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®hc Jftontaommi monitor. D. C. Sutton, Editor and Proprietor. THE WANDERER. Joiner, joining the oaken seam, All so lonely and dusty gray, Shaking thy head in a waking dream, Where he thy follows of yesterday ? Fast and gone from the trodden sill; Each on Ids errand; and all for naught ? For men are coming and going still; And stiil must the joiner’s task be wrought Why, well thou sayest, thou mournful wight! But dost thou remember the students four, Who sang of old, In the waning light Os the golden evenings, before thy door? And do I remember ? And wast thou one Os that boastful band ? For my eyes arc dim. Nay ! for with tempest and foreign sun, Scarred thou seemest and swart and grim! And fair were they; and they’ vowed their vows; And the maidens listened, in hut and hall; And still they talked as they held carouse, Os what should happen and what befall. And one must rail at the miser’s greed, And he of them, only, hath learned to hoard! And one should win with the poet’s screed What he hath won with the victor’s sword! And one should journey beyond the foam, And never his eyes behold the sea ! And one of them only abide at home; And half I fancy that thou art ho! Oh, vex thee not with the pleasures I planned; But tell me !—wliat of thy daughter fair? And wears she a ring on the lily hand, So smooth and slender beyond compare ? For hers be jewels of East and West, And here be spoils of tho Southern shell, Won with danger, at love's behest, And who is the giver, her heart shall tell. Now wliat to thco is her lily hand ? And what, to thee, was her love so dear ? And how shall she care for thy jewels grand, Now that her coffin I fashion here ? Why, truly, truly, if these tilings be, There is never a solace for those that roam In all that their slumbering eyes may see, More false than the dreahis of the coming home!— Boston Transcript. RESCUED FROM A HAREM. THRILLING EPISODE IN A SAILOR’S LIFE. The street which was our regular route to tho ship had a gate and a guard house at either end. Blank walls about twenty feet high extended some 500 feet along both sides of the street. Behind these walls were the palaces of two of tho grand pachas. We could only see the windows of the upper stories; the magnificence within was left to our imagination. As we were walking past, one afternoon, one of the windows was suddenly thrown open, and there ap peared at it the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. We w'ere fairly electri fied by her beauty. She had defied a well-known edict in showing us her face, as we knew. Instantly as she appeared we saw her throw something over the wall, and then she closed tin; window. It was a note which she had thrown. c ili I We all rushed to pick it up. The prize was won by a Swedish captain, who im mediately pocketed it. When we arrived at the landing the Swedish captain invited me on board liis ship. We had been so intimate dur ing our stay here that the rest of the party could not take offense at this pref erence; but how anxious they were to know the contents of that note ! I in sisted that no gentleman could ask, nor would any divulge its contents, which justly belonged to its captor. Once on board, the note was opened, when an agitation seized tin; captain which made him appear to me like a lunatic. “Captain,” he said, handing me the note, “you are married, and circum stances have proved how much you love your wife. lam unmarried and have fallen desperately in love. Help me by your advice. What shall I dot My ship is ready to sail and the wind is fair. I do not own the vessel or cargo, and therefore have no right to detain her. Read, and tell ma what to do.” As mv own marriage had been very romantic this affair was doubly exciting V> me. The note was written in a good English hand as follows: “I know you are Christians and will save me from this life of degradation. Entombed in this harem, from which there is no other way of escape, I appeal to you in mercy to save me. God, I know, will open your hearts, give wis dom, and guide you to-morrow night to a silken thread thrown from tliis window, near where you found my note. To the thread attach your answer. Death awaits discovery.” The night was spent in devising means of rescue. The captain swore upon the Bible that he would marry her if rescued, and if she would consent. Jewels are most prised when most diffi cult to obtain. I was in full sympathy with his feelings, and when the day broke our plan of action lnvd been deter- | mined. I saw that he was unfitted to go i to sea, his head being entirely turned, and to ease his conscience upon the j point of duty I pointed out that the in terest of nil parties would be served l>cst if he should defer his departure until the dark moon, when tho plan devised could bo put into operation. This would necessitate u delay of th e flays. Among our friends \W were to pretend that no importance attached to the mis | sive which the lady had thrown out. Ai a reason for his delay in not sailing tin ! Swedish captain was to say he had dis covered a leak in his ship’s top sideaftei - lit' had loaded her, which made it neces- ! sary to careen her for repairs. It re- j quired much tact to avoid the captains I with whom wo had been in daily com pany, anti to make excuses to stay ashore late every night. We staved ashore to become acquainted with the guards, whom we thought we c aid in duce, by appearing to be half drunk and by a liberal use of money, to open the gates for us at any time. Tho first nigh! we half-staggered up to the gate, handed the guards one hundred piasters, and then showed them our empty pockets, whereupon they allowed us to puss through the gate, pointing to their hearts to assure us that no one would pass that way to molest us. Each of Us carried the usual paper lantern to illuminate the way, and we were well armed with pistols and cutlasses. During the day we had paced the distance from the gate to the spot where we might expect to find the thread, and we now had but tc pace off the same number of steps in the darkness. During the day also we had not failed to show ourselves fre quently in the street to let the prisonei know that we meant to communicate with her. We found the threael anil attached our note of reply, first putting out our lights to avoid discovery. Softly pull ing the thread, we felt a gentle strain in reply, and the note was pulled up, to reach, we prayed, the hands of her who so anxiously waited it. On our return to the gate it was immediately opened when we knocked, and the guard had recognized our English voices. Our letter to the lady contained the ’ollowing: “On the fifth night, counting from to morrow, we will rescue you by a rope adder. At one o’clock we will attach i strong line to the end of your core!. Pull this until the laelder reaches you. The line will be sufficiently strong to Dear your weight. Place the line over i hook or post, but do not make it fast. We will hold the end, so fear not. Tlio line null be withdrawn after your des cent, so that no one will discover the manner of your escape. There will be ao moon. Before daybreak you will be in a vessel under way for England. If sou can devise any other means, or have iny suggestions to make, you can com municate as before; we will pass nightly until we have some token from you. We are two who have sworn to save you. One of us will ascend to assist you in your descent, if you desire it. May God aj whom you have prayed, nerve you to your task.” The next night we received the fol lowing answer: “I will provide the ladder, which you will pull toward you with the cord. I have a trusted eunuch who will assist me, as his life belongs to me. Think well of the danger; I have no right to place you in jeopardy. In case of dis covery a rope ladder upon you would prove your guilt; you would be seized anil disposed of, none would know how except tho headsman. Your crime and mine are punishable by death. My life is nothing, nor would I lie missed, but you have loved ones at home. Should you change your minds on the night ap pointed, God have mercy upon me! I will not live to see the light of another day. I have often meditated this act. I have felt that God, to whom I have j always prayed, would deliver me, and j that I would be allowed to thank him in j his sanctuary. If you do not find the cord, you may know that I have been | betrayed. If all is safe, the cord will j be weighted with a silken purse contain- | ing jewels to reward you and to assist in j my escape. Should you not find this ; token, it will he because I have been j discovered. Then be on your guard l against assassination. I shall not look j for you until the hour named.” My friend, Captain H , had fallen j most desperately in love. I say des- ■ perately, because he neither slept, i ate nor drank; nor would he give me | any rest. It was reassuring to me j to see a fellow so far gone; I hail thought | myself the only one who could be so ; “cracked.” He was always at ray heels j arid had become my shadow. I learned his whole history. The cause of his go- , ing to sea was the removal of a flaxen haired, blue-eyed schoolmate who had been his beloved little friend from his ; earliest memory. Her parents hail re- | moved to Moscow, and thence, as ho j was informed, to Odessa, from which ; port he had last sailed, with a cargo of grain for Falmouth for orders. At Odessa he had made the most search- j ing inquiries, and learned that a family of the same name had gone to Alexan- ; dria about six years previous. He had > been, until our present adventure, re markably quiet and diffident. He had told me that his dffidence arose from the fact that he was almost a woman hater, and that he never expected to be happy until he found his early love, * whom he last saw when she was eleven and he twelve years of age. His inter est in the fair captive was doubtless aroused by the fact that she strongly resembled his i-arlv love. The eventful night arrived. I gave a supper at the hotel to allay any sus picion. Supper was ordered for twenty, and was served at eleven o’clock, which meant an all night spree. Wine flowed freely,and hail its effect upon our friends At twelve o’clock, by a preconcerted ar- MT. VERNON. MONTGOMERY CO., GA., WEDNESDAY, MAY I. 1887. rnngeniert, a note was bunded to me by a servant. I protended that it lmd been sent by mv second officer and that it announced that my chief officer had killed one of the crew. Apologizing for my sudden departure l promised to re turn as soon as possible and finish tho night. My fvieml, Captain H , in sisted upon going with me. 1 protested, but he was obstinate, and finally, as the company insisted that it was not safe to go alone, we twn separated ill company. We Arrived at the gate in our usual apparently drunken condition, feed the guard liberally and passed through. A few minutes later we returned and lmd our cigars and lanterns lighted, pre tending that tho latter had been put out accidentally. They were so ready in assisting us that we gave them an other handful of piasters, and made them understand that they were not to allow any one to follow us. They earn estly promised and we started again, our hearts almost bursting with rapid pulsation. We found the cord; a purse was at the eml of it. So far all was safe. Running to the farther gate as quick ly as possible, we repeated our former strategy of bribes, and the guards there premised us tlint while we were in the street nobody should pass them. Thus we had the field to ourselves, with guards on either hand to protect us from interference, We returned to the Spot where the purse lay, It was readily discovered liy reason of its brilliancy, being worked in gold and silver threads. A stout cord was attached to it. We pulled gently upon the cord, and drew down a ladder made of silk. The night was dark, not a star risible. Thus far everything favored us. We put a strain upon the bidder with both our weights, to keep it from swaying, when suddenly we felt a heavy burden upon it, and in an instant a man in a white tunic sprang from the ladder and seized mo by both arms muttering some thing 1 could not understand. Letting go Ins iron grip upon me, uc toou me Captain in the same manner. Then he sprang upon the ladder anil disappeared. We were so taken by surprise that we could not defend ourselves if occasion had required it. Treachery or not we did not know, but we stood at our post. Presently we felt by the strain on the rope that some one was again descend ing. This time it was the lady herself. She sprang lightly to tho ground, and a moment later came tho man who had be fore descended. He was her faithful slave. Fie tell on ins knees, Dogging to be taken with us. But tliis was impos sible. He was to be relieved by auothei guard at four o’clock, and his absence would have caused the discovery of the escape. She advised him to return, close the window, and let go the rope. She could not be missed until noon, when it would be impossible to know during whose watch she had made her escape. It might be supposed that slip had committed suicide, as site lmd fre quently threatened to do, and might have done so by throwing herself into the Bosphorus, through the trap in the floor of a boat house near by. She did not speak nor evince any ter ror, but trusted us entirely. As we heard footsteps rapidly approaching, and feared pursuit or a meeting with street marauders, we lost no time in reaching the gate. The guard openei it immediately. The word “American’ had a charm for them, • specially us il was followed by a handful of piaster thrown at them when the gate win opened. I presume, they imagined wi did it in our drunken fun, but it wai really to draw their attention from om companion. After We had passed through 1 locked the gate and threw away the key. The guards were tin busy picking up the money to heed n thundering at the gate after we hat gone on. We did not reach our boats too soon, for we could hear mutterin' voices and tramping feet close behind us. With muffled oars we pulled for my friend’s brig. We had proceeded not more than fifty yards from the shore, when we heard our pursuers jumping into boats at the landing. Who tiny were we eoulil not tell, but they hail net the customary lights with them to indi cate that they were honest citizens. Tim extreme darkness favored our flight among the many vessels anchored in the harbor, most of which lmd their anchor lights up. My friend’s vessel had two lights in the main rigging as a private signal. These were put out as soon as we reached the deck. Entering the cabin we again saw the face of the lady. As I have Indore said, he was tlie most beautiful woman I h*il ever seen. I could not help feeling tint my friend was not the handsome fellow that deserved to be united to such love liness -yet the gods mated Venus a»d Vulcan. The Swedish captain '.ius speechless with admiration. I acted as his ambassador and informed her how desperately in love he was, and that he was determined to save her or lose bis life in the attempt. She v.as now fan to act for herself, but I was sure that if she married him she would have a lov ing huslianrl. As I hail In-en concerted in her rescue from captivity, I felt it my right as well as my duty to urge her to accept him. She did not utter a word, but remained perfectly passive. I ad rise.l him to leave till; cabin and get his ship under way at once. My boat’s crew would assist him. The vessel must be outside the harbor. I said, before dar- “SUB DEO FACIO FORTITER." light, ami before sunrise be well into tho S»a of Marmora. Anil so we parted. It was t hree o’clock when I reached my ship. Sloop was out of the question. Tho events of the previous few days were like a dream out of which I had just awakened. The consequences might have been serious (o me. But I was always ready for adventures, anil lmd been in many Predicaments equally hazardous. J lived, as nil young sailors live, on romance amt during. The ex oitement. of this occasion was as \liil orating to me us champagi ■ is to tho wine-bibber. In the morning T was visited by several of the captains who had boon my guests of the night before. They him felt some fear for our safety when they learned that a conflict had taken place between the guard in tho street wo hail passed through and a hand of Greek robbers. Two of the robbers bad been killed. These must have been our pur suers, who, after wo had eluded them, hail returned and attacked the guard. They were overpowered by a company of soldiers from the fort, w ho were mak ing their rounds to relieve the guard. Os course I knew nothing of what had lieeonio of the Swedish captain. I as sured them that he went safely on board and was to lilt VO sailed at sunrise, anil thak, as the wind was fresh and fair, I supposed ho was off. 1 feigned ail at tact of rheumatism os an excuse for not going ashore that day. Tho following day lUif consul, hearing l was sick, came on board. From him I learned that one of the wives of tho paclia of the army had made her escape by the aid, it warn supposed, of the Greek robbers, some of whom had been captured and would be executed unless they told where their companions and the captive could be found. It was supposed that she was held for ransom. A rigid search was made on board all the Greek vessels, of which there were many lying in the harbor, but of course tho missing lady was not found. Our consul, I think, had his suspi cions as to the manner of the lady’s es cape from the palace. Ho asked me to dine with him, saying that I, l>cing a person so well known in Peru, would be missed if I did not go ashore and show myself at my usual resorts. I took his uiiviee and dined with him, remaining all night at the consulate, which ho in sisted upon my making my home for tho rest of my stuy. Ho was too much of a gentleman to question mo, whatever ho may have thought, and 1 deemed it ad visable, because of his official position, to keep him in ignorance of my part in the affair. Though not pertinent to this voyage, I will here give the sequel to this ad venture. Nine years later, while in com mand of the olipper ship Droadnuught, arriving in New York one day, I made fast at my usual berth at the foot of Rec tor street, w hen Captain Hope, a Bundy Hook pilot, who was harbor master at the time, boarded my vessel and told me that a Swedish brig was lying at Pier 8, and that her captain was very anxious to meet mo before ho sailed. Tho Con stantinople episode had nearly passed from my mind in the exciting years that lmd intervened. As soon as our gang plank was hauled ashore, a lady and gentleman came on board. 1 was stand ing on the quarter deck with some cus tom house officers and passengers. Tho lady, whom I immediately recognized, came forward and embraced me with much warmth, and the gentleman fol lowed suit. The pleasure attending this happy meeting was shared by all who wit nessed it. It is needless to say that the pair were, the Swedish captain anil the laity whom I had assisted to escape from Oon stantinople. That truth is indeed stran ger than fiction is here exemplified. Atter leaving Constantinople their joy was un speakable upon discovering that they had been lovers in their childhood. She was the flaxen-haired girl for whom my friend hod pined so long. When they parted as children her family went to Moscow, where they remained several years, anil where she had tin ai r luge of an excellent education and became a proficient linguist. Her great beauty attracted universal attention. She was courted by many but won by none. Her father received the appointment of con sul at Odessa, but lie gave up tliis place and they migrated to Alexandria, where he bi eumo a grain exporter. This fre quently necessitated journeys into the interior of Egypt, and his beautiful daughter was liis constant companion. During one. of these excursions their caravan was assaulted by Arabs. The men were slaughtered and robbed, anil the women wore disposed of among the chiefs. She fell to the lot of one who sold her into the harem whence she was rescued by us. When the pair arrived at. Falmouth, after the rescue, they were married, anil sailed for Antwerp, where some of her jewels were disposed of to purchase the brig which ho commanded when they paid their visit to me on board the Dreoilnaught. They had sailed together around the world, but this was their first voyage to New York. Colonel Graham, now clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, was custom house officer in charge of my ship at that time, and be lives to bear witness that he hears this remarkable tale told in my cabin by the Swedish captain at that time. My friend, the captain, Inis since sold the vessel, and retired from sea life to business on shore in one of our east ern towns . From tin' Forecastle t/> the Cabin, by Captain H. Samuels (Harper's). A policeman fired at a fleeing burglar the other day, and the latter’s life was saved by the bullet hitting a button on the rcur of his coat arid glancing off. Now m know why those two buttons arc j>ut on a coat behind. A Montana woman killed an Indian while shooting at a dog. Knowing their natural propensity for wild and erratic marksmanship, women should coniine their practice to stone throwing, as being less dead) y tliau bullets. THE JOKERS’ BUDGET. REST WE FIND IN THE PAPERS. His Wife was ivilh Him When Wo men Vote —Did not Refuse—The Twig—Parted -Oilils ami Ends. Etc,, Etc. SHE DIDN’T RFFtSE. A tv/vf fifth who keeps a boarding liouso on Earned street enlli’il nt police lieml quarters yesterday, to complain (hut n gentleman hoarder had skipped her house, leaving a bill unpaid. “He owes me about forty dollars and I want him caught,” she added. “What kind of a person was ho?” asked the Sergeant . “Well, the day before he went away he offered to marry me to settle the bill. You can judge what cheek he has.” “And you refused ?” “Yes—no no, I didn’t 1” sho ex claimed, as she blushed dear back to her ears. “It was all settled that we should be married, anil t hat’s one reason why I’ll pursue him to the ends of the earth. A man who’ll jump a board bill and a marriage engagement, too, is an outlaw who should be locked up.”—De troit Free Press. WHEN WOMEN VOTE. Wlum women shall rule l>y the ballot. Which they hope to attain soon or Into, How grand will hoiiiul President Flossie, Ain I Mumio (Department of State) ! How dignified Gertie anil Winnio Will sit in their Cabinet, chairs, Anil Gnssie, and Billie and Kiltie Transact Governmental iilTium! How majestic will Chief Justine Bertie Inspire with judicial awe Sweet Itoxie, anil Sadie and Myrtle, The learned expounders of law ! And when the great General Mol lie Witli lier troops at tho battle arrives, Her mime will strike fear to the terrified foo And they’ll turn and run for their lives ! Till Bits. NO EXTRA SESSION. "My dear,” said a Congressman to his daughter, at breakfast. "Wasn’t young Brown hero Inst night until twelve o’clock?” “Yes, papa,” sho replied with a pretty little blush. “Well, my dear, you should not per mit. it. It, lias been that way for seven teen nights, hasn’t it ?" “Yes, pupa.” “Don’t you know that is hardly tho proper thing?” “Yes, papa.” “Then why do you do it?” ho asked, impatiently. “Because, papa I expect to go away next week, anil I am rushing the, busi ness so that there will not have to be an extra session.”— Washington Critic. ADVANTAGE OP A TOWN CLOCK. Portage (Wis.) Girl—“Oh, you Omaha girls haven’t any spunk. Why don’t you form a mutual improvement society like we did ?" Omaha Girl —“Why, what hits your society accomplished ?” “Well, we held fairs and did all sorts of tilings until we got enough funds to purchase a town clock. When it strikes it can be heard everywhere.” “Os all things! What good lias that done you ?” “Good ? Why our mothers can’t set the clocks iihoutf when they see a young man coming in the gate!”— Omaha WorUi. HIS WIPE WAS WITH HIM. “Ho you’ve been out West?” he queried of a citizen who returned tho other day. “Yes.” “Lots of snow out there?” “Millions of acres: f was snow bound on a train for fifteen hours. There were twenty-two ballet girls in my car.” “And your wife was with you ?” “Alas? yes.” “Great Hcott! but how you must hnvo suffered I”— Arlcansaio Traveler, SHOWING SOLICITUDE. Father (To family physician). “Isn’t George Sampson a relative of yours, doctor?” Family Physician. “Yes, lie is a nephew.” Father. “He wants my daughter, but I gave him to understand that she wouldn’t get any of my money until after rny death.” Family Physician. “That was right. George was asking about your health to day.” AS THE TWIG IS BENT, ETC. “How does it happen, Mose, that you, being an orthodox Jew. have employed a Christian wet nurse for your eld 'd ?” asked Kosciusko Murphy of Mose Schaumburg. "Murphy, I dell you how flat was. You know we Chews get our living from dose Schentilcs. ” “I am aware of the fact.” “Veil, I hires dot Schentile vet nurse so dot my little offspring can pegin easily to get hisdotvay.”— Texas Siftings. ILL-DESERVED FAME. Omaha Husband -Well, f told you my friend DeOranil was a wonderful man. Now what do you think of him? Omaha Wife—He’s a fool. “Fool! Why he is one of the most famous scientists of the day.” “He’s a bom idiot.” “How can vou talk so?” “He thougnt tliis precious little treas ure was a tioy arid she’s most a month old.” — Omaha World. A HINT. Mrs. Fortuneseeker hail been hinting to Judge 8., who is old and rich, that her daughter would make him a good and loving wife. “She is vary much in love with you, Judge,” said the lady, suggestively. “I am sorry, but I cannot reciprocate the affection of u young lady who shows such bad taste,” replied the old Judge, reaching for his hat and cane.— Shoe and Leather Reporter, VOL. 11. NO. 9. A CANDID PEDAGOGUE. father of Stupid Boy—“ Professor, I want von to teach this hoy German and i French." Professor—“ Why do you want tho ! Germans and French to know what an ass ho is? Isn’t it enough that the Eng lish speaking races should know it?” Texas Siftings. A CASE OF NECESSITY. Minister (to hoy who is digging for worms' —“Little 1 toy, don’t you know | rnmn iv is wrong to work on Sunday, ex cept in eases of necessity?,’ Hoy (going on with his digging)— "This is a ease of necessity. A feller | jun'fc go lishin’ ’thout hait.”— Lift. IN THE nOTTDE. Judge—“Ho, Patrick, you beat your I wife?” Prisoner —Yis, yer honor, but I was drunk.” “You should try and sober up.” “Share I am afraid to sober up.” “Wlint arc you afraid of?” “Me woife, sir; whin I’m sober she bates me.” —Tims Siftings. TJIUOWN IN. Coal Dealer: "Where’s John?” 1 )rivcr: “He staid up to Mr. Brown’s.” Coal Dealer: “Why on earth did he do that ? Doesn't ho know we’re short handed?” Driver: “I suppposo ho does, sir, hut lie said he was weighed in with his load, and lie had an idea he belonged to Mr. Brown.” HE WAS POSTED. "What is the leading branch in your school ?” asked a lady of a teacher. Before the teacher could vouchsafe reply, a little boy intorupted the con versation with: “1 know 1” “And what is it little boy?” asked the lady. “That switch in the corner, ma’am.” HIAWATHA. Ho killed flits nolilo Mii'ljnkms, With this skin ho made him inittcna. Made them with tho fur Hide inside. Made them with tho okin Hide outsido; Ho, to got tho warm side inside, I ’lit tho inside skin side outside; He, to get tho eold Hide outside, 1 ‘ut the ivurm side fur side inside, That’s why in put the fur side Divide, Why h put tile skill side outside. Why he turned them inside outside. The Irrepressible Hoy. On the morning train bound for Albany come a limn with one of those irrepress ible boys, whoso little tongue was bound to wobble, even if all tho planets of tho universe were obliged to halt until his closed lips betokened that he had givon up the floor. Question after question rolled out in a sharp falsetto tone that could bo dis tinctly heard half way through the car. Candy, apples, oranges mid figs were supplied him by the embarrassed parent with a hope of closing his little mouth for a brief time, at least. Finally, after he had devoured a big orange, hostar f lod his father with tlm following: “Say, par, yer’l mind mar, and ot got drunk this time I’m with yer, rot t ye?” Tho parent seized the lad by the .Tin, and the fleet ness with which lie yanked, him through the rear ear do?: would have done credit to Maud S.— Times. Too Dignified by Hair. Writing lines is the penance Harrow schoolboys do for all their sins, in and out of school. If a boy is late for school, he writes lines; if lie misses “biil,” ho writes lines. If the lines are not lmish ed at a stated time, their number is dou bled. Thorn was one clever boy who escaped writing half the ordered quan tity; and the masters tell the story of how he did it to this day. He was an untidy boy and was often taken to bisk for his carelessness and disorder. One i day, says M. Nicholns , his master, wiio j had very dignified and impressive man ; ners, and who always said “we” instead of “you” when talking to the lioys, found ' occasion to reprove him. “We do not look very clean,” he said, : with some severity. “We have not washed our hands this morning. Havo wo?” “I don’t know about yours,” was the ; impudent boy’s answer, “but I’ve wash ed mine.” “Ah!” said the master, “we are very impertinent to-day. We will have to 1 write a hundred lines 1 adore the next [ ‘bill.’” When “bill” time came, the master ! scut, for the boy. “ Have we written our lines?” he ask ed. “I’ve written my fifty,” the boy an ! swered very promptly, handing in his | paper; “but f don’t know whether you’ve done your half!” A.vorn eii curious case of apparent sensation in a member of the body after it bad been amputated comes from Florida. George W. Clay’s aim was amputated, put in a box and buried. Soon afterward he began to complain that the fingers of tho buried hand woie | cramped and that there was sand be tween them. His physician and his j sister had the box dug up and opened, and found the fingers cramped and the | aand between, just as George had said. They arranged the arm properly and re buried it. Clay said that wliile they were gone he felt an awful pain in the amputated arm, and then came a sensa tion of great relief, and there wna no longer tho old cramped sensation in the hand. ‘OndT think, mv friend, I dreamed last night that you had paid me the ono hundred florins you owe me, and that I hail them in my purse.” “Ah! how l charming. That encourages me to ask you to lend me another fifty florins.”