rr
HE HERALD.
T
HE HERALD;
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Avivrristi ratei,
3 s-' P'T 1
isi n u
AT
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA
1 ".v.! 2 v. 3 w.j 1 in. t
.1.
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1 sqr...
2 ira..
3 stirs .
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H ol..
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(1 no
1 50
2 00
.1JJ
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2 75
52 on! $2 60
2 75 3 2ft
4 00 4 7".
10 Mi 12 00
jr. oo j?so
V. 10 uo
l (
10 00
O IE1 IF! C 3D:
On Vine St., One Block North of Main,
Corner of Fifth Street.
8Cw
20U
1J 00
2J 00
40 00
woo
6 00
8 00
8 01)
1500! iooi 21 oofasooi 4000
12 00i 15 00 1H00
as no
tST-AlI Advcrtlslas bills due i:irt'iljr.
"Transient advertisement must bo pcM
for in advance.
JNO. A. MACMURPHY, Editor.)
"PERSEVERANCE CONQUERS."
TERMS : $2.00 a Year.
OFFICE AF rAPEIt OF CASH
COl-tiTV.
Terms, in Adno:
fne cut, one year ?2.oo
One - V. ii months l.oo
Unecy, Ihn-c months 00
VOLUME XII.
PLATTSMOUTH, XEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1877.
NUMBER -13.
Kxtra t plea rf the Hrn At n for aide br . V,
Younj, I'ostofnre news rt.-jMt. anil O. F.'Joiui
8011,001 ner of Malu and Filth Streets.
in.! c in j l yt.
Rnn?m.nnmimiin.T.
n i i 1 1 1 i iiiiniiiii'iv m n in n ii
Tor H77. Vrarticnl. 1m tinted, anil tlntrmiah.
r.;it:tins liali its uiiu-li iiiiiurr as 1J' ImioI.h on
the sulije.-t. Sfiit fur !. which will ie uhow
c.I jii tiio iirst order for woils. J. 15. Hoot.
4H9 Soed Grower. Kuckford, 111.
NEW BOARDING HOUSE
Just opened by
F.M.Young,
O.V SECOVn ST.. XEXT POOTl TO E. II.
EAIOX'S L-W ELLIS O,
Opponite Old Machine Shop.
Good Board hyt! Day - Week.
I cordially Invite my WeniN from the coun
try to give me a call, eimlliliTtit that I
41 tn3 can ple;iseUhe:u
IP IEST
National Bank
Or PLATTSMOCTH, NEBRASKA,
rar.soB to
TOn,!!, IIAKSA l CLARK,
I
J'mX FlTMRHALD...,
K. l. hTKr
A. V. Mi'LAI:I.IX...
Jts m O'K'H-itjiK
rretiilent.
Vice I"i fHiilfiit.
, 'asliii-r.
. . A.sktMit Cashier.
ThW Rsult ! nor open for hiiines nt tlielr
new rneni. eoruT Main Mid Sixth streets, and
M in 'pared to tr.-u-act a general
BANKING BUSINESS.
Geld. Cvrnmani and Local
Sereritie
SOUGHT NI SOLD.
Di'ptxtils 7-vtrtvZ end Interact Alloir-v-i
rn Tinf Certificates.
AvsiI'.iMi' V-.i siir part nf tVe t.'n 1 1 tl Pim'ps und
in ail te iiihSp-:l Towns aad v'il.es
f i'Mrope.
AuC .TS V'O TIa
CCLEr-RATCD'
I2UAK LlHE AND ALLAH LlKS
rr-e!i tishiig to trc out theU- frvi's fruia I
T fc i- n K h tw
P I a t 1 1) 4 it t b
Fleming & R
DEALERS IN
r a r-
CAPS.
HOOTS.
&U0ES.
AND NOT IOSS.
Aui F4--fcr3"ftlK;.j:!ies fJei.orxlly.
Cm GcoJs are nil Xeu
ri u wji iiell tlieu: CHEAP.
TMY U3 ONCZ, AND ST.E !
xoolsior Barber Shop.
J. G. BOONS,
L.
JJjiu aite.l, opposite
tt "juu las Uoiuz.
HAIR-CUTTiFIG,
eiiavint; nd fi!iatj;-toii.gr.
KSrZCUI. ATTENTION (ilVES TO
I)n!r.
CLI- JL'SD SEE 1500XE, GENTS,
And i;ef a boone iu a
ClLTUviLT SKAVE.
VILLIAM HEROLD
Keejis infi of slsa
Largest Stocks
OF
3
IN TOWN
4yl
r ' 'ii ik.iiLii
MIOI'RII'TOn OF
PALACE BILLIARD nALL.
lMain St., tvnder Fint Xat. Rink.)
IiV HA It IS sriTtiet) WITH THE
BEST WINES, LIQUORS,
DEER, ETC., ETC. 40yl
iOT" waterman & son,
Wliolcsale and Retail Dealers in
Pine Lumber,
Sa5il,
Doors,
Blinds,
ETC.. ETC., ETC.
Mai-street. Corner of Fifth,
PLATTSMOUTII. --- - XEI5.
Still Better Rates for Lumber,
r o ; x t it y
.ND
FLA TT S i OL'TH, XEB-,
ll-.painr of Steam Engines, Boiltrrs,
S'lio and Grist 31 il L,
UAH AM) NTI'.AM ITTTIXWS,
AYioii'dit Iron Tii.e. Fo.ve and I. if- Tipes Strata
Gauges Sab tv-Yalve Governors, and ad
Kinds of Rra-ss Engine Fittings,
repaired on short notive.
PA H M MACHINE K"
l'ei:i'red o:i Short Notice
loyl
MILE
Good frcsli milk
DELIVERED DAILY !
AT
VEH YVODVS HOME IX PLA TTSMOUTli
IF TIIET Wl.VI IT, BY
BEDIS YOIB OUHFItS ASBI WILL TKY AND
tiivK veo - .-
MILK
oyl and seTV tou rv'SiJjrty.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
' OC I'.IM'Y 'ARI?. 11 style with name
KH-t p-m paid, J. JS. Ilusted.Nas.iuu, Ken.
j t o., .N. V
J'7" O fl AGENT'S profit.H por week. Will
JJiOU pi-oovi; ir or forfeit . Xewar-
tii-
les, jum patented. Sample seni ires jo an.
hire. v H. ('HinKSTKK. 21 fulton St..N.Y.
Ad dre
(frAft A MONTH toAeiive Men el:in our
jOUU Letter Copying BiMk. No iires- or
water ii-.-ii. Sn:ii!ecopy won It 3 .on. Fill A:.
Sent st.iii!t for eirrular. MXrilliSIOIC
3flK"i CO., M Madison and 1.13 liearboru St.,
I ItiCrtu.
C fff St;nf i'Kikkiis Koit 1&77. Every -DUiUUU
'lv is u.ltinir -0TTER'S
AMERICArJ MONTHLY, a ri.lily illustrated,
ably edited family Magazine at only 3 a year.
Specimens ::. Urml term to clulw
.Ioiin i:. I'ottkk & Co., I'uls.. 1'htladi -lphla.
TnifLiM'i
WITH A COLD IS AI.WWS DANGEROUS.
TJSE
W ELLs' G AR HO i JO TABLETS,
a nre reinedv for i'fi:rnil. pnd all disens.-s
of tin- Tiimi.i r. ia:i:j, ciikst axi mu
cous M EM I'll A -V F.
l'UT 11' ONLY IN BI.rKKOXES.
SiLI 1!V ALL !IU (UilsTS.
C. N. f 'riTI'MllN. Six!!-, v yi'-iif. X. V.
official' history of the Rl
Cehteh'l exhibition
U iion'i .aaii.niv !,. . .v. ine j?nt
w!d at copies in one i;:v. This i the only jui
t hen tie and complete history ptiS.INIied. Send
forour extra terms to agents. Address Naiioit
al l'ul lisliiti Co.. I'hiiadclphia. l'a., L'hic:-.i;i.
III., or St. I.0111S. Mo.
WANTKD
1-or
ilootl AVJiJii liJ SIORY of
J lie
Written ly his father. A en-tiplete aceonpt of
tiiis most inysterioti aiIr.ri;.-ii and eveitin
fcarcll. Willi f;;c-Miiii!e 1-iivrs and illustra
tions. Outsells ail oilier l-ooks. One a.'cnt
inok "id orie; in nn day. Teri:is lilM-n.l Ah-o
Aleuts wanted on or.r maniflei-i-.r. i'.in:iy Li
tres. With valnal.de i'.!i:ir:tted Aids, aiid Su
peib Ilhniingr..
.I.m.v ii.. roTTEK& Co., lr.!i'.hei-s, Phil
adelphia. Hilmulales the seeretive ontaiia. thus pnvifyir.s
the blood and slrikiim att:ie root of the dis
ease. It is the in-dii'ina: eMfuet of the i!ant
of that name f.niiiu in IJra'.ii. and is one of the
moil wonderful to'iies and inviorators kiio-.vn.
It wi 1 triak.- tiie Liver active, assist ingestion
:i?:fv tie rioo.l. rer to re Vi'or to the debilita-I'-ii
ai'd i.sa certain remedv for sill riistiss .f a
S r.,li:!:is i.attire. TKY IT. Koi sa'e l Iru-i;i-.ts.
' Wholesale l-v C. X. Ckittkstox.
7 Sixth Ave:; i-. New Yei-
il i. c
! CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION
DESCRIliKD AND 1LI.USTR I ViK
The only cui,htc. rici.l;i Uh:tratt. loir ttrive I
c ik.? .v'piLesonlv ..;. IreaM of t ie i
entire li't"iy. Kraiut bui'd;i:t,s, wonaerful CiiiV-
tuts, curiosities, pre at das. etc. I r.
chance of !: ye:ir to com moiicv rs'wt.
s v-
ery lody wanf tui worK.
I AtiKt :!ents jip-
a Oxx U'iinla.
1. . . ;.t.i,.
1 or I'.iii I'.iri !iiii;ii s ioiio e.- on i .
XlyAV.W.,V.. No. M LaSalle St.. j
T ITTi I CV, K" ""t dectvetl by pvennture
1
a, inn, nv....
i; b'Hiks. asHiiiiiintf to l-e 'oiTh-i.;! tc
Plallsmculh Grain Co.
OfEHDEIl & LAZENRY.
Dealers l:i Grain of all kind. CATTLE and
1IGGS ; Also
IT A ItP
t
Al'S' SOFT rti.lL ALrA?.- OX',
If AM. I
FRESH MEAT
Come Here Roast Besf.
Walk Iii'-Mutton Chops.
STXG OUT
PORK STEAKS, .
uame. mil. row e.sa csag::. a?t r all
oti;e;: meats ix seaus at
YOUNG'S Butcher Shop,
PLATTXX0UT1I, NEB.,
LOWER MAIN ST.,
3; in 3
SOUTH SIDE.
(".iist:idoro's Hair D;.e is the SAFEST r.nd
P.Es I" ; it acts iii-itam.inetinsiy. producing t,o
most natural siudes of W.iek or Hrov.u:' df.es
Not Sl AlN the SKIN, and is easily applied.
It is a siiiu.hiril irep iraiion. and a favoiito up
on every well appointed Toilet for Lady or Gen
t email. Sold bv lrusri?s.
J. t lllTAIOltO,
I. O. Box; 13:53. aiito Xew York.
HO FOR THE
IN PLATTS2I0UTH.
VISOi,ESAI.r; I.iqtOH
AM t3A2t MT6'E2-.
-OF-
ifMrGUIRE'S old stot.d still kept epen by
the above.
CIGARS, TOBACCOS. tZ-C, WHOLE
SALE & RETAIL.
Wt K EFP
Good Goods, Buy Largely
And Invito trade to call ai.d examine, ltf
FOR YOUR
ETS'E'ESE&S I
Better yon call ou dot
Ben Hempel.
nS'3 TI1S MAN,
KEEPS AN EATING HOUSE.
ON LOWER MAIN STREET,
PLA TTS2I0 UTII, - - - - NEB.
' Meals at all Hours.
401 B. HEMPEL, Prop.
SAGE BROTHERS,
Dealers in
ETC.. ETC., ETC.
O.ie Door East of the Post-Ofliee, riattsmonth,
Nebraska.
. .. : O :
Practical Workers in
SHEET IRON, ZINC, TIN, JiRA
ZIER Y, cC-a, t .
Large assortment of nard ana Soft
COAL STOYE3,
Wood and Coal Stoves for
HEATING OR COOKING,
Always ou Haod.
Every variety of Tin. Sheet Iron, and Zine
"Work. Kent iu Stock.
MAKING AND REPAIRING,
Done on Short Notice.
tSTE YERYTIIIXG irAJIRAXTED ! .'3
raiCEM tow ootr.Y.
otr SAGE BROS.
OFFICIAL DIKECTOKY,
CONGRESSIONAL.
SrxATOiis-r. W. Hitchcock, Omaha ; A. S.
l'addoek. pe;itriee.
ICKfitiLSHNTATiTK K Crouns?, Ft. Calhoun.
STATE.
GoYEitNOiw Silas Garber. Lincoln.
it'icrHK r.v i v Kruno Tzcln: k. Lincoln.
Tkkami.'KKK J. .Mci;nd- Lincoln.
Afuirou-J. K. Wcs:o!i. Litfoin.
AxTuiiXUV liKXEKAL G. II. Roberts, Lin
coln. Sitt. I'ff.t.ic Isstbuctiox J. M. McKen
zie, Liueiui.
LEGISLATIVE.
Sr.xiTKR. tX Distkict Sam.M. Chapman,
Hmts-.-jom'.i.
Rki-kksi'ntativks. 2"tli DisTtiicT Ino. .
Raines l'lattsmouth ; Jno. Rouse, Greenwood.
JUDICIAL.
PirnnsR ,Tri;i:s :eo. R. Inke, Omaha ;
D iKiei Ganlt. Rrowiiville ; Samuel Maxwell,
Eieiiioiit.
CfiUNTY.
Clfkk C U.Moore, riattsmouf h.
Th t: si'i;f?i I. C. CitKiiniiis, I'laltsmoHtll.
Sn Km l-'F M. I!. Cutler. I lat'-Oioiilh.
County .It !;kW. If NmwSl. I'l utsmnuth
Col-ntv Si'l-'T G.lt.Crlpp'm. Weepin Water
COMMIssiovKlts E. J. Dover. I'lattsniouth ;
".V.. U. Antoid, tlieenwood ; K. S. Kaiiii,ey,
lA)iiivville.
COKoi'fcK-D. V. Reed, Rock L'It.ffs.
CITY.
Matoi: R. R. I.iriimston.
Tki: x.srit!' it Win. in'.erstem. ,
t'l.t'KK W. K. Bennett.
I'orNi'iLMKN, 1st Ward J. rep:)erbor2. W.
Xeviile. i
Ciii:m:ilex,2J V.'aeo-I'. U Wise, J. V. i
CouNPii-MF.N, 3d Ward Wrm. !. Vclis, R.
Doimel'v.
'oi'n:ilmkx. 4th VAnr I. R. Guthr.iau, J.
He liner.
im;ofessk)Xal cards
It. EI. YVE.tUISASI. j
ATTORN KY and Counsrlor at l.awt Real j
estate bottiit .-.nd sold. Taxes paid ; ?nd spe- j
eial atuniioa given to ilieei ions, onice over
Ii'..t. hapinan's'D-u'i Stoie. riattsiaouih. 37yl
sTr.n cMAi'M.w. !
ATTORNEY A t LAW and Solicitor in Chan- :
c.-ry. unite iu Eiizgeraid's L'hKk, l ialtsiiiouth,
Ni.ra.ska.
REAL USIATE and Tlx Paying A?fnts, NTo
tar'es Pr.Mic. Eire and Life lnsui'auee Audits, j
I'lattsmoiuh. Nebraska. )
it i: vs; r, j
THYPICIAN t ai'RGEON. tenders his pro- j
fossil.;! I s: i vif-es :o tl,.; ei;'y of Cass comity, j
Mrsiiieiiee -.i;: ii'-asi corner !:.ixth Mid O ik sts. ; j
o;;ice on M:ii! s;rcr-:. tv.'udoor west of Siitii,
I'i:.!!si:;oi;t!i. Nrhraska.
;ko. h. w wt;i. j
AT1or.N.:V AT LAW at;.d Renl rMnte Pro- j
f,n juar'.'-rs atlVeii the titJe t" real estate,
( ini.-e on d ilnir, ov.-r i"os: Olltvc, Plattsinoutli,
fi s;;',;;i. -;o :.
Ker. sn ' ! -i a.teot'.t.n i,:ven io i oiieciiou.s j
'3a. ti. th rm V. S3. I.
I10MI:0PA'11IC PHYSICIAN. ThirtvVCM.s
ornetli' h:is itl-ldf
the; I):-. lariiiii tr wil it nearly
.... , . - ... ni,
a 1 -d
JUSTICE OF Til K PEACE, ami collector of '
iletits.eolli'1'liiHi.s iiKnlf tr'!-. one dollar to one :
tiiousni'ii do Lis. .Vlortv.'.a". Deeds. Mid oi.i- !
er isisiriitiienls drav. n. all county business :
itsiittllv iri.n.-'.i-led before r Justice of the Pra-.e. ;
lVi-s! of reiVrem-e piven if reunited. i
Oifiee on Main street. West of Conn Ionise. j
40-yl JOHN W. HAINES. j
SH. J. M. IVATEirjA-;,
Physio Medical Prctlticner. I
i.'-iAr.'iV. On Co., XcU.
f5Sf-Always st the offlcc on Saturday. Kyi ;
ELM WO." D, - - riSSRASEA. J
D-:.'ii:'s in J
!l)jy Wocfl.s & (Urocers:es,
and all art;e!cs rrimr.illy I: e.t in a country j
store. I':;i!.e:s. caM and exauiino before foiujj ;
away from hoiui. to bay. Vtf. j
PLATTSiMOUTH F.IiLLS. !
PL A Tf S M O L T J I , NED.
C.IIEISEL, Proprietor.
Flour, Corn 3Ioal, & Fcedi
tMces. Th 1 1 r hst pi K s ;iul lor N heat ami
T . . ... P idJoofir lt1tr'ftI.il iri run fli'ullU V 4 ' '
V oi i. i 4i (ti.ui.ii 4m.T4i.iwif...t.t.....w.,
FURNITURE ! FURNITURE!
Chr, rle i TiiornjM 1c
Han liut opi-xied a Nt .- Slock of Fir tiiture, of
all kinds and is prepared to f-;rn:sii anyiinnit iu
Ins line, a
undersold.
r!i:LSini'
'on turnout!! i.riees. ill net lie
Call and roe my stock before pur-
oppcs.ie Hu'obard Hou-e, V.'eepir
Neb.
Water,
41ir3
kSAUXdi:u house.
J.S.GREGORY, - - - Proprietor.
, Loe.-.tlnn Central. Good Sample Room
Free Conveyaeo to and from the Depot at
jgtMms Piatt-mi.uth, Xeo.
WAHDTEHTBAi?
HOTEL,
Lnrccs.! ais4l 5:itel Ilclel lie
tweeu Clilcs'.yo and San
GEO. THRALL, - - Proj).
OMAHA. XEIt.
I keep constantly on baud
Rest's Milwaukee Beer.
v hlch can be had at no other
PLACE IN THE CITY.
Also the best of
rrixES, liquors, axd cigaji.
33m3 Kl. ISosfnLanJTi.
C. L. MUETZE,
CUST03I BOOT tZ- SHOE MAKER!
I make Cne sewed
French
Roots.
Eine French Calf Pegged Boots 68.00.
Ropairln;; done neatly, and with dispatch.
; 31113
LENII OFF it- BONNS,
Morning l)eiv S;iloo !
One door etust of the Saunders House. We
keep the best of
Beer, Wines, Liquors & Cigars.
3 !!r.9 Constantly on Hand.
i") ftCt nCan't be made Py every ajrent every
(ij J J J:hose
ifozen i, .ilns i :
JW"""11" '"e ouincss ve iiiruisii, iui
yyiliose w illing to work can ea-slly earn a
a day re;M in tl.ch own localities.
Have no room I t explain here, lii'siuess oleas-
ant and honorabb'. Women, boys and fir's do
as well as men. We will Iiiniih von a comjdete
outfit free. The business puv better than any
thiii;i e!-e. We will heiir expetise of st.'riiti
yoa. l'aitietihirs free. Write and see. Farm
ers and mechanics, their sons and daughters,
and nil classes in need of paylnr work at Ii-hik',
shouht wri:e to us and learn :t!l a'l.mt the work
at once. Now is the lime. Don't deiav. Ail
dress TliUS & Co., Augusta. Maine.
FOR A OCR
Choice ViiiRS, Liquors,
BEER, ETC ETC
CO TO
Headuap.ters.
TIIE
Cheapest Place in Town.
Boss' Ale on draught cm- hy the Boltlc.
Families Supplied ly the Dozen.
39t4 P. B. MURPHY.
The Lore-sick Debtor.
A PIAI.OGLTE BETWKEV A 9KRVAXT ANI
MASTKK.
The butcher, sir. is at the door
For dollars twenty-three."
"Tell It ! m to i;o, and whisper low,
Amau la smiles on me !"
"The tailor want his little bill.
And you would like to st-j "
"Ted ii'n.i I know, and siy, al:o,
Aiii.iu ja .smiles on me '."
"The grocer waits. In n!co:n, below.
Ami ih .I ee;isiiie tree."
"Tell liiui to wait, and uraiu my fate
Amanda siuiietj on me
"An 1 I shniildlikp my wages, sir.
If i may he so tree'
"Oh. he.ii Uess miss, re m t in'jer thU
Aniij iua si!ii!i:s ou me !"
HER
Or, The vYreck or the Spanish 2Xuin.
BY OEOKGE MAXVILLE PEXN.
(CONCLUDED.)
We had not lous to wait for morn
ing. I don't suppose we had been sit
ting there an hour before the east was
full of golden Hecks and orange spots,
then the blue sky was fretted with
eruld. and near it there were the most
brilliant colerj you ever saw. Soon af
ter, the great golden sun ioll;d slowly
up, and the gray rotted hulk that lay
ou the sands secrned to turn to gold in
its turn.
With the bright, clear morning, and
the sun dancing on the water, came
plenty of courage, and I was cjuite
ready to laugh at my fears and those
of the Indian girl as I followed Hill
and climbed up the rotten wood till I
stood upon the nuns of the deck once
more.
I looked directly for the huge poop
and its deck-plank and guns as I had
seen them last night, but there were
only some ragged, weather-eaten up
rights to show where it had been; but
on going over it very carefully there,
sure enough, sunk down and lying in
sand and rotten wood, were partly ex
posed three of the brass guns: not
bright, but covered with a bluish green
rust while the breech of the long
swivel piece, upon which the Spanish
Don hail seemed to sit, was sticking
one of the wreck and seemed about
three feet below where 1 stood.
It was very strange, for we had no
idea before of those guns being there;
and, as Hill said, if one part of what
we saw was true, why the other part
was sure to be.
Vv'jh had a good look over the ship, to
see what a grand vessel it must have
been clumsily built, according to our
notions, though the heaviness of her
bunk is had made her holi together
perhaps two hand red an 1 fifty years.
As we had m tdeout 'during the night,
there was a great ds il of sand in the
hold, where it had drifted through gap
ing seams in the ship's side; but on
leaping boldly down, shovel in hand,
and thrusting it down. Hill found it
e.iiitf ia contact two or three tin.ej
wi.h something hard.
Then, helping him up, we both went
to the poup, and stood looking down at
the cand bohnv the guns.
I cxp' ct we both, felt about-the same
a sort "of shiver of dread, but I
would not show it; and, taking the
spade from Bill's hand. I was about to
plunge it down into the sand below
when a warning cry from tli Indian
girl made us huny off the deck and
run to her side.
The girl had run into the shelter of
the trees, and as we joined her she
male a sign to insure silence; an1
then, in a whisper, made known to my
mate that she had heard paddle.
And sure enough, at the-end cf a
minute, we saw a canoe paddled by
two men, come into sight, and one of
its occupants stood up and began to
scan the shore, with his hands shading
his eyes.
"Is that the man," Bill whispered to
the girl; and she shivered ad clung
closer to him as she nodded quickly.
I saw Bill's face grow vciy black
and angry as he knelt under cover
watching "the man in the boat till he
had passed out of sight, and then we
rose and made our way back toward
otre vessel.
For we had no leave to be away aji&
wished to avoid trouble if we could.
What Bill meant to do in the future
I could net say ; but for my part, gold
o. no gold, 1 felt as if it would take a
very strong pull to get me to the side
of that hulk again by night, after whht
I had seen.
We got bark to the ship after a 1 ng
hot walk, and it was so early that no
one took any notice of our having been
ashore; those who did see us return
seUing it down that we had got up
very early and gone ashore for a stroll.
All that clay we were busy getting
stacks of mahogany aboard, draiL-mg
them alongside, and then slinging them
up. and getting them in at a port-hole
made .on purpose in the bows.
"ow, all tho time I was at work
there, thinking about what we had
sepn the night before, and Bill looked
so quiet' that I could see he was think
ing about il too; but 1 was not so deep
on that as not to be r.ble to notice
something else, so that 1 was not a bit
surprised when Bill said to me sud
denly "Jack Harris, just cast your weather
eye ashore, by them logs, and tell me
if you see anything."
I gave a squint in the direction he
meant, and then said, "Xo. I can't see
anything."
"Nothing?" he says, curiously.
"Only that Indian chap who's been
watching us all day long, if you mean
Lim."
"Yes," he said, taking a pull at a
rope, "I do mean him. But don't take
any notice so as to seenrto be watching
him. That's the Indian who'salwars
running after my little Tezela, and she
hates him."
"IIoT I said. "Bit jealous then?"
"I suppose so," he said.
"I wouldn't go on shore at night,
then. Bill," I says.
"Why not?"
"Because Englishmen are jealous
with their tongues, and when they are
verv jealous, it's with their lists."
"Why?"
"But these Indian chaps are jealous
with a long knife, which they make a
present to you, and sheath it in your
ribs."
"I'm not afraid of him Jack,'hesays,
with a quiet smile, ; "but as to not go
ing ashore to-night. I must try and get
a specimen of the lading of that ;!d
galleon. Then it may rest till we come
again."
"Why yen won't go and face what
we did last night, mate," I says.
"Indeed, Jack, but I will," he said,
with a curious smile on his lip as be
looked round at me; "and Jack Harris
isn't the mate to hang back in such a
case as this, even if we do see a ghost
or two."
I took another pull at the rope ami
then wetted my hands, tin I took anoth
er pull before I answered.
For, look you, I won't deny it, I was
frightened, and the idea of going and
facing that party of uncanny-looking,
old-world looking ieopIe scared me
not a li;tle.
"Well Jack," says Bill, smiling, "you
won't hang back, will you?"
"If you ask my advice, Bill, old mate,
what 1" says is don't go; but, if you do
go. Jack 11 arrii isn't the boy to hang
back and let his messmate go alone."
"I knew you'd go, Jack" he said slid
ing his feet down the rope so as to get
a grip at my hand; "and look here,
mate, I won't be shabby o,-er sharing.
It's a fortune for both of us; only I
must have certainty before 1 can char
ter a ship to come and unlade her." '
"Bo you think them Dons will let
you touch the cargo, Bill?" I says, in a
whisper.
"Do you think wind would stop us.or
the figures we see in a dream. Jack?"
he says, with the same, quiet smile.
There, m.io, don't he seared at shadows!
1 can't explain it to you. but what we
saw last night were only the shadows
like of the men who used to watch ov
er the treasures in 'hat ship before she
was cast awa. l)' t"i:il upon it, they
were drowned at llu time."
"And have walked that deck ever
since!" I says, with a bit of a shiver.
"Nonsense, man, there's no hing to
be scared about." he said. "I'm more
afraid of that Indian fellow dodging
us than of all the Spanish crew."
I didn't say any more just then ; but
just as we were fhiishing for the even
ing, with the skipper in rare good hu
mor because ot the valuable timber
sticks we had got aboard, Bill says to
me
''She's going to le in waiting for us
to-night, under the tree, so meet me
there same as lasi night. We'll slip off
at different times. If I'm first", I'll
wrtit till you come."
Von may be sure I didn't like my
job any the better for seeing that the
Indian was hanging about there, evi
dently watching the ship to see who
went ashore; and I could not help
h-iikimr it would go very hard wi.h
ray mate if this fellow saw him and
the little Indian maiden together.
However, I wasn't master. Bill said
.v: were togo.so I had nothingtodobu.
to follow him, and stick to him through
"nick and tiiiu; and somehow I'd come
o think that I'd do a good deal for
such a littl girl a that Chief's daugh
ter, even f iijr skin was of a dusky
brown; while wiiPii it happened, too
that sh3 could put me ;in the way
ofabigforUiup.it was something to
be tlio ight of only there was th
ghos'.s.
"Weil, poor girl, she can't helpthem,"
I said Io myself, and, lighting mv pips
i settled down for a q'.iiet smoke and a
thitiu ; .tiid, without appearing u no
tice, I saw tli.ii my Indian friend wa
Ian hau iug al'odt on the watch.
Now. as you m ty perhaps know, out
there in liios. tropic countries there's
no half light for an hour or so, but al
most directly after the sun goes down
the stars come out thick and bright,
and it's a change at once from day
to night.
So it w;is then. Down went the sun,
and it was night; and the last thing
I seemed to see ashore,
was only twenty or thirty yards
which
away.
for we were moored by si. rope,
head
ami stern to the cocoa-nut trees
which
grew close to to the edge uf the deep
harbor I say, .he. last thing I seemed
u see ashore, was the swarthy figure
of that Indian.
Our way to get ashore was to step
down into the boat, fivstened by a ruii
iine to one of the mooting ropes, and
pull oneself ashore. Any one who
wanted to follow or go back only hav
ing to take a pull at the line to do
what he iiked with the boat.
1 wailed my time, and then glidinir
gently down and into the boat, I got
a.hore without a sound, and stooping
down got in;o the shadow of the trees,
without, as I thought, bfing seen.
As ne ir as I con d ted it was about
the tinii Bill hail appointed; ami, after
laking my tearing, i made for the big
tree, wondering how .ong it would ba
oefore he came.
It was queer sort of work, this dodg
ing about in the dark, and stea'ing
away lest some of the Indians should
see you; but sailors' eyes get pretty
we'.I used to the dark, else where would
Ihey be on a night watch? So I sto e
on very still and quiet, and made my
way right enough to the tree, wlire I
meant to try th chirrup Bill had giv
en, so as to "let the iiUle girl know that
I was there.
It was blacker than ever beneath the
trees not so much as a star shining
through, ami I was going softly along
with hands stretched out, so as not to
run against the trees, when one of them
came against a warm, soft arm.
"Ah! you're there, aie you little one?"
I was brushed away; there was a slight
rustle, and then all was still.
"Just as you like, my dear," I says to
myself. "I shouldn't have hurt my
Bid's little sweetheart, but I won't
frighten you by runuing after you.
Just at thxt moment, I heard
name whispered.
"Jack! Jack!"
"Here away!" I whispered b:sck.
didn't Know you'd come Bill."
"Hist!" he said, and then gave
my
the
and
ran
the
low chirrup, which was answered,
the next moment the :ittie girl
panting up. and we started off for
hu k once more.
"Did I scare you, touching you, 'itt
one?" I said, after we'd been w i king
about ha t an hour.
The li.Lle gir! give a wond.-rir.g sort
of reply, and Dill ask"d her lh ques
tion :gain, with a s:mi ar res n't.
"What do you mean, Jack?" siid my
mate at last.
"I mean did I frighten her when I
touched her in the tlark, just before
you called me." 1 said.
'She says you are mistaken. You
did not touch" her.'said Bill, after whis
pering to her for a few moments.
"I'm sorry for it. then," I said to my
self, as we walked on, "for if I didn't
touch her, I did somebody else, and
most likely somebody is.following us."
We went on ia silence for an hour
or so, and then, coming to the spring,
we sat down again for a rest, as we
had done the night before, and while
we sipped the drop of rum and water
we had brought with us, I sat wonder
ing whether we had been folio wed. and
got in quite a ncrYOU3 state, as I could
not help feeling that some one might
spring upon us at any moment, knife
in Rami, from the darkness, and wo
have no chance to make a tight of it.
There was a faint rustle as of some
thing passing through the bushes once
or twice; but. as that might be some
small auiuin', little heed was given to
it; and once more we set o!T, walking
quietly and steadily for the part of the
coast where the hulk was lying.
From a word or t wo I heard fall, I
knew that the little Indian girl was
going unwillingly ; but such was her
devotion to poor Bill that she would
have gone through fire and water for
him with hardly a word, and on they
went and I came last.
l wico over when 1 stopped to give
my load a bit of a hitch, I fancied I
Heard sounds ueiunu us, ana that wor
ried me so that, at last, without saying
a word to mv mate, I- stopped short
suddenly, and slipped beside the tracl
amongst some bushes, leaving those
two to go steadily on, which they ditl,
without noticing me, while I hoped to
be able to overtake them afterwards
I found I was right: for I had not
been waiting and "holding myself in
readiness more than three miutes lie-
fore I heard some one coming daintily
along oa tiptoe, evidently tracing us
step by step.
As far as I could make out, there
was only one, but the darkness among
the trees was so gret that I could
hardly make out the shape of a man.
I was ready for him though, with my
cutlass out, and giving it a swing up
wards, I brought the blunt b.ck of the
blade against his head with a tremen
dous crash.
"Now, pVaps you'll go your way and
let us go ours." I said, as, with a cry of
surprise and alarm, the Indian gave a
tremendous bound, and dashed off
amongst the trees.
"That'll settle him for a bit," I said
to myself, as I trudged on, and after
nearly losing my way, came upon Bill
and the Indian crirl waiting for me.
"What w;ts that noise?" said Bill ea
gprly. "Only some kind of a wild cat track
ing us," I said, "and I let it have my
hanger."
Bill gave n.e a doubt fal sort of look,
but as I said no more, he turned and
went on, and in course of time we came
out oice more upon the sands, where
the sea gently rippled in, and rolled ov
er all, golden with phosphorescence.
There lay the hulk, though quite
black, and without a sign of the dim!
light we had seen the night before
"There, Jack." Bid said, as the little
mti'deu crouched down under the shel
ter of a bush ; "there's fi good sign.
Now, my lad, ax, spade, and a little ac
tivity, and we'll soon see whether the
oi l fellow is worth powder and shot.
Bring the lantern.".
I took a tirm grip at my courage, and
hauled him home. as. laying down such
tonus as 1 did not want, I lit the lan
tern, shut up the horn door closely, and
llijn hanging it to my neck by a lan
yard, took a spade and ax iu hand, fol
lowed Bill .o the hulk, and climbed up
after him, till we stood once more on
the ragged edge of the hull, level with
the deck.
"(Jive me the lantern, lad," said Bill,
and I gave it to him, when, to show me
a good example, he leaped boldly on
the dried and rotten wood close by the
Ing canuon, and called on ne to follow.
"There my lad," he said, laughing;
there's nothing to be afraid of, and we
are Lot pair of girls to be frightened
shadows. Give me that spade."
As he s aid. there was nothing to be
afraid of, as far as I could see, but the
darkness; while the lantern, from
where he set it down, threw atlim, yel
low glow on the place where Bill was
going to dig.
The next minute he had driven his
shovel down into the sand and powder
ing wood, and thrown a shovelful aside ;
then another, and another.
"We shall soon get to something, lad,"
he said encouragingly, "and the people
are loo much afraid of this place to
come and interfere with it after we've
gone. Whu's that?"
Ho. started and so did I, for at that
moment the lantern fed over on its
side, rolled away, flickered a moinen
and then went out.
"You must have caught it with the
edge of the shovel," I said, with ray
momh feeling all dry, for I didn't be
lieve he had.
"I suppose I did.'" he said, in a strange
voice; "but it elon't matter, for there's
light enough," and he went ou digging
away.
He was quite right, though my hair
seemed to tie scirred by a cold hand as
I saw what I elid; for, as he now fierce
ly drove in the spade, at every stroke
there was a pale bluish light seemed
to come out of the s.ind, and spread
and spread till there was a faint glow
shining up,so that I could see the shov
el quite p:ain. and Bill's figure as he
stoope'd.
"Only phosphorous, out of dead rot
ten wood and bones, Jack," he said in
a hoarse sort of voice, and he went on
digging away till I heard the blade ol
the shovel give a sharp jar, as if it had
hit upon a piece of Iron.
"Now, Jack," he said, as the .shove!
rattled once more, and stopping down,
he thrust his hands into tho hole he
had made, where the light was so
strong that -1 cou'd see them quite
plainly, and that he caught up in them
a double Handful of shining gold piec
es nearly as big as crowns, but mixed
up wi..U sand and bits of rotten wood.
"Gold!" I said, speaking now us
h'w se y i s h .
"Yes, UJ, gold! I've just cut through
thesidoof a rotten keg. Lookl" he
r aid, chopping with the shovel, "there's
the hoop; and down below here, on
cither side, are any quantity. Look!"
He drew his cutlass ns he . poke and
thrust it down here and there, for it to
jir and stop il most direct h as if hit
ting something hard, like me.al.
But I hardly "noticed this, though I
seem-d t'take it in at the same glance;
for. as Hill was doing this I could see
tlnu he w is working lik in the middle
of the bl.-i.-k looking Spaniard, who was
just lowering down the keg as I had
seen it done when the deck was per
fect. Worse still, just over rae for
my head was almut on a level with
where the deck used to be there was
the Stanlsh Don sitting nursing his
sword and twisting his pointed mous
taches as he looked ritrht full in my
eyes with the most horrible stare I ev
er saw. -
All around, too, sitting and standing ;
about, were the Spanish crew, in the!
midst of the pale glevv, which had now
grown quite bright, and I could see
tha every one had- hi3 eyes fixed on
of their
leader.
I tried to call my mate.
but my
tonge stuck to the roof of my mouth,
and I could not move hand or foot,
while, to my horror, there was Bill still
mixed up like with the great Spaniard,
digging through him and passing the
shovel through his back or logs at ev
ery stroke.
All at once Bill stood straight up,
and I felt now that he must see all
that I did ; but a terrible cry from the
sands made him drop the shovel and
bound to the side. .
"Here, quick, Jack, help!" he shout
ed, as he Hung himself down from the
ship, falling heavily on the sand, while
I, in a strange heavy way, as if my legs
were of lead, dragged myself after
him.
I don't know how I got down from
that horrible hulk, only that I half
rolled, half fell, and then gathering
myself up, staggered after Bill to the
tree where we had left the little In
uian eiri, ana wnere it seemed to me a
struggle was going on.
I heard a wild cry, and what sound
ed like a blow and a smothered groan.
I h next moment some one leaped at
me, and I seemed to see a. thousand
stars as I was dashed down on the
sands, where, in a confused, dim way,
I seemed to hear cries and shrieks, anc
then all was blank.
When I came to it was to find Bill
leaning over me, with his face all cut
and bloody, and he was splashing wa
ter out of a cap upon my face.
I struggled to my feet to find it was
broad daylight, with the sun shining
fiiil upon us.
"Where's
I didn't finish what I was going to
say, for 1 had felt what had happened
that the Indian had followed us up,
and, after cutting us down, carried oil
the girl, and Bill, my poor mate; cut
me short by pointing into the woods.
"Back to the ship, he said faintly;
and, getting his arm under mine, after
one shuddering look at the hulk, I
helped him along, drooping more and
more after the first mile through the
woods.
Then he lay down and rested, and I
found that the Indian had passed his
knife right through the poor fellow's
chest, leaving two ugly wounds, that I
was obliged to plug to keep the life m
him.
Let's get away farther away, Jack,"
he whispered, and we struggled on
again, a bit at a time, till we reached
the spring, where I laid him down on
the leaves and bathed his face, and
made him drink out of a big leaf.
That revived him for a bit, but I
could see a change in his face that told
me what was coming.
"Jack," he said at last, "come back
some day and get the gold. I leave it
all to you, and if you see my poor girl
again tell her I loved her very true,
and she should have been my wife."
I didn't make him any promise, for
no sooner had he said that than he
gave a faint kind of sigh, and it was
all over, leaving me crying like a great
child for Bill had been a good mate
to me, and I felt left alone like in the
world.
I covered the poor lad over with
leaves and branches as soon as I could
pull myself together, and then trudged
back to the ship and told the skipper,
saying it was a case of jealousy, for I
had no mind to mention the hulk.
The skipper was in a fiae way; but
fie sent off a party of men with me.
and a hammock, and we brought poor
Hill on board, where he hiul the regu
lar sailor's burial from a boat rowed
out into the bay.
The next day there was fine trouble
on, for the skipper threatened to burn
the village if the man who killed Bill
was not hung, and this roused the In
dians, who came down to light, and tho
ship had to be unmoored, and we set
sail in haste, with not quite a full car
go, though enough to give plenty of
profit to the owners.
That was in '42, and I've never been
nigh the place since, for it's always
eemed t me as if the Spanish Dons
kept watch still over the gold, a'
. hough, as shadows, they couldn't of
themselves do any harm to a living
soul; yet they could work on the feel
ings of others, and that's how my poor
mate came to his end.
Of course I should have liked to
have the fortune lying by the seashor
but life's better than gold, and it has
always seemed to me that death win
to be the "share of him who went and
meddled with the Haunted Huik.
How Bells Annual.
.'low Mr. Ferry will Count the Electora
Vote.
From the Evening Tost.
Washington, Jan. 6.
There has been much speculation as
to what course Ac ing Vice-Fret-idem
Ferry will pur-ue on the secod
Wednesday of February in regard to
counting the electoral vote, and many
wild and absurd theories have been
aelvane-ed. The following comes t
voi r correspondent frm a ierfectlj
trustworthy source, and may be re
garded as semi-official, allhoueh not
authorized by Mr. Ferry or published
with his knowledge:
First If the Senate and House of
Representatives agree as to Hie course
to be pursued, Mr. Ferry will act in
strict accordance with such agreement,
be it what it may.
Second If no agreement is reached
by the second Wednesday in February,
Mr. Ferry will proceed to open and
count the votes of all the States ex
cepting those from Oregon, Louisiana,
South Carolina and Florida.
Third The question of counting
the votes from the four above nameii
Stntes will be submitted to the two
1 ouses. If they agree that the Repub
lican or Democratic ceri Pica tea from
one or all ot the Slates shall be count
ed or rejected. Mr. Ferry wWl abide by
such decision and act in accordance
therewith in 'counting or rejecting the
certificates.
Four; h If by the. third of March
concurrent action of the Senate and
House is not had in regard to the font
States. Mr. Ferry will then proceed !o
count the votes of said States and to
declare the result.
Mr. Ferry will not attempt to exer
cise judicial power or to decide which
are the pojier certificates from the
States of Oregon, Louisiana, Florida,
and South Carolina, unless the Sena e
and Hou e fail ro rgre?; but in this
event he "will proced 10 ac: in accord
ance wiih the Coastitutio i a 1m inter
prets it. -
Spirit of . the press Cider.
me in the same terrible stare
FOR THE HOUSEHOLD;
We give an extract from a' Paris let-
ter to give our readers an idea of the
styles where they originate. But we
don't recommend all our lady readers'
to buy a velvet and faille (silk) dress
immediately, nor to die of despair le
cause they can't. As to the lead pen
cil business that seeing to have got out'
to Nebraska already.
Wo also give some extracts' from'
New York fashions, to show that In
many respects ladies' dress'is becoming"
sensible, a consummation devoutly to
be wished.
The generality of the Parisian ladies
wear dark street costumes this winter,,
the color most in voiruo bein"r bronze
green." Everything conspicuous, how-'
ever, is carefully .avoided in walking,
suits, under penalty of being misjudg
ed. The extremely long polonaises tend,
more and more to .cover, and conse
quently to suppress, the under-skirt in'
carriage and visiting toilettes. In
these cases the polonaise is simply a
princesse dress looped nr slashed over,
a skirt more apparent than real. Th
skirt, in fact, is composed of two or,
three breadths, matching the polonaise
in color, but of of a different fabric;
the other breadths of this skirt, which,
would be hidden by the train of the,
polonaise, are suppressed; that is to
say, they exist only in name. These :
breadths are trimmed as if they formed;
part of a real skirt, and are fastened
under the skirt of the.polonaise. which
is draped over this false under-skirt,'
which, in fact, is nothing more than a
tablier. Two years ago the tablier was'
worn eer the dress; now it is worn!
under it. It is in thi3 manner that our
modistes devise novelties, and succeed,
in changing th fashion of our gar
ments.
We must nex'; speak of the princesse
dresses made half of velvet and half of
faille of the same color, either the front
or back, according to taste, being madtfj
of faille. When the front of the dress
is velvet, the nipper part of the sleeves
is of the same material, and the lower
part of faille. The inverse arrange-.
ment is adopted when the front of the.
tlress is of faille; in this case either
the whole slseve is of velvet, or the up
per part of faille and the lower part of
velvet. - '
These mixtures, which permit the .
introduction of great variety in tl3.
composition of toilettes, extend to ev-.
ery thing, and are economical rather
than onerous, since a new dress can b
made of a couple of old ones. Wrap- ;
pings of velvet are also seen, with pleat-; ,
ed backs of faille; in this case thesamo .
mixture is repeated n the sleeves, the .
upper part being of velvet and the low
er part of pleated faille. But the most
striking feature of the fashion is still
the extreme flatness and closeness o
garments of whatever kind, dresses,,
skirts, polonaises, paletots, and man
tles, all of which Incase the wearer in
the tightest possible manner. Tho
more closely a lady of the present day
resembles a lead-pencil, the more she is-'
in the fashion. ' .
Emmeline Raymond.
Keeping theFeet Warm. Ladies
are dressing moie sensibly this winter
tl an they formerly did. and many are
wearing for the first time the beautiful
woolen stockings that are now far
handsomer than any befoie imported.
Those of dark navy blue are most fash-"
ionable. These come in the long En-'
glish shapes, made of exceedingly line,;
soft merino that takes up little more '
room in the boot than the favorite Bal
briggan. Light tints are also shown
as well as the prevailing dark colors,;
and these are especially handsome'
when clocked with a darker shade.
Thus among the cassimere stockings
that are partly cotton, and therefore
ess liable to shrink, are beautiful palo
blue shades clocked with dark blue or
cardinal red. There are also navy blue
with red clocks, and vice versa. Seat1
brown stockings clocked with red or
blue are very much likel. Some la
dies with grave tastes object to gay
colored hosiery, and still adhere to the
iray, drab, and London-smoke colors
so long in use, brightening them up'
perhaps, with clocks of blue or scarlet.
With this warm hosiery are worn
heavy walking boots of pebbled goal,
wi h soles half an inch thick, and the'
sides buttoned high up on the ankles.'
The heels are of medium height, so as
to keep the foot well up. from the
ground, but are not in the slender
French shape that is so uncomfortable"
to wear.nor yet as low and dowdy-looking
as the English styles. The read-'
er is reminded that it is fashionable to',
wear these thick shoes, and that ladies"
who persist in wearing the thin soles'
that are so ruinous to health are out
of fashion, and look as if they had not'
yet prepared their winter wardrobes, -
Gaiters or leegings are also mro gen-"
jrally worn than formerly. Some are'
made of dark blue or black cloth, nsu-'
illy water-proof, buttoned up the side;
others are of black or brown Yelreteen
or plush; while still others are woven
in ribs just as the Cardigan jackets aro'
made. Harper's Bazar.
To make Apple Frittepj. Pare"
and core good fair tart apples, not too',
mellow. Cut in round slices about talf
in inch thick. Dip each slice in u-'
garland ground cinnamon mixed. "
Then take on the end of the forefinger'
and whirl around in the following hat
er till thickly covered with it. Then'
drop in hot drippings and fry a light
brown: To one pint of milk add three'
lightly beaten eggs, a pinch of soda"
and a piHch of salt, and flour enough'
to make a batter about as stiff as or-'
dinary light cakes. Dust powdered
sugar over the fritter before serving.
Chopped apples stirred into this batter'
and fried by spoonfuls make a nice"
fritter, but not as handsome a dish as'"
the first way of making them.
Rao Carpft. A woman of White-"
hall, Vt., has woven, since the year 1875.:
up to September, 1876, 11,954 yards of
rag carpet, and most of the time has
done her own heuaework.
A mother and father are trying to
force their daughter to marry. Daugh
ter (loquitor) : "There are many rea
sons why I won't marry him; in th6'
first place he is too hideous a ad stu
pid!" Mother (with dignity): "Stepha-"
nie, did not I marry j-our father."
What the girls say::
beauty ia a boy forever
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