Nebraska advertiser. (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, September 15, 1881, Image 8
ESS 6, I Y i. . 1 I . I THIS ADVERTISER. Subscription, $2.00 per Year, in Advance. orritiiAi. i'aimik ok 'i' j ik rourfTic THE DR1DE. She stood lltso an angel Just wandered from H on veu, A nliLTlin benlirhted away from tlio skies. And lltllo we d'enied that to mortals were given Such visions of beauty as came from her eyes. She looked up and smllod on the ninny triad luces, Tholrlends of her childhood who stood by her h1 to; Jtut she shone o'er them all, like a queen of thu graces, When blushing aho whispered the vow of a bride. "Wo wing an old sonar, as with garlands wo crowned her, And cu h left a Ichs on her delicate Ifrow: And wo pin od that u blesslnir m gut over sur round her, And the future of life be uneloud d as now. James T. Fie d. TOUROjfTHBWOBLD IN EIGHTY DAYS. JULES VliltXE'S CHEAT STOItY. CHAPTKK XlV.-roNTlNirKO. Without poetic amplification, it is sufh'c'cnt to say that Mrs. Aoudtt, tho widow of the Rajah of Bnndolcund, was n charming woman in tho entire Euro pean acceptation of the phrase. She spoke English with great purity, and the guide had not exaggerated in as sorting that this young I'arseo woman had been transformed by education. Meanwhile tho train was nbout to leavo Allahabad. Tho Parseo was waiting. Mr. Fogg paid him the com pensation agreed upon without exceed ing it a farthing. This astonished Pas separtout a httlo, who know everything that his master owed to tho devotion of tho guide. The Parseo, in fact, had risked his life voluntarily m tho atlair at Pilaji: and if, later, tho Hindoos should learn it, ho would hardly escape their vengeance. Tho question of Kiouni also remained. What would bo done with an elephant bought so dearly? Hut Philcas Fogg had already taken a resolution upon this point. "Parseo," ho said to tbo guide, "you liavo been serviceable and devoted. 1 ha o paid for your service, but not for your devotion. Do vou wish this ele phant? It is yours.'1 Tho eyes ot tho guide sparkled. "Your honor is giving me a fortune!" he cried. "Accept, guide," replied Mr. Fogg, "and I will be yet your debtor." i "Good!" cried Passepartout. "Tako iiim, triend! Kiouni is a bravo and courageous animal.11 Ami going to tho bravo ho gave him some lumps of sugar, saving: "Here, Kiouni, hero, here!" The elephant uttered some grunts of satis action. Then taking Passepartout by the waist, and encircling him with his trunk, ho nrsod him as high as his head. Passepartout, not at all fright ened, carcsicd the animal, who re placed him gently on the ground, and to the shaking of tho honest Kiouni's trunk there answered a vigorous shak ing oi tho good fellow's hand. A few moments alter, Philcas l'ogg, Sir Francis Cromarty and Passopartolit, s&itcd in acomlortaiilecar, tho best seat in which Mrs. Aouda occupied, were running at full speed towards Benares. E ghty miles at the most separate this plnoo from Allaliabad, and they woro passed over in two hours. During this passage tho voting woman completely rev. veil; the drowsy fumes of the "hang" disappeared. What was her aston shmont to litid herself on this railway, in this compartment, clothed in European habil ments, in tho midst of travelers ontiroh unknown to her. At iirst her companions gave her the greatest care, and revived her with a lew drops of liquor; then tho Brigadier General told the story, llo dwelt upon the devotion of Philcas Fogg, who had not hesitated to stake his lite to save her, and upon tho denouoment of the adventure, duo to tho bokt imagination of 1 asoparlotit. Mr. Fogg let him go on without sav saving a word. Passepartout, quite ashamed, repeated that "it was not worth while." Mrs. Aouda thanked her deliverers profusely, by her to .rs more than by her words. Her beautiful eyes, rather than her lips, wore the interpreters of her gratitude. Thon, her thoughts carrying her back to tho scenos ot tho suttee, seeing again the Indian country where so main dangers still awaited her, she shudd red with terror. Philcas Fogg understood what was pushing m Mrs. Aouda' s mind, and, to reassuro her, offered. ver coolly, to tako her to Hong Kong, whoro sho might remain until this atlair had died out. Mrs. Aouda accepted tho oll'or grate fully. At Hong Kong there resided one of her relatives, a Paivcc like hor solf, and one o tlio principal merchants of that city, which is entirely English, though occupying apomtontho Chinese coast. At half-past twelve, noon, tho train stopped at tho Benares station. Here was whoro Sir Francis Cromartv was going to stop. The troops which ho was rojoining were camping a low miles to thu north of the oity. Tho lU'gad or-Genoral then made his adieus to I'hileas Fogg, wishing him all possi bio success, 'ind expressing the wish that ho would recommence tho jour ney in a less original, but more profita ble manner. Mr. Fogg proved lightly his companion's fingors. Tlio parting greetings of Mis. 'Aottdn woro moro demonstrative. Sho would never for got wlmt sho owed Sir Francis Cromar ty. Aa for Passepartout ho was hon o cd with a hoarty shako of tlio hand by tho General. Quito affected, ho askrd whoro and when ho eould bo of service to him. Thou they parted. At sovon o'clock a. in., 'Calcutta was readied. The steamer to leavo for Hong Koug did not woigh anchor until noon. Philoas.Fogg had thon live hours lcforc him. According to his journal, this gontlo niiin should arrive m tho capital of In dia, October , twenty-throe days nf tor leaving London, and ho arrived there on tho stipulated day. Ho was neither behind nor ahead of time. Untor tunatoly, tho two days gained by him between London ami Bombay had boon lost, we know how, in this trip across tho Indian Peninsula, but it is to bo supposed that Pluleas Fogg dill not ro gret them. CHAl'TKU XV. IX WHICH TI1K 11 AO WITH TUB IIANK-NOTKH IS HIXlKVKII OK A KKW TIIOl'HANI) I'OUNIM MOIIKl The train had stopped at the station. Passepartout (irst got out of tho car, and was followed by Mr, Fogg, who aided his young companion to descend. I'hileas Fogg counted on going directly to tho Hong Kong steamer, in order to iix Mrs. Aouda there comfortably, whom ho did not wish to loavo as long as sho was in this country, so dangerous for her. At the moment that Mr. Fogg was going out of tho station a policeman approached him and said: " Mr. I'hileas Fogg?" " 1 am ho." "Is this man your servant?" added tho policeman, pointing to Passepar tout. ' "Yes." "You will botli bo so kind as to fol low me." Mr. Fogg mado no movement indi cating any surprise. This agent was a ropresentativo of tho law, and for every Englishman tho law is sacred. Passe partout, with his French habits, wanted to discuss tho mattor, but tho police man touchod him with his stick, and Philcas Fogg made him a sign to obey. "This young lady can accompany us?" asked Mr. Fogg. " Sho can," replied tho policeman. The policeman conducted Mr. Fogg, Mrs. Aouda, and Passepartout to a paMd-ghari, a sort of four-wheeled vehicle with four seats, drawn by two horses. They started. No one spoke during tho twenty-minutes1 ride. The palki-ghari stopped before a dwelling ot plain appearance, but which was not used for private purposes. The policeman let his prisoners out, for they could, indeed, bo called thus, and ho led them in a room with dows, saying to them: grated win- " At half-past oight vou will appear before Judge Obadiah1 Then ho lott, and closed the door. " Sec! we are prisoners!" cried Passe partout, dropping into a chair. Mrs. A oud i. addressing Mr. Fogg immediately, said in a voice whoso emotion she sought in vain to disguise: "Sir, you must leave mo! It is on my account that you aro pursued! It is because vou have ro-cuod mo!" Philcas Fogg contented himself with spying that that would not bo possible. Pursued on account of this suttee affair! Inadmissible! How would tho-complainants dare present themselves? There was a mistake. Mr. Fogg added that, in any event, ho would not abandon the young woman, and that ho would tako her to Hong Kong. "But the steamer loaves at noon!" remarked Passepartout. "Before noon wo will be on board," was tho simple reply of tho impassible gontleman. This was so flatly assorted that oven Passepartout could not help saying to himself: "Parblou! that is certain! before noon wo will bo on board!" But ho was not at all reassured. At half-past eight the door of the room was opened. Tho policomau reap peared, and ho led the prisoners into the next room. It was a court-roQin, and quite a large crowd, composed of Europeans and natives, already occu pied the rear of tho room. Mr. Fogg, Mrs. Aouda and Passepar tout were seated ou a bonch in front of tho seats reserved for the magistrate and tho clerk. This magistrate, Judgo Obadiah, en tered almost immediately, followed by tho clerk. Ho was a large, fat man. Ho took down a wig hung on a nail and hastily put it on his head. "Tho lirst case," he said. But putting his hand to his head, ho said: " Humph! this is not my wig!" "That's a tact, Mr. Obadiah, it is mine," replied tho clerk. "My dear Mr. Oystorpuff, how do you thitiK that a Judgo' can give a who sen tence with a clerk's wig?" Au exchange of wigs nail boon mado. During the-o preliminaries Passepartout was boiling over with impatience, for the hands; appeared to him to move terribly fast over tho faco of tho large cloci; in tho court-room. "Tho lirst case," said Judgo Obadiah again. " Philcas Fogg?" said Clork Oyster pull'. "Hero I am," ropliod Mr. Fogg. " Passepartout?" " Present!" replied Passepartout. " Good!'1 said Judgo Obadiah. " For two days, prisonous, you have boon looked for upou tlio arrival of all tho trains from Bombay." " But of what aro wo accused?" cried Passepartout, impatiently. " You shall know now," ropliod the Judge. Sir," said Mr. Fogg then, "1 am an English oitlr.on, and have tho right " Have you beon troated disrespect fnllv," askod Mr. Obadiah. "Not at all." " Vory well, lot tho complainants come in." Upon tho order of tho Judgo a door was opened, and three Hindoo priests woro led in by a tip-stall". "Well, well!" murmured" Passe partout, "thoy nro tho rascals who woro going to burn your young lady!" Tho prlosts stood up before tlio Judgo, and tho dork road in a loud voice a complaint of sacrilege, preferred against Mr. Philcas logg and his serv ant, accused of having violated a place consecrated by tho JJrahinin religion. "You have hoard tho chargo?''tho Judgo asked I'hileas Fogg. " Yes, sir," replied Mr. Fogg, con sulting his watch, "and 1 confess it." "Ah! You confess?" "1 confess an oxpoet tlieso threo priests to confess in their turn what thoy woro going to do at tho pagoda of Pillaji." Tho priests looked at each other. Thoy did not scorn to understand tho words of tho accused. "Truly!" cried Passepartout, impet uously, "at tho pagoda ot Pillaji, whoro thoy woro going to burn thoir victim!" Moro stupefaction of the priests, and profound astonishment of Judgo Oba diah. "What victim?" Ik answered. "Burn whom? In tho heart of tho city of RombajP" "Bombay? cried rassepartout. ."Certainly. Wo aro not spoaking of tho pagoda of Pillaji, but of tlio pagoda of Malobar in Hombay." "And as a proof hero are the desocra tors shoes" added the elork, putting a pair on tlio desk. "My shoes!" eriod Passepartout, who, surprised at tlio last charge, could not prevent this involuntary exclama tion. Tho confusion in tho minds of tho master and servant may be imagined. Thoy had forgotten the incident of tho pagoda of Bombay, and that was tho very thing, which had brought thorn be fore tho magistrate in Calcutta. In lact, Fix understood tho advan tage that he might get lrom this unfor tunato affair. Delaying his departure twelve hours, ho had taken counsel with tlio priests of Malobar Hill, and had promised them large damages, knowing vory well that the English Government was vory seveio upon this kind of trespass; thon by tho following train ho bail sent them forward on tho track of the perpetrator. But, in con sequence of the time employed in tho deliverance of the young widow, Fix and tho Hindoos arrived at Calcutta be fore Philcas Fogg and his servant, whom tho authorities, warned by telegraph, woro to arrest as thoy got out of tho train. Tho disappointment of Fix may bo judged of, when he learned that I'hileas Fogg had not yet arrived in tho Capital of India. Ho was compelled to think that his robber, stopping at one of the stations on the Peninsular Rail way, had taken reluge in the northern provinces, for twenty-lour Hours, in tho greatest uneasiness, Fix watched for him at the station. What was his joy then when, this very morning, ho saw him get out of the car, accompa nied, it is true, by a young woman whoso presence he could not explain. He immediately sent a policeman after him; and this is how Mr. Fogg, Passe partout and the widow of the Hajah of Bundolcund were taken before Judge Obadian. And if Passepartout had been less preoccupied with his affair, ho would have porcoived in a corner of tho room tho detective, who followed tho discus sion with an interest easv to understand, for at Calcutta, as at Bombay, and as at Suez, tho warrant of arrest was still not at hand! But Judgo Obadiah had taken noto of tho confession escaped from Passo- psytout, who would have given all ho possessed to recall msuupiuucui wonts. "Tlio facts aro admitted?" said the Judirc. "Admitted," replied Mr. Fogg coldly. " Inasmuch,1' continued the Judgo, "as tho English law intends to protect equally and 'rigorously all tho religious of the people of India, the trespass being admitted by this man Passe partout, convicted of having violated with sacrilegious feet tho pavement of tho pagoda of Malobar Hill in Bombay, on the 20th day of October, I sentence tho said Passepartout to fifteen days1 imprisonment, and a line of three hun dred pounds. "Three hundred pounds!" cried Passepartout, who was really only alivo to the tine. "Silonco!" said the tipstaff, in a shrill voice. "And," added Judgo Obadiah, " in afyuuoh as it is not materially proved that there was not a cmnivanco be twoen the servant ami the master, tho latter of whom ought to be held re sponsible for tho aits and gestures of a servant in his employ, I detain tlio said I'hileas Fogg and sentence him to eight du s1 imprisonment and one hundred and fifty pounds line. Clork, call an other case!" Fix, in his cornor, experienced an un speakable satisfaction, i'hileas Fogg, detained eight days in Calcutta! It would bo more than time enough for tho wai rant to arrive. Passepartout was crushed. This sen tence would ruin his master. A wager of twenty thousand pounds lost, and all bocauso,' in tho height of folly, ho had gone into that cursed pagoda! I'hileas Fogg, as much master of him self as if this sentence did not concern him, did not ovon knit his eyebrows. But at tho momont that tlio clork was calling another case he roso and said: " I oiler bail." " It is your rigid," ropliod tho Jtidga. Fix folt a cold shudder down Ids back, but ho recovered himself again when ho hoard tho Judgo, "in consid eration of tho fact of I'hileas Fogg and his servant both being strangers," iix tho bail for each at tho enormous sum of ouo thousand pounds. It would cost Mr. Fogg two thousand potindsmles3 ho would bo cleared from ids sentence. " 1 will pay it," said that gontleman. And ho took from tho bag which Passepartout carried a bundle of bank notes, which ho placed ou tho clerk's desk. "This sum will be returned to you on coming out of prison." said tho Judgo. "In tho meantime you aro froo under bail." "Come,11 said Philcas Fogg to his servant. "But thoy should at least return mo my shocs,""criod Pnssopiutout, with au angry movement. 'ih'ey returned him his shoes. "Theso are doar!" ho murmured; "moro than a thousand pounds npiocol Without counting that thoy pinch niol" Passepartout, with a vory pitiful look, followed Mr. Fogg, who had of fered his arm to tho young woman. Fix still hoped that his robber would not decide to surrender this sum of two thousand pounds, and that ho would sorvo out his eight days in prison, llo put himself, thon, on Fogg's tracks, Mr. Fogg took a carriage, into which Mrs. Aouda, Passepartout and ho got immediately. Fix ran behind tho car riage, which soon stopped on ono of the wharves of tho city. Half a mile out in tho harbor tho Kaugoon was anchored, her sailing Ilagl hoisted to the top of the mast. Eleven o'clock struck. Mr. Fogg was ono hour ahead. Fix saw him got out of tho car riago, and embark in a boat with Mrs. Aouda and his servant. Tho defective stamped his foot. "The lasea'i!" ho cried: "ho is go ing oil! Two thousand pounds sacri ficed! Prodigal as a robber! Ah! I will follow him to tho end of tho world, if it is necessary; but, at the rate at which ho is going, all the stolen monoy will be gone!" Tho detective had good reason for making this remark. In fuel, suico ho loft London, what with traveling ex penses, rewards, the elephant purchase, bail and linos, Philcas Fog" had already scattered more than nvo thousand pounds on Ids route, and the percent age of the sum recovered, promised to the detoctivos, was constantly dimin ishing. CUAI'TKIt XVI. in which cu has not thi: ai'it.aiianci: or KNOWINtl ANYTIIINO A1IOUT 'I Hi: MATTI'.IIH CONCiatMNO WHICH thi:v TALK to iii.m. Tlio Rangoon, ono of tho vessels em ployed by the Peninsular and Oriental Company in the Chinese and Japanese seas, was an iron screw steamer, of seventeen hundred and seventy tons, and nominally of four hundred horse power. Sho was equally swift, but not so comfortable as the Mongolia. Mrs. Aouda was not as well lixcd in herns Philcas Fogg would have desired. But. after all, it was onlv a distance of threo thousand lire hundred miles, and the young woman did not show herself a troublesome passenger. During the lirst few days of the pass ago Mrs. Aouda became bettor ac quainted with Philoas Fogg. On every occlusion she showed him tho liveliest gratitude. Tho phlegmatic gentleman listened to her, at least in appoarano, with the most extreme indifference, not ono tone of his voice or gesture betray ing in him the slightest emotion. lie saw that she was wanting in nothing. At certain hours ho came regularly, if not to talk with her, at least to lisUm to her. Ho fulfilled toward her the duties of tho strictest politeness, but with tho giaco and startling effects of an autom aton whoso movements had been put together for that purpose. Mrs. Aouda did not know what to think of him, but Passepartout had explained to her a little tho eccentric character of his mns- u' ' tor. He had told hor what sort of a I wagor was taking him round tho world. I Mrs. Aouda had smiled! but, after all ! sho owed her life to him, and hor de 1 livorercould not lose, because sho saw 1 li i in through her gratitude. I Mrs. Aouda confirmed the narrative ' of the guide in reference to her affoct 1 ing history. Sho belonged, in fact, to i the race which occupies tho lirst rank 1 iMiiong tho natives. Several Parseo i merchants have made large fortunes in India in the cotton trade. Ono of them, Sir James Jejoobhoy, was raised to the nobility by the English Government, and Mrs. Aouda whs a relative of this rich person, who lived in Bombay. It way, indeed, a cousin of Sir Jeieobhoy, the honorable Jejeoh, whom sho count ed on joining at I long Kong. Would she find a rotugo with him and assist ance? She could not say so positively. To which Mr. Fogg replied that sho should not be uneasy, and everything would bo mathematically arraugoiC That was tho phrase ho usod. Did tho young woman understand this horrible adverb? Wo do not know. However, her large oyes woro fixed up on those of Mr. Fogg her largo oyes "clear as the sacredmkos of the Hima laya!" But tho intractable Fogg, as ro served as ever, did not scorn to bo thu man to throw himself into this lake. Tho lirst part ot tho Rangoon's voy 1 ago was accomplished under excellent conditions. Tho weather was moder ate. All tho lower portion of tho im , me use Bay of Bengal was favorable to the steamer s progress. Tho Rangoon soon sighted tho groat Andaman, the principal ono of tho group of islands, which is distinguished by navigators at a groat distance by tho piotiirosquo Sad dle Peak Mountain, two thousand four hundred feet high. pro UK OONTINUKD.l PERSONAL AND LITHRA.UY. -Tho father of Miss Harknoss, who took tho prlzo at Paris for violin play ing, is a nowspapor carrier in Boston. Miss Bird, of Japan fame, has a rival in Mrs. Francis Hughes, who ac companied her husband, an oilioial in tho Chinese service upon a round of visits to nearly all tho points in China ami Formosa open to European trade, and to other localities little frequented by Kuropoans, and who is about to pub lish a volume of hor experiences. Miss Alcutt says sho does not liko to moot tho giftod people sho reads so much about, for she Is at sight disillu sionized. That sho had always wanted to seo Frodorica Bromor, but when sho mot hor in Boston sho was so disap pointed sho cried. " A littlo old woman sho was, and I had fancied ho so dif ferent from hor books." M ss Alcott herself is a true, strong wonuiii, glori ous In tho bounty and sweotnoss of gra cious womanhood. --Tho death Is announced of tho Danish artist, Joriohau-Baumanu, well known by hor beautiful picture "Tho Icelandic Girl," now in possession of Queon Victoria. Sho was a frloud of Hans Christian Anderson, and hor career, was almost as erratic, and ovon moro romantic, than his own. Coming to Copenhagen in 1810, with hor hus band, sho executed nnuinbor of brilliant works which have mado hor nmno fam ous, including tlio groat picture "Domestic Prayer," which sho had to repeat no loss tthati nine times. Of tho Into Dr. S. S. Haldomann, tho distinguished Pennsylvania scholar, it is related that once at a but W opera in Paris lie talked with a Russian savant in all the principal European lan guages. His interlocutor tried in vain to ruoss his nationality, and at last said, with sarcastic incredulity, that ho must bo a Russian. Whereupon, says Dr. Haldoman's biographer in tho Venn Monthly, the Ponnsvlvanlau rupoatod a verso in Russ that mado tho other gasp with wonder when ho was told that ho was talking with an American. Tho late Dean Stanley is said to have rarely mado a gesture when preaching. Ono day after morning service ho askod his wifo if sho had noticed the intensity with which tho congregation had gazod upon him dur-" ing tho sermon. "How could thoy help it, my doar," said Lady Augusta, "when one of your gloves was on tho top of your head tTio whole timo?" Tho Dean having taken Ids hat off bo fore entering the pulpit, the glovo ly ing therein mid fallen on his head, anil, as he stood quite still when preaching, there it remained. HUMOROUS. A young mm in this oity, who practiced in tho gymnasium ono after noon only, was able to jump his board bill tho vory noxt day. UincimuUi Sat unlay Mglit. - Tho ioo dealers of New York liavo increased their prices twenty-live per cent. You cannot b nine ihoni, poor follows. Tho crop was badly touched by last winter's frosts. Jioston Trail' script. . Since hoops again canio into fash ion thoy aro alluded to as domostio cir cles, it is not known who perpetrated the pun, but he is no doubt some rene gade journalist who should bo oxi'od from tho bustle of life to tho vory out skirts of civilization. Detroit Free Press. You can always toll wiion an edi tor is ou a vacation. Ho walks about the streets as if ho had lost a throad of thought or something, and nothing will bring him back to himself so miiek as to hiivo somo ono call "copy" in hU oar. A'eio ilavni Ilctister. An Esquimaux dinner is rollshod as much as any other. " I'd thank you for a slico of that putrid whale,1' says tho old man, " 1 want another fish head there wasn't moat enough on that ouo," savs tho littlo Es (uimaux; and thou his mother says ho slum1 1 have anv candle to chew after dinner bocauso ho didn't say plemo. Louisville Uour-icr-Joarnai. Littlo Phil, a bright fivo-yoar old, is afraid of thunder. DiuMig thu re cent hot spoil his mother would re mark: "Oh, 1 pray for ra n." Ouo day when she naiil it, Phil thus addressed her: "Oh, mamma, I will tell you why it don't rain. When I say my prayers I dos say: ' Please don t pay any 'ton tion to what mamma sas, cos 1 am 'fraid of thunder.1 " hit and Wisdom. Sitting Hull s Portrait. Ho is below the medium height, stolid and stoical looking, and tho thin ness of his lips and a tow wrinkles in his faco give him tho appoa mice of boiiTg older than fifty o.irs. which Scout Allison says is his correct ago. Ho was dressed in tho traditional blue blanketing, sowed in tho form of half civilized trousors, with great gaping places whoro tho pookos should bo, and whon ho walked o ten displayed a brawny log. Over this ho simply woro what was once a tinoty-mado and nieoiy-laundriod white shirt, but which j had becomo greasy and dirty lrom long I wear. Tho shoulders of the shirt and tho slooves had threo long streaks of I red war paint, with which tho warrior's I nook, entire faco and scalp at tho part- in;! of tho hair, was covered. His hair is jot bla'k and machos bolow his shoulders, hanging in throe braids, one at oach side and ono pendent trom tho back and braidod lrom the crown of his broad head. Tho two braids hanging over the shouldors were thickly wound with a tlannol, and tho only ornaments worn woro two brass rings, ono on the littlo and ono on tho second linger of tho loft hand, and a lad 's cheap hraco lot of black guti a-perchu on tho let'! wrist. Exchange.