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RQYSL RANGER RSLPH;I
BY WELDON J. COBB*
CHAPTER XVll-ContliraM.
Darrel and his companion disappeared
through the aperture In the wall. The
two guards, recognizing the scout as an
enemy, began firing at him.
The latter sprang behind tho bowlder
that had blockod tho exit from the cave,
and which Ilarrel Gray had forcod aside
In entering tho place. It afforded
strong intrenchment for him, and he
had his enemies at a decided disad
vantage.
A sharp fusillade ensued, during which
one of tho men, evidently woundod, ro-
treated down tho corridor with a savage
howl of pain. Ills companion followed
his example and beat a hasty retreat
Danger Ralph could hear them calling
for help to their companions In the main
outer cavo.
"They have sounded tho alarm and will
soon return with Increased force," de
cided the old scout.
Uc watched at his post for some time,
abandoning It only wlion a wild commo
tion aroso In the corridor.
Armed men beorlng torches camo
rushing in pursuit of tho fugitives.
Among them the scout observed Dos
pard and Danton. He glided through
the aperture leading to the outside, and
found himself in tho snino moonlit valley
Into which Dorrol Groy had fallen a few
ho urs previously.
Darrel and Inez were nowhoro In
sight, and tho scout supposed that they
had succeeded in making tholr escape.
He therefore set about finding some way
himself to leave tho valley.
The apparently Inaccessible walls of
tho placo made tho task seem almost a
hope oss one, however. Ills investiga
tions were forced to be desultory and
brief, for In a few minutes tho outlaws
arrived on the scene
Tho scout had Just time to safely en
sconce himself In a small thicket, when
.Despard nnd Ills men came into vlow.
Immediately the little Inclosed valley
was the scono of the wildest excitement.
The men, with torches borne aloft,
•coured every portion of tho placo.
A shout of triumph thrlllod tho scout,
aud a minute later ho saw sovoral of the
bandits emerge from a smaller cavo,
where they had found Darrel and Inez.
in thu glare of the lights Hanger
Dnlph could discern the palo, distressed
face of Darrel and tho despairing ono of
Inez. With exultant crios tho bandits
bore tholr prisoners to tho spot whero
Despard was.
“Komovo the girl to tho cabin and
stuard hor until morning,” ordered tho
bandit leader. “As to him,” and ho In
dicated Darrel fiercely, “ho has crossed
Dur path once too often. Hu shall die. *
“No, no!" pleaded Inez, frnntlcally;
but she was borne away with her appeal
ing words unheeded.
Hanger Ilalph could scarcoly contain
falmsoif and he grasped his revolvers
grimly. Despard, Danton nnd sovoral
of tho men were stundlng near him, but
Jie realized Hint It would he folly to
attempt to light against such uneven
odds.
“There was another of them,” ha
beard a voice say excitedly.
“Iln!” ejaculated Despard. “Who?”
Ills Informant was one of tho guards.
“A man dressed like a half-breed.”
Dospnrd started violently. .
“He wus friendly to tho girl and tho
prlsonorV” ho inked.
“Yes.”
“Then ho was no half-breed at all.
Danton, we have been deceived. ”
“lly Tallula?”
“Exactly. ”
“You think ho Is no mossongor from
tho Modocs?”
“That's It.”
“Who Is ho. then?”
• “A spy—a friend to the girl.”
“Hanger Ralph, probably."
“Perhaps. Hoys, search tho valley
thoroughly. Ho cannot liavo escaped, ”
called Despard to tho tnon.
Tho bandits at once began a sys
tematic scour of the valley. From Ids
eovert tho scout could sco Dospard nnd
Danton and several of the men toturn to
tho cavo.
The outlaw chtof repnlrod at onoo to
the log house on the clilT whero tho dls-
guisod scout had been led by Vance.
lnoz, wocplng, wus seated In the room.
Despard. a fiorco glitter In Ills eyes, ap
preached her at once.
■Ifa He 1s armed end la a position
whero we cannot dislodge him.”
Despard started from tho place.
“I givo'you an hour to decldn your
lovo.r’i fate," ho cried, warnlngly, to
Inez.
What the outlaw had reported was
true. Ranger Ralph had been discov
ered. Drt/oa to a place behind some
rocks, however, he hold tho bandits at
bay.
They wore forced to retreat before his
rapid lire. Still ho knew that when ro-
cnforcemcnts came ho must necossarlly
be dislodged and captured.
With somo dismay ho saw Despard and
others arrive on the seono. Ills situation
was a critical ono. nopelossly he glanced
up at the perpendicular walls before
him.
Then he resolved to liattlo desperately
whon hi# fooa mode another attack. Just
then ho seemed to hoar a volco on the
cliff above him. At tho same moment a
lasso dropped nearly before his face.
“The lasso—selzo It, quick!” spoke a
low, silvery volco.
Tho mystified scout oboyed. Somo
strong hand lifted him foot by foot from
tho ground.
A series of savage yells escaped tho
bandits ns they witnessed his ascent A
score of bullets flattenod against tho
cliff.
Steadily the lasso was drawn In. Tho
scout reached tho top of thu cliff upln-
Jurnd by tho shots of tho discomfited
bandits.
A small but slnowy hand drew him
over the edge of tin cliff and led him
out of vlow of tho outlaw^ in tho valley
below.
With profound curiosity Ranger Ralph
surveyed his Strang rescuer. A cry of
The marnlBg light'dlJ not material!)
change the situation of affaire He
fiiiaby determined to keep a close watch
for Despard, theorizing that tho outlaw
leader would sot out on his Journey that
morning for Wnlford's place of abode.
He ensconced hlmaclf la a thlckot at
the side (if the canyon, and watched and
waited patiently. It was nearly, noon
when his vigilant* was rewarded, tom-
ins down the canywn, he saw finally a
dozen or more persons.
As they neared him he made out Dos
pard, IJanton and Vance on horseback.
On another steed was Inez Tracey, sur
rounded by several of the bandits oa
took
They ha A evidently loft Darrel Grey a
prisoner at tho cave with the remainder
of the band.
They passed so near to tho scout that
ho could almost hoar tholr conversation.
A look of utter despair pervaded tho
countenance of Inez Tracey. Apparently
the threats of the hoartlcss Despard had
Induced Inez to agree to his schemes.
To savo her lover's life sho had consent
ed to sacrifice hor fortune.
Tho scout waited for somo time after
tho cavalcade had passed by. Then,
cautiously and stealthily, ho took up
tholr trail.
Tho bandits proceeded straight down
the canyon, and Ranger Ralph followed
them at a distance until thoy finally
camo to a halt They soemed to have
somo difficulty and delay In locating the
hermit's home, their evident point of
visitation.
Suddenly tho entire party disappeared
from view In a break In the canyon.
When the scout reached the spot ho
found a largo opening In the rock. Into
this cavo-llko aperture tho bandits had
amazoment escaped his lips as he rocog- I evidently disappeared.
nlzod hor. Jt was Wlilto Fawn, tho
Modoc princess.
CHAPTER XVIII. '
TIMS Ol.n HFitMIT.
For somo moments Ranger Ralph
steed silently regarding the beautiful
Indian maiden who had rescued him
from a position of peril in so timely a
manner.
“White Fawn!" ho ejaculated In be
wildered tones.
“Yes, it Is the child of Shadow Snake.
Who Is tho half-brood?”
Sho peered curiously Into tho sooutfs
face as sho spoke.
“I am no half-brood."
Tho Fawn thought so; at least sho
knew that he was an enemy of the out
laws.
“Sho knows you now. You are tho
great scout"
“Ranger Ralph, you. Hut how camo
you here?" ;
“Tho Fawn will tell hor frlorid and
rescuer all; but thoy must not remain
boro. ”
“There Is danger’*
“Yes; tho ronngados will soon bo on
our trail. Comix ”
She lod tho scout from the spot to a so-
cluded portion of the valley. Ranger
Ralph noticed that near by there was a
horse bridlod and snddlod.
In rapid tones the Modoc princess re
lated how she bud rescued Darrel Groy
and bail lod him hither.
Sho explained that when sho left him
to roconnoltor the stronghold of tho
bandits, he must have wandered Into
the valley anil later had biv n captured.
The scout listened Interestedly to her
graphic recital, aud noticed the fiorco, re
vengeful light In her dark eyes when sho
spoke tho nano of her rolcutiosiffoo,
Dyke Dospard,
“You have seen him—you penetrated
to his haunts to-night?” ho asked.
“Yes.”
“And you know Ills plans?"
“1 know that with the morning ho In
tends visiting tho old hermit they cull
Watford. ”
Ranger Ralph started
“You are sure of this?" ho asked.
“Yes; White Fawn is not mlstakon. ”
“Then thu outlaws liavo located the
recluse?"
“One of tholr men hns, and no will
load the crowd there with the morning."
This Information dlsturl.o I tho scout
not a little. The reader already knows
that this man Walford was tho Irlcud to
whom InozTracoy's father hud Intrusted
the charge of the fortuno liitondud fur
his orphan daughter.
Tho old scout knew Wolford, but ho
had net seen him for years.
Hu did not know his placo of resi
dence, however, oxoopt that It was lo
cated somewhere In tho vicinity.
New that Despard had discovered It,
til ■ scout readily saw that unless Witl-
furd was warned the former would suc
ceed lu Ids plans to secure the fortune.
“Do you know whore Walford lives?"
he nskod anxiously of the Indian girl.
“No. White l awn only knows that
It Is about ten miles down tho canyon. ”
The old scout reflected deeply. In
evitable disaster soemed Imminont to all
' bis plans for rescuing lnoz Tracey.
“Girl," he said, “1 havo a few words
to say to you "
Inez did not reply, but continued to
nob bitterly.
“You are entirely In my power,” re
sumed Despard, “and neither you nor
your friends can defeat my plans. You
must become my wife. "
Duspard'a words aroused all the ro-
scntlul womanliness In Inez’s nature,
fiho started wildly to hor feet, her oyos
Hashing, her face palo and defiant.
“Never!” she cried.
Her firm reply did not appear to dis
turb her captor.
“There Is no oscapc,* ho continued
calmly.
“I will dlo first'.”
“No; you will obey mo. You will not
only beeomo my wife but you will also
do as I toll you regarding the fortuno
your father baa left you.”
“Take that fortune, then. Release
my friends and myself, und It is yours. ”
“No, my fair Inez,” Jeered Despard.
“Your charms have fascinated me, and I
shall wed you. As to the fortuno, that
is in the hands of a man named Wal
ford. You will visit him with me to
morrow morning. You will toll him
that I am your logally wedded husband,
and Induce him to turn ever your for
tune to me. Then you will accompany
me to some distant couutry and become
tny wife.”
Inez listened sllontly until Despard
had concluded.
“Aud if I refuse?” sho demanded.
Despard came a step nearer to her.
There was a tierce glitter in Ids evil eye
“Shall I tell you?” ho hissed.
“'Yes. ”
“The man you love, Darrel Grey, shall
lei’
With a cry of dread dismay Inez
Tracey rocol cd.
At that moment there was an inter
ruption. One of tho outlaws came rusli-
iag, excited aud breathless, into the
room.
“Captain!” he crftrx, “we have found
the balf-breedi”
“tt« U captured?”
1 ho Modoc princess watchod his face
Improsslvoly. Finally she askod:
“Wliut will my Irlend do?"
"I do not know. Urey and the girl nro
captives, and tho cavo Is well guarded.
Wo can do nothing to roscuo them. ”
“White Fawn will!”
Thoro was a dotormlncd look In tho
dusky face.
“llew?"
“lly going hack to my father. Shame,
dlsgraco at my misery, caused me to
fear to return to my tribe. For tho
sake of the friends who savod her Hie,
tho Fawn will go to the Modocs. They
shall know all, and a torriblo vengeance
shall be brought against tlio Crow und
bis renegades. ”
“You will go at on-e?”
“Yes. I stole a horse from the out
laws. I can reach my trlbo In
hours.”
“You must make baste. Onco Despard
hns seen tho man named Wulford, ho
will tly tho country."
“Fear not. The Modo' warriors shall
be on bis trail with the earliest morning
light. ”
“They will rescue tny friends—they
will not lucludo them In their
anco?"
“Fear not Tho Fawn will plead with
her father’s braves for tho safety of hor J
friends "
White Fawn sprang to the saddle of
the horse near by ns sho spoke. Ranger ■
Ralph saw her disappear rapidly down I
tli • canyon, lie knew that lie mint re- I
main Inactive, so far as tho outlaws were
concerned, until the morning.
Ho realized that it would be folly to
again attempt to penetrate to their i
stronghold. Tho thought of Walford. j
however, caused him to determine to;
ondeavor to find tho recluse, If pos- 1
sible.
He mode a wide dolour of tho cave
and startod down the canyon lu tho di-
roetton whero he supposed the mountain i
home of tlws roclnso to be
It proved to bo a profitless Journey, i
All the long nlgnt through be wandered
up and down the valley. Not a truce of i
human habitation could ho fix-t
Ranger Ralph threaded a dark, low
passageway, groped his way blindly
around and then paused. Far above his
head he could sea a light glimmering
dimly. A sorlos of steps cut in the solid
rock seemed to lead to tho point where
tlm light was.
The horses of the party had boon loft
Just outside the placo.
The scout began to ascend the stops
nnd ut last arrived at tho top. licyond
him was a large apartment filled with
evidences of a long career as hunter and
trupper, consisting of trophies of thu
hunt, tho skins of various animals
which,worn hung up about tho place
The upurtment was a gloomy ono, nnd
was lighted by a lump hung by a chain
(rein the roof of the cavo.
Standing beneath It was a man, white-
haired und august In uppcnrance. Ills
clear, steady eyes were fixed upon Des
pard, who was slightly in advance of tho
purty that accompanied him.
At a glance the scout recognized tho
strange o d hermit, Walford, whom ho
lindjiol seen for many years Tho latter
was siieuklng as the scout ruuchod tho
shadowed extremo of the cave.
“Who are you? What does this in'
truslon mean?” ho domandud, sternly.
“We came from Miner's Gulch,” was
Dcspurd’s ready reply,
“To seo mo?"
"Yes. ”
“How did you find this place?"
“From description, Mr. Walford. Yea
were the friend of a man named Tracey.”
The hermit started.
“Yes." ho said; “what of It?”
“1 came lu behalf of that man’s daugh
ter. ”
“Ha! Then you know "
“All concerning tho fortuno ho left. ]
havo como to claim that fortuno ”
“You I”
"Yos. ”
“What claim ”
“As tbo ulliancod husband of Inez
Tracey. ”
Wulford glftncod susuiclous'y ut the
Intruder.
“Allowing that then Is a fortune," ho
said, “I must liavo somo further proof
that you aro to rocolvo It.”
"It shall bo forthcoming whon you
wnnt It," rcpllod Dospard, promptly.
“ J noz. ”
At his word Ills despairing captive
stoppod forward.
[•£«» HE CONTI seen. 1
A (Itergyiiiiili'H Advice.
Tho Rnv. Dr. Tliuin David on, of Isl
ington, England. In a sermon to young
men, mad; tho following remarks on llfu
Insurance; "If somo of you will act upon
thoalvk-ol am going to glvo yon you
■will thank mo for It tome day. While
>o.i aro io hope and prepare for a long
life you aro to contomp'ate tho |ossib 1-
ltv of being suddenly cullod away, and
you aro to make provision, even in this
wor d, against such a contingency. It
Is meanly selfish for tv tnan, dying lu the
prime of llio. and professing a Christian
11o| o, to be perfec tly happy while ha
knows that n< ho stops into heaven his
wife and children will step Into the work-
house. I say It Is abominable. If
have the faints st prospect of having any
d 'pendent upon you, you have no bust
ness to spend on gratification all your
weekly or your yourly salary. It Is not
yours to spend. The first few shillings
or the flr.-t few pounds balong to them,
ami should go to | ay the premium on a
policy tl at at least will keep thorn from
ii 'ggarv. Excuse me from mentioning
I this, but I inn really provoked to seo
men, through sheer thoughtlessness, lay*
lug up for Ciulr families trouble that
might < asily liavo bei n spared bad they
only assured their lives In some sound
aud respoetab'o office. Now, next year
Is not the time to do It. If you can (io it
to-m rrow : for you don’t med me to toll
you tho sootier you luke tho stop the
lighter the burden will be.”
SvveiirliiK vs. 1’raylng.
Old Abocr Kirby Is one of the bi»t
known mon in Milwaukee. He owes tea
tew j ivirliy House there, and Is generally a
good citizen and a prominent man. Mr.
Kirby is at the l ead of a very tine fam
ily, who, one and all. with tbo exception
of himself, are rouulnr attendants at the
church of !l( v. Dr. Ashlvy. l’rofanlty
sco ns to bo ono of Mr. Ivlrby’s strong
points; he Is nutod all over the Cream
I City for his prolific swearing, nnd one
" | day when ho met t ho clergyman, that In
dividual asked if bo could not bcinduccd
to attend church with bis family, saying,
“I; will do you good." "In wliut way?”
nskod Mr. Kirby; “I am not ro’lgiously
inclined.” “No. I suppose not," said the
prcaelior, “but that doesn’t cut any figure;
come to church anyway; jerhaps if you
do you won’t swear so much.” “Well,
now. Doctor,” said tho old gontlemun,
"I don’t know that It hurts me to swear;
you sec, I swear a good deal :n d you
pray a giod deal, but wo don't either of
us mean anything by It.”—Arkausaw
Traveler.
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DRUGGISTS.
THE VETERAN'S STOlft.
The Absolutely True Tile of How tho Ser-
feool Sent the News to the General.
The veteran, in the dingy uniform
(hat might have been gray or blue,
was perhaps a alinde indefinite ns to
where he had exix'rleneed the stories
he was telling, hut he was an Inter
esting old fellow, and his listeners hnd
been reading too innny war tales sent
by special messengers to newspapers
to worry about the details so long as
the results were good. So they filled
up the narrator’s beer- mug aud set
him going again.
“One of the oddest things,” he said,
with the calm confidence of truth,
“that I can remember happened to my
brother und me, both of us being mem
bers of a battery. On one occasion
we hnd been watching the enemy for
a week, trying to keep him from cross
ing a river until our reinforcements
had got up, but the rains had set In
nnd the men couldn’t move, aud we
were pretty sure tlint the enemy was
up to some dodge or other that was
going to wipe us off the face of the
earth, for lie lmd ten times as ninny
men and guns ns we hnd to meet him
with. Of course, that made the com
manding officers dead blue, aud they
offered all sorts of inducements fpr
some of our fellows to go over and
find out what was tip. I suppose a
dozen or more went, to ten times that
many who volunteered to go, but none
came back, nnd we wasn't any better
off than we were before.
“One morning I told the General that
m.v brother and me had a scheme to
get the information he wanted, and If
he would ngree to promote us both If
wc got It, we'd try for it. lie mighty
near agreed to make Brigadiers of us.
but we compromised on sergeants, and
my brother left for the other side, af
ter telling me good-bye. For two days
we did not hear from lilm. aud on the
third the enemy got a 12-pound gun
Into n position the buttery I was with
lmd been fighting him away from for
a week, nnd I gAt a blast from the
Major, hut I never said u word. Nei
ther (lid the General; and my poor
brother— nobody know where he was.
‘‘Strange to say, our battery didn’t
open up on the enemy, either, In Ills
new position, nnd the officers began
to look worried, waiting to hear from
the General lu command. About 10
o’clock In the morning the enemy's
gun let louse with a roar that tore the
ground up, anil n shell that looked to
me as hlg ns a barrel couie flying
across the river and hit lu a sand pile
In tho rear of our battery. In a min
ute I had broke for that sand pile aud
was scratching like a dog at a rabbit
hole, and pretty soon I come out with
the shell In my arms and was cutting
across lots for the General's tent.
“I never stopped to ask any ques
tions olj the folks at our battery, but
got to the General as soon as I could,
nnd rushing right into his tent, I
dropped that hot shell Int6 a bucket
“No," sighed the voir ran, “he never
got his promotion, though I did mine,
as tho General said I should. My
brother was killed at the battery he
fired the shell from, anil by the guns
of his own friends. Just ns like ns not
I done It myself, hut tlint It war.’’—
Embalming Pet Dogs.
II. J. Ilroeze, of Sandusky, Ohio,
hns discovered a process of embalm
ing canines that makes them present
an appearance so nearly lifelike that It
Is caleuhited to deceive tho- oldest
burglar lu the housebreaking business.
Mr. Breeze lias completed Ills first en
gagement, two exceptionally fine St.
Bernard dogs having been chosen ns
the subjects. The dogs were the prop
erty of a wealthy lady anil by her
they were valued something higher
than their weight in gold. One un
lucky day a messenger boy called nt
the house, nnd the dogs, conceiving a
sudden dislike to the uniform, at
tacked and bit the wearer. Result;
Dogs condemned to death by the po
lice. All the pleadings of the wealthy
owner proved unavailing, and her
handsome pets had to die.
In this extremity Mr. Breeze offered
to kill the dogs by painless poisoning,
und afterward embalm them, so that
the owner could retain the best pos
sible memento of her lost friends. The
dogs were killed and (be embalming
process began. In describing Ills ex
periments Mr. Breeze sn.vB: “The work
was entirely experimental, to show
tlio action of n complete nstcrlal cir
culation. The dogs were nearly the
same size, being fully grown 8t- Ber
nards—rough coated—one weighing
152 und the other 1111 pounds. The
carcasses of flic dogs were embalmed
three hours after death. The dogs
have been in my possession nearly ten
weeks. The weather lias been very
warm and sultry for some four weeks,
but the dogs seem to be in n perfect
state of preservation, emitting no
odor, und there is no perceptible
shrinkage. In fact, the one dog lying
In my reception office has all the ap
pearance of a dog nt rest. Decompo
sition is thoroughly arrested, aud a
complete petrifaction seems to bo In
progress. I lilt one dog on the back
with n hammer and made no impres
sion, and, in fact, it sounded like Bulk
ing wood.”—Baltimore American.
The Slovak, the Sicilian, His Weapons.
Tlio first purchase made by Slovak
or I’olnck Is a revolver, by Italian or
Sicilian n stiletto; then the new-comer
buys a silver watch; and after tlint Is
secured lie begins to save money. If
the Slovak or Polack is particularly
thrifty, he postpones purchasing a re
volver for several mouths, aud carries
in one pocket a round, hard stone,
large enough to crush a man's skull,
anil In another a piece of Iron filched
from the colliery scrap heap.
The Italian or Sicilian too poor or
too penurious to afford a stiletto, buys,
begs, or steuls a long file, and sits
a letter from one of her iriends, ft
countess, and as the young woman
put her hand out to receive the mis
sive the stranger seized her fingers,
pressed them to his lips, nnd then,
sinking on Ills knees, made n pnsslon-
nte declaration of love, and offered
to marry her. Mademoiselle Delu-
plunte saw by the man’s eyes thnt ho
wus dangerously wind, nnd, fearful of
a tragedy, she accepted his offer with
apparent calmness. Then she Invited
the strange visitor to the Mnyorls of
fice In order to have tho nuptial knot
tied. The man accompanied hor with
alacrity to the establishment in ques
tion, where a secretary, Informed of
tho real stnte of affairs, pretended to
read the civil marriage. regulations.
The mock bridegroom was then taken
lv' a detective to tlio police depot un
der the delusion that he was bouyd
for a pastry cook's, there to give an-
order for a sumptuous woddlug break- 1
fast. The man was, It appenrs, for
merly employed ns n vnlct by one of
Mademoiselle Deluplume’s friends.—
Qcrmoo Understanding ol “ Receiver.”
A few days ago a case was In one-
of the courts that involved a receiver
for a' building association. The
plnlutlff was a highly respected Ger
man who knew what he wanted, but
In some manner the attorney had not
taken the steps thnt Ills client desired.
When the plaintiff was on the stand
Ills attorney examined him at length.
During the examination the old gen
tleman became excited and answered
the questions in such a way that the
Judge was under the impression that
he didn't thoroughly understand the
questions and answers. He declared
that he didn’t want a receiver, that
lie didn’t wnnt Ills attorney to take
the step, and that all ho wanted was
Ills money.
At this point the Judge suggested
thnt the court Interpreter be sent for,
that the German might make himself
more clearly understood. But he de
clared thnt he understood what he
wanted, and thnt was Ills money, and
If lie fulled to get It he would kill him
self.
To ascertain If he knew what he
wanted the Judge said;
“Do you know wlint a receiver Is?”
“Yes, sir; 1 do, sir,” said tlio liouest
German. “He vos dor man vot gits
der monlsli und 1 gits nottJngs.”
This convinced the Judge that the
plaintiff know quite well what he
wanted and what he was talking
about. So the interpreter was dis
pensed with, for the time being, at
least.
“I guess,” said the Judge, In con
clusion, “lie knows about as much
about a receiver as we do.’
of water and out again, and let Into down >»* or '’- v r0 ' u '’* k ^
the vent of it with a hatchet. Well, "’1th two or three stones nnd grinds It
to a keen edge aud a needle-like point.
to make a long story short, on tlio in
side of the shell where the blow-up
stuff usunlly It was a communication
from my brother signed Sergeant John
Smith, giving the General the very
kind of Information lie was crazy to
git hold of, nnd it fixed him so that he
knocked the enemy galley west lu no
time. My brother had got onto It easy
Then he fastens the lilunt end lu a
corncob, and has ready for use a
weapon’of uo mean possibilities. Once
armed, however, anil provided with a
watch, the foreigner manages to live
at a total expense of about $0 a mouth
—and this may be regarded as a liberal
estimate in most instances. The re-
A VALUABLE bird dog owned by a Grass
Valley (Cal.) man was recently shown a
parrot- Ho immediately “pointed,”
when polly maeched up tn front of him
and said, “You’re a rascal." The ter
rified dog turned tail and ran away, anj
is ruined for hunting, as he caai-ot m
he Inducod to “point” at any sort
bird.
enough, for it wasn’t such a great : nininiler of Ids wages is saved toward
secret over there what they was going ’ purchase of a vineyard or n farm
in the old country, whither almost all
expect to return and spend their lives.
to do. They only trouble was we
hadn’t boon able to git back with it
when our men went over after It. My
brother got onto a blan. though, by
loading it Into the shell and firing It
from tlio gun in the position lie hail
got for It, when the enemy couldn’t
have done It in a month. That was
the scheme we worked, and my broth
er. being a fine gunner, hnd no trouble
getting lit with the artillery company.
Securing a Lunatic.
In one of tlio most fashionable dis
tricts of l’urls. France, a mock mar
riage was recently planned for tlio
purpose of securing a rather danger
ous lunatic. An attractive young per
son named Mademoiselle Delnplume
was sitting ill lier boudoir the other
especially when he went to the officers day. lu u house situated In a street
with a story about how lie could got off the Boulevard Saint-Germaiu. Sud-
thc gun In the position that they hnd dcnly a ring came to the door, and one
been trying so lung to get and couldn’t. . of lier servants having opened It, ush-
owlng Io our battery on the other hank ered in a well-dressed man looking
of the river. He was a great strate- like a superior sort of valet. He told
gist, was my brother. Mademoiselle Dolaplume that he had
Cost ol Senatorial Funerals.
The first time any part of a deceased
Senator’s funeral expenses was paid
out of public funds was on the oc
casion of the death of John Gnlllnrd,
of South Carolina, who died February
2(i, 182(1. Two other Senators died
that year—Nicholas Van Dyke, of Del
aware, May 10, aud Joseph Mcllvaine,
of New Jersey, August 10. The aver
age public expense incurred on account
of these three deaths was $202.47.
* Within the next twenty-two yenrs—
from 1S20 to 1847, Inclusive, twenty-
seven Senators died, and the remains
of eleven of them were interred at the
Government’s expense. The average
expenditure In those, cases Was
$018.80. From 184S to 1807, Inclusive,
twenty-eight Senators died, and eigh
teen of them were buried by the Sen
ate at an average expenditure of
$1.1105.13. The record from 1SG0 to
1604 shows thirty deaths lu the Sen
ate, and all but five of these were the-
occasion of more or less outlay of pub
lic money, the aggregate amounting to-
$08,040.00, an average of $2,754.
In all, up to 1804, there were fifty-
four Interments from and by the Sen
ate, and the last thirteen cost more,,
by $4,130.62 than all of the other forty-
one. The total amount of public mon
eys expended on account of Senatorial,
funerals, up to 1S04, is $100,234.18,
ranging from $4.50 In onq case to $21,-
322.55 in another. The average is-
$1,850.31.—North American Review,
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