, 1874-06-27

run Of large carefully. boarded tnc1osurs. ho
nf lis former beauty. lIis prsaoucc vss nn-
known to mY natyh,ors, although II waa notico-
able that lloraeh invariably "ntrd In pasaiuE to
she wtndward aids Of my home, aud that tho
delivery Of thor varos in taa morning ind in
,nulged g ~ nnsoealEy and unnecessary profanity
Al tIa cid Of tho rook determined to Invtts
pose wrote . number Of formal Invitations:
After descantiog. at some length, on the gro.t
exponse aud danger attending hlH capture and
training. otlerpd programme Of the perform
ances Of the "tnfant pheuomenon Of 5srran
solitu!les," drawn up into tho llxhost professions
ni profusion Of ALTERATION ami capital o,tcrH.
fet extracts will give tue reader 4onle idea Of
Ills educational progrosa.
1io will, rollea up In Round 1,al1, roll down the
caplas tro,n It'll Eey IN III. Sa.,vo Wilt. ' - ''
:, ?. Ife vii Ascend tho Well pole. and rcnova from
Drm tlieraof al May be Permitted.
hs oas, T Il s s y ill., s ..2 9
4. lle viii sueke his chxin Rapidly, showing h,s
Manner Of atrikag plsnsy aud Terror in tie Drsasts
Of Wanderers Iu ufstnn ~ilisrucsssH.
The morning OF lno exhibition oamo, but an
hour bofore the performance
THE wRETnMEn BAny WAS MISSING.
Tho Chluose cook could not indicate hls ri,ero-
abouts. / searohed the premises thoroughly.
out into the narrow lano that led toward tho
open aels aud tho woodH beyond. Du. found
no trace nor track Of Daby Sylvester. return
cd. nftsr an hours fruttless search, to fiul my
gness already assembled on tho rear verandhli.
briefly rocounted my dtaappolntmeus, 1uy prob.
able loss and boggod their nsststanco.
why" aai'l { Spanish friond, who, prlded
himself on his accurate Knowledge Of
10 trying vaiaiy to ria. t.om his
reoltulng position on the ycrandal., "rhy
d, you mot discngage yourself from .Ls verali-
dab Of orr fr!enoi ana why, in tho natno OF
llenyen, do you attach to yourself so omnch OF this
thing, and make to yourself such unnecessary
contortiou2 All, he continued, suddouly With
drawing ono Of llis own feet from tho voraudah
with m evident effort !" a!n myself attached
Surely j IL so1,othlng here! !"
with d'isiculty,-tha door of the vogandnh wea
covared with aomo glutinous substance. II
waa-Hirupl
kcg Of "go1don Airnp." purchased only tho day
bofore, lay enlpty upon tile Hoor. There werd
Daby.
TLero'a something moyine tho ground oves
there by that plla Of dirt, ha.d barker,
Ho was right; tho ea.t, wnH sinking in ona
oornor OF the lnul.,sure like I'LL earthquake. !
approached cautiously. saw. what llad nat
before noticod, that tho ground waa thrown npt
like cavity. croueheti Daby Sylvester, 1til dig.
ging, aud slowly, but surely, sinking f4om a,gla
| in . mass OF dust aud clay.
! What were his iutentsous7 Whether ho WA
stuug by romorso and wished to hide himsolf
from my reprosehful oyos, or whether lie WIS
simply trying to dly ILLS Birip- -leunoarod coat,
never sha!l know, TOR tbat day, alas WIS hs Lust
| with mo.
He was pumped upon for two hours, at tho
end Of which timo ho still yieIded thin treaolo.
He WAa then t8len and carefully enWIapDed in
blankots aud 1ockod up In tia storo-r0onl. Tie
next morning
HE wAs aoSE
| The lower portion OF the wiuuoH-aash and pane
we're gone too. His aucccssful experiments IN
tho fragile texture Of glAsa at Tho oonfcctonsrs,
on tho tirAt day OF hla entlance to civilization,
lad not been lost upon him. His first ossny at
combining causa aud effect euaod IN Ills escaps.
Where lie went, where ho bid, Who captured
him il lie did not succeed in reachiug thu foot
rowa1d, bnclsed by the efforts Of I'LL intelligent
| police, cou1l nut discover. uoyer saw him
again from thar day until.
| Did I 8os him 2 I WAS IN n horse-car on Sixth
avohAe, u few days ago, when the horsea sud-
denly became unnanageaole aud loft tho tack
for tho Sidewalk, anld tho oaths mud exo-
orations OF tue driver. Immediately III front
OF tho car crowd had gathered around
two pertaining bears and a Snowman. Ono
Of the annaIs-tt,in, enacasod. and tho
mere wreck Of bid native strength. at
! tracted my attention. enleavorol to utIract hin
I1o turned Pair Of bleured, HlghtLoss Dyes iu my
direction, but shote waa no Bigu Of recognition.
loaned from tle car~window and oaltod, softly,
"Baby!" But hn did not heed. coBod thu
window. Tie car WAS just moving on. when ha
| suddenly turned, md, either by accident Or do.
sisn, thrust callous pa" through the g!aas.
Its worth 81 50 to put IN now pane" nasd
ths conductor, ~ folks will play with boars ]!
| -"-Bret uarte in ST. Nicholas for July.
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