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A TniIILLINCi STORY.
The following incident actually occur
cd on board ot a»B: ,: lis[i and was
communicated to Ihf >%r]tor, several
years ago, by an old man-of-war's
man:
A timid boy, about fourteen years of
ngf», hesitated to go aloft, but by the cup
tain's orders, was foreiby put in the main
rigging, and tiien a boatswain's maie was
commanded to lash like him like a d»g
until he learned to run aloft. The poor
fellows legs and arms trembled, he grasp
e l the shrouds, he cried, he prayed the
inhuman captain for God's sake to hav«
mercy on him; but. all in vain. The boat
swain's mate was ordered to lay on
harder, regardless ol the boy's piercing
screams, which made even veteran sea
men turn from the brutal scene with dis
gust. His clothes were rent from his
back, the blood followed the lash,
and still the tyrant roared out, "Lay on.
balswain's titrate!*'
With one wild scream lie sprang from
under lash, and bounded up the rigs
ging witli amazing rapidity. Kc doubled
the tuttock rigging like a cat, passed up
the topmast and topgallant rigging with
undiminished speed, shinned Lite unrat
tlcd royal rigging, and perched himself
like a bird alongside of the pennant
which streamed from the masthead. Here
he puiued. looking learlessly upon the
deck below. All hands catnc up to see
him—his cries and cruel treatment had
already enlisted their sympalv, and, if
possible, hatt increased their hatred of
tho captain.
The monster was smiling complacent
ly at the success of his expc.iiuieut; he
was one of those t\rants who boasted
that the cat, properly applied, could
make mnn do anything. Still he was
apprehensive that the bey might destroy
himself, aud the circumstances be used
against him at the Admirality, where he
knew representations of his cruelty had
already been made. The men gazed in
silence, looking first at the boy and then
at the captain, who was sealed near the
tuffrail. They dared not to be seen
speaking to oue another—it was a flog
ging offence; even at night spies passed
under their hammocks to ascertain if
they whispered. The officers walked
the lee side of die quarter-deck,occasion
ally casting their eyes aloft, but were as
silent as the men. Still the boy clung to
the masthead, playing with (lie pennant,
apparently unconscious of the interest he
excited below, 'iired with gazing aloft,
the captaiu sung out through the speak
ing trumpet. 'Down from alofl! Down!'
The boy sprang upon the truck at a
bound, and raising himself erect, waved
his cap around his head; then, stretching
his arms out, gave a wild laughing
scream, and threw himself forward. The
captain jumped to his feet, expecting to
see the boy dashed in pieces on deck; but
when clear of the shade of the sails he
saw him sliding along thq main royal
stay towards the torctop-gallant mast
head, and heard him laugh and chatter
iike a monkey, as it enjoying the sport,
lie reached the masthead in safety, and
then descended along the top-gallant
backstay hand-Over-hand. The captain
looked at him, and was about to speak,
but could not find words. The boy froth
ed at the mouth and nose; his eves seem
ed starting out of his head; lie rolled up
on the deck in convulsions, staining it
with the blood which still trickled lrotn
his back, lie was a maniac. The sur
geon's skill in the course of a few weeks
restored bis bodily health, but not his
reason.
Prom that time forward lie was fear
less. In the diirkest night, the fiercest
gale, he would scamper along tho deck
like a dog, and bound aloft with a speed
which no one ou board could equal, lie
would run over the yards without holds
ing. pass from uiast to mast on the stays,
ascend, and descend by the leeches ot rhe
sails, and run over the studding sail
\ booms, lie was as nimble as a eat, and
had forgotten icar. Some of the light
duties alolt he learned to discharge in
company with them—he did as they did
but could not be trusted to do anything
himself. One order he always obeyed
without hesitation. At tho command,
'Away aloft,' he was off, and never paus
ed until he reached tho masthead. As he
was harmless and rarely spoke, the caps
tain kept him on board, and, in the course
of a year, sent him aloft for amusement.
His strength increased with his years,
bit his bulk and height remained nearly
the same at eighteen as when he became
a maniac.
His ribs, breast and back seemed ojio
case of bone, and his riiiews and muscles
made his legs and arms appear like
pillared columus. Ho was fair, with
light blue eyes and delicate skin; his
face oval aud full,*but void of expr.»B*
sioa—neither love, fear, revenge nor
pleasure could be traced to its stolid
GRAHAM, N. C-, TUESDAY OCTOBER 15 1878
outlino His eves stared at everything
without appealing to see, and when he
spoke, there was rarely any meaning in
his words, Go followed the men in their
various duties like a dog following his
master. Whenever he was struck or
startled by a boatswain's mate he rail up
the main rigging' screaming at the lop of
his lungs, anil never paused until he had
performed the first evolution which had
made him a maniac.
As the sailor's story runs, tho ship
arrived at Plymouth to be docked and
refitted. The captain availing himself
of the leisure was going to be married,
and the news was communijiiisd by hi«
servant to the cook, who soon circulated
it on the berth deck among the men who
cursed him and all his ki.i. 11 is servant
came on board ot the hulk wliei f e the
men were lodged, the evening tho caps
tain was to be married. Crazy Joe (the
name the boy was known bv) met him
at the gangway, and asked intelligeuily
ifthe captain would be martied that
evening aud where? The servant gave
him the information he desired, and
went about his business.
That li'ght, while the captain was un
dressing he was seized by tho throat
and dragged to the bridal bed. 'Look,
fair lady on ino,' said Crazy Joe, 'but
do not scream, or I will kill you. Look
on me. 1 hold within my grasp a devil,.'
who delights in cruelty—a merciless
fiend who has scourged the backs of
hundreds of brave men ;a ruffian who has
robbed me of my reason; 1 hold him
within the grasp ol death, at the very
moment his black soul thought itselt
within the reach of bliss. Monster! look
upon your lady—think a moment of the
heaven of earthly joy almost within your
reach—then think of me poor Crazy Joe!
and of the hell to which 1 send you! Die,
wretch, die!'
When the alarm was given, the
strangled body ol thecaplaiu was
laying alongside of the bridal bed; lint
the maniac who killed him was never
iccogjjiigpd afterwards. lie belonged to
Curiiwldl, and probably found shelter
from pui'iuii in thymines until the ex
citement passed away. The lady Mated
at the time and many years afterwards,
that the attack of the maniac was so
sudden and silent that she knew nothing
of it untill the curtains wcie pushed
asiae aud she felt the pressure ot the
captain's body bent over tho edge of the
bed. Joe held his victim around tho
neck with the right hand, aud turned
him froni side to side as easily as it he
had been a child, while %ic forefinger
and thumb oftlie left hand grasped her
own throat, ready to extinguish her life
if she attempted to raise an alarm. His
fi ce was pale and deathlike, his eyes
started but were motionless, and every
word lie uttered seenicd to issue from
the very depths ot his soul. The captain's
looks were terrible beyond description—
death left the impress of foioci.y upon
his darkened features. Ilowjffie maciac
entered or left the room she never knew;
his departure was as noiseless as his
entrance. So paral\lad was she with
fear, that an hour elapsed before she
could muster courage to call for help;
but she thanked God, when the captain's
cruel character became generally known
ashore that she had boen resetted from
his alliance.— London Nautical Maya
zinc.
8BLLIH« IIIS WIFKH WOODEN I.KG
[From the New York Sun ]
Mrs. Mary Johnson kept an apple aud
peanut stand at Washington and Vcsey
streets lor many years, and saved enough
money to purchase a homo in 119 th
etreei, near Pjurth avenue. She also
saved money enough lo bay an ariificiul
leg, having lost one of hers in childhood.
In July, while sitting behind het stand,
she was sunstruck and taken to the hos
pital. Her husband then sold the bouse
and iurnituro, and tried to pawn the
wooden leg. Pailing to dispose of it in.
that manner, he sold it for twenty-five
cents. Mrs. Johnson, since her discharge
from the hospital, has beeu unable lo
purchase another artificial leg. Johnson
wasarraigned before Justice Smith, in
Harlcin police court, on Thursday, on a
charge of abandonment. Alter Having
investigated the case tho Justice said to
him: "This taking sections of vonr wife
aud trying to sell them won't do. You'll
be pawning the baby next." Johnsoß
was sent to Uie penitentiary lor twelve
mouths.
Norristown Herald: "A snake was
recently caught in a Welsh church by
'charming' hiui from his retreat by tho
music of a harmonium. A suake is pro
bably the ouly living creature that can'
uechaimedby a harmonium. And no
doubt the reptile prrferred lo out aud
die than to listen any longer to its
strains."
BISII tRCK'N COL'RAGE.
(Harper's Mn^aaine)
II was in 1866. Bismarck—then Count
Bismarck—was reiuriiiiig from the paU
aee, where lie had been to sec tho King.
While passing through the largo street of
Berlin called Untcr den Linden, and
quite near the placo where lloedcl and
Nobling have siuco attempted the life of
Emperor William, he suddenly heard a
shot fired close behind him. lie turned
sharply around and saw a young man
who, with smoking revolver, was aiming
at him. He strode at once up to the
inau and seized the arm (hat held the re
volver, while with the other hand he
grasped the throat oftlie would-bo mur
derer, who, however, had had time
to pass his weapon to his jeft hand, and
now fired thre shots in quick succession.
Bistnark felt himself hurt in his sLoulder
jnd in one€f his ribs; but he held hisfus
l ions assailant fast till some soldiers came
up and took hold of him. Then Bismarck
walKed home at a brUk pNce and leached
his own house long betore anybody there
could know what had happened, The
Countess h.vd some Irieuds with her
when her husband entered the drawing
room. Ho greeted all in a friendly man
ner, hud begged lo bo excused for u tew
minutes, us he had some urgent business
to attend 10. He thou walked iuto the
next room where his desk stood and
wrote to iuf'Tui the King of the accident.
Having attended fo this duty, ho relum
ed to the drawing room and inado one ot
his little staudimf jokes, ignoring his own
uxpuncluulily, anulsaying to his wife:
'•Well, aro we to have no dinner to-day?
You always keep ire waiting." He 6U
down aud partook heartily ot tho dishes
set before him, and it was only when the
dinner was over that ho walked up to the
Countess, kissed Icr on tho fb elioad,
wished her in tho old German way,
Oesegnete! Mahlzeit !" (May your meal
be blessed!) and then added: " Vou see
lam quite well." She looked up at hily.
"Well," lie coiilinucd, "you must not be
anxious, my child. Somebody has fired
at ine; but it is nothing, as you sec."
APPBECIITINO A SER.TIO.-V,
[Chambers Journal.]
I cannot resist repealing a conversa*
lion between a friend and his farm ser
vant, which illustrates the- remark . al
ready made, that an Irishman is rarely
at a loss for a reply or excuse; Tuat
was agocd sermon, was it not, that we
had last Sunday?' said the gentleman.
'True lor you, yer honor, an illigautoue!
ltuonemea power of good in lire ly.'
'l'm glad of that. Can you tell me what
particularly struck you? What was it
about?' 'Oh, well,' scratching his head,
'I don't rightly—not just exactly know.
I—a—1 —. A' whore's the use ot tolling
lies? Sure I don't remember ono single
'dividual word of it. good or bad. Sora
a bit of tne knows what it was about at
all.' 'And vet you say it did you a pow
er ol good?' 'So it did, sir; I'll stick to
that.' I don't see how.' 'Well, now.
vcr honor, look here, there's ihy shirt
that the wile is after washing, aud clean
and white it is, by reason ot all the wa
ter, and tho soap aud the starch that's
gone through it.. But not a drop of 'em
all—water or soap, or starch or blue—
has staid it», d'ye see. Aud that's just
the same with me and that sermon. It's
run through me, yer honor, and it's dried
out oftlie; but all tho same just like my
Sunday shirt, I'm the better and cleaner
after it.' There was more philosophy
lhan lie was aware oi'iu the quaint reas
oningof the man. Au impression for
good or evil is often left upon tho mind
and bears fruit when what has caused
the influence has passed away trom our
memories.
A Pl.Aim TlhlTU.
[Texas Christian Advocate. ]
Agricultural fairs, are no doubt, vals
uable agencies for the material develop
ment of the cotiuiry, but we see no reas
son why they should be turned into race
grounds and gambling establishments.
Very often they are tho rendezvous of
the loading gamblers aud sportsmen of
this aud surrounding States, and their
influence, especially on young men, is
demoralizing. Gambling at a horse race
is as clearly a violation of the law of the
land as gambling at the faro bank, or
keno table, and the fact that it trans
pires at an agricultural fair does not
justify the offense. Many Christian men
are driven bylthose vicious influences
from the, fair ground, and In many
instances these exhibitions are passing
under the control of professional sports
| men, ; . 1
- . rv* ■ — v ~
DEANSTAIVIiEV PORTRAYED.
[Philadelphia Press ]
As ho stood in the pulpit surveying tho
vast concourse assembled to greet him,
the Dean accomplished two objects, lie
had leisure to survey tho muliitudo and
to gage them as a fairly representative
gathering of the better class of American
citisens. and he gave tho muliitudo an
opportunity to study him as the repte
sentalivcof a higher aud noble.i class ol
the theologians of 10-day. Clad in the
vestments of the same stylo as . those of
other clorgymoh present, lie differed from
them in ono particular. Around his neck
he wore a broad band ol crimson, to
which was suspended a small g'.ldeu
symbol. This simplo ornament—one
sought by the proudest and noblest poers
of England, and a patent of nobiliiy
conferred upon the highest and tho best
—was the insignia of the Order of the
Ilalli. Of this order the Dean is Chaps
lam. There is something singularly win
ning about expression ot this old
man's face—for he is an old man now.
having passed lus seventieth birthday.
It has nothing coarse or commonplace
abou' it. A line, high, broad torcward,
encircled with iron gray hair, now raps
idly luring white; a pair of keen aud yet
withal kindly, sparkling eyes, a long
straight nose—pel haps flic best proof of
go)d blood in England; thin—lnarvcl
ously thin—hps aud a well formed chin;
these, with a pair of whiskey grey side
whiskers, small and rather closely cut,
giving a fine chance for the display of tlis
workings of the noble leatures, complete
the description of the fine fuce which
gazed with such an inteiested expression
at the congregation assembled to do him
honor yesterday morning. Dean Stanley
is not. as the expression goes with us, an
able speaker, lu point of tact nine out
ot ten Aitycricans would ca!i him a very
bad speaker. His style ot utterance re
sembles nothing so much as a school
boy's manner ot reciting a lesson he has
Icatucd by rote. In a word, it is monot
onously "sing song" to American ears.
In this he greatly resembles Lrrd Itea
cousficld, whose speeches aro uttered in
exactly tho same tone and with precisely
the same inflection. And yet this very
.style is, according to the English tastes,
the acme of perfection in cultured elocu
tion. Indeed, it must be admitted that
after the first ten minutes tho measured
cadence falls ou the car with anything
but a disagreeable expression, whatever
we may think of (he style. He used no
gestures, and rarely deviated from (he
lone in which he began, and relied solely
for effect on the grand teachings and the
fine thoughts and the splendid sentiments
with which his sermon abounded.
TIIK FACE,
BY UNCLE ELIIKUT.
llow much there is iu the human face!
What a volume, nay, what a library
may be found there! AH thoughts, ull
passions, all that can stir or niive this
mortal frame, may be read iu ila ex
pressions. There is what may be des
ignated as the homo fa -e and which
often diflcrs much from the face that is
seen in public or society. The real lace
is worn at home—the artificial abroad.
There is no single thing iu any home,
high or low, worth tuoro than a bri o ht,
cheerful, hopeful, sympathetic face. It
[ soothes litlle irritations, it encourages
I the faint, it brightens even tho raven
down of care, and throws light which
may be more precious at times than flic
light of day. The beauty of tho face is
iu its expression. Whether it be Greek,
Roman or Saxon, its power to attract or
repel lies in the combined speech of its
several features, A homely face may
be most comely and winsome when the
high qualities of the soul arc regnant
there. Close observers always try to
read beneath the surface, aud beyond
the mere title-page of the external face;
and still it is most true that tho human
countenance is taken as an index
ot character. A heart full of gracious
sentiments and emotions will transform
the plainest lace iuto',one ot gfuat loves
lincss.
Is the Cibcus Immokal?—A country
editor sas s, alter discussing the quest ion
I all winter, he comes to the conclusion ov
| cry spring that the circus is immoral,* but
| when th». bill poster comes along with
llie big pictures, his mind changes. He
I adds: As we gaze at; the lions, tigers aud
I monkey«, aud that nature made all of
dhoni. we are not sure. And whotr we
look at thp beautiful young lady, with
nothing oi but a blue ribbon round hcr
wai»t, witn one leg pointing to six o'clock
and tlie other to high noon, and think
that uatnre made her, too,just as she was
except the ribbon, we begin to lean up to
the circus. But when the brass band
begins to play, and the elephanisgo round
we rn.«h tor a Iront seal to get
the deacons, who always wear stove-pipe
hats, and won't ejt down iu front.
NO,. 32
Gleanings
Fran*-- Bucklaw, the naturalist, declares
llipt babies will swim naturally and with*
out difficulty ii put into water. \
Stanley, the explorer, is about to Jec*
lure in Kuglaud upon his African discov
eries. J1 o lias made arrangemeuts for
one linmtred led tires,
Hubert J, Smith. a negro lecturer, Jg
delivering lectures in England on ''Tlio
Negro liace in North America—Past,
Present, and Future."
Some of Ibo Chinese Embassy wear
outside garments of while silk so' closely
resembling utght shirts as to make an old
m int dodge around the first coruer.—
Exchange.
One of the enigmas of this life is ho*
a man can linvo the impudence to sing,
"There is rest tor the weary." in the front
parlor, while his wile is dowu in the,cel
lar cutting wood I
They are talking of abolishing funerals
in Oiiio. Not that people will ceuse to i
die, hut the funeral is exjiensive, and the
medical colleges get the corpses anyhow.
—Buffalo jKxp/ess.
A gentleman tells of hearing JuHefc
remark to IComeo, as the former was
passing the City Hall last night: "liow
beau-tifitl the moon is, but them stars
look sickl ' — Kingston Freeman.
Ours is emphatically a country of
railroads, for more than 83,000 miles of
track are distributed ovei the surface of
North America alone, and of this length
77,470 miles fall within the United
States.
«Does lagnr beer intoxicate V That's the
question which thousands in the corns
innnity are industriously trying to settle
ju«t now. Import ant questions like this
require any aniount of experiment*
crs.
Inasmuch as Mrs. Jenks declared that
Ben Butler was 'perfectly lovelv,' and
Mr. Butler described her as 'a h—II of a
woman,' it looks as if it would be
necessary for the two to'pool their Issues'
before the Jenks goes ou the stuinu for
Old Cockeye.
Six years ago two vowig moit in PhiN
ndelphia inheiitcd trom their father about
SBO,OOO ench. Since that period oae has
died poor, and the other is now driviu" a
furniture car fir a living. Tho name o»
the daily paper they started is not giveiu
Mr. llavcs is said to be confident that
the Republican party will,""as a general
thing, hold its own in the October and
November elections. We presume Mr.
Hayes himself expects to do stiJl better
th in hold Its own; that is to Ray, he ex*
pects to hold ou to what belong to Mr.
Tiidon.
A dying man in Dnrlington crawled
out of his bod, dragged himself to the
rocking chair, pulled the tidy
rolled it up and sat down ii|ton It, and
died with H sweet smile of tiiumph light-*
ing up his face.—Jßurlinffton JJawkeye.
Boston Pott,: "As much as the ocean
has been plowed, yon can't raise anys
thing there but fish, snakes, tornadoes,
old hulks, d«-ad cats, and other minor
side divhes." You can raise your
previous dinner if you walk industrious
ly on the ship's duck while sailing down
the habor.— Picayune.
A Cincinnati man is responsible for
tho following.* Souio years ago at the
funeral of a friend, I was seated in a car
riage with a person who in face carried
all the habiliments of woe. I was not
aware he was acquainted with the de
ceased. I became inquibitive. Says I,
"Are you a relation?" ''No." "A.
friend?" "No." In Yankee fashion, I
said, "Why uttend his funeral, aud look
so sad?" He said, "In fact, I am
troubled with dyspepsia. My doctor
advised mu to ride. lam too poor to
hire a carriage, and therefore ride free
to funerals." A cheerful situation fur
a dysptptic, we should say.
Dr. J. O. Holland, talking to the ar
senibhtd boatmen of Alexandria Bay the
other day, said: *1 neither drink wine
nor give it to my guests. Strong drink
i is the curse of the country and the age.
| Sixty thousand men in America every
I year lie down in the grave of the druuk»
aid. Drink has murdered my best
friends, and I hate it. It burdens me
with taxes, and 1 denounce it as a nuis
ance, on which every honest man should
put hta heel. Ido not ask you to pot
your heel on tho drunkard, but to make
the spirit of yonr guild so strict and.
pure that ro man of your number will
dure to trifle v/ith your opinion and
sentiments on the subject."
When the black clouds gathered in the
north and betokened tlio coming* of a
thunder-storm, a citizen who was coming
down a Jefferson avenue car remarked
to an elderly man beside him:
•A slorpi is portending.'
•lley ?' inquired the other.
'I say there are tokens of a storm,'
continued the first.
'Hey?' was the brlskjliqniry again.
'Appearances indicate a storm I' ex
claimed the citizen, a trifle einbarasss
ed.
'Hey I What did von say about in
delicate?' queried the other.
'There'» going to be a tnundor-storm 1'
shouted the citizen dropping his big
words all of a sudden. ,1^
>vhat do you want me to do about itY'* 11 '