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A THRILLING FRENCH STORY. "Oh 1 you say thab because you can't
catch me.
A little white house seems asleep among "Come bank, I will give you a oake."
ihe blossoming apple -trees. It is early "That isn't true, you haven't one. You
morning, and all is light and freshness. want to make me come back,"
door opens, a man appears on the "Yes, I don't want you to stay there.
threshold, a smile on his face and an ex- The express train is comicg."
pedant look in his eyes. There is a "Oh ! I shan't let you catch me. The
movement behind the trunk of an apple- train has gone by."
tree. The man's smile grows broader, "There is another."
and from the tree, like a dryad, rushee a Instead of replying, the child Bald
charming little flaxen -haired girl, who "Run after me, papa, run."
throws heraelf, with a burst of laughter, Laurence saw there was nothing to be
into his arms, done but to run after her and take her
"May I take the little one, Celine?" out of danger. He ruched toward the
asks the father. At these words a lovely place where he heard her voice. It was
blonde, the mother of the child, made ht.r dark, and Aimee escaped him still. His
appearance. alarm inoremed. At any instant the
"Again i" she said with a shade of an- whistle of the on•ooming train might be
noyance. heard, and Laurence redoubled his ap-
"Oh 1 we share her very, fairly," maid peals. His voice was hoarse with fright,
the man, with the kindest and moat pa- the fatal moment approached, and still
ternal smile. "If you knew," he resum- the child laughed and repeated, "You
ed, "how quickly the hours pass when can't catch me." Now the whistle sound -
she is down there with me." ed. The lugubrious call paralyzed the
"Don't you think I know, when I find poor man, and he loot his head complete -
therm so long in her absence. Aimee ly. The train would have two victims if
grows more restless and troublesome he did not regain his composure. Two
every day. Ib le dangerous to let her go victims 1 It would be a catastrophe with
with you." incalculable consequences ; for a train was
"What do you mean ?" said the man, stopping at the atztton a little way ahead,
turning pale.
"I mean that I am afraid of your rail-
road, with its trains and locomotives."
"You are very foolish."
"Leave her here. I can hardly breathe
while my little girl la down there. It is
frightful to think of, but she might get
away and be killed."
"Don't talk so, Celine."
"She might run away while you are at
the switch, and if you left it to look after
her, you would fail in your duty, and
might be cause of a dreadful disaster."
"Oh, Celine, I beg of you, don't 1"
cried Laurence, who shuddered at the
idea. The young woman did not insist.
The switch -tender gradually recovered
himself. "My poor Aimee 1" he cried,
embraoingl the child frantically. "It
is too bad, Celine ; it is a shame to
frighten me so. Celine smiled, and the
conversation ended as usual with these
words from Laurence : "Yon will come
for her at noon."
Little by little their terrors faded away.
Laurence reasoned with himself
"The child," he said, is familiar with
the passage of the trains, it is true, but
she is old enough to comprehend the
danger." And his apprehension gradual-
ly vanished.
One evening, however, when he went
home he f •und he had been preceded by
the rumor e,f an accident whioh had oc-
'curred at.a neighboring station. A brake-
man had been c•ushed by au exoresa
train. Celine gdestioned her husband
while they were at supper. "Ie it true
that Simon is killed ?' she asked.
"No ;" replied Laurence, "he was in
great danger, but he escaped, thanks to
his wonderful coolness."
"Then he is not dead?" said Celine.
"No ;" and yet the whole train went
over him. When S mon saw it was too
late to save himself, he laid fiat down in
the middle of the track, ,and when the
train passed by he got up again safe and
sound. I saw him, I asked him how it
made him feel. At first, he said, when
the engine went over hint, he was very
warm, after that the time seemed long.
That wee all. You know that Simon is
not easily frightened. He is ready to go honorable soldier's life, when he had sac -
to work again," added Laurence, tran- rlficad everything to duty. He saw in
quIlly. the station the frightful accident he
But Celino's anxieties were aroused would have caused, and heard the Dries
afresh. Some time after that the hours of the wounded, the last gasps of the
of service were changed and Laurence dying. The problem was before him—
took the night section. He could no his daughter or others ? There was no
longer think of taking Aimee with him. alternative without a miracle. With as -
One evening, however, a poor woman in toniahing promptitude the sentiment of
the village was taken very i11. The doe- duty became moat powerful, and he seiz-
tor who came, wrote a preaeriptton and ed mechanically the handle of the iron
said to the neighbours he found there : bar. The stoical soldier was at this mo -
"These medicines can only be had in the ment uppermost, and effaced the father.
town, and you moat not wait for them. He pushed, hardly knowing what he did,
Let one of you go to the railway station, and the express train crossed the switch.
where there is a portable pharmacy, and On, on it went, and he could see it pass
ask the station master on my account for the station, going by as if it were happy
a little laudanum That will quiet the to escape a danger, and disappearing in
pains till you can have the prescriptions. the darkness. Duty had been strongest.
Which c f you will go ?" Stupefied, staggered, speechless, Laurence
"Celine 1 Celine 1" said several voices. was rooted to the spot, holding still the
It was certain that the station master cursed handle whioh had helped him to
would not hesitate to give her the meth- kill his child.
cine. "Now," he maid, "it is my turn to die."
The young woman thought at first of The other train was about to pass. He
leaving Aimee, but, as she had been par- atepped forward, crossed his arms, and
tionlarly restless all day, Celine contend- awaited it. The whistle sounded, the
ed to take her. They had to pass heaving engine puffed. Bewildered,
Laurence's post to go to the station. He thinking of nothing, there he stood.
saw them coming, and as goon as they Bub that instant a burst of laughter
were within hearing, began to question sounded behind him. He turned, wild
them. with hope.
"0:d Gertrude is very i11, and I am go- "Oh, naughty papa 1 he won't play with
ing to the station for medicine." Aimee, "said the moat beloved of voices,
"That's right. Let me have Aimee ; The child was clinging to him. Laur-
I will keep her until yon come back." ence did not meek to know how the child
Celine lifted the little girl over the came there, alive. He aelzed her and
fence to her father, who took the precious fled with his treasure into his little cabin.
burden in his arms and returned with her Then he pub her en the ground before the attire at an open window, should attract
to his box. before which a lamp was lamp and looked at her. He could not the irreverent notice of the street boys.
burning. All around darkness covered bear so much joy and fell fainting beside For in this case we have a temporary in -
the tracks, which crossed eacn other in his daughter, who, in her turn, screamed capacity to perceive exterior objects and
every direction. It would not take Celine with terror. their relations ; and a deeper incapacity
more than twenty minntes to get to the At this moment Celine arrived. She of a like nature clearly shews itself in
station and back. The child was in one hoard Aimee's voice, and hastened her poor Johnson's standing before the town
of her mast frolicsome scads; she ran steps. Then becoming impatient, she clock vainly trying to make out the hour.
suddenly into the garden; Laurence ran called. "Aimee 1" Tho child ran to meet This same aloofness of .mind from the
laughing after hor. her, crying, "Mamma, mamma, I am external world betrays itself in many of
"You can't catch me," said she. frightened !" the eccentric habits' attributed to men and
"Yes I can." "What is the matter?" woman of genius. Here, again, Johnson
Bat the little witch evaded Laurence's "Papa has fallen down." serves as a good instance. His Inconve-
purauit. Leaving laughter behind her. Celine rushed toward the sentry -box nienb habit of breaking out with scraps
".dere, here 1" she said, and rushed to and found her husband completely in- of the Lord's Prayer in a fashionable as -
the track and began to cross it. sensible, stretched on the ground. She sembly marks a distinctly dangerous drif-
"Don't go there, darling," said her sent for help, and the doctor, who had ting away of the inner life from the firm
father. It was very dark—the switch- not left the village, came and restored anchorage of external fact.
tender c inld hens/ neo his daughter. the p mor man to consclousneBs The In the cases just considered we have to
"You can't catch me," repeated the next day when Laurence rose his wife do with a kind of mental blindnesstoouter
child, looked at him in terror. Instead of hie circumstances. A farther advance along
"Come, come here," said her father, former bright color he exhibited a corpora the line of intellectual degeneration is
and if the express was not switched off
there must inevitably be a collision.
Laurence shook off his torpor.
"Aimee 1" he Dried, in thundering
tones.
"Here papa." And the child continued
bo give sharp little calla, which mingled
wi ththe roar of the approaching engine
The inatinob of duty, rather than will,
urged Laurence towards the switch. He
seized the instrument which oughb to
burn the train. "No," he oried, "1 mush
save her. Aimee, Aimee 1 where are
you ?" and his eyes sought to pierce the
darkness. The switch-tenderwith hair
on end, thought of throwing himself be-
fore the iron monster. Bub one chance
remained, that Aimee was not on the
track over which the train mnsb pass. He
looked again, and this time he saw her.
She was there, standing on the very track
the train must take if he altered the
switch. If the iron tempest did not take
its true course the child was saved. The
train would go on to crash against the
one at the station. What matter ? Aimee
would be alive 1 All this went through
his mind like lightning. There would
be the killed and wounded—twenty
families woald be in despair, but Aimee
would be safe and sound. There would
be an inquest; he would be condemned
to prison, dishonored, ruined 1 But his
daughter, has Aimee, would live and be
happy. Ah 1 how quickly one can think
in such terrible moments 1
The train came thundering on, but it
could not be seen on account of a sharp
curve is the road. There was atill time
to save Aimee, but the child would not
stir. It seemed to her father that she
waited for the train with an air of de-
fiance.
"Aimee," he repeated in a voice
strangled by fear—"Aimee, come here;
you will kilt me 1"
Suddenly the advancing lights of the
engine appeared. The train was upon
him ; it was here. The man felt his
whole being shake. He was bewildered
—could see nothing ; thought did not
stop, however, but travelled faster than
the train. He recalled in a second his
like pallor which never lett . hitn . bo Abe.
end of his days. Laurence was foroed to
tell hie wife all. When he had finished
the poor father turned to Aimee; and /aid:
"But, darling, why weren't you killed ?"
"Why," said the child, "1 did what
Simon did."
A HAND BOOK OF
BURGLARY.
USEFUL SCOGaSTIONO FoUND IN THE Pos.
SESSION of A CIAPTOIIED ORoox.
Martin Hoffa not ed burglar, was arrested
recently. The man fired three shots at the
officer and two other pplicamen, but soon
received a blow over the head whioh stun-
ned him. A full outfit of burglar's tools
was found on his person. Jimmies, bits,
dark lanterns, knives, and various tools
were found in large quantities. Two re-
volvers, a huge billy, and a large dirk
knife wore enoircled around his belt. He
lives in East Cambridge, is agoodmachinst
but is an idler. At his rooms were found
numerous tools of every description. In
a trunk Detective felly, who has charge
of the case, foundii•sinall blank book. It
is a curiosity, containing as it does, full
directions as to how to parry on the burg.
tar's profession. Written in lead pencil,
in a rude manner, are numerous para-
graphs, some of whioh follow :
To keep from sneezing close your eyes
and open your south—keep opening ib
until it is stopped.
In the trunk were two cans of dog poison.
Another paragraph reads :
Put chloroform on meat for dog.
Some others are :
Have the beat refined winter sperm oil
for lamp.
Use turpentine to drill iron, if it is
hard.
Use hard soap b put into cut when
flawing off Yale. ,
Pat green patch over eye to change
features.
Make snap to hitch on keys ; sew it into
pocket so you will not lore.
Black your face when doing job—parry
soap and glees to wish off wi Ii—also carry
towel.
C.11 your associate in prime, if you have
one.
Try your chise1A before using, so as to
see that they are ell right.
To breek glass cat with diamond, then
spread some thiekwbite lead on cotton
flannel and press iron.
Mix white lead and tallow to put on
tools. Carry along a small box full.
Tincture of arnica—take along for outs
and wounds.
Put rubber washer on bottom of Tice.
Have wires Maenad to telegraph to stop
the current.
Drill a hole five Inches from edge of door
on Morley's safe, 'inside door, and then
punch bolt oticck,
Insert powder in door lock. If ib blows
off, stuff cotton batting in keyhole. Put
fuse in under.
The new style Yale and Sargent lock.
Bore into the door. Insert powder.
To make dies for 0, heat your die in
pipe cherry red. Place your pipe and dis-
cover your money. Give one quick blow,
then slide back and seal up ends of pipes
with porcelain.
Take just what tools you really need,
and be euro that all will work well before
you start.
A mostintereating one is the following:
Study over every job you are going to
undertake with great care: Get all the
details down fine, and it will work first
rate. Do not be nervous and excited,
thinking there is someone going to notice
every movement you make, although you
want to always be on your guard. Put a
man outside on guard that you put full
confidence in, in ease of an emergency.
Don't put one who will rush if he Bees a
man.
The book contains a long list of tools
used almost exclusively by thieves. The
list contains about 100 kinds under the
caption, "B tools." In addition it centaina
numerous names, some of which may prove
handy to the officers to know.
Mental Oddities of People.
The lowest grade of mental dlatnrbance
is seen in that temporary appearance of
irrationality whioh comes from an ex-
treme state of "abatraetion " or absence
of mind. To the vulgar, aa already hinted,
all intense pre -occupation with ideas, by
calling off the attention from outer things
and giving a dream-like appearance to the
mental state, is apt to appear symptomatic
of " queerness" in the head. But in order
that it may find a place among distinctly
abnormal features, this absence of mind
muabattainacertaindepthand peraistence.
The ancient atony of Archimedes, and the
amusing anecdotes of Newton's fits, if
authentic, might be said perhaps to il-
lustrate the border -line between a normal
and an abnormal cenditlon of mind. A
more distinctly pathological ease is that
of Beethoven, who could not be made to
understand why his standing in his night
aeon in the persistence of vivid 'Ideas,
commonly anticipations of evil of some
kind, which have no basis in external
reality. Johnson'~ dislike to partioirler
alleys in his London walks, and Madams
de Stael's bizarre idea that rhe would suffer
from cold when buried, may be taken as
examples of these painful delusions or
+dees/leretr. A more serious stage of such
delusions is seen in the case of Pascal,
who is said to have been haunted by the
fear of a gulf yawning just in front of him,
whioh sometimes became so overmastering
that he had to be fastened by a chain to
keep hin from leaping forward.
The Teacher's Nine Darlings
A teacher once lived in Strasburg who
had hard work to support his family.
His chief: joy in life, however, was in
nine children, though it was no light
task to feed them all. His brain would
have reeled and his heart sunk had he
nob trusted in his Heavenly Father,
when he thought of the number of jack•
eta, shoes, stockings and dresses they
would need in the course of a year, and
Of the quantity of hread and potatoes
they would eab. His house, too, was
very close quarters for many beds and
oribs, to say nothing of the room requir-
ed for the noise and fun whioh the merry
nine made. Bub the father and mother
managed very well and the house was a
pattern of neatness and order. One day
there came n guest to the house. As
they sat at dinner the stranger, looking
at the hungry children about the table,
said compassionately; "Poor man, what
a cross you have to bear!" "1 ? A crone
to bear?" asked the father wonderingly.
"What do you mean ?" "Nine ohildren,
and seven boya at that 1" replied the
stranger, adding bitterly : " I have but
two and each of them is a nail in my
coffin." " Mine are not," said the teacher
with decision. "How does that happen?"
asked the guest. "Because I have
taught them the noble art of obedience.
Isn't that so, children ?" "Yes," cried
the ohildren. "And you obey me wil-
lingly ?" The two little girls laughed
roguishly, but the seven youngatera shout-
ed : "Yes, dear father, truly." Then
the father turned to the guest and said :
"Sir, if Death were to come in at that
door, waiting to take one of my nine
ohildren. I would say" -and here he
pulled off his velvet cap and hurled ib at
the door— "Remelt, who cheated you
into thinking that I had one too many? '
The stranger sighed ; he saw it was only
disobedient children that make a father
unhappy. One of the nine children of
the poor achoolmaater afterward became
widelyknown; he was the saintly pastor of
Oberlin.
English Coal.
Suppose a round column of coal, nine
and one-third feet in diameter, reaching
from the earth to the moon—two hundred
and forty thousand miles away. That
column would represent the quantity of
coal mined in Eagland during the last
thirty years.
In 1883 the production of coal in Eng-
land was almost one hundred and eixty-
four million tons, and at that rate of con•
aumptlon the stock still left would be
sufficient to last about nine hundred
years longer.
But the demand for coal increases very
rapidly, doubling itaelf in about twenty
years. if that rate of increase should con-
tinue, the whole stock of coal, less than
four thousand feet from the surface, would
be exhausted in two hundred and sixty
years, or about the year 2145.
That date seems very remote, and what
is to happen then will persohahy,concern
any person now living as little 88 tli present
condition of Plymouth Rock concerns the
Pilgrim Fathers who dweld near it two
hundred and sixty years ago.
Far-aighten men, however, are looking
ferward even to the time when the Eoglisn
coal-fieldawill beexhauabed, andaredirect-
ing their attention to the problem if any-
- thaeg can be substituted for coal as a gen-
erator of power. There are two great
forcea which man has not yet known how
to utilize with economy. These are : the
sun's rays end the ocean tides and waves.
The enormous amount o° heat poured
upon the earth by the sun is capable of
being,converted into physical force, and
the way will be found ultimately so to
concentrate the rays that they • will serve
man's purposes. Moreover, it is certain
that the prodigious energy of the sea will
nob always be permitted to waste itself
uselessly upon the rocky coast.
Long before the English coal -fields ap-
proach exhaustion, both of thee, problems
will be solved, and future generations will
probably have even cheaper power than
is now scored up in the earth.
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"All I want is justice," said the tramp.
"Throe months," said the justice.
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