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' with stone, and twirled by means of a strip of leather, in this
way boring into stone even. In Switzerland, an apparatus has been
used called the ‘Pump-drill,’ the hand bringing a cross-piece down
that unwinds a cord and sends the spindle round. When the hand
is lifted, the cord is rewound and so on. The Troquois used a sina-
ilar instrument.”

When Siah was told of this, he said, “Smart folks in dis world,
honey.”

It was Rick’s turn to make a discovery the next day. He had
strayed among the Chinese passengers on board, and some of these
were moving a quantity of heavy freight in that part of the
Steamer.-

“A —hoo—hoo!” shouted a celestial to Rick who was wn
pleasantly near a rolling barrel. Rick did not hear. His mouth
open, a smile sweeping over his face and wrinkling it, he stood
watching one of the Chinese who was ticklmg the ear of a sleeping
country-man with a chip. The barrel was quite near the unconscious
Rick when a Chinaman rushed forward and seizing him drew him
aside. Then Rick’s friend stood grinning and bowing as if an old
acquaintance.

“Why, Joe Pigtail!” said Rick. “You here?”

“Me — ee here,” answered Joe. “You go—ee over to my
‘coun — tree?”

No; dam going to Japan.”

. “Me see you.”

“Yes, I hope so, and I will tell my brother and ‘Uncle Nat.”

Siah and Joe Pigtail on board! How the attractions of steamship-
life were multiplying! Now if they could make the acquaintance of
a sailor and get him to ‘spin some yarns,” happiness for the Rogers
brethers would be complete. But-where could they find “him?” They