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m •- THE MACON TELEGRAPH: THURSDAY MOBETHG, FEBRUARY 7, 1895 ' ©BWWWWB /i .r-iYtreov <r .TOc/mAwtio. V M* uav | iCopyrtgh t by Bacheller. John?on L Baebcller.l A dead alienee followed this extraor dinary story. It had been told in such a way as to convince ns that there was something in it. Even Capt. Lorton appeared to ponder over the facts. After a long pause Moxly said: "I remember once hearing an old skipper from Dundee tell pretty much the same story.” It was plain to be seen that Dink- later’s strange yarn had made a deep impression upon every man present. After that last remark no one spoke. Ferhaps if it had been told under dif ferent circumstances it might not havo taken such a hold upon us; but some how the pounding of the billows on the beach, the rumbio of shingle, and the furious gusts of wind that sent the rain dashing against the window seemed to deepen the effect. "What do yon think of all this, Capt George?” I said, at length, turning to- wards him. “I think Capt Linklater is right,' he answered. "yon believe in this mysterious rock, then?" | "I have seen it.” "Well, if that Scotch skipper could be found, three of us could bear witness to the fact, at any rate,” remarked Link- later. "It may bb as you say, of course,* said Capt Lorton, doubtfully, "but how is It, if such a rock really exists, it lias remained to long unknown?" “I havo my own theory as to that' replied Capt. George. “Would you mind giving us the bene fit of It?” “Sty belief is this: that rock oppears and disappears at intervals." “Impossible!” "Why so? How can you or I tell what goes on in the bed of the ocean? ■ It Is a scaled book to us. We are told there are hills and valloys there, just the same as on land. How do wo know what forces are at work in these sub marine tracts? In South America, and other parts, an earthquake will chango the whole face of a district in half an hour. If such an alteration can taka place on land, who dare venture to say it cannot occur at the'bottom of tho sea?” "I should be slow to believe it,” aaid the survoyor. "Look at the Paclflo,” continued Capt. George, who appeared strangely interested in this question. "Thera you will And that not only a rock, but a wholo island, will come to the surfneo in a single week. If you go to look for it a month later, most likely it will havo vanished. Whnt is to prevent n thing of this kind happening nearer home? Why, only tho other day tho hull of a brig which had been burnt at sea fifty years ago, was thrown up off tho Faroe islands and towed into Galveston harbor. How do you ac count for that?” i Tho question led to n pretty lively discussion, and it was eight o’olock be fore tho party broko up. By that timo therein had ceased, and tho wind was dying down. Capt. Gcorgo asked for a lantern to signal the Wandorer to send a boat on shore. “Como on board with me, Lawrence- son,” he said, as ho was leaving, "i want to have n chat with you about this mattor wo have just been discuss ing.” When we reached tho wet, slippery dock of the yacht ho led tho way Into the saloon, turned up the lamps, and pointed to a chair near tho tablo. I sat down. He folded his arms, and walked backwards and forwards with gloomy look. “A snug cabin this, Copt. George," I aaid, glancing around. "Bather too large for my taste," ho replied, “but ono requires a roomy boat when their homo is on tho sea. “i Tironc it win, coxvntcs mu." It is strange. Lnwrenccson, whnt dis appointment will do for a man; it drives some to drink, soma to a monastery, and some to an asylum. It has driven me to tho sea." I didn't exactly know what to say, for I had never seen him in ono of theso dark moods before, and thought it best to remain silent. “Well,"he said presently,brightening up a bit, "I didn’t bring you off hero to listen to my growling. About this rock, you heard what Linklater hnd to soy, though, perhaps, you may think ho was mistaken. He was not. I can give you pretty fair evidence of its ex istence." Uo went to a sort of writing table at the head of the saloon, unlocked one of the drawers and took out a piece oi torn, discolored paper. “Read this,” ho said, laying it ou the table lwfore me. “You ecu' tako it on shore if you like and show it to your surveyor. 1 think it will convince him.” Thu writing was blotched and blurred, • as if the paper had been under water a considerable time. Nevertheless, I had little difficulty In making it out. 1 have that scrap of paper still; I keep it with a few; other enrtoua relics of tho sea. Here it is: -Nevada struck unknown rock tn ntd-ocean. God have mercy upon u». We are all lost H. B WIST. Elmirs. U. 8.” "A strange message,” said Capt. George, “and it came into my hands in a very singular way. 6ome years ago I was cruising off tha west coast of Ireland. One morning we put out a trawl, and lu making a haul we captured an enormous codfish. When the cook owned it he found in the maw a silver match box, a plain gold ring and a small case of cedar wood. That cat<-, which lx>r« the initials ‘II. It. IV. contained this scrap of papor. Though the water had soaked into It, I fancy it must have been floating when the greedy fish got hold of it. I infer this from the fact that there was an inoh or so of string Imaging from the case, as If it had been originally attached to a bottle, a piece of cork, or something of that kind." "The Nevada,” I said, repeating tho name. "I fancy I remember hearing of that vessel." “Very likely," he replied. “She was an Atlantic boat, running between Bos ton and London. If I’m not mistaken, "MAKING A smut WITH Tin MAILS,” CAPT. OEOHOE REMARKED. she was lost in *78—another of those ocean mysteries, you see, for her fate is still a matter of mere conjecture in the shipping world.” “I suppose you endeavored to trace the friends and relatives of this Mr West? for it looks liko a man’s hind writing.” "Not I. What good would it have done? nis friends or relatives, if he had any, had long ago given him up for lost. Why should I open an old wound?” "But at any rate you communicated with tho owners of the vessel?" "I did nothing of the kind. I should only have brought their representative down upon me; probably ho would havo followed mo from port to port, and I had no fancy to bo pestered in that way. Very possibly a newspaper man would havo been set on my track, and I couldn’t havo given him the Blip so easily. If he failed to find mo in port ho would have started off in chose of tho Wondercr, and tried to interview me on the high seas as ono of them did, you remember, in tho cose of Capt, Morrell of tho Missouri” “Bo you kept this information entire ly to yourself?” "I mr.de good use of It I went and searched for that rock; and I found It" “Whore docs it lie?” "You shall see for yourself; that is, if you agreo to a proposition I have to make. When I discovered tho position of the rock I determined, some day or othor, to mako a careful survey of the spot on my own account by sending down a diver to examine its forma tion. Tho conversation tills afternoon has revived my—well, whim, fad, or whatever you liko to call it I am ready to set out on tho expedition whenever I can find a dtvor bold enough—’’ “I’m your man, Copt Georgol" I ex claimed. "Good; I couldn’t ask for better. I think you will find it as profitable em ployment ns staying at homo and taking yotir chance of wrecks. This is not ex actly tho best time of year for tho en terprise, but no matter! It will taka a week or so to got tho Wanderer prop erly fitted out and ship sufficient stores. Can you be . ready within ton days?" I told him I had' no other work In view once wo had finished with the Magellan, and, after that day’s storm, I fully expected sho would givo us llt- tlo further trouble. "I will drop Into Landport at tho end of next week," 1m said. "Mean while, keep this project to yourself; I don’t want It talked about, or to have any fuss made in tho newspapers." ' Ho accompanied mo on dock, tho boat was hauled up alongside nnd I returned to tho shore. When I awoke next morning nnd looked out over tho hay tho Wanderer was gone. On tho 37th of September we com- monood our rcmarkablo voyage. I felt somewhat depressed, I don’t know why, at leaving homo on that occa sion. There was something attractive In tha Idea of solving this great At lantia mystery, which, if It really ex isted, must have caused untold dis asters. Still, I was not altogether car ried away by Copt. George’s vlows, and entertained considerable doubt as to our success. Wo steered west-sou’-west for seycrnl days. Wo sighted some of tho big At- lantio liners In the distance. Ono even ing a huge Cunnrdcr passed within a mile or so of us, lights all aglow, her funnels belching out columns of smoko that trailed away far behind. Making a rush with tho malls,” Capt. Gcorgo remarked os wo watched her. Next day It wns Mowing rather fresh, and wo had a choppy sea. It struek mo as strange that, np to the present, Capt. George had mndo no di rect refercnco to tho object of our voy age. That morning, however, after breakfast, ho said to me: “Wo must tnko our bearings at noon, Lawrenccson, or we may overshoot the mark." Wo did so, and when wo had picked out our position on tlm chart, tho course was altered to sou’-sou’-west. This brought us more out of tho track of Atlantic .steamers, though wo still sighted a number 'of sailing ships. I noticed that Capt. Georgo kept a close eye on the chart during tho next few days. t Onetnornlng, when he had made tho usual daily reckoning, ho camo down into tho saloon with a paper in his hand, upon which was marked the latitude and longitude. "Get your diving gear ready, Law- rcncesou,” ho said. “You'li want it before long." “Is tho rock In sight?” "No, nor likely to be. Probably It Is submerged, as I believe is generally the case, though at what depth is an other question. All the same, we are not far off it,” That evening the engines were slowed down. Capt. George stood on tho bridge, and for upwards of an boor ho took entire charge of the vessel.aUer- - ing tho course fromtimototime. Then he gave the signal to stop. U. Tho men in the bows were ready with a 25 Per Ct DISCOUNT; This unprecedented Clearance Sale does not pale or wane in interest. People, always alert and eager for real bargains, are buying as rapidly and largely as they did during the first week of the immense re ductions. Nothing like it ever known in the history of the trade before. It's a marvel to dealers as well as to customers. Prices marked in plain figures, and all our Suits, Overcoats and Underwear offered at 33 and 25 per cent, less than orig inal low prices. Time to buy, now. J. M. Jchneton. President. X D. Stetson. Vico President. L. P. Hlllyer. Cashier. The American National Bank, MACON, GA. „ , .1250,000.00 SURPLUS., „ „ „ „ „ ,.125,000.0* Hence invited. tho anchor, and presently I heard it splash into tho water. We were provided with a special deep-sea cable, but I woe rather surprised to find the depth was not sd great ns I had fancied. Capt. George descended from the bridge, and joined me. "To-morrow morning wo will got tho long-boat out, If tho weather holds flpe," ho said. “You will have to pro ceed more to the eouth, before you make your first descent.” I confess 1 did not sleep much that night. My mind was . too full of tho mystery of this ocean rock. Was tho story true? Did tho'tcrriblo spot really llo within reach of us? If so, what an appalling sight would meet my view when I stood beneath it, and gazed around at the havoc it had wroughtl I felt I might be on tho vcrgo.of some startling discovery. I lay awpko until long after mid night. Then I determined to get up and go on deck!' As I passed Capt. George’s cabin I could tell by his heavy .breathing that he was slcoplng sound ly. I moved on, and stepped out into tho cool night air. How well I can recaU tho sccno from tho Wanderer’s deck at that silent hourl Tho moon was on tho wane; sho was wad ing slowly through o mass of dirk clouds emerging occasionally to 'flood the ocean with her silver light. Not a sound was to bo heard, save tho mfclimcholy moan of tha sea or tho splosh of tho water against the yacht’s side/ In tho morning I felt more liko my self; perhaps I was too busy wl ( th my preparations to think much <jf anything else. Following Capt. George’s direc tions, we rowed away to tho sfrath, nnd when wo got about half a milo from the yacht I went down; [to re concluded] The Wails of Peking. Tho outer wall is about 37 miles in cir cumference. It was built centuries ago of mud and bricks. Tho inner and outor faco nro of tho latter. Each brick Is as big as a family Bible, and tho Interstices era filled up with mud nnd stones. Tho wholo hns long settled Into a solid cement. Ssvo for somo dnmngo dono In ono or two quarters by recent floods, this great wail is still Intact. Tho gates number 18. They aro insignificant, though flnqly arched, arc not much wider than tho streets and nro onlysbout 30 feet high. At night they aro closed with grent doors sheathed with iron. The wholo city forms two rough paral lelograms, ono being tho Tartar city and tho other tho Chinese, There is another wall separating tho twoscctlons. Tho flrft is tho Mantchu quarter par oxcollonco; the second Is given over to commerce. Insido tho walls of tho Tartar city—thoy are 60 feet thick atthabnso—aro tho government buildings, tbo foreign legations and tho rosldoncos of tho wealthy Tartars, which run around another high gray' bricked wall, six miles (roughly) In clrcumforonca This wall incloses tho temples, pleasure grounds, and outor palaces of tho sacred city, consecrated to tho uses of tho “Son of Heaven." Insido this block, again, Is tho Purplo Forbidden City, thonctuol resi dence of thoompororaod bis court.—Fort nightly Rovlew. “ HOPE. " 7" Though scattered far tho Bock may stray. Ilia own tho Shepherd still shall claim— Tl\e paints who never teamed to pray. The frlenda who never spoke his name. Then shall ids gathered church rejoice lUa word of promise to recall— Ono sheltering fold, one Shepherd’* voice, One God and Father over all! Dear Master, while wo hear thy voice That says, "Tho truth shall make you free,” Thy servant! still by loving choice Oh. keep us tslthful unto thee. —Oliver Wendell Holmes. DECADE I could get relief D Cl IIIIC from a most hor rible blood dis ease I had spent hundreds of dollars trying various remedies and physi cians, none of which did me any good. My finger nails came off and my hair came out, leaving me perfectly bald. I then went to HOT SPRINGS Hoping to be cured by this celebrated treatment, but very soon became disgusted and decided to try S.S.S. The effect was truly wonderful. I commenced torecover at once, and after I had taken twelve bot tles 1 was entirely cured—cured by S.S.S. when the world- — renowned Hot Springs had failed, wit Ss Loomis, Shreveport, La.‘ Owr IVvok 04 ue LVt'e and h* Tret mew* a HWN , SWIFT SPECIFIC CO, A,L..ra_ g*. y cured—cured by S.S.S, S.S.S. W.L, Douglas $ 3_S I'S'O C FIT FO« akIno. k£0. CORDOVAN, 7h FRENCH AE1IAMEUEO CAIT. .. JMWg Fine CmtOMMott 7 $ 3.Fi?P0UCE,3SQLE3. EXTRA FINE* BOYS'SCItOOLSHQEl •LADIES* RtBssaansEa. EROCKTON^IASS. Over Ono Million People wear tho V/. L. Douglas $3 & $4 Shoes All our shoes arc equally satisfactory They give the beat value for the money. They equal custom shoes In stylo end fit. Their wearing qualities aro unsurpassed. Tho prices are uniform,—-stamped on sole. From Stts.S.tsaved ovor other mokes. ROCHESTER SHOE COMPANY. AN ADVERTISEMENT placed tn the classllled columns of The Telegraph la sure to bring RESULTS GEORGIA, BIBB COUNTY.—W. A. 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