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324 THE BOY SOLDIER; OR, GARIBALDI’S YOUNG CAPTAIN. a FD «No, not in the least.’ “¢ What, then, do you call it, Mr. Cross ?’' said I, boiling over with professional ‘fur y. ““¢ You only say one or two words to the animals from time to time, which T or anybody could say just as’ well.’ ‘““«Mr, Cross,’ says I, bursting with rage, ‘sir,’ said I, ‘if we don! t-go together we don’t go at all. Mark that, sir,’ “¢ That’s quite unreasonable.’ says he; “No matter,’ says I. {Mesand: my dogs, siz; or no dogs at all; ¢hat'smy bargain,’ ** But why can you, object ?? 0 «The animals won’t perform: their niost Ben ordinary and, wonderful, tricks: with Beane else but me.’ “*T don’t see why they shouldn't; Smith,’ said he. “*ButI tell you they won't, and so.that’s flat,’ said I. “Have you any phiections to Jet:me. etry thant ?? said Cross at last, after’a long-time Epeme in think- ing over it. “éTry ?em ? objections.’ “ * Well, then, Smith, suppose you callin J upiter, and see whether, on myrunning across the room and repeating the words:you are in theshabit ofusing, the animal does not seize me by: the meck ue my coat withont doing me/any injury.’ “‘Very well,’ says I, ‘very, well ;. I have. no ob- jections, not the least in the ‘world, Here Jupiter, Jupiter!’ _ “In a few moments a Targe Newfoundland dog galloped ont of the: yard ‘into the room, and stood wagging its tail before Smith. “ * Now,’ said Cross, “I am ready,’ ‘oe ran across the room in a staggering TaNOBEE, shouting— “* Ah! ah! the eed ig done ! venge'l revengeVIU201 Dio 2 s* These were the. words | always Gisbdl by: ‘Smith, “but on‘this occasion’ the dos did not stirasfoot. “Cross ‘seemed ‘astonished'that the animal did not recognise the last word as'he usually did) and seize him by the coat collar as he always did to me, his master. ““ Well, sit,” ‘says iq, é perhaps ‘you'll! aarmlit now that the animal will not perform without me.»10 ‘**J don’t know that, Smith,’ said he, annoyed ; ‘it strikes me that if you were to say tor-the dog, - 90, sir,” In 1a harsh” tone, when I repeat: the last “revenge,” Jupiter would! at once: understand At, and perform the:trick,’ “© Very well,’ says I, grinning, ‘ just a8 you please, Mr. Cross ;-if you wishes 'to'tr Y it againy way do‘so, with all my heart.’ “ MrGross made! a'move across the room a hatond time, shouting, ‘ Ah, ah! the deods is sci lrevenge, revenge, revenge! a “At the proper foomretit I says inva gui voice to Jupiter; ‘ Go, rir? “Tn an cinstant Jupiter Hounded away, and col- lared Cross, threw him down on the ground, tore all his coat, and then Jupiter andthe gaff manager rolled together on the floor, all among the slops and dirt, “‘And what did you do?” asked one, “Why I thought I should have died from laugh- ing, for Jupiter; mind you, didn't bite Cross at all, but he scarcely left a garment’ on his back but what was torn almost into shreds, ‘““ Murder, murder |’ shouted Cross, as he lay rolling on'the floor, * Murder! the dog i 18 Strangling me ; for mercy sake, Smith, take him off, and I'll give you a large salary.’ Oh | none in ilies least: I have no Revenge boTe- ee ee | eo A large salary,’ Mr, Cross,’)says I.) 92 ‘‘* Yes,’ says he, ‘ only take this beast: of a. —e from off my stomach,’ “T called away Jupiter, who Tee tedtiis tail and considered the whole etal to be nothing else but a dress rehearsal. } .‘‘ Poor Cross was in a fearful plighha dwoa “He was red and dirty, and: sbmniied anil torn, and presented such a pitiable appearance: that: I had to lend him some clothes to go home in, »=>) “He did not-forget Jupiter’s cleverness, however, and next morning I went ‘over with my «two dogs to the Royal Penny Gaff, and, over some stout, »Oross joked about the adventure of the: day before, ‘‘* Don’t mention it to any one, Smith,’ saidohe ; “don't, for goodness sake, or else I shall never hear the last of it.’ ISD! 19d. | «But how about the: extra pay ” said. ig tad | “* Oh, youshall have it,” saido Cross: Come:to- night and begin your engagement, ti ADS ““T began my engagement, and the:gaff was. filled almost to suffocation” every night ; yes," ours times every night,” ‘But you didn’t give your own nanie, aid wpa It) wasn’t likely,’ I-called myself Sig: Mirini, and the'dogs were called Hercules and Prospero.” “. “Well, and‘how did the engagement end 2324 ¥ Why, at the end of the week, Cross began: to ‘stumble and only paid me just one-half st I ‘ought to have receiyed.” “He didn’t speak aan about! the extra ‘pay, I ‘suppose 2?" “No, not a ~aiiiy but I made up my mind to have ‘it by Hook or by crook, ” BO) “And did you get it?” g061, 09a: Yeu, and more than I expected.” JLBE ‘How 22° ‘‘T had been instructing Jamie in a new trick, ahd he performed it to Deena Poorcrs: t SWhatwasait?sn 9 J : “© ¥ou shalb hear: Daring my puyepement Ifound out that Cross always: paidoa visit tothe money- taker’s place every: halt- hour, and put’ au into his leather bag. us -“ This leather bap he! invariably pittintos a breast pocket inside his waistcoat. + Having found “out: this, Isbegani to fiatroch -Jupiter‘in his new trick, but: before Istried it, I ‘says to Cross ‘How about my pay; meat t haye’ it all to-night-or how’?! ”/ ‘“‘Hedidn’t answer,’ so I made up my mind’ that ! after all he was'trying to:swindleime. “Tt was Saturday night, and my last appearance with the dogs, “The gaff was crowded to suffocation, and Cross was in great good humour with the large amount of silver that had been taken during:the evenine: “Tt was about eleven o.cloels, and the last: act was over, | ““T says to Craze, who: was playing the. murderer in the piece, says I— » ‘“‘* How about that»money, Cross 2 Am I to cet it or not ?’ ~ “ No answer. “All right,’ says I; so nee at that matin when Jupiter should have seized the murderer by the collar and ‘dragged him down, he seized Cross so suddenly about the chest that it was a long time before he discovered his loss. ‘Jupiter had snatched the leather purse from the pocket and brought it to me.” ‘Which you of course kept ?” ‘“As a matter of course. | But when Cross dis- covered the loss of his money, he jumped up again and began. to curse and swear in such a manner Comichsoo ee : coim