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CHAPTER uI-AFTERNOoN.

The rest of the day passed over without
incident. Not for an instant could L con-
verse with Cousin Octave alone Madame
de M6ris was always beside US. She COM
planned of fatigue, which was natural
enough, and begged permission to recline
upon the sofa. This did not surprise me,
and 1 gladly encouraged the idea, which |
thought would allow me to draw nearer to
my cousin. So helped her gently to the
sofa and smoothed the down pillows beneath
her head, and essayed to draw the skirt OF
her dress over her feet. But to this she
objected, and [ was therefore compelled to
observe the beautiful foot and elegant
Spanish slipper left exposed to view. L
was disappointed in my expectations when
[ proposed walk with Octave under pre-
tense of showing Mdlle Emile the bank
where our swing once stood, and the fiat
headed stump whence we used to knock
down the egg or the apple with our ball,
and told him that | wanted to show how
the walnut twig he had planted had grown
to tree of goodly dimensions; and how the
low hedge, which had once inclosed our
playground, had become thick and impene-
trable. 1t now encircled the hillock of turf
which | had religiously kept green and
smooth for on the marble bench, hidden by
the hedge, used often to sit and muse,
thinking Of Octave and sometimes weeping
at the recollection of his departure,
Cousin Octave greeted the proposition
with alacrity, and snatched hastily his broad
straw hat from the table. Emile had
linked her arm in mine There was al
ready sympathy between us, We were
all three moving toward the door, when
suddenly Madame de Mr6is, raising herself
upon her elbow, looked out from among
her cushions and peremptorily begged not
to be left alone. Octave could not choose
but obey the hint, and in my endeavor to
hide my disappointment [ could not help
displaying it. Octave looked embarrassed
and colored slightly as he dropped my arm;
Emile seized it and dragged me down the
steps of the vestibule onto the lawn. At
that moment ! think the mysterious sym
pathy which links soul to soul was estab-
lished between us, and we were friends
from that hour. We sat together, this
stranger girl and I, while I was somehow
attracted by her tone and manner, and fan
cied, so much was my heart craving for
sympathy, that she almost felt the cause OF
my depression, for she pressed close to my
side as we sat upon the stone bench and
clasped my hand in hers, twining her fin
gers round my own and looking beseeching-
ly into my face, as if imploring my pardon
for some imaginary offense 'No doubt,
thought l, "that of having, supplanted me
in my cousins affections. y
My voice was altered when [ spoke
almost choked in its utterance when
sought to pretend light-heartedness in re
counting the scenes enacted by Cousin DC
tave and myself in that very place wher
he and I were boy and girl together. The
interest she took in.my description was felgn
CONTINUED IN SUPPLEMENT-.
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lightning in Tropical Climates.

Ny experience confirms the remarks of
DR.. Van Danckelman in Nature, respect.
ing the little damage done by lightning in
tropical climates, In the plains of India
at the commencement of the monsoons,
storms occur in which the lightning runs
like snakes all over the sky at the rate Of
three or four flashes in a second, and the
thunder roars without break for, fre-
quently, one or two hours at a time.
During twelve years residence in India |
heard of only two human beings and, |
think three buildings being struck, al
though in parts of Lower Bengal the pop
ulation amounts to more than coo to the
square mile. | always attributed the
scarcity of accidents to the great depth of
stratum of heated air next to the ground
keeping the clouds at such height that
most of the flashes pass from cloud to cloud
and very few reach the earth. The idea
is supported BY the fact that in the Hima-
layas, at 5000 feet, objects are frequently
struck [ have seen more than a dozen
pine trees which had been injured by the
lightning on the top of one mountain be-
tween 5000 aud 5000 feet high. In the
British Islands thunder storms are said to
be more dangerous in winter than in sum-
mer, and such a fact, if true, can be cx-
planned by the very thin stratum of air
then intervening between the clouds and
earth. London Nature.
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Aoeital.
TIRED OUT.


He does well who does his best;
Is he weary? Let him rest
Brothers, have done my best,
am weary-let me rest.
After toiling oft in vain,
Baffied, yet to struggle fain;
After toiling long, to gain
Little good with mickle pain,
Let me rest. But lay me low,
Where the hedgeside roses blow;
Where the little daisies grow,
Where the winds a-maying go;
Where ihe footpath rusties plod,
Where the breeze bowed poplars nod;
Where the old woods worship God.
Where His pencil paints the sod;
Where the welded throstle sings.
Where the young bird tries his wings;
Where the wailing plover swings,
Near the runlet's rushing springs;
Where, at times, the tempest's roar,
Shaking distant sea and shore,
Still will rave old Barnesdale DER,
To be heard by me no more
There, beneath the breezy west,
Tired and thankful, let me rest,
Like a child that sleepeth best,
On its mothers gentle breast
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A crusty old bachelor, not liking the
way his landlady's daughter had of appro-
priating his hair oil, filled his bottle with
liquid glue the day before a ball to which
the girl was invited. She stayed at home
in consequence.
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PAPER BAGs.-How often we throw
them away when emptied of their contents.
If there is box or bag for them in the
kitchen, where we can put them as soon as
emptied, we can use them in various ways.
They are handy to cover the lamp chimney
after it is cleaned, to keep off flies and dust;
handy to lay over the top of bread or cake
in the oven when baking too fast; handy to
cover the glass jars of canned fruit when
set on the closet shelves; slip over the jars
Ikea cap; this keeps the fruit from turning
dark.
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Base all your actions upon principle
of right; preserve your integrity of eharac-
ter, and in doing this never reckon on the
cost.
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No grander thing can man do than to
give helping hand to a young man who
has been discouraged.
A passionate reproof is like medicine
given scalding hot; the patient cannot take
Il
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CHAPTER II-NOUN.
The day begins auspiciously, everything
combines to tighten the spirits and make
the heart glad The sunshine is most glo-
rious, the meadows are in full flower, the
birds are singing joyously above my head,
and the grass is blooming beneath my feet
as [ stroll across the lawn. Mother Nature
knows no change The Charmilles will be
found as beautiful as ever when all those
who love the place are gone and forgotten.
The dear, good Able came to breakfast
with me, according to his promise, and l
unfolded to him my whole heart. spoke
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PRIVATE HENRY'S DIARY.
Allegations that Greely Was Arrogant, Cow
ardly and Incompetent.

Allegations that Greely Was Arrogant, Cow
ardly and Incompetent.
To the Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb THE journal of private
Henry, who was shot for stealing provisions, by
order of Lieutenant Greedy. in the arctic regions,
covering the period between October, 1883, and
June, 1884 has been made public. He writes,
under date of May 8:
HE (Whstler) who was loudest in his denun-
citation of the unfortunate who was tempted to
purloin scrap of meat was to-day caught in
the commissary, having broken open the door,
and was found with about pound Of bacon in
his pocket"
The entry on May IL is: "Cowardly action in
Greedy in wanting to shoot DR.. p; he also drew
a knife on Bender. He calls Kislinbury liar
and apologies to enlisted men"
Four days later is the following: Yesterday
Biederbeck and Whistler had row out doors,
and some one stole Ellisons bacon, which was
under charge of Lieutenant Greedy A terrible
struggling death by starvation actually had no
terror for We looked on with stolid indiffer-
ence upon our coming fate. A few hours before
death, instead of craving for food, they kept
calling for water, and could hardly be controlled
or satisfied All, with one exception, were un-
conscious for hours before dying. Poor Lock
wood came out of his bag to stand in an alley
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but Killan, like Stevens, relied upon unlimited
supplies when 1.-The boys would be in the field"
1t was the Central Council of Fenianism that
adopted Killian's plan against the cool-headed
advice of O'Mahony, who could see no good re-
suits for Ireland in an attack by Irish Americans
upon people with whom they had no quarrel.
and, since O'Mahony held, after all. the great
weight in the movement Killian necessarily
failed, but there are many queer and
funny incidents in connection with the
CampoBelo movement which / will give in another
letter. The subsequent attempt in June,
1866, to invade Canada is we'll ll-remembered. The
cost of that expedition it is impossible 10 get at.
1t was not a great deal, however. AS near as
can be figured, about $500 600 would cover it.
The Fenian Sisterhood, the very idea of which
was opposed and secuted by OMahony and Kill
lan, brought exactly $4, OOG into the treasurythe
most expensive sum of money that the Fenians
ever collected. Out of that 81, 900 came all the
lamentations over the robbery of the poor Irish
servant girls. For this organization Michael
Scanlon and P. w. Dunn are said to be respon-
sible
The bonds the Irish republic are believed to be
the creation of William r. Roberts. Killian's
name is affixed to them as financial secretary,
but it is said that they were already in existence
when he Joined the organization. These bonds
brought 1867, 900. A million dollars of them
were issued. All remaining over the 1867, 900,
were found by the investigating committee of
the Moffat Mansion at the virtual close of Fenian-
ism, in the safe and were sent around as curios
tiles, and some of them in all probability were
sold for their face value to fools of both sexes by
rascals of nearly all natonalites There is plenty
of proof of bad management and squandering of
Fenian money, and very little of stealing The
machine cost great deal and it paid its costs.
OMahony was accused of capturing millions; but
he lived in poverty and was buried by subscrip
tion. Stephens was charged with fattening on
the thing, but he has lived in penury in Paris as
a tutor of classics, and since the close of the
movement he has known absolute want. This
has been more his own fault than the fault of
his friends, for, like O'Mahony, he was too proud
to tell his troubles
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INDIANAPOLIS, MORNING. 8,

way while the moonshire distilling was going
on, and was the last to receive his potation. Ere
the rest Of US had their rations he requested
a repetition of the dose from the steward, and
upon being reprimanded by the officer for asking
for such thing from the steward, he turned
round to the doctor and said: We'll, will go to
the fountain head, and he repeated his demand
Upon being absolutely denied he dropped to the
floor and hardly opened his mouth again to
utter another word
On May %, after noting that Whistler is dy-
ing Henry says: II was called in the tent and
Informed that five men had made sworn state
ment that Pavey stole Ellisons rations and that
the official record concerning it had been tam
pered with A. W. g., if he does die dies the
death of miserable coward"
On May %, is the following entry: "Poor
kislinbury is sinking rapidly and the Doctor
has given him up. Last night DR.. P. and Lieu
tenant g. had another squabble over medicine
The majority of US, fourteen have given up all
hopes OF seeing our friends again, but few have
still chance, at the conclusion of this terrible
tragedy to be welcomed with universal acclama-
ton as worthy frontiersmen of Uncle Sam, and
and as men who have made themselves immortal
by splendid victory and innumerable suffer
lngs hitherto incompatible in the annals of
arctic exploration and against all the laws of
nature"
The notes of the first four days of June are
brief memoranda of the rapidly sinking condi-
tion of those left; these were made just prior to
his being shot. Extracts from the other diaries
show deplorable stste of affairs. Insubordina-
ton prevailed to considerable extent, and
quarreling, sometimes leading to blows, was q
not uncommon occurrence
Sergeant Brainard's diary is in his personal
possession and not obtainable, and Sergeant Con-
nell decliues to allow his diary to be inspected,
stating that it was written with the express un-
derstanding that no one but Gen. Hazen should
read it.
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MILLIONAIRE GOULD.
He Will Take Vacation, and Buy Few
Railways if Good Bargains Are Offered.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
NEW YORK, Feb. jay Gould is ready to 60
away in his yacht for cruise to the West Indies,
and to New Orleans, where he will view the ex-
hibition. He will probably steam off next
Wednesday, but may not be able to get clear of
business before few days later. He will leave
his stea m vessel at New Orleans, for a trip by
rail into Texas, and up to St Louis, thence
coming home land. All this will consume
two months of his valuable time. But go he
will, and he is described by his brokerage part
ner. Wash. Connor, as being boylshly eager for
the respite. "Just as likely as not though" Mr.
Conner added, ''he will buy railroad or two on
the way, if he comes across real bargains" Ru-
mors of an open operatic fight by Gould are cur
rent. He is the owner of shareholders box at
the Metropolitan Opera house, but neither he
nor any member of his family-not even
the about-town George-has been there
this season Moreover, he has de-
clined to pay his assessment. This will
not precipitate conflict, however, because the
fund was provided against the emergency of Or
dinary receipts failing to cover the expenses
Finances have been easy, and the money will be
re returned.as far as paid in. Conner says, as to
this matter: Mr.. Gould hasn't cared to go to
the opera this winter and that's all the public is
likely to know about it" Manager Damrosch
says that he has no idea why the millionaire has
stayed away. One guess at the reason is that
the Goulds have fallen out with their box
neighbors, who are great swells Although the
announcements of Gould's voyage have hereto
fore been vague. he has received large num-
Der of curious letters from strangers concerning
it. One of these correspondents is a beautiful
girl, if the portrait which she incloses is her
own. Her home is Memphis, according to the
postmark and she proposes to be passenger on
the yacht. promising in lieu Of fare to employ
her high skill as an elocutionist in reading to
Gould, and afford in general the graces of re-
fined soclabiity. She mentions especially that
she plays good game of whist, and sings fairly.
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PROHIBITION TN IOWA.
Late Reports on the Enforcement of the No.
Whisky Law.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Feb. 7.--Letters from
the operation of the prohibtory law have been
received here. Of 410 cities and towns heard
from, including all sizes from the smallest to the
largest, the law is reported to be enforced in 160
and in 100 there were no saloons previous to July
4. In many places where the law is reported as
enforced there is still drunkenness, and intoxi-
cants in various forms are sold. In many of the
towns where drinks are sold openly some
of the saloons have quit, and occasionally the
reports show more saloons now than before the
law. Some localities where the law was enforced
before the election it has been disregarded since
and the assertion is made by many of the post
masters that the ST. John movement has greatly
injured the cause. The law is disregarded as
much in the small interior towns in some coun-
ties as ~ the larger places. And where
it is enforced by the action of citizens
leagues the saloons open up again as
soon as the movement against them
ceases. Drunkenness, the whole, has de-
creased somewhat, and the number of saloons
reduced, though more strong drinks are used
and less beer than before In brief, it appears
where public sentiment and majority Of the
voters favor it, and disregarded where those
favoring 1t are in the minority. No Democrats
are reported in favor of the law, while many
Republicans openly oppose it. The prevailing
belief, as expressed by the postmasters, is that
the whole matter depends upon the result Of
the election next fall The people are greatly
agitated throughout the State and the prohib-
itory law is the chief topic fer discussion
everywhere.
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PRELAN AND SHORT IN COURT.
The Captain Found To Be the POssessOr of an
Ugly-Looking Revolver.

The Captain Found To Be the Possessor of an
Ugly-Looking Revolver.
New YORK, Feb. 7.-An immense throng of
Irish Nationalists, members of the Fenian
Brotherhood, dynamiters, and Others was in the
Tombs Police Court this afternoon when Richard
Short, who stabbed Captain Phelan in ODono-
van Rossas Office, was arraigned for examina-
tion. The police force was also we'll represented
When Phelan appeared and Short had been led
to the bar, Shorts counsel said he would like to
know if Phelan had been searched. Judge
Patterson replied that he supposed he had, but
directed the police to search him. A sergeant
put his hand among the bandages which supported
Phelan's left arm, and pulled out Colts five
shooter with long barrel There was quite
sensation in court when the revolver was discov-
cred Short laughed nervously, but seemed
relieved when the weapon was taken from the
Captain.
Shorts counsel asked the court to adjourn, on
the ground that he had just come from Albany,
and was unprepared for examination. The
prosecution opposed adjournment The judge
finally set the case down for Saturday next.
The prisoners counsel made motion to re-
duce his clients bail from $4,000 to So, 900, but
the court denied the notion saying the bail was
none too much in case like this
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TRAGEDY AT WABASH.
William Hickey, of La Gro, Shot and Killed
by Lee Linn, Editor of the Courier.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH Feb. This morning at half past
o'clock, Lee Linn, editor of the Courier was
walking along Canal street on his way to his
office, when he was accosted by William Hickey,
man of powerful frame, who approached Linn,
saying, 'Now, have got you, and am going
to kill you"
Linn retreated before the man for some dis
tance, warning him at each step to
keep back, being fully prepared
to defend himself. Hickey continued to follow
Linn until the next street was reached, when
Hickey made lunge, exclaiming, II will rip
you open" Linn drew back, pulled revolver,
and commenced firing. The first shot struck
the assailant in the breast, but he continued to
advance and received ball about three inches
below the nipple of the right breast, which
lodged in the lungs. Hickey staggered
few rods and fell, the blood
bursting from his wounds He was
allowed to lie in the gutter for several minutes,
until man happened along in a cutter, who
carried him to the City Hall, where physicians
were summoned, who probed for the bullets, but
failed to reach them. Internal hemorrhage set
in, resulting from the cutting of some of the
blood vessels, and the physicians declared that
the wounded man could not live At noon he
was taken to the Sherman House and given
u,orv comfortable quarters He has been
at the point of death all day,
and the doctors say that man
of ordinary endurance could not have lived FIVE
hours with Hickey's wounds. Tonight the
wounded man is delirious and conscious by turns,
but cannot live to see another day. He is thirty
years of age, unmarried, and known as a hard
character generally and desperate one when in
liquor, which was the case this morning. He
was totally unarmed. only the stub of cigar
being found in his pocket
Hickey has been living in LaGro for some time;
but came to this city last night and commenced
drinking freely. Hickey's grievance against
Linn was caused by the latter, last fall, charg
ing the Democracy of this city with importing
Hickey on election day for the purpose of bull
doing Republicans. Hickey called to see Linn
about the article at the time, and was met by
bullet which hastened his exit from the Courier
Office. Linn made the statement. to-day, that
Hickey had been brought here by in
terested parties for the purpose of kill
ing him. Hickey has been unable to make
any statement to-day, owing to choking
caused by blood from the lungs. He has been
quite hopeful in regard TO his case and evidently
believes that he will recover The wounded man
carries many scars on his person, some of which
are from injuries that would have killed almost
any man. preliminary examination was heldin
Linns case to-day, and he was not placed under
to the sheriff, and, at present, is in the county
Jail. 1t has been reported that mob of Irish
men and friends of Hickey were coming down
from LaGro tonight to mob Linn.
LATER-Hickey died at 8 o'clock P. NJ
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A Diffident Dynamiter.

Sioux CITY. Ia, Feb. IA statement having
been published that Jno. Brennan, of this city,
had been selected to succeed O'Donovan Rosa
as leader Of the Irish dynamiters and that a
general convention of dynamiters would be held
next June, Brennan says he has no knowledge of
any convention. If he had he would not give the
fact to the public Regarding the alleged sue
cession, he says: 'It has been the ambition of
my life that might be offered opportunities to
suffer and make sacrifices for my native country
and its people; but | am neither a warrior nor a
mariner, nor am likely to be selected for any
post requiring much skill or daring in the art of
killing
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Views OF Arab Pasha.

CEyLoN, Feb. Arab, in an interview upon
the fall of Khartoum, said he believed, before
the capitulation of the city, that the Mahd had
at least ls0 900 soldiers by soldiers, Arab said
he meant only men armed with spears The
Prophets army, Arab continued, varied in size
according to the news of British success or re-
verse, upon which the disposition of the tribal
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The Suit Against Mrs. Garfield.

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. Mrs James A. Gar
Pleas Court, to the petition of Thankful Tanner
who entered suit a few days ago against Mrs
Garfield for $25. 000 Tanner was knocked down
by Mrs. Garfeld's carriage and very slightly in
jured. The answer denies that Tanner was Sc
riously injured.
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ROME Feb. lit isstated that the government
isprepared to send 81, 600 troops into the Soudan
All political parties express warm sympathy
with England, and the strongest desire for a
close alliance. 1t is evident that Italian states
men see an opportunity for Italy now to assert
for herself a position among the first powers of
EuronA
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PRICE THREE CENTS.

chiefs depended He believed the capture Of
Khartoum would draw all the Arab chiefs under
the Standard of the Mahdi around Khartoum.
Arab thinks the Prophet had at least 70. 900