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BY ETHRL LYNN. “Hi 1 Harry! halt a breath, and tell a. commie just a nhing or two; You‘ve been on furlough? been to see how all the folks in Jersey (10? “’5 long aga since 1 WA: there,â€"I And a bullet from Fair Oaks :â€" When you were home, old comrade, say, did you see any of ‘ our 10le '7 “You did? Shake hands. That cheers my heart; for if I do look grim and rough, I’ve got some feelmg; people tum; I soldier’s heart is noughc but tuugh But, Han-y, when nhe bullets fly, and hot saltpetre flames and smokes, While whole battalions lie aâ€"fleld, one's apt to think about his ‘fulks.’ man~is he hearty yes? And mother-does she fade ah all? or does she seem to pine and hen For me ? And Sis, has she grown tall? And did you see he: h'igndV you know That Annie Mossâ€"How that pipe chokes! Where did you see her 'I Tell me, Hal, 5. lot of news about ‘our folks.’ “ And so you_ sgwfihem -wh§u ? and where? 1he old “ You saw them in the church? its likely, for they're always there. .No: Sunday? No? A Funeral? Who? Who Harry? How you shake and snare. All wel , you say, and all wereounâ€"What ailsyou, Hal? ls this a noax 7 Why don‘t you tell me 1i he a man, what in the matter with our folks?’ “I said all well, old comradeibme ; Isay all well for He knows best Who takes the young ones in His arms before the sun gOes to me want. Death deals at random, right nndleft, and flowers (all, as well as oaks; And soâ€"falr Annie blooms no more; and that's the matter with 'your tolKa.’ “ But see. this curl was kept tor you ; and this white blossom from her breast; And look, your sister Bessie wrote this letter telling all the rest, Bear up om (Hand 1". . . .Nobody speaks; only the old camp raven crosks And saldlers whisper 2m" Boys. be still, there’s some bad news from Granger s ‘ folks.’ He turns his backâ€"the only fee that ever saw“;â€" on his grief. And, as men wul, keeps down the tears kind nature sends to Woe's relief; Then answers "Thank you, Hal. Ill try; tut in my throat. there’s something chokes. Because. you see, I‘ve thought so long to count her in among ‘our lolka.’ "I daresay she is happier now; but still, I can't help thinking, too, I might have keptIall trouble off, by being tender, kind and trueâ€" But maybe not .. .She’s safe up there l and when God's hand deals other strokes She’ll stand by Heaven’s gate I know, and waillto wel- come in ‘ our tolks.’ " “ Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean â€"roll 1" ahouted a. cheerful-looking pasen- get, casting a. patronizing glance at: 9. bil- lowy waste on whose heaving bosom our good ship was tossed like a. plaything. It was my first acquaintance with Nep- tune, and we didn't get on Well together. To say the truth, I was in no amiable mood. I had disagreed with the steward about the quality of the steak he had sent me for breakfast, and, finally had disagreed with my breakfast itself, and. then had part- ed company with it. While leaning over the traifmil at this paint, my feelings were hen-owed by the poetical passenger's quota- tion. “ I’ve a. sovereign specific for that ma- lady,” said the stranger. “ You’re a lucky mm 1” groaned I. “ I would be most happy to furnish you with it,” he replied. “I have an abund- ant supply of it with me.” " Anything ! Iâ€"I’ll take anythingâ€"even arsenic, if it’s only enough to put me out of my misery," I said. “ Come below,” said he, taking my arm. When We had descended the stairs he in- quired, “ Where is your state-room ‘2 ’ I led the way to it “ Now lie down, and I’ll fix you up directly,” he said. I threw off my coat and boots and tumbled into my berth. The benevolent gentleman went out and returned quickly with something which he put into a glass with some water and gave me to drink. I swallowed it without a question. The effect was almost instan~ taneous. A gentle languor stole over me, and then followed what a little before I should have hailed as the acme of all bliss, complete unconsciousness. Whether it was the effect of the medicine, or because it was the weatherâ€"much obliged to the weather, if it was itâ€"had changed, I know not, but when I awoke I found myself, if not reco vâ€" ered, at least convalescent. Next day I gain- ed my sea-legs, and felt no inconvenience. Mr. Rollicksonâ€"by which name I learned to know my Byronio bene‘actorâ€"and my- self grew to be great friends. He was an inexhaustible talker. With men he was an agreeable companion ; with ladies he was captivating. fascinating. We had an ex- .quisite young are sture on board, scarcely out of her teens, on her way to join an elderly maiden aunt in an English town, said to have testamentary designs upon her, which, if carried out, would place her in the front of matrimonial prizes. To this young lady Mr. Rollickson paid especial court. He read, talked, and quoted poetry to her, till her pretty little head was turned ; and before the voyage was over their engage- ment began to be the talk of the ship. Stress of v eather made the passage 8. slow one. It wasmore than twoweeks after we lost sight of the highlands of Neversink before we landed at Liverpool. I had hardly set foot on shore, and hadn’t had time to con- gratulate myself on the fact, when a hand was laid on my shoulder. “ You’re sea-sick,” he remarked. “ I see I am,” I replied, grumy, Inwnd- ing no pun, but a. slight criticism on the sen? obvionsnesa of the statement. u “Roll: and be hanged to. it; if duly it wo_uldn’r. r011 :96 l" grum_bled I. “ The fewer Words here the better,” he said, as I was about to speak. “Will you come quietly, or shall I summon assistance?” I demanded an explanation. “ You shall have it in due time, was the answer. " D) you intend to come peace- ably or not ‘3” U A short staff surmounted by a crown, produced by the speaker, convinced me he had authority to enforce my obedience, and I walked along by his side. “ Your name is Roach," said a thin, sharp man, into whose presence I was ushered. " It is not,” I answer. “ Probably you will also deny having three stars tattooed on the back of your left arm, just below the elbow ‘2” he added, sar- donignlly. _ “ You musigo with me,” said as deter- mined voice in my ear. I turned about quickly and found myself confronted by a man who might have sat for a Dickens' por- trait of Impector B ucket. n “1 (13 deny it; I bear no such mark,” Isaid. A MYSTERIOUS MARK. 0111- Folks. “ That is easily tested,” was the reply. “ Turn up his sleeve, Jarvis.” The as- sistaqubgyed. _ I! -~. “ Quite sure of if,” replied the sharp man, after glancing at the exposed member. I twisted my arm so a! to get 8. view of the part in question, and was utterly amazed to find the mamk described by the c-fficer. “ Iâ€"I never saw it: befére,” I stammered confgsteyi _ "filmizmave the right murmid thelatter. “ Such statements will do you but little good,” said the officer. " First, you deny your name, and next the existence of a mark, which it is impossible for you to have borne upon your person without knowing it. It so happens that this is the very mark by which we are instructed to identify Roach, vhe famous bank robber, for Whose arrival we have been some time watching. It fur- ther happens that your appearance tallies with his description in other respects. W‘r‘r this is inexplicable,” sa-ld I, help- lessly. “ Except on the theory that we’ve got the right man!” th_e 9ther answered. :- ~ 1 “DWV , I was a. total stranger, had no friends to call on for assistance. If I could only find liollickson l A thought flashed upon me. lie had gone ashom before me, and I had seen him in private conversation with a man whom i now identified with the one who had arrested me. I remembered, too, that after awakening from the sleep into which I had been cast by the drug with which he had relieved me from sea-sickness, my arm had felt sore and stiff for several days. Might not ltollickson be the real Roach, and might he not have taken advantage of my stupor to place upon me a mark similar to that borne by himself; and had he not on landing pointed me out to the detectives as the object of their search, for the pur- pose of averting attention from himself '3 To this conclusion my mind came by one of those sudden intuitions, which oitimes in- stantaneously produce deeper conviction than the most careful process of reasoning. Just then a cab passed the window, and in it came Rollickson himself. “ Stop that man i" I exclaimed, starting up, and pointing him out. The exclama- tion astonished those present. “ Quick, quick, for heaven’s sake !” I cried. Impelled by my earnestness, a. couple of policemen darted into the street. The cab‘ man stopped in answer to their call, and soon Rollickson was escorted into the room in which I was a prisoner. He turned pale at the sight of me. “ Strip his arm 1” I cried eagerly. He drew back as an officer approached, and it was only after a struggle, and by main force, that he was compelled to sub- mit to the inspection, which revealed a mark the exact counterpart of that found upon myself. Before I had finished the narrative of my acquaintance with Rollick- son, and the circumstances under which it began, an American detective entered the office, and fully identified my late friend as the criminal for whom I had been singu- larly mistaken. I may add that when the blonde wig and the whiskers were removed, with which he had disguised himself, the likeness between Rollickson and myself was quite marked. I was released from custody, and the real Roach detained in my stand. The next steamer carried him back to America, to stand his trial for numerous burglaries. And the young lady, it is to be hoped, was cured of the romance of falling in love with strangers at first sight. Why [[0 Did Not Win. The following true incident, though a trifle, has a suggestive meaning for many readers. It was the day for the public exhibition of athletic sports in Blank College. The grend stand was crowded with mam-one and pretty maidens. Below the faculty, the trustees and fathers of the boys unbcnt from their grave dignity. and laughed over bane- ball games, and races of fifty years ago Around the ring were crowded the students from a rival college. The men who were to take part in the “events” of the day wore a close-fitting flannel suit of the college color, white and blue. Tw'o brothers stood near each other ; the breast of one was covered with silver and goldr‘r-nedalg, the o‘ther. had not one. U “Champion, hundred yards dash.” “First prize, L L. tournament.” “First prize Mile Run,” said a bystander, reading some of the inscriptions on the medals. “How many of these things have you Joe ?” “He has over twenty at home," said his brother, eagerly. “And you none, Tom? How is that ‘3” “Never could come in first. I think I shall take a gold bar toâ€"day though. There in one thing I can do,â€"the hurdle race.” “Oh !” CFied a. child’s voice behind him, in 3 tone of bjtter Siisappoipfrgent. Tom turned, and an}; a little girl seated by a poorly dressed woman. Both were look- ingeihim wifih stfirfilfid, diseppolntedfiaceg. 7‘Who are they ‘2" Tofix whfipered to his friend. “Bradford’s mother and sister. One of the charity students. He’s in the hurd‘e race. I suppose they thought the poor wretch would win the gold medal, and be asked to dinner with the Prox to-night, a‘ong with the first prize men.” Bmdfoxd was a dull fellow, he remember ed, and neglected by most of the students who were better clothed and better bred. than himself. If the boy won this prize, and appeared at the president’s State dinner, it would certainly give him a standing. in future, among the boys. A moment later a. lady who knew him called Tom to the grand stand. “This will be victor in the hurdle race,” she said to the ladies near her. who smiled while Tom blushrd and laughed. “Yes,” ssh wagkeq >aw_a.y. The sports began. One even 1: succeeded another. The hurdle race was called; Tom and Bradford started together, but Tom passed him easily. All of the hurdles were passed but one. Tom glanced aside, saw the stained face of the shabby woman, and the child's tearful eyes, and the next instant tripped and fell, While Bradford leaped past hlm . The president himself gave the prizes. The band played, and the men shouted as he handed the gold medal to Bradford. Joe had, as usual, halfva-dozen prizes. Tom stood by, without any. But Elie president' said to a lockerâ€"on, “There was nothing to trip that boy. He fell purgosely, that Brgdforgl might_wi_n.” “Shah no}. you let him knov? that you know it '1” “No. The man who can conquer himself, even ins. trifle, needs no other reward. said Tom: thoughtfully, as he Some of the objections Britons llave to Living There. Arecent writer on East Indian medical jurisprudence presents the Indian Empire as not a very pleasant country to live in “Corpses and skeletons may be met any- where in a district without exciting lively interest. Hindus, who are too poor to afford firewood for the cremation of their relatives, apply a torch fora moment to the mouth and then with an invocation to Hari, hurl the dead body into the nearest stream. It soon rises and floats down to be gnawed by shrimps and fishes, or it is stranded to be eaten by jackals. Travellers are taken ill on the road in a strange province and die Without a soul to care for them. All that the residents of the nearest village are anx- ious for is that the discovery of the corpse Within their area of limits shall not give rise to troublesome inquiries and form an admirable basis for an unfounded charge of murder.” The processes of an inquiry into the causes of such deaths are embarrassed by the customs of the natives and their hereditary mode of thought. The officials of police are designated as myrmidons and harpies.” In India, as elsewhere, it is possible to pass admirable legal enactments and quite another thing to get them carried out “Everywhere caste, interest and wealth intervene. The touch of a dead body is polution to a Hindu. And Why should any Brahman care for the disasters of a Sudra, or a Mohammedan for the visitation which has befallen a whole Hindu agricultural sasbe ? ’ Nobody thinks it a duty to arrest a murderer. It is the interest of many a. peaceable, well-disposed and unoffenaing villager to get rid at once of any trace or crime, or what way be made to have an ugly criminal appearance. The witnesses sum- moned have peculiar ideas of what their testimony should include. One is recorded, and there are probably more of the same sort, in which the witness candidly admitted that he came to supply the place of a friend who had fallen sick. It was a‘case of h'gh- way robbery, and the substitute declared that the facts alleged were perfectly true “and notorious to the Whole village." The verdict in the case is not stated. But the inquiry suggests itself weather the testi- mony was less conclusive than that on which many a poor wretch is lynched in a com- munity claiming to be civilized. is the exclamation of thousands suffering from catarrh. To all such we say: Catarm can be cured by Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy; It has been done in thousands of cases ; why not in yours? Your danger is in delay. Enclose a stampto World’s Dispensary Medi« cal Association, Buffalo, N. Y., for pamph- let on this disease. The popular definition of cashierâ€"Cash somewhere else. Weak lungs, spitting of blood, consump- tion, and kindred affections, cured without physician. Address for treatise, with two stamps, World’s Dispensary Medical As socianion, Bufialo, N. Y. A dress does not make a woman, but often breaks a man. " I Don’t W ant Relief. 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