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BROWVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1875.
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ATTORNEYS.
B. C. Parker,
1-NE.Y AT LAW. I.AXD AXO TAX
V n toany legal businesscntnisted to his
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E. E. Ebrlcht,
rr l 'EY AT LAW. Notary public and Real
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J. S. Stull,
Ur rv-i v WD COUNSELOR AT LAW.
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J. II. Iiroaiiyi
--vtrr aSU" COUNSELOR JlT LAW.
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PHYSICIANS.
tl V-L VDAY. M,..PbyfIolan Surgeon
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. - IP i.rsonlBlock. Special attention
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r7'lT' Phylclan and Surgeon. Office
'.-US Store. No. Sltain street, Brown-
VlllESJfc COLLECTION AGENTS
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-t -rff in nistriet Court Room.
t ,,t attention to the sale of Real Es-
.n.it of Taxes throughoutt be Nemaha
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BLACKSMITHS.
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: T'TJI AND nORSE SHOER. First
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In Nebraska..
MAIN LINE.
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10 5 p " arrive ! -Kenrwey .Thbc I cl a.m leava
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Chlcapo Ai North Western Railway.
Il'a -tc mcilBlulw arrive and depart as roiiows
IN--!' T ARRIVE OOINOKAST DKPART
a ir-'-, K:p.m. I Dav Espre". 6 n.m.
-i.i-s. .ess- y.:5a.m. I Night Express- 4lkp-u-
Kx. Freight 10)a.m.
W. H. STBNNErTT.Gen. Pas. Agt.
Arrlal and Departure of 3Iall.
Northern -Dally. by Itellroad Arrives 11 a.
m
'a.m.
sa'hern Pally, by Railroad Arrives -aup.m.
a tn.
t ,'n -.Via Peru. Dally Arrives 12 m; ue-
JrJt n Via Nemaha City, Dally Arrives 5
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Uniern 1a Tecunveh to Uefttrice uaiiy:
- -a Arrives at ft p.m.
.fiwciprn-Vh Table Rock Weekly Ar
il . tt.p.m. Departs Monday at. a.m.
Nar-li estiTiiTi Helena. Seml-A eeiciy Ar-
'irund saturnay ai i p. m. xibi'ui"
V '..iriVridftvat7a.in.
. -f lTnnra frnnl 7 a. m..to7 p. m. SIV1
W.- - -1. lolca.m. W.A.POLOCK.P.M.
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0". L. K,0"3T3
Dealer in
rtaKinc a Meciaity .
IK, M ' t I
Keeps a full line or
TETALIO AND WOOD
STJRIAL GASES.
oG Main Street, BKOWCTILLE, XEB.
GAK.O to tlie PUHLIC WHEREAS
for the past few years various persons
have sought by artfully iorded adver-t-
-, to impress upon the public mind that I,
" "i -I VNILL S. DODGi:. M. D-. was with them.
r.. - . way connected with them profevdounl-
' h.s being done without my knowledge or
' mmw rutme it wrtmtUu mv tradr mark;
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I have been forced to make knewn In
j 'mannertheabovefactp.andthat I have
" r'Troracent.and to protect myselt and the
Laieixxri at the expense of a steol plateen-
' "r mvselt. which mav be ordered trom me
iits 1 at 15stouTb HaNteadfct. Chicago.
' p 'Cialty is the treatment of Chronic Dis-
' a d thue peculiar to the female sex. The
-r . n prescriptions free, I do not keep open
- ai I th we wishing to consult me must do so
v jj '-or by letter as aho ve. I hereby caution
" r -vs :Miim udng my name in connection
i j th -r person or persons, professionally,
L pr rsons utlnz my name will be prosecuted
f- 1 extent of the law. Should the public
v -
v s-jca puriins using my name, 1 iruu mat
.1 treat them in the manner tliuiilieyso
3crve. Your obedient servant,
NATHANIEL S. DODGE.
SUPERIXTESTBEXT'S NOTICE
T ILL hold Public Examination on the
i "iV1 iatn,day of each month, at mv office
n Brownviile. Those ivishinc eertiflrat
vlM . 1.- . ., , i.oi.,, .m iiiiiittro
- - 1 m. ubo laiit: nonce.
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D. W.PIERSON,
Co. Superintendent
'9JeLl.)'l5';ltUo,n! Termsfree. Address
SOCIAL DIRECTORY.
LODGES.
Nemnlin. City X6dceNo. 40, I. O. O. P.
Jleets every Staturday. Philip Cboth kb, N. G.
M. Griffith. Sec.
Excrlslor Ijodcc No. 15. K. P. Meets every
Wednesday evening in Masonic nail. Visiting
Knlghtacordlallyinvlted. J. C McNauohton,
C. C. F. E. Johnsok, K. It. S.
Brownviile Lodge No. 3, 1. O. O. F. Regular
meetings Tuesday evening o! each week.In tbelr
new hall overLowman'sstore. Visiting brothers
n-jpactfully Invited. A. G. Gates. N. U. James
Cochran, Secy.
Brou-nvillc DlvlHlon Ko. 19, Ponn of Tem
perance. Meeu every Friday evening In Odd
Fellows Hall, over Nlckell's drug store. Main
street. Strangers of our order visiting the city
are Invited to meet with us. W. H. Lokauce,
W. P. E. M. DuLnnsD, II. S.
Nemaha Vnller liodce No. 4, A. V. fc A. M.
Stated meetings third Thursday evening In each
month.
Rrnwnvillo Ciiapter No. 4. U. A.III. Stated
meetings first Monday night In earh month.
Furnas Council No. 3, R. S. & S. E. M.
Stated meetings fourth Monday in each month.
Mr.CarmeICemmanilcrrNo.3, K.T. Stated
meetings cond Monday In each month.
Rnan nn.tiTAlr Couclu.vv,Tu, 03, KViC. O. RJ
it u. Ju.ee is acaiagonic jikuob tneattn iion
days. . . fc
Adah Chapter,No.'2. Order ot theE&stern Str,
btated meetings third Monday In eaob month.
CHURCHES.
itlethodlst'E. Clinrcb. Services each Sabbath
at 10:30 a. m., and 7;30 p. m. Sunday School at
24 p. m. PrayeKMeeting Thursday evening.
J. M. RicnABDS, Pastor.
Presbyterian Church. Services each Sabbath
at 10-.S) a. in., and 7:30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wed
nesday evenings. Sabbath School at 2 o'clock
p.m. J. T. Baibd, Pastor.
CITY OFFICERS.
City Council. Meets the First Monday in each
month. Mavor.F.K. Johnson, Aldermen First
Ward-E. Hnddart. T. McLaughlin; Second
Ward W. A. Judkins, J. J. Mercer; Third Ward
Lewis Hill, Tredrick Farker. Marshal, J. B.
McCabe Clerk, J. B. Docker. Treausrer, John
Blake. Police Judge, J. S. Stull.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
ConntyComniifcsioneru J. Hlgglns, Alex. Mc
Klnnev.John JI Shook. County Clerk, A ilson
K. Majors. District Clerk. W. H. Hoover. Sher
iff ir. Plasters. Probate Judge, E. M. McCo
mas. Treasurer, A. H. Gllmore. Surveyor, J.
Gllbrt. County Supcrintcdent. D. W.PIerson.
AUTIIOBIZED BT THE V. S. C0YEBX21EXT.
THE FIRST NATIONAL
OF
BROWNVILIiE.
Paid-up Capital, $100,000
Authorised " o00,000
IS PREPARED TO TRANSACT A
General Banking Business
BUY AND SELL
COIN & OUERENOY DRAPTS
on all the principal cities of tho
United States and Europe.
MONEY LOANED -v
On approved wairltT-oSr. Time Drafts dlscount
pd. and special "accomm wlattonranted to deposit
ors. Dealers In GOVERNMENT BONDS,
STATE, COUNTY & CITY SECURITIES
DEPOSITS
Received payable on demand, and INTEREST al
lotted on time certificates of deposit.
DIRECTORS.-Wm.T.Den, B. M. Bailey. M.A.
Handley. Frank E. Johnson, IL M. Atkinson,
Wro. Fruzier. ,T
.T0HX L. CAItSOX,
A. R. DAVISON, f'asbicr. President.
J. C. McNAUGHTON, Asst. Cashier.
QTOGRAPH SILL
HAVING rented the Photographic Rooms
and apparatus or J. It. Shroff, I am
prepareil to do all kinds of Photographic
work, LARUE OR SMALL. Photos
COLORED IN OIL,
t. reasonable fitmreis. Rooms over Post
Ofllce.
F. R. SYKES.
Dm
Clocks, Watches, Jewelry
JOSEPH SHTJTZ,
Ho. 53 Main Str".t, Brownviile.
rj ' Keeps constantly on hand a large and well
tf assorted stock of genuine articles In his line.
JVSSRepalrlng of Clocks, Watches and Jewelry
doue on short notice, at reasonable rates.
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
J. KI.AKE,
EITIJI
AHOneratlons Per-
'tx
r?b formed in the best
S ,C-AW 1
s niauncr.
Office:
AtresldenceonMalu
street.
from 1st to 7th of each
At Rock Port, Mo.
month.
"saw
DEALER IN
OPTS AND SHOE
CUSTOM WORK
:vt.a.i:e to order.
Repairing neatly done. No. 53 Malnstreet, Brown
ville. Neb.
FRAISTZ EELMER,
I AGON &gLACKSMUHHOF
ONE DOOR WEST OF COURT HOUSE.
W" AGON MAKING, Repairing,
Plows, and all -work done in the best
manner and on short notice. Satisfaction guaran
teed. Give him a call. f34-ly.
HIGSINS'
XT
BEST IN MARKET.
Every Sack Warranted!
WANTED, and female towrtl
Pictureseverywbere. H.OOO retailed
by one. Another writes: "I can
make more money In this business thanl
can on a 810,000 furm, all stocked. WHIT
NEY & OCX, Norwich, Conn. JHwfi
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Written for the Advertiser.
TO BE. '
Wo say to ourselves, "it might have been."
When all eternity Is "to be,"
We say It over and over again.
For the trnth Is hard at first to see.
We say to ourselves, the past is gone.
Is gono forever adown life's sea ;
But the "might have been" that haunts our
hearts,
Will lose Itself In the yetj'to be."
Ah, many hearts that are crashed and sore,
Beneath the blow of the chastgningrod;
Who can ceo tto ray of sLinlng light.
Seaih down on them from a gracious God ;
Who feels nc hope for vrhat yet may come,
And vho no joys In the present see,
The past Is not all In the "might have been,"
There Is much to come In.theyet "to bo."
" - Abuik.
MtfiHSOBEHOIIla;
OR THE
SEARCH FOR THE MOUNTAIN MINE.
BY GEORGE MANVILLE FENN,'.
AfcTiion or "Ship Ahoy !"
CHAPTER III.
INj DIFFICULTIES.
Such a change from Ufa at the old
farm In anlEnglisb oounty, where all
was regulnrlty and quiet-peace, to this
in a San Francisco hotel, new of the
newest, with French customs and
English language, and such an influx
of migratory beings that the place
was a scene of hurry and confusion
from morning till night, andourEng
llsh arrivals hadjiard matter to hold
their own. They had, however, se
cured one room, so as to insure some
privaoy, and it was in this place that
Frank Adams's wife and sister were
seated looking'out at;the busy street
sceue.
"It does seem a'long way to have
come," 6aid Mary, tossing back her
thick brown hair, and looking, with
her sun-tanned face JandJ'dark eyes,
such a model as an artist would have
chosen for his painting of Juno, while
her companion, her brother's wife,
looked slight, pale, and care-worn by
her side "it doe& seem'a long way to
have come. But never mind ; Frank
will make a home for us somewhere,
and Wy, Annie, you are crying!"
"It's nothing," saldJiMrs. Adams,
"only weaknesa. I've no business to
cry ; and I dare not when Jrank is
here, for fear of making him low
spirited and "
"Of course not, you silly little
thing," said Mary Adams, smiling,
as she passed her arm round her sis
ter, though a tear was in her ej'e. "It
wou't do, Annie; you and I must
look strong, for that is all we can do."
"Yes," said Mrs. Adams, drying
her eyes, "we muBt look strong; but
oh, Mary, he ought never to have
married mo. I m a weak, foolish
thing, and shall never be anything
but a burden to him. It is partly
through me thathe has jhad to take
this long journey, and I, in my weak
ness, shall be a gclog to "keep him
back."
"He doesn't care for you a bit," said
Mary Adams.
"Oh, MarjT!" ejaculatedtheMother ;
and her eoftsweet little English face
was raised pitifully as if In appeal.
"Any one would think bo to ;hear
you talk," said Mary Adams, draw
ing her sister to her breast, and kiss
ing her white forehead. "Why, you
little goose, you know he worships
the very ground you walk on, and
with you and jTour love to nerve his
arm he will do wonders yet. But you
must not let him see you fret."
"Oh, no," said Mrs. Adams, dry
ing her wtears,l and thsu forcing a
smile as she stood up, looking quite a
girl in appearance. "He does not
dream of it; and it ia only for his
sake that I do trouble."
"And you don't regret leaving Eng
land?" said Mary.
"Only for his sake," said Mrs. Ad
ams. "And he only regrets It for yours,"
said Mary ; aud a Bad shade crossed
her face, one which Mrs. Adams saw,
and this acted better than any words,
for there was a silent demand made
upon her for sympathy, and this In
her turn she began to administer.
"There," she said, 'rny selfish litis
over, and I'm forgetting every one
else. Do you feel to regret leaving
home. Mary?"
There was a sad shake of the head.
"Not at all?"Mrs. Adams said,
with a meaning look.
There was silence for a moment or
two, and then, with averted neau,
Mary Adams spoke.
"Don't hint at that any more,
dear," eho said, and her voice had be
come hard and changed. "No, I
have no regrets. I thlrilt I loved him
very dearly; but a man who could
forsake us when we became poor
should have no further thought. No,
my darling," shesaid, shaking off the
sad fit, "I've had my love-aream.anu
I am going to be your old-maid sister
to the end of the chapter if you'll
both have me, for I've come to a set
tled belief now."'
"Andlwhat's that," said Mrs. Ad
ams, pleased at tho bright look which
had come over her sister's face.
"Why, that there are only two men
In the world who are good for any
thing, and I can never have, either."
"One's Frank," said Mrs. Adams,
merrily.
"Of course," Bald Mary, laughing;
"and, Annie," she added, seriously,
"he is as brave and true-hearted a
man as over stepped."
Mrs. Adams did not reply In words,
only In looks, and they were looks of
pride and happiness, as she thought
of the man to whom she had given
her heart, but a short two years since.
"You don't ask who the other is,"
said Mary, Bmillng.
"No ; I don't know," said Mrs. Ad
ams, smiling. "Oh yes, I do
; you
mean poor Larry
have him."
Well, you cdn't
They sat on, thoughtful and silent
for a while, till the old sad feeling of
strangeness began to oreep back, and
dreading from her sister'-a looks a rep
etition of the tears, and their conse
quent effect upon the brother they
were to comfort Jand sustain, Mary
Adams jumped up.
"Come," she said, "put on your hat
and lot,us co 'and.-havo a look through
tbe-pteeSX " T '
Mrs. Adams shook her head de
spondently. VJitmm-m
"Frank might come baok, and he
wouldn't like ub to go alone."
"Nonsense ! I will take caro of you,
aud Frank would like you to go if the
walk is to do you good. Come, we
will go ; a look throdgh the strange
place will do us both good."
"We could make Larry follow us."
"To be sure," said Mary; "to act
as body guardwlth his stick."
"And we must not. bo. lone:." said
Mrs. Adams.
"No; half an hour or so. Just a
ramble and baok again," said Mary;
and hats and scarfs being mounted,
they made.theirway down into tho
hall in search of Larry.
But no Larry was to be found. Iu
fact, just at that moment Larr3' was a
mile awayin hot controversy with a
yellow-skinned Chinaman about the
price charged for Botue washing ; and
finding that there was no one to at
tend to their wants, Mary drew her
sister's hand through her arm, and
seeming not to notice the attention
drawn to their bonny fresh English
faces in the" crowded placo, walked
straight out Into the busy way, as if
she were to the nanner born,
and
took the direction of the harbor.
"We may meet Frank," she said;
"perhaps he would go down to the
shipping office."
"Did you notice that tall American
who was leaning against the door,
smoking?" said ;Mrs."AdamB, in an
uuder-tone.
"What, that rude fellow who would
hardly move to let us paBS till l6poke
to him?" said Mary, calmly.
'.'Don'tbe unjust," said ?Mrs. Ad
ams ; "he quite leaped aside when
you spoke, and raised his hat."
"Idld not see It," said Mary, cold
ly. "I only thought It very barbar
ous and rude to stand blocking up the
door in that manner. Wo are rustic
egough at home, but these people,
with all their advance, are in soir.o
things, horribly rude. But why do
you lay such BtressJ upon this meet
ing?"
"Because it la the same man that
stared so bard at you yesterday," said
Mrs. Adams.
"Nonsense!" said Mary.Jreddeniug
plightly. "But there, does not that
prove what I say that thefce people
are very rude?"
"I've seen folk at home who pro
fess to be very polished, stare very
hard sometimes at a pretty girl."
"Ah!" said Mary, laughing, "but
then they had the excuse of the wo
man's beauty. There is no excuse for
anybody who stares at me."
"Not the slightest," said Mrs. Ad
ams, dryly, as she directed a sidelong
glance at the handsome, composed
face of Mary, whojwalked on with a
free, elastio step, the observed of all
the loiterers near.
They went on, with something nov
el to take their attention at every
step. The bright sky overhead, the
shining waters of the bay, and the ir
regularity of the terrace-built city
giving them,at almost every turn, a
panorama of so varied and picturesque
a character that more than once they
paused In genuine admiration of the
scene. Tho shops, too, with their
rich contents, the brightly painted sa
loons, the stately stores, and, mingled
with these, the roughly boarded huts
and shanties run up according to their
owners' means, all added to the
quaintness and novelty of the scene,
while on the busy Bldewalks hurried
or louerea as mingled a populace as
oould be 6een in anyquarter of the
world.
"Mary," said Mrs. Adams, at last,
In a whisper, "had we'not'.betterturn
back ? I did not like to say anything,
but"
"But what?" said Mary, turning,
for her sister had paused.
"That man !" A
"What man ?" said Mary.
"That man who was at the hotel
door. He has been following us the
whole time."
"You wiil, believe now what I said
about these people being rude," eald
Mary, whose face seemed flushed
more than the walking would have
warrauted. "Don't turn round,"
shesaid, hastily ; "doaa.Ihave done
from starting completely Ignore his
presence."
"Then you knew ho was following
US
oil
"Yes. But, look here; this turn
ing eepms to lead In the direction we
want to go. Walk steadily on, and
trust to me."
"I wish we had not come," said
Mrs. Adams, exoitedly..
"You silly child !" said her Bister,
laughing. "What Is there to mind
out here in the open day ?"
"There are so many rough men
about," eald Mrs. Adams ; "and we
are so strange."
"Nevei mind ; women have their
wits, even if they are strange," said
Mary ; and they talked On, turning
down a narrow, orooked way, to find
themselves, before they were aware of
it, In what might have been a street
In Pekln from Its inhabitants, many
of whom came out to stare at the
Btrangers, who, however, walked
steadily on.
"Had we hot better turn baok?"
said Mrs. Adams.
"The very worst thing we could
do," waB the reply. "I date Bay we
shall come Into a better part direct
ly." For the next few minutes they for
got their dilemma in the curiouB as
pect of the people and their houses ;
for they bad wandered right Into a
part of, tee Chines quarter of the
oity. Ah Mary said, there was noth
ing to alarm them, fqrjhe busy pj
ulace eeemed simple and Inoffensive
to a degree ; and after a while Mrs.
AdamB felt disposed to laugh at her
nervous trepidation.
The disposition to smile, though,
passed off as they walked on, only to
find that they had thoroughly lost
their way, and had now penetrated
into what appeared to be the lowest
parts of the city. Drinking bars
were at every fewyards, thronged
with a rough medly, rcomposed of
miners in red shirts and rough boots,
and sailors of different nations : some
were smoking and others drinking;
gambling wasgoing on in one place,
in onother therewasevidently a
light, and,", amidst the uproar, to
make matters worse, just as they
were hurrying by, there was a shot
fired, followedjby a loud yell and a
rush of feet.
Mary drew her sistera'arm tightly
through her own, and glanced anx
iously down at the pale, frightened
face, in dread leBtBhe should be over
come. Inauch a lawless place it
would have been terrible, and she
blamedj'herseif again"?and again for
having ventured out,?whlle at the
same time Bhe whispered words of en
couragement. "What an awful place!" Mrs. Ad
ams whispered.
"It's the Amerioan edition of Wap
plng," said Mary, g encouragingly.
"Don't you remombeir'Beeing some
thing of itjwhen we went down to
tho docks? Keep a fgoodj heart and
walk on."
A good heart was needed, for Mary
had awakened to the faot"'that their
presence had"been noticed by a group
of half adoz'eri rraen loafing outside
a bar on'the'other Fsido, a couple of
whom now crossed over, saying noth
ing, but effeotually barring! the way.
For a moment Mary thought of
turning back in obedience to her sis
ters wishes, but feeling that this
would be"'a"Cdeclaration of weakness
and timidity, she walked boldly on,
and the men after exchanging glan
ces, still blocking the way, while their
companions came slouching up laugh
ing, and turning one to the other,
and effectually outting off all retreat
behind.
Some women would have looked
despairingly round, and then fainted,
or else'shrieked for help.Mary Ad
ams did neither; she was trembling
in every limb, aud she felt her heart
beat painfully as she looked right
ahead in the hope of seeing help in
the shape of a policeman, or some one
to whom she could appeal ; but there
was only a couple of women stand
ing at a door across the narrow street,
and from these she turned "instinct
ively away to glance down at the soft
sweet face at her side.
"Don't be afraid.,," she whispered,
and, recovering herself'for the task,
Bhe did not hcfcitate for a moment,
but, on reaching the man. who stop
ped the waySon her aide, she said,
quietly, and with a pleasant smile.
"We are two English strangers, and
have lost our way; will you kindly
dlreot us to the Chesapeake Hotel?''
The man wasjtajken abaok and Btar
ed at her. Thon he stared at her com
panion, spat, and gave his clothes a
hitoh as if to settle himself before re
sponding. "Oh! you're tew English strangers,
air you? Well, I was an English
stranger once, but I'm an American
now tew hum. Ho.w air yew, my
dear ?"
"He held out'a very dirty hand as
he spoke, and in spite of herself Mary
Adams shrank back, trembling at the
ruffian's aspect.
"You're two English strangers, are
you ?" said the other, who wag evi
dently an Amerioan from somewhere
down South.
"Yes.";WiJI you.show.UB tne way?"
said Mary, eagerly oatching at straws
"Then, all I've got to
say is tuat
uncommon
English strangers
are
nice looking."
There was a hearty laugh at this
Bally, and Mary glanced from one to
the other, seeking a face In which
she could place faith, but only to read
in every livid visage the worst pas
sions vice anb villainy; they were
the scum of' many nations, attracted
by the mining riches of the country,
and come back from the mountains
to scatter broadcast the gold they had
found.
"Will you allow us to pass, if you
please?" she said now, with some dig
nity; and again whispering encour
agement to her sister, she stepped in
to the roadway, but only to find her
passage stayed by an Ill-looking
scoundrel In a great slouched felt hat,
his trowaer3tucked Insrde his boots,
and a belt round his waist, in which
were stuck ajrevplver and a knife
"Don't shove me, young woman,"
j
he eald roughly; "this here ain't the
worn out old country."
There was another shout of laugh
ter at this, and the fellow went on :
"Look here, my dear, I don't bear
no malice. We're all gentlemen here.
Come and have a drink. Drink our
health, and then you can go home."
"What shall we do, Mary?" whis
pered Mrs. Adams. "Oh, pray
Boream."
"Hush!" was the reply, as Mary
seemed to gather courage from their
desperate poaiton; and she passed her
arm round her sister, and faced the
scoundrels.
"My sister here is delicate, and Buf
fering from the long voyage," she
said; "aDd I ask you, fts gentlemen,
toletus go on. If one ofyjou, will
kindly show us the way to the hotel,
my brother will, I am sure, be raotit
" wnai a'ye say, laas, en;-- sum one
who had not spoken before; "let's
'scort the ladles home and make the
brother standjdrinks round."
"You hold your tongue," said the
man whom Mary;had;flrst addressed ;
"It's all right; I'll show them the
way. You come along o' me, my
dears, and never mind them. Here,
stand aside."
"They must come and haveja drink
first," said the great ruffian of the re
volver. "You go on; they're under my pro
tection," said the other, and he gave
his companions a significant look,
which silenced them, while he turn
ed to Mary. "Here.Jhook on, both
of you, and I'll sed you there all
right."
Mary looked at him and oould read
villainy in his every; feature ; but
there was no time for";hesitation ; the
man might'mean well, and it seemed
their only chahde". Let him lead
them Into a mora frequented street,
and she would appeal to the first gen
tleman they met onlyjlet them get
out of this'dreadful place.
"My Blater is weak and frighten
ed," she said, in response to his last
remark. "We wlli;walk by your side,
please."
"Oh, just as you" like," said the
man, gruffly. "Well,, come along;
this way."
Mary hesitated for a moment, nnd
then walked on by the fellow's side.
She glanoed back once, for now she
recalled the faot that some one from
the hotel had followed them ; but he
was not in sight, and to her horror
she saw that their guide's compan
ion's were following .close behind.
For a moment she thought of offer
ing the fellows their watches and
what money they had, but she re
frained, and they went on, down first
one and then two or three other turn
ings, each more repulsive than those
they had quitted.
"He Is cheating ub," Mary whis
pered to herself, but she said nothing
to her,companlon, only kept her eyes
busily engagedwatohlng for a means
of escape.
"It's only a little way farther," said
the fellow ; and then stopped short
with an oath, for a. tall swarthy man
stopped right in front and addressed
Mary.
"Do you know," he said, where
these men are taking you ?"
"Here, you, stand aside, will you,
or"
These words were accompanied by
a menacing look and a touch of a re
volver; but the new-comer, whose
presence had- been welcomed by a
faint cry of joy from Mrs. Adams,
looked at Mary for an answer.
"They'were to show ua the way
back to the hotel," she said, trem
bling now so that she could hardly
utter a word.
"And they were taking you right
away from It, in to'the. worst slums of
the whole city. You come with me."
As he spoke he drew Mrs. Adams's
arm through his, and taking no furth
er notice of tho men ;by whom they
were surrounded, than if they had
not been, there, he eaid a few encour
aging words to Mary, and took n step
forward.
"Not yet," said the fellow who had
led, savagely ; and giving a signal to
his companlona.'he threw himself on
the new-comer.
It waB seven to one, but".the strang
er did not flinch. His right arm was
disengaged, and with one blow he
sent the fellow staggering half across
the road, where he suddenly collaps
ed and fell In a heap.
That gave him a moment's respite,
and in that brief moment be had
swung the eiaters into a doorway,
where he stood at bay "and set at liber
ty a .knife and- revolver with which
he was armed.
The next minute, crack, crack,
crack, shot after shot was fired, and
two men fell, while the; new-comer
felt a stiugichot pain'runjalong. the
wrist of the hand which held his pis
tol, forcing him to drop It, as with a
yell his enemies closed with him, try
ing hard to force him down, aa, sav
age with pain and desperate with the
death that threatened him, he got the
foremost by the throal. In th strug
gle that ensued numbers proved to
the stronger side of but little avail,
for they could not fire or strike for
fear of Injuring their companions.
Their opportunity came, though, at
last ; for after a desperate fight the
fellow engaged- with the new-oomer
fell heavily, dragging his adversary
with him, and with a savage growl,
more like that of a pack of wolves
leaping on their prey than, the utter
ance of men, tho rowdies da3hed at
the prostrate man. A bowie-knife
was lifted for a deadly stroke, and the
gallant young American's fate would
have been aealed, had not a man
sprang forward and, with ail the force
of a nervous and muscular arm
delivering a blow right from the
shoulder, sent the knife-armed ruf
fiau headlong to the ground, where
he lay groaning with a brdken jaw.
This diversion enabled the Ameri
oan to rise, when the fight began
more fiercely than ever; pistols were
cast aside, and the two men were
hemmed in by a ring of ruffians
thirsting for their blood, only wait
ing for the slightest show of .indiscre
tion for a spring upon their prey.
It was a desperate position for the
two strangers, who had at the same
moment recognized each other, -and,
in.apite of their peril, each, had time
to admire the brute courago the other
displayed.
"Will you have thelbrslfo?" wrtd
Daweon, for it was he ; and ho Bpoke
without taking his eyeB from the men
who faoed him.
"Not while I've two fiats," said
Frank Adams, "Take that, you
blood-thirsty dog! Ha!"
As he spoke, one of the scoundrels
struck at him with his knife, but was
met by such a blow between the eyes
that he dropped at onoe; but tho ef
fort threw Adams off his guard, and
before he could recover himself an
other had sprung upon him. There
was a sensation as of hot lead searing
his shoulder ;"ond as he utterftd one
sharp ejaculatlonhe olosed with hia
adversary, "who was'trdinforced by a
couple more.
Frank Adams was a man of tre
mendous'strength.'but he was far ov
ermatched. "He glanced tothe right,
to see the American fhard pressed.
There was no help there ; nnd for a
moment despairing thoughts flashed
through his brain. His wife left un
protected in" this' wild J cltyhlmself
killed in a street fight misfortune
nursuinff'him to !the end. He was
beateu ; but Englishmen" never know
it. He hadTcome to the rescue ot a
m
man In a sore strait, and the bull-dog
in him made him fight to the end an
end which seemed to' havd come ; for
all at once, just as he had nearly
struggled free, two." fresh'hands grasp
ed him by the throat; a mist-swam
before his eyes j'strange sounds rung
In his ears, and all.aeomedto bo a per
fect blauk.
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The following lines-are not h production
of Tbeollore Tllton, and have not been read
on the Eeechef trial. They were written by
an Impatient New Orleans girl to her lover,
nnd were published In tho Times of that city:
Give me kisses do not slay
Courting In that careful way;
All tho coins your lips can print
Never will exhaust tho mint ;
Kiss mo.'then.
Every moment and again !
Give me kisses nay 'tis true,
I am Just as rich as you ;
And for every kiss I owe
I can pay you back, you know ;
Kiss me, then,
Every moment and again.
A Remarkanle Case of Cntalepay In n
"" Indiana Town.
The EvanBville (Ind.) Courier of
March 31st relates tho following on
the authority of a neighbor of the la
dy who Is the subject of the story :
"In our neighboring town of New
burg, which represents Warrick coun
ty on the Ohio, some weeks, since
Elizabeth Lippert the wife of a farmer
named Gottleib Lippert, was taken
very ill with inflamatory rheumaitsm,
and the disease continuing, her life
was despaired of. She continued to
grow weaker and; weaker and a few
days since died, or expired to, all ap
pearances. The grief of the family
was very great, but at the death-bed
were also a number of neighbors. In
the hour of distress they proceeded to
prepare the corpse for burial. The
body was placed in a convenient posi
tion, and was noticed to be still warm,
but not more so than they are usually
after dying of fevers. The neighbors,
about half au hour "after Mrs. Lip
rJert's death, commenced, to wash the
body. As soon, however, as water
was placed on the face, the corpse
seemed to become Inspired with life,
and after theabIutlons;had continued
for nearly fifteen minutes she opened
her eyes.much to the astonishment ofi
the attendants, who were not a little
frelghtened, for they thought they
were dealing with a corpse instead of
one still on the side of the celestial
world. The women continued their
; attentions, however, until Mrs. Lip
pert waa able to speak. She 8a!d just
before she 'died' ever3thing about
her became dark, and she soon went
tn sleep. when sue awoke It was
bright, and ns she tells It, she was In
a strange place, feeling an ecbtacy of
pleasure, and wa3 devoid of all the
racking pains with which she was
afflicted during her illness. She gives
no defiulteideaof tho land into which
she had In spirit wandered, or the
people she met, but is certain she was
in heaven,- and in her simple way des
cribed the place as being an elysium
of bliss. While enioyinjr all this it
became dark suddenly, and she woke
as from a pleasant dream to find that
sho had been a corpse for nearly an
hour, and that the neighbors were
washing her face. Since then Mrs.
Lippert has entirely recovered, and is
now able to be about attending to her
household duties, and in her leisure
moments relates to the open-mouthed
Newburgers the story of her death."
A Pacific fee-male Irwin.
THRILLING SCENE IN A RAILROAD,
CAR. '
An incident occurred on a recent
trip whioh I made over thellnlonPa
cifio, which may be of interest to
your readers as it was at ono timo of
uncommon Interest to me. "We were,
rolling along between Salt Lake and
Omaha, when I made my way int6.
the smoking car, to enjoy a oigar. X
noticed a group gathered in the cen.
tre of the oar, and crowding my way
up found two men gambling. One
was a -elt dressed man, but bearing
the general appearance of a blackleg,
the other was a veritable miner, juafe
as he oame from the mountains, with
long grizzly beard, rough, coarse and
dirty cIo$hesbut with lots' of gold!"
Tho playspaa for tnrga tafcjee, nil.v
heard wMepers that the gambler wee
about to fleece the miser. Afc4i aa
evmnathv was manlfeatedinr-"alBa!'
The game draw poker still weno.
on with hardly a word spoken by tbd
players, till finally, when a large sum
was on the board, the gambler being
called to show his hand, threw down
three aces and two queens, and readi
ed for tho money. The miner stretch
ed over and held bis hand and laid,
down two aces, showing., of course,
five aces in the pack. He then reach
ed'baok and drew a large navy revol
ver, cocked it placed the muzzlo di
rectly between theXoyesJof the garnbl
er, still holding his hand. Not a word
was spoken, but each looked steadily
into the eyes of the other. Soon thd
hand began quietly to move froni the
money, the form of the gambler to
draw back, and still tho revolver fol
lowep. He stepped into the aisle, acl
here the scene became so uninterest
ing to me and several others that we'
dropped under the seats.
The gambler slowly backed towards
the door, with the revolver following,
till the door was reached and he pass
ed out. The miner cooly let down
the hammer of his revolver, replaced
it in his pooket, swept the money
from the board Into his pouch, quietly
llgbtedfbls pipe and settled back in
his seat as If unthlng bad happened.
Thelatrangest part of the whole busi
ness was that'nota wordj was.spoken
from the time the gambler laid hid
three aces on the board till he passed
out of the car.
I took a seat near tho miner, after
warda,"and;"ohatted with him aboui
hisrexperience In the motiatainsantjj,
ho seemed pleasant .and intelligent.
Wo did not refer to his little epIsod
with the blackleg. -.j
Phave never witnessed a more tlffili.j5
ling scene, or one in which suoh ex
treme coolness was manifested a3 by
the mtner.Jand for that matter, by tho,
gambler. Cincinnati ,Time3.
A GERMAN'S BV11.-VROGj
!That Is a poor handle that throwB,
off the hammer every time you use it.
It is so with tho so-called "helps" to
memory which leave only themselves
In mind when you want to think of
something else
An honest German who had recent
ly arrived in this country invented an
original system of pueuraoniC3 to use.
for improving his imperfeot knowl
edge of the English language. When
he heard a now Englinh word, ho.
would couple It inhis mind with a
similar signification, and thus by the
association of Ideas, fix It in his mem
ory. Sometimes, however, his sya
tem failed to work with entire buc
cess. For Instance, one day his at
tention was attraoted by a bloated bat
rachlan which was croaking lustlyou
the edge of a marsh, and he asked his
employer tho English name of tho
oreature.
"That is a bull-frog," was the ans
wer. "Yah, bool, oxen, frog, toad I re
members him," said the inanj.
A few days after be came across an
other frog, and his employer being,
witli him, andgwlshin? to test his
memory, tasked bim If he could tell
tho name of tbe reptile.
"Yaw," he auswered, triumphant-.
Iy, "datees un oxen-toad."
- B-"-Wfl' .j
A REMARKABLE CLOCK.
A atrange olock belonged to a Hin
doo prince. In front of the clock's
disk was a gong swunfr upon poles,
and near it was a pile of artificial hu
man limbs.. The pile was made up of
the same qumberof parta necessary-to
constitute twelve perfect bodies, but
all lay heaped together in apparent
confusion. When tho hands of the
clock Indicated tho hour of one, out
from the pile crawled Just the number
of parts needed to form the frame of
one man, part coming to part with a
quick click, and when completed the.
figure sprang up, seized a mallet and
walking up to the gong, struck one
blow. This done he returned- to the.
pile and fell to pieces again. When
two o'clock came, two men arose and
did likewise : and at the hour of noon
and midnight the entire heap sprang
up, and marching to the gong, struck
one after the other, his blow, making
twelve in all; then returning fell to
pieces as before.
There is a lady in New York who
will not permit her children to cat
any thing of which Indian meal con
stitutes an ingredient forjfear that it
will make them savage. It must be,
the same lady who wouldnot let her
children eat spinach for fear it would
make them green.
A combination of food is better,
than any one variety..
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