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•/ t s. PUMPi m PfiUNL » PAfiP Cr BSrSRIENCE FROM AS EX-DETEC tivk's note-book. tJereral robberies had baen eocninit- ted ia a well-known aad popular hotel la one al our larg« citiea. Tbeae rol>- bertes were of a vary mysterious char- acter, and baffled all or<linar7 devlcea /or their detecii(ti. That they were all the w^ork ol one man, or sec of men, was apparent from their similarity. As descriptive of tlie tw^tf which preceded It, let me tell the story of M.r. and Mrs. Pascal. They registered in the hotel which 1 may call tlje "Cawmor Houae," and. took up a book, and madame a reliffioos journal. The diiinioiiiLs were placed ciirflesaly upon the dre.^.>iing-bureau. la. the course of lialf an hour the sound of deep snoring was heard from the bed, and Rachel, droi>ping iier book fixed her eyes upon the hiking glass in her roc«n, in which waa to 1^ seen a re- flection at tie jewels. Had the reader been looking on, be might have seen a black line cross the glajjs and descend upon the stand ; liad he been listening he might have heard a very slight click, and noticed its gradual ascent and disappearance. X saw through the whole trick at once, and, withi>ut <-hanginK my clothes, 1 grasped my revolver, and slipped uuC of my room, to call Sam to my assis- tance. 1 managed U> cast off some of my (Rachel'st toggery un the way. and. in a \yonderful plight I appeared l)e- fore him. Of course lie waa stupified and chagrined a minute, but Sam waa floor, which was also the apartment which had been despoiled twice before. They were accompanied by Miss "Line" Begia, Mjts. Pascal's niece, she having a comznunicating room, which front- ad oin the street. The landlord cau- tioned the guests to be careful of their Taluablee. which, of course, they prom- laed to do. Mr. Paacal. the day follonring their arriTal, having boaineas to look after in a neighboring toiwn, left the ladies to tbemselvee. After a late dinner, they c&me op stairs, and, partly dis- robing, each retired to her own room, madame to nap, and Miss Re^is ta read, the door between the two rooms, however, being opened wide, and tha outside doors carefully locked and bolted. It vras four o'clock when Mrs. Pascal awoke frcsn tier aleeta, and both ladles began to dress. Miss Regis had not been asleep for a seoood, a late novel having enchained her attention, lla- dame. previous to lying down, had tak- •elected room No. 19. on the second a thor..ughly good fellow at heart, and did not refuse my request. Had any of the bLtirders seen me in my trip up stairs, tliey would have been shock- ed, for aa my way I shed wig and vari- ous w^hite garments, which I shall not particulari2e, appearing decidedly en deshabille, my attire partaking of the garments of both sexes, i ^dd also samxiioned the landlord through the an- nunciator and taken a pair of iroD bracelets out of Rachel's light trunk. We burst into the room, but before the door could be battered down, the robber had cast an iron wire and an apple out of the window. Fortunate- ly for me, Madame Moore, who was in reality my wife, saw the articles de- scend, and hastening down stairs she summoned a policeman and secured a seedy-ionking fellow, who waa walk- ing rapidly away with the wire and the fruit. He was brought back to the hotel, marched up to the room above Madame Moore's, where I waa holding a little experience meeting. When Weedin, for that ia the name the rubber gave, saw his "pal, " he "weakened on the moral dodge" he had assumed, and pro- cee<ied to make liest terms he could for himself and partner A S^/'kit'^ 4-\rt(^ HrkllC^ ^ batter, 1 tablespoonful of white sug- OJJE FIGHT m BULiWAYO. THE PBAGMENTS. the corn from the cob, lieat the whites ^~~ and yolks of the eggs separately; pat THE KAFFIRS SHOT AND SKiailIS&> "Thrift ia always commendable and 'l^o corn and yolks together, stir hard, successful *°-- the melted butter, then the ED AS WELL AS THE WHITES. dignified. ^ The secret of housekeeping lies in the ability lo turn everything to the best account.no mat- ter how trivial such may be," says 4 writer in an exchange. "A friend of mine some time ago was obliged to practice close economy, the wolf being actually at the door. milk gradually, stirring hard all the time: neit the sugar, and then the whites and a little salr.i Bake slowly, covering the dish at firat* It will bake in about an hour. Pickled Corn.â€" Choose the ears of sweet corn that are not too hard. Take off the husks and silk; boil the ears a There was barely bread enough for" he'r |?* °^^'^ ''°'" the milk is cooked, Te^^; but it iS not very serii^us. A then cut the grams from t*je cobe. outlet cut a gTo<»ve right along th* Pack in earthenware jars, putting in back of my skull, but it waa too thick one-third as much salt as com.i Mix for it to penetrate. We marched oat the salt and corn thorougiily, cover on the 2od April. 100 strcmg, with MM with a white cioth and weight down. MuTJni Our object was to reliaTS If, after standing twenty-fonr hours, "^ • the brine doe.« nor cover 'be com, add a little water. Keep the iar in a cell.-\r during the winter^ When the corn is wanted for use, take out the amount wanted, and cover with wat- That day she and her children lunch- erJ Let it stand six or eight hours, ed on piping, hot apple fritters served then pour the water off, and cover with attacJted. but repulsed the~eneniy with Qola.saes (rood sweet bread and 'r^*** water. Ee[)ear this 4antil it ia ease. We got d<iwn to Gwanda in children, but an inspection of the pan- try revealed a very little flour, an ap- parently empty package of baking powder, a cup of skim milk, an egg, three or four frozen apples, a small basin of dripping, and half a pint of molasses. She carried her stores to the kitchen and planned a point of attack. Mm BajtlUk Soldier's Letter t» HU r^tasda â€"A Wild Bide f^r KeM-arurrcBicBtsâ€" Tke flMteM Aettoa Vsaskt la Hatabela- Uad. Writing from Eulawayo to his friends in Loiidon, a correspondent says : "I jjn bock strain safe but a*t quit* sound, having been wounded in th* Gwanda. a station aeventy-fire milas^ out, and there were suppoed to b* twenty-five men there in danger. Wa left at 6 p. m., amid cheers. Oae trooQ consisted oi Africanders, the other oil Englishmen. 1 attached myself to th» Airicanders. The first night we wer« with mola.s,ses, good sweet bread and clear cold water. Speaking afterwards of the occurrance she said; 'When a cook reigned in my kitchen those fritters would have been impossible. There would have been no dripping, ^ ^ the baking powder package would have (jj^^j. fresh enough, then cook just do in summer. you thirty hours withcsit more fightinfl. On the way we &nmd all the sturea loot. ! ed and burnt. They even stabbed tha pigs and dogs. It was g'vi travelliic â€" seventy-five miles in thirty hours, ia full marching order. I started with DO kit, only horse, saddle, etc.. and rifle and revolver. Wa deciiled ta stay there five days, as the store had In short. I succeeiled in recapttiring ill all the precious stones, save one smal en off and placed upo« the dressing- ??*â-  '*'^"''' ^^ .^" ^'^l.'^^'*" '° ^^^ ou u » «uu i/.ctcu "^^ mo viicao ua -|j^ expenses with which to carrv on stand, her handsome diamonds, valuad the war. The wire which we captured at nearly six thousand dollars. This was provided with light nippers at the article of furniture was but a few feet e°>*; "^^^ "'^^ controlled by a silk _ , .1.1J ji«ii • cord. »hen the jaws of the vise were away from the bed. and in full view ! („ position, the cord waa tightened and from the cuuch In nearly sU positions, they closed around the valuables, and A person standing or seated oppvjsite ! '^ere drawn up into the robber's hand, the door of the other chamber had . ^ discovered also a trap in the floor- .. . â-  u. , ^^^" i-ii.uiu,:. uau ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ t)i\ft. Urge enough them in sight also. \ to admit his head, which, when not in Mrs. Pajical, having robed herself in | use, Mraa covered up by the carpet. Out another dress, sought her jewels, and i °i '*'« plaster ceiling in Madame „ , . . L .1. t Moore's room he had managed to cut after a few moments' search the con- i »„ orifice large en^wgh to liss in and viction was furoed upon her that they out »he wire, and g:ive his eye ci>mmand had been stolen. Instantly she sum- 1 °f the dressing-stand. This L»rifice. moned the clerk, and he called in the â-  f^'^ ''^J" "**• *^ .''i*^ *''^'^ *? hotel pr^rietor and a fuller investi- J??^-,'""?'*^ ^ "f^-^'tP'^ '"vi!^"'?* °' jation was made, but the diamonds I'^P'^'I^'^IVk"" w '^'"'?? ***S '*??! were nowhere to l« found, nor could the , ^^ m^X^ before, through the detective who had been emploa-ed ^^ ^e^o>^yoi ^j^vaTt^^^ni h^ ^.^iit. viho the hotel since the second operation, i ^.-^^.iP'e^ "» nom for a day and who remained in the h^uVe as aL^'^l supposed diamond caught up in guest, give any solution of the mafter. '*"=i 1^' oP^ra'u*!. had U^n placed in There waa absolutely no clew lo the ?K^''^^*j'.^''.'tl''*^ \^ "** V^' ""^^ robber «~."<«»sj uu vie ..^ ..•«: thrown frrtn the window, and was to The â-  proprietor was almost at hia *^^^ ^° pl^u:e.i with the others.stolen. wits' end. for well be knew that un- : J^ ^ .learne<l alterward that \\eedm s less this were ferreted mit, his hotel '^^^"^ "^"^ '" carry his plunder to TeTi'' ^^S"fl:;rro°o"rtt't^i*r~h"e l^^^^^'^''^^^^^^^. "t^^ ^Jlude^'^^'^'i'^Vto^'a'^ wTlt'^^o,^: '^J^'-^.^^l'^.Ti^.'^^l^:^. detective agency, and after his story ^"^ °J J^'^'^ uet^tives rma -a cieu had been ,?lat/d. my chUf concluded ,'^'^.„'^--;L?: °L'I}^'^'^^J]^^1^ to undertake the case, and plai-eil me 'r? in charge, with inst.uctions to POMTADE FOR THE HANT)S, Chapped hands prove a sore affliction to many women when obliged to do their own housework, yet by a little '.een burned without shaking out and 1 ^« ^^-^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^ altogether not yet l»en l.c^tad, and we had plantr tne frozen apples thrown away. i avoided. At all times the hands should of provisions. I waj i:«uer. so my inea»- •When milk puddings, such as nee, be kept scrupulously clean and gloves '''**^ ^^\. A'?^*^ the fifth day w» sago and tapioca are baked, care should should aJwa.vs he «.-«rn when hl,T.ti„o- '^^^ ^^r -^^'"<^^ an hour after wa if, , '^ ... ,, ,w^ BBouia always be worn when blacking started I felt mv iiorse was not right, be taken to prevent stickmg to the stoves, cleaning silver, etc.; yet if one so I jumped off. taok off the saddle, bottom of the dish. A cupful or more ^as several pieces of work to do in hn- and put m a small spring waion w» of the pudding IS often thus wasted ; ; naediate succession, each of which will '""'' '"â-  "^ " ' " "'" ' dSl^h^t^ir^^tt'^r^'^rnS^i:^; ik^TSr^al i f^^'}' -^^ l^« ^-««»' ^^ ^ '-' ^ bad with us that I used to carry ratiooa in and extra ammunition. In about acL ui o „j.^„„ an hour 1 saw it waa all up with th* pan containing water which must be ' ^ ,*»tbe^ the hajids between each task, poor old chap He walked slower and added to from time to time. ' ^^f^ 5^*^ ^« <wift for the next work slower, the froth streaming from hi« "Cake is often wasted by being left ^J^ <^- . Too much bathing will nose; =rnpppn rh« ,«,n »n,i ,,.r nnr V* wanted. la^e the skin too tender, and a very , AT LASr HE STOPPED. Cut one quarter of a pound of white wax very small and mix it well with a flask of salad oil. the juice of two lemons and one half pound of honey. Sixir^^-ciL ^m-Utlle^'^nomresm^y | \f'l;!t''JT H'' "^^ '"'" '^'' be prieticed. liowU in which eggs !* ''iy ."'""« ^•l ^o^t = have been beaten should al>vays be rinsed with the milk required for the cake and again with a tabiespoouful of water.! Where butter is prescribed hu!f lard may nearly always be used with excellent results, and it should always be used for greasing bread and cake tins. Be careful to spill nothing and do not use unnecessary flour in ''kneading or rolling out. "I have seen jam jars sent down to be washed with two or three table- spoonfuls of synm in the bottom. This is very wroug. Ur.iin them out care- fully and rinse with a half teacupful of hot water which may afterwards be I should loose off into him. "So they left me. and 1 stayed with the fXivT old chap till be dieii â€" his head on my kneee. 1 tell you I felt sick. Poor old fellow, he knew me to tha last. I walked on. and caught tha jpare neither zeal nor money in discovering the thief. I Insisted upon fhe retention of the hotel detective as a "cover," and stipulate<l that he should oeien- eiblj be in charge of the case, and that the propeletor buiiself should maintain the secret, and not interfere in any way, whatever, uiile«a called upon by mv chief. "ben I sat down to think over tha matter. I was first struck by the «a- ceeding difficulty of the case. I had no clew upon which to work, and that a thief should be able to effect an entrance into a bed-chaml)«r, with a wide-awake i^rson in sight and bear- ing, staggered my ejcperience. 1 saw that 1 had a most crafty person tc» deal with, and some emtirelv new trick to understand. The longer 1 thought over It the more puzzled I became, for I knew Sam Peaie. the hotel detective, mutft have made a pretty thonnigh canvass of the iperation. examined the windows, ok-etits and doors, as well as been on the alert for supicious charac- ters. He. I knew, was a good enough man for any ordinary business, but out- side of that had no imagination or skill. Clearly, this was a case for a most dedi- cate oi>erati(«i But I made up my mind as to a cccrse of action, and re- solutely followed it out. with what re- ' suit the reader may learn at the close of this narrative. â- Ihe Pascal party left, after a week's â- ojourn, and room No. 19 was vacant) lor a day. when Mrs. De Lanoy Moore, and her maid occupied it. Mrs. Muore was one of those ladies who may be de- scribed in music-symlx>lism as f. f. f.. or, "fair, fat aiul fort v." Rai'hel, ihe maid, and an old maid at that, might be catalogued as p. p. p., or, "patient, pale and prudish." Aladame Moore owned an f. f. f., voice, but Miss Rach- el's wras a pianissiiuo squeak. Pior Rachel was in complete sulijeciian to her mistress, and walked liehiul her in the softest, meekest possible man- ner. They were not many tlays in the hotel before Sam Pence displayed bis wit in, styling them "Pumpkin and Prune." Sam saw the gorgeiuts display of dia- monds, j«'welry, and ni,iny-col6re<l silks which Madame Motire wore, and in a quiet way warned Rachel of the danger of leaving valuables carelessly around in their rotwu. Poor Rachel hardly vouchsafed an answer to his imprud- ence. Init all at oni« it struck upon his Benighted Intellect that it would l* a pKul thing to show her some little attention and secure her co-operation In the watoh for the thief. Acting upon that sugCeatiou, he beK'ame quite gallant, and while Rachel appt>ared very coy and excwxdingly meek. Sam con- cluded to trust her, should he find au opportunity lo have an unuiterrupted talk. Madame Moore came up stairs on a ocrtiiln We<lne8day, fairly blazing >vith diamonds, and entered her room, where Rachel partly unrohenl her, and dis- creetly quitting the ro.nn, tlie maid retired to the adioining one. while her mistress indulged in her "cat-nap," aa •ho called it, a-jd which generally latt- atl a gooti two hours. At madame 's request, the window curtains in Rach- •I's TotiQ were drawn, so as to shut out Ww light from the street. Rachel the sale of their plunder to pawnbrok Weedin was sentenced to two years, and was released some time this year. •â-  Sam Pence might have enjoye<l much sport cut of my miscellaneous dress had I not now and then gently remind- ed him how- bent he was upon "making up to Rachel." It's what be got anyhow, for calling my wife and me Pumpkin and Prune. Let them gradually melt over a sli>w trocp up five miles further on. Tha fire and then beat the mixture until Captain and all were sorry fiw me, am it is cold. Apply to the hands at night !>•' "'^s far and away the best horse and and sleep in loose kid gloves, with the the best looked after. I Liy down un- palms cut out. | der a little bm-h and fell asleep. I : wa« so tired ; I hod ha«l no sleep imd HOME CURE FOR RHEUMATISM. ^""^ *°{!?. ^°', ^^ i'"' twenty-four ^^ I hours. \\ hen I .liwoke every one wa« Althinigh the herb teas, which our gone. I thanked Gixl I was still alive, grandmotliers used to make, may be '''^Q I walked after them and caught laughed at in these lata- ilays, no one j can doubt that they are often efficaci- added to baked or stew'ed fruit of any \ ou». One of these old-time remedies. '''^U is difficult s..metimes to guess ^^"^ ^^ '**" ^'^ '^ ^^^ «'t" re markedly good results, and that in more th;ui xne case, is sunflower tea. The remedy has curetl stubborn cases of rheumatism in elderly people and left them free from this distressing pain. To prepare the tea. procure two quarts of black sunflower seeds an<l steep them all day in one gallon of w ater. then strain. White seeds may be use<l in- steail of the black if the latter cannot _ ._ , be obtained, but are not considered quite quart jar is a great comfort and will ; "" strong. If the seeds cannot be gath- soon save its cost manv times over. I «red. thev m;iy be had at a seed store. have often seen as much spilled in un- | or Poasibly at a druggist's. packing as would make the cup for _.i?'^ ''"** t** '* taken is one teacui>ful the quantity of tea cr coffee required, and It is a cotnmon practice with ser- vants to throw out any that may be i left over. This should never be done. Pour wljat IS left into a clean glass bottle and beat by standing in water , up to the neck and warming gradur | ally. "In emptying panels of tea, coffee, ' rice, etc., care sho-ild be taken not to spill the contents. A' funnel made ] wide enough to exactly fit into a two- e cup which some poor soul may be longing, while rice seems to have a faculty for si'attering itself far and wiile. "Enough, has leen suggested, how- ever to put the young housekeeper oa the alert in making the most of her possibilities, bearing ever in mind of course the adage, '\\ illful waate makes woeful want.' " night and muruing, till whole prescrip- tion is taken. More than one person will testify to their cure by this simple POULTRY NOTEa Give fowls shade. Give fowls sir and exercisa. Give fowls time, grit and light. Give fowls fresh earth to scratch. Give tewls green stuff every day. Give fowls fresh water twice a day. Oats should be crushed If fed to lit- tle chicks. Air and sunshine are health giving to fowls as well as to people. See that coops are well oiled or white- washed before the little chicks are put into them. Do not be deceived with tha ide« that incubators need no care. The l>esl that can be mad^ require attention. It Is not so much learning how u^ to be willing to give constant care and attention that secures good work with the incul«tor. Now that warm weather is here, care should be had to see that things are clean and sweet alxnit the poul- try quarters, and the ventilation good. Give the old hen a go(H( dusting with snuff before she is taken from the nest with the little chocks. Better do it a day or two liefore the chicks come. , If your hens begin to moult early do not feel badly over it. If tbeyare Teariings they will with pn>ix'r care be really to lay good priced eggs for Christmas. Poultry that have the range of the farm should have clean airy quarters to rooet in. Do n«>c let the droppings remain under the rtHwts till they are alive with vermin, nor so strong as to nearly suffivale you when the house door is opened. One gain the riian who keeps the old hen shut up while the chicks range is when s .•udden shower comes up the chicks are sinm under cover, whereas if the hen is loose she and the brood moy be half a mile from shelter when a storm cornea. If the setting hens have a room or shed to themselves, corn, fresh water and a dust bath can l>e kept constant- ly within their reach and they can come from their nests and return at their pleasure with no troublesome (f) layer to molest their nest. GREEN CORN. Boiled never tried it you ^ ill be surprised to see how much better sweet corn is boiled in the husks. Remove the out- er busks, and strip down the inner husks far enough to remove all the silks. Then re-ix)ver the ear with the inner hu.sks, tying at the top with a thread.' Put in boiling water that has WOMEN CARRY CANS. Until ihi-s spring it has never occur- red to the mannish young woman that she ought to complete the effect of _ , ,, . _ her costume by carrying a cane. Now orn ID Husks.â€" If you ba«e i . . . , .u . . â-  . , I she has taken up the idea with enthus- ! lasm, and almost every day there may be seen on Fifth Avenue geutlemanl* young saunterers in neat tailor-mada co»tume«. derby hats and carrying caaes. In England Queen Victoria has set l)een salted, for a half hour. When *•* fashion, and the royal precedent done cut off the stalks and serve on : '^ i'eing actively followed in all the a napkin. r-ngltsh towns. :so sooner were the Steweii Green Corn.â€" Cut the corn I canes imported as novelties than New Vork women hastened to adopt the from the cob and stew for fifteen min- i tad. Now they profess to find them re- ntes In water that is boiling when the | niarkably _conv_e_nient and a safeguard corn is put on. Pour off nearly all the water and cover with milk, and al- low to stew until tender; before dish- ing, roll some pieces of butter in flour and mix with the corn, adding a lit- tle iiepper and salt; give one boil and serve. Roasted Corn â€"Although we still call them "roasting ears" we have al- most forgotten how to roast them. It - - - U really a delicate way of preimring 1 »" »'1«'"P^ tL^'.'tl'f.^f f^^'^'inK' '"d the corn when properly done. Re.nnv^ ^"^^ » '^"^ jewel-studded handles have fixxn the dreadful predicament of not knowing what to do with one's hands. There Is soiiiewhiit of an art in proper- ly carrying a cone, but if well managed it lends a jaunty air. The canee that have leen seen so far are mastly plain woo<Lsandare very slenderly cqiustructed. The handles are usiuilly crooked and a silken cord and tassel gives the feminine touch. In a few of Ihe canes seen abroad, there is Remove the silk by oviening the husks; then close the husks tightly and roast in the hot ashes of a wocxi fire. Serve with butter, jiepper and salt. , Corn 0>sters. â€"Take young torn. been seeif. AN EFFECTIVE CAP The most effective fireman's cap ever NOT ANSWERABLE. Creditor (roughly) â€" When are you go- ing to pay me that billf Debtor (geuiallyl'â€" My friend, you put me in mind of a little child. Creditorâ€" 1 do. do It Whv f Debtorâ€" Because a little child con ask que.«tions that the wisest men can- not aii.<>wer. grate in dish: to every pint of thuj add I fa>o""n h.as U-eu invented by a woman, one egg well beaten. 1 teacup of flour, i ^^ '* â- "'"'^*^ "' '^°* *''''P* "' asl^stos 1-2 cup butter (rich sweet cream is lx!t- i '"f'''«"<l to the snape of the head, it us ter if it can be procureti / salt. i*pper ! ^''''' ^""^ '° P'**^* '^â- ^ * ^"'^ composed to taste, mix well- One tables(<oou of i of rubber and osbestos. which makes it batter will make the size of an ovst er, frying pHn well buttered, fry light brown, spreail with butter, eat hot. .\n- other recipe is: One dozen ears of corn grated, 1 cup cracker crmubs, or flour: 3 eggs; 1 pint bweet milk: 1 teaspoon s:ilt; 1-2 teasvx>on of pepper. airtight. It weighs only 16 ounces, and can be carried on a perstm's arm with- out inconvenience. Perfect protection to the eyes without interfering with the view of surroundinpt objects is in- eurinl by plates of mica lieing placed in the eyeholes. A silk svninpte. through J-ry in hot lard. This will make a i which no smoke can enter. l>ut which large dish of oysters. j p,.rmit9 the plerftlful in,iress of air. fills Baked Cornâ€" Split the kernels of the | an aperture for the mouth, and the cap ears of corn with a sharp knife and then scrape put the milk. .-Vdd one- third as much cream or rich milk as there is corn, and butter, jiepjier and salt to taste. Rake in a dish for a is simply adjusted. In a recent test a fireman attempted, without it. to en- ter a eiuokehoose. After eight sec- onds ho had to return. bein£ half stiif!- e*l, and erasping for breath. He then put on the asliestie cap and wont Ijack and h.ilf hour, or until it begins to rise in i remained thirty-five minutes in the thick smoke, with no poesible chance of getting air from outside. It is claim- ed that this head covering will enable a man to remain In a etifling atmos- phere for an hour, without the slightest the center of the dish Corn â- with Tomatoes.â€" Cut the corn from the cob and put it with an equal quantity of tomatoes that have been sliced and peeled; stew these together for half an hour; then season to taste PHILOSOPHY. with salt and pepper and a little sugar; c..„,„t r>K ..i.»^ .:â-  . j u stir in a lil.eral i.iece of butter and , ^*L!t°ir±^ ttiTi^I'/°''l '^""*"'- simmer a few mifiutes longer. ! '*l,]"^l,rJS^f"L;"w„,^r, '^T^?,*'!' ,, ^. ,, ., , I Mr. HighUverâ€" \\ ell it might have Green Corn Pudding.â€" One quart of j i,een vorse. She mittht have run off milk, 5 eggs, 2 tableepoonfula of melt- with my French cook. them up a,t night. We did not sleep much thai night, and next day at dawn started. We did twelve miles and then rested for an hour, then went on for twelve miles more. We were in a nasty cloot. We found about twenty head of cattle and of course took them, after exchanging a few shots with tha herds. I said that It was a trap. I was right. ".\tx)ut h;Uf a mile (m we were go ing through a neck, hills on each sida. I was on the fnut seat of the littla wagon when I saw a sheet of flama and heard a roar ; the bullets cam* like hall. Tile mules turned and broka the |>ole. I jumped dl^wu, got them straight, and set to wiQ-k to mend thra pole with the driver, but the bulleta were thick and they made me a tar- get ; one grazed my cheek, another went between my 4egs. while a third took n button off my leggings. 1 got be- hind a tree alongside the wagon, rest- ed my rifle on a branch, and beffan. I let them have it. I saw three fall the t'Lrst three shots. :is the^v wera only a hundred yards off. But our fellows were falling fast, and burse* dropping everywhere, so we had to advance. "We got on to a Ut of open, but tba niggers were close behind in the king grass. We went on ;idvancing for tour miles, fighting hard the wfauja time. At l:i.si we got a rise and made a stand, as it was pretty clear we had lost heavily. But they kept oo ua just as heavy a fire as we kept on tbom. Dur ammunition was nearly run out. " The Captain asked me if I would try and ride through to Uulawayo for reenfori-ements and ammunition, which was terribly short. 1 said, 'I'll try.' "i took the beet horse I could see near, cut the equipment loose, and jumped into the saddle. As I left them I hail a HAILSTORM OF BULLETS after uie. .VI 1 of a sudden a bullet struck me in the head, went right through m,v hat. and cut a groove along my skull. I fell forward and beard a man say, "Poor old , pipped.' I jumped up and said 'No fear,' W here's that blooming Kaffir f I saw bun and he didu t go tar. A fello^v came up and tied up my head, aud I weut on firing. My head and face were covered with blot Cl. Now about the ride. "I rode like the w^lud for ten miles, then slackened and gave my horse \ drop of braudy I had in my flask. I then rushed on till my h(.>rse fell and rolled over me. I thought my leg was broken, but 1 mau:igi'd to get itiio the saddle and go on. After a while I gave him- the rest of the bramly. aud roda to within six milee of Bulawayo, when I met two men bringing out a de.spatcb. 'My horse was dc«e, so 1 took one of theirs, told them to come Ixu-k and galloped into Bulawayo. I did the thirty luilee in one hour and a half, ami had covered sl-vty milee that day, and live hours' hard fighting. I saw Col Sp.rx'ckley. and he sent 230 men at once. I just stayed to have my wounds bandaged and started witik them. We mei them twelve miles out. rh»'y had fought their w,iy through the Kaffirs. 1 had to walk back, aud got in at a. m.. having done eighty- live miles in twenty-four hours and five hours' fighting. We bet eight dead imd twenty wxiunded out of a hundred. We killed about !W0 out ot 2.0tXI that atlacketl us. The thirst waa t«>rrible. My tongue stuck to my toouth : but 1 managed to keep cool throughiMit. My met^siuate was shot beside me; bis blmxl .-^puttered iUl over me ; poor fellow, be is dead ' I hadn't time to speak to him, the firing waa toi-> hot. At one time they were with- in thirty yards of us. It's the hottest tiction fought iu Matabeleland. I was surpvised to see how well the Kaffirs shot and 8klrmlshe<l. as gcvd as any white titKHW, taking advantage of all the cover. We lost about thirty horses. I'hey useil to rush up to our wounded horses we left behind, aud stab them, shcmtiug 'Qua:iser, quaaser.' 1 ,vaw I'ua stick a horse, but 1 'quaosereU' him aa he put his spear in." P.