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SPIDER'S «
CHAPS
BY
WpLCOJT
LE CLEAR
BEARD
A TALE OF THE CATTLE THIEVES
OF AGUA CALIENTE.
CHAPTER VL
J2i wniCH TIIKRK IS A BATTUE WITH TIIK
TniKVKS
We were nono of ns easily surprised
at anything Spider might do, but that
ho, single handed, should have taken
four prisoners fairly amazed ns all.
“It’s some er them monkey shines er
yours again." said the Ballet Girl,
striding forward and catching Spider
by his collar. “What’s yon tryin ter
make ns believe anyhow?" Spider
struggled to free himself.
“It’s right. I tell you 1" he cried
indignantly. “D’you s’pose they give
me their guns an boots an horses jns’
’cause they loved me? Well, they did
not. Jns’ when I struck that firs’ gang
that was a-coimn down here I ‘aw a
.jsttle spark of a fire way off on ic des
ert. The others hadn't seen it, I reckon,
nono er them, an when I lef' them I
went over ter see what the fire was for.
The fire was jus’ goin out an them men
waa Iayin ronn it. All drnnk, they
was, an all asleep.”
“What men?" I asked.
“Hollis on them three what was
a-cavortin ronn here yesterday. They
waB a-slcepin on their .saddles fer pil-
lers. bnt their boots was off an their
gnus lay by their sides. I crawled np
an then I ent the picket linei er their
horses an led ’em off. One got away. I
put the gnns an things inter my chaps
’cause I hadn’t no other way of packin'
’em. Tlmt’a all there is to it. ?’■
“Yon said they were prisoners.
What’s holding them prisoners?” I in
quired, lunch pnzzled.
“The cactus," replied Spider, with a
look of scorn at my stupidity. “Don’t
yon see I got their boots? If they tried
to walk, they wouldn’t have no feet
left in two minntes I didn’t want ter
take their horses. 1 kinder hated ter
take them." added Spider hesitatingly.
•“I didn’t min' the other things."
“Yon needn't mind abont the horses
either." remarked Hayward, who was
examining the animals in qnestion.
“They're all mine- were, that is. un
til they were stolen What are wo go
ing to do about those prisoners of Spi
der's?"
There was some discussion at first,
for we had made no provision for the
taking nor for the maintenance of pris
oners, hnt in common humanity wo
could not leave them to die of thirst
where they were. Six men, with Lee
at their head, were sent out to bring
them in. The place where Spider had
left his capture was not far away. Fol
lowing the hoy’s tracks, the party dis
appeared. only to return shortly after
ward with the nows that the prisoners
had saved ns all trouble by taking
themselves ont of the way. Tho tracks
seemed to indicate that the horse thnt
escaped from Spider wandered back and
had been recaptnred by the men, one of-
whom had mounted him and then
fetched monnts for the rest.
Spider was much mortified. He
blamed himself bitterly for not having
taken the bridles as well ns tho arms
and hoots, and he wanted to start at
onco in pursuit This was ont of the
question for two reasons. In tho first
place, wo had decided to start before day
break, and therefore there would not bo
timo, and. further, we were heartily
glad to get rid of the prisoners anyway.
Though rnnch disappointed. Spider
resigned himself so gracefully to the
loss of his prisoners that the foreman
patted him on tho back approvingly,
saying that after all he had seen worse
boys than Spider, who might, if he be
haved himself and worked hard, mako
a very decent cow pnnehor in the course
of 20 or 80 years. In the meantime he
had better roll himself np in his blan
kets and go to sleep. Spider obeyed. In
a very few minntes, with the exception
of the sentry, who kept solitary watch
on the edge of the cliff, tho camp was
sleeping.
It was still dark when this sultry
waked mo.
“It only wants two honrs er daylight
now," ho said as I sat np and began to
rub my eyes. “Breakfas’ is urns’ ready,
an I got ter wake np the rest er these
here men. How I wish I had a bnglel”
He had no bugle, however, so he begun
to roar tho call of the reveille with the
words that the soldiers have pnt to it
“Tho corp’ral’s worse than tho private.
The sergeant’s worse thairthe corp’ral,
Tho luffs are worse than the sergeant
An the captain's the worst nf Hll.
I can't get ’em up.
1 enn't get 'em np.
I can’t get 'em up In the niornin.
In a moment the camp was astir and
humming with voices. The men were
all dressed when they lay down, so that
their teileta were completed when they
ana rough chaff flew from one to anoth
er. But it would never do to nsenp onr
horses by keeping them at a canter. By
the order of the foreman the pace was
brought down to a shuffling jog trot.
The spirits of the men seemed to keep
pace with the speed of their monnts.
The shonts and laughter lowered nntil
only a rnmblo of conversation could be
heard.
Mile after mile was passed. The plain
over which we rode was nnbroken by
any tracks save those we left behind ns.
The trail of the herd, the foreman said,
lay farther to the sonth. The cattle
were heading eastward. So were we
The point toward which they steered
was probably the grand, sleeping profile
of Monteznma, outlined against the bine
sky by a distant mountain range, and
which marked a pass for which we. too.
were headed. On the other side of the
pnss lay Palomaa
At noon we ate a hasty lnnch and
then jogged on again. One part of the
desert was precisely like another. There
was nothing to mark onr progress nntil,
toward evening, we came on the track
of the herd. The foreman and Hayward
were mildly elated then.
“There can't be no donht but what
we’re gaiuin on 'em, an there ain't no
donbt hnt what they’re all here, too."
said the foreman. “We’re liable for to
run agains' the outfit mos’ any time
now. ” The chase was a little more
exciting after this. To guard against
ambush or other surprise ten men were
detached and ordered to ride 200 yards
ahead of ns. and ten more were sent as
far behind.
The trail we followed was as plainly
marked as though a lirond street bad
been laid ont across the desert Some
times we conld see it for miles ahead,
drawing to a point us it disappeared
on the horizon; sometimes it passed
over one of the many sand dnnes that
wrinkled the surface of the plain; then
we conld see it only when we mounted
tho rise.
After snnset wo would camp by the
side of the trail. In the, morning, ns
soon as there was light enongh to see
by, wo would pick it np again.. Day
after day this went on. Monteznma’s
face grew more and more distinct-Cat
tle that had fallen behind the herd be
gan to dot the trail hero and there
Stretching their chafed limbs, the men
would tell each other that the thieves
wonld have to pay for all this discom
fort once we had overtaken them. It
seemed to mo that it was months, not
days, since wo had been following the
cuttle. I consulted with the foreman
as to the advisability of .greater Epeed.
“Can't see what we'd gain by it.
only to kill np onr horses.’’ he replied.
"Them thieves is drivin the herd ter
pretty near as good a place ter ship
from as where wo was goin when we
started ont from tho ranch. We’ro
gaiuin on 'em too. Don’t yon fret.
You’ll see ’em soon enongh. an then
there’ll bo all tho fnn you want ”
To bo sure, the foreman’s idea of fnn
differed .materially from the views 1
held on the subject, but events redound
ed to the credit of tho foreman's wis
dom, as events generally did.
It was abont the middle of the after
noon when the foreman rode up to me,
pointing to a thin clond of dust that
hnng over the trial at a point directly
ahead of ns. where a rise hid it from
onr sight.
“That's them. ’’ be remarked tersely.
“Now, then. I reckon"— Ho interrupt
ed himself, for there waa the crack of a
rifle from tho invisible space, followed
by the popping of six shooters. Above
the rise there instantly appeared the
had rolled np in their blankets and. if
they felt inclined, washed their hands j
and faces.
The bacon and coffee served ont by
the Ballet Girl soon vanished. The men j
devoured them standing or squatting on ‘
the ground wherever they happened to-'
he.
The Ballet Girl, assisted hy two oth
er cooks who came with onr re enforce
ments, marshaled the pack horses that
formed onr provision train. Laboriously
‘hoisting himself on to the back of his
horse, tha Ballet Girl stamped the spike !
in the end of his wooden leg well into
the stirrup and annonneed that all was
ready. The horses of the men had boen f
saddled for soma time. The men swung !
themselves into their saddles and we
started in a canter, over the desert, a "
troop that was 87 strong. |
L. T he niuu were in hi-i, --.i-'u. j 0 fcy,
heads and then tho bodies and horses of
the men who composed tho vanguard
as they raced toward ns. One of the
horses wn3 wonnded. and the rider was
sitting very straight, his reins in his
right hand, while his left arm, covered
by a reddened shirt sleeve, hnng by his
side. Instinctively the main body form
ed n line,, parting to let the vanguard
through, ft formed np behind us. and
the rear gnard galloped forward and
joined them; then we all spurred for
ward.
“Haiti" shouted the foreman, lifting
one hand, while he reined in his horse
with the other. The men hesitated and
-then stopped. Some of them had passed
ahead and were obliged to return.
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
"‘There’s another ridge behind this
here one." replied the foreman, raising
his voice so that all the men might hear.
“Behind that other ridge them thieves
is a-waitin fer us. Thev’ii ins’ want*
yon men if yon try ter rush ’em, an
maybe we can get away with ’em with
out that Dismount Now all you boys
what has got rifles come with me.’
The men rolled from their horses.
Those who had rifles drew them from
tho leather beckets that bang to their
saddles
“Yon haven’t got no rifle, so you
can’t do no good with ns. Stay here,”
said the foreman as I started forward.
“Yon’Il see some er the fight later on,
don’t fear.” What he said waa quite
true. I conld do no good by going for
ward, armed only with my pistols.
Furthermore, though I did not want to
shirk my share in this fight, in the re
sult of which I more than any one
there was interested, I had not the
slightest desire to see more of it than
was necessary.
The party led by the foreman toiled
half way np the incline and stopped
while the foreman went forward alone.
Reaching the brow of the little hill, for
n moment he peered cautiously over,
then beckoned to his men. They came
-and lay prone, resting their rifles on
the sand in front of them. After the
panse of a second the foreman must
have given some signal, for the rifles
spoke together in a crash, and the white
smoke diifted lazily buck, for a moment
concealing the men. Another volley,
and a much heavier one answered oura
The bullets knocked little spurts of sand
from the ridge or flew, singing like
mosquitoes, over onr heads.
Then the shooting became rapid and
irregular, , sounding like nothing so
much ns a number of packs of firecrack
ers set off together. The men were fir
ing at will. Lying next to the foreman
Spider was wasting cartridges, to judge
from the rapidity of his tire. He was
using one of the rifles he had captured
the night before we had started ont.
and each time he fired he wonld Elipin a
fresh cartridge to avoid exhausting the
magazine. Once a man who lay near
him screamed and then swore, clapping
his hand to his shoulder and withdraw
ing it covered with blood. As he back
ed down the slope Spider offered him a
bandanna handkerchief wherewith to
bandage his wound, bnt he declined it.
and tore off his shirt sleeve, nsing that
instead
After awhile the firing slackened,
until there was only an occasional re
port. Followed by Spider the foreman
camo down the slope and walked to
ward me.
“It ain’t no good. ” ho called ns he
came within speaking distance. “Them
fellers kin hold ns here jns’ so long as
we don’t do no more than we’ro doin.
All we c’n do is ter keep ’em under
cover, an we’ve done that now. Ther
ain’t one of ’em what dares ter show
his head. Bnt while we’re waitin here
they c’n take them cattle clean hack
ter Portland. Me., if wo only give ’em
timo enongh. We got ter get ’em outer
there somehow. ’’
“Rush ’em out!" exclaimed a voice
among the men.
“Reckon it comes ter snnthin like
that,” responded the foreman. “We
can’t touch their flanks, ’canse their
ridge is longer’n onrs. ”
A charge, then, clearly was neces
sary. and it was as clearly my duty to
lead that charge. I did not want to,
bnt if I hoped to retain my self respect
or that of my men there was no other
coarse left open.
“All right," I called, trying to Bpeak
unconcernedly. “Monnt, boys, and lino
np."
“Hold on!" cried tho foreman. “I
don’t need half the men I got up thar,
an you’ll want all yon can get Wait
till I send those I don’t want buck to
yon." Spider, who had been listening
to all that was said, made a dash for
his horse. Being sternly ordered back
to his place on the ridge, he went, tak
ing tho horse with him.
The foreman sent me nearly two-
thirds of the men he had. They were
all mounted and waiting when the
Ballet Girl rode np and joined them. I
ordered him away, bnt he paid no at
tention to the command. Not a sonnd
conld be heard except now and then
the faint jingling of a bit or the whir
ring click where some man whirled his
cylinder in examining his pistol. The
foreman divided the men he had left
into two parties, one of which he placed
at either end of the ridge they occu
pied. leaving an open space between
them. Then he signaled that all was
done. I wanted to give the order to ad
vance, and tho only words that oc
curred to mo at the time were the ones
used to start footraces in the college I
had left the year before
“Are yon ready?" 1 called. The men
screwed themselves into their saddles
and leaned forward. Some of them
cocked their pistols. Then. “On yonr
marks! Set! Go!”
Scarcely knowing what I did. I darted
tho spurs into the flanks of iny horse.
He leaped forward. At the same instant
there was a wild yell from the men,
and the ground thnndered and shook as
they followed. As we passed onr men
on the hill, their rifles blazed all to
gether. I conld see the sand fly from
tho opposite slopo.
It seemed to take honrs to traverse
the few yards that divided ns from our
enemies. In reality it must have been
somewhat less than half a minute.
Then we galloped np the rise. Behind
its crest there was a row of malignant
faces that immediately vanished behind
clouds of rifle smoke. My horse reared,
lurched forward and recovered himself.
I dropped the reins on the pommel and
began firing rapidy with a pistol held
in each hand. Another yell broke from
onr men as they charged over the top
of the ridge. The six .shooters began
to-talk rapidly and nil at once, inter
rupting the rifles.
One of onr enemies turned and ran ;
then threw up liis hands, seemed to
stumble and felL I saw that it was
Hollis, and I wondered vagnely why he
was behaving in such a manner and
whether he was as badly frightened as
I was. Then something struck mo as a
clnb might stiilie. and for a time every
thing disappeared
A few momenta later I bprarnft.mn-
scious that 1 was being rapidly dragged*
over the gronnd. Then I opened my eyes
and saw that Spider's face was directly
above my own; saw that, though hie
horse was galloping, he did not pass me.
I conld feel that his left hand was fast
on my collar. His right arm was hooked
aronnd the horn of his saddle, and I
noticed that the pistol he held in the
same hand was much fouled from re
cent use. I concluded that Spider was
dragging me behind his horse. Why he
was dragging me or where I neither
knew nor cared. Everything became
black again.
When I again became conscious that
I was alive, my view was bounded by
four walls of whitewashed adobe and a
ceiling of beards, also whitewashed. I
was cot at all surprised at the fact that
I was lying in a bed—a real bed—with
sheets, snch as I had not seen for
months, or that a dark eyed Mexican
woman, dressed as a sister of charity,
sat by that bed. What did trouble me
was the fact that I was weak and utter
ly helpless I conld nut nnderstand it
at all and tried to ask the sister. I
failed in the attempt, bnt she saw me
try and said in Spanish that I was to
keep qniet Then I tried to think it all
out and failed in that too. On con
sideration I became very indignant
with tho sister and contemplated say
ing something quite severe, bnt I for
got what I wanted to say and went to
sleep instead.
When I awoke, - a man was bending
over me—a man dressed as a prieat, bnt
Spider appeared In the doorway.
who was evidently a physicinn ns well.
He wished- to feel my pulse. I declined.
The sense of weakness was largely gone
now. I wanted to see the foreman and
I wanted to get np.
“Yon have been wonnded, ” said the
man in Spanish. “You -cannot get np
and it is not well that yon should talk.
Let ine feel yonr pulse."
“Send for the foreman and then I
will,” I repeated unreasonably The
priest hesitated.
“Send for the foreman, padre, and
then yon can do as yon likel” I cried
again.
“He is becoming excited. Fetch the
man be wants, bnt only for a mo
ment.” said the priest at last The sis
ter vanished and in a moment returned
with the foreman at her heels.
_ “I know what yon wanter say, bnt
yon ninsn't say it." said he, seating
himself beside my bed. “You’ve been
here three weeks. This is the convent
of Los Angeles—the angels—that’s one
of ’em what's nnrsin yon now. The
cattle’s all right—sold an shipped, ev
ery last one. Some er them thieves is
in jail; the trial comes off bn Tuesday
They’ll”— .
“Where are the ones that aren’t in
jnil?" I managed to ask weakly.
“Don't talk—I’ll do all that. The
ones that ain’t in jail? Well, they
they’re—well, just abont where you
saw ’em last. I reckon. They broke an
ran jnst after you went down. Spider,
he went in an drag yon ont. He didn't
get knrt, bnt n ball went through his
chaps an burned, the skin of his leg.
They’ll be mighty glad tf> hear how
nice you’re coinin on, the boys will,
’specially Spider an the Bally GnrL
The Bally Gnrl’s been makin quail
broth every day, hopin yon might eat
some, an Spider’s been n-figlitin with
him ’cause ho don’t make enongh. He’s
gone after more qnnil now. Spider baa
He’s a good hoy, an he’s done good
work an learned a heap sence we took
him on I tele him that maybe yon’d
give him a man's pay now, an I said
that if ho behaved himself yon might
let him have a little herd of his own,
when ho can get the cattle an let ’em
run with onrs. ”
‘•I’ll start the brand myself," 1 said.
I want to see Spider. ” As thongh in
answer to my wish Spider appeared in
the doorway. In one hand he held a
shotgun several sizea_ larger than ho
was. in the other a string of qnnil. He
saw that I was awake, and started to
go away, bnt the padre looked at me.
and most have decided that the inter
view was doing mo no harm, for he
smiled kindly at Spider and beckoned
him in. Laying down his gnn and
string of game. Spider advanced cau
tiously
“Say, I'm sure glad you’re a-gettin
well,” he said softly, taking one cf my
hands as it lay by my sida “All the
boys is. They said if yon didn't they’d
break open the jail an hang every rustler
they fonn’. I inns' go, now. bnt me
an the Bally Girl we’li keep yon fed
np as well as we can. An. say. I’m
awfnlglad!" He gently laid down my
hand and vanished The foreman had
already gone.
That is well over, ” said the padre.
“Now yon mnst sleep again. ”
And so I did.
THE END.
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Neglect is the short step so many
take from a cough or cold to consump
tion. The early nse of One Sliunte
Cure prevents consumption. It is the
only harmless remedy that gives imme
diate resnits. It cures all throiit and
lnng tronbies. Children all like and
mothers endorse it. E. Bradford.
“Yon wish to rent the honse, then?”
“Yep, sor.” “What is your name?”
“Flynn, sor.” “Married or single?”
“Nayther—I’m a widow.”
Rc-porls show that over fifteen hundred
lives have been saved throngh tlio nse
of One Minute Congh Cure. Most ol
these were eases of grippe, cronp,
asthma,whooping congh, bronchitis and
pDemnouin. Its early use prevents con
sumption. E. Bradford.
Not 'Allowed to llcnil the Bible.
But few people know that in the six
teenth century an Englishman was not
allowed to read the Bible, yet It Is per
fectly true. Henry VIII issued a de
cree prohibiting the common people
from reading the Bible. Oflieers of
state were exempt from this law.
Probably the king thought these offi
cials would be none the worse for
perusing the sacred work, and noble
ladies or gentlewomen might read the
proscribed volume If they did so in
their gardens or orchard, but no one
was allowed even to read It to the low
er classes.
During the reign of Catholic Queen
Mary even more rigorous restrictions
were enforced. Dr. Franklin, in his
own “Life,” preserves an anecdote
which admirably illustrates tills. His
family hnd early adhered to the ref
ormation, and they possessed an Eng
lish Bible, which they concealed by
fastening it beneath the lid of a close
stool. When the doctor’s great-grand
father desired to read to the family, he
reversed the lid of the stool upon his
knees and passed the leaves from one
side to the other, each portion being
fastened down with pack threads. One
of the children was stationed at the
door on the watch to see if an officer
of tlie spiritual court came in sight
When such an individual hove in sight,
the lid, with the Bible beneath it, was
quickly replaced. This was in “Merry
England.”—Scottish Nights.
Tlie Bet Won the Case.
In one of the remote counties of the
Panhandle of Texas,” says Law Notes,
“two lawyers were trying a case be
fore a justice of the peace. It was GO
miles as the crow flies to the nearest
law book, and the attorneys differed,
of course, as to the law upon tlie main
issue in the case. They were trying the
case without the intervention of a jury,
and his honor, who conducted a gam
bling house in connection with his ho
tel, saloon, livery stable, stud horse and
jackass, was in doubts as to wliat his
decision ought to be.
“Finally 'MUlerrtheplaintiff’s counsel,
offered to bet Hoover, the defendant’s
attorney, $10 that he was right. Hoover
did not happen to have that much of
the circulating medium concealed
about Ills person, and was naturally at
a loss how to parry this forcible argu
ment.
“The court waited a few moments
on Hoove”, and finally said: 'Well, Mr.
Hoover, the court has waited -long
enough. Miller's proposition seems to
be a fair one. and. since you don’t put
np, I will decide this ease in favor of
the plaintiff.’ ”
('ndiN|» tiled.
First Lawyer- You are a cheat and a
swindler.
Second Lawyer- You are a liar and a
blackguard.
The Court (softly)-Come, gentlemen,
let’s get ctown to the disputed points of
the case.—Philadelphia North Ameri
can.
Lady*:
ts Him ro I>
Coi.UJiikUS, Ga., June 8.—As a result
of his entrance into tlie room of
the daughter of a well-known farmer
of Muscogee county, a young negro
was lynched in this county today.
This morning at 1 o’clock Miss Jes
sie Almond, the seventeen-year-old
daughter of Judge E. H. Almond, a
Justice of the- Peace and a prominent
farmer living ten miles above the city,
heard some one enter the window of
her room. The room was occupied by
herself and little sister, and she dis-
fcii'cfly heard the drop of.a foot over
the window sill. She sprang up,
scream ing,a ml started downstairs. Her
father hoard her screams, seized iris
shot-gun, called his son and with the
lamp in one hand and gun in the other
inarched upstairs. He made a thorough
search and found tlie intruder hidden
in a closet in Iris daughter’s room. lie
covered him with his gun and had him
bound in a jiffy.
The intruder was Simon Adams, a
nineteen-year-old negro who has been
employed on Iris place three years.
The negro got into the room, which is
in the second story of the residence,
by piling lip boxes and barrels and
climbing lip on top of a porch. The
indignant ami outraged father would
have shot him dead on the spot, for
there could be no doubt of liis inten
tions, bad be not been afraid that the
excitement would h&ve injured his
wiTe, who was ill. lie accordingly
chained tlie negro by the neck and
about J o’clock in the morning started
him to town in charge of a competent
driver, who was instructed to deliver
him over to the officers.
Later on the negro was turned over
to Bailiff A. B. Land. Mr. Land
started to town with the negro by a
rather round-about route, hoping to
get tlie negro to town in that way. He
was overtaken in the woods about two
miles from the city by a crowd of six
or eight men. He says lie saw noth
ing hut. winchesters, and doesn’t know
the names of any of the men. They
took the negro and disappeared in a
thick woods extending along the
Chattahoochee river from North
Highlands to Clapp’s factory. The
negro was “lost” somewhere in these
woods, [r is the general belief that
he was drowned in the Chattahoochee,
or else shot and then thrown in.
Starvation never yet cnreil dyspepsia.
Persons with indigestion are already
half starved.They need plenty of whole
some food. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure di
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nourished while the worn out organs
are being reconstructed. It is the only
preparation known that will instantly
relieve and completely enre all stomach
tronbies. Try it if yon are suffering
from indigestion. It will certainly do
yon good. E. Bradford.
“How do yon know he is a labor
leader?” “Well, I saw a union card in
Iris possession. That shows that lie’s a
nnion man, doesn’t it? And I hap
pened to know lie never works. That
proves him to be a leader.”
When you start ont to “tackle” the
finny tribe don’t forget to take a bottle
of Dr. Tichenor’s Antiseptic.. Nothing
equal to it for fin wonnds, iisli hook
wounds, bites and stings of insects, and
it is no bad tiring for “snake bite.”
Remember it enres colic also while yon
wait abont ten minntes. Your drnggist
fan sell it as fast as yon can bnj T it.
Price, 50c.
The Kind Ton Have Always Bought, and -which has heen
in nse for over 30 years, has home the signature of
, and has heen made under his per
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, Allow no one to deceive you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and Substitutes are hnt Ex
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Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment.
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“No,thank you! I’ve got some money'
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the plate was handed to him at church.
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FIGS GO TO COURT.
And Prove the Most Effective Wit
nesses Jit a liamnffe Sait.
All English solicitor was defending
a fruit broker in an action brought for
the recovery of $100, the price paid for
a consignment-of figs which the plain
tiff declared to be unlit for human food.
The defense alleged that, although
moderately discolored hy salt water,
as the plaintiff knew when he bought
them, the Ugs were perfectly whole
some. Tlie figs were in court.
The plaintiff, a coster, who conduct
ed his own case, was skillfully cross
examined. The trial was obviously go
ing against him. and once or twice he
retorted so hotly that the judge threat
ened to commit him for contempt
At length the coster grew desperate
and, turning to tlie opposing counsel,
hoarse and perspiring, he said:
“Look here, guv’nor, you say them
figs are good to cat, and I say they
ain’t That’s all there is between us,
ain’t it? Mow. s’elp me. if you’ll eat
two of them tigs and you nin’t sick
immediately afterward I’ll lose my
ease."
The judge at once saw the propriety
of this suggestion and asked the law
yer what he proposed to do.
“Your honor is trying this case, not
I.” was the reply.
“No, no.’ The offer Is made to yon.”
said the judge.
A hurried consultation took place.
Counsel suggested that it was the so
licitor’s duty to submit to the experi-
menL Tlie solicitor refused. Tlie bro
ker himself was then asked if he would
risk 1L
“What will happen to me if I don’t?”
said lie.
“You’ll lose the case.” replied both
his legal advisers,
“Then.” said he hurriedly, “lose tlie
ease, lose the easel" And so he did.—
Youth's Companion.
Mrs. Grady—“Mrs. Kelly, the say
yonr dnngliters bang tliot pianney av
yonrs from morning till nigl.i is some-
tiling ontrageons!” Mrs.Kelly—“Resi.t
aisy, Mrs. Gratly!—resht alyl Dt’a an
old wan, and they can’t hnr-r-rt it!”
Paved With Hainan Skulls.
At Gwandu. in Africa, which con
tains between 10.000 and 15,000 Inhab
itants, the town, which Is oval In
shape. Is surrounded by a palisade of
tree poles, tlie top of every pole being
crowned with a human skull. There
are six gates, and the approach to each
gate is laid with a pavement of human
skulls, the tops being the only parts
that show above ground. More than
2,000 skulls are used In the pavement
leading up to each gate. The pave
ment Is of snowy whiteness and pol
ished to the smoothness .of ivory by
the daily passage of hundreds of .nafc
ed feet—CincinnatiJ^jstniei'ciaT Trib
une.
^Never,
Did you ever look over a book on hu
man ailments that you could not make
one of them at least fit your case, even
though you thought you were quite
well when you, began reading?—Phila
delphia Times.-
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