On the Beach at Long Branch.

I WAS on the beach at Long Branch watching the bathers." I had made a sort of sofa by burrowing in the white sand, when my eyes were rooted on the most beautiful figure I ever beheld. It was that of a hdy who was .swimming near the shore. She was dressed in a pearl-coloured bathing costume, that left her arms bare, and hail a.silvery sort of scarf about her head.' •!■■.'; " ■': -. ■■• . ■ ,„•

She seemed to be looking at me. Slic swam magnificently. No one was with her. She seemed quite a stranger. For a long wkile she sported with the waves near the sbore, then suddenly set out seaward. I saw her tossed to and fro upon a mad billow, and waving her arras toward me for aid.

There was a boat of mine hard by. I leaped into it and rowed toward her. I reached her. 'lam here,' I cried, 'you are safe.' I seized her by the floating sash. She instantly flung herself, on her back and lay on the water laughing at me. ' That is all I -wanted, just a little sup port, ' she said. ' ■ How kind of you to come out here and offer it to me.'

' You are the most courageous swimmer I ever saw,' said I.

' You flatter me,' said she. ' But I think t even in smimmiDg there is a sort of noksse 'oblige, you know. ' I beg pardon V said I. ' I mean that one at the top of the social ladder feels that she must even swim better than any on,e else. I feel that, I suppose you've neard of. Mr Finny man, the . great pearl dealer. I'm his daughter; he's worth ten millions.'

• lam delighted to have an introduction,' said I. 'My card.' She took it, and tucked it into her silver gauze turban, 'Mr Hunter,' said she. -'I've heard of you, I'm sure.' 'Perhaps I have met a sister of yours in society,'said. I. 'I haven't a sister,' soul she. 'I'm papa's only daughter and heiress. I'm his pet, too, 1 can go where I like; make what friends I like; marry whom J like.' 'You are very fortunate,' said I. 'I wish I could say that truly.' ' How do you know you can't ? I think pa would like you.' 'Do yon, indeed? I hope you say so because his daughter does not find me disagreeable.'

' You amusing creature \lf Ijwere to sink, would you jump over and save me V '■ Indeed I would,' said I.

Suddenly she gave a cry and sank. I instantly jvmped after her. I caught her by her floating sash; she caught me about the waist and down we sank together— down, down, down. At last we stopped and I found myself in a sort of cave under the sea, just up to my knees in water, and up to my knees in water, and beside me floated my beautiful companion, and I saw that she was a mermaid.

Miss Finnyman, daughter of old Mr Finnyman, the pearl dealer! I saw it now. The mermaid knew well enough that I had come to Long Branch to look for a rich wife, and this was how she had trapped me. I looked up. Outside that ark of rock the ocean rolled. Shells were all about me— shells, and seaweed, and coral. Here were opals for the picking up, and here was Mr Finnyman himself. For his face and shoulders he might have dealt in coats in Chatham-street. For his lower half ho might have been a whale. He was not the sort of gentleman to quarrel with, ' Papa,' said Miss Finnyman,' this is Mr Hunter, who saved my life just now. But for him I might have been washed on shore.'

' I cannot find words to express my gratitude to Mr Hunter,' said Mr Finny man, waving his hand and spattering the water about, 'but anything I can do for him in the way of pearls I am sure—an only child is very precious, Mr. Hunter. My love, Mr. Hunter must stay and dine with us We have only jelly-fish and cold periwinkles, I believe, but he'll excuse us.'

Any prospect, of getting away at all was' delighttul. I bowed, and came very near floating away.

' I'm -just going out to see to the pearls, my child,' said Mr. Finnyman. ' Entertain Mr. Hunter until my return.' And ho flopped away. ' 1 'apa does like you,'saidMiss Finnymau." ' I am proud to know it,' I said. I sat by her side on a rock, wondering how I could escape eating cold jclly-lish. I was very chilly. I tried to be agreeable, but my unllappincss was too great. If I were but at- the surface of ,tlio water ? I made one ellort.

'Miss Finnyman,' said I, 'suppose we take a little swim before dinner, to —to give us an appetite.' She agreed. Together we arose to the surface. I saw Long Branch in the dis tance. I felt that I might possibly reach it—at least that I might be picked up and saved —but my mermaid clung close to me. 'won't let go of me ! »he cried. ' Suppose I should be washed ashore !'

An idea struck me. She was as good as a life-preserver. I could not drown while she clutched me.

' I want them to sec liow lovely you arc,, said I. 'Come close to those girls, who daren't show their faces or their shoulders iii this light. They'll die of envy.' She jumped at the bait. Slowly we went shoreward. I saw the iive Misses Shrimp staring at us, and Bluff, who always wears his eye-glass in the water. _ j •You see, my love,' I cried. A moment more and I could call Bluff to my aid : but just then— ' What! running away together ?' howled a voice in my car —a voice like that of the sea lion; aiul there was Papa Finnyman bearing down upon us. He clinched me and tore us apart, and in a moment I was lying at the bottom of the sea with Finny man upon me. But what was this 1 Not water but sand in my eyes and ears; not the sea, but the beach at Long Branch. Yes, and not Finnyman. the father, but a bundle of sea side bunting, bangles, large straw hat and striped parasol, and ever so m.my bones. 'Oh !' shrieked a voice, 'I expect I'm killed. Oh! I hope I didn't hurt you !Oh ! it was your fault though ; I didn't see any body. I didn't know it was hollow. I thought it was solid. Oh !' ' I knew what had happened now. I had fallen asleep on my extemporised sand sofa, and Miss Pillsbury.the elderly spinster, who was'said to be mieh a fortune, being jionr sighted, had unconsciously walked over me. I had dreamed about the mermaid after watching the eccentric beauty, Miss O'Con nor, as she swam about in her elegant bathing-dress. I struggled to my feet and picked up Miss Philsbnry. She had sprained an ancle.

I offered her my arm and escorted her to the hotel. Later I offered her my hand, which was accepted. My wife in mistress of half a million and of me. I dare not dine out with a man, or look at a pretty girl, or speak to a pleasant woman. And I often wish the dream I had upon the beach at Long Branch had been reality, and that I dwelt under the sea with my iinny bride, and cold jelly-fish for supper. _^_^_____ m^m^m

Cost of an English Election.

In forty-two English and Welsh boroughs, the legally legitimate disbursements of the candidates exceeded £5,000. More than twice that amount was spent in contesting York; in Southwark the expenditure reached £15,570 ; in Lambeth it came to £18,272 ; and Manchester was only won and lost at a cost to the contending of £20,540. Six candidates for the suffrages of the 24,042 electors of the city of London expended £13,507, nearly £10,000 more than it cost to elicit the opinion of the 27,000 voters of Edinburgh, the exact expenditure there being £3,002, while Dublin, with 16,599 electors, extracted £5,711 from the pockets oMts political wooers. Glasgow proved the costliest of the Scottish burghs, the election charges coming to £14,584 ; Kilmarnock followed at a respectful distance with £6,079 ; Dundee and Ayr being the only other burghs in which the expenditure ex ceeded £5,000. Belfast election cost -£11,174, that of Down county £12,170, and that of Antrim county £14,416. Argyllshire is the one Scotch county credited or dis credited with coating aspirants for its representation above £10,000, thereby emu lating the example of no fewer than 33 English and Welsh county constituen cies. On five of these 33 constituen cies the expenditure amounted to more than £20,000. In South Essex £20,057 was spent; in Montgomeryshire, £20,094; in South Durham, £22,088; in Nortli Durham, £22,723; and in South Bast Lancashire, £25,782. This being the largest sum set down in the record, it is well, perhaps to note how the money went. Here are the items; Returning officer's charges, £1,254 19s 4d; agents, clerks, messengers, and canvassers, £4,592 4s 6d; hire of conveyances, £7,148 Gs; printing and advertising, £9,466 lls lOd; all other expenses, £4,220. Total, £25,782 Is Bd.— Chambers's Jonnud.

A Scene in Queensland.

We enter along a cattle track, riding one after another. It runs out in a short time. How close the trees grow to one another ! It is quite dark overhead. The soil is a decayed vegetable depoßit. What an earthy smell! Fallen trees stop the way every where, bushes and undergrowth mask the the view. How the vines twist round the trees or hang festooned from the branches ! Ferns, mosses, and lichens, with fungi of all sorts, are to be met with on the fallen logs and stumps. Look at the gigantic bottle-tree. It is small below, then, widen ing gradually, it contracts »t the top. It is something like a huge radish. The inside is soft pulp and when very young can be eaten. Hark! there goes the wonga-wonga high up in the top-most branches of that great cedar. How solemnly quiet it ia here llt puts one in mind of a Scottish Sabbath. Listen to the bell-bird. Ping, ping, sounds through the last hushed temple of nature. Now one hears the pat, pat, pat of a wallabey. That ia the coach.

whip bird. There again.. Whew-cw-ew ew-whit. How sharply the last note comes. Look, high up in the tall branches of that tall tree is a native bear. It sits motion less. It has something tho>appearance of a solemn old man. How funny his great cars and Roman nose look! He sits on the branch as if it were-a chair, holding with hand like claws by the surrounding twigs. Hush life in Queensland, by A. G, Grant,

Autobiography of Guiteau.

The Now York Herald publishes seven columns of an autobiography o£ Guiteau, which lie has dictated to a steongrapher (luring his imprisonment. Only about a third of the whole is printed. The steno grapher says that Chateau's vanity during the dictation was nauseating. He has an idea that the whole civilised world is wait ing to hear the minutest details of his career. Ho frequently urged the steno grapher to describe his dress and demeanour. Guiteau gives his early history just as it lias been given heretofore, and traces all his misfortunes in early life to his father, upon whom he is very severe. Ho says when General Gariicld became President he first applied for the Austrian mission. When that was given to someone else ho asked for the Paris Consulship, ami continued to make application for thut during Murch and April. All through the autobiography lie says he has not used the word i-ssassina lion or assassin, because these words grato on his mind and produce a bad feeling. He never received a positive answer about the Paris Consulship. He first conceived the idea of "removing " the President on May IS. Mr Colliding resigned on Monday, May 16. On the Wednesday be went to bed at nine depressed and perplexed on account;of the political situation. Suddenly the idea (lashed through his brain that if the President were out of the way every thing would go bettor. At first this was a mere impression. "It startled me (he says), but next morning it came with re newed force, and I began to re.id the papers with an eye on the possibility that the President would have to go. 'iho morel saw of complications iv public affaire, the more I was impressed with the necessity of removing him. This continued about two weeks. I kept reading the papers, kept being impressed, and the idea kept bear ing and bearing, and bearing down upon me. Two weeks after I conceived the idea my mind was thoroughly settled on the in tention to remove the President. I then prcpnral myself. I sent to Boston for a copy of my book, 'The Truth,' and spent a week preparing that, and greatly improved it. I knew it would have a large sale on account of the notoriety the act of removing the President would give me, and wished the book to go out to the public in proper shape." Guiteau repeats his former ac counts of several attempts to shoot the President. He first thought he would shoot him while sitting near the window in church, sending a bullet through the back of his head, and out through the ceiling, so as to injure no one else. He went to church one Sunday, but postponed the deed until the next Sunday. On the Thursday of that week the President started for Long Branch. He went to the station with a revolver, and stood in the ladies' room watching him. " I had nil my papers with me (continues Guiteau), and a carnage waiting in which I was to jump and drive to the gaol, I did not shoot because Mrs Gariicld was with him, looking so thin, and clinging so tenderly to his arm. When he returned from T.ong Branch I went to the station again with a revolver, but did not feel like shooting that day. I watched the President all through the week. I went morning and evening to get a chance to shoot, but the President was always with some one else. I watched and followed him every time he appeared. I heard on Friday that the President was going to Longßranch. On Saturday I resolved to rcmoTC him. I then took breakfast at eight, ate well, and felt well in body and mind. I started for the station, hired a carriage on the way, stoppedalsoandhadmyboots|blackod. When I readied the ladies' room I examined the revolver to sec if it waft all right. I satdown for five or six minutes, W hen the President drove up and entered the room with Mr Blame, I stood watching the President as they passed me. Before they entered I liad been promenading up and down the room two or three times, working myself up, as I knew the hour was at hand. The President was nbout to pass through the door to reach the cars. I stood five or six feet behind behind him.rightin the middle of the room, and as he was in the act of walking away from me,-1 pulled out my revolver and iirecl. He straightened up, and threw his head back, and seemed perfectly bewildered. He did not seem to know what struck him. I looked at him. He did not drop. I there upon pulled again. He dropped his head, and seemed to reel and fall over. I did not know where the first shot hit. I aimed at the hollow of his lack, hut did not aim for any particular iilace. I knew if I got those two bullets in his back he would cer tainly go." Guiteau reiterates his declara tion that he performed the deisd under Divine pressure. He closes the autobio graphy thus:—" I now speak of two matters strictly personal. First, lam looking for a wife. I want an elegant Christian lady of wealth, under thirty, belonging to a first class family. Any such can address me here in the utmost confidence. Second, for twenty years I have had an ideal should be President. My idea is that I shall be nominated and elected, as Lincoln and Garfield were by, the Act of God."

A MIDNIGHT ADVEN TURE.

CiIArTER I,

I was acting in tnc capacity ot stock clcr -. for a large manufacturing concern in the upper part of New York City, and at the time of which I speak was as deeply im mersed in the mysteries of stock books as any ordinary clerk might desire to be. The year had just closed, and my em ployers were anxious to have their books balanced, as they had prospered in the past twelve months, their business assuming proportions that assured them of large divi dends.

With one exception, I could count every one of my fellow clerks a friend. Nat Blackstone was a Southerner, and held his position more through influence than ability, and for a long time I thought his dislike for me arose through jealousy at my advancement. But circumstances occurred that soou let me into the secret of Nat's hatred.

The employes' annual reunion was just about to come oft", and as I was over head and ears in love with little Katie Hewlett, I thought I just would run upstairs and ask if she would accompany me' Katie looked after one of the depart ments, and was the most bewitching little beauty I had ever seen. A broad white forehead, a pair of deep blue eyes, Grecian nose, rose-bud mouth, a dimpled chin, and the total crowned by a wreath of golden ringlets. 'Will you come with me to the soiree, Katie ?'

' When Joes it take place 2' ' In a week from now.' ' I can't promise just yet,' said Katie, smiling. ' Come, now, Katie, do say you will go with me, and end my misery.' ' "Well, Ned, I don't like to make a pro mise that I might not fulfil. Do you know that Mr Blackstonc has favoured me with a similar request, and really I did not half like his looks when I refused I think he hates you.* 1 What makes you think that, Katie ?' 'He said as much, and that is why I hesitate, fearing trouble.' 'Dearest Katie, banish such thoughts from that little head. Mr Blackstone's likes or dislikes I care_ very little about, and I am sorry he should in any way affect your decision.'

' Oh, Ned, it is all for your sake that I hesitate about goinp. Miss Brown says that her brother (who is a detective) has seen him in very dangerous company of late, and prophesies his going to the dogs com pletely,* ' You are nervous, Katie, and ' 1 No, no, Ned ! Had you seen the look in his eyes when he mentioned your same '

1 Come, come, Katie, I think I ani old enough to take care of myself; and if you do not give me a decided promise, I must go along to Miss Brown, though she is thirty-six, and wears green specs !' That settled the matter, and when the ■wished-for evening arrived Katie and I drove to the assembly-rooms as happy as could be.

Very little time was lost in getting to ■what was considered the business of the evening, so that wo were soon waltzing to the 'beautiful strains of the ' Blue Danube.'

At the finish of the dance I was leading Katie to a seat, when Nat Blackstone pre sented himself, and, without taking the slightest notice of me, requested 'Miss Hewlett's hand for the next dance.'

' I am sorry to say that lam engaged for that dance.'

' I presume,' Miss Hewlett, you will be engaged for all the other dances ?' This was said with a scowling look at me, and as I saw that the conversation was likely to become disagreeable, I remarked that I thought Miss Hewlett bad the privi lege of making her own engagements, and was jnst moving off with Katie, when he laid a trembling hand on my arm. ' Stop, Ned Stuart. You have tried to thwart me in a good many ways, but I will spoilyonr little game.' 'What do you mean, sir! I will have none of your insolence.' 1 Mark my words, Stuart, I will give you something to remember me by.' ' Ned, Ned,' said Katie, 'do come away.' And when I looked at the little pale face beside me I took her advice, and we talked along to the other end of the hall. I had never been mnch troubled with nerves, and would have forgotten nil about Nat Blackstone's threat but that Katie's spirits seemed to be low «dl the evening after; and although I assured her that he had left for good, I missed her usual light hearted laugh, and accompanied her home with my feelings somewhat riled towards my would-be rival for partly spoiling what usually was a very enjoyable evening, and littUe thinking now literally his threat would be carried into execution.

Chapter 11,

Ting went the secretary s bell, and the office-boy re-appeared in a minute. •Mr Harper want's you, Ned.' I was in nis room directly. 'Haveyou any objection to work late for a few nights V ' Certainly not—in fact I was just think ing of making the proposition myself, knowing how anxious you are to have my books finished.'

'Very good, This is Saturday; suppose you commence on Monday night. Take the use of my room, as you can nave a lire here, and seeing that the steam is turned off at night, you will no doubt find it ac ceptable.' I thanked him and returned to my desk.

That night it commenced to snow, and continued almost without intermission till Monday. The weather was intensely cold, and to this circumstance I believe I owe my life. ~ . Five o'clock was our closing honr, and the clerks had gone into the dressing room to wrap up as warmly as possible previous to facing the piercing wind that was blowing outside. I sat writing away at my desk, and though I had not mentioned my inten tion of working late, no questions were asked, as they knew that minutes were valuable to me just then. The last man to leave the building was the engineer, as he had to go round the heaters and see that the valves were all right. ' Hallo, Ned, going to work late V ' Yes, Frank. I have a duplicate key for your door, so can let myself out when I want.'

' You will have a cold night of it. lam afraid some of the pipes may get frozen, so I just mentioned to Mr Harper that I might have to come back again about twelve.' 'Rather disagreeable for you.' ' Yes. When will you be going, Ned ?' ' Oh, about twelve, I think.' ' Well, good-night. I will lock the door, so there is no need of your coming down stairs,'

"Thanks. Good-night.' Scratch, scratch, scratch went my pen, ■while the wind howled dismally thorugh the snow-laden streets. Colder and colder the night grew, until at last I had to get np and hold my numbed fingers over the fire.

While standing thus my eyes fell on a

long-barrelled Colt's revolver, resting on the mantelshelf. This I knew to be the col lector's, and on examination I found two of the chambers loaded.

Placing it on the shelf again, I turned to look at the clock, when to my surprise I found it only wanted a quarter to twelve. I was just in the act of placing my books in a small safe, when I heard something like a heavy boot drop, as near as I could judge, in a small room off the ground floor, and near the foot of the office stair, where there was one gas jet burning. It could not be the engineer who had re turned, as I would have heard him distinctly open and shut the side door. Listening intently, I was not long kept in suspense, •Hurried whispering and the creaking of the room door convinced me that burglars had gained an entrance by the workshop, and thence to the small room by a window about nine feet from the ground. Quickly seizing the pistol, I hurried to the top of the stair, and, leaning over the banisters, saw two men in the act of ascend ing. From the position in in which they were I conld not distinctly make out their fea turcii.

' Hold, and throw up your hands, or I fire !'

For one instant suspense seemed to over whelm them, but in the next the Hash of a. pistol and the whistle of a bullet past my head apprised me of the fact that my life was held very cheaply by my two nocturnal visitors.

Though naturally averse to taking life, I knew that my employers would expect me to protect their property; and then, again, Katie

Crack went my pistol, and one of them fell back.

His_ companion fired another shot, and this time I felt a pang in my left shoulder, as if a drop of scalding water had fallen on it.

I fired the last shot seemingly with no result, as the burglar made a rush and closed with me.

'Die, you dog!' ho said, snapping the pistol against my breast, though it missed lire. What was my horror on finding my an tagonist none other than Nat Blackstone! With the instinct of self-preservation I seized his pistol, and l>y an almost super human eflqrt wrenched it from his hand and threw it from me.

Then commenced a struggle for life. _ I was, if anything, a stronger man than him, but hatred seemed to lend him strength, and again the hurt in my shoulder was beginning to tell against me. Backwards and forwards weswayed. ; for some minutes, not a word being spoken, till at last his face seemed to grow indis tinct and the lights to fade in a mist, when my foot caught on a small step opposite the cashier's desk, and with a crash over 1 went—then a blank.

' How do you feel now, Ned ?' 'Why, what's tho matter?' I asked, as my eye fell on a group consisting of the engineer, a strange gentleman, and a police man.

' Oh, you have got a bit of a hurt. This is Dr Watson. He wants you to rest for a little, and then I will tako you homo.' I made an effort to rise on my elbow, but the pain in my shoulder quicluy made me desist, and then the circumstances that had occurred dawned on my mind, ' Where is Nat Blackstone ?' I aaked. 'He has escaped. When I returned, at twelve o'clock, 1 found a strange man lying at the foot of the stairs, and quickly sur mising the truth ran up to tliu oltlce, only in time to see Nat drop from the window. The snow must have broken his fall.'

' I suppose he heard you enter, Is the other man badly hurt, Doctor ?' ' I can hardly tell yet. We have sent for an ambulance, and will have him taken to the hospital.' I was taken home, and had the bullet extracted from my shoulder, and soon got all right again. Nat's companion had a very narrow escape, the bullet lodging under the scalp. He recovered, however, and confessed their intention of robbing the safe, and was sen tenced to a long term of imprisonment. All trace of Nat was lost, until years after Katie (now Mrs Stuart) read an account in a New Orleans paper of his death in a gambling saloon.

STAR SATURDAY SUPPLEMENT, DECEMBER 10, 1881.

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