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mim ON urn nm. VIVID DESCRIPTION OF A THRILL- ING RIDE On An EBglUk LoromotlTr. •â-  Wblrli ralkrr 1'inir Srrmrd L«n Krhind, ami tkr Proisrr'* »>' •*«• World *|ipriirrd To â- r HnrpaNiol »> Am KHiiln*'" MHinurio. I have ridden in the engine cab of tse of England's very fastest trains, ^ • Kljiug WelshmLUi." the tame of which baa extendwi around the globe, write* a Loudou correspoudeut. It is rarely that a newi»i>ai>er man is per- mitted on uo engine iu England arfd m thiB is the first record of iinpres- liuuH of- how it feels to whirl over the rails behind Ibis fast engine, i give them for what Ihey are worth for the benefit of people who may liavo the pleasure some day of being puUod be- hind this celelirated engine. 1 stepped upon tb« up platform of the long station at Newport, Mon- tuouLliahire, uu a certain \ moruiug lately, armed with an "engine pass,'' to ride upon the fuutplate of ouo of the fineet express trains In the world. The hour v>aa 10 a. m.. the J^ndon expreaa was not booked to depart for liuolher Iti minutes, and the station vas almost deserted. 1 had learned, however, that the en- gine upon which i Uad permisaiou to ride picked up the train at Newport, on iUi arrival from Cardiff, and even while 1 wan making iuquiries aa to her wliereuhuuts, tiie iua^uificeut lo- comotive came leisurely gliding up the middle way uf the Btalion, and halted directly abreast of me, with the safely valve blowioK off furiously, and the whole luassive shape thrilling with the Titanic forces pent up w ithiu it My delighted gaze was cut short by the driver waving tiis hand iu recog- nilioD and Leckoniui; me to come on board. fjomeHiiat Lusitaliogly. and with a vogue sense of peualtiua "not exceeding 4U shilliuifs and costs," 1 dropped onto the line, and, stepping over to the engine, climbed up onto the footplate. Uere tlie poetic element was imme- diately dispelled, and the aspect of things became eJic«ediugly practical. Several tons ul damp coal were heaped Into a big round mound iu the tender at my back; the ruddy furnace roared in muffled thunder betwixt the balf- opeu doors; the water bubbled and seethed in the gu-uge glass, the in- jector, which at that moment was 00, uttered deep, resonant, racking groana ; the steam from the safe- ty valve, that was blowing off at u pressure of lOU pouuds on the square inch, HJiiSiiU UiiMOMiACA.L.Ly £verything looked business like, lilowly at first, with rhythmic beat, and measured puffing from the short funnel, we shpped uloug, crussiug the Ijnilgu w hiob spans the Usk, and leav- ing the smuky Mouiuuuth town be- hind us. Then the puisa.Uou began to increase as the driver opened out the throttle; the lotv burr of the wheels rose gradually into a muffled roar, the engine uummeuced swaying with an occasional quick, bidewise lurch as she rounded a curve, the loud hissing from the safety valve ceased, or was drowned IU the (iuitkeniug lilaal of the exhaust, the sbingled track bt^gan to spin by, and tlie paiisiug sleepers to grow luduiliuguishlLljit', and within five minutes ol ie^iviiig Newport Sta- tion we were rushing over tne levels and wtiizziug tnrougu the gtiinay cut- tings at a spued which was swiuly risiiig tu (jj miles an hour. I ensconced myself iii a comlort^ able corner ul tne call, where I was well sheltered Irons the wind, and at the same time out of the road of tiie fireman and driver. Through the spec- tacle glass 1 could cuiuiuaud a clear view of the line uhesid, and took notice uf the curious etlect pro- duced by the endless vista of rails rushing to meet us, as though Ike train was swulluwiug up leagues of track fjiguai cabins, telegraph pouts, bridgea, wayside stations, all flashed past with a clo<ity which speojilgy past with a velocity which speedily grew bewildering to my uuaccusitom- ed eye. We were approaching beveru Tunnel Juuctiuu, when sudUunly liv- aus applied a brake, and shouted to me to licild ou Light, i heard the grind- ing of the fliiuges; then the engine seemed to swerve violently, and in a lUiiuiier which would certaiuiy have flung me from my feet but fur' the timely waruiug. The fireman now lighted a lamp in the cab in ruadintvis lor our iNissage through tbe tunnel. Already we were runuing down the cutting with A REVliUXlliitA riNU ItUAll. Coming back from the gradually heightening hunks on either side; and us tar off as 1 could see thfough tlis circular field of tlio window, where the arrow-straight line seemed to con- verge into a point, was wliul looked like a tiny liliit upon the reddish face uf (he cliff, Hu ridiculously suuill in perspective, that the uotiun of our train passing through it seemed about OS practicable as for tbe tradition- al cam«i to go through the eye of a needle "There's tbe longest tunnel in Kng- innd, sir," said Evaua, pointing. "Over four miles from ead to end." "And Ikkw long will it take us to go through itt" 1 usked. "Well, we never run at full speed and, aa there's a atiffisb climb after we paaa the middle, we seldom get Uirougti muoh under eight or ten min- ans blmw a prolonged blast of the whistle, and while the resonant shriek swelled into many shrill and wild echoes from the high bajiks we' plung- ed into the gloom, and in a breath the daylight was eclipsed. The effect in the tuoasl was strange, weird and impressive The darkness seemed full of flying shadows; tbe ruddy gleams f.'illiiig slantwise through the chinks betwixt the furniuse doors and the feeble glimmer of the lamp in the o&b, tiujfed the piles of coal he<iped up in the tender, with blood- red hues. The figures uf the fireman and driver showed in vague, shadowy sliapus. Not the faintest glimmer came from the train in our wake, occasional- ly a little galaxy of sparks would vomit forth from the invisible fnnnel and sweep like a flight of fireflies into the blackness behind. At inter- vals we flashed past lamps affixed to the dump walls, and once we passed a little baud of men working by torch- light, and showing like demons iu the wave.riiiK glare. Soinewliero about the middle of the tunnel another train passed us, spinning by in a loog un- dulating 8TRKAK OF LIGHT, with pile clouds of steam dimly vis- ible. The roar and rattle raised by our passage was deafening, yet shrtii above It all ruse the reverberant scream of the whistle, which the driver continu- ally blew. Ouce the fireuian flung open the furnace doors to stoke, and i was startled by the suddem and un- expected rush ol effulgence from the white hot glow within in the yellow haze of which the sooty arched walls of tbe tunnel leapt out plain to view, glisteniug as they rushed under the rounded, stoopiug roof. On we swept in thunder through the darksome cav- ear, but what they were 1 could not catchc. i pretty well guessed at what he had said, however, by taking notice through the tornado-like .soumts of tbe deep and heuvy panting ol the engine, making me think of the labor- ed breathing oi an asilimaiic giant. We had passed the middle uf the tunnel, and were ascending the bana at the other end of it. iLooking through the glass in the cab, notwithstanding the dew-like moisture, which obscured it, 1 could dimly perceive a tiny kir off point of light shining like a star through the iiupunetrable gloom For a long while it appeared to uover quite stationary; then it appeared to slowly, but .surely, appruacli, enlarging and gaining in brightneas; a Kind of .siciiiy green faintneas came stealing into the black- ness, and a moment later, tbe engine, liufling like a creature nearly spent with Its exertions, emerged into the daylight again, with the driver holding his watch in his hand and shouting out to me, with a triumph- ant expression: "Seven minutes and a half." The frequent shoveling had made great inroads into our supply of coal by this time, and it is about half gone. Uccasioually the fireman puts the long hooked poker HKTWIXT THE FUUi UOOHS and adroitly piles it. L nutic« that' he doesn't stir the flaming mass about, but always draws it toward him. In- quiring tile re.uiou of this I am in- formed that it is imiHMsible tu main- tain steam in a locomotive unless the corners of tbe fire box are kept, free and that the most effective resulU are produced by he^iping the furnace into a glowing cone in the centre of the grate. So that even the apparently sim- ple tiuik uf stoking re<iuires knowledge and experience. We slip through West Drayton, and although the sky is beginning to wear, that indescribable sallow appearance which betokens that we are nearing J/^nduii, while the clear, frosty atmo- sphere takefl a faint tiuge ot murki- nes-s. Wood ruffe leaves the furnace doors wide open and clo.ses the damp- er, so as to draw down some of the ardor of tbe glowing muss, lor the heat of the furn.ice is so prodigious that,' I find it iiiipoasible to look straight into the opeutiig Vet, notwithstanding thi.s we whirl through Suutliall, and Han- well at a spued which renders itquite impossible to decipher the names upon the st.ilion boards It i8 down hill now all the rest of the way to l*adding- tonâ€" A UKNTiUi; IJltADlKNT, it is trueâ€" and the drop of the press- ure gauge from lAU pounds to I'H) pouuds ou the square inch makes no appreciable differeno** in our velocity. l)y this time l am in a deplorable condition of grime and oiliiiess, and be- jjiuning to experience a alight isiiig- iDg scu.sation in the e.irs from the ceaseless modulated roar of the train. And yet the interval siuce we steam- ed out of Newport Station, nearly three hours ago, seems to have gone amazingly fast which is no doui>( ilue tu tbe novelty of all 1 have seen . As we glided through the creoi-rnt- shaped HUitiun ai \N ehtliuurne I'ark the vacuum brake begiuti to squeak aud grind iigainsl the tires, the backs of the houses with their dingy winilows, feebly catching the pale, watery sun- shine, which struggles through the yellow i.sh haxe, look uncommonly squal- id after the freshuu,ss of thti leagues of opfii lauiho^ape across whicli we have been whirling; l.'ut, then, .London houses always look squalid from the railway. 'I'hu wide span of I'addington .Station opens before us, and we run siuooldily in, and as the splendid lu- driver points triuiii|>hantly up at the hands iif the big clock which indicate 1:1;!. "Three minutes ahead of time, sir!" he exclaims. "1 know what they always say when they see the Cour- ier' arrive: 'Here comes that little Welshman,, again before he is duel' Are you going back with usi We shall be working the 3.35 express down to ilrislol." ,'We were now olpsa upon tbe black Mtlnt; tearing down the < iodine mloh l*d to it at headlong' ipeei.' Gv- TBiB POPE'.S COURT. The oouxt of Pope «>eo XJil. comprises 1,000 peraons. There are 20 valets, 120 olianxberlains, 300 extra honorary ebaaaberlainB, 130 bufiernumerary oha<nl>e>rlaixiB, 80 officers of Ihe Noble Ouard, and 60 guardsmen. 14 officers of tbe 9whB9 UuBxd and Palace Ouard, 7 honorary ohaplatns, 20 private secre- tariee, 10 stewards and masters of the borse and 00 doorkeepers. HOW TO KILL THE FLIES. SOME OF THE CURIOUS METHODS WHICH ARE USED. A Ckeekrrrd Aprsn Uom lt-8a IKi Two Shlttsles-Ur Kven s HuHlmMd'ii New Hilk Hal. At an evening i«rty recently the gentle art of fly-killing was the main topic of conversation. One of the gen- tlemen said: "I never see a housewife doing battle against an army of flies without thinking uf my good mother, and the ancient farmhouse, with its stuffy little kitchen, in which she la- boured early and late to keep a small regiment of ravenous boys and hired men from chronic starvation and to make them comfortable. There is not a picture of her in my memory so vividly chax ucteiri^itic as that which realls her armed with a big checkered apron aud advancing upon the invading army of flies. O fcourse all o fthewm- army of flies. Of course ail of tbe win- dows were darkened and only one door was loft light to attra.:t the flies to the point of exit. The modern wire screen door was unknown in these days but we huil a screen dour just the same. The Irame was a clumsy, ram- shackle affair built on the workbench in the lam. Over it was Btreti:hedhiue moaquito netting. Wildly waving her apron, mother luade a daily round-up of the flies. Wt.en they ware all mass- ed against the netting of the door, the latter was opened aud tbe winged fugi- tives driven into the freedom of tbe open oir. So many scores of times have i seen motlier engaged in this pecu- liar ta.sk that my memory holds a dis- tinct picture of her flushed face as she stood behind the blue netting with that old familiar apron in her hands." AN OLiU TIMK TKAP. An old gentluman contributed this: "Two broad shingles were hung to- gether at their thick ends, the edges lieing rounded at the point of contact. This made an appliance in the general form of a partly oiiened book suspeno- ed by tbe back. Tbe inside uf this clap- per was smeared with a thin coating of moia^es and the affair was hun^ in the woodshed just out.side of the kitchen door. 'She two wings of tbe clapper always st-wd a little open and whenever a meml^f uf the household passed that way he reabed forth bis hands and smai-ked tbe shingles to- gether with a sharp blow. A general ma.~isacre of hundreds of the small pests was tbe result ol each contact of the shingles." SUOT DOWN IN COLD DLOOD. "Tbe first money that 1 ever earn- ed," said aaolbcr guest, "was the wage.s of fiy-killing. Kvery man who has Bi<ent a boyhood in the country is familiar with the use of the elder gun. From a seition of elder, out from beside the pasture brook, the pith was punched, leaving a smooth bore. About in the centre of the hollow sticks slot was cut to the depth of half the thick- ness of the stick. This allowed tbe in- sertion of a steel spring from a dis- carded buoiiskirt. Tiny pine sticks alwut an inch in length, were the am- munition of the elder gun, the strong steel spring o^ which discharged the little billets of wood with cunsideraole force. "\\lu'.a 1 was uffereil a penny a hundred fur all the flie.i killed with this weaixiu I feJt that an easy way to fortune was opened up tu me. A lit- tle sugar on the uncovered table at- tra. ted uuiueruus victims aud 1 waited along and releuiless warfare ofcro.is- table shooting, whi.h resulted in plac- ing many C4>ppers in uiy little tin bank. My savings from this soun^ were ex- liended fur delicious squares of bruwn and sticky gingerbread. HIS NKW SILK UAT'. "Not very long ago," said a young matron, "my huslaiul won a silk hat ou an election bet. It was decidedly unltecoming to hiiii and I made so much fun of bi.s appearance wlieu he had it on that he only wore it two or three times and then stuwetl it away iu a closet where it remained uiiuseii. 'One day while attempting to rid the house of flies a brill. aut idea o,'Curi'ed to me. I at once brought out the silk hat. which I tluiught had been peniia netitly di.scai'ded. I'laciug it over tbe i>nd of a lung window stick. 1 drove a ta-k through the-c«nlie of the crown into tlie tip of tbe handle. Then I lie- gan to exterminate the flie.-i which had taken refuge upon the ceiling. Ivacli upward dab of tine hat brought down a victim or two, and I was rejoicing in llu' sui'cesa of my clever invention wlien my husl>aiid entered the room. What he said I shall never repeat. Hut he HUi'Cceded iu giving me tlieimpies sion t hut he had not thrown away that hat anl had ciuue home to dress lor a siH'ial function to which he had in- tended to wear the tile. The result of my fly-killing venture was the expen- diture of fiS for a new silk hat." CAUUliT GllANUl'A When the laughter which followed this narration hat subsided another woman joined the symposium, contri buting the following experience: "The most exciting episcKle that ever occurred in our family was the result of an ambition to clear the house of flies. The pests l)e('anie insufferable, and we determined to make a desper- ate effort fur comparative freedom. At night we removed all the furniture from tbe dining-room and the bard- wood floor was covered with atioky fly- pai>er. All meuiliers uf tbe family were warned to keep out of tbe room. This caution was repeated with especial em- ithasis to grandfather, who was given to prowling about at night. Ue was I aao possessed of a strong temper which could not be safely cros-'ied. "Very early in the morning we beard a terrific outt;rj;. Hastening down- stairs to the dining-room, we found grandfather in a terrible rage. 'iV> his bare feet were stuck huge balls of thjB flyjiajier, and his bands and gar- ments were decoratled with the same material. He had entirely forgotten our waruinis aud had gone into the dining-room to otjtain a drink. The only condition upon which he would consent to remain in the family, after the sticky sheets had been carefully remove<l from him, wa-i that nut an- other particle of the stuff should l)e brought into the house so long as he lived, jle was i ertainly the moat en- raged (jerson 1 ever saw, but the spec- ta;led which he pre.'iented â€" plastered from head to foot with the adhesive squares of paper â€" was so ludicrous that we were convulsed with laughter when we first saw his unhappy plight. 'Fly- paper' is a forbidden word in our fam- ily." THE BICYCLE SHELL. A (>irnn,:r rarixlaii Croailoaâ€" The Hexlaplel VIcwril Wltk ruvor hf Maay Bieyele Urulcrn. Paris has a neiw fad, and iti belongs to tue summer girl. It is a strange crealiou aud partly fimptubious. The name gi\ n it is tue bicycis shell, for, while it IS impelled after tbe fashion of a bicycle, that part of it which comes in contact with the water is con- structed after the lines ot a racing shell. it is a aeztuplet aftair, and tbe six girls who iidti it have the joiliesb of times. The ordinary bicycle boat has done very well, when, with all the im- petus tbe riders ouuld give, it made fuur miles an hour. This latest inven- tion bos done IS miles an hour, and there is no indication whatever that the limit has been reached, in fact, those who have become expert in its use say tlut beyond question there are piossihilities in the sextuplet bicycle sihell which will in tiioe be » source ot amazement. fiiome of the young ladies who have tried to learn the art of masterung this peculiar Sort of cycling have bad Some very undignified falls, for the bi- cycle shell like all inaruie contrivances is very ai>l to tip over if sufficient im- petus fivtm one side or the other ia given. The sbfU steers by tbe action of all six of tlie riders, and not through me- chaniam controlled from tbe stern. It ie, therefore, sibsolutely necessary that the riders work in unison. And the cap- tain of the rule tells tbe other riders wliat tu do, juet as tbe coxswain in a regulatiuu shell gives directions to the stroke oar. The boat ui very buoyant and not) at all cranky. The idea In constructing It was t4) make it as safe and simple sa possible. If tbe riders care to train as jjeoplc always train who row In a boat together â€" mot for proficiency so much as umxnimiityâ€" there would be no danger whatever. The pedalling motion by the youn^ wumeu acts as the power to move a steel propeller shaft which starts at the stern of the shell and stops a little alvort of tbe bow. There is no dajiger wti.atever of its becom- ing twiuted or out of order, (or tbe main object of the inventor hue been to preserve it from all twisting side- wise iiiolion which might easily bring about disaster. 'The balance wlieel of the mechanical part of the shell is located iir tbe cen- ter and carriee the propeller over tbe necessary point wliliuut any difficulty. Kvery time the pedals of the bicycle gearing make one revolution tbe pro- peller at the stern makes five. To un- derstand exactly what this means and gain a correct idea of the speed of the shell just watch how many times a minute tbe pedals revolve when a rider is moving at an ordinary rate of speed. Then multiply this by five and you will have the exact number of the revolu- tions of the propeller per minute. It is a w'ell-.)cnown f<^ct that so many revolutions per minute of a propeller of a certain size means a given de- gree of speed, and in thjit way the ex- ai^t time which the shell caa make can lie calculated. Tlie ordinary mtntion of the shell, at the rat- of speed generally used, is juflt .-suificient not to tire tbe riders in tbe least, and yet, if I ho weather happens to be warm, sufficiently ra^id to create a breeze tbat coola and m- vig'orales Xnslead of aftemwun teas and lunch- eons the I'ariA girls are now organizing bicycle shell parties. While the manu- facturers ot the new invention are do- ing the best they can to fill the orders that have come to them, they find it imi>oBHible to fulfil the de- mand. While this is really a summer fad (he bicycle manufacturers are looking at the iiuitt.er in an albngetber more serious light. They say that the rea- son of the sucoeas ot tho shell is that the public wants something new in the bicycle line. Kverything has its day, they declare, and the reason for the bicycle's great ()opularity is that it gave people constant opportunity for change. Niow the time has come when they wish some method of locomotion on the water, and genius has twisted the bicycle into that form. Bicycle dealers say that there is no qup.ati<>n but that the shell is one of the doming (ads ot everybody. Just the iiionii nt people are convinced thor- oughly that they can enjoy a trip on the water in o*»e of thiise with per- fect safety, that rm^ment will the bud of promise bloom into tbe flower of realization. The cbanoea are that the aquatic bicycle is the wheel o( the future. ON rB3& KiLONDIKE. There's a lot of ahootin' goin' on over there at Alaska Dick's saloon. Are the boys bavin' fan with the tenderfeet that blowed in last nightl Fun notbln'l' The boys is shootln' to kill. They're (ightln' like hungry tigers over a raw onion t.hey happenod to see In that tenderfoot's baggage. KING OF PICKPOCEIS. HE ENDS HIS CAREER MISERABLY IN LONDON. Led a Prleeelr Life In ParU-Wau4ler;al Feats Cerroriurd Dully 1(7 Ileau* af Hi* Dexirroui Uluvril UaaiUâ€" lie IVa* An Acroaipllalied Kugiie. Fred, the king of Europeaja piokpe<»- kats, is dead, and, as a king sarely d»> - serves an obituary notic<^, here ie Fred's. At the start a grave difficulty eon- fronts us. Thousands in every £ur^ pean capital knew Fred, but no one seems to have known aught of hia par- entage or an to the events of his ear- lier lyearti. Be was known simply a* "Fred," and no one ever thought ot questioning him as to his antecedents. An ordinary pickiKJcket may have t» undergo many a crucial crues-examina- tioii ; a kiag of pickpocikete is rarely subjected bo such an ordeal. Fred first appeared in Faltis early In the eigtitieis, ajud Ln a short time he was one of the most conspicuous figures on the race courses and at all other faehiouable resorts near the capital. Ue was considered an expert judge of horses, and he thought no- thing of belting 500 louis dor on a siB- gle race. Hi.-, advice was eagerly sought by racegoers, and his "tips' were re- garded Uko ot considerable value. As a rule, he wais successful in betting, and after a good day he squandered hi* money like a lord. An elegant gentleman he seemei. and, no one had the «>lig1itest suspicion th&t he wa.-i a thief. Tall, dark aud .->lim, with black eye^, and a carefully trimi- mad mustache, he looked every inch the idle, wealthy man about town. He dressed in the latest fashion, With a gardenia in his buttonhole, and be in^ variably wrore spotless pearl gtoj gloves. These gloves ne^er left him. not even when he thrust bis hands into some one's pocket. Ue possessed, is- deed, the skill of a prestidigitateur. 'I'ha pearl grey gloves did not himler iiijn in the slightest degree ; ou vbe con- trary, they helped him, for no one would think of making a charge again- st an elegant gentleman who habitual- ly wore buch faultless gloves. Hia Luxuiuous UAuirs. F'red's life in taxis was that of a dandy. Hi:: home was in a hotel near the St. Laxare station, and from it he would issue in tbe morning and drive or stroll slowly tu the station. There, he would mingle with the crowd after the train had come in. and iu nine caaea out of ten be nu^^aged to pilfer two or three well filleu pok:i£etbouiu trum the paoseiigvrs. W itu these he would r». turu tu his hotel, and then, after care- fully attiring uunself, he would spend the reet of tue forenoon in visiting his friends, among whom were some of the best known men and women in Paris. the afternoon would lie spent at tbe race course, and there tiiis fine dandy obtained his best plunder, hardly a day passing tbat he did not relieve some one uf his purse. In the evening he usuat- !y weut to .some theatre or cafe uliant- ant, and after the perfonuauue his ruue waa tu invite a few friends of both aex- e.i to a champagne supper. Hoyally he lived while his reign lluited. if lb evil days liegan during the £x- poeitiuu of iViH). It happened that tttorr, oue of the richeet jockeys in Eng- land, went to Paris to ride a race, and be took with him a siuail bag, coutain- iug nothing but a ubange of clothing aud his jockey uap. Frod saw this bag and, Obsuiuiug that it uuutained some uf the jockey's bank nuteu, he apprup- riatel it. Storrmade a great fuss , over his toss, aud tiie detectives, who had been suspecting Fred fur some time, freriuus.y thought of arresting him, Fred, however, antiini>ated them. Ha- ftiie the race began Sturr received from an 'unknown bund " hiii cheriithed bag, uuderclutlui. uap and all. CAUtJHl' AT LAST. Some weeks later Fred fell, fur the fir:>t time, into the hands of the police. It WAt) at the Vincennos race track. Ue had stolen a largo sum of mOney from an officer and, uufortunaiedy for him, a lady had se<'ii the theft. Fred knew that her eyeu were upon him as he ihru»t his hand into the officer's poo- kel. and, hoping to save himself, he stepped up tu the officer, and, hamling him Ills purae, siud, most politely : â€" "Here, sir, you liavc lost some money." The officer stammered his thanks. t>ut the lady raiijcd an alarm, and Fred was arreilell and taken uft to jail. Fur thU offence he wus acnlenced to two years' ituprisoument. 'Tiji:s clobeu his uareur in Farm, aud fur the uixt fe>w year* he confined his oi<eratiou.-> to Nicv, Monte Carlo and other f^uihiouatilu plea.sure resorts. Ue cuutiuuetl to pick pookete as of old. auci he waa se.veial times arrested ami imprlsoue^l. Finally, he left France and .settled down in London. There, the story goee, be once robbed the Iriuce ot W aleH, the incident occurring at Epsom while IIis lioyal liighness was lutently watching a race. The story may i^oL be true, but it is cer- tainly cuaracteristiu uf Fred's sang froid and skill. We are ais«) told that he tried to rob the late liaron Hirscb on one of the Kiiglbdi race courses, but that tbe Bar- on, who had known him in I'aris, wbis- l>ered, witii a .smile. "M.y dear Fred, you have couie too late, I have just lost all my money on tbe favorite. I waa sure it would win, whereas it came in lost. Cunie some other dayâ€" before the race begins." "All right, " replied Fred, oooUy, lift- ing Ills hat with am his old time polite- ness and again mingling with the crowd. Fi'etl's last days were very mourn- ful, and be was jioverty stricken when death came tio hjm at Ian* in a miser- able London garret, the joyous days of his eaifljr manhood, when be lived like a king in Paris, were ever pre.s'snt to him, and to tbe \aat h' never forgot tbat ho had once been tb» >,oon oonican- ion of gentlemen and llntdlee. /. .-^.vSiiil^.