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FICKLE FO'RTU/NE. /
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"
[ Hi ! girlvus very pretty aud
II daintily dressed. Jack Grainger ,
* sitting bchide her in the part , had
every facility for studying her closely ,
lie was puzzled by the sad , harassed
look on her face , which he thought had
no business to be there at all. It was a
lovely .June evening , but the part was
rapidly thinning , for the inevitable din
ner hour claimed society for Us own.
So absorbed was Grainger in contem
plative sludy thai , mirable dictu , lie had
forgotten about that all important func
tion.
Presently the chair ticket man cnme
along and stopped before the girl.
"Have you paid yet , m'm ? "
"No , " she answered.
"Otic pemi3' , please. "
She fumbled in her pocket , but no
purse made its appearance.
"I'm afraid I I haven't I've left
tt
"Allow me , " put In Jack , seizing tho
welcome opportunity. "Most awkward ,
of course , " he went on , not noticing her
deprecating gesture. "I really see no
olher way out of the difficulty , " and he
settled the matter by paying for them
both , while the ticket man walked on ,
his face wreathed in inscrutable smiles.
"An old trick , that , " he thought , as
he strolled along , "though there's many
a marriage the outcome of it an' the
likes. "
"It Is really good of you , " said she
girl at last , "but rather than be under
any obligations to you I would have
much preferred to pay another da3' . "
"A pleasure at any lime to help a
lady out of dillicuitles , " answered
Grainger , delighted that the ice was
broken. "It's so easy to forget your
purse , too. I never bother ui3'self with
such Impediments. Much safer to car
ry your moue3r loose in 3rour pockets ;
don't you think so' : "
"If you have ai > 3''es , " replied lhe
girl , smiling in spite of herself and
tracing little patterns in the grass with
her parasol.
"Rather an odd remark , " thought
Grainger.
"IDr er , perhaps your pocket has
been picked ? " he ventured at last
"No. "
"Lost your purse ? "
She shook her head.
"Forgot it ? "
"Oh ! how dense you are , " she ex
claimed , almost petulantly , "j'ou men
never seem able lo realize that we
women can be 'hard up' although we
present a fairly respectable appearance.
Now , does not another possible con
tingency occur to you other than what
you have guessed ? "
Jack thought for a long while , but
his brain could not rise to the solving
of such a riddle. Impecuuiosity was as
foreign lo him as are the tropics to the
polar bear.
"Then you must shame me to an ad
mittance , " she answered.
"Oh ! " put in Jack , at last beginning
to realize the truth , " 3rou don't mean ,
3rou can't mean that you haven't got {
tt
"Yes , " she whispered , and her e3'CS-
filled with tears as she gulped down a
sob , "in spite of all all this , " and siv
made a pretty gesture , indicating her
dainty clothes.
"Wheugh. " whistled Jack , softly ,
"well I'm- - ; " he didn't say what he
was , but whistled again.
She hartiiy realized why she had tak
en this man , u total stranger , even
thus far into her confidence. But there
was something so kind , so sympathetic
In his face something different from
other men.
"Have you no friends , no relatives
in town ? " asked Grainger at last.
" 1 know no one. " "
"Then what are you going to do ? "
"I don't know. " She began to or.
' 'Come , " said Jack , cheerily , "there is
always a silver lining to every cloud.
Perhaps I can help you. Tell me all
ubout it. "
"My father and mother died a j'ear
ago. leaving me with scarcely any
money , " began the girl , "and until a
monlh ago I remained In my Devon
shire home. My slender resources be
gan to eke out , so I came to London
to see if I could get employment as i
governess. Luck has been against me ,
"
and I have now some to the end of
my resources. That's all the wholo
thing in a nutshell , " she concluded bit
terly. "I noed not go Into details. You
will understand what I have gone
through.
The girl Hushed scarlet with shame
at such an exposure. Her pride and
self-esteem were wounded , too.
The irony of it struck him forcibly.
"I'm I'm awfully sorry , " he said at
last , awkwardly enough. "It's fearful it
ly hard. "
ill
Their eyes met. Her face was still
flushed , and there were tears in her
voice and eyes as she smiled and said :
"Thank yon for saying that. You are
' * . "
so sj'inpalheth
to
The words , ( hough slight in them
selves and so simply uttered , carried
a world of meaning.
Grainger etured vacantly across the
road again.
What a sweet face she had. Why T
should fate be so cruel to one with
whom Nature had dealt so generously.
Who , to look at her , would have thought
such cruel poverty was hers ? Daintily , ou
charmingly dressed not a penny in the
world !
Well , he couldn't leave her without
doing s.mielhing. ry
"Look here. " he said at last , "here is
Iftk
m3r card. " He handed it to her , at the
same time steadily avoiding her glance.
"If at any time you should be in diJIi-
1 cullies , er well , er come and look me
up. And er , oh hang it , " he exclaim
ed , "it's no use my beating about the
bush , I'm going to lend 3'ou live
pounds. "
The girl crimsoned , but shook her
head. "Impossible I don't know when
I could repay you. "
"Then may I ask what you intend do-
Ing and how you are to pass the night ? "
"I don't know , " she murmured.
"Nor do I , unless 3-011 accept my loan.
I must insist , " he said earnestly "Par
don my saying so. but I think it is folly
to refuse. Consider it a loan that 3-011
can return at any distant date 3rou
like. "
She had taken the card and placed it
in her pocket
"We are all , some time or other , vic
tims of circumstances , " he began again :
"consider thai your lime has now
come , " he c.included banteringly.
"You you are very good , " she whis
pered.Vli3' ! how do 3ou know lhal
my tale Is true , or that "
"You are unkind , " he put in quickly.
"Must I tell you what I see in your face
and eyes. They spell "
She motioned him to desist. "Tell me
another time If we ever meet agai
Since necessity demands that I must
submit to , I I "
"Then you will accept the amount ? "
"Necessity saj's yes , " she answered.
! softly.
They strolled lo the corner in silence- .
"Don't forget when you are in trou
ble , " he began , "lo "
"I shall always remember.- words
of mine can thank you. Please don't
follow me to see where I go. Promise
me ? " |
"Yes , I promise , " he said , raising his
hat "Good night. "
"Good night. " He watched her walk
quickly down Grosvenor place , then
went to his club ,
lie knew he had fallen in love at first
sight
"Another season come and gone
Jack , " said his uncle , a solicitor or the | s
old school , "and you not found an hcir-
ess. 1 still stick to my bargain. Th
day you marry a girl with 10,000 I "
. 'eave all to , \ ou. "
"Well , who knows what mav hap-
pen ? " answered Jack , pointing to tue
personal column of the Daily Argus.
"I see 3'ou've got that in again. He
indicating the following : '
"If Miss Majorie G. Blakeley will
call on Messrs. Jollup & Grainger , So
licitors , 53 Gray's Inn. she will hear ol >
romething to her advantage. " i
'Yes , " answered his uncle , "I thought
Vd have another try. It's been in nine \
times. Say , the girl's an heiress to iOw
something like I'bO.uuu , and she may b < >
starving for all we know. Jack , I '
expect great things if she calls , " con at
cluded Grainger's uncle , as he left the re
office far lunch , leaving his nephew in
their private sanctum. (
Jack often wondered what had be II
come of his forlorn little friend he had illI'
met in the park. He had tried every
/ossible means of finding her where
abouts , but was unsuccessful. He had
constantly hung about the park , but ' "
uad never seen her. She had never been \V
VS3
to see him , but he was not very sur S3v
prised at this. lie knew she was the \v
soul of honor and that the loan of r hami
would be returned at the earliest oppor mi :
tunity. His thoughts were suddenly in
terrupted by the abrupt entrance of the \V
office bo3 * . "A Iad3' to see Mr. Jollup W
sir. " fn :
fnHi
' 2\iy \ uncle's oct , " answered Jack , Hi
"but show her in to me. " IS
In another moment the girl whom In-
had befriended entered.
"You can go. " said Grainger to the ba
office imp , who wre grinning at his of
look of astonishment. The b03r vanish
ed. For a few moments neither spoke. in
"Yes , " began Jack , at last , rather lawi
awkwardly , "can I do anything for wi
3'ouV" >
She unfolded the Daily Argus , and o\
Indicating the paragraph , quietty in
formed him that she was Majorie G. " 01
Blakeley. iis
"Why , " gasped Jack in astonishment , ) f
"we have been trying to lind you foi )
three months. Did you know that 3roui clc
uncle who lived in Australia , for whom 'or
we are acting , died four mouths ago , sei
and left you all his money ? " Pic
She shook her head. io
ioI
" It it is true , then ? " she asked
tremulously. ve
"True ! I should think It Is. The ad ib
vertisement has been the Daily Argus ill
nine times. Have you only just seen Wfl
" WflI
? I
She nodded ; then said , "I have been els
in hospital for six weeks. What 1 rn
went through before I met 3Tou told on ric
me at last , and I had to give in. " ind
"At the very time I met you In the rel
park , " went on Jack. " 3-011 were entitled ihi
r > 0.000. The Irony of it. " soi
"You were very , very good to me , " vas
she said simply , her eyes filling with An
tears. "I have not forgotten about the Sill ;
loan. "
"Oh. bother the loan ! " exclaimed
1 W I
Jack.
tin
She smiled , and then Uncle Jollup An
came in and spoiled it all by insistin ' he
overhauling all the necessary paj j , irs
pers there and then.
La
So :
"And so , Jack , you are going to mar tw
an heiress after all , " said Uncle wr
Jollup , in huge delight , some months ai
after , "when he was entertaining Ma-
jorie Blakeley and Jack to dinner at
his house. "Well , my boy , I congratu-
late you. Now I leave all to you. A
bargain's a bargain. "
Sweet Majorie blushed , and looked
shyly at Jack , who rose and bent over
her. "I have been more than repaid , " !
he whispered , "for I have won the heart >
and love of the sweetest girl on earth. "
New York Daily News.
NEW FORM OF SHOE FASTENER.
For the man in a hurry to get to work
in the morning or for the man whc
oversleeps aud has to rush to make up
lost time , inveu-
, ions which enable
aim to dress quick
ly have a peculiai
interest , and there
is no doubt that
many a person
would like to util
ize an apparatus
imilar to that
vVlllf'h Ie ritiiiilrit'iiil
SHOE FASTKNEK. by lire companies
for harnessing the horses if it could IK
applied to the clothing of a human be
ing. At present , however , the shoe i >
about the only article of apparel whicli
the inventor
has sought to improve on
and in our illustration we show a ne\\
fastening device which can be applied
to a shoe whicli has laces to draw tin
edges together. Located just above tin
top lacing eyelet on each meeting edg (
of Ihe upper is a shorl lacing loop , pref
erably of leather , with a metallic tub * .
section inside to give the lace free move
scm
meiit. Located above the short loops is i
a pair of long loops extending almost' '
to Ihe lop of Ihe upper , with slightly-
curved metallic tubes inside. The hieing
ism inserted in the e3'elets in the usual
ma.Mier , and is then passed through the
short ; and long tubes. When the shoe is' '
on the foot it is 01113necessaiy to givt
a pull on the lace ends and tie the knot
drawing the edges of the upper dost
enough together to tit snugly on tin
ciu
inkle , the slight curve in the tubes
causing : the lace to exert its pressure
along the whole length. Milton S
Ilrown : , of Washington , D. C. , is the in
ventor.
t While Slave to |
Bushmen I
A strange experience was that of Jo
soph J. Gill , once a resident of Brook-
3-11 , who died recently on shipboard and
was buried at sea. He disappeared
ninny 3'c-ars ago , and , supposing him
Jead , his wife married again and
raised a family , and , acting upon the
reported death of his first wife , Gill
had also again married. Had he lived
Lo reach his old home in Brooklyn the
reunion probably would have been un
paralleled in fact or lictiou.
Gill's adventures in Australia would
carcel3r sound credible if presented iu
dime novel. He left New York foi
Australia in 1SSG. After his arrival nc
word of him found its way to his anx
ious relatives for four years. Mean
while he was given up as dead. Foui
v'cars later news reached Brooklyn rel
lives that he was alive , and some cor
respoudence followed.
Gill was the son of the late Thomas (
Jill , a Brooklyn soap manufacturer.u
His mother , Mrs. Isabella Gill , ol
ilrecno avenue , Brooklyn , aud a brothst
I' , , Thomas Gill , are still living.
Joseph Gill left New York to look
ifter some mining interests in 1SS(5 (
i'"our years later the family received
word from the United States consul ai
Sydney , N. S. W. , that J. J. Gill , a
wealthy < miner , and four companion ;
iiad been ambushed and killed by bush ' cr
nen in the Interior of Australia.
The Information , from such a source ,
a
ivas accepted without question. Years
s
ivent b3' and no word was received
'rom Gill. He was mourned as dead
Q\
Elis wife , whom he had last seen ir
ISSU ! , married again iu 1S93 , some three .n
after his reported death. Mrs
lill had two children by her first bus-
Kind. She is now Mrs. Frank Johnson j1'
Brooklyn.
Meanwhile Gill was living as a slava
unong the bushmen in Central Austra-
la It appears that four companions
as
vith him at the time of the capture ,
vere all put lo death , but Gill was al-
owed to live.
He I was kept as a slave. He was
'orccd to do the most menial work by b
captors , and altogether he led a lifu fil
horror. So far. however , had ho 01
een removed from civilization and so Ie
lose was the watch upon him that frT
years no opportunity of escape pre To
sented itself. He was , of course , com- a
letely shut off from all communica- n
ion with the outside world. cl
clof
Finallj' I . however , after twelve long of
rears ; of slavery , and sixteen 3'ears of as
ibsence from the United States. Gill fc
succeeded ! in escaping and making his or
vay to the coast and civilization. th
He escaped with his life , and llltle
ilsei His property was gone , his Aus-
rnlian friends had died or moved away.
son
determined to remain in Australia
a
mend his broken fortunes before
eturnlng home. lie sought Information | vi
hrough a detective agency , and after
ome delay was Informed that his wife
dat
dead. Thereupon Gill married in ,
m
Australia. His second wife and a child
iirvive him.
In March of this year Gill again
ought information of his relatives , this pie
ime with more success. He wrote from th
Australia to Inspector McLaughlin , of
Brooklyn police , to ask if his broth- th
were still living. Inspector Mc- ripe ]
jaughlin foand and notified the family. as
5ome c .rrespondence had passed be- sc
weeu the brothers , when Joseph J. Gili
vrote that he was about to visit his tli
atnily iu Brooklyn. cli
' JUDICIAL DECISIONS
j
An assignee of ; i leastwho. . as part
of the consideration of the assignment ,
assumes all the obligations and liabili
ties arising under the lease , is held , in
Springer vs. Do Wolf ( III. ) , . ' < ; L. K. A.
4(55 ( , not to be able to absolve himself
from liability to the lessor for rent by
assigning his interest to a third person.
Where the linder of a lost article
knows to whom it belongs , or from the
circumstances under which it was
found the owner could reasonably be
ascertained , the Court of General Ses
sions of Delaware , in the case of State
vs. Stevens10 ( All. Hop. , 17-1) ) , holds
that if he appropriates it and converts
it j , to his own use he is guilty of felo
nious intent , constituting larceny.
The death of a city employe from
smallpox contracted in tearing down
a smallpox hospital , of the danger
from ' which he receives no warning , is
field ' , in Nicholson vs. Detroit ( Mich. ) ,
. " > ' L. R. A. 001 , not to render the city
liable ' , where the work is done through
a. board the duties of whicli are statu-
toiy ( , and which is required to provide
smallpox hospitals in case of emer
gency , since the city's act is a govern
mental function.
Where a telegraph companj' negli-
jreutlj' delivered a different mess-age
from that which it was authorized to
deliver , so that the sender was rep re-
sented as offering goods at a lower
price than that at which he had in fact
offered them , and the supposed offer
was accepted in ignorance of the mis-
lake , the Court of Appeals of Ken
tucky , in tho cas-e of Pos'al Telegraph
Cable Company vs. Shaeffer (02 ( S. W.
Rep. , 11 ] ! ) ) , holds that there was no
contract , and the sender was not
bound to deliver the goods at the lower
price.
A passenger who alights from a mov
ing car is not necessarily guiit3' of
negligence as a matter of law , holds
the Supreme Court of Georgia , in the
case of Course3T vs. Southern Itailway
Company (3S ( S. E. Hep. , SiJU ) , and un
less it is shown that , at the time the
passenger attempted to leave the mov
ing car , it was runuinir at such a high
rate of speed as would render the at
tempt to alight obviously dangerous ,
the question whether such an attempt
was oras not negligence on the part
of the passenger is a quest.Vm of fact
to be determined by the jury-
1'oliteiifSr. in Mexico.
Men In Mexico do ome things which
would look rather queer here. For ex
ample , thejtip huts whenever they
see each other ; they shake hands when
sce
ever the3' meet and part ; they do not
consider < it bad form to stand in line
on : the sidewalks and stare at the la
dies ; they wear their hats in a theater
until the curtain rises , and , moreover ,
thej' put them on between the acts and
stand up to look at the audience , and
after a separation they embrace and
pat each other on the back if they hap
pen to be intimate friends.
They never chew tobacco , but smoke
everywhere , even in some theaters.
, - never cany bundles in the street ,
but each is attended by a servant , who
cairies even the smallest package.
The3r are wonderfully courteous to
each other , and two friends will spend
good deal of time in deciding which
shall enter a room or carriage first.
Finallj' , says the Detroit Free Press ,
every Mexican gentleman , when stroll- (
Ing on a street , insists on giving the
inside of the walk to his companion ,
a mark of politeness. The point is
quickly ' decided if there is a difference
station or age , but if there is uot ,
and the two friends go down a street
and cross often , so that the 'elative
positions are changed , a new discussion be
" to which shall occupy the inside
becomes uecessaiy at every corner.
His Fir- Letter.
A youth was engaged as junior clerk in
by : a firm of lawyers , and by way of
filling in his time and testing his worth \
his first day he was told to write a
letter demanding payment of a debt at
from a client who was long in arrears.
the great surprise of his employers
check for the amount arrived the
next < day. They sen * for the young try
clerk and asked him to produce a copy
the letter wine * * had had such an' ' se
astonishing result. The letter ran as for
follows : "Dear Sir If you do not at
once remit payment we will take steps stDi
that will amaze you. " Chicago News. Di
be
To Be Consistent. tv
Deacon Snow Does I ' '
un'erstan' , par tr
, dat yo' opiuionate dat Adam wuz pe
colored man ?
ex
Parson Johnsing Yo' diagnose man S.i
views c'reckly , sun. ki
Deacon Snow Den I s'pose yo' 'low and
dat apple wuz in real'ty a watah- of
million. Philadelphia Press. ai
The Sermon W is Overripe.
Parson Aridbraue What did the peo- ? v
m
my
sa3' about my sermon ? Did they
be
think it full of ripe thought ?
o c
Deacon Slow They said even more' '
than that. Not only did they call it had
, but several of them went so far
to say it was rotten. Boston Trail-1 and j her.
script. ed
Every time a great man does any and.
thing along comes some little man who for
claims to ha > e advised him. ca
SOLDIEfiS' STORIES.
_
ENTERTAINING REMINISCENCES
OF THE WAR.
Graphic Account of Stirring See UK'S
Witnessed on the IJaltlefiehJ ami in
Camp Veterans of the Rebellion Re
cite Experiences of Thrilling Nature.
i
On tinmorning of the 'JOth of Sep- ; i
tembt r. KS'J. ' ; the people of the North1
were treated to an extraordinary i
i
amount of : n-\vs , e\vn for those daj's. j 1
If a daily of that date rould be easily , 1
found now I would like to look it over
ami see the startling intelliirenee that i !
was reported , For it was on that
|
morning that the news of Sheridan's
great victoiy at Winchester came ; and
in the same breath the people were in-
formed of an audacious and very near-
ly successful a-tlempt to release the
Confederate prisoners on Johnson's
Island , off Sandusksieze the United
States gunboat Michigan , make a Con- ,
federate cruiser of her , and hold Lake
Erie , and perhaps the adjacent waters
under her dominion.
I was one of Sheridan's army , and
the importance of the victoiy at Win
chester was veiy clear to me , as it was
to 1113comrades. . The event that had
happened near Sandusky on the .same
day ( Sept VJ , JStiij , when we learned
of it , did not seem to us to be a matter
of much importance. We were in-
clined to think it a madcap attempt of
a few refugees in Canada , which nev
er had aii3' chance of success : and we
were not much disturbed 1 > 3' the news.
We did not realize the gravitj * of that
itualion. as did the people of Buffalo. !
Sanduskj' , Toledo and Detroit. Those
jood citizens awoke on the morning of
the 20th to the knowledge that a dar-
ing Confederate raid right among their "
homes had just missed success , when
the consequences of success would
have ' been to release a powerful body
of Ihe 01101113right in the North , put
the cities and towns of Lake Erie un
der tribute , drive otl all commerce and
travel from the lake , and create such
terror in the North as would not be
created b3' a great Confederate victoiy
in the field. A "scare" was caused ,
like to nothing else in the whole course
of the war. Troops were hurried to
these points : before their arrival the
citizens patrolled the streets with <
arms , and the excitement was at fever
heat *
There was good cause for it. The
daring nature of that attempt to seize
Lake Erie , with all the tremendous
consequences that would be sure lo
come from that stroke , are not well
known to the veterans , as they should
be. It was an important pha c of the
war that they did not see. and which
they should have in mind. Briefly
stated the plan was this :
The onlj' United States vessel on
Lake Erie was the Michigan , a steam
er carry eighteen guns. She was at
this time Ij-ing off Johnson's Island ,
in Sandusky Bay , Avhieh since 1S02 had i
been used as a prison for captured
Confederate officers , there being ofi { i
Sept. 10 , 18M ( , almost 2.400 of them f
there. The guns of the Michigan com
manded the island , and no attempt at
revolt on the part of the prisoners
could be made w"hile this was so. But
If the Michigan could be captured , the
prisoners could easily overcome their
ruard ; they could arm themselves ,
cross to the mainland , got horses , and
ride Southward at will , plundering and '
destroying as they went for there
were no troops in Ohio to stay them.
And the steamer with a Confederate
crew aboard could shell any citon
the lake , if that were thought best ,
and could do infinite damage to the
Union cause , besides the moral effect
of such a victoiy. It would be much
like a blockade of the lake ports.
The Canadian ports Gi
were at that
time swarming with refugees , fugi of
tives fiom the draft , and Confederate
Ulcers and agents. The plan whicli ca
has been outlined was concocted b3' in
Tacob Thompson , the era f 13' secret Pi
i-xent of the Confederacy in Canada. roi
He gave the r-'iarge of it to one of na
those darinir i t whom the Confederco
ates had ready everywhere that audacan
ity and devotion to their cause could '
used. j 'r
John Yates Beall , who undertook ; tjl1
this astonishing enterprise , and paid
the penalty of failure with his life , was itu
many respects an extraordinary |
man. He was at this time in his thirI I cn
\v-second j'ear. He was a native VirPa !
rinian , a graduate of a university , and ' ti'
the outbreak of the rebellion owned j civ
plantations and slaves worth a miltcf [
lion and a half of dollars. He was an
officer of the Second Virginia Infan ho
, which formed a part of the "Stone not
wall Brigade. " lie had seen much ni
service , and was particularly chosen
the command of this expedition.
On tho morning of Sept. 19 the ed
191
steamer Philo Parsons , ptying between
Detroit. Sanduskj * and the island5 ? , was va
boarded at Sandwhich and Maiden by [ sll
twenty-four men , who brought an old j stE
trunk with them. There was nothing j'a j
' ha
peculiar in their appearance , and they
29.
excited no suspicion. Before reaching - . _
Sandusky the trunk was opened. Iis j
knives and revolvers wore distributed.ail
the partjtook complete possess ! n
the boat. After cruMu ? awhile
among : the islands , they captured an- ! [
[ >
other steamboat , the Island Queen , '
which had aboard passenirer ? . int-Iud- '
Toledo to'c '
some soldiers going to
mustered out. All th se Bea'l put
ince
ashore , after exacting an oath of se-
crecy ' for twenty-four hours as to what
been done. lie then to k the Isl- . In
Quren out into the lake , scuttled js l
. and with the Philo Parsons criiis-
up and down outside Johnson's Isl-
|
. H ; ? cruised there all day. waiting (
an expected signal , which never qui
came.
. The
The plot was m two parts.
other part was to be executed by a
Confederate otlicer named Cole. He
had made the acquaintance of the offl-
rers ( of the Michigan and they had con
with him on tho
sented to take supper
evening of this day. He proposed to
drug them , or in some way detain
them from their boat ; a signal would
inform Heall of his success ; the Michi
gan would be attacked aud taken by
surprise : a cannon shot over the Island
would inform the prisoners that their
time had come : and the rest would bo
easy.
It was a well-laid plot , and only
failed through Cole's want of caution.
Suspicions J were aroufeed by his actions
and instead of supping with him that
night the commander of the Michigan
sent a squad ashore and arrested him.
Beall saw that his plot had failed , as
hour after hour passed without the
signal being given , aud In his despera
tion he urged his crew to go with him
and attack the gunboat at whatever
.
risk. Hut their spirit was not equal to
his , and they refused. Near midnight
Beall caused the Parsons to be put
about and run for the Canadian shore ,
where the boat was scuttled and the
crew disbanded.
Like all of his kind , this man was
bold to rashness. He had been seen
by so many Americans on this expedi
;
tion who perfectly remembered h\a \
face , that it would seem perfect folly
for him to venture over the border
alone. But he did in the folowing
_
Januaryand was recognized and laken
near Suspension Bridge. He was con
veyed lo New York , where General DIx
ordered his trial before a military com
mission , ou charges of piracy and be-
.
ing a spy. He was defended by James
T. Brady , more from a desire that he
should have every reasonable chance
than from any sympathy with him or
.
his crimes. On this trial an extraordl-
"naiy paper was produced from Jeffer
son Davis , avowing the acts for which
Beall was being tried and sta'ing that
the3' had been done by authority of tho
Confederate government But he was
convicted , and sentenced to be hung.
There was never any doubt as to the
.
justice of his conviction and sentence.
The man who goes iu disguise into tho
enemj''s country to levy war 03 * stealth
always takes his life in his hand , and
must ] expect to lose it if discovered.
And this kind of war Is abhorrent to
all civilized nations.
President Lincoln was , as usual ,
earnestly appealed to for mercy ; but
Beall's offense had been too flagrant ,
the consequences of success would
have been too disastrous to permit the
President now to interfere. He con
sented , however , to delay the execu
tion for a week , to allow the mother of
the condemned man to visit him. On
the afternoon of Feb. 2-1 , ISC. ) , John Y.
Beall was hung at Governor's Is'and.
lie met his fate bravely as men en
gaged in bad enterprises have done la
all ages of the world. i
After the assassination of the Presi
dent and the death of the assassin , the
story was set afloat
that Booth was an
intimate friend of Beall , and that the
principal motive of the horrid crime
was revenge for the execution of his *
friend. The
story has not been gen
erally believed ; but it is impossible to
saF. that there is no truth in it J. F.
F. , in American Tribune.
Anecdotes f Grant.
Apropos of reminiscences concerning
General Grant , the Detroit Free Presa
publishes the following , which come
from his old home in Galena :
General Smith , one of the old resi
dents of the place , was at dinner one
day , before the war was fairly inaugu
rated , when a servant announced :
"Some one to see you , sir. "
' 'A gentleman , JamesV"
"Well , no , sir ; he's just a common
man. I gave him a chair in the hall. "
The "common man" was Ihe tanner
Grant , the future comniander-in-chief
tiie army of America.
A few years later twogentlemen
called on a young man who was located
a Chicago boarding house. "Two
pieces of pasteboard were sent to his
room ; on one was written in pencil the
name U. S. Grant The oilier bore the
cognomen of General Grant's friend
and chum , J. Russell Jones.
The young man on whom General
Grant was calling was Eugene Smith ,
son of General Smith , of Galena.
The " ' "
"common
man's" name was then
( foremost in the world.
At one time the ladies of a certain
church in Galena gave a series of tea
parties for some charitable organiza
tion. Mrs. U. S. Grant belonged to the
church circle , but would not give the
party.
" [ haven't a vhole set of china in the
house , " she said in excuse , "and I will
ask company to ea-t off broken or
oicked dishes. "
There were slau htpre-l in the Unit
Suites in 19UO , 5 , . " > 30.911 beeves , 9-
190.490 sheep. SO.cr J.-ij3 hogs. The
value of products of the cities in which
slaughtering is an important industry ,
stated in millions of dollars , was Chi
cago < 2o < ; . Kansas City 73. South Oma
G7 , New York 42. St. Joseph , Mo
. East St. Louis , ill. . 27. Indiannpo
IS. Milwaukee 13. St Louis 13. Phll-
udelphia 12. Buffalo 1J. Cincinnati 10.
In j January the death rate from ar-
idents is slightly greater in rural
arts than in cities ; in February the
Jeath rates in city and country are
ibout .similar ; iu March the country ia
uore dangerous : in April the rates bal-
again : in May and June the city
leads , in July and Auirusr the country
leads ; in September the city is ahead ;
October and November the country
more fatal , and in December the city
eads.
Cheerfuln"ss is an excellent wearing
juality. It has been called the bright
1 of the heart. Samuel Smiles.
