jc tmcvNcw Blaomftcli, 3cu An Adventure with a Pirate. MnilERE lived mnny years ago, on the 1 castorn shore of Mount Desert a large island off the coast of Maine a jiow fashionablo placo of Summer resort bii old fisherman by the name of Jobetliali Spinnet, who with a schooner of somo hundred tons burthen, in which he, together with four stout sons, was won't to go about onco a year totho Grand Bank for the purpose of catching cod-fish. Tho old man had five things about which he loved to boast his schooner " Betsey Jenkins" and his four sons. Tho four sons were all that their father represented them to bo, and no one ever doubted his word when ho said that their like was not to bo found for fifty miles around. The oldest was twenty-two while tho youngest had reached his sixteenth year, and they answered to tho names of Belli Andrew, John and Samuel. Ono morning a stranger called upon Jeb cdiah, to cngago him to tako to Havana eomo iron machinery belonging to steam engines for sugar plantations ; tho term wuro soon agreed upon, and the old man and his sons immediately set about putting tho machinery on board ; that accomplished, they set sail for Havana, with a fair wind nnd for some days proceeded on their course without an adventure of any kind. One morning, however, a vessel was descried off the star-board quarter, which with some hesitation tho old man pronounced to be a pirate. There was not much time allowed them for doubting, for tho vessel soon sa luted them with a not very agreeable whiz zing of an eighteen pound shot just under their stern. "That means for us to heave to," re marked tho old man. " Then I guess wo had better do it, hadn't we?" said Scth. "Of course." Accordingly tho " Betsey Jenkins" was brought up into tho wind, and her main boom hauled over to tho windward. " Now, boys," said the old man, as soon as tho schooner came to a stand, " all we havo to do is to keep cool and trust to fortune. There is no way to escape that I can see now but perhaps if wo aro civil, they will tako such stuff as they want, and then let us go. At any rato there is no use crying about it, for it can't be helped. Now, get your pistols and see that they aro surely loaded, and have your knifes ready, but be sine and hido them, so that the pirates shall see no signs of resistance." In a few moments all tho arms which the schooner afforded, with the exception of ono or two old muskets, wero secured about the person of our Down Eastern, and they quietly awaited tho comingof tho schooner. "Ouoword more,'1 boys Raid tho old man, just as tho pirate camo round under tho stern. "Now watch every motion I make, and bo ready to jump tho moment that I speak." As Captain Spinnet ceased speaking tho pirate lulled up under tho fisherman's lee quarter, and in a moment more tho latter's deck was graced by tho presence of a dozen as savage-looking mortals as eyes ever look ed upon. " Are you captain of this vessel ?" asked tho traders of tho boarders, as ho approach ed the old mato. "Yes sir." " What is your cargo ?" " Machinery for steam ingins." " Nothing else ?" asked tho pirate, with a searching look. At this moment Captain Spinnot's cyo caught what looked liko a sail off to tho south'red nnd east'rd, but not a sign be trayed the discovery, while a brilliant idea shot through his mind, ho hesitatingly re plied : "Well there is a little something clso." "11a, what is it?" " Why, sir, p'raps I hadn't ought to tell," said Captain Spinnet, counterfeiting tho most extreme pertubation. " You see it was given me as a sort of trust, and it wouldn't be right for me to give it up. You can take anything elso you ploase, for I can't help myself." " You are an honest codgerat any rato." said the pirate, " but if you would live ten minutes longer, just tell mo what you've got on board, and exactly the place where lays." ' Tho sight of a cocked pistol brought the old man to his senses, and in a deprecating tono he muttered " Don't kill mo, sir, don't I'll tell you all. We've got forty-thousand silver dollars nailed up in boxes just for'nrd o' tho cabin bulkhead, but Mr. Defore didn't suspect anybody would have thought of looking for it there." " Perhaps so chuckled the pirate, whilo Ids eyes sparkled with delight. And then turning to his own vessel, ho ordored all but three of his men to jump on board tho Yankee. : In a few minutes tho pirates had taken off the hatches, and in their has to to get at tho " silver dollars," they forgot all else ; hut not so with Spinnet ; he had his wits at work, and no sooner had the last of vil lains disappeared below the hatchway, than " l-o turned to his boys. : ' ' ... j ' "Now, boys, for your lives. Beth, you clap yonr knife across tho fore and peak halyards, and you, John, cut the main. But quick, now, and the moment you have dono it, jump aboard tho pirate. Andrew and Sam, cast off tho pirnto's grapling, an' thon you jump then we'll walk into them three chaps aboard the clippor. Now for it. No sooner wore the last words of out of tho old man's mouth than his sons did ex actly as they wore diroccd. The foro and main halyards wore cut, and tho two grap lings cast off at the same instant, and as the heavy gaffs came rattling down, ourho rocs leajHsd on board the pirate ,. Tho mo ment tho clipper felt at liberty her lioad swung off, and before tho astonished buc caneers could gain tho deck of tho fisher man, their own vessol was nearly half a cable's length to tho leeward, sweeping gracefully away before tho wind, whilo tho three men who had been left In ehargo were easily secured. "Hollo, there 1" shouted Captain Spinnet, as tho luckless pirates crowded around the lcc-gangway of their prizo "when you get them 'cro silver dollars just let mo know, will you?" Half dozen pistol shots was all the an swer tho old man got, but they did him no harm, and, crowding on sail, ho mado for tho vessel ho had discovered, which lay dead to leeward of him and which ho now mado out to bo a largo slip. Tho clipper cut through tho water liko a dolphin, and in a short spaco of timo, Spinnet lulled up un der the ship's stern, and explained all that happened. Tho ship proved to bo an East Indiaman, bound for Charleston, having all told, thirty men on board, a portion of whom at once jumped into tho clipper nnd offered their services in helping to tako tho pirates. Before dark Captain Spinnet was onco more within hailing distanco of his own vessel, and raising a ti umpct to his mouth ho shouted : " Schooner ahoy ! Will you quietly sur render yourselves prisoners if we como on board." " Como nnd try it !" returned tho pirate captain as he brauished his cutlass above his head in a very threatening manner, which seemed to indicato that lie would fight to tho last. But that was his last moment, for Scth Crouched below tho bulwarks, taking de liberate aim along tho band of a heavy rifle, and as tho bloody villan was in tho net of turning to his men tho sharp crack of Scth Spinnct'B weapon rang its death peal, and nnd the next moment tho pirato captain fell back into the aims of his men, with a brace of bullets through his heart. " Now said tho old man, as ho leveled tho long pivot gnu, nnd seized a lighted match " I'll give you just five minutes to make up yonr minds in, and if you don't surrender, I'll blow every ono of you into tho other world." , The deoth of their captain, and withal, tho sight of tho pointed pivot gun tho pe culiar properties of which they know full well brought tho pirateB to their senses, and they threw down their weapons and agreed to give themselves up. In two days from that time Captain Spin net delivered his cargo safely at Havana, gave the pirates into the hands of the civil authorities, and delivered the clipper up to the government, in return for which ho re ceived a sum of money sufficient for inde pendence for tho remainder of his life, as well as a handsome modal from tho Oover- lteinarkuble Escapes. LOUD CLIVE, of India, twice at tempted to shoot himself through tho head, and his pistol only snapped each time. A friend entering tho room shortly after, fired tho pistol off, out of the window, when Clivo sprang to his feet, exclaiming : "I must he reserved for something great." 'Ho transformed the East India Company from a ' band of pedlars' to a government ruling one of tho most populous nations of the world." Martin Luther was onco walking with his brother, when a thunderstorm overtook them and tho brother was instantly killed by lightning. ' ' ' Augustino had an appointment in a dis tant town. His guide who attended him, mistook the usual road, and thus saved him from being murdered by enemies who lay in ambush for that purpose. Oliver Cromwell, when an infant, was snatched up by a monkey and carried to tho top of a houso, through a garret win dow. In after life he would havo been drowned, had not a clergyman by tho namo of Johnson rescued him. John Bunyan, when about seventeen years of age, was drawn out for sentry du ty at the siego of Llocestor. A comrade of his who was very anxious to tako his place at that timo, was allowed to do so, and was shot dead whilo on guard. ' Philip Doddrldgo was believed to be dead whon born.' His liniso fancied she saw signs of vitality, and the feeble ' spark of life by groat care was saved. ' ' 1 John Wesley, when a child, was rescued from a burning houso just before tho joof fell in; , . John Knox was accustomed to sit at a certain time each ovenlng at a certain spot at a back window. Ono evening, without being able to account for it, ho would not sit there, nor permit any ono else to occupy that place. . On that evening a bullet was jhot in that window in order to kill him. . , The Camcl'H Hnmp. , MODERN research has determined a curious circumstance of an organ io contrivance in tho camol and the leech, un liko as they are in structure, functions nnd habits, which lias reference to supplying them with food from storehouses in their own bodies till supplies arc attainable from other sources. ; The bump is an immenso collection of fnt stored In rcticulatdd cells piled one upori another, which is concentrated food. Whon fodder cannot bo had, as frequently, occurs, on their long caravan travels in the desert, a peculiar set of absorbing vessels draws upon tho magazine tjio hump carrying the fat into circulation' till food from with out puts a stop to tho draft on tho hack. Tho hump is very sonsibly diminished at times even being almost completely lov olcd, but that which was thus borrowed to sustain life temporarily, is immediately re placed when tho stomach is set in motion again in its accustomed manner. Tho medical leech or blood-sucker, low as it is in tho organic scalo of life, is as carefully provided for in regard to tho con tingencies of life as tho king of tho coun try. As tho blood passes down tho gullet of tho leech, tho current divides right and left to outer two lacteral tnbes, instead of entering directly into tho stomach. The canals aro folded, zig-zag, , backward and forward in loops, asjfit were, from tho head to the tail. When perfectly filled the leech lets go its hold. It is thou plump and full, with a stock of food on hand that may ordinarily last from ono to two years, in case it has no opportunity to tako another in that long time. Snake Swallowing Snake. You havo enough of " telescoping" rail road cars in America. Havo you over heard of telescoping serpents? A few days ago, a rabbit was put into a cago at the zoological gardens in Regent's Park, occu pied by two or three pythons and boa-con-stiictors. Soon, from tho excitement of the spectators, tho keeper noticed that something unusual hud happened. Run ning m ound to tho back of the cago ho saw that an immenso Indian python, 11 feet long, had swallowed, not only tho rabbit, but a boa-constrictor, who hailed from South America, and measured about 7 feet. Bravely jumping into tho cage, tho keeper, whoso namo was Holland, seized tho monster by tho throat. Open flew tho wido mouth, and out fell tho first dead rabbit. Holland seized tho protruding 4 inches of tho tail of the Jonathizcd snake, and by punching tho big fellow in tho ribs, and shaking and squeezing him whilo ho kept his firm grip on his throat, ho compelled him to disgorge. Tho smaller snake backed out and glided away. He was not hurt a particle. Ho only seemed to wonder where ho had been, as he lay with his mouth wido open on tho floor of his cage. It is prob ablo that the two snakes seized tho rabbit simultaneously, and when onco tho smaller Ono camo within thoso terrible jaws, tho teeth of which are set backward, there was no retreat possible. Tho sharp, strong nnd merciless teeth could not givo up even a brother snake, and though ho must have regretted it, tho python did his best to save his friend, even to his skin. Letter from London. A Distressing Conundrum. The New Orleans Picayune tells us of an ambitious young debater in a villago socio ty who pronounced this abstruso conun drum : " Efi"r man plants a watermillion seed next to his fence ; and that 'cro watermil lion seed sprouts up into a watermillion vino and that 'ere watermillion vino grows, and meanders through that 'ar fence into anoth er man's lot adjaciont that 'ere watermillion vine that sprouted from that 'ere watermil lion seed and thro' that 'ar fence into this 'ere other man's lot ndjactent ; tharin con solidates and homologates into a watermil lion, tho question, fellow citizuns and ladies is: To which of theso 'ore 'men did that 'ar watermillion, so homologated and pro mulgated, belong? To the man who planted that 'ere watermillion seed that meandered thro that 'ar fence into this 'ore man's lot adjacicnt and thar so consolodatcd into a watermillion ; or to tho man who owned this 'ere lot so adjacicnt, whnr was so pro mulgated tho watermillion that so oxerggi tatod from that 'ar watermillion vine that meandered thro' this 'ore fence and so sprouted from that thar watermillion seed that 'ore man thar planted?" t-"What's tho matter, Undo Jerry?" said Mr. t , as old Jorcmiuh R. was passing by, growling most furiously. "Matter 1" said tho old man, stopping, short ; why, here I havo been lugging water all morning for Dr. C swifo to wash with, nnd what do you suppose I, ,got for it?" , , . " Why, 1 Buppose about ten cents," , an swered Mr.-. , . i. .., , . i "Ten cents! she told me that tho doctor would pull a tooth for mo , some time or other.", , :' . , i , ,. . , fiSTA French chemist I (commends grinding tea like ooffee before pouring hot water upon it. He asserts that by this pro cess it will be made to yield nearly double tho amount of exhilarating qualities. E M O M A , I K V A 11 T M K X T , ' A Geographical Puzzle i ' ' How many of: our readers can fill np tho blanks In the following pnztlo, with the Geo graphical name required to tell this man's name, occupation, purchases, what he ate for supper and what he put ngiiinst the door 1 . A man . whom namo was a mountain in Scotland ( ), learned to be a moun tain In; Washington, ( ). He lived In a house made or a county in Kansas ( ), nnd a river in Illinois, ( ). Ills only pet was a xlvcr In Nebraska, ( ). One day after tnktrig a town In Virginia, ( ), ho went out to buy his week's supplies. He bought a country in Europe, ( ), some plural of a river In New England, ( ). A river In Minnesota, (. ), a creek In Illinois, ( ), n county in Alubama, and a river In Great Britain. ( ) Having made his purchases, ho startod for homo, but tho rlvor in Great Britain became oppressive, but he did not care, ns ho heard thunder In tho distance, and present ly the rain fell In torrents. Ills river In Great Britain became drenched, but ho was con soled by the thought that It would remove tho mountain In North America ( ). When he got home, ha mado his supper of some plural of a bay in Florida, ( ), a luko In Utah ( ), a river In Montana, ( ), and a town In Michigan, ( ). Then he placed nn Island from the Atlantic, ( ), nnd a mountain from Georgia, ngnlust the door nnd went to bed. t & Answer to enigma In last week's paper : "James P. Long, Acker, Terry co., Pa." Curious Cusps of Long Sleeping. It) tho middle of tho last century a young Frenchwoman, at Tolouse, had, for half a year, fits of lengthened sleep, varying from three to thirteen days each. About the same timo a girl.at Newcastlc-on-Tyne, slept fourteen days without waking,and tho waking process occupied tlnoo days to com plete. Dr. Blanche!, of Paris, mentions tho case of a lady who slept for twenty days to gether when she was about eighteen years of age, fifty when sho was about twonty, and had nearly a whole years's sleop from Easter Sunday, 1803, till March 18(1.1. During this long sleep (which physicians call hysteric coma) sho was fed with milk and soup, ono of her front teeth being ex tracted to : obtain an opening in';o her mouth. ' Stow, in his "Chronicle," tolls us that " The 27th of April 1510, being Tuesdaie in Easter waeke, W. Foxley, pot maker for tho mint in tho Tower of London, fell asleep and so continued sleeping, and could not be waked with pricking, cramping, or other wise, till tho first day of tho next term, which was full fourteen dayes and fifteen nights. Tho cause of his thus sleeping could not ho knowne, tho' tho same were diligcutlio searched for by tho king's physicians and othei learned men ; yea, tho king himselfo examined yo said W. Foxley, who was in all points found at his waking to bu at if he had slept but ono night." A Strong Recommendation. A manufacturer and vender of quack medicines for rheumatism and the grow th of hair combined, rccontly wroto to a friend for a recommendation of bis (tho manu facturer's) "balsam." In a few days ho received tho following which wo call pretty strong : ' ' " Dear Sir; The land composing this farm has hitherto been so poor that a Chinaman could not get a living off it, nnd so stony that wo had to slice our potatoes, and plant them edgeways ; but hearing of your balsam, I put some on tho corner of a ton-acre field surrounded by a rail fence and in the morning I found that the stones had entirely disappeared, and a neat wall encircled tho field ; and tho rails woro split up into fire wood, and piled up symmet rically in my backyard. I put half an ounce in the middle of a huckleberry swamp ; two days saw it clear off, planted with oorn and pumpkins, and a row of each trees in full blos&oni through the middle. " As nn cvi doneoofitH tremendous strength, I would sny that it drew a striking likeness of my eldest son out of a mill-pond, drew a blistor all over his stomach, drew a loud of pota toes four miles to market, drew grease out of a Hint, and eventually drew a prize of ninety seven dollars out of a defunct lottery." t37" The reputation of being plucky, dc termiued and indefatigable is of inesti mable value. It often dispels at tho start opposition to one's undertakings, which would otherwise bo formidable. Tho very fact that an outerprUo has been undertaken by some individuals is a sulllcicnt guaran tee to tho public that it will go through. Without stopping to make further inquries, tho people invest their money in it, with implicit confidence that it will yield hand some returns. Tho publio sometimes con fer a coyoted boon upon an Individual out of pure admiration for his perseverance in grasping after it. This Is frequently the ease in political life.' 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