Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1909)
... , "jnvrri NEW SIDELIGHT ON HISTORY Mr 1 r immWt'W &Y RAY WALTffl SYNOPSIS. Tha story open with the hlpwrt k of tho uteamor on which MIbb drnevkvo Italic, an American lielroM, Lord Win thrope, an KngllRlitiian, nnd Tom Hinkc, u bniBfiup Amerkon, ver passenfr i TJip tlireo wore tonsed upon nil nnln' nb Tied Islnnd nnd woro Urn only on drowned. Hlnko recovered from n lmriK rn Dtnpor. Illako, fihtiniicd on t'ie loat hecauso of IiIh roiiRhiiPH, m mw- ft 1 rj na preserver of mo iieipiesw pair u KtiRtlHliinuii wns buIiik for the I. nnd tf Miss LohIIo. IJInle Blurted to nwlm pit' K to tho Hhlp to recover what was lift Ulako returned safly. Wlntliropr w itt 1 his last mnteli on a elRHrette, for v.i.l i no wuh iicored hy ninke. Tlulr iitf.t in I wan n dead tilth, Tho trio Btarird n tm idle hlkn for lilplier land. Thirst u' tacked them. llinke waB i iiipe lied t- airy Mlua LohIIo on iiccount cr woarl ness. lie taunted Wlnthrope, Tl.ry rii iercd thn jungle. That lllKht wan pas.ird roosting hlRh In u tree. Tho next morn inff they denronded to the open itMii, All threo constructed lmtn to BltleM ',nxi nelveii from the nun. They thm feint" '1 on cocoanutfl, tho only procurable food MIbh Iytflllo showed n liking for Ulakr but defeated hU roiJEliiifus. Ixd by lllitlu thoy efltnbllnhed n home In Home rliir HlaKo found a frenh water Hprlntf MIko IjtAllo faced an unplcitrtant nn Ulu They plnnncd their eampalRn. Dlukn u overed his surveyor's magnifying riii-h, Hiuh Inmirlnic Hip. Ha sinned ft Jungl tire, killing a largo leopard nnd siiioii. i-rlng Hcvornl ciiIih. Tn tho lenpard'H ca- rn tlicy built n (imnll home. They gained tho cliffs by burning tho bottom of n tree until It fell ngnhiMt the heights, CHAPTER X Continued. Tlio hot italics flow ti) In her fnco imU powdered lior litilr with their gray dual; yot Bho persisted, blowing atend. Hy until u Blued of bark cnuglil tho sparks nnd flared tin In ti tiny flame. A Httlo more, nnd hIio ltnd a HtroiiB llro blazing ngnlnst tlio trco trunk. Sho rcBtod n short time, relaxing hoth mentally nnd physically In tho satisfying coiibcIoiibiiosh Hint Illnko novor should know how near she hnd romo to falling in her trust. Soon Bho hecanio awnro of a keen fooling of thirst and hunger. Sho roso, plied a fresh supply of sticks on tlio llro, nnd hnsloncd hack through (ho cloft toward tho spting. Around tho bnohnb sho catno upon Wlnthrope, working In tho shado or tho gront trco, Tho thrco leopard aldus hnd been strotchod upon bamboo frames, and ho was resignedly Bcrnplug at tholr Inner BtirfnccB with u smooth-edged stono. Alias Leslie did not look too ' closoly nt tho opornllon. "Whoro Is ho?" Bho asked. r, Wlnthropo motioned down tho eloft. "I hope hu hnsn't gono far. I'm half famished. Aren't you?" "Hcally, MIbb Clonovtovo, it in odd, you know. Not nn hour Blnco, tho very thought of food" "And now you're nu hungry uh I tun. Oh, 1 do wish ho hnd not gono off Just nt tho wrong tlmol" "Ho wont to tnko n dip In tho soa. You know, ho got bo messed tip ovor tho nastiest part of tlio work, which I poBltlvoly refused to do" "What's thnt boyond tho lmmbooa? Tlioro'B Bomothing alive 1" "Pray, don't bo alarmed. It ls-Mir -It's all right, Miss Ocnovlovo, I as sure you," "Hut what is it? Suoh uucor noises, and I boo Bomothing nllvol" "Only .tho vlutures, ir you must know. Nothing elso, I nHstiro you." "Oh!" "It Is all out of sight from tlio spring. You nro not to go around tho lmmbooa until the that IB, ,not toiiay.' "Did Mr. Illako say that?" "Why, yes to bo sure. He also Bald to toll you thnt tho cutlets wero on the 10) shelf," "You menu?" "His wny of ordering you to cook our dinner. Heally, MIbb Gcnovlovo, 1 should bo plenHCd to tnko your placo, but I hnvo been told to koop to thla It 1b linrd to tnko ordora from a low fellow very hnrd for a gentleman, you know." Miss Lcsllo gnzed at hor shapely hands. Threo dnyB slnco sho could not have conceived of tholr being so rough and scrntchod nnd' dirty. Yot hor dia gust nt tholr condition was not on tlrely unqualified. "At least I havo Boniothlng to show for them," sho murmured. "I bog pardon," Bnld Wlnthrope. "Just look at my hand3 liko a serv ants! And yet I am not nearly so ashamed of them as I would havo fancied. It Is vory amusing, but do you know, I actually feel proud that I havo dono something something usoful, I monn." "Useful? 1 call It shocking, Mlaa Gon ovlovo, It ia Bltnply vllo Hint pooplo of our brooding should bo compelled to do Biich monlnl work. They write no end of vomuncoB about cnatwnys; but I fall to sco tlio romance In scraping skins Indian fashion, aa this fellow Illako cnlls It." "I supposo, though, wo should re member how much Mr. Illako is doing for us, nnd should try to mnko tho host of tho situation," "It lina no beat, It Is all a beastly iniWldlo," complained Wlnthropo, nnd ho resumed his nervous scraping at tho big loopard skin. Tho Rlvl studied bin face for a mo ment, and turnod away. She had been trying bo hard to forget. Ho heard hor leave, and called nttor, without Rooking up: "Ploaso romoiii bor. ilo anld to cook some mont." Sho did not answer. Having satis Hod .hor thirst at tho Kprlng, sho took ouo of tho bnmboo rods, with its lingglod hlucjconlng pieces of lloali, mid re- ji Jit-.ii-. 57 --. - c -.i V, j By Evening, She Had Her Tree-Cave turned to tho fire. After somo little oxporlinontlng, sho contrived a wny to support tho rod beside tho flro so thnt nil tho moat would roast without burn ing. At llrst, keen as was her hunger, sho turned with disgust from tho flab by aun-Bcared flesh; but as it began to ronBt, tho odor restored hor appotlto to full vigor. Hor mouth fairly wa tered. It Boemed na though Wlnthropo' nnd Blnko would novcr come. Sho hoard their voices, am) took the bam boo spit from the flro for the meat to cool. Still I liny failed to appear, and, unablo to wait longer, sho began to eat. Tho cub moat proved far more tender than that of the old leopard. Sho had hulped herself to tho second ploeo beforo tho two men appeared. "Hold on, MIsa Jenny; fair play!" sang out Blake. "You've sot to with out tooting the dinner-horn. I don't blame you, though. That smells might good." Both nioii caught at tho hot meal with eagerness, and Wlnthropo promptly forgot nil olso In the anlninl ploasuro of satisfying hla hunger. Illako, though no lesa hungry, only waited to All his mouth beforo Iiivob tlgnting tho condition of tho prospec tive tree ladder. Tho result of tho attempt to burn tho trunk did not scorn onconrnging to tho others, and Mlaa Leslie looked awny, that hor face might not betray her, should ho havo an Inkling of her neglect. Sho wns rellovod by tho cheerfulness of hla tone. "Slow work, this llro business eh? Guoss, though, It'll go faster thla after noon. Tho green wood Is killed nnd Is gottlng dried out. Anyway, wo'vo got to hoop nt It till tho trco goeB ovor. Thla spring leopard won't last loug at the present rntu of consumption, and we'll need the eggs to keep us going till wo got tho hang of our bows." "Whnt la that stnoko back thero?" Intorruptod MIhh Leslie. "Can It bo that tho flro down the cleft hns sprung up again?" "No; it's your fumigation. You had plouty of brush on hand, so 1 heaved It Into the hole nnd touched It off, Whllo II'h burning out you can put In I lino gathorlug ring grnss nnd leaves for a bod." "Would you and Mr. Wlnthrope mind breaking off somo bnmboos for 1110?" "What for?" Miss Losllo colored and hesitated. "I I should like to divide off a corner of tho plnco with a wall or soroon." Wlnthropo tried to catch "Blake's oye; but tho Amorlcnn was gazing at MIsa Leslie's embarrasBod fnco with a puzzled look. Hor monulng dawned upon him, and ho hastened to reply. "All right, Miss ".Jenny. You can build your wall to suit yoursolf. But there'll bo no hurry over It. Until the rains bogln, Win nnd I'll sleep out In tho opon. We'll have to take turnabout on wntch at night, anywny. If' we don't koop up a flro some other spottod kitty will be sure to como nosing up the gully." "There must also bo Hons In the vi cinity," added Wlptlnope. .MIsa Lusllo sold nothing until after (hp last pieces )f moat had beun In a Habitable Condition. handed around and Blnko sprang mi to rcsunio work. "Mr. Blake," she called, In a low tone; "one moment, please. Would It save much bother If n door was made and you and Mr. Wlnthropo should sleep Inside?" "Wo'll see about that later," replied Blake, cnroleasly. Tho girl bit hor Hp, nnd the tears started to her eyes. Uvon Wlnthropo had started off without expressing his appreciation. Yet ho at least should havo realized how much It had cost hor to make such an offer. By ovenlng sho had hor tree cavo house, sho proferred to name It to hor BoU In a habitable condition. When the purifying flro had burnt Itself out, leaving -tlio placo free frcpn all odors other than tho wholesomo smell of wood smoke, she had asked Blake how sho could rako out tho ashes. Ills advice wns to wet them down whoro they lny. This was easier said than done. Foitunatcly tho spring was only a fow yards distant, and nftor many trips, with hor palm-leaf hat for bowl, the girl carried enough water to sprinklo all the powdery ashea. Ovor them she strowed tho loaves and grnss which alio had gathered while the flro was burning. The driest of the grass, ar ranged In a far cornor, promised n moro comfprtablo bed than had boon her lot for tho Inst three nlglils. During this work sho had been care ful not to forgot tho Are at tho trco. Yot when, near sundown, she called the third meal of leopard meat, Blako grumbled at tho treo for being what ho tormcd such a confounded tough prop osition. "Good thing there's lots of wood hero, AVIn," lie added. "We'll koop this Are going till tho blamed thing top ples over, If It takes a year." "Oh, but you surely will not Btay so far from tho baobab tonight!" ex claimed Miss Leslie. "Hold hard!" soothed Blake. "You've no llconso to got tho jumps yet a whllo. Wo'll havo another flro by tho bnobnb. So you neodn t worry A fow minutes Inter they went back to tho baobab, and Wlnthrop began helping Miss Lcsllo to construct a bamboo screen In tho narrow entranco of tho trcc-cave, while Blake built tho second lire. As Wlnthropo was unable to tall tlmo by tho stars, Blake took tho llrst watch At sunsut, following tho en4 glnoer's advice, Wlnthrope lay down with his foot to tho small watch-Are, and was asleop bofore twilight had doeponed Into night. Fagged out by the mental and hodly stress of the day, he slept so soundly that It seemod to htm ho hardly lost consciousness when ho was roused by a rough hand on hla forehead. "What Is it?" he. mumbled. "'Bout one o'clock," snld Blake. "Wake up! 1 ran overtime, 'causo the morning watch is the toughest. But I can't kuop 'wako any longer." "1 say, thla la a beastly bore," re marked Wlnthrope, sitting up. "I'in-ni," grunted Blake, who wns al ready on his Imok. Wlnthropo rtibbad his eyoij, . rose weutlly, and drew a blazing stick from the flro. With this upraised as a torch he peered around Into the darkness and ndvnnced towards tho spring. When, hnvlng satisfied his' thirst, ho returned somowhnt hurriedly to tho lire, ho wns startled by tho sight of a palo face gazing nt him from between tho Ion vts of the bnmboo screen. "My dear Miss Genevieve, what la the matter?" ho exclaimed. "Hush! Is ho asleep?" "Like a top." "Thank heaven! Good-night." "Good-night or I sny, Miss Gen- ivleve i But the girl disappeared, and Win I thrope, nftor a glnnco at Dlnko's plncld I fuce, hurried along the cleft to stack ' the other fire. When he returned ho noticed two bamboo rods which Blake had begun to shnpo Into bow staves. He looked thorn over, with a sneer nt Blake's seemingly unskillful workman ship; but ho made no attempt to finish tho bows. CHAPTER XI. A Despoiled Wardrobe. OON after sunrlae Mlas Losllo wns awakened by the anat) and dull crash of a falling tree. She madoui hasty toilet and ran out around tho baobab. Tho burned tree, eaten halt through by tho flro, had been pushed ovor aualnst tho cliff by Blnko nnd Wlnthrope. Both had already climbed up nnd now stood on tho edgo of the cliff. "Hello, Miss Jenny:" shouted Blako. "Wo'vo got hero at last. Want to como up?" "Not now, thank you." "It's easy enough. But you're right. Try your hand again at the cutlets, won't you? Whllo they're frying wo'll get aomo eggs for dessert. How does that strlko you?" "Wo havo no way to cook them." "Boast 'cm In tho ashes. So long!" Miss Leslie cooked breakfast ovor tho watchflre, for tho other had been scattered and stamped out by tho men when tho trco fell. They camo back In good time, wnlklng cnrefully, that thoy might not break tho eggs with which tholr pockets bulged. Belwoen them, thoy had brought a round dozen nnd a half. Blako promptly began stowing all in the hot ashes, whllo Wlnthropo related their Httlo adven ture with unwonted enthusiasm. "ou should havo como with us, Miss' Genovieve," ho began. "This tlmo of day it is glorious on tho cliff top. Though tho rock is bare, there Is n flno view" "Flno view of grub near tho end," Interpolated Blake. "As, yes; tho birds you must take a look at them, Miss Genovlovel Tho sea, end of tlio cliff Is nllvo with them hundreds and thousanda, nil hud died togothor nnd lighting for room Thoy nro a sight, I assure you! They'ro plucky, too. It was well wo took sticks with us. As It wns, ono of tho gnmiots boobies, Blnko calls them caught mo a nasty nip when I went to lift her off tho nest." "Best wny Is to kick them off," ex plained Blako. "But the point is that wo'vo hoppod ovor tho starvation stile. Understand? The wholo blessed cliff end Is an omelette waiting for our pan. Pass the leopardettos, Miss Jenny." When tho last bit of meat had disap peared, Blako raked the eggs from the ashes nnd begnn to crnck them, sol emnly snlfllng at each beforo ho laid It on its leaf plattor. Some wero a trlflo "high." None, howovor, were thrown nway. When It was all ovor, Wlnthropo contemplated tho Bcattered shells with a sntlslled air. "Do you know." ho remarked, "this Is" tho llrst 'tlmo l'vo folt or ro plonlshed slneo wo found thoso cocoa nuts." "How about ono of 'em now to top oft on?" questioned Blnko. (TO HE CONTINUED.) Why Musicians Wear Long Hair. "Why do musicians wear long hair?" said tho bnrber. "Pshaw, I thought everybody knew thnt. Thoy wear long hair to protect their oars, of course tholr sensitive cars. All depends, with musicians, on tho oars, tho same as all depends on the oyes with paint ors. And tho ears of musicians nro delicate, llablo to take cold, liable to acnes, uuiuuiiuuuuna una wiuu nui. So thoy protect thorn with long hnlr, and you havo no moro right to laugh at tho mano of a pianist or violinist than at tho protective shlolds and pads of your favorite halfback." Law. Of law thero can bo no less acknowl edged thnu thnt her sent Is the bosom of God, her volco the harmony of tho world; all things in heaven and earth ilo her homngo, tho very least aa feel ing hor euro, and the greatest as not exempted from hor power; both angola and mon and creatun a of what condi tion Hoover, though each in different sort and mannor, yot all with uniform consont, admiring hor aa tho mother of their peace and Joy, Richard Hookor. ARMY BUMMER HAS BUSY DAY One of Sherman's Men Relates Excit ing Experiences of One Day While Marching North. In looking over ono of my wnrtlmo diaries I find tho following, written in South Carolina, February C, 18CG, writes W. F. Jenkins, Company I, One hundred and Afth Illinois, First brlgnde, Third division, Twentieth corps, Arcadia, Nob., In tho National Tribune. I copy it word for word, Just na It Is in my diary: "I am ipilto woll. Weather fine. I go out fornglng nnd capture ono third lieutenant nnd one' sergennt. I get one-half bushel eggs, sausage, butter, flour and hames. I get Into camp nt dark; march 10 miles." After t had gono a short distanco with the squad of foragers In the morning I concluded to get away by myself nnd tako chances alone. (At this time I had a Henry rifle, n 16 if Dared Not Look. shooter, the host rifle In tho world at that tlmo.) The troopa were march ing north. I made off west. After go ing about two miles I found a nlco lot of forage and was looking ntound for somo means of transportation for it when an olilcer nnd sqund of mcu came up and took possession of the wholo business, so I hnd to go on. I snw the necessity of being prepnred to carry whatever I found, so I con scripted thrco darkles. Thoy wore all barefooted and I promised each a pair of shoes when we got within our linos. We soon came to a large plantation. I went Into the house, leaving ono darky In the road, with ordors to no tify me at once if ho saw anyouo coming. Ho soon ran In saying, "Maesa, a man coming." Suro enough, there was another lono forager doing business on his own hook. He wns riding an old horse nnd leading another. He had the means of transportation, but had found nothing. Ho very kindly gavo mo his led horso to rldo and wo con cluded to go together tho rest of tho day. I took nil tho darkles could carry nnd two hnms on my horse. My chum took two hnms on his horse. Concluding to put In tho day by ourselves, wo went fnrther west un til we wore flvo or six miles to tho loft of tho road tho army was on Ahead of us, perhaps 80 to 100 rods off, were two horsemen coming slow ly towards us. We saw at once that they wero rebel cavalrymen. My companion spoke first. 'They aro rebols," ho said. "Yea," said I; "wo can't run; wo must face them and tako tho chances." Wo rode right up to tho rebel? aa though wo wero their comrades, keep ing tho road so that they would hnvo to turn out to pass. I noticed the ouo In front of mo make a motion toward his revolver and that Instant covered him with my rllle, ordering him to "halt nnd surrender." "I monn whnt I say, said I. "1 am n 'Yank and you are a rebel. Now, dismount and unbueklo your belt, lay It down and march back until I can safely get It." Ho did so mid 1 picked if up and buckled it on myself, together with two loaded eight-inch revolvers. wnon my iricnu ten mo i soon found I had too much to handle two prisoners ahead of me, thrco darkles behind mo nnd my knnpsnck and for age. According to the custom of the slaves, they kept back and I was afraid thoy would step one side In the bushes and I might loae all I had. 1 dared not look around for fear tho Johnnies would jump nnd run. Losing patience with tho darkles for lagging behind nnd seeing thnt it wns getting dnrk, I yelled nt thoifi, nnd sworo I would shoot them If they did not keep up. At this nn ofilcer rodo up to mo whom I recognized as Capt. McWH Hams, on Gen. Harrison's staff, and asked me what was tho matter. I Boon explained matters. "Well," said he. "I guoss you've -got your linnds full and I'll go on with you till you And your rogliucnt." This ho did. The second day after this Gen. Har rlson sout an orderly for mo and I ro malned at hla headquarters as a "reg ular bummer" until tho war was ovor, Englishman Has Othor Than Accepted Version for Cornwallls Surren der at Yorktown. Thoy woro commomorntlng tho sur render of CornwnlllH at Yorktown wltu tho usual flory speeches. At tho clouo of the regular program tho chairman announced with a wink to thoso noar him: "We nro hnppy to hnve with us on this auspicious ocension a repre- soutatlvo of King Edward, If not of King George; Ladles and gentlemen, I beg" to present to you MaJ. Arthur For rester of tho First ltoyal Dragoono, who will now say u few words." Tho major looked n Httlo surprlaed as ho strolled to tho front of tho plat form, polished hla eyeglass, and began with n drawl: "It has long been a wonder to m how Cornwallls, with the pick of the British army, held Yorktown against a miserable force of mllltla for only a few weeks. But, ladles and gentle men, l'vo seen your town to-dny, and my wonder Is now that ho cared to hold suoh a forlorn-looking spot for even one day." 'Shako!" broke In tho chnlrman. "the drlnka nro on mo." Tho Ever Changing Waist Line. Consider tho incntnl agility It takes to keop up with one's waist line. Ono goes to bod at night In tho swcot as Biiranco that It will bo under tho arms for tho next two or thrco months at any rate, and awnkca to learn from tho headllnea In the morning papers tho waist lino Is positively at tho lmpou There la absolutely no use In prognos ticating anything about It any longer. flint tho waist line occurred at Urn waist was an axiom accepted na un questionably na that tho earth re- olvcn on ita axis, but In theso days of higher criticism it is likely to bo nnywhero. It bloweth whoro It Ust eth. Mrs. Wilson Woodrow, In Ameri can Magazine. Gender. Tho other evening Mlsa Y., a mnldon lady of uncertain yeara,- suspecting the cook was entertaining her baau downstairs, called Martha and In quired whether sho did not hear somo ono talking with her. "Oh, no, ma'am," cried tho quick witted Martha; "It was only mo sing ing n psalm." "Very good," returned Mlsa Y. sig nificantly; "you may nmuao yoursolf with psalms, but lot'o have no hlms." Sheer white goods, In fact, any flno- waah goods when now, owo much of their attractiveness to tho way they aro laundered, this being dono in a manner to enhance their textile beau ty. Homo laundering would bo equal ly satisfactory if proper attention was given to starching, tho first csaontial being good Starch, which has sufficient strength to stiffen, without thickening: tho goods. Try Doflanco Starch and you will bo pleasantly surprised at tho. Improved appearanco of your work. From the Life of the Protector. Cromwoll wished to bo painted with tho wart. "Don't you mean the warthog?" they asked anxioualy. Nebraska Directory MARSEILLES GRAIN ELEVATORS nro the UcM i Insist on having them. Ask your local dealer, or JOHN DEERE PLOW CO. OMAHA TAFT'S DENTAL ROOMS Mm 1517 Douglas-St.. OMAHA. NEB. neuioie usnuttryat Moaarui rriOM. . TYPEWRITERS 1 M toKHtr'M'rlco. rli or uim. iiemtii. rem nnnllm isnjwnero for freo examination. No fu.ll. for tU bartiln ll.i IM iBft l.r.gKIMoa Co.,i: J Ueotfmin IIIJj.,Om Bale Ties For Hay and Straw Oil Holms Call Tit Co., 8th anil Vim SIj-Ois Mclnu, low The Roof with th Lap All Nail HeaJt Pratictcd CAREY'S ROOFING Hail and Fire Refitting Aik your dealer or SUNDERLAND ROOFING & SUPPLY CO. Omaha, f I I I I Nebraska. TL! 1 f W42 Pi Fisti tula And Rectal Diaear.e? I Th hnnl-1 tu.tl .1- . 11 in tlIV) lln lfulh "toutl'lle,! men bo of hope to Iho.tfC, ho fuVe! 7 I'vii.i. vut moiuro roaa to per nn. nrnl relief for iIioia u, ,A i. .. ..i.. . "n I I medicines end prlptloni. 'I h book Jv!!i K full lilftlnrv tit mw a n.ii.... . ..' cj1 a Vnn r..7l. nf ,Y..:'.I,V """" "1U '."' J fc.i. ..wi. ;wu. a.iimtuu. Pay When '" oner i cn poxibly nuke. cur. lu. bn ..Wed: ih..r I srv.Toi". ever return or any ol the urriptom. .pneir aialn . I'lunounco you cured. I will treat you VuJ Elveyou the belt ticntlon limy command, f,0 of cnrse. until every tymptnm In. dltappear.il. nn. nir inu square. If. Hie most liberal offer Th.,,?u,b0tov.hv,,'cc'p,,, tld oo",it ' L.?i"i" V"1 "m? 'bout your can. Ilyoucannot come utt now, write lor my frco book. Addr e. , DK. E. J, TARRY,