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randroamma, tell us a
I onrad, as he ran into the cosy
one stormy winter day.
rase do, grandmamma," pleaded
who. althouzh 2 years younger
jnrad, was his constant companion
playmate. "It is rainiug so hard that
taunot go out, and we are tired of our
je old lady, who sat knitting before a
:rful fire, looked down at the coaxinc
. Ae faces, and said: "My stock ot stories is
a lost exhausted; but here is one, which,
p Laps, is new to you."
he children drew their stools close to
grandmamma's chair, and listened intently
to the story of the cruel water king.
"Far below the surface of the lake, where
the water is deepest," began grandmamma,
"the "Water King has built a palace ot coral
and pink shells, which is 60 beautiful that
it is impossible to describe it. The palace is
surrounded by a large garden, whose paths
are bordered with pearls, and where grow
the rarest flowers with gold and silver
leaves, and glittering as it" set with precious
stones. One mooulicht night your father
saw this beautiful palace, but he could
never find it again. In one of the many
rooms ot the palace there is nothing to be
found but glass cases ot all sizes. Here the
cruel Water King puts all the people he can
allure into his kingdom, and after he has
starved them and tortured them, he throws
them as food for the fish."
"Is there no way to save the poor people?"
asked Gertrude.
"Onlv one," replied grandmamma.
"Ihereis a small fl.iwer, called the Flower
of Life, with which anvone can enter the
"Water King's palace without receiving any
barm; but the flower is veiy hard to find, lor
IN VITRO INTO
it (rows deep in the forest and blew run only
a few hours. When tho lake W irozen over,
and the Ice snaps and cracks, that is the
Water King trying to get out, and whenever
you see a large, round hole iu the ice stay
nway Iroin it; lor that is where the Wtiter
King watches for his victims."
All the rest of that duy, the children
played at being carried away bv tho Water
King, and when night atine, they went to
bleep to dream o' coral palaces and fairy
gardens. The next morning dawned bright,
cold aud clear. Tlic r.iin had ceased falling,
r light snow cottred tne ground aud a
thick coating of ice was spread over the
lake To two health) children like Conrad
and Gertrndc. such a morning was a de
light, and with their tkatcs aud sled they
were soon out in the frosty air.
"Let us go to the laUe," said Conrad,
"and while I try my new bkates, 1 shall
draw you on your sled."
The two little folk then set off for a day
of pleasure. The wind had blown the snow
away from the fake, and Conrad, drawing
the sica, glided rapidly over the smooth
surface. Snddenly, a loud, cracking noise
was heard.
"There," cried Gertrude, "the Water
Kine is trying to get out And, oh, Con
rad," she screamed in terror, "there is the
round hole about which grandmamma told
us. Let us hurry away."
"You are foolish, Gertrude," said Conrad,
"that was only a story. See what a beau
tiful fish is in the water, and I believe I
can catch it"
And, without heeding his sister's cries,
Conrad ran toward the hole and took the
fish, which suddenly seemed to have such
great strength that it pulled the boy into
the water, and be sank beneath the cold
waves. Almost overcome with terror, Ger
trude hastened home to tell the sad news,
nnd !eg that some one would rescue her
brother. But poor Conrad was past help,
and all the village mourned for the
bright little boy whom everybody
knew. Gertrude was sure that her
brother had been carried away -by the
Water Kins, and now was suflerinc
torture in the coral palace. She determined
to seek for the Flower of Life, and early the
next morning, befoie the sun was up, she
set out on her search. She sought the most
lonely parts of the forest, and with her eyes
fixed on the ground, she walked slowly
along in quest of the flower. The sun had
risen and noon came, still the little girl was
unsuccess.'ul. As evening approached, and
Gertrude had grown cold nnd weary, she
saw iu the snow tiny footprints. Follow
iuc the direction of these she came to a cave
m the side of the hill, from which shone a
bright light Peering curiously through
tbe opening, she saw a rocky cave, brightly
lighted, and occupied by a dozen or more
little men not more than a foot high, wear
ing green cloaks and red caps. The pleasant
faces ot these little creatures made Gertrude
think that they might help her, and taking
a piece of stone, lying near, she knocked
loudly against the side of the cave. Imme
diately one of the dwarfs, who seemed to be
the leader of the band, rushed to the en
trance, crying: "Who wishes to disturb us
in our home?"
"I have no wish to disturb you," an
swered Gertrude, "hut I have come to ask
your help."
When the dwarf saw the little girl, cold
and faint with hunger, he bade her enter,
and led the way into the large, warm room,
where his companions looked curiously at
their unexpected guest Gertrude was
given a stool before a blazing fire, and when
warm food had been brought thedwart said:
"And now, my little friend, what can we
do for you? Tell us yonr story, and if it is
in our power to help you, we shall gladly do
so.
When Gertrude had told how her brother
had been carried away br the Water King,
and that she was searching for theFlower of
Life, the dwarf said: "The Flower of Life
belongs to us, and we bestow it only upon
those who are good and true. Stay with us
t'U morning, then you shall have the
flower aud save yonr brother."
Having full confidence in ber friends,
Gertrude slept sweetly all night long, and
in tbe morning was awakened by tbe dwarf,
Mi. Iu "
who gave her a smnll brown seed, and said:
"Take this seed to the shore of the lake, and
plant it in the sand, and in a few moments
you will see tbe flower, witn wnicn you can
walk through the water; bnt do not tear the
King nor give him your flower, or else all
will be Ion."
Gertrude listened attentively to these di
rections, and then ran to the lake and
planted the seed on the sandy shore. At
once there sprang up a pure white flower,
dotted with bright red spots. Without
pausing to admire its beauty, the little girl
took the flower, ran over the ice, and
boldly plunged in the water. To her sur
prise, a broad, dry pathway, bordered with
gay flowers appeared. Following this Ger
trude saw, in a short time, the coral palace,
gleaming with many lights. There, also,
was the beautiful garden, with its flowers
and fruits, and near the gate stood Conrad
feeding water birds.
"Oh, Conrad," cried Gertrude, "I have
the Flower of Life and have come to take
you home."
But berore the brother conld reply to this
greeting the Water King appeared, and said
in an angry tone: "It will not be so easy for
you to carry off your brother, and I need him
to feed my birds."
With these words the King lifted Conrad
in his arms and walked away so rapidly
with him that Gertrude who tried to follow
was soon left far behind. All day the little
girl wandered about the palace in search of
her brother. Once she met the King, who
said to her: "Yon cannot find your brother.
Give me your flower aud then hasten home."
But Gertrude paid no heed to these words,
and continued hr way. Toward evening,
she saw at the end of a long hall, a little
black door, which, unlike the others, was
unlocked. Gertrude felt sure that now she
was near her brother's prison, and she
thought: "Perhaps my flower will serve as
a key."
She was right. In a moment later she
TlfK CAVK.
wat standing in the middle of a large room,
in which wrereu great number of glass cases;
hut all wero empty except our, and In it lay
Conrad, pale and still. Hurriedly placing
the flower Iu bit hand, Gertrude whispered:
"Come, Conrad, wnke up. We must hurry
before the Water King misses us."
Tho boy slowly opened his eyes and then
arose. Taking his sister's hand be sped
with bor through the palace and outiutothe
garden. Here the children stopped and
filled their pockets with the pearls and other
gems which lav about in such profusion. Iu
a short time they had reached the surface of
the lake, and as they ran across the ice to
meet their father, whom they saw approach
ing, they beard again that loud, cracking
noise, and, looking backward, tbey saw the
angry Water King looking after them and
shaking bis fibt threateningly; but Gertrude
and Conrad were beyond his power and were
soon in the shelter of their own home.
Paysie.
SOME ENIGMATICAL NUTS.
Puzzle for the Little FoIUh That Will Keep
Their lSralng limy for Most of the Week
If They Slo Them Correctly Home
Amii&emcnti.
Address communications for this department
to E. It UHADBOUlts, JJewtston, Maine.
IL'73 AN ARTISAN OUTFIT.
What Aie These Necessaries and Who Shall
Save Them!
1274 VICE VERSA.
The alternate lines rhyme. The blanks in the
fourth line are the same as those in the third,
in reversed order, as In Hood's lines:
"And then began to eye his pipe.
And then to pipe his eye."
Industrious was Farmer Joe,
As any to be found;
So having sharply.... his.. ..-
He went to... .his....
His tools were always keen lor toll.
And neat, as all allow; i
'Tis said that Joe could.. ..the....
And never.. ..the....
Well-read ho was; when some inclined
At books to make a mock,
Joe said: "Arnan shonld....his....
As well as.. ..bis...."
He wished to hire a man no shirk.
For. as he oft would say,
"The man who draws his.. ..for....
Should also.. ..tor...."
One soon appeared. "My name is Kelp,"
He said with snrly speed,
"And if vou think you.. ..my....
Your pay will.. ..my...."
6.
"His face I don't exactly like,"
Withm himself Joe said;
"He looks like one to.. ..a....
Or may be. ...a....
7.
"Yet he seems active, too, and brisk,
As any mother's son;
PerbapsI'd better.. ..the....
With him, than. ...the....
8.
SnKolpwas hired; be little spake.
But wrought from dawn till dark;v
AH said, who chanced to.. ..his....
"That man will... .bis....
9.
All business about tbe farm
He f nlly understood;
Joe learned to trust.. ..his right....
And found tbe.. ..right....
10.
When autumn days crew chill and raw.
The woodpile felt his strike;
'Twas plain that Kelp must. ...the....
You never.... the....
11.
So now tile farmer and bis help
As well pleased partners show;
The neighbors call them.... &...
Or sometimes.. ..&....
, M. C. 8.
1273 TRANSPOSITION.
L
Time. In ever onward flight.
Each week brings mo to your fight
J.L
Every week Fm kept in use
Often treated to abase.
Where tbe winged lightning's tamed.
There have I become far-famed.
I was never used of j ore
"Only this aud nothing more."
H. c Burger.
127G JIT VACATION.
My office work had been too much for me,
and my health was in danger of breaking down,
so my wife persuaded me to leavo all work and
care behind and take a trip to the Lakes
Maine's Paradise for fishermen and bealtb
seekers. One fine day in Jane I started on my
loornev. The ride was lone, tbe day was warm,
and I became somewhat drowsy. At lenRth tbe
clatter of the car-wheels resolved itself
into sort ot rhythm which lulled mo
to slumber. Then a wonderful dream
visited ine. 1 dreamed that my destma
tlon had been reached, and I was out
on one of the beautiful lakes, fishine. I bad
grand tucces's but the fish seemed of a strange
kind I drew iu an immense one, which tho
boatman tola mo was a peculiar variety in that
it oared Tor nothing but itself. Another was
belown the average lize, still another seemed
so much like a sprite that I was almost ail aid
of it The next one I caught the boatman told
mo the ladies wore around the neck. I was just
angling lor a tine one that kept aloof, and
seemed suspicious ot tho bait when the boat
capsized and I awoke with a start as the con
ductor clapped me on the shoulder and shouted
Tickets!" Pine Trek.
1277 DECAPITATION.
The second totals at the call
Of him whom It assists;
And with him it must flRht or fall;
At his command desists.
Much bravery the two must show.
Though cause be not its own;
For paV or friendship face the foe.
As history oft has shown.
Bitter Sweet.
1278 ANAGRAM.
"We seek for whole," says office seeker,
Who's always an Impulsive sneaker;
"It Is not right as seems quite clear.
That the same men from year to year
Should hold the offices so dear;
'Tis wronc; It Is 'a torlton,' too.
To favor thus a chosen few."
Tho office holder at his ease.
Repudiates such views as these
And claims the ins their place should boll
Until for service they're too old.
Thus 'twlxt tbe ins and outs the strife
For offico is forever rife.
Nelbokian.
1279 diamond.
1. A letter. 4 lllver, Gallcla, Spain, (Bijou).
3. Ono ot Abraham's wives, i. Trees ot tho
genus ichras. S. A femalo character in Eu
geno Sue's "Mjsterlcs of Paris," (Webster's
Noted Names of Fiction). (J. Abstrusencss. 7.
A ratchet 8. A pen for swine. 0. A letter.
H. U. Burger.
1280 CHARADE.
lo bo a simple all for those
Who aro above one, I suppose
Is tank uot very gay.
Tho words which from my flrtt proceed
May not ho very wise. Indeed,
11 ut tbcy'ru my own, I say.
'Tis well to last ono's meaning out
With saying wlo man tuougul about
The subject wo've In linnil;
But just continually to volcu
Another's sayings It a chulco
I cannot understand.
IlITTKK BWItET.
1281 MUMKKIOAl
fill word, no doubt, Is all to yout
.Sometimes, at evil tplrlt known,
Which waits hut for a beckoning cut
To aid the one who does It own.
I do not like to say that he
lsfi.8, 7, H who claims
To think tt.av such u thing can be,
I caro not to be catling names.
I'll say he's economical
And saving, very, tn mo tiutni
4, 1 you deem me haish, at all,
1 2, a sorry, in govu suutu.
A. U
NEW rniZEH.
A handsome prize will be presented each of
the senders of the best rhree lots ot answers to
the puzzles printed In November. Try for one
of the prizes, sending solutions weekly.
ANSWERS.
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12M Crane.
law Trunk, spider, spoons, plate, fork, crane,
partridge, deer. Browning.
1357 Death-watch.
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1269 Manoscopy.
1270-Disncarten: 1, Dish: 2, is; 3, he; 4,
she-ir;o. heart; 0, bear; 7, ear; 8, art; 9, ten.
1271 Gneiss, singes.
127 Knittlng-work.
THEY LIKED THE EEAE.
Haw Fat Gilmore anil His Hand Got Ont of
a Fight During the War.
fit. Louis Post-Dispatch.
In connection with his army experience
Colonel Pat Gilmore, the famous musician,
tells this story: "You see we musicians who
march to battle are really the only ones who
are unprotected. We, of course, cm handle
no weapons and are at the mercy of bullets.
To our duty of lurnishing the inspiring
strains to tbe marching soldiers we have an
other one, that of carrying off the wounded
irom the field on stretchers. In one of the
battles we were on our way to the scene of
action when we met a soldier running away
from the field.
"What is the matter? I inquired in
chorus with several other of the musicians.
The man hurriedly replied: 'Oh, nothing
at all. I'm only wounded, in one of the
fingers of my left hand. I'm off to have it
dressed and will return again.'
"But the light of inspiration had come to
us. No unprotected march for us when our
good angels had thrown such a good chance
in our way. We seized the man and said,
'Get on the stretcher.' 'No, no, he an
swered; 'only one of my fingers is hurt I
can get ou faster myself. Why should I be
carried? Do I walk with my hand? Let
me go.' '
"We merely repeated the order, 'Get on
the stretcher.' He didn't heed us and again
we said more emphatically, 'Get on the
stretcher.' Seeing be was obdurate, we
made a bodily seizure of him and put him
forcibly on the waiting stretcher.
"Then we beat a hasty ratreat with our
burden. We carried him down a long bill
to a place of safety, and we took goo4 care
to place our wounded soldier in a distant
place of security. How were we to help it if
tbe battle was nearly over when we returned
to the field? I always tell the geuerals with
whom I fought that I was always iu advance
of them in the rear."
Oar Brazilian Visitors.
As the Brazilian squadron which left Bio
Janeiro on October 20 will be dud in New
York between the 10th and 15th of Novem
ber, theje is little doubt that they will be
present at the launching of tbe Maine at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard on November 18. The
Maine is an improvement on two of the
armored ships of tho Brazilian navv the
Biacbuelo aud the Aquldaban "somewhat
larger, and eeveral respects better.
Troublesome throat diseases are lapidlv
and permanently cured by Dr. Bull's Cough
Syrup.
THE PITTSBTJKG DISPATCH, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, -
THE GOOD SAMARITAN
"
He Differed From the Priest and the
Levite in That He
.FELT PEESONAL RESPONSIBILITY.
It is This That Lies at the Foundation of
All Well Doing-.
THE BEY. ME. HODGES' SDKDAI LESSON
rWRlTTEN FOR THE DISPATCH.
First the priest, then the levite, and then
the Samaritan. Everybody knows tbe story.
The Samaritan differed from the priest and
from the levite in having a sense of per
sonal responsibility.
The priest came down and saw the man,
and it is quite likely that he had compassion
on him; he was sorry for him in his sad
plight who could help it? Nevertheless,
be went along and left him.
The levite came and' saw him, and had
compassion on him, and more than that
be went to him. He 'looked on bim. The
sight of the poor man" stirred his interest
and sympathy. He stood for a moment
thinking, shall I, or can I, help this man or
not? And then, presently, he toe passed by
on the other side.
These men lacked tne sense of personal
responsibility. They saw this wounded
traveler in his pain and peril, but the sight
touched in their heart no chord of pity.
Tbey had no conscience. That is a sig
nificant word, "conscience." Look at it
"Con" that means "with;" and "science"
that translates itself. Conscience is a
kind of knowledge which is gained by the
use of the conjunction "with." Conscience
acts by putting one thing with another and
knowing the two facts at the same time, and
recognizing the bearing of the facts one upon
another. As here, the fact of this man'3,
need and the fact of their own strength.
HOW THE FIRST TWO FELT.
These men failed to put these two facts
together. They saidS "O, somebody will
help him. Poor fellow, be is in a sad Btate
There is no doubt of that; but he will get
along somehow. Why don't they have
more policemen along this road? Why
doesnU some one come and take him away?"
And il you had suggested, "Why don't you
help him and take him away?" they would
have answered: "Why, we don't know him.
He doesn't belong 'to our congregation.
Come, let us go about our businessl"
Then came the Samaritan.
"And when he saw him he had compas
sion ou bim, and ncnt to him, and bound
up his wounds." The sight of this poor
man appealed to the Samaritan directly.
He helped him as easily and naturally as if
he had been a hospital nurse sent out from
Jericho with an ambulance for the express
purpose of picking this man up. Ho spent
no time looking up and down the road,
wondering if some others, stronger than he,
might not appear to do this deed ot help.
The moment he saw this wounded traveler
he realized that hero was something for his
hand to do. If bo had passed by on the
other side he would have luld all tnat night
without sleep. Ho would havo heard a
voico in the dark, saying to him over and
over nnd over. "There was ono who needed
your help, and you did not help htm. Sup
poso ho dicil" This sumarltnn wn a man
of consolcticc. Ho had a sensa of personal
responsibility.
1'LKNIY OK WATHIIIK NUl'l'KltEltH.
Now, this wounded traveler, or ono Hko
him, lies by tho wursldo tcday and every
day. Ho Is thn embodiment of every wrong
which nccus rignung. lie minus lor ovory
pain which cries for cure, nnd lor ovcry
need which bogs for help. Ho is tho op
pressed, the miserable, the grlcf-ttrlcken,
the iln-smltten; ho is the enslaved; hols
the exile, lie Is tho prisoner or povorty. It
U because of him that industrial aud social
questions are to-day clamoring for answer.
And all tbe rest of mankind fall into
three olasset. Bomo aro robbers, who have
made the mischief; some aro priests and
lovltei, part of them supremely indifferent,
others philosophically interested or politic
ally interested or ucanciaiiy interested; and
some, tbank God, are good Samaritans, men
with conscience men who have some meas
ure of this blessed sense of personal responsi
bility. All reforms have been set In motion by
these Samaritans. All real help has come
from them. To them tho needs of their
brother men appeal personally. They arc
like that good Pope Gregory, well sar
named "the Great," who set himself a
heavy penance because a poor man died of
starvation one day in papal Home. The
good Gregory took that to himself. So, do
these men lay all tbe evils that surround
them to their own charge and bestir them
selves as personally responsible to get the
wrongs righted. Distress is straightway
translated into duty. These men cannot
rest while any wrong exists which they can
remedy.
WORK OF MOHAMMED.
There was idolatry in Arabia. Many men
had cast it off, knew how foolish aud debas
ing it was, wished heartily enough that
other men would put it away, but still
idolatry went-on unhindered. At last
came that' cood Samaritan Mohammed, the
man with a conscience. With his quick
sense of personal responsibility he feels that
he himself is somehow to blame lor this base
idolatry. God will not forgive him if he
lets it go on. He has put it out of his own
lite. Yes; but that is not enough. He
nuibt raise his protest aeainst all Arabia. -They
beg him to be still, not to disturb
things. "Though the suu stand at mv right
hand and the moon at mv left and command
silence, yet must I speak!" And speak he
did, and away went the evil.
There was fearful cruelty iu the Colos
seum at Borne. Men were put to death for
tbe amusement of the gentlemen and ladies
of that cultured city. Most people enjoyed
it, playing the part of the robbers. Some,
however, disapproved, but they kept dis
creet silence they mere the priests and
levites. But you remember how there was
one man, that young monk, Telenachus,
whose home was away in a distant province,
who had only beard ot the barbarities of the
arena, aud bad never seen them with his
eyes, aplain, poor man, hvins in a desert
wh-it had Borne to do with him, or he witb
Borne?
THE SAMARITAN OF THE ARENA.
You remember how he came on foot across
the long miles which parted him from
Caesais City, with hands clinched and a
message of the indignation of God upon his
lips. Down he leaped over the barriers into
the arena; in he sprang between the gladia
tor; and in 'the name ot
GOD MOST HIGH
forbid that murder should any more be done
there. Why did he interpose? He djd not
set the men fo fight No; but while that
butchery went on, and he so much as lived
on the same planet with it he felt himself
responsible.
Why could not Lavonerola keep still iu
Florence? Why must Luther stand up in
Germany? Why must he raise his voice
with protest and denunciation atrainst the
provinces of tbe church, that plain monk of
peasant birth, a professor in a filth-rate
collece, and preacher in the rude pulpit of a
German country town? Why must he stand
in the face ot all that his betters sanctioned,
crying: "I can do no -otherwise?" Why
could he do no otherwise? Most men found
it particularly easy to do quite otherwise.
THE SPIRIT OF REFORM.
What is it that impels men to advocate
unwelcome reforms, to appeal and protest
against oppression, to become agitators, anil
.slavery men, aud the like. I have held in
my band the scourge which William Wilber
force showed in the House of Commons
when .he proclaimed the accursed cruelty of
the slave trade. Why did he vex bimsell?
why did he meddle in that far-away busi
ness? "Why does anybody interfere with
the, vested interests of wrong? Do yon sup
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pose that these men enjoy unpopularity?
Do tbey delight in a life of unrest and un
appreciated work and persecution? Have
they a preference for hisses and brickbats?
What is it which stirs these men? All the
way through you will find it is this sense of
personal responsibility.
Now, personal responsibility is a fact
Whether we know it or not, -whether we
realize it or not, we are responsible for our
neighbor. And you know what that name
of "neighbor" means in our religion. It
means the man who needsour help. Whether
he lives in our parish or in somebody else's
parish; -vhetber his house is on our street or
quite around tbe block from us Upon another
street; wherever the man lives who needs a
help which we can give, there lives our
neighbor. And for our neighbor we are re
sponsible. We cannot help it.
STORY OF THE CIRCLES.
One day a man came to a Christian mis
sionary in China with a bit of paper all
written over with circles. There was one
circle in the middle, and out of this there
were lines drawn, each one to another circle,
till the central round was broucht into con
nection with every other, even the most dis
tant. Each circle bad inscribed within it
the name of a town. In the midst was the
town in which the missionary' had been
preaching. Out of this town, all these
other towns mit-ht be reached and influenced.
That bit of paper, drawn with circles, is a-
symooi ot our lite, we do aot stand ny
ourselves. There is a connection between
us and all people and all things abont us.
We do not need to be instructed that if
there are prying, unwholesome and unclean
newspapers we are responsible for them; if
there are unworthy men set in high office, we
ate responsible; if there are degrading plays
at the theater, we are responsible; if con
versation falls into mean -channels, we are
responsible; if thines so wrong in any one
of a hundred ways, some part of the fault is
ours. We are intellectually aware of the
fact of social complicity. What we need is
to be awake to that fact morally. There are
people who have ears, but do not hear; and
eyes, but'do not see. Who is there among
us in whom the sense of personal responsi
bility does not need vigorous quickening?
RESPONSIBILITY IN CHURCH.
A man may persuade himself that Chris
tianity is a narrow and selfish religion, and
that he is sufficiently performing his Chris
tian duty if he goes to church on Sunday
and tries to live a decent life during the
week. Nevertheless, personal responsibility
is a fact We are every one of us account
able lor the advancement of' the kingdom of
heavon and for the demolition of the king
dom of the devil. .
The most uncomfortable thing about this
responsibility is that it cannot be evaded; it
cannot be delegated to another. This may
surprise some good people. Because there
are a great many who have an idea that all
this may be put upon the parsons. "Pure
religion and undehled" is this; to let the
minister viiit the widows and the fatherless
in their affliction! But the responsibility,
even a responsibility for your neighbor's
soul, is a personal matter. It belongs to
you. You can no moro delegate it to your
minister than you can delccate to him the
duty of saying your prayers for you or of
keeping the commandments in your stead.
Everybody has a parish. Everybody has
a"caro of souls." Everybody is personally
responsible the Christian religion lends no
countenance to tbo hcreiy of Cain.
Georok Hodoes.
WA8 LOADED WITH WASPS.
How ii 'Watermelon of Ancient Mien Grouted
u lllg Disturbance,
Ilaltlnioro Herald. 2
Thorownsa funny occurrenco on Pratt
street wharf yesterday. A sailor on an oyster
pttugy which had boon cruising about tho
oyster grounds off Magothy river landod
with a dilapidated-looking watermolon
under his right arm, Tho mariner entered
a nearby saloon, laid tho pleeo of fruit down
on tho bar nnd called for n plati of bocr.
It being n little Into In tho season for mel
ons n crowd gathered around to look ut the
sailor's find, and several of them emphatic
ally expressed doubts as to tho soundness of
tho melon. Tho sailor, innocent of what
whs inside of It, wild to provo tho melon was
in good shape do would plug it beiore car
rying It to his best girl, to whom ho intended
to present It, He did so, and upon extract
ing a piece of the rind about 100 wasps flew
out and made things lively about thn plnce.
It seems that tho melon was somewhat
over-ripe, and while lying neglected lu its
bed a family of wasps had bored a small
hole in one end of it nnd taken up their
abode therein. The man who brought it to
town rushed out of the place witb several of
the Insects settling down upon.bis face, and
in his hurry he knocked over an Italian's
fruit stand, fell ou a cat, which was crushed
to death, and nearly knocked two policemen
in the dock. The restaurant man put out
his gas and Iclt his dogs to fight the wasps.
WEAPONS OF THE MAFIA.
Short Folding Ouns Used Instead of tho
Historical btlletto.
Philadelphia Fress.1
The Italian assassin of New Orleans has
long since abandoned the stiletto. Occasion
ally the banana knife, a more effective
weapon, is used; but the bluuderbuss or
sawed-off shotgun is tbe favorite. It is ob
jectional in this, thai it makes a noise that
alarms the police, but it his the merit that it
never fails. Ibe assassins take an oid
double-barreled gun and file off the barrels,
leaving them about 15 inches in length. Tbe
stock is also removed, and another fitted to
it with a hinge. The weapon, therefore, is
like a clasp-knife,, three feet or more
in length, but when closed only 15
inches. The Italian using it can easily con
ceal the gun in bis coat or pants, effectually
biding it. When it is ready for use, he
opens it and he has a double-barreled mus
ket, which. will shoot further and betterthan
ra revolver. This loaded to the muzzle with
ough sings, which scatter in firing, and
which tear the victim badly. Nearly all of
the men killed by the Stopagherra have
been found with from six to ten fatal
wounds.
She Isn't Prom Boston.
New York World. .
Signor Sphagetti H;ava Senorita. Yonr
voice is full of timbrel From who you get
zat?
Miss Novitiate WeU, reallv, Signor. I
do not know. Bnt I think from my father,
He was once In the lumber business.
01"
Folding Guru of the Assassins.
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1890.
ON A BARREN COAST.
A Thousand Miles of Desolate Pano
rama Viiih no Spot of Green.
WATER DISTILLED FROM THE. SEA
And
Sold to tbe Parched Inhabitants at
Seven Cents a Gallon.
BATTLES BETWEEN WOMEN IN CHURCH
fCOBRESPONDIKCE OP TBS PISPATCH.1
Off the Coast of Peru, September 1.,
Possibly the worst harbor 'on the whole
coast of South Americaijollendo, the one
port of Southern Peru.wbere wild waves are
always dashing against a rocky promonotory
and an open roadstead gives no sort of pro
tection from wind or weather. An old sea
Captain aptly described it when he said:
"The harbor of Mo'.Iendo is entered as soon
as the ship turns Cape Horn." Islay, a lew
miles further down, used to be the port, and
a very much better one than this; but by
some wire-pulling in tbe Pcrnvian Congress
on the part of those interested hereabouts,
the railroad terminns was made at Mollendo
(pronounced Hole-yen-do), and of course
the'port must meet it
Losses of cargo are not uncommon here,
and sometimes of human life. Often ves
sels cannot land passengers at all, but are
in
compelled to carry them on to the next port
above or below, leaving them to make their
way back to Mollendo at a more convenient
season.
LOWERED IN A. TUB.
Not infrequently what is called the "tub"
is brought into requisition to hoist people
from the steamer's deck into tbe sail boat
waiting below when the billows are too
boisterous to risk going down over the side
by tbe ladder as usual, or to haul them up
over the cliff when they arrive near Mol
lendo if tbe surf will not permit approach to
the stairs that lead to the top of the rocky
promontory.
The "tub" is really a barrel with a tiny
seat inside of it and a section of one'side cut
out about halt way down. This rude con
trivance is suspended securely from a crane
which hoists it high in air, spins it round
and round, and finally dumps it down on
the spot desired, or as near thereto as it bap
pens to hit Generally two persons net in
at ouce, a woman or child occupying the
seat and a man standing in front with his
back to the opening, be clinging for dear
life to the rope and sho clinging to bim.
At first sight it looks fearful to see people
swung out in that manner over a raging sea,
knowing that the smallest accident would
mean inevitable death, nnd tbe strongest
man trembles in his boots as his turn ap
proaches. THE ONLY SAFE WAY.
But it is really safe and infinitely to be
preferred, as I havo learned from various
moist experiences, to braving a drenching
in the stormy surf, or the danger of making
a misstep at tho slippery stairs or ladder,
which must be seized and mounted the very
instant the frail boat is tossed high up on
tho breast of a billow, not to mention the
peril ot being dashed to pieces against it or
of being sucked under tho great steamer as
she tugs and strains at her anchor.
Thcro Is not much to bo seen in Mollendo.
The principal objects of Interest are tho
great tanks that supply the place with fresh
water, fed from tlia 8fi.mlle-long iron pipe
that start from tho neighborhood of Aro
qulpa, 7,000 foet abovo tho tea level, Tlio.io
tanks aro largo onough to coutaln sufllolent
water to last for sovcral days, should liny
nccldont occur to tho acquoduot, and the
luttor Is capable of discharging no less thau
430,000 gallons in every 'J4 hours. Thcro
are two hotels, between which it is difficult
to deoldo their rival dntnorlti. both being
bad beyond comparo and ludicrously ax
punslve.
SCENES IN THE CITY.
There are so mo pleasant-looking collages,
occupied by tho employes and their families,,
besides tho usual quota of los pobres, living
In butt; alio agre.it number of saloons In
proportion to the scanty population, dirt
unlimited and fleas and flics whoso names
aro legion. Yet this Is the fashionable
watering place of Southern Peru, crowded
during a certain season of the venr witb tho
creme de la creme In search of health and
pleasure.
One 'morning I climbed a steep hill, ankle
deep in dust, every grain holding its active
flea, to inspect Mollendo's big church.
Another example of how "distance lends en
chantment to the view." The planks that
compose its wooden sides aro not overlap
ping, as clapboards are put on at the North,
and the whole is roofed with corrugated tin;
no lath, no plaster, merely an empty shell,
but very extensive, painted while outside
and witb two pretentious towers, also made
ot wood, which add greatly to its imposing
appearance when viewed from alar. Inside
were miles of paper roses twined around the
pillars, festooned in wreaths upon the walls,
and suspended lrom the bare rafters, the
relicts, probably, of festivities that marked
the recent "Month of Mary;" and among
the usual traudy images were many manta
weariug women on their' knews, each awit
ing her turn at tbe confessional window.
AT THE CONFESSIONAL.
Speaking of the confessional reminds me
of the revelation of a Catholic friend in
Peru:
I know not how the truth may be;
I tell tbe tale as 'twas told to me.
As everybody knows, the altar of peni
tence is a small wooden box placed in some
dark corner ol the church, with a chair in
side for the bolv father, and a curtain in
front hidius him from view, while he can
with ease overlook the congregation. At
one side of the box is a little window, cov
ered with perforated tin or wire nettintr,
through which he may hear all the whis
pered confidences of those kneeling outside,
and may converse with the penitent if she
listens attentively, without beinir overheard
by anybody else. Beneath the window is a
wooueu siuui auuu him lucues nigo, called
the "Tablilla," over which each woman
throws the bit of carpet or square of fur,
which she always carries to church, and in
a kneeling attitude, with her lips close to
the father's ear on the other side of the
aperture, discloses the inmost secrets of her
heart
BEVY OF FIGHTING WOMEN.
At 5:30 o'clock in tbe mormntr. rain or
shine, the bells ring out their invitations to
early mass, and never in vain. Confessions,
as a rule, are not made until after mass, and
it often happens that the number of 'peni
tents anxious to gain a hearing is so great
that tbe Tablilla becordes a miniature field
ot battle. For this the dear creatures go
prepared and accept their wounds as part of
the penance for the Lord's sake.
Should the priest desire to favor some
particular lady in the kneeling crowd, be
cause of her wealth, or delicate health or
any other reason, by beckoning her to come
at once to the Tablilla ahead of others who
had succeeded in forcing their way to the
front, it would be a mistaken act ot kind
ness on bis part, if so intended; for the
envious sisterhood would immediately com
mence warfare on the one thus favored, by
sly kicks, scratches pinches, even bair-pullin-c
and pricks with pins. In this holy
conflict no quarter is given and no con
sideration shown for one another; and the
bruises and scratches received afford matter
of conversation for the day in the different
circles of society, according to the number
who have taken part in the pions conten
tion. ,
WONDEBFUL HENEY MEIGGS.
The railroad house, which through the
courtesy ot the corapaoy was placed at onr
disposal during the few days we were obliged
to wait iu Mellendo for the southward-going
steamer, Is a neat frame cottage. On the
parlor walls are pictures of the Meiggs
brothers, once the railroad kings of Peru,
both now dead. Of Henrv Meitres. the
older and more famous brother, everybody J
has heard, tor .Bret aarte cas written about
him, Mark Twain has used bim for a text,
and for years he was part of the history of
this country. Less than 30 years ago he
was a partner of Balston, the California
banker, 'a nd a close friend of Senator Sharon,
Flood, Mackev, O'Brien and the rest of the
golden princes whose honors dated from the
davsof '49.
Under some stress of temptation be com
mitted forgeries in San Francisco, and when
the crime was discovered one day he calmly
rowed ont into the bay, climbed upon the
deck of a schooner, purchased her, and
sailed away in search of pastures new. He
came to Peru, bringing with him much of
his wealth and all his irresistible energy.
These he applied to difficulties under which
the country was struggling, and overcame
them. He sent back money to California
to reimburse with good interest those who
had suffered by his forgeries; but he never
returned himself, and finally died here, one
of the richest and most influential men on
the Western coast
THE WOItK HE DID.
Says a recent writer on this subject: "Lit
tle more than a quarter of a century ago an
unknown man, a fugitive from justice, ar
rived at the port of Callao, and appeared
among the Spaniards, much as Manco
Oapac, at once the Adam and tbe Christ of
tbe Incas, appeared to the Indians 2,000
years before. As the mysterious Capac
taught those early people a knowledge of
the-agricultural and mechanical arts, this
unknown man taught their successors to
build railroads, and to-day he stands as their
ideal of Yankee enterprise and engineering
genius. He plunged tbe Government of
Peru into a debt that will never be paid, but
laid the foundation for a system of develop
ment that will one day bring wealth to the
great Republic.
"From Ecuador to Patagonia, through
Peru, Bolivia and Chili,. Meigg3' enter
prises extended; and the result is a series of
railroads at right angles with the coast, con
necting the interior of the country with the
sea ports, and giving to the mines in tbe
mountains, the nitrate beds, estates and
sngar haciendas, easy outlets to the ocean.
Nearly every port on the western side of tbe
continent has its little railway from 20 to
250 miles long. Some of them reach into
the heart oi the Andes, and all are arteries
of commerce, making profitable possessions
that would otherwise be worthless."
WATEB DEAR AS MILK.
From Mollendo to Valparaiso the coast,
for more than 1,000 miles, is a panorama ot
desolation, a succession of bleak and barf en
cliffs, unrelieved by a patch or green. On
one hand is the mighty Pacific, on the other
tbe impenetrable Andes, and between drift
ing sands. All the water used by the people
is taken from the ocean: that for mechanical
purposes being used in its natural state, to
tbe great detriment of the machinery, and
that for food being condensed into steam
and thus purged ot its salt. There is not a
well nor spring iu all that distance, and
drinking water is an article of merchandise,
like milk or meat, costing consumers about
7 cents per gallon.
Northward from Mollendo at Pisco, a
stream of the same name comes rushing
down to the sea through a valley literally
purple with grapes. Off this valley lie the
high and rocky islands of Chincha, famous
for their guano deposits, which, for many
years, were a source of great wealth to Pern.
Fannie B. Wabd.
FOB BL00O AND HONEY.
How tho Mafia or New Orleniw Ita Been
l'ructlclnir n Kind or Brigandage,
l'blladclptilat'reii.
Tho Mafia of New Orleans, or moro
properly, tho btopagbcrru, is not only a
murder soeicty. It is also a kind of black
mall organization. This mode of brigand
ago Is attributed to Kipontto, who, during
his long rosldcnco In Now Orleans, reorgan
ized his old gang on this new basis, which
was found su much more satisfactory than
tho Sicilian plan of carrying off the victim
and demanding runiom. Wealthy Italians
aro usually tho victim. Americans aro left
alone became they make too much trouble
A Typical Member.
by notifying the police and stirring up
popular indignation. The victim receives a
note telling him that be must contribute
$1,000, $5,000 or whatever sum may be fixed
on. He is to bring the money in a bag to
some seclnded spot and leave it there. If
he shows the note to anyone or refuses to
obey tbe order the penalty is death. As
many as three letters are often sent if the
victim proves recalcitrant He finds sus
picious looking men lurking around his
dwelling. Tbey follow him home at night,
track him wherever he goes, evidentlv wait
ing for a favorable opportunity to strike the
blow, and tbey make his life so utterly mis
erable that he finally surrenders and gives
the money. Scarcely a prominent Italian
but has been plundered by these malefactors.
The victims do not complain to the police
for fear of death.
Kxperlenced.
Boston Herald.
"I am going to buy that bonnet for my
wife."
"I'll give you $10 if you won't. I just
bought one like it for my wife, and I don't
want to buv another one."
CrueL
Boston Hcrald.j
Dimleigh Miss Mawy, I live alone for
yon, don't you know."
Miss Marv Well, I hope, Mr. Dimleigb,
that you will continne to live alone for me.
Chronic Cough Now!
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sumptlve. For Consumption, Scrofula, )
there ts nothing like
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Oil PI OTH Q are expeTi2!T and wear out, but a
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