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1- ; . - 'LOS" ANGELES MAN
t C AIMS RIGHT TO
t" rH ONE OF POLAND
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: r Col. John Sobieski , Once 'Sol-
If' _ . . . . dier of Fortune , Direct De-
- scenclant - of Thaddeus , '
of Wa.ysaw.
SAYS INFANT GRANDSON IS ROYAL HEIR
fnteresting Predicament of a California Youngster and
. . the Romantic Life Story of His Grandfather-Driven
' From Austria by Maximilian , He Lived to Com-
I'
mand Firing Party That Ended the Career
I of His en e- Time Persecutor.
I Los Angeles , Cal.-Sucl < lng hla bare
I IIlnle toea nnd calling aloud Cor Ul0
, roynl nursing bottle , the rIghtful tu.
I tura leln ! ; of Poland Ilea In his crnl1o !
\ n a collage In UIO West Adams street
district sorontJly unconscious o [ the
"act thut a bllttlo o [ doouments II.nd
family trees Is raging over his crown
I md ostntes.
I Lltllo ues ho care thnt n 1'\1(10 Chi.
4.Jngo editor has donle the claim that
I Ibo Is the dlroct descel1lant or ' ! 'ha .
; dOlls of Warsaw and hell' to n vast
: : onflscated ostato-not to mention the
halll'red POIIBh thr011e.
IIs fond [ atllor Is L. S. OllhlLuson , n
: : Ierlc In the FIrst National banle. HIs ,
rnndfnther Is Colonel John Sobieski ,
I ! the well.lmown temperance locturer-
the last or the Ulustrlous lIne ot .Tom ]
I
I III. , who rcscllo guropo from the
"rm'les.
I From a lIfo ot quiet rotlrement , this
+ ; rntuUnthcr and gran chlld have burst
I liuddenly Into national ta111e.
I Recently a Pollah editor named :
Slemlradakl came Into print In the ;
Chlcngo Hecord.Hornld donounclng
-Colonel Sobleslel as an Imllostor , 01'
practically that. 110 onles Colonel
Sobieski's claim to direct dct'Jcont by
the o ] ett.son.of-tho-eldost-son ! roule
t
trom King John III. , the adoreel na'
tlonal hero of Poland-again not to
.montlon the throne and the great es.
.tates.
, .
I 'I'his editor with n name lIke a
, noozo clahns tlmt the last genulno
, SobloscI dlee ] ever n century and n
,
haIr ngo. lIe calls Ul)011 Sobleslcl or
i' 'Los Angeles to bring forward his
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) - - -
dfR Lc5. O'L.IIAlEN.
proofs. ot descent. 110 sussests thai
bls doculllonta and lroofa be aubmlt. .
: ted to the Imporlal Academy of Scl
: enco at Crncow.
, , 110 may 1.10 somewhat chagrlncd te
' 10al'l1 that the 1111.per containing hll
\ def ' has como into the hands ot Co ]
onel Sobieski , who has lIrOmpUy ae
ceptccl the challonge. Ho has wrlttel
to the Chicago Record.YIerald and tl
Editor Slemiradslc1 that he will bl
lileased to leave the question to the Itl
13t1tuUon of learning named In till
doty It It can bo shown that It Is I
university at nathmal Importance Ilnl
slandlng In PolaOll. Coloaol Sobleslc
confesses that he hIlS no\'o1' hearl
or It.
"It Is only for my honor that 1 aD
vrcparlng these documenta , " silid Co'
onel Sobieski to the writer.
He Wants No'Throne.
fl/fhoro Is no tllrono In Poland.
there wore one nnd It were orterod t
. ne , I gf\'e you my word I should l'
fUBO I t. " -
The eye's of the old nobleman fiash {
as ho added :
"Uathor would I go to the cI'ad :
and strangle that lItUe 1.Iaby as 1
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1108 there than evO ! ' to allow him to
ascend auy throno. Yes , illY memorlos
of monarc ty uro as blttor as thaI. "
His momol'les of monarchy cannot ,
Inde , bo very ha1)\lY. \ ' 1'hls gentle
old nobleman who lI\'es so qulotly In
Los Angolcs saw his father led nway
to bo alaughlorcll by Russian soldiers
nfter loug confinennJnt : In a 111'Ison so
vllo a dog could not have l1ved In It ;
saw hlB mother drlvon away trom
homo almost a III\UllOl' ; aaw her riven
IIlm"an outcast from country to coun.
try until ahe died an unhappy oxilo.
No won dol' his eyes flash.
The Intrlcolo quesUon of his right
, to that noillo nnceslry will be consld ,
ered below. The man's own lICe Is so
Interostlng , 80 thrilling and romantic
that It rightly talees precellenco ever
family trees.
Even his nearest nolgllbors In the
pleosnnt neighborhood ot West Adame
street little dream that this sunny old
gentleman his lIvcd the wild lICe 01
a soldier of tortune.
Ho commanded the reserve firlnt
party that executed the Ill-fated Em
1101'01' Maximilian In Mexico. It WII.B hff
rovolyor that sent a shot crashing Inte
the ear of the emperor after ho hac' '
CaUen wounded at the f\rt unsklllec' '
Yollc ' .
Ho WII.B an e 'owltness to the [ amoul
battle ot Ue Monitor and Morrlrnac
led a distinguished and sonsatlona
career In the regulllr army ; took par
In the famous eX11edition Ilgalnst tlu
l\Iormol1lt \ ; was under fire 426 Umm
durIng the cl\'l1 war-aliI' own clvl
war , not Poland's. LlI.Btly , ho became
n soldier ot tOl'tune In Mexico-In the
Mexican war [ or Independenco.
His Remarkable LIfe.
It was there thnt fate chose him al
one ot the firing party , where ho wlpo !
out nn old score agnlnst an emperor
aven lng the crllelty of his mothor'l
banlshmont.
Follows mo brloest posBlblo glanci
at his remarlmillo lIfo :
He was born In 1842 In Warsllw ,
ing' the sixth In lIne of descent frm ]
the great wllrrior monareh at Poland
John In. HIs [ ather was John Sob !
eskl , who lost his lIre In 1848 In Ul
great Polish rebolllon.
lIe says ono of his ei1.rllest reco'
loclons ! ot childhood Is of II. slelgl
rldo and the ga ' trappings of a CUI
sack solcller who conyoyod his mothe
and hlmsolf to aay goodbye to hi
father-about to be execute .
IlIa [ atber had boon Calture < l by tli
Husslan army and hatI been confine
In a vile Russian prIson , crawling wit
vermin , for 13 months.
Before the ' were allowcll to see tll
doomed husband and tather , the Y0ll11
mother was taken before the Russin
vlcero - , who offore to allow her 1
retain her estates and houors It sl
wOllld glvo up her son-the Inst S
bleskl-to bo sent to the Russian ca
Ital and there brought up as a lo ' :
subject of the Czar.
Banished by MaxImilian.
She l1rol\lly refused , and chose ba
Ishment , POVOl't ' antI misery. SI
bade her husband good.by , nnd he WI
sbot wn the next day. At the san
tlmo her tathera11l1 brother wel
k11led.
l < Jvorywhere went the exiles , 0
dered out by the authorities ; drlv (
out of Austria , Prussia and Ital
' 1'hey were driven trom Itay ] b ' tl
Austrian viceroy , Maxlmlllan-nh
ward the emperor of Moxlco. Thl
toole retugo In E.gland nt last. TI
luother dlod and the son was ad01)tl
Into the [ amlly at a Polish protesse
" , 'ho hllll been an Inatructor at t' '
United States naval aca emy nt l\
nnpolls. When the United Stat
ships ot war visited Liverpool the e
dels used to visit their ohl protessl
Ono of them IJersuaded Sobieski
atow away in the old trlgato Canst
latlon nnd cOlne to Amorlca.
If lIe was then only a lIttio teHI
to 12 years oltI , but managed to enl
o. In the Unite II States army aa a bucl
Ho enlisted In 1S6j [ , and two 'el
, d artorwnrll was orlered out with I
troops that wcnt the dCI1orato jo
Ie noy aerOS8 the plains to fight the 1\1
Ie mons.
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r . Many of the YOllng omcors under
whom ho 1I00'vcd on that oxpedltlon
nff.cl'\vard lwcnmo tumolls In the civil
war-Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston ,
then n colotlel ; CI11Jt. I1ulIcocle , nrtor-
ward the norlhern renoral ; Col. A- ]
exander , who became Leo's chlor of :
stnrf ; 1 fl7. .Tohn Porter , Maj. Boaure.
ga1'lt. Capt. J. n. Magruder , afterward
n so lhol'Jl genernl , was commander
or young Soblcsl I's battory.
Wltnellsed StIrring Scenes.
When the war was getting ready to
break , 'O\ltlg \ SobleBld's battery Was
ortIerod recruited to rta full atrongth
und the 'ollng Polo wns ortIered to
New York nnd Washington on recrull. ,
Ing dllty , wllnesslng the Inauguration
of Lincoln , the closing eblltes In the
senate amI many other atlrt'lug
scones. ,
lIe went all through the civil war
and WIIS terribly \\'olIldetl the first
day ot the battle of Gettysburg. It
wns his privilege to be an oyewl'tness
to the most dramatic Imttlo In naval
history , the fIrst fight of the Ironclads ,
.
tho. fIght between the 1\Ierrlmnc nn
the Monltm' .
After the war ho went Into Mexico
nnd began ( lnother fight tor a peoplo's
free om. lIe lived the hllnted lite ot
n guenllla. warrior , eating rntUesnalces
and h'vlng a precarlouB 1IC0 off the
country. Ho was commissioned a col-
onol. 1I0 seemed to have a charmed I
life. He came through n hundrell . .
thrilling escalmdes unhurt-onco be.
ing the only man of an entire com.
man to survive.
After the ImprIsonment of Emperor
Maxlmlllall , Col. Soblesld became
one of the jailers of that Austrian
potentate who had driven the two pit-
Hul reugees-Soblesli and his wid.
owed YOllng mothcr-from Ilal ' . Ho
recalled that Incl ent to the emperor's
mind ono day In prison.
"WeH , tlmo rounds lip all things , "
said the unha1lY } prisoner.
Maxlmlllm'l Execution.
The old Polish nobleman tells of the
tragIc Incident ot hlstortho exccu.
Ulon ot lhe emperor-In simple sol.
dlor fashion. In writing an account
at It for his biography ho sa .s :
" 'rho last three 81' four days of Max.
hulllan's lito were spent nlmost whol.
b' with the priest. On the morning
of the execution , .Tuno 19 , 1867-a
bright , beautiful morning-he was
taken out of the old convent where ho
was captUl'ed and whore he had lived
I during the time he was In our cus-
I tOdY , antI pillced In an ambulance and
driven outside of the waHs or the city
.
near an old fortress , where the execution -
tion toole place.
; "Arriving on the groun s , the troops
.
were formed In line , the doomed men
I were placed In position , Maximilian
I
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ono of the fIring party , directing them
to taleo good aim.
"Tho firIng party was now or ered
to advance , malee rea y , aim , fire )
Strange as It may 8cem , Maximilian
Cell mortally wounde , only , exclaim.
Ing as ho Cell : 'Oh , my Oodl my
Oodl' At once the commllnder or the
reserve firing party ( Sobieski himselt )
o1'tlered one of the men from his own
party to Mvanee , and drawing his
own revolver , ord red the soldier to
put It to the ear ot the archduke and
fire. He dl so , nn the carcel : of the
archduke Was ended. "
Col. Sobl'esld's long subscquent
career as lawyer and lemperanco lecturer -
turor Is well lI.nown. Ho had ono SOD
who would have IJCr eluated the name
but ho led whllo a young chll . lIfa
ono augbtor married 1\11' . Oflhnusen ,
of Los Angeles. 'fo them a. lIttle son
has lately been born.
I
Sees End of All Throncs.
So the last of the Sobleskls is n Oil-
hau60n.
After this lopg and oxci'tlng career
or a venturc , Col. Soblesld Is -cal.m . ,
hau some , gentle old man-tho soul
of courtesy. Asldo from his blttor.
ness against monarchies whose tyran.
nles have brought' him such misery ,
110 has other rcasons for-not caring
anything about the rIght to the empty
throne to Poland.
"Deforo you are a mldelle.nged man , "
ho said to the wrltor , "ovel'y throne In
Europe w111 bo swept nway lu n vast
bloodless revolution. "
'fhat Is the startUng theory of the
last Soblesld. . .
He Is mal < lng a vigorous retort to
E ltor Siemlradskl merely to dotond
his honor.
Slemlradslcf claims that there Is p.ot
a mention In hlatory of nny Sobl skl
In recent tlmos. Ho wants to know
why no Soblesl < l came forward as n
candidate for Icing at the etcctlon or
} { fng Stanislaus Augustus Ponla.
towslcf in 176-1 If the family stlil ex. .
istetI. lIe enles the execution of
Sobl'eslcf's tathor , saying that history
has no mention or ft , and points out
that It would have ma e the nation
thr111.
Ho llV'1.ltCS n great point of the fact
that the Almanach do Ootha makes no
montlon of auy living escendants of
John III.
No Soblcskl Dynasty.
In' reply , Col. Soblesld points out
mlln ' places wherein the Polish odltor
contradicts hl'mself ; he then proceeds.
"He ( the editor ) eclarcs that the
Almanach do Ootha has not got me on
the list. I could not presume under any
circumstances to thlnlc that my name
would appear In that distinguished Ill-
manae , as It Is a register exclusively
devoted to dynasties. I do not claim
to bo of any Sobieski dynasty.
"In the first place there was no
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10 standing on the right of the firing
1'0 ' party. The firing pllrty consisted of
3G mon , formed Into two companies ,
1'- six to each of the oomed men. ( Two
m traitorous generals were executed at
y. the SI11110 time. )
Ie "Ono In each firl'ng party of six had
11" a bla111e cartridge. There had been a
DY sharp rivalry tor the honor ot beong- ]
110 Ing to the firing 111\rty. I was selected
ad to command the rOS01'\'O firing pnrty.
)1' , When over .thlng wns ready each of
ho the men was asleed It ho had nny.
.11 , thing to sa ' .
es -
a. Fate Gives Deferred Revenge.
Dr. "Maxhnlllan , slJeaklng In Spnnlsh ,
to aahl In substance tlmt ho loved Mox-
elIco a11d deBl'rec ] Its welfare ; and It
shod ding his btood woud ] bo the means
DW ot brlnglns loaCO and happiness to the
1st distracted counlry ho wns willing to I
cr. elle. no asleod that the commander or
11'S the firing party adynnco to him , and
: ho ho delivoreel to that officer six IJloccs
Ul" ot gold which Is oqulvalont to about
or. ten dollars or our monoy. Ho ordered
a , lleco of Jrold to bo deivereO ] to each
-
Sobieski dynasty. The definition 0
ynusty Is a family of kings. Polanl
In the days of John III. was an arlste
aratle rel1ubllc and olectlvo monllrch )
There Is a tradition tlll\t comes dow1 :
however , that when the electlvo SYI
tern was abolished by the new canst
tutlon In 1791 1't was the generf
understanding that the 80blcst1 : tan
fly was tobe - the royal [ amlly. Th
constitution wa ! only prevontetd fr01
going Into torco by the conqnelt (
Poland. "
Co ] . Sobieski deules that t .6 81
I bleslds disappeared from Polish lu'
tory ; ho says they were In every figl
tor Polish liberty.
"Hogarding the charge tllat th" c
ecutlon ot a Sobloski ( his tatho ]
would have made a thrill had It ronI :
occurred , " bo says : "Nicholas I. h
a \\ol1lertuy ] ] ) offectlvo method I
qulotlug thu1ls , or at least the 111M
testation 01 them. "
Col. Soblesld hns IDI'ltructed ' h
Chicago Il'.tornoy to con tor with U
Polish editor regarding the suhmlsulc
ofbo case to Cracouniversity. .
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DIVISION OF THE
PROMISED LAND
The Story oil lIero IDeS ilia DrleSe.
AN INCIDENT IN TilE CONQUEST or
CANAAN BY TilE IIEBREW PEOPLE.
Dy the "Hlalnvay and Dyway" Pretlcher
( Collfrlgbl , lV ; , br ; Ulo.\Ulbor , W.I ! . Ed.on. )
Scrlpturo AuthorltJoshun : 15 :
13.19. .
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SERMONETTE. _
This story of Othnlel and
Achsah Is one of the many
-bcautlful romances found In
God's Word. True marriages ,
It has been said , are made In
heaven , ' and certalny the Bible
gIves evldcnce in Its record of
the human race of God's Inter.
cst and share In the closest tie
which can draw two hearts and
lives togeth r - that of mar.
rlage.
It Is evldcnt from God's
spoken word when he created
man and woman he gave them
to each other that he Intended
them to be one In thought and
purpose and aim , that to so
bear life's burdens together ,
and most and best of all , estab.
IIsh the home and raise a fame
IIy about them.
But too many men and women -
en of to-day have drifted far
from the Divine thought and
plan for the wedded life. . . The
unhappy homcs and the rccords
of divorce courts hear their sad
witness to the havoc which selfishness -
fishness and sin have wrought.
No longer does there prevail the
same sacredness to the marrIage -
rIage vow. Engagcments arc a
thoughtless 'diversion , a mo-
mtJntary fancy to be entered
Into lightly and to be cast aside
and broken ruthlessly if whim
or caprice so prompt. MarrIages
are hastily contracted , or with
that shallowness of purpose
which never so much as entertains -
tains the faintest Intention of
home making nd the rearIng
of a family.
And when the very thought
and purpose of God is thus ruthlessly -
lessly and sInfully cast asIde , _
and miln and woman enter Into
relations which are not sanc.
tlfied with holy purposes and
desires what can be expected of
the ultimate outcome ?
It has been said , and well
said , that the greatest danger
which this country faces to.day
Is the destruction of the home
life of the nation. What can
be the stamina of the coming
, I generation of men and women ,
If they are not to have the nur.
ture and training of the pure
home atmosphere ? How thc
moral standards of the coming
men and women must be low.
ered If they are reared In the
fetid atmosphere of all kinds of
social excesses and frivolities ,
and are cursed with the decl'ees
of the divorce courts. But J.t Is
not so where God has a share
In the romance , and joins two
hearts In loving helpful unIon.
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THE STORY.
first one to greet Caleb as he
THE
returned with his men victorIous
from the assault .upon Hebron was his
young and beautiful daughter Achsah.
She'1md been the last one to bid him
God-spee as he had departed on the
expedition against the strong.wnlled
city o [ the sous of Anak , and her
words o [ faith and assurance that
Oed would give him the victory had
cheered and strengthened him in all
the fierce conflict of the days that
had followed , and while he ha been
warring on the city , Achsah had kept
watch for his ret\ll'n , arid that morn ,
Ing had gone out along the pathway
which Icd from hol' homo to the
high Imoll which looked out over the
valle ' throllgh whIch her father
would pass. It had been five dars
now slnco his departure , and sbo felt
ho must return that dar , [ or ho hM
said as ho waved lieI' n last good.by
lhat he , would be back surely In [ our
days , and here the fifth ay was near.
Iy half gone.
"Can It bo that disaster has come
to him 'f" she asked herself , us she
looked out ael'osa the valley nnd
sought to penetrate the rugged path.
way that led up Into the rocky
heights where Hebron was situated ,
"No , " she excalmed ] , half gUiltily , be ,
cause of the doubt that had crept Inte
her heart. "No , thut cannot be , fOJ
did not God promlso him thle city m
an Inherltanco ? lIe tarl'les that III
may win n yet greater victory. Bu' '
ho will surol ' C0l\10 to.day , " she add
cd , as she sett ! d herself at the too
of a rocle comfortably and gave her
self up to jo 'ous antlcl1J11.tlon.
When the division ot the land hal
been made unl1er the direction 0
Joshua , she hnd felt soemwhat rebel
1I0lls thnt such dlmcult portion shoull
bo glvon to her father. " 'Vh ) ' , " shl
had IIsked , 11etulantly , "did they no
glvo YO\1 Inheritance In the [ I'ulUu
vlllley ot the JOl'dan ? YOIl hav ,
taught hard and sel'ved long In be
haIr ot Israe ] , Is Il not tlmo thllt al
easy portion were ( ; Ivon YOIl ? " Ani
her tatherlad drawn hel' close to hi
sldo and had retold to her nIl th
thrilling .eal'ly hlfltory ot Israel. I10
as ono of the sules ho had declare
thut they wOl'e able to overcome th
Is strong clly ot Analehu , mHI thllt Go
10 hud promised that city atHl the com
) n try rO\1nd as his Inherltunce. "An
1.10 I need nu easy 1IOrtlon ? " he hl1
; : rill.QJJ , ; : . -4i l UIJ ) l" " ' n : . ; ;
.
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cxclalmec1 , "whllo yet my vigor Is u :
abated { lnel 1ll ' COIll-ngo sUll strong ?
and ho ha strotclled hlmsolf lo hts .1
rllll height , IIml had rnwn her up .
In his powerful arms , and hold her
. laughIngly before him whllo ho de-
I man ed answer.
And she had tooked Into his eyes
and had caught the spirit of his courage - .
ago I\ml Cnlth , From that moment
she entered tnto hIs plans for lho ox-
pedttlon against Hebron , and had
been , as wo have said , the last ono
to say good.b ' , and sl10 wns keopllg !
her vigil there at her ] ooO\lt } post as
she ealle fl , that silo might bo the
first to bl him' wclcomo homo and "
rejolco over his vIctory.
"I am glnd Othnle ] went with' him , "
she sal to hersef ) , and at the men- _
tlon o [ the name the colol' stele Into
her face , "Cor tllero is no one father
I dellon s moro U110n In lfficullY and
anger than he. Yes , " she a ded ,
actCl' a few moment's 11lluse , "had It
not been for his enthUsiasm and help ,
father would not have had enough .
men to carry out the oxpe fthm. Oh ,
ho Is so strong , and noble , and brave , "
and she gave horsef ) up to happy rov-
erlo from which she was sUddenly
aroused by lhe note of a horn , and
looking up qulcltly she saw coming .
across the valley below her fnther .iI
. . . .
and his waniors. ,
Springing to her feet , she sped
down the pathway nnd was soon
clasped In his arms , who hastened forward -
ward to meet her , whllo bls men
stood watchIng the happy reunion.
"And you took the cIty , Cather ? "
Achsah asked , eagerly.
"Yes , daughter , and I would have
gone against"Kirjath.sophor , aso , ha
I not lmown that YOIl woul bo anxious -
ious about my return. "
An Caleb went on to tell her of
this second stronghol o ( the onemr , :
and how its capture was necessary i
bcforo the ' could enjoy the fruits of
their victory ovor' Hebron.
Achsah purse up her pretty Jlps
und n fl'Own. settled uJHn her brow.
"Could not I have wailed ? Did
not I IUlOW that God was with you ?
Cannot I be brave at home while you
are bravely fighting the enemy ? " she
asked , resentment and disappoint.
I ent sounding In her voIce.
"Woll spoken , .my bravQ lIttle girl , "
exclalmo the Cather. "I am half
tempted to go back oven now and lay
slego to the city. What say you ,
men ? " he asked , turning to his men.
A loolc or dlsapllolntment passed
ever their taces at these words , for
they were all eager to get home ;
again after their fatigue nnd danger .
of the 11llst few days. Caleb noted
the look amI then glancing at his ,
aughter's animated face , a sudden - "
inspiration came to 111m , nnd turning
to his men , he said :
"He that smltheth Klrjath.sepher , .
and ta1ccth it , to him wUl I give Ach.
sab , my daughter , to wle. "
Instantly a half tIozen men sprang
forward , and as Achsah stele n shy
glance over her father's shoulder , she
saw that Othniel was among the
numbm' .
DurIng the days which followed. . . .
Achsah's heart was torn by Its con- _
fIlct of hopes a d Coal's. What if .
othnlel ld not taleo the city , and the
pedge ] of her father should glvo hel'
to another ? Oh , ' It could not. be ,
for there was no moro. darIng and t
bravo a fIghter than he. And she
prayed that fortune might favor his .
efforts. i
And In the meantime , Othnle ] ,
nerved by the memory or that shy ,
beautiCul face , pushe forwar , resl-
Ing neither dny nOl' night as ho . ,
worked out his bold pl t for the gain.
Ing of the inner walls of the cltr.
ThIs ho succeeded In doing , and when
ho had thrown open the gates of the
city , ho found his brethren \'eady to
aid him In the conquest of the city.
And so it was 1hat while Achsah kept ,
her vIgil agaIn at the loolcout post ,
Othnlol overthrew the city and turned
his fuce homeward.
Achsah saw him coming at the
head of his men an , after the first
swift glance of joy , she fied In maltI.
enly modesty towards home , but not
before Othnlel's quick eye had caught
the fHllter or h r robe In the bright
I sunJight , and , running swiftly by a
I short cut , ho reached a point In her
pathway beoro her.
"Ah ! love , 'ou cannot escape me ! "
ho exclaimed , as ho sprang from his .
hiding plaeo and folded her In his
arms.
"Oh , how you frIghtened mol" she
cried. "I thought you were back with
your men. "
"Dut he who taketh the quarry ,
.
oth It by stealth , " ho rejoined , with . . .
a laugh. " 'Twas thus I capturctI Kh' .
,
jath-sepher , and 'lis thus I have , . ,
taken thee. " ' -
Belle es In Army Y. M. C. A. \1
Lord Roberts has Interested him.
self In the extension of the army 'J . ,
I Y. 111. C. A.'s In Canada , which ho has'
jllst indorsed In these words : "I con. I
sidor that these associations 0.1'0 doing a. .
a grcat sorvlco to the army ; that
. their methods are thoroughly prac. .
tical and fully serve the purposes tor '
which they are devised , namely , to
afford the mon an OP1)0l'tunlty to oc.
cupy theh' spare time rensonnbly and
to their own advantago. "
I
Officeholder's Gratitude In Korea. r
A KOl'ean who was appointed tax ,
collector by the late 1\1In1stor or YI {
Keuntak has otormlnod out or gratl-
tudo for this gl'eat tavor to repair the
minister's slimmer house at consl cl' .
able eXIOnse.-lorea Dally News.
Nation BeJng Educated.
Nlnety.two pOl' cent of the chlitIrol.
III Jallan are In Bchoo ! . Attendance
Is cOlfl1mlsory between the ages of
" " \ I ,
l' Sand 14. ' 1'hreo lansullgos are 1- : " 1
taught , Japanese , Chlneso aud Eng.
IIsh.
