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The subscription price of Taz WipE AWAKE LIBRARY by the year is $2.50; $1.25 TOUSEY, PusiisusEr; 34 and 36 North Moore MULDOON'S ERIP AROUND THE WORLD. { ' PART I, & per six months, post paid. Adare FRA Street, New York. Box 2730. : fe HEN OON'S TRIE AROUND } Author of **The Traveling Dude; or, The Comical Adventur Grocery Store, Part HI,” **Muldoon’s Gr ‘There's wan quart,” said Muldoon. *Yis, and there’s another,” said Mul- cahey. } : “It'll hould all ay it,” the alderman added. _ ‘Tt will not,” said Muldoon, as the sweet flood reached the brim. — - There was still a quart of molasses in ene measure when the hat began to oyver- ow. Eddie Donegal had his hands on his knees as he bent over to take in all the fun. ; “Well, I’ve lost, Terry,” said Mulcahey, “but how about the hat? : “Tye got an owner for it,” said Muldoon, Then he wheeled ea around and dumped the dicer and its sweet contents upon the head of Eddie Donegal, the sport, Pagochad anticipated the move and sent Eddie's hat flying Ree as Muldoon wheeled. “here, me buck, there’s a sweetener for ez,” said Muldoon, as he jammed, the hat down on Eddie's head. Molasses spurted in all directions, and ' the aport was nearly smothered. : “Yhatll give yez an excuse to take a bath,” said Muldoon. “Tt’s long enough since ye had wan.” : Eddie danced and jumped and tried to pull his shooter, but the gang only howled. “That's for the syrup,” said Muldoon, as he tossed the grocer a dollar. ‘*Come an, byes. Mulcahey, yez can buy me a new hat and [’'ll call it aven.” ““Begor, that’s wan-av the times yez didn’t bite, Muldoon,” said the alderman. “Be heavens, yez must think I’ve just ~ landed, alderman,” said Muldoon with a laugh. ““I had that same thrick wid a hat- _ ful ay molasses played an me wanst, and be a Californian, and now I’m aven. I don’t think Mr. Hddie Donegal will thry to play anny more jokes an ‘Terrence Mul- ‘doon or aven show his ugly mug around “where I am.” ** Pop isn’t as ee as he looks,” chuck- led Roger. “‘if Eddie hadn’t been around you couldn’t have made him bite at that eee aneDe 4 : ‘J h’ard the vilyan snickering in his _ sleeve,” added: Muldoon, “and 1 med u _me moind that I'd get aven wid him, and think I haye a putty good balance in me favor now.” ; ey 5 ~ “So you have,” aebed the alderman, d the rest agreed with him, mes Py A Very, Very Funny Story. By TOM TEASER, — PART Ir. Muldoon was kept pretty busy that day, making arrangements for his departure, and when night came he was regularly “used up. “Paix, I think I'll imitate the burruds and go to roost early,” he mused, as. he sat in the reading-room smoking. ; “Why, it’s not eight o’clock yet, pop.” said Roger. “Mother and I and Kitty are going, to the theater; don’t you want to come?” “Indeed and I don’t, me young dude. The play-house has no attractions for me the night. I believe I’d go to sleep av they wor playing the funniest thing ye iver h’ard, and ay all the people were laughin’ themselves crazy.” j “Sleepy, eh?” “Oh, my—oh, my, I’m that sleepy that I don't know whether I'm on foot or in the cars. Goon to the theayter, you. I’ll do the ey act meself.” | 5 Mot, er may get to flirting, pop, if you're not there to watch her,” said that mischievous youth. ; ‘“‘Begorrah, av I was there wid her she might flirt the head off her and I’d niver know it. Vd be asleep in tin minyutes afther I sat down.” - ' ‘Why don’t you take a walk, then, and get waked up a bit?” “‘Begob, av I did it’s somnambulizing I’d be doing, and there’s no knowing phwat I might do in that case.” “ Well, then, you’d better go to bed, for you generally give us a picnic when you get to sleep walking. You might wander all oyer the city before we found you.” “Faiv, I've given that up this manny a year,” replied Muldoon, knocking the ash- es from his cigar, G ; He had been a great fist at this sort of thing in former years, as those who are familiar with his history can testify, but of late he had done nothing in that line. Roger and his mother went to the thea- ter, taking Kitty Clyde along, while Mul- doon sought his downy couch soon after - they had left the house. - When~ Roger returned he remained down-stairs to talk to the clerk, the ladies proceeding at once to their rooms. By-and- ¥ there was no one left in the office but Roger and the clerk, the hall ‘ boys dozing on a bench outside and all as~ quiet as the grave, Suche ie ther 38 Pr THE WPI es of Clarence Fitz Roy Jones,” ‘* Muldoon’s real ocery Store, Part, I,” ete., ete. f Roger sat inside the office with the clerk, who was a ven entertaining young fellow, and listened to his yarns, both of them smoking. : “Gets pretty lonesome down here some- times, don’t it?” asked Roger. h “Yes, now and then, Little bit spooky at times.” - ; : “I suppose you think that every strange — sound is a ghost, don’t ss QUaeS “Well, not exactly that, for I don’t be- lieve in but then it’s lonesome — enough,” { “TI don’t take any stock in spirits myself, but there are people, and sensible ones too, B who——” ~ % : _ “Great Scott!” muttered the clerk, start- ~ ing back. tis SE oger looked at him, ee that he was trying to work up a racket by a pre- tended fright. ef There was no pretense about this, how- ever. ; The fellow’s hair stood on end, his knees * shook, and he was really frightened. Then Roger turned his head to the point. Lowaed which the clerk’s gaze seemed di- rected. “Thunder and blazes, what's that?” ; In the doorway stood a Jigure all in white, from his head to his heels. i : Not a sound had been heard, and how the thing could have approached without being heard was a mystery. : i Neither Rogggnor the clerk stopped to ask cues ees, but bolted out of. one e specter noiselessly entered. the other. ae ~ ‘Did you see it?” gasped the clerk. ‘© Of course I did.” “This ain’t a snap, is it?” ~ ‘A snap?” : **¥es, a joke to scare me |” ; oa “Why, good gracious, I was as much ~ broken up as you.” . Pesan got there? .Who's “Wonder how it ghost is it, anyhow?” ae “You might send one of the boys for its — card.” Bi er “Don't joke, young fellow,” said the clerk, witha sigh. ‘‘This is a warning to — ‘one of us.” Sas 8 j iM ‘They were both in the rotunda now, the ghostly visitor being hidden from sight in- _ the office. © eee _ ‘Tsay, we've got to brace up,” said Roger em,
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® ; “PART IL. y MULDOON'S TRIP AROUND THE ‘WORLD. « A spook can’t hurt us. Let’s go and investi- gate.” “No, no, I wouldn’t do it for the world, I'll gsend.one of the boys.” “You better not tell’em it’s a ghost then, oryou won’t be able to get ’em to move v step.” Well, we can’t have a ghost staying in there all night,” said the young fellow, petu- lantly; rf Pahaps he will register, and then we can find out who he is and where he comes from.” “Wor heaven’s sake, don’t joke on such a * subject,” gasped the clerk. Roger had recovered from his first surprise and-was now more collected. He knew that there must be some reason- able explanation for the strange appearance which had so frightened them, Consequently he determined to make an in- vestigation. : ‘Come on,” he said to his companion, ‘I’m going to see what the thing is.” ; “Don’t!” exclaimed the other in a startled pe biepar as Roger advanced foward the office door, y “Nonsense!” and in he went.- He gave one glance and then beckoned to the clerk, A What the two saw was this: . A figure in white seated ina chair tipped back on its hind legs, his feet on a table and a cigar in his mouth. For a ghost, he was having the easiest time on record. Well’ I'm blowé@d!? cried Roger. ‘It’s pop as sure us I’m alive.” * Muldoon?” asked the clerk. “Yes, sleop walking. Ho’s the healthiest looking ghost I ever met,” \ , < cert ey PART XIII. EO the ghost that had so startled Roger le, and the night clerk at the hotel turn- sw ed out to be Muldoon alter all, That was the sizeof it. His fatigue, his going to bed at such an un- usual time, and perhaps his talking of tho thing, had resulted in his walking in his sleep. He was making the best of it, for he oecu- _ pied the clerk’s chair, was smoking one of the clerk’s cigars, and seemed to be enjoying him- _ self gonerally, All he had on was his night shirt and socks, which aceounted for his noiseless tread upon entering the office. His eves were open, but his fixed stare told Roger that he was sound asleep and knew nothing of what was going on, g _ “Pop’s got it again,” said the young fellow. © Got what again?” inquired the clerk, “Somnambulism.” “Toes ho have it often?” -**Oh, about once a week,” ansivered Roger, » "soberly. fx This was not the case, but that jolly joker thought he’d have some fun at the clerk’s ex- pense. z “The deuce you say!” muttered the other, whose name, by the way, was Perkins. . “Pact, [assure you, and he's very danger- ous at such times,” “Dangerous |” “You've got it.” "In what way?” “Why, if you wake him up when he’s that sway there’s danger of his scalping you.” Sealping |” “Yes; or of chewing your ears off, or of making a football of your cocoanut.” - * Great Scott !” “Yes, he always fancies he is a pirate or an Indian or a cannibal wt these times, and if you wake him there’s no telling what he won’t do.” Good gracious! he may sleep there all night!” - "No; he will get up after a time, and that’s When you want to look out for him.” “Why, what can Ido?” *Keap out of his way. If he hears you ‘breathe, when he begins to stir, he willawake and fly like a tiger at the first thing he sees.” _ .**H6 must be a terror,” said Perkins, the ‘cold perspiration standing out upon his manly brow. : ; » “You can * bet your boots he is,” returned ‘Oger. x : “Meanwhile Muldoon smoked on, uncon- ‘scious, while Roger was thinking how he could “manage to wake him up without Perkins sus- pecting him. : 8 Pate weil ‘The thing worked itself out all right. n length. ; ie oye: is cigar accumulated till it was over an inch As Muldoon smoked, the ash on the end of — .Perkius. Had Muldoon been awake he would have Icoked ont for it. Now it looked out for itself. The hotash suddenly fell off and struck Mul- doon on the leg where that necessary member chanced to be exposed, If you don’t know how it feels to haye a lot of hot cigar ashes fallon a tender part of your body, just try it once. Muldoon got it solid, and a blister as big as a quarter was the immediate result. Another consequence was that he a\voke with a howl and a start, and began to prance around like a caged lunatic, “Now’s your time,” whispered Roger to Look out! he’s coming for you sure |” “Be heavens, I’ll be burned aloive,” howled Muldoon. ‘‘Phwat’s the mattheranyhow?” With that he made a bolt, upset poor Per- kins and dashed out into the rotunda like a wild Indian, Perkins yelled as though his Toeeely last appearance on any stage had come, while Roger indulged in a grin, ‘hen Muldoon took a tumble and realized where he was and what he had been doing. “ Begob, it’s walking in me sleep Iam,” he muttered. ‘That comes av goin’ to bed wid thelarks, I’d rather go after a lark, I’m thinking, for thin<l can sleep like a top, so I can.” “Hallo, governor,” sang out Roger, *‘ beon to a faney ball? I see you are in undress uniform,” “Goan, ye moth-eaten dude,” cried Mul- doon in disgust. ‘ What med ye put the idee av sleep-walkin’ into me head. Ay it wasn’t for ye I’d be quitely sleeping in me virtuous couch at this minyute.” Look out, pop, there’s women coming,” hissed that bold, bad boy. : That was enough for Muldoon, He did not consider himself at all dressed for company. He made a break and went flying up the stairs, three steps at a time. Then Perkins got up, looked wildly around, and gusped: ‘Has he gone?” ‘Yes; but you had a narrow eseape of it.” “You don’t say !” : “Oh, yes. If Thad not suddenly attracted his attention, he would have bitten both your éars off.” “©Good heavens |” “Oh, pop’s a regular man-eater when he has one of his fits,” said Roger solemnly, Perkins swallowed it all, and his bangs fair- ly wilted. “Well, I’m mighty glad that he’s going away to-morrow, then,” he muttered with great joyfuluess, ‘I wouldn’t stay in the sume house with a man like that for twice my salary.” “No, it’s pretty dangerous, for pop hates dudes, and it?s a wonder to me that you still live to tell the tale.” Thon that cheeky young rascal wafted him- self off, leaving Perkins in doubtas to wheth- erthat last remark was intended for him- self or sonie other fellow. The next day the Muldoon party took itself off, and our hero set out upon the second stage of his journey. “i Muleahey, the alderman, Eddie Donegal, Gallagher, the majorand a lot more, saw Mul- doon off, and wished him all sorts of good luck upon his trip. When they were about to start, the last bell having rung, along came Professor Wiggins in hot haste, followed by his baggage on a hand cart. : ‘*Be heavens, it’s the proflssor,” said Mul- doon, ‘‘and he do be takin’ the wrong boat. It’s to Austhralia he’s goin’ and this steamer goes to’ China. That man’s absent-minded- ness will get him into throuble one av those days.” Wiggins was hauled on board, bag and bag- gage, and away went the steamer. “Pon my word, I came very near forget- ting it again,” he muttered. “If I hadn’t ac- cidentally learned that you had gone, I really believe I would have forgotten all aboutit.” “Tt’s to Austhralia ye’re going, is it not?” said Muldoon, coming forward, SRV eases ‘ “Then ye’ll haye togo be the way ay China, for that’s where we're goin’.” F Ohinal” said Wiggins, not the least put out. . SoS cae nin _ shrieked Kitty. . ‘‘ Poor, dear man, Ishallho - sorry ti L ALC Vein ates “Ves, but that does not matter. Ican leave~ the steamer at the Sandwich Islands.” “Troth, we don’t stop there at all. away to the north av thim,” 4 “Are you sure of that?” for Roger was grinning. “Yis.. Ax me son where we do be going, He has full charge ay tho itinerary. Oh, my! Oh, my! moe ity: is broke. Ill niver thry to say a worrud like that agin.” «Pretty tough, wasn’t it, pop?” asked Roger, laughing. ‘ Where did you find it?” “Tn the railroad guide, Faix, ay a thrain ran agen that worrud there’d be a wreck sure, Ve’re goin’ to China, are we not, me bye?” ‘Not this time, pop, and the professor is right for onee. I had the tickets changed when I found that we wouldn’t stop at the Sandwich Islands,” “ And thin it’s to Austhralia we’re goin’?” ee Yes.” “Hurroo! It’s a goold hunter I'll be and go home loaded wid dust and nuggets as big as me head !” cried Muldoon, enthusiastically. “Vis, and thin have somebody come along and chate the eyeteeth out ay yez,” remarked his wife. Yo have no sintiment about ye at all, mo fairy queen ay modern toimes,” retorted Mul- doon; ‘tye think only ay the sordid,soide ay loife.” “Tt’s practical I am, Terry, and I’m tellin’ yo that av re came out av the moines wid™a ton ay goold yez wouldn’t have a lump as big as a praity whin ye got home, Yo’d give away bee and be shwindled out av two-thirds ay We go *Tts a foine head for figures ye have, Begalia,” said Muldoon with achuckle, * Ye make me lose more than I had,” “Well, ye can be relied an to do it aisy puoualis responded Mrs, Muldoon complac- ently, That was a settler, and our hero went off to enjoy the view of the harbor, There were one or tio days of seasickness, and after that Muldoon showed up as fresh as adaisy, and was not long in making friends with all on board. They had been out nearly a week and Roger had not played a single snap upon that un- suspecting parent of his, uldoon came out of the saloon one pleas- ant afternoon, and, seeing nobody «about, walked aft. : Here he could see a man seated upon the rail, not far from the stern, with his feet hang- ing outside. “Tuck at the sucker, be heavens,” he mut- tered, ‘He do have no more sinse than a bye. Begorrah, he'll lose his head next and go Overboard,” : No sooner said than accomplished, There was a shriek, the man toppled over head first and was gone. “He's done it, begorrah—he’s dono itl? eried Muldoon excitedly, making a dash for the side, : He.cast one glance at the foaming waters in the wake of the steamer, and then yelled with all his might: “Man overboard! Stop the ship! Go back and pick him up! Man overboard !” A crowd of men, women and children, offi- cers, sailors and passengers came hurrying: up. : d Where they came from so suddenly, when the deck had been deserted but a moment be- ~ fore, wus a mystery. “Stop the ship, lower a boat—trow him a life - preserver!” cried Muldoon, dancing around in the utmost excitement. ‘The poor man ’ll be dhrowned ay yez don’t do some- thing !” h : Man overboard!” was the cry that ran all» through the ship. . “Tt’s mesilf that seen him fall,” said Mul- doon, in explanation to the crowd that had gathered around him. ‘He wor sitting on the rail, right here, and I wor about to inform him av the hazardness ay his situation, whin oyer he wint like a shot into the wather.” “Who was it, Mr. Muldoon?” asked Kitty Clyde. “Did you know him?” ‘ ‘His back was toward me, me dear Miss Kitty, and I did not recognize his fatures from | that pint.” : “Tt wasn’t Roger, was it?” asked Kitty, turn- ing pale. : wight hart “Tt wor not; it wora bigger man than him, Begob, it moight be the profissor now, he’s that absent-moinded that it’s a wondher ho doesn’t walk over——” tare ar et ‘Professor Wiggins! Oh, how awful!” lose him from
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4 ———_—_— MULDOON'S TRIP. AROUND THE WORLD. PARTING Meantime, the steamer’s speed had slacken- ed, a boat had been lowered and could now be seen pulling toward a black object that bobbed up and down on the foam-crested waves. The steamer made a long sweep so as to lie by, foritisno easy matter to stopabig vessel lik that when going at full speed. 5 ‘“Begob, I think they’ll save him yet,” mut- tered Muldoon, looking over the rail, ‘‘ and it’s aloife preserverlam. Sure I ought to have gon’ in the boat, be rights.” Where was Roger during all this excite- ment? Where ho could see and hear all that went on, but out of sight of his deluded dad. “They have him, they’re picking him up, it’s a saver av loifa Iam, be me prisince av moind, his chest measurement increasing by several inches, The steamer’s speed was now stopped, and ~ she waited for the men in the boat to come up with her. They were a -good distance off, for the steamer had been forging ahead all the time after the alarm was given until the boat was down, and this distance had to be gone over twice. Muldoon felt as big as an ox and all&the © officers and men knew that he was the hero of the occasion, for he made no bones of tell- ing them so. Considerable time and distance had been . lost, but then these were nothing when the saving of life was considered, Mia i i) | The officer examined the prostrate form on the deck. foe he and all hands saw that it was only a sell. The man was a dummy, made up of an old suit of clothes stuffed with papers and a cou- ple of inflated bladders, to make it float. Muldoon’s heroism collapsed like a toy bal- loon with a pin stuck in it. That wasn’t the worst of it, though. & “What do you mean, sir, by deceiving us allin this style, getting up all this excite- ment, and making us lose half an hour by your infernal practical jokes?” demanded the first officer of Muldoon. “What do yez mane be addhressin’ me in that purrumptory tone, sor?” asked Muldoon, i hy i 2 : = = - Muldoon would have run away, but a couple of sailors grabbed him and held him fast. ‘‘Oh, my! oh, my, pwhat’s “Silence and obey my orders, or I will take you with me to the bottom of the sea!” roared Neptune. going to happen now?” sighed Muldoon, in giving the alarrum so quickly,” exclaimed Muldoon, waving his hat. f , Ho was a mighty hero in his own eyes, and felt so big that it was a wonder his clothes glowing with pleasure. a in the papers. didn’t burst, “Tt’s a goold medal I'll get and have me name in all the papers,” he went on, his face « “Shame, shame!” “Fine hero he is!” “He ought to be fined |” “Tock him up anyhow!” “Yes, sir, I think so, too, and if I was cap- tain of this ship I’d do it,” continued the mate. , : “what fur?” ; 5 See “For hoaxing us with your old dummy, “Ye’re a loiar, and don’t know the truth whi ye seeit. I did not trow the dummy over- boord, nor did I know that it was a dummy till this minyute.” s2 : Vou didn’t?” - “ Wirat’s the matter with you, Williamson?” | — said the chief officer, coming forward. — “That thing is no good, and we’ éhad all |
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/PART IL. MULDOON’S TRIP AROUND HE WORLD. — = off yer mouth to me,” said Muldoon. “I cud split ye in two and make toothpicks ay the pieces. Go on, ye salt water dude.” The officer was a bit of a dandy, and Mul- doon’s language was not at all relished. - Don’t you dare to insult me,” he bluster- ed, “ or I’ll have you ironed for mutiny.” All bands were down on Muldoon for what they considered a heartless joke, and the poor man was obliged to go away and hide. Ay I wor guessing who put that job up, [ think J’d name Roger the forst wan,” he mut- tered, as he hurried off, “If it were meant for me to bite at, I got it sure enough, and if it wor not, I fell into the thrap like the sucker Tam, Bedaliais right. I'll niver have sinse enough to kape from bein’ sucked in till I’m dead, begob.” Muldoon was no hero after this, for every- body belicved that he had thrown the dummy overboard so as to get up a sensation. He did not charge Roger with the trick, for he could not prove it, and so thought it best to say nothing. He had not seen the young joker pull on a little line attached to the dummy .and so yank him overboard at the proper time, and did not even know about it, though thers was such a lino, all the same, A few days after this Roger fixed up a job with the first officer and a couple of sailors, Muldoon being the intended victim, ' It was a lovely morning, and Muldoon came on deck arrayed in the giddy suit which ho had been stuck on in Frisco, and wearing also a high white dicer, checked gaiters over his shoes, a spotted shirt and a searf that would have done excellent duty as a lighthouse, it was such a blazer. Roger was not visible, but he was arouhd, all the same, and in good trim for the anticipated circus. **Good-morning, Mr. Muldoon,” said the mes T see you are expecting eompany to- ay. 2 “Company, is it, ont in the middle av the - ocean? Isit aff yer head ye are?” “Not a bit. It’s just the right place to ex- pect company, Father Neptune always comes * aboard in these latitudes,” - Who did ye say?” ‘* Father Neptune.” ‘And who the mischief is Father Neptune? Does he have a church on the say?” There was a roar of laughter from the by- standers, and the mate replied: **No, he don’t haye a church, but he’s King of the Sea. You must have heard of him.” ‘Faith, I think Ihave. Is he the ould duf- for that has a pitchfork in his hand wid a crown an his head and a long beard, and does be ridin’ in a shell drawn be suckers or some ither quare-looking fish wid big mouths?” *That’s the same one, and he boards every vessel that has fresh trayelers on it to make them salt and fit them for travei.” _ ¥aix, I didn’t seo um whin I wint abroad before.” ; ‘No, for he only lives in the Pacific. He ought to be——” “Ship ahoy!” cried a hoarse yoice from the water, : - "There he is now!” cried the mate. ‘ Low- er the ladder for his royal highness.” A ladder was put over the side, and up camo a queer-looking figure, all wet with sea wa- ter, a big trident in his hand, a tin crown on his head, and a robe of dripping sea-weed hanging from his shoulders, and strings of shells strung all over him, _ He wore green tights and sandals, had long White hair and a flowing beard, spoke in fog- horn tones, and was a most terrible creature to look at altogether, Muldoon shook in his gaiters, for he failed to recognize Roger in that disguise, and thought that his last hour had come, The sea god thumped on the deck with his trident, pointed to Muldoon, and said imperi- ously: “Seize the strange intruder into my domin- ions, and put him through his initiation.” Muldoon would haverun away, but a couple oh eailore giabhed him pod anetd him fast. “*Oh, my! oh, my, phwat’s going to happen now?” sighed Muldoon. eee EP: © Silence and obey my orders, or I will take you with me to the bottom of the sea!” roared Neptune. -Muldoon held his tongue and wished that he was safe on land once more, where Fa- ther Neptune would not dare venture, Tt’s a corpse I am already,” he wailed. *‘ How did he know I wor fresh? Begob, if I dived, I’d take a round out ay him for that!” aw PART XIV. passenger, and had at once pointed | $9) HE King of the Deep had boarded the Z| steamer on which Muldoon was a out our hero as a stranger in those parts, and had ordered him to be seized and ut through a course of sprouts, that he might be thoroughly salted. It was ail a huge joke on Muldoon, The latter never dropped, however. Master Roger was made up as Neptune, and the mate and Sailors were all in the secret. “ What is your name, rash stranger?” asked Father Naptune when Muldoon was brought before him. « Perrence Muldoon, av New York.” “ You're Irish, you snoozer,” said the mon- arch in a vein of levity. “T know it, yer honor, and I’m glad av it,” answered Muldoon stoutly. ‘ Byer been here before?” ‘*T have not.” ** Where are you going?” “ Around the.worruld, begob.” «And do you dare to enter my domains without preparing for such a trip?” “Sure, I have prepared, yer honor,” an- swered the trembling Muldoon. ‘ Haven’t I laid in a supply av whisky and tobacco to last me six months!” “That is not enough. What ho, my minions!” Half ascore of sailors gathered in a ring behind Neptune, the passengers watching the scene from a distance. *‘Phwat are they doin’ wid Terry?” asked Mrs. Muldoon of Wiggins. “Tnitiating him into some secret society. All sailors belong to it I understand.” ‘Paix Terry wor always wan to belong to thim things. don’t know how manny he’s amember av now. He’sin the Rid Min and the Knights av Industry and the ancient or- dher av hod earriers, and the frindly sons av St. Bridget, and a dozen more that I can’t re- mimber,”” “ Very interesting,” said Wiggins, ey though it would have been hard to say what he was thinking of at that moment, having forgotten all about Muldoon. “Hold up your hands,” said Neptune to his minions, and they obeyed as one man, Phen they began to chatter a lot of gibberish in a low tone, and poor Muldoon was greatly impressed with the solemnity of the occasion. “Bring forth the royal vessels,” cried Nep- tune, sitting on an inverted deck bucket, over which a wet tarpaulin had been thrown, Two buckets were brought, brimming with salt water. They were placed in front of Muldoon, who looked at them in dismay, . “Have I got to drin« all that?” he mut- tered, : Silence |” thundered the mighty monarch. Then our hero was suddenly lifted up and planted with one foot in each bucket of water. * Begorrah, me spring-bottom pants will be ruined,” he watled. “Silence |” T’m as dumbas an oysther, yer honor, Is there anny more av the ceremony to be gon’ through wid?” “ Give him a bath!” cried Neptune. A big sailor began playing a hose upon Muldoon atthe word, while all the rest held up their hands and chanted their mystic songs. : Poor Muldoon, It was worse than the deluge. He got salt water in his eyes and mouth, his dicer was knocked off, and he felf as wet as if he had been drowned. He tried to dodge the stream, but he got it allthe same, anda more wretched mortal it would haye been hard to imagine at that mo- ment. ‘Would an, hould an, I’m salt enough,” he began to yell. The fellow with the hose took Muldoon’s mouth for a harrel, evidently, for he suddenly sent a stream of water flying down it. Over went Muldoon, water buckets and all, flat_on the deck, * He, was wet enough before, in all conscience, but now he was worse. He couldn’t have been wetter if he had been taken and thrown into the sea. He was wet from head to foot, inside and out, top and bottom, and water was running off of him in buckets. i : He started up, and a pail of water struck him amidships and knocked him flat, Once more he essayed to rise, but once more You must be salted. the gentle shower struck him and keeled him on his beams’-ends. ; > A third time he made the attempt, and this time he suecceded in getting upon his feet. Half a dozen sailors were hard at work pol- ishing off the decks. “ Come now, get out of the way there!” said Be bo’s’n, who was bassin’ the job, to Mul- oon. That worthy man looked all around, rubbed his eyes, and then looked again. There was no sign of Father Neptuno nor of the chanting sailors, nor of any of the mum- mery which he had lately witnessed. “Be heavens! he’s gon’ as quick as he came,” muttered Muldoon, ‘‘and I can’t tell if I am a thrue ould salt or not.” “Come—come, get out of the way there,” ~ cried the bo’s’n, ‘‘Don’t you see the men want to work?” ‘Where is Father Neptune gon’ so sud- den?” asked Muldoon. « Who?” “Father Neptune, the king av the say, be- gob, He was here juss now.” “Guess you’ve been drinkin’, haven’t you?” asked the bo’s’n, with a grin. “Salt wather is all I’ve drank; if ye allud to me bein’ tipsy, I deny it intoirely.” \ “There ain’t been any kings of the sea or land on this deck this morning, mate,” contin- ued the bo’s’n, “and that’s straight.” “‘T tell yez [saw old Nep himself sittin’ on a bucket right forninst me here.” * Guess you must have better eyes than the rest of us, then. Did you see anything of old Nep to-day, boys?” : TaD sir,” said the gang, all shaking their eads, : “TJ told you the reckonin’ was wrong, mate,” said the bo’s’n. * Boegob I know I did see him, and that he gave me an insoight into the life ava sailor, and now I want to know where he’s gon’.” “The majority’s agin you, mate,’ said the bo’s’n. ** Greenies often see more’n old sail- ors. Wouldn’t spin that Neptune yarn if I was you. Tolks might think you’d been tackling the grog too much.” x “I’m a timperate man, and J’ll swear thatT saw ould Nep sittin’ here an the bucket.” “All right. When I’ve got a watch below - Tl listen to your yarn, mate, but just now I’m busy.” Then Muldoon had to get out of the way of the men cleaning the deck, for nobody would answer him. : He found some sailors in another part of the ship and asked them if they had seen old Neptune, but they laughed and said that he never showed up except when yessels were erossing the line, and that they were now a long way north of that. From nobody could he get a confirmation of his Neptune story, and at last he began to think that maybe he had been dreaming the whole thing, When about to enter the main saloon he met Roger, looking as unconscious as a lamb. “Hallo, pop, have you been takinga swim?’ asked the young fellow. “T have not. Did ye see just now, me bye?” “The king of the sea? Who's that, pop?” ‘Neptune, av coorse,” ‘Has he been around?” “Yes, and I was most drowned be the suck- er. Have ye seen him?” : “Why, pop, you must be dreaming. Nep- tune never comes on board ships except when they are crossing the line,” «Phwat line is that, Roger? Can ye see it an the wather?” : “No, no, it’s an imaginary line, the equator, that divides the earth in two, so that we get north and south.” : “Oh, that’s it?” “Yes.” ‘And Neptune only comes an boord whin ya cross that line that divides the north from the south?” “Only then, pop.” i fone have we been crassing it the morn- ng 7 ‘Of course not. We ain’t within a thou- sand miles of it.” 3 “Then, be heavens, the sucker that put me through wor an imposthor and had no right to the title. It’s a swindle, and whin I meet Neptune I'll tell him so.” 4 a But there’ hasn’t anybody been on board, ad.’ j ; ; Tf ividence is annything,” muttered Mul- doon, “‘I’m lying and ivery wan else tells the truth, seein’ that the paver rules; but av I know annything, I know I’ve been med a the king av the say -onona 7 = ~
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ee sucker ay wanst more, and it’s time I was salted, for I’m too frash intoirely.” “Then he went off to change his soaked and ruined garments, while Roger enjoyed a quiet laugh over the complete and gratifying suc- cess of his latest snap, For two or three days things went along all serene, the weather being fine, the passengers allin good health and spirits, and all hands j gnloving themeelvyes right up to the top notch. ad ne day, as Muldoon eame on deck in com- pany with Roger, there seemed to be some- thing going on in the forward part of the ‘steamer. Shouts of laughter could be heard, and there ~was evidently lots of fun going on, *Phwat seems to be the meining ay the ces it wns MULDOON'S TRIP AROUND THE- WORLD. “PART ILS > bloind soide he’d dig the. heart outay him wid his spurs before he e’u’d turn ’round.” Bae ‘Oh, this isn’t a live rooster, It’s only a game,” f ; ‘A game rooster, is it? Be heavens, he’d havo to be very game.if he has but wan eye.” “Oh, no, it’s a play rooster, a make-believe one. There he is; on the deck.” é ‘Oh, lL seo!” cried Muldoon, now noticing the figure of a large rooster drawn in chalk on the deck, The figure lacked an eye and Muldoon he- gan to take a tumble. 2 **Oh, I perceive,” he said. pit the eye on the burrud?” «Mhat’s it,’? : “And how is it performed?” «The game is to Don’t he look sweet?” ‘“What a lovely complexion!” - ‘* A little too dark for beauty.” “Oh, no, he’s too pale.” ‘*Phwat did ye put in me eyes?” cried Mul- doon, rubbing them. - ae The more he rubbed the more the erowd laughed. It was no wonder. Muldoon’s face looked like a combination of ghost and sweep. e That joking sailor had thrown a mixtire of soot from the galley stoye-pipe and moist whitening in Muldoon’s face. Consequently he looked like the spotted hoy or like the piebald man of a recent noyel. Here was a black spot over one eye, a white ‘¢Give him a bath!” cried Neptune. hilarity, Rogor?” asked Muldoon, sticking a * quizzing glass in his eye and looking awfully swell. “*Some sailor’s game, I guess,” answered Roger. “Faix, they do be werkin’ hard enough, - ginérally, to be allowed to haye some recrea- tion,” muttered Muldoon. ‘ Let’s go and look an, me bye. I don’t doubt that we shall be idifled.” _ Muldoon and Roger went forward just as another burst of laughter arose, and somebody ‘dashed out of {he crowd and hurried aft. ____ * Phwat’s goin’ an?” asked Muldoon, push- _ ing his way through the crowd. “Oh, we're trying to give the rooster his + yo,” said one of the sailors, with a chuckle. Do you want to try it?” _* “Give the rooster his eye!” cried Muldoon, in surprige, ‘1s he bloind?” _ This one is?” rupee ' “ Well, faix, ifhe has wan eye can’t he see wid that?” : nee : but wan,’ wan eye He'd sailor, with a laugh A big sailor began playing the hose upon Muldoon at the word, while all the rest held up their hands and chanted their mystic songs. Y : ‘Why, you take a bit of chalk, let somebody blind you and then try and put the eye in the right place.” “That’s it, is it?” ‘ Yes.” ‘‘Begob, I could foind the eye av the burrud ivery time.” ‘ «Bot you don’t,” cried several of the specta- ors, ‘ “Tl take yez up,” answered Muldoon read- ily. ‘How much ay this do yez want, a dol- lar’s worth?” “Bet you a dollar you won’t give the rooster his eye in three trials.” j “Tm wid ye. Give me the bit ay chali.” A lump of chalk as big as his fst was given to Muldoon, and he carefully noted the posi- _ tion of the rooster on the deck. Pay “ Now blind me,” he said. _ “All right,” said the sailor, who had ox- plained the game to Muldoon, ’ ~~ He had a white cloth in his hand and as he- came up to Muldoon he dove his other hand into it and flung something slap into our hero’s eyes. , = _ “Howly shmoke” yelled Muldoon, “Itm bloind.? a arse SE sapien Sere Then all hands roared. " water and soft soap. _ Soot and whitening right in th a Or aauia poor A ulagoR: Didn't you tell me to blind you?” cried tha ; one under the other, and a hybrid one on the end of his nose, while his forehead presented un assortment of colors. ya ore Of course, the more he rubbed to get tho stuff out of his eyes, the worse he made mat-— ters. : : Instead of getting the color off he only _ ground it in the deeper, for soot is very sticky * stuff and can only be removed by the process ~ of skinning or by a liberal application of hot flow the crowd did yell when Muldoon be- gan te polish his face and hands a deep black ~ or a mottled gray. dic ane “Phwatare yezlaughing at?” hedemanded, indignantly. ~ wie as Then he caught sight of his hands, the stuff having. been removed from his eyes. Fie ceased to wonder ut the merriment of — the gang. sat were Se ee Pes “Begob, ye haye colored me eyes for me, and now I’ll have to return the compliment.” Then he made a dash for that funny sailor man, intending to put his eye in mourning. - The fellow was two sudden for Muldoon He let the latter have the whole mixture mu, Of course poo:
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Se PART Il. | *Cock-a-doodle-doo!” cried the joker, get- ting out of Muldoon’s way. ' Then the spectators loosened their buttons -for fear of losing them and went into spasms again. a Be heavens, I’m bloind,” yelled Muldoon digging his eyes out once more. His face was a study in black and white that any artist might be proud of, Perhaps Muldoon was no artist, for he didn’t feel proud worth remarking about. First he got mad and wanted to swab the deck with the whole crowd. Then he suddenly discovered what a jack- donkey he was making of himself, and took a vacation. He likewise took a go-as-you-please walk for the cabin, beating all contestants by sev- eral laps. «he idee av puttin? an eye an the rooster wor all a delusion,” he muttered. * Begob, ivery time there’s anny fishing for suckers going an, I’m sure to be cot.” Roger enjoyed this little racket, for he had * not worked it, knew nothing about it before- hand, and could not be accused of putting it up. ue Poor dad,” he laughed, “his verdancy sticks out all over him, and he swallows bait just like any other sucker, and always gets taken in, besides.”” Faith, [can’t accuse Roger ay having a hand in this,” muttered Muldoon, as he pro- ceeded to scrub his face with soap, water and a brush. ‘I had two hands in it, mesilf, however, and foine hands they are now. Be- gob, av I didn’t know different I’d think I wor & naygur.” It took him the greater part of the forenoon to remove the soot from his face, and as con- siderable skin went with it, he looked as if ho hud boiled or peeled by the time the operation was over, A liberal anointing with vaseline and cold cream took out the soreness, but then his face gleamed like a lighthouse in a mist. E ‘Paix; I’ve h’ard ay min’s faces shining,” he remarked, as he surveyed himself in tho glass, ‘fand mine is wan ay thim koind, Phwat shall I do to remove the oleaginous superabundance?” ; A box of face powder used by his wife stood near and forthwith Muldoon grabbed the puff and powdered himself most abundantly. The powder was pink and made him look like a cherub, but he did not notice the differ- ence in the semi-obscurity of the stateroom. He went on deck, feeling sure that every- thing was lovely, but a titter arose from all ~ hands the moment he appeared, ‘* Pop has beon powdering again, the giddy “dear,” whispered Roger. *‘Y should think a man would have more sense,” snapped an old maid who overheard the remark. 2 “Oh, Mr. Muldoon, you look too sweet for anything,” cried pela who was making some faney work for Mrs. Muldoon. “Vaix, it’s mighty vain ye are, Terry,” said _ Mrs, Muldoon, who did not know about the rooster affair, ‘Since whin did yez begin to to use pink powder?” “‘Ti’s not pink, it’s white, and I put it an to peymmove the tan from me face,’’ replied Mul- oon. “‘ Wor yer soidewhiskers tanned too, Terry?” asked his wife, smiling. ‘Ye haye as much ain thim as an yer face.” “Tf you have red whiskers, pop, ‘people will -be calling for the white horso,” sai Roger. “ Begob, thin, av it’s a white jackass they want, yez can answer the call at wanst,” re- torted Muldoon as he beat a retreat. Then the story of the rooster got around, ‘and Mrs, Muldoon laughed till she cried. “That's just like Yerry!” she exclaimed. “Be the toime he learns wisdom enough not to-be cot be the jokes that do be goin’ around he’ll be ready to die,” ‘ Muldoon was of the same opinion, and re- ‘solved that he would have nothing to do with eke that wasn’t square and fair on the ace. : Whether he kept his resolution or not will ‘be discovered as we proceed. PART XV, AZULDOON had made a resolution not NZEC to be caught by any more jokes, if not for life, as least as long as ho re- ] mained on board the steamer. i __ As far as that went he kept his resolution, for neither Roger nor any one else played any more rackets on him during the voyage. ~ One reason for this was that the voyage soon came to an end, ora part of it, at least. The steamer touched at Honolulu, and here the Muldoons disembarked, our hero desir- ing to rest awhile before continuing his jour- ney. : : Muldoon and his wife, Roger, Kitty, Wig- gins, the parrot and the pug dog, all went ashore ind put up ata place called the United States Hotel, Muldoon being attracted to it by. the name. 5 ; “Tt’s at home I'll think I am wid such a name in me moind all the time,” he observed, “and faix, if ding Calico had anny sense he’d give up trying to pay off the mortgage an his throne, and annix himsilf to Ameriky at Wwanst,” ‘* How could he do that, Terry?” asked his wife. ‘Sure the islands are too far away to jine on to Ameriky, and they couldn’t be tow- ed. Some ay the little waus might get lost.” “Sure we could make foreign colonies av them, me dear, and thin there’d be no juty on the sandwiches we imparted.” : Roger snickered, Miss Kitty smiled, Wig- gins awoke from a nap and looked wise, and Muldoon went off for a walk feeling that he had put his foot in it again, though he hardly knew how, * The next day, after a good night’s rest, the whole party set out to visit the city and the principal island, reserving the other sights to be seen on the group for other days. Honolulu, as most of our readers may know, or if they don’t, they ought to, is the capital and largest city of the group of twelveislands, being situated on the south side of Oahu, and has a population of fifteen thousand. Here is whore the king lives, his palace and many of the public buildings being composed of coral, which is as cheap a building mater- ial there as bricks are here, and maybe cheap- or, seeing that it grows wild all over the place, After tramping over the city for a long time, till the ladies were tired, Muldoon and Roger took’ a carriage and drove out into the sub- urbs, leaving Wiggins to escort Mrs. Muldoon and Kitty back to the hotel. The driver of the carriage was white and an American, and, besides being a good guide, was quite a wag as well. : After aHivieR all around the island he was returning to the city, when Muldoon espied a aBTae deserted house standing back from the road, ‘«Phwat place is that, Williamson?” he ask- ed, “Sure, there don’t seem to be any wan living in it.” “You wouldn’t live in it if you owned it,” answered the guide, stopping his horses, “ And phwy not, begob? All it needs is a little repairs to make a foine risidence av it. The situation is as good as anny on the island.” “Oh, that’s all right; but you wouldn’t live in it all the same,” returned Williamson. ‘Will ye explain the raison av that? The bare statement carries no conviction wid it, and I must know the why and wherefore be- fore I accept your assertion as conclusive,” “Well, then, the house is haunted, and no one can live in it.” : “ Haunted 1” aC Peres Muldoon, disdain- fully. ‘‘Go an wid yez. Do yezthink yezcan play off. anny such fairy tales an me?” “T tell you the house is haunted,” persisted the guide. ‘You could buy that house for a hundred dollars, if you could live in it, but nobody has been able to.” “For why?” “ Because it’s haunted, I tell you.” “Be what? Rats?” ; “No; but by the ghost of a former owner, He was a pirate and got inimensely rich, came here to live, reformed, it was said, and built this house.” j ‘* Well, a pirate wor no worse for thim days than ashtock gambler is now,” remarked Mul- doon, sententiously. - - «They say he died haunted by the ghosts of his many victims, men and women he had killed, and now his own ghost stalks about the place and even follows men who visit the house.” : “That’s all rubbish!” cried Muldoon, ‘I don’t believe in yer ghosts, and to prove it to yez, I'll go all over the house from cellar to garret, be heavens,” ““And T’ll go with you, pop,” said Roger, ‘I'd like to see the inside of a haunted house for once. Can we get in, Williamson?” : “Yes, I guess so. There used to be a back door that was always open; but you couldn’t get any one on the island to go in for a fort- une.” = : ‘Will you wait for us while we go through it, Williamson?” asked the young fellow, Sea ereaen Ree MULDOON’S TRIP AROUND THE WORLD. — ibs ETT ane Yes, and I'll show you through. It’s all 1ight inthe daytime, but at night the ghosts come.” “Begob, I'll take a night aff before I leave ~ the island and sleep here,” declared Muldoon decidedly. ‘It’s not afraid av anny ould ghosts, lam.” ‘¢ But these are awful ones,” said William- son, as he turned his horses and drove toward the house. ‘In phwat respict are they awful?” “Why, the ghost of old Muggs, that’s the pirate, comes in the form of a skeleton all green and red and blue, as if he was on fire, while flames come out of his eyes,” ‘Be heavens, av he was a walking fire en- eine I’d not be afraid ay um,” asserted Mul- oon, - You wouldn’t?”” : ‘No, sor, because I don’t beiave in anny such things. No man iyer saw a ghost, and alone don’t walk around ay their own ac- cord,” ‘© Well, you couldn’t get folks to live in that house, all the same,” answered Williamson, and those that have tried it were satisfied with one night, those that weren’t found dead tho next day, that is.” ‘*Flould an, hould an, it’s too eredulous in- toirely yethink I am,” cried Muldoon. ‘Faix, ye’ll never imagine that Tl swally all that?” “It’s so, anyhow,” said the guide. By this time they had reached the main gate of the inclosure surrounding the haunt- 6d mansion, and all hands alighted, 4 The gate was open and they walked up a> broad avenue pausing on the front veranda to listen. 3 Williamson tried the front door but it was” locked, and he was obliged to go around to’ the rear, Here they found an entrance, and pro-" ceeded to explore the old house from tor to bottom, It was agreat barn of a place wi big rooms, wide halls and massive staircases,” and was full of dust and spiders, but noth- ing else. : It was cool, though not damp, was built of coral and had hard wood floors and finish- ee but not the first sign of furniture, uldoon was disgusted, and went out evi- dently very much disappointed. “Begob, there’s nothing romantic about the” Paton he muttered. ‘No ould mahogany ‘urniture, no goold goblets, no plate, no silken curtains, no nothing. Sure, no well behaved ghost wud go into such a place twice.” In fact, there had been nothing to see inthe — house, and Muldoon considered it a waste of time to have gone into it. B 2 *Begob, yez can talk about ghosts all yo" loike,” he said, as they drove away, ‘but V’ll believe in them less since I saw that place than I did before,” : f “You ought to see the ghost of old Muggs after that,” said the guide, “Faix, av he comes muggin’ around me, I’ll hit him on the mug and par’lyzo him,” cried Muldoon. “JT suppose we'll have a visit from his grizzly nibbs,” said Roger, “though dad will get the’ first call because hé don’t believe in him.” “Til shoot any sucker ava ghost that comes prowling around me,” asserted Muldoon, and the ane? was changed to something more cheerful. When. they arrived at the hotel Muldoon pene in first, leaving Roger to settle with the guide. - s “Where can I get a good——” and our young friend whispered the rest of the sen- tence in the guide’s ear, : ‘ Williamson. laughed, slapped his leg, and exclaimed : ; “JT know a young fellow that has a dandy one, and I guess he’d lend it to you.” “Allright. I'll see you later.” Sight seeing made Muldoon weary and he retired early, occupying a room by himself, Mrs, Muldoon knew of his sleep-walking — propensities and did not care to run any risk so long as there was any danger of his in- dulging in them. C “Sure, when Terry retoires at twelve or wan o’clock I have no fear whativer,” she re- marked, “but whin he goes up at noine I’m sure something will happen.” — * She was right this time, <" ~~, Something did happen, = = It wasn’t Muldoon’s fault, however. sie At the later period: to which Rogor had re- ferred, he saw his friend Williamson, and the latter interviewed his friend, Sawyer, the three — having a great laugh oversomething, == Then, at 2 convenient time, the something — _ | was smuggled into the hotel, the clerk being
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ghee MULDOONS TRIP AROUND THE WORLD. S aon scene ls Sievtg iateobrichemhelen arenes let into the secret, after which there was more hilarity. © When the clocks were striking the hour, no matter which one, semething was taken into Muldoon’s room and left there, and the con- spirators silently stole away like the Arabs we hear about. : Tho Sandwich Island moon was putting in its very best shines, and sent a flood of light into Muldoon’s room when there came a mys- terious knock at the door, At first Muldoon slumbered on, and did not hear it, Then it was repeated, once, twice, thrice, and so on at regular intervals, At first Muldoon dreamed that somebody He sat bolt upright in bed-and eried out: ‘Be heavens, profissor, if yez want to dhrum on the flure wid yer heels phwy don’t -yez go into yer own room and do it?” Then the moonlight got in its fine work. Suddenly, and as if a block of ice had been placed at the base of his spine, Muldoon turn- ed cold and began to shiver, | His hair stood on end and his eyes bulged out iB a way that would beat any crab in the world, re Howly shmoke! phwat’s that?” he gasp- 6d. No wonder he was somewhat astonished. There, at the foot of his bed, sitting where 1 the moonlight fell full upon it, placed in an cn ” hs Wr yey i Waipu Hy nye REAL i at ie iy Sue fo x swered an awful voice, which Muldoon could not detect as coming through the keyhole. “Oh, begob, thin, the byes wor right,’® gasped he, Sure it’s a true story, thin.” : There sat Muggs in skeleton form, just as he had been described, and in such a position that Muldoon would bo obliged to pass him in order to reach the door, 4a He couldn’t stay inthe same rcom withsuch. a guest, and yet how was he to make his es- cape? What do yez want?” he at last managed to stammer, “You!” answered that keyhole voice. “Terrence Muldoon, your time has come,” ‘Oh, my! oh, my! the sucker kuows moe = eeenet aren cose =a shiver, erab in the world. “was going to bed in the next room and kick- ing off their boots. “Paix, there must be tin av them in the room,” he thought, “ or else the feller is doing target practice wid his boots at the duro- knob.” ' Thump! ; This time Muldoon awoke, *T wondher is it Wiggins that has the next “room?” he thought. ‘Begob, he’s absent- * minded enough to pick up his boots a dozen times and not know he has\’em aff.” Thump! ’ This time Muldoon perceived that the » knocking was at his own door. ‘ Paix, it’s late for a caller,” he muttered. - * Who can it be, I wondher? Who's there?” Thump! as Then he sat up in bed. : As he did so he caught sight of a figure sit- . ting at the foot of the bed. ~ __—_- Begob, it’s Wiggins himself,” he muttered ; - Jean see the bald head av him, Phat’s he doin’ here, { wondher?” ~~ ego SOLA Py sie eee 2 t ‘ There was something particularly weird and ghostly and uncanny and spooky about that knocking, and Muldoon began to be very strangely impressed by it. ~ ne Suddenly, and as if a block of ice had ordinary cane-seated chair, was a human skeleton, a Its arms hung at its side, its feet stuck out in front, and its head was cocked on one side in avery rakish fashion. It wore an old and very much dilapidated military coat, but that was all. What Muldoon had taken for the professor’s bald head was its shining skull, upon which the moonbeams were playing forall they were worth, 7} It did not take Muldoon long to take a full sense of the nature of his nocturnal visitor, “ Begob, it’s a dead man Iam,” he muttor- ed, a he drew the clothes up around his neck, ' He could not help looking at tha Peete: though he wanted to shut it out from sight. He was fascinated, however, and could aot bel but look, while his hair stood up stiffer, his limbs grew colder, and his teeth chattered till he could searcely speak, ; “Who are ye, an finally made bold to ask. - 5 ' His eyes were as big as plates, the cold “sweat ran off him in rivers, and he shook so that it was a wonder the bed did not fall apart. 4 : 3 i been placed on the base of his spine, Muldoon turned cold and began to His hair stood on end and his eyes bulged out in a way that would beat any *«* Howly shmoke! phwat’s that?” he gasped. -than ever, i phwat do ‘you want?” he "> Williamson was less fortunate, and he and ) ~ Muldoon rolled over on the floor like a couple “I’m the ghost of Muggs the pirate!” an- — Rey : re name!” Bas pen poor Muldoon, turning colder that were possible. : “J ean’t go wid yez. I have a more import- ant engagement,” he replied, with chatterin teeth, f “No, you must come now,” and the skele- ton appeared about to rise. That was too much for Muldoon. ; He forgot all about his threat to shoot the ~ : first ghost that dared to come fooling around ~ him. Ho thought only of flight, eos He never even dreamed that the whole thing was a gag. | ‘ He gave one leap out of the bed, carrying sheets, blankets, and all, with him. + His second bound took him to the door, ; — which he lost notime in throwing open, as it f was not locked. ~. = a ; ~ Out he dashed in a jiffy, falling over Wil- — liamson, who had not been able to getaway in time, 4 sare Sey Roger and Sawyor had heard him when h¢ jomped out of bed, and had dusted upon the- instant. ton maiteiete a, Ss ae ae ter of angry cats. —
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Jha : ae: ~ fee Muldoon never wae, however, ~ He thought for sure that his ghostly visitor had collared him, and intended to take him off to some dismal abode under the earth, or per- haps, to the haunted house itself? “ Bogob, Vil not go wid yezav I can help it!” he yelled, plucking up courage. It was dark in the hall, for Roger and Saw- yor had skipped with the light, and Muldoon could seo nothing. He struck out, however, and as good luck or bad would haye it, caught Williamson right in the eye, temporarily closing that useful organ. Then he jumped up, shook off the guide and hooked it along the Lalland down-stairs as fast ns he could go, He had on nothing but a night-shirt, but that didn’t matter, One cannot think of such a trifling thing as dress when flying from a real bona fide ghost. When Muldoon had gone down-stairs three steps at n jump, the three conspirators met in front of his room, “What a narrow escape!” said Sawyer. “What a bully black eye I'll haye to-mor- row,” reinarked Williamson. “We must get this thing out of the way,” said Roger, ‘‘for the governor will be back be- fore long.” : "But my eye!” muttered Williarason. “Tl fix that all right,” said Sawyer, who was a doctor and surgeon. Ho was the owner of ‘ Muggs the pirate,” as that skeleton was ever afterward called. Roger had asked Williamson where he could find a good one, and the guide had recom- mended Sawyer, knowing that he was always ready for a snap. The result of the consultation was the mid- night visit to Muldoon of Muggs the pirate. ‘The night clerk, wuo was in tho secret, was having a quiet little snooze, when Muldoon suddenly burst into the office in a frilled night shirt, looking the picture of terror. ; * What’s the matter, Mr, Muldoon?” “ Thore’s a skeleton in me room and 1 want it removed,” f f “A skeleton |” "© Vis, sor, a live skeleton, and he most had the head frightened aff me. I’m not used to such things in me room, Have yez anny whisky?” . 4 “The bar is closed, Mr. Muldoon.” ‘Well, thin, open it and I’ll stand treat. It’s something for me nerves I must havo or I’ll go crazy.” j You’ve been dreaming, Mr, Muldoon.” ‘T have not, thin. I wor wide awake and saw the skiliton wid me own eyes and lard it Speak to me, That wor too much for me, and I med me escape wid the greatest expedition, _begorrah.” **Yos. You seem to have been in consider- ‘able of a hurry,” replied the clerk, laughing; a oo I’m afraid you were dreaming for all at.” “Come up and I'll show yez that I wor not!” cried Muldoon indignantly. ' When he and the clerk arrived at the scene of the late conflict between man and specter everything was found to be in perfect order. he bed was open, the clothes being turned back, there were no signs of any skeleton, and everything was as quiet and orderly as need guessed what the matter 0, : “TY told you it was only a dream, Mr. Mul- doon,” said the clerk, ‘You'd better go to bed again and think no more about it.” Then the clerk went down-stairs, and Mul- doon could hear him chuckling to himsolf all the way down, 2 “it’s another gag itis,” he muttered as he locked the door and sat on the bed, ‘and I wor not wise enough to see it till this min- yute. The clerk is in it, too, and if Roger has a black eye in the morning T’ll know that he wor the invinthor ay this, as he is ay iyery ‘snap that’s worked an me.” : However, Roger did not show the least sign of a bruise anywhere about his porson, and Muldoon was nonplused, . J know it wor a thrick,” he muttered, ‘but that bye 1s so cute that he’d shteal brim- stone from undher the very nose ay the divil and he’d know nothing about it.” y /PART XVI. ULDOON and his family remained in time, as there was so much to see aud they were not limited as to ime. Seg teres i : oe In fact they stayed so long that tho steamer went without them, and Wiggins continued u the Sandwich Islands for scme little’ MULDOON'’S RIP AROUND THE WORLD. 9 his journey to Australia alone, keeping his head and knowing when to go aboard, much tv Muldoon’s surprise. Our friends visited the different islands of the famous group discovered by Captain Cook, and where he finally succumbed to an overdose of club sauce, taking a trip to Hawaii and seeing the famous yoleano of Mouna Loa, going to the museums and in fact taking in all the sights. When nearly everything had been seen that was worth seeing, Muldoon concluded that he might as well go on to Australia, and from there, after seeing the country, go to India and then over to Europe, He had missed one steamer, however, and there wasn’t another for several days, nearly a week, in fact, : One pleasant afternoon Muldoon and Roger were out taking a walkin the principal street of the town, looking at the sights, when along “came a yery stylish, open carriage, drawn by tivo splendid horses, and driven by a coach- man in livery, & footman sitting beside him, while another sat on a box behind. ‘ What struck Muldoon, however, was that whilo the driver and footmen were white, the SnAg of the carriage was very dark. “Be heavens, Roger, luck at the naygur dhriving out wid a white coachman and fut- man,” he cried. ‘Begorrah, that’s more than a naygur wud dar to do inNew York. L loike the impudence ay him,” iia xe oa that’s all right, pop,” said Roger, with a grin. ic No, it’s not all right,” muttered Muldoon. “Tuck at the high hat ay him! Faix, I'd loike to knock it aff wid a shtone wanst.” “Bet you couldn’t hit it,” said Roger, never dreaming that his father would accept the challenge, ‘ \ The man in the carriage was quite dark, as we havo said, and had quite a distinguished air, although he was simply dressed, wearing a black frock coat and a high silk hat, Roger might have informed his father who the person was, but Muldoon gave him no chance. : The carriage had passed, but the man in it was still to be seen, on'account of his elevated position, “Bet ye tin dollars I'll do it,” cried Mul- doon in answer to Roger’s challenge. In an instant he had caught up a moderate- | sized stone out of the roadway, and in an- other it went whizzing through the air with a singing sound, It caught the high dicer of the man in the carriage and sent it spinning in a jiffy. Roger was too late to prevent the action, but now his face showed his alarm. : “Skip, dad, as tight as you can hook it,” he gasped, as he grabbed Muldoon by the arm and hurried him down the street. At the very first turning he switehed his father off and turned again as soon as he had a chanee, evidently trying to lose himself if possible, «“ Phwat is the rayson ay yer great haste, me bye?” cried Muldoon, as soon as he could ge his breath. Roger paused in a doorway half way down anarrow alley, listened for a moment and said: “Do you know who that fellow in the car- riage was, pop?” “Some big naygur or other, I suppose, who has more money than sinse.” “ Well, that was Kalakaua himself, the King of the Sandwich Islands.” Muldoon gaye a gasp and nearly fell in a fit. Oh, my! oh, my! ye don’t-tell me that,” ae muttered. ‘Ye're joking, ye young flasi- er.” “No, sir, not a joke.” *Ve’re sure it wor King Calico himself and not wan av his ginerals or ministhers or cab- inst offissers?” “No, no, no, it was tho king himself, and you’ve got yourself into a nice box.” “Taix, I think it’s an oven, and not an ice- be begob. I’m that hot wid runnin” at— 2? ““Oheeso it!” cried Roger, and hurrying Muldoon along at the top of his speed he went from one street to another, up this alley and down that, turning and twisting in every direction, until his poor father was so bewil- dered that he did not know ifhe were afoot or on horseback, ; nas “FHould an, Roger, hould an, for the love ay goodness,” he panted, as he leaned against ithe door of a ware-house down near the docks, “Ts it a grease spot you want tomake av me?” “Do you want the soldiers to catch you and pirite you upto the nearest tree, pop?” asked oger, ; Rigas il re pK Sires tik ee ert ‘Paix, they wouldn’t do that. [’m an American citizen, so I am,” *‘ Well, they wouldn’t stop to ask what you are after what you did.” “ Begob, I know me rights, Roger, and I’d demand an investigation. Yez can’t hang a’ mon widout a fair thrial.” **T guess one trial at hanging would satisfy youe pone ee * Paix, ye know I didn’t mean that. f “ Well, well, come on or we'll be. tracked. I’m not sure that I’ve thrown them off che scent?” ; 2 “ Do yez think they recognized me?” asked Muldoon, the sweat bursting from him anew. © Sure, their backs were turned.” ‘Some one mast have done so, pop, and these fellows are terribly jealous of the honor and dignity of their king.” “Sure, Lil face it out, thin, I’m a true democrat, and I don’t care a sy as for all the kings and queens in the worruld,” ‘ ‘Don’t. be foolish, father. These fellows would murder you as soon as wink.” ~ — While Roger was disposed to guy his parent to a certain extent, he was still sensible of the danger he ran, and had been all POU Ene, to think how he could get him oul this last scrape. * Come on, pop,” he said in a whisper, i People are beginning to notice your agita- on,’ *"Are yez goin’ back to the hotel?” asked Maldoon, as they proceeded, “Mo the hotel! Mercy, no. that the first thing.” ‘‘Where are yez goin’ then, hegob? Doyou know the whole city?” > : “T know enough of it, pop, to pilot you around,” Tie young fellow then led the way to the » docks, and presently espied a ship, flying the American flay, that was loading, being nearly ready for sea, She was a large vessel, and looked like a fast one, and Roger formed an idea as soon as he saw her, Come along, pop,” he said, and in a few moments the Muldoons father, and son were on board, : ; *Quptain about?” asked Roger, of a man whom he took to be an under Officer. You'll find him in the cabin,” and the man passed on, : ‘“Phwat are ye goin’ to do, Roger?” whis- pered Muldoon, “Ship mo beforo the masht? Faix, anny wan can see I’m no sailor.” Roger smiled, but he hadn’t the heart to torment his poor dad at such a time, and so he said nothing. Entering the cabin and easily recognizing the captain by his appearance, he said lightly : “Captain, haye you room for a few pas- sengers? We haye missed our steamer and ‘prefer not to stay here any longer.” A : Well, I don’t always carry passengers, ut—— ; : «Oh, we'll pay the regular rates, captain.” ‘Am, I wasn’t thinking of that, my lad. AHlow many of you are there?” ~ “Four; father and I and two ladies.” ‘But you don’t want to go to China?” ‘Oh, yes we do; that’s the very place of all that we want tosee, When do yousail?” Late this evening.” ~~” * Well, if you'll take us, we'll go.” “What name?” - i ‘Muldoon. Weare Americans. See hore a moment, cap,” added Roger, mysteriously. The young fellow then took the captain aside and explained to him their reasons for wanting to make so hurried a departure. The captain laughed immoderately, and, while admitting that there was some danger in siasoael the fugitive, agreed to take the risk, He and Roger then came to terms upon an- other matter, while Muldoon sat watching them with a very puzzled expression. ““Mr, Muldoon,” said the pepe coming forward, ‘Tam running a terrible risk in tak- ing you on board, for if the government offle- ials were to find it out they would blow my vessel clean out of the water.” — . Muldoon only gasped, and the captain went — on: ; - ‘However, I am an American citizen, as you are, and consider it my duty to protect you. There are certain precautions, however, which we shall be obliged to take.” ~ j “Name thim,” said Muldoon, : You must be disguised, for it will be use- less to try to hide you if any search is made,” They'll search |. “Faix, Tl black up, dye me sluggers, and | go as thenaygur cook.” : ; “You must certainly be disguised, and as. =
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10 MULDOON'S TRIP. AROUND THE WORLD. - = PART OS you couldn’. possibly look or act like a sailor, L ets Vib have to accept the’ colored cook idea.” «Anything to got out av the difficulty, eap- tain dear,” sighed poor Muldoon. ‘Ob, my! Ob, my! how wor i to know that it wor King Caiico’s dicer I knocked aff?” zi ‘You couldn't, of course, but that is no ex- euse. Any insult to the king is punished with death,” p Muldoon felt as if he bad been hauled through fourteen miles of gas pipe. — **¥You must stay here now,” the captain said, ‘and your son will see to getting the la- dies and your baggage aboard.” “Be heayens, L won’t set me fut on land again till I’m on the say,” said Muldoon, some- ay naa an —— Hit «What have ye there ?” what confusedly. “I’m on American soil, as it wor, so long as I’m on this ship, and they wouldn’t dar’ to dhrag me aff it.” “They might,” muttered the captain, “and wo shall have to be very cautious.” : _ Roger then left, the captain saying to him as they went ashore together: » “Yes, we can haye lots of fun and seare the wits out of him, but we may have to be cau- _ tious after all.” : “Come to think of it,” said Roger, ‘*the whole thing happened so suddenly, and we got away so quickly, that I hardly think we were recognized at all. I was so scared for a “few minutes, though, that Limagined all sorts of things.” es “Very likely the whole thing was looked “upon as an accident.” = “Perhaps. V’ll keep my eyes open, however.” Then he returned to the hotel, where he learned that the mcident had not yet been heard of. é Titian gt “ sepa Seeking. out his mother, he told her that - Muldoon had suddenly changed his mind, and that they were going to China ona sail- ing vessel, instead of waiting forthe Australian | steamer. : poe “We're goin’ to-night,” ha added, “and you and Kitty will have to pack up as soon as you — x can. Pop is going to remain on board till we come.” : ; ““Taith, he does well to stay away,” sput- tered -Roger’s mother, ‘for he knows Td blow him- up for goin’ aff in such a hurry. Well, well, it’s just like Muldoon. Ho niver does annything like other folks.” ; There was not very much time to lose, for a fact, but Roger packed his own and his fa- ther’s trunk, locked those belonging to: his mother and Kitty, paid the bill at the hotel, made an advantageous disposal of the Australi- an tickets, had the baggage sent quietly to the vessel, ate a hearty dinner, had time to look about town, and dispatched his mother and Kitty to the dock in a, carriage, and all in the space of six Or seven hours. “gness. ‘cried Roger, escaping before he was, obliged to tell any more lies. “oF Just before the vessel sailed a lot of mys- terious-looking men came on board and be- gan prying into everything above and below decks. 7 Muldoon, in’ a white cap and jacket, with his face and hands blacked, sat in the galloy ~ in a state of fear and trembling. — { “Took out, pop. Keep it up. Here are the royal guards come {o look for you,” whispered Roger, as he hurried by. a It was a wonder that the cold perspiration which ran down Muldoon’s face did not wash the black: clean off, but it did not; it only made white streaks. ~ : The soldiers hunted everywhere, asked - iy H i asked Muldoon of the smiling: waiter. The tea store chromo lifted the cover of the dish and put on a still more seraphic smile. Muldoon got one glance of the dainty in front of = . : him and sprang up in disgust.’ Rats on toast! i The assault on the king, as it was called, had caused some little commotion, he learned, but nobody seemed to be able to identify the of- fender. > Several revolutionary characters had been apprehended and were now awniting an in- vestigation, but nobody seemed to be certain who the real criminal was, and there were as many different opinions on the subject as there are true sources of the river Nile. * Well, thoy seem to think they’ve got the fellows, at any rate,” laughed Royer, ‘‘and I guess the ship runs no risk of being searched, It’s a bully good chance to roast dad, though, and the cap and I must work the racket for all it’s worth.” The ship was to sail at eleven o’clock, and Roger brought his mother and Kitty aboard half an hour before this time, and installed them in their cabins. : “Where is yer fachor, Roger?” asked Mrs. ‘Muldoon, as she sat down and looked around. > "Oh, he’s engaged with the second officer. You'd ‘better see to unpacking your trunks, I -, / i "The idee av going away in such a hurry,” muttered the lady. “Faith, it’s wan talking Vil give him whin7I see him.” “All right, mother, Ill sen Ve d him to you,” ' They were only sailors rigged u: Muldoon no end of questions on all sorts of — ridiculous subjects, and finally dispersed, somewhere, just as the lines were cast off and the ship glided out into the harbor. : Muldoon had ‘answered only in monosylla- bles, but, even then, he was afraid he had giv- en‘himself away. and was in an agony until he saw the soldiers disappear. sash The latter, by the way, were only sailors” under instructions from the captain, and they enjoyed scaring Muldoon as much as he was- frightened. ee Finally, when they were out from shore, Muldoon was told that he might wash up, but- then, what with the excitemént and the mo- tion of the ship and everything else, he became — so sick that his wife had not a word of reproof to say to him when he finally put in an ap- pearance, j : roa niet Tho next day, or the next after that, he 1 cognized one of the supposed soldiers 0 deck, and went to Roger in a dreadful state alarm... — : Ps me yas . “Ob, Roger, I’m lost intirely,” he gasped. «The sogers av the royal guard have follow- ed us. I met wanaythim on deck just now.” ; ues Jaughed in spite of himself, and said ‘There weren’t any soldiers ue “pop Yo Pes ake
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PART IL Yoo. = aay S MULDOON’S TRIP AROUND) THE WORLD. hever suspected at all, though you might have been.” Muldoon looked several things which he did not mention. be sure there are,” asserted Ropes. ‘You can’t kill off these Malay beggars. Why, it was only on our last yoyage that we hada brush with them.” “Ts it truth yo’re telling me?” asked Mul- doon, ; “ Certainly,” and Ropes looked as: truthful as young Georgy Wash himself, * ‘But yez gotaway?? . y “Oh, yes.” : ‘Sure, av they can go like the wind, I wondher you eould esvape.” “‘ Well, you see the wind died out, and as we were under steam we shook thom off, If there had been any wind, though, they would have pulled up upon us, steam or no steam,” - : ‘“Aro they very ferocious?” asked Muldoon, his eyes beginning to bulge. s * ‘Ferocious? Well, you can just gamble on it. Why, they’d kill their own mothers-in- law.” - “Faix, I know manny ® man, and not a Malay either, that wud loike to do that,” re- marked- Muldoon, wisely. ‘* That’s nothing.” * Ob, but these fellows are perfect terrors. If they had caught us, every man Jack would have had to walk the plank.” “Well, there’s no hardship in that, av the plank is woide enough. I can do it mesilf whin there isn’t too much motion,” **Yes, but suppose one end of it hangs over the sea?” j , “Thin I wouldn’t walk an that ind at all. I’d take the other.” “Hm! They wouldn’t let you.” “Sure, ay that’s phwat yez call walking the plank, I don’t want anny ay it.” “Well, that’s what we would havo had fi we were taken, unless We were slaughtered first.” “T's « cheerful way ye have ay talking,” muttered Muldoon, as the cold shakes ran down his spine. “Oh, I’m only telling you what you may expect if we happen to meet any ofthese gen- jtiemen. I don’t half Jike the looks of that fellow out there, myseif, but I haven’t said anything to the captain yet.” : _ “Tell him to put an all steam immajitely,” gasped Muldoon. ‘‘Doyez think I want to be murdhered in could blood?” : ““No more than the rest of us, I suppose, Mr. Muldoon,” answered Ropes, carelessiy, “No more than the rest ay yez! Be heavens, Tye nothing to do wid the rest, It’s me own . skin I’m thinking av, Small differ it wud make to mé, afther I wor dead, whether the rest av ye survived or not.” — “Oh, you’ll grow indifferent after you’ye been chased by pirates a few times, and come to think nothing of it.” h : ‘Vis, that’s all right, sor, but I don’t expeet to habituate mesilf to walking the plank or being shlaughthered, and I haye no intintions. that way aither. .That’s wan thing I could niver get used to,” ‘Well, I don’t suppose that fellow can catch ug under an hour, anyhow,” remarked Ropes, indifferently, ‘‘so you have that long to live at Muldoon shook till he dislodged his eyeglass, “An hour is it? Faix, ye speak ay it as though it wor twinty years.” “She does haye a bad look, Ropes,” mut- tered Roger, looking at the strange vessel — through a pair of fleld glasses. “Yes, be our old acquaintance of last voyage.” The conversation was becoming too monot- onous for Muldoon, and he went off to the Smoking-room so as to have of something else. ‘He’s bitten,” chuckled Roger, when Mul-— doon was out of hearing. “Tike a shark at a nigger,” added Ropes, = laughing. ) 2 Z = ‘Now to fix the snap,” said Roger. So “Yes, I’ve posted some of the boys,% so she has,” returned Ropes. ‘Wouldn’t be surprised if she turned out to ~ achanco to think
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MULDOON'S TRIP AROUND THE WORLD. P ART IL, = «That’s all hunk. You be the boss pirate and I’ll be your first butcher.” «Tvs a gol? . Half an hour later, as Muidoon was coming out of the smoking-room, he was suddenly confronted by three or four fierce fellows in _ Short, baggy breeches, big boots and white shirts, j They all wore red caps, were full bearded? and carried a small arsenal in their belts and bootlegs, j *"Ssize the trembling minion!” cried the flercest fellow of the lot, a man with a red beard, a bad eye and a hooked nose, ® Pirates, begorrah,” muttered Muldoon, at- ~ tempting to run. ‘He was seized before he could take a step, He had heard of such things, and consicer- ed being a live pirate far preferable to being a dead honest man. “No!” muttered the pirate, as he grated his teeth. ‘ Only blood can satisfy me now.” Muldoon’s legs shook under him, and the pirates were furced to hold hima up. ** What if I tell yez where to foind a buried treasure?” he cried, catching at the last straw. It was no go, *“‘Ttis useless, He dies!” growled the bad man of the sea as he rattled his cutlass against a young cannon in his belt, A red sash was suddenly put around Mul-_ doon’s head and he could not see a thing. Then he was dragged forward, bound and Take yer hands aff!” he cried, striking out vigorously and upsetting the officers. Then allhands began tolaugh. ; Muldoon took a bigger tumble than when he had fallen into the water butt. Tne pirates were Rores and some of the « sailors. One or two of the crew, also,/were now recognized as fellow-passengers, ** Bail me out!” cried Muldoon, trying to climb out of the butt. ‘It’s a sucker ye’ve made av me agin, be heavens, and I’m afeard that itll be me normal condition prisintly.” Then he was hoisted out of the cask and went off to change his soaked garments, Roger and Ropes swapped chuckles and shook hands with each other over the success of their joke. i) om **T am an American citizen, be heuvens! and the mon that thries to arrest me does it at his purl!” and two huge blunderbusses were pressed against his temples. Make one moye, and you area dead man,” _ thundered the boss buccaneer, as Muldoon over to the sharks,” said the second . - Then this one walks the plank,” muttered ~thefirst ss Petes 7 now knew him to. be. - Our poor traveler could not have moved if he had wanted to, he was held so tightly, Hand over your wealth,” now commanded the pirate, as Muldoon was dragged’ forward. » “Shaven’t a pinny,” was the answer. ‘I a lostitall playing poker in the smoking-room.”\ “Then you must walk the plank,” said the* corsair in an awful voice. .**Maybo me bye, Roger, has some money an his clothes,” faltered Muldoon, getting very _ nheryous;‘* enough to pay me ransom.” “That's the young feller we just chucked pirate. ~ Poor Muldoon! He was surroundell by a dozen ugly-look- ing brutes, all having’a professional cutthroat _ appearances, and the ship seemed to hayo fall- en into their hands, for not an officer, sailor assenger was to be seen, — } or #4 - “Blindfold him and make him walk the and saving me life?? askéd Muldoon, all in a maple Lin Son MT RS ae cori plank!” was the next order ofthe chief pirate. | What's the matter wid me joining thegang | suddenly lifted up and placed on his feet ata higher level. : ; * Now walk!” hissed the pirate, ad TJ will not,” and Muldoon stood still. “Walk!” yelled all the pirate crew. | TJ won't |” Suddenly, however, something sharp was _ thrust into the calf of his leg. ; ‘Begorrah, I’m shtabbed!” he howled as he bounded forward. ; The plank gave a tilt and at the noxt instant Muldoon was floundering up to his neck in water, His arms wore tied behind him and he could not use them, but he made up for it in kick- ing. = , Thon, all at once, the red sash was whisked off, and his eyes wore flooded with light. Where was he? j In the sea? Not a bit of it. ero i He was in water, to be sure, but the wator was in.a hogshead and the latter was on — deck. j ’ The pirates were there yet, but their faces “wore a more familiar aspect than before. They no longer wore whiskers, false noses or patches over their eyes. — = Some of them, too, had begun to throw off their piratical garments and appeared more ship shape. Ean anea se ee on Indian. ao é hon will the sabib ba pleased to mount?” : there no other way av riding?” muttered Muldoon. ‘If it isn’t Roger it’s some wan else puts thim up an me. I'll have to begin to square accounts wid somebody if I iver expect to get aven,” : When our friends arrived at Calcutta, they put up at an English hotel, and did the city and the surrounding country, alittle ata time, a managing to see a good deal in a short ime. ‘ ; One day Muldoon had sent for a horse and carriage, as he wanted to take his party out for a drive, — se «Tell thim to sind around wan ay the native — vehicles,” he said to the clerk. “I want todo the thing up in stoyle, begob.” on In the course of twenty minutes word was — esnt up that the carringe was ready, and the whole Muldoon gang, not including the pug = dog and the parrot, came down. “There’s your rig,” said the clerk, pointing a7 - to the street. Muldoon went out, but saw nothing but an elephant with a car on his back, and a native - driver standing alongside. “Where is me carriage?” he asked. * Does the sahib want fto ride?” asked the ~ ert *T do, faix.” . ; “Phwat! Clinib on top ay tho iliphant? T
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Bas PART I. MULDOON’S TRIP AROUND THE WORLD. 13 eerie mat “The sahib wanted a nativo vehicle,” said tke hotel clerk with a grin, ‘fand here it is.” « Paix, the car may be well enough,” mut- tered Muldoon, ‘‘ but me circus days are over. Fancy Senator Muldoon riding on the back ay an iliphant! Me constitooents wud ail go back on meay they h’ard ay it.” - “Sure, I’d loike to ride wan, Terry,” said Mrs. Muldoon, in a pleased tone, ‘ Tt must be deloightful.” “Go on, yo giddy fairy,” cried Muldoon in disgust. ‘‘Isit a ten thousand dollar beauty yo think ye are, to roide an iliphant and have all the byes commenting an yer shape? It’s ashamed ay yez [ am.” “Tt’s the custom ay the counthry to ride iliphants, Terry. All the ladies do it.” ‘Mroth, if it wor the custom ay tho coun- thry'to stand an wan’s head; that’s no reason why Ishould make a fool av mesilf. Begor- . rah, Bedalia, I thought ye had more sinco.” “ Ah, Terrence, let me ride on it, jist wanst,”” pleaded the giddy Mrs. Muldoon. Go an, and don’t be teasin’ mo. Take away yer ould iliphant. Sure, it’s not a throupe av circus performers we are,” The elephant was taken away, but the clerk had had’ his little joke, which he greatly en- was not the sort of snap Roger would havo worked, but then it wasn’t bad for an Englishman, and young Mr. Muldoon ‘en- couraged him and told him that if he kept on he might some day write funeral puns for Punch, and become a gréat man, unless some- body killed him in the meantime, — From Oaleutta Muldoon and his party cross- od India by rail, taking a steamer from Bom- vey. to Aden and then up the Red Sea to Suez, ero they went to. Alexandria and Cairo, - took in the Nile and the pyramids and the desert, and afterwards took a flying journey through Palestine and thence across the Med- iterranean to Italy. Muldoon had given Europe a pretty good doing up. on his former yisit, and not caring to go.over the same ground again, he resolved to go straight to London and settle down till he was ready to go home. “Paix, V’m sick av hearing. shtrange tongues,” he remarked as he was leaving Paris, ‘and it’s glad I'll be to be wanst more ina land where [ can understand phwat’s said to me.” “Oh, but ye should Varn Frinch,” cried his wife. ‘*Roger can spake it beautiful and it’s ~ very handy.” ‘“Roger is a dude, me dear, and thim kind has to have some accomplishments, to hide their lack av brains.” 6 ~ From Calais the party crossed to Dover, and | then took the London, Chatham & Dover rail- road to the metropolis. ; 2 Knowing the terrible fuss made in London over Irish-Americans, our young friend Roger concluded to play off a little gag on his pop and the London police at the same time, Just before leaving Dover he sent the fol- . lowing dispatch to the detectives of Scotland Yard: i { ‘Watch for Terrence Muldoon, the Irish-Amert- _ can dynamiter and agitator. Has designs on Lon- !don. Will arrive at Victoria station on ten-forty train-from Dover,”” “Tf that don’t wake ’em up in London,” he chuckled as he sat in a corner of the compart- ment, ‘‘ I’m a chump, that’s all,” The train bowled along in the slap-dash, rattlety-bang way that trains have on the L., ©. & D,, and at last came into the elegant sta- tion at Victoria with a rush and a whirl and “stopped to let off its passengers. hoe guard came up, unlocked the door of Muldoon’s compartment and stood aside to Jet the occupants out. ; : Two or three porters, expecting tips, hur- ried up to take the hand baggage and a eouple of solemn looking officers began to open their eyes, You'll find me thrunks in the van,” said Muldoon, ‘‘There are six ay them marked Muldoon, Give thim to a cab driver and tet him take thim the Grand’ Hotol, Chearing Cross.” 1 At this the owlish looking officers winked - to a’ couple of fellows in then stepped forward, ‘Mr. Muldoon?” said one to the famous traveler. é oe | “Yes, sor, that is me name, Terrence Mul- doon, the great American traveler.” “JT want to speak to you, Mr. Muldoon,” plain clothes and ' said the man raising his voice and winking to two other men. ~ _ * Yes, sor, Ye are a reporter: from the _ London Toimes,I presume, or maybe the > ¥ a - ey ge _he thought. Tiligraph? Come up to mo hotil this avenin’ and Vi give ye all the points ——.” “No, sir, Lam notareporter, Tam aman from Scotland Yard. You are my prisoner.” At the same moment he and his mate laid their hands on Muldoon’s shoulder. Muldoon was paralyzed with indignation, «‘ Take yer hands aff |” he cried, striking out vigorously and upsetting the officers, “Iam an American citizen, be heavens! and the mon that thries to arrest me does it at his url! ‘ This fine bit of buncombe could not save our ero. | Six minions of the law pened on him at ouss and began dragging him along the plat- ‘orm, Muldoon objected, and the bubbies pounded him with their billies. > Six to one was even greater odds than Mul- doon eared to give. “Taye go.ay mo, yo vilyans !” he shouted, It was no 20. ' Pulling, tugging, clubbing and fighting, the officers hauled him away amid great excite- ment, ‘ 2 He .was as powerless as akitten in the grasp of a bulldog, : ‘“Hould an! hould an! [il not be arrested 1” he yelled. But be was arrested for all that, and a more broken up looking specimen cf a tourist you never savy, ‘* Another injustice to old Ireland,” laughed Roger, as Muldoon was hustled off.“ This is 2 cold day for the ancient house of Muldoon.” PART XVIII. ~~ es ULDOON had fallen into the hands of the enemy. Alittle dispatch sent to the Lon- don detestives by Roger had result- ed in his arrest as a suspect and a conspirator against the British government. It need not be supposed that Muldoon sub- mitted quietly to arrest, for he did not. “ On the contrary he made no end of a fuss, and gave six big coppers all the business they wanted in order to hold him. ; They lugged bim off,neck and heels, how- - ever, dumped him into a hack, and while two satou him, and tio more held pistols to his head, the other two drove off. Roger took charge of his party, and had them and the baggage taken to the hotel at opee, : *Ttll be all right,” he said to his mother. “TJ'll goand see the Amerivan Minister myself, and explain matters. Some mistake has been made, probably, but the Minister will make it all right.” ‘ “The minister!” echoed Mrs, Muldoon. “Suro, there’s no need of a clergyman, They won’t hang yer father, surely?” : “They might,” answered Roger mischiey-— ously, “seeing that he is an Irishman.” ‘Don’t believe a word he says, Mrs, Mul- doon,” interposed Kitty. ‘‘ The American Min- ister is the representative of our government in England.” “Oh, that’s it? Why do they call him a min- ister if he’s not wan?” ‘ “Take a day off, Kitty, and explain it to her,” said Roger, laughing. ‘‘I must be off at once,” It is not such an easy matter to get at the ear of a foreign minister as one may think, and Roger was obliged to fly aroynd pretty lively and for some time before he could get any sort of attention, n the meantime Muldoon had been hustled off to jail, and was now in a cell awaiting an examination, “*Phwat am I locked up for?” he demanded Pere of his guards as he passed before his eoll, “‘Not allowed to talk to prisoners. Shut up!” was the surly response. “ “‘Yis, I know Lam shut up for a fact, and I want to get out.” “Keep quiet, I tell you.” rt “ Neue ye tell me phwat I’m here for?” ‘ One ‘“Whin will I foind out?” j “Don’t know.” ““ Who does know, can you toll me that?” “No,” gruffer than ever. ‘ “Do ye know anything?” “Nol” growled the man, speaking before “T thought not,” cried Muldoon, ‘‘Ye had no need to tell me that.” ' Just then another guard came along and said brusquely: * erie per “Look ’ere, me man, you want to shut up (a et a he a a Ra ae Re aE aaah, Se ts ae he ea a a a Bly | alotay people ye don’t know and don’t caro © this blcomink noise or you'll be putin adark cell, don’t you know. Prisoners are not al- lowed to talk ’ere.” ** Are you the boss ay the place?” asked Muldoon, - “Took ’ere, now, you want to shut up, I tell you, Cahn’t you keep quiet?” “YT want to know phwatl’m here for. I’m an American. citizen, begob, and if this out- rage goes anny further there’ll be war be- chune ould England and the Cnited States.” “Cahn’t you keep still, I say?. Do you want to be put in the dark ’ole? We'll put you theres loomink sudden if you don’t shut up. ‘Go an, yo muttonhead,” laughed Muldoon, Ye couldn’t kill a floi wid all yer boasting,” Both guards now went off, and Muldoon was left alone, that being the only way to keep him quiet, for as long as anybody was around hoe would speak. : After a long delay he was brought ont and told that it was alla mistake, that the Ameri- can Minister had appealed for his release, and that he might go. i ‘Well, phwat was I putin for, annyhow,” ho asked, ‘ “You can go, I tell you,” said the boss in- spector, or whatever else he was called.” “ Widout knowing on what charge I was dragged away from me family and inear- cerated in a dungeon?” persisted Muldoon. “You can go, I tell you. The charge has been withdrawn.” : ‘*And you won’t tell mo phwat it was?” “Nol Get out!” 1 Muldoon had his Irish up by this time, 0 ’ ’ He guessed not, é ** Be heavens, I won’t shtir a peg till I know “phwat I was locked up for,” ho suid, indig- nantly. F vs The inspector winked at three or four fel- lows standing near, Grmegis The wink was as good asaccommand, —_ They grabbed Muldoon by the bosom of his dizzy trousers and also by the slack of his high ‘collar, and gave him the runout, In two seconds and a half he found himself in the street, , When he had picked himself up, his bounce ers had disappeared. : $ He could see Charing Cross, Trafalgar Square and the houses: of Parliament in dif- ferent directions of course, and s0 knew where he was, 2 “Paix, there’s no use thrying to get any satisfaction out av an Englishman,” he mut- tered. ‘They niver know when they are cor- nered. I wonder if they arrested Roger, too? It’s only a shtep to the hotel, and [ think PIL £0 up and see,” ; : ' He found Roger and the rest of his family at the hotel, and related his adventures, “The suckers would not tell me why I wor locked up,” he sputtered, ‘* but jist foired me- out as though I wor a thramp jist afther sery- ing tin days an the Island.” : -“You were taken for a dynnmiter, pop,” said Roger. ‘I foand that much out, and sent a note to the American minister,” , ; ‘Sure, he’s a foine bye now, ain’t he, ‘erry?’ said Mrs, Muldoon, admiringly. “ It’s not ivery bye that wud think ay that.” “No,” answered Muldoon, musingly, ‘but av he would think less ay how to get me into throuble and more av how to get me out, it wud be more to his credit.” (is ; ‘* Maybe ye think he had ye arrested,” cried . his wife, in virtuous indignation. he ‘““Av I did, I’d break a plank acrasst his back, s0I wud!” said Muldoon, emphatically, As Muldoon intended to remain for some little time in London, he left the Grand the following day and took a furnished house in St. John’s Wood, which Mrs. Muldoon found. The location was sufficiently high toned, just central enough and not too high priced to suit our party, and they settled down with as much comfort as though they had been at home in New York, “T mustn’t forget the thrip to Ireland,” re- merked Muldoon, when they had got settled. “ Afther going nearly around the worruld to Bot thers it wud be foolish to miss it afther all. ; p “This is good enough for me,” returned his wife. ‘I have no relations in Ireland that I know ay, and naither have ye.” : “ Have ye no desire to revisit the land ay. yer birth, Bedalia?? O33 Bae “TJ haye not. London is good enough for me, I tell yez.” ; “Ye have no patriotism.” “TJ haye; but phwat’s tho use av hunting up — u
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- went.out, « * 14 MULDOON'S TRIP AROUND THE. WORLD. PART Il, for, just to have thim sponging on ye and sphending yer money like wather and having no more regard for ye than if ye wora Turk?” “TJ don’t know but phwat yer right, Bédalia, and whin we go, we'll go in disguise and say nothing to novody and just take a luck at the counthry.” - : ‘ “Sure that'll be foine, Terry, and thin maybe they’il take me for a countess and ye fora juke. ‘Troth, that’ll be splendid.” “Make me forajuke, is it? Begob, I’d rather they wouldn’t, for thin they'll think I’ve come to collect me rints, and maybe Ill get a load av buckshot in me buck from behind a hedge.” “Then we'll go as just plain Mr.and Mrs, Muldoon.” Vis, it’s plain enough it'll be, as faras ye He and his friends visited the Oxford, the Metropolitan, the Alhambra, and other places, “and finished up the evening with a quiet sup- -per at a French restaurant in Leicester Square, after which Muldoon took the under- ground railway home, or as near to it as he could go at that time of night. It might have been the “ mild-and-bitter,” or it might have been the oysters and chicken salad, put, whatever it was, Muldoon’s head and legs were very unsteady when he reached the neighborhood of home, He wasn’t sure whether his head was in his shoes, or his feet were in his hat, or which was wrong and which was right, but he knew that something was out of gear, It might be his head, it might be his legs, or : ' «*Be heavens, Bedalia, how ye have changed,’ _ murder, watch, thieves, ~ are concerned, me jool,” answered Muldoon, wickediy, ‘* Whativer charms yo may have wanst ‘had, it’s aisy to see that ye have none now.” ; ¢ “aie Vee Terry, ye’re a brute.” ; ‘« Vis, mo dear,” laughed Muldoon, as he ~ Once comfortably settled in their new quar- ters the Muldoons got on swimmingly, and set out to enjoy themselves as only they knew -how to do. — ie , r The London season was over, but that did not bother them, for there was still enough ‘to see and plenty of places to visit without bothering themselves about the nobs, and troubling themselves to think whether the ~~ Duzhess of Thingumbob or the Countess of Whatshername were keeping open house. Muldoon had forméd a number of acquaint- anges in London upon’ his former visit, and — he lost no time in hunting them up. . in New York, — et remaining open rs He renewed the old and made many new ‘acquaintances, and it was not long before ho was as much at home as he would have been One eyening ‘he went. off with a party of _ friends on a little racket of his own, leaving Roger to escort the ladies to one of the thea- Vi DORAN night-cap and the green curl papers. it might be his digestive organs, he was not sure which, though he was positive that it was ~ something. “J think the glass ay wather that I took just as I left the restaurant had a bad effect on me,” he observed. ‘1 hayen’t felt right since.” z When he arrived before the house he was confronted with another dilemma, and a puz- zling one, The house, as many in St. John’s Wood are, was one of those double affairs, two monee built together and a garden on both sides. ; : There was only one gate, only one front stoop, but there were two doors, and the ques- -tion was, which was the proper one. > There was a light in thé second story front on the right, and Muldoon decided that that was the correct house. : eae ‘ Bedalia has left @ light for me,” he mut- tered, ‘so that I won’t thry to hang me hat on the gas or put me watch in the wather, It’s very thoughtful she is intoirely.” . S i Then he fumbled in his pockets, produced his key, instead of a shoe buttoner or a cork- screw, very fortunately, and gazed at it in great satisfaction. - ase ee ONE TO, mu Ne eT + remarked Muldoon, in great surprise. get out, you horrid man, get out!” yelled the owner of the big — Sure, this'll tell me ay I'm right or no,” he me dear,” he observe remarked, complacently,“‘ though I know very well I am.” The key fitted the lock, the door opened without difficulty, and Muldoon walked up- stuirs, there being a dim light at the top of the flight, Suro, the shtairs have changed places since I wint up thim lasht,” he remarked, ‘or else me head is turned around intoirely. 1 had no right to take that last glass ay wather. I’m not used to it.” . When he got up-stairs the doors seemed to be on the wrong side of the hall, but this he attributed to his head or his feet, or perhaps to his coming in so late, Walking along the hall till he reached the i SSS AN “Get out, get out, tire, front of the house, he opened the door and ~ entered his wife’s room. Binge Baa Yes, it was the right place, for there were the chintz canopy to the bed, the striped slips to the chairs, the tucked and puffed covers to” the dréssing case and a pot of artificial flow- ers On the mantel, 3 . The bed curtains were drawn together, prob- ably to keep the light from the sleeper’s eyes, as the gas was still burning, being at about half headway. > fergie ae i Some female garments were. lying, neatly folded, on a chair, and an open noyel lay on ae the floor close to the bed. xt - “ Bedalia has been reading before she re- toired,” remarked Muldoon, as he turned up the light. “It’s a high regard for sintimintal noyels,she has.” «~ eg : ees Then he put his:hat of a. corner of the dress—" ing case, kicked off his boots and proceeded — = to remove his coat. ; rs 3 i Ho had got so far and was wrestling with his ¢ollar button when he heard a strange Sound fromthe bed. 2: ae Selo poreat ~ It was a'shriek, and a shrill shriek at that, a thing that his wife seldom, if ever, indulged ‘in. genes a ip et atm ee ea - Too manny novels have med yez nervous | ( v without
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He slipped down half a flight when he _ yeached’the top and had to do it over again, MULDOON’S TRIP AROUND ‘THE WORLD. 1 - PART IL, - around, ‘ Keep quite, now, and go to ARO “Ow! wow-wweeée! it’s a man!” yelled a voice, ; Then Muldoon turned around. « All he could see was a woman’s head thrust between the curtains of the bed which were clutched together to keep from spreading. The head was old and thin and wrinkled, was surrounded by the gigantic frills of a big night cap, and was further ornamented by a double row of green curl papers, “Bo heavens, Bedalia, how ye have changed,” remarked Muldoon, in great sur- rise, ee Get out, get out, fire, murder, watch, thieves, get out, you horrid man, get out!” yelled the owner of the big night-cap and the green curl papers, She was a dandy at yelling, and talked at lightning speed, rattling away at the rate of five hundred words to the minute. When she wasn’t talking she was yelling, and then again she did both, and with a de- gree of lung power that was simply terrific. She clutched those ‘curtains with a terrible grip, and only her head and face were visible, though they were enouen to stop a clock, “ould yer whisht, Bedalia,” yelled Mul- doon, when this sort of thing had been going on for about two minutes, ‘Sure, it’s moe, ‘Terry, yer husband.” ers : “Oh?” yelled the woman behind the curtain, “f never had a husband, I never would have, I wouldn’t look at the best man in the’ world, they’re all a set of nasty beasts, got out of my room, get out of the house, don’t you dare to touch a thing in it, help, murder, po- liceflrewatehmurdorhelp!” The Jast few words were all run together and ended, and were combined with a shriek that made Muldoon’s hair stand on end, Then for the first time he comprehended the situation, He had got into the wrong house. The lady with the flamboyant nightcap, groen curl papers and vigorous voice was not his wife, but some one else. “Oh, you horrid nasty man! How dare you say you’re my husband? Get out, get out, get out! Wow-ow-ow—wee-ee-eo |” “ Begob, I wouldn’t wish anny mansuch bad luck as to have ye for a woife,” retorted Mul- doon. ugly crow, or I'll trow ys out ay the windy.” The lady continued to scream, however, and Muldoon could hear windows being shoved up, doors opening, footsteps in the street, the rapping of policemen’s clubs, whistles, startled voices and all sorts of other noises. * Begorrah, it wor the house on the left that T wanted, and not the wan on the right at all,” he gasped. 5 Then he grabbed his hat, his shoes, and his coat, and made a break, the lady in green curl papers shrieking after him as he dusted, ““Bevob, I would have thought it wor the same house,” he muttered. ‘* The curtains are the same and so is iverything. Faix, I niver worso puzzled in all me loife.” i “Then he dashed along tho hall and fell rathor than walked down the stairs, the noises around him increasing every instant. : ' Tho fairy up-stairs bad now opened the window and was yellirg bloody murder in fourteen different keys. All the dogs in the neighborhood had been awakened and were voicing their disapproba- tion in all sorts of canine language, from a yelp or a snarl to a bay or a grow], _ Other windows were thrown open, and the neighbors were asking one another what in time all that noise was abont, and where were the police, and was this Seven Dials or St. John’s Wood, and didn’t anybody have any + consideration for anybody else, and a hundred other inquiries, _ Dark-lanterns flashed, footsteps were heard, and what with the screeching and the barking, the talking back and all the other noises, it eepined as if all pandemonium had broken 0080. f Muldoon, the unhappy cause of the whole business, escaped from the house occupied by the lady of the night-cap just in time to es- cape being chewed up by a big bulidog which one of the Servants hadletlonséat him. ” He banged the door in the brnte’s face, skip- + ped across the stoop, opened his own door in ajiffy and dashed up-stairs. : but that was no matter since he was safe, *Bozob, I know I’m right now,” he gasped. J could niver fall up a shtrange stairway Noike that.” oe : ts that ye, Terry?” asked Mrs, Muldoon: - ¥ ‘ “Make a rest on that screaming, ye © i | | | from the floor above. ‘‘Phwat’s all the n’ise about; anyhow?” z "* Kh there, pop, where’s the fire?” asked Roger, sticking his head out of & rear door. ‘Go un, ye monkey, or yell get foired,” muttered Muldoon, ashe picked himself up, reascended and went to his own room. ‘‘What wor all the n’ise about, Terry?” ask- ed his wife,as he came in. ‘‘Why have ye yer coat aff? Sure, ye’re in yerstocking feet, too. Phwat’s come over ye intoirely?” Muldoon looked all around the room, took a seat and said: ‘To ye know that they have the same bed curtains, the same slips and the same toilet table fixtures in the nixt house as we have here?” “JT do, aid why wouldn’t they, since the wan lady owns both houses and furnishes them? Sbe gets things cheaper be buying a larger quantity.” “Does she get a discount on lozks and kays be buying the same koind for both houses?” ; ee do ye ax, and phwat are ye looking ore” Muldoon was hunting all over for some- thing, and that was why his wife spoke, “T’m luckin’ for me other shoe,” : Tt’s in yer hand.” “Not that wan, it’s the other I want,” “ Phwat’s that in yer hat?” “ Waix, it’s the shoe I wor lucking for, but I don’t know for the life av me how if got in me hat.” q “Maybe ye wor thryin’to shtand on yer head.” “Perhaps, but Bedalia?” se Vis?” “ Mayhbo itll be as well not to have thesame kay to fit both houses. one to-night, and encountered an ould fairy in a big nightcap and green curl-papers that mad tho jawav me ache to luk at, It wor she that raised the ruction.” Ts that 80?” Doses ‘* Vis, and I think it’ll be woise to have a new kay.” ; ; “Paix, I think it would be wiser not to let, you have a kay at all, Terry, or to sind a nurse out wid ye when ye’re lather than tin,” re- marked Mrs, Muldoon, : PART XIX. ‘ T was some time before Muldoon heard P the last of his adventure with the in green curl papers. Muldoon, the next day, that the worst-looking man she had ever seen had broken into her house the night before. She had never seen such a hideous object, she said, though all men were bad enough, but he was a terror on runners, and ugly enough to stop a clock, That was too much for Mrs. Muldoon. She might abuse her husband herfSelf, but nobody else could. ( ‘It’s very singular that ye and me husband haye the same idees, Miss Warburton,” she said icily. ‘It wor he that got into yer house be mistake, and he confided to me afterwards that he niver saw such an ugly-looking woman in all his experience. His\own words’ wor that she wor homely enough to stop a clock. It appears to me to be a remarkable coinci- dence that ye both used the same expression,” There was a coldness between the two wom- en after that. Miss Warburton would not turn the Mnil- doons out, for they were good tenants, but there was no further intimacy between the two families. Miss Warburton always kept the chain on her door after that, and showed no lightin her windows, . Mrs. Muldoon put a lamp with a green shade over it in the window when Muldoon was out late, and there svere no more mistakes made. abet For all that, Muldoon heard a good deal about the lady in green curl papers, getting into the wrore house, putting one’s shoes in- to his hat, and more to the same purpose, Roger made some of theso remarks, his friends had something to say about it, and Mrs. Muldoon also seemed to like to awaken ' fond recollections by alluding to that eventful night. me A It finally became very tiresome to Muldoon ade. - ‘ At last, however, the boys let up on him, but only because he gave them something else : ‘ to talk about. ~ I got into the wrong ~ lady The lady hérself confided to Mrs. to be constantly reminded of that little esca-— for granted. And the way it came around was thusly = * Bedalia, me jool,” said Muldoon one day, “how wud yez like to go for a roide in Hyde Park, like the rest av the nobs?” “Paix, I think it would be delightful, Ter- ry,” replied the lady. ‘‘ Ye and me and Roger and Kitty, We'd look fine in the wan car- riage.” “Tt wor not carriage-riding that I meant, me dear,” said Muldoon, “How thin? Ye can’t dhrive widout a car- riage. Do yeintind to take a wheelbarrow?” «Make a reef in yer sarcasm, me lady, and listen to me. I said we wud go to roide, not dhrive.” “Well, and what’s the differ?” “The differ is this, that in wan ye go be- hoind the horse, and in the other ye go an the horse’s back, Oan yez comprehend that, me Jaay?” : “Ts it me ride a horse, Terry?” “Why not?” - “Waith, I haven’t done it in years,” “That's nothing. Ye know how to ride, do ye not?” Deed and I do.” 3 "Very well, if he once know how ye'll niver forget it. Now think that we wud cut as foine a figger in the park as any wan, and it’s a duty we owe to ourselves as well as the pub- lic to show off all our accomplishments,” ' ee will yez take Roger and Kitty along, 00?” “They may come if they loike, but remem-. ber, Mrs. Muldoon, that Miss Kitty is engaged ~ to that young painter over in Ameriky, and Tl have no flirtations going on behind the — poor feller’s back.” “Sure ye know there’s none, Terry.” “Nor do I want there should be, do yo moind?” Uf “ee isi “Well, phwat about, the ride? Will yez co wid me an Rotten Row this afternoon among the quality?” ; “© will, faix.” ’ “All right, thin, V’Ulordher the horses to be here at half-past three. We don’t want to be there before four, for that’s whin all the nobs goes.” : Very well, Terry, darlin’, ’ll be ready be - that toime,” tne Muldoon went to a livery'stable not far from where he lived to engage suitable horses for himself and wife, He was not certain as to what was the’ proper thing, and so he concluded to ask the proprietor of the stable, : He was airaid that if he asked his son’s ad- vice that roguish young rascal would put up a job on him. He was right enough there, for that is just what Roger would have done. +s He felt safe enough with the stable man, however, 'That was where he was in error. ‘ The boss of the stable was nearly as great a wag as young Muldoon himself. eS “What sort av harses wud bo the proper {hing for mesilf and wife to roide in the park,” heasked, ‘* We want to do the proper thing and not make guys av oursilves.” — “Wife the same height as yourself?” ‘Well, yis, about, but she has more rotun- dity av forrum than mesilf. In fact, ye might almost say she’s fat.’ ‘Jt’s the style tobe plump, you know,” said the stableman confidentially. ‘ “Paix, thin me wife is in the swim, forshe could go as a porpoise to any faney ball, and iverybody wud know her,” 4 pos You want to do as the stylish ones do, I suppose?” Vis, I want somothing suitable for an American citizen and his woife, I’m natural- ized, to be sure, but all the same I’m a. citi- zen, and I don’t want to do anything that _ would cast discredit on me adopted coun- thry.” - “ Oertainly not,” replied the other. ‘There arg a great many Americans in London, and they set the fashion in a good many things.” ‘Sure, they’re an example to the whole worruld, ye moight say,” remarked Muldoon very grandly. : His listener acquiesced to the statement. Then he proceeded to work his little racket on Muldoon, Stee 2 : “The style most in vogue just at present,” he said, “is for the gentleman to ride a rather small horse, while the eee has a large one. You must avoid anythinglike a matchin such — things.” Lease BES Se nee be “T seo,” said Muldoon, taking everything
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16 ik 3 MULDOONS Phi? AROUND THE WORLD. “At what hour would you want the horses sent?” “About half-past three, so that we can get a good place in the loine be the time the other nobs arrive.” \ *“T will have the horses sent around, and you can rely upon it that they will be just the very best and all the style. What name, please?” “ “Muldoon,” and our hero gave his address ‘and paid for the nags in adyance, so as-to be sure of them. : At the appointed hour the horses arrived. Muldoon looked at them with some little distrust, but concluded that this was only on account of his ignorance, “Tt may be the stoyle,” he remarked, “but 1 PASSES ace MeN LET OT BRAT RAT — — = rine IN Bat “T could niver do it in the worruld, Terry,” she gasped. Yez must, thin, for that’s all the stoyle.” ‘Well, but how am Liver to get up on his back? Sure, he’s as big as the iliphant that they sint us at Calcutta.” : “Vo might fly up, or jump out av the sec- ond story windy and light on his back.” “Ah, don’t be making fun, Torry. Sure, I niyer can ride the beast in me life, The little wan wis meant for me, I know.” “Tt wor not, and it’s truth I’m tellin’ yo, It’s all the stoyle to ride mismatched horses, and the lady must always have the biggest, av coorse,” : “Well, thin, somebody will have to lift mo gave a languid glance at the queer couple, while the Arabs on the outskirts of the crowd just howled with joy, Broad grins, audible smiles, and regular guffaws greeted the Muldoons as they rode on and our hero was conscious of having created an immense sensation, ** Mhey’re all onto the stoyle av us, Bedalia,” - he remarked audibly when they had gone half way down the row. “Oh, Terry, [ niver can shtay an this big beast,” said Mrs. Muldoon, in a startled whis- per. ‘I know I shall fall offanny minnute.” _ “ Kape yer seat, Bedalia, Hould an at anny ixpinse., It'll never do to have anything hap- pen to yez now, whin the eyes av all the aris- aN ANN TS “They're all onto the stoyle av us, Bedalia,” he remar ; «Oh, Terry, I niver can 8 av it is it’s loike a good manny other things; being in the fashion may make thim sought _afther, but itll niver make thim beautiful,” The horses that the livery man had sent were daisies. seas The one intended for Muldoon was a dap- per little fellow, hardly more than a pony, with thin legs, waspish body, and a tail like a ' used-up scrubbing brush, - _ Mrs, Muldoon’s steed was a corker from Cork, : : : . : He stood fully seventeen hands, to begin with. : : His logs were like beans, he had feet as big as butter tubs, his tail nearly swept the Z _ ground, and he had one bad eyeand one. good one... 3 Tt needed a step-ladder to mount him, and ei a steady head to keep one’s seat after being ‘mounted. - é , The two brutes togethor euonely reminded one of David and Goliath, or of Tom Thumb and the giant, for one was as big as the other was small, — ; “Ts tho little wan for mo, Terry?” asked Mrs. Muldoon, when she saw the beasts. - — “It is not, it is for me, and ye are to roide <j he big feller.” He eee ked audibly when they htay an this big beast,” said Mrs. Muldoon, in a startled whisper. — i «‘T know I shall fall off anny minnute.” SPEIER DUENEIOREN MGzI eres an the era’ther’s back, thin, for I can niver get there mesilf.” i : _ However, by the assistance of a horse block, the boy from the stable, a couple of chairs and Muldoon himself the lady was finally in the saddle and all secure, - She was dressed in the latest style, of course, with a long habit, a high silk hat and patent- leather boots, and carried a silver-mounted riding-whip. via Z Muldoon straddled his cob, and the tivo wont off at a canter, WS : When they entered the park and joined the procession of horses, earriages and all sorts of rigs that made up the life of Rotten Row, they created a sensation, Muldoon, in his loud costume, upon that toy nag, and his wife, towering away above him _ on her big giant of a nag, was a sight to mako _ the bronze statues laugh. | ‘ “Bogob, I’m thinking that we par’lyze thim ‘ ali,” whispered Muldoon, as he gazed about him. : Ho certainly attracted moro attention than» anybody élse within ten miles. 7s The dudes stationed along the drive on the otherside ofthe railings smiled and putup” their glasses, the swell ladies sitting back in — their carriages, showing off their, gay toilets, had gone half way down the row. t 4 : P 1 tocracy av London are upon ye, Brace up, me lady.” ; A “But I know I'll fall, Terry. Why didn’t yez let me roide the wan ye have?” : ** Bogob, there’s no danger av me fallin?,” i muttered Muldoon. ‘1 can almost reach the ground wid me feet as it is,” Of course two such queer riders attracted plenty of notice. ; a The top of Muldoon’s high hat came below the level of his wife’s shoulder, and every at- tempt at conversation on her part only made her position the more unstable, — They PART IL had gone down the road once and S were returning on the other side, when Mrs, See gave a scream, Shtop the horse, shtop bim.” ’ Muldoon seized the big brute’s bridle and ‘stopped him, but not soon enough to prevent — Terry, I’m slipping, I know I am. the catastrophe that Mrs. Muldoon had fore- — seen, Pee. ; he saddle girth slipped, or became un- buekled, or maybe it was simply the natural fright at being perched so high in the air, and in an instant poor Mrs, Muldoon was un- horsed. .. ae _ She stood i 1 the road, looking the picture
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THE WORLD. distress, while Muldoon looked on in helpless despair, However much the nobs might have been amused at the singular appearance of the Muldoons, there was not one of them who svere not ready to assist a lady in distress. *“Tll ride the big brute mesilf,” said Mul- oon, ‘* and do ye git upon the little wan.” ‘Vis; but, Terry,” and Mrs. Muldoon’s “voice dropped, “I can’t roide him wid that koind av a saddle.” ‘ “‘Tndeed yo can’t,” and Muldoon laughed. #* We'll have to change it for ye, for I’ll not let ye roide that big brute, stoyle or no stoyle.” Several gentlemen now came forward to as- sist Muldoon, and among the number our hero recognized acertain Lord Fitz Norris, @ young nobleman whose acquaintance ho had madé a few days previous, Fitz Norris was a bit of a eal?, having con- siderable more money than abllity to earn it, but he was no cad, and would help any one who needed his assistance, ‘Aw, that you, Muldoon?” he remarked, carelessly, ‘'Ohawmed to meet you. In trouble, eh? What appeahs to be the mattah?” **This is me wife, Lord Fitz Norris, Mrs, Muldoon, Fitz Norris, a peer ay the rellum, _ Me woife’s harse is unmanageable, and we wor going to change saddles.” - is hero in her carriage, and she will take Mrs, Muldoonin, Aw, theah she is now!” “ Bedalia riding be the side av the mother ay a real lord!” gasped Muldoon, may become a juke mosilf somo day, Me Lord Muldoon! Faix, it has a foine sound !” Mrs. Muldoon took several turns around the ark in the Dowager Lady Fitz Norris’ carriage, uldoon riding alongside, Fitz Norris himself being just behind. The overgrown nag was given to a boy to hold, and afterward sent back to the stable, Mrs. Muldoon being taken homo in the car- riage of Lady Fitz Norris. “Tm a thousand toimes obliged to yer Fitz Norris, and to ye also, mo lady,” said Mul- doon at parting. ‘Ye have rendhoered me a sarvice that naither me nor Mrs. Muldoon will iver forget.” “Pray don’t mention it, me deah fellah,” said Fitz Norris languidly, ‘‘The pleasah is mutual. Pleased to have met you, Lady Mul- doon, and I trust we may meet often.” ‘Oh, Terry, did yez hear phwat the young gintleman called me?” cried Mrs, Muldoon - delightedly when the swells had departed and they had entered the house, Lady Muldoon,” ‘Well, ye are a lady, are ye not?” “Av coorse Lam, but I haven’t a title, yez knows, Terry.” “ Be heavens, yo have as much title to be ealled a lady as anny wan in the land, Bedalia, and if anny wan says ye haven’t I’ll slug bim{ Ye’re me woife, and that’s enough,” “Oh, but he must have h’ard ye callin’ me ‘me lady,’ Terry, as yo often do, and that’s why he thought I wor somebody—maybe a duchess or something big.” “Yo’re big enough as itis, and ye don’t want to go getting: anny foolish ideas in yer head,” muttered Muldoon, ‘‘Ye’re the wife of an Irish-American gintleman and nather- alized citizon, and that’s title enough for anny wan,” When Roger heard of his father’s adventure in Hyde Park he laughed and remarked to his mother’s companion: ; There, Miss Kitty, you see there are others beside me wholike to play roots ondad. How hoe must have looked.” : “Are you sure that you did not have any- thing to do with it, you bad boy?” asked Kit- ty, smiling. ; “‘Dead sure. You don’t think T’d play jokes on ma, do you? Pop is different, but rf rig the other head of the house,” You'd better not,” laughed Kitty, “ or you might get her slipper.” ‘“No, I’m too old for that, and then it’s always best to keep solid with your mother, I can work the old gent for extra expenses so much better when I do, you know.” ‘« Well, I shall tell your father to cut off your allowanco if you play any more tricks on him,” said Kitty, giving Roger a box on the ear. “No uso,” laughed the young fellow, “for I -earry the hank book and can raise my own salary whenever I please.” : ere <7 A night or two after this Roger asked his father to go out on the river with him for a row, : 4 There was no job on hand, however, Roger’s *« Begorrah, I ‘*He called me never wanted to have some fun and a little exer- cise, “The lights on the embankment will bo going, dad,’ ho remarked, ‘and we can see ow the city looks from the river.” : “T wouldn’t mind taking a spin, me bye,” said Muldoon, and jumping: into an under- ground train they rode to Charing Cross and then walked to Waterloo bridge where they found boats to hire. The boatmen offered to take them anywhere and everywhere, for a consideration, but Rog- er coneluged that he would rather row him- self. ; “TJ tell you what we will do, pop,” he said. ‘We will both take a boat and I'll row youa race along shore.” “Ym wid yez,” cried Muldoon. “A pound to a pinny that I beat ye bea length before we get to the next bridge,” **T’ll go you, dad.” Then Roger and Muldoon picked out a cou- ple of light skiffs, took their seats and started. Mu!doon won the raco, and then Koger pro- posed that they row over to the Surrey side of the river and see what was going on there, The two boats kept nearly alongside, neithor Roger nor Muldoon earing to over-exert them- House of Lords tooked down upon them with its big round face, and. from the city itself a myriad lights flashed forth in the darkness, SuddenJy they heard a shrill whistle from the further side of Waterloo bridge. One of those spiteful little steam launches, atronized by penny excursionists, was com- ng. ; Look out, pop,” cried Roger, putting on a spurt. ‘ There’s.a stermer coming,” “Sure I’m not afeard av that,” laughed Muldoon, ‘She can’t come under the bridge With that big smoke stack,” Couldn’t she, though? Muldoon rested on his oars in mid-stream so as to geta good yiew down tho river and under tho bridge. In a jiffy, as the steamer reached the bridge, her smoke-stack tilted over, nearly to the deck so as to clearthe bridge, and on she went with unabated speed. “ In less than a minute sho had passed under, raised her stack again and heading up stream ata gallop, tooting like mad. *Muldoon was so astonished at this feat, which is of common oceurrenee on the Thames, that he forgot all about the danger he was in, The seream of the steam whistle recalled him to his senses, Tee grabbed his oars and pulled for dear e, - ‘Loo Jate. The swell from the serew caught his frail craft, his oar became suddenly cramped, and . in a twinkling he was overboard in the muddy waters of the Thames, PART XX. N overboard! Help me out or I'll be strangled !” my This was what Muldoon said » when he suddenly found himself floundering in the dirty water of the. Thames, He might well say that he would ke strangled if he wasn’t helped out. The Thames is the dirtiest. river in. the worid, particularly so in the vicinity of Lon- don, and to swallow its filthy wateris worse than taking an emetic. * Save me, Roger, me bye, or I’ll be dhrown- oe peas yer eyes, and yer mother will be a widdy.’ : “ What’s the matter with swimming, pop?” asked Roger. ‘* Paix, I niver thought av that,” muttered Muldoon, as he struck out for the boat. Roger succeeded in capturing the other boat before it had drifted far, and Muldoon climb- ed into it, though how he managed to get in without upsetting it is a mystery, ; a ‘Let’s go down the river, dad,” suggested Oger, ; “Paix, ’ve had all av the river I want,” muttered Muldoon. “TI feel as if ’d been in the sewer. If I’ve got to fall into the river of- ten, I’ll look out for cleaner wather next time, begob.” : it, dad?” “Deed I. don’t, “Do you intend to make a steady thing of bat it’s just as well to go out sailing Pll ascertain if the wather is clean beforehand.” Roger laughed, and then he and his father rowed back to the embankment and landed. Paix, Lean niver walk home wid these wet clothes,” remarked Muldoon, * You can’t go very well without them, pop,” answered the young joker, * You'd be liable to arrest.” *« Begob, I did not mean to say that it wor me intintion to go widout anny,” said Muldoon in disgust. ‘‘ It’s the wetness I object to.” “You'd have to pay a water tax on’em, pop, they’re so full of it.” 48 ‘A Jand tax, ye mean, faix, for there’s more mud than wather on me, I’m thinking,” “Get into a cab, pop.” “And ruin the cushions? Sure, no cabman wud take me* unless I paid for his convey- ance.’ “Well, you might settle the trouble by riding on the engine of one of the underground trains, dad. Then you’d get dry.” “Faix, it’s dhry enough Iam. Now that ye mintion it, though, the dhryness is an the insoide,” 1 ‘“Run in and get two-pence worth of some- thing hot. I won’t look, and if ma asks me if you’ve been drinking, I can tell her I didn’t seo you.” “Go on now, ye young deceiver. Do yez think yer mother asks an account av mo eomings and goings ivery toime I go out? She has more confldence in me, ye young sparrow, "Well, don’t say I wasn’t roady-to stick up for you, father,” answered Roger, with a chuekle, “What do you say to walking?” * (in not that fond av pedestrian exercise, mé bye.” I think Vil hail wan av thim thripin- ny busses and ride on the seat wid the dhriver, Ye can go insoide.” e This was satisfactory enough, and in anoth- er half hour they were at home, when Mul- doon made haste to get out of his wet gar- ments,” ; : : “Tf ye’re going to make it a practice to fall into the.sewer, Terry,” said his wife reproach= fully, ‘‘ye’d betther have a clean suit handy and leave yer others behind, Sure, no one would care to wash thim things,” “Tt wor the river I fell into, me Irish dia- mond,” said Muldoon with a grin, “though I ean’t blame ye for denominating it a sewer, Sure, the shtreets ay New York, six months after an election, bear no compar’son wid it in p'int ay filthiness.” “And how come ye to get into the river? It’s not a champion swimmer ye are?” ; “Ttis not. It wor me own fault, settin’ ma- silf up for knowing more than Roger.” «T always tould ye he wora bright bye,” re- lied Mrs. Muldoon admiringly. ‘‘It’s little e don’t know, faith.” Ks “I believe ye, me lady, Faix, I wish he © didn’t know so much sometoimes, I think that mebby av he wasn’t so cute I wouldn’t be cot be snaps as often as I am,” “Sure, if ye must be a natheral born idjit and allow yersilf to be taken in so often, it’s no fault av the bye’s,” retorted his wife with considerable asperity, and Muldoon thought it wise not to putene the subject'‘any further, The next day Muldoon was off by himself when, happening to pass the buildin devoted to the exhibition of the celebrated Mme. Tus- * saud’s wax-works, he concluded to take them in.» J wondher if they’re anything like the wans an the Bowery in New York?” he mused, “T guess not, for youdo hear ay thim all over the worruld. A quarthber isn’t much, and it’ll give me # chance to rist afther thrampin’ around so much.” j So he paid his ‘shilling entrance fees, and afterward squandered sixpence on a catalogue, which the attendant said would explain every- ting, and without which he would be help- oss, é “ The English are getting civilized in some things, though they are still behind us in many,” ho observed, wisely. ‘‘ They say it is f only a shilling to go in, but it’s a good deal more to get out, begon! zy ‘They use candles for gas, and can’ yea dacint shave, and they havo tinders, but whin it-comes to coaxing money out of yez, they’re aqual to anny man in the © worruld.” peer ie 2 Tho first thing that struck his eye on enter- ing the main hall was a policeman done in ive - wax, but so natural looking as todeceiveeven — him. oe i - ; ae % «4 cop is the only wan in London, or Eng- — Jand aither,” he remarked,‘ who is willing to irrul bar- i selves, The lights on the embankment shone onthe No occasion for that, Muldoon, not the | waters, and wero’ reflected from a hundred least. Just stop aside a moment. My mother oints, the groat illuminated clock in tho give ye any information widout expecting to — = - proposal being innocent enough, as he simply be prepared, I suppose, and the next time I Ke) : to “
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[’llax him which is the best thing to luck at.” Up he walks to the dummy Bobby, and says politely: ; : : “Can yez tell me phwat’s most worth inck- in’ at in the place?” The officer stood immoyahle, as do most of the London police when on post, and never said a word. : Muldoon repeated his question in a louder - tone, and thus attracted the attention of the © bystanders. ~A laugh aroused him, and then he saw from the stony stare of the copper that he was but “an imitation affair and not the genuine arti-_ cle. “Sucked in again, begorrah,” he muttered, as he walked away, fe Tt must be a foine wax _ work that'll deceive the eyes ay Terrence Mul- Sdoon, 2 Si, : bya Then he walked around the room, taking in the royal family, the rulers of the world and all the other big guns, coming at last to the chamber of horrors, where he had to pay an- other sixpence, ; ‘There wasn’t anything horrible about the _ place, as he naturally expected from the name, there being simply a collection ‘of noted mur- derers, male and femalo, posing in rows around the room, — : ‘Sure, there’s nothing in here to alarm yo,” “he mused, “I thought me hair would be isn’t disturbed aven.” ' Seeing an empty chair and feeling tired, he ‘sat down, took’ off his hat, placed it on tho se and gazed absently at-his feet. — : - Now this chair had formerly been occupied by one of the figures which had been taken to the repair Shop to be touched up, leaving its place vacant, Eat en ae Back of Muldoon, and a little above his head, 3. }in the catalogue, but of this he was un- - shtanding anind ina minyute, but ther part . he number which had reference to the ac happened to bo nearl deserted 4 ‘« Get out of the way!’’ yelled the crowd. n man, in the officious way which all little men when Muldoon sat down, but just now along came a pudgy little Englishman with his wife and family whom he was giving a treat. _- © What a brutal-looking wretch!” cried the dady, pausing in front of Muldoon, © “Ain't he horrid!” exclaimed the eldest daughter. “I know he must-have done something awful.” y “Regular brute, don’t ye know,” added the heir of the family. ‘‘ What a hangdog look, but how natural, don’t ye know,” “Tm sure he murdered his wife and chil- dren,” said the youngest girl, ‘‘ He looks it, Ugh! Whata uoprazed expression! I know I shall dream of that frightful face.” Muldoon suddenly became aware that the family was talking about him, He was too much astonished to say any- thing, and just then the pudgy man, turning over the leaves of his catalogue, said: — * *€*¢ Number two hundred and six: Michael MacFadden, of Killyboggin, noted criminal; dispatched an entire family of eleven persons for the sake of the paltry sum of two pounds, three shillings and seyenpence,’ The mon- ster!” ef ; “Whatan ugly brute! : He looks as if he’d like to killsome one now. : “Be heavens, ye’re right,” ered Muldooa, | jamping up and squaring off. ‘Come an, ye ittle dumpling, and the bye, too, I'll lick the both ay yez wid wan hand.” tata “ Ho's **QOh, doarl? shrieked the ladies, alive |” ; wert . “Vis, I am, and very much so,” replied Muldoon, angrily. ‘f Do yez think I’m sitting ‘hero tobe insulted?’ Come an till 1 par’lyze yo, me bantam.” ‘ ‘Oh, sir, it was all a mistake,” cried the wife, rushing between Muldoon’ and her hus- | band, ‘We really did not know you were alive. We wouldn’t insult you for all the world 2s eae fete ree ii tes “Don't mind him, my dear,” said the little | > pets .. “Be heavens, Tll not move !” cried Muldoon, firmly. eas citizen I am, and I’ll not flinch before the armies av all the worruld.” At this moment . d f ; the advancing column was almost upon him, : Z ing Roger out, PART IL a Se a SSS have. “This is only a take-in, you know, This fellow is employed by the company to deceive people, and he is paid by the week, one pound four shillings——” “Tf you say sevenpence,” cried Muldoon, “Tl raise the ante avy the victims up to an aven dozen. Spake ic round numbers, me a eC go fooling wid the odd pen- nies,’ ; : Then Muldoon left, not caring to be taken” for wax by any one else, and resolving to say nothing about this littlondyenture, seeing that + iu retieoted no great amount of credit upon m, One evening, shortly after this, Muldoon came home to dinner, and surprised his wife by saying: ; ‘<Tt's an American -“ Bedalia, me darlin’, it’s dying for want ay - aity ye are. Phwat do ye suppose I’m go- ng to treat ye to?” eee. Ate ‘Sure I don’t know, Terry. Ithink I en- joy mesilf pretty well.” ° : “Vis, but this is ould fashioned sport.” - “Ts it a fair, Terry?” cried the lady, de- pep tes Rests ‘ “No, but.a review and a sham fightont at — Hampton Ooort to-morrow. Fitz Norris will ‘be there and givous a seat on his coach. He” can’t take us, but we'll go be an early thrain, and soon foind him,” — < fay “Suro, that'll be deloightful. Is Roger go- ing?” ~ : Z ie . eae “Yis, I suppose so,” said Muldoon, witha sigh. ‘‘If I lave him behind he'll be in mis- * — chief, and ifItake him wid us he'll be doing the same, but then J’llhave me eye on him.” “Yis, yo will,” laughed Mrs. Muldoon. “If yo thried to watch him, ye’d be cross eyedin tin minyutes.” - So tteaaee ote s Of course Muldoon har no intention of leav- ut he liked to tease his wife — ough ho-did not always get nd now and then, t the best of it. »
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MULDOON’S ‘TRIP AROUND THE WORLD. _ Muldoons took an early start, so as not to miss any of the festivities, Fitz Norris was already on the ground when they reached the rendezvous, and Mrs, Mul- doon and Royer were given places on the coach. : The different companies of military were beginning to form here and there, and the bright uniforms, glittering brass and steel, the’ flash of gold lace, and the intermingling of colors made a most picturesque scene, *““Begob, av the Irish brigade wor here there’d be nothing lacking,” remarked Mul- doon, with pardonable pride, Presently another couch drove up, and Mrs. Muldoon recognized several lady friends of hers, and an animated conversation at once sprang up. : “Suro, I think I see Dinny Fitzpatrick and his byes over there,” cried Muldoon in a mo- ment. ‘‘Iknow him be the size av his hat, Excuse me a minyute, while I run over and have a bit ay a discoorse wid him.” Mrs. Muldoon and the ladies were deep in the discussion of new bonnets, iace flounces and other feminine affairs, and hardly heard Muldoon’s excuses, Roger had started an acquaintance with Reggy Fitz Norris, a young brother of his lord- ship, a smart boy of his own age, and he, of course, had no objection to his father’s going wherever he pleased, Denny Fitzpatrick and his three big sons, bigger than their father, in fact, were friends whom Muldoon had lately picked up, and he considered it incumbent upon him to do the honors, introduce them to his swell acquaint- ances and show them around generally, - Fitzpatrick was a dapper little man of not much more than five feet in height, who wore a@ very tall silk hat in order to make him more conspicuous, He had married a regular giantess of a woman and her sons took after her, towering ~ several inches over their father, although they had not yet acquired their full stature, “There’s wan thing I don’t like, Muldoon ” the little man had confided to his friend, in the first hour of their acquaintance, “ Phwat’s that, Dinny?” asked Muldoon, becoming interested. ‘Is it the difference in _ 80ize bechune ye and Mrs, Fitz?” ‘No, it’s not that, noris if bekase me boys _ are all bigger nor me, me frind.” ** Well, thin, phwat is it?” ‘Why, it’s having mo woife cut down the boys’ cast-off garments to make thim flt me. That’s where I dhraw the loine,”” ** Sure, I’d not stand it at all,” cried Mul- doon, though he was aching to laugh at the little man’s intense earnestness, ‘ Having caught sight of the Fitzpatricks, Muldoon now hurried over to where they were standing on a little knoll overlooking the fleld, and exchanged greetings, “How are ye, Dinny? How are ye, byes? Yo’re all luckin’ foine the day. It’s an unex- ected pleasure to see yez, deed itis. How 3 yer lady woife?” **Foine, Terrence, foine, We left herin the carriage to luck about us a bit. Whon did ye come? Did ye bring Mrs. Muldoon? Juliet _ wud like very much to see hor, I know.” Juliet was Mrs. Fitzpatrick, but she was anything besides the willowy creature that ‘Shakespeure’s lovely heroine is generally con- » sidered, “‘Sho’s over wid the Fitz Norris party: great swells they are entoirely, Dinny—mimbers ay parliamint and all that, I’ll inthrojuce ye later an et E oy _**A mimbor ay parliamint is no betther than anny wan else,” retorted Fitzpatrick, bridling. “Sure, I’m descinded from the kings av Ire- land, but I don’t brag about it,” ‘Well, Vl inthrojuce yez at anny rate,” an- swered Muldoon placidly. ‘But, I say, we're missing all the fun. The review is going an right before our eyes. It’s an iligant place ye have chosen to see it from,’ Vis, I have it on account. ay me size. Maybe we'd betther go back to.the curriage.” «Stay where ye are, father,” said one of the young giants, and the father stayed. The different companies were beginning to - march across the plain, the sound of fife and drum and the inspiring strains of militar bands adding to Euoexaitaotents 2 They marched and countermarched, form- ed in squares, spread out in great lines, sep- arated into squadrons, marched Jn the form of crosses, triangles and crescents, and per- « formed ‘all sorts of evolutions; greatly to the ~dolight.of Muldoon and his friends, «~~ “ Suddenly a trumpet sounded, and all the ; foot soldiers dashed off toa rémote part of the fleld where a square was formed. This marched out from the rest, and then a body of cavalry was seen dashing forward as if for an attack. “Tuck at the foine harses they have,” cried Muldoon. ‘ Bo heavens, it’sa sojer I ought to be meself. Ihave all the enthusiasm ay a warrior in me,” “Tt’s a foine soight,” muttered Fitzpatrick, *fand an iligant view we have Of it, too.” * Suddenly, however, confased cries were heard, coming from people at other parts of the field, and from the troopers themselves, “ Hi-hi! get out of the way there!” ~ “Olear the track. You fat-headed duffers, get out of the road!” ‘‘ Hi-hil do you want to be run down?” Suddenly Fitzpatrick uttered a cry of dismay. “Troth, Terrence, I think it’s this way they’re coming. Muldoon shot a rapid glance at the troop- ers. There was no doubt of it. The line was bearing down upon them, and was scarcely three hundred feet off. Right and left it extended for a considerable distance and there was no escape, “Get out of the way!” yelled the crowd. Impossible! ‘ There was no more chance of escaping now aD there was of stopping the tide from ris- ng. “ Be heavens, I’ll not move!” cried Muldoon firmly. ‘It’s an Anierican citizen I am, and I'll not flinch before the armies av all the worruld.” ; At this moment the advancing column was almost upon him. — PART XXI. SHE advancing columns of cavalry aE pOW: approached, the hoofs of the ga ground. ; Muldoon and the Vitzpatricks were directly in the course of the galloping troopers, ~ They had been yolled at but it was now too late to get out of the way. s On came the soldiers, and it looked as if Muldoon and his friends would bo trampled. under foot. Muldoon was defiant, but little Danny Fitzpatrick and his three strapping sons were frightened out of their wits, Oho, Terry, it’s killed we are,” * Rise father, rise, for the love av heaven !” cried the boys. On came the horsemen, when, just as they reached the little group, some hurried orders were heard, the troops divided, the bugles tooted, and the men rode by on either side, closing up again after they had passed, But as they were going by those funny sol- diers made it interesting for Muldoon and his crowd. E They hit them with the flat side of their “swords; they knocked their hats over their eyes; they gave them sundry kicks and buf- fets, and they yelled like so many demons. When the troop had passed, Muldoon and the Fitzpatricks sat on the ground looking the very picture of distress. ~ ‘ C All-that could be seen of the soldiers was a cloud of dust with here and there the glitter of a helmet or the flash of a red coat. The brim of Muldoon’s high hat hung around his neck like a wreath, but where tlie top was no one knew. : Fitzpatrick had lost his hat altogether, and the boys had but ono between them, A more broken up lot of spectators it would have been hard to find, : pete ‘Has the erruption subsided?” asked Mul- doon, ‘ Begorra, if this is only a sham bat- tle, [don’t want to be inthrojuced to the ginuine article in a hurry.” : : ‘Oh, Muldoon, phwy did ye bring me here?” cried Fitzpatrick. ‘It’s Killed Iam.” é “Rise up, Dinny, rise up, and shake your- self together. Overbeyant is a booth where they do be selling real Bass’s ale for tio pare the pint, I think I could dhrink a gal- on. The words had the effect of magic. — Denny was himself again in two shakes, and he and Muldoon made their way to the booth, and were soon toning up on the amber fluid 80 dear to the English heart. Muldoon threatened to keep his promise of drinking a gallon by the looks of things, for one pint pot was no sooner emptied than ho — called for another, It did not end in Muldoon’s gallon, but it did resu i finishing hi lant steeds thundering over the. ‘good thingy, ~_ eee apne rr -- You were not at the review this morning, 1 in bis: caring nothing . for jaa review, or anything connected there- with, He left Fitzpatrick in the bvoth and started off across the flelds with no particular end-in view, except perhaps to get into some shady corner and take a nap, He crossed a fieid, climbed over a low stone wall and entered a shady park, where he soon found a shaded spot under a big tree where the grass wus soft and velvety and just meant for repose, ~ * Be heavens, this is the foinest place I’ve struck yet,” he mused, as ke braced his back against a tree, lighted a cigarand puffed away contentedly. In his enjoyment he forgot that he had no hat and that his clothes were more or less soiled and torn, and that his wife and Roger were waiting for him. All he knew was that he was having a good time now and that he was sleepy, and that was all he cared about, Before he had finished his cigar he let it falk from his fingers upon the grass, and stretch- ing out his legs was fast asleep. He was enjoying the dandiest sort of a nap when along came the owner of the place with his gardener and one of his game keepers and espied Muldoon asleep. A ** Well, well, these poachers are gortog ane impudent every day!” growled Sir Bashly Motoned, the boss of the pars. “T warned this ’ere feller hoff only yester- day, yer honor,” said the keoper. “You did?” growled the withered sprig of nobility,"Sir Bashly being old enough to be Muldoon’s grandfather. “Yes, yer honor, leastwise it looks like him,” “Tt’s a trespass, at any rate,” muttered the other. ‘‘Wake’im up and take him in cus- tody.” ‘ Te: was easier to do the latter than to perform the former command. All the known means of waking a man up were tried without success. i They pounded on the soles of his feet, they tickled his ears with straws, they pulled his nose. sien No use! Muldoon slept like a top, _ : “ Oarry him off to the house and lock him up,” muttered Sir Bashly. “ I'll send word to Sir Dinkley Waggles, who is a magistrate, and we'll try this fellow at once.” bs Sir Dinkley’s place adjoined that of Sir Bash- ly’s, and both were great cronies, for Sir Bash- ly was thinking of standing for the borough of Slapdash, his native town, and Sir Dinkley had considerable influence there. In America we run for office; in England they stand for it; hence the greater exhaustion consequent upon being defeuted in this coun- try. : : ‘ The EOCTEE and the garderer grabbed Mul- doon, head and heels, and lugged him off toa damp, ill-furnished, stuffy old stone barracks ealied the Hall, by courtesy, and left him there, in a room on the ground floor. ; Sir Bashly put on Jots of lugs, called his house Bashly Hall, would: not associate with dis rich neighbors: who’ had ‘no titles, and | thought himself the biggest toad in the local puddle, He lived near a royal palace, and though poor as Job’s turkey, put on more style than the queen herself. Muldoon was laid on abench in the “ office,” as it was called, though why no one knew, while Sir Bashly sent over for Sir Dinkley to come and sit on the case. : The messenger had been gone but a few minutes when a coach droye into the grounds with a great deal of noise and flurry. * Lord Fitz Norris, Lady Fitz Norris, the Hon- orable Reginald Fitz Norris, Sir Humphrey Muggles, the Honorable Miss Daisy Muggles, Mrs. Muldoon and Roger Muldoon occupied 19° the coach, and they had come to call upon Sir ~ Bashly and take lunch with him. The old snob stood greatly in awe of Fitz Norris, for the latter had expressed his inten-— tion of putting up a candidate ayainst him at Sl&pdash, and Sir Bashly realized the necessi- ty of propitiating the great man. . “Welcome to Bashly Hall,” cried the old fossil, grandiloquently, standing on the rot- ‘ten platform called a veranda by a great stretch of the imagination. ‘*Come: in partake of my poor hospitality,” — ie : ' Fitz Norris had evidently been aware that it was poor, for he had brought his own proy- ys voy. ender with him, and hisseryants now brought — Motoned?” asked Fitz Norris, ‘* We looked OR YOU arc nar Orrie tn ana - in. an immense hamper filled with all sorts of —
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~~ 20 “No, my son’s regiment did not partici- pate, and therefore I could not patronize the affair. Come into the drawing-room, while my servants are getting the banquet-hall ready. Pleased to see your friends, my lord,” “What an old guy!” whispered Roger to Reggy Vita Norris. “Yes, he’s a.regular duffer, but the gover- nor likes to fool him. He could never carry Slapdash, but it’s cheaper to buy him off, dad says.” Just as the party was about to sit down to lunch, Sir Dinktey Waggles, the local justice, : was announced and made his appearance, ** How are you; Waggles?” cried Fitz Norris, toa pompous and powdered old rufflan of seventy-five, eaten up with gout, purple with MULDOON'’S JRIP AROUND THE: WORLD. * PART Ii. took four of my people to apprehend him, Hadn’t you better send for a constable?” “TJ think not, Fetch him in here and givo him something to eat. He must have been awfully disappointed when he struck your place, Bashly, old boy.” The bogus aristocrat colored and gave orders for the prisoner to #e brought in at once, Muldoon had just finished his nap and was sitting on the bench trying to realize where he was, when a couple of flunkeys came in and said briskly: ‘Me lud wants to see you, sir, at once, Fol- low us.” ** My lord who?” asked Muldoon.” “* Fitz Norris.” ‘ | you zan stand for Slapdash without my as- t sistance, Do you understand that? I wouldn’t give you a blessed penny, sir; no, sir, not even afarthing, Bah! you old woman.” Then the irate magistrate hobbled out and Sir Bashly’s goose was as good as cooked, for he had relied on Sir Dinkley’s support in the coming election, : That suited Fitz Norris, for he made the old humbug g little present and thereby got his woRG that he would withdraw from the con- est, Se Muldoon joined in the lunch with the rest of the party, and good-naturedly submitted to the jokes that were made at his expense, Late in afternoon the whole party returned, to London, and Muldoon declared that he “When the troop hi apoplexy, and stuffed full of self-conceit, who _ now appeared, ‘Come to decide some case of Muttonhead’s, I beg his pardon, Motoned.” -“F’m! I believe so,” grunted the judge, _ though why the plague he couldn’t bring the man to me I can’t sea, for the life of me.” Thus he puffed and grunted and sat down while Sir Bashly explained that they had - caught a poacher trespassing on tha park and had locked him up in the office or butler’s - pantry. ! 3 ‘As Sir Basbly had no butler, he could not vory well have a pantry, and as he was not in business, he could not have an office either, but then, there’s everything in a name, . : “Fetch him out, Bashly,” cried Fitz Norris. “Yd like to see a real live poacher, and I risa ~ in I don’t know how long.” __ **Phwat’s a poacher, me dear?” whispered pets Muldoon to the honorable Miss Wag- aimee? 10S. ; ¢ - **Tt’s a man who shoots your game, but I “don’t believe there’s as much asa rabbit on ~ but awfully proud, don’t ye know.” : -. “Thavs enerally the case,”” returned Mrs, ible follow,” said Sir Bashly. “It . haven’t attended a héaring before a magistrate — _ the whole place, Sir Bashly is terribly poor, — | best of terms with everyb emma tt ie “You're an old fool!” stormed the other. _ “You brought me here for nothing. - Now — “Ts itin his housel am? Sure, I thought he lived in London.” ; “Tt isn’t his house, but he wants to see you.” “Oh, begorrah, I remimber now!” cried Muldoon. “Sure, I ran away and. left mo wife and son wid him, and thin the sojers ran over mo, and thin I got full av beer and went to sleep somewhere, and he’s luckin’ for me, Vaix, it’s very careless lam.” Aion Then he followed the men and was ushered into the dining-hall, where he was’ at onco recognized by all his friends. : Sir Bashly was very much surprised that his guests could make so much fuss over a poacher, but the rest of them thought it was 1 a great joke. ~ eect “In trouble again, Terry,” cried his wife, Yell have to take Roger or me along wid yez to take care av yez.” ; ; ‘Yo might do, Bedalia,” retorted Muldoon, but Dll niver trust mesilf to Roger. It’s whin he’s around that I do be getting into throuble.” ; “ Where’s- yout prisoner, Sir Bashly?” do- manded Sir Dinkley Waggles, ad passed, Muldoon and the Fitzpatricks sat on the ground looking ‘All that could be seen of the soldiers was a cloud of dust with here and there : ; the glitter of a helmet or the flash of a red coat. ‘Why, here he is, but he seams to be onthe foya h ethane “you want to carna dollar, I GP NG Asean the very picture of distress. . hadn’t had such a day in years, but that he = did not care much for sham fights. The next day, in the afternoon, Roger was coming home when he met a fellow with a hand-organ, playing .‘‘ Sweet Home” for al he knew how, aa The organ was & particularly loud one and — the grinder’s turning was not of tho best, so you can imagine the racket it made. “Sweet Home,’ eh?’ observed Roger. “That might make some fellows homesick, » but I’m as much at home in London or Hong ~ Kong, as in New York.” He listened for a few moments and then an — idea came into’ his head, which was always - ready to take in such things, om ; “That'll be a good one on pop,” he mused, ‘Ho's been getting into scrapes on his own © account, lately, and it’s my turn now, I guess,” lar this eve?” “Go an now. “You're too good-looking for an.
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— _ the dogs an ye.” PART IL. An English dollar or an American dollar— which is it?” — ‘H’m! An English dollar isacrown or five shillings. You'll make a shilling off me.” Well, a fine, handsome bye like ye can af- ford it, can’t ye.” g “ Now I know you’re an Lrishman,” return- ed Roger, with a laugh. “ Well, wo'll make it a crown, seeing that you’re in the land of the queen.” ‘* Begorra, yo might make it a sovereign, since ye’re spakin’ ay r’yalty,” answered the quick-witted fellow. “You have pounds enough to lug around in your organ,” answered Roger. , * Yis, and me own pounds is diminishing on account ay it. flesh aff me bones.” «Well, we'll say a crown, then.” “All right, sor. That’s four shillin’ more than I’ve earned to-day, Phwat’ll I do for it, me lad?” “Come in front ot our house to-night, “about ten o’clock, and play ‘Sweet Home’ as long as you can.” “ihe bobbies “Il run me in if I play afther nine,” 2 “Oh, V’ll chance that. Come at half-past, if you like.” *«And ye’ll give me foive bob for that?” **-Yos.” «« Phwere do ye live?” Roger told him, and added: _ “Play nothing but that ons tune, now. You'll remember?” «Paix, Vil play it till the whole nebberhood is we av it, and wishes that I wor there me- silf.” “That’s it. Heye’s a half crown, I'll give you the other when you come.” “Til not fail ye, me bye. It’s a young gin- tleman ye are, and ye ought to be Irish, be the bigness ay yer heart,” Oh, Lam half that, anyhow.” Faith, I knew it,” said the flatterer, while Roger laughed and went on. “Muldoon was sitting in his shirt sleeves, smoking a pips, in his wife’s room, that night at aboutten when the duleet tones of an or- gan were heard in the street just outside. Tisten to that now, Budalia,” he said, *«Doesn't that sound bootiful? Doesn’t the sound of that sweet song carry ye back to New York?” “‘Paith it does, Terry, an angel.” ; "So it is, me jool, I niver thought that a simple melody like that wud affect me, but it 2 It’s like the vice av oes. ; ; «Tt bekaso we are away from home, Ter by ‘Vis. Sure, I can fancy mosilf sittin’in mo own parlor half expectin byes 71] come in.” that some av the “To sample yer beer, Terry? Yis, it brings - pack fond recollections to meself,” “Go tell Roger to row the man some pin- nies, i Sure he may not have a home ay his own, ; * Faix, I can almost imagine mesilf on the steamer goin’ up the. bay.” ‘Vis, and I can see the bridge and the God- dess av Liberty and Trinity Church.” A rattle of coin was heard on the sidewalk, but the tune went on just the same. After a time it began to grow quite monot- onous. | Even the song of the nightingale, the sweet- est voiced of all birds, is said to pall on the ear atlast. One can stand the choral harmonies of a cat serenade for a time, but even they grow » tiresome at length. Presently Muldoon hegan to fidget. ‘J wondher av he has no moretunesin that music-box ay his,” he muttered. Tiyidently the man had not, by the sound of things. ‘ . «“Begob, av he don’t shtop T’ll go woild,” growled Muldoon, : **Wo’s playing his money’s worth, I sup- ~ pose, Terry.” ‘© Well, he needn’t be so ginerous, Let him go in front ay the next house.” The fellow was evidently a fixture, for ho never stirred. : Romance was now. a mockery and Muldoon was furious, - He threw up the windov, stuck out his head, and yelled : Pa ccieet? **Go on out 0’ that, ye maraudher, or Pll set The music went on all the same, “ Go on or Ill call the police,” “This threat had no more effect than the _ former one, s The weight av it pulls all the MULDOON’S TRIP AROUND THE ro very mad female made » das aN Go an, or I'll shoot ye full av holes,” Shotguns, revolyers and bunderbusses had, apparently, no terror for that indomitable mu- Bician, ‘Nhe organist went right on just as if nothing had happened. : Muldoon now thought he would try another tack, If threats were of no avail persuasion might 2, He determined to try the effort of a bribe. ‘How much do yez want to go an and leave us in pence, ye nocturnal disturber?” he asked. There was no answer. ‘Will yea ge for two shillin’s?” No reply. ‘Ti make it half a crown.” Tho offer was not tempting enough, Muldoon was nearly frantic. “T’ll fix the sucker,” he growled, as he stuck in his head. ; The man was right under the window, hav- ing come into the little court yard before the house, Meanwhile Miss Warburton, the maiden lady of whom Muldoon rented the house and who lived next door, had come out on the stoop to expostulate. She was even less fond of music than Muldoon, and had no room in her heart for romance. She had seolded the fellow from the win- dows, but that did not seém to do any good. Then she came out upon the stoop and be- gan to lay down the law. “Go away, you Tea beast !” she screamed. «Don’t you know you hayeno business to play at this time of night?” The man went right on all the same, for ho was bound to earn his money. “Get out of this yard,” yelled the old maid. *‘You’ve no business here at any rate. Goon to the walk, or I’ll have you taken up for tres- pass. The grinder had come in to pot the balance of the foe Roger had promised him and that’s how he happened to be there. He moved back towards the gate, however. Then the light in Muldoon’s room went out. “Tl fix the vilyan,” remarked the victim to . himself. Then he stole softly to the window and looked out. ‘The music was still going on, He could see a figure in the front yard, and he chackled to himself, : ~“Take that, ye persistent yagabone, and see if it will kape ye quite.” With that he threw the entire contents of an enormous water pitcher upon the head of the form below. Splash! There was a shriek and a gasp, and then a for the house. Miss Warburton had got the whole business, She had been about to follow the man out — and give him some more chin. | Muldoon mistook her for the organ-grinder. He was not long left in ignorance of his mis- take, however.” ; oa «Be heavens, Bedalia, I’ve dhrownded the ould maid!” he gasped when he beard those screams, 2 “‘You ought to be horsewhi ped! Vl not have you in my house another day! You did it on purpose! It wasn’t clean water, cither, I’m sure! Are you blind, that you couldn’t know it was me? I'll wager you told the man to doit! My dress is ruined, I know itis! I shall catch my death of cold!” All this Miss Warburton rattled off at the top of her voice and with scarcely a break while Muldoon retreated. Hearing no response, the old maid bounced into her own house and slammed the door so that all the windows rattled. Polivemen were now whistling all around, and the grinder moped in good order just in time to escape being run ir. ‘“ Suro, that was a queer mistake I made,” whispered Muldoon, when all was still. *©Vis; did ye wet her much?” Much! Sure, she wor drenched !” ee Well, ye didn’t stop her tongue, at anny “No, 1did not. It wud take a second flood to do that.” : All was quiet now, however, and Muldoon turned in and went to sleep, still chuckling Bh: thesad misfortune that had befallen that old maid, PART XXII. § ULDOON never know how that organ- iQ -erinder came to play Sweet Home y)s under his window so persistently, Bes) ‘not take the trouble toinform him, —— WORLD. * ting on his bat, and of course our friend Roger did — 21 1 Miss Warburton evidently thought better of her plan of raising a fuss over the ducking Muldoon had given her, for she never men- tionéd it, although she treated the Muldoons with decided coolness after that, The whole thing was coffee and cakes to Roger, however, and he had many a quiet lit- tle chuckle over. it during the next few days. “Dad won’t hear ‘Sweet Home’ after tais without having a shiver go down his back,” he remarked to himself, ‘‘and I be- lieve that if that organ-grinder were to come_ across his path he’d paralyze him,” There was more fun coming, however, and Muldoon was just the rooster to be made the victim, whether through Roger’s instrumen- tality or that of some one else. About this time Muldoon had several ex- periences with the delightful tip system in ~ vogue in England and in London particular- ly, which are well worth recording. One day, happening to be down on the Strand, at noon time, Le concludeu to get his aslen there, without bothering to go home or it. Entering one of the restaurants in that lo- cality, he was immediately besieged by half a. dozen waiters, all desiring to seat him. A big fellow, in a white waist-coat, swal- low-tail coat, high choker and a broad smile, literally dragged him to a seat and placed a. bill of fare before him.- * Begorrah, the attintions ay the English menial are something to be marveled at,” muttered Muldoon. ‘“‘Sure, in» New York, they’d let yez foind yer own seat and give ye no notieg whativer until they were ready to spill a plate of hot soup or something like it in yer lap just.” Sse Having ordered and eaten his lunch, Mul- doon had no trouble in calling the waiter; in fact, the man had been hovering around him like a vulture all the time. “Give me the check, George, and Y’)]l get. out,” heremarked. ‘Sure, the nise and con- fusion av the place will drive me woild.” “Check, sir?” asked the hash dispenser, penne puzzled. - : ‘ s. ” Did you lose a check, sir?” ¢ “Did 1 lose it? No, begorrah, I did not, bekase I niver had it.” : ‘Then how can I give it to you, sir, if you Tie had it?” asked the man, with bland stu- pidity. “Don’t yez know what a check is?” asked | Muldoon in surprise. “Yas,sir, It’s a drawit, sir, on a bank, sir. How did you come to lose it, sir?” e ~ Begorrah, ye bate the worruld for dinsity ay raisoning powers. It’s me bill I want.— Don’t ye give checks?” F ‘Aw, that’s it, eh? No, sir, we take pay - right here, sir. What did you ’avo, sir?” is Roast lamb and mint sauce, pays and tur- nips.” ’ *€ Potatoes?” “Yes, av coorse.” ** Broad?” -©o be sure I did, and a plum tart, besoides @ point av beer,” : **Ninepence for meat, twopence each for vegetables, that’s one and three, bread is a penny, tart fourpence, and beer makes two shillings.” ‘“Ve charge extra for bread and potatoes?” *« Yes, sir, always. Gents don’t always take it, you know.” ‘ “Paix, V’ll niver get used to yer haythenish ways,” mutterred Muldoon, rising and put- “There’s yer two bob, me man,” ; ‘Remember the waiter, sir?” his man re- plied, blocking his passage. «Remember ye!” cried Muldoon, staring at the fellow. “roth, ’m not likely to forget yez, Ye havea face that would impede the workings av the cathedral clock, so ye have.” - The man stare-lin return, but held his hand in such ‘a position that Muldoon instantly tumbled. *“Oh, begob, it’s a fee ye want, is it? Phwy the hlazes didn’t yez say so? Remember ye, indade! Sure, that bates all Liver heard.” — *Yos, sir,” answered the Man with the out- stretched hand. «Sure, if heaven wor situated in London I believe Saint Pether would be axing ivery wan for a tipas he opened the gate, so con- — taminated would he be be the customs ay the counthry.” 3 Set Es “Yes, sir, very funny, sir; remember the waiter, sir,” said the man, unmoyed by Mul- doon’s attempt at wit. “Begob, I’m not likely to forget yez,” re- plied the celebrated traveler, and dropping —
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atdlctd Song ty eros, — MULDOON'S RIP AROUND THE WORLD. | PART ILS ‘sixpence into the waiter’s ready palm, he mude his escape, ig ; - Vaix, I see now why they wor all ready to . give men seat,” he mused. “ It wor atip they. * were afther, Sure, I couldn’t have been more attintive to a nan’ I hadn’t seen for twinty years.” - ae _-A day or so altter this our hero spent part of an evening in one of the very swell music * halls, place he had not been in before, and heré he bad another evidence of the beauty of _ giving tips. 5 Feeling the need of liquid refreshment, and likewise thé soothing influences of the nar- cotie weed, he called a gorgeous waiter and ordered a ginger aleand a cigar, While the man was bringing the articles However, he was equal to the occasion, **No, sir, we are not allowed to take any- thing, sir, because that would be stealing, don’t yor know, but it don’tsay nothink about gents giving us whatever they please,” “Oh, it doesn’t?” ‘© No, sir,” and the fellow’s hand stole out from his hide in a very suggestive manner, a uldeon did not see it, of course, as he re- plied: “Yo refused phwat I. thought wor ample remuneration, me swallow-tailed frind, and if yez want anything afther that yez can phwistle for it.” Not possessing that flute-like accomplish- ment the waiter went away in disgust, while Muldoon wondered if there was anybody in 7 tell the byes, the aldermen, Muleabey and the rest, that we wint clane around the worruld and left Oireland out intoirely.” ; «Well, yez can run down to Liverpool, go ‘across, spind a few days there and meet us at Queenstown.” < “TY think maybe I will, me Kilkenny but- therfly. Will ye tell Roger to see about the tickets?” *T will, av coorse.” Roger was as glad to go home as any of the party, unless, perhaps, it was Miss Kitty, who was looking forward to meeting her Charlie with the liveliest anticipations. as The young artist had been most successful during his sweetheart’s long absence and had ~ - Tetting himself out, Muldoon raced down to the end of the dock. The gangway was still open, and one good ~ jump would fetch it. Muldoon noticed a placard which informed - the public that gratuities were not to be given to the waiters, us they were not allowed to~ také anything. » The man was so exceedingly polite, how- _ 6ver, that after he had paid him the stunning price asked for the fizz and the smoke, Mul- -doon deposited sixpence into his conveniently — posed right hand. s _ The fellow looked at the coin ns though it wero some rare pieco which he had never ~. seen: dix : ares saw the look and understood it as well. __Mhat voracious server of refreshments con- ‘sidered the fee too small by long odds. Honee his look of wonder. : - He thought he could brace our hero for a . largertip. ES ' Here he was in error, _ £*Oh, excuse me, bor,” said Muldoon, quick- ly taking the coin from the man’s hand, ‘TI _ beg a thousand pardons. J forgot that ye wor not allowed to take annything. “Pray don’t mintion the oversight on my part.” - Then that coin went into Muldoon’s pocket long with the rest of his small change. ~ ‘The waiter’s face wasastudy, 9 Sager toe Se ‘« Hooray for our side! I'm saved!” cried Muldoon. — big, huge, enormous, flying leap for the steamer. Did he make it? Did he? ‘< London, man, woman or child, who wasn’t looking fora tip. At last, having been away from home con- siderably more than a year, Muldoon con- _ cluded to return to the land of his Adoption. “It’s toired av thravel I am, Bedalia,” he remarked one morning, ‘and I belave that tke soight av Ameriky willdome more good than a dose av medicine. Let’s go home.” “V’m willing enough, Verry,” responded his wife. «‘“W9’ve been around the worruld and have seén iverything worth seeing, and now I’d be perfectly contint to be wanst more at home in New York.” : “But we haven’t been to Ireland yet, me jool, and that’s phwat we left home for.” “We did not and yo know it.” “Phwat was it for, thin?” _ “To go around the worruld.” “Sure Ireland isa part ay the world, Beda-. ia, and we mustn’t miss it.” “So is the Narth Pole a part ay it, but I have no dosoire to go there.” _ © Yis, but Ireland is different.” “We'll seo i! from the. stheamer as we Bo by, and that’s all I care for. V’ve had thrave enough.” “But itl niyer do, Bedalia, to go back and Then he took one great succeeded in making aname and plenty of money beside for himself. Ly Old lady Chumniy, Kitty’s aunt, had:died in — China, Jeaving all her property to her young- est niece, Miss Minerva and Miss Charity hay- ing caught on to rich husbands at the same time. i = + Our young lady was very much pleased at — the thought of going home, therefore, as there — was now no opposition to her marriage,and she and Charlie were to bo wedaed upon her re- — turn. tina tate "The duty of proeuring tickets for the last stage of the journey being deputed to Roger, that young gentleman secured passage for all ~ hands at once on an Inman steamer sailing — in a couple of days. - Eafe Muldoon had already gone to Liverpool, and — Roger, therefore was left to pilot the party thither, which he did satisfactorily. Pieces They reached the smoky, dirty city only few hours behind Muldoon, and much to h surprise and theirs found him still in the city, & . Se tamer ss ue 2h “The boat does not go till to-morrow,” he explained. ‘There was wan yesterday, but I just missed it. Aré yez all going to Ireland?” “Paix, we are not, then,” answered “Mrs ‘I
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PART Il. MULDUON'S TRIP AROUND THE WORLD. a Muldoon. ‘ Ye tould Roger to buy ticketsand he’s done it.” So soon?” : “Sure, there’s no use in waiting a month. He wor able to get just the koind ay rooms we witnted an this shteamer, and he took thim at wanst.” ; ** And pliwin do yea leave?” “To-morrow morning at tin.” “'Thin where’s me thrip to Ireland coming ite **T don’t know, unless you go an, and join us in Queenstown.” “The boat does not leaye till to-morrow.” “hin ye’ll have to give it up.” : “Niver mind, I'll see the coast, annyhow, and thin I’llshtudy up the guide book, so as to beable to give me frinds all the information they want about the ould counthry. It’s not often that I get left, be heavens.” As the party was to leave so early the next morning, it was necessary to finish up their sight-seeing that day, provided they had any of it to do. Mrs. Muldoon had a few purchases to make, Roger took astroll around town, and Muldoon went to the telegraph office. Vl just let the byes know I’m coming,” he remarked, ‘‘and maybe they’ll give me a welkim jue to me impartance whin I set fut wanst more on me native shores—natheral- ized, I mean.” : Consequently he went off and sent the fol- lowing cablegram, prepaid, of course, to his . off, friend the alderman. - “Sail to-morrow by the City of Dublin. All well. ““MULDOON.”? “Tt’s a coach and six that they’ll have to meet me, be *heavens! or I'll niver recognize thim again,” he observed, “ Begorrah, I can piether the royal welcome they'll give me, aven now, three thousand miles away, and it’s no,more than a groat thraveler loike me de- garves,”” : The travelers retired early that night, for there was much to be done the next morning, and they were all tired out, ; Muldoon, leaving everything to Roger, sat up late talking politics with a lot of English- men, arguing now on one side, now on the other, and filling up on bitter beer between opinions, He did not turn in till long past midnight, and the result was that he slepttill nearly nine o’clock the next morning. _ Having seenthe baggage all sent on board, and dispatched Kitty and his mother to the steamer in a cab, young Mr. Muldoon now proceeded to look up his paternal parent. “Come, pop, it’s time you were getting ~ ready,” he cried, thumping on Muldoon’s door. , * Phwat’s that ye say?” asked Muldoon, waking up. : : “Time to get ready, pop, Isent your trunk to the steamer.” “All right, mo bye, I’ll be wid yez in a min- yute.” Then our hero arose, made a most elaborate toilet, wont down to his breakfast and finally started for the steamer, Neither Roger nor his wife nor Kitty were to be seen, as they had all departed and were ee Mae moment anxiously awaiting his ar- rival. ‘*Be heavens, me mouth feels as big asa naygur’s, remarked Muldoon, as he started “T must have something to cool it aff or T’ll be say-sieck the forst day, begob.” Presently he struck an elegant drinking place, went in and called for something cool and refreshing, — He was drinking it when somebody madé a slighting allusion to America and theAmeri- cans, - : Muldoon was up in arms at once. __ Ye may think,” he bevan, ‘ bekase I’m an Irishman be looks, that I’ll shtand anny dis- respect to Ameriky that yez may see fit to make use as, but av ye do, yez wor niver more mistaken in yer loife.” “Pshaw, you’re no Yankee, don’t you SOD fa replied the first speaker. ‘It cahn’t lurt you to have anythin said about the blarsted Hamericans, don’t yer know.” “Paix, I do know, thin, and T’ll prove it. I’m free born, natheralized American citi- zen, and the mon that says annything agin tho ~ counthry says it agen me.” ‘Now, just look ’ere, yer know,” said tho Briton, argumentatively, “England has done - more for you Irish than Hamerica “as, hevery time, and you knovw it.” = ne ‘“No, sor, she has not and. niver _ will. i There’s no place an the whole face ay the * immoderately. globe, and I’ve thraveled all over it, me fring, that presints more advantages than the city ay New York.” : ““Eixcept London, you know, of course.” “No, sir, not excipt London, or Liverpool, or aven Dublin, be heavens. Luck at the wharves. Luck at the pairks, Luck at the boolyvards, luck at--—” “Yes, and you haven’t a single American line of steamers, don’t yer know. - They’re all Henglish, hevery-one.” “ Shteamers !” gasped Muldoon, and then he looked at the clock. Ten o’clock! “ Begorrah! I forgot ivery worrud about it!’ he muttered. ‘‘I’ve not a minyute to spare, Fortunately they niver lave on time, and I’m safe.” With that he bolted out of the place, hailed @ passing cab and yelled tothe driver: “«Dhrive me to the shteamer City ay Dublin at wanst, and I’ve give yes a sovereign.” In he jumped, the driver whipped up his horses, and away they went all a-flying. Muldoon was right in one thing and wrong in another. The steamer did nct sail promptly on time, The delay, however, was not as long as he thought it would be. . When he reached the wharf he was obliged to jump out and run down some steps to the wooden pier below, where a little tug or ten- der was about to make her last trip to the Steamer. Throwing the driver his promised fee, Mul- doon dashed down the steps and hurried to- ward the end of the wharf. ; Toot-toot-toot! Ding-dong-ding! The tender was about to start for the steamer which lay out in the stream ready to leave, They were hauling in the gang-plank, In another minute our traveler would be left behind. Suddenly the vision of a gorgeously gotten up Irishman flashed before the eyes of the loungers on the dock. It was Muldoon, hoofing it for all he was good for, “Hould an! hould an! I’m going aboord !” he yelled. | He thought he was, but there were obstacles in the way. ea “Run, you gulyanized Mick! run faster!” yelled somebody. “That's just like a Paddy; he thinks that everything is going to wait for him.” ** Look at the Irish rainbow skipping down the wharf. Catch it, somebody.” = Run, you terrier, run, if you want to catch it. 2 4 : - Muldoon did not need the advice, for he was fairly flying. ~ However, the tender was now under full headway as well as himself. _ : Roger stood at the stern waving his hand- kerchief and yelling like mad: “Come on, pop! Give a good jump and you'll make it)”. : : *« Begob, av I hadn’t shtopped to talk to that mutton-headed Britisher, I’d have been: ull right.” r Letting himself out, Muldoon raced down to the end of the deck. The gangway was still open, and one good jump would fetch it. «Hooray for our side! Muldoon. ; Then he ‘took one great, big, huge, enor- mous, flying leap for the steamer, Did he make it? Did he? I’m saved !” cried PART XXIII. / AULDOON made one flying leap for the f departing tugboat on its way to the } S Steamer, 1 The Jatter had its anchor up and was only waiting for the arrival of the tender -) with the last of the passengers, before leaving ~ thé harbor. Poor Muldoon had stopped to discuss poli- ties with an Englishman in a cafe and hence his. haste. ~ As we have said, he took the leap, expecting to reach the tug. He reached nothing. All he did was to make a hole in the water, while the tug went on its way. : Then there.was a great commotion. The first thiag the crowd did was to laugh Muldoon arose just in time to hear their hi- larity, and it made him anything but cheer- ful. ny ik ~~ “Be heavens, yez can laugh as muchas ye like,” he growled, “ but I’ll get it yet.” Oh, yes, he got it. Right in the neck ! He got a mouthful of the Mersey water and it was a merey he wasn’t choked. P The swell from the tender swept clean over him and nearly took away his breath. Away went the tug, but he tried to swim after it. . With his clothes on this was not such an easy job. “ Another swell swept over him and for a mo- ment he disappeared. : There is no telling what he might have done if the fellows on the dock had not got the idea that he was drowning. : When an Englishman does get an idea into his head, it sticks there, worse than a burr in a@ coon’s wool, ~ Everybody was excited all at once. _ All hands wanted to do something to make themselves famous, «Tower a boat, somebody 1”? “Get a life preserver, cabn’t you!” “Where are them boat-hooks?” «Get out a line!” Throw him a bench!” “He's drowning, for sure!” It wes Bedlam let loose. Muldoon himself lost his head, : When he came up out of the swell, he got confused and began to swim for the dock. This was taken as his last dying efforts to save him. : Some one grabbed a big fender hanging on aspile, and chucked it at-him, : It took him in the head and made him see stars. ; Y Then somebody else got out a boat and took him a crack on the naw With one of the oars, _ Dodging this, Mulioon swam toward the wharf, puffing like a porpoise. : Then two of those bold life-savers jabbed a couple of big boat-hooks ap him, narrowly missing his ears. One fastened a hook in his collar, and an- other got agrip on his coat sleeve, ind to- gether they hauled him up tothe dock. — Then all hands took hold of the hooks and yanked him out of the water quicker than seat. : They weren’t any too gentle about it, either, and it was a wonder that poor Muldoon was not torn in pieces. ; Meanwhile the tender had reached the steamer, and transferred her passengers, ~~ Muldoon shook off his preservers as soon as ne got his feet well-planted, and looked about m, j ; 7 He was soaked from head to foot, and the © water was running off him in rivers, . “ Begob, Il med it afther all,” he muttered. “Tsaid I would, and the .Muldoons always kape their worrud.” ~~ x Bi Then the crowd began to laugh again, ‘‘Made what, you blundering Mick?” askéd — one, more pointedly than polite, eek pr are “The shteamer, ay coorse.” y -" “You blooming fool, you’re on the wharf!” Then Muldoon shook the water out of his eyes and cook another look at his surround- ings. : The steamer was going down tie river un- der full headway, a long line of black smoke — niarking her wake, : ‘Bo heavens I’m left!” gasped Muldoon, That set the crowd to roaring. “Why don’t you swim after her, Mike?” _ “Don’t let a little thing like that stop you.” **Go ahead; you can do it.” : Muldoon glanced scornfully at the jokers ES and said: “Go buy yerselves alla new set ay brains, Ye need thim the worst way.” + “Say, Mister,” said a fellow with a boat- hook, ‘‘ what are you going to give me tor saving your life?” Muldoon looked at the speaker and said: «Ye niver saved it, and if it hadn’t been for ye 1 might have reached the shteamer, Yo’re | a mutton head, that’s phwat ye are, and ye _ ain’t man enouglirto deny it.” ; He was not, for a fact, and the crowd began to guy him instead of Muldoon. ae: The latter, shaking as much water from himself as he could conveniently, now Jeft the — ves landing stage and nade his way to the pier above. as Mec wage. - “T tell you what you can do, sir,” saidone _ of the crowd who had not jeored at him, «Phwat’s that, sor? Go dhry out me’ clothes?” ; era nas: smo soe peat a ‘*No, but take the lightning express to Holy- head and then the mail steamer to Queéns
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ee town. You'll cateh ’em that way, and you can join your party to-morrow.” ““Begorrah, I’\l do it!” cried Muldoon. - When does the thrain leave?” Ina couple of hours, The boat goes to- hight.” “Begorrah, ye’re the forst frind I’ve seen to-day. Phwavt’ll ye have?” The steamer, meanwhile, was making her > way down St, George’s Channel, and Muldoon was given up, for that trip at least. _ Roger was with the party, however, and was fully capable of taking care of them. * Pop will take the next steamer, and reach New York only a day or two behind us,” he explained. : : ia mine mh ( AO b iny a WQS » > ha so Ne es oes Bad aaa 1 \ % swered Roger, laughing. ‘‘It was one of pep’s own blunders. I called him in ample time for him to have caught it.” Well, I’m glad you didn’t cause the mis- hap, which is more than a joke.” “So am I, but pop will be all serene. He’s like a cat, and always lights upon his feet. We will see him almost as soon as we reach .New York,” The voyage was pleasant but uneventful, for without Muldoon, halfthe fun was miss- ing. Roger made lots of friends, as usual, and was the life of the younger portion of the ship’s company. The steamer reached New York at the end of © eight or nine days, and the Muldoons once Ke as = tang . SSS MULDOON'S TRIP AROUND THE WORLD. — \s PARTIL. Sneed of the party, “‘ und now dot was been wasted already.” ; « Phwat reason asked Mulcahey. ‘«He missed the steamer.” ‘«The 1djit!” cried the alderman, that’s loike Muldoon.” ‘*It’s the last reception we'll give him,” muttered Gallagher. “Faix, it's a kick in the neck he ought to get!” groaned Mulcahey. , A “You can give me ‘the reception, if you , like,” suggested Roger. * You’re too young and giddy.” “ Well, then, give it to mother. be tickled to death.” *« She has no inflooence in the ward or we did he give for not coming?” ** Sure, She would Oss = SSS ——$ — = agli ‘ON o) | : mel _\\\naey a Mrs, Muldoon was satisfied until she hap- _ pened to remember something. ’ = “Roger?? —- ; “e Yes,” . ‘Has yer father anny money with him?” Really, I don’t know, mother,” answered ~ the young fellow, ‘‘He must have some, of course.” . -“Yis, but has he enough to pay for his tickot?”? : “Ym sure I don’t know, but if he hasn’t, he can easily raise it among his friends.” . t “Sure, he knows no wan in Liverpool. Ifit wor London, now, I’d haveno fear av him.” _ *£Oh, he'll get along. Hoe can go to the con- ‘sul general, if it comes to the worst, or cable over to his bankers. in America for funds to take hint home.” ‘Well, I hope. it’s all right, but Terry is such a natheral in some things that he’ll besure- to make a mistake if there’s wan chance in ‘a hundhred ay his doing so.” -— Roger thought as much himself, but did not ay so, for fear of worrying his mother.” _ ‘Roger Muldoon, you bad boy, did you 1ake your father miss the steamer?” asked ay pwon Mrs, Muldoon was cutof hearing. onest Injun'I didn’t, Miss Kitty,” an- ; Ser arty Sd ae Pup tee Guo A the crowd began to laugh again. more gazed upon the city from which they had been so long absent. When the vessel had nearly reached the dock alot of Muldoon’s political friends and ac- quaintances came alongside in a tug, prepared _ to do him the honors. Muleahey and the alderman were in the gang, and espied Roger standing on the deck, “Toi yer father to come over to us,” shout- ed Mulcahey. ~ “Oan’t do it.” “Phwy not?” ¢ - * Because he is not here.” , j **Not there?” f **No.”. «Suro, he’s not dead?” ‘Oh, no, he’s alive enough, but he is not on the steamer.” “Faix, ke could not have landed widout our seeing him??? * ox s «No, he did notleave Liverpool with us. He stayed behind.” ; Nite “The sucker!” ejaculated the alderman. **He tould us he was coming bo this boat; aid here we’ve been and hoired a tug and a brass band to receive him properly.” Bae ~ Ya, und I was put ARO gRRES off beer mid — who was f Aah der cabin,” exclaimed Budweiser, 7 - : game,” said Budweiser. about him, ~ ' “Begob, I med it afther all,” he muttered. ‘I said I would, and the Muldoons always kape their worrud.” Then t ) «(Made what, you blundering Mick?” asked one, more pointedly ~— than polite. ‘*The shteamer, av coorse.” ‘* You blooming fool, you're on the wharf!” i moight,” said the alderman, philosophically; and then the tug fell back in the wuke of the steamer. ' All hands on board were mad enough to chuck Muldoon into the river, and his ears must have been on fire at that moment, con- sidering the many uncomplimentary things said about him. as “ He’s a chump, so ho is.”” « Troth, if he wor running for keeper ay the dog-pound, I wouldn’t yote for him nor let anny wan ilse do it.” — ; “Tt’s like the stuff, to ax usto get him upa | welkin and thin go and miss the shteamer, the gomach 1” cea “ Begorrah, I don't care now if he niver comes back at all.” iS “If he does, he can receive himself, for I’m. blamed if I’ll shtir a fut to see him land,” “T sharge him for dot beer once, all der : “He don’t make humbug mit me for nodings, I told you,” Poor Muldoon! , j i cate: How he would have felt if he could haye heard all the pleasant things that wore said | the gang of : whom thoy Beas. Roger piloted his party throu ~ Custom House sharks, seekin, .! € + pe
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PART II. MULDOONS TRIP AROUND THE might devour, and having collected all their baggage, took the whole business in a cab to a hotel up-town. It must not be forgotten, by the way, to mention that the beloved Charlie pnt inan ap- pearance on the pier and welcomed his Kitty with all the ardor of youthful affection, like- wise a hack, in which the two drove away. They went to the young man’s mother’s house, where Kitty was to remain till her wed- ding came off. Roger and Mrs. Muldoon went to their old hotel, and busied themselves in getting set- tled, while waiting for Muldoon to show up. Of course, he did not catch the steamer at Queenstown, or he would haye been on hand to receive the welcome his friends had pre- pared for him. In the first place he missed the fast express, and in the next he discovered suddenlythat his resources were at a very low ebb. When he came to figure up his available finances, he found that he had less than twen- ty dollars, besides his watch and rings, “Me clothes won’t fetch anything, and I moight niver see me watch again av I pawned it,” he mused. ‘ Phwat’ll I do anyhow?” By inquiry he found that there was 2 steam- er leaving on the following day, but there wasn't a saloon or second cabin berth to be had for love or money. “Tocan’ afford to wait for wan, and maybo the captain wouldn’t trust me av I did,” he re- marked, ‘‘and so I see only wan way out ay it, I'll go home he the steerage.” Muldoon, the great American traveler, going home by way of the steerage | Just think of it! After all his style this was a come down, and no error, However, 80 long as he got home at all, Mul- doon did not care for this, as the discomfort would be only temporary. “Ttll be all right whin I get to New York, faix,” he argued. ‘All I’ll haveto do is to go ashore wid the saloon passengers, and be re- ceived bo me frinds in great stoyle. ‘I'he star av Rae Mu!doons is not.on the wane yet, be- gob!” Having made all his arrangements, Muldoon purchased a steerage ticket, bought such things as were necessary, hired a room for a night in a cheap lodging-house, and went on board the steamer the next morning. T'll get a glimpse av Ireland annyhow,” he remarked to himself, as the steamer left the shores of England. ‘Sure, this reminds me ay the forst toime I left it, I wor in the steerage, and had only a few shillings in me pocket, and that’s me condition now, though I gaye money enough, av I could only get hould av it,” His dream of gazing once more upon bis native shores was not to be realized, however. By the time they reached the Irish channel, the wind was blowing a gale, and before night the ship wasrolling and tossing in the worst sort of way. Poor Muldoon could never get used to that sort of business, for all that he had traveled, and he soon succumbed toa fit of seasick- ness, which lasted two or three days. When he finally recovered and was ablo to be about, he went on deck, thinking to cate one last look at Ireland. It was no go, for the ship was a hundred miles or more from the beloved coast, and only.the sea and sky were visible. Luck is dead agen me, begob,” murmur- ed Muldoon. ‘‘Here I’ve been around the worruld and missed the very place ay all that T wanted most to see. Maybe there’s a fresh Irishman in the steerage, and he can tell me how the ould place looks, That'll be some- thing, faith.” As it happened, the steerage passengers were all Germans, French and Russians, with but one or two Irishmen, and they were from a different county from Muldoon’s, and would have nothing to say to him. The steamer was ten or eleven days in go- ing over, and our poor traveler was sick near- ly all the way across. _ Then, to add to his trials, he was not per- mitted to land with the saloon passengers, but was hustled off to Castle Garden in a little tug and herded with a thousand or more foreign immigrants, none of whom spoke his lan- guage, and all of whom were too dirty to think of, Tt’s a foine ending to me thriumphal march over the globe,” he exclaimed in bitter- YORDLD. 25 ness. ‘No reception, no frinds to meet me, nothing but a lot av greasy foreigners around me, and not a change of clothes to put on, begob.” However, he got away at last, and strolled re up Broadway meditating upon the uture, He went to the steamship wharf but there was no ono there that hu knew, anil he felt at enmity with all the world. However, his was not a nature to keep him long despondent, and after reaching Broad- way and seeing the life and bustle of the great city all about him, his spirits arose and he Was soon as chipper as ever. wes “Troth I don’t know where to foind Bedalia and Roger,” he obseryed, **but they must be somewhere, and I think the most loikely place to look for thin is the hotel where we stopped before we wint away.” His conjectures proved to be correct and he found his wife and son with but little trouble. They and Miss Kitty were glad to see him but not one of his old political friends showe' up, and it. was along time before any of them would speak to him when they met him. Kitty Clyde was married to her Charlie a week or two later, Roger being the best man, and Muldoon giving the bride away and secur- ing the first kiss after she had been made Mrs, Charlie, “Faith, our trip has med wan creature happy, at all events, Terry,” declared Mrs. Muldoon, ‘‘and if it had no other result, we might be thankful for that.” . “Yis, me lady burrud, and so we are, and I’m glad to be back again, for though I’ve seen all that there is to be seen, barring Ireland, there’s no place, after all, like the dear ould city av New York.” “Them’s my sentiments, pop,” said Roger, ‘and I’m glad to be at home once more. Lye had lots ot fun and now for business.” It did not take long for the Muldoons to set- tlé down once more ir a house of their own, and there we leave them, trusting to meet them again in the future, when we will relate’ what happened subseq uent.to Munpoon’s TRIP AROUND THE WORLD, (THE END.] Wsertul anc i 7 THE LIFE OF TOM TEASER.—A uew and elegant book has just been instructive Books. HOW TO EXPLAIN DREAMS,—verybody dreams, from the little chia published on the life of the above well-known comie author. Those who have read his laughable stories in the Youna MmN or AMERICA “will be pleased to have a look into his private life. The book is largo (containing sixty-four pages), and prettily bound, haying a portrait of the author on the cover. Everybody wants one. Don’t fail to ask your newsdealer for a ory: Price 10 cents. For sale by all news- dealers, or address Frank Tousey, publisher, 34 and 86 North Moore street New York. P.O, Box 2730. HOW TO BECOME AN INVENTOR.—Every boy should know how iIn- ventions originate. This book explains them all, giving examples in electricity, hydraulics, magnetism, optics, pneumatics, mechanics, ete., ete. The most instructive book published. Price 10 cents, For sale by all newsdealers in the United States and Canada, or sent to your address, postage free, on receipt of price. Address Deve aoey publisher, 34 and 36 North Moore street, New York, ox 2730. - HOW TO ENTERTAIN AN EVENING PARTY is the titie of a very valu- able little book just published. A complete compendium of games. sports, card diversions, comic recreations, etc., suitable for parlor or ‘drawing-room entertainment. It contains more for the money than any book published. Sold by all newsdealers, or send 10 cents to ' Frank Tousey, publisher, $4 and 86 North Moore street, New York, and receive it by return mail, post paid, . HOW TO BECOME A SCIENTIST.—A useful and instructive book, gtv- ing a complete treatise on chemistry; also, experiments in acoustics, **mechanics, mathematics, chemistry, and directions for making fire. works, colored fires, and gas balloons, This book cannot be equaled. Price 10 cents. For sale by all newsdealers, or it will be sent to your address, postage free, on receipt of price. Address Frank Tousey, publisher, 34 and 86 North Moore street, New York. Box. 2780. HOW TO BOX.—The art of self-defense made easy. Containing over ~... thirty illustrations of guards, blows and the different positions of a good boxer. Every boy should obtain one of these useful and in- structive hooks, as it will teach you how to box without an instructor. Only 10. cents. For sale by all newsdealers, or sent, post paid, on re- ceipt of price. Address nk Tousey, publisher, 34 and 36 North ' Moore street, New York. P. O. 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Price 1¢ cents. For sale by all newsdealers, or sent to your address, postage freé, on receipt of the price. Address Frank Tousey, publisher, and 36 North Moore street. New York. Box 2780. HOW TO KEEP AND MANAGE PRTS.—Giving complete tetormation , as to the manner and method of raising, keeping, taming, breeding and managing all kinds of pets. Also giving full instructions for making cages, nests, ete. Fully explained by 28 handsome ilfustra- tions, making it the most complete book of the kind ever published. Price 10 cents. Addres3 Frank Tousey, publisher, 34 and 86 North Moore street. New York. Box 2730. fOW TO HUNT AND FISH.—The most complete hunting and fishing HOW TO BECOME RICH.—This wonderful book, ** How to Become Rien,” ‘ fOW TO WRITE LETTERS.—A wonéertui little book, telling you how — ide ever published. It contains full instructions about guns, hunt. rae dogs, saps; trapping, and fishin, together with descriptions ot ame and fish. Price 10 cents. Fo" sale by all newsdealers in the nited States and Oanada, or sent, 7 ostpaid, to your address, on re- ceipt of price, by Frank Tousey, publisher, 34 and 86 North Moore street, New York. Box 2730. presents you with the pees and life experience of some of the most noted and wealthy men in the world, including tke self-made men of our country. The bookis edited by one of the most successful men of the present age, whose own example is in itself guide enough for those who aspire to fame and money. The book will give you tho secret. Price 10 cents. For sale by newsmen and Dooksell send price to Frank Tousey, publisher, 34 and 86 North Moore street New York, and it will be mailed to you, post paid. r ers, OF to write to your sweetheart, your father, mother, sister, brother, em- — ployer; and, in fact, everybody and anybody you wish to write to. — fore Baa toeareae u GheJang should have this — very young man and every young lady in book. It is for sale by all newsdealers, Price 10 cents, or sent from — this office on receipt of price. Address Frank T and 86 North Moore street. New York. P O. Box 27: i i = Oa DE 2
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HOW TO BECOME AN ATHLETE. ‘DUMB- -BELLS, INDIAN CLUBS, PARALLEL BARS, HORIZONTAL BARS, AND VARIOUS OTHER METHODS OF DEVELOPING A GOOD, HEALTHY MUSCLE; CONTAINING OVER SIXTY ILLUSTRATIONS. PRICE TEN CENTS.24—H : Every boy can become strong and healthy by folowite the instructions contained in this little book. For sale by every newsdealer in the United States and Canada, or we will send it to your address, free of postage, on receipt of the price. Address ’ FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, Box 2730. : 34 and 36 North Moore Street, N.Y. THE BOYS OF NEW YORK ‘Takes the Lead of all Boys’ Papers in the World, BECAUSE IT CONTAINS THE BEST AND MOST ORIGINAL ‘STORIES of TRAVELS and ADVENTURES in ALL PARTS of the WORLD ° ; GIVING EXPERIENCE IN LOW LIFE AS WELL AS IN THE PALACE. _ Thrilling, Startling, and Wonderful are the Many Adventures Pictured out in our Paper every - week. Our Illustrations are the Very Finest that Money Can Procure, and : z year St AS Tah ees with any Weekly Paper Published. ae oe We employ only the Best Talent, ag the following list of Prominent Authors will attest, who write exclusively for THE BOYS OF NEW YORK : ~ Any statement to the contrary is utterly false. “ PHTER PAD,” GASTON GARNE. - ALBERT J. BOOTH, G. SMALL, Rs f sus WILLIAMS, : CORP. MORGAN RATTLER, KIT. CLYDE, - LLYN DRAPER, 3 s ; T, RAYMOND, “ED,” C. LITTLE, R. T. EMMET, = v. S: DETECTIVE, J. G. BRADLEY, ; ‘““NONAM BE,” N. Y. DETECTIVE, ROBERT MAYNARD, PAUL BRADDON, | POLICE CAPTAIN HOWARD, | ROBERT LENNOX, AND MANY OTHERS. = Subseri tion price, postage free, for one year, $2.50; for six months, $1.25; for three months, 65 on “For sale by all newsdealera iy ‘be = -Cnited a aie SAMPLE CO EEES SENT eae. “ea Address _ FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, _ - Se age 94 and 36 North sore Stree
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rank Jousey’s Hand Books. Containing Useful Information on Almost Every Subject Under the Sun, Price 10 Cents Per Copy, No. !. Napoleon’s Oraculum and Dream Book. Containing the great oracle of human destiny; also the {rue meaning of almost any kind of dveams, together with charins, ceremonies, and curious games of cards. A com- plete book, Price 10 cents. No. 2. HOW TO DO TRICKS. The great book of magic and card tricks, containing full instruction of all the leading card tricks of the day, also the most popular magical iliusions as performed by our leading magicians; every boy should obtain a copy, as it will both amuse and instruct, Price 10 cents, No. 3. HOW TO FLIRT. The arts and wiles of flirtation are fully explained by this little book. Besides the various methods Shuavakercutetl fan, glove, Eee window and hat flirtations, it contains a full list of the language and sentiment of flowers, which is interesting to everybody, both old and young. You can- not be happy without one. Price 10 cents, No. 4, HOW TO DANCE Is the title of a new and handsome little book just issued Py Frank Tousey, It contains full instructions in the art of dancing, etiquette in the ball-room and at parties, how to dress, and full directions for calling off in all popular *equare dances. ‘I'he price is 10 cents. No. 5. HOW TO MAKE LOVE} A complete guide to love, courtship and marriage, giving Sensible advice. rules and etiquette to he observed, with many curions and interesting things not generally known. Price 10 cents. No. 6. HOW TO BECOME AN ATHLETE. Giving full instruction for the use of dumb-bells, Indian clubs, parallel bars, horizontal bars #nd various other methods of developing a good, healthy muscle; contain ite over sixty illustrations, Every boy can become strong an healthy by following the instructions contained in thie tittle book. Price 10 cents. No. 7. HOW TO KEEP BIRDS. Handsomely illustrated, and contaiting full instructions for the mia taReutent and training of the canary, mocking- ’ bird, bobolink, blackbird, paroquet, parrot, etc., etc. Price 10 cents, No. 8. ¥ HOW TO BECOME A SCIENTIST. ° A useful and instractive book, giving “a complete treatise on chemistry; also, experiments in acoustics, mechanics, mathematics, chemistry, and directions for making fire- ‘vorks, colored fires, and gas balloons. This book cannot be equaled. Price 10 cents. No. 9. HOW 10 BECOME A VENTRILOQUIST. ity Harry Kennedy. ‘I'he secret given away. Every intelli- gent boy reading this book of instructions, by a practical protenson (delighting multitndes every night with his won- erful imitations), can master the art, and create any amount of fun for himself and friends. It is the greatest book ever published, and there’s millions (of fun) in it. Price 10 cents. ; No. 10, HOW TO BOX. ‘The art ef self-detense made easy, Containing over thirty illustrations On blows and the different positions of a good boxer. Hvery boy should obtain one of these useful and instructive books, as it will teach you how to box with- out an instructor, Price 10 cents, No, tf. HOW T0 WRITE LOVE-LETTERS. A inost complete little book, containing full directions for writing love-letters, and when to use them; also giving specimen letters for both young and old. Price 10 eents. ‘ No. 12, HOW 'T0 WRITE LETTERS TO UADIES. Giving complete instructions for writing letters to ladies on all subjects; also, letters of introduction, notes and re- quests. Price 10 cents. ; No. 13. ; How to Do It; or, Book of Etiquette. luis a great life secret, and one that every youn = sires to know all about. Send 10 cents an Has ite TEE oes happiness in it. Se | No. 14. HOW TO MAKE CANDY. cream, syrups, essences, etc., etc, Price 10 ¢euts. No, {5. HOW TO BECOME RICH. This wonderful book presents you with the example and life experience of some of the most noted and wealthy men in the world, including the self-made men of our country. The book is edited by one of the most successful "men of the present age, whose own example is in itself guide enough for those who aspire te fame and money, The book will give you the secret. Price 10 cents. —. No. [6. HOW TO KEEP A WINDOW GARDEN, Containing full instructions for constructing a window garden either in town cr country, and the most approved methods for raising beautiful flowers at home, ‘hue most complete book of the kind ever published. Price 10 ceuts. No. 17. HOW 10 DRESS. Containing full instruction in the art of dressing aud ap- pearing wellat home and ubroad, giving the selections of colors, material, and how to have them made up. Price 10 cents. No. 18. HOW TO BECOME BEAUTIFUL. One of the brightest and most vuluable little books ever given to the world.” Hverybody wishes to know how to become beautiful, both male.and female. The secret is simple, and almost costless. Read this book and be con- viiiced how to become’ beautiful, Price 10 cents. No. 19. FRANK TOUSEY’S United States Distance Tables, Pocket Com- panion and Guide, Giving Ithe official distances on all the railroads ot the United States and Canada. Also, table of distances by water to foreign ports, hack fares in the panctpal citier, reports of the census, etc., etc., making it one of the most ‘complete and handy books published. Price 10 cents. No. 20. How to Entertain an Evening Party. A yery valuable little book just published. A complete compendium of games, sports, card-diversions, comic recreations, etc., suituble for parlor or drawing-room en- tertainment. It contains more for the money than any book published. Price 10 cents. ce Te RE a i ee a eh ee a a ee ; No. 21. HOW TO HUNT AND FISH. The most complete hunting and fishing guide ever pub- lished. It contains full instructions about guns, hunting dogs, traps, trapping and fishing. together with descrip- tions of game and fish. Price J0 cents. No. 22, HOW 10 DO SECOND SIGHT. Heller’s second sight explained by his former assistant, Fred Hunt, Jr. AG LIE EL how the secret dialogues were carried on between the magician and the boy on the stage; also giving all the codes and signals, ‘Ihe only authentic explanation of second sight. Price 10 cents. No. 23. HOW T0 EXPLAIN DREAMS. Hverybody dreams, from the little child to the aged man and woman. ‘Ibis little book gives the explanation to all kinds of dreams, together with lucky and unlucky days, and * Napoleon’s Oraculum,’’ the book of fate, Price 10 cents No. 24. HOW TO WRITE sb Ha TO GENTLE- Containing full directions for writing to gentlemen on all eubisiitey also giving sample letters for instruction. Price cents, x Nox 25. 5 HOW 'T0 BECOME A GYMNAST Containing full instructions for all kinds of gymnastio sports and athletic exercises, Embracing thirty-five illus- trations, By Professor W. Macdonald. A handy and use- ful book, Price 10 cents. No. 26. HOW TO ROW, SAIL AND BUILD A BOAT. A complete hand-book for making all kinds of candy, ice- | Fully illustrated. Every boy should know how to row and Baila boat. Hull instructions are given in this little book, together with instructions on swimming and riding, com- panion sports to boating. rice 10 cents, 4 No. 27. HOW TO RECITE AND BOOK OF RECE- TATIONS. Containing the most popular selections in use, comprising Dutch dialect, French dialect, Yankee and Irish dialect pieces together with many standard readings. Price 10 cents. No. 28. HOW TO TELL FORTUNES. Every one is desirous of knowing what his future life will bring forth, whether happiness or misery, wealth or poy- erty. You can tell by « glance at this little book. Buy one and be convinced. ‘i'ell your own fortune. ‘Tell the fort- unes of your friends. Price 19 cents. No. 29, HOW T0 BECOME AN INVENTOR. Iivery boy should kuow how inventions originate. his book explains them «all, giving examples in electricity, hy- draulics, magnetism, optics, pneumatics, mechanics, ete., ete. ‘Tle mc*t instructive book published. Price 10 cents, No. 30, HOW TO COOK One of the most instructive books on cooking ever pub- lished. It contains recipes for cooking meats, fish, game, and oysters; also nies, puddings, cakes and all kinds of pastry, and a grand collection of recipes by one of our most popular cooks, Only 10 cents per copy. : No. 31. HOW TO BECOME A SPEAKER. 1 Oontuining fourteen illustrations, giving the different po- sitions requisite to become a good speaker, reader and elocutionist Also containing gems from all the popular authors of prose and poetry, drranged in the most simple and concise manner possible. Price 10 cents. No. 32. HOW TO RIDE A BICYCLE. Handsomely illustrated, and containing full directions for mounting, riding and managing a bicycle, fully explained with practical illustrations; also directions for picking out amachine. Price 10 cents. R : No. 33. HOW TO BEHAVE. Containing the rules and etiquette of good society and the easiest and most approyed methods of appearing to good advantage at parties, balls, the theater, church, and in the drawing room. Price 10 cents. No. 34, HOW T0 FENCE. Containing full instruction for fencing and the use of the broadsword; also instruction in arohery. Described with twenty-one practical illustrations, giving the best positions in fencing. A complete book. Price 10 cents. : ia No. 35. HOW TO PLAY GAMES.” A complete and useful little book, containing the rulen and regulations of billiards, bagatelle, backgammon, cr, quet, dominoes, etc. Price 10 cents. : No. 36, HOW 10 SOLVE CONUNDRUMS, Containing all the leading conundrams of the day, amusing riddles, curious catches and witty sayiugs. Price 10 cents. / No. 37. : HOW T0 KEEP HOUSE. Jt contains information for everybody, boys, Birls, men and women; it will teach you howto make almost anything around the house, such a8 parlor ornaments, brackets, cements, eolian harps, and bird lime for catching birds. Price 10 cents. No. 38. a’ HOW 10 BECOME YOUR OWN DOCTOR. A wonderful book, containing useful and practical infor- mation in the treatment of ordinary diseases and ailments — common to eyery family. Abounding in useful and effect- ive recipes for general complaints Price 10-cente. 25 - For sale by all newsdealers in the United States and Canada, or sent to your address, post-paid,"on receipt of price, 10 cents, _ Address “Box 2730, ess _ FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, 34 & 36 North Moore Street, New York.
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The eat § Gent Wie Awake Lira The Largest, Cheapest and Most Popular Library in the World, Containing Stories of Adventures in all Parts of the World, and — f Comic Stories by the Most Humorous Authors of the Day. ‘A New Story is Issued Each Week. Price Only 5 Cents per Copy. For Sale by all Newsdezlers. 4 Joe Dodger, the Boy Ventriloquist......... By Gus Williams 5 Sindbad the Sailor 6 Peter Simple............-.-.By Captain Marryatt 4 Pantomime Joe; or, An Orphan Boy’s Career 8 Snarleyyow; or, The Dog-Fiend........++.++ 5 y By Captain Marryatt 9 Aladdin; or, The Wonderful Lamp 10 Poor Jack 12 Tommy Bounce—comic,............By Peter Pad 12 Shorty; or, Kicked Into Good Luck—comic.. By Peter Pad 1£ The Devil’s Diamond; or, The Fortunes of Rich- "ard of the Raven’s, Crest 14 Shorty in Luck—camic..............By Peter Pad 15 Dick Dauntless, the Boy Privateer.By J. G. Bradley 16 Skinny, the Tin Peddler—comic....By Tom Teaser 17 The Marked Moccasin; or, Pandy Ellis’ Pard.. By Marline Manly 18 Gulliver’s Travels 19 Ali Baba; or, The Forty Thieves 20 The Mulcahey Twins—comic......By Tom Teaser 21 Jacob Faithful; or, The Adventures of a Water- tridNasitee swt catces qeseeeee By Vaptain Marryatt 22 The Young Engineer ' : 23 Oliver T'wist.......-.-- «-..-. By Charles Dickens 24 The Image of his Father.....By Horace Mayhew 25 The Young Sergeant. A Story of the American Revolution.........«..-...By Col. Ralph Fenton 46 The Haunted Cave; or, The Search for the : Pirates’ Gold..........-...By Jas. D. Montague 27 The Dead Boxer........-.--By William Carleton 28 Harry Haile 29 One of the Boys of New York; or, The Adven- tures of Tommy Bounce—comic..By Peter Pad $9 Infantry Dave, the Young Scout of the Wilder- THES. acseecssieeseeseceresseees By Ralph Morton $1 The Eagle Bearer; or, The Hero of the Regi- S MENG... seceeeeseseeeees+-sBy Philip Murdock $2 Thue Pirate Doctor; or, The Extraordinary Career ofa New York Physician $ 83 Cavalry Jack at Champion Hill.......--+-++00+ ; \ By Col. Ralph Fenton 34 The Pirate Chief; or, The Cutter of the Ocean ; By an Old Salt 85 The Smuggiers of St. Malo..By Sylvanus Cobb, Jr. 36’ Little Mac, the Boy Engineer... By Ralph Royal $7 Josephine; or, The Lady of the Gulf.........-+ é By J. H. Ingraham 88 Sea-Dog Charley; or, the Adventures of a Boy Hero... ...-By W. I. James, Jr. 89 Paul Jone! eased 40 Eely Jim; or, ‘fankee Boy in the Rebellion By Morris Redwing 41 The Black Mask; or, The Mysterious Marriage ‘ By Bernard Wayde 42 Dot Boy Fritz—comic........-...By Gus Williams 43 The Demon of the Deep; or, Above and Be- : Neath the Seaiv.nesssevccseepoesevevecaces Behe Re By the Author of “Starboard Jack.” 41 Mark Grayham; or, The Boy Wanderers of the . BROT Lote oe eee cetteveetee bY HaOnbrgmes ‘45 Starboard Jack; or, The Nimble Reefer of the ~- Sehool-Ship ‘Mercury ”.........By Orrin Goble Bob..........By H. K. Shackleford ‘the ——} f School Days in ©. J deevlsevcser tt By Peter Pad . By Alexander Dumas ; 46 San Francisco 7 Tom, Dick and the ew York—comi¢ ke 48 The Yankee Privateer; or, The Traitor Mer- chant..................bBy J. H. Ingraham, Hsq. 49 The Rover's Oath......By Charles Powel. Bickley 60 Corkey; or, The Tricks aud Travels of a Supe— COMIC.....++ Sadiee¥ secageesonbyalOmel eases, 61 DickLightheart..........By a Celebrated Author 62 Dick Lightheart’s Trials 63 Dick Lightheart’s Triumph 64 Forward; or, The Terrible March to Richmond By Cap Phil Jordon 55 The Boss Boy.By the Author of ‘eddy O’Lynn” 66 Shorty, Junior; or, The Son of his Dad—comic By Peter Pad 67 The Pirate Schooner..........By J. H. Ingraham 58 The Gold Hunters; or, The Search for the Mountain Mine-:... ...........By George Fenn 69 The Pirates of America........By J. H. Ingrabain 60 The Pirate Cutter............By Midshipman Hasy 61 The Black Pirate 62 Union Dick, the Yankee Spy..By Philip Murdock 63 Will Waffles; or, The Freaks and Fortunes ofa Newsboy : 64 The Potomac Detective.......... By Ralph.Morton 65 The Sea-King 66 Life in the Red Brigade 67 Billy Bo’swain 68 Mulligan’s Boy—comic............By Tom Teaser 69 The Wild Robber > 70 Goldburn, the Girl Guerrilla . By Morris Redwing 71 a Light-house Murder; or, The Invisible eauty 72 Daring Davy, the Boy Rifleman..by Ralph Morton 73 The Pirates of the Shoals......vy J. H. Ingraham 74 The Robbers of the Rbine........by Colonel Blood 75 Jack Harkaway’s School-days 76 Harkaway Afloat 77 Harkaway Among the Savages 78 Harkaway’s Escape 79 Harkaway at Oxford 80 Harkaway and the Black Band 81 Harkaway and the Brigands 82 Harkaway and the Spy 88 Harkaway Trapped 84 Harkaway and the Italians; or, The Brigand’s Doom ; 8§ Dick Lightheart at Sea 86 Dick Lightheart Around the World 87 Dick Lightheart in London 88 Dick Lightheart’s Victory ° 89 pe, deland of Mystery; or, Adventures Under the Sea 90 Detective Danor, The Irish Ferret.by D. O’Sullivan 91 Joe Ready; or, By the Side of General Scott... by Richard R. Montgomery 92 Cavalry Jack at Murfreesboro. By Col. Ralph Fenton . 98 A Sword For a Fortune......By Horace Appleton 94 Union Dick in the Rebel Camp.By Philip Murdock 95 Yankee Rob, The Young Scout of the Rap-” pahannock.........3........- By Ralph Morton 96 Dick Mizzen; or, The Cruise of The ‘Corsair!’ _ “ By Richard R, Montgomery 97 Union Dick in the Seyen Days’ Fight......... ' By Philip Murdock 98 Cavalry Jack in the Swaimps. By Col, Ralph Fenton 99 Daddy Durge, the Old Man ofthe Dead-House: or, The Ghouls of Paris.......By Walter Fenton | 100 Union Dick and the Guerrilias. .By Philip Murdock 101 Bul) Run Bob; or, The Rehel’s Bride, A Thiril- ling Story of the Old Dominion. By Ralph Morton’ os Se ee * 533 102 Battling for Glory; or, The Unionists of Tenes- OU Weis esloas Mees ee By Richard R. Montgomery 108 The Young Recruit...:..... By Ralph Fenton 104 The Rival Spies; or, The Fall of Vicksburg.... By Percy B. St, Join 105 The Boy Swordsmap; or, The Mysteries of the Catacombs......+..ss+.--s-. BY Percy B. St. John 106 Ben Breeze; or, A Boy and His Banjo and Their Journey Alound the World........ By J. R. Scott © 107 Cayalry Jack; or, The Scout at Shilolt......... 108 The Young “Artilleryman; or, Between Life and Death....2...... w.--..By Hal Standish 109 Branded and Mad; or, A Boy in Business,....- By Author of Through Fire and Water,” etc. — 110 Topmast Tom; or, The Buccaneer’s Secret.... By Alexander Armstrong 111 Bayonet Bill; or. The Nemesis of the Battle- field. A Thrilling Romance of Stone River By Ralph Morton 112 Dick the Lion-Hunter; or, Adventures on the — Afrizan Coast.......By Richard R. Montgomery 113 Sherman’s Drummer Boy..By Col. Ralph Feuton 114 Stars and Bars; or; The Rebel Conscript. A Thrilling Story of the War in Georgia....... By Capt. Phil Jordon 115 Charge for the Flags or, The Color-Bearer of SHilOhy tees sctcee sees covevecs DY PeICY Beste J OOM 116 Red, White and Blue; or, Two New York Boys in the Northern Army......... By Ralph Morton 117 On Board the Merrimac; or, The Adventures of a Boy Tarin the War of the Revolution...... By Perey B. St. John 118 Black Horse Tom; or, The Young Cavalryman of the South..................By Ralph Mortom 119 Jack Harkaway and His Son’s Adventures Around the World 120 Harkaway and His Son Homeward Bound 121 Jack Rushton; or, Alone in the Pirate’s Lair : By the Author of ‘Gentleman George ” 122 On and Off the Stage; or, Which Was Right? 123 The Bush Boys...........By Captain Mayne Reid 124 The Rival Schools: Their Fun, Feuds and _ Fisherboy; or, Perils on Land and PeRIG cuvcvcccsvseve.esssby Charles KE. Pearce 126 Young Tom Rodman........... By J. A. Maitland 127 Shorty, Jr., on His Ear; or, Always on a Rack- et—comic..........By the Author of “Shorty ” 128 Fred Spangle; or, The Life of a Strolling Play- er 129 The Young Tragedian 180 Clarence Rhett; or, The Cruise of a Privateer By Ned Buntline | 131 Paddy McGroarty; or, The Drummer Boy or the Irish Brigade.........-..---By Philip Allison — 132 Brian the Brave; or, The Hero Minstrel Boy... é By Dennis O’Sullivan 133 Yank, Shank & Co., Yorkers....By Harry Enton 134 Master of Himself; or, A _Boy’s Fight in the World......2.. ceeseee- By Commodore Ah-Look 135 Jim Jams; or, Jack of All Trades—comic,.... By the Author of “Skinny, the Tin Peddler? (186 The Boy Bohemian; or, The Adventures of a Young Reporter........... .By Philip Allison — 2 137 The Mysterious Messenger; or, The Secret of the Three Black Stars.......+ 188 Burt, the Detective; or, A Sleuth-Hound on e he Track............By Pelice Captain Howard 139 ‘12; or, Tracked to Death Lapis Raines By Col. Ralph Fenton _ .-By Hart Barnard
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4140 The Young Ventriloquist 441 Denver Dick; or, The Mystery of the Treasure Mountain..........By Corporal Morgan Rattler 142 Dick Daring, the Bareback Rider 148 Gypsy Blanche» = 144 The Boy Clown; or, The Star of the Pantomime By Harrigan & Hart 145 Three Yankee Chums; or, Dr. Doda’s bxplor- ing Expedition....... By Commodore Ah-Look 146 Unlucky Tom—comic : 147 Lathy; or, The Funny Adventures of a Thin Boy—comic 148 The Sea Fiend’s 149 Under the Ocean 150 Andy Handy; or, The Boy Jim Fisk Started in Lilledaedcanossssvinesswurecessdcdees bY, COl. blair 151 Red Leary, the vill-Poster; or, The Murder on the Pier... .......-.-..By Col. Robert Lennox 152 Daniel Boone, the Hero of Kentuck if 153 Hale and Hearty; or The Boys of Columbia College.........+-+-+s+---By Tittlebat Titmouse 154 Tim of the Mail-Train; or, Steel to the Last.... By Hart Barnard 155 Ont With Stanley; or, Young America in At- rica... -.-..By Col, James Blair 156 Mad Maurice; or, The Crazy Detective ....... By Dennis O'gullivan 157 Shorty and the Count; or, The Two “reat Un- mashed—comic.....By the Author of ‘* Shorty ” 158 The Wharf Boys of New York 159 Big Silas - 160 Nip and Flip; or, Two of a Kind—comic,,.,.. 2 By the Author of “Skinny, the Tin Peddler ” 161 The Four Jacks; or, The Dog Detective..... ByfPaul Turk 162 The Miser of Harlem; or, The Old House by The Bridgercs.cc. ees a -By Col. Rob_rt Lennox 163 Young Harkaway and the Pirates 164 Harkaway’s Triumph 165 Harkaway on Magic Island 166 Ferret, the Little Detective 167 The Man of Many Faces 168 Harkaway’s Peril 169 Harkaway to the Rescue 170 Harkaway, the Magician 171 Reckless Rob; or, The Mystery of Palm Island By Ralph Kamble 172 Luke Lander, the Lion Hunter; or, The Boy Adventurers in Africa ....By Col. J. M. Travers 177 The Rival Orasoes...... «..-By Harry Ainsworth 178 Harkaway in Australia 179 Harkaway and the Convicts 180 Harkaway and the Bushrangers 481 Chased Around the World 182 The Detective’s Mistake 188 Chips and Chin Chin—comic.........By Peter Pad 184 Chips and Chin Chin Among tle Mormons—. . COMICAaissasses ccccsesereces ++ bY reter Pad 185 Chips and Chin Chin’s Adventures with the TIndjans—comic...... -+>+-By Peter Pad 186 Chips and Chin Chinin Omaha—comic........ i S By Peter Pad 187 Chips and Chin Chin in St. Louis—comic..... é By veter Pad 188 Chips and Chin Chinin New York—comic.... j 189 Jack Hawley 190 The Two Boston Boys ‘ 191 Frank Martin, the Young Rajah 192 The Locksmith’s Apprentice 193 The Charmers and the Charmed 194 The Red Cirée 195 The Nemesis; or, Tracked to their Doom 196 Tom @rump 197 The Boy Pilot 195 Satan’s Tree Iv9 The School on Wheels 200 A Lightning Flash 201 The Mystery of a Minute 202 Bound to Be An Actor 203 Mountain Tom, the Rebel Raider............ 5 by Morris Redwing 204 The Mystery of the Red River 205 The Masked Messenger 206 The Prairie Phantom...,........By H. C, Emmet 207 The Young Engineer 208 Fighting Against Odds 209 Harry Halsey 210 Donneli O’Gig¢ x ' 211 Mustered Out at Fredericksburg. A Tragic Romance of War....by Richard R. Montgomery 212 Kilpatrick’s Charge; or. The Terrors ofthe War z By Richard R. Montgomery 213 The Dare-Devil Detective 214 Game to the Death 215 Kickapoo Joe ~*~ 216 The Struggle for a Mine 217 Stump; or, ‘Little, But, Oh, My!"—comic 218 Stump at School—comic 219 Stump at Sea—comic 220 Stump and Jack Hawser—comic 221 Stump’s Rackets Below Decks—comic 222 Stump and His Chums Homeward Bound—comic 228 Three of a Kind—comic Hy 224 Adventures of Charlie, Mike and Don—comic 225 Thirteen : 226 The Brotherhood of Death 227 Tricks; or, Traveling with a Variety Show _ 228 Under the Gallows _ 229 Adrift on a Floating Island _ 230 Fred Hazle 231 Shot in the Dark 232 Doonie Crandall mie By Peter Pad — 233 234 235 236 .| 237 238 239 Twenty Miles Away; or, Sheridan's Ride to ERIC tesee ees cetce awaees s .by Col. Ralph Fenton 240 Sword and Musket; or, The Young Trooper’s PYIZe. 2... see eeee-eseeeeeseeDY Percy Be St. John 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 255 276 217 2i +300 my) eo = 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 842 343 344 345 346 347 348 ees Every Incha Sailor Pah is pe : Vv THE FIVE CENT WIDE AWA. ** 12 Se Meta, the Girl Crusoe ‘Teddy Doyle A Trip to the Center of the Earth Drifting Harry seat the Smasher ‘ An Jrish Boy’s Luck Tornado Tim = The Boy Avenger Jack, the Joker The Irish Robber’s Apprentice Fighting His Way A Knight of the Brush Fritz the Tumbler Iron-Knuckled Ted Dare-Devil Dick ‘The Dock-Boy of New York Captain Cartouche ‘The Gipsy Boy’s Vengeance The Boy Miners Water-Duck Jim The King of the Swimming Gang The Flying Ship of the Pacific The Adventures of Harry France Cripple Charley The Adventures of Twe Tramps Plucky Jimmy The Blacksmith’s Apprentice Jumpiug joe Jack Gordon Mat McCarthy’s Fortune London Bob—comic An English Boy in America—comic Scotty the Terrier , Philadeiphia Dave Billy the Boxer Cadger Con The False Detective Highfalutin’ Jim Charley Lance A Search fora Missing Man Commodore Rip-Rap Teddy O’Lynn The Shadow Ship Lone Jack Blue Grass Bob The Wild Rider of Old Kentuck Shoo-Fly; or, Nobody’s Moke—comic Shoo-Fly at School—comic Shoo-Fly in Love—comic Shoo-Fly the Gymnast—comic 5 Sharkey, the Young Robber of tue West Dashing Bob Johnnie Burgoo Reliable Joe The Yankee Clau:le Duval Midshipman Ned The Cruise o/ the Old Ironsides 2 Jack Feeney The Young irish Briganad Lance, the Lion 5 Tipton Blue Free-and-Easy Ned True Blue; or, Right at Last That Boy of Ours Tom on His Muscle 5 Bob Short; or, One of Our Boys comic Percy of the Strong Arm 2 Jack Manly; or, On the Trail The Freebooters of Caiifornia Captain Merrick and His Rangers’ Nero. the Hunchback The Bell-Ringer of Trinity Harry Hariey The Arctic Queen Harry Fitzroy The Heart of Oak The School on the Sea The Golden Island Among the Savages The Specter Schoolboy, and other stories The Headsman of Oid Londen Briége Harold Forrester Mat 0’ the Mist Eveline Duke Mark Bradley Driven to the Sea Routing the Redskins Tom Fox Adventures of a Philade:pria Detecbve Richard Sayage 5 The Mystery of a Misspent Lite Donble-Six The Dominoes of Death Gipsy Bess The Queen of the Highway Rodolf. the Traitor The Boy Cavaliers Young Captain Kidd The Secret of Wizard Lake The Prairie Witch The Hunters of the Silver Trail Traveling With Barnum Three Dashing Hussars Pat O’Corker; or, Always to tne Front The Diamond Eye Jack of the Navai Brigade The Zuiu’s Daughter The Haunted House at Deadman’s Corner Sir Guy's Secret - The Fortnnes ofap Acrobat For the Green Flag of Old Ireland Kathleen O’Shanughnessy ra Tom the Midshipman Sse eco Out With Captain Cook foauee ae avcakt Y ---Continued. 3 _ 444 The Treasure = 350 Ralph, the Light Dragoon 351 ‘The Brothers in Arms 352 Jack of Cheapside 353 ‘The Green Banner of Islam 354 The Colonel’s Daughter 355 Walter’s Secret 356 The Outlaws of Berkeley Forest 857 Redspear the Outlaw 868 The House of a Hundred Terrors 359 Oswald, the Unknown 3860 Adventures of a Free Lance 361 The Treacherous Knight - 362 Young Jack Harkaway and His Boy Tinker 863 Tinker’s Man Bogey x 364 Young Harkaway in Spain 365 Young Harkaway in Turkey 366 Mole Among the Musstimans 367 Young Harkaway and the Arabs $068 Young Harkaway and the Counterfeiters 369 The Secret of the Traitor Gate 370 The Waif of the Tower 371 Ralph Wildhawk 872 The Brigand Chief z 373 Marce Brayo . y 374 Zara, the Gipsy 375 The Servian Spy 876 Sword and Cimeter 377 Adam Bell 878 The Archers of Inglewood 6.9 The Knight of the Red Cross 880 Jack-o’-the-Cudgel 881 Crequard, the Free Lance 382 The Fair Maid of Kent 333 Dick the Brewer 384 The Oxford and Cambridge Eight 355 The Wild Huntsman - 366 Tom Mansfield, the Smuggier 887 The Sunken Treasure 388 The Slave’s Revenge 389 Cris Carrol, the Scout 390 Phil Rayleigh, a London Arab 1 391 The Knight of the Iron Hand 392 Tom Lester 393 Bicycle Bob 394 Mark Darrell 395 Oscar Merivales or, the Forger’s Victin 396 Tom Oakland #27 The Mad Alchemist; or, Mysteries Unfolded.. By Dr. H. M. Jordan 398 Worm, the Pittsburg Detective.By An Old Retective 399 Rob Racket, the Scourge of the Cowboys 400 Gipsy Dick; or, Born a Detective.............. By Seth Hentington 401 The Red River Pilot .,.........by Paul Braddon 402 Catana, the Robner’s Daughter. By Seth Huntingdon 403 I)etective Sketches.,..by A New York Detective 404 The Boy Scouts ofthe Sierras. by Seth Huntingdon 405 The Heir of Longworth 406 A Ghost if the Mirror, and other stories ....... by Allyn Draper 407 Strange Stories of Maniacs.............eceeees by Dr. R. Jackson and Orrin Goble 408 The Skeleton’s Legacy; or, The Mystery of the Island...........2.666+e--by Col. J. L, Trueman 409 The Pirate’s Son +++s..by J. T. Brougham 410 The Young Revenue Detective; or, Among the Moonshiners..............by a Retired Detective 411 Little Hall, the Boy Engineer. By Capt. Will Dayton 412 Captain Hurricane; or, The Waif of the Wreck By Allan Arnold 413 Towpath Ted. A True Story of Life on a CANAL. «00... eee es veeeeeseeeees BY J. M. Bradon 414 The Ghost of Paul Priestly; or, The Mystery of Haggard Hollow..........By James Greenwood 415 The Cruise of the Beanty..By Captain Will Dayton 416 Joe Jordan, the Young Inventor 417 Ebenezer Crow—comic 418 Charley Charlton, the Young Magician........ , By Col. J. M. Travers 419 Gorilla George; or, A New York Boy in Africa By J. Ll. Freeman 420 Stuttering Mose; or, The Old Scout of the Rev- oluk’on.........-....By General J. L, Johnston 421 The Kingdom in the Sea........By J. G. Bradley 422 Lighthorse Lem; or, The Mystery of Dead- ‘ man’s Reef..............By an Old Sea Captain 423 The Search for the “ Midas’; or, Treasures From the Deep..............By Gerald Fleming 424 The Young Explorers......By Capt. Will Dayton 425 Little Nugget. the Pride of Leadville.......... By Major J. Anderson _ 426 The Young Aeronaut..........By Professor Wise 427 The Boy Trapezist..... .By a Former Professional 28 Prairie Phil; or, The Panther of the Platte... : By Harry Rockwood 429 The Green Caps...... .......By a U.S. Detective 430 Hollow Roost; or, The Traitor Guide..,...... By Morris Redwing 431 The Grimsdale Ghost, and other storiés........ By a Physician 432 Lost in Africa; or The Adventures of Two Young Castaways......By Samuel T. Johnston 433 Denver Dan ind His Mystic Band..By *“ Noname *” 434 Shorty in Search of His Pad—comic. By Peter Pad 435 The Blasted Pine; or, Three Boy Scouts...... “ By Capt. Will Dayton 436 Denver Dan and the Road Agents. By “ Noname J, 437 The Freebooter’s Secret..,.....By J.T. Brougham 438 Sawdust Charlie, the Pet of the Ring......-.. By an Old Ringmaster - 439 Denver Dan and the Counterfeiters.By ‘ Noname” 440 Cavalry Jack at Corinth.....By Ca:. Ralph Fenton 441 Ned Owen; or, The Mysteryof a Missing Ship. ; Capt. Will Dayton 442 Denver Dan Outwitted; or, The Outlaw’s Tri- UMPN.. oe. s+ cecenccccsssee-coes by “Noname?? 443 The Girdle of Gold; or, The Counterfeiter’s — =~ sDanghter....-. 206 ».-By Morris Redwing n to Karth.By a Traveler
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THE FIVE CENT NV me -WAKE LIBRARY---Continued. eee 445 Denver Dan, the Sherift............By ““Noname”? 446 Long Paw, the Mysterious Hunter..By Kit Clyde 447 A Yankee Boy in Africa......By Percy B. St. John 448 Black and Blue; or, Nick Wharton onthe War- AEN... +s cccesscenseeceess--by Harry Rockwood 449 Tyan and Ismail; or, Scouts of Pleyna........ - ; by Don Jenardo 450 Denver Dan’s Peril; or, The Outlaw’s Ruse.,.. -- by **Noname ?? 451 Sir Rufus the Rover; or, the Pirates’ Island . by Richard R. Montgomery 452 The Russian Spy. ........-...by a U.S. Detective 453 The Creole Brothers....by Colonel J. M. Travers 454 The Castaways; or, The White King of the Atlantic... .....-...ssseeseeee-by DOn Jenardo 495 Denver Dan to the Rescue; or, The Mountain- eer’s Stratagem.. ...............By ‘“‘Noname’”? 456 Condemned; or, Number 709..........2.0200-. _ By Richard R. Montgomery 457 The Wolf of the Waves. A Tale of the Pi- rates of Old..... By Alexander Armstrong 458 Billy Bangs’ Schooldays...By Captain Will Dayton 459 The Mad Doctor.... ..........-.By Paul Braddon 460 Zola, the Old Trapper’s Daughter. By R. T. Emmet 461 The Shortys’ Trip Around the World—comic : By Peter Pad 462 Locomotive Bill, the Giant Engineer.......... By Samuel Keene 463 Buffalo Bill’s Chum.....,By Colonel Ralph Fenton 464 Denver Dan and His Chums.......By ‘‘Noname 7” 465 The Old Magician.....By Corporal Morgan Rattler 466 The Unknown Scout. ..-By Zeke Baxter 467 The Brother’s Crime...... Percy B. St. John 468 Molly Bland, the Detective....By J. T. Brougham 469 The League of Blue................. By Paul Spry 470 Tumbling Tim; or, Traveling With a Circus— Z COMIC isevcuccesecdddsesevesectss sess Yr tcl Fad 471 Mat of the Mountain; or, The Struggle of Des- perate Men.........0+-0+.+--.-.by Allyn Draper 472 The Picador of Chapultepec......By Don Jenardo 473 The Lost Island; or, The Cruise of the ‘* Caro- INE oe eesesceeeeseeee- By Colonel J. M. Travers 474 ‘°27:) or, The House of Many Doors........... = By Philip Murdock 475 The Maxwell Brothers; or, The Chase of a Sea- BOM wceseccccscesscesscosevcesvecseseby Kit Clyde 476 Stuttering Sam—comic ............-By Peter Pad 477 The Mae Hunter; cr, The Mystery of the Bea- ver Dam.............-.-By Captain Will Dayton 478 Persimmon Bill; or, the Red Cross of the Cheyenue...ccseceseesee «eee--By Don Jenarao 479 Young Lynx, the Amateur Detective......... # By Philip Murdock 480 Buck Bidwell, the Boy Slayer of the Pawnees. ’ By Lieutenant E. H. Kellogg 481 Toby, the Spy; or, The Russian Conspirators of Paris. .....0..0.s....+...By & Parisian Detective 482 The-Phantom of the Waves........sesee--see+° By Alexander Armstrong 483 Denver Dan in New York........ By “‘Noname’”? 484 Tommy. Bounce, Jr.; or, A Chip of the Old __Block—comic. eeeeeees Dy Poter Pad 485 Washed Ashore; or, tures in a Strange Land .....-..e0e+.0ss00++By Harry Rockwood 486 Oharlie Chubbs at College.By Captain Will Dayton 487 The Irish Clarde Duval.By Corporal Morgan Rattler 488 The Twin Boy Sconts........By Percy B. St. Johu 489 Fair-Weather Jack; or, Life in the Arctic Re- GIONS. .cecccsecesecssecceseeeby Albert J. Booth 490 Sumter’s Aide..By Capt. Geo. Granville (U. S. A.) 491 Old Fox; or, The Mystery of the Trunk........ By 8 Parisian Detective 492 The Old Thirteen; or, Yhe Union League of : Charleston. ...s.e+-.es.eeby Morris Redwing 498 Silvershot, the Sport from Sacramento........ By Kit Clyde 494 The Silent Slayer; or, The Terror of the Chip- WAN tees acsvesvccctovdsscesss. bY Ja Ge bradley. 495 The Irish Claude Duval as @ Rebel........+..- ; By Corporal Morgan Rattler 496 Astray in the Clouds......By a Retired Aeronaut 497 The Shortys Married and Settled Down—a sequel to all theShorty storles—comic..... ; By Peter Pad 498 Tne Tree of Death............«.By an Old Trapper 499 The Twin Detectives; or, True to Each Other. By Ralph Royal + 600 William Tell, the Dead Shot of the West....... By Harry Enton 601 Trapper Duke; or, The Female Avenger...... By James D. Montague _ 602 Leon the Outlaw; or, The Avenger of the Death : PASS. ...0...cceeseseeeeesby James D. Montague 603 Tommy Bounce, Jr., in College—comic...... : By Peter Pad 604 Around the World; or, Fighting to Win........ By Harrigan & Hart 505 Out With the “Jeannette;” or, Two Years Among {cebergs..........By a Herald Reporter 606 Captain Tom Drake; or, The Young Privateers : ’ : By H. C. Emniet 607 Fred Ford; or, Life at Boarding-School....... ; Fate By Captain Will Dayton 608 Billy Bakkus, the Boy With the» Big Mouth— _- Gomicy.......+.++.++.-.By Commodore Ah-Look 609 Bow and Arrow, Jack, the Indian Nemesis..... £ : _ By Kit Clyde 610 Arctic Phil, the Bear-Slayer of the Northern © 9 S088. oa... ee ewes eee eseseeee by Alex. Armstrong 611 Fred Baxter, the Wild Horse Tamer.......... are By J. M. Travers 612 The rookfield Bank Robbers..-.by D. W. Stevens _ $13 The order Bandits,.......by James D. Montague $14 The Young Sharpshooters of the Rebellion... they Bir nA 2} by Col. Ralph Fenton $16 Fighting Joe; or, The Game Man of the Plains -_ by Kit Clyde 516 Invincible Bill. A Wonderful Story of Neva- da, California and Utah of 12 Years Ago.... by Alexander Armstrong 517 Skeleton Gulch; or, Captain Texas and His Band of Vultures......-eeeesseee ee DY J. R. Scott 518 The Irish Claude Duval as a Privateer......... by Corporal Morgan Rattler 519 The Wolverine; or, The Count’s Treachery. .. by a Parisian Detective 20 Ben Bolt; or, the Young Blacksmith.......... = by James D. Montague 521 From Drummer Boy to General..... by Richard R, 522 Bob Rollick; or, What Was He Born For— COMMGiferecerccdovcssatsssacvecsss DY, cletbad $23 Northwoods Tom, the Athlete Hunter.by Kit Clyde 524 Only a Cabin-Boy; or, Saved by Grit... ...... by Harry Rockwood 525 Astray in Africa................by Walter Fenton §26 Tiger Ted.............--by Alexander Armstrong 527 Barnum’s Boy Ben......by Commodore Al-Look 528 The Black Mask; or, The Vow ofSilence...... by T. W. Hanshew 529 Sow’-west Fred. .....s.cecceecveeseee.Dy Kit Clyde 530 Bob Rollick, the Yankee Notion Drummer; a sequel to ‘‘ Bob Rollick; or, What Was He Born For?’—comic...............by Peter Pad 531 The Drummer Boy Spy; or, the Slaughter of the Wilderness................Dy Ralph Morton 532 The Black Hercules. y Colonel J. M. Travers 533 Fireman Dick; or, The Pride of Number9.... by James D, Montague 534 The Shortys Out For Fun—comic..,.by Peter Pad 535 Red River Bill, the Prince of Scouts.by J. R. Scott 536 Special Express Ned, the Prince of Boy En- @ineers.....-...-...5--2--- Vy Horace Appleton 537 The Shortys’ Christmas and New Years at Home—comic............0-00--.---Dy Peter Pad 538 Owlface, the River Scourge; or, The Guerril- la’s Captive. A Romance of the War in the Socth-West....-......--by Captain Phil Jordon 539 The Spies of the Delaware..........by Kit Clyde 540 Denver Dan, Jr., and His Band of Deadshots.. by “Noname’? §41 Frank Reade and His Steam Man ofthe Piains; or, The Terror of the West.......by ‘‘Noname”’ 642 On Deck; or, The Boy Pilot of Lake Erie...... : by Howard De Vere 643 From Pole to Pole; or, The Sailor Boy Avenger = by Horace Appleton 644 Dick Wright and His Band of Cannibals...... by J. R. Seotr 645 The Boy Captain; or, The Search for a Missing Will. .....++-0se0e--.0y Alexander Armstrong 646 Pickle and Tickle; or, Mishaps and Mischiefs— COMIC. ..5.sveccuccecstcusscccserse-Dy 1 cler- Pad 547 Fort Hayes; or, Black Eagle, the Avenger...... by Don Jenardo 548 Noiseless Nat; or, Always Just Where He’s Wanted.............-....by James D. Montague 549 The Secrets Under the Sea............by Kit Clyde 550 Lazy Jake, the Boy Spy of the Rebellion..... by Col. Ralph Fenton 551 Sam Sharpe at School....By Captain Will Dayton 552 Privateer Tomm—a sequel to ‘*Captain Tom DYAK6 2) vececccccccceccsescsooesby H.C. hmmet $53 Frank Reade and His Steam Horse.by ‘‘Noname ” 554 Billy the Bootblack; dr, The Trump Card Last by Harrigan & Hart 555 The Rival Scouts.........+«s4..--.-by J. R. Scott 556 The Coral Cave; or,’Paul Philip’s Cruise...... by Horace Appieton 557 The Army Scout; or, The Mysteries of the West b by Kit Clyde 558 Missouri Jack and His sand of “*77?...... by James D. Montague 559 Lasso Luke; or, The Three Prairie Pards.... : by Kit Clyde 660 Shady Dell School; or, Haps and Mishaps of Schoolboy Life..........by Captain Will Dayton 561 The Man of Gold; or, Under the Shadow o1 Crimeé.......s..0.---se.----Dy Horace Appleton 562 The MaG Man of the North Pole; or, The Boy Mazeppa of the Arctic Seas. sce DY Kit Clyae 563 Extree Nick,the New York Newsboy.......-+. By Commodore Ah-Look 664 Oath-bound; or, The Jack of Spades. By J. R. Scott 665 Ouster’s Last Shot; or, The Boy Trailer ofthe Little Horn.............By Colonel J. M. Travers 566 Gassy Hyde; or, The Fire-Boy Fiend of Phila- delphia..............By Corporal Morgan Rattler 567 Fred Hazard, the Star of the Circus... ... sees By Horace Appleton 568 Coonskin Kit, the Dashing Government Scout be By Kit Clyde 669 Denver Dan, Jr., and the Renegade. By *‘Noname” 570 Billy Badger; or, The Mysterious Unknown of the Bank Robbers’ Band.By James D. Montague 571 The Brand ofthe Desert,.......By Walter Fenton 572 Matl-Car Ned; or, Falsely Accused............ By Alexander Armstrong 673 The Maniac Pirate............By Horace Appleton 574 Smokestack Bob the Hero of the Rail. By J. R. Scott 575 Nimble Nip; or,The Imp of the School—comic By Tom Teaser 676 King Morgan, the Terror of the Seas.......... By Alexander Armstrong 677 The Convict’s Oath; or, The Prisoner of Van Dieman’s Land..........By James D. Montague 578 The Serpent Queen; or, The Mysterious Night- Riders of Georgia.........-+++++-+--By Rit Clyde $79 The Fortune Hunters; or. Two Yankee Boys in z Australi By Alexander Armstrong 580 The Fatal Star:..... +..By Horace Appleton 581 The Bootblack’s Plot; or, The Mystery of a Night.oveccccccecescccencescassevee DY de Re SCOLE 682 Huron Harry: or, The Haunted SKiff.......... 5 ~ By James D. Montague 683 Doomed; or, The Secret League of Boston.... : By James D. Montague 584 The Maniac Rider; or, The Mystery of Hawkes- wood Grange...........-..-By Horace Appleton 585 The Gypsies’ Den. <A Story of the Romany RACClecaceccescescersceeavescasuine «by Kit Clyde 686 Matt Merry; or, The Life of the School. .... © By Captain Will Dayton 587 The Phantom Avenger; or, Dick Darling in.. Montana..... ........By Alexander Armstrong 588 Hugo, the Texan; or, The Demons of the Alamo By J. R. Scott 589 Lost on the Desert; or, the Guide’s Treachery : By James D. Montague 590 The Avengers’ League.............By ““Noname?? 591 The “Sea Wave's?’ Last Cruise; or, The Pi- Tats! Caves sci scescsceccsesss tssessebY KitiClyde 692 Cromwell’s Boy Spy; or, The Roundheads and the Cavailiers.............-.By Horace Appleton 5983 The Pirate Hermit; or, The Wait’s Legacy...... By Alexander Armstrong 594 Dick the Shadow; or, The Mysterious Trails of the Backwood..., .-....sseceeeeee bY Je R. SCO 595 Fighting the Redskins; or, Beaver Bill’s Last Trail... s..censcsseee-sseby James D. Montague 596 The Black Domino; or, The Jailer of the Tow- : Cl idesccccenceccecscsseucscsedenseecs DY MibOlyOe 697 Frank Reade and His Steam Team.By ‘* Noname’? 598 Cheeky and Chipper; or, Through Thick and Thin—comic..........-By Commodore Ah-Look 699 Dead Man’s Pond; or, The Black Demon of the Sierras ........-+++.-.-..-by Horace Appleton 690 ‘The Tiger of the Seas; or, Forced to be a Pirate By Alexander Armstrong 601 Harry O'Malley, the Young Irish Invincible... By Sergeant O’Donnell 60. Arkansaw Bill, the Indian Spy......By J. R. Scott 603 The King of the Deep:........s.-....By Kit Clyde 604 Little Death Shot; or,The Gold-hunter’s Ghost By James D. Montague 605 The Magic Mirror........+++.-.--by Don Jenardo 606 Old Rube, the Ranger...............By J. R. Scott. 607 Frank Reade and His Steam Tally-H6.... 0,-0.5 e By *“*Noname ”? 608 Out with Barnum...By Lieutenant E. H. Kellogg 609 Storm King Dick; or, The Boy Adventurers... By Captain Will Dayton 610 Frank Durham, the King of the Cowboys.... By Kit Clyde €11 Hildebrandt Fitzgum; or, My Quiet Little Cou- SIN—COMIC...-.esseesesssceeeeeeoby LOM Teaser — 612 Si Swift, the Prince of Trappers......seescses __ by James D. Montague 613 The Hyena Hunters; or, Inthe Wilds of Africa By Harry Rockwoot 614 The Phantom Pirate; or, The Fatal Oath...... By Alexander Armstrong 615 The Young Fenian Chief 616 Among the Crocodiles; or, Adventures in India By Marry Rockwoud 617 Lance and Lasso; or, The Young Mustangers of the Plains..........sse.6...By Murline Manly 618 The Chief of the Delawares......,...By Kit Clyde 619 The Shortys Out Fishing—comic....By Peter Pad 620 Coal Mine Tom; or, Fighting the Molly Ma- GQUITCS......eeeceeseceee-s BY Sergeant O'Donnell 621 The Captain of the Nine; or, Aiwaysa Leader... By Harry Rockwood 622 Sassy Sam; or, A Bootblack’s Voyage Around ~~ the World—comic......By. Commodore Ah-Look 623 Young Putnam; or, Always to the\Front....... By Harrigan & Hart 624 Nugget Ned; or, The Mountain Queen’s Venge- : ANCE. .ceesecccccessseeeeeeee- by Morris Redwing §25 Frank Reade, Jr., and His Steam Wonder... By *Noname?? 626 The Spy of 76%; or, The Green Mountain OYSisiicsesevecsccuestsdsevsiryeel DyLMib Lye 627 Frank Reade, Jr., and His Electric Boat......- By ‘* Noname ’? 628 Ghouls of Gilt Edge..........By Harry Rockwood 629 Frank Reade, Jr., and His Adventures With His Latest Invention............By “Noname” 630 The Shortys Out Gunning—comicy...By Peter Pad 631 Frank Reade, Jr., and his Air Ship.By ‘* Noname 632 The Young Boy Chief; or, Adventures in the Far WeSbl....0.0--e0e+e0by Captain Will Dayton 683 Frank Reade, Jr.’s Marvei........By ‘*Noname” 634 [he Lighthouse on the Rock... .....By Kit Clyde 635 Sassy Sam Sumner—a sequal to Sassy Sam— COMIC. .ceeee+eeeee+eee-by Commodore Ah-LOOK 636 The House of Horrors..... By James D. Montague 637 The kien of the Northwest.By Alexander Armstrong — 638 The Captain’s Secret; or, The Wreck of the S Daisy 4 .ccecccccccccccnssesesssee bY Kit Clyde 689 Among the Arabs.......0--s-esee. by Don Jéenardo 640 Garry Galore; or, The Adventures of a Wild Trish Boy at Home and Abroad.....e.sseeee ¢ By Corporal Morgan Rattler 641 Cast Up by the Waves.........By Alex. Armstrong OS. ee / 642 The Shortys Farmng—comic. .......By Peter Pag Wild Man. of the Story Ever Told. - By Harry Rockwood 644 Yankee Pete, the Man Of Grit.....sssseeeueee 643 Under the Ground; or, The Cavern. The Strangest By James 1). Montague ~ 4 645 Hotspur Harry; or, The Texan Trailers ...... By-Alex. Armstron 646 Buckskin Burke; or, The Cache of Gold... .... By Kit Clyde 647 Guerrillas and Regulars; or, The Cost of Inde-. pendence...........+---+--y Col. Ralph Fenton 648 The Mystery of Dead Man’s Casfle............. | ; By. James D. Montague 649 Mad Pete; or, a Feartul Retribution. By Leon Leroy a 650 Offon a Man-of-War......By Major Walter Wilma 651 Frank Reade, Jr., in the Clouds....By ‘“‘ Noname?? 654 The Roy Pedestrians; or From California to — 3 Maine........ se++--DY Jas, D, Montague’
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i “gl Dick, the Engineer........... 82 The Spy of the Northwest. ....By Jas. D. Montague - 683 The Pacific Specter....By Alexandger Armstrong THE 653 Tyspper Against eeUe Eades or, Life on the | Svceuwwase oosecvecses Dy Kit Clyde 65% ate Davy Crocket; or, “The Hero of Silver * Gulchissekesverwc- ack decccsecse eae Wilds bit 655 Tom Basswood, the Swamp Hero. By Capt. E. Park 656 A Sailor’s Diary scereierecsees BY: Col. Leon Lenoir 657 Frentier Fred.... eaves By Texas Joe 658 Tales of the War. .c..eceseeeceeeeee BY J. D. Ballard 659 Wrecked on the Coast of Florida. By Zach Brewster 660 The Boy Mechanic..........By Jas. D. Montague 661 Among the Danites; or, The Price of a Life... By Rit Clyde 662 New York Noll, the Hazvo. Police Boy. ...... By Horace Appleton 663 Young Marion, the Patriot Spy of the Revolu- tions see eee «e....By Ralph Morton 664 Young America in Beypt; or, Tlie Drummer Boy’s Bravery....... By Alexander Armstrong 665 The Shortys’ Country Store—comic. .. By Peter Pad 666 Gunboat Harry; or, The Navy's Best Man...... By Col. Ralph Fenton 667 Frank Reade, Jr.’s Great Electric Breve and What He Did for Charity.........By **Noname?? 668 Dick Wheel, the Young Roller Skater......... By Percy B. St. John 669 The Ghostly Bell Ringer......By Horace Appleton 670 Man-of-War Dick; or, Fighting for the Stars nd Barats eran eawse eee es -by Ralph Morton 671 The Shark Fighters; or, ‘At War with the De- mon Fish..................By Harry Rockwood 672 Sam, Saddle the Wild Horse Tamer.......... By. Morris Redwing _ 673 The Young Arctic Explorers; or, In Search of the North Pole.............-By Harry Rockwood 674 Old One Eye, the Trapper Guide of the North- WESlS.. vvcsseccccessccccccssosces bY NONAMO 7? 675 A Yankee Boy in Moxico.........8y Don Jenardo 676 Cast Up; or, Adventures on the Briny Deep. By J. 1, Brougham 677 Steam-boat Steve. the Boy Pilot of the Missis- eesSippl........ secseess ee- BY Hal Standish 678 The Yankee Boy Whaler. -.»--By Albert J. Booth “479 Little Mike Malloy, the Pride of the Irish Coast. By Corp. Morgan Rattler ; 3} Dick Twilight’s School Days........... By Captain Will ‘Dayton +-By Albert J. Booth 684 ‘The Lost Whaler; or, Adventures of the North- ern Seas,.......0- --.+.By O, Little 485 Panama Pete; or, The: Outlaws of the Isthmus By Hal Standish 686 Sightless Saul, theMystertous mi sof Montana. * Noname ” 687 Joseph Jump and His Old Blind Boonen By Peter Pad 688 A Struggle for Ramey, or, Maentiug Against GL Cutis elotacaee By H, K. Shackleford 889 Jack Hawser’s Ta —ecomic, +e--By Peter Pad 690 Blbok aismont Bill; or, The Hero’ of the Coal IK By Ralph Roval 691 A sae With Grit, and How He Made His For- PUNE, 00s eeseeseeevees- BY Captain Will Dayton 602 Jack Stow aways or, Bound to be a Tar....., By Howard De Vere 693 The Sunken City. A Tale of Mexico....... By H. K. Shackletora 694 Royal Dick; or, Standing by Hig Chums...... By Hal Standish 695 Wing and Wing; or, The Young Captain of the BIVAWAY....ceeecereceeese-eeeee BY Kit Clyde 696 Dick Davit. the American Boy Mi y..By ©, Little 697 Frank Keade, Jr., With His Air-Snipin Africa By **Noname 698 Trusty Joe, the Brave Old Scout...By ‘* Noname” 699 Found at Sea; or, The Secret of a Boy’s Lite. By Hal Standish 700 Little Ned, the Leader of the School.......... By Captain Will Dayton 701 Will o’ the Wisp; or, The Wild Man of the Coast.. socousseses bY Kit Clyde 702 Acrobat Ned, ‘the P rince of the Air.....by C. Little 708 Jack, the W recker’s Son; or, Adventures on the Coast,....... pe lees thy J. T. Brougham 404 The Fire Bugs of Chicago. «..by Jas. D. Montague 706 Lighthouse No. 6; or, The Ghost of the Sea.... by Allyn Draper 106 The Wolf-Fighters; or, The Adventures of Two New York Boysin Minnesota........... by Howard De ¥ ere 707 Railroad Larry; or, Always in on Time.... by Albert J. Booth 108 el Together; or, The Young Tire Ladd{es ~/of Springdale................by Robert Lennox fwo Weeks on a Wreck; or, Abandoned in MIQOCEAN scccsecceussces Sie eby Hal Standish 710 sar Jolly Travelers; or, Around ine World for FuNn—COMIC.... cece eee eee eas +++. by Peter Pad 711 The Haunted Pioneer; ‘Or, Fighting for Texas by “‘*Noname” 712 Leaves From a Diary; or, ‘ Young Clerk's fi by, H. K. Shackleford Ken- Downfall........ 718 Boone and the Renegade; or, ae in tucky 114 Before the Many Seas.. Ae wee by” abs D. Montagne : 115 Monaco, the Jaguar Hunter.....by Hal Standish 716 From Page to Senator;or, Working his Way Up. Teese by He K. Shackleford 17 guage Cleary’s ‘Country Conrl—comic.........80TR by Tom Teager 718 Old Rough and Ready; oe The Heroine of See MONCreVccece puane seseeedy * Noname 119 Fire Bell Dick; or, The Rival Hook and Ladders by Ronert Lennox 120 Klanappeds or, Forced on a Man o’ War.... by J. G. Brsaley, 5 FIVE CENT WIDE AWAKE LIBRARY---Continued. | 721 Jack o’ the Plains; or, The Headless Mazeppa y Paul Braddon 722 The Prisoners of the Castle; ox, K Blow for FreedOm..-secccccsesesoes DY Jas. D. Montague 723 Muidoon, the Sport—comic........by Tom Teaser. 724 A New sboy’s Trip Around the World,...... by H. K. Shackleford 725 In Dixie; or, A War Correspondent’s Thrilling Adventures... scccceceeseeDY OCOl, Ralph Fenton 726 The Skeleton Sentinel....by Lieut. E. H. Kellogg 727 Muidoon’s Vacation—comic......by Tom Teaser 728 The Valleydale Social Club; hes Ruined by Wine y H. K. Shackleford 729 Davy Orockett’s Vow; or, ni Last Shot for VeENZCANCE....eceeescesececeeessee-bDy Kit Clyde 730 Keeping His Word; Or, “Ducky /? Landy’s PlucKwrecsssoses wresereessbDy Jas, D. Montague 481 Young 'l'om Drake; or, Bound to be a Captain By the Author of “Privateer ‘Tom,’ etc., etc, 732 a aalG Maiden; or, by CaP Deadly Dan: SiseccescesseceeeesDy Corp, Morgan Rattler 733 me a xiled Prince; or, Two Boy xplorérs in Alaska ae aeeeeee- DY JOG. Bradley 734 Pilot Boat No.7 ‘ana IfsAmerican Boy Captain by Kit Clyde 735 In_ the Wiad West; or, On The Plains With Buffalo Billsohs'cc sete cee Y, Robert Maynard 736 A Sailor Boy's Kingdom; or, Young America In the South Sea islands. sby H. K. Shackleford 787 The Forest Mystery..........by gas. D. Montague 738 Beas Ben; or, Three Voyagers in the Yellow- aes sasevcccecceseesDY Kit Clyde 739 A Wait from the’ Sea: or, Fiung from the Foam by Thomas P. Murray 740 The Book Agent’s Luck—comic..........by “Ed? 741 Dandy Rock, the Man from eine 5 pe by D. W. Stevens 742 Near the Gallows; or, A peuDE® Man's Peril by R. T. Emmet 743 Dick Daunt tne Diver; or, Down pao the Sponge-Cutters.......... by J. G. Bradley 744 Across the Continent on “Wings? or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Greatest Flight..... -by “Noname?? 745 Lost In an Unknown Sea; or, Adventures Un- der the Barth... EOS as. D. Montague 746 The Shorty Kids; cr, Three Chips of Three Old Blocks—comic......« secsecsceeeesDY Peter Pad 747 Dick Walton Among the Cannibals........... by W. I. James, Jr. 748 The Six Swordsmen; or, The Boy Cavalier... y Richard R. Montgomery 749 The angers or, Dick ein in the South Seas... cs. seeveseeas DY We 1. James, Jr. 750 Prank “Reade ‘In, Exploring momen n is New Air-Ship Bee ori e els: Le Nona ” 764 The eng wins: or, The eae of Mys- ter: “Soot 7 DY Richard R, Montgomery 752 Five Dollars: “Or, A Cheap Revenge...........- by Percy He a Join 758 Mike McGuinness; or, Traveling for Pleas. + | UTC—COMIC. 06... .eseeceueeeseees DY TOM Teaser 754 Old Grudge, the Xcout; or, The Castle on tke Lake. care +«.-by “ Noname 755 Young Sam Patch, “the ‘Champion Boe Jumper by II, K. Shackleford 756 Little Jack and Ils Twenty more Firemen,..... y Robert Lennox 757 Dick Spray; or, A Stowaway’s ma to China.. by J. G. Bradley 758 Barnum’s Hunters; or, Trapping Wild Ani- mals for the Greatest Show on Warth...... By Richard’ R. Montgomery 759 The Seven Masks; or, The Quaker City League By Percy B. St. Jonu 760 Muldoon's Night School—comic....by Tom Teaser 761 The Unlucky Miner; or, The Rivals for Dead » Man's Olaim...........++.00..-by Paul Braddon 762 tis ee Cowboy; or, The Young King of Las- Sed envucecuvcceescesececeD Da Ws Stevens 763 His ‘in Drink; or ountry Boy’s Life in w YOrk...........0+++eeby H, K. Shackleford 764 The “Onae’ 8 Boy Mail-Carrier; or, SALLE Amer- ica In Russia ....... +... bv O. Little 765 Trappers and Trailers; ‘or, Battles with the Red Menge... ..sseccceevecsesss dy Noname?? 766 On the | 8 Service...........by J. G. Bradley 767 Tick Ta the Messenger Boy; or, Sharp Work for a Million...... vee bY Robert Lennox 768 Sam Spry, the New York Drummer; or, Bust- ness Before Pleasnre—comic.... «by Peter Pad 769 A Lost Boy; or Homely Jack’s cu K eas evens y R. 'T. Hmmet 770 The Black Rider. A Story of the i ose By Ralph Morton TTL A Week ad the Clonds; or, Cast Adrift in VBAalOON. .-. ec. eceee aeeo bev ebY Hal Standish 772 The Sanne: Moonlighter; or, An American Boy inlreldndwertiwaes cs oanece -vy J. T. Brougham 773 Dashing Del, the Knigne he Knife; or, The Maniac Father.....cssese ~by Paul Braddon 774 Little 2A the Pilot; or, Perils of the La 9 -by 0. Little 775 The Irist by Corp. Mo ‘an Rattler 776 A Cruise Among Pirates; or, The Blue-beards of the Sea. Oe Coe Se ere DY, Kit Clyde 717 The Little Joker—comic...........by Sam Smiley 778'The Two Runaways; or, The Hardships of a Circus Life. .......- See EES hy Hal Standish 779 The School-boys’ League; or, Working His Way Against Odds...:.......-by Robert Lennox 780 Lucky Lal, the Newsboy; or, Climbing the Ladder Of Fame... ccccecececes sees -by OC. Little 781 Lost in-he Land of Snow; or, f'wo American _ Boys in the Arctic......... t...by R. T. Emmet 782 Coal LL Kit; or, The ule Boy of Diamond Sha aiden .-by Perey B. St. John 783, The Band of 12; or, The. ghts ye the aur Brad 5 by P st 850 A chicky Boy; or, The M stery ioe an. Iron 784 Mutdoon the Fireman—comic.....by Tom Teaser 785 Diving for Gold. .... ccc. see eooceoe.by Kit Olyde 786 The 12 Owls; or, The Secret Band of Chicago by Paul Braddon 787 The Fire King; or Tne Yankee Boy Expiorer y KR. T. Emme* 788 The Boy Bank Messenger; or, Brive Bob Brad- shaw’s Secret Foe. ............5.0-+.by O. Little 789 His Last Cent; or, How Joe Dutton Made His FOrtune, ssisesesseeens oct .. by H. K. Shackletorc 790 Born to be & Sailor; or, Bob Dare’s Life on the Waters... ..esee esas sseeseseeee DY Kit Olyd: 791 The Electric Man; or, Frank Reace, Jr., in Australia....... Ceevecces oDY *.Noname 792 Satan; or, The Mystery of Ten Years. ree by Howard De Vere 793 Those Quiet Twins—comlc.. seeoveee VY Peter Pad 794 The Czar’s Messenger; or, The Burning of © MOSCOW .eseccesen ee R. T. Emmet Vises «DY. ‘| 785 A Soldier at 16; or, Fighung for the Union ... by C. Little 796 Teddy of the Toll Gate; ee The Man With the Green Shades..........By Corp. Morgan Rattler 797 The Mayflower Boys; or, Life in a Yankee SCHOOL. .....eeesseeeneeeessb¥ Percy B. St. John 798 The Young Snow Trailers; or, Big Track, the Giant Moose Hunter...........by Paul Braddon 799 Denny the Clown. A Story ‘of Cireus Life in” Ireland.:...........by Corporal Morgan Rattler 800 On ae ee or, Perlis in the Life cf a Young ¢ Eng seed eevee vevvesdesssDYAlDCIt J. Booth 801 8,000 eitios, ona Bicycle; or, A Race Across the *Continent......... cocesceccsevcel¥ C. Little 802 Fearless Phil; or, The hero of Rugged Rift... y Paul Braddon 803 The OGLE Christmas Rackeeeee mbar by Peter Pad 804 Claim 4; or, The Hunchback of Placer Pocket *“*Noname?? 805 The Miser’s Son; or, In Search of Hidden Gold. 0.0.0. e eee se ene seese DY H. KK. Shackleford 806 The Walls o° New York.. by N. S. Wood (The ‘Young American. Actor). 807 Brian the ‘Bear; or, The Pranks of a Wild Trish — Sawin - es sby Corporal Morgan Rattler Bell Tower; of, The Hidden Mys- LOLY..sevseesseeceseeeseeesDY Percy B. St. John 809 Two Years on an Island of re bY Alvert J. Booth 810 A Bootbiack’s Luck....... seeeee by OC, Little 811 Around the Worldina Balloon; or, sO of Miles Through the Air........by R.'T. Emnfet 812 The Fur Hunters of Winnipeg. -by Paul Braddon 813 Six Weeks Under Ground...........by Kit Clyde 814 Lhe seal Boy; or, The Hero of the White © HOUSG......,...0006005-00e bY H. Ky Shackleford $15 The iiectric Horse; or, Frank Reade, Jr., and His Father m Search of the Lost Treasure of the Peruvians,................by “ Noname” 816 Lion Luke, the Boy Aniinal Tamer,........... ; by Perey B. St. John 817 Carillo, the Corsair; or, The Mystarions Mon- arch of the Mediterranean...... by J. G. Bradley 818 Fearless Phil's Chase....+..-+-.sby Paul Braddon 819 The Ghost of the School-Ionse,.......by ©. Little 820 The Young Avenger; or, The K hightof the Silk Maskives faeu sececceseesss. by ‘ Noname? $21 Up and Down; or, “The Life ofan Bievator Boy by Percy B. St. Jonn $22 Dick the Middy; or, A Boy’s Life on a Man-o’- War sseeeeeeees by J. G, Bradley $23 Footlight Ered ihe Boy Actor; or, Bound to be & Star..sece ss $5 ...by N.S. Wood 824 A Tolling Stone; ‘or, “Jack Ready's Life of Fun ==COMIC...0000. NOG svececunes DY Peter Pad 825 The Secret of the Tattooed Map..by R. T. Emmet 826 Ouster’s Little Dead Shot; or, The Boy Scout of the Little Big Iforn. ve leececeesby Noname " $27 A Queer Race, The Story ofa SU People by William Westall 828 Kit Carson's Boy Trapper,.......by Paul Braddon 829 SHppery Ben, the Boy Spy of the Revolution.. 8380 Paddy Miles’ ile SKle He Irish Boy Miner.. Corp. Morgan Rattler 881 The Boy Fish; or, Little Dee the aks Saas R. T. Emmet 832 Ben the Bowsman; or, Montieee a the Mon- tezuma Swamp.. qu vievatiospsavieeers es DY-Os Lite: 838 The Mastodon’s Cave; or, Two Wide Awake Boys inthe Far West..... by. Percy B. St. John 834 The Boy Stage Driver; or, The Ilero of Rocky Pas SS,.sceeetsseeeeeecssecssaeeebY Paul Bracdon 835 From Newsboy Up; or, A New York Boy in erialneee w Sasaeewciecel sess csecsee cuneseete by N.S. Wood (rhe Young American “Actor} 836 Alone in the Wild West; or, A New York Boy’s Search for Builalo Bille. ccssseeeDY R.'T. Emmet 887 The Secret of the Sealed Gold Mines. by*t Noname ” 838 Little Blondin, the Tight-Rope Walker..by C, Little — 839 ws) New York to San Francisco in a Catama- sce ceccccccececceseeseb¥ JOHN Sherman 840 A ‘oun ay Goul Boy Among the +...by H. K. Shackleford , Getting Sal in’ the setseceesecesenseecneceesDY Ref. Emmet 842 Jack nenayra Seliool Scrapes—comic.by Peter Pad 843 The Ice-Boat Boys; or. Cruising on Fiozen Waters in the Northwest..........by CG. Little 844 Little Blind Joe; or, The Sharks of New York. hy N.S. Wood (The Young American Actor; 845 Young Ironclad, the Boy Gunner.byJohnSherman 846 The Boy Gold Hunters; or, Young New York in California, ...............----by R. T. Emmet 847 The Snortys in the Wild West—comic.by Peter Pac 848 Billy the Bugler A Story of Governor’s Island — and New Yor «by C. Little Ste §49 Frank Reade, Jr. Clouds. — : by ** Noname T. Emme! :
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858, Fear! COMIC oS oes e ~ $82 Lost on the Atlantic..........by Howard De Vere | 941 Alonein New York © $63 The Boy Samson; or, Taking Care Ot = - “as. ~ *~ 881 Joe Junk, the Whaler; -or, Anywhere for Fun | 940 From Jockey to Judge; or, The Boy B51 My Friend Smith....... $52 ‘he Boy Crusoes; or, The You Jastaways 2 Ea of the Pacitic.... «se sib¥ Ste George Rathborne | 909 Velvet Van; or, Deadly Grip and His Denion $53 Jetry the Tumbler; or, Th “Wondér of the” SpeeeVANY sce ss geavewe dou seaieueee = DY PAU Braddon Ieiigeoe ener ...by Corporal Morgan Rattler 910 A Silart New York Boy; or, From Poverty to $54 Ned. the Bound Boy; or, Through 100 Miles of Wealtlieg 22, csessotsGeedenvesee by John Sherman é FOGG Cys ve nto os vewdewaesetere ss «/<DyiC. Little | 911 Foretop Tom; or, A Yankee Sailor Boy $55 Frank Reade, Jr., and His Electric Team....- ~ Among the Malay Pirates by “‘Noname” | 912° Bulger Boom, the Inventor- 856 The Shortys’ Christmas Snaps—comic......-+ 913 Out in the Streets. A Story of High and Low by Peter Pad | _ Life in New York..........+-+5ees09% Meeeege N. S. Wood (The Young American Ae or) 914 The Swamp Demon; or, Lost For Two Years. % $59 A South Make His Money.....-.. 860 Steamboat Billy;-or, ’ State-Room Secret. . 917 Buffalo Kill’s Boy Broncho Breaker; or, The 861 The Boy Lion Tamers; or, Adventures in Africa $62 Out With Kit Carson. A Story of the Karly... 918 A Sailor at Fifteen; or, From Cabin Boy to Days of Kansas.................by R, 7 Bimmet CAPA en ccgeetenss Spe ce ~ | 919 Henpecked—comic......... € ;/920 Homeless Hal; or, A Poor Boy’s Life in a 4 yO. $64 The Boy From New York; or, A Fight for a Bee SeMUNONGs .c4 sce vacess ss... DY POLCyoie 865 Smart & Co. the Boy Peddlers—comic : by Peter $66 A Chicago Boy; or, Up From the Lowest..« | 921 Wild Bill's Boy Partner; or, The Redskins’ = Gold Secret.....- "| 922 Mulddon’s Christm | 923 Gaptain Jack the Pirate’s F ‘The Devil- A Bad Boy at Schoel—comic. - $67 An Old Boy; or, Maloney After Education———— 924" COMIC. cc nse eteecsceesceensacesss by Tom Teaser | 925 Mr. Mct 868 ‘The Boy Telegraph Operator; or, The Mystery 926 Lineman Joe, thle Boy Telegraph Climber-.-. of & Midnight Message....by Col. Ralph Fenton SeSeth 869 Dick Boldhero; or, The Strange Adventures of 927 Shipped to China; or, The Life of a Runaway a Young Yankee Sailor.......Written by Himself BOs pers cies canes eeaomeltnreires 870 Garry the Greenhorn; or, From Stowaway to 928 Searching for Stanley; or Tom Stevens’ Ad- Senator..... .se+ss-Dy Corporal Morgan Rattler ventures in Africa....,..+.---. by R, T. Emme 871 From Errand Boy to Lawyer; or, Bound to be 929 Boarding-School; or, Sam Bowser at Work Mo CHESTOP Ac ceessenesecvons es .. by R. T. Emmet and Play—comic....-.-+ Pelee Dy eters 872 Bob Allen’s Ranch; or, A Cattle King at 17... 930 Young Magic; or, The Boy with a Claimed : Pee by. C. Little} Life... .+.--. essen ee eee es decays by Paul Braddc $73 Behind the Sdéenes; or, Out with a New York 931 Muldoon Out West—comic........by Tom ‘reas 932 ‘he Boy Treasure Hunters; or, Searching for ‘Combination—comic...... eter . by Peter Pad $74 A Boy Among the White Caps; or, A Victim Lost Money..--.ssaene Of Pie Lash....s0+h-steeeee+---by Paul Braddon | 933 Senator Muldoon—comic... $75 General Waghington's Boy; or, The Youngest 934 Sam Johnson, the Negro Detect = Soldier in the Revolution.....by Ralph Morton | 935 Frank Reade, Jr., in the Far West; or, The 876 Pawnee Bill and the Oklahoma Boomers..... 2 by Geo. W. Goode | 936 The Waif of Mystery Island, or, The Adven- ho Was: Kidnapped....- 877 Frank Reado, Jr.’s Search for a Sunken Ship; tures-of a Boy Wh 4 by Roger oun e i-) ee Or, Working for the Government.by ‘‘Noname ” 878(¥oung Captain Yom Drake; or, In Searcli of 937 The Mystery ofthe Sealed Door; or, Th the Pirate’s HOME... 6.0.26. ees ne cies sees est House in New York....-....by R. T. Em! .. by the Author of “Captain Tom Drake,” ete. | 938 jslund No, 7; 07, The Pirates of Lake Michigan /3719 A Bad Boy’s Note Book—comic.....-. by “Ed ?? —_ * by Geo. W. Gc $80 The Young Railroad King; or, From Brake- 939 Our Landlord; or, Life in French Flats—comi¢ man to President...4.....by Col. Ralph Fenton by Peter LA) War SUR acgiten's§s was DY.Ci]} or, Ragged Rob the New: ej 7, 883 Monitor Matt; or, The Glant ofthe Waves, A boy. by N. S. Wood (The Young American A | Story of the Great Revellion...by Ralph Morton | 942 The Boy Express Messenger; or, Fighting th $84 The Boy Rovers; or, The Adventures of Two ‘Train Robbers...s.+se62+++.- Dy John She ~~ Plucky BOYS. ..-+ es eeenseere esses de ebDy Cy Little | 943 Next Door; or, The Irish Twins—comic...-. $85 His Own Boss; or, The Boy Captain of Cat-— by ‘Tom T © head Lake... s+ ee eerste .by Percy B St. Joun | 944 The Limbless Hunter; or, 8S) Slocum’s Revens by Roger Sta by Peter Paa | Always Ahead... 888 Braving the Flood; or, The Plucky Fight of ‘ 945. The Boy in Red; or, The Czar's Masked M¢ i Two Joimstown Boys..-----.++-by R. T. Emmet $87 Muldoon the solid Man—comic....by Tom Teaser SCUQOT. ese cecesseessees $88 The Boy Star; or, From the Footlights to For- 946 Adriftin the Antarctic; or, Two Years ov 3 TUNG sstyecascrascocstaerseces ores UY N.S. Wood Continent-of [ce..:.eseseseneeeveee- by O 989 The Young Commander; or, A New York Boy 947 The Aldermen Sweeneys of New York—cor é \in the Southern War.....is-++ -by Ralph Morton by Tom! 890 Two in a Box; or, The Long and Short of 048 Pawnee Bill; or, The White Chief's: First iy Ve SNE COMIC A, bowdeesisesaleesctse=s<y0Y LOM Teaser IDR Alic yeas cree Paeel Vera oe a DY.r aulB 891 The Soldier’s Son; or, The Secret of the House. 949 The Boy Showman; or, A Circus Manager . SIXLCEN swsiu ev sversdgics cc sasDY NOUNS of Wight Pines, A Story of New York... -- Af by 0. Little | 950 Tip Top Teddy. the Young Foretopman} 392 Satin Sam the Young Western Sport.......... Four Years Before the Mast. ....by J. G. - sc by Panl Braddon | 951 Mrs: Brown's Boarding-Hous' les, - 893 The Funny Four--comic...........+..by Peter Pad ‘ 894 The White Queen of the Aztecs; or, Iwo Yan- 952 The Boy Sheriff, or, The Regul 5) * kee Boys in Mexico.............by R, T. Emmet Valley ess seecs sere sereessreneers RK. T $95 The Deacon's Son; or, The Imp of the Village 053 The Buried Gold Ship; or, The Sailor sevceey DY R. TLE COMIC...) eeeresscrseeseesserees hy ‘Tom Teaser GNOSh. reese cess sere ee tes eee cere en es DY 896 The Boy Slave of the Galley; or, The Mystery 984 Our Future President; or, The Oak That ¢ ; ofthe Treasure Ship.......by Percy B. St. John From the Acorn—comic........--.by } g97 A Bad Wgg; or, Hard to Crack—comic........ 955 General Crook’s Boy Guide; or, The | rhs ok, peas Os = *_ by Tom Teaser Indian Fighter’s Black Hills Trail....« 898 Two Years With a Pirate; or, The Phantom : by Paul | 2 Ship of the Gold.Coast....,..--,.by J. G. Bradley | 956 Three Yankee Boys in Africa; or, The ¢ _ 899_Muldoon’s Boarding House-comic.by Tom Teaser | — of the Conyvo...ssssesce-++ + DY Percy 1] 900, The. Boy Diamond King; or, The Young 957 The Boy Surveyor; or, Running Ont.a Ss ~~ Monte Christo of New York........-by 0, Little road in the Indian Country. . «by chy - 905 Tom Quick, the Avenger of the Delaware...., -~_|-963 Muldoon’s price, 10 cents, Ikey; or, He Neyer Got Left-comic. by Tom Teaser | 958 Rob Rounis, the Young Fireman.. = | 959 Muldoon's Base Ball Cluab—comic.br Y shing sy 901 902 The Armorer’s Son; or, The Mystery oi the Tower of London,,..s...++-+ +. by Allyn Draper | 960 Fair-Weather Frank, the Da: * 908 Jimmy Grimes; or, Sharp Smart & Sassy— ; rae. . COMIC. sss) cob esecsvcceseseceesseDY TOM Teaser 961 Ragle Dan the Boy Hermit of the Rocki - 9 904 Dick Getaway; Or, Fighting for a FPortune..... 9} iw by Pai : ‘by Corporal Morgan Rattler | 962 Captain Lewis, the Pirate... .sis.sees: § Base Ball Club in Boston—< A, : ; by R. I. Emmet bd y 906 Sam Switch the Boy Engineer; or, Beginning at 964 Harry Horton; or, From a-Wait to aj the Bottom....+.s-++-++reees+ Dy Albert J. Booth Aire s..s fereeesecsses ee DY Captain \ 907 Daring. Dave - or, The Prince of 965 The Prairie Post Boy; or, The Scalp I ~~ GWIMMETS!...eeeeereseeeeeveeycaeees bY CO, Little of Apache Land.,...++++s++s-sby Pa ’ For sale by all newsdealers in the United States and Canada, 0 Address ; ipsa Box 2730. y Lemact iF 5 CENT WIDE | —cotnic. G © by Peter Pad . by J, G. Bradley mic..by Peter Pad by N. S. Wood (‘The Young American Actor). ‘by KR. T. Emme* Great Citys nn. . +6. +... by Captain Will Dayton ts..by Paul Braddon by Tom Deaser By John Sherman| ‘fish of the Indies....-...-. . by. Roger Starbucs id t c] SFr EN od Obs is Mr. McGinty—comic...........-..by Tom Teaser by 0. Tittle by J. G. Bradle; + by John Sherm: ».. by Tom Tear ve, by Harry Ka Search for a Lost Gold Mine..... by “ Nonam, --—sFRANK TOUSEY. Publi :