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,fl .vv .yavc I. tell me ab5ut it. ” I? Are you in earne: wed in his eyes. ant. to hear the who t-eful 3 Just to find: ore. in some eye, in e, after what. I " lord ! I could go dow my hand hard, and lright and lively af which didn’t come 0 happened, the thing ing under that vicious Iish system~the :11 Id 11’!) be settled, and s . Englishmen always ( _ , -_ --._, .uwuuULu CDmIOI‘DS a e, um what I ’ve been luxuries. lord 2 Icould go down on my ; “Let me just stand here a. little and 10 [ my fill 1 Dear me it ’s a palace; it ’5 just my hand hard, and braced 9 palace ! And in it everything a body cou lright and lively after that desire, including cozy coal fire and supp which didn’t come off, No ; standing ready. Henry, it doesn’t mei happened, the thing that is ly make me realize how rich you are ; ing under that vicious and ag. makes me realize, to the bone, to the ma ’ ' systemâ€"the matter of row, how poor I amâ€"â€"how poor I am, an ’ be settled, and so there | how miserable, how defeated, routed, ann Englishmen always eat din- hilated 3" ey go out to dinner, because, Plague take it! this language gave m know the risks they are running : but the COM shudders. It scared me broa nobody ever warns the stranger, and so he awake, and made me comprehend that walks placidly into the trap. Of course was standing on a half-inch crust, with no y was hurt this time, because we crater underneath. I didn’t know I has had all been to dinner, none of us eing been dreamingâ€"that is, I hadn’t been a] novices except Hastings, and he having been i lo wing myself to know it for a. while back ' dear! Deep in debt, ‘not : informedby the minister at the time that he but nowâ€"oh, glish gcent in the world, a lovely girl's happines provided any dinner. ‘or wae in my hands, and nothing in from Everybody took a lady and processioned iof me but a salary which might neverâ€"oh ' ' om, because itis usual would neverâ€"materialize ! Oh, oh, oh, . to go through the motions : but there the am ruined pas: hope ; nothing can save me lispute began. The Duke of Shorcditch “Henry. the mere unconsidered dripping: wanted to take precedence, and sit at the of your daily income would-” g that he outrankâ€" ,l “Oh, my daily income ! Here, down with 8d 8- minister who represented merely a I this hot Scotch, and cheer up your soul. nation and not a monarch ; but I stood for ' Here’s With you ! Or, 110â€" you ’rc hungry i I ' ' lsit down andâ€"5’ “Not a bite for me : I’m past it. I can’t eat, these days ; but I’ll drink with you till one. It couldn’t be settled of course, i I drop. Come 1” struggle as we might and did, he finally i “Barrel for barre], I’m with you 1 Ready? (and injudiciously) trying to play birth and! Here we go! Now, then. Lloyd, unreel antiquity. and I “seeing” his Conqueror! your story while I brew.” and “raising ” him with Adam, whose! “Unreelit? What, again?" direct posterity I was, as shown by myl “Again? What do you mean by that '2” name, while he was of a collateral branch, 9 “Why, 1 mean do you want to hear it as shown by his, and by his recent Norman 5' over again ‘2” origin; so we all processioned back to the ’ “Do I want to hear it over again ? This , a perpendic- : is a. puzzler. Wait ; don’t take any more ular lunchâ€"plate ot sardines and a straw- f Of that liquid. You don’t need it.” berry, and ,you group yourself and stand “Look. here, Henry, you alarm me. Did up and eat it. Here the religion of precc- ‘ . n’t I tell you the whole story on the way deuce is not so strenuous ; the two persons l here -_w of highest rank chuck up a shilling, the one I “You 2” that wins has first go at his strawberry, and 3 “Yes i. v the 1059? gets the shilling. The "9-“ two; “I’ll be hanged if I heard a word of it.” next two, and so on. u . - - . - - After refreshment, tables were brought, andl Henry, the IS a serious thing. It we all played cribbage Sixpence a game ! trogilbles me;t\V'iiat did you take up yonder . ‘ - . t e inis er’s.” The English never play any game for amnse- l d m , 1 , I Then it flashed on me, and I owned up, ment. If they can tmake something or lose 1' like a man. somethingâ€"they don’t care which,-â€"they “a“- . , i “I took the dearest girl in this worldâ€"â€" “O‘I‘lrt plug. I l l fg'prisoner l” e a a oxeytime certain y two 0 ‘ , us ion, \l'ss , angham and I I was so be 1 50 then he came with a. rush and we witched‘ with her that I couldn’t count my i :21? 25.32: dshceoxdizlhfilt 313?]: :lrlllleogzgmggf hands it they went aboveadouble sequence: ? h . ’.‘ 1 d f ”‘m I . l h (‘1’ and when l struck home 1 never discovered i avmg “85m 3. wor o a story waic I a. - , . - l lasted while we walked three miles. He It’ and star.ed up the 0328:1118 :3:er affix? i just sat down then, like the patient, good . - ° - ~ - - ’ fellow he was and told it all over avain. onlycghcelfilrl am the same, 331° be”? In 111133 i Synopsized, it, amounted to this : Healiad my”) n 1- ion, you see ’ and consequent y . come to England with whathe thought was 361 3:01 us giftigm’ 9m“ or cared to won- l a rirrand opportunity : he had an “ option” I? “ ydwpd If n t. “Sh to LDPW anything i toasell the Gould aiid Curry Extension for 2:; Iaélomc Legithfi gadged mgfiugtidi l the “ locators” of it, and keep all he could 1 d 1« 1 ' n e _ k e - iuet over a. million dollars. He had worked ovel .161', anddSieâ€"well, she blushed t1Hillard had pulled every wire he knew of . av o . I ‘ ’ 116:1 1:" 3%.“ Ohed.‘ but she Imfxi It ’ she i had left no honest expedient untried, had :tbnisnge ' leex-y hiring"; 1:223? rpslacgna: ,1 spent nearly all the money he had in the , ‘ , - ' ' world, had not been able to get a. solitary 13°5tsfriipt ’1 every. l‘fn'efSh-e 1’65;ng - she ac- i capitalist to‘listen to him and his option Erzzlgihgegamieeceia’h; Ilggufifg‘fgggfn Sic; would run out at the end of the month. In “Two for his heels "' without adding, “My, ' 3 waifg,clliiee§'gs{itruinecl. lhen he Jumped how ‘sweet you do look I” and she would say 1)” Henr , you.can save me , You can “Fifteen two’ fine? f-mir’ fiftee? Slx’ mid save me hind you’re the only mar in the a pair are eirriit, an eiant are s1x£ecn~co ‘ . _ _ ’+ . ‘ , ,‘ you think 83 ?”â€"â€"peepihg out ”I“? from I 1:33;)?! ”3.13” can. Will you do it . Wont 1 under her lashes, you know, so sweet and l y ,, Tell me how" S ‘eak out in _ bov a: cunning. Oh, it was Just too-too I . ,, (.‘ive me a millisnrrmd m3, Ҥ~‘_ y ’ , Well, I was perfectly honest and square! : but there the c, . The Duke of Shorcditch wanted to take precedence, and sit at the head of the table, holding that lie outrankâ€" ed a. minister who represented merely a. nation and not a monarch ; but I stood for my rights, and refused to yield. In the gossip column I ranked a}: dukes not royal, and said so, and claim one. It couldn’t be settled, of course, Struggle as we might and an L- .L‘ 1‘ “ But you mtvlgt: With me to-night, “ tell my“; about it. Mus-a. v “Oh, just an accident. It’s a. long storyâ€"a romance, 8. b0 dy may say. I ’ll tell you all about, it: but not now.” “When ?” “ The end of this month.” “ That's more that con much of a strain on a. person’s curiosity. Make it a. week.” “1 can’t. You ’ll know why, by and by. But how ’3 the trade getting along 1'” His cheerfulness veqished likEa breath. ‘ )nll l‘n nun-j â€" ,_- ‘-wuv SCI-'1- His cheerfulness vanisl And he said with a sigh . 4‘ VA“ ._-_- 7 ...... . vo an [4521" Dâ€"' . “ No ; the What Cheer.” “ Right, it was the What Cheer ; wen‘ there at two in the morning, and had a. 01101 and coffee after a. hard six hours’ grind ovel those Extension papers, and I tried to per- suade you to come to London with me you are. How odd it all is! How did you happen to come, and whatever did give you this incredxble start ‘3 ’ “ (\l. -'-â€"‘L ‘ A v -v nuJ DUAL. “ Dear me, it is stunning, now is n’t it ? Why, it ’3 just three months today Since we went to the Miners’ restaugantâ€"” “ No ; the What Cheer.” “ Right, it was the W there at two in the morning, and had a. chop and coffee after a. hard six hours’ grind over chose Extension papers, and I tried to per- suade you to come to London with me, ‘ md offered to get leave of absence fox. you ind new all vonr ”mum- _, ,. . hat Cheer; Went “ Well, well, well, this is a surprise. Once or twice I’ve seen your name coupled with the nickname, but it never occurred to me that you could be the Henry Adams re- ferred to. Why, it isn’t six months since you were clerking away for Blake Hopkins in Frisco on a. salary, and sitting up nights on an extra allowance, helping me arrange and verify the Gould and Curry Extension ‘ papers and statistics. The idea. of your i being in London, and a vast millionaire, and a colossal celebrity 2 Why, it’s the Arabian l Nights come again. Man, I can’t take it in j at all ; can’t realize it ; give me time to ' settle the whirl in my head.” I “ The fact is, Lloyd, you are no worse oil" I than I am. Ican't realiâ€"m 31- "u.--” ” , “-v _vuuu 91v “1|;le WCL'U 1 over, Hastings caught sight of me, and came straight with cordially outstreched hand; then stopped short when about to shake, and said with an embarrassed look : “I beg your pardon, sir, I thoughtI knew you.” “ Why, yOu do k_now me, old fellow.” l 5‘ \Y_- I ‘6 fl- . .. wuwwxc acquence: ‘ "“7“ ’.“““ “‘7 “la-I” blame me 1 étruck home 1 never discovered i havmg neerd a. word Of a. story wl} rted up the outside row again, I lasted whxle we walked three m1 have lost the game every time, I Just sat down then, hke . . it! did the same, she being in just- , {ellow lie wee, and told It all over on, you see: anti consequently l bynopsnzed, 1t- amounbed to this : or cared {0 won- ‘ come to England w1th whathe thou ’ la. grand opportunity ; he had an “ to sell the Gould and Curry Exter erâ€"--I did indeedâ€"told her '1 g the “ locators” of it, and keep all I and sheâ€" ll she blushed till 1’ get over '31. million dollars. He had L“; I --- - V 7 The moment t! of it,‘ cimnting the by, I couldn’t even say without adding, “My, »k 3” and she would say four, fifteen six, and lee : and consequently 1 out, or cared to won- wish to know anything nL L- ‘ represented merely a. much ; but I stood for sed to yield. In the ed a}: dukes not, royal, not] nâ€"â€" A 7 THE £1,000,000 BANK-NUTE. he uses, and give {701: ‘ceeded in making [(1 not listen tome, , and you could n’t; usual civilities were I am, indeed. my nickname ; a breath, By Mark Twain. uuc cum. snudders. It; scared me broad awake, and made me comprehend that I was standing on a. half-inch crust, with a crater underneath. I didn’t; know I had been dreamingâ€"that is, I hadn’t been n.1- ]-_3 5 Were my doubts dissipated? Was my confidence restored? You may judge by p this fact ; privately I raised my salary to twelve hundred the first year on the spot. But didn’t tell her ; I saved it for a. sur- prise. ; “Let me just stand here a. little and look [ my fill 1 Dear me it ’s a palace; it ’s just a 9 palace ! And in it everything a body could desire, including cozy coal fire and supper standing ready. Henry, it doesn’t mere- ly make me realize how rich you are; it makes me realize, to the bone, to the mar- row, how poor I amâ€"â€"how poor I am, and how miserable, how defeated, routed, anni- hilated !” Plague take it! this language gave me the cold shudders. It scared me broad awake, and made me nnmnrnl‘And .1.-4. 7 ‘-_ --wvvv- word of truth in what 3 go with you. Maybe i to expect other people eygs.” o, H. vv-IUU, uuu. 1'. muue me reel a little less confident; than I had been feel. ing before : but it gave me a good idea, and I brought it frankly ou_t._ c: D..-;:- J _ .........v w ouuuv uOWl‘l f again. \Vhy, she laughed herself lame, ‘ she did indeed; I never saw anything like it. I mean I never saw a. painful storyâ€"a. story of a. person‘s troubles and worries and fearsâ€"produce just that kind of effect be- fore. So I loved her all the more, seeing she could be so cheerful when there was n‘t anything to be cheerful about; for I might soon need that kind of wife, you know, the way things looked. Of course I told her we slinnlrl Inn"- 4.- __v, ,. - , a you’re the only man iii Jae bean. \Vill you do it ‘3 W'on’t how'fsygak out, my boy.” a. miflionfand my passage home n ’ 1 Don't, don’t; refuse 2” came with a rush, and we ‘ook, and shock till our hands Ie didn’t blame me for not a. word of a. story which had 7e walked three miles. He , .. ‘LA_ I: ) him, aid his 0pfi6£ end of the month. In (I. Then he jumped save me 3 You can A! ‘ -~uv n what you sayi,wlr);1% still 1‘17 Maybe it wi}! tfaach » you not ‘--_‘ , to look wigh yd};- her, and I would .8 a. minute and :1. 3e to settle dOWn led herself lame, saw anything like laps, he has said you have: in 3our gift that he d take ; in as hurt as--’ “My darling' .â€"is that your _-- JV“ ULJ- _ She walked to my man, got; up in bislap, put; her arm around his neck, andkissed him right on the mouth. ’l‘hen the two old gen- tlemen shouted with laughter, but I was dumfounde’i, just petrified, as you may say, Portia said : .."--~ ~uuv UHU. “ Hedrivl’m ashamed of ydu. You don’t half thank the good gentleman. May I do it for you ‘2” “ Indeed you shall, dear, if you can im- prove it. Let us see you try.” ‘ C"..- __â€"7'|L " ‘ “ WEN,” I said, “I’m just as grateful as I can be, but really I don’t want one.” “ But, you can have the very choicest one in my gift. ” “Thanks again, with all my heart - I don’t; evenly-ant that; one.” , but r ' 7 V °'--. ' l “ But wzit. wait 1 The situation, know. I want to give you the situat said myrmon. But; now Portia’s turn was come to be sur- prised . Her eyes were spread wide, and she said : l “ Henry, is that really your money ‘.’ Have you been fibbing to n‘e ?” ‘ “ I have indeed. dearie. But you’ll for- givcme, I know.” She put up an arch pout, and said : “ Don’t you be so sure. You are a. naughty thing to deceive me so !" “ Oh, you’ll get; over ‘it, sweetheart, 1 you’ll get over it; it was only fun, you“ know. Come, let’s be going.” “ Dul- nu\:L -..-_'L l I‘IV! _ -‘- -.. yuan “ Come, this is astonishing 1 It’s i ble, man I" “Never mind, I’ll prove it. Don't my Word unsupported." c n I 7"... unwtltlcu Aoel on the back. “Now what do you say, brother '3” “I say he did survive, and I’ve lost {twenty thousand pounds, I never would have believed it. . “ I’ve a. further report to make," I said, “ and apretty long one. I want you to let me come soon, and detail my whole month’s history : and I promise you it’s worth hearing. Meantime, take a. Iook at that.” “ What, man ! Certificate of deposit for £200,000 ‘2 Is it yours ?" “ Mine. I earned it by thirty day‘s judicious use of that: littlerlo'm you let me I have. And the only use 1 made of it was I to buy trifles and offer til? 1_)ill in,°_llaf‘ge. h “ (innxn QkIn :p. --L-_., “I’ve won I” he shouted, and Abel on the back. “Now what- d< brother '3” __ --r:nu.~ In). And I introduced them to her, and 0 them by name. It didn’t surprise them : knew I would know enough to consul xdirectory. They seated us, and were polite to me, and very solicitous to re her from embarrassment, and put he ‘much at her ease, as they could. I‘h said : “We are glad to hear it,” said my .1 “for now we can decide the bet which brother Abel and I made. If you have for me. you shall have any situation in gift. Have you the million-pound note “Here it is, sir,” and I handed 1' him. ' “It’s all right gentlemen; she future stay and hcl_pma.te.” A‘JT: -wâ€"u vtvl “tux" 3 \Ve were rhshered in b; that same servant, and there they were, the two old gentlemen. Of course they were surprised to see that wonderful creature with me, but I said : you b you be atreid. J ust kee ’ these locks and trust; to me. “’11 all come ' ing up her courage all the way. 1 She kept; pleading with me, and saying: “Oh, please remember that if we ask for 'I too much we may get no salary at all - , and! then what W111 become of us, with no way J in the world to earn our living 1’" I II"! “Henry, Henry, you’ll ruin us I" “Don’t you be these locks and trus out. right.” a fraid. Just keep up t; to me. It’ll all come ‘ Meantime I spent all my evenings at the minister’s with Portia. I didn’t say a word to her about the mine ; I saved it for a. surprise. We talked salary : never any- thing but salary and love : sometimes love, sometimes salary, sometimes love and salary together. And my ! the interest the minister’s wife and daughter took in our little afl'air, and the endless ingenuitiesthey invented to save us from interruption, and tn Loan OLA n:_:_L_, - ..---- “y uuu. ulcu uuu. Then ho lay there, perfectly happy, saymg : “I may use your name 1 Your name-â€" think of it ! Man, they’ll flock in droves, these rich Londoners ; they’ll fight for that stock ! I’m a made man, I’m a. made man forever, and I‘ll never forget you as long as a I live I” In less than twenty-four hours London was abuzz ! I hadn’t anything to do, day; after day, but; sit at home, and say to all { comers : “Yes; I told him to refer to me. I know the man, and I know the mine. His character is above reproach, and the mine is worth far more than he asks for it.” I - _. .. .v.. .. uvvu u; uuy uuuca; I can keep my capital moving, in a. com- mercial center like London without: that: it’s what I’m at, all the time ; but here is what I’ll do. I know all about that mine, ; of course ; I know its immense value, and can swear to it if anybody wishes it. You shall sell out inside of the fort night for three millions cash, using my name freely, and we’ll divide, share and share alike.” , Do you know, he would have danced the ‘ furniture to kindling-wood in his insane joy, and broken everything on the place, if I hagn’t tripped him up and tied him. i ,, w___ -- .hvul. ." "no 115111: on the point of coming out With the words, “Lloyd, I’m a. pauper myselfâ€"absolutely penniless, and in debt 1” But wit-ha. white- hot idea. came flaming through my head, and I gripped my jaws together, and calmed myself down till I was as cold as a. capita- list. Then I said, in a commercial and self- ‘ possessed way : “ I willsave you, Lloydâ€"” ‘ “ Then I’m already saved 1 God be mer- ciful to you-forever ! If ever I-<-” “ Let me finish, Lloyd. I will save you, but not in that way ; for that would not be fair to you, after your hard work, and the risks you’ve run. I don’t need to buy mines; f T 0.1" l")nv\ u.-- _, ,, n embarrassment, and put her as 5 her ease, as they could. I‘hen I J Llemen, I am ready to report." are glad to hear it,” said my man, ‘ ' ' 1 my ; Abel and I Maria T; "A" L A I was in a. kind éf agdny. .I was right on A “AI'nO- A: --___, ,, "‘ "‘J made. If you have won re any situation in my million-pound note ‘."’ ’ and I handed it to V twenty-four hours London] Ldn’t, anything to do, day it at home, and say to all { him to refer to me. I md I know the mine. His 'e reproach, and the mine 3 than he asks for it.” ent all my evenings at the Portia. I didn’t say a.’ l: glxe gnine ; I saved it for ‘ven’t a situation ; and I feel just to make,’ I said, I want you to let my whole month 3 you it’s worth a. 100k at that.” papa ‘3" _ n: _ you Sltuatxon,” Don‘t take i‘y . never any- I There is sufficient; evidence to show that sougetimes love English railway rates, if they have not; been 5 love and salag; I so‘high 95‘ torinfierfgre _with the natural de- '. and called consult th'c were very to relieve irreredi. slapped id as a capita. arcial and ad‘- God be max- 11 save you, would not be ork, and the 0 buy mines; g, in a com- ithout that: ;but here 18 L LL- A. ___:,, n‘rn-_A my : th_ey mercury known as cortosxve sublimater ~[Chamher 8 Journal. ‘ tions for sale, which has the merit of not putting in motion the hardy and uncertain machinery of the law. Immediately be- neath the objectionable advertisement they --_--..._vu VL Ullcll' to 5. place of safety they found th 374 persons they had started witl‘ survived. Sixty two of those who ished were political prisoners. Amc lost were Madame Lazarov, six otl engand four children. {Russian Convicts on the Way to Siberia l Oven-taken by a Snowstorm. ! Details have been received at St. Peters- - ' burg of a sad loss of life among a band of , convicts bound for the prisons of Siberia. f The band numbered in all three hundred i and seventy-four persons, including a. large {number of persons sentenced to exile for ipolitical crimes. In accordance with the1 l custom the convicts were marching to their 1 various destinations. They had spent the l night in Tomsk, \Vestern Siberia, and con- i tinned their journey early in the morning. , '3 ‘1 snowstorm was prevailing, and when six I hours’ march from Tomsk the storm had; become so severe that all the roads were! obliterated. Chained tagether, the convicts j struggled on until gradually the weaker ones I fell in the deep snow, dragging the stronger I ones down with them. Despite the efl‘orts ‘ of the Cossack guards the exhausted people could make no attempt to save themselves I and. they were abandoned to;free7.e to death, “ while the others were driven forward, those I ' in charge of them hoping to get them in shelter. The storm continued to increase} in violence, and the travellingbecame worse and worse. Now and then prisoners would drop by the wayside, where they would soon be covered by the rapidly falling and ‘ drifting snow. When the guards managed to get what few remained of their charges 6 s to a place of safety they found that of the i r 374 Persons they had started with only 91 l i‘ survived. Ring in”. A: it--. . . _ i J l I _s_-. Of what use are these unique facilities if 1 the traders cannot afford to pay for them ‘2 The marginiavailable for railroad freight and for profits is a. constantly diminishing one in all industries alike, and in many. 5 cases traders can hardly afford a. half- ‘I penny ton-mile rate, where twice that ; amount would have been little felt a few {years ago. The exploitation of manufac- l turing capital and technical knowledge is re- l ceiving a. smaller return, while that of the means of distribution appears to suffer no diminution. It is not unnatural under these condi- tions, that the traders should have become 1 dissatisfied, and should "have insisted, as! they did, upon Parliament seriously grap- l pling with the whole question of railway powers and charges, with a. view to mak- 4 ing rough places plain and crooked paths} straight. ‘ _-.., .... "my“; um L'cvn'al l f of the W‘hole c5551 system of the country, I ,in active compeution with railway lines. The railways again {lead the high efficiency ! ! of the sgrvice they render, and for this. no I ,VJ ....... , a...“ nu. cum, no doubt, they are entitled to all praise, but, to use an aphorism of the late Lord Beacons- field, you are not likely to allay the pangs of hunger by regaling your guest with a. bottle of 'Mamschino. So as to Know What You so high as to interfere with the natural de- velopment of a trade that has in past years enjoyed redundant prosperity, have at any rate been notably higher than the average rates charged on foreign railways. And not only so, but while the rates on other systems have been more or less reduced of late years, English railway rates have re- mained comparatively unaltered. DA 1,, A ' - . “1ry meâ€"oh, do, I beg of you! Only I I .lllSt try me thirty or 4’"orty years, and ifâ€"" I . “Oh, Well, all right ; it’s but a. little l thing to ask. Take her along. ” Happy. we too? There ’re not words 'enough in the unabrldged to describe it. And when London got the whole history, a day or two later, of my month's adventures with that bank-note, and how they ended, 31le London talk, and have agood time? es. My Portia‘s papa took that friendly and hospitable bill back to the Bank of Englan and cashed it; then the Bank canceled it and made him a present of it, and he gave it to us at our wedding, and it has always ‘ hung in its frame in the sacredest place in our home, ever since. For it gave me my Portia. But for it I could not have remain- ed in London, would not have appeared at the minister's, never should have met her. And so I always say, “Yes, it’s a. million- pounder as you see : but it never made but I one purchase in its life, and then got the 1 article for only about a tenth part of its -â€"[The Century. ‘ NEARLY 300 PERIsHE-D you ‘3” “Yes : he’s my steppapa, and the dearest one that ever was. You understand now, don’t; you, why I was able to laugh when You told me at the minister’s, not knowing my relationships, what trouble and worry papa s and Uncle Abel’s scheme was giving than '1” Bnelish Railroad Rageâ€"s- who had'per. Among those : other wom. 'ake- ~ -; uer, uscar Luagnersen. a Swede : J. Jorgen- em _ a . sen, a German, and a seaman named Mar- nght i tin. hing “ We started from‘ Palmyra Island in coma $311?- pany about 7 in the morning, having only a _ . five gallons of water for the two boats. The that f island is only forty miles from the reef, but few 1' the current and tide were so strong that we Effie" \ were trying for nine days to make headway $113“ 1 against them, but couldn’t. \Ve drifted to the the westward, so I resolved to put back to 1‘ “0 the bark. We sufl‘ered greatly through . want of water, and we had barely enough “(11' l to moisten our tongues, which were swollen )me land dry. v as l “ We found the bark settling down and rap ‘ the water washing over her, so we got my aboard quickly and put some canned goods. 151" . biscuit, and water into the ‘boats. W ' - Lths ,5 ged the boats with canvas and then started again for Palmyra Island. \Ve tried for two days to make headway, but the heavy swell and wind baffled us. Thinking l would lose sight of the mate's boat, I told “a . him to steer ior Honolulu, and I steered for here myself. \Ve lost sight of the other *rs- boat and have had heavy gales ever since. of ~ I have only had an hour's sleep at a time n during the day, and have never lain down. 'ed At night the spray came over, wetting us we 5 all to the skin, and in the day we dried our {Zr {clothes in the sun, if there was any. The he men have been quiet and uncomplaining. =ir even though on short allowance of food and he water, and, thankgoodness ! we lost nobody n- from our boat. It was a terrible experi- ence. though, the worst I have met with igx ' during fourteen years of seafaring. Id 1’ “ After we passed the island of Maui we struck a storm and the boat half filled with ts water. W e thought then it was all over es after passmg through so many other dan- ” gers, but we managed to bail her out-and keep her right. The first vessel we saw In smce we struck. twentv.eicht acme M... Madge_.“ Do You Prefer biomle "N113" Beatrice-4“No; I prefer 01-; {obi-4'01? old and plenty of gold 1" [.1 Drunken Miner Murders llis “1n: and I Sister-in-law. and mm a Babe. A despatch from Albia, Ia., says :â€"A ; shocking tragedy has just occurred at Him- ; man, a. mining town near this place. Will- iam Frazier was a. drunken miner living with his wife and babe at Carbondale. A few days ago, on account of Frazier's drunken- ‘ ness, his Wife, taking her babe, left him 51nd went to Hiteman to stay with her sister, Mrs. Smith.‘ On Monday evening,r Frazier came to this place and yesterday morning he went to Hiteman. He walked into tlm ‘ Smith house and without a. word plunged a knife into his wife’s heart, killing her almost instantly. Mrs. Smith, hearing the dis- turbance in the room, was coming from the kitchen, when Frazier, with the cry of 4‘ demon, sprang upon her, driving his knife to the hilt in her breast. She died in a few minutes. Frazier then nearly‘severcd 0136 leg from the bocly of the child and cut I!» in other places. Frazier was captured twa’ miles from here and’ lynched by a mob of miners. strong westerly current there, and I guess we were going about five knots an hour with all sail set. { " Five minutes after she struck she be- ‘ gan to break up,and I ordered the boatsour ! We lowered the two boats. I took charge of one and First Mate Harry Miller took the other. In my boat there were, besides my wife and myself, Second Mate C. Brown and Seaman \V. Carloon (both Swedes), Cabin Boy \V. Hayden of Liverpool, 'F.‘ _ Veller the cook, who is a German, and E. " Everson, a. Norwegian sailor» The mate's boat contained a. German sailor named_§.9.§-» - der, Oscar Magnersen, c1, Swede : J. Jorgen- sen, a. German, and a seaman named Mar- tin. “I haven’t had my clothes off for twenty- eight days,” said Capt. Peterson when seen i at the hotel. He was hollow-cheeked and ‘> unshaven and looked indeed as if he had suffered both mentally and physically. “The Lady Lampson,” he said, “ was from Sydney, and we were bound to this port with 600 tons of coal for Wilder 8: Co. We 1- left Sydney last November and were forty- four days out when the vessel struck. We had had bad weather near Fiji, having been in a hurricane for twenty~four hours. but after that we had fine north-east winds until we got near Palmyra Island, when the weather became dirty. It was 5:3 o’clock on the morning of Jan. 16 when we struck, I had not had an observation for two days. The night had been dark and stormy. but the water was smooth then. I knew I was to the east of the island, and that there was a sunken reef somewhere around. I was on deck myself, and had two men on the lookout aloft. There is a strong westerly current there, and I guess coma get nourishment and a. little rest. The Kanakas lent willing hands to help the waifs of the ocean into hacks and car- riages,and they werequickly driven to where they could command attention. The little boat in which .7 they had jom-neyed over ‘ 1,000 miles became an object of interest for hundreds of people. It was partly decked with caanas,a.nd strips of the same materiail1 had been stretched above the gunwale on either side to prevent her being, swamped. ‘ In the boats were a couple of nearly empty 1 water kegs and a small quantity of biscuit and canned goods. “T Ln..-_3s LA I . .. -- , to the boats. He was very weak, and spoke in a. whisper, at the same time beg- ging that his wife be taken where she could get nourishment and a. little rest. "1L- 1' The men were sunburned, leaden eyed, and list-less. Their heads drooped, and it. was with difficulty that they would be got: to speak, but Capt. Peterson told in a. few words that the Lady Lampson had been wrecked at night on a. reef near Talmyra Island when forty-fourdays out from Syd- ney, and the crew were com pelledrto take in. H..- I.-.“ 11- - a"”‘" 7" "Wâ€"“H' fie. Whife the occupants of the frail craft. were not entirely without provisions during their long battle with the element-s, the ef- ‘ fects of short commons and lack of sleep and shelter were palpably apparent. Mrs, Peterson, who was clad in a' thin black gown,was worn nearlyto a shadow, and her strength failed her completely as she was lifted trom the boat and taken to an hotel. GRUEL BUTCHER? ‘rflnrdslnp on Que Pacllr. Capt. Peterson of the bark LadyLsmpson, his wife, and five seamen arrived in Honolu- lu recently in an emaciated condition. They came in an open boat- only eighteen {~35 long, and reported that they had been twenty-eight days tossing about on the I’m-j. fie. While the occupants of the frail craft. A Woman One oflhe Sum-rem ofa TWENTY-EIGHT DAYS IN A SKIE to stay with her sis-tar, Monday evening Frazier . and yesterday morning an: He walked into the indeed as if he had [y and physicaily. he said, “ was from bggnd to this port vessel struck. 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