The Exeter Advocate, 1889-9-5, Page 6UNDER AN AFRIC SUN
By GEORGE MANVILLE FENN.
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CHAFTWR W., -.--naiscl ageinst yenz, Ones more, if yon
Dighee nwakeehow, from hie stupor wan value yeur life, where is Helmet'
, trahger and mere wild thee hie eemse1my " Oh Teen' mid Ramon mockingly, w 1
remthe stunning fall. It was Moore heteee valise my life."
he could grasp where he wee, and theA he ° Theu where 14 Weer
foand bireselt lying upoa the Rots cunt "The aenor thinks I have taken tog
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attir that he goukl. hetely motes aas tech, eavay?"
It was dark as ave; and he layWere I " Deet medden me,Remon. I aneaquieb,
u lag
and looping for the reiiet which sun not eaay.going fellow, but dangeroue wine
=game, trybag te be u491 And thiah out; agues reeeel, Where le abe r
=sena 0 escape, awl Atilt t,eljseg himself "I do ace hnew,"
that he had exaggerated, tola tho 1E(Egen "rat )4e. hoped !.." cried DIeloo 1 and,
Was ;safe; thie wee but an ageident. week ae be was, he sprung at the Spaniard
As) be lay there, longing ea rise, ene and caught him by the throat.
eireadiug the pa'n the?: followed eVeryenove- TheEZO1Ee1:41,. lhelere. ll.ariPa Wa4 eelei antl
then% he hecarne coueclotoi that the atr was enlimth 4n4 gat a ward = but as be felt
-cool aad pleasant and refreehlug to his burn- DigbY'e badneet his throat, be flashed ot
. dug brow, Then, by slow degrees it ewer& Into 4 MO that wee Monett yeawanie. Be
him that the Wind eatee in a ROit Atewly atm ggied, huh vainlea weak mi bb itggreseor
wiltrede OEL OUO Obeet ; AM1 by -end -by, woe for he too:teemed te be atifferieg from
reason suggested to him that this cool °era e kiar, wideb ternefl hlta fainih 13at
-current 0 elk must come from 'mane opeaing hla W°a wer° fiareQ and`str1S/ aid hie
far away in the great cavern. eyea glittered as he cried menecingly ; "Ab,
He AlliVere4 Eh drat at the Were of pietas. teethethIMPX e Sh j3slquo.r l * ie faPahg`hs
Leg eat the awe the dorivoeses got. bow 4.5. be 412(1 P•erge Wittt Vigo,. dews, he, bitre
be l
knoW where his felterieg Mope might lead. ftY 4-14 -1& 110t herer
dam, bad what bideoue chez= might be
yawing in hie path?
Still, there was the cool current a a,
ta:N forcing itimeelf to Wises be began to vralk
slowly and eautionely ht the direetien from
whielti ear" with the melt that*, After
'Abont an Ilene!, Alow Pregreeei9A over whet
SWAR reaq but a ehert dietance, be suddenly
Qaught inset of A pae greetish ray <I light,
sendhis heart getteeed to give A bound
The ret was eat$54 Ten =into' cal:W.1'MM
ogrese over the neat bretighe elm to tile
ermine., a. rift in the reek overgrewn with
Iniegleg creepere ; at ptiehleg thee esiele,
fousid, hinwelf gazhig out 9i What Was
11160 renghly lorek,en natural windew
in the rapeudicular rocky face of the
nncwbseemed logo down hundrede
-of feet below, Row far up, be geoid, not
tell.
It wait dull, ead the 'ivied blew
61Iallleffse which swept the keves Wee, a
stood there for a tit4e* Atiting /*well
0No deceit here," sada Redgreve.
but queatioa hie matt Pedro. „Pro
-
mite bim Any brae FIO thee we May got at
the troth,'
wiWe are on the wrong Zeent," said Rea,
grave diamally, as they walked away.
"Pedro koowe nothing, 1 AM sure,"
Digby 414 lea fect convinoedi but be
could do no 1119re* and be followed Ran
-
grave to the desolate home, sick and weari-
ed eat, his leturies from hie fall forging him
te leetpha beWfor the tweet three days, sae.
submit to the dectoth) mihistering. At the
ena ot thoee three daye, <Writ% which time
Redgeave bad sowed the 41=4 he every
direotiOn* DIghy was able to leave his bed,
while the Aiwa of the doctor as he tended
R4P0914 WAS a the elarkeet hoe,
"Re may recover ; 1 can esy no
was the only reply DIgby could obtain,
It was on the fourth morning that, with
the zentleneas of on who beta for lame real
affection, sallow and haggardlooking, Red-
grave helped Dighy to a seat in treat el that
once pleasent villa, where he Pettla breatlae
the eWeet pure seraaar, and at the same team
be elteltered from, the fiere raya of the sun,
once more abledug in all its glory. Vol- the
gale had blown over, and the sea Softly rip-
pled In the gentle brecee,
"Ito news—no netee groaued Dighy, as
he lay back with, his head reeting upon the
pillow his boa bad placed at the bailie a hie
chair, "And ''aad to Wale this plaice a
7C4caezlil,a IV'fer4 1 attangle petfeet heavea
youl" cried Dishy esnmaely. "Where le That day had nearly passed, and. after
freleur halt% within doors during the hottest time,
44 IPQQ1 Idiot?, 406,, 111 hissed out the Spani- mighy wee small; aeated be the tree, gee -
aid, dellvexiwg eAqh 'Alma as it were,a 140adly to 000, and aeltihg hnw
ielf how
deadilY blow. " mk tee* Oe atm lees weuld be ere lee reeeeercti hist
ask your cuntiug felee fritod.MkFmher, ettnozth,
1104 7011bd him. 13 13,04 WwrA bet "I initet And them—I meet Rea them," be
wayW oreeried. And then be etarted im, tottered,
" IVIret? It is not true. It fa another of holding on by the heek of the glom, dizzy
OP r et:morale' tricks to throW Veh, tho with excitement, for tnntliataliabl7 that A740
Frater'e volee be beard ; teed directly after
"Indeed? Then, where le Fre-set?" the gate was epeoed, aHelen entered
"Murdered. for tulght 1 knew* as ou WW1 bisr, leemeg tfthationately opoitt be
tried eo reorder nie; cried Diehy dercely, arm,
bet with a horrible suepicion gentipg urea
hire feet.
" 'VOA Area beym.a week boy," enarleil
Ramon. "our friend, where is he? 4h,
it is *tempi the friend who deceives,"
" Raman, for HeaSeeds geke, the truth,"
cr.led Redgrave. ehildt my child In
"Gone with thile fahee friend.—
There* go, both of yoa.—I tell yen I am ill,
swaet be would do e was in no trim for eePedre, your arna.4
slithWeg 1lPvtlat Pbtcoas ; het would groolocl, and %VOA beV0 feller) but for
peseible te got down? 1114 =Vett* gulch tiotIon ; AUd 44be was
AeeMggl risik ; tut aeythieg walht. loweeed fainting to the reetUegmoverod
ter than steyleg in %bet lee:home plaee;,414.t1o,D2b7 SAW that Ins heed bail evidently
ae3e'rog the ateuteet creeper within hie reaeli
he beganto deeeemi ; oath to bit great de`
light, tome, after CAntionaly goiog dollen
aboot a baulked feet item creeoer to creep-
er, that the reeky Wile a the lure:taro grew
werpernlienier, end les* and leas lo, till
therewmizodeeger, colyanewkwarddeeemat
tO)) eloecawlifels laade d steleet by a, trial -
kg gTtAT11 wales up right and
lone there were be reeky eines of the ravice,
and elreve thent, the dull gray sky, wItla
hne tinyerausee *peek ler ahead.
Then he graeped the like Viet It wits
eery :Aerates—Wore sun ries, and that be
mutt lieve reseed the right in a feverish
slinaer la that dreeefel ?Imo.
The Lott etep wee eese. Ile hewn that if
he followed tee little Ubreant* +limner er later
it would load him to the eeeehoro and after
slakieg his thin*, at one of the pooh) ho
.ed his feverish teirrplese and set elf refreshed,
Somehow, he eauid not think about Ile -
len. lie felt as if be dared not. Ile could
,ouly dwell upon the fact that a pitfall bad
been prepered ior hhn, and he wanted to
call Reason to aceonnt. Thee, too, he want.
al to kaew where Praler we. ; why he had
not come to his help, anti why be had vote
off before him.
Strange problerne thowe ler au isajured.
MAD to solve, and the only zetailt of lue at.
etempts wee for hie head to grow more con-
fueed.
It Iva, a lung and painful journey
the eun had risen houra before) Digby bad
-crept out on to the bleak swede, where quite
A gale we blowing, Al the great Atlantic
billows canoe rolling Ir. Then he made hie
way round to the little inn.
2:he let:dial:1y gazed at him in horror, and
began telkieg to him volubly In Spembh, to
evhfch Dwher could not reply.
"The senor—Senor Fraser ?" be 'said ; but
the woman only sliced:her heed ; and he was
the point of eterting off, when Redgrava
-came hurriedly to the door to ask if Fraser
and be had returned.
" Ah, you are here 1" cried Redgrave
excitedly. "What does all this mean?
i
Where s Framer? Why are you hurt?
„Helen ?'
"Yea—Helen?" gaimed Digby exaitedly.
"How is she?'
"Gone!" cried Redgrave,,, wltit a fierce
vindictivenees in his tones wnich made the
young man gaze at him wortnerhigly.
" Gone?" panted Digby, ranching sharply
at the table, for everything seemed to be
whirling round.
"Yes. You do not know? How is if; YOU
ara burb like this ?"
"Don't question one. A fall. Bat Helen?
Ramon ?"
"No," said Redgrave sadly; "he swears
he knows nothing.'
"It is nob true," cried Digby fiercely.
"It is his work. He planned to murder me,
eind he has taken hor away."
Redgrave stood g. Zug at hitn wildly for a
long space; and then gripped him by the
arm. "Come," he said laconically; and
.almost reedy to fall with bodily weakness,
but with his agonising thoughts spurring
him on, Digby thrust his arm through Red -
grave's and walked with him step by step.
In a few minutes he saw whither he was
being led; and ten minutes later, with his
heart Finking lower, Redgrave was going
down the path which led to flamon's house.
"You will not find him," groaned Digby;
"bat Redgrave, wheat face looked stony in
its despair, made no reply, strode on to the
door and knoohed.
A gaiet-looking Spanish servant answered
the summons,
"Where is your master 7" said Redgrave
sternly.
"In bed, ill," replied the man.
"'W hat does he any ?" asked Digby
hoarsely.
" That Ramon is in bed ill."
"It is a lie!" roared Digby. "He is nob
Mere, Redgrave, get horses ; we must
:follow and hunt him down."
"What it this noise ?" add a familiar
,Voiee.; and Ramon, looking painfully sallow
• and ill, came into the open hall. "Ah,
DRedgrave !—My dear Digby, what is this?
sSome one has attacked you?"
"No," said the yong man. "Yes," be
'added fiercely. " An enemy—a cowardly,
treacherout enemy struck at my life, er. as
to separate me from the woman I love..
'you you hear? you Spauish dog e—from the
women I love and who levee me. Now,
answer, if you value your' life—wbere is
;Helen ?"
"Helen? ht hy do you aok mo?"
• "Becanse I can see through your cursed
plot. Now, sir, once more, if you vetue
your life, speak the truth. Where Is Helen ?"
"Is the young num. mad, Redgrave?"
Sad Ramon coldly.
"Letme anewer, Redgrave.—Yes, sir, mad doctor; atei he walked briehly away.
revived Setae eavere injury,
czrarma xl,
t =feral/aid it," gala RcJ
sveatily, wag cut the greeter
yesterday
;and when 1 retureed, Redo
dieeppeared.'"
*. Bet you 'lord whet he seld, Mr.
greve--Fraeer—gene.—Oh, It teems impeee
title 1"
Re.ilgrave seek wearily upon A stone, and
teethe cool wind whIelt ea= fiercely from
the north blow upon big brow.
"Yon don't *peek, au" cried Digby par
eionatoly.
"What AAA 1 ow, AC,' Tell me about
yourself. What did you tneatt by oberging
Senor Rente17, WIth Alt attempt to murder
you
Digby impetieutly explained.
"I; la strange," seld Redgrave; butI
(menet think he would go so far as that,"
*' Never mind whetherbe could or would,"
tried Digby. Eielen—lee must fied
Is dust man disceiving us?"
Redgrave &look hie head. 4' "Yon caw the
condition he was in. There wee no deoeit
In that."
44 Could be home taken her away? Is she
Madeu at acme place he mem?
"No, it is too iraprobuble. These are not
days of abdtzations, young maw—Could
Wein have deceived moV' he muttered.
Bet Digby caught what be maid, " "
he eried proudly ; 44 she is Incapable of de.
cake'
In an instant hie hamlet wore gauped
tigbbly, nd Redgrave was geeing almost
ectionately in his eyes, "God Mesa you
for thatmy boy 1" be cried in 4 choking
voice—" God blears you for that 1"
Diem returned the warm frank preesure;
and from that moment it seenaed as W they
worked together with renewed spirit and as
one.
"I cannot think that Fraser would fight
against me or play a deceptive part," cried
Digby warmly, after a lovg discussion svhich
followed a vain search far news.
"It is bard to doubt one you believe to be
a friend" said Itedgrave. "But there Is no
doubt of one thing."
"And that ia r
**Fraser loved my child."
"Ohl Impeasible Digby's ejaculation
was wonderment and doubt.
Was she not aufficiently beautiful and
true and good?"
44 Don' talk like that, as if she were no
more.
"I noticed ib from the first," continued
Redgrave. "1 saw how he vvas struck by
her; and in my trouble with Ramon's ad-
vances, I fon -el myself thinking how much
happier she would be with the quiet, grave,
middle-aved atudent, and I hoped that she
would return his affection."
The Motent they were ineide the gato*
Helen darted into tho homes; ensi from
where he eat, by 44td4 bear Redgravea
cry ot joy, and realfee as well ae if Le bad
wen it that the gabbing g11 hed thrown
Meld into her fether's arms.
Aa hour later, when they two we *Ione,
and after all further eepleuatioxos had been
g&ven Iaaer said eel tly, bis fee° nearly
hidden by the Mood from his cigar: Yea,
old fellow, why should I deny it 1 Who
could help loving go street and pure a,
woman I love her tee well ever to let her
thinie otherwise 0 tbtat as her troe and
eleivalrene friend, The net ie our georet,
Tom.' And after a pause "She loves you
—her every thought Ls mom ; and es for
me I have hot ooe wish—to see her happy,
Tbere ; you eee I can take your hand:
There is little rum te tell. Wamon did
not die bet he was atilt anything hat Wee
sense man, when the Wedgraves retarned to
England, With an escort—Redgrave pere
hasten found wane ti e pay eff his'indebt-
edness to the Wpeolerds hot a very large
amount—when he had successfully parted
with his inteeeets bt an island Of Which he
had /wig been weary. How he obtained
the money he did not say, Dlghy suspect.
ed that it came from Fraser ; but the latter
would. not codes's.
The other matter was a year later and
there were no cerds.
TAR ENO 3
Yette Cliantess.
The naoet femme child In Wee Gernen
Empire juet now LWrz bbath leyskm Every
Gamut daily hap told its readers how Wie
looks and teete, how much she eat e and
drinks, Ana what kind of clothes she weara.
All Berlin eallinin upon her, as all Vieorre
efied open her 4 X9W Week* ago When she
Was at the Austrien eapital. rtofeeeere and
ofAcere, and dootare, wad privy eeuneillere,
nil other °enema big wimi are received by
her daily. Even the greet arehow passed
several hears with her, chatted with her
end eveatuelly MON AA elaborate
deseriptiori and biography of her, which he
will 40911 reed before the Aratliropolegioei
Seelety at Berliu.
B:WDbeth is getting all thie attention be.
=fie she 10 big* Aecordieg to Vieehow,
she is the biggest) Witi el her yore whom
Etwopeaue of macro times have SCOW
Though hut 11 yeera ads elle is Mx feet six'
leelsee tail, and weighe about 300 pounds.
Elizeheth was born on theelldnor Wigs -
Wei in the valley of the Danube, Her
"1y (194.11/g 1" "41 Fr43" 491117* 41° parents were poor pereeente, no taller nor
took ger 414 bat and stood gaaiugt'award the invader than other neagetate. She was the
bow. Tben with a bitter eridllt be tweed youngest of Ave children, none of whorn.
hhol eaughe eight et the Vale tlraWa SaVe herein, le rematirably large. Feta'
cc of DlabY etandieg motionless In the honrs after her birth tae weighed 1Upound*
ehadowbeavetia the tree. She grew as other childreu growtill She was
four yeare old. VuM She liven to be a little
:41enteta* in her fifth year elle gaitted ten
it bee in height, She outgrew her blue
en gown aud wooden gages se rapidly
Pape Lyeirm who VAI trying to euppert
Lyeke and four other little Lyakee
Woo over $100 a year, Was put to
ends to get tawny etiongh to keep
lvccntly clothed,
uni r Alb, to her ninth birthday the
gm; only an Inch or twe. Between her
ninth and tenth birthdaye oho walned a feet;
between her tenth and eleventh, A foot and
four inclams. She could pitch hay, cut grain,
ploughs and dig potatoes with any men on
44 All, my deer OA Tont in be evied
Ide whole =UM chaeged, as he literelly
nt him. "What is it? teetRurtr
ReTer back V' eried Digby, in euffecate
voice. «You ram, deepiceble traitor 1"
*Whet 1-0b, I See," SaidPruar_goubil-
; end then a inceliieg look came Into his
as be added slyly t "Don't ttdee en
bout it, Tom, We =laid win."
Dishy Was to Weals to rely; he merely
darted A bitter look at bia irt0=1* and mink
helplega, and with his bratn awinuniutt, in
the chair. Re wee condoms 0 velem) and
diming ileum come as it were through a
mist, Then, SA tO AtTUnICCI back to him
-
sell, it was to tied that Helen* was leaning
over him with her MIAs about hie neck.
"Yoe r he panted.—"I don't—I don't
underetend,"
"Have you not told bitn, Fraser, ray deer
fellow?"' cried Redgrave.
"1? Xo. Foor boy, be was too arm,
No ; too upeeta—There, Tom, my dear hid,"
be cried, going down on nehmen) and taking
hit friend% hand, 'don't lc* play at creel.
rurpeee*"
" I—I—don't nuderatariV said Digby.
isoeriey. "Soon expel-1:4mi, my dear led I
was eery tutplolotia of ItantOrs as you know,
though you snubbed roe And sitar the lett
prating way in which he ptopesed that we
sbould vieit the head of the barrancas, 1 felt
Rum there was something on the way. "It
le a plea to gat rid of as for the time," I.
said. And after turning the =Attar over in
iny mind, I thought I would let bita think
we were pin, and tee ne stub, then step
back and wetth."
"Yea 2" cried Digby eagerly.
"Well, I started early, and left a lino for
you to follow ; and of chum I let you go
on while I dropped into tho bushes and
watched—you first, then our friend."
11 Quick 1 you torturerne." soled Digby.
"That ought not to ha tortures" said
Frew quietly, as he 'lanced at where
Helen clung to her Waved lover. "Nva,
there is little to tell. I saw you go ; and
an hour after, wheal was beginning to grow
suspicious of myself end my doubts, I saw
Ramon come out, und I followed him right
up to here,"
"Hero he came as with a message Ina
ploring help for you, old fellow. Yon had
fallen from one of the rocks down by the
seashore, and wanted brandy and bandag.
"The ecoutdrel 1"
the scoundrel was very sorry our
host here was ont—so he said, but glad to
eaccrt poor little Helen down to her wound-
ed lover. She followed blindly, thinking
only of you ; and when she reached the spot,
you were not lying there, but a boat was
ready,to sail somewhere or a,nobher, Ramon
only knower"
"And then, Tom," cried Helene who had
been 'listening exeitedly, "Mr. Fraser came
up as he was trying to drag me into the
boat."
"Come," cried Fraser, laughing; "that
isn't fair. Let me tell my own story. You'll
knock all the gilding off. I don't have a
chance every day to play knight-errant."
" Go on, for pity's sake," cried Digby.
"All right. He dragged her on board,
pushed off; and I thought I was too late;
but a wave cheeked him, and I rushed into
the water and got hold of the side. Then he
raised the boathook and struck Me. Well,
that naturally made me feel savage, My
hand went to my belt; and somehow, I
hardly know how, I gave him a topper with
my geological hammer; and the next thing
I (saw clearly was Ramon crawling out of
the sea, while I was trying to manage the
boat, for a fierce puff of wind came down
the barranco and nearly capsized us.—
That's all."
"And I, sir r cried Digby reeentfully.
"Ali, yes. I saw that you loved her too;
but I looked upon you as the hot change-
able lover of a day attracted by the fleet
pretty face he saw. Bab Helen chose you."
"Azad Feaser—did he ever ?"—
" Speak to me ? No. I wbehed him care.
asaman would who had hie daughter's
happiness at stake ; but he seemed to think
hie chances were hopeless, and to acquiesce
ID your position. I do nob think Helen ever
suspected his love."
"She could nct. I never dree:mtd of
ouch a thing."
"No." aid Redgrave sadly; "when one
Is young, one is selfish and blind to all but
self. Yon both were blind."
"Then all this peints to the fact that
Fraser has been playing a double part
against as all ; and that by some cunning
jagglery, he has persuaded Helen to listen
to him—to accompany him-- No Pll
never believe that. My old friend has Allen
a victim to the fate 1 escaped. No, Mr.
Redgrave, I can't believe that,"
Inquiriesowere made in every direction
especially down in the port; but no vessel
had touched there ; not even a fishing boat
had left the little place ; and it was blowing
so hard off there that no boat would have
dared to approan or leave from that side 0
the island.
"Let's go back to Ramon's ; I am sure we
shall learn something there," cried Dien. at
last. "That scoundrel is at the bottom of
it all, I'm Intre."
They went (straight to the Spaniard's
hotsaw to meet the English dootor, of the
plaeo, abottt to leave,
"Bad, sir—very bad. Qaite intensible.
Concuesion of the brain from ft fall or from
some blow, The case is serious, I'm afraid."
Rsdgrave and Digby exchanged looks,
"Do not have him disturbed. I shall be
here again in a couple of hours," said the
"No, no; that can't) be all," cried Digby
excitedly.
•'VVell, not quite. The squall inoreased to a
gale. It was impossible to land ; we were
blown right out to tea—ocean, I mean—and
after being nearly swaroped about a hundred
thousand timea, we managed to get imder the
lee of Palma, right acres., yonder ;1WiesHelen
here behaving like a heroine; and there we
,istayeel with Bolan friendsof Mr. Redgrave till
the weather lulled, and then we sailed back
There—thet is all." -
"No; that is riot all," cried Helen, flash. 1
ing "He has said nothing hardly about his "
gallantry in defending me front that, nor
about his brae true chivalry all through Our
perfidies trip.- You ought to he proud"—
She paused, and took Dighy's hand between
hots at she looked lelnahingty in his eyes—
"Wo ought to be proud to have so true a
1 friend.
"Horace, old matt," whieperedDigby as he ,
held out his hand, "ewe you ?"
I "Can I 7 cried the otherswarmly'grasPleg i To Lovers—Never put off inti to -morrow
I
the MAMA' Rer lewd, wee Urge) &A three
ordieery lendable hands, and her arm was
cepabloof a terrible blow. With an opeO
headed cuff over the ear she nee knocked
ELi&V,tiltY 111 ZARZLEAR,
sevea-EightheOtthe reatilatien sere In a
*tete or *flue.To give an idea of the importance a the
sieve queetion to the people hero flays Z
zihar letter to the Londoh "Newf.," it it. maly
necessary to mention the feet that not less
then seven-eighthe of the population are
slaves, Some Arabhave As mainy as 1.000
read the 'loather of these who wont them by
hondreda is not. small. The leas wealthy
residents find the boat possible employment
for their Qapital Is to buy Waves, wholao eer-
vices they lee out on hire to tho .Waropeans
for high wages. A small negro boy whose
whole average price would he „WO can earn
20 penes a dey. The Europeans, in whose
employment these negroen are, often have
not the lenet ambler: thab they carry the
Honig Share 9f their wages to then. Arabmas-
terra The IslocItade has ins been sucoeasful
in preventing the trade in slaves* which
every ono on the croast, at least every Arab,
takes part, Although the selling of slaves in
tire open market has nob been tolerated since
1S73, it still takes plaoe iA closed toorne
Moropeeee being excluded therefrons), and
is porfeotly legal. It may aersin atraege
that negro leborera can not be transported
by sear which is allowed in the case of wos
men and domestic slaves, Iu epite the
eaustantly increasing price ef elavea
lie east Africa donkey(' are still
deerer than men. A atrong work-
men or porter coate on tile averagO frets,
$100 as $120 (Wld to W1S). The Sung' for
be hereat are imturally the meet costly
batmen merobandiee„ each welhte Areb
having three, foor, dee, or even ti, Pretty
young negrearee are always. in demand, end
usuelly fetch from WO to $150, while 4kIng-
eigiful wernen bring as 34441% as from .$200 to
ezt,500, T11908 who wish to posseae meth
mxpriaa
an woznun from Jeddah, in Arabia,
helm t9 pey limey price* It needs no long
stay thle country to Income eonvinceu
-Viet however horrible the huntleg elavee
may be the present fortn of slavery in Africa
Is not 09 very inueb worse then the political
elevery ot alma of the workiug maples in
Europe • indeed, in noany reepeete the work
enacted' from the elaves fa lighter. The
alavea in Zeezlhar do not live sit separate
villagers as in the Centeroone, hut retaaters
and AlAVe4 Worm cue household, Before
most of the honeee mee sees a lazy, laughing
crowd, of finely melded UOglq950, They are
the bouee Alava, whose lot is not by any
=AAA very horde Although the Atah
cegnizee in the Rarer= euretior the
neere very often more reereet for the
divided Areb, who, elthough ea% in
OntraXwel with hie alevee--perbrope would even
Ow cantle with thern—etall remeine alwaye
A born erlatccrate
Dr J., B. Gautpb511 Te113 How 'Da Saul
Hada a loaruey of 500 Melee in
8110a Older.
Dr. J. R. Campbell, of Fairmount,
recently reed° return to the health
()Meer of the death of Jonas
A farmer of Skveaville, ,Teffereon county,
Renuaylvarda. The death was to *II me
count% an ordinary one, and no report wee
made to the coroner and no speefel mention
Of ill WAS MAIIO in the pamperer*, Dub from
a young men, who timed her, eenvelewe to developments ahem, end from the doctor's
Otto stoma, own printed etemmente the death wan due
Dam appetite beeeme enormous. Ear to„a dove the stairs at the doctor's own
breakfo.tt she took several cure of coffee, vitapethio college to Feirmouut at 2 o'clock
men thick slices of blink bread, almost le Sunday mowing, Wuly 21, The fall, ha
pint ot honey, and half a deem plecee of eta** caused concussion of the brain, from
ehe ihuit seaton. For dinner oho often which. death revulted twenty-four hours
ate a potted, And A half or two pounds of later. Here is an Account of the peculler
pork, five or els potatoes, end other veg. death written by the. doothr himself, in
eteblee In correepandingly largo quentitiew vshin he ateempts to establish an alleged
While her increissing Appetite and firZ3 wonderful soul communion, hut in whichhe
were playing ducks mud drakeri with the makes no explanation, as to why he did not
meagre Innen of the Tyska, family, her report to the coroner and the health office
father died. Ilia widow was almost panel- the feats of the death us) hereiu stated
Ica* Someone suggested that the young "Suuday morning, July 21, at 2 Moloch,
glue:tees might ba tweed to Ananclal ao. Jonae Kuntz, a young man IS yore of age,
anat. A Vienna manager of freake was a very Wok patient, who had been brought
brotteht to the manor to book at he. He to our eaultarium a week before, escaped
agreed to pey Wrzthetla a salary which. In a the vigilant eve of his nurse end going to
week wontd bay the Lyska family more the stairway fell dawn, producing a anions -
blue cotton gowns and wooden shoes end Mon of the brain, ao that with his other ail
black bread and honey than they eould use urinate he died In twenby-four hours after
up in year. FrAtt Lyikaasid "Alt right." the accident, There were no telegraph
Eilztheth was immediately :put on exhibi- feellities to his country home in Pannsyl-
Won, and within two weeks was famous oaths, or mails that could reach the parents
throughout the two German empires. as quickly as we whhed. So on the night
Elizabeth it handsome. She has long, after the aocidenb, when the young man
dark brown wavyalutir, large dark eyes, was about to die, I wished to reach the par -
clean cut features, and white teeth. Her ents with the sad intelligence that their son
figure is shapely, though somewhat; imma- was dying.
ture, She has a very Ietelaing smile, which "I sat down in hie room in the presence
has made her the ohject of all sorta of at- of others as the young man was breathing
tention from light-headed young men. his last and passing into a trance state Ibe-
Three students of law, an elderly man who came clairvoyant, and with a strong desire
-pretended to he a Freiherr, and any num- my soul left ray body and went some 500
bar of young tradesmen have written her miles to Pennsnlvania to find hie parents,
love letters. Ten 0 her correspondents I soon reached the place, found the house
were willing to wait for her "00 grow up," and enteted, finding the parents in bed
if she were not already willing to love them. asleep, all unconecions of the condition of
Elizebeth, however, it too childish still to their dying child. I attempted to arouse
ID even amused by this one-sided eorrespon- them and did arouse their eouls, and to
donee. She is contented to play with her make sure that I hadfound the right persons
dolls, ana paper puzzles and picture books and for a test ioquired if they were the
while nob on exhibition for the bencfl 5 of the parents 0 Jonae Kuntz and was answered
rest of the Ls aka family. She is altogether Mesh I then inquired the man's first name,
happy and satisfied with her new life on the as I did not know. I inquired, for a lubber
stagn. Her appetite, strength, and height test to toyeelf, if he had a middle name and
are increasing alowly. She takes gymnastic was told that he wrote his name John W.
exercises daily to develop her muscles. Al- Kuntz, and this proved to be correct.
ready she is able to perform easy feats of "The parents awoke, saying to each other
strength. In time her manager thinks the 'Something is wrong. Jonas is dying or
will be the champion strong woman as well dead.' Mr. Kuntz, the father, hunted up
as the champion big woman of the world. the Rev. B. S. Meszger, and they both came
here as fast as possible, &sad did not know by
other methods that the young man was dead
until they arrived here. I returned to my
body in time to witness the death scene. I
caw v. large angel standing at the young
man's right nide making passes with his
hands upward as if he would draw the young
man's soul ou6 of his body. Then I saw a
grodp of a dozen of angels just above him and
receiving the freed soul as, radiant with smiles
and happy in its new-born immortality, it
arose."
Campbell is .preeident of the American
Health college at Fairmount. Regular phy-
sicians do not recognize in but the institu-
tion has several huedred students from all
sections of the country. Reliable people in
the neighborhood say that bath Mr. Kuntz
and the Rev. Mr. Metzger assured. theta that
they received no communication regarding
young Ihuntz's death except that received by
the boyti parents while they slept.
Sympathe" Affliotion.
IDABION. un -
The total receipt of the Wiffel Tower since"
the opening on. the ldth of Kay te the Wath
of July Amount to 2.421,730 francs.
Half a the 'proceeds from a two days' ex.
Whitton of the Angelus, WOO francs, hes
been sent to Mrs. Alillet, jut 200 frames
more than Millet sold the picture for.
The International gongrese of Societies for
the Preveation a Cruelty to Animals, in
Perla aesernbleel, have rowed resolutions con-
demning blinkerseend rite long whips and the
bite now in Uae•
The tiokete of adenieslon to the Parte
Exhibition Peed to July 31 number Whh.22,-
00o, aa against 5,116 000 during the corms
ponding peeled IA 1$78.. 'Wile highest number
of admiseioue in a day has been 293.000.
Oae of the most promitent men on the
Wrench, turf, Berea was put up at
the Parie 4 -rickey Club the other day, but,
though hie proposer and iseeonder were
popular men, he was heavity bleekbelled,
The Sultan of Turkey wishes to reduce his
weight), Prof. Schweninger ef Berlin, who
mind Prince Bismarck ot hie too pronounced
tendeney to stoutnees, will, at the regueet el
the Sultarainetreet two Turkish physiciene In
hie epecial method of treatment.
Feepexationa are already being made in
several German nuivereity towne to csies
baste next year the three hundredth and-
verettry. of the invention of the microacone.
Zacharias Jausesen of Middelbeirg put toge-
ther the firet ntier9teope in 100.
The ingot inainterrapted debate on re.
cord wan OA Aug. 1 hoe& to algae by
the New Zeeland Roue of Representetivess. '
It had mewl a cootiutions altting Of seven-
ty,six bout* entirely given up to the die -
melon of a RepreaentetIon bill, Yet the
debate was not Welled.
The great et Hong wnewhicla hue loPg
Iola heti burled in the ground bee at length
been lifted foreigh maehleery and hung
t4 a pagoda built i4 iron by A toreign Arm.
Ageording to propheey, Whiten wee hem
to he lifted until Chloe had entered upon 4
new %weer of prospezity,
There is now in forbidden circulation on
the Goatee= a book containing the lettere
of the Crowa Prince Radolph and Marie
Vetaera the eettee and compahlon of hie
death, 1Frarn therm it is Ken that Rudolph
woe ao much in love with the girl that he
offered to rentmece ell bis titles and diet.
ties for the aaire 0 inarrniug hew
Conelderable frietion Ina trim at the
Perla exhibition through the attempt 0 the
jury which awards prizee to Mt ba emigrant
on the produet of the factories at Sevres,
(lobelia, and BeAUVAill. They MI refuse to
ID judged or exemined or reported upon, and
the eariteat between them and the Jury has
daellygeue for eeetlement to Filmier Timed,
The well-known detection ef A crime, in
"Diplorneey," through the perfume of
woman's glove was reproduced by a recent
merman in Porta A man who found his
room robbed of all bit jewlery perceived a
peculiar perfume, Arm a few dap% later
noticed it again when liming two well.
dreseed women in the Meet. They were
arrested and found to be the thieves.
Visv1er or 41 /vim advises people to be
cers fel in drinktag older, U they would evold
typhoid fever. French eider Is made, as
lute, with Meseta water, the iniorahes In
which clouot perfeh during the ferment:Aloe.
rho favor gorma thrive upon tbe juke of the
apple. WI proof 0 thb theory Dr. Wittier
ottera the feet that typhoid fever le more
prevailent In Normandy, the greet obler-
malting district, than, in env other Imre of
it ponlble that the widowed Crown
Prineest el A ets brie mite. yet become Empress.
The Archduke Francis, the heir presnuiptIve
to the throne, and the °bleat son of the
Emperor's mind brother, the Archduke
Charles Lata, is devoted to her aud wattles
to marry her. A great obstacle to his wieh,
however, Is the fact thet he is an epileptic
and extremely week minded. The Arch-
duke Charles Louis has formally renotuaced
his rights,d4 the /mutt° rage of his third
wife, who a twentystwo years his junior.
liermen OsIrlohst tho rioh New York
(dub man and politician, astonished the peo-
ple of Long Branch on a repent Sunday by
swimming throe miles out to sea and back.
He had arranged a metal with some New
York professionals, who did nob turn up
in time, so Mr. °Writhe swam out Moue to
show what he could do if preased.
!low to Treat the Eyes,
Sit ereet in your chair when reading, and
as erect when writing as poseible. If you
bend downward you not only gorge the eyes
with blood, but the brain as well, and both
suffer. The same rule should apply to the
use 0 the microscope. Get one that will
ene.ble you to look at things horizoatally,
not always vertically.
Have a reading lamp for night ase. N. B.
—In reading, the light elsould be on the
book or paper and the eyes in the shade. If
you have no reading lamp turn your back to
the light and you may read without danger
to the eyes.
Hold the book at your focus; if that be.
gins to go far away get enema:elm
Avoid reading by the flickering light of
theg)Afire.
Avoid
g
etraining the oyes byreading in the
Reading in bed is iejarious as a rule. It
moat be admitted, however, that in eases of
sleeplessness, when the mind is inclined to
ramble over a thousand thoughts a minute,
reading steadies the thoughts and conduces
to sleep.
Do not read much in a railway car.
Authors should have black -ruled paper in-
stead of blue, and should never strain the
eyes by reading too fine types.
The bedroom blinds should be red or gray,
and the head of the bed should be toward
the window.
Those ladies who not only write, but sew,
should not attempt black seam by night.
When you oorae to an age that suggests
the wearing of spectacles, leb no false mod.
erity prevent you from gebting a pair. If
you have only one eye, an eyeglass will do;
otherwise it is folly,
Go to the wisest and best optician you
idtn000rws.cd, and state your wants and your
well-chosen ones are a decided luxury.
ease plainly.
Rembember that bad spectacles are most
sary, a long-distance pair for use out of
injurious to the eyes, and that good and
Get a pair for reading with, and, if Imes -
16 is the greatest mistake in the world to
'waits until your eyesight is actually dainaged
Cured of Flirting.
" No more flirting for me, boye," remark-
ed a drummer to some of hie acquaintances
as they eat smoking and ohaffing the
other evening. "1 used to go without
smoking when I was dying for a cigar,
just so I oould go in the ladiea' car. But
Pat cured. On my last ran into Lincoln I
met a nine young lady. She was agreeable,
and of course I made myself as nearly so as
possible. Had a phial:ant half hour with her
before we reached the station, and of cowrie
when we got off there I asked her if there
were any parcels I could carry for her. She
atailed bewitehingly and said I might help
her if I would be so kiud. Then she pointed
to the seat right behind where we were sit-
ting, and there were three babies, assorted
sizes, asleep. She said they were all hers.
Well, I was in for so I picked up the
biggest ones one on either arm while she
took the kid'. We marched out' and found
a carriage, and I put her in and was about
to any good -day, when she smiled again so
bewitchingly and asked rse to get in. I
couldn't refines, you know, to I went along.
We drove out to somewhere neer the capitol
and stopped before a nice houee. A man
came running out, lifted out the babies,
kbeed them, lifted out the .young woman,
kissed her two or three times and told. the
driver he could go. Would you believe in
she was so spoony on that husband of hers
she never said good -by to me nor looked in
my direction at ; and that ain't the worst
deb. I had to pay the carriage hire myself
and lost half a day's time in the bargain,
That woman cured me of flirting 00 long at
live,"
tht extended hand. what
you oan woo to -day.
A bit tie boy of three yearn whose mother
played the organ in church, and who was
obliged to be left to the care of (Allard, was
asked one Sunday morning what his kitten
was crying so piteously few " don't before -visiting your eoptician. --- [Cassels,
know," ,sa,id, he, in tearful tones, "but I -Family Magezine.
sspecithe old cat has gone to church."
' Thankful for Entail Mercies.
A French soldier on active service was
informed by the Mayor of his village that
his father had recently died. Tr acknowledg-
ment he wrote as follows :, "M. lo 1\12".irel,
heartily thank you for my father's death.
It is a little accident thetwiten hempens in
families. As for myself, I am in the hospital
minus one leg, with whioh have the honor
to mate your
Not a Bad Definition.
Jocose employer: "lhatriok, I underetand
you me a gentlemen of good intellectual
abilities, Oen you tell me what a knight-
errant Oat" Patrick (the proud father of
twine) : "A 'might errant is it ? Sure it's
1 tneself as knows phat that is better nor any
other orayture. It's noin' fur the docther at
wan o'clock in the irmnite, tare
i (lia'rper's 13,0e Al%
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