The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-03
IN A JUNGLE STORM.
You Hear II, But Can't See It Cntn II CO
Re. Eelf.

4 i'm ~ Sh"s
You Hear 1t. But Can't See 1t Until It Cas-
Also Be Felt.
People who have never been in Q
| jungle talk of the sky as a painter
/ talks of the horizon or a seafaring man
of the ofiing-as if when you wanted
to see it you only need use your eyes.
But in the jungle you don't see the sky
at least you only see few scraggy
patches of it overhead through the
{ openings in the twigs and leaves.
Neither do you feel the wind blowing.
nor get burned or dazzled by the sun,
nor even see that luminary, except by
momentary glimpses about midday.
From which it follows that the Jungle
nan does not usually pretend to be
weatherwise. If he does he is even a
greater humbug than the rest of the
weather prophets. On the afternoon
about which we are speaking remem-
Der setting forth on my walk in the
still glow of the tropical calm and
wondering rather at the intense still
ness of the surrounding forest. Then
the air grew cooler, and the green of
the foliage in front seemed to deepen.
and presently there was a sound as of
a giant waterfall in the distance.
Waterfalls do not, however, grow louder
every second, whereas the noise in front
did SO. Then there was a loud, angry
growl, as of dozen lions. A minute
more and the whole jungle began to
roar as if fifty squadrons of heavy cav
airy were coming up at gallop. Then
came drop of rain and peal of thun-
der which seemed to make the world
stop.
Then the storm began. The sky
above darkened, the trees clattered, the
brushwood beneath Kissed and bowed
itself. A deluge of raindrops blotted
out the narrow view. Down it came,
soaking through the densest leaves
under which one fed for refuge, strik-
ing the grass and sand with mil
lions of dull thuds, dashing furiously
against the leaves as if they were so
many hostile shields, streaking the air
with innumerable perpendicular lines,
and hurting itself down with the force
of bullets.
walk and get wet as stand still and get
wet. Unfortunately one did not know
where to walk to. The ''circumbendi-
bns system" presupposes the fact that
the wagon wheels and bullock tracks
can be seen and noted. But when the
cart track is no longer a cart track,
but ''all turned to rushing waters"
such tracks can not be seen, and unless
you have pocket compass you may as
you came from. When one reads of
travellers lost in the backwoods they
always steer by the sun-and probably
very badly, but when there is no sun
what are you to do?-Siam Free Press.
Mrs. William E. Vermilye has Ere
sented to st. Bartholomew Protestant
Episcopal church in New York an altar
and cross for the new baptistry, in
memory of her late husband. The altar
is of white marble in the Byzantine
style, and in the same design is the al
tar cross, which is wrought in gilded
brass and studded with jewels, con-
tanning one hundred and nine of them
diamonds, topazes, amethysts, car.
buncles, garnets and crystals.
The new senior parlor recently
opened at Vassar is said to be more
charming now than ever before. 1t
has been enlarged to twice its former
size, and is furnished in harmonious
tones OF green. Toits furnishing each
senior student pays a certain amount.
and the parlor is further enriched by
the loan of certain possessions of the
various seniors. II is in this apart
ment that the seniors do their reading
and sewing, receive their callers, and
enjoy the social life that makes the
college homelike.
The Teachers club of Cincinnati
is of the opinion that there are a mum.
Der of persons deprived OF the opportu-
nifty of attending college who would be
glad of the chance of attending even
ing courses in college studies They
have, therefore, issued circular of in
qu:ry, asking those who would like to
take such lessons to indicate whether
they would take a regular course lead
ing to the degree of T. A. or r. L.. or
B. :. or special course There would
be regular courses for those who are
prepared for college, and special
courses for those who have not de-
gree in view. Il is the opinion of the
club that universities and colleges do
not at present make satisfactory pro-
vision for the large number of persons
who are both desirious and qualified To
OlI-srIa co11e-a s-uiies hut whom civ
compel to be otherwise en-
gagged during the hours of the day
and that university extension does not /
01ier an adequate course te this class