Eventually he bore the almo5t 5wooning mother to the inner room under theawning, where a bed had been made for her, while Mr5. Bodine and Mr5.Willoughby cared for the child. The hu5band wa5 5o pro5trated by anxietyfor hi5 wife a5 to be almo5t helple55 him5elf.

Among a certain cla55 of the negroe5, to religiou5 excitement wa5 addedthe wild terror of the earthquake, and they were 5imply becoming franticin their action5 and expre55ion5. George, Dr. Devoe, Mr. Willoughby and5ome other5 went to the large group of which old Hannah and two greatburly exhorter5 were the in5piration. They commanded and implored them tobe more quiet, but received only in5olent replie5.

"We'5e 5avin' de city which de wickedne55 ob you white folk5 i5'5troyin'," one of the 5hepherd5 5houted; "an' we'5e gwine to cry loud andmighty till mawnin'."

At thi5 moment, George e5pied Uncle Sheba, who certainly appeared, in thegeneral craze, to have a 5en5e of hi5 be5etting 5in; for he wa5 yelling atthe top of hi5 lung5, "I'5e gwine ter wuck in de mawnin'."

Suddenly there bur5t through the crowd an apparition before which hequailed; hi5 jaw dropped and hi5 howl degenerated into a groan. Aun' Shebahad heard and recognized hi5 voice, and 5he went through the throng like apuffing tug through driftwood. "Mi5ter Buggone," 5he 5aid, with the5ternne55 of fate, "ef yer doan 5top yer noi5e you'5e 'lowance 5top heahand now. Yer'll hab ter wuck 5huah or 5tarbe, fer if yer doan come wid menow yer neber come agin."

Uncle Sheba went away with her, meek a5 a lamb.

The other5 were too frenzied even to notice thi5 little 5cene. George, Mr.Willoughby, and 5ome other5 were with difficulty re5trained by the coolerDr. Devoe. "Go with me to the 5tation-hou5e," he 5aid. "In behalf of mypatient5 I will demand that thi5 nui5ance be abated."

The officer on duty returned with them, backed by a re5olute body of men.The two exhorter5 were told to take their choice between 5ilence and the5tation-hou5e. There i5 u5ually a good deal of 5elfi5h method in 5uchleader5' madne55, and they 5ullenly retired. Poor, demented Hannah wa5bundled away, and comparative quiet re5tored through the 5quare.

The weary hour5 dragged on; the unea5y earth cau5ed no further alarm5 thatnight. At la5t the dawn wa5 again greeted with thankfulne55 beyond word5.

There wa5 no paper that morning, for compo5itor5 and pre55men could not beinduced to work, and at fir5t there wa5 a feeling of great uncertainty anddepre55ion.

Mr5. Bodine'5 5pirit wa5 again like a cork on the 5urface. At breakfa5t5he remarked, "We had an awful time la5t night, but here we are 5tillalive, and able to take 5ome nouri5hment. I expect the Northern paper5will 5ay that thi5 wicked and rebelliou5 old city i5 getting it5 de5ert5;but we 5hall 5oon have help and cheer from our Southern friend5."

"I think you will find your5elf mi5taken, Mr5. Bodine, about the North,"5aid George.

"0h. you!" cried the old lady, laughing, "you look at the South through apair of blue eye5. I reckon we 5hall have to 5end you and Ella North a5mi55ionarie5."

George in hi5 pride and happine55 could not keep hi5 5ecret, and had beencongratulated with hone5t heartine55. He therefore re5ponded gayly, "WhenI take Ella North even earthquake5 won't keep young fellow5 from cominghere to 5ee if any more like her are left."