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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION - AiLANTA, GA-, TUESDAY DECEMBER S9 3885.???SIXTEEN' PAGES.
A CHASE AFTER A BRIDE
SQUIRE JONES FOLLOWS HIS
DAUGHTER TO ARKANSAS.
AKotFnnntt With Loaded W??*pon*-Hl*h Water
???top* tha Infuriated rather-A Fight Batweoti
rare tit and Ttseebsr, Is Which tha
Parson Olvae Soma Bard Blow*.
From tha New York Mali and Express.
Arkansas until a few years ago was the
gretns green to all of the state* adjacent. No
marriage license waa required, and a minister
of the jroffd or a Jaatlce of the peace could in
?? few minutes tie tho knot so fast and legally
that fifty thousand infuriated fathers could not
tindo It. Thirty or forty mile* below the state
line in Louisiana runaway matebesto Arktn
Mas were so frequent that fond parents with
daughters l:rpt double-barrel shotguns and fast
horses ready for any emergency. If tho run
nways were overtaken before they reached tho
line, a fight followed and frequently the would
lie bridegroom was shot by the enraged father
of the girl or vice versa. Nearly ten years ago
I assisted a runaway match and wo* chased by
the father and hia big sona. Squire Jones lived
in a small village in Louisiana, thirty miles
from the Arkansas lino. He had two grown
sons, and n daughter, Hallie, Just eighteen years
ohl. She had graduated at a female seminary
and was tho belle of the parish. The aqui
had ???hifalutin notion*,?????? the villagers aabl,
???aliont that ere gal and thought slin were too
good for Jist any country Jakes." The truth is
the squire was a candidate for sheriff and
wanted Pallie to marry the son of a man who
could manipulate a primary election or a
paririt convention In hit interest. Hut Salih*
had her affections Used on a young lawyer,
Kph ('rndington, who roiild practice law all
day aud pin* jMiktr all night. One day a big
barbecue and tournament welt* given by the
Mippoiti r* of Squire Jones. Kph Cradington
was there and was the victor in the tourna
ment game. He took nine rings out of nine.
Tho rings uro placed on jades and tho knight*
on horseback dashed by and take them off with
la tire*. Kph crowned Hallie ns queen of tho
ortanion nud improved the shining hour hy
making nrinngcincnta to run away hi Arkansas
nnd get married. The squiro would not Jot him
visit his house, uiid in an open tournament ho
could not objn t to his daughter being made
queen. The honor to the Jane* family was too
great to refuse and the country papers would
publish n column or two and the JoiieW glory
would Ik* romnlete. Kph asked mo and two
others to go along as an escort.
???No danger, lioys, whatever," ho Ktid. "I will
drive near thr'hoiiHr and Haliio, when slio hears
uie whiatle, will elinib out of a linrk window
nnd 1 will assist her over tho Imvk-ynhl picket
fence."
That night ut one o???clock throo of us, well
mounted mid tinned, met Kph in his two*horso
buggy, ami drove to the snot near the squire???s
house*. Tho buggy looked like a small arsons!,
u sixteen-shooter and several pistols being
hcatteml about ou the sent.
???J won't use them, lioys,??? lie said, ???1 want
them to intimidate Jones and his crowd if they
pursue."
A dim light was burning in the queen's room
Kph whistled low two or three times and the
light moved. In a few seconds a white-robed
woman let herself down from the window,
which was near the ground, and began to
thread her way among the rose hushes to the
picket fence. When she was half way a win
dow opened nnd Hqulre Jones stuck his head
out.
???Who Is there???? he naked In loud tones.
Rallie had the presence of mind to hide be
hind n rose bush.
'Til git nty gun nnd Investigate," said
talking iu head and slamming the blluds with
a loud bang. .
???Hun Hallie for your life!" cried Eph, aa he
pulled off five or six pickets for tho girl to
wp through. In a second her lover bad her
In hla strong arms running for the buggy a few
hundred yard* distant. Ho quickly placed her
iutbe vehicle and sprang In himself. He
seized the rifle first.
"Don???t shoot paw, Kph, plcaao 1" ahe entreat
"1 won't, Hallie. I???ll Just crease him like
they do wild horses."
We rode up and advised a hasty flight,
urging tliat wo would hare at least half an
hour's start. Off we went like a whirlwind,
but none too soon. The father appeared at the
picket fence, bareheaded and in his shirt
alecves aud with a double-barrolahotgun In hia
hind.
Alt AKGBY PATH lex's PURSUIT.
???Stop, you hounds, or I???ll shoot 1 I???ll follow
you to Arkansas 1 I'll?????? ftirther words were
drowned hy the loud report from both barrels
of hi* gun. The shot rattled over our heads
aud frightened our homo. Tho old man meant
these shots," said Kph. ???Lot us ride, for
won???t give Hallie np without a struggle/???
PISTOL SHOTS AT THE GROOM.
Jaded as our horses were we spurred them on
to a furior.s pace again. Very soon Crooked
creek ford was reached. Evidently It had
rained above for tbe water was out of its banks.
We know wc had to swim the creek. In we
to him as he plied t
???No, 1 ain???t HallW,
body will be hnrt before this thing la ended."
We knew that Hqulre Jones would give
chase with hla two nous and our ouly churn*
waa to mislead them. There wore several bis
plain roads that went to Arkansas. It waa evl
ueut that tho buggy could not travel fast
enough and that ft could lie easily traced hy Its
tracks. On w?? dashed. It was a clear, star
light night and nothing hut the ringing hoofi
of our horecn and the rattle of the buggy hroko
the dead stilliuwa.
???Have any of you heard an owl hoot yet????
asked Hally, leaning her bead back in the
buggy until her white, scared faee uearly
touched onr borer*' noses.
No, we have not. V
Well, If you d<s It ia
somebody w ill be k i ll-cd," ahe blurted oat be
tween sot*.
We felt that eveiy moment Hqulre Jones and
hla posse were gaining ground on ua and some
thing had ;?? be done. The lover studied out
the plan of safety.
???Hallie Is a good rider, boys. When we get
to the forks of the road two of you get in the
buggy ami give Hallie and I your horses
drive up the fork that toes by .Sykes??? ferry,ami
we'll take tho left hy tue fora."
Very soon we reached tho fork and made tho
change. I kept on with the bridal party, the
onlyrsrort. The other two young tneu that
drove off in the buggy as decoys asked: ???Shall
we shoot when the old man cornea up, Kph ???????
???No, not if you ran help ft. Just surrender
to them and tell them any Ho to throw them
on a wrong scent," he answered.
???Dont shoot paw, nor any of my brothers,
pi rase,??? said Hallie.
Hallie sat sideways on a man's saddle, and
felt cramped. We rode three abreast, and at a
thundering gait. Now and then we stooped to
caeape the branches overhanging the road. We
bad gone abfl(| three mile* since we
parted from the Imggy, when we heard the re
port of guns to our right.
???They have come up to the buggy and are
having a picnic/??? suggested Kph.
???I won???t go if they have killed paw,??? said
the girl, her lace as white us snow.
'They kavm't killed him; ho has killed
them, 1 m afraid," aasuriuglv said Credingtou.
We had rheckrd our speed somewhat, wheu
the long, loud Hcreams of tbe screech-Aw 1 came
like a frrnrrel knell to our ears.
??? ???Home one is dead ; 1 feel it/??? said Hallie. She
began to weep. We slackened our pace to a
trot.
???I hope the boys haven't killed the old nun."
sadly mul Cradington. "I intended to vote for
him for sheriff at the primary next Thumdav
againat Harrow*. He was a good fellow at
heart, only he didn???t like me because I raised
him one night a hundred dollars on four area.
He called, and said a man had no principle i h it
Would bet on a certainty.???
???Wert
quickly
???Ye*, and if he ain???t killed I will yet when
We get lack."
???Well, lie did not know ft. He heard that
you were working hard for Harrows,??? respond
'd the girl, w ho was getting more color In her
cheek a. We had gone ou for hours and were
distant ten miles from the Arkansas line. We
tbougbf we were beyond pursuit. All at once
we heard the sound of horse*' feet in the rear.
???Blast the luck; nobody weren???t hurt by
water, hut neither Kph nor I pretended to
notice ft after we got out. Hallie came out
riding like a tnan. She was tired and we knew
that way of riding was cosier. Ho looked at
me otid I at him, but we said nothing. Turn
ing to look at tho water we had Just been in wc
saw ???quire Jones coming at full speed on his
blazed faee, sorrel mare. He was alone and
bad a pistol in bis right hand. When he
rone-lira the edge of the water he leveled hte
pistol nnd cried out:
???Dot rot me, if I don???t put a bullet through
you, Kph Cradington, if you don???t stop."
???Not unless you consent to our marriage,???
was the reply.
The old man pulled the trigger and the re
sult was a snap. Wo laughed and spurred our
horses forward. He corked the pistol again
nnd fired it at his would-be son-in-law. The
bullet foil short. Hallie began to langb, and
taking out a handkerchief, waived It at her
father. Wewoudcrcd why she laughed, and
w hen we saw Jones try to urge bis sorrel marc
to take the water she explained:
???Paw's mare won???t swim. Brother Jew told
me that slu- wouldn't take water. If he gets
aerors he w ill have to go up two miles to the
ferrv.???
This put us in good spirits, and on we sped,
leaving Jones on the other side of tbe creek,
trying to whip his mare to take water. Our
only chance was to get a half hour???s start to
this unexpected piere of good luck and reach
the house of n /tent 1st minister jast over tbe
line. In n few minutes the ceremony could bo
Kone through with snd Hallie transferred legal-
Jy to ('radiiigton's care. At last we reached the
line, and soon afterward the Baptist preacher'
house,
???Was exacting you, fur it wa4 gittln' purty
near the time fur a eoiiplo to come," was the
phflKint greeting we received. ???Kum In; my
wife and her brother are both here, and thoy
will do as witnesses, along with your best man,
look kind o??? damp. Crooked creek is hi
Want to marry at once? Chased? Do you, Hal
lie Jam s, take -no, I mean you, Ephraim
Cradington, take this woman, etc.
In a few minutes tho couple were pronounced
an and wife. Hallie looked Jiko n beautiful
ncreld, her damn gamu ts cringing to her form
and her Imlr falling in dark wavy masses over
her shoulder*. Cradington was wot, hut he
took tho bride to his arms nnd gave hor
vigorous squccxc. Nearly a bucket of water
fell on the floor from his embrace of damp gar
ments, Just then a loud voice was heard on
the outside.
???Stop It J I declare ft off in the name of tho
constitution of the state of Louisiana J???
'That Is my pawl" .Shrieked Hallie, clinging
to her husband.
???I will go out," said Eph.
"No, HI just step out and make jieacc for
you, have no fear," triumphantly spoke tho
preacher, ns his lull, gaunt form made for the
door. He stopped out. Hqulre Jones sat on
his sorrel mare at the yam gate n few pacos
from tho door.
???Is that thing off mister preacher?" ho asked
in a loud voiro.
???Naow, ft aint off; ft is on. and you Jist stop
foamin??? behind yer cars nnd kum lu and Mess
them," replied the preacher.
???Yon dod-rotted old sinner, I???ll give you a
Idack eye to go in mourning for this marriage,"
puffed tho squire ns ho got down from hi*
horse.
Tho preacher met Him in the yard half way
between the gate and tho door.
???I???ll liek you if I never llo another knot,"
cjnrulatrd the divine.
They flow at each other go-ns-you-pleaso
style. They clinched aud trod down tho ouly
rose bush In the yard. Tho tall preacher twist*
cd hia right leg around the squire's and threw
him to the ground, falling ou him. lie then
began to pummel the squire.
???He is killing paw," cried Hallie, Wo roshed
out ond Cradiugtou look lliu preacher off his
" law. The squire???s face was a little
id ho was Invited In to wash it.
t through yet, hy a long shot," slid
Jones, washing his face. ???I Intend to suo you,
Cradington. Both of ray hoys hud their horses
shot tinder them, or else we'd hnvo fixed them
fellows In the buggy."
???Why. paw, and Enh Is going to vote for
you and run in all the negro hands oti his
uncle's plantation os democratic voters In the
primaries,??? whimpered Hallie.
1IK HWOIIK OFF.
A Few Ibhilbl* lteasonii for a Very Sensible
Hucrtilee.
From the Chicago Herald.
???I going to swear off New Year's," said a
ncw>-p*|*or man, who doc* railroad* and night po
lice, ss he dropped into one of Potter Palmer's
cushioned rests in the rotunda of the hotel. Of
i-onrre there ira* a laugh. There always Is a laugh
at n New Year???s prendre, nnd (tartlcularly flint of a
New Year's man. "No, boys, I've got somo Ideas
on this budiH-v of tippling, and I'm going to give
'em to you. If either one of you will print 'em
you're w drome to do It. My proprietor Is a drinker
and he ndgld say ho had
temperance lectures. Hut
I've been thinking about and
? ot enraged me to
'll tell you what
gorgeous taped ries, superb fivseiv*.
I to the platfbrMHRHHBNMIMHIMVPMP
standpoint Is one or practicality. What does the
tippling habit com? 1 have Iwon a moderate drink
er for tw eniy live years. 1 don t think the hablPte
grew lug on me. I know 1 am In no danger or the
gutter or tramphnod. My health is perfect, my mini
??jf??r??iid active, and. physically and mentally rend
len d, my seven or eight drinks a day or more oil
loceatious seem to have done me no harm. But 1
am damnably poor." With till* the newspaper
man stretched his lex* and looked at his mends,
| who were all his junior*. They hardly realised hla |
V. for he waa well dreared and
[email. ???Fact,??? he aakl, ???lanflH
?????????iof course, you know the craft docs not get I
princely IncomcMuit they get enough to save
m teething from. The difficulty Is not aomuch lack
Unccnic a* lack of prudeuce In handling it. I>o
know what led me Into this train of thought ?
PHli-l) you. 2 went Into oueof the best saloon*
the other morning to get a cocktail. Iwasallttlc
shaky and needed tt. I had I mft???* kBHlM
Ip am * |
fc
it
bletiUnr??tH
and, waking to a young man prerent, the tarl
- .-aid that it had cost nearly JUU.OM to sup,il.v
|'!n< c with there gorgeous thing*. I looked
I???n^Trnnnetnr. If r
Ms I -
1 ore tufted ??? plume* atid the horre* wore Itangcd
I tall, amt Ku*Man arches t*f stiver gongs. The
coachman wore a green eoat with great put metal
disk* for button*, and a huge realsUn cap that con
more than mine. And then, as l looked. 1 Irerau
to think. I turned to tho bar and aaid inwardly.
Til put up the other ten cents and get a cocktail.'
1 he young man who made it attraeU-d my alien-
tun. lie w os one of four who was dealing out thr
Main* poboti. He was young, strong, stain art.
Ills dtr?? was Immaculate, his linen faultless, hla
I bat d* M??ft and white: his whole appearance mg*
IgeMed the freshtnaa of early spriug. Iu hU
poUstud - shirt gleamed a gorgeous
diamond. ^ |*m his little rtngor blared another. 1
ibsltd at thUeltap, and 1 began to redoct that I
lhad result my last ten cent*, and would be com.
Veiled to borrow lose* me through the week. Then
reflection went still further, and l asked niv-
self how much of my poor salary went r<> keep up
this M>!e. aud how much Interest 1 had in ilureo
dlam.nds and ftir> and sleigh and bant-tallt A
hotres? Then I began to l??mk st the profits of the I
businera. and renu mbered that there were sixty I
Htngc drinks to the gulUm of whUkv. ami that |
ANIMAL MIMICS.
fiaakee That Slaulat?? Tins* Usards That Throw
Their Tail* Away Docettfal Batterflte*-Th#
Queer Xaseots of Oouthern Csliforsis-
Qaecr Stories of Animal Life.
From the Ban Francisco CalL *
???Southern California is a fine country in
, which to study the local fauna. There Is so
much pleasant weather that one can put in
good deal of field work." The speaker was an
Eastern naturalist, who had somo months
since come from tho cast and taken up his
temporary residence ia a mountain resort in
L03 Angeles county, for the purpose of ob
serving the animals and their habits, JIc ha 1
just arrived in this city called hither by some
business engagement."
???No, I have not found anything specially
new," continued tho speaker, in reply to a
question by a Cell reporter. "Ido not expect
to. If you tgm accompany me tonty lodg
ings, however, I may show you sometiag of in
terest.???
After a brisk walk of a few Mocks tho tem
porary quarters of the naturalist were reached.
He said: ???My attention, just now, is directed
to certain phases of anima! life, principally
tho methods of protection and defence, and
particularly mimicry,"
???You don't mean that auixoals mimic oac
another?"
???Certainly, ond as an example, pick out tho
animals on this branch," and tho naturalist
took from tho mantel and handed to tho re
porter a branch of older. It was exam! nod, as
was supposed carefully, but no living creature
could bo seen.
"That demonstrates the perfection of mimic
ry," raid tbe host, as ho laughingly touched
one of the leaves that immediately walked off
and became an insect.
???This insect," he continued, ???that you could
not distinguish from a leaf, finda its protection
In mimicking leaves. You see how exactly its
wings mimic them in color, vciulng and in
other respects. And not only this; when I
caught it it came fluttering down from a tree
With the fume motion as a leaf, and if my dog
had not directed my attention to it I should
have passed it by. It is a very common and
interesting example."
???What is there here???? inquired tho reporter,
lining over u box of nlunts and vines that
stood on the wiudow-rill.
A SNAKE THAT MIMICS VINES.
???On tbe vine is a green snake, that mimJcs
nes. I brought it from tho cast, and on the
hti tus you will see n number of gt^cu spiders
that affect green plants. All snakes find pro-
Uttiou more or less in their simulation of
oilier objects. Take the rattlesnakes that, hv
the way, are nil hibernating now, they so imi
tate the barren rock*, among w hich they live,
tiiat it is almost impossible to distinguish them
unl<.%8 you see tho outline of the form. In
tho tropics you see largo Itoos and pythons
hanging from a tree, and from a dlatauce they
icrfcet mimics of the lianas that are one
io characteristic features of the countrv.
fere is a c-nsc," continued tho speaker,
tak.ng the top from a large glass box, the bot
tom of which was filled with sand, ???do you
see anythiug?"
The writer looked steadily, nt long and short
raugc, and was finally obliged to confess that
tand was the only olOcct disccmahle.
The naturalist then introduced ?? pointer,
nnd Immediately a lizard, three Inches long,
broad and flat, appeared and ran around tho
Inclosure with a rapid, uncertain motion. "It's
a horned toad, really u Board," explained the
???you rec, generally mimic plants or twigs, but,
there arc others that are more remarkable from
the fart that they mimic animals that from
their poisonous qualities aro safe from
attack. Thun it is well known that hirds do
not especially care for haiire butterflies, to
in Central America. Belt found a curious
beetle that was a tidbit for the birds, clothed
in a coat of long brown hairs, closely resem*
bitag the thick hairy caterpillar*. In the samo
localities spiders have been found that looked
exactly like ants, and were thus enabled to
creep upon their prey, the real ants. Wallace
olflerved a butterfly that, though an acceptable
morsel to the birds, deceived them by mimick
ing the flight of a poisonous butterfly. If a
bird chased it, it at once assumed the curious
and laborious flight of its poisouotu model, and
the bird noticing its evident mistake, would
thi
dodge nrouud a limb and hold tip thocurions
~ T-like tail. That is nil that you can we, and
thr atrragv t**r w ht??kj cost three dollar*.. _JP...
At fifteen crut* * drink thi* diamond bodiceoed
gtntUtnan tehind the bar took tn niuo dollar-^*
v thing
three
added
d-d! a.*,
waiter.
And thin 1 remembered ho* few of ??he*e
jo ntU n en had even a cent to *pend on anythin*
btittlulr reltil'b pleasure*; how th??*y wore the
f\mt of clothing, the costliest of tm<U>r*rc*r,-liken
ar.d <a*hmere; non their shoe* aid hot* com
fUtoKO a pair, and howl hal to tramp
the madder I got. aud I have
leave no more of my mtute> aith these gentlemen
who !he*oe**llj- and luxurinudy. and who*eg-*r-
genus livtlhot d cost* them not an hour???* worry.
frvaa me the saloons and their gorgeous proprietor*
have got their lan dollar. ThU U my little Christ
ina* trmperanre lecture, boy*. Try and profit
m/vHwr.ui mo rand. In hunting for them
In the valleys I never could see them except
when they started up, aud when they stopped
it was to disappear, so couipleto was theta iden
tity lest. You see this is tho protection of na
ture that all aulmala possess outride of tnclr
special organs of defense. It is a phase in tho
evolution of life; nil nniinuls Kvoming adapted
to their environments. There Is nothing
startling in nature; the forms of animals all
blend with their surroundings. This creature
mimics the dry, inndy wastes that it affoctf,
but go to the woods, especially of tho south,
nnd wc And myriads of forms that imitato the
leaves and twigs. Urven lizards lie before onr
eyes and defy us; the tree toads crouched on tho
li-uves are invisible; the bullfrogs in the sedges
by the batik oft ho |K)nd aro rendered ittcon*
???Icuotis l??v their rich green coat; then turn to
ntoatl, that wanders along tho dusty roads
snd Imre tracts of land, nnd wo see it dust-col-
ored or mottled, finding iu this a sure protoca
tion.
ROME QUEER I.I7.ARIW.
???But to return to tho lizards. There are
some curious caeca among tho geckos. Hero
is one, dead, that is called tho loaf-tailed
[tccko. You see the tail bulges out soon after
leaving the body, and assumes a loaf or arrow
shape; hcnco tho nnmo of thoauimal. Now,
when tho little creuturo Is chased you will
Itdfl' -
leaf-
*o, naturally, would think it a part of tho tree
Itself. But this lizard has a more reuurkablo
method of efcapo yet. Wo will imagine that
you have tried (<??? pluck the leaf. The animal
drops clumsily to the ground and darts away
among the rocks, where it attracts
the attention of some of the
hawks that are forever prowling arouud. lrn-
mediately a clia*c ensues; the bird gains, and is
finally about to pounce upon its prey, when
nil at once two li/./ards appear, ono making off,
while the other dances up and down into tho
air and along the ground in a very mysterious
way, so that tho astonished binl stons ami
looks. In the mesntimo the original lizzard
escapes; the other that is really the tail, soon
Incomes quiescent, You see tho gecko has the
(acuity of throwing off its tail when hard
pressed, and when tho pursuer's attention is
drawu to thcsquJnuing member the animal It*
krif escape*.
???But it looses Its tall," suggested the report
er.
???Only for a time. They can reproduce this
organ, and, rtiriouriy enough, sometimes two
tails are produced instead of one. There is a
great variety of these geckos, and they nil have
some protection. In another class or lizards,
as the anolis aud chameleon, the color change*,
aud they are enabled to adapt themselves to
nt y location in which they may And them*
reives.
INSECTS PROTECTED BY SIMULATION.
???If,??? continued tho naturalist, ???wc look
among insect*. we And a remarkable display
of mimic*, l't rhsp* you have noticed in tho
w eeds how often butterflies dart up where you
have not noticed them. They have been pro
tected by theta simulation to tho leave* and
flowers, and the hirds that prey upon them are
equally deceived. In the southern p??rt of this
state wonderful examples arc sccu intho walk-
iugriiek . and the mantis, Thu former ooem
to he mtual twigs, endowed with life; tho
' ??? ilght,
body
y ia straight, seeming a twig,
hilc the leys are like branches
from it. and with its slow methodical move
ments it would hardly be considered a living
cicature. Nome of these m South America at
tain a length of eight iuebes. An allied form,
in Central America, found hy Belt, the nxtur-
Ibt, so mimicked a mass-covered twig that
vena dote examination sometimes puzzled
tbe observer. The leaf insect* are particu
larly interesting, a* they are almost exact in
tleir rvstmbiauce to dead and living leaves;
much m?? that they even deceive the forag-
j; ants that rush over them, not suspecting
that in the fallen leaf is tho wily mimic they
"cold fain capture. Among the plume moths
netty of such delicaer thst they resemble
down of plants in their flight through the
air. ar.d wheu alighting on. a flower their aul*
tr.;-! nature wculd never be suspected.
"One of the most beautiful ease* of protect
ive mimicry is that of the orange-tip butterfly.
When open it 1* very plainly seen, it* wing*
ldug of white, block and orange, and flying
about, ??quite conspicuous, but at soon os ft
alights.upon a favorite plant and close*It*
wing*, ft become* at once an exact mimic of the
white blotches of the under sar&re.
BUTTCRFLIBa VERSED IN DECEIT.
These animate," continued the speaker,
always give un the pursuit.
???In Africa there is a tribe that utilize the art
of mimicry very much os do the lower ani
mals. The natives are great thieves, and at
one time it was found necessary to send out a
troop of English soldier* to break them up.
The fatter finally came up to a band that they
had followed for several days, and having cor
nered some of them drove them into a valley,
only to find that they had again escaped. Tile
soldiers, tired nnd worn, refused to go farther,
and dismounted, Jed their horses to some
stumps and roots that lay scattered about,
(me of the officers took off his hat and
hung it upon a root, when, to his oston<
islimeut, it gave way nnd turned into a man,
nnd in a moment all tho seeming roots started
up and dashed away. They were the natives
that hid placed themselves in those strange
positions boning that the soldiers would pass
by, which they certainly would have done had
they not been overfatigued. Giraffes frequent
ly find protection hy standing In groups,
hunters taking their long necks for trees. Ho
the tawny skin of the lion helps to conceal it,
and the stripes of the tiger and zobra aro sup
posed to bo protective.
???But to go back to the geckos," said the nat
uralist, leading the way to a door leading out
to au ojien porch on tho sunny side of the
house, where a number of lizards were corral
led on a shelf. ???I find you have some tall
throwers in California. These lizards I caught
in the southern part of the state, and one I
frightened so badly that it dropped its tail and
ran, thinking to thus escape; but I was too
quick, and now I am keeping it tosco how long
it will take to reproduce a new member. I
should judge two or three months might do it,
but tho winter will probably retard it. Hore
you see," taking up another lizard, ???is one
whose tail ha* just grown out. You can tell it
by the fresh and rather blue appearance it lias;
and then, too, it is smaller than the others. At
least three species I hnvo found will part with
their taii.-i before capture, aud I find that tho
severed tail will jump about and imitate a
woim two or three minutes.
Hl'UMARIKE MIMICS.
???Under tho sea wo find sonic wonderful
mimics. Take tho sea cucumbers; their
mouths imitate seawcedsof all sorts and shapes,
acme actually looking like toadstools. If you
take tho common peutacta and place it in an
ncquariiitu, the creature will at once bury it-
self out of sight, and soon a beautiful plant
will begin to grow, first one tip aud then an
other, until a shrub is *ccn waving among tho
other weeds, seemingly a part of them. Af
the slightest wanting it is gone, only to reap
pear again, the bumble mimic in this way
feeding iu security. Many of the fishes are
protected in their resemblance to rocks, as tho
toad fish; the angler nnd its kind are covered
with barbels of flesh that mimic-scawccd. The
spider crab mimics moss-covered rocks, and
often bedeck themselves with moss to luereaso
tbeir security, and so among all creatures wo
find this state of things.
A REMARKARLK MODE OF DEFENSE.
???Speaking of methods of defense, here is
rrmarkahlo ono, and quite sufficient, too,??? and
the speaker took down a box that contained
several hectics. Tho writer was told to touch
one, and doing so the insect immediately stood
upon Its head, clovating its abdomen high 1
the air, nnd discharging from certain gland*
ycBowhih secretion that hit the writer'* hand,
and was followed by an odor that rose on the
air ond rendered tho windward the most ac-
able position.
Yes, it???s a regular cannon," said tho natur
alist. Tho largo ones aro tho females and tho
smaller the males. They both discharge this
secretion to demoralize tho enemy, aud It is
quite enough to defend them. They aro some
thing like tho bombardier bcotlcs, that dis
charge a like volley, but with nu audible
pound. I am preparing some experiments with
ants and l??ccs, to test their intelligence, and
am going to interest myself in the insects in
jurious to vegetation."
???Do yon think bees arc a mnnnco to the
grotto and raisin ?"
???I (crtninly do. I have noticed that tho
bees in the region where I hnvo been staying
cat the raisins aud watermelon*, but this may
Ik? on account of tho scarcity of flowers."
???Have you completed your work in southern
California ?"
???No; I return to my mountain home, os I
call It, in Los Angeles county, in a few days,
uml shall probably remain there during tho
winter. 1 shall pack nnd ship a quantity of
my specimens cast while I am here.
ftencrnl Tooiub* ami Ills IIuKlux Joke.
To ono who knew General Toombs, that is
to *av, to one who had the opportunity of getting
nt his real views of matters nnd things-the post
mortem crlticUms and estimate* of his character
arc not pleasant reading.
Human character 1* always more or less puzzling,
and General Toombs???s character was essentially hu
man in thi* particular. A* a matter of fact, he
presented a new Toomb* for every man???s Interpre
tation . There was the Toombs that was so promt
nent a figure shout Atlanta several years ago;
there was Toombs the counsellor; Toombs the
conservative; and, best of all, tho Toombs of tho
domestic flrrridc.
The practical Joke that he played on E. V. Smal
ley, the newspaper (coirespondent, wo* character
istic. It was a tremendous Joke In Its way, and it
gave a color to cvcrythiug that Smalley afterwards
wrote about the south. The occurrence basil
ready leen related In those columns, but ts worth
alluding to here if ouly to recall to mind the colos
sal prank,
Smalley was sent south by some northern news
paper, probably the New York Tribune, and he
went to Washing ton-Wilkcs for tho purpose of hav
ing an Interview with General Toombs. lie stop-
!>cd at the hotel, but General Toombs took him In
charge aud forced on him every attention that tho
moil lavish hospitality could suggest. 8malley
wh more than charmed. He has recorded his im-
pre-riom* of his vUU to General Toomb*, and my
recollection is that he paid the highest possible
tribute to his host???* wonderful powers of conversa
tion. Dui ing Smalley's stay, he happened to men
tion the ku klux klan. Instantly General Toomb*
turned to him with gesture and tone of most sort-
\ Import,
My dear sir,??? he said, ???I am glad yon have
mentioned this. It has been on my mind, but I
hardly knew how to approach the subject. Your
allurion relieve* me."
Thereupon General Toomb* proceeded to Inform
Fmalley that the ku-klux controlled that entire
rrgfuti, aud was a most powerful organization.
???They bare had your visit here under discussion,???
he went on, ???and I am expecting a visit every
moment from the Grand Cyclops.???
Ihc ???Grand Cy clops??? came at last in the person
cf a meek-eyed little Hebrew, the proprietor of a
dry seed* store, whom Toomlw had sent for. There
u as much conversation, but, so far as Smalley
could tee, no alluriou to the ku-klux. Finally,
when Franklin nw?? to go, General Toombs fol-
lowed him out iu the hall, and stayed talking with
him there fe? some time. When the general came
back into the parlor, there was a very serious ex-
hts face, lie walked back and forth
and then sat down near Smalley.
That man,??? he said, ???ts under obligations to
me, but he absolutely refuses to give you a pass out
of this town. There is but one way out," the gen
eral went on; ???you must take my carriage and
drive through the country to the nUrjad. and then
get away as be*t you can." The carriage was
ordered and Fmallry drove away, and to this day
be U unable to appreciate the colossal proportions
of the joke of which be was the victim.
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