that will astonish even atheists. five seconds when the tongue of a row of seats we were in. That is Here are the words of the Tribune heavily loaded wagon crashed not the only time I have been report: "Brother Penrose offered through the side of the car just warned and if the what-is-it would prayer, after which the choir sang, where I had been first seated, and only whisper to me when I go to after which a score of flunkeys fed had J not changed my seat my put my money on the wrong horse and watered the animals." If there back would have been broken by I'd be a millionaire in a month."is in this broad land a Christian the wagon tongue. Chronicle. who endorses such a presentation of the communion service of any church, then in truth Christianity is a failure. The report further says: "He told the story of Adam and the apple, and how Eve and the moccasin snake beguiled the father of mankind into contracting an attack of the colic. Then he described the death of Abel and how Cain wallopped the stuffing out of him with a club. Cain was a brute. and thus the sermon went." This is just how Johan Most and Mrs. Parsons, the Anarchists de scribe the same biblical incident when ridiculing Christianity and the Bible. The Tribune may suppose that such language as this reviles Mormonism alone; in that it is mistaken. It is an attack on all religion. It is an outrage on the sacred beliefs of the vast majority of American people. This is just how the Bible is handled in the slums of all large cities, by the the Communists of Paris, by the Red Socialists of Berlin, by the Anarchists of Chicago, and by (as I see now) alleged Christians of Salt Lake City. "As I said," continued the doctor, "I am not superstitious, but the incident i have just related, taken in connection with other incidents of a similar nature occurring in my life, makes me believe, in spite of myself, that there is a "destiny that shape our ends, rough-hew them as we will.'" In answer to a question as to what similar warning or premonition of danger he had ever received, Dr. Moliere said: LECTURE ON THE TEST OATH. Charles Ellis, the distinguished lecturer and orator, spoke on the "Test Oath" December 29th, at the Salt Lake Theatre. The main auditorium and first balcony were well filled with people. The speaker in the opening sentences went right at his subject. He said he would show that if the provisions of the "Test Oath" were honestly enforced, none but Mormons and freethinkers could cast a ballot lawfully under them. He assailed the "Test Oath" from the standpoint of law, the Bible and the Constitution, and contended that it was antagonistic to all. "Well, one time I was riding on the Michigan Central Railroad. It was a bitter cold night, and when I entered the car my feet seemed frozen. I walked forward and took a seat next to the stove in the forward part of the car, putting my feet on the fender. In a short time The speaker during the course a gentleman changed his seat and of his lecture touched on polygamy came and sat beside me. The train in Utah. He wanted it distinctly was running at a high rate of speed, understood that he in no sense adand the draught soon made the vocated, encouraged or abetted heater in the car red hot. Sudden- polygamy. But then he argued ly there came to me a premonition that every man who aided in the of danger, and turning to my com- dissemination of the Bible, and panion I said: 'If we should meet every woman too, aided and advowith an accident, a collision, for in-cated polygamy, because the Bible stance, you and I would be in a bad taught bigamy and polygamy, and place. We would certainly be every Christian who circulated the Being a stranger in this city and hurled on the red hot stove.' Bible violated the provisions of the having attended yesterday's ser- At the same instant, and be-Test Oath," and if such provisions vices in the Tabernacle, I cannot fore my seatmate could reply, were enforced, all Christians must of help repudiating, as a Christian, the impulse to grasp the necessity be disfranchised. He such foul and villainous presenta- end of the seat came upon me so made numerous quotations from the tions of the most important sacra- strong I could not resist it, and Scriptures to substantiate his point. hardly had my fingers closed upon He said: "There is absolutely no the rail of the seat when there came polygamy in Utah at present. The a crash, and the car we were in was manifesto of President Woodruff thrown violently from the track. was delivered in good faith, and so clung to the seat and my companion, accepted by the people at large. when thrown forward, narrowly Carpet baggers may still howl about missed the stove. My position in polygamy, but their cry must be the seat was such that, had I been changed." pitched headlong as he was, I could not have missed the heater. A broken rail caused the accident, but what caused me to grasp the seat as I did I would like to know." ments of the Bible. Heaven help the country which depends on such a source for patriotism and purification, for sanctification and evangelization. That's what I say. STRANGER. SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 29, 1890. A NARROW ESCAPE. "I want to tell you a story," said Dr. Moliere, the well known physician, to a Chronicle reporter yester day. "I am not a superstitious man, nor do I believe in dreams, but yesterday, for the third or fourth time in my life, I was saved by a premonition. "I got aboard of car No. 81, on the Sutter Street line, at the ferry yesterday to ride up to my office. As usual, I walked to the forward end of the car, took a seat in the corner with my back to the driver, and pulling a Chronicle from my pocket, was soon deeply engrossed in the news. Suddenly something said to me, 'Go to the other end of the car. Acting on impulse, I changed my seat, and so rapid were my movements that the other passengers in the car noticed them. Remember, I was sitting, in the first place, with my back to the driver. I was paying no attention to anything but my newspaper, and the premonition, if I may so call it, could not have come from any outside influence, such as seeing approaching danger; but, sir, I had not been in my new seat more than 1 At this point the audience cheered and clapped vigorously and enthusiastically. Mr Ellis towards the close gave a short exposition of "Mormonism,' Speaking of Dr. Moliere's story to saying that it was abreast of the a well-known sporting man, the lat-best thought, religious and social, of ter said: "Well, I've had the same sort of experience once or twice in my life. I'm superstitious. I admit it. Of course fellows laugh at me, but for all that I believe I've got some sort of a guardian angel that whispers to me when I'm in danger. Maybe it's one of the wrong sort, for they do say the devil takes care of his own; but wrong or right, as to kind, I know one thing certain that my life has been saved more than once. One time I was at a race course and was up in the grand stand. I was broke and wanted to keep away from the boys. There were not many people on the stand; it wasn't half filled, but suddenly I felt an impulse which fairly drove me out of the place. I had not got clear down the stairs when the whole stand went down with a crash, and the fellow who was sitting right next to me was crushed out of all semblance of humanity by a great big beam that smashed the whole the age. Theories supposed to be new promulgated by Herbert Spencer and Ralph Waldo Emerson, were preached half a century ago by "Mormon "elders. The saying of Joseph Smith the Prophet that his people "were now where God was, and would yet be where God is" exemplifies the progressive spirit of "Mormonism" and accords with the spirit of modern secular progress. He said that "Mormons" worshiped a living, active God, while other alleged Christian sects worshiped a petrified mummy. The lecturer spoke for 11⁄2 hours and held his audience the whole time. Miss Gossip-I bear your club had a meeting last night. Miss Dorcas-Yes, indeed. We had a splendid dinner at Delmonico's that cost $20 a plate, after which our president read a helpful letter on "How to Live on $500 a Year,"-Ex. Communication of John W. The City Council met in regular Snell, offering to sell the tools and session Dec. 30th, with Mayor Scott machinery used in boring water in the chair. The Council Chamber tunnel in City Creek was filled to overflowing with law- Committee on waterworks. Canyon. yers, business men and other specCommunication of Heleman tators curious to hear and see what Bamberger calling attention to his disposition would be made of communication of April 15th of the the indignation protest against present year in regard to leasing granting a liquor license to the the Warm Springs property. Com "Variety" Theatre. After the min-mittee on public grounds. utes bad been read and a number of corrections made, the usual onder of business was proceeded with as follows: PETITIONS. Petition of Hyrum Harris and others, asking for an extension of water mains on Fourth South Street between Sixth and Seventh East. Committee oa waterworks. Communication trom the city auditor asking for an appropriation of $10,000 on salary account. Placed on the appropriation list. REPORTS. lessness, vice and crime which are disgracing our city, hereby declare: First-That those who compose our to office wi h the explicit understandpresent city government were elected ing that they would enforce the laws against vice and crime. Second-That the present city government, while progressive in other things, has by its recent failure to enforce the laws against gambling, broth-ls, the sale of liquor to minors, and the opening of saloons on Sundays, excited the apprehensions of and is thereby imperiling the cause of many of its friends and supporters, morality in this city. In view of these facts 1. We hereby call upon our worthy Mayor and his associates to proceed at Report from the city recorder stat-once to enforce promptly and thoring that the notice of intention to oughly the laws above referred to, extend water mains on the follow- assuring them that in so doing they ing streets, viz: Jefferson Street shall have the hearty support and coPetition of Tippet & Wood, Phills-between Eighth and Ninth South operation of the moral and law-abidbury, New Jersey, asking to be al- Streets on Second West Street had ing citizens of this community. lowed to bid on stand pipes and been published in accordance with Council to refuse to grant the applica boilers. Referred to the mayor. Petition of J. A. Shafer, asking for privilege to continue their City Creek water tunnel at $8 per foot. Committee on waterworks. Petition of Smith Haap, asking for rebate on license issued. Committee on license. Petition of T. Simpson, asking for lease of the eastern part of Washington Square to be used as a skating Committee On public law. Filed. Report of committee on streets recommended that sixty days additional time be added to the franchise of the Deep Creek Railway Company. Adopted.. Report of the city engineer on a bill of $29.78 in favor of Heesch & Ellerbeck was read and approved. The committee on finance ported as follows: re 2. We hereby appeal to the City tion for license now before it for a sa loon in the vicinity of, or to be run in connection with, the variety theatre on Franklin Avenue. JOHN T. LYNCH, J. BRAINARD THRALL, Committee. "VARIETY” LIQUOR LICENSE. Application of Perry & Co., for a license to conduct a saloon in the basement of the Variety Theatre on Franklin Avenue was then called up. rink. Your committee beg leave to report grounds. that we have completed a thorough exPetition of C. W..Hainmond, ask-amination of the city treasurer's deing for a new deed on certain pro- partment up to and including the 10th erty on which he holds an old deed day of the present month. We have Councilman Hall-It is scarcely without the city's seal. City at- checked every receipt and disburse- necessary for me to state my posiment since the present incumbent tion with reference to this applicatorney. took charge of the office and we find Petition of W. J. Wostenholme for that for each check issued the treasurer tion, as I expressed my views in a railway switch on Third West has received a warrant from the aud-plain and unmistakable terms at the Street between Fifth and Sixti itor on the above named date; your last session of the Council; but I South Street was read. Granted. committee counted the cash on hand want it distinctly understood that Petition of Hanlon & Benson, for not deposited and found it to be $645.82; my mind remains unchanged My payment of extras used on engine this, with the balance reported from worst tears concerning this alleged house No. 1, amounting to $118.65 the different banks, made up the dif- respectable business have been conReferred to committee on fire de ference between the receipts and the firmed. I visited the place in quesdisbursements as shown by the vouch- tion, and find that the construction partment. that we believe the treasurer has given free and easy access from the baseers. Your committee further report of the theatre is such as to allow his time to the duties of his office. Petition of R. C. Moore asking that the ditch on Sixth South Street, between Fourth and Fifth South streets be flumed. Committee on waterworks. Petition of Parley P. Pratt, Jr.. asking an extension of water mains on F Street. Committee on water works. Petition of W. H. Davis a-king to be appointed to the position of police officer. Referred to the Mayor. Petition of R. L. Johnson asking to be given a situation on the police force; same order. L. C. Hamilton and others asked for a franchise for a single or double track railway over the following streets: Commencing at the corner of Second South and Sixth West streets, thence west on Second W. P. LYNN, JAMES HENDERSON, Finance committee. The city engineer reported on the follows: 179 4-10 feet tunnel at $8.70 per foot $1560 78 58 2-10 feet open cut at $4 85........ Adopted. 253 17 $1813 95 "stalls" having electric call bells and all the modern appliances I realized how conveniently arranged the place was for wrong doing. The shows are their pernicious in character. I think the company should be compelled to hand back their license. Because we have made a mistake, there is no reason why it should not be rectified. I The following resolution unani-am a "Liberal" out and out, and against the policy of the People's Party, but am not in favor of cutting loose the floodgates of immorality and vice. Let us give Rey. nolds & Co. to understand that they have made a mistake in investing their money in this city. INDIGNATION RESOLUTION. South to a point near the weat streets. Mayor Scott-I believe that the first license granted to the "Variety" people was procured by fraud. To grant another would be folly. I shall vote against it if cessary. Councilman James When the license for the Theatre was granted, solemn pledges were made by the applicants that they would sell no liquor on or near the place, that it was to be moral in every particular, etc. I have heard on the streets from many that if we refuse these folks a license that it will drive away capital and that the city can never be built up without such institutions. Such statements are absurd. For one I shall oppose the granting of the license and trust that every member of the Council will do the same. If we do not take measures to sup: press such glaring evils it will plunge the "Liberal" party into the depths of oblivion. Councilman Pickard-I want to enquire of the city attorney if we can legally refuse to grant licenses to respectable people when they apply for such privilege? According to the ruling of the courts, I believe not. City Attorney Merritt-That is true in regard to renewing licenses, but not with reference to the original application. A vote was taken as follows: Ayes—Anderson, Pickard, Pembroke, Noble, Cohn, Karrick and Lynn. Noes-Parsons, Pendleton, Spafford, Heath, Wolstenholm, Hall and James. The count resulted in a tie, when Mayor Scott decided the matter by voting in the negative. Councilman Cohn introduced the foliowing resolution: "In view of the necessity for proper maps of the City Cemetery, to enable the keeping of records in the city sexton's office; and in view of the pressing need for additional lots; therefore, be it resolved that the city engineer be and hereby is authorized to prepare suitable maps of the various subdivisions of the City Cemetery from A to Q inclusive. Also that an additional subdivision to embrace about 250 new lots be laid out and platted by the city engineer." Adopted. PARDONS GRANTED. The following inmates of the city prison were pardoned by the Mayor during the last quarter: Richard Thompson, Jeanette Lynch, James McDaniels, Bessie Brown and J. D. Turner. Filed. with the request, with the exception The report was adopted. APPROPRIATIONS. ter's cold blasts for a period which taxed the memory of the oldest iuhabitant, and there was no authen tic information to be had that the coat was ever new. When the deacon made good his escape Sol Martin, the town clerk, Hiram Ramsey, the constable, and Andrew Jackson Smith, the postmaster, followed suit in the order named. There never was a time when a story from Plodkin failed to have the desired effect. It seemed as if an hour had elapsed from the The sum of $10,000 was then ap-moment of Plodkin's first utterance propriated for salary purposes, after and the resuming of his speech which the Warm S rings matter again, and it was an intermission of came up. Mr. Jones moved that uneasiness for all within ear range. it go over for one week. Another Plodkin undoubtedly had some unproposition had been submitted and derstanding of the sensations which he thought the Council could wait. his stories usually incited, and The matter then went over for one showing his embarrassment he conweek and the recorder was in- tinnued apologizing by way of structed to furnish each councilman parenthesis. "I don't suppose you with a printed copy thereof by mail. folks care much to hear me talk, The Council then adjourned for and it may be that you don't admire the nature of my stories altogether. I don't blame you much. I suppose I might talk about something else except the dead and the charnel house. I have in mind an experience which happened to me one Christmas eve-just six years ago tonight. It ain't a disagreeable story, calculated to make the cold chills run down your back, but it's how I found a woman dying of starvation with plenty of money in the house." one week. THE UNDERTAKER'S STORY. "I have $100 in my office safe ioned and withered little man with It was the undertaker who spoke, Seth Smith, the store-keeper, a local character of recognized importance, arose from the uninviting mackerel-box which had been af fording him temporary rest, and, taking a broom-handle, began to savagely poke the dying embers in the egg-shaped stove in a manner which indicated that he was unusually agitated. This statement gained for Plodkin the strict attention of every one in the store, and they all moved their chairs closer to the stove and prepared to follow the speaker uninterruptedly until the close. "As I was sayin," he continued, "it ain't none of your sensational stories, but it's an almighty peculiar one, just the same." te Plodkin's explanations were dious under any circumstances, but just at the time when he had succeeded in arousing intense interest all expletives were aggravating to a superlative degree.” "Six years ago tonight," he finally resumed, "I had been sitting here with you as usual, but when I For ten years the undertaker had started to go home I felt sorter restdone nothing but spend his evenings less, so I thought I'd just go over one ever happened in after supper and think. at the store, coming so early that no to my place and set down a spell Sometimes I get the without finding Plodkin-that was blues, and nothing does me such a his name-perched in the same deal of good as a long think-by leather bottomed chair in an atti- myself. You may remember what tude which defied indigestion and sort of a night it was. propriety. He seldom spoke and it snow on the ground up to your was well that this was So. His knees, and the wind it was blowin' The Mayor then filed the follow- voice was a rasping tenor, which great guns. That poet hit it off when ing report: fell upon the ear like the sound of he said: an ax in contact with the grindstone, and he had an irritating hesitancy in his manner of speech which exasperated one in short MISCELLANEOUS. To the City Council, Salt Lake City: Gentlemen: The committee on There was "A melancholy sound was in the air. A deep sigh in the distauce, a shrill wail around my dwelling. 'Twas the wind of night." police having examined charges made against Officers Merrill, Gates and time. When he did talk it was to Lang, unanimously report as follows: "I stirred up the fire, which had We have investigated as far as relate some uncanny ghoulish story not yet died in my stove, and sat our limited power would permit, the of his peculiar professional experi- thinking for at least an hour. It charges against Officers Merrill, Gates ences. There was nothing like a was long past midnight, and I must and Lang. The evidence is very posi- story from Plodkin to reduce the have been nigh asleep when the tive and at the same time conflicting. numerical proportions of the com- infernalest noise you ever heard but we are satisfied that the charges pany and cause an adjournment awoke me from my reverie. are sustained, and to assure better dis-long before the usual hour. First, ever it was pounded and kicked cipline among the force we recommend to your Honor that you ask the the deacon would arise, shake him and then kicked and pounded, and above-named officers for their resig-self, and smooth the creases out of before I could unlock the door I his jeans before getting into the thought it would fall in. When I This I have done, through Marshal faded blue overcoat, which had opened it and faced a gust of wind Young. They have not complied served him as a protection from win-which blew everything in the room nations. Who AFLOAT IN A STORM. Late in November of 1850 the good bark Eagle, laden with timber, sailed from Quebec, bound for Swan sea in Wales. There were on board, the captain, first and second mates, cook and steward, twelve sailors and two passengers. Twenty-four hours after sailing, the second mate and "his watch" left the anchor windlass and moved in a body toward the after cabin. The captain met them midship to inquire the cause, when they stated that the ship was leaky and unseaworthy and that they would not go to sea in her. the Sails that could not be furled in time were split in ribbons, the sea broke over the gunwale, "washed the deck clean" as sailors express it, carrying two boats, the cook house and water casks overboard, daylight gone, water gaining in the hold with two additional men at the pumps, and at midnight one of the pumps declining peremptorily to suck. Our captain, none daunted, had the wooden duct of the pump hauled on deck, which was found to be perforated with wormholes and almost rotten. With the aid of a man, who was called the carpenter, "the writer holding the lamp," he wrapped the pump duct with canvas soaked in pitch, placed it again in position and a good flow of water was obtained. To pile on the agony still more, the other pump acted in a similar ungenerous manner and had to be doctored in the same way. Such was the condition as daylight dawned with a storm that in creased in fury as the day progressed. topsy-turvey and the lamp out to cept one, and that was Sol Martiu,a. whole gale of wind from boot I heard a man say: 'Come the town clerk, who at the conclu-northwest struck our ship. To handle quick! my old woman's dying and sion of the story buttoned his coat the best equipped ship at such a she wants to see you.' I recognized and drew the ear-laps of his coon- time is no child's play. the man as the one who, with his skin cap in place preparatory to family, moved into the old deserted facing the cold night in the direcPeaney cabin, over the ridge, the tion of home. When So laid his spring before. You all recollect hand on the knop of the door he who I mean, the people who came paused, and, looking straight at the from the north and who did no undertaker, cleared his throat and work, and had no means and no- said: "That was a sort of queer exbody knew just how they lived. perience of yours, and you used They begged, and they might some pretty highfalutin words in have stolen, but I can't say that. the telling of it, which we and you -When he finished he started away an't used to, but it han't been more again, and I put on my coat and than a year since you read me a followed him the best I could. I story like that in that undertaker's finally got to the cabin, and after I paper that comes to you once a entered I see in one room a woman month."-Chicago Mail. with pale features and a wasted form lying on a mattress, with no comforts or attention such as the sick should have. Hunger and poverty were evidently nothing new to her. There was a poorly burning candle, which furnished the only light, just like you read about-a tremulous blaze, which threw fantastic shadows, as the book-writers say. A motion from the woman's hand drew me to her side, and in a faltering voice she ordered her husband and several sickly looking children to quit the room, and they obeyed just like Wooden figures, as if they had been used to being bossed about. When we were alone she propped herself up in the corner and in a low voice told me to take down an old broken vase which was standing on a shelf and hand it to her, which I did. With great effort she drew bits of paper and rubbish from the top of the vase until she came to a roll of bills tied tightly with a string and done up in a bit of muslin. This she handed to me saying: 'I am about to die. For weeks my strength has been failing me, and there isn't a bite in the house to eat. This money I have saved for years, and the only comfort I have had in living for the last year was in knowing that I should get a Christian burial when I died. I pray to God to relieve me from my pains, as heaven knows there is nothing in life but misery and torture for me. There is $100 in that package. Don't ask me where I got it-don't ask me any thing-just see that I am buried decently.' "I was in a queer position and I told the woman that she should hand the money to her husband and let him make arrangements when she died. She wouldn't listen to this, and I argued with her, but to no use. I had to take the money and promise her to do as she said. She grasped my hand and covered it with scalding tears and kisses. I then left, and two weeks passed and the husband didn't come to tell me of his wife's death. I grew uneasy, and finally visited the cabin and found to my surprise everybody gone, and to where the Lord only knows. I have heard nothing from them since and don't expect to, but still that $100 will lay in the safe until I die if the woman dosen't come to claim it." Plodkin's dramatic recital had affected every one in the room ex The captain replied that though the ship was leaky, she was seaworthy, that he valued bis own life and those of the crew and passengers, that the ship should go to sea, and any one who refused to obey orders would be put in irons. A commotion ensued and the mutineers made a rusb to seize the captain. Almost as quick as thought he raised a bandspike and three of the leaders lay on the deck. The rest turning tail were followed to the forecastle and put in irons. The other watch lifted the anchor, sail was made, and our bark proceeded down the St. Lawrence river. The beauty, extent and grandeur of the scenery of this river has been often described. We saw St. A mas mountains, the Saguenay river, a mile wide at its mouth, with its placid flow. 1500 feet deep, through headlands 1500 feet high as it entered the St. Lawrence; passed Bic lighthouse, that shows its beacon from a promontory for miles up, down and across this great river's expanse of water; sailed through schools of thousands of porpoises; came near enough to count Seven islands, which, as rocky sentinels. stand up 1000 feet high (it would seem to protect Seven.Islands' bay, making it a safe harbor for 1000 ships.) Keeping north, we sailed near enough to the island of Anti costi to see Gamachi's bay and the Southwest point lighthouse, and then clear out on the broad Atlantic without further adventure. The pumps had all the time been kept at work keeping the water from gaining in the hold of the ship. The mutineers, upon promise of good behavior, were now released, and none too soon, for as we reached the Banks of Newfoundland, and with short notice by the barometer, This state of affairs continued for several days, no abatement of the storm, and as the waves increased in power with the water in the hold steadily gaining in depth and the ship necessarily gradually sinking. All relief watches ceased, each man, passengers included, stayed on deck, with the exception of one at a time who got one hour's relief in his turn. Our brave little ship behaved well, a beauty truly, but too heavily handicapped. She gradually settled down in the water, so that it became necessary to run her before the wind to prevent the sea from making general havoc by coming on board over her side. But the sea now outstripped in the race, and the novel spectacle, of the sea breaking over her stern, rolling on over the decks and pouring off over the bows, ensued. The position was grand, indeed, while sad, to see a vessel that had made a passage from Quebec to Liverpool in sixteen days almost panting for breath, her stern pushed under water as the waves boarded her, throwing her bow up in the air. Grand, because the relentless ocean had asserted its power-nay, rather old Boreas, who in bis wrath had lasbed the quiet sea and made her do his bidding. The Thus the seas continued to sweep our decks from stem to stern, making necessary the lashing of the steersmen and the pumpers to prevent their being washed overboard. Several times man to the wheel" was called as one became disabled by the force of the waves. pumpers were frequently lifted off their feet and floated as far as the ropes tied around their waists would permit, affording much merriment. An Italian who acted as steward, no favorite with the crew. was caught in a wave, and went sliding out through one of the gunwale gates; he had tied a rope around his waist to protect him as he made the errands on deck. As he slid overboard several went to his rescue and saw him floundering along at the end of a long rope fastened to the handrail, the "bold Italian" with great energy drawing himself hand over hand toward the ship; this the humane and gentle sailors said was not ship-shape style, so with a "heave ho" they seized the rope and, nolens volens, the body of the scared and bruised Italian was hauled through the same place he went out, and tenderly laid upon the deck to recover his fright, for he was not quite drowned, though the rest of the voyage he was less of a thief, more wise, and looked considerably cleaner. Tired of salt food, wet biscuit and short of fresh water, we looked in vain a riendly sail to see; thus sadly burdened with too much salt water we reached the welcome gulf stream, which is about sixty miles wide at this crossing. It had been impossible to take the sun, not having seen it for many days, nor to take our reckoning, but now the captain could pretty well guess our position, the storm gradually abated, and the water being warm we took the sounding with a better grace. Our spirits now rose, as the warm water put vigor into our bodies that had so long been cold, now becoming thawed; that night some snow apples that had been kept for an emergency were served out, the sailors sung their long neglected song, "Bully of the Alley," and a kin-like merry crowd drove dull care away till the dawn. If any one had allowed his fears to pallor his cheek, danger had made friends. We frequently dozed to sleep while working the pumps. to be roused by a wave that lifted us from our feet, though as we saw the retreating wave "Seek again its mother's breast hath said, We wished it always there had stayed." great sight. Varied and curious ing, the afternoon passed, till near sunset we saw the boat draw alongside of the schooner. If ever three more rousing cheers were given, telling of conquest, echoed in this balmy clime, and borne along those glassy seas, none told more of joy and thankfulness than those shouts that went up from our poor disabled ship. Upon the return of our boat after nightfall, peace and slumber brought hope. By day dawn our helpless ship had drifted, bringing us in sight of the island of Terceira, probably seven miles distant. Our flag of Jistress hanging at the masthead was spied from the shore, and the ex-governor with a boat's crew came on board. A swarm of small row boats followed, every spare rope was employed as a tow line, and the once famous sea racer was ignominiously hauled into a small bay formed in the sand. A jump from the foredeck brought the passengers to land. Through the hospitality of the ex-governor we proceeded to his mansion, situated in the city of Angra and half a mile from the ship. After two days spent as guests of the ex-governor, during which we frequently visited the ship, which was being refitted for sea, we received an invitation from British Consul Read, residing at Pyra, and crossed the mountain ranges on ponies to await the sailing of a fruit vessel bound for England that would leave in a few days. The Eagle, her captain and crew reached her destination, and we spent our Christmas right joyfully in Pyra.Scheiffoston in Denver News. Morning dawned upon a cloudless sky with no land in view. At high noon a schooner hove in sight and soon came alongside, her captain and mate came on board, and our little timid passenger, thinking himself safer there, slipped on board the schooner. During some negoPEASANT WOMEN IN JAPAN. tiations with Captain Rudolph, unnoticed the schooner had shoved The peasant woman, clad summer clear of the ship, the sailor in charge and winter in the same dress of had hauled up his mainsail, set our blue cotton, and hardly distinguishlate companion at the helm, had re-able afar from her husband, who We had confidence in our captain. turned from below decks with a bot-wears his hair in a knot like hers, Ernest Rudolph, long since dead, tle in his hand, and as he sailed and is clad in a robe of the same was one to inspire trust; he pos- away made grimaces at his late cap-color-the peasant woman who is sessed all the qualities to warrant it; tain between his addresses to the daily seen bowing over her toil in as he stood with speaking trumpet bottle. His captain and mate be- the tea fields or in the liquid mud in hand upon the after poop deck came frantic, and dancing on our of the rice swales, protected by a dressed in sou'wester cap, oil skin deck besought our captain to lend rough hat on days when the suu coat and top boots, calm and watch-him our only row boat. Here was a burns, and having her head comful of every action of his ship, his pietely enveloped when the north wet raven black hair, piercing eye, wind blows by a dreadful muffler, and fine chiselled features, he was a always blue, that only leaves the picture never to be forgotten. almond eyes to view-the small and funny easant woman of Japan, wherever she may be sought for, even in most remote districts of the interior, is incontestably much more refined than our peasant women of the West. She has pretty bands and pretty delicate feet; a mere touch would suffice to transform her new dilemma, a serious joke, too, as The wind moderating and the mense ocean swell, though no pants had much to spur them on, |