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CHAPTER IX. ( Continued. )
Where was Mynheer von Stroom
during all this work of destruction ?
In his bed-place , covered up with the
clothes , trembling in every limb , and
vowing if ever again he put his foot on
shore not ull the companies in the
world should induce him to trust to
salt water again. It certainly was the
best plan for the poor man.
The vessel , after running to the
southward till past Table Bay , had , by
the alteration made In her course , en
tered into False Bay , where , to a cer
tain degree , she was sheltered from the
violence of the winds and waves. But
although the water was smoother , the
waves were still more than sufficient
to beat to pieces any vessel that
might be driven on shore at the bottom
tom of the bay , to which point the Ter
Schilling was now running. The bay
so far offered a fair chance of escape ,
as , instead of the rocky coast outside ,
against which had the vessel run , a
few seconds would have insured her
destruction , there was a shelving beach
of loose sand. But of this Philip could ,
of course , have no knowledge , for the
land at the entrance of the bay had
been passed unperceived in the dark
ness of the nioht. About twenty min
utes more had elapsed when Philip ob
served that the whole sea around them
was one continued foam. He had
hardly time for conjecture before the
ship struck heavily on the sands , and
the remaining masts fell by the board.
The crash of the falling masts , the
heavy beating of the ship on the sands ,
which caused many of her timbers to
par.t , with a whole sea which swept
Is clean over the fated vessel , checked the
songs and drunken revelry of the crew.
Another minute , and the vessel was
swung round on her broadside to the
sea , and lay on her beam ends. Philip ,
who was to windward , clung to the
bulwark , while the intoxicated sea
men floundered in the water to leeward
and attempted to gain the other side
of the ship. Much to Philip's horror ,
he perceived the body of Mynheer
Kloots sink down in the water ( which
now was several feet deep on the lee
side of the deck ) , without any appar
ent e'ffort on the part of the captain
to save himself. He was then gone ,
and there was no hopes for him.
Philip thought of Hillebrant , and has
tened down below ; he found him still
in his bed-place , lying against the side.
'He ' lifted him out , and with difficulty
climbed with him on deck , and laid
him in the long boat on the booms , as
the best chance of saving his life. To
this boat , the only one which could be
made available , the crew had also re
paired ; but they repulsed Philip , who
would have got into her ; and , as the
sea made clean breakers over them ,
they cast loose the lashings which con
fined her. With the assistance of an
other heavy sea , which lifted her from
the chocks , she was borne clear of the
booms and dashed over the gunwale
into the water to leeward , which was
comparatively smooth not , however ,
without being filled nearly up to the
thwarts. But this was little cared for
by the intoxicated seamen , who , as
soon as they were afloat , again raised
their shouts and songs of revelry as
they were borne away by the wind and
sea toward the beach. Philip , who
held on by the stump of the mainmast ,
watched them with an anxious eye.now
perceiving them borne aloft on the
foaming surf , now disappearing in the
trough. More and more distant were
the sounds of their mad voices , till at
last he could hear them no more he
beheld the boat balanced on an enor
mous rolling sea , and then he saw it
not again.
j CHAPTER X.
Philip knew that now his only
chance was to remain with the vessel ,
and attempt to save himself upon some
fragment of the wreck. That the ship
would long hold together he felt was
'impossible ' ; already she had parted her
upper decks , and each shock of the
waves divided her more and more.
At last , as he clung to the mast , he
heard a noise abaft , and he then rec
ollected that Mynheer von Stroom was
still in his cabin. Philip crawled aft ,
and found that the poop ladder had
been thrown against the cabbin door ,
so as to prevent its being opened. He
removed it , and entered the cabin ,
where he found Mynheer von Stroom
clinging to windward with the grasp
of death but it was not death , but the
paralysis of fear. He spoke to him ,
but could obtain no reply ; he attempt
ed to move him , but it was impossi
ble to make him let go the part of
the bulkhead that he grasped. A loud
noise and the rush of a mass of wa
ter told Philip that the vessel had
parted amidships , and he unwillingly
abandoned the poor supercargo to his
fate and went out of the cabin door.
At the after hatchway he observed
something struggling it was Johannes
the bear , who was swimming , but still
fastened by a cord which prevented his
escape. Philip took out his knife and
released the poor animal , and hardly
had he done this act of kindness when
a heavy sea turned over the after part
of the vessel , whl9h separated in many
found himself
places , and Philip
struggling in the waves. He seized
upon a part of the deck which sup
ported him , and was borne away by
the surf toward the beach. In a few
minutes he was near to the land , and
shortly afterward the piece of plank
ing to which he was clinging struck
-on the sand , and then , being turned
over by the force of the running wave
Philip lost his hold , and was left to
his own exertions. He struggled long
but although so near to the shore
could not gain a footing ; the returnIng -
Ing wave dragged him back , and thus
was he hurled to and fro until his
strength was gone. He was sinking
under the wave to rise no more when
he felt something touch his hand. He
seized it 'with the grasp of death. It
was the -shaggy hide of the bear Jo
hannes , who was making for the
shore , and who soon dragged him
clear of the surf , so that he could gain
a footing. Philip crawled up the beach
above the reach of the waves , and , ex
hausted with fatigue , sank down in
a swoon.
When Philip wa.s recalled from his
state of lethargy , his first feeling was
intense pain in his still closed eyes ,
arising from having been many hours
exposed to the rays of an ardent sun.
He opened them , but was obliged to
close them immediately , for the light
entered into them like the point of a
knife. He turned over on his side ,
and , covering them , with his hand , re
mained some time in that position , un
til , by. degrees , he found that his eye
sight was restored. He then rose , and
after a few seconds could distinguish
the scene around him. The sea was
still rough , and tossed about in the
surf fragments of the vessel ; the whole
sand was strewn with her cargo and
content. Near him was the body of
Hillebrant , and the other bodies which
were scattered on the beach told him
that those who had taken to the boat
had all perished.
It was , by the height of the sun ,
about 3 o'clock in the afternoon , as
near as he could estimate ; but Philip
suffered such an oppression of mind ,
he felt so wearied and in such pain ,
that he took but a slight survey. His
brain was whirling , and all he de
manded was repose. He walked away
from the scene of destruction , and ,
having found a sandhill , behind which
he was defended from the burning rays
of the sun , he again lay down , and
sank into a deep sleep , from which he
did not wake until the ensuing morn
ing.
Philip was roused a second time by
the sensation of something pricking
him on the chest. He started up , and
beheld a figure standing over him. His
eyes were still feeble and his vision
indistinct ; he rubbed them for a time ,
for he first thought it was the bear
Johannes , and , again , that it was the
supercargo , Von Stroom , who had ap
peared before him. He looked again ,
and found that he was mistaken , al
though he had warrant for supposing
it to be either or both. A Hottentot ,
with an assegai in his hand , stood by
his side ; over his shoulder he had
thrown the fresh-severed skin of the
poor bear , and on his head , with the
curls descending to his waist , was one
of the wigs of the supercargo , Von
Stroom. Such was the gravity of the
black's appearance in this strange
costume ( for in every other respect he
was naked ) that at any other time
Philip would have been induced to
laugh heartily ; but his feelings were
now too acute. He rose upon his feet
and stood by the side of the Hottentot ,
who still continued immovable , but
certainly without the slightest appear
ance of hostile intentions.
A sensation of overpowering thirst
now seized upon Philip , and he made
signs that he wished to drink. The
Hottentot motioned him to follow , and
led over the sandhills to the beach ,
where Philip discovered upward of fif
ty men , who were busy selecting va
rious articles from the scattered stores
of the vessel. It was evident by the
respect paid to Philip's conductor that
he was the chief of the kraal. A few
words , uttered with the greatest sol
emnity , were sufficient to produce
though not exactly what Philip re
quired a small quantity of dirty water
from a calabass , which , however , waste
to him delicious. His conductor then
waved to him to take a seat on the
sand.
After a time the Hottentots began
to collect all the wood which appeared
to have iron in it , made it up into
several piles , and set them on fire.
The chief then made a sign to Philip ,
to ask him if he was hungry. Philip
replied in the affirmative , when his
new acquaintance put his hand into a
bag made of goatskin and pulled out a
handfull of very large beetle's , and
presented them to him. Philip refused
them with marks of disgust , upon
which the chief very sedately cracked
and ate them ; and , having finished the
whole handful , rose and made a sign
to Philip to follow him. As Philip
rose he perceived floating in the surf
his own chest. He hastened to it and
made signs that it was his , took the key
out of his pocket and opened it , and
then made up a bundle of articles most
useful , not forgetting a bag of guild
ers. His conductor made no objection ,
but , calling to one ol the men near ,
pointed out the lock and hinges to him ,
and then set off. , followed by Philip ,
across the sandhills. In about an hour
they arrived at the kraal , consisting of
low huts covered with skins , and were
met by the women and children , who
appeared to be in high admiration at
their chief's new attire. They showed
every kindness to Philip , bringing him
milk , which he drank eagerly. Philip
surveyed these daughters of Eve , and ,
as he turned from their offensive
greasy attire , their strange forms ana
hideous features , he sighed and
thought of his charming Amine.
The sun was now setting , and Philip
still felt fatigued. He made signs that
he wished to repose. They led him into
a hut , and , though surrounded as he
was with filth , and his nose assailed
by every variety of bad smell , attacked
moreover by insects , he laid his head
on his bundle , and , uttering a short
prayer of thanksgiving , was soon In
a sound sleep.
The next morning he was awakened
by the chief of the kraal , accompanied
by another man who spoke , a little
D'utch. He stated his wish to be tak
en to the settlement where the ships
came and anchored , and was fully un
derstood. But the man said that there
were no ships in the bay at the time.
Philip , nevertheless , requested he
might be taken there , as he felt that
his best chance of getting on board
of any vessel would be by remaining
at the settlement , and , at all events ,
he would be in the company of Eu
ropeans until a vessel arrived. The
distance , he discovered' , was but one
day's march , or less. After some little
conversation with the chief , the man
who spoke Dutch desired Philip to fol
low him , and that he would take him
there. Philip drank plentifully from a
bowl of milk brought him by one of
the women , and , again refusing s
handful of beetles offered by the chief
he took up his bundle and followed his
new acquaintance.
Toward evening they arrived at the
hills , from which Philip had a view of
Table Bay and the few houses erected
by the Dutch. To his delight , he per
ceived that there was a vessel under
sail in the offing. On his arrival at
the beach , to which he hastened , he
found that she had sent , a boat on
shore for fresh provisions. He accost
ed the people , told them who he was ,
told them also of the fatal wreck of
the Ter Schilling , and of his wish to
embark.
The officer in charge of the boat wil
lingly consented to take him on board ,
and informed Philip that they were
homeward bound. Philip's heart leaped
at the intelligence. Had she been out
ward bound , he would have joined her ;
but now he had a prospect of again
seeing his dear Amine before he re-
embarked to follow out his peculiar
destiny. He felt that there was still
some happiness in store for him ; that
his life was to be checkered with alter
nate jirivation and repose , and that his
future prospect was not to be one con
tinued chain of suffering and death.
He was kindly received by the cap
tain of the vessel , who freely gave him
a passage home ; and in three months ,
without any events worth narrating ,
Philip Vanderdecken found himself
once more at anchor before the town of
Amsterdam.
Amine was both surprised and glad
to welcome her husband home so much
sooner than she expected. Philip re
mained at home for several months ,
during which his father-in-law , Myn
heer Foots , died , leaving Amine a great
fortune in gold and jewels , which he
had accumulated.
Leaving his wife comfortably estab
lished , with two servants to wait on
her , Philip again departed on his mis
sion , this time as second mate on the
Batavia , a fine vessel of 400 tons bur
den.
( To be continued. )
THE SULTAN'S MANNERS.
His Quiet Dignity , 1'j'easlng Smile and
Uiiusuallv Sympathetic Voice.
As to the sultan's working habits , I
lave known him to be at work at five
n the morning and keep a whole staff
of secretaries going at that hour who
had slept overnight on couches in the
rooms in the palace they habitually
work in , says Harper's Magazine.
Munir Pasha , the imperial grand maser -
er of ceremonies , and one of the most
cindly , distinguished men it is possi-
) le to meet , once said to me : "There
s one characteristic of his majesty
which conveys a constant lesson to us
all ; it is his extraordinary self-control
his impassive calm. It is almost
sublime. No contrariety , no trial ,
seems able to ruffle his perfect self-
possession. It is truly marvelous. "
The prepossessing impression which
; he sultan is universally admitted to
jroduce on those who are privileged
o come into contact with him. is
ioubtless in part due to that charm'
manner , that quiet dignity , so free
from angular self-assertion , which is
more or less characteristic of all well-
> red Turks. But in his case it is sup-
demented by a pleasing smile and an
musually sympathetic voice , the notes
of which always seem to convey a
peasant impression , even to the
stranger who is unable to understand
vhat his majesty has said until it is
ranslated by the interpreter. The
sultan usually gives audiences on Frl-
lay after the ceremony of the Selam-
ik , when he wears a Turkish gen
eral's uniform , with the star of the
Imtiaz order in brilliants hung from
its neck. As he sits in front of you ,
with his hands resting on the hilt of
his sword before him , and you watch
ilm speak to Munir Pasha in his quiet ,
dignified way , you cannot resist the
mpression of his picturesque dignity.
Son't neglect to keep your shoes pol-
shed. You can always shine at one
end if you can't at the other.
ETHEL'S EASTEE.
THEL lived on the
seashore that part
of the Alabama
coast which the
Mcbilians call "Ov-
er the Bay" and
she visited Mobile
rarely except dur
ing Christinas and
Easter. She was a
busy little girl ,
with lessons and
piano practice , and asked so many
questions that an old sea captain who
lived near her home gave her the name
of Little Conundrum.
Some days before Easter she went
with her * governess into the city , and
saw a woman attired in a black gown ,
a black bonnet and black veil. Inside
the bonnet she wore a closely fitting
cap , not at all like a widow's cap.
"Oh ! " exclaimed Ethel/ seizing the
"OHr I WISH I WAS A SISTER OF
MERCY I"
arm of her governess. "Who is that.
Miss- Mary ? What makes her dress
so ? She has a chain at her side ,
too'r !
"That is a Sister of Mercy , " answer
ed Miss Mary.
"Whose sister ? " asked Ethel.
"A Sister of Mercy a sister to all
who need her. "
"A sister everybody ? " echoed
Ethel , looking puzzled.
"Yes. She spends her life in acts of
mercy to the poor and , the rich , too , if
they need her. "
"Does everybody love her ? " asked
Ethel , looking after the black gown.
"Oh , yes. People send for her when
they are in distress. A Sister of Mer
cy nursed your. Uncle Frank when he
was ill of yellow fever. "
the audacity to tell them that he adore
"Oh , I wish I was a Sister of Mer
cy ! " said Ethel , as they left the car
riage and entered a shop ; "but I
wouldn't like to wear that dress. "
"You need not wear it to be a good
nurse. "
"Well , but I want to be a sure
enough Sister of Mercy. Can't I have
a mark so people will know It ? "
"Oh , yes , " said Miss Mary , laughing ,
"if you insist upon a mark , you can
wear a badge on your sleeve. I can
easily make one for you. "
On Easter morning Ethel put on the
l-adge which. Miss Mary had made for
her of beautiful white ribbon. As she
returned- from church she found a bird
with , a broken leg , which she ban
daged. Then she put the little invalid
in a box , which Tom called the hos
pital. Easter Monday her first act
of mercy was to carry a dinner to
old Uncle Ebenczer , who was a cripple
from rheumatism. He had been her
grandfather's slave , and now lived with
her father at the old homestead , the
Maples.
"Look here , Uncle Ebby , " said shr ,
pointing to her shoulder. "You can't
guess what that is , can you ? "
"No , honey , " answered Uncle Ebby ,
already beginning to eat.
"It means I'm a Sister of Mercy , " re
plied Ethel. "I began this Easter.
That is my Easter resolution. "
"Dat , indeed ! " said Uncle Ebby , ab
sorbed in his dinner. "Is you gwine
'bout nusain * fokes ? " he added.
"No-c , " drawled Ethel. "Mamma
won't lut me do that. Maybe I'll do
something after a while for that poor
woman at the wharf ; but I'm going to
help everybody here. I'm going to
help Aunt Melindy feed the chickens ,
and now I will help you scrape lint
for your lame fodt. "
1 $ Risen.
Ho is Risen ! from the belfries
Sweetest harbingers of peace
Are proclaiming to the nations
That mankind has his release.
He is risen ! eaith the angel ,
Standing near the vacant tomb ,
"Where a superhuman halo
Has absorbed the solemn gloom.
He is risen ! and the flowers
Send their fragrance from the earth
To the throne where he is reigning
"vVnere of pain there's utter dearth.
He is risen ! and creation
"With its thousand varied creeds.
Blows as one vast congregation
Like a field of bending reeds.
George F.Shultz.
While Uncle Ebby was eating , Ethel
filled a basket with lint and set it on
the i/hlmney shelf.
"Now , Uncle Ebby , listen to me , "
said Ethel , "when you are sick in bed
you mustn't call Jake or 'Tildy or any
of your grandchildren. I'm to do the
nursing on this plantation , and I want
to call Jake and make him tie a string
to your bedpost , and the other end to
my bedpost , so that you can ring a bell
right over my head when you are sick.
You understand ? "
"Jake ! Jake ! " called Ethel. Jake
came when called , and after many
trials arranged an unsightly contriv
ance , so that the pulling of the string
did ring a bell just over Ethel's bed.
Her brother Tom ridiculed it , but
mamma said Sisters of Mercy must be
patient under ridicule.
Every night Ethel hung her cloak
near her bedside , ready to rush out
at the sound of the bell. One night
Tom played a practical joke by ring
ing the bell , but papa's sharp repri
mand prevented a repetition of his
mischief.
Suddenly one night the bell did ring ,
long and loud. Ethel jumped out of
bed and In a few minutes stood at
Uncle Ebby's bedside. The moonlight
fell on the black face and white head.
Shaking his arm with all her might ,
she called out , "Uncle Ebby , wake up ! "
The old man opened his eyes and
sat up in bed.
"Didn't you ring the bell ? "What is
the matter ? "
"Nuthin' 'tall , " said Uncle Ebby , at
last recognizing the little sister.
Suddenly Ethel turned and perceived
a curl of smoke in the corner of the
cabin.
"What's that , Uncle Ebby ? : Lookl
Look ! "
"Sump'n a-fiah , sho' ! "
And so it was. Uncle Ebby screamed
for help. Black and white rushed to
the rescue. Jake and the other men
led the cattle out of danger , and- the
mystery of the bell was solved when
old Brindle's horns were seen strug
gling with the string , which , in order
to reach up to Ethel's chamber , had
been passed through the cow shed. The-
smoke had driven her to the open door ,
and in making her way she had caught
her horns in the string. Fortunately
nothing was burned except the corner
of the shed.
Next morning at breakfast Tom ,
who had been very brave In putting
out the fire , said , "Well , Ethel , which
is the Sister of Mercy , you or old Brindle -
dle ? "
But papa said , "If she had not been
a Sister of Mercy , there is no telling
what a fire we might have had , and
perhaps poor old Uncle Ebby would
have been burned in his bed. Ethel's
Easter resolution was a noble one , and'
I hope it will last until next Easter. "
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"DIDN'T YOU RING THE BELL ? "
Tom looked at his sister with ad
miring eyes , and Ethel still wears her
badge.
ZITELLA COCKE.
Wonderful Enstor Hats.
An inquisitive person in New York
city has been examining the Easter
hats , and she says the women of that
city spend $500.000 each Easter for
hats. As for this year's variety , she
says :
"I give you niy word some of them
measured two by three feet. If sire Is
what you are looking for , you will find
it in the April extravaganza and you
will pay for it. In fact , the hat seems
to be in direct ratio to its traditional
bill. Humility has a way of showing
itself in blushes that cost $14 a bunch.
Clever French roses they arq ,
such a natural look that the Fifth
avenue bee pauses to sip o their
painted honey. The price of a single
hat , to be really swell , must be at least
$35. After that , anywhere into the
hundreds. Fifty dollars is by no means
an uncommon price for aNew York
woman to pay for a hat that takes her
fancy. j
GIFT-GIVING AT EASTER.
Practice Still Prevails and Very
Pretty Custom.
The old habit of gift-giving at Easter
is still alive and it is the correct thing
that such gifts should be made by the
hands of the donor. Some of these are
pretty and comparatively inexpen
sive.
sive.Book and magazine covers made of.
water color paper or art linen are
among the pretty and useful gifts. A
cover for a dictionary will serve as a
model. It was made of white watercolor -
color paper of a light grade and used
on a peper covered edition that was
about five inches wide by six long. The
paper was first fitted to the covers of
the dictionary and folded and creased
so that the surface to be decorated was
plainly indicated. On one side was
painted a full cluster of forget-me-
nots. On the other was a smaller
spray , which occupied two-thirds of
the space ; the remaining third just
in front gf the back was tinted a djj
icate gray , on wnich. In gilt , in fancy
lettering , was the word "Dictionary. "
Then the cover was again folded over
the volume and this time secured
with mucilage or photographer's paste.
Violets or any other blossom pre
ferred could be used in place of the '
forget-me-nots as a decoration. When.
linen is used in making book or maga
zine covers embroidery is a better.more
satisfactory condition than painting.
Book marks are favorite Easter gifts
and generally hand painted on watercolor -
color paper , celluloid or ribbon. A
pretty one of * the first material is com
posed of two strips of the paper cut
exactly alike about an inch and three-
quarters wide and five long. On the
center of the under one is a dainty lit
tle wash drawing ; in the center of the
upper one is cut an oblong opening to
fit the drawing , and on the uncut sur
face is delicately painted a bit of red
and yellow foliage , such as appears in
early spring on some varieties of trees
and shrubs. From between the ends
of the pasted strips extend bits of
fringed ribbon in either of the Easter
colors white , yellow or lavender.
The special talisman of Easter the
AN EASTER GARTER ,
garter must not be forgotten. In
pairs for real use , singly , in yellow , for
luck , the garter is perennial. This year
it is most gorgeous , being covered with
puffings of chiffon or ribbon in Easter
colors and further decorated with bows
composed of chiffon , satin rbbon an
inch or more wide , baby ribbon in sa
tin or velvet and narrow lace , the
latter aJso being intermingled.
Buckles are also added to many of
the bows , with puffings covering the
elastic. This sounds elaborate , and
the garter thus decorated looks it , but
short study of the arrangement and
a bit of mental arithmetic proves that
the- method is really simple , the ex
pense inconsiderable , and the effect a
flat contradiction of both deductions.
The single garter is presented for
luck. It vrill call Cupid to aid the
spinster , young or old , in attaining
within , the year that "other half" ever
and eagerly expected. Three condi
tions are necessary , however. It must
be yellow , it must be worn on the left
leg and it must be well , the third con
dition , is only traditional , anyway.and
is better not mentioned.
Aluminium is made up into all sorts
of boxes , trays , cups , baskets , crosses ,
frames , etc. , and these may be prettily
hand painted. Sheets of aluminium ,
like those of celluloid , may be cut in
to cards , bookmarks , crosses and other
articles and similarly decorated.
A rich-looking gift , costing really
very little , is a work bag of brocaded
satin , decorated with painted clusters
of violets. It is lined with plain satin
of the same color and is supplied with
an encircling row of small pockets.
A souvenir book for the use of the
amateur photographer is easily made-
as follows : Through one end of each
of twelve of the cards upon which ,
photographs are mounted punch two-
holes. In one end of each of two sec
tions of heavy water color paper cut
half an inch larger each way than
the cards , punch two corresponding
holes , lay the cards between these cov
ers and fasten all of the parts together
with ribbon drawn through the holes
and tied in a pretty bow. On the front
cover paste a photograph of some lo
cality in which there is mutual inter
est , or make a pretty wash drawing ot
Borne familiar spot. Underneath des
ignate the purpose of the book by the
Inscription : "Camera Gems" or "Sum
mer Wanderings , " "Through the Lens"
or something equally appropriate. The
possessor of a camera will greatly ap
preciate such a gift , especially If on the
cards arc or can be mounted some ot
Ws or her own pet work.
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