. The Wasp. A Saturday journal of illustration and comment, devoted to the discussion of public affairs, finance, society and art. For reasons best known tothemselves, the moment I reached the mine,they would descend to the ground, amuhingthemselves by playing after the manner ofkittens; but they understood the hour forleaving off work, fully as well as my hiredman did. Their sense of smell was remarkable. Aman subsequently arrested for murder, wasthe only individual of the camp with whomthey would not fraternize. Either thebrusque change in my diaracter, consequentupon the rude life I then le
. The Wasp. A Saturday journal of illustration and comment, devoted to the discussion of public affairs, finance, society and art. For reasons best known tothemselves, the moment I reached the mine,they would descend to the ground, amuhingthemselves by playing after the manner ofkittens; but they understood the hour forleaving off work, fully as well as my hiredman did. Their sense of smell was remarkable. Aman subsequently arrested for murder, wasthe only individual of the camp with whomthey would not fraternize. Either thebrusque change in my diaracter, consequentupon the rude life I then led, or the excess-ive affection of the beautiful little speckledcreatures for me, removed much of the aver-sion I had formerly eutertained for the little things perfectly worshiped my presence, and when business took me totown, although I chose many precautions toleave them at home, the cunning -litilewretches invariably managed to keep out olthe way, until I was several miles on theroad, when like magic, they would appear,and tly each to an opposite shoulder. I leaveyou to decide whether this was instinct Some years later my roving dispositiontook me to San Domingo in the West reckless affair in which I participated,made me a political prisoner. I was takenin the act of war. I was incarcerated in to-tal darkness, in a room prepared expresslyfor me, in consideration of the notability ofthe affair for which I was held; Contrary toprison rules, and upon parole, I was allowedto string a hammock to the beams, a con-cession interdicted to prisoners generally, soas not to afford them means for suicide orescape. I had scarcely possessed myself ofthe gracious privilege, when I felt a rat
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