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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-14
Thief-Life in Dublin.

The following sketch is from verv
clever story in the July .4tilntic. called
Broke Jail" by new writer:
Il suppose was born in Dublin, though
in hat corner or cellar or g;,rrct have
no idea. My first recollection is Of leading
an old woman arounl the streets who pre-
tended to be blind but could see like a
ca. She called herself my grandmother
If that was true it was the only truth
ever heard her tell. She begged in the
streets, and did a little in the way of look
ing up good jobs for the burglars. We
lived in cellar in the thieves and beg
gar>' quarter. Old Mag RunnellS i that
wa. the old woman name-was quite a
character there. People who feared the
police. or who hal stolen something bad
to hide or hard to sell. used often to come
to her for advice. They ALWAYS brought
with them 4 bottle of whiskev, for devil Il
word would old Mag say till her whistle
WAS wet. Sometimes Il mtn or a woman
Of our set would want to borrow Il small
sum of money of her. and would bring
some valuables to be left in pawn for the
loan. She would say. Go away wild yer
btwble and don t be cracking yer Jokes on
apoor old blind body. If veil come buck
in an hour, mphv cln find some pawn
broker where can spout it for wees They
all know that old Mag is honest and not
wan OF them fears t. pvt ont the money
on what she fet-hc> them. Yes YES come
back in an hour, honey, and I'll ihrv what
can do for ycts.' Then she'd send M
off to play. and willie She was alone she
would get the money ont of some hiIinr-
place She h,a somewhere
She was not very hard on me. | must
>av that f,r her She did cuff AMI banr
m,. about 4 rood deal when she was ont
of sorts or drank. b II >h. f.3 me well an !
clothed me comfortably. and t,uobr M.
to read :tnl write AMI reckon. for She was
ulito scholar. anI hal dnnn something
=, f,rrerv in her ,l.,v
f would haze e.Ijtj.J vo, +, seq the ola
woman and me- ON n,1r round. in III.
street. Sh. wen, .,lw.vs i, ll,ct ,hr.., +
b,r. cIohr. win never g., ~n.rL of 'In,, -,
,hcm and ,hr yLi,.., and ltitr.>t ,t.r,.I.,l
can in all Djblin. Sh.. Ala lnok =. d...n,
=. :, .h-v,r.I,.n.- vviI,v U,.r o,,r.
old eyes stared s,r,irbt b.f,r. mn. N.
L,uk,.I h'iuI.rn,,.., ,w,,l.l,,,l.,nj allan
nor IN. ord Ii,nt,n,pt-> ,.7,,I. ,vnr,.
nice clean. pltrhci i,rk.t .rd ,r,v,.rs
and = clos. tittinr >knII-c,n. ON hnt
,v,.n', 7 th. ,,.L I,,if,l IL, :, ,,r,u1-,,,
l.lIin,r hi. ,,nnr IA 'iu1 ,,r.,r, Ip,n. h.,. nm ,
Iiin.t i Lrn,v Lnyv :, I,l,rr,.,. H.. III ;
r.ntl.m,.n and h,.,n.if,I /, ill.,, w. ,li,In.r
waste mach time on IN. ci,:z.nS. hl. Dc.
voted nur .,,t,.n,i,,n m,:nIv- "a ,b. country
c.nt,em,n and country traders and ,h,.ir
GOOD wives. WHO almost always give u>
Sometime w, were. rhr b.,. h..r.r r. in
Dublin. Old MAJ Use 70 say th,7 if ON.
hal talent for il, berrin,- w,s far more
profitable Nor stealing. to say nothing OF
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PRECAUTIONS N CASE OF FIRE.-An eX-
cell mt Set of rules f.r gniIanc,: f,r he
revention of. AMI IN case "f. fir. bv DR..
Hall, my he briefly snmm triz ii a. fol-
lows: Keep al doors AMI W in,Inws Of the
structure closed until the tircmrn conn:
'ut a wet cloth over the mouth AMI GET
iown on ;tll-four>. in =, smoky room; OF, II
the upper part of the winiox 10 get HE
smoke out; if in a theatre. keep cool; de-
-cend Ladders with Il regular step TO pre-
vent vibration. .f KEROSENE. lust lnr-
chased, can be male To burn ia 4 Il lc,-r
~ i@nitlng with match. throw il AWAY
Put wlre-wok over gas liglr> in >how
windows; sprinkle sand instead "f SAW
lust on the floor of oil ores; keep shay
ings and kindiing wood away frum sicnm
boilers, and GREASY rag~ from lots en-
boards. boxes, etc. see lh., all =, vt pil eS
| rnicr well in the CHIMNEY. and thlt all
lights and fires are ont leiore retiring or
c1ving place of business: keep III hes
IN metal or ctrthern vessels. and gu, ol the
reach of children; and pIo,i,i,- :, piece IF
| stout rope long enough Ia reach th.- n ,lnl
in every chamber NchlI,r admit any one
| If The house he on fire. except police. iile-
men. or known neighhoi>; nor >wing
| 'Ighted gas brackets against the wal: nor
| leave small children in u Room " here there
are matches or an open fire; nor deposit
,>hrs in a wooden box or on the Il or II Il
use light in examining lie g,> IA, ter
Nev'r leave clothes ner lh,. fireplace o
dry; nor s'nuke or read in bed hv Il candle
II lamp light; nor put hindl.ng wood to
Try on top OF The stove; nor tt,e Il light
nto cl SIT. OF pour out liquor hear an
pen light; nor keep bIrn.nL OF other in
dtmnltble fluids wh,-r,. there is fir: nor
| sIlow smoking IhoLt barns OF warehouses.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-14

ACTING IN CHARACrER.-"I say. girls
said little. blue-cye |. Il h,x-n-h .r,-l h y
on Second street. y-sterd.y ~. = 1t m tike
Your candy and we'll all play chi ken
is it nice?' inquired ,lf :. dozen SIX
year -old> in C orus
Nice! you bet it is. Let me show YOU.
Now. I'll lay the candy down here on The
step. and you all 90 down there and com:
up when YOU hear me call like Il rooster-
The girls reire,teI and gathered in 4
group about fifteen feet OF, while the boy
got on his knees with his head over the
candy. and began to call and strut and
dap his arms like rooster's wings
"Cluck. cluck. rat. tat. tap. cluck." and
all the girls CAME running up and bent
10 pick up the Can ly. when the little fel-
low opened his mouth and took it in at one
gulp.
20. you mean boy" they cried. "you
have taken all our candy :"
| That's cause played rooster. said
the boy; roosters always call the hen-
up when he finds grain of corn. and then
picks it up himself. ST Joseph Gazette
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-14

TIE NEEVES.-Let all those who are
troubled with weak nerves See to it that
they abstain from all kinds of excitement
As to strengthening the nerve, it cannot
be done by medicines. Peruvian bark.
winc minerals. SEA baths. etc, do not
strengthen. Thrse which excite rs spirit
II us liquors. cold water. in the form of Il
bath, showers and sp ,nginy, increase the
weakness of the nerves 10y yover-cXcilement.
Only that which nouri>ilrs Our no lv and
its masses of nerves. only tn 1t strengthens
the nerves. NourishlnT. mil |. digrstibl,.
foot is what is required. Mix. on account
of its resemblance 10 blood. i better than
almost any other article Of food. hut
unfortunately il is apt To cnr,tle on the
stomach; this difficulty m ght. however.
be obviated by taking a very small qutnti-
tv ut Il time. and taking / with whiie
bread Naturally, it must be taken often
and with the cream. which is the fit of the
milk. The weaker the nerves. the more
sleep the patient requires Old people
sholld be careful not 10 eat too much or
too solid food at a time; rather let them
eat little and eat often They must avoid
tough, sinewv. hard food. and be careful
not to take too much nourishnent. on ac-
count of the enfeebleI condition of their
organs, which are not able to force much
newly formed blood through the boiy
Many old people eat too much and thereby
shorten their lives. 10 eat in the evening
or lust before going to bed. is very in uri
Gus And to take a short nap Just after
dinner, lying on the left side. is very ben
eticial. Old people, like infants. need Il
be kept warm. therefore We recommen,
flannel undershirts, woolen undercloLhes
warm bedcovers. warm beds, well-warme,
eating and sleeping rooms. dry and sunny
habitations. Warm baths. cleanliness O
the skin in general. by means of washin,
in warm water and rubbing. are of utmos
importance to keep up the action of tn
skin. Old people should take warn
: bath at least once week, first cleansin:
the skin with soap. and then annointin;
t with some fatty substance, as almond OF
, or the like. Old people require mucl
sleep, to induce which they should hav
e spacious, airy rooms, well ventilated, an
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looked upon rs an unusual thing for a
young woman to do. but have been care.
full to do nothing unworthy of my sex
and to give no cause for unkind remark.
and | find | have suffered in no ones e,ti
nation. My social position is Just As good.
my company rs much appreciated. as the
day | beg IN: indeed, more so. | believe.
since came TO be known rs monev-len-
der-the amount, as usual. much ex-
aggerated. for the world here us elsewhere
praises the success and blimcs failures.
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TERMS FOR ADVERTISING.

ror one square OF IL lines or less Of Agate tyre
one insertion LOO for each -cuuenI 5
cent Unless the number oI In-e Ii. q
IN the adverti-em'n II VIII be continued ui Ill
''ierrl ont Iih''' Al iI-cnunl made 10 merChal "a
ana others advertising by The wear
Probaicand Comml> sonere Notice. 81 q each
notice of .IorratIon-. E.>traSs II. Formation
tn'i Dissolution of cOpartner- hlp- a. - ca, n
'"' threr insertions Ii sent by Mail The meg ust
accompany the letter.
Notices In news columns. 10 cents per line each
insertion tut no char-e made ,e-a Than 30 c,l.ts
Notices of Deaths and a rIag.s inserted sr-,tIs
nut eNienlesi DhIuarT Notices Poetry VIII i,c
mar ged at the rate oi tive cents per line
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REPRODTCTIoN OF Oh F.Ipt-T!ITS

REPRODTCTIoN OF on rIpJ,iuTS
\othlnGl- more str.tuT Il IAN IA. NJ -o-,nt
rrprnduc ion OF old though undrr IN.
rui-c of new and advanced opinions Il
" ould seem :i> if tn human mind. with
Ill il restless activity, Wa h->,in-i II
revolve in an endless circle L. pr =
gre>> is marked by many rttn-es an
discoveries. il Sees an u l,.G-T al = lir
nose clearly the facts tn Iic ai,nr tn
inc of IT. rullt". an tlc mo is ct ltN>
under which these fi-r> occur: t!t tni>
route in its higher levels 1lnay, rc.un>
lpon Itself N.,ure an al i;> secret be
C. me better known. AN the p 'N,.l of nt-
turt. ar. brought more un Ter hIrltn ,-on-
irol bat The sources OF n.tturr AMI ilft.. and
thpuy yht-.ll tn" III. - p rb'e.nS al be-
inm-ncv.r lec'mr more clenllv ntr4ll-i-
Bile. Not only So. pu, the t., eff l. ni hu-
man reasoning "n fi'Se sIbj-rl> even
l. the first. ID II .ring IN io:.n. ami even
>ome;imrs not greatly in form. Ih'-y are
in subs anrc the >lme Bold a. the con. -
of $ ientiit adventure has seemed for !. inc
It ends very much as ii be- IN; tn.l men
of the nineteenth century look over the
same tbys>rS Ot >pe -l..t;Inn a Il Il IN II
furetatherS thousands of wears h,-f ne. No
philosophy of tlel>in rin Ice ia 10 have
advanced beyond the Book of Job; ana
Professor Tyni,ll al irc>>inr III. w"rll
from The throne of modern >cl,n -e which
the chair of tile British As citation on. h.
TO be--rcpe.tcd the thoughts of p,m"cli-
tus and EpicnriuS. a th'. last rle->cS of
modern scientific mind. .-Ba..,co t.
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moderately warmed. and kept quiet. They
should lie with The h "A / NOR. ,!evt ,.t
han younger people A. .ap"pleNy i ,ver
T." he guarded az inst bv oil people. fh,.v
should be careful :lbo 1t taking cold. in'll =
ng cold or impur, air. eating AMI DIR nix
ing 10 excess. as we'll II, severe bodily IN |
mental excitement.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-14

The nationality Of Mr. Charles Npr lho.f
whom no one would suspect of i,ein- any
thing but New EnLlanicr. from Ia gen
eral style of thinkim. and wri in-. i v,ry
frequently questioned \ Washington pa
per. according 10 the Irtbtuc. calls Mr.
Nordhoff =, Dutch jew AMI -, iic,-ltn-
He cannot well be both. But Mr.. Nord-
hoff is by birth i Norwegian. an lIi> cary
life WAS spent on Cape Cod. am ,n- TIE
| fishermen OF Oh ,th,in or in that nelwhhor-
hood; and, Ike many 9th, r of or nri rht
journalists. he gr..dutted from the 10 CTS
tie of :, VIII ,lcr an saw the wnn.lcr> If
The deep In his Youth in The Pacific ocean.
Naturally, u m IN who drifts from Nor
wegi IN ford 10 Cap Coi,;t from there 10
the Pacific. and from : wlr,lc->hip Ia ii II
per's NOnLhly. from thence L. the EAci.ng =
| Post. then overlrn 10 Oregon. VIII II "
and then drift in" pl;tc..> wh..rc II would
not be altogether re ,>ontbl,- la lin.i IA IN
and that l. the cXp Lana, ion of hi IA a. IN :
1t last drifted mo til. H.rtd nfiic = Mr.
George w. Curtis, who w:t- 4 long tlm,.
l collabur.ttur Of Mr. y II lhotf->. in tli.i
street, once called HIM u white lIl, anon !.
journalists. and that pretty figure Of speech
| xill he accel'te a very hecomng one
bv thnse who know him PERSONAL y.-Letc-
| De ,lle1lt
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-14
, With downcast eyes was passing on his way,
Paused, and observed the spot, AMI markell Il

\ w ltll GOWN eS Is WIS passing On MS way,
Paused. and observed the spot. AMI marked it
wei,
WhereOn the shadow of the finger fell;
And, coming hack at mi n ytlt, delvcl and found
A secret stairway leading underground.
Down this he passed into spacious hall,
Lit by flaming jewel on the wal,
And OPPOSITE brazen statue stood
With bow and shaft in threatening attitude.
Upon its forehead, like IA coronet,
Were the mysterious words of menace set
" That which Am, am; my fatal aim
None can escape. not even yon luminous flannel"
Midway the hall fair table placed,
With cloth of goli and gol len cups cnchasel
With rubIe-. AMI the plates AMI knives were gold
And gold the bread and vians manifold.
Around 1t. silent, mpti'nlcss, AMI sal,
Were seated gallant nights in armor clad,
And ladies' beautiful with plume and zone.
But they were stone, their hearts within stone
And the vast hall was filed in every part
With silent crowds, stony lace and heart.
Long at the scene, bewIltIercd and amazed
The trembling clerk IN speCchless wonder gazed;
Then fl ON the table, by his greed made bold,
| lie seized goblet and a knife of gold,
And suddenly + ON their seats the guests upsprang
The vaUltcd ceiling with loud clamors rang,
The archer sped his arrow. at their call,
>hatterins the lambent jewel on the wall
And al was dark around and overhead
st;u K on tue floor the luchless clerk lay dead!
The writer of this legend tuen records
Its gho~tlv application IN these words
The image is the Adversary Old,
Whose beckonn5 ln,e: point, to realms OF gold;
Our lu-ts and passion, are the downward stair
That leads the sDui from 4 diviner air.
The archer Death; the ntnIng jewel, Lie;
Terrestrial sood~, the goblet and the knife;
rhc knights and LADIES', all whose flesh and bone
BY avarIce have been har lenel into stone;
The CLERK, the scholar whom the love of peif
Tcmpts from h.s bpo..a and lrom his noble self.
The sch Mar ari th:w,.li, The EN- Hess strife,
The dI-corI in The harmoncs of life,
The love OF learning the eeque>tcrcd nooks,
And all The sweet strcn ty OF books;
The mark,t-pIace, the eager love OF gain,
Whose arm /, VANITY. AMI whose end is pain
But why Won AK me. zhoull this tale be told
To men . own OLD, or Nho are growing old
IT l. too Late, Ah nothing Is too late
TAI the tired heart shall cease - p.pItate
Cato l.4rueI Grc. X At eighty >pphocIcs
Wrote h~ grand q. lpu-. AMI >llmonItes
Bore OF the prlLr of verse from his compeera,
When each had numbered more than fourscore
wears,
An Tneo shra-tH-, At f,Ir-cDre an ten.
Hal hu, b gun hl~ Characters of Men.
Lhauccr, At Woodstock with the nI5ht!ngales,
A. sixty wrote the Canterbury rAles;
,,"ctre at Wcimnr. tnilIn- 10 the last.
Com plctci Faust whel eighty Yeas We're past.
These are !utecI exceptions; but they show
How the yulf stream four youth may Cow
Into thu altlc regions OF our hyc-.
Where .ltt.c els tH..n lie itself ~IrvIveS.
As the barometer lorctclls tie storm
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-14

A noted English disciple of 1zaak Wal
ton. W. Senior. the Red Spinner OF the
Gentleman's Magazine and a special OF the
London Daily Eecs. is coming this side
the ocean to write book on The Rod In
Am erica"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-14

B>N, EoIr AND S1ILIvAN.-Georg,
Bancroft, in his last volume, charges with
corruption 8, general off .cr of the Rerolu-
ton. who had expended all his available
means in tine public service. and who.
having lost his health by nearly five wears
of cun>t tnt exposure on the field. had
resigned ami been sent 10 Congress by his
State. In l7>O. in rhiltlrlphl,, without
money to ply his expenses (having de
pended, in reluctantly accepting the office,
upon being Reimbursed for advances made
to the public, and upon arrears of pay
which he government WIS unable to
mccD NJ. LuIrrnc. the French minister.
Of Iii, own motion offered HIM a loan of
three hundred dollars from his private
Resources which WAS gratefully and with
entire propricty accepted. In the discharge
+ If his congressional d,Itv, General Sullivan
opposed uniting the fisheries with rccorni-
tiun of indeprn hence rs preliminary con
ditions of negotiation. rs they were includ-
ed in the general instruction to the com
mi-Siunrr,-A llms jeff .rSpn. Franklin
Jay and Laurrn> and out of place in the
ul,matum. The motion was voted down.
and without the slightest evidence the
historian Il tributes the vote to undue in
| tlucnce from the loan. thus imputiny cor
! ruptiun to LuI"rnc and to the French
cabinet, and smirchiny the memory of one
whose life was without reproarh, and SO
! devoted to the cause of independence that
/ he made every sacrifice for its success. 1t
is an imprrtinence for one who. on such
absence Of proof, can vlllfv an honorable
name to petition the city council of b 'ston
upon any subject, and certainly with refer
! pnrt to Il monument to commemorate !:
victory gained in good means by the helI
! Of France whose government he had in the
/ like absence of proof charged with ar
attempt to tamper, Just before this battle
with the integrity of Con- -ress- We shoulo
be pleased to see n monument at 1ork
town and Il statue of Ltftvctte in this city,
but rather Rs Spontaneous tributes from
the people than aS contributions enforced
by law. Yet. ~ both objects come hom.
to the national h art, it may signify little
how the cost is dcfravel Such memories
are lastly due for all in our blrth-strugsle,
without which our strike for liberty and
Independence might have proved unavail-
ing But the proposition proceeds with
ill-grtce from one who has insulted the
good f,ih of our allies by an imputator
which is fortunately a> groundless rs it is
credible.-Siulciny courier.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-14

An old detective officer testifying before
the New York State committee, which is
investigating crime and its correction in
New York, said Of the pchpockes that
they are mostly to be found lettering
among the beer saloons east OF the Bow
cry: and are quite an association among
themselves, About three of them will 60
together to operate on car. Two of
these will crowd up among the male
passengers on the rear platform. TO one
is assigned the task of showing upward SO
as to render helpless the arm of the per
son who is to be robbed. \ nimble con-
fcdcrate then picks ou' the watch, or even
the pocket book from breast pocket. and
almost before the victim has thought of a
possible loss the thieves have jumped from
the car and fled up n side street. A third
confederate, who has merely looked on.
! goes two or thIee blocks further with tn
car to note if the theft be discovered
The car conductors are mostly afraid Of
the fellows, rs some of them who had in
terfered mere numerically beaten. both or
their cars and when away from them. l
thives who were seen getting on Il car
and known, were taken into headquarter:
promptly, the detectives would soon know
all Of them, and the trade would come t
an end.
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MORITCRl SALCTAMCS.
BY HENRY W. LOSGFELLow

Irnpora labuntur, tacitlSque senescimus ann Is,
1t fusiunt freno non remorante dies.
OVID, Ftstorum, LIB. Vi
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me. the fty wears since las, we met

ih me! the htly years since last we met
Seem t. me Gty fol los boun an set
:y Time the gre It transeriber, on his shelves,
Wherein are written the histories of ourselves.
What tragedies what comedies are there:
What joy AMI grief, what rapture AMI de5palrl
What chronicles of ,run ph and defeat,
OF struggle and temptation, and retreat
What records of regrct-. and doubts and fears!
What pages blolte |, biIstered by our tearsl
Wnat lovely landscapes on the margin shine.
What sweet angelic faces, what divine
And holy images of love AMI trust.
Undimmed by age, un5oiled by damp or dust
whose hand shall 'iare to open an explore
These volumes, close and claspel for evernore
Not mine. With revcren tial feet pass;
hear a voice that cries, " Alas! alas
Whatever had been written shall remain,
Nor be erased nor written DER again;
The unwritten only still belongs to thee.
fake heed, and ponder we'll what that shall be-"
As chillren frightened by thunder-cloud
Are reassured If some one reads aloud
tale Of wonder, with ench ant ncnt taught,
Or wild adventure, that dverts their thought,
Let me endeavor with a tale to chase
The gathering shadows of the time and place,
AMI Danish what we all too deeply feel
Wholly to say, or wholly to conceal.
In medieval Rome, I know not where,
There stood an image with its arm IN All,
And on its lifted finger, shining clear,
golden ring with the device, " STRIKE here?
Greatly the people wondered, though non
guessed
Th, meaning that th ose words bat half expressed
Until a earned clerk. who at MONDAY
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-14

What shall l -ay 70 You? What can say
.tter Than silence i, p? When | survey
This throns of f.ccs t irne t. meet my own,
Friendly and far, and yet t, me unknown,
lrirsiorne tne very land ,capc seems - be:
1t is the same, yet not the same to me.
) , many memories crowd upon my brain,
80 many sho>t, are in the wooded PLAIN,
fam wJIl seal aw ", with noI7el3,s treat.
| cannot 90 i pause i hes ltatc;
Ny feet reluctant lngcr dt the gate,
As one who struggles in Il troubled dream
70 speak and cannot t, TO myself seem.
Vanish the dream Vanish the idle tearsl
Vanish the Il ling minds of fifty years
Whatever time or space may intervene
[ will IT be a stranger in tins scene.
Here every doubt all in leciSion eni=;
Hail, my conpanIon5, co.nra les, Gas 5in II ;
friends
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-26

the question: ''Supposing the canal to
be made and the Atlantic water sent mer
rily running into the heart of Africa.
what if the soil should prove to be of such
treacherous character that it sucked nm
its liquid visitor as fast as it entered a.
This self-same query was put when the
ouez canal was first proposed, and has
been practically answered in the negative
by the strong logic of fact. There is not
much prospect of the desert being con.
verted into puddle. fit for neither cam
els nor steamboats,, nor, it may be
shrewdly suspected, is it at all likely. as
has been suggested, that, "worsc still. the
Atlantic might gradually be drained dry.
owing to which series of dreary mud
fats would extend between Galway and
New York, and Cunard steamers would
be stranded as etfectually as Noah's Ark
on the top of Mount Ararat." This is
sharp and lively, but the fact is that at
one time the waters Of the Atlantic did
cover the great Sahara desert.