CHIMNEY CORNER.

THE MAN AND THE MONKEY.

[continued.]

I was on duty, and didn’t want to quarrel. “ Come,” said I, laughing, and eying his portly person, “ we won’t dis pute o which baboons are biggest, or which donkeys. I grant it. There is one spe cies of apes on the Rock which is con siderably larger than the common sort, and which, therefore, may perhaps bo properly called baboons. Well, in pass nag along on that perilous path, one of these baboons met you. It was an inter esting meeting to both parties, and a singular adventure. Now please to tell me all particulars.” The Captain, somewhat toned down by the idea of telling, began to narate. For some distance he made his way along the path with no obstruction, save only the want of additional space. One, arm brushed against a perpendicular "wall of lofty rocks, the other hung free over the abyss. He owned he didn’t like it; but his coolness and determination, not to mention the impossibility of turning back, carried him forward. Just as he had got round a projecting ridge, which, once passed, return was hopeless, what do you think he saw in the path bef ore him ? An enormous baboon ! yes, sir, not an ape, a baboon. What was to be done? He could not go back, and the baboon would not. Passing was impossible. There they stood for some seconds, each looking daggers at the other. It was a question of life and death ! Presently the baboon began to grin—grinned mechanically— raised himself erect on his hind legs and grinned again, advanced a few steps, and gave another grin ! The Captain could easily have pitched the beast over the ledge, but in so doing, might he not have lost his balance, and gone over him self ? At this moment a bright idea occurred to the Captain’s mind, he made a slight movement downwards with his hand, hoping that the beast would do as goats do under similar circumstances— i. e., lie down upon the path, in order that he, the Captain, might walk over him. The baboon took no notice. What remained ? Only that as the baboon would not, the Captain must. Accord ingly, (this part of the adventure the Cap tain narrated with a considerable amount of self-vindication), the Captain laid hinx • self along at full length, and the baboon walked over him. So they parted ; each went his own way ; and the Captain embraced the earliest opportunity of transferring himself from the face of the precipice to the summit, where I had the honor of landing him in the blowzed and colliquescent condition already described, getting no thanks for my trouble. “ Very glad to see you safe back again,” said I. ‘ 1 Had you missed your footing, the result must —”

Here our conversation was interrupted by a distant bugle. We both knew the note—it sounded for some one escaping to the enemy’s lines. Then followed a cannon-shot from the Queen’s battery, then a dropping fire of musketry. In order to see what was in the wind, we made the best of our way back to the Rock Guard, whence there was a clear view, the whole of the “Neutral Ground,” or space between the enemies line and our own, lying spread almost beneath our feet. At first nothing was visible, save the occasional striking of our shot, as they knocked up the sand. Presently, however, we distinguished a little speck, which was evidently making the best of its w r ay to the hostile lines. Our glasses were promptly in requisi tion. The party escaping was at once brought near to the Captain’s eye as well as to mine. The fugitive ran well. No wonder ; he ran for his life. Presently, heedless of the fire, he paused, coolly faced round, laid one hand on his heart, and with the other took off his hat and made a profound semi-circle obeisance to the garrison. He then skipped down into tlxe enemy’s trenches, and.was lost to our view.

But not till he had been recognized both by the Captain and myself. “ That little wretch of a Frenchman ! ” exclaimed the Captain. The ludicrous reality broke at once upon ray mind. “ The baboon ! ” I replied. Captain Schnaub turned on me like a tiger. I don’t want to hurt the Captain’s feelings, but, tbe whole thing was so unutterably comical, laughter was irre pressible. So I laughed heartily, there was no helping it. The Captain’s rage knew no bounds. It was too clear. “The little wretch,” had again been too much for him, had disguised himself, had taken the path at the back of the Rock, had there met the captaiix, and had got off, undetected and unsuspected. The Captain, to hide his wrath and mortification, was again disposed to quarrel. Perceiving, however, that I continued far less inclined to wrangle than to laugh, he gradually toned down and turned sulky. Savage, that the “ little wretch ” had got off, what chiefly stung him was one particular incident. ' After some minutes gloomy silence it at length came out. ‘‘ To think that I was his bridge, and that he actually walked over me from end to end ! ”

“ Never mind, Captain,” said I. “ Considering your differexxt amplitudes, he knew very well it would be a much more serious business if you walked over him, so of two evils he chose the less, and now let me advise you to keep your own counsel. Nobody in tlxe garrison knows of this little affair at the back of the Rock but our two selves, and I shall not mention it. ”

Somewhat mollified, the Captain awhile remained silent and pensive. At length growing confidential, and speaking low, “ Do you know,” said he, “ just as he had got his beastly foot on the small of my back, he gave utterance to a strange sort of guttural cry which I did think rather odd fes coming from a baboon; a kind of mixture between a chuckle and the crow ing of a cock !”

So, then, the little Frenchman had felt such intense exultation at the rich idea of walking over the Captaiix, that between crowing and chuckling, he had nearly be trayed himself, and stood detected, a man and xxo monkey. However, though the joke would have exhilarated the whole gai'rison, I kept my promise, and did not tell; so the Captain was not made a laughing-stock. There

was a strict examination of the quarters which had beeix occupied by M. De Montmaur, but the search brought noth ing to light which indicated preparations for leaving. He had, doubtless, been aided in his escape by some party or parties within the garrison. It transpired that he had been wholly absent from his apartment during the four-and-twenty hours which immediately preceded his flight; and for not reporting this the pro prietor, a civilian, had to pay a small pecuniary fine—a far lighter punishment than he deserved.

Whether the baboon carried any im portant information respecting the state of affairs within the fortress to our enemies without, we never learned. If he did, it mattered little.. A . few days after came the grand attack. We burned their float ing batteries, and shortly after the siege was raised.

Passing along the seawall the second day after the attack, I noticed a brother officer with his elbows on the parapet, blowing a cloud. I was soon by his side, doing as he did. Our faces were toward the water. Wo saw the whole surface of the bay covered with fragments of wreck, the ddbris of battered galleons. And let me remark, if

sunk so steady and over whelming was the fire of our artillery. True, wo fired red-hot bails, but I quite agreed with the remark of an old artillery officer, ‘ ‘ Sir, wo have beaten them with cold shot.”

Among the wreck that had floated in, my companion and 1 noticed several human bodies popping up and down, now visible, now disappearing, as they were rolled and tossed by the waves—the corpses of our enemies who had perished in the attack. Up popped a very dark face.

“ Ah,” said my companion, “ that’s an Andaluz. How curious ! These fellows always call themselves Blancos, they are only a shade lighter than the Moors over there on the other side. ”

“Look there,” said I; “alas, a poor priest! Don’t you see his shaven crown ?” “ See this little one,” said he, “ close in by the shore.” “ Drummer-boy,” said I. “ More like a powder-monkey,” said he.

“ Military,” said I.

“ Naval,” said he. Each of us bogged leave to assure the the other that he was as blind as a bat. The difference, of course, lead to a wager; and we walked down together to the shore in order to ascertain who had won.

The sufferer floated prone, with his head underneath water. A soldier tux-ned him over for us with the butt of his mus ket. No powder monkey, no drummer boy ! It was my poor little friend, M. De Montmaur ! On one side of his head and face was a tremendous contusion, enough to have killed a much bigger man. At least then he had escaped the horrors of suffocation or slow combustion, the lot of so many Spaniards on the awful night of the attack. Ah, the yells of a thousand autos da-fe seemed all tc be concentrated and avenged in the fearful screams that came in to us from the burning ships ! I at once took charge of the corpse, and then and there determined to give my little lamented friend a soldier’s funeral according to his rank. But he had cut and run. Could he re ceive military honors ? Yes. He had never given his parole ; and he had only availed himself of every prisoner’s rights by all the laws of war to escape if he can. The funeral was very generally attended by the officers of the garrison, among whom M. De Mountmaur had been laughed at and rather liked. It was not altogether to the liking of Capt. Schnaub; but that gallant officer also yielding to my persuasive powers, was present with the rest. — Blackwood’s Magazine. CONCLUDED.

THE CITY OF TIMBUCTOO —AN ARAB TOWN THAT HAS NEGRO INHABITANTS.

The following information in regard to the little known city of Timbuctoo was lately obtained by the Geographical So ciety of Oran, Algeria, from an Israelite of Morocco, who was on his way from Timbuctoo to Paris. The Rabbi described Timbuctoo as an Arab town in every sense of the term, built absolutely like all those of the interior. The inhabitonts are Fou lahinegroes, and there are no whites. There are, however, sometimes Jews from North Afrca, who come to trade, but they never settle thei'e. The town is at about an hour.s distance to the mouth of the Niger. Its population is about 50,000. It is larger than Oran (about six miles round), but not so large as Marseilles. The town is, in fact, a mass of villages, extending over a very considerable area. The Niger, which passes to the south of the town, flows from the west to the south-west, and is very broad ; there is an abundance of fish. Navigation is carried on by means of oared barges and rafts, constructed of pieces of wood bound together by cords. The blacks call the Niger the Nile, or “El Bar” (Arab.. “The sea”). The river is subject to regular floodings, which fertilize the lands its banks, the only ones which are able cultivaton ; the inundation reaches the walls of the town. The country is very fertile : the crops are sorgho, millet, rice, tomato, onions, turnips; indigo grows wild. There are also many cocoa nut trees, gum 'trees, and a tree which produces oil, which the natives use for lighting. There are also forests of valuable timber trees. The country is governed by a Marabout, who takes the - title of Sultan ; the present ruler is named Mohamet-el- Bekai. He does xxot reside at Timbuctoo ; his capital is Ahmet Ella, a town of about 100,000 souls, situated twelve leagues from Timbuctoo. The road connecting the two towns is covered with villages and gardens. The town of Timbuctoo is under the command of a Cadi, who has a very great authority, and who has under his orders a Tax Collector, also very power ful. The Sultan has no army, but when fighting is necessary, everybody is a sol dier. They are armed with bows and arrows ; only the chiefs have guns, pistols and sabres. Trade is carried on princi pally by barter or by means of cowries. Caravans bring cotton and linen goods, glass trixxkets, mirrors, arms, swords, guns, pistols (generally of English manu factui'e), knives, needles, etc. Salt is a voxy valuable import, a slave often being given for a kilogram or two. The cara vans take back loads of the grain of the country, rice, sorgho, millet, ostrich feathers, gum, ivory, gold dust, lead, copper etc. Trade in slaves is carried on on a very large scale. To the north of Timbuctoo many camel are reared ; to the south the people wander about with herds of sheep and cattle.

Ancient Ink. —Persons in the habit of seeing old MSS. are often struck with the black appearance of the ink. The follow ing recipe, which occurs on a piece of parchment in the hand of the fifteenth century, is pasted on the first leaf of the Cottonian MS. Titus A., xxii.:—“ Unica gallarum miscentur et uncia gummi, bis 2° vitrioli, superaddas octo falerni.” Edward F. Bimbault, quoted by L. 0. in sixth aeries “ Notes and Queries,” I, 146. Can a Man Brbak’His Neck and Live? —Can a man break his neck and live ? This question admits of an affirmative answer ; for cases are on record in which the neck was very badly dislocated, if not broken, and the victim lived. There is in the city an eminent physician who once had a narrow escape from death in an.accident of this nature, but he lives to tell how he broke his neck. Western men can do almost anything, so we are not surprised to hear that one of them recently gave his neck a twist that might have killed an ox, but the neck twister lives to tell the tale. He is an Omaha mail-carrier, and was recently thrown from a carriage with great force and struck the ground head foremost. A careful examination of his neck, which was greatly swollen and very painful, led to the conclusion that a partial disloca tion of the first two bones of the neck, the atlas and axle had taken place. The neck was greatly twisted and very pain ful, and partial paralysis of the nerves which affect respiration was also found to exist. Fearing to attempt any reduction of the dislocation, which is always a very dangerous and fatal operation, the doctor left him for the night, determined the next day to hold a consultation and put the man under chloroform while the opera tion was performed. The next morning when he arrived he found that the neck had slipped back into its socket during the man’s turnings on his pillow. Such, at least, is the story as told in the Omaha papers. —Buffalo Commercial,

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1880.

Printed and published by Horace John Weeks and Charles Dixon, at their Printing Office, East Street, Ashburton, Thursday, July 22,1880,



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G, , Apothecary. H.M. S. KEATINGS COUGH LOZENGES are sold by all Chemists, in tins of various sizes, each having the words, “ Keatings’s Cough Lozenges ” engrrven on the government stamp. KEATING’S WORM TABLETS, A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT, Doth in appearance and taste, furnishing a most agreeable method of administering the only certain remedy for INTESTINAL or THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and mild preparation, and is especially adapted lor children. Sold in tins by all Chemists. Propri THOS. KEATING, London, Chemist and Druggist. GRATEFUL—COMFORTING. EPPS’S COCOA. BREAKFAST. BY a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctor’s bills. It is by the judicious nse of such articles of diet that a constitution may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every ten dency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. We may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and a properly nourished frame.— See article in the Civil Service Gazette. Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only in packets or tins, labelled JAMBS EPPS AND CO., HOMOEOPATHIC CHEMIST, LONDON. 9Po



Business Notices- CONTINUATION OF THE Great Sale AT ORR AND CO.’S., Have made still further reduc tions in various lines of Goods, as we desire to clear out all our old Stock FOR GASH In preference to carrying it over to another season. Our motto is SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK RE TURNS, and we are glad to find the public ap preciate our efforts to serve them ; hence the EXTRAORDINARY GROWTH OF OUR BUSINESS since coming to Ash burton. Prices of Goods at Home are greatly advanced, but we having purchased largely previously, our Customers will get the full benefit. Drapery. Lot of Japan Silks, at Is. per yard. worth 2s. fid. Dress Goods, as low as fid. per yard. Winceys, at from sd. to 9d. Black Goods, at all prices. Stays, at 2s. to 7s. fid. Wool Shawls, at 7s. 6d. to 12s. fid. Flannel, heavy, at lOd. to Is. 3d. Colonial made Flannel, from Is. 2s. to Is. fid. A Job Lot of Ladies’Jackets. Collars and Cuffs, from fid. per pair. Real Welsh Homespun, at Is. lOd, ; all wool. 25 Costumes, dark colors, at 20s. each. 1 Lot of Childrens’ Costumes, at 4s. to 7s. fid., to clear out. Millinery. 6 doz. Straw Hats, at fid. each. 2 ~ ~ ~ at Is. ~ Trimmed Hats, at half usual prices. Trimmed Bonnets very low. Blankets, Etc. Bine Blankets, at 10s. fid to 15s. fid. Superior Blue Blankets at 17s. fid. Kaiapoi Blankets, at 20s. Towels, at fid. each. Turkish Towels, at Is. to Is. fid. Boots. A few dozen Children’s Boots left, at Is. per pair. Boys’ Heavy Lace-ups—a Bargain—at 4s. ■ Ladies’ Kid Boots, from ss. per pair. Gents’ Boots, at our usual low prices Clothing, Etc. Men's Overcoats, from 355. to 555. Men’s Waterproof Coats, as low as Bs. fid. Men’s Heavy and Leather Bound, , from 16s. to 265. Men’s Suits, from 395. fid. to 675. fid. Mens’Tweed Pants, from 10s. fid. to 15s. fid. Men’Hats, at 4s. 9d., ss. fid., to 7s. fid. Carpets. A great variety of Brussels Carpets, at 2s. under usual prices. Best Tapestry Carpets, at 3s. fid. Best Kidder. Carpets, very cheap. Felt Carpets, from 2s. fid. to 3s. fid. per yard. Floor Cloths, in great variety. Cocoanut Matting, all widths, very low. China Matting, unusually Cheap. Dressmaking.* Dresses and Costumes made to order promptly. Prices moderate, and perfect lit guaranteed. ORE AND CO. ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA.