LABOR AND WAIT.
Mtcr ttie ncorn betimes lias been plntiteil
Long, crc It rlsec an oak strong and tall;
fotig tliat tlio bard to the lyre's chord has
chanted,
Tender but potent to hold In soft thrall,
Eptingtn from sorrow and happiness slaying,
Living immortal when he is no more,
Long In his otil were fermenting, essaying
Outlet to find through sweet melody's door.
Cycles on cycles arc star-world's in making;
Centuries went to each ate of earth's sphere;
Lifeless and bloomlet s creation's dawn-break-
Low In the Fealc the first forms did npjcar.
Long had the Hebrews Messiah expected
F.r the uprising of Hethlehciu's star;
Bluwl Is each reformation effected,
Yet roll the wheels of Progression's grand
car.
Canst thou not bide then the issue of sowing?
Hoping lu faith the glad day to perceive
Win u thou shall have all thy barns overflow
ing! Crowded with sheaves from foundation to
eavc.
Lon;: though and weary the time be till reap
ing, Valnt not; continue thy fields aye to till,
Labor and wait, the while sluggards are sleep
ing. Walt the lrultlon of prescient will.
Mary L. Goodrich, In the Current.
Sandorf's Revenge,
SEQUEL TO UATHIAS SA.VDOUF AND
DOCTOR AXTEKIRTT.
DSy Jules "Verne,
UTHOlt OP "JOOHNEY TO TUB CENTEK
OP THE ISAItTlI," "THU TO TJIE MOON,"
"AIIOUND THE WOULD IN E10HTY
DAYS, " "MICHAEL STnoOOFI',"
" TWENTY THOUSAND LEAUUE3
UNDEU THE SEA," ETC., ETO.
tfantlatlon copyrighted Vy O. IP. IJanwt, ms.
CHAPTER XII I Continued.
"Notning can bo clenror," answered
Namir, "than Unit you should bo moro
careful tluui over of Doctor Antokirtt,"
"And as much as possible wo should
know what ho is doing, mid above nil
things where ho is."
"Thut is not easy, Sareany," answered
Nnmir ; "for when I was ut Ragusa, for
instance, I heard that to-day ho would
bo ut ono end of the Mediterranean, and
to-morrow at the other."
"Yes! Tlio man seems to havo tho
pift of ubiquity," growled Saroany;
"'but it shall not bo said that I let him
Interfere with my game without making
n tight for it, and when I go to his homo
in hisisland of Anlekirtta, Ikuow well"
"That tho wedding will havo takon
filaco," answered Namir, "and you will
lavo nothing to fear from him or any
000."
"That is ho, Namir, and till thon "
"Till thon wo must mind what wo aro
nbout! Olio way wo shall always havo
tho best of it, for wo shall know whoro
lie is without his knowing whoro wo arol
Now about Carpena, Saroany; what
havo you to fear from him ?"
" Carpena knows my connection with
Zirono 1 For many years ho took part
in expeditions in which I had a hand,
nnd ho might talk"
"Agreed ; but Carpena is imprisoned
for life at Couta."
"And that is what makes mo anxious,
Namir 1 Carpena, to iniprovo his posi
tion, may say something. If wo know
Jio has been sent to Couta, others know
at oa well ; others know him personally.
'Thero iR that lVscador who found him
out at Malta. And through that man
Dootor Autekirtt may bo able to get at
In in. Ilo can buy his secrets from him I
Ho may oven try to help him csoupo.
In fact, Namir, it is all so very obvious
that I wonder why it has not yet hap
pened. "
Saroany, wide awake and keen-sighted,
liad tints guessed at tho Doo'or's plana
with regard to tho .Spaniard, and per
ceived tlio danger. Namir agreed that
there was considerable cause for anxiety.
"Why," said Saroany, "why did wo
not lose him instead of Zirono !"'
"But what did not happen in Sicily
might happen in Couta," said Namir,
coolly.
That, in short, was what the iutorviow
meant Namir then oxplniued to Sar
cany that nothing could bo easier than
for her to go from Tetuan to Couta as
ofton as eho liked. It was only twouty
miles from one town to tlio other.
Tetuan was a httlo to the south of tho
ponitentiary colony. As tho convicts
worked on tho roads leading to tho town,
it would bo easy to enter into communi
cation with Oarpena, whom she know,
to mao him think that Sareany was
nnxioufl for him to escape, and to give
liini a little monoy, or oven u little extra
food. And if it did happen that ono of
tlio pieoea of bread or fruit was poisoned,
who would trouble himself about tho
death of tho convict Carpena ? who
would mako any inquiries r
Ouo Bcoundrel leas would not seriously
inconvenience the Governor of Ceuta I
And Sar.Miiy would havo nothing further
to fear from tho Spaniard, nor fiom tho
attempt of Dootor Autekirtt to fathom
his secrets.
And from this iutorviow it resulted
that, whilo one side was busy scheming
tho oscapo of Carpena, tho other was
endeavoring to render it impossible, by
Bending him prematurely to tho penal
colony in tho othor world, from which
thero is no osoapo I
Having ngroeil on their plaus, Sareany
nnd Namir returned to tho town, and
eeparatod. That evening, Saroany loft
Spain to Join Silas Torontlial, and tho
next morning Namir, after crowing tho
Bay of Gibraltar, embarked at Algosiras
on tho ntumior that runs regularly
between Europe and Africa. As she
lert tho harbor, tho stoamer inn punt a
yacht which wan btonniing into th Iwy.
Jtwaa tlio Forrato. Nitmir. ho had
seen her whilo alio lay at Catania, rooog
uized hor imniediutoly.
"Dootor Autekirtt hero I" alio inut
terod; "Sareany was rht. Tlmro is
danger, pud tho danger is oloso ntdiaiidl"
A few lioura afterwards tlio Moor
lauded nt Cviuti But, before roturnuir
to Tetuan, sho had taken stops to enter
into communication with the Spaniard.
Ilcr plan was simple, and it was almost
Biiro to succeed if alio had sufficient
lime.
But a complication had arisen which
Namir did not expect. Carpena, owing
to the Dootor'8 intervention at his first
visit to Ceuta, had been put on tho sick
list, and been obliged to go into tho
hospital for somo days. Namir could
only loiter round tho hospital without
being ablo to got nt him. Ono thing sho
cont ii ted herself with, and that was,
that if she could not sco Carpena, neither
could the Doctor nor his agonts. Thero
was, therefore, no danger, sho thought ;
and no fear of oscapo until tho conviot
got back to his work on tho roads.
Namir was mistaken. Carpona's
ontranco into tho hospital favored tho
Doctor's plan, and would probably
bring about their success.
The Forrato anchored on tho evoning
of the 22nd of September in the Bay of
Gibraltar, which is so frequently swept
by the easterly and south-easterly wind.s.
But sho was only to remain thero during
tho 23rd. Tho Doctor and Pierre landed
on tho Saturday morning, and went for
their lottcrs to tho post-oflleo in Main
Street.
Ono of thes", addressed to tho Dootor
from his Sicilian ngeut informed him
that sinco tho departuro of the Ferrato,
Saroany had not appeared at Catania,
Syracuseor Messina. Another, addressed
to 1'ieiTP, was from Point Pescade, aud
informed him that ho was much bettor,
and felt none tho worse for his wound;
that Doctor Autekirtt could command
his services as soon as ho pleased, in
addition to thoso of Capo Matifoti, who
also presented his respects. Thero was
a third letter to Luigi from Maria. It
was moro than tho letter of a sister it
was the letter of a mother.
If tlio Dootor aud Piorro had taken
thoir wall: in tho gardens of Gibraltar
thirty-six hours before, they would
havo come across Sareany and Namir.
The day was spent in coaling tho Fer
roto from the lighters which carry tho
coals from tho floating stores moorod in
the harbor. Fresh water tanks wcro
also replenished, ahd-ovory thing was in
trim when tho Doctor and Pierro, who
had dined at tho hotel in Commercial
Square, roturnod on board at guu-ilro.
The Forrato did not weigh anchor that
ovoning As it would only take hor a
couple of hours to cross tho straits, sho
did not start till eight o'clock next morn
ing. Then passing the English batter
ies, sho wont out under full steam
towards Couta. At half-past nino she
was under Mount Haoho, but as tho
breeze was blowing from tho northwest,
sho could not bring up in the same posi
tion sho had occupied three days before,
The captain thoroforo took her tho other
sido of tho town, and anchored about
two cable lengths from tho shore in a
small well-sheltered creek.
A quarter of an hour later the Dootor
landed at the wharf. Namir was on tho
watch, and had followed all tho yacht's
manojuvres. The Doctor did not reeog
nizo the Moor, whom ho had only seen
in tho shadow of tho bazaar, at Cattaro;
but pho had often mot him at Grnvosa
and Bagiisii, and recognized liim imme
diately; and she rosolvod to bo moro on
her guard thau ovor during his stay at
Couta.
As he landed, tho Doctor found tho
governor and an aide-de-camp waiting
tor him on tho wharf.
" Good-morning, my dear friend, and
wolcomol" said tho governor. "You
aro a man of your word, aud now you
bolong to mo for tho rest of tho day at
least,"
"I do not belong to your oxcollency
until you havo been my guost 1 Don't
forgot that, breakfast is waiting for you
ou board tho Ferrato."
"And if it is waiting, Doctor Anto
kirtt, it would not be polito to keep it
waiting any longer."
The gig took tho Dootor and his
guost.s out to the yacht. The breakfast
was luxuriously sorvod, aud all did it
honor.
CH.VPTEH XIV.
ran DOOTOUH UXrEUI.MENT.
During the breakfast, the conversa
tion ohielly dwelt on tho administration
of tlio colony, on the manners and cus
toms of the inhabitants, on tho relations
which had been established between the
Spanish and nativo populations. Inci
dentally the Doctor was led to speak of
tlio conviot whom ho had awakened from
tho magnetic sleep two or three days
before on tho road in the town.
" lie remembers nothing about it,
probably ?" asked tho Dootor.
"Nothing," ropliod tho govornor,
" but ho is not now nt work on tho
roads. "
"Whoro is he, thon?" nskod tho Doc.
tor, with a oortain feeling of anxiety that
Piorro was the only ono to romark.
" He is in tho hospital," ausworod tho
governor. "It seems that tho shook
upset his precious liealtn.
"Who is ho?"
"A Spaniard namod Carpena, a vul
gar murderer, not at all interesting,
Doctor Autekirtt; aud if ho happened
to die, I can assure you that ho would
be no loss to us 1"
Thou tho conversation took another
turn. Doubtless it did not suit tho
Doctor to lay too much Btross on the
case of tho oouviot, who would bo quito
recovered after a day or two in the hospi
tal. Breakfast over, coffeo was served on
deck, aud cigars and cigarettes vanished
in Mnoko beneath the awning. Then
the Doctor suggested going ashoro with
out delay. Ho now belonged to tin
governor, and was ready to visit tha
Spani-h colony in all iU branches.
Tho suggestion was aoooptod, aud up
to dinner time tho governor devoted
himself to doing tho honors of tho col
ony to the illustrious visitor. Tim Doo
tor and Piorro were conscientiously
taken all over tho place, both town and
country. They did not mnw a single
detail either in the prUtoug or the Itur
racks. Tho day being Suuduy, thn eon
vies were not tit their ordinary tasks,
and the Doctor could observe them
under different circumstance). C(.rpua
ho only saw nsthev passed through cue
of the nnrdn in the hoqiitnt, nnd he did
not appear to attract his attention.
Tlio Doctor intended to leavo for
AnMiirtta that night, but not until ho
had given the greater part of tho even
ing to tho govornor; and about six
o'clock ho returned to the house, when
on elegantly served dinner awaited them
thereplvto tho morning's breakfast
Wo need hardly say that during tho
wah; through the colony tho Doctor was
followed by Namir, nnd was quito un
aware that ho was so closely watched.
Tho dinner was a pleasant one. A
few of tho chief people in tho colony,
olllcers and their wives, and two or
three rich merchants had been invited,
and did not conceal tho plcaBiiro they
experienced at seeing and hearing Doc
tor Antokirtt. Tlio Doctor spoko of his
travels in tho East, in Syrin, in Arabia,
in tho north of Africa. Thon leading
tho conversation round to Ceuta, ho
complimented tho governor, who admin
istered tho Spanish colony with so much
ability.
"But," added ho, "looking after tho
convicts must give you a great deal of
trouble."
"And why, my dear Doctor?"
"Because thoy must try to esoapo ;
and as tho prisoner must think moro of
getting away than tho warders think of
stopping him, it follows that tho advan
tage is on tlio side of tlio prisoner, ami 1
should not bo surprised if there is sorao
timns ono or two missing at roll-call."
"Never," nnswered tho governor ;
novor I whero would tho fugitives go ?
By sea, escapo is impossiblo 1 By land,
among the savage peoplo of Morocco,
flight would bo dangerous 1 And so
tho convicts remain here, if not from
pleasure, from prudence 1"
"Well," answered tho Doctor, "I
must congratnlato you I For it is to bo
feared that guarding tho prisoners will
boenmo moro and moro difficult in tho
future. "
"And why, if you pleaso?" asked ono
of tho guests, who was much interested
in tho conversation owing to his being
tho director of tho ponitontiary.
"Because, sir," roplied tho Doctor,
"the study of magnotio phenomena has
made groat progress, becauso their
action can bo applied to everything in
tho world; becauso tho effects of sug
gestion aro becoming moro aud more
frequent, and tend so much towards
substituting ono personality for another. "
"Aud in that case?" asked tho gover
nor. " In that case I think that if it is wiso
to watch your prisoners, it 13 just as
wiso to watch your warders. During
my travels 1 havo witnessed somo extra
ordinary things, that I wuld not havo
believed possible, with regard to theso
phenomena. And in your own interest
do not forget that if a prisoner can
unconsciously esoipo under tho influ
ence of a stranger's will, a warder sub
ject to tho same iniluonco can nono tho
less unconsciously allow him t escape."
" Will you explain to us of what theso
phenomena consist ?" asked tho director
of the penitentiary.
"Yes, sir, aud I will givo you nn
example to mako them clear to you.
Suppose a warder has a natural disposi
tion to submit to mngnotio or hypnotic
influeneo; and admit that a prisoner
can exercise such influence over him.
Well, from that moment tho prisoner
has becomo the warder's master and can
do what ho likes with him. lie can
mako him go whero ho pleases, aud can
mako him open the prison doors when
ever ho likos to suggest the idea to him."
" Doubtless." replied tho director,
"but on condition that ho has iirst sent
him to sleep "
"That is where you mako a mistako,"
said the Doctor; "he can do all theso
things when ho is awake, and yet ho
will know nothing nbout them."
"What, do you mean to say?"
"I mean to say, and I affirm, that
under tho iniluonco tho prisoner can say
to tho warder, 'On such a day at such
an hour, you will do such a thing, and
ho will do it. 'On such a day you will
bring mo tho keys of my coll,' and ho
will bring them. ' On such a day you
will open tho gate of the prison,' aud ho
will open it. 'On such a day I will
pass by you,' and ho will not teo him
pass. "
"Not whon ho is awake?"
"Quito wide awako!"
To this affirmation of tho Doctor a
shrug of incredulity passed round tho
oompany.
"Nothing can bo truer, nevertheless,"
said Pierre, "for I, myself, havo seon
such things."
"And so," said tho governor, "tho
materiality of ouo persou can bo sup
pressed at tho look of another ?''
"Entirely," said tho Doctor; "and
in some people iu such a way that thoy
will take s-alt for sugar, milk for vinegar,
and wine for physio. Nothing is impos
siblo in tho way of illusion or hallucina
tion whilo tho brain is under the
intluonoe."
"It seems to me, Doctor Antokirtt,"
said tho governor, "that tho general
feeling of tho company is, that those
tilings must bo seen to bo believed I"
"And moro than oucel" said oua of
tho guests.
"It is a pity," said tho govornor,
" that tho short time you have to givo
us will not allow you to convince us by
an exporimout."
" But I can I" repliod tho Dootor.
"Now?"
"Yes, now, if you like I"
"How?"
"Your Excollenoy has not forgotten
that three days ago one of tho convicts
was found asleep on the road, and I told
you that it was a mngnotio sleep?"
"Yes,"Faid tho director of the peni
tentiary, "and the man is now iu tho
hospital."
" You reniombor I awakened him, for
none of your warders could."
" Quito bo "
"Well, that was enough to create
botweeii mo and this convict what is
his name ?"
"Oarpwna."
"Between mo and Carpena, a bond of
suggestion putting him completely in
my owtir."
"Whon ho is in your presence,"
"And when we aro apart."
"Between you here, and him in tho
hospital 7" uskod the governor.
"Yes ; and if yon will give orders for
them to L-nvc tin- doors open, do you
know what ho will do ?''
" Itun away 1" said the governor, with
a laugh in which all joined.
" No, gentlemen," replied tho Doctor,
very seriously, "Carpena will not run
away until I wish him to run away,
aud ho will only do what I want him to
do."
"And what is that, if yon pleaso?"
"For oxample, when ho gets out of
tho prison, I can order him to toko tho
road here."
"And will ho como hero ?"
"Into this very room, if I please, nnd
ho will insist on speaking to you."
"To mo?"
"To you. And if you like, as ho will
have to olx y all my suggestions, I will
suggest the idea to him to tako y'ou for
f omebody else for his Majesty Alfonso
XII."
" His Majesty tho King of Spain ?"
"Yes, your Excellency, and ho will
ask you"
"To pardon him?"
" Yes, to pardon him, nnd, if you like,
to give him tho cross of Isabella into tho
bargain 1"
Shouts of laughter greeted this last
assortion.
"And tho man wido awako all tho
timo ?" asked the director of tho peni
tentiary. "As wido awako as wo arc."
"Not no I It is not credible, it is
not possible," oxclaimedtho governor.
" Then try tho experiment I Givo
orders for Carpena to bo allowed to do
what ho likes, aud for security let ono
or two warders bo told to follow him at
a distance. Ho shall do all I havo just
told you.
"Very well, when would you liko to
begin?"
"It is now eight o'clock," said tho
Doctor, consulting his watch. "At nine
o'clock ?"
"Bo it so; nnd after tho experi
ment?" "And after tho experiment Carpena
will go quietly back to tho hospital
without tho slightest remembrance of
what has passed. I repeat and it is
the only explanation I can givo you of
tho phenomenon that Carpena will bo
under a suggestive iniluenco coming
from me, and in reality I shall bo doing
theso things, not Carpena."
Tho governor, whoso incredulity was
manifest, wrote a noto to tho chief war
der, directing him to allow Carpona full
liberty of action and to follow him from
a distanco ; and tho fioto was immedi
ately despatched to tho hospital.
The dinner at an end, tho company at
the governor's invitation adjourned to
the drawing-room.
Naturally tho conversation still dwelt on
tho different phonomonaof magnetism of
hypnotism, nnd controversy between
the believers and unbelievers grow ani
mated. Doctor Autekirtt, whilo tho
cups of cofl'eo circulated amid the smoko
of tho cigars and cigarettes, which oven
tho Spanish ladies did not despise, re
lated a scoro of facts of which he hod
been tho witness or tho author during
the practieo of his profession, all to tho
point, all indisputable, but nono of them,
seemingly, convincing.
Ho added also that this faculty of
suggestion would give serious troublo to
legislators and magistrates, for it could
bo used for criminal purposes; and
cases could ariso in which crime could
be committed without its being impos
siblo to discover its author.
to hi: continued.
How Thoy Fixed It.
A man with a bundle under his arm
called at a Michigan avenue clothing
storo tho other evening and hesitatingly
inquired if the proprietor over bought
second-hand clothing.
"Vhell, 1 puys sooch garments vonco
in a while. Vh:n you a Shcneral iu cler
last war?"
"No, sir."
"Dot makes it badt. I cnuld pay you
$2 for dot coat if you vl a? a Shcneral,
and maybe somebody gif me four. Vhas
you a Congressman?"
"No."
"Too badt. Shust now dere vhas a
demand for Congressman's old clothes.
Vims you come candidate for Governor
last time?"
"Not that I reiuenibor of."
"Mebbo you vhas a groat inventor?"
"1 can't say that 1 am. Tho only
thing I ever invented was an excuse."
"Vhell, you see how it vhas? If you
vhns.somo celebrated man your old
clothes go oft liko hot cakes. If you
vhas nobody den nopody puys 'cm.
How mooch vou vhant for dot coat?"
"Three dollars."
"Tree dollar! Say, you go right
oudt of my blacc! 1 doan' haf somo
time to fool away mit lunatics!"
"Givo ino two!"
"Two dollar! Gif you dor sanio price
ash a great Shcneral' Pleaso go oudt,
my hoadt aches!"
"Well, tako it for twelve shillings."
"My friendt, look iu my eye! You
vhas a poor man, nnd 1 liko to do right
py you. 1 haf my rules laid down not
to puy clothes oxcopt of great men. but
1 pretik 'em for you. 1 gif you sovon-ty-iive
conts for dot coat, uml 1 pin on
him a card dot you vhas a colobrated
poet. I do dot mooch to help you oudt."
"Givo mo a dollar and put on tho
card that I am a celebrated artist."
"No, my friondt. Dor worry best I
could do vhas to gif you ninety cents
uml put on dot you vhas a oolobratod
musician."
Thoy brglnod on that, aud tho
stranger want wy saying:
"You oan spoil oolobratod with a big
'CY and depend upon mo not to givo
you Hway." Dttroit Frtt Prtss.
.My p," wW oh small boy, 'is a prsaehar,
ami U Mire to goto heaven," "lluht" raid
tfati oilier HtvaH bojr, "that ain't Detain'. Mj
M is a doctor and oau kill your old p.".,Yv
Yvrk Smi.
ORATORS OF OTHER DAYS.
Personal Characteristics of Vntrlctc
Henry, Hamilton, l.rc, "Webster,
Clny, nnd SerKCimt S. l'rcntlss.
Patrick Henry, the great Virginia
orator, called in his day "the
Demosthenes of America," i3 described
as having been nearly six feet high,
with a slight stoop of tho shoulders, his
complexion dark, sunburned, and sal
low, his forehead high, his bluish-gray
eyes overhung by heavy eyebrows, and
his mouth and chin indicative of firm
ness. His delivery was natural and
well-timed, and his manners were dig
nified. He spoke with great delibera
tion, never recalling or recasting sen
tences as ho went along, nor substi
tuting a word for a better one. His
voice was not remarkable for its sweet
ness, but it was firm, and lie never in
dulged in continuous and deafening
vociferation. Every school-boy is
familiar with his wonderful appeal to
congress to offer armed resistance to
Great Britain, ending, "Give ino lib
erty, or give mo death."
Richard Henry Lee, measured by the
classic standard of oratory, was the
Cicero of the continental congress.
Tlio cultivated graces of his rhetoric,
wo aro told, received and reflected
beauty by their contrast with his col
league's 'grander effusions, his polished
periods rolling along without illort and
filling the car witli the most exquisite
harmony.
Samuel Adams, of Massachusetts,
who had been known as "tho great in
cendiary" in New England politics, be
came tlie guiding intellect of tho con
gress. Yet. it docs not appear that
either ho or his colleagues took a
prominent part in tho debates wise
counsels, perhaps, accomplishing as
much as eloquence. Ho was at that
tune 50 years of age, and his form was
slightly bowed, whilo his long locks
were gray, but his clear blue eyes
Hashed with tho lire of youth, and
courasrc was stamped on every feature.
Alexander Hamilton, of New York,
small in stature, possessed a mind of
ininienso grasp and unlimited original
resources, of such rapid thought that
ho seemed at times to reach his conclu
sions by a species of intuition. Ho
would catch the principles involved in
a discussion as if by instinct, and ad
here rightly to that, quito sure that
thereby the details were certain to be
right, ltufus King, ono of the col
leagues, was the possessor of an uncom
monly vigorous mind, highly cultivated
by study, and he spoke with dignity,
conciseness, and force. His arguments
were so logically arranged that as they
had convinced him they curried convic
tion to others.
John lliitledge, of South Carolina,
was probably the most cultivated ora
tor in the continental congress. His
ideas, Hainsey tells us, were clear and
strong, his utterance rapid but distinct;
his voice, action, and energetic man
ner of speaking forcibly impressed his
sentiments on the minds and hearts of
all who heard him. At reply ho was
quick, instantly comprehending tho
force of an objection, and seeing nt
oneo the best mode of weakening or re
pelling it.
During the iirst fifty years of the
"senato anil house of representatives
in congress assembled, " under the con
stitution, there were no verbatim re
porters, and tho congressionnl orators
poured forth their breathing thoughts
and burning words in polished and el
oquent language. Business was trans
acted in a conversational manner, and
when set speeches were occasionally
made they were listened to with atten
tion. Tho first written speech read in
the United States senate was by Hon.
Isaac Hill, of Now Hampshire, " a firm
supporter of Gen. Jackson. When
about half through he lost the thread
of his discourse and stopped, evidently
embarrassed. His wife, who sat in the
srallery almost directly over him, com
prehended the situation, and said in a
voice heard all ovor the senate cham
ber, "Mr. Hill, you've turned over two
leave-, at once." He immediately cor
ro ted his mistake, and proceeded with
his remarks amid a roar of laughter.
Daniel Webster was not an eUem
poraneous speaker, and ho always pro
pared himself with great care for his
speeches in the senate, and his argu
ments before the supremo court. Al
ways careful about his personal appear
ance when he was to address an au
dience, ho used, after ho had reached
the zenith of his fame, to wear the cos
tum of the British wltigs a blue dress
coat with bright buttons, a bull' waist
coat, black trousers, and a high, white
cravat, with a standing shirt collar.
A man of commanding presenco, with
a well-knit sturdy frame, swarthy feat
ures, a broad, "thoughtful forehead,
courageous oyes gleaming from beneath
shaggy ey brows, a quadrangular
breadth of jaw bone, aud a mouth
which bespoko strong will, ho stood
liko a sturdy roundhead sentinel on
guard boforo tho gales of tho consti
tution. Holding in profound contempt
what is termed spread eagle oratory,
his only gesticulations were up-and-down
motions of his right arm, as if
ho were beating out with sledgo ham
mers his forcible ideas.
Henry Clay was formed by nature
for a popular orator. Ho was'tall and
thin, with t rather small head and
gray oyos. His noso was straight, his
upper lip long, and his under jaw light.
His mouth, of generous width, straight
whon ho was silent, and curving up at
tho corners as ho spoke or smiled, was
singularly winning. When ho enchained
large audiences his features wero light
ed up by a ploasing smile, and the ges
tures of his long arms wore graceful,
and tho gentle accents of his mellow
voice wore porsunsivo and winning, or
terrible iu anger. His friends wore
legions, and they clung to him with un
dying afl'oction," while his antagonists
novor made peace with him. John
Quiuoy Adams wrote iu hu diary that
tho "oratorical encounters between
Clay and Calhoun aro liliputinu mimi
cry of tho orations against Ctosiphon
and tho crown or tho dobato of tho
second Philippic."
Sorgonnt Smith Prontlss was undoubt
edly the most elonuont man who over
addressed the United States house of
ropresontativos. A carpet-bagger from
oiaiue, no weiu iu .uissiasippi poor mm
friendless, and not only b-came fore
most among her sons, but acquired a
national reputation. He was, indeed,
a remarkable orator, his intellectual
endowments presenting a remarkable
example in winch great logical powers
and the most vivid Imagination were
happily blended. As Drydon said of
Halifax, he was a man
Of plprclin; wit and jirt-cnnnt thought,
Kmlued by nature nnd by learning taught
To move aswmblies.
The greet secret of his oratorical suc
cess was his readiness. Ho seemed
never at a loss for an epigram or a
retort, and his impromptu speeches
wore the best.
Thomas Corwin, of Ohio, was noted
for his humorous speeches, especially
one in which he mercilessly ridiculed a
lawyer holding a militia commission,
who had undertaken to criticise the
martial exploits of Gen. Harrison. It
was with him however, a subject ol
regret that ho had ever said a funny
thing iu debate, and ho used to advise
his 3-oung friends never to mako hum
orous speeches. "A man." said he one
day, "must be funny or wise. Y'ou will
rise higher in the long run to bo wise.
This reputation of mine for humor
nangs about my neck liko the body ol
death. It is the Nemesis which will
haunt me to my grave. Slum it whilo
you may."
Stephen A. Douglas was a short,
thick-set man, with ilorid, clcan-shavcu
countenance, and a nervous manner,
which made him attractive to friend
and foe, and gained for him the sobri
quet of "The Little Giant." His mind
was capable of grasping, analyzing,
and elucidating the most abstract and
difficult subjects. Ho had a deep-toned
voice, and his gestures were energetic
and somewhat graceful.
Wo may not havo the equals of
Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, John
Hutledge, Webster, Clay, Calhoun, or
Prentiss, but as a whole the congres
sional orator of to-day is far superior
to that of the near, or tho distant, past.
Verbatim reporting has proved a groat
injury to congressional oratory. In the
olden timo the senators and represen
tatives would listen to those who were
speaking with the attention of assem
blages of trained critics. When ver
batim reports of the debates were made
and printed, these congressional listen
ers wcro no longer to be found. A
senator or representative who had
carefully prepared himself would, as he
commenced his speech, see his audience
engaged in every other way than lis
tening to his accents. Some would bo
in groups chatting, others would be
reading newspapers or books, and tho
rest inditing epistles or directing pub
lic documents to their constituents. It
would be difficult for him to say what
ho had intended were there not another
stimulus by which his tongue and his
patience were rendered inexhaustible
the rllection that although his words
wero falling lifeless upon the cars of
his ostensible audience thoy would be
read by attentive constituents at homo.
It is to them that speeches in congress
have been addressed sinco the introduc
tion of verbatim reporting. Congress
men who wero noted for their eloquence
upon the home-stump have iloundered
through written platitudes at the capi
tol, otten prepared for thoni by some
journalist for a stated compensation.
Ben: l'crley Voorc, in The Chutuuquan.
Traveling in Japan.
A long ride on a Japanese pack-horse
is an epoch in the life of any traveler.
As the animals are shod with straw,
and as the roads are very rough, they
never attempt anything beyond a walk
even with the most violent inducement.
The traveler is perched high up in a
hard pillion, in a sort of a valley, the
sides of which are composed of his
luggage, spare hats, shoes, girths, and
straps rolled into bundles; his legs arc
doubled up so that his knees touch his
chin, and the sensation is liko that of
being on tho back of a camel. Thus
placed ho must perform his journey, or
as an alternative ho may bo driven to
tho kago, or litter. This may either
be a basket slung on a polo, or a rogu
lar box with sliding doors and shut
ters. Tho litters of men of rank, such
us once wero frequent enough in
tho streets of Yedo, but which have
gone the way of so many remnants of
old Japan, were often small rooms gor
geously decorated and painted, and re
quiring a scoro of coolies to carry them;
but the litters which the ordinary trav
eler must uso aro of tho basket typo,
and as provocauls of suffering and mis
ery are second only to tho pack horse.
To the native, whoso normal position
when not standing or sleeping is squat
ting on the heels of his feet, a confine
ment of several hours in a kago, with
searcoly a change of position, is no
hardship; but to tho European tho
agony of sitting cramped up in the
space of an arm-chair, with legs curled
up, tucked in, or huddled together, for
an indefinite period, must bo actually
suffered to be appreciated. Temporary
relief may bo obtained by sitting with
tho legs hanging over tlio sides, but in
this case they either graze tho ground
or come in contact with tho huge
bowlders with which tho road is litter
ed; by stretching them out in front,
when they kick against tho coolie; or
by stopping altogether and walking,
which means loss of timo, but which is
tho only efficacious method of escaping
tho pains oi v ramp. Tho kago is, how
ever, much more rapid than tho pack
horse, and far moro economical, Tho
coolies aro woll trained, sure-footed,
stalwart follows as a rule, four to a
litter covering easily thoir livo or six
miles an hour, and resting but rarely.
Tho motion, however, is very unpleas
ant, and is apt, liko that of a swing, to
mako tho uuaccustomod traveler feel
sick.
Especially Adapted,
"What do you put ou your hair that
makos it appear so glossy and beauti
ful?" nskod a young lady of n fomalo
acquaintance.
"I use pomade," said the lady, "aud
I wculd say that it would bo very ap
propiiato for you to uso the same. 1
"And why mo moro thnn any one
olse?" nskod her companion.
"Well, because you havo raven
curls," said the voting hid).
"And what of'thatf"
"Oh. nothing, only Poe-mado is os
peoially adapted for anything pertain
ing to Havou." National Wcclky.