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THE?L0TER'S PERIL.
ST JAME8 T. riKLDS.
Have I been ever wrecked at aco.
And nigh to being drojvned?
SI ore tlireafnlng storms havecompasFed me
Than on the deep are found.
What coral reefs her dangerous lips !
My bark was nearly unne ;
Hope plunged away lnrtl'p ecl'pe,
And black the night rolled on.
What seas are like her whelming hair.
That swept me o'er and o'er f
Heard the waters ol despair
Crash round the distant shore.
"Come. Death !"T murmured In my crlea
Kor signals none wero waved
When both light-houses In her eyes
Shone forth and I waa eavedl
THE SEVERED HAND.
About tbe end ot January, a Utile
more than twenty years since. Dr.
Llnfrano, a celebrated surgeon of Pur
ls, was returning to his house at el ev
en o'clock at night. He had reached
his door and had raised the knocker,
about to give warning to the maid in
attendance of his arrival, when a vig
orous arm stopped his own half way,
and at the same time three masked
figures surrounded the astonished
doctor. The street was deserted, the
doctor had no arms about him and
v-iicly judglug that resistance would
prove unavailing besought to escape
from the hands of the banditti by the
sacrifice of bis purse, when the man
who held his arm addressed him very
politely, paying:
'I believe you are Dontor liisfranc?"
'You seem to be acquainted with
my person,' replied the doctor. 'Take,
then, my purse anil watch trouble
me no longer, but get you gone to
more honest work.'
'81r,' said the man hanhgtily, 'we are
no robbers, but oply come to ak of
you a favor.'
'Aou have chosen a strane way
and an unusual hour for such a pur
pose,' said the doctor mistrustfully.
'Every hour is good for so clever a
surgeon as yourself to perform an op
eration.
Eh?' said the doctor, who, a little
r assured, stood examining his three
olients more clopely, and perceived
that they were dressed more like gen
tlemen going to a bull than like high
way robbers.
We request, doctor, that you follow
us immediately.'
'Permit me, at least, to warn my
lady of my absence.'
'No there is no need for it. You
have your implements with , ou ; that
will do. You muet submit, however,
to have your eyes bandaged.'
But. sir
'Come, come, by George,' said one
of the men, 'if you have so many
words about it we shall never pro
ceed.' He then sounded a shrill whis
tle, and a carriage cotnine from a nar
row street In tbefneighburhood made
its appearance. The three men led
the doctor to it, helped him up. and
then got in after him. The horses
galloped away at a rapid pace.
Doctor LTfsfranc did not even think
of offering resistance, which must
prove useless, but submitted with a
good grace to the mysterious violence
exercised upon his pereon.
For two hours' time not a word was
exchanged between him and his
traveling companions, who spoke
among themselves in a language he
could not understand.
At length the carriage rolled be
neath a portico the noise of an open
ing gate was heard creaking on Its
hinges the carriage stopped.
The door was opened and the steps
let down.
Well?' Inquired an anxious voiee.
'He is here.' replied one of the men
in the carriage, and taking the doc
tor by the hand, assisted him to
alight. Thy then caused him to as
oend several steps.
By the cold air that struck upon
his face the doctor perceived that he
was on the steps of an outer portico.
A door was opened, and the doctor
fancied they made him cross a large
hall. He was then led through a suit
of apartments covered with soft car
peting. At last the doctor's guide
paued and said :
We have reached our destination
doctor; remove your bandage.'
The doctor, whose terror had chang
ed to an uneasy curiosity ami a vague
apprebpnBion, obeyed the stranger's
voice, and found himself in a Binall
room, luxuriously furnished, and but
half lighted by an alabaster lump
which bung in the middle of the
room. The window curtains were
closely shut, as well as those of the
alcove, which occupied the further
eud of tbe apartment. In this room
the doctor found himself alone with
one of the three individuals who had
made nim an unwilling captive.
The stranger was tali and of im
posing mien. He was dressed wtth a
truly aristocratic precision. His
black eyes glittered through the half
mask that covered his uppr features.
while a nervous twitch agitated his
uncovered lips and the thick beard
that surrounded tbe lower part of his
face.
'Doctor.' said the stranger. In a dry
and broken voice, 'prepare your im
plements you have to per fur reran op
eration.' Whfe Isr the patient?' inquired
Llafrauc. Saying which, he turned
toward the alcove, and moved a step1
forward. Tlte curtains waved genf )y,
and a stifJ-d nigh was b'eard comrng
from thil direct fittr.
Pregare for the operation, sir,' said
the traner. convulsively.
rBut. said the doctor, 'it U Impor
tant that I shnufd see the patient.-
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The doctor then crossed his arms,
and, looking earnestly at his interlo
cutor, replied:
'Sir, there has been violence used In
bringing me here; if it be true, how-,
ever, that some one stands in need of
my services, without looking into
your secret unmindful of the way I
have been brought here I "hall
willingly do my duty as a urgeon.
But If you have meditated crime, you
may have obliged me to follow you,
but you cannot force me to be your ac
complice.' 'B easj, sir,' replied the stranger,
bitterly ; 'there U no crime In all
this.' And taking the doctor by the
armhe wqlked up to thealoove ; then
pointing to a baud that came from be
hind the curtains, he said: 'This is
the handjyou are to out off.'
The doctor took within his own the
extendeil hand; he felt its delicate
fingers shudder at tlie contact. It
wa a woman's hand, small and beau
tifully shaped, to which a ruby ring
made its whiteness appear still more
remarkable.
Nothing hpre.' exclaimed the
doctor; 'no, nothing demands am
putation.' 'And I tell you,' cried the stran
ger, with a thundering voice, 'that if
the surgeon refuses, I shall fulfill his
office myself;' and seizing an axe that
lay at the foot of the bed. he laid the
hand on the table and prepared to
sever it.
The doolor held him back.
'Then you must do ityourself.'eald
the man.
'But this is an atrocious deed !' cried
poor Liofranc.
That i nothing to you. Itmustbe
done; I will it so. The lady wishes
it likewise ; if she must ask it of .you
herself, she will do if. Come.madame,
request the doctor to do you the fa
vor.' Poor Lisfranc. pale and trembling,
frit ready to faint on the floor. A
feeble voice came from the alcove, and
aid. in a tone of unutterable despair
Hnd resignation :
'Since you are n surgeon, sir yep, I
entreat you let it be yourelf and
do not let oh you for mercy sake!'
'Come, doctor,' said the unknown,
either you or I.'
S" fierce and terrible was the aspect
of the stranger, and so implacable
and relentless his determination the
prayer of the poor lady so poignant
and despairing, that tlie dontor felt
impelled by humanity itself to obey
the command.
He took his implements, implored
with a last look the heartless strin
ger, who merely replied by pointing
significantly to the axe. With a
broken spirit, and a cold perspiration
bathing his brow, the doctor recalled
all his energy and presenoe of mind.
Twice bis arm trembled and he paus
ed. At length the blood spouted
forth a shr'ek burst from the aleove,
and to that cry of agony succeeded a
dead silence.
Tlie stranger stood bv, apparently
unmoved No sound was heard ex
enpt the noise of the horrible work
Soon the hand and the insttument
fell together. The doctor, livid and
exhausted, looked at the stranger
with haggard eyes. The latter stoop
ed, picked up the severed hand, and
drawing LJie ruhy ring from off one of
the fingers, presented it to the doc
tor. 'Take it, doctor, said he, 'it is a
souvenir; no one will claim it from
you. He then added, 'it is over.'
Tmmpdiately th1 oMier two mnked
men came in. and, bandaging his
eyes, nguin led him away. The same
carriage that brought him there set
him down at hi own door. Dr. Lis
franc took the bandage from his eyes
in time to see the carriage rolling off
and disappearing in the distance. It
was 5 o'clock in tlie morning.
It was in vain that day after day
the doctor exhausted every means
he could imagine for penetrating the
mystery of this terrible adventure.
Had it not been for the ring (indis
putable proof of the reality of his
recollections), he would have thought
himself a pry to an hallucination.
Hoping, however, that the ruby
ring would pooner or later lead to
some revelation of this mysteriou- af
fair, he was in the habitof wearing it
suspended to his watch chain.
About two months nftr the events
jut recorded. Dr. LNfrHnc received
nn invitation for a ball given by the
pnuntes d P , in her magnifi-
cent mansion ki the Rue de Varennes,
Paris.
He accordingly went.
AH the elite of thpFrenoh nnhility,
as well an the most illustrious person
ages of German diplomacy, thronged
the saloons, which were radiant with
light and heauty.
A young man with pale face and
melancholy eyes had been all the"
evening the object of partfeurar re
mark by irany of the guests. He
walked from time to time through
the suite of apartments with an anx
ious look, and then, with a sorrowful
demeanor, eparated from the erowd.
It so happened that this youngman
found himself for an instant opposite
to Dr. 1iofrano. His eyes mechani
cally falling upon the do'ctor soon as
sumed an earnest flta e. then glittered
wifh a fearfal expression on the ring
attached to hfs chain. With a sudden
and rapid .movement the ynrrng mam
then passed through the group that
separated him front the doctor, and
walking up t'o hfm elbowed hf m rude
ly and intentionally. The doctor po-
litely-'rem'onatraterf; but, Instead of
answering,- the -yonsg -raaruBtrucs". i left hand, but Matlldadrew it back, a
blmTstedfylB.fsfiilifijer1- ,..Ua4,sg8inxeDded.tOibIw her ightly
THURSDAX MARCH
Jt nniv easily be conceived what ex
citement and consternation this scene
produced. Tbe next day was appoint
ed for a meeting, and the company
soon after dispersed in confusion.
The young Matilda de (the
names are too illustrious, and too
well known for us to point them out,
except by initials,) was tlie daughter
nf one of the most famous soldiers of
the empire. Her father had acquired
an elevated rauk, great glory, and a
high station in the army, but he was
one of the few generals whom the
Emperor had not enriched. Matilda
de had, therefore, no fortune to
bestow upon one who should oall her
his.
Napoleon de was the grand
son of the noble Duchess de . Tbe
Duchess bad a great name, and emp
ty title, but no fortune.
Notwithstanding this, the Duohess
and the General, bound together by
the ties of long friendt-hip, had mu
tually agreed to unite their two chil
dren in marriage.
Of this determination, however,
they poon repented. While Matilda
and Napoleon gave themselves up to
the sweet charms of their mutual af
fections, the Duchess and the Gener
al, alarmed for the iutereet of their
children, and a little also for their
own, played a scene of high comedy.
'If my daughter,' said tlie General,
marries that poor devil, Napoleon,
adieu to luxury and pleasure.'
If my son.' soliloquized the Duch
ess, 'should wed a girl.and not a for
tune, how could we ever restore the
luster of the noble house of ?'
The General, therefore sought to
wean Matilda from her lover and the
Duchebs exerted herself to divert Na
poleon from thinking of Matilda.
But neith r could succet d. Napoleon
and Matilda loved too sincerely, too
devotedly, to fall an easy prey to the
snare spread out to entrap their youth
and inexperience.
Unable to disunite them, the Gen
eral and the Duchess insisted upon
the departure of Napoleon, and on
his abspnting himself for a while
from Paris. They told him that the
smalluess of their fortune required it.
It was ii'dispensuble for him to ao
quire a position in the world. The
miuister had juat offered to provide
him a place as secretary to some for
eign embassy. Should he refuse to
go tie would shut out from himself a
brilliant career. He must accomplish
this sacrifice, were it but for Matil
da's sake; as her future welfare de
pended on it, and he was to become
responsible for h-r happiness. Na
poleon at length unwillingly con
sented He saw Matilda for a last time; he
told her of his departure. A cry of
agony burst from the young girl's
lips. In vain did Napoleon acquaint
her with his projects, and try to com
fo't her by pointing out, in a spepdj
return, a whole life of love, happi
ness mid wealth. Matilda still re
mained inconsolable. A dark fore
boding prevented her from believing
tbe faNe promises of an uncertain fu
turity. What could she gain in ex
change for happiness that was theirs,
and which they were about to sacri
fice to their duty ? She felt that her
golden dream was over that it was
fading away from her sight.
Napoleon took her hand in his and
covered it with kisses. 'Remember '
-aid he, 'that thou art my betrothed,
and that this hand is mine, forever
mine,' saying which he put a ruby
ring on her finger.
'It is my mother's.1 murmured he.
Matilda could only answer by press
ing the ring to her lips and then fell
fainting and desolate upon a couch.
Napoleon departed, and his absence
facilitated the projects of the parents.
The General then made an appeal
to Matilda's devoted heart ; lie exag
gerated his poverty, he invented a
tale about debts and engagements
which he would not he able to meet ;
he pointed out to her the horrors
which would surround his miserable
old age, beggared and dishonored ;
he even hinted to her that it would he
better to cut short hi troubled life.
She alone had power to nave him
she must forget Napoleon and wed the
Count de , whose handsome,
manly face, whose noble soul, she
well knew how to appreciate.
A little selfishness and Matilda
would have been saved; hut it is tlie
weakness of elevated minds not to
shrink from sacrifices. Matilda in
despair threw herself in her father's
arms and promised all. He blepsed
and thanked her for her devotion.
He waa yet speaking when Matilda
had left the room, unable longer to
control her overcharged feelings
Pale, exhausted with the struggle,
she hastened to her apartment, and.
sinking nn a seat, gave way to a flood
of bitter tears.
Flow, flow. Cruel tears! Weep, thou
nohle creatijre. for thy short-lived
dream! Ha'ppinesfl was" never made
for souls like thine!
The banns wpre published, Bnd on
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the, lath j of January. 18. In the
iof St. Thomas' d'Aqanius.
.lnvnu sArl rlnr4 t m Iria Ottllttt Ha
fHer father's face wa radiant
crjpniess.
moment of the rnptlaT bferfs
hen the bridegroom puts on' tbe
firger pf the" bride the ring, symbol Fc
Fink of the Chain that unites t'hem.
irrstead of i-fvlng her left hand,- as fs
the enstonf, Matilda' suddenly pisv?pd
tofhe'Cotfnt'P right and gave him her
righf hand. The Count was about; to
make an observation and ta-kfl her
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hand, lowering her eye9. but with
that air nf determined firmness not to
be mistaken. The Count saw it, but,
fearing a scene, he did not insist, but
put the ring nn the hand which Matil
da still held nut.
The Count was of a jealous nature,
jealous as Othello. A fatal suspicion
had taken possession of his mind.
The ring which Matilda wore on her
left hand gave him much uneasiness.
He told her that he looked upon It
with aversion, and begged her not to
wear it. Matilda replied that she
would never be separated from it,
giving her answer with muoh sweet
ners, but with the same determined
nir which she had shown at her wed
diug.
From that time, that which had
previously been only a suspicion in
the Count's mind became a certainty.
He determined he would he revenged,
but hid his feelings and purposes. A
system of surveilance was organized
around Matilda. Soon there came a
letter from Napnle-'n. The poor
youth, Ignorant of Matilda's sacrifice
and the ruin of his dearest hope,
b-pokenf his love, of his future happi
ness, of their speedy marriage. He
reminded Matilda that her hand be
longing to him, and requested her of
ten to look upon the ruby of his moth
er's ring while her thoughts were
with him. Hecnncluded by announc
ing happy tidings. He waw charged
by the ambassador to he the bearer of
important dispatches to Paris. Before
a month was over be would again see
her.
This letter was put into the count's
hand. He saw through all. He went
to Matilda with the open letter in
his hand, and giving It to her, said,
coolly :
I can imagine your scruples, but
why did you -not speak before? You
have sworn that your hand will be
long ouly to him. Very well ! as booh
as he arrives I shall take it upon my
selt to make that promise good,' added
lie, with a frightful smile.
Matilda did not even shudder she
seemed to have nothing more to fear
upun earth.
In a short time Napoleon returned
to Paris, but he was very much alter
ed. Grief and deHpair had preyed up
on his heart, for he had heard of bis
misfortune.
The day after his arrival a small
ebony box was presented to him,
which had been brought by a servant
in livery. He opened it. His horror
and pain might be easier imagined
than described. The casketcontained
a bloody hand Matilda's. On a pa
per stained with blood, he read thee
words: 'So does the Countess de
keep her word.' Wild with rage and
de-puir. be look his pistol and flew to
the count's house.
The count and Matilda had disap
peared in the night, a few hours af
ter the bloody deed, and no one knew
whence they had gone.
On the night Napoleon had recog
nized his mother's ring on the doc
tor's chain, he had gone to the ball,
because asecretprei-eulimeuihad been
urging him thither.
The next day Dr. liisfranc and his
antagonist met. The doctor received
a severe wound below the arm-pit.
He lay long in danger, but hopeB
were entertained for his recovery.
Before leaving his enemy, the doctor
related to him the incidents of thut
cruel night on which be had been
compelled to commit a crime for the
sake of humanity.
'However,' added he, 'Matilda
could not have f-uflered much ; a sub
lime exaltation sustained tier cour
age, and I am Biire she was happy in
her sufT-jriiig.s. in the thought that
her hand, at least, would be returned
to you. And when it was over I
heard a gentle voice murmuring from
behind the curta.n that hid her from
my sight. 'Tell him, I beseech you,
my heart will go toward him, even as
my hand.' Hud it not been for the
ring. I could not have fulfilled her
wish.'
The Lord's Will ts. Poisonous Mat
ter. A very pious old lady In the upper
part of tbe oily, when she read the
newspaper aco-iuutof the many deaths
that had occurred from the ravages of
scarlet fever arid diptftheria, piously
ejaculated that the Lord, no doubt,
hud done it in older to chasten His
people, and it was very wicked for
the papers to say it was caused by
anything else when it was the Lord's
will. The way the people generally
deal with these disease and the per
fect unconcern with which a mother
of several Children will walk to a honse
where a fouerai is progressing from a
death of scarlet fever, and carefully
examine the dead body, and even kiss
the face of tlie corpse, and return
home to the bosom of her family, and
recount all the details of the affair,
sowing the seeds of the disease, one
would suppose it was extremely grat
ifying to have them take the disease
and be lopped off in order to be assur
ed the Lord was trying to chasten
them. Kingston Freerrian.
A Rochester Physician V Expe
rience. R Caulbins, M. D., of Rochester.
N. Y., certifies Oct. 6th, J8?a. thai he
has used the Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure in his practice for diseases of the
kidneys' and Ifver. and the resuft has
been satisfactory in the extreme. He
says: "I would now prescribe tbe
same remedy to all similarly afflicted",
audyon are at -liberty, to so state In
our uf tiojncljli'4'-- .SimotjS
VOL. 24.-NO. 38.
A TOUCHING EOMANOE.-
During the reign of King Edward
III., Anna d'Arfet, the handsome
and wealthy heiress of a noble French
family in England, feil violently in
love with a young man of low birth,
though rather well off In point of per
sonals and landed attractions.
They exchanged mutual vows upon
a crucifix that each would marry the
other and none else.
The relatives of Anna not only for
bade Robert Macham the bouse, but
made arrangements to marry Anna
without delay to a Bristol merchant,
and, by duress, forced her to consent.
Robert Macham, not being the man
to submit tamely tosucb proceedings,
quietly converted bis property Into
money, and notified his faithful Anna
to secure her Jewels and prepare to
elope to France with him but before
the elopement could be carried out
the wedding took place, and Anna
was the bride of another.
Tills unexpected disaster only
strengthened Robert in his determin
ation to carry off the object of his af
fections; but be fouud it necessary to
enlist one of bis friends in the enter
prise, who aided him in the plan
which, however, necessitated his en
tering the service of Anna's husband
as a groom. .
Anna was in the habit of taking a
daily ride on horseback, in the envi
rons of Bristol, anil the pretended stable-boy
made use of this circumstance
to oarry out his wild project.
Robert had ohartered a small yacht,
and kept her ready provisioned, ao as
to be able at any moment to sail.
One day. when the wind Invited
flight, a lady was seen riding at a fu
rinus gallop toward the sea, pursued by
a band of horsemen.
The mettlesome steed carried his
rider into the midst of the waves, far
from the beach, where the pursuers
halted, and toward a yacht from
whioh a small boat had put out a
pooh as the lady had appeared In
sight. It came closer and closer, till
the fair Anna for she it was stopped
from her stirrup into the boat, and off
she went to the yacht.
It seems that a very cruel trick had
been played upon the horse to make
him run into the Bea. For three dajs
previous, the new stable boy had left
his mistress' favorite horse a prey to
thirst;so that, as soon as Anna mount
ed the saddle to ride with her bus-
band, the horse ran away with her
toward the sea, whose waves could be
beard from her husband's villa.
By a misunderstanding between
Robert and his confederate, the major
portion of the crew, comprising all
who were posted in navigation,
were on shore carousing.
No time could be lost. The pursuers
lad hastened to the Cfty to obtain a
boat to give chase. It was absolutely
necessary to set sail at once, If they
would escape. No one thought of the
least delay. The mainsail was hoist
ed, and away to the southward sailed
the yacht.
By daybreak they were far away
from England, but the shores of
Frnfice were not iu sight; around
them nothing could be seen but a
waste of waters. The wind was ris
ing, and noue on board the yacht
km w whither they werepailing.
Several days passed. Still to the
south the white-winged yacht flew,
before the, north wind, ,still no one
spoke of his misgivings, still all went
well on hoard ; but the suspense was
becoming tenjible to bear.
At last on the 13th day out. just as
the day was dawning, they saw in
front of them a long line in the midst
of the world of moving waters. It was
landatlast. As they drew nearer, and
nearer, the perfumes of strange flowers
saluted them, giving fresh life to all.
and making the new la'ndsleeafa par-adi-e.
The sails arp lowered, the anchor
rattles down with a splash and a hol
low plunge, and the motion of tbe
yachtis arrested. Anna insists on go
ing ashore in the first boat. The
scouting patty sent out by Robert im
mediately returned without having
discovered any sfgns of habitation.
The weary travelers immediately pt
up an altar, on which Anna's crucifix
was placed, and gave thanks to God
for their deliverance.
Supported by Robert, she walked
toward the interior of the island, till
they found a huge tree hollowed by
time, the interior of whfch was dry,
free from insects, and carpeted with
moss. Near by a rivuM tinkled gayly
on Its way down the hill to join the
ocean, adding another charm to the
scene. Here Anna determined to rent,
and. having rested, found no wish to
go furthpr.
Three days were employed in land
ing luggage and stores of all kinds
from the yacht, when a new disaster
occurred. As a matter of precaution.
Macham had ordered that half of the
company at a time should spend the
night on the vessel, and on the morn
ing of the fourth day a violent north
wind tore the yacht front her fasten
ings, and the terrified people on shore
saw her drifting away toward the coast
nf Africa without being able to assist
them'. AnnaConceiving that-all these
misadventures showed God's wrath in
her exploit, became very much de
pressed in spirit, spending barf of
each day oft hr knees before the cru
cifix, and weepfng bitterly H the
night through'.
Robert Macham found hrmseif un
able to' console her, and gradually be
came the vFctfm of despair, so that,
arTti'on d'nna Hied onlv three rfaVB
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he did notB'urvive her loss more than
five day?. His last wish was tflctly
carried ont; he was interred In the
same grave with Anna d'Xrfet, wlttf
a wooden cross at the head. He left m
Latin account of his adventures. .
The Island thus romatically discov
ered was Madeira. The companions'
of Robert resolved to quit the place at
once. In the yawl belonging to th
yacht, which had been safely fasten
ed to the shore when the large vessel
had been blown away by the violence
of the storm. They laid In a supply
of smoked birds and water, but, wheri
two days ont, werp dapftfrsd by' tb
if oors and sent as prisoners to Algiers,
where they found their former com
panions. 4
After a long; Imprisonment they
were all ransomed by the.Spanlarda,
and Juan de Morale, a Spanish sail
or, who had'' learned hel7 sory, gava
his Government information of the
luxuriant island'.
fcESfjSCiTiTIOtf.'
Experiments with the Bodies of (be
Tiro Murderers Hanged at"
Mm'frersboro.
A reporter describing the attempt
to resuscitate the negroes banged ai
Murfreesboro, on PrI Jay lat, says :
After they had been suspended foi
seventeen minutes they were cut
down, and Dr. Sieger, of Nashville,
and Drs. Byrne and Murfee, of thW
city, attempted tbe experiment In re
taliation which was proposed soma
days ago. They did riot begin antl!
thirty minutes after tbe men had
been cut down'. A ntimber of physi
cians were present to witness the"
experiment. After the clothing bad
been taken off. their bodies were'
wrapped in" bot blankets, applications'
were made to their necks to reduoe
swelling, and an artificial respiration
brought abcut by the means usually
applied In cases of persons who have
been In the water for a long time.
Ail this waa preliminary to the appli
cation of electricity. Batteries were
placed in juxtaposition to the spinal
cord and different portions of tbe
brain. The effects of the application
were soou apparent. First came ner
vous muscular twffchlflgs" In thoes
parts of tbe body with which the bat
teries were placed in contact.
The terifpera'vure was gradually in
creased until it reached over 1, 000 de
grees. The effect wus immediate.
The muscular contractions inoreased.
The limbs twitched and shook like
men asleep, and struggling nnder
the spell of a1 horrid nightmare.
The regular drawing and expulsion
of air, produced by the Appliances re
ferred to, were horribly r-al and life
like. The respiration came with an
effort, however, and sounded like the"
gasps of men straggling for breath.
Dr. Sieger put hi3 ha'nd to their
wrists. "Tlie pulse Is beatii.g," he
said. "You can feel it, but faintly."
Their eyes next opened. Under the ef
fect of the electric current, and turn
ed about the room in a vacant gaze.
There was no sound but fhe labored
gasping at the'r lipa. ,,GetitIerfJfen,"
said Dr. Sieger, "the experiment Iff
concluded. Our main object was to
show the effect of elect rfeffy upon the
muscular centers, and we have exhib
ited that, I flifnk, lira remarkable re
alistic way." '
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A 6ow Boy's Solilorny.-
His bair was long, yellow and
straight, or at least uot curled. He
rode into San Antonio on a pony. Hia
boots were spangled with stars and hi
Mexican htft was beavy with tbe
double toquilla that gird?etJf it, and
the horn of his saddle hud on it a metal-rimmed
plate big enough for a bal
let girl to dance on. When he had
taken about 20 drinks hnfenul waxed
warm within him and be remounted
his pony for a ride. At the corner of
Alamo and Commerce street ha halt
ed and uttered a yell that made ail
the glaBses and bottles in the saloons
for a' block around rattle. "I am a
Texan," said he. when he had Settled
down In bis stirrups, after the yell j
"I am a prairie Wolf with steal thorns
nn-my hide; I wai raided on mesque
beanfl" boiJed in mustang blood and ray
first shirt waa rewbide. My father
was born on a sandbar and trucked a
cow wbale and my mother was a Na
vajo squaw; I cau out-ride amonkey,
out-swim a fish, out-jump a kangaroo,
nut-cuss b bee-bitten parson and I can
shoo: out the eye of a baby flea."
Having flnlslied the foregoing, the
cow boy dug spurs Into his pony'a
fianksand disappeared in tbe direction
of the railway depot.
Tee Soittlw
The Atlanta (Ga.) Republican say :
"The papers inform os that two ne
groes' have been fined $100" each In
Morgan county, Georgia, for enticing
colored men to emigrate to Misiisslp
pr. It must be a queer law nnder
which suoh proceedings are had, ess
peclally in a State which has passed
law to encourage Immigration and hi-'
appointed an 'immigration commit
aioner.' "
If such a fine was imposed -by a
Georgia court on such a' charge and
not for obtaining money under falBe
pretenses', tbe knowledge of tbe fact
woufd give sober conservative peo
ple at the North a good deal mora
reason to feeF that the federal govern
ment ought to protect "commerce be
tween the States'," which: Includes
emigration by the express" decision, of
a Sbuth'ern Chief Justice, than do
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