The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-08-12 00:00:00

FOOD AND HARVBST PROBPSGTB.

Mr. Yates ...reason, the well-kaows authority, node
to On noose • review of the food papoose of the
cermet 7501 00 far at they are likely to be inflosseed
by the present harvest, not merely here, but a* all
Aneat sour**, of supply. After gleacdne at foesign
w heat- prod snag coda tries, the summary of shish briap
him S. an opiates, personally, that On 'ursine one-
producing canonise will have this year • full supply,
or, to other words, that produstion will tally equal
consumption without any @penal 4.fiat4on of value, Mr.
Jeckson deals with linglond, its probable crop. sad
coesoquent wants —"1 attach less importances to the
area sows with wheel theta to the time of mediae.
This has been so irregular that the wheat-shesf of 1873
Is thri growth of ten, dee, eight, sores end air months,
aod will, therefor*, b. of irregular sad uesertala
development. Mersover, I have an unfavourable °pintos
of the whole crop thus far, sines in sty Lid it lb the
eroeption to lad an ear that is oot defective from
vermin or the drone of frost Ose aide of the nor M
fen, the other defective Ito 29 per coot. Against Lisle
the residue of healthy plump grains is remarkable, and
I conldeotly look for 10 ers. of this year's whist to
produce the tame quantity of floor as did 11 qrs. la
1872. la fairly good ears there are 40 to 50 grotae—s
numbs( that is certainly • defining ou • good crop of
15 to 20 per coot. Leaf yen I estimated the stop
defieteeny st 15 per osat; I now believe it was mon.
seedy 25 per oeet. °unopened with last yew. I
°ortolan believe this year's atop nodoute,.edly the beet.
Huntiogdoo Linooln, Norfolk, porta of Kent, Surrey,
sad Cambridge are likely to get in averse. yield, sad
they are Important 000toties ; parts of IL.at Sussex.
Suffolk, and liner at. very doggie:lent Probably the
wheat crop of 1873 erW take lam room to stook than
, moat, for the straw is either short or oan of moderate
length, yet the nor sad of the sheaves is nolloashly
heaviest, sad therefore the out-tars of grata sheald be
fair. I have passed mach time in fields of sevend
want's', end, setwithstandlog all drawbeaks. I maned
believe, tin yield serlosely red. To bring say canals/done
to a point, I am of opinion that, with the pianist geed
tZsris from potatoes (everywhere preassign, and
tle dimmed), this °sentry will require °sly as
lisportstion of ii against the 12 minim qrs. of wheat
sod floor received in the past year. The malatemasee
of high retro for wheat op to the reaping of barred
must already bans set its seal on mazy burgulas la
California sad elsewhere, end thus has secured a large
autumn delivery of pain to the Coiled ICiagdous that
as the close of tits year should give us ample stooks La
1867 all crops Imes deficient; this year barley is geed,
b-ees and peas are heavy, oats thick. forage • geed
crop, and roots dosidedir promlit The sans of oats
ore too short to make • heavy y yet peeraln the
balk of wade corn sad food is likei y to be saioe, and
the store of old bay is large. The serione &fish is las
potatoes of 1872 probably nested a demead far sae or
two willies qrs. extra of lereadateffs, sad this year, st
present, we bare not to fear a similar eslamity. Of
clause, the weather of the essoing month may, se wee
the case leek year, cause our corn to sprout, and dimwit
to ravage Ilse potato field. of Torkehire and floollead ;
but, from the weather of July, that of August may sloe
In expected to favour harvest operettas.. The wares
of muds la the Nagliek Corn ixateangee for the pest
month has left On future reap of ralue aadesided.
Sellers oa their elide have bad argamente monk Is
nuilatain prioee, but not eneugh to Wrenn millses sad
other buyers to speenlate is the purchase of stook ; mad,
I. easelooko, I may observe that the foregoing seri-
mates sod isferences mast not be oon bat
that they may be meanwhile adapted as=sor.
whioh the next mouth will of fined furnish
easily opplied. Coe of the &MI muds of modem
oeinmersisi secioolay, relialble statistics spossenbig
serioulture, is still deferred, sad sbeaddes asthma's to
foreign Governments and merelsoste, oho profit by Qs
!peerages of Zagisad as to Froglond's birvest."

All the Prises el Wales's ehlldrea have had the
Woken-pox, but are reeovering.
Large sati-eorateesioual meetings have howl bald at
Biriabighaia sod llawohoster.
Is the nrighboarbood of lihrptoo Mallet* the hag
NO9 Is about a to, per wire tiorler average.
aL Victor Huge has arrived Is Park to tee his cadv
surviving moo, Mods V mice Rego, who Is diamond,
01.

aennequonoe of tie nownonspistiou of Oaptain
Tyler's holotry into tbe aandout et Wigan, the loquet
out the bonito Mt bow adjourned for • fortnight.
• petition for liquidation has bets /led by the
Veaorab'e Cstasljss William Wileon,Rootor of Whom
and Arehdesoon of the Tile of Wight, who Debilidos
aro mad to wood 827,000. _ _

-
PllOl.-0a Tuesday at Ralitbary,
ow of Mt. R. Dllthoe's raise was Mt for see handsel
sod VW salami to Mr. /odd, of R•tehwarrea Fern
At Rowsford at Monday • mut alma WRUNG.
/mode/ charged with eterinog • dock. was head to
hem bang himself In ths pollee eOll. He bad hitherto
berme • good Marmiter.
A spools' I my witting at the Croydou ow dins has
awerdod £B5O to tho widow of • railway pato, al the
Camden @tattoo, who was killed while osapitog wren
waggons of • goods Maio.
I Canon Woodford, tho premat View of Ueda, it he
be tbo asanotat a DT. Harold Broom, who has hes
trmislated from the see of Ey to that of Winaisotar.
Dr. Woodford is a High Cewa•l'L
At Leeds memo two lode, aimed (Merge Urns and
Anthony Hasdosald,won soutecood tooli to all
mouths toptiateateat sad to be altgad tots with •
birch rod, seedy stripes seek time, for 'manillas sad
robbing a mama on the highway at Whiticirk, nem
Look.
ammo Away • Wiri. —At Norwich Mu% OS
w.d.day, Rehire /ark, as agrioaltaral hammer. 58 plan d wee charged with being protest, alibi,
abode', mad awdereng his wife in tesemaittisit bigamy
00th. 11th Smasober, 1872. The palvater,lis wife.
oad • mon sated John Farrow, iirei le thorns hems,
sad oa tbli day to gentlest, at the Mike of the flew-
letoadmit-Rogietrar. at Norwtob, tho wife weed through
the form of saarriage with Forrow is Um press" of
ike haMmad, wi,,sled as father aad gave itio ems wile
away. Prisoner pleaded salty, sad said via as Mr
4005155150045105, maks mesh kashmir is smirk 04 We had • low word' together, I was wary vathroppit
so I give her away." He was esteemed 5.5 w. maths'
hapmeonment with bard labour.
THU BLIMPS AID COOIII.IIIOI IN TEI Clollol.
Tbo Bishops Wornetar sad ilaseheoter has reesatly
expressed shot, opinion In reforests to Me
revival of the practise a 110•141dOS in the arab it
Ragland. The former osress with the late aatimmlee-
mmal meetlas at Binolashus is reirgelag the peals
of tha 488 sioromas ao as &Moms te 'ado tie great
work el the RefeessUas. sad brbs the MIKA it
loglsad tato reamita with the Marsh of Rama The
el tharavectar says that "I. ham elwaye
rsparded Ski pestle" ed
fogies sa mist demarallias la itrist= am-
misso," sad MS them it aefidas ha wsud "Weis
profoundly derisesom • kit leo* to Saabs the Stele
modal alassophere to whisk we Ras, thaa the saberst
isles ef ash • mks is the Ohs& el
Rio Immiship MOW, what its ssadammaltak
NNW aid awn*, sumellearnlim;

TIEIR TICHRORNR TRIAL.
Dr. !Leeway slide a great essay stateeneate made ea
est; try the doff admit that be pots maids at ahrerditlre.
Ths Bench and jory kayo pined kens with Dr.
Eserair on what suaatituted perjary, aid the dialyse
aerthy of Fr.-serration in lull.
The Lord Chief Jetties : Then ere we to take It that
the etatirmeat he (tie defendant) made upon oeth wee
false?
Dr. Remedy : His own answer deltreys it.
A Juror : It WU TAW la 3,3ofitli•Ot with the prior
aos•er
Dr. Kenealy : No doubt, gate inoonsielenr, arid his
former anima. was halhiesnetione mud deitiatoue—
there I. no legel phrase for them. They were faucet-
aleteut with hie oivu 110111111 M oath in his last answer.

Another Juror Then one or other of the stvtements
must have been bib irate falsehood'.
Dr. Monsely Da•v't say "deliberate falvehoode ;"
they may hove been untrue and 'et not deliberate
folveheoda ; if not uttered with intent to speak falsely
they would not be perjuries.
Tee Lord Chief Jostles: if he Intended I. avoid
eneweriog • qn.s.lott by mune of false etatemente,
that la deliberate falsehood.
Mr. Jneilco Lush : Certainly.
1/r. Kenai& thought otherwise.
The Lord Chief Justice and Mr. Jetties Lush re-
puted their opinions.
Dr. Ken..!,: Surely there must he some object.
The Lord Chief J Idle* : So there is—the object of
avoiding an answer. Whatever is stated on oath in
answer so a question, if knowingly false, is peij
Dr. Kv-rwily : If tie j cry are of that opini..o at to
the defendant's avower., they mutt ooteriet him, then,
upon that ground?
The Lerd C3iel Justioe : We are di:Klieg with your
argument
Mr. Justice L Ii: It loomed to us very strange.
lir. Jnitioe Mellor said he entirely concurred 1., the
opinion which had been expressed by the Lord Chief
Justice and his hrAlier Lush. An answer on oath mode
from any indirect motive, as to avoid giving • direct
answer, Iv, if koo.inely false. undoubtedly perjury.
Dr. Beauty mid he shnuld have doubted the'.
_ _ _

Ths Lord Chief Justice: And we drain,. to remove
your doubts ; moo we hove no hesitation in declaring,
an the C.etrt of Queen's Beech which is now alitiog h-ro
fa k.ro, I.,st we are ail aleszly of opinirn that boob
false swearing 111 WS hove dew:trilled I. porjory.
That point being diaoosed of by the CJurt, another
has sloes semen la which Ate learned counsel takes a
more severe view than the Jodie* of what Is untruth-
foL A rem, Dr. If.sneraly orguits, is • lie. o, an had Ra
a lie, and a Ito coder so airougeotauee hi fortifiable.
Lady Radoliffe and Mrs. Towndey basin" gad
names as is rust to test the claimant, were, Dr. Kanealy
maintained, oummittlng • morally ualawful sot, and
blig sayable of each • riot thsic vettateny °eel I net
be rolled upon. The Lord Chief Juottos observed that
surely in some instances • row was justifiable.. as for
ketones, in self-defame. • If • mac out • tratol to yonr
head on the highway, sodPAO, "Your monoy or your
life,' and ins gay.. him your watch and chitin with
701/I puma sustaining 100, would you, haying • thou-
sand pound note conouled upon you, reply, when he
woltod TOO it ro had any more, •• Yes," and give him
She £1 000? . . . .

).Jl, lord, I would—atughter.)
The Lord Chief Jodie.) (emphaUeally) : Theo I would
not. I agree with Dr. J 'boson. 'hoorays that" witon
• person bake that "Odell he has no sight to ask, you
bare • right to deny him "
Dr. Keneely: I Lok on tLat theory with pease!
horror.
The Lard Chief Juitios : Then we shall not agree.
There Is no rule of life which dose not admit of some
exeeption.
Dr. Kipaealy : I am sorry that Dr. Jahneou com-
mitted himself to that sentiment, because it opine the
door to any amount of fraud. I do not thick there
eau to soy exception to the gasetinn of eventing the
truth. You, gentian:leo may talcs • more Isobel
iele v • I am obliged to take the view that • person who
Jo guilty if • ruse would be guilty of falaehood.
A juryman. after • greet part of the evideboe had
been read, said they were perfectly familiar with the
whole, as It had •Ireea'y been read ov, half-a-dozen
N 0..., and suggested the it would be suffiolent to draw
their attention to difforent parts of the cridense with-
out reading them.
r. Jostle* Mellor : When • otrtaio point ii attained
by refereuce to a porlion f the evidece,, you may give
Us credit for remembering sorcetbisi that took pia**
beloce.

Dr. Honestly : I cannot cut short the oeurse which I
hare marked out for niv•elt. Pereonally I should like
to abridge the trial. but I owe • very serious duty
to my client sod those .hc Instruct me on his behalf.
The jurrmaa : Then I wish we osuld have some mons
isomfortab'• pus*, to sit in than this shisop-pen.
Dr. Kooesly : I should be glsd if Jou sould be bettor
sooommodated, for th;s in • great tan on your time
aad patnris, but I must go through the whole ciao.
Mr. Jostles Mellor remarked that counsel might us,
a shovel Instead of • tea.epoon— (laughter).
. . . .

The next importaot itsident partook of a personal
eharsetar. Doeling with dm tattoo marks, the learned
oanosal rood the cross-examination of the defendant
Da the subj•ct. sad said it was evfilant that at that
ported Sir John Colon tie hod no instrue•lons about
Ream' Tiotaborns basins tren tattooed on kb, arm
..- . •

Hawkina, horri7osinx, maid tbat Dr. lApuomb,
one of the plaintiff a wiinra.e• at this lut triel said be
ones is. tattoo marks an Roger's arm, and he told
Mm they had bece mate by • sehoolfellow. It wu
lan to say that fitr John roleridge was not inatruotad
so to tha tattoomarki, began,. he knew that he ma..
Dr. Hentody said thee must pay no attention to that
dbarracetel statement of 3U.
The Lnrd Chief Justme I cannot allow that language.
Dr. Keneely : Mr. Hawkins has no right to make
sub • atatgroent to the jury. He has no right to say
it Is fair.

_ .
The Lord CM*, Jostles : Wo haws hitherto gone on
very moleotb,y, and let as eortrieus in lb. same trey.
Dr. Keerely : Lot Kr. Hawkins withdraw his expires.
sloe.

Tho Lori CI ief Justloe Yea have yourself used
quite as strong language. Lot the matter drop.
Dr. lienealy : If you look with Indaleeno• on
Isagnage of the kind I emanot do so, I reiterate.
• jaryman, interroptiog, engetated that this would
be the proper time to examine the defendant's arm.
The Lord Chief Jodie*: Onlr if be choo,es
Dr. &mealy : Oh !certainly ho shall show bit arm.
The (Woodenl went to the jory.lies and bared hie
arm for Inspection, one ilryipao oh.erviag that the
mark or soar was so small that It elmoet nquired •
mitsroeoopo to wee it properly. There wee no withdrawal
a the remark or apology, and the learned counsel pro-
ws...dad with his Melrose.

la speaking of Lady Tiettorno the learned etionsei
asked •heiher it was likely that the wcold ever have
mistaken Rafted onto, for that of • "husky wild
Ismat like Arthur Orbs? Ooe of the jury berhag
ream:keel that he hod never seen the defendant's
thumb. the defradaat Melted &MOM the mod to the
jury box, and held it op for Insure:gm. At the request
of the jiry be also p'soed the two thumb" together for
ecimparlur. .

On liiday Dr. Emmaly wad he was going on to prove
by a person belonglop to the Osprey the rktltiog op
lisger and the shipwrecked crew of the Belle to a
legaddrlirions state from baring beam without food for
• oonsidersble Ume. The defendant we. in a most
woefal cdodition when he was taken on board the
Osprey, and they would end that he did not retmeer
consmousetwe lot • ommiderable time. The defendant
required constantly watching, and the crew and the
defendant were landed at Melbourne to the way the
defendant had deecribed.

Tee Lord Chi& Juetlos : Have you any olj:etlon to
state the Osprey who picked theta up?
Dr. Keneely said Ph. w.s •rt AOM WWI Osprey, from
tiedfoul, pear New York. 'The j iry would receive a
fell sod eatialactory account of b•r from witnesses he
should not be afraid to •Ipooo to hie learned Meads'
era,

EXTRAORDINARY TRAGEDY AT BIIRBITON.
Mr. W. Csrter openrd inquiry at Borbiton on
Pridsy re-posting the death of Deborah Wighay, 43,
who wag shot by her ba.band, James Wigley, on Wed.
*malty eight. Hrs. Macao, a n•ighbour, was going to
fetch her supper beer, when sho beard the report of
bretarroo, end shortly afterward. Mr. Wlgley came to
his door sad said, "Oh God !I'to shot atm. one ; I
think it's my wife." lib* went opshairs with Fagsncro,
and nearly foil nest the body of lira Wlgley on the
leading. Mr. Wighly told them that he went to bed
It twenty minutes past nine, itsawlog ht. wife downstairs
reading • book. H. had been to sleep, when he beard
some oats on be stairs, and thinking it worn tom* on. get-
tiog through the window on to the landing, h•jonsped oat
of heti sod firewl befor• bo was properly awake. Hie
wit, said, "Os! you've shot ma,' and NIL Wituom
bed hno.ro docetteed and his wife for some years. They
appesred to lie. on good terms with cash other. They
always went out togother, gad always seemed
happy and eanfortable. Mr. Higley frequently said
be would not hare done it for a thousand pound.,
only het thought some oho had got into the house. Ho
geld be always kent the towolverloadod by his bedside.
Pollee-oonatable Hailstone to-ds pets,..se into mgs,,,,dy.
He told Lio that, aiming • now. he jumped oat of
bed sod oa led out "Who, there?' A. there warn no
reply he flre,', and tau ho beard hit who Pay, "06,
James, you hare shot Ms," to which protenor *aid he
• "I taught you wore lu btd by my side." The
Inquest warn a jaunted for the purpose of having •
pod-marten examinatioa of the body.

Captain 8. Patton hu been granted the honorary
rink of .n.Jr in the let Somerset Militia.
Major hatband, M.P., is about to bald, at his own
upon.", • oottage hospital at Clrenceater.
At Stenebou.e. on Tuesday, • 0,01 Templar au
limed 60a. and coats for drsokenness and amaniting tho
sake.
Tao encases cf Mr. Aliropp la East Staff,rdshfre hu
lad the Onosetsatlve party to take iturnedi.te stepa to
sonfeet every Ltbaral seat la tits soar.ty at ths general
skotioa.

--ilt—s;ilov. 11. 8. Perot*. M.A., for many years brad
weer of Braterralthlro Co'logo, 13. th, bra bran prr•
seated to the rectory of B.oth Loftonham, Rutland.
Tim living is worth BM sith hour, aod la to the gift
of &Viol Clrg,, OzCad, of whisb accdoty Yr. Beata
woe a grodusto.
than Par Fon Carr Holleae.-Ihllteel inglish
'art homer, sold by U. Amid, ot the Royal Repast-
leo,. Berthas, the property of We. J. R. Jones, .as.
Orator, rralaral a total of £1063 12a., or an image
£837.. arab. Tbe highora pies wee lore grey
gelding, £106; aad ibe 10w5.% £73 10..
According to lb. Cologne Uaartn, Um Amnion and
British Governments aro negotiating for treamialantle
postal rani., at 3 coo,' postage per yid : 1 rant. for
tie Milted Sutra. 1 for Borland, and 1 for tin
steamer. At preemie • difilonlty le raised by the Meas.
boat commutke, who thinks Ora eel. toe lew, but tie
believed diet when tbs. Governments are quite agreed
their sbjeraloaa wiU be rocoorad.
Ulf OrrirlaßLll Llll=l7lE6 rt." rector of Si,
Grano's. Hanever-rquen, gads It atioisaary to reosest
11l siorrymen to whom ho may frIVO porrohdou to
ofrolate in dist church to do him the oonrtray of
'swag the castomary surplice (of which an amplo
"nig is kept), with the brad apparlainiag so Linir
amordior to ilia Canoes of lb' Ohara of
lotioui. sad to refrain from tutees' is of pendia,
"d'uo.ir inah as taunts or abasablan selatition• of
Wire abreided4 rariovalpeoleared stela. ale The
rester Is rem to ler that Is Ids essuira al sheaves
vsj sotalshie hire ben takes In Ws way
leitholll 1101 harelsoivv,

ONLY • 118HZIOIAN.

Th. mesas of the aderry- -B-a-rnsigat Boy, as the wad
Of Ni. Jowl. daorsg title shore lie many seriatguard
stations, sad await Cainf these Mottos@ is liarnegat Light.
and many are the Merles Said of the time before this lied
salved, of dreedfal wrecks which moaned, arid of
black deeds perpetrated lay the robbers of the drowned.
Around the stations an tbn eetthealesta of bumble
fishermeu, prafeetly uneducttod in everything but in
the time' of the tides and ILO API of lb. weather.
Amongst those alheflLl•o, and following Oho sante
bootipation, lived two young men Amos and urns by
name, betwixt whom hem obilditood had lif••• up •
strong frirendahip. They were partners in one boat, and
shared their galas together. Th• ohersotors of the
two Mende were very different; Amos befog domineer-
log, though kind, while Jim was all grintlintess• The,
loved the Boom girl, Rutty, the WU* of the plat's, sad
fur • Urn* • amines. sprang up between them : but it
did not last long for Jim most nobly told hi. Woad he
would think no mot* of natty. Bo Amo• married her,
sad Jim cause to live will Slum.
Th•y had maay ehildren.
The last barn wee • little boy, whom they named
Denny. No on could ever ur.derstand why it was that
Januar took each • tansy to ilia child. list had been
li. own bo could not have loved the little fellow more.
The house was filled with beautiful shills sad sea-
plants, brought by him from long diatanose for his
&thud to lA*7 with. Often wimn he retarned tired
sod hungry from • hard day'. 1011, Denny would run to
meet hltu, crying for a tall in the boat; hugger and
fatigue would be forgotten, the gall would be hoisted,
Rao together they would gu skimming the sleet water,
far out among the whit* etas that Weed and fretted on
tht. bar. unly to return who darkness sat in. It was
Jim's delight to explain to the buy the seerets of their
simple tavigttion ; to show him low to set the sail,
and Mot and stilt; to teach him how to take the dab,
nod tell Lint stork. of the wrecks wider lay, like
skeletons, with thtir ribe whitened and ban all mound
Qom.

Aram ~ad bis •Ife aomethnes *eked War baehelor
gam; why he didn't rot married, sod hare a home of
Ole owu ; but he wool,' ltugh and say he waa tto well
suited whore he eta

I Ono Sunday 'wooing, Ow • day at quiet and roper;
the little family sas all asmantilod In Om one room that
served ti.• purpose of ?odour and kltohon. Deasy
bad 1,16 a asleep In Jim • lop, hie bead mottos oo the
broad tenons, while around the child'. nook waa thrown
• brawny arm blackened by exposure. Agar was read-
ing tho Bible; hie earns on a Sunday night.
" Greater lore Ark so sea ttaa Aso, !Aar a sten lay
dorms Ate If. ler Ms Awed."
A. the wocite fio a the ...widget lip.; the wards
of one who spoke as lever ono spak• ; Jim looked up
from the eleoping chill Somehow that prune had
struok • reeponsive rend in his he.rt. He rand/tied
very quiet, lost In thought Hotly spoke to him, ask.
log hint why bet did not put the Mud In his °db, but
he never hooded her. Rising, dm took Denny from his
arms rid laid him away in bed, Jim neglecting to give
hint his customary good-night kies. At length h.
arose arid taklug down his pipe from this shelf, slowly
sod abstraetedly filled it with termso from th• posieh.
When be had flashed, ha retched over to the tablet
and, picking up to. candle, lighted ths whirs with a
few vigorous puff,
"Going oat, Jiro?' said AIIICA, looking up from his
book, whir he we. time. roadiag to himself.
"Only albedo whilo ; 11l be bask Dor," Jim replied,
putting on his hat end opening the door.
He did not go fa; only to a berth jar outaide the
tho door. Throwiog himself lazily upon it, ha smoked
quietly.
It asin a bassatifal, sunlight sight. lig aphid ass the
dishing signal in the lighthouse, glittering and gloom.
tug like some eye of fire set in tint heavens The air
was I oLI of tousio—thst wild, sod melody that Um
breakers make as they fail oneeriagly on the beaten
shore. Janis. thought of that Right, several years
ago.: that partisolie night when to. uokaows ship
went to piano just over there, where the rawly waved
oirmod out in the darkroom on the Spit. Not • soul
we. saved—the only drag this' that erne selsore was
• large Newfoundland dug, whish we. even now sleep-
' lag in the kennel just a few yards from him. Ho
romembered how the next morning Amos sod he waked
down the beach and found, lying upon th mode, the
dead hulk/. of two young girls pawed in rah othee'a
embeace. They raid uot part them without using
Nice, ao they made one gram and buried therm to-
gether, within sir and souod of the °owe in which
they perished. He supposed they were tricots who
loved oath other: he and Amos deckled that they were
not sisiet• ; and when the fstal moment came they
posed k the world beyond. looked broad to brass.
But tintobe rod book said, "to lay down his life for his
I friend. Yea, faat was troy friendship; the friendship
' 4mi-red by Christ; If • dm* same when one of two
ekes trends might be galled ors to stand upend say,
"I, instead of his,"
The smoke from the horning bistro had wrapped
thickly around hi.,, and it might be that in its fleecy
I °lauds be saw, r by some subtle instinct, a vision of
I • fay not far distant, when his love for his frieud
should be tested according to time standard set up
costly two thousand years ago. Hie re3od that night
we. callously solemn ; Amon bad hia wits did set know
what had rm. to him.. . .

Ooe November zuorninr the two friends darted to
their dtif for F,lsson, whieh hod the reputation of
pottering good Aries. But whim they retched the
pito., they were disappointed aad had to run bort-
wards empty•bsodod. Jun protowid they should do a
little lshing st the " bar, sod when they hod
tined diffident for tbdr wants, it WM tour &doer.
As the dsy was short, they had to Indy to order to be
boor bare dirk.

_
Before they bad gone very lir, • 'quail osme on, sod
they were driven far out to sea. Is the midst of the
roar of the waved, they heard the sound of paddle.
wheels, sad before they weld make their roam heard,
• steamer rams upon them, sad rut their frail boat In
two.

.--
Tbe two men were thrown int, and at it Jim °mad
not me Us oompaolon. He diarowered him at last
loanable, he tied but to • pleas at Umber and he
himself climbed u?oo the ease place.

A host was seen coining tewa;da them, Jim dulled it,
and the men logide, heeling the names of Wesel' sod
ht. friend, rounded to.
Oeu you take WI OD baud I" called Jim, as they
pored him.
"We're nearly sinking now. If we took you two to
none of na would ever reach the shore."
_ _

James peeped. " Con sow take one of ne safely f
Yor," responded the vol o.• from the boat. "Ws
&she tako one a rot' ; net two."
" All right! throw as s rap.!"
. .. .

After Tircc- evolve trials Jim Oitight the line threes to
him and palling himself up wee soon aloogside of the
welOotse rural, the oreoputs of which he reongniseA
arquainteness, living a short dietetic. from hie home
st Hfrnegat.
"Jump In Jan," said the man at the tiller, se be
recognised his I. the darkens.
• Did you say you could take only on. of no " MAI
asked. in reply to the invitation.
"Y.., ooly one—two mere in here, sot wed never
gee Btrusigat agll-."
"Thee take ALISO% Help's' with him. Hs has been
hu,t, and does not know anything."
The men spoken te looked over the aide of the boat
end us a motionless, pallid Opus tied securely to the
looting timber.
"B.'. dead, Jim."
No, he's not." Jim quickly said 'he's only
swooning like. We were drub by • steamer."
"Come In, Jim," stied tutotler of the fishermen
" aline In, men. A mos teas good at dead. Come, get
in and save yotreell."
"Mates," replied Jim, sod his tone was solemn sod
Impressive "may be I shall nevee see you aeon). Pro-
mi a Pro-
mu. ine :at you'll take Amos safely home with you 1
And lee to him Si soon Si be's aboard ; I ',mid do
nothing for him here."
"Wee, no time to parley," said the man getting
Impatient. "If you will have it se, Jim, you mast.
Hare, boys, lend • hand, end let's get hi rn tn."
The ends were out, sad tbe sneonsolons man was
lilted gently over the side. He buss to inhibit
symptoms of retnrobog reason, and Jim boss the I/ins-
tating mint be abort Drawing himself up the side of
the vessel, he *aught hold of the Geld, wet band, ud
held it. _ . _

"Good-by., old friend • the pertnerohip'• up."
This we. all. Climb's; *gals to his moat, he leased
to. rope that bound him to Om boat and in an iaatant
she had shot ahead aud was rapidly goiog out of sight.
Long and anxiously he watched the fleeting beet : at
lout it teemed loog to him; for one does not turn his
beak upon life and the boautiful world without sorrow
end loogier. Smaller ad snitilkot It grew, anti at last
it dis.ppeared.
On !Would Jim, his strength fast failing him. All
arouod was soou inky dark:wee, into which he peered
entiously, as if looking for soma sage of micooar ; but
gave the whits otpe of the wee, which broke threaten-
ingly over him, he could sae aatillag. The wind, which
was still Vowing wlh terrible violsoce, whiatiod around
him, chilling and cutting him to the very bone. Alone
on Go Amoy coma I Now on the top of emote tall billow,
DOW down in the trough of the seal He thought ei
'Amos and of Hetty, mad wondeeird I/Walter his fri.od
was almost home. Then rose up lit Uri Denny I God
bleu the deer baby, boor he loved him I —he would
in this world see him Nato. When he thought of
thiti, when he remembered all that was beautiful and
pleasant in the life h• was leaving, his courage falisd
biro and he cried out, "Oh, God I If I ought be gavot r
It was not a cowardly my from thie man, who had
undertaken to die for his friend—it was the Involuntary
uprise of weak, frail nature agaisst the wish of • brave,
true heart. And we read th.t the Redeemer of man.
kind, he who bad ow.. Into this world forth, purpose
of suffering an ignomintousdeath, on theses of his greet
elopement. cried out with tr.Ali:biing lips :

elip—poisej.•• flu.-

So Jim prayed. Not that Ina wiati;el to resell his
resolve: it wal oat,' the morautt of doubt and fear, as
he stood on the threehMd of the groat soknowo.
flow long had he been If :atlas taut? It 'ceased to him
to bays been many hours. Bet be knew that it could
not have hoes so very long, for %hero was no alga of
morning
H. was getting weak and benumbed. oaf be felt that
he wild not bit on mush longer. lithe oold sharp
wind would fitly area, blowing I It chilled hist so.
Ones dursir and inflating get to. bettor of his resolu-
tion, and he thought b. 11°,11 aloes his sq.', alio off
the spar, sad to quietly down to him Oath; bet he die-
mimed the wicked thought with • prayer, and grasped
firmly the moving plume of wood. He triad ahead
for help until ho was bait..; far he wait stroog=
and would not go narmiatingly to death like • !sigh
sheep. He had saved antos'a : sad he would havii
liked to wive Lim own ..it, if that might lie But so
one hoard his shouts. They worolost in the roar of tha
00ean.
flow {land and &loopy he fait I Tho sad could not ho
far off. To kis memory there areas all tho mum sad
holdouts of his life. From childhood seal now, beak
from the misty paat, mune the departed days. Up from
their purse rose the loz
ey burled dead, sad he maw than
hoe to face jolt as ly se whoa th talked with
him In the flesh. Hut foremost in his thoughts wad
Donny. Decoy would never &phi dish apes his kale;
I. would nem again take Limn gas. (lova tbo bay, or
out to the bar. Oh I how hard It was to leave his said
love I But the time had woe. For as Wisp% with
the olittee of distil, his fraatleally grasped the spar,
sad stied out, amid Ow alarm aail tamped .•
"Oh I Pathos:, toren me my alas, for (Adolf=
and biro then& au r nos kG amino bold
ita Poi•F 111.11 away. eM ho 'Upped of We lb.
orator.

Just as Amos reached Mg maw. sad 13-liTwire and
"Wren Ptherol **round his, Jim went down into the
asery wean, there to remain saga the great day when
It. .ra shall it.. up its dead.
"theater bar heetA 1114; Ass tAia, the 4swat lay
dors hie life/or his friend."