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A TALE OF TOE
OF
P L OWE ft S.
Jlf BN : fERLKT" PQOUP.
" Vied cl:Ah:lantot!n . The shout of
4-eIcome liomaffe" echoed tlirouirh- the citv I
if Santiago de Ciiba Ysinice known as Ila -
. yanaj wiiep on t'h last Saturday in May;
t538,'the'rHllant. Ilerdaudo de Soto lain
tjed 'witli his princely retinue. -Great pre
" jiarations had been'. made., by the loyal jh
habitarits "or an unposing-reception, and
the streets were filled with.acuiious crowd
eager to bepold their new ruler. At length
tlie'discharge'of brdiiaticfe arj.houpced that
the piocession had left tjie waterside, nor
it port
g befuiO-the. '"numerous retin-
tie dcDlud
bands..-.
before theipplauding Cjj-
j A .b.ttid of pikeufen Jed the way, wear-
sk'(., and bearing Idng pikes
with .--fcteel leads' glutentig lu.tye sun.
iiey Were :Qlowed: W a band of archers,
Svith well-filled quivers, and their carwe a
r;iall bad jof the'Dew J-orgaaized haJbei';
diif., equipped in casque and armor Then
trum jxjlers pune , next, ; wearing their gor
geous state tiniforin and; blowing fansfare
wnon tVeir ciaKiona, vhicli were brnameiit-
ed w')ih silken bannerols. .'After. the trum
pet rs ca till an esquire', bearing a banner
on which was embroidered De Sotto's arms
' axid attended by twelve yWmen carryitig1
iiace.: And now, loud fchouts auuounced
tble adventiof thv-adylaiito. i.
Tho cou-querer ,of Peru was tlien in the
, prime ,of life, and
;. bering ujjju the r
rode with chivalrous
chly caparisoned char
o him.- He wore a full
.I a
er just presented
Kiit of polfched Bteel armor, iicbly inlaid
with cold, while a
ijbout,'Jiis neck was' 'the
- - ' ,
COTfireous coiiar oi
' the order of the Golden
fledce, ft gift from his monarch. By his
' -V
side-, mounted on an ambling mule.Uofiua
.isabeJJa'Lis noble ibride,,: and .following
theui cAm a train of esquires, pages and
; n6d at-arms, wearing the armarial bearing
i of'ihd" "Auelanto.M. A lonr column ! of
; ktugbtn. followed, '"their polislied arnjor
; flashing irl the sunlight, their peiigoiis,.and
plumes floating in the air, and their And a
' lusian chaj-gers curveting; along as if pant-"
ing for thd contest. Kever had euoIi a
$ gallant bcidy been Ree in -Santiago, as this
-: 'brilliant retinue which escorted Hernando,
, D& Sotto to the cathedral, whepe a high
mass was to be offered p for their safo nr-
. rival from old Spain, j : '
'Holy rooiher, but itis a glorious sight,'
. exclaimedi a yonug girl, who. Lad stood in
' a large window in the "'CaUe de Ignacio."
gaziyg through the ornamented iron work
. . at the glittering host, as it deGled past l; J
nor couta sue out ieei nauereu at me no
mage paid her by the cavaliers as they
passed many of theraroining in their
s'eeda to gaze at lier charms. Nor was
' this to be woudered at, for her beautv. was
''. . . . j
of that old Audalusian. stampjin which not
.. even the jjentleness ofj the" fairer sx can
quite conceal the latent fire of the soul.
Masses of raven hair lay lightly upon her
'.: brow, libs untwisted r ilk upon white vel-
vet,and wjere gathered together by a large
comb, which also secured a rich lace veil.
Hcf-1 anuid eyes were -black as jet.heE lips
", poutitiglj invited kisses, and in'her round-.
I cd ch'm -as a dimp!e wherein Cupid could
.'. have resicd .with - delight. ' Her flexible
Torm moved. to abd fro as if swayed with
the wind s.breath while a tiny foot ccja
sionaUy peeped from beneath the ample
tir;; o- lier white jmusfin robe, beating
' . time to the inspiring peals of the trumpet!
Need wa add that she carried a magnifi-
cent lorm. wuicu sue liandled with exquiss
Tie grace i
. j .
r am at jour feet,.snorita'' said a callant
, cavalierJ .ftpproaching the window. " and
courteously doffing his plumed hat J It
WM lha woctby hidalgo. Don Vasco,ror
csllo'de Fignera, wbose;aiTed cheek nudi
giizzld Lair bore evidence of bis lpngser-:
vices ia the 0I1 World 'ese he crossed the
A tl ii d tic. Bri ngi ng th ej eptii !s of J in valor,
he had purchased a valuable' estate near
lYiuidad, altbough duriipg.llie gay feason
be redded at Havana. And of all. posses
sions, airiuseuients. or avocatioi notbjDg
gave him one' tithe of the anxiety as the
young girl whom we .have de$'-ribdin the
prejteediDg paragraph, apd. wlto now us
wered his figurative salutation by exclaim
ing
. Xayt dear guarJlian rather come and
"stand by my side. It is a noblo fight," isn't
it. . .' ; . - . . ...
i "Yes, by Tny faith it is,' replied" the' Don.
Vasoon ; then entering the court, he soon
occupied a place in the window, We hnve
said that he. had seen much service and
that his hair Mas turning grey, yet he liad
hot seen fiifty harvest tnoon?, uor was there"
a more' graceful cavalier at the adelanto's
balls. Tall, compactly baiilr,with an elec-
trie black eye and a winning smile, he"
was the envy of many younger hidalgoes,
whilchis broad acres made him the more
"attractive to match-makng donnas. . As
honorable as lie was honest, and as faith
ful as he was bfave, his dying comrade. r
uou
Antonio ixonzaiez, iiaa ieit great joy
when
he entrusted his daughter in to -the
of so true a guardian. And Don
band!
Vack regarding the last wish of Lis friend
qmn'duty, had ever used -every exs
ertivon!t6 rearthe Donna Inez as he would
have brought flp hi owu daughter.! .
'And do you not like it V inquired the"
damsel; as her gnardiau stepped upon the
window platform ; 'do you not lite this
flashing"armor, these spirited horses, these
wayeing . banners, these bright suits of
steel !? - ycs guardian, you must .like,
it" f should think thai the cchceing Dotes
of these" trum pets would -make you blood
Surge, through your veins like.- a majes
trom. - r- '
'Ye1?, indeed. I-hay$ decided to join
Xhis.expeditiop, if De Soto, will accept my
poor. sword.' " . :
' Wltt,' exclaimed" Donua - Iniz, with a
look of uneasiness, 'you go to the wars a
gain O, for the sake of the blessed .virh
jgin'do not go." . -
'Nay, tjay, my fair ward ; were you not
just admiring the scene f said her guardi-
an.
'Ay,' but this is not the picture present
ed at the close of a haid fought battle,
wheu brave knights lie suffering in agony,
or die in despair.' Then, after a.hort
pause,aud an evident struggle in order to
keep from bursting into tears, she addgd :
'And it was there mv father breathed his
"ast. t . '
I 'True; but this expedition is uot simi
lar to a Europeaa campaign. These hi
dalgoes go in quest of adventure, I admit
but they expect to find great wealth and
'very little if any opposition from the n a
tiycs.
'But is. there gold guardian ! Will
it not be like Pounc de Leon's, voyage in
quest of the fountain of youth ?'
'I should like to find that fountain my
self.' said" De. Vasco.
'And what gooJ would it do you T-
asked Inez, the color mounting to her
cheeks.
'Ah,' replied the knight,with a deep sigh,
'it might not avail me aught. Seriously,
though my fair ward, I feel that honor
calls me to join the expedition. The ladv
. . . -of
the brave De Soto will remain here.and
1 feel confident that she will far eclipse my
poor services. So I now kiss your " hand
ns 1 must mace tne necessary arrange
ments for the management of my'estates
during my absence ; and should I fall, In
ez, remember that every thinmg X possess
wiil be your dower. Adibs.'
'My dower,' exclaimed Inez, turning
from the window, and speaking huriedly
to herself.'.! shall be a bride of the churcl
then for earth will, have po object that I
cau love. When she reached her cliara
ber, 6h"e .bolted the door ; then tlfrowing
herself upon her couch, wept lofcg and bit
terly
For several weeks the city of Santiago
was a scene of Jubileiw In the daytime,-
the ca.vaners indulged in. that national yet
cruel amusement of Bull fighting. , Moun
ted on the choicest steeds.aiid, clad in bril-.
liafit armort the gallant knights contested
for prizes of gold,or fpr choice embroidery,
presented Dy the fair ones whose bright
eyes graced th'eir lists. At uivht there
were balls and masquerades, where the fu
ture invaders of.Frbrida mingled fn the
mazes of the dance. ;
De Soto, while he encouraged tneir df
versions, which.served Io" tiain his young
- man4iip waS net participant in the sport
caauers m tlie use of arms and ic Lose
Anxiously -al aiting' !thef return' of a pilot
whom. Ue had sent to discover a lafe bar
bor for disembarkation lie occupied; d in
self in perfecting every .nrrangemea nor
r had, he a more efficient'ally than DonTVas"
co, wliose . martial - spirit appeared vrekih
died wjthv fiery -zialj. ; Equipjrig a' well-
-. , - - " 4 . - j - ; - - . . '...,
his estatehe soon, h!ad4hem'rtbe prjJe of
the whole ''expedition. . The" excellence, of
wi;ir anunxure, aim j equipmenis, ' u
peiiorityxf breed and good groom
their holsc84anoT', tlwon(kikiehfcn
(hey evidently, possessed in their, veteran
leader, showed that e'very baltle-.must.find
them victoiions pr'slaib. ; . .
But to' the great sorrow of Don Vasco,
Donna Iuez yas nevr on the plaza to wit
ness his troo'ps at their daily guardrooun
ting, their yfloatfng plumes, policed .ar
mor and glosy "chargers, now. extending;
into Jirie t'iien,;at tbo 'sound of the .trum
pet, closing into square. i-'- -
Their pennon was A scarf worked! by
the lady for her guardian, byj she had re?
tried to -a convent, in puisuance, "as-she
said, of a vow. Nay, "she even refused to
see Don Vasco, when the expedition was
ready to sai! although lie sent, thrQugu
her confessor, a most pajthetic eptreaty. 7
This conduct, considering that she witf
truth, the cause of her guar.dian's return to
milita"rylife,:was. rather saddening, but he
consoled himself by the thought that psi-
apsshe was praying fpr Li$ are;y The fict
w.v Don '.Vasco had: fallen desperately in
love with his ward, although he dared not
urge his suitj.b'st she should think that he
had taken advantage of his position, and
lier bigh spirit should rebel.- She persis
ted in refusing to see hiui, bnt ou the eve,
of hisfdeparture,his page brought in a pac
kage,'fiom the Dob pa Inez!" Tearing'it
open the delighted Cavavalier-found a siN
ten petihon,qn wlcli was elaborating em
broidefed his1 'artnoraf. bearings, "Tvfth the
Italian motto,' "che sara. ro. ;". which niay
le inteVpreted, "whatever will be, wUl
b"e." . : !" '"'I .! .'..: '
Florida ! iXi was on Ihe last day of May
1539, that De Soto and Iris chivalric baud
1- . :.' t .
landed at what is now. called Tampa Bay,
and hoisted the Spanish flag as they took
possession ofthe country, in the name of
Charles the FiMh. The scene was one of
surpassing loveliness. A luxurious mass
of laurels covered the gtouud beyond the
ntiirow sanday beach, while beyond them
lowered the mastlike palm, the stately live
ly oak aud the gorgeous magnolia, j A
short distance from the' sea, groves of lem
on and orange trees gave to the landscape
tb& appearance of a flowery wilderness,
here and there divided by quiet lagoons.
Huge vines clambered from tree, to -tree,
and a profsuion of vild; flowers bloomed
on every bund. ' '-' K ; ..
But the aboriginal inhabitants of this
terrestia) paradise were Tnot disposed to
yield it without a struggle,and at length a
horde of them, witb deafening yells, set
upon a party of Span-aids. The Europe
ans, unused to such, j warfare, "retreated fo
the boats, where Don Vasco had just land
ed. Hastily forming! a section of his hors
men he boldly attacked the Indians, and
soon drove them info the interior, shout
ing, as he urged on the charger, 'che Safa,
sar&'V when the enemy was routed, be re
turned to the boats, jubilant over his sue
cess; but ere he dismounted, his steed stag
gered, then fell deacj. An "arrow had pas
sed through the saddle, 'and buried itself
deeply , in the animal, inflicting a mortal
wound. . . ;
Neermind," exclaimed the Don, 'I have
been the first tofraise a lance against
the infidel, aud have losi the first horse by
it 1
- On reviewing his troops that afternoon,
Dou Vasco somewhat annoyed to find that
one of his most trusty hien-at-arms had
brought a stripling son to shape the peiils
of the expedition.
'May it please vour grace, said the man,
4 wish to train him to tlfe pursuit .of
arras.,, ' ' j . ' '
'But what can his slight arm do I in
quired tUe Donj. 1" ; .
Little, now, 1 admit But he knows how
to dress a wound and take care of a sick
comrade, and he is ias true as. steel.
'Well, well,' . replied Dor Vasco, who
was pleased with the youth's appearance,
'you are a worthy fellowPedrol and I will.
take the boy as my page.'
The delighted youth uttered an exclam
ation of joy, and that day he occupied a
tent used for baggage, and near that
cf bis master it was noticed by some that
Pedro accompanied his son to his new
quarters,- and releived him from all menial
duties r bnt indulgent paYetfhs' are too com
. mon to excj ti much attep tion Never was
such a9 page tte'n'i Jose,' andoon,' for
1,
foiC wvot 0 bfetfeiex confident Don. Yasi
co told himjkinjs'love, almost, hopeless as.
it was,for hitfArdv : I .
Y 'IeaawhibI' Soto found himself op-
rjospd by a cldqjie, wio remained impla-
kably". hostile, na he was aTout to send-a
capuiiu wun irop 10 wmqiieruiiii, wiicu
the iionpAwaicwimed by Don jVasco -Nlustenng
hrsUau4, he "selected -V picked
detatclrmedt, atonal the earBest entreaty
sounnga .bafinewav-
in'tlie.breese, while Dofl. Vascovann tings
ly decfaied tjj Taf le would 'bring .Hfnhi
qua bac,either as a friend or1asa captive.,
ke 'mta, sara 1 ' ; ( .';"' :
' . . r - v .' -
As the Spaniards advanced,' messenger
after messenger canierom Hirihiquaywaf
'ning him not to proceed;but the hot ,hea-:
ded Dri fiasco jiidgid that this was "e.vi-J
dence'of tbe cowardrie of his foei Spurr
ing -on, heat last 'cane to-a tangled- ham
mock, in whiclvwasa dismal looking mo-"
ra4, shaded by. -cypreses. , This his men
knew it would be impossible to cross, lad-
en as they were wklr heavy armor ; but
his stead soon floundeed and fell. 'It was
impossible for him to extricate himself,r
-and he was in dangeitpTsinkihginto the
quagmire :4 ..But his pe managed to go.
6 his rescue, by throwing pieces of bark
before him, that supported his freigh t, and J
thus .ebabled hira fo' carry a rope to Don
Vasco.- Pulled out, all-besmeared with
mud, the crest fallen cavaaer flt that the
martial fire so suddenly rekiudled, was . as
suddeuiv extinct, and he-'ordered a retreat
to the camp, humbled by the potent Hiri
hiqua who had encotutered bhn witli
friendly warning, and had imprisoned
him. in a nud-hofe.'to be rescued by a
Ju5t as the troops-weN preparing to" re
tire, a vicious horse reared and striking out'
with lils fore feet, kicked tlie." page with
such force that lie fell from 1m saddle.
- -
tnen it was that Pedro disclosed Iris secret.
and Don -Vasco discovered that the page
was his devoted ward. Donna Inezv Clas-
pins ner--ro nis bosom, he -vowed that
lenceforth no earthly power should sepe
rate them.- ' .;
'Not even Hiriliiqna V inquired the se
norita,;" with a vsmilef despite her suffer-
inc. i. - ;
'Hang Hiiihi'qus And all the oilier quas !
you w.ill but be mine, I will leave all this
soldiering to the -y-ouuger. bauds, and '.we
will return to Cuba. "What1 say you my
ward V ' ' ' :
Must" I-not followmv jruardiana'ad1-
- - v O
vice.
Nay, if I had not loved you as a civilian,
what would have me follow you'here when
you put on your armor!' A kiss sealed
the contract. .
The next day, aspe foto sat before his
tent, chatting with his confessor, a Gaval
cade approached. It was Don, Vasco,
with soiled atiire, walking by the side of
litter, upon which Jay his page, while
his troop followed in pictuersque disor
der. . .
'J have a boon to ask,' said the knight.
Let my lieutenant, "Gomez, take com
mand of my troop, and retain all my mu
nitibns of war, but l only ask . the bless
ing , of this holy father upon my fair ward,
here in "masquerade, and leave to go
home. .
You shall have all vou ask,' replied De
" m
Soto, 'although, I regret to lose you. But
as love made you enlist,-Jove sjiall procure
your discharge." i
Theirs waa.a . long aud happy life, and
among the ornaments of their palatial re-'
Bidence;' yet Standing in Havana, id a
-painting -procured by a Spaniard who
more fortunate'than. Dob Vasco, was not
enticed iuto'a swamp
True Housekeeping-
We will give to intellect, to immortality
to relinrioni aud foall virtues, the honor
o , '
that belongs fo them, And still it may
be .boldly affirmed that economy, taste
skill, and neatness in the kitchen, have
great deal-to do in making life happy and
prosperous Nor is it indispensably neces
sary that a. .house should be filled with luxt
uiies The qualifications for all good
house keepin'g can he desplajed as well
on a small as a large one.- A small house
can be more easily-kpt clean than a palace
Economy 10 most needed in the absence of
abundance.
Taste is as well displayed in" placing the
dishes xm a pine table' as in arranging the
folds of a dam'as'k enrtain." t .
Tlie charm of food housekeepinz is in the
, - O .
order," e'eonomy and. taste displayed itf;at
.twrtionV t6.litttfl:t6infBaiidtnee liUle tRingr
m i sn or hw page; tl yfljt as of the party.
ing "of ThV 'fofcttftOK&'xiiiBfa wOtlt YtinBEaiMa
have a . wonderful influance. . . f . ,
. A dirtv kitchen and bad cookiDg has
driven many a one, from home to seek
comfort and' happit ess somewhere else. . "
Domestic economy is a science,a theory
of life which all sensible women ought.! io
study and practice,. iNope of our excellent
girls" are fit ko. be mafried-until "they are
thoroughly educated "in' tne de$p and pro
find mysteris pf the kkchen. . r . :
. -thjs connection, we printDr. Galyin
Chp5HVidwci;rption of - , i
A Good Wi Fa- . i . . r .
In the eighty fourth, year of his age,Dr.
Calvin-Chapin wrote of his. wife,. ; .My'cHo
'raestSc. enjoyments have been perh'aps'asi
near, perfection as'the humane; condition
perm:ts; ShVmade my home the pleas
antest spot to me on earth) And now that
she is jone niy worldy lo'ss is perfect .
C She made home the pleasantest spoi to;
"me 'on earth ' What a grand tribune to
thatwomans love and piety md i-ommin.
sense.
Kather ditlerent was tue lesnraouy
of au old men som three yearsago just be
fore he was hung in th'eTompsy&rd'oftlws.
city. . I did nor intend to.kill my wife but
she was a very aggravating warn in. 'Let
each -wife inquire;' .: '
Which am I- f ; . ; . -.1-'
"A G00i BEAR
Wvll, they was down in Baffin's way or
s me other of them cold Norwegen bays
at the North 'wliere; the rain freezes as H
comes down and. stands up in the air ein
"winter morpeus'like green mountains of ice
all in' streaks. Well the schooner was
.layen at anchor and all the hands was pat
in the maU boats looken for wales,-all ex
cept the captin, who sa'id he; wah't well
that day. . Well he -was walkin up- and
dowu on deck smokiu and tliinken I expect
"mostly when all on a Midlen lie reckoned
he see one 6 them big white "bears, polar,
bears you.knV.w, big as thuuderj w.illrlorig
white teth. "lie reekoned-"he see-one.sf
- ; . -. - . '
erii' sculping albuge "on a great cake o ice
they lay on the -leeward side cf the bay up
aain on the bank, j ,Xh ohl chap wanted
to kill one o theui-varmmts most wQU(eir" J
fill-, but he never lucked to get a chance.
Now tho' he thought the time had corae
for Jhim to walk into one ou em at, last iand
fix "bi3 mutton. for liim right. . So. he run
forrad and lay bold ou tQ a small sk!tl
that was lay en near the fore stal and run
her out and launched her. Then he tuck
a drink, aud, here's luck, and put in a bttif
load of powder,a couple of balls and jumjp.
ed iu and pulled -for the ice.-
It was not. long fore he got -cross the bay
for it was a uarrow piece o water, not
"more than half a mile wid, aud then got
out on the ice. It' was a smAjt and largje
csike and the bear was way dowu to the
tother end Jon't by the edge b; the water.
So he! first! valked first strut along, and
when'he got purty, cloise he walked rauuid
catecofnered.like, likes if he was driven
for a plain plover.so thatthe bear wouldn't
think be v as comiDg alter him, and -he
drao-o-ed himself alonff on his bands and
kned low down, mostly . v ell, the bea?
didn't seem to miud him none, and heot
within about fifty .yards on bun, and theu
he looked so savage and big tFie bear did
that the captain stopped and rested 611 Jus
knees and putuphis'gun as If he wasagom
tobhoot. IBut just then 'the Inar turned
round and JsnnOed up the captain, jnst as
one of Lifs hounds snuffs up an old, buek,
Mr. Cypress, and beguu to walk towards
him slowly like. He cum along, the captain-sain
clump,clump,yery slow and made
the ice beat and crack again under him
so that tftei water come up and pur ty much
kivered it all over, i
Vell,there the. captin was all the time
squat on hi's. knees with his gun piuted
waiten for the, varment to come up, add
his kneesand legs,was most mighty cold by
means of the water; thwt the bear riz on
the ice a? I was meBtionen.' At last the
bear seemed to make up his mind to see
how the captin would taste aud so he left
off walkin r slow and and started off on a
smart apd swift trot, tight lowardd the old
man with his. mouth wide open, roaren and
his tail sjleken outfstifE. The captin kept
still lookert out ajl Ihe time purty shaqv I
should say till the beast got within about
ten yards on him,and theu he- let him hae
it. He aimed right at the fleshy part of
his heart, but the bear dodged at the flash
and reared, up and the balls went into his
two hinds; legs jist by the jont, One into
each; and jbioke tho thigh bones sraa-ck off
to that he went right down aft on the ice,
thump on his hind; quarters with nothing
standen but his fore legs and his beatt riz
up a growled at' the captin.' When the
old man see him down and'thn to slide
along the let to get his revenge, likely
fhink he:tt himself.thinkybe' tmit a
well get up and go cut his throat So-he
jtuck out his knife and opened it But
jwben he started to get uphe found to his
tetonishment, that be was fiuz fast-to tife
ce. - lon't laugh, it is a fact there ain't
no doubt - The. water, yu see, had been
round. Wni jjmart and long while, whilst
be .-was trait en fof the bearand itswonder
fubcold ia.them'' regions as I was sayen,'
end you tl freeze, in a.miuit if you don't be
moveu ;aboat smartly. " '.:
vSiJ Ihe- catia.h. slrainet' firat'orw leg
and thefi lie strained tlie Other,buthe could
not move em hone. They was both frus
'fast into- the ice, .about ahinch' ahdi'a" half,
deep froyn knee toV toe; tighi as a larsey
oyster perryauger on a mudflatrat.low '.w'at-
er. ho us raid down. m gun and looked
at the tear and then ! doubled-' liphis
-fists.' . . "'! 1 : '. , ;'
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t Comeon,'you bloody vaimmtj says the.
pU man. as the bear "svvallbped alongon his,
hinder eend eomenat-him,1 He kept get
fen weaker tho aqd tomen slower alfthe
iim'e so . that, at'last he- didn't 'seem to
move-none, and directlyJwhen 4ie'd got so
iliear that the captin could give him a dig
in the nose by reaching fbrrared putty
sm art and far,' the captin see that the bear
was fruz fast' top,' nor lie couldn't move a
step further ffrfard fio .waae,Then the
aptin lursi"pUt aiaugben,-and clapped hi
hands down to bis thighs and roared. The
bear seemed to be most oemightyma'd ..at
the old mans fun and set up a growtenthat-
Svhat should come to' pass, but the ice
bracks and breaks all around', the captin
and-the bear, down to the water ed go
and the w ind jist (hen jwshiften, atid'com
pff shore away they floated on a cake of
jee about ten I y six,' off to' sea,- wi thout the
darned a biricuit or a quartlp liquor to stand
em'dnthe cruise.. There they .sot, the bear
.and-he captinjesi so near. that wheo" they
j both reached forrrds they 'cpUld jest about
touclt noses. and; uotber one pot able to
move 'any' jWt on him Only his upper jyii
apa tore paws. , ,
By jolly. Thatwa? rather a critical
predicament, Venus cried Ned. butloninfr
liis coat, I should have thought that 'tlie
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captains, nose. and ears and Jiauds would
have beeu fiblen tod.
ThfiVk quite naytT-to supix)se, sir but
you see the bear kept him warm in tlie up-H
per part ly bein-so eloasf'to him aiid
brethren, hard ahd" hot 'on the old man
f whenever he growle.J atliim.. Them polar I
bears is wonderful hardy Animals and has
a monstrous deal bf Iieat in em, by means
pfiheir boin able to stand such cold cji
mates, I expect.. And sd'tlie captin kribv
ed this and "whenever he felt chilly, he just,
tuck jiis ram'ron and stirred up the old j as
cal,.made him roar and squeal and then
the hot breath wouldcome pouren 6ut "alj
over the captin, and made the arr quite
moderenfand pleasent.
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Well go on Venus. Tnke another horn
first.
Well there aint -much more "on't. Off
they went to. sea and sometimes the wind
druv, em norh, and then agin it i,lruv
em soutjie, but they went outh mostly
and so it went on.unlii- thev were out about
three weeks. . So at last one afier
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noon late. .
But Venus stopf teU us iu the name 'of
wonder how did the captin contpvojto sup-.
port life all this time?
Why sir to be shore it was a hard, kind
b life to support but a hardy mad will get
used to almost
No, no; what didhe eat! what "did he
feed on.
I 0--0 rd like to've skipped that ere.
Why, sir, I've heerd diffeient accounts as
to that, "Uncle Obe Berity told me he
reconed tlie ca'ptiu cut off one of the. bears
paws when he. lay streached out asleep one
da with liis jack knife and sucked that
for fodder,; and they sajr there's a smart
deal 0 nouiishment in a' white bears" foot.
But if I may he albwed to spend my piulon '
I should say my old mans adbount is the
rightest andthat's,what as follows. You
see after they'd been out three days abouts
they begun, to grow kind -hungry, and'
then they ot friendly for. misery loves
ComfJan, you knbw and the captin said
the bear looked at him several times, very
sorrowfulis much as to say. Capti n what
the devil" shall w do f" Well onedavthev
was sitten looken at each other with' the
teafs ready to boist out o their' eyes when
all in a hurry something corne floppen np
I out o the water onto the ice. The Captin
looked, aud see it was a seal. The bear's
eyes lindled np as he looked at it and. then
the cain said be gave hi m' a wi ok" to keep
slill. So there they sot still as siarch till
the seal not 'thinken nother o thenl no
more nor if they were dea'd walked up be,
tween them.- Tlien slump went down old
whites nails into the fishe's .flesh' and. the
NUMBER 2.
capti n 1 un his jack knife, into thYleode r
loin, i The sea soon got-h,is bitters and
then the captin cut' a big hunk off of the
tail eend and put it behind tijitvoat pf "the
bears, eacb and ihen heTelt smart arid
comfortablei'fbr he'liad storeslenbugh for
a long cruise Urough tie .bear couldn't say '
8 much for 'himself.,' "
Well'the.beaf; of course, soon ran out
c? pro-isions and had to put himself on to
sh&rtkllowance,and tlien h begun to-show
hisjssVfwM'' Utie- -rUcrsV-srreched
htmselfout as f ir as heould go and tried
to hoek the capti us piece of seal but when'
he foujnd heConldnt reach thafhe begun'
to blow and yell. . Tlien he'd rare up alid
roar and try to get Jumsolf clear from the
ice-But mostly he rared up and -roared and '
pounded his big-paws and head upon-the
ice till, by and by, the ice cracked in two
agin and split right through between the
bear and the captin and there they waA on
two dine rent pieces b icJ.he captin arid th$
bear. TJie:pfdraan' f aii he' raaly Jelt -sdVfy
at" paidu1 cirapanVt aud when the cake
split and seperated he cutoff about lralfo
pound o. sea and clrucked -it to the-bar.-
But eiidier because want enough .for hfm
or elsl on account o his" feelings bad at the
captin's noeh . the beast wouldn't touch "it
to eat it and he laid it down and growled'
a&d mourUed over it q'uite pittiul Well
off they went one.one way'and tothei uoths
er way both foel'D pretty "bad. I expect
After a while the Captin got smart sn.d cold '
and felt might:lonesome.and -he said lie'
raaly lliouget he'd -a in in . "and died if "
they had n't picked him up ' that artei-
noon; """.
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Who nicked. linn tin Vaniis t
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A codfisrj crafl offNewfqnadland I expeot.
.Thy didat know what o make of him,
henjtriey first sefe Wtr(liB'gen cpv his hat
for 5m. Bvit they got oyt alt their boats,
andtbok 4 small yswi Vel and a couple of
riljiskets aboard and started offexpecten it
was a sea serpent or an old mjrremaid.
Shey irbuld n't believe itwasamanj unliT
de'd fold em' all about it, and theu they did
not hardly believe it puther,' aud they cut
jiiiu Out 0 the ice-and tuck Win ttbofird on1
I tliefr vess'l and rubbed his leg's with ile o" . .
vitirof, but it was a long time afore they
come to.
Didn't they hurt him badly in cutting
ii?a out Venns. '
Na.sjr. J b'elieve hot ,not as bad as one'
miglit f'upposte, foj you'see he'd been stuck
in jQl6n'g that the circulation on his blood
that kind o rotted .the ice. tBat, vfa's right
next to hiiifa'n'd, when -they, begun to cut
t cracked., ff pretty sinart'-and' easy and
he cpin'e - but whole like a Lard biled
ess"' . .......
Vhat became of the bear. '
Cau't say ai tothatwfiat become o him'
He wentpff tb seasorn,ewhere8, 1 expect-
I should like to know, myself how the'var-
meni'got along, right welffor jt-was kind1
in' hi fa to Jet the ciptin have thebiggest
haaf othe seal any hoW. .That's rU boy s.-
IIow many's asleep f 4: .t, ?.
, Cozzent'Wine Prets
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If you would like to have a wife, -who is
one oa thousand, .you should marrj an
Einily or Emma, for any printer, can tel
you tiha't Ems, jire always .coun'teiT bf the
thousands.
A young woman corumitted suicide in the
IT ward, Philadelphia, on Friday lastbe
caui-oe her mother refused to buy her-a new
bonnet ," '
If a.girl thinks more 'of her heels than'
her head, depend upon it she will never a
raount to much. Brains which settle .in
the shoes' never get above them'. Young"
men will please put this down'. .s
Cool.- Th'e mother of Goetbe. havicg
been; invited to a party oh the day she died
bhe sent for answer that Madame Getbe
could not pome as die was engaged' in dy-
Unionxind Indipenderice. We rau't be
unanimous observed Hancock, ou the oc
casion of tsigning the American Declaration"
of Independance ;' there must be no pulling
different ways, we must all ha:rtj tog'cth-
er. " . . . .
Yes added Frank!; n we must all haug"
togthr -or most assuredly.we shall all harij
separately. . '
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Srah"dear,'said a waggish hiu.bani to
his wife,If I were in your.plaee,I wouldn't
keep the babe so full of butter sayou
do." '
Batter my dear ! I never give it any bu t-
tcr- - . . e
No," but 'you poured about a quart or
milk down it this aftemoonad then, trot
ted it n vourkneebr nearly two Bptirs.'
If it does 'not contain a qUkntlty dr but
ter by this timejt im'rfrr wjotrf chum-
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