Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1890 — Page 2

ALLAN QUATERMAIN.

A Record of Remarkable Adventures and Discoveries.

BY H. RIDER HAGGARD.

CHAPTER Xl— Continued. Meanwhile the boats had gathered together at a distance, and we could see that their occupants who were evidently much frightened, were consulting what to do. Without giving them time for further consideration, which we thought might result unfavorably to ourselves, we instantly, took ~our paddles and advanced toward them. Good standing in the bow and taking off his hat politely in every direction, bis amiable features suffused by a bland but intetlligent smile. Most of the craft retreated as we advanced, but a few held their ground, while the big row boat came on to meet us. Presehtly we were alongside, and We could see that our appearance especially Good’s and Umslopogaas’—filled the venerable looking commander with astonishment, not unmixed with awe. He was dressed after the same fashion as the man we first met, except that his shirt was not made of brown cloth, but of pure white linen hemmed with purple. The kilt, however, was identiele, and so were the thick rings of gold around the arm and beneath the left knee. The rowers wore only a kilt,

their bodies being naked to the., waist.. Good took off his hat to the old gentleman with an extra flourish, and inquired after his health in the purest English, to which he replied by laying the .first two fingers of his right hand horizontally across his lips and holding them there for a moment, which we took as his method of salutation. Then he also addressed some remarks to us in the same soft accents that had distinguished our first interviewer, which we were forced to indicate we did not understand by shaking pur heads and shrugging our shoulders. This last Alphonse, being to the manner born, did to perfection, and in so polite a way that nobody could take any offense. Then we came to a stand-still, till I, being exceedingly himgry, thought I might as well cadi attention to the fact, and did so first by opening my mouth and pointing down it, and then rubbing my stomach. These signals the old gentleman clearly understood, for he nodded his head vigorously, and pointed toward the harbor; and at the same time one of the men on his boat threw us a line and motioned to us to make it fast, which we did. The row-boat then took us in tow, and proceeded with great rapidity toward the mouth of the river, accompanied by all the other boats. In about twenty minutes more we reached the entrance to the harbor, which was crowded with boats full of people who had come out to see us. We observed that all the occupants were more or less of the same type, though some were fairer than others. Indeed, we noticed certain ladies whose skin was of a most dazzling whiteness; and the darkest shade of color which we saw was about that of a rather swarthy Spaniard. Presently the wide river gave a sweep, and when it did so an exclamation of astonishment and delight burst from our lips as we caught our first view of the place that we afterward knew as Milosis, or the Frowning City (from the prefix • *mi, ” which means city, and “losis,” a frown.) At a distance of some five hundred yards from

the river’s bank rose a sheer precipice of granite, two hundred feet or so in height, 1 which had no doubt once formed the bank itself—the intermediate space of land now utilized as docks and roadways having been gained by ■draining, and deepening and embanking the stream. On the brow of this precipice stood a great building of the same granite that formed the cliff, built on three sides of a square, the fourth side being

open, save for a kind of battlement pierced at its base by a little door. This imposing place we afterward discovered was the palace of the queen, or rather of the queens. At the back of the palace the town sloped gently upward to a flashing building of white marble, crowned by the golden dome which we had already observed. The city was, with the exception of this one building, entirely built of red granite, and laid out in regular blocks with splendid roadways between. So far as we could see also the houses

were all one storied and detached, with gardens round them, which gave some relief to the eye wearied with the sight of red granite. At the back of the palace a road of extraordinary width stretched away up the hill for a tance of a mile and a half or so, and appeared to terminate at an open space surrounding the gleaming building that crowned the hill. But right in front of us was the crowning wonder and glory of Milosis—the great staircase of the palace, the magnificence of

which fairly took our breath away. Let the reader imagine, if he can. a splendid stairway, sixty-five feet from balustrade to balustrade, consisting of two vast flights, each of one hundred and twenty* five stops of eight inches in

height by three feet broad, connected by a flat resting-place sixty feet in length, and running from the palace wall on the edge of the precipice down to meet a water-way or canal cut to its foot from the river. This marvelous staircase was supported upon a single enormous granite arch, of which the resting-place between the two flights

formed the crown; that is, the connecting open space lay upon it. From this archway sprung asubsidiary flying arch, or rather something that resembled a flying arch in shape, such as none of us had seen in any other country, and of which the beauty and wonder surpassed all that we have ever imdpSßH."‘Ttawl*tmared feet from point to point, and no less than five

j hundred and fifty round the curve, that I half-arc soared, touching the bridge it ! supported for a space of fifty feet only.

resting-oirand built into the parent archway, and the other embed-' ded in the solid granite of the side of the precipice. This staircase with its supports wias, indeed, a work of which any living man might have been proud, both on account of its magnitude and its surpassing beauty. Four times, as we afterward learned, did the work, which was commended in remote antiquity, fail, and was then abandoned for three centuries when half finished till at last there arose a youthful engineer named Rademas, who said that he would complete it successfully, and staked his life upon it. If he failed he was to be hurled from the precipice he had undertaken to scale, if he succeeded he was to be rewarded by the hand of the king’s daughter. Five years were given to him to complete the work, and an unlimited supply of labor and material. Three times did his arch fall, till at last, seeing failure to be inevitable, he determined to commit suicide on the morrow of the third collapse. That night, however, a beautiful woman came to him in ~ dream and touched his forehead, and of a sudden lie saw a vision ofthe completed work, and saw too through the masonry and how the difficulties connected with the flying arch that had hitherto baffled his. genius were to be overcome. Then he awoke and once more commenced the work, but on a different plan, and behold! he achieved it, and on the last day of the five years he led the princess his bride up the stair and into the palace. And in due course he became ting by right of his wife, and founded the present Zu-vendi dynasty, which is to this day called the House of the Stairway, thus proving once more how energy and talent are the natural step-ping-stones to grandeur. And to commemorate his triumph he fashioned a statue of himself dreaming, and of the fair woman who touched him on the forehead, and placed it in the great hall of the palace, and there its stands to this day. Such was the great stair of Milosis, and such the city beyond. No wonder they called it it the frowning city for cortainly those mighty words in solid stone did seem to frown down upon our littleness in their sober splendor. This was so even in the sunshine, but when storm clouds gathered on her imperial brow Milosis looked more like a supernatural dwelling-place, or some imagining of a ! poet’s brain, than what she is—a mortal city, carven by the patient genius of generations out of the red silence of the mountain-side.

CHAPTER XII. THE SISTER QUEENS. The big rowing-boat proceeded on up the cutting that ran almost to the foot of the Vast stirway, and then halted at a flight of steps leading to the land-ing-place. Here the old gentleman disembarked, and invited us to do likewise, which, having no alternative, and being nearly starved, we did without hesitation— taking our rifles with us, however. As each of us landed, our guide again laid his fingers on his lips in salutation and bowed deeply, at the same time ordering back the crowds who bad assembled to gaze on us. The last to leave the canoe was the girl we had picked out of the water, for whom her companion was wiating. Before she went away she kissed my hand, I suppose as a token of gratitude for having saved he. from the fury of the hippotamus, and it seemed that she

had by this time quite gotten over any fear she might have had of us, and was by no means anxious to return in such a hurry to her lawful owners. At any rate she was going to kiss Good's hand as well as mine, when the young man interfered and led her off. As soon as we were on shore, a number of men who had rowed the big boat took possession of our few goods and chattels, and started with them up the splendid staircase, our guide indicating to us by means of motions that the

things were perfectly safe. This done he turned to ihe right and led the way to a small house, which was, as I afterward discovered, an Inn. Entering straight into a good-sized room, we saw that a wooden table was already furnished with food, presumably in preparation for us. Here- our guide motioned us to be seated on a bench that ran the length of the table. We did not require a second invitation,but

at once fell to ravenously on the viands before us, which were served on wooden platters, and consisted of cold goatsflesh, wrapped up in some kind of leaf« that gave it a delicious flavor, green | vegetables resembling lettuces, brown I bread, and red wine poured from a skin I into horn mugs. This wine was pecul-1 iarly soft and good, having something of the flavor of Burgundy. Twenty minutes after we sat down at that hospitable board we rose from it, feeling I

like new men. After all that we had gone through we needed two things, food and rest, and the food of itself was a great blessing to us. Two girls I of the same charming cast of face as the first whom we had seen waited on us while we eat and very nicely they did it They were also, dressed in the same fashion, namely, in a white

lineir petticoat-coming to the'knee, and with the togalike garment of I brown cloth, leaving bare the j right arm and breast. I after-1 ward found out that this was the national dress, and regulated By an iron custom, though of course subject to variations. Thus, if ' the petticoat was pure white, it signi-

fied that the wearer was unmarried; if I white, with a straight purple stripe round the edge, that she was married and a first or legal wife; if with a wavy purple stripe, that she was a widow. In the same way the toga or “kaf,” as they call it. was of different shades of color, from pure white to the deepest browhr aeeordtgg to the rank W the wearer, and embroidered at the end in

various ways. This also applies to the “shirts” or tunics worn by the men, which varied. in material and eoler; but the kilts were always the same except as regards quality. One thing, however, every man and woman in the country wore as the national insignia, and that was the thick band of gold round the right arm above the elbow, TChdrthe left leg above the knee. People of high rank also wore a torque of gold round the neck, and I observed that our guide had one on. So soon as we had finished our meal our venerable conductor, who had bsen standing all the while, regarding us with inquiring eyes, and our guns with something as like fear as his pride would allow him to show, bowed toward Good, whom he evidently took for the leader of the party on account of the splendor of his apparel, and once more led the way through the door and to the foot of the great staircase. Here we paused for a moment to admire two colossal lions, each hewn from a single block of pure black marble, and standing rampant on the terminations of the wide balustrades of the staircase. These lions are magnificently executed, and it is said were sculptured by Rademas, the great prince who designed the staircase, and who wa; with )ut doubt, to judge from the many beautiful examples of his art that we saw afterward, one of the finest sculptors who have ever lived, either in this or ■ any other country.

Then we proceeded almost with afeel-. ing of awe up splendid stair, a work executed for all time and that will, I do not doubt, be admired thousands of years hence by generations unborn unless an earthquake throw it down. Even Umslopogass, who as a general rule made it a point of honor not to show astonishment, which he considered undignified,, was fairly startled out of himself, and asked if the bridge had been built by men or devils,” which was his vague way of alluding to any supernatural power. But Alphonse did not care about it. Its solid grandeur jarred upon the frivolous little Frenchman, who said that it was all ‘ ‘tres mognifique, mais triste —ah, trisle!” and went on to suggest that it would, be improved if the balustrades were- gilt. On we went up the first flight of one hundred and twenty steps, across the broad platform joining it to the second, flight, where we paused to admire the glorious view of one of the most beautiful stretches of country that the world can show, edged by the blue waters of the lake. Then we passed on up this till at last we reached the top, where we found a large standing space to which there were three entrances, al' of small size. Two of these gave on,to rather narrow galleries or roadways, cut in the face of the precipice that ran round the palace walls, and led to' the principal thoroughfares of the city, and were used by the inhabitants passing up and down from the docks. These were defended by gates of bronze, and also* as we afterward learned, it was possible to let down a portion of the roadways themselves by withdrawing certain bolts, and thus render it almost impossible for an enemy to pass. The third entrance consisted of a flight of ten curved black marble steps leading

to a door-way cut in the palace wall. This wall was in itself a work of art, being built of huge blocks of granite to the height of forty feet, and so fashioned that its face was concave, whereby it was rendered practically impossible for it to be scaled. To this doorway our guide led us. The door, which was very massive, and made of wood; protected by an outer gate of bronze, was closed; but on our approach it was thrown wide, and we were met by the challenge of a sentry, who was armed, with a heavy triangular-bladed spear, not unlike a bayonet in shape, and a cutting sword, and protected by breast and back plates of skillfully prepared hippopotamus-hide, and a small round

shield fashioned of the same tough material. The sword instantly attracted our attention; it was practically identical with the one in the possession of Mr. Mackenzie which, he had obtained from the ill-starred wanderer. There was no mistaking the gold-lined fretwork cut in, the thickness of the blade. So the naan had told the truth after all. Our guide instantly gave the pass-word, which the soldier acknowledged by letting the iron shaft of his spear fall with a

ringing sound upon the pavement, and wo ° passed on through tho massive wall imto the court-yard of the palace. This was about forty yards square, and laid out in flower-beds full of. lovely shrubs and plants, many of which were quite new to me. Through the center of this garden raa a broad walk formed of powdered shells brought from the lake im the place of gravel. Following this we came to

another door-way with a round heavy : arch, which is hung with thick 1 curtains, for there are mo doors in the palace itself. Thea came another I short passage, and we were in the great hall of the palace, and once I more stood astonished at the simple and yet overpowering grandeur of the I place.

The hall is, as we afterwardtearned, one hundred and ten feet long by eighty wide, and has a magnificent arched roof 61 carved wood. Down the entire length of the building there are on either side, and at a distance loftwonty feet from the wall, slender shafts of black marble springing sheer Ito the roof, beautifully fluted, and j 1 with carved capitals. At one end of I this great place which those pillars I supported is the group of which I

have already spoken as executed by [the King Rademas to commemorate his building of the staircase; and really, when we had time to admire it, its loveliness almost Btruck us dumb. I The group, of which the figures are in white, and the couch in black marble. lis about halt Mjggfth.ayalft,, ag jjfp, T ,»aA j reprftsehts a young man* of noble oountenance and form sleeping heavi-

'ly upon a couch. One arm is careless* ily thrown ovef the side of tliiß couch, and his-iread reposes bl£w’r j its curling locks partially hiding it Bending over him, her hand resting on his forehead, is a draped female j form of such whito loveliness as to i make the beholder’s breath stand still. And as fpr the calm glory that shines upon her perfect face—well. I can never hope to describe it But there it rests like the shadow of an angel’s smile; and power, love, and divinity all have their part in it. Her eyes are fixed upou the sleeping youth, and j perhap's the most extraordinary thing ! about this beautiful work is the success with which the artist has succeeded in depicting on the sleeper’s worn and weary face the sudden rising of a new and spiritual thought as the spell begins to work within his mind. You can see that an inspiration is breaking in upon the darkness of the man’s soul as the dawn breaks in upon the darknessjof the night. It is a glorious piece of statuary, and none but a genius could have conceived it. Between each of the black marble columns is some such group of figures, some allegorical, and some representing/the persons and wives of deceased monarchs or great men; but none of them, m our opinion, comes up to the one I have described, although several are from the hand of the great sculptor and engineer, King Rademas.

In the..fixact cen.ter ofthehaUwasa ; solid mass of black marble about the J size off a baby'iT which it rather resembled in appearance. This, as we afterward learned, .was the sasred stone of this remarkable people,, and on it their monarchs laid their hand after the ceremony of coronation, and swore by the sun to safeguard the ! interests of the empire, and. to maintain its customs, traditions,, and laws. This stone was evidently- exceedingly ancient (as indeed all stonesare)., and was scored down its sides with, long marks or lines, which Sir Henry said proved it. to have been a fragment, that some remote period in its- history had been ground in the iron jaws- of glaciers. There was a curious-proph-ecy about this block of marble, which was reported among the people to havefallen frem the sun, to the effect that when it was shattered into fragmentsa king of alien race should rule overthe land. As the stone, however; looked remarkably solid, the nativeprinces seemed to have a fair chanceof keeping their own for many a • long:

year; At the end of the hall is a* diaz spread with rich carpets, on which, two thrones are set side by side; These- thrones are shaped like great chairs,. and are made of solid gold.. The-seats are richly cushioned, but the-backs are left bare, and on each, 'is- carved the emblem of the sun, shooting out his fiery rays in all directions. The footstools are golden lionsoouchant,. with yellow topazes set in. them, for eyes. There are no other-j gems about them.. The place is lighted by numerous* but narrow windows, placed high up? cut on the- principles of the loop-holes ■ to be seen in. ancient castles, but innocent of glass, which was evidently, unknown, there. Such is-a brief description of this splendid hall in which wo now found, burselves, compiled of course fremi ibur subsequent knowledge of it. Ob. this „occasion we had but little time for observation, for when.

we entered wo perceived that i a large number of men were gathered j in, front o£ the two thrones? ; which were unoccupied. The prinei- i pals among them were seated on carved t wooden chairs, ranged to the right and left of the thrones, but not in front, of them, and, were dressed in white tun- ! ics, with, various embroideries and different colored edgings, and ajrmed with the usual pierced and gold-inlaid swords. To* judge from the dignity, of their appearance, they seemed one and, all to be individuals of very great im-r----portance, Behind each of these great men was-a. small knot of followers and.

attendants. Seated by themselves, in a, little group to.the left of the throua*, were i six men, of a diff eroiit slam p. I n stead of wearing the ordinary kilt they were clothed in long robes of pure white linen, with the symbol of tba sun that is to be se&n on the back of the chairs, emblazoned in. gold thread, upon the breast. This garment was,, girded, up at the waist with a simple golden r„iirblike- chain, from which hung long elliptic plates of the same metal, fashioned in shiny scales likor those of a fish* that, as their wearers moved, jingled amd reflected the light* They were nil men of a mature age-ajod of iv severe and impressive cast of features* vAAch was rendered stall more imposing; i>j( th© long beards they wore.. To bsContinued. ,

MATTERS OF LAW.

Rscent Decisions of the Indiana Supreme Court*. (1) Until these is competent evidence tending to prove to. the satisfaction of the court the existence and nature of the conspiracy charged, declarations of third persona made In the absence of the defendeots, are not admissible. But where such declarations have been admitted and . the court afterward instructed the jury that there is no evidence tending -to prove the conspiracy, and that thoy should give that feature of the case no further consideration, the error is i cured. (2) The appellants Were

bankers. They sold to the appellee a worthless township warrant which was issued to one Pollard', receiving pay for negotiating the sale. They recommended the paper as good within their knowledge, while there is evidence tending to show that they knew it was fraudulently issued. The appellee relied upon their declaration. men count for money had and received

A ROYAL DEER HUNT.

JEmpiror Wilhelm’s Autumn Drive in ths Letriingen Forest. How It Is Conducted by the Kaiser and His | Quests—The Gams’ Shot from Stands Hidden by Foliage —Wilhelm’s Skill with the Hifla A In November and December the emperor of Germany at tends weekly one or more bunting excursions. In the large forests belonging t© the shite the game in tbem is by right the property of the crown :-.nd the emperor’s foresters bsk after it. Therefore; the invi- , tations for shooting parties are sent ! out in the name of the emperor to oth- | er German courts, to royal princes and j to members of aristocratic society who | are sportsmen, as well as to military ; officers. The number of these invited • guests varies from forty to seventy.

DRIVE AT LETZLINGEN.

The preparations for a royal hunt are extensive and costly, all the; expense being borne by the emperor. The average cost of two days’ shooting Is fifteen thousand dollars. Numbers of foresters come from afar to - assist, in the work, bringing loads ot nete, rags and toils necessary to surround) the drives and fodder for the game. SThe imperial household comes with; itsiretiaue of servants, kitchen officers, carriages and horses, and all the* par* aphernalia needed to transform tfaesol*itary bastile into a pleasant abode for several days.

Letziingen is a village situated, ini j one of the large forests in (he “Pt’O- [ yinz-Sachsem.” The forest contains about fifteen, f thousand hectares of fir trees, beeeh- i covers and-old oaks. In this large ex- , pause game abounds, and is carefully j kept and. preserved in winter, wh®n.| ! the snow lies deep on the ground. The castle of Ketzlingen dates from ! the sixthteen century, and is surround—- ; ed by a moat It was rebuilt and renovated some twenty years v ago by Em—- | peror Wilhelm. 1., and can accommo- ; date forty or fifty guests fob the night, j Over one hundred can sit down . to* 1 dinner in. the great hall. A bridge leads- over-the-moat into the yard be—- ! fore the castle;, and the entrance opens i on.the large dining-hall, which is beaus j tifully dooornted with stags and wild)

bear’s heads. The emperor arrives in the evening, with his guests by a special train from* Berlin. Supper is served early. Before the- company retires “Kaiser--punoh” is- served)* according to the Early on the- following morning tbetrained band e£ foresters sound the reveille on, theiar bugles to awake the f uests. Punctually at eight o’cloak reakfast is served in the hall. Then* the carriages come to the door and the gentlemen enter, each accompanied by his private gamekeeper, who carries- the reserve guns, and loads them during the drives. Each spoilsman gets a number designating his. carriage and his place in the drive.Soon the- company reaches the rennezwous, where they are greeted, by the “fanfare furstengrass” sounded on the bugles. The game in the forest is driven a week or so before the shooting day into so-called “game-rooms.” These are inclosures surrounded by nets and linen toils. In these the animals remain quietly anti get plenty of ladder.

CASTLE AT LET[?]LINGEN.

The large thioket in front is surrounded for the time- with high nets. The stands of the emperor and the principal guests are. to the west of the driveway, and are built twelve feet over the ground. The occupants of these onlv shoot towards the linea toils. The gentlemen shoot only towards the outer nets, never intof’the drive. They stand at a distance of one hundred paces one from the other, and before them towards the nets Is a

clear forest, also two hundred paces, with an undergrowth of bushes, whioh affords a good clearance for shooting. The stmds of the emperor and the royal prinoes are built at least twelve feet in height and have each room for three persons, for with tho quantities of game it is necessary that two men load the rifles, while their owner ooly shoots. These kanseln are thickly shrouded with green bushes to screen tbemTromvTew. is sodh&s all the gentlemen are placed the bugles signal the beginning of the drive, and at

this instant the Of the -first - ganKPTOOfn ’’faß," ana its inmates rush through the so-called “long run” . where the emperor stands into the thicket behind.* There the gamekeepers with the dogs await them and drive them towards the nets and past the guests who lie hidden in waiting. To each “game-room” are from one hundred and twenty to one hundred and fifty stags and deer. Ten minutes later the second garnet room is opened, and sooo till all the game has been freed. The drive ussally occupies two or three hours and it ends at a bugle signal. After the first drive the company assembles in a large tent, where luncheon is waiting. At an open bo&ffieun front of it the hot dishes are cooked. Potatoes roasted i» the ashes are a favorite delicacy; so, also, is Irish stew and hot sausages’ with beans and sauerkraut. All kinds-of wine are abundantly provided, but) hot drinks are preferred, especially “negus;” During luncheon the game that has been killed 1 is collected and loaded on carts.

The animals that) have fallen to the emperor s gad are laid out for inspection and viewed by the company. The young’kaiser is a very firm shot, although obliged* to hold his gun only with the right hand. The weakness of Ms left arm has forced, him to train himself to hold the gun or rifle like a pistol, and his aim is very steady and sure; The strength in his right arm. has wonderfully augmented by continual training, and he can bear the greatest fatigue' withou«* feeling it. ' Soon the carriages again come up to take the company to the meeting for the second drive, which is - organized exactly in the same manner as the first. After there turn to the castle dinner is ordered for five o’clock,and the gentlemen appear in evening dress with black

neckties; After dinner the csmpany descends into the court-yard, which is- illuminated with Bengal lights. Here the whole “strecke”—the result of the chase —is laid for view in rows and divided according to the names of the sportsmen to whose guns- it fell. The animals shot by the Emperor are placed in the first row and after them follow those ofi the royal and' other guests. The- bugles of the foresters sound “Hallallii” and this-picturesque romantic sight! ends the- day. The game killed os> the first day regularly averages from' six hundred head) ol red and fallow dber. The evening is-, spent by the company in the sitting and.billiard-rooms, where whist-tables are also set. The emperor joins in these games with spirit. I remember vividly onesuch evening some years ago, whem the late Emperor Wilhelm I. merrily joined in' a game of whist He won three market and put them in his-pocket, well pleased, saying: 1 “I am glad to> have worn a whole thaler, it lessens the- cost of this shoot- | ing party.”

EMPEROR WILLIAM II. AND THE STAG.

The second day is devoted principally to the shooting of wild ,boars, which are also driven up in the same style as the-deer. It frequently happbns that the- boars get enraged, during the drives and attack dogs and event foresters; therefore great attention and prudence is observed. The result of the second day is, on an average, four hundred to five hundred/ head l of boar and one hundred or so of fallow deer. These numbers show, how large the stock o( game is in the Toy at German forest. The care that is taken* of them is of course great, and after these days of official slaughter perfect rest and solitude again reigns in their green and leafv retreats.

Since the Baby Died. The home has been so strangely still Since the baby died. The birds no longer seem to trill Since the baby died. The sunshine’s gone and shades of gloom Lurk .in the corners of tho room; The roses have a fainter bloom Since the baby died. ; The stars seem.brighter than before I, Since the baby died. JWe’re nearer to the other shore Since the baby died. “Not in His anger but in love, Not as an eagle but a dove: There’s less below and more above Since the baby died.

Memory Doctor Wanted.

Callert “Are you the memory doctor?’* Professor: “I am a professor of the science of—“ Yes, 1 know; you fix up memories.” “In common, parlance, yes, ” “That’s what I heard. Well, I want my memory doctored.” “That is veryeasily done.. All you have to do is to adopt my system and in a little while you will gel so that you can remember anything at aIL” “My stars! That isn’t what 1 want I want my memory fixed M I oan’t remember anything. I have been oalled as a witness in a boodle trial” " V

A Last Hope.

Two poverty stricken men were sleeping in their attic room, when, awakened by a noise, they saw a stranger getting in at the window it the roof. One whispered to the other: “Think of a burglar coming to us!” "Hush!” whispered the other. “Lei hito.oUmh -.toi> 4b«•» wifrgiw a y©S and it may make him drop 1 something he has stolen elsewhere.” —Sa« Francisco Wasp.