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knows 1y will ing to : until E22? >; new -dicine know Belt every fails. ‘hard 1 your those hac k, itch ail- man have leap, a1. 'ite SC- [copyrtgm 1396. by D. Apphtu I Go. All rights reserved.) Pradey talked a little with Phi‘bbert. and then another came out of the ob; Presently he went, up to see for him- iscurity. Iclt. At the masthead he stepped m6 1 The men broke into n tremendous leveled his glass. fcheer. and instantly the decks awoke “Ibex-e spring}. up a Light,” I said, ito life. The question was settled. The pointing to the now fast-rising-prest I castle was ours. A. I spoke two or three more glimâ€" ners appeared. but lower clown. The short tropic sunset was now over, and comparative darkness was at hand. We stirred not tack nor sheet, but held sturdfly on, and at. last the outâ€" flnes of the castle were clear to the un- assisted eye. First Predey and then the lookouts cane flown, end Phlbbert went aft, end he and the captain talked briefly together. The wind now abated a lit- tle as the light failed, and our speed proportionally slackened. - nu '_L_ _ “I think not. much further,” said Mr. hm, but he spoke with no great. tone 02 confidence. "i fear he gtands fair to fall into a trap,” said I, uneasily, to my compan- lons. “Will he still hold on ‘2” 31 the hm. A half mile, it might be more, and the: Pradey called Phibbert and gave a order. The lieutenant leaped upon a. gun. “Ready at the braces!” he roared. The men rushed to obey. The cap- tain then signed to the helmsman, and u soon as he had shouted “Helm's the!" the lieutenant. followed with the other orders and the ship rode gracefully round. At the right mo- ment. the yards were ordered, and speedily we were sawing hp and down, Very comfortably hove to. “All. look yonner!" exclaimed Mac lunch, suddenly. He pointed to 3: spot II httlé to the East of‘the hill. There, in a kind of clear space brought out by - gunning streak of the failing night I "We should tell the captain.“ I said. “Maybe that: jvgill be what he seeks.” wot." :g‘ri"s\‘:1"1.'§‘ the cobk. wed toward the poop accord- ‘t that moment Pradey him‘ exc discovery. mpg out. wheeling sharpâ€" Ewal‘hibbert. get way la} 3 51:32.11 boat. It was moving sea- mrd, and was already nearly abreast of thcfship. ""1 old buccaneer a, "flier 7:);chance the are ,1": feed and 353311 I be- boo had underrated Pra- to In a moment the ship ~O come a 0011:. Mgd sheets were let go‘ the s were handled in their turn and forward yards came round. -" The other orders were quickly com- pleted. The ship‘s head rode gallant- ly round and she was laid fairly for the chase. The v ind was too light for much speed. and as the boat 113115 a good start and her haven was near the re- sult must at first be doubtful. from his belt. “Boat ahoy!” shouted Pradey. He upoke inASganis}. _ - .-- c, “I‘ll have her if I ground the ship," growled Pradey. Be hung- over the rail as he spoke and pulled a pistol ’«Board {be ship!” bawled back one o' the men. “I am going to lufl'. Fetch up by me.” “Yes, senor.” answered the same voice. As the ship camednto the wind the boat approachedithe quarter. “W113; news ashore 2"" asked Prad’ey, hurriedly. “Why. senor. the English have taken the castle.” answered the man. At this we all broke into a great shout. “The governor and many soldiers were killed," went on the man. “and all. of us poor people terribly frightened." “Enough!“ c.‘ed Pradey. impatien- ly. “To the braces,men! Mafiér‘P‘hm. tort, lay our course for the castle." ‘ At last Pradey gave the word and once more the Black Eagle was fetched into the wind. A cable had been pre- pred to slip, and one or the anchors was immediately let go. Sail was clawednp but not furled, and. when amâ€" munition had been served out to the men and all the cannon prepared for instant use we were in case either to fight or to fly. We were near enough to the castle By this time, so that a shot from one of its heavy guns might reach us. but otherwise there was no went risk. Everything had been managed as fly as possible, and there was no lint, from any sign on there, that we had been perceived. . Pradey spoke to the first lieutenant. L -_ a.--¢- m- ‘nm. "'64; ‘ ‘ ' “Take heniientenant, pick two men for a crew, 53 see what you can learn." said Prsfiey. briefly. “Aye, aye, six-SW answered Phibbert. “11 all is well fife two successive pis~ kl mtg; u we have been cheated. .0.” pursued Fred”- .1 Phibbert again mented, and hastily flaked cut his men 6 got away. We whoa them ‘ y aslengaswc a“ see. then, tube} was only a few ‘“ ~A . -_-.I 4.1.; VII. NO; “9; uâ€"â€"--- one of the quarter boats was low J-ucu Agwâ€" - art again assented, and hastily mt his men did got away. We 1 them anxioflgly as long as we no then, Whit? was only a. few I; as thev sped-(lily entered the . 4 I 01 the river}! mouth and un- $3â€" per annmn. The men broke into I tremendous cheer. and instantly the decks awoke to life. The question was settled. The castle was ours. CHAPTER KIT.» OF THINGS ASHORB Every one was speedily J: the shrouds or hanging over the b‘dwarks, so eager were all to get the first word of the news. A light came lifting and sinking toward us, and we perceived that Phibâ€" bert had set 03 a lanthorn. Pradey thereupon hung two answering lights over the stern. In a moment we made out the dusky shape of the boat and the indistinct, swaying figures of the men at the oars. Then the light shot 5p, and we saw Phibbert on his feet holding it. , “Aâ€"‘fl-s well!" he cried as the boat broke out into our light “The castle is ours.” Then the men thundered out into an- other cheer, and Several excitable ones cut two or three steps of a dance. Phibbert and hisboatmen came gayly up. the side, and were immediately beset with a multitude of questions. “ Now, sir.” said Phibbe rt: turning to Pradey and touching his headpiece, “I have the honor to report. Capt. Brodely, with 300 men, holds the castle. The governor and most of his com- mando are dead. and we have captured above 50 cannon, six or eight pipes of muskets. the value of £ 4000 or £5,000 in treasure, and a. goodly store of pro- visions.” “Excellent!” ‘cried Pradey in high good. humor. “And St. Catherine‘s? Since Brodely is here, I trow the chief remained thereâ€"which is to say, he took it?” “He did. indeed, sir.” answered Phib- bert, “but he is not in a way to remain therelong. Brode‘. 5* had dispatched the news to him. and; he must soon come.“ This ha p133 :Qm‘nsicr. of the matter relieved Mr. Tym. Mac lunch and me. quite as much as it did the rest of the ship's company. The fact is our per- sonal aims were not only thereby furthered, but we felt' some. little pa- triotic pride as well. Lastly, we could not forget that it was cowardly Span- ish hands that had run poor Capt. Sel- linger to the yardarm! .‘..<. ,A We did not wait for light the next morning. but a. little past three hastily dressed andeame on deck. The wind had hauled round, blowing very gently now from the shore, and we caught the faint land scents, sweet after the long voyage, and were well pleased to part for a. little with the salt, briny tang. Presently the east yellowed and the sea began to glitter, and as we turned landward a light fog or vapor split away and the embattled top of the mountain broke through. The morning watch began to wash down the decks. as usual, but- with many _delays and long looks at the shore, and while they were still at Work first one and then another of the watch below appeared. Pradey and Phibbert soon came out and by thé time the sun had his rim fairly above the water three-fourths of the wliole company were on deck. Not to dwell needlessly on details, We brought saicl) in. towing with a barge, after one tack, and soon an- chored m a. little rearward cove. While we were fetching by the castle men ran out to look at us, and, the news 300:: spreading. the ramparts were presently shining with armored fig- ures, who gave us a hearty cheer of welcome. We found other ships in the berth, lying just in the river edge of it. and their decks were also speedily manned and a. volley of questions _and congratulations poured out. ‘ Pradey answered a!) briefly but good- n’sturedly, but ,mezmwhile gave his ‘ZKAZC: attention to one Capt. De Bou- vard, from whom he was learning the chief facts of the siege and taking of the castle. It seemed that the place was defended by above 300 Spaniards, not counting servants and slaves. and that a most stubborn fight was made. Capt. Brodely began the attack with a force of 400, but. at noon on the third day, when the corps du gel-d was finalâ€" ly carried, his available command numbered only 230. The Spaniards were nearly all killed, the resolute old governor with the rest, end the unhurt remnant managed to descend on the steep landward side and escape. The wounded and the greater part of the women were left behind. This was all concluded shout noon, two days since. and word had forthwith been sent to Morgan. He was gone somewhat less than an hour, and when he returned rejoiced us all with the news that. we could have shore leave. Secure as the ship was, it was deemed unnecessary to re- serve a guard. so that Pradey himself. with the steward, were the only ones finally left behind. Agsoon as we weré at our berth and all put in order Pradey called for the gig and was set ashore. .. .‘ It was a gladsome sensation when I finally stepped out upon the solid quay _' and I think that Mr. Tym and Mac] ~- mch irere in accord with‘ me. he morning was not yet far adVance . and it was but modegatelywarm. '11: air was page and the sky nearly cloudlefx's, and before us was the dark.' flung mountain. almost fetching tye‘eye to a Vinâ€"tic giddiness and yet pleasantly steadfast, while breaking nway to the right was the refreshing green of the forest. We made no talk for a bit, the others of the crew pushing speedily on and leaving us. and it was only when the last- of them were disappearing in the gateway of thevlower forts that we finally started --m. by a steep path with a still more com- plete defense. good walls and bastions being here‘ and finally was the sharp, sudden rise of the great rock itself. At this point we could not but wonder at the desperate valor of Brodely‘s men, for from here to the summit the only regular ascent was by a flight of narrow, rockihewn stairs. and the chance for placing scaling ladders was of the worst and riskiest. Yet uphere they had won their way. and Ihé frag- ments of some of the ladders. and more than thatâ€"a. stain of blood here and there still remained as witnesses to it! At the top of the stairs was a large. square building that we afterward ' we met fish or six of the garrison and wiLh them a ‘rstu (1y middle- aged man. : who turned out. to be the hero of. the :late battle, Capt. Broads. He :was busy just then in giving some orders ‘ about the strengtheninr' of the M351: works. and we merelv got :1 short nod I from him in «(0)19 nn'e for our salute. though this prov ed to be but the begin~ ‘ning of our acquaintance. I can .now ‘ compass the events of two weeks or i more imo on chy ‘bripf space. My com- fpanions and I pa sscd most of the time ; ashore. and fhough we (Iii! not seem 1 ’co slight our shipmzrtes took care to i have as httle of their rough and una‘c-I ; ccp‘ab‘ :3 09mm 111 as pessible. 11:. 3M had destroyed the badge. found was designed to hold military 1 stores, and from here a straight. walk led to a. narrow.’deep chasm. the castle T itself lying on the other side. There 1 had been a bridge here, but the Span- iards, in their final defense, had de- stroyed it, and in its place was now n rude affair of planks partly supper ted. by guys. On the other side was a. kind of barbican, and then the wall of the castle proper.' The structure was of no great size, rislng {merely in a small tower or keep, and thence stretching out in two short, low wings. By this time the sun was pouring: down fierce- ‘ [Exam], as ’we had exploredithe great- ’ er part of the place: we concluded to" seek a morfi'equor‘ able ‘épbt. and ae- cordingly desccmleZl-the Elfin again. : The excursion jmd afforded us much pleasure. besides letting us 'into the 'knowledge of thmgs filmt it “:as profit» ‘ able. forflm “game. More than all, ' perhaps. it"gm‘e us. Athe' assurance of» the despe‘hte n'nel seemingly resistless valor of our present comrades. ,‘ 1 It was not long after we had re- turned to the bottom of the bill that "But these small things soon passed out of our‘thonglits. for one morning Capt. Morgan‘s sleet was sighted. In a moment there was the liveliest sort of stir and excitement. Flags were taken from the. ships and hqistedon the enstl'e and forts, and the guns Wet-e.' made ready to fire salutes. Everyone furbishod up his arms and harness. and- the ships-were eleafied and made trig.- At first the wind was contrary. but finally one c'raft and then another beat its way in. and 'beforeinightfall all had fetched the mouth of the river. Here a. rat her serious misfértuneibap- pened. for. what with our rejoicing and their. own pleasure and. tumult, the people of the first four of the ships steered upon the dangerous sunken rock, and. thein‘cmfts Were wrecked. 'l‘he nortfiiwindco‘ifiingen to blow completed the mishgp. ami it was only by considerable exertion that all the men and contents of the ships were landed. the vessels themselves being“ hopelessly Wrecked. At last Capt: Morgan himself stepped .on shore. be;- ing till now stuck to his ship. and at} once our men broke out in a great cheer, and. rushing down. caught bim‘ up and placed liimon their shoulders and borehim 'up totlze pestle- There was no hing more of note done that day, and i saw I)» more of Morgan. though T w"n 5 once or twice again on the mountain. In the morn- ing orders were given to build up {he barricades. and all the crews We’re mustered and set to work. We found the chief‘s design was to make this a strong place, that we might have a. haven of refuge in case things. went wrong 9.: Panama. My coziipah-jons and I fell int‘p‘ the wake of the crowd and continued onto the castle, where at last the panting and shouting- buccaneers set Morgan down. At the same time a final samter' of all the cannon about the place was let 03. Morgan removed his headpiece, rrivinga qflourish of ae'knokvledgment. and m a. few words thanked the: com- pany for this cordial distay and as« sumnce (I 'confldenae. rzece ved this advice: "Soak your bards : ‘ to-d‘ . . . in dishw ate: three times a day, while ling? Do you.not [hear the“ rumb- mother rests. . ml ““11 atop at noon ak An advertiser Proposed to reveal f“ - King could tell how many waggons‘ 25 cents an 63-»? may {01' any young: to send, and how heavily to load them. lady to keep her hands nice and 50ft and when they are to start. They A budding damsel sent the cash and are coming over the frozen ground .llfi -I- _.-_._L_.~.I.< . _ “-c h..." AJVICE WORTH A. QUARTER. “OH, WAD SOME POWER THE GI-FTIE GIE US, TAR SEE CORSELS AS {TREES SEE US.” OMEMm ONT., THURSDAY, DEC 27,1903. A despotch from Washington say”- Rev. Dr. Talmage preached from the . following toxtzâ€""And when he saw he \fllggons which Joseph had sent 3 to carry him, the spirit of Jacob, their father, revived,"â€"-Genesia xlv. 27. The. Egyptian capital was the focus - of the world‘s wealth, in ships and iaz-gva there had been brought to it from: India. frankincwsc, and cin- namon, and ivory, and diamonds; from :11. north marble and iron; from Syria purple and silk; from Greece some of. tha finest horses 0! the world, and some of the most brilliant chariots; and from all the earth that which could best please the eye, and charm the 131', and gratify the taste. There were temples aflame with red sand- stone, entered by gateways that were guarded by pillars bewildering with hicruglyphlce, and wound with brazen PRIME MINISTER JOSEPH aurpents, and adorned with winged crnlures, their eyes and beaks, and piniuna glittering with precious stones. 'l‘hcrc were marble columns bloom- ing into white flower-buds; there were atone pillars, the top bursting into the shape of the lotus when in full bloom, along the avenuea lined with sphlnx, and face, and obelisk; them were princes who came in go:- geously upholstered palunquins, car- ried by servants in scarlet, or else “'ch driven in vehicles, the snow- ‘\\'hltc horses golden bitted, six breast. dashing at full-run; there were foun- [fans from stone-wreathed vases climbing the ladder of: the sun. You would hear a bolt drawn and a door oi plus openi like a flash of the sun. Rev. Dr. Talmage Speaks of the First - Man in the Palace. This “is the place where Joseph, the Ihc'merd boy, “"83 called to stand next to Pharaoh- in honor. What a contrast between lthis scene and his hhmblc standrng, and. the pit' into Which his brothers threw him 1 Yet be we; not forgetful of his early homeâ€" hc “as not ashamed of where he came from. When they. cauie up from the {Maine-struck land to get corn‘from THE KINSS’S CORN-CRIB. Jcsoph, instead of chidipg them for 1.115233: 'they had maltreated and fibuscd him, sent them back with ungrgons, which Pharaoh furnished, using with corn; and-old Jacob, the fuller, in the very same waggbn, was brought? back that Joseph, the son, might-sec h'un, and give him A home all the rest of his days. \Vcll. I hear’ the waggonsâ€" the king's \i'aggoriéérunlblinz down in front of- the palace. On the’outsi'de of the palace, to see the waggons go off, atunds Pharaoh in royal robes. and beside him prime minister Joseph, w ith a. chain of gold around his neck. and on his hand a ring, given by Pharaoh to him, so that any timehe wanted- to stamp the royal seal up- on a document he could do so. Wag- gon after waggon rolled down from the palace, laden with corn, and meat, and' changes of raimcnt, and ’evcryi thing that could help a famine-struck people. Yonder they go, Jacob and his sons, and their wives, and their children, eightl-two in all, follow- ei by herds and flocks. which the herdsmen drive along They’ amigo- ing out from famine to luxuryiance, they are going from a plain country home to the finest palace under the sun. Joseph. the prime minister; gets in his chariot‘and drives down to meet the old mz1n.‘Joseph's chariot- eer holds up the horses on one side, the dust-covered waggons of the emi- grants stop- on the other. Joseph instead of waiting for his father to :come, leaps out of the ‘ chariot, leaps ”into the emigrants' \vaggon, throws his arrns around the old man, and weeps film for past memories and present joy ‘ My Iriends, we are in a world by. sin fimine~struekfi Hunt the King is in constant cements-aunt: with. 113,-. his Wagg-ons ebmingvangl going per- pet'ually; and in the rest ot'my dig- cmutse I wilL smow what the waggOns birihig and what they take back. In the first p1ace,y like those that Came from the Egyptian palace, the Kings waggons now bring us corn and meat, and many changes of miâ€" *ment. 7 we are apt to think of the fields and the «omhards as feedihg us; but who makes" the flux grow‘ for the linen, and the , wheat for ~ the bread and the wool org the sheep’si back? Oh, I wish we could ,see through every grainâ€"field, by every sheep-fold, under the trees of every orchard, the King’ 3 waggons drive up three times a day. morning, noon, and night. They bring furs from the arctic, they bring fruits from the tropic, they bring bread from the temperate zone. could cldthe and feed the world. None but a Kifig's‘ cornâ€"crib'could appease the world’s famine. None but a King could tell how many waggons‘ to send, and how heavily to load them, and when they are to start. They NONE BUT A GOD your table. 01!! than]: breadâ€"for bread! I remark, again, that. like those that came (mm the Egyptian palace, the King's) waggons bring us good news. Jacob had not heard from. his boy for a great many years; He never thought of him but with a heart-ache. There was in Jacob’s heart a. room where laid the corpse of his unburied Joseph; and when the w‘aggons' cameâ€"the king's waggons -â€"and told him that Joseph was yet alive, he iaimtsi dead away. Good news for Jacob! Good news for us! The Bethlehem shepherds were awak- ened at midnight by the rattling of the waggons' that brought the tid- ings. 01m- Joscphâ€"Jesusâ€"Sends us a message of pardon, of life, of hea- men; corn for our hunger, miment {or our nakedness. Josephâ€"JesuSâ€"is yet Nita: THE KING'S \VAGGONS took Jacob up to see his lost boy; and so I really think the King’s wig- aons will take us up to see our lost kindred. How long is it since Jooeph ‘wefit out of your household? How ;.many years It it, now, last Christ- mas, or the (ourteenth of next month? It was a dark night when' he died, and a. stormy, day it was at 'the burial; and 'tho,clouds wept with you,_ and the wxnds sighed for the dead. J I think that the King's waggous wial take us up to see our lost friends. Jacob’s chief anticipation was not of seeing the Nile, or of seeing the long oolonnade of architectural beauty, or of seeing the throne-room. There was a focus to all his journeyingSâ€"CO all his anticipationsâ€"and that was Joseph. 11 Jesus were not in heaven there would be no musxc there; there would be very few people there; they would be off looking for the lost Christ, crying through the universe: "M’here is Jesus? Where is Jesus 9” Oh, the joy of meeting our. brother Josephâ€"Jesus. After we have talk- ad about Him for ten, or fifty or seventy year:, to' talk with Him! and to clasp hands with the Hero of the ages, not crouching as underlings- in His presence, but as J acob and Joseph hug each other. We will want some new term by which to address Him, 021 earth we, call Him Saviour, or Be- deemer, or Friend; but when we throw our: arms around Him in ever- lasting embrace we will want some new term of endearment. / In myvbvoyhood. for some time. We lived three miles from church, and cm stormy days the children stayed at home, but father and mother, always went to church. That was a habit theyfhad. On those stormy Sabbaths when we stayed at home, the absence of ounparen'ts lsveemed very mire-11pm- tracted, {or the rbads were very bad. ‘ and they could not getnon very fast” So We \VO‘ixld go to. the) window at twelve o’clock to see it they were coming; and then we would go at' half-past twélve p0 see if they. were coming; and..~’at ,‘3- q‘u'arter to one; and then~ at“ .one o'clock. .Aftér{ awhile, Mary; or Daniel. or De Witr would‘hhout; "The waggm’s com- imgfia-nd then W9 w‘ovuld' see it wind~ in; out of the 'woods, 'and pver the brook, and through theflalnéii‘and- up in the front'of the old fax‘mhouse; anid‘then we would rushout; leaving the doors wide V,~open,,{ with' many things 'to_t'efl them, askLng_ them many q‘aeétioms. Well, my dear bfethren, I think we are manm at us in the King's wa‘ggons, and we are an therway .home. Thé: ioad x5 very bad, find we. get: on ‘slowly; but after awhileswa ov'om-e‘swimdimg: oust ofi the woods,“ and through the brook of death; and up in (from; of; the old heaveh-ly homestead; and ouzr depart- e_d ki-ndredTWho have been waiting for us will rush out through the doors, and over the hwni,‘-orying; "The waggans are coming! the King’ 5 waggoms are cami-ng'” Hark}. the «bell: of the city hgzI} strikes twelve. Twelve o'clock on ,_ear'th;:and likewise. it is? HIGH 'NOON IN' HEAVEN. _ Does not the subject at: the morn; ing take the gloom out offlethcv thoughts that would" otherwise bé struck through with midnight. We used. to think that when] we died we would have to go afooqt sagging down at the mire, and the hounds of terror might. gape ‘fiter us. and that i-f we got through into heaven at all, and bleeding. I remember when my teeth chattered and my knees knock- ed together ‘when I heard anybody talk about death; but I have: come to we Would come in. torn and wounded and bleeding. I remember when my teeth (mattered and my knees knock- ed together when Iheard anybody talk abomt death; but I have some to think that the grave will be th‘é softest bed 'I have ever slept in, and that’the bottom of. my- feet will not be wet with! the passage of the Jordan. "Then that sleep in Jesus will God brill“ 'with Him” I was reading e W or two ago Robert for Southey, who said he could die far away from his friendsâ€"like a dog. crawling into aoorner and dying un- observed, those were his words. Be Some of the most powerful mon- archs 'in the world are the possessors of talisman the loss of which would filhthem with dire foreboding: and dismay. The autocratic Czar of All the Rus~ sins constantly carries about with him a ring, without which nothing would induce him to move astep from his palace. Though this is really a. fiction, it is believed to contain atiny piece of the cross on which the Saviour was crucified. it ours to die on a couch, surrounded by loved ones, so {hat they; with us may hear the glad. sweet, jubilant announcement; “The King’s wag- gocns are coming.” Hark! I hear them mow! Are they coming: for, me or you? “Good Luck" Articles Possessed ,By Var-lulu I'Mt-nmlt's. The ring in Supposed to be endowed with some occult power of shielding its wearer from personal danger; hence the Czar’a anxiety to always have it with him. Belief in its magic in- fluence: was immensely strengthened by! the {net of the present Emperor‘s grandfather being without the ring at the moment of his assassination. The Shlh of Persia aiways wears a belt set with a. superb emerald. to which. he ascribes the same virtue as the Czar attributes to his sacred ring. The belt is filled with onion-peelings, the object of which is said to be to move any would-be {usaSSin to tears. When the late Shah visited England he was never seen in public without this pro’tecting belt and gem. Be thoroughly believed that if he traveled without. the emertld disaster would overtake hlm, and by a strange coin- cidcnce If: 'will be remembered that this Persian monarch was foully aSSassin- ated not many years ago, and it was a singular [act "that he was not Wear- ing the gem! at the time. Kigg Gcor'ge of Greece possesses a talisman which is also a grim remind- er of an attempt on his Me. Just at the conclusion of thu war with Turkey he was wuylaid and shot at several times, one of the bullets embedding itsglf in the box of his carriage. His Majesty’s escape was so miracul- ous that he had this bullet extracted and made into a charm for his watch chain. He would not part with it for 9.- kingdom, firmly believing that as it mercifully missed. him when direct- ed at him, it was designed to insure him immunity from assassination. The. Sultan of; Turkey, who lives in constant dread of what has been dcsm‘ibed as the "happy dispatch,” would not ha an Oriental if he did not believe in the efficacy of charm. His own particular talisman is said to bc: a richly bejeweled miniature dag- ger which 116 invanubiy came: about with: him. Despite its virtues, however. he takes the precaution of insisting on one ' ’of his ministers tast- ing every dish prep‘ared for him before partaking of it himself. When the late German Emperor was lying despemtely ill‘at San Remo a rcmarkubw amulet. was sent him by the Sul‘tan. 1t Consisted of astring of nine stones oi the size of hazel nuts, eanh of which bore an inscription from. the Koran and had been prayed over by a Moslem priest. Accompanying this royal talisman was a‘letter assuring the Emperor that if he only were it his health would be The Ameer of Afghanistan wearsa beautiful gold ring, to which he ascribes the fact of his having sur- vchd no long the machinations of his enemies. » He has been a good many times reported dead, but thanks tc .the magic of his golden ring he still lives to.pra.ise its protecting virtues. - The result was that, when his Celeb {39.1 Mirjeaty was stricken with paraa lyaiq, thp use of. that particular arm waé preserved to him, and he was able to issue his decrees as usual. But the full extent of the amulet’a mystic power was ’only rchaled at the Empera ,or‘s death. No! Chinese potentate has ever been without his pmious amulet. it is recorded oi i former “Son of Heaven" that his talisman was a bracglct which he wore upon his forearm. Three days after that event, when the priests were. viewing the body, the removal‘of the braCelet was suggest- ed. Instantly the hand was lifted up in deprecation of the proposal, which was thereupon abandoned. At least so 'runs the, story. The talisman of the sorrow-stricken ex-Empreaa Eugenie is an artistically jeweled brcaztpin fashioned in the shape of a. clover-leaf. That has been her cmfipani‘on throughout her checkered caréex, albeit’ it has not a]- waya brought her happiness. ‘ She. is said: to have pinned it on her‘ bosom before bidding farewell to her beloved son, the late Prince ImperiaM When he left England Lomeet his; death at the hands of savages in. South Attica. ROYAL TALISMAN S. IT’ ACTUALLY DID. AT ONCE RESTORED. CRAB.W. RICHARDS, Publisher and Proprietor The Tin-“ling Experience of Some mm Mklshlpmf‘n. During! one of, the were betwou France and England, Mr. Midshipman Boys, R. N., waged in command of I merchant prize, with orders to proceed immed‘ately to Catahmia and join Lord Nelson in the Victory, fell into the hands of; the enemy instead, and v. as committed to the prison of. Valen- c-iennel. Thr re he remained four years. Thel‘ the time came when a scheme to gét away, in which he was joined by three companions, seemed practicable. The! must scale a wall, ascend the parapet! unseen, escape the observation of three or [our sentinel: and the patrols, descend two ramparts, force two lock! and get over two drawbridgea; but by the grace of God they expected to man- ge fit. 'In one way and another they proJ cured ropes and picklocks. and when the night cam»: it was dark and cloudy, while the wind blew and the leave. kept up L rustling favorable to thl "enterprise. A: half past eight Boys and Han-3 tcr, with woolen stockings over their shoes, each having a rope, a small poker, a stake and aknapsack, went into the back yard, climbed over the wan, passed through the garden and palisades, crossed the road and climb-g ed on their hands and knees until they r1 ached the parapet over the gateway hading to the upper citadel. . With the utm'ost precaution they ‘crcpt upon the! summit, and down the bnastwork toward the outer edge of the rampart. Both the poker and stake were then driven into the groundâ€"by rising and failing with his full weight Boys ham- mered them in with his chestâ€"and x THE ROPE MADE FAST This done, they let the rope down througha groove in the ramparts, and Boys descended. About two-thirds of the way down, part of a brick tell, but he caught it between his knees, and carried it down without noise. When Hunter had also gone dawn, they crossed the drawbridge and found themselves in an arched pass- age, ending in the door which separat- sd them from the upper citadel. This was the moment for the» picklocks to be proved, and they were tried in vain! The bolt was of cast iron; filing was useless; and the stone in which the bolt was fastened was so fortified with bars 01 cast iron that it could not be but, out. “Checkmate!” murmured Hunter. "We must undermine the gate," said Boys. “We have our pocket-knives.” '7“- They had worked about a. quarter 0! an hour, making little headway, [or the paving-stones under the gate were Ibout ten inches Square and closely bound together, when they were al- trmed by a. noise like the distant re- port of a gun. LA: the sound became fainter. it resembled the cautions op-.-ning of the great gate. “ For a moment all seemed luau. Stories, only too true, of the barbar- ous treatment of. fugitives had often rla/ched Valenciennes ; to be over- taken meant a. horrible death. There was a faint sound of footsteps in the passage, and the two men rose to theft feet and stood back to back. d "BOYS f) It was Whitehorst‘s whisper, and instaxitly all' was hope agalnl The noisl: had been caused by Mansell I: \i'as Whitehurst‘s whisper, and instaxitly all' was hope again !_ The noiske had been caused by Mansell dropping his knapsack on the echo- ing bridge. Whitehurst had remain- ed perfecfiy still while he heard the sentinel walk up and examine the Linnn‘r side and then walk away. It “as a narrow escap: ; the fugitive and §the soldier were scarcely more than A- YARD APART. They all began work now, and at half past ten the first stone was raised, and half an hour later there was a. hole large enough to creep through. The first and second draw.- bridges they crossed on the iron hand: rails, and thus gained the upper citadel. They then proceeded to the northeast corner, fixed a stake and fastened a rope upon the breastwork lot the fourth and last descent, feeling '35 :Boys was getting down, with his chest against the edge of the parapet, the stake gave' way. Whitehurst, who “as sitting by it, snatched the rope. Mans-:11 seized Whitehurst by thecoat jand Boys laid hold of the grass. and 1by all theaq means together he was saved: from a {all oflaboult fifty feet. as if they Were already embarked for England. ‘ . .,. They all camei down sate at last. with their knapsacks and this fourth descent had landed them fairly out- side the fortress; and in excess of joy, like true Britons, they all shook Getting on: ofacitudel like that at l[Valenciexmes was one thing, and to {leave the enemy‘s country was an- ‘other, but at last, after many adven- }turcs, the young midshipmen were lable to offer: up their humble thanks- giving for deliverance! on English soil. HER EXCUSE. Claraâ€"What is your idea in being , engaged to a. man old enough to be "' your father? ~ I _ Maudâ€"I didn’t know but I wonI'Jâ€"\,__§; marry him. ‘ +â€"â€" CHINESE FEED THEIR DEAD. Twice a year, in the first week in fir; April and October, the Chinean carry flood to flunk: dead. OUT OF A FRENCH PRISOR.