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ELEGY IN JUNE.
I gazed upon the glorious iky
And the green mountains round,
And thought that when I came to lie
At rest within the ground,
'Twore pleasant, that In flowery Juno,
When brooks send up a cheerful tune,
And groves a Joyous sound,
The sexton's band, my grave to niako,
The rich, green mountaln-turf should break.
BlIYAKT, '
I.
Ah, no, I would not die when June
Charms all that breathes her blissful air
When winds, birds, brooks are all In tune,
And all the landscape round Is fair )
When lnsh, green leaves on every tree,
In sun and shade, dance merrily t
When bees their honied burdens bear
To numerous hives from myriad flowers,
And dream-like glide the golden hours !
II.
I would not then life's silver chord
Should loosened be my breath should fall j
1 would not that the emerald sward
Of breezy hill or tranquil vale
Should by the plck-axe and the spade
fie broken that a grave be made
For me laid silent, cold, and pale,
By Juno's transcendent scenes unstirred
Her music all by me unheard.
III.
For I have seen the good depart
When June's soft air was all perfume,
And secret grief has wrung my heart,
When bright her wild-rose waved Its bloom
Have felt how sad to hide away
A loved one from the eye of day,
To moulder In the darksome tomb,
When o'er her deep, blue heaven and all
Her gay, green world seemed stretched a pall.
, IV.
From all that I have loved while here
Methlnks I could more willing go,
When skies with clouds are dark and drear,
And through the woods the cold winds blow,
When dead leaves fall at every gust,
And seem to whisper, " Dust to dust"
When patters rain, or weaves the snow
A winding-sheet wide o'er the earth,
And hushed are sounds of joy and mirth.
V.
When to some fairer clime than ours
The birds that sang so sweet have Sown t
When withered stalks, discrowned of flowers
Fill all the woodland pathway lone ;
When rivulets are locked by frost,
And all their winsome music lost j
When trees, half-leafless, sigh and moan ;
Ay, when the aged year to die
Lies down, then calmly so could I !
VI.
Ah, yes, I would my lowly grave,
When Nature sorrows, may be made,
But yet where leaves will murmuring wave
Above, and make a pleasant shade,
June after June j the mocklng-wren
Call to his sweetheart In the glen ;
The wood-thrush flute ; and bloom and fade
Full many a flower, and wild-grass grow,
While I return to dnst below I
Georgetown, D. C. W. L. Shoemaker.
TWO BOY'S ADVENTURE.
ALONG stretch of barren, rocky
shore ; tall gray cliffs rising one
above another, their solid bases washed
by the moaning waves ; sea-gulls scream
ing across the water, their beautiful
plumage glancing In the sunlight. It was
a spot on the Pacific coast a wild, un
inhabltated spot, where deadly serpents,
green lizards, and other hideous reptiles
peeped from crevices, or glided over the
baked earth.
On a bright morning in the year 18,
two young men sat in a natural recess
among the rocks, overlooking tbe sea.
They were mere youths, neither being
above twenty years of age, with fresh,
boyish faces and certain school-boy airs,
which still hung about them like a
souvenir of other day?. Their dress was
neat and becoming, but would have
seemed more in place in the crowded
thoroughfares of a city than in this un
frequented region. To nil appearances
they were unarmed, but each carried a
brace of trusty revolvers In his belt,
these being entirely hidden from view
by their coats.
" It looks more and more like a wild
goose chase, Jack," observed one of tbe
youtliB, gazing thoughtlessly out at sea.
"We have been here Just a week, al
most forgetting to eat in our eagerness
to And the buried gold ; and yet we are
as much mystified as ever."
" I hope you are not ready to give up
tbe search V" returned his companion,
with a merry twinkle in his eye.
" N-no," was the hesitating rejoinder.
" But Isn't it like hunting for a needle
In a hayBtaek V"
"It Is, I confess," laughed good
natured Jack ; " but it won't do to give
it up on that account, you know. We
calculated the chances before starting,
and even if we full, there Is uo use in
being despondent. The prizes, Harry
remember the prb.es I"
" I do remember 'em, "growled Harry.
" That's what makes me feel so con
founded blue. If we fail to And the
treasure, we fall to win the prizes. The
prospect Is anything but pleasant."
" Cheer up, old fellow 1 Our failure Is
anything but a settled fact. Wo must
sharpen our wits that's all. Let us
look at the map again."
"Bah! it tells nothing."
" The clue Is vague enough, the Lord
knows."
He drew from his pocket a folded pa
per, and spiead It out on his knees.
" It is evident," said Jack scanning
the map closely, " that the gold is burled
in a cave. That 1b too plain to be doubted,
for this spot is marked ' entrance to the
cave.' This long lino leading to it, in
dicates that it is seventy-two yards from
some particular point, though what that
point is, ' deponent sayeth not.' "
' I have already given you my theory,'
said Harry, " and I don't feel disposed to
abandon it. I am still of the opinion
that the crooked mark is intended to
represent the sea-shore, and that thecave
is seventy-two yards from the water."
" Very good ; but we have searched
diligently for a whole week, and have
discovered no place where we can go
that distance from the water's edge,
without climbing straight up the
rocks."
" Then I think we had better climb
Hello ! what the deuce is that V ".
" A shadow flitted across a patch of
sunlight in front of the recess. Both
boys started forward just in time to
catch a glimpse of some dark object, as
it whisked out of sight round the corner
of an adjacent rock.
"A wild animal, I suppose," said
Jack. " Let us give chase and pop the
thing over. If he is worth eating, we
will have fresh meat for dinner."
The map was put up and the young
adventurers started in pursuit of the
shadow or whatever It might prove
to be their course being along the
water's edge, at the base of the cliffs.
And while they were picking their way
over rough places, where few human
feet ever trod, we will seize the opportu
nity to introduce them more explicitly.
Their names were, respectively, Jack
Sedley and Harry Chester, and their
homes were in Ban Francisco. They
were the sons of honorable and well-to-do
parents, and had been close friends
from their earliest childhood. Though
only twenty years of age, both were
deeply in love. The objects of their
youthful passions were twin sisters
bright, sparkling girls, with the roses of
seventeen summers blooming on their
pathway. These girls, though enjoying
the universal esteem and admiration
which their excellent qualities and per
sonal beauty justly won for them, were
the daughters of a very eccentrlo and
unpopular man an old miser, whose
chief ambition in life was to accumulate
and hoard up money. Being an inva
lid, however, confined to the house by
an incurable case of rheumatism, he had
small chance to indulge his passion
through his own individual efforts ; in
consequenoe whereof be was perpetually
growling.
His name was Caspar Wolfe. He had
been a sailor in his younger days, and
there were those who strongly suspected
him of having been a pirate on the
high seas. Whether the suspicion was
a baseless one or not, certain it was that
a pirate, fleeing from justice, had one
night sought shelter beneath his roof,
and died there. This wretched outlaw,
with his last breath, had verbally be
queathed to Caspar an Immense sum of
money, In Spanish doubloons, which he
averred was burled in a cave among
" Bandore's Ledges," a, well-known
labyilnlh of rocks on the lower coast.
How to secure this hidden treasure,
without betraying his secret, puzzled the
rheumatlcold miser not a little. Atlast
be confided In an old borderer, offering
him a goodly sum if he would And the
Hpanlsh doubloons and bring them to
him. But after searching for two months,
the man came back to report a failure.
Caspar then employed another agent,
but with the same result. He kept It
up until a dozen men had searched the
rocks In vain. Then it became publicly
known that old Caspar Wolfe was the
unhappy owner of a legacy somewhere
In Bandore's Ledges, which he could not
And.
After awhile It was rumored that the
miser had actually offered either or both
of his daughters In marriage to the per
son or persons who would unearth the
pirate's treasure and pluce It In his pos
session. Ambitious young knights sprung at
this offer, and plunged into the enter
prise with a vim ; but all to no purpose.
They invariably returned from the search
baffled and disheartened. Harry Ches
ter and Jack Sedley, who not only loved
the girls, but had every reason to believe
the attachment was reciprocal, resolved
to try their luck. It was like a romance
to them like an old-time fairy tale, In
which an eccentrlo king offers the hand
of his favorite daughter to the knight
who will overcome certain unheard-of
obstacles, for the attainment of a pet ob
jects. Terhaps they might be the ior
tunate heroes in this case the Boots, as
it were.
They first waited upon Caspar Wolfe,
to learn if the report had any founda
tion In truth. He quickly satisfied them
by promising to give them his daughters
to wed the moment they brought him
the coveted treasure. They then sot out,
armed with the crude and very unsatls
factor map which the dying hand of the
pirate had traced. They preferred to go
by water, as that mode of Journeying
promised fewer dangers and difficulties
than any other ; so they took their own
sail-boat, in the management of which
both were well skilled, and performed
the voyage to Bandore's Ledge in safety.
There they concealed the craft In a cove
and spent a week in fruitless search
among the rocks.
With this explanation we will return
to our heroes, whom we left hurrying
along the shore in pursuit of what they
supposed to be a wild animal.
They were in the act of passing round
a jutting point, that extended almost
into the water, when Jack, who was in
the lead, suddenly recoiled, with a low
exclamation of surprise.
" What is it asked Harry.
" Sh-h-h 1" whispered Jack.
" Harry pressed forward and looked
over his companion's shoulder, and was
startled half out of his wits at the sight
of not a wild beast, but a man, scarcely
ten feet ahead of them. He was a des
perate looking character, huge and mus
cular, and swarthy as a Moor. He was
armed to the teeth, and his queer, fan
tastio dress had something unmistakably
Spanish about it, not to say brigandish.
At the moment he appeared so unex
pectedly to the young adventurers, he
was kneeling on the ground in a stealthy,
cautious way, peering up through a
dark crevice between the cliff's.
Presently, he placed a small silver
whistle to his lips, and blew a low,
tremulous blast that reverberated dole
fully among the crags.
Then he rose to his feet, and stood as
if waiting.
Instead of retreating, Jack and Harry
crouched upon the ground, where no
chance glance could discover them, and
watched tbe actions of them.
In a few moments, just as they ex
pected, a second man appeared, coming
down from the dark crevice aforemen
tioned. He was descending a long flight
of natural steps a rude freak of nature,
in the shape of a glgantio staircase,
whose upper and ulterior extremity was
lost in the deep gloom between the tow
ering walls that rose on either side.
The new-comer was a tall, dark-skin-ned,
but exceedingly handsome Individ
ual, clad somewhat after the fashion of
his conferree, and similarly armed.
"What Is It, I'edroV"hesald, In a
gruff voice.
The man addressed as Pedro at once
began to talk in low, excited tones, ges
ticulating earnestly the while. The
eavesdroppers could not make out what
he was saying, but they observed that
his words awakened the interest of the
new-comer, who finally Interrupted him
with an oath.
" You are mad, Pedro! Two men,you
Bay looking for gold among these
ledges burled gold! Did you see them,
Pedro V"
" Don't I tell you that I saw them,
and overheard their conversation V" re
turned the other, now speaking quite
audibly.
" What did they look like V"
" They are mere boys, fresh from the
city, as their dress shows, and precious
green. They were consulting a sort of
map, which rather puzzled them. I
heard enough to learn that the gold Is
concealed in a cave, at a distance of
seventy-two yards from the sea-shore.
Now, elcapilaine, Isn't our cave about
that distance from the shore V"
" Carratnba I you are right. It can
be no other. Pedro, this Is a stroke of
good luck. Did the strangers see you V
" No ; I'm going back now to spy on
their movements further."
" Never mind no need of that. Come
up to the den with me, and we'll look
for the gold at once. It must be there,
and It may be a fortune. Plenty of time
to look for the young devils afterwards,
and strip them of their plumage.
Come !"
And the two rascals disappeared up
the giant stairway.
Jack and Harry rose to their feet and
Btared at each other with a variety of
expressions on their faces.
" Well, we've found the cave," smiled
Jack, with a comical look.
"Yes," growled Harry, with a dubi
ous air; "and it is occupied by a band
of robbers."
" I guess you are right," said Jack.
" And that isn't the worst," contin
ued Harry. " They will have the gold
in their possession before night, and we
will have to streak It back borne to save
our heads."
" Not bo bad as that, I hope."
. " As bad or worse. They spoke as If
they intended to hunt us down to mur
der or rob us."
"Yes; but robbing us is one thing,
and catching us another."
" I don't see how you can be so cool
over It, Jack. Remember what we have
lost. Old Wolfe will never let us look
at his daughters again."
" I forget nothing," returned Jack,
quietly ; but there is really no use in
getting excited, you know. Cheer up,
Harry. Our case may not be as hope
less as it looks. We are both of the
opinion that this cave is the abode of a
band of robbers that the two chaps we
saw are members thereof that they
will And the gold we are searching for.
With all that, I think there is still a
possibility of gaining our object. We
were fools for permitting that scoundrel
to overhear our conversation, but it
can't be helped now. Harry, by the
Lord, we must get possession of that
gold if we hang around here ten years to
do it."
" Here's my hand on that, Jack."
" Good I Now, let us get away from
here. Those prying robbers may see us.
We'll go to the boat, eat our dinner, and
hold a consultation."
He led the way, and a half hour later
they were seated on the deck of their
little vessel, endeavoring to hit upon
some feasible plan by which to over
come this new obstacle. They conclud
ed that nothing decisive could be done
at present, but agreed to make a recon
noissance that night, with a view to
finding out whether the outlaws had
succeeded in bringing to light the hid
den treasure.
They remained very near the boat
until nightfall ; then they set out boldly
on their adventurous errand. They
soon arrived at the spot where they had
witnessed the interview between the two
robbers. Here they paused to perfect
their plans.
" Harry," whispered Jack, " you stop
here while I go up these steps and see If
I can get a peep into the cave. Keep
well hid if any one comes down before I
do, and if you hear a whistle, that is a
signal to join me."
Harry agreed, and boldly butcautlous
ly Jack began to climb up the rude, Ir
regular steps, which led into the dark
ness of the deAle above. All was dark
and still. Not a glimmer of light ap
peared to guide his footsteps, and the
deep, sullen roar of the sea, as it lashed
the rock-bound coast, was the only
sound that disturbed the stillness. Still,
Jack kept bravely on, till he finally
reached the top of the natural staircase,
and found himself on a smooth, level
surface of rock. Hero an encouraging
sight met his gaze. Straight ahead, at
a distance of some twenty yards, he saw
a dim ray of light, apparently coming
out of the solid face of the wall on the
left.
"The mouth of the cave," he mutter
ed confidently; and loosening the revol
vers In his belt, he moved forward with
stealthy steps.
But before he could reach the point
aimed at, the sound of gruff voices,
coarse laughter and oaths, reached his
ear, and caused him to stop abruptly.
Then, to his dismay, about a dozen men
came filing out of the opening in the
rock, the light from within striking
upon their wild, picturesque attire and
dark, savage-looking features with re
markable effect.
For an instant Jack's' heart was in his
P throat; but glancing quickly around for
a place to hide, he observed a dark
niche In the rock, and Immediately
dodged in.
" We'll have you here to guard our
new discovery, Pedro," one man was
saying, in a Jovial tone. " You are not
afraid to stay alone, I hope. Ha I ha !
ha ! I guess nobody will harm you.
Come, men 1"
And the outlaw band moved away.
They passed so close to Jack that he
could have touched them by reaching
out his hand, but luckily he was not dis
covered. He heard enough of their frag
mentary conversation to understand
that their destination was a stock-farm,
some miles away, where they intended
committing a robbery. The next minute
they were gone, and all was still again.
Jack's resolution was quickly formed.
Stepping out of his hiding-place, he
made his way back to the spot where he
had left Harry.
"You saw the( robbers comedown V"
be asked, as his friend joined him.
" Yes," replied Harry, eagerly. "How
many men have they left behind ?"
" Only, one and I am confident that
they have found the treasure. Harry,
we must have that gold to-night. Go
get the boat, as quickly as you can, and
bring It right here to this spot. Trust
me to the ' other work. There ; don't
stop to ask questions, but do as I tell
you. . Go!'.'
Though dumb with amazeinent,Harry
saw that it was no time to indulge in
unnecessary remarks, and without wait
ing for a second bidding he bounded
away to get the boat.
Jack turned, and again hurried up the
steps, this time with a fierce determina
tion written on his handsome face. Ar
riving at the top,he once more advanced
cautiously toward the cave-entrance,
through which the light was still stream,
ing. Beaching it unmolested, he drop
ped upon all-fours and took a stealthy
peep at tbe interior.
The entrance was very narrow, but at
least six feet in height It revealed a
short passage, not over ten feet In
length, which opened abruptly into a
spacious apartment beyond. The room
was brilliantly lighted with torches, ar
ranged in crevices of the wall, and one
man was visible only one. This indi
vidual was seated at a table in the centre
of the apartment, mixing a glass of
grog with the dignified composure of a
prince.
Jack at once recognized Pedro, the
wretch who had spied upon his and
Harry's movements. On the table stood
two massive earthen jars, and the
youth's eyes fairly snapped as he gazed
at them, for he believed they contained
the lost treasure.
" Now is my time," thought Jack.
" I am going to do it or die, and may
the Lord help me I"
He drew both of his revolvers and ex
amined them critically, to see that noth
ing was wrong. Then, clutching one
in each had, he rose to his feet ani
walked boldly into the cave, as if he
were a privileged character.
" Pedro, you are my prisoner."
The astonished outlaw sprung to his