A Deed Of Daring

A daring feat of heroism was recently performed by an attendant at the Insane Asylum, at Oolumbus, Oliio. A younglady patiënt, of slight figure, liad, in some unaccountable manner, worked herself between the iron bars, and, when discovered, was hanging on tho outside of the "window-sill, gome íifty feet alxjve the ground. To rescue the unfortunate woman from the outside by the use of ladders was the only hope, butthere were none at hand which would reaeh above the second-story window. Oharley Mardin, the attendant refcrred to, stripped off his coat and vest and ascended to the second story. By displaying the utmost nerve and endurance he finally sueceeded in securing a hold on the windowframe above. With ono hand ho clung to the iron bars, and with the other grasped the poor unfortunate, just as she lost her hold of the casing above, and succeeded in seating her on the window-sill. At this crisis the lady's reason returned, and she begged her rescuer to save himself, and let her drop to the groun-I, some fifty feet below. Ropes were passed to Mardin, who secured .them around the lady's wnist, when she was lowered to the ground, Mardin being relieved from his perilous position in the same manner. Those who witnessed the heroic and successful effbrt pronounced it one requiring the utmost nerve, skill and bravery. A lady who receutly lunohed in Alexander Selkirk's cave, on the island of .1 uan Fernandez, describes the scenery as varied and extremely beautif ui. M. de Rode, a Swiss, has leased the ïslimd for eight years, and ie stocking it with oattle.