A PERIL OF THE SEA. It was the second "dog watch," from 8 to 8 o'clock in the evening, and the crew of the bark Beatrice were gathered upon the main deck, indulging in that ever pleasing pastime of sailors, yarn spinning. The vessel was homeward bound from Rio Janeiro after a very prosperous voy age. Darkness was approaching as the chief officer rose to his feet and cast a search ing look about the horizon. When his eyes roamed toward the west they rest ed for some moments on a small bank of leaden clouds which seemed to be working up from the water. "Ah, we'll have a change of wind be fore midnight, and, if I make no mis take, it will bring nasty weather with it." "We're nearing Cape Hatteras and must begin to look out for squalls. You might clew up and furl the light sails so that we will be prepared for whatever comes. If it looks too bad give me a call, I'm going below." The second mate with his men sought their bunks to have a few hours' needed rest, while the chief officer, with his portion of the crew, took charge. The seaman who came aft to relieve the wheel was a mere lad in years, but as skillful a mariner as any on board and a prime favorite with all, as could lie seen by the kindly tone of the mate's voice as lie addressed the youth. "Watcli her close, Harry, my son. If wo have a shift of wind it'll come quick, and we don't want to get taken aback." "Aj*e, aye, sir," was the respectful re ply of the boy us he laid his hands on the spokes of the wheel. Copper lined, feather shaped clouds now began to chase each other across the starry canopy of heaven. As the gaze of the helmsman alter nated between the compass, the sails and the horizon, he was alarmed to see away upon the starlwmrd bow some thing that appeared like a heavy black shaft, reaching up from the water, in the shape of a tunnel, until it met an other similar in formation which seemed to drop from the skies. "There's a spout, sir," lie said to the mate. "Aye, aye. I've been looking at it. It's a heavy one too. As they always work to wiiul'ard, I'm afraid she'll come un comfortably near. Keep the vessel's head nor'west for awhile and I'll speak to the skipper. I'd rather he'd be on deck when those fellows are about." Obeying the order, Harry threw the wheel over, and the bark swung off until the dangerous column of water seemed to be a little forward or amid ships. Mr. Gorhain, the officer, hurried to the companion way ami called: "Captain Bruce, there's a heavy water spout making down upon us. Perhaps you'd like to take a look at her." "Aye, aye," came a voice from the cabiu, and the next instant the master was on deck. He took one hasty glance at the dan ger impending, another at the compass, before he said quickly, "Let her go west," then shouted: "Check in the yards about four points to port. We must work out of its course. I will get my rifle; if it conies too near I will try to break it," and with that he hurried below. The wind, which up to this moment had been reasonably strong, now died out to a "stark calm." The sails were trimmed, but the head way of the vessel was slackening, for she had lost her propelling power. The speed of the terrible volume of water power which was approaching them was not checked, and when the captain reappeared on deck with rifle in hand the heavy black clouds liung over the vessel like a pall, and the whirl of the angry, seething element was borne to the ears of the frightened and horri fied seamen as they watched the out coming of the merciless circling shaft! Quickly the weapon of tlie commander was brought to his shoulder, and was instantly followed by a flash and re port. Then came the deluge. •Tons upon tons of water, mingled with sand, fell upon the deck, which threatened to submerge the vessel and crowd lier down into the frightful vor tex which yawned close under the stern. Sails and spars hung a wreck from aloft, while skylights and bulwarks were crushed like eggshells in the grasp of a giant. This latter calamity, however, proved to Ije a blessing, as it allowed tlie vast volume of water to flow freely off into the sea. Harry had been knocked senseless over the wheel and there lay more dead than alive. But the captain! Where was lie? His voice was silent. The second mate, who with his watch had been below, rushed affrighted from the cabin through the after companion way. "For God's sake, what has happened?*' he exclaimed. "Have wo been in col lision?" But he received no answer, for there was no one to reply. By the feeble light of the stars, which now began to twinkle forth, the officer observed the boy where he had fallen, and casting a hasty glance at the pallid features of the lad was convinced that lie was past all hope of recovery. The second mate, then crawling along the starboard rail to the "break of the poop," looked down upon the main deck, and to his horror, saw several bodies washing back and forth among the wreckage, to lie Hwept, one after an other, out through the rifts in the bul warks. "Are you all dead?" he at length found voice to exclaim. "Am I left alone?" But he was instantly gladdened by a reply from forward, "The starb'd watch Is safe, sir!" "Thank heaven!" Then louder the !(*;ond ofllcer called out, "Take a look it the long boat, and if it is not stove, •ast tho lashingsadrif t x and make ready to launch her. We may have to leave the bark." In a few moments the welcome re sponse came back, "She is all right, sir." "That's good. Hold her ready until I sound the pumps and see if we have sprung a leak." lie hurried to his room and secured the sounding rod and line; as most of the water had now rolled off from the main deck he succeeded in reaching the pump. Quickly dropping the iron down the tube until it reached the keelson, he soon drew it up again. "Six feet of water in the hold," he ex claimed. "She'll go down under us. Launch the boat"—and as he again has tened to the cabin, this time to procure what provisions might be handy, one of the men announced: "The main hatch is stove in, and the cargo is all a-wash." This report had the effect of acceler ating the officer's movements, and seiz ing what few eatables were at hand in the pantry he hastened to join his ship mates, who had succeeded in getting the boat afloat without damage. Fearing to be in too close proximity to the bark when she should founder, they pulled rapidly away in the darkness, and as day broke they found themselves alone upon the ocean, but ere the sun was an hour high the black smoke of a steamer was descried upon the horizon, and before the great luminary had reached the zenith they were safe on board a large vessel which was bound to Baltimore. The captain heard their story with feelings of sadness and extended to the shipwrecked mariners all the hospitali ty that lay in his power. When the steamer reached port the news of tlio loss of the Beatrice was flashed from city to city throughout the continent, and many were the hearts made sorrow ful by the terrible tale. But did the bark founder? About an hour after the second mate had so hurriedly abandoned the sup posed sinking craft, the boy, Harry, be gan to return to consciousness. Slowly he raised his head and looked around. The night was clear now, but strange sounds fell upon his ear. It was tlio thrashing and chafing of the tattered sails and broken yards that still hung from aloft. Tottering to his feet, the lad became aware that he was suffering most in tense pain about the body and limbs, but as ho took a few steps ho was over joyed to find that no bones had been fractured and the pain was only from external bruises. As the youth was endeavoring to re call the terrible scene through which h had passed, he heard a feeble moan is suing from the port side of the after house, and staggering to that portion of the vessel he was delighted to see the beloved form of his benefactor, the cap tain, who was vainly striving to drag himself along the deck toward the wheel. As the master looked up he murmured feebly: "All, Harry, my boy! Has the good Lord spared us?" "Yes, sir. But I do not know liow many more aro left." "Go and see, boy, go and see. Sonic may be suffering and need assistance." "But you yourself, sir; can I not dc something for you, sir?" "Never mind me. Look to your ship mates," was the brave reply, though tlie master with difficulty suppressed liis groans. Obeying the order Harry searched the vessel, but returned with the mourn ful reply that they two were alone. "Well, my lad, we must do the best we can," was tlie response of the cap tain. When morning broke the practiced eye of the captain discovered the ab sence of the long l>oat. "Go forward, Harry, and see if the craft has been stove in or launched clear." The boy hastened to obey, and re turned with the report that the lashings had been cut. "Thank heaven!" murmured Captain Bruce. "Some of our companions have escaped and have taken to the boat fear ing that the bark would founder." All through the day tlie captain and the lad strained their eyes in search of a sail, but none appeared to gladden their sight, and again night enshrouded them in gloom. Upon the fourth morning Harry, who was early astir, startled the captain by calling: "Come on deck, sir. There is a large towboat not more than five miles away." "Set the ensign union down. It will not do to let him pass us." The boy had no need to display the signal of distress, for the sharp eyes of the captain of the tug had espied the bark long before the youth had seen the steamer. As the rescuing craft rounded up un der the stern of the Beatrice, the win dows in the pilot house went down, a head protruded and a voice called: "How many of you are aboard?" "Only two, sir!" replied Harry. "Are you able to lend us a hand in getting a line out?" "No, sir. We are too badly bruised," returned the boy. "All right. I'll come alongside and send some men to you," and the towboat steamed up close beside the bark, while a portion of her crew sprang over the rail. ill a few moments the heavy hawsei was made fast to the forward "hitts," the steamer started ahead and the dis mantled vessel was again on her way for the mouth of the Chesapeake. Great was the rejoicing when the Beatrice was brought up to the City of Monuments, where the vessel was obliged to remain several months to re pair the damage done by collision with the waterspout, and when she did again put to sea the boy Harry sailed in her cabin, Captain Bruce asserting that he could not allow a lad to live forward who had so nobly stood by him when wounded ami helpless, drifting at tho mercy of the elements on lioard a dis mantled craft.—Marlton Downing in Yankee Blade. Did uh Ordered. Mrs. Malaprop has a host of followers who never heard of her, or who if they should hear of her would see nothing out of the way in what she said. The follow ing true story could perhaps be matched by other Mrs. Malaprops. A well known Rochester physician was hastily sum moned to attend a sick child, whom he had already visited once. The Physician (entering)— What is the matter with the child? Mrs. M.—Oh, sir, 1 don't know. The Physician—Well, what have you ione for it? Mrs. M.—l only gave it what you told tne—the condemned milk and impuircd food 1 It is little wonder that the child had in digestion.—Rochester Post-Express. "Blowing It In.'* t ' l v-„f f —Life. Raid in Fun. All chickens have been ordered to leave Anbury Park at once. Some of the hens have been laying on Sunday.—New York HeraJjj 1 . A contemporary lays down a numlwrof I rules of action in case of one's clothes tak- j ing fire. One of them is "to keep as cool | as possible."—Tit-Bits. The weather bureau evidently thinks the thermometer is worthy of its higher.— Washington Star. A visitor to Venire thus writes to his home friends in all honest symplicity: "Venice is a nice place, only I must say I think it's damp. It must have rained tre mendously before our arrival, for at pres ent we can only get about the streets in boats."—Tit-Bits. Tiie fact that women are now wearing suspenders would go to prove that they are anxious to take some responsibility upon their own shoulders.—Yonkers Statesman. In a private letter to the editor of a maga zine the editor of the Billvillc Banner de scribes Chaucer as "the most talented dialect writer of his age."—Atlanta Con stitution. It is a wise railroad stock that, knows its own par.—Texas Siftings. "See here, waiter, this pie hasn't any ap ples in it!" Waiter —I know it, sah; it am made of evaporated apples.—Lampoon. People who imagine the average messen ger boy can do nothing quick will be sur prised to learn that one has been discov ered fast asleep.—Yonkers Statesman. In Texas it is unlucky to find a horse shoe, if a horse happens to be attached to it.—Texas Siftings. Dion Boucicault's advice, "Never make love to a woman through an ink bottle." A gentleman just arrived from Philadel phia reports that the people there are be coming much interested in a new song called "Ta-ra-ra-boom-der-a."—Washing ton Star. "Will you love me when I'm old?" sim pered gay Miss Oldgirl to her youthful in tended. "Why, my darling, I do," re sponded lie in mild surprise.—Baltimore News. Of all the methods for capital punish ment the guillotine still takes the head. — Yonkers Statesman. The only way it pays a person to be his own lawyer is to keep his own counsel.— Philadelphia Times. When a man "feels his oats" it is not al ways evidence of his being a stable charac ter.—Yonkers Gazette. It is strange-how crowded the thorough fare looks to the man that's chasing his straw hat down the street.—Binghamton Leader. Whatever may be the case in ordinary matters, it is certainly true that figures do not lie when in a bathing suit.—Philadel phia Times. A man is called a confirmed liar when nothing that ho says is confirmed.—Boston Transcript. After the pickpocket lias succeeded in getting his hand in he takes things easily. —Binghamton Leader. If good behavior would take anybody to heaven the devil would immediately start. —Ram's Horn. Mlglity Wearing oil a Man. The lord of the manor slept, although the baby had the colic and was in nowise disposed to suffer in silence. "Wall—oop— oo—oo —wall!" wailed the infant. Distracted at the child's distress, the mother rushed wildly to the cradle. "Hushaby, hushaby," cooed she. . "Gr-r-r—siss—poo," snored the lord of the manor. The woman made ten quick laps around the room, danced the suffering babe vigor ously and performed a great variety of ex haustive antics popularly supposed to make young children forget their troubles. "Woop," yelled the little one. "Husli-a-bye baby on the tree" "Gr-r-r-oo—siss—poo." The lord of the manor slept. One by one the sands of time flowed through the hourglass. Minutes grew into hours. Just as the rising sun was coloring the eastern horizon with a deli cate glow, the baby fell asleep. With a smile of tender radiance the mother placed her darling in the cradle, and imprinting a soft kiss upon its brow turned to her own couch. The lord of the manor stirred and opened his eyes. "Caul help you, Maria?" he feebly asked, with a yawn. The wife and mother sighed. "No, John," she wearily rejoined. They slept. "I shouldn't he surprised" It was the lord of the manor talking to a friend next day. "If I looked mighty haggard. This being up nights" He gaped prodigiously. "with the baby is mighty wearing The lord of the manor looked decidedly dissatisfied with life.—Detroit Tribune. The Game of Love. No muttor what the players say, It's still the lover's sport. For oven though they go to play They still must go to eourt. —New York Evening Sun. A Ileclpe. Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, A millionaire's fair daughter Make a summer grand. —New York Herald. FOR LITTLE FOLKS. The Minie Dart. To make this toy a pine stick two fret long and one-half inch thick, two brads, a piece of pasteboard or stiff card five inches long and two wide, an ash stick three feet long and a piece of sti'it string constitute all the material nec > sary. Whittle your pine stick perfectly straight and round, a little larger in diameter than a lead pencil. With a small saw cut in one end a slit about five inches deep, into this slit insert the piece of card, first cutting it the leaf shape shown in picture. Tack it on with two or three brads, clinching them on the other side to insure their firm ness. When this is done balance the dart on your knife blade to find the "center of gravity," and at the point where it balances cut a notch slaming in the direction of the point away from the card end. The next thing is to construct the lash to throw the dart. A piece of ash or some springy wood is better for this purpose, but pine t-r spruce will do. Cut this about three feet long and the diameter of a whip handle, so you can hold it comfortably in the hand, yet thin and springy, tapering toward the end. To the small end of this stick fasten a piece of stout string about two feet long, and at the other end of the string tie a knot. To shoot the dart hold it with the left hand near the tail or paper end, holding the whip in the right. Throw the string over the dart and draw it through the notch until it catches 011 the knot. Then with a rapid upward motion switch the whip into the air, letting go the dart at the same time. The dart will leave the string and soar high into the air. The lighter the dart is made and the more springy the whip the higher the minie dart will fly. I3e correct in your aim and you may learn to hit the mark as well as did the old time slingcrs.—Wide Awake. What Sliu Said. A cute little Woodward avenue girl who is attending a private school came home one day during convention week at Chicago and was telling her father about how well she was doing. "And, papa," she went on, taking long breaths at intervals, "the teacher today asked the whole school what was going on in Chicago and if anybody could an swer to rise up, and not a one got up. papa, but me!" "And did you answer the question?" inquired the fond father. "Yes, sir, I did," she said, but with a shade less enthusiasm. "What did you say?" "I said the World's fair, papa." "Was that right?" "No, sir," and her enthusiasm was ah gone. "The teacher said it was the Dem ocratic national convention." "What did you say to that?" "Well," and this time she brightened. "I said 1 s'posed there was something that a little girl like 1110 had to learn, or she wouldn't be sent to school. Then 1 sat down. Wasn't that right, papa?" He admitted the correctness of her conclusion on the spot.—Detroit Free Press. Tho Block Family. A little bloek woman, n little block man. Ami little block children three. All lived on Block island in a little block house Aa happy as happy could be. I They swam In the ocean, thoy played on tho land. Though always unknown to fame, 1 And when tlicy played dominoes 'twas their delight Always to block tho game. A little block schoolmaster taught them to read, j But ho never could teach them to spell; 1 "What, can you expect of such blockheads?" said he. ! Then, despairing, lie jumped In the well. -New York World. A Story of a Brave Little Boy. Three small children, one a four-year old boy named Witham, and the other | two girls of nine and eleven years re : spectively, were playing in a boat in the dock at South Portland, when tho boy 1 fell overboard and went to the bottom, | in about four feet of water. Two little boys, aged twelve and thirteen years, | were playing near by when the accident happened. 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