Pittston Gazette

              ESTABLISHED ISBO. ( VOL. XLV. NO. 4. t Oldest Newspaper in the Wyoming Valley. PITTSTON, LUZERNE CO., A., FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1894. A Weekly Local and Family Journal. uic uu cut- m uuo auu pi rty him for my snfe return. As for Lily's letter, which, hearing that the Adventuress was to sail for Cadiz, she had found means to dispatch secretly, though it was not short, it was sad also, and told me that so soon as my back was turned on homo my brother Geoffrey had asked her in marriage from her father, and that they pushed the matter strongly, so that her life was made a misery to her, for my brother waylaid her everywhere, and her father did not cease to revile her as an obstinate jado who would fling away her fortune for the sake of a penniless wanderer. i ney are nnmeu garrapatas ny cue Spanish, and I lake them to be the young of the tick. Others there were also, too numerous to mention, and of every shape and size, though they had this in oeBimoa—all bit and all were venomous. Thus it came aliout that, with tho exception of a certain Aguilar, who, with some companions, was wrecked on tho coast of Yucatan six years J was the fliBt white jnan whoever dwelt among tbe Iipiians. This Aguilar was rescued by Cortes, though his companions were all sacrificed to Huitzel, the horrible war god of the country. But the name of tho Spaniards was already known to tho Indians, who looked on them with superstitious fear, for in the year previous to my being cast away the hidalgo Hernandez de Cordova had visited tho coast of Yucatan and fought several battles with the natives, and earlier in tho same year of my arrival Juan de Grigalva had come to this very river of Tabasco. Thus it came about that I was set down as ono of this strange new nat ion of Teules, as tho Indians named tho Spaniards, and therefore as an enemy for whoso blood the gods were thirsting. unt, wirougii n lJU.il kiiat* gnuiercu n-iuic my eyes, I saw it flush upward. Then, when I thought that my hour had come, a hand caught his arm in midair and held it, and I heard a voice whispering. MORNING THOUGHTS. CHAMPION OF WOMEN W hen we admit that woman is very apt to occupy the front seats in paradise and wear a big hat so that man can only see the neck and shoulders of the bass viol, why are we 60 infernally pigheaded about the right to the ballot? rp|3Sr» C comuaHTl ms. w mi avthqr.. D 1 would I were a nautilus Upon the silver eeas. A-sailing in the summer wind To far Hespcrides, BILL NYE OUT FLAT FOOTED FOR FE- What was said did not please the priest, for suddenly he howled aloud and made u dash toward me to kill me, but again his arm was caught before the knife fell. Then he withdrew into tho temple of tho god Quetzal, and for a long while I lay upon the stone, suffering the agonies of a hundred deaths, for I believed that it was determined to torturo me before I died, and that my slaughter had been staid for this purpose. MALE SUFFRAGE. Before the morning these plagues had driven me almost to madness, for in no way could I obtain relief from them. Toward dawn I went and lay in tho water, thinking to lessen my sufferings, but before I had been there 10 minutes I saw a huge crocodile rise up from the mud beside mo. I sprang away to the lDank horribly afraid, for never before had I beheld so monstrous and evil looking a hrute, to fall again into the clutches of the creatures, winged and crawling, that were waiting for me there by myriads. For, though I'm never aught but ill Upon the bounding wave. If I'd been born a simple fish, I shouldn't have to shave. They Gave Him Tlieir Support When He Was In Need, and IIc.Is Grateful—He Re- She doesn't need to go to war because she votes. Nobody is going to war in 50 years from now. We will wear bullet proof mackintoshes made in Germany and remain at home. When we get so that we have guns that will shoot 20 miles and the enemy is able to catch the bullets in the lining of his coat and give them to the children to play with, men will turn their swords into cultivators and their spears into Limerick hooks, and we shall learn war no more I would I were a crocodile A-baaking in the sun. And winking with my other eye To make the darkies run. For. though it doesn't seem refined To wallow in tho mud, I shouldn't then have had to fix My collar to my stud. cently Kssayrd a Choiee Ronmot—The Advantages of a Fine Mind. [Copyright, 1894, by Edgar W. Nye.] "But," It went on, "be assured, sweetheart, that unless they marry me by force, as they have threatened to do, I will not budge from my promise. And, Thomas, should I be thus wedded against my will I shall not bo a wife for long, for though I am strong I believe that I shall die of shame and sorrow. It is hard that I should be thus tormented, and for one reason only, that you arc not rich. Still I have good hope that things may better themselves, for I see that my brother Wilfred is much inclined toward your sister Mary, and though he also urges this marriage on me today she Is a friend to both of us and may be In the way to make terms with him before she accepts his suit." Then the writing ended with many tender words and prayers for my safe return. Several times each week I have been asked by friends and admirers to say something regarding life among the female voters and what it is like. I have held off for some years hoping that I might be selected for some official position, in which case I would rather be silent on such questions. This journal, however, has requested me to make a clean breast of it, and so I venture here to give my impressions covering eight years under the reign and management of those who were chosen by joint ballot of the ladies and gentlemen. At lengt h I heard footsteps and shut my eyes, for 1 could bear tho sight of that dreaidful knife no longer. But, behold! no knife fell. Suddenly my hands were loosed, and I was lifted to my feet, on which I never hoped to stand again. Then I was borne to the edge of the teocalli, for I could not walk, and there my would be murderer, the priest, having first shouted some wdrds to the spectators below that caused thorn to murmur like a forest when the wind stirs it, clasped me in his blood stained arms and kissed me on tho forehead. Now it was for tho first time that I noticed my captor, the cazique, standing at my side, grave, courteous and smiling. As he had smiled when he handed mo to the pabas, so he smiled when he took me back front them. Then, having been cleansed and clothed, I was led to tho sanctuary of tho god Quetzal and stood face to face with the hideous image there, staring at the golden censer that was to have received my heart while tho priests uttered prayers. Thence I was supported down the winding road of the pyramid till I came to its foot, where my captor, the cazique, took me by the hand and led me through the people who, it seemed, now regarded me with some strange veneration. The first person that I saw when we reached the house was Marina, who looked at me and murmured some soft words that I could not understand. Then I was sufficed to go to my chamber, and there I passed the rest of tho day prostrated by all that I had undergone. Truly I had come to a land of devils! I would I were a pelican. With high and courtly air, A-walking In the wilderness With ample time to spare, For, though I might not find enough To occupy my brain, I shouldn't have to hurry up And catch an early train. *' Kes," sne answered in a clear, sweei voice that never even quavered, so bold had she become since she learned that her death would be swift and easy. "Yes, I But enough of these damnable insects! At length the morning broke and found me in a sorry plight, for my face was swollen to the size of a pumpkin by the venom of the mosquitoes, and tho rest of my body was in little better case. Moreover, I could not keep myself still because of tbe itching, but must run and jump like a mudman. And where was I to run to through this huge swamp, in which I could see no shelter or Blgn of manf I could not guess, so since I must keep moving I followed tho bank of the river, as I walked disturbing many crocodiles and loathsome snakes. Now, I knew that I could not live long in sach suffering and detenninM to struggle forward (111 I fell down insensible and daatij put an end to my torment*. For an hour or more I went on thus till I came to a pla«j that was clear of bush and reeds. Actum this I skipped and danced, striking with Cny swollen hands at the gnuts which buzzed about my head. Now the end was not far off, for 1 wus exhausted and near to falling, when suddenly I came upon a party of men, brown In color and clothed with white garments, who had beeu fishing in the river. By them on tho water were several canoes in which were loads of merchandise, and they were now engaged in eating. So soon as these men caught sight of me they uttered exclamations in un unknown tongue, and seizing weapons that lay by them, I bows and arrows and wooden clubs set on their side with spikes of flinty glass, they madi toward me as though to kill me. [continued.] Why should a man whose parents three or four generations back lived in trees and hung by their tails from the branches thereof vote in America, not knowing a ringworm from a joint resolution, while the noble mother of statesman and warrior, taxed without representation, remains dumb during the decay of patriotism? I awoko at dawn, much refreshed with sleep, and having washed end clothed myself in tho linen rolxis that wore provided for me I came Into tho large room, where food was given me. Scarcely had I finished my meal when my captor, the cazique, entered, accompanied hj two men whose appearance struck terror to my heart. It countenance they were fierce and horrible. They wore bltvck rooes embroidered with mystic oliavoctcrs in nd. and thoir long THE PASSING OF ISABELLA DE 8IOT7ENZA. CIIAPTEK IX. Silently we went down tho long passage, and as wo went I saw the eyes of the dwellers in this living tomb watch us pass through the gratings of their cell doom. Little wonder that the woman about to die had striven to escape from such a home back to the world of life and lovel Yet for that crime she must perish. Surely God will remember tho doings of such men as theso priests and the nation that fosters them. And indeed he does remember, for where is the splendor of Spain today, and where are the cruel rites she gloried Inf Here in England their fetters are broken forever, and In striving to bind them fast upon us free Englishmen she Is broken also, never to be whole again. —Pick Me Up. A Detroiter who spent tho night at a small stage town in Montana and received his bill after breakfast was more than surprised tofind the amount$l3.50. Hot Appreciated. Wyoming has been for many years a political division of the United States wherein women of suitable age have voted. They have not only had the right, but during my residence there they exercised it. Later I have been It has been said that the advocacy of woman suffrage has always been in the hands of long haired men and short haired women, but I hope that I may be regarded aa a glaring and glossy exception.Now, all this news gave me muctucauso for thought. "Provisions must be pretty high out here?" he queried as be counted out the money. and tangled hair was matted together with some st range substance. These men, whom all present, including the chief, or cazique, seemed to look on with the utmost revorence, glared at me with a fierce glee that made my blood run oold. Ono of them inilo d tore open my white tube and placed • iVi filthy hand upon my hturt, which beat piickly enough, counting its throbs aloud while the other nodded at his words. Aft■rward I learned that he was saying that 1 was very strong. Meanwhile I did this: Going to a notary, I caused him to prepare a deed which I translated Into English. By this deed I vested all my fortune, except 200 pesos that I kept for my own use, in three persons, to hold the same on my behalf till I came to claim It. These three persons were my old master, Dr. Grimstone of Bungay, whom I knew for the honcstcst of men; my sister, Mary Wingflcld, and my betrothed, Lily Bozard. I directed them by this deed, which for greater validity 1, signed upon the Bliip and caused to be witnessed by Captain Bell and two other Englishmen, to deal with the property according to their discretion, investing not less than half of it in the purchase of lands and putting the rest out to interest, which interest, with the rent of the lands, was to be paid to tbe said Lily Bozard for bei own use for so long as she remained unmarried."Waal, no. Purvishuns are both plenty and cheap,'' was the reply of the complacent landlord. While in England I cracked a bonmot which will be remembered in London long after the gilded statue of Prince Albert and the memory of Mrs. Maybrick's case have moldered into oblivion. I had occasion only twice while abroad to open a case of bonmots, and one of these I fonnd damaged, bnt a London humorist, Mr. Odell, was referring one evenir" at a dinner given to me by the archbi op of Canterbury to the loss of bis h "Then hired help must bo very expensive?""Not nigh as expensive as last year." At the far end of a passage we found a stair, down which we passed. At its foot was an iron bound door that the monk unlocked and locked again upon the farther side. Then came another passage hollowed in the thickness of the wall, and a second door, and we were in the place of death. "Maybe they charge a man $5 for a bed out in this country?" persisted the Detroiter in search of information. Glancing round to And tho Interpret® ion of this net upon the faces of those .limit me, my eyes caught those of tlx irl Marina, and there was that In them •iiich left mo In little doubt. Horror and iity weru written there, and I knew thai ■ ime dreadful death overshadowed me. Be«Dre I could do anything, before I could ven think, I was seized ljf the priests, or ■abas, as the Indians name them, and .rugginl from the room, all the household ollowing us cxeept Marina and tho caique. Now I found myself in a great ijuare or market place bordered by many ine houses of stone and lime, and some of mud, which was lining rapidly with a vast number of people, men, women and chll- Iren, who all stared at me as I went toward tho pyramid on the top of which the ire burned. At the foot of this pyramid I Dvas led into a little chamber hollowed out in its thickness, and hero my dress was torn from me by moro priests, leaving me naked except for a cloth about my loins ind a chaplet of bright flowers which was *'t upon my head. In this chamber were three other men—Indians—who, from the horror on their faces, I judged to be also doomed to death. "That would bo highway robbery," blandly replied the landlord as he pocketed the cash. It was a vault low and damp, and the waters of the river washed its outer wall, for 1 could hear their murmurings in the silence. Perhaps the place may have measured 10 paces in length by 8 broad. For the rest its roof was supported by massive columns, and on one side-there was a second door that led to a prison cell. At the farther end of this gloomy den that was dimly lighted by torches and lamps two men with hooded heads and draped in coarse black gowns were at work silently mixing lime that sent up a hot steam upon the stagnant air. By their sides were squares of dressed stone ranged neatly against the end of the vault, and before them was a niche cut in the thickncss of the wall Itself, shaped like a large coffin set upon its smaller end. In front of this niche was placed a massive chair of chestnut wood. I noticed also that two other such coffin shaped niches had been cut in this same wall and filled in with similar blocks of whitish stone. On the face of each was a date graved in deep letters. One had been sealed up some 30 years before and one hard upon a hundred. "Well, is this bill for three meals and lodging, then?" "Mr. Nye," he said, "doubtless LnD. very thin, weak bair, even in his yoctii; but, though I am very, very bald now. I once had beautiful long flowing hair." "Great dogs, bnt what do yon take mo fur?'' exclaimed mine host in great surprise. "Why, no, of course not!" "Errinq sister, have you ought to say before you are silent for evert" have this to say—that I go to my end with a clean heart, for if I have sinned it is against custom and not against God. I broke the vows indeed, but I was forced to take those vows, and therefore they did not bind. I was a woman born for light and love, and yet I was thrust into the darkness of this cloister, there to wither dead in life. And so 1 broke the vows, and I am glad that I have broken them, though It has brought me to this. If I was deceived and my marriage is no marri.-igo before the law, as they tell me now, I knew nothing of it; therefore to me it Is still valid and holy, and on my soul there rests no sin. At the least I have lived, and for 6ome few hours I have been wife and mother, and it is as well to die swiftly in this cell that your mercy has prepared as more slowly In those above. And now for you—I tell you that your wickedness shall find you out, you \\ ho dare to say to God's children, 'Ye shall not love,' and to work murder on them because they will not listen. It shall find you out, I say, and not only you, but the church you serve. Both priest and church shall be broken to gether and shall be a scorn in the mouths of men to come." And now I will tell how it was that 1 came to be saved from the knife. Marina, having taken some liking to me, pitied my sad fate, and being very quick wittod she found a way to rescue me, for when I had been led off to sacrifice she spoke to the cazique, her lord bringing It to his mind that by common report Montezuma, tho emperor of Anahuac, was disturbed as to the Teules, or Spaniards, and desired much to flee one. Now, she said, I was evidently a Teule, and Montezuma would be angered indeed if I were sacrificed In a faroff town instead of being sent to him to sacrifice if he saw fit. To this the cazique answered that the words were wise, but that shu should have spoken them before, for now the priests had got hold of mo, and It was hopeless to save me from their grip. "But I had no extra as I remember." "You didn't? Didn't you hear that row on the sidewalk?" "Ah, sir I" I exclaimed, with ready wit, as I spread a little maple sirup on a truffle and ate it jauntily, "mine, too, Mr. Odell, was long flowing, but now it is long fled." I lifted up my hands praying for mercy, and seeing that I was unarmed and helpless the men laid down their arus ai d addressed me. 1 shook my head tC show that I could not understand and ;iolntetl first to the sea and then to my swollen features. They nodded, and going to one of the canca a man brought from it a paste of a brown color and aromatic smell. Then by signs ho directed me to remove such garments as remained on me, the fashion of which seemed to puzzle them greatly. This being done, they proceeded to anoint-my body with the paste, the touch of which gave me a most blessed relief Crom my intolerable itchin? and burning and, moreover, rendered *Dy flesh distasteful to the insects, for after that they plagued me little. Also with the deed I executed a will by which I devised the most of my property to Lily Bozard, should she be unmarried at the date of my death, and the residue to my sister Mary. In the event of the marriage or death of Lily, tlDen the whole was to pass to Mary and her heirs. "Yes, I heard a row." "And wasn't a man shot right at the door?" ["Flowing" and "fled" of course being used interchangeably to make the wit more pungent, but, as the reader will 9ee, in utter defiance of the actual sense of the words. The wit of the remark is ■» all fired subtle that some of the clergy were at sea for some time, and even be,'an the service generally used at sea, when all at once the thin sparkle and ' lelicate fizz of the joke flashed like a Damascus blade, as it were, through the opaque atmosphere, so that the archbishop laughed heartily and slapped me on the back like everything.] But, by way of conclusion, let me say one word (for I find that nothing is better for that purpose). We may be, after all, better off without woman suffrage. Perhaps a majority of that sex would "Why, I heard a shot, but made no inquiries.'' These two documents being signed and sealed, I ilAivered them, together with all my treasure and other foods, into the keeping of Captain Bell, charging him solemnly to hand litem and my possessions toDr Grimstone of n-vy, by whom he would be liberally ruuar... iD. This ho promised to do, though i;C* i.ntil he had urged me almost with tears to accompany them myself."And hain't there two dead menlyin alongside the barn fur you to look at as you go out?" "I presume so, but what has all this to do with the size of my bill?" queried the Detroiter. IN WYOMING. told that offensive loud talkers, who desired to boss the job because they claimed to belpng to the female sex. have made the measure less popular, but during the years I lived among the voters and votresses of Wyoming I am compelled to say that election day was one of the calmest and sweetest of the whole year. "Everything, sir! The boys knew you was a stranger to the county and got up a row fur your benefit. It's $5 hotel bill and $8.50 fur the killin's, and if you aro the man to kick on that you'd better head away fur home and a one boss town'"—Detroit Free Press. With the gold and deeds I sent several letters, to my father, my sister, my broth er, Dr. Grimstone, Squire Bozard and lastly to Lily herself. In theso letters I gave an account of my life and fortunes since I had come to Spain, for I gathered that others which I had sent had never roiiehed England, and told them of my resolution to follow Garcia to the ends of the earth. ''Nay," answered Marina, "therols this to be said. Quetzal, tho god to whom this Teule Is to be offered, was a white man. [Quetzal, or more properly Quctcalcoatl, was the divinity who Is fabled to have taught the natives of Anahuac all the useful arts, Including those of government and policy. He was white skinned and dark haired. Finally he sailed from the shores of Anahuac for tho -fabulous country of Tlapallan in a bark of serpents' skins. But before he sailed he promised that he would return again with a numerous progeny. This promlso was remembered by the Aztecs, and It was largely on account of It that the Spaniards were enabled to conquer the country, for they were wupposed to be his descendants. Perhaps Quetzalcoatl was a Norseman! Vide sagas of Eric the Red and of Thorflnn Karlsefne. ] And it may well happen that this man Is one of his children. Will It pleaisc the god that his child should be offered to hlmf At the least, If the god is not angered, Montezuma will certainly be wroth and wreak a vengeance on you and the priests." When I was anointed, they offered me food—fried fish and taken of meal, together with a in out delicious hot drink covcred with a brown and foaming froth that 1 learned to know afterward as chocolate When I had finished eating, having talked awhile together in low tones, they mo tlonetl mo to enter one of the cacoca, giv lng me mats to lie on. I obeyed, and tlin* other men came with me, for the canoe was large. One of these, a very grave man with a gentle face and manner, whom 1 took to bo the chief of the party, sat down opposite to me, the other two plncinp themselves in the IkDw and stern of thC boat, whicli they drove along by means ol paddles. Then wo started, followed bj three other canoes, onCl before we hail gon a mile utter weariness overpowered mo and I fell asleep. Presently a drum began to beat high above us, and wo were taken from the chamljer and placed in a procession of many priests, I being the first among the victims. Then the priests set up a chant, and we began the aicent of a pyramid, following a road that wound round and round its bulk till it ended on a platform at its summit, which may have measured 40 paces in the square. Hence the view of the surrounding country was very fine, hut in that hour I scarcely noticed it, having no care for prospects, however picas iiiR. On the farther side of the platform were two wooden towers 60 feet or so In height. These were the temples ot the gods—Huitzel, god of war, and Quetzal, god of the air—whose hideous effigies, carved in stone, grinned at us through the open doorways. In the chambers of these temples stood small altars, and on the altars were large dishes of gold, containing the hearts of those who bad been sacrificed on the yesterday. These cli&mbers, moreover, were incrusted with every sort of filth. In front of the temple* stood the altar whereon the fire burned eternally, and liefore it was a hog Itackod block of black marble of the size of at) Inn drinking table, and a great carven stone shaped like a wheel, measuring some 10 feet across, with a copper ring In Its center. These inen were the only occupants of the vault when we entered it, but presently a sound of soft and solemn singing stole down the second passage. Then the door was owned, the mason monks ceased laboring at the heap «£ lima, and tnc sounu of singing grew louder, so that I "could catch the' refrain. It was that of a Latin hymn for the dying. Next through the open door came the choir, eight veiled nuns walking two by two, and ranging themselves on either side of the vault they ceased their singing. After them followed the doomed woman, guarded by two more nuns, and last of all a priest bearing a crucifix. This man wore a black robe, and his thin, half frenzied face was un covered. All these and other things I noticed and remembered, yet at the time It seemed to me that I saw nothing cxcept the figure of the victim. 1 knew her again, although 1 had seen licr but once in the moonlight. She was changed Indeed; her lovely face was fuller, and the great, tormented eyes 6hone like stars against Its waxen pallor, relieved by the carmine of her lips alone. Still it was the same face that some months before I had seen lifted In entreaty to her false lover. Now her tall shape was wrapped about with grave clothes, over which her black hair streamed, and in her arms she bore a sleeping babe that from time to time she pressed convulsively to her breast. Probably Not. Old Mr. Williams was subject to fits of what ho called "righteous anger" on slight provocation, and at such times, as ho was naturally talkative, his tongue often ran away with him. I went to Wyoming impregnated with the idea that woman did not wish to vote, and even if she did she war unfitted for the job. I came r eight years satisfied that she is capable of exercising this rigl. and that she feels its importai solenloify even more. aa man, :e and .'SssSSw mSml. a woman '• as l»er »hey went JH tched and v ~|H :nt rested ! ellowciti- &u.4rf- ', justice of •'Others," I wrote lo Lily, "may think me a madman thus to postpone or perchance to lose a happiness which I desire above anything on earth, but you who understand my heart will not blame me, however much you may grieve for my decision. I could never be happy even at your side if I abandoned my search now. First must come the toil and then the rest; first the sorrow and then the joy. Do not fear for me. I feel that I shall live to return again, and if I do not return at; least I am able to provide for you in such fashion that you need never be married against your will, While Do Garcia lives I must follow hijn." '•She is distraught," said the Domini can as a sigh of fear and wonder went round the vault, "and blasphemes in her madness. Forget her words. Slirive her, brother, swiftly, ere she adds to them." "There's Square Peters' son," he roared to his gentle little wife. "Wuthlesa feller t' be writin books about furrin lands 'stid o' stayin t' hum, whar he b'longs. The square showed me one o' his books t'other day—all about Spain 'twas; bound in red silk an sprinkled thick with picters. 'Edition de Looks,' the square called it, an I rcckon there's more looks than sense in it, truo enough. Then the black robed, keen eyed priest came to her, and holding the cross before her face began to mutter I know not what. But she arose from the chair and thrust the crucifix aside. She also shows excellent tasl ment and knowledge of men. office there seven years myself. But, seriously, why shouldn't know whom to vote for aa y, husband? Moreover, she is freer the thrall CDf machine politiC- women of Wyoming did not pu tention to caucuses, but when to the polls they had a sera mutilated ballot Inside the glov knowledge of how their vote v between themselves and God •'Peace!" she said. '"I will not be shriven by such as you. I take my sins to God and not to you—you who do murder in tho name of Christ!" I awoke much refreshed, having slept many hours, for now the sun was setting, and was ustonished to lind tho grave look lng man, my companion In the canoe, keeping watch over my sleep and warding the gnats from me with a leafy branch. His kindness seemed to show that I wa* in no danger of ill treatment, and my fears on thut pojnt being set at rest I began to wonder as to what strange land 1 had come and who its people might be. Boon, however, I gave over, having nothing to build on, and observed tho scenery instead. Now wo were paddling up a smaller river than the one on the banks of which I had been cast away and wero no longer In the midst of mankos, The fanatic heard, and a fury took him. "I toll yo what 'tis," concluded Mr. Williams, roaring still louder as liis wife remained silent, "I ain't got no opinion o' secli goin's on. Eight dollars was the price o' that book, an I wouldn't buy it. Why," said the old man, bringing his hand down on the arm of his chair, "I wouldn't buy that book if I was starv in I No, sir!''—Youth's Companion. ''Then go unshriven down to hell, you and heliamed her by ill names and struck her in the face with the ivory crucifix.And here I may state that those letters and everything else that I sent came safely to Yarmouth. Now, whon the cazlque henid this he saw that Marina spoke truth, and hurrying up the teocalli he caught the knife as it was in the act of falling upon me. At first the head priest was angered and called out thai this was sacrilege, and when the cazique had told him his'mind he understood that he would do wisely not to run a risk of the wrath of Montezuma. So I was loosed and led Into the sanctuary, and when I came out the paba announced to the people that the god had declared me to be one of his children, and It was for this reason that then and thereafter they treated me with reverence. And now Lily wept—first for joy because of my good fortune and then for sorrow because I hud not come with my treasure, and when lie had seen all and heard the deeds read by virtue of which Lily was a rich woman whether I lived or died the squire, her father, swore aloud and said that he had always thought well of me and klbMfld his daughter, wishing her joy of Iter The Dominican bade hiin ceac« his re vilings angrily enough, but Isabella de Siguenza wip«l her bruised brow and laughed aloud a dreadful laugh to hear. Whether my wife voted foi me when I was called by my ' zens to accept the portfolio o. the peace will never be known till t. UTeat big diary of the recording angel itread alond after Gabriel's mnsical selection. But whichever way she voted 1 am ready to abide by it. All theso things I remembered afterward, though at the time I scarcely seemed to see them, for hardly wore wo arrived at tho platform when I was seized and draggod to the whoel shaped stone. Here a hide girdle was put round my waist and secured to the ring by a rope long enough to enable me to run to the edge of the stone and no farther. Then a flint pointed spear was given to me and spears were given also to the two captives who accompanied me, and It was made clear to me by signs that I must fight with them, It lDeing their part to leap upon the stone and mine to defend it. Now I thought that if I could kill those two poor creatures perhnps I myself should be allowed to go free, and so to save my life I prepared to take theirs if I could. Presently the head priest gave a signal commanding tho two men to attack me, but they were so lost in foar that they did not even stir. Then the priests IDegaii to flog them with leather girdles till at length, crying out with pain, tboy ran at me. One reached the stone and leaped upon it a little before the other, and I stuck tho spear through his arm. Instantly he dropped his weapon and fled, and the other man fled also, for there was no fight In them, nor would any flogging bring them to face me again. '•Now I see that you are a coward also," she Raid. . '-Priest, this Is my last prayer, that you may also perish at the hands of fanatics and wore terribly than I die tonight."A Scheme That Failed. On the threshold of her tomb Isabella dc Siguenza paused and looked round wildly as though for help, scanning each of the silent watchers to find a friend among them. Then her eye fell upon the niche, and the heap of smoking lime, and the men who guarded It, and she shuddered and would have fallen had not those who attended her led her to the chair and placed her in it—a living corpse. A. LATE PORTRAIT O? BILL NYE, THE HAIR- Then thev hurried her into the place prepared for her, and she spoke again: "Give me to drink, for wo thirst, ray babe and II" luck. In short, all were pleased except my brother, who left the house without a word and straightway took to evil courses. But all talked loudly of my madness becauso I would not abandon the chase of iny enemy, but chose to follow him to the far Indies, though Squiro Bozard took comfort from the thought that whether I lived or died the money was still his daughter's. Only Lily spoke up for me, saying: ''Thomas has sworn an oath, and he does well to keep it, for his honor is at stako. Now I go to wait until he comes to inc In this world or the next." On either side of us was open land, or rather land that would have been open had It not boon for tho great trees, larger than tho largest oak, which grow upon it, some of thorn of surpassing beauty. Up these trees climbed creepers that hung like ropes even from tho topmost boughs, and among them were many strange and gorgeous flowering plants that seemed to cling to tho bark as muss clings to a wall. In their branches also sat harsh voiced birds of brilliant colors and apes that barked and chattered at us as we wont. LESS ADVOCATE. aot accept or exercise the right if they lad it, and to have any kind of a right ind not exercise it, allowing it perhaps to stand around and eat its head off, is folly of the rankest kind, bnt I am here to say that it is none the less a right, and no one has ever yet offered an argument against it that would stand for one moment without a whalebone inserted in its back. Moreover, the exercise of this right is no more unladylike nor disgusting, if properly conducted, than for the seraphim to meander through the firmament without chaperons. The first question asked naturally by those interested in this question is, Can women go to the dirty, nasty polls and vote without losing their self respect? Now I saw the abbess enter that passage whence the victim had been led. Presently she came back bearing a cup of water in her hand and with it a loaf of bread, and I knew by her mien that my draft was in the water. But of what befell afterward I cannot say certajtoly, for I prayed the Dominican to open the door by which we had entered the vault, and passing through it I stood dazed with horror at some distance. Awhile went by, I do not know bow long, till at length I saw the abbess standing before me, a lantern in her hand, and she was sobbing bitterly. [TO BE CONTIITUED.] This question is easily answered. Women who respect themselves are respected most everywhere they go, and the polls in Wyoming, as I remember them, were as quiet and orderly as the vestibule of a high church. The reason is verj simple. If I am running for office anC dependent on woman's vote, am I goinj to allow my friends or my party to offenc her in the slightest degree? Not so Ion;, as reason continues to remain seated 01 her throne. TWO SNAKE8. Now the dreadful rites began. The Dominican father stood before her and recited her offense and the sentence which had been passed upon her, which doomed her'"to be left alone with God and the child of your sin, that he may deal with you as lie sees fit." [Lest such cruelty should seem impossible and unprecedented, the writer may mention that in the museum of the city of Mexico he has seen the desiccated bodjr of a young woman which was found Immured in the walls of a religious building. With it Is the body of an infant. Although the exact cause of her execution remains a matter of conjecture, there can Ijo no doubt us to the manner of her death, for in addition to other evidences the marks of the rope with which her limbs were liound in life are distinctly visible. Such in those days were the mercies of religion!] The Dog—I'll frighten the life out ot that kid. One of Thorn, Though, Did Not Know M Much as the Other. The drummer had just finished a rather remarkable snake story as he sat in the count 17 store after he had sold a bill of goods, and a countryman, with some young pullets to sell, had been listening. The drummer's story was about a nnake of his acquaintance which had a habit of stealing eggs. He would go out and load up on them, swallowing them whole, and then climb a tree, fall off and break the shells, and his digestion would do the rest. The countryman looked at tho drummer with some degree of doubt when the story was finished, but ho never questioned its voraciousness. Just us tho sun set over all this strange new scene the canoes camo to a landing place built of timber, and we disembarked. Now it grew dark suddenly, and all I could discover was that I was being led along a good road. Presently we reached a gate, which, from tho barking of dogs and the numbers of people who thronged about it, I judged to be the entrance to a town, and passing it we advanced down a long street with houses on either side. At the doorway of tho last house my companion halted, and taking mo by tho hand led me into a long, low room lit with lamps of earthonwuro. Hero some women camo forward and kissed him, while others, whom I took to bo servants, saluted him by touching the floor with ono hand, Soon, however, all eyes wore turned on me, and many eager questions wero asked of tho chief, of which I could only guess tho purport.CHAPTER X. THS LAND OF MONTEZUMA. As it chanced, a large Spanish carafe named Las Cinque Liagas, or The Five Wounds, was about to sail for Hispaniola, and having obtained a license to trade I took passage in her under my assumed name of D'Aila, passing myself off as a merchant. To further this deception I purchased goods to the value of 105 pesos, and of such nature ns I was Informed were most readily salable In the Indies, which merchandise I shipped with me. The vessel was full of Spanish adventurers, mostly ruffians of varied career and vtrange history, but none the less good companions enough when not in drink. By this time I could speak Castilian so perfectly and was so Spanish in appearance, that it was not difficult for me to pass myself off as ono of their natioa, and this I did, inventing a feigned tale of my parentage and of the reasons that led me to tempt the seas. For the rest, now, as ever, I kept my own counsel, and notwithstanding my reserve, for I would not mingle in their orgies, I soon Itecame well liked by my comrades, chiefly liecause of my skill In ministering to their sicknesses. "All is done," she said. "Nay, have no fear, the draft worked well. Before ever a stone was laid mother and child slept 6ound. Alas for her soul who died unrepentant and nnslirlven!" It is the same with all candidates am" their friends. They do not allow anj one to get within a block of the ballot box who isn't polite, silent and clean. Did you ever see a lady drive up to the postoffice and get a money order? The process is not so easy as voting because there is no law to keep other people 40 feet away from the money order window, but it is very much the same as voting where women have and exercise the right. P. S.—A friend of mine after reading the above says that the fact of my having been triumphantly elected to office for seven years where woman suffrat prevailed is rather an argument agaii the measure, for it would go to sb Dw that their logic too often becomes su ■- iervient to their love of the beautiful. but I prefer to think that their support in my own case was due solely to my sterling qualities of mind and heart, and not to my frail but fatal beauty. "Alas for the souls of all who have shared in this night's work," I answered. "Now, mother, let me hence, and may we never meet again!" Seeing that they could not make them bravo, the priests determined to have done with them. Amid a great noise of musio and chanting, he whom I had smitten was seized and dragged to tho hog backed block of marble, which in truth was a stone of sacrifice. On this he was cast down, breast upward, and hold so by five priests, two gripping his hands, two his legs and one his head. Then, having donned a scarlet cioaK, tno neaa priest, tno same wno nao felt my heart, uttered some kind of prayer, and raising a curved knife of tho flintlike glass or itztli struck open tho poor wretch's breast at a single blow and made the ancient offering to the sun. So soon lis I could clear my i.Cind somewhat of all that I had seen and heard in hat dreadful vault I began to consider the ' ircumstanccs in which I found myself. "Some snakes is different to that, mister," ho said very earnestly "One on my place was. He was a snake like tho one you spoke of, only he didn't have half tho sense. Snakes is a good deal like rneu in that way. Well, this feller hadn't the habit uv stealin aigs, but he run acrost a nest one day, and without askin any questions he upr. and gwallers six whole aigs. That filled him up purty nice and snug, and he went back to his den under the barn without ever once thinkin about breakin the shells like your snake done. That's where your'n had the bulge ou him To all of this she ser-ued to pay no heed nor to the exhortation thut followed. At length he ceased, with a sigh, and turning to xne said: First, however, I inquired secretly and diligently as to the truth of the sUUtiiieiil that De Garcia had sailed for the Indies, and to be brief, having the clew, I discovered that two days after the date of the duel I had fought with him a mun answering to DeGarcla's description, though There are a good many men in the United States who believe that education injures the negro. They are the same kind of philosophers who fear to give the ballot to their wives. Of course there is a difference in wives. I've seen wives I wouldn't want to give the ballot to. I wouldn't want to give them anything unless it might be 80 days or something like that, but a man ought not to get socially mixed up with a companion who doesn't know enough to vote. "Draw nearer to this sinner, brother, and speak with her before it is too late." B. N Then he bade ail present gather themselves at the fur end of the vuult that our talk might be overheard, and they did so without wonder, thinking doubtless that I was a monk sent to confess the doomed woman. When all had gazed their fill, supper was served, a rich meal of many strange meats, and of this I was invited to partake, which I did, seated on a mat and eating of the dishes that wero placed upon tho ground by the women. Among these I noticed ono girl who far surpassed all tho others In grace, though none were unpleasing to tha eye. She was dark Indeed, but her features wore regular and her eyes fine. Her figure was tall and straight, and the sweetness of her face added to the charm of her beauty. I mention this girl here for two reasons—first, because she saved mo once from sacrifice and once from torture, and, secondly, because she was nono othor than that woman who afterward became known as Murina, tho mistress of Cortes, without whose aid he hud never conquered Mexico. But at this timo she did not guess that it was her destiny to bring her country of Anahuac beneath the cruel yoke of the Spaniard. Glbba Warn Sarpriaed. Gibba was a commercial traveler and bad gone on a Journey to the north. ▲ few days afterward the Gibbs household was Increased by one—a boy. As the mother was very 111, the doctor was requested to write out a telegram informing Gibbs of the addition to his family, and ilso his wife's illness, and asking him to return home with as little delay as possible."What'er matter, doggy?"—Life. oeanng a ainerent name, naa snipped from Seville In a carak bound for the Canary islands, which carak was there to await the arrival of the fleet sailing for Hispaniola. Indeed from various circumstances I had little doubt that the man was none other than Do (iarcla himself, which, although I had not thought of it before, was not strange, seeing that then, as now, the Indies were the refuge of half the desperadoes and villains who could no longer llvo in Spain. Thither then I made up my mind to follow him, consoling myself a little by tho thought that at least I Ihould see now and wonderful countries, though how new and wonderful they were I did not guess. Damaged In Transit. Lientenaut (to his orderly)—Take ftil bonqnet at once to Fraulein Paula. Say I beg her to accept it as a feeble token of my affection. So I drew near, with a beating heart, and bending over her I spoke in her ear. As ho did this all the multitude Id the place below, in full view of whom this bloody game was played, prostrated thein- '■Listen to me, Isabella de Siguenza!" 1 said, und as I uttered the name she started wildly. "Where is that De Garcia who deceived and deserted youf" Of our voyage to tho Indies much could 1)0 written nfter tho manner of sea tides, most of all of Do (iarcla, whom I encountered on a Spanish slaveship, where I found refuge after the loss of tho carak, near the port of Santo Domingo. But I hasten now to write of my fortunes, lxith evil and good, and of my trlids on account of De Garcia in the land of Montezuma, and of her whose story I have long delayed, Montezuma's daughter. From tho power of De Gurcia, for ho was an officer in that abominable slaveship, I escaped by leaping into the sea. "Well, he couldn't digest them aigs to save his life, and they staid right with him. Snakes kin go a long time without eatin, and about three weeks after this snake I'm tellin about had swallered them aigs I happened to ketch him layin out in the sun by the barn, and the fust thing he knowed I had cut him in two with a hoe about six inches from bis sliouldor blades. I slung the bead part into the hogpen and picked up the tail end to do tho same way with it, whon, dod rot my buttons, if half ft dozen jist hatched chickens didn't come tumblin out. Well, it skeert me at fust, but I braced, up in a minute, and knowin somethin about snakes I made up my mind that them chickens was the result uv undiget-fcsd aigs, and, dog my cats, mister, ef it wan't so, 'cause mother told me about missin them six aigs. Them's tho very pullets out thar in the coop now, and ef you don't believe me you kin come out and look at 'em yourself. " Orderly (to Fraulein Paula)—The herr lieutenant sends you this bouquet and asks you to kindly accept this token of his feoblo affection. —Gomeinnutziges. I've known many and many a man, gentle reader, who could well afford to give bis proxy to his wife while he spends a few valuable years at the foolhonse.This was done, and the telegram was given to the servant to send off. That intelligent girl, being unable to read, put the message in lior pocket and forgot ull about it. The next duy (jlbbs paid a flying visit home and was gratified to And his wife and family going on nicely. After staying at home a few hours he took his departure without anything having been said about the telegram, which his wife naturally supposed ho had received. ''How have you learned his true name?" she answered. ''Not even torture would have wrung it from me, as you know." *'1 am no monk, and I know nothing. 1 am that man who fought with De Garcia on the night when you were taken, and who would have killed him had you not seized niA." Another Chance. In Wyoming it was customary for the strongest and ablest party to secure all the available carriages, horses, hacks hansoms, landaus, victorias, wagons, wagonettes, etc., long before election, in order to convey the women to the polls quickly and pleasantly, but later the ladies decided to walk and thus feel no obligation to either party. Scribble—Did you see anything of a bundle of a manuscript I had marked "1877?" "At the lra*t I waved Llxn—that la toy comfort bow I" Now, It remained for mo to dispose of the wealth which had come to me suddenly. While I was wondering how I could place It in safety till my return I heart] by chance that the Adventuress of Dartmouth, the same ship In which I had come to Hpain a year before, was again In the port of Cadiz, and I bethought me that the best thing I could do with the gold and other articles of value would l»e to ship them to England, there to lie held in trust for me. 80, having dispatched a message to my friend, the captain of the Adventuress, that I had freight of value for him, I made preparations to depart from Seville with such speed as I might, and to this end I sold my benefactor's house, with many of the effects, at a price much lDelow their worth. The most of the books and plate, together with some other articles, I kept, and packing them in cases I caused them to be transported down the river to Cadiz, to the care of those same agents to whom I had received letters from the Yarmouth merchants. Mrs. Scribble—No. Anything im portant? "Isabella de Rlguenza," I said, "lam *our friend, the best you ever had and the last, as you shall learn presently. Tell me where this man is, for there Is that between us which musfbe settled." From the moment of my entry I saw that Murina, as I will call her, for her Indian name is too long to be written, took pity on my forlorn state and did what lay im her power to protect me from vulgar curiosity and to minister to my wants. It was she who brought mo water to wash In, and a clean robe of linon replace my foul unit tat.tnmri imrmenta. and a cloak fashioned of bright leathers tor my shoulders.Scribble—There were some 17 year locust jokes in it. I thought I might try 'em on again.—Harlem Life. A day or two after he had gone the servant found the message in her pocket, and after consulting her favorite Bobby she decided to send it off at once without saying a word to any one about the delay. That night Gibbs, upon returning to hia hotel, was horrified when the following telegram, bearing that day's date, was placed in his hand: In a drifting barrel I floated away when the murderous slaves thought tho sharks were making food of me, and from death by starving I was spared through a fish that I snatched from the talons of a gull and devoured raw. Tho hard wood and Iron bands of my tub shielded me from the teeth of a ravenous shark, and in it I floated through the breakers to the short's of a lowly lying land and into tlie mouth of a great river. At length, when the barrel drifted in not more than four feet of water, I slid down from it, and wading to the bank cast myself at length there to rest and thank God, who had preserved me miraculously. Then I staggered to my feot and walked along the liank of tho river till I came to a JkjoI of rainwater, which on the tasting proved to be sweet5 and good. I drank, weeping for joy at the taste of the water, drank till I could drink 110 more, and let those who have stood in such a plight remember what water was to them, for no wonls of mine can tell it. After I had drunk and washed the brine from my face and lxidy and been thus refreshed I cast myself down to sleep in the •hade of a bush bearing white flowers, for I was utterly outworn. Of course wicked, naughty women vote if they get the chance. This is true of low, coarse men too. In fact, the soiled and sin stained soul seems called upon to vote earlier and oftener than the purer one. J. ins is true wun ikhq sexes, and it is all the more important, therefore, that they should not outvote the good, the true and the beautiful. , ''If you are my friend, weary mo no more. I do not know where ho la. Months ago he went whither you will scarcely follow, to the farther Indies, but you will never find him there." Postponed, "Robbie, did you ask God to make you a better lDoy?" Bobbie—I will next month. "Why not now?" "Another addition, a son. Your wife is very ill. Return at once." "Another!" he gasped. "Great JupiteW Impossible!" "It may ho that I shall, and If It should" so chance, say, have you any message for this man?" "What's the use when the water's just right for swinimiu?"—Chicago Inter Ocean. When supper was done, a mat was given me to sleep on In a little room apart, and here I lay dpwn, thinking that, though I might be lost forever to my own world, at least I had fallen among a people who were gentle and kindly, and, moreover, as I saw from many tokens, no savages. One thing, however, disturbed me—I discovered that, though I was well treated, also I was a prisoner, for a man armed with a copper spear slept across the doorway of my little room. Before I lay down I looked through the wooden bars which served as a protection to tho window place and saw that the house stood upon the border of a large open space, in the midst of which a great pyramid towered a hundred feet or mom into the air. On the too of this pyramid was a building of stone which I took to be a temple, and rightly, in front of which a Are burned. Marveling what the purpose of this great work might be, and in honor of what faith it was erected, I went to sleep. "None—yes, this: Tell him how we died, bis child and his wife. Tell him that I did my Ixsst. to hide his namo from the priests lest some like fate should befall him." It is true now and then that bad ladies will vote if they have a chance, but we who know that the good ladies outnumber them 1,000 to 1 are not afraid on that account to extend and divide with our wives and 6isters this solemn rU;ht. We allow our wives aud sisters to go to church for us and pray for us while we go fishing. Why not let them vote for us? We allow our daughters and their mothers to intercede for us at the throne of grave. Why not let them represent us at the polls also? He rushed to the station and took the next train home, and dashing into the house in a state of frenzy demanded to know what had happened. The servant confessed all. The next day there was a vacancy for an intelligent, honest girl at Gibbs' establishment.—London Tit-Bits. Making It All Klelit. Struck open the poor wretch'» breast and made the ancient offering to the nun. selves, remaining on their knees till the offering had been thrown Into the golden censer before the statue of the god Hulteel. Thereon the horrible priests, casting themselves on the lDody, carried it with shouts to the edge of the pyramid, or teocalll, and rolled it down the steep sides. At the foot of the slope it was lifted and borne away by certain men who were waiting, for what purpose I did not know at thut time. Clerk—I would like to have my salary raised. Boggs gets #(! more than me, and he doesu't do any more .work. It's unjust "I'll giyCv* yon the price of your pallets if you'll Rwcar to that story before a notary public," said the drummer and weut out before giving the man a chance to earn the tuoney. —Detroit Free Preen. "Is that all?" "Yes—no, it is not all. Tell him that I passed away loving and forgiving." Employer—Yes, it is unjust. I'll reduce Boggs' salary $0.—Philadelphia Record. "My time is short," I said. ,-Awake and listen." For having spoken thus she seemed to be sinking into a lethargy "I was the assistant of that Andres de Fonseca whose oounsel you put aside to your ruin, and I have given a certain drug to the abbess yonder. When she offers you the cup of water, see that you drink and drink deep, you and tbe child. If so, none shall ever die more happily. Do you understand?"Rnm, He took her ha»4 gently in his. This being done, I followed thither myself, taking the bulk of niy fortune with mo in gold, which I hid artfully in numerous packages. And Driving Fut Too. Anxious to Hide Now. Clara—I am going to ask papa to get me a bicycle. They were affianced, aud there wu no kick coming oa the score of conventionality.Snowy—I saw you this morning riding home from a funeral. Slushy—How did you know I was at a funeral? I came to Cadis in safety and without loss of any of my goods or gold, and taking boat proceeded on board the Adventuress, where I found her captain, whose name was Bell, in good health and very glad to see me. What pleased me more, however, was that ho had three letters for me, one from my father, one from my sister Mary and one from my betrothed, Lily Bozard, the only letter I ever received from her. The contents of these writings were not altogether pleasing, however, for I learned from them that my father was in broken health and almost bedridden, and Indeed, though I did not know It for many years after, he died In Dltchlngham ehurch upon the very day I received his fetter. It was short and sad. and in it he said he sorrowed much that he had allowed me to go upon my mission, since he should see me no more and could only commend Scarcely was the first victim dead when the second was seized and treated In a like fashion, the multitude prostrating themselves as before. And then last of all came my turn. I felt myself seized and my senses swam, nor did I recover them till I found myself lying on the accursed stone, the priests dragging at my limbs an»J head, my breast strained upward till the skin was stretched as tight as that of a drum, while over me stood the human devil in liis red mantlis, the glass knife in his hand. Never shall 1 forget his wicked face, maddened with the lust for blood, or tSe ghire In his eyes us he tossed back his jnatted locks. But he did not strike at once; he gloated over me, pricking me with thi point of his knife. It seemed to me that I lay there for years while tho paba aimed and pointed with the knife, but at Mother—Have you consulted the doctor?But women are peculiar, of course, from a man's standpoint. For instance, there can be no law passed to prevent a ewe necked woman with gothic shoulder blades and a bloodshot nose jf she should desire to vote, but other ladies should not get mad and remain at home because this kind of voter makes herself offensive and votes. Neither should the good woman remain at home because the wealthy Mrs. Dewflieker does. If woman accepts one-half of man's duty as a patriot mid as a good citizen, not only as a taxpayer, but as a voter, she should be as faithful to the discharge of that duty as she is to the d ischarge of his entire moral and religious obligations, which she seems now to attend to almost entirely."I will always," he murmured, "be at hand to shield thee in the great straggle of life." Snowy—I counted six in the hack.— South Boston News. Clara—No, but I have consulted a dressmaker.—Good News. When I opened my eyes again, It was night, and doubtless I should have slept on through many hours had it not been for a dreadful itch and pain that took me in every part till at length I sprang up and cursed in my agony. At first I was at a loss to know what occasioned this torment till I oeroelved that the air was alive with gnatllke insects which mado a singing noise, and then settling on jny flosh sucked blood and spat poison into the wound at one and the same time. These droadful Insects tho Spaniards name mosquitoes, Nor were they tlie only flies, for hundreds of other creatures no bigger than a pin's head had fastened onto 1110 like bulldogs to a baited bear, boring their heads Into the I flesh, where in tho end they cause festers. She gazed earnestly into his loving eyes. 4,Yes, yes," she gasped, "and may blessings rest upon you for the gift. Now I am no more afraid, for I have long desired to die—It was the way I feared.'' "Then farewell, and God be with you, on happy woman." An Apparent Impossibility. "The human frame is truly wonderfully and fearfully made, isn't it?" "How's that?" Every Man Knows This. "No"  On the morrow I was to learn, Tom—What do you carry a matchsafe for? I never find one of any use. She seemed not to be aware that ha •tarted -violently at the word. Here it may be convenient for me to state, what I did not discover till afterward, that I was In tho city of TalDaseo, the capital of one of the southern provinces of Anahuac, which is situated at a distance of some hundreds of miles from the central cltv of Tenoctitlan. or Mexico. The river where I had been cast away was the Rio do Tabasco, where Cortes landed in the following year, and my host, or rather my captor, was the cazlque, or chief, of Tabasco, the same man who subsequently riresHiitad Marina to Cortes. Dick—I do. It's the one plaeo in all my pockets where I know I needn't look when I'm hunting for a match.— Chicago Record. "I must insist on going to bargain sales alone. You would only be in the way." "Farewell," she answered softly, "but call me not unhappy who am about to die thus easily with that I love." And she glanced at the sleeping babe. "I just read about a man who had a chill yesterday in New York."—Chicago Record. Even as she spoke her face kindled with the excitement of the fray.—Detroit Tribute. Then I drew back and stood with bent head, spci£7ng no word. Now the Dominican motioned to all to take the places where they stood before and asked her, "Erring sister, have yon aught to say before you ftre silent forever?" "Hew did you come to make friend.* with that horrid Mrs. Scratch?" Her Revenge. Preposterous. Celebrated Lawyer—Now, tell mo honestly, did you rob that bank? Ignorant of K« touchers. "Why, she had an imported gown that fitted her horribly, and I wanted a chance to tell her of it—Chicago Inter Ocean. Miss Beauti—How do you like my new photograph? Client (in disgust)—Of course I did. Do yer s'pose I'd lDe able to retain you if I didn't?—'Tit-Bits. Little Girl—It's perfectly lovely. Did you really sit for it yourself?—Good