New-York tribune., 1907-12-29

a stiff blow there at times believe Captain stump;
Thus appealed to, Stump had to open his mouth.
I've known it blow like sin, he said Ism that
s. Tagg? o-,,-.,. .,,,,,s,,,,,,t,te tor
isn't in # with a noreast gale on dark night on
them islands north o Perrin .rha4
Is where the Roman tTlrerneS were caught heE
were driven ashore in little bay IN what is now
Italian territory Their vessels were wrecked ou'
they saved the loot they had Ia ken from the oD
The nature and value of that loss can hardly be
estimated in these days; but YOU can draw Your
own conclusions when YOU learn that the CITY OF
Saba is familiar to us under It's blO1c1i ldlIe'
Sheba 1t was thence that the famous Queen came
who visited Solomon Nearly thousand years
Liter. when the Roman legion sacked 1t with hre
and sword, it at the height OF It's glory; -
Won Kerber, fairly launched in a recital gho on
his lips regained the dominance OF manner Whch
the attitude of his subOrdinates had momentaIhy
nperiled. Increased cornPosure brought i WIN II a.
certain hauteur, and he paused again, perhaps 70
gratv the actors instinct in him rather than to op
serve the effect of his words But the break was was
unfortunate, Tagg removed the cigar ne ne was nan
chewing half smoking and said oracularly:
The Queen o. Shebal once knew ship that
name Dive remember her, Cap n!
Shall | ever fOrgit err! grunted stump
wish them Romans had looted her Wen was
goin down the Hooghy, she was comm up IN TOW, A
Her rope snapped at the wrong moment an 5 5is
ran me on top of the James an Mary shoaL Ke-
member er, drat er!
The Austrian WINGED at this check to his story.
These stod mariners had no IMAGINATION. lie
wished enthuSe them. to Te them Win inc
of countless wealth; but they had sldetTacked
ideaIitv for some stupid reminlsCence OF COLLISION
In a word they did him good, and he reached the
point of his narration all the more sPeedl5Iy .t
AS | was saving" he broke IN rapidly, the
expedition met with disaster by 1t was equally
unfortunate on land The commander bulIt a
small enCampment, and sent tor assistance lhe oIH
seaworthv vessel left to him. He waited SIN months
but no help came Then he determined to march
inland-to strike a bold course for the Nile,- put
he was soon compelled to 1ntrenCh himself against
the attacks of hostile tribes he probability Is
that the Sa beans had interests the western SHORES
of the Red Sea as we'll in Arabia. Indeed thc
Abvssinians hold the belief to this day that their
Kings are descended from of the Queen OF
Sheba and solomon. However that may De
Ei,ls Galus buried his treasure, threw aside al
useless ir1Dediments and like the daring soldier he
was decided in IA of attack. He fought ms way
for twenty marches; but finally oVeTthroWn
with all his men by a Nubian clan. The Romans
were slain without mercy. Their conquerors knew
nothing of the gold and jewels hidden IN the desert
three hundred miles distant; and that mdrNeouS
hoard. gathered from Persia and India by generi
of traders. has lam there Tor nearly I"o lhou
sand years
This time he was sure he had rIVeed the attention
Of his hearers They would have been dull indeed
if their wits were not stirred by the possibilities
underlying that last sentence RoySon OF course
iurnped to conclusions which the others were slo"
I, reach But Stump not backward IN summing
t!p the facts IN his way.
Am | right supposin that y"H know where
tins stuff j. hid. Mr. Won kerberr hc asked, hl~
s,n eycs tNlnkhug under The STRAIN Of continuous
thought
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Are YOU positive