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Show bt-inj di"leved. 1 He inuuuieJ Ciuatd luj quite aband onded his uselrM t Dice and made fr some other port, and another schooner might take up a stein chase without cieating much alarm about ltps. The I idies might my all they pleased about the m.llions of starry blossoms without brinxinga frown to the blows uf trie rentlemen; but not yet could. Yours Truly utter a heroic sentiment, or advocate ad-vocate a lolly priueple with the least decree de-cree of warmth without receiving from Major Alpenstock a caution not to be loo enthusiast c. He complied hrr t i a wheel in too sw.ft motion and himself to a hiaks needed to moderate its speed. She te-toited te-toited that she would rather be a little fast than much too slow; but they stopped stop-ped sliort f a quairel every time; pra.se be K kind late! The toll g. ite stood in the same place, the dugways, and embankmants, (he w Mads and waters were much the same, but the tlowe'S were in gieatcr profusion and mors abundant vaiiety than before. The d.iwn grade speed prevented le -suie to pluck them, but they were admired ad-mired just as much while stand ng in their chosen p'acis; and a sigh of regret floated out of the schooner w. en at last charming, well-named, Fairview canyon was passed, and its beauties left behind. be-hind. Passing through Fairview, somebody had the childish taste to buy a supply jf candy; and this kept the company, the majority of whom should have 'bean above it, chewing and smacking candy the test of the day. Sinoe there was less sightseeing to be done on the levels, our voyagers had time to talk over the proceedings of the past week, and Some yet in the future, express their approval of the law which had compelled them to take a holiday, and their mutual forgiveness ol each other's failings. Fortunately all these confidences were exchanged before dinner; because lifter dinner the Captain took on another passenger, pas-senger, and tlx conversation became geneial and pros.. Toward evening the whole crew were inveigled into an ambuscade, and brought up before a comlortable supper table spread by other hands then '.heir own. They escaped unhuit, and pursued their journev until night overtook them in the fat valleys. They tit I ted just till dawn, and then steamed into lovely Itnani, at Deace with themselves and all the woild, in time to lake breakfast, each at his accustomed table. THI END. An Overland Sail. (ConcJuded.) CHAPTER III Hotnewaxd Sormd. Written for the KBGibTU. Al this junctute, two more peisons appeared in the circle of light from the outer darkness, and taking him bv the shoulders and saying in a gruff but not unkindly "There that's enough for once,'" rthey vanished with him. The ladi s looked at each oiher with wide eyes; aud the gentleman said quite low, "Well! there's a case." "Is he crazy or only drunk?" queried on? of the ladies. Bolh. I should judge;" answered Mr. "Griffiths. "I was about to go after pail of water," said the otk-er, "but now 1 dare not." "i'll bii r.g the water," he said, reasuringly; but they then object ed toleit ng him leave the camp. "Are you lightened Mis.?" be then inquired ot Yours Truly. "Not I;" she replied with a tinge of scorn, " I hen 1 may leave these lad es in your care while I go after water;" and tvith a laugh be vanished, his wife calling after him, "Now Will.don't stay." Wagon aftei wagone, rolled into heal-in; heal-in; and sight, and at last came the beautiful schooner from It nam with its weight of wo .occasioned by the ab.e ,ce of Yours I ruly. She .lew to otler consolation in the shape of explanations and exonerations, but tUey scarcely heeded lier euough to reply; and it dawned upon tier anciedu-lous anciedu-lous soul that site had not been misse d. Even Gauntlerov, the ridiculous little animal, whose ailments had caused her the loss of soaauch enjoyment, had not raised one wail of loneliness or anxiety. This was humiliating to a degree; but she had the tact to drop the subject just as soon as she perceived the stale of the case, and seem to lorgeH it. Trust this annalist, however, that she did not forget. Men and teams were hungry; and Yours Truly butted herse'.f setting forth supper in her very best jyle, and assid i-ously i-ously serving those who could eat, though he i own appetite had died a sudden and violent deatn. Her choice jar of citron cuiiserve, unopened till this hour, was brought out to "lop off1 the supper, and seemed to do good service in resting and comforting the weary ones, who were gracious enough to praise it. Some fellow voyagers from the fat valleys, whose supper reposed about a yard farther along on the wide tu f cable, ofTe red to Miss Amionette injest, a cup of coffee, to prove that ihey were good cooks il they were, gentlemen. She humored he jest by accepting ihe coffee with thani s, s.pping it with abundant bur qualified piaise, and returning the empty cup About the time alt aDDetites were satisfied, the orator was heard shouting at a i. slant camp fire, and what should every gentleman of this group do, but saunter over there to hear aim. While the ladies left behind, put things in order ord-er for the night' the men's voices and laughter showed that some one was baiting the poor tool for the sake ot hearing his mad extravagances. Presently,, Pres-ently,, having sat.slied their curiosity, the gentlemen returned; and not many minutes min-utes later were followed by llie lunatic, who wished to apologize to the ladies for frightening them, and to explain that he was very fond of ladies and wished to givelhem pleasure bv declaim- ing for them. He liked the sound ol his own voice, and would break in upon anybody's speech. He used quite good language, and betokened consideiable cultivation; and the question would present itself. Hud intemperance or some worse evil unhinged Ins miud? As Miss Antoinette was doing something some-thing to her brooch with a pin, she requested re-quested one of" the gentleman to stir tne hie that she might get a little more light; when the lunatic sprang to li s feet from his seat on the opposite side of the file inquiring "Is it light you want, Miss? If you want a lignt, these eves shall shine like the sun 111 heaven lo give you light, that you may neverniote be in darkness, that you mav have light to see all the wisdom and beauty and philosoplv. Here lie was ruthlessly imejupted by half a dozen voices; which so bewildered him and set him on his defease that he never appeared to miss the young lady, who rose at once lo rly, and whose retreat was coveted by -several gentlemen stepping between her and tile fire. She retired 10 her berth, glad to escape so easily. The lunatic tried hard to engige the others in a debate; promising to show them just what argument is, assuring them thev did not know tbe first rudiments rudi-ments of an argument, and avith emphatic empha-tic gestures laying down as anxious high sounding sentence without a particle of meaning. Poor fellow! he was finally persuaded to retire and let the tf avert ers go to bed. ' The next morning the trave ers separated separ-ated with kind goodbys, each to take his own course and pace. Early in the oreuoon, the Imam party passed the same sawmill they had tel. re seen on wheels, now standing in shape and almost al-most ready to begin woik. at the loot ol a mountain.peak nearly hidden by the dense growth of evergreen timber. They were again Hearing Flat valley, and the roads, though dusiy, were very good in comparison. The voyagers had grown so well ac-cquainted ac-cquainted by this time, that Major Al penstock or Yours Truly could utter a few strains of choice Melody wuiioni throwing the others intoagomes of a larm far their lives or sanitv; Miss. Antoinette could descend from the deck and sil among the baggage when she hose with .ut question or -hindrance; Gaum-leroy Gaum-leroy could climb out over the sttr. laud n again am ho one crying "Mai: ov.rb aid," and Captai. I.. Mti coulc sieet al! day without being asked it Ik I weie tired, or order "all aboard" at thi j beginning of a Jong down grade withou |