Tlie rect p'.i'a of th3 civil body ov.r, bis
Majesty left the roo.n, but returned shordy
after to receive the eccleshis: ical body. The
c- re-uony was ia all respects the same, ex
cept thai the hern of the Saltan's garment
was kissed instead of the cord. The Sultan
received his visitors without n'teringaword
except two to the Grand Vizier, who ap
peared not t hive .heard them. The silence
of tlie reception was only broken by the
Imperial baud, which played lively music
all the while. By nooa ail was over, the
Sultan withdrew to his kio-k at Yildiz, the
Muftis responded to the Muezzin's call to
prayer, and ths Pashas so.ht the stillness
of their country rusiaences.
A Turtle and stureou 1'itf tit.
C. S. S. Home, while fishing recently in
Hint Itivcr, Ga., was disturbed by theeia
liuual failing of so.ne heavy l.o-Jy ia the
water. After listening for so time he con
cluded that soaiethir.g ua'tsual was going
on, and, seizing his gun, went forward to
investigate. Ou tiie opposite side cf the
river he saw a while oigeet vri:h a large
dark one at racking it. A h-wit Leing handy,
he hailed it, aa-J expeditiously and q lietly
p.i3.M.d over. He ruck the ban's a:out
twtlve feet above the cai:se of elisturbatice,
seized his gun. and as the bo.it swu.'g around
ailii the sireani rirL-d at the head of the
dark ohjeet. lie then cir:;-et J the iron, and i
aa the boat drit.t.l ha liue 1 au i.mnense
- .... :
lo '.Tcr-i.d.1 tur.le into it. after wliica he 1
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