The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-19

| II am n magician out OF the Arabian
| Nights" and this mat that 1 have under
my arm is the original Garnet OF Mo-
| manned Ben Somebody or other. Say
| the word and you can have cruise
upon the carpet You don't mean to say TINS
is the Travelling CarpetT cried. You bet 1
| do said he. You've been to America since
lnst / read the " Arabian Nights" said l. a
| little suspicious. L should think So said he.
Been everywhere. A man with carpet Ike
| this isn't going to moulder In q semi-detached
| villa Well. that struck me as reasonable.
All right said; and do you mean to tell m o
| can get on that carpet and 60 straight 10
| London, England2 l said London, England.
| CAPTAIN, because he seemed to have been so
long in your part OF the world In the crack
OF a whip said he. l figured UP the time.
What is the difference between Papeete ana
London. Captain 2"
Taking Greenwich and Point Venus. nine
hours, odd minutes and seconds. he replied.
well. that's about what l made it. re-
sumed Herrick: about nine hours. Calling
this three in the morning, / made out would
drop into London about noon. and the idea
tickled mo immensely. There's only one
bother l said. I haven't a copper cent. IL
would be q pity to go to London and not h ny
the Standard or said he. you don't re a HIS
pocket? You've only got to stick your hang In
and you pull it out filled with soovereigns., =,
Double eagles. wasn't tF inquired INC
THAT was what it was" cried Herrick. II
thought they seemed tb big and at
yo% vent then hs said the and slsrk, w0t
saS vii; sG tbs see cut o Gas VIII said Msrrck
in the morning. the next was in front of the
Golden Cross ut midday. At first | was daI.
ss and sSsd my H9 Es t roar Of tie
Strand and tho roar Of the, reef were like the
same. Hank to it now and you can hear tho
sound! And then at last l could look
about and there WIN the the G Statues nacis n
he square u and St. Martin's.in-the. Fields
the hacks: ana can't tell you what felt like
jumping clean over the Nelson column. ! was was
like a fellow caught up out Of he'll and n rhaG
| spotted for "A hanson with Spanking morse
A shilling for yourself 4 you're e there IN IN
went good pace pace. though Of course it was
trife to the carpet, and in nineteen minutes
and Wh hall was IS at the he doc 3, ,,an
oh. . house know OIL returned He N
Bet 1t was public house" cried the clerk:
only these, wero, not his words. ,.And Why
didn't you take the carpet there instead OF
trundling in a growler:' ,.,
want or BESIDES it was
We'll. and what did you do next'" inquired
:" Oh went In" said Herrick.
The old folks" asked the CAPTAIN;
&" That's about it." sud the other chewing
think Sp ar about TIE poorest
there would be more beer and skittles about
my little Iaunt Iw9uld 20 and have D. ,S ana
with aslrachan fur. and take my cane and DO
the la-de-da down Piccadilly. Then would
go to 5o S ar ane cbn are cRop
o. and forgot. I'd ave some devled white,
bait first. and green .gooseberry tart. ana OF
bottles with "A seal-Banedictine-th the
bloomin' name! Then I'd drop into a theatre.
dancing Ing rooms 90 m and bars and wouldn't go ONE
till morning. till daylight doth appear. And inc
n mex Gay ia have
The clerk was interrupted by fresh attack
ell now. I'll tell you what would do"
fancy rigs. with the man driving from the
aat 6 he
First OF all l would bring up at the market and
get a turkey and a sucking pig. Then n, Ia go
and sticky and strong, something in the port
I'd bear up for a 10y store and lay out twenty
dollars in assorted toys for the pcca-
& ad n ana pies to and anes
and that stun with the pums in it; and then
to news agency and buy all the pa .Ee all
papers for the old girl about the Earl discov-
erins himself to Anna Marar and the the esca ape
then I'd tell the fellow TO drive home" ;,
There ought to be some syrup for the, kids"
errct They raa Ke sy1Tpt
said tie Gapa9 8F qa hnes II p
at. and 20 pop; and have measly poetry inside
Day and Christmas tree combines Great
Scott. but would like to see the kids guess
fhcy Ss% dadGS drys o %
The Captain stoned sharply ,
ss as%nes tRns fd f9 So ssr know II they
They can't be worse off than we are. and
defy the devil to make me worse or"
It seemed as If the devil heard him. The
toy had ahea IN Now epe
was heard a. roar. which drew impetuously
nearer: the face Of the lagoon was seen to
feet. n squa!l burst in rain upon the outcasts.
The rage and volume OF that avalance. one
man painted in its assault. as he might pant
under n shower bath. and the world seemed
whelmed in night and water.
They fled. cropping for the ir usual shelter.
1t might be almost called home-in the old
calaboose: came drenched into it's empty
cham beers: and lay down three sops OF human
ity. on the cold coral floors. AMI, presently.
when the squat was overpassed. the others
could hear in the darkness the chattering Of
the clerk 8 ,eeth.
IL say, you fellows" he walled. for Gods
sake, lie upand try to warm me. I'm blamed
II don't think I'll die else!'
So the three crept together into one wet
mass. and lay until day came shivering and
doing of. and continually reawakened to
wretchedness by the coughing OF the clerk.
CHAPTER H.
MORNING ON THE BEAcH-THE THREE LETTERS.
The clouds were all fed, the beauty OF the
tronic day was spread upon Papeete: and the
wall Of breaking seas upon the reef. and the
palms upon the islet. already trembied in tho
heat French man-o war was going out,
homeward bound she lay in the middle dis
tance Of the port. an ant heap for activity.
In the night u schooner had come in. and now
lay far out hard by the passage; and the yell
low flag. the emblem OF pestience. flew on her.
From W tho coast II long procession OF canoes
headed round the point and toward tho
oredi clothing Of the natives and the piles OF
welcome Nv warmth Of the morning, not
sstng to 3bs sailors and t9 oilers could
rhay ware atill cold nt hon m At ha