The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, September 05, 1896, Page 10, Image 10
0 TUB SCBANTON TMBUNE-SATUBDAT HOBNI&G. SEPTBMBEB 5, 1890. 10 A Venezmlsm Reyolmitioinio Copyrlgbt, IBM. bjr the . Bacheller Syndicate. PART t, "Did I see any fighting In Venettue la?" responded my brother, who had juat returned from there, and about whose aafety we bad been very anxious during the last political revolution In that country of political unrest. "Well, of a sort, I saw plenty. It was fighting, but o war, as you would con utrue the term In the Forty-second. If it could have had a handful of you men with me, I'd have mad some of those .Venezuelans alt up." I looked at his strong, upright form, broad-shouldered and muscular, with a sigh of regret. He would have betn as fine a soldier as any in the British army. Ills whole heart and soul was In sol diering, not for the amusements at tached to the life, but purely from the love of It as a profession. Unfortunately, however, at the time when he had to pass his competitive ex amination he failed in some subjects which I must own seemed very Immate rial to the making of a good officer. I, who am far less fitted than he, ob tained my commission through a better knowledge of the art of spelling, and twMng more closely acquainted with the Historical phases through which my country has parsed in years gone by. My brother being rejected as a serv ant In arms of the queen followed the example of many others, and traveled. America, both North and South, had the greatest fascination for him, and he happened to be up the country, when one of the so-called revolutions broke out. "Tell me about It," I said, as we set tled down to a smoke over the fire after dinner. He watched the feathery blue rings rise In the air and vanish, placed his feet on the fender, and looked stead fastly at the crimson glow. I fancied from his expression that he was recalling something unpleasant. I waited In silence for him to begin. "I had been traveling, as you know," he said, at last, "through many of the South American states, and had a very good knowledge of Spnnlnh. I met with a fair amount of adventure, but not un til I reached one of the Htnall towns in the interior of Venezuela did I take up srniH. While staying there I came ihtoss some Knglish miners, a class you find all over the world. There was plenty of good sport, and I got to know come of the most influential Inhabit ants. They are supposed to hate the Knglish, which they do collectively, but their appreciation of the race is shown by their anxiety to get thi-m to Join any one party in a scrimmage with an other. ' "They know an Englishman can be re lied upon, whereas their own leaders mnnot, though at times they will fight like demons. The people of the district were suspected, and rightly, of organis ing a rising against the government. So the latter thought it best to take tho Job off their hands, and send a force to quell the idea. On hearing this, a call to arms was made, and, to my surprise, a deputation waited upon me to request me to lend my services, and take a prominent position In the little army." "That Just suited you!" I exclaimed. "Yes. The opportunity of getting some experience of real fighting was too much for me. and I consented!" "It didn't run to uniforms, but other wise the equipment of cur force wa9 good. "Drilling commenced and in a few flays we were able to move our body of nien about in quite a respectable fash ion. Intelligence soon came that the Invading forces were at hand. "A river divided them from us, along tn bunks of whlnh I set out with a reconnoitering party. From observa tion and Intelligence J discovered they 'WITH X liOTO CRT I DASHED , FORWARD, YELLING THB CHARGE. did not exceed us In numbers, though no doubt they wara far more efficient In the art of war. They encamped near the river, with the evident Intention of lirldglng and crossing It. There was one thing to do, and only one, to my mind. Attack them I The blow would be so thoroughly unexpected, that suc cess seamed to me certain. I propound ed my views, which were well received, and I was asked to carry out the attack. "I knew the country fairly well, and arranged for the greater part of my force to cross at a ford some way above and work round under cover of the dark. "I determined to cross with them.hav Ing selected a picked body of a hundred strong, and taken a position under cov er of the river bank. "At daybreak our enemies would at tack, when I hoped, with my men, to rush the camp. All went well, as we took up our position unobserved, every thing was quiet and orderly. As the first streak of. dawn appeared, I hur riedly Inspected my company.who were apparently ready for the fray, and nice ly hidden from observation. "As the first shot rang out on the etill morning air, followed quickly by a volley, my little band rose. In accord ance with my directions) they started at smart trot, without firing unll they got to close quarters. "Half the ground badT been traversed when a deadly fire from the camp poured Into us, which we readily re plied to. "The bullets, however, kept whizzing In, and I felt suddenly that there was hesitation In my band. "With a loud cry I dashed forward, yelling the charge, and rushing fran tically onto the camp. But I had not recokned on a heavy lntrenchment, which, however, I cleared, only to be seised Immediately, on my headlong full the other side! "I looked round for my men, "Not one to be seen I "The firing ceased. They had all bolted tight enough, too, sine I had attacked an almost Impregnable posi tion. My men saw this, tong before my BY WINIFRED GRAHAM. fatal leap, and also the rest of the army on the other side. "The damage done to the foe was slight, but, unfortunately for me, their leadwr was shot "This Incensed the soldiers beyond measure, as they surveyed their captive a hated Bngllshman! "The whole affair was laid at my door, and they clamored loudly for my. life. "ESCAPE THROUGH THKWINDOWS SEEMED EASY ENOUGH, BUT" Rut the officer in charge placed me un der arrest, saying he would attend to my case when the work of the day was over. "There was a brick building In the camp, with two rooms, belonging to some farmer, in one of which I was placed under strong guard. "During the day the rebellion was quelle and towards evening I was tried, and, no doubt, was rightly sen tenced to he shot at duybrcak. "The officers, on the whole, behaved very well to me, ordering me to be sup piled with food, coffee and cigarettes. "Gradually I began to realize the hopeleHS situation, eeelnff only too clearly my folly in taking up the cause, tho merits of which I knew so little. Yet, ven with the sentence of death hanging over me, the most depressing though of all was the fact that I hnd made such a foolish mess of my mili tary tactics. "I ought not to have assumed such a posttton, and felt my conceit almost de served the fate awaiting mle. I really experienced at first some slight com fort In the fact that I was going to be put out of the world. At least I should be wvetl the derision and contempt of the men whom I luul led into such a mad enterprise. "I looked round my prison, a dull sensation of apathy at my heart. Es caping through the windows seemed easy enough, but I knew tuo well what my reception would be without, for I oould hear the steady tramp of senti nels. Kwn now 111 my dreams the reg ular fall of those feet outside my pris on walls will wake me with a shudder. "The thought of approaching death momentarily shaped itself more vivid ly in my mind. I tried to prepare for my end. but only tha thought of that fatal leap and my ridiculous expedition rose to taunt me. There was no conso lation, no hope!" . J" ART It. "Sounds In the adjoining room at tracted my attention," continued my brother. "It was carpentering I list ened curiously. "When my coffee was brought In I asked what was going on. "The soldier, who was very commu nicative, told me they were putting the dead officer in a coffin, and, as the cus tom is in hot climates, be would be burled that night. "When again left alone, I looked at my coffee, but did not drink it. Though at first I felt comforted at the idea of death, I found myself clinging desper ately to dear life with a wild longing. "What if I tried the Monte Christo plan? But how would that save me? Better be shot than buried alive. "All was still. I felt my body tremble and my pulse quicken. "I crept stealthily across the room, and, stooping down, placed my ear to the door. Not a sound within only grim death reigned in that silent cham ber. I pushed the door open and looked through. "There stood the coffin In solid state, one or two forlorn looking candles gut tering upon it, dimly lighting the bare "HASTILY REPLACING THE CAN DLES ON THB NAILS I CREPT IN." walls, throwing queer shadows around. "On the floor lay some carpenter's tools. "A sudden thought flashed through my brain, one of daring possibilities. It seemed to brace me, and then intoxi cate my mind, deadening fear, and awakening my crushed hopes. "I placed my hand to my head, and staggered back against the door, for the room whirled round, and I seemed to discern the outlines of the coffin through a dense mist. "Pulling myself together I crept softly forward, and knelt down by the wood en box. What If this strange Inspira tion, this one last Bhot failed! "I would not harbor the question, but forced It back as with eager fingers I unscrewed the coffin lid. I raised it gently, without a sound, and the livid face of the poor dead captain stared into rain. "Tomorrow, if I could not save my self, I should be even as this lifeless clay, lying cold and stiff under the de stroying volley. i "The haunting fear of the "Eternal Unknown spurred me on to action. I was full of life and activity I could not died without a struggle. The sight of the corpse had a great effect upon me. Tho mystery of death was torture to my racking brain. Reverently but tffl quickly I grasped the body in my arms, and, lifting it from, the rude shelly bore my ghastly burden to the adjoining room, where I laid it under the blanket that had been given to me. "Then I returned, and commenced operations, every moment fearing to be overheard. ' "I took the candles oft the nails In which they were stuck, and, turning over the coffin lid, fastened In several long screws, being careful they did not come through. Then tying some strings round them I made a handle, about where my hands would be when lying within. It only took a tew minutes to AH up the old screw holes with tallow, and rub the tops with dust, to make a very fair resemblance to the heads of the screws, which had gone. Hastily replacing the candles on the nails, and the lid over the lower portion of the coffin, I crept in, and with my string handles drew it over me, holding it down firmly. "My first feeling was one of suffoca tion, so unbearable that my scheme al ready seemed Impossible. 'Should I have time to make an air-hole?' I thought, and would it be safe If I did?' 1 resolved to try, and pushing my lid down, reached a large gimlet, with which I bored some holes at he side. "A tramping of feet, and I dropped the 'tool, drawing the ltd to its proper place. "As the door latch turned, my heart beat violently. Had they seen It move? "With all my might I clung to the lid, the muscles of my. arms swelling, my teeth clenched, my breath coming quick and fast. "That was the most agonizing mo ment in my life, ns I waited In dread suspense, all the vitality in my veins frozen with horror. "The sound of a low monotonous voice broke In my ear. The words brought the reality of my awful )osltion vividly before me. The priest was blessing this mockery of death! As he ceased, the soldiers went to the door of the ad Joining room. Would they discover the exchange? I heard It open and shut again; they were evidently satisfied I was asleep under my blanket. The coffin was raised; I still clung to the lid, fearing It would slip, but my grasp was so tight that the only risk was in the string breaking. "My feelings can be imagined, as they carired me out on their shoulders, these strong men who were prepared to shoot me down like a dog at daybreak, "I knew only too well what a wild attempt to save myself would have seemed at any other time. But despera tion and acute emergency will drive one to any lengths, and I had seen so much of the superstition of these people. "So I clung to my wretched thread of hope, and prayed as I never did before! I did not know where I was being taken, but judging from the time it was out of the camp. "Tho formula of this military night funeral was familiar to me. I should be set down at the side of the grave on the ropes that would lift and lower me while the priest sprinkled some more holy water. Then the firing party would fire and the earth be shoveled in. "Before the Hteady march ceased I raised my lid slightly to get a good breath of fresh air. Then an abrupt halt,, and I was deposited with rather Jerky motions on the ground. "Tho crucial moment had arrived when a dush for freedom, life and air, should save or end my existence! My last chance, a final entreaty to the pow ers above, a bracing of the nerves, reso lution, and then "I gripped my string handles tighter, and wit li one mighty effort dashed up the lid, shrieking wildly in Spanish: li soy espirtu del su jefe, Escarlo!' (I am the spirit of your leader, Escarlo.) "The lid struck the men violently who stood beside the coffin, and strong sol diers as they were, for whom bullets had "WITH ONE MIGHTY EFFORT I DASHED UP THE LID, SHRIEK ING WILDLY." no terror, they started back cowering and white, consumed with superstitious dread at this weird resurrection. "Whether they beUevei I was In deed their fallen chief, or a devil burst ing from bonds, I know not, for In the twinkle of an eve I was away under cover of thei night. Before they had time to consider, the phantom vanished, seizing the opportunity of a moment ary panic. "Thank heaven that there were no stars or moon, and if ever a man ran like the wind, I did that night." "Dick," I cried, Hprlnging up and lay ing my hand on his shoulder, 'old man, I congratulate you." "Well, It was a near shave, certainly. Hut fortune favored met and coming across some friendly miners, I lay per-, du awhile, disguised as one of them. Eventually, as my presence proves, I got away, and I do not think that cor ner of the globe will see my face again." THE END. DISCOVERY OF COFFEE. An Arab Traveler in Abyssinia Slum bled on the Berry by Chance. The following Is given us the original discovery of coffee: Near the middle of the fifteenth century a poor Arab was traveling through Abyssinia, and, find ing himself weak and weary from fati gue, he stopped near a grove. Then, be ing in want of fuel to cook his rice, he cut down a tree which happened to be covered with dead berries. His meal being cooked and eaten, the traveler dis covered that the half-burned berries were very fragrant. He collected a number of these, and on crushing them with a stone he found that their aroma increased to a great extent. While wondering at this he acciden tally let fall the 'Substance In a can which contained his scanty supply of water. Lo, what a miracle! The al most putrid water was almost Instantly purified. He brought it to his, lips. It was fresh, agreeable, and in a moment after tho traveler had so far recovered his strength and energy as to be able to resume his Journey. The lucky Arab gathered as many berries as he could, and having arrived at Aden, In Arabia, he informed the Must! of his discovery. That worthy divine was an Inveterate opium smoker, who had been suffering for years from the Influence of that poisonous drug. He tried an infusion of the roasted berries, and was so de lighted at the recovery of his own vigor that in gratitude to the tree he called It Cuhauh, which la Arabia signifies torce. FAMOUS MEN WHO WORE UMx BEARDS Statesmen of Other Days Classified u to Thefr Wbfskers. MOST OP THEM HAD SMOOTH FACES Incidentally, Too, Most of Them Also Had Smooth Manners, bat There Were Exceptions to Both Rales. History Reviewed from a Hirsute Standpoint, From the Washington Post. Both Major McKinley and Mr. Bryan are smoothshaven like the beardless statesmen of the olden time. Still the old-timers were not all smooth of face, no matter how smooth they may have been In some directions. There were some very smooth articles of politicians among those old fellows, as witness the little deal between Hamilton and Jef ferson, which resulted in Hamilton get ting his financial bills through the house and Jefferson getting the National Capi tal located on the Potomac river. Wash ington, our first president, was smooth of face, but John Adams wore short side whiskers, but no moustache. Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe were all smooth of face, as well as smooth articles all around. JohnQulncy Adams wore short side whiskers like his distinguished sire, Jackson, who twice contested the presi dency with Adams, the second time suc cessfully, also wore short side whiskers, a mere tuft to the point of the ears In his case. Clay, another with whom Jackson twice contended for the presi dency, In 1X24 and l$'i2, neither getting It the first time, Jackson winning the second,' was smooth of face. So, too, was Frellnghuysen, Clay's running mate In 1844. Van Buren had bushy side whiskers, which helped to make him look foxy, and to give him the reputation he long enjoyed of being the shrewdest politi cian of his time. William Henry Harri son, who twice contested the presiden cy with Van Buren, losing In 1S36 and winning In 1840, was smoothshaven, as was Tyler, his running mate, who suc ceeded him in the White House. Col onel R. .M. Johnson, who killed Tecum seh, and who was Van Buren'g partner on the ticket both in 1S36 and 1840, was smooth of face. He is also the only man ever elected vice-president by the senate. In 1844 Polk and Dallas, the successful candidates, were destitute of mustache or beard, and so were Clay and Frelinghuysen. James O. lllrney started the Abolitionists to run ning candidates for President, who had no chance of election in 1840, anil ran again in 1844. He wore side whiskers of the pattern called mutton chop. General Taylor wore short side whisk ers. Fillmore, Taylor's second on the ticket and his successor, was smooth faced. Lewis Cass, who was defeated that year, was smoothfaced, but his running mate, W, O. Butler of Ken tucky, wore little short side whiskers. This was the year when Van Buren ran as a Free Soil candidate, and evened up with Cass. He still wore his bushy side whiskers but his side partner, Charles Francis Adums, was smoothfaced. Franklin Pierce was smoth of face. General Scott who ran against his subordinate of the Mexican war, was Just beginning to wear mea ger side whiskers. The campaign of 1S56 brought out the first presidential candidate who ever wore a moustache and full beard, either or both, and he wore both. This was John C. Fremont, the candidate of the new Republican party, which was about to make new precedents In more way than in nominating a moustaehed and bearded candidate for the presidency. The Democratic candidate, James Bu chanan, was smooth-faced, but his running mate. John C. Breckinridge, wore a moustache. Judge Wllilum L. Dayton, Fremont's partner, was smooth shaven. Fillmore and Donelson, the Know Nothing candidates, were both smoothfaced. In IStlfl there were four tickets In the field, Lincoln and Ham lin, Breckinridge and Lane, Douglass and Johnson, and Bell and Everett. There was but one moustache among the eight, and Breckinridge owned that one. After the election Mr. Lincoln grew a beard confined to his throat and the lower part of his cheekbones and chin, which failed to add to his homely style of beauty. Andrew Johnson, who was elected vice-president with Lincoln in 1864 and succeded him after his assassination, was a smoothfaced man. General McClellon, the Democratic candidate for president in 18G4, wore a moustache and a tuft on his lower Hp, which did not extend to his chin. It might be called an ab breviated imperial. George H. Pendle ton, Little Mac's associate on the ticket, wore a moustache and beard. A period Is now reached when for twenty-eight years we have had no president who did not wear some pat tern of hulr upon his face. Three in succession, Grant, Hayes, and Garfield, wore a moustache and beard. Grant's first vice-president, Schuyler Colfax, wore a beard, but no moustache. His second, Henry Wilson, wore short side whiskers. Hayes, vice president, Wil liam W. Wheeler, was smotohfaced. Garfield's vice-president and successor, Chester A. Arthur, wore a moustache and Bide whiskers, that being the first time this combination has been seen In the executive chair. Horatio Seymour, the Democratic candidate in 1868, wore short thin side whiskers; his second, Frank P. Blair, a moustache. Horace Greeley shaved his face to his chin and the edge of his cheek bones, but below that region the whiskers were thick. This is the pattern known as Galways. Samuel J. Tllden was smooth of face, but Thomas A. Hendricks wore short side whiskers, drover Cleveland was elected weurinng a moustache, and he has never shaved it off or added whis kers to It. Allan G. Thurman, who was on the ticket with him In 1888, wore a beard, but no moustache, James G. Blaine wore a moustache and beard, John A. Logan a heavy sweeping black moustache. Benjamin Harrison wears a moustache and beard. Levi P. Mor ton, his vice-president. Is smooth of face. Whltelaw Keid, his running mate In 1892, wears a moustache. And now we have gone back to the beardless era, so far as the leading candidates for the presidency are concerned. But the vice-presidential candidates, like Vice President Stevenson, wear moustaches. William Wirt, the first third party candidate for the Presidency, wore very short side whiskers, as did Wil lie P. Mangum, of North Carolina, who was voted for In 1836 for President by the electors of South Carolina. Francis Granger, pf New York, who, the same year, received seventy-seven electoral votes for Vice-President, three more than William Henry Harrison for President, was smooth of face. Charles OConnor, who was the candidate of the stralghout Democrats in 1872, wore Galways of a less aggressive pattern than Greeley. Peter Cooper, who was the Greenback candidate In 1876, wore, - . even more aggressive Galways than Oreeley. William H. Crawford, of Georgia, who -was the last man to re ceive a nomination for President at the hands of a Congressional caucus, in 1824, and who was defeated, being third in a race between four, was smooth of face, as was Daniel Webster, who re ceived the electoral votes of Massa chusetts for President In 18?6, and who always wanted to be president, but who was never even nominated by his party. Aaron Burr, who was Jeffer son's first Vice-President, and who tried to beat him for President when the election was thrown into the House, thus causing a change in the 'manner of choosing the President and Vice President, was a small man and wore small side whiskers. George Clinton, of New York, who was Jefferson's second vice-president and Madison's first. was - smooth faced, as was Elbrldge Gerry, of Massa chusetts, from whose name comes the political word "gerrymander." who was Madison's second vice-president, and who died In office, being the sec ond vice-president to die In office, George Clinton being the first. Charles Cotesworth Purkney, of South Caro lina, and Rufus King, of New York, who upheld the waning cause of the Federal party in 14 and in 1S0S to gether, the latter being in 1816 the last man to stund fur the persidency as a Federal, were both smooth of face. Daniel D. Thompklns, of New York, who was Monroe's vice-president dur ing both of his terms, and the only vice president who served two terms with the same president except John Ad ams, wore very short side whiskers. John C. Calhoun, the last man to serve as vice-president with two different presidents, with John Quincy Adams and during Jackson's first term, was smooth of face, but he had enough hair on his head to have fitted out sev eiftl PaderewskiH. TftOIJGIIT 111 UT8 THE TEETH Brain Workers IIavrMore Trouble with Molars Than Do Laborers. From the New York Times. A prominent New York dentist made the statement the other day, which he said was backed by the highest scien tific authority, that Intellectual pur suits play havoc with the teeth, and that the more a man toils with his brain the more likely ore his teeth to disappear or become diseased before he reaches middle life. The reason why people In this coun try have poorer teeth than those of any other country in the world la because they live at the highest possible pitch of nervous pressure. Savage races generally have teeth superior to those of civilized races. There are many unusual occupations, too, that have a bad effect on teeth. Quicksilver miners, bleachers who use chloride of lime, people employed In soda factories, are some of those who suffer. But the most harmful trade of all, not only In its effect upon the gen eral health, but also upon the teeth,- is that of making matches. The phos phorus used in their manufacture af fects in some way the. health of the teeth of those who handle it. Artificial teeth are made of all sorts of strange substances nowadays, but probably the most curious of all ma terials used for this purpose is com pressed paper. A dentist in Germany has been making them in this way for many years past. False teeth were never so cheap as they are today and at the same time never so dear. They can be purchased as low us S3 per set, or they may cost as high as UM0. There are expensive dentists, as well as expensive doctors, and it is not an un common thing for S500 to be paid for a new outfit of molars. When it comes to expensive teeth or, rather, an expensive tooth proba bly the costliest and most highly prized In the world is that of the sacred mon key. It Is In one of the temples of Slam, preserved In a gold box. The value the natives put upon It may be Judged by the fact that they paid $:i.7r.O. 000 to Portugal for Its ransom when the fortunes of war placed It In the possession of that nation. The Cinga lese also venerate as sacred a monkey's molar, while the people of Malabar wor ship one of the elephant's grinders. In the Tonga Islands a tooth from a shark's Jaw Is regarded with great ref erence, and In India the faithful adore a tooth that is said to have beenonce in active service In the mouth of Budd ha himself. The first dentist. In fact, must have lived long before Buddha. At any rate, there were dentists In plenty In Egypt and Greece B00 years B. C, who used gold for filling teeth and golden wire for fixing artificial ones. 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