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D I DASHING AND DARING. I AMES CHASTAINE'S BOLD CAREER AND TRAGIC UtA I (1. le wns n ?um a aiannereu ,nan ns e.vei it Scnttleil Shin or Cut a Tliront A Pol ished Gentlcmnn In Society, and n a Burglar Ho Hail Few, If Any, Equals. if Joining tho months of February and March, 1SS1, tho city was stirreu irom tu eritcr to the circumferenco by dally reports I of burglaries committed of tho most daring nature, rorty houses wero entered on ai many nights, and from each articles of more or less value taken Such a stato of alarm iiad not existed in this usually peaceful com- Bmunity since tho advent of Wilson's evei memorable, raid iti IN". The streets were L patrolled at night by armed squads of citizens, kind the police force was increased by putting Ion extra men. Those burglaries were all ol ' tho same nature, the entranco or breakinp B.being generally effected through tho from .windows, which In this city almost invariablj 'cpoa on n vernnda and often open down tc ituo uoor HANDSOME "JOSErU SUTTO.V." About this timo n careful observer might avj noticed at one of our bout hotels a mat trikingly haudsomo and faultlessly dressed, vhoso classic features and polished manners ould havo adorned any circlo of society. o ivas about !0 years of ago, remarkablj .veil proportioned, dark hair, largo, full, darl cyej full of intelligence, that seemed to look you fro-i head to foot us soon as their ownei cast them uon you. A comploxion that ould excito tho envy of a girl, long, dark mustache, slightly turned up at tho ends, covering lips of coral ess, which, when parted by n stnilo. ften illuminated tho owner's countenance, isclosed teeth of great evenness and pearly whiteness. This most enchanting smilo, on Muodulated, each word and accent as clear as the chimo of a silver IkjIL I had met this man, and ho was intro duced to mo as Mr. Joseph Sutton, of Texas. Ho freely discussed tho frequent burglaries rthen nightly occurring, and oven suggested ,'somo plans by which tho midnight marauder might bo uppreheuded. Sutton was passion .ntcly foud of card playing (poker), nnd fre quently mado considerable losings. At times 'ho would excuse himself from tho game- in which ho was playing, saying ho would take a walk for exorcise, (oaring what mono and j! checks ho had beforo him on tho tablo. After f an absenco of an hour or two ho would re turn, rosumo his seat and play, apparently . very much exhilarated by his walk and the 1 fresh air. f Should nny ono of tho players bo in bail Stuck, and, consequently, in bad humor, lie W ! , , ni.., ! i woum smilingly recoiuiiicuu mo sumo course ?.lvn clinrt. vvnllr nml f l-iwh nlr tnti,ifr tlinf At other times, when his llnanccs wero ap parently low, ho would absent himself from iuu cii-j iur uirw ui iuui uujs, turnips iv VUI lllllk It 11 0 1 1 till IIIUIIVIi UVAJ (IVI IUU1LUI 1, it . . :.i . uuiu ono uay a sn unger suinuing on iiio siuo walk heard mo introduco Sutton to a friend of mino. After Sutton and my friend had conversed a while and then walked off to- wCL-rul rm ivhnr Si 'c tinmn tvnQ 1 imltrcirnr. inn.1,, tnl.l I.I... "i,.fr. II 'You are mistaken," ho said; "that is T.mu rlin..il,., t nd lln. mAr, m-.ul thieves that over lived. I know whereof J epeaK." POLITE TO THE LAST. I was so horrified and dumfounded tliat X did not notice that tho stranger hud walked iv n - mum irniTi riinr. finv mirii in a I nntre 'nn it r imccllil., t mr Thu rrnnt nmnn I r Knf. ton is tho thief that is causing so much alarm ' ir lilt- nifT-1 11, mt.iininn hnlitn tlinnntinMn AUUUKJVI. 11 Ulll 1111.) Ill IU Ull 1 HU lb LIU1U 1111111. -over Sutton and his movements. I noticed another important fact, that when Sutton ( was nlispiit from tlm mt.v thiTrt viri nn hnrrr iaries committed. Ho left ono day to visit imauia, iVia., anu remaiuca tnero one nitrht Tltnf tilrrhr ilia t,..I,l,. M. ii c ..i ln.n1r. ... C . . ..., .1 tl. . A. morn In f to .Montomnrv lnmliI with nlnn ir. f mvmr in i mi iiiiiiiii 1 1 1 1 1 1 imv'ti iiif-iiiv I fniinrl mit. flint, his mil tifimn tvna . iiiiuk iphastaiuo, that ho formorl lived iu Memphis and was tho trusted bookkeeper of a large pri'Jiiii mi iii-iii in i iiiil. fiL" iiiiii iiiiii iiniimiT to them in a sum of soveral thousand ft nrc n wn runt, lin vins nn nn iwl rvmi' nt nm i no URsniiri rrnrn nrisnn. ivnnrn nn ivn I was now thoroughly convinced that irinri i mi iiii'iu in i .mir. .innn iv ninrrin J I t.-.-.. n m w 1U 111 WtVUlAl kUklU UUU UUU UU UHULUILV III placing Sutton, now Chastalne, under arrest. Till ui 1 iinni ilium nv .iir i nnin err L'. iirmiL'ii iiin imniv. mill i-iiiii!- u'niiui iifivn proved mortal. Chastaino lingered a few hours and died, uever revealing bis Identity his confederates, if bo had any. His it e i. i t . ictv ill til pijiti fiia nvi'H i cu-itirr n iWm i.i... i... ri..l iti i. ..II TM 1 . . 1 . s m I 1 - 1 IIU.U 11 K. A 17 LIIU I1UU 1W JX lJ A. 1-un mw aino. Tho famous burglar was dead. 'Ho was as mild a mannered man i& ver bcuttled khip or cut a throat." Upon hi.H jwrton was found a quantity of ui air. uuicu. .vui'Ja; 1? effects wero articles of different voluo Will UUUUSI, U,ll , IJUUM L 1111 L. 1 11 111 UUUU 1111- tu. i tvus u ntil uu uxcusou uua&eu iroiu corn tauio to tako n walk and get ircau that bo committed bis burglaries. His 1 0 - u plunder, converting it (nto caib, gener iy w huu iur iiiu uuriMjsu or insimKin? cr lier&IllB lillnntitv n'na nuvrirAil juis man was an nnomniv or nii oi,n J viiiv4iitiviJV Ul VUb4Mljr HUMfiklllY pereoiuil beauty, Ho neither laokod, , Mvorc, uor indulged In obtconlty. and onun. Montgomery (Ala.) AdvcrtlMr. RED LIUIES. Strike fuller chords or let thp music rcstt Of tender hour the world has j-et nodcArth, Vhlch Roareosurvlvplho niomeutof their birth. Do thlno la iassionnt cadence eipressed, iVud bauisli inornlnt; glories from thy breostl A purple dream (lower of the woods Is worth So littln In the jrardoniof the earth: If gift thou glrest, give wbnt wo love best. SInco life U wild with tears, and red with wrongs. Let tbeso rrtl lilies typify thy songs. If with full fame thou woulil'st bo comforted. Since life Is red with wrongs, nnd wild with tears. Oil, move us, haunt us. kill our souls with rears. And wo will pratso thee after thou art dead! Camilla K. vou K. Tlio Harbor's Sponge. Harbors bavo entirely discarded tho spongs in all first class tonsorial establishmenUi for tho moro cleanly and more pleasing towel, and overy customer is now treated to n sort of fncial Turkish bath for tho small sum of fifteen cents. Tho iden of applying to tho face a towel dipped in boiling hot wnter originated in Hoston nnd hecamo immensely popular at ouco. After removing tho blrsuto growth tho barber Instead of mopping the faco with (h ill smelling spongo now dips n fi-esh towel in hot wnter, wrings it thoroughly nnd wraps it around tho bleeding jaw of tho victim. Tho sensation that follows is ono of unmixed misery, ai if a cauterizing iron had been passed around tho face, completely sear ing it. Tho towel is hastily removed, again plunged Into tho hot water baslil, and onco moro applied. This process is continued as long ns tho patienco of tho helpless subject lasts. When tho last towel is removed and tho faco is nllowed to cool down from its glowing and boiled lobster stato a delicious feeling of freshness follows, and tho sharp, stinging pain, duo to tho remorseless passago of cold, sharp steel over tho faco has disap earod. This is tho great adrantago claimed for tho system, and it really seems to possess it. Tho towel is altogether preferable any way, as tho soap which soaks into a spongo soon becomes malodorous, and tho small hairs which collect in it rasp tho faco liko bo many pins. St. Louis Republic. MmikcjH Stealing Corn. Dr. Hopkins docs not seem cror to haro heard of tho way in which monkeys prepare to rob a corn Held. Ixt us describo it. When they get ready to start on their cxt)o dition, an old monkey, the leader of tho tribe, with u staff in his hand, so as to stand upright moro easily, marches ahead on two legs, thus being moro elovated than tho others, so as to sco signs of danger more readily. Tho rest follow him ou all fours. Tho leader advances slowly and cautiously, carefully reconnoitering in all directions, till tho party arrives at tho corn field. Ho then assigns tho sentinels to their respoctivo posts. All being now iu readiness, tho rest of tho tribo ravngo and eat to their heart's content. When they retire, each ono carries two or threo ears of corn along, and from this provision tho sentinels aro regaled on ar rlvnl at their lair. Hero wo seo ability to rulo and a willingness to submit to rulo; a thoughtful preparation of means to tho end in viow, nnd a recognition of tho rights of tho sentinels to bo suitably rewarded at tho closo of tho expedition. Wherein does all this differ from a similar foray of a tribo of savngo men l Tho only diffcrenco that really exists is in degree; otherwiso, it is much tho samo. Popular Science Monthly. , llcnjaiiilii franklin's Watch. Lovi W. Groff, of Iancaster, Pa., has in his possession a very old fashioned looking silver watch, shaxxl liko a biscuit, and which was tho property of Benjamin Franklin. Tho watch is of tho opou faco pattern, and thero is engraved on its back, "Hen Franklin, 1770, Philadelphia;" and Mr. Groff says it was tho personal property of tho great philosopher and was carried by him. It still keeps good timo. Tho watch was mado by W. Tomlin son, of London, and it is numbered oil. In tho insido of tho coso is Thomas Parker's ad vertisement of his jewelry business, No. 13 South Third street, Philadelphia, on which is written "Mainspring nnd cleaning, January 24, 1S17." Tho owner of this relic has boon offered 81 ,000 n year for tho uso of it in a jew elry window. Washington Cor. Now York Star. Purging Melancholy. A druggist recently received a visit from a lantern jawed, hollow eyed man, who asked, in cadarerous tones, if ho could givo him any remedy that would drivo away a nightmaro liko enro that was preying upon his health. Tho man of drugs nodded, and compounded a mixture of quinino, wormwood, rhubarb and epsom salts, with a dash of castor oil, and offered it to tho despairing patient, who apathetically gulped it down. History avers that for six months ho could not think of anything eseept now schemes for getting the tusto out of bis mouth. Boston Globe "VouthTiil "Knglloli 'Stall Carriers. It appears that in tho littlo Cumberland villago of Addcrston Low Mills tho work of her majesty's ixistollico is largely performed by tho school children. Tho letters are in trusted to tho youngsters by tho villago post master for delivery on their way from school, but sometimes tho recreativo instinct over comes tho senso of duty, and tho missives are delayed or lost in transmission. Tho villagers to whom tho receipt of a letter is still an epochal event, aro consequently agitating for a reform in tho postal system. Baltimore Sun. . Where Retpcet Is Duo. "Wo owo reupoct to tho man who, howover ignorant, makes no falso pretense, but strires to repair his deficiencies by attentivo listen ing or modest questions, but wo can have only scorn for the conceited assumptions of ono who strives to make his narrowness up pear broad and bis hhallownoss deep. A Safeguard. An old ledger has recontly boon brought to Usbt In Edinburgh, Bcotland, having at the top of tho libido board, written by tho book keeper, this Inscription, which might bo a safeguard to many a lookkiwper and cashier of today: "God bls this bulk, und kelp me and It honost." Youth Companion. Bobby was curious about tho "whito stuff" ou the Ktrawharry fchnrtcaku, His mother explained hnw it was made, und pretty oon bo bald, feolliiRly "Please giro mo another upoonlul of thu tipanked cream." Tho gold on tho dome of tho Maarhuctti Unto houm U tenty threu carat line which mate every truo (iontouiau look up to It with a hoiiM of wtUfaction that ther U no pinchbeck about it. The Right Ownership. Stranger (in Boston street car, to aged cit izen) Excuso me, my renrrablo friend, but I think you havo dropped your spectacles. Aged Citizen That's something I nerer wear, sir. Young Lady They belong to me, sir. I was about to ask the conductor to kindly conio to my assistance. Now York World. A Man of 1IW Word. I IJI LI "Promise me. John, that you will not get into nny terrible railroad accidents, or Ihj burned to death at a hotel. Promise mo that, John, or my heart will break I" John promised faithfully that ho would not. 1 Life. A Suspicious Man. There wero half a dozen of us smoking and talking on tho veranda, ono evening, when a young man camo aloug with a banknote In his hand and asked: "Can any of you gentlemen break a twenty for inof If wo could wo didn't caro to, and when ho had gono tho man nt tho end of tho row said; "I'vo got plenty of small bills, but ho looked liko a sharper to mo." "On tho contrary, ho had a very honest look," observed n Boston man. "Well, tho bill was probably counterfeit." "Como, now, but don't bo so suspicious of human naturo." "But I'll bet it wasn't a bankablo bill. Why didn't ho go to tho hotel olllcor' "My dear sir, I should halo to bo suspi cious. Havo you any money to losoT' "How?" "Any money which says tho bill is badf" "Yes $50." "Done." Tho young man was coming back down tho street and wo called to him. Ho still bad tho bill iu his hand. "Let mo seo it," said Boston. Ho scanned tho bill closely for ten seconds nnd then handed it back with tho remark: "I see. Served mo right. I'll pay tho bet." It was a busted Canadian bank bill, and tho man on tho end and tho boarer of tho bill wero confederates. Boston didn't rniso any row over it, but ho retired very early that night. Detroit Freo Press. A Fund of Information. Countrj'mnn (to tho celebrated Hindoo snako charmer) I s'poso you know u good deal about snakes, mister i Hindoo Snako Charmer Snakes, sir, hava been tho study of my uveutful life. I know all about them. Countryman Tho hull business? Hindoo Snako Charmer Yes, sir. Countryman Well, 1 wish you'd toll a feller where tho body leaves off an' tho tall begins. Now York Sun. Tho Woods Aro Full of Such Men. A "Blizzard" representative witnessed n novel sight in n country storo yesterday whero a farmer actually refused to buy his wlfo a calico dress becauso ho couldn't af ford tho expanse, but beforo ho left tho storo invested half a dollar in cigars for himself. Our judgment upon such a man is that he should bo kicked to doatli by wooden legged women or stoned to death in tho streets of Gaza. Oil City Blizzard. Tho Great Atluntlo Cubic. Every day brings us fresh proof of tho great advantages afforded by tho Atlantic cablo. For instance, a Now York dally paper prints a cable dispatch stating that "a now dovico is a Louis Philippe cravat, liko those our great-grandfathers wore." If tho cablo had not leeii luid wo bhould havo been obliged to worry along nearly two weeks longer without this vital bit of information. Norristown Herald. A Cuto Customer. Justice Do you know that you aro charged witli tho theft of a poor laborer's dinner? Tramp Yes, sirl J. And did you know that you violated tho law? T. No, sirl It was a caso of necessity, and necessity knows no law. Boston Bud got. Answered, "navo you any data on which to baso a prognostication of tho duration of tho pres ent period of excessivo caloric in tho circum ambient atmosphere?" asked a young woman with spectacles of a man at tho Union station yesterday. "Yes'm," was tho reply, "th next train for Boston lcaresin half an hour." Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph. ' Ills Great Misfortune. Teacher Try to remember this: Milton, tho poet, was blind. Do you think you con remember it? "Yes, ma'am." "Now, what was Milton's great misfort uno?" "Ho was a poet." Lincoln JouruaL A Smart Olllco Hoy. "Is Mr. in?" asked a visitor, of the offlco boy, Now." "Do you know whero ho isT "Nope; ills aunt's dead, an I guess bo'i either nt tho funeral or at tho ball game." Exchange. Variety Is tho Splco of Life. Miss Nanuygote, of Harlem (visiting in the country) Isn t this cow's milk, Aunty? Auuty Yes, dear; don't you like it? Miss Nauiiygti ol Harlem Ah, yes, I tind'it very nice for a change. Tho Epoch. Not Taught night. A somewhat unpolished mother of n very charming daughter was recently heard to tay: "1 don't intend lettln' Emily go back to Mme. Waring' school. They don't teach 'cm right Now, 1 don't know so very much myself, but 1 never would tell my child that IX kpelU nine. It' absolutely ridiculous." IIaricr' Magazine. Cruelty. Dentist "Well, how do the now teeth work! Patient Not very wclL They eoin to cut tho others. Dentist That Is perfectly natural. Tbey belong to an entirely different tot, you know. Ban Frnnclnco Kramlner. LOVE'S WHISPER. Somebody whispered to me yest'ro'en. Somebody whispered to me: And my heart gned a lluttcr, and flew awa clean As somebody whlpervd to me. And the mo, that I fatal In my tangled hair, Was n token o' love. I ween. An nlrtn gaed ronn' my wnlt yest'ro'en. An nlrni xno Strang nn true: An' I laid my held u his breost yest'ro'en. For what eould n pulr thing do? An' my heart Is his forever malr. An' naethliig will come between. Donald Ramsay. Till OLD HULK. My father was captain of the English const guard service for tho district, so ou this account, that ho might bo near his men, wo lived on tho water's odgo. near tho barracks, nnd when 1 bad been very ijood ho would givo mo In charge of Bros Un. tho old pensioner, who would row mo about tlm harbor and tell nio strango storks of the sea Then wo would row over to tlio old black hulk of tho ISollnim, which was chained tliero in tho harbor many years boforo I was born. Tho masts wero gono long slnco; tho tall sides wero dented with tho marks of battlo and tho neglect of years, which is still moro do strnetivc, and lireslin would tell ino how this vessel had been with Nelson ami the Victorv at Trafalgar. Ho would liobblo up ami down tho dock, talking loudly nnd pointing out to nio tlio beauties of tlio old man-o'-inar. Hero, on this spot, tlio cap tain had stood; over thero was thu placo whero tho shot camo through that hilled him and I would fall on my knees and begin looking to sco if tliero yet remained any of tho hero's blood that iho rain and timo had not washed uwuy. Breslin would tako luo forward nnd hold mo over tho bows so that I could ad mire tlio figurehead a beautiful lady, with gold eyes and bluo hair. Tho noso had gonu years ago, but tliero seemed n certain majesty in tho look oven then. What a piceo of art It wasl Breslin agreed with mo fully that thero had been nothing liko it sinco. But, indeed, with Dreslin tho good old days wero long passed, nnd ho would havo placed tho decadence of tho Euglish navy with great exactness at 1810 tho year ho loft It and got his pension. Yes, It was pleasant to row nbout tho old ship and listen to tho old sailor s stories of her stories of tho times whon sho sped through tlio waters like a swan, with n merry crow und her white sails net in tlio breeze, a terror to tho enemies of England wherovcr mot poor thiugl sho was so helpless now. But oven now there was somo mystory connected with the Boyoua, as sho lay, a broken und useless olu hulk, chained in tho harbor. Breslin hinted strango things. It was known throughout tho town that my father had given strict orders that no ono should go on board except Breslin and myself. Vnguo conjectures wero indulged in by moro than ono villago gossip. Thero was somo mystory, no doubt an awful ono. Each timo I had visited tho ship I had noticed tlio hold full of long black bones, all stamped with tho government beal. What tho cargo was 1 would havo glvou my ears to find out. At length I could contain myself no longer and so mado known my suspicions to Breslin as wo sat together on tho quay ono sunny afternood. "Whv don't peoplo go on board tho BellonaV" I asked. "Is it haunted? Pleaso toll mo." But tho old sailor puffed nt his pipo very sagely for a moment or two and ventured his opinion that he had no doubt that thero wero ghosts thoro, no doubt whatever, such things wero natural, most natural. Hud I nover heard tho story of tho "Flying Dutchman?" And thereupon ho hpgun to relato n talo of such ti horri bio and bloodthirsty naturo that 1 was frightened near to death of the phantom ship und tho ghosts who had to appear by night and as misty forms bet tho airy sails and clear the deck for action and act over the fight again until somo kind mor tal would release them from their dread ful task. It seemed to mo an awful story, but Breslin said it was truo, for ho had sailed onco with a man who had seen tho Flying Dutchman und tho phantom crow. What moro proof could I ask? That evening I went homo In a strango state of mind. At dtnnor my father noticed my silence and usked nio where 1 had been. 1 told him, and hu inquired If Breslin had left his pipo ou shore, a ques tion which hcenied to mo at tho timo to bo most singular, and only strengthened my belief in tho old sailor's tale of tho ghosts. My father know tho facts, too, then; but what relation could there bo between ghosts and pipes? Did ho wish to turn my thoughts from so terrible a subject? Truly, I must learn moro nbout ghosts. To-morrow I would nsk tho look, who was an authority ou thu sub- JUCl. That night I went to bed early, but not to sleep; visions of cloudy spirits haunted mo continually. All tho tcrrlblo stories of Breslin camo unbidden to my mind. I began to count a hundred In hones of bringing ou sleep; It was useless. Tho village clock began striking tho hours as I lay thero awako. Elovon twelvol I nrose timidly and approached tho window. Thero in tho moonlight stood tho old ship; a slight mist seemed hovering around it. My breathing on tho window p,auo hud hid It n moment. I looked again. No; I could make out nothing. Perhaps tho clock was not right; pcrhuns tho spirits were invisible except from tho deck of tho ship, Truly, it was a hard, hard task to seo them so I went to bod full of great ideas for tho morrow. Noxt morning I arose rather ;urly and immediately bought tlio cavo of tho sibyl or, in plainer words, tlio kitchen. Tlio cook seemed rather astonished at my question. "Did sho know of ghosts? Faith, why shouldn't sho? Sho was a iowly Chris tian woman, and her own bister's hus band, Miko Doogan, had seen ghosts often, till Father Tom McGonlgio whit out und laid them." I had bought tho right shrine, "I low did ho lay them?" 1 neUod. "Faith, I dunuo; but hu Ink two l-Hsrld candle un' some liowly wathcr and fepuko in Latin, und they just wero laid and invir tiirouuicu tlio lainlly irom that duy. " What did ho say In Iiatln?" ".Bcgorrah! I'm no schollard. flliuro, Isn't Latin Iatiti, and isn't it all tllo same, thu uiily thing the dlvil can't un derstand? And If ho can't understand ono I At in. how will ho know another?" Tho logic was irrefutable. Any Latin, then, would do. I would get my "Cajsar," which I proposed to tako up soon, and read that Thu great quoutlou was ut last solved Now I hud somo Idea, I don't know from what oliivy It roso, that Huuday, be'mg a day of holiness, would bo bettor fitted for my undortaLlug, so mado my preparations accordingly but with great becrecy and caro Two wax candlM I stole from' my adviser, the cook My Latin ' Gesar" nover left my Kcket, and ono aftoruoon, just at dusk. I pooped cautiously into the old Catholic church upon tho hill and, finding no ono there, filled a small bottlo with lioly water from the font near the door Now I was perfectly equipped. For tho next two or threo days I alter nated between Toolings of doubt and fear, but at last tho Sunday camo O how tri umphant I felt us I looked around in church and thought of what a hum I was soon to becomo' How peoplo would want to notice me then and not bo blaming mo for everything that took place, ns they did now Failuro In tho great attempt never entered my mind. At supper I was very qulot I obeyed Implicitly nnd refused tho third piece" of cake which was kindly offered to nio by my mother, a elrctnnstanco never known to havo happened before My mother was considerably astonished, and more so when I announced my Intention of going up to bed and kissed her a fond good night. An 1 lingered on the steps I could, hear her mako somo kind remark, to which my father very cruelly answered, "Bosh!" and went on with his reading. Ten o'clock struck on tho church clock. I could h?ar them about to go to bed, now they wero coming up tho stairs; now they had gono into their room. Hero was my opportunity, so I stolo softly down stairs witli mv boots in my hand, "looking moro liko a thief than a hero, a fact which I ac knowledged to myself us I camo faco to faco with tho mirror in tho hall. To un lock tho sldo door was short work; to run down to tho summer houso In tho garden aud get my caudles, water and mutches was tho next task. Then 1 went to whero my father's small boat lay under tho gar den on tho rocks. Tho ropo was easy to undo nnd tho tldo pretty high, so I was soon rowing out to ward the black mass in front. Tho spirits at last would havo their rest. That I was frightenedjl will not deny, but tho night was so clear and tho moon scorned so friendly that I took courage, and besides. It was only half-past 10 and nothing would appear until 12. I had nearly two good hours yet. Tho old nian-o'-war seemed very lonoly when I approached It. Tho figure lieall appeared to regard nio with a loss frloudly glance- than in day time, but 1 did not caro. I got up to tho deck slowly and with great quiet. 1 could hear my heart beat as i looked around and realized for tho first timo mv utter loneliness. Could I bear to meet tlio ghosts If they should appear? Clearly I could not. And It was getting later, too; what If anything whlto should como boforo midnight? Why, it would bo torriblol Mv courago was fast failing; I wouldn't have stayed thero until 12, not oven to bo Lord Nelson him self. Jillt stay: Brmmtlilnrr m'.ulit lw ilnpa. oven In my absenco. "A brilliant idea, and a safo ono! 1 went to tho center of tho ship, trembling In overy limb. I lit my two caudles and sot them down, and then, in a voico broken with fear, I began slowly to read tho opening chaptor in "Crosar," "Gallia est omnis dlvlsa In partes tres" and so I kept up until I fin ished the first pago, aud laid tho book down open at tho placo. Then I poured tho holy water around In great prolusion. "Now," thought I, "what moro can I do? Hero Is orcrytlilng ready, all tho materials at hand, and if the ghosts como and want to get released let them go through tho ceremony themselves. Tho candles aro lit, my 'Cicsar' Is at their dis posal I shall say I lost It; and now I'm going homo." And thereupon I ran quickly to my boat and rowed as If a thousand fiends wero following mo, no longer a hero, but a much frightened boy. As good luck would havo It I got in safely. 1 gained my room, undressed, and then, with a feeling of great restfulnoss, took my position nt tho window. Twelve o'clock struck. Nothing could bo seon on board tho Bellona, but I had no doubt that strango things wero taking placo thero. 1 watched carefully, I was gotting sleepy so sleopy and finally, without my knowing it, I dropped on the iloor asleep. "Great heavens!" what was that?" Tlio wholo houso scorned to rock and sway and a mighty nolso as of thunder sounded hi ray cars, I rushed to tho window. Thoro where tho nuui-o'-war had boon a mighty sheet of llamo burst forth. It was a frightful sight. Tho villagers woro crowding on tho quay in abject terror. My father rushed down and called out Iu anger: "Breslin, some miscreant has fired tho gunpowder stored on that old hulk. Seo that no one leaves hero to night." I saw It all now; gunnowdor had been tho mysterious cargo, utter ull. That was why my father had asked about pipes. My caudles had douo tho work, Tho old ship was gono; tho ghosts had been luldl And I hid my head under tho shoots and made no movement that night, aud In tho morning, when every ono was talking about tho explosion, thoro was ono young gentleman who had no theory und who liud slept through it all and that young Philadelphia Times. ICniluruDIo Lire" for Children. Tlio London Socioty for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Childron has, after several years of careful study of tho needs of street children, prepared a bill for their relief. It makes it a penal offouso to send a child into tho streets to bog, directly or indirectly. That is, no child must slug or play or swcop crossings to attract char ity, under M years of ago. Tlio principle is that every child "shall have an endur able lifo." Tho old common law prlnclplo that u father owns his child is about worn out. Tho stato lias stopped in to Interfere and uct as a supremo protector. The littlo victims, whon they aro douo for, after a brief career of buffering to support their parents, aro to bo found "suffering and dying on floors of attics aud cellars or In hospitals." Tho tale of beggar children Is too torriblo to be told. It is murder of tho worst sort. It Is high time law stopped In everywhere to pre vent the pauperizing of children and to protect "even tho children of trumps." Ulobo-Doinocrut. At tlm Nuvnl Academy. Perhaps It may not bo out of placo to giro como Annapolis localisms, or slang terms. "Sux" Is n!co. "Spuds" aro po tatoes. "Skinny" is chemistry. To bo projected" or "hung ou tho Christmas treo is to bo posted for a low mark. "Sat" and iinsat" am short for satisfac tory und unsatisfactory. "Tug Ends" la the namu of a book of iokes recently Uniiod ut tho academy. The "yacht" is tho sunteo, whero a man Is bent for light imprisonment, In punishment for smoking, drinking, etc. It Is three-quarters of mllu from quarters, aud tlio men who got thero have to walk back und forth to re citation, etc., twelve times u day. Tho "brig" is the berth deck of thu sunteo, where a man is sent for serious disobedi ence of rules. To "shako a leg" means to hurry. Now York Trlbuno. THET YOUNG PEOPLE. A Tonne Philosopher Tackles ma JsfcK Problem. Master Bobby's papa is tho happy owner of a hatching machine. Tho other day, ns the former was watching a chick energetically breaking its way . through its shell, ho inquired: "I seo how ho gets out, but however did ha go to work to get in!" Judge Misfortune Rnther Than Fnnlt. An indignant parent, in rebuking a re fractory son, exclaimed: "Komembor who you aro talking to, sirl I'm your father!" To which tho youth rejoined: "Ob, coma now, I lioio you ain't going to blamo mo for that." Troy Times. Tlm Correct Thine. Mother Tommy, nin't you ashamed ot yourself to strike your littlo sister? Vou ought to know butter. Tommy Yes, ma, I do; but wo'ro playing school, and I'm tho teacher. It's all right. Lowell Citizeiu Renlllraied. A pedagoguo threatened to punish a pupil who had called him a fool behind his back. "Don't! don't!" said tho boy; "I won't do it again, sir, never! I nover will say what I think again iu my life!" Milw !icc Sen tinel. A Itlrtlidny Present. A boy was teasing Ids littlo brother abont the shnpo of his ncso, when tho littlo follow quietly remarked: "I can't help It; I didn't buy it myself it was a birthday present." Now York Evening World. Hard on tho Young Man. Tlio younger society elemont of Philadel phia nro laughing heartily overall adronturn that befell ono of their number somo ttma since. It appears that during a local boat rac this young gentleman took occasion to express iu no measured terms his disapproval of tha decision of tho referee, who ruled out tha boat that our hero was interested hi on ac count of nn alleged "foul." A fow nights afterward this doughty champion, in telling of tho nlTalr whilo sitting around ono of tha tables of a prominent cafe, expressed his in tention of interviewing tho offending referco on tho morrow, for tho purposo, as ho stated in classic language, of "doing him up." Judge of his astonishment when on awaken ing next morning (with, it is trno, a rather misty recollection of tho last night's conversation), ho was handed a let ter from tho gentleman against whom ho had chorishod thesa hos tile intentions. Tho letter stated that tha writer had learned of his expressions and in sisted upon an immedlato apology or satis faction, whero nnd when ho pleased. Hera was a dilemma truly, and, sad to state, our young friend did not feel equal to tho en counter. Tho paternal advico was Bought and tho young lira outer, aided by His father, n prominent lawyer, concluded that, as dis cretion was tho better part of valor, it would bo best to prepare an humblo letter of apol ogy, which was sont by tho olllco boy, with tho favor of nn immodiato reply. It soon came, Tho other party know nothing what ever of tho nlTalr, nnd it slowly dawned upon them that tho challengo was got up by soma outside wng for tho purposo of obtaining a littlo harmless amusement. Tho explana tions nil round aro said to havo boon very funny. Philadelphia Times. A FrnnU Admission. A distinguished physician who recently retired from practice has built himself a lino houso In the suburbs of Paris. Over tha portico bo placed tho following simple but significant inscription: "Who would have thousht Itf Melons aud cucumbers boiiRht Itl ' French Paper. no Wu Ku Night Hawk. "Young man," ho said sonorously, "ar you ever nbroad in tho early morning, wluui tho grpnt orb of day rises in all his majestla and brilliant glory?" "Well er yes, sir, sometimes," replied tho young man, "but I generally try to get to bed earlier than that." Now York Bun. t Hard Luck. "Poor John," said Mrs. Spriggins, "ho't lost nearly everything. But Ooorgo says bo's got lots of croditors left, and that's soma comfort. 'Tuln'tasif ho didn't havo abso lutely uothlu' loft." Harper's Bazar. A Voico from the Heart. Chloe (as thoy stroll by tho silvery sea) How beautiful do moon am to-night, '(Justus. Augustus Jus' lubly; looks liko a big alio ob watermelon I Judge. In Pious Iloston. Old Mrs. Litany (anxiously, stopping csaf Do you go to Trinity church, conductor I Conductor Sorry; I don't got no timo fat church, lady. Life, Lay In Your Stoclc Early. Ostriches are down to (1,000 each, ana poor family i-ruld bo without one. Datrolt Free Press. Nowportian. .m MIssBrcachcr Is giving littlo Mr. Dnvoy m spin along the ocean drive. Hmall but enthuslastlo Merchant Lo. congers for dor kid, lady? Judge. IIIU Nyo on the Washington Hy. Washington is a bcautif ul city, but malaria, ossassluatloii and blulf lurk hero on every hand. Tho (lies of Washington aro peculiar to tho capital, I believe. Tlioy are a grota, phlegmatlo insect, with cold feet. Their olr culutlou is poor and their lives seem a Una destitute of praiseworthy motive. When Washington fly alights on olio's I porson om feels u blight congest! vo chill, followed by a, soft shell crab MTi of bite, and oue naturally slaps ut tho place with one's band, only ta find that one has fooled away one's time, far the iwwsty littlo Insect simply meanders onr to one sldo aud goes on with bis business. H is a diguliiod inseat and moves with meat deliberation, reminding one very niuek iss that respect of tho supreme court Hill Mfe. rai js"" -r