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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
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-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.
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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
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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
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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.
