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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-19
BRIDG EPORr.
DoIngs - MasOnic tIScie.-The Latest
kSstaI Gossip.

At the regular election OF Belmont Chap
ter No. $50 Y. A. 81, on M"Dday night. the
foll0sibg officers were elected 10 arVe for
the ensuing year Jas & nrk, II. r., Jas.
Cox, 4. IL. Powell, 8. Geo. Giiia, &. Of
II; J. T.. Mcdonald. Il A C.; Vim. \. Tier.
nan, +. s R0bt. g fin, q. ". of - y; y.
Hathaway, q II Of f2i V; Frank Fisher.
g. NJ of let V. !, John A. Topping, Treasurer:
T. T. Howell, Secretary; W.. r. sradmsn, q.
Miss Nellie Topping returned yesterday
from school 10 spsnd che holidays.
Bridge port Lodge No. lsl, Y. 4. " held
special meeting last night for the pa
pose OF comforting the M. u. degree. The
N. NJ. degree was regularly conferred On
brother SEQ. G.. Mckee.
Mr.. Bay, Of Toledo, il the CUES. of
Mrs. Chris Usiniein, of thSt place.
Ksy. WGllacr, pastor OF tie l.. y. Church
Of Bellsire, was in Bridgeport yesterday
calling on friends
Two elite hop. are on ID. .apIs. also sew
eTsl social gatherings for ib- near future.
Mrs. FTsrk To~n,enG. OF Cleveland. 10
'hr gusst OF friends Ia Bridgeport o. pres
ent
The hynebisl nup,ifs will % perfoTm:
ed on Ar. VIII Glover. OF Vt kIsasspt, snd
Mis- Minnie Fore, oi KirEwood. neIt
Wsdnc,dsy, the 2Gth Enst
IT,. Wheeling Vslsr Coal WORKS. near
Msinsrd. were solds yesterday By x. N.
Eicn, The receiver.
Two CIR load 81 Martins Ferry people
vent 10 81. CIsir,Jills on tbeC., l.. & w
ysusydsy o. si.ns,sss II the divorce soit
of HOb.Essek 80 Hobt 3ssck.
Miss Ollie tsl!GD, OF HarLsy!lls, uAs
here yesterday on Ter way 70 Bssyss,
A SPECIAL rIserBg Of the reading. club
will be head tonight on tbs question OF
putting a tbne-coIDer.d concert grInd
pisno IN tie room.
The ls.t sale Of LaDelle Clam Company
stOck W., for on. dollar and one cent per
sbsre. Sbe gs.s buSnsEs NUT ~ looming
Up. ~ all svssts ripoy has II shAt there
will be dividend Of from tnTss 70 ave rsl
cent declared BY the Lbeils tbs Lat Of
Jsnr.sry.
Dor public schools will close down oo
Fr,dsy until after the kolldayh
Vim. Guilst returned yesterday from .
'r.st's visit with his family st Stsuben-
Vile.
Ps,stnssr train No On the @, l. q ".
vss over tuo hours late last night on sc.
count of broken engine.
Mspy people were out sBjoying the
| sleiShinR ye<teYday.
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IN THE HOUSE.
Two Committees Ia be Made Out Of the
Ola Labor and Education Commit.

Two Committees Ia be Made Out Of the
Ola Labor and Education Commit.
tee.
WASHINGTON, december l6.-The Com
mittee on Rules OF the House met this
morning and determined to recommend
that two committees be made out OF the old
Education and Labor Committee, to con-
slider the two subjects separately, one to be
called the Committee on Education and
the other the Committee on Labor. 1t was
also decided TO recommend the creation OF
a Committee on Rivers and Harbors. The
question of submitting the improvement 10
the Mississippi River and llarbor Commit
tee was discus Sed and the decision in the
matter was left TO the House. 1t was de
lermired to recommend the retention OF
al select committees OF the last House, eX
Cept such es related TO personal subjects.
The Census Committee was dropped, also
the Committee on Accommodations for
the Congressional Library.
Mr.. keifer was instructed 10 report
res olurIon, without recommending Il. for
the appointment of u committee Of nine
on wOman suffrage.
\ request that correspondents be admit.
ted to the House lobby was considered, and
unanimously disagreed TO.
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The WESTERN CHAsLsY ROSS,
charles NeComas in the Hands OF
Chief Ju in Mexico.

pExxIxG. y VI December lS.-The FL
Paso Times Las interviewed a gentleman
who held Iow-wow with Ju, chief OF the
IndiaEs who now hold little Charley Nc
CONES in captivity, and had made arrange
nents whereby he wsS 20 ransom the boy
COR 500 rounds of cartridges and two
American horses. He says be is confident
that the boy will bs turned over to his
friends for The amount stipulated, and he
is willing 10 face the entire tribe 20 get
him
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HoRSEWHIPPeO BY A BOY.
How n Loyal Son Avenged an Insult 90
His widowed Mother.

PEORIA, Ill, December lS.-Mts. Rey'
nolds, an attractive widow lady, last night,
nj bile on her way home, was insulted by
Hemp" Baylsn, a commission man. Her
young son took a friend named Smith
down TO Boylans residence, knocked and
asked Boy an 10 step out. This he finally
did, when young Reynolds sprang upon
him and administered an unmerciful horse.
whipping. Boylan danced with pain and
cried TO bis wife to bring his revolver. She
was so frightened she did not do it and
Ioylan bad 10 endure until Reynolds
thought he had been sufficiently punished.
Several persons called at the police station
10 paw Reynolds fine and the scsnda!ous
affair has created quite a sensation.
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A WORKING MANS VIEWS.

To ibc Edli0T Ct Hl I>gItrr.
E,suTH WAED. WHEELING. Der l..


EIGHTH WAKD, WHEELING. Der Il.
Will you tell me what II Is tn. Demo
Gratis OF the First Congregational District
wish or xhs: il Is that they want? As tits
they have no local organization OF any
kind where the young Democrats may
learn therrGs principles Of Jstisrson and
Jackson and be prepared for battle array in
the hot bed. Of Repubicahism. Here is
where We mus repei the enemy. Tnen let
there be an orgsnjzs,iOn Tested. By Civ
ing your heart and hand 10 the
good cause. BY srousing this spirit
snd by msnifesting il you will also cause
your farmer brethren To enlist themselves
in the work 10 redeem the Fist District
from is present moorings 70 where in
reality IL brlouss-
What ;s wanted now IL to give life TO this
spirit: and how can this be better sccom-
plisbsd than by organizing and going TO
work with q viii; without this your
cause is almost hopeless, for 40 il is nov
the enemies have everything in their own
power With aii-pove:tul otiicsbrijers and
money influences 10 aid them IN orssniz
ing and ef.ec.ing q still hunt. Bat, Demo
Gratis. voc have the votes IL you will only
tale the tine aud trouble IN orgapiys them
for the ever..nl day. Wha. say you7
O-g,pize or s'Ior a go'dsn opportunity N
slip froEs ycGr grasp
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WAS IT SUICIDE?
Mysterious Death OF n woman Near
steubenvIlie.

Sptclul 70 The RcQlSteT.
WAsHrsGroS, December lS.-Mrs. Mary
Kelly, aged thirty, the wife OF Joseph
Kelly. Of Toronto this county, WIS
drowned in we'll this morning. Her
body was on top Of the water, although
there was IL feet in the well at the time.
While getting breakfast she went TO the
well, and not returning soon her husband
went in search Of her and found the body.
1t is supposed she fell in, as the well was
uncovered. 1t is also thought to be a sui
eide. She is native of Ireland and leaves
two children. An inquest will be held 10.
morrow
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A REDUCTION ACCEPTED
which Will Affect Fifteen Hundred
Pittsburgh wOrkmen.

PrITsrrEsH December lS.-The workmen
OF Graf, Bennett & Co.'S Clinton mills,
tonight accepted ten per cent reduction in
wages. The firm operates three mills, and
the reduction will extend to all. Fifteen
hundred men are affected. The members
of the Trsde Tribunal to-day presented
arguments for and against the reduction Of
the price OF mining in the fourth pool to
umpire Joseph d. Weeks, whc will decide
next week.
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COMMISSIONER EVANS.
His Nomination FavOrably Reported
TO the senate,

w,sr!ycToN, December lS.-At a meet
in rrr Senate Committee on Finance,
the Il n,inatlon of Walter Evans, Commits
>lUDri Jf Internal Revenue, was taken up.
The charges against BIN and the reply
thereto was considered, and it was dc.
termined to report the nomination favora-
bly, to the Senate. Messrs. Sherman, Al
drIch and Voorhees, were not present when
the nomination was discussed.
The contract Of 2. S. Meath, OF Memphis,
for the improvement OF the Mississippi
aud the Hard Times levee, was annuMcd.
Tie work will he completed by Hugh Car
Isle Of HurtcrsYille, Alabama.
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Heavy FaiInrein the Northwest.

ST. PAUL, December lS.-Brsdstreets' re-
port that H. V. N. Raymond, wholesale
grocers of Fargo, have been closed by
cbattel mortgage of $4,000 By the First
National bank OF Fargo. Debts are due in
81 Paul Cnicsso, New York, St. Louis,
Cincinnati and Cleyelsnd. The firm did
business Of more than $4,000 per year.
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Intelligent people have Quit tsking
ni,rers and mineral poisons, have quit
doctoring kidneys and liver, nerves aud
brain, have quit using alcoholic poisons
and narcotic drugs, have quit poisoning
heir system with qusck nostrums, aud
cow keep themselves and families in per
feet heslth by occasionally using the only
per.ect blood purifier and true strengthener
Of weak portions OF the body, knowu far
and wide as Dr.. Guysot.'S Yellow Dock and
SsTsspsrilIs. Any druggist will get IL for
you.
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THE CONFERENCE OF GIAssMEN
Proves rruitless aud the Strike WIFI
(Onttnue.

PITTSBURGH, December lS-The confer.
ence of glass men continued in session un.
Ill late hour this evening, and adjourned
without accomplishing anything. Both
sides agree that further attempts to com
promise will be useless, and the question
is now one OF endurance. The workmen
ssy that the manu- scturers will weaken
after January first, and the manufacturers
pronounce talk OF that sind mere rubbish.
The feeling tonight is more bitter thsn 81
suy time since the strike commenced.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-19

TIE Indians, knowing the value OF Wild
Cherry bark IS a cure for coughs aud colds
used to prepare in their rude way, 'ni in
winter kept il constantly on hand. The
careful and secret method % nrapIri1g
p- Wistsr's Eaissm Of Wild Cherry M -Sas
it superior to all other pEePaIa!iJns. l. is
very pleasant to take,
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Louisiana State Democratic COsSen-
ninn.

Baron RoUoE, La, December ls.-The
Democratic convention reassemoied at =
o'clock this evening. The Committee on
Credentials asked until noon tomorrow to
report. The convention then adjourned
unul that hour. The indications are that
Governor McEnery will be renOmiuated.
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GOlNGS ON At WESTON.
A Most yIvarIOus Social Season Open.
Ing Jp.-A Lively Batch Of Personal
NOIes.


WTsTo., W. Va, December IS.-Weston
is now entering upon her viyscious life.
The dance given by Miss Ernie Ralston was
the opening Of the holiday festivities. Miss
Ernie as hostess is hard TO surpsss Re-
freshments were served at II o'clock, after
which the merry party retired 10 their
homes. This is a mere beginning as We are
TO have two balls and three troupes, not
saying anything Of the private parties, in
the next two weeks. Weston is the gay
est OF the gay
KITTY Rhoades is booked for the town
hall en- the 18th, 18th and 2lst. This j.
good troupe and they certainly will get
crowded houses.
The Bailey show gives three entertain
mepts on "wednesday and Thursday OF this
week. Itis com posed of good perfor n,srs
and We look for a good time.
Quite number of young folks from
here took N Baird's minstrels at Clarks-
burg.
c. L. Lightburn. OF Colorado, isy isiting
relatives here.
Father O Conner. OF Clarksburg. was in
town few days last week, sinking hands
with bis many friends. He is very much
liked hers.
Ms O'Nea!. Of Keyser. W. Va, was on
our streets last week.
Cam Jones. Of Smithton. W. Va, is visit
ing his brother in-IaE. J. L. Williams. MT.
Jones contempt ,tes staying with Us during
the holidays. lie knows what Weston IS
for fur.
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Ass. Lo.is Hsssl - Fire.

Er. LuIs. December ls-The Oocidsntsl
Hotel, alsrge lodging house used mainly
by night vortsr,, at the corner Of Fourth
street and Cbristy syepue, catght hfe from
. lamp explosion between four and hss
O'Clock this evening. IL wss damaged
shout t5, 600. Insored for u, ,oOl
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w. a.. WEDNESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 49,

the situation against them. As some one
have remarked just sfter the project was
broacbed il wou d have been a sarewier
political dodge if the proposition had been
TO distribute the whisky itself per
capita. Ian.
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waris !. that The girl with the bigg.st
f,,t always wants 20 play Cindereis
we don't bnox;" bu! vs ~ tnoS ''n
he t,rt remedy fer coughs ard c''h'
he fsrf.mtd DR.. BuIl's Cough Syrup.
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rhe Festive Captain Guilty.

JERSEY CRY, n. j., December lS.-The
Jury in the case Of Capt. Gordon, charged
with abducting Adiie Bresnan, rendered
vsrdict of guilty.
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Personal Hentfon-
A PRACTICAL DKE
Ends in the Death Of One Boy and the
Fatal Wounding Of TW0 OtheFA

PARIS, IlLs., December IS. - Sandford
Norris, with other boys. arranged q prscii-
cal joke By having his Two brothers, Todand
Orlando, Winston GFiifiu, Jr, and Ben Nc
Laugblin steal soma apples. Sanford Nor
ris snd other boys were to be concealed
and At the proper time ire the gua in the
air. Instead, b. an almost criminsl fatal
ity. the guD wss pointed directly al the
bows. who were close together. Tod Nor
ris vas perforated with ffty-oue shot and
died soon after. Orlando Norris wss sc
riously iniEred, a. wss Grifi!n and Nc
Laushlin. 1t is thought that Griffin will
also tie.
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ITisavrsnge fact fist the strongest
mirGed women shrink from being caught
in lbeir own rir!,'-csps. but they never
kesitste TO declare heir excited opinion OF
DR.. Bulls Cough SyrUp that has cured in
Vulnerable coughs and colds.
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He wilINot Recover.
The Explosion was Cau,ed by Low
Water,

as the boilers show evidence OF being
burned. Lee was too baiiy hurt TO talk,
and the others knew nothing about how
the wster stood, The works, OF course. are
stopped by the accident. The damage will
smount 10 SENNO Or $1,000. Ii is probable
that the second OF battery boilers would
hsve exploded Il workman named Chap
msu had not climbed over the hot ruins
and raised the safety valve.
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was removed 20 the house and counted,
when it Vas discovered that the total
amount found up 10 that time amounted
10 the snug sum Of s23 90. The truth OF
this strange story is vouched for by Mrs.
Damon herself and many OF the most re-
Iutable citizens Of Hinckley.
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He Was wanted Home That Nigh,.

Acrs,;,- i. ny wine cellars on that
- con't knox how the doc,o, -.
- wen home h. vv,s-.t ;S.ostN
Pas t,r,,', T'E to my knox!eige. The Sss-
ytr4r..L =" cTCE srole morn;ne "a
sx,. IR'ing business hours. 'N'
N4eis-hnew the doctor sincs bs
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cies Of each generation. Our genera
ti,n is inclined to think that piety is
rot inconsistent with q little whole
some pleasure.
The Rev. Mr.. Hughes sensibly re-
marked that he bad found the best
way to hold the young people was to
keep them interested. In most Of
those Protestant churches where the
sermon has become the exercise of pre-
penetrating importance, the preacher
who cannot keep his people interested
shows that he lacks qualification for
his work. He may not be to blame
tor his defect; but the fact remains
that whenever u speaker with the spir-
il Of the true evan elist appears the
crowd flocks around him, and the
Young men 60 with the rest. His sub
iect is one that interests more people,
and interests them more deeply, than
any other subject in the world, and he
nil have listeners enough if ne knows
how to address them. The Roman
Catholic church has always had spe-
cial corps of preachers. trained to
iaake tie pulpit interesting. 9th
II denominations make Elective use at
revivalists. All good Things are liza
be to abuse. AMI so We have a great
many follies and indecencues In lhe
pulpit. and vulgar sensat>onalism bui
even the vagaries OF the s,-cslled pop
nlar preachers are a proof that a
grand field lies ready for the churches
whenever they learn how 10 cultivate
it. Perhaps the end will be divi ion
of clerical iabor. so that minister, with
the essential gifts nav devote them
selves entirely to making the pulpit in
teresting New York iribuD
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preston. Soon afierward she partool
of a hearty lunch and drank a pint o.
sherry, and few minutes later, hel
garter becoming derauged. she lifted
her skirts and clasped it on again as i
there were no man within thousand
miles. By this time he was disgusred
as well as tired, and the dogs continu-
ing to threaten him on the slightest
movement he told her that if they of.
fered to bite him again he would shoot
them both and throw them out Of the
window. At this she changed her
manner somewhat, and made the dogs
lie down and continue quiet. At the
next station he me; a friend, who in
vited him to share his compartment.
and told him that the young lady was
the daughter of weli-knosn earl. al
ready rich in her own right and to be-
come very wealthy on the death Of an
aged relative, but that she habitually
neglected the common courtesies OF
life in the manner be had seen.
The gentleman who told this story
diSciaimed any intention of believing
that every earfs daughter in England
was equally Coarse and rude in man
ners Yet this is the logical process
If two-thirIs of foreigners who visit us,
or who, seeing oar cOuutrymen and
countrywomen abroad, make the eX-
ceptional act of rudeness. ignorinoe or
ill-brseding a rule for decidin It all
are alike coarse and i'll II. red.
Amoug fifty million people r,prt must
he great many who nave Ut been
we'll taught either 81. "rdin .ry
brac Ies Of knowledge Or ne propri-
cites of life; but We believe we have a
smaller proportion than any other CIV
ilized nation. 1t would be quite as
unjust to infer that because the wife OF
a shoddy American travelling in Eng
land or on the continent is ignorant of
the rules ofsociety all America women
are similar, as for the traveller in qnes-
ton to suppose from the specimen OF
the earl's daughter whom he met on the
train that all earls' daughters are equal
ly vulgar. He expressly disclaims the
inference, and only asks for his coun'
trywomen similar fair treatment, be-
lieving that in everything good and
desirable In a woman they are the
peers of their sisters. without re gard to
rank or station, in England or any
other country.
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Looking After the Young Men

Looking After the Young Men.
1t will surprise some good Christins
to learn that in Brooklyn, of all cities
in the world, it is the custom of young
men not to 60 to church. The Bap
fist preachers considered this matter
the other day, and various Causes
we're suggested for the alleged delin-
quency. Late hours. Sunday dinners.
Sunday newspapers, the laxity Of pa
rental discipline, and even the good
old fashion of courting ON Sunday.
were mentioned aiming the influences
which keep young men away from di-
vine service. Ii urtiug is repsonsi-
bic for the evil, we should think that
young women must also be involved |;
but We do not understand that any
special complaint is made of them.
None of the reasons enumerated
seem to account for the supposed facts
A young man can sleep late on Sun
day, read his Tribune, enjoy social
dinner, and call on his sweetheart,
and still have ample time for church.
Nor would the cause of religion be
promoted by forbidding any of these
innocent enjoyments and re-establish-
ing the rigorous Puritanic Sunday,
against which the whole spirit of our
time revolts. The sanctity of the day
is recognized as fully as ever, but the
manner of keeping it varies with the
social customs and intellectual tepden-
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COULD NOT TURN In BED,

Knew not what il 20 De- an hour even free IRON
pain. Hal reason 10 look upon Life itself 4
In the SIMMER OF 1855, after ten years of this
wretrhad IN istence, I began to the CurrCUsA
REMEDIES, and after 'woyea - persistent Use of
them the last u:csr has healed. The dread disea Z
has suecumbed. AL a cr the breast where was
once mass Of corruption j. healthy skin
Ny weight has increased from h ndred and
twenty three 10 ne hundred and ffty six pounds
and ths god work il still! GOING feel M self
new man, and all through tine CUticura Remedies
JAMES T.. RICHARDSON,
Custom House, New Orleans.
Sworn To before United States Comrni- sioner.
L. 70
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A PICNIC WITH DEATH.

The following is a true story Of the
Greek Islands. There are not many
places in Europe, or indeed, in the
whole world, more beautiful than the
little islands which stud the sea be-
tween Greece and Asia minor
From Scio and Lesbos down to rocky
little Tenedos, they all seem made just
OH purpose for holiday jauGt and
SO, doubtless. thought the party of
merry picnicke-s who came skimming
over the smooth, bright sea one 6ne
May morning on their way from the
isle of Syra to small, low lying islet
a few miles beyond it,
We'll, call that quite lovely
place." cried oGe of the girls, as the
green slopes and bread white sands of
the smaller island dotted here and
there with dark clumps of trees, came
full into view. II wonder the folks
here should give it such bad name.
There's story they tell about it. |"
said her brother, show some old chief
lived here once who had made his son
clear out because he had done some
thing awfully mean; and one night
the son came back with lot of pi-
rates and killed bis father and burned
up the whole place, and ever since
the., mob ,dy will live on it at any
price"
They do seem shy Of it. that's
fact" added another II had quite
job to make our old Greek fellow
wonder" pointing to the saIlow, wiry,
gray-haired fisherman in the bOws)
"bring us over here at all /; and when
be cav the lunch baskets put in he
muttered something which they told
me meant, "He who feasts there shall
have death for his guest"
Beyond all doubt old Stephanos, the
fisherman, was anything but pleased
with his job, even though 1t was the
best days work that he mad done that
year. His brown, wizened face seemed
to grow gloomier as the islet drew
nearer and when the boat at length
ran right up OH to the smooth sand,
nothing could persuade him to 90 any
farther upon the ''evil grouLd." He
curled himself snugly up in the bot
tom of the boat, and prepared to sleep
until the party came back.
But the joyous holiday makers
troubled themselves little about Step
hanos or his fears, dismissins both with
a hearty laugh. The lu.ch baskets
Were soon landed, and their first idea
was to have their meal on the shore,
and then explore the island. But
finding no convenient spot along the
beach, they decided little dreaming
how important that decision would be
to them alp to ascend the ridge above,
and carry their lunch along with them.
A snug place was soon found under
the lee Of hugh rock, which complet
ely sheltered them from the sun and
there, with the cool sea breeze playing
around them, and the little island out
spread below them in the midst of the
clear. bright waters, they enjoyed
themselves to the utmost.
But the fresh breeze died away lit