m
THE CRICKET'S SONG.
Slowly the shadows have deepened and path-
Shorn He tha Held that wrro waving at morn;
yturllglit alia ellvern on Ulll-aktn and meadow i
Far ta the cry of tho whlfpoorwlll txirncs
lonesome and eeno tht note of the owls
Forth oome nil creatures that hide and that
prowl;
Over tho meadows and ovor tho wood,
Over tho brooklot and over the brake,
RIMtiR, insistent and vibrant and ahrllL
Ovi'r the valley and over the hill.
Myriad minstrels to mmlc awnkn,
1 Song of the crlcltet
From copse and from thicket.
Last word of summer and hint of tho froBt,
Echo of melodies vanished and lost
Year aftor year of the smile and the tear,
Year of the festival, year of the fast,
Still In the note of the cricket we hear
Something we knew In the heart of the past
Something prophetic, that whispers of gladness,
Blended and mingled with memories of sad
ness. Story unending,
Now cadences sending.
Oft as It comes with Us eager repeot,
Haflllng and'stghlng and swelling and dying,
Vibrant, Insistent and mournful and sweet.
Slowly the night shadows deepen and gather;
Shorn are the Delds that wera waving at
morn.
Starlight la faint on the hill and the river.
Dewdrops are gleaming on brier and thorn.
Snngbf the cricket
From copse and from thicket,
Last word of summer and hint of the frost,
Echo of melodic vanished and lost
Harper! Bazar.
SUCCEEDED TOO WELL.
Why the Admiral Was Not Pleasod
with the Dispatcher
"It's about four years airo," said tho
skipper, "that I was strolling oue
evening down the sido of tho harbor at
Cove with my hands in my pocket,
having1 nothing to do, nor any pros
pects of it, for my last ship hud been
w recked off the Bermudas and nearly
all the crew lost; and somehow whom a
man is in misfortune tho underwriters
won't have him at no price.
"Just before me, when I sat down,
there was an old schooner that lay
moored in the same placo for as lonif as
'I could remember; she was there when
1 was a boy.
"The evening wore on, the moon
shone out, and I was just determining
to go home again for the night when I
saw two men standing on tho steps of
the wharf below mo and looking
straight at the Arlt. I heard a voice
from one of the persons, that I at once
knew to be the port admiral's.
" 'Well, Dawkins,' said he to tho
other, 'if you think she'll hold together
I'm sure I've no objection. I don't like
the job, I confess; but still tho admiral
ty must be obeyed.'
" 'O, my lord,' Laid tho other, 'she's
the very thing; she's a rakish-looking
craft, and will do admirably; any re
pair vj want a few days will effect;
secrecy is tho jrren,t thing.'
" 'llo, hoi' thought I, 'there's some
thing in the wind here;' so I laid my
self out on the anchor stock, to listen
better, unobserved.
" 'We must find a crew for her, give
her a few enrronades and make her as
shipshape as we can.
" 'As to the crc.v,' said tho other,
there are plenty of scoundrels in tho
V.eil here lit for nothing else. Any
fellow who has been thrice up for pun
ishment in mx months we'll draft on
bonrd ct her; the fellows who liavo
snly been once to the gacgway we'll
mako the officers."
"'A pleasant ship's company,
thought I, 'if the devil would only
take the command.'
" 'And wiUj a skipper proportionate
to thertr merit. said Dawkins.
'Kegad, I'll wish tho French joy of
them,' said the admiral.
" 'Ho, ho!' thought I, 'I've found you
out at last; so this is a secret expedi
tion; I see it all; they're fitting her out
us a fire-ship, and going to send her
Blap la among tho French fleet at lirest.
'Now, then,' said the admiral, 'to
morrow you will look out for tho fellow
to take the command. He must be a
mart seaman; a bold fellow, too; other
wise the ruffianly crew will bo too
much for him; he may bid high; we'll
come to his price.'
"'Nererfear, my lord,' said the other,
'mj care shall be to pitch upon one
whose loss no one could feel; some one
without friend or home, who, setting
his life for naught, cares leas for the
gain than the very recklessness of the
adventure.'
" "Thata me,' said I, springing up
from the anchor-stock and springing
between them; 'I'm that man.'
" 'My poor follow, you know not
what yon ask; this is no common case
of danger.'
" 1 know itail, my lord; I have heard
it all.'
" 'We,' said tku aJmiral, 'muhi speak
together again; bo here tomorrow
night at this hour; keep your own
counsel of what hus pasbed; and now
good night
" 'This Is the plan,' said Dawkins,
'when we met again. 'As soon as that
old craft can be got ready for sea. or
some other if she be not worth it, you
will sail from this port with a strong
crew, well armed and supplied with
ammunition. Your destination is Malta,
your object to deliver to tho ad
miral stutioned there the dispatches
with which you will bo intrusted; they
contain information of immense Im
portance, which for certain reasons
cannot bo sent through a ship of war,
.but must bo forwarded by a vessel that
may not attract peculiar notice.
" 'If you be attacked, your orders aro
to resist; if you be taken, on no ac
count destroy tho papers, for tho
,French vessel can scarcely escape ro
eapturo from our frigates, and it in of
grcat consequence these papers should
remain. Such is a brief sketch of our
'plan; the details can be made known t'j
'you hereafter.
"In loss than throo weeks I weighed
anchor, and stood out to soa one
beautiful morning In autumn, and net
out on my expedition. I havo already
told you something of the craft. Let
jne complete the picture by informing
you that before twenty-four hours
passed over I discovered that so un
gainly, so awkward, so unmanageable
a vessel never put to sea.
"If tho ship was bad the crew was
ten times worse. Every Ill-conducted,
disorderly fellow who had been up the
gangway onco a week or so, every un
reclaimed landsman of bad character
and no seamanship was sent on board
of us; and, in fact, except there was
scarcely any discipline and norestralut,
we appeared like a floating penitentiary
of con vietod felons. ' '
"So long as we ran down the channel
with a slack sea and a fair wind, so
long all went on tolerably well; to bo
isurc they only kept watch when thoy
were tired below, when thoy camo up,
reeled about tho deck, did all just as
they pleused, and treated mo with no
manner of respect.
"On the fourth day from the setting
In of tho galo us wo entered tho bay of
Miseay.snmeono) aloft descried a strange
sail to windward, bearing down as if in
pursuit of us. Scarcely did tho news
reach tho deck when, bad as it was be
fore, mutters now became ten times
worse every counsel that drunken
ness, insanity and crime combined
could suggest being offered and de
scanted on.
"Meanwhile tho chaso galnod vapid
ly upon us, and before noon we discov
ered her to bo a French lctter-of-tnnrqun
with four guns and a long
brass rwivel upon tho poopdeck.
"As for us, every sheet of canvas we
could crowd was crammed on, but In
vain; and, as wc lalxired through tho
heavy sea, our riotous crew grew every
moment worse, and sitting down sulkily
in groups upon the deck declared that,
come what might, they would neither
work tho ship nor fight her; that they
had Wen sent to sea in a rotten craft
merely to effect their destruction, and
that they cared little for tho disgrace
of a Hag they detested
"Half furious.my first Impulse was to
run among them with my drawn cut
lass and take heavy vengeance upon
tho ringleaders, when suddenly a
round shot, went flying over our heads.
" 'Down with tho ensign; strike at
once!' cried eight or ten voices togeth
er, as tho ball whizzed through the rig
ging. Anticipating this I had made
the mate, a staueh-hearted, resolute
fellow, make fast the signal halyard
aloft, so that it was impossible for any
one on deck to lower the bunting.
"r.ang went another gun, and, be
fore the smoko cleared away, a third,
which, truer In its aim than tho rest,
went clean through tho lower part of
our mainsail.
" 'Steady, then, boy and clear for
action,' said the mate. 'She's a French
smuggling craft that will sheer oft
when we show light, so that wo must
not fire a shot till she comes alongside.'
"Hy this time the Frenchman was
close up, and ranging his long gun to
sweep our decks; his crew were quite
perceptible ulxmt twenty bronzed,
stout looking fellows, stripped to the
wr.ist, and carrying pistols In brood,
Hat belts slung over the shoulder.
" 'Coiae, my hula,' said I, raising my
voice, as I drew a pistol from my side
and cocked it, 'our time is short now; I
may as well tell you that the first, shot
that strikes us amidship blows up the
whole craft and every man on board.
Vie ore nothing loss than a fireship,
destined for Urcst harbor to blow up
the French fleet. If you r.ro willing to
make an effort for your lives, follow
inc.
"The men looked aghast Short as
was tlie tnie for reflection, they flt
that there were many circumstances to
encourage tho assertion.
"Animated now with the desiro for
battle, they sprang to the binnacle and
seized their arms.
"In an instant tho deck became a
seeno of excited bustle, and scarcely
was the ammunition dealt out and the
loarding party drawn up when the
Frenchman broached-to and lashed his
bowsprit to our own.
"One terrific yell burst from our fel
lows as they sprang from tho rigging
and the poop upon the astonished
Frenchmen, who thought that the vic
tory was already their own; with death
and ruin behind, their only hope be
fore, they dashed forward like madmen
to the fray.
"Tho conflict was bloody and terrific,
though not a long one; nearly equal in
number, but far superior in personal
strength, and, stimulated by their sense
of danger, our fellows rushed forward,
carrying all before thorn to the quarter-deck.
"My story is soon told now. We
brought our prize safe Into Malta,
which we reached in five days. In lesa
than a week our men were drafted into
the different men-of-war on the sta
tion. I was appointed a warrant officer
in the Sheerwater, forty-four guns;
and, an the admiral opened the dis
patch, tho only words he spoko puzzled
me for many a day after.
" 'You have accomplished your orders
too well, said he; 'that privateer is but
a poor compensation for tho wholo
French navy.'
"Many years after I found out that
our dispatches were false ones, in
tended to havo fallen Into tho hands of
tho French, and mislead them as to
Lord Nelson's fleet, which at that timo
was cruising to tho southward to catch
them. This of course explained what
fato was destined 'for us a French
prison if not death; and, after all,
either was fully good enough for tho
crew that sailed in the old Ark." From
the Works of Charles Lever.
tiltx-n Victoria's bight Declining. . ...
Her majesty's eyesight is failing, and
the royal oculist has frequently to bo
called ,into reouisition. Her majesty
has now to use very powerful specta
cles when it is necessary for her to
sign stato documents. lilindness is
hereditury in tho family, for Georgo
HI. sulfered from it, but In his case it
was supposed to havo been brought on
by excessive smoking. Shortness of
sight scorns to have suddenly affected
many of tho ladies and gentlemen of
the court, who ure now mostly armed
with spectacles and eyeglasses. This
is carrying sycophancy to an absurd
degree, but such it is, and it is now
quite the proper thing for a woman of
the bedchamber or a pretty maid of
honor to adjust her plncnea while con
versing witbln or without the charmed
circle.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
hanger of Hummer Resort Flirtations
unit Imllsrrltnlnate littroduetlon.
Well qualified by years of intelligent
observation of a wlilo scope, enhanced
by special opportunities for seeing, a
very estimable woman liberal minded,
at that of tills city, gave utterance to
the following:
"For tho month now at hand the
chief amusement, not to say occupa
tion, of the young people at the sum
mer resorts will bo flirting. Dancing
and driving, bathing and boating, cro
quet and bowling, nnd cards all tltvso
will have their devotees and receive
due attention, but tho business of tho
season to which all these other occu
pations shall be subservient, fs tho old
new game of playing at love, forever
so pleasing and amusing. Now mid
then, perhaps, there will be a touch
of the rent article a genuine heart,
warm nnd living, aiiiong the imitation
hearts of ice, which may find its
like, or thaw the ice, or, perhaps, be
iiscif frozen who knows? Few men
cure to marry the summer resort girl,
or, tile girl they meet at the average
summer resort. They see so much
froth that it makes them disbelieve in
the wine. So much deception causes
doubt everywhere.
"On the other hand, men know to
what extent maneuvering mammas
lead their daughters, season after sea
son, to tho saeriih-e. Matches made at
watering places are seldom safe, and
guardians and parents will be wise to
kc p a watchful eye on their charges
and to inquire into tho character uud
antecedents of the nioe young men,
whom ward or daughter scrapes ac
quaintance with lu the surf. The con
venient co le which provides that such
acquaintances are only for tho season
allows much latitude, und often, very
often, covers doubtful personages with
married women or with single ones,
wise in the ways of tho world. Gam
blers and fortune-hunters have no
cloven hoof which can not 1e hidden
by the conventional pa tout-leu ther
boot.
"Ileenuse a man waltzes or swims
well, shall he, without other passport,
dance or swim with any daughter, any
woman'.' Shall Mr. Smith's introduc
tion suilico for Mr. Jones, when all
known of Mr. Smith is that he wears a
good coat, boards at a good hotel, and
drives a pretty team. It might be con
venient if I lie custom common among
some German peasants were intro
duced with us, the custom of indicating
the dowry of each maiden by the
-tripes on Iter bodice, lint possibly
that is too much to ask of congress in
i land where heiresses are in the
minority. So the desiring young man
ivho wishes to endow a fortune with
'jis heart and hand must take his
i-hances, and when the biter is bit,
Mr. and Mrs. Lninmlo have no cause to
complain if they do not receive much
sympathy." Chicago Tribune.
STILL IN THE SWIM.
lie Wa Not Too Old to Show Ills
Acllitr.
A lean wirs old fellow from the
country walked into a log cabin on the
wooded island in Jackson pnrlc the
other morning, pushed his hat back on
us head, and inspected the interior
with evident enjoyment.
''This iooUs like old times," he said
turning to two young men studding
near him.
"Semi this kind of thing before, have
you?'' observed one of them.
"Keen it before? Well. I reckon!
Why, I was bronght up in a settlement
where there wasn't half of tho houses
as good us this one. I know all about
tiiis style of livin", from the word go.
And I use to have just us good- a timo
us boys have now, too."
"1 don't know ubout that, Undo,"
said the other of the two young men.
"You're not up to nil tho fun the boys
have nowadays. Trouble with you is
you're not in tho procession any more.
You're dropped out, you know, just us
the baud is beginning to pluy."
"Dropped out. have 1?" exclaimed
the old man. "Dropped out, hoy?" ho
snorted, running his hand into his
pocket and bringing it out again full
of gold aud silver coins. "Hack num
ber, am I? Look here, young fellow!
Do you want to bet a few dollars I
can't outrun you? Have you got a
ten or twenty to put up that I can't
throw either of you down? Can you
turn a hand-spring and light on your
feet stiff-legged? Det you fifty dollars
I can do it! l!et you one hundred dol
lars you can't! Want to try me on
hop, step aud jump? Hot you hold
on!"
A crowd had begun to gather and
the two young men were edging sway
from him.
"I'll go you five to one I can jump
further iu two jumps than you can in
three! I'll rido a mule race with either
of you don't'be in a hurry! I'll chin a
horizontal forty times to your ten, and
I'll bot money I can well, go then,
goldarn you, and don't you ever pick
up an old man from Hancock county
for a greenhorn again us long as you
live!" Chicago Tribune.
An lluuililo Ilerlnnlng.
Ho I am so glad that you are will
ing to begin housekeeping in a simple
and economical way, but are you sure
you can get along without servants?
She Yes, indeed; that's easily fixed.
We can hire furnished upartments
which havo boon left In charge of a
housekeeper, you know; anil as for the
meals, we can leave our orders with a
caterer. N. Y. Weekly.
Comforting.
Mamma (reprovingly) If you goon
being such a bad boy, you will turn
mamma's hair white.
Littlo Johnny (thoughtfully) Don't
you think real nice, soft white hair
would be sort o' becoming to your
complexion, mamma? Good News.
The linhrr'la Question.
Jimpson Hy George, there goes a
fellow with my umbrella.
Pottles Well, why don't you mako
him give it up?
Jimpson Confound it, the man I got
it from Is right behind him. Just my
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