Evening Star Newspaper, July 2, 1881, Page 6

AN UNDERG ROUND V@YAGE. A Boat Ride Through the City Sewers—Strange Things Seen by a Star Heporter—Feavibility of Ua- derground Teiegraphy. A few days since a Star reporter accepted an invitation from Mr. J. J. Burrows, superinten- dent in charge of cleaning out the Tiber sewer, to make a boat excursion through that and tne dames Creek sewer. Having some Ume pre. vious made a trip in the Bb street and some Other of the tidal sewers, the invitation was accepted, and after a five minutes’ walk the District property yard on 24, near C street southwest, was reached. Thts property yard is located directly over the sewer and an opening bas been made, through which atl of the debris collected by the workmen Is hotsted to the sur- face, when, after the ,bricks, boulders, paving stones, <c\, are separated, each ts deposited In different piles for future use or sale. THE DESCENT Into the sewer Is mads by means of a ladder let down through the aperture to a flat bottomed scow boat, about twenty feet loog by tea or twelve wide. Mr. Burrows selected two stout colored men for propeliors, and after piastng | chairson the boat and lighting a coat oll tor lamp the party set out, taking «northerly direc- on up uLder 3d sireet, the propeillar power belpg applied by the nands of tue colored men against the roof or top ofthe arch, wai. at Uhls potnt Is rather low. This is what 13 term d. a culvert or arch sewe natin tue shape of the Capital letter Ve, SLOWS the curve on top, the brick a lieavy Sloce masonry abatment wat ost Its entire length 13 [0 17 he floor and apex of th+ ars Sensations upon entering and starting a peculiar. The first thing that strikes Lue underground voyager !3 THE MUSTY SMSLL which everywhere prevatis. hls, however, soon wears off, and whatat first was qilte of- fensive, vecomes bearable, and a3 other old things appear, is forgotten. The sewer odor 13 not near so offensive as ts generally imagine: ‘This erroneous impression, of the horrivie con- dition of sewer air, probably comes from the puffs which are encouatered frequently in passing along the street corners where there are sewer traps. It 1s from the dead and decay- animal and vegetable matter that these cry offensive puffs emanate and not from the sew- | ers, Anotner peculiar sensation ts the jumble of echoes whenever the least noise is made, and the distinct vibrations upon th dense alr, the sewer acting like a huge sdeaking tude. Volees at adistance can be heard quite dis- tinetly, and the echoes create the impression that dezens are speaklog at the same tim», whereas only one may De talking. also sound much louder in the the open alr. THE RUMBLING OF CARRIAGES and heavy steps of hors s on thes rests ts golpg on almost constant Tats, combined With the noise of flowing water trom the late ral sewers constantly pouring thelr contents in on efther side, together with the darkness, makes the surroundings ratuer pec impresses one with a sort of dread and A pr tide. That ference to be on the o' * section, is or above t in height than elther beiow named, being but 11% feet from the apex of the arch, a diference ot This depression was the cause he Of this sewer several years azo, and the construction: of the overilow in 3 ieal garden by Lieut Hoxle. ‘Tae bursting of the Tiber arc within the Botantcal garden, tt Will be remembered, was during au ex‘ raordi- Bary freshet several years azo, before th drainage had been ctrcumserined by 1 Jato other water courses. Oa Uuls 0: Tull capacity of THE TIBER ARCH was tested, and the depression on the sewer below the overfiow, reducing its capacity, was the cause of its destruction at that time. Woy the difference In the capacity was permitted in its construction fs not very clear, bat it 13 sald that it was done to accommo he Washins- ton and Alexandria ratiroad company, which that time run their tracss down Maryland av, nue and aroutd the curve of the Capit grounds, connecting with the Baltunore aod Onlo road; the purpose being to avold a ne sity of @ change of grade and relaying of the tracks aud sleepers all the way from southwest to Indiana avenue. THE FIRST GLIMMER OF DAYLIGaT seen after starting was at a man-hole near the curb line on the nortn side of Maryland nu Here a streak uulight shoots la turoa smal round bole tu the irda cover, and at vistance resembles & pillar of fre. A further on, a sco. toad of sand was Way cown tot ing. of its coal two negro pr agalnsi the (ov of the a lar spectacle at a distance. just before turning arousd tar cow enters the overtiow. Near tats work, filling a fcow with sand, aud a motley looking group they were, standing wita long gum boo ib the mud and water, working wita nickerlag lamps fastened on st in holes on the eaves of the boat. merry group, notwithstandta, They were a tae dismal sur- roundings, and could be heard singing “Lite oa | the Ocean Wave and a Home ou tie Roaring Deep” long before they could be seen. Mr. Bar- | rows, after giving some directions about the work, asked tnem if they had had their dianers. “O, yes,” was the reply, “we've just doue eat our grub.” HEALTH OF THE SEWER MEN. It may be interesting here to state that the men—are In the sewers ten hours almost every working day for months, eat and drink there, | t of laborers | and are the healthiest looking that can be found anywhere. None of them weigh much less than 20) pounds, and they say nal they never know what sickuess ts, and hardly ever know when tuey have eaten enough. The ‘oveifow’ 1s s inply a eqiare room of even size with tae widta of the sewer, built of brick imasonry, aud ruos up to the sur! face of the ground, aud over whita Is bullt a moveable and ecif-adjusting roof, wulca rises by force of the Water when th Wer is fied, letting the surplus water, confined ta cons: quenee of the depression of the sewer bio out at the top. It acts simply a3 a safety valve tor the sewer in ticies of j iresaeis. Some streaks of Cay light are let In around the edges of lis roof, and the atmospliere 1s quite pure, ‘there belng a perceptaole draft of air. THS CAPITOL SSWwRa, Leaving this point in a northeasterly direc- Uon, the frst object noticeable ts the sewer mouth which drains the Capitol. It looks to be about four feet tn diameter, and al the present there ts but iittie fow from it, bat Sessions of Congress it _13 sald to bs kep. rua- Bing like a mill-raco, The height of the Tider arch is fourteen feet from the overilow up as far as the scow could be made to tloat, Just before passing under reansylvavia avenue is another ray of sunlight, admittel through @smali six-inch-square opening taside tne Bo- tanteal garden. HAD SEEN GHOSTS THERE. ‘This brilliant Uttle spot, quivering by reason of the waving branches of the crees outside, through which the sun passe, brought ap the eubject of ghosts, one of the colored propellers charging the other with being afrald of guoats. ‘The accused admitted that he was afraid just @ ttle, wuen he has to be by himself, haviug seen ghosts tn there. but felt ao fear when im company with others. A constant rumbling sound ts heard for some distance b3- chs and Inserted | | and are al | themselves In places which are designed for tne the | overflow @ party of dredgers were found at | Wharf, hiding tt who | the clothing of the rest, which they took off | and health secured by law breaking. Please Present force engaged on this work—fourteen | fore Pennsylvania avenue 1s reached, from the | transit over this sewer at 2d street. ‘Tne ower | draining S! 's row on this street rans a very large amount of water, and it looks almost = indicating that the water-takers on the of Its drainage do not suffer from lack of | io the Tid-r arch along | here begi ye ‘ther shoal, aud in order to ‘a8 to get rather in order float the ‘scowe Mr. Burrows has improvised A SYSTEM OF DAMS, Made of planks, which are fitted to the walls, | meeting at a point up stream, and held dowa by a standard resuing on the bridge and agatnst keep oat, and to bring loads debris down from the ms DOFHODA of the and Obfo rail: de5ot, and the North Capitol street sewer. Taese Gama are easily and bearly aitjust themseives to ‘thelr p ‘The discharge of water from the large st Soeeks mnGing UD ladiana av enue into the Tiber ts fectly enormous, and would essily propel a water-whesl, Could such power be uttlized. It ts represented that this is constantly flowiag, and shows a py use of Gp Eocene Water on the line sewer rui ndtal avenue, and crosses ally into. the au diciary square, 4 Feet at the of D street, Funs almost a straight line dl. | ware to the cor- | agonally across Ju 8q) ‘Ber Of G abd Sth streets, where it makes an angle up G to 6th, and another curve around a —— Course to New York fon iL this a ea of ground; yet it does bet ose 5 Tr water famine could exist in that dires- uke a | ton. The water growing too shoal above C street, a retrograde movement was thea mai3 to the point of starting. Aftera salff of tres? air spe excursion was extended to the opea can: JAMES CREBK below Virginia avenue, This part of the sewer, from the opentag, where the entry was made, is quite uniform in size and in excelleat conditics. The direction is the same a3 the old canai. § length until fs mouth, below Virginia avenue, is reached, and the vista view about half a rile of this aqueduct areca is really a novel and beautiful one. The murky water looks bright and placid all the way down, | the picture at the mouth presenting a scene very | much ike the picture of the harbor and city of Naples. A of the grassy bank above the wail of the open canal below, and othr objects surrounding, forms a combinattoa, which, at the distance, resembles bills, towers, spires, trees, houses; and THE ILLUSION is kept up until near the mouth, when It Is transformed into an unromantic reality. A ‘stone wall, rank weeds and thistles, with rap. ish of all kinds, found in such places, and a back ground of green turf. Another stop was made ‘at this potnt, the lamp trimmed and some fresh drinking water eagerly swallowed. ‘The distance from the mouth of the sewer to | the lower end of the James creek canal ts 7,2 feet. It is walled on either side to its mouth, aod navigable for sand and wood boats up its entire length. The same illusory vista view of the city and harbor of Naples repeated Itseif on the return trip, and ft would make a pretty photographic picture. About two hours cartataly passed quickly and pleasantly away in the first re- bortorial excursion through the Tiber ant dames Creek tidal sewers. No swarms of rats, not even a single one, was seen during the’ entire voyage, ur any other living animal, not evea a fly, spider por avy insect; so that the rat_horrur’ {3 merely imaginary so far as these sewers are concerned. The sewer laborers say that there are a plenty of eels and catfish in thesewer water, *thou- sands of them,” THE B STREET SEWER. The day following THe Stak man mad3a trip upthe B-street sewer from its mouth, at the foot of 17th street, in a skiff as far as the mar- ket house, looking into the large sewers of 1th, 13th, 12t, 1:th, 10th and 9th streets where they empty iuto the B strest sewer. This sewer was construcied by the board of public works; is of the same form as No daylight ts seen its entire | lown throu zh | the other two sewers described; the floor belpg of beavy plank. It is kept pretty clear from filth, and although the water Is very sluggish mostof the light substances float off by the force of the free discharges of water from the laterals which empty 1060 It. The New York avenue tntercepting sewer, which passes dlagonatly uader tae Waite 1 and is discharged directly iato tne outlet at i7th street, has greatly diminisne? the Immense flow which years ago used to be discharged into the B sireet sewer, no Water nertn of that avenua now entering 'b»- cause of the New York avenue s3wer. All of the lateral main sewers running up througa te city north of B sireet are of large stz, moat of them being tive or six feet loternal d ameter, rin good condition. More viroase and house draiuage are carried off turo1gan them than through the sewers discharging tuto Tiber arch, consequently the ate is mote off4n- sive. Itis not feasible to go through thei in boats further than E street borth. TELEGRAPH WIRRS IN THE SEWERS. ‘The entire feasibility of conducting all the telegreph wires, that enter and run over poles in the street, through the sewers 1s quite appi- rent to the observer fa a trip of thi3 sort. There are upwards of forty-five miles of br! sewers in Washington, more than three-fourta of which cou!d be used for such purpose with- out detriment to the sewers, and with perfect secnrity to the wires. If any one doubDts It let him take an excursion turough them, Should Be Open on Sunday. Editor Siw:—Having no reason to sup293¢ that the old Blue Laws of Conuecticut are tn force In the District, 1t suikes me a3 a decided anomaly that certain cuatoms should stil! ob tain in regard to the closing of the pubite parks on the first day of the week. I refer pariicu- larly to the So'dicrs’ ome and the Botasical Gardens. Judglog from the numoer of persons who ride or drive on Sunday afvernoons, { do not think that the majority of our citizens re gard it asa heinous offence against morality. ate The powers that be. however. ordata differ ly. The beautiful drives of the Soldiers’ il » are closed on Sunday, except to certain } leged characters, such as members of Co! Whose Virtue Cannot b9 contaminated, like of ordinary mortais, by a sight of the be: of nature on Sunday. The Botanical Gi are not only clos'd on Sindaya, bat on days at so early an Rour that but few hav: opporturity to see them. Vhatever different views people may entor- tata on this subject, there Can 02 litte doab that when tbe pubife ts dented tne right to san K ao bat purpose, there 13 a tendency to congre sate about more questionable resorts, Sunday liq ior laws notwithstanding. It 1s hard to waderet sad how an Intell'gent person can advocate tne closing of public parks on Sundays from any reason of morality; and if that is not the cate. then I should be glad to be informed what is, cis. A Word im Behalf of the Boys. Editor Star:—Please speak a good word for the boys. Last night, at sundown, I stepped upon a wharf some distance below 6th streat. where there were a dozen or more little fellows in swanming. A ee fence surrounded the iy from houses that might have been on tle street, but were not; and during the half hour! stood there no boat o: any kind passedelther up or down. 3092 tvo~| policeme b appeared upon the scene, capturing one little fellow in the act of dressing and ali with them. The captured boy wa3 released oo his betraying the names of his companions. Now, Mr. Editor, are not bathing propensities of the Doys laudable, and would if not be an act of justice, as well ag common sense, oa the Part.of the authortiles to provide somewhere sone the river front @ suitable point where bathfug at all hours is permitted, rather than encourage uncleauliness, or to have cleanliness wake up the authorities. Respectiully, June 29, 1551, Editor Star :—There 13 but one way for our teautiiul trees to be properly attended to, aad that is for each one to give them personal at- tention in front of his own premises. Fer ten years I have regularly, two or three umes yearly, cut off tne branches having Worls on and destroyed thein; dug arouad the roots and manured them, the same asI do my grass yearly, keeping down the weeds, and opeping the soil to rain and moisture, and mulcbiug tiem so as to retain the moisture. I also wash every tree with a weak soldilon of carboile water, which keeps the bark healthy; + and worms and bugs, In a measure, shun suca trees, My trees are also regularly watered with the grass. I have twelve trees around my house, and have found it very little trouble to do tis; and Ubeir beautiful appearance pays me four ‘fold. Now, we have another trouble in the late storm: one only of miue Was seriously disturbed, and this ore, as soon as possible the next day, I forced back to its proper position, and put’ a Prop against it for support, until the parking commission can properly attend to it. If itis not done whilst the ground ts molst the tree ts apt Lo be seriously Ib jured and difiiculc to man age. Trecs bordered by asphalt roadways and Pavements of the same matertal havea hard struggle for life. Little moisture can reach them, and their roots cannot expand. It will be Impossible for them to become very large or Yery secure In thelr beds, but those in our yards bs Sat and prosper, and will not be éastiy dislodged. My advica ‘Is. let every man give particular attention to his own trees, and no. depend s0 mucao on the parking commission, Whose labors are herculean, and whose means are so limited. Ww, june 29, of Vermont avenue. Not a Genwine old Weteran. Yesterday afternoon a pompous-looking | colored map, wearing a veteran’s badgo over his heart, encountered in front of ths City Hill @ brother of color wearing a small flag on his coat and Lryiog to look as if he had starved in Andersonville fora year and a “Stop, sah—stop:” commanded the first. “Am youa veteran, tah?” “I spects I ar!” was the reply. “You war in de army eu?” “Ye3, sab.” Tar you a cook ora wagin driver?” “No, sah! I war in de ranks!” was the indignant reply. “1 war right dar at Petersbirz.” “ Waitin’, on de horpitalt” “No, nr!” “La de commissary dey ni?” “No, sab! I warin de figat.” ~Behted a log?” “No, sab!” “Did you havea ” «Yea, sabi” ‘War’ it !oaded?” + ‘Ap’ you fired it off?” “I did, sab; of 1ad.” “Was It pinted at de sky?” “No, ted at de inemy.” “De batt Nea, sabe, “Anda inemy drappait™ "i Gore Sea, “An da inemy > 7 @an't say asto dat, sah.” “What! you down dar’ shootin’ away Uncle Sam’s powder an’ lead without hittin’ anybody? Take off dat flag, fab! What bizness has you to cmeout among dis crowd an’ puriend dat you saved de Ualon, when you war’ eatin’ fo’ dollars’ wort of grub per week an’ shootin’ wid yer eyes shet? Go ag & huli rebel rigimeat, Stan’ surroun back. 8ah—doan tal 4 sab!”"—Detroit Pree eae Ned lips ‘Three Americans, Burns, Hi Wilkes, on ue Italy ounterteluing tes ome money, are now galley slaves at Gaeta, serv: |.oul a twenty years’ sentence each, - LETTER FROM PARIS, THE GREAT RACE—THE PREPARATION—A FANCY FAIR—A CASUAL WARD—ZOLA AND HUGO—ODD3 AND ENDS, BTC. (Correspondence of The Evening Star.} Panis, Jane 20. The racefor the grand prix at the Boils ha3 eclipsed both politicians and free traders; never since this institution was established by the Due de Morny, was arace so numerously at- tended or so well contested. America has de- cldealy found out the road to export horses to win the blue ribbons of Eogiand and France and the municipal counclcan no longer pre tend that in subdsidjsing the annual interna- Uonal race with fr. 100,000, the city traders or tax payers in general, gain nothing from the expenditure. A gushing writer says, the run- ning for the grand prix is as emotional as a bal! fight, and as interesting as a battle feld; be this as it may, the air becomes undoubtedly charged with hippic fever. For those not of a horsey turn of mind, the crowd is the most interes’ ing part of the whole spectacle. Every kind of vehicle ig trotted out todo duty forthe day; the city 18 full of strangers; tollettes are mo:tiy heW and as varied as the Inflaite. Asa general observation, costumes were tn lliacs, grey- pearls, sea blues, and ros»; the hats, Directoire Restoration or copote. As for the preva'ling Shapes ladies appeared as umbrelias tn their sheaths. There can be no doubt French crowds are degenerating into roughs, and that one of the greatest re gping abuses in France, ts Cabby; daily he is oming more insoleat, more mouarch of all he surveys. For political tyrannies, there is a solution, bt for those of cab men, such does not sppear to exist. Tae uibillsts to the rescue. The note of preparation for the race was vis!- b’e a week in advance; the shops were plied with fancy goods dedicated to sportsmen and women, and where a horse shoe, dit aud suftie were worked up into a hundred curious de- signs and combinations; even chimney pi-ce clocks ard watches appeared with hippic orna- mentations. A portion of the grand stand had been ‘exclusively set apart for the ladies, and their different colored tollets could not ba’ sur- passed by any horticultural exhibition. The ie between the first and second jockeys was considercd as ' Titantic.” The French naturally felt sure that their favorite was third; bat they had the consolation that England was Du’ sec- ond. An Englishman created some mirth by retorting, Foxhall’s success was a revenge for the French excluding the Importation of Ameri- can pork and hams, on the pretence of being trlchined. However, every person who won by betting on the American horse cheered the Stars and stripes. A wrinkle for the future turf prophets, who were uvanimous this year tn not predicting the favorite at ail, and explaining after the race thelr reasons why; for the last Uuree grand prix, tke winting horse ranked 13 on the Krict cards; now 15, up to the present, has been regarded as an ublucky number—as big with cousequences as getting married or yeu g to 8€8 On & #riday, or having 13 guests to ainuer. A VERY IMPORTANT FANCY FAIR Las been held in the Tullerles gardens, and de- SCIVES nOtlce, Lot tn respe2t to its success, Which,w as megrificent pecunt :rily for the char- itable institution 1t served, but as an illustra lon of how Keimesses, ike race courses, estab- ‘ish the equallty of women, Under the second empire, the demi monde and actresses recelyed curlbg promenades and carriage drives the salutations of admfrers; later, virtue viewed ‘hese attraciive parlahs through fleld glasses, At present, actresses take part in faucy fairs like lady patronesses, and the latter not untre- quently send their compliments to ascervain the address of Ube mliliner or mautua maker of sk actress, THR OPENING OF ANOTHER CASUAL WARD in the clty proved a great success. The {ror are LOL expected to pick oakum or break stones next day to repay the cost of the nighvs locging; only, if any of the relieved come on their feet again in the world, they are expected tosend donations of bread. Among the casuals figure men of every color, race aud region; misery has had its’ representatives trom the Sendwich [eland3, Australia and Fiji; every learned Ue ieee has coatributed repre- sentatives; 1t would seem that acrovats, acuors and the men. bers of that world in general, seek he Casual as a matter of cou borer or broken gown citizen applies for aid with a feel- log of shame, ueted a8 being the most graterul: when a iaborer reflads Work, he never hesitates out of iis frst earned wages to retura wiih a tew saves for the institution, Accordirg to official statistics, the least criminal class in France are beggars, vagadon 1s ib general and Idlers, walle the tLlers of the oul furnish the most of accused—the propor- tlen being 7 aud 35 percent. O! Virgll. Ofur- renaus ninvon, Yor every 100,020 of the totat population of France there are twelve accusd. in the department of the Seine, of which Pat ts the Capital, the number of the accused 13 25, | snd the same for the A!pes Maritimes, of which, ‘ce 18 the chief town. For every woman ac- sed there are seven mea. Bichelors con- bute to crime to the extent of 59 per cen! varied men but 23; the agricalturtsts commit ue greatest number of criaies agatnst person: ‘ivilians agamst property, Is is between 20 wu 40 ) @ars Of age that 5) per contort the total Hac S ee Commuted, and between 40 and 60 ears 2 per cent. ZOLA WAS CREATED A STORM by Classifying Victor Hugo as very much be- Leath, and not to be compared with, such mea As Littré and barwin—the latter belong to the living present, and are the focarnation of the wants and certainties of sclence. Hugo is a colcssal rhetorical machtne for manufacturing 5 acd empty words—an old child spolled by “autery, and who lives in ali the phantasma- seria of the middle ages. He has contributed but ittle to the truth of ths age; he has merely ang for its joy, Zola advises the rising gen- «ration to avoid imitating Hugo, but never to forget Littre and the Postiivist or nataral -chool. Zola, like the Greek philogopher, would bsnisb poets from the republic. ODDS AND ENDS, A photographer, while occupied in his dark chamber, was surprised to hear a knock at bis sanctum, with the terrible formal demand, “open In the name of the law;” the artist at once did £0, and found himself in presence of @ man wilh two revolvers: ‘don’t stir,” sald he, and In a few seconds he found a policeman, wid tnerched the lunatic to the asylum. A small picture has teen stulen from the Louvre gai- lery; @ visitor simply put it under Lia coat and d'sappeared, ‘rhe project of founding lyceums in Paris for glrisis being favorably taken up; a company promises to erect four, If the government will ‘ord them a monopoly for 50 years. The muuiclpality ts very much pnt about respecting a new necropolis; prejudices exist against railway funerals, or distance out of town; affection and plety will go as far as the outskirts to annually visit lost ones, but a mile or £0 farther, not at all. Is 13 proposed, then, to have four Cemeteries, following tha cardinal polnts, and on the outskirts of the clty; the Positivists urge that a portion of the Bois de Boulogne be converted into @ burial ground—a. memento mori, for Une genuemen and ladies of the lake. Tt has been remarked that French engineers and the railway tuterest in general displayed want of tact in allowing tae ceatennary of George Stephenson to pass unnoticed. Thiers matntained in early life that railways were cod for Anglo Saxons, but could never pe more ibab an amusement for Parisians. Look how Le has been puaished; a railway tunnel passes under that portion of’ the cemetery containing bis tomb. We have had Dumas pore and have Dumas Vs; Dumas grant pere 13 now an- uounced, 1u relation with the sale of the Castle of Monte Cristo. A BACHELOR too poor to get married, yet too susceptible to let the girs alone, was riding withga lady “all of a summer's day,” and accl_ gradually relieved the side of the carriage of the pressure upon it. But of a sudden, whether from a late recognition of the impropriety ot the thing, or the sight of another beau coming, never was known, the lady started with voloanfs energy, and with a Il whing eye exclaimed, “Mr, B., can support myself!” “Capital!” was the instant reply. “You are just the girl been looking for these hve years. © Wil poe mnalry me?” A GENTLEMAN calls at’a French jeweler’s in London to have @ memorial ring, containing We hair of relatives, repaired. 6 good man Said: “Eh bien} Ya-as, it shall be done,” con- \nuing, “zare ig notting like ze hair, it last a Teternite, wiz care. Now, here eed ting. vatch chain, moch better zan gold; beside it you are out wis of madame’s halr, zen you remember; you say 1f ts 10 o'clock, yere is my wife walting for me, 1 shall shez mo 1 shall go home. ” decease er Al nema de genera Qu Aopen waa co aie Winkio™s (Manitoba) Pree Press. “We are dally feeling trouble concerning Sitting Bull. To-day he for sugar. It was givan Chaba pba teed! , but place, refusing to gounti! I had given him something to ean Subsequently I was compelied to hustla the noble red man out of the place, as they had re- diated thelr contract about leaving. When returned from dinner there was @ rush abut the shop, and I thought they meant mischiet, but they quieted down. I have to carry a re- volver In my pocket ali the time. I wasup to Situng Bull's camp the oe ene and saw girl with then. The second Class of applicant ts | OBSERVING THE COMER. ‘How the Work is Done at the Ob. servatory—Defining Its Position Astronomically. The unexpected coming of the comet has de- veloped an unusual interest in astronomy. In old times these visitars were regarded as dread- ful emens of evil, but now methodical sctenc3s inspects them a8 coldly as a physician would View an unusual deformity or @ nataralist in- Yeatigate some new-found species of animal life. The nt comet instead of frightening People, has only excited their curiosity. Every one wents to see it, and to learn all the facts about it, He grumbles if carerul and delib:rare Scientists are unwilling fo answer his questions atonce. ‘This curiosity has attracted an unu- sual number of visitors to the Odservatory } during the past week. Observations are taken of the comet as thay are taken of any other heavenly body, though there isan exciting interest in the werk which relieves it of any sense of drudgery. Aa as- tronomer ON THE LOOKOUT FOR COMETS | Uses grnerally a small glass,—2ne that he cin handle easily and which ha3a broad fiela. Tao comet, having been discovered, the first poiat | | to be determined is its position,—tts right as- Cension’and declination corresponding to the longitude and latitude, of a point on the face of the globe. When this has been determtaet, and three observations taken at eqil distant Umes,—about a week apait,—the astronomer, by a series of computations, is enabled to de- termine very accurately the elements of the orbit, from which it is an easy matter for him to compute the size, distance from the earth and rapidity of motton of the com +, Perhaps he may be enabled to make a predic. | jon as to when It will retara, Taes20d33rvs lons are taken on | TBE “TRANSIT CIRCLE,” | @ large glass, which is mounted, exac‘ly on a | | | | line with the meridian. This glas3 13 loated in a little wing at the west slde of the Observ- atory. There is an opentpg through the roof and In the north and south sides of the sq tare structure, looking as though some one nad cit aciice from the middle of i. The glass inside = mounted, as sccurately as sclanc? cin mount it, so that as it 1s revolved from north tosouth, st never swerves @ hatr’s breadth towards the east or west. A star seen through It, lssip- | supposed to be exactly over the meridian line, by Uhis glass the right asceasion and declina- tion of a star, planet or comet, ts ascertained. In case of @ strange body, if its approxt- mate posit'on in the beavens 1s kuown, avd that can bé determined with the naked eye, before it reaches the meridian, | the glass 1s set 80 as to cover tr wen’ | it crosses. On either side of the glass are | jJarge wheels, whica revolve with the glass. | These wheels sre scaled and graduit.d s9 finely that microscopes have to b3 used to read the measurements. Presuming that the tn- strument has been set right, the observer, when he expecis the star or comat, peers through the glass. The fleld of the glass 1s crossed up and down with fine lines, fn several groups of two, three and five. Tnere are also two fine batr lines from rignt to lett. TH OBIERVER bas fn his hand a telegraphic key, which con- Lects WIth an ejectric chronograph. Was3nth> comet enters the field of the glass, as it crosses each line, the observer taps the key. The two horizontal hair lines are adjustable by means of a little screw ip the eye plece of tha lastra ment, and the o! ver so adjusts them, that the center of the nucleus is exactly between ‘be lines. The comet ts not greatly magni- fled in the glass, but 1s very cieatly de- fined. There appears to be a black live, extending back from the head to a point where the tail seems to split. When the comet has passed over the meridian at its lower colmination, which it does now a little after 11 oclock at nigkt, the observer's work really commences, He has to note the time 02 THE CLOCK. This 13 no ordinary clock, but one set ina vault, where it is free from all disturbing influ- ences of varying temperature, with nothing but its face showing. It keeps stdereal tims. The hour and minute taken from the clock, and ihe records made by the chronograph. give down to the tenth part of a second the time that the comet crossed the meridian, tha cea- tra) Ane on the Meld of the glas3 represanting the meridian. ‘The time of the passave Is eaally convertible to right ascension, or, In other words, to sidereal longitude, just as the longi- tude of @ town can be calculated by knowing lis time. The register or scale on the wheel on ‘1 e north of the glass, considered together with a little register connected with the screw regu- lating tbe horizontal lines on the ficld of the elase, Indicates THE ZENITH DISTANCE cf the body observed, which 13 readily convert- able into declination or sijereal latitude, The chronograph should be d2scribea here, in order to give a@ correct Idea of the accuracy with « hich the time can be determined. It conststs 1 a revolving cyltuder, covered wita a sheet of puper, so placed that an tron from an electric “pparatus makes mark3 at regular intervals The apparatus 1s delicately adjus‘ed, 80 that the interval is exactly a secohd. The tapping ———_—$—_ ot the key held by the observer makes an extra ark, and any school boy would 5002 leara to 11, Dy means of these marks, tae exaectimn ) of ch tap. When the as'ronomer ha3 obtained ibe right ascension and declination in th? min- Ler cescribed, be really has just commenced his work. He has berere him the tedious task of CORRECTING ERROKS. It is always presumed that there are errors, made by the clock and by the fastrument or lass. Though the most delicate appliances ot Clence are used in mounting and adji-t'ng these meridian glasses, it 13 found that they are 80 seldom accurate that astronomera always take it for granted that thare are some errors in figures first obtained. A deviation of a hundredth part of a hatr’s breadth could hardly be detected on the earth, but where the itne cf vision extends milifoas of miles into space, it ts apt to seriously affect nice calcula- ‘ions. So the astronomer begins a series of intricate experiments and calculations to cor- rect the errors of the clock and of the instru- ment. ‘The instrument is tested with a faa level. Underneath, set upon a pillar which 13 built upon the ground and is tndependent of the Observatory building, 1s a poolor trough ot mercury. e observer, in order to satisty himeelf unat the instrument when placed p2r- pendicularly eae directly to the zenith, must ilrst ee the Mnes on the field reflected back from the mercury. So sensitive 1s the mercury to all disturbances that if a lady Seo is passing near the building the surface 13 so disturb2d that no reflection can be seen at all when 109k- irg tbrough the glass. Tne observer, haviag corrected the errors by long and tedious com- putations, finally obtains a correct statement of the position of the comet. After taxlag three such observations, a week or mora apart, he 1s ready to compute the elements of thy comet's orbit, AN ASTRONOMER’S LIFE, “Tt is a popular idea, ’satd Mr. Winlock, the astronomer who explained the method of tak- ng observations to a Srak reporter, “that an asironomer’s life 1s a poetical one—that all he has to do 3 to contemplate—gaze through a glass and think. The 13 considerable drudz- ery abd sameness about observing.” “Can the computations so far made about the comet be correct?” “These computations are hasty. Tae figures announced were based upon observations takep very Dearly together and at irregular times that 18 what makes such a vartation 1a the statements of astronomers in differeat parts of tnecountry. Nothing sure can be known until time has been allowed for careful observing.” In addition to the observations taken on the ‘transit” glass by which the mathematical : Toportions of the comet are ascertained, some very interesting experiments with the spectro- ee scope are in progress, A Lucky Panso! “snkling, pastor of the ane Pe rer ce a ers Presbyterian «hureh, dw York city, has recentiy arrived to. callforbia to enjoy @ season of rest aud re- ieation. His lines seem to have fallen in un- usually pleasant places. After a very success- ful pastorate in the Arch street church, Palla- delphia, he was called, twelve years ago, to ‘he Rutgers church, where he atonca became iomensely Ropar, not only with hisown coa- gregation, but with other denominations, A wealthy Episcopalian widow, who became 1n- ‘crested in his preaching, has been very bounti- Eset ns ps Sent him, his wife, jaughter ‘urope, paying all the tip. On his return E: found expenses of the atd furnished a manstoa that she had bought for him at a cost of $70,000, anes content mnkling, WhO with that, she presented Mrs, is Said Lo be Not one bit jealous, $100,680. in government 8.—Sin Francisco Ghronicle, CaR WHEBLS OF Parge.—Great aemand.has © cently sprung up for the paper car wheels. {hey are considered more durable, though The york are vt tne piaera Ons com] alont wi and the next heard from the pair was the noise of bolaterous rev- elry. The lant interrupted the diversioa, and threatened to the disturbers out, Tae young man, who drunk, sobbed o1t RELIGIOUS NOTES, — The annual meeting of he board of man. agers of the Jackson Grove Camp-M3eting Association took place Thursday, at the camp grounds, on the Buitimre & Potomac ratlroad. Those present were ~ J. C. Dilamy, president; Thoma: B. Marche, of Washington. D.C.) secretary Jas, Newman. treasurer; Rev. E. J. Drin< house, D.D., Rev. T. J. Murray, Rev. J. 0 Kinger and a large number of stockholders During the day the sties for tents were so\d. the price being $10 per site. On each site tie mabagers erect a secure double tent with « boarded floor. Thocamp meeting wili be h on the 23th of Jaly and continue woul the of August. —The “Rational Dress Society,” 13 the latest effort of some of the Christian women of E ig- Jaud to Institute a revolution in feminlue ap- parel. —Although Ohio bas furnished tha nation with so many statesmen, there are withta its bonnds half a million chlldrea who do not g) to Sunday shcool. The Free Church Assembly of S>9tland coa- sisted of 733 members, yet the body wasn considered unwieldy, Tue coairtbations of the Church to religious objects last year amounted To $2,900,000, n — Rey. Sanford Richardson, disabled mis- | Sionary from Turk J, =0wat St. Jounsdury, Vr., has had his waiting himber connected by ‘lepbone with the church atthe lustauce of | ind friends. —The yearly meeting of Friends in Eogiand | reports 4.981 members, a gain the past year of 06, The rapld decline of the last half century stepped a few years ago and nowa small an- bul increase 1s reported. —Bishops Simpson and Peck have arrived in England on their way to the Ecumenteal Con- | ference. Bishop Peck will make a trip through reland and Scotland before beginning his abors on the continent. —The Supreme Court of New Hampshire has decidcd, in the case of the Franklin Sise2t Coa- | sregational Church against the city of Man- chester, that the constitution does not exemot church property from taxation. —The Cincinnatt Catho ic Telegr@p? makes a strong plea for the performance of marriage cere- montes in the morning, according to the E lish rule, rather than I the afternoon or ev: country. A committee has been appola‘ed by the Welsh bishops to consider the expediency of revising the Welsh translation of the New Te - tament, taking as a basis tha Greek tex adopied by the English revisers. Tue Weis! version bow in use was transiated from tae King James English text. — The organization of the Immanue! Baptist church, Chicago, with Dr. Lorimer as pastor, has been completed. It begins with 235 mem_ bers, mostly on letters of dismissal from 1 Dr. Lorimer, 1t will be rememb-rad, ve divibe charged’ with steailag or “adsuro ing” other ministers in England as to wheth: really recelved @ Clerical baptisra at of a priest in the last six month The scenes at the grave bi and priests caused great scandal. —The International Convention of the Yi Men’s Christian Association will be heidin Ex eter Hall, London, trom July 8) to Augast 6 Inclusive. The American deiega preted to sail July 16. ‘fne associations in tae United States and Canata now numb-r about 1,000 and have 100,000 members. —Mr. Moody, the evangelist, propos:s to gather about him, at Northileld, Mis3, In the month of Augnst, thos: who are interested in Bible study. Only afew hours eaca day will beg ven to these meetings. Mr. Mody ex- pects that Dr. Andrew Bonar, of Glas.ov, Scotland, wiil be with him vo take charge of the meetings. | —Atthe annual reunion of the Metuodist | Episcopal church, Baltimore, Thursday, at th> Wesley Grove camp ground, Mr. T. J. Magra- der, {president of Wesley Grove Camp meet log Association, proposed that the only debt which resied upon the association shoula be Tetuoved, and that $5,500 ba taken In stock for | \bis purpose, In about thirty minutes the ea- Ure amount was subscribed. — Mrs. Murray Mitehel', who has been visit- ing the English Presbyterian missionaries at Amoy, China, writes: “I am very sorry to say that binding the foot 13 as common and im- | ea | perative a fashion ss ever, It ts not connect with religion, it is a purely social custom, girls are sup) unless It 18 compiled with. Evem among th Christians it 1s hard to get it dispens2d wita.” —The position of the Reformed (Datch) chureh as to secret societies ts deflattely state in resolutions pissed at the recent meeting of the general synod. It 13a very simple and uo a-callable One. The charch will ia no wise assume responsibility for Free Masoary nor +ncourage secret societies. Neither will tt pe drawn into @ sweeping coademnation of the thing per £@, por into declaring mem arsuip of such Organizations to be necessarily tacom- ible With a Carlstian profession, any mor. (ban membersalp In a stock exchange, — Grace church, in Broadway, presents not only an elaborate and costly specimen of eccle- stastical architecture, but one ef the prettiest bits of landscape gardening to be seen tn co1- nection with any city church Tae pra's> worthy ingenuity and taste displayed 1a the lnying out of this not very large pieze of ground may well serve as an inceative to other churches to Make their grounds neat and ele- gant. This is @ matier which is much neg- tected both tn city and country. In the city it Seldom occurs to chureh managers that the barrow patch of territory alongside of a sanc- tuary or In front of it can be mate beautiful. — A translation should bea window of glass through which the reader may look on the Word just as itis. This result, we believe, the revisers have almei at. Thircy-elgnt of the Nrst scholars in Eogland aud America have given their unstinted labor to this end. We Dc eve that they have done a good work; they have not gone as far as we could wish; they have been too much hampered by fear of array- ing against them the Talmages of the Old orid and the New; but they have made aa ad- vance toward a complete and faithful transia- ton, for which we are sincerely grateful. They can afford to estimate the censures of Dr. Tal- nd inacge at just what they are worth, critically 1 and morally.—The National Baptist, —A pleasant attraction 1s offered for tho month of August to those who are fond of Bible study a8 carried on by Mr. Moody and his associates. Mi will spend the month at hls home in Northfield, having as bis special areistant the Rey. Andrew Bonar, D.D., of Glasgow, who has a great reputation as an ‘ex- pounder of the Bible. Hels a brother of the celebrated hymn writer, Dr. Horatiu3 Bonar. While neither Dr. Bonar nor Mr. Mooay em- brace the complete doctrines of those who are Known as *Perfecilonists," many of those who aililate with the “holiness wing” of the Meth- odists will naturally resort to ilo with these meetings, bul the sessions will be free to all who come, — Some curious questions were discussed at the annual convention of the Dunkards tn Ash- land, Ohio, In the course of the meeting a paper. was read In which a request was made \bat a rule be adopted by the church “denounc- ing the wearing of plain hats by the sisters,” andeven “making such wearing of hats a for- felture of church fegowshbip.” ‘nis proposition provoked a gene discussion. One speaker made the somewhat alarming prediction that “it a sister be allowed to wear a plain hat, ba- fore we know it there will be a feather init.” The prevailing sentiment among the members of the convention, according to the correspond. ent of The Cleveland Leader, was “that the more feathers a sister had in her hat in this werid the fewer would she have in her wings in the next,” ¢ troublesome question was Qually settled by the standing committee offer- ing a resolution, which was adopted by a small majority, that “*Wihereas This committee has Gecided gecereageyeen for sisters in thechurch to wear hats, we that elders and other cficlals, who allow members of their churches ra and the sisters ear hats, be thelr course condemned.” themselves have voted or even have Deen heard oa the issue would probably have BITTEN BY A RaTrieaNake.—A little grand- le ee cor 8. C, was Sitten fn thie Soot by a tateeeeee Ro _ cian was in the borhogd, and the family were in terrible dif aloo toapply. Dr. Durham, a ste of Greenville, 8, C., to be preseat, and, with rare co’ lied his lips to the wi a earens pi aioe doses. "The child is how recovering, BY A Sripge.—On of last ape By i é | ff il £ hl i Hi i ss 18 Customary In most paris of thls posed hot to be marriageaple | A Rainy Day with Uncle Remu {AFTERNOON.) (Scribner's Monthly.) MR. RABBIT SECURES 4 MANSION, | ‘The rain continued to fall to such an exteat that Uncle Remus's “Miss Saily” was compelle] | to send he littie boy his dinner. Glancing at the waiter, Uncle Remus was moved to re- @ * I ‘lar’ ter gracious, hit look like Miss Sally done got my name in de pot dis time, suo’. 1 des Wish you look at dat pone er co'a-oreai, honey, en At dat plate er greens over dar, ea see ef Gey alnt got Remus writ some’rs on'um. | Dat ar chick's xta's, dey look like deyer zood, yet "(aint familious wid me like cat ar olle | bam. Dem ar sweet-taters, dey staa’s fa’r ter Gividjun, but dem ar puzzuv, I lay dey at yo palate mo’ samer dan dey doesmine, D su | bunk er beef, we kin talk "bout dat w’s Ume come, en dem ar biscuits, I des n: knows Miss Sally put um In dar fer some lit:t chap witch bis name I aint gwineter calt to | con p'ay.” It was easy to pereeive that the sight dinner L of the had put Uacie Remas in rare g901 ha- He moved round briskly, tasing Ui plates from the walter and distridauiag vkew exaggerated carefuiness around ap07 plue Labie. Meanwhile be Tubs lug ire of conversation. Fulks Wal kin set down en have der victies brung e anh | bre a ight ‘io las’, wiles [ ", 1 year dem ‘WILL owed we "a7 “The Will s-whts Clatned the Ue boy; “what are tues? “Ycuer too bard for me now, hoa Wet] knows 1 dou’t win’ clun’, bat wen yoa “boul dat wat I dunao, den yousr too me, sho’. Deze Wallts-wa's Lees ca 1 bu rota’ in ‘a’ now gw eigaty waoter mal aoser ver m3 now | ee you cya Vaan’ | ¢- Tugder you ts off; I be migaty gladec some | un um “ud come “long ented moda. Masy ca many's de time 1s 1 gone atter deze yer W whisters, ep, no difaucs whar | goz | aliers uff yander. You kin put d= si | | de der en inake de squinch-owi hash bs fuss, | | en you Kin go out eu put yo" haa’ on d> trees | | en tnake deze yer locas’-bugs quit der rack=i, | | but dem ar Wiilis-whistlers deyer al way | cf ander.” ddenly Unele Remus paused over one of dishes, aud xciaimed: Gracious en de goodness! W'a kinder Goin’s ts dis Miss Sally dons gone eu sont ust” “That,” said Che little boy, atter makiag aa Some folks yit Lwish dey p'int out Kin holler so dat de nit: investigation, “is what mama Cails a 1 sulug island.” “Well, den,” Uncle Remus remaried, tn waz | relteved’ tone, “das aifan'. vara tt "uz some er dat ar Whole jagmi atnt ska’cely you svem like you diemp ‘v Ef i'm gwineter be fed ox ls foa pard down. Nun, des gimme a b 2g er ‘sigmon- bee ae Wat's got no sticker [self sally migury cuus © Remus went on. puta com's en 11xin’s down yer, 3 EcusUUS hice, but no lenger'n las she Lad all de bi¢gers on ae place, gwine squailin’ ‘rou’ fer Remus. Hit" | mas yer em Remus dar, en, lo en Deho es, w'e | come ter fine out, Miss Sally wa: mts fae whu! In en cock “er wunner dez? yer ols | Sheakes. She hzd Ler Rave to d: a en wen git 1. coue, Miss Sally, sue er Dui te Fauld sou rigut ta’ detlo, ces live Se Use er Wen she wu goL” The old man paus-d, <tr. | cokes et te ebtid over his Ui: Wed, WIth Empuasts: “Eh | eat a bunk erdat esh-cak=-m g | 30’ bead, en den she tuck’n” in | cock sight. “Now, den, honey, all dez> done fc | Set over dar, and I’ over Yer, € “wit ea i e dish yer truy wite ga) uty ake OWL “Lwaa'L » TM forter rustle ‘roa’ | iny ‘membuner, en see ef I kin call ier mii. | Ge tale bout Low ole Brer Kubblt goi im a | two-story house widout layin’ out musa casa, | Uncle Remus stopped talking a little wniis and pretended to be Uryiag to remember some- | toing—an effort that was accompauted by a | | cuilcus humming sound fa tnroa.. F.- | 1 1y, he brightened up and began: ~ Hit vu'n out one tae dat a whole lot er de erceturs tuck a noun dat dey’d gota cono013 | Wid buil’n’ un um @ house. Ole Brer B'ar, he | | was ‘mongs’ um, en Brer Fox, ea Brer Woll, ea | Brer’cocn’ en Brer ’Possua. I won't make a Whole passel un um. ea d en dey bull’ de hou: ume, Brer Rabbit, he make like it m ike head swim fer ter¢itab upoa des likewise hesay It mike ‘Im xeuch as p. ter Wok in de Bun, but he stuck a@ pencil bebline Bis year, en ‘rcun’ médjun en makin—mdjai matkin'—en be wuz dat bizzy dalae yutir creeturs say ter deyse'f he d 91a" monst’as stza er wuk, en fclks gwie ’ionug de dig road S6y Brer Rabbit doin’ mo’ hard wus diad> sure Eiten bilin’ unum. Yit all detine brer Rive aint doin’ nothin’, en he des well 0 n liyi.’ on in de shade Scratchin’ de fleas on in. D> yuther creeturs, dey buli’ de house, en, geator- | | mens! she ‘uz @ fice un, too, moa. Savi a’ bina fine un deze days, let ‘lone dem cays She had ‘er upsta'rs en dowa-sta'rs, en Cals 0 leys all ‘roun’, en sbe had room3 for all de eros (urs W'at went inter cohoots en hopa make tt “ Brer Rabbit, he pick out wuoner de up- sta’rs rooms, en’ he tuck’a’ got ‘Ima gua, e: wupner d¢z2 yer brass canton, en he (uk a putum inden wen de yuther cresturs ain’: | icokin’, en Ge he tuck’n’ go! "im a tuber nas.y slcp water, wich lkewlse he patin dar wen | ce aint lookin’. So den, w’en dey git de hous: ail fix, en w'lles dey wuz all a-seitin’ ia de parlor atter supper, Brer Rabbit, be sorter ga | €n stretch hisse’f, ea make bis ‘skus2sen siy he b'deve hell go ter bisroom. Wen hegit | | dar,en w'lies all de yuther creeturs waz a | laughin’ en @ chattin’ des ez sociable ez you pease, Brer Rabbit, he stick bis head out er de do’ er his room en sing out: «Wena big man Ike me wanter set down, wharbouts he gwineter set?" sezve. * Den de yuther creeturs day laug’, ea hol- ck: Et big man like you can’t set in a cheer, he better set down on de flo “*Watch out dowa dar, den. sez ole Bri Rabbit, sezee. ‘Kase I'm gwiater set dow: in less’a no Lis ‘ bang! went Brer Ribbit gun. Co'se, Cis sorter ’stonish {de creeturs,en dey look "roun’ at wunuer Der much ez ter say, ‘alin de nameer gracious is dat? Day ilssea | ex Msven, but dey don’t year no mo" fuss, e2 | ; “‘Wa'n’t long ‘fo’ dey got ter chattin’en jio- berin’ somic mo’. Bimeby, Brer Ribbit stick his head outer bis room do’, én sing oat: “*W'en @ big man like me wauter si wharbouts he gwineter sneeze at?” | * Den de yuther creeturs, dey vuck'a’ ho jer | bai E22 of big man like you aint a gone gump, he kin snetze any whar he please.” Watoh out down dar, den’, sez Brer Rab bit, sezee. “Kaze I'm gwineter tu’n loose en sneeze right yer,” sezee, “ Wid dat, Brer Rabbit let off his cannon — duiderron mi-m! De winder- glass dey shack en rattle, en de house shuck like she g winter come down, en cle Brer B'ar, he fell out de rockin chter—Kertlump! Wren de creeturs git sorier Settle, Brer ‘Possum en Brer Mink, dey up'n’ ‘iow dat Brer Rabbit got sech a monsi’us bad cole, dey b’leeve dey'li step out and git some fresh a’r, but dem yuther creeturs, dey say dey gwineter stick 1t out; en atter Wile, w'en day git der h’ar smoove down, dey ‘gan ter jower “mongs’ deyse’f. "Bout dat time, wen dey git in a good way, Brer Rabvit, he ‘out: W'en a big man like me take @ claw ter- , Wbarbouts he gwine spit?” mde yuther creeturs, dey holier back, Oid, sorver like dyer mad: Big man er little man, spit whar you Ae pl jease. * Den Brer Rabbit, hesquall out: “D's de way @ big min Ult over de tub er spit!’ en wid dat he water, ‘en 1 Wel, | Mr. Man, €u Mc. Jack Sparrer say be k | nezee. | en cut ‘im a Aickory, en he set inom Mr. Lioa, , ik Ro long en dey go “long, en den dime Come trouble en Snatch um slonchways en co Ge wusser does dey pix @dnt understand ty Tague At all, Dut he appreciated 11 pe Tecoghized it. as the prefude ¢o 8 story. *: Dar waz Mr. Lion, 5 “he tuck'n' sot hisse’t up fer ter be ail ce yuther creeturs, en bi he go To'ln’ en rampin’ ‘roan’ Wuss'D Gat ar Fpackie Dull w 272 at yo’ Unk’ Jeems Abercrombie plac’ Lay’ yey. He went ro'n’ ‘rouu’, be cid. en evey wn go be year taker Mr. Man. log Inladie er bis braggtn’, some un ‘ad w jim dour w'at Mr. Man dove doue, M say he done dis, en den he year * . Man done dat. Hit went oa dis way by Mr. Lion shake bis mane, he gia. en ha "tay dat he gwineter s'arch roan’ - high en low, fer ter eveetbe cau Ane Mr Man, en he ‘low. Mr. Lion Od, Gat ween be ap | fue he gwineter ta’n tn en gin Mr. Min sock leriupin’ w'at pobody alot Dever bad yit. Dom juther creetars, dey tuck’ ul Mr, Lion dat be vetter let Mr. Man “one, bu MW Lion say he gwineler haat ‘im dowd spite er ey kin Go. » nufl, atier he done tuck some res put ou! ae dig road. S on, be © OD dis Way, w upwid Mr ze parts nan x i: $ I kaow at moult be yo" b'vaess wid Mr. Mag? ne dis long ways fer ter gin ib,” sez Mr. Lion. sezea, * *roun Dxin’ fer to sho" ‘nut Crow larrup dat s “1 done come T a0,’ se790, ir. Steer, he draw loug by aw bis cud slow, en atter wih * “You see me siaanin’ yer front how big 1 Is, en wW'at long, sar, c be, it Mr. Man, ‘he come ow Pp, en he put me und’ a yo eupina kyart he make m art aga my hawcs ahe sorry, en . Mann “lose, en how ma Agh my foots | Man, he kin take'a’ y, en Make kin break » plow Sn make m You beuer go “loag ua know, Mr. Mau ii Lave you Ure. kin’ up LIS new grouu’,’ sezse “Spite er all dis, Mr, Lion, be shake bts mane ch say be gwineter jacrup Mt. Man any- » biz road, he did, ea duck Sparrer, Be. Mr. Jack Sparrer, ater "bout Up dar, airtel - Y sezee; ‘who'd er ‘speckted fer Lion ‘way @own yer ta dis ne sezee, “Whar you gwine, Mr. Liou Den Mr. Lion ax ef Mr. Jack Sp. * Mr. Man mighty well, Den Mr. Lion, ue ax of Mr. Jack Sparrer know whar be Jack Sparrer say dat he 49, What bouts Is Mr. Man, én Mir. Jack Sparrer say he 11gut Over dar iu dewew groua, eu ue up'a ax Mr. Lion w’at he want wid ‘im, wich Mfc. Liou ‘spon’ dat be gwine larrup Mc. Mana, en Wid cal, Mr. Jack Sparrer, he up'u’ say, cézee: “You bet! i Mr. Man "lo You se r | how Mite 1 ts, eo Uitewlse now biga 1 kun My; yi, spite er dat, Mr, Mana, he kin down wen he giv good ea ready,’ se Detter tuck yo Lal En pat ou J.ck Sparrer, 5 “kas tech 3c vow he gwin? atter M i> adc nt, ea he dh bat he go ou todes de new Mir. M groun’. dar woz wawin’ ralis fer ter make rippin’ up de batt cu Guy iu bis wedge eh den ts Me “uz spilitin’ ‘way, wen bimeby Tustin’ oUt dar in de buses, en be look u dar wuz Mr. ion. Mr. Lion'ax ‘im do he Mr. Man, er Mr. Man samer dan ef he wer" aa,on dur is ‘az ne y Bae? now w dat he knew vm mo is twin brer. Deu Mr. Lion “low dat he water see “lm,en den Mr. Man gay, stvee, Gai ef Mr. Lion will come stie< Lis paw ip de spilt fer ter hol’ de log opea twol he git back, be go (etch Mr,Man. Mr, L'oa be maich up en slap Lis paw tn de place, ea den Mr. Man, he «'u” Knock de glut out, en de split close up, en dar M tou wuz, Mr, Mao, Ef you'd ‘a’ iD, en €f you'd 's’ Din a Sparrer, you mout er tlew, but jer you is,en Jou kotcn yo'se't,’ a steer er hoss, you moat er ral “ Wid dat, Mr. Man s‘anter out inde bushi en he 1 en frail “Im twel fratiin’ up ‘un wus arin En Cown Uc? dis day,” continaed Uacis us, in a tone calculated to destroy all doubt, ‘you cau’ git no Lion ter come up whar ory Man a- mailto’ raiis en pul bls paw ta de split, Dat youcan'!” Bijah. Det-oit Pree Press.) Hg WAS A SINGER, ‘The Orator’s piace was taken by 4 singer who answered to the name of vustin Jones, He was a veritable skeleton in bulid. The fattest thing about him was hts eye-wlukers. Six feet tall, he scarcely cast a shadow as he stood In the mornin. sun and repiled to his honor’s querles, “Where do you lve? . “Ok, Dack here in the country. “What do you do?” “Tt ”” “What brought you to the city yesterday 7” “I came to buy some powder.” “and What did you drink 2” * Reot beer.” oot beer! Didn't you know better than to goand swallow — Nery stull as thar? Til bet Xt wasn't five fulnutes before you wera drank.” ‘it wasn't over two, your Honor,” was the humble reply. “And you don’ remember what you did after you lost your s93er senses?" “I solemaly aftirm that f do not, I hope I did not commit murder. “It was the next thing tot. You wandered into @ vacant lot, slept Wil an hour after mid-_ night, and then aroused or Uweaty fami- Mes by your goging. “My ‘singifig? Why, 1 can’t singa note to orwell it was an ‘tLempt at Bit “Well, it was al ere will Seer that crawied are reliable witnesses who children cried with sorne un um fell out Ge-windere: soe went one some un um 3 Some wen! Kpeowy went n’er way; but dey all weat ? out “ But what became of the Rabbit?” the litile Gli, en pull de over he rleep like a man w’at aint owe Ubin’; en needer do he ki yuther creeturs der own Rabbit? Dat wat gee i ees a §. 88 ze # Ey 8 & your “Then I sung, did Ir” ussuned a whose face had very solemn expres- * And It was after midnight?” I ‘It was.” Well, I Geserve six months Ty nths in jail, and you