When dinner's ready I'll tiro my pistol bwico, an'"you can all come in.' I will not tnke you nt length through that wearisome day. I was in constant ap prehension, expecting ab any moment tho sound of arms that should convey tho intel ligence of murder ; but though tho captain wandered about tho island from one man to another, he took Clnpham wibh him at every step, and no violonce was com mitted. Billy and I finished tho rude grave jusb before dinner, and when the meal had been eaten the wholo company assisted in bury ing the unfortunate Fosdick. There was no coffin. We wrapped the body in a blanket nnd lowored it into tho earth by means of ropes. Nob a word was said during tho operation. In their coarse way tho mon were im pressed by tho death of their comrade, though I am convinced that their sonti xnents went no further than lugubrious fear. After the ropoa had beon withdrawn tho men stood about irresolutely, as if ouch was 1 unwilling to take a part in filling up the grave. I •Gontlcmen,' I said, nnd took my hat from my bead, * I have been taught to re gard death ns something more than the! final departure of a man from life. I can- j not lob this event pass without sotno re cognition on my part at least of its solemn significance. With the captain's leave I will do my best to pray for tbo poor man whose body lies below. Slftttory ond Leary looked at mo na If awestruck ; Billy stared ut hin feet; Clap bam sneered, and Travis shrugged his shoulders and moved away. 'Come back bore, Travis,' roared tbe captain, whose face had beon stolidly im passive during my remarks; ' como back here,—you, and take off your hat. Olf With your hats, ovory dne of you. Go on, Mr Manley.' Not a very,inspiring profneo to a funeral petition, aurely, coming as ib did from him Who had killed the unfortunate Fosdick. Tho mon about tho grave hastily obeyed the rough command, and, kneeling upon w* earth which 1 hod oast up during tho

morning, I bespoke tho mercy of God in such terms as I could command. 