The Grange advance., 1874-05-06
CORRESPONDENCE.
ST.. PAUL, M1NN.

80 days.. (which is one Of the most
racy little stories Of the day.
Mr. Fogg is one OF those quiet orderly,
systematic, middle aged English gentle.
men. His we'll ordered house was in Se-
vile Row, London. Atthe same moment
precisely the same hour each day he took
dinner at the Reform Club. On the
I'd day Of October he discharged his
servant James Forester for bringing in
his shaving water at eighty-four degrees
fahrenheit when it should have been
eightysix. He engaged another SER
want recommended for being authentic.
ally correct in all things.
Mr.. Fogg was playing whist at the
club conversation fell upon the escape
of thief who had robbed the Bank of
England Of $4,000 pounds. Fogg said
man might go round the world in 80
days. He was laughed at; but he firm
ly adhered to his assertion. Here
were his fyuers:
From London to Suez uia Mount Gents
and Brindisi by rail and boat, days.
From Suez to Bombay, steamer, 13 i"
From Bombay to Calcutta, rail, 3
From Calcutta to Hong Kong, steam
er, IL 50
From Hong Kong to Yokohama,
steamer, 6 "
From Yokohama to San Francisco,
steamer, % "
From San Francisco to New York,
rail, = /"
From New York to London, steam
er and rail, 8 ="
The company rallied Mr.. Fogg.
Gentlemen he remarked, I will make
the trip at your expense if you dar e
put up wager. Twenty thousand was
bet and Fogg with his servant started.
It was during this flying trip that the
reader is led into many interesting
scenes, none Of them more thrilling
than where he and travling oompan-
ion rescues q Parsee lady from instant
death as he was travelling the jungles
of India
The elephant becoming suddenly rest.
i've stopped. It was four o'clock.
What is the matter asked Sir Fran
cis, putting out his head.
l don't know, officer, replied the
guide, listening attentively to 4 con-
fused murmur which came through the
thick branches.
The murmur soon became more dis
tinct; it now seemed like a distant
concert Of human voices accompanied
by brass instruments. Mr.. Fogg pa
tiently waited without a word. The
Parsee jumped to the ground, fastened
the elephant to a tree and plunged into
thicket. He soon returned saying,
"a procession of Brahmins is coming
this way. We must prevent their see.
ing US, ifpossible.
The guide unloosed the elephant and
led him into thicket, at the same time
asking the travellers not to stir. He
held himself ready to bestride the ami
NAL at moments notice, should flight
become necessary; but he evidently
thought that the procession Of the faith.
full would pass without perceiving
them amid the thick foliage in which
they we're wholly concealed.
The discordant tones of the voices
and instruments drew nearer and now
droning songs, mingled with the tam
BOURNE and cymbals. The head Of the
procession soon appeared beneath the
trees, hundred PAGES away; and the
strange figures who performed the re-
ligious ceremony were easily distin'
guished through the branches. First
came the priests, with mitres on their
heads and clothed in long lace robes
They were surrounded by men, women
and children, who sang a kind oflugubri
GUS psalm; interrupted at regular inter
walls by the tambourines and cymbals
while behind them was drawn a ca,
with large wheels, the spokes of whict
resembled serpents entwined With each