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iiNOTIiEU'S CRIME.
FROM THE DIARY 07 IX3PECTOH BYRNES,
By JULIAN HAT 7 T 30 ENE, Author of
“Ihu Great B.u.k EolUry," "Aa
American Penmaa,'’ Etc.
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fortunatcJy , . not numerous, and counted j
c.ind.y «>f suits o c ot.iosanu im<;u ... .
Tl,. y went to a qmet rc-s«:i«m,:.t and had
„.cn ... Brno.
m!»! r;« nt tho rest *f the evening in pack
ill; tin his effects.
i’erey eaid nothing to his friend about
Puuiine’s unexpected and hurried visit
that evening, not on account of tiny pro
,h - .ruined nurnos- but brcuu- the in
make it an easy topic of conversation;
buemnu, knowing Martin:; feeling to
wards her, liewaa uncertain whether it
would bo eapouient to moutiou her at
Rubied present; and, further, because he
whether Martin would approve
f . K " ’. *’■ , r?r5SaS? ErSLSJ
tiic secret to her, 1 erev had acted on tc.e
four i:V. of the moment; but he felt that the
puh-o was a wise one, and
union had not cause mu to «o
grut it.
They went to bed at midnight thor
out,lily tired out; but wore up again by
8 in the morning, and had some coffee
and eggs brought to thorn by tho janitor,
“ t he chances are,” observed Martin,
as Iu* cracked his egg in tho fcaiglisb
Btyii*, and put Koino salt in it, "that the
authorities, v\ lio aro pretty wido awake
in this country, may have conceived the
id. a that you contemplate giving them
the slip. When I wont out yesterday
r ftci mxm, i noticed a man smoking a
on tho oppcwiio cornur of tliw nti oot.
and when 1 returned in the evening i
pas-wd tho same man under tho giu; lamp
just below. That may have been a coin
.......filling of that sort. At all events,
it i; well to lx? on the safe side. Now
what 1 propose is this. Wo aro of the
same height and build, and look not
unli .e. If wo wore dressed alike, the
chief point of distinction between us, to
one who did not know us well, would be
till* fact that you wear »: mustacl.o and i
whiskers V. hut do you say to a bit of
u disguise? \ou will find a razor in the
dressing case; shave oil your mustache
and then put on these.” As be spoke, he
produced from his pocket a small pair of
falNi* whiskers. "Ail you have, to do is
heat this inside surface at the gas jot,
and they will cling to you as if they had
grown. Then put on my cap and over¬
coat. and our detective will bo a clover
fellow if he recognizes you.”
"But what will you do?”
'■J shall remain what I am. You will
start an hour before i do; and, by the
way, you had better turn up town when
you leave here, bo aa to give the impres¬
sion that you are bound anywhere rather
than to tlie United Eta tea and Brazil
Steamship company’s wharf. After¬
wards you can cross over to Sixth ave¬
nue nud take tho elevated down. 1 will
meet you on board tho steamer; the
trunks will go by express in my name.”
“All right,” said I’erey, with a sigh,
for ho was a good looking fellow, and
his mustache was not wholly indifferent
to him. “And when we aro safe at sea
wo can resume our natural selves.”
"As soon as you liko,” returned Mar¬
tin, "though perhaps it would do no
harm if wo exchanged names for a
while longer. There is no telling what
may happen, or where some spy may
turn up who might find it tor his inter
esi or amusement to gossip about ua in
the wrong quarter.”
Breakfast being over, nothing re
mained but to label the trunks, which
Marlin dal by writing Ids name and that
of the steamer on tags, and attaching
them to tlie handles; an expressman was
then called and the trunks wero removed.
Percy sacrificed his mustache and ur.ixed ,
the whiskers, and finally, attired in bis
friend’s outer garments, left the house
without interference and strolled up to
the Thirty-third street elevated station
From there it was a twenty minutes’ ride
to his destination, and then all he had tc
do was to go on b*o:ird and wait for Mar
tm. The latter arrived in due course,
ami at 3 o’clock the steamer moved out
into the river and pointed her nose toward
the Narrows, much to tho relief .of two
at least of lier passengers. Am! yet both
of them wero leaving behind what was
dearer than anything they could
to encounter. But those thoughts lay
deep; tho more trilling ones only ap
peared on the surface.
There wore but few other passengers
on tho steamer, and those* not being poo
pie whose society was especially aitrac
tivo, Percy and Valentine passed the
greater part of tho time in each other’s
company. Valentine had an almost in
exhaustible fund of anecdotes concern
iug his past life and adventures on hand,
and many hours were spent in narrating
tlwse experiences to Percy, until the
American had become almost as con
versant with the Englishman’s past career
as if it had been Ids own. The episode
of his marriage interested him more than
anything else.
Valentine had met the girl ujicn the
outward bound steamer from England to
New Zealand. He had previously known
notliing of la*r, nor heard her name; but
it afterwards transpired that she was
well acquainted with ids fumilv history,
a cousin of hers, with whom she eorre
sponded.having been engaged as com pan
ion to Lady Martin during several wars,
She had thus learned afact that was
supposed to K* known by few or none
outside the family circle—that Valen
tine's elder brother, who inherited the
estate, was subieot ;ihvays‘i:icompatib!e to a species or fits,
which, though life, not
with long might bring his career to
a close at avv moment. In such an
event, the \ dr tv \*\.uld liUSCt'llu to
A ak'iitiiu 4 . lb .uiu ; i!u*, Valentine's Lon
done xtrava mures w ere r* t suspected by
the girl, am: she to her. d him to be pos
eessed of a comfort;; h* fortune of some
thing like tw% my c:-..nd [wuids-a
sum not much in excess, to be sure, of
what he would have had. had he invested
his money to advantage and lived within
his income.
She was a handsome ghi of about the
same age as Valentino mid with a man
net and ,Cnm ent.G
log to'u* yoiu.g Mlow whose Li. k e 1 flows
warmly in id s veins, and who timis tlie
intemiinnl: f :k vuvii'rt* to tlie
antipx i lri.ll g ry heavy . ti i.is Hands.
Khu pcriuiti 1 him toac piire t!a-cua.ic
tin that In . as anything but ia.li vnt
to tier; in a. t, to IA*‘ t!.e a iu i
: L> t 1 r c at iiiriU i- i \
cotine, who yt); Le of .•if vviJioul re
ten cs a !« ' r i a -S I •i
rr.: ro t 5 hi e* <! b
me on C. t hea.i, us: i i.itr =
:t« t ci it’in -
l
~ i pros ts— u!ra:u:e \* *»,W
cr fa .: 1 ! v the charm of
M*** |W »nt.l c<»r ■n, ami - , i.-.r
If w that by tho
time tin* voyage si ea I c fc that
be could not do i if th.;.. *. he i..ar¬
Kite •nt t:d the ceremony was
I • : ‘ r ' •• vv
!...: lint rite st-pulat. d that the nutr.
to ri.r tho time being a
-
1.1.1 comoon to visit some
1 ! - " 1 '■* 1!,! ‘•■••ng, foi
*;• ->!<>.. .;v, h ‘ e
> ......’•* '»
privately enturtiunej of becoming Lady
Martin. Vaicnune, on l us side, of.ered
K^etoMkoln n oo’h to this arrangement- U^oS andtK ho had
u i , . . o to tn...,o u Uie co^ny, amt
uece- ity oi providmg a suitable home
tor hi; wife at the outset would have
«-riousi', !;a::uxred - liim. She went to
!tr I\d:..tivea in Napier and lie aa haa
been af ready related, ciu-.t in his lot with
hit friend I frown and ' visited her in town
• i -
^ ^ s o howevc"
SCTu*. Si
trom veiled intimations to plain speech,
and ho bccanif aware for the first time
that eho h.ul married him, not for him
iiut f:ji ' something that ho did not
«o:,s «« >'= P equally plain, and thus
they spcciily arrived at a perfectly clem
understanding of their mutual attitude.
The consequence was a bitter quarrel
and recriminations. The woman up
poared m her true cokn-c. which were
SE'SUIuS'iff r< SXiSS
from .......... ivt<;rtur in kind it was not because ‘
thcro was any lae.t of suitable exyres
b 'g Ild i^tweeu th«x* could not bo 1" Wed
As their marriage was a secret, however,
there was no difficulty about a separa
Bon; and Valentine conditions'she agreed to whatever
pecuniary chose to die
tate. In case of his brother's death she
would come in for her share of tho in
horitance; h‘ S but r!i here v~ tfio he stipulated S^mily that
e d on
condition that sho forbore to assume the
title, or allow her relation to him to ho
known. She at first demurred to this;
bat on his offering to hand over every
tiling except tho real estate and funds—
an o-fci OktivmeJv *^ ri'A ar] vanta-f‘ous ^ rieiASi' to her
„ , , -
Cinaliv cbnsented uobably reflecting
that it would l w difficult or impossible to
should come—she would bo able to repu
qh;te it with imounitv. [.‘reduced
This affair a bad effect on
Vid'utino; ho became reckl>as and in
diH'orent attenttodlifin to his UiK ; ness IlA’etootned i’ltorosts ard ill
foi ttmo the
Maori revolt as an opportunity 1 of ridding
•
I'.inisolf of fils troubles by stopping a bul
lot ; but though ho Btoppod the bullet, the
bullet failed to stop him, and tho legacy
that ho received changed considerably
the complexion of alTairs, iio placed
half the sum in tho bank at Napier for
tho benefit of his wife, and sailed for
jg aa Francisco with tho rest, lio had
laul no settled plan in 1 aving Now Zea¬
land, except to appease bis restless desire
for change and excitement. Tho future
could hul l nothing good for him, be¬
cause, however good iu it :elf it might be,
it would bo tleiilod by the chronic and
inevitable necessity of sharing it with
that wife of bis—for what to the* greatest
l! ssing, stimulus and joy, ton man hap¬
pily married, is tho dreariest of miseries
to tho man misninted.
One misfortune, however, ho did not
look for: one danger ho did not fear;
one emotion of all others ho was con¬
fident ho could not fuel. And yet
this emotion, this danger, this misfor¬
tune wero precisely those to which lio
was destined to fall a victim. lie could
not foresee the meeting with Pauline
Nolen, nor tho Gleet that she would pro¬
duce on him. Up to that time his un¬
happiness had Leon chiefly negative—tho
ordinary disappointment cmd disillusion;
now he had to deal with a positive pain
—tho impossibility of being united to
tha only woman he had ever loved. It
was like tantalizing a prisoner for life
with scent.:; of freedom and felicity.
“1 am talking a lot about myself,” ho
remarked one day to Percy, as they wero
sitting smoking together on tho deck,
“hut it isn’t entirely egotism either. 1
have a motive in it, connected with you.”
“What have I to do with it?”
“You and Brown are about the only
friends 1 lvivo in the world. 1 want you
| to know what my life has been and what
my situation to in order that you may bo
able to act intelligently ia case anything
happens to me.”
"Gome, Val, you’re not contemplating
a premature end, aro you?”
“Oh, my health to good, and I am in
good shape generally—never Better. 1
a;ll speaking of accidents, which are
fi.iq,* haopen F> the best regulated
g.jp.tlcimen. In case of inv sudden tak
big off occurring v/Iiila l am iu your
CO sapaav, 1 want you to bo competent to
act a, 5 l: iv agent, representative or execu
tor; 1 wa:u to jive you tuv unrestricted
power cf r.twraey, in short. And to that
end.” he ad did, taking a wallet from Ids
pocket. “I have written out a paper
which empire, cm you to use the requisite
authority and ctoo indicate* what I
would like to have done in case certain
other th!;. .happened. Here’s the docu
rneul. ; ;i it in your >xx*k;’t. and don’t
bothar yourself tj look c.t it unless cir
cum: :a:ic«> should make it necessary.”
"It I had anythin 4v ; to leave or to man
••! lK *aMa~ the moot which
Vto iianded him, "I would ratal
hue bv anpcimiiig you ray solo legatee
and cxccGor: but all I possess are my
clothes and the reoeinted bills you paid for
m , i: oa .„. y f , vo j t .„ y
tljose whom it mav concern that I main
t l!no , t0 the last that I did not steal Mrs.
Tunstall's mouev. Send my love to mv
IU0 thcr and i’iiuliac, and, if I die 0 n
chore, get me buried if possibles. I can’t
he serious about it,” he went on. with a
ZX i.,.,.-a ’ .--.-j v t I ha-o h-d a present 5
K0 gtaited that I shall
never “uisc,* sw tha ead of this auL^ense, vovere Of
presentiments are
tr fl i J u at in tha least believe in this
one* hut it to there all the same. So
[f p com -3 out true, I shall sav, *1
told VO’i sol’ ->riyou ifTcould!” will know I
would ' have said it
*.pq remembo- presi'uimeiits. ” replied Valentine
“ ,.s_. A s for [ idtaiLavEB, I i uuieo believe they iuv) do v
^^^Lntiment regard
in 1 r rar3e If, oalv a business like soh’ci
^ ta e t n st v-*-on I ^ -m SS gone mv dregs
'
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v ...
then the second officer sauntered
up and codded to windward. "Looks
‘ vr-ttv ri-.rv tin there." said he,
' ‘
“5-»>h’du’t wonder if , we had a blow be
*** night.” |
_
CHAPTER XII.
TITS SHADOW OP DEATH.
M ARTINan.1 Per
cy looked in the
direction hidicat- ‘ "
ed bv tho officer,
w It was then about
5 o’clock in the
afternoon u oo u, the m
sky clear over
head, the sea
calm, the sun
sinking red to
ward the west,
! V, over Cuba and
r3 it! Tjavti which
^
I s—";U'.x^ horizon, some
hundreds of miles
wj ' 9 away. The tem
" * 1 during
perature
ji Je j 33t f c . w days had been growing
warmer and warmer, and they were now
near the twentieth parallel of north lati
tudL ., anJ about on the sixty-sintl. mo
r i d i an west from Greenwich. Since
pas-dig between Hattcras and tho Bur
mudas they had li:td fair weather, with
i ig i it airs between the south and east
But texlay there had been no breeze
whatever, and the heat had been qj>
9^°- v The surface of the sou looked
°dj, ; m.J 'ju— m.t without without anv any n p.r >r
ceptmle heave or swelL Masses of drift
«’-'ed were passed occasionally, strung
out in bong lengtlss, as if drawn by in*
visible currents. Sometimes a coconnut or
an orange would float past, silent hurald3
of the islands near at hand. The course
the steamer was steering f was taking & her
, ll9 cf itUo Mlia
—• <-» *««• »'
-“at they Wwc to maio their iiret lana
mg.
Tfco officer had pointed toward the
soutnwest, or a few points . off ~ tho , star
markable there; but Vmenane, who was
familiar with the sea at once fixed his
eyes upon a small dark cloud, low down
<» tuenatcr. tho peculiarity of which
was that it dunged its shape with grea
was like a hat, the crown of which grew,
'ar-or alld and l 3 ‘*'D u-irer V" until it ’ presented tho
STiShWS?S. , aJ^stoS .
on its “Fi t!len ‘he foolscap divided
down tho center, and took tho form of a
huge bird with wings pointed upwards.
"That is rather odd,” muttered Valen
tine * intently watching the protean little
cGud. “I have seen a hurricane begin
'that way. 1 l.opo it will give ua a wide
bertli. This to a bad place to be caught
by a tornado, with that string of islands
right ahead of us.”
‘‘It must he a couple of hundred miles
to the nearest of them,” said Percy. “Wo
*** ^ onouglu Tlus steamer can stand
anything.”
‘'There comes the captain.” obsen ed
Valentino, without noticing Percy's re-
1:1 f; ’.ct tho captain emerged from his
01 'Aers in a low tone. They were fol
lowed by an immediate activity on tho
pm’t of the watch on deck. The sailors
moved rapkUy about, and aoemod to be
occupied in stowing (1st under imtehes or
otherwise making various barrels,
cases and other loose objects that had
hitherto lieen kept on deck. Meanwhile
the captain hacU|*ot out a telcscopo and
was contemplating tho cloud through it
with great earnestness. Presently ho
passed the glass to tho officer who stood
by him on the bridge, and who also took
a careful observation; then they con
versed together in an undertone and oc
casionafiv issued a ucw order to the
crew. There were no sails set on the
steamer; but the sheets and halliards
were hauled taut and securely belayed,
anil everything was made fast and bat¬
tened down in such a way that nothing
short of a hurricane could dislodge it.
“The old man understands his busi¬
ness,” remarked Valentine, and I fancy
ho thinks that it may need all lie knows
to pull ua through. Look at tho cloud
nowl”
Valentine again turned his eyes toward
the southwest, Tho small cloud had
suddenly become very much larger, and
was now seen to he connected with u
mass of dark vapor that was rapidly
crowding upon that section of tho hori¬
zon, and of which it was the pioneer.
This vapor was of an extraordinary dark
ness, or rather blackness; it had not the
blue shade that is often seen in storm
clouds, but was of the hue of tho densest
factory eiuoke, with yellow and greenish
streaks upon it hare und there. The rim
or upper margin of the oncoming black¬
ness continued to advance with each au
tonislnng rapidity that after only a few
moments it had blotted itself upon all
that quarter of the horizon, and now
seemed to have embodied the forerun
mng c , oud, , or to . have , incorporated . . , itae ,» f
with it, Looking more closely at ^ its
edges and eui*f nee appeared wildly com
moted, flakes and shreds of vapor, like
black fleece, being torn off from the
general mass, and whirled around, or
snatched in various directions, so swiftly
that tho eye could scarcely follow then
movements. The green aud yellow
streaks were multiplied and other col
ors were represented until the inky
surface assumed an aspect of hideous iri
descence. Meanwhile the northern and
eastern portions of tho eky and 6ea re
mained unchanged in their sultry calm,
except that, the light of the setting sun
being cut olf, their aspect had a strange
feverish ghastliness, unlike the tints of
nature. A hot, faint air drew past the
vessel in the direction of the black can
opv. as if it wero sucked thither bv some
malign attraction. Presently the ears of
tho observers began to bo conscious of a
singular minor sound, somewhat resem
i. _ I 4 „„_, i ___
~ ’ ‘
telegraph wire, only infinitely more hoi
iow, deep and reverberating. It re
sounded all over the level surface of tho
pallid sea, and appeared to be echoed
cae-k from the horizon and tho vault
above, os if the heavens were a metallic
inclosing dome. It sang and resounded
md roared, but still with an inner sound.
as if that which uttered it were still afar
or walled off by some obstacle tnat it had
not yet overcome. Everything else was
deathl y sti11 * u,e P lasb of the foam
“8*““* t!le tlw «**!'» “’y other a,id sound, but that i icr
s,ern was
abnormally loud.
The captain’s voice on tlie bridge broke
,ut with startling distinctness, though
he spoko not above his customary pitch.
He ‘ho order to put tho vessel
about Immediately she began to swing
“er coareo describing a semi
elrc ular sweep witn her stern; and in a
few minutes she lay with the cloud at her
back, and her bows pointed towards the
unclouded regions of the northeast Her
propeller still moved, but slowly; she
was Uke a champion awaiting the onset
°f an euemy and gathering himself up
for the struggle.
I'he enemy was now at hand. Bv this
f”*'** <*}«? adva “ ce >‘ ad ^ out
'*’o long black arms that crept along the :
hOT,zon ‘othe right and left, inclosing
‘be vessel in a deadly embrace. Bark
ness fell over them as from an eclipse;
tho unshadowed east, ere it vanished al
together from sight, looked like a scene
viewed through a tunnoL The moment
was oca of awful suspense; no human
crcatllre M loug Lave onduxet l it
^ w to ^ outbreak of
tntolerabia emotion. _ Tlie ,, blood . flowed
thick in the veins; the brain thiob..e
confusedly; the breath came m diflicuit
sighs. V. ith a sutalen but majestic up
ward gradation, the minor roar swelled
to deafening shrieks of noise; there was
a vision of a white fury of waters astern;
a blast as cold as winter swept from the ,
tafTrail to the bowsprit; 1 the dark
ness e.mt <•<’'* n and , i became _____ ao
solute, so that the observer coenuM
plunged into impalpable pitch: and then
with a paralyzing shock the hurricane
smote the vessel, behling her down into
the sea as by the sheer weight of a giant
hand. Thanext instant, with a shudder
*4. .h. k-oM te-* *«■
gered, and leaped again Fragments of
boiling surge burtlvu al«ng her decus,
striking what they encountered witn tne
cf grape shot. The nnzzen mast broke
otf within a yard of thu deck, and. .ash
in* forward, struck the main mast and
brought it down m ruin, though the
noise of the* crash was inaudible in the
veil of the frenzied gale. The steamer
w:w rushing onward at headkmg speed
> et h ^* e ScU “ ca to ^ ^taJitu.-^ bill . ri
fast did wind and sea fly past her. She
reeled, staggered, leaped, was buried and
rose again, again to booverwii^aied. It
seemed another world, another age com
pared with the sunlightand calmofafew
; t vi I; . ind whiriiu^ v.cl
^ “"f, had T” er-ulfed miiiirlw ad riiin-s; hi,rd
nctnm 0 could Si.^ 11 , n~du nt^rd,
™™uig done nor directed; only awful
phmgings and strainings could befeil,
and thunderous blows and shocks. Only
by tiiese signs could it be Known that
the vessel was still above the water, still
~'i . V ‘“ J “
vu,d ’ thoJ ° h h Je .„ ot vatU Vere ve,e
stripped tho . surface ami cashed ,
1 rum
through tha ah; by anti by, however,
waves began to form, but irregularly,
soino rolling low, some reaching aloft
and stalking gigantic. One of lG-.
hurry mgthrough the blackness, mounted
*|» “ -
carrying ^ andV*-ry with it the
Sn^d that reriA^.
Vhut v.;ivo pn.c’..tlie foruoast!.'with „
leport lii k o Lie bui&ting of n si ego gUii,
stovo through tho oaken planks, and
dashed a hundred ScJn tons of water through
tho opening. Ail wore drow.md
6 p ^ * l j Aro were whirled w/’irled 3 ’ o^ out 1 Ac again 1 ri, andcA and car
nean^o tornado, rags heai o.i ny tlie into ship t.io rose inasio trom or ine -ne
blow; it seemed as if she could never
rl - s “ a ° :l,a - 3 ut ll P s ‘ le came, and tae
weight of water went booming (id,
breaking down partitions and deluging
°Z\ ^ ,Z ^ ~^^ t 7 i
dnu * 1 ri 0 r
At! „ . dT ^ C0Uld 111 b3 IWt *
m - n y °, t
of p/enn-d tqu J tei mi ro. ror follr wud cd. * TboHldnlAvn Tho o ship . . d ove ,
on somctimcs threatening to broach to,
yet maintaining her steerage way beyona
^ * ?'! ‘ fj'
qmte "'•"A'nAv *>' •■}• °Tlm Hie tlaiuncsa li 0 .dci.ed,
, 1 lt api>eared patch
3 * r; llg a
of ,' 7 . . f, f L '! “, ..‘“ll
mi.-t. . nicy ere in f mo cancer or me
tornado; and now the waves leaped up
J'‘ ln - l, t! * iU0 at ^‘ iJ1 u, hoI1se ^ bO nf of U t-ert vertical icri' and and °hori hon
zontal was lost, , and tae vessel reared and
pitched hked a tnaik.encd bronco. Tuis
‘between ship and .
P‘ !:u;a C;i
s3,orra ;aiEe 3alr be more dangerous
than °P?“ 5n S cxporienco; but, how
oyer that niig.it be, It did not last long.
rose * !i0 ^ the shriek , uIou , d of ® hut rusnmg , d . own w a mils, S' alil; coming «-!»“*
now Ironi the opposite point of tho com¬
pass, and once more tho dismantled and
bruised hulk sprang forward on her fear¬
ful race, galvanized, as it were, into pre¬
ternatural activity by a force not her
own. Stripped baro as she was, and
weighted by the water :.he had taken on
board, die moved more steadily than at
first. Nor could tho nerves of those
who still manned her continue, to re¬
spond as before to tho call of hor¬
ror. Tho worst was past for them, even
should death itself be in store. Mono
knew at that time who were living and
who were dead; each hold on to wliat
ever support was nearest him and waited
in darkness and uncertainty for what
alight come. The engine fires had been
put out, and nil the men available were
taking turns at the wheel, in a desperate
and unequal struggle to keep her before
‘ J ® ’ ‘ j0!uc * p *‘ t ,at n . " o::ld be a
relief it tlie slnp would founder and go
down. But s'nc* swept on, outstripping
death itself. Suddenly ono cf tlie pas¬
sengers, who had been alternately prav
*“8 ? tul Hlasphcnuug in the cabin, bro.se
out ,n a >' o11 of njad lau Sliter, and rushed
up tne companion way and out on the
deck. ?' 7 1 hurricane caught him ana
no
forward, he was jammed be
stUDlp 4 of the mainmast and
.. , - .... , ...
ri “ cm-ied ‘ °thorc- t’ c
, , .. , ,
. ...... ......
whipped it into ribbons in a moment; in
another moment he was naked to the
waist; then he was twisted and beaten
and lashed about until ho was a shapeless
mass of bloody flesh and shattered hones.
At length a sudden pitch of the vessel
loosened the anchor, and it and the j
corpse went overboard together, and the
ship swept on.
It was perhaps an hour after this, and
long after the most sanguine hud yielded
dumbly to despair, that the steamer rose
on a monstrous wave, which mounted
and mounted beneath her until it seemed
^ if 11 woiddend by carrying her through
il0Bky ’ t,u f’ w,t} \ a ,ast effort,
llu R8 her forward and . slipped back
her keel The great vessel was
earned on by th® impetus of tho onset,
and fell with an appalling crash, not on
the sea again, but on the solid eartlt.
Her voyage was over, and she was in port
at last.
T . . ., , . . „
ba f Kt ^T,. 1 e l tog^ber, and i ad n
‘ ^ ‘
motion ceased. The wind . still shrteaed
■ and the sea oedowed ,md thundered, but
“ * bt *" e sh, * > ’ h‘»e seemed
; to lA« beon luted beyond their reacii;
out \\ hoi c* they were no one knew, nor
could have guessed within a hundred
miles. After an Interval, tlie quarter
^ te r ’ * ho had ***'“ the ,ast man at
the wnee., . crept to the compamonway,
and, secunng liimself by a rope Passed
round his waist and made fast to tlie
ratling below, looked out.
At first ha could distinguish nothing,
and the rush of tho wind stifled him; he
dragged himself back and waited. He
had not waited long before It appeared
to him that the noise of the humcanc
was abating, and the darkness was lew
mtenso. At length he verftured fort:.
again. Moment by moment the
was decreasing; the change was not so
sudden as it had been when thocenterof
the tornado passed over them, and occa
skmally there was a return of rage and
fury. >.ut these to-came less and less
frequent. upward* Li «J<^ew«regraat o^h the - . cleava^ o
the remote sparkle of stass, tor ti e bun
those of the snip s company ana passen
gers who remained came on d«; k and
stared a ->u -
desert Isianu.
symmetrical A number of square shape, objects,^ ... and aismbu.ed curiously . ,
m
&&SLJ$£S?W?> fff. ^gulqnty, he-
wunv viar.iyrj rneTtnniefitaio tielguixjr
hood of tbo steamer. They wero ail of
nearly the same lieight, though in their
<*!„., dimensions th.-v varied condder
a j^er. j.p.. their sidles were whitish, the tops
La front of the vessel, as she
lav, the lan l rose upwards in a gentle
slope, and these Octangular .m,.';,, objects
-- ,, ^ i thems.vcs ....... Lm-b t i.; m that direc
tlou.
-They don’t look unlike houses,” re
mar kcd the quartermaster, peering earn
estiy through the gloom. -I don’t know
&ny coast hereabouts that lias rocks like
,i, "t ”
-If they were houses,” sai.l the second
St.S ;.i cf ... > it, t i.,* T.
town . and no small town either.”
-Hark! what’s that?”
All listened. There was the sound of
a ha!!oo, clearly repeated, a;; J in a mo
, at . c j j- was answered fr,»::i a further
dista5lca Then in sever..! directions.
n „ ar a . !(i far< xvoro heara ca ,, s cri , , and
mtutiur.s. Tlio listeners uttered mar
niur; ; of surprise and mkA rid.u.itv.
Just then a great f cloud in the
eiU .t broke a wav, anl tho fall nioon
shoJW foi th with sun as. in j brilliance,
8hc j d ing over tho scene a iight which,
( n comparison v.ith tho ai pro \ ions darlr
ness . r.emud as bright day. lire
;•“ ? "" > 1 , .,;,w
r . 1 10 Ek ' !U u t a the cteamer V"' cs
teni,ed , t,te t:,st; i u lV "’atcra of a large bay.
a ltrowll with wreckage ul an indcaeii*>
a bio modi y of Coating objects. In front
U1! J on either side were the . ticot3 and
bouses of a half destroyed town. Tilt*
steamer had been curried over the Boa
wall ami lay beyond the wharves, be¬
tween the ruins of a hotel and a ,..... 'A
ware , lour.u. ii , httlo . v.otf i.a.. v. , uat , aau
been u public pleasure garden or casino;
it tolled ns if a gigantic roller had been
p-tiuod over it. In a terrace higher up a
i 1( , avv i K , n p Un struck out like a !;.;!■
j r ; v Jn holt: it had Isren whiprxrl out of
t ,,i ,,,, i "l^t
, u„ >. . ...j.I ...
torn from their foundations and thrown
, T , . V^l
^ t j ld wes j. 0 f\| l0 town was a brig, with
one ° ' mrt still b 1 Eta:Kllu et-'ndinu S- A A '’o-timr ..o.l.ng wharf .. hail
, o.^of "fan“p of
U, ° B,eamer > tyin S crosswise, were the
rema i n3 of a three masted merchant ship.
large provision store had lv-n blown
, 0 pi oce3 al!t j t.i 10 stores whirled about in
all dictions over tho town and ad
j accn t lauds. In the bay, now rap
jjjy becoming calmer, appeared the
mas tg 0 f a scoro 0 f sunken swamp.' vessels,
eticl:in S up like reeds in a
Among them floated casks, blocks,
spam, boxes, quantities of oranges
and cocoanuts. fragments of trees, the
rafters and beams of houses; and bobbing
about everywhere were the drowned and
mutilated corpses of hundreds of men
and women. But theso were not to re
main long visible. Ever and anon there
would bo a swirl in tho water, a jerk and
a splash, and a shark would glido away
with a human arm or log in his jaws.
Tho banquet was ail unusually rich one,
and tha banqueters wero assembling in
thousands.
“Weil,” said the quartermaster, as his
eyes rapidly traversed the scone, “I’ve
heard of miracles, hut this is tho nearest
to one that ever I saw. Of all the tilings
that might have happened, this is the
urdikdiest; wo get caught in a hurricane,
and blown north and south, wo don't
know where, nor whether we were under
water or above it; and hero at last we
find ourselves high and dry, in the ;qort
rods we ware of the bound for, wharf and within ehi yS a Mj
very we
lain up tot This is a queer worlJ
"What place do you say thuj
quired ouo of tho passengers, V i
near.
"V.'.i- i - St. I.. •aw -v, lad
left of it—and no other place in^BJ
world. Oh, is that you. Mr. Startin'
I’m glad to see you safe and sound; 1 ex¬
pect a good half of us will never speak
again. Whore is your friend, sir?”
"I don't know,” replied the other; “I
have been looking for him. 1 haven't
seen him since tho wind first stopped
blowing out at sea.”
“It was that big wave that came
aboard ns, most likely ” said Urn guar
termaster, gloomily. Tnnt earned on
tae capt:.in am. manv a good man iiiui
him. \ on may sad tlie seas till you re
1K ' ver 860 tllL ‘ 1,ke
ot L...t B.oi n again. 5
1 ut bis interlocutor had moved away,
, •. .lie )ot Oi 1 i
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[to in: co.vi ixci i).}
If you spit up phk’pn, ami are
troubled with a hacking cough,
use l)r. J. Ii. McLean's Tar Wine
Lung Balm. kfl-lf
LADIES’ FANCY HAIR DRESSING.
-- r * Switches and Bangs to or*. ?r.
- -■< our Gnmbings for yourheai
1 < a ork vottr cuttings njio
thing human hair can I , made into.
For toil:: mjicoing ; and, cleaning la
,R es * hah ;■ satisfaction gtt iinteed. i
leave your hair .-off, ratslit and dry* as
1 found it. Bespeeri'idly.
JERKY 31001!i:,
Chauncey, Ga.
T lies. Mar. 10, C-: i
no a cax mu i:\ts
Allow th.-ir children to cough and rain
and . "-.gn and calmlyit Oh! it i:
only nttlccul L and . . .
cheap a and k* y'Pvii.ztmn:
m.iqterei*s ».■ *":»•■ *;•>*.•
"*-> are down a .in jimi.z i ■>. . t o..
• ■/ ampSion, when they can be .-ac* ”’iy re
! '* i»i- 11 1q* ! ti*!’ ,
; 1! ° 11,1 ''' ' : . For
Eastman by 11. I'lSnt.!;, 31. It.,
Drua git. j-:im fri.
Religious : Apjpm*iIntents.
Em •. I*. 31. Council, a promin'.nt
1 / ‘ ^ It V V-. t - eh.
j' i-,;j,.... o. «1 w : •.* , -v«*i ", i j
a ' rerv i on ri ur
s ( ; ur ; nr. I
till <*ct. 1
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.“ i i dlci v i)"i* n
*£' ., r( . ,, .. nil »'■ *M i.... >]lV dio.o
' ,.i irritable', T,|;
t M 0<>i . le snllrt in
K . m .,, ,.,f ,[„* long t/aii. of bistre—
iugfi-atim - uliar to h mal- .•..mpmmi
eoninanioiiable to «iy the l.-nst. it i- tin
fiitg, not only oflin i* 'vmijen, hut of
all v. men -o alaivi.yh to •ring about
t he-i^wr c », arm i *.m r-uiavtil,
= ‘ ma :i. -. This 1- easi
"V *r*E the use of Dr. Diet
; ptioii, the great
; r -j, iU , le *, :lk m—; -." It to
tivt . u:re for the miot compli g. d and
( , llst f ;i . [te ca .,., of h : . iT ■,
u; . n-.n iiition. m. ■ ira! tot
pro rim-, prol.tpmw.r hilling oi the
womb, veak back. •*: -n.: •
retrov* sbo: , hi-;:; fiiir
“Ow^ ^ .on ehroni r ' - * ,1J :
j •-1 • * i*;. •>- ill uvn
,1-. ami kiudreu ;.i!tm- iAil drug
'
Hazlehurst I Lole 4 «■« ..
Mrs. E. L. POUNDS. Proprietress.
Rate? pe” day. J2.D0. Special indiu -,
menu *. j the commercial travel. 83-wft
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
a Tew strenuous Protest. Culled bj-The
Detroit free rreiw.
The last issue of The Arizona Kicker con
tains the following cheerful paragraphs:
^ 0T A Soocass.—Last Saturday night
soon after 11 oVkk some gentleman
iueutity u unknown 10 u> fired a t*-ar 0 . of
Uucl:jbot though the side window of our ed
icon.*! room directly at the spot where cur
-
eot is usually placed. E*d the cot been there
w. heffid hxvo been iaquested on aud buried
era this. But tliacot wasn’t there. We we
net purty, but we ure no hayse^X We
haven’t slept twice in the same spot for the
la * ST t». hv weeks. W o have learned the
wavs o. tin., coiummuty at considerable co6t
-U^.-SKEWr* “
’.Vo i .- l sorry for the gent who wasted his
eocigies an,l (tmniuuition. lie doubtless went
nrey from the window feeling that he was
entitled to credit for doing a smart thing
Come again, old chap.
Cant Tell VEi-The Boston Acme Opera
any to baled for two nighta next week
!!., S“!'^ * ,5 tIt
V- .-i' V e the cold dioulte No
«uti we shall not exp.x*» our opinion lii this
i^aa
HtuuTA-We find we were iu error last
V ^ v,; in re of rti tc J tl ; e shooting affray be
tween the Hun. Bill Uakui and Cel. Jones
V»e supposed at tho tune that UiL Jones was
a regular subscriber to this paper, but a look
our Ifet •«,;« tluit wa hai e never
ho ,, Lb u&!llo at alL On the com.ary, the
non. Dakin has sulecriboii for five ci>pies.
We wore ir.Lsinformed as to the following:
1 . Dakin did not call Jones u nar.
2. Daldii did not draw his gun first.
3. Junes did not offer to apologize.
We wore hasty in saying that Dalun ought
to swing from a limb, and that ho hud long
been a terror to the town. We found him to
nuld,4burteona, gen toil rituvn, full of
-osh and enterprise, and his presence is u
credit to the town. Col. Junes hud better
travel fur his health as soon as able, and in
caso ho finds a town to suit him better ho
should buy it ami settle them
X&t This Veak.—A correspondent who
^ U QU’nants to hm-w why
i; - J racier aoesu t pitch into the boai d of
„,.p, P‘ oa ,- w . a thief. Wo don't doubt this asso
&*“
Retuuxed.— Maj. Jim Smith created quite
a seniatiun by £ descending from tho stage b ns
T^at , sf v ,- 0
» moner nothied him his serqv
AuvoAg sUve/doUars fur* a re
ae wal
The major has pat In tho past year in stats
prison, having been sent there by mistake, us
his friends aro convinced. He served his
torailikoauianaudhasreturncdtothebo
wai of bis family and society. IIo lias cards
° Ut , f ?!' U u!" ' 'h, ^ ISf ta a ‘ “ t0 ‘' ksl to-morrow, “ S - te
Weil K.!J>ixso;iI.(!,
Young Man (applying for a situation)—I
have had considerable experience, as a com¬
mercial traveler, sir. Would j'ou not like to
engage mo to push your products!
Manufacturer—^V our services will hardly
bo required. There are already about 7,000,
000 men engaged in pushing our products in
this country. Wo manufacture baby cor
ringes.---Burlington Free Press.
Suspicious Accessories*
fl ■ *
!L\k ■■ ilL % — 4/
Jf
I nut dem glubs ■Kick? hln’t hick Why, 'case fur ter he’s brass suho little he’s yo'
oil u
tender bul:iuo.
Mr. Ilokus—Umpalc ’Bposo ho broke dat
arm o’ youra waggln’ ho’s tail.—Judge.
A Rather Strong Hand.
“Mistab Johnsing, I hyah dat yoh hail a
ivory interestin'seshun ob do Straight Flash
club ds ° ll,lah ebonin S*”
“Yes, salt; dere wur some excitin’ times,
5 'u-casino
cb do excitementr
.. Kit „ erc . dLsljor way. Lemuel SJdvtos he
( j oua 0 p Cll j a John j»t wuf erbout fohtv
'
boa< , 3 i;i hit- Duy wu , foU ^ do game.
come erlong war my money and Gabe Sink
erson staid, and Jad Cumberland ho done do
^ Iienscol he douo stCJ(3(i t ai| , rfo res *
'DiorgcuoiAS UapiKincd ......«"•*>: to roquiro. Loniuui
b *t odo chip, and Sinkerson followed him wuf
a raise, and we all stayed in do gome like
men, ebry feller raisin’ de bet as bis turn
came. Finally Lemuel he done called Sink
erson, and we all showed down, and Lemuel
took de pot.”
“What did you all hab?”
“SmUorson had threo kings an* a jack
knife; I had a Hash and a pah of brass knuck¬
les; Jud Cumberland had aces up an’ a
rahzor.”
“But what did Lemuel bab?"
‘Tie had a pah of fob’s an' a revolver.’’—
Merchant Traveler.
Not Muclu
Little Emily. 6 years old, Is a great favor¬
ites in spite of her incorrigible freedom of ex¬
pression. The other day she had been on a
visit with her mother at a friend's, and had
remained to dinner. At the table she had
amused the family, with tha possible excep¬
tion of its elderly and serious head, by occa¬
sional remarks. As tha meal was drawing to
an end tho hostess remarked:
"laaily, vvouldn t you like to stay here all
tho time, and bo our little girl;”
Emily look:.-1 up, pointed her finger at tho
head of tlu family nud exclaimed, contompt
uonsly:
"U’hat! And have him for a father?”—
Boston Transcript.
Nothing Frivolous About Him.
Author (anxiously) — You pay by the
space, do you, or by the--
Editor .promptly)—By space, c f coarse.
It would bankrupt us to pay for your ma¬
terial by weight.—Exchange.
Ijisinuatfnj; i’ofiteness.
Pr. Alphonso— Precede mo (waving his
hand toward tho sur.js r table;.
Guest (an undertaker)—Doctor, 1 follow
>yu.—Detroit I r.-: I i -gs.__
A Wonderful Mission.
A wonderful Episcojial . mission has
just been brought to a close in Newcastle
‘<»e city weie able a'l'leTo'iotn to join. Mow V, eTl than an
twenty missionem eiigaged m it. The
missioner at thecathedral was tue Rev.
Canon Body. Ono of the special features
of the work was tho course ot rmthlay
services for business men, which were
held in the cathedral, when most strik
Ing addresses were given by the Rev. i
w> ll M. Hay Aitkcn to an immense
congregation. Great efforts were made ;
to reach all classes of the community,
and with marked success. On tlie first
Sunday of tho mission all tho cabmen
tram car employes wero invited to
breakfast In the town hall, after which
addresses were given by the bishop
others. ^ A . special service was held, bj
pertniision, ia the piison, at which his
lordship also preached, and
have been held In all the large work
shops, factories, police stations, etc. All
the general arrangements were carried
out by a committee under the presidency
of the bishop, and of which the Rev.
Canon Peunefather, who has recently
been appointed missioner for the diocese,
acted as honorary secretary.—Church
man.
AT MSS. SUE CARNES’
Millinery i Store.
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Cheap to the
-Vi.iv.i:
II. A M, W A T E Pv M A N,
UdivSilissriHe, $*<*■
As ine procure our supply direct, from the West in car load lots,
wo aio prepared al all times to furnish saw mill and tur])oidine linns
with lirst-class mules at tlie lotve.-f market rates. mail We make a special¬
ity in this trade. Information or orders by will receive prompt
attention, april 12 88 ly
W. A. REDDING. W. W BALDWIN.
REDDSNG Si BALDWIN,
Olo’tSa.lsas* £=&:olc! H-Uss/ts*.
AVinshij) ZX Csillaway’s Ohl Slitnd,
Keep a full supply of the best at the lowest prices. Give us a call.
3GO Second Street, tVSacon. Ca.
s(‘]>t.i 3 , 1888 . i\
£ —ti |f Hi H h A j a i V
gr ll u m o '1 a
1 fci«
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—MANUFA! TLItKIIS OF
€ i
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ANDY KACKEKS 4? 1 11) E1 1
J i
and Wholesale Dealer- in I’anev Grocerie s, Tobacco, Cigars, Snulf, I’ijies, etc
Our < 'audios anil < 'rankers cannot be excelled for their purity.
The ( hallenger < Tier still lead li e also have Reach and Pear Ciders,
Raspberry .1 ami ulip, Grape Cider, <)range cider, Ginger .Me—in Kegs, Half Barrels
and Barrels Bottles. All orders will have promiit and careful attention.
Goods neatly packed and satisfaction guaranteed. Send us a trial order.
BONE 1 CHAPPELL,
STOKE—tOli ropuhtr St.; EAGTOKY—450, bis, EiO, 1(>2,4CI Fourth Street
.lime 1 l-.'ini .11 AGON, GA.
AA Xii'i "KTQ O ?'JFfD luiti'U r ‘TT A TFfl
X. lA
—on—
Farms and 1m properly ■
IN BIBB on ADJOINING COUNTIES
ELLIOTT S.S-LS.V CO.,
1 lb! Second St., Macon, Ga.
Apply to G. E. ARMSTRONG,
7-12-S8-lv Eii.-tinan, Ga.,
-- —
Money to Laan
o improved farms am! town prop¬
erty* in Dodge and adjoining coun¬
ties, at legal interest.
C. It. ARMSTRONG,
Eastman, Ga., Nov. 20, 1888. tf
PEACOCK & TA TlkT Am,
FEED, LIVERY AND SALE
STABLES.
First class teams. Open day and night.
Rates reasonable. .Special attention
given the commercial travel.
LI MBER < ITY, GEURO IA
apr ?3 wiytu
TAOK'lfEN’i’.—An eight-room cot
X tage in Eastman. Terms favor¬
able. Apply to
mayStf IV. !!. GOFF EE.
I
^ ^ f^i
^ ^ %
^ M E* ■•■•2 n&W 1 huh {!■»*«
Yes, We lean It.
GIVE IT A WAV TO ADVERTISE
01 R Ii! Si NESS.
Write and Learn Particulars
|||« W'e sell ifnsic for 10 cent J.
Sold elsewhere for 40 cent J.
to $1.25.
Send for Catalognc of over 8,000
pieces to select from. \ great saving
0> parents >v ho are siting l.ieir Rang.l
*«« * ****** edncatwn.
, \ 'VI? A Hi W Guitars, Banjos. V:o
. ? ? Jins and Musi.* Boxes
I » ?L j. T ' » I , \ TWjt * f*»j V' sold C|l
- V * £ t. D 5, small mou
thly payments. Caialugue- free.
q R( , , vs _ f rom $->5 upward ill price.
p 1 o s ’ from fiS5u pwardif j 1 price. 1
If you wish to "live njoney and
have a musical home, call on or
address
Tilt GEORGIA MUSIC HOUSE.
E. D. IliVINE,
3i„]berry Street, - - Macon, <ia.
-niv enterpii-ing Mu-i. lloii.-t
of the South. luv24-ly
r AV;':
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Oil ■; m
m\ 9TS fl w.
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J- R. HICKS,
( s ‘Cl --or to Buscnit Smith)
Brilliant Saloon and Uo*daiir;int, Third
street next J. D. Barr, M.ieon, (la.
quor- Nothing and cigars but the will very he best handled wines, this li¬
ut
bar. In tin* Kestiiuraiit there is one of
the b i cooks m the State—polite and
tentive waiters. When you want
oniething good to cat or drink come and
ee me.
•J. II. IIICKSp
Broiirictor Brilliant Saloon and Rev.
(intrant, Macon, Ga. my ai-lmo
ns JUl aaraat.
s. T. ROGERS would inform hi
frioiils and the traveling public, parties
ularly the
“Drummer Boys,”
That lie has Opened a first-class Restau¬
rant at hi- nid stand iu business center
of city* and near the depot with best
cook in Georgia ami first-, la--help. Jle
proposes to entertain in royal style.
Drummers’ sample, eases and baggage
eared for free of charge. maylB-lm
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TOBACCO, CIGARS
anil all grades fine lianil-made and dis¬
tilled WHISKIES.
I make a special feature of FILLING
.JUGS. Orders promptly attended to.
112 Poi-i.ak SriiKKT (i)i.i* Stand),
my 2f-fin MACON, GA.
Special attention to Express Orders.
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FRENCH
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1 IB ('urroN Avenue,
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Horses and Mules,
n&nd ttaaa * From the
. Eifib-Priced.