Mexican War Veteran. Oegin with the N Urn He Irront Nt the Time and the Bow of Our His Sincere Since It Shouted Jack
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»_- ■_ _. 1 1888. we sat to rest mit of om» t f the mouut*3j3 behind th" city, gi ving some order to his men. (toad to foot with slime, clown i. I REVENGE. -1 which r'' T-!<mtsr Iv taw»x«! r« It was night, and the clouds that obscured I in n rireleof imore massively oon- {■'tensity a brood.river of molten lava flowed down the the sky had vanished. The atmosphere was j st meted than tin? rest. While there Ned be- s is a naked sword— Revenge once more, and a bit of mud until mountain side. Harper Magazine, in its normal condition high ; ;n:i kicking protuberant It has neither hilt nor guard. Wa stumbl 'd the round of above us down unmoved upon tho ho wore away of it and exposed some- on, guided by ILLUSTRATED. Would'st thou wield this brand of the Lord: looking part soared tho radiant moon. white t > view. With considerable ex- the water, w Inch was becoming iv.tl er rough, Is grasp then firm and hard? sleeping world, tiling thy as which we had felt in the rui:is HaHI'Bk sVUc.az.nl il "iiogioof ertion wo uncovered the object, which proved tho breaeo i.-o.-rcs* Her soft fell the waters, a Wc mu : have sive thought Ku.l m<>von :• it « vet .:*• But the closer thy clutch of the blade. light upon making to be a skeleton. steadily grew in strength. .»rt- The deadlier blow thou would'st silver acres., the ocean, the road for tho to rac t >f tile Besides oi:« stttr*.<■•' deal, glittering pathway Ned wr.s f >r leaving the place at once, but lost again, way began it wound in hand is while the stars twinkled about their -. will contain, dun lit >rHp Deeper thy made— merrily I determine! to further, in the grow rougher, eliciting groan ruin the poor g .mioK r...«ir- It investigate tsnt is thy blood reddens the steel. radiant queen. It was a glorious night and uniclti, superbly Du iiau-.f on na hope of finding some clasp or ornament captai... not a sound broke the silent air. Even on ahead to ler-1 hut scarce- Orest Wist ; article! i.n American s for- And when thou hast dealt the blow— upon tinning about the boues, aud so, throwing Nixl started us, tho breakers were nor could wo wo lost si ht of him in tho eign industry: tmutilu It il.usira'. t era ; When the blade from thy hand lias flown— silenced, ly a minute after off the of which the first on s*j ziia.ui t Instead of the heart of the foe find a trace of tnem. The force of the vast feeling repulsion, darkness ho I e nm to halloo for help. Fol- Scotland, Norway i..r§ the remains sent over I and the West I'd ms; e vve,it>. Thou raay'st find it sheathed in thine own! wave as it struck the shore must have caused sight of gristly me, lowing the sound of hLs \\>ioo we discovered Wi.liak was I for Bi.ack and D \V. Dowells i,ov. I. tr —Charles Henry Webb in The Century. the roar that seemed to foretell our doom. set to work; nor disappointed, him in a quit k -nd, into which he uih struggling a and his men had about tho neck n cord, which remold, in 8ngl u ,hr i|, While I slept, Capt. Jack hanging by was rapidly sinking. AVo lugged and straineil I found a Ja ks t.Arit-nio Hk.rss ml been busy freeing the vessel from the mass of crumbled into pieces at tny touch, with all our might to release him, but 1 \uklia iv«a; of a curious sltoit At'iOt-S Miss 'V ooLftoN m -jf sea weed with which it was surrounded, and small engraved amulet or medal by Pf we never could. At last, with a wr amt |. ai < had cleared it so that there would be no red metal, not unlike gold, and lying near it, thought papular lets; u-d -,te of herculean we him with the "rustic tmrt lit. r.in |nt>-rp in to sea when the breeze a small bronze dagger. effort, got free, ..ptcml The • difficulty putting We Are Ned and and have been a of oricbal- loss of his 1 *x>ts. but it must havo cost, poor hiutorial are .-on lit-ted Guo. chums, I, that was to carry us sprang up, for the calm I believe the medal was bit Department! by from Ned was Jack an awful for he ceased Tho only brand of Lnundry Soap William Cchtib Willia '>kan boyhood. quite unwell from still continued. cum, that precious red metal of tho ancients Capt. pang, IJowh.h, ■. at and sat exhausted. av.ii'li'd a da. modal the ud t'UAHLLS Ditolkt >V ARNRU. overwork and the doctors prescribed a com- are which Plato tells of. It was swearing down, utterly “Where wef’ asked Ned. badly chipped v.- in a few Orlo.in; Exposition. Guaran- plete rest, a sea and of exer- but we could sec that it bore a de- We started on again, and moments voyage plenty answered and ■ “Can't say, sir," Capt. Jack; worn, • ; oh ilntoly pure, and for ponora! cise, advising him to go to a warmer climate. in that there similar to that the the welcome sight of tho cliff greeted our HAPER’S PERIODICALS. “teetotally lost my reckonin’ sign upon gate, Neptuno hxiiM-ia id pur]H)so3 is tlio very best Ned didn't like the idea of his it. wo rounded the pro leaving storm an’ can’t make no observation by tho and the sun figuring prominently upon eyes. Hurrying on, I'KR YRAR. but was talked around to it. and con- montorv, but stood when we found studios, finally moon. We’re off some big island or other, The dagger had a small handle, aghast Elis father the w es ist its further side HARPER S placed his pretty little yacht, tho judgin’ from them mountains, but what, is tained no ornamentation whatever, except, a beating agai MAGAZINE.$ 4 00 at our n where t lio stone wharf had tieen before. The HARPER'S 4 Swift, disposal, insisting upon my more’n I can tell.” small spiral at tho top of the hilt. It had WEEKLY. oO liis son the en: ■■ vision that as far as we could HARPERS 4 accompanying upon forthcoming “Were we in the of land broad, short blade, with a rounded point, side, BAZAR, 00 neighborhood any tU vacation. I the and we save that it six', had been swallowed the sea. PKR’S YOUNG PKOt> 2 00 accepted invitation, when you last took your reckoning?’ I asked. and was in jeerfect preservation, by It dt/t' to (itl su’r,e,ritt ... in tty* spent a very busy week in getting ready, “Nearest was the coast, of was covered with rust. This find encouraged ‘‘Where's the Swift?” said Ned. free place Portugal, t’niietl and after which we cruised the coast of heart stood still at the of what Staten, Camufa Afcxieo. along in’ we can’t lie there, 'cos that was to the us to search further, but we only succeeded My thought a to we were France and Portugal for while, until Neil sast’ard of us an’ we’ve been druv wes’ most in ourselves more than ever, if might have happened her, but begriming The volumes of the u auazinb began with declared himself tired of amateur yachting, o’ that were relieved by the sight of a flash followed by the time.” possible. Numbers for June.tad Dei’.’, .".t of each of can- yew. ind expressed a desire to get out sight of “What was the nearest land to the west c< While we wero through tho the "spang” of the yacht's little brass wandering Wtl-n no time ia -pecitied ...bscnpuouu will land again. He named tho Azores as our then?” Ned. ruins a wind had for which tho non. our position queried sprung up, Mexican War Veteran. oegin with the N urn he irront nt the time and the bow of our his sincere since it shouted Jack. destination, accordingly “Tho Azores was wes’-sow-wes’,” said Capt captain expressed thanks, “Ahoy!" Capt. .( receipt of order. boat w; m westward one fine 1 would soon take us out of thut “infernal No answer. (Hiintod morning Jack, “an’ if we're there, which bet my Bound Vo.uinesot Hasplr s MaOlzinr for ” Tho wonderful of Swift's as a in we then wo've done we all shouted efficacy Smclflc j February. bottom dollar ain’t, place. “Ahoy!’’ together. three years back, iu neat en.in bin tin will We sailed before a breeze of I ever heard Like all Jack had his super- Still no answer. remedy and euro for rheumatism and all hlood dis- | along spanking about the fastest bit travelin’ sailors, Capt. oe tent by mail, post paid, on receipt of $3 00 for some the sea and there was no braver man We felt another ominous tremor bo- leagues, enjoying bracing tell of. The seven league boots was a infant stitions, though eases, has never had a more conspicuous Illustration per voiutue. Oloth Cases, for binding, 50 until the became the I believe ho was nenth us. air, sky gradually overcast, to it.” upon sea, yet really than this case affords.