Intfiblr Battles.
h, not upon fnrt.iftM hill or A*l.t,
Whore toomon moo! with saber and shield.
Are mightiest battles fought'
Not amid wartaiv's wild alarms.
In the roar ol oannnn, tho clash ot arms.
Arc grandest victories wrought'
Ixv>k abroad into tho earth's sad hnmaa.
Where fierce temptation stealthily comes,
Followed hy wan despair;
Where souls are assailed by some merciless
toe,
Hy an, by hollow-eyed want or woe,
And mark the conflicts there'
Only God and his angels pure
Ever can know what they endure
Who cope with these unseen toe
Only Heaven, with its infinite rest,
t'an control the (<eace ot the victor's nmast
W hen those |>erilous conflicts eloee.
I bo to Bed.
When I have Uwt all taith in man,
th- tailed to consummate some plan;
When women lair are cold, unkind,
Vn.l thing* accord not with my mind.
1 do not rashly seise my |Kn
And in a flurry there and than
Declare this gla.tsome world to be
One endless round ol'sanity;
All' no, for this were mockery—
-1 go to bed.
When through my head there darts a pain
And hie seems an increasing bane.
When triend* their jwtronage withhold,
And cred.tor* become t.s. ts.l.i,
1 do not in seclusion mourn,
And curse the hour when 1 as born—
-1 go to bed
When some 11. It deserts his creed,
Au.l. a.-ks their many \ icums bleed;
When editors write sharp replies.
And moneyed mon keep hack supplies,
t do not then, in proer and verse.
Implore ihr gist, mankind to curse—
I go to bed.
W'lirn couples marry in great haste.
And servants piiler. tret and waste;
Wher general courts their terms prolong.
In stnirt. when things get somewhat wrong
1 do not hite my hp* and scowl.
And a', the children snap and growl—
t go to bed.
I go to best aud rtsuwU) sleep.
While triendlv angels vigils keep.
Hut it. however, 1 awake
Helore my ailmen:* me lorsake,
I do not ol my lite complain,
But try the remedy again—
And hack to bed.
\'< who have gru-Ss (and who has not')
let jwst prescriptions I* forgot,
M\ [wuacea tor old am! young
Is given in the English tongue,
It hath to untold millions wrought
Sweetest teuel. nor et them sught;
An : now it von :ke throe, woukl be
From every pain ami trouble tree,
1 jght a small lamp and conie with me—
- I go to bed.
The Wreck of the •• Pioneer."
Ralph Keystone was one of those men
whit combine a talent for practical
things with an active imagination. He .
was at the -ante time a most unpractical
man in affairs of busin- ss. i-ike all im
aginative n • n. he early- found a woman
whom be could clothe in idea] charms,
and then fell in love with her. Jam
ltevint w .c- the onlv daughter ot Farmer
R.sant. who owned and operated an im
mense wheat farm not far from the vil
lage of Muskalon tie. To Farmer Besanl
wmt Ralph In the tint flush of his love .
for Jane.
"-You wish to marry Jane 5 "
.>ung man replied. " Not immedi
ately." for iuyt at the time he was out ot
employment.
" That's just it. Keystone." said the
farmer; "you are out of work for the
fourth time since you came from the
East How can you marry on so un
certain a prospect? You are too un
stable: you do not stick to anything."
Ralph' admitted he had been unfortu
nate in his ventures; but he still had a
little money left, and he would now go
into some manufacturing business.
"Manufacturing. indeed! There's
nothing but farms within fifty miles.
Wheat i- the only thing that pays here,
unless it be lumber, and then- isn't a
sawmill within a hundred miles."
" Tlien 1 mijjht start one," said Ralph,
catching at this straw, for he felt him
s< if sinking. He conld make no hmd
wav against this hard, practical man.
who knew nothing b-yond wiieat.
"Start a sawmill! Where's your
power? And, if you had it. how could
you compete with the mills up the
river? Look here, Ralph. I don't want
to be hard on you. I see you love Jane
and Jane loves you—at least she seems
to think so."
" That's the truth." said Ralph. "We
love each other dearly."
" Now I'll make a bargain with you.
If you witl go into some business, and
make it a success, you shall have Jane—
that i*. if she wants you."
"Thank you.sir,"said the ybungman
" I'll start the sawmill at once."
The road to the village followed tbe
river for some distance through Farmer
Besant's land, and then turned east
through the woods toward the village.
Ralph walked along in a dazed fashion,
mentally numb with bis refusal, his bodv
walking automatically, just as it will
when the mind is ahsorbed in contem
plation. At the turn of the road his feet
took the right direction tor home, hut
after going a few steis he stopped
ahruptlv. and turned liack to the river.
The Muskaiontic is a wide, shallow
stream. winding sluggishly through the
country, its banks Iwing herealxmU
heavily fringed with woods.
The young man left the road and fol
lowed the shore down stream, walking
quickly, as if looking for something.
Like all imaginative people, he had been
given to wandering about the country,
and was familiar with the land for miles
around Muskaiontic. He remembered
having seen falling into the river, l>e
tween two low hills, a slender brook,
half lost in the woods.
Just as he had supposed. It was a
living stream, still running, though it
was August. He looked at the tiny run
for a moment, and then started briskly
up its winding channel, carefully noting
the slope and character of the ground.
After walking a short distance he found
the little valley narrowed, and then
spread out into a slough, a marsh, where
the stream was lost in pools and sedges.
Like a prospector searching for pre
cious metals when lie fmds a vein, he
threw up his hat with a cheer.
" I've won her! I fancy the old gen- j
tleman will let us marry now."
Just then then- came through the
woods the sound of a passing steamer on
the river, and the young man smiled.
"I'll beat those fellows yet. They
take all this trade up the river, and leave
this farming region to stagnate. We |
must have manufacture* here, and they
ghall begin witb a sawmill."
Keystone sat up ail night over his!
drawing-paper and pencils. Two days
after saw three woodman filling trees by
th • little brook. The land belonged to
Farmer -Besant, and he had consented
that a dam should be erected thereon. If
Keystone was fool enough to sink his
money in improving the hit of water
power lie thought lie had found, he was
at liberty to do so. provided lie gave half
the work when finished to the landowner,
with half the lumber cut on the land.
If he failed, then all the lumber was to
remain on the land. terms,
but Ralph accepted them on the spot.
Axe in hand lie headed the woodmen,
directing the fall of each tree, so as to
save labor in hauling the logs.- When
about a hundred tree* were dowr lie or
ganized his force into choppers,anbegan
to get out logs of every size. A pair of
oxen were hired, and things began to
assume shape. Heavy logs laid end to
end in a double row stretched across the
little vailev, and marked the foundation
ofthe dam I Stout stakes weredrivenon
the It,*.- side, and shorter logs laid up
stream, with the ends rcstingon the heavy
timbers, raised the dam about one foot.
The news quickly spread through the
country round about \ oung Keystone
had found water po< r—in other words,
wealth—in the litt ■ brook. t\ lthin
three weeks the d n had been raieed
three fi>et. and the water began to back
up behind it, spreading out over the
marsh in a slowly widening pond. Then
the people began to laugh. Keystone
was i fool, after all. What could he do
with only three feet fall of water ?
The next day a small army of labor
er* appeared in the woods, and by night
they had dug a long ditch or canal from
FTIED. KURTZ, Kditor and Proprietor.
VOLUME XII.
the river up the lied of the brook. IVo
days after it reached thefixit ot the dam.
am"! brought lite river water close up to
tbelops. At the upper end it wactive
feet ON})- Fire and tliree make eight.
Eight feet fall in the clear. Hero's
power in abundance. Thcrvupon the
no-looker* said the voting man was a
smart fellow . a good engineer, etc., ct.
Within a week the village carpcnt< r had
constructed a watcr-wlnvl from Ka.ph >
designs. Within two weeks . and
jn-aring arrived, a shed wvt put up. and
tlic sawmill w a> opened for business
The first ioh was for a lot of two-inch
plank for Farmer Resaitt He e.aimed
that he was half owner of the mill by
their agreement, and w ou'donly pay halt
lite bill. Keystone ttx>k the job. and
soon had it finished, nnd even ran through
a lot of logs and piled up the planks on
sai< Sundry small jobs came in. ami it
began to look as if he tout started a good
business. One morning a stranger ar
rived. and introduced hints, .fas a IUIUUT
dealer trout a town fifty miles down the
river, lie was in search of a lot ot small
stuff, light scantling two inches wide and
an inch and a half thick, in lengths of
twelve feet and upward. He wanted a
million list, ami he offered a gisnl price,
and gave his name and rvferenc. -. I'he
offer was tempting, and Ralph took it.
and agreed to have the stuff ready in tw o
weeks. Encouraged bv his success, he
hired more help, and started on the new
order. In ten days he wrote to the part*
to say that the scantling was nearly all
ready, and could IK> put on a raft and
thmtcd down the river. No repiv came,
and he wrote again, and in a few days re
ceived a notification of the failure of the
lumber dealer, and an account ot the
winding up of his affairs.
Discouraged and sick at heart, In*
wandered down t>y the river and .it
down ou a fallen tree alone. Kvcrything
was lost. He could never marry JJUK-.
A large part ol his luniln r had heen cut
up into a useless and unsalable shape,
and he was in debt to his men. In fool
ishly trusting the \.-rd of a stranger h*
1 hud made a wreck of everything Wh-n
the tuind is ill at ease a trifling circum
stance will often absorb the whole atten
tion, and as he sat gloomily brooding
over the ruin of hopes, he saw a steam
boat rounding the Is-nd of the river
about a mile up itlW She wa Stl cr
ing dangerously near a hatf-sunken
island in the middle of the river, lie
watched her with a vague curiosity as
she eamc swiftiv onward. Suddenly *he
turned, and with app:vrent purpose ran
directly across the upper end of the
island, struck, and grounded. He could
seethe wheels reversed, and in a mo
ment after saw the wildest eonfu-ion
among the passengers on bofcrd. Spring
ing up. he ran at full speed along the
hank till he eame opposite the -trand 4
boat.
It was a freight and passenger steamer
—the Pioneer by name. She blew her
whistle loudly, and a moment after he
saw a boat lowered. For an instant
there was some confusion on the steamer
as if the people were demoraliied. but a
tall fellow interfered, and order wa> re
stored. The Iwmt came slowly ashore,
and bv the time it reached the hank all
his mill hands and several farming peo-
pie had arrived in an excited crowd on
the hank. In the boat came the eaptain
of the steamer. As he sprang ashore he
said to Ralph:
•' Are there any boats or barge* about
here?"
•"Nothing but a punt or two. Can't
you bring your passengers ashore in your
own boats?"
" Bother the passengers! I can land
; hoiu easy enough. It's the ear go. The
-teamT will never come off. The tiller
rope broke, and she ran nose on at full
speed. The old Pioneer had laid down
her bones forever. Poor old tub! I pity
Iter."
'• I'll take your cargo ashore, or down
stream to any point you say. in three
davs. for five hundred dollars."
"Oli, you've a barge or two. Why
didn't you say so?" I'll bin- 'em of you.
" I have no barge, hut I'll make one
in twenty-four hours—for cash. I have
a sawmill iust back of here."
" I'll give you five hundred dollar* if
you'll put the cargo on a fiat within
three days. I can't get a steamer up here
in less than two days, ami it willeost
almost as much, though 1 don't - e how
you're going to make a flat in that time.'
" That's my look-out. I'll have a barge
longside before to-morrow night."
"It will take two lrnrges. Heavy
-argo this trip.
" If I leave a single barrel behind, I'll
forfeit a hundred dollars. You can take
the passengers to the village. Some
•>f the folk* will give them lodging till
the boats come up on Monday.'
The captain agrc-d to the bargain, and
put off to bring his passengers ashore.
"Johnson," said Ralph to one of the
young men. "go tA the painter's, and
tell him to s-nd me three men and a lot
of white-lead paint. Then get two keg*
of sixpenny nails and bring the. u to tin
mill. Take my horse. Pick up ail the
men you can find. I want all the car
penters in the place to work day and
night on a good job."
Ten minutes later a dozen men. with
'•arnenters* tools, stood ready in the mill
yard waiting for orders.
" I was born next door to a Massachu
setts shipyard." said Ralph, "and I
know something about boat-building. 1
am going to make a barge big enough
for a steamboat. Let every man do ex
actly a I tell him, and we will have her
launched before to-morrow night. Every
man shall have double pay while at work
on the boat."
The men gave a cheer, and said they
were ready for anything. It seemed as
if it mighf lx- trtje, for in a moment after
they wer®carrying long two-inch planks
down to the river Imnk- Here a spare
was cleared next the water, and four
lines of timber " ways," or slides, were
laid down heading into the water, se
curely fastened together, iilwr
ally spread with grease and oil. Then,
under Ralph's directions, two-inch planks
were laid side by side on the ways till a
platform was made one hundred and
eighty feet long and ahout twenty feet
wide in the center. More men began to
arrive, and every one who could drive
nails was promptly engaged, and within
%n liour forty men were at work on tin
new boat.
With chalk and line Ralph struck a
line through the center of the platform,
and from this struck out a curved line
on each side, and then bade the men
saw off the planks to the curved line.
This gave a long slender platform, ten
feet wide at the upper end, or stern,
twenty feet wide near the center and
running off to a long slender point at
the lower end, or hows, of the future
boat. Then upon this platform was laid
a rough coat of paint, a dozen men ply
ing the brushes at once, and then came
more planks, laid lengthwise. The two
platforms were cut to the same form,
and were quickly spiked together.
The men suggested that such a long
and slender raft would never hold to
gether.
" Wait and see," said Ralph. " Now
for the scantling we have been getting
out at the mill. Bring it down by the
i cart-load. Now, men. have your hits
ready for boring nail-holes in the stuff.
Make the holes a foot apart the whole
i length of the strips."
In a moment or two several pieces of
*cantling were ready, and taking one in
j hand Ralph laid it along the edge of the
i raft and nailed it down, then another.
| till a strip had been laid entirely round
I the raft. As the strips were lonj? and
flexible, they were easily bent to lit the
j curved lines of the platfoim. At the
j upper end the cross-pieces were nailed
j together, and at the IM>W end the strips
were brought to a point and fitted to an
upright piece set up at the enrl of the
platform. Then through the center of
the platiorm was laid another strio from
end to end, while at intervals of about
. five feet cross-pieces were laid from side
j to side.
" Now, men, you see my idea. Lay
strip over strip, and nail them firmly one
TIIE CENTRE REPORTER
to the other through the holes, till the
sides are six feet high; break the joints
of the strips and nail-holes , lay on the
paint freely as you go, ami we shall
soon have a stonmlHiat without ribs
The cross pieces w ill brace her, ami
she'll carry a big cargo, even it she isn't
very pretty
t'ne luui, unaccust.umsl to marine
architc. tare, greeted this novel system
of Ivoat building with pleasant surprise,
ami went to work with a will. More
men at ri\cd, and the clatter ol twenty
hammer* going on at once made lite
WIHHIS ring. The sun went down, and
torch' s uti.l ivontiiwere ightisl. A boy
was sent round for the men's suppers
that there might be no delay. The pas
senger* of the wrecked steamer were IK
stowed in sundry farmhouses. Farmer
Itesaut taking his shar. at two dollars
cacti. The m'W sot the IHCIK hui.itiug
spread nuickiy. and th • people tlockcd
down to the mill-yard to seethe work,
md with limn rnmr nil tb* MMMiflflNi
Among thetu came Farmer lt. ant and
the captain of the I'ioms r. The fann"r
walked alK.ut lite curious structure now
rapidly rising, and seeing the enormous
consumption ol scantling, he remon
strated in no phasaitt tuion.
■' What right have you to use up your
. ustoimrV stuff in this way?"
•• lie's failed." said Keystone, without
topping his work.
"How do you know? H<- may claim
it. and you arc spoiling thousands of
foot of giHl stuff on a piece of folly."
"Ihui't know alniut that,' said a big
fellow nearby. "Its about the smart
est idee I ever seen, tiuess you lielong
East, young man?"
" Ma.ssju'liUsetts l ie seen many a
Ikiat built without ribs, though none
ilOite s,. big. She'.! carry your cargo,
captain."
"Oh. she will when site's decked. I
say. young feller, don't vou want to sell
her just a- she stands?'
"No. She is to be a steatnbdht
Farmer lb-sant felt confirmed in his
views of young Keystone, lie was a
born fool—-come from the very home of
lunatics and visionaries
" I'll give you thnv hundred dollars
lor Iter just as she stands, and finish her
mvself.
The Jane is not for sale."
"Jane for sale? lhm't insult thegirl.
Mr. Ralph."
"A little more paint—lay it >n thick!"
Then he turned away to drive more
nails.
Farmer Bcsani went home, intending
to tell Jane of the in-ult sin- had received,
lie woultl never *j>eak to Key *U>ne attain,
neither should Jane. Luckily Jam had
,one to bed when he returned and knew
nothing of the building of the l :t.
Morning eatne and saw the sides of tin
Isiat well advanced. Some men left for
home and ;rvst, and others took their
p lares. Even some ot the passengers
\olunteered as painters and nail-driver*,
t here was no thought of the Sabbath.
I*he excitement of the wm k. the arrival
••f so many stranger* and the boat build
ing brought everybody out of doors,
and the yard was tilled with people
watching the progress of the work.
Among them came one with shining
•yi * and a rosy blush upon her face. The
name of her lover was on every tongue.
The marked approval of the captain of
the st"amer. and the enthusi.-i.sm of hi*
engineer, won the confidence of the rural
opulation. Keystone had always been
i onsidered an eccentric sort of fellow,
>ut now, after all. there might t><- some
•.(tins in him. These things she heard
and treasured in her heart. She kept
out of sight in the crowd, hut saw evt rv
tning and heard everything with the
greatest inter-st and pleasure. There
was a man painting letter* in hlue on
thestern of the new boat. He iiad made
a J, an A and an N", and was at work on
another letter. Ah. Jane —her name!
There was ijuite a company of people
watching the man. and when the nam*
was finished there was a little shout of
approval.
" I allers said he was drefile sweet on
Squire Besant's darter."
" Sho! That's a pretty idee, anyway."
Slit* blushed scarn t. antl slipped away
and went up to the deserted sawmill,
mtl sat down on a log by tlie little water,
fall. Suddenly some one stood ltesidc
her.
"Oh, Jane! It's all over. 1 have
failed, and to-morrow your father will
take the mill. That lumber dealer has
tailed, and that brings me down "
"Can't you sell the lumber?" said
lane, with ready common sense.
" I have used a part of it in making
the barge. If I get the money for sav
ing the cargo. I shall have ju*t enough
:<> pay everv bill, hut with nothing left."
She stood up, and placing a hand on
• •ach shoulder calmly kissed him.
"Thank you, love, for the compli
ment."
" I heard the engineer sav the—the
Jane would make a d fri iirht steamer
if she were engined.'
" Hid lie? That's not a bad idea. !
had thought she would make some kind
of a craft. Oh! Perhaps 1 could buy
the engines out of the steamer. They
will sell them cheap.
"I thought you had failed and lo*t
everything."
" No. 1 can't fail while I have you."
What further sentiment lie would
have indulged in cannot !>•• known, for
*ome one called them.
" She's 'bout ready to slide," said the
big captain. Seeing Jane, he took oft
his hat and said, politely. "Will the
young lady name the boat?"
"The boat is named the Jane Be*ant.
!/ t me present my friend Miss Besant.
captain."
" (Had to meet you, miss. I called my
Isiat the Nancy K., after my wife. It
brings luck."
The huilt-up si ies of the boat and the
interior cross-work that braced her and
held the hull together in every direction
had been raised six feet high. Boards
were laid down on top to form a dock,
and she was ready to be put afloat. The
eaptain and flie engineer. Ralph and
almut a dozen men armed with long poles,
mounted thedeck. The word was given,
the blocks were knocked away, and
down she slid swiftly into the water
amid the cheers of the people. She set
tled down in the water with a slight list
to one side, and the rural population
gave a little cry of alarm.
"The cargo will ballast her," said
Ralph, "(let out your poles, men, and
pusli her along the shore till we come to
the steamer."
Th Jane Bcsant was quickly brought
i round, ami went up stream. followed by
an enthusiastic multitude on the shore.
Shortly after. the barge was secured
alongside the wreck, and the men tegac
to put the cargo on board. She did not
leak a drop, and appeared to be as stifi
and strong as the best ribbed boat afloat.
She was very buoyant, and readily
minded the rude rudder that had IHS II
hung at the stern.
" T shall Is- glad to consider your pro
posal, sir. to-morrow!"
"Come in mv eabin—l guess it isn't
wholly wrecked. Come, Rates, I want
you too."
The young man followed the captain
and liis engineer into the eabin and sat
down, while the captain ordered some
wine and lunch. When the lunch came,
the captain began to be i xpansive.
"Sheonly Wiints a little more sheer,
and a deck and house anil engines.
Shg'll not be a fast Ixiat, but she'll go in
shallower water than anything on the
river. She'll be running regular trips
when the big I mats are laid un for low
water. Tell you what I'll do, young
man. I'll put engines in her, and make
her a stern-wheeler. Mcbbe you can
raise enough to put a house on her. I'll
go halves with you in the business.
We can haul her ashore and sheathe her
bottom to make it smooth, and make a
i good thing of it. What d' you say? Is
! it a bargain?"
"Then it would In* a bargain—if it
wasn't Sunday. All right. We'll go
ashore this evening and hear the parson."
Two months later the purser of the
new freight and passenger noat Jane Be
CENTRE IIALL, CENTRE CO., PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1879.
want opened the look* ot the l>at lot
business I'here wasa line of passenger*,
headed bv one of the boat'* si I \ wills. al
ready waiting at tin- ticket-window
"Mr. and Mi*. Ralph Keystone oh,
\es nil right fl'ee pusses t Jive them
tin bridal-room, John hem's thekey.
N.vt'' //.irj* r's liautr.
Hrigituii Mutter.
llf wa* it friend ol mine, mitt 11 -• 1
frequently to drop in itiul give me
mm In ho* I should run ini pap- r.
lit- was ti minUt-i, luut i'ttiM'<|u'iitly
thought 1 should devote it a lilt It* iimrt-
In ilit* t'MUMt* tif religion mill iit'i tjuiif m
niui'li tn iKiliiit's
lit- said it tnultl be made M power fur
itihml in tin W*t in liuitl in wliit li w
litul Ix-th iiwt uur Rii'tuiim.
lit- wit., ii lover uf tin 4 origin il. luo.
itml said In- disliked to see reprint, and
thought 1 itlmultl wrilt* iiiutv take Un
tune, in fact, it till the paper right up
willi gtxxl -tutl It Mifineti MP hnt < >
thing fur him that one day I ventured to
nay
" Hritther, yiu h el a glorious meeting
at the aehooihouse, lln tr. Suppose you
write it up tor me"
He didn't seem to net its though In
wanted to.
1 urg-ai
Mi' thi-lietl a little Mini sto-xl around
MM k witrtl .ike lie lent lie! -T IMS 11 hon
ored with till ill! italion to !! lit' It'l tin
press liefore.
I stiil utile.l
Till II he took oil Ills giuYe* lUltl Ilis
hat riteli 1 gave him II *< :it :tl tin
Uihle. \i itli paper ami pencil.
He snt tiown to editorial work
lie was always talking about In'!! it
should lie done, mill lltiW he I! .IS at It.
lit started iii.
1 went aiwiut my work, tuitl. having
written up a column or tun ol"mattei
for the paper, .eft liiiu still writing,
while I went out to solicit some adv-r
--tisementM.
1 i\ :cs pint' mi hour or two, and when
I came liaek he tvits still at it.
He wait sweating awfully.
The tali!e antl floor wen white with
copy paper, anil the peneil in his hand
ivas much diminished in length.
I went to dinner.
When 1 n-turmsl in- wa* at it \ • t
The pt in ii was shorter and In* w ■.*
wetter. It Was sUUtltier.
The hours dragged along into the
middle of the aftenuxn.
Great cords stood out on the premier'*
heated trt>w.
Hi- eves Win'in lit ia tl •!.!// 11.'
while pa pet bi-fore him and his prm i
was a Slull. 1 lie.'all to gt'oti frighiellt"!
I knew 1 had only a -ma . w., k y pap- i.
and that its fourteen eolumnsof -:-i ••
(one side we- patent inward) would
not hold tlo contents of the Bil-1- ami
supplemented mess age* from heaven
! •• MW -■
\t last the man looked up ami timidly
advanced with a piece of paper in out
hantl.and -uddenly went let k to ■ hang
a word.
Then he came on again, and. lik< om
who had passed through a vision, lie d
out a piece of paiM-r ami ixtldi V a-ktsl
" Will that do? 4
I looked at it.
There were ju-t seven lines of it,
advertising measure.
He was a large man. weighing over
3H pounds then, hut when 1 me! him
three weeks later he weighed h -than
lie.
He had lieen sick
The seven-line nine-hour effort was
too nitieh for him.
Neither did he compost for a pap< r
again.
It was hard work for him to write,
ami lie saw he was not cut out for an
editor.— t'hiau/o /.Wmis/ Jour mil.
Seth Green's Story.
Among the inter- -ting men of Ro In *-
t-r. says aeorrespontlent, is S-th (in-i 11,
the patmn of tish eulture in Amcriea.
lie i- a hroad-shoulderetl man. with
- iunre. seamanlike faee, reddened hy the
-tin ami good living. 11 has a tin •
white lieartl flowing over his eh< t. suul
1 e generally wears a sort of hrow n iel
tet saeuue and drives a go-d liore. lie
i* worth alx-ut aeeumu tied a
a lishennaii. I -aid to him. in the few
minutes' conversation that we hail:
"Mr t lris-n wiiat put you in tin notion
of hatching tish ami re-stocking our
streams?'' "I fished Lake Ontario," he
said. " for about one generation. I had
loo.niiles of net ami lno hand- lu ft r< I
was tlone. I k- pt a tish-market in
Rochester, and supplietl white lish.
-almon. trout, pickerel. etc.. all o*-r
the country. I was a g-xx! line tidier
man. ami went lip the streams leading
into the lake to get brook trout, salmon
ami other garni ti-It < hm day win n up
the stream I -aw a tine female salmon
weighing about i\ poumls. come up
alteudra hy her mate and thr-i' or four
other tish. I had time to jump h-hind
a tree and take an ob*i rvation. and there
1 saw the salmon begin to scoop out a
nlacc in the bottom of the brook with
iter tail. Vt'tcr scooping aw bite -lie
would go off coquet tishly and tln-n come
lnu'k, and the other ti.-h -• emed to help
her. It o<eurretl to me that -lie wa*
putting her spawn down there b< v<nd
the reach of other kinds of tish. There
t i- nothing in tin- world so delightful to
brook trout as to devour - ltnon smavvn.
"You know how salmon multiply.
Put the spawn out of sight and it will
multiply into little salmon: let it lie in
the water and the trout will eat it. I
became so inb rested in that incident
that I got Up in the tree next day, and
' made myself a kind of sent there among
the houghs, where I could look down in
the clear water at the operations of
those lish to protect their spawn. 1
j made up my mind then if I ever got a
| little more money than would keen nie
1 would go at lish culture. It had oeeti
| begun in England, and I began to read
••n it. As soon as I had (11.'200 a year
more income than my necessities. I went
at this lish business, and I took a brook,
near Rochester, where I had Jive miles to
myself, invented my hatching l>ox< s anil
started in. The only money I have
I made in this business was hy tfie sale ol
the brook. I made SII,(KM) on it."
Lendvlllc Gambling Utilises.
A correspondent, writing from tin
| great Colorado mining town, says
' Although there are State laws antl city
ordinances forbidding gambling, in
' effort is made to enforce either. Tin
I doors of these places stand wide % open
'day and night, ami everything i dom
■ to attract the notice of passers-by, jusl
| as if tin' business were a legitimate one
! protected hy law. There is no pretcnet
of elegance in any of the gambling-
I houses which 1 visited in leiidville, to
I tln-re is in those of Eastern watering l
j places or large cities. Tin- insi-l- til
most tif them is destitute of paint oi
■ plaster. The tables are plain pine one
and are surrounded by wtMidi-n chairs
The floors arc covered with tohacci
juice and mud, antl tin- patrons art
mostly roughly clad miners, who play :
small or a large game as money is plenty
or scarce withsthem. In a iirominctii
place in each saloon there is a oar whit-l
is always well patronized; in the largei
places there arc two bars. One-half oi
or one-third <f each gambling-house i:
separated frtim the remainder by a low
railing antl is set apart for kino
Around the sides of tin- remainder an
tables upon which are played faro, higl
hall poker, rouge et noir, hazard, etc
In the rear of each place a private rooti
is partitioned oil' for I In- aoeommndntioi
tif persons who wish to " light, the tiger'
in private. In the public room tin- pin
is gent-rally for comparatively sntnl
sums; chips are sold for from ten cent
to one dollar each, antl tin- bets rand
exceed live dollars, in the daytime th
gambling saloons ill la'atl villi {are almo
deserted, nut at night and on Sunday
' they are constantly thronged.
TIMFI.I TOIMt'N.
N.w England ban over 'Jlio fanners'
clubs, with T'.'.OOU active incinlicrs and
library books to the IIUIIIIKT of Vl,out,
and in the I'lilted States there are nearly
- i*ai .t.iii iiitm.it societies,
\ ...uuii s in their libraries, and with a>-
.1 m to ;it*> ditl.-rciit agricultural puldi
cations, ali exerting a direct influence on
the intelligem • and future prospects ol
the tillers of the soli.
I'lie t'aliloriiia ram huian or fanner is
to a certain extent deitioialiruxl hy the
climate, which allows him to jx-rforni
outdoor work the year round I'nlike
the Eastern farmer, therefore, he is in-
. lined to iet tilings pi by the hoard,
i'ln re is a lack ol thoroughness in build
ing. in planting and in the care for ani
mal*. I'liere is little mneern for ap
peg ranees; the soil of in.ini years re
mains undisturlxii upon the wagon
wheels; no flower garden is well cared
for. they mend the harm-se with hiis
of rope, and they trust little or nothing
to the vanity of paint.
Twenty nine years ago two boya,about
a dozen years of were playing
in Is-wiston, Nl- They were
merry and active lads, and were fmlick
ill - wi'li - h ">.bov enthusiasiii and
. irelessiies, t hie lad caught tile other.
struck his heels and playfully tipped
him over. His whole weight came down
U|K>II his failing plavmate, whose spine
w is serious i iiiiur-<t in conssjucncc.
lie w a* conveyed home, and it was found
tl. it h w ,s a physical w reck. lor two
years he was able to walk arouml
. v. v little, ami then, a* the result*, of
his imurics gradually grew uioreserious,
lie was oliligeii to IK* carried from one
P i. e to another, entir ly losinv the us.-
ot his lower limbs Vt ngth his whole
Imdy h.s aim* rigid, ami he was pow er
si for Iw■ -tit>-thl.s- \.-ars Math, w
li.uikiris lias -at fixed in his chair a* in a
v isc night and day.
The New York ll<r > I thus di-scribca
a horse-pow> r "This question i fre
quently asketl \i hat i* understood by
a horse-power, and why came tint way
of t - i kWiling to lie adopted and brought
into general uc ' Before tlie power of
t- am was generally known and applital
to mechanical pur|iosi-s, horses were
u-tai to raise coal and other Heavy
i-' Mr Mottts, m his experiments,
< tr- fully -'ompar- d the relative power
-•t th<* different l>rta*d of horses, and
found its average equal to raising lt3.lSftl
pounds one f<*.t is r minute, or. what is
equiv a 1 lit. to r-is. 33) ptMlllds li* l feet,
or !<* (Miunds 33t) f-et during that spat*
of lime whi II atta- led to a lever or
sweep of given length. This afterward
became th- standard of measuring power
-•r for- <• appihal to mechanical purposes,
and which is still retained in ivnifnwo
use."
M:\ior .1 M Wa -li. who has necome
ta it*-u- in the Indian country as the offj
-• rof ili<- ("aitiwii.-n Mounted l'oliee, in
tr,'' ->f the - aiup of Sitting ltuii afld
I n. -pnea Si->U\. hits contributed
s. -i r- .' umnofopini'-ii and narrative
i Uhi' vgo ;--;r 11--thinks Sitting
Hull i* Weil dis)M>s.ai toward the I nitial
M it- s, hut atitls this - ritii ism of the In
.n poiicy " Y--u - :tn't make two gov
ernment* —one for the Indian and one
for the white man. You don't n-aal
them. Tr-at the Indian like a white
man from tin s'art Show him tlint you
ivs ognire the fact that he has right*, ami
• lit out to him what those right* are.
1-a h him that the tVhttc man's right*
.ml hi* ar- identical. Then show him
that In- will )-■ nrote-ted in his right*,
an<l that he wilf I*- punish-al il he in
fring- s on the rights of others, and the
business is s-ttletl. And it is by en
lorcing tliis policy, lie says, that < ana-la
Ii ,s lira n-nao.-d to?i\-'al ja. • with the
- ivag-* for a generation.
The lete Wf *t. Fiacre.
Not the least int-riding of tlie many
curious customs of the world i the fete
• i * bra ted annually in Fnuna-. in honor
ot x( Fia- re. The saint is the t sjuviai
patron of flow.-r denl- rs and gardener*,
and tip- festival, wlii-'h t*- tirs in S- p
i- iuli- r. is celebrated througliout Fran---,
with gr< at honor and beauty; no oma
m- nt*. however, b- inc a.iiow--d, unless
-amipo*-'d of flowers and evergreens.
On the day of St. Fiacre Paris is a
w derm-s of flowers, every dcwirpost,
pidar nii-l portii-o 1-ing twined with
cay wreatlis TTie tables are loaded with
bouquet*, am! w real lift are aiwiut all the
wine i'U|. and j- ndant from the et ilitig
0 -very public room A castle, built
entirely of the most fragrant flow-r*.
enshrines tlie -mail. no.-n-looking
wllit li is his stintsliip. St. Fia- r- 1
Ail tin- garden'rscontributetothls gram!
t-.vst!- . which i- a won-lerful pie-a- ot
nr- flit* tun*. There are pillars. p\ra
niids, d-itn- s, t-'iuples ami arcades, ail of
tlie most in -gnifieent tie* ription. All
th-' tb-ml 1 teaiiti-** --f tit-* flower dealers
ami gar-l- m: ■> are brouglit out to pay
homage to the patron saint.
The saint <!--.* not always appear tlie
-am- Soni-'tim- the insignificant statue
is arrayed in ri-'li apparel, an-! wears a
sttp-'ih crown of flowers: sometimes he
is llrrund MM • • i-1 titan. S--111- tim- s M
a tonsor-*! monk, wliile again lie Is not
adorned in any way. Hi* name always
appear- in letters of brilliant flowers l>e
n-'ath the rt-'lie where he is enshrine-!
ami. also, th-' wordft, " /ViV: pour WHO."
It i the usual custom, on the tirst day
of the fete, to bear the flower castle and
its ugly little image to the church, at the
head of agrami proee-sion. There gram!
mass is celebrated, and tb-' cure blesses
tic image in his most solemn manner.
I'p-n tlie altar are lai! off-rings of lM>au
tiful flowers an-1 ran- fruit*, and tlie
1 liurvh walls are festooneti with flowers,
while hunches of ripe and luscious
grapes are twined about the altar rail
ing. When mass is over, the castle nn-l
saint are borne from door to door, am!
- very one is asked to contribute money.
Ttie sum thus ohtnin-Hi pays the ex
pense* of a grand hall, to which all the
florists and gardeners have free admit
tance, and this winds up tlie celebration
;of the saint's birthday.—/ Wind 7V<ra
; .ven'pf.
The New York Trnetnent Houses.
Tlie corps of visiting physicians ap
pointed hy the Hoard ol Health to in
speet tin- tenement houses in this -'it!
have ma-lea report on the results of theii
!\- - k'* work. They Itave evidently losl
no time, an-1 it i* presumable that theii
duties have lieen intelligently and faith
fully )>erformed. In upward of tiv<
thousand tenements, oontaining -Piji.'h
families, there w-'re found 766 cases o
sickness, which were pr-*seribed for. nnr
beside* this aid. 233 ticket* were di*
ti'ihutc-1 for free trip* in the flontinf
hospital of St. .lolin's Guild. Tht
course of disease was then'tore stayed hj
-o much a* these diligent medical met
wen- able to accomplish within th
-pace of a week. Rut tlie statistics shoe
sometliing el*-- -namely, the manner it
which a very large proportion <>l th-
I --a - pi* t thi* city are paektal into th
unwh -li snme hiv< s called toneiuen
bouses. The figures-tuot-'-l alxvve givi
a total of 25,631 families to 5,020 hous-'S
that is to say, rating the family at tin
census average of five persons, there an
more than !2H,000 men. women an
chiidr-'it living in these five thousan
houses—or an average of twenty-five t
cadi. Even this calculation -toes no
represent th-' full measure of the mis
chief; for in very many of the tenement
the number of inhabitants rises to tiff
or si'vcntv-five for each, and it is then
places wfiiclt are th-' m-sts of disease. I
is not surprising to hear that nearl
eiglit hundred cases of sickness were -lis
' cover-si in a week. But for the prop*
sanitary precautions taken by the 11 fit It
Hoard, tlie week's death-roll would hav
been largely augmented. Ntu> Yor
I Commercial Advertiser.
In a I'rtson Hospital.
There are now in Sing Sing prison be
tween 1.600 ami 1.700 prisoner* I
than twenty of th-m are lying in cot*
in the prison hospital one to a hundred,
siv East !ear * ven ix-tivict* tlletl The
youngest was nineteen tear* old; the
oldest w as forty-three. The average age
of the prisoners Inst Year was between
twenty and twenty-five years. Tin-death
rate wus les than one-half of one per cent.
Nearly all of the deaths in cur troiu
same cause- a tlisease which is ailed
consumption, for short. The prisoner
hits lived a life of excesses; often lie has
eolitraclrd a IIIIMMI tlisease that has
passed into a third stage, ami is under
mining his - .institution He IMIM'S cold
easily, ami the cpld in his system pro
duces a waste that his impaired vitality
cannot etnlure. He goes into the hos
pital ami dies when tin- leave* come out.
or lingers till the leaves fall. So said
Warden Ihi via the otlier day while lie
ami the writer were climbing the ridge
to the east of the prison, where the dead
• 'tli! lets are burietl. "'I hem Were liar-
Vested iasi spring." said he, pointing to a
row of five or six graves over which the
turf had not grown. "We shall not lx
likely to lose any more—hy natural tb-alli
—til! the leaves fall: then there will he
some more. There is one man whom we
may not keep long; hut. utiles* there is
some -'usually, or some man is shot in a
desperate attempt to escape, there will
lie not more than one new gmve lwlore
the leaves fall." Since Waiden Mavis
took charge of the prison, neary two
years ago, there has IMS-U but one death
from acute disease. The man --aught
cold, his lungs assumed tin- condition of
the brain in apoplexy, and l.e was dead
within a few hours.
All of Hie sick convicts lie in the same
room in the hospital—a large hall with
cols for perhaps sixty nun. Tin- floor is
clean,"the walks white, the room iiithtod
with oil lamps. Occasionally, when a
convict is si. k with a disevethat makes
him offensive to tt-e others. In* is removed
to a small r-Miin kept for the purpose
elsewhere. The nick are attend-<! chiefly
iiv convicts, most of whom, detailed for
that purpose, are theniylvcs on the sick
list They sit hy the side of the sick, at
tend to their wants, give th-ni medicine
atxH-rding to the doctor's instructions,
and call the doctor when it MX-IIIS to be
necessary. The sick generally appear pa
tient. ami they are well tak-'ti are of.
Sometimes ill the night a nervous. sleep-
It -s patient, weary of the scene around
him. am! |M-rhaps thinking --f tin- lender
. an- he had received tn-m his motlter or
a sister at home, will draw a deep sigh
ami gasp. "till, this is a horrible piaee
to tie sick inr Rut they ai. have good
attention, and -v-n tie m->t m-rvoUs
cannot say that the condition of tip* sick
there i# any noie horrible than it is niatie
hv the necessities td tlwir situation.
Tltere is no officer of the prison that
does not tiptoe through the r>K>iu wlten
lie goes among the sick. Jest he should
• them pain. The duties - f the prison
physician are strangely different from
those of physicians outside, lie must
see that he is not impostxl upon hy men
who want to shirk work or to be trans
ferred to w.-rk of a different nature.
Tliey feign sickness, antl lie must d-1- r
mine whether they are really sjck The
prisoners feign sickness more fn-'jucntly
in the lIO|M* -f !>eing transferred, to a dif
ferent line of work than to escape work.
N'.-arly ail of them prefer to w.-rk. and
nearly ail would like to Ite frequently
ehangeti from -til kind ol work to stupe
thing else. Frequently the pliysi-ian
tinds it nts twsary t<> tak<* the prisoners at
their word ami apply remedies that atv
painful, hut not injurious. Not long ago
a prisoner was transferred to an easy jtdi
in consequence of an ai.metit common to
those who lift heavy packages, in three
-lays the same disease lMs-aiii-- epidemic
among the convicts. One of the first to
complain was subjected to heroic treat
ment. ami the next day there was not a
ease of that ailment in the prison The
physician usually has but little difficulty
in distinguishing Iw-tw-s-n tbos- that arc
realty ill and those whose sh'kness is
ft'ignt'tl.
When a ronvi- t di--- w-rd i* sent to
the lwr-Mtn m- ntion-d in the prison re
cords, to the address there given, if su- h
name and atliir--ss were given by tlie pri
son-T at tfie time of his mi mission, and
on receipt of a request to forward the
Iw MI v, it is sent on at the State's expense,
clothed and coffined. If no tieh name
and addrcs are f->un! in the records the
pristtner is l-uri-ai in the prison burying
ground. The !MM!V is tak-'n to the large
upper room before nit-nti-ineil. ainl otrtlers
are given f'-r the clothes and coffin The
latter is made in the pri--n "i-ibbing
shop." wh- re tie* work U done hy con
victs detailed for jobbing purpsot-i. ' .
not liirtal out to ta-ntra- t--fs. At tin
same tirtie. a small white slab of W-M1 IS
gotten out. ami on it are painted the
name under which the convict was sen
tenced. Ilis age antl the date of hi* death.
After the body is prepared for burial it
is taken to tic hospital reception-room,
where a brief service is held Ivy th- chap
lain. There are present tic hospital of
lieers and such other prison officers as
choose to come in. the convicts who an
acting a* attendants in the hospital, and
a detail of ten or twelve convicts from
the prison yard Someone ~f the pri<>n
officers is eliov, n hy the warden to take
charge of the funeral. Tic chaplain
makes remarks on the disposition shown
by 'he dead during his term in the nri
s'.n. and his conduct in the hospital, il
there is anyttiing in them that he thinks
would benefit the assembled convicts.
Sometimes he refers to the crime that
brought the man to prison. A prayer i>
made, and the coffin i Ixirne to the pri
son burying ground. There the service
is very brief. —.V< tr York Sun.
I'nshoil llorses.
It has been before stated that an ex
perienced farrier in England was advo
cating the abolishment of hors-'sho-'ing,
and now a writer in the I/>nd--n IV tries
has been trving the ex peri m< nt, and thus
reports: When my pony's shoes were
worn out 1 ha-1 them removed, an-1 gave
him a month's rc*t at pass, with an H>-
caskmal drive of a mil* or two on the
high road while his hoofs were harden
ing. Tlie n sult nt tir*t seemed doubtful.
The hoof was a thin shell, and kept
chipping away until it had work-a! down
beyond the holes of the nails bv which
the shix's iiad b-s-n fastened. After this
tlie hoof grew thick and hard, quite un
like what it had been before. 1 now put
the pony to full work, and he stands it
well, lie is more sure-footed; his tread
is almost noiseless; his hoots are in no
danger from ttte rough hand of the
farrier; and the change altogether has
been a clear gain, without anything to
set against it. My pony. I may add. was
Ig-twccn foil! ami five years old—rising
four. I fancy, is the correct phrase. He
iind lie- n regularly shod up to th- pres
ent year.
The Bright Side.
Irfxik on the bright side—it isthcriglit
side. The times may be hard, but it will
make them no easier to wear a gloomy
an-1 sad countenance, it is the sunshine
and not the cloud that gives beauty to
the flower. There is always before or
around us that which should cheer and
till the heart with warmth and gladness.
The skv is bine ten times where it is
black once. Vou hav-' troubles, it may
!>e. So have others. None arc free from
t lifin —and perhaps it is as well that none
should he. They give sinew and tone to
Ufp—fortitude and courage to man. That
would he a dull sea, anil the sailor would
never acquire skill, were there nothing
to disturb its surface. It is the duty oi
every one to extract all the happiness
an-1 enjoyment he can front within and
without him. and, alxive all, he should
lt>ok on the bright side. What though
things do look a little dark? The lane
will have a turning, and the night will
end in broad -lav In the long run tlie
great balance lights itself. What appears
111 becomes well—that which appears
wrong, right.
TERMS: ©2.00 a Year, in Advance.
AN KM AI'K FROM AI'KTKALIA.
Tb* Trw* Wtory *t lb* Ad ••■*•• *1
Jubu H l 0"ltlllr .
In the It. is ton hint, John Boyle
O'Reilly, its editor, give* the first cor
rect story of hlaescnpe from the |a-nal
colony ol West Australia, to which he
w as consigned an a f • man aoitie ten years
ago. '1 he tory is as follows:
For m veral months previous to the
dateofuiy escape, 1 luuilm n resolved oil
ami ill preparation for an attempt. No
one knew UIV Iliitld. I had In-fore toll
no many fail that I concluded it Was
Is-si to make tin- effort aiour. Fortu
nately, I was dissuaded from this pur-
I 111. day I w :i \ is-it-*i at the . amp
of the convict road party iiarm-d above
hy Rev. I'atrick McL'abe. a Catholic
priest, whose " j.urtsh " extended over
hundred f. of miles ot i>ush, aud WIUM
only parishioners were convict* and
licket-of-leave men. One day he rode
to uiy hut, ami we waik<xi together into
the hush. I hid then made all my p>atts
tor escape, and 1 freely told him my in
tention. "It in an excellent way to • om
mil su!-. Me." he said ; and he would uot
speak of it anymore. Ashe was leav
ing me, however, lie leaned from his
saddle and said. " Ik.fl't think of that
igain. Ist lue think out a plan for you.
You'll li<-:tr from ue Itefore long.' 1
was not compelled to work with the
criminal gang on the roads, but had
charge uf their stores and carried the
warden's weekly rep rt the Uunliury
dejait. On my way with this report one
day I came to a plain known a* the
" Itaee-Oourse. As I crossed it I Icard
a "co--e," or bush cry. and saw a man
coming toward lue. lie was a
handsome fellow, with an axe on lit*
shoulder, lie cann- to ma with ■> friend
l> sini;.- "Mv nam- is Maguire," he
*aid; " I'm a friend of Father klac's. and
h- 's IM* n speaking attout vou." 1 said
a* little a* possible, not knowing the
man. S-t-iiig my hesitation h<* drew out
a - anl Irotn lii* wallet.on which Father
M'-f ab-- had written a few Word* tome.
Then 1 trusted him. He told me he was
clearing the race-course, and he would 1
teat work there a month. The A merl
on whale-'*, h-' *sid, would tou-di at
Bunbury for water in February (it ws*
tb- ii Hecember). an-1 h-' wa* going u- I
makeaii arrangement* with one of tin
pat-tain* for my escape.
Early in February, on my return fmui
the wc.-kly trip with the r- |>ort. I found
Miguire at the race--oilrse waiting for
me. "An- you ready.**' be naid. On--
-•I til-- whaiers, the bark Vigilant, of
New Bedford, was to sail in four days,
and t -plain Itak-T had agreed totak<
ui-' on Utar-l, if he *aw iue at *ea outside
Australian waters": and lie had even
promised to-'iuis-- two or three day* and
watch for my coming out.
Maguirt* bail everything arranged. Gn
the night -d the taili I was to
• >ui of my hut at eight o'clock sod strik
into the hush on a line of his selection,
where the native tracker* would la? at
fault. 1 had previously secured a pair
of fr-a'tn- n' sip***, a* tin* trai'ker* could j
- a>iiy <ii*ccrn the mark of a convict's
IHK-I. Having left the camp. I wa* to
hold a straight road through the hush
till 1 came to an old convict station on
the Vasse road, where I was to lie till I
heard SOUP- on-- on the road whistle tlie ;
tirst barsof " i'atrick's Hay." This wa*
repeat-si again and again till we were
*ure we Ix-th h:l every point agr**d.
Then we separated.
At seven o'clock that evening the
warden of the "ovi<-t party visital tip
criminals' hut and found that all were
prc-ent. He saw uic sitting in my hut
a* h<* t>a.*o<d on hi* return. One of the
ronviti- S<MUI aft<r c.-une into my hut
to IMIITOW tc-ba-co and stay-ola long
time, making me very nervous. He went
away l-cf.-rc eight, however, and. a* soon
as h- wa gone. I changed myt-oot*. put
<>ut the light and struck into the bu-li. j
I'he forest w.w dark, hut the stars wen*
el-'.ar. 1 had not gone two hundred
yards wh--n 1 saw a man close to me, j
• vid-'ntly following nie. 1 waited till lie
cam-' up It was a mahogany sawyer,
nam'*! Kelly, whose ni: was -'lose to my
hut He was a good fellow —though 11-'
had n transfx-rt-a! f--r life. "Areyou
off 1 li- s.ai-1. in a whisper. " I knew
you no-ant it. I saw you talking to Ma
. uin-ii month ago. and 1 km w it all." I
wa dumb with astonishment and
alarm. If this man had wished lie could
have put the police on the alert, or lie
-s-ul-1 l> it next day. 11c lieid out his
hand an-1 there was a quiver in hi*
hu*ky voice. "Godspeed you," h- 1 *aid,
giving m a grip like a vise; " I'll put
tlietu on the wrong si-cnt to-morrow, if
1 can" 1 * I took the manly hand in si
lence, and kept on tuy way.
Vbout eleven o'clock I came to the old
o-invi' station, nn-l lay down behind a
great gum tr-*' at the roadside. In half
an hour or so two men rode us, hut
passed on. They were farmers, pnda
l> v. !>ut may IM I a patrol -f mounted
p-i'i-v. Shortlv aft-r I heard horse*
--tiling at a sharp trot. fliey halt-*!
n--:ir me. and I h- anl *' I'atri- k's Hav"
whistled clear am! low. In an instant
I was with litem —Maguire and
another friend. M—. They 1-d a spare
horse. I til-Hint-si at once, and without
a word we *tru-'k into tlie hush -at a
gallop. For hoitr* w<- rode on in silence,
\t last Maguir? l . who lel. Pull-xl up.
-lismounted and whistle-I Anoilier
whistle wa heanl, and in s few minutes
we were joined by three men. two of
them cousin* of Maguire. Tlie third
t-M-k tip* hors-'s and went off after shak
ing hands with in-'. We then formed in
Indian tie, to prevent the di-covery of
the numlM-r. each one covering the
other's track*, and walked on for alniut
another mile, till we came to a dry
swamp n-*ar the sea.
Here M— remained with tnc. while
tho others went forward. ,M tails)
me that w<• were close to Bunhury. and
that the others were gone lor the Ix-at.
After half an hour's anxious waiting we
saw a light, as it a match were struck,
at half a uiile distant. This wa* repeated
•lira-' time*, and then we went forward.
We found Maguire waiting for us on a
I little bridge aero* I the road. They had
tlie boat ready, and led the way. We
had to walk through mud up" to tlie
knee* to icach the wat-T. In half a
minute Maguire nn-l 1 were in the hoat.
M remained <n the shore. "Come
on," whispered Maguire. "No." an
swered iMnr M .with a .tr-mhling
voice, "I promise-! my wife n-t to go in
the lxiat." "Ail right," sn-are-i on-'of
tlie Maguires. " go home to your wife."
As we pulled silently out to sea, we
i could discern M standing on the
I I-each. It was not cowardice. He waa
a brave man, as he proved afterwr.nl.
and ! hope the time may -xime when I
shall l>e free to mention his name.
We were four men in the lxiat. and
we pulled cautiously till we had got out
-if hearing. Then we bent ?o the oars
with full strength. There were hui few
wor-lssaid. When the sun rose we were
well out. and could just sec the tops of
the sand hills. We were crossing Geo
graph-' hay. on a straight line of nlx-iit
forty miles in length. We were to lie in
wait for th-' Vigilant, on the farther
shore, and out her oft' a* she passed the
northern head of the bay. We pulled
strongly till the forenoon was cloning.
We had neither water nor food; I don't
know whether tlie arrangements for a
supply had failed, or had been wholly
forgotten. But I had oaten nothingfrom
noon of the previous day. and I Ix-gan to
suffer dreadfully from titirs*. It was al
most noon when we ran the lxiat through
the surf and bench-si her. In doing so
our clothes were drenched with sea water,
and I felt instant relief from thirst. I
tried this afterward with good effect,ex
cept that it made the skin sore.
We got to the law it at about twelve
o'clock, and nncofthe men with* strong
glass, which Maguire had brought, was
sent to a hill to look out for the sailing
of the Vigilant. At about one o'clock
he came down tit a run and reported the
vessel, under full sail, steering north
Wc ran the hoat through the surf and
pulled out with light hearts. All efforts
to attract the attention of the Vigilant
NUMBER 31.
failed, and at last the party put back t >
land, where O'Kciiiy pawed the night in
constant anxiety.
Next morning, having innde the boat
water-tight with paper bark, I went to
*ea iii this craft, towing over the stern
•udh'ienl food to last ">• for some days.
She una light and easily pulled. Ik-lore
night 1 had paoscd the fieitd land and was
(in the Indian Ocean. I knew there was
a current ruing northward. Next morn
ing 1 gave up pulling and sat down to
watch and wait. It wa* very hot. The
un flamed altove,and tiie reflectionfroui
tie- water was scorching. Tiie meal
towing in the sea wa* becoming putrid,
and during the night some of lb* 'p<>*-
RUm* and kangariH. rats lial I "-en taken
by sharks 'Tliat day. toward noun, 1
-aw a aail; H wa* the Vigilant, there
was no other veasel therr. She drew
near to me—no near that 1 heard voices
•>n dock. 1 saw the men aloft on the
•ookout; but they did not we me. or at
h ast Captain Baker says 10. She wiled
away again, and wa. out of sight before
night (Heretofore I have simply said
thai 1 went out to sea. saw the Gazelle
Sr. this way. and was picked up )
The dew at night and thr cool air
refreshed me. and I rofved to null back
m shore and wait for Maguire s return.
1 pulled all night, off and on, ard in the
morning saw the sand hills at the head
land of Geographe bay. Hy noon I was
ashore, and then began a most w*ary
walk hack to Johnson's, where 1 arrived
that night.
After that I left the sand valky no
more. I wanted to sleep nil the time,
and there was no one to disturb me. In
five days more I .was thoroughly wak
ened, however, by the cheery voice of my
friend Maguirv.and with him came M—,
who said he was resolved to see me
tlirough this time. Maguire brought me
* brief letter from Father Mot'-abe. ask
ing me to remember him. The whalers
were to sail next day. and tkuitain Gif
ford of the Gazelle, of N'cw Bedford, had
agreed to take me off. To make it sure.
Father McCabe iiad paid him A' lo,to
lake uie as far as Java.
But there was otic drawback. A
criminal convict, one of the worst char
acters in the colony, a ticket-of-leave
man, named Martin Bowman, of Beau
inont, had discovered the means of my
escape, and had gone to Maguire and
threatened to put the police on the track
utiles* he was taken off too. Maguire
could not dissent, so here was the
wound re 1 coolly looking at us and say
ing nothing.
That night we slept little, some one
always keeping an eye on Bowman. We
were up at daybreak, and soon after we
were afloat. Old Johnson and his bin'
stood on the bench and saw us push off.
We pulled straight out toward the head
land, as Captain Clifford had instructed.
By noon we saw the two whaieships
coining along with a fine breeze. To
ward evening we heard a hail, and sotnr
on- on board shouted my name, and
cried out, "*< 'oor on hoard !*' We were 1
all orcijoyed. Wepulied alongside, and
I wa* helped out of the boat by the
strong arms of Henry Hathaway, the
third mate. Captain Gifford made me
welcome and gave me a place in his
cabin. Martin Bowman, the escaped i
criminal, wa* sent forward among the
crew.
Some monthi- afterward, when the
Gazelle touched at Roderiquc. and Eng
iii-h island in tiie Indian Ocean, the gov
ernor came alxtard searching for 'an
i-M-anod convict from Australia—a
black-haired man.' I was standing
wlili Mr. Husney, tiie mate, when the
governor of the island made the demand
Mr Huasey said that no Mich person
was on l"ard. The governor uiiswcred
that he had information that a man had
--scaped on the Gazelle. Mr. Huasey!
feared they might seize the ship, so lie
said that a man of tha! description who |
had come on board off the coast of Au
stralia might be the person. lie called
Bowman, whom every on board detest
ed. and he was put in irons and taken
<n shore. We knew that he would tell
the whole story (the wonder is that he
did not do it then; hut lie wished to '
make terms for his own release). That
night the officers of the Gazelle threw
the grindstone, with my hat, overboard,
while 1 ia> in the captain's cabin. A
cry of " Man overboard!" was raised, a
!x>at lowered and the hat picked up.
There were on board sonn English ex
convicts. w ho had shipped in Australia,
and these only waited lor a chance to
get me retaken. But one of them, utter
ly deceived by the officers' strategy, de
clared that he saw me sink when the
hat was picked up. When the governor
of the island cam-' on board the next day
to demand hi* prisoner the flag was at
half-mast, and the officers sorrowfully
Told him that the man he probably
wanted had jumped ovrr'xvar-l in the
night and was drowned. His policemen
went among the crew and learned the
siune new., being particularly impressed
by the Engli-timan's story. Twoday*
later the Gazelle sailed from Roderiquo,
and I cam-' on deck, much to the amaze
ment of the crew. The narrative closes
with the story of the transfer to the
•sapphire, of Boston, on which tiie nar
rator reached Liverpool, an-i that to the
Bombay, on which the passage was
mad" to Philadelphia, as previously
stated.
The Bead President*.
A review of the lives of the different
Presidents of ill-' United St.-ttcs It pro
ductive of some very interesting results.
For instance, three of them died on the
Fourth <>f July. John Adams and Jef
ferson both died on tbe country's birth
day. July 4. I*W. and Monroe died on
the 4th of July, IH3I , KMbsaM - n
the Until of June, IS3. and his frierwts
vrere confident tliat h-*. too. would live
until July 4th. If he had. then the sec
ond. third, fourth and tiftii President*
would have dic-t|upon Independence Day.
Taylor and Johnson Imtli di-*d in July.
Every fourth President until Mr. Haves
was an old bachelor. Van Ruren did
not draw any of his salary until his term
expired, when he drew it out in gold. ,
" all in a lump." Tyler died p-xr. and
was one of the Confederate commission
ers at Montgomery. John Adams live<l
lie longest; he was ninety-one years old
when lie died. Madison was eiglity
li*e; Jefferson, eighty-three; John
tjwiney A-lanis. eighty-one; Van Ruren,
eighty; Jackson. sev-ntv eight; Bu
chanan. seventy-seven: Fillmore, sev
ertv-fiiur; Monroe, seventy-two; Tvler.
seventv-two; Harrison, sixty-eight.
)Vasliington.sixty-seven : Johnson,sixty
s-v-'n: Tav lor .sixty; Uneoln. fifty-six:
Polk,fifty-four: l'ierce.fort v-five. General
Grant is the only living 'X-Tresident. Ty
ler ami Van Ruren iKithdi-sf in Lin
coln in IW*5. Buchanan in PW. Piere-'
in IHfi'.i, Fillmore in 1574 and Johnson in
I *75.
The Three R'.
Somebody mourns because he litis
nothing hut the three R's to teach.
Poor soul! From the very depths of our
fieiings we pitv you. Nothing to teach!
The world is before you. Sun. moon
and atoms, stars and comets, a whole
universe full, and nothing hut the three
It's left you. But after all we suspect
you have not taught those brunches very
inucii. Can you read? We should like
to examine you. How we would try
vou all the way from Mother Goose to
Mi it on. Can you write? We would
give you a pen, and ten minutes to write
a thought worth remembering one
second. Then arithmetic! Why, my
dear, ignorant s ml! do you not vet know
that arithmetic is the science of sciences,
that even the highest calculus is only an
expanded arithmetic? Go honieJ Leave
your work ti> oth-TS who will honor the
grandest of all studies, rending, writing
and arithmetic. There are those who
understand that to know these well is to
be well )e:u*n-sl. God bless the teacher
who knows the three K's! God bless
the child who learn, them \—Fkh*cntUmal
Monthly.
Ballad l Hm Piiii.
[Fran a pom by Job. W. OvwnU rad >
the hooss-warming mWrnliM <4 lb.
Turk PrasCToh.)
la otliar .Ur with Uey toads,
Tha trmlaikwn 4 WWrj
Car tha lyra'a wtM tk robbing bosom
IVwrsrf hamte atraiaa ol gtory;
Tbay tall ua how Om knight. <* old
Riavsd tanpaat. aaa and brsaks*
And atat tha ar<4Bng Saraaaa
At Asmlon and Aer*
Wa aitMt a song m mo-Jsr. days—
CM aonxOiiait tar divinsr,
Tha I*l lad ol tha giant Praa
('cantor and refiner'
Obodianl to tha will <4 thought
It moaa iu ataal phalanges.
A ad nations l-and to catch ita t/raath
From Uoldrai Oats to Uangea.
K-mm lor tha oooqaaror ol tha world'
Tba ctaal-elad Air lander'
J llimi for tha pan, tha sword ol mind
Whichsweep* from grand tograadar'
Ito-rni lor tha laachara of thalr kind. '
Who aooro tha wrong's daflanc*
And proudly haar upon thalr eraal
Tbe motor " Hall-rshanos"*
Little Barbara.
I'ratty llartora. ripa and rod,
With awaat •mail mouth like tha baea abed.
And lull ot naotar and honey-dew;
io pretty a thing, I dare not awear
To the art of the ribbon that Uea her hair
Or tha buckle that biada her aboe;
So like bar meh trinket ebe has to wear.
It Micuie jt a* it It grew,
Jjkr a tune in iu petal* and poilaa dual.
That weam it* baautv because it nwt.
And aotuethtng bks Barbara. U>.
A* ala dip* bar small tin htwkatin
'The iiule lountata ol woven gtaaa,
l-ie weta thai the spidara waava and *pia
Jo hang on the shining Undo* el g**a,
A tare a* bright mod happy a* ham,
in the art* of the -uik*-n gtwamem.
Look. oat (4 the wutar** smooth atlipaa,
A* it It aaa happy to hold within it
The autt %crbma red of her Lips.
Ami kiaa and earns. bar joat for a nunuU,
In the armaot tha dtmplaa. amooth mad fofll
Km i gone and aohariy tnrae tha mill.
Kdk We to her in tha hooey-daw
1* nothing yet but tha wayaide firing.
Between theopper and under blue,
That tnaka* a fiatkm ol -> scything,
A* perfectly like a* it It grow;
And oho ia too happy to aaa within it
The shape ol bar email swoat aail a m.onta.
Prow the bow ia the hair la the Us <4 her
ahoa.
To know that the marveioaa shadows tn*aa
The aiinpla inner beauty that ahowe
But now ia the color 4 a i una.
And now like the waiar** *muoth erlipee.
In hnait* that bold her pfoiom Mill,
Aa wa go and aohariy tarn tha mill.
Harprr i .Ifayart-r-
ITERS OF INTEREST.
What women are doing—Mm.— Itrl
JftrWr.
Al thia time of year a diiih of toe-cream
in the hand ia worth two ia the freeaer.
Oac-third of all the coffee Mid ia the
United Stater i said to be aduUeralod-
The parlor nutchei of the winter now
nut their bead* together oyer the front
gale, and the inuon make* light of it.—
The I'eoplt . >
WcUm, speaking at a meeting in
London. soued that during the last
twelve year* he had walked and " wob
bled " on foot 53.000 mile.-
The ('ountrs* de Moniyo. mother of
the rx-Emppw Eugenie, t. eightr-two
and waamuchnflHcted at her grandaoo •
death.
Sir Ilennr Biff W conveyed a good
idem of a billion when he stated that a
billion sheet, of the London 7*ma,
parked closely one on the other, would
rwt: h an altitude of 47.000 mile..
Kx-Governor Tilden'. summer homo
at Yon ken. N. Y-. i known aa " Grey
stooe." The ground, cover thirty-three
acres, including lawn, meadow and
forest. The mansion and ,/rr.unda
wuich are leased by Mr. Tilden, wt
$400,000.
A woman working form farmer ay t
Itetroit was fatally poisoned rccentl hw
washing a nair ol overall, which be hy
worn while putting Pari. green onbar
potatoes. Tbe woman had a cut or iod
on her hands, into which tbe poison baa
penetrated.
Of the 40.000 postmaster, in the United
State* only 8.000 are appointed by the
President.'and are paid hy salary: the
>.OOO others are designated by the Pust
master-fleneral and are maid in propor
tion to the amount erf business done at
their offices.
More than 5 000 000 cans ol ron are
ow packed in Maine annual y. and sold
in every part of tbe world, yielding a
business to that State of about $1,45©.-
000. and giving profitable employment
to from ft.OOOto 10,000 people during tbe
packing season.
Energetic in can* have been taken for
suppressing the use of opium in the pro
vince ol HupehTChina. The smoking
.lens are cloned and opium shops abolish
ed. Poppies have been uprooted through
out the farming district*, and the pro
vincial authorities pay grower* a small
gratuity lor every plant destroyed.
lbu-win is as -t night as a dart and as
robust as an oak. He looks hale and
hearty enough to live 100 year, and
mom.* It is said lie now confines hi.
ambition to the completion of two works
lie ha* lcgun. One is the life of hi.
grandfather, who was an illustrious doc
tor. and the other is a work on vegetable
life.
Field bakeries fonn part of the train
of nearly every European army. I>-
spiU* those arrangements.it ha. in recent
years been frequently found impossible
to supply tbe nip l with frosh
bread from -lay to day. and it seem,
likely that the attempt to do so will be
abandoned, and biscuit iasued instead of
bread.
A novelty in social amusement has
Imvh introduced in Jackson county.
Oregon. The Tulmgt, of Ashland, re
ports that a number of young ladies and
gentlemen from Jacksonville ami other
places met at the grove at. Willow
Springs on horsehack. and, to the musie
of the violin, went through a number of
<iuadrillcs and round dance* with their
horaea.
A heavy rain-storm suddenly swelled
a Dakota mountain stream to a torrent,
and 1 bay id Morton, arriving at its bank
with his wife in a wagon, found that he
could not cross. Desiring to get rid of
Mrs. Morton, he threw her into the
si ream and drove the horse in after her.
letting both drown. A coroner's jury
was about to decide that the woman hail
been accidentally killed, when a drtect
i ive arrived witii the new. tliat there
were marks of a struggle beside the
stream. This overwhelmed Morton,
and he confessed the murder.
■ere— ~
Peculiar reople.
Odd folks here and there are deacri'-ed
>in the newspapers. Box bur v. Ma.-*.,
lias an eccentric tramp who lives in s
cave during the winter and spends the
summer in making begging excursions
to the neighboring towns. He never
says a word, and liis dress consists en-
I ifely of old bootlegs fas toned together
with leather strings. A small wagon,
drawn by two goats, and containing a
helpless, shrivlrd man. attraottd atten
tion in Ilagerstown. Md. He said that
he had traveled in tliat manner for many
years, and called himself "the American
Tourist." He is entirely helpless. Ilia
wife and four children accompany him
and attend to his wants, getting their
living hy the sale of a temperance song
and other small articles. Jefferson
Stevens, who lives near Sulphur Springs,
Ky.. conclude, that he is gifted with
peculiar powers, of which lie lately gave
a Street exhibition. He held a forked
dogwood sw itt h. like those used by
wizards, in It it- mouth, and told the
crowd to ask any questions tliey pWaed.
A pair of tramps turned up al Dee
Moines lowa—Peter Carlisle and wife
—who were on their way to l>>iidvill
from the Pennsylvania coal regions.
They had pushed a handcart all the
way. containing their babv girl and a
few* household utensils. Carson Carr.
of Moodie, Cal., will on no account walk
a step, hut always runs, no matter if the
distance is only a few feet: while Mr.
Main, of Chicago, will neither walk nor
run, although nhysimUy able to do
either, because she thinks her legs w 111
drop off if she stirs them.