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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1887-3-24, Page 3UWE AND VENGEANOB AMONG TRX OWITJOGUIRS, Tun UM EAKIXAVeled •Omeax Regeoedent SIM Teta Ditica Codean Awn Whenerease. CHAPTKR XXXIL--(Coisrsaoun). of the Sea °eve they looked es desperate a set of reffiaps as the world could exhibit. Them evae not one of all that shipei Qom - prey, now that Min and Joseph were gooe, who might not, had Smuggling been their only offense, have stood up es an oat - gel of light in comparieon with whet he really wee. And Dolan, Waa the worst of all, His car- eer from firat to kat, long before he had anything to do with the Ritt, had been one of lawless violenee and outrage towerds any- thing that had even the ambiance of right. And now in the darknese a that sea OV- em—for the huge eails were drawn closely over the opeuiog--he stood upon the cleele a the Rift, looking sOmetiling lile the arch. fiend himself, gathering about him his WW1- iers and associates, The light from several torches, stuck into clefts in the cliff shed a lurid kind of lustre over the dark, heaving water and on the hull, cordage and brailed sails of the cutter. That light, too, shone upon the fierce and weather -worn, as well as onmeoworn, coun- tenances of the pirate crew, and upon Do- lan, all dripping with salt walear, as he was standing upon the deck of the cutter. They crowded up the side e of the Rift like so many spectres, and then they stood about midships ; while aft, upon a small reised portion of the deck, was Dolan; and they could see by his pale face and compressed lips that he had something to say. In silence they gathered about hire:. It must not now be forgotten what was the exact state Dolan was in as regarded his intelligence of what had occurred m relation to Captain IVIocquet, Gerald, Grace, Martin and Joseph. The whole of those persons so far as he knew, were in the caverns and subjected to his mercy. The ruffian had to receive the blow which a knowledge of their escape would give to him. There was, therefore—with a conviction of power to be brutal and murderous if he liked—upon his countenance a gleam of triumphant ferocity that was terrible to look upon. "My gallant crew," he said; "my noble fellows, who have with me braved for so long the breezes and storms of old ocean, and who laave defied men and laws—the time has come when, along with the reward of your past exertions, you will get news of "Boo sir." who is your friend and who your foe, and "You may cry boo!' as much as you be able, no doubt, to do justice to both." like, sir, but as I can get as much law for a "Give xis our money 1" cried a voice. penny as you can get for a shilling, I'd ad- "Who as that?" vise you to look out, sir." " Me—Jem Ratlines. Give us our Mr. Tickley looked serious. money 1" "Admiral 2" "Share 1 share 1' shouted several others. "Well." "Give us our shares, and let us 0,11 separate "1 don't think, in my own mind, that whice way we please 1" there will turn out to be evidence enough to "Come, old Dolan," said one. "Let's con ot Mr Suilles. oreI either." en I think, admiral, he had better Once again Gerald. and Grace bade eaeh other good bye and then the pollee surround. ed their prisoners, but the warm heart of Ceptain Meequet was not satisfied, He tan up to Gerald arid =blamed him. "Be brave, mon cher Gerald. I shall fight wid Monsieur Tielele, by gar I And as de proverb Anglaise says of himself : ' A long lane is always turning.' Worse luole next time, let us hope elweys toujoors. Adieu I" , "Adieu 1" scricl Marie, gently. " olice," said the admiral. JCP • " Yes, sir." _. " Be aure you take good care of that fellow Tli nure Wright. Re will be put upon his oath to -morrow and if he so much as swears to the slightest that is not true I will prose- cute him for perjury if it cost me a thousand pounds." Thomas Wright, as he called himself look- ed rather cadaverous at this; and as he was removed in custody he mattered to him- self : "I wish I hadn't come and done it for Dolan, though he did give me fifty pounds and promised nee fifty more. I wish I had done the honest thing and run away with his fifty pound and not come here at all, I shall only get into a serape—I sees that as plain as a captain, I does." Then Captain Mooquet made another simi- lar bow and put his daughter's arm beneath his, as he said : "Adieu, messieurs, adieu ! I shall do something for my friend Gerald. I shall do something I have not think of now, but it shall be something.. Adieu 1" "My dear Adriurel Clifford," said Mr. buffies. "Well, air." "Ha! ha! It's a good joke, you know, but you really don't mean to remand me? You see admiral, that there is no evidence." "I beg your pardon," said thelieutenant "1 overheard you invite those in the boat to smuggle." "Oh, that was ironically 1" The lieutenant shook his head. "Very well," said Mr. Softies, "then I shall bring an action." "A what?" said Mr. Tickley. "Aix action against you, sir." And what for, sir ?' False imprisonment, sir.' 1, "So far as I am concerned, Mr. Tickley, this moment, to have the chests opened, I do not feel disposed to keep any one who and their rich contents divided among is not part of the crew of the Rift." you—'3 "Very good. You may go, Mr. Softies." "Yes, yes—open them 1 Hurrah 1 All's Mr. Suffies darted off on the moment, right! That will do! Yes, yes 1 Hoorah 1" without saying good-bye to anybody. "You ma,y 1" added Dolan, with a yelling A few minutes more and there were no voice, that startled them all; "but—but-- persons in the room but the admiral and but—" Captain Morton and Grace Morton. Then "What now ?" growled one. the latter stepped up to the admiral and "But what ?" cried several. took his hand, saying, as she did so: "Yon will, within the next twenty.four " aL' -, you °eight not—you cannot doubt hours, all fall into the clutches of the law 1" of the. humeence of poor Gerald." There was a hushed look about them all, "1 d not, my clear. Be quite at ease and they advanced a step nearer to Captain it., about him, for to -morrow, I have no doubt Dolan. will clear him. I only wish that I bad some "One and all 1" he added; "1 have been sort of positive evidence to produce that some hours from you; and during those would contradict the assertions in the mouth hours I have learnt all we want to know to have no fine speeches; it's the rhino we want 1" Dolan's eyes gleamed savagely. "Mutes," he added, "If you like now, of tbat Thomas Wright. Dolan himself, too, condemns the lad." " Dolan ? Yes. There is a letter." "From him, sir ?" "It is so. You shall read it; and then, ray dear, you can come to sorne judginent about it." The admiral gave Grace .Dolan's letter to read, which she did with the most marked attention; and the changes of her expressive features as she did so sufficiently testified the indignation with which she regarded the aspersions that were cast by that letter upon Martin. and Joseph, and Gerald. put us on our guard." "What is it ?—what is it ?" "Will you have your money, all of you, and take your chances now at once? I don't want to hinder you and 1 don't want to tell you what will save your life and fortunes, all of you if you don't want to listen." "We do—we do!" "Oh,hyou will have your money now?" "No, no! Tell us all you have to say. We will hear all." " And out it short, old un 1" said one. " Who is that 1" "Why, it's Ned Bolt." "Then 1 won't say a evorcl more while he When she had concluded the readmg she is on the deck of the Rift. Over with him I" said: There was a brief scuffle. Ned Bolt, who "1 must think of all this. 0 father; had spoken so irreverently to Dolan, was Gerald must and shall be saved to -morrow. pitched head foremost over the side of the I must think what can be done, dear father;.cutter into the sea, from which, with a pro - for you do not know how good and kuid he fusion of oaths, he swam to and scrambled has been for years to me." into one of the boats. "Everything shall be clone, my dear love, "Now, captain, go on. What is it ?" that you can suggest. Your father will go "Not only," continued Dolan, with a vio- heart and hand with you." lent wave of his arm, "not only did I wish Grace looked very thoughtful, as she every man here to get his full share of the again lanced at Dolan's infamous letter to plunder we have in these caverns, but I wanted him to get off with it and enjoy it." -, "Ay, ay—that's it 1" "And enjoy it 1" "You said that Wore." There was a slight laugh at this; but Do- lan did not think it worth while M push his authority too far—so he took no notice of it, but went on quietly. "And for that purpose it was that I went There is intense excitement in the sea on a voyage of diseovery on shore' and right cavern of the cliff, for the smuggler crew away to the town. It has costme more are now well aware that something .is seri- gold than I choose to Mention to find out onslyamiss and that their safety is in some what I have found out; and thas is, that to - way jeopardized, if not actually comprom- morrow morning there will be au attack of isod. these caverns 1" The absence of Martin, the absence of "An attack 1" s ph and the mysterious death of the "Yes, an attack, both by sea and land." eefik.. uig twatch on the deck of the cutter, had "Are they found out, then?' all crome known to there, and by the time "They are!" Dolan found his way back to the cavern The commotion Wrong the crew now was through :the cool, heaving waters of the little bay:, there was all that kind of com- motion In the community of the hidden caverns that betokens uneasy expectation. The feeling "on the part of several was that at that very momeret they stood in the position of men sold and betrayed by Dolan. His absence was prolonged and they had thought him in the caverns, and it was only 'Mir e chests in one of ger my next object was to discover the how .th, t t. 0 f e spec re was ' ne. A Frank Confession. Merchent (to applicant for a 'obi—Do you the a rniral. Then she whispered to her- self: "Yes, for Gerald—for Gerald. Anything for Gerald 1" CHAPTER XXX.III. DOLAN MARES HiS LAST PREPARATION POR ESCAPE.. " Hear rrie out I You will approve of what I have to say if you will only hear me out, my brave compenione. Hear all, and then decide for yourselves, mates," 44 ilear him 1 imag him Ay, ay, go on." "What T. propose, thou, ie that you get the start of your enemies. The large elieets thet contaiu your treesure eau be twiny put on board the Rift; and just at the ebb of tide to.uight (which is about two o'oloelc) oPch the eovering Of the cavern and eail out into the bay. The attaelt on this plue will not be till the morning's tight; and by that time you may be right away on the Suseex coast, I &deem that you beat up northwerd, then to some obscure place in Scotland, and there land and divide your booty. There is Edinburg, by .the Frith of Forth ; you will run up to it m the cutter within a week. I will meet you there, and. we shell be quite sode in a place like that; and from it you can all go whatever way your fancy leads y )) Ther was a shout of approval at thie proposition, and then one you said: "Why don't you come with us, captain I)" "1 Because I have some business here, -will porno and join yoo overland ; but I will come with you, for I will send the treasure °hut with you." "Ay, ay 1—that will do." "1 have many little affairs to settle in regard to some of the cottages which I want to sell; and then there is my little daughter Grace 1 want to see placed somewhere where she will be taken care of." Dolan again tried to look sentimental, and again sonse of the crew laugbed ; and when they did so he bit his lip and thought to himself 4 Wait a bit—oh, only wait a bit I" EOM AND l'OUIGN )11,WS, Pm^le is said to conforms nearly tone of enaile in a eekleon. The London Spectator says that war be tween Austria and Bessie apnrorreiree fast. Apnea for the Gamma Government have purcheeed 20Q hersee in Irelend at a high price. The Belly River is reported frozen to the lsottom many plues, The ice is from two to three feet thiek all over it. An explogion of fire.damp occurred in a colliery near Mous, in Belgium, evlaieh en- tombed 140 miners, none of whorn can be takeu out alive, IN' A TIO,ER'S ORIP, 11'4 XOITINQ &ENE IN a. ZOOLOOIOAL Geteneet, The Zoological GArden in Philadelphia was the scene of a thrilling end very nearly ietel ineideet about two o'clock on a recent afternoon. Is is at that hour that the animale in the lion house ago fed, each oue being given a large piece) of rear meat, generally horeeflesh, Whem are other mai male in the lion home besides the lions, moue them a very fine Bengal tier maned King. He ia an unusually baodsonte beest, maxim of limb and vicious in temper. George Robinson, his keeper, has, first and last, had. a great dead of trouble with hire, and has often been compelled to resort to The developmeut of the Caseade coal extreme meesures in his punishment. And talus near 13euff, N. W. T., is being vigor- yet there are times whet King ie as docile ously puahed, and the daily output will as a kitten, and Robinson, who is a perfect, 800n reech five hundred tons. ly feerlees man, )1%8 frequently gone into Information has been received. at Ottawa the one and Pladred with the heaet " that the ninety days' quarantine enforced by A DOT WOULD WITH A DOG. , the State of Kansas against cattle imported on this day, however, King seeneee to be from Canada hire been raised. in an usually bed temper, tearing up and It is nnderstood that $ir Charles Tupper down his cage all the forenoon and bound. is still performing the duties of High Com. in g againet the bars with a, force which missiorier, and that nothing has been done made them rattle in their sookets. Robin - yet towards appointing his summer. son tried several timea to make him quiet down, but he was unsuccessful. He thought, however, that Ring's ugly humor would disappear at feetliog time, and he conoluded to wait until then before a,dministering pun- ishment. In making his preparetions to feed the animals the keeper has to pass be. fore the cages a number of times, and they become very restless and impatient, for they know what is coming. King on this occasion behaved worse thau Robinson had ever known him. He seemed to be in a A tea merchant from Japan who is a.e terrible rage, and filially, as the keeper "And the boy ?" cried one. "Take him with you; I advise, by all gresent in Ottawa states that as soon as the passed by his cage the tiger thrust his wanadian Pacific route becomes known to the immense paw through the bars and struck means, that you take him with you. That tea merchants of Japan it will completely the keeper's arm, tearing away the clothing is what I want to ask you to do. Take him. supersede the route for tea ahipment via the and into the flesh. Don't have his death at any of your doors; Suez canal. for he is but a boy. Take hini to -night HOSE TEMPER WHEN AROUSED with you in the Bus; and when you get in limormous destruction and loss will be is about as fiery as the tiger's, became enrag- the North Sea, send him adrift in •One of caused on both the Canadian and American ed in turn, and he determined to enter the the small boats, and do anything you like sides of the St. Lawrence by the floods cage and conquer the beast. It was down - with him ; but take him with you to -night." caused by the ice jam, which extends from i right madness, but no persuasion of the other "Very good 1—very well 1" said one; Croil Island, to a point ten miles -up the, keepers and attendants could prevail on the river. The water is nine feet above high ' dauntless man to give up his purpose. One "but there' a little objection." with the velocity' of a railroad Ltram, The "Objection 1" of the men was sent hurriedly to find Head avalanche was behind. him, and rushing water mark in the flooded district. "Yes, captain; he's not to be foand." A special cablegram to the press says Keeper Byrne, who was at that time in a along with mighty power and speed. We Dolan staggered. Lloyd's committee has consented to bring distant part of the garden, so that his au. all realized that if the man lost a move, or "Not to—be—found ?" before the English underwriters the com. 1 thority might be interposed to prevent Roball his course a hair's breadth, his doom "No; he's off, and Miss Grace, too. plaint of the Montreal Board of Trade that I union from tieing what every one believed to was sealed. We stated in breathless borrow When we found you were away, and when that shipping port is much injured by the he a foolish andiatal thing. He had hardly as the roaring sound of the miglaty avalanche . some of the fellows said you were not coin. present rule compelling transient ships to gone, however, before Robinson,. whose reirched our ears, and as we saw the immense ing back, we had a good hunt through all leave the St. Lawrence before September 30 movements were as quick as lightnuig, had white cloud rolling down with the fleeing , " Alt 1" i sprung to the rear of the cage, thrown open the coxes." each year. Man just before it. By the time half At Pictou N. S. negotiations are I the door and leaped into the beast's den, course had been run the roan was still inthe ' A livid hue spread itself over the face of "And found them gone." resentatives of the miners, by which their on between the colliery managers anot°rienpg-' , , slamming the door after him. And then and the pace wase lead. Both racer and raced had been gafeete • Dolan; and he dashed the fist of his right differences will be adjusted by arbitration, . , ensued a scene which those who saw it can iag spew, every moment, never forget. Man and beast faced each simply tremendous. We all understood that and it is believed the striking miners will, otherWand for a moment neither moved an hand against the palm of his left, as he if he could preserve his equilibrium for a return to work in a few days. The strike' inch ; the beast, quieted by the man's sud- cried : few secoecls only his safety would he in - has already extended over one month and den entrance, glared at its opponent appa,- " This is Martin's doing I' sured, and as we stood with our eyes rivetedi "Not a doubt about that. I should say," upon him it seemed as if he would get has been mutually disastrous. rently in utter surprise at his reckless action; growled Bowline • not a doubt en red..." 1 the maia, brave and undaunted and armed through all right. "Why not a dc, ebt ?—why? why ?" Reports from the different sections of the with only a short whip, was positively sup. through a shifting of the body—a partial sway- " Cos he's gone, too: 1V1cLeod district say that the last few weeks erb as he stood looking ing—and we saw he was riding on one shoe " Gone I gone 1—Martin gone ?" have pulled down cattle considerably. Al. STEADILY INTO THE EYES OF THE nom. only. We were horrified, and our faces "Ay 1 Joseph, too; so that there's no though not a great many have died, still By this time at least fifty people had blanched in spite of ourselves, for we be - lookout now on the old plateau." many are left in a weak condition, and if gathered in the house, and among them lieved his death was certain. Irt a moment, Dolan was forced to hold to the main rig- there should bo bad weather later on the Robinson's wife and child, who were there to however, we felt relieved for he recovered ging for support, and a feeling of faintness chences are that a good many will go under. visit him, and had been out of the house himself magnificently, and we saw that both came over him. Had his victims, after all, The nutjority of those that have died are when the trouble began. There had been shoes were doing service again. But he had eluded him? Was it possible that they had ' much excitement and many cries of warn - lost time, and the big white cloud was upon eastern battle taken in last summer. escaped, or were they only hiding some - A Blood Indian has lately returned to the bag and dissuasion when Robinson started to him. It was coining -with the sound of where, in the numerous ramifications of the reserve in a badly frozen condition. He re- enter the cage, but as he leaped in front of heavy thunder, and the dark form of the old caverns of the cliff ? Was all he had ports that some more Bloods have been laid the beast the people became as silent as man stood out in bold relief before it, but schemed and striven for, after all, to pass out by the Gros Ventres, near the Sweet death; the appalling clanger the man incur - seemingly hurled along in the very front of away like a dream, and were his victims to Grass Hills. Of course it is hard to say , red paralyzed their tongues. His wife, pale the resistless body. A terrible rush of elude his vengeance ? whether this report is to be believed or not, and horror-struck, sank back upon one of a she wind, blinding clouds of snow, sounding like (To BE cONTINUED). but it is very probable that it is true. The the benches an c ose her eyes, enormous waves beating upon the shore— same Indian says that the antelope are so might not see her husband torn to pieces in and all was over. For a moment we stood STORIES OF THE SUPERNATURAL» poor and weak, from the effect of the weath- her very presence, mad his child, too, young awestricken, for we were yet uncertain and are to realize the awful position of its father, whether our friend lay buried under the now — er. and the great amount of snow, that they William S. Martin, an old citizen of will hardly get out of a man's way, clung to its mother's dress, crying to her to peaceful white billows piled up upon one Pittsburg, who died a week ago, predicted therefore easily killed. • fatherdoing there side of the ridge, or had found safet-y in the the exact hour of his death. Michael Dumas, who escaped from the! with the tiger. His little voice was the soft snow upon the other "There he is !" Three residents of Kinderhook say that Northweet after the rebellion, in company e_ only sound that broke the stillness, and &hooted one of the party, and in an instant with Ga nel Dumont, an is real mg withRouinson,fortunately for him, was too much fifty or sixty voices were raised in a great . . . . . his family at St. Charles, near Winnipeg, i bent upon his purpose to hear M. cheer that echoed and re-echoed along the before the ainueety was granted, was living BUT THE TIGER NOW GROUCHED, mountain side. near the boundary, and afterwards rejoined as if about to spring, and Robinson knew And there he was, or rather his legs, and hislamily. He gives an interesting descrip-; that the moment of his supreme trial had both of them were moving 'back and forth tion of the trip of Dumont and himself from come. He awaited the attack without the in very lively fashion, He had taken a Batoche to Fort Belknap, which occupied quiver of a muscle, still looking the brute header into the snow and sank down almost eleven days. They lived most of the time fixedly in the eye; and then it came, the to his knees We got him out in a few min - on antelope they shot during the trip, They ' tiger bounding forward like a thunderbolt. utes and then he explained how it all hap - never saw a white face, as they kept out of Robinson was ready for it, and he leaped pene'd. He said he was rushed upon one the district where civilization was likely to quickly aside, the tiger being carried by the side of the ridge so rapidly that his long, exist. After their releass by the American impetus of his spring full against the bars shoes did not follow the incline on the other, authorities Dumas worked for a time on a at the end of the cage. As it shot by him but shot straight forward. They left his ranche at Lewiston, Montana, while Du- i Robinson struck it a heavy blow with his feet, and he began turning somersaults mont maintained himself by hunting. Then whip across the flanks. King uttered a through the air, presently coming down came the offer to join Buffalo Bill's Wild howl of pain and rage, and was up and at headforemost, as before described. The West Combination, which Dumas declined, the keeper again with the rapidity of light- leap from the top of the ridge was over fifty and Dumont accepted. During his separa. ning, This time Robinson did not fare so feet, but the snow was as soft as a, feather - tion from his family Dumas says four of his well. One of the tiger's claws caught his bed. and he was not harmed in the least.. children died, while Dumont lost his wife. arm in passing and tore out a piece of flesh. The wager was nothing but drinks for the Such a universal blockade as has taken Again the keeper applied his whip, appar- crowd, and the saloonkeeper of the tonne had to set them up. Traffic on the Cauadian Pacific railway has been seriously interrupted in British Columbia by freshets in the mountabae. Six men while clearing the track were smothered by a snow slide. Advices received by the department of Agriculture give prospeota that the influx of emigrents from Europe to Canada will be greater this year than ever before. The rush is expected to begin early in April. A ItAcE wiTE A SNOW sLIP4 A THRILLING gPiSOPE EtlittlrBri In TA4t itoOKX MOUNTAI:izs. The paint Selected for the race wee one of the deepest gulches on the most preeipit- 008 mountain within a radius of twenty milee, and it is not en exaegeeation to say the ineliee of the course wee egeel to 4;5 de- grees, The length was 2,600 feet by. mea- surement, for the stating point woo just at the upper -end lines of two full miolog claims, arid the terminue of the " hogbaelc " before referred to, the centre of which was 400 feet from the lower -end lines of the claims in question. Under the Agreement Petereon, a Swede, was to enter the gulcie 1,000 feet above the line where the timber ceases to, grow, and after taking his position directly in the path of the slide, or ava- !troche, as it can more properly be called, was required to start the snow. This was easy enough, as a atick or gient powder was all he needed. It looked like a tallow candle, , wrapped up in browe paper, and the idea was to explode it, the tremendous vibration of the air literate the slide. It's a common thing to start slides in that way, and it is often resorted to by znen who have steep moantein slides to climb or gulches to cross. Well, to get along with tee story, Peter - eon got out in tho gulch all right, banked his shoes and then placed his feet in the straps. His next move was to draw the giant powder from his boot leg and. adjust the cap and fuse. He did it as leisurely as if preparing to fire an ordinary blast, and to the fifty or sixty men who stood below and watehed hint, all of whom knew he was tak- ing a tremendous risk in even venturing into the gulch so soon after the storm, it eeerned es if he were trying to harrow their feelings. Peesently his right arm flew backward, and allmaderstood that the rue had begun. Ina /eminent the detonation reached us, and „ at the same instant we saw the sudden m owes, _ ment of the immense body of snow peg head of the gulch. Peterson seemed, to be • . in it, but it was only a delusion,'for he came,. - FLYING DOWN THE GI71,011i they met the ghost of a deceased neighbor in a lonely road near the village one night recently anti had a long and entertaining chat with it. A tall, thin ghost has been alarming the people living on the outskirts of West York and several parties of young men have been oiganized to go in search of it. One person says that he fired a heavy charge of buckshot into the mysterious visitor at short range, but without effect. A mysterious phantom walks the streets of Seattle between the hours of 10 in the night and 4 in the morning, and terrifies belated pedestriaus. It was supposed to be a man dressed in a light suit of clothing, but one night it pursued and struck a, citizen and in the struggle which ensued it was found to be intangible. Shots innumerable have been fired at it since but it still walks the streets unharmed and unimpeded. More than thirty years ago. a young girl was in the act of placing a pitcher on a post which stands near the South Carolina Rail- way, five miles from .Aiken, when she was struck dea.d by lightning. Ever since this tragic occurrence the pitcher has remained on the post safe by superstition from the touch of the negrees, who believe that the arm which touches it will be paralyzed. Storms and cyclones and earthquakes have not displaced it, although the post which holds 15 18 fast crumbling with decay. Harry Edward, a young man of Wilkes - Were, Pa,. , surprised his friends a year ago by dropping ell his bad habits and beginning a regular attendance at church and prayer meetings. Recently, however, he fall from grace end returned to his old way of living. Last tveek he attended a meeting of the Sal- vation Army and was ecoffing at the services when he suddenly became blind. He was taken home and phyeicians were summoned, but they were powerless to render aid. The Baptist Church at Indian Creek has been haunted for years by supernatural visitors. Strange noises have been heard near the pulpit during divine service, and by night ghostly forms have been observed to flit in and out the door. A short time very great ; end, there was, at first, a dm- a o Mr. N. C. Gordon, a reputable citizen position to leave the Rift, and for each one o. CaenesvIlle, was passing the oburch with to look after his own safety and means of his :wife when they beheld a strange being escape, but Dolan succeeded in stopping !fitting on the doorsteps. He was dressed them, by calling out, in a loud voice • m snow-tvhite garments from head to foot " Hear me 1 I have more to tell ;Om" execepting the 'blood -red gloves which cover- " Ay, ay 1—hear the ceptain 1' ed his hands, while his face had a ghastly " After finding out—it don't matter how yellow tinge, Mr. Gordon drove up to the —but after finding that we were in this dna- church to investigate, but his horse sheered 1 tl t • h fright,and in an instant tixO p . the minor caves and wide they had been and wherefore—the reason why (for people taught to look upon with interest end re- don't know everything utless they are toltl; veeenee as containing the eoramon stock of and particularly I was sure they would know plutaler and profits of the whole crew that nothing of this cavern unless they were told made any of them doubt that the absence byttoine ens familiar with it). of Dolist was permanent and treaeherous. ' Ay, ay 1 That's certain and ship shape." knc`w arlthing ab"6 figures, Uncle Rastas—Yes sali. nole Muftis 1 His loud whistle from the deck a the Rift " Gerold—my own any Gerald I" Merehant —Weil ill were to lend von $6 There was a laugh at the eettimental way ' - was a weloome sound to all. andlrou petanisecl to pay nee $1 each month, From numerous racemes of the eaverns— in which Dolan strove to sity Shia; but he how much urorild you owe tile et the expire - from beneath tarpaulins and boat -cloaks— centinued : stagging Voir of three months 2 some of them of the most costly deSeription, "'es, my own son—for, notwith 'Uncle Rastus,--Ei' &Balls, sah. which had. formed pert of the plender width all any o1. you nety heve heard to the eon- Mordant—I'm afraid you don't know now and then had come to hand in the trary, he is my oixql Son—has betrayed xis; much about figtiroa, cruise of the Rift—came the ereve who had I ion certain of thee." `Uncle Rastus—No, Fah, but I epees 1 for so tote made up the nefarious ship's "Rill him 1—drown hire 1—death bo him 1" knows all bout °Uncle Rastas. "Stay, stay !—no, not yet. I have ono company et Dolet. .,.........,........ The affair with the Spray had given to favor to ask of you tor all I am now doing mine of them wounds, the existent* of which for you—one fatror ; it is that you shall Pleasure must first have the warrant that was betrayed by various bandages, and as spare that boy." it is without sin ; then the measure, that it thy rowed a01.088 the black -looking waters There was a groan of ditieentent is without excess.—H. G. Adeline place on New Brunswick railways the past ently unmindful of his two wounds, and three weeks has not been known for ten again the tiger turned and sprang at its years. On the New Brunswick railway, would-be master, leaping straight at his between Gibson, Woodstock and Great breast and smelting full against it. Robin- Indisputable Spiritualistic Evidence. Falls, miles of track have been buried son had not been quick enough, and he was under seven feet of snow. Ploughs are use. borne to the floor of the cage, where he lay less and all the men available have been or- stunned and motionless, the tiger lying with ganized as shovelers. The Grand Southern its forefeet across -his body. has been blocked a week. There has been there was a quick, loud cry of dismay from AS TILE REEPER FELL railway between St. John and St. Stephen no travel for four days on the New Bruns- the people who had, with bated breath, wick & Prince Edward Island railroad from watched this terrible combat, and the beast, Sackville to the Cape. The Indiantown with his paws still upon his victim's breast, branch is to be closed for the winter, the turned its head to glare upon the faces in chief reason being the snow drifts over the front of his cage. At this moment Byrne, She head keeper, appeared, forcing his way through the excited crowd clear up to the bars of the cage. With him were two as- sistant keepers, to whore las gave hurried directions, and they went immediately to the rear of the cage, taking care that the tiger did not see them as they went. Byrne By 45e105 irOE. held in his hand a long pole, on the end of which was e large spike. As he reaehed the bars he shouted to the tiger in aloud and coni. mending tone, and, telling the people to stand back, thrust the spike into the animal's flank, with a howl of rage King rose from his posi- He Thought Ali Mothers -in Law .Alike. Sion on the body of Robinson and daslaed himself against the bars where Byrne was was standing, trying to reached his new enemy. This was exactly what the head keeper wanted, far at that moment the two assistants appeared at the door in the rear, ready to perform their part in the rescue Byrne had planned. Fortunately Robinson had fallen near the door, and as Byrne kept up his combat, with the tiger, plunging the spike again ancl again into his body, the assistants quickly opened the door, grasped the wounded and dill insensi- ble man by the arms and jerked him out of the cage. The err r ole thing was done sorap- idly that the door was again closed and fast - Oiled before the infuriated beast discovered that his prey had escaped him, Tim VT,Ertsii!, siXorT.Emtxx of the speetators now found vent in a lend, ringing cheer, the noise of which amused 1:Whitson from his stupor. His fainting wife and his frightened ehlid were reagshred by the sympethizieg people around thetn, and they Were soon With the Inis. band, and father, whose wounds were foUnd "Will you please give me twt4ty five or to be comparatively slight, much to every- fifty cents to buy bread with ?" he wailed, body's surprise. His powerful physigrie had "I'm starvin' I" 'laved bixn The tiger will soon ree0Ver Can't you bey 4 loaf of bread for los from the injury inflicted by the spike, but than twenty -Ave or lifty eents Man must evork, Ile may work grudg- Robinson will not he if:flowed to enter his "Yea, brit do you think a man can make Joey or gratefully. Re may work as a oage again, although he revs he will conquer a elite& on bread only? nothiti' but a the lernte yet, side dish." man or as a mathine.-411enry Giles. line. The Northern. & Western Road is impassable from Gibson almost to the north shore. The blockade on the Intercolonial road is about over. Home. 'Tow snored is that place called Home, Where fireside pleasures meet, %here naught intrudes to mar the charm, And everything's replete With glowing love, and life, and hope, A.nd Joy cloth banish care, When gathered round the festal board The family circle lair. Perhaps some rover has returned,— What words can paint the Joy With which his rno-ther welcomes him, Her loved, yet wayward boy. il hat loving smiles on either side Greet him, on his return, HOw full of peace are now the hearts That for the lost did yetarn 2 How lOving is the converse held 'Twist sire and ehildren dear, And mother, with indulgent smile, Lends an attentive oar, They ranee the earth Worn pole to pole, 'they plough the bilPwy Now North, now South, now East, now West, Buns youthful fancy free, .Afar on Greenland's frozen Shore. Next sultry indostati, Siberia:mines their theughts engage, And then Sahara's sand, litayhe,p they of the heathen speak in converse low and grave' Of noble men who tell them how hrist J0908 came to save, The friendly talk, the converse dear, That round the circle goes, The smiling jest from youthful lips, The quiet, meet repose, All speak with clarion tongue tho word That, wheresoe'er you roam, Will cause your weary heart to thrill,— That simple word Is %ZOOM Winks—" Do you believe the spirits of the deperted can communicate with the living ?' Jinks—" Yes, I have had absolute proof of it." "You don't say so?" "1 suppose you know when I married the present Mrs. Jinks she was a widow ?" " Yes," " Well, some time afterwards I went with a friend to see a medium, just for the fun of the thing, you know, and as sure as I'm alive she gave me a, message from my wife's first husband." "In his writing ?" no I" "Did you see him or hear him talk ?" "No, the medium just tad me what he said." "Nonsense; then what proof have you that the communication was genuine?" "He said he was sorry for me." "Here, sir; look at this, sir," roared a man, corning into the room of the editor of one of our contemporaries, and slamming the last issue of the paper down on the desk, what does this mean,sir ?" I beg your pardon," said the editor, with infinite suavity, "to What do yon re- fer 9" "There, sir, in that obituary notice of my respected wife's mother, you have it to say Shat she Was 'consigned to her lad routing, place,' sir." " ell," replied the editor, with invitee ixig innocence, 'ain't that right ?" " Right, sir? Right? repeated the xnan angrily. "No, sir. It should have beet 'lab resting plus,' sir." "Oh, ab excuse me," said the editor. "1 dide't know your znliersin-Iew differed from the general run. 1 will change her base to.inorrow. Good morning." only a siao Dish.