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.
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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-
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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.