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t uw law ot the denl fnendi tw md14 bat ifae jtarj a u lordji ah a ill ths adventubis of the vafli ta rvght for the lttl a w h lpvtrv ub 4lcps gra- dbitt of trinity college member of cojeje of phyueuot fad sirgmni 0sioena rwdenot frederick st artoc in the bonk utsly ocenpied by r little st- e r iforrovr phsiciaxtsor- ccas ic of beuerni college kew vfc tua grtdttlte oftietotu college cxnxii conwlution diy tcesdiyt nd fndjyi tram 9 w till t pm red- deace west bower rect lcton d w- bsastrezr licensed auctioneer far tb coontiei of welingloa ind hilton ordertleft t the fsixprjks office acton or it my residence in rocpvrcod mil bo promptly attended to troajremoniblej mo tee public of ill xatioxs lj ivo roujtcu cruds you vnit x good aucriokeec trj 1 qeoeasgi3bs ki andersxndx hit bnonesl knff ttd ldirs qeargetova pxi h 3we with ret diflicajty the men hd nun- iged to gtt on ihore a rt t o mtulnt rtridge in dry coniitijo etch nun hid hit cntlto tnd hot bifore re thought of tnything eln rtymond them to wipe oat tnd dry t few iniuketx and pitolt thtt hid been brought to und i the pltce n hid lindtd in wai the little bty where i hti wtited with the cntter the grtt dty we hid linded to recoanore the ouut ronnd the promontory toe cuflt orerhtnging thebeich completely thelter- i atextsfor istextioss expe- cmouxtr tactrroperiy leenred in cta- ida the united sutei ind earope fi- tent puacteed or no chirge send tor ptnted inrtrccticm afehey in operation 40 jx besbt grtst ottiwt oinidt hechtnictl engineer sj iitjrcf pttenti ud drtnghtsmtn iltver loziee plasterer ac- u tok ont every deteripton of pu- tenigtnd r nrhctiting d ne on the mott reuonlble terii tnd sitaficticn gninn teed i rp wc0oper royincial land surveyor and cxtii engineer cjuelpb order by mifl promptlj itfended to r d ifateesox attoekey-at- j ulw solicitar m chircery tc office next doo- to wilucet hotel uiltoti ed nt from ill obtemtionj vuile eren if the sptnurdc tutpected onr pkience the wooit ind rocks ot the okcipitoci cttgi would most effect mlly btfbe my ittempt to take nt uii night tgun fell tnd we ccnld get off in t hcningboit j when the mctkets tad ptsiolt were wiped out dried tnd loaded liiymond divided the ten men for whom there were firetnzu into t vtngttird tnd i reargnxrd two of thote men hid got pretty severe contntom from plmtert danrg the tnfitet hie bal the other two englidi mlorsjleft were both much more tenontly woandedv tnd we did not think it life to tnui tny of the fom voltmteert with guti with the mat- keteen ia front ind reir then we il icrambled up the rongh pith toswehoi oatttge there ni t little clomp of wood dote to the door into which we went whin tom idvtcced tlone to the sihennini door to image nutters with him the old mid wonld hive fled it the tint glimpie of ittci i krge pirty ind wonld mve giren thi iltrm of in invision tn the birriion so inr conveniently close it hind f bat toy tdmk going tlone he tettled the tffiir to well with the gat- tnl siocho t hit in t few minp ntct the tahermin eune at of hit eolttge m t ptraiys o w hof ittlity tnd ud at into t ctve in the cliff where big fire locn dred enr wet girmeitt ind tt thje tune time routed the best rt of i kid tht sincho insisted on etinciesl to nt intdl- tiantotheeggf fruit tndpegedbles thtt t nl j p wtietbere kdiuler hum tnd it it ute to ttjr there never were aet ihtt dil better jat- uce tothe vitadt their totpiulity hid 3 iibershy provided for ot i stniot wife t bit of i doctor in her own ctv ferts down theiintkeshiit dresttogt onr wonnded tnd tlillfnlly boand np the cntt tgim to the spliate bruitet she sp- pfied t deihtfttily coolirg ktit thd when the hid finiitedj the foar woanded meatndtymondwerettmfortilie tid u retdy to enjoy the kid txd the rest of at ts lay of ut there wis jothing thtt need vrong looking round towirdi ui he or- dt tea the iratll rm men to tsdvtnce t httlo mtrer keeping themselves u cloielyu pot ibis behind the btmotde o rocks we hid hittily rolled scfou the breadth ot the ctve peering through chink ot this betide tom istwttthelopot the ptlhwst t sptaith officer in dote cooftbultuoajritk t nun thtt looked like t gotthcrd lie wit poialiog ttt to the lolctur the ctve jtad tppsrcntlr tiling him hour likely it u e shouldtcck heltoc there i it thtt follow tellt himot ho ciit sin- io ipoke of wo tn trtppedjigiin cbtrlie hiipetod tom he hstat itid t word tbout it yet im furry ti the don wont be lieve wo hive croisei the j rtnns but it jheyittickui thttfelarmnit be hot it ill himrds by jote herehe wmt f con- tiaued tom u the gotthera left the effieer knd proceeded to deiceodthepitfcwty de- trco ioa et ccttriejiow wtjt certain the jkitint would it ouco discover the rockr sim tworkl but if not ind it he rentund inside be would ot oonrtertee us rtymgud whispered i word or two to corner it which thi t wotthy itid dawn the musket he nt cut iug tad rupl his callus fur t secoad or two inside the csre there rein od t silence unbroken eves by the touad ot ibreith ootdde wit the icrtmllieg sound of the gottherd memcod ag till with i bound he stood en the broidish putforai c level ground thtt ity before tho ia rath f our house of refuge apptrenty there wii nolhing outside thtt roused his suipicioa indeed tt wts evident from his whede prjceediaj thtt he did not think we were in the etve hp hid pointed it out tt t likely pla of cooceshneat but moit probably the ctficetfs trguments hid tlmoit ooavinced him we htd not time to gel tcrott to this ct re from the olher tide when he htl glanced found the outide he parted the trilling pliau that shrouded the mouth tnd peered uu it took hit eye t second or two to get accustomed to the change of light and that initut was long enough for ourboiiamtnt cutlass to go crash through hit ribs tnd cleave hit heart in two tec 0t copnaionfccln bieciiiiid 4 i ptnnaatat tatcn- ii tiuvkii tad pnas itm tebrapn cdav y id3f- cscptels tea cora ef xcjtfsr vxmmztxac enrf z rtfiotu ire diy i jnftrustioes trv i 8at la tiw r mx ewer at toj- i tls txt attzumr ta li noon ft for lidiet to izqsset rucstet- 15 ycb til rensela in ieiri cod itdr tco i girtg tcncta hejagjfregau lies penerai- i eorredf and r- t da- j jwpstmtsob its luaucbai fifil istttdtoit oat r033k house act3k close to the gt railway sjitinn exeeheat tonaiodtti n for the travelling public thos oiitpbell proprietor doilxios hotel abrok robert aew propristor the new- hotel is fitted up n fir tclttt ryte with new forni- tare cotrmereialtrivtlert will find good tccommodsfcoa tnd conimrdiout sanipe eoomsl sperslttttntoiptidtothewtat of the fravelliag public bar sup led with the best lqnora ind cigars goodsttbling tad tttentzve hostlert wrthja gasping sound hcjfell focwarl quita deadjana horner grimly jdrew the body in a little and then look np his muakcttj await the next foe thi patience ot the sptaith captain tbove wisspau eihtusted we heted him thout for pedro two or three times tbove nt and thenj when no goatherd appeared we saw him ind a sergeant carefully aeanning tha month of the ctve from fhe top of the path then a bugle call rang ant above nt draw ing an answer from one pa the other tide some questions were shouted sorost and tom told nt the other jitriy cried out they could get no trace then while some of the twdiers tbove lined khe cliffhoid where the pathway net it and kept up a hot fire on the cave mouth jithert immediately tbove as rjlled down great stones on to the platlbrm before the mouth so at to form a the er from which tie spaniards might ere into the ctve eveaaajitwas tho pirt ct the ivem near the entrance where tom tad 1 lay wis quite extoied to the fire of the nea tt the top fftoy bollelt struck the itoaei behind which eity whde ottert dropped dawn beside ojs flattened by con tact with the cave will behind hot is thit fusiltde wat we hid not an swered t single shot i at the end of fen mffltatei thetotaterrfsmtci itilaejaey were ttkicg ill this triable for nothing and tolh firing and atoneroljnyr ceased agsin thectptaia scanned thf ctve troath butap- itly with no isfatftctioa to himself then we heard the coire of the other y scramuing throagh the rtriae ltd m inute or two the moan unitorm tad ytl- lo face of the ieadiai file cf thit party ap peared through the ilste toiling np the ptlii tbout twenty paces below us passive reristiace was now at an end riymoods orders were sharp and deeded when the first man appeared round the corner of ban yon recollect anything saacho laid about tho proper passage charlie i liked tout anxiously for the third or fourth time when retreat appeared likely to be our only chance and it wu necessary to choore one or other ot tho alleys into which the etve di ided tt we advanced into it it was me lon to rack our recollection hough j the hones tlihcrram had only slid that one channel lei drctjy to the cave bat cf comic never anticipating the knock bn the head he had not been more eiplioit kay- mead homer tad i had one by one explor ed a gotd part ot each ot the more likely puitges but from their winding without rtaeuaz tho ecd opacy i however we all three decided on one thriugh which trioklcd a ultle atrcam ot walor and it wai acrou this hat the second barricade lud been built ttajmind ciuliruily withdraw the men from the outer defend ind when we here ill behind the inner line wo had a much- needed brcahhg apace the spanish fire continued unahttta far a thie hoi low of the bulled penetrated u far as the inner barricade and thoae that did dew to high u to be perfectly harmleta the cave dipped gradually is it went into tho cliff ana thoagh this neceisiucd a higher h eutwork for tlo time when the eaeoy koall cntr the ctve jttu long u they were oatiide it was a capital protection to in a bitbitig and biadmg up the wounds ot those hit raymond leaving horner in clisro ot tho men aakcdlne to explore the pawige with him it waa very dark and we dared not use any bght to we staggered along in silence ever the rough rek strewn floor of tho passage in a state of great taxi cty for tt rtijrif not be the right pstiige and it not we were caught like rats ia a trap the broad part ot the ctve we could not hold and we were forced tcrchooe tome one of the chinnelc thit w at the likeliest but when we had radge i en with bleeding shins ind maay a icrtpe sad tumble along the channel ot the little stream and still not a glimmer ot dayhght appeared ahead beaa to dcpiir and had icriout iiiughts ctiataib us saacho tnd the soldiers would th t the end mia ot ut wsa t j fire it n tmtihle their hexdita bnd oat whether l vt t a o recdexveut to-m6r- go off with jlcu e0eal exchange hotel uk e clark proprietor one of the mt commodiott hotelt in tne county good gjntmerdal eoom the bar is alwtyt sup plied withthe choicest brands of liquot tiidctgira fint-cia- siabliar and ittea- tire hrttler house situated ia the buti- aeti pirt of the viliige j i e-cl-lgg- piopretor aash foeskiks i avat prepied to pay the highest cth price for all cuasetof lamb and sheep bkintvl ddivered at rav tannery lai leather constantly on haad 5tij- i tahesiloore never trouble their headtto find oat whether we had been blown to piece or landed in safety we would be perfectly safe ia the cave till aighlfih and then he wonld get hs cm board his boat and woald set nt on the dtrftdecfc bydtyb eat if she would bje at tom thought st thi row we shtl not sll though txd raymond to h m in sptnb ot courte these four men arid then with loi i erdamation he cri d out m english where is the othermta ote spaniard that ahowed the light 1 j the three cdrsieaat were there sll right but the scowling face of the spaniard waa not to be seen ia the care he hid marched up with us and had eaten his ahare of he food but uo oce could remember noticing him after the meal he must hive supfcd out a very short time befits raymond ho- ticed hit absence but it wit long enough to have trared hit escape tnd by this timtj he wat most probably far on his way to girejtn- formitiou to the soldiery of oar preseocej in the cave i it wat ta ugly predicament for us to be in but old saucho wia cquil to the occas jon through raymond be told ut to get ready it once j and then rapidly leading the ay he left the cave and trottid down a narrow pathway that went down jfrom the cav to the bottom of a narrow ravine among the brushwood at the botw of this glentne pithwsy seemed to lose itfelf but stacho knew the ground well scrambling climb- ia tnd trottiag over easy bits he gndotl- dedutun the steep and rugged tide of neatttsgcide to elegant writing 1 i 7 ireoiavaz sxirrsitecpros ts rlait xid oesiltnctil penmanship i vounz people wishing fotcquire a rtpid ettr tni beantirul hisdwrttng without a fcaeher jritt find the gotoe a perfect m- ttrnrfor hnadredt ari becoaiiagbeautiful utiten throughout the dominion in the united states by using it beotuistt of a tenet of con- sure ot eoarenient r for joking which con tain copiee beginuing vith the firrt prtno- olet ind gradually prrgretting to the mott e aiidorolnntsawritag sa osucrxtil shtit icontarmag germaa text old english andj omamenwl lettet- ftrbffhfid fkmrii of bods fa a booior fimr paoti tith fuuualysu and jsisto aad a beaaully engraved case toooattia the wholt i price l00 pottpud 1 add sept 1187ft- j 10 eanmtk money inter rt work for ni srm home mtdv by mi- ttow i the time in free address mtim 0 ytnome men tobmo boys wham to ork fot costly outfit and tiwtco brought ut to the narrov mouth of another ctve where he said we lould easily de end ourselvet for some hours igainst aay attiok besides that thit cavern pad toother open ing towards the seafaee of the rocks rum wh we could easily reich hia boat when it became ark enough j the cavr med long aad nirrow but meantime e did not enter it farther fhaa wit aecestary for concealment it wat by no meant certain the enemy would find out we had taken thelter there but even tf af ter exploring the woods the troopt should suspect our pretence fa the cave we etould holclitagairistaa annyl we had hirdly got settled ia the cave when we heard the sounds of tteenotyvsriivst fromshoutt tad aaswerinj calls we soon nude out i thtt the search party had serkited into two dt- vitiont one keeping oafhe side of the ra vine where the fiat 4 w wili other approached so near nt thtt wo could almost distinguish their converittoa it they stood at the top ot the path that led part the mouth of eat cave this pith wound tbout iatuch i way thtt any one rtanding at the mouth of our cave could command a view of its topmost few yards taking advantage of this raymond cau tiously crept forwtrtl till while he himself wit completely concealed behind some loose rocks at the entrance of tho eave be oould tee at once the advanoe of any party that tttempted to descend tie pathway he ley there for leave time without eeein any of the oldien though ia could hearjtheir conversation almott dittinotly enona to make out what- they were saying jthey arete right above the cave weern the face of the rock wal perfectly perpend- teur ud apparentlf were watching the nvwakents ofhhe other divwoa aorofi xtatvadwaitwfor the reaultot their fwrob j after while bowwer w from tom told there wai lomethlng himj the cert it thsiicond sp iniard and so oaj two or three of thej dont came round the final comer tt ihe aame time inning an tel ly and quite unstpiciouj of the mat- keft that were pciated it them they hti hardly wheeled round with the bend in the path when our small arms spoke down they dropped an the road whiia the men behind thera ducked pehind rocks or jump ed into the undtrooi to get out of light nt the marksmen they now knew were ia the cave f da tin the fire frim above begaa again w th increased violence and stouet came rattling down from the top ot the cliff ia a wiy that threatnod tt bo dsagercus to the other oarty to tha left soun however these tonldert lay in tafficieut numbert en the exposed ptru of she pith and the plat form ousde to afford shelter to several of the cnemy who were from behind them en abled to pour almost neht iato the ctve t ztott gtllms fire while we could sweep the rctlwsy below tiie cavern we were tl njost powerless sgtinst the foe tbove it wat almott certain death to show above the breastwork at the places thtt commanded them aai so we could only reply by an oc casional shot to the constant vollejs they plieiuswita i i raymond would aa no account allow any expocng of themaei on the part of our men shott that w eojjd get through the chinkt were sutsciec t to keep tho enemy st a distance josfc now and even if he could get a lodgment in fo r on the little platform before the mouth ot the cave we could still keep him at bay foe a long fame at the worst a strong lodgment there would only necessititet rctret further back into the cave and though raymond would by no means take this atfp until he wat forced neither would he allow any foolhardy or useless risking ot ourselves oa the part of aayof us i we had the immense advantage of being in the dark while tjnr itsihanu were clear ly visible ia the bright aunshine outside aid if shooting dawn the enemy hid been oar great object we could not hive desired a better state ot affairs that is if we had had plenty of ammuaition and a clear wty of retreat behind ui but our cartridges were running low aad ahy idea of getting out of the cave and es aping while the tun wts up vis of courte madness still something htdfo be done forjthe positioa we held we could hardly hold lonz after a long tadhot fusiltde on the psrt of the enemy to whioh utterly we had only tnswered whea soaie specially bold spaniard approached unduly near raymond found that the troopt had effecteita lodzuuat in sueh force oa tie platform thtt if they aiade t ruth the breastwork might be carnedaad ourmen thrown into such confution that the cave would virtually be in the possesaipn of the overpowering 1 force of the asaaianla seme time before he had caused ta inner line to be built across a narrow part of tho cavern and now though it still wanted an hour or two of sundown he determined to abandon tho bameade at the mouth and go back many of pur poor fellows had got hit none of them mortally or perhaps even dangerously butlthore were tome tenout wounds and the list of casualties waa every moment getting larger most serious to ut wu that early in the fight poor sancho had got a bad wound fa the head from a anhnter of rock knocked ff by a pasting bnllel he wu quite uncomciou ton of coum utterly unable gnio f particular one of the aevtril fv that led to the cato whence wo could escape of turang back and trying another of the passages but si we hesitated a dull boom ing tottnd multiplied aad reechoed by he chtmbert lathe tunnel ctme along the pat- aage to us sni wc knew thtt the j jus had foind out oar retreat and were attacking the second breastwork come on charlie ufa reach the end of this one at any rate and then get back to the men and again we groped our wty along probing the path with t light pole and pushing oa at fast as the obstacles in the way would sllow a rock lartec thin ruuil iyingon the path has forced us to step aide into the chancel et the stream where with difficulty we c3uld keep our footing from the strength ot the current litom itnt this cirrent much more ra pid than it wat behind there 1 i had just atked when lirfening intently we could hear ahead of es the loud dashing and un- miattkable sound ot water falling from a height it was clear the stream feu in the cataract ad as clear froai the sound hat it did so inside the cave escape now seem ed hopeless but tom still resolved to go oa to the brink of the fait laboriously we scrambled along the brink 6t the now rapidbreo1c waul ibe hamidity of the air and he tilting mray warned nt we were close to the falh by nashmg pow der in the pn of a pistol we got momentary glimpses of the scene the water appeared to fall from a great height into a basin far below the region illuminated by the powder fltshea the ledge by which we had hither to walked along ended abruptly where he stream ietped into space and it was clesr this passage did cot communicate with the opea air as we were turning away ia despair it struck ms thit the hat of plaited stnw i wore aai which saacho had circa me to replies my cap lost when we aaded would mike t blare sufficient to light up properly the t det of the ftl tnd enable us to tee whether we coald not scramble down the rocks aad get out as the water did both tinder snd straw were damp bat it length studios old atraw wu set a blixiog and then we aaw both the means of deliverance and the ratoi why the old fuheiinin wat so reticent about the way ot escape qiite close to the water of the fall wu t rude wooden ltd der aturcase leading down to a narrow ledge of rock that ran right ia biow the fall eltewhere fhs wtllt ot the caldron into which the stream fell were smooth ind perpendicular it wat t smugilert ptthwty but to ua it wat now talvalion we had cot t moment to lose tha wet tud slippery ledge wst not a pith to traverse without a light and the old hit was tut burning down we hastily descended and scrambled aloog the path that the arch of water left between ittelt and the cliff and had juat reached a broad platform on he other side whea tom had to drop the flickering torch bat he darkness this left us ia wst lighted up by a mere hope ful lijht a few ytrdi belore us wu aa opening ia the cliff aad through it we could see streaming a long gleam of sunshine telling us of escape aad liberty oathe other tide we found the opening to be a nirrow rift in the rock openin into a steep rtvine which no doubt led iato the set towards the left tail we did aot think it safe then to explore in cue some prying eye might notice at we scrsmhea biek sgain joy- ully floundering along the passage till we cheered the hearts of the mea holding the breutworfc by telling them ot the way ot retreat we had discovered we pud very little attention now to the dont outside an occasional ahot at one unduly exposing himself more to let them know we were still there than with any other purpose wu all the reply we made to their attack the mea were all snafj bt- hind the shelter of rocks snd no sccident had happened since we had entered the pat- sage the wounded men were doing well tud evea saacho cjgia to show rigna of re covery oar only dtquteting fetr wu lest the exit should be known and t wtch set but towards dark whea sancho had reco vered sumciently to talk he told us that the itdder and the opening were known oaly to his sons and himself now when the time for attempting the escape drew near raymond ordered ma to lead off the first datschmant pf the men we had charge of the wounded and had orders to await the arrival of the smalsr detachment initio cover our retreat at the platform be tide the cataract with tome torches thtt sancho had boaght with him from a hidingplaoe near the mouth of tha passage our maroh thit time wu comparatively easy and we sooa were lowering the wounded men down the ladder whea raymond unved it waa quite dark by 8tpchoi directiona horner and i scrambled through the narrow opening and down the ravine till we reached the sea about attyyardt out lay sanchoi fishing- smack with his two tons on board by trimming out the boatswain aad i managed to let them know wo were ready and a boat with mnffltd oars toon set all the watna oa board the fithermani amaok which alipped out to lea naaotioed along with a number otothexinabingboau without any one hav ing th iligbteit idea of itaoargo nut morning at daybreak we lighted tha dart and in as hour or two our old men mates were listening to the ttory of our ad venture while they in am had ho newt to tall that the dart wat homeward bound to hepald of our voyage ia the old thin to dpithrad vu devoid o any particular adventure we had favonrableibreena and a quick passage al in tan dayi from the time wa ptrted from the wellrewarded sancho i wai back again to porttmoath alter my ten months adventaroui cruise share all ameer the viceroy ot india telejraphi to lonl don thtt ha ha received the following letter from yakooi khan ton of shore ah amotr of afhinatn dated feb 20 newt ha been received here of the death of my father on the silt of fehruary al my father wu in old trieid of the b itsh government i send the information out of fiiendsbp shore ali whom the british invuion of afghanis aa had rendered for the moment a prominent figure ia asiatic newt wat ont of toe twelve sons f the war ike dost moham med khan who died in 1863 after naming him luccetior to the throne shore ah wai lerbips tho ablest of the twtlve although tht u afrul khan wai a prince of consi derable capacity aad hit ma abdul rob- maa khan tho friend and pensitmer of rus sia it simply carrying out t policy conceived by his father that of paytng off retsiaa ambition for aeiaficinaoence agaiatt bntiah diplomacy and aggression another of the pnoeet the late akbar khan hit been handed dowu to a distgreeable notonaty in english literature by the aoastination cf sir wjdacnaughtentn december 1851 he waa alto intimately concerned if not the prone mover in the famous massacre of the khy- ber pan whea at tha death of the latter it wu announced that 8here ali had been selected u the successor ot dost hfohsm- med the disaopointed prince accepted the situation with apparent sincerity and he wu proclaimed ameer at kabul without opposition the lull of contending ambi tion vu brief howovor at the mitiga tion of entsii probably for shere ali lean ed to the english cause afzul hsa de clared hit right to the throne u the eldest of the trinoet levied an army waged t suc cessful war against the reigning prince en tered kandahar and kabul in triumph on may 2i 1866 and wu proclaimed ameer shere ali escaped from the capital and held out among the mountain paatet for two years having the moral anpport ot tha brit ish government which although rejecting all overtnres looking to active interference and recognizing him u ruler of kabul re fused to hive any official intercoarte with afzul khan u sovereign en the ground l- legedbysirjohaliwreneje that although he held kabul the dethroned ameer was practically in possession ot the greater part of the eountry the contest wu tettled br the death cf the ambition usurper in 1868 shere all now tepoteeased himself ot ka bul and resumed his sovereignty with the formal recogaitioa of lord hlayo it soon became evident however that the refusal of sir john lawrence to assist him in the re covery of his throne had given thef restored tovere gn a decided distaste for the british method of mfntmminj t came although he p ma profoondert cratftu 1e tor the money and arms hat had kept him oa his feet this diautufactioa wu transformed into a sullen lubminion when in 1869 the british government interfered o protect b ikbara from proposed invasion and de feated the ameers ambiton to figure u an af hen cesar ia the history of his people the seittan arbitration in 1871 at which it wu decided by british arbitrator th it the claim ot persii to t ltrge alice cf the terri tory clamed by shere ali wu vaid in creased the animosity of the latter but did not immedittely lead to ta open rupture the ameer now inclined hit ear to rutsisii eounses a though act prepared to sever his freadly relaioas win the angloindian government- until assured of human pro tection fire years later in 1876 political intecoarse between the b itish aatnorities in india and the ameeri government were suspended bv the withdrawal ot he nfave agent and sir douglu forsyth the british envoy wu turned back from the afghan frontier since then the attitude of the british government has been one ot unspo ken raoiaee and that of the ameer ot alter nate servility and defiance the miaunder- ittndtugwu brought to a erii i by the ac tion of kerns ia lending an amraiaador ti kabul or rather by the ameer la receiving hat ambassador with exceeding cordiality to est ihe profetsiont of the crafty at- chin lord lylton sent t specuil embassy to kabul wh eh wu turned back on the fri n- tier with more decision baa courtesy the ameeri emissary declaring thtt he had or ders to fire on the party ia cue of aatt- tempt to pass a long correspondence succeeded lord lytton threatening the ameer expliiniag in somewhat ssreutic terms that the affair was a mistake but rc- futtngto tigmfy hit intention of correcting it what foucrwed is too recent to need de- tcription shere ali wu he father of five sons ot whom he youngett abdullah regarded u the probable successor to the throne died quite recently the eldest fel at qhizni m ls65 the head of has fathers army in a hind to hand encounter with amiu khan hit unee who vindicated his claim to the throne by a rebellion at he inatigitioa of russia tnd sustained by russian promises another ton mohammed yakoob headed a revolt ia 1871 and took possession of the importantcity of herat bat a reconciliation wu soon brought about by english influ ence u yskoob beongs to the russian par ty and tho possession of herat is really the objective porat of all the intrigue set on food by the subsidies of the two countries wreck of tie aberfoldy the ore at last on land after a severe etperienoe worldrut desperately until the camps were choked- snip sighted as they were about to take to the utebostsbescmed tho captain tnd crew of the steamship abeifoldy previously reported abindoned ou a voyage from philadelphia for ipswich england arived at halifax oa thursday from port meadow qoeeat county capt stndwell uys thit on feb 20th they ex perienced he fint rale the next day it hat increased to a hurricane with the t hip labouring heavily taking water fore and aft tha watesbreakinz over the bridge the jollyboat g ana starboard 1 feboet were carrod nwsy nearly ill the iky lights were imuhed sad everything movsb e about the deck u wished overboard all lands were en deck using every eff ui to secure tbf t ingt washing adrift at 2 30 am it wiafouad that tha starboard bunker hatch wu partly wished off and aa effort wu nude to cover the hatch with spare nils but it wu found irrrpoiaible tt thi men were continuilly being araihed away the mat ter and second mate were wuhed overboard bnt were wuhed backed again at 630 am they tnccteded in getting a spare tail over tha hatch but ai a great quantity of waer csma down through it and alto through the engineroom ikypgbt and stoke hole gratings the water began to rite in the engineroom very rapidly the floor plates were wuhed out ot place and at about 6 tm the fires were extinguished and the en gine stopped at 6j0 am being unable to keep the ships head to the wind he carpenter cut a hole in be fore bulkhead they then got the btst hawser out from tha fore hold and by binding fhe accommodation ladder to it nd paying it ftt made a eeaanehor they also got the next best hiwser with t hedge attached to assist the- titer sailt in keeping their head to the wad all hands did their utmost to uvu he ship aad her cargo most of them being employed at the deck pomps these were kept working until st 8 nu the port pump got out ot order they then rigzed gear in both stock holes to boil out with snd every man on hoard wu at work pumping and bailings at 3 pm tha ajnp would not lie head tosea ind the sea was breaking right over her she wu straining very much aad the deck teams opened which caused leakage tha port lifeboat vss stove and work on deck was readtrea very dtngeroua the foremast wuthen cut away tt which time the mate was di and aid to leave- the deck the crew then began to jettson cargo and continued to do so nsitil dark i the handsvrelieved each other at the pumps and thsjraier in the eagineroom seeaied to decrease at midnight there were two feet of water in he hold on saturday 22nd the wind si ghtlymo- deraed at fi am the coal wished out of the bankers choking the starboard pump the men worked at the cargo all day to hghtea and ease the ship the mite and sec ond mate au sting u much u possible a t noon in latitude 33 longitude 68 10 wot there were thrte and a half feet of wa ter in the main hold and three feet in the after hold the work at the pumps and the bailing conlanued but at midnight here were lour feet of water in the hold on sunday the 23rd the weather wu moder- atng a hole wu cut in the bulkhead of the witerugbt compartment to get the wai ter through the shaft tunnel intoithe ballut tanks tnd thus relieve the engineroom at ibout i pun they succeeded in caitidgahale into the tank the men working all the bine ia four feet of water this rendered the muter unfit for duty and he wu taken from the laxtret almott icsentihle the crew worked at the waer hut did not sne ceed in gainiog on it and tt midnight ther et igi n bectme stronger all dty thev hid signals of distress flying for pating shps bat though two patted they took no notice the water at midnight wu six tea deep in the hold on monday the mb they let go both anchors and slacked awty the ciblea to try and pet the ships heal fo the tea this proved unavailing and finding that the ahlp wu strain ng forward and leaking they were obligd to ship their anchors at 10 am they began to repair the lifeboat aad get ready to leave the hip ia the evenine all on board befog exhausted at about 130 pm they lighted a veese which tore down toward them the matter called the crew ai and they expressed themselves u desir ous to leave the thin it be ng the opinion of everybody oa board that the ship would not host unti m dnight after great difficulty t lifeboat wu douched snd tt 3 pm the csplsiu left the ahip with put of the crew tnd lucceeded in putting- hem on board tha scar c a meniac which wai on her way to port medwiyt at 530 the list of the crew were placed on board tha schooner the master mate ateward and two men being the list to leave the ship all were grestly exhausted while exerting themselves for tha safety of he steamer many of the crew tvere compelled to succumb through fatigue but resumed work again for their own pre- servatioa uleuwttftt a very statu froparttpft of ttt i from ihetlntof ocaeio crrr pi mxxico fsh20the tiraager ritjtfbtttdtlly u hehai mdlo martil romanoei ot capt mayt bsti will be wtotdshtd si the very small propor tion of pretty women to be met with on the ttreeu most of the isdltt bar twforma while under 80 but titer that period they have a tendency to stoutness which ipetu thsor jtirtropertioiis 1st seadytll latins tttsyei fsjeemths rest of wboonteis- ance but where the indian blends with the cwtilian fa very dtfllcurt for even brilliant i orbs to redeem the repulsive swtrthinesi of j the complexion the olive of spain very well bat the city ooloot of uearhp would oever meet with favour in the eyes of childe harold the graceful reboaai or black lace veil arranged with the hair and fsuing orer the ihoulden is a common headdress of the better class of ladies i they are all fond of black a colour that does not try their charms to any dangerous extent i am not perhaps at good a judge of what real beauty it u some chicagotna i could name but i have no hesitation in saying that 1 have not seen half a dpzu good looking mexican women oa the street any day that i hare been there yet this is not to bs taken as an aiier- tinn that there are no beautiful women here thtre ire plenty but they ire hothouae plants snd sre forever alaiost within the precincts of their homely few of the diugb- ten of the first firm its appear npon the a reed ah ne and they seldom go on foot then it always or nearly always a duenna or an sunt or a mother or j tome other ob- street ouist female along that fsrtatsbnt are oot of tho qnesiion and our chicago miidena sccustomea to boms freedom sod an sdxrj of beans would if plsnted here soon orgtniso a revolution agaiast the existing order of things u regards their sex if yoowtnt to gaze npon meiicin loveii- ness chiefly of the pare sptniah type go to tha faseo on sunday afternoon there yon will tee two strings of carriages tome drawn by horses and some by mules extend ing or miles all kept in their places by us- taus of the rural guard who itrictry pro hibit fast driving biding beside or in front of the carnages yon will nave aa opportnaity ot leeing all the young bucks of the capi tal the fellows who have money to spend anxious to ditplay their fioe pointa ia bone- msnthip to the bewitchrag senoritat who uador stern guardiaaship occupy the vehicles the uvaliert are dreated chiefly in the brilliant and dashing mexican cos- 1 tame but occanonally you will tee a few exquisites who street french sad english ityles none of which become them the t mexican in hia sombrero and bedizened h jacket looks like a picture the mexican in a silk hat aad small clothes resembles a mercantile hebrew on a spree i have heard the men were handsome at least the fashionables i have teen only a few who might be called so though a majority are- passable to go back to tha ladies standing ou tha sweep of the paseo near the monument to columbus had a fair opportunity for pi wring them in review some were won- aerfulty blonde with exquisite black eyes while not a few bad dark hair and eyes of deep azure the greater part were dark eyed and sallow with moustaches whfch in a boy would be called incipient i noticed a few with features mcttlded ia the perfection of loveliness but they were j in the first dawn of youth and had aot yets resorted to that system of powderiag which readers all the more conspicuous the faulty complexioni of mott of the women of this capital i also noticed that in their car- riaget the ladies generally wore inch bats and cloaks u are common among our own chicago lair they are chiefly importatoni i mean the hats tnd cloaksifrom france or ire mtau by french artists jwho are qwtcnumereiia in mexico- a custom of the country the massacre recently perpetrated by the king of bormah frightful u it appears it merely one more exampe of a custom so universal in the east that it may almost claim rsak u a recognized institution the natural commencement of every oriental reign is the slaughter or diublement of all possible pretenders to the throne and the annals not merely of bormah but of per ns turkey afghanistan and bomara teem with inatanoet too frightful for quotation as recently u the close of the but century a western traveller found one of the joyal princes of persia going about with a bandage over his eyes and on questioning him wu told in a matterofcourse air which made the ttatemeat doubly horrible- that uhit eldest brother would certainly put ont his eyes oa mounting the throne he wu teach ing himself to diapenae with the use of them the turkish sultan mabmoud fa mous for hia destruction of the janissaries in 1826 owed hit elevation to the fact of hit being the only member of the royal family left nntlaughtered and tha multiplied but cheries of mehemet as are still fresh in everyone recollection srronstos asya if he wu ayoung lady and had two hands and two pockets at the back ot hit jacket he would never go about the streets with the said hands in the said pockets looking more like a twohanded cream pitcher than a two handled mortal what i ntvtt t hardly tver the late duke of hewcastla think my lord for one moment what you are and then think what a duke of bedford might have beeo wis the agree able reflection suggested by junius to tha then head of the historic house of russell but whatever may have been hit graces tins of ommissitm and comm he wu a more useful and reputable person thin the duke of jtewcastlo who lately died in eag laid at the age of u the duke wu the sou of a nobleman well remembered ia new york ia connection with tho visit of the prince of wales whom he accompanied here in his capacity of secretary of state for the colonies when it was proposed that he should do so he begged the queen to ex cuse him nying that he wu such an un lucky man but her majesty would not hear ot it and or once all went well with him still it seemed u if an evil fate had resolv ed in the duke t case to neutralize all the good gifts hat fortunehad bestowed oa this nobleman and to prove that a character ability a coronet 70000 a year and a su- psrb seat in tho dukeries could coexist with copious causes of misery hit wife tan iway from him his only daughter mar ried a drunkard who went mad hit young est tons with sue exception were disrepu table and he eldest just dead a confirmed aad hopeless gambler hia magnificent teat wu deserted aad the income from it tppro- pratedto creditors and but for the tact that hit lands were vested in trustees not an acre would have remained the duch- ess the only daughter of tho millionaire mr hope of the famous scotchdutch house at arnsterdsm had an income toocaxefully tied up for ber husband to gamble away on whloh they lived wen there many peers inch u the late pake of newcastle the her editary peerage of england would toon be a thing ofthe put 1 two mouths with bnt a tingle stew two spoons that dipiai one u the young nun remarked to hit dearly beloved after ivieg hit economical order of one ttow wo spoons therundofamanoetywayois frmtbe tjisinuiiuotkteafckbee0 it is no exaggeration to sty thtt his his tory from the first has been written in char- icteri of blood i do not refer merely to the long chronicle of his butcheries from the slaughter of hit brothers and thei fol- lowers early in hia ctreer ddwn to the more recent indiscriminate and wholesale destruction of all the rmmanind women who attempted to evade ins orders given ia a sudden fit of cahrioe that hey should se- cept u husbands the elderly mummed soldiers of hit simy the massacre being sub sequently extended to all the relatives who took awsy for burial the exposedcorpses of the aliugntered women bnt i would take bis character from hia own account of him self- it wu sent little more than two yens ago to the lieutenantgovernor of natal who on hearing of the massacre ot the girla write to remind him of writ rid very re- cnty passed between hinnd the repre- sststiveof the ketsl gorrnmentsutt shrpstone in he wsy epromses of more merciful rule on the occasion of hit instil lattcn u king expressing a hopethat the lieutenantgovernor aught learn from him that the reports which had reached him were iacorrect cetywayo replied did i ever tell shepstona i did he tell the white people that i made such sn arrangement t because if he did he hu deceived them i do kill but do not comider yet 1 hava done anything in the way of killing why do tha white people itirt atootningt i hive not yet begun i htve yet to kill j it ii the custom of our nation and i shall not depart from it why does the governor of kital speak to ma about my laws i do i go to hatal and dictate to him about his laws i i shall not agree to any laws or rules from natal and by to domg throw the peat kraal which i govern into the water my people will not listen unless they sre kuletl and while wishing to berfrienas with the english i do not agree to give over my people tb be govomed by laws sent to me by them have i not asked the english gov ernment to allow me to wash my pears since thedsth of my father tjmpandi and they have kept pitying with me all this bine and treating me like a child go hack and tell the english that i shall now act on my own account and if they wiah me to agree to their laws i shall leave land be come a wanderer but before i go itjwill be teen u i shall not go without having aeted go back and tell the white man this aad let them hear it well the governor of natal and i are equal he is governor of natal and i am governor herer i i i i q a good story tha school board is responsible for the diffusion of much useless knowledge a board examiner performing his functions in a purely agricultural parish recently ask ed a mixed class what is a husband man 1 no answer was given forvsome time till at last a little girl ventured please sir a man u hu got a wife the examiner became thoughtful and sor rowfully took hit way to a panth owned by a duke and overawed by ducal establish- meats here he laid tall me what it meant by a nobleman 1 there wat silence for a time at lut one mart little boy re plied pleueairits his livelihood by riotous living i the ex- aminsr hu not since been seen n a herrstkb who wu tpeekiag qaite load taw a woman leaving tho church with a cry ing babe aad thereupon exclaimed tear haoyiaont disturb me madm sist isatlt sir the replied tjiyou tustuibtht babyj of course every effect must have ai cattie br making a miaietureof an object such ua spiderbaa and examining it with the microscope dr roytton kgott hu i found that objects even as small as thej millionth of an inch could be teen and in a late com munication to the pailosophoti society cambridge took exception to the view gen erally prevaoing among optisfaavttat a nsalettto attempt further perfection of the mioroseope 1 4 w 5sifi