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Vel wlmt wo iiiaki) wo oiimutt kill;
Thu thliiK forgot yet dlilli not.
Om-u liiiniuliuil in ImiImk ly our will.
Tho III word wild U novrr di-nd,
Wlmio'ijr rcH'iitiiiii tiling wo do;
THeronre no teniHOf iiftnryeiir
, To iniiki! u wri'tflieil truth tuitrtio.
With Hume hiilovi-il from II fr removed,
Tim luiHly word who Muill erase'
llmveer wo wcepHs ll.xe.il and deep,
IJiiotiiinpril iiHili'iitirHiiiuhaiUfliiK Uwu.
Thou lot un fct'l how hooii jniiv hUmi!
I iiiii miu'niw if ii nwnn, ... . ..
And all lienpeuk, with Hplrltinui
An If the parting day wore no
That Hhitdow o'er Nome loveu one h urow,
JOK,
6w.
Anil oh, at liint. llfo'M iietlons inmt.
Mow hwijoI to real, hi we depart,
Kolirwithof oiirniiath elilllnd thollowerfl
'that liloiHomnl In u hIiikIo heartl
I'liufi'i ' 'iiijwiiilon.
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TOUJl OF THK WORLD
IN
EIGHTY DAYS.
jutiiis v eh sirs a it hat htouy.
CIIAI'TKIt XVI.- Co.sTiNinai.
Tlio panoramic doolopmont of this
island was superb.
Immense forests of '
palm trees, arccas, bamboo, nutmeg
treei, teak-'vood, giant mimosas, and
tree-like ferns covered tlio country in
the foreground, and in tlio background
there stood out in relief the graceful
outline of the mountains. Along the
shore there swarmed by thousands those
ireeious swallows whoso eatable nests
i:
orm a dish much soujiht for in the Co
lestial empire. Hut all this varied spec
tacle oll'ered to the eves by the Anda
man group passed quickly, and the Ran
goon swiftly pursued her way towards
the Straits of Malacca, which were to
givo her access to the Chinese seas.
During this trip what was detective
Fix doing, so miluckily dragged into a
voyage round tho world!' On leaving
Calcutta, afler having loft instructions
to forward the warrant to him at Hong
.Kong, if it should arrive, lie sutr.oedod
in getting aboard the Rangoon without
being perceived by Passepartout, and
ho hoped that he might conceal his
presence until the arrival of the steam
er. In fact, it would have been dilli
cult for him to explain how he wits on
board, without awakening the suspi
cions of Passepartout, who thought he
was iu ISombay. Rut he was led to re
new his acquaintance with tlio gooil
follow by the very logic of circumstan
ces. How? Wo will see.
All tho hopes, all the desires
of tho detective were now con
centrated on a single point iu tlio
world, llong Kong lor the steamer
would stop too
short a time at Sin "-a- '
pore tor him to operate in that city.
Tlio arrest of tlio robber must then bo
made iu Hong Kong, or he would es
cape irrecoverably.
in fact, Hong Kong was still English
soil, but tho last he would find on the
road. Heyond, China, Japan, America
would oll'or a pretty certain refuge to Mr.
Fogg. At Hong Kong, if lie should
finally llnd there the warrant of arrest,
which was evidently running after him,
Fix would arrest I'Ogg, ami put him in
the hands of the local police. No dilll
eulty there. Hut after llong Kong a
simple order of arrest would not bo
sulllciont. An extradition order would
- r . .. ..--
hi
lie necessary. Thence delays and oh
staelos of every kind, of which
lite
l,lu
rogue would take advantagu to csMano
finally. If ho failed at Hong Kong, it
would bo, if not impossible, at least
very diilleult to attempt it again with
any degree of success.
"Then," repeated Fix, during tlio I
long hours that ho passed in his cabin,
"thou, either the warrant will bo at I
Hong Kong and 1 will arrest my man. ,
or it will not be there, and this time I I
must, at all hazards, delay his depar
ture! I have failed at Bombay, 1 have
failed at Calcutta! If I piiss ut llong
Kong. 1 shall lose my reputation! Cost J
what it may, 1 must succeed. But what
moans shall I employ to delay, if it is
necessary, the departure of this accursed
Foir.rP"
PPl
As a last resort, Fix had decided to
tell everything to Passepartout, to let '
him know who the master was that ho '
was serving, and whose accomplice he !
certainly was not. Passepartout, en
lightened by this revelation, fe.iring to
bo compromised, would without doubt
take sides with him, Fix. Hut it w:.$ n i
very hazardous moans, which couul i
only bo employed in default of any
other. One word from Passepartout to
his master would have been sutliciout
to compromise tlio all'air irrevocably.
Tho detective was then extremely 'em
barrassed when tho presence of Mrs.
Aouda on board of the Rangoon. 1n
company with Phileas Fogg, opened
now perspectives 10 nun
Who was this woman? What combi-
nation of circumstances had made her
Fogg's companion? The meeting had
oviuonuy laKen piaco between Hombav
and Calcutta. But at wlmt point ot the
noniusiila? Wfas it.clianoo wjiiclt had
brought together Phileas Fogg and the
joungtravoiorr- Had not this journey
across India, on tho contrary, been tin-
dertakon by this rontleinaii with t.lm
aim of joining this charming person?
i-or sue was o uirmiiurl Fix mil ,. ,Unl
view of her in the audience hall of" tho
Calcutta tnonnal.
It may bo comprehended to what' !i
point the detootivu would bo entang
led. Ho asked himself if thoro was not
a criminal abduction hi this allair. Yes!
that must bo it! This idea onco fas
tened ill the mind of kix, ami he ree-
he
fegiil.fliftui tTiJ'iuI8fRli$fc culdj
rni iromithiBjeiryinisiuncc. vvjicmice
tlTiuow'fta h abduction, antllt ww'
possiblu.to put the abductor in such
embarrassment In Hong Kong that ho
could not extricate himself by paying
II10I1UV.
UuLitwas nyt notiCHsary to await the "he promised himself t
"li'rnval of Clm Rangoon at HShg Krfrffe.1 Opportunity dfftftd, w
This Fogg had the dotcstablo habit of flioiis, and without con
jumping from onu vessel into another,
and before tho affair was entered upon
liu might bo far enough oil',
Tho important thing was to warn tho
English authorities, and to signal tho
Rangoon boloro llor arrival. Now.
nothing would bo easier to accomplish,
as tho steamer would put in at Singa
poro, which is connected with tlio Chi
ni'HO roast by a telegraph lino.
Hut, before acting, and to bo more
certain, Fix determined to question
Passepartout. Ho knew it wits not
very diilleult to start tlio young man
tallclyg, and he deolded to throw off
tlio incognito that ho had maintained
until that time. Now, there was no
time to lose. It was October 111, and the
next day tho Rangoon would drop an
chor at Singapore.
This very dav, October !'0, Fix, leav
ing his cabin, went upon deck, witli the
intention of meeting Passepartout first,
with signs of tlio greatest surprise.
Passepartout was walking in tho for
ward part of tho vessel, when the de
tective rushed toward him exclaiming
t:
"Is tliis you on the Rangoon i"1
"Monsieur Fix aboard!" replied
I'nHsupiu'tout, very much surprised, rec-
ogiu.iug uis oui acqiiaimancu oi uiu
Mongolia.
"What! I left you at Hombay, and I
meet you again on tho route to Hong
Kong! Are you making also the tour
of tho world?"
No. no," ro)lied Fix. "1 expect
t" 11 t ong Kong, at least for alow
das.'
"Ah!" said Passepartout, whosoomod
astonished for a moment. " But why
have 1 not seen you aboard rinco wo
loft Calcutta?"
"Indeed. I was sick a little hoa-siok-ness
1 remained lying down in my
cabin I did not got along as well in tho
Ray of Bengal iis in tlio Indian Ocean.
And your master, Phileas Fogg?"
"Is in perlcct health, and as punc
tual as his diary! Not ono day behind!
All, Monsieur Fix, you do not know it,
but we have a young lady with us also."
"A young lady?' replied the detec
tive, who acteil exactly as if lie did not
undrestand what his companion wits
saying.
Hut Passepartout soon gave him tho
thread of tho whole story. Ho related
the incident of the pagoda in Hombay,
the purchase of the elephant at the cost
of two thousand pounds, the suttee
all'air, tlio abduction of Aouda, tlio sen
tence of tlio Calcutta court and their
Ireedom under bail. Fi, who knew
the last portion of these incidents,
seemed not to know any of them, and
Passepartout gave himself up to tlio
jucasuru ot telling his adventures to a
hearer who showed so much interest.
" Hut," asked Fix, at tho end ol tho
story, " does your master intend to
lake tliis young woman to Europe?"
"Not at all, Monsieur Fix; not at
all! Wo are simply going to put her
in charge of ono ot her relatives, a rich
merchant of Hong Kong."
"Nothing to be done there," said tlio
detective to himself, concealing his dis
appointment. "Take a glass of gin,
Air. Passepartout."
" With pleasure, Monsieur Fix. It
is tho least that we should drink to our
meeting aboard the Rangoon."
CtlAl'TKIt XVII.
MN WHICH ONI'. TIIIMI AN,l ANOrill'.l IS TAI.KKII
IIITIUMI TIIKTIlie KIIOM SlNdAl'OIIK TO HONO
KOMI.
After this day, Passopartout and tho
detective mot frequently, but the latter
maintained a very great reserve towards
his companion, and ho did not try to
mako him talk. Onco or twice only ho
had a glimpse of Mr. Fogg, who was
glad to remain in tho grand saloon of
the Rangoon, either keeping company
wit li Mrs. Aouda, or playing at whist,
according to his invariable habit.
As for Passopartout, ho thought vory
seriously over tlio singular chance which
had onco more put Fix on his master's
route. And in lact, it was a little sur
prising. This gentleman, vory amiable
and von complacent, certainly, whom
they met lirst at StiOz., who embarked
upon the Mongolia, who landed at Hom
bay, where lie said that ho would stop,
whom they meet ajain on tho Rangoon,
in roit'c for Hong ivong -iua word, fol
lowing stop by stop the route marked
out by Mr. Fogg hit was worth the
trouble of being thought about. There
was at least a singular coincidence in it
all. What interest had Fix in it?
Passepartout was ready to hot his slip
pors lie had carefully preserved them
that Fix would leave Hong Kong at
tho same time as they, and probably on
tho same steamer.
If 1'iisseparloutliad thought for a ecu
tury, he would never have guessed tho
detectings mission. He would never
hoinsr followed." after tho foslnmi nf
lave lniaingeu mat niiioas l-ogg was
( robber, around tho terrestrial 'lobo.
. But as it is in human nature to give an
' on auation for evorvt din'. Passenar-
tout, suddenly enlightened, interpreted
' in this way thu permanent prose :co of
Fix, and, indeed, his interpretation was
I very plausible, According to him Fix
' was, and could be. only a detective sent.
imon Air Voinr' fi.ukui,v i.iu..,.n...i.,..u
j ot tho Rofornfciub, to prove thatlhis
luiu in ilium uiu mn ui was accomplished
regularly, according to the time agreed
upon.
"That is plain! that is plain 1" re
pented tho honest follow to himself,
quite, proud of his cle-ir-sigliteduess.
"Ho is a spy whom these gentlemen
have put upon our heels. This is uti
diguilied! To have Mr. Fogg, a niuu so
tSilU
.honorable arid just tracked by a detect
tlvb! wAhlfgontlenien, of tho Reform!
rffih.IthaflWill eoHL vnu de.nrlv!" II
Trfsscpartoutj'dolightcd with his dis$
vuvuijr, lunwiYuu, iiuwuvur, uj nay hulh-
Ing ot it to his muster, fearing that ho
would bo justly wounded at thia mis
trust which his opponents showed. But
to banter Mx, as
ith covert allu-
committing lumsolf.
On Wednesday. October 'M. in tho
afternoon, the Rangoon entered the
Straits of Malacca, separating tlio
peninsula of that namo from Sumatra.
At four o'clock the next morning, tho
Rangoon, having gained a half (lay on
its time table, put in at .Singapore, to
take in a new, supply of coal.
Phileas Fogg noted this gain in tho
proper column, and tills timoho landed,
nooompati) ing Mrs. Aouda, who had '
oxpressed a desire to walk about for a
tew Hours.
Fix, to whom erory
!
....( i.v.. ,
seemed suspicious followo
al him with-i
Out lettinir himself be noticed. Passe
partout, who was troing to make liis
ordinary purchases, laughed in pdto
seeing Fix's maneuver. j
An elegant carrnge, drawn by hand-1
some hordes, such as have boon import- '
ed from New I lolliuid, took Mrs. Aouda I
and I'hilcas Fogg into the midst of ,
massive groups oi palm trees, of brilliant j
foliage, and clove trees, the cloves of ;
which are formed from the very bud of i
tlio half-opened ilnwor. There popper
pllll
Kill
..1....1.. ......i .i... t.. i. ...i...... r i
iiiinn luijiuuuu
tho
thorny hedges of
opean
countries;
sago trees, and
large ferns with their superb brandies,
varied the aspect of this tropical re
gion; and nutmeg trees with shining
leaves impregnated the uir with a pen
etrating odor. Hands of monkey's,
lively and grimacing, wero not wanting
iu tho woods, nor perhaps tigers in the
jungles.
After having driven about tlio coun
try for two hours, Mrs. Aouda and her
companion, who looked a little without
seeing uuyiiiiug, ruiiirneu nuo inoiowu,
a vast coiioi tion oi heavy, nat loosing
houses, surrounded by delightful gar
dens, in which giow mangoes, pineap
ples, and all the best fruit in the
world.
At ten o'clock thov returned to tho
steamer, having been followed, with-
outsust
snootimr it. bv the detective, who
had also gone to tho expense of a car
n ' . -
riage. ,
Passepartout was waiting for them on
tho deck of the Rangoon. Tlio good
lellow had nought a few do.eusof man- i
goes, as largo as ordinary apples dark
brown outside, brilliant red inside and
whoso white pulp, melting in tlio
mouth, gives tlio true gourmand an '
unexcelled enjoyment. Passopartout
was only too happy to oll'er them to
Mrs. Aouda, who thanked him very I
gracefully.
At eleven o'clock, the Ragoon, hav
ing obtained a lull supply of coal,
slipped from her moorings, ami a few i
hours later the passengers lost sight of
the high mountains of 'Malacca, whose '
forests shelter the most beautiful tigers
in the world. j
About thirteen hundred miles sepa
rate Singapore from the island of llong
Kong, a small English territory, do-1
tachud from the Chinese coast. It was
Phileas Foge'.s interest to accomplish i
this in six days at tlio most, in order to
take at Hong' Kong the steamer leaving i
on the (ith ot November tor Yokohama, (
one of the principal ports of Japan.
The Rangoon was heavily laden.
Many passengers had come aboard at
Singapore Hindoos, Ceilonese, China
men, Malays and Portuguese --mostly
second class.
The weather, which had been quite
line until
last
hii
but
whicl
htoamer. When it was practicable the
Captain had the sails unfurled. The
Rangoon, brig-rigged, sailed frequently
with its two topsails and foresail, and i
its speed increased under tho double
impetus of steam and sail. Tho vessel
thus made her way over a short and
sometimes fatiguing sea, along the I
shores of Anaiu, andCochin China. ,
But thu passengers would have to
blame tho Rangoon rather than the
ocean for their sickness and fatigue. I
In fact, the ships of tho Peninsular i
Company, in tlio China service, are so- i
riously defective in their construction.
Tho proportion of thoir draught, when
loaded, to their depth of hold, has been
badly calculated, and consequently tHy
stand tho .sea but poorly. 'Jroat ,
precautious had to bo taken iu bad
weather. It was sometimes necessary '
to sail under a small head of stoam".
This loss ot time did not .seem to ail'ect
Phileas Fogg at all, but Passepartout
'j
itl
was much put out auout it. lie blamet
the Captain, the engineer and the
company, and sent to old Nick all
those who had am thing to do with the
transportation of "the passengers. Per
haps, also, the thought ot tho gas
burner still burning at his espouse in
the house in Seville Row had a largo
, kharu iu his impatience.
'! Aro vm in a very
"'ive at Hong Kong.'
great hurry to
the detective
HSKUU mm 01,u "ni
replied
' " ln very gre
Passepartout,
"You think tha
ni. iiiipi'V!"
" "'j
that Mr. Fogg is in a
hurry to take the, Yokohama steamor?"
'Fn a dreadtul hurry."
"Then jou believe now in tliis
singular voyage around the world?"
"Absolutely. And you, Monsieur
Fix?
"I? 1 don't beliovo in it."
" You're a sly follow," replied Passe
partout, winking at him.
This expression left the detective in a
reverie. The epithet disturbed him
without his knowing very well why.
Had Iho Frenchman guessed his pur-
tins tune, onangou wun tno ,., !. .., i,.i. ' ... n. fi
quarter ot the moon. I he sea was ,.;,.,. ,..i.:..i. ,:... J.i
U- f.ii , ,. , , , ji:iiiu itiiiiii nuiiii;t,iiii;3 uiwtuil lull
. I he wind sometimes blew a gale, v5,7L,i,. ,..!.., ,i,i. ,i. ..!ti.:,. .U
fortunately from tho southeast, ,i, ,..1Di'i .i, ' iV ,i ",
i favored the movement of the , ,i, ,. ' mm... ,, J.,....
Mc?Ilf cfiH'n-pt know WmUfo tMftll Jffc
But hrffjuLL'a53eoartout boon iibM tar TAIbcIk
discover jhis oapaCityiRS auioiccjivc"
BOrofjp.frhfckFKoalof kmjfr. rAnUJ
- '..V TT'iiJ.i m, ' fm i . Tl!..-tfi l.Q
v
partout certainly had an after-thought.
Jt happened another day that die
good follow Wont, further. It was too
much for hihirhb'could. no longer hold
his tonguo:
dd his com million.' Hill iurjtush fcmpj
"when wo have arrived at HontrKong,
shall wo bo so unfortunate as to leave,
J "Oli!" repliml Ffxiuitoni
od, "I do not know! Perhaps "
'Ah!'1 said PasscparUnit, "if you
accompany us, I would bo so happy!
Let us see! An uncut of the Peninsular
Company could not stop on the route!
You wero only going to Bombay,
now you will soon bo in China. Am
my, ami
America
is not far oil', hud from Anient
i.'1..,...., :, : ..i .....id
America to
Kixtlookdd-uitciitivefv at lihrboniniin-
ion, who showed the pletwantost laoe in
the world, and he decided to laugh with
linn. But tho latter who was in
tho
humor, iwked hinu ii hii
vfmr
'ixwhnon
WtVi
Diougnp jijin lu.muonr
J
i us ;iuu mi, roni
jpliod F
frowning. "There uro fortunate and
unfortunate busjuess enterprises. But
you understand pL qourse, thift I doiH
- travol at my Own cxpenso!" '
"Oh! I am very sure of that," replied
Passepartout, lauirhinir still louder.
'im .fr... ;
I'he conversation tinishod, Fix, .re
turned to his cabin, and sat down to
think. Ho was evidently suspected.
In one way or another thb Fronehnian
had recognized his capacity as a de
tective. But had. ho warned his mas
ter'.' What role would he; jihiy in allj
this? Was ho an accomplice or not?
Had they got wind of tlio matter, and
was it 'consequently all up? The detect
ive wished some Dcrnlexin? hours
there, at one time believing everything
lost; at ono time hoping that FoggWiUJ;
ignorant, oi ino Munition, anu, nnaiiy,
.;, i . ...u..i ... .....,.:
iiui ftiiuiiii nuia uuursu im puisuu. ag i
Mean while his brain boctuno calmer,
and he resolved to act frankly with
Passepartout. If matters were not in
tho proper shape to atroat F.oggat
llong Kong, anil u 1-ogg.wns then, pro-
pared to leave finally tho English torri
vv
tory, ho (lix) would tell Passepartout
- ... '.... .. . - .
everything. Either tlio servant was tho
accomplice of his master, and tho latter
know everything, and in tliis ease the
allair 'was detinitely compromised.tor
the servant had no part in tlio robbery,
and then his interest would bo to aban-,
don the robber.
Such was the respective situations of
those two men, and above tboin Phileas
Fogg was hovering in his majestic in
difference. Ho was accomplishing
rationally his orbit around ho worhU
without being troubled by tho asteroids
gravitating around him.
And el, in the vicinity, there was
according to the exprossiun -of astrpiro-j,
mors a disturbing star whicirought to
have produced a cortaui agitation iu
tliis gentleman's heart. But no! The
charm ot Mrs. Aouda did not act, to the
great surprise of Passepartout, and the
disturbances, ltthoy existed, would hao
been more dillicult to calculate than
those ot Uranus, which led to the dis
covery of Neptune.
Yes! it was a surprise every day for
Passepartout, who read in the eyes of
tlio young woman so'mucli gratitudo to
his master! Phileas Fogg had- decided
ly heart enough for heroic actions, butt
for love, none at all! As for the
thoughts Which tlio chances.' of 'the jour
ney might have produced in him, there
was not a trace. But Passepartout was
living in a continued trance. One day,
caning on the railing of tho engine
from the valves, which nrovoked tho
anger of tho worthy fellow.
These valves aro not charged
enough!" ho cried. " Wro aro not going!
Oh, these Englishmen! If wo were only
in an American vessel, wo
would bldw
up, perhaps, but wo would
swiftly!"
go more
CIIAITKK XVI it.
IN WHICH I'HII.KAs YOOU. I'ASfiKPAItTOUT AN11
FIX, KAClt flOF.3 AUOUT Hlh'fljVN HJJSlNFJjS
IJurmg tho last .few days of tho voy
age tho wcather-wppretty bad. The
wind became, very bolstornusTRomain
ing in the northwest quarto'r, it impeded
the progress of the steamor. The Ran
goon, too unsteady already, rolled
heavily, and (the passengers quite lost
their temper'" ovor 'tlio long, tiresome
waves -which tho wjnd raised at a dis
tance. During tho days of tho ,'ld and -1th oi
i November it was a sort of "Tempc st.
Tlio squall struck tho sea with violbnco.
iho Kangoou had to go slovyly for;vlialf
a day, keeping Jiersolf in motion with
only ton revolutions of thd s'crow, so as
to loan with tlio waves. ,'"' Y
Tho rapidity of thostenmor. itfnay
bo imagined, was verymrjohi'drniinished,
and it was estimated thiifshn would ar
rive itUHonglCongtwbhty hpurb&himl
timo, and perhaps more, if tlfo- tetnpos'ti'
did not cease.
i'hilcas Fogg looked intdnllyat this
, spectacle of a raging sea, which scorned
iu nuuggiu uiroouy ngainsi nun, with
his,cubtomaryJinijassibilityv. Hi.s" lrow
did not darken an instant, and vet a
delay of twenty , hoursJiughtisoriously
interfere with liisM-oyTigo- by 'making
hiin miss thu doparturo Qf thu Yokolu?
ma steamer.' Hut this 'mini without
norvos felt nejhor impatience nor an
noyance. It scometl truly as if this
luniposi iqrmeu u, paruor iih pro
gramme, and was foreseen. Mrs. Aouda,
who, miked with lfi;rcpiiaui,q.about
ino'iiuoiiiiji, iiiiiuu nun ub oitini'ua'in ino
past.
T0 Bli COXTIXL'KU,
ot in Hrieakim? jlluis to nun "
kls 11tllVl J.UU CllJtUll lllUli VOltVCVsH
JMT)
JohiuChiuainan nt School, y
jotffoi'jthc Chinese has been
stiifelisliiKl' in P!
, Times jWhatjf oil;
hiladclphia, and tho
v tolls how John Chi
naman is improving tlio shining hour:
Mr,
So is forty years of age. and al-
though
ho has lived in America five
doesn't scout to distupbi, Mm a particle,
and tho look of "pleased astonishment,
liis face wore yesterday when ho was
toldfor.the .twentieth time that "A", is
tlio first letter of the alphabet would
have driven any but a Christian teacher
to distraction. l4,,fi ,,, ;
A. LESSO.V N SPEM.IXp.,
"H-e-n," said tho teacher, as he
wrote those letters on tho blackboard,
and 'received 'mi ' approving 'smile from '
Mr. So.
"What does that spell?" continued
tho instructor.
TliC'ptipil smiled, soratchod .his, left
siqo auu reueotcii. ,
"That is hen a chicken," said the
teacher.
t "Mo sabo hen," replied Mr. So, aa
tcoolly as though jlho iiifprmaLion, .was
nut uy uny uiouns now. j
"'Well, writo it," said tho toaehor,
thrusting a picoo of chalk into tho
Mongolian's right hand. Tho'idca of
asking him to write struck tho other
seekers after knowledge as extremely
funny, and Sam Hing, King Gee, Moi
. Keo and Cluing Lung giggled like over-'
grown schoolboys. The slow pupil
smlloiU eyed tlie'wrKlng on the black
board critically, grasped liis crayon,
firmly, and, to the astonishment of tho
Caucasians in tho room, executed an.
almost perfect imitation of the teachers'
'chirogranhy of the word hen. .
" Read it," said the teacher.
"Chliekon," was tho nonchalant re
sponse of the pupil, as he moyed toward
his seat. i '
,f " Not chicken, hen," said tho in
structor in correction.
"Alio same hen, alle same chicken,"
replied Mr. So, philosophically, as lie
dropped into his .seat and fanned his
fevered brow with his primer.
ctii.ivSTiAi. rim.psofuv.
A lady and gentleman wero tho only
teachers in this school yesterday. Tho
lady devoted herself to.Ah How, while
John Lung lookod on and -yawned at
regular intervals as though - he was
dreadfully bored. Ah How, however,
appeared to tako great interest in liis
studies. Tho malo teacher spent the
greater part of the school hour in in
structing Quong Wha and Ah Loon,
tho latter being much thb' brighter stu
dent. "Tlielox has a hen, " said the
teacher .roadijig from the primer. "The
fox has a lle'n," returned tlio' pupils,
spelling out tlio words.
"This is the picture," said tho tutor,
pointing to an engraving.
"Mo sabo llo, 'ino satyd hen," re
plied All Loon, eyeing the pictur:.
"What fol llox got him hen?" in
quired Quotig, examining .tho wood
cut.
"Ho wants to eat it,
answered the
teacher.
" Belly good llox," was the senten
tious .criUcism of Quong. as he lookod
gravdly at tho iteaclfer, wlfq w.'n fcvi-dontly-unprepared
-for anystibh philo
sophical utterance and consoqpeutly did
not attempt to. reply to it.
About this time tlio attention of near
ly every one in the room was attracted
by the suppressed laughter of Moi Kco
and King Cee, Avho were enjoying the
iluttoring of a paper butterfly, manufac
tured and set afloat by Sam Hing. Tho
artilicial insect was captured and the
course of study went on. Tho 'teach
ers hear tho1 lessons of each pupil sepa
rately, and so long as they are under
tho eyes qf their preceptors the- pupils
are as meek and (studious' as any ono
could wish, .but thoir othernibniouts
wo not spent in study that is, to any
gloat extent. 1 ho teachers, however,
are loud in thoir praises of the scholars
ai)d say .they! learn with, remarkable
rapidity. ' ' '
Uoml For" Flies.
"Say, do you know what's good
for llio's?" queried a Woodward avenue
butcher as ho entered a drug store tho
other day.
" I guess 1 can put you up .some
thing for about a quarter," was the
reply.
When tho dose was ready the butch
er astoltl to pour it out op plates and.
so'tj (hem oh the couhtey.fWd jie hur
ried' n'Way rxrgivb'ilw trial. Iruniloutf
an hour ho sent for tlio druggist to
come over. The JO,O0U flics h the shoo
before tho doso was lixed had' been
multiplied by four.
"Great lands!' but I'm being carried
off by Hies!" exclaimed tho butcher, as
ho waved a long knife around his head.
" Woll, why don't you get something'
to kiU'om otlT'
"Didn't I, but it hasn't killed a
'one.'1 ' ..."
"Of course it hasn't. You wanted
something good for flies and I gave you
clarilied sirup! It's the best stull to
draw llios and keep 'oin contented 1
ovor heard of. Why didn't you tell me
you wanted a, fly-killer ?" Detroit Fixe
Prtts. '' ; ,6 -'
Bob Humphreys, of St. Louis; is a
peculiar rope, manufacturer. 1 le makes
uothing but noosos for hangmen. Or
dors aro sont to him by Sheriffs all ovor
thq Wqstorn and Southeni States. Ho
twists the rope vory carefully 'of tho
best hemp, and tests its strength iv
letting two horses pull at it. TlnTnoose",
with its intricato hangman's knot, is
made smooth with soap and pliable with
oil. The price is .G apiece.
.. No,xt to monoy i think a man kan
git moro out ov the world with polito
ness than cunything else. Josh l'4l
iiiifs.
years lie hasn't even roastereiutno sim
ple beauties of 'pidgin" -English. He
is'tho dolt of-the school, but-that fact -
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