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FOR sALE-Cttv Property.

Tor SALE AT BARGXfN-1THE WELL
l. known z. G. Neidt soap and Chemical
mandatory with good established trade,
large building. with all machinery, elevator
business, or would sell machinery, stock and
fixtures, and rcat the building, also lot OF
land on line of A. T. & 8. r. q. B., fne 10
cation for large warehouse, several lots oox
100 and three dwellings. Apply at office OF
company foot Of Chavez street near river OF
address P. o. box 1706. Los Angeles. Jlsn
NOR SALE-LOTS $l3O, 5Ox150, 80 IT,
T. st. and alley, for short time, IN he
Adams Street Tract, on 1925 per month pay
ments. Houses and lot on same terms
Apply bet. o and IL A. N.
CHAS. VICTOR HALL, 2911 South Spring.
jan28-1m
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8. MAIN st. bet. THIRD md FOURTH.
This magnificent painting and realistic
work of art is now open to the public daily
Gncluding Sundaysl from ga. N. to IL P. NJ.
Hourly lectures by Profit. SLATER SMITH.
Explanatory Catalogues Free.
ADMISSION, Adults SOC, Children Csc.
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HoUSE-HOUSE-Ho 5-ROOM
Ill cottage, hard finished, porch in front
and rear; also stable; close to PicO and
Pearl; price only $25OO, worth $500.
Terms easy. Owner must go East. Imme-
diate possession given.
WHITsON & GILLELEN.
f5-tf SO South Spring street.
NUR SALE-BARGAlNS. SO FEET ON
IL Main street, near the Plaza. Price, in
Guiding 3-story party-wan already built,
only $375 per foot. One OF the best bar
gains in the city. 45x14O feet on Ninth
street, near new hotel, only $500. 5, 10
or 20 acres In Vernon, improved, with
bearing oranges fruit trees, vines, etc.
Surrounded BY fine places. This is worth
investigating. Price much less than ed
joining lands. House of rooms and lot,
in Ho]1enbeck tract, near Main street, for
S1100. Lot alone worth price asked.
WILLIAM NILES, 16 Courts st. jan27 3w
DOR SALE-WISHING TO BE HIS OWN
Il executioner- houses and lots or lots
alone-Chas. Victor Hall will sell: Four
room houses and lots on payments of 1915
down and $25 per month. You can move
In and save rent. Twelve bundled lots to
select from in the best parts of the city.
This is a chance for every one to become
their own landlord and you should not miss
it. City water, street cars and improved
property-everything the heart could wish
for In the city Of Los Angeles. The Garden
of the Angels. Apply between and IL 4.
a., 29l@ South Spring street, to CHAS. VIC
TOR HALL feb10 I'm
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ArrOWheaSa a +

Arrowhead Hot Springs.
No fog Or frost; best accommo odations.
Mud, mineral and vapor baths. Forenoon
train to San Bernardino; stage to Springs.
Physician, P. o. and telephone Address
Manager"
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The Proof the Pudding is In
the TAGte.

The Porter Land and Water Company has
made contract with Brownlee & Maurice
to plant on their land at San Fernando 40
acres in Washington Navel orange trees.
Think of an orange tree belt "a of a mile
wide and 81 miles long. The company de-
ffes competition in citrus fruit lands. Go,
see and be convinced. Plenty Of pure wa
ter piped to every tract free. Over $780,
900 Of these lands disposed of In one week.
Han Fernando.
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PROGRAMME:
FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2lst.
First-3O- mile running race, special purse
$3.50; Gard Pugh and Miguel Pryor.
second-Green PAGERS. purse 800; "Lela
8. barred. 1875 to first, $25 to second.
SECOND DAY,wEDNEsDAY FEB. %, 'ss.
First-Ladies' 1O-mile race, purse $3.50;
Ella Graham and Nine. La Mar.
Second-Grand Gas Balloon Ascension,
g. 80 sharp. Prof. Van Tassell.
Third-2 3O-class trotters and pacers,
purse 5000; $3.50 to first, $50 to second.
Fourth-2. .4O-class, purse $3.50; 800 to
first, $50 to second.
Entrance fee 10 per cent. Races to rule
All entrances to close Friday, February II,
1888.
ADMIssION-5Oc., children half price,
Grand Stand 25c; Ladies Free.
REICE & HARRIEGTON,
feb158t Managers
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T. H n ID A NM VA l. M e f It ING,
APRIL 10th to 14th-Five days.
Entries Close March rs, 1888.

Entries Close March i5, 1888,
No, 1-Nadeau House Stakes, 2-year-olds,
u mile. closed % nomi aations.
2-Mile dash, Running Stake, $3.50
added.
3-2 27, trotting; purse, ,$4OO oo
4uRunning' Run 4 mile and repeat 800
5ssSnniRg, saoo .ddsgS Handicap II miles,
6-Trotting stake, 3-yearolds; closed;
IL entries.
7-ss dash, running, 2-year olds; $75
+" s-Trotting, 2.35-class; purse, $500.
9-Trotting, 2-year-old stake; closed;
entries.
" 1O-Running,. Los Angeles Derby,
IL miles; closed; 8 entries.
" 11-kunning. q ana repeat; $125 added.
D." 12-Trottirg, 2.25 class; purse, $4O0.
13.Trotting, for grsen horses, owners to
I" 14-Pacing ! min. class; Lila barred;
/" 15-3O-mile race, 3 or more to enter and
start; $50 entrance; $3.50 added.
stakes for 1880, Spring Meeting.
No. 1-2-yeard- old, running; $50 entrance,
:" 2E5.year:oid, Thinning; 4 $50 entrance,
$500 added; ~ miles.
:" 3-2.year.old, trottine; $50 entrance,
5000 added; mile and repeat.
- 4-o-year-OlQ, trOttlngi $OO entrance,
$500 added.
Blanks and conditions furnished by
E. A. DECAMP, Secretary,
Box 21O, Los Angeles.
N. A. COVARRUBIAS, President.
At same time entries close for Sixth Dis
trict gricultural Association t fotting stakes
for 1883, August 9th to IL.
No. 1-3-year-olds; $50 entrance, $3.50
added.
I" 2-4-year olds, $50 entrance; $3.50 ad-
ded.
For particulars apply to
Z. A. DECAMP, Sec'y, Box 21O
]. w. ROBINSON, President
feb1O to mar15
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Plu nlbing.

Sanitary Plumbing In all Its branches
done on short notice. Estimates furnished
on all work. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call
at 8. NJ. Perry, 80 s. Main st.
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MentOno Town Lots

Now on sale at the office Of W. P. McIHrosH,
No 13 SOUTH MAIN STREET. Business lots
at from $175 to $3.50. Residence lots from
$3.50 to $500 each, including cement side
walk six feet wide in front of each lot
Eaay terms
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Moved my dental Office to SO South
Main street, over Meyberg's Crystal
Palace Store.
K. G. CUNNINGHAM, Dentist.

Iowa Butter Store, 46 Fifth street, will be
opened Saturday, 18th, with choice Sc
lection of choice California fresh roll butter
butter and eggs
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nENTIaTs.

A DAMS Bros, Dentists, % 8. SPRING
IA street, rooms and 5.
Gold filings from $2 up.
Amalgam and silver filings, 81.
Painless extraction of teeth by vitalixed
air or nitrons oxide gas, 81.
Teeth extracted without gas or air, so
cents.
Best sets of teeth from SO to $40. By our
new method of making teeth, q misfit Is i'm.
possible. All work guaranteed.
We make a specially of extracting teeth
without pain.
Office hours from 8 A. NJ, to 5 p N. Sun
davs frOm10 A. n. to IL M. fbStf
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A Chance to Get Fine Land and
Water without Cash.

Porter Land and Water Company, corner
of First and Spring streets, offers q few
tracts of their best valley land at San, Fer
nando to parties desiring to plant half in
citrus fruit trees without requiring any
of pure, free water piped to the land.
Terms, one, two and three years, at six per
cent. interest.
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TENILWORTH OSTRICH FARM,
ADMISSION 25 CENTS, SUNDAYS, 10
CENTS

| Take Temple street Cable Cars for Beaudry
pital. Seven miles from Los Angeles.
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SPECIALISTS.


TUTLA f. BUTTON, HOMEOPATHIST.
d California Bank Building, corner Sec
OF, and Fort streets. Take elevator.
Diseases Of ladies and children special
ty. Hours, 10 to 4. Rooms AZ and 4S. f2ti
nR. G. EDGAR sMITH-DISEASES OF
IL women a specially. Rectal diseases
treated by the Brinkerkoff Painless Sys-
tenn. H0urs-9 A. N. to 4 p. N. Ofices-
Corner of Spring and Second streets, Hol-
lenbeck Block. fe5-tf
M HILTON WILLIAMS, M. D., M. G. P. s.
throat ard chest. Medicated inhalations
used in all diseases of the respiratory or
gans. Office Hollenbeck block, cor Sec ond
and Spring streets, Los Angeles, Cal.
2. r. HOY, N. u.
ACULIHT AND AuRI6T, LATE RESIDENT
Worth street, New York At l6x North
Spring street. Houfs-9 4. \. to :. \, and
7toor.x. 5eo
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MISCELLANEOUS.

T HAVE REMOVED FROM 129 TO No. A
i Los Angeles Street, near First. Will do
cleaning, dyeing and repairing, neatly and
on short notice. SIMON PINTE. feb 2-1m
ATcCARTHY'S CALIFORNIA LAND Of
M flee at No. % West First street yeliable
properties, lowest prices, easy terms. Ex-
change of properties made. jan28-1m
COZ REWARD WILL BE PAID TO ANY
CLC one who can get a better meal for
25c than you can get at the No. 80 Also
Street Restaurant. Board per week, 81.
w. B. Braxton. feb3 I'm
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RMORY HALL, FRIDAY EVENING,
n February II, at 8 o'clock. Anniver-
sary. Of Robert Burns. Caledonian Club
musical entertainment. Programmes: Dur
ing the Assem- bling of the audience Messrs.
Mcdonald and Thomson will play selections
on the Highland bagpipe Part IL. Vocal
solo, ALTON Water" L iss Jennie Winston.
9. Vocal solo, "The Laird Of Cockpen," Mr..
Sam Booth. 3. Dancing, Highland Fling"
the Cauld Blast?" Mrs. Etarkweather and
Mr.. VIM, Stephens. s. Vocal solo, "Caddies q
Pladdie," Miss Anna Pendleton. Part H.
| 6. Vocal solo, 1.-THE Maid Of Dundee" Miss
Ida Collins z. Duet, "When Ye Gang Ava,
JAMIE" Miss Anna Pendleton and Mr. Sam
Booth. 8. Dancing, "Sword Dance" Robbie
Burns: 9. Vocal solo; ,"Oh, Thou Art the
thorne. 10. Vocal solo, MARY Of Argyle" J"
Miss Jennie Winston. IL. Vocal solo, Com.
ing Thro' the Rye" Miss ida Collins. 10.
Dancing, "sheann Trews," Robbie Burns''
AUD Lang Syne, by the company. A hop
will take place Immediately after the enter.
tainment. Tickets, SO cents; to be had at
music stores and members Of committees.
Accompsnists-Mrs. Minna Kelley, Misses
Nettie Maynard, Jennie Collins, Mr.. Louis
Heine.
BANORAMA.
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WASHINGTON GARDENS.

NTASHINUTON GAKUENS.
Ostriches now on exhibition daily from 9
A. NJ. to 9 Pm,
ADMISSION 25 cents; children Is cents
The Pavilion at Washington Gardens, and
the grounds enclosing it, is now ready for
the reception of clubs, societies, public
gatherings, etc., for picnic purposes. The
Rall is we'll adapted for dancing and the
grounds are natural picnic grove. Parties
poses will please make applic alton at the
kCasino," before going elsewhere. Birdi
and animals of all kinds will be p urchasec
on application to the lessee and manager.
Mr.. D. PEARL
feb9 ~
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DYE WORKS.
ADJUSTMENTS.


GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
ONE WEEK ONLY,
Commencing MONDAY, February Doth.
Matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
Society's Preference Everywhere.
Haverly,s Original NIast0dons !
AMKR.CAN.EUROPEA MINSTREL6!
W. Cleveland, sole oFner and manager.
And the Latest Sensational Novelty, the
INTERCHANGEABLE TROUPEi
| Greatest Living Acrobats, Especially En-
gagged at the
Enormous Salary, $1,000 Per week
California's Favorite Basso, SIG. E. DE
TOMASO, Direct from Conservatory
OF Milan, Italy,
Together with all the Great Minstrel Stars,
and the gorgeous
$4,000 COSTUME-<TTIRED
First Part, brilliantly Illuminated with Cal
cium and Electric Lights f15
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
FRIDAY EVENING FEBRUARY II, 1888.
.................... ...''........... '.'.....'''.
Grand Complimentary Benefit:
TO the Comedian
HARRY OsBORNE,--
rendered by friends and the public through
the kindness of the excellent
GRISMER- DAVIES DRAMATIC COMPANY
and Manager WYATT, on which occa-
ion the great play
-CHISPA--
will be given. Mr.. Osborne appearing
i'll his old part.
SPLENDID BIG PROGRAMME.
AHOsT OF VOLUNTEERS.
Nine. Jennie Metzler-Williams
Miss Mamie Short and others.
febI4 4t
A GRICULTURAL PARK
Races and Balloon AsceMsiOM!.
Observation-Disclosures. .................,.....
$1,000 I'm PURSES $1,000.
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 81 and %, 1883.
................... ...................
GRAND so MILE RACE
.................... .....................:
-BETwEEN--
CARD PUGH and MIGUEL PRYOR.
.,.............-...... ....-.......'.'..''
LADIES, 10 MILE RACE
...-.......... 80. '''''''''
-BRrwEEN-
ELLA GRAHAM and NINE. LA MAR.
SECOND DAY,
WashingtOn's Birthday,
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1888,
Grand Gas balloon Ascension
By PROF. p. A. VAN TASSELL.
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FOR SALE-Country Property.

MOR SALE e. CHEAP FARMING AND
fruit lands in Southern CALIFORNIA;
Easy of access to railroads, fiuest of alluvial
soil, in artesian belt, Ere esno, Tulare, Kern
and San Luis Obispo Counties. Prices in
quantities of from 80 to 10000 acres, at
from $45O to $15 per acre. J. s. VAN
BOREN, "a N. Spring street. f5-1m
NOR Sale AT GREAT BARGAINS
II Finest residence property In Pasadena.
Finest alfalfa and general farm lands in the
county. Houses and lots and unimproved
lots. ROSS, ATWATER 4 CO.. 10 South
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r Os ANGELES TURF CLUB.

hOuuu trlp 90 Ccl
f12-7t
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AmUsEmENTs-Censinuea.

AMUSEMENTS-C sinued.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
u H. c. WYATT, Lessee and Manager.
ONE WEEK. |MosDAfF9, f9fHHss5ss sEBSGSar 18th.
Engagement of the famous artists
JOSEPH GRIsMER and PHEBE DAVIES,
supported by their own power full company.
With all the scenery and effects as used In
the production at the Alcazar Theaf er,
San Francisco.
THURSDAY EVENING,
Frank Harvey's Great Moral Drama,
1.-THE WAGES OF SIM"
FRIDAY EVENING. "CHIsPA.v
SATURDAY EVENING,
Grand production of Dion Boucicault's most
popular play, in exciting tableaux, en-.
titled the
STREETS OF NEW YORK"
SATURDAY MATINEE,
Sister Wallack's Great Spectacular Comedy,
:" ROsedale;'' or, The Rifle Hall:
With new scenery and grand military effects.
febStd
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WATOHMAKERs a JEWELEBs

II, maker 30 South Spring St., Los Ange.
les, California, Fine Watch Repairing :
specially. tepl'1m
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BOARD AND LODGING.

A FEW BOARDING STUDENTS CAN BE
"A accommodated at MCPHERRONs Aca
denny, 526 Grand Avenue. jan29 I'm
OT. NICHOLAS-THOROUG FIRST
u class. Rooms to let en- suite or single.
f3-H
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A RMOkY HALL
IA 81. G. WYATT, Manager.
THREE NIGHTS.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18th,
A GRAND SUCCESS!
The Enigma of the Nineteenth Century,
Mr.. WASHINGTON IRVING BISHOP,
The Original World Eminent
MIND HEADER
Will give startling exemp1ifcations of his
marvellous powers OF
READING UNUTTERED THOUGHTS,
THE BRAIN AN OPEN BOOK.
THE CURTAINS Of the MIND UPLIFTED.
Melodies Transmitted from Mind to Mind,
Hidden Articles Discovered!
DO THE DEAD RETURN?----
BY special request of numerous los An.
geles citizens, MR.. BISHOP will give his
EXTRAORDINARY REPRODUCTIONS and
STARTLING EXPOSURE of the most mar.
velOus manifestations claimed by Spiritual
lists to be by aid Of the
SPIRITS OF THE DEAD
TICKETS ON SALE
BARTLETT'S MUSIC STORE
SOC and 81.
feb9td
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TOR RENT-AT FROM 80 TO 800, PER
II year; safe deposit boxes In absolutely
fire and burglar proof chrome steel vault.
Inspection Invited. THE CHILDRESS
SAFE DEPOSIT BANK, 81 South Spring st.
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LO<T AND FOUND

r OST ORDINARY DEPOSIT PASS
IL Book, No. 1928, OF the Los Angeles
Savings Bank, in the name of James Ar
kills. Finder will please return same to
bank. feb12 I'm
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SIEGE OF PARIS

BANORAMA.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

T LEE BURTON & L. ]. KELLY, CON.
d. tractors and Builders, have system
plans, and are prepared to make contracts,
give bonds See plans, specifications and
get estimates at once, Room %, Newell
Block, corner Main and Second streets.
fob17tf
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TXTANTED-A RELIABLE MAN TO
w take ch arge Of q number of small
lawns and gardens In city. Address, stat
ing wages per month expected, box 153,
city. fl6-3tT
NTANTED-A FIRST CLASS OPERATOR,
w one who Is thoroughly competent to
make alteration on Germeds. Address.
p. o. Box 5S2. f16-2t
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...-...........
Will be given. Mr.. Osborne appearing
i'll his old part.
SPLENDID BIG PROGRAMME.
AHOST OF VOLUNTEERS
Nine. Jennie Me.zler-Williams
Miss Mamie Short and others
febI4 4t
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WANTED-MALE HELP.

BARBER, SATURDAY AND
w Sunday. Wages, $5. No: II Also
street. feb17 2t+
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EOR RENT-OFFiCE OR sHOP-EN-
Il quire at 2O5 East First street. f-2-tf
DOR RENT-FIRST-CLASS FURNISHED
Il Office for Rent. No General Real Estate
Agent need apply, BYRAM g. POINDEX-
TER, 10 w. First st. feb 8 tt.
HyO LET-SO x 1875 FEET, CENTRAL AVE.
i between Seventh and Eighth streets,
this city; also lot 16, block SO, in Burbank.
ANDERSON. % North Spring street.
feb12-H
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PER SON AL.

CTEPHENS O. MILLER, CIVIL ENGI-
y neers and surve5 ors, rooms 10 and IL,
Mueller block, 80 South Spring st. feb3-tf
Mrs. PARKER, INDEPENDENT SLATE
M writer and Clairvoyant. Consultation
on business, lawsuits, mineral speculations,
love, marriage, absent friends, diseases,
life-reading etc. % South Spring street.
room 15. ga. NJ. to 6P.M. ja20-tf
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TOR SALE-BY ROCHESTER, 4 CALK-
I ins, IL South Fort street.
Frs str ie est and sT @ scxis5
each, $3.50 separately, or both for $4,000.
Two high. level lots in Victor Heights
Tract, beautifully improved with rare e&-
otic and native plants, shrubs and trees,
and with cypress hedge. Terms-% cash,
balance to suit; $4,000. feb17tf
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-05-13

lie waved hia hand, b4wliog: "Pu'
your helm down--you'Te forging ahead
and 50 saying dism0unted.
Immediately cast the tillcr adrilt, pm;
IL hard over, and secured il, then jumped
on 70 the bulwarks again TO watch than
She was Yankee beyond doubt; | had
rather metm own cOUntrym-n; bat, next
toa British, would have chosen M Amcri-
cln ship to meet. Somehow, despite the
Freuc1mln, felt myself to have been
alone throughout my adventure, ard 50
sore was the effect of that solitude ugon
my spirits that it seemed twenty y,ar~
since hal Seen chip. and since hgG
held vomi.unicn with my own species
wa terribly agj'atoI, and shaol, in every
nu5. Life mus, have been p-eci"Ts al
ways, but never before had j, appeared so
precious as now, while gaa i al tia.
bamdy ship, with her mlintopsaiI 10 TIE
mast, swinging stately upon the swell, the
face. OF ia" seameu plain, the smuko Of h,r
galley ijc breaking from the chimney, The
sounds Of eroaning blocks aud creakiHg
parrals stealing from her. Such a fountain
of Joy broke out of nay heart that my
whole being was flooded with il, and had
that mood lA-ted believe ] should have
exposed the treasure IN the run, and in
yltri aii the meu of the whi'.y io share ia
It with me.
They stare fxedly-liitlc wonder that
they shonld be astouudtd hy such IN ap-
p5aranCo "A my ship exhibited, One OF
the several boats which hung ut her davlis
was lowered, the oars flushed, and pre- catly
she was near enough to he hit with -
biscuit; but when there the master, as !
supposed him to hc,l who was steering,
sang ont, Vast rowIug' the boat came
10 a stand, and her people to q man stared
nj me with their Chins upon their shoulders
~ If hal been q fsrd. /, was plain ~ a
pjhestan that they were frightened, and
lhI. the super-titi0ns OF the iorecsstlc
were hard at work in them while they
viewed ne. They looked queer company;
two were negroes, the others palzflced,
bearded men, wrapped MP in clothes to The
aspect Of scarCcrOws. The fellow who
~teored had a face rs long Ig q wet ham.
meek, and it was heightened yet to the
eye by beard like goats hanging a The
extremity OF his chin.
He stood up-a tall, lank figure, with leg9
like a pair OF comp tsses-and hailed me
atre,h; bUt the high swell, regular az the
swing Of pendulum, interp sed its brow
between him and me, 50 that at one mo
ment he was a sharply lined figure against
the sky Of ;he horizon, and the next he aud
his boat and crew were sheer gone ont Of
sight, and this made an exchange OF SEN
fences slow and troublesome.
Say, master he sung ont, what d we
say the schOon5r's name H."
THE Boca del Dragon" replied.
Aud who are you, matey?"
An English sailor, who has been cast
away on an island Of ice, " I answered.
talking very shortly, that the rcr lies might
follow the questions before the swell sank
him.
"Ay, az, says he, chats very well, but
when was you cast away, ba}ly ~
gave him the date.
'That'snot a month ago, A" cried he.
It's long enough, whatever the time. "
said l.
Here the crew fell a.talking, turning
from one another to stare at me, and the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-05-13
CHAPTER NXVII.

I ENHDl NIEk \ WALLER
I had been six days and nights at sea,
and the morning OF the seventh day mad
come. With The exception vi one day OF
strong s1uthwe-geriy wiuu7, which ran me
something to the EOuEE ara, the weather
had been fnc-biitcgly cold, indeed, but
bright and clear. n this time had run
. distance Of about 65D miles to the east,
AMI With 10 other cloths upon the schooner
but her spritsail.
Ga the morning of the seventh day |
came on deck, having slept since O'Clock.
On looking over the laIbaard hutwark
rail. the first thing | cay was a ship acout
Two miles oil. She vas on The laJ6oard
tack under COURSES tOpsIiis and u1lntop-
gallantsail, heading as if to cross my bows.
'rhe sunshine made hts canvas lCok as
white as snow against the skirts OF the
BODY o!vapor that had trIiled a little to
I,swurd OF her, ald her black hull tilshsh
"a though she discharged broGdslde every
lime she rose wet 10 the northern glory out
Of the hollow Of The swell with . curl OF
silver al her cut water.
NV heart came into my threat; seemed
not to breathe; not to have saved my HE
could have uttered cry, 20 amazed aud
TRANSPORTED was | by this unexpected APP
naritiou. | starel like one in a dream,
AID my head tell as il all tue blood IN ny
body lad sursed inloit. Bat then, ali Oh
. sudden, there happened Il reYulsian oI
feeling Suppose she should prove prl'a-
teer-a French war vessel-ot a nation
hostile TO NV own Thought 30 wrought
in me that | trcmhlGd like IN idiot IN a
fright. The telescope was Too weak to re-
solve her--I could do better with my eyes
end | stood at the bulwarks gazing and
ylzing, as if she were the spectre snip o!
the scandinavian legend.
There were illgH below, and couid nave
hois,cI a signal Of distress; but 10 what
puIpas,? II the appearance oi tbs synour 4
lid nutslilicicutiy illustrate hec condition,
there was certainly no virtue IN Tie IAN
gn,qge aud declarations Of bunting to e\-
coed her own mute assurance. ! watched
her with passion of anxiety, never d0"Dt-
iug he: intention 10 speak to me-At all
events 10 draw close aud look at me
wholly concerning myself with her char.
agter. The swell made Us both dance, and
the blue browS OF me rollers W"uiI i' U'tln I
hide her 10 the G'i5Ht OF hSt ,, ."'i'l 1"' w
were Glos'nS eaC' "'nSi ',,' ~, H, Il IN
travelling at seven ana ~ ionT l"ll'@ .t Ia
the hour-ahd presently to"'" SUI ''''''
she carried y numn'F OF D"3'S. nam. ?
4 whalCr, thought !; lend after little !
was sure OF II by perceiyirE 'Ae rln,.7 over 81
her topGaliant Rigging To- tno LOOKOUT 10
stand in. ,,,. 49,.