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Show I STEALING A JOSS. H Cam Klhshui wb ono of tho protti' H ' wt iflrl tliat ever ftlktl on two feet. H hen a fillow hort alongsldo bcr ha H I cunMnt talprcnmrkln tlio Iwauty of B j herliuc. bliewiUM loTtlyft ft cli- H ' jnr RhJp bovrllnf; aluiiff uuJcr a clond of B rnnvM, ami tint u)inn a Kxm1 iliuL H All tbo loon in CM HaUui, Hm , vcr H; i iimJlj in Ioto wllhhcr, mil nowonJer, H u Jiut tlitro vm no lubberly I and man B gootl cnouitb for licr, J warrant yoo. Hho H j La-l hauled tlorii her colors lone bko K 4 P and lamnderoil to Jack CoTnlnhlcM( H j th blj( cuj Uiin of tli lltiit Intllanuin B 1 1 Corgincndil, lying down at tho dock and R taking In cargo for Colombo. H! Tlioikipner WMMnuiarta aallormnn K Mcr took a light at, tho inn and tho B Coromandf 1 wm aa aplontlld a hip as H vror Ocw th Mncy itan and itripcs a from htr inookoy gaff. Mind )ou, lam B. V iplnnlngayarn of timet orcr ao lonj B ; ftffo, when Saletnwoa a bniy, thrlrinjj B . uurttiino town with her merchant rn B 1 i gd In tho Indian trodo, and when hor B I fchipi, Uden with oriental tilka, iplcej, V f. hldos and oilier products, w pro contlnu B ,. ally coming Into port. 1 waa a lircly B U lallnthoM dajTi, liarins taken to tho B H wi likoa roow to tho ponl, and whtn B 1 my captnTn. Jack Crownlnahleld. got m . ll pplkl toUarn JCln(han In tho littlo n ' atono cbnrch on tho hill I vm tliero m Bt lire an lifo Bj lho aktpptr oemed tnoro fliwtored Bj ttian alio did, an I oa they pattaed down B t ( th nlale It waa admlttod tliat a likelier H coui lo hud norcr U fore boeu unllod at H tho altar, They wont to Iloaton to spend B ' tho honeymoon, and 1 went back aboard, H . , j took oil my tiunday ifo-to-meeUnj tos H I $ f n wcD u' ,ny tir lruh. H I Ml our crew was already shipped, an B I wauervtoulliti thrvo wvtkYtimo.and K 5i, !' we v.tro tolns to co how patty we H ' ' j could umko tho old packet look beforo Hj ' we cat oil from tho dude an I pointed Hf ) lur novo to blue water. Our nallors H were neither Dutchmen nor dagoes K ' such aa one mwta with InthcMdegen H " rrato days, but koaI Anitricana the H j1' linct seamen in tho world. Totnitty, H tho cool black cook, woa an Amorican, H too, and noliody voult handlo tlio forv H sheet m well as hot and 1 till you hU H i jork and bt-un was a dUh tliat would H f mak yon blabber llko a baby for more H ' ' and hlaj InuululT was so indiacrilutbly H Itutclous that every Sunday forenoon H while it waa atlullng In Uiecopirs H you would lind tho watch on dock, all of H them under the leo of the gillcy with H tho water fairly running out of their H I uionths n.i thuy inhaled tlw f rut rant H otlors of plums an 1 splco. H , TbaCorouiauJel was ono of tho fast- H ' t II est clilpvrs hailing from Halem, and it fl I & the ambit ion of orory old woman H t h who Lad euu to diajwao of to get them H 1 1 alnMird of her, Mothers uwd to brin H ) " thkir boja down to tho dock and waylay H thu nlticr. Boino of them would fall B ' Uohu on their marrouluuoa and just H ' txtfof hinilotaU tluirlwjs. Itwasa B prou I duy for luu when 1 wan shipjicd, and ou that oci-iulon I folt as haughty aa a dog with two tails This was ray Mcond voyage, and tho skipper tooL B quite an intreit in iuo, 1 wm given H harco of his cabin and u to keep hU B trui in order wht n at n a, tho ateuanl M King a lltUu ol 1 and shaky on his i lui H The dsyboront the abipwaa to sail H Captain Crowniiuhield brought his wife B lined from ItoAton and iiwtnllod her in H tho doareat little old fulrioned cottage B that eter waa. Jt waa covered with B t rwpora nn I inea, audin tho little car- B dtn that tuirroundtdlthollyhotks, sweet B I Williams au I any nmojnt of othersccnt- H c4 posies ,rtw luxuriantly and jtrfuml B the ulr B Mrs CrownlnahUll catno aboanlthe B ship that artcmouu, and whllo htrhu B bandwa-iat ye custom hotuo Rottliif Ids cltaranco japir nnl tranxnetinj B other Iriuinisisho nnl 1 Eied up tho B captatn'a tntltu It did myhenrtgoud B to wx) that dainty little woman deenrat V lug the cabin with ribbpns uud putting B i etvr)thlna; in apple pie order, Tho con B trlramea for his comfort that wero B vvohed from her bhapely Uttlo luad B were so ingenious that 1 fairly opened B in) mouth with aliuimtlon A I n city B fellow waa Jock Crowniiuhield, aluays H tatinj; thu fat und drinking the swtct of B life. Uut while this labor of loewn B occupying-the littlo womau's mini and B busy migerlbi tears wero welling up K iu her bluoe!, for tomorrow was tho V d ) of tujrrov, ful pdUtn,f , and shu w onld H not U) likely to se th a big bunband of B hers Tor at le vt tv;o years. 1 fill In lore B with her at sight, and for nearly two ) urs 1 dream cl about hor Br In the morally thero wns a largo B crowd to iw us otf, W hen tho skipper H rUppudaboaid 1 nothtHl ho looked sad B undgrao no dlnVreut from hlsiuual i tM.kles and jovial apptfamnco Mrs, H ( rownlushleld did not soo tho ship off H 'I ho strain woull hare been ton muth H for her 'Winy g o iu threo chetrs in H I " woppreadjouruimasto Uto breeze und B I tiilAdout to Mi, Tho rinl was fair B bud it waa a ddLhtfal Aiuiiit day, aaH r afastth. We gira her every utitch sho -WJiii bigitfr under an 1 Salem wis )on out tf sight j Nothing particular bapr VI during tho naMage mit. The ski onfil3 to me tliat :e intendeil to t - tollo-l tollo-l Hon of 'cnri(a" for ids w o wu a lr lar a.1mlrtr of thh trni for-clfl for-clfl rta. I was cMr a y irstcr, aa luUfSail foro,botifriw-.alnhal only kqoTvn how madly w.n lov wi his wife he would doubtlmn hire klckt-d me nronn 1 tho decks 1 think 1 wa fifteen years oil at tho time, und vftn'9ou slwasyorns: Itlra touinhlng what influence a kindly word from a pretty woman has upon a sailor boy accmtoinod to fowrr halfnco than kickst lleelilei, my loro was akin to tjiritunl worship. Itowsvcr, 1 made tin my mind that If curios wonll make Mrs. Crownlnshicld baf py 1 would do my let to afford her 1 1c ware, tio when wo wcro bowling along tbronfth tho northeast trades an 1 the tlyifig Hsh came aboard I used to I Ick out tho hnost anl large t and rv servo them for keeping, after tho reclpo of an old Milor, whu was m metblng of a tmldcrmUt. Thcb fish 1 would mount on ianel of wool iren lo me by the carpantcr, and with their wingscxtended with ingenious skill (though 1 say It who shouldn't) they looked rmlto ornamental Tbeea;Liiu tilt hU Lost to make a smart paaioige. The Coroman lei w aa la her best trim and waa kejt moving all thotlmo. When we got down to about C-1 degs south latltu lo, an 1 wero In Iinpea of getting a piping westerly broezo with which to run down, we were hampered by a dead calm It waa quite lucky for mo, but the skipper frttted nnl famed llko n newly caught bear in n pit lie wanted to make the smartest itsMgo ou rocord. The ship was surrounded by Hocks of CoMf r Igeoroi, Capo hens on 1 an occasional al bat roa. Tho j Igcons, which are birds of brant I ful jlumngo, wcro caught easily with hool und lino AU you had to do waa to throw over yxiur line batted with a morwl of salt lurk and banl them In hind over fUt, I caught several hundred and grow qui to expert In skinning tl vm au 1 curing tho skins. They wero all inttndtd for Mrs. Crownlnihldl. It was a triumphant hour for mo when 1 captured an album, 1 am an olJ, broken down man now, hating liecnn sailor boy anl aan fcr moro than fifty years, an I ihlctly in tho southern trade, i or voyage af for voyagol hut o tried to catch an albatrosa with Imlt, but failed always. Capo bent tho vulture of tho rev you can citituro at will. Tliey will lito ft any garbage, lmt thonlUitroas Is a cleanly bi.-d will noverhuewouo to I taken with hook and lino. This morning, howcirr, 1 waa on tho fomcnjitle bead, hanging out a shirt to dry, when tho albfUroM Mnnlercd on boant Ho waamaBnlfictnt bird, ono of tho finest 1 oversaw ilootlcddown on tho deck an 1 tooled llko n eallor tint bad lost his bearing. In a moment en sued a lattlo tliat Unt hollow tho tilt of tbo Knight of tho Borrow f til liguroln hi duel with the windmill. 1 grabld him by tho neck and ho thrnhed ut me withliill anl wing. Tho watch below, hearing tho noise, camo running on deck au 1 rescued me, all covered with blood. Tor tho next two days 1 wo engaged on hts skin. It usod np all my arcuh.al sonp, and I had to get a buttlo of rol pej ier from tho stow anl to comploto tho task. Itwaanll forilrs Crowninshleld nid any mUfortnno happen tho ship after tho killing of tho albutrosa? Not n mUfortnno. Tho ancient marine r waa an adept In rcniantiu fiction Von tail kill albatrosses alba-trosses without any weather breeding results 1 have no superstition, but I will till you something h-atiM from ripe cxpcriuico. Kieli, tlesh nnl fowl miy be HacritUeil at ma without any sn remit oral result. Hut 1 havo cover known a I Ig to bo stuck abonnl a ship butthstiitheragaloof wind followed or something dUastruua liajiicnod. Tula 1 will aw ear to. We got to Colombo on the hundredth day out from Salem a capital poaaago In thosodiys. Hery ntpeo Icouldacrupo tip w as spent In gathering togi thcr curios for Mrs. Crowninshltl 1 lly father, a well todo Salem merchant, had thoughtfully thought-fully 1 luted In tho captain' haul a couple of hunlred dollars to bo doled out to mo during our stay on tho In Han coast 1 bought a 1 ig tedar wood trunk with qnalnt silver ban lien, and In thl moth proof recepticlo I stowed away nil my I rvclou bird skins au I mounted lly ing lih, My lo o grew madder than tr. 1 hid a letter of Introduction to a charming nngtidi family living near IC.v duvsolla, a blnghaltfo vlllapo on tho southern lank of tho ICalany rii or, about ada)'s journey in bullock wagon from Colombo IcaMI) obtained leavoofnb-avueo leavoofnb-avueo whllo th ship waa discharging her cargo.au I spt ut a week Unroot borough 1 enjoying in) self. My hoet male things i ry p'o uaut for me, ami wo took many excunloiu in tho neighborhood that prosed mo much Oueof tbo famous rowrts'thcreabout was a Iluddhlit temjle, irrovcnntly callod n joe houso by heathen and bar bnrlaiiN. Cut out of tho nitural rock, it wai shaded by liaujati trce, whoo big Icirts, slnjod liko a In art, nulvt rod continually con-tinually in a pen foahlon Inattlo the temple, which waa guarded by n fat, good tutured priest clad inn yellow robe, recline! tho Imago of Uud-dim, Uud-dim, leaning ou hi loft uruu Tho priest showed us n round the tnuplo, and 1 ex I lored e t rjncok nn comer, Carefully cotRialod li-hinl n curtain was a little ntcho lu which wero arranged n numticr of littlo I lr.!i, evidently tho prlct' own i particular Lw and It natw, Ono w a I the qualntobt an 1 rarut picturesque thing of tho tin 1 )ou uvirs iw. It waicarvM out of n block of tenlc, and w as four fort high It had threo hoods, each of which wo supplied with threo e)c of greenish stone which look cl liko enteral 1. 'lhopritbtwonllnt stllinothl ilol, an 1 in fact looked qui to offtuded wh u I offircl to urthato it Ho was propl tint nl and updated, howuvtr, by tho WiUoms gift of a rupci. 1 was bound to get that idol for Mrs. CrowninshluU. AcionlitiKly I laid my (laus with what 1 thought n ruro skill. I bought u little canoo from a nv tiofor a trlflo and ccmealod it in tho jungle near tho river 1 kuewtlmt if 1 at temple 1 to stenl tho 1 lol and tako it Ut Cclombti ovtrland 1 Mioiil I b doteitod, mil pruoabiy murdered by the surer stilious biuglmlvso 1 horeforo the nvcr was my aolo Iiojh Tlio tiJo wuul I tu-ry me duwu swiftly and 1 tuuld euMly uulIi my ship, OiwpiUh dark, nhht I midofor the itfa house, Th fat old privet w iu u.Jetu. ou could bonr hlasiion-tafaruii lhire were neither lock nor holt on tho por til, and two 1LJ UmM of voousnut oil rvel to raakodarknAM visible. Ikm?w the latit!)1 and longitud) of th shrine lvrfcclf and srn had tbo idol In my grasp, oUy Itof.iir'on that ins lo roe Uink it trembled a 1 hngged It to my bosom and mad for tho canoe? I launched lay littlo crnft and (addled vigorously down t he river Tlio current was rapid. The luat strut k u sunken tree and In an instant rape In J I clung to an ovcrhmgia; 1 ranch for my lift. Vowastrarg -ig happened. The Idol, with n glrt f balefnl light gilt tering from it nint green eye, swnm up tho stream, cleaving tl e water with tho Inijiduority of n salmon trout It had snldtnlycomo to life This was too much for me 1 loot con c! unneHo. bcu I recovered I was In my friend s bungalow It appears that a party of nshinnon Kitg out to catch prawns for ft morning dish of curry had seen me clinging to th tie. They had rem hired Wo n the guest of tho Un ra fcah lb an 1 liad taken mo to hi hooto I mado a clean I rent f It to my host Ho told mo that it waa Impowdblu to steal an idol from tho jos house. They al waysrxtuniod to tho temple. He took me to tho ahrine and lulling Aside thr curtain from tho nicho thero sat the tamo old idol, a untounrned anl in nuhnatoai)ou plcaw, IIuw dilhogut UcU 'Come to tho vllUgewithine,aalI my host W0 went to the hut cf a native carpenter, who waa c ngnaed in w hi tiling out nn Idol almost the exact coiiutermrt of tho one I tried to stenl X bought it for fifteen ropce. ' That one can never get away it hnsnt bcn blemwd, said tho Hurra bahlb. Tighten mouths afUr leaving Balem wo Ian led Hare again, concluding a most prosperous voage. I hired a waifon, aul lacking nil mycnrioi was drlvin np to tho houso of Cui titti Crow-tiliudilcll, Crow-tiliudilcll, chooning a tlmo, whtn the skipptr was rngogil ut tho offtiu of tho owners. Mrs. CronnluslJfl was at liomolooklrg lortlUr nnl more bloom tug than ever hio was kju 1 1 uongh to retnemln r me, I dUt la) ed my colleo-tioii colleo-tioii an 1 inWnted it, fnclndlng tlio Idol. HI 10 kitiKHl tho ugly faces of tho monster Then turning to mo sho exclaimed Turn Jackonl Howcnti 1 ever repay you for our klndnc? I am cvro much l llgtsl " Then sho pauaod for a few moments. Bail lenly n 1 right thought illuminated her locly iountenauLe "111 till )ou what, Tom, sho exclaimed ex-claimed tnthnifaatluilly "You can coiue upstair anl kU my baby He li nino mouths old today, and ho U lur lug a iv rt t f a birth lay urtyr A. 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