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IMUjwi nlu. ii lMUMUiKr9UrftiWr0t . f i I'ltJ 'HfM's '. ( THE RED CLOUD GIUEF. tt P V K' - :' - :' - : - - !":' - :":..: - .:. - :' - :. - :":. PHANTOM SHIP -OR- The Plying W'4''4,''M'.M'H CHAPTER VI. Tho next day Philip told Amine Unit ho was bound on a mission which would take him to tho Indian sea, and that while he was gone she and her father should dwell In his house and tako caro of his money. These mat ters being nrranged, Philip left Tcr iieuse. In two dnys he arrived at Amster dam, and having made the necessary Inquiries, found that there was no chance of vessels sailing for the East Indies for some months. The Dutch East India Company had long been formed, and nil private trading was at an end. The company's vessels left only at what was supposed to be the most favorable season for round ing tho cape of Storms, as the cape of Good Hopo was designated by the early ndventurcrs. One of the ships which were to sail with the next fleet waa tho "Tor Schilling," a three-masted vessel, now laid up and unrlggid. Philip found out the captain, and 6tated hiB wishes to sail with him, to learn his profession as a seaman. The captain was pleased with his appear ance, and as Philip not only agreed to recelvo no wages during the voyage, but to pay a premium as an apprentice learning his duty, he was promised a terth on board as the second mate, to mesB In the cabin; nnd he was told that he Bhould bo Informed whenever tho ship was to sail. Philip having now dono nil that he could in obedi ence to his vow, determined to return to the cottngo; and once more ho was In tho company of Amino. Wo must now pbbs over two months, during which Mynheer Pools contin ued to labor nt his vocation, and was Bcldom within doors, and our two young friends were left for hours to gether. Philip's lovo for Amino was fully equal to hers for him. It waa more than love It was a devotion on both sides, each day increasing. Two monthB had thus passed nway, when Father Seyscn, the local priest, who often called, nnd had paid much at tention to Amine's religious instruc tion, one day came in as Amine was encircled In Philip's nrms. "My children," said he, "I have watched you for some time; this is not well. Philip, If you Intend marriage, bb I presume you do, still It is danger ous. I must Join your hands." Philip started up; , "Surely I am not deceived In thee, my son," continued the priest, In a severe tone. "No, no, good father; but I pray you leave mo now; tomorrow you may come, nnd all will be decided. But I must talk with Amine." Tho priest quitted tho room, nnd Amine nnd Philip wero ngaln alone. The color in Amine's cheek varied and her heart beat, for she felt how much her happiness was nt stake. "Tho priest is right, Amine," Bald Philip, sitting down by her. "This cannot last; would that I could ever stay with you; how hard a fate Is iimo! You know 1 love . the very ground you tread upon, yet I dare not ask thee to wed misery." , "To wed with theo would not bo wedding misery, Philip," replied Am ine, with downcast eyes. " 'Twere not kindness on my part, Amine, I should Indeed bo selfish." "I will speak plainly, Philip," rc plfed Amine. "You say you lovo mo I know not how men love but this I know, how I can love. I feel that to leave mo now were Indeed unkind and selfish on your part; for, Philip, I I should die. You say that you must go awny that fato demands It and your fatal secret. Do it so; but cannot I go with you?" "Yes, death; for what is death but a release! I fear not death, Philip; I fear tut losing thee. Nay, more, is not your life in the hands of him who made all? Then why so sure to die? You havo hinted to mo that you are chosen selected for a task; If chosen, there is less chance of death; for until the end bo fulfilled, If chosen, you must live. I would I knew your secret, Philip; a woman's wit might serve you well; nnd if It did not servo you, is there no comfort, no pleasure In sharing sorrow as well as Joy with one you say you dote upon?" "Amine, dearest! Amine, it Is my love, my ardent love alone, "which makes mo pause; for, oh, Amine, what pleasure should I feel if wo were this hour united? I hardly know what to eay, or what to do. I could not with hold my secret from you if you were my wlfo, nor will I wed you till you know It Well, Amine, I will cast my nil upon the die. You shall know this secret, learn what a doomed wretch I am, though from no fault of mine, and then you yourself shnll decide. But remember my oath Is registered in t heaven, and I must not be dissuaded from It; keep that In mind, and hear my tale then If you choose to wed with one whose prospects are bo bit ter, bo It so a short-lived happiness will then bo mine, but for you, Am ine" "At onco the secret, Philip," cried Amino, Impatiently, Philip then entered into the detail of what our readers are acquainted with. Amine listened in silence; not b change of feature was to be observed In her' countenance during the narra tive. Philip wound up with stating the - : - - !":. - :..:..:. Dutchman. . -BY CAPTAIN MARRYAT. oath which ho hnd tnken. "I have done." snld Philip, mournfully. " 'TIs a Etrnngo story .Philip," replied Amino: "and now hear me but give mo first that relic 1 wish to look upon it. And can there be such vivtuc I had nigh said, such mischief In this llttlo thing? Strange; forglvo me, Philip but I've still my doubts upon thin tnlo of Eblls. I do not eny that It cannot he true; but still, one so un settled as I am may bo allowed to waver. Hut. Philip, I'll assumo that all Is true. Then, If It be true without tho oath you would but bo doing your duty; nnd think not so meanly of Amine as to suppose she would restrain you from what Is right. No, Philip, seek your father, and, If you can, nnd he requires your aid, then bavc him. Hut, Philip, do you Imag ine that a task llko this, so high, Is to be accomplished nt one trial? Oh! no; If you have been so chosen to fulfill it, you will bo preserved through dif ficulty and danger until you have worked out your end. You will bo preserved, and you will again and again return be comforted consoled be cherished and be loved by Am ine as your wife. And when It pleases him to call you from UiIb world, your memory, if she survive you, Philip, will equally bo cherished In her bosom. Philip, you have given mo to decide dearest Philip, I am thine." Amine extended her arms, and Phil ip pressed her to his bosom. That evening Philip demanded his daughter of her father, and Mynheer Poots, as soon as Philip opened the Iron safe nnd displnyed the guilders, gave his Immedlnt consent. Father Seyscn called the noxt day, and received his nnswer; and three dnys afterward the bells of the little church of Tcrneuso were ringing a merry pcnl for the union of Amine Poots and Philip Vnnderdccken. CHAPTER VII. It was not until late In the autumn that Philip was roused from his dream of lovo (for what, nlas! is every en joyment of this lifo but a dream?) by a summons from the captain of tho vessel with whom ho had engaged to sail. One morning In tho month of Oc tober thero was a tapping with tho knuckles at tho cottage door. As this precaution Implied a stranger, Amino obeyed the summons. "I would speak with Mnster Philip Vanderdecken," snld the stranger, in a half whispering sort of voice. Tho party who thus addressed Am ine was n little meager personage, dressed in tho garb of the Dutch sea men of the time, with a cap made of bndger-skln hanging over his brow. His fcaturcB were sharp nnd diminu tive, his face of n deadly white, his lips pale, and his hair of a mixture between red nnd white. He had very littlo ahow of beard Indeed, It wan almost dlfllcult to say what his ago might be. Ho might havo been a sickly youth early sinking Into de creptltude, or an old man, halo in con stitution, yet carrying no flesh. Hut tho most Important feature, and that which Immediately riveted the atten tion of Amine, was the eye of this peculiar personage for he had but one; the right eyelid was closed, and tho ball within had evidently wasted away; but his left eyo was, for tho size of his fnco and head, of unusual dimensions, very protuberant, clear nnd watery, and tho most unpleasant to look upon, being relieved by no fringe of eyelash either above or be low ft. Philip was greatly surprised at the appearance of the stranger, who, as soon ns ho entered tho room, without saying a word, Bat down on the sofa by Philip in the placo which Amino had Just left. "Philip Vnnderdeckcn he! he! Philip Vanderdecken, you don't know mo?" ho began. "I do not," replied Philip in a half angry tone. Tho voice of the little man was most peculiar It wos a sort of subdued scream, tho notes of which sounded in your ear long after ho had ceased to tpeak. "I am Schrlften, one of tho pilots of tho Ter Schilling," continued tho man, "and I'm come he! he!" and ho looked hard nt Amine "to tako you away from lovo" and looking at the buffets "he! he! from comfort, and from this also," cried he, stamping his foot on tho floor as he rose from the sofa "from terra flrmn ho! he! to a watery grave perhaps. Pleasant!" con tinued Schrlften, with a giggle; and with a countenance full of meaning he fixed hlB one eye on Philip's face. Philip's first Impulse wos to put his new visitor out of tho door; but Amine, who read his thoughts, folded her arms as she stood before tho llttlo man, and eyed him with contempt, as she observed: "Wo all must meet our fate, good fellow; and, whether by land or sea. death will have his due. If death staro him In tho face, the cheek of Philip Vanderdecken will never turn as white as yours Is now." "Indeed!" replied Schrlften, evi dently nnnoyed at this cool determina tion on tho part of one so young and beautiful; and then fixing his eyo upon the silver shrine of the Virgin en the mat.tcl-plece: "You arc a Catholtc, I pcrclovc he!" "I am a Catholic." replied Philip; "but does that concern you? When does tho vessel sail?" "In a week he! he! only a week for preparation only seven days to leavo till Bhort notice!" "More than sufficient." replied Phil ip, rising up from the Bofn. "You may tell your-cnptaln that I shall not fall. Come, Amine, wo must lose no tlmo." "No, Indeed," replied Amino, "and our first duty la hospltnllty. Mynheer, may we offer you refreshment after your walk?" "ThlB day week," said Schrlften. ad dressing Philip, nnd without making a reply to Amine. Philip nodded his head, tho little mnn turned on his hcol nnd left tho room, nnd In short tlmo was out of sight. In tho week that followed Philip completed all his arrangements for leaving; then enmo tho sad partlnB from Amine. As soon ns Philip was clear of his own threshold ho hastened nway ns though ho were attempting to escape from his own painful thoughts. In two dnyB ho arrived nt Amsterdam, where his first object was to procure a small, but strong, steel chain to replnco tho ribbon by which the relic hnd hitherto been secured around his neck. Having dono this, ho hastened to embark with his effectB on board of tho Ter Schill ing. Philip hnd not forgotten to bring with him the money which ho hnd agreed to pay the captain, In consider ation of being received on board as an apprentice rather than a pallor. Ho hud also furnished himself with n fur ther sum for his own exigencies. It wns Into In the evening when ho ar rived on board of tho Tor Schilling, which lay at single anchor surrounded by tho other vessels composing tho In dian licet. Tho captain, whoso name was Kloots, received him with kind ness, showed him his berth, nnd then went below In tho hold to 'decldo a question rolatlvo to tho cargo, leaving Philip on deck to his own reflections. "Had you not better go below?" Bald a mild, voice, which mnde Philip start from his reverie. It wns that of tho first mato, whoso name was Hlllebrnnt, a short, well-sot man of about 30 years of ago. His hair was flaxen, and fell In long flakes upon MS shoulders, his complexion fair, and his eyes of n soft blue; although thero was little of the sailor It his appear ance, few knew or did tholr duty bet ter. "I thank you," replied Philip; "I hnd Indeed forgotten myself, and whero I was; my thoughts wero far away Good-night, and many tiinnks. Tho crew of tho Ter Schilling waB composed of tho captain, two mates, two pilots and forty-flvo men. Tho supercargo had not yet come on board Tim rnhln fnnli.r thn nnon wns nn. , , ,-, .... ( nronrlntcd to tho supercargo: but tho mnln-dcck cabin to tho captain and mates, who composed tho wholo of the cabin mess. When Philip awoko tho next morn ing, he found that tho topsails wero hoisted, and tho anchor short-stay apeak. Some of tho other vessels of tho fleet were under wny and standing out. Tho weather was fine and tho water smooth, and the bustle and nov elty of tho Bccne were cheering to his spirits. Tho captain, Mynheer Kloots, ' was standing on the poop, with a small telescope mado of pasteboard, to his eye, anxiously looking toward tho town. Mynheer Kloots, ns usual, had his plpo in his mouth, and the smoko which ho puffed from it for a tlmo ob scured tho lenses of his telescope. Phil lp went up the poop ladder and saluted him. (To bo continued.) PHILOSOPHICAL FRENCHMEN. Uire the Impreinlon of Holng tho IIp pleet People In the World. Thn more nations I mako tho ac quaintance of, tho moro deeply con - firmed I get in this conviction, mat uio w me moon, Jwuceue a uiuo suppers. Frenchman, with all his faults and "Oh, If I had sllppors llko yours I shortcomings, Is the happiest man In am sure Santa Claus would put somo the world, Bays tho North American thing beautiful In them!" Review. Of course, tho wealthy claB3es Lucetto, without thinking of the ball, have everywhere found tho way of en- tho downger or tho general's nephew, Joying life, moro or less; but to tho found tho Idea so comical and agrcea observor of national characteristics ble'that, regardless of tho conscquenco these classes aro uninteresting. Good , of her childish Impulsiveness, Bho flung coclety Is good society everywhere. For n Html v. cive mo tno masses oi iuo people. And It Is among tho masses In Frnnco that, after all, I find tho greatest amount of happiness. Tho Frenchman is a cheerful philosopher. Ho knows best of all .how to live and enjoy lifo. Moderate In all his hab its, ho partakes of nil tho good things that naturo has placed at his disposal, without over making a fool of himself. Ho understands tompornnco in tho truo acceptation of tho word, which means, not total abstinence, but moderation. When you say that a country has a temperate cllmato you do not mean that It has no cllmato at all; you mean that It Iibb a cllmato that Is neither ton hot nor too cold. Wo havo no teetotalers, because we practically nave no drunkards. A Frenchman would bo as astonished to find that the law pre- vented him from enjoying a glass of wine, because a few imbeciles uso wins to get drunk with, as he would to find that the law forbado htm to uso knives in his quiet and peaceful homo, bo cause thero aro a few lunatics who use knives to commit sulcldo with or kill their follow creatures. She Comprehended. "Tho Filipinos nro rising," he read nloud from tho nowspapor. "Yes," Charley, dear," young Mrs. Torklns answered. "I can understand that per fectly. As soon as they heard General Lnwton was coming thoy all 'prob ably climbed paltn trees." Washing ton Star. LUCETTE'S SLIPPERS. "Come, child, come." Mr. Maroquler, wrapped In his clonk, beat tho floor of tho vestibule impa tiently with his foot. "Go on, papa, I will overtake you," camo n gentle voice from tho top of the stairs. Mls9 Lucotto quickly returned to hor looking glass and the old nurse held tho lamp while l.ucctto admired her pelf. "My dress Is pretty, Is It not, Mnry. Aren't these flowers on my waist and tho feathers In my hair becoming? I shall have n charming tlmo at tho general's. Everyono will bo there, the downger of Minima, tho general's nephew but tell me, please, do 1 look pfetty?" "Yes, very, very pretty!" exclaimed tho old nurse for the hundredth time. Lucotto lifted her dresB with tho tips of her fingers and gracefully be gan to sing and wait?:. "I.a! la! la! Hut my little blue satin slippers are the prettiest of all. Trn, In, In I Look at them under tho edgo of my dress. La, In, la; tra, la, la! Oh! my pretty bluo slippers, I love you so, I" "Your father will be nt tho general's before you start," said tho nurso; "do hurry, dear." And sho throw a fur cloak over Lucottc's shoulders, adding: "You must wear your snow boots 1" Lucotto begnn to laugh. "My snow boots f They would ho necessary In tho city; but hero, In tho suburbs, nlmost tho country, on a beautiful dry road, nnd a chnrmlnp bright night no, no, my nurso! Ho sldes, I wish to look nt my pretty bluo sllppors while going to tho ball. Tra, la, la! Good night!" Lucetto left tho house nnd her llttlo -slippers peeped tnntnllzlngly every now and then from under her dress as sho hurried along. Sho heard a sob nenr tho hedge. Lucotto stopped, and recognized tho little son of Hubert, the hedgemaker. "Oh! Is It you, Mtmlle?" "Yes, Miss." "Why do you cry?" "BecaiiEO Santa Claus will not bring "Tne anything." "Have you vexed your papa?" "Oh, no, I havo not tho time. When papa returns from his work I am asleep; when ho goes In tho morning 1 am still asleep." "Havo you teased your mamma?" "No; nothing ever teases mamma." "Have you hurt your slater?" "No; sho Is BtrongcrUrffn I." "Then, foolish chlliC Santa Claus will bring you something. You have only to put your slippers in tho chim ney." "That is tho trouble. I havo no Bllppera." Lucetto looked down nnd sny that tho little urchin's feet were bare. Hor UL,rt waa imeu wan puy. IS IT YOU, MIMILE? "Tako your father's slippers." 'Thcy aro too old and aro worn out. .Santa Claus would never put anything pretty in them. 1 Mlmllo, delighted, saw by tho light , off first ono slipper, then tho other, both Into Mtmllo's benumbed hands, and with her feet covered only wiUi her flno silk stockings, sho ran on to tho general's house. Ah! but it was cold! And how tho pebbles hurt! Mr. Maroquler was standing beforo tho gate, beating tho ground Impa tiently with his foot. "Como child, come!" ho said. Lucetto felt a delicious, comfortablo eensatlon as her. feet sank into tho BQft coverng eMrg Dut beyond was tho cold floor of tho ball-room, and sho advanced with Ehort steps. How could sho conceal her slipper less feet? Fortunately, sho was obliged to bow to a number of people. Lucetto made very iow courtesies. Quickly gaining a corner and seating herself on a haw chair, sho spread her skirts wound her and put her feet under .. ,-- her chair as far as possible. At last the was safo! Not at all. An officer I camo up to her, bowed, and invited her Ho was charming, so charming that tho blushing Lucetto smiled, nroso a llttlo confused, and was about to ac cept his invitation when the cold floor reminded her of her position. Sho could not dance; her feet would bo seen, and, blushing still more, sho ro- fUBed. "Thnnk you. but I do not dance." The general's nephew looked nt her with astonishment, coldly bowed and left her. Lucetto knew that sho had mortified him; that he would not Invite her a M K"t ' w 4 if Je? lrfwf IFJk JJJNMlt - second tlmo to dance that evening, nnd perhaps never ngaln, nnd her henrt wns filled with sorrow. Would her lit tle act of kludticss cost her ns dear as thnt? Her melancholy reflections wero In terrupted by tho mistress of tho houso, who camo to her troubled. "Why did you rcftiBO to dnnro with my nephew? Ho feels much humlllti ted. Then tho general passed. - "1 nm Indignant! It was awkward I" ho said. Finally her papa came. "I I nm furious! What cnprlcol Are you mad 7 I wish you to danco with this young man nt once!" Lucetto wuh very pale. Sho did not know what to sny. Sho foresaw a scandal, and felt llko crying. Hut JtiHt then there wns a commo tion, nnd tho dowager Mlramas en tered. All except Lucetto went to meet her and greet her. "Oh, my friends!" sho exclaimed, still out of breath. "1 havo seen a miracle a truo miracle. You know that every Christmas 1 fill my carrlago with toys, go to every poor man's houso, enter nnd put tho plnythlngs In tho Hllppcm myself. God nlono knows what BlIppcrB I sec, Bllppcrs with scarcely nny soles, slippers all In liolco, slippers In every state of de struction. To-nlgbt, for tho first tlmo, I found at Hubert's, the hedgemakor's, two ndornhlu llttlo bluo satin slippers, two wadded slippers, soft and small, and I understood tho Invitation, and put the most beautiful things 1 hud In theso pretty Jowel cases." There wero ahs! nnd nhs! of sur prise. Then tho crowd scattered. Tho downger perceived Lucetto Immobile uml silent. When Lucetto saw tho dowager nd vnnclng toward her sho was filled with dlsmny, nnd, Instinctively lowered hor skirts and thrust her feet so far un der the chair that sho almost fell. The dowager took her hand and led her gently ncroas tho ball-room, Lucotto not daring to resist. Stopping on tho soft enrpet of tho room adjoining tho ball-room, tho dowager smiled nnd snld: "It 1b less cold here. Isn't It?" nnd sho called tho general's uephow, who was pouting In n corner. "If you aren't afraid bf a UJtlo girl who loses her slippers whllo going to a ball, dance with her hero on tho car pet. That will mako her warm." Some minutes nftor tho guests made n circle around them. Tho general's neph ew, a very clover and ogllo dnncor, did not step onro on LuccUc'b pretty foot tho feet which, covered by tho Bilk mcshoB, peeped from tho border of hor skirt, then disappeared, twirling, pur suing, fluttering llko two lively roso colored Birds. Tho women, on account of tho spon taneous chnrlty, tho men becauso Lu cctto's feot wore pretty all becauso tho downger dared to say It before them wero convinced that this now mode of waltzing was delightful. I'orilun Idem. An American traveler in Persia learned that tho common soldiers of that country oupposed thnt tho Eng lish practice of firing n salute nt tho burial of a Boldlcr hud for its object tlio driving nwny of devils. Othor mis taken impressions no less nbsurd ho reports In his "Persian Lifo nnd Cus toms." A vlllngo soldier asked mo if I know of dog-worslilppern. I told him I had heard of flre-worshippers, cow worshippers, nnd tho like, but not of dog-worshippers. Ho said ho had seen sonic in Teheran, tjfomo foreigners thero had fed dogs at their tables, had washed and clothed them, fondled them In their laps, and taken them riding In their carriages; wero they not dog-worshippers? An English Bea captaln.whose ship touched at Hushlre, took a horseback ride through tho streets of tho city, but madojo poor a display of horsemanship as to astonish and nmuso tho people. Tho next day a vender of frultB enmo on board tho ship and said to the captain: "I havo mado such an explanation as to free you from all reproach. There Is no one who docs not think that you aro an oxpert rider, as becomes ono of n nation of horsemen." "And how did you do that?" asked tho captain. "I told them you wero drunk." Vliltnr to flrcat Cltlon. Paris In 1897 was visited by 890,000 visitors, Berlin by 517,000 and Vienna by 3G4.000. Thirteen years ago the figures for tho three cities were: Paris, C81.000; Heiiln, 208,000. nnd Vienna, 184,000, tho relatively larger increase In the last probably having something to do with tho freedom from Droyfus nffalrs and leso majesty laws. In thir teen years Paris hotels havo enter tained 8,r.00,000 guests, thoso of Berlin 4,500,000, and those of Vlennn 3,000, 000. It would be dlfllcult to obtain ac curate figures for New York and Lon don, owing to the lack of police super vision of hotel registers. Animals unit Their Toilet. Cats, large and small, mako tho xost careful toilet of any class of animals, excepting some of tho opossums. Tho lions and tigers wash themselves In ex actly tho same manner as the cat.wet ting the dark India-rubber like ball of forofoot and inner toe and passing it over the' faco and behind tho oars. Tho foot 1b thus at tho same tlmo a face sponge and brush, and the rough tongue combs the rest of tho body. Hnres also use their feet to wash tholr faces, and the hare's foot Is so suit able for a brush that It Is used to ap ply tho "paint" to the face for the stage. "When did they discover that tho burglar was a woman?" "When she looked In the glass to see If her mask was on straight." HINDOO THICKS. Tho Mntlceutli Century Wny of Itnlitnl thn Denit, Indln la pre-eminently tho land of mystery, and our moBt ndvnnceil ma gicians havo never been ablo to ro- ' produco all their mnrvelous perform ances, says the Cincinnati Enquirer. Ono day, In the market placo of an in land vllage, I Eaw n curious perform ance. It was conducted by two mon ono old uml cmnclntcd, carrying a na tive drum; tho other young nnd well fed, fnnttiHtlcnlly gowned with nn over skirt of colored hnndkcrchlcfs nnd a multltudo of bells, which Jangled nois ily nt his slightest movement; long, ragged hnlr nltogothcr n hideous fig ure. Tho drummer begnn a wolrd toru tomlng and the other man nn Incanta tion; then ho extended a "supra" a bamboo tray used by nil natives, on which nny ono who pleases places n largo handful of rlco and tho snmo quantity of grain. Tho two Ingredi ents nro thoroughly amalgamated, so thnt It would, In tho ordinary way, tako hours to sepnrato them. Now tho fantnstlo man with his tray begins. Ho turns Blowly nround, gradually, quickening his pneo (tho drummer also keeping tlmo), faster nnd faster In n. giddy vortex, tho tray at times nlmost out of tils hnnds, yet so cleverly handled that nut n grain falls out. It Is very trying, to watch, but In a couple, of minutes "both stop simultaneously, nnd tho mnn shows to tho wondering spectators two llttlo hcnpB, ono of rlco and tho other grain, nt different onda of tho tray, which In his sickening gyrations ho has been able to scparato by Bomo extraordinary mnnlpulntlon. Lntcr It was my good fortuno to bo ablo to witness ono of thoso remarka ble rases of voluntary suspended ani mation of which I hnd so frequently, heard with a somcwlint dvlbloua smile, I nm nfrnld. Hut I nm con vinced now. It was called a "Joghco", performance, nnd took plnco beforo tho maharajah of Dhurbanga, whoso guest I had tho honor to bo. Tho "Joghoo" was put by his disciples Into n trance. Ho became perfectly unconscious nnd dend to all appearances. An English doctor present felt his pulso nnd found It hnd conned, nnd a looking glass showed not tho slightest molsturo of nny breath In tho body. Tho "Joghco" was put Into a coflln, tho Ud scrowed on and seals wore Impressed on It with tho maharajah's signet ring. Tho box was burled five feet deep, earth thrown " In and well stamped. Grain was thon sown and trusty sentries guarded tho place. Tho grain had sprouted and homo corn when wo wero invited ngaln, after sixty dayn, to witness tho resurrection of tho body. Tho gravo wns opened nnd tho coflln found to bo lntnct. The seals wero broken, ho lid unscrewed and tho "Joghco" wns taken out stiff and stark. His disci ples now began to mnnlpulnto tho body and to go through certain rites, very similar to mesmerism, and by degrees the dend mun opened his eyes, a quiver rnn through his body nnd ho sat ud erect. lie Iteml tho Men. The old-tlmo Pomp and Caesar, who flourished beforo tho civil war, know many of tho secrets of tho families they served. Ono old colored man tells with much delight tho story of tho courtship of his present cmployer.thcn his "young rans'r." "I never fought nuflln' 'bout ills gwlno co'tl' nny ob do Carr'l or do Pomcroy young la dles," says tho old man. "Ho uso to bo back nnd fo'th, In and out do Carr'l and Pomeroy houses, Jess llko ho be long dnr. And when he'd go a-callln' In do cvcnln', nnd I'd Bay, 'Mas'r Tom, don' you llko to chnngo do boots you wore all day, and put on deso nlco Bhlned ones?' he'd laugh llko he was mighty 'mused, and sny, 'Dat ain't de end I wants to shlno, Pomp!" But fln'lly, ono day, I got to hear 'bout a Miss Lothrop from tho Norf dat was vlsltln' do Carr'ls; and ono night young mas'r ho dress up nil fine, and den ho look down at his boots, w'at shone like a glass, and ho say, 'Pomp, Is dat do bes' shlno you can gib my boots?' And I look nt him sober and Bay, 'Mas'r Tom, dat ain't do end you wants to shlno, you dono told me ovcr'n over again.' And do red como up In his face, and ho sny, 'I reclcon If I shlno nt bofe ends all I can, I won't bo too bright for somo folks.' So ob course I saw how t'lngs were, and when do 'gagement como out two weeks nttcr dat, it wasn't no mo' than I Jess nachelly looked for." No Century Ursine on Sunday. There nro somo curious facts about our calendar. No century can begin on Wednesday, Friday or Sunday. The same calendars cun bo usod every twenty years. October always begins on tho same day of tho week as Jan uary, April as July, September as De cember. February, March and Novem ber begin on tho same days. May. Juno and August always begin on dif ferent days from each other and overy other month In tho year. The first and last days of tho year are always the same. Those rules do not apply O leap year, when comparison la mado between days beforo and after Feb, 2& A Social Marvel. "He Is tho most notable rich man In this tectlon of tho west. We have plenty of rich men who came hers without a cent, but he Is tho only rich, man who came here rich. I tell you he Is to be credited with a great force of character." Detroit Journal, - Sort Swder "When I was discharged my em ployer let roe down easy." "How eo?" "He said I could get work more readily Uian an Inferior man," Detroit Free Press.