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    I The Sea
CHAPTER II. iContinued.l
. A little while piwil, aud the pint
erew were becoming uiies.j. The ship
waa ever and annu popping a ay at her
bow guns, but none of her shot reached
their mark. Laroon stood by the old
guniM-r aide, and err lour he aaka4 hint
now a bow ahot would work.
TB try," waa Ben's simple answer.
And at he (poke he arose and act shout
.leveling hia gun. "I'll give 'em run
" allot (bta time." he continued, titer
oe had calculated the distance aud ele
vated the piece. He then watched for
Bis opportunity, for be had pointed the
gon a Httie astern to allow for head
want. With keen, atesdr raze, he
marked the movement of the brig, and
-whea the line of bia sight along the gun
truck a point about six laches abaft the
bip'a foremast, he fired. There was a
Hoick report, a shock, and a trembling
of the brig's spars, and then all bauds
sprang to the rail to we what waa the
result. Thr old gunner waited anxiously
for the report, and hia eye brightened at
he taw the ahip'a men rushing up the
foreshrouds.
"You've hit the foremast just below
the futtocks," cried Storms, who bad
been gazing through a glass.
"Then we'll try once more In the mime
place," returned Rcu, and T li n speak
ing, he proceeded to reload his pun.
He loaded hia gnu with the utmost
tare, putting in an exact quantity of
powder, and selecting a shot that would
drive home snugly. When all was ready
he took his aitr with a calm precision,
and the e.prension upon his face toid
that he meant mischief to someone. And
surely he did, for hardly had the smoke
cleared away ere the s'oop-of-war'a fore
mast was been to go over the silc. tikitig
with it the maiu-topgallaut-niait and jib
boom. "That'll do," said Laroon, as calmly
as though he had been making some uew
disposition of the sail.
But the men were not so cool. They
nhouted wiih all their milit. and whin
they felt that they h.id expressed their
full feeling they relapsed into their usual
(Met end orderly state.
Ben Martin carefully cleaned his pan,
r.utside and in, and then replied the
tarpaulin, while Storms shut up bis glass
and placed it in its buckets upou the
binnacle.
"We'll go to Manila," said the captain.
Accordingly the course was changed
two points further north, and the yards
trimmed. Two hours later the sloop-of-war
could be discerned, still hampered
by part of the wreck of spars that had
so summarily fallen upon her.
CHAPTER. III.
Jnat at evening on the second day of
the encounter with the sloop-of-war, the
8-ourge dropped her anchor in a little
rove upon ths western coast of Luzon
Island.
There waa small Tillage of one-story
huts upon the shore, and close by the
water, under a sort of bluff, stood quite
a respectable house. The people here
knew the character of the brig well, for
ere It wat that she took In many of
1er atorea wheu she wanted them; and
here, also, she had a hospital, where
many of the Inhabitant! found places as
nurses; for those who were laid up here
with wounds and disease generally pos
sessed golden pockets, and could afford
to pay for good nursing.
As soon as the sails were all furled,
and the deck cleared up, Laroon bad his
boat manned, and weut on shore. It
waa nearly dark when he reached the
little pier which was built out from the
beach, and he took his way at once to
ward the house on the bluff, which mas
the hospital in question. When he reach
ed the veranda he found the old surgeon
the same, who had formerly sailed with
him ready to receive him. The two
proceeded to one of the best drawing
form, where a heavy hanging lamp whs
already burning, and there they seated
themselves. Laroon first asked after the
welfare of the sick ones, and he waa In
formed, in general terms, that they were
getting along well.
"But how many can you let me have
to take away with rue?" asked the pirate
chieftain.
"Not over fire, at the outside," return
ed the surgeon.
"But I mtwt have more. I hare sev-ettj-five
men on board now, besides Paul
and myself, aud I mean to take a Khort
cruise if I can muster the men. There's
more gold on shore than there is at sea.
Down around the shores of Japan there
lire a lot of nabobs who own gold by
the ton, and 1 want to feel of 'em. Do
you understand?"
"Yea," returned the surgeon, with a
sparkiing eye, for the thought of such
plauder bad yet a charm for him. ' Uut
can't you make your present force do'"
"I suppose I shall have to. And you
have had no applications from anyone?"
"Ah, yet; I liked to have forgotten.
Yea, I hud one application, and I guest
the fellow is bere now. I told him the
lrig would be In shortly, I thought, and
lr be would wait he niight get a chance."
"Does be know what flag we sail un
der? '
"Yea."
"How did he And ootr
'From someone who had been with na.
He met him in prison. 1 think he said.
I'l' tend for him at once."
Aa the surgeon thus spoke he rang a
ell which stood upon the table near
dim, and in a momeut more a boy made
his appearance.
"Jack," spoke the old sawbones, "yoo
remember that one eyed fellow who line
tieen here? Well, you'll liud him at
;d Madaline's. Go down there and tell
hint to come up."
In the course of half an hour the !oy
returned, and with him the individual in
I'textiou, who came litupiug iuto the io.uu
siitli a gait that promised anything tut
Quickness of movement. The pirate
chieftain could not repress a smile as he
(used upon the newcomer, though nine
aiorv timid might have been frightened
rather than amused.
The man was. In every respect, pern
Bar. He wat pit the merldiia of life
ferhaps rire-snd fifty and very sllMly
4eut in form, hut nut enough te (ire hit
Mck aay hump.
la frame lie waa af medlaa beiaht
tha ft s(nod at rest, but somen bat
tiller t hen standing npoa his right leg
I tree, I 'at heins some twe laches feme
feast tfce ether leg; sad tkla af eoorsa
Si eve awtWBM
Scourge
www w
But his face was more peculiar still; be
tad lust one eye the left one aud tht
skia about the orbless socket wss much
disfigured, giving hiin one of tht most
siaiter looks imaginable. His hair vas
short snd crispy, sod of a dirty red
color, while the face was almost as ri.rk
ss a Malays. But be had one redeem
ing quality; be waa stont and powerful
iu bia physical mold, revealing a breast
snd thonldtrs snd arms of almost Her
rr.lesa proportions. Next to the repul
eive looking place where an eye had bees
lost, which waa shrunken snd shriveled
up, the moat peculiar sad striking fes-
ture of the face was the eye that was
left One would expert to find a ligbt
rolcred eye with such a bead, but it st
not so. That single eye wss not only of
the darkest haxel. but it burned rod
sparkled with power and brilliancy. But
a hat was It that yet remained of fea
ture which gsve hi la such a strangeuess
o" look? Lsroon seemed determined to
hunt up that odd feature, snd after
awhile he found It; the man had no rye
brows. But Marl Laroon was not the only
one who gazed fixedly iuto another's
face, for the stranger gazed full as
sharply into his, and seemed as much
interested la the work.
"We!!, sir," commenced the pirate cap
tain, M-euiing to fpeak with an effort.
'so you want to ship ou board my ves
sel ?"
"Yes. sir," answered the other, gruf
fly. "And do you know the business you
ill be required to do'"
"lejr orders. I suppose."
"Exactly. L'pon my word, I like that
ai.swer. Hut what do you suppose thoie
orders will amount to?"
"Gold! gold! Perhaps blood! But gold
ahead of all else!"
Marl Laroon started as these words
fell upou his ear, for they were most
strangely spoken. And then the an
looked at him so with that one dark eye
when he spoke. The old buccaneer had
never shrank so before beneath a human
gaze.
"You speak rather more han-hly tnan
there is any need of," he said, in a true'
which would seem to indicate that he uid
not wholly like the speech he had heard.
"Oh, I can apeak as kiudiy as yoo
wish," quickly returned the strange man,
with a smile and there was something
kind iu the smile, too. "And," be added,
"1 can be as gentle at a lamb."
"What is your name?"
''Buffo Uurniugton."
"A curious name." said Laroon, eying
him sharply.
"Ay," he calmly replied, "some people
think I am a curious man."
Laroon regarded the new man for
some moments in silence, but his gaze
waa not steady, for there was something
in that lone eye, ay, and in that whole
lace, that troubled him.
"Perhaps you have teen me before?"
remarked the captain, with seeming care
lcssuess, but yet with a look and tone
which proved him to be anxious on the
very subject thus broached.
"I thick 1 have, sir, in New York."
"Do oa remember the circum
stances?" "Yes," returned Burnington, looking
Laroon steadily in the face, "it wat at a
time when your meals were served In
jour own room."
"Eh r
"By the jail "
"Stop!" shouted the pirate, starting to
his feet. "That is enough. If you will
join my crew aud sign my articles you
shall go with us, aud fare and share
with the rest"
As Buffo Burnington left the room
Laroou touched the bell. The tame boy
answered it.
"Jack," said the captain, "go and
watch that man. Follow him carefully
and dou't lone sight of him. If be at
tempts to leave the village hurry back
with all speed."
The boy merely bowed and then set
out on bin mibniou. After he sm gone
Laroon rested his elbow on the table
aud buried his brow iu his hands. Thus
he remained for some minutes, totally
regardless of the presence of another.
"Do j on want those five men to go on
board to-night?" asked the surgeon at
length.
Laroon seemed to have heard some
one speak, for be raised hia bead aud
then started up from bit chair, but with
out answering be commenced to pace the
room.
"McLura," he said at length, atopping
in front of the surgeon, "bow long bat
that man been here?"
"About a week. Why, captain, do you
think you have seen him before?"
"1 don't know. But he's a ttrauge
looking men, isn't he?"
"He it surely, and one, I should think,
not easily to be forgotten when once
seen."
Just aa he spoke the door opened a.d
Buffo Burnington entered and reportd
himself ready to go on board. Again
Laroon gazed into that quaint, ugly
looking face, but he gained notbiug by
hia search, and shortly afterwards be
bade the newcomer be seated, and then
signified bit desire to tee the men who
were well enough to rejoin the brig. Mc
Lura arose and led the way out from
tin room, and when they were both p ne
and the door waa closed behind them
Burnington started to hit feet -nd
stumped across the room. Ilia hands
v ere clasped and bia eye emitted sparkt
of fire. He did not wslk much, for
his lameness caused hit tteps to iitake
an unusual noise, and he remained for
scm time standing still in the center of
the room. He muttered to himself, whil
his hands worked nervously together,
as though he were rending In twtin
some firm fabric.
"Yon think yon have seen me before.
Marl l.nroon. I have the adrantng of
pu. Misfortune has laid her relentlcsa
linud upon my body, and she has left rr
so much the worse for her visit that
even you cannot peer beneath the en
she has drawn over me. We'll bare a
merry cruise together."
After this the maa eat down, aad
rt.crgh his eye still sparkled, jet fb
was an earnest, eager look upoaj his
frstrres. He sat with his broad hand
folded in his lap. aad hia gaae beat niM
the Boor, and thna he remained until
faroos) rofanted.
"Now. aty here, wall aver awr a as pa
toward tba aheea." aahl lb aaptaav
"WbM ia aasjf hacaatwr
"At ate doer." rataraed Beralagtea,
rslug to his feet.
1-srooa led the way out. sod uuos tht
plans he found quite a respectable sised
tag. Tbit the new maa threw lightly
over bit shoulder, snd then the two start-
ed dowa towards the pier, I-aroua xip-
1.1. - I . . : j
... u.. u,.u.., icw pares id so
j vtnee. Whether he did this through
j tear, or only from tbe whim of habit, it
. were hard to tell.
i The boat waa found ia readiness, snd
' ere long tbt lame tailor wss upon tht
deck of the craft be had promised to
luskt his home. A hammock was served
; out to him by the saiUuaker. tod the
second lieuteuant gave him a number
upon the berth deck. But a few of the
mea were op to see him. snd be escaped
without beisg bothered.
Boffo Buraingron wss thus quartered
for sues a eruiae as bis commander
might tea St ta project, and he certainly
looked like one wbo would besitats t
nothing bet wees the sail-top and tht
ran nous mouth.
CHAPTER IV.
On tbe following morning there wtt
niicb excitement tnd curiosity on board
the brig. The new maa bad come on
deck, aud uo one of the crew bad ever
seen him before.
"He't a queer 'un. isn't be?" remarked
oue man to another, the two having,
with the rest of the crew, Iwea watch
ing Buffo Burnington for some time.
"Arent he. though?" responded the
second maa emphatically.
And so the men conversed about (he
deck, and in the meantime the object of
their curiosity was slowly stumping up
and down the larboard gangway. At
b-ngth the boatswain piped, and nl.ru
the men were gathered around the cap
tain came forward.
"My men." spoke Laroon, "you have
s new shipmate. Let me introduce him
t your friendship and aeiiuaintance.
Buffo Burniugton and I hope the ac-
qoaintauce may prove a benefit to us ' u ,,. s!l,(J (f ()(, Hls.,.rUs,.T fw
' As the captain moved aft after hav-, ' - ",t ,i',i"r wliu an"
ing thus tpokea, the men rath-red ! ra,I' announcement; t do so wouM
around their new shipmate, and extend- : )'ciude people sending It Hit the r
ed their bauds. The whole taut of Lisiiwn expense) to friend In town or
ccunteuume was chanced m an instant;
a Munn smile lighted up his dark lea-
tuns, and for the while one migl.t al
most have forgotten the wild dixtortion
of his features.
Attfiut an hour later Kuraington stood
by the binnacle as Paul Laroon come
tip from the cabin. The youth started
nitb surprise as he saw the stranire
1'oklng figure, snd then cast an Inquisi
tive glance at the captain. Marl uh'It
stood the silent question, and moving
forward, be said: j
"This is a Dew man, Paul Bi'o
Burnington.
The man turned (jnickty townrds the
youth, and his eye snnpped until tit. y
sparks seemed to start from it.
"This it our surgeon. Huntington," re
sumed the captain.
"And your son, I should take It. If I
migh' judge from his looks." returned
P.nffo. hwking first upon one aud then
upon the other, but particularly noting
the countenance of the youth.
"Yes. yes." responded Laroon. wiih a
pleasure which he did not attempt to
h.de, for this was the first time ' at
ever such a remark had been made.
"Then you think he looks like m?" ha
added, half carelessly.
"There Is certainty a resemblance,''
replied Burlington, "enough, at least, to
Indicate that you are of one family."
"So we are so we are," uttered Mori,
gazing Into Paul's featuret with a dark
smile; tnd as be did so. Buffo waa
regarding him with another smile n..d
tuch a smile tbnt more than oue man
tiolh-ed It and wondered what it meant
Pnul turned away aud went to the
tuOrail, aud from the expression of .It
countenance one could have readily eeen
that he was far from being pleased with
the remarks which had just been made.
It wot just almut noon when tht tin1
chor wat secured at the cathead, and
as soon as ail sail was made, and tbe
jiirds properly trimmed, the lmats.vain
piped, aud then the off w atch went to
dinner. The distance to Silver Bay wat
tot far from 5."0 mites. The wind bora
wat variable, for bold, broad shoret
broke the trades.
"That fellow handle himself well."
remarked Langtey, the first officer, as lis
rood by the side of the captain upon
the weather quarter. He nodded tow.nd
Burnington aa he spoke, which Individ
ual was then sitting alone upon the
railway of the long gun.
"I think he'll make a good hand for
ut," returned Laroon, looking upou tba
maimed seaman.
(Te be eaottaoed-l
tracer People, "AJnt It?"
He waa a German conductor on a
Third avenue car, aud when hia car
wat approaching Grand street he lean
ed over t rear seat and whispered
to a smoker:
"I like Then a man smoke a cigar.
Dot la a sign he is not a gratis;. Vhen
ve come by Grand street listen to der
granka shout dranefer tickets. Dcy
can't apeak no English at all, und
some of dem people I can't under
stood. Tbe Brat man to ask for a ticket
waa a Swede, who shouted:
"Aye will a tecket!"
Tranxt Tranz!" touted an Ital
ian, holding out hia hand.
"Tranaforfare!" yelled a 'Utle man
with a long beard.
Tlckee! Tlckee!" ahouted a China
man, wbt climbed along the car step
to pet hia trausfer.
And then a big. broad-shouldered
Irishman called to the conductor:
"Hey! Give me transportation ter
Grand etreet"
"Vhat did I told yon," continued tbe
German conductor when the car bad
pnssed tbe comer. "Some peoplea
don't know no English at oil. Dey are
That ve call Ignorance. Ain't It?"
And the man In the smoking teat
Bald It was. New York Times.
Relieved of All Fear.
Dlonyslua observed Dnuioole- cast,
lag a furtive glance at tlie sword
"I fa aharp aa a razor," remarked
the tyrant
"Thanks." replied hia guest. Tlslbly
relieved. "I aee there la no danger."
And be laughed to think that be bad
worn that morning because Mrs. Ia
moclw abarpened bar pencil with bia
raaorKow Tark Trlbaus.
OME ADVERTISING CATCHES
i
""loa Emporiums Send J'rivsU
Hrssgkssn for Cu.tumrr.
' Advectlwrs are developing a git. r
us spirit to u U an cxbeiit that w:ie
ke perM.ni will prewntlv titid il
i . ' ..
- ,u. to live 111 luxurv on nevt
"thing a yvar, says tb London Mail,
For example, there ape;.r d au ail
ertlsfuient of a furnishing compai!'
vtiii-n contained the following indu--
ent: "Private brougham sent ujh t
eqaet to eouvey Intending purvha
rs from any part of Loudon and bark.
charge. Luncheons provided."
At half a down large "emporiums''
n the West End " any respectably
1 reused calWf may irtake of luiu-h
i tea free of coat At one large shop
n excellent orchestra accompanies the
uncb. aud this added attraction p-
M-als greatly to lovers of muic aud
i gratuitous repasts. Cruwds besiege
be place, while ordinary restaurant
n tbe neighborhood, m uoae propriotoTi
.re so old faiilikHwvl a fo expect pay-
tient, remain almost deserted.
Iteceutl.v a well-known firm In Tut-
yribam IVourt road, wbo have .:
Urrtomers In London, pned a fre
irt exhibition on thHr premises. Ka ii
'isitor was provided with tea and in
rited to inscribe bis or her name in a
took. Those wbo wlvbj-d it were dr.v
n In private broughams to llie colu
mn' factory. Not for a inoniet t v a
juiKineiMi hinted at. Hut, Mlrahgv'y
I mjoii jrh. hundreds of those i U.tiiei
jiitors hae Iwcome regular cuxio
j tiers.
Picture ihis card of well kn n
i iioniuglifun-H arc now obtainable lr e
f cct. l:ut 111 the forefront of llic
. l1(,,,ail!, dwarfing all other bu! d
imntry.
One- advertiser lis distributed Willi
it:irtliii freedom firMclass railwny
K-nv.n tickets, At least that Is w litit
i!;oy look like until tliey nre op. in d
I'lu-ii on one tdi!e of the curd there
tpt. ours the words; "This admits benr-
r to liny tnusje hMll In Iitid.m." n
lie other half the legend is continued
"Provlilitia. of cours", be pays the net
fssary ndinls!on fee."
Seaside t Isitora at Whitsuntide who
ico a particnliirly nl.-e iclil li- on tlit
snich should pick It up. It tuny en
tain a l'i note. The Idea U tht of a!
acII known advertiser.
P.nt perhaps the smartest fent It
tclvcrtisltig yet irfornif-d was that "J
t rwtatirarrt keepor In North I-ond hi
, Hi next shop la that of a station -t ;
lamed Hunger. On a Bigti correspond j
ng; with the one bearing the iiaicJ
ti ungcr tne restaurant Ke-per nas in
Aord "Don't" painted. So pniTb)
vad the Injunction "Don't Hunger."
Not quite so happy Is the window
tnnotincetnent of a well-known fruiter
v. "Ileal Seville Oranges. No For
Ign Rubbish Sold."
ROUBLES OF HERMIT CRAB
lairing No Shell of Its Own,. It Musi
Fight for One.
Hie most disconsolate fellow that
salka the beach is the hermit crat
hose shell has become too snug fm
Hiinfort, says Country Life In Aincr
a. If it were his own, as the clam'i
, It would grow with his growth ant;
u ways be a perfect lit; but to the her
nit there comes often a "moving day.
a-hen a new house must I.e smr.-iit
Discouraging work It Is, too. Most ol
lie doors at which be knocks are s'nm
j.exl in his face. A twenk from a phi
:er larger than his own will often ii t
Bfy hlol that the. shell he cons! den
"distinctly possible," and bopfu'.j
ventures to explore. Is already ocu
lied by a near hut coldly unsympa
hetic relative.
Finding no empty shell of sullabli
ilze, the hermit may be driven to asl
I brother hermit to vacate in his fuvor
The proposition Is spurned Indignantly'
uid u light ensues. The battle il t
b; stronger. Often the attacking partj
las considerable trouble in cleunlni
ut the shell, having to pick his ad
versary out In bits. A periwinkle oi
t whelk may be ut'acked In a llkt
jiauner by a hermit who la hard prHM '
Hi and has taken a fancy to that par'
'icular sbelL If the householder i !
feeble, the conquest Is easy. If lusty
lie holds the fort !
At last the search la over. The suet !
a cleaned and ready. !
"Yes, this will do. ' But how mj
sack doea ache! 1 mustn't ddny I
ninute! la anybody looking? Her
joes, then; and may I never have ti
nove again!"
In the twinkling of an eye, the cau
la I hooks let go their hold deep In tin
iplral of the old abell. and have saielj
lucliored Uie weak and flaccid bisiy U
lie Inner convolutions of the new one
It Is all over; an empty shell ll
n the sand, and a Inrger one Is uo.i
t with a sleeply looking hermit era!
n IL Poke bltn and he leans hiu
uidly out over hia pearly balcony, ai
f to s:ty, "If llila deadly monotony U
ot broken soon, I shall die!"
Hut. behind th'.a '"Oi icty mask." tbi
Tamped mrs'-ies are stre'eh ns? o i
ind adjusting themselves. In sbsoiu'i
ontentment to the ri o ny spaces of
"ered them.
Not Four
"Y'ea, the'a swell enough," said tbt
Chicago girl.
"Hut her fort fathers?" suggested tbi
Boston girl.
"Oh, gracious, don't make It ar.j
ore than It really Is! She's only hai
Jjree." I'blladelplila I'resa.
We never can tell when we bear i
woman scream If a man la murderlm.
ier. or a bag baa dniped ou bm
Lrea.
I H 4 t -e-H-r-H tt.HHIH
GOOD
Sbort GLtoriesI
S-eltrtt-Mllt''
t'aptaiu Cuttle's famous watch,
liicb would keep "correc t" time cmly
y vari.His shaking and shiftini of
i bauds durtng t day. Is uut.!
y a Yorkshireiuan't lo.-k. He
utecl the Imputation that ll'r wat
nyUiliig wrong wiU) It. "It rer
neu for tniai that kiiau bow t' read
be said; "when Its bauds are at
welve. It strikes two. and thn aw
uau Its half fwst seven."
Ie Wolf HopvT awys that his small
wpliew was given a diary,, and oue of
is Cnet entries In It was "got tu.i at
even." He showed it to bia mother,
nd she sorrecW his sentence. "Got
pT she eiclslmed iu horror; "dc the
un get up? It rises!" Tlie youngster
trefully erased tbe offending words,
nd wrote, "Itose at newn." Aiul u
rtiring for the night be carefu'ly iu
rilMHl In bis diary. t at eljrbt."
Au ordinary echo is a i-urious Uiing;
tit according to the statements of a
retichmau at a watering place In the
yretiei. one echo n llf i'nuico -Ppm-fun
f routler, 1 far from cud'.i.itry. "As
una as you have siioiieu, u.i me
rc-ncliiiian, w Iki had s iiriii an an.li-
in of w!iil eyed tetirist c, .m ncr
istlnctlv the voice Iciji from rock to
j.'k. from iirwipl'-e to tr-",ii.i und
a soon .is it lu. p;is-.-il ti" lr i.ite'r il
si.ni.es riie v.i.-iisji t,
I he so.-y is t.N'l of a electing of
nJi:u.s v. iio civ irv :irg lo
, ,. I,,,
1 la. In!
ff.iirs of a tncivh.tii! who I
ir a bit ar.iout.l. lie i!,s .-t.-d tint
i.s t,.; were alMolut-'ly lotl.i'i
iat his w ife mi ii.-l the house 111 which
e iivisl; tbit tin- family f.ir.n was t!,e
roiM-rtv of h's il.iuitiit. r: tluit tin- .lo.-e
'htied to bis nun. "I have untbin."
i. s-ild. "except iriy ImhIv. which yoii
an divide among you." "Well, she:. tie
lien." spoke up a Jewish en d. tor, -'if
on do ii it, 1 -'H aks r.siit now l ir Lis
nil."
A loiidoii playgoer, who h.id drunk
I'cply at hln dinner, npp'.ircd ut lic
sii (.eHce of ii'ie inf the principal tln-a-is,
and put down a sovereign, asking
or tin best sent In the house. His
niidition was evident that tlie ni.iii
i the box oltlce poiltclj dis iiinsl to
eiJ hl:u a ticket. "Whnt's matter'"
icnaiid'l the appll''iint, "what's iuut
cr with me?" "Well, if you rnilly
inut U know," so:ll)fHI the ticket
el ler, "you're drank.' The frauk:ic..
f this n';i!y had rather a sobering In-
iuencp u;ion the playgoer. He gatlier
d up the sovereign with dignity. "Of
ours.' I'm dnin!;," be said, cheerfully,
s he turned to go; "I wouldn't civ.ne
o w this play If I were sober, would
At the Democrat!' convention, Will
t itx J. Hrjan whs held up by a lot
f .siiwrs fiends, for whom he obllg
tiKly po-""!- A stranger, uceoiiiamnlod
y his 5-yer-old daughter, came up,
iiimutH-eI that he had votcl for Iiry au
wice. ami asked the privilege of sli.ik
tig hands with him. The privilege wits
Tnnt.'cl, and Bryan also to..k tlie little
jirl's band. As he did so, a cauier.t
ifld shouted: "Hold her hand, Mr.
iryan."' Mr. Hryuti complied. More
ihotographers fiiiii.'Ured on the wene,
ind desired the poe to continue. It
!!d continue fur over five minutes.
"I'm glad my wife Isn't here," said Mr.
Rryan. when he was at last releam-d
urn his captivity; "holding a girl's
and Mils way for five minute In a
ublie street!"
ORIGIN OF SUPERSTITION
Satnral Kurrouudiugs of l'eonle Re
sponsible lor Jlclicf In Omens.
The tirst dawn of Imagination re
iuIU In supersllUun. Tbe loweiit type
f Africa u savage Is devoid of either,
the moment he develops Into a crea
ure rather more removed from the
irute creation he begins to feel the
uscluatiou of the unseen. The tribes
hat inhabit tbe forest land aud nioua
,11 1 u regions are the most superstitions,
the trees shake and uioun In tbe
s'lnds. They are credited with spirit
iff. The caves of the mountains,
A'itb their hollow echoes, are the
Somes of tbe gnomes that guard the
Mirth treasures, the gold and silver
(linos; tbe rivers ore full of niock
ig water spirits uncertain In temper
is the capricious element In which
they dwe.L Thelsui comes from the
desert, with Its vast spaces, its Intense
loneliness. But eveu Uie desert wor-
iilpeni of one great spirit hud thHr
Liinr '
jperstltions. At tiight, as
thnr I
wati'hed t3ie stars Uint shine with un
(luiilcd lrllllam.y In those burning re
.oiif.. Uicy uot unnaturally conceived
he ii'n that mnuy of Uiem were the
lutward expression of one of the great
iplrits that uilnl-ter to tint Most 1IUU,
tnd were permitted by llliu to exer
Ise a KpiH-ial Inllueuce over the des
iules of tiiis planet and the lives of
iie hiimaiis that Inhabit IL Out of
iliese beliefs grew up the so-called
s ii nee of astrology, with Its casting
if horoscopes and luuiiinernble pre
llctions. We are the children of our anee.
.s. and even In this twentieth cen
tiry are not y't delivered from the
leied.tary liillitences of their super-
tilt. una Tlta nnltil.e ueven fr.i. I.
rUuiie, has ai-wsys been regarded as
t mystic number. Seven angels stand
More the iluone; a seven diranched
audit stick was commanded to be
lsed In the temple; the seventh day of
he week was oidercd to be kept holy,
ind ' "Kjrlaya the seventh son of a
fvet... son Is credlnd In rursl dls
llcs. i..id especially In various parts
f America, with almost aupernatural
lowers WiUbcrsft. that 1-urn.us Mix
ture of h.vpnsju ami charUtanlsiu,
Las lii pii.1i.-ed from time Imme
morial. The VVil.-t K,, lor ' T"
id.utiy aM'J of great hypnotic
power, and worked Ler wouders by
uieau of uieMin-riui aud uition,
as i evMleiit frcm her terror w bea
the i.pint of tbe prophet really ap
peared Uj i he Jewish motiarcb at her
autuim.ns. Why i the uumlr tblr-
tex-u uidix ky? This sujrststuiu is ap
parently derive.! from the fat rbat
, ,hlrtwI) 8t !Jitt up-
...,.b teruiinated In the KXeat
fagedy. To this same feaat dea tba
.......rri.n slut upsetting salt le-
long In stretching out to p
hand In tbe diMi Judat Is said to hav
ujwet the salt, and tlie ancient paint
er of that sacred repaal Oft- du
plet an overturned salt cellar.
Why rYidsy. a day sacred b Veoaa,
should be vusdered unlucky It Is dif
ficult to say. unleas we refer tbe idea
to that Italian proverb which declaraa
that Ba-but. Tobac- and Venus ara
the canto of all the uilafortunes of
men. The luystorUius Influence of
boraesboes It still believed by au Iu
rredlbie numl-er of Jple. Tbut au
porition owe. its origin to tbe crea
cctit liKM.n. to tbe Uorued beaddiea
of Isis. aud of I'iaiia. who wore tba
crescent aNive tier brow. Msi.y cu
rious superfluous are attached to por
traits, which a' d- .v.sl from
tba
inyil.o gy of tin- Lk'; i."'t!i i
ru.rw.iik LTflVi .V ii-lirc cue
Certain
that tilt
wrath of the d pn-n-d has (wwer to
uiateriali.c i-o.(
A then, and to
llietl.lHTS of bit
I watch .er the i:v
1 race '.otig as li s fcrtMit ex.st. It
I was t- k",.. f..r the departed soma
j -."t.on of tii-lr '
I.
tb.1t lilt
I I'.-p'iatlS oevoieii
h- p-i serviit!..:) ..f
h a't-i.tion t
he niU'iimy. Su
lit to "Lake i ff.
fol of gla""
I'.er that broken
f i n.. is atitcyeil
r- ts in h.ed'ns
p i.oW. "lie llkct
peit.tious are d.ir.i
lr 1 coiisi.liiig If
f--i down to re-i.e
K'.ile li M ; '
by a pid'-i that p
high revel Oil
tuv to ..!!' s-.f that a spider seen
r"
at night Is an exec
ctlt oin.'ll. slid SO
..- I ,i.-f in fairies,
il. hi t'.:;l.;. Hlow
iy '.C I"e iicinliered
g by the Mial'or-
el. I!ow icr, like t
our .ite'rtlti-tis w
ly di- M',"' i. atid
I, j mil .jc't-i for . r
of fm-t mortals of the twenty fifth !
ruiy Iti.il'in li.. t'tr.
Chinese school teach- rs do t"t
strengthen the brain of children with
algelirn and calculus., but stuff them
with Confucian mn-K sirs n writer
In the i hic.-igo It-c-ord Herald. lis
further de-lares that In Chi ia h" found
no vtlt or Imagination, but tel a the
following incidents, which prove that
Uie Chinaman has good uncons'-l ms
substitutes for one or the other;
rtie day In Shanghai, when I wat
feeling sick, i called a Chinaman to
tne and said, "John, do you have good,
doctors In China?"
"Good doctors!" be exclaimed,
"China have lest doctors In woid."
"Eitihin, over there." I said, point
ing to a house covered with a doctor's
signs, "do you cull him a good doc
tor?" "F.udon good doctor!" he exclaimed.
"He great! lie best doctor In China,
lie save my life once!"
you don't say so!" I said. "How
was It?"
"Me velly sick," he said, coiinMea
tlully. "Me callee Doctor Han Kou.
Clveo some medicine. Get velly velly
sick! Me call Do 'tor Sam Slug. Glvee
more medicine. Me grow worse. 1 lo
Ing to die! liiltneby call Doctor Eu
ilon. He no got time, no come. I La
savee my life!"
In Chefoo my wife engaged a Chi
nese cook. Win n he came she asked
his name. Shaking hands with him
self and smiling, he said, "My tiatnm
Yong Hang Ho."
"Oh, that's too long!" said my wife.
"I can't remember all UisL I call yo
John."
"Ail light," he said, smiling. "What
your nauiee?"
"My name," i-aid my wife, slowly,
"U Mr. Melville D. Undon."
"Hi!" crlc-d John. "Too long nam!
Can't 'member all loL Callee you Char
ley." ;tiiJ
Not Uvea Thai Kicuse.
IV'lng uuder the Influence of drink la
usually considered no excuse for hav
ing committed a crime, but It would
seem that one magistrate Is Inclined ta
lie an exception to his brothers ou tht
bench In this direction.
Hecently a Justice of the peace had
two young men before him on a charga
..... . -
luru" lut T P'eaaeu guilty, and a ,
. tti iitiu it, ....
this obviated the necessity for evldcmca
being given the magistrate was some
what In the dark at to their culpability,
"Well, sir." he said, addressing out
of the prisoners, "have you anytlilni
to siiy In extenuation of your offenser
The prisoner hung hit head and ra
plied meekly:
"Your worship, I was drunk when I
aid it."
"Drunk
nkj" exclaimed the maglHtratat
laKes the offense all tbe worse.
.... .
mat maKes tbe offense all tbe worse.
You will go lo prison for three monUia
And you. sir." he rontJmmd, addresa
Ing the other prisoner, "what have yos
to s y for yourself?"
.MMijjiig, your honor," was the r
j1'1
1 "W
ere you drunk? pursued the tua.
tlce.
"No, your honor; 1 was never drunl
In my life."
"Indeed!" exclaimed the magistrate
raising bis eyebrows In affected as ton.
Ishment "Have you not even .
cuse? Then you will go to prison fut
six months!"
Lbjuor may weaken tba Toioa, ptat tt
strengthaut tba breaUU.