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4n Adventure
9
'Twas a bright mornlug in tbe sum
mer of ''At, said Capt. Handy, that Jack
Jtolles and I, a couple of boys, not jet
20 years old, were discharged in Val
paraiso from tbe whaling hark Golcon
da, of New Bedford, with a hundred
and ten dollars apiece in toltl "condors"
In our pockets. All t he romance of
whaling in tbe South Seas and Its at
tendant dangers which bad filled our
Imaginations when we shipped as green
' bauds at the "l!nh lay," had been ef
Jectually dissipated by tbt greasy real
ities of "blanket and hawse pieces,"
cutting up in the "blublicr mini,"
''down scraps" and "trying out." sup
plemented by a ten hours" pull in the
Isiats every other day, poor food, and
rough, if not brutal, treatment, from
the officers.
So, ax we stood that morning on the
jetty, clinking the money in our pock
et and watching our old whip disappear
In the ofting, we felt, indeed, "monarch
of all we surveyed."
At last she was hull down, and turn
ing away with sighs of relief, we clut
tered once more up the Ill-paved (street
to Mie Consul's office, where we had
been paid off, and inquired of him
when we could take passage for home.
We learned, much to our disappoint -
mi nt, that there were no ships In port
bound for the State, nor would there !
be any, except an occasional whaler, j
for six months to come.
"We must resign ourselves to the in- j
evifable," said Jack, "and the next j
quortlon is, Where are we going to ,
gtop?" !
The Consul assured us that an Ameri
ca:; !:". hied Henderson kept the only
decent place in town, outside of the
rough sailor boarding house, and rec- j
ommemled us to go there. We found ;
Henderson a good fellow, who gave us ,
e large room with two beds in it. and j
f ; -r seeing our cln ,s safely stowed j
away, we strolled oi;t to look at tie
to", n. and inciilcnialiy to get work.
After walking about the city for an
hour or two. we descended to the first
or commercial street to look for work.
Being young, pcrsisti-nr and fairly well
educated, we were lucky enough to find
employ men f with tv.o Knglish firms,
branch housi of I.on I n and Liverpool
traders. Next nion; 'ig we "cut to
work, and for a conpic of nioniiis our
Htc moved on, triin;:i'lly eiiongli. In
'the evenings after sttpi.er we smoked
our ci-gariitos, and lu..:..!!'.;. uiih liic
aid of an old grammar, to leant a little
Spanish. (Occasionally, on mooidigbt
nights, we walked out through the
town, but we never went far, as Hen
derson warned us that it was no un
common tiling for a si ranger to !
found In the outlying parts of the city
v..,',t his pockets rilled and a dagger
w oiitid in his breast.
, One- evening my -u;penn'ondeut lis
coverod that a mistake had been made
in the outward manifest of the ship
Iord r.'iiiiicrslon. and noting that she
was lying 'off and on." w:th her an
chor atrip, ordered !tr to board lier as
boon as poible bel'ore she Miual'iil
away for old Kuclaud. aud re:tify the j
error. So. wiihont ilelay, 1 hurried to;
the jetty, enihai ked, and in a half hour j
climbed up the side of the ralmcrstori.
My business detained me longer than
I had,nntici'.'iii"!. and it was fully 0
O'clock before 1 stepped to the side. As
the tide ti as on the ebb. niy boatman
had to land me at t lie nearest point, and
I figured that I had about four miles to
walk home.
It was moonlight, but here and there
tl.o dark shadows seemed to invite the
as.-,-istitJ, i!i ' i I hurried on. I cant
many an r' us glance m t e. I
had reaci t m outski;..i of the city
and was congratulating myi If. when
suddenly, from under an ovei o ir.'.'ing
'Imkon." a woman darted forib and
clutched my arm, crying out iu piteous
aceut.s:
"I'or el amor d IMos! Senor Aruer
icano! I'or el amor de Dlofl!"' (Tor the
hnc of (ok), Senor American!!
(jue (juiern conmlgo, Setiorlta?"
(What, do you want with me, lady?) I
re.pl
1, as I stepped under the .soli-
tary lamp on the corner una mow at
her more closely . She was dressed In
somber Ha, and the mantilla she wore
.( so drawn over
In.wn over her face that but.
one eve was visible
that wlngle orb.
however, shone with singular limpidity
arid beauty.
'She w.ts evidently greatly excited,
and as she went on In her voluble Span
ish. 1 gathered from the little I knew
of the language that her father was ly
ing at the point of death In a house
nearby and ahe wanted me to go with
her to hla ri'shtance. Why she wanted
me to accompany her, I could not un
derstand: therefore I asked her why
lie did not appeal to her own people.
Ah replied that she and her fetter
were atwngera. who had but r-wntly
com from Kantlago, and that there
weft so many "Udronea," or robbara,
li & d i tfcLfciEfeBkfc'dS
a $j
in Valparaiso.
tt
& rib! life fife! li ti t23 a
among her owu people that she dared
not trust them, and iu a still more urg
ent tone, begged me to go with her.
Truly, "be who hesitates In lost," for
as I thought or ileuderson a warning,
the lateness of the hour, and the worn- j
an's singular persistence, and faltered,
undecided, she dropped her mantilla,
and in ail Instant every scruple had
vanished. The light from tbe moon il
lumined a face perfect In its classic
beauty, and as Innocent as that of the
Madonna, and as 1 saw the girl's tear
stained cheeks (she was only about Kb
and looked into her beautiful, implor
ing eyes. I threw caution to the winds,
sailor-like, and motioned her to lead
and I would follow.
A look of joy overspread her face, and
she fervently murmured her thanks as
she guided me np tbe dark and narrow
street. Here and there some building
was fantastically silhouetted by the
moon, and among Its grim shadows I
fancied I could see a dark form mov
ing, but at the low. sweet sound of my
fair guide's "I'or sea, senor" (This way,
sin. all my suspicions would vanish,
and I felt heartily ashamed of myself
and hurried forward In her wake.
! r'"' " ."" ...
!"!' " 'tcps which led to the street
1 V
"WITH J ' C It Kl'l l;LK bTRKN GUI M1E
above, revealing as she did so a lieau
tifid foot and ankle, and I, agile though
I was, could hardly keep up with her.
Panting with exertion, at last we
reached the top of the plateau, which
overlooked tin) lown, and my guide
gracefully waved her hand toward a
light, like a star In the distance, and
murmured:
Ah! esta la casa" (Yonder la the
house.
At that moment tie- uiooii sank is
Lii'.d a mas of black clouds and every-
thing became dark atiout us; but my
i guide, pressing her 111 tie palm Into
mine, advanced siifdily toward the
light. Kverythlng was n si ill as the
dead and a damp and chilly mist pene
trated mv very marrow.
As the moon shone out In rad!
mt
beauty, my blow! for a moment seemed
to freeze In my veins, for there, before
me, gleaming brightly In the moonlight,
ni.il ir-lrillrirf 1!l.-e n seriiefit flinorii? the
I . ... . w,. .......i.winir
. g rnntl)on. the pntb
destination.
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I 1 u"
I lay directly in iron or me, ami my
i triild.- miicklT triimed ui the stetis
which led over It. beckoning for me to
follow. Though loath to go further,
yet the wondrous beauty of the girl
held roe as In a spell, and step by step
I advanced uutll I stood upon the top
of tbe wall.
Aa I looked downward I though I
aaw the gleam of steel beneath the
ateps, and the ahadow of a man's form
crouching there.
I baited and called out to the girl:
"Esnerar (Walt!)
At that momeut the moon was again
obscured and In the seml-dnrkneas (for
there was no street 'amp f .cre, and
now nil my senses were an the alert) I i
felt. rather than saw, her form aa wlie '
mounted tbe step, aad reaching for
ward, look my baud, saylu Tory tie?"
(Why Vi
'"I'oriiue no me Toy!" 'Hecause I sliall
not go!) I ansnereil. stpnily.
Aa I sjKike, her flngern clutched mine,
and with Incredible strength she strove
to drag me forward, but. Ignoring her
efforts. I cast a final bnik downward,
and this time I hmw distinctly (for the
cloud had ptissiil from the moon) a
man coming Hwiftly anil silently to
wanl the fit of the steps.
With one glance at the lrl, who j
face was now transformed by fury Into :
that of a demon, I hurled her aside, j
rushed down tbe steps, every nerve
strung lo Its bifflMMl tension, and run
at my utmwst speed towurd tbe city.
I heard a man's hiMirse shout behind
nie. and had reached the steps which
led down Into the city, In safety, when
suddenly I caught my foot, stumbled,
und half fell to the ground. Just as I
fell forward something grazed my
cheek, seuring It like a n-dhot Iron, and
fell, with a rlngiug sound, on the steps
fur below me.
Terror now lent additional wings to
my Hieed. and I never pausinl until I
fell exhausted through the portals of
Henderson's home. Managing to crawl
up the steps I staggered Into the d'.u
lug roow, where Jack and Henderson
sat, anxiously awaiting me, and sank
breathless Into a chair.
Their looks of astonlshmetit were
gueeeeded by theme of horror u Jack
ezcialuied-
j "My (Jod, Henderson; Ixxik at the
! blood!"
Putting my hand up to my face I
i withdrew It wet with blood, and Hen-
deron, who busied himself lu wanhlug
I It away, disclosed a cut two Inches long
where tbe knife had Just touched me.
j Explanations followed and as I ate
j the meal waiting for me, I told the
strange adventure to my willing llsteti
i ers. As I finished, Henderson, who
: had listened quietly, as was his wout,
burst out excitedly:
' "This explains It all, boys. It'a no
longer a mystery!"
Pressing him for his reasoiw, he went
on to say that for the last two years
foreigners had frequently be;n found,
stabtied. In outlying and solitary parts
of the city. The victims were Invaria
bly well dressed, but as no money or
papers were ever found upon them, In
vestigation had been of no avail.
"Kilt here's a clew which can be fol
lowed up," said Henderson, "and to-
STI;oVE TO MtAG ME FOJiWAUJi."
morrow marning we'll consult the chief
of police,"
Bright and early next morning (for
we got but little sleep that tiightl we
repaired to the chief of police, and to
him I told my tale, Henderson acting
ns Interpreter.
The chief was very much surprised
and plcused by .my Information, and
after cautioning us to keep silent, d!s
m!ed us by saying "we'd hear from
: in Iu a few days."
i wo d..,.s later the lorcign element
of the city was thrilled by another atro
cious murder. This time It was a rich
young linglislitnan, named liurton, w ho
had come down from Lima to visit
sonm friends, and who, after upending
the evening with them, left about 11
I o'clock for hia hotel, which was only
two blocks away. Next morning his
body, roblied of all hi valuables and
papers, was found, floating In tbe bqy,
with a gaping dagger wound In the
back.
Burton's friends, who were rich and
Influential, backed by the British Con
sul, made a vigorous attack upon the
supine methods of the police, and at
Inst aroused the auihorlties to some
thing like activity, following np the
clew received from me, the "Jefe" took
a personal Interest In the matter, and,
within a few days, succeeded In cap
turing the gang, which consisted of five
xrsoiiH the girl, who was used as a
decoy and four men. It was estimated
that more than two score foreigners
bad been murdered by this gang during
the eighteen months of their sinister
operations. At the trial Burton's wal
let and passport, found In the robbers'
rendezvous, convicted the men. and my
Identification of the girl completed tbe
cose. The men were seaAMced, Mid,
sccordlng to the methods of that coun-
try, were shot tliree days after the
trial. The girl, owing to her youth and
Is-anty, was sent to finish her days iu
the penal colony at San Carbts.
The years have rolled away since
then years of danger and adventure.
Many a time during the war of the re
bellion have I lookisl death lu the face,
and yet my hi mhJ thrills w hen I think
of that night's adventure lu Chill."
Philadelphia Times.
SHAMED THE BURGLAR.
An Old Woman Ateul Induces a
Midnight Marftlidrr to I'epart.
At the outskirts of Mount Vernon, N.
Y., lives Mrs. Pardon Ha.Ieton. an
elterly woman. She has an income
suBiclent for her wants and liven alone
save fur a woman w l works In the
house dining the day. Her iieiehlsirt
know her only us a w hite hail ed, pleas
aut faced old lady, w ho never spenks
of her antecedents, from her conver
sation, however. It Li evident that she
has traveled much. The house is mod
et and not the sort of a place to catch
the eye of a burglur. Mrs. Hazleton
has lu her possession certain valuable
papers iu an ImiKirtant estate, and she
believes that the capture of these docu
ments was the object of a stranger
whom she found lu her room somo
time after midnight. She was badly
frlghteiH-d, of course, but raised herself
lu bed and at-ked what the matt want
ed. He said he wanted money and
threatened to shoot her If she made an
out try.
"You wouldn't shoot miC said Mrs.
Hazleton. "Why, I'm old enough lo be
your mother. Is your mother alive?"
"No," said the burglar, curtly.
"Well, I'll be honest with you," con
tinued Mrs. Ha.Ieton. "There's only
myself, a helpless old lady, lij the
house. Surely you're tcj much of a
man to take advantage of a woman
an old woman."
The burglar stared at her, complete
ly unnerved. He was a good-looking
young fellow, Mrs. Iltizlcton says, with
a dark complexion and large eyes. He
hung his head to a shamefaced way
when she looked blni squarely In the
eyes. He walked half way down the
stairs and stopped.
"You'd lwtter come down after me
and close the parlor window. That's
the way I got In," he railed back. Mrs.
Hazle-tou followed closely.
"Good night," she said, aa the man
climbed out of the window.
"(Jowl night," said the burglar. "I
won't trouble you any more, old lady."
MEAT NOT NECESSARY.
Its Too Generous l.'se Hreuk lowa
Americans in Middle Life.
Mrs. S. T. Korer wriles ou "Ih We
Eiat Too Much Meat?" In the Indies'
Home Journal, answering her own
query affirmatively, "il-at," she aa
sefs, "Is not at all necessary to a jst
fevt existence. Most people, however,
look uisui it as though It formed the
only fixid upon which they could work,
and yet many great athhuir have never
touched it. Meat, after It cittern the
stomach and is digested, may 1 In
jurious, but for all this the ordinary
American has made up hK mind that
lean meat gives him less trouble than
any other finsl, so he takc-s it in large
quantities, invtiriably breaking down
at middle life with Just such diseases
.'us come from the over-use of concen
trated nitrogenous foods. Children fed
on l'ef Juice and bocl soups, it h white
broml, lot the various soils necessary
to the building of lsiin-s, tet Hi and mus
cle, and the soda for the blood. Th'j
outer part of the uho.i', which Is so
rich In these earthy nails, is ca-t a.side,
so that the child in growing gets weak
Isuie structure as a frame for lu lean
flo-h. The Htalwart m-n of Scot'auJ
lin.l that porridge and milk coiitsi'm all
the iiui-cle, bone and nerve food nec
essary for an active existcw-e.
"An excess of carbonaceous food, on
i he other hand, forms an accumulation
of fat, preventing the complete nour
Uhiuent of the muscles. 1'lie over-fat
person has bulk without strength; hla
vital power Is always deficient, while
the excess of nitrogenous food which
be consumes liiereasi-s the tendency io
disease of a, plethoric character, nhow
lng at once that the surplus la burned
ami stored the same aa fuel foods."
Hard on tbe Irlsliinna.
Gentleman (to an Irishman) Well,
Pat, I see you have a wnall garden.
Pat Ye, sir.
"What are you going to w In It for
next season?"
"Nothing, t!r. I set It with potato
last year, and cot one of them came
up."
"That's siningf, how do you e;.Un
UV"
"Well Mr, the mail next door to me
gt his garden full of onlona."
"Well, hud that anything to do -with
your potatoes not growing?"
"Ye, !r. Iledad, them onions was
that rrong that my pnatocM couldn't
see to grow for their eyes watering."
Answers.
He Wanted to Co Hack.
J. II. Ilalrston, a colored convict, who
recently escaped from the Virginia is-nl
tcridary, has Just sent a pathetic ap.
peal to the superintendent of that Instr
tution to gcit 1dm back. That oMlclal on
Tuesday received a telegram from
Ilalrslon, d.iLi.d at rarmville, iu which
he sold: "Please send up here after me
at once." This la Uie first time In Uie
history of the Institution in which one
of Its escaped inmates indicated so
much anxiety to return. Hla wish was
compiled with promptly.
A new curtntn-pole bracket has an at
tachment to bold a shade-roller In posi
tion, two extension shafts being pro
Tided with sleerea Into which tbe aod
C the roller lit.
No man ta aa good aa a good bond
signed by sereraJ good men.
-A
mam
A New Ornamental AspuriiKUs.
One of the best and most attractive
house plants of recent Introduction is
Asparagus Sprcngerl. which is rapidly
superseding the once so opular smllax
for floral decorations. Our engraving
shows its gin'-eful form and habit when
grown as a pot plant, but It is equally
well suited for planting In hanging bas
kets. Its fronds are frequently four
feet long, of a rich shade of green and
very useful for culling, retaining their
freshness
weeks
being
As a house plaut It has exceeded cxpee
tallmis, as It stands dry atmosphere
better than the older kinus ot ornamen
tal aspargus, and Is not particular aa to
any sjieclal Msltlon. It delights In a
well-enriched soil, rather light In com
position, with plenty of drainage, and
grows very rapidly. It Is decidedly
pretty when In bloom. Its little flowers
being pure white on short racemes, and
the anthers are of a bright orange color.
American Agriculturist.
Water Over t'ndf rdraina.
It sometimes happens when severe
cold comes U'fore snow and rain that
the ground freezes so hard over drain
ed land that w hen the snow Is melted
the surplus water cannot at once make
Its way to the drain beneath. Some
times in winter these sin-els of water
will be frozen over, during some shl
tspell. and while thus covered with ice,
the water liesicath it will Ijnd lis way !
Hi rough the tiles and disaqs-ar. No ;
hariN comes lo irrass land thus left rov-
ered wltli ice tor two or iii!-c it iys.
But winter wheat is sometimes winter
killed by Ice oil the edges of the pond,
where the freezing of the water catches
the aeat plant in its ley embrace, and
often snaps the stem w here It is joined
to ti.e root a; the surface of the ground.
To Itrldle a Colt.
The horse that lias been properly
bridh-d when a colt will rarelv forget
the lessons learned lu youth. The way
to do this is to smiKith out the foretop
so It will not be In Hie way, grasp the
brow band of the bridle in the right
hand and the bit with the left. The
bridle Is thus held in position, and with
the fingers of the left hand entrance to
the mouth Is made by pressing against
the gums between the incisor and Jaw
teeth. This will seldom fall to cause
him to open his mouth, and the bit can
easily be put In, but It should not be
done suddenly or violently. After the
bit Is In the mouth the ears should be j
carefully and gently placed In position, j
Iowa Homestead. t
Oats for Yonnic Anlinuls.
There are two reasons w by oats are
an excellent feed foroiwg and grow
ing stock. They have enough bulK Is
cause of their chaff, so 1 lint the grain In
mslcra.te amounts will not bent or
cake lu the stomach, and the character
of the grain supplies Just the nutriment
required for growing snlmals. It takes
very little oats per day to keep n year
ling calf or a coH Uirlfty and greatly
Increase Hs value after the winter's
feeding.
New Varieties of Potatoes,
In choosing varieties of potatoes for
spring planting It Is advlsablo to select
those that have been recently produced
,from seed, provided, of course, that
itbelr quality ami productiveness have
WN taatad and are generally known,
-,r
cut.
I
jVSl'ARAOl Sl'KKMiKKI.
II I! I HI. I -0 A COLT.
The varirty that i newjy ivuu.t
from seed generally more vlgorotas
than than II Is likely to le afier a few
years contest with potato bugs, and
the blight and rots which all help to
d.-crcase jsitato vigor and priKluctlre
ness. But it Is not advisable to plant
jsitatoes. however good, u hkh are very
unlike standard sorts, and whose good
qualities are n.n generally known.
There is so much difference In potatoes
that the mere fact that a po1'"
potato Is not enough with mobt consum
ers to secure a market for It until after
they have given it a trial.
W,,l Axlirs for I'otatoea.
! Of the fertilizers that can be secured
! on the farm unleitched wood asnea
make one of tbe very best that can be
j iis.-d ith potatoes, writes N. J. Sbep
! herd. In Nebraska Parmer. They can
be applied in the hill or In the furrow
j broadc ast, but It will 1 an exceptional
j case when a sufficient quantity can be
secured to apply broadcast over xue
surface. I'or this reason applying In
the hill will prove most economical.
The ground can !' prepared In a good
tilth all ready for planting and the
furrows run out and then a tmall quan
tity of ashes dropped where each hlU
is to be planus! and stirred In the soH.
and upon this the seed can be dropped
and covered. Potatoes require poiasn
j Hnij phosphoric acid, and this can be
supplied with imleached wohI asnea.
; ls.ne dust or Isme meal or in a commer
cial fertilizer with less waste than to
almost any other way. If farm or sta
ble manure is used It should always be
well rotted I.nd lined Iitld then tbOT
! oiighly Incorporated with the soli. My
i experience Is that applying fresh ma
nure to the soli Just before planting
furnishes conditions favorable to ths
development of scab and also In many
esses prcsluces a fungy growth of tub
ers.
Hsrlry a Stw k Food.
Barley is not extensively grown, ye
It Is a superior stock food and will grew
on soils that will not produce wheel.
In Kngland hogs are fattened on tan
ley, and the meat contains more lent)
than that produced from corn. In feeeV
lug pigs as a test barley gave beUea
results than corn, a pound of growth
being secured from H'a pounda of bl
PVi Bt
a cost of 2c r jKiund, wblcl
i was Itetter than from any otner loeav
i l'lgs, however, grow more rapidly tnaal
! adult hogs. Cround grain proved aa
; pcrior to the ungroiind. In steer feeds
j Ing Isitb corn and wheat surpassed bar.
j ley, and with lambs the rentilta wars
aliout the same with corn, wheat and
barley. Corn and barley mixed ga,M
better results than either alone In soma
cases. These tests should make liar
ley a favorite where ii ' not now
grown at all.
A Safety Tronic li.
The pig will get Into the trough when
one w ishes lo cleau It out, and he wMl
put his heud uuder the spout when one
wlsln to pour In the niiiU. The device
herewith shows bow the pig can tie
kept away from the trough until every
thing is In readlnes for him to eat. The
swinging door is closed until the trough
ha been cleaned mid the milk or other
food poured lu. Then It is raised and
all the usual bother obviated. Have S
ring on the rope to avoid the necessity
of having lo tie It whenever the swing
ing door Is raised. Orange Judd Karav
er.
Low Trice f..r Tomatoes.
Tomatis-s t an be groa n more cheap
ly than potatoes, and at the same price
I-r bushel the vegetable grown abov
ground pays better than the other. Tbl
chief cos; of the tomato la the wast
that Is Incurred In marketing the crop.
In the hands of dealers the tomatoes
often shrivel and Iss-ome unsalable,
ami l his of course adds to the selling
price of what can be marketed. Dot
where canneries take the crop as fast
an It Is ripened, the managers find thai
they etui induce the growing of toma
toe by ti e acre at much lower price
than most farmers thought It would
-Ast to produce them.
: . i
I'riinliiic Grape Vines.
It is'oneii possible during mild weath
er In winter to do considerable work
In Uie vineyard.' After warm. weatbe
hi sirring htarta the sap, the vlnea will
bleed more or, less before tbe cut end
dry .up so flH-to.srj,tUo flow. It la al
ways Is-tter in Ia: priming to' leave an
Inch or more of stub above'the bud, a
that If fsp dm start It will not chill
the bud as It will sometime, do. and
thus check Its growth.
Have Whrf l In Their Heads.
When young men tell you they never
read tJpct-iment station bulletins, that
they .fake no shock whatever lu the
farm Institute, and, at the same time,
!h-y are abbut to-be sold- out under
mortgage on a farm their old father
gave thcln free of debt, there Is some
thing wTong In the brain machinery of
those men and na mistake, Heard's
1 i.ilo man, ;.
Milk Cnrd for ro wis.
In giving fowl milk there la often
danger Uiat they will soli and spoU
their fetsl while eating H: If the milk
Is made Into cnrd, and la then drlod by
uflxlng cakes made of oorn tneil and
wheat bran wlta It, the fowls will be
much less liable to disease than f then
ar fed milk In Its cold aa.
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