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D,'u legfcl busfnc" ti'-", 1"'onl,f,t to " manner of u-'nta that may be entrusted to him. m . i I.nst Illness of I)renecl JPrelnte SUvKli His Life. WorkH and Mhi. IhI r.v riiiiernl ArrniieinrfilH His I'roiullc Successor, Ac. The Baltimore Sun ol Thursday week says: The death of Most Reverend Martin John Spalding, D. IX, Archbishop of Baltimore, took place yesterday afternoon at the Arch iepifcopal tesideuce in this city. The Arch bishop had long suffered from a painful dis- eate, and afttr it was announced that his 111 nesa Justified apprehensions that it would be attended with a fatal result, tho paragraphs rt-lating to his condition were read from time to time with much solicitude, not only by the Catholic community, but by the general public. They were, however, unprepared for the news of his death at this time, as from a very low condition, some weeks since, ho had rallied to a cousiderablo extent, tx cit'iDg hopes which the result now proves to have been Tain. The Archbishop survived not quite a month the death of his former associate in the ministry, IU. Lev. John McGill. Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, who was the assistant curate to the Archbishop when he was the parish priest of Louisville. Ky., in 1830. the Ai'.cnmsnor's illness. The Aichbi.-hop was first taken with his fa(?.l illness about the middle of December, and has been suffering since from bronchitis, with which he had been more or less affected, at times causing serious apprehensions fur hia recovery, and then again rallying to a degree that would lead Lis friends to enter tain hopes of his final recovery. Dr. Mc Sherry and X. 11. Smith were called to attend him, and were constant in their visits up to yesterday. Shortly after he was first confined to his room he undertook one day to go down the stairway, when he became so weak that he missfd his footing, and fell a number of steps, injuring himself badly. About three weeks ago the bronchitis assumed a more se rious bhape, and he began to suffer freni drensrin Ids windpipe, making his breathing very difficult and laborious, and from that time until yesterday he gradually grew weak er and weaker, although those immediately about him were of the opinion that he wou d live for at leait six months to come. Ou Tuesday he appeared to siuk rapidly, and continued to do to up to two o'clock yester day afternoon, when lie rallied, much to tho gratification of his friends, but at twenty live minutes past four o'clock the venerable prelate breathed his last. THE CHAMBER OF DEATH. The sceno in the chamber of death was very solemn. The Archbishop was lying on a lounge, and around him, all kneeling, were the Kr. Lev.-Bishop Becker, of Wilmington, Del.; Very Lev. Dr. Cuskery. ViCar General of the Archdit cese ; Lev. Father Dougherty, Chanctlor ; Lev. Lather Lee, Secretary ; Rev. Lancaster Spalding, of Lou'sville, Ky,, a ne phew of the Archbi.-hop, and Mrs. Spalding, a niece, together with several Sis'ers cf Char ity who had nursed him during his illness. Bishop lVecker recited in a feeling tone the prayers fir a snul eleparting. and the respon ses were given by the other reverend clergy, during neailj- the whole of which time the dying Archbi.-diop kept hii eyes fixed on the crucifix. Ah. tit fifteen minutes before he breathed his last, one of the Sisters placed a crucifix in his hand, which he held up before his face f.r a few moments, during which those assembled rounel the dying prelate knelt in silent prayer The Archbishop had not been able to speak during the day, anel his h;st moments were quiet and calm, he having died without a struggle. After he had breathed his last, hi., body was placed upon the I ed and LU hands crossed npon his I least, while the expression cf his counten ance was as cf one smiling. The room in which he died is situated in the southwest corner of the building, it being the one used by the Archbifhop. HIS TEATII ANNOUNCED. The news of the death of the ArchbLhop Fpread rapidly throughout the different por tions e f the city, and many were informed of the mxlanelidl y fact by the deep sounding vv... r,t the Cathedral bell, which tolled from quarter pa.st nD ,'oi to pcven o'clock. During the evening there were . n,lrri. ber of persons gathered in front of the Lpis- copal residence, on North Charles street, dis cussing the fact, while in front of the entrance was stationed a policeman, and only those having special business with tho inmates were allowed to enter. Nearly all the Human Catholic clergy of the city visited tho residence elnrmg the evening, and viewed the corpse, together with many prominent laymen. Bishop Thos. Foley, of Chicago, is at present in the city, but did not reach tho Archiepiscopal resi dence until after the Archbisfioo had expired. At nigLt, Messrs. E. J. V. Power, M. O. Shriver and K. F. Wilson sat up with the remain?, at the foot of which were placed two lighted candles aud a crucifix. ARRANGFMF.NTS FOR THE TTJNERAL. The' arrangements for the obsequies hive not, of course, yet been completed, but it was decided last night that the remains fhould lie in state i& the parlor of his resi dence this morniDg at ton o'clock. It is ex pected that the number who will view the remains will bo very large. Tho fuDeral will take place from the Catheelral on Monday morning at ten o'clock, when a solemn rcqui um mass will be celebrated. Monday was fixed for the funeral in order to allow time Lr the Archbishops aud Bishops throughout the country to attend, as they were all in formed by telegraph of his death last night. The interior of the Cathedral will be draped in mouruiug to-day. TUB PROVIKCK OF BALTIMORE comprires the dioceses of Baltimore, Chailess ton, Erie, llarrisburg. Philadelphia, i'itts burgh, Richmond, St. Augustine, Scranton, Wilmington and Wheeliug, with the vicarate of North Carolina, and extends over the Dis trict of Columbia and the States of Maryland. Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, and the eastern sec tion of Florid. SKETCH OF THE LIVK OF THE ARCHBISHOP. Martin John Spalding, tho seventh Arch bishop of Archdiocese of Baltimore, was born near Lebanon, now Marion county, Ky., on the 23J of May, 1310-. His father, Richard Spalding, was born uear Leonardtowu, St. Mary 'u county, Maryland, and his mother, Henrietta Hamilton, was a uative of Charles county, her parents residing near Port To bacco, and both emigrated with their parents to Kentucky in 1790. The emigrants arrived in Kentucky after narrowly escaping capture by the Indians, and settled on neighboring farms on the roll ing folk ef Salt river, then only a territory, in the rnidf t of dense forests, roamed by wild beasts, and exposed to the incessant attacks of prowling Indians. The age of the Archbishop's parents at that time was respectively fourteen and twelve years; they married in 1798, and be came the parents of eight children, of whom the subject of this sketch was the sixth. After the death of his first wife, Richard Spalding married a second and subsequently a third wife, and he had in all twenty-one children, of whom fifteen grew up to become men and women. Martin John, in his 12th year, was tent to St. Mary's Seminary, Ma- rion county, which was conducted by the late Lev. Wm. Byrne, aud which had been built by the Catholic people of the neighbor hood, amoug whom Richard Spalding was the most active and prominent, he being en gaged in successful business pursuits. THB FUTURE ARCHBISHOP graduated in 182G, and having elotermined to enter the ministry at an early age, he pro ceeded to St. Joseph's Seminary, Bardstown, Ky., where he remained four years, studying theology and teaching in the college. In April. 1S30, he proceeded to Rome, where he eutred the famous Urban College of the Propaganda, at which he arrived August 7. He remained at college for four year years, and at the end of his course made a public defense covering the whole ground of theolo gy and canon law, and embracing two hun dred and fifty-six theses or propositions, which he maintained in Latin against all opponents for sevD hours. The result of this championship, deemed able anel elo quent, was that he was made a Doctor of Divinity by acclamation. Dr. Spalding was ordained priest on tho 1 3th of August, 1834, by Carelinal Pedicini, and after celebrating his first mass in tho crypt or subterranean chapel cf St. Ptter's Church, over tho tomb of the Apostles, started for America two days afterwards, and arrived in Kentucky after four months travel, there being no means of rapid transit by steam or water in those days. He was at once made pastor of St. Joseph's church, Bardstown. and on the death of Rev. G. A. M. Elder, President of St. Joseph's College, he was appointed to succeed him. After having been again for a short time pastor of St. Joseph's church, he was called, su 1843, to the Cathedral in Louisville, and five years later to tho episccpiate, under the title of Bishop cf Lecgone, and as coacij'itor to the celebrated and venerable Bishop Fla get, the first Bishop of Louisville. JLT LOUITILLE. Bishop Spalding spent twenty years in Louisville, after having been consecrated September 10, 1848, and acquired a groat reputation as a writer and a controversialist, as well as pulpit orator, and published many works. Ilia zeal and ability were fully res cognized at Rome by the Supreme Pontiff, and on the death of Archbishop Kenrick, in 1SG3. Bishop Spalding was created Arch bishop of Baltimore, May 12, 1E64, thus be coming the Primate of honor of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, in consequence of the Sco of Baltimore being jhe oldest in the republic. He took formal possession of the Archiepiscopal See.July 31, 18G4, the Cathedral, as well as all the ad joining streets, being thronged with a vast multitude to witness the solemn inaugura tion. During the residence of the Archbishop in this city he has been actively engaged in the duties of tho Archdiocese, and has therefore been called upon frequently to lay corner stones of new buildings, churches, schools, and charitable institutions, as the Diocese, in point of Bitmbers, has increased rapidly. During the period of ever seven years that he has administered the Archdiocese of Bal timore, more than twenty new churches have been erected acd opened for divine service, of which three are in Washington and five in Baltimore, besides many others which have been enlarged. The mist prominent institution opened during his episcopate was" St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, which was erected at a cost of $70,000 ou grounds d. mated for the purpose by tho late Mrs. ""sr M-T avish a Rrand-daughter of Chas. Carroll ot Carrollton, the last survivor or me signers of the LX-claration of Independence. One of the most remarkable events of his administration was his convening and pre siding over the Second Plenary Council of Baltimore, in October, 1806. which was composed of all the Archbishops and Bish ops of the Uuited States, forty-sefen in num ber ; and lie was appointed by the Pope, Pius IX., Delegate Apostolic, with ample powers for the purpose. The Council delib erated for two weeks, and among its first acts was a telegram addressed by the assem bled Prelates to the Pope, in the following words : "Seven Archbishops and forty Bish ops, in council, unanimously greet your Ho liness, wishing long life, with pressrvation of all ancient arxl sacred rights of the Holy See,' This was signed by tho Archbishop as President, and it was received in Rome in less than an hour after it left Baltimore. The acts and decrees of this Council, embra cing also tho decrees of all previous Councils of Baltimore, were in duo time approved by the Pontiff and published in an octavo vol ume, and constitute what may be called the standard canon law of tho Catholic Churcb in the United States. Called to romk. Archbishop Spalding during his residence in Baltimore was called to Rome on two dif erent.occasions. The first was in compliance with the invitation contained in a circular letter from the Cardinal Prefect of the "Sa-. creJ Congregatiou of the Council of Trent," dated December 8, 18G6. and addressed to all the Catholic Bishops of the wojld, invit ing them to assemble in Rome in June, 18G7, on the occasion of the eighteen hundredth anniversary of the martyrdom of Sts. Peter and Paul, and to assist at the canonization of various hwoes of tho church in modern times. Nearly five hundred Prelates from all parts of the world convened, the United States being represented by five Archbishops and eighteen Bishops, of whom' Archbishop Spalding wa9 the head. The second visit of Archbishop Spalding to Rome during h'i3 resilience in Baltimore" was in response to the bull issued by the Pope, J-une 29, 18G8. calling the Ecumenical Council to assemble in the Holy City on Dec. 8. 18G9. This was the first general council of the church since the famous Council of Trent, which assembled in 1545 and closed its session in 15G3, and therefore the occ'Ssiou was looked forward to with much interest. Tho Archbishop was present with some seven hundred and seventy Prelates from different parts of the earth, and took prominent part in the discussion preceding the determination of the question of the infallibility of the Pope when defining a doctrine of faith or morals for the whole church, ex cathedra, that is, fiom his cfScial chair, as universal pastor or teacher. Tho Council having been suspended by the Pope in consequence of the occupation of Rome by Victor Emanuel's troops. Arch bishop Spalding returned home November 10, 1870. Ha was greeted, as is known, with much enthusiasm by the Catholics of Baltimore and Washington. A grand pro cession was formed, reaching from the foeit of Broadway to the Cathedral, and the whole extended for more than two miles, wasdense ly packed with people, while from nearly all the houses handkerchiefs were waved in wel come. It is estimated that more than sixty thousand people turned out ou tho occasion in Baltimore, and about half that unmberin Washington. Throughout the Council he had been distinguished by the strong person al confidence and friendship of Pius IX., and was among tha most strenuous supporters &f Papal infallibility, which he explained and defended in a lengthy pastoral letter written in Rome immediately after its defi nition, and published and extensively circu lated in the United States. CHIEF LITERARY WORKS. The chief works published by Archbishop SpaldiDg are the following : Sketches of the Early Catholic Mission of Kentucky; the Life and Times of Bishop Flaget, in one vol ume ; a Review of d'Aubigne's History of the Reformation, in one volume, 12mo, which was afterwards enlarged into two volumes, 8vo., of about 1,000 pages, embracing the history of the Protestant Reformation in ail countries; Miscellanea, a collection of re views, essays and lectures on about fifty different subjects, in two volumes, 8vo; Lec tures on tho Evidences of Christianity, in one volume. In addition to these works he has written numerous pastoral letters and a great number of leading articles in different Catholic newspapers and periodicals, besides various introductions to works translated or published under his auspices. The Archbishop has ever been robustly proud of his American Catholic ancestry. Years ago. while combatting the proscrip tionist who assumed the exclusivo title of "Native American Party," he m ide use of this explicit language in oce of his most re markable contributions! to the periodical press: ILmstlf a native American, with an ancestry which has been for manj' gener ations in the country, and justly proud of the fortunate accident which gave him birth in a republic so great and flouri.-hing, he dearly loves and warmly cherishes the insti tutions of his country." And, later on, io recurring to the hh.tory of that ancestry in their first rf siing place in America, he cxultingly proclaimed that they were the first who re.ired on this broad continent, in their own noble colony of Ma ryland, the glorious banner of civil and re ligious libtirty. All must award them this pnise." And again, he recalls to memory, in honor of Maryland, that "he who was the most wealthy among she signers cf our De claration of Independence, arid who conse quently periled most in putting his name to that instrument, was the Citholic, Charles Carroll of Carrollton. whom Providunco per mitted to survive all his fellow-patriots, as if to rebuke the fierce and anti-republican spirit of intolerance which was so soon to be evoked from tho abyss against his brethren in religion." The Archbishop led a most active life, and when not engaged in tho labors of the missionary and pastoral life was employed in reading and writing. Ho has lectured, generally to crowded houses, in all the prin cipal cities of the Union, from Boston to New Orleans and Mobile, from Baltimore to St. Louis and Davenport, Iowa. In 18G0 he accepted the iuvitation of Professor Henry, of the Smithsonian Institute, and delivered therein a course of three lectures on the Or igin, Elements aod History of Modern Civil isation. Altogether, the life of the deceased Archbishop has beeu one of mucti zsai in tic half of his religion, and of unusual activity in theology and literature. THE ARCIlBISnOPS CF BALTIMORE. Most Rev. John Cat roll was appointed first Bishop of Baltimoro in 1789, and was con secrated in England, August 15. 1790. His diocese embraced tho whole of the then Uni ted States. Four additional Episcopal Sees were erected, respectively at Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Bardstown, Ky., in 180$. and the same decree that created these new Sues erected Baltimore into a Metropol itan See, and raised Lr. Carroll to the dignity of Archbishop. That prelate expired De cember 3, 181S, at tho ago of eighty. The following is a list of the seven Archbishops of Baltimore who filled the duties of th-at sacred office: Most Rev. John Carroll, D. D.. consecra ted August 15, 1790, died in 1815. Most Rev. Leonard Neale, L. D conse crated December, 1800, died in 1817. Most R-jv. Ambrose Marechal.i). D., con secrated December 14, 1817. died 1828. Most Rev. James Whitfield, consecrated May 25. 1828. died 1834. . Most R;v. Samuel Eccleston, D. D., con secrated September 14, 1834. died 1851. Most Rv. Francis Patrick Kenrick, D. D., transferred August 19, 1851, died in 1863. Most Rev. Martin John Spalding, D. D.. transferred May 12, 18G8, died February 7, 1872. PROBABLE SCCCKSSOR. In accordance with time honored ciutom, an Archbishop has the privilege of nominat ing his successor in office, it remaining op tional with the Pope to confirm Fuch nomi nation as hs may 6ee fit. Accordingly it is understood that Archbishop Spalding eome time ago forwarded to Rome tha names of two or three Bishops of bis Archdiocese from which the Pontiff might choose his successor. It is said that among the Dames sent were those of Bishop Bailey, of Savannah, Bishop Kendriok, of Louisville, and Bishop Whelao; of Wheeling. A Kentucky oouple wer married on tho platform of a railway depot. Tha bride wore no traieu ' A mining man informs as, says one of our exchanges of a recent date, of a lone adventure of his in a mine, undertaken on Sunday last, which lie says no email sum would induce him to repeat, owing to tho great danger thers is of being crushed or shut in by the caves not that there is anything else to bo feared oh, no! IJeing impressed with the idea that he could find paying ore in one of our mines (we aro not at liberty to say what one), in which no regular weak had beeu done for some years, he determined upon a stolen trip of inspection into the wilder ness of the old workings. He carried with him but a small prosppctin pick, a light rope ladtler, about sixteen feet ia length, half a dozen candles and a box of matches. Thus equipped he boldly en tered a tunnel leading info (he old works upon a vein at a depth of several hundred feet below the surface. Upon reaching the spacious old chamber, hollowed out years fcgo in the vein there reigned such an oppressive silence that, as he stood alone in the middle of one of the nreat cavernous openings and held aloft his can dle, he could hardly prevail upon himself to move. As the moisture of the place settled down upon his beard and pene trated his clothing, so did all manner cf superstitious fears setllo around his heart and penetrate his sou!. At every siep the oM floor gave out a hollow, clankixg sound, and he qould hardly move forward a dozen pace3 before he was oveicome by a feeling that some person or thing was following him. Ashamed of such weak ness, he would try to shake olf (he thought nothing was following, and it would be childish to look around it would be an act altogether unworthy of a man. A step or two, and an ugly, raw craunch under his feet, with apparently an an swering craunch behind him. lie must look this time ; but does so with a smile such as one would smile info the face of a ghost but sees nothing. After many facings about, this way and that, he in some tlegree shakes olF the feeling of being followed, and, with what might be called tempered boldness, passes thro' several old chambers anel arrives at the dark mouth of an old incline. Taking a sweeping look in all directions to see that there is nothing bad in sight, he enters the yawning incline and faces the inky dark ness arid the chill, musty air that rises from vast ranges of caverns below. Down he crawls, only stopping once to assure himself by one good, leisurely !ook that nothing is sianding at the mouth of the incline gazing down upon him, Down, down he goe?, peering now to the right, now to the left, into great galleiies as he passes them, till at last (he air becomes ii isty with the dropping of water. Loud and musical tlve sound rings through the great cavernous place which spreads out in all directions from the foot of the incline, at which he has at last ar rived, and where he seats himself to rest and gather resolution. Hundreds of feet below the surface aud below the neatest ray of the sun, he seems seated upon (he brink of that other woild fabled to exi-t within the outer shell of our own. The thousand tiny, trickling streams and showers of heavier drippings from on high from far up, narrow winzes and oozing from the broad faces of the lofty lode, falling into pools all about send abroad a sound whUih is now as of children at pia-, calling to each other at a distance ; now as of bells, with the intermingling of flute-like voices ; and again, like firrtily souniled random notes upon a piano. finst nf a'?r. loaded with darkness and filled with dampness--Rrm;ngly the weary breathing of the place come and go ; a halo forms about his candle to keep back the encroaching mists, and taken ail in all, seems no place for nwrial man. Ileio upon this fLor is where ho Lopes to make eome discovery hopes to find behind the dilapidated lagging, at the end of eome drift in the face of some chamber, a vein of the precious ore that escaped the workmen of former years. ilere is the place, but now bis courage is almost gone. He remembers all the stories ho has heard from the German miners of their Cohali. a species of gnome or subterranean devil which, cIo;hed as miners, ere seen in. the lonely depths of tho minea grilling about the chambers and peering out from among the timbers, or aro heard to scream, to groan pitifully or to laugh wildly. He also remsmbered that mora than oce poor fellow had met his death in the very level that lay before him. Yet, remembering all thesa things, he had the courage to rise up and venture foilh upon the recking and rot ton old floors though he was obliged to turn and look .o see that noth ing followed in after Lim from the bottom of the incline. A ghastly placo lie found the level. The timbers were hung with great fes-. toons of a peculiar fungus, resembling tho moss of tho live oak, but white 'as -encw Upon these festoons rested globules of moisture which were transparent H3 dis tilled water, and. 'which' sparkled in the bright light like myriads of diamonds All those growths, however, were not cf the form described. Some resembled ex aggerated mushroom??, had stems a yard long, that twisted about like ram's horns andwore crowns the sizi of a broad hat rirri. They mingled with the mossy form ation, grew pendant from the roof of tho drifts, hung out from tho "lagging,' and sprouted out from the base of the side supports in short, in plm-js so fiiied with tue oid drifts that it whs i.ucessary to crush through them I'or an l.&ur or mere our adventurer wainlercl through j the mazes of the level, muro mine. i;e thiui I the labyrinths of Crete, or at le-.-t th.ui that of Woodstock, in which, as (he tory goes, fair Rosamond was imprisoned, but no store of precious ore could Lu fmd At length, in crowding his way thrci-.gh some fallen timbers in a tumbledown chamber. t!i2 whole came down behind him, followed by a tremendous cavo ol earth, which blew out his candio and blocked the w;y behind him, completely cutting off his retreat. . Tins ho saw w l.-en he relighted the candle. This nrdd.-iit drove out of his head all fer.r of dead men j anu biiuenmg, mocKing Coliaa. knew that he must now give up all ..( 1:.. .... IL hops i iiiiuii; uie, ami must use nil ins wiis in finding a way out of the mine. Walk ing to and fro, and takin- the heaii; 's ef the .laces as well as he could, he sc. ached about until lie found an opening leading down to tho floor bo'ow. Descending by moans of his ropo-ladder through the opening, he passed umhr (lie cave, and after wandering for a time in the dismal, rocking place in which he found h"u;;dcif, he came upon asi old rotten bidder, up which he ascended, thanking his stars that he was again frco. lie now stalled to find the mouth of the incline, an I v;;.-congratul.-.ting himself that he had recov ered fiom his former childish fears of gi-h-Lnfl, when, upon elevating his candle above his head to peer as far as possible into the narrow passage in advance, thtro su-L.Ln- ly rose bdWse him a most frightful at pa- rition. Uttering a helpless, stiMSheied shiiek which skeined to be answered by still iviJrc despairing; shrieks from every cavern in tha mine he dropped his candle. Stopping squarely befoie hiui hi the mid- die of tho passage, ho had seen a tall man of most venerable. aprjoarano-?. Iliu hair and beard were of snowy whiteness, and the latter reached far be lew his waiit ; his iljwin; robe was also white, but his face was black as ink. In the involun- tary net cf covering his eyes (o shut from his sight the fearful thing, his candle wan dropped, find it was some moments Lef .re he could get courage Io rernovo his h.u.ds and again look before him. When he did eo he was more fiighfened than before at ! what he beheld. The nopatition was 1 still there, but ten times more terrible than 1 boLre. It appeared a living, glowing flame, except the fro-1, which was, if pes I sible, blacker than before More dead ! than jaive, be stooped and groped about ! till he found his candle ; then, with from- ' bung nanus, lia lighted it, never once look- ing tow hi u me awiul orject tut Ins ih: was fairly burning, when, with a forced resolution which he felt to be a little sin. rt of imp id nr, be boldly faced about and held up his candle. His ;hos was gone, but in its place was a timber whith bad pitched from above, and which was com pletely clothed in the white fungus he had seen so much of in other pe.rts of the mine. He examined it minutely, and was astonished that it should have given him such a fright ; but then it stood alone and in a place where he did not h-ok for timber in any garb. ly shading his candle he soon discovered that the fiery appearance it had worn in tho daik was owing to a phosphorescent light given out by the recking fungus. These discoveries did not give him the courage that nvuht have been expected or the contrary, he had quite enough of the old mine, an i be fore ho reached the mouth of ;he old in cline, ho again had tho feeling of being followed, and the diipping of water sound ed in his ears much hku tho distant shouts of fiendish lam'hmr. C.oing up the, nclmewr.sslowr.nl hard work, and more, than once bo was f,re-.l to seat l.imseif and rest his ticmblir.g knees. At such times he was again over- c.me by tho silence of iher'ace; and, did be happen to cough, looked about expect- ing to hear cn answer or to see a j-cring face peering out at him frotn the-next t-tdo opening above. The rals, ton, f. ighrened him. His rambling brdo v seemed to have Startled them up from the old chamber!. and one which was ecampciit g above happened to fall upon bis arm, he shook ami bribed his sdeevo most frantic-.l'.y, then gazed above and about him shudder ingly, expecting a whole sack of the vcr- min to be emnt'e l tfown upon Lim When the top of the indite was reached he fervently thanked the Lord, and, seiz- ing the largest reck be cuukl find, hu. led it do-vn the bl-tck chasm, listening with exultation to the imie of i's bounding and crushing hs way toward the ghastly, fan- gtis-hrecding caverns belov. ' Another flight awaited him. After his extra di-play of bravery ir. defiiug the ghosts of dead men. goblin, Cohan" and all, by burling a' rock down the inc'.me, ho all at pace thought, as he walked away from the place, that it would have been better bad he r.ot done it; though why, it would be foolish to think. He was now on t lie tunnel level, and fast nc.11 ing the tunnel itself, when b;.3 way would be straight, and not beset by yawning cham bers, into whose depths he could not see, and out of which a: any moment he might stalk a thing in he knew not what blood freezing shape. A cold blast moved past, causing the flame of his candle to stream forwaith Sometl 1 i r might be ccrmug, but it would be childish to look behind. The candle flume flattened down more and more, and bebine! him was uttered a deep sigh. Facing about and holding his car.ilhi uhift he saw t.ulhinrr. Wi.lli: 1: was pon.Liring on r. hat cool.! hav i :.i t! vi Hois", his cars vr availed ! a tduili, piercing, tinniitakahh' st-rca 1 i tl.O tho stiibioss it scrims! fir I. j--Vi:: power of human Iu.i'i-i to have i:'.:re I such an unearthly shriek. Oar hero oi:;: to have smv.vervd this by a trv.i: -!-..'. as 'boo o on!'' which was nil that oan.o t ?vh.:t he i;ite;ide I sh-u!J have b ot a fierce and thii.uit yell. Again t!i2 ;;v.-i,l sen-am i ; t i r out, ntteiinir tho single w,n!. "1 lor-r-ror ! ' Oar tei iili.d explorer i t fmb..hh 2rca0.il now, f.r the first ti n?, felt his hair at weak inside of his hat 1L held his candle ab vc his head and peero.I i:ro the t'.ircc great galleries vnwniit' mar. but could see nothing. He pu.-Lc! Li hat ih.n open his head to settle h: i h i; r, v. ;.ii!. .l '., ;t:y rund and heel his can-lie down to exmnitie a Stick w !!.-! had snapp'.-i under his heel, and straight-cm-. I up, coon'ricd, then ciiee rrioia look a ; survey of his haiited horizon. As far as he could see stood ghastly rows of t:m beis, drr.pt d or rather furred over with white mold, bnt nothing worst, for ml the daikittss was clear and clean. Again he thoujht there was a sigh close b'.lii;! j him, and was just in the act of whirli.i -! about, when in his very eats rang out J thr.t teirib'e woi 1, "II ir r-ror I" starting I back t.e f'.U to the gi cun.l, but in a suii-.. I p-if i'i.M agai;;.-t a pos lanJirg without ' ext:i'.:i.i;;i;iej his candle. A little du t : f.'liit from above, he Ijuke.J up, and there saw gaz.iit: uown upon bun a pair of ti ry eves. This, instead cf fii -bleu ing b:in, served j i.-t the coiitraiy purpose, j Rising, l ehe'dal .ft tha candle, and sa.v si:tii-g upon 1L3 tin. ber, at the end of an ore sl.uie o'ver Jr's head, r.s pretty a cat as j ever went ratling in old mine, and as ; he gaz,.d Up-m the wondering beast, L j opened i;s mouth and a .tain uUere.l that ! f 1 --Ai f-il civ of "I Lr-i -ror" but now it j sounded more like '-Mi-o-ower!" ' After this last ghost adventure our r.er. j felt that nn gnblin' that ever walked could j fiigi.ten h:m, and when ho blew out tha ' remnriot of the crtmi'tj at tho mouth of i'mt i fimmd. .m! st.v-j-.ing full) into the bro 1 J , cly.c of daylight there was hot a I. .'.dec ', man irs Virginia city, as 1 him-scR ac - knowledge 1. U ?ays the only danger of g 'pig into our eld mines is that of bein crii.-hed or shut in by i cav there in nothing at all else in any of the mines to be. a hr aid of. . Hadn't IIi:.m:! A holt Ir. Same per sons are So densely uneoriscious of what is gi i-ig on aViut them that, if the planet shonll go to piece", and tl.ev by some ; strange chain e be pre.-a vc-d amonn- t!,. j gaaen.I wreck, thev ,Vou!. not suspect for i twenly-fe-ur la u s after that anything had happened. An ins! met . f tt,'; h,, '. pparr-ntly improbable to absurdity, actu ally happened in Chicago at the time of tho terrible fire. Oa the Monday morn ing following the gteat disaster, a ivonnn called on one of her neighbors on the West Side and nsked if she could have wafer, saying she could not get a'iy nnyvhero, and did not understand wh Her neigh bor, a well-known lady, replied: "You could hard'y expect a supply -of water this mornii. j;, my good wnnnn " "And why not 7'' "The water has all been tssed j by tho lire last right." "Fire! what jpie?"' qieiicd the wc-nnn. "Why cf j c urse you know; r.indam, that almost th j entire city has been burne! hw:; that j n?:-r!y the only buildings wUU have cs ! capel are on this side." "You don't tell ! me so! I n ver heard of th-t. I !;nw ! there wa s--e bouse burning Saturday I exenh'g. but 1 had r.o idea it had done ! any particular harm." The woman was I ne:! her inse.tii r.fii-i - si,-.f-.r.' TI.. j that horrible roar of Mum, that w-xr of (hc f!oc,ont?j lIl:U ,en ifc din of a bumiivr ' citr, she had sleot calmly, whhout Win", n;ice di?tuibed in ber profound slumberT j Fac ;s c,f:c:i s:r;ir2,r lh,M fio:;oa- ! . . . . i FrsK's I'titsr Mi.sr.vi;-:. T'isk used fo j cf'.fi. tell about his first n:i-ta!:e ia life, ! Said the (!oml, '-When I was a little ! boy on the Von;-.. mi fanfr, my father took rfie up to tl-a stable cr-.e .lay. where a roy j of c -.-. s .-rod in the stublj.'' ! S ii J !: "Jar.v t c siaUe window s 1 pretty hijh far' a bov, but d 30.1 think tc,u could tuke this "thovel and e-iea.-i' cut i tie stable ?'' j "I don't know, 'Fop," sai l Jamc?, "I ' never have thine it." ! "Well, mv bov. if you v.-iil do it this ; m '.mi tig, give ' you this b. i:ht silver j dollar," tai l his L.ih-r, p-.Ui:.g Lim ua : tha h,a l, while he held tha s'.Jver dollar ! tcLre his c;. C3. I 'SoiU,' eny? Jams?, 'Til try," and ! away he went' to work. He tugged ami j pnl'.e'd an 1 lifted and puffed: and finally , it was done, n.n.l his father gave hi a tha j blight silver tmilar, saying : j "That's nght, James ; you did it sr-'en j dully, and now I find you can do it so j nic-Jy, I shall have you do it every moriw' i in" ail whiter !'' '-Cow, children," gull a Sunday-school gentleman visitor, who had been taikinz to f ho scholars about "gro 1" people aud 'bad" people "now, children, when. I am walking in the street, t speak to sotnu persons I meet, and I don't rpeak t others; cud . what's the reason?: He expected the reply would be. "I-catisi sor.12 r.re guod, . and others-aro bad,'' but Io his discomfiture, the general shout was "Because- tome are rich, and others ar pderr!" '
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