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OLUMK IX.
EBENSBUHG, PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1875.
NUMBER 42.
The TT tt Inff Tell,
. T 1 .!.- Vtn fntl
p,.--.U,itC Tell, JO "inu.
And, l.-i-y'inr.', .iitejii, nits iu me if aw
p,:, "op! tn wciir at last
Thcbri.la. x il. f-rtwoni for year f"
. t .1. .na UA
n-T ti.i'i7 e cr8 u"1'' wuu
. . . i . . v l : .. i. J
1T;?ll k.lWIT na-io anj irriiwung now
K-.r.'!"-. 'I'" i'-,:''tr" ,u"r woet vore entd;
Ilcr 1"
i;n.r lip niy forehead kissed.
,1 from out tTic searching lijrht.
T:K. hiii,iiiT iii.nt WJ-t cairn nn fair;
T M n ' "nT P'l) ":
I Ml hrr fl hand emootli my hnir.
1r;rti!'r!(Ht' nnio'ie-I my heart;
fr.n'n, in li-iMl, t-j mo that veil,
ir itrl "rif moment t:itiie-.itilt,
iini-;ii-. !'ukc in undertone,
T'(C l i '-' l"l" '' eoMrr stow;
Thi 'l! t- r-i!r wi'.ll ui! alone!"
RESCUED FROM CAPTIVITY.
'it!:.;t ps.-o;it'.iii M.irk Trafton was the
.-i.t niTiii I crcrsiw. lie mined our
;i: Conii 15! i ff- mi our overland
. t r I . l? : . r a - .
nrv ; i. ,:u; inii:i. in me cpruig 01 ioji .
t t.-xy fven i'f ii". all told, and th
r-aT.l f:w mi nil' in Kie up the sum total
:r ::n!;ii:i-. with the exreptinn of a long,
,:rinv-i''kin.' wnlf-dog, the property
-: , .! L -lite ol Zrbulon Jink", the
Si'f m-ili-s wit
driven in humess,
re .i:;.!.1: .1 to :i I.'ht wag-nt built
:: t;.o ly. iii'I mule water-tight by
:.r. In 1 1 j j ".ve iMnvrycl our pro
, tr.:nk-. Tin-i a slielt'T-terit lare
i " aii- -tn'ii-: J.it- mir entire party.
r -i,r .irrivi, iti Silt Like we camped
' iw..k in si: uifTi fii-I'l inst outride the
r-.-f c:t . After our tent was pitched
r.r.t;:iri2 arrange i for our comfort,
:o ;T"!-1 thnt we should take a
thr-'iii'i t!i c;ty.
c un r.l'iiir'v In l recourse to our trunks,
f.vh i '.?:. flic irrt f harb-r for the
r. m i.,n i: .-,,.,1,., in making np an
t :".! ?!".' t'li.ft. It l liftlff nftor
- w c,. ta; tc 1 on otirexpoilition, and
.n h'l .r !.;trr foul 1 us promenading
vii - "iit'i t!ie principal street of
'"i) i::i'.
..; ;- Tt.noi in a fahionabIy-cat
-' ct n' ;'ie ff-t (it-rman texture, with
' i ' : vef to match. Ftch 1
..fl.i-a!.;.!irel fitte.1 him like a duck's j
' ,r A n.at Rinatna hat and !
: : .rsth-r !:Mi. wit, a nrnfiiHion rf T
':.i--w.ry to t!i:u,;i. completed lil neat
.h..wy attire. His exqui-ite
' -'; pw I iirivefal attention. Slin-
'-ri-n mi -! i-te-n'y irl fr a well-
:i:.r w;- , rare ..ccur.ence in the
pt.y nfy ran
y failed to turn and irnze
' al;T"-'n.' ye ut the str.n-'er. I knew
"i mi nu'i ciiiimeu ineir
"l ' fur I iyj a!w:ivs n verv nrilln irv
- J J 9
mi' . ' it'i not the slighter
i ty. I'.iei e are some itotmle
i -f
ipleamtice as t) cause
t-.m i:i
r !T to ohtnin a srcnd
is t!i: ui verx.nl tii'mte
:Wi,..y no im.-;v;w insensible to the
-1 'Ji:.i-:i fia,
C" et -r.-l
per-oiial ap-
-ar.tcre ! a! ,aj through the princi
" t!!f 1 we ti .ti-.e J two female
'ri!-!J. Thu -e-iul j ist then to divide
.'en;iti
I'unf e.nuillv with th mv
' :nv m.!-. Tie l.l..f -..., 1,.. -.1
. - - j .
::.fT-r "l looking duenna, of per
'' "r iorty fire, mounted on a
f.r
. r.i
a-.u-w mr.?, with a Coat so
" 1 .r!i --v th.lt Villi fonlil alimiu im
' in it
stie was attire.! in hlruk
1 -To
"ifh white under.-kirts,
j.:
ni:"lL"-l t'.e Rnr
!iMkin?animal she
f.il etise a-J nerfect se!f-
i I- anj.iired only through
r,t-' It. eguetri:in Plprcknj
.i rn was young, and one of
;!..!!! lovely treatures It had
my lot to encounter. The skirts
fl "i:7-iri.a u-u... . r : i 1 . rn.
Tic.! i,ni;-norel HII,
ii-t or fv. lu e of ornge-color.'d
ller ;at was a dark-purple velvet,
'x if front wit1, varietv of brilliant
l"n. an! . .
' "" imente: w.th a e.Ilection of
"Lite iitrii-'. ,lnl. IT... t-
' K-i la or-,r . ' r. i . .
'i-ite l ' r,nn-et.s over ner ex-
k ao'l shouMers. A more fault
11 n,ju:'-1 hav- V-en difucolt to con-
8 -'Till DVrf liiwnukiiu n1 InrtT.nff
'"n:ed on a lieautiful cream-
-rar,N!, not. and as thev drew
!ar -p !.. ..!.: i ut
Ik..i ' " ' ' or' s'ju-icmjr .
. uP-n lriltun with undisguised ed-
i.i j
i vitJiiiTi now hihi nn in
ld,u . .
a , " -"'""nrer iigiuning irom
Pt.TS nf hi - l 1-
...... Tlx r
I... . uj-ar.euous ocauty, wnicn
""Pirating to the senses. In her
H usi.im a. i i i
'hM' and with that gallan-ry
,'-'in cliamcteristic ofTraf-
hV. " itmcfidiiy lorwara, and wita
and ,; ,!... h ..
1 milk ma'je nis conquest m
m-'. he nii-lcr.fl sr.. I hAA h r.
l-is.trly embr .i iered article in question.
W y ' "e SU1'1 ,n dulcet tones, ana
" ""Win-? niv,. l .. ., . .
tta i 'r a jiriiiig suUiC nunu
iiri1". ....
ril,esir"cn neknowledgefl tbe
ij. fc-niune in., ic nr pleasure, while
rd-rtuM.J duenna looked on with a
"'i a beanrvr' eried rarlr- as be
iebidie.
i "i , iL--LucP of tl
That, ' id a binder, in answer to '
.nqu.ry -.s Bella Acherman, Elder
the
Achernian's dai.f-' ter from Illinois, and who
is said to be already selected by the great
Brigham for hm furty-imrth wife."
"And the other l4yf 1 enquired, care
lesdy. "Oh. she is the smior ptrnmntKpr of tnn
young lady, and the director-general of old
Acherman's harem ofseTenteen wires. He
13 a rich old nob,and bestows upon old Brig.,
with his daughter, a marriage-portion of i
Eve thousand dollars. He isfiVhing,you see,
for nn appoiiiUwat to the 'Council of Ten.' I
next year."
e saw that our infoTnant was radical
in his ideas, nnd we took him to a neighb
ouring saloon aod treated him. He told us
n great many novel things about the saintly
city before we separated, and walked with
us to the street where Acherman ' residence
was situated.
Betimes the next morning, Mark Trafton
cleaned up his saddle and bridle, and after
currying down the splendid black stallion he
bad ridden all the way from Council Bluffs,
till not a speck of dirt could be found upon
his highly-polished coat, he mounted him
and rode forth into the city. He was absent
till nearly noon, and after dinner he sallied
out again. This he repeated the next day, '
ree ! nnJ f,,r the foUi dlys following; but from '
tal j our conversations in the evening 1 found out
what ne was up to. j and the Hat-boatman who transported passen-
Ile hud already met MLs Acherman three gers and freight across the river (Bear River)
or four times clandestinely, and she had ex- remember to have seen them at the time of
pressed her repugnance of Brigham in no their crossing in his barge. He particularly
very guarded or respectful language. ' She remembered them on account of the re
pronounced him an old beast without he-i- markable beauty of both. He had never
tation, and declared she would die sooner seen so handsome a couple together before,
than s!e would be his forty-fourth wife, and nor two finer-looking horses ; but after this
Tiafton eagerly eucjuraged her in this re- all trace of them was lost, nor could any
solution. ! further clew be obtained as to the precise di-
Tl.e last time they had met he proposed rection they had taken,
an elopement, and she had given her Consent. ! Two day3 after their departde we broke
She was ready to aecomjiany her handsome camp in Salt Lake and started for Bear River,
lover to California, or anywhere else, to, We met several parties returning who had
avoid the cruel fate that awaited her at been out in pursuit of the fugitives ; but all
home. They had laid all their plans for de- gave the same answer to our inquiry, that
parture that niht. intending to make their no trace of them had been found beyond the
ay beyond Bear River to the foot of the river. Various where the conjectures we
mountains, where they proposed to remain ' now formed regarding them . Zebulon Jinks
concealed till our party came up. gave it as his opinion that they had pushed
Their plan was to meet somewhere be- on to the mountains, and were now lying in
twwn ten and midnight, just leyond the ' for our arrival. Some thought they
northern limits of the city proper, where niight have overtakeu and joined a party
they were to tike the traveled road JeaJing who had left Salt Lake a day or two before
to Bear River, and ride all night. our arrival, while others imagined they
I . : -l. l i . i t -
'Now. what I want. SJl " ni,l MrV. In
an elated tone, "is to borrow your mare for
Belle. I tbr-ugh you might ride as far as the
mountains in the mule-team with Jaggers,
and then when you overtake us you might
exchange places.'
J g ive my consent and in order to cover
up suspicion even from our own party, I
rode into the city with Mark in the afternoon,
and left my mare at a livery-stable, to be
called for by Trafton at nine o'clock that
evening, tv e then visited a saadier s ana
purchased a sidead.lle and a small panier
suitable to le attached to his own saddle.
In this he intended to stow away provisions
enough to lat three or four days, and such
selections from the young lady's ample
wardrobe a would be absolutely necessary
in the undertaking of so long a journey. I
was to call for the side-saddle and panier in
the evening and transfer them to the place
of meeting, which we had dt iven to before
tabling my horse.
On our return to camp we gave out the
etory to our companions that I had sold my
horse for a round sum to a Mormon. This
was satisfactory to our fellows, who bad no
particularly good rca-mn for disbelieving the
story when they saw that we had not brought
the animal back with us.
A little after dark I started into the city
In advance of Tiafton, and securing the side
saddle and panier, I made my way to the
point previously designated. 1 had not long
to wait lie fore Mark appeared, mounted on
his own horse, with mine in lead.
It was a little past nine o'clock at this
time, and a beautiful starlight night We
-exchanged the saddles and attached the panier crcaturcs the most ignorant and debased,
I had brought to Mark's. The provisions the nearest npproach to the animal of any
which he had brought in a lg thus Tar of he ajginai tribes on the continent
were carefully transferred to the r:lr"cr inhabited the rocky dens and caTern of the
so as to make room for the reception of such TOOIintains, disputing the right of oectlpancy
articles as the young lady might think proper j witn the pltJy bear or the gaunt wolf. We
to take along with her. knew that by persevering we should ultimato
It was underst rod that she wa to slip out jy tract them to some of their numerous
of the house the prnment the fa:nily had re- naunt, and that ordinarily one well-armed
tired and everything was quiet about the 1 whjte man wasable to cope with a dozen of
premise, and meet Mark, who was to await 1. If we succeeded in overhauling them,
her near at hand, while I remained assenti- 1 R few well directed rifle shots would pnt
nel over the horses, which were concealed . crn to flight, and leave us once more in
from observation by a clump of bushes not possession of our property. For three hours
fir from the roadside. ! we toiled on and upward, climbing height
How long 1 should be required to wait was ' above height, till it seemed that we , must
uncertain, for no one could tell how long the ' iiaTe already reached the highest apex of the
f.unily might remain up. Time alwaysscent : mountain, but still there was a higher bight.
long to those who are awaiting au expected
event.
The two hours and a half that I remained
behind that clump of bushes, holding the
two horses by the bridle, Tiefore tbe arrital
of the fugitives, seemed to me, hi my im
patient mood, to be fully double that length
of time. But they came at last, and the
small bundle of things which the beautiful
eirl had smuggled from the house, were
J stowed snugly away in the opposite side of
the panier from where the provisions had
len placed. When all were ready, Mark
vaulted into the saddle, while I aa-isted his
companion to hers.
.In a few moments they were galoping
along side by side over the northern road,
waving their good-byes to me as they pa-ssed
out of sight. When I could perceive no
farther trace of them, I picked up the old
saddle which had made room for the new one,
and spirted on my return to camp, where I
the party had retired, and were sleeping so
soundly that not one of them knew at what
hour I had arrived.
The next morning about nine oVock I took
a stroll into the city and found it alive with
excitement and flying rumors of the disap
pearance of the beautiful Miss Belle Acher-
,"an' the ft" of the great Brigham.
Detectlves and post-iiders were sent out in
every direction f"m the city, and the
"Counci1 of Ten," backed up by the local
,H,llCe force' Jnstituted thorough and
Tieiani Tca mrougnout every part of the
town. Our own tent did not escarp tholr
Pcrutiny, for rumor and conjecture had been
busy, as Trafton and Miss Acherman had been
seen several times together during the past
three or four days. But an all but myself
had been profoundly ignorant of this cir
cumstance till now, they could only express
their astonishment at the cleverness of their
companion.
As for myself, I was in a fever of excite
ment during the remaining two days of our
stay in the city, lest my fugitive friends
should be overtaken, or some accident occur
to them in their perilous flight to the
mountains.
But the two days passed, and the fugitives
were not overtaken at least no news to
that eflect had vet reached the citv: but
there were flying rumors that they had been
Feen fleeing northward by several persons,
"" uaYe capture uy diggers, or
destroyed by wild beasts. But the great
problem was solved four days after in a
most curious and providential manner.
We had camped for the night among the
foot-hills of the Utah, selecting a small ravine
or valley, which presented an unusual show of
vegetation, and hampering our animals so
that they might not wander far from the en
campment during the night. We had no!
as yet taken the precaution to station ft
guard over property, not apprehending any
Janer from the hostile Diggers at so short
a distance from the Mormon country. But
in this fancied dream of present security we
were destined to be mistaken, for a little
past midnight we were awakened by demon
strations of unusual excitement and terror
on the part of the animals. The dog aroused
the camp by Win loud and vociferous barking,
while the horses and two of the mules hud
dled around the tent as if to ask protection
from some impending danger. The other
three mules were missing.
We looked for them in every direction,
but they were no where to be found. We
naturally came to the conclusion after this
that we had received a nocturnal visit from
the Diggers ; and the discovery the next
morning of a trail leading up the mountain
fully corroborated our feaw. , We left two of
the party in charge of the camp, while the
remaining four started up the mountain in
pursuit of the cowardly black rascals who
were putting us to all this unnecessary
trouble. The trail was very plain most of
the way, and we made rapid progress.
From previous accounts we had read, we
knew that these barbarous and degraded
Suddenly we observed the dog throw np his
head and sniff the air. There was some
thing in the wind it was plain.
'What w it, Hawk Eye?" said the
guide. "Do you smell the red-skinned,
hyenas, boy?" . ' "
The dog gave a low, admonitory yelp, bnt
still kept sniffling ibe air. Presently Zebulon
himself, whe was a few steps in advance of
the rest, snddenly stopped, and, like the dog,
seemed to be sniffling the air. At length, as
if satisfied, he exclaimed :
"Roasting meat, by giogo! and a little
burnt at that. . The pesky varmints ain't
fur off. Hawk Eye, keep quiet. Now let
us all move cantions."
There wa still another deration to ascend
in advance of us, of perhaps two or three
hundred feet, and We commenced climbing it
as route as so many mummies. The odor of
tbe burning meat grew stronger and stronger
as we ascended, till we reached a level, which
i f , t nni n t ff t"
mountain.'
We advanced cmntionsly a short distaree,
dodging in and out among the rock, till we
came to a circular edge surrounding a deep
basin or hollow in the mountain.
Here the Confused ciamor of human voices
became audible, and peering out through a
jagged opening amecg the rocks, a lively
and a novel spectacle met the eye.
In the center of the basin-like' Valley; a
large crowd of diminutive savages; men,
women and children, were dancing around a
full-grown ox in process of barbecue. There
was evidently soon to be a season of feast
ing among these black, reptile-eating little
savages. Our missing mules were quietly
grazing at a little distance, while Trafton
and Miss Acher.nan. securely bound, were
seated under the shadow or aa vtrnanfing
rock.
We ranged ourselves along the cliff in
such a manner as t obtain a safe shot at
them, and at a signal from the guide we
covered four of the largest and most important-looking
savages among the crowd,
and fired upon them. Three of them dropped
like stones, and the fourth ran screeching
and limping away towards a yast ledge
of rocks at the upper end of the valley,
followed by all the rest of the terror-stricken
crew. Quickly reloading onr rifles, W9
made a hurried descent into the valley by
one of the numerous paths that wotond down
among tbe rocks, and releasing th over
joyed prisoners, and securing our three
mules, we hastily made onr way back again
without meeting with the slightest opposi
tion from the thoroughly vanquished
savages.
We learned from Trafton and his beautiful
companion, who sulrsequently arrived safely
in Cidifornia, and were duly married in the
presence of our little party, that at the time
of their rescue they had been for three days
prisoners in the bands of the Diggers.
They had fallen upon them while asleep the
third night after their departure from Salt
Lake. I omitted to mention that we recov
ered the horses along with the mules.
An Interesting Incident
An interesting incident has just occurred
at Bucharest, and has created a profound
sensation in theatrical circles in that place.
It seems that the proprietor of the Suhr
Circus, anxious to provide amusement for
the public, lately published an announcement
that a chall.ige given by Jules Rigal, a
wrestler attached to the circus, bad been
accepted by a gentleman who4 wishing to
preserve a strict incognito, would appear be
fore the public in a week. The amateur
athlete, who, it was stated, was a person oc
cupying a high social position, was rumored
to be no other than Prince Stourdja, a
Moldavian noble who has the reputation of
possessing herculean strength. On the even
ing when "the great unknown'' inad his
first appearance in the circus, the stalls vera
filled with eager spectators long before the
commencement of the performance. Rigal
and his masked opponent having made their
bow to the audience, at 6hee Commenced the
struggle, which was, however, of short du
ration, for the distinguished unknown in a
few minutes, amidst frantic applause, floored
Lis professional antagoni-t. So great was
the success of the spectacle that the manager
announced to the admiring audience that
the nobleman wrestler had condescended to
appear again before them on the following
evening, when the performance was accord
ingly repeated and was continued for sever
al successive nights, until one evening, an
indiscreet meinlx-r of the troupe unfortu
nately divulged the fact that the masked
wrestler was riot a distinguished nobleman,
but only one of the elowns attached to the
circus. This led to a di-turbance, the "great
unknown'' narrowly escaped being torn to
pieces by his late admirers, the manager and
his troupe had to fly for their lives, and the
circus building would probably have been
dismantled and destroyed but for the exertions
of the police, who, with great difficulty, suc
ceeded in repressing what promised to be
serioss riot.
A mocking bird, an exquisite wafbier.
owned by Colonel J. E. Elliott, of Jack:
ville, Florida, came to its death in a- si
lar manner one day lately. On that diy;
after the Colonel had listened to Its fbelo
dious notes for some time, he retired! to
bis room for the purpose of writing. Hav
ing finished his labors h again thought of
his pet, and went out On the piazza, intend
ing to feed it tjpon 'aking down the cage
he was ehocked and grieved to find the
unfortunate little songster lying on its back
oii the bottom, its breast and neck (from
which the feathers had been plucked) aU
torn and bleeding, and its head twisted
completely from its natural position. A
lady who resides in an adjoining house ex
plained the mjBtery. She, while sitting
upon hr piazza, noticed a tird very much
resembling a mocking bird flying around
and occasionally alighting upon the cage,
as if wishing to hold communication with
the other. Suddenly as "pet" came near
the bars, the stranger dashed forward his
claws, caught its little victim by the breast,
siezed the neck with its strong .bill, and
suddenly letting go his hold on the cage,
revolved around with lighhiing rapidity,
by which means the poor inmate's neek
was compleUy wrung as is a fat chicken's
by a kitchen scullion. Both the Colonel
and his lady were very ranch attach
ed to little "Pet," as they had named it
The other bird belonged to a species
known as the "loggerhead," and if is not
a very generally known fact that they in
variably" attack mocking birds : when
in their vicinity, and always in the manner
described.
2UE It ELL OF ST. JOIIXS.
BY RUFC9 SARGEST
In a huge and smoky foundry close by
tne wnaves in the town of li , a gang
' of workmen were getting ready to cast tbe
j largest bell . of the St. John's cathedral
j chime. Only an honr more, and they
' would let the glaring, bubbling metal
flow from the huge furnace into the
' mould, which was buried deep in the black
earth close by.
It was just at bvening, and in the gather
ing twilight the lurid blue flames that burst
from the top of the tall chimney flashed
unearthly giefctris upon the neighboring
windows and house-tops;
The sceue within the foundry was weird
And altnost awful. Tbe swarthy forms of
tbe workmenj partly lighted by tbe yellow
glare, moved about like Tartarean shad
ows, and tbe sooty beams and ponderous
chains crossiug, half black, half golden,
under the glowing roof, recalled the en
gines of the Cyclops under Mt. .Etna.
The town clock struck six. Tt was time
for supper. All the men threw down their
tools, aud ran and put on their outer cloth
ing.
"Be back in half an hour sharp 1" cried
the forge-coaster. " We shall mate the cast
at a quarter to seven."
"All right, sir 1" cried the men in re
sponse. "I bear some of the town folks are com
ing down to see tbe work," said ene.
"Yes," said another, 'Und it'll be some
thing to open their eyes. There was never
such a bell cast in the whole State as this
one will be."
In a moment more only one workman
and tbe master were left in the foundry.
The former was to stay and watch the
"blast.'' He bad brought a double al
lowance of dinner, and he would make a
supper on what remained.
"Perhaps we can get the 'Inventor' to
stay with you, George, said tbe master,
laughingly, as he prepared to go."
"Yes, where is he ?" returned the man,
iu the same jesting tone.
"He's been round tbe works long enough
to know When anything goes wrong.
Hallo ! hallo 1 I say 1 There's tbo 'Inven
tor?' Come here. Ab there he is T' And
in silent answer to the summons, a shock
haired fellow, with large gray eyes, and a
pale, vacant face, appeared from behind a
pile of castings. He had on his back a
gray shirt much soiled with dust, and he
wore a pair of huge pantaloons, hold up by
a single suspender.
"Well, Mopus," quoth the man George,
slapping him rather roughly on the shoul
der, "suppose you've got wit enough to
help yell if anything's the matter?"'
The young fellow looked stupidly around
and nodded his head.
"Then sit here and look at that furnace,
and don't take your eyes off."
The poor lad smiled, and meekly did as
he was ordered just as an obedient dog
would have laid down to watch his owner's
coat.
A queer fellow was this "Mopus ;" stupid
enough in ordinary things to need a world
of watching, but withal wonderfully fit to
watch a furnace. He knew all the work
ings, of the foundry, by what seemed a sort
of brute Instinct, though really his sagaci
ty, in this was a remnaut of a once bright
miud.
If anything happened, or went on in an
nnusual way he would always notice it,
and say what Ought to be done, though bo
could not tell, perhaps, why it ought to be
done.
Two years before, he had been an intel
ligent, promising lad. He was tbe son of
a designer connected with the fouudry
company, and had always been allowed
free access to the shops, and to mingle with
the men and watch their work. But one
day a great lifting-chain broke, with its
load, and an iron fragment struck him on
the head, inflicting a dangerous injury.
From this he partially recovered, and only
partially, for his reason was impaired. But
his uatural love for machinery and me
chanical experiments remained, and as lie
regained his bodily Strength, he spent most
of his time making small wheels and
shafts,' and putting together odd contri
vances which he would exhibit with im
mense pride and satisfaction.
This peculiar trait in tbe ytrarfg fellow
gained for him the humorous title of the
"Inventor." All the men felt a great
kindness for him, even though their man
ner toward him was occasionally harsh and
impatient.
Such was the person left to help watch
the great blast for the casting of tbe king
bell of the chime of St Johu's. Faithful
ly be kept his place before the furnace,
while tbe man George sat down at a little
distance and began to eat his supper;
Doubtless the latter intended to keep a
general oversight, but he eertaiuly made
the 'Inventor's' eye" do the friost of the look
ing. Whether be felt a kiud of reckless
trust in the instinct of his half-witted com
panion, or indolently concluded that noth
ing wrong could happen, he was sadly to
lil a ma fnr r.liArarinir himself SO little with
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the important duty that was before him.
Not a word was said by either watcher
and ouly the deep roar of the furnace was
heard through the vast foundry.
George finished his supper.and sauntered
into one of tt tool shops to fiud hfs pipe,
"Inventor" sat alone before his great blast
The one rational faculty of his feeble mind
enabled him to compre.l.eud what it meant
and even something of tbe magnitude of
the enterprise that was ripening inside
i those burning walls. He knew that the
furnace was full of valuable metal, and
that close beside him, buried out of sight
in tbe deep sand, was the huge mould, so
soon to be filled with the precious cast.
He knew and could see that all the chan
nels for the flow of tbe fiery liquid were
ready, and that near the mouth of tbe
furnace stood the long iron rod that was to
bo used when the moment came to let on
the molten stream.
All this his limited thoughts took in by
habit. Dirtily conscious that something
great was soon to be done; he sat with bis
eyes on the furnace, absorbed and intent:
Suddently something startled him: There
was a slight noise; and a bdming brack ap
peared near the tofc of tbe furnace. Then
another brack, and a scorching brick fell
out and rolled to the ground at his feet I
The lad opened his mouth to shriek, but
so terrified was he that the sounds stuck in
his throat, as if he had been in a fit of
nightmare:
A thin red stream1 followed the fallen
brick, and trickled down the furnace side
like running lava. Then came another
alarming noise, and a thin gap half-way
down the masoury let out more of the hiss
ing metal.
Where was George ? Was the unfaith
ful fellow still hunting for his pipe? The
furnace was burstiug, with only a poor,
half idiot lad to guard it I
. What could he do? He did what per
haps a lad in his right mind would not
have dared to do. Hushing to the mouth
of the furnace, he seized the long iron rod
that stood near, and tapped the vent One
desperate thrust with the sharp point up
the terrible tunnel a few quick, plying
strokes ! Stand back, now ! The contiuiug
clay fell away, and the yellow-white flood
spurted out with resistless force. It leaped
into the clay-lined troughs, and hissed its
way, flaming, dowu to the mouth of the
bell-mould.
The "fool" had done a deed worthy of a
geueral on a field of battle.
Was it too late? Every moment new
fissures opened into the doomed furnace.
Some of the upper stones toppled over.
Still the metal poured out into tbe mould.
But the waste was great from the gaping
flaws. The pressure was relieved by the
opened vent; but tbe leaks multiplied Con
tinually. It was art running a race with
ruin.
Poor "Moptis" stood powerless before
the coming catastrophe. His kuees knock
ed togethert and his head swam. A great
heap of red hot bricks aud rubbish fell at
his feet. He had barely thought to get
out of the way and save bis life, lie heard
A wild shout of human voices in the dis
tance, then an awful roar behind him, and
he saw and felt himself pursued by surges
of seething fire: Fharp, blistering pains
pierced his flesh at a hundred points. The
rest was all a horrible, unintelligible dream.
It was as if he had suddenly suuk into the
earth and been swallowed up forever.
By seven clock comparative quiet reign
ed again on the scene of disaster. Rnins
lay everywhere. The engines had quench
ed the flames that had caught tbe build ing
ing, and tbe men, blackened with smoke,
stood in silent groups about the remains'of
the furnace. It had fallen to pieces, and
nothing was left but heaps of steaming
rubbish:
; Poor "Inventor," who had been found
with the tapping-rod in his band, lying on
his face in the sand, frightfully bdrned,
had been carried to bis home.
Little was said; but the few words
spoken, uttered with no mild emphasis the
natural wrath of the master and the bands
against the mau George, whose excuses
for himself only exaggerated the offence.
"See what he's done," said they a few
days later, as they stood in the half-burned
foundry. "Five thousand dollars gone to
waste In a minute 1 The best job in twenty
years spoiled 1 The rascal, to go hunting
for his pipe,- and leave that stuttering idiot
to watch ! Is that all he tan say for him
self? Out upon such carelessness 1 Why,
the boy didn't know enough to bawl out
when he must have seen the furnace tumb
ling to pieces 1"
The master; who had more at stake than
the men, of course felt the loss more keen
ly than they. He almost wept with min
gled grief and rage. Suddenly something
peculiar caught his eye among the debris,
and he Cried in a startled voice :
"Hallo 1 What's this? What's this?"
He snatched np A fragment of one of the
troughs which had led from the furnace to
the mould. There were traces of the
stream of bronze still running in it. Then
the possible meaning of the iron found in
the injured boy's hand flashed upon him.
"Bring me a shovel, quick!" he sliouted.
A spade was put into his bauds, and be
besau nervously to heave away the mass
that lav Diled over the bell-mould. It was
a herculean task, but he worked like a gi-
ant and three or four of his men took hold
and helped him.
Brick-bats, ore, slag and ashes flew in
every direction. Presently the master's
spade penetrated the sand and struck some
thing bard. He stooped down. Then he
leaped np like one half frantic, and. plying
his spade with redoubled energy, tore away
tbe remaining sand, disclosing what looked
like a great metalic ring.
"Men,' he cried out, lifting his flushed
face, "the bell is cast !"
"Who did this?" asked every excited
voice, as soon as the cheering died away.
"Come with me; two or three of youf
cried the master. 'I thiuk I know who
did it It's a miracle !"
They hurried away td the home of the
half-witted boy; The attendaut met them
with her finger on her lips.
"The poor lad is in a brain fever," she
said.
"Dobs he say anything In his delirium ?"
whispered the master.
"O, yes, he rtos all tbo time about the
big bell mould. 'I hopfe It will fill I hope
it will fill,' he says."
Tbe men exchanged glances. It was in
deed true. The idiot had cast the great
bell of St. Johu's. Just tbeu the physi
cian came out "Pevbaps he will recover
his reason by this shock and sickness,"
be said. "Such things have happened.'
"Do yoti think so? Pray Heaven he
may I" solemnly ejaculated the master and
his hifen ; and they turned away, deeply
frioved.
Two mouths later the great bell bang
from a huge derrick iu the lathe-rjn of
the factory, and beneath it stood .weary
truck upon which it was abort t to be
lowered. A silence fell upon tbe group of
workmen as the pale face and feeble fonrt
bi "Inventor" appeared, borne in on a
small soft reclining chair. He had recov
ered bis reason, and was fast getting back
his strength: His large gray eyes instantly
fastened themselves oil the belL that spleu
did master-piece, whose making meant so
much to him. They had told him the
whole story of the casting, and the disas
ter in the foundry, but it all sounded like
a wild romance to him.
"I remember nothing that happened,"
said, he, shaking his head with a smile.
"It's all new to me, all new and strange
so strange !"
"Yes," said the master, devoutly, "it
was God's hand."
Every eye was turned upon the invalid.
Some of the men felt almost afraid, it was
to much like a resurrection to have him
there among tbem, the boy they had known
so long 'underwitled, now a young man
keen and intelligent, as if changed intd
another being.
"I Rhould like to strike the bell once,"
said he: Two hieri lifted him up and put
a small hammer in his hand.
He struck bnB gentle blow. A deep,
sweet, mournful tone, solemn as the sounds
of distant waterfalls, rolled from tbe great
bell and echoed through the foundry.
Tears filled the eyes of thte fongh men as
they beard it
"Ah," said the master; 'there's a halle
lujah is that, and it may well begin here. .
Long may this bell praise God 1 He saved
it in tbe ruins of the ftii nace by one wise
thought in the ruins of a human brain.
Our furnace is rebuilt, and behold, this
dear boy has his reason again 1 The bell
and the boy shall glorify God together I"
"Amen !"' murmcred all the listeners.
Then the great bell was lowered, and as
the truck rolled away with its melodious
burden; the boy was lifted aud carried af
ter it and both went out into the sunny
day together, the rough men standing iri
tbe doorways, waving their hands.
Little "Inventor" afterward well proved
his claim to the title So lightly given him
iu his nnfoftnnate boyhood. His name is
now read on many a bell whose matchless
richness of tone his genius and skill in
metals alone created.
A Dream tiiat Parted ?d ax asd Wife.
Bundy has been married two weeks and '
has left his wife. Buudy is a little man,
and his wife weighs two hundred and forty
pounds, and was the relict of the late Peter
Potts. About ten days after marriage
Bundy was surprised, on aw akening in' the
morning, to find his better half sitting up
in bed crying as if her heart would break.
Astonished, be asked thi cause of her sor
row, bnt receiving no reply he began to
surmise that there must be some secret on
her mind that she withheld from him,
that was tbe cause of her anguish, so he
remarked to Mrs. P.nndy that as they were
married she should tell him the cause of
her grief, so, if possible, he could avert it,
and after a great deal of coaxing he elicit:
cd tbe following from her :
"Last bight I dreamed I was single, and
as I walked through a well lighted street I
came to a store where a sign in front ad
vertised husbands for sale.- Thinking it
curious, I entered, and ranged along tbe
wall on either side were men with prices
affixed to tbem. Such beautiful men ;
some for $ 1,000, some for f.jOOand so on to
$150. And an I bad not that amount 1
could not purchase."
Thinking to console her, Bnndy placed
his arm lovingly around her and asked :
"And did you see any men like me
; there?
"Oh yes," she replied, drawing away
from him, lots like you ; they were tied
' up in bunches, like asparagus, and sold
for ten cents per bunch."
Bundy got up, aud went to see his law
yer if he had sufficient ground for divorce.
Vicious friends are like bail com thy
will make you surfer terribly if joa don't
cut tbem.
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