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NE'S LONG SHIM
THE STORY OF A 5113EIZIAN-
EXILE
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eGreat God 1 'What did I see 1
Stare ling beside me, in a radiance
of light that enemed ihi a mement to
melt the black shadows enveloping
my heartwas my darling boy„ with
a look of mingled reproach, and com-
passion on his pure young face that
blotted from my mind all further
thought ot evil. With a. cry of shame
I threw the murderous weapon from
es my hated and falling on my knets.
ele wept bitter tears of sorrow, and
It thanked the good God -who had eent
d e.,,Ws' him to elve • h omission
VrO,"4".79,43.40-§WpiPirttiRriir4-4 4344-47"ic'eilini4V4117•44•0•4'1' of that hateful deed. Then a. blessed
The following story was related to "I will Pass over the seenea in ealln. such as X had never known be -
rue by a, Ruesian geatleraart, at court -the testiniorty et the soldiers. fore. MI Meon any aud I rais-
whose house I spent a few wean ethe hisees of the people when the eel mY eye$ to the brigh1. figure
last summer. lee had baca in the judg,e coraleatrivil int, to a life of above Ind, A heavenly etude lit up
years as an inspector of prieorae, and mines. and their eagerness to catch the change Ins
etlehloY of his wee -eminent eor soiree enal servitude in tile Siberian his angelle faceinhessetileeinitaaptipIrvorvoanigicil
vieits to the famous eonvict passed mie on my 'aayhaele
it tees on ehe occasion or one of his a nearer Mit:liaise of me when illzg'.:Zuldphae nweaws gone. iwent into
estaniislareent at I...oboist; that he prison. The recital would but weary Illy cell, and brining ftoorotthoeaspoitteltitier
eel! nem, who lied seent upward of , and toile -time journey to Slberia.
the story front the lips of an Fon, The next day begad my long, poif.owstarteatre. gobatolixtedi ctohde moistened Ids
3.kn.rs 111 pri1i9411. e111-5.5t,mtialtlY ••With maoy other exiles 1 was Gradually he returned to con
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ft elte folioos ; linarehred through the town and out selousness. and when he was moll -
'Melo; years ago -how many, Mto the country by the road that deader recovered I handed him hie
crl74.-.4,, tell you, Sr -1 was living on led oast my forge. Long before we svord„ and kneeling befotw him, bee -
shirts of the thriviree little eerhe /le sight of it. I 7.isilw.estroatinitiihrge, Ednoforgilialm•eneasosdforthtehestlinderyglIvolltiFilE
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Veina. io liessian Iteland. ney ee'es to catell a W
eeaettedee ey trade, wee' tittle homestead e dreed so woa ; wrong 1 had meditated gainst. hnif
e stood ser., the auele of tv.-e!beit when at leegth cenie in vim! But 1 ith muttered threat $ and curses;
s. ahoot a, mite from the atiother sight enchained my eateu. ih? sPurncd Ine froth hadaanti bid -
center of the town. Adjoining it was tion aac,l stilled in a Ilion -tent the 6hrelfzue enter no- cell, looted te,(.
Taa,F cotta.ge„ the reeatest atid prettiest "eager tiirola.ing of me- heart. Ah door on me and left nee.
"
hn
leozewstead agg that eoantrehd Weiat a sight was that t Lomm, ' next day I was etahen berore
• Alar4it" there were who envied: toward us. ro‘ifid a band io tiie row?. the governor and condeeneed to be
lee 4. carte4. isdesel. it wits an was a vizi:brie. heavily draped with 1.11ented.
! ea, for few, .ortiserered as 1 ieltwh. end, following' it. 0, long' s'116111 ;13 trile Sell1MCV 1111d b0011
0,4f4• 1, 1.00,3,st a heetith of men rind vtott-ott. tztittk7„-, 'protautzmvail 1 %vas team to the prls-
hozee,
t themweoPing bitterly. A. mist. 1
o courtvitra and fastened by the
raarried two .yeare blurred my vision and raugiiiih.d the wrists to an iron post. Then two
gave birth to a boe--- tunihrit until to my tear -dimmed eye stalwert warders. with huouts
1 cep f hie elothea-who. it etguitel us a great Matt cloud their itailde. hared my ehoulders aril
os en. grew a, sturdy. that wrapped the whole countresitle eextuneneed to liteh me.
her143"1•Fed .thl h'llore. the darling In it. bt'rr41`.1:1"1 t lI, On me it "Whet 1 suffered ns the creel
thor hearts. ae4 the brightest r0St it 4101'4414 lai4tiow. and 1 things: descended on nhe flesh 0,11,1
frown of tai14111M,5'. grit:4 tf_1 the guards to hill me andlaPlati around ifty quivering bode-
Vdett tie was to tue no wonis eau I.1Yn eside my dear or for ho words evae express, 1 shrieked
1 rinocv pray that, becaneW thert. W4'1 1101 012 U011's fair earth 1, with the agony and called on them
the very Ogle of zny 14\ anil yawn one more deeolitte than I. lint 1ju' lfl ovrey to 14111 100 outright.lhvr
sonite ell1Wish eiiment clotted for a cd1137 '1g1-"71.811 4333111141.4 andntiul'L:144".i‘ii nu; t14.' nwe' "nd W3
'4.
hirer space S:.aS 112k.:try prate,. e was ethetteit zee wan teeir vieops to urge et. s3,ee po.nt o. swooping when 1 tot
go gio. ;nee with gria and 32ar n& forwardthe light touch on ray arm that had
--eie Wog wee nes thoutehe that , -11w, tumbril was alioost abreast already spi:tred Ine a worse punieili-.
hid, odd. rzzhom.,. Le, bo'of Ns vilw.n toe nuoireere recoozeh-ed went. and, looleing upbeheld ray
taP1:4:1i „VW, and a great cry of vortipeesion boy Oeelds. nue
-4A:vod 1v.7.3s at wore, • e t1-3:14 tip front ior they heeve how -As hie lender. comPassionale
*1 tarep eavalre- ea letei ham with nee ond ether il,,,aren Oyefi 1U4,,t :nice the pain of the
TP gsilloo. 1.1g: FL1're to See 413..-.• trea,tiN1 thus in owhIrgieee ceoweed. and / felt not the
tweezer g weet omets • htbe pr 1230 of no. deed ; owl moved !flows they rained down on my
6 C.M,111 !.•;1)1r,r"
oe1 ewe, ege The eiheeed few; uron ton* renlis. are8. closing remind he (tweeted any ottention to a spot
bed elneete eeeeee 3' 4(4 !q„;.1r,rirg .1110. bore me. 4.,..spite the frentic El)rirao few e-arde aluetd-and there I
V4`4382 aid floe? ehe Virivitheml a the guar4. to the tinn. Leitch! a strange sight,
4norrae-, zny heetweehey beanhrd s ale, One paesionete Lin on "liolitta to an Iran pillarwith laie
st,.•itf/42 o18. viva. rQin, 1 ow hire 'tee '4 21 that hid my darling from foi0 turned from ise. was another
ose. toe gehreat Feeeta thet met my hey e,ee. one fieree Orr Of vengeance Prisoner. his two Am:Idlers bared
;awe. 1 ere it noweel pnhe 00 00 on tio" at:there of my mieery-elid 1 WW1 lieiti front the blows that heti
that thiee-ony derlirr.P. nee hearga Lem no MOON 'altready been :towered upon them,
idol, eat! his email mother, tide by "%OM 1 ciente to n* 'If 1 WolS 1Y- AS 1g11:411 on tho cruel eight the
fee, oh the dee*,. roadertadded to ;deg at *lie bottom of the waggon in Iprieon walls Melted before my eyes
tieeth by thciee. cruel !mol., With all 1784(1 1110 deeres coerieil their foo4 and 1 beluga. ON in a vision, the
terriele tery F4V8 aq may 0,1;111111 eottlionent, The Vinibril end wili4e world spread out 'before me.
ae ineerelosd to tee litiett 3,41.34:,,Intanirlit`r8. 1/110 8.2182 1832 country:44e- Awl 1 New myraitis tif reople-mi n.
een 8212er-4 *au 48 U :lay ;11,all had goul'and lamelyt sove the women and children of all sorts and
1.8.4-61P1'. toed whirlhee it around nly "tu113n3 letnil el htlaitert Ifliel•ree, the eonditionsoaleeleino from every polio
heal. relied 010`4116' the eoliliers. l3)811* 14N2144413, Vr*IN 111 3 10W• t033 334 the pillar where the poor
tom ineneleatee and hetherea taeent •'1 will not thee•ll oa tn.`•details of ,Orieetiter wan Mal. And as they drew
to. erwereee arm ineetwe fo,rms that 'terrible journey. 141911100 it ta 'nearer I riaw that all -even the chit-
• oeweaee, A loatli.; ..o,•ea 11 0332 that we deteleol '1 0114!1 after drea-eittre seouretee in their hand%
aee twhe euteee„d eerion.ay to ,;1113 123tEi9 of 10013 11 'u 161 end with wi ich. as they PilS!'041 OW Pillar
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62333 43 01101100 inipelets, toey erohe in Mewling elsoultlers, Lifting his Inane,
t,einel the rieteh of ley add Ohms.. In'hath)11. a aulallm` hand Id' .
48 there was. fiftwev,r. that ez,,Kty,, 111=1 when wo left 1.4na. Peatli had nried on by thos3 'behind. Other%
ea 1" yew:, with the wee wiled the tee n inei•elful to tlie weak. and left and they were 13333 11125'1059 emote
ihhath,h fttia my ;warp, but 1 hurl-, (only the einem to suttee. haul tele with all their :night anti With =Mee,
ieet to tee grime! and titrack ;PHIL 4, 1101144, were our see-tering:3 inconceivable. while (Aliens ileafig
lina leiow, t18at. had it falhet on ,thiring the firet 'years of imprison- 'turned and smote more fiereely tha»!
die waft, would h,Ati. kaki hint out, iiment. for a erten man governed 11S, Lettere. One there woe Who riveted;
rieht, liagipilt for him and for ray land rubtl us with a rod of iron. my attention *der the eagerme with
no thee smote with reluctance. tie if
suttee hiosee id need. his ohm -dee -el "One day, while we were at Vcor14, which he pressed 011 1.0 1111. pillar.
':..33e.1 hint : anti hefore I could ,a !Mow prieoner told me that a, and by the revolting' expression of
aeaot ene 01 hie comrades tiny warden had arrived at the his countenance. Idever 10541 I 80011
4 t 2104 0 blow that stretched me 1 Prison, and would be on (bay for so meek malice and hatred delivered
83 1 e him, weeding and senieeee,s, the filet time that Wide.. 7 paid with one blow 0.9 1211011 lie struck
.1 I rt•eovered consciousneee 1 but little attention to what he seid, those now fleshless betties. 1 cried
foiimI Inystsif hying 011 the door of a and when eight fell and I was lock- aloud with horror at tlie ',alit and
cell gm the Wrieon of Velna. eil in my 0011 I had fordotten till etrained to burst my Inutile that 7
'Olio the misery of thet i34 (718- about it It 12413 the night 400,31 r'8 might tear hint to pieces, so infinite
leg ! Wine sball I describe it to date* to vieit the cells every hour. OW was I by his brutality. And in
that moment both lie and the victim
of his nauliCe turned and looked at
me and iny heart sank within me.
"In :that raging brute whom I had
minted and hungered to tear I be-
held none othei• than myseif. and in
.
yoa, for ? How desoribe the awful commencing at 10 o'clock. On that
seuee of di•solatiorz that crept over particular iiiiebt I was more than
tile with the first dawning of cora: tasually restless. It was the anni-
scionenoss, rind so laid hold of me ver.sary el' that, fatal day at Winn
Volt I prayed, and preyed With ail , and I paced iny cell with ever
my alight, to die ? How &Scribe epticlieeing steps as I recalled, one
the tortures I suffered when the re- by one, the events or that terrible
membranee of all that had happened time. The prison clock struck 10,
las eictim-the man of sorrows -,the
master of all.
at the forge that day eaule baqlt null I patmed a moment to listen 'Then the vision faded and 11(312144
me with redOuhled fereP. and. flood- for the familiar grating of the bolts myself lying on. a bed in the prison
lag ray soul with ungtish, Created in at the end of the corridor as the hospital. X had been unconscious,
me a fierce thirSt ter revenge -but Warder entered to make his usual they told me, for many hours -so
eaunot, eannot. To realize my round. But everything was silent. severe had been the punishment 7
misery you must suffer as suffered, I waited a f..;xv moments, and then had suffered at the hanes of the I
love as 7 loved -and that I pray you restuntel my tvalk. The quarter
never will. But let me Continue my struck. and still no ward& came.
story. The daylight had faded in my Then I reralled what my fellow -
cell, when two soldiers, bringing prisoner had told ine, and I satv
with them food and drink, cam- how it was. The man was new to
municated to me the intelligence his duties, and, like enough would
that 7 was to be tried on the mor- not 00300 at all. But even as the
row for attempting to kill one of thought passed through my mind I
His Majesty's guards. 7 paid little heard the bolts grating in their son -
heed to what they said -so wrapped kets, and, a few moments later,
was in the bitterness of my sonaeone sttunbled up the steps that
thoughts -and my indifference an- led from the corridor to my cell and
gered them. "He is a sullen dew° fell heavily against the door. With
said one of them, and, spurning me an oath he recovered himself, and,
with his foot, passed a cruel jest unlocking the door, Bung it wide
that sent the hot blood surging to open.
my head. Had I not been bound I "The dim light prevented Inc at
would have fallen upon him and first from seeing his face, but I
torn him to pieces, but they had knew from the heavy breathing and
chained me to a ring in the wall, indistinct speech that he had been
and strain as I would, I could not drinking. 'When, after a slight pause
reach him. My fruitless struggles he raised the lantern. and the light
but served to amuse them, and they fell on his soddened features, I
jeered at me and taunted me with started back with a cry of surprise,
the impotency of my rage, and so for I recognized in him the soldier
goaded me with the brutality of who, with a companion, had visited
their jests that I was like to go me in Velna prison, and had mocked
any When at length they had sat- at me and insulted the memory of
Jett e themselves with the cruel sport ray dear ones, Something in my
thg,t, left me -left me to the tortures look alarmed him, and he made , as
of a sleepless night of a eight though he would draw his sword,
Biled with memories of my dear ones but I rushed upon. him like a wild
and of the cruel tragedy that had beast loosed from its cage, ancl,
robbed me of them ; and countless grappling with him, forced him
times through those long hours of backwards down the steps. He raged
darkness did I see them., side by and swore at me, and struck me
.side on that dusty road, with their with the heavy keys which he held
Wood -stained faces turned towaids in his hand until the blood streamed
Inc as if in mute appeal to avenge down my face and nigh blinded me ;
their deaths. but I clung the more tightly to
"With the dawning of the morning him, and, putting my hoot behind
these visions faded and I sank into hirn, tripped hire and throw him
a heavy slumber, which lasted until heavily to the ground. His head
the guards appointed to take me to. struck the stone floor with stunning
the place of trial aroused me. force, and he resisted no longer.
"Heavily manacledet was marched With a glad cry I sprung to my feet,
through the. streets to the court, and, snatching the sword from his
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"tloo'cl like to know what scarred
my bands so badly?" said the cap -
tau. "Weil, take the tiller while
wo make this long reach to the fish-
ing grounds, and I'll tell you, It's
something that happened. about 15
.-years ago. loxig before I settled
!dowelto shere eahing and teeing
city inert out for a day's try at the
cod.
"In tle winter of SS X went out
of Gloucester to tl:e IlanIts as ',first
hand' on the schooner Never Fear.
When we pulled up our anchor for
the last time, ie March, and sterted
for Bestow we *ere full of cod to
the deck beams, and sure to nae
over d60 a man. Everybody on
hoard was feeling good.
-Five of the fleet got under way
together. Talk about our cup
races! They don't compare for a
ritinute with a brush between three
or four iiseewelen with their howe
eeeits pointed for market and home
after a 'hesh tille to the Banks.
:dinettes mean dollars then. Eaery
stitch set, lee rails under and math.
nag taken in after Ws amen aweet!
"For the lirst hour It was noete
eed eciee between its by tie uincl.
ell logging o'er 10 helots with a
etiff northerly lireiree• Then the :see-
s
for hear thew al end of V e batmen.
anti va-4 Amok a roes end over the
laffrail. :Volt een't blame a erew toe
feelirg a /little itis.ky when they're
leadiag the fleet, and their duet: is
lifting them landwitell at the rate Of
niiie every SIN minutes.
"White dark we bd
ad a good lea
owe the ninretzt echoonerand when
we went down to supper their run -
ung lights wee twinleling well os-
tler!). The wind ehowell no :Igoe of
going down; on the contrary it
emed to he Acelteelog every nil:l-
ute.
Thn ilia suited us. for we
I pci the bet rough weather boot an
t 1ans. and we tnew that, twee
if we did have to nut in a single
wal,, our rieetle nehind would be put.
ng in tern. 4
The cool; gave us the Nett he had
that night. If there was a man On
111
blbard who failed to do justice to I,
Mat emoking hot supeee, I didn't!
444 1:11114 The only diesatiefied once
were the watati 011 410ek, who began!!
80 be afraid that thew. wouldn't he
Anything left for them, tied who ;
1,01)-t shouting. down the companion.'
ear for us to 'give them a SUOIY.' ,1
°After :envier time° who had no
aortic on hvoid Wiled themselees in
welting letters, making boate. ot•
Plating gam's. Dttring *8133
lead played Oheitein a good deal'
with one of the 'men =Intel now -
add Johnson. A few days Lefore,
we bad arranged a. tournament ot
live games; Pilch hail won two and '
11030 491,18 1.0 come *140 rubter. We
eel our p8e105, and -Once or four of
oer Chipmates gotheted retina. us
to watch the brittle.
falls in the niglit from a vessel move
ing so rapidly as the Never Fear
stands but little chance of liviag to
tell of it.
thes nay need came above water, I
shot an anxious glance in the direc-
tion where I supposed the vessel to
be. She was nowhere in Sight! For
a few s.econds tasted the bitter-
eess of death, Then I wan lifted
comber, and saw the Never Fear 50
feet away. At the saute instant
down aeross the billow$ crime the
aliout:
" 'Light the torehr
"A few minutes before I had bee
waren mut eotafortable la the cold
over my gain() Of checkers. Sow
was fightiog for my life in the free
hands and arms, or even feed myself;
and my fingers net heal for
weeke, But I finished Viet game of
checicere with Johrisceri, and heat
him, too, although someoue Glee had
to recon zny king$ for
welds C10111Panion.
WOINTER
Xotes ot Interest AbOUt
wriewineot Feople,
The Czar of Russia is the largest
individual landOwner in the world.
The area of his possessions is great-
er than that, of the Republio of
France
z -
hig 'Ms. A great wave overwhela
ed me, blotting the g..elooner fro
my view once more, When X wa
lifted aloft. on the erest of the ne
comber the Tenet was :25 feet fax
tner away.
"Rope was almost dead withi
nte, when eueldenly I SOAV the lo
dee. a ray of light, cutting a
waves near by. That line represent
'ed We to nie. mode a grab at it
but missed it altogether; my hand
clot -obeli cold water mid nothin
mote. triell .eecand time. OM
urt 109104411 it with the tips of eta
inittexis.
Lord Nittcnaghten, who is now in
m his seventy-third year, IS 0120 Of *be
s few living septuavnarians who can
ot look back to the time when he took
o part ea the annual struggle for sae
premacy in the Oxford. and Cant-
u bridge boat race, lie rowed in the
g Cambridge boat both. in /852 and
e 1854, though 011 each eceasion the
.rival University won.
,d One of the most promluent Qt
s 'Glasgoteds CitizenS is Lord Over-.
g :toun, the millionaire philanthropist
68 ,auti •evangelist, Wor some thirty -
y !four years now he has carried on 32
'Bible class at which wale rid0 .Yeelog
1nen attend regularly eatit Sunday. Vet.
1 As mencher med. evangelist he i$
4 Ititli%b5c40 *hien eildeemir4:tdiEeentner4 Itirriteueteire
CSIVeinliF in C01111eCtiOn with
gatherings.
a! Ihe-Presitient termer spends hie
'days at Nentore chiefly in Weeping
a oneohnow and reeilivig the Bible. hie
r'gots up at Jive.*, and at hell.
;pitet. right pan. goee to bed mid
t :sleeps WW1 eleren, when he has a.
7 Cit,p of coffee. At 000 0gUi0
1.000A f4.1141' eats S011W fruit. Ho i$
•inot allowed by his doetora eleep
tar More than a couple of hours at
• a Vine, and, erteept for his cup of
eolfee. they permit hiut to drink
„inothing hut Milk.
r The new Archbishop of Canter -
12 bury is a sitilfut anti in emee re.
'speeds a %wandering rhes player.
Onew When on a vistt to India Ito
,lizeet,lintosnitdelleczoti iti4ltionalioadt, teao
the ilitew railway line, and in the day-
'hlinie he amide long tours with his
. host Oyer the new route, On *thee
, °master: the two constantly played
O awes without either board or men
All the 81403'0,53 39'01'4,4 4113d10 V90141 9,1V•
0 :11117 Inver forgot a move or a
t iltDteliicd.atofaitn4h,ellogoamt4ele;:t alivuhlatteiatts
„met position of the inaigiitary 134011
le on the inteitirtarg board.
11 'Mien en tour in the North of
jilt:island a iew ewers ago Mine. '
14t. had given inetructions that her
correferondenro rhould be ailiireheed
to her at llio post olhee of a certain
town. On eallitio, for her letters the
]'postmistrese retewed to give them.
d' up. &lining. to believe that the
?ceoletlyedreeeed lady liefore Iter WaS
4t8s ' t 68112122a. 81.11 -
%Malta solved the clititeulty in an
Orleinul manner. Mileage her V9.11
.11;110 Sang the Jewel song fi•oin
"Faust." and, netellese to alhi, the
proof sobinitted epeedily convinced
the postmistress as to the identity
of the applieant.
Bjornson, the great Norweedan
poet. NVIlobe sevelitieth birthday was
retontly celebrated, was once asted
• by a friend upon what occeeion In
Lis life he had taliM the greatest
' pleasure hnowing that lie, was a.
poet, "It WaS Whea a. delavn.tion,
, from the Right came to my house in
Cluietiania," he answered. "sand
smashed al8 the winelowe. lecauge
when they had thus attached ine,
an twee etarting for home again,
they felt that they ought to elm;
something, and so they begun to
sing. 'Yea, we love this land of
ours.' They couldn't do anything
.else. They had to Sing the song of
the man whom they had attacked."
Lord Welded:, who was the Prince
of Wales' chief of staff on the °c-
asein of his historic tour of the
Colonies, was a. schoolfellow and
chem. of Lord Itoseberer when both
were boys at Eton. One of their es-
' cane:des was to spend a. runaway
afternoon together at Ascot. The
plot was skilleully concocted. At a
lonely spot a vehicle -was to wait
for them. and the driver was to
provide false whiakets and mous-
taches. Unfortunately the whiskers
and the 'vehicle did not arrive, and
the runaways were compelled to .
abandon the disguise. They went,
however, running the eight miles
almost without stopping on the hot-
test of June afternoons. After see-
ing one race they had to scamper'
back, and managed to reach their
rooms without being found out.
Lady ButleWs fame as an artist
comes of most stronous application.
As a child she was always drawing
and painting, and her father himeelt-
undertooR. her general education.
that it might not interfere with her
artistic pursuits. His lessons were
given almost •entirely by reading
aloud, the pupil at the same time
working with her brush or pencil.
Elven when travelling the little girl
was always sketehing what ehe saw,
leaning, out of railway carriagas and
diligences in order to obtain a view
of soinething which had struck her .
fancy. Mr. Thompson taught his
daughter for twelve e-ezu•s, and then
She became a student at South Kee.-
sington. Miss Elizabeth Thompson
married Sir William Butler some
years after "The Roll Call" had
made her famous.
"One niore. I grasped at it des
rerately, despairingly,. Ti is time
caught, tike cord fairly in iny hands
hut it was so small and wee ruarain
30 thet I could mit retaio
•Inviea-dlirolele.ii The lime wae cotton
svoten Lard, mill about tee size of
"1 imevc ti43t the end of the lin
meet lie eear. Casting a g:ance ove
183 ehoulder. I saw the ripple of ti;
log not thirty feet awey. If Oa
maw passed by me. nil hope wa
gone. I determined to hold fast. le
my ringers suffer 'Oat dhey might
arid with a SUdden effOrt 1 cloKti
Owen once noire. Ted cord tauten
ed unlier nor weight, and began t
me along, Bat, grin hard as
could, it slowly slipred through VA)
Jae -treated ft -tigers, cutting teem to
the hone. I cannot express to yo
tl e mental suffering eitueed be
that slowly eeeapiag lire, It Feenle
but to proloug tee agony of a leer
UM death.
°My hold locieered, Tee cora
darted forward ageio; and then toy
fingers edema in a final gap round
the brass tin of the log! It Was *IV
10.$111, 3110Y 014' chance. It was lit.
lalting hold of a propeller. IIned 1*3
lands Were ea frigitifalle• *It
fin revolved for an inetant before
ttopeed. The only Mug ti -at saved
fingete from Wing literally :diced
to pieres wee tl•e tloicht mitten liat
on. I was jetted ahead for a few
feet, the etrain telling fearfully on
my arnts anal elimoldere. Then the
Nue eleeheneill, its the eeliooner canto
up into o wind.
"Jont tten, with a. Inirst of soothe
light fit torch flamed up. revealing
taere* detail of the vessel ard 83318388
leg in Nineties innumerable iteroen
tee foaming black waters. Ault
river forget how the Never Feaf
looted to nie in that brief moment.
Her Sahls were shaldrig. and every
rore stood sharply out. As she
"The board was eiptiored after a'
unitive fashion. In tin indhile 01
enelt square was little hole to
ceive s"ort bind fixed in tidt bot-;
tom of the civet:era. 'Phis preveated
them front roiling off, and we eould
!den even wh62n. the vessel was on
her beam ends, without fear that
the position of our men Ivould be
disturbed by the motion.
"At it we went in good earnest aril
a series of cautious exchanges soon
loft us only three kings apiece. Then
ensued Rivera minetes of manoenv-
ering to gain the advantage. I
was just getting iny opponent in a.
tight place when all at once wet
heard the captain shout from deck:
v1134,411 hands to reef the 1110.11W
"So engeosved had we been in our
game that we hod paid but little'
attention to what was going on
a e, an we etere hardly aware
that the staysail, foretopsail, bal-
loon jib and maintopsail had airmail
been taken in. But that last order
brought es up 'all standing.' for we
knew that it would never have becin
given without need.
"X grabbed my reefer from its
-ook and pushed my arms through
the sleeves, jammed iny cap down on
my head, pulled on my mittens and
and as I passed through the crowd
gathex•ed .around its doors many
were the words of pity for me I
heard on every side, and many the
prayers that God might comfort me
and have me in His keeping.
warders.
"When X was well enough re-
tained to my aork, and thence-
forth my life 4133,8 happlor one. The
• one short glance of divine forgive-
ness which the master had deigned
to cast on Inc at the pillar changed
Itly whole life, and gave me new
hopes of a better one hereafter -of a
glad reunion with those I had loved
long since lost a while.
"For many years I have waited
for that happy day of emancipation,
and know now that it cannot be
far off -nay, that it is very near.
Often, of late, I have heard frag-
ments of the most beautiful music
that ever ravished the ear of man,
and to -day my cell has been .filled
with its glorious melodies. Hark !
There, again ! Do you not hear it
-louder and more joyous ? And
And my darlings They beckon me
AtHelarsot It'ich poor
see -the light 1 The light of heav-
en 1 How it thrills and lifts me up.
with outstretched arnes-at last !
prisoner stopped
short, and, staggering forward a
P1200 or two, fell to the ground--
deTahde happy day of his emancipation
had dawned at last and life's long
shadow broke in cloudless love.
oLY MTJRDERED WAGNER..
"Excuse me," said the detective,
as he presented himself at the door
of the music academy, "but I hope
you'll give me what information
you have and not make any fuss."
"What do you tmean ?" was the
indignant inquiry.
"Why, that little affair, you
know."
sigle, fell back a pace that I might "I don't understand."
give greater force to my 'blow. "Why, you see, we got a tip from
Nerving myselfw ith the thought of the house next door that sorneb d
all I had suffered in the past, was
about to strike when I felt the light
touch of a hand on my arna.
was murdering Wagner, and the
chief sent me. doWn to work up • the
case"
rolled her deck toward rue eould
21*0 tle tubs and Ihdt kits, the nests
of doiees lashed between the fore end
3)161111 rigging. and the anchor on the
bow. I could see my shipmates pre-
paring to do all they cciuld for lily
renew. Half a doom were getting a
'dory over. I itnew that I l•ad been
recto for fingers were pointed in my
lireetion, and voices of encournge-
ment wei•e faintly borne to me
above the rush of the waves. Could
I keep afloat in that freeeing water
until they could rearh me?
'treen somebody !eared 111Y eitu-
ati on.
"He caug•Ith the log lirell 7 heard
a voice shout. 'Get hold here, ev-
erybody, and pull him alongside.
Stand by to haul.'
"Half a dozen men formed it chain
at the stern. and I knew tbat they
were going to pull me in. The fig-
ures busy with the dory were lower-
ing ner over the 'roue.
"'Hold light, Jackson!' came -the
hail. 'Steady, now, mates, pll
away!'
"The slack came in rapidly, and
soon the line was taut. Then with
a shook' that almost broke my hold
I was Walled under 'water. Both
arms were stretched to their utmost
traaght over uty hea.d, and xny
lands clutched the logs in a 'death
grip. If I let go now. I should nev-
✓ rise.
"I had been snapped under so sud-
denly that I had not tirae to get a
ull breath, and in a few seconds I
was qn the verge of strangulation.
Should I never come to the top?
"I seemed to be stemming the
ours° of a furious river. The con-
stant rusle of colli water against the
op of ray head was turning me in. -
O a block of ice. I courd -see noth-
ng. I could bear only the th'under
f the billows that engulfed me.
And through it all, growing more
and more painful every instant, was
he terrible strain on my hands and
rros.
"1413r shipmates were hauling me in
Ike a cod on the end of a line, not
steadily, however, hut with a series
jerks, as they loosened their h,olels
o get fresh ones. And every jerk
owned to dtart my arms in their
ookets. They • told me afterwards
hat it was only a matter of. me-
nds, but to me the agony of my
trained m.useles leng,thened the time
"et was impoesible to keep my
ioutli closed any Winger. I opeee'd
t, ancl experience the sensations of
drowning man, as the cold water
use ed in . Gr aliu ally any_ senses
lipped/ away. I forgot where I
vas, why was holding on so tight.
y fingers were just relaxing tbeir
ip when with a rush I was pulled
o the s.ueface. A rope sliprped 'down
ound my shoulders, and the sharp
'Tin of a gaff penetratedothe back of
y coat. I heard the sound of
oices over me. Then my head
truck the side of the schooner as
-e rolled down, and everything
eemed to explode in Et blaze of
tars.
"When I came to myself' I was in
bunk, and we were nearly up to
()sten harbor. rt was some days
afore I could make memet use of my
made a jump for the comoanionwa,y. I
Things were lively enough outside.
A living gale was blowing, a,nie the e
spray flew over the bow, as the
Never Fear heeleil to her lee rail,
out through *lei tumbling setts. The 1
sky was perfectly clear and 'dark
blue, and the stars shone large,
cold and brilliant.
"In a tow seconds the deck swarne- c
ed with inert. The halyards were
slacked away, the bull -rope hauled t
out, ear -rings passed, and we began t
to knot the reef points. As first i
hand I took my place at the end of o
the boom, which was a very long
one running oet almost 16 feet be-
yond the stern. Right under me, as t
I worked, was the log line, shimmer- a
ing wlth phosphorescence where it
skimmed the eurface, like a cord of 1
fire. I remember thinking how
high our speed must. be to make the o
line turn so rapidly. t
"1 Ilan been out on the boom 2
again and again in much rougher s
weadlier, and never given the danger t
a second thought. A man will run o
a certain risk nine times and es- E
cope. The tenth thne he is punish- i
ed for his carelessness. This was
my tenth time. ri
"My duty took me a little longer
than the others, and by the time I a
had finished there was nobody else r
working on the boom. I had just s
tied the last knot when the schoon-
er gave a sudden roll to windward; eg
I lurched back, lost my footing and gr
in an instant was flung into the wa- t
ter. As I sank I gave a shout for r
kelp, and the last sound that reach- b
ed my ears as the waves closed over en
rne was Johnson's cry of alarm: v
" •Man , overboard! Man over- e
"T was heately and warmly dress- s
ed. T hafi on thic.k fis'eermen's s
boots, Etad a leather jacket under
my reefer, and so was in no condi,- a
tion for swimming. My ..situation,
was a desperate one. A man who b
DIFFERENT 15 JAPAN,
A writer, describing the Japaue'e
railways, says when a native lady
enters a railway carriage she slips
her feet fe on; her tiny shoes, stands
tipon the seat, and then sits demure-
ly with ber feet doubled beneath
her. A moment later she lights a
cigarette. All Japanese people sit
with their feet upon the seat. When
the ticket collector opens the door
to collect tiekets lee removes his
cap, and twice bows politely. }re
repeats the bow us he asks ea11 11313•
sc.nger for Ins ticket. •
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