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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
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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!" '