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FORCED APABT By W. OLATCE RUSSELL. —• ^UrfW c/fAe \Wrecftc/ t* « Qronxnor* •U Sailor's A'w<«tA*ari, n J*e.' CHAPTER XXIV. JXWWT XX D nxs UOTHX R . Jut o^t) ° f Hig h street. Dot & stone's *arow from tho church, lived Mr. Franklin, -who owned th e Swiftsuro coach tha t piled . betwee n Oreystone an d the old ritj on tb e roo d to London. He wu a pudding-faced moo , an d shaped } Jflee a boll In that par t of hi* bod y which the 'band of his breechei circled; an d bo stood, wit h bis legs wid e apart , nickin g a'strow a t ' the * gateway of his yard , wherein, tinder sheds, stood his rolling stock, whe n Mrs. Strangfleld breathleisly cam a to him, an d besought him, with clasped, entreating- band*, instantly t o 'orde r ob^ \.one \of Ms 1 coaches, Hhat she migh t b e drive n to Win* •ton. !\» i How, fortunately for her. Frankli n was a, promp t man ; an d reading urgenc y In th e poo r woman's desperate face, b e gave a «bxin whistle, an d ou£ from- a llttlo office tumble d a kaock-knoed hostler, \Hamb W Two, Jeremy , an d Sarah's you r gel Let Thoma s •crape hisself, an d tell him tbe toddy** waiting,* said Mr. Franklin ; «nd with dispatch that would pleasaro this •spectrin age | o experlonoe, a coach rattle d o p to th e gate. *To tbe Greyhound, a t Winston , as quick •a eve r you ca n gnllop\\ cried Mrs. Strang* field; an d In a trice the heary-wheeled vehU el s was scattering loungers i n th o roadwa y co to. tho pavements , an d making tho shop -windows clink t o tb e thunde r of Its progress. Btill It was a half-hoards drive, an d a ter ribl y hustling one. At last tho Tillage hove In sight; a little row of cottages swept by, an d the coach | cam e to a. stand i n front of th e glass door of the Greyhound inn. Th e man desoendod from the bos; of tb e coach, though already '*he wa s spraining her wrist i n desperato efforts toopon th e door for herself; an d n o sooner was th o liberated tha n she flew into tb e arm s of Sally, who, havin g caugh t sight o f tb e coach from a window, wa s runnin g t o th e door. \Are yo u th e mistress P said Mrs. Strang* field, m a wild way . \Yes/ l bo. ma'am, \ replied Bally, with a civil courtesy. \Is there a lad y borer* \Ay ; an ' yo u b e bo r mother, I reckon.* **I a m he r mother. Toko m e to bor a t onoe,* I Though Bally ba d boon fortifloi with a dozen scruple*, the y would hav o been help lessly swept away by th e peromptorlnoj* of thi s command, \Bbo's just wher e Mrs. Meal loft her, ma'am. \ This way , ploaw,\ an d th o went to -the parlor door an d threw It open, saylngt \Her e b e th y mother , mistress.\ Jenn y wa i standin g a t th o window over looking th o green spaoe of garde n a t th e back o f th e boui a With a stupe flod faoe on her sh e turned, an d a cr y left ba r lips, an d she -Stepped \back a pac e when her mothe r nuho d to her, i* Then, Ilka a flash of night a t th e sigh t of the beloved faoe, a n Impulse of tore and joy leaped np i n her ; an d In close, sob bin g embrace were, they locked as Bally, looking awa y from the sacred sight, closed tbe door upon thorn. \Oh Jenny , wh y ar e yo u hero! wh y didst the e leave mef* cried Mrs. Strangfleld, re- ' lincralshtng he r daughte r t o gaze a t bor, wit h eyes in whic h raptur e and sorrow were strangely, blended. \Never wa s mother's hear t wrun g a s min e wa s whoa this morn* Ing I beheld you r bed untouched, an d you wer e not nea r to answer to my call.\ \ I could no t stay. Fathe r would have take n m e t o Londo n to-day; an d see wha t a mad journey i t would bare been, an d bow cruel my Ignorance would mak e him! \ th e •gtrl said, pushin g back bo r hair, an d stand in g In a half defiant, half drooping posture before be r mothe r \Thy father I Oh , Jenny ) no t only is It my lore for thee tha t baa brough t me here In znad baste—thy father la dying l Ay, bo may b e dead before w e ca n retur n to him!\ \Dyingl— Mother, wha t d o you sayt* sai d Jenny, taking, so t o speak, a firmer bold of the floor wit h her feet, an d frowning, while a sickly hu e of pallor overspread hor lace. \Oh (Jenny 1 fo r the sake of God wh o hat h brough t m e t o thee, put o n rour ba t an d come wit h m e quickly I toll yo u your father Is dyings—btwfell t o th e groun d whe n Dr. Bhaw brough t hi m proof of you r marriag e with Cuthbef t Dost no t tboe know tha t the doctor ba a proved thee his son 1 * wife* Ah , my poor beort , ho w should she kno w I—and tha t the caus e of thy husband's mining , as the doctor believe*, is tha t b e wa s seized by th e proas gan g an d carried awa y to seal Down thy father Cell, an d w o bore him t o bis room, an d tb e surgeon fears for his Ife an d all the while he 11M groanin g an d cryin g upon th y Dame. 'Bring Jenn y to me I brine* Jonny to toot 1 he moans. My pretty min e quickly, or youl l see hi m n o more hi thi*. world * Tbe girl stood trransllx-d an d overwhelmed by her mother** new s Then y u could har e seen her battling with the rut h an d targe of tumultuou s emotions a whole tn nute ere she spoke. \Do you tell m e tha t my darling Is carried awa y t o sear she said, in a febrile whUpsr. \*Tia what hi t father believes.\ \And tha t D r Hhaw hat h proved m e his son's wife to m y father T \Yet indro L li e came wit h a paper, and th e sight of it hat h killed thy father. Ills bear Is broken for tho wron g b > ha s done bi s only onel\ walled the mother \Oh Jonn y d o not dolay I Ther j Is a coach a t the doui .—Malt* hash* t o put o n your bat. Ton wo-ild no t *et hi m be moanin g for thoo i n dyin g norrow an d not comer* She looked a t he r mother wit h a wonder ful exnreHtlon of troubled amazemen t jmd Incredulous horro r tw he r eyes, then took u p bar hat, and In a few minutes wa s ready t o depart As sh e left tbe room she me t Mrs. Walker , Into whoso han d sh e slipped a guioea, giving be r a sweet, strang e smile a s sh e did so. bu t qulto powerless t o spea k The woman, muc h affected b y Jenny's munificence, pu t th o little trun k into th e coach, an d k>w an d numerou s were tho courtesies she dropped a s It drov e off. The rattle of wheel nn d window , If not a prohibition t o speech, wa s a decided obstacle t o the hoaxing. J3ut Mrs. Strangfleld ha d too muck, to say t o hold he r peace. Wit h he r child's hand locked In hers sh e poured ber hear t Into Jenny' s ear, an d all th e story of Dr. Shaw's rfslt told her, an d tb e medical man' s judgmen t o n Michael's condition, with whateve r else tha t her bea d wa s giddy with —sometimes reproaching an d sometimes *~ breaking Into passlonit s exclamation*, of rapture , which thoughts of he r husband .would Inevitably choke: silent scarcely ever, an d of tbe matte r of hor volubility loavlng Jenny , amid th e roa r of th e coach, In pos session of bu t ver y small fragments. An d the glrlf Ear father kne w a t last tha t she wa s honest, aod for a brief while ha d exultation, of th e , : kin d tha t Inflames tb e madman' s eye, swelled * unti l It ha d sickened her hear t with th e force ;*nd iullneas of It, Ba t th o emotion died unde r th e heav y droop of humi La tad honor, - ]Bbe ba d won bac k her name , but wha t ha d be r father was dying , be r hear t was wounde d an d bleedlnr badly. The bitter passio n pf sham s that ha d drive n her from Greyttoa e revisite d ber again when tb e coach entered tb e High street, and she leaned bac k an d Involuntaril y dre w her veil ove r be r /ace. Tb e mothe r stopped tbe coach a t th e corner fit tb e street, tha t the ja r of t b e wheels migh t no t pen*-, tr^t e tho r&onan t wooden house, an d alighted with he r daughter, and bot h of thorn wentr quickly in. \Mother whispered Jenny , standin g tn the postage as a strange r might , \ I will sta y hero till yo u bar* seen him.** \I n tbe parlor, then, dearest, and rest thee. Ob, Jenny , pra y Go d t o spare him! He is th y father.\ Softly tbe poor woma n climbed tb e stairs, an d Jenn y went int o tb e little room which, in all her life, sho ba d rowed neve r agai n to enter. 8peculating sho stood, wonderin g bo w It ha d befallen tha t be r mother ha d come s o speedily. Tha n jKrpogb doorwa y came, a whls* psr^'Jenrryn Sh e went out, an d o n th e .stairs sh e sa w ber mother, wh o for despair could mly beckon or toss be r bands. Sh e .followed Mr*. Strangfleld. upstairs, , wil b a creeping chill over ber limbs, smd 'th e ( sensatio n of a thousand quivering fibers in be r body . I n the bedroom near 1 th e be d wer e two. figures whom th e could no t Immediatel y dis tinguish for the feeblo light in th e chamber ; bu t she speedily found that one wa s Mrs, Mend an d the othor th e doctor. Both figures drew away when mothe r an d daughte r came Into tb e roo m Mrs . Strang fleld went to the bedside, and , bondin g over tb e motionless for m upo n ft, said. In a whis pe r of exquisite sadness t \Michael Jenn y is here. WU t tbo u speak t o berf* Fo r some moment s there wa s n o answer. A t but , in a faint, boarse murmur , tb e dyin g man said: \Let her take my han d an d kiss me . Jane , the e knowoat tha t I canno t move. \ The glri went t o be r father, and put be r han d Into his and* kissed his forehead. \Jenny m y tittle one, \ ho murmured , \thee \Jenny , m y little one.\ as murmured. didst wrong t o tric k me. Of old di d th e prophet chide, saying, 'And tbou aaldst, 1 shall be a lady forever; so tha t tbo u didst no t lay these thing s t o thy beart , neither didst remember tb e latter end of It' Bui th y punlnhment ha s been sore, my poor one. B y tboe a m I con lemned, who m I condemned. 1 wa s a liar for speakin g what , i n my wrath , I believed the truth; and It di d nearl y break th y heart, poor wench, a* mine Is broken/'* No pathos tbe meanin g of. hi s word s ha d could equal tho deepl y movls g effect give n to tbe m by his speaking with his hea d turne d away , all power lost, life ebbing fro m ht m as surely as the shadow s cast b y th e su n were slowly circling t o th e east, whenoe darknes s comes. She hun g ove r hi m wit h dry eyes, for tb e grief in bo r wa s too deep for tears. \Father she whlnpered, \I wronge d thee b y loving secretly; bu t ha s not my husband's going wrung my hoar t with punishmen t enough ! Truly, I wa s Innocent of wors e sin tha n deceit; an d no w tha t yo n kno w I a m innocent, an d bea r wit h m y kisses, I could be happy t o die.\ No answer did b e return, an d b e bega n to breath e heavily; o n which th e docto r cam e gently to her, an d would have led ber from , th e bod but tho father ha d a gri p of her hand, and she would no t dlsongage his hold. Bald tho mother. In a feeble whisper : \Is there n o bopo P Th e doctor shook bis bead, an d let his chin fall on his breast, an d stood quiet, wit h bis hand s claspod. N o more was said. What was killing him , God know s 1 No t paralrsl i only, no r ye t a broken heart Ye t visibly was he dying, an d the difficult breat h gre w slower an d weaker ) an d withi n a n hour from Jenny's retur n to he r hom e to * breath In him wa s gone an d th o body grow* ing col d li e passed awa y ami d a dee p still* ooss In the room , an d Jenn y herself, wh o was near him, kne w no t that h e wa s dead, until a strangeness In th e hold of hi s fingers mad e her shriek out Thu* did It come about ; an d tb e mothe r and daughter wep t in each other's arm s while the doctor glided noiselessly fro m the | bouse, and Mr s Msa d tenderly closed the 1 dead man's eyes, and rolled th o marbl e silence of U s face. -4^-victory-cojilrberl s He r husban d was gone. CHAPTER XXV tn TU X cmr Now, it was Just five month s afte r Michael Btrangfield ha d departe d this life, whic h brings as Into th e sloppy, Inglor.ous mont h of November, that ther e hun g ove r London, close down to the streets, a yellow fog. All about the monument , an d whor e a naz e dt streets meet , t o pour thei r crowd s towar d London bridge , the. fog wa s thickes t Her e wrre man y vehicles a t a stand i till, an d rolcee belonging t o Invisible creature * went throug h the tot, wit h th e clang o* bells an d stampin g an d slipping of Iron-ehod fre t A hackney coachman , swathed in a mass of capes an d looking, with tb e Immense whit e shawl aroun d his throat, like an arti choke trimmed wit h sauce, suddenl y brough t th e horse be ba d been pulling an d haulin g a t t o a stand, and, slappin g down his whi p on tho roof of tho vehicle, leaned ove r and shouted Into the window : •There's n o movin* ag'UV It You ca n gi t ou t o r sit vers yo u are , bu t here 1 81004.\ Ant, saying this, h e recovered hi s uprigh t posture, an d with grea t deliberation folded bis arm< under his cape. The individual thu s addressed, protrudin g bis head through th e window of th e carriage , took a dwpalrlng look a t th e blan k scene around, filled with outlines which gre w do* fined or vanished, as' th e folds of th e fog cir cled or released them. \TVheroabouts ar e we, coachmanf** b e called out! \If I kn*w IM g o ahead, an d blow th e oddst\ replied th e man . But the gentleman inside wa s clearl y too Impatient to behave sensibly; for, catchin g bold of a traveling bag , h*. jumpe d Int o the middle of th i fog, and , giving som e mone y to th e coachman, wen t steadily I n tb e direc tion t o which his nose happened t o point; and . luck being with him, b e came t o tb e l^rexneot ' He asked a nun tbe war to OornhflL ] \Straigh t on, \ wa s tb e reply. An d after I twent y minutes of bumping an d groping, ! an d when , h e ba d mteasnre d some tw o hun dre d yards, tb e fog lifted, tb e whole space 'and scene around- cleared, an d wit h a rus h Hand a shou t Londo n won t to work again, ' I t wa s a short wal k t o CorahU i Looking carefully fro m side to sid e a s b s went, ou r J7rT6fld-«n4ved presentl y at a passage, on which, ami d other names , carefully mdi* cite d b y a pointing hand , wa s th e scrolL \George Hunte r and Company , Second Floor \ H e mounte d tb e gloomy staircase, an d reached a landin g of fou r doors, o n one of which b o knocked. Behind a tail, lon g devk were several clerks writin g b y lamplight \I wish, \ said th e gentleman , \to see th e principal—the owne r of tb e ship Elizabeth. ** At tho sound of that name th e whole of th e clerks looked u p like on e ma n an d stared at him. \CerVtinlv * exctalme i one of them jump bag un. \What name , if yo u please, su*f* \M r CuthbertBhaw.\ Tb e clerk passed Int o anothe r office, an d In a momen t returne d and. reqaeatod Mr. Bha w t o walk In. This was don e b y pawin g roun d th e desk; an d Cuthbcrt , followed by I tb e eyes o all tho clerks, entered a large office, whore a t a tabl e sa t tw o elderly gen tlemen. One of thorn, a gra y haire d ma n with •rpecteclm. immediately rose. \Mr Rhaw, I thin k th o name wast* \M r Cutbber t 8baw \ Tray tak e that chair, sir. My partnsr , Mr. Atkinson. M y name is Hunter. \ H e resumed his sea t looking inquisitively a t th o brown , though emaciate d face of tho youn g man . \I t Is possibly Mr nan tor. that yo u ma y havo alread y been apprise d of tho loss of you r shin, th e Elizabeth, off Cape Palmosf* \Yes. bu t only on e week since, by the third mat e of tho vessel, wh o was rescued from a boat with four companions, \ \I wa s o n board tb e Elizabeth when she was wreckod, an d am onl y just arrive d In Londo n \ \Cutbber t Shawf I d o no t remembe r the nam e In th e list of passengers,\ said M r Hunte r \I wQl refer—* and bo was about t o summo n a clerk. \Yo u will not find my name In you r list I wa s roscued by th o Elizabet h in th e Eng lish channel la*-t July , a day or tw o after she sailed from th e Thamce. I svae on board a n . English brig or wa r called tho rioopatra, ' Sho engaged a Frenc h frigat e nnd wa s sunk I by bar Som e of u s go t clear of tho sinking I bull by mean s of th e boat * an d on th e fof | lowing da y th e Elizabet h cam e across th e boat I was In an d took m o on board. \Permi t m e to continu e my story an d re late th e object of my visit My tuna Is ver y short In Londo n \All ba d gone prosperousl y with tho Eliza beth until w e were drawing nea r the latitude of tho Gulf of Guinea , whe n one Frida y evening a furious gal e sot I n from th e wes t i t obliged us to ru n before it, an d for a whole da y we were drive n helplessly, bu t oi Saturda y ulgbt th e captain , n->t darin g to ru n t o th e westwar d an y longer hove tb e ship to. In doing whic h she wa s stoic * b y a sea tha t swep t awa y th e galley, stove in tb e bulwark s an d carried som e of the me n over board. A t tho same tim e w e lost one of ou r masts. \Gentlemen yo n will probabl y hav e re- ! ceired a full accoun t of this disaster from I th e mate. I t Is enoug h If 1 tell you that , on | tbe Monda y morning, finding the ship leak ing beyond ou r powe r t o kee p her afloat, tb e i me n took t o tb e boats , bu t I was In feebls ! health, and . In tb e selfish rush, I wa s beaten , dow n an d left tnsensible, and for a quarte r of an hou r I lay ; when , comin g to, i found there was anothe r man loft on board—one of | th e India n prince's attendants . I spran g up an d haUoood after th o boats, which were sailing rapidly away—th o galo ha d broken on th o previous afternoon , an d the sea was i comparativel y smooth, If I take n o account of th e heav y swells, and then, perceiving tha t th e ship wa s rapidl y sinking, an d th e occupant s of the boat s eithe r did no t o r would no t bced mo , I prepare d myself for death—which , Uod knows , a t that time ba d no terrors for me, for I ha d endured more tha n m.iny heart s could hav e stood without breakin g under \ Ot«*rving the pause, M r Hunte r pro- du'-od a bottlo of win e from a drawe r an d filled a gloss far th e youn g fallow Wit h kindly f>yrs an d muc h sympath y be encour- 1 aged hi m t o proceed. \Gentlemen while I stood awaiting th e momen t of death, wblou I conceived, inevlt- | able, -the- Indian, appearin g t o observe m e I for tb e first time, rushed up t o me and , with, man y wild gesticulations an d unintelligible words, draggo d m e t o th e ster n of tho vessel, where, to m y joy, I sa w a small boa t sus pended Sh e bun g b y ropes a t the bead an d stern, an d I motioned t o th e Indian t o slacken i h o left han d rop e while I released the other, b y which mean s w v got th e boat dow n upo n th e wate r withou t capsizing br*~ J fc No sooner was sh e afloat, tha n the Indian sprang \vr r the toffrmtl and swung himself Into ber an d dr-adln g that h o might leave mo t o m y fate, I followed hi m hastily an d 1 cast t* oa t adrift fro m th e ship, which ! t v rnly minutes afte r w e bad quitted ber, sunk. | \Fro m this point my stor v Is a more com* monplace narrativ e of suffering with one s'rang e feature In It Ou r boa t was without sails. Th e other boats, having the advantag e over us In size and sail, soon vanished upon th e waterllne.\ | H e glanced a t a timepiece, dran k bis wine, an d contlnutHl, speakin g quickl y \There wa s a smal l quantit y of fresh wate r In a boakur in the boa t s bow*, bu t n o fond of an y kind. I n th e night , which wa s very calm , with hrijrht star*. I fell asleep: an d I whe n 1 awoke , my mouth being parched, I I wen t to th e beaker, but foun d It empty . X kne w tha t th e India n had drank th e wate r In tb e nigh t while I slept, and . In m y rag s an d agony. I could hav o murdere d blm , bu t tho wre t b fell on hi s knee s an d s o plteously moaned t o m e In his nativ e language, tha t my fury wa s sobered b y th e fear an d despair I In bis faoe, an d i n my mlser v I sa t dow n an d wept. Observing my anguish , tho India n 1 crawle d ove r t o me o n bi s knee s an d kissed my feet, an d then, pullin g ou t a packag e I from his breast, placed It In my han d an d | withdre w t o th e bow s of th e boat Scarcely knowtr g what I did, I thrust th e packag e Into my poek-t, an d ln«t«ntl y forgot i t i n th e sufferings of thirs t whic h tormente d me. However , som e relief I obtained b y ' sousing my shir t In th e se a an d wearin g It against my skin ; and likewise I chewe d a piece of leather fro m the sole of my boot, wble b kep t my mout h moist \Fou r day s passed, i n sufferings I need no t describe, an d on th e fifth day th e India n fell crazy, and , leanin g ove r tb e side of, th e boa t i n a manne r that searlr overset beri bs dran k th e sal t water greedlhy, as a sheep would, with\ bis mouth upon It, which brough t o n a black vomit , and towar d th e mornin g b e died, Not unti l th e evening of tbe sixth day wa s I rescue d b y a smal l schooner from Pernambuco t o Portsmouth , blown by th e gals that had wrecked th e Elizabeth many mOes out of he r course,who, on sightin g my boat, bore down an d picked m e up , That wa s o n th e lSt b of September , a s I wa s told—for I bad los t all reckonin g of time—an d four day s ago I arrive d at Ports mouth. S o this brings me t o a n end, gentle men ; an d no w will X stol e my motive i n calling upon yon. \ He pu t bis bond in bis pocket, an d held it there while b o spoke. \Yon of roarse , remembe r that a n Indian prince sailed as passenger In tb e Elizabeth f* \Certainly.* \He wa s reporte d o n boar d tb e ship t o be possessed of very valuable jewels, * \W e will giv e you .tho appraisemen t la flg- .ures—X170.CO3 w \I hav e explained to yon tha t my fellow sufferer la tb e boa t wa s on s of th o prince's attendants. Tbe parcel b s pUcsi In my bands contained precious stones, which a Jeweler in Portsmout h valued at £03,000,\ \He mus t havo stolen'tbem whe n tbe ship was sinking,\ said Mr. Hekiter, quickly. \No doubt, and by , .so doin g saved teem. Hers they ore , i n thi wrappe r i n which they were handed t o me.\ Saying which , b e placed tb e package o n the table. Mr . Hunte r took it u p an d opened It, an d M s partne r dre w close to him ; and when th e gem s la y exposed, hi s eyssglis tened tn th e light of them Splendid stones some of tbe m were, truly* diamonds chiefly, wit h th e lustrous red of rubles Intermixed, and her s an d there th e mild shimmer of a pearl I t wa s bar d t o teU whether tb e gent s ba d been extracted from settings or gathere d loots a s the y were; but an ignorant eye migh t kno w thei r predous- \nvell Mr . Bhaw, \ said Mr. Hunter , plac ing tho open pape r carefully o n the table, with a gentle settin g of it towar d Cuthbert, \these stones or e unquestionably your prop* | erty, an d well may yo u hold them . In com* , pensatlon for the sufferings TOO hav e under- ' gone \ I \Well sir. I t comes to this: If they wore not on tha t tabl e the y would b e a t the bot- I torn of tb e sea. M \Quite to. \ fro m both partners . ' \Now gentlemen, you canno t tell me tha t tbe prince Is Oliver I \That Is beyon d ou r power, certainly \ | \Will yo u put yourselves In his place an d recelro the proposal s I should make t o blmP I \With pleasure ; hut, boldln g bl m dead, wo ' will consider your proposal In reference t o I bis bolrsf 1 sold M r Hunter. | \That lias yo u please. Sixty-three thou* , sand pounds is & Jeweler's appraisemen t of those stonea He would hav e found me th e 1 money 1 as k te n thousand for restoring , tbem\ I \Plainly Mr. Shaw , your Portsmouth ! jeweler taugh t yo u n o lesson,\ said Mr. nunfr. an d tb o other partne r arched bis eyobrows | \Be open wit h me , genttemon.\ \Why , sir, w o consider you r request a very modest one. * \Then whs t I will ask yo u to d o Is thlsi Give m e a letter stating tha t yo u bold these stones for mo , ge t the m appraised a t your conrrnlenc a I will write t o yo u In th e meanwhile, givin g yo n m y address, and yo u will tbeo scud ro e ban k post bills to cover tbe sum I ask. \ The lotter was written, tho number of stones specified, an d within the . space of t v nty minute s Cuthber t ha d left the office. Doth parties shook hi m cordially by th e hand, an d M r Hunte r attended blm, baro- boadod, to tb e door. THE BULL-FIGHTERS. DETAIL S CONCERNIN G THE SPAN IARD'S TRADITIONA L AMUSEMENT Selectio n of the Bolls fo r Sport*—Choice Hade wit h Much Care—A Bellgloa s Ceremon y — Tbe Us-roe Htm o f th e K s pedes. DYSPEPSIA Cbtues It s victims to be miserable, hopt*lc«, confused, an d depressed In mind, very Irrita ble, Uogtld , an d drowsy. It is a disease which does not ge t well of Itself- \ t require* careful, persistent attention, and a remedy U throw off th e causes an d tone trp th e dige» tire organs til] the y perform their duties willlncly. Hood's SaxsaparUla ha s proves just tbe required remedy tn hundreds of cases. 1 »*, M S , i p i°? 1 *. bare rea<J <*«crfptiona off I \ X hare taken Hood' s SarsaparUla for dyr i ZSu ^WtltadtbutffewoMs^nalntod pepsia, from which I hav e suffered two years. |witnauthe thousand an d on e detail s ( I tried many other medicines, but none proved vrmcn precede and follo w thi s traditiona l s o satisfactory *• \—-\\i- ** amusement of th e Spaniards . The bulls , which cost 1400 apiec e delivere d at Madrid , fro HK wwriBtci* . 1 On e of M . Pasteur' s Failure* . Th e medica l faoult y of Paris Includes an ant l Pasteur factio n that Booms to b e gainin g strength . Thei r las t manifest o calls attentio n t o th e suspicion s circum stance that Inoculatio n has once more clearly failed I n a case.whlc b th e groa t pathologis t had pronounce d \decidedly curable. \ Among hi s Russian patient s wa s a girl of 18, whos e only visible Injury wa s tb e mark o f a trifling snap-bit e oo th o wris t of th e left hand . She underwent th e usua l treatment, an d was dismissed as \abundantl y cured\ Som e sixt y miles west of he r nativ e village she was , bow - over, eelcod with unmistakable symptom s of hydrophobia , an d at th e reques t of he r horrified relation s wa s admitted to th e city hospital of Woclawek , wher e he r deat h Is e spec to d every bvur —Dr Feli x I . Oswald Name s of Ne w Orleans ' Streets. The y or e talking of changing th e name s of th e street s of No w Orleana There Is jus t on e thing to b e said about It: \Don't.\ Deprive New Orlean s of th e charm of th e antique , and I t i s half ruined . Ther e Is a kee n attraction to tbe stranger In the Crescent city I n suc h names a s Poydras , rchoupltouias , Prytanta, Baronne , Lapey . rouse, Rampart, Josephine , JumonvlUe , an d so on. If th o names ar e duplicate d I n th e different division s of th e city, let them bo straightene d ou L Bnt n o profan e ban d shoul d b e lai d upon tb e bewitchin g ori ental gems that ador n th e uniqu e ol d city.—Uucol n (Neb* Journal. In th e Pomps an d Vanities . This paragraph occur s In th e \Girl's Gossip\ of Ijundo n Truth \I noticed that Oscar Wild e evo n wor e paten t leather boots wlt b pointe d toes. Ill s wtfo, too, hod deal t In the pomp s an d vanities of Ir rationa l dres s s o far a s t o wear a pair of vory pointe d shoes. Her 'greenery yal- lery gowu ' was much trimme d wit h beetle's wing s \ Invitin g linmlgratto D t o Ataaka. Governo r Swlneford . of Alaska , still In vltps Immigration t o that fa r off but, a s be inslsut. favore d country , and no w Kays tha t gold yieldin g $10 a to n ca n be mined there for $1 SO, th e forests furnis h fine Umber an d th e se a teem s wit h fish suffi cient t o supply th e world.—Chicag o Herald. are mos t carefully bre d o n to e Immense stock farm s o r ganaderia of the duke of Veragua, Coun t PatUla , an d othe r great i lauded proprietors, who make a large . amount of mone y thereby . Under tbe sol e charg e of th e \pastor \ a kin d off supe rio r cowboy, tb e bull s or e allowe d to run almost wOd o n th e vast and torri d plains , where they constitut e a sourc e of great danger to everybody . When the time comes for sendin g them up to tb e capital , the selection la left entirel y I n tb e hands o f the pastor. Be begin s by placing a serie s of wooden stalls , joined on e to an other, so a s to for m a lon g corridor . One o f tbe gentle an d patien t oxe u which, have bee n raised wit h th e bull s Is than driven through, whereupo n the latte r follo w of thei r ow n accord, and a s soon a a Insid e tbe slidin g IIoora ore closed. I n thi s manner eigh t o r te n bull s ar e easily cage d I n o n afternoo n and ore place d on an express train s o limed a s t o reac h Madri d during tbe ntgbt MUCH DAKUKR AND DIFFICULTY The disembarkatio n on arriva l at th e railway terminu s la always attended with much dange r and difficulty The stall s are opened o n the square In fron t of th e depot an d th e bulls , exasperate d by the long railwa y journey , das h about the plac e 1u th e wildes t manner Finall y the pastor , assisted b y hi s well-traine d oxen , gets hi s cavalcad e Int o something lik e orde r an d th o whol e troo p dashe s off a t a gallop , beaded b y th e oxen , th o rear brought u p by tb e mounted pasto r armed with a lanco Nothin g ca n b e mor e plct u refi<| u o than thene cavalcade s by torch light . O n reachin g th e circus, the ani mals dnsb Into th e arena , whoreupon th e door s ar e closed and th e bull s secure d l a great Iron cages unti l to-morro w Of course , sometime s a bul l manages t o es cap e on his wa y fro m th o depot, and ca reerin g throug h th e street s produce s a regular panic among all those who shoul d havo been a t hom o and I n bed earlie r On tb e following morning the apartodo o r selection take s place. Th e variou s es- padas assemble and then , accordin g t o seniority, each selects th e particula r bul l which ho Is t o fight In th e afternoon . The choic e Is mad e wit h much care , for a a tb o cspad a risks hi s life, b o wishe s t o know as mnch as possible about tb e animal h e la t o encounter, whlo b Is thereupo n deco rated wlt b oockado s of hi s colors. B y midday tho apartod o Is finished, and th e espada s retur n t o tb e city t o din e and dres s for th e ceremony , whic h Invariabl y takes place a t 4 o'clock. About a n hou r before tha t time , the y reappea r a t th e circus , accompanie d b y their attendant s and b y two priest s carry ing wit h them , hidde n away i n a bag, the viaticum and extreme unction . Xlakln g their wa y t o th e littl e underground chape l adjoinin g th e cage s an d stables , they al l kneel In prayer , addressin g a kind of morlturl te asiutant t o th e Almighty, while overhead th o vast buildin g Is bein g quickl y filled b y a Joyous, noisy crowd , numbering over 10.000 persons . DEUINKINO O r THE PCBFOBUANCE. Sharp a t 4 o'cloc k a bugl e rol l an nounce s tha t tb e perfor m a n co Is about t o commenc e an d th e first cspada, accom panie d by his banderlllos . his plcadores , and his puDtUlero, all devote d t o him, en te r the arena, whil e th o bul l Is le t loos e at tbe same moment Before attacking tb e bull theespada always makes a short speec h s o th e principa l personag e present , wbo, b e b e a king o r merel y tb o mayor, Is bound t o listen t o It, standin g with •un covere d head. Twenty minutes are al lowe d for each fight. If th e espad a doe s not succeed In killin g tb e bull within th e stated time, th e life of th e Utte r is spared , and th e unfortunat e man Is hoote d out of the arena. By 0 o'clock all Is over, an d half o n hour later Tb e Bullfigh t Oaxette , wltb a most amusing an d causti c accoun t of the per formance , la bein g sold t o th e extent of 80,000 t o 40.000 copie s In tb e Madrid „ , , - Hood's SamparilU. \ TBOKAS OOOX , Brus h Electric Light Oo., NewTorltaty. Sick Headache \ Fo r th e past tw o year s Z har e been afflicted with severe headache s and dyspep sia. I wa s Induced t o tr y Hood's Barsapa* lilla, an d have found grea t relief. I cheer fully recommend It t o all\ UBS . E . F. Axxafixx , New Haven , Conn. lira . Har y C Smith, Caobrldgeport, Mass * was a sufferer from dyspepsia an d sick bead* ache. She took Hood's SarsaparlDa an d found It th e best remedy sh e ere r used. Mood's Sarsaparilla Sold by ail druggists, f 1 ; six for *S. Mad e only by a L HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mm IOO Doses One Dollar* How War Panoramas Ar e Blade . Thes e war panoramas ar e mostl y care ful studie s of local e and incident , in whic h photography and war reminiscenc e ar e blended . The ground is usuall y pho tographe d and sketched , an d th o Import ant figures ar e drawn fro m model s wbo stan d as rac e type s o r as specimen s of tbe personne l of the oppose d forces. Tbe landscape s ar e sometimes painte d from tower s o r roof tops , and th o type s are foun d o n thei r respectiv e heaths . There Is a genera l desig n ex, wbo plan s th e pic tur e In It s entiret y and assign s It I n por tions t o hi s assistants , hi s draf t bein g di vided Int o sa y fifty o r a hundred squares , each of whic h Is thrown up , Immensely magnified b y the camera. Each of thes e square s la the n projecte d agains t the can va s b y a stereoptlcon , and tb e principa l lines of It ar e rapidl y limne d i n charcoa l on tb e surfac e to b e painte d afterward . Movabl e platform s running around tbe buildin g o n a railroa d furnis h th e moans of transi t fro m poin t t o poin t a s th e painting progresses, and , afte r th o whol e is blocke d In, tb e specialist s of tb e staff elaborat e tbe landscape , th e sky , th e trees , th e water , th o faces, tb e horses , tb e llttlo detail s and trick s of realism—whateve r the y have Ukin g and abilit y for—an d tb o deslguer - ln-cbief then shapes the ground and adds th e rubbis h beaps, th e broke n caissons, th e arms, flaga,drums, dismantle d cannon, equipments , oil the wreckage of a battl e wherewit h th e twenty o r thirt y feet of spac e between tb e platfor m an d th e pic tur e is strewn . Though full of alight s an d cleve r imposition s the complote d pan orama contain s a dea l of art a s well, and If Its historica l fidelity Is beyon d dispute n o doubt I t serve s an educationa l purpose . A s an am us e meat i t i s entitle d t o rank abov e many of tbe untruthful recreation s of ou r city.—Brookly n Eagle . The Deseendant s of the Vandals . Among ou r Interestin g guest s wer e a young coupl e fro m Tunis, th e husband a Genoes e b y blood, ohd tbe wifo a Neapoli tan . Both spok e Italian and Frenc h with out provincia l o r alie n accent , a s la fre quently tb e case i n mercantile families of th e Mediterranean , ©specially such as hav e lon g dwelt abroad . Thi s Tunisian ha d something curiou s to tell m o concern in g race s fame d I n histor y He said that th e K remain, a wil d peopl e wb o lir e on th e wester n frontie r of Tunis— a swarm of mer e savage s without appearanc e of an y religion—ar e reputed t o bo th e de - scenden U of tb o Vandals of Genserlc, and In many case s hav o blue eyes and fair hair. Another strange broo d of men Inhabit s a poin t on th e coast ; the y too, although darkl y sunburnt, frequentl y exhibi t blue eyes and fair hair; and they ar c suppose d t o represen t th e stoc k of the Carthagin ians, I s I t likel y that th e countrymen of Hannibal were aUght^complexlonedraoer Tb e Ide a contradict s al l one' s Biblical In ferences concernin g the childre n of Canaan . And ye t It i s not Impossible; ther e are chestnut lock s an d az.ure eyes' among tbe Galleo n bill s bock of Tyr e and 6Idon , and I hav e see n auburn heads , and sIr*7ta W Darin g ^\\remainaVr oPlne | f™ «d ^t!™, 7^ evening the cafes and restaurant s are fuU ^ whI ? b »«* W of holiday crowd s excitedl y mss«i M lns > I Gebaal-La Banch e Co r New Yor k Post , the event s of the day , and overwhelming t sb ,p P | n - ammo A w», t o Eogland. Se ^perfor^nce* 1 ^\ 0 \ ^ ^ A larg e number of quails , prairie cblck - ^tKrti'eS^ sofiattered . thes e ' «• »a^0^0 espmlasare.asa rule , good follows, gen - , * England ever y •\f^^ erous to th e last degree, an d fiolwith- ! wild turkeys , weighing a doze n pounds standing all that has boon said t o the con- upwards, wit h good sho w of plum- age, are i n grea t demand jus t befor e Christmas , and s o lon g as the bird s are plump and sty 11*h tbe y don' t kic k at tbe price. Ove r 1.000 were sen t lost winter , som e t o Leodenbol l market, London , and trary rathe r mora l than otherwise , as for as thei r borne Is concerne d Almost al l of them ar e married , a s a rule , t o ver y pretty women. Lucky fellows! Tbe y have only t o pick and choose, fo r th e Fools will ofte n moke succes s wher e pruden t peopl e foi l Flreormoker* Imported fro m China. Talkin g with a deale r l a fireworks. I asked hi m how It was that firecrackers wer e no t manufactured In thi s country . \Tha t Is because of Chines e chea p labor,\ he sold. There Is n o art known t o them tha t we d o not possess, but w o can no t compet e with thei r chea p labo r Tbe y hav e a kin d of paper and a ver y fine pow> der that give s them an advantage . We impor t over $1,000,000 worth of firecrackers every yea r Besides , we ar e importin g bomb s an d other thing s fro m Chin a and Japan becaus e w o ca n ge t tbem cheape r In tha t wa y than if w e undertook to man ufactur e them. Altogethe r about $1,000,- 000 ar e yearl y pai d t o Chin a and Japan for fireworks. That Is about one-half th e sum expende d for such purpose s in thi s countr y —Ne w Yor k News . Looking- at a Tenemest t Row. A \countr y coustn, \ visitin g In east Minneapolis , was ridin g ove r the river i n a stree t co r the othe r day , and gapin g I n wonde r an d admiration at the many nove l sights an d scenes . Tbe long tenemen t ro w o n Nicolle t Islan d hov e i n sight Th o verdan t visito r studie d It ove r for som e time , measuring Its lengt h and breadt h wit h a puzzle d expressio n on his face. Finally, turning t o bi s cit y friend, h a queried: \ I would like t o know wh o lives l a tha t hous e He must have a n awfu l big famil y \Listener \ i n Pionee r Press , Ther e is not a single saving s bank i n th e whol e of North Carolina . Spanis h woma n admire s nothin g more , others 10 L' T erpoo L Quail s or e also ver y than courage, and rave s abou t th e man freeJ y 8611110 tho samo consignees , nearly who daily carries hi s life In hi s bond. A s 9 '°°° doMn lnat «»»on. Th o num- a rule , whe n once marrie d th e wive s d o be r of prairi e chicken s sent U less, about not atten d th o performance , but remain l - ao ° P* 1 \ S oln K \J -nuolly Ne w York at home burnin g wax candle s before the MQdB mon of thMe * «\* call* tbem Image of th o Hol y Virgi n during th e eT°u«- We pac k tbe bird s In ice and send whole time th e bullfight lasts.—Ne w Yor k tbem b y expres s t o Now York, whence Mai l an d Express. 1 tbe y cros s th e Atlantic b y th e Canard I line. I n retur n a ver y fe w of th o finest 1 Englis h pheasant s come t o St . Louis . rora of a Kewl y inreated Natl . i Tbe y are chiefly brought over on the In a newl y Invente d noil the shank la quie t b y shi p stewards and fetch fanc y not made smooth , but forme d i n severa l prices, as much a s $5 being pai d for a sln - t ape ring s or conical sections, that is, globlrd. — M T F * i n Glob e Democrat fro m th o point upward th o nai l widen s for, ( a abor t distance, i s the n contracted, and { Criminal s of London , an d Paris , again widens. I n this way a aerie s of The crimina l classe s I n Londo n may oz barbs ar e formed , whic h ac t a s racbet > may no t b e proportionatel y a s numerous teeth an d preven t tbe withdrawa l of tb o 1 as thos e of Paris . But brutal a s th e clas s Is, nail except b y great force. The wire Is , It Is ye t true that ther e ar e no t half tbe prepared i\lth projection s t n a continuous murders among the 0,000,000 of that city atrip , an d Is then cut , headed , an d that ther e ar e among the 2,000,000 of this , 1 pointe d —Boston Budget ' an d a murderer rarely escape s arres t and ' punishment Of thos e who hav o com - A \Workshop of th e Ston e Age. , mltte d murders on English railway train s A worksho p of th e ston e ag e has been not on e ha s escape d detection . Murders discovere d nea r th o gate s of Paris, and of th e same clas s I n France hav e bee n has yielded nearl y 900 band-worked flints, twic e a s numerous during th e lost twenty Includin g pieces of polished hatchets , years , and fe w of tbe perpetrator s have:' scrapers , blades, point s an d two o r thre e bee n discovered. There must b e reasons littl e polishers. —Exchange , for thi s whic h Inher e i n tbe police systems. , . , of th e two* countries . I A To t wit h •.Terrifyin g Kara©. { In Londo n tbe preservatio n of orde r Is \Conp-y-gsy-pecia-y-pony.\ This cabal-. Intruste d to a uniformed force, supple* is ti c wor d wa s solemnl y chosen a fe w day s men ted by a secre t servic e that assists l a ago b y Senor Saccbi* a member of th e ferretin g out mysterious crime . There is common council of Pavio , a s tb o name of so gensra l system of espionage . In Paris bis new-born child , a little girt—St , ther e are th e uniformed police agent s James* Gazette, A quain t phras e which a corresponden t of The Critic bo s foun d i n Pennsplvonl a and Virgini a i s \glmber-Jawed. \ On se e ing a portrai t of Georg e Elio t a Pennsyl vania lady erclaimed : \How gimber - -Jawe d sh e wa s n— Philadelphia Call , whom on e see s ever y where, and an army of police spies whose numbers ca n neve r b e known, but wbo must b e legion, and whos e lac e Is everywhere . Ther e ar e als o th e gen s d'artns , wbo ar e a sor t of po lice soldier y who perform special duty, and ca n b e calle d ou i n an emergency. — Foreign Lett $x,
