Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 22 June 1882 — Page 1

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Kliailive of Hgypt.

Tewflk Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, was born in 18."2, the elde.it sou of isuiuil Pasha, who resigned June 26, 1870. Ilia title to the suceession'was settled by arrangement with the Turkish Government in 1806, by which the Ottoman rule of of collateral succcsssion was set aside. Under his government, as a result of financial difficulty, foreign inlluence has dominated, re^resentives ol France and England virtually cotrolling the finances of the country, lie is a man of timid and yielding nature. His subjugation to the will of his unscrupulous minister, Arabi Pasha, and the complication which has resulted from it, are consequences of a want of firmness at the proper time. Arabi's success has grown by what it fed on lie could have been put down at the beginning of his rebellious career had the Khedive manifested the proper firmness. The out look for the Khedive is not good. H's weakness will result either in his resignation or assent to conditions which might have been averted.

Condensed Telegrams.

The sculling race between Lorgan aud Peirce was won by Lorgan. The steamer Canadian is ashore at the mouth of tin harbor at Halifax, N. S. Five hundred passengers were aboard but were taken oil'.

In the star route trial to-day sevoral witnesses were examined concerning the Agate route, but their testimony is not of special importance.

A fierce storm at Clarksville, Tenn., yesterday morning unrooted several houses and destroyed trees and fences. Two men working in the Red river bottom were killed by lightning.

Father Frederick Weichman, of Peru, will lecture on temperauce at Oriental Hall, on the evening of June 27th. The strawberry festival set for that night will be given on the following Thursday.

The House to-day agreed to the Senate amendment to the House bill granting the Sioux City and Pacific road right to bridge the Missouri. The House then resumed consideration of the river and harbor appropriation bill. 'Fiom Tuesday's Dally.

The sculling race for the Sportsman's Cup was won by Largan, beating Pearce aud Lavcock.

The United States snag boat Woodruff exploded a boiler at Cincinnati this morning, injuring several persons.

Fire in the diamond mine at Wilkesbarre is under control and work in. adjoining mines will resume to-morrow.

All the boats from Clare are being searched in consequence of a report that an American vessel larded a quantity of arms

Pittsburg was the scene of a terrible tragedy this morning. A man named Langkoof shot his wile and then cut his own throat. Both bodies were found by the sou when he went to dinner.

The New York Board of Aldermen passed a resolution urging railroad, steamship and other corporations to increase laborers' wages to $2 a day so as to enable them to provide for the support of themselves and families.

Iu the Commons to-cUy Sir Charles Dilke said the Government would demand full reparation aud satisfaction /or the recent outrages on British subjects iu Egypt, he British Minister, he said, was not a party to the formation of the new Egyptian Ministry.

The 'House joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to erect at Washington^ headquarters, Newburgh, N. Y., a memorial column, and to aid in defraying the expenses of the centennial celebration to be held in that city in 1888 passed to-day.

Don Cameron's Delegation. -IIAHRISBCRG June 21.—One hundred and eighty delegates have arrived. A caucus to determine the course of action was held this mornings §t

THE CAUCU8.

The caucus was called to order in the state library room, at noon, by Alexander P. Brown, of Philadelphia, and Judge Fetterman, of Allegheny county, made

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jresident. Judge Jessup offered the folresolution: Resolved, That the state executive committee, when organized, be. requested to issue a call for a convention under new rales to complete the state ticket, with

Huey, of Philadelphia, spoke in a similar strain. Caruahan, of Alleghany, opposed the attempt to placate the Independents.

Congressman Fisher favored completing tho present ticket, which he believed wonld sweep the state.

On the first ballot Mariot Brosius. of Lancaster, was nominated for Corigress-man-at-large. The vote w*s aslollows: Brosius, 101 Lilly, 25 Todd, 17 Jacobs, 29.

Another discussion followed. Judge Jessup oll'ered a substitute for his previous amendment, requesting the state committee to tako immediate action toward harmonizing the troubles in the party, aud that if necessary the committee be empowered to call a new convention to placc a new ticket in the field. The substitute was finally withdrawn by Judge Jessup on an expression of opinion by the chair and many delegates that the new amendment requesting the state committee to adopt all honorable means etc., covrred the same ground. Tire latter amendment was then carried with only a few dissenting votes. A resolution empowering the state committee to fill any vacancy Occurring upon the ticket was adopted.

After a further interchange of views Gen. McCleary offered the following as a substitute for the resolution

Resolved, That this contention proceed to complete the ticket by the nomination of congressman at large, and that we recommend the Republican state committee to adopt all honorable means tharmonize the Republican party so as to secure success in November.

As Others See Us.

Frank Winter's" Letter to Elmim (N,Y.) Telegram. Tli9 Vandalia railroad, running from St. Louis, by way of Yandalia 111., carried us seventy-two miles further west, and we reached Terrc Haute, Ind., often called the "Prairie City," on account of the beautiful prairies extending all around in every direction. It has a population of 30,000, and surrounded by rich and wellcultlvatod lands its local trade is quite large. Hero is situated the celebrated artesian well, 2,000 feet deep, made at a cost of $20,000. The medical qualities of its waters are far superior to those of ""Hot Springs, Atk., to which so many resort for health. It is also the home of

Senator Yoorhees, sometimes called "The tall Sycamore-of the Wubadh ." He is now at home looking after Mnie important lawsuits, and his constituents not objecting to his abse.'ico from senatorial duties, we outsiders neeu in.t fltui fault, but yet can't help but nviKo i.a of the fact. This city is :ds the residence of the Hon. Dick Thompson, ex secretary of the navy, and now one of the prominent. officers"of t.-.'C Panama canal company. In personal appearance he is tall, stately, and with hair as white as snow. He is of the courteous, refined, intellectual, honest, "Henry Clay" style one of the "olden iime" politicians, and very popular with home friends ami the masses of the people, besides having a national reputation of a high order. But our well-worn pen is getting away from geographical items into biographical fields, and business duties calling our attention, we will say adieu until others sights and other scenes shall meet our wandering eye.

THE ASSASSIN.

The Writ of Habeas Corpus Denied.

WASHINGTON, June 19.—Justice Bradley, of the United States supreme court, to whom Guiteau's counsel rpplied for a writ of habeas corpus to-day filed a denial of the application with the clerk of the court. Justice Bradley holds that court of the District of Columbia full jurisdiction of the case and no sons exist for granting the writ. :1

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full power to take such action as shall be for the best interest of the Republican party of tho state." He believtd unless something was done towards patching up the grievances of the Independents the Democrats would carry the slate, ou both the legislature and state ticket. He said the charge that the nominations of this convention were dictated by one man would have to be met. He denied it also, but Independents made the charge aud it was I.eSieved in many places. He was in favor of a new convention out and out. It was no sign of weakness on the part of this convention to endeavor to heal breaches in his party.

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Denial From Vrs. Dunmire. DKNVBR, COL., June 21.—Mrs. Dunmire, the divorced wife of President Garfield's assassin, writes to the LCadvillc Evening Chronicle in reply to an article based on a letter, alleged to have been written by her to C. H. Reed, counsel for the assassin, authorizing the use ofhtr name in a petition for his pardon, in which she repudiates the letter, aud adds: "Wi reference to my seeking a pardon for the assassin, I have never entertained the thought. As I am still iu possession of an average degree of common sense and ordinary intelligence, I could not reasonably or honestly entertain such an idea.

Killed by a Cave-in.

BALTIMORE, 2 1 a William Robass, Lewis Salemno and Barto Sanneger were killed and Jacob Baker and Frank Patterson seriouslv injured by a falling bank of earth and stone at the Mt. Vernon Cotton Mills, Baltimore county New York.

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The Crop Prospects.

CHICAGO, June 20 —Specials generally report a fine outlook for the corn crops in the corn section. In this vicinity the early planted corn stands eight or ten inches high and has been cultivated two or three time. In southern Illinois some fields have been flooded and will not produce much of a crop. On the Indiana bottoms much has been replanted and some totally ruined. But on the uplands it is in a fine condition. -.

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WILD WINDS:

Central Iowa Visited by a Terrible Tornado Saturday Night.

Half the Town of Grinnel in Ruins, and Fifty to Seventy-Five of its Citizens Killed-

The Total Loss of Life in the Track of the Tornado Estimated at One Hundred-

-One Hundred and Fifty Houses Demolished in Orinnell and Many in Malcom-

Both Buildings of Icwa College Blown Flat—List of the Killed-

Great Damage Done at Other Places-

DKS MOINES, IA., June 18.—A tornado swept through Central Iowa late last night, the path of it running from northwest to southeast about twenty miles north of Des Moines. The town of Grinnell was struck by it, and reports from there sent out to the next station west, are that hulf the town is in ruins, some twenty or thirty people killed, and a hundred wounded. Both the large buildings of Icwa College are blown Hat. on tlieground The list of fatal cnsaulties is as tollows: Deacon Ford aud wife Mr Lewis and wife Deacon Clements' two children: Mrs. Eva Murton, of Chicago Henry Pitman's two children, IIatt and Harry, and Mr. Pitman probably fatally injured Miss Abbie Agard, photographic artist Cornell Chase, of Storm Lake (the only student killed) Susie Bayn, daughter of a dry goods merchant, and her mother, Mrs. Bayn, also his son fatally wounded Mrs. Griswold, Mrs. Tattin, Mrs. Culliom and her mother, Mrs. Alexander's two children Mrs. Huff aud child^ George Terry's baby, Terry not expected to livj Bingham Burkett, a student of Montezuma Madison Ho .yard's boy a lady from Cedar Rapids visiting at Bayn's three persons dead two miles west ot town. iJiu rettE. Chase, student, of Storm Lake II i-nry Moore, a brakeman on the Iowa Ce ural, of Marshalltowu, fatally injured •ji.hu Kleignan, conductor of the Hock bland freight, fatally a tramp,from Des Moines, fatally a traveling man, W. J. Harbour, of Chicago1, hired girl of Dean Ford and Mrs. Tatten. tisi

Eight deaths are reporte'd from Malcom, which is entirely leveled and destroyed.

Brooklyn has also suffered some. Some eight of the students are badly injured, having been dugout of the ruins. The Captin House is turned into a hospital, some of the most dangerous cases being taken there. Charles Fry. brakeman of the Rock Island road, was killed at the train wreck north of Grinnell a child of James Phipps, Mrs. Donahue, two in Alonzo Gillespie's family and three in tho Beatty family.

A special to the Register, sent at 7:30, says: From numerous and contradictory stories of the startled citizens we gather the old story of the deep roaring sound preceding a funnel-shaped cloud. It was seen first coming from the southwest, sweeping up to the northwest corner of the town, leveling huge trees in its pathway and taking A. A. Foster's bonse aud barn, leveling both to the ground, and carrying Mr. and Mrs. Foster and their two children thirty yards, precipitating them amidst debris, all somewhat injured. Juat east of Fostefs was H. C. Pitman's house, also completely leveled, burying beneath it Pitman, his wife and three chiidren, the wife's sister and her little baby. Foster* took out the three-year-old girl, Hattie, dead the boy. Harry, aged ten", faltally injured, and Arthur slightly injured. Not tar away was the residence of Mr. Lewis, and an old man and lady, who were both killed. Charles their son in Des Moines, thus escaped. From here the storm pursued a zigzag direction to the north of the city, when, after wiping out the finest residence portion of the city, it turned toward'the college The west building was dumped into a heap of lath and'plaster aud broken timbers, nurying beneath it eight students who roomed* therein, ail ot whom were afterward extrieated,moreor less injured one died. The East College, a five-story building, was unroofed, and fire followed after, completing the work of destruction. At the college the whirling fiend struck straight across the Iowa Central railroad, ana direct!\y in its path lay loaded oars. A great Mogul engine was lifted completely off the track and the train toppled on either eide at the whim of the wind. Across the track was the building of Professer J. W. Chamberlain, treasurer Of the college, which was gathered up in sections and dumped in a disjointed heap, portions upside down, irrtrievably ruined. Dr. R.N. Scott's house was turned almost around. C. W. Hobart's elegant residence and barn are completely gone. Near bv once stood a two-story house, in which Miss Abbie Agard was killed— hardly a sign left of it. In the vicinity stood the house of Henry McConnell, who was going around almost fomented, carrying a lantern in which there was no

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glass or light, moving it up and down in search of valuable papers which were blown away. The house was a pile of lath, splinters and plaster. Retracing his steps among^ acres of acres ot ruins in the vicinity the reporter came to a block which contained nine houses. All but one were leveled to the ground. In one house of this block four persons were killed—Mr. Ford and wife, the hired girl and Mr. Totten. In this vicinity, F. W. Williams' house was unroofed. Prof. Herrick's and Mrs. Morris' two bouses were bunched together. Not far off stood Lucy Sanders's Be residence, and that part of it which not scattered over the adjoining county is dumped into the cellar. Therf were ten people in San der's cellar, but all escaped. Mr. Taylor's and Mrs. pay's houses are both gone also, the house of Hon. C. F. Cravcr, and also tho large new residence of Andrew Larrab«4 The s:de and top of B. R. Clark's ho&e were blown off, a'so, his barn. The liaise of Merrill (of Kimball & Merrill) ti unroofed. Thea followed rows of houses as flat on the ground as space will all$w. Among them are John Carhart'9, R|fusReker's, R.

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(editor of the Signal), Prof. Buck's residence, C. Phelp's, and a house belonging to Mr. Hayes. Tne hurricane took everything north of President Wagoner's house, leaving that uninjufed. In the northwest corner ot thdk'ity the storm leveled the house of Wilson Ellis, as also that ot J. M. ltoss. His wife was sli»htly injured. The house of Henry Spauldinc was leveled. Then the house of Kimball (ot Kimball & Merrill, dry goods dealers) A. J. Preston's house was moved six feet from the foundation. The dwelling of Attorney Dunn was leveled also G. B. Truwell's (dry goods merchant) also the new house of Graham, the merchant tailor. Near here. Mrs. Griswold was killed and her house demolished. J. W. Merrill's house was blown a dis-( lance, apparently in the teeth of the wind. Not a sign is left of the house of Madison Howard. The house of George Hamlin, cashier ot the First National bank, is in ruins. George Jenning's new $0,000 house is in kindling wood aud broken plaster. Two houses belonging to Mr Botham, and rented by Mrs. E. S. Lewis and Mr. Dill, were obliterated also, the houses of James Hanlon, Philip Clendcnning, Henry James Pitman, Marcus Weiglitman, William Cullison, Deacon Ford's two noiu-e.-', W. N. Nealli's and Mr. Hoffer's houses. The house of A E Reinford was completely demolished, and lie and his wife were taken from the ruins nearly dead. Mrs. Stewart's house was blown half a block.

Frauk Carroll, stealing a ride from Davenport, was on the Rock Island freight train that was carried off the track, and he lies at the Chapin House with a broken shoulder Wade and nose Henry Moore, Rock folded, brakeman, dying in convulsions at the Chapiii House.

The scenes around the ruins qrc heart, rending. Families are wandering over the ruins of their homes in a dazed sort of way, replying to all questions and laughing in such a pathetic manner at some ridiculous incident, while some near or dear friend is dead or dying. One young girl was heard to say, half in tears aud half in laughing, that she believed she had found a fragment of her room, and was looking for some articles by which to know it. She stooped and picked up a photograph and burst into tears. It was a picture of her little sister who had been killed. Many of those who were.saved in the demolished dwelling had fled to the cellars while the houses were carried lrom over their heads. The engine-house, where seventeen of the dead bodies are laid out presents a sight that brings back the army days. Other dead art scattered around in the wrecks ot their homes where enough was left for shelter, cr sent to the houses of friends. Those who are familiar with the varied localities of this terribly afflicted little city are aware that it was ornamented with cottouwood and soft maple trees. Hundreds of them are leveled, and the beautiful grounds thickly covered with broken limbs. G- H. Steven's barn and horse were carried completely over his house, and the animal escaped with slight injuries. The number of injured ranges up among the hundreds, but the doctors' aid has been pressed in for only, about fifty. Nearly every person in the track of the torna--do complains of injuries or show marks, in bruised or bettered faces. Two horses and one cow were taken out of C. Griswold's barn and carried nearly two blocks. The horses were killed, but the cow is apparently uninjured. Mr. Griswold, mother of E. Griswold, and a lady visitiog her, now. lie dead in the.house of A. J. Preston. Furniture soattered throughout the streets indicates the class of people whose houses have been leveled. Rich furniture and carpetings are buried in the debris and mud, While fine pianos are turned upside down or scattered into fragments over the prairie.

LATER DETAILS.

DES MOIXES, June 18.—A special to the State Register says that the surgeons now report that forty-one dead at Grinnell, and says that five or six more cannot live through the night. Deignan, the Rock Island conductor, is dead. The surgeons report that the wounded exceed one hundred and fifty and the number of houses destroyed or ruined is between 140 and 150. The total loss of property is now estimated at six hundred thousand dollars. It i8 feared the number of deaths at Grinnell will yet reach seventy-five. The path of the tornado is now well defined as having been about twenty-five miles long and one-half mile wide- extending five miles north ot Grinnell and twenty miles southeast News received here states that Mr. James, wife and two daughters, and two other persons living four miles north of Grinnell are dead. It is thought the loss of life outside of Grinnell will reach twenty five, and all together near one hundred.

The Damage at Other Places.. CHICAGO, III., June 19.—A Metropolis suspension of the rules.

(111.) special says: A cyclone struck the city yesterday evening, blowing down several houses", killing Dick Turner, capsizing and sinking the steamer Jennie Walker and scattering the harvested wheat in the vicinity. The damage is heavy.

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special says: The mail and travellers bring more accurate reports of the effects of Friday night's storm, showing it extended southward and westward of Kansas City and doing greater aggregate damage than at first supposed. Many small towns and hamlets were visited and all are in mourning over loss of life and property. A family of three are reported drowned on a flatboat, twelve miles below here.

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special reports the loss of life at Irish Ridge as ten to twelve. ,, .. A BOONE, IOWA, special, Says: The tornado struck the southwestern part ol county Saturday evening, at 8 O'CIBoone

Mr. G. Rice, who lived about forty rods southeast of the depot, was in the house surrounded by his wife and eight children. His first thought was to gel his family, into the cellar, but the door was locked, so he could not do it. 4'fce next he kuew he found himself in the witer at the bottom of a twenty-flve-foot well, with his little twelve-year-old boy on his shoulders. By the aid of the iron pipe he managed to climb to khe *.op, where he found his wife and children perfectly safe, but the house leveled to the ground.

Most ot the people had from three to five minutes' warning to flee to the. cellars. When the terror came it struck the town in strips and furrows, and it continued blowing not over three minutes, when the rain fell in torrents. The air was filled with the cries ot the populace crying for help, and the large spout to the north slightly over the other, which was smaller und to the south ot it. They were traveling about 100 feet apart, and must have come together at the corner of West and Sixth streets. There was a heavy noise like that of distant aitillery for a few minutes, the like of which was never beard here. All at once the cyclone struck, and the water came in columns, accompanied by the most terrific wind. It continued about three minutef, possibly four. In the streets there was a foot of water.

About half a mile West of the village Charley Wheeler was killed. Mrs. Akers and her boy Johnny also lost their lives here. There is a sad incident connected with the death of Mrs. Akers. She had just closed her house in town for the purpose of making a visit with friends in Illinois. Last evening she and her boy went over to Mr. Wheeler's to pass the night with his people, her husband being absent in the mountains. She left a little girl with a young friend in town. Mr. Wheeler's bouse was de stroyed, and Mrs. Akers' body was found in a ditch about ten rods away, with a heavy beam of timber resting upon her and a horrible gash upon the side of the head. When the reporter left Malcom the girl was yet ignorant of the fate of her mother, and was playing about the streets, full ot childish glee.

Three students of Iowa College were killed. The large dormitory was full of stndent lodgers. Many of these jumped from the third-story window? and were unhurt. They were takefo by the whirling wind, and describe the act as sailing like flying squirrels, alighting safely. Two students were drawn out of the windows by the wind and killed. The Iowa College building,library, apparatus and property were worth about $12.),000, and is all a wreck.

At Leavenworth, Kan., a large piece of timber from A. J. Angell's lumbei-yard was driven through Henry Bruns' dwelling as he was going cfownstairs, and brushed the clothing of a child be had in his arms. Several large pieces of slate were blown from the court-house through the walls of H. Richards' house, striking just above his head when he was asleep. The roof of Odd-fellows' Hall was blown two blocks, and went through the side of the Delmoaico restaurant, landing in the parlors.

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seen here and seemed twenty miles away. Reports are just coming in of great destruction in that section. All buildings aud several farms were completely demoralized. A church four miles south of Ogdeu was destroyed and many persons have been seriously injured, and ona mau killed. Information is difficult to obtain on account of the heavy road. A woman and child are reported missing.

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special says: The heavy rains in this vicinitv have done great damage to corn fields lately. Wheat and oats are also affected. -r/f/""

From Tuesday's Dally.'1" '•4

Two miles cast ot Malcolm the strides of the whirlwind of death came into view, llere was the introduction to the besom's frightful work. The face of the country looked as if it had been literally swept by destruction. Telegraph poles were broken as if they had been matches in the hands of cnildren. Sheds and outhouses were resolved into worse than their original elements. boards and joists being broken like playthings. Fence-boards were torn from llieir places, carried along by the wind, and then driven from one to two feet into the ground. In other cases they were twisted into kindling-wood. The picture was dotted here and there with foundation walls of houses, while their frame or brick superstructures were scattered for acres mound. Thtie were piles of corn, which occupied cribs the night before, but Sunday morning saw corn and cribs separated as if a can of dynamite had bees used for the purpose.

WASHINGTON, June 19.—The pension appropriation bill, appropriating one hundred millions passed the House under

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Of An Englishman—A Romance of Our Own Times.

A Story Which Should be Read by Everybody,

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[This story was commenced in the Saturday issue of the GAZKTTE, June 8. Ap« 1 ejded is a brief epitome of the opening chapters

Chapter I—Goeffrey Rodney concluded to visit his estate in Ireland. Chapter II—An eventful hunting trip/:

Chapter III—The budding of a roy mancc with a pretty Irish lass

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Geoffrey coming to the farm on Friday somewhat eurly in tlie evening, Alona takes liim round to tho yard,

The man who manages the farm generally—and is a plague and a blessing at the same time to nis master—appears round a corner, and declares, respectfully, that he will be ready in a "jiffy" to accompany Miss Mona, if she will just give nim time to "clane himself up A bit"

And in truth the "claning" occupies ,v a very short period—or else Mona and* Geoffrey heed not the parting moments* For sometimes "Time, as ho paeans u«, ha« a dove'a wlnjr,

Unsolled na swift, and of a silken sound. •'I'm ready now, miss, if you are," •ays Mickey from the background, with the utmost bonhomie, and in atone that implies he is quite willing not to be ready, if it so pleases her, for another' five minutes or so, or even, if necessary, to efface himself altogether. He is a? stalwart young Hibernian, with rough hair and an honest face, and gray eyes, merry and cunning, and so many, freckles that he looks like a turkey-egg.,. "Oh, yes. I am quite ready," says Mona, starling somewhat guiltily. And then they pass out through the big yard-gate, with the two dogs at their. heels, and their attendant squire, who brings up the rear with a soft whistle^': that rings through the cool night-airr jf. and tells the listening stars that the^ "girl-he loves is his dear," and his*, "own, his artless Nora Creana." -.

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where two dogs, hitherto unseen by Geoffrey, lie chained. They are two splendid bloodhounds, that, as she approaches, rise to their feet, and, lifting their massive heads, throw out into the night-air, a deep hollow bay that be-. *J speaks welcome. "What lovely creatures!" says Geof-u frey, who has a passion for animals they seem to acknowledge him as a friend. As Mona looses thorn from their den, thev go to him, and, sniiling round him, at last open their jgreat jaws into a satisfied yawn, and, raising themselves. rest their paws upon his breast, ana rub their faces contentedly against his. "J5sTow you are their friend forever," I says Mona, in a pleased tone. "Once they do that, they mean to tell you that they have adopted you. And tliey like 3 a very few people so it is a compliment." ?i "I feel it keenly," says Rodney, caressing the handsome creatures, as they crouch at his feet. "Where did you get themV" "From Mr. Moore." A mischievous light comes into her face as she says this, and she laughs aloud. "J3ut, I assure you, not as a love-tolten. He gave them to mo when they w^re quite babies, and I reared them myself. Are they not lovely? I call them 'Spice' and 'Allspfce, because one has a quickcr temper than the other." "The names are original, at all events," says Geoffrey, "which is a' great charm. One gets tired of 'Rags antlTatters,' 'Beer and Skittles,' 'Cakos* and Ale,' and so forth, where pairs are in question, whether they be dogs or ponies." "Shall we set out now?" says Mona and she calls "Mickey, Mickey," at the top of her strong young lungs.

Geoffrey and Mpna go up the rriady over many fields, until at length they-" reach the mountain's summit and gazef down upon the beauteous scene befow. Mona is sitting upon the side of ther hill, with her hands clasped about her. knew, a thoughtful expression on her, lovely face. At each side of her, sitting bolt upright on their huge haunches,. are the di,0., ia th bent on guarding her against all evil. She reminds *5 Geoffrey in some wise of Una and the lion, though the idea is rather far fetched, and he hardly dares speak to her lest he shall break the spell that seems to lie upon her.

She herself destroys it presently. "This spot always brings to my mind the thoughts of other people," says Mona, softly. "I am very fond of poet-. ry are your" "Very," returns he, surprised. He has not thought of her as one versed in

lore of any kind.' "What poets do you prefer?" "I have read so few," she says, wistfully, and with hesitation. Then, shyly, "I have so few to read. I have a Longfellow, and a Shakspeare, and a Byron that is all." I "Byron?" "Yes. And after Shakspeare, I like

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