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
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-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.
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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.
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