The Warwickshire Herald. — 1890-06-26 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE RED WITCH. day on board • oertain ship that the mate who small Lady Throstlewood irresolutely drew out hery kept the log became intoxicated an as d w unab e to attend to his duty. As the man very rarely purse, but hesitated to give it up, and the enraged committed the offence, the captain excused him, and mobshouted loudly, and began to oast stones at the attended to the log himself, concluding with this i litter. The horses plunged, but two angry men "The mete has been drunk all day." rushed forward and held them fast; one rough Next day the mate was on deok, and resumed' fellow snatched the purse from her hand and Ids duties. Looking at the log he discovered the another the collar from her neck, and Hugh could entry the captain had made, and ventured to remotc scarcely save her from the heavy blows dealt straw with his superior, savagely as they tore the jewels from her dress. "What was the need, sir," he asked, "of patinae But suddenly • weird voice cried out, " Forthat down on the log ? " bear, my masters! Get ye gone! This lady is "Wasn't it true?" asked the captain, under my protection." The speaker was a hideous. "Yes, sir, but it doesn't seem necessary to enter it looking, feeble old woman with shrivelled skin and on the log." sunken eyes. "Get ye gone!" she screamed, as elle "Well," said the captain, " since it was true, it hobbled down the road, "or I will curse you every had better stand; it bad better stand." The next day toe captain had occasion to look at one. John Saunders," she exclaimed, fixing her eyes on • man who was in the act of tearing away the log, and at the end of the entry which the man the gold-embroidered curtains of the litter, "go ye had made he found this item: home, or thy limbs shall be crippled, thy children " The captain has been sober all day." shall die, and thine horse shall go blind. Meg The captain summoned the mate, and thundered; Audrey, dare ye face my glance with my lady'. "What did you mean by putting down that entry? jewels in thy fingers?" She continued, addressieg What was the need, I say? Am I not sooer even' first one and then another, and fixing on each a look day?" of peculiar intentness from her dim eyes. which "Yes, sir; but wasn't it true'" none were bold enough to stand. All fled "Why, of course it was true I" as she stood there, the more timid even throwing "Well then, sir," said the mete. "pees it was down their booty, for she was a famous witch, and true,l think it bad better stand; it had better stand." for some resson,best known to lierself.Lady ThrostleThen, as - Varm was - and his fist rather  • rti,;  tbe captain'. _ was long, was ...ner heavy, the mate judged it prudent to tako a hurried departure.  wood was under her special protection.—My Lady Nell. By Emily Weaver. ( London :1. Warne and Co.  A small boys' class in natural history.—Professor "Animals that have no feet and crawl on the ground are called reptiles. Who can OVID me an example of a reptile?" Young Brown "A worm." Professor : "Excellent. Now, will some boy think of a second reptile?" Young J 00011: "Another worm." A boy home from school pleased his mother greatly by producing an account -book in which appeared his expenditure during the term. She was gratified to find amongst the different sums several put down to "8.P.G.,"-and complimented Young Hopeful on supporting so excellent an institution as the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. The youngster, however, soon undeceived her by stating that the letters signified only " flundries—priosipelly grub". The /0' • Haws Regantts begun • now volume umber. Among tie contents will he —.cots of the Church of lieglend so the Aft ican Lakes,:: by lite Rev. Y. 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Alas! she bed been unaware that 'aside." not spoken directly into the instrument were often audible at the other end! • man named Heger, in prison at Dresden, and under esninnos of death for murder and forgery, ennaged to Overlf the gaoler watching him, had the anWinnate man to death. B. then toelc_ the prison ken baISOMM( himself in the dead gaoler's clothes, m to escape beyond litir Valle He was soon recaptured. Bendel, a native of German', has been fit " Den Francisco by • primp and pat its the 'Alsip Arabia, bound for Liverpool. At =tot opportunity he jumped overboard, but tree SD make the shore and was drowned. His filier, VANS she heard the news, attempted suicide. Ske said her brother came from Germany to this city to make his fortune  ' -*if,  3.17