Somewhat later, when St. Lucia had been wrested from the French, he was appointed Commandant and Governor of the island; no easy post, for the negroes had revolted, in imitation of the recent French Revolution, and they were fearfully cruel and barbarous in their methods of warfare. Abercrombie kept Moore there, long after the latter had, on account of illness, begged to be released from the charge, because he knew of no other man capable of taking his place. While striving to put down the rebels, or "brigands," as they were called, Moore had a dangerous attack of fever. On his recovery from it and from a severe relapse, he was again hard at work, rising at six in the morning and often undertaking a thirty-miles march in the day, till again laid low with a desperate attack of yellow fever, which all but carried him off. But for the devotion of Anderson and of his own French servant François,[3] he could not possibly have struggled through. Then, with broken health, he was ordered home; and he reached London a mere wreck of his old self. (_To be continued._) FOOTNOTES: [1] His novel, _Zeluco_, was an inspiration to Byron. [2] He had been received freely at the Courts of Vienna, Berlin, Hanover, Brunswick, etc. [3] François was with him to the close of his life. OUR PUZZLE POEMS. A NEW DEPARTURE. We propose to publish Three Puzzle Poems in succession dealing with accidents and the way to meet them. The lines should be carefully committed to memory for the sake of the valuable instruction they contain. In addition to the ordinary monthly prizes THREE SPECIAL PRIZES are offered for the best solutions of the whole series. The first Special Prize will be THREE GUINEAS; the second Special Prize, TWO GUINEAS, and the third Special Prize, ONE GUINEA. A careful record of mistakes will be kept, and these prizes will be awarded to those competitors who perpetrate the fewest in all three puzzles. If a winner of one of these prizes has already received an ordinary prize in the series, the amount of the smaller prize will be deducted. This will then be sent to the most deserving non-prize-winner in the list relating to the puzzle for which the prize in question was awarded. [Illustration: OUR NEW PUZZLE POEM.] ⁂ Prizes to the amount of six guineas (one of which will be reserved for competitors living abroad) are offered for the best solutions of the above Puzzle Poem. The following conditions must be observed:-- 1. Solutions to be written on one side of the paper only. 2. Each paper to be headed with the name and address of the competitor. 3. Attention must be paid to spelling, punctuation, and neatness. 4. Send by post to Editor, GIRL'S OWN PAPER, 56, Paternoster Row, London. "Puzzle Poem" to be written on the top left-hand corner of the envelope. 5. The last day for receiving solutions from Great Britain and Ireland will be January 17, 1899; from Abroad, March 16, 1899.