent their escape,
were eleven fine turtles, which were
eventually increased to thirty-seven.

Every night during the months of
A[...]nd, waiting for the un-
suspecting “oarupaxs” to appear. He
soon became quite skillful in the busi[...], as many as live kicking vainly at space

within a rod of each other.

He generally left them there, over-
turned till morning, when, with a rope
fastened to the flippers, he would drag
them to the pond, loosen the slip-noose,
and unceremoniously — though very
much to the turtle’s relief, no doubt—
dump them in.[...]rt e, Frank was walking on the
beach, when he saw a number of odd-
looking little holes in the sand. He im-
mediately begun to examine them, and
from beneath several neatly -arranged
layers of sand, discovered, by actual
count, a hundred and fifty-seven newly—
laid turtle-eggs.

Here was the material for another feast,
and a very nice one, too. The most pcr—
ishable part[...]ns Frank had
eaten first. The only kind of fruit that
grew on the island were a variety of
very small and very bitter limes, an in-
ferior kind of wild pine-apple and a few
banana-trees, which did not look much
more promising in the matter of fruit,
bearing of a palatable nature than did
the pines. -

August 5. 1882.

So the eggs and the turtles—with now
and then a brace oi teal and ato the cave with as
many eggs as he could conveniently
carry in the plantain-leaf that he had put
them in, in lieu of anything better, when
he was startled by a. harsh scream, coin-
ing from the top of a bay—tree under
which he was priming.

He looked[...]topmost limb, in
fiery—plumaged jitccrmmlla—a species of
the macaw. It was the first and only[...]ce it came or whither it wont he
never know.

The little incident, however, went far
to strengthen his belief that there was
another and large island-air, at least,[...]very
far from theone on which he had so long
been a prisoner, for [he juai‘alnalla,
though it seldo[...]resh
water; and on Frank’s island there was
not a drop other than that which the
rain and the dew deposited at certain
t[...]ar. For the rest, it was
all black, bitter brine, that neither man
nor bird could drink, though dying of
thirst.

CHAPTER XVIII.
A WATER—SPOUT AND AN EARTHQUAKE.

The 5th of May[...]birthday,
and an event of . tflcient importance to
he noted in his journal.

“I am fifteen ears old to-dav," he wrote
not without it ecling of satisfact[...]o-
visions. The Hour and corn-maul is gone.
Iliad to use 'cm up. ior they was a»gettin’
awful worthy. There’s some salt pork[...]the schooner was
used up long ago,and now I have to (16‘
pend on the palms mid bays. 1 lime to cut
‘em down, but 1 must, or go without it fll[...]ot season, and so I
Inlg It us null cal. ‘em as to have ’em Spoil.
I illusL take stock or y stores and see
where I am, for it loo . ow as if I‘d have
to stay here all mylifo."

So ran Frank’s journal[...]e had finished he
read what he had written aloud to Spar,

vwho loudly purred his approbation.

Then they had their dinner, after which
they went for a row around the reef, and
it was nearly dark when[...]y, about noon, Frank’s at-
tention was directed to a strange, funneL
shaped cloud some half-mile to t h e
southward of the island, the smaller end
of which seemed to rest on the water,
and to rise to a great height. Ho fancied
at first it mi ht he a whale blowin , but
a closer loo soon showed him not it
was much too large for that.

\Vhile he gazed, spell-bound, at the
curious si[...]lumn
suddenly collapse at the base and fell,
with a roar like muilled thunder, into
the sea.

“A waterspout," said Frank, in a con-
sidering tone, “and ugly things they
are, too, for a vessel to encounter,
though it looked so beautiful at this dis—
tance. If I had happened to have been
so far out in my boat, it would have
swamped her in a twinkling. I think
I’d better stick close to the island, for it
seems to me the safest and best place for
one tu— My goodness! what’s that?”

Frank clutched the tree near which he
was standing to steady himself, and for
a moment was so startled and confused
that he not only for at what he was go-
ing to say, but hit some doubts as to
whether the earth was sinking from
under his feet or his feet rising from
the earth.

The island appeared to oscillate from
east to west, in a strange, vibratory inan-
ner, as if some huge monster were try-
ing to rise beneath it, or a volcano wcrc
awaking into life in the vast unknow[...]nk
atterwarcl put it down in his journal as
being a very remarkable and extremely
unpleasant sensation. It haunted him
all day, and he was not sure now that he
could even count on the stability of his
island.

If beneath him were a slu mbering vol-
cano, that might at any moment open its

‘ a Y

'l

It is just barely possible that during
that night of watching, after a hard day’s
work, some one of the boys dozed at his
post; but all intended to keep awake,
and it their heads nodded nowand then,
it wasbecausc of sheer inability to keep
them straight.

But whether they slept at th[...]harm came of it. The men
whom they feared did not show them-
selves, and the few sails they did sec
abou[...]he line of
reefs.

There seemed every probability that
they would have another day’s uninter-
rupted work, and this fact had a great
deal to do with making them forget the
soreness and lamen[...]ine-room—sinee
it was no longer possible, owing to the
cargo, to get into the messroom.

“All hands on deck!”[...]who had fallen
saleep by the stove. " We must get to
work early, for we can‘t expect to have
fair weather all the time, and we must
try to take on board the balance of our
load today.”[...].

The breakfast was soon eaten, and,
leaving Joe to clear away the dishes at
the same time that he stood watch, Kirk,
Harry and Solomon started for the
wreck. ‘

The little dsrkey was still disgusted
with wrecks, and all pertaining to them,
since there were at least a dozen barrels
more for him to tow to the yacht; and it
was not until Kirk hall spoken to him

uite sharply that he went to work.
' ‘hen he rowed in such an injured,
leisurely fashion that it was evident his
job would last all (lay.

The boys broke out the cargo rapidly,
no longer stopping to examine the con-
tents of each box, but placed them on
the raft, content to wait. until they
should land before learning just[...]loads for the Sprite in the
1:01 ofthe wreck, but a certain portion
of it was so soaked with water as to
render it hardly worth the salvage.

During that l'orenoon one raft—load was
taken on board, in[...]and it was
stowed away before dinner, loading the
little oratt so deeply as to show that but
one more cargo could be taken, under
any circumstances.

“ We shall be pretty low in the
water,” said Kirk, as he went out in the
small boat a short distance, to see how
the yacht was trimmed, “ but we shall
probably have a fair day to-lnorrow, and

guess we can make Key \Vest safely
enough.”

Solomon was the only one opposed to
taking on more cargo, and he had agreat
deal to say ofthe danger of sailing about
the keys so heavily laden. But no one
paid any attention to his protests, save to
i . st upon his working faster than be
had during the l'nrenoon.

0n breaking out the second raft-load,
the bulkhead to the cabin was partially
uncovered, and again Joe stoutly insist-
ed that a search otthe interior should be
made. But Kirk was as strongly op—
gosed as ever, urging that if the were

elayed by such work it would e im-
possible to have a full load on, and start
the following morning.

Then came the question as to whether
they were to leave the wreck alone
while they went to Re West, and this
was a matter which ha been troubling
Kirk considerably. He knew as well as
the others did that if' they could leave
some one in charge or the de[...]though some of the regular wreck-
ers should come that way; while to
leave it alone, even though they had

been at work on her, would be to lose ‘

the prize, if any one else should die-[...]tter
do,” said Joe, decidedly, as the last load
that could be taken was put on the raft,

and they were ready to start for the-

Sprite. “ You won’t be away more than
three or four days, and, since it is only
about eighty miles to Key West, you

and Harry can run the yacht withou[...]will take the
tent ashore, and stop here. W's can be
floating some of the goods to the beach,
for it‘ a storm should collie up the wreck
might float away, or go to pieces.”

Kirk liked the idea, and yet he hesi-[...]should come this
way “I" he asked.

“You will be in more danger of s 2-
ing them than we shall,”[...]e.
“ If they are anywhere mound here,
they will be sure to see the yacht as she
goes out, and will follow her rather than
come here.”

The argument was a good one, and
since Solomon appeared to be quite as
willng to stay as Joe did, the onlyqnes—
tion was as to whether Kirk and Harry
could run the yacht alone.[...]nd if
we choose we can hire some one at Key
\Vest to help us when we come back.”

Thus it was decided that Joe and Solo-
mon should remain on the key to guard
the wreck, and while Kirk and Harry
were ho[...]ets and water.

Since the Sprite might not return to
Buchanan Key for several clays, quite a
large amount of stores were needed on
shore, and[...]atches—for all hands re-
mained on board of t h a yacht that
night—Joe cooked sufficient provisions
to last his cousin during the ruu,and
otherwise did all he could to lighten
their labors next day.

It was Harry’s last watch that morti-
ing, and net at daybreak he [mt only
had b[...]ch he and Harry hove the an-
chors in.

The screw be u to revolve, obedient
its avg. ’ ’ was «we Mme
. l 't forged slowly ahead, and .1 parting
salute was blown to those on the shore,

who stood watching the steam[...]as calm as could have
been desired, otherwise it would have
been imprudent to put to sea, for the
Sprite was loaded down until her dec[...]rly level with the water; and.
although there was a steam pressure of
nearly l'iity pounds, she moved[...]r rate of speed.

After the key was so far astern that it
was no longer possibleto see the boys
on the beach, Kirk called through the
tube to know how matters were pro-
gressing in the engine[...]miles an
hour, I think, and the engine works
like a. charm,” replied Harry. “ We
ought to be there by six o'clock this
evening, if the wind don’t spring up,
and the next load we take ought not to
be so heavy, {or the risk is too great.”

There was no chance for any argument
on that point, for Kirk was ol’ the same
opinion, and he watched the sky and the ,
barometer closely during that day’s ruu.

Kirk made a direct course for the
group of keys known as Bahia Honda,
and when the Sprite was well up to
them she was hauled sharply around
for the sea, l[...]Light. The run
outside had been as smooth as was that
in the bay, save for the long, easy roll;
but pla[...]were, they came
in through the scuppers from time to
time, as the yacht rolled on the swell.

Harry‘s calculations as to the time of
the run were very close, for it was ex-
actly six o’clock as the Sprite steamed
up to one ol’the piers at Key West—the
day’s cruise ended.

“ That’s what I call pretty good run-
ning,” said Ha[...]r

. unstrap this bag
- prehended the state of afl'airs, and, whip«

them. [To an uDMleEDJ

ANECDOTES ABOUT BOYS.

—In New York there is a certain
boy named Jake, who is known to
many persons as “the little Polish
match-peddler.” One afternoon, about
a month ago, Jake had an adventure
that ought to teach him a lesson. He
had sold all of his matches except eleven
boxes, which were in a bag slung across
his back. Instead of walking hom[...]urder will out,” so
wrong-doing generally comes to light.
Jake was so busy watching the move
meme of the wnducuu' that he failed to
see a fat passelmer squeezing along out
from his seat. Flor did the fat passen-
ger. who was in a hurry, see Jake; and
when he came down with all h[...]way went the boy,
heels over head. It so happened that
Jake fell squarely upon his back, oran-
ther upon[...]tand. But Jake
knew what the matter was. Ilc knew
that his matches had “struck,” and
withsscrcani he ran toward a police-
man, shouting: “I’m a-firel I’m a-iirel
i” Theofiicersooncom.

ping out his jack-knife, severed the
strap that held the burning matches to
Jake‘s back. Part of the coat was burn-
ed, and the shoulders were singed badly
enough to make them smart, but other<
wise no harmful resul[...]ake
paid dearly for his ride.

—Some years ago, a gentleman who
was fond of chess, noticed that a ragged
little newsboy liked tostand eta window
and look in while games were going on.
The lad was it bright-faced little fellow,
and at that time sold papers near Fulton
and Nassau Streets,[...]01% entlemsn
.baakmdm‘ “$11M.
tleman offered to teach the boy the
moves. The latter learned very rapidly,
and in a few weeks could play much
better than his teacher. The “ boy phe-
nomenon ” began to be talked of among
the chess—players in New York. Some
one gave him money to go to school, and
from a ncwsboy he became an educated
man. This man is ne[...]champion-
ship of the world.

—Frank Flournoy, a boy of ten years,
lives with his parents, in Colu[...]ternoon, during June just past,
Frank was sailing a little tin tub in a
large tub of water at the well belonging
to his father’s house. For some reason,
he climbed[...]ll
down into the deep, dark hole. He pro—
bably would not have been missed for
half an hour, had not a thunder-storm
been coming up. When it began to rain,
Mrs. Flournoy called for Frank to come
in the house, and receiving no reply, be-
gan anxiously to Search for him. Frank‘s
little sister remembered that she had
last seen the boy at the well, and the
mother, running thither, was horrified
to see the little curly head away down at
the bottom. She called, a[...]s at once lowered,
Frank got in, and in less than a minute
the boy was in his mother’s arms. The
we[...]had not been hurt by the fall, and had
been kept afloat upon the tin tab, which
went down with him.

—A farmer’s boy, whose home was at
Marhamchurch, in England, recently
climbed a tree, for the purpose of break-
ing up a nest of owls. The birds had
been making raids upo[...]of the young
owls in his hand, showing the prize to a
friend, one of the arent-birds suddenly
pounced u[...]on the head. He dropped the
vonng ow , and seized a stick to defend
himself, but the old owl attacked again.
The father, who saw the strange inci-

‘ dent, hastened to help his son, when the

agenda--

owl fought him also. The boy was badly
hurt, and bad to be taken to a hospital for
treatment. The young owls were killed,
but the old birds escaped.

—A strange incident occurred, not
long ago, near the village of Copenhagen,
in Alabama. While a small lad was at
work in a corn-field, a large eagle swoop-
ed down and thrust its sharp t[...]rd or the blows beat it
oli‘. the lad is unable to say. Several
men who saw the attack were hastening
up as the eagle new to the top of a dis-
tant tree. When it is remembered that
these strong creatures of the air fly away
with[...]e-
ly, children can oi'l'er resistance, while
the little aninmls mentioned are com-
paratively helpless.

_, +

NICKNAMES.

“ Little-boots," or “ Bootsy," is a wmi-
cal name for a great emperor, but that is
the meaning of Caligula, and Caligula
was the ruler of the whole civilized
world. The nickname was given to him
when he was a little boy, by the soldiers
of his father's army, as soon as they saw
him come into camp we 'ing a pair ol’
military boots made to suit his diminu-
tive size. It stuck to him, and took the
place ol‘ his real name, and[...]But his nickname was not quite as
ridiculous as that ul'nnotlicr famous man
of ancient Rollie, who also had to adopt
itss his regular title. This was Scipio
Nusica, which means, " Scipio Long-
nose.”

A. great many celebrated men are
known in history by their nicknames,
but most ot‘these nicknames were given
to them when they were older than lit-
tle Caligula.[...]ve been first called so when he “as
old ennu h to employ a barber, though
.it is not likely tint he ever did[...]leed him, for the old ashianud
German barbers did a great deal of
bleedin r, cupping and leaching.

K[...]come men.
lint Harold Hurei’oot may have earned
that title by beating his playmates in
foot—races, a[...]won his honorable nickname by actu-
ally learning to write his own name,
which was considered a very wonderful
thing to do in his time.

As so many of the French kings were
named Louis, it is very convenient to
have nicknames to remember them by,
and it is a great deal easier to tell Louis
the Fat from Louis the Bald or Louis
the Saint than to keep the run of their
numbers.

Many ofonr own surnames must have
been given to our ancestors ju boys
nickname each other at school Little
and Long, Short and Tall, Black, White,
Green, Brown, and a dozen other colors,
all began as nicknames, and a great
nany of us are now called by the names
of a[...]irds because some or our
forefathers were thought to look like
such creatures.

Such names as “Burchones,” must
have been applied to rather strange»
looking people, and their descendants
would be excusable for having them
changed by act of legislature.

When we see a very thin gentleman
or ladv named Stout, or a very short one
named Long, it seems as if there must
be a mistake somewhere. But the great
American poet, who died in 1882, was
tall enough to make the name of Long.
fellow a very appropriate one.

it is not oiten, nowadays, that the
nickname takes the place of any one's
real surname, but a great litany people
have them put before their la[...]erhaps some boy who reads this pa~
per may become a famous man, and be
called everywhere hys nickname which
he ha[...]

A

-<

WGOLDEN DAYS

;

<—>~:[...]The opening words of this lesson were
addressed to the disciples, probably at
or near the withered fig-tree. They
were a part of Christ’s instruction to
theln respecting faith.

The exercise of faith and the practice
of prayer have a close connection. Do-
lievers in God are those who pray to
Hiln. But even among believers there
are right an[...]need toask many things from God.

Hence we ought to understand well
the elements alld conditions of accept-
able prayer. In respect to these, our
Lord had often spoken to His disciples,
and He now adds smile impressive
words, which may be summed up in the
two great precepts, believe and[...]We should not ask Him for
what we have not reason to think it con.
sistent for Him tobe to put away fronl
our hearts all such desires, and to cher-
ish and express to God only such desires
as are in accordance with His will.

Within that limit—for all Scripture
teachings, w h e u rightly understood,
must be harmonious with each other—
whatsoever things we desire must be
praved for in (rounding faith.

The idiom of the[...]thouaht. The spirit
of Christ‘s precept woulrf be better ex-
pressed in words like these: “ Whatso—
ever prnpcr things ye desire, when ye
pray, believe that ye shall receive them
and ye shall have them."

T[...]'s
words, as recorded in Matt. 29: “Ao-
eording to your faith be it unto you.”

This precept, therefore, is full of en-
muragement to sincere an d earnest
prayer. It is designed to guard equally
against presumption and weakness of
faith. Like other divine precepts, it
prompts us to ask largely, that olir joy
may be full, and to ask confidently, that
we may not fail to receive.

The very essence of true prayer is an
unwavering trust in God's promises,
and in His wisdom to fulfill them in tile
way that is host for us and for our true
interests. Subject to this co dition, the
answer to every prayer ot’l th is cer-
tain.

“It may not be my way,
It may not be thy way,
And yetin ills own my
The Lord will prov[...]ntof his de-
sires, because his supreme desire is that
the will of God be done.

God‘s promises are like certified hank[...]e the actual payment ot' the money
on them is yet a thing of the future.
Not unlike this is the insta[...]e book of Daniel (9: 3, 23, 25), where,
in answer to his prayer for the rebuild-
ing of Jerusalem, the angel informs the
prophet that at the beginning of his sup-
plicatinns the commandment had gone
forth to restore and build Jerusalem.
So, when our prayers are offered ill per—
fect submission to God‘s will, slid for re-
sults promised by Him, it is a proper
exercise of faith to believe that the au—
swers will certainly he fortileominvr.[...]must bear in mind the import-
ance of praying ill a right spirit tmvard
our fellow-men. We must not c[...]heaven fol'glvs your
Heep-Asses."

By this we are to understand that no
person isili a condition to pray aright
who is not kind-hearted and loving, e[...]treat
lliln ill. Well did Lord Herbert say,
" He that cannot forgive others breaks
the bridge over which he must pass
himself; for every man has need to be
forgiven.”

The lesson teaches what all right.-
mindcd persons feel in themselves—
namely, that among the most prominent
and important objects of prayer is the
l'orglvencss of our own sins. That we
may be duly impressed with this rent
1': -t, we need to think much o the
strictnese of God’s laws of tr[...]lders. 2m: spoken of

in the above passage, shows that these ‘

three classes of Jews had now handed
themselves together in opposition to the

Great Teacher. After all they had seen
of Hi[...]teal-hing, they could have had no
manner of doubt that He Claimed to be
the true and promised Messiah.

. Having also fel[...]ty of His
presence and moral power in theteinple,
to which for a time they had yielded in
silence, they must have felt strongly
called upon to accept and honor Him in
His true character. But being unwilling
to do that, they sought to stille their cell-
sciences and regain their ascendancy
overtlle people by a continued and more
forum] course of opposition.

Whether they had as yet determined
on the extreme measures to which they
soon after resorted, does not appear. At
this stage, they only claim to be seeking
for inllirlnation. The very form of their
question concedes that Jesus wielded an
extraordinary authoritv, and that only
ill avor oi' the right; but it also aims at[...]yousnme we: came PRIEBTE AND seniszs.

right, and to be very critical upon our-
selves in the matter of t[...]nest and frequent thought upon our
own tendencies to do wrong is well
adapted to make us charitable toward
others, as well as to impress us with the
need of asking to have our own tres-
passes forgiven. The connection be-
tween the spirit of true prayer and that
of forgiving charity toward Others is
well set fo[...]ut finding there also the
meek and gentle spirit that goes forth for.
gi inglytowm'd otl nor rlo you c[...]lves partokcu of the pul'lloniilg
grace of God."

A German writer has also beautifully
expressed the[...]ust. the man Who
haepiereod tllylleltl'tsluiidfi to theein the
relation of the sea-worm that pcrforatee
the shell of the musclo,anll which clo[...]CH ltIST‘S AUTHORITY.

“And they come again to Jerusalem; and
us He wus walking in the temple, there
come toto these things.
The baptism or John, was it from he[...]d accept-
ed the latter illsinnation, and implied
that the actual order of things required
overturning, in order to be restored to
its original pllrity. Yet as He did not
propose to enter into a wordy contro-
versy, He contented himself with asking
them a question. In so doing, He asso-
ciated Himself with that great reformer,
John the Baptist, whom, by this r[...]the lon'rdooked-for and
divinely-prom _ ndsslzlh. That Christ
came in this very character,wns apparent
i[...]riests and scribes had put
themselves inapositiou to bethat he was a. prophet indeed.

“ And illny answered and said[...]n net. They had full-

, some.

ed to secure a controversy, and were
brought to feel the inol'tilieation of their
false position.[...]tion was not apparent ill His acts, it
could ilot be made so in words. A good
painter does not need to underwrite the
objects he delineates, saying, thi[...]r
the house.

So, Christ’s character and claims to be
the Son of God stood forth in the lllll‘
else H[...]hority, and the people, in
great Illultitudes, ii a d practically sc-
knowlcdged it, including even t[...]priests and scribes and elders
been candid, they would have done the
By not doing so, they practically
c[...]il who was the truth, the life and
the way.

From that day to this, the evidences of

Oh ‘st‘s divine autho[...]stronger as the

power of His truth and grace has be-

(li‘ome more and more manifest to mail-
ind.

LESSOX HYMN.

Prayer makes the[...]ry blessing from above.
Restraining pmye we cease to fight:
Prl ‘erkt'cps umc . ul‘s :tl‘nlOl'[...]saint upon his knees.
\Vei‘e llltlf the breath that's Vulnly spent,
To heaven ill supplieation sent,
Our cheerful song: would otteher be.

“ Ilulu' what the Lord has (Mile )0!' me.“

~w.umm Cowper.
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“N0 ROYAL ROAD."

Euclid told Ptolemy that there was
“ no royal road to geometry." No lllore
is there to any knowledge. Knowledge
is a kind of mine, where there are dia-
monds, but where you have to dig in
order to lilld them. In fact, there is no
royal road to anything that. is worth hav-
ing. If a thing may he had for the ask-
ing, generally it is hardly worth asking

or.

When i was a lad, the apples I climb-
ed for seemed the SWCGLES ' and the
higher I had to go for them, the more
pleasant they scented to the taste.

“The fruit that will fall without shaking
I! rather too iilellulv for me."

I suppose working hard to get them
created all appetite. The “ royal road"
to the apples would have been to have
had them handed by a waiter, in the
parlor. with a napkin and a fruit-knife.
I [mow they wouldn‘t have tasted half
so nice.

A great deal of the pleasure that comes
from anything consists in the anticipa-
tion. We enjoy it before we get it, as it
were. And so to work hard for it
doubles and trohlcs the pleasure.

Blessed are the boys who have to whit-
tle themselves out with their own jack-
knives; and the girls who have to clip
tbemselre into soiilcthing with their
own sh[...]eligion, there is no
“royal roud.” Ifa boy or girl thinks
that to be truthfuiand polite and respect-
ful and honest an[...]y, he and she will makes i ake.
These things must be mm. You have to
struggle for them. It is easier to be bad
than to be good. To be good—tlianly,
womanly, young Christian gentleme[...]tlewomen—
there is no royal road: every one has to
make his own road. The bov who is too
lazy to shake his own appl s. oughtn’t
to have any to eat. The girl who is not

willing,r to beat the eggs, ought to go
without any custard—Young Churchr
man.

BY EVEN . BExFOnD.

Father had to go to the city that morn-
ing. When he went, he said to mother
and mo:

” You won’t- be afraid to stay slone
tin-night, will you ?”

“ Oh, no!" answered mother. “There‘s
nothing to be afraid of.”

“ Of course not," said I. “ W'ho ever
heard of such things as burglars in a
quiet, country place like this?"

“ Well, I never have," answered fu-
tlier: “ but there’s always a first time to
everything, you know, and there‘s a
g eat many tramps abroad nowadays, 8'!
it i best to be careful. lfyou don’t feel
safe, I’ll stop and[...]ell without
Jonathan as witii him. I‘ve an idea a
burglar would scare what little sense he
has quite out of him, so, in case one
crime, he wouldn‘t be of any assistance
to us. Don’t worry about us.”

About three o'clock that atternoon,
Mrs. IIaines, one of our neighbors, se[...]id who came for her. “ Mr. llaines he
liain’t to home, an’ Miss’ Ilaincs she’s
nwl‘nl scairt. She says, would you come
right over, quick?"
\Iother is al rays ready to lend a hand
in .ise of need, and by the time the boy
had[...]ll come back as soon as I can get
away," she said to me.

I waited until it began to grow dusky
in the house.

“ I think the child must be very
sick,” I said L’) invscll‘. “I’ll[...]nd find out. when
mother is coming."

So I threw a shawl over my head, and
ran down the road to the Huincs place.

It wasn‘t more than halts mile from
our little summer home, and I was not
at all afraid of being out alone after
dark. The neighborhood seemed to be
entirely free from disturbance of any
kind. We had lived there for three
months, and nnthing had happened to
excite any fears of molestation or rob-
bery.

I found the Haines household in great
excitement. That the babv was very
sick was plain to be seen. Mrs. Haines
was one ot’those women who are almost
helpless in time of trouble. Mother had
to tell her what to do, the same as she
would a Child.

“I can’t leave the cor little thin ,”
mother said. “The actor says its ire[...]e
than on his medicine, and its mother
don't seem to know what she’s about
halftlie time. You’d better get Jona»
than and his sister to stay with you,
Mary. I‘ll come home early in th[...]onathan Burns or his
sister, so I made up my mind that I
would stay alone. But I saizl nothing to
mother about what I had determined to
do, for I knew she would not consent
to it.

1 went back home. It was quite dark
when I reached the house. I lighted a
lamp, and went into the kitchen and
looked all th[...]r once thought of hastening the
windows.

I tried to read, birt my book failed to
interest me. Then I practiced a. new
son; for half an hour. 'l‘iring of that, I
went into mother‘s bed-room, and sat
down by[...]contained
sznne of grandmother's things. I liked
to look them over. There were dresses
with long hodi[...]ed collars and stoinachers,
and manv other things that we seldom
see now-a l iys.

“I wonder how I would look in one
of grandmother’s gowns?” I said. “ I‘m
going to make a lady of the Revolution
ol‘ iiiysell'.”

So I combed my hair in Pompadour
fashi'ni, putting a great, liingiueketl
coinhor silverin it. Then I put on a
dress of stiff, iironaded silk, worked all
over w[...]beautit‘u
garments. I wished it was the fashion to
wear them now.

fe—HGOLbEN DAYSWE.

I fastened a string of gold beads about
my neck, and put a somewbmoch in the
frill ot‘yellow, old lane at[...]nd
promenaded up and clown the room in
as stately a way as possible—the silk
skirt rustling about my feet with a sound
like thata pearl setting. I
took it and touched the spring of the
cover. The lid flew back, and a Jilli—
gentcdnr tilled the room. It was rail“[...]old Scotch snuff.

“ I don’t think I’d cure to follow
urapdmother's fashion in using that,” I
5U.“ .

But I didn’t put the hair back.[...]in old Colonial times.
It was always easy for me to imagine
things, and I could see stately ladies in[...]back was toward me, but I saw what he
was doing.

A chilly sensation went all over me.
What was I to do? It’ I cried out. he
might kill me. It' I tried to escape from
the room, he might do the same. The
only thing to do was to lie there and let
him take what he would, and pretend to
be asleep.

He put all the trinkets mother kept in
the little drawer in his pocket. Then
he came toward me. I s[...]asleep. But I felt my heart heat
so fast and hard that it seemed as it' he
must hear it.

He mine and stood by the lounge. He
took up the lamp that I had lott burning
on the little stand, and held it above my
face. I knew his purpose now. lle
meant to take the gold beads from my
neck.

He put the lamp down, and then he-
gan to untie the ri than that fastened the
heads about my neck, I felt a shudder
creep over me as his hand touched my
flesh.

I wonder now—I have wondered a
thousand times since—how it was that I
kept from shrieking out! I think I was
so frightened that I had lost
the power of motion or of
making a sound.

Then he took up the snuff-
box and opened it. Q iiek
as a flash of lightning, il‘ it is
possible for a person to make
such a movement, I flung up
my hand and dashed tlic ' n[...]d tilled
his eyes, and, doubtless, was
like fire to them. He thrust
his fists int/J them, and rub—[...]a/tbsp UP AND DHWN ’I‘IHC noon in as s'm'rnvr A WAY as rcssrnrtn.“

fies at their wrists and o[...]heir
sil k-stnckinged Ieus.

By—and-by, I began to get weary of
this kind of amusement, and I throw
myself on the lounge, and laid the old
snuff-box on a little stand close hesideit.
I fell asleep. How long I s[...]this time,
wondering, as I awoke, where the wind
that I felt came from.

My face was in the shadow of the cor.
ner of the little table standing by the
lounge on which I lay. It was fortunate
that it. was so, for it" it had not been, the
man in t[...]ave seen my
eyes wide open, and no one knows what
wouldto the home or
the Burns family. I pounded away at
t[...]tically.

“VVho‘s there i” at last demanded a
voice from a window overhead. It was
Jonathan’s voice, and for once in my life
I vas glad to hear it. “Who‘s there?
what‘s wanted ‘2”

" It's I,” I answered. “There’s a
burglar at our house. I want you and

our father to come and catch him.
nrry, or he’ll get away.”

“A burglar? Great Jehnsaphatl” I
heard Jonathan exclaim; and the win< ,
dow was sliut down with a slam.

Pretty soon I heard voices in the
kitchen,[...]oor. One of them
had an old musket, and the other a shots

on.

“ For the land’s sake l” exclai[...]onathan, when 1 had
told my story. u'l‘hey must be a-feelin'
good ‘bont this time. Why, ye can’t g[...](lay. Itjest about
niskes r. l‘ellor blind fer a week or two."

“There he is!" I cried, as we ne[...]e.

The burglar had grnped his way from
the house to the road. and was t _ rig to
reach the woods. I suppose he knew
that I hail gone for help.

“Hold on there, or we’[...]"
commanded Mr. Burns, in bones of
authority.

At that, the man started to run. But
it seems he could see nothing, as yet, for
he ran plump into a fenee—mrner.

“Grab him!” shouted Mr. Burns to
Jonathan.

uYou grab him," said Jonathan, "an'
I‘ll shoot him it he tries to git away.”

“All right," responded Mr. Burns.
“ I ain’t al'ezird of him.”

Then he made a charge on the man in
the fence-corner, end pinioned him by
the arms.

Quite a struggle ensued, but the poor
wretch was so wild with the burning.
iilindin pain in his eyes that he could
do nothing against Jonathan and his fa—
tlier.

” Fetch a rope,” said Mr. Burns; and
I brought one, and s[...]roaning and cursing all the
time. When we got him to the light,
we saw that tears kept running down
his face.

“ He feels p[...]ol‘ his conscience. shouldn't
wonder if he had to wear green goggles
fer a spell ‘fore his eyes rit strong.”

We found all the trin ets that he had
taken upon him. He was in such pain
that he did not seem to realize much
about anything else. I got some cold[...]s.

“ Let ’ein smart," growled Jonathan,
loth to perform this act of kindness.
“ Er he'd s—bee[...]had re«
ceived. I haven‘t had any inclination to
stay alone since. -

NEWSBOYS DINING.

The Jolly Way in which 760 Little
Guest's or George w. Child: cele-
bratcd Independ[...]lphia ,newshoy celebrates
his Fourth 0’ July in a. jolly good way.
He has no more fireworks, to—be—sure;
for since Philadelphia‘s present mayor[...]whole and our faces
still comely. But we do feel a little
glnin while the day lasts. Not asmell
of powder; not the sound of a bursting
firecrackeranywhere. Not on the Fourth[...]orge W. Childs, of the Public
Ledger, never fails to give him when In-
dependence Day comes round. Not it
hit of a collation; not a mere dozen
strawberries and a plate of ice cream
and a box of candies; but a regular din-
ner in courses, with bountiful desserts.
’l‘hc newslmy looks forward to it for
months, and forgets it never.

The dinner[...]t Park. Provision had been
made for seven hundred little guests,
but when the morning came, seven h[...]

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sent out to the mansion to put on the pot
again.

Seven hundred and sixty boys! Al-
most a regiment. Seven hundred and
sixty ncwsbuys goiugt[...]Fourth 0‘ July, after all.

The train which was to eon ray the boys
to Belmont was named as starting at
eleven o’clock[...]y
nine. Some were seen about the station
so early that it was suspected that they
must have been there all night.

Many ofthe boys wore their old, faded
and threadbare clothes, and a few were
without shoes. The greater number,
however, had made some attempt at a
toilet, and the others tried to compen-
sate for the poverty of their attire by a
liberal use of water, and perhaps soap.
Everybody[...]dress was not expected, anyhow.

There were quite a score of colored
boys in the crowd. They looked a[...]white follows.

One of the colored contingent was a
jolly little fellow, whom the boys called
“Muggins.” He was a favorite with
every one. He did not seem to be over
three feet high. His face was black as
coal,[...]nnicst
expression imaginable, and when he
in )ell be surprised the people into
by stericsal most. Why, though so email,
be had a voice like a bass-drum!

Then there was another, who, in re—
spsct to color, might have passed for
“ Muggins‘ ” b[...], and avoided the rough
play of the rest. He wore a nice white
suit, and very blue stockings, which
were exposed to the knee. )lannna had

,put one of papa's stan[...]round
ita bluc silk ribbon from her own bon-
net, that, somehow, would keep coming
unknottcd. He had a blank straw cap,
out in “jockey” shape, and b[...]ogether, he looked very sweet and
spruce. He said that his name was
Ephraim Arthur Johnston. The boys,
however, called him “Oscar Wilde."

The boys liked to tease Ephraim, or
“Oscar,” apparently. Thev p[...]a German pretzel-peddler's basket
once, and tried to tumble him into a pile
of milk-cons, but, alter he had quietly
given the ringleader of his tormentors
a sounding rap on the head, he was let
alone.

There was only one little girl in the
party. She had sweet blue eyes and
pretty[...]ole support of
astricken mother. She earns nearly a
dollar a day, and goes to school some-
times, besides. She can read and wri[...]ked alone, and when at
dinner sat at. the head of a table. She
was very merry, and every one was
kind to her.

The boys were formed into line, and a
blue badge was pinned upon the breast
oi'each. Th[...]d 01' captains. 'l‘hen flags were
brought; then a boys’ hand, from the
Soldiers' Orphans’ Home,[...]for departure drew near,

he station became like a babel. \thn,
at last, the train backed in, a shout went
up that must have shaken the rafters.

Each company just filled a car. As
the train started, the whistle blew, the
band played, and the seven hundred
boys began to sing. And so. the racket
was kept up until Belmon[...]rmed.
The rain fell heavily, but nobody cared
for that.

Up the winding path, under the beau-
tiful tree[...]early in
the morning. As the guests marched
round to the entrance to the dining-
room, they could see through the win-[...]DAYSs—fié»

How the eager eyes shone as they be—
hcld the lovely spectacle]

There was a great push at the doors.
The fellows in the rear[...]n, with the savor
of the feast in their nostrils, would have

‘ been delighted to make one grand rush

for the tables, but two bio park-guards
and two lay aids compelled them to
move a littlcslowly, and with something
like decorum.

The band was playing a jolly air all
the while. The twelve long tables w[...]gh, though the last of the
party no doubt thought that it “as an
age before they reached them.

What a racket! what a clutter of
tongues! what a babel of delight! l

They all stood, politely enough, and l
waited for grace to be sa d. A minister
mounted a chair, and iaised his hand
and closed his eyes. His lips moved,
butuot a word could be heard in the
din. 'l‘hc prayer was ever in a minute.
The cleric opened his eyes again, and
lowered his arm. A drum sounded the
amen.

“ Sit down and cat, new 1" shouted the
marshal or the day—a good old soul,
with a long gray beard and eye-glafles.

And down they went, with a shout,
and down went a bench, too, with a
score of them. But that was a more
trille. No one was hurt, and the tum-
bled guests jumped to their feet again,
laughingly, and ate standing.[...]igged out solemnly in
full dress, were ordered in a way entire-
ly now to them.

“\Vaiter—waitcr!” a score of guests
were crying: at once.

“Ho, waiter, gimme some 0‘ thata fun-
’ral l” “Say, waiter, don’t give all 0’
them peas to Jumbo! He’ll eat all yer
get! ’ ‘hcn he’l[...]The bill offers was printed on tinted
ppper, and a copy placed beside each
p ate. -

At first, few[...]ng been taken oll‘ their appe<
tites, they fell to studying the mean like
epicures, and put it in their pockets after-
ward, as a souvenir of the occasion.

And this is the way it[...]d its
height. Those who had already eaten
so much that they felt quite sure that
they would require nothing more for a
week, suddenly found that their sto-

Corn.

Pickles. Beets.

machs, like a crowded car, would still \

afl'ord room for another arrival or two.
So hundreds of plates of the frozen
sweetness disappeared in a jiffy, and
when they were gone still more arrived[...]ruits came. But there
really was no hope for them that day.
But the boys gave them safe ledgment
in thei[...]should
come.

When all was over, three cheers and a
tiger were proposed for George \Villiam
Childs—the noble host el‘that day. They

were given with such heartiness, and,

amid such a din of rattling dishes and
pounding spoons, that there could be no
doubt of the sort of feeling which ani-
mated the hearts that beat beneath these
seven hundred and sixty jackets.

Car-tickets to take the guests home
were distributed, and in twe[...]hereafter not one who had sat at the
dinner could be seen about Belmont
Mansion.

The dinner lasted ab[...]I tellyou in figures whetwas eaten
and drank in that time? About 400

a 1:7 ,

l
pounds of meat, 240 quarts of ice—cream,
5 boxes of oranges, and 4 tube of lemon-
ade, besides aa dear little elephant, and suchafat little
pig, and the tiniest fan you ever saw!
And we can[...]id Mrs. Marsden, in
the same tone. “ I want you to remem-
ber it Imiticularly.”

Dovie colored, an[...]ourse 1 shall remember it, mam-
ma. You needn’t be afraid.”

“Very well; I shall expect a clear
record on my return," said Mrs. Mars.
den.

And then she kissed Devie goedmy,
snatched little Rosie up fora lust hug,
and went out to where the carriage,
which was to take her to the depot, stood
waitingr.

Dovie understood very well what her
mother meant by a clear record, and she
had fully made up her mind to earn those
bangles for her silver bracelet.

She[...]t for several
months—her Uncle Tom had sent it. to
her on her birthday; but, as yet, no hau- ‘
glee dangled irem it, and she longed,
very naturally, for the little pigs, cle-
phants, fans and innllcls which some of
the other little girls of her acquaintance .
displayed so proudly. And new they ‘
were to be brought to hcr from Few
York, the only condition to their posses—
sion being that clear record.

The fact was that Dovic was inclined
to be very impatient with her little sister
Rosie. She found Rosie very much in
her way when she gave tea—parties to
her little girl friends, and played games
in the garden.

Rosie w[...]or her apron fastened, or her doll
fished out of a mud-puddle, and was
generally given to constant and harass-
inginterruptions of ‘arinu[...]rom school and
found, as was frequently the case, that
during her absence her doll-house had
been invade[...]undressed, and the contents
of the drawers of her little bureau scat-
tered in every direction, she was al[...].

Very scvcre was the reprimand she
administered to the fat, golden-haired
little onlprit,whose tears fell like aspring
shower, as she romised “Nebbcr to
touch ’ein aden,’ but whose dimplcd
fingers did not know how to keep out of
mischief.

“You must have patience with Rosie,”
Mrs. Marsden would say, in reasoning
with Dnvic about her shocking display
of temper. “Remember that s is is only
a baby—not three years old yet. Try to
make her love you so dearly that she
will want to please you, and explain to
her gently why you don’t wish her to
touch anytbin r in your doll-house.”

But Dovie hadn’t the patience to try
her mother’s plan, and so the tcmpestu-
ous scenes in the pi: y-room continued.

The day previous to Mrs. Marsden’s
departure for I\'cw York city, where she
was to spend a week, she called Dovie to
her, and talked with her a long time
about her treatment of Rosie, finally
promising her that she should have the l
much-desired bangles if, du[...]d gentleness.

Dovie had not the shadow of adoubt
that she would earn the bangles, for she
considered that with sueha reward in
prospect it would be very easy to be
good.

The day alter Mrs. Marsden loll, Do-
vie decided to give her doll-house a
thorough “ lixin r up," for it was Satur»
day,[...]he
pleased.

She graciously gave Rosie permission
to sit by and see the progress of the
work: but Rosie was far too active to be
content with the position of a locker-on, ,
and insisted on helping.

Dorie, kee[...]ind,
controlled her temper pretty well, and
tried to direct the movements of her

August 5, 1882.[...]eline Angelina’s blue sill: dress was
consigned to the small black pot on the
stove, and the content[...]was in perfect
order at last, and Dovie announced that
she intended to wash and iron.

Out came the small tubs, tho dimi[...]aprons and petticeuls about in the hot
suds with a keen delight that only little
girls can appreciate.

“I wants Booty’s tose washed, too,"
said I‘tosic, trotting oil" to the nursery,
and returning with a big dell clasped
lovingly in her arms.

New, what[...]ave been in
her youth, candor compels me in state
that Beauty deserved her name no
longer. Her face was[...]erted the once munded limbs, and
there was always a sound of rattling
whenever Beauty was moved, her[...].

But In spite of her defects, Beauty re-
mained a beauty still in the eyes of
Itosie, from whose ar[...]was’iu’, Dub-
bie," begun Rosie, as she began to strip
Beauty 01' the various bits of gaudy
lincry[...]its
truth. But she was, nevertheless, in no
humor to undertake the extra washing.

“1 can‘t be bothered with Beauty‘s
old re s,” she said, “ so you needn’t un-
dress 191'."

“I wants to Wash ’cm,” said Rosie.
“ Dimms (lat ’ittlc tub.”

“You always want to do everything I
do, Rosie," complained Dovie; “ and
you can’t wash; you‘d get all wet."

“ Days (102 to be was‘ell !" cried Rosie,
plunging Beauty’s clothes into the tub
so suddenly that the soapy water was
splashed in every direction. “I won‘t
hab such ato me, then,"
she said, presently. “ I suppose I m[...]And she took the clothes from the
dimpled hands that were wringing them
out, and put them back of the wash»
board.

Davie was not permitted to make a
fire in her toy stove unless her mother
or Rosie[...]oning-
blankct and four big flat-irons, and went
to work in the kitchen.

In this she did not trouble[...]and the nurse
was busy in her own room.

In order to watch her sister‘s opera,-
tions with the irons[...]way.

“ Oh, do get down, Rosie—you’re such
a botherl Go up stairs to the nurse,"
said Dovic,as she spread out. Eveline[...]hottest iron she could
fim .

But Rosie refused to move. She was
too deeply interested in Dovic’s work to
be willing to banish herself to the nur—
sery. .

“I wants Booty’s tose iwi[...]And right down on the ruified potti-
coat fell a wet rag, from which dangled
two strings.

“You horrid little nuisance i” cried
Dovie, angrily.

And then—she scarcely knew how it
was done, or that it was done at all—
there was a piercing shriek from Rosie,
anda great, red burn on Rosie’s little
bare leg, just below the knee, where the
scarlet stocking failed to cover it.

But Rosie refused to be comforted, and
continued to wail piteously until the ap-
pearance on the scene of her nurse,
who quickly put a lillen rug, soaked in
olive oil, on the burn, and gave loaf-
sugar rind a spoonful of orange-jelly in.
tel'nall

Dorie was too nnhappv to finish her
ironing. She threw all the clothes,
r[...]n the floor with her
head on her arms, and tried to think
over calmly what had occurred. ’l‘hnt
clear recordl Those coveted bangles!
The tours rose to her eyes, and fell slow-
ly down on the carpet, wetting a great
red rose.

Suddenly the play-room door was
puShed open, and a curly-head was
thrust in.

“I . i’t mad, Dobbin," said a sweet
voice. i

“0h, Rosie!" cried Dovie. “ Does it
hurt you lunch? You know I didn‘t
mean to; and I'll iron all Beauty’s
clothes for you on Monday, if only you
won’t tell momma about that burn.”

“I s‘nnt tell, nebller," said Rosie[...]h im-
portance.

“Now I'll go and ask nurse not to
tell," said Dovie.

A mi away she ran to the nursery.

The nurse was a good-natured Irish
girl, and very readily promised not to
speak of the mishap to her mistress, and
Dovie felt sai‘e. But she did[...]eve,” over and
over again.

“ I didn’t mean to. It was an accident,
and ought not to count.“

This was the argument with which
Dorie tried to quiet the priekillgs of her
conscience. But she d[...]re
had been on other similar occasions.

She drew a stool to her mother‘s feet,
and Sat down, listening very quietly to
the stories over which Rosie laughed so
heartily.[...]e," said Mrs. Marsden, at. last.
“I thought you would speak of them
the first thing. There they are on the
bureau.”

Dovie opened the little tissue-paper
package very soberly, and her face d[...]fat lit-
tle pig. the elephant, the tiny fan, and a
small croquet mallet, and she only said.
“Thank you, very much, manunn,“ and
went away to her own room.

“How about the clear record. dau[...]ked Mrs. Marsdeli, meeting h ' ‘
en the stairs, a few moments later, on the
why clown to supper.

“I (lid the best I could. mamlna,” n[...]lt he
py all the time I was in New Yul-i,
knowing that my little daughter was
trying to control her unhappy temper."

Poor Doviel She could scarcely taste
her supper, so nnquiEt was that rebuk-
ing conscience.

she said good-night, very early, and
went up stairs to bed, feeling very
wretched.

At ten o'clock, when Mrs. Marsden
went to her own room, she found a. little
tissue-paper package on her bureau. and
on top or it laya wretchedly—scrawled
little note, so blotted with tears that it
was scarcely legible, and this was what
it sai[...]d I’m awful sorry."

Mrs. Miirsden put the note to her lips
a moment, and then went softly to the
door of Dovie'a room and listened.

Dovie was not asleep. She was seb-

bing as if her heart would break.

z

a—WGOLDEN DAYS

Mrs. Mnrsden pushed open the d[...]ie and kissed
her.

“ 0h, mammal I felt so mean that you
didn’t know about it,” said Dorie. “I
felt like a thief when I took those han-
gles. And I didn’t dare tell you, for
fear you wouldn’t give them to me."

It was too dark for Dovic to see her
mother smile.

“I knew all about it, da[...]howed
me the scar on her leg,m1il made me
promise to ‘live an‘ breove.’ ”

“And yet you gave[...]why, Dovie?”

It was not dil'floult for Dorie to guess,
and she hid her face on her mother’s
breast and began to cry afresh.

But her mother succeeded in quieting[...]pt momma better than her sister, it
is prettysnfc to conclude that the second
trial resulted favorably.

NUMBER CXXV[...]ll-ooor-will..,,_ - “x,—
No.2. TONS l l.
0 it A N G E
N A 'l‘ A .N T
S N A (10 T
I G N 0 R E
I. E 'l‘ '1‘ E It
.‘Io. a. The 1|l\V7tl engagement between the Mer-
rimac l[...]I. l E S
0 LI)
U S
s
No. 5. Hail-box.
No.8 PASTOR
A‘T T I It E
s T A rt 1‘ s
'l‘ 1 it w 1 1‘
D it '1‘ I V E
It[...]versation.
No.8.
HEM.“ IPARUUB
DIAMETEHS
S l’ A ’l' T L E
H II It I. Y
No i}
I.
No. 9. Governor Long.
No.10. PROGRAM
It I T. I E V U
0 I. l“. A .u E N
G I A 0 U R S
R E M II S A T
A v E R A G E.
M o N :i 'r r. R.
Ni). ii. Cot-roe.
No.12. It
LED
0 I V E 5
ii A T E It ED
I. I 'I‘ E It A '1‘ UR
REVERENTTAL
D E R AA I. I Z E
H S E U N ll b S

NEWiPUZZLES.

No. l. CIIARADE.

smelly like a mountain torn-m.
0n Egypt‘s nncicnr lmul tn—l[...]i I’J'Ulesutllts of France mill Switzerisml. 3. A
lover. 4. A llelt. 5.0m) who vhcillaies. Any
unminnnns channel for rumnulnicnuml.

Newark, N. J. Wan A. Mum's}.

ND. 3. LETTER REBUS.
S
I. S ‘V
A.

Woumocket. R. I. GUMP’I‘ION CUTE.

.\'o. 4. mm: SQUARE.

‘l. A. celebrated Latin hymn 2. One who lili-
pertinehl[...]inillspccisil' . beer and menu.
4. Agimit‘s. 5. A silver coin oi Per 6. A town

of Morl<leullui‘g~ cliwerlll. 7. E ual .Vlon-
sures (ll'surlure. ii. A districtef use . i The
'I'Uiiluulc tux-in ol' the Latin or. ii. A letter.

Brooklyn, N. Y. COL. OSSUS.

No. 5. D[...]when you've done
With your lll_\’3l.lCflI fun.
A truly (leceptury man.

A noted magirlhii
0: highest llilsiliun.

Win. the sei‘i‘cis of magic well knew
From A illitolzzanl:
run eminent wizard

To his art had been faithfully true.

Rutherford, IV. I. 1301.15.

Ne. s. SQUARE.

2. Reluctant. 3 A genus of mol-
5. Res - 6.1)oiliinimns.

(l U. lil[...]slly they have pure i‘nilie.

Sun. Frauds-co. 0a 1.

Enron.

No. a. COMPOLND ACEOSTIC.
(Emhthtter words.)

. ._ .\ trio. zlfhrl- iléh landscape
puinrrr (lilitlsm 4. To rnnvicr r l 5. A fr-
lnaie wlln mkrs no of «title (rare). 6. Having
sonmlhilvrgotabiulsh-hnh i'anllem-um-a,

Primal: ' To file. Finall.‘ 'I‘o ursue.

Combine . A projecting llileo molding: In a
building.

Breath/1t. N. I.

No. n. ANAGBAM‘.
(To Planet.)
Tunsn nnsnnrioxs nun-r, ABATE. ELUNT 1011..

From norm to south. iron. elm to West,
These lrnuhles are our country‘s pests.
n[...]l. Coilrnses. 2. The residue from calcined house.
a. ltlliher slow (Mum) 1. San-girdles. 5. A kllni
of litisket. ii. To my bare (Law). 7. Turueil aside.

Philadelphia, P[...]liranilsI“

in “lonely strands."
The whole is a study

To naturalists den!"
Yuu~ mm H: nrusentiy.

Just Pem[...]I. The first Words in technical verses intended to
represent the v'lliilus forms or the syllngisiii[...]l
splritllillie performer. . All llslil‘cr. ll. A. de-

parture. 7. Pieces of land cleared.
Erratum; P11. A. 1". Emma.
No.13. Cli ARADE.

Maid of the dark an[...]ht h: the morning's orient sky

1n all the dreams that fill my soul.

Luat flecks or mist ur shallows r[...]delfilltu, Pu. DON CAIiLos.

No. 14. Duxoxo.

I. A letter. 2. The fruit of the wild (logrr *9.
ii. AA. Solver, B. Vol. Mum, sh;-
nnn..l. n 'self. . suy[...]. one. (1., Robert H.151 lllul , Re-
l mini. Will A. Blelle, l. Gllluul. Gino. s. Levy.

Jay Good. Sp[...]n
Rlalnlid 1’. Nut. pp

COMPLETE msrs —Nona.

A CCEPTED CO NTRI BUTIONS.

. zloshave been arccpmi[...]W This wL‘L‘k we give awelnoine place to Elllor.
'I new aspirant for puzzle I'enllwll from[...]e Sllm'lsullui‘s llih Afloat." ll)' (lustin-
mm a. fine samplr-llook ul' liu styles of rams, nlnl[...]-hhle ('Ufllll-
iioil. Vol. Ill. GOLDEN DAYS, up to the ]ll'e:ent
lime, and some minor hitirles. fur a 34 hr which
IulIlIL‘l'-ll|'eil lllcycle—lierl[...]H. Uchtnmh. 2118 Palisade Ava, Jersey City,

J., a Nui'ull- 1w. palierlls mm into. 7 speci-
lnensnil[...]one (llu‘lllcli relates lo [mum -keep—
. for a Intuit) or flllle, In good ulflcl‘ liiid UI e[...]liirlcs I)clll[l“'nli, st Benson St. Phi
N. J., a Violin. uilh IllSIIIII'UUII hook, “or
and an a " )‘(lioll Willi lmilks, c ' $5, fur a su
drum in pnulilu: u‘rssul’cliilillu lill.[...]oher srl w, an Kart m2. am iwn slur}.

looks, for a 48 inch Iuh er-lll'ed I’ll‘yClB‘ Ill gullil[...]ndary llin lul-phuio.
graphic apparatus and uunn, a, vial.

lk‘ pr , .[...]m,
worth ’2. oragli'l‘s smilllr, suitable in: a pony
1-1 lmm s lllgli.

Joseph J. is. Klnzer. Box lfll. Ronnvo. Pa... a
eiamp-nllnun uunlnlning snunps, in) minimum.
ahox nr onexvarcl-mnlm-s and a game, furs small
priurn - rcss. wltli unlrlr.

lie . Thompson, (7 ellry so. N. Y. rlty,
a Challenge printing-m . uilh (\vo lums of
aeripthl[...]llmll new fingers scroll-saw. {or u large box at
to | in periecl order.

. .ls, VVillinms, «as rim-u[...]. m l in
ill-u-l .‘h‘s unler, rlmse 25min for a \i elsicr‘s
U lri god Dlntionan'.

, M a. hellch. Williams. 488 Fifteenth s . Ile-
troll.[...]ll attachments, lurh gniu u-nlrh.

sultnille on n lady.

R. Grilmli, 613 N. 45in 5L. rillimlelnhia. l‘a
one foot-brill, nearly new, a. mnr-jninlell Ilsliili},
POI] lulu reel hml .1 ch[...]ur n sell-lliking priming-musk,
chase 5x6.

.105. A. Dirkmn. Lock Box 55. Paris, Texas, n
l‘llle st[...]lllllls' enn lion ror 81X lnnnlhs, nhilouiul, fur
a and my graphic mu.

. E. \rksml. linx n7, lliilii[...]M w Eigluh s .. Erie. rm. 3
or: lmglc-lnlltel-n. a la... sizril tool-Ila , a flr :-
class loot-power llnlckct iw Willi nvel inn 1).
turns. a steel llnmi h mire -s:lw, 2 lllslnrlunl
ironies. lD fioml books and a nunngra n, inr a 50 hr
.lz-lnch rn her-lired hicyi'lo, urarncl. .[...]..
601.an DAYS Iron) N 3‘4. Vol. I, up in (hue. a
microscope, telesnopr- lul n good how and arrows,
for a as or 38-inch bicycle.[...]

August 5, 1382.

ANSWER TO “PICTORIAL ACROS‘I‘IC CALENDAR" FOR JULY.

Just judge what slaughter Will be (lone:
Useless whine of silt fllflululllllflll[...]THE MERRY-MAKERS.

-—"Wily ought there to be ugreat many
red cars of corn this your?" asked Tom,
thinking that Willie could not guess the
answer

“ Oh." re lied Will. “ the crop has been
SO much Lil. ked about that its Hal's Innsc he
burning I"

—“.r\ll good p[...]peace null

r.
“Yo ' wlliipercd roguisll Ralph to his
motile . d hill-if nhoy is to him: plenty of
pie l e must get more than onepicc[...]you any the
p c lllts gone up or r n i" inquired a
schoolboy of 11 dealer in fish.

‘_‘Well,“[...]r065, Sure enough 1"

——'X traveler halts at a roadside fiance in
the. country. and asks ll plnwboy:

“My little man, do you know the way tothata certain railway station {he must
conspicuous sign wits tllllllof a certain kind
of mustnl-ll, which, in convenience have,
may be called “Blmlk's Mustard.“

Young lady (to rl-llowpuaseham—Cull
you tell me what elation this is, please?

Foreigner (kinking through a window at
the llflv Remain—I lrvil|k it is (18 place dcy
calls lllunk’s Mustard!

—A boy Wlln had been to u, "lllsiolll enter-
tammcnt was lunch impressed[...]awhile, the boy remarked:

“Thltt fiddler must be like our teacher,
for, though he was always thmuteniug tothatThat’s ll {:1 ~‘ Biz ‘rilliu‘li‘. I knew it[...]urning deck," because il. yvlts too hot for
hill) to Sit down.

—0ue (lay it certain Viziul' of Moro[...]produced it '1an of blue
pills, and Illlnded (ham to the V ' er. That
official took two ()l’lhe pills. seized the (i[...]and poi=onull the medicine."

H In which case ymi woulda Score signify in numbers?
What idell does ll. give you 2 Thnt is to any,
ifI were to L0” you that I hiltl itscol'e nf
horses, what would you think?

Pupil—Plough, mil/am. 1 should thin[...]e Denlll ur lll‘ LullgiTlle
Bixd‘s Fllllcl'nl#A Diamond ill llle Killlghil‘le
wits l’zu‘ili[...]its volume of the
gas.

ED \VAKD.—l, There Ina be inme dlsmnt (1e-
scelldalltsor sn “'llllel'fla sign in cxlstenuc. .1]—
tlumgh it hardly Sculll[...]plel‘e described is known 3:? H18 “'ellsvel' to . lt
linesllot possess allyprelnluul valult, bein[...]mlled
space lllllllted M) Our Lellel‘ 80!. give a. descl‘ip»
llllll or UK) lultlluel' Ul’ llmk[...]tlzlie. lf yuu have HD‘HUIK yum-
acqnlllmallces a Em'llclllel', Kerk his advice. as ‘0
lhe proportions vi a house M the same nun as
given in M. 2i. ltlldhlmb[...]llellcl‘ in can—
sultu physician in l'asllecl to the lime ol emllllga.
lemnn. fl..\' you ll" nut shite tile nann-e or your l n.—
llaillt. lll-inking a. glass or mud y eat
Glllu llle IS said M) ll!) 3[...]! lllllllls
will] cautile S‘mll- Ulla care must be ullse‘l‘vwd in
the use nl [his minute. as 11[...]colleges have set
apart (lenul‘ullellts devoted to lhs lean-hing llf mlll-
lllg engllleexlllg. etc.:[...]who Leeds, England. 500;
Central. New V1 rk city. a : ch, Lnndnn. 684:
Druid lllll. Baltimore. MIL. e[...]STAILV‘I. The hullle at San Jacinto was
fmlgllt A1ll‘iI4. 1886. by ll fume bf V'Ullllilelfl's un[...]f Mexicu The furlul‘. w ill one Wild. desperate
that c. l .Lel'ly routed llc Mex! na, wllu llix‘t 63[...]ntlhe Bl'ltlcshurg Arsenal.
ll UN authorities at that place have no calltol‘ns for
still). yml \\ ill[...]nnanish Ishmlls in the West indies, were filllll
to the Ulliled Slates. but Cull); s lulled to rmlly
the mlrclm. . llinlcl. and It lilpsell. 2.[...]keeps it llst of all
applicants fm' appolllllue t to the Naval Acade-
my. and when a vacancy maul-s in a district he
llllsltluun some nnenn lllel. . Pull"[...]ill (the lime. nlLlluulzll no
CXllf'lllfllS can be fixed. 4. Buys Hillslell ill the
Ullltall Slates[...]uh and
one union. it doservilllz, they are pmmnmu to
the Hulk nl second and firs lass boys, at the ra[...]m) so allel‘ llelng ln lllcsel‘vlce sometime, be
lull-nu all In higher rzllin): at the aiul-relltl[...]cers. C(‘Mllliug um. mcoml
or thlul null/es. at a reward for proficiency uull
good conduct.

E ~ i[...]ect
In [his ll'mlble ll tlleweathel‘ lla'llpmls to lml‘l‘lzlllge-
unlu (lr hmlnnl a! the lime these tullcrclfls llre
growing. A paste Inndent‘iemlel. pepper. parsley
null ileu[...]“Fewlled” is the past participle oi the verb
to Mail.

ALExls DELATOUB . Tollnsaillt L'quel'hlre[...]lllat Ialllllll. lll. ill um, uned
llllll ’ rm be llillxlell president. lll 1802 he refilled
to rernglllze GCIlDl’nl Lel' ,l'l', who was Eelll[...]alllllu elfert. lluwever. he wns .elzell \‘lllh a
fever. lull] dit‘ll (Ill the [nth (if Aprll. 182.4. 3. The
“Slx UQIllpflllles“ al' In! a 'l of the (‘lllnesa
Government. "ilcyp kelllllr[...]c uralunurllutl—wave ln
Lnkc llli< ljcil'l \l‘afi delel‘lllllred by the observa-
tlulllt nl i.[...]. The Illléilll (if 330 oilsel‘valllllls
shows a. lllfi-l‘lfillle ol elevation (ll llle lake s[...]unlul ln
Lakea Huron. Superior lull Mlllll ml. 3. A rise
or fall Ill [be sul‘hlce (ll Luke Super or. :Ilnmlllllllg
to several innhet ill a few hours. is frequenliy all-
small along the shnre. and has teen Sumlum‘lllb
be due lo a tide, hut it prnhallly 1-:ulsed by llle
wind. Fl-[...]lter lll Shllm buy. or
under the lee M an luluul, to avoid men Vllllelll'e.
4. Apply [Ollie surveim's[...]n -h inml-nlntinu. up—
R‘ly I0 llcllcl's ill [be lllacbl es. 2. Thu Zfilll 0t

lurch. lite, fell[...]llllcllllcis kllbwn (ll lhe Lilla or m Elig-
land be are [hetillloof d w, whim :6 in (filed
the lslan[...]udius resumed the Idea of subju—
gnllng Britain A. l). (a, and Hum lhatpel’ind un-
til A. b.85. Illa Rnnlzlll armies. making ful'lhel‘
p[...]m» lantern and Wet-Mn by Call»
stillltill . lll AA few wl‘nll )lrillces \I'lllullgcd llll‘ half a.
('elllln‘y the shallow 0f .1 'eklerll empire.[...]Ullm't‘nl'. (he hail-Ila.»
'an king of llilly. A. D. 476. 9. FlTatly lll slime-
lillleél used by[...]'1‘. h. Aim ll. Jim’ There will he liuscqllel
to Us r lll Africa," or "The Y Hg Musi-

chi[...]» ph-oe ol
lira is qnnml by mull er in this cily a 50 rclllll.
—l)5(1A1L Tllnl; writer lsfll'llglllllr (’(Illll'lllll[...]l!-
hel-sa cams). 2. Your exchungpwns lm Il'ivlal
to Will'fflht an luserllon. Plim‘lgu. 1."Mln(llll[...]. The. prices
of aqnurlnms M the size referred in would be iron:
“to $5. lln trimlllillgs: iu lrnn, $10 to :15 im-
mnswmr. 1. Any denier in m'lisfs‘ unler[...]f willvh you epenk is still in . ew York clly.
“A. n. c. H yml npply m the ammo: the steam-
ship co[...]ned. the mm M lure. elm. will he hw-
nltlled.—.~a. ll. F. A lanitlifitis the primer perenn
topurchase[...]

MD