St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-16

Judge, "but I will shoot you," and be
raised his empty hand as though to point
a pistol at the burglar. In an instant
the latter turned and, running down
the stairs, fled out at the open window,
by which he had entered, while the judge
who says that he was as fully scared as
the other, ran in the opposite direction
to get hold of the gun which he keeps
in his room. Hereafter he will look up
unusual noises in the night with the
gun in bis hands.
THE latest from the sea serpent comes
from the upper Ottawa liver. Mrs La
hey, a farmers wife, according to the
Ottawa Free Press, went down to the
river to do her washing. Going to dip
a bucket of water out of the river, she
found great log in the way. She took
a pole and undertook to push the log out
Of the way, and to her horror found that
the side Of the log sunk inward under
the force other efforts, but the log itself
would not give an inch. While she stood
considering what to do suddenly the log
rolled over and about ten feet from her
the head of hidcous monster rose five
feet above the surface Of the water, hiss
ing in a snakish way, aud then with an
other roll and splash Of IT'S tail. which
was fully twenty feet from where the
head appeared, the animal plunged to-
ward the middle Of the river and disap-
pcared. The lady was so terrified by the
81 ght that she tainted, and was confined
to her bed for several DAYS.
AN ENGLISH sportsman, out for few
days shooting in the interior of Japan,
amused the natives on the evening of his
arrival at the house where he was to put
IN by putting his weI-trained cocker
spaniel through series of clever tricks.
The Jap name for dog is Come Here"
probably because that is just what the
native ours won't do when so hidden.
Japanese dogs are degenerate race, I'M
fit for the purposes for which other dogs
are used, and uncontrolled by their mas
.ers. Their home is in the streets and
fields. The japanese therefore look with
wonder upon the docile canine compan-
ons foreigners bring to their country.
The performance Of the Englishman's
cocker amazed the unsophisticated Japs,
he keeper of the tea house being par
icularly impressed. This was shown
when the guest went to his room to re-
ire for tie night. There was his bed,
luly made on the floor after the Japan
,se fashion, with the wooden box pillow
It the head. But beside it was another,
hough very diminutive couch. The
Inglishman couldn't make out what the
ccond little bed meant He called the
lost. The latter explained matters at
nee. The second bed was for the ''wise
title foreign come here.'
JAMES SMITHERs, of Halliburton, Onta>
10, while moose hunting in that vicinity
lot long ago, made singular discovery.
across the country in an I'M
place, he was suddenly aston
shed to find himself sinking. He fell
bout six feet, but, owing to the descent
f the loose earth with him, sustained no
injury. He was amazed to find the bot
ON of the pit composed of solid ice of
rackish taste, and evidently of untold
&c. Walking about the pit Smithers
lade out an object protrudlng from the
~ foundation, and, with his short hunt
~ axe, cut away the surrounding ma
erial, until he saw that the object was
uman hand holding spear. Further
revealed the entire figure of
IAN clad in fur garments and perfectly |
reserved in his cold bed. Near at hand |
ere also the remains of deer, which !
he hunter had doubtlessly lost his life |
pursuing to this treacherous spot. The
ozen man was an Indian of noble build
Id wore a chiefs amulet about his neck.
hat he died by cold was to be plainly
zen by his expression, which was the
lacid one of persons who die thus. The
Kin Of his face and hands was drawn
I'd like parchment. but that protected
= his clothing was firm and natural, as
death had come within the hour.
linen thawed and exposed to the air, the
ody speedily crumbled away.
IT is said that on the side of Old Rag, a
NC Jagged spur of the Blue Ridge noun
ius, near Luray, Va, about three-fourths
the way up its side glows strange
ID beautiful light, which for long
me has attracted the attention of peo-
e for miles around. Not every nj ht,
1t only when the atmosphere is favora-
e then the ''eyc of the Rag may be
en- dazzling and scintillating, as if it
ere some immense diamond set in the
cks or everlasting hills. So far, inves-
cation has not solved the mystery,
ough at irregular periods some enthu-
It undertakes to investigate, but gives
the nr, hIem in short time Parsons |
we camped on the mountain for days
time, seeing the light then as from
low; but so precipitous are the sides,
d SO impossible from the huge bowl
RS and rocks that lie all around, that
thing definite has been learned. 9th
), more scientific and enterprising, have
ent days in locating the great diamond
establishing line of stations and
mails. but the light still shines-the
7stery of the ridge. 1t can be no arti-
lal light, for no one lives within sew
Il miles, and to make such a light
5ht after night for so many years would
simply impossible. Then, too, it is
} sparkling, scintillating and opales-
1T for art to make, and, whatever it is,
G thing is sure, and that is that it is
, work of nature. The light on a
'orable night is seen thirty miles away,
l at the distance still preserves the
,uliar shooting, darting features which
seen to so much better advantage
m the immediate vicinity.
A Sioux SQuaw's Prudence.