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DRAMATIC.
lying on the raft, and with this purpose in view he is emptying the bottle in a cup, when he is obliged to fight a battle with the crazed man. Finally it is necessary to strike the latter such a blow that he reels, and the next instant he is swallowed by the ocean. In the empty bottle Harry places a paper, on which he has written the names of the two lone survivors, and casts the bottle into the sea. The waves gradually wash it to shore, and one day, as his wife and daughter stroll the beach, anxiously peering out on the sea, the girl comes upon a bottle, which she brings to her mother, and therein they find the slip. Both believe the husband and father dead and mourn his loss, and we accompany them to the cemetery, where they are intently gazing upon the family plot, regretting that they have not even a mound to bedeck with floral offerings.
Out on the sea we note the raft still intact and supporting the two famished men. A boat is sighted, and taking off his top shirt Harry makes frantic efforts to attract attention. He succeeds, for soon we see a row boat draw near and take up the poor unfortunates. When next we see our hero he is attired in a new sailor suit and is wending his way through the cemetery, where he anxiously seeks some one. As he comes upon the two figures we left at the family plot, all dressed in deepest mourning, he scarcely dares draw near for fear of the shock, but after much deliberation he manages to draw their attention his way, and upon recognition both step forward to his outstretched arms and joy reigns supreme in the hearts of the three.
Very dramatically presented and certain to meet with general approval.
G. D. 1578.
THE BAD SON.
Approximate Length. 464 feet.
Price, S55.68.
Scattered about the drawing room of a modest home are the various members of the family. The husband is reading the paper, the wife is busy with some needle work, while the little girl is looking at her picture book. The grandfather and mother are also in the room, but are less occupied, when a paroxysm of coughing from the old man causes the young wife, daughter-in-law to the patient, to jump up and apply a remedy to relieve the attack. Shortly after this the young husband looks at his watch and, holding the lamp, awaits until all gather and leave for their respective chambers. Soon the man returns and, helping himself to the funds of his parents and jewelry of value, he departs and we soon see him at the gaming table, where he loses his money and then secures
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