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Show rapidly through Pedro's mind as he studiously preserved the spark from of Crusoe. his rude flint aod steel, and fanned in aflame. HavBetween the island of Cuba and the tiny comforter his first care was The northern, coast of South Ameri- ing obtained a fire, what had cost him so ca there is a email rocky inland, un- to preserve much time and trouble; therefore, inhabited, except by turtles and sea the showers, of rain might not that fowl, who roost there at night.. It he built a sort of hut was up jn thU deserted spot that Pe- extinguish it, shells of the turtles, the dro S ;rrana, a Spanish Bailor of the over it from accufixteenth century, found himself a of which he had now a great been mulation. cantaway after his ship had About three years had Pedro lived wrecked upon the quicksand at the the island. This island, there alone, when oue evening, such he least when moment expected which had since gone by the name of his who lived there Beven an occurrence, he saw a man on sailor Ihoi po'ir been had wha island a white wan, ciryearn, is only about six miles in wrecked the night before and cast cn broke his cumference. When ship a little islet called La Sorranilla, near up, Pedro, who Was a Btrong and the island of Sorrano, whence he had bLilll'ulbwimmer, directed his course across the to tliia laud, an being the nearest; seen Pedro's fire, and come aid of the narrow strait plank of by hut when he had gained the shore, met two these When wreck. the the spectacle that met his gaze was arms bis out held Pedro not calculated to revive his droopiDg face to face, to the other and embraced him tenpints. The only man left of a numerous derly; and they mingled their tears and sighs over their lonely condition, company, he found himself and nlone on a barren island, whose only thus uuited by the same disaster, secthis 'or of without relwase, hope elevation was of volcanic origin, and ond shipwreck taught thum that no whoso surface was destitute of Without fresh water, wood, ship could approach the island withor vegetables of any description, his out running into great danger. Pedro now gave his famished guest future life seemed most likelj to be a in the plenty to eat and drink, and they muBhort struggle against death form of hunser and thir't. Bitterly tually told each other their various did he bewail his condition, and adveutures by land and sea to pass made up his mind that it would be away the time. They divided the far preferable to have died as did his few duties to be done each day to provide for the wants of the next, but bhipma'es quickly and without a that of collecting seapang. In such gloomy meditation particularly did he pats tho night, for, in his weed for the fire, and watching it state of mind, sleep was impossible, lest it should become extinct. So they lived together several even the pangs of hunger and thirst which he suffered were sufficient to days in peace, but soon there came a have prevented his rest after the fa- quarrel; the possessions of the two were parted, and they lived on sepatigues of the day. rate portions of the island. Not long With fairly the first light of the did this separation last, however; next morning he wandered here and each to the other, confessed came there over the sands, surveying his and his was forgiven; so they fault, domain. lie found on the shore friends in the world became best the Bme oysters and crabs, which the from that day till receding tide had left stranded on the living together taken off the island, four b:ach, uud quickly gathered enough they were afterward. uf them to satisfy his groat hunger, years The cause of their quarrel was l.ut, oi course, had to eat them raw, From the fact that neither of male-iuthis; g for as yet he had no means of them reported any vessel, in sight a tire. Such was his food until wear evening, when he saw slowly during his watch, while the other each fancied that the other coming out of the sea a large turtle, slept, his watch. Prom suspicion on and followed slspt which was by another, from coolness recame coolness, covanother, eo that the beach was from reproaches anger, ered with theai. lie pursued the proaches, one that was nearest to him, aud suc- and almost blows. . During the four years that these ceeded in turning it on its back, so that it was unable to move, and so two exiles lived together they often saw snips passing, and in each proceded with those that were nearest to him until the rest had all beeti case sent forth volumes of smoke to but in each case frightened back into the sea. Then, attract attention; unsuccessful. were It, cannot be to quench his fiery thirst he drew fires were these doubted that but such a 'one' as al his sheath-kaif- e island but as the the seen by ships; tailors carry, even to tho present day voldown of on the chart as and killed one oi the turtles, was put shiftdrinking its blood Indeed, his dire canic origin and surrounded by r neceaity forced him to repeat the ing quicksands, the sailors thought a operation more than once before his Volcauio eruption had taken place, 'thfrst' was satisfied."- Cutting the and therefore left the neighborhood tlesh of the turtle into long, thin as quick as possible. At last a ship them that they strips, and drying them in the sun, came so close to which shines' so fiercely, in these could plainly distinguish the forms of the men on the deck and ia the tnpical regions, ho made a store of rigging. By their fire and gestula-tion- s some provisions which would last, tor they succeeded in attracting tiico. Of their shells he made small the attention of the "lookout," and water tanks, by embedding them iu small a boat sent from the ship was the sand, to catch tho fresh water of to investigate the phenomenon. The the raius that fell nearly every day sailors carried them to the ship, throughout that part of the world. Saved now from the immediate which happened to bo a Spanish between Cuba and the danger of death by famine or thirst, vessel trading mother country. They told their our hero wanted a fire to co)k his tale of suffering to pitiful hearts, meat with more than anything else food and clothing, and a and received that was not to be found on the St he set to work passage home; but Pedro's companIsland of derratu to fiud a flinty rock, wherewith, by ion died from excess of joy at his the aid of his knife, he might strike deliverence before the coast of Spain fire. All the rocks on the island he came in sight. Pedro arrived safely in his native country, and from proved to be without sufficient silex, went to Germany, where he thence or fliutj and he was fain to go back obtained an audience to the Empeto "the great sweet mother mother Charles V. The Emperor and and lover of meoj the sea," where, ror after plunging many times to the bot- courtiers gave him a good deal of tom without success, he at last found money, and also an interest in a sil two pieces of real flint, and brought ver mine iu Peru; but he never en them safely to land. By breaking joyed- any of the benefits of his them in pieces, makiug tinder of his pnncely gift, for he died at Panama, shirt, and using his knife for a steel, on his way to the mines. he et last succeeded in obtaining fire, feeding it up from time to time with About five years ago the London dried seaweed, pieces of wreck, and all kiuds of flotsam and jetsam that policemen wero condemned to procould bo found on the beach.' New tect their heads with helmets covered that he had a fire, he felt himself in- with felt and lined with tin. During dued well off, for he could have roast the Prince of Wales' stay in India, tnvat three times a day, and could he studied the matter of head coversignal a passing 'ship by showing a ings, and is now trying to induce large column of smoke, &nd, sooner the Commissioners of Police to instior iater,' he might be rescued and' tute helmets lined with cork; It has eent to Spain, to home and family. been discovered that cork serves as a Such were the thoughts that coursed . protection against blows and cuts. A Fact lliTallng the Fiction eur-i-uutidi- vegi-tatio- " n. - - The Tragic End of a Run away Jiaitu. 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The murderer turned and ran to his house, which was close by, and arming himself with a double barreled shot gun and two revolvers, he started westward across the prairies "DOIESTIG-- A W Machine. mm :J JfffM on foot. The City Marshal of Baxter and his deputies started in pursuit. Mr. Craigs was wounded in the head by a bullet, but continued to fight and retreat, loading as he fell back. The City Marshal and the Sheriff and a well armed posse took the case in hand. From the blood on the grass and on the weeds they were led to a small acre lot in the prairie, where, in the high weeds, the murderer was found bleeding to death. But he v as prepared to fight to the death, and it was only by a charge made with overpowering force that the desperate man was taken, in a hopeless condition, a bullet having entered his head between the eyes. Mrs. Craige is an invalid, and this shock will probably kill her. 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