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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-11
The Search for the Crew Of the
polaYis. .,'H,

WASHINGTON, Sept 10.-The Secretary
Of the Navy received the following dis
patch to-day:
..-. US. STEAMER JUN1ATA,
ST. JOINS, N. F., Sept. 10, 1873. !
To Hon. Geo. II. Robson, Secretary Of the
Navy, Washington:
The Juniata arrived here today. Met
the Tigress at Upernavik, and coaled
her. She sailed August 11th, for Little
ton Island. The Tigress nlet the Juniata's
steam launch, Lieut.. DeLong, OF Tessui-
SAX, who had been to Cape York In the
launch and returned. At Disco met the
Tigress again, and coaled her on August
25th. Commander Greer reports that
the camp, of the Polarls was found
on August 14th, off Littleton is
land, latitude 7S 90 North, longitude
73 46 West. The crew Of the Polaris
were all well, and had gone south two
months before in two boats made from
the ship. The Polaris sunk one month
after. The Tigress kept Q careful look
out, going north and coming sonth, and
stopping at all the settlements, but there
we're no signs of her. The! crewyof the
,Polaris are probably on board whaler
from Cape York. The Tigress LEFT Disco
on the 25th OF August for the Labrador
coast, to continue tho search as long as
the coal and season permits. a.,
(Signedl D.L. BRAlaE,
.4. .. Commander.
The above dispatch was received from
Commander Braine, commanding the
Juniata. Littleton, the land referred to
is about 90 miles north OF Northumber.
land island, where the party rescued
from the Polaris supposed they had
lett her. tits little south Of the lie
boat depot, Of Dr.. Kane In 1858. The
probability is that 1yson's party were
mistaken as TO the locality Of their
separation from the Polsris, and that 1t
was really L.ttleton Island instead ot
Northumberland Island. II Is hardly
possible that after Ssepa rating with the
Polaris in her disabled condition succeed.
ed In any way in reaching point sixty
miles further north. It Is understood that
orders were sent TO Commander Braine to
continue the search for the. crew Of the
Polaris.
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DAYTON.
senatorial Nomination..Ce ebration
Of Perry's Victory at the soldiers'

senatorial Nominations. LIBERATION
OF Perry's Victory at the soldiers'
Home. .I'T..,...e 80
DAYTON, o., Sept. 10.-The Republi.
cans OF Preble and Montgomery District
at townsville to-day nominated Col. Da.
vid B. Corwin for State Senator by accla-
nation. -------- 80 -
The celebration Of Perry's victory by
the Pioneer Societies OF the Miami valley
to-day at tho Soldiers Home was q great
occasion. Quite largo number Of
old people from Cincinnati and the
earliest settlers from various other
parts of the valley, with their families, be.
sides Thousands Of Others for scores Of
miles around, assembled at the magnif-
cent home Of the veterans, and enjoyed
themselves.
The Pioneer Society Of this county.
aided by everybody, according to Day
toms old.fashioned habit Of hospitality,
conveyed their guests 10 the Homo, and
treated them with the fine courtesy, ven.
GRAFTON en respect due to those who have
como down TO us from the beginning oi
Ohioasa territory and q State. There
were pleasing and affecting reunions oi
old friends, who had not met before since
they fought with st. Clair, Mad Anthony
and Old Tippecanoe, and some who
campcd about Dayton when its site was
wilderness. Around them were battal.
lions of their descendants Of four or five
generations, and relatives as thick as
leaves on the trees. 4 'l ae 3
Judge r. s. Hart, Of Dayton, welcomed
them on behalf the Montgomery county
pioneers, :, ...t.,.g ~ 5Ts .,s.t "a
Hon. Lewis i. Gunckel, the manager
Of the Home, welcomed them on behalf
Of the Home in an eloquent address. 'E'
Judge Este and W. P. Stratton respond!
ed on behalf Of the visiting pioneers, and
Gov. Noyes made splendid speech.
At noon superb banquet in the sol
diers' dining hall was enjoyed. Nineteen
large tables were filled OF once. The
scene was Inspiring In ahigh degrec-the
ladies of Dayton waiting upon the guests.
The food OF every description, together
with the delicacies and In quantities suf-
ilcent to have fed an army corps, was con.
tributcd from Dayton and all parts of this
country. n. V ss,..
The fine home band furnished excellent
music % H1''''1''" 80
After dinner Hon. Jas. Cox, Of Clncin.
natl, delivered o. pioneer Grafton, and
Hon. Samuel Craighead responded to q
call with o pithy speech. The celebration
was tho finest ever had by the Pioneers,
who, with the multitudes present, were
amazed at tho beautiful home our Gov.
ernment had provided for her disabled
soldiers, The guests returned home on
the evening trains. anoGls5 1idi yntE i-aS
j A dreadful accident occurred. When
the procession arrived In the morning, one
Of the twelve pounders with which the
veteran gunners were firing the salute.
was prematurely discharged, killing Peter
Glanzuer, lateof the Goth Ohio Volunteer
Battery, mortally wounding Elias Ander.
son, OF the same segment, and injuring
the hand OF VIM, Blair, the gunner. / ~
After dinner Governor, Noyes rode
across tho country TO address the Preble
county people at Eaton tonight 49, 49, :
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ARREST OF A foRsER.
CHICAGO
Preparing for the Industrial Expo.
sition. s..l

Preparing for the Industrial Expo
+ sition. ~.
CHICAGO, Sept. 10.-At meeting Of the
directors OF the Interstate Industrial Ex.
position It was resolved to open the Ex;:
position for 1878 on the evening Of Thurs.
day, the 25th inst. a programme ior the
opening exercises has been agreed upon.
II embraces, first, q general statement by
the chairman ot the Executive Commits
tee, Mr.. Banlon, OF the progress made In
the great work and the formal delivery
OF the building to the board Of directors;
second, response and acceptance In behalf
Of the board oi directors by Mr.. Cool
baugh; third, addresses by the Governor,
Mayor, Gen. Logan, Gen. oglesby and
others; fourth, the addresses 10 be sand.
wiched with music; fihh, the esinvitations
will include the city authorities, judges o.
all the courts, the executive officers Of oil
States and territories and Of the Federal
Government and Others. The ,prepara-
lions for the exhibition are well up 70 th,
| lime and no doubt exists that oil will b.
| 10 readiness OF the appointed time, >
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PITTSBURGH.
A pEL1nRRArE su1c1pE.

PlrrsBuRaH, Sept. 10.-A very curious
suicide took place In Allegheny last even.
ing. Ayoung man named .AlbertaSan
a painter by trade, came here some two
months ago from New York. BE worked
quite steadily until 0 week ago, when he
took to drinking. Last evening he sat In
his room looking out on the railroad
track Just before. the SIX o'clock mail train
came along, and when 1t came up, he
rushed out Of the house and threw him
self before the train, which passed over
him, causing almost instant death. a
ARREST OF foRaER.
A man named ]. G. Andrews was ar
rested here yesterday for forgery. Sew
eral checks for small amounts were found
on his person. ~ 7s1s-
|. The remains of. the two, young men
drowned 10 the Allegheny river have not
vet been identified. From their strong
resemblance, It Ia supposed they were
brothers. = a's -.2i5 =-'9''
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Weather Report.

WAN DEgAnTNnHf, 4
Vryion OF run CHIsY 6IgnAL' OyrIonn.
wasurxsroA, D. G., Sept. lo.-s:oo T. 4. !
PRoBABMITIRe. ..ss.....,.
For New England on Thursday, pres.
sure will diminish with fresh easterly to
southerly winds and cloudy weather, and
with rain over southern half.
For Middle States, generally cloudy
weather with rain, and fresh easterly to
northerly winds from southeastern New.
York to Virginia, but with southeast to
southwest winds and occasional light
rnin from western New York to West
Virginia. = j
For the South Atlantic States, fresh
northeasterly to northwesterly winds and
cloudy weather, with occasional raina on
the coast.
For the Gulf States, east Of the Missis-
sippi, partly cloudy weather and gentle TO
fresh northeast to southeast winds.
For Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and
lower lake region, fresh and occasionally
brisk winds, yeering to westerly and
southerly, partly cloudy weather, with
possibly occasional light raina over the
two latter. 4
For the upper lake region, higher tenn.
perature, fresh winds mostly from the
south and west, partly cloudy weather,
and light rain over the northern portion.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-11
a steamer News

Z HAAFAx, Sept. 10.--The steamer City.
of 3russela from New York Tor Liverpool.
arrived here at TO- o'clock this morning
with the City Of Bristol, from Liverpool
for New York, In tor, the latter's cylender
was broken and was under sail when the
Brussels fell inwith her Monday night, In
latitude Al deg. 80 min, long, 80. ~
p NEwYoRK, Sept. 10.-Arriyed, steam
ers Manhattan and Cuba from Liverpool,
Europe from Brest, and Virginia from
Glasgow. iqE sii b1a -. -. /.
souTHAfpToN, Sept 10.-The steamer
Deutschland from New York has arrived.
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4 prrrsBuon, Sept. l0-The river con-
Times 10 recede, with . feet 8 inches In
thc channel. Cloudy and warm. -. ~ >
: III 0IscrNNATr, Sept 10.-River . feet 2
inches and falling. Arrived-R. W.
skillinper from Wheeling, and Exchange
from Pittsburgh. Cloudy and warm.
LouRvILIE, Sept l0-Riyer ialling;;4
feet in,the canal, and Q feet In the pass
down the Indian chute Weather warm.
The steamer Ed. Hobbs, from St. Louis 10
Wheeling with three barges oi iron ore,
passed up this evening. '--f ''..
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THE GRAPHIC BALLOON.
Becomes Unmanageabie and Has to
'taS ~ = Be CUT Z lDJ g Il
The Ascension Postponed Till To.
sI.ttlHF .nav ~ you DI+ : =

The Ascension Postponed Tall TO.
y. ;!,s Day. "a ~ tsl.; - sai.,E,i. ~ ],
NEW YORK; Sept 10.-Pr Professor w. b.
Donaldson and eight men commenced at
8 o'clock this morning the work Of infia-
ting the European bound balloon Ats
o'clock, when about one.iourth filed with
gas, the balloon became unmansgeable,
and as the safety valve would not work,
Professor Donaldson cut q hole six feet
square In the canvass and the monster was
brought into subjec,ion The repairs
having to be made the departure Of tho
balloon is postponed till tomorrow.
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GheGsteuige1tter:
lnrlorious end OF Buffers Fight.

SAss - = r
The Worcester Convention met yester=
day and ended in the complete yanquislh''i -
men, Of the redoubtable BUTLER. Know.
log by careful count that the Convention
wa. declsively against him, he withdrew
and Gov. WAsHDuRNE was renominated
by scclamatlon. This is rather an inglo.
rious end for a fight that was begun and
carried on with such show Of confidence
apd bravado. Gen. BUTLER will come
to understand In time, as doubtless others
will, that the Republicans Of the Old Bay
State are not sufficiently demoralized to
endorse the salary steal by setting up Its
originator and champion in the highest
plsce In the Commonwealth.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-11

The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
has received o telegraph from Deputy
Commissioner Sweet at Springfield, Ills,
stating that he has arrested Deputy COL
lector Smith and has had . warrant Issued
COR several others on the charge Of being
implicated Id frauds with Collector Har-
"a. -
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TuE Cumberland Ne,cs says Mr.. John
Il, Young, Of that city, caught a bass out
Of the Potomac on Saturday which
weighed FIVE pounds and q half, strong.
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IT is confidently expected that the State
Grange Of West Virginia will be organij:
zed at Martinsburg In the early part of
Oc,ober.-liartinS5l,y Independent.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-11
FIRE IN BALTIMORE.
Feds Theatre and st., Nicholas Ho.
tel eBurned. "

uS,nT a;o;n,,n ! y, ,ba rSrih 4; w Ford =
loMi ao!olainE ~ ,ne ua nStM etus, y. s.. ana 2
iaige ioui s.oly niie1 ,Saiiu1 "a
~ sne soa.a s'us, Smnsyy Wy NM NM
morn;ns hal Wear, mi f.nasf two and fopr;
| All the inmates Of the, StN Nicholas Hotel,
lat which o. large number ot actors and
Iemployees'of the theatre boarded, escaped
land saved most Of their wardrobe. i. y E
M 'ii s1s,cosp suei,,, m spmpsH z Z ba5 III
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1.-The Axka@ds 6,qnge, a new organ
iof fthe Patrons OF 9Husbandryfor Atkan:
psas; madeilsi appearance, at Little Rock,
Wednesday. lSi2Is t''
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-: The cable which was laid between
kingston and Asplnwall and twice lost,
has again been recovered.
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COLUMBUS.
Reunion of Boys Educated at Ohio
Reform School. ~

CoLu,Bus, Sept 10.-Extensive prep.
arations are being made for reunion Of
the boys educated OF the Ohio Reform
School, atthe farm near Lancaster, Oct:
18th. This institution, has turned out
] 200 graduates, many Of whom are now
well 70 do citizens Of this and many other
Sfatps
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-Demas Barnes new Brooklyn H paper aa
10 TO be issued October 1st. .iT f-Il
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BY TELEcsRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
Exclusively TO the 1atelllgsneiears. or

d Il. (By the Western Union slLine. ~ D..
once Northwest cor. OF Mainiand Monroe cts,
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fa adaia0nal 7eIfgraM 40 F0urth. .Pags,
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Wan DEpAnTNnAr, 4
vryion OF ran CnIzY slga1I. OyrToIn.
wAsunoroa, D. G., Sept. l0.-S:0o 2. Z. ]
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 1O.-The Secretary
Of the Navy received the following dis
patch to-day:
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BALTIMORE, Sept. 10-The large seven
story wooling mill Of tho Ashland Manu-.
featuring Company, at Wetherlyyille, Ball
timore county, burned yesterday. Loss
about $50, 900; insurance $22 800. 5tla h
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-21

the Virginia Enterprise. Sept. Isl
DUNG man, whose name we
unable to learn, employ ed
ptain Pray's sawmill, Glen
Lake Tahoe. met with a
pie accident yesterday fore
RbOut 10 o'clock while work
a circular saw. BY some
his right h md was caught
e saw, which passed i'm be-
his little and third fingers
Put diagOnally through his
IN such a way as to lop off
Pree fingers and the thumb,
Pc intact only his little fin
3. MARSHAL GEO. /. LAM
|eft last night for the East. to
eent four or five weeks. He
hrst to Monticello, Iowa, to
Pie "old folks at home !"
Y 10 Plttsburg, Philadelphia
gafiOus other Eastern cities,
y returning by way Of Lea
prth, Kansas. to visit his
pard in the printing busi-
Governor Osborn.
understand that the chal-
OF Dennis Nevin, of the
Jet Guard, to shoot twenty
at a regulation target, dis
-00 yards, with any member
7 shooting detail of the Ma
u uard, for $3.50, will be ac-
u. Who the Nationals will
as their man has not yet
pired.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-21

Mining Company, let two con-
tracts at 500 per NJ. To get tim
nerS ny rail- costs the Arizona
Company about sS7 80 per NJ.
REV. y. p. WHITE, the gentle.
man appointed by tie last Neva-
da NJ. f.. Conference to take
charge of the Lords fav ,rites in
day.
lfE amount collected on per-
Sonal property tax by Assessor
Nyie, up to the 10th of September.
ana pad iato the County Treas.
ury was S12,926.3l.
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POM the Silver State Of Sept. 1871
CE the recent advance in
ils on the { ntral Pacific,
Towners in this vicinity have
compelled to look to other
r than the Sierra Nevada for
supply of mining timhers.
ie East Range. and distant
lnis district from fifteen to
ly-hve miles, there is an i'm
re quantity of nut-pine tim
suitable for use i'm mines.
week Governor Fall, Super
'oent OF the Arizona Silver
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the Carson Appeal, Sept. lS.l
Grand Lodge of Good Tenn
III the State of California
/ in session next week, com
BE- on Tuesday, Sept. ., at
The Lodge has jurisdlc
Ter Nevada, Utah and the
fch Islauds as we'll as Cali
At its annual sessions
IRE usually present about
| hundred representatives
be subordinate Lodges. The
! Lodge will be represented
Ear by William Patterson
wis Doron. who left here for
ne of their representative
>y last evenings train. At
5 the Good Templars have
phans' Home, which has
s operation for about three
hre sorry to learn that Mrs.
|r, wife of L. ;. District
|Hiliyer, is quite seriously
tith typhoid fever. We
10 be able to chronicle an
cement in her condition
BON.
Gle GEORGE TUFLY is
of his attack of sickness.
10 see him on deck once
The nature of his upheaval
pc imagined when we say
|e had an attack Of the chol-
brbus.
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sa acebrush News.

be Gold Hill News, Sept. Isl
,fnast two o'clock this
n Young man by the
RThnmas O'Gara, who was
for the night at Il small
ituated n few feet above
4 of Mrs. Kennedv's dwell
ke. near the Yellow Jacket
works, rose from his bed
4 a somnambulistic condl-
hlked out the front door
Ned down an emhankment
of the cabin head fore
| distance of about fifteen
head colliding violently
window sill and sash of
knnedy's house. His neck
bbably broken by the fall,
|supervening almost in
|T T. o'clock last nlght 4
bv the name of Richards
|iie seriously injured by a
| the Belcher mine. The
1 coming down upon him
4 a severe cut upon his left
kether with numerous con-
1upon his head, breast and
ers.
bout | o'clock last even
by II years of age named
p. Luhy, son OF Richard
ii o resides in Bullion Ra-
hile playing in the vicinity
Patrick's church, had the
|une to receive a violent
hich resulted in a fracture
front portion of his lower
two small patches of snow
bile on the summit of the
range, as viewed from the
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Eurrka 5cntinfl
L. every morning, Mondays
excepted, by
h W. CASSIDY.

A,s OF SUBSCRIPTION:
,,e wear, by mail........"..$l5 Oo
IN months, by mail...." $ W
,hree montus, Uy mall. D OO
hars forwarded until paid for.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-03-29
Some Ideas of josh Billings.

DON'T beleave thare is emmy thing in
this world that will add to mans wealth,
convenience or luxury, but what he kan
git. if he will only hunt enuff for it.
To be thoroughly good -natured, and yet
avoid being imposed upon, shows great
strength ov character.
Emmy person who will deliberately fiat
ter yu, will deliberately defame yu.
1t IL q mighty hard job tew respekt the
man that We hav tew forgiv-
Thare are people who are alwus antici-
pating trouble, and in this way they man.
age tew enj0y menny sorrows that never
really happen tew them.
The luv ov praize never made emmy man
wuss, and haZ made menny a man bet
ter.
Thoze people who are six and disguised
with themselfs are the ones who suffer
from ennui.
In bible times, when Balem's ass spoke,
it WIZ mirakel; but the daze of mira
kels are over, and the gratest asses we
hav in theZe times are the gratest talk
crs.
Thare liz quite difference between a
luminous and a goluminous writer, altho
menny authors konfound the two.
Those who hav never succeeded them
sells are alwus the most reddy tew tell
others how tew do it.
am satisfied that the two greatest
bores in the world are the Hoosick tun-
mel and the author who is hunting up
publisher for his fust book.
If yu wish tew retain the friendship, or
oven luv, ov others, yu must keep them
in yure hands, and not git into theirs.
1t IL kind ov phunny that while mod
esty liz the gratest evidence of merit, it
seems to be the poorest guarantee ov
suckcess.
Admire beauty, but don't worship it.
Cunning men are sure tew git kaught
at last, and when they are kaught they
are like fox in trap, about the sylliest
looking fox yu ever see.
Yu mite az well undertake tew drown
a knot hole out, hi pouring water into
it, az tew outtalk sum wimmin 1 know
Ov.
We laff at sheep bekauze when one ov
them leads the way all the rest follow,
however ridikilus it may be, and sup
pose sheep latf, when they see us doing
the very same thing.
1t will do tew endorse some men, but
not their paper, while thare liz others
whoze paper IL safer tew endorse than
their karakter.
Fortune IL no HOLIDAY goddess, she
don't shipper amung arkadian scenes, she
dwells in rugged places, and yu kant wear
her favors without winning them.-Neao
York WeekIu
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-03-29

The boys are building a snow fort.
You all know how they do it, and how
rapidly the little balls that they shape
and squeeze in their hands grow into big
ones when they once start them to roll.
They gather up all they touch, and by the
time they have made the circuit of the
garden, it takes two pairs of hands
to push them along to the fortifcation.
The trouble with almost everything is
in making beginning. Once get start,
and everything seems to help. If you
have an ambition to make geological or
botanical collection, secure one or two
specimens, and see how unexpectedly
treasures will come right to your hand
If you desire to secure library of choice
books, begin with one or more volumes,
and then add 10 these from time to time,
as you may be able. And SO it is with
everything you do;- make a beginning
now, and you will be surprised to see
how soon success will come.-LiHse Cor
al
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-03-29
A Spiders Bridge.

The way in which spider spins and
uses his web is often very remarkable A
writer in the Hearth and Hole gives this
curious instance. One chilly day, he
says, | was left at home alone, and after
| was tired of reading Robinson Crusoe,
| caught a spider and brought him into
the house to play with. Funny kind of
mate, wasn't it? Well, I took wash
basin and fastened up a stick in it like a
liberty pole or vessels mast, and then
poured in water enough to turn the mast
into an island for my spider, whom l NAM
ed Crusoe, and put on the mast. As soon
as he was fairly cast away, he anxiously
commenced running around to find the
road to the mainland. He'd scamper
down the mast to the water, stick out a
foot, get it wet, shake it, run round the
stick and try the other side, and then run
back up to the top again. Pretty soon it
became serious matter with Mr.. Robin
son, and he sat down to think it over.
AS in a moment he acted as if he wanted
to shout for boat and was afraid he was
going to be hungry, l put little
molasses on the stick. A fly came, but
Crusoe wasn't hungry for flies just then.
He was homesick for his web in the cor
ner of the wood-shed He went slowly
down the pole to the water and touched
1t all round shaking his feet like pussy
when she vets her stockings in the grass,
and suddenly a thought appeared to
strike him. Up he went like rocket to
the top and commenced playing circus.
he held one foot in the air, then another,
and turned round two or three times.
he got excited and nearly stood on his
head before 1 found out what he
knew, and that was this, that the draught
of air made by the fire would carry
line ashore on which he could escape from
his desert island. He pushed out a web
that went floating in the air unit it caught
on the table. Then he hauled on the rope
until it was tight, struck it several times
to see if it was strong enough to hold
him, and walked ashore. l thought he
had earned his liberty, so put him back
in his Woodshed again.