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The Exeter Advocate, 1897-12-9, Page 6DOCTOR JACK1 By ST. GEORGE R&THBORNE. " Si, senor, the lady has gone. 11 assisted her into a carriage not ten minutes ago, and the trunk, too. Por d?les, it was heavy," be rattles on, for he has learned to sneak very fair English from CQIIiing in contact with so many foreigners at the hotel. This ie. god news to Jack—he does not reseal the investment of the few reals. F The lady was not alone ?" he asks, " Vage 1 no, her aunt accompanies her.' " No gentleman ?"• " Only the pasha," carelessly. ft " What i" almost howls Doctor Jaek, who COME s very near scaring the clerk out of a year's growth. The Turkish pasha—he was very attentive to Senorita Morton, and al- ways asking whether she was in or not." i " Think again, man—did the pasha ' aeeolni^Any the ladies, or was it Miss Morton's cousin, the strange dandy, r Larry Kennedy ?" and Jack fairly , holes his breath in suspense. " Caramba 1 what am I thinking about ? My thoughts are wool-gather- 1 ing. It was the little man who order- ed the vehicle. We thought they were going sight-seeing, but at the last down came the trunk, the account was settled. and they were off. Quite a sudden flitting. I trust, senor, they did not leave you in the lurch ?" - Jack pays no attention to the ques- tion, b- awayat his su o but pounds ti rr, Iject "Why did you say at first the pasha accompanied then'. --what put it into your mind ?" "I will tell you—it was easy enough !to get them mixed, senor. Just after 'they had gone, the Turkish general i comes to me and asks about the I ladies"—he unconsciously jingles more !reels in his pocket, which Jack read - 1 ily understands have passed into his possession from the hand of the Turk 1—" and when I inform him of their departure with the trunk he is great- ly excited, settles his account, en - ?gages a vehicle without regard to its cost and is off carissima, like a house afire." 9 "I see. Well, I cannot let all my i friends leave me in the lurch this way, so I will follow suit." a. Jack puts the words into practice, and in another minute is once more • seated in his vehicle en route for the !railway station. There is just good time to reach it easily, and he is not at all worried, but leaning back, smokes his cigar in contentment. When about half way there he sud- denly sits up straight, and looks out of the window, There has been an ac- cident—a. crowd has gathered. He sees that a coach has broken down—some- thing has allowed the wheel to come off, and the vehicle lies there on one side, canting downward, the bare axle touching the ground. The accident is not an uncommon one in the streets of Madrid, where the holes in the roadway wrench a ve- Male badly, but Jack's attention is di- rected toward a certain little man who rages up and down, endeavouring to stir the driver into action with alter- nate threats and promises of heavy pay, but neither of which appear to do much good, as the man seems prostrated with his trouble. hJack knows this figure—it is Larry. Good heavens 1 the broken vehicle is the one they were in. Where are the ladies—are they hurt—how can the station be reached ire time ? These things fly through Jack's brain, and his first move is to stop his own vehicle. Then he dismounts, and at sight of him Larry utters a war - whoop, and would throw his arms around the neck of Doctor Jack did not that worthy prevent it. "There are the ladies ?" he de- mands. " Here, doctor," and they make a brave showing, seated upon the trunk near by. I " Are you hurt ?" he asks, anxious- ! ly, approaching them, but his words ! are meant for Avis only. i Not at all, but a trifle alarmed— ! it carne so suddenly, you see," re- plies the girl I " Well, we must not miss that train. In a pinch, my vehicle will hold. us all. Let us get the trunk up quick- ly, Larry. Not a. minute to waste." Jack's driver professes to be horror- stricken at the load he is to take, but the promise of several golden dou- bloons cause him to show more alac- rity—the ordinary Spanish Jehu will risk even his neck for such royal pay, and think little of his vehicle. So the trunk is taken up, the ladies placed inside, and Larry squeezes among them. Jack is about to clam- ber on top among the trunks, but they will not hear of it—the ladies insist, and nothing loth, he crowds in, though to do so he is compelled to have the proud New York girl sit upon his lap. Stranger things than this often oc- cur to travellers on the Continent, and Avis laughs heartily at the situation, while they bowl along, lurching this way and that, sometimes threatening to be toppled over: She blushes beau- tifully when she catches Jack's eye, which has . a twinkle in it, for do you know, the sly fellow' is chuckling to himself at the thought of how this ludicrous situation would'. strike the eye of Mercedes could she but see it. It is ' impossible for Jack to even ,glance at his watch in order to note 'how time is passing—he is on tenter- hooks, so to speak, until the vehicle drives up to the station. Then hefindsthey are in ample time for the train. He. takes it upon him- self to oversee all matters, pays the driver; buys four first-class tickets for Paris, looks after the luggage, and last, but not least, secures a compart- ,anent to themselves. Such is the magic power of money on the Continent -in fact, the same applies all over the civi- lized world. • They are all feeling particularly joy- ful over the success of their game. No one but Jack is aware of the fact that the pasha knows of their hurried de- parture from Madrid. Doctor Jack walks tip and down out- side on -.the platform, under the pre- tense of smoking' a cigar, although the 4adies have given him the privilege of doing so inside -an opportunity which Larry „des not scruple to improve by using up an unlimited number of hor- rid cigarettes, In reality Doctor Jack is looking for familiar Duces—he wonders if the pasha will come, but looks in vain for the red fez among the crowd. If the Turk has arrived before therm, he all this while in one of the other ;.rrlages. Jack, as he walks up and ea, glances sharply into each com- partment, but fails to see the luau, he looks fen A number of shades are down over the windows, and it is as likely as not the pasha, may be in one of these compartments. Besides, Jack keeps his eyes open— there ate other enemies to think about, w.thout taking the pasha into consideratlon, and it any of them are about he wants to know it. In his mind he also thinks of Mercedes, and glances curiously at a number oe. ladies, but all of them are strangers. One attracts more than a passing glance -he cannot see her face, for the rebosa hides it, but her carriage isstately and her form indicates youth and health. He suspects that it is Mercedes, but would make certain, so he enters into an agreement with aman who seems to be a porter—there is a hasty ex- change of silver—the man grasps the situation, picks up a box, and in pass- ing the lady manages that a corner shall eettch' he her long veil, which is instantly dislodged, Jack chuckles at the success of his little game, even though disappointed at seeing the in- dignant face of a stranger, who looks after the clumsy porter with daggers in her black eyes, and proceeds to re- arrange her rebosa, A bell sounds—the guard cries '" all aboard " in his Spanish way, and Jack, tossing his cigar aside, enters the car- riage. Then the door is looked, but as the American has bought the guard, body and soul, he will be on hand as soon as* the train steps at .a station to see what is needed. Then they begin to leave Madrid behind. No one is particularly sorry to do this, for the Spanish capital has little to charm the modern tour- ist like gay Paris, and as the road from the first generally leads to . the second, every emotion can be summed up in antielpation. Our friends are very comfortable, but Larry is the only merry one of the four. Avis is thinking of what lies in the near future. Will they find Aleck and manage to save him ? As she looks in the direction of Doctor Jack, somehow a feeling of great peace comes upon her—his face seems so strong and masterful, that she be- lieves nothing can be impossible with such a man. It will be readily per- ceived by even the dullest reader that the effect of their singular meeting is having full sway, and that Avis is Just as deep in the mud as 'Doctor Jack is in the mire. As for that worthy, he appears to be glancing over the pages of a mag- azine, but his thoughts are not on it. Now and again he looks over the top of the pamphlet at the fair face near the window. He is pondering upon many things, and the chief •of these is the game which he is expected soon to maniztu'ate. Wall they succeed ? If not, the re- sult must mean disaster to them both, for Abdallah Pasha is just the man to have a terrible revenge. Doctor Jack knows the danger—he has assumed it without a single fear, for he also guesses the stake he is playing for—Avis. If he succeeds she must be his. As he feasts his eyes upon her from time to time, he makes up his mind that she is just the girl a man might go through fire and water for.The train proceeds in jerks—at times their speed is so rapid that it almost makes them dizzy—the car swings from side to side, and they have to 'hold on to their seats. Then again they creep along at a snail's pace. Larry laughs, and again frets and fumes, declaring that if the door were only open he would get out and help push the train aloe=. Their course is almost due north- west until the city of Zaragoza is reached, which at this rate will not be until near evening Then they head north-east, finally north, cross- ing the border by keeping close to the Bay of Biscay, at Bayonne, when they will be in France, with the dawn of a new day, wind and weather permit- ting, after which a run of a few hours will take them to Paris. So the morning passes with various delays -this fast Paris express is a " terror," indeed, and makes poorer progress than any train in America. They have all learned to be Phil- osophical, and take things as they come. The time passes, and about noon, at a station called by the guard Calatayocl, a huge hamper .s put in the carriar:e. "Dinner ?" cries Madame Sophie, eagerly, and yet fearfully, for so many deceptions have been put upon her in Spain that she fears lest this may be some extra cushions, or rugs to keep them warm during the night. Larry relieves her suspense by toss- ing back the lid of the hamper, dis- closing the best dinner money can buy in Spain, and all neatly packed. "They ought to have a good run of custom on this road if they supply meals like that," declares the elder lady, her eager eyes taking in the contents of the basket. Larry looks up, meets the gaze of Avis, sees an interrogation point in her eyes, and with a grin jerks his thumb back over his shoulder in the direction of Doctor Jack, just now deeply engaged in taking a nap, for, poor fellow, he has not had a wink of sleep the preceding night. Avis understands—this thoughtful man is the good genius whom they must thank for such forethought—he has telegraphed ahead that the din- ner be ready, and given the guard money to pay for everything—that guard, by the way, must imagine he has an American prince aboard, judg- ing from the prodigal way he throws his gold and silver around, So the young girl feels more than ever tender toward the hero of the arena—somehow it seems to her she has known him for years—he was Aleck's friend, and now her champion. He seems to , be resting uneasily- the cushion has partly fallen from. under his head, and bending ` down Avis tries torearrange' it. In so do- ing a lurch' of the train causes her hand to touch his face—his eyes open —she blushes as he quickly and deftly catches her hand, and presses it to his lips—thank heaven ! the others are so busy arranging dinner on the table that they do not see this. Larry, seizing a tin an, beats a tette, upon it in lieu of a gong, and: this brings Jack to his feet with ludicrous haste—love must take a back Beat now, since appetite reigns, They have great funover the din- ner, as there chance to. be several dishes which none of thele understand, so that their tasting and comments on these are ridiculous. On the whole the dinner is good, and they enjoy it with remarkable unanimity. The others cannot but notice that Doctor Jack is unusually quiet. Avis inquires if he has a headache, and is not satisfied when he says no, for she understands that there is some worry on the other's mind. In this she is right—Jack foresees trouble of some sort ahead. He bas learned that Don Carlos is on the train, which fact is in itself sugges- , tike, for the Don would` not be snak- ing this journey only for his presence aboard. Then he is also sure' the pasha must be near at hand. It these two unite their forces, trouble may come. The train has to pass through a lonely sec- tion of country during the night run, and makes so many stops that it would not be difficult for a resolute body of Carlists to capture the whole expedition. When the meal is done they chat for a while and look at the scenery. They are now getting into the valley of the river Ebro—vineyards and orange groves are to be seen, although the latter are not plentiful this far north in Spain, the main crop being gathered in the region of Seville, in the southern► province of Andalusia, and along the warm coast of the Mediterranean, the upper portion of the peninsula being often bleak and cold in the winter season. It is half -past three when the train enters the city of Zaragoza, on the Ebro. Here quite a long stop is made—their course for the next six hours will be up the val- ley of the Ebro, and they may expect to see much more of Spanish thrift and industry than has as yet greeted their vision. Again Jack goes out to stretch his legs and smoke a cigar, in • which former act the dude imitates him. Presently Larry sees some fruit. and rushes off to buy. Jack hopes he will not be left behind, and is determined that nothing shall take him from the vicinity of the car. Thereare many people at the sta- tion, and he eyes them with careless indifference. As he stands thus he feels a Land touch his arm. " Senor Tack," says a low, hesitating voice—he recognizes it instantly, for he can never forget that velvet-like tone—wheels without delay, and then and there receives a powerful shock. CHAPTER XV. The person who has touched him is a. boy—his face shows traces of grime, and altogether, with his ordinary gar- ments, he is one upon whom a person would hardly bestow a second glance. It is that face, however, upon which the American fastens his eyes—the voice has already given him a clew, and he finds no difficulty in recogniz- ing—Mercedes. He has seen her as flower girl and nun—now he discovers her as a pea- sant boy. His admiration for her boldness and qualities as an actress are unbounded, and yet he would not like one he loved to be engaged in such a business. Mercedes understands that he has recognized her—even a faint blush ap- pears beneath the grime. " Senor Jack, do not judge me be- fore you know why I am here—why I sacrificed my beautiful hair and as- sumed this hateful disguise. It was to warn you—to save you." Her words are low—they thrill. Jack, and tell him one thing he is glad to know—that her good angel has trium- phed. ` Warn me of what ?" he asks, eag- erly, for although despising danger for himself, he cannot forget who is in that carriage. "A new danger awaits you. The train is to be attacked by a few Car - list friends of Don Carlos when it stops at a' small station. I believe it is on the other side of Logrono. If you would avoid trouble, you had bet- ter wait over here for the mornipg train, or at least stop at Lagrone." Jack ponders—it is his desire to get out of the country as soon as possible, but he does not want to make a mis- take. " When are we due at Logrono ?" he asks. "I do not know—there is the guard." " Come with me, we will enquire." This brings them near the train— Mercedes is irresistibly drawn to look up at the window, and a hot wave sweeps over her face as she sees the American girl eyeing her. Uncon- sciously she draws herself up haught- ily in a manner very unnatural to the pleasant character she assumes—it is a terrible torture for the proud wo- man to be thus scrutinized by her ri- val—she in a lowly disguise, while Avis. looks so fresh and pretty in her neat travelling dress. Mercedes holds her breath -she feels dizzy, and a whirl of contending emo- tions rush through her mind. At sight of her rival's cold stare her blood has seemed like molten lava—she feels the ,position she has placed herself in keenly, and a desire for revenge comes to her. Then her eyes fall on the face of Doctor Jaek-his calm gray eyes give her life and she is her own true self again, though she feels that dur- ing the last minute she, leas passed through the fiery furnace. Jack . learns that they reach the town at about half -past ten, and be- lieves: this is a good. time to leave the train. So he makes up his mind to go on. It is unfortunate, but not be- ing able to foresee future events he does not know the chances he takes. (TOiie CONTI&UIDD,) Sir Henry Irving and Miss Ellen Terry will soon start on a professional tour of the British provinces which will last until December. JOLLY JOE DISBEB,RY CAREER OF A THIEF OF REVOLU- TIONARY TIMES. Nothing Could Cure Him of HIs Pilfering Propensity — All His Property Confis- cated, His Ears Cut Off and Tinprison- meat For 21 Pears Impose(' Upon Him. About the close of the Revolutionary war a notorious character named Joe Disberry lived about Selinsgrove and Sunbury, on the Susquehanna. Whence he oame is unknown, hut he is supposed to have been of Connecticut origin. He is reputed to have been possessed of great physical strength and powers of endurance, could excel in running and jumping, and in thieving and lying had no equal along the river. He was of a humorous disposition also and fre- quently indulged in amusing pranks while engaged in plying his avocation. It is related of him that on more than one occasion he was known slyly to en- ter the kitchen of a family when all were in bed, start up the fire and cook himself a meal and leisurely oat it. If discovered, he relied on his swiftness of foot to escape. Finally his thefts be- came so numerous that the whole neigh- borhood arose against him, and he was arrested and confined in the rude jail at Sunbury, but as it was not very secure he escaped, and Sheriff Antes offered a reward for his apprehension, Joe took refuge on the isle of Que and concealed himself in a dense thicket. He might have eluded pursuit but for his inordi- nate love for perpetrating jokes. While lying in his place of concealment near the road which crossed the island Joe heard the footsteps of a horse and, slyly peeping from his covert, discovered the sheriff's wife approaching on horsebaok on her way to Selinsgrove. Quickly the burglary committed in the house of Philip Bower, and be committed to the house of correction, pay the costs of prosecution, etc." The court then sen- tenced him onthe two other indictments; seven years each, and continued: "That the defendant be conveyed to the jail and penitentiary house of Philadelphia to undergo the servitude aforesaid for the term of 21 years. And that the said Joseph Disberry be kept for the space of two years in the solitary cell out of the term of 21 years." When the sentence was being de- livered, Joe was an attentive listener, and when the :last "seven" was pro- nounced he broke in with the remark, "Why, judge, three times seven are 211" which caused the audience to smile. Joewas brought to this city and served his long sentence, which expired in 1819. Ho returned to his old haunts about Sunbury and Selinsgrove an old man, but as merry as ever. His long and frequent punishment failed to make an honest man of him, and he continued to pilfer wherever an opportunity offer- ed. The date of his death is unknown, but it is said that he went one night to a mill in Union county to steal flour, and, falling through a hatchway, sus- tained injuries which finally killed him. —Philadelphia Times. METHOD IN HIS MADNESS. Police Officers Who Humored a Man Found Out Their Error. A tall, slim man, with a vacant stare, walked into the police station of a west- ern city, stepped up to the officer on duty and said in a hollow voice; "Sir, I have an important communi- cation to make. I am dead, I was mur- dered, and .I entreat you to And the murderer and have me buried" The official started back. It was evi- dent he had a lunatic before him. He rang a bell, and _the captain of the di - A MATTER OF TATERS Hodge: "Well, sir, as you was say- ing in yer sermon on Sunday them there common taters [commentators] didn't agree with you, I thought I'd bring you a few of these 'ere to try," —Sketch. Nrt .j stepping into the road, he pulled off his hat, made a polite bow and as quickly disappeared in the bushes. The aston- ished lady, who knew him, hurried on to Selinsgrove and gave the alarm. A party headed by George Kremer, afterward a member of congress, was hurriedly made up and went in pursuit of the refugee. He was captured and re- turned to the custody of Sheriff Antes at the jail in Sunbury. He was tried and convicted, and his sentence is one of the strangest found in the annals of criminal history in Pennsylvania. The quarter sessions docket, still preserved among the court records at Sunbury (for September term, 1784), shows that he was convicted of felony, and the fol- lowing sentence was imposed: "Judgment — that the said Joseph Disberry receive 89 lashes between the hours of 8 and 9 o'clock tomorrow; to stand in the pillory one hour; to have his ears out off and nailed to the post; to return the property stolen or the value thereof; remain in prison three months; pay a fine of £80 to the honor- able the president of this state for the support of the government and stand convicted until fine, fees, etc., are paid." This remarkable sentence shows the estimate that was put on Joe as a crim- inal. The whipping post and pillory stood in the public square in Sunbury, and the spot can still be pointed out. Colonel Henry Antes, the sheriff, di- rected the whipping if he did not do it himself. There is no record to show who did the ear cropping, but as the surgical operation fell to the sheriff it is presumed that he did. Among the 12 men who composed the jury were sev- eral noted Indian fighters and Revolu- tionary soldiers. Peter Hosterman, fore- man, was active as a militiaman and had command at one time of a company to repel Indian attacks. Adam and Mi- chael Grove were famous as Indian scouts and were engaged in several bloody encounterswith the savages. This severe sentence did not cure Joe of -his thieving propensities,: for the quar- ter sessions docket for August term, 1798, shows that he was arraigned and tried on three indictments for robbing the houses of Philip Lower, Peter Jones and Isaiah Willitts and convicted on each. The Hon. Jacob Rush, president judge of the judicial district, was on the bench and imposed the following sentence "That the prisoner, Joseph Disberry, forfeit all and singular his goods and chattels, land and tenements, to and for the use of the commonwealth, and undergo a servitudeof seven years for vision, the police surgeon and all the constables obeyed the summons. In a moment the room was packed with a crowd of persons, all anxiously looking toward the surgeon, who, in such cases, has the first word. "Just so," the latter said, addressing the stranger. "I could tell at a glance you were dead. Do you happen to know your name?" "Certainly, " the maniac replied. "My name is Berthold Lenwarz. " "And your address?" "The grave." "Who is the murderer?" "Columbus." • "The same as discovered America?" ""Yes.,, "Then let me congratulate you. We have captured the smart chap. Come, I will show you to his cell." "Directly," said the madman in re- ply to. the surgeon's diplomatic little speeoh and began fumbling in his pock-. et, from which he quickly produced a thick packet of neatly bound almanacs. "Gentlemen, when I was alive, I used to sell these almanacs. They are the best sold in this country and only cost threepence each. You will admit that these handsome little volumes ought not to bo left to molder in the grave, and, as we appear on such friendly terms, perhaps Nie gentlemen will not object to buy the lot" Ten minutes later, almanacs all sold, he departed. —Scottish Nights. THE OLD COLONEL., Sae Believed That Liberty In the Country Was No More. It was in Grant's park, where the old 3olonel had been taking the air. "Durn yer new south civilization!" he exclaimed. "They've civilized all the liberty out of the country." "In what way, colonel?" "In this way, sir: Here's a public park policeman at every ten steps, signs warning you off the grass, $5 fine if you (hake an umbrella at the animals, $50 If you pull a wild flower and $10 if you're caught loafing around the plat- form waiting for a car." "Well, you see, .colonel"— "No, sir," thundered the colonel, "I don't see! I say there's no liberty any more; it's nothing but law, law. Sup- pose I killed a man now, what do you think they'd do with me?" The colonel' "paused for a reply," but, receiving none, continued: • "They'd try me for ' it, sir. They'd drag me to court and ; try me; that's what they'd do, confound 'eml' —At- lents Constitution. GOLD LETTERING. • How the Names Are Put on the Store Win- dow, by the Painter. The sign letterer who is putting a good sign on a window paints the let- ters upon the outside first, but these let- ters are only for a .guide; the gold is put upon the inside of the glass. The gold leaf is so thin and light that the faintest breath would be enough to bice it away; it is carried in the familiar little books, says the New York Sun. The letterer blushes the inner side of the glass back of the lettering painted upon the outside with a brush clipped in water containing a trace of muoilage. Than with a wide and very thin camel'e hair brush, which ,he first brushes lightly back and forth once or twice upon the Wick of his head or perbaps upon his coat, to dry it, if it needs drying, and slightly to eleotrity it, he lifts from the book a section of gold leaf suilloient to cover a section of the letter and places it on the glass. He repeats these operations until the glass back of the letter painted on the front is covered with the leaf. It may require three or four sections such• as can be picked up with the brush to cover the letter or perhaps more, depend- ing on its size and shape. When he has completed the application of the leaf to one letter he dampens the back of the next and proceeds with that in the same manner, an so on until the letters are all backed with the gold leaf, Thus applied the gold leaf overlaps the letters more or less on all sides. .It is bright in color, like all gold, but it is not seining; it is burnished by rubbing it gently on the back—of course, it can- not be rubbed on the face, for that is against the glass—with a sort cloth. It burnishes, however, on the face as well as on the back. Then the letters are booked. Tire exact shape of the letter is painted over the back of the gold loaf to fix it and protect it, and when the back is dry the golde leaf projecting beyond the outline of the letter . is brushed off; it is not sought to save this projecting leaf; there is not enough of it to pay for the labor that would be involved in gathering it together. Then the outside lettering, which is done with paint that is but little more than oil, is rubbed off, and the lustrous gold lettering is. revealed. The Siok Bed. In arranging the sink -bed the two"' essential things to be thought of are the comfort of the patient and, after that, the convenience of the nurse. The bedstead should be firm, light and simple. If It is firm, it oan not be easily jarred; if it is light it eau be easily moved; and if it is simple, it oan be easily kept olden. All these requirements are met in the plain iron bedstead, which has the additional advantage that its width and height are adapted both to the needs of the patient and the conveni- ence of the nurse. If the bedstead is light it is bettor to have only the head end provided with castors, otherwise the bed will move too easily. By lifting the foot end off the floor the bed oan be moved and guided without causing the patient the least dis- comfort. The mattress should be sufficiently soft and yielding to be perfectly oomfort- able for the patient, but not so yielding as to allow his body to sink into it. It is very difficult to make a sick person comfortable on a sagging mattress. Feather beds should never be used in oases of sickness. They are uncomfortable for the patient, it is impossible to keep them clean, almost of necessity they keep the patient's body unnecessarily warm, and they are extremely inconvenient for the nurse, To prevent the mattress from becoming soiled, a good-sized piece of waterproof material—preferably a rubber blanket— should be smoothly spread over it be- fore the under sheet is put on. This sheet should be large enough to be se- curely tucked under the edge of the mat- tress, and the greatest care should be taken to smooth out all the creases. The pillows should be thoroughly aired at least once a day, and whenever the pillow -slip becomes soiled, or damp from perspiration, a clean one should be substituted. Changing and shaking up the pillows when they have become hard and mussed is a small service. but very' refreshing to the patient. Tho covering for the siok-bed—other than the top sheet—should vary accord- ing to the temperature of the room, the nature of the sickness, the feelings of the patient and the season of the year. Whatever these conditions, the covering should be as light as is consistent with the comfort of the patient. A Hord Case. Judge—Who is it that brings the alle- gation against the prisoner at the bar? Policeman—Plazo, your washup, Oi'm the alligator. `"what's the charge?" "Well, plaza your washup, Oi was on my bate, as usual, whin O1 saw a man drunk and disorderly with a box creat- ing a disturbance on the thoroughfare. 'What are ye doing there?' says 01. " 'Oi'm going to leave the box here,' says he. " `Shure ye can't leave it here,' says 01. "Well 01've left it there,' says he.. " 'Come out of it,' says 01. "" ' Oi'm not In it,' says he, " ` It's agin the law, says.0i. " 'You're a liar,' says he. 'It's agin the window.' "With that Oi struck him and missed him. Then Oi struck him again in the same place: Then he gave me a look that turned me black in the face, and as 01 slipped back for fear of bein' shot he hit me on the nose with his naked fist. 'And,' says he, 'a friend in nade IS a friend indade.' " Fined $10 and costs Encourage the Divine Call. We certainly consider it a grave mis- take to discourage anyone who makes a full and free choice in inatters of relig- ion. The human mind and heart knout best; and upon arriving at maturity usually seeks that church and adopts those teachings best suited bo happiness.; It is wrong to interrupt this. It is step- ping in .between God and mean. It may be a grief to parents to think that child. has deserted the family, altar; but if he takes the higher life into his bosom do not fret because he has rejected your opinions. Better ,encourage him to follow the summons of God. The movement of. the life is the divine call. Balk his pur- poses, and you will ruin his 'life.—Rev. F. F. Buckner..' The Decline of Letters, First Poet—I" am going togeteven withthe editor of the Nogood Magazine. Second Poet—How? First Poet—I've sent him a poem, anal I've poisoned the mucilage on the return envelope.