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MOUNT PISGAH. The moonlight lies on Ptagah'a crown. Where oak and plnc-troo roar tbclr bead ; t The mists of nlKht hive settled down , And by the v/hlsporln * river spread ; , Dut o'or the veil , against the sky , V The mlffhty mountain towers high. , The moonllRht Hhods its silver stream. And bnthoi tbo distant mountain height ; Within the vulo I watch and dream , Srr.-oundod ! uv a lesser light A red star HlnUfn ? In the west tj > Seems on the mouit-iln top to ro t * I count the star a beacon flro. > ' Tint bliizea forth to stir the heart , 'I ' And move the soul to hlnh des'ro To p uy on earth a totter part : And Htur.and moon their spoil hnvo vrrouzht , I'or waUcu the inlud to higher thought. Harper's Dazar. PERCY AND THE PROPHET. MX WJMCIK COLMNS. CHAPTER VII CONTINUED. Thus entreated , Percy roused him- rielf. So long as ho abstainer from attempting to express them ii. writ ing , his recollections wore perfectly ready to answer any reasonable call on them. Ho repeated in substance the doctor's description of the first of the two visions that had appeared to him after the captain's departure. Bervie started. "A cottage par lor ? " ho repeated. "Wo have just loft a cottage parlor ! A man like mo , trying to persuade a woman like M ho chocked himself , as if ho was afraid to lot Charlotte's name pass his lips "trying to induce a woman to go away with me , " he resumed , "and persuading her at last in spita o" her tears ? Pray go on. What did the doctor see next ? " "Ho saw a traveling carriage , " Percy replied. "The lady was onp of the persons in it. And there was u man with her. And there was something else only the doctor couldn't see it. " "Could ho tell you who the man was ? " "No. He was too much exhausted , ho said , to see any more. " "Surely you returned to consult him again ? " "No , I had had enough of it. " "When we got to London , " said the captain , "wo shall pass along the Strand , on the way to your cham bers. Will you kindly drop me at the turning that loads to the doc tors ? " Percy looked at him in amaze ment. "You still take it seriously ? " ho said. "Is it not serious ? " Bervio asked , warmly. "Have you and I , so fur , not done exactly what this man saw us doing ? Have I not shod bitter tears of disappointment ? and who was the cause of them but the woman ho saw by my side ? Did we not meet , in the day whan wo were rivals ( as he saw us meet ) , with the pistols in our hands ? Did you not recog nize his description of the lady when you mot her at the ball , as I recog nized it before you ? " "More coincidences , " Percy an swered , quoting Charlotte's opinion , when they had spoken together of Doctor Lagarde , but taking care not to cite his authority. "How many thousand men have been crossed ia love ? How many thousand men have fought duels for love ? How many thousand women choose blue for their color , and answer to the vague description of the lady whom the doctor pretended to see ? " "Say that is so. ' ' Bervie rejoined. "The thing is remarkable even from your point of view. And if more coincidences follow , the result will be more remarkable still. " The next coincidence , if it hap pened , would realize the love scene with the ring. Was there anything remarkable was it even worth call ing a coincidence if Percy put an engagement ring on the finger of the woman who loved him. and if he kissed her afterward ? He consid erately forbore , in this case , from communicating his thoughts to Borvie. "The thing that most sur prised me in the doctor's perform ance , " he said , "was his thinking with our thoughts , and finding out our own knowledge of our own names. " The captain shook his head. "A mere question of nervous sympathy and nervous insight. " he answered. "Doctors meet with similar cases in cataleptic patients. 1 have seen them recorded in medical books. " CHAPTER VIIL Official Secrets. "FKOM PETEU WEEMS TO JOHN JENNET , ESQ. "SECRET SERVICSDEPARTMENT , HOME OF- ] ncE. I "PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL. 'THE COTTAGE , DARTFORD. f February 21. 181 . j SIK , I beg to inform you that there is no fear of my being com pelled to leave my bituation as ser vant in Mr. Bowmore's house before I have completed the private inves tigations comujitted to my charge. The attempt made by Mrs. Bowmore and her daughter to have the eld ser vant forpiven and taken back again , has tailed. He presumed , it seems , ! on his long and faithful service to warn tne master that his political opinions might get him into trouble. Mr. Bowmoro positively refuses to forgive the liberty that his servant has taken with him. I am accordingly left in possession of the footman's place , and not the slightest suspicion is felt of my true errand in the house. "My note-book contains nothing relating to the past week , mainly in consequence of the visit here of one Mr. Percy Linwood , which has a little disturbed the domestic routine. This gentleman's avowed object is to pay his court to Miss Bowmore. Whether he is , politically speaking , a person of any importance. I have vet to discover. Judging by appear ances , though perfectly respectful to Mr. Bowmoro. he is not particularly desirous of cultivating the society of Mr. Bow- his future father-in-law. - more perceives this , and resents it fj ! He has turned sulky , and for once ho keeps hls thoughts tp himself. There was a , family discussion on the subject of Mr. Linwood the other day , which is of no official interest so far. If ft loads to anything. I will not fail to send you the necessary particulars. "March 3. The family discussion has led to something. At Mr. Linwood's next visit the young lady ( Miss Charlotte ) had a long talk with him on the subject of his behavior to her father. They usually moot in the conservatory : I have broken a pane of glass at the back and i can hear everything they say. The Indy accused hot * lover of being set against her father by some slanderer. As her anger rose , she did not scruple to guess at the slan derer's name. She mentioned no less a person than Captain Bervio , son of Justice Bervic , of the Manor house. Mr. Linwood's defense was a poor one ; he could only decjlaro that she was mistaken. .She refused to believe - liovo this , and it ended in her giving him his dismissal , in those plai'i words : 'You distrust my father , ara you refuse to admit mo into your confidence , you needn't trouble yourself to call hero again. ' The usual consequences followed upon this. Mr. Linwood is too fond of his young lady to resist her and lese her. lie aoseptel an/ terms she chose to impose on him as the price of bo ing restored to her favor. Half an hour later he was walking with Mr. Bowmore in the garden , and was asking leave to consult him about a claim on parliament for moneys duo to his father's estate. Circumstances allowed me no oppor tunity of listening safely to what passed at the interview. I can only report , as one result of the conver sation , that Mr. Linwood accompa nied Mr. Powmore the same evening to a meeting of the local Hampdyn club. I suppose ho had his reward the next day by being permitted to put a ring on Miss Charlotte's finger in the garden and to kiss her after ward to his heart's content For what took place at the club. I refer you to the special agent who atteijds there in the character of one of tfie members. March 10. Nothing to report ex cept the growing intimacy between Mr. Bowmore and Mr. Linwood , and another visit of the two to the Hamp- den club. Also the happy progress of the younir gentleman's love affair. I only mention this latter trifle by way of necessary reference to Miss Charlotte. She has mot old Justice Bervio out riding , and has heard from him of the unexpected return of his son , the captain , from foreign parts. From what I could pick up of the conversation at dinner , I gather that the justice has been informed of Mr. Linwood's visit to the revolutionary club ; that he wrote word of it to his son ; and that the captain has returned - turned to set his influence over Mr. Linwood against Mr. Bowmore's in fluence if ho can. Miss Charlotte is furious at the bare idea of his in terference. Poor soul ! she honestly believes her father to ba the greatest statesman in Ennland. See what it is to bo too dutiful a daughter ! March 17. Being occupied with matters of serious importance , you may not have noticed that Mr. Lin wood's claim has been brought before the house of commons , and hai been adjourned for further oonside ation in six month's time. When the coun try is threatened with a revolution , parliament has something bettor to do that to trouble itself about private claims. It was simply absurd to bring such a matter forward at all. "This , however is not the view taken by Mr. Linwood and Mr. Bow- more. 'Ihey are both indignant especially Mr. Bowmore. He has de cided to call a special meeting of the Hampden club to consider his friend's wrongs , and he has parsuaded Mr. Liuwood to have his name put down as a candidate for election into the society. "March 28. A longer time than usual has elapsed since the date of my last report. "On reflection I thought it best to decide our doubt , whether Mr. Bow- more is or is not the secret agent in England of a club of French Kepubli- cans. by writing myself to the loun- tain-head of information in Paris. As you wisely observe the man him self is a vain fool , who can only give us any serious trouble as an instru ment in the hands of others. No such complication as this need be apprehended. After waiting some days for my answer from Paris. I have ascertained that Mr. Bowmoro did offer his service to the Frenoh club , but that the offer was declined with thanks. Either the Frenchmen made inquiries or Mr. itowmoro's true character was known to them when they received his proposal. "Nothing now remains to be de cided but the other question of stop ping this man's flow of frothy elo quence ( which undeniably has its in fluence on some thousands of ignor ant people ) by putting him in prison. If I rightly understand your lust in structions , the main reason for delay is connected with the present position - j tion of Mr. Linwood. Has he too j spoken or written seditiously of the j government ? And is it desirable to | include him in the arrest of Mr. Bow- more ? "By way of replying to this , I in close the shorthand notes of my col league , charged with reporting the proceedings of the Hampden club. The note numbered one contains MLinwood's speech at the debate , on the question of forcing his claim upon the attention of the govern ment. Judged as oratory , it is wretched stuff. Judged as sedition it rivals the more elaborate efforts of Mr. Bowmoro himself. "The note numbered two reports the proceed' ffs at a special sitting of- the club this morning. The subject joct of debate is the proposal before parliament for suspending the haboa corpus act at the pleasure of the government You will see that public mooting , in 'aid of British liberty , ' is to bo summoned in a field near Dartford on the 2nd of April ; that the London societies are to receive coive the committee of the Hampdon club on the next day ; that they are to escort Mr. Bowmoro to Westminster hall and to in sist on his being heard at the bar of the house of commons. You will also perceive that the person who seconds the final resolution submitted to the club which declares that par liament must be intimidated , if par liament can bo rouched in no other way is Mr. Percy Linwood himself. "I have further ascertained that Mips Charlotte was present among the ladies in the gallery , ' who were permitted to attend the debate , and that she is to bo married to Mr. Lin wood on the 7th of April next Those c'ircurnstances sufficiently account , to ; ny mind , for the extraordinary im prudence of which Mr. Linwo 7i has been guilty. Mr. Bowmore daclaros that the 'minions of the government dare not touch a hair of 1m head. Miss Charlotte believes Mf. Bow- more.And Mr. Liuwood believes Miss Charlotte. "These particulars being commu nicated. I have now the honor to wait your final instructions. "March 81. Your commands readied me yesterday at noon. "Two hours afterward I obtained leave of absence , and waited private ly on Justice Bervio. I had my win- and my other materials for disguise in the pocket of my great coal and I found , in a deserted stone quarrv. an excellent dressing-room for the needful changes before I visited the justice , and before 1 returned to my footman's place. "Arrived at Squire Bervio's I sent in your confidential letter and had an interview with the justice , at which I laid my information in due form. On my asking next for war rants to arrest Mr. Bowmore and Mr. Linwood , the justice retired to con sider my proposition. But for your letter , I btrongly suspect he would himself have applied to the home secretary before granting the warrant against Mr. Linwood. As things were ho had no choice but to do his duty ; and even then he did it with a reservation in the shape of a delay. He declined , on purely formal grounds , to date the warrants earlier than the second of April. I repre sented that the public assemblage in the field was to take place that day , and that the arrest of iVir. Bowmoro and Mr. Linwood a day or two earlier might prevent the meeting , by de priving it of its leaders. The jus tice's reply to this was not very po lite : "I am acting in the exercise of my own discretion , sir. Good morn ing. " "On leaving the house I noticed three persons in the corner of the hall , who appeared to ba interested in watching my departure. Two of them I recognized as Captain Bervio and Major Much , both friends of Mr. Linwood. The third was a lady , whom I have since ascertained to bo the captain's sister. That the two gentlemen are interested in steering Mr. Linwood clear of political dif ficulties I have no sort of doubt As to Miss Bervie. I can only say that she was certainly in the company of the major and the captain , and to all appearances in their confidence also. To-morrow evening ( April 1) ) there is to be a special session of the club , to make the final arrangements for the public meeting on the 2d. If my warrants had been dated on the 1st. I might quietly arrest Mr. Bow- more and Mr. Linwood on their re turn from the club , and * the news would be spread in time to prevent the meeting. Under existing circum stances ( unless I receive orders from youI must decide for myself whether I make the arrest before the meetin"1 or after. [ TO BE CONTINUED. ] \Yllcl Jliirrfc-t in 1/01.ni are. Few people would imagine that such a thing as a wild horse could be found in an old , settled country like Delaware , but a recent lawsuit brings out the fact that there are such there , and a good many of them. It seems that twenty-one years ago the Wistar brothers gave two ponies tea a Mr. Black to be cared for in pas ture on an island in the Delaware river. They have been there ever since , and have multiplied until there are now seventy-two of them , all un broken , and they are so wild that it is dangerous to como near them. Black's widow has sued the Wi&tars for the care of the horses , and got a judgment for over $ .3,000 , much more thai- anybody will give for the horses. The Wistars refuse to payer or take their stock off the island. MutriuinnUl I'leusautrles. "I propose when Lucy and her husband come back we forgive him for having eloped with her , " said Mr. Uppercrust to his wife. "Never , " replied Airs. Upporcrust , sternly. But you know your father forgave us when I eloped with you. " "Yes , but he did that because he thought I was sufficiently punished by already marrying you. * ' Texas Siftings. \Vantetl to Ho Kt.ict. Pelham Parker Are you of foreign extraction ? New Gardener Yis , sohr. all ex- cipt two teeth that Oi had pulled out in New York. Truth. rt Blunder. He If you'll give me just one kiss I'll never ask for another. bho George , it is bad enough to tell a falsehood without insulting mo at the same time. THE CUBAN JUNTA. MEN AT HEAD OF THE AMERI CAN END. Dollcato Duties Imposed on Them 1'realdent I'olma Has Shown Remurlc- able Sagacity and Has Bccomu Known as the Cuban Franklin. The Cuban Junta , with Us head quarters In New York , represents the legation of the Cuban republic abroad , and the head of the junta , as it is called , Is T. Estrada Palma. Properly speaking he Is the delegate , and with members of his ministerial and diplo matic household constitutes the dele gation of the Cuban republic. The term "junta" has been applied because such a body or council was attached to the diplomatic department of Cuba during the ten years' war. As the authority of the junta fre quently restricted the action of the delegate the promoters of the present revolution decided to eliminate it ; yet the name remains , and is used and accepted to designate Mr. Palma and his associates. This junta , as the representatives of the Cuban republic , acts on high authority , for the delegation was ap pointed on Sept. 19 , 1895 , by the con stituent assembly that formed the gov ernment and commissioned Maximo Gomez chief commander of the Cuban army. At the same time it made Mr. Palma delegate and Cuban representa tive abroad , with authority to appoint ministers to all governments and to have control of all of Cuba's diplo matic relations and representatives throughout the world. Besides this , Mr. Palma is the duly accredited min ister from Cuba to the United States , and In the event of the Cuban repub lic being recognized would be received as such. Under his authority Mr. Palma has appointed sub-delegates , or diplomatic agents , In France , Italy , Mexico , and the Central and South American re publics. Cuba's independence not be ing acknowledged by these nations , her ministers are not officially recog nized , but are often unofficially re ceived at the "back door , " and exert an influence for the benefit of Cuba in the countries for which they are appointed. Mr. Palma is in reality the head of the Cuban revolutionary party abroad , which is one of three depart ments of the Cuban revolutionary gov ernment , the two others being the civil government and the army of lib eration. This Cuban revolutionary branch was founded by Jose Marti , who is regarded by Cubans as the apostle and master mind of the Cuban revolution. Mr. Palma is not only the head and front of the junta , but he is the one person in whom its authority Is centered. He was born in Cuba about sixty years ago , and in his youth imbibed the spirit of liberty for the island , a spirit which grew with him until It influenced his every word and act , and finally received his entire devotion. So direct , gentle , yet de termined are his methods , and so un assuming and plain is he in speech and manner that he soon became known as the "Cuban Franklin , " and more firmly has the name become at tached to him since the potent influ ence of his diplomacy has bsen felt throughout the world. During the ten vears * war Mr. Palma was president of : he Cuban republic ; was made pris oner by Spanish troops , and sent to Spain , where he was imprisoned until the close of the conflict. While in Spain , absolutely suffering under the hardships of imprisonment , he was of fered freedom if he would swear al legiance to the Spanish crown. "No ! " was his answer. "You may shoot me if you will , but if I am shot it will be as the president of the Cuban repub lic. " Besides Mr. Palma , the only mem ber of the delegation appointed by the Cuban government are : Dr. Joaquin - quin D. Castillo , the sub-delegate ; Benjamin J. Guerra , treasurer of the epublic abroad , and Gonzalo de Que- sada , charge d'affairs at Washington. Doctor Castillo is vice delegate and would take Mr. Palma's place in case of his death or inability to act. Be fore entering actively 'into the Cuban revolution he was a surgeon in the United States navy and was aboard the cutter Rodgers on her northern expe dition to the relief of the Jeannette. He was a leading physician in Cuba , and wrote a treatise on yellow fever : hat gained for him the title of mem ber of the Academy of Science in Ha vana. When the present revolution broke out Doctor Castillo was ap pointed surgeon general of the Cuban tray , with the title of brigadier gener al. He was afterward transferred to his present post ! n the United States. Mr. Guerra , treasurer of the republic abroad , who has charge of all the for eign funds raised for the revolution , is a tobacco merchant of New York , who hao been one of the most active spirits In the Cubap revolutionary party since Its formation. He was in timately aseoclated with and much re lied upon by Jose Marti In his great work of organization. Gonzalo de Quesada , charge d'affaires , is a lawyer , a graduate of the Columbia law school , and a writer of note. Mr. Horatio S. Rubens , who was an intimate friend to Jose Marti , gives his services free as counsel to the junta. He Is the head of its law de partment. He and the assistant coun sel , Mr. Leon J. Benoit , are graduates of the Columbia law school. ' With them is associated Mr. Charles Richmond mend , chief clerk of the department. MEMBERS OF THE JUNTA IN CONSULTATION. (1 .T. Antonio Gon/.ales Januza. LL.D. . Secretary to the Cuban Delegation ; 2 Jose Nicolas Hernandez. Private Secretary : S Francisco Chenarcl. Secretary to the Council of the Cuban Revolutionary Party : 4 TomasEatradaPalma. Delegate ; 5 Diego Tz mayo , President of the Council of the Cuban Revolutionary Party ; 6 Manual Ros , Secretary to Mr. Palma ; 7 D. M. Moya , Purchasing Agent ; 8 Dr. Joaquln D. Castillo. Sub-Delegate. ) Besides these , there are as secretaries to the delegation Dr. J. A. Gonzales Lanuza , Eduardo Yero Buduen , Fred- erlco Perez Carbo , Luiz M. Garzon , J. Nicholas Hernandez , Manuel Ros , Oc- tavio A. de Zayas , D. M. Mayo and B. Giberga. Doctor Lanuza was judge of the supreme court at Havana and pro fessor of penal law in the Havana university. Shortly after the war broke out he was sent to Ceuta , the Spanish penal colony In Africa , on account of his connection with the revolution , and was afterward re leased under an amnesty decree. He came to New York and was appointed secretary of the delegation. Mr. Her nandez was chancellor of the Cuban republic during the ten years' war , was made a prisoner at the same time Mr. Palma was captured , and , with him , was sent to Spain , where he re mained until the close of that revolu tion. At the beginning of the present B. J. GUERRA. ( Treasurer of the Cuban Republic. ) war he attached himself to Mr. Palma , his friend in peace and war , as his secretary. With the exception of Doc tor Castillo , Treasurer Guerra and the charge d'affaires at Washington , who were commissioned by the home gov ernment on nominations by Mr. Pal ma , all others received their appoint ment from Mr. Palma , who made his selections on account of special fit ness , in nearly all cases made evident In previous service on the field or in the council chamber. Then besides these there is a corps of journalists under the direction of the junta that has charge of the Patria , the official organ of the delegation. This ccrps is headed by Enrique J. Varona , Eduardo Yero Buduen and Manuel More. Mr. Varona was a deputy to the Spanish cortes. .and is a well known writer cf philosophical treatises that have become text books in Spanish and Spanish-American uni- vorslties. He has also written modi on Spanish national and colonial politics economy , and ni9 tics and political welds cry no little welgfit-through- Bpeaking countries .Edu- out Spanish old J rnailst ardo Tero Buduen Is an of the aggre8slve school , who has.been . in prieon more times fgr P ° 1U J in * ever fenL than any man who v * Cuba. He was very active prior totte early ' but was Created ten years' war. most or its In that conflict and epent exciting years behind prison bars , war was no sooner over than he began preparing revolution by present paring for the unceasing agitation , and keeping up an he has not rested from his labors since. The junta Is the organization through which Cuba's friends reach the Cu bans In the field. In many places banded together and these friends are work for the Cuban cause as organi zations. In the United States and / , / 'vs ? RECEPTION ROOM OF TIIK CUBAN DELEGATION" . ( Members of Junta Portrayed : 9 Horatio S. Rubens. Counsel : 10 Leon J. Benoit. Associate Counsel : 11 Adolfo Nui.o. LL.D. . M. D. : 12 Eduerdo Codlna. Revolu tionary Leader : 1C Dr. Henry Lincoln dp Xayas : 14 J. T. Amy. a Porto RIcan Revolutionary ; 15 Dr. G. Gaston ; IS J. Ffhx Ysnaga , Revolutionary Promoter ; 17 Jose Lombard , Revolutionary Leader. ) Europe there are 300 revolutionary clubs , with a membership of more than 50,000. These clubs were the out come of a suggestion originating with Jose Marti , and their organization has been accomplished by the delegation , with whom they were all in closest touch , to whom they all account , and through whom they all make contribu tions In money , clothing , provisions , arms and munitions for those who are enduring the hardships of the war. Before the revolution began these clubs had § 100,000 in bank as a war fund. These most vital contributions must reach the army in the field , and it Is the business of the delegation to see that they get there. And they have been getting there under the most ad verse and trying circumstances , and amid perils of land and sea where ene mies are watching and where a friend ly government has had to guard against the violation of neutrality laws. For accomplishing Its work the jun ta has in no way been restricted In authority. THREE QUEER CITIES. All Uallt on Islands Connected by Many Vrldces. The city of Ghent , in Belgium , Is built on twenty-six Islands. These islands are connected with each other by eighty bridges. The city has three hundred streets and thirty public squares. It Is noted for being the birthplace of Charles V and of John of Gaunt , whom Shakespeare called "time honored Lancaster ; " and 0.3 the scene of the pacification of Ghent , Nov. 8 , 137G , and of several insurrections , sieges , and executions of well-known personages. It Is associated with Am erican history by the treaty made there December 24 , 1814 , terminating the second end war between England and the United States , known as the war of 1812. Amsterdam , in Holland , Is built on piles driven far below the water in to the earth. The city is intersected by many canals , which are spanned by nearly three hundred bridges , and re sembles Venice in the mingling of land and water , though it is considerably larger than that city. The canals di vide the city , which is about ten miles in circumference , into about ninety is lands. The city of Venice is bult on eighty islets , which are connected by nearly four hundred bridges. Cacals serve as streets in Venice , and fcoats , called gondolas , for carriages. The' Bridges are , as a rule , very steep , ris- ng considerably in the middle , but have easy steps. The circumference of the city is about eight miles. The Venetians joined the Lombard league against the German emperor , and , in 1177 , gainrd a great victory , in dcfensa of Alexander III , over the fleet of war vessels headed by Otto , son of Freder ic Barbarossa. In gratitude for this victory the Pope gave the Dogs Ziani L a ring , and instituted the world-famous ceremony of "Venice marrying th Adriatic sea. " In this ceremony ths Doge , as the chief ruler of Venice use.l to be termed , with appropriate cnre- monies dropped a ring into the sea every year in recognition of the wealth and trade carried to Venice by the Adriatic. , / Thought He Had to aiarry. Judge "Now , old man , you are brought before me for misdemeanor. What have you to say ? " Uncle Eph "Judge , for Miss Demeanor meaner ? Ise mighty sorry fur de gal but I can't marry her , 'case Ise already married. " Neither Had Been There. "BHHnger is going to lecture on the Klondike. " "Fudge ! he has never been there " "Well , neither have the people who will hear him lecture. " Black and White.