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No. 4434.-SEPTEMBER 15, 1877.] strike him at the moment, but after he had -handed the parcel to the prisoner, he thought of it, and this led him to go to the Yuen Fat Hong.

often watched in a fight before, but here were two strangers worrying each eher on the floor, with Mr Van Cott out of him self, dodging around cheering us on That gave novelty.

The sharpest of the reporters had his timey up in a minute, and took notes of the proceedings.

We fought that worry through. It lasted fifteen minutes. We fought out of the office; we fought down the stars; and we fought on the pavement.

Chinese Constable 279 proved the arrest of the prisoner. Ho received information that a man who had stolen $1,000 was in a certain houzo, so he arrested him. The prisoner than said that he had paid-back $1,600, and asked that he might be re leased. He said it was his partner who had taken the money, and if he was not let

"When it was over, I found myself go, his partner would not come back; but If he were let go, his partner would return arrayed in the tattered remnants of my gray coat, and nothing else. John Halkett in a week.

Capt. Ca Y. Creagh, Act. Capt. Supt. of hadn't so much as that. He was brutsed Polico, said that he had information of the and bleeding, and he was deeply moved. robbery and of the prisoner's absconding to Tears stood in his eyes as he grasped me by

the hand. his palivo village in Fobkion. He com municated with IL, B. M. Consul at Amoy, "Stranger,' he said, will you tell me requesting the recovery of the money where you hail from 7

Air yon satisfied, Mr Hallett, I and the arrest of the prisoner and his companion through the Chinese authoritios, replied, with the editorial management of A deal of correspondence ensued and a this newspaper ?

*I am, he answered. You bet. This smaller sum was at first offered by the village authorities, but ultimately the Con- is the very best edited paper that ever raa. "aul informed witness that the whole money Good morning, sir. You have took the was paid, but that he had been to the ex-starch out of John Halkett in a way that pense of $300 in the recovery of the money.no starch ever was took out of fiat man A choque for $1,600 was forwarded and the before. And if ever you get into a tight money was handed over to Capt. Clanoby, place, you come to me.'

They put him in a cab, and sent him Witness did not know that the prisoner

I went back to the and his companion had been punished by home for repairs.

Editor's room. He was going on stain with the Chinese authorities.

his usual occupation of manufacturing squelchers, The fragments of the obairs lay around him, but he wrote on camoved.

The prisoner having been told that the case would be committed for trial, stated that the parcel was given to his partner and not to him. His partner having gone away so long be suspected something and went to the Yuen Fat Hong to make enquiries. He was told that his partner had never been there, he then felt certain that he had run away with the money. As he feared the Captain might do him (the prisoner) some Injury, he ran away also. He went back to his native village in Fokien and remained there some time, when one day zome Chinese soldiers came and burned down he house. He then ran away to Hoifoong (in Kwangiang), After remaining there some came back to Hongkong, about .time

fifteen days ago. The Chinese soldiers made a levy on the village, compelling the He inhabitants to pay up the $1,900. could not say for certain that his partner would be back here in a week; he only Imagined so. The prisoner was then com- mitted for trial.

RIVALRY.

Consider yourself permanently en- gaged,' he said. The firm will pay for a new auit of clothes. Why couldn't you say at once that you were fond of fighting never saw a visitor tackled in a mere lovable style. Why, you must have been brought up to it. And just to think thatene might never have discovered your plate if it hadn't been for the fortunate acident of John Halkett'e cali

tastes.

their littlo ofrale.

THE CHINA MAIL.

"I said it was very good of him to take the backyard. One of those hoys is now a | gathered. The Hung lodges are built to a cup of tas, uses his chopsticks, and performs square, and are surrounded by walls which a number of other actions. The signals by- such an interent in my funeral, but that I cripple for life. had no yearning at present for Rose Hill It would have been better for me, a are pierced at the four cardinal points by sa word of mouth are equally numerous, and Cemetery, and I thought it would be a pity thousand times better, if I had stuck to the many gates. The faces of the walls are it is almost impossible to imagine any con to disturb Blevins As I had never known old lines of writing. The people were adorned by the mysterious symbol of dition of time or place of meeting for which him and the other boys, they mightn't be accustomed to that. They looked for it, unlon," the triangle, and with the old there are not appropriate questions aud

State," a hollow squares answers

It has been raid there exists a strong pleased if a total stranger were sent to join and they didn't want any elevating. If symbol "g

you think of it, Me Dunquerque, people combination which is intended to imply "Mr Van Cott was good enough to say never do. The Clearville roughs liked to that the League is a Gnited State enjoying likeness between some of the rites of the that they wouldn't maled it for the sake of be abused, too, because it gave them universal peace. Within the enclosure is League and those of Freemasons, and no the paper; but I had my prejudices, and I prominence and importance. But my pure the Hall of Fidelity and Loyalty, where the doubt a certain similarity can be traced style didn't suit them, and, as it turned oaths of membership are takon, and in between the formularies of the two asocia resigned.

which is kept the genealogical table of the tions, but the prioolpal interest which I don't know whether you visited out, didn't suit me either.

The City Marshal was the earliest visitor founders of the Longue. Here, also, stand attichos to the Longue lies in its political Iliuola when you were in America, Mr Dunquerque; but if you did, perhaps you after the issue of my first number. He the altar and the sand tablets, before importance. The number of its members. went to Clearville. It is in that part of the came to say that, as the chief executive which the brethren worship, and from the and the discipline which is maintained in State which goes by the name of Egypt, officer of the town, he would not be respon-centre rises the "precious nino-storied its ranks render it a formidable political Of course the country there is in the Chinese charactor a and is so named on account of the benight-sible for the public peace if I persevered in pagoda," in which the images of the five weapon, but fortunately for the peace of the ed condition of the natives. It wasn't a that inflammatory style 1 told him I foundera are enshrined.

wouldn't change li for him or anybody else. lodges appear in their legitimate splendour wont of that enthusiasm which makes At any time the lively place to go to, but still-

"The Clearville Rearer was the property Then he said it would cause a riot, and he only in out-of-the-way districts where they rebellion successful. of a Mrs. Scrimmager, widow of the lately washed his hands of it, and he'd done his are safe from the observation of the man- Bang League might turn the day by throw- darina; but la towns and populous neigh-tag in its weight on the side of one of two defunct editor. She was a fresh buxom duty.

Next came the Mayor with two town-bourhoods, the lodge is dispensed with equally-matched combatants, but it is as an widow of thirty-five, with a dow of Language

altogether, and the meetings are held at Instrument and not as a principal that Its that would drown a town-council or a vestry, councillors.

the house of the president. The Instru- action will be felt,-Pall Mall Gazette. I inferred from this that the late Mr Scrim

THE "TEMERAIRE." mager was not probably very sorry when

ments of the lodge are numerous. First in

One of the most powerful ironclada in the the time came for him to pass in his

Importance is the diploma, consisting of a large squarə real, having two square margins while the inner margins are octagonal In world was commissioned at Chatham, où checks.

the outer rim are the names of the eight Aug. 1, by Capt. M. Culnie Seymour. Her gonil, and the rest of the seal is covered powers of offence and defence are very with symbolical stanzes and signs. The great, and no ship that has before been. official flags are numerous and emblomatize added to our magnificent flest of immolada. the warlike character of the League; and he attained with such excellenca arrange- in each lodge is a "bustel," which contain mente for fighting and resisting an enemy. among other articles the red staff," with which justice is done to offenders against the laws of the society, the scissors with which the hair of the neophytes is out off, a jade foot-measure, a balance, an abaqus, an inkstone, a panell, and a host of flags and

"She occupied the upper fats of a large square building, in the lower part of which were the offices of the paper. I Inspected the premises, and having found that the books and plant were pretty well what the advertisement pretended, I olosed the bargain at once, and entered into pos session.

The first evening I took ten with Mrs. Scrimmager.

***It must be more than a mite lonely

meat."

+

"What, in tlunder, do you think you monu, young man, his honour begun, pointing to my last editorial, by bringing everlasting disgrace on our town with auch mush as that?

"He called it mush

I asked him what was wrong in it.

Wrong? It is all wrong. Of all the mean and miserable twaddle

"He called it miserable twaddle,

Hold on, M: Mayor," I said; we must discuss this article In a different way, Which member of your august body does the heavy business?

He

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She tries eight hoary guns, four of which are 25-ton guns, and four are 18-ton ane at the storn; they are placed in bar. gun, two of the former, one at the bow and bette towers, and are worked by hydraullo machinery; they have an all-round fire

1 said I was too modest to mation my Most fortunate it is. Blevins, who used to do our fighting whole team he was at it--was killed three months ago on this very floor; there's the mark of his Auid still on the wall. We gave Blevins a first-class funeral, and ordered a two-hun- commemorate dred-dollar monument to

We were not ungrateful to bis virtuss, Blevins.

Birkett same next,' he went on, making corrections with a peall stump. Leonildi Cordeiro, a Portuguese female,But he was licked like a cur three times was summoned by Theedosta Rodrigues, in's fortnight. People need to step in on another Portuguese female, for using threats purpose to wallop Birkett, it was such an to her. The complainant laid an Informa easy amusement. The paper was falling tion at the Magistracy, complaining of into disgrace, so we shunted him. threats of personal violence having been drives a cab now, which suits him botter, used to her by the defendant. The Sitting because he was always gentlemanly in his Magistrate granted a summone, and the ways. case care on for hearing to-day. The com- plainant stated that she went to the Roman Catholic Church last Sunday, when she ob- served the defendant looking hard at her several times during service and from this circumstance she concluded that the de- fendant meant to do her mischief. She attended Church with her sister and was leaving with her also, but being apprehensive of violence from the defend ant ia onsequence of those looks she cast ona doos a little, just as it happens to turn the other. How they did go for one au- said. It is tipkind to treat a stranger residence in a book kept for the purpoampton on July 80, it appears that while

towards her, she asked a gentleman in the street to escort her home. The defendant then came up and said "If you marry that man 1 will tear you to pieces." She was to marry the gentleman on 20th inst.-The defendant said last Sunday she was coming away from service, when she saw the com- plainant pass her with a man in her com- pany. The complainant then laughed at ber, and she said to the complainant that she ought to be ashamed of herself to marry the man who had been living with her (the complainant). She added that if the com plainant laughed at her, she should take care, and she hoped this would be the first and last time she would laugh at her. Ma gistrate ordered the defendant to give se- curity lu $20 to be of good behaviour for

He

Carter, who followed, was very good in some respects, but he wanted judgment. He's in hospital with a bullet in the shoul- der, which comes of his own arelessness. We can't take him on again anymore, evan if he was our style, which he neer waL'

"And who does the work now?' I ventured to ask.

We have had no regular mat since Carter was carried off on shuter. Each

up. But I don't like the irregular system, It's quite unprofessional.'.

"I asked if there was much of that sort of thing.

"Depends on the time of year. It is the dull Basson just now, but we are lively enough when the fall elections come on. We sometimes have a couples day then. You won't find yourself rusting. And if you want work, we can stir upa few editors by judicious writing. I'm powerful glad we made your acquaintance, Mr Beck."

"That, Mr Darquerque, slow I became connected with the press.

Terrible! Tejaculated, with a nervosa sensation, because. I guessed what wa coming.

but. I rose as he came in.

I was sitting in the wreck of the office-deck,

***Don't stir,' he said pleasantly.

"We all take a band when it's serious, for you,' she said, as we sat over her dough he replied; but in ordinary cases tus

other symbols.

the remaining two are placed one on either nuts and dipflaps, up at the tavern. But generally understood that I do the municipal

We'll consider this an ordinary case, The supreme, government of the League broodside, and fire nearly ahead. The four you'll soon get to know all the leading fighting myasit. people. They're a two-cent lot, the best of

He presently passed principal lodges in the provinces of Fabide arrangements are made for firing the them. Scrimmy (we always called him Mir Mayor,' I said; and 1 went for that is vested in the Grand Masters of the five 18-ton guns are placed two on either broad- Sorimtay for short) never cottoned to them. chief magistrate. He used to say they were too low and through the window the fight had to keep, Kwang-tung, Yun-nan, Hoo-nan, and "Whitehead" torpedo on either side of the common, mean enough to shoot a man details of interest and then the town Che-keang and the affairs of each lodge ship. The ship is also supplied with outrig without giving him a chance-a thing which councillors shook hands with me, bougratuare administered by a president, two viceger torpedoes, which will be used from steam Sorimmy, who was honourable from his latod me on my editorial, and walked out presidents, one master, two introducers, pinnaces. Gatling guna are provided, and

quiet through the door.

one fiscal thirteen councillors, several can be used in aotion from the tops E boots up, would have corned to do.

"Nearly a doren Egyptiane dropped in agents, who are otherwise known as "grass pecessary, or from boats, and they can also "I asked if it was long since ber husband

during the afternoon to remonstrate.. 1 shoes," iron planks," or "night brethren," be used as field servico guns. The thickness had taken his departure.

He started, the ld, for kingdom disposed of them in as gentlemanlike aand some minor officials, who, as indicative of her armour plating is eleven izobes, and she is fitted below water with a most come two months ago, if that's what you manner as possible. Towards evening of their rack, wear flowers in their hair,

was growing a little tired, and thinking of In peaceful times the ranks of the soalety powerful spur.(or ram). The trials of her shutting up for the day, when my foreman, are recruited by volunteers, but when the ongines have been most satisfactory, and at **Long ill?'

Til she replied, as if surprised at the whom the day's proceedings had made League is preparing to take the field threats the trial trip, with all her weights on board, question, Scrimmy never was ill in his young again-such is the effect of joy and violence are often used to secure mem- she attained a speed of nearly fifteen knots. life. He was quite the wrong sort of stuff Informed me that Mr Huggins of the bers. At such crises a man returning home an hour. Her complement is 530 officers Scalper was coming down the street. A finde a slip of paper bearing the seal of the and men. Part only of these joined on League awaiting him, which calls upon him Aug. 1, and will be quartered on board for that. Scrimmy was killed.'

"Was he? I asked. 'Railway accident, moment later Mr Huggins entered.

was a medium-sized man, with sharp, at a given hour to betake himself to a certhe Forte, wooden frigate, for about ton I suppose ?

Mrs. Scrimmager looked at me resent piercing eyes and a well-bronzed face, active tain spot, and warns him that the murder days, while the finishing work is being fully, as if she thought I really ought to as a terrier and tough as a hickory-knot.of himself and his family will be the penalty done to the Téméraire; the remainder of times It is sald, also, that one of the bro Téméraire, although brig-riggad, la vary have known better. Then she curved her

of disobediencs to the command. Some the crew will join about Aug. 16. The Mytherhood Inanita a étranger on the road, heavily rigged; her mainyard is no lesa upper lip in disdain,

****Bailway accident! Not much Serim

name is Huggins; but I am not going to and, pretending to fly from the just con- than 118 feet long, and weighs nearly ten my was shot.

sequences of his act, leads the unsuspecting tone. This ship is a splendid addition to kili you to-day.'

"I said I was much obliged to him. wayfarer to some lonely spot where he is our flest. She will probably leave England, I see you've been receiving visitors, seized upon by a number of brothers and is calling at Portsmouth and Plymouth, about he went on, looking at the fragments of the carried away to the place where the lodge the first week in September.

On the appointed evening the chairs, Ours, Mr Beck, is an active and is held.

recruits present themselves at the "City of A CREW POISONED AT SEA-A dreadful a responsible profession.

Willows," as the lodges are called, where These people have been pressing their they are met by the vanguard," who case of poisoning at sea by unwholesome Bailor named Inman, who arrived at South- arguments home with unseemly haste, he carefully enters their names and places of food is reported. From the statement of a thus. Now as for me, I wouldn't draw on The vanguard then gives orders to form the the barque Crown Prince, of St. John's, you for your first artiols, not to be made bridge of swords, whereupon the bre New Brunswick, was on a voyage in Novem Governor of Illinols. It would be most thren place themselves in a double row, ber last from the Peruvian cost to Fal- professional. Give a man a fair show, I and drawing their swords cross them in the mouth, the food supplied to the crew was air in the form of a bridge or arch. Under naft for use, unil that in consequence the say.'

Very good, Mr Huggins.

this arah the now members are led, and whole of the forecastle hands, fourteen in "At the same time, lar Beok, I do think the same time are mulcted of an entrance number, became ill, and six of them died, you've laid yourself open. You are rack-fee of twenty-one cash. After this they are The vessel loft Peru on Oct. 4 last, and less, not to say insulung. Take my case, taken to the Hung-gate, where stand two all went well till Nov. 19, when a new You never saw me before, and you've had generals, who introduce the "new horses" the weakness to speak of me as the gentle to the Hail of Fidelity and Loyalty. Here ask of pork was opened. On the following the neophytes are instructed in the objects day all the men who had eaten it were taken seriouslyill, with all the symptoms of poison- manly editer of the Stalper,"

I'm sure, Mr Huggins, If the term is of the society; and, finally, they are con ing. Their sufferings are described as ducted into the presence of the assembled fearful, and they were unable to work the offensive-

**Offensive 7 Of course it is offensive. council in the Lodge of Universal Peace." But na this is our first interview, I must As a preliminary to the administration of

Let it rise by all means, and stay as not let my dander rise. high as it likes. We may find a way of bringing it down again."

No, no, he Auswered, smiling it would be unprofessional. Still, I must say speaking will not go down, and I have repeated."

Well, it was rough on him,' she said Scrimmy and Huggins of the Scalper-do you know Huggins? Well, you'll meet him soon enough for your health. They hadn't been friends for a long while, and each man was waiting to draw a bead on

a

other! As an ink-slinger, fluggins wasn't patch on my husband; but Huggins was a trife handler with bis irons. In fact, Huggins has shot enough men to make small graveyard of his own; and his special weakness is editors of your paper."

a

"I began to think that Clearvillo was not altogether the place for peace and rast. But it was too late now.

**The lady went on ¦

I said I thought it was.

"Finally, Serimey wrote something that riled Huggins awful. So he sent him a civil note, saying that he'd bore a hole in bim first chance. I've got the note in my dosk there. That was gentlemanlike, so "And did you like the position ?" "If had its good points. I was a altua far; but he spoiled it all by the mexo tion of great responsibility. People were sneaking way be carried it through. Eerim continually turning up who dislike our my, who was wonderful careless and never metbol of depicting character, and so the would take my advice, was writing in bis credit of the paper mainly rested on my office when Huggins crept in quiet, and shoulders. Ne, air; I got to like it, except dropped a bullet through his neck before he when I had to go into hoapital for repairs. had time to turn. Scrimmy knew it was Just then there was a knock at theAnd oven that had ita charms, for I want all up; but he was game to the last, and that your meaking, sniveling city way of le supposed not to bear the sword in vain, Crown Prince arrived with a fresh crew in

thore so often that it became sort of home, finished his article, giving the Sealper *That's Poulter, our local Editor and the surgeons and nu were like thunder. When he'd done It he came up-looked in to tell, you that it must not be ceremony of affiliation is proceeded with by commenced by the authorities.

brothers and sisters."

one month.

GILEAD P. BECK ON JOURNALISM, (From The Golden Buttery.")

door of the editor's room. Van Cott-said. Come in, Poulter. He will take you down for me.'

The door opened, but it wasn't Poulter I know that by instinct. It was a rough looking customer with a black-dyed mous tache, a diamond pin in bis shirt front, and a great gold chain aorces bis vest; and he carried a heavy stick in his hand,

Which is the one of you two that runs this machine?' he asked, looking from one ***I am the Editor,' said Mr Van Oott, if you mean that.'.

to the other.

the door and point. Gib, I would my.

stairs and died.**

And Mr. Huggins 7

It shall not be repeated, Mr Huggles. I shall never again make the mistake of calling you a gentleman.

"He started up like a flash, and moved

hand to his breast pocket.

his

"What do you mean by that "

"I was just in time, as I aprang upon and seized him by both arma before he could draw his platol.

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fortnight, at the end of which time three of the oaths, the master examines the vanguard the men went mad. The captain then made ship, which was therefore have to for a in the 333 questions of the catechism of the for the Falkland Islands, 200 milos distant, society, and then orders him to bring which he reached on Dec. 7, and where six forward those neophytes who are willing to of the men died, the rest being sent into take the oath, and to cut off the beads of hospital. The doctor stated that the men As the vanguard had been poisoned by putrid pork. The those who refuse to do so. few decline to take the oath, and the the Clyde, and an investigation bas been outting off the queues of the recruits (though this operation is dispensed with if "But you gave up the Post" said Jack. "Well, air, I did. The ocupation, after "They tried him; but, Lord, the jury

the members are living amongst Chiness who are faithful to the Tartar rule), by all, wasn't healthy, and was a little too were all his friende, and they brought it in

washing their faces, and exchanging their lively. The staff took a pride in me too, justifiable homlaide. After the funeral

alathes for long white dresses, as tokens of parity and the commencement of a new and delighted to promote fuedom of die Buggins behaved handsome; he put the

life. Straw shoes, signs of mourning, are cussion. If things grew dall for a week Sealper into deep mourning, and wrote & to two, they would scarfly some ward beautiful send-off notice, saying what a loss

of their old nature; and thus attired they ruffian just to bring on a fight. They the community had suffered in Scrimay's

also put on their feet, to signify the death I mean this, I said: you've waked aro led up to the altar. Here some ques would hang around there to see that ward untimely end. I've got the article in my raffin approach the office, and they would dosk, and I'll show it to you; but somehow

glas. You needn't wriggle. I've been objects of the League are put to the struggle who should be the man to point aver could bring myself to be friends up the wrong passenger this time, Mr Hug-tions with reference to the Immediate ine out as tho gentleman he wished to with Huggins after It, 7. -

Mr Scrimmager was perhaps not the chucking people through that window all vanguard, and then sach member offers up Then you sir the Rooster Fm after, interview. They were fond of me to such

want that shooting iron; it might go off by while an appropriate stanza is repeated he went on. I am John Haikett of Tenth an extent that they could not bear to see only editor who has fallen a victia in day, and you shall end the lot. But first I nine blades of grass and an Incense stick, between each offering. A red candle is now Ward. I want to know what in thunder a week pass without a fight And I will Carville."

The only one. Not by a long chalk, accident and hurt some one badly,' say this of them, that they were as level a

It was a long and mighty heavy oon lighted, and the brethren worship heaven you mean by printing infernal lies about lot of boys as ever destroyed a man's she replied. The Roarer has had a tract, for he was as supple as an sal and as and earth by pledging three cups of wine.. editors in five years; they've all been shot ms and iny party in your miserable one character. hors paper.

**Most of the business wu easy. They except one, and he died of consumption. wicked as a cat. But I got the best holt This done, the woven-starred lamp, the lamp are lighted, and prayer is made to the "He drew a copy of the paper from his came to see Mr Van Gott, and they were Ells was a very sad case. A deputation of at last, relieved him of his pistol, and precious Imperial lamp, and the Hung pocket, and held it before the Editor's eyes shown up to me. What there is of me leading citizens cailed to interview him one tossed him through the window.

Jim,' I said to the foreinan, as I gods, beseeching them to look down upon ***You know your remedy, sir,' said Mr takes up a good dead of the room, And evening; be took refuge on the roof of the Van Cott, quietly edging in the direction when they'd put their case I used to open office, and they kept him there all night in stretched myself in a corner, pasting and the members and to accept the incense * storm. He died in two months after it bleeding, you can shut up. We chan't burned in their honour. The oath binding of the table, where there was a drawer.

them to observo obedience to the Langue, That's what I do know. That's what you het, was the general sply and they But he was a poor servons critter, quite do any more busineen to day.

"I issued two more numbers of the and to display a spirit of fraternity, devotion, I'm here for. There's two remedies. One would go away quite satuled with the unfit for his position.

And this, I thought, this is the place Bearer on the same refined and gentlemanly and sighteousness towards the brethren, la le that you retract all the lien you have Editorial reception. But once a week or

principle, and I fought half the county, then read aloud, and is followed by each printed the other

**You need not tell me what the other so there would be a put-up thing, and II have chosen for a quiet life.

know by the look of my ma which would I debated that night with myself whe. But all to no purpose. Neither Aghting member drawing some blood from his Esch is, Mr Halkett. As he spoke he drew open take their persuasion fighting

ther it would be better to blow the roof off nor writing could reform those Egyptians, middle finger and letting it drop into a

"Buggins shot me through the arm one shallos partly led with wiod. the drawer but he hadn't time to take the "It gradually became clear to me that my head at once, instead of waiting for pistol from it when the ward politician if I remained much longer bere would be Huggins or some other citizen to do it for evening as I was going home from the neophyte then, having drunk of the misture office. I shall carry his mark to the grave and repeated the appointed stanzas, strikes sprang upon him, and in a dash of lightning a first-class funeral, with me taking a promi. me. But I resolved on waiting a little. they were rolling over each other among nont part in the procesh; and I began to

Next day I examined the files of the Three nights later I was waited on by about off the head of a white cock, as a sign that the exchanges on the floor.

If they had been eventy mistohed, think of digging out while I still had my Hoarer, and found that it had been edited thirty leading citinens, headed by the so shall all unfaithful and disloyal brothers Union Ins. Bobloty of Cartel), 3000

with great vigour and force there was Mayor. They said they thought Clestville perish. And nor the ceremony of affilla should have stood around to see fale. But "One morning I read an advertisement gunpowder in every article, fire and brit wasn't agreeing with me, and they were tion is over, and it remalne but for the it wasn't equal. Van Cott, you could ace of a paper to be sold. It was in the city of stone in every paragraph. No wonder, I come to remove me. I was removed on a president to give to each recruits diplome, at first swap, was grib all through, and as Clearfille, Illinois, and it semed to suit thought, that the men who wrote those plank, escorted by a torchlight prosesh of the book containing the oath, law, secret full of fight at a game-rooster. But it was I resolved to go and look at it, and ap things were chopped up into sausage mest the local fire brigade. On the platform of signs, de, a pair of poniards, and three bulldog and terrier. So I hitched on to prised Mr Van Cott of my intention.

I road more, and it seemed as if they might the railway station the Mayor delivered a Hung online. With these emblems of their I'm powerful sorry,” W said j the stranger, and pulled him off by main

but of as well have set themselves up as targete at short address. He said, with tears, that abligations the new members return to The laws of the society bind the members You will allow me, Mr Van Cott, Iourse we can't keep you if you will go once. I determined on changing the tone the interests of party were above those of their homes at break of day.

You've boed your row like a square man of the paper ; I would no longer call people individuals, and that a change of residence esid, to take this contract off your hands, ever since you came, and I had hoped to midnight assasins and bighway robbers; was necessary for me. Then he put futa to observe a cheap kind of morality, and to Choose a back seat, sis, and seo fair.

***Sall in, oried is Halkett, as obeerful have had your valuable wrvices till the nor would I hint that political opponents my hands a purse with two hundred dollars, protect their brethren as far as in them were all related to suspended criminals. I and we parted with every expression offies, even to the extent of concealing with

as are criminals from Justice, and of recu As a cool, and send for the coroner, bes "I attempted to thank him, but he hold would make the Roarer something pure, mutual esteem.

* That is how I came out of the land of fog any who may have fallen into the cause he'll be wanted. I don't care which up his hand, and want on thoughtfully,

noble, and good; I would take Washington There's room in our flat at Rose Bill Leving for my model; it should be my

hands of the polles. Naturally enough, the society protects itself by holding out That was the toughest job I ever had. Cemetery for one or two more; and 1 had mission to elevate the people.

fearful threats to any who thay be inalaed The strength of ward politicians' opinions

Wal, sir, I began. I wrote for my lies in their powers of bruising, and John made up my mind to let you have one side Halkett, as I learned afterwards, could of the monument all to yourself. The first number articles as alevating

A short time since M. Schlegel, Chinese fight his weight in wild cats. Fortunately sunny side, too-quite the sent mest in the Kentucky whisky. Every sentents was plat. And we'd have given you eight lines rishly themed every paragraph was sa I was no slouch in those days.

"He met my advangen balfway. In ten of poetry-Blevins only get tour, and sons gentle as it from the peu of Goldsmith, Interpretes to the Government of Nether of the Leagtie the destruction of the Tang TERHOUSTER-PAW....

of the other fellow any I ausure you, There was a mutiny among the compositors; lands-India at Bataris, became possessed of dynasty the laws enjoin peace, and bro minutes you couldn't tell Halkelf from my Beck, though you may not think it, I have they were uniconstomed to watch language, some documents relating to the formation therly kindness justice, and truth. The bor me from Halkett. The furniture moved around cheerfully, and there was a often turned this over in my mind when and it made them feel small. One man, and the organisation of the Hung League, secret algns are numerous, and by mana lovely raoket. The sub-costom, printers, and you have been in hospital, and I got to look after swearing till the atmosphere was blas, These be teanslated and published in a of them a brother may make himself known reporters came running in, - it was a new on it as a settled thing. And now this is laid down his stick in despair and want and volume entitled #Thisn t Hwlu The by the way in which he enters a house, puta ecene for them, poor follow, and they en how it ends, Lite is made up of diasp. set drunk. And the two apprentices Hung League," and it is from shle and offer down his unbrello, arranges his shoes, fought over the meaning of a souliese la ❘ works that the following particules are į holds his hat, dies his baudkerchief, tejet a Joyed it accordingly. The dive they had | polnimente,↑

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