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A SISTER'S VENGEANCE I By CEOftCC MAMVILLE FENN CUAPTEK V.-(CounuLta. "Do do you think we can e--.ipi (tiiil the woman. paui:ig with fear. "An' ik it eshciipe, whin the boat wait ing, and eve ry t hitiir riddy?" said Dluii). fa; "ufully. "Ii'yc lnir lier. irV Wli.it 1 woman it in!" They pressed (in. s.ti.1 at the end m what Seeuied to tie u iureniiin.ibly lulu tioe, Humphrey whioered : "Arn sar t tie- uses':" - " 'iu-.- ( it now, sor. If it wt. Oi re lated y'd bear the luting of the waves Hi a ll.e shore; hut tlcy're ton liot rud wake ill this cotimhry to do nut-- tU.;u g.Ve a hit of a !a oo tli saijils." Another weary length of lime passed, :il tin? seashore wan not retched, but ti y were evidently near it bow. for til.- -jiill murmur of the billows in tin- !iel tered gulf was plainly to be heard; and Mistress Ureenhevs, who, in spite of ber bravery ami decision, had begun to utter a low, hysterical no!) from time to time and bang more heavily umui her Companions' arms, took courage at the thought of the safety the sea offered, and pressed sturdily forward for another few hundred yards and then (.-topped short. "What is it. darlin'?" whispered I tin ny. "Voices!" she replied softly. ''Yes; our own," said finny. "There can't he anny others here." "I am sure I heard talking." said Hum phrey; but all was still now, and feeling satisfied at last that it was the murmur of the waves, they erept on in utter si lenee. and were about to leave the shel ter of the paths by which they had eome and for the ojieii sand when Dinny cheek ed his companions, and they all stood listening, tor a voiee that was familiar said: "The skipper's full of fancies. He hasn't been right since this captain was made a prisoner, and he baa been worse tore the other prisoners escaped." "Other prisoners! What prisoners?" thought Humphrey. "V'ou hold your tongue!" growled the familiar voice of Bart. "Do you want to scare them off?" "Scare whom off?" "Those who try to escape. Silence!" Mistress Greenheys reeled up against Humphrey anil would have fallen but for his strong arm, which encircled her. Dinny did not speak till they bad reach ed the shelter of some trees. "Look at that, now!" he whispered out of the black darkness. "Have ye got the darling safe?" "Yes. saTe enough; but what does this mean?" "XInne, or? Sure, and it's Bart yaa der wid two min." "Take us down to the sea by some oth er path." "Shu re. an don't I tell ye there is no other path, sor? It's the only way. Mur ther. look at that!" For at that moment a light flashed out nil shimmered on the gea, sunk, rose, and became brilliant, shining forth so that they could see the three men down upon the shore bad lighted a pile of some Inflammable material, beyond which, floating easily opon the surface of the sea and apparently close inshore, was a boat the boat that was to bear them safely away. They were sheltered by the trees, and besides, too far off to be seen by the men, whose acts, however, were plain enough to them, as one of them was seen to wade out to the boat, get hold of her mooring Tope, and drag her ashore. "The murtherin' villains" muttered Dinny. 'They've takin' out the shtores. Look at that now! There's the bar'l o' wather and the bishkit, and now there's the sail. What'II I do i'ntoirely? My heart's bruk wid' em." "Hush, my lad! You'll be heard," whis pored Humphrey. He gave an angry stamp, for in her agony of dread Mistress Oreenheys gave herself a wrest from his arm, and hur ried back. "What's that?" whispered Dinny. "Mistress Oreenheys." "What? Gone back, sir? Whisht, darliu'. Stop!" If the woman heard his words they only added to her alarm, for she hurried on, apparently as well acquainted with the way back as Dinny, who immediately started in pursuit. "What are you going to do?" whispered Humphrey. "Do. sor? Go afther her." "No, no; we must escape now we've fot so far." "Shure an' we will, sor, but to go for ward's to go into prison for yon and to be ' dancing on nothing for me. Come on. sor. Let's catch up to me poor freckened darlin', and then tak' to the woods." They hurried back in pursuit of their companion, but fear had made her fleet of foot, and In spite of their efforts they did not overtake her. "She'll have gone back to ber nnar thers," said Pinny, dismally. "Shall we go back to ours?" "Nor cried Humphrey, Imperiously. "Good heavens, mant our absence has been found out before now. Let's take to th woods or hide in one of the ruins till wo eon get away." . "Sor on' ye're roight, sor. They've been 'afther ye, ar coo rue, and I've been aaisaed aod can't show meaelf now wid t being titrated as a thraitor. Will ye hnut to me, aod I'll And a place 7" Trust yon? yiw." said Humphrey; "bet what do yo propooe doing?" "Doing, sor? Holding till we can flrd a ebaaab of getting away." , "Whore will yon hide?' To Mid ye'd throat aw, sor," wbls fMwi Dim. "Come oo." OHAPTKB XVI. -, "Nov , Mi; aiako for the forest," 'irti'oa Humphrey, joot at daybreak, ; tVjaay bogaa to Uka advantage of the CM) light to oeek a oaf place of eon-.-' H0)t. . ..'Vat for, oar? To get buried io that doa't so aiaen as grow cab V'vWr thore'i ao wathor aad ao f bag awMkoya and the oh pot ted f Lavo M to aw, oor, aad III uk' ' rX whet rt can lay afaang la f t watt awy ho I eaa got T f darttog ao tho aoetea freek- .to th.it oh) temple where M.izzard made i hi- attempt to kill the captain?" ! "There, or! Why, the captain would tin. I u dir.-etly. You lave it to me. lliinijihrey would have taken to the for ' e.si vviriiDiit hesitatiou. but, worn out Jaiid siifTi-ring keenly from dlrappoint I iiienl, he w as in no humor to oppose, and. i l.; .;n;....1. i.. ..itr..u..i . inn n tiiiuiira, lit " . - Hie lriMuMuu by JevioiLs ways !0 and OMt of "The ruins" fur some time, till Dinny criiu.hed down, and motioned to Hum phrey to do the same. The place was in sueh a chaos and so changed by the terrifn: force of the ex-plo-ion that Humphrey bad felt a if be were journeying along quite a new por tion of the forest outskirts, till, as be obeyed his companion and tbey crouched down among some dense herbage, be stared with astonishment at the sight before him, a couple of hundred yards away. I'or there, beyond one of the piles of crumbling ruins, was a perfectly familiar pathway, out of which he saw step ii.to the broad sunshine the picturesque fig ure of the buccaneer captain, who strode toward a group of waiting men. A discussion seemed to take alace, there were some sharp orders, and then the whole party disappeared. "Why, Dinny, man, are you mad?" whispered Humphrey. "I trusted to you to take me to some place of hiding, and you've brought me right into the lion's den." "Well, sor, and a mighty purty place, too, so long as the lion's not at Imfne. Sure and ye just iw hirn go out." "Hut, Dinny " "Whisht! Don't spake so loud, Mr. Sure, now, if a cannon ball made a hole in the side of a ship, isn't that th safest place to put your bead so as not to be hurt. They niver hit the same place twice." "Then jour hiding pli'-e is my old lodg ing uiy prison?" "Av coorse it W. The skipper has been there to mak' sure that ye are really gone; ami now he knows, he'll sny to him self th.it this is the last place ye'd go and hide in; and troth, he's ijuite roight, isn't he?" Humphrey hesitated for a few mo ments, and then, feeling how true the man's words were, he gave way "Sure, sor, and it's ail roight," whis pered Dinny. "Ar'n't I thrying to keep my head out of a n'mse. and d'ye think I'd be for coming here if it wasn't the safest p'aee? Come along; .sur. it s a lion's den, as ye call it. and the best spot I know." He whispered to Humphrey to follow cautiously, and crept on all-fours among the dense growth, and in and out among the loose stonea at the very edge of the forest, till the tunnel-like pathway was reached in safety, when, after crawling a few yards out of the blinding sunshine into the shadowy gloom, Dinny rose to his feet. "There, sor," he said, "we can walk like Christians now, and not like animal bastes." There was an ample supply of food in the place for a week, and water. Dinny's ideas respecting their safety seemed to be quite correct, for though voices were heard at a distance, no one approached the place. They had the hidden subter ranean tomb-like chamber into which they could retreat; and on tne second night, while Dinny was watching and Humphrey, utterly worn out, was sleep ing feverishly and trying to forget the troubles and disappointment of his fail ore, there was a faint rustling noise heard, and directly after his name was whispered softly from above. "Murther!" cried Dinny, unable to con tain himself as he sprang op. His exclamation and the noise be made brought Humphrey from his couch, alert, and ready for any struggle. "What is it?" he said. "Dinny!" cstne in a voice from above. "Mistress Greenheys!" cried Hum phrey. "You there?" "Yes. I came to try and learn tidings of you. I did not know you were toth prisoners." "Sure an' we're not, darlin'," said Din nl. "We only tuk refuge here, so as to be near you. An' where have yon been?" "I crept back to my place," said the woman, "and reached it without having been missed." "Then ye're quite free to come and go?" "Yes quite." "Erin-go-bragh!" cried Dinny, excited ly. "Then what ye've got to do, darling, is to go back and come agen as soon as ye can wid something to ate, for we shall soon be starved." "Y'es, Dinny; I'll come again to-night." The night had not passed before the faithful little woman was back again with such provisions as she could bring and lower down to them. This went on for two nights, during which time they bad no alarm. Not a soul beside approached the place; and the same report was brought them that their hiding place baffled all. but the captain was fiercely determined that the prison ers should be found. "Then wby not try to escape inland, Dinny?" said Humphrey, at last. "Surely, it cannot be impossible." "Haven't we all thried it again and again wid the captain, sor?" said Dinny, in remonstrance. "He set us all to work so as to make sure that we couldn't be attacked from the land, and ye can't get in a mile annywbere, for thick foruot worked together like a powerful big bur die thafa all ootid, and bey ant that' mountains. Sure, and ye can't get that way at all wldout an army of wood rat ters, and a life a hundred years long!" A week went by, food waa wanting, the prisoners were in despair, and they had both crept out again and again to the eod of the corridor, aod listend to try and make oot something; but all out side was solemnly still, and the place might have been once more the abode of death, had not a couple of sentries al ways been visible keeping watch, so that it was impossible to stir. Dinny went to the window opening aad leaned there, while Uoinphrey seat ed himself upon tho edge of the couch to watch the opeaiog above hia bead, la expectation that Mlatreoo Oreenhea aUght arrive aad pat aa end to tho ter rlle aowpeaat aa to bar silence, The otiU. avltr hoot waa torrtbW, ao( I Wst luoved outside, sad the drkuc i sine on more obscure than usual; for as Humphrey looked out of the window from lime to time, to gaze along the for- ; est arcade, there was not a tire fly visi ble, aud the heavy, oppressive state of ' the air seemed to auuuunce a coming storm. Dinny's figure had long been risible, but be made hi presence known by croon ing over snatches of the most depressing minor-keyed Irish melody he could re- jcall: but after a time that ceased, and the silence grew heavy as the heat. "How long have 1 been asleep?" he muttered, starting up and listening. "Dinny!" No answer. "Dinny! Hist! Are you asleep?" He dared call no louder, but rose from the couch. "Dennis Kelly, the traitor, has gone. Humphrey Armstrong!" cried a hoarse voice, und he feir himseir driven back into the great tomb-like place. "Commodore Junk!" cried Humphrey in his surprise. "Yes. Commodore Junk. Ha! 1 have you. My prisoner once again!" "Your prisoner? No, not if 1 die for it!" cried Humphrey, passionately; and he struggled to free himself from the tight ening grasp. "I tell you it is madness. You have proved it yourself, and. weary with your folly, you have returned." "Returned!" cried Humphrey, ticrucly; "yes, but only to be free." The captain tried to utter some angry appeal, but a fierce struggle had com niein'cd, aud the great stony place seemed to be full of whispers, of hoarse sighs, the catching of breath, harsh expirations as the contending pair swayed hen: and then -the captain, lithe and active as a panther, bal'ling again aud again Hum phrey's superior weight and strength. Twice over the latter tripped and nearly fell, but he recovered himself and strug gled on, seeking to wind his arms tonuJ the buccaneer ami lift and throw him with a west-conntry wrestling trick. Hut try how he would his adversary seemed to twist like an eel and recover himself, till suddenly, as they swayed there as a low, jangling noise as a sword escaped from its scabbard and fell upon the stony tloor. It was a trilling incident, but it attract ed the buccaneer's attention for a mo mentjust long enough to put him off his guard-tile result being that h was thrown heavily, Humphrey planting his knee upon his breast, ami as he thrust out a hand it neonntered the fallen sword, which be snatched up with a shout of triumph, shortened in his hand, and held to the buccaneer's throat. "Now," he cried, tiercel, "I have the upper hand, my lad. You are iny prison er. Make but one sound, and it is your last." The buccaneer uttered a low moan, rr.d snatched at the blade, but the interven ing hand was thr;:st away, and the point pressed upon the heaving flesh. "Do you give in?" "No!" cried the buccaneer, fiercely. "Strike, Humphrey Armstrong; strike, and end iny miserable life! Then go and say, I have slain the woman who loved me with all ber heart" "What!" cried Humphrey, starting back, as the sword fell from bis nerveless hand, and a flash, as of a revelation, en lightening him as to the meaning of much that had before seemed strange. "Well, why do you not strike? Did I not speak plainly? I am Mary Dell!" CHAPTKK XVII. "Y'es; who called?" cried Humphrey, starting up. "Hist! Be careful! It is me!" Humphrey sprang from his couch and was about to speak, when the curtaiu was roughly thrown aside, and Bart en tered quickly. "What's the matter?" be said, rough ly. "Matter!" said Humphrey. "I I must have been dreaming." Hart looked at biru sourly, and then gave a suspicions look round. "What time is it?" said Humphrey, hastily. "Time! What do we know about time here? 'Bout four bells." Humphrey gazed excitedly at the dim ly seen figure, visible by the faint light which streamed in beside the curtain, and then as the curtaiu fell he advanced slowly til! be could peer through and see that Bart had gone to the far end of the corridor, where he bad a lantern set in a stone recess, beside which be ensconced himself, and played sentry once again. "Escape is impossible unless I choose the gates of death," muttered Humphrey, as he stole back cautiously, and then in a low voice naid: "Hist! Did any one call?" "Yes. Is it safe to whisper?" came from above. "Mistress Oreenheys!" crii-d Hum phrey, joyfully. "Sjeak low. don't whis per; it penetrates too far. How I have longed to hear from you!"- "Oh, sir. pray, pray, save hira!" "Dinny?" said Humphrey, starting. "Yes. He is to be killed, and it was for your sake be ran that risk. I'ray, try and save him." "What can I do?" "Implore the captain. He may listen to you. I cannot bear it, sir; it makes me feel half mad!" "Have you seen him?" "Seen him? No, sir. He's kept close ly shut up In one of the stone chambers by the captain's quarters, and two men watch him night and day." "As I am watched." said Humphrey, bitterly. "Yes. sir; but yon have not been untrue to your captain. You are not sentenced to death, and every man eager to see you hung. My poor Dennis! It is my fault, too. Wby did we ever meet?" Hymphrey was silent "Too will see the captain, sir, and ask him to apare bis life?" Humphrey ground bis teeth. To ask Dinny's life was to ask a favor of Mary Dell,' and to place himself under greater obligations still. "That is not all the trouble." said the woman, who was evidently sobbing bit terly. "That wretch Maszard is still at liberty." "Not escaped!" cried Humphrey. "Not escaped! not taken!" said the woman. "He is In hiding about the plsce, and I have seen hirn." She seemed to shudder, and her oba grew more frequent. She uttered low cry; and as Hum phrey listened he beard low, quick talk ing, a faint rustling noise overhead, and then the sound of voices died away. "Discoveredr said Humphrey, bitter If. "Kate la workitu against me now." A quarter of hour's silence ensued, tad coaaeioaa that at nay BMowat ho Might Uu tcbed, as far as the drp giooiu would allow, Humphrey seated himself upon the edge of the old stone al tar, and folded his arms, to see what would be the next buffet fate he was to bear. There was the sound of a chulleuge at the eud of the corridor, and a quick re ply, followed by an angry muttering, and Humphrey laughed mockingly. "Master and dog!" be said, bitterly. "Mistress and dog. I ought to say." He drew himself up. for he beard a well-known step coming quickly along the passage. The curtain was snatched aide, and the buccaneer took a doztu strides into the place and slopped, look ing around. (To be continued.) Famous Dogs Are K.xtiocl. Dog lovers are discovering with re grill ibat oae of Uie Ikiebt caunitt spe cie has become almost extiuct. The Newfoundland Is practically no more In this country and iu England. The fast-vaulsliitig breed is native in the Island of New foutidluud, mid old rivoriLi say early settlers fouud the Iu diaiis it) possession of uiiigiliticeiu spe cimens. It la generally supposed, how ever, that the Newfoundland was the result uf a cross of some English striin and the native dogs. At any rate, this mrticuluruiilui.il is celebrated in history an the euiboll ment of courage and -liitelllgencH and kindness the highest type of caniue ex eellenee. I.audseer. in bis famous jiaint iug,'"Tbe Child's Best Friend," render ed the species imniortul. In Hiilte of this, it Is a fact that in valuable dog, in Its original babii.it. Is quite extinct. And be was most useful there, too. in saving drowning persons along the storm-swept coast, where stilpwrecks are frequent. Never theless, it Is charged that It was through starvation and neglect that these famous dogs died In Newfound land itself. The British government tins lately been obliged to purchase for the NeW foiiudl.iud life-saving .station a new breed of dogs to take their places. Th s are the I.e otibergs, a cross between Newfoundlands, St. Bernards and Pyre nees wolf dog. They are the most pow erfully built dogs iu the world aud sUind more than four feet high. Those sent to Neivfotin .bind the British g v cnuiieiit paid from .!."0 to lo) ape'.-e for, aud some specimens have sold for as high as $rtj. Chinese J-'ond fit' Gaming. The "heathen Chinee" portrayed by Bret Harte, with "bis sleeves full of aces and bowers," is not a creation of tic;inu. In fact, almost every native of the celestial empire is a born gam bler atid will hazard all be possesses on the turn of a card. If there is one thing the Chinese in America cannot uu .erstand regarding our customs It is why the police aud courts should take cognizance of gambling. It is a recognized amusement in China and the Chinaman is a reckless gambler They have several kinds of playing cards, but the general name for them Is chepae, or paper tickets. The cards are two Inches and a half In length and half an Inch wide and the kind most commonly used are called tseen-wan-che-pae, "a thousand times lO.OW cards." This pack has thirty cards three suits of nine each a'n 1 three In dependent suiu which are superior to the rest. The suits are named respec tively "nine myriads of strings of beads," "nine units of cakes" and "nine units of chains." There are several queer names for other varieties of playing cards. One Is called "the hundred boys' cards," an other "chariots, horses and guns" find a third, curiously devise i on the princi ple of some of our historical games. Is called "a thousand times 10,000 men's names cards." l-earn How to Brathe. It is possible to exercise one's whole body, to keep it strong and well, simply by breathing properly. Children should be taught to breathe and to get Into the habit of filling the whole lung space nt each Inhalation and of emptying It completely at each exhalation. There Is no lietter way of getting to sleep soon after going to bed than by breathing properly. Push away the pillow and lb; But upon the back, with the.museles relaxed. Slowly draw in the deepest breath possible, bold It for four seconds, then slowly expel it until the chest and abd men have collapsed. Repeat this until you are tired or fall asleep. There are scores of ways of varying this ex ercise. But this Is the essential. Of course It Is assume that one sleeps with bis bedroom windows open. Taking; All i'reenuiions. "Now, be careful how you drive, cabby, and go slowly over the stones, for I bate to be shaken. And, mind you, pull up at the right bouse, and look out for those dreadful railway ?ans," said the nervous old gentleitinn. "Never fear, sir," said cabby, "I'll do my best And which hospital would you like to go to In case of an acci dent ?"-Stray Stories. Trephining an Ancient Operation. Trephining the skull Is known as a probable treatment used by prehistoric surgeons. It appears that the ancient practice atlll survives In Helanesla. and Her. J. A. Crump reports that natives of New Brltulo treat fractures fro4u allugstonea by trephining with a piece of shell or a flake of obsidian. In 80 per cent of the casea recovery folio wo iu two or three weeks. A Mytry, Indeed. Htubb Tuera gooa a man who la full of mystery. I'enu You don't aayl Btubb-Yea; ha Just ata a bowl or chop auey. Chicago Dally News. If Era waa Ilka tha average womaa the chancoa ara that Ada in didn't gat anything bat tha eora of tha apple SOLDIERS' STORIES. ENTEHTAIN'NG REMINISCENCE8 OF THE WAR. Graphic Account of Sttrrtnu Kceor WitnrkM-d on the Itultlrfield and in Camp Veterans of the Rebellion Re rite Experiences of Thrilling Nature. in the morning of the titli of Sep tember, IS'.l, the people of the North wen- treated to an extraordinary ji mount of pews, even fur those days, if a daily uf that date could be easily fouud now I would like to look It over and see the startling intelligence that was repirn ell. l-'br il was on that morning that the news of Sheridan's great victory at Winchester came; and in the same breath the people were in formed of an audacious anil very near ly Mtectijsful attempt to release the Confederate prisoners on Johnson's Island, off Sandusky, sioze the United Slates gunboat Michigan, make a Con federate cruiser of her, aud hold Lake Krie, and perhaps the adjuceut waters under her dominion. I was one of Sheridan's army, and the importance of the victory at Win chester was very clear to me, as it was to my comrades. The event that bad happened near Sundusky on the same day (Sept. 1!). lSiil), wbi-u we learned of It, did not seem to us to be a matter of much Importance. We were in clined to think it a madi up attempt of a few refugees In Canada, which nev er had any chance of success; and we were not much disturbed by the news. We did not realize the gravity of that situation, as did the people of Buffalo. Sandusky, Toledo null Detroit. Those good citizens awoke on tho morning of the 20th to the knowledge that a ilur ing Con federate raid right among their homes bad just missed success, when the consi'iiuenei'S of success would have been to release a powerful liodv of the enemy right in the North, put the cities mid towns of Lake Die un der tribute, drive oil all commerce ami travel from, the lake, and create such terror In the North as would not be created by a great Confederate victory In the field. A "scare" as caused, like to nothing else In the whole course of the war. Troops were hurried to these points: before their arrival the citizens patrolled the streets with arms, and the excitement was nt. fever heal. There was good cause for It. The daring nature of that attempt to seize Luke Lrie. with all the tremendous coiisoijuonces that would be sure to come from that stroke, are not we'l known to the veterans, us they slnubl lie. It was an important phase of the war that they did not see, and which they should have in mind. Briefly stated the plan was this: The only United States reuse! on Lake Erie was the Michigan, a steam er carry eighteen guns. Sim was at this time lying off Johnson's Island. In Sandusky Bay, which since J 3 bad Ix-en used as a prison for captured Confederate officers, ther being on Sept. 19, 18114, almost 2.1O0 of them there. The guns of the Michigan com manded the Island, and no attempt at revolt on the part of the prisoners could lie made while this was so. But If the Michigan could be raptured, the prisoners could easily overcome their guard; they could arm themselves, cross to the mainland, gi t horses, and ride Southward at will, plundering aud destroying as tbey went- for there were no troops in Ohio to stay them. And the steamer with a Confederate crew aboard could shell any city on the lake. If thnt were thought best, and could v do Infinite damage to the I'nlnn cause, besides the moral effect of such a victory. It would lie much like a blockade of the lake ports. The Canadian ports were at that time swarming with refugees, fugi tives from the draft, and Confederate officers and agents. The plan which has been outlined was concocted by Tacob Thompson, the crafty secret ngeiit of the Confederacy In Canada. He pave the e'wirgp of It to one of those daring t i whom the Confeder ates bad ready everywhere thnt audac ity and devotion to their cause could be used. John Yntes IJeall, who undertook this astonishing enterprise, nrd paid the penalty of failure with his 1 fe, was In many respects an extraordinary man. He was at this time In bis thirty-second year. He was a native Vir ginian, a graduate of a university, and nt the outbreak of the rebellion owned plantations and slaves worth n mil lion and a half of dollars. He was an otlicer of tho Second Virginia Infan try, which formed a part of tho "Stone wall Brigade." He bail seen much service, and was particularly chosen for the command of this expedition. On the morning of Sept, 19 the steamer Phllo Parsons, plying between Detroit, Sandusky and the Islands, was boarded at Kandwblch and Maiden by twenty-four men, who brought an old trunk with them. There waa nothing peculiar In their appearance, and tbey excited no atiaplclon. Before reaching Sandusky the trunk was opened, knives and rerolvera were u'.a'rlb'.'ted, and the party took comple'e kssch in Of the boat. After cruising awhile among the Islands, they raptured an other nteamlxMit. the Islnnd Queen, which bad alKiard ptmsengeri, frjeiuj. Ing some aoldlera going to Toledo to he mustered out All lln ae p.en'1 put ashore, after exacting an oath of se crecy for twenty-four hours as to what bnd Ix-en done. He then to: k the Isl nnd Queen out Into the lake, sciittl-d ber, at.) with the Phllo Parsons cruis ed up and down outside Johnson's Isl and. 11 cruised there all day. waitln; for ai exported algoai, which never eanje. i The plot waa In two parta other part was to be executed bf a Confederate otlicer named Cole. Ha bud made the aiiiiniiilaiiee of the offi cer of the Michigan aud they had con sented to take supper with hira on tho evening of this day. He propped t drug them, or in some way detain them from their boat; a signal would Inform Jieall of his success; the Mlch : gau would lie attacked and taken by surprise; a cannon shot over the ialaad I would Inform the prisoners that their I time had come; and the rest would bo j easy. i It was a well laid plot, and only i failed through Cole's want of caution, j Suspicions were arnusi-d by his actlono nnd instead or supping wttn nun w ulgbi tha -eotti-n Hinder of the MlchJsaa sent a squad ashore aud arrested him. Ileall saw that his plot bad failed, aa hour after hour passi-d without tha signal being given, aud in his despera tion he urged bis crew to go with him and attack the punboat at whatever risk. But their spirit was not eqmai to bis. nnd they refused. Near midnight Beiill caused the Parsons to be put about and run for the Canadian shore, where the boat was scuttled aud tho crew disbanded. Like all of bis kind, this mau was bold to rashness. He had been seen by so many Americans on this exoedl--liou who perfectly rrniemlnTed hia face, that It would be-oin perfect folly for him to venture over the border alone. But be did In the foiowltig Januury.and was n cogulzed and taken near Suspension Bridge. lie was con veyed to New York, where (ietieml Dix ordered his trial before a military com mission, on charges of piracy and le !ng a spy. He was defended by James T. Brady, more from a desire Hint he should have every reasonable chance tluiti from any sympathy with him or his crimes. On this trial an extraordi nary paper was produced from Jeffer son Davis, avowing the acts for which Ileal! Wiis being tried "tun! staing that they had been (b.ne by authority of the Confederate government. But be was convicted, and sentenced to be bung. There win never any doubt us to tho justice of bis conviction and si-n'cnce. The man who goes In disguise Into t lie enemy's country to levy war by s ealth always takes bis life In Ids band, and must expect to lose It f discovered.' And this kind of war Is abhorrent to nil civilized tuitions. President Lincoln was, as usual, etu'in-stly appealed to for merry; but Beiill's offense bad been too flagrant, the coiisinpiences of success . would have been too disastrous to permit the President now to Itiletfere. He con sented, however, to delay the execu tion for a week, to allow the mother of the condemned man to visit hitn. On the afternoon of Feb. 21, John Y. Beall was hung at Govern ir's Is and. lie met bis fate bravcly-as men en gaged In bad enterprises have done In all ages of the world. After the assassination of the Preel dent and the death of tbp assassin, tho story was set afloat that Booth was an Intimate friend of Beall, and that tho principal motive of the horrid crime was revenge for the execution of bla friend. The story bus not been gen erally believed; but H Is Impossible to say that there is no truth In It. J. V. F., in American Tribune. Anrc'loten t Grant, Apropos of reminiscences concerning Cejicral Crnnt, the Detroit Free Pres publishes the following, which from his old homy In Galena: General Smith, one of the nbl seal. dints of the pluce, was at dinner ono day, before the war was fairly Inaauru raled, when a servant announced: "Some otie to see you, sir." "A gentleman, James?" "Well, no. sir; he's Just a crmmioi man. I gave him' a chair in the bulL" The "common man" was the tunner Grunt, the future commaiidrr-lu-chlef of the army of America. A few years later two gent lemon called on a young mini who was located in a Chicago boarding house Two pieces of pasteboard were sent to his room; on one was written Iu pencil the mime C. S. Grunt. The other bore th cognomen of General Cram's frUmd utid chum, J. Ktthsell Jones. The young man on whom General Grant was culling whs Lugene Smith the son or. General Smith,' of Galena.' The "common man's" name was then the foremost in the world. At one time the ladies of a certain church In Gab-iin gave n series of tea parties ror some charitable organlza tl hi. Mrs. U. 8. Grant belonged to tho church circle, but would not glre tho tea party. "I haven't a v hole set of china in tho bouse," she said In excuse, "and I wlH not ask company to cat off broken or nicked dishes." There were slnugbtirt -1 In tbe Doit ed States in i'.HH), ujViO.lMJ eore. HHU'JO sheep, ati,i'M ;a-J hogs. Tho value or product of the cities In which slaughtering is an Important Industry, stated In millions of dollars, was Chi cago Kansas City 73. Koutb Data ha 7. New Vork 42, St. Joseph, Mo 29. East Kt. XmuIh. III., 27. I ml la no po lls 1H. Milwaukee 13, Ht Ixmls U. I'M. adelphla 12, Buffalo 1. Cincinnati W. In January the death rate from ae. eldeiita la slightly greater In rural puna ihuu In cities; In February tha death rotes In city and couutry ara about similar; In March the country la more dangerous; In April the rates ba. ance ngaln: In May and June the rltf b-nda, In July nnd August the comitr leads; In Keptember the city la ahead. In October and November the country la more fatal, and In December tha cabr lea da. Cbeerfulnesa la an excellent Woartaa quality. It baa been called tha hr1(M w-ia-r uia neart. flamaoi