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_h I .. . . ?_:..._W.,,..,.~ . , v / LARGEST DIAMOND IN THE WORLD- REPAIRING OCEAN GABLES” .¢_____. fillifri‘éflaififfiféffiiliEfficitvehiij RUNAWAY ON THE BRIDGE. taken place in Hamilton the authorities "“ ms in unit or $3,199? [A Man of ’ Mystery Sells Thirty-Five Pounds 01’ Gold Secured in Siberian Mines lo a Toronto Puwnbrokcr for $3,!01). Al- though It “'95 Worth ssoooâ€"Now the Toronto Man Says He Got Brassâ€"The “ Siberian uxlle” “as Disappeared and Now the Detectives Arc After Ellinâ€" Tlie Commission Man Tells the ‘leole Story. A About a week ago there arrived in To- ;‘onto a mysterious stranger of a Jewish east of countenance, who seemed very anxi- ous to keep secret his origin and his object in visiting that city. He secured lodgings in a house on Pearl street, and after mak- ing numerous enquiries regarding local pawnbrokers and second-hand jewellers, he confided to his landlord, Mr. Moses Breslov, that he was none other than an escaped Siberian exile, and that he had in his possessiOn 35 pounds of solid gold, worth in the neighborhood of $8,000, which he had managed to collect in the Russian mines, and to smuggle out of the country. \Vith the aid of his host the stranger dis- posed of the precious metal to a local jeweller for $3,100. Now the jeweller says that the “ gold” is nothing but brass, and seems to be much incensed over the way he has been dealt with. The transac- tion was put through yesterday morning, and since then the “ exile” has disappear- ed. At least such is the story gathered by a representative of The Empire. The detective department has been inform- ed of the facts of the case, and efforts are 1 being made to locate the stranger. MOSES BRESLOV’S s'roar. This is the story as told by MosesBreslov, 116 Pearl street : On Tuesday last Mr.Sam Levi,106 McNab street, Hamilton, and the mysterious stranger arrived in Toronto and enquired at Vineberg’s store, York street, for a board- ing place. They were directed to MnBreSg lov’s where accommodation was secured for the stranger, who said he was going to ped- dle. During the evening the lodger asked a great many questions about the rich Jews who were engaged in business as je when and pawnbrokers, and at length revealed to Breslov that he was an escaped Russian ex- ile from the Siberian mines and that he had managed to get 35 pounds of gold out of Siberia with him. He was very anxious to sell the precious metal, which, he said, would have to be done with great secrecy. Ho persuaded Mr. Breslov to see Mr. Gar- finkle, a York street pawnbroker, about buying the stuff, but that gentleman refus- ed to have anything to do with it. Then Mr. Rosenthal,the York street money lend- er, was seen. He said he was willing to buy, but that the metal must be sold very cheap. Mr. Breslov brought the proposed buyer and seller together; and finally had the satisfaction of being told». that a deal was likely to be arranged at the rate of $100 per pound. Roseuthal told Mr. Bres- lov that he had sent his son to Hamilton to get a sample of the metal to test. Rosen- thal then promised Mr. Breslov $100 if the deal was carried through, and stated at the same time that Sam Levi, who had brought the stranger from Hamilton, wns To GET S500 and two gold watches. Mr.Breslov has been sick for some time, and was in debt, so he began to exert himself to have the trans- action carried through. \Vhen young Ros- enthal had returned from Hamilton the father informed Mr. Breslov that the gold was good, and that he was gomg to buy it. The stranger, however, refused to bring the metal to Toronto, and Rosenthal refused to risk himself and his money in Hamilton, so Mr. Breslov went to Hamilton and persuad- ed the “Siberian” to meet Roscnthal at Oakville. When Breslov returned to To- ronto Rosenthal announced that he would go to Hamilton for the stuff. On Friday last Rosenthal went to Hamilton, as he said, but took no money with him, leaving word for Mr. Breslov that he had gone to get another SAMPLE OF THE METAL. When he came back he said that he had wanted to go for the precious metal on Saturday, but that the stranger had ob- jected and it was arranged to go on .Mon- day. However on Saturday the stranger read in a Hebrew paper about a thief hav- ing stolen $5,000 worth of gold from the First National Bank in St. Paul, which caused him to telegraph to Rosenthal to come on at once and get the gold. That afternoon Roseuthal stopped Mullreslov on the street and asked him to go to Hamilton to tell the exile'that he had returned his money to the bank and could not get it out until Monday. Mr. Breslov went to the Ambitious City on the five o’clock boat hav- ing arranged a private syst em of telegrams with Ilosenthal before he left Toronto. \Vhen he had seen the Hamilton parties he telegraphed “ It is left what Moses said” to Rosenthal who knew by it that he was to BRING THE MONEY on Monday, which he did in company with his own brother and- a metal refiner, whose office is on York street and who bought the gold in partnership with him. Mr. Breslov says that he distinctly saw the gold sent away with Rosenthal’s brother in a small package. He claims, however, that Rosen- ithal carried away from the meeting a valise ,zcontaininrr several small bags ofbrass, which he is alleged to have. brought f om Toronto with him. Mr. llnsl xv asked the stranger for $75 which he 1 a l promised him, but Rosenthal is said tn nave told him not to bother, that he would pay him that as well as the $100 he himself had promised. Breslov waited for an hour or more for one of the parties to return, but they never .come back so he went to the (lock to ballad had nothin to eat all day. He failed to find any 0 the party so he return- ed to Toronto by the 5 o’clock lost and proceeded to Rosenthal’s office’ and asked for his money. Rosenthal informed li‘m that he had been -, .; ' vernacnrn or $3,100, as the stuff he had bought was nothing but brass. Mr. Breslov immediately visited the detective office but found that he could not there will have to take the matter up. THE QUESTIONS ARE : “ Did Roscnthal get brass or gold ‘2” and “ \Vho is the mysterious Siberian exile?” In the meantime, Mr. Breslov is feeling very bad over not getting the commission which i he strove so hard to earn from both parties. W KOOLAU, THE terse BANDIT. lle Shoots Three Men in the Hawaii. From the Honolulu “Bulletin” it is learn- ed that a leper bandit named Koolau, want- ed by the police of Honolulu, had hidden defiance to them and. had taken to the j mountains, with his wife and child. He is l Army of responsible for the death of four persons. \Vlien chased by Sheriff Stolz, the brigand of Kalalau shot him. An expedition was then sent from Honolulu, and it reached Kalalau early in July. It was a. disasrrous failure. ' After a good deal of scouting had been done and reports more or less credible had been received at Camp Dole in Kalalau valley, Major J. W'. Pratt was sent with a detail of fifteen soldiers on the 4th of July to scour the head of the valley in quest of Koolau and his family. They left camp at 8 o’clock in the morning, and after getting some distance divided into two search parties. One party consisted of Miller, Evanston, Gunther, Bluhm, Thoene and Johnson. This party struck a trail marked by droppings of poi, which being followed ed to a camp that, seemingly, had been From the marks left it appeared the camp had been occupied by eight or nine persons. Food supplies and a coat with two cartridges in a pocket were zmong the remains left by the recent camp- rs. Major Pratt and the part of the band deserted in haste. with him were notified of the discovery and . repaired to the spot, The Major surmised that Koolau and his party had retreated further up the mountain. Under his di- rection the band proceeded to look for the upward trail. They found and followed it until it took them to a height of 500 feet, - where it came to a precipitous cliff. Ander- son and Evanston responded to Major Pratt’s call for volunteers to follow the trail out. They were followed by Miller ‘ and another soldier. Anderson reached the top of the cliff and shouted, “ Boys, I have got the trail.” His words were instantly followed by two shots. Anderson fell dead. Those next him tumbled in retreat for cover on top of those below them. Johnson fell from the face of the cliff and rolled down the ridge a great height, losing his gun and cap and receiving severe bruises. He. was able; however, to rejoin his comiades on the we. back to camp. They stopped at the dc- ! sorted camp of the fugitives, and Pratt sent Corporal McAulton back to headquarters for reinforcements. Wednesday, July 5, Mr. C. B. Reynolds, officer of the Board, of Health, and Capt. Larsen, with some natives, went to recover Anderson’s body. They found it after a good deal of beating about, ashort distance from lroolau’s refuge of rocks. The only clothing on the body was the trousers, and the finding of his shirt near the spot where he fell indicated he had torn it off when he discovered his death wound. He had tried to stanch the flow of blood with ferns, which were found adhering to the wound. His cartridge belt and bayonet were found fifty feet from where the body lay. Larsen then placed his men in position to fire volleys at the place where Koolau was supposed to be hiding. Sixty rounds or so were fired. Larsen left the detachment in charge of Reynolds, with orders to get as near Koolau's den as possible, and then he left for the camp with the men bearing Anderson’s body. . The party advanced in skirmishing order, taking position within thirty yards of Koo- lau’s stronghold. Reynolds, ' Corporal \Vells and a private had just started to get I nearer the place when two shots went of simultaneously. Private John McCabe dropped dead, and Private I-Iusberg fell back to the rear, sunk to the ground and died instantly. The bodies were recovered and Dr. Cooper on examining them in camp gave the opinion that Husberg was shot by his own rifle dis- charged accidentally. Therc were powder marks on his neck where the bullet entered, and it is thought his rifle was discharged by the trigger catching in a bush. The bodies of the three slain men were buried at Kalalau. Coffins are being sent by the Iwalani this afternoon for their re- moval to Honolulu for interment. On Thursday the field piece was carried to a pc :ition on a ridge across the gorge from Koolau’s cave, and all the shells on hand, about 20, were fired in that direction. Since then Koolau has made no sign of his presence, although the position gained by the soldiers is still held. It was afterwards learned that Koolau had stood on a ledge from which he could have killed all the members of the expedi. tion in sight had he chosen to do so. He decamped during the night to an inacces- sible region and the expedition returned to Honolulu to bury the dead and consider means of entrapping the bandit. Marking Meat b7 Electricity. A special committee of the British house ‘ of lords has been appointed to inquire into the matter of marking imported foreign meat. Among the witnesses already exam- ined by the committee is awell known Lon- don engineer,who suggested the accomplish- , ment of the prouess by means of electricity. He submitted an appliance consisting of a wheel, needled in the circumference,which, when connected with an electric current, ., would, passed over a carcass, make a con- , _, “Y, tinuous mark skin deep. For a straight line 'and borrow enough money to get dinner, as 2 various figures could be substituted, or even letters, such as “NJ.” for New Zealand. It was demonstrated that where, as in slaughter houses provided with the electric ilight, an electric current could .be readily Obtained, the cost of the appartus would be very small, and where there were no such means of obtaining current the cost would be about 3500. Furthermore, the marking could he made an easy, speedy, and, for all parts of the carcass, effective process. The lay any crinfinal charge, an heKthends tol committee et'ldcnced great interest In enter suit against Resenthal to recover$l7§ which he claims is due. him. ' Mr. Breslov says he was told that Roscn- I thal had reported to the detectives that he suggestion. ~w Professor Holden says that the cavity re- ' presented by the largest spot on the sun is had been (15 {muded out. of $3,000 by some ‘ sufficient to take in the whole of our planet. man, who had passed off a lot of brass as H- without touching the sides. the brink of the gorge is that related by James Leblond and John Thomas. Last night, while walking up the long, narrow, y winding roadway from the Maid of the Mist A Thrilling: Episode at Niagara Falls. Horses Take Fright and Bush Madly on to the Slender Suspension “runnyâ€"An- other Team on the Bridge Takes Fright , and also Bushes Off at :i Terrific Pace â€".1 Hail Found Lying on the llrlnkol‘ the Gorge. A Niagara Falls, Ont-r, special says :â€" Oue of the most exciting and thrilling run- aways that ever occurred here on the sus- pension bridges took place Monday after- noon. Two maddened teams of horses chased each other across the new suspension bridge from the Canadian to the American side, without drivers, and with a woman in one carriage and a man in the other. How both escaped death is miraculous. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Norris and the lady’s sis- ter, Miss Annie \Villis, of Culpepper, Pa., were about to take their carriage on this side, near the upper suspension bridge. Mrs. Norris had jumped into the carriage, when the horses became frightened and lstarted. The driver, William Devy, tried ito stop them, but a baby ran in front of him and he missed his lines. The team whirled into the suspension bridge and be- gun a wild dash across, with Mrs. Norris on the back seat. Women and children on the bridge screamed and clung to the edge of the railing to avoul being run down : men shouted and tried to stop the animals, but it was useless. The carriage swayed frightfully, but Mrs. Norris clung to the seat. Near the centre of the bridge a back had come to a standstill and A COLLISION \VAS INEVITABLE. l Mrs. Norris, before the collision, leaped from the swaying carriage and struck on the guard rail of the bridge, which is 200 feet above the water. S‘ic shattered all the bones in her arm and was badly bruised. A driver named Slay, who was ahead of the team on the bridge, jumped out to help stop the runaways, when his team started up. There were two occupants of his carriage, Walter Wilde, of Northampton, England, and Charles Wilde, his brother, of Kingston, N. Y. The latter jumped out, but the Eng- lishman remained in the carriage and exper- ienced a ride the like of which he-does not care to repeat. The team rushed across the bridge, up the hill and through the principal business streets of the city, being caught by a man at the corner near the New York Central station. \Vilde was helped out prostrated ivith fright. The first carriage was wrecked and the horses badly injured. SNATCIIED FROM THE DRINK. A story of a man being snatched from landing to the top of the gorge on this side of the river, their dog became uneasy when they reached the top and barked loudly. The men made a search along the high bank and to their surprise found a young man lying on the very edge of the bank with his head hanging over. He was in a stupor or sleep and his hat had fallen over the cliff, and any move on the part of the man would have hurled him over. The men resolved to grab the man suddenly and pull him. back out of danger before he could awake. This they did. He was found to be Charles H. Moli'at, of Buffalo, a wealthy young man who, it is said, had been on an extended spree. He had ar- rived at the Clifton house and had wandered out during the evening, and probably lain down on the bank and crawled to the edge, where he fell asleep. Tlle’ men who res- cued him rcstored his hat, and Mr. Moflat has gone to Buffalo. He refused to go out and view the place where he had his even- ing nap, and could hardly be made to be- lieve the thrilling experience he had passed through. A Pssrrz'coon STORY. flow a. French-Canadian “’cnt to the World's Fairâ€"1,000 Miles in an Punt. A Chicago special says :â€"This afternoon a strange craft was sighted off the north pier at the fair grounds, and the guard pre- pared to notify the odd craft that it could not land. When he saw the voyager he relented. The man was aFrench-Canadian who had come from the backwoods of upper Ontario, Canada, in the dugout or punt in which he stood. The lake was so rough and the old punt seemed so unseaworthy that he i finally allowed the man to land, as it seemed o be the only harbor for the small boat. l 0h! The man’s name is Antoine Brousseau. Although unable to read or write, he heard of the fair and made up his mind to visit it. He found an old leaky punt about 15 feet long, which had been abandoned. He patched it up and decided to use it as his ineansof transportation. With the aid of fav- orable winds,a horse blanketandan old wood- en paddle he succeeded in reaching Chicago after travelling a distance of something like 1,000 miles. His’only companion was his dog Pete. Before he left his northern home he had never seen a railroad or an electric light ; had never heard a band of music or the whistle of a steamboat. At one of the points on his way a band of music was playing, and there also he first gazed upon the wonders of electricity. He was so car- ried away by what he saw and heard that he thought he had reached heaven. He laid in no provisions before starting, on his long voyage, but like the old hunter and trapper that he was, depended entirely up- on the rcsources of nature for his food. Oc- casionally he would run across some In- dians in their Canoes, or a company of fish- erinen,and from them would obtain enough for his immediate wants. The Temptress, ' “They say that stolen kisses are the sweetest,” he said, as they sat on the steps looking at the moon. “Indeed?” she said. “Yes. What do you think about it ’3” “Oh, I have no opinion at all; but it seems to me, if I were a young man, I wouldn’t be long in doubt as to whether they were or not.” There is one peculiarity about New 0r- ' leansâ€"it is a city of rats. New Orleans is below the river bed, and it is at all times low and dump. The city is not clean, and large wharf rats,multiplying in the business portion of the city, swarm in droves. It is , said there is not another place in the world that has so many rats to the square mile as has New Orleans. ' It ans Found In South America the 30th " ol'LustJune. ' An interesting model of the supposed l “largest diamond in the world” has been sent to the editor of the Birmingam Post. In a letter sent with the model, dated Jag- crsfonteiu, July 2, the correspondent says : "You may have noticed by cable that the largest diamond the world has ever seen has been found here. This place is all excitement about it,and it may make a stir in the finan- cial world. I am sending by thispost a per- fect plaster-of-paris model of the diamond, which was found June 30, 1803. This model was taken by me personally this morn- ing,andis the only one which has been taken except one which I have sent this afternoon to the president of the Orange Free state by special request. The diamond was found in the New Jagersfontein company’s mine. It is the most perfect large stone ever seen; its weight is 971 carats; its color is blue-white and almost perfect. It has one black spot in it, which, however, the owners stated to me will be cut out. Its value, of course, cannot now be stated, but I think if £50,000 were offered for it now, or even double that amount,it would not be accepted; some even declare that it will be worth £500,000. It was found by a Kaffir, who was working in the mine, shortly after blasting. The Kaflir in this case was talking to the over- seer when he saw something shine, and he put his foot over it until his ‘boas’ had gone away, when he picked up the immense diamond and put it in his picket. After ward in the compound he handed it over to the manager, for which he has been given £150, a horse, saddle, and bridle, and has gone home in no doubt perfect happiness. An extraordinary circumstance is that one gentleman, or some gentlemen, I don’t know which, were under contract to buy all stones, good, bad, or indifferent, at so much per carat. This contract terminated June 30 and this stone was almost, if not quite, the last stone foundnthat day.” The model shows that the stone is in the form of a sloping cone flattened on two sides and standing on an oval base so flush as almost to appear to have been cut. Its height is about 3 inches and its width about 2, while the flat base measures nearly Qxli inches. The diamond itself, which has been named the “Jagersfontein Ex- 7) celsior, is now in London.” BRUDDEB. JUfll‘lSON’S FEARS He Scares at the Comet. and Br’cr Gardner ' Boasts Him For It. “ Am Brudder Rambo Johnson in de room dis eavenin’ ‘2” queried Brother Gard- ner as the regular business of the meeting ’ was concluded. l “He ar, sah,” was the prompt reply of l the brother named as he rose up and remov- ed a horn button he had been holding in his mouth for the last half hour. “ Step dis way, Brudder Johnson. I hev a few words to say to yo.’ 'Yo’ war not at de last meetin’ of dis Limekiln club.” “ No, Sah.” “ Fur three days last week yo’ war sittin’ in yo’r house in fear an’ tremblin’.” “Sorter 'fear and tremblin’, sali.” “ Last Sunday yo’ begun shoutiu’ at de top of yo’r woice an’ kept it up till a police- man was on de pint of takin’ yo’ to jail.” “ Sorter ‘shoutin’, sah.” “Brudder Johnson, I want yo’ to look me squar’ in de eye for three or fo’ minits,” continued Brother Gardner. “ I knows what’s do matter wid yo’ an’ sebcral odder membersofdis club. It started wid de comet. Some fool nigger went around sayin’ dat de comet was a sign dat de eaud of de world was nigh to hand, and about a dozen of yo’ hev bin half scared to death fur de last month. Last Sunday yo’, had yo’r coat an vest an’ brogans off, an’ was ’spectiug to sail upward ebery minit. A week ago to night yo’ sot on do doahstep till yo’ had a chill, but dar was no sailin’. Ar yo’ still lookin’ fur dc world to eaad up?” “ S-sorter loo kin’, sah,” stammered Brother Johnson. “ Reckon yo’ am keepin' boat ears open to h’ai‘ a biffâ€"bangâ€"crash ! as de comet smashes into de world and knocks down all dc dishes in de pantry. Den, as the plaster falls an de shingles fly off de roof, yo’ figger on spreadin’ yo’r wings and sail- in’ away. I think I know do program, an’ I think I understand de gineral situashun. Brudder Johnson, look at me instead of de floah'. Now, sah, by varchew of de author, ity given me as president of dis club, I shall fine yo’ in de sum of $6,000 an’ costs, an’ it am needless to say dat de costs will be about fo’ times do fine. It will take yo’ as I figger it, about 13,000 y‘ars to pay (is sum total, but until it am all handed in to de treasurer yo’ will stand suspended on de books. Yo’ kin sot down.” Brouher Johnson wobbled down the aisle to his seat, and the president looked severely around him and continued : “ Dar am no by-law techiu’ dis matter of de eaudin’ of de airth, but I’m gwine to make one. De next member of dis club who . quits work to sot around his house an’ wait for de trumpet to blow will drap outer dis club wid appallin’ suddenness ! While I doan’ say nuflin’ agin de rabbit’s fut nor de dream book, an’ while I expect moas’ of yo’ to consult de goose bone an’ be guided mo’ or less by de new moon, I’ze gWine to hev a limit. De white man han‘t afeared of comets. He jest keeps peggin’ right along, comet or no comet. He reckons dat (is world will eand 'some day, but he doan’ let it interfere wid his sleep. He wants to go to heaben jest as bad as de cull’d man does, but dat doan’ stop him from makin’ $2 or $2.50 a day right along. De chances are dat when the trumpet blows he will get a long start of us. I wautdis foolishness to stop right heah ! If de white man kin take chances, so kin we. While he continues to walk up an down wid his hands in his pockets, dar am no call fur us to be trem- blin’ wid fear. I once backed a. note fur de Rev. Penstock an’ had to pay it, an’ I’ze inclined to be powerful caushus, but I’ze perfectly willin’ to guarantee dat if (1e comet hits (1e world do smash won’t eben stop a clock. De world must come to an eand some day, of co’se, but it han’t gwme ter be next week nor do week after. “ \Ve will now disperse to our var’us homes, an’ in gwine ter bed we’ll figger clat de world will be runnin’ on de same old time card at seben o’clock in de mawnin’ an’ that we’ve got to put in our best licks to make up fur lost time.” M. QUAD; To illuminate London entirely with elec- tric light would require an initial expendi~' ture of at least. four millions. ' ‘ «this? 53¢ it“: How the Fault ls Locatedâ€"Picking Up and Splicing the Wires. It has always been a matter of speculation and wonder to most people as to how a ma- rine cable once broken in midot em is ever got together again. The explanation is this : First, it must be known that the cable prac- a tically rests everywhere on the bottom of the sea. Of course there are places where sudden deep places coming between shallow ones will cause the cable to make a span as over a ravine or gully. In other places the ocean is so deep that the cable finds its specific gravity some where in midwater, so to speak; In that case it restsquite asfirmly as if it were on solid ground. When a break occurs the first step of course is to accurately locate its position. 'A conductor such as a cable offers a certain amount of obstruction or “resistance” to the passage of an electric current. Apparatus has been devised for the measuring of this “resistance.” The unit of resistance is called an ohm. The resistance of the average cable is, roughly speaking, three ohms per nautical mile. Resistance practically ceases at the point where the conducters make con- siderable contact with the Water. Therefore if when measuring to locate a break it be found that the measuring apparatus indicates a resistance of 900 ohms, the position of the fault will be known to be 300 miles from shore. lVith this information the captain of the repairing ship is able to determine by his charts of the course of the cable thelatitude and longitude 'of the spot where the break‘ occurred, and can proceed with certainty to effect the repair. When the approxim- 5% ate neighborhood of the break is reached a .- grapnel is dropped overboard and the ves- 3: sel steams slowly in a course at right angles to the run of the cable. On the deck of the ship there is a machine called a dynometer, which, as its name implies, is used to meas- ‘ 5' ure resistance. .The rope securing the grapnel passes under this. If the dyno- i: meter records a. steady increase of strain it ’ ,1: indicates that the grapnel has caught the cable. If, on the other hand, the resistance varies from nothing to tons and from tons j to nothing again, it is known that the grap- V nel is only engaging rocks or other prejec. tions of an uneven bottom. It is frequent- ly necessary to drag over such ground sev- eral times before the cable can be secured. ' Having secured one end of a parted cable . - ‘- the vessel moors it to a buoy and proceeds ‘ to search for the other end. When both 4; ends are brought together on deck the elec- trician holds communication with the shore on both sides to make sure that there are no other defective places and that the cable is perfect in both directions. This hav1ng been satisfactorily determined all that re- mains is to splice the ends together and. j . drop the cable once more back into the sea. , Lost in the J uugle- A surgeon of the Bengal army, Doctor Paske, had gone out toward sunset With , four or five English officers in searcltof *3 jungle fowl, which theyhad heard crowmg during the day. The possibility of encount- ering any larger game, Doctor Paske says, had never occurred to any of them. The; doctor soon became separated from the rest of the company, but had with him a_ Burmese lad to carry his ammunition. - By;". and by it'occurred to him that it was time to be going back to camp. He started with a feeling of confidence, but soon perceived that he was lost. The boy couldgive him no comfort ; the sun , was going down. Somehow he must get I: out of the forest. He turned squarely about, and sure enough, within ten minutes he " 1.45.,“ _ .,. came out upon a greensward of consider- j able extent. But his troubles were barely j; begun. v 1 There was not even a shrub on the greens- 2 ward. I was on the point of crossing"it I when a terrific roar sent all the blood back to my‘heart, and a magnificent tiger trotted into the enclosure. I was too much taken back to move. My pipe dropped from my mouth. I was just resolving to pour both barrels into the tiger’s face, in the hope of blinding him, when he snarled at me and disappeared, lashing his tail. This was a great relief, for the perspira- tion was streaming down my face, and my teeth were clinched as in death. I recov- ered my pipe and looked round for my boy. He was gone, carrying with him my powder and shot, and my calls received no answer. , ~ Lost in a tropical forest at nightfall, and - for ammunition only the two charges of I; small shot already in my gun ! This was 1‘ truly an enviable position, especially as the forest was known to be swarming with wild beasts, such asI had just encountered. I shouted once more for my boy, and plunged againinto the thicket at haphazard, and in a statebordering on desperation. ~ Fear quickencd my steps ; my eyes seemed to penetrate further than usual, and ‘my 'L ears detected the faintest sound. In ad- dition to my gun I carried a stout» branch, g which I hurled at every clump that looked i likely to harbor any kind of animal. Hope '3 was ebbing fast, and I scanned the trees around with a view to taking up my posi~ tion in one of them for the night. Eventhen I should not be beyond the reach of tigers, snakes and black ants. And . V :3 what if I shouch fall asleep? I was sick with anxiety, and so weary with suspense that I almost wished the end , . would come and leave me at rest. It was decreed otherwise, however. The _ ;. trees began to be further apart and the .‘ undergrowth less dense, andâ€"oh, joy lâ€"a ' "5. familiar sound smote my ear. I once more stood on the brink of a stream. I laid down my gun and drank greedily. Then I once more'lighted my pocket companion. We were encampcd on just such a stream as f- this. \Vas this the one? And if it was, - ‘ should I go upstream or down? I decided to go down, and advanced with extreme caution. Once a large object loomed ahead, leaving the water’s edge and _ striking inland. Probably it was a tiger, .._ but it was too dark for me to see plainly. 5 On making the next bend I saw a light not far ahead. It might belong to a party of rebels ; it might be the camp I had left. Gliding from cover to cover, I advanced. Other fires came in sight. I crept closer and closer, resting fora few seconds behind every convenient bush. At last Isaw every- thing plainly. It was our own camp. I stood upright, and as gaily as possible, and ,j whistling a. tune, I sauntered in among my » companions. 7. 2.5 I» -_ my: -. . A- - .»:.r'-~('2 ("MW ..,_.§/-V-x/~W~\l ~ . 5'1. Mrs. Jonesâ€"“ Is your wife at home, Mr. \Vilbur?” Wilburâ€"“ Not certain, but if you’ll hold that screen door open half a minute you’ll hear from her.” ’ . . . a .. - _ A, AM,\_-‘_'r.a‘~