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Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15

Arriving in New York, the captain noti-
fed the ships owners of the curious wager he
had made and told them his plans, in which
of course they heartily concurred. The first,
second and third officers and two or three
trusty seamen were also taken into conf
dence. In due time the clipper sailed on her
return voyage and reached Liverpool 4 day
before going into port, however, the captain
made number of changes in the rigging of
his ship. The forestays-which TO the unin-
itlated may be described as two very heavy
ropes, running from the top of the foremost
10 the bowsprit-were sent down and cooled
away in the hold and new STAYS rugged in
their place. One of the shroudS running TO
the mizzentop was in the same manner sub
rtituted for what appeared TO be new rigging
The customs inspectors were on hand as usual,
but now in double force. for the bet had be-
come widely known, and John Bulls pride
was aroused. They swarmed everywhere and
were on duty ni~ht and day. Not a nook or
Granny in the vessel that would hold a sheet
of paper escaped their attention; every pack
age, large and small, underwent the closest
scrutiny; boxes were opened and bundles
probed, but no contrabaDd tobacco appeared
Meanwhile the captain showed not the least
concern. and the cargo was discharged in due
and regular form.
AS be was taking his leave one day the
inspector with whom the wager had been
made bantered the captain on his failure
that trip at leaSt-to make good his side Of
the bargain. Yes" replied the latter. but
better luck, perhaps, the next time. Let Us,
however, have a parting dinner" And it
was arranged that on the ensuing day a num-
Der Of guests, including those who had as
senbled on the former occasion, should meet
around the hospitable board IN the ships
cabin. Some Of the Englishmen did not soon
forget 1t. The meal was well In hand. the
wine was circulating freely and everybody
feeling jolly, when the first officer came 10
the door.
captain, excuse me, sir. shall | bend on
the new ullzzen ShroudS and forestays and
order down the old ones novla YES re-
piled the captain, pauSIng with the glass at
h. lil'S. and. by The way. officer tell Mr.
Jones tthe second rate> 10 take a couple Of
zen and send the Old oues ashore 10 the Junk
shop, make the best trade he can. and report
to me when they come back 'Ay. av. sir. y
The dinner went on. In about an hour
there was another tar at the cabin door.
" All, Mr.. Jones" said the captain. with a
shade Of anxiety on his face, is it all rightF'
lay, ay, sir, the rigging is in store"
'.Now. Mr.. Inspector said the skipper.
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became the pupil 81 Marchosi Who speaks in
highest praise II be- a6ilitiss 70 achieve brill
iaut things on the operate sage. Mlle. Sayl-
wanna j. nov prepared - sing ofsera IN French
or Italian. Like all Americans who rt~s8e IN
Paris tor any time sha prefers the French tan-
glHCe. Engagements fcT nrVt seasIn .es ffn1ier
consideration. Do1htles, her op,-rRtic debus
viii be made NEXT winter ~ Brussels. Milo.
Sylvania Is no, yet q To genius Of song ths
gods have added winning giritsR snsssty. a
vital rcqulsitefor the All uant - pubic favor.
With ercct, wtilowy figure, stately rYIGsed
head, brown hair. Sparkling DARK eyes and
face that mirrors srser~ seeting eFDasioo, to
getbgT with great mUsc1i sud dfamnsic
gift, 4 brilliant future ssEgroriiY awaits
MIle. Sylvsnis She lives IN Paris vita her
father, VINO IL hcr devoted attsrsta1t.
II do not want - ~ back e. AmerlcA.'
said tic youBy osllisstrIce, ''uusii ! have
made a succe.s n FsT,s Thop On then. {
will 70, aad t'rc dreams q ambitious youth
stlons IA her swsst fsYcs az the anticipation a
meeting the appreciation II bsg- country
men.
The temptations betting the young. tho
pretty. the ambitious gfri who ems unrro>
tects-d to PaT.z o. psrFss any career are al
most overwhelming The gifted. uBprgtect-
81, IA uius cassS cut q ten sacuresa dra-
matte artistic or oTFrati- er.sss fusst sDssies
than ths slsteT aEDirHut aDo has ti1s onrnpsrl-
ious,dp q; father, mother or DTe2Aer. Aazza-
gsr-' agents. ~ a rule. Tzser elaaF n young
girls ussslsr Ina~csihisss ehapsronage. Iss
price AZ which many pTfrs1x dlAnDsss dsi.aa
has baco boaght = TOO oftsa tbs tragedy
Of sin and d'7,rssiatioa. Thts awful
truth l. well known "A profsszscssai c4~cieB
nni that p,5gtion q TIE pubic familiar wrta
the craft. Il - keps sub rosa. SssssE=2s&@s.
r IS a truth bogrsd - cosBs cot soonsE -
later To social cJztognE Il Francs so
vastly different froFa thsss. II ATrserce. Tss
American or - aota 70 teiseys ts1isun.1l 90
tr1sh Is tarEEt upou bsr - IeTwss.ai eEfsrl-
eocs IAoA FraE HEABE
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going On the students at the tables have bean
calmly drinking and eating, hardly caring 20
see how the duel progress l am afraid
few Americans could witness such sight
without experiencing sensation somewhat
akin TO seasickuesS Tts German student Is
very proud OF his wounds, and often pours
cIarpt in them in order 70 make the scars
more prominent.
There Is a law against duelinz tut i Is
seldom enforced. though occasionally some
one Is -reS-e5. -. = is 4 mere farce as he
is allowed 70 90 TO tie prison, or '-karcsr,H
whenever it suits ms convenience.
TEE JoAYER
So much fer the dDsGs1 Now to- TIE easy
gcing, care freed loateC If IRE university.
he does &c. troah'e MS bead with 67eIing
Oh, uoi Re soenSs his tine in tie "kneipe7
playing the German national card Eaze,
scat" and drinking bis beer There ara
many queer c1stoE1s connected WITH beer
drinking, aad "a weTa CT two about few
of them EnaT prove Interesting Thepever
q student 81 tie 'k,,eJpeT harpe1s 70 foyzet
10 close ire Id OF rs bes- mug .ne others
quickly seize the opportunity 70 place thssz
lGs uron tis. and - L oha-ed 70 sxs.le .oE
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thecrowd as q penalty for his negligence
Frequently the mugs ere piled ups 50 higa
that tits necessary for the last man 10 stand
upon the table in order to reach the top.
Sometimes the students appoint man
from their number to act as referee in a beer
drinking contest. At given sgnafan stand
up, guip their beer down as rapidly as pos
sible, taking care, however, not K, leave a
drop in their mugs, then they afwhistle.
The last man to whistle pays for the crowd
The referee is generally the ''beer king, that
is the one who can drink the Seost. Some
students drink from twenty to thirty mugs
an evening and go home little worse for it
On WARM summer nights crowds Of stu
dents can be seen at the concert in the gar
dens of the castle, as usual, drinking and
smoking their long pipes filed with strong
tobacco. Others spend the evening on the
Neckar in little fat bottomed boats, singing
and shouting, for the average German stu
dent is not happy unless making a great
noise.
1t seems strange that a training like this
should be beneficial, and yet it has made
such men as Bismarck, Won Moltke and many
other men CT note in Germany
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to whom this charming face belonged his hopes
went down below zero, especially when he
was told that Zela had had many offers Of
marriage, but had repulsed all her admirers
His true Yankee grit, however, came TO his
rescue and he determined TO win Zela's heart.
An introduction was easily secured and he
endeavored to win her good graces. English
she knew not, but spoke German, and az
Achorn knew little of that tongue they
conversed frequently.
All went well for theyoung lawyer. Tbs
summer slipped away all too quickly and
Achorn had TO return home TO attend to bis
business, but he left his heart behind him.
During Achorn's absence, Zels had learned
to read and speak English fnent,y On June
90 last Achorn determined to return 10 his
love and decide his fate lie met Zela in
Paris on July /, proposed On the I'd and left
her charming presence the happiest man IL
all Paris
The engagement excited much envy, az
many "a titled nobleman had sighed for the
nightingale in vain. Ir. Achorn received
many congratulations on Encouragement, and
Hon ". ". Thomas, the United States min
lister, rendered him a complimentary dinner.
Nile. Zela viii sail for the United States
next September end viii undoubtedly sing in
public.
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SOPHIE ZElA.
Tho Norwegian Nightingale Is Soon to
Marry a Boston LAWYER.
Ohm P. BURT.

Il DCSlOn
Nile. Sophie Zela, the lyric queen of the
Scandinavian peninsula who is soon to marry
Mr.. E. O. Achorn, Il young Boston lawyer,
is native of Norway. She is just about the
average height, has fine figure, dark brown
hair and sapphire eyes. She is still very
young and early showed signs of being fine
singer, but she has surpassed all the expecta-
tions of her friends. Her voice is magnifi-
cent soprano, pure and strong. She studied
in Paris four years, and was two years under
the tuition of Nine. Marchesi.
Zela has sung in al the principal cities of
Germany, Norway and Sweden, and was al
ways awarded perfect ovation, generally
arousing the audience TO perfect Juror She
is a natural actress as well as a trained song
stress. She has sung Marguerite in Faust, II
and Ahcein Robert le Diable"
An interesting piece of romance is con-
nected with Zela's history. A young lawyer
of the name of e. O. Achorn, Swede by de-
scent. determined to sail for the old coun-
try with the resolve of winning one of his
own countrywomen as a companion for life.
A year ago Achorn, in his travels abroad
entered one night little theatre somewhere
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turning TO that gentleman, mn trouble you
for the amount Of that little bet. Three hum
dred pounds or more of as good tobacco as
ever grew on Virginia soil have just been
landed-'s1nuggled, il you please-under
your very nose without detection" SIT
carnt be, it's impossible" exclaimed the as
tonished Englishman. But it's true, never
theless," answered the American. Before
leaving New York had pair Of forestays
and a set of mizzen shrouds made from the
best leaf tobacco could select, the imitation
so perfect that except those who were in the
secret not one of my crew have suspected it,
Before reaching port the real rigging was
sent down and the artificial sent up in its
place. Now the artificial is ashore, and the
real is on deck, going back where it belongs
Have l won IL betF' OF course, there was
but one answer to the question. As the Eng
lishman paid the score against him, he said he
might have known some blarsted trick
would be played on him that nobody but
Yankee would have thought Of"
SMUGGLING DURING THE CIVIL WAR.
1t was smuggling during the war, how
ever, continued the old gentleman, now il a
thoroughly reminiscent mood that taxed
ingenuity l remember instances that were
very amusing. The boys would have whisky,
you know, and their consciences didn't trouble
them as to the methods by which it was OBJ
tanned. Occasionally the spiritus frumenti
would reach their destination in a jug that
seemed to be full Of molasses, and when you
removed the cork you did see molasses, but
only about an ounce of it, say an inch Or two
deep, for below a second cork was unmistak-
able whisky. If a search of the camp was
probable, this found another hiding place in
the gun barrels.
l remember a case in which the wife of
one Of the privates living in town not far
from camp was in the habit Of buying the
largest of chickens, those whose empty stom-
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TEUQ0N STUDENTS
How They Hack at One An
other with Long Blades.
ABOUT THE FIGHTING CORPS.
It Is Not Necessary to Pick Quarrel in
Order to Fight Duel-A Theological
Students Queer Wound-The Student
Who IoafS.

ROM the time that
the average Ger
man youth enters
the gymnasium, as
the prep ar at Org
school is called, un-
til he has prepared
himself for the uni
versity, his leisure
moments are spent
in dreaming Of the
good old time he
will have W b g n
once entered upon
his univ r 81 ty
course.
It is a well known
fact that the ma
iority of German
students attend the
Heidelberg univer-
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years, while ms
wife sang for years
in DIR. fAlinages
church a. Brook
lyn Mile. Syl
vuia's musical
trainiu z began
when she was .
yearsoltt Born and
bred IN IA musical
atmos sphere she
came To Paris Ia
1851 and continued
her studies under
Mime. La Grange, a
favorifc tcac her Of
American a s pir-
ant Finally sfa
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EEETL kAEDHEApT AZ E1~I~tN4GMEF-
London. TIE price oEersd vas very lArgs,
bot her nzaEgzzsut 8. tAs Grand prs~srto4
ber fruzs seoepFipg Il That a gtri 20 yv1ng
should master not Only tie tnsv3cncses Il tss
music, hu, sseDcy a TIE French lsngnsz-
Fuf-icisBt1v 20 w;a tie b-aTas q cTTtac-i
Paris, = a. scsisverzen, IL rkse1 Aryrscs
-a7 rvsoacs. There - 70 h-ait 70 yEsch
ssch Es6ins nav rot ssaS So~ thss fans
Is bsrz, French and Asserscsu r~-e6sr.s as
sotsc1to1s II atseo-1sx. u; AZ s>SgSsoes
SOCIAL plsasarsS TIA. wDad tssSsfsrs VITA
be- sudy or TIE s-rSugsh rs'9xsrsa for tie
szxrsao1.s a Der ross. n s4npls gD~E a
vsIte six sss ~Ez ~ cJraszss 2. al ey@s a.
Ejuszt~r Ee1s's reosr<aoa- and II elzzse
orEy<E1ez va rsrck @dzzsred AZ Lady Ly0zss'
ir1ss q ~ Br9ssh nzkAzE.<-5 lat garden
party
Scarcely lad fhe ~cias - Ms EaESss' ri
urzEh sss-Isd irto sturdy A&sz5-a:aezs VIXEN
aaots~r AsseTcAn sSogxsress -- Mss soy
S<ree-zon-rzzds Der cshG- h~tu-s Z PsrSsaxza
aaSsssuz a. tts ossss C@szszs2
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Old Snedley %: Newport-Is tina. yor
ds1ghter DOM there on the beach, Lake
SIDE, with tlat-eT-aboreviatea costume on
Mr.. Lakezide-I- Is bat you rnG1ss rernem-
ber, S11edley, that these are her salad daTs;
en-. cd boyi
Sxnedisy-Umphi she night have little
more dressing. Cloak AID Suit Esvlev
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eraT and q number of his staff lived, young
but matxonly looking lady alighted and en-
tered Her only baggage was band satchel
and her only companion Skye terrier. What
occurred within learned subsequently,.
DOG DISPATCH BEARER
1t was of the utmost Importance to Gen.
Beauregard that be should possess complete
and trustworthy information concerning the
strength of McClellan's army, its organize
ton and the probable plans of its COM
mander-in-chief. The mission was one that
required GOODNESS, sagacity and courage, and
it was only after much search that the proper
person to undertake it WAS found in the per-
son Of this lady. She was young widow,
whose husband had been killed in the first
battle Of Manassas; a Virginian Of gentle
birth, and before the war a resident of Wash
ington and acquainted with many Of its citi-
zens. Supplied with plenty of money and the
means of getting more, she made her way
across the lines and entered at once upon the
difficult undertaking. Visiting the principal
cities she obtained much important informa-
ton, and through a trusty agent secured a
complete roster of the Federal army. After
two months labor she had returned across
the Potomac at or near Dumfries and ar
irving at the camp of the Hampton legion,
had been driven thence to headquarters
Beauregard was, of course, delighted to
see her, and, with woman's intelligent vol
utility, she told him in two hours more than
he could remember in two months When
she had finished her recital he inquired:
where are the papers-the dispatches l ex-
pect from our secret agents in the norths"
II didn't dare to bring them on my person."
was the denure reply, land so have told
you all l knew by word of rlou.h." To say
that Beauregard was exasperated is dra wing
it mild, and the more he showed his vexation
the more the little woman seemed to enjoy
it. Finally, after teasing him to her hearts
content, she said: General, have you pair
of scissors or knife about your ''Will this
ink eraser do, madameF Eyes, thanks"
During this conversation the little dog was
sleeping quietly in her lap, but now she be-
gan to fondle him, remarking graVely: Il
told you, general, il was not safe TO bring
valuable papers on my person, and it is for
tunate that did not do so, for 1 have been
searched nevertheless, the papers are here,
and you are indebted to q woman's wit that
they are So Seer And to Beauregard's
horror, she turned the little animal on its
back and began deliberately to rip him open.
The purpose was quickly evident for in a
few seconds she held in one hand the hide of
her Skye terrier, and with the other smiling
ly extended a package of documents, while
dancing about on the floor was pretty black
and tan dog, happy ct his release from long
imprisonment in another dogs clothes. The
handsome widow had sewed her state secrets
bat tho fro clripc
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Her HaEdealy Doubt.

Augustus ~ Bos:onl-PUra EsEt q ny
roul. DO you doatt Esy lore AID Ire utser DE-
voSaca q ny manly hsarti
Apgekzato TerAss-I fsAr / do-dS1b.
yoz-s H-t-s BIT. Augustus, Foa uozsc not,
yoz coGld zos, E0ckeT with ny heart
,rinzz-Fi.ss5gz-g BEIlsi4z-
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in Sweden. Hehad
received O special
invitation; the au.
dience was to be
select, as some So
cial favorite was to
sing. Looking up
TO the gallery his
gaze instantly fell
upon, 10 him, the
n ost bewltching
countenance he had
lever seen. Thethrill
of love at first sight
having passed, he
realized that he had
met his fate. When
Achorn found out
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shavers, and are known as the champion
shavers of the world" Master Teddy Wick,
a youngster of three, is very anxious TO be-
come a barber, too, and invariably insists
upon lathering the customers who are 10 be
shaved by his little sister.
Nellie is q sweet faced mischievous eyed
child of four, with golden hair and blue eyes,
and she has such joyful laugh that it
charms the hearts of all her acquaintance.
Professor Teddy" her father, is quite a
young man, but be has already distinguished
himself by his shaving feats at the Royal
aquarium. Nellie has only had six months
tuition in the art of shaving.
When recently asked by her father TO shave
a reporter OF The Pail Mall Budget who had
come to see little Nellie, she looked him full
in the face. and with little shy, impudent
smile, replied: "No!" With little persua-
sion. however, she soon consented and ran of
10 make her preparations. She possesses a
pair of beautiful tortoise she'll handled ra-
zors and decidedly objects to using any
others. The father stropped the razor. as
she is not quite enough advanced for that yet
She placed chair by the side OF the shaw
ing chair, climbed into it, placed a towel
around the reporters neck, lathered him and
IUen Win WONDERFUL OeAtezltN ran Tue I6LCE
over his face. With her tiny, plump fingers
she stretched the skin tight, rounded the cor
ners and shaved the edges OF the jaws with
ell the ease Of an old hand Only now and
then her father said, Keep ii fat, Nellie"
when her hand had or appeared to have some
difficulty in getting the razor over the re-
poTtsr's stiff beard.
Nellie's remarks were Of an amusing na-
ture, as: Hold your head over, sir, please
'Shsve up, sirF- Thank you, sir" Pow
derr' That's rig. ST, thank you.n
Low Neck Again.
''Oh. Nr. Smith / heard you were out
driving vito Maggie PriIn tee other day
said Saratoga belle 10 Manhattan club
man.
"Ysws; 50 was
DO YOU hike herr
"Yaws; rawrherr
Fave you seen much of terf1
Nav, not much; not near 50 much IS
have c. yea, donss you know.r-Wssa
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Sss,wr~okrs hu. SAFE.

Jsck Tsr--We alaT 50 verr fCr fran lzr1,
jim, Ihs-ss nesa "a ys-ssi slcng Ae-~ lately.
Ju-H0E &c yog C2O-i
JsSk Tar-See al t6sza champagne ccrlz-
LA
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H.sva=s a,- w~ss ,sssee-

s1zzsEA Hnx~sr kA2 = y-Ty god s7sg& AL
. very sAary saas-2s he s<ea se-x ssaAz ga
Ia saying dssxrs-sShss t.SnSz Ter ssll
70. - en-es okzsxYs<t - eZr Hear Tassa-.
II SIS saow, gEs~<. aszs@gsss -HT, i azss =
v~xy wsAx -osc@l y ed a. ssT "a ssxsEzsssi
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r-1s<=z..zo 4 rzzzza-z<
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s4opaf Dot bozz Ag- GeDoLssi siEarsg
ssJS - ce~~ ~. r-yv~s - frssrA sk-Ss Soc W.
rrAn se<s ssn 90; a. w&s "a terms q
sEes~ szas frs-n1sAsp wssA HeyzAzs far rusws
f1an two y.@rs b@soxs sAs tfs hirn- Tes
portrzssa a to tesss gtvSa bsrs ars al 20
H. vs-T zr-~-~s.A1 r~s
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THE BABY BARBER.

A Four-Year-Ol Child Handles a Razor
with Great Ease.
Nellie Wick, the English baby barber who
recently shaved five men in twelve minutes
and never turned hair" is the latest
prodigy. Her home is at AIS Kings road,
Chelsea, suburb of London. Her father,
her mother and her brother are all professed
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70 stranger srro- was ~Ter Ersd tTSs-f
blind CuYiais bow s1Mn tbs. zhaoh treozfsxesi
the hearts q tka vile q Mix kcDoaAid,
9 somewhat D0torsozs cisinso 4 ChtoAzo. sod
Father AoyEA1t. tks pvsae. viii vbozz -
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ssuLINGLY EXTENDED THE DOCUMENTS.
l heard that she afterwards made one or
two more equally successful trips to the
north, and then falling in love with an Off
Ger, married and retired to private life. The
story of women in the war, by the way,
would fill book.
Ny agreeable companion evidently was
wound up for long talk, but there is not
space here in which to record the further
conversation that deserves a separate chap
ter. F. G. DE FoNTAINE
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Tho Nexx yyestcbester Track.

No event has this year excited much greater
interest IN racing circles than the opening Of
the new Westchester race course, hear New
York. It's track Is something phenomenal IN
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WHISKY IN THE CHICKEN.

achs would hold pint flask The chicken
being cooked, the flask was filed, placed in
side where the stuffing belongs, and then it
was ready TO run the blockade"
1t was in the conveying of dispatches,
however, that real nerve was required, for
discovery then meant imprisonment, if not
something worse. When Vicksburg was be-
sieged Lamar Fontaine, of Mississippi, all
though a cripple, performed feat of daring
that has passed into history. He was under
orders from Gen. Joe Johnston to bear a YER
bal dispatch TO Gen. Pernberton, and at the
same time carry a supply of percussion caps
to the beleagured ConfedeAteS He had no
use of a broken leg and could not walk with
out clutches, yet he carried these, forty
pounds of percussion caps, and hayersack
filed with provisions and blanket Reach
ing the banks OF the Yazoo river, he found a
hollow log which could hardly be distinguished
from a piece of drift wood, and yet answered
all the purposes of a canoe. Improvising a
paddle, he ghded down the river to the Missis
sippi, and thence through the gunboatS,
barges and transports of the Federel feet, so
near at times that he could sec men playing
cards through the open port holes. The trip,
however, was successfully made, a shelter
tame delivered his message and the caps, and
after resting a day and night, he started on
bis return to the capital Of Mississippi with
dispatch for Gen. Johnston. Had he been
captured under the circumstances, the daring
fellow would probably have been shot as a
spy.
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UNCLE SANS DAUGHTERS.
AMERICAN GIRLS WHO ACHIEVE
FAME ON THE OTHER SIDE.

Par1S-Miss EAmes as Juliet and Her
Great Success-MiSs Sisyi Sanderscn and
Miss Syivaaia.
Especial Cogrespondencel
PARIS, - A-The American girl in
painting has been outdone abroad by Ter sis
ter in song. Ubiquitous, versatile. ambitious,
she beams upon her fellow countrymsn from
the great operate and concert stages Of the
world
81 have high hopes, great faith in Amer
lean girls In song" said Mime. Marches, the
famous vocal inseructrsss of Paris They
are doing splendidly. Their voices have good
quality; then they are hard workers Oh,
expect great things of American singers
and madame glanced affec.ionately At the
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Perhaps they do study little, but where
and when they do it is a great mystery. The
German student is a good natured, whole
souled fellow. when you know him, but you
have got TO know him first"
JOHN p. BURT.