Year: 1865

At this moment the flames rolled again into


the room and then again retired. The whale


and allgAtors were by this time suffering dread
| full torments. The water in which they swan


was literally boiling. The alligators dashed
| fercely about sndeavoring to escape, and open
| ing and shutting their great jaws in fsroeious
torture but the poor whale almost boiled with
great ulcers bursting from his blubbory sides,
| could only feebly swim about, though blowing


excessively, and every now and then sending up
! great fountains of spray


At ength crack went the glass side of the
| great cases, and the whale and alligators rolled
! out on the floor with the rushing and steamihg


water The whale died pretty easily, having


been retty well used up before. few gasps


and atonvulsiye flap or two of his mighty fukes
were is expiring spasms.


! cIiof the alligators was killed almost mme-
4 diAtes BY falling aOross a great fragment of


shattered glass, which cut open the stomach and


let out the greater part of his entrals to the light
/ of day. The remaining alligator became in


VOWED in a controversy with an anaconda and


Joined the melee in the center Of the blazing
apartment


this moment the floor, underminedey flame,
gave way with an awful crash, and the living,
Struggling, nowling, writhing mass was launch


ed into gulf of red and yellow fire, sending up
q whirlwind of smoke, sparks and cinders to the
very heavens.


The last object saw was the polar bear up
on a white-hOt square sheet Of iron5 with all the
hair burned from his side and standing stark
and stiff, and rapidly baking brown.
Before the whale went down with The rest
stream of spermaceti ran from his carcass down
the sides of the building, taking fire and making
impromptu candles on a colossal scale.
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ROB RoY.-Rob Roy, or Robert McGregor,
nick-named Roy or red from the color of his
hair. was a sort Of chief with his clan. He was
largely engaged as a cattle dealer, and made fire.
quent journeys to England with large droves.-
On one of these ventures he had the Duke of
MontrosefoG partner. The speculation proved
bad one, the market being oyerstocked and the
cattle selling at less than prime cost. The Duke
no sooner heard of this misfortune than, deter
mining not to be loser, without waiting for Rob's
return; he collected a well armed party of men
and with "warrant of distress in his hand,
went down and took possession Of the McGregor
estate, turning the inmates out of doors, with
out food, shelter or clothing. In due time Rob
returned and discovered the desolation the Duke
had effected. DE then swore vengeance on the
tyrant, and then retired with his family and re-
taners into the mountains, where he established
for himself a new home, somewhat less luxuri-
ant than his ancestral halls. Here he soon col
lected about him a band of followers, and Mon
trose heartily repented his forcible proceedings
Almost daily were cattle missing from his estate,
and when rent day came round Rob was sure to
be on hand to seize the rents as soon as they
were fairly paid over. Again and again was
Rob Roy captured, but as often did he make his
escape, sometimes almost as if by miracle. Of
ten he had in his power his btterest enemies,
and as often, because they were in his power, did
he refuse to take their lives. His generosity
was equal to his courage. The poor looked to
him for protection and help, while of the rich
he was the constant terror. He brought up his
sons to be industrious farmes and cattle dealers,
and in few years, in his prosperity, ceased to
molest even his old enemy Montrose. In the
reign Of George II, Rob visited London, and
even attracted the notice of the King. Finally,
in l724 in the 74th year of his age, surrounded
by his family, this renowned freebooter peaceful
ly went to his rest.