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CHAPTER Y.I.
tion ed suspicions in two cases, and
"You plans upon me a very heavy it was strange that these were tWo
responsibility as captain of this out of tate three which Zavertal had
vessel," I said, after a leve pausi, indicated as serious on the fh•st day
"Do I understand you to bang a out. 1 started in terror at the
charge of minder against Zavertal
and Lnriquez 9"
"By no menus ; I have not ade-
quate et•ideuce to substantiate nue,"
replied Kennard. "I am only put-
ting you on your guard, so that
there may be another pair of eyes
besides any own to watch uuceasiug-
ly, Don't disregard trltles, Wby, on
that day at Gibraltar I spotted Za-
vertal leading up to Oriebar's burst
by persuading him to tho contrary—
a sure move with a man of the
drunkard's temperament. I amu
positive that Zavertal intended him
to slip the rest of the party."
"Preparing the ground again—by
letting him drink himself ill," I
hazarded.
"Precisely ; but if so, it was
nearly overdone that tine," replied
Kennard. "The wretched fellow was
so bad that he swore orf, and by
noon next day was a lot better. IIe
told tie so himself ten minutes be-
fore
o-fore he stied, though Zavertal de-
scribed him to me as in extremis -a
significant discrepancy. By the way,
did you have any trouble with
Enriquez 2"
I told him of the man's reappear-
ance at the top of the landing -
steps, of the pointed ',evolver, of the
suddenly acquired English, and of
the strangely familiar sound of the
voice in which the stowaway
threatened me.
"All tends the same way, you see
—to danger ahead from those two,"
said Kennard, '•A1acl so you cannot
remember where you heard the voice
before 9"
"No : I can't place hint."
"Well, I'll try to place him for
you," proceeded Kennard, readjust-
ing his disguise. "I won't risk
making a wrong shot yet, but—first
tell me when we are due to leave
Genoa 2" Incas, there was none on board, Lord
"We arrive there at noon to -mor- f Darranmere having quite recovered
row, barring accidents, and leavefrom his last fit ; and, in short, as
the same time the following day," III whispered to Kennard next morn -
replied, ling, there was no peg to hang a
"Then I thirk that within forty- 1 rag of suspicion en.
eight hours I shall be able to tell I "Wait," he said quietly, and
you where you met the stowaway turned away.
before, And now you have been here
long enough. I am going to 're-
cover' this afternoon, so we shall
meet at the dinner-to:ble ; but at
other times it will be well for us
to be seen together as little as pos-
sible, I shall he at work in rimy
own way, and you shall he posted
in all fresh developments,"
thought that the third was Aline
herself, and it flashed upon me that
Zavertal might have named these
three cases in order to pave the way
for the fatal termination he meant
to secure, And yet where was the
motive—what could be the Induce-
nient—for his turning his hand
against three utterly unconnected
strangers who could never have in-
jured hint 2
The problem was beyond me, but
I- found temporary comfort in one
thing—that for forty-eight hours at
least there would be no fear of mis-
chief. Granting that there was real
danger, Zavertal would not dare to
strike a fatal blow till he was able
to avail himself of sea -burial, and
that would not be till after ere
should Have sailed from Nice two
days hence. In the meanwhile I de-
cided not to depend too much on
Kennard, but to keep a good look-
out all round on my own account,
and if anything occurred which, in
My judgment as captain of the ship,
called for instructions from the
owners, I could cable Nathan from
G enoa.
But dinning the ensuing twenty-
four -hours nothing happened to mar
the serenity of the voyage as the
Queen of Night cut through the
blue waters that wash the southern
shores of France. Past rock -girt
Monaco, under the brow of Cape
Martin, within sight of the orange
groves of the Riviera we steamed
merrily, no sign of the black care
that filled the heart of the captain
finding place amid the racket of
festivity that prevailed on hoard.
Kennard, in his resumed character
of General Waldo, gave no fresh
warning, and the doctor pervaded
the ship with his genial forethought
for the comfort of all. As for sick -
On leaving Kennard's cabin I
went straight to my own room, and
shut myself in to review the posi-
tion as calmly as I could, The
more I looked at it, the more I was
convinced that there was absolutely
nothing to he done. 'Tho American
detective himself had said that there
was no evidence—only suspicion—and
a nice fool I should make of myself
if I openly accused Zavertal of being
in a wholesale attempt to poison
passengers, Again, I could not
safely suspend him on the grounds
of his being a known bad character.
Elven by Kennard's showing, he 'Tact
been acquitted of the charge that
had been brought, and he had been
trusted by the owners long before
they had heard of me. Further,
Kennard was just as much a
strange' to me, and -for all I •knew
quite as likely to be a scoundrel
with some ulterior object of his own
in view as was Zavertal. It was
true I was prepossessed in tho Am-
erican's favor, while I hall come to
distrust the doctor ; but against
this there was the set -oft df the for-
mer being a disguised man travelling
under an alias—hardly a recolumen-
dation for implicit confidence.
And yet it was a horrible strain
to think that Kennard's story of
the past and fears for the future
might not be baseless, and that we
might havo a murderer In our midst
with a roving comtnission to de-
stroy life. Kennard had only men-
mss
We were steaming steadily ror the
Moto Vecchio as ho spoke, Genoa
the "Superb" being well in sight
ahead, rising tier above tier on Its
amphitheatre of hills from the
hustling, thriving streets of the port
in front to the stately groups of
Palaces beyond, The passengers
were all on deck, forming parties
and making plans to visit the pic-
ture galleries and palaces of tho
ancient city ; but on this occasion
I meant to remain on board, in-
fluenced, I ani not ashamed to say,
by the fact that Aline and Mrs.
Brinkworth had expressed their in-
tention of not going ashore, They
had not yet sufficiently forgotten the
unpleasant incident at Gibraltar to
he anxious for more sight-seeing,
they a aid.
We came to an anchor half an
hour after noon, and the shore
parties lost no time in leaving the
ship. Neither Kennard nor Zavertal
had confided their plans to me,
tholikh I expected that the latter
would be certain to attach himself
10 one of the parties in his usual
capacity of showman and master of
ceremonies. When luncheon was
served in the nearly deserted saloon,
It was therefore a surprise to see
him seated at the head of his
table, supported only by a clergy-
man and a couple of old maids who
disliked getting in and out of boats.
At my own table only Aline and
her companion took their places •
though half -way through the meal
another surprise was forthcoming in
the entrance of "General Waldo,"
who explained that a twinge of
gout had warned him at the last
moment to stay on board,
"Quite right, General," Zavertal
called across from the other table ;
"I, too, am taking a rest to -day.
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Mrs, J. W, Lloyd, Albion street,
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ides: A. A. Vatibugkfrk, Robinson
seiner. - Monet,rrii. N. II.. and Whose
husband is carpenter on the LC.It.,
states: "For years I havo used pr.
Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Tur-
pentine for my children whenever
they take cold, I used it first with
one of my chllilron suffering with a
severe forum of asthma, 11. seemed
as though the least exposure to solid
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tack or this disease, I began using
this medicine, and muss, say that I
found it most, excellent. We have
never tried anything in the ivay of a
eolglh medicine that, worked so sat-
isfactorily. Ti. soothed to go right
to the :diseased parts and brought
speedy relief,"
Do not he satisfied with ircifai'tens
or substitutes. The poet'nit and
signature of Dr, A. W, Chose is on
every bottle of the gement). 25 email
a bottle, family size (lacer times as
much) 60 cents, etelldealers, of
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chessO
We telll have a gams of t g
they after tillln, it you like."
I3ut, though Kennard assented In
his feigned voice and pronounced
destined
drawl, tho gone was not
to cenle off between them—at least
not over a chess -board. A minute
01' two later to stewa1•t! brought Za-
vertal a letter, aiu1 informed pint
that it had been brought by rb boat
from (110 shore. After hurriedly
reading it the doctor cause over to
us and said : "I must go ashore
after all, I find,- I have just heard
from an old student friend of 011.00
that is staying In Deana for a few
clays, and be wantsme to spend an
!tout or two with him at the hotel
de Genes. Our game of chess must
be postponed, I a111 af)'alcl, (lea-
cral,
There NOS 11 trace of suppressed
excitement in his tone, and he turn-
ed and left tho saloon at once.
Kennard exchanged a meaning glance
with rime, but finished a yarn with
which ho was amusing Aline with-
out halting any reference to the
doctor's altered 'arrangements. When
we all adjourned to the upper deck
1 clearly made out Zavertal a quar-
ter of a guile away in e, shorn boat
that was being rapidly pulled to the
nearest landing -steps. Tui-iling to
call "Waldo's " attention to the
fact, T found that the detective had
disappears. d.
Ten minutes afterwards I was I
passing forward to speak to the
chief engineer, when I was accosted
by a shabby, foreign -looking mall,
who might have been an Italian
opera -tout or vendor of curios. I
had given strict orders for none of
these gentry to be allowed on board •
and was on tho point of letting the
stranger have "a bit of the .skip-
per's tongue," when he checked me
with a whispered injunction to
"keep calor."
"Kennard," I stammered.
"Yes," no said. "I am off to
shadow our friend the doctor:
There's snttething ie the wind, Be
was waiting for that letter. Expect
me back when you see me—inn the
character of Waldo, of course. I am
taking the needful make-up along,"
touching a black hand -bag he car-
ried. When he returns 1 shan't be
far behind hien. Don't relax your
vigilance, Captain, because the en-
emy is absent. lie may be repre-
sented, for all we know."
IIe was over the side and into a
shore boat before I could reply, and
to tell the truth I was nearly as
glad to be rid of hie) as of the
doctor, with his dlsgulse's and mys-
tery -making. After settling matters
with the engineer, I went aft and
spent the happiest time of the whole
voyage, sitting with Aline under the
awning all the sunny afierpoon while
Mrs. 11rinkworth played propriety.
This was a fluty in which Out good
lady, having been now taken into
fullest confidence, peT•fornlcd very
leniently, and my girl and I were
accoll d plenty of opportunity for
discussing OW future in the good
time of freedom which a few months
Would bring. Aline was particularly
anxious to extract a promise from
me to give up the sea after our mar-
riage, but though she worked hard
to secure it, she failed to shako my
determination not to bo dependent
on my wife's bounty. I was in the
midst of an argument on the loss of
self-respect that would arise from
such a poeliton when the first boat
laden withreturning sight -seers
came alongside.
Two minutes later the voice of
soma one who had approached us
silently startled me into a sense of
present realities,
"Good -evening, Captain Forres-
ter," the new -comer was saying.
"Better late then never, you see. I
missed you before, but rather than
lose the trip altogether I have hur-
ried on overland to join you here,"
It was Vizard, the passenger who
had failed to put in an appearance
when the left London, who was
standing before us. Itis tall, com-
manding figul'e was set alt by a
well -cut tourist suit, and he carried
en expensive travelling -rug over his
arms. Itis swarthy, haticisome face
looked courteously down at us, and
he raised his hat in recognition of
Aline's presence,
But for all that I was certain
that there was no mistake. I recog-
nized his voice at once. It was the
voice which had been puzzling me
forthelast three days thn voice in
which Em•iqucz tho stowaway had
threatened mo from the landing -
steps of the towbar of Barcelona.
(To Ile Continued.)
Tel Victoria to have a good time for
la week, leaving poor Olr. Bowen to
do all the worrying Most of ills
Cabinet Ministers quit work for what
they felt to be the really important
things of life --rock fights, dances and
impassioned flirtations with darks
eyed senoritas at the band 0011 0)te
in the Plaza. !Milieu.
I followed the President out to
1,a Victoria, and had the unexpected
pleasure of spending my Christmas
day there with 1111r, 'Vlore was a
dance in the evening, whieii lasted
until 3 a, 11. The fun wast. fust and
furious, and Castro was in the Millet
of it all the time, dancing with the
prettiest girls and Working patl'lotic
speeches to the crowd during the in-
tervals. Ile hacl a ball every night,
and most days there was a picnic as
well, with more dancing in the opera
air "under the shade of the shelter-
ing palm." It 0118 not at ail an
easy task to get hint to talk busi-
ness unser these conditions, Be
would not even open his telegrams,
SE101Ell GAY 'i'O VISITORS.
THEY TAKE LIFE EASILY
THE VENEZUELANS NEVER
WORRY ABOUT ANYTI1ING,
They Are a Gayly Irresponsible
People, From the President
Down,
The Venezuelan, like many anoth-
er insolvent debtor, believes in let-
ting the other man clo the worrying.
To sou 111111 at his bull fight or his
fiesta you would imagine he had not
a single caro in the 5vo1'id. You
would never think that his nation
015031 money to all the civilized
world and had provoked three of
the great powers to blockade
its pots, that civil was' was do-
vastatieg the land, and that poet -
110110 and poverty were walking
hand in hand through Caracas, The
Venezuelan, true to Ms Latin 1)1000),
lives in tho moment. So long as
he can get a few of the luxuries of
life ho lets the necessaries go hang.
Like old Omar, ho does not heed the
rumble of a distant drain if he be
happy with his jug of 151ne and his
rose -wreathed Saki, says a writer in
the Now York Mail and Tixpeess.
Inuring tihe festive season of Christ-
mas and New Year I was in Car-
acas and La Victoria, At that time
the international dispute was at a
most critical stage. !everybody was
afraid that rho allies might land
troopa and mien the custom ]houses,
but nobody worried about the mat-
ter commit tee American Minbetor and
the nelvspaper cort'05penclonl5. The
President Mineola, bored to 'death
with political .business, went off to
In Caracas every day was a feast
clay, with bull lights and cock lights,
band concerts and bulls, fro a
stranger it seemed a giddy Whirl of
testivity, but the old inhabitants
complained that the city had never
been so dull rut that season of the
year. The good old Spanish fa-
milies, when. handsome coaches and
118011ed footmen used to cut a figure
in the square, had lost their money
in successive revolutions, and were
obliged to live very quietly and eco-
nomically, The huge, gaudy opera
house, which Guzman Blanco built
at enormous cost, was shut up, but
the lotteries and gambling houses
still did a thriving business. Your
Venezuelan will spend his last boli -
vat' on a lottery tkico't rather than
on a loaf of bread. The soldiers
will yell their swords to got money
to gamble with. You cannot enter
a cafe or go around a street corner
without being pestered to buy a lot-
tery ticket by sonic ragamuffin
urchin. Elven 111 the President's pal-
ace one 1S not safe from them. I was
there One afternoon when a boy did
a brisk business selling there tickets
to Castro and his ministers as they
emerged from a cabinet meeting.
Even in his business alTairs the
Venezuelan is a delightedly irreepon-
sihle person, Ono morning, anoth-
er correspondent and myself, having
occasion to catch an early train to
Fee Castro at La Victoria had break-
fast at a cafe where the here Un-
known. Being in a hurry, w'o for-
got to pay. The proprietor was far
too polite to remind us of the fact.
When We Went imacic a few days after-
ward and paid him, we asked him
why he had not entice us back, con-
sidering that We Were absolute
strangers to hint, "That would be
quite impossible," ho said, with his
great air and an elaborate bow.
"We could never trouble gentlemen
in that way." Afterward Ivo found
out ,this was the common spirit of
the Venezuelans in business in Car-
acas. Frequently we left cafes and
other places without "paying our
shot," and not once tuns the fact
ever called to our nottco.- The Vene-
zuelans trusted that w'c would re-
member and pay next 'day; if not —
well, tl:ey would just write ft off to
profit and loss. They treat their
own countrymen in the same way,
but the irresponsibility of the race
sometimes induces the latter to for-
get the debt.
EVEN THE IBANKS.
which in most countries are the
sternest of business institutions,
share in the national characteristic.
One day I cashed a cable draft for
$300 in notes of the Bank of Vene-
zuela. Next clay the hank suspended
payment, and nobody Was inclined
to relieve 111e of my wad of notes,
Naturally, I was rather concerned;
but the manager of the hotel said:
"Don't worry, The bank does this
sort of thing every now and then,
but it generally resumes payment, in
a few days." Sure enough, in a
couple of days payment was ['warn-
ed, and my wad of notes was all
right, In most countries banks
which contracted a- habit of shut-
ting down would worry the public;
in Venennela they take tho platter
philosophically and wait patiently
until the benne hitches itself togeth-
er again.
With every reason to be profound-
ly miserable, the Venezuelans struck
me as being the gayest people in the
world. Nothing could dampen their
ardor for enjoyment, nothing could
bring home to them the seriousness
of their affail•s. In a cafe one even-
ing we met a famous guerilla lead-
er, Gen. Ramon Moreno, one of Cas-
tro's most trusted officers. Ifie took
a great fancy to "los Anoricanos,"
and told us that 110 was going to
lead lis army out to battle with the
revolutionists the next day. Now,
most generals unfter such circum-
stances would bo a bit anxious and
would sit up late considering their
plan or campaign. Not so Our
friend. Be was bus,!' "painting the
town red,"" and wanted us to as-
sist 111115 in that pastime. We man-
aged to cseapc from him Seen, bat
we heard afterward that he wont tho
rounds of the gambling hells and
dancing saloons t111 5 in the morn-
ing, and then placed hirnself at the
head of his troops as Fresh as paint,
and marched. over thirty miles into
the colult'y,
p
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INI)1GESTION 1N COWS.
With the exception of a few cases
clue to organic disease, illcligestion
is, as a rule, a consequence of er-
rors in diet, too i)iuch food or feed-
ing on material of unsuitable quit!,
ity. In cases of indigestion in t110
adult bovine, whether there be or
be not any marked engorgement as-
sociated with it, special treatment
applicable to the euso Is desirable,'
Generally, simple indigestion means
loss of cud, with the symptoms that
inevitably follow in the train of ces-
sation of rumination. Tho distinc-
tion between acute and chronic in-
digestion Is bound to be in n largo
nu•asuro an arbitary one, but it is
generally found that in chronic
eases there 15 developed a depraved.
appetite, which grows on what it
feeds upon. Tihe animal becomes un-
thrifty, ns denoted by a dry, hard,
staring coat, depraved or irregular
appetitei irregular and imperfect
rumination, a tendency to tympany-
that is, to become blown—flatulence,
torpidity, or sometimes looseness of
the bowels, a "tucked -up" appear-
ance, and loss of flash. Generally
the treatment of Indigestion in bo-
vines is quite as much a matter of
giving up as giving of less food, or
a change of food, as if the adminis-
tration of medicine. The treatment
should comprise change of diet and
of general surroundings, conditions,
and the administration of stimulant
tonics and cordials, after the bowels
have been cleared out by a brisk
saline purge, An example is : Pow-
dered ginger, 1 oz; bicarbonate of
potash, 9 oz; Epsom salts, 12 oz,
to 16 00; want ale or gruel, 1 quart.
Afton this has acted give powdered
nue vomica, 1 drachm; bicarbonate
of soder powdered gentian,. ginger
and calumba root, of each 7, oz •
waren ale, 1 pint; twice daily. Salt
is !down in many cases to promote
digoslion in unthrifty ruminants,
and a lump of roc!: salt should be
placed within reach,
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CUTTING SEED POTATOES.
ROW TO SCARE A'I.'ICIIT1.
A novo!, but simple, protection
against tigers has been introduced
into the cattle -roaring dis'tr'icts of
the iliuiaiaya' Mountains. It is in
the shapo of an ordinary cowbell, as
used by the cattle herds in Switzer-
land, The bell is said to have el -
ready saved the lives of many cattle.,
for a5 moon a5 the tiger's bear It
they wait no loogor, but luhtnntly
take to their heels,
The results of several experiments
conducted within the past few years
show that cut potatoes have a
marked influence upon tho crop pro-
duced, Large- pieces of seed cut
from the best marketable potatoes
produce greater yields and better
quality than small uncut potatoes
cut into pieces of about 2 ounces in
weight gave very satisfactory re-
sults, when the amount of seed used,
as well as the yield of potatoes pro-
duced, were both taken into con-
'sideratiOn,
As the result of an experiment
conducted for throe years in succes-
sion, in planting one, two, and four
pieces, of potatoes in the same
place, and by using the same weight
of seed in every case, it has been
found that larger yields and better
satisfaction have been obtained
where only one piece was planted in
each place. The cutting of a potato
tends to increase the number of
Stems produced than when one good
piece is used. A few large, vigorous
stems appear to give better results
in both yield and quality of pota-
toes than a large linln101' of small
weakly steins.
An experiment has been conducted
for seven years in succession in
cutting potatoes and planting there
on the same clay, as compared w'ith.
cutting potatoes from four to five
days previous to planting. It has
been found that the potatoes which
wore cut and planted on tho sante
day gave upwards of six bushels
per am•e per annum nh.ore than those
which were cut and allowed to re-
main a few days before they were
planted, Experiments very clearly
demonstrate the great Importance of
planting potatoes immediately after
they a1.0 cut.
A11SOlUlENTi;.
Farmers are continually advised to
use such materials as gypsum, dried
swamp muck and kainit in the
barns and stables, yet very few have
anything of t11e kind on hand, Many
who would like to use preservatives
and absorbents are checked by the
cost. These will find a hint in the
foreign experiments in the use of
dry earth, from which it appears a
substance so abundant and easily
handled will answer the purpose, A.
covering of dry garden soil, only
two 0r three inches thick, proved
enough to hold the ammonia in a
large heap al' manure. It is equally
effective in the stable in taking up
the liquid manure, preventing waste
and odors, 'floc earth when stolid
mist bo very dry, or there will bo
some trouble 'from fl'eezing.
TtAPE vett CATTLTt,
Tho possibilities of rape for feel-
ing sheep and hogs are not fully
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realized. It will grow 011 almost
any soil and in any elhnato that the
turnip or cabbage will thrive in.
Cattle, sheep and swine eat it read-
ily, if not at first, after a few days,
It is a Wolk-producing food for
COWS. but Ince other plants of the
sane fnnl]ly it imparts a flavor to
the Wilk, if fed before the milking
time. Swine will live on it though
not fattest much,. and sheep will
grow fat on it as they will mi. grass
or other succulent foot!. If not fed
too closely the leaves grow again, so
that sown about July 1 it gives a
continuous feed until the ground
freezes, for it is not much hurt by
fun ordimu'y frost.
I1TCTIi;ST MILK.
Which is the richest mill: T Ex-
periments plainly show that the
last milk from tho udder—the
"Strippings"—is much richer in fat
than that first drawn. Several tests
to this country have demoustrated
that fact, and in an experiment a
0055 wits milked until the udder Was
completely empty, all milk being
weighed. The milk was divided into
three lots and tested for butter fat.
The first milli contained only 0,0
Per cent, of fat, the second 2,06 per
cent. At the New York station an
experiment was made, the first milk
containing only three -thighs of 1 per
cent.. of fat and the second 6.135 per
cent„ two lots only being used, the
whole milk averaging 2.55 per cent.
AN EXPERIENCED INVALID.
Sometimes a doctor has to 'deal
not only with physical ailments, but
with a mental attitude which com-
plicates the case. A man who 1.115
constantly changing his physicians
at last called in a young doctor who
was just beginning his 1lreetfce.
"I lose any Month when I climb 0
hill Or a steep flight of stairs,"
said the patient, "If I hurry I of-
ten get a sharp pain in soy silo,
'1'hoseae tl a synlg)toms of a serious
heat trouble."
":Not necessarily, sir,” began the
physician, but he was interrupted.
"I beg your pardon!" said the pa-
tient; irritably, "It isn't Incr a
young phySieien like you to dis-
agree with an ole and exporiencod
invalid like 1110, sirs"
4'
TAKEN AT HIS WORD.
He (after marriage) — "W1atl you
have no fortune? You said over and
over again that you Were afraid
someone would marry you for your
money,"
She — "Yes; and you said over
and over again that you would bo
happy with 100 if I :hadn't a farth-
ing. Well, I haven't a farthing,"
Airs, fustier—You always wore 1 fault -lender,
.1''uytir—We1l, 1 found you, al] 'right.
PbEASOIVS FOR, ENLISTINUU
G I
CUPID I5 THE BRSRECRUIT-
ING
I; RU TRT
ING SERGEANT,
Adds Hundreds of Men to the
Ranks of t11e Aroay Ev-
ery Yeaa',
You would he amazed, said a re-
cruiting sergeant to a writer in 'i'it-
Bits, at 5n1tle of the reasons recruits
give for wishing to don ITIS Maj-
esty's uniform; although there are
certainly not many so incolnprolen-
sihlc as that of the young follow
10110 Joined the army "as a cure for
freckles,,,
1f 1 wereasked to say who is the
best recruiting sergeant I should un-
hesitatingly answer, Cupid; for ho
certainly adds a few hundreds of
men to our maks every year. A few
years ago I had the pleasure of en-
listing n smart youlhg follow whose
story is both amusing and 1115tru0- -
tit'e. It seems he had fallen madly
in love with a pretty domestic, 15110
55115 ungracious enough to give !tint
the "cold. shoulder" and to declare
that she "could never think of
marrying a baker's assistant,"
She had, however, a weakness for
tl uniform, and especially for a scare.
let jacket, so as a last resource my
young friend determined to abandon
the loaves of his master for the
"rolls" of the army, and when a tow
months later he prosecuted his suit
in all tho glory of uniform the dam-
sel could resist hint no longer and
promised to become his wife.
But, alas! for the constancy of the
Mir one; when be came back a year
ago from South Africa covered with
glory he found his fiancee converted
into a wife—she had married his suc-
cessor in the baker's shop!
Jilted lovers often: find a refuge
from their woes in the army, as no
doubt you know. Only a few
months ago a Lino, handsome young
man came to me, looking very deject-
ed and saying that he was sick of
' life and
WANTED TO ENLIST,
The reason for his dejection was
clear enough when he confided to m0
that ho had proposed to a girl
Wheal ho loved passionately, and she
had refused hint.
I could see that the boy—for he
was little snore—was a gentleman,
and of a different stamp from the
average Tommy; but that was no
business of mine, and of course I en-
listed !tial. But ho teas not destin-
ed to bo a soldier; for a fete weeks
later, so 1 learned, a carriage drove
up to the barracks containing 0mid-
dle-aged lady and a very grotty
girl, who were none other than my
recruit's mother and the young lady
who had rejected hint, and he was
driven away in triumph, looking tho
picture of happiness. •
Another recruit who joined during
the early months of the recent war
told me that he was threatened with
it breach of promise action, and he
prudently thought "the sooner ho
cleared out the better," a policy in
which I agreed with hint, The poor
fellow never returned to "taco the
mu51c" of the law courts, for he died
of enteric within two months of
landing in South Africa. Perhaps
It would have been better if ho had
stayed after' all,
Thea is no doubt that merry of
the recruits who went out to the
war were married men, and turned
warriors simply to escape from their
better halves. I know of nt least
two of these men, one of !chem was
driven to the step by a nagging wife
—"I'd rather face a hundred Hoer
guns than my wife's tongue," ho was
heard to docla•o, — and the other by
a drunken wife, who Iran) wrecked ifs
life and brought disgrace en 111n1,
It is not at all an uncommon
thing for 0 man who has once been
an officer in the army to enter it
again as a private. I know pot,
serially several cases of this kind —
o10 of a captain who had been in-
duced by his friends to throw up his
commission, but who got so ti.rcd
of civil life that 110 joined the army
again as a private.
Another case 15115 that of a young
lioutoant in the Guards wino cane
into a fortune. He left the army,
squandered
FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS
n
in a little over two years, and them
literally to save himself from star-
vation, came back to the ralnks. IIe
has now reached tho ranks of ser-
geant -major, and I expect any day
to 11en1' that he las won a 001mnfs-
sioth. again,
Ono young fellow some yea's ago
told one that his object in becoming
a soldier was to got out to India,
which hacl always fascinated him.
FTo Was a clover youth and had talc -
on a degree at London University,
but wits much too poor to take a
trip to tic: East at his owe ex-
pense. Well, ho got out to India
and made such good use of his op-
portunities for studying the native
languages that ho has now got an
excellent position as inspector of na-
tive schools and colleges,
Arany recruits join the a1'n)y for
reasons of health, Only a fow weeks
ago 1. ontistecl -a gentlemanly young
num who had thrown up a promis-
ing elerkship in the city. ':The sed-
entary life was killlhg lee," ho said;
"I ala a martyr to dyspepsia, and
when my doctor said, jocularly,
'Why don't you join the army?' it
struck [110 all at once what agood
idea it was — and so hero I an."
I don't believe many men become
soldier's with any idea of glory; and
I was much amused by 0110 youthful
roceuit, about 11.100 years ago, who
told mo that his only real,pn for en-
listing was Lo 55111. tbo V. 0, But
there 1508 more grit in the lad than
I thought, for he had not been oily
at the front more than six months
before ho actually did win his V. 0„
and no ono was Moro pleased than
Myself to heal' 0f it,
E'er over 200 31010 rho old s0vo
efts -top frigate 'Xfitio," which was
crippled end run ashore off 1)tut-
gemess in Adn111•11f'1'lu'rington's battle
with the French fleet in 16110, has
lain imbedded in .510 sands. The
hulk now shows plainly at lots titles
01050 i11 to Mgt v?0re. Se in stated
that there are ettll oe real d 001110 of
her 1h1•aSS gi110,