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1 CONTO* Li?lJ.1
CHAPTER HL
DC WHATG?ISE DELIVERANCE CAME TO KEB,
"VU hist tell you what it is, Mr. Ran
dolph."
What became of Mr. Vinal Beatrix
never ascertained; she forgot about him
for iseveral minutes and when she looked
round for him he was gone. Meanwhile
Jocelyn introduced his companion to her
as "Gen. ?nigo, a gentleman interested
in music;'" and Mr. Randolph was ex
tracted from his retreat, into which he
had withdrawn under the impression
that more duns were after him, and was
likewise made a partaker of the general'?
acquaintance. The latter appeared in
quite a different light from that in which
we first encountered him. He had not
only been assiduously instructed by
Jocelyn as to the behavior he should put
on, but the fresh country air and scenery
and the tendency which all persons who
live in some measure bylnck have to
hope for a fortunate torn in their affaira
had combined to pat him in a genial
and optimistic frame of mind. As a con
trast to the gloom in which they had
lived of late this sunny mood of the gen
erals seemed even more paradisiacal
than would havebeen the case at a more
cheerful time, EEs jokes and comicali
ties had an arch charm to the ears and
eyes of Mr. Randolph and his daugh
ter that would have perplexed the manu
facturer of them.
A feeling- of security and pleasant
promise diffused itself in the air, though
as yet there was no known foundation
for iv. It was 4 o'clock in the after
noon and dinner was over, but in con
sideration of the city habits of the guests
preparations were made for one of those
high teas which combine the best feat
ores of all meals. In the meantime the
old ex-Virginian rummaged out a bottle
of claret (which the general secretly
wished had "been whisky), and proceeded
to dispense it with something of. the
courtly air that had belonged to him be
fore misfortune and misanthropy had
marked him for their own. But his
hospitality was tempered by a haunting
suspense. What was the general, and
what did he intend? Evidently he must
have-had a purpose of no ordinary:
urgency to bring him' all the way from !
New York city hither. His smiling
bearing forbade the supposition that the
purpose could be a hostile one, but why
and in what way should it be friendly?
It was only by an heroic effort that Mr.
Randolph subdued the evidence of his
curiosity, and perhaps did not succeed
in disguising it so completely but that
his guests could amuse themselves by
detecting it
At length, when the bottle was near
ing its last glass, Jocelyn turned to the
young hostess with his most fascinating !
manner and said: "My dear Beatrix, 1 j
wonder whether your piano is in tune? !
The general and I are pining for some \
music. The fall season hasn't begun yet,
you know, and positively I don't believe
either he or I have heard any singing
worthy of the name for four months?
eh, general?"
"Four months! I should think not, by
Jupiterr returned the general, rubbing
bis nose pleasantly. "One doesn't hear
good singing as often as that, my dear
boy. "Ill just tell you," he continued,
turning to Beatrix, "a thing my dear old
friend Dorimar said to me once"
"Was Professor Dorimar a friend of
yours?" exclaimed Beatrix, with sun
shine streaming from her eyes.
"Well, I guess it was a good while be
fore you was born that I knew him
first," said the general gallantly; "and
there was nobody had much to say about
music after him.*"
"Oh, Hl sing for you as much as you ;
wishr rejoined the young lady, all alive I
with generous pleasure. "Thinking of
Professor Dorimar always makes me feel
as if I could do anything." She led the
way, as 6he spoke, to the inner sit
ting room, the scene of her late battle
with Mr. VinaL' The gentlemen fol
lowed, and Jocelyn took the opportunity
to murmur to Inigo, "What do you think
of her?"
"If she could sing as she looks," re
sponded that personage, "I'd never bother
my head again about the Russian. The
funny thing is this gal looks a little as
the Russian would like to, if she could.
But the beauties can't do anything but
look beautiful, as a rule. Well, we'll
see. I might like to have her for opera
bouffe, anyhow."
"Were you on the southern side dur
ag the war, general?" inquired Mr. Kan
iolph, as they sat down.
**Humph! my commission was an En
glish one," the^ general replied, with
military presence of mind: "Hadn't the
luck to see your country till after the
racket was over." Here he endeavored
to catch Jocelyn's eye, in order to relieve
his own feelings by a wink, but at that
moment Beatrix's fingers touched the
keys, and thenceforward nothing was
nossible bat to listen.
It need not be asked what she sang on
this momentous occasion. Her method
and quality would have been apparent
in almost any selection. But the phases
of emotion through which she had re
cently passed were surging toward that
expression which only music can afford,
and xrith d*?en drawn breath and ex
ing; the utterance of the divine reason, j
which transcends the bondage of words; !
the language that belongs to no man, j
but to mankind?this magic and mys- j
tery of song, flowing forth in its grand- |
ear and enchantment from a simple
girl's throat, cast over all a spell of won
der and delight, and but for the pro
found warrant of its beauty would have
seemed miraculous.
The room in which the auditors sat
appeared to assume finer proportions;
the very chairs and tables were endowed
with elegance, and the persons them
selves were conscious of a certain state
liness in their attitudes and movements,
and of being uplifted to a higher sphere
of thought and feeling than was native
to them. And the singer was transfig
ured; for the music which touched the
others as it were from without was made
the very form and fiber of her souL It
magnified and strengthened her; it an
nulled the merely individual and acci
dental limitations of her being, and
brought her into that large, impersonal
state which marks the artist in seasons
of inspiration. So was it with the py
thoness of old, who, in such measure as
her private personality was subdued and
obliterated by the god, took on the god's
own superhuman guise of majesty.
Beatrix, when she sangj, rose above
Beatrix, and became the fearless and
self unconscious instrument of her art's
'expression. Whatever reverence and
dignity belonged to music belonged in
such moments to the musician, and she
bestowed the faculty of reverence upon
those who were before incapable of it
The general had at first put on a strict
ly critical air, as of one to whom pleas
ures and social amenities are one thing,
and very well in their place, but busi
ness quite another. After two or three,
minutes, however, he had forgotten all
about every thing except the rise and fall,
the swell and resonance, the airy gam
bolings and the strong, melodious poise
and movement of this matchless voice.
There is a point in the enjoyment of art
where we cease to draw comparisons,
and only feel that we are following the
artist's charmed footsteps into hitherto
unexplored regions of beauty and fasci
nation. Our burden of responsibility
falls from our shoulders because we are
conscious that what we now see or hear
is better than anything we have hereto
fore known. This recognition of true
mastery, wherever and whenever met
with, is among the surest signs of knowl
edge and experience. A fool will find
fault with Raphael, and chat through a
symphony by Beethoven.
Gen. Inigo was not a fooL He was a
vulgar Jew, of uncertain nationality,
whose past history and private life would
not bear examination, but he knew what
music and musical genius are, and he
could estimate accurately the rarity and
value of the discovery which Jocelyn
had led him to make. Accidents aside,
this unknown and unsuspecting girl
would be one of the great prime donne
of the world. It was not a matter of
opinion, but of certainty. Indeed the
general nattered himself that no one be
side himself and Dorimar would be able
to understand how great she really was.
As he sat there and listened i her,
with his fat hands folded on ' his waist
coat, his stumpy little feet crossed one
over the other, and his big head wagging
and swaying in involuntary accord with
the splendid diapason of sound, he was
happier than he had ever b>en in his
life. Not onW was his reputation saved,
his outlay secured, and his revenge on
the Russian made certain, but his name
would go down to posterity as that of
the man who had brought before the
world the brightest operatic star of the
age. "HI do the handsome thing by her
?I will, by Jupiter!" thought the gen
eral to himself "There are cases in
which generosity pays 50 per cent, and
here's one of 'em."
Beatrix sang for the better part of an
hour, and might have gone on indefi
nitely, so far as either she or her audi
tors were concerned, for a tnsly noble
voice rightly trained and managed is
as tireless and untiring as it is beautiful
But mortal existence is full of petty lets
and hindrances, and Beatrix, being for
the present a hostess as well as prima
donna assaluta, was obliged to go and
see about the supper. When the gentle
men were alone the general pulled down
his waistcoat, sat up in his chair, and
after regarding Jocelyn for a few mo
ments between half closed eyelids nod
ded his head several times slowly.
"I see you are fond of music, general,**
said Mr. Randolph discerningly.
"Well, music and I are under some
obligations to each other," was the gen
eral's reply. "Now, just tell me, has
that young lady ever sung in public?"
"Mv daughter ever sung in public!"
exclaimed the young lady's father, with
the air of a prince of the blood. "We
are not that sort of people, sir.*"
"Come now, Randolph, this is be
tween friends, you know," said Jocelyn,
smiling as one who is superior to preju
dice. "Great gifts like hers?deuce take
it, you've no right to hide 'em! We're
not living in the feudal ages: what's the
good of a girl's being talented if no
body's to know anything about it? Be
sides, talent means money nowadays,
and your daughter's voice is a fortune
if it's rightly managed. Don't you agree
with me, general?"
"Well, a great deal depends on the
management," returned that gentleman,
squeezing his large nose between his
thumb and forefinger. ^ "But with good
management ? yes ? she could make
money, aa much as she wants."
"I should say she could, as much as
she wants, or as much as you want
either, Randolph, if these stories I hear
about your embarrassments have any
truth in 'em."
"I scarcely understand; perhaps you
will explain yourself more fully." said
Randolph, looking from one to the other
in a manner that betrayed agitation.
"I see you don't know who Inigo is,"
observed Jocelyn suavely. "You've
made such a hermit of j*ourself up here
of late j'ears you've dropped out of the
running. Why, Inigo, my dear man?
simpie as you see him sit there?is the
foremost impresario and musical man
ager of the age. He has heard a report
of our Beatrix's powers, and?well, go
ahead, Inigo; put it in your own way."
Til just tell yon what it is, Mr. Ran
dolph," said the impresario, assuming
sang like a boll; and if she gets a fool to '
manage her, or manages herself (it's
about the same thing), she might sing |
like an angel and look like Venns and
not make fifty dollars a week, and don't
you forget itr
"I am not accustomed, I need hardly
say," observed Randolph, with an ap
pealing glance at Jocelyn, and endeav
oring to appear calm and indifferent, "to
consider or discuss such matters. I have
always lived, as my forefathers have be
fore me, npon my private resources,
without reference to trade of any
sort However, gentlemen, I must
admit that fortune has played me
a very scurvy trick, through no fault
of my own: and I suppose that what
you say is true?the good old days
are passing away, and each one of us
has to fight for his own hand. At the
same time it could only be with the
greatest reluctance, and under pressure
of the severest necessity, that I could
permit a daughter of mine"
"Tobe?of course?that's understood T
put in Jocelyn comfortably. "But youH
be surprised to find how little annoy
ance there is about it, especially since,
in your case, it very fortunately happens
that we shall be able to put Beatrix upon
the stage without any one's being aware
who she is. She will be incognita from
first to last"
"Ah! that changes the aspect of the
matter materially,'' said Randolph, look
ing at the impresario. "But it occurs
to me that"
The entrance of Beatrix herself at this
juncture prevented the thing which had
occurred to her father from becoming
known. She announced that supper
was ready. The gentlemen arose, and
Jocelyn, approaching her, took her hand
and put it under his arm, murmuring
confidentially in her ear, "How would
our little Beatrix like to pay all her fa
ther's debts, and setup the family on its
legs again?"
Beatrix gazed round at him with
searching eyes and questioning lips.
The unruly part of her excitement had
been composed by her singing, but the
exalted mood remained, so that she was
ready to expect anything that was not
commonplace. She could not have told
what Jocelyn meant, and yet she seemed
to herself to anticipate what he was go
ing to say. Good news was in the air.
However, for the moment nothing more
was said. Her father was behind, with
the general, and they were speaking in
an undertone. Her heart beat high, and
her step was light As they came to the
supper table, and Jocelyn pressed her
pond, she gave him a smile which, had
oe been worthy of it, would have knight
ed him on the spot She was young and
knew nothing worse than her own pure
self, and she was ready to give gratitude
without waiting to know for what her
gratitude was due. Experience of the
world is apt to correct this impulse.
The conversation at table wandered
first over miscellaneous topics, for Mr?
Randolph was somewhat at a loss how
to present the all important subject to
his daughter; Jocelyn was busy thinking
over his own part in the little comedy,
and the impresario, besides finding much
to occupy his attention in the viands,
was now wholly at ease in his own mind
and dreamed of no difficulties. He had
interpreted Mr. Randolph's scruples as
merely a bid for good payment, to which
he had responded in his usual whole
sonled style; as to the young lady, of
course she would follow her father's
lead. Of the three it was Jocelyn who
-first spoke.
"1 don't see why we should keep this
dear child any longer in ignorance of the
plot we have hatched against her," he
said, addressing the. others, but keeping
his eyes caressingly on Beatrix. "My
dear girl, I said I brought you fame and
fortune; bat, in fact, I only brought you
the opportunity to win them for your
self. You have a glorious future before
you. This gentleman is the owner and
manager of 'the new opera house in the
city. All your favorite operas will be
produced there this season, splendidly
set and cast, and you, my dear Beatrix,
are to sing the leading music"
Beatrix grew pale, and turned her face
toward her father. "Oh, papa, can I?"
she said in a low voice.
"It is painful, of course, to contem
plate such a thing," Mr. Randolph re
plied, looking down in his plate with an
uneasy, evasive air; "but we are poor
folks now, you know, and we must do
the best we can. We can only hope,
my dear, that the necessity will not"
"Oh, but it is not that!" exclaimed
the girl, interrupting him, and tremu
lous with excitement; "but to sing, papa
?to sing in real opera before a real au
dience! It is the best thing in the
world! But can I do it, do you think?
Am I able? Would Professor Dorimar
have wished it? I would rather"?she
was going to say "marry Mr. Vinal," but
changed it to, "I would rather do any
thing than disgrace Professor Dorimar.*"
"You just leave all that to me, young
lady," said the impresano, nodding
good naturedly. "I take the risks!
You'll not disgrace Dorimar nor nobody
else. You're as good as the best of 'em,
though it's mofiey out of my pocket to
tell you so! You'll need some drilling
about the stage business of course; that?
But don't you worry, I'll fix it ail right!
You've got a month or six weeks' re
hearsals, and you'll catch on as quick as
most gals, I guess."
Thus far the glory and delight of the
merely musical aspect of the adventure
had so dazzled Beatrix's eyes that she
had thought of nothing else, but now a
new idea entered her head.
"Am I to be paid for doing this?" she
asked, glancing from her father to Joce
lyn. "Of course I mean by and by?if
I succeed. Is that what you meant
when you talked about my winning
fortune? But I would rather not make
money in that way?I would rather
make it in some other way than by sing
ing, because * * * But I couldn't
make it i;: any other way. I suppose,"
she added, faltering a little. 4<Singing
is all I can do! And, after all, it would
be good if my singing would help pay
our debts; that would nut be unworthy
even of music, would it, papa? I wouldn't
take money to get rich, but I would to
prevent your 'oeing troubled any more
by * * * Oh, papa, .can it be true?
I'm sure you are very kind. Gen. Inigo:
and thank you for telling him of me.
like the gal in the fairy tale! Down she
goes!"
"Up she goes! 3-ou mean,** said Joce
lyn laughing. "Well, mademoiselle,
how do you like your new name?"
"It's very pretty,*1'answered she; "but
how did I get it?"
"If you or your father had been in
New York lately you wouldn't need to
ask. The name of Mademoiselle Ma
rana, the great prima donna from St.
Petersburg and Moscow, is placarded all
over town. All the world is agog to see
and hear fer. The new opera house was
built expressly for her."
"But how"
'Tm going to tell you. There's an
other lady somewhere, who sings under
that name, and whom Inigo had invited
to sing here. But she refused to keep
her word at the last moment, and since
the public must have some new divinity
to worship, and since I know it would
be painful to your father to have you
appear under your own name, I advised
Inigo to put you in her place. That's the
whole story."
Beatrix's clear eyes grew troubled. ' It
doesn't seem right to pretend to be an
other person?it would be deceiving peo
ple," she said.
"Nobody goes on the stage under his
own name," replied Jjcelyn. "To go on
the stage is to changt your identity, and
become some one else. Nobody's de
ceived, because nobody expects anything
else."
But Beatrix at once detected the flaw
in this argument. "Why should I be
called Marana?" she demanded. "Why
not give me some other name that no
body has?"
"It seems to me that that might be
preferable," observed Mr. Randolph.
"My dear Randolph, it's merely a bus
iness question," said Jocelyn, not sorry
to make the explanation to hi ta instead
of to his daughter. "We call her Ma
rana simply because Marana is the name
in people's mouths at this moment. To
give her another name would be to
create all sorts of doubt and confusion,
in the course of which the dear child's
identity would be certain to be discov
ered. Nobody here knows Marana by
sight or sound; so, even if Beatrix were
inferior as a singer, they would be
defrauded of nothing. But the fact
is ? as Inigo, who has heard the
lady, will confirm me in saying
Beatrix can sing every bit as well a?
Marana, and rather better; so we are
giving the public even more than
they bargained for. It's a pure formal
ity, but some forms are of the first im
portance practically. To bring her out
under any other name than Marana
would be a great injustice to our friend, I
tfie general, who has, so to speak, made
out all his invoices and labeled all his
goods under that title, and it would be
quite as great an injustice to Beatrix
herself, who, instead of at once receiv
ing the salary that her genius deserves,
would have to fight an uphill battle
through stupidity and prejudice, and,
taking all accidents into consideration,
might not win through at all."
"It may bo foolish, but 1 can't help
not liking it," said Beatrix, feeling un
happy. "But you know best, papa, and
m do what you say."
"I believe the amount of the salary
has not been mentioned," said Mr. Ran
dolph, turning to the impresario.
The latter was about to reply when
Jocelyn swiftly took up the word. "She
will be paid $3,000 a night," said he.
"and there will be from three to four
performances a week."
Mr. Randolph grew very red, and
could not suppress a start. His most
sanguine expectations had not exceeded
a tenth of this sum. Prom $9,000 to
$12,000 a week!?it was scarcely credible;
it was magnificent; it was a fortune once
a month! Meanwhile Beatrix sat almost
indifferent, much to Inigo's admiration:
but the truth was the girl knew nothing
of the value of money, and was, more
over, personally much less concerned
about the rewards of the enterprise
than about the enterprise itself. She
certainly never imagined that her fa
ther's discrimination between right and
wrong could be influenced by such con
siderations.
After a pause to recover his compos
ure Mr. Randolph cleared his throat
and said: "I only asked for information;
I know little about these matters, but
t presume the sum you name would be
considered fair remuneration. As to the
morality of the matter," he added, break
ing into his shrill laugh, "I agree with
you, Jocelyn, that the question is more
one of form than anything else; and it
would be an ungracious return for Gen.
Inigo'8 courtesy to subject him to the
embarrassment you indicate. I think
you may call yourself Mademoiselle Ma
rana with a clear conscience, my dear."
Beatrix sighed and faintly smiled.
Hie worst that can be said of her at this
moment is that she did not know wheth
m: she were glad or sorry.
[to be continued ]
Chief Justice's Gown-Maker.
f From the New York World ]
One of the first things Associate
Ju>tiee Brown will do after his arrival
in Washington will be to pay a visit to
the court milliner. This is a most im
portant functionary to the members of
the highest tribuoai in the country,
and no blushiog debutante feels more
pride and exultation when she visits her
dressmaker to tiy on her "coming-out'"
dresb than does the dignified and gray
haired associate justice when he stands
for the first time in the presence of the
court milliner.
The milliner is a quaint old woman
who lives in a quaint part of Wash
ington. Traditions and long servitude
attach to everybody and everything
belonging to the Uuited States Supreme
("ourt, and even the woman who bas
plied her needle and thread on the
silken robes of the justices is not an
exception. For forty years she has
been engaged in this work. She has
the monopoly of the business and need
fear do rival.
All the gowns are alike, the only
difference being in the material, the
chief justice wearing black Chinese
satin, while his associates are robed in
ciik. Justice Brown's gown, like those
it'about a quarter of a yard above the
bottom to a narrower silk lining, which
nicely fits the justice's arm. This ar
rangement makes the lower part of
each sleeve appear to be a wide, loose
puff. The sleeves are ganged to the
yoke on the shoulders with many rows
of narrow plaiting, but not so many as
at the back of the gown, where it is
a quarter of a yard deep For this
artistic creation Justice Brown will
hand the little old woman a hundred
dollar bill.
No man is a hero to his valet, and
this little old woman has not the awe
of the justices which the rest of the
world entertains for them. She be
lieves that men are as vain of their
appearance as her own sex, and in the
matter of gowns the most exacting
society leader could not be more partie
alar about a good "fit'* and the proper
cut than is the average member of the
Supreme Court. The new gown is
subject to as much criticism by the
wearers of the older gowns as is a
Worth toilet at a swell bail by the less
fortunate women, and in the privacy
of the robing room the justices do net
hesitate to express their opinion about
the latest work turned out by the cou t
modiste. Every time the chief justice
swears in a new President he orders a
new gown in honor of the occasion.
The Supreme Court is a place of
traditions and a respecter of persons
and forms. Its ceremonial observances,
like a good deal of its law, were
brought from acros the water in the
early days of the republic, and .
although the progressive republican
spirit of modern times has denuded
Congress and the executive of the last
vestiges of palace flummery, the tra
ditions cling around the Supreme Court
in all their musty splendor.
Woe be to you, if you violate any of
the rules ! If you should happen to
make a remark to your neighbor, it
must be in the lowest kind of whisper,
or else an attendant will admonish you
to silence. You may sit there so long
as you please and enjoy the eloquence
of counsel or the questions of the
Court, asked in the most formal of
tooes, but if yen get tired don't at
tempt to pass the time away by reading
a newspaper. That is one of the for
bidden sins, and you will be requested
by a polite attendant to do your reading
outside. Neither would you be allowed
to sketch the justices as they sit on the
bench or to take notes of what is being
said. Now and then a young lawyer
who has just been admitted to practice
before the court will enter its presence
with his overcoat on and sit down within
the railing reserved for members of the
bar. Quietly an attendant will go to
him and tell him that he must not ap
pear before the court in an overcoat.
Stanley in a Time of Danger.
A Critical Incident in the Great
African Explorer's Experience.
A reporter of the Detriot Free Press
elicits an interesting story from Henry
M. Stanley in answer to the question :
"In all your experiences as war cor
respondent and explorer what was the
most thrilling and dangerous situation
in which you were placed Tf
"I hardly know, I have been in so
many tight places. However, I think
that the escape from the Island of Bum
brich was about as exciting as any 1 re
member. It was in 1876 Our party
consisted of eleven persons, and for six
hours our fate hung tremblingly in the
balance. We were short of food, and
were urged by one of our men to go to
the Island in quest of some. He said
he knew the natives well, and that they
were peaceable and favorably disposed
"The Island was about eight miles
from the main land on which our camp
was located, and we started for the
Island in a long two ton boat, which
was propel'ed by paddles, but also had
a sail attachment. 1 was not favonbiy
impressed with the proposed journey,
but the men were so hungry and the
man who knew the natives of the Is
land so positive as to their friendly
character that I 6 u all y consented. As
a precaution I took an elephant gun,
several rifles and a good stock of am
munition. As we neared the Island
I noticed that the natives were rather
excited in their serions, but they came
into 'he water soiling and making
friendly signs. About 300 waded out
to meet us. As our boat glided in
among them their demeanor suddenly
changed. They uttered a blood curd
ling yell, seized our c:aft on each side,
and with a sudden rush landed the boat
and its load high and dry on the beach
sixty feet from the water. We were
prisoners.
This was at 9 o'clock in the morn
ing, and until 3 in the afternoon we
were constantly threatened with death
Our man who knew the natives so well
was struck with a club and knocked
senseless, and the natives pulled my
bair, thinking it was a wig. Spears ;
were held at our throats and arrows
drawn to the bead, but it seems we
were spared for soie more elaborate
killing. At 3 o'clock, by command of
the King, all the natives retired 100
yards from where we were and en
gaged in a conference as to the dis
posal of their prinoners. Then I turned
to Sofani, our coxswain, and asked :
"If I make a plau to escape can you
and the others give me full obedience ?
Will you do exactly as I say? For if
you will 1 will save you. You have
promised of:en, but so frequently failed
me. If we remain here we shall be
dead men tu thirty minutes.' Their
answer was : Try us, master/
"Then I instructed an equal number 1
of men to sit down on each side of the \
boat in as careless a manner as possible.
Sofani I told to take a number of
and at the same time got my ri?e ready
!o kil? the foremost of the pursuers.
'The boat moved slowly at first, aod
the savages did not notice it until it had
got well started. Then tbey came
down upon us like an avalcuche. They
bad 100 yards to run, aod we bad only
a few feet more to push the boat The
savages were close to Sofani, and one
tall fellow was leveling a spare when
? sent a bullet through bis head.
Another pulled an arrow to the bead,
bat I sent him to join his brother sav
age. At last the boat is into the water,
and with a supreme effort is pushed in
the lake, the men swimming at the sides.
Tbey tried to clamber in, but I told
them to keep in the water and swim
out with the boat. Sofani, a few feet
in advance- of the mad rash of the
natives, paused on the bat k and falter
ed, but 1 yelled to him to jump in, and
he reached us safely.
"We had escaped the murderous
mob, bnt as they bad stolen our oats
we were rather helpless. The boards
in the bottom of the boat were torn np
and utilized as paddles. Hardly, had
we got started when two monstrous
hippopotami, open mouthed, made
directly for us. One snap of their
huge jaws would bave wrecked our
boats. Iu this emergency I took my
elephant gun and sent an explosive
shell into the throats of tbe monsters.
Having got rid of these a new danger
appeared The native? rigged np two
war canoes and soon overhauled as. I
again had recourse to tbe elephant gun
and sunk both canoes in a twinkling.
Hoisting our sail we then soon reaehed
the mainland. As we were poshing
the boat off the Island I got an arrow
in the wrist. "
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Wade Hampton s Farewell*
THE GREAT SOLDIERS LAST SPEECH
FOR HIS STATE AND PEOPLE.
[From the Augusta Chronicle.]
That was a noble and impressive
appeal made in the Senate by Wade
Hampton, of South Carolina. He
urged upon the country the fatality
of any such partisan measure as the
force bill, upon the indisputable
ground that it would injure the very
race it was designed to protect. That
speech was a notable one, not only
because it was the last one delivered
by Wade Hampton -in the Senate
chamber, but because of the record
of the man who uttered the words.
When Gen Hampton went before
the people of South Carolina for Gov
ernor in 1876 he made no sectional
appeal. He asked for suffrages of
white and black alike. One of the
features of that campaign was the
formation of colored Democratic clubs
for bringing out the black ballot and
enlisting the colored man in behalf of
good home government. Thousands
of negroes in that campaign voted for
Hayes and Hampton. Gen. Hamp
ton prove*I himself true to all bis
promises and showed himself in the
best sense Governor of the whole
people. He has been one of the most
liberal and conservative of Southern
statesmen anil his testimony as to the
emptiness of any force bill was one of
the most valuable contributions to
the debate.
This was practically Senator Hamp
ton's farewell to the Senate. It is no
less memorable ami upon no less vital
a subject than when Senator Mason
read Calhoun's farewell address on
slavery m March, 1850. He declared
what every man in South Carolina
kuows to be true and what is to his
eternal credit, that he has never been
a candidate for office except at the
urgent solicitation of his people.
Senator Hampton's words were those
of a statesman. His familiar figure
will be missed in the Senate. He
possessed in an eminent degree those
qualities which Senator Hoar declar
ed mark the Southern man?"an apt
ness of command w hich makes the
Southern gentleman wherever he
goes not a peer only, but a prince
They have a love of home ; they have
the best of them, and the most of
them, inherited from the great race
from which they came, the sense of
duty, the instinct of honor, as nb
other people on the face of tbe earth.
They are lovers of home. They have
not the mean traits that grow up
somewhere in places where money
making is the chief end of life. They
have, above all, and giving value to
all, that supreme and superb con
stancy which, without regard to
personal ambition, without yielding
to the temptation of wealth, without
getting tired and without getting
diverted, can pursue a great public
object in and out, year after year and
generation after generation."
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ire searching for it daily, aud mourning be
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people in tbe hope that they may attain this
boon. And yet it may be bad by all. We
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