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Cl-r.tl,. .tn.of All to 9iltisf: 10-14.tf.1 !"ttor I' s 'fPf't il sutisfac. a ?Ptvia!tr A rude though substantial lojj cabiu 6tood on the bank of an ice-bound river, in the heart of a great Maine forest ; and arouud the boisterous fire that rose and fell in the huge log chimney, vrere seated a score of men. ithout, tho rain was pouring down in torrents, borne in great sheets against the walls and roof of the cabin by tho strong wind that camo like a race horse from the south aud east. It was the annual March storm that freed the rivers from the icy fetters of winter, aud forced the way for the great mass of logs, that all through the cold mouths had been piled ! upon their banks, to find their way down j to the cities by tho ocean ; and tho occtt ! pants of the cabiu weie lirermeu, whoso j duty it was to keep the struggling mass iu j the stream, and 60 prevent each log from j wandering off singly into by aud forbidden j channels in search of adventure on its own I account. All through the winter they had toiled in the swamp until the melting snows had rendered further efforts in that direc tion impossible ; and now, each man hail ed with joy the the storm that would send him ou his way down over the rushing river, toward home aud friends to whom they had biddeu adieu nearly six months before. The group before the fire were engaged in various ways in which to pass away the time. Some of them were gathered around the table, where a party were having a game of "high low jack." Those looking on seemed to take as much interest in the play as those engaged, and each player had his particular friend or backer to urge him ou when fortune frowned, or to applaud when, by some master stroke, he was tri umphant. Other groups gathered more immediate ly about the lire, and were engaged in story-telling, another popular amusement among the logmen ; relating stories that they had heard, or incidents of a somewhat marvelous character that had befallen them, iu their long career in the forectsaud on the rivers; and many are tho thrilling stories this class of peoplo can relate, with out departing from the truth in their nar ration : for no other occupation is so full of danger aside fiom that of a sailor or sol dier, as that of the logman. JfclJons is there a drive that ever reaches its place of destina tion without claiming as a sacrifice one or more of those who set OTii full of life and expectations of soon seeing those dear to him, from whom he had been parted so long. Otherm were talking of home, and of the probability of soon being on their way, while others still sat mute and apart by themselves, either listening co the conver sation of the rest, or thinking, perhaps, of wife or children, or of some one 'Juar to him, but who as yet bore not his name, but would as soon as he could once more reach her side ; aud to these the fierce roaring ot the storm niaae music, ana a stranger looking in upon them would have said that another so happy, stalwart a crew would be hard to find, even in that section which is famous for its tall, broad-chested men. "What is that you aro saying. Bill Brown?"' demanded one of the players at the table, as he held the ace of diamonds suspended between his thumb and finger while iu the act of playing. "I was telling the boys here that I went over 'Wildcat Falls,' aud came out all safe and sound, never once losing my hold upon the log 1 had been riding," wits the answer. "That's a lie, and a big one, too. That does for that ten spot ;" and the ace de scended upon- the table with a force that was supposed to give greater stress to both assertions the speaker had made. "Do you mean to call me a liar, Cy. Gor don ?" demanded Brown, springing to his feet and taking a 6tride over to where the offender was sitting, coolly drawing in the game his last trick had taken, as if he had said nothing offensive. "I do, if you mean to tell that story for the truth. I've drove ou that stream my self, and I know that the man ain't alive who could go over Wildcat Falls, and come out alive, much less not lose his hold upou the log he was riding. Such a thing is impossible." "It may bo for you that can't ride a log any more than a .sheep. I wonder what you aro up here in the woods for !" ex claimed Frown, tauntingly, and with anger blazing in his eye. "One thing I came for was to hear you lie," aaid Gordon, coolly, as ho played an other card. In & moment Brown's fist was clenched, and he aimed a blow at the skeptical play er that, had it reached its destination, would have felled its recipient to the lloor, but one of those sitting by watching the play knocked up his arm, and the blow went wide of its mark, whilo its sender almost pitched head foremost upon the table. "How careless you are, Brown !" said Gordon, withoutseeming to notice that the blow bad beon aimed at his head. "Don't you see that you have mixed these cards so that wo can't tell t'other from which ? It's almost as bad a mess as you inado of your Wildcat FalU story." "Sit down, Brown, and you, Gordon, hold your tongue. I'll have no quarrelling or lighting here, for I want you to have whole hands and heads to-morrow, for if it keeps on raining, there will bo plenty for us to do," said Sam Hartwell, tho boss of the crew, a great six foot giant, whose word among the men was law, and if any saw fit to rebel, his fists were liko a pair of sledge-hammers, and few there were who cared to come in contact with them, much preferring to abide by the decision of his words. Brown muttered something about not caring to be called a liar and went to his seat, where he sat without making much conversation tho rest of the evening, while Gordon went ou with tho game without a word. At the usual hour, tho logmen went to rest, with the tempest sounding in their ears, mingled With tho increasing roar of the falls, half a mile below, as the volume of water gathered strength, and went surg ing downward, carrying on its bosom a mingled mass of timber aud ice, piled to gether by the embrace of winter. With the earliest dawn the camp was astir. The rain had ceased, but not until it had accomplished all that could be re quired of it. The river was free from ice, and was running liko a mill-race, its sur face covered with foam and straggling pieces of ice, hurrying on as if to overtake the main body far in advance. Most of the great piles of logs were gone, but there were some that still hung to tho bank at the landing, and as soon as they could see, the men were busily at work turning them out into the Rtream. About half a mile below the landing there was a fall of considerable magnitude, stretching entirely across the river ; tho roar of which cauld be heard a mile above or below. Between this aud the landing, the river was full of sharp, jagged rocks, some of which even now showed black heads above the water, causing the Hood to ebb and boil like a seething cauldron. The descent was considerable to the brow of the falls ; trith steep banks on either side, through which the water poured with great speed. Upon ono side, near tho j brow of the falls, the bank sank down al most to the edge of the water, while just above, through a break in the clifTs, a stream of considerable magnitude emptied itself into tho river. Such briefly was the aspect of tho place with which wc have to do. About halfway between the landing and the falls, one of those black, jagged rocks showed itself above the water in nearly the center of the stream, and against this a pile of logs, perhaps a hundred in number, ; had jammed, and as the river had already commenced to fall, there was no prospect of their starting off of their own accord. ; Consequently it was necessary for fionie oue j to endeavor to reach it and dislodge them. This was no easy tak to do, for they had no boat at this point. Tho only way to reach it was by means of logs, upon which somo one well skilled in riding them might pass over in safety. But to returu to the : bank would be the most dangerous part of the undertaking, for the cliffs that formed them were so steep that to ascend them from the water's edge was next to impos- : sible. This jam and the prospect of dis- ; lodging it, kept running in the minds of all, as the logs were rolled in, with the ex- ; ception of half a dozcii that had been re tained to form a raft for those who should undertake the dangerous enterprise. The cook's horn sounded for dinner at this )oiut of the operations, and before the meal was through, two men had announced their willingness todislodge the jam. They j were the foes of the evening before, Brown . and Gordon. Something was said in a joking manner to the former, that he was : used to going over falls, and that it was his duty to go on the jam ; aud he had de- j elated his willingness to do so, providing that Gordon would accompany him, upon ' another and single log. This the latter , had at once agreed to do, and ns the boss knew them both to be good river men, and j smart, agile fellows, he made no objection to their going, thinking, perhaps, that it might be the means of healing the ill-will that existed between them. j As soon as dinner was over the men gathered upon tho banks, to witness the j breaking of the jam. The boss, in corapa- j uy with the volunteers, went down to the j edge of the falls and faw that there was no ; difliculty in bringing their logs to the bank at that place, so they were quietly to allow themselves to float dowri to this j place before attempting to land. This important matter decided upon, they returned to tho landing, and each se lecting a log to his mind, sprang upon it, pike-polo iu baud, and pushed out into the stream. "Be careful, boys !" shouted the boss after them. "Keep close to this shore after you break the jam. The water draws hard over the falls, and the further out you are the more troublV'you'll have in getting ashore." Once in the current, the frail logs upon which the two men stood, sprang from ware to wave like things of life, threaten ing each moment to throw them into the boTfing flood beneath thera ; but botu had long been used to this mode of locomotion, and they kept their balance in a manner that was perfectly wonderful to thoso who never had ventured alloat on so frail a bark. With the sweep of their pike-polos they'"uided the logs iu the direction they wi.-hed. and iu a few moments, Brov.n. who was in the advance, sprang upon tho jam. He was followed in a moinci.t by Gordon, and while their logs, no longer wanted, floated down towards the falls, they fell to work upon tho pile boueath them with a will. They had hoped to have been ablo to find the key-log that held the jam, and so start the logs together, after a few mo ments labor ; but this they soon found was impossible, so closely were they wedged against the rock, and so great was the force of the water hurled against it ; and so they labored on for half an hour, dislodg ing a few at a time, until at last a trem bling beneath them gave notice that the jam was about to move. "Come on, Bill, they are off," shouted Gordon, as he sprang od one of the outer logs and with a sweep of his pike freed it from the struggling mass, and set oft on his swift downward course. "Come back," shouted Bill. "Here's a half dozen that mean to stay. I tho't you would have courage to keep by a fellow until the work was done." Bill knew that it was impossible for him : to return or did he need him. He thought it was a good chance to pay him off for tho words of the evening before, aHd so he im proved it. Stepping from the logs upon the rock, which afforded at the best but an uncertain foothold, he with a little labor loosened them, and they commenced float ing down the stream. With a leap he sprang on the hindmost, maintaining his balance easily as a practiced rope-walker would have dono, and allowed the log to ; float downward after its companions. The water rushed and boiled like a huge cal dron on either side and every now and j then through the flash of the fontii the dark-headed rocks would show themselves i' for a moment, and the next be submerged by tho rushing torrent. Theso he would 1 avoid by a sweep of the pole, whil.i every moment added to the velocity by which he ' moved, until at last, as the falls burst into : sintht round a cove, it seemed almost a i wone'er how it was that he managed to ; keep his balance, upon his uneasy footing, j Gordon had gone over the same route j but a moment before, and was standing iu triumph on the edge of the bank, to which he had brought bis log as easily as Ii6 would have managed a canoe ; and there ' among his companions who had inn down to witness their landing, he stood watch ing the coming of Brown, who was making the jerilous journey with as much eclat as he had done. ! On he came, with now and then a dip of the polo in the water, and already he be gun to shape his course in where he stood, ; when suddenly a rush and a roar, that ! mingled with tho din of the falls, sounded above thein and a great mass of ice aud water that had been detained, by a barrier in the brook that had emptied into the river, gave way, and came pouring down a fierce torrent, shooting far out into the current. A cry of horror burst from the lips of the spectators as they saw that it had caught the log upon which their com rade was approaching and in spite of all his efforts was carrying him out into the centre of the river, while at the same time he was nearing the brow of the falls, at a S2eed that showed that no earthly power could save him from taking the fatal leap. "For God's sake, strike for your life," shouted the boss, as he saw the terrible danger ; but the man heeded not this to incite him to do his utmost ; but which he knew would avail him nothing. Each moment brought him nearer to the fearful spot and at lst he ceased from his efforts, and turned a white, ghastly face towards his mute companions. For a moment the log seemed to balance upon the very verge of the falls, while Brown seemed hung sus pended in the air, and the next moment the fearful leap was taken, and both man and log were plunged iuto the raging pool below. "Follow me," shouted Hartwell, as he sprang down over the cliffs ; but this or der was not needed, for some of the men had already reached the edge cf the great barrier into which tho waters thundered before them, and eagerly they scanned the surface of the foam covered caldron, but with very faint hope indeed that they would ever sea aught of their comrade again. But a moment after, such a shout arose as the falls never heard before, and even its voice for a time was drowned ; for out from the mist that rose up like a vapor or curtain, hiding the face of the cataract, they saw tho head and shoulders of Bill Brown clinging to a log, which the action of the water was rapidly moving towards the edge of the pool, and three minutes later, eager aud willing hands palled him ashore, among whom was Cy. Gordon, who exclaimed as he grasped him by the hand : "I take back all 1 have said, Bill, and vote myself a fool in tho bargain ; and if ever I hear you tell that you have beeu over Niagara, it's so." A faint smile spread over Bill's face, but as yet he had not found his tongue. They carried him up to the cabin and by tho next day he was as well as ever ; and dur ing the rest of the drive none cared to dis pute his stories, however improbable they might seem. The anti-temperance people of America hopelessly implore, "Die, O Lewis 1" and add that they will cheerfully pay the ex penses of a first-class funeral. THE JS-L.AVK ART JA" SI AM. WONDERFUL TRICKS BT KOYAL JlOfiLERS THE MIRACLES OF ANCIENT DATS SUltrASSED IX TIIE titESLNT. Saigon, November 28. Last year, when I was in Bangkok, I heard so much of the "sacred troop" of jugglers from Paklaie j and their secular performances especially j the last one in the great pagoda of Phuom, ; the remembrance of which seemed to bo j vividly imprinted upon the minds of all who witnessed it that, when I learned they were to perform again in the temple of Juthia during the festivities attending the young King of Siam's coronation, I determined to make an extraordinary effort to be pesent. My friend, Prince Pha-tajac, when I toldhim of some of the remarkable conjuring and ledgerdemaiu I had seen in Japan, aud iu Bengal also, at the Rajah's court, near Moorshedabad, used to shrug his ehonldcrs aud say ; "This is all trick ! You should see the royal troop of Paklaie. Dou't you khow that sorcery is indigenous to the soil of Laos?" Then he would add, "But of course you cannot see Tepada and Noro dom ; you are not initiated, nor a noble of Siam." . And he would give me no more satisfaction about it, question him as I might. Not long since I was conversing with a Jesuit priest in Saigon, and he told me that he scarcely knew how to Understand or to deal with these people. "I was e patiating to a native," said he, "upon th resurection of Lazarus as a proof of the Saviour's divinemission. 'Why, that is nothing,' said the man. 'Tapada's people from Paklaie do that every time they per form. I saw them revive the old Saint Stung-Teing myself at the great pagoda of Phiiom, and everybody knows Stung-Teing has been dead these 600 years, and only comes to life onCe in awhile, when Tepada' s people want hiin. He is the father of Tepada, of Norodom, iu fact of all their race, and comes 'when they ca!l him." I found, indeed, that the prospect was very slim for me to see the feats of this mysterious fraternity. The royal family of &iam is Claimed to be natives of Paklaie, and this troop of jugglers is of tho royal race a branch, however, that only claims priestly, not imperial prerogatives. They never perform in pnblic at alU nor in tho presence of witnesses at any time, except upon two occasions. One of these is the incremation of the dead king ; the oth.er, the coronation of the young king. This is imported to have been their custom from time immemoiial. I could not hear that their performances had ever been witnessed by any white man or stranger. Indeed, no one was admitted but certain branches of the Siamese nobility, having either re lationship to the royal blood or certain hierocratic affinities, and certain persons said to be "initiated," and holding high grades in a semi-religious confraternity akin to our Free masonry in purposes perhaps, but in regard to which I have never been able to get any very definite information. Theso privileged persons flock to tho performances whenever they take place sometimes not for a generation but always in one or the other of five of the great tembles or pagedas of Siam and Laos. Nevertheless, when I found on Novem ber I that ihe French frigate La Heine des Exossais was going round from Saigon to Baukok, to participate in the coronation ceremonies, and that I could secure passage in her RS a supernumcraire, I very quickly packed my portmanteau and went aboard. Arrived at the Siamese capital, I ltrst no time in calling to pay my respects to my amiable friend, Prince Pha-tajac. I found the household of his Koyal Highness iu the greatest possible distress of mind. Tho coronation was to come off on the ICth. It was now the 7th, and Mine, Litti-Mon-datch, the Prince's first wife a noble creature she is, too, fitted to adorn any circle was laid up in all the agonies; of a formidable bone felon, while neither the European nor the native doctors of Bang kok could make any head against it. I was the very mau for the occasion, and I seized it like a veritable Deut ex machinn. I remembered me of my old grandmother's remedy for the atrocious ailment a remedy proved infallible in a thousand trials and I proceeded to apply it with such happy effect that in three days Jlrae. Liti was about the house again, very nearly as well as ever, and in a fevor to give me substantial proofs of her gratitude. It was then that I broached to the Prince my desire to witness the perfor mance of Tepada's troop, in the temple of Juthia, on the morning of the ICth. It was simply impossible, he said. The law would not allow it. It was sacrilege. The "initiated" would tear me limb from limb sooner than permit such an intrusion upon their sacred rights. Failing with Pha tajac, I iesorted to Liti. She hesitated. I reminded her of her finger. She espoused my cause with the persistauce and intelli gence fr which tho Siamese women arc noted. I do not know exactly how it came aooui. i Know mac tiiero was a j terrible amount of diplomacy. I was given ! to understand that a certain royal person age had finally been induced to interfere, ' and that the redoubtable Tepada himself, j at first decidee'ly hostile, had been brought i to consent. At any rate I was told that I was to be permitted to witnos the pet lor- mances, under' certain restrictions which most peculiar running, self-posscr.-sed Ick it is not ncccssai v to mention here. j fcf pei' and iiiteniRer.ee. i 'lepaua, exciauued boSh mv convan- ions al once, but the man, who was naked On the morning of the l:th, in company with Woun-Tafac, the Prince's eldest sor, who was to witness the celebrated rites for the first time, I set out up the river in a covered bargo. We had a guard of five j swordsmen, and the boat moved nienily except for a bieech-clmit, tKk n notice of them. He put his hand heavily b:it not unkindly upon my breast, gave me a pierc ing, long look, and said in excellent Stench. "Are you a brave man ?" "Try me '." I said. Insiantlv, without another word. ahead, propelled by tho strong, habile arms t lie bandaged my eyes with a part of a long of twentv-five oarsmen. The Meinan is a ' w hite robe I wore ; he snapped his fingers .,,. i...:r..i ..:.. .. i .I i : suddenly, whispermsr in my ears, '.Not a i veiy beautiful river, and the scenes aloiijr , , ,7, i . , . ' , word, for vour life ! ' anil the next mo- jits banks varied and curious. But the ment I found myself seized in the hands of j weather was hot and sultry, the awning , several strong men, and borne some ; tempted to slumber, the young Prince did ce along a devious way, ascending and ' ., i ; ,j t i t i ' descending several times. At List I was not spare the iccd-champague, which his. . , " ., , , - ., ... t b pUj. ,jllWn, the bandage was qutetlv re- j Dliearem knew how to flavor delicious!)- ( ,,cd, Tixul T fonud myelf squatted ou a with certain aromatic stimulant heibs, ; stone floor, bet ween Soondatch and Woun I and well, I have no notes of the vova e, 1 Tajac, who, with bowed heads and foes i which passed swiftly enough. At daTk, ! rarly. ""l TVlV3 ,US I ,, . .,",- , . , ! sjnatted like statutes of Buddha, their j on the evening of tho loth, we debaiktd knees and shins Hat to the ground, tl.eir i and mounted elephants to Juthia, reaching haunches resting upon their heels, their ' there at midnight. The Prince took me hands Fpiead palms down w aid noon their r i r i t knees, their eyes deflected, and a look of i to a cotisiu of his fatner s, who dweit iu ! , . J , , . . ,.. .. devout reverenco nd abstract meditation i that city, and, as the ceremonies were to j their countenances. The light was dim ! begin eaily the next day, we took a bath,' j to my unaccustomed eyes, but all around, J emptied the last bottle of Boedcrer, and i as far as 1 couM soe' weie white rol.ed .I-.. ti.o ,.f i, ;.,.f ! worshipers crouched in tho same attitudo r ! oi silent reverence. Wouu-tajac called me very early the j IJV degrees, as my eyes grew used to next day, and he and his fathet's cousiu, j the dim gloom, I began to l.x.k about me. a jolly fat old gentleman called Soondatch- Jhfe P,ace "as a M"re vault, so lofty that lam-Baubar, set to work to prepare mo ,v ot . lhn hllluh.h naPM ioi: -.,,1 for witnessing the peiforsiances in the ; wide. All around the sides lose gigam ic great iogoda. A white tin ban was wound ' columns carved into images of Hnddli.-t around iny head, my skin was- stained the ' .vet a thousand vaiiations from the , . , , central plan, a thousand freaks of fancy, color of new bronZe, my mustache ruth- a thol;.s;1m, grotesquesies, through which lessly trimmed down, blacked And waxed ! shone, the more effectively for the depart t ill it had the proper Malayan dejected urcs, the eternal cah.i, the stagnant imper droop and tenuity, my eyebrows blacked i tm bed ecstacy of apathy of Buddha's te , . , . , , I maikable face, with the great pendant and native garments furnished me, over -rs ,, ih(k . ,. 1(Mli.-,.la ,,. , r i which I wore the long white robes which ; into tlie supreme wistlesMiess uf Neibau ! I was told were peculiar to the "init;ated.'' , a face that once seen can never be f.ngot- At 7 o'clock we started for the pagoda ; V. 1 j . , , , . , . , . f its evidently subterranean vault, and to Sxindatch and I having had our bieak- j f)ok with Kmi(;e. u,(OI1 lll0 .sim,,,, c,aiu). fasts, but Woun, being a noophytc, was i eur of its massive architecture, which was compelled to go fasting. j severely plain, except so far as the carving The pagoda of Juthia is more celebrated !:',ft,ie K'a! went. At tho fur- 1 0 ... i tr.est end of the hail, testing against .tho for its sacredness thn its size or tho j coi.nn.s as a raised dais or platform, fplendor of its architecture. It is never- ! covered with red cloth. This stae was tin less a building of some very striking! raised between three and four feet above r .. .0 t. ; . , -., , .. . the floor of the vaslt, aad was about thir- features. It is situated without the city. .- ,. r . i 1 1 ... 1 J i ty-five or forty feel deep and one hundred upon a broad and commanding terrace, ! all,i fifty broad. Behind it a curtain of elevated considerably above tl.o level of i red cloth hufig down from the capitals of out 01 II10 e the pulpit eatie would wide, straight and imposing. 1 Lis avenue, j n tripod shaped altar, with a broad which is half a mile in length and neaily ; censer upon it. in which was burning a 100 feet wide, is bordered upon each side j scented oih mixed with gums and a mm at -, . - , . ., .. . ic woods, that diilused through the whOitj by rows of palm groves, in the silent vault a piinentf saciainentai odor. shades of which stand innumerable small j Suddenly there was a wild and start votive pagodas, with gilded images and liiig crash of bai baric music from under statues of Buddha iu all his characters. I t,,e ftoge-gog., drums cyn bals, and , , . , , I horns and with a wonderful alertness and out especially asme cairn, stagnant, peace ful Gautama. At the extremity of the eicvateu considerably above 11.0 level oi i icu ciotu nuiig uowu irom me c ; the river plains. It is appn ached from i lhc towering columns. In fr..i 1 ., .. , , , - , . 1 stage, inst above tiic snot where I the city by along buck-pavco. avenue, i). Uieltllf sWa in a (;eck lliea a really indescribable e.ect a bar.d of naked men came out from behind tbo enr- avenuc is a flight of broad sandstone steps, tains bearing each a scented torch in his then a terrace, dceorated with flowers aud l'a"'J- c-Iimiu-.l u.c columns win, toe agi.i ! ty of monkeys, and hghted each a bundled statuettes with much tasto ; then another j ,;;,)S strnR, fiuril the b:t.e almost of tho broad flight of steps; finally through a ; columns sheer up to the apex of the vault, great gateway guarded by monstrous I wlocli 1 count now see, ioe in a loi.y M'.nie, s utues, we came to tho terrace the temple is planted. The of worshippers and pilgrims had worn J illumination of the multitudinous lamps their way into the steps and flags of the was very bright and brilliant, too soft f terraces, and both steps and terraces, as be dazzling or overpoweiitig, yet so .wna- . , , , i tiating and pervasive that one missed well as all the environs of the temple, were Ilot j,;,, tiie perfect light of the day. I crowded with an immense multitude of ! could distinctly trace the ascending ami - -. - ' - . 1 i . 1 .... persons, who incessantly moveu about to uinnmsning rings 01 me i-up.uo .iooc; u. by monstrous I which 1 eouiu now .-re, inMiniii 101 1 j h, ice upon which i tIi:it doubtless pierced fat up into the hite ' . , rior of the pagoda proper, the appcaraneo feetof mnlions cf which outside I have described. The and fro, yet never spoke above a whisper. These made way fur us as we passed with a respect mingled of reverance and curiosity. and the rows of brick, only thinly white washed, that supported it. The din of the horrible orche.-tra in creased, and a band of old women ciuih Bands of malo and female boazos passed I out from under the stage singing r rath- to and fro in the crowd, swinging censers , T, , , , .... , . (, . , r , that I ever heaid. 1 be red curtain flnt- and scattering flowers. Some of theso . tcrej a yltt there was a dull thnd, and were shockingly mutilated, having cut off there, right before us. alongside Ihe censer thsir fingers, their ears, their noses, and even their eye-lids, in tho excess of their devotion to Buddha's service. The pagoda itself is an immense circu lar building with a square top, like a gasometer, and rimmed around with gal- stood a very old man, and wrinkle o. with long hair and leatd white as cotton fleece. His frnger nails were several inches long, and bis sunken jaws were horribly diversi fied with two lo'iig teeth, yellow and ogie-i.-h. lie was naked, except ftr a breech cl 'lh, and his shrunken muscles shonn with oil. He took the censer in bis hands ed with a vivid red, and dashed over with ' rose twenty feet high, red aud fr.rir-ns ; a dusting of gold, giving them a peculiarly ! then with a sudden jerking motion, ho 1 . i u 1 ' to.-scd the burning oil towaids the crowd brilliant eflect. Underneath this portico. r ... " . . , ,,...,,J , 1 of squatting spectators. It shot t'A.ndH the buiuiing was entered by eight tall tlle,u a ,rti.M hhcct of terrible flame it lys, each grotesquely sculptured di scended upon them a shower of rose s and nifiins, crocodiles, and serpents, i japomcas. more than could be gathered i:i t.,-11- 1-1 r a crfrt. Turning the censer bottom up- the banding, like a pile of plates , . -f r ,-,,, n... co i ward, be spun it for a minute upon tnu ing to a candle extinguisher f.t the ; .,oillt of jlis thumb nail, then flung it dis- 1 smaii ;oresi 01 pagooas c;ns 'tiiem daitlike towards me cag:e. liter ing up to the very base cf the I glanced upwards with a gilded flash, and porting the temple gallery. instantly the eagle came Ih.ttermjr do d 1 " . fa . : to the pavement in our midst, d;-ad, v ,VJ lery supported by gigantic columns, paint- 1 and hti. ieath into it until the flame, ed with a vivid red, and dashed over with ' rose twenty feet high, red aud furir.ns ; a the doorways, each grotesquely sculptured di scended upon them a shower of rose s and with gi Behind narrownif anex. rose tho characteristic bMl-roie of Hainfnllv awav towaids the audi Mice. It these templcp. It was multitudinous with 1 struck the pavement with a metallic clang . , .. . , - , . . . I bounced and rose, with sudden expanse of. bells, banners, gay lanterns bnght stream-, wh( r s,lliekill ca,e, f.htencd bor ers. It was elaborately, even gtotesqnely 1 r,y, nm seeking flight to the summit of ornamented, gilded, colored and decorated ' the dome. The old man gazed a moment with curiously shaped squares of ptrcclain, upwards, then, seizing the flip-d upon so that it was almost too dazzling iu the 1 )vhich th c"ser I,;uI T ',c ! s , , , , . ' legs apart with a nervous hand, straight- sunshine to gaze at for any length of time. clie,i tllPm aaist his knee, and buried At its base a small forest of pagodas clus. ' them daitlike towards the eagle. They tered, crowd columns support nouiiuuicn anu 01111-1 ajar, wcu nuiu- ,1 horribV cobra: coiled a!Kaf .;m. ing me by au arm, now directed me to-! ami lifting their hooded heads ,it li.mtly wards one of the doorwavs of tho temple. 1 and flashing anger out of the-,. oMtn i.ig It was guarded by two men with drawn ' cvo- - TI)C, i-usic .-hii.-U-.l - iU uil;l,f, tho , , ' , , sual.es coiled and plaird theinstivcs f- swords and very fierce aspect, who stood tlicl. iu a ,yt.JInic d-.llce. lifting thed. ad in front of a heavy di apery of red cloth eagle ujoii their lif .i.l,, ami presto ! right that coin the tern plo i-.o Fa3.-...J.u w. ....... - ..-j ucve;- f.as seen, pauions, but crossed their swoi :1a before , "Tiir.t Noiodom," whispered V.'oun my breast. Soondatch whispered in the - i ajac ;o r.iy ear. Anotheractor no.v came car of the elder of the two he started, I 11 1 "in the scene whom I recognized to bo gazed at me intently, but did not withdraw ', "e t:, athlete. Tepada. Behind him b . , j 1- came the smaller man, whose name, oun- his barrier. W oun showed him a s.-lict. , Tajac informed me, was Minhmau, ami a lie took it and reverently placed it upon boy, probably tneho ears old. called his forehead, yet still he lefred to admit , Tsinski. These four began some of themost mc. TLero was a controversy between tho wonderful athletic exhibitions that can be 1 t ,.i 11. conceived. It is impossible to b beve tm- dooikcepet and m companions, ar.d at less you c;uy it wLa wolk Uufse njesi put lat tho elder guardian w histled shrilly ; their muscles to. I am not going to pi o- upon a boje pipe tied about his neck with ! voce the incredulity of your renders by a straud of silk, pea reel. 1 could 01 . iii.nj wi.ij.njr oi n u eagle ujoii ii.cii oa.ts, ami presio ; rigi.t npletely concealed the inieror of , in ur m'd-t tl.e-.e stood the tiipod again, Ao from outside eyes. At a trip- ! itl k,s '!icliP- S a ' ... , . , , ' savored breath. A more perfect illusion pe lieu about ma nctK witn voi.e me iiicreouuty 01 your re.iuci- o .i--, a tall man niddenly ap- I 'rapting to describe the maj u ity of ii.m.. . , , In one feat Tepada seized -Soroooin by ht- .d not see from whence. , whUc UaJ.d j.t.3t, t,,:n oir- at Ho mps ri.i.Uiie Hg' d. atblelic. and had a tON !.VI';.!.. l '7!UI! !'AT. J t-i 1
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