Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-10-24

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got back TO the fresh air somewha
scratched and out Of breath and, resunl
ing my greatcoat, walked back to tn
bungalow, where I speedily got int
clean clothes
The next morning | summoned tn
village head man, the priests and othe
men in authority to the police sta
tion and there recounted what ha,
passed. The excitement was intens
and spread like wildfre, and after SOM
consultation it was agreed that tn
tomb should be opened and the prisone
removed. Accordingly the bricked III
passage was torn down, and we rushed
into the tomb, but as soon as I entered
it recognized that it was not the room
had been in. There was evidently an
other chamber, and, with heavy sticks
we sounded the walls. and sure enough
On the side next the we'll detected hol
low sound Quickly prying out one ol
two stones we made an opening which
disclosed the retreat, with my captive
lying as had left him
Entering with the sergeant, the heat
man and one of the priests, we examin
ed the chamber and gathered up all the
wealth that had been SO dearly bought
The prisoner was then dragged into tn;
daylight and at once recognized as the
redoubtable Abdul
1t required all my authority and the
assistance Of the sergeant and consta
bles to prevent the excited crowd from
taking summary vengeance ON our cap.
tive. At the first news of his arrest the
relatives Of the murdered victims gath
cred round and raised such an outcry
that we considered it advisable to re.
move him at once to place of safety,
SO, securing "a bullock cart, we took him
off to Tavoy.
Here he made a clean breast of it, con-
Tossing to the murder of the priest and
some half dozen Others as we'll as the
mysterious robberies The secret cham
ber he had discovered quite by accident
When he had been shut into the tomb,
he commenced, having his tools with
him, to dig his way out and suddenly
found himself i'll it. 1t was evidently
of ancient origin, having doubtless been
tomb once in ages past or retreat Of
some sort. The exit by the well he
found out. as one or two mud turtles
were in the chamber, and he knew that
they must have access to the open air
So after some search he came across the
inner well and courageously dived, and
following the passage arose in the day
light.
Being struck with the security of this
chamber as retreat, he returned, after
stealing some provisions and lamp,
when he built up the opening from the
tomb. Through the roof he made an
opening for air and then commenced
his depredations, and by assuming the
disguise of spirit or devil ard play
ing upon the terrors of these simple vii
layers he enjoyed perfect immunity.
He acknowledged that lie had now got
together sufficient in gold and jewelry
and was about to leave the country. He
had one other robbery in view-the
treasures Of the temple itself-and in
couple of days he would have been gone.
Abdul was taken to Rangoon, tried
and duly hanged.
have run across some strange char
-acters in Burnah since then and have
had some exciting adventures, but none
made so great an impression On me as
did the circumstances attending my
first capture. Il. G. Dixon in Short
Stories
Paul Potter's "Young Bull"
''The Young Bull, :" considered as q
peice of portraiture, is doubtless q splen-
did work. 1t is one of the most cele-
brated things in Holland, and The
Hague museum owes to it large part
of the curiosity of which it is the OBJ
ject. Though it may not fill all the re-
quirements of perfect picture-and III
this respect it has been the subject OF
criticism-it nevertheless satisfies as
complete and conclusive portrayal of
bull and has been rightly termed '"ThG
Bull. The animal shows its tempera-
ment, length, height, joints, bones.
muscles, its hair rough or smooth, tan
gled OR curled, its loose or tight skin,
all in perfection. The gesture is true
and the head admirably living. Consid-
er its setting upon the canvas. It is
placed upon rising of ground opposed
to the wide sky and against a white
cloud, becoming by this artifce of para
mount importance and filling the eye at
glance, so that the other animals,
with the herdsman in his safe retreat
(not bull tanner by any means), and
the pastures beneath him are but acces-
sories-the bull is the lord of the fields
and pastures.
In point Of execution it is marvellous
ly minute The single hairs upon the
brute's head are seemingly palpable to
the touch, and flies are seen buzzing
about. This closeness of observation ex-
tends to the bark and foliage of the tree
and the grass and pebbles on the ground,
where also toad is seen; yet, although
the artist appears TO ignore the art of
sacrifices and the fact that things must
sometimes be suggested and but half
expressed, he does rot lose sight of
breadth. Century
The sense of Smell.
AT the Innsbruck anthropologists'