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,! : . KTY -I; .. nrF1 'TRUBT Nil DeoperandTiin. S2.00 ZT BA3n)P0BD, Editor. JLabor Omnia Vinoit. IN GOP M ! 5AdTtace; WIWOBD. Editor VOL. VI. NO. 14. , .. : L4 A'l Utl'.I'V.'. A UU I I "V l QTH "IITT rll L Tav... . r it1 . ii . , . mt 111 , : ... . 1 I i The JUuui's DeTiU The khan erne from TJokhara town ToHamza, wmtoa of renown. V M j head is sick, my hinds ire weak; 4.;t help, oh holy man, seek r? In silence marking foriaoe The khab't redeyes ana purple face, Thick voice,' ajioU knoertain tread. Thou hast I aml 1 Ham dfl. 'Allah 'Eidir 7M Naj ing. " Clavenng, . poor fellow I has it come to this? I was tfeered of it, and my words have come fame." " My time is short.! I would speak of my daughter. The Bionx have captured r exclaimed the khan. of h!sot h man r . - jjmza said, "no spell of mind Oan alay t't cnreed thing of thine. "Leave feast and wine, go forth and drink Water of healing on the brink, j ' ' J . ':.'. .; '. Where clear and colq from mountain snows The Nahr el Zebea downward flows. ' Six moons remain, tnen come to me; May allah's pity go wijthihee V AweBtruck, from feast and wine, the khan Went forth where Kahr elZeben ran. Boots were hi) food, the deeeri dart HU Kid; thft water qnenohed hi thirati And when the sixth moon e cimeter " Curved eharp above the evening star, He eought again the eanton'g door Not weak and trembling as before,. iXc strCsg of limb and clear of brain; Behold," he said, Kf the fiend ia slain;? Kavl" Bamza answered, "starved and drowned, e curst one lies 1 Bnt evil breaks the strongest gyvee, And djins like him Have charmed lives. One beaker of thi juicy grape r .Hay call him up in 'living shape. . j. - 1 i When the red wipe of Badakshan .Sparkles for thee, beware 4 oh khan ! With water querjeh the fire within, drown each day thy devukm I ceforth the great khan shunned, tne cup itan's own, though offered up aughmgeyea and Jeweled hands ,V and's malos ac i Sarmacand si. info hi horse s sides, while in followed half a dozen half -naked riors, yelling like so many fienos. It would have leen madness t turned back and galloped on a 1 " ... . a. whttM tin rrxrfT wfti tore her from tay arms and dealt me my lorma, du dt j""is "Clifat - . . .,- 5 1 iL till- - nhanM Wft hftW.IV TJOf. oeam diow. i?u who is ina vnin yuu 1 1 mo . " l0i r i T-rr?i f,A I TfiA animal which Paul Welch cavalry." ! 4 strode had the repatahon of both fessiari are cftntlemenl T onoe oocirDied 1 liJcelT to Stanu mm ui gw IT. " - - I . m . L tri rvTfrftvm of vn-wnfiir. i Mrs iirni was son sua the Captiously he reoonnoitered before hat,rawxng himself oyer the brink, bnt the 'lis saw nothing that gave evidence of to bl pa enemy, and once more he found him ?r intofiMf kx an unknown region of the Black minus his horse, with only his :2aber and-one revolveir upon which to rely. : ' .- . '! I 1 llifi high ground where Paul -found juoseli gradually sloped toward the rrad and rolling tjrairie, forming a ei'sion nt xidges skirting the steep esol a-liili. A confused, hum, a low vtl wvi-Ht rn I -mftA nd. having etery fftitir In trSHi U Corse cry reached his ear, T mTZJJZZtiZ SanimaL' Taul allowed iJI cxOUes sharpened j by r tLeOanger flala to gain nixm him. hA fimertred on to. a small but lev rviafean thfttvmabled him to take M Teyofthe snrrounding country, kMtfl flTltl TT1M w -i -,"r, IaistitaIv tnrw&rd him.Tl"" JU W1LU I j . . a- Jol an ieflbrt he roused himself. "I have opposite directions, wereswu ?;r- a - . . m j t nn rvn n a piHLinriiii j gold for ner-loolc great rocic, cross, Dionx,. anu T"IIi give it to her. otherwise burn it as it 23." It can interest no third rmrtv." He was rapidly growing weaker, the eye was nzed: and the hoarse voice faltered: I ! ' Chase the Sioux, recover poor Rose. She is a lady1 he muttered, then with lOi Ii-PTuMio vrr vaaTiv) V? mi: "'an4 (mill ( lUbtmghwl I (Ghlcer reconnoitered . the depths below, rhich he had passed, the army. id Ll full, moon, shadow-7-dig andwitn a rattle, a terrible gasp, and the stout heart ceased to beat I Possessing himself of the package, the officer briefly j penciled the vague and unsatisfactory .words I of the dying man on the back. It might have been the wanderings of j a mind unsettled by the near aDoroach of death, but he was de termined to investigate the matter when ever an opportunity should occur. V' 'fit p? I 1 death-like s wound. led tni ' j '' ! - .. . . 1 it- . Now for work. Dick. , Well bury gravelly noiiom oi uio Kux nnn, nionn. fion fnllnv rm OiA frftll A BhOUt Of tTlUmpn, a ie.OC f n$ vMA fianAa .r 100011 AifTior I of iot burst from ui e tnrGaia 01 'na ShW A VyVUAj W M WMflkVH I , Mounting their horses the two sadly lowed the broaa wan. forth upon the vnt on ft minway rtsnK open to the officer, wno Deganj vo ), viiAfllv Tmeomfortableashe fpunfeeQ. f chances rapidly narrowing down. T TYashinb' the SPUTS mUJ lllo SMSCWh for the first time urged lum to nis spj Jfaim outskirts of the camp. It Bounding over a broad and level s. frrounded by athickgrowth of but of grouno, wnicn ieu w 'ed lined on either side by nrngh.' c.g rocks, the gallant animal strucK nf fire as his noofs spurnea mew. a leroc f tie e lofty Veatibule., -drcis of EauBh AOdul, t ts of the holy law tablet saw, cu ere lh j turned away, sallymg forth upon dark and silent prairie. Suddenly the scout halted, and his hand pressed the arm of his superior with a nervous clutch. ; , MT.ortlr t.h AfA IlATirATtftTlt.. llrt "ffon know what that means ? 1 oust under the horizon a faint glow of light was perceptible, above which hung a black threatening cloud, which rapid ly spread over the heavens. Gradually the stars , disappeared, while herds of wild mustangs, buffaloes and deer swept funouslv bv. Then it was the 'lieutenant realized the danger he was in. The Sioux had 1 fired the dif grass from three different points, ana wiin giganrio leaps 1x10 un law flames Were rolling, hissing and roaring toward them. . . - . . . . . . . 1 irr - Bnt old Dicknadnot oeeniaie. ue was too old and experienced an Indian Pan! Welch did not underst . . 1 1 t :ai. mpamnc or inai uoaraa uiuiv. satisfaction which was wafted bv the licht. cool breath of the ha thnncni; 11 Biramre ui tpTOtit was made to pick him their rifles, with which the Ind all armed- and turning tne m in his mind as he plunged d AATr into a conntrv to whi, r . -t j v an utter stranger, ne assea u question how it was all to, eu The patn grew sieoper bound of his panting steed; of the country , had under: cided change, and in place and shrubbery, rocks, gravel i IF 1 M I I I tctiisearst f UUIUlUg I I no aVr nnswert, a scieroveTi u db'per and. I in ne wati itoself thd tit. T W1U1 OYWJ suu f 30 6 th every aspect me a ae-i f verdure" and over hanging bowlders bad taken tneir n places. , The rush and sullen muttering of a deep mountain streanii fell suddenly upon his ear, mingbag -fiith the yells oi iiilah'a riaae.toTCm wno u. Ajdril, Khan el Ramed saith: '.' Fiselv our prophet curst the Tine;; Ha fiend tha loves the breath of wihe K6 prayer can slay, no marabout J5or Meocan dervw can drive out. mt Khtn el Hacied. know the charm "That robs him ot hU power to harni Drown him, oh! Islam's child t the spell To save thee Ueajln tank and well." j , : I . YouQCa Companion, wirstossgaTiw heart all but failed Mm as he realiz the trap into which he had run. On three Bides of him the paint Sioux were rapidly advancing, while be-' lore nun yawned a precipice fully s: BOSE tCLAVBItlNQ ; Or, A iieap lor iLif e. ' , .' I ' j . J KH APVENTliKB 138 THE BLACK HTLLS. And where does this fair lily of the Black Hilly reside, Dick V ' tA About an: hour's gallop , frori tur samp here, leftinint She it with hr father a queer oia suca Dy me wuo yi jps oy nimsei, bhui Tlft-penncr. He keens am afeered he will vet come '40 harm. tvia rniraAd Slonx are about and Rose arnli va a fiisie prize for some daring brave. It is said that the old man has Ar nilAR of othl. He may have made his pile, or may not, but his darter ia' rmrHer than a prairie flower bend- ins afore the mornin' brejeze when r,oTVlin with! dew ' "Bravo, my old scout! Tou have trv and the love of the beautiful in , ... i , iwm vv sr 1 . , 3-: Ia Via 4rA in tV, noymlmr tTlTimOIl WlllCIl ' JXQVX, 1 tBT ax 1 1 iTl 1 rriii' " iHi r-f-ir n i .1 tfeji, turn. Jtvapiaij ua uuuco buicbu, uarir xiaiung ior a moment on a emoou. ing onward, sweeping everything in its level ledge of limestone, Paul took h path. Leading their horses forward the rapid survey of the dangers which sur of the counter fire; while every moment the number; of halMrantio animals in creased. I . . ' f , , Stretching far away m front and be hind them, the terrible crescent rapidly closed in spon the men. The glowing feet in height, at the bottom of whi billows of j writhing name roared and flowed the dark waters of the strea: thundered in their; ears, smothering the whose: mutterings he had heard. cries of , -rae poor animaia, who penanea nowne understood the meaning o; by hundreds. ! those yells of triumph, realized wh 1 1. - A 1 11 I 11 1 la . , The air pecome vt ry nut, nuu me edding volumes of smoke made it all buf impossible for the two to breathe. ATieir horses became almost unman atreable: they were obliged to cover their bwn heads, as well as their beasts', supposed to reside nmii the hills. with oianaets. m was an awim moment of agonizing darkness, with the terrible heat blistering tne exposed "portions of their skins. . The etrth shook beneath the mighty Uhe fruits of their trinrnTih. while th Affi... lit - 1 . - - . . hich he had an unobstructed view. Indian encampment with a nuxn- of warriors, departing i upon some 34Hivnir-iafii vottoaIaI Vivo imrkafiani av rnjLX na,iovv(u-4 aw nin uuawwuaf tazei and as they disappeared, brand ing their long lances in the air, Paul etermined to have a nearer look at lodges, ;"i '! j .. BrmginS into requisition his some what limited knowledge of woodcraft, Paul cautiously wormed his! way through ha4all grass until he reached a spring was bushes. from ther midst of which he could ob- serve everything tiiatjtranpired before him. ! i : A number of warriors left to guard the p lounged carelessly j about, and Paul was on the point of withdrawing ito the heights above, when he perceived figure, evidently tha't of a woman, ap- proacmng m ms direction, i t She carried a calabash in her hand. walking slowly and deliberately, the eart of the army officer beating with creased rapidity and excitement as he erceived thit her costume was not that of a Sioux squaw. j 'v Jjooking oyer her shoulder, the woman quickened her movements as she per ceiyed that a number 'of warriors were watching her; A shout, a yell of rage. And the braves started in pursuit. ' A The fugitive, tor such she undoubted Vyiwas, immediately dropped' the cala iash, and sprang awajf with the swift - UCDOLU AU ttXIbfSWptJ. j r Pahl noted the pale golden hair, beau tiful features and rounded form of the fugitive, who -he made up his mind uld be no less than Rose, the far- famed daughter of j the Blaughtered iinmer. v j t . -sbbA a aw r rJ. 1 "K --jfnB of others, and the sad finale has already I faeeti told, y I , Dick then 1 related how he had been separated from the Keutinant, and knowing the danger he incurred by scouting over the prairie alone, he re joined the soldiers, starting on the trail of his superior. I Everything was plain up to the very verge of the precipice, when it was evi dent Paul had made the desperate leap. Then Dick was in doubt whether his superior was alive or not. But follow ing the course of the river as a forlorn hope, they had fortunately, reached tike ambush in time to save bot r.ce and IftwiFsjMf&iV Li Nothing noweinined but to&sl the treasurer which Clavering had obtained at such a sacrifio, and many an hour of a,nxious thought had Paul expended on the sabject. There was but little to guide him--a vague hint that.mighC mean nothing still, for the sake of the orphan, he persevered. " Great rock cross full moon shadow dig." Bose was consulted, but she knew nothing of the haunts of her father, and absolutely nothing of a great rock or cross. Accompanied by the entire force of cavalrymen, under the direction of Dick, a thorough search was instituted in the vicinity of the old miner's last resting place. f In a small gully running into the side of a precipitous hill, a huge rock was finally found surmounted by a huge representation of a cross. At the full of the moon Paul and Dick secretly repaired' to the spot prepared to unearth the buried gold; and noting the extremity of the shadow cast by the rough cross, the two men commenced their labors. They were crowned with success, and four large canvas bags of gold dust and nuggets were dragged forth. It was the fortune of Bose Clavering; and Paul, with his escort, conveyed her to the nearest military post, where she was to reman until he could obtain leave of absence, and travel with her to the East in hopes of finding some of her relatives.. . Months elapsed before he was en abled to carry out his plans ; but when he reached Chicago no trace of the name ofGlavering remained. The machinery of the police and law was put in motion; but with no satisfactory result. Every mcanent of his leave was ex pended inA the search, and when lie ought mq p, at .her hotel .his hdfxt QIiondon neay -Beatlof war in AfgSJyr from the nv?rnenL -as f oUW iiir180 the naiiro Sierslhimdreds of lui squatlting patiently for yoe seen to ooiluaence, and it waal!?0 tichfcre and there gbW.11? 1 t.i -v oiH-v?"0 With tKi the larSwd of Hindoos.5 f1 jao-tg Caste body tiiiderstood its use. .To thT thencA of the Hussars vw qSltw8111 belongiiK to liamieieejBj landers, who were quite corttet tofe the execution from a distance, jTT eleven o'clock a company ef tha Twenty-first marched down to the gallowa with six: prisoners in their midst. Two were to be lashed and four to be hanged The four condemned men were singled out and led to the front. Their dress consisted only of a long, blue cotton shirt and loose pygamas tied in at the ankles. , In two oi the in stances the-shirta Were a mass of rags frayed into ribbons at the edges, and holding wonderfully together. None of them wore' sandals or head dresses. There, they stood staring curiously around them with their jet hair hang ing over their faces and their hands strapped ! behind their backs, and all looking thoroughly desperate nifflans. The provost-marshal, a stout-built ser geant of j the Tenth Hussars, showed each man! his plank and made h walk across it . . This all the men did without much compulsion. They did not appear to realize what was about to happen to them, and kept looking over their shoulders to see what was' going on. Their legs were strapped together. What appeared to be their old blue pug garees or turbans were tied over their faces, and the nooses were fixed round their necks. Then they appeared to realize what was coming, and all com menced crying out prayers to Allah. While they were doing this one of the prisoners, who was standing behind wait ing for his floggiag shouted out to them that they were never to mind; he woulh be left alive and he would avenge their , deaths. All eyes Were turned toward him, bnt only for a second, as the oeing enacted in f iont was of zn sorbing interest. Fpur Eur ors caught up ro&s attached lauding., e 'r2ii-waa gi . m a. .a I t J. u UI WAAA m m - tramp of an immense herd of buffalo, as Officer, with a hasty praver plunged they bufet suddenly forth trcm tne sur- spurs into the smokinff flanks of rctandiai smoke. ; A mnffled, indistinct cj of warning from Dick echoed for a rjpmen in the ears of Paul, Welch, and 3en felt himself borne furiously lionguis horse hemmed in on all sides rr the frantic animals, efose pursufj Swift though she was. the foremost warrior had all but overtaken her as she reached fhe opposite side of the spring, and : he was in the act of hurliiag his !ance as Paul I leveled his revolver and iredV'-r 1 T The brave passed to the happy hunt- ag-groujnds of his people without a cry; ut the hot had alarmed the camp, and or afe v moments all jwas confusion. Bose haduttered a jfaint cry as she aught i glimpse of Paul, but never re-, ix ed he r speed, while the armv officer. forebnrA frnm nsinff their? s ao Deineid tne Indians mounting and s. They anticipated an easy cap?! tr fht xeTeai , and a victim was wanted to tortlPJ0 f rnore advantageous whose ashes might be offered up!5 onlf be.maJe- as a sacrifice to ia r.inf who weral l"3 "e nopes 01 Bavins ma me: tne odds were far too great; but if This was to die a tfcni,W deaths, id n?' retreat of the girL preference to which he determined tdi W6? w country better run the risk of bein daflhed to niecesF nd did, land enable he to reach a On came the warriors eager to pluckfP11106 f be would die satisfied. ecurelir fastened to his wrist by a leather trap, upon which he should de- "&ljLllt UAUAO v. charger, guiding him to the edge of thj The warriors paused in wonder anc amazement as they saw the act. Thei had calculated on the nrecimee proi "7. t"uimuiUie obstacle to theescai tend alter exhausting the V km tne revolver. : I He Had reached onei of along tvhich ran a fringe wnen ai low familiar ear: trknks of the buffaloes, and as he stood. half & allocated, bis eves all bnt power- M b m tfftvpnv mm T I I I . w am TpuxBouiuyuuuutr. . - offioeJ realized that he was death. side oi a BcncxMuouj. . . . 1 . .uWa tl,A m white man to attempt the awful , leap, wnicn w ail apr)PflwTa prtnui! irwjvo HBO Tt lAAtla4)ook larnin I have picked. up. leftinint. I But the works1 of nature. And the handiwork of Uod l love, auu. the old man removed his slouch hat 101 moment; exposing his gray locks, ai lone in the smoking waste, hopelessly WiUi his long hair streaming over his contents of 1 . the ridges of bushes. his voice reached IHotrs elapsed before he succeeded in of their intended 1 Al h VKebn on J lAfMnint: don't turnX -vnnr extricating his gallant animal from the not believe it to be the intention of thefead. We are here, seigeant and all. xxie gai is safe. Ho-i-nere tney come." ' On swiped the Sioux in all the glory of their war paint and feathers. With lances ini resti uttering shrill cries, thev jh tbed rapidlv closed in pn Paul, when a sharp BUD ufilCUOU J?aul s regifets at his failure to find er friends, but started impetuously to her feet wLen'he added that, with the dawn of another day, he muBt return to his post and duty. Her face flushed and paled as she strove in vain to speak, her bosom rose and fell convulsively, and but! for the strong arm of the officer Rosa would have fallen to the floor. His visit was prolonged. What pass ed between them is known only to them selves ; but soon after the war depart ment received; First Lieutenant Paul Welch's resignation and in place of re turning to his post amid the savage Sioux, he engaged double passage for thet more congenial climate of Europe with Rose as his young, blushing bride. hi nvi fiA bVht breeze to fan broad brow. : MnX V Dick, whit dp you say if y we gall You have excirrrttosregarj . j 1 a 1 m 11 I 7 KllXVHAA - wm : . ' ors. wnicn rose mcessanuy rrom tne stirrups, his left har o flanee ord of oommand. the iflash of rifl . tV. I VS. 1.' iaTUiKuvM .if.ti . . - i , S. - lacxeneu taurui. . vu ma ioe, x-aui nrtred thn r,Kio nimai; 'ouowed Jv the nderiess norses t xi. . .msin ataHnnaw . " "uu,v : 1! r "., - . 3 11 XS .WttO SJ . . J I I CUOOUragUlCr him K Tn'o V in hopes to gain a position where until they reached the Xt hh m iw a a . 3: - 1 a a . --vv ua. uaw thA smnM voma De ieu uiinning aei vnen arr&m onnim n 7 . it, 7 ;. .. ..' 11 1 , . -frvK me f?Tnr. Hainniv nMTAii ma norse otct ioe T3raine.rf madA thA f&arfni - KiMwmi. iukvu - : .. . 1 I w .mwaiu ICOU. i ' - kAAnf unll toll mis J"g L nnt dnring clear, the ;stars peeped timidly .forth and he ..1ST fully COmprw" , . , ii;,iant Knn-nn mTA inVn 1" w of otinnAd hert fifty men.. :we nave x Waiting and imping or daylight to ap pear. j. . , j Gradually the atmosphere became 1X weeae. ft UlUB'vw3- isa billn for over ;i.i nr? must, have mn into a oiw - r 4 WelL we ll tke our . chances. We a our :bt 3 hi-a ftomrnion to A- HIS . - 4aaIT ItvlJU tne army TJZn stream,nd riding the banis of uS, tie scout to a group s .state'y Zined up with! a sharp s -eri and alarm.. -1It rninr had dis JSsiaLtent of the sowary ing rnins;3lfthe untnisUkable evi dences cf--aTitsxi: atrungle having taken place. r j , Dismounting', the scout caiully went er the ground, while the efficer watch him with a face express. vel of stern- . and adesitefor venge:incK ? v " there's -, oiily nine af era. But - V? there wai a -groan. H it cbould 'Hie life-blood s rapinly ooz along the distant horizon gave token i :at daylight would soon dawn. As objects became more and more dis tinct, the young officer was finally en abled to make out the rugged outlines' deep gullies, thick underbrush, and pe ciuliar formation of the Black hills, into the lower portion of which his hor&d had wandered, f Carefully he looked about him on all Bides, but failed to recognize Down, dowu.they wL'-nv ferribf .mwij.iuiom resistance or imp the full force of the torrrnT d was swept away, while Pani ';o efforts was carried down the Btream as o wecu a ieatner. Jlis horse had disamAiwi m lVfmu,. "puis, ine steep t.rvnit( the rocky cliff aebarred hii au uupes 01 en fir ti no 1 uiiK ua ma Dae Paul held strength in reserve. The Indians had rouprh sides of the gallon Jog willy to and fro, and all was over. , Chsj-ging upon the lodges, the soL tliers jiiicctered the body of braves T to . had turned back alarmed by the t they had heard. short, but i a at - V 1 . .. rjuarp engagement jouowed; the bt,nd wis completely broken up. lodges JJrhevi, after which the troops prepared k biTonac tnemseives and rest awhile ''iithe-r laurels. . I . t i Dick asBUUted full , charge of Rose, ho mourned thejloss of her father, and t3 whesa care Paul delivered the Mealed packet ccntanuug; mo secret of the old fthe scout beheld the tall, gaunt "down upon his forehead lopsg.tne 1 -"- . . . . t --'i TW the fiUtU Diaze Of the PflTin-firp 'iA solitude of the fVotmi ui8appearej. tqriiia Roger silvering's true history' d single ob ect. Everything was strange? strip of the blue heavens aWwere J ?h?&obi& a wU thy and re buttne fact occasioned no disquietude that he could discern as theIfhoi .tncrcha of nt to the officer. He had every faith in him he knew not whither hrothSrtLiS? ! the judgmS of . awodU of hisJliaUnt hcTS parenS 2.0t b tLhSw?M SfL-1113 .bloth Tthe storm ialone eyoSge? tan would be on his trail, followed by officers, the soldiers under his ccuunan Wtfcer hi been bis mother's pctTand his faithful compamons-in-arms. the old scout, and the murdered iSS ( Tiath-bed JWTK? He had aUowed his horse to.brcwse dghter in the power of the sIR : shield MmT WT on tne uem green veruure wnicn naa ixng lorgotten facte and reminiscencfleemel d he had given. The escape the track of the .fire, while he of the past .crowded through his braiftSKr ont bf the trial broken plunged into a profoond reveneover and he could not believe that he w e? d reputation, bis wife dead, tie events of the last few hours, and was pensh m the unknown depths f il.K.alhfc left hi hSiithnn. obHvious to what was passing around ! Black hills, his fate enveloped in mV.Siter r . IT . him. tery. . '1 The rumble of horses feet, a ferocious i . A sadden sharp shock recAlW k;JI !:; fermui ; mu jrfr-j.i!... yell, aroused the army officer to a full to Mrnself, A whirling eddy had Uirowl ig the occupation of a hunter and sense 01 ine peru mw wuwua ctw ruugui aguinss tne snarp proiectl n.im itrader, uacefully srlidine down ing feiae ot tne clifT, and catching att8 of life, vatchiig his daugh crvice, he succeeded in gaining a fool ulooming 'into handsome, and by hold, hlowly and cautiously he dreljaitana uncuiaTated woman Then himself upJrom point to point; scalinff exdtement of; the Black hills spread me Emoom Hues ci uie gorge, untfi and wide, he followed 1 in the tracks of mind htd partially betrayed him. PrApinc his regimental hat' well its scabbard, and feeling for his ttusfcy revolvers, he dashed the spurs Long and Short Sleepers. Seamen and soldiers, from habit, can sleep when they will and wake when they will. Captain Barclay, when per forming his wonderful feat of walking 1,000 miles in as many consecutive hours, obtained . such a mastery over himself that he fell asleep the minute he lay down. The faculty of remaining asleep for a great length of time ia pos sessed by some individuals. Such was the case with Quin, the celebrated player, who would slumber for twenty four hours successively; with Elizabeth Orvin, who slept three-fourths of her life; with Elizabeth Perkins, who slept for a week or a fortnight at a time; with Mary Lyell, who did the same for suc cessive weeks; and with many, others, more or less remarkable. A phenomenon of an opposite char acter is sometimes observed, for there are other individuals who can subsist on a surprisingly small portion -of sleep. The celebrated General Elliott was an instance of thiskind; he never slept more than four hours out of the; twenty four. In all other respects ihe was strikingly abstinent, his food consisting wholly of bread, water and vegetables. In letter communicated to Sir John Sinclair pj John Gordon, Esq. , of Swine, mention is made of a person named John Mackay, of Skerry, who died in Strath nave, in the year 1797, aged ninety one; he only slept on an averageof four hours in the twenty four, and was a remarka bly robust and healthy man. Frederick the Great, of Prussia, and the illustrious surgeon, John Hunter, only slept five hours during the same period. The celebrated French general, Pichegro, informed Sir Gilbert Blaine that during a whole year's campaign he htd not allowed himself above one hour's ah ep in the twenty-four. : j .MB-aWkMMiaaaaaaWSaViBaVaBBafafaaaiaMawMaaMV ' To Heai. Scratches, Etc. Borax water will instantly remove ail OoiU and stains from the hands and haal all scratches and chafes. To make it, put some crude borax into s large bottle, and fill in water. When, the borax is dissolved add 1 more to the water, until at last te water can absorb no more, sxd a residuum remains at the bottom of the bottle. I To the water in which the hands are to be washed after garden ing pour .from this bottle , enbagh to make it very soft. It is very cleansing and very healthy. By its use the bands will be kept in excellent epedition,! smooth, soft and white. scene. peanx r - Man a. prisoners Into the air. B&r it wta onfr for a second that the condemned men hung. The cross beam creaked and broke with a startling crash, and the four men fell to the ground hanging, half resting their feet upon the earth. Scarcely had any person time to feel horrified at this unfortunate accident, before the provost-marshal drew: his re volver and sent a bullet through each man's brain. One of the Afghans was then stripped naked and tied up to one of the poles of the gallows. A stalwart hussar gave him a dozen and a half lashes as warmly as his arm could lay on, then another hussar completed the three dozen. The fellow grinned con siderably, bnt bore the flogging marvel ously. He never uttered a groan the wnoie time be was receiving his punish ment. One of the hussars threw his clothes at him and told him roughly to salaam. This the man did not under stand. It was a grim joke at the best. He quietly put on bis ctothes they Were but rags and coolly asked if he might go. He was told that the next time he was caught with, a loaded rifle near a British camp he would not get off so easily, and then he . was marched across the river by two armed Sikhs, who gave him a parting push with right good will. The other man who . was to have been flogged was marched back to camp in custody. A Poser for the "Hawkeje 99 Hao A young man, who evidently repre sents some St, Louis house, aaks me where I am from. 1 tell him. His eye brightens. He says : . "Do you know Oast. Hirsch, there?" No. I tell him, I do not. '"Know Marx Oppenheimer T I don't know Marx Oppenheimer. "Do you know J oe Heiminghausen ?" U I fail to remember Mr. H. r Then do you knew Chris. Erlingen schaftlicberr I don't believe I do, "But you must know Ernest Gund-lachenstrdbicbdukircLsenliebALtenLei-minghaus V I think possibly that I may have known some of him, and joiiibly a, great deal of him, at different times, but I am quite positive, that I nerer knew him all at once. . The young man uom the St. Louis house looks amaxed. - " WeU," htt says at last, "you ain't got much acquaintance in Burlington, And I sadly remarked that mv ao- -quaintance there is rather, limited, and he goes away. Presently he returns, "Oh," he says, "them feliusl said to you about lives in Davenport," And I feel greatly relieved, for I bad begun to think that I didn't know any body in BaTlwgton.-IZ. J. IJurdetU. The sleeping Lours of a plant were changed recently by av French chemist, by exposing it to a bright light at night and placing it in a dark room during the daytime. At first the leayea opened and closed irregularly, but at length submitted to the change, J unfolding at night and closing in the morning. i Itis a most mortifying reflection of any man to consider wK&t ha h ,ir.r.& fM JfbM ho edght bar f '' ' .rI'- I
The Bee (Rockingham, N.C.)
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