Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-13

er by any means can receive lnfor-
nation when a tlIuMder-clOud IS like
v to be in the neighborhOod OF your i
:aslle, and that in time to meet 1t on Il
-Our arrival?'
"sThat is what l said, Hassan.' his
ordship replied. AT the same time
should make little reservation, and
admit that sometimes be is dlsap- c
pointed. However, this SO rarely :
happens that you may take it almost
as certainty that we shall arrive al
the castle in time to meet it. And
now what is the other question you '
wished to ask, for l see you have !
Oh your mind?'
s. 'If,' L replied, the Enchanter was
capable of making the lightning that
burst the sunkeu ship q. the bottom
of the sea, how is it that he is unable
to make lightning on the present oc-
casiou?'
"'He would be quite able to do it,
said his lordship, 'but that was not
altogether the que stion. YouremeR-
ber that lac was to teach you, or to
give you the power to catch flash OF
lightning from tue cloud, and carry
it about in a bottle where you please.
II you still wish to perform the feat,
say SO; if not, we need have no fur
ther conversation OH the subject.
s.As his lordship pronounced these
last words in a somewhat angry toue,
thought it better TO change the con-
versation, and l inquired If he had
any particular instructions to give
with respect to Isaac, or OH any other
matter. He told me he mad none
whatever, except that l was to see
that no time was lost i'll getting ev-
erything ready for the voyage.
Son the third day after my last
mentioned interview with his lord
ship, he sent for me. On entering
the room he said kindly
'''I have, at last, some good news
for you, uassam. My friend, the Eh-
cnanter, who returned to town yes
terday, has this morning called on
me, TO tell me that in all probability
cloud charged with lightning will
pass near my castle tomorrow, aud
that we had better leave London to-
uight. He told me more. He says
that, having heard when he was last
at the castle that had expressed a
wish that u rock abeut a mile from
it, which overhung road, should be
destroyed, he has ordered a mine to
be prepared, SO as to blow it up
".Wlli he use gunpowder on the
present occasionT inquired.
No, Hassan he will use 10 gun
POWDER his lordship replied. 'Hav-
ing heard thai you doubted whether
the cotton he employed. which blew
up the sunken ship, was not OF "a par
ticular description. carrying with 1t
explosive powers, he has made that
winch he will now use from some
old cotton garments which have been
torn into small tilaments for the pur-
pose
".ADd with such material as that
be expects to be able TO burst the rock
assumder p asked.
NO. his lordship replied. sfor he
intends TO allow you TO do that. After
YOU have bottled the lightning, you
will have to carry it to sheltered
spot near the rock, and from thence
direct it to a material placed i'll the
mine, and the result will be, il dc
. not very much mistake, that the rock
will fly in pieces as certainly as If
dashed yon glass goblet on the ground
But, however, Hassau, l cannot talk
[ longer with you now. Make prepa
, rations for our departure this even
[ ing, that we may arrive in good time
at my castle.' -.
2 "ln the evening, all things being
ready, we started on our journey Il
, my castle. From the time OF Ou
1 quitting his lordsinp's palace till WI
l arrived at our destination nothing
7 occurred worthy of especial remark
e His loriship being somewhat fatiguet
: with the journey, retired to bed
: while I, rs it was broad daylight
t amused myself by strolling about tn
D fields adIniring the beauty of TIL
e scenery. The object of our visit thel
l came across my mind, and the idea,i
| spite of myself. continually REQUIRED
p that the Enchanter was jestiDg wit
E me. This possibly arose from the fac
It that not cloud was to be seen, an
t therefore it would be- impossible l.
! catch the lightning which he ha
V promised me should have the powe
| of putting into bottle. 1had never
l. in fact, seen, since had been in Eng
e land, a more calm or beautiful day
Presently met one ofthe servants q
S the castle, and asked him how lon
t the Enchanter had been there.
d "He is not here at ALL was tn
i mans. reply, nor have we receive
O any Intelligence of his arrival
Ii "Now again the idea occurred t
d me that the feat could not be perform
II ed, and the Enchanter being awar
e of the impessibility, was afraid
= present himself. l was on the pom
of questioning the man further, whe
d l received message from his lore
|, ship, desiring my imme diate attent
II auce. found he had left his chambe
IS after a sleep OF two hours, and W.
ii about seating himself at the breal
V fast table. After receiving from hi
l. few instructions respecting my o.
ID dinary duties, his lordship said
L. me-
p "'Well, Hassan, does your courae
n hold good? You are not alarmed !
% the feat you are about to perform !"
&c ".Pardon me, my Iord,' l replie'
D 81 have no fear, nor do l think thel
E. is occasion for any, for l su-pe'
le nothing of the kind spoken Of will
attempted
to "'What do you mean, Hassan? p Ii
lc lordship said.
.r "'Simply, my lord, that there a.
er pears to be no possibility of perforu
,c ing it, | replied. 'In the first pia'
s. the Enchanter is not here, and if
l9 were, il would be useless, IS there
to- not d cloud to be seen in the sky, NJ
any appearance of one risiag. In fac
g. [ never remember calmer or mo
III beautiful weather.
"And to what do you attribu
m the Euchanter's absence 2 his lor
lp ship asked.
"'To the fact that he is now ava
~ he has promised more than he c,
an perform, and does not not like to d
us pear ridicuious,' l replied.
., " 'Hassan, you are in error sa
We his iordship, laughing. "A few mi
- u,es before sent for you, receive
-, a message from the Enchanter tellil
=, Tie he would he here without fail tn
d, evening, and tina: he proposed pc
,.t forming the operation tO-mnrro
v mOrnirg. He has, moreover,
; quested me 10 see that the old shin
which were torn up and prepared
ny him are placed in holes III the roe
: so that after you have bottled t
VI lightning you can carry it to the sp
-er aud then, as you did at the wreck
teh vessel, blow up the projecting mass
he so rs to leave the road they cncumb
~ clear. And now, Hassan, tell II
We grooms to prepare my chariot, AZ
ou intend to visit the spot where t
ur rock is to be blasted, and see tn
ef- everything is prepared for the OPT
alton. You can, if you like, accol