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MRS. LAMSHED'S WILL f OHAPTEK I.-CONTINU.ED. He ROt u|i Und openwi lh« door •lightly, that he might hear the <ioe- tor's »rrlv»i, and alw ascertain wlH^ibPr Kate Bt«7e4 in the room during Mrs. Latn«hed"8 interview with the young man. Dr. Laiewortb wenl straight up- stairs whan he caime, and remained with the two ladies for fully an hour and a quarter, wbilat Mr. Dotlleson sat fom- iog and fidgeting in lh« library be- low. "Muoh Talue th« fellow's time must be," he Bneered looking at hU watch, wbAD the door uiMtairs opened, and Mrs. Lameted's shrill craoked voice • rixie, cautioning the doctor not to forget that he had promised to come and see her on Tue.sday. "I'll waylay him as be goes oat, ;iiid find out, once for luU, wh-lh-r t here is any actual neceBsitjr tor tbese. incea- •ant vieita." "«;ood-af(ernoon, Mr. I.akewort.h," he •aid, meeting the diM-lor' in the hall. '•Just come thJB way for a momeot, if you please." He led the way into the library, motioniog the young man to follow him with the pojpouaair which had gained him the sobriquet of "Ma- Jeatic Monty" amojjg his City friends. "I wished to aak you whether there is any cause for anxiety regarding Mrs. Lamshed's ht-alib," he said when Char- lea Laiceworlh was seated. "Sirs. LAinHhed is under the iaipres- •ico ttjat she ia suffering from some intemai malady; but I am unable to de- tect aoyt^iig atuiss. Of course any or- ganic ootnp.aini would be seiioua to one of her adTanc«d age; imX I have no reason to suppose there ia the leaat cause for anxiety." Perhaps the confident lone of Or. Lakeworib's reply irritated his ques- tioner; for Mr. DottJeson put on his must ma>estic atr. and fixing his pinoe- oez on lus sotuewbut rubicund uuse, he •levaJted that feature until he oould bring bis dull fish-like eyed to bear up- on his companion, "is that youx op- iolon f" he aaked with light stress on the pu8.s«ss;ve pronoun. "That's my opiniou," responded the doctor quietly. "Then there's no actual necessity for your rathar frequent professional vi«- Itof" "I ran do nothing for Mrs. I.,auished but a, lay her fears altout herself. They are groundless; but a lady of her years i« naturally prune to make much of any little feeling of iudispottitiun." Mr. UottiCson lay bauk in bin chair, considering what be had better say next. If be made any attempts to diar uouragt Ur. Lukeworth's cails, it would infa.libly niiue to his motluT-in-law's ears, and her resentinent might produce results v«ry detriim^tnlal to himself, it HOU/ld nut do to attack the pusitiuii from this side, when be had ouiy his â- usf>iL'iuns to work upon; it would Ije less rinky to go to the root of the uiiil- ter with Mrs. l.amshed. He ruse from his chair and extended his hand. "I'll say guod-eveniug, tiieu. Mi'. Lukeworib, you ^uve relieved my mind very much regarding yooi' palieul." Ciiar.es Lakewurth left the hoiuie, and Mr. Uult.eson went in search of lii« <uother-iu-l.aw. lie meant tu loHe uu time ui putting lui^r on her guuid against this insidious enemy; but be knew that he would have tu approach the subject very caxeftii-ly. "I am very p>eased to learn from Ur. LaJiewurlh that your tears al>oui your- •«.( are unfounded," he said uheerluUy. "Uh, yes, be Ihiiiflui I'm a.l right," rep. led Mrs. haimsbed. "I've great cua- fideuce in l..a<kewurih." "I'm afraid lie takes advantage of it to drain your purse pretty heavily in fe.a" ' 21e wants 'em," replied the old ludy dryiy. "X'oor fellow I ive fiauls il bant to make bulb nods meet. liut he'll make bis way; I'm going tu he.p him." It was bad eiiuuga to iH-ar that, this hanger-on was .^ent for more tu buue- fii bmuieif I list the put lent; but Mrs. Lainabed'a last words made Mr. l)ol- t^esoin turn red wilh anger. "Help," in liiH vocabulary, was synonymous with money, and here was bus inulber-in-law cou.ly telling him her heir, that she »aa going to give help tu an utter •I ranger, who bad no cairn upon her whatever. Il was quite t/aie that he did speak to her, so be cleared his Uiroai and began witiiout more ado: "You know tliat of late il has often occurred to m« that Ur. Lakeworth's attention to you is not so disinterested aa it should be. I mayi Im wrong but 1 cannot get over the idea that be bail .some uiteniM' designs upon us." Mrs. Laauihed put on her spectacles anil stared at iwr snn-ln-.uw. "l)o you •ujjpuae I'm a fool Montague Uoltle- â- on f." "My dear madam, you misapprehetnd my meaning," said Mr. Uotlleson with S<nxiou« sauvily; "hut reaily 1 have known such frequent cawes in which kind-hearted ladiea have been led • way by their gratitude Inwards w^heui- ing physicians. 1 never fur an instant imagined that Dr. Lakeworth or any one e'He would be able In bend your •turdy aens« of what is right and. just •u as to serve his own interests; but be vooiiee so frequently, he stays so long, and"â€" "And ynu think I.akewurth exp«<as my money when I've done with it, and oomes here to keep my frieodahip. for kioi alive t" "I am bound to confess that ibis had crossed uiy mind." Tlie old lady leaned over, and tapped bar son-in-law gently on the knuckles witi) her spcotaolie case as she replied; "Vou are t^ fool, Montague Dottle- aoa. You're as blind as a mole. If fou hadn't lielrayed tli^se unworthy â- oapjoliHU about an honourable man, I bare epened your eyes for you; hut since you hav« an undeservedly )>ad opinion of him, I shall leav« you to groiie your own way to daylight. I've made ruy will, MontagUie, and youknoM what it 'say»; Init there's plenty oltinis to add a codicil to it, you knowâ€" plen- ty of time. Mr, Dottleson aaw that be had made a grave mistake In mentioning bis dis- trust; but he could not repair it now, and Iwat a bast v retreat. Mrs. I^am- shed luul hinted broadlv that there wa« surnething going on which he «iit too blind to see, and which she was going to let liim find out for himself. What- erer it might be, he would be very cau- tious In mnU-iiig hi.s inve.stigalions: that remark almut Ihe possibliitv of making a codicil had gone home, lor he knew be h:ul not been spoken idly. The wi'l 08 it stood was in his own favouur. Mrs. LauiMbed had bluntly oliserved \, hen shie made it, that Kate was only Bijt years old. and there was no know- ing what she might grow tip like; so I her money should be left to one who would at least take care of itâ€" namely, Montague Dottlieeon. She had a high- er opinion of hfOir son-in-law at that time than she had now; but he had always Iieen kind and attentive since she went to live with him, and she had Be<?n no reason, so far, to alter her de- signn. •'What can the man be after, if it isn't the money ?" queried Mr. Dot- te'son on the hearthrug of Mr. Dot- tleson in the mirror. "He cant' be so muoh attracted by Kate. She's a pretty girl and a good girl; but she's got no- thing. Tlien, again, her grandmother was always of a saving turn of mind, and she wouldn't encourage himi to pay expensive visits if she had no object in view. It's absurd to suppose that she pays liiim to come here for nothing. If he admired Kate, he'd come without be- ing sent for, and her grandmother can't faii to know that. His mental vision had been so dim- med by the atmosphere of money in which his life had l>een passed^ that he did no understand the possibility of man or woman l>eing guided by any otlier motive. Love was a misty un- reality outside t be pale of his reasoning powers, and tberefore did not enter in- to ills Mpeculations at all. His affection for Kate look the characteristic shape of finding a wealthy husband fur her; she might choose for herself as she had a right to; but measuring her heart by the size of his own, it' never struok him that her choice might fall upon a man whom be would reject as in- eligible. CiiAPrKR II. When Kate caiiie down-stairs she fVninil Mr. Dottlenon in a frame of mind very different from that in which be had K[>eut the earlier part of tiie afternoon; the storm had sub- sided in cloudy glu<im. l^pa had evi- dently bumelhing on his mind, and she l)tU4ie<l herself to rouse him. "Shall we g«j oul after tea, papa?" she Iwgan. "Urandniaiuma's asleep, an<l the rain has stopi>ed." "I'm afraid I have annoyed your granitmother, Kate.'" replied Mr. Uot- tle:^on, horrowfuUy ; "but really I felt iMjund to Hiieuk to her as 1 did for your sake." "She was rather hurt at what you said ; l)ul you can easily make that all right." "Howr "Uh, yuti might ask l)r. Lakeworth to ilinuer, and make a good deal ot him lielore giranny; she would soon for- get anything you ttald to-day." "I'll think ulxiut it," Huid her father, wliu liuil decitled tu act upon hia daughter's profiosition the moment it Ha.4 made. "Your idea Li a very good one. It wouldn't do to offend your grandmiiiher, eh, Kate?" 'Dr. l.akeuurih is a weakneiis of hers, you know, iiupa. It's a regular case of love nie, lov« my dog." "Than, next time the dog comes to see her, we'll ask hiiu to stay tu din- ner \,ii.h us," he replied, more goiKl- buiii.jiirediy. , '"He is to call on Tuesday afternoon." unid'Kate. whui saw the chance of do- ing a little stroke of business on her <nvn aci'ount. "Very well, I'll be bere. and in- vite hiin myself." AVhen Mr. Itoltleson uniioiuiced hio intention of asking fiersonally lor the plea.sure of any one .h conijMiuy at din- ner, it signitied that he intended spe- cial honour to the favored guest; it wenl against the grain tio confersuch iliNiiiici Kill upon Ur. . lakeworth, but circunuitancsH made it advisable. He. raiiie liiiiiio friiiii the City half an li'Jiir eurlifr ibaii lusual on Tues- day, '. bal he might iniike nure of meet- ing Ihe d(K;tor, and actually took upon hiiiu>el( to instruct the butler about the wine, a. thing he had never been known to do Hinc« i lie iiieiuurable oc' ca.sion uoon wUi<'.h the ex-urivate sec- re. ary oi (in ei-vit^eruy of India came tu dine 'With him. i The «;nlertaininent was a auccess from every one's |)<>int of view. Mr. I)oltle:4un was in high spirits that day; and o-s Ur. l,akeworlh wo-s fully alive to the iniportunoe of ingratiating him- self with hi.s Iwiot, he applied himself tu the task witli great a.ssiduity. He lintened to h'im willi such deference, and received liix loudly expre.ssed opin- ions with Ruoli resiwctful attention, that Mr. Dotllfwon's overweening van- il;r wa.s gratified, and be repnuaiihed himself for the injuistice be had done the man. "He Heenis a vary ^rentle- nianly, well-mannered yioung fellow," he muHed, an tliey \vent U|i-«tair8. "I'er- ha|i8, I have really lieen iniMlaken in him. Anyhow, I will pint, matters right with Mrs. (..aiiiMhed at on<>e. I will give Dr. IjakewoTlh m(y photograph." The loir tuna I e being to whom our friend present ed bin photograph waaex- pet'ied by the oxiginal to l>ear himself thenr«fo(rth as Itecame one who h'\d l)een distinguished above his fellow- men V)y an ex<eotiional mark of Mr. Uottleson's ai>proi>at ion. "I had a new iiivoto taken a week or two ago, dootor," he said blandly, interrupting the guasl'i tonversation with hUi daughter. "If you will come over hiere, I will itUuw il to you." "If tiapa gives you one, speak to bim to-nigbt," wihiai>ered Kate burriedly, seizing the otipurlunily with the ; [ffomptneuH of true generalship. CUarlee Lakewiorth gave a nod of in- telligence, and followed bis host to the ^ end of the room, w'fatere he wa^i detained ] for fifteen mi nutcts oritiaisiixg Mr. Dot- ' tle.s(in'fl unfntere.sting iierson as delin- eateil in nine different attitudes mkira or leaa const raineid. "I aball be vergr bappy if yv>u care to select one," hesaJd pafcrooisin^ly to the victim wbon the (irdeal was over. Dr. LakewurtJi's gratitude was sin- cere, in view of the opening which the preeenta't iiim indicated as Itefure bim. lie look i>ains to sa'leot the mivst flat- tering portrait, aind finally won Mr. Dottleion's heart by begging bim to Inscribe bis auto(gra,iyii upon il. His request woe so graciously complied with, that alm(Ht Itetore the ink hail hiad time to drv he had disclosed his halting tale of love. It was listene<I to gravely, but not unkindly, Mr. Uot- ile.'wn's blindness was being lifted from him; thl« young dootor was in love with his diniyhler, and frankly admitted I hui he reigarded Mrsr Laiuuhed's calls fiuT his Hervioes otolf as a means of hLs oumniuinicjition with Kate. Mr. Dot- tle^Mi could hardly Itelieve it; but he recalled bij* mctber-rn-law's remark, and felt suddenly reassured regarding tbe object ot the young doutor's atten- tion to ber. No dotibt be might have some olb«.r end in vlew^ but it seemed olear that Kate was the primary at- traction. So relieved -wtas be at the diaxivery, that for the moment he lost sight of the font that the suitor wos a sitruggliing profeHiional man, who bad in all probability never owned a bank account, and he did not give the point- blank refusal be "wmuld have done at any other time. He beaitated, and took refuge In a pnomiae to consider the mntter. Kale wa« yvling, and be i)e- lieved Dr. Lakeworth was also youiij. He oould give no definite answer now; he must, think it ovier; meantime, be should be glad to see bim whenevep be oared to look in, though be must niut regard the invitation as in any- way foreshadowing consent. tt was not miucibl fair the moat san- guine luver to build upon: but Charles I^kewturtbt who had never dared hope fur anything but a poaitive refusal, was mjbre than aont«nt with the on.'iwer. Alast, pooir btim-an nature I A alight lapse of memory hopelet«ly w'reciked all the good work of the evening. Charles was BO completeily abnortied in Kate Dottleeoo's society that be quite for- got ever/tbiilng eb»e; and w'hen he bade the family good-niglit, on the best of terms with everybody, and his host in [â- articular, he left that gentleman's photograph behind on tbo sofa, where he hod HiM-nt the greiater part of the lime after ditiner. There it laQr unnot- iced until Mr. Dottleson, casting a look round tbe room l>e.fure he turned out the gas for the night, dbioovered the negle<-ted honouT 8ti<-king icnominioiLs- ly l>etween tbe cushions. He raised his eyebrowB In veritable astonishment as he picked it up. Th»t such a gift from himself should be forgotten thus wms almost incomparehen-sit>le;Mun>ri»e soon gave place to indiiguation. w-hich he strove u'nsucceHttfully to smother. "Ue didn't want it," be said to him- self, throwing the (m-ture into a dish; "but be might at le«st have had the grace to talu it away with him, after asking me to write my name ujKin it. I shall lie very ca,re<ul to whom 1 give my photograph again; that's all." Mr. Uoitl«!()n wxis not the man to forget the' slight be bad received at Charles Lakeworth'.H hands; and the incident narrated aljo^e was no «malJ factor in helping him to come to the det'ision he did when, next uiurning, he rememliered the young man's avow- al of love for Kate. He would not ad- mit even to bimsetf that such a thing ueighied a single grain in his disfavor; l«it it is doubtful whether he would luive <liMiiii.>«ed tbe subject from his llnoughta with a contemjituous " im- imisiUe," had his gue.si held tbe ground he had gaijied by ireiusuring that phuio- graphasit de.served. The good impre.v ^ion his would-be son-in-law had made U|un him had lieen more than oblit- enued by the unlucky forget fulne,-« whii'h luul wounded Mir. Uottleson on biji tendexest i»oint â€" hia vanity. He recollected with annoyance that he had given this pj'eMimpt uoua suitor permi.i- sion to come to the house when he pleased, and hud thus placed himself 111 a somewhat lU'lioate pmsitiou. Had it been anyone ulne, be would have had no hesiiation in informing him at onc« that he had considered hLs prooosal and found il imiKmsible to give his saiu'- tion, and, if nec4>jwtary, directed him to i'eiise vLsiting at bis house. Hut, in bus own intermts, be could not deal .so tmmmaxilr with Ur. Lakeworth. Mrs. l^nishe^l's feelings, or. to be strictly a»'<nixate. Mrs. Lant-vhed's money, had to lie token into a<.xx>unt. To dose the lUwr in tbe faiie of "her dootor," as she called bim, might put an end to hiri interooUT.se with Kale; but the sleii would oerta'lnly bring about the fullilment of Ihot half-made threat of a "codicil," and that was a contingency which mtiat never be permitted to arise. It was nu consolation to Mr. U»itile«uo to di.scover th.'it his action in asking bU bete noiire to dinner had effeined itt< objeut in cuucilialing his nu)ther-in-law, iRirtiiialarly when he found that nlie regarded it as a formal inmallatioo of liar favorite as a pro- si:e<rive kinsman. She now looked upon Ur. LakOTwoTih'.s engagement to Kate OS a settled thing, which the oourse of I ime would bring to a sal i.sfactory con- olurtion; and ho warmly did she express her apjinovul of the match, that Mr. Uo'ltlerton felt reluctantly compelled to be 111 lent at< to ttto view.t he bald on the milijert. If he (leidla,red his inten- tion o/ opp<ising tbe young i>eople;'.i wishes, hia mother-in-law would join iasue with them against him; and al- though she held very decided ixidnions on the duty of a child to a parent, the fact was by ao means a aufficient guar- antee to satisfy Mr. Unttleson that she would not sulistitute Kate's name for his own in ber will, and tbua ren- der her independent of him. That would undoulitedly be preferable to tbe realisalitm oS his previous fears; but it wos am alternative be did wot rel- ish. He wt>uld treat bis only daugh- ter liberally if nhe marrie<l with bis approval; liut Ite wns more ambitious fnr her than hhe w\as fo^r herself, and there wa» little chance of their agree- ing as to Charles Lakeworth'a qual- ificatioDA. (To Be CouUnuad.) Boys in the Atcbison County High School at Kffingham, Kan., took advan- tage of a young country acboolgirl's ig- mwanoa and sent a letter to ber, in the ntume ot one ot them, inviting her in terms at aow!! euilearment to aocom- pnny bim to an entertainment. Sbe an- swered i* a warmtii of language nc4. strange in one so green, and the next day all the school quoted port.ian.s of bier letter to her. She hastened heme, sixteen miles, through a rainstorm, and was takeia crilticalty ill TOLD OF CMIS AIIIMALS. NERVE DISPLAYED BY A KEEPER WHEN A LIONESS GOT LOOSE. Mralecy by Wbleh Ihe Brute Wan Lnred Bark le Her tage -Tke Lawrnted Juntbo-a Lore for tblldrea-AOectieB or "B Eirpbaal l»r a Msb««l-A 'ttranle With Hig l>rlbaBa. "Circus life is nt« all picnic," said aa odd hhouinan. "It b better to be for a long npell in a city like New \ork tiian to cover tbe outlying country town^ and cities. Many a lad who runs after the show ajid thinks be is lucky to get a job finds it is lucky to get a job findH it ia a rough rood to traveL packing tents, etc.. until 1 or 2 A. M..*t.ban sleeping on tie jodting wagons until tbe next town ia sigbted, then getting up by 8 o'olock or ao, gettimg tiie pa/ade in order and aettinlf op ttie temt agai'n, and follow- ing tihe same programme day after day. It's easier tihaa it used to be. though, but we liave aofne odd experiences. "There was a mail travelling with U-: some twenity years ago. an Eng- li^h(na.n named Wiloox. wbo came to this country when quite a boy. He was a (helper around tbe animals, and .^oaiieibow be "went to Ks^laaad and got a job with tbe old Woiabw^ll Mea»- gerie. long liefore itt was sold to Ma«n- ders. When tbe split occurred be yrent to the big Beilevue Garden at Mancibe^ter with sunM of tbe animals bhe proprietors bad fxmgbt. Hesooa rose to be head man over the lioos. tigers, etc.. and bad a house In a pretty lit.le garden just within the great wall near tbe entrance gates. Five nights before CbrLstoiad the lioaess. a new imrcbase, recent'ly ioxported from Af- rica gave birtib lo a litter nf fuur cubs, and thus cage front was board- ed mi and every care was taken of h«^r. Well. Wilcoix wnetnJt on Christmas Eve to a party with bis wife. leavine bis b^?.lpcr to teed the antimals and close up, TVward mldnStglht be returned, en- tered tbe gardens, and went to sleep ini bis bouse. An hour later his wife wxJce him. Haying there wa« a noise outside In tbe garden, and he gut up anil looked out of tihe window. Right itk front of bin bouse, at tbe big gate, was that limtesa with one of her cul/s. and she was biting at the door and SCHATCHINU FOR DiEAR LIFE to get under it, her idea being to get out in tbe open. In that open, with- in a circuit of five miles, were mure than a million people, ciome one must have fastened her cage door insecurely or Hcmi-tiiiiulg bad gone wrong. "Wilcox slipped ixa hia trousers and .sboes, and. despite all bis wife could do, he dipped out, uf tbe front dour of bis cottage, hurried around by the private hedge, aod in tbe moonlight wenl running doiun tbroug'b the lines of forcing bouwvt for pil&ats keeping tilu-m lieiweeu bim and the gate at muoh as poc^sible, and so vanished from his wife's sigbit, im the direction of tbe lionn' boiute. in a .short time he re- ajipeared rigtit in tbe centre avenue with a cub ill bis arms, and his wife .saw liirn oonie lx>ldly right down the walk until be was within twenty yards or so of tbe lione.ss. 'llhen he picked up a stooie and threw it at ber as she lay bitiiig ot tbe door. Tbe brute lo<ike<l round, sa'w the man, and jump- ed ui) witih an angry growl. The man bit one of tb«> culi's ears and made it cry out just as tb" lioness was about crouobinK fur a .spriing. At thol sound sbe ruse, her tail moved softly instead of la^Jbuiig her sides, and sho wa.iked straight to the keeper. Wilcox b'ld the oub out to her and said, 'li<>llo, (jueenlle.' as if it was t^e most iiuiural m<«tiiu in the world, aiul. letting b«r take tbe cub from bis Imaid, bu i.assed her and picked up tib' oLber one. She dropped the one she held aiul canio to take the one h' picked up, getiina m^re friendly every minute. So, pi.ikiag up l.he eul>s and giving them to her, stepping lank- ward all tihe tiune, be slowly led the bruite to her cage, aiwl tluvn mounting tbv- nnrroH' |;latfi>rm, pushed the iron gate ojien and threw- a oub inside to vhk- furthest I'wmer. The lioness liMUiuicd in after It, be threw the ntber cub in also, l>aaged tbe gate to. Sihijt thi.' iKiJts, anil fell unconscious frum tihii! platform to the ground. "Not seeing hiim return his wife wmivied the alarm and brought all th*? helpers to the cottage, and they cautiously went to look for bim, and tbere they found him. with a third cub curled up by lias side. Well, the mat- ter was ot courite kept quiet, the un- der keeper was severely soolded for cartslessly shootinig the bolt past the itocket iiintea<t oif iinto it, and as for Wiloox tbey gave him A PRKSENT OF $2,500, anul bis place wa.s solid for keeps. It was a piece of good old-faabionied grit jiLst tbi same. "Animals are funny tibings. espe- cially eleiibants; yau never know wbian you are .sure ot tbejn. Some are kind ail tbieir lives, like old Jum- bo was, and suoae are kind part of the time, but break out at last, aod sotne are just bomi cussed. That lit- tle fellow ttuit Jiimibak died to save from tbe train was just a natural- born comedian, and wtben be was about four feet high he attracted mora crowds to see bdm raise Cain than all tbi» others with their learned tricks. Poor old Jumbo I bow tbe children did love bim. and bow he loved them, 'rhere is nb douU about it ; hie did just love tibem. I remember one day, I forget if it was in Cbicngo or St. Louis, the c.hildre.n were riding him, and he was carrying Ibem up and down along a aort ot rood vriih a crowd oq either side to se ehfm do It vVItb bis load on bis Ixick h' was coiming swinging at a good round pace up to where ba discharged bit) cargo, wl»ea a tiny tob of about 4 years, a pretty little girl, wiggled away frtim lier matber'.s baiml and starte<i to run across in front of the advancing Jumbo to join a little friend oiiposite. Her toot trip- ped and down "iibie went right undei* the elepliont's feet. Well, the crowdl turned taint In a moment, expeotingi to see tihe child masbed ; but t^uick as a wink that noble old beast, goiiog full tilt, wbipped his trunik round that child antt banded her safe and sound up to tfa;- mahout on his head. Say, I can h'.'ar that cheering yet. "If (be elephant is a good elephant be gets very fand of the mahout, and it uted to be an establisbed custoni Ini tlhie old days before these bi^ con^ panies were formed, that when tbe ele- ehanlt wuH sold tbe mabciut went with im to hjjs atvr place. Well, one day tbe elephant was sold, and the mahout took him to headquarters and wad told that bis services were not wanteds that they bad already three mahioutl and did not want anotber. He look- ed stupid to>r a minute, and then said be guessed be would siiy good-by to tbe old beast. He went and cuddled up to the elephant and folded one of the beast's ears round him, and the brute t-wisted hfcj trunk about hia keeper, and tben the keeper turned away aoid tibe new keeper advanced to take tine animal to quarters and began fay giving bim A PROD WITH A GAFF. Just tben the old keeper disappeared round a movabile band kiosk and soma wagonn witb glAss sides. Sume say a whirled sounded, somie say nothing ot tbe kinil happened; but, anyway, that ele4yhant jusi upset tbe regular ma- hout, and witb trunk raised and trum- P*ittiiife in anger, or fear, or sorrow, went crastbing through that band stand and tbe gloss-sided wagua after tbie keefier. spreading havoc iin hi* Irfitb. Reaching bis uAd mahout bai juist put bis trunk around bim and walked Ijack in tbot fashion to where be had been left, mild as milk, after doing about 92U0 damage in about twenty .seconds. He was a trick ele- pbaot, and bis mahout stayed witb him at a pretty large salary tor tboss days. Everyljody suspected lb* ele- pibant had Ijeen trained to that little piece uf business ; and it looked Ilka It. "Thf munjceys, birds, antedopes. and tbs" hippos are pretty good lo get along witb. The camels are nasty vicioua things. But the tickli.sh things are tb« â- snakes. You see a snake has to be ke^ looking good and feeling good or i* dies, and the plaguey ibings won't ex- ercise Ibemselves as a lion or any of tbie cats will do, so they have to ba batbed every two or tour weeks, accord- ing; to tbf season and the weather. I remember one day when 1 was a youn^ man we bad a big case ountaining eigbA or ten pytbons. ranging in siie up tot 18 feet long. It was fitted with a lit- tle slide door, and when wre wanted to wash them "we opened this door, and presently one of tbem would poB bis head out. and the boss would grab bim around tbe neck, pull out about four feet, take auutiber liold and pull out the- rest. Then 1 shoved the slide to. and the tub of water being ready WTe luw^ered tbe squinuing reptile into itâ€" and tbn-y can squirm pretty bard, too. As soon as tbe water touched tha snakes, they settled right down and lay tbere, letting tbe bos. wash them gontly around for ten minutes or so. TlK>.a he wouHd roll them up in WAIUM BI.ANKK'rS and drop tlbi-m into a case to wrlggla out uf tlh«- blankets. "Dm' day we bad the liiggest brute out ami in tbj tub. when the bosa looked round and said: "I've left tbe lilankets in the offioe. Take hold. Bob^ and keep bim moving until 1 get them. So I took hold of tbe big reptile, which was apparently half aaleep. and the boss wciiA lo fetch tbe blankets. Just! as bis footsie^ps died away 1 felt 3om«- thiiie at my ankle, and turning sawt anolhi.-r pyibon loose on tbe tloon coiling itself round my leg and up my body. Looking toward the case I .saw that the slide door was open. 'I'he snake in tibe water was all right, halt asleep, aiwl holding hijn witb my lefti band 1 grabbed the second snake with my right hand close !>• ;he head, foro- infe il off trtun my body. n.ud straddled my legs oh wide opart as I could to prevent his tail fnun getting a brace hoSd. Tbeu began a struggle. The tensictn was getting pretty hard, and my right arm wns lieing slowly forced down and in against my body. The sinake in tbe water was beginning to squirm, I supposii I was nipping nim, and 1 saw thi? head of another snaka protruding from the caise. 1 waa just> fit to drop wheal 1 heard the boss comioi; witb tbe Mankets and I yell- ed to him to hurry up. He eanae on tbe run, just in time to help me out. 1 drcjiped the snake in the tub. the boss seized the tail of the oaa round my leg and unwound it, and we drop.- pe<l it lack inito the case. The one in the water wais ru.led up and shoved into tb- cage, and then we went af- ter the third one and got him ; but 1 assure ^ou no more snakes were bathed that day." NECK BROKEN, LIVED 8 MONTHS. Darlag that Tine Alblele Pallenwa t'oald Hpeab, Tbiab and Kal, but t'oald Xal nove. Jerome C. Patterson died on Friday n^bt at his hinne. in Chicago aftei) living nearly eigbb m4.uilhs w^ith oi broken neck. He was prominent as an athlete. Aug. 8. 18M0, he dived from a pier ab Ma-nhattan Heach, and his head .struck the bottom. It was several minutes t)e- fore his companions noticed his al»ence and pulled bim from under water. Hm .spinal oord wa.s nearly severed at tbei neck and bis l>r.ily paralyzed frcuuthat point down. Thr? young man, however, retained hi^ mental faculties, and bis internal or- gans were uninjured. Ever since tbe accident Patterson hias had a good ap- petite and digestion. .He was- wrack- ed by frightful pains, however, and oould not move. «. At timi's'he has convpiained of feel- ing a 'ttinig in his back, and his mind 'has WBad,?red for-teiet peri<i(ls. Elec- tricity Tail(Hl to lieidfrt the p«tient and X-rays availed nothing. Mr. Patterson declined slowly but steadily frnoi tbe time of tbe accident till his death. His mind whs clear and bis powers of speech unimpaired to the eijiid. It is prolsible that tbere will b« vat aut<jp<iy ia tbe interest of scieuc«.