Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-17
Sudden White Hair.


 When the Emperor Leopold was about to make his entry into Vienna, the old sexton of St. Joseph's cathedral was much troubled in his mind. Upon such occasions it had been his custom to take his stand on the pinnacle of the tower and wave flag the imperial pageant passed by but he felt that age had so weakened his nerve that he dared not again attempt the perilous performance. After thinking the matter over, he came to the conclusion that he must find substitute; and knowing his pretty daughter had plenty of stalwart suitors, the old fellow publicly announced that the man who could take his place successfully should be his son-in law. To his intense disgust, the offer was at once accepted by Gabriel Petersheim, his special aversion, and the special favorite of the girl, who saw not with her fathers eyes. On the appointed day Vienna opened its gates to the new made Emperor but it was evening" or near upon evening, when the young flag bearer welcomed the procession from St. ! Joseph's tower. His task performed, Gabri el would have descended from the airy height, but found his way barred. Two wretches l had done the treacherous sexton's bidding, and closed the trap door of the upper stair l way, leaving the brave youth to choose be- ! tween precipitating himself on the pavement
 below, or clinging the cold night through to ! the slender spire, with but ten inches of foot l hold. He chose possible life to certain
 death; but when rescue came with the morn ! ing his eyes were sunken and dim, his cheeks yellow and wrinkled. his curly locks white
 as snow. Gabriel Petersheim had won hit
 bride at fearful cost
 Believing fortune might be easily won il
 the oil country, young Bostonian wen there to enrich himself. One stormy night { ! glare in the sky told him that an oil tank wa ! on fire few miles off, and, knowing that af ter time the oil would boil up and flow over
 the side of the tank, he made for hill tt 1 witness the spectacle. ''She's coming!" ! Thara w q and then the burning oil shot up from th' tank, boiled over it's sides and foated dow1 } the creek, destroying everything in it's way | and setting fire to second tank. Cur1oslt, , getting the better of discretion, he rar tt
 the ground in the rear of the tanks, to get
 better view and in trying to avoid a pool o
 burning oiI fell into mudhole, and stucl : fast therein. Struggling till he could strug gle no longer, he lay back exhausted, watch
 ing the pillows of smoke surging upward an'
 floating into space. Suddenly his ears wer : startled by the sound of cannon firing; 7 column of flame and smoke shot up iron y one of the tanks, and he was stricken almos senseless with the knowledge that the ''pip line men" were cannonading the first tank . to draw off the oil and prevent anothe l | overflow. He tried to shout, but the word f. l would not come. A little stream of burnin ! oil ran slowly but surely toward him. H = watched it creeping on until 1t was almos 1 upon him then in moment all was darA l | When he came back to consciousness h : l found himself in his own room, surrounde ', l by ''the boys" who had seen him just i time to save him. It was weary while bt = fore he was himself again, and then he ws - inclined to doubt if he himself, for h - once dark hair was perfectly white.
 Instances have not been wanting of tt hair being deprived of it's color in few mil
 utes. The home coming of the King of NJ
 pies after the Congress of Laybach was eel $ brated with much public rejoicing. To if the occasion honor, the manager of the Sa :. Carlo theater produced grand mythologic T. pageant, in which afterward well know ss opera singer made his debut in the charact III of Jupiter The stage thunder rolled, tl