15he Bondman .....
By HALL CAINE.
CHAPTER XIII. (Continued.)
Before Thurstan was awake next
morning Reykjavik was all aatlr. It
bad become known that a special sit
ting of Althing bad been summoned
(or that night, and because nothing
was known much was said concerning
the business afoot People bad gath
ered in groups where the snow of the
bear drifts bad been banked up at
the street corners, and gossiped and
guessed. Such little work as the great
winter left to any man was done In
haste or not at all, that men might
meet In the stores, the drlnklng-shops
and on the Cbeapstead and ask,
'Why?" "Wherefore?" and "What
does it mean?" That some event of
great moment was pending seemed to
be the common opinion everywhere,
theugh what ground it rested on no
mere general, or nearer right; that
the President himself was at the root
and center of whatever was coming.
Only on one point was the feeling
Before nightfall this vague sent
iment, which ever hovers, like a dark
clcud over a nation when a storm Is
near to breaking upon it, had filled
every house in the capital, so that
when the hour was come for the gath
ering of Althing the streets were
thronged. Tow-hcaded children in
fccat-skln caps ran here and there,
women stood at the doors of houses,
young grils leaned out of windows in
si'lte of the cold, sailors and flsher
nunt with pipes between their lips
and their nanus deep in their pockets
lounged in grave silence outside the
taverns, and old men stood under the
open lamps by the Btrcct corners and
chewed and snuffed to keep themselves
warm.
In the neighborhood of the wooden
senate-bouse on the Jligh Street the
throng was densest, snrt such cf the
members as came afoot had to crush
their ways to door. All the space
within that had been a 1 luted to tlio
public was filled as soon as stammer
ing Jon opened the side door. When
uo more room was left the side door
was closed agajn and locked, and It
was afterwards remembered, when
people had time to put their beads
together, that long Jon was there and
then seen to pass the key of this side
dcor to one of the six English strang
ers who had lately come to the town.
That stranger was Thiirstan Falr
brcther. The Ume of waiting before the pro
ceedings commenced was passed by
those within the Senate House In
snuff-taking and sneezing and cough
lug, and a low bus of conversation,
full of solemn conjecture.
The members came In twos and
threes, and every fresh comer was
quilted for a hint of the secret of
the night But grave and silent, when
taken together, with the gravity and
solemnity of so many oxen, and some
of the oxen's sullen stupidity, were
the faces both of members and spec
tators. Yet among both were faces
that told of amused unbelief; calcu
lating spirits that seemed to say that
all this excitement was a bubble and
would presently burst like one; sa
pient souls who, when the world Is
dead, will believe in uo Judgment un
til they bear the last trump.
There were two parties in the Sen
at the Church party, that wanted
religion to be the basis of the re
formed government; and the Level
krs, who wished the distinction of
clergy and laity to be abolished so
far as secular power could go. the
Church party was led by the Bishop,
who was a member of the higher
cht mber, the Council, by virtue of bts
office; the Levellers were led by the
little man with piercing eyes and the
square brush of Iron-gray hsir vho
had acted as spokesman to the Court
t the trial of Ked Jason. As each of
these arrived there was a faint com-
imVttOu ttJrOsiSM tlC lOilSC-
Presently the Speaker came shuffling
in, wiping his brow with his red
handkerchief, and at the same moment
the thud of a horses's hoofs on the
hard snow outside, followed by a deep
bust of as many voices not cheering
r.or yet groaning told of the coming
of the President.
Then, amid suppressed excitement,
Michael Sunlocks entered the house,
looking weary, pale, much older, and
stooping slightly under bis flaxen
hair, as It conscious of the gaze of
many eyes fixed steadfastly upon him.
Af er the Speaker had taken his
chair, Michael Sunlocks rose In his
place amid dead stillness.
Kir, and gentlemen," he said In a
tcn voice, speaking slowly, calmly
a nr. well, "you are met here at my
Instance to receive a message of some
gravity. It la sesreely more than halt
a year slcne it was declared and en
acted by this present Council of Al
thing that the people of Iceland were
nnd should be constituted, established
unri confirmed to be a Republic or
ree Bute, governed by the Supreme j
Authority of the Nation, the people's i
representatives. Yon were then
pleased to do me the honor of electing
mt to be your first President, and
theugh 1 will no that do man bad less
isuse to put himself forward Id the
cause of his country (ban I, being the
youngest among you, yet I Undertook
the place I am now In because I had
taken a chief band la pulling down
the old order, and ought, therefore,
to lend tbe best help I could towards
nutting np the new. Other reasons
influenced me, such as ths i desire u
keep the nation from falling amid
many Internal dissensions Into ex
treme disorder and becoming open to
tie common enemy. I will not say
that I had no personal motives, no
wivate alms, no selfish ambitions In
stepping In where your confidence
opened the way. but you bear me
witness that In tbe employment to
which the nation called me. though
have beea Mssion and mis
takes. 1 nave endeavored to discharge
tbe duty of an honest man."
There was a low marmur of assent,
then a paaae. then a aneh, and then
Michael Buatocss cuauauve.
n.t MtiMnaa. I nave com to see
that I am net able far a trust
,ut ksffncfUl gonraaMt, art
CMt!M
Story.
I now beg to be dismissed of my
charge."
Then the silence was broken by
many exclamations of surprise. They
fell on the ear of Michael Sunlocks
like the ground-swell of a distant sea.
His white face quivered, but bis eye
was bright, and he did not flinch.
"It Is no doubt your concernment to
know what events and what convic
tions have so suddenly Influenced me,
and I can only claim your Indulgence
In withholding that part of both that
touches the interests of others. For
mjself, I can but say that I have
mistakes and lost self-confidence; that
being unable to manage my own af
fairs I am unwilling to undertake the
affairs of the nation; that I am con
vinced I am unfit for the great place
I hold; that any name was fitter than
mine for my post, any person fitter
than I am for its work; and I say
this from my heart. Cod knows."
He was listeued to in silence but
amid a tumult of unheard emotion,
and as he went on his voice, though
still low, was so charged with sup
pressed feeling that it seemed in that
dead stillness to rise to a cry.
"Gentlemen." he said, "though this
may come on you with surprise do not
think It has been lightly resolved
irron, or that It Is to me a little thing
to renounce the honor with the burden
of government; I will deal plainly and
laithfuUly with you and say that all
my heart was In the work you gave
nit and though I held my life in my
hond, I was willing to adventure it in
that high place where the judgment of
Alihina; placed me. So if f beg of you
to release me I sacrifice more by my
resignation than you by your dismis
sal. If I had pride, heaven has bum
bled It, and that is righteous judgment
of God. Young and once hopeful, I
bw withdrawing from all sight of
hope. I am giving up my cherished
ambitions and the chances of success.
I am to be as nothing henceforward,
for the pole-star of my life has gone
out. So not without feeling, no with
out pain, I ask you to dismiss me and
lot me go my ways."
He sat down upon these words amid
the stunned stupefaction of those who
heard him, and when he had ceased
to speak it se.emed as If be were still
speaking. Presently the people recov
ered their breath and there was the
harsh grating of feet, and a murmur
like a low sough of wind.
Then rose the little man with the
brush hair, the leader of the Levellers,
and the chief opponent cf Michael
Sunlocks in the Presidency. His name
was Urlmmsson. Clearing his throat,
reeplly, be bgan to speak in short.
Jerky sentences. This was Indeed a
sui prise that moved the house to great
astonishment There was a suspicion
of mock heroics about It that be, for
hlu part, could not shake off, for they
all knew the President tor a dreamer
of dreams. The President had said
that It was within the concernment of
Althing to know how It stood that he
had so suddenly and surprising be
come convinced of his unfitness.
Tiuly he was right there. Also tbe
President had said that he had under
taken his post not so much out of
hope of doing any good as out of a de
sire to prevent mischief and evil. Yet
what was he now doing? Running
tnem headlong Into confusion and dis
order. The leader of the Levellers sat down
and a dark-browed fellow from
among his followers rose in his place.
What did this hubbub mean? It the
President had been crazy In his health
they might have understtod It; but
tin Lord was pleased to preserve
him. Perhaps they had to look deep
er. Whispers were broad among some
who had beea near to the President's
person that the time had come to set
tle the order and prosperity of Iceland
on a new basis. He made no doubt
such whispers Implied a Protectorate,
perhaps eveu a Muiiftroliy. Did tB8
President think to hanten the crisis
that would lead to that change? Hid
he hope to alter the name of President
for Protector, or for something yet
higher? Was he throwing his sprat
to catch a mackerel? Let them look
t3 It.
The dark-browed man sat down,
with a grin of triumph,, and his place
was taken by' a pert little beardless
person, with a smirk on his face. They
had all read tbe parable of bow a cer
tain man made a feast, snd did his
friends the honor to Invite them; but
fust one friend for one halting reason,
and then another for a reason yet
more lame, excused himself from sit
ting at the good man's table. Well,
cn: of these excuses was from a man
whe had married a wife, and therefore
could not come. Now tbe President
had married a wife
The little snan got no further, for
Michael Bunlocks, whose features had
flushed up, leaped tc bis feet again,
against all order and precedent In that
rnrin chamber so reverent of law.
I knew." he said, amia me snence
of the wide -eyed people, "when I came
to this house today, that the censure
of Iceland might follow me when I
left It, but its shame snail not pursue
me. I also knew that there were per
sons not well content with the present
order of things who might show their
discontent as they had opportunity;
but before tbe insinuations or uase
motives that have Just been made I
take you to witness that all that go
with them are malicious figments. My
capacity any man can Impeach, but
my honest name none qumiwu
Without cnaiienge, lor me aum inuo
I shall carry awsy with me when I
lecve this place shall be the pride of
an upright life."
With that he put on tls bat where
he stood, and ths people, thrilled to
their hearts by his ringing voice, and
hto eyes full of splendid courage,
broke Into a great clamor of cheers.
"Peace, peace." cried a deep voice
over tbe tumult. The old Bishop bad
risen to apeak.
"This la a quarrelsome age." be aald,
"au age when there seems to be a
strange Itching In tbe -pinto of men,
when near every maa seems to seek
hla brother's disquiet all he may.
wbea wretched Jealooatea and the
spirit of ealamay tarn atetrtUng to
gal! and wormwood. But can we nod
take the President's message for what
It claims to be, asking blm for no rea
sons that concern us not? "rr'hen has
he betrayed us? His life since his
ccmlng here has been marked by strict
Integrity. When has pride been his
bet e? His humility has ever been bis
pislse. He has been modest with the
highest power and shown how little
he valued those distances be was
boiwid to keep up. When has mam
mon been bis god? If he leaves us
now be leaves us a poor man, as Al
thing may well assure itself. When
bo was elected to the employment he
holds, being so young a man, many
trembled and I among them for the
nation that has Intrusted Its goods
and Its lives to his management, but
row we know that only In his merit
pose. Let me be prodigal of praise be
fore his face, but honor and honesty
require this, that we say that so true
a man Is not to be found this day in
Iceland.
(To be con tin nod.) i
rr-r.
TRICKS OUR WATCHES PLAY.
Varr Small Caatat May Kaiolt la
In-
conrealenrc to tlaa Ownar.
Watches often suffer from chances
of temperature. After a watch has
been word next to a warm body all
day It should not be left over night o l
cold marble or near an open window.
The cold la likely to contract the metal
pivots", and hov aver slightly, tighten
up the works. The next morning, for
no apparent reason, on's watch will
be found to be losing time. It re-
quently happens .that watches are
slightly magnetised by static electric
ity given off by the human body. It
has been found that dark people are
more likely to exert this Influenci
over their watches. This Influence Is,
besides, more common among women
than with men. Persons of this sort
can never hope to carry the correct
time nnless they carry their watches
In rubber or steel cases. Never lay
your watch down for the night In a
horizontal position. It ahould always
be hung vertically, as it Is carried dur
ing the day. If tbo pivot of the bal
ance wheel be fa the least worn this
change of position tends to loosen the
"cap Jewel." Everyone has had a
watch suddenly stop for no apparent
reason and go on again when slightly
shaken This may not happen once
a year, but all watches are liable to
such an accident. This is due usually
to the catching of the delicate hair
spring. It Is caused by some sudden
movement such as jumping on or off
a car. The Jolt must come at the exact
fraction of a second when the spring la
in position to catch, so that the
chances of such an accident are rare.
A watch should be oiled every eight
een months. The oil dries up In this
time as a rule and if the mechanism
be run with the oil dry It quickly
wears out. In examining a watch all
jewelers follow the same plan. They
first look to see If the hands are
caught. If the fault lies deeper they
next take out the balance wheel and
examine the pin and pivots. Next
they let down tbe main spring and
examine the wheels. It sometimes
happens that a Jeweler will not find
the cause of the trouble for days. The
most difficult disorder to locate Is a
slight burr on one of the wheels.
Chicago Chronicle.
MINERAL. WEALTH IN SIBERIA
Vaat Baaoaraaa That Will Marpriaa
ilia
Warlil Whan Davalopod.
The world has now to deal with a
new factor. Ten years ago the name
"Siberia" called up a picture of wastes
of snow and Ice, boundless tundras
(steppes) and coasts white with, ice-
bergs. Today the same Siberia is a
land filled, with thriving villages of
peasant farmers, producing grain and,
various vegetables. T'aat great conir
peller of civilization, the railway, has
broken down the bars between the
world and Siberia. Besides its count
less resources of the soil, besides Its
rivers fllied with valuable fish and its
forests inhabited by fur-bearing ani
mals Siberia Is now beginning to show
to the world its resources of gold. Iron,
copper, manganese, quicksilver, plati
num and eoal, the yearly output of
which is hat a feeble Index of what it
will be when the deposits are devel
oped, writes Consul Thomas Smith..
In the past three years several Ameri
can mining engineers have traversed
various parts of Siberia and central
Asia. The testimony of these gentle
men is corroborated by that of. other
foreign engineers who have visited the
country that the lack of exploitation
of such evident mineral weali.lt as la
found here Is unparalleled tn other
parts of the civilised world. Of these
resources gold Is by far the most Im
portant, as It Is, curiously enough, the
least developed. Tsklug the product oi
the Russian empire approximately at
125,000,000 In gold per year, it seems
comparatively Insignificant. It places
Russia fifth among the gold producers
and Is but little more than the present
annual gold output of tbe state of Col
orado,
Saada? Habit.
The average man does hlmstit so
much harm on Sunday that he does
r.ot recover until the following wed
nesday. in tho first place, he loafs
around the house, Instead of being
active, as on weekdays. In tbe next
place, he eats bis breakfast later than
usual, and his dinner earlier, and the
result Is that he Is knocked out until
Wednesday. The best Ihlng to do on
Sunday Is to conform to your usual
habits as much as possible. Atchison
Globe.
. Which Ilea south of Haiti la the Car
ibbean aea, and can be sighted from tbe
(lacks of vessels passing from New
York to the Isthmus was the only
outlvtna possession of the U ailed
States antll we acquired Porto Meo
aad Um Philippines,
DIGGING DIAMONDS.
The methods of compelling Mother
Earth to disgorge her bidden stores
of wealth be it in the form of dia
monds, gold, silver, copper or coal
appears to be much the same every
where. You first find your mine, your
reef or crater of blue clay, as It Is at
Kimberley, and then you bore a hole
down to It, which you call a shaft.
Sometimes, as at Kimberley, you can
begin at the top, but sooner or later
you have to resort to burrowing later
ally or perpendicularly. Then "the
thing you are In search of Is wound
up on a pulley, over a wheel such as
you see In any train journey through
the midlands and the north of En
gland. Mouth or tha Crater.
The blue clay as everyone knows
by this time is found in circular pits
(once craters) filled up from an un
known depth; they have not touched
bottom at 2,000 feet. The inclosing
walls are basalt and then a layer of
shale is superposed. In the open, or
through shafts, tbe clay Is blasted and
carried on trucks by endless wires to
the "floors." Tbe trams ran on dou
ble lines, one set of trucks carrying
the clay, the other returning empty.
The "floors"' constitute one of the most
Interesting features of the place. The
earth which contains the diamonds be
comes very friable when exposed to
sun and air and crumbles like loam.
The harder rock, consolidated under
tremendous pressure, has to be pulver
ized by crushing. Thousands of acres
are Inclosed by barbed-wira fencing
a much disguised blessing of South Af
ricaand there, hidden in the molder
lng1 earth, are hundreds of thousands
of pounds worth of precious stones.
Some, of course, become detached' and
are picked up by the "boys" and: gener
ally accounted for, though, in spite
of the necessarily stringent I: D; B:
laws, it is difficult to believa that none
falls to reach the sorting house.
Aid of San and Air.
When sunshine and atmosphere have
done their work the decomposed clay
Is taken back from tbe floors and com
mitted to the pulsators, writes the
Kimberley correspondent for the Lon
don Telegraph. The matter is shot In
to receivers and passes down to the
pulsator, a graduated plane of metal,
as the name implies, is shaken by ma
chinery laterally, as a man shakes a
sieve In bis hand. The different steps
of the pulsator are covered with grease
to which the diamonds at least, all
of any size adhere as. the broken clay
rushes over mingled with a cream of
water. The top step generally man
ages to catch the larger stones and
very few escape the lowest grade. The
refuse, however, Is all carefully hand-
sorted by natives, whose natural quick
ness of eye and deftness of finger have
been improved by long practice. Many
of the hands so employed are convicts,
hired by the government to the com
pany. These victims of civilization
most of them are guileless of any crim
inal appearance much prefer this
work to the dull monotony of prison
labor. The sight of these convicts enr
gaged lu sorting out minute gems from;
the dross might suggest many reflec
tions. The contrast is the most strik
ing; at one end of the scale diamonds
representing the highest' luxury of cly.
llzation, at the other the native to
whom European culture means ia
magistrate and the politician. How
ever, if tho native criminal moralizes
which I am sure that, as- a rule, he
Is far too sensible to do he can chuck
le at the Idea that each atone he ex
tracts may easily prove an Incentive
to his fellows on a higher plane to. go
and do likewise.
Washing It Out.
The sticky matter, holding ljttle but
the gems, is thoroughly washed out
and the deposit Is ready for tlw sort
er. Diamonds are by no mesne un
lovely In their uncut condition, and
there Is no mistaking, the slightly grea
sy feeling of the real gem, due, I am
told, to Its Incomparable hardness. The
stones are then Inspected and weighed
and are ticketed according to their
value In little heaps on a counter of the
sorting room. Thus, the first heap of
a week's "clean up" will contain, per
haps, a dozen large diamonds, perfect
In shape and color and without a flaw;
they may be of any value from 200
to 2,000 pounds. Then come smaller
ones of the same spotless character;
next In value are the large yellow
stones; then the flawed whites, and so
on, down to the heaps of tiny gems
like coarse sugar, white and brown.
Roughly there were, 'I suppose, some
80,000 pounds worth on the counter,
representing the output of stven days.
The company does not, of course, cut
Its own diamond -that is a special In
dustry of Amsterdam nor do they sell
them directly to the diamond mer
chants. A syndicate contractu to take
the whole product of the mines at a
fixed price so much a carat and is,
owing to tho war and other causes, dla
monds have been very, very dear late
ly, the syndicate must have made largi
profits.
riVfclt WITH UOD INVENTION,
"That friend of mine In the asphalt
Limine had a horrible dream the
other night. He dreamed he had work
ed through a contract to pave the
main street In shell. In his Joy over
getting it he was foolish enough to
guarantee to keep the roadway In re
pair for a year. He sent down his best
men to lay tbe stuff and it was soon
down and approved and the warrant
drawn for its payment."
"Yes."
"And then one day Satan sent for
him in a terrible hurry. He hustled
down and what do you suppose? Why,
they'd just had a batch of new ar
rivals, legislators and councilmen, and
In warming things up for them they
had rushed the temperature to 420
Fahrenheit and every blessed scrap
of that asphalt melted. and run Into
the sewer!" Cleveland Plain Dealer.
GLOVE FOK llOTSEHOLU USE.
Here is a woman's Invention that
should prove practical for the purpose
for which It was designed, namely, to
protect the fingers -while kneading
dough or applying any polishing sub
stance to stoves, woodwork, furniture,
etc. It consists of a set of finger tips
of rubber or any other flexible mate
rial suspended by elastic cords from
a wrist band. These tips are prefer
ably larger than the average-sized
finger and are adopted to be gathered
at the large ends by means of the
strings passing through the eyelets, as
PROTECTS THE" HAND:
shown. Heretofore various devices,
have been made In tho form- of gloves
for polishing purposes, but in ail tho
others the serious objection has beea
the tendency of the hands to perspire
within the glove, causing great incont-
venlence to the user. This objection.
Is obviated by the new glove, as it
does not' entirely Inclose the hand, but
affords only a covering for the fingers,
leaving tbe rest of the hand tree to
the atmosphere. A patent for this- in
vention was lately granted
ANOTHER NKW COKFKK PUT..
There are' already on the market
numerous improved coffee pots, but
there seems to be room for the one
haws WWi'" which to JtlBttJWSfl'
patented. Among its numerous li
vantages the Inventor names- the- fol
lowing: It Is automatic and require
no attention after the coffee is once
put In. Only boiling hott water come
In contact with the-coffee, therefore
the strength Is all leached' out'.. No
additional utenslles are needed, and! it
can be adjusted to fit any and all cof
feepots. The pot is separate from' tho
other parts, and ' is. therefore, as- light
as possible, thus avoiding the handling
of a pot with a heavy strainer or other
apparatus. In making the beverage
the operation is as follows: A. quantity
of coffee ls placed' In- the small recep
tacle at the top, and the flat reservoir
at the bottom Is partially filled with
water. The vertical' tube at the left
side of the cut extendi nearly to the
top, of the coffee holder,, and at one
side of the latter i a- short slanting
tube, which is inserted iu- (jit? scout
of the coffeepot. The apparatus being
set on the stove( th water begins to
boil, when the steam expanding in the
flat reservoir forces the boiling water
in small quantities through the ver
tical tube to, U' eoftee.. There the
f
PREPARING THE BEVERAGE
water percolates downward until It
reaches the outlet tube, dropping into
the coffeepot. As the vertical tube
does not extend quite to the bottom
of the water reservoir, a small quan
tity of the water always remains In
the bottom to nrevent damage, and
the steam from this will also aid In
making the coffee. Should the steam
nressure become too great the ball
forming the safety valve on top of
the reservoir Is displaced.
Ebb and Flow of Nation.
A hundred years ago Spain was
greater In posessions and population
than the United States, but during the
((stury just ending Its fortunes were
Vung at an ebb and the flood has been
with the- United States. Similar
changes have gone on In other natlona
and In other parts of the world. Chi
na has had the ebb; Japan baa had
the now.
: i
HAS A THIRST FOR BLOOD.
(Mtaneaa of tha Faroe loaaaaaa of taw
Ctaaon WaeaaL
The weasel is the boldest and most
blood-thirsty of our small mammals;
Indeed, none of our larger beasts la
mote so, says John Burroughs. There
Is something devilish and uncanny
about it. It persists like fate; it eludes,
but it cannot be eluded. The terror
it Inspires In the smaller creatures
rats, rabbits, chipmunks is pitiful to
behold. A rat pursued by a weasel has
been known to rush into a room, utter
dismal cries and seek the protection of
a man in bed. A woman in northern
Vermont discovered that something
was killing her bens, often on the nest.
She watched for the culprit and at last
caught a weasel in the cat It had
seized the hen and refused to let go
when she tried to scare it away. Then
the woman laid hold of it and tried
choking it, when the weasel released
Its hold upon the hen and fastened its
teeth into her hand between the thumb
and forefinger. She could not choke I
off and ran to a neighbor for help, bof
no one could remove it without tearing
the flesh from the woman's hand.
Then some one suggested a pail of wa
ter. Into this the hand and weasel
were plunged, but the creature would
not let go even then, and did not until
it was drowned. A farmer one day
heard a queer growling sound on the
grass. On approaching the spot he saw
two weasels contending over a mouse.
Both weasels had the mouse, pulling
in opposite directions, and they were
so absorbed In the struggle that the
farmer cautiously put his hands down
and grabbed them both by the backs of
their necks. He put them in a cage
and offered them bread and other
food. This they refused to eat, but in
a few days one of them had eaten the
other up, picking his bones clean and
leaving nothing but the skeleton. The
same farmer was one day In his cellar
when two rats came out of a hole near
him in great haste and ran up the
cellar wall and along its top until they
came to a floor timber that stopped
their progress, when they, turned at
bay and looked excitedly back along
the course they had come. In a mo
ment a weasel, evidently in hot pur
suit of them, came out of the hole,
but, seeing the farmer, checked his
course and darted back. The rats had
doubtless turned to give him fight and
would probably have been a match for
Mm. Chicago Chronicle
GREAT 8CENE OF TUMULT.
TagUA Elcctlouearlna Way
Flgktlas and Bloodahad.
Mr. Bonverle, who sat tor the Kil
marnock burghs, and was a well
Knows figure in the house of commons,
referring in later years to such occa
! sioaa, said that he remembered many
exciting hustings scenes but he
thought that tbe Ajreahire nomination
of was ke greatest seeae off tu
mtrtt that he had ever witnessed. At
KMieratioater, in 1867, such was the
violence of the crowd at the declara
tion of the poll that Mr. Lowe nar
rowly escaped death from stoning, and
only found safety by the circumstance
that the master of the grammar school,
whose bouse was close by, unlocked a
gardes door, which the newly elected
member hastily entered, his head
streaming with blood. There will be
those who recall the altercation time
after time between Lord Palmerston
and a butcher, on the hustings at Tiv
erton, when the aged statesman, ever
ready with a reply, effectually discom
fit ed his opponent, says Good Words.
At the nomination of Rothesay, in
1868 the mill girls were, according to
custom, set free from work.and main
tained a continuous uproar, which pre
vented speakers from being heard. A
piece of iron was flung at the hustings,
and must have killed any one whom
it had chanced to strike. At the dec
laration of the poll on a' later day, a
well known inhabitant Jerked the arm
of a reporter all the time that the
newly elected member was speaking so
that not a word could be taken down,
and at the close of the ceremony the
member and the reporter retired to a
hotel, where the speech was delivered
In peace. At a nomination at Had
dington, when Lord Elcho (now Lord
Wemyss), and Mr. George Hope ct
Fenton Barns contested the mnty, a
great disturbance presented Lord El
cho from being heard on the hustings.
He Jocularly declared that he was la
no hurry, as he was not going to Lon
don till night, and. that he would
meanwhile smoke a cigar. Having lit
up he threw the contents of hla cigar
case among the crowd, and a shower
of stones was the response to his ill
timed generosity.
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Hli Awfal Blandar.
A Chicago clergyman says that white
travelling in Europe last summer he
visited Venice, and among the Institu
tions of that city which particularly
Interested him was a public bathing re
sort. A few days later, while In Pisa,
and wandering about its famous lean
ing tower, he encountered two young
ladles, whose conversation, a few
words of which he overhead satis fled
him they were Americans. He intro
duced himself, and they were delighted
to meet him. They had Just arrived
In Pin, and were very dusty and
travel-stained. On learning that he;
had come from Venice they questioned
him eagerly concerning the attractions
of the place, as that waa neit oa their
itinerary. "Well," he began, "you will
want to go to the Malamocco and take
a bath" "Sir!" the exclaimed,
turning away instantly ana ' leaving
him to tha realisation of tha fast that,
In all Innocence, he had mad oat of
tha great mis takes of bil life, Ttx
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