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oB I mSw RW ' 1118 VOL. XIX. THE BOND ROBBERY. BY JOE HAWKINS. It was a jolly little farm-house. I had been past the place many times, and-scented with pleasure the honeysuckles which grew upon the side —only a few miles from Chicago. One would have thought the place belonged to some old couple who, after having passed a laborious life, had retired hero for peace and content. Still the shadow of death had passed over the little house, and as I rode up to the gate one morning I caught a glimps of a pale-faced young girl, with her long, disheveled hair about her neck and shoulders, and her eyes red with weeping, who was looking down tho road with anxious eyes. I left the carriage hastily, and a rather smart looking young man, who offered to take charge of the horse, took my place. The interior of the cottage was in keeping with the outer adornments, which had been so lavishly supplied by nature; but the blinds were closely drawn, and there was an air of gloomy depression that was almost suffocating. The young girl had opened the door for me, and she drew back with a. graceful bow as I entered, but, without speaking,pointed thoway to an iner room. She seemed overwhelmed by some recent griefthat deprived her of tho power of making an effort of tho common courtesies naturally expected of one apparently well bred. But she was relieved of her embarrassment by an elderly lady, who camo forward anil wel comed mo as one who pad been long and anxi ously expected. A note from the chief of the Chicago police, introducing me, informed them that I had been detailed to visit the house, and that the nature of the ease had been confided to mo. I enjoined secrecy upon them as to my real character, instructing to answer any in quiries by saying that I was a distant connec tion of Godfrey Holmes, who now lay lifeless under the roof, as the doctor had said, from the effects of poison. I had secretly finished these preliminaries when tiie young man who had taken charge of jny horse strode into the room. He was introduced as Charles Saxby, ami ■was a muscular, rather handsome man, with piercing gray eyes, and an expression of con siderable intelligence. He was such a person as I would have se lected for any employment requiring a large amount of endurance and self-possession. There was a certain easy coolness in his man ner that led me to think he had not been bred in the country, and I subsequently learned that lio had been a student at law in an eastern col lege, and had come west for the double purpose of recuperating his health and pursuing his studies more cheaply. The.family at the cottage had consisted of Godfrey Holmes, now deceased, a widowed sister of his deceased wife, and his daughter Amelia. 1 pon the death of bis. beloved wife, Mr. Hoimcs had declared his intention qj remain ing a widower, and his wife’s sister, a quiet, unassuming woman, had taken charge of his housekeeping. Amelia, the daugher, was now in her seven teenth year, her figure very elegant and her appearance graceful. Her face was very sweet; her eyes dark brown, and abundant hair of the same color was twined about her head. Ono would have thought the natural conse quence of lieing thrown almost constantly into the society of as handsome a man as Saxby, she would have lost her heart to him. But the very opposite to this was the fact, and he could have left the place at any mom ent without regret upon her part. Her father, however, bad been much engaged by him, and had often hinted to bis housekeeper that ho was sure he would be quite satisfied with such a son-in-law. Tho entire nighborbood shared in this good opinion of Saxby. He and Amelia w'ould make such a splendid match, they said. Both were so handsome; so intelligent; so similar in their tastes; besides, were they not admirably matched as to worldly prospects. Saxby had no wealth, it is true; but he camo of a family of influence, and with the fortune Mr. Holmes would be able to give, he could rise high in the world. Amelia did not need to marry for money, for though her father possessed a little landed property, was he not rich in the best securities of the government? So, indeed, he had been ; but upon the very night of his decease, all his stocks and bonds, gold and mortgages, and his private papers had disappeared, and no one could tell whith er they had flown. Here, then, were the two terrible circum stances of robbery and suspected murder, combining to bring utter desolation and ruin to the family, so peaceful but a few brief hours before. It is little wonder that tho grief-stricken girl had stood pale and niotioniessfin my pres ence, when she knew the occasion of my com ing. About an hour after my arrival, a carriage was driven up to the farm-house, and two portly gentlemen in black coats, alighted and came into tho cottage. They carried two small cases wdth them which brought disgreeable remembrances to me, for i knew’ they contained tho glittering trepanning knives and scalpels, which had been dig layed before my gaze on numerous painful occasions. Soon afterward the coroner arrived, accom panied > y a number of the neighbors, from whom he proceeded to inipannel a jury. Whit.! her aunt was busy receiving these in dividual , 1. had an opportunity for a short in terview with Amelia, and I learned from her at that time much that was useful in my sub sequent investigations. The post-mortem examination was at length concluded, and, somewhat to ray surprise, the surgeons declared that the opinion of the old gentleman’s physician, that death had resulted from poisoning, was incorrect. De.it . i had supervened from sudden conges tion of the heart, there was not the slightest trace of foul play, and the necessary certificate lor interment was granted. Winn 1 subsequently learned that Mr. Holmes had suddenly fallen dead, and that his doctor bad not reached him until long after the breath had left the body, 1 did not think this conclusion so strange. It relieved me from a disagreeable weight; . for iai s of poisoning are always accompanied by distressful circumstances; and I now had only to inquire into the disappearance of the old gentleman's liox of valuables. The lots of these would leave Amelia and the old lady in poverty, for the latter was en tirely dependent upon her brother-in-law, who Lad no living relatives save these two. The deceased had placed no faith in the banks, and had always kept the small steel boun I box in liis sleeping room. He bad shown the content. to his daughter and Iter aunt upon various occasions, and w hen they had remonstrated with him about keep? Ing to much value in so insecure a place, the old n; in had smiled at their fears. He had depended largely for the safety of the box upon the fact that all per.-.ms. save those immediately connected with him, were ignorant of liis having these treasures. Several, persons had been about the house on tli ? nig'it of hit decease, ami the larger number had been more or less in the b' d-room. Amelia, young Saxby and several others were mentioned by the old lady in particular; but she declatwl that .he would suspect her self or the other iiietnbent of the household as •ut.ii as < no of the neighlx rs. They w ere entirely ignorant of the existence of the box, and this might be depended upon, if their honesty were to be set aside. Besides, it seemed impossible that anything could have been the house with out detection on that night of sorrow. There was not an hour that some one was not about, and either Amelia or her aunt bad remained in the bed-room continually. Still tho box was gone, and it must have had some outside means of locomotion. As might have been expected, I almost in stantly pitched upon Saxby as the thief. I folt convinced of it, although there was nothing suspicious in the young man’s man ner. The difficulty before me was to reach the truth in such a manner that no point of refu tation would bo left. I must not only show him to be the guilty party but also recover tho stolen property, tho larger portion of which would be readily negotiable, and could bo dis posed of with little risk of detection. I was asked to remain for lunch, and re quiring sometime for thought, I accepted tho invitation. Soon tho elder lady, Saxby and myself were seated at the table, Amelia being too indis posed to join us,and the most rigid silence pre vailed fur some time. I was employed in secretly watching Saxby, who,l soon discovered, enjoyed the cntiriFcon fidcnce of our kind-hearted hostess. She had already astonished him with the se cret of who I was, and the occasion of my presence at tho cottage. When tho meal was over and the old lady had gone to look after her niece’s comfort, Saxby entered into a lengthy conversation with me. Ho talked well, but was much too ready in his suggestions as to the missing securities, and the longer I remained with him the streuger became my prejudice against him. After much agitation I decided that it was only necessary to give the suspect “rope enough and ho would bang himself.” I must bo on hand, however, to see that he did not slip his head from tho noose. I conceived a plan and began to act upon it at once. I assumed a confidential manner, and in formed the young man that I had thought of some circumstances relating to the missing bonds, in which I thought he could assist me. “If you will go into the city with me,” I continued, “I will tell you more.” Saxby consented to this proceeding without tho least show of reluctance, and we set out together. While upon tho way I feigned a story to amuse him, and hinted, in a distant way, that I was inclined to think that Mr. Holmes’ sis ter-in-law knew more of the missing valuables than any’ other person. I concluded by request ing him Io watch the old lady's movements. To do Saxby justice, he defended tho good woman warmly and grow quite indignant at my “venomous charge,” which I excused by telling him that it was necessary to take every precaution. When wo reached Chicago, I took the young man to the central police office, and prepared to carry out tho real motive for my action. While I caused Saxby to be detained in con versation by a brother officer, a photographer with his camera placed behind ti screen for the occasion, skilfully pictured the man's features. Then I dismissed him; but was cardful to keep him in view until he left the city. Before another day had rolled around a pho tograph of the young man was in tho office of nearly every broker in tho city. Time passed, and the scheme bore no fruit; Mr. Holmes had been in his grave nearly a month, and his daughter’s fortune was still undiscovered. I had been playing a waiting game hereto fore ; but now I decided to commence a de cided action. I hail not lost sight of Saxby during this in terval, for a skilf ul shadow hail kept his move ments continually under inspection; but he had remained quietly at the farm and it had come to nothing. But one day the shadow came to me in per son—Saxby was in town. Ho only made a few purchases and returned at nightfall. Evidently if Saxby was the thief he was upon his guard. It occurred to me to take advantage of his absence to visit the cottage. Both ladies received me very cordially and hail a long story to tell of their pecuniary em barrassments. Their little home could not readily be converted into cash for anything like its value, and, if it could, the idea of parting with it was unbearable. Saxby, the elder lady told me, during a short absence of her neico from the room, had lately received a remittance from his relatives, and they depended upon him for the present. But the old lady told me, with a sad shake of the head, that the young man had a man ner quite foreign to what sho had hitherto known of him. He had proposed marriage to Amelia, stat ing to her that he w;is in daily expectation of a sum of money from his friends, which would place him a condition to provide for her aunt as well as herself a pleasant home. Amelia had rejected his offer, however, and Saxby’s usual kindliness had not been proof again-t the rebuff. It was plain from the old lady’s manner of telling the story that she did not exactly coin cide with Amelia in her action: but she was much troubled at the difficulties before them. “If Miss Holmes would consent to follow my directions,” said I, “there is no doubt you may both bo relieved from your embarrass ments.” “In what manner?” asked the young lady, who re-entered at that juncture. “By tho recovery of the lost treasures. It is merely an experiment; but its success would place you and your aunt above want for the future.” When I aw that their curiosity was aroused, 1 communicated my plan. It was for Amelia to favor Saxby’s suit for the time, and make it a condition that, before her final consent to the marriage was given, her aunt should be provided for by a moderate settlement. It was very evident that the ladies did not understand me, and I was exceedingly cau tious in enlightening them. Amelia began by declining my advice; but after a long interview and a promise on my part that no harm should come from the ar rangement, she consented. I returned to town quite jubilant, thinking that niy success was as good as assured. I left the inmates at the cottage considerably mystified, for I had accused no one of the rob bery. and they could not discern in what di rection my scheme tended. Not many days had passed when Saxby came again to town. The siiadow saw him safely seated in tho reading room of one of the hotels aud came to warn me in baste. We concluded that the young man had come on “business” this time, for it was early in the duy, and he seemed more than usually thoughtful. I donned a disguise through which I thought Saxby would ire unable to identify me if he t should chance to notice my proximity, and was soon in front of the hotel. My ally hail informed me that Saxby had already been into the street where the princi pal brokers’ offices were located. Ho had arrived too early, however, for his purpose, and liod returned to the hotel to wait until business opened. So I concluded, and, when I saw him upon tire street again, pausing occasionally to glance ' into the windows where tho signs told that stocks and bonds were bought aud sold, I was I in no way surprised,and prepared to swoop down upon him at the proper moment. At last be seemed to find a place to his fanny, ami entered hastily, casting over bis shoulder • t «iiti so th nt peculiar p» • tiliat yluii'-b which denotes the unea,y conscieuco. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1887 I was upon the opposite side of the street, but could watch his motions. I saw him, af ter exchanging a few words with tho broker, draw a package from his jacket from which ho made a selection. He entered into negotiations with the broker and I soon saw tho latter paying over quite a sum of money. This Saxby placed in liis pocket aud turned around just as 1 stepped upon the sidewalk. His eyes flashed over me in an instant, and I knew that I had been recognized despite my disguise. What a fund of cool nerve that young man must have had! He surmised in an instant the real state of affairs, and rushed out of the office. I seized his arm before he had fairly reached the sidewalk, and. finding that escape was im possible, he very wisely succumbed. He returned with me to the broker’s office and redeemed the securities he had negoti ated. ' Then he was taken to tho police station. “That five thousand dollars you negotiated, what were you going to do with it?” I in quired. Saxby’s lip curied bitterly. “That was for Amelia’s aunt in case I hud married the young lady,” he answered,” I be lieved I've been played for a sucker; a more unprincipled man would have made a clean job of it.” I had to admit the force of this remark. As tho rascal had been apprehended with the evidence, of his guilt upon him he saw the futility of attempting a defense. He accordingly confessed that, as ho had been alone in Mr. Holmes’ room upon tho night of his disease, tho idea had occurred to him of secreting the box of valuables, tho secret of which the old gentleman had con fided to him, and use them as a moans of com pelling Amelia to many him, in tho event of liis failing to gain her love. He had watched his opportunity, and, when all was quiet, had removed the box to a field, whore ho had buried it in tlie earth. The statement proved correct, and tho box was found with its contents intact, save the papers 1 had found upon Saxby. The latter pleaded guilty to tho offense charged, and in consideration of the fact that the property had not suffered diminution, and had been recovered through his confession, a much lighter sentence was imposed upon him that otherwise he would have received. The ladies at the cottage were profuse in their thanks to me. and I found my reward in a check for a handsome sum; besides tho re flection that peace and plenty bad been re stored to deserving people through my instru mentality. . THE TICHBORNE CASE. How Sir Roger Intends to Establish His Identity. From the Globe Democrat. New York, December 3.—Sir Roger Tich borne, claimant, ponderous and serene, was at liis post as usual today, as manager of a Chat ham Square hotel. Sir Roger has been keep ing very quiet during tho eighteen months of his residence in Chatham Square, but tin*, amount of line work he lias put in will make things lively in England next spring; at toast ho hones so. lie said: “I think I have my case in such shape now failure will be impossible. I go to England on March 3, and will at once begin proceedings in tiie probate court. Charles Russell and John Clark, tho English lawyers, have been retained. Was I confined in prison for four teen years? Well, technically, yes. I was sentenced to fourteen years, and good behavior shortened it to ten years, seven months and seven days. 1 was imprisoned on two charges of perjury for claiming to bo Sir Roger Tich borne, and denying that 1 was Arthur Orton. Orton was afterward found in the Paramatta lunatic asylum, New South Wales. They re fused to commute the Orton part of my sen tence, but changed my name on the prison books to Thomas Castro. 1 propose to have tho Tichborne and Doughty actof 1874 annull ed. It was fraudulently passed. Only nino members of parliament acting on it, when the law requires at least forty. After my incarce ration tiie verdict of tlio jury was confirmed, and the trustees of the estate were empowered to pay all the expenses of the litigation. They amounted to £84,000. Had they not been paid I could not again open the suit, as the English law requires that tho expenses of one suit must be paid before another is begun. “Before I left England unknown to my friends I willed away tho whole Doughty es tate. 1 may seem strange that I could do this during the lifetime of my father and uncle,but their interest in the estate was for life only, while mine was in fee simple, which allowed mo to disposcof it as I pleased. Tho vessel Bella, on which I sailed for New York, was wrecked. Iler longboat was found by the schooner Kent and taken to Rio de Janeiro, and nothing further was heard of the other boats, although they were picked up by anoth er vessel anil taken to Australia. It was thought in England I was lost. The under writers paid the insurance and Vincent Gas ford, one of the executors of my will, proved tiie document and distributed tho property ac cording to its contents. After I succeed in an nulling tho act of 1874, Emory Alfred Tich borne. the present possessor of the estate, will hold tho property by ray will; then I will ap peal to tho probate court and establish my identity by at least 500 witnesses. Then, of course, tiie will will not hold, and tho estate will rightfully revert to me.” How Licorice is Made. Frum the New York .Mull and Express. “It is almost an impossibility,” said a well known pharmacist, recently to a reporter, “to tell how much licorice is really consumed by people In th • city of New York. Tic amonut is almost in credible and probably reaches thousands of pounds annually.” “flow 13 the drug obtained?” w.as asked. “A species of licorice is found o:i the shores of Lake Erie, though a good deal conies from further west. The plant from which It Is obtained is called glycrrhiza. It grows very e cat, to the height of ab <ut four or live feet and has few brunches. It bears a Hower formed like that of a ]xa, but of a violet or purple color. Tiie root hi its raw slate is well known as the “licorice roo.” of commerce. It attains a length of several feet and is often an Inch in diameter. When the root has attained the age of three years It Is taken up, and from this, before it bcconn.B dri.-d, is made the extract of licorice, som 'times known n ‘■punish licorice. The juice Is I prepared by boiling the root with water, the de coction Is then decant <1 off and eva| orated to ; plotc-con-sis'eiice for forming the substance into sticks five or six Inche-1 eig ui.dnn inch hi diameter I —these are the -p inlsb licoih cos commerce.” “Is not the article adultera'.? 1.” “Yes, it Is often nothingeis:; than a mixture of [ til" juice with the wor n kind of gum arable. Me ta lie Copper scraped off the ev.qsuratlng puns, Is verg frequently present, and starch and Hour some- I times coustitu.e nearly ou? half of tho »üb.-tatiee." German Piper: A man, being re pi '.ted by a ■ friend to buy him some talks, forgot all about the j matter till he accidentally nut him: then, In bis I conka on. le endeavor 4 to “set mailers straight” | by nonchalantly remarking: “By tho way, 1 never I got the letter you wrote about those book*.” I Comm-rctal; Hrs. Waldo, of Boston-I have a letter from your uncle James, Penelope, who wants u? to spend the summer on liis farm. Pen ' elope, dubUMkly—ls there any society ta the neigh ; txirliorx'i" Mrs. Waldo-I ve beard him sneak of the i II : t Ins and Gucrocys. I presume they are pleas | ant people. lopAE GRUPP. By Wallace P. Reed. For-,the Constitution. It was a gloomy December day in the year of grace 174—. An east wind coming over the cold watersof the Atlantic, and a wide expanse of salt marshes, moaned through the pines and swept thosandy stretch whore tiie little settloment of Savannah was just beginning to pull itself together. The scene was not very attractive. A rude but strong stockade containing a number of shops and houses, the headquarters and bar racks of the Military,and a few outlying cabins of the more adventurous pioneers—this was all. In a comfortable room in tho most preten tious building iu the stockade, the headquar ters of tho commanding general, three gentle men sat by a blazing wood tire. They were drinking Madeira, aud their rubicund visages showed that they were not unaccustomed to this and even stronger beverages. Onq of the three xvore a scarlet uniform, glittering with a nrofuse emblazonry of gold lace, but liis large spare figure indicated great strength, mid his face with its prominent Roman nose and brilliant eyes would have stamped tlio.man in any circle as a remarkable person, a born leader of men. This man, the central figure of the group, was penoral Oglethorpe. The other two. dressed also in scarlet uni forms, were brother officers. Ono was Major Daftousie, the other was Captain Cardigan. They were young men, but their apearanpee showed them to bo gallant soldiers, well suited to the business in which their general kept them engaged night and day. The three officers had something more seri ous on hand than Aho discussion of their Ma deira. “Tho fellow will have to bo shot, then,” re marked Major Dalhousie airily, as he swallow ed another linnxper. “I am afraid so,” replied Captain Cardigan, adjusting his ruffles, “but it is a pity. Corpo ralCrupp is a good soldier attunes. Lord! But he can fight!” “Zoundsl” exclaimed tlio general, “much do I deplore such a necessity, gentlemen, but discipline is more important in those savage wilds than it is iu Europe. Hero warfare is nothing but butchery, and wo need every man in our small force. Now, when I was cam paigning on tho continent,” continued the general, as he paused to drain another glass, “a little drunkenness, more or less, did not matter. I myself once refused to take a French officer prisoner because lie was so bo- Did-leil lines. A spleiidid, fellow he was, too. Once otir commands were front lug er.-Ji other just as the fight opened. Mid the Frenchman, taking off his hat, said: ‘Gentlemen, will you have the goodness to fire first!’ ” “That was grand!” cried Major Dalhousie. “It was,” answered the general sententious ly, “but it was not war. It was an attempt to apply the. tactics of tho ball room to the battle field. Well, my bull dogs accepted the invita tion. aud in less than five minutes we had driven the Monsieurs out of sight.” “But,” said Major Dalhousie, “we are leav ing tho subject. Must the corporal besbot?” “To a certainty,” murmured Captain Cardi gan, who had spilled his wine, and was peer ing into his right boot under the impression that something was wrong somewhere. “Let us sec,” said the general, “you have had the varlet in the guardhouse?” “A hundred times,” replied the captain. ‘“Damme if 1 think he has ever left it,” re plied tho major. “And ye t lie fights?” “Like a devil,” exclaimed both officers. “He saved us from a surprise a month ago,” put in the major. “It is a serious case,” said the general. “Tho trustees of our infant colony are determined to prohibit tho drinking of rum, and all that is brought here lias to be staved.” “Blood and death,” interrupted tho major, “how does the fellow get his tipple?” “Tremenshus tnislitory to me,” said the cap tain, who had just lost another glass of Made ira, and was glaring at tlio water pitcher very suspiciously. “I think,” suggested the general, “that. I wii. have tho corporal brought here. I desire to question him.” As the officers made no objection, a messen ger was sent to the guardhouse, and in a few moments the offender caino in, escorted by a guard. Corporal Crupp looked a little tho worse for wear, and his face worn a surly expression, but he did not appear to be vicious. Ho faced tho three officers qifictly and waited for them to speak. “Corpoial, we have lost all patience with you,” said General Oglethorpe sternly. “I am not surprised,” was the sad reply, “and 1 am ready to stand the consoqui nees.” “You fell asleep while drunk on your post.’ “It is true,” admitted the soldier. “Yesh, corp’l, and you’ll have to bo shot,” interposed Captain Cardigan. “I have no objection,” answered tho cor poral stolidly. “See here, corporal,” said [the general se verely,“ You ars a man of intelligence. You Know all about the prohibitory ordei of tho trustees. Now, why is it that you will smug gle rum, and drink it?” For a moment tho corpoial was silent. Then he straightened himself to his full height and pointed to the table and the half filled glasses. "There,” he said, in a steady ringing voice, "there is tho explanation. You place your selves above tin: law. Do you not sec that others will be tempted to do tho same? ft hen Corporal Crupp breasts the cold and wet, and secs his superior officers enjoying their wine, don't you think that In: feels driven by some demon to go and follow their example? Like master, like man, you know.” “linpudeut knave!” yelled the major. “Gad! If ho was a gentleman, I’d call him out,” said tho captain. The commander rose from Ids chair aud walked the room. Then ho faced the culprit, and said : “In your coars", blunt way, corporal, yon have taught me a lesson. I don’t know that it is possible to save you, but you shall have another chance.” He summoned a servant. “Go and empty every drop of wine and spirits in the bouse!” Ire ordered. Tho officers jumped from their scats In stir prist. "I mean it,” said tho general. "There will 1 be uu more tippling among her majesty's ofil- | ccrs in this colony, and the first man who dis obeys this rule will find himself in tho guard house.” “But ,” »tammered the captain. “I have said it,” was tho firm reply. “Now, Crupp, 1 want you to go to tho Indian village twenty miles north of here, and return with a report of the war-like preparations there.” “Genoral, will you trust me?” cried the sol dier. T did not say I trusted you. It is an experi ment. I have placed myself and niy officers under tho same discipline required by you. You are, in honor,bound to accept tho common lot of your fellow soldiers.” Tho corporal stepped forward and kissed the general's hand, and dropped a tear on it. Then with a salulo he retired. Corporal Crupp accomplished his mission with signal fidelity. He did more. Ho became tho host soldier in the colony, and in tho course of tho war with tho Spaniards rose to tlio rank of cap tain. When General Oglethrope returned to Europe Captain Crupp accompanied him. Long years afterwards Colonel Crupp was in the habit of entertaining young officers with reminisi onees of General Oglethorpe. ’ “Ah, ho was a man!” ho would say, “And ho knew men, too. That, gontlcaicii, is tlio great secret of leadership raid commandl” THE GOLD Half a dozen cabins divided liy a dusty roadway, a blacksmith shop, and a store con stituted the settlement. The place was unusiialy lively this evening, for some miners liad come up tho valley with wonderful talcs of a claim down there that was panning out gold by tho handful. They Stood in tlio center of an eager group Hint com pletely surrounded and filled tiie doorway of the store. I’reseutly a girl camo up the path with a bucket on her head aud her sun-bonuet under her arm. She was small and dark, and very pretty, but sail-looking. “I wish you would all lot me in,” she said. The men separated, and as she entered tlio store, ono of the new-comers asked who she was. "Slie's Doonson's daughter,” said a member of the settlement, running his thumb under his suspender ami giving it a liilcli. “Aint ye never hearn of old I teen- on ?—him as lives over on ‘Poverty Flat’? He’s mad, they say, an’ I guess lie must bo, or ho wouldn’t go on livin’on a worlied-out olaim. He says the gold's there yet; but the other man as owned it hadn't patience.” As soon as the girl left the store, a man de tached himself from the edge of the party, and, hurrying round tho. store., struck a trail ihnt in a few minutes would cross the one that Dean son':. daughter was following. Ho was a tall, line-looking follow, of any age between Ir.a ntj Mid. thirty. Ho Wore tlio typical miner’.-- clothes, but walked with tni . <■ '<y ijrace, that suggested much mov‘-tain c.limbi’ngi •?£ • “Tell ye what 'tis, Doll,” ho began, hurried ly, on meeting her, “It's a dreadful lonely life fur ye down’ere on the Flat, with no uii but the old man fur company.” She didn't seem to think this required any answer, and they walked for a time in silence. Alter awhile ho begun again, but slowly, as if wishing to impress her with the earnestness of what lie wa . saying: “I’ve knowed ye now, Doll, this six months back, nn' I dun know how yo feels—but, afore God, I’d rutlior hear you say: ‘Jack, 1 love you,’tlian strike tho best payin'claim in tho state.” Sho stopped with a little gasp, and her hands lightly clasped before her; down went tho old sun-bonnet all unheeded. ‘Jack,’she cried, “Jack, do you moan It?” “I ain't got no Bible, Doll,” ho said, solemn ly, laying his hand upon her head, “but 1 swear it by Hie, next ono of God's works I hold most sacred, anil that’s ye.” “Then, Jin k,” she sobbed, “I do lovo ye. I’ve mosi a-died fur font-you wouldn't cure fur me, Lot’s go homo an’ tell dad, Jack.” When they entered the cabin, they found tho old man down on his knees before tho fire, trying Io coax it into a blazo. “Dad,” sho said then, “Jack says that ho wants ter marry me.” She had scarcely spoken before he sprang to his feot with an oatli and dashed his pipe into tiie fire. “Nover! Do ye think I’m goin’ to letye waste yerself on a common mini r? Do ye think I’ve been workin’ day in and day out for ten years that yo might be an heiro ,s, anil then let ye spend yer life in these diggin’s? Ye’re goin’ to bo rich; tiie inoney’ll come rollin’ in when the claim begins to pay.” “Hold on, patdner,” cried Jack ; “the claim will never ; ay. 1 dare say 1 ain’t good cnougli fur Doll., but I can give her plenty to cat an’ to wear, mi’ that’s moro’n she gets now.” But old Decnson made no an wer, for lie had already returned to his gulden dream ing. The whole conversation seemed to pass from him, and he went on patiently digging day after day. lie hail bum a man of one idea so long now, that it was imposisblo for him to keep his mind on any outside inatt'.r. "Doli,” ho said one day, “if this ‘lead’ don’t bring somethin’, I’ll give up. But it’:i coinin’ tiffs linic; <» tliero ain’t notice worryin’. If you go to tho sittlemint, bring home a charge of powth r; I’m goin’ter blow up a rock tor morrow.” It was late the next day beforo Jack came to see her, and Doll was watching for him at the door. “Dad's gone over to Sunken rock,” she said, “that's whar lie’s workin’ now. Come quick.” Siie hurried out, and lie after her. It was a long way to Sunken rock, and she wasted none of her strength in words. At last a sliaru bend in the path brought them suddenly upon him. lie was sitting on a tree-stump, his head in his hands, mumbling to himself, and indifferently watcliing the flame of a match creep slowly along tiie wick leading to tire powder Ire had olaced in tho crevice of the rock before him. Instantly they saw his danger, Doll sprang forward, but Jack pushed her back. Never, it scoured to him, had lie moved mi slowly. The old man was in his arms Ire stumbled under his weight-—one step or twenty, he could not tell. Thon camo n horrible sound as if tire earth was opening under him, aud—ob livion. “Wai,” said Sall Stroll, telling about it at the Hcltlcpient, “if that warn’t tire most ro hiarkulfle thing! J wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't a seen it. Thar war tire old man all right; tbar war Jack Seton just stunned a bit; that war Doll on'y upsot as war nateral; and thar war the rocks lyin’ about them as chuck-full of jrold as an egg of meat. Jack’s goin’ to marry Doll. Ohl man Decnson W'.nldii’t irear of It at first, hut he's given In sumo since Jack saved Ids life. He never had good sense, nohow, old D< enson—showed Unit when he :>ot his ,clf down on that rock to get Mowed to kingdom come. Ho war right about ono thing, though that's this gold. Doll Deen son'll own tho richest claim in tlio hull state.” a AVw H'u in Nrirr: Yale student—And now, dear Mabel, may 1 r ail you mine? Mabel—Yes, Reginald, you've kicked a goal. nt-lUli: “Do you know why they have nick named old loan Mould, the grave-digger, ‘ChurUy?’" “1 have nn Idea.” “Because lie co , era a multitude of sins." PRICE FIVE CENTS. My Rattlesnake Adventure. They told mo when I arrived homo that I looked pile, and my wifo said she know I should stiffer from so much wading in the cold water after trout. I am now going to relate what frightened mo, and see if the readers blame tno if I looked white. It was on a bright Juno morning, in the year 1885, Eddie harnessed old Jimmy to tho wagon, while I dressed up in my hunting suit and told tho women to get tiie lunch ready. I had a stout pair of corduroy pants made on purpose for hunting and iishiug, aud in their make up tho pockets were largo and long and hung down on niy thighs in away I did not fancy. “Hallo, how is this?” I cried, as I put my spare lines in my left pocket, “I thought you promised to alter these pockets before I would want to use them again.” “Who knows,” said my wife, “but tho depth of those pockets may yet save your life.” I said no more. “All ready,” shouted Eddie. I turned nud saw eld .Jim’s face peering in at the window. I jumped in and made off, taking the road that led up in the heart of old Ossipoemoun taiti to a valley called Canaan. After nbn tit scramble for the horse, wo found ourselves in tlio happy land—surrounded on all sides by lofty niountains—we drove up to one of tho Inrm houses and obtained a hitching-plaop for '.nr horse ; then with our fishing tackle wo started for Bean's pond—a wild, lonely place, high up among mountains. Arriving there, we caught six ty spaekled beauties. After thia wc ate our lunch and caught twenty nioro trout, and made up our mind wo hud caught all we could carry over tho rough road, iind wd had promised tlio women folks that wo would get them some spruce gum, hence we had taken our long-handlod chisol with us. Upon tho irorth side of Ossipee mountain is a heavy growth of spruce, and for It we aimed. As wo toiled up the old logging road, we sud denly camo upon u rattlesnake basking in tho sun directly in our path. Eddie obtained a stout polo, and with a few well directed blows killed him. Ho tin asttred tivo feet and a half, and had two rattlers. Oh! howlshudder when I see ono of those monsters! Talk to me of your pillions, cobras, inoeeasins and yonr water nukes, 1 think there is nothing more deadly tlian our own Now England rattlesnnl-.e. I know they give you warning of your danger in sin ill, piercing alarms, but their deadly spring is made at tho same time of tlio warn ing. I tixik a stout lino and tied it round tho body of tho snake, and Eddie dragged him along, while I began niy huut for gmn. I know froiu tiie nature of tho varmints tliero must be another snake not a great distunes off. But we were after spruce gum not rat tlesnakes, and we hogan to skirmish round bti 1. ly, for tho afternoon was passing. Up tire side of the mountain we saw a monster spruce, Uio wind oltjie proviouc S]>ring. The top wins lodwtl uwoiig a clump of scrub oaks. Along the sides of this tree were many lumps of puto spruce gum. I gained the side of the fallen tree, and worked my way in among tho thick shrubbery. As I begun to pick off tho lumps, I thought what a lurking place for snakes. These scrub oaks were about four foot high. I knew I had stout garments on that would stand tho pull ing of the bushes. I had secured twenty or thirty lumps of gum, all within niy reach, and was making a push further on, whi n I paused as though a thunderbolt had burst upon mo, from the clear heavens iibovo. Header, did you ever hoar that alarm? If not, you may have h'-ard tho shrill cry of our locusts, that fly from tree to tiee during the warm days of summer. Well then, you know something about the alarm note of lire rattlesnake, and this was what 1 heard, and what arrested my stops. In starting to spring back my heel caught again t some plmtruetion, and in order to save myself I was obliged to grasp a branch of the fallen spruce, the only thing at hand stout enough to support me, and in doing this I made n slight spring to lire left. Merciful power! My left foot camo down on something that moved, and struggled and hissed, and I folt a shock as though ten thousand galvanic batter ies liuil soul their currents through me. I cast my eye down, and I raw a bright bow formed of two fine threads of light, clearly de fined amid tho deep slnulo of tire scrub. I know it was tire monster's eyes flaming, mak ing a curve of light as the ugly head swept to and fro. But only for u moment )ny fuot waa on its body, not more than a third of tlio dis tance from it.s tail, so that full two-thirds of the body was free, and it was a largo snake. Wlint did I do? What could I do? Within one socond alter I looked down, the deadly reptile was ready toslrike ; the head was thrown buck, the upper jaw raised until it fairly lay over towards the crest, and I knew tlio blow was coming. I could i nly throw up niy hands, start backwards and think of wife and children at home. Oh! how my pa t life flitted before my mental vision -was my life of wild rovings all over the world to end hero on the side of old Ossipee mountain? Tho blow c iure quick and strong, striking too upon tho left thigh, and I gave a spring backwards; 1 looked downward t and saw that tire venomous reptile was clinging to iny pants, tire hooked fangs preventing his hitting go while I was in mo tion. In another Instant, however, tire pre hensile tail, or the lower part of tho body, caught among tho bushes and the fangs were torn away. Backwards to tire sled road f staggered, faint and dizzy, knowing that I had been struck, and expecting every moment to feel tlio touch or the poison on niy vitals. As I reached lire logging roads Eddie was by my side. He had noticed tiie fallen spruce and was making li.r it. But ire paused and gazed at me, exclaiming: "Father, what ails you?” "Bitten!” I gasped. “A rattlesnake, father?” "Yes, 1 said. "Where?” 1 laid iny hand on my thigh, nbcro 1 still felt tlio force of the blow. “Let us look. AVe’ll cut Into it, bind on » piece of tiie fat of the dead snake and then drive for home. Quick, where is it?” My thigh was exposi <l, fair and ruddy, but not a mark of tho poisonous fangs was to bo seen. “There’s not a bite hero, father. Nor a sign of one.” Eddie's happy srnilo of assurance gave mo strength, anil my thoughts came to my aid. I looked where the threads of tho corduroy had lx ■■ n started tip into loops by the tearing away of tho snake’s fangs, and saw that it was di rectly over tho objectionable pocket. 1 put my hand into tho pocket and drew forth tho only thing it contained, tho broad flat piece of shingle with tho trout line wound upon it. Tire lino was new and of fine; white silk, and wo saw upon tho silken surface the stain of tho snake’s deadly virus; but wo saw it more plainly ujtdn the smooth wood. The teeth hadJstrucK through pants, pocket and three turns of the line, to tho wood, and we could follow the yellowish green lines where tho subtile poison had crept along tire grains of the wood as plainly as though they hud been drawn with a pen and ink. ■■ ■—e PUbhurg ChrvnMe-Tekgmiih: “Nxllors me ft pro fane set of men, are they not, especially those on the men-of-war?" asked a lady of a naval officer. “ Well,no,” was tiie reply; “In fact, the men on gov ernment vessels are quite pious.” "You surprise me! How do you account for it?" “By their von s'.aut connecUon with wur ship, inuduin,"