Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-20
Toms Happy Hoo Sundax


The minister gave out his text, ana drooea
along mODOiOnOUsly through en- Rreume,f
which was SO prosy that Iasny a head. 6y
and by, began 10 nod, and yet u was an A.
gumeut that dealt IN limitless Gre and brins.
stone, and thinned the pretestined elect
down q company 50 SNAIL ss - be hardly
OF The sermon; afierehu-ch ne always Knew
how many re ges there hac been. out he sell
dom knew snything else about the discourse
However, this time be was really interested
for a little while. Tue minister made \
grand and moving picture OF the assembling
together OF cse worlds hosts al TIE millen-
MUM, when Sue lion and the lamb should lie
down together and little child should lead
them. But the pathos, the lesson. the moral,
OF the great spectacle were lost upon the
10y he only thought OF the conspic1ousness
Iooklng nations, his face ne up with the
tnoosht, and he said - himself he wished he
we Nn, oe th IA enid, n q was tame lion.
now he lapsed into suffering again as the
cry argument was resumed. He bethought
nlmself OF treasure he had aud got M ont
- a. va arg Slack beetle with formidable
percussion cap COX. The crst think tina
beetle old WAS 70 take him by the finger A
natural nllip followed. the beetle went foun-
dering into the aisle, ana ut on It's back. AMI
The hurt finger went into the boys mouth.
Tue beetle lay there working It's helpless
legs, unable 10 turn over. Tom eyei Al and
longed for it. but 10 was safe out Of his reach
Other people, unintersstsd IN the sermon.
found relief In the beetle, sad they eyed IL,
too.
Presently a vagrant poodle dog came
idling along. sad AZ heart, lazy with the
summer softness and the quiet, weary of
captivity, signing for change. lie spiei the
beetle; the dropping tsil lifted ana wsggei.
he surveyed The prize; walked around 20;
kmelt OF ~ from n safe distance. walked
round II sgain; grew bolder, aud took
closer smell; then lifted MS lip. and made q
gingeTly snatch Al n, lust missing a.: made
another and another; began 10 enjoy tthe
diversion; subsided 10 his stomach win tue
hat Ia
eeAl ,sltS sreW weary az last. apd then
indifferent aud absent minded. His head
nodded, and little by little his chln de-
scended aud touched the enemy. who seiEei
IL There was sharp Nelp, a fitrt OF the nooi-
lie head, and the beetle fell a couTle of
yards away. and it Oh It's back once more
he nelghboring spectators shook with a
gentle inward JOY, several faces went
behind fans and handkerchiefs, aud Tom
was entirely happy; The dog looked
resentment In his heart, too, aud a
craving for revenge. SO ne went To the
beetle, and began a wary attack on ~ again:
lighting with his fOre-paws within an inch OF
The creature. making even closer sns tches 81
IL with bis teeth, and jerking MS head TIN
his ears Mapped again. But he grew tired
once more, after a while; tried 20 amuss
himself with a fly, but found no relief fol-
lowed an ant around with his nose close 20 the
floor, and, quickly wearied OF that, yawned,
sighed, forgot the beetle entirely and sat
down on IL! Then there was a wild vein of
agony, and the poodle went sailing up the
aisle, the yelps continued, and so did the
dog; be crossed the house IN front of the a.
tar; he Jew down the other aisle; he crossed
before the doors; he clamored mp the home
stretch; his anguish grew with bis progress,
till presently he was a woolly comet NOV.
Ing In Its orbit with the CLEAN aud speed OF
light. AT last the frantic sufferer sheered
from It's course and sprang into It's masters
lap; he flung IL out o! the window and the
voice OF distress quickly thinned away and
died in the distance.
Tom
thinking 10 himself that there was some
satisfaction about divine service when there
was bit OF variety In IL. He had but one
marring thought; he was willing that the
dog should play with his pinch bug. ont ne
did not think IL was right 20 carry Il of.
TURKISH SLAVE TRAFFIC. -Pera June
20 Correspondence OF the London Times
says: The Porte has come 20 the desperate
resolution OF enlisting and arming 10000
Bashi-Bazouks throughout the Empire, who,
IL they cannot do much as soldiers, will be
available as brigands, and may prevent the
spread OF Instruction by the Instant menace
OF general massacre OF the Christians. The
awful work OF these savage irregulsrs, and
especially The Clrcassiaus, have been carry
ing on ia Bulgaria is an earnest OF the eff
cieRt aid they can lend the government of
The Porte In It's straits. i have heard from
several sources during the past three days
the distressing report that Bulgarian child
rem were sold as slaves by their CircRssian
captors. A wealthy Greek banker at Pera,
whose name I could mention, has, for hui
name reasons, bought four such csptives OF
course with view 70 rescue them from the
late which awaited Them In the hands OF
Turkish purchasers. i am informed that
many OF the Pashas and oeys are supplying
their harems with servants from this source,
and that at Adrianople this trade is carried
on with little, IL any, attempt at conceal
ment. You are aware that the Circcsslans
have always been and are in the ha bit of
bringing mp their children 20 stock the
harems OF wealthy Mussulmans. No won
Ger ~, together with their own, they offer TO
the highest bidders the young creatures they
nave seized In the ravaged villages OF the
balkans have been assured that a poor
bulgarian refugee recognized his own child
In the hands OF q Circassian slave dealer,
and upon claiming IL before the authorities
MS claim was rejected on account OF the alb
sence OF Mussulman witnesses establishing
his paternity-for undoubtedly many OF the
magistrates, In spite OF all the sovereign
hdts, still refute or disregard Christian tesii-
mony.