Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-27

chief of the police told me he nau met
him in sydney, but finding him so hand
somely dressed, he thought he must
have been mistaken. OF course, from
his being so well disguised, he was able
to take his place on board the ship and
make his escape to New York, where
he thinks it will be impossible to find
him. -e .u .. Dab ''
my friend stared at me for some time,
and then said, Well, but he didn't go to
New York II
".Yes. he did, I replied, sand paid
for his passage aao"; sal i.,
"'That he paid for his place admit,
and that too in his right name,' said
my friend; "but it appears that few
days afterwards he met a friend Of his,
also Frenchman. and very poor, who
wanted to 20 to New York. The day
before the ship was to sail. Pierre paid
his bill at the hotel, and sent some boxes
on board, saying he would follow them
in q few hours. In the meantime he
went to the house of his friend and told
him that as he had just got a valuable
appointment at the gold fields, he did
not intend sailing for New York, and
that If he would give him his note Of
hand for the amount OF passage-money,
to be forwarded to Sydney, he would
let him have his place. This was agreed
on, and the Frenchman in the night
went on board instead of Pierre, who
took himself Off to the lodging he had
already prepared outside the town,
where he had left the whole of his
valuables. He remained there concealed
for more than six weeks, and then took
his place, under false name, on board
a ship bound for London ........
Il need hardly say this intelligence
caused me great arxiety, and 1 rushed
off to the chief of the police to ask
what steps had better take.
l. ".In emergencies OF this kind, he said,
you should act energetically. A ship
leaves for London tomorrow by the new
passage. Now l have friend who is q
powerful Enchanter. and he, if you wish
it, would send one of his genii to Eng
land with u message to his lordship.
asking what you are to do. And when
you have received his reply, you can
take what steps you please -tas- a.
+ {" But how long will the genie take in
getting there?' l asked.
.sOh! he will arrive in very short
time he replied 4 can't exactly say how
long; but if you come with me l will in
troduce the Euchanter to you, and he
can send off his sprite ut once should you
adopt that course
81 thankfully accepted his proposal,
and we started off together to the dwell
ing of the Enchanter. After he had lis
tened to my statement with great pa
tience, he said to me-
'' i think can assist you. have now
a genie, invisible to you, waiting in this
house, and will dispatch him at once
if you wish it. 5.,.
81 gratefully thanked him. and few
minutes afterwards the genie, bearing
my message to his lordship asking what
steps should take withregard to Pierre.
with one stride flew from the city OF
Sydney to another named Melbourne,
some sixor seven hundred miles distant,
which occupied him but few moments.
At Melbourne he was rather puzzled
what course to take, and applied to a
friend of the Enchanter for directions,
who ordered him to start Immediately
for another city, equally distant, called
| Adelaide, and there to inquire for the
Enchanter's correspondent, who would
tell him what to do. The genIe's jour.
ney to Adelaide was far more difficult
than the one to Melbourne in fact it oc
cupied as much time in going as i
would take man to walk a league. A
Adelaide was the most powerful Enchan
ter in Australia, with stern, angry
manner.
"'Why,' he said to him, Il find an or
dinary MOI tai could have walked from
one end of the city to the other while
you have been walking small space o
six hundred miles from Melbourne here
It's disgraceful of you, and if / dom
find you far more diligent in obeying or
ders than those of the Enchanter IN Mel
bourne, my friend, your master, shall
punish you severely on your return
1.-The genie appeared terribly frightcn
ed at the Enchanter's threat, and assured
him if he would forgive him that once
he should have no more occasion to b.
angry with him tor want of diligence.
We'll. then,' said the Enchanter. :
will give you another trial. At dis
tance of two thousand miles from thi
house is a locality known as Port Dar
win. Start off Immediately, withou
resting on the way even for moment
and then seek out the house of my cor
respondent, who will give you furthe
| Instructions
, 1.-The genie, after having respectfull
saluted the Enchanter, flew off on hi
> journey to Port Darwin, and SO rapid
did he go, that he accomplished tn
, journey Of two thousand miles in les
than half an hour At Port Darwin tn
genie found the Enchanter's correspor
dent, and having delivered his message
he said to him. ..,4 =
} {" My poor friend, you have difiicul
task before you. There will be no longe
3 land 10 guide you; but you must fly fo
I; more than two thousand miles under lh
: sea to place called Batavia
v 1.-The instructions had hardly bee
= given before the genie darted into tn
sea, nor did he stop till he had accom-
d plished the distance to Batavia, wher
e he arrived in little more than two hour
t from the time he had left Adelaide
: Here another Enchanter told him he Wa
e to start again Immediately for tow
h called Singapore; but on no accour
y must he be longer than nine minutes o
1 his journey. The genie, without utLel
q ing a word, darted into the sea. an
d completed the journey in the time STATED
t He was then sent to place called z,
o nang; but although the journey was les
n distant than the last, it took him MOI
II than double the time to accomplish it, S
y fatigued was he by the exertions he hi,
: made. From Penang he started to cit
t called Madras, and during the passag
t the genie's fatigue appeared to increas
y for he was at least an hour and Il half
}. accomplishing it. From Madras b
e reached Bombay with one leap. He W:
n then directed northward to place cal
d ed Alden, his fatigue increasing to sue
an extent that he was four times as lon
!, in going there rs from Adelaide to Po
9 Darwin. From Alden he was sent to Sue
p in Africa, and from there to Alexandri
l BY the time he had reached this town l
g had been more than seven hours on Ii
:. journey. Utterly fatigued as he was h
Il courage still held good, and at Alexal
}, dria he plunged into the sea. and rG.
: again at an island called Malta Fro
P Malta he was again ordered to fling hin
h self into the sea, and not rise till
e reached place in Europe called Gil
n ralter. There the Enchanter, who res
. ded In the city, scolded him severely fi
s. his tardiness
a You have been more than mir
n hours coming from Adelaide here, /
1t said. 1T is perfectly infamous OF yo
e to occupy so much time in iourne
which is less than half round the worl
l. l am quite ashamed of Won Re mo,