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SI WHEN MY SHIP WENT DOWN. I. Snk n palace In the ca, TVhcn my ship went down; Frlcntk whose lirnrts were gold to mc Glfts that ne'er again can be 'Neath the waters brown. There yon He, O Ship, to-day, In the sand-bar still and pray I You who proudly sailed away From the splendid town. II. Now the ocean's bitter enp Meets your trembling Hp; Now your glided halls look up From Disaster's grip. Ruin's nets around you wcavo; Jlut 1 have no time to grieve; I will promptly, I believe, Build another ship. Will Carleton, in the Current. Sandorf's Revenge, A SEQUEL TO JIATIIIAS SANDOItF AM DOCTOR AXTEKlltrr. Aumon op "jonrojnv to tiih cisxrnn OP TUB I'AllTII, " "TMr TO THE MOON," " AltOU.ND THE WOJIM) IN EKJIITY DAYS," " MICIIAEfi STIlOOOl'l'," "TWENTY THOUSAND liEAOUES CKDElt THE SEA," ETC., ETO. Trantlatton copyrighted by O. If. Hantia, jssj. CHAPTER Xir CoNTiNur.D. "No, Pierre," replied tlio Doctor, "I cannot compel him to do what I coulil not do myself, and it is for Hint reason Unit I nm on my way to visit tho Gov rnor ol Couta." Tlio Doctor was not exaggerating. Tlio fact of tho influence of suggestion In the hypnotio statu is now admitted. Tho works and observations of Char cot, Urown-Scquurd, Azam, Riehet, Dumontpailior, Maiidsluy, Rernheim, Hack Tuko, Reiger, and many other "cavo no doubt on tho subject. During his travels in tho East tho Doctor had itudicd some of tho more curious cases, nd hurt added to that branch of physi ilogy a rich contingent of now observa tions. Ho was thoroughly well in formed us to tho phenomena and tho fesultu that could bo obtained from thorn. Qiftod himself with great sug gestive power whioli ho hud often oxer cisod in Asia Elinor, it was on it that ha roliort to carry oft' Carpona if chance bad not made tho Spaniard insensible to Its influence. But if tho Doctor was henceforth master of Cnrpena, if ho could makohim do what ho liked in suggesting to him his own will, it was still necessary that tho prisoner sliould bo free to movo when tho timo camo for him to accom plish whatover might bo hid work. And this permission tho doctor hoped to ob tain from Colonel Ouyurro in such n form us to render it possible for tho Spaniard to escape. Ten minutes later tho carriage arrived at tho entrance to tho largo barracks just inside tho Spanish boundary, and drow up boforo tlio governor's house. Colonel Guyarro had already been Informed that. Doctor Antekirtt was in Ceuta. Thanks to tho reputation ho had gained by his talents and fortune, this famous individual was u sort of monarch on his travels, and as soon as ho entered tho reception-room the col onel gave a hearty welcome to him and his young companion Pierre Ralhory, nd at tho outset offered to put at their entiro disposal the "little piece of Spain o fortunately out oft' from the Moorish territory." "Wo thank you for your offer, " was tho Doctor's reply in Spanish, a lan- gungo wlnoh, like him, Pierre under itood nnd spoke lluently; "but 1 am not suro that we shall be able to take Klvantago of your kindness." "Oh 1 Tho colony is not a largo one, "Doctor Antokirtt," answered tho gov- ruor. " Lu half a day you could get mud it I Arc you goiug to stay hero ny time? ' "Four or llvo hours at tho most," id tho Doctor. "I must loavo to-aight br Gibraltar, where 1 have an appoint ment for 'to-morrow morning." "Leavo this ovoningl" exclaimed tho governor. "Allow mo to insist! I assure you, Doctor Antekirtt, that our military oo ony is worth studying thor oughly 1 You have doubtless seen much nnd observed nvuoli during your travels, hut perhaps you have not paid much attention to tlio question of prison dis cipline ; und 1 assure you that Couta is worth study, not only by soiontillo men, but by economists." Naturally tho governor was not with- out ROtno conceit in singing the praises of his colony, but ho did not exaggerate In tho least. Tho administrative sys tein of Couta is considered ono of the. best iu tho world, both as ulTeoting the well being of tho convicts and their moral amelioration. Tho governor insisted that a man iu Doctor Antokirtt s position should delay his depart uro so . . . . il. . , -lV t .1. as to honor ny a visu mo uuieium. w tvirtmonts of the nunitontiurv. "That would bo impossible, but to day I uui at your isoivieo, and it you tike" , , Tt. ; four o'clock." said Colonel Guynrre, "und you boo there is so liitlo " Quito so," said the Doolor, "and I un in a similar llx, for just as you wish to do mo tho honors of your colony, I m anxious to do you tho honors of my yaohL" Cannot you postpone for to-day your departure to Gibraltar?" "I would do m if an appointment hart not been arrangou for ma for to. morrow, and whioli, as I ay. compel no to Bail," , , ,. , "That is really uutioylng !' replied aio governor, "audi shall never oou 10I0 myself for not having kept you -jongorl Hut take carol I have, got Vour vossol under " b of my forts rod X can siul: her if I givo tho word I And tho reprisals.?" miswoml tho Poctor, with laugh. "Aw you yro- A ui iwi m i ! nniii MW,MM,t,,,,WWMMMMMMMMaMBBMi t i ,.'7 IMkH SAItCANY AND XAMIIt AT GI1IISALTA. pared for a war with tho mighty king dom of Antekirtta?" 'I know that would bo serious," replied tho governor, in the same tono ; "but what would wo not risk to keep you here twenly-four hours longer?" Pierre did not tako part in this con- vcrMitiou ; ho contented himself with wondering if the Doctor was making any progress towards tho object ho had in viow. Tho decision to leavo Couta that evening, astonished him notalitllo. How, in so short a time, could ho toko tlio indispensable stops for bringing about Carpona's escape ? In a fow hours tho convicts would bo sont back to jail and shut up for tho night, and thon, to get the Spaniard away, was a very doubt ful undertaking indeed. Jlut riorro saw that the Doctor was acting on a quickly formed plan, when ho hoard the reply : "Ileal ly, lam deeply griovod that I cannot accept your invitation to-day at least I Uut wo might, poilwps, arrango it in somo way? "Say on, Doctor, say on I "As I must be at Gibraltar to-morrow morning, I must loavo hero to-night ; but I do not think my stay on tho rock will last moro than two or three days. It is now Thursday, and instead of con tinuing my voyage up the north of tho Mediterranean, nothing could bo easier than for mo to call at Couta on Sunday morning" "Nothing could be easier,"interruptcd tho governor, "and nothing would givo mo greater pleasure. Of course my vanity has something to do with it, out who has not some vanity in this world? So it is agreed, Doctor Antekirtt, Sun day ?" "Yes, on ono condition I" "Whatever it be, 1 accept 1" "That yon anil your aide-de-camp come to breakfast with me on the Tor- rato." "With ploasuro, but on ono condition also." " Following von, whatover it bo, I accept tho invitation." "That Uathory and you como and dine with mo 1" "Very good, and wo will go tho rounds between breakfast and dinner." "And I will abuse my authority to make you odmiro nil tho splendors of my kingdom I" replied Colonol Guyarro, Blinking hands with tho Doctor. rierro also accepted tlio invitation, and bowed respectfully to tho very obliging and very much satislled Governor of Ceuta. The Doctor then prepared to tako his leave, and Pierre road iu his oyes that ho had gained his object, Uut tho governor would not allow them to loavo ulone, nnd accompanied thorn to tho town. Tho throe, therefore, took their coats in tho carriage, and drove along tho only road which put the residouco in communication with Ojuta. Tho governor would not havo boon n Spaniard, if ho had not enlarged on the moro or loss contestiblo bounties of tho little colony, on tho improvements ho proposed to introduce in both mjlitary nnd civil mutters, on superiority of the situation of tho ancient A by la to that of Calpo, on the fact of its being possible to make of it u Gibraltar, us impregnable ns that belonging to Dritnin, and of course ho protested against the insolence of Mr. Ford in saying that "Couta ought to belong to England, for Spain does nothing, and hardly knows how to to keep it," and showed great irritation against tho English, " who never put thoir foot on a piece of ground without tho foot taking root." "Yes," ho remarked, "boforo they think of taking Couta, lot them tako care ot Gibraltar 1 There is a mountain there, that Spain will one day tJiako down on their heads I" Tho Doctor, without innuirinir how i tho Spaniards were to bring about such geological onhiinotion, did not uontot tho htaU-meut, wlnoh was mudo with all the loftiness ot a hidalgo. And besides, tho conversation was interrupted by tho cudduu stoppage of the vehicle. Hie driver had to pull in his hoives lusforo a crowd of 6omo titty oonviiits that barred tho road. The governor beckoned to one ot the Borgi-nnts to approach. Tho seigoant immediately advanced to the carriage with miht'iry step, and with his heelt togothor and his hand at hii peak, waited to bo spokon to. Tho other prisoners and warders wore drawn m on either side of the road. "What ii tho matter P naked tho governor. "Excellency," roplied the sergeant, "hoio is a convict wo have found on tha bank who seems to bo asleep, and we cannot wake him." " How longhas ho been in that stato V "About an hour. "Has ho been asleep all tho timo ?" "Ho has, your Excellency; he is aa insensible as if ho was dead. Wo havo shaken him and prodded him, and oven fired a pistol closo to his ear ; but ho feels nothing and hears nothing. "Why did you not send for the sur geon ?" asked tho governor. "I did send for him, your Excollency, but ho was not at home, and until ho conies wo do not know what to do with this man." "Well, tako him to tho hospital." The sergeant was about to executo the order when tlio Doctor intervened. "Will your Excellency allow me, ns a physician, to exaniino this recalcitrant sleeper? J shall not bo sorry to havo a closer look at him. " And it isreally your trade, is it not ?" answered tho governor. "A lucky ras cal to bo a patient of Doctor Antekirtt! ho will not havo much causo to com plain." The three left tho carriage, and tho Doctor walked up to tho convict who was stretched at full length by the sido of tho road. In tho man's heavy sleep tho only signs of life were tho punting respiration and tho beating of his pulse. Tho Doctor mndo a sign that tho crowd should stand away from him. Then ho bent over the inert body, spoke to it in a low voice, looked at it for soma time, ns if he wished to penetrate its brain with his will. Then he rose. "Tt is nothiner," said ho. "Tho man had sininly fallen into a mngnotia sleep I" " fndeed 1" said tho governor. " That is ' very curious I And can you wake him!" "Nothing can bo eanier!" answered the Doctor. And after toiiohmg Uar- pena's forehead ho gently lifted his eye lids and said: "Awake! I will it so !" Carpena shook himself and opened his eyes, though ho still remained in a certain state of somnolence, lhe Doc tor made several passes across his face so as to stir the cushion of air, and gradually tho torpor left him. Thou ho sat up ; then unconscious of all that had happened ho took his placo among his companions. Tho oovernor, tho Doctor nnd 1'ierre Hathory stopped into the carriage and rosumed their road to tho town. "Had not the rascal had something to drink ?" asked tho governor. "I do not think so," replied tho Doc- tor. "It was only n simple oll'ect of somnambulism." "Hut how is it produced?" "That T cannot suy. Perhaps tho man is subject to such attacks? But now ho is on his legs again, and none tho worst for it. Soon the cu'-riuga readied the forti fication, ortered tho town, crossed it obliquely, and stopped in tho little Kiiuaro above the wharf. The Doctor and tho governor look leave of ouch other with gnat cordial ity. "Theio is the Forrato," said the Doc tor, pointing to tho yacht which was liincefullv ridinir to her uuoiior "You will not forget that you have aooepto I mv invitation to breakfast on lmnrrt of her on Sunday?" "No movo than you will forget, Doc tor Antekirtt, that you are to dino with mo on Sunday evening. " I shall not fail to be with you I" They separated ; and the governor did not leave tho wharf until tho gig had star tart. Ami when as thoy woro on their way lme.k Pierre askeil the Doctor if all hart gone as he wished, the reply was "Yes I On Sunday evening, with tho permission of the governor of Ceuta, Carpena will boon board the luumto. At eight o'elouk the steam yaoht loft her anuhorauo. pnveoued to tne norm, and Mount Iliiuho, the prominent height of this part of the moorish co.ist, soon vnuUhod In -the uUsta ot tne nujuu OnAPTER xni. Tim MKKTINO. AT ailHUI.T.Vn. Tho Prtfsencers who had not boon to!4 whither tl bU'i wai bound that carried Inn? would hardly guess in what part of the world ho had set foot if ho lauded at Gibraltar. First there is a quay cut into httlo docks for .hips to be moored along, then a bastion and a wall with an insignifi cant gate, thon on irregular square bor derexl by high barracks which rise ono behind tho other up a hill, thontholong narrow, winding thoroughfaro known as Main Street. At tho end of this road, which 13 always sloppy and dirty, among the porters, smugglers, boot-blacks, and sellers of cigar-lights, among tho trucks, trollies, nnd carta of vegetables nnd fruits all on the movo thcro crowds a cosmopolitan mixture of Maltese and Moors, Spaniards and Italians, Arabs and Frenchmen, Portuguese and Ger mansa little of everything, in fact, even of citizens of tho United Kingdom, who are specially represented by infan trymen in red coats, and artillerymen in blue tunics, with their caps only kept above their cars by a miracle of equili brium. Main Streot runs right through tho town from tho Sea Gate to tho Alameda Gate. Thence it runs on towards Europe, by tho sido of many colored villas and verdant squares, shaded by largo trees, through beds of flowers, green parks, batteries of cannons of all designs, and masses of plants of all countries, for a length of four miles and three hundred yards. Such is tho rock of Gibraltar, a sort of headless dromo dary that crouches on the sands of San Roque, with its tail dragging in tho Mediterranean Sea. Tin's enormous rock is nearly 1100 feet above tho shore of the continent that it menaces with its guns "tho teeth of the old woman," as tho Spaniards call them moro than 700 pieces of artillery whoso throats stretch forth from tho embrasures of its casemates. 20,000 inhabitants and 0,000 men of tho garri son aro housed on tho lower spurs of tho hill, without counting the quadrumana, tho famous "monos," tho tailless apes, the descendants of the earlier families of the place, tho real proprietors of tho soil who now occupy tho heights of tho ancient Calpe. From tho summit of tho rock tho viow extends across tho straits ; tho Moorish coast can bo seen ; the Mediterranean is looked down upon from one side, tho Atlantic from the other ; nnd the English telescopes havo a range of 12 t miles, of which they can keep watch over every foot and thoy do keep wnfe.li. Jf, happily, tho l-errato had arrived two days sooner in the roadstead of Gib raltar, if between tho rising and setting of tho sun Doctor Antekirtt and Pierro Hathory had landed on the little quay, entered by the Sea Gate, walked along Main Stre. t, passed the Alameda Gate and reached the lovely gardens that aro planted half-way up the lull to the left, perhaps the events reported in this nar rative . would havo advanced moro rapidly, and had a different result. For. on tho 10th of bnptemuer, on ono of tho wooden benches under tho shade of tho trees, with their backs turned to tho batteries commanding tho ro.idstcad, two persons were talking together, and carefully avoiding being overheard by tho people arouud. They wore barcany and Namir. It mav be remembered that Sarcany was to rejoin Namir in Sicily when tho expedition took place against the Casa degli Inglesi, which resulted in Zirono's death. Warned in time, Sarcany changed his plan of campaimi, and con sequently the Doctor waited a week in vain at his moorings oil Catania. Act ing on tho order.s sho received, Namir immediately left Sicily to return to Tetuun, where she then lived. Irom Tetuan sho returned to Gibraltar, where Surcuuy had appointed to moet her. Ho had arrived the night before, and intended to leave next day. Sarcany's companion was devoted to him body and soul ; she it was who had brought him up in ihedouars of Tripoli, as if she had been his mother. Sho had never left him even when ho was living as a broker iu the Regency, where, through his seerot acquaintances, he became one of the formidable sectaries of Senousisni, whoso schemes, as wo have said above, were being directed against Antekirtta. Namir, m thought and deed, treated Surouiiy with almost maternal uffoction, and was even moro attached to him than Zirone, the companion of his pleasures and miseries. At a sign lrom him sho would have committed any crime ; at a sign from him sho woulrt have walked to death without hesitation. Sarcany could thus have absolute confidence in Namir, and when he sent for her to Gibraltar, it was to talk to her about Cnrpena, from whom ho had now much to fear. This interview was tho first that hail taken place between them since Sar eanys arrival at Gibraltar; it was to bo tho only one, and tho conversation was Tarried on iu Arabic. Sarcany begun with n question, and received an auswer which both prolwbly regarded its of the utmost importance, for I heir future depended on it "Sva?" asked Sarcany. "She is safe at Tetuan,"repliodNamir, nnd you can feel quito easy concerning lior." " But during your ubsonco "During my absence tho house is in oharge of nn old Jewess, who will not leave it for an instant! it is liko n prison to which nobody goes or can go 1 Suva does not know she is at Tetuan, she does uot kuow who I am, and she does not even know that she is in your power." " You are always talking to her about tho wedding ?" "Ye, Sureuny." replied Namir, "I lover allow her to bo free from tho idea that ho is to be . ur wife and she will V!" "Sho must, Namir, sho must; nnd all ihe more because Toronthal's monoy nus uearly gouol Gambling does uot igreo with poor Silusl" "You havo no need of him, Sarcany ; frithout him you cou become richer than yon have over been." "I know it, Namir, but tho latost rtate it whioli my marriage with Suva must ake place is approaching! I must havo v voluntary consent on lior part, nud if tlio rcfUBea " "I will make her 1" replied Namir ; "yes, I will tear her consent from her I You can trust me, Sarcany 1" And it would bo difficult to imagine a more savage, determined-looking face than that of tho Moor as sho thus expressed herself. "Good, Namir!" answered Sarcany; "continue to keep good wntch over her, and I will soon bo with you." "Do you intend U3 to leave Tetuan Boon ?" asked tho Moor. "No. not till I am obliged, for no ono thcro knows, or can know, Saval If events oblige mo to send you away, you will got notico in lime." "And now, Sarcany," continncd Namir, "tell me why you have sent for mo to Gibraltar ?" "Because I havo certain things to say to you that aro better said than written." " Say oh then, Sarcany, and if it is an order I will obey it." "This is now tho position," answered Sarcany. "Madamo Bathory has dis appeared, and her son is dead. From that family I havo nothing further to fear. Madamo Toronthal is dead, and Sava i3 in my power 1 On that side I am also safo 1 Of the others who know my secret, ono Silas Toronthal, my accomplice, is under my thumb ; the other, Zirone, died in Sicily. Of all those I have mentionod nono can speak, and nono will speak." "What ore you afraid of, then ?" " I nm afraid only of the interference of two individuals ; ono knows a part of my past lifo and tho other seems to mix himself up with my present more than is convenient." "Ono is Carpena?" asked Namir. "Yes," answered Sarcany; "and the other is that Doctor Antekirtt. whose communications with the Bathory family at Rugusn, always seemed to me to be suspicious ! Besides, I have heard from Benito, tho innkeeper at aaiua urotia, that this personage, who is a millionaire, laid a trap for Zirone by introducing a certain Pescador into his service. If that ii so, it was certainly to get posses sion of him in default of me and got my secret out of him 1" TO I1E CONTINUED. The Wonders of tho Sea. Tho sea occupies three-fifths of the earth. At tho depth of about 3,500 feet waves arc not felt. The tempcraturo is tho same, varying only a trifle from tho ico of tho pole to the burning sun of the equartor. A mile down the wa ter has a pressure of over a ton to tho square inch. If a box six feet deep were filled with sea water and allowed to evaporate under the sun there would be two inches of salt left on the bot tom. Taking the average depth of the ocean to be three miles, there would be a layer of pure salt 20 feet thick on the bed of the Atlantic. The water is colder at the bottom than lit' the sur face. In the many bays on the coast of Norway tho water often freezes at the bottom before it does above. Waves are very deceptive. To look at them in a storm one would think tho water traveled. The water stays in tho sumo place, but the motion goes on. Some times in storms these waves are forty feet high, and travel .r0 miles an hour more than twice a fast as the swift est steamer. The distance from valley to valley is generally 15 times tho height, hence a wave 5 feet high will extend over 75 feet of water. Tho force of th" sea dueling on Bell rock is said to be 17 tons for each square yard. Evaporation is a wonderful power in drawing the water from the sea. Ev ery year a layer of the entire sea 11 feet is takon up into the clouds. The winds bear their burden into the land and the water comes down in rain up on tlie fields to flow b ick at last through rivers. The depth of the sea presents an interesting problem. If the Atlantic were lowered C.4G1. feet, tho distaneo from shore to sjioro would bo half as great, or 1,500 miles. It low ered a little more than three miles, say 18.GS0 feet, there would be a road of dry land from New Foundland to Ire land. This is tho plain on which tho great Atlantic cables were laid. Tho Mediterranean is comparatively shal low. A drying up of 600 feet would leave three different seas, and Africa would be joined with Italy. The Brit ish channel is more liko a pond, which accounts for its choppy waves. It has boen found difficult to get correct soundings of tho Atlantic. A midship niiiu nf tho navv overcame the difficul ty, and a shot weighing 110 pounds car ries down mo line, noio is unrcu through tho sinker, through which a rod of iron is passed, moving easily lMik mid forth. In tho end of tlio bar a cup is dug out, and the insido coated with lard, lhe bar is inauo last 10 uiu lino, and u sling holds tho shot on. W'lmii .lin Imp whinh nrtends bcloW tho ball, touches tho earth, tho sling unhooks und tho shot slides on. xno lard in the ond of the bar holds somo of tho sand, or whutovor may bo on tho bottom, nfid a drop shuts over tho cup to keep tho water iroin wasumg wm sand out. When the ground is roachod a shock is felt as if ail cloctrio current had passed through the lino. Elcctri cal lieview. A Philosopher. Gravity is not of necessity an indica tion of learning; it quito as often ox- pressos a poverty of Ideas, or the pres ence of dyspepsia, as anything else. An old tanner who nau grotu respect for a jovial lawyer's attainments was grontly disgusted, that his opponent, a nithor boorish man, was elected dis trict attorney. Sitting ono day in tho court room, tho aged agriculturist mut tored in a volco like distant thunder: "There sets May no, riz by his gravi ty! nn' Ihore sots Keller, sunk by his levity! I wonder w'at Sir Isaac New ton M thought o' that!" Houso-reut Is fo high la the City of Mexico that many houses are vacant lu tho older quartora of tho olty, now-comers nearly all seeking tho mVurbs, especially toward the west. Landlord do uot come down, however, preferring to wait, slueo their property U not taxed when unoccuptou. A bill that will have little encouragement was recently introduced lu the Kentucky legis lature, forbidding member to accept free passe on railroad. Shot to Snve. "Talking about tho Hoffman libol cult " said a well-known Omaha phy sician the other day, "I have always had a certain sympathy for horse- thieves sinco a little occurrence wnicu happened twenty years ago." -Tell us about it," chorused his ..uditors. "I was living then in a littlo Mis souri town," said the man of medicine, "strujrgling along ns best I could nga'nsTadverse fate and the disgusting healthiness of the community in which my lot was cast. Horse-thieving was a very common thing in that part of the country, and somo of tho residents of the county in which I lived hud formed an anti-horse-tliicf association. When a horse was stolen it became the duly of every member of tho association to thoroughly arm liimsnlf. mount his steed, and start Itow nn Omalm Physician in pursuit of the thief. Onu day one of the members of the association lost a string of three valuable horses. The j identity of the thief was unknown, but fortunately a clow to the direction he had taken'was given by a boy, who had seen a stranger with a number of horses goin" west from town. Within less tiianiialf an hour affer the loss hail been discovered a band of thirty mem bers of the association were in hot pur suit of the thief over hill, down dale, and through forests. We managed to strike the fellow's trail about 2 o'clock iu the afternoon and followed it closely. At half-past 7 o'clock in the evening we ran across him in a thick clump ot t!ik((l about him. We closed in about him, and m less time than it takes to toll it the hor-e-thief was under arrest. A "court was organized without a moment's de lay, anil a trial lasting not longer than ten minutes followed. The fellow was found guilty and sentenced to die. l felt sorry for tho scamp tried to in tercede in his ucnnii; ne was juimS '.ii,.... ;!, M-limii T lmil been ncoliaint- 4 cd for some time, and whom I knew ro come from highiy-respeeiou parents iu Illinois. It was of no use. Tho (.nntors insisted that ho must die. and only laughed at my entreaties. To add to my disgust 1 was selected as me one to slfoot liim. "Suv vour pravers, hoy." said one oi the men to the young fellow, who had been tied to a tree. "The poor cuss didn't know how to pray, and asked nio to help him. I didn't know anything but the Lord's prayer, and tried" that. It went so well and seemed to relievo thu poor fellow l t... T .....1 it- 1 SO lllUCIl UKU J. luiiuaiuu ii. siiiwu. times. Just as I roso from my knees the details of a plan whereby I. might save the man's lifo Unshed into niv mind. I ' whispered them into his ear. and his srrateful look, as hope v;is revived in Ins heart, l snail never lorgei. n irrntt'lnir ,lnrlf. ! 1 1 1 tllO 111(111 WCrO 1)C- coming impatient, so that 1 determined to hurrv matters to a eri-sK 1 had a.. . f double 'barreled, muzzle-loading shot- Mild miller lireteu-e that the loads were not fresh 1 lirod them oil". I re- !,.,. 1,., I tin .1,1 nnt willi .ilml. hut, with .... .. ...... . " ' ' ----- some very small pills which I han . . ... i pened to havo wiui me. i was la-uj ....II ..... i nil, nl .mil t l-r.mlili'il inwfirtIK' lent I might be. d -tided. But 1 wasn't. I mcnMircd oil' a goodly distance on the ground and lirod. taking a low aim. The horse-thief fell over, apparent dead. The vigilatits mounted then- horses and rod; away, leaving mo to hurv the victim. In less than ten min utes the corpse was free and niak'ng a ,. bee-line for Kansas. The dose of pills had not injured him in the least." Umuna nee. The Judge Would Enjoy It. I The constablo was .sent out to bring an important witness on a tr al before a Dakota justice of the peace, lie soon returned without the man. "What's tho matter?" demanded the justice. " I found him holding a mans coat J during a light and so iidn't disturb him, vour honor." "S r! thundered tho justice, "don t you understand vour duties hotter than that?'' "Whv. your honor, 1 thought this was your ruling in sunn cases. "No, sir! this court was never guilty of making any such order." "What was it then?" rti.it. von were to immediately brinir the parties fighting into the court-room, where they could havo it out and I niil aim tlmt. thev had fair nlav. Go rirht back after them. 'Ihe jury will " .1 1 f .1... 4- remain seated ami some oi me xpuci.i tois will movo back tho chairs and form a ring. Any gontloiuen making bets must deposit the stakes with the court who will retain 10 per cent com mission. If this court knows herselt she is going to havo her share of tho fun that is iroing on in this town! Eslelline Mi ll. No Rest for the Weary. Old Senex thought ho would tako a stroll through i . country and sco If ho couldn't find a littlo reliof from city slang, etc. All tho week his frionds had yolled "chestnuts" at his display of jokes, and groeted his attompts at witticism with "rats!" until ho was thoroughly disgusted and determined to go wliero he would not hear these infernal terms for ono day. at least. Toward noon ho passed a beautiful ciunip of treos, anil accosting a traveler, aaked htm what thoy were. Chotnuts," was the ronly. Sonox. after two or threo ineffectual nttoinpts to get at tho man, rosumed his walk. A short distance ahead ho discovered a man engaged in putting some invert ed tin pans about the supports of a corn crib to prevent vormiu from get ting at the oon tents. Having never seen anything of tho sort boforo Sonex asked tho farmer what thoso tin pans woro for. "Hats," was tho answer. Funeral services commonco at 2:30 p. xa. Texas Sitings.