Show I I II -- f 'j r “ 1 i t 1 V - I K - ' i A LOCKED ' ‘ and ab&mlsome moustached jreutlcinan I might expect trouble should we Tentnre to isall iiia on hit or n domn r r formidable indeed a m©t ITe'wos at least antagonist--measurin- g looking AND' twelve feet in length with a correspond ing height breadth and bulk and I re member wondering what chance a man would have for his life if once within the 3¥ y stroke of his tremendous paw I know isacknow-iedged Africa and that the lion of Asia to be the king of beasts and the king of the wilderness bnt I am inclined i to believe he docs not compare iu either strength or ferocity with this dangerous N S RANS0I10FF & CO teonstcr of the Polar Seas As our boat was brought round in front of the brnte at the distance of some two hundred yards the boatswain confidently asserted there would be little or no dan- gcr in advancing close and pouring a vol We hl la a few day rra r’ ley as The beast would be too badly wounded from so many balls to do us any So we harm even if not killed outright rowed up to within perhaps seventy-fiv- e yards — the bear grinuing and growling at ns all the while and then the boat was Slwt ditvclly rpiwite IhV brought rounds broadside to and every wrt aide Et TmrV vflk'V Plh man took up his gun and got ready to fire at the word SailorsJ as a general thing are not good marksmen and I readily cal0 VrjlLAXD STAGE ZJXE culated that not more than half onr balls j would hit the beast even at that short distance and thought it more than doubt wImt Wuhril tali In ibwfng the tiv people vTOrcat Salt Lake City au! t tility emieuf tlie ful if either one of the balls or all combined would give him a mortal wound Hut I was not the commander and had only to obey orders and so taking the best FINEST STVIJia aim I could I fired with the rest and had the instant mortification and alarm of seeor ing animal the leap from his perch into the water and raako directly towards us swimPLAIN AN1) FANCY ming with ft swiftness and vigor that showed that he was morc angered than ' v teosKiLCMn 'T : Mammal— my dear : b dear mammal”- The letter wm fead and till the cried the young gentlemau "with undi'"I iocs became blurred &nd indistinct and a guised ecstacy 'Franky ay own Here's papal” deep ?ob heaved up from the father’s Heart es he stretched forth his hand to '‘‘Papal” siud th© boy rounding his eyes ' his wifeand fcaidMaria forgive me!” “Papa from India” ' “Yes dcarl5 n But Mrs Tliirlby remained silent and V'Mr Tliirlby !” said " r' ' impiivc “Had you forgotten me Elinor?” said ’"For tlic sake of! onrboj ho urged the child of whoso' existence I wasuna that gentleman ' “Mamma why basnet papa been with ware till— till — re-re- ad ' ! 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Mrs-O’Grad- I y - forgive mcl” “Io yon wish lj keep tAc lettrl ins: quired the wife “With your permWon Dp you ever speak to him of md?”’ ' H a “Often be Maria Ictus friends!’’ “0 Irs'Thirlbjranswercd slowly and dc- 1 ibenftclj'w i t h a 'hausc between’ every thinker fourth word : “After an absence — hf more than ten years— meeting sq unexpectedly— you could not --control —your violent and sarcastic nature-- I will not lie— its yiclim I pardon what is past— but— when If leave this-- board — we never ' 'meet again” ' r- - l “Maria”-- hetried to take tier hand - but she withdrew it!— “can’t you forgive ' i 1 i j ' ''- THirlby did not return to India and BY' A XORTn ERN One day as several of ns stood on deck looking at a beautiful iceberg which was slowly drifting away to leeward I fancied I saw something move upon it and remark- ' ed the same to my companions ' 'meft '" “Thc “Oh nonsense Ned” replied one with the future I will not past-- yes j trust in youf lutuds j Ys 1 saidj when we a laugh “you’re always seeing something v wonderful and ho doubt you’ll try tb perleave ihi$ boat — suade that some greasy Icelander The stewardess filtered --the cabin Sk the stairs I! leading to the deck'! or Greenlander or some other hcalhcuris The ddbr was heard :to loekbchind her off on a voyage of discovery!” “Well no one knows better than yon and thcrcxvas a ncisc overhead as of shut- V' Lk Tom that iny eyes have once at least ting anil fastening She staggered forrward ana said in a low calni resigned done good service because if it had not r Imt trembling voice "If you would wish been for them on the nigh yOu were td pray do so at once' wer arc expected to knockcd'OVcrboard you would lopg since hare been food for fishes” £? I : go down every minnteP " llut whntdo “lliglit there shipmate Thirlby looked at her for' ou instant i '4 1 t'cauT see out? make his it liis then armsrnsheil iit yon wifojkip anything x r to thetaking r cabin door but atmass of ice” “W 'J---' fjistcneil SownP saul the stew “l ean only assert I see something move on the ice” 1 answered “I will not preterrible unless with calmness "The crew II in is shall go to my cabin tend to say what it Is at this distance the rigging and mcet it there Ob pray lor your without the aid of a glass” soul’s sake for we hive not dong to live !” “I ddn't see anything” was tlio response i"I i She went 'to her ownj little cabin at the of several others inTsucccssion- wliito bear” observed tho male side and shut the door JiV'i Husband mid wife were locked in each who bad' overheard my first remark niul other's arms Haw poor and paltry seem- now stood quietly looking at the object ed their enmities and jealousies their poi- through'a telescope j soned ‘arrows' of speech ahd verbal victoThis annonneement created qnitc a senries! Eternity was near th'Qfl and about sation on board and elicited several witthem lashing at tlusi shaking vessel’s Bides ticisms at the expense of the formidable V:X bowling for them in the vfjndjroaring for animal which was navigating tho Ocean - them in the seal Tim ship palpitated like iu so novel a manner solitary and alone “Wonder where he’s bound” said one as thouglf eager to oflTcr hulinre timid a “Like to see his log” said another man victims to appease tlic hungry elements and save itself Neither spoke but “lie shouldn’t get overheated” observed a long endearing kiss proclaimed mutual a third' Y forgiveness— then heart beat i against ' “He’s got an ice time of it at least” j licart band in hand tlieir fingers inter twh put in a punster For the last two or three days we ned within each other they knelt and liad not had any special excitement and prayed In the Iieigh't pf hcaltji aiul pride of sarcasm Thirlby somctimcs scoffed at several of us wcrc eagcr for some daring i y Religion and ndiculcdihis wifcV strict ob- adventure AVri asked lea vo to go in servances with Considerable humor now quest of the bear and oar captain assent'lie felt sure that she Was right anil cheek ed but with several words of Caution to check and lip to lip uttered fervent which I fear were too much disregarded prayers for heavenly pardon ajid her Our vessel was run down to what was " considered a safe distance and hove to safety and teii of us armed with guns pistols once Only during the night the world cr'me back to him when lie sobbed out: “I spears harpoous boathooks etc pulled s shall never seo my boy 1” away merrily for the scene of action Now nil of us knew something of the naAnd minute after minute ear'll longer ’the last passed away every sue ture and power of the beast wo were going X'f than shock l atullurcli of boat to attack —That the white bear of the pofeeding V they expected to feel the lloor siiik under lar regions is the largest most ferocious theril and the water pclur down into their and formidable of all liis species— for beI -- cushioned sides what jve had seen of the animal we ' A violent crash shook the ship from had heard thrillingyanis of actual encounstem to stern the cabin-lamMl sliiycr- - ters and escapes and dread ed into atoms mid all ivas darkness Tlicy catastrophes but for all this we pulled 1 d clutched tightly hokljcif each other and forward- - with tho reckless: saitols more ness of and xomc time had Ahonght theijespecially whalers: wild carry their lives so much iu their The night passed light in The horizon separated sea from hands mid get so used to danger os not to sky the graygrcw whiter and more bright feel contented in perfect safety —it wM luorniiigr ilnsbaud" and wife For myself ns wo neared the mighty looked into eacli 'other's haggard faces floating fabric of the polar regions — built ' had should never sea without' hands by ono of the immutable tlwy thought they them more t laws of the Great Architect of Nature — t' The daylight was ah inciptCFSiblo re stretching its glittering towers mid domo3 iflief should i not perish in and pinnacles and spires' fdr up into tire they ' ri breath heaven iho of was Clear They Light sunlight which was flashed back as 1 were not from mirrors and prisms with a brightness At forgotten wliis“Think there and gbrgcoii$ncss that' mado it seem a l ’i'C you issiny hopc? Ticrcd tho wife almost afraid to trust the Tairy place of silver aud gold and precious sound OfLher own voice ' hgems— I confess I for a time forgot the As she spoke there was a noise upon the object of our exiiediliqii and yielded iny wind and senses to a sort of rapt deck and tlic sounds of sea-ancontemp'ation of ' 'ail'd T creaking cordage the beauty grandeur and glory of tho icy boards straining s grew more audible The cabin dobr llcw structure before me bath “There she blows!” was the jocuiar re- open and the steward wet as f roin a inliis “All face looked aud mark of the boutswaiu M?:1 bleeding! recalling me to ' ' 1” liei gasped ‘SyeVe saved H: :v myself WKorn’rt my missus’ Jane - dear nnon ' Vo had bfecn approaching at an niiglo’ which hid tho beast from our view but the door— wc’ro saved I tell you!” ' The stewardess opened- the door and at'the moment of onr exclamation wo'liad both cqpnlcs repaired to tlie deck just turned or' point from which llruin “W e shall weather itpraised be G od’ again became visible “Who said the white iaircil captain lie was sitting in a sort of niche about this fifteen feet above the' level of the water six hoars ago?” would have thought v I'and looking- very contented and uncon'“Mari?:”'y “Hushk we have Received a severe ami cerned till hcgot a sight of us in stich X? j r close proximity Then lie seemed to change punishment for onr presumption ':V-X M his placidity into a condition of temper and our crime”b f: came oift to their rescue more befitting the ferocious brute he reA ain-tu- g i and ’earried- them safely liito Kingstown ally was— growling hoarsely showing his '''JS-yharbor Tliere wits a smiling ludy ' a teeth and giving ns fair warning that we ' j - — : - i 1 n p V- 1 us-nd- sud-dculyl- I wi iy -- I 1 ' - S J ! " : J5 - r h f J c-n- rc j 1 1 j K- i L- -- 5 11 - the-Trai- 1 V sea-tom- b hair-bread- th p light-hearte- - I - the-dar- : k i v - d i- I '! Ir-sa- vcd! - ' I ! t T A hart j I Jx ry'x r- ' :rr: y GOHBE S AV 6 Kw — ’a X -- IS JUST IN RECEIPT ' s tr Vii t 4 - - 4 — ir O 1ARG i: TllAJ x'y njL vlI - i t rrally DwsillFjwt ciUnlnga ' I - li - SnUXDIl - ' - ! OP OEXEKAL ASSOTITMEXT I ' jrt MEUCIIA M r V - which ml cpcnc! f -- 1 ox sAee V Cl t i iJ - r- - : ' f - IlOOrKR & ELDUKDG E8 ' — - OLD Sl’QKl! 1ilcb r ’ ! the MDtplctin eviywulil 4 bet ' IU ctutlna t fef 4 inn liniimvo - at price ahkh mnol tail t I 4 h w tr AThir a large riiifu ' f" " in discharged were useless nobody seeming to think it worth while to reload them It was iny lotrto be stationed at the stern armed only with an axe niul as I stood aud watched the gradual approach of the I’pon the arrival of or (rain we thail fill np beast coming nearer and nearer shaking liis head showing his teeth and growling OUR PRESENT IIOUSEr savagely between each In) of the cross-wavI thought it not improbable tlint I should be the first to feel liis vengeance lrlow 111 Overland Slag OMrs wlli a Hut with nil this I fcltiiio disposition to Jut shrink from the danger and I grasped the axe with a firmness and determination Complete Stock of that I flatter myself did mo no little tlao' Wost l’VWNA0i: OF TV4U1C - ? U' i: - hi Ilia goods hare llu? " i udth rclcrtpd i fHnlily tcry i ' 1? ' ' t : - i-- i L j: - — i --1 ' V- hirkor " ‘ : i ' ! t romprl-in- g PLAIN iy l'ANCY ' ' ' V i i- i ’ ' 1 4 f & - : S jnTvoop$ s in Great Variety Y- i i - es I t GUCKTUFS F H 9 ! i 'IlAtM - CAra A 4 i BOOTS Si SI MVH ' credit Y f ii AitnwAui: " i On camo the beast blowing snorting S'AII-- S GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING lookIn his nngcr and growling his eyes like balls of and lire : lie came uj as ing CLOTH NO ' ' within a few feet 1 swung niy axe Tor u ( blow at his skull Hut at this moment I A NTS i f some of the men commenced firing their t OH5 pistols at lii3 head which seemed to dig AND concert him n'littlo olid check his proWINHOIVOLASS gress The men nt tho oars encouraged VJJINLSIL : ' by this pulled with ft will and began to distance increase the between ourselves A and the animal which now seemed undcci (led whether to continue the pursuit or I rr beat n retreat OF TUK MOST BUl’KUH S Tit clock t Ilia There is no doubt if wo had kept stead ' A' AND ily on that wo might haVo cscnpcd— ns the bear without being farther molcstc DRUG STORE MOST BUWSAXTtAI QUVJnV would probably have returned to thence berg but tlio very instant lie showed lies v itntioo wo all became fixed in n resolve will he fonnil replenished w th a coniitlMc ' line of ’ to conquer at all hazards Besides two genuine other boats were now putting off from the ship and wo were not disposed to sec ano COUNTRY DEALERS thcr party triumph in our place AVo hat Dliuas AND jIedicInesa' barpooner with iis who was anxious to try his skill odU we now gave him chancol With tho precision of a master Will Hiid Unsurpassed Advantages in OP AliL UIATM of his art ho hurled his weapon through tfio air' and buried it jast back of tho MAKING THEIR rURGILiSES PAINTS fore shoulders of tho beast Ac Ae fci M t COO OS t : f- i ! VINTER CLOTHING U -- lj I " " : - ' i CONCLUDED IN OUR i NESft " When Morris had tl:o Ifnymarkot Theatre 1 biipltu Jerrolil on a certain occasion liai reason to liiid fault with the strength of ni I MIIe looks ns though ho had been DYB-STUF- F SI : cut out i of t Us s ' i' PRODUCE o them” replied Jerrold - j' Mias Kmify Tordsm anl company are rhtrr taming tho tlicatricians of Virginia City with ‘tcali the Forsaken “Ticket of Leave Man iu which it is said etc incluUinrr she beats Menken hull COOK IN ii ’All t I) o tnuu ' - VS : - Tru!i: on - -- ‘S'jver!l riwe ' -- St if i ti i "n ‘ - t f r kNra mill ihi i 1 1 r — i j t-- S ' A supply of i tt-t- t ' i ir ? I i are expected to arrive slu ri’y i i - 'j " OF ALL KIND? i s r ctfct J ' iliglial Vm raid for - - i ' and iu fret crery tli i ug nccMiirj to innke ft "V Tht t ‘i ’vh It Tilfi 'I DRESS: All was now confusion and dismay GOODS oven tho boldest and coolest getting- fear We knew lioW to manage fully excited whale hut we had hot served an appreu l: V B It 0 F F E It K D IX THIS M A It K E T ticeship at attacking polar bears “Givo way lads giveaway I” shouted the boatswain It needed no incentive but his own personal danger to make every man do his Our slock (whig tcrtvc win l rntlirac Iwsitto tire trhtfle rangu up best but a single ininutu’s labor convinced us that wo could not escape in this inan ncr— for though we were sending tho lit tie boatacro8g the waves at its greatest S TArLF GOOD 8 we see coaid that the bear was speed on us at gaining every stroke It was now arranged that a part should every tnlnw article enuptarated lit the catalogue of- the keep nt the oars and all the rest be ready with our axes knives pistols etc to as BEST MERCANTILE HOUSES sail the monster ns soon ns ho should v come within reach Our guns already i ' 1 r f‘¥ U v i ' i ! - i icw Store WHALER j- Gmlbc ltcilciitslicdl! j A TOLAR BEAU FIGHT-WIT-H -- i t j both his and his wife’s name are always set down for a handsome snm in all subor Preservations scriptions for lifeboats from Shipwreck t FRESH i ARRIVAL D Sl! f i you before when—” “Hash dear !” said the mother 3Ir fi ffO n EW -- -- u ! r''' STORE - i 1 r- - fiii i— r -1 - ' |