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Poetry by t tesau.
She was the prettiest girl, 1 ween,
That mortal eye had ever seen ;
Her name was Anabel Christine,
• Her cheeks were smoothed with vase.
line
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Her bgan s were curled with bandoline,
Ber teeth were brushed with tine deo.
tine,
Her face was brushed with ;coaline,
,;ler gloves were ()leaned with gasoline,
Sha wore a dress of grenadine,.
Looped o'er a skirt of brrillianteen ;
Her petticoats were bombazine,
Her foot was shod with kid bottine,
Her wounds were healed with cosmoli:ae.
She sailed away from Muscatine
In a ship they called a brigantine
Tr1l, hey rerted ached gayh a Rep blit Argen-
tine,
Wh ere they were married by a dean,
An d lived on oleomargarine;
Also the mild, tin clad sardine,
And did disturb the Boston bean
When bode..
Salt. pork they ate both fat and lean,
When garnished round .with parsley complain of—though nobody dta corn,
green ;
Likewise ye lobster coraline,
...IInisI ort they lived like king h lemons sliced its form to screen,
...In
In manhood's pride and beauty's sheen ;
For
looks and there
mage were?hing serene,
Be wore a coat of velveteen.
She kept her parlor neat and clean,
• Her favorite color was aniline..
•; She rooked the cradle by machine,
And named the baby Josephine.
' Yet never was a brighter scene .
Theo when that girl? at sweet sixteen,,
entered the room with haughty mien.
an •ifvitatian wllioh he gave me, to (fess, without some amallinisgiving that
encs& some of the leading, trail.esreen of, I made up my mind.'te en*nunter him
ngle
the place at the principal inn later an he�hou�d at ,anhanded,
oe s �bm�tdlae�or am°re
that
in file evening,.'
I made a, comfortable bat somewhat force was used he a meed by(fume.`
er at the Wrekin Arms, and dtately grapltug With
(cite Jinn h I m a Dev
had abundant leisure to smoke. a quiet
pipe or two before the parlor company
began to assemble. My introduction
being duly wade,I must say that I met
with a truly hospital reception.
Vanity apart, I have no doubt that
to• the tradesmen of the dull place it
was no small excitement to find them' ante ()nisi was powerful enough,
selvea on neighborly terms with one of my lie was unskilled ; no had
the Bow street of<icers,.whose fame even but
thanh e greater amount of strength ;
now extends. an over the country, but but I had endurance, and could wait
who were a great deal more looked up
days that I speak of; Dick. my opportunity' After several des.
ensin. ave yperate attem is on his part to. get me
enshaving then riveted the attention.own, d chance offered of which I in -
the
of the reading public everywhere on
ane his doings. A stoutly availed myself --a dexterous
pleasantteetive bask -throw,. and over he went flat,
. evening was spent, and I had and with a stunning crash measured
an attentive.audience when I told one
of m best stories ; the cnty thing to his length on the floor. Before he
y could ' recover from the effects of the
fall.. I was free from his grasp and he
was at our mercy.
In a Minute or two he was all right,
and, . holding up his :ands, said ;--I
give in.. You're a something plucky
fallow, or you couldn't have done it so.
neatly.
The handcuffs' were adjusted, and
both myself and . prisoner bade the•
governor goodbye; thanks being added
on my part for his attentions. When,
we reached the prison,entrance, I did
not like the looks of things at all.
There waita considerable craved gather.
ed and among them some' . very ugly.
looking • customers who'seemed as if
they would not mind a scrimmage in
the least. Seeing how things looked
and bent on making sure of my man,I
unlocked his right hand. and secured'
him to my own left wrist. 1 bad not
many yards to go to reach my vehicle
and: I made a show of meeting the
scowling and threatening countenances
around me • with as easy an air as
possible; end this .1 found • it all the
less difficult. to do when I discovered
in the crowd some of 'thy'entertainers
of the previous eveningwhose presence
gave me a certaia sense; of safety. On
( reachini the rap, I whisperingly asked
the warder in charge if he could drive;
in answered in the affirmative,
and being
I told him to mount and take the reins.
In a moment 1 had my prisoner in'
and off we went at a rattling pace.
When fairly clear of the town, and.
past all apparent risk of danger,( again
secured both hands of my involuntary
travelling. companion, and dismissing'
the warder I took the reins myself.
Jones sat perfectly quiet; and quite
resigned to his fate. Before, however,
we had gone far,he turned abruptly to
me and remarked
You were in a precious funk when
we got outside the prison; and I fancy
you had half.a mind to call upon, the
warders to guard me to the trap.
Igo, I replied, I cannot admit that
I was in any bodily fear ; and, besides
there were some of the townsmen in
the crowd who would have come to my
help, I have no doubt, had there been
any occasion.
I can tell you,. you were in more i
danger than you mayhap counted on,
rejoined the prisoner.There were
pals, of mine in that crowd who had
come for the express purpose of rescue;
and had I only but given the word you
would have had a rough time of itabe-
fore
e-
f0
h t 1 was over.
d served in soup tureen.
1,4.414
By birth • am ()rehire roan,
and from;a part of,the country closely 'say during tbe remainderreached the town where
herdering on Oornwall. In my young,: In due time we r a ere
er days I bad engages in many a We were to take the rail ; •but tong
match and was by no means fore the time for the* train startinged
wrestling aquai drove up to tht, inn where T had unacquainted. with ilio.. Cornish hug the landlord
and other dodges` of those whotuat for a private .rw the vehicle, oomski ushered donee,
the athletig sport. � swan foundinto it. • •
When we were alone and in no dan-
ger of being .interrupted, I enter'
,ed freely into conversation with.the
poor wretch. I frankly pointed out to
him that ,my duty ,was not by any
means an agreeable one even to myself;
but that I would be glad to• Disko
things as pleasant as possible for him
White we had to bear each other's com-
pany, Trust me ave a man and behave
like a man, you shall have a man's
month
tion that I bad the key in my
AU the while ; and I would certainly
Have swallowed it sooner than let any
one of your chums get possession iof
it.
My prisoner was evidently .dulnd.
founded and had bub little more to
the beer was finithed, and the pipe
awaked out, he pat Mut hie bend, took
mine and burst into tears, I have
been treated like a wild heart for years,
he exclaimed with batterneee ; but.
you are a ?ran and have'ehown Inc the
kindness of a brother, 1 will never ►
forget you 1 The fierce outca Mof
society was subdued, Without the
preceding display ot force there would'
probably have been no ground to work
upon ; but. I think I may venture to
say that the sue lending show of con
fidenae and kindness was called for to
made the subjection complete.
He held out both hands of his own
accord for me to put oft the handcuffs,
and we drove oil to Bow street, I may
just add that I never saw Jones again.
Ile got some very lengthened terra ge
penal servitude, toward the end of
•
which, as I learned quite accidentally,
he died of heart disease.
plain—was that the sitting was pre -
longed to rather a. late hour consider-
ing the work before me for next
morning. to the.
In Good time I drove up
county jail, and leaving. my vehicle in
charge. of a warden who was on the
he
look out for me I was quickly . i
presence of the governor. We were in
the reception room of the prison ; and
after a few minutes talk the order was
given for the production of tbe indivi.
A y"ELSB ADVENTURE. dual whom I had come to take charge
We aBow•etrect clover: of. Presently. he entered the apart.
long the tit went with a lively step and a jaunty
in other experiences of life, Y in instant to
Among y i-air,.which changed
it bas been my lot to bold the position methng very like a look.of dismay
cf sergeant in the metropolitan police when he found me with. the governor.
force. ' •I was stationed on Bow street,- Ti was plainly evident that he had
and was one of ;a very small nu
tuber
d the, guessed my characterin an instant and
that he as clearly understood the
errand I had. come on.
Here is your discharge, Jones, and
come things. belonging to you, kindly
observed the governor.. But I am
sorry for your sake that I have to tell
you this officer is here with a warrant
to take you to London; and as go you
must, 1 would earnestly desire you to
go quietly, aa`being best for you in the
long -run.
of officers to whom was delegate
isms.
bac " duty of =attending at those pr
throughout the country where it was
necessary to re•apprebend criminals
about to be discharged, but against
. whom warrants were' issued in the
Home Office on account of their being
Mex
in Z
vin[
rail%
vice
hops • m
tion; wanted to answer for other misdeeds,
imagined,.
nidi{ ' The task, as may be readily imaRi
• may
mitt
oohs}
Lang
Hon
t'certa'
the fi
er ofa
-vast
was sometimes�one of no small danger;
and a brisk and active life we led at
all times, for there was work enough
to keep ids pretty well always on the
move. It was a life ot excitement sad
not without attractions- for'those
who
were possessed of an adventurous spirit
such as I fancied I did possess in a
very great degree at 'that period of my
o life,
Talk's cheap, ut .when .it's basked
up by. a picture of the hard cash of a
financially responsible firm, or cone.
any of worldwide reputation for fair
treatment. Act like's dog and „ yo,i end
will have to be treated like a dog, was
the conclusion of my brief but empathic t:
address.
He seemed pleased, though in a
surly sort of way,.1 must confess with
what I said to him, but still he looked
so far softened as to encourage me to
dd that if he would pledge me his
in tht
One day I had a summons to the
),Ins at
, his hl.
ped•
presence of the chief magistrate, who
I will not give in, said Jones sud-
denly and hoarsely, while there' was a
twinkle in his eye that foreboded
mischief. The Bow -street Bobbie, he
continued, knows he has no right to
grab ' me inside the prison,;• tet him
come.outside and try and take me.
We know there are: a lot of roughs
outside, and among them very likely.
some of your old pals; whom we sus-
pect to.be waiting for no good purpose;
and therefore, remarked the governor,
we think we have a good excuse for
stretching the law•a bit. Once morel
,would counsel you the let the officer
'Put on the bracelets, and spare• us the
necessity of having to. use force.
criminal of considerable no ' Sones' answer wa9sn oath of defiance
*chose presence was most "particularly 1
in re uest, on account of some flagrant which it is not necessary I should write
q dowp, and which he had no sooner
misdeeds that the authorities could on utterance to than, at a nod from
' „\ icer utte
no account overlook, I ales ascertain g
ed that he was a powerful and rather
es
desperate character, 'h'nd that I i
note pount on the capture being an
easy one. But'I knemethat in case of
need I could arrange with the .prison
authorities for assistance, and that if I
once got the derbies (hand.cuffal fairy
on 1.. might count the' worst of the job
over
It was the spring time •of, the year,
somewhat raw and gusty, but.not by
y bad, travelling weather on
word to make no attempt at escape I alone—^sold on trial, 58 Dr. Ptem
would relieve, him of the handcuffs I Golden Medical Discovery. .n sc 1
while we were not°under public obser-If it • doesn't"do good in ski , a p
would treat him, .as a friend 1 and, scrofulous aiseaaes—anti" pulmon-
votion,and
until he passed oilt of my custody: Be ary consumption is only lung-sorof,ula.
'once respond to my offer ; —just let its Makers `know an get
d not at P r mons back.
aid your y
honorable dealing, it means bust -
cgs. '
Now, there are scores of sarsapar.
illas and other blood -purifiers, all
cracked up to be the best, purest, most
peculiar and wonderful, but'bear in
mind (for your own sake), there's
only
one guaranteed blood•p
remedy for torpid liver and all diseases.
that cone from bad blood.olitar and
That oto --standing y
but after a minute or.two0f thought
he answered in a hearty tone that had
a :truthful. ring.about it : 1'11 do it.
Presently he .added You deserve the
pledge ; and I'll keep'it. I like a fel-
low that shows' pluck, and you ha'fe.,
shown plenty of it today, both *lien
you laid me on my back ---and . it's not
mauy could do that --but also when you
marched :me . through :among my pale
with such a bold front, and they a doz'
en to one against you.
Off came the , bracelets in a ?wink.
that l- put into my hand a warrant that would
city.? take me down into the heart of a min-
i
his r® ing locality somewhere in Wales. • I,
min-
' West,: purposely avoid t�,eing more definite.
Come
From the,inguiries T made I learned
that;the individual whom it would be
my duty to king up to London was a
toriety,
Mt;
day a
see b
Leect
Bev
part
Bev
:preach
teristl
Wing:
will
the B
local
has x
tutve 1
very`,
jet C
noel
o the
,sat the
he 1
urcl
ld it
et of1
Talk's cheap, but to back a poor
medicine, or a common one,; by selling
it on trial, as "Golden Medical Discov-
ery" is sold, 'would bankrupt the largest
:fortune.
Talk's cheap, but only ° Discovery"
is guaranteed.
ctr.nlatlois the Tbia'.
Men, like money, must circulate. If
money is stored away in. a strong box
the dollars Will not breed.pounds. So
with the business man. If he buries
himself he will. not partake' of the fat"
are of the land. Both must pass round.
1
ling ; and as there was leisure to spare He of the store, shop or mill who does
i ordered'a plain but substantial din. not keep -in touch with lits fellows is
ole and took care that there shouldknew a dead weight on the neck of: progress; ''?.-
plenty :of good beer, which I i He is satisfied to glean after of)lrs `'
ItIPERA
CONDUCTED ET
The Salol
I've dared yon in tl
I've dodged you,
Oa, find the law 11
And will not Ins
scorn your Prob1
. Your Sabbaths 1',
p'or greed is stamp'
And gold's my b1
I nee will ask for,
An .1 peer will
. But 'll swim my
Till I oink bene(,
It Hurts
would be the greatest treat to my
charge. After dinner came a pipe or
two, which my man enjoyed prodig-
iously • - and 'that there
reap, so long hs he profits by the
harvest. He will not lead or be led.
If pushed he falls. The wind of the ,
I took care
rushers takes; his breath away. So.
should be ample store of tobacco for l
he' rubs along in the old row with
the journey with a modest flask of . the antique; implements --a speck on
spirits to cheer the way ; for I had no the business track, a clam on the '
objections to the good things of life sands of the trade sea. Ile won't
myself and. I meant my companion to come out of his shell ; no, not he.
have all the comfort I could afford When the tido comes he'll ride with
while he remained with me. the rest, and that's all he wants. His
I had,of course, to put on the brace business goes alongin tbe same groove.
lets again and we marched to the No new notices for him; no trimmings
station ; and, as I was known to the for his trade; no noise while he sleeps;
guara,a hint from me was sufficient to no fresh paint on his old sign. He
procure a compartment all to ourselves never gent around anions' his neigh -
by the simple process °Mocking: as in. bore.. lie's out of touch W tlt the I le
The conversation of my, travellinsi com• that; came' since he went to steels. He
panion was not without a melancholy won't rub his ?'yes and wake up: to the
interest, for he was a trait• who had demands of the present, Oh, no.
Wasted many .years, end small, , n
in an ',.Clic`"ttow.n was bib enough when he:
amount of energy and ability, came, and further growth means
unavailing War. against society.
1 re4. nothing so far as hp's donoerned. So
member thinking at the time' what he sticks to the same street every dt
splendid soldier the fellow would have —tuts old path, the old people. Non
made' in a hot canapai;;n, for he had of ybiar tuoderu, progreasivs young
herrn noted throughout his career for chs s for Juin. He is blinded by Self,
plenty of dash 'and enterprise, which and will see not; . he is deafened by
had latterly degenerated into some,.Greed, and will hear not; he is.ptraly.
thing like a sullen ferocity, • zed by Dignity, and will feel not ; he
We reached London punctual to our 1 is benumbed by Fogyism, and will talk
not. He le is back number,and should
tie turned down,
the governor he wee ht the clutches of
two of the warders.
Though a little taken by surprise,
the prisoner was not placed et any dia-
adeentage, for he, struck out swiftly
and strongly. It was a fair up-and-
down fight which admitted of no third
party interfering.
Now one or other of the warders'was
thea
down, now the prisoner, but nal
party could boast of any decisive ado
vantage. After an ineffectual struggle
ori means a
ati hour after i of some little duration, the two assist.
Pei whole.
m Warrant and the needful auts fairly gave 10, blown, and quite
dirretsei.}�i>�g y
• a . t I was Speeding out of breath.
s for 1'n rdu e, p s stood
awry we �' and' More defiant than ever, done
away westward from Duston ; i
early in the ei ening. was. depoeited atlas it rather proud vlictory
i; little d
m II must shy tl governor
a a sinal town• a. few.miles from y ,
bait the raitway going Ito far -1 nonplussed, if not downrightly dis-
thrdestination,
.five
train bet eve
a>rk . that. It was easy for me to procure a. mtiyedPra>:e am but st llltou�h tins
' • conveyance, on my .showing vile) end thea l4
lett what I was ; and 1 drove over to the 'wiry ; 'but, et the time of which I now
B't county prison. totencling .to use the i speak . had the advantage of being in
t
vehicle next day in conveying hack
wae • at tlie�outtet,te lvras a Jones,
big and powerful
xnyse f end •capture. The drl ( who tad gone thkough many a
nota very long one and.1 arrived in, man, octad 1the Ileumlia Iris:
ala .lam twee lit toy' *MOO* rougis encounter tit itttti.
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They would not, however,.have got I time. I ha}itleuffed iriy.tlattyi, calle,l a
you, I replied, without they had • first'
wrenched off my arta to set you ;at
liberty.
Why, they could have got the key
and unloeked the derbies—couldn't
whey?
NO, I said. 1 don't. think they
could Ttave.loUnd out where 1 had hid
the key ; and feat quite acre they I going to stretch matters a little in his
would not have got it it they ha' !favor by tfeeting lihim to another drop
guessed where I had•it. (of beer and a pipe„ ,Nlieving hien of
fore
Why, where on earth did you have the bracelets, set A tankard be
ft a asked Jones with evident ornate. , liim and banded him ley tobacco pouch.
went. -. He seemed sensible of the attention
Well, I answered, just to let yon hs.' paid to him, but looked somewhat
v' ee l.Uriow ifi' adz 9n n ;l r. nMnl Qts' When
t� � �lt�l� bit •� � � , �, H ...�..._ ._.
cab and drove off from the stattou.
As we drove along, it dame into my
head that I would like to give the poor
fellow one more taste of 'freedom, how
ever brief. I told tate cabman to pull
up ata place where 1 knew we could
be privets ; .and on'oitr getting out 1
intimated to my charge that I was
I wish ;the
was done away
man sitting in'',
other day.
Don't drink,
the friend;
No, sir,.nevel
lass of.whim
ras the prompt'.
Then I don't
• hurt you, much.
be sure. But, l
hurt` '� 'you.
I don't agree
quietly.
'feu ; don't
lightly. .
No, sir. lb
I wouldn't be i'
it Hadn't.
Explain you
I am out of
Allison's facto!
True. And
last night: Y
had, been on a
not know win*,
time Lest n
be lad down
dry lumber, w
spark from it
orning there
thirty hands—
Ober—are thori
for the winter,
Well, yes,1
Mr Allison
men out of •w'
• port, trade hu
custom in: t
know that the
all beoause'on
whiskeytt I, s,
gentleman: •
far as it reach
lgluld drean
say
AnL; doffs
repeat. Doe
everywhere a,
ant destroys
other agene
time and etet
Fifty year
liquor linens(
A fine of
resident of
language on,
dose of this I
tial to a fevi
Toronto 1
in fate publi,
temperance,'
The Quell',
the Montrel
the sale of i
;;round dur
No smbkl
mss, An•i,
die edoducl,
tell the sin
a nuisance,
London,
going in fa
sale of tab
.In Peter
have brou;
the school
is tow a
c soh
lush th
d sister,
ft meant
play at go
large.hear
stern war(
save, wit(
chivalry, i
' vary helpi
Reports from Acton state that tie
deadly anthrax is still present auto%
the cattle of that district. half it
dozen animals have died within the
past three weeks, and nobody kneirk
the Cause. The cows became sick and
feverish and the "ltilk disappeared.
This was followed by oozing at the
mouth and mastrils,and 24 houre atter.
Wards by death. This puzzled the
farmers for some ttmc, ,but on exam•
ination of the tissue of one of the dead
animals it was ebowa that the disease
wastke deadly an a&