The first sheet of the great special, telling the pitiful story of Tryon's mistake, and its horrible result, was in Wendell's hands at five o'clock that Monday afternoon. Thanks to the difference of time, the last sheet reached him at ten o'clock, two hours earlier than the time at which Harris sent it. Wendell had the wires to New York open, and had warned the _Intelligence_ of what was coming. As New York is five hours earlier than London, the editor of the _Intelligence_ was reading the great beat on all the newspapers in the world at half past six o'clock. At seven an extra afternoon edition of the _Evening Intelligence_ was on the streets of New York. Next morning Wendell slept late. When his man awakened him, he was straightway at the bundle of morning papers. Every great London daily had its first story of the _Victoria_ disaster, in large type, with huge head-lines. The eager British people had the news at last. But the date line of the story was not Tripoli. Every despatch began: "New York, June 26th.--The _Intelligence_ has the following special from Tripoli." "I wish I had been in the editorial rooms of the great London _Times_ when that special from New York came," said Fabian Wendell. THE LAST LITTLE LEAF. The last little leaf has fluttered down, The trees are standing all bare and brown; But the winter long, if you could see, There are wee little elves in each brown tree Spinning the dress, so green and fair, That will one day wave in the soft spring air. Good-by, little leaf; you did your best; So curl away, it is time to rest. M. E. S. HOW TO ENTER THE ARMY. BY GENERAL O. O. HOWARD, U.S.A. (_In Two Papers._) I.--ENLISTMENT. THE PREPARATION NEEDED.