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"IN SCHOOL) DAYS."
VTho following pretty poem from tho pen of
John Grcanlcaf Whlttier, tho Quaker poet,
Is exceedingly touching, nnd In tho presence
of tho spelling mania now prevailing, will
bo particularly attractive Thero is mora
3ovb and charity in the story it tells than in
"manya labored volume :
Reside the school house by tho road.
A ragged beggar's sunning ; !
, Around It stiUlho sumachs grow.'- f
g Vnd-J)lackberry-vines'Bra'rannlngi:-
Within, tho master's desk is seen, v
Deep scarred by raps official;
Tho warping floor, tho batter'd scats,
r Thejack-knlfo's carved initial
Tho charcoal frescoes on its walls,
Its doors worn silt, betraying
Feet that creeping slow to school.
Went storming out. to playing.
Long years ago a winter's suri) .
Shone over It at setting;
Lit up its western window panes,
And low oves icy fvetting.
It touched the tangled golden carls,
And brov. a eyes fall of grieving.
Of one who still her steps delayed """'
When all tho sohool wore leaving.
BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, THPRSDAY, JULY 8, 1S76.
drew the string, and each time heal-J he waa gathering himself up; In
tatod, evidently waiting for a better I another moment thoknlfo would be
opening for hia tdfpU driven through his heaving breast.
At last It oame. He waa spout. "Wife ! darling I" he
Dawson stopped for a moment, and I groaned, '"If I could save you I That
gave Adams his hand to help him up ooward, Larry to desert me at such
a steep place: there was a satisfied I a time! Ond nf hnavnn i mnatTiiioO'i
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For near her stood a little boyt .
Her childish favor singled.
His cap pulled low upon a fuco
Whoro prldo and shame commingled.
Pushing with restless feet tho snow.
To right and loft ho Hnger'd,
And restlessly her tiny hands
- Tho bluo-checkod apron flngor'd.
no saw her lift her eyes ; he felt
The soft hand's light'cartsslng.
And heard tho trembling of her voice,
Asffafaultconfesslng. .
"I'm sorry that I Bpelt thoTroxd,
I hato to go above you,
Because," the dark eyes lower fell,
"Because, you eoo, I love you I"
Btlllmem'ry to a gray haired man
1 hat sweet child-face is showing:
Dear girl ! tho grosses on her grave,
Have forty years boon'growing J
He lives to learn, In life's hard school,
How few who pass above him.
Lament their triumph and his loss
.I.Uco her because they lovo him.
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smile on the savage's face as he drew
the arrow slowly to his head. In an
other Ihstant it1 would have winsred
Its way wlth deadly aim, but Mary
Adams sprang but from her conceal"
ment, arid grasped the Indian''aarm,
with the effect that the bow twanged
and the arrow flew harmless away.
With a low'gutteral exclamation1 of
satisfaction the savago sprang up and
tjeizeu juary, noiaing fier at arma
longth, and gazing at her with glitT
tenng eyes;
Then his bow was swung over his
shoulder, hia knife leaped from Its
sneath, bis left arm was passed lapld
ly round his captive, and he began to
drag her away.
It was not so easy as he had imag
ined, for, setting her teeth, Mary Ad
ams struggled boldly with the savage, rescue !"
thwarting his every effort for a few No sooner said
There was a sharp, ringing report,
as, with a savage smile, tho Indian
wrenched the Isnife-armed hand free ;
then, by s spasmodic effort, ho leaped
to his feet, Btbod for an Instant clutch
ing at the air, and fell with a heavy,
dull thud among the pine needles. '
Almpstlvefore tie had fallen, Larry
had leaped into their midst.
"Oh, wlrra!" he ejaculated, "that
I should live to see such a day ! I'vo
shot .the masther too! Why did I
Iver handle a gun whin I'd got as
good a bit ov blaokthorn Oh, ye
dlvlla, are yehere ?" he exclaimed,
as he caught sight of the gliding fig
ure of an Indian, and an arrow quiv
ered In a tree by hia side. "Hedad.
m v
"Bedad!" said jLarry, wiping Ills
face as he sat behind a rook, rifle in
hand, commanding the approach to
the hut "bedad, masther dear, I'm
about bate, an1 If I don't have a taste
ov whisky I shall mlsa the next In
jun."
Adams smiled, and supplied, the
needful stimulus, which Larry drank
with a hearty smack.
"Ah.yer Ijpnpr, that's tho right
sort," ho said j "an' I hope the ladles
waa only frockened not hurt."
"Not at alf Larry," said Frank,
watohlng anxiously for the approach
of danger. "How am I to thank you
for saving my life?''
"Bo jlst glvln' me wan ov thlm
cowld throutl see on the table, an' a
bite ov bread In me fist, yer honor, for
I faleasjf I'd got agrateimptlness In
me Inside."
. "You must be starving, Larry,"
said Adams, laughing.
"Sure, Sor, It Isn't mo; it's the hoi
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VG-SiS8fltiCo.,ortlfndvMaln
CHAPTER XX.
NONE T)0 gOOMV?
?g4Crs..-AaBM,a she pmr&tkwfi
if te motionless, gl&rlng-at the inoarna
tlon of craiVand- cruelty beforelierr
She wanted to shriek, but her throat
felt dry. She wanted to turn and run,
but the nerve seemed to have passed
from her; hpr legs refused their of
fice, and she remained motionless,
waiting, as it were, for tho savage to
slightly turn his head In her direc
tion and seize her.
But the seoonds glided on, and still
ho remained In that fixed attitude,
peering between the firs, and one
hand held ready to fix an-arrow in his
bow.
He was either watohing something
most attentively, or waiting for a vic
tim to come into view down below
thero, in the hollow where tho rivulet
run.
Could he see Mary?
No, that waa Imposalblol" Ho would
have sprung at her on tho fnBtant if
ho had caught sight of her ; and she,
llko her sister, was either fascinated
by the horror of her position, or Book
ing to divino the savage's intention.
Watohing down there In the hol
low ? ' Why, that waa where they
were gold washing somewhere bolow,
and this fiend was standing ready
there with arrow and bow, waiting
to send a shaft at Frank.
Oh yes, it was plain enough ; they
had boon seen and watohed. This
was only ono of a band of wrotohos,
and tho whole party would he mur
dered. These thoughts and moro flashed
through tho brain of the trombling
woman, as sho stood there not daring
to move ; and for a few momenta ev
ery thing seemed to swim before her
eyes, but that passed off, leaving hor
clear to seo all that happened, "aa if it.
woro somo. nlghtmaro In which she
was a speotator, and could move,
neither hand nor foot.
Prom whoroshe stood she could turn
and look down on tho bare hollow,
and at portions of tho valloy bolow
the hut.
She knew the spot well, and had
strolled there with Frank in tho oool,
soft evenings, where they had togeth
er watohed the color fading from
the mountain tops. But how differ
ent jiow I
Matters were evidently coming to a
crisis, for suddenly tho Bly, subtle
look upon the Indian's face changed,
to one of animation. The rattle of a
stone in another direotion had taken.
his attention, and ho turned sharply
to see below Dawson and his compan
ions toiling cautioosly up the valley
side.
In an instant he had bounded for
ward to gain a better position, whoro
ho wont down on one knee, fitted his
arrow, and remained waiting hia op
portunity to Bhoot.
Mary Adams saw all at the same
moment, and her heart seemed to
stand still, for she knew that In a few
moments, if that arrow sped, Dawson,
the leader of tho group, going oau
tiously forward, would fall quivering
to tho earth, and the-'others-Yes,
he was preparing forjthem by
laying two more arrows close to his
hand.
mlnutea, and effectually keeping him
at bay.
At first her panting, silent strug
gles only drow forth a cruel, derlBlve
smile; but, foilod in hia overy effort
to draw her away, the Indian grow
violous, and in a last desperate strug
gle to drag her along the rugged val- J
ley, ho uttered aloud exolamation,
put forth his strength, and by a olever
sleight feint released his handj which
the next moment ho had twined in
the poor girl's, hair, forcing her head
back, and . menacing her with the
knife.
Here a fresh surpriso awaited- the
savage, for now It was that Mrs. Ad
ams, who had remained paralyzed so
far, shrieked loundly, direoting his
attention to her.
To leap to where she stood crying
for help, and drag her to thos'ldoof
Mary, was tho work of a fovr mo
ments, hia eyes glittering aa ho sur
veyed hiB captives, whom he caught
by the wrists, and, with his knifoheld
between his teeth, dragged away to
ward where hia companiona wore in
ambush.
"The BtruggloB.of tho women grew
eaoh moment fainter, those of Mrs.
Adams being of little more effect than
those of a child, whilo Mary was ex
hausted by what had gone before, and
than done. Larry
seized the double rifle ho had laid
down, and. took good enough aim at
au Indian fitting an arrow to his bow
to plow tho skin up on his arm, send
ing him baok in full retreat from tree
to tree ; then from two more barrels
ho sent bullets crashine amoiif? th
bushes In tho direction he judged
their enemies to be, nnd afterward de
liberately firod twelve shots from a
couple of revolvore.
Thla fusillade had the desired effoct,
sending tho Indians back up the val
ley In full, retreat for about a mile,
while Larry .hastily reloaded, the
pieces.
m in
prove
raw mora
WW"
is;
rMn'iIiVgrV?Hy H-W
At last, Infuriated. By lwr'efjbriis,
and evidently thinking that he wosld
make euro of one, tho Indian savage
ly wrenched at her arm, and throw
her down, plaoed ono moccoslned foot
upon her shoulder, and raised hia
knife, when, with a hoarse cry, Daw
son sprang into Bight and leaped at
him, stumbled in his haste, all un
armed as he was, and fell agalnBt the
Indian, literally driving; him baok,
and rolling him upon the'earth. "
Tho lithe savage recovered hlmsolf
in a moment, even" while Dawson was
struggling up, struck at him savagely
with.. his fcknIfo,and the young man
sank book with a groan:
'With n guttoral laugh the Indian
bent forward to complete his work,
but leaped to his feet to encounter a
now foo in the person of Frank, who,
with ayoll that was hardly human,
sprang at him.
His was hardly a bettor fate than
that of his friend. Tho ground was
thickly strewn with pine needles, and
hia feet glided ovor them. He strovo
manfully to savo himself, but in vain,
and ho too fell, the Indian leaping at
him like a panther, and striving to
plungo hia knife into hiB heart.
But though prostrate, Frank wbb
too much on the alert. The Indian's
knee waa on his oh oat, bis left hand
upon his throat; but oro the knife
could fall, Frank caught tho senowy
wrist fn a grasp of iron and held it
firmly. Tho two men, with their
muscles standing out, and gazing with
deadly hato into each other's oyes,
.seeming, .in their motionless rigidity,
to be a group. In rbrorizo. i . ,
Tho fato of Frank Adama appeared
sealed, for though ho waa for the mo
ment keeping -death at bay, ho was
taken at bo grievous an advantage that
It was impossible ho could resist for
long.
HIaonemy'a kneo was forced Into
hia chest, tho hand was tightening
upon hia throat, and tho iron musolea
that.directod tho knifo seemed to grow
in power.
For a moment the young man's eyes
wandered to eeek for aid. HIb wife
waa oh hor knees, with her faoe hid
den in her hands ; Dawson was lying
wounded, apparently to death, and
Mary knolt by him, apparently help
less and dazed, holding one of his
hands.
There was no heh; he must trust
to himself alone ;. and hia eyea once
more met those of hia enemy, the
hatred of raco flashing from eaoh.
Ho nerved himself for a last effort,
trying to gather strength ; but the fa
tal hand at his throat seemed tocheok
all power, to drive strength back ; and
he knew by mists rising before- his
eyea that he was'growlng weaker. It
seemed so hard to die thus by the
hand of a savage ; at a time, too,
when wealth and prosperity would be
theirs.
Setting aside his own life-, too, there
was the. fate ofbte wife and slater ;.
and at this a shudder ran through
him,.. , .
It was all. over;-he had done his
best ; trees, rooks, all seemed moving
before his eyes; the Indian's head
'EwIaahjaraifloS.hisbow a,u4 oaitlylwaa growing more distant, and-yee
faablai'ltiUaF roc Lois a u I
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CHAPTER XXI,
A CONFESSION.
"I'd like to seo the masther an'
Misther Dawson," said Larry, aa he
thrust In cartridge after oartrldge ;
"bud I must be readv to nrotlct the
ladles, love an' bliss thim I Who'd
iver havo thought I'd livo to shoot a
man dead as a herrln ugh!" He
Bhuddered as ho glanced in tho direc
tion of the prostsate Indian. "Bud
it's very horrible, though ho's an ug
ly, copper-colored basto. Bud it's
such an ondacent way ov puttin an
ind to a man I If his head had given
way now, llko an egg, from a tap ov
mo stick, why, that would have been
an accident f fcd to knalo down-there'
a? tiakeaiaa aa' sheet bint In
WV
TA)iVuw w.fv.fbunvuan'l
will -T to at rtW!jwhi I w -fi6s.
Perhaps, though, he'll let me off
alsy whin he hoars that it waa only a
haythen baste, as had niveT sniffed
howly wather oro said avo in his life.
Ah, would ye! Bedad, I'll
Larry Btartod up, and was about to
draw trigger, when he lot tho revolver
fall.
"Oh, masther dear, how yo freok
ened me, as I thought that Injun
baste had killed yo, an' J was jlst
comln' to see, only I waa obliged to
load."
"Only half choked, Larry,' said
AdamB, who had clasped the Irish
man on the shoulder, "Quick ! give
me one of those rifles. -Those fellows
will bo bock direotly."
Ho took a rlflo and revolver, and
then caught up his wife, whispered a
few loving words of comfort to the
trembling woman, and led her to tho
shelter of a rock. Then he ran to
Dawson.
"Not much hurt, Ihopo?'' ho ex
olaimod, as ho stoopod down whoro
Mary waa flitting with tho poor fel
low's head resting upon her knees.
"Oh, Frank, Frank," she said,
hoarsely, as she gazed down with a
passionate, longing look, "he's dead,
he's dead gone without one kind:
word, without ono tender look dead,
to eavo my worthless life! And I
loved him oh, I loved him with all
my heart!"
Thero woro no tears, no outcries or
loud lament. It was ono loud, hoarso
whisper, that onded in a deep, agon
ized groan, as sho gazed down upon
tno inanimate faoe, and then bent,
forward and printed a kiss upon the
dank, cold forehead.
"Ho's not dead," oxolalmed Frank,
whose hand had been thrust Into his
open shirt. "His heart beats, and
tho wound may not be mortal. Here.
Larry, can we carry him to tho hut?
Wedaro not stay here."
"Can we carry him!" said Larry.
"Hero, glvo us a hoist, masther, Lot
me git him alsy over me baok an'
shouldher, an1 you lade on wid the
ladles, an' I'll trot wid him all tho
way.'
Frank hesitated, but itsoomed their
only ohauce,. and after a little man
agement tho helpless flguro was.
placed upon Larry's baok.
"All right, yer honor,' ho said,
oheerlly. "Ho gave a bit ov a groan,
then, poor boy Away wid yo,
quiok,'
Larry proved equal to hiB task, and
Frank, bearing tho weapons and help
ing hia wife thanks to Larry's feint
with the firing they reached the tent
and hut In safety, where Dawson was
left to the caro of Mrs. Adams and
Mary, wkilo Frank and Larry pro
ceeded to put their little home In a
state of defense.
Fortunately, a has been said, they
had phosen the site as being a stronghold-
In case of such an emergency ;.
and, with plenty of ammunition and
provisions, they seemed to have a fair
ohance of keeping an enemy at bay
for any lbngth of time, always pro
viding that they (UAoot succumb to
somo fsUta
food.
son ?''
H0'8 ravlvfinr. T.nrrtr- T
.--- DP ..j. .
hopes that tho wound won't
hnri l
"Faith, an? not it," said Larry;
he's, too.strong a boy for it. " An', bo
dad! what a lump ho is too, I say."
Look, Larry, isn't that :
Craok..
Before Adams had ceased speaking
Larry, who had sighted an Indian
stealing into sight, took a sharp aim
and firod, the savago falling llko a
stone.
"Bedad! I'm beginnin' to like tho
rifles," said Larry, coolly reloading.
"Ye can hit wid thlm eioh a long way
off." .' .
Craok!
This tlmo Adams's piece ; and an
other Indian, who had been making
for a rook in the contro of an open
apace, fell, rose again, fell, and then
got up and tottered away.
Then followed perfect silence, for
this second check bad sent , tho sava
ges baok dispirited ; and tho two
watohera remained for hours at their
post, with only one Incident to take
their attention. That occurred about
an hour aftor tho first man fell, when
a couple of Indians leaped out, rushed
to whero tho . dead man lay, and
oaught him up between them, utter
ing a yell of defiance at tho same
tlmo. .
""'Larry sklbrThTdId notl3re ;
took aiHftia$vlB,'ael-. thsa lald.down
""-' "U f ' 111 n..lj k ltlj
she4lseighborsiatLa fus'eral, aa"
I'll let thlm go."
-Allseomodso quiet afterward that
Adams crept down from the rock up
on which ho lay, and went Into tho
tent where Dawson was lying with
eyes half closed, and a look of calm
content upon his face to whioh it had
been a stranger for many days. Mrs.
Adams was was watohing him ; and
with a soft light In hor oyo, as it mot
her brother's, whioh made him won
der. Tho nolso of his entrance -roused
Dawson, who looked up hastily.
"Ah, Frank," he said with a smilo,
"I'm very lazy, am I not? Only for
a day though. I'll be with you to
morrowwilling, If weak."
Frank shook his head,
"A mere flesh wound, said Dawson.
"It has made me turn feverish ; but I
BhalLbe bettor to-morrow. How about
holding out?" ho whispered.
"I think wo can keep them off,"
said Adams, in the same low tone.
"When they attack, the loss of a man
damps them for the tlmo, and thoy
retreat. What we havo to fear Is a
surprise."
He returned to. his post to find ev
erything unchanged. The shadows
were lengthening in tho valley, and
night would soon be coming on, and
Adams thought of it, with a shudder.
But thero was no retreat ; tho night
had to bo' faced, with all tho dangers
it might bring, and ho knew enough
of the vlndlotlvo nature of tho Indi
ans to feel sure that they would not
fail to take amplo revenge for their
slain. Old recollections of Indian
raids of whioh ho had road, of tho
tortures infliotcd, and of tho women
dragged away Into captivity troubled
Adams as he lay at his post watohing
for tho coming danger; While Larry,
close at hand, seemed, In his ignoranco
of such matters, as peaceful and con
tent as if resting under a treo after
reaping an aoro of wheat.
"An' why not?" ho said, upon Ad
ams oreeping to hia side and smil
ingly telling him how contented he
looked "an1 why not, masther dear?
Sure It's quite time enough to look
the throuble In the dirty face whin
the throuble cornea. P'r'ap3 wo'vo
got a bad flght beforo ua ; p'r'apa we
havent ; so what's tho good bv beln'
onaisy till we know ? Anyhow, wo'vo
got the best ov It."
"But they may starve us out, Larry,
If they can not drlvo us.'
"Bud it will tako a long time, Sor.
Wo shall want wather first; bud I
can deludher thlm, an' go an' fetch it
In. tbe-nlght. Be alsy, an' lot's get rid
ov these copper-colored ragmuffins;
an' thin, as scon as Misther Daw
son Is betther, wo'll load up an'
git back to Frisoo. An' if we should
oomo here again, Sor, It must bo wld
out the ladlea. Whafc'a that, Sor?"
Larrypointed down the valley be
low them to what seemed to bo a mov
ing buBh moving sometimes only;
at others ft remained stationary, ap
parently in the direction of the low
er part o? the valley, whore the
mules were' grazing.
"Now that'a mighty Bhtupid," Bald
Larry, "for a man to go an' dress
himself up like a Jack-in-the-Green,
an' thin crawl along tho ground.
Thlm Injun boys muat think we're as
they are thlmselves."
Craok! went Larry's piece, the bul
let striking a atono on the nearor side
of tho moving bush, and sending up
a shower of fragments, ' but doing ho
more harm than frightening tho "bear
er of the bush into an upright posi
tion, and making him turn and flee
for hia life baok to the cover where
hia companions lay.
Thla ineideht, trifling as it was,
served to show the enemy how thor
oughly those whom they attacked
were on tho alert. And evening
camo on, and then the shadowy
night, dark and moonless, when It waa
Impos3iblo for tho keenest eye to pen
etrate moro than a few yards.
Dawson wa3 sleeping very easily,
tno fever caused by the wound not
seeming to be upon tho Increase; and
now Mrs. Adams crept up to tho rooks
to watch beside hor husband, feeling,
as she told him, so rnuoh safer than
when alone.
It waa a terrible night. The olose,
heavy darkness seemed to shut them
in ; and as they strained their oyes to
moot tho comlncr dansror. everv
neighboring crag or block of stone
seemed to take an ominous threaten
ing shape, while every buBh appa
rently sheltered an enemy waiting his
opportunity to send a deadly shaft
whizzing through tho air.
At any other tlmo so closo and si
lent a watoh must have brought sleep
In its train to help besiego tho watoh
era; but tho perils of the position set
the drowsy god at deiianoo, and they
watohed on hour aftor hour, with no
further alarm tBan thoso thoy con
jured up, till toward morning, when,
just as Larry was straining his oyes In
a "vain effort to make outwhothora
dark object, thirty yards bolow was
animato or inanimate, Mrs. Adams
utterod a faint ory and pressed her
husband's arm.
Adams started on tho instant, and
felt a cold ohlli steal through his
brains ; for, apparently, whilo they
had been watching In front, danger
had crept into tbe'eamp from tho rear
how ho oould not toll, unless somo
daring onemy had been lowered down
the almost perpendioular face of the
cliff; and if ono, how many moro?
For there, rifle in hand, was just
dimly sesn a talltfgure, evjdeatly pre
pariHjrr to take aim.- ..-"-
- Xmrry Rati, Adnata, 'hrwtgkt tblr
p'eees to bear at the same mooaent,
and at tho nextmovement of the fig
ure they would havo fired, had not a
sooond misty form camo out of the
darkness, and apparently taking tho
first by tho hand, led it back toward
whero stood tho tent.
"That was a iuoky escape for him,
anyhow," said Larry.. "It's a migh
ty bad habit, that slapo walkln'; bud
I suppose poor Misther Dawson was
drainin' we wanted help, an' so came
widout glvln' us tho pass-word. Well
we'll know him if ho comes agin, for
here's to-morrow mornln' at last."
In effect, tho distant mountain tops
were showing faintly gray In the fast
dawn of tho day. The shadows, by
contrast, low down in the valley,
looked darker, but that could not last
now for long ; for with the rapidly
brightening light the rocks and bush
es seemed to loso tho grotesque forms
with whioh they had been endowed
during the night, danger seemed less
perilous; and at last, with tho broad
day, tho watohera gazed at tho wlerd
grandeur of the rooky valley, -scanning
eaob'bush, each clump of lira, and
each crag, but seeing no signs of an
onemy.
TO BE CONTINUED.
THOSE GOOD OLD TUlKS.
. An old resident of Vermont writes :
I was born and brought up In a,log
house, with a stono chimney, and
well remember tho mode of keeping
tho fire ovor night, or going half a
milo to a neighbor's for a coal in the
morning. Many is the meal, that I
haveeaton (from a wooden bowl i of
bean porldgo or milk and roast pota
toes. I well remember tho mode of
dress In tho olden times, when men
wore homo-made oloth both Bummerl
and wintor. In summer thoy wore
llax raised on tho farm, and in tho
wintor what they called frocking,
made of wool, bluo and white BtrJped.
The women, too, wore cloth of their
own making. Thoy carded and spun
tho wool and flax. I have now in my
possession a pair of old hand-cards,
suoh as thoy used In those days. I
havo by mo two old. wooden eallco
stamps that were my great-grandmother's,
that she used to stamp cali
co with In old times. I can well re
member my old cowhide shoes and
tho knit loggings, with strings to tie
them down: I remember tho times
whon they rode on horseback. My
grandmother bad ono of the old-fash
ioned pilllona to rldo behind on ; the
stirrup waa a piece of wood with a
leather strap attached to IL I remem
ber tho first wagon that camo to town.
I havo a pair of the old Bnow-shoes,
and havo walked many miles on
them, and think I could walk on
them now, although I have not boen
on them for several years, I well re
member whon a man by tho name of
Levi Crosby used to ride onco a. week
from Somerset to Brattleboro', horse
back, for tho newspapers, and scatter
them at every man's door and over
tho baok towns. But theso times are
all in the past, and those that took
an aotivo part in them are mostly in
their graves, whero I must soon be
myself; yet, whon I think over those
OFFICIAL PAPER QF TttttJJfTT.
A DESPARATE DUEL.
A correspondent of the Chicago.
Timc3 writes as follows from Fort
Bayard, N. M.: A Btartling episode ef
ilfo on the border eeeorred In Arizo
na, about forty miles from here, last
week. A short time since a quarrel
arose between a notorious desperado,
named Patrick Mutherway and Will
iam Clark, a young man who recently
came from Illinois. To settle the lllv
feeling, it waa proposed to flght it put
with fists, and. that tho winner take
puree of $100. The fisrht oama off a
what waa called tow-oloth, made from agreed, and Mutherway, being modi
tno strongest punished Clark severely
Smarting under tbo d!sgraeaud los
of his money, tha JaHc challenged
Mutherway to light a duel with pis
tola, which was accepted, distance fix-'
ed at 0 paces, fire and advance, con,
tinning firing until one or both wer
killed. The duel took place as agreed
Mutherway winning the choke of po
sitlon. Taking their places, the word
to fire waa given, and, oa the Instant,,
both weapon were discharged. Tofm
moment neither antagonist skewed
signs of being struck, when Clark'
pistol dropped from hi .hand, and
olasplng hia hands over his breast, he
fell into tho arms of his second, who
laid him upon therground. Hia coal
and vest were opened, and it was at
once seen he had received his deaths
wound. Tho ball from Mutherwaya
pistol had entered in tho neghborhood
of tho heart, severing an artery, and
in les3 than ten minutes tho young
man was s corps.
Mutherway, who escaped without s.
scratch, is well known in this aeotioa
and elsewhere as a--desperate charad
ter, a hpreethlef and highwayman
He laNtho keeper of adance-houso just
aoros3 tho border, in Mexco, the resort;
of the cut-throats who Infest that re
glon. It Is understood that prior to
his advent in this country, he was
oblefof a gang of crain-robbers now
led by tho James and Younger broth-
times It seems to bring now life Intoors, and operated largely in Missouri,
my thoughts for the time being. j Kansas and Texas.
Of Clark, I know but
NEW CURE FOB WOUITDS.
This story Is published by Messrs. ITarper
& Uros,. N. Y complete, and .will be sent
by thorn to any part of . tho United States,
postago prepaid, on receipt of forty cents.
BREA1CINO THE NEWS GENTLY.
Mr. S. W. ffemenway writes to the
Boleotifio American that ho wishes tq
publish tho following oure for punct
ured wounda for tho' benefit 'of all
who may need it :
As soon as a wound is inflioted, get
a light IUcV(aknife or file kasdle
will 3o) a4i eMsmenee to tap gently
on ike wHNid. Be at step for the
hurt, kt eettsiatte until is Meeds free
ly and-becomea perfectly numb.
Whon this point 1b reached you are
safe ; all that jls then necessary is to
protect it from dirt. Do not stop short
of the bleeding and the numbness,
and do not on any account closo the
opening with plaster. Nothing more
than a littlo eimplo cerato on a clean
cloth is necessary I havo used and
seen this used on all kinds of simple
punctures for thirty years, and never
know a single Instancoof a wound be
coming inflamed ,or soro after the
treatment as above. Among other
oases, a coal rako tooth going entirely
through a foot, a rusty darning nee
dle through tho foot, a bad bite from
a sucking pig, several instanoes of file
shanks through the hand, and numf
berless coses of rusty nails, etc., but I
never know a failure of this treatment.
little, exoeni
that he formorly lived and has rela
tives in Illinois.
SHERMAN'S OPINION O GRANT.
Ho entered tho ladlea' sitting room
at tho Central depot, walked up to a
woman whoso husband had loft the
room about ten minutes previously,
and calmly inquired :
"Madam, your husband went out to
seo the river, didn't ho?"'
"Yes why?'' she asked, turning
pale ki an Instant..
"He was a tall man, wasn't ho?"
"Ho was," sho replied, rising up
and turning still paler.
"Had ho red hair?"
"He had oh! what has happened?'
"Weighed about ono hundred and
eighty pounda?"
"Yes yes where la he whero Is
my husband?" she oxolalmed.
"Couldn't swim, oould ho?"
"He's drowned my husband la
drowned !' sho wailed.
"Had he a silver watch ohaln?"
continued tho stranger.
"Where Is my husband whero Is
tho body ?'1 she gasped.
"Do not get oxoited, madam. Did
your husband have on a gray suit?"
"Yes oh! my Thomas! myThom-
"And stoga boots ?"
"Let mo Beo him let mo seo him !'
she oried.
"Como this way, madam, but do
not get oxclted. There, la that your
husband across the street at that pea
nut stand?"
"Why, yes, that's him ; that's my
husband !" sho exclaimed joyfully.
"I thought you said he waa drowned."
"No. madam. I did not. I saw him
buying peanuts, and I believed It my
duty to say to you mac peanuts are
not healthy at this season of the
year!"
He slid softly out, and she stood
there and ohewed her parasol and
stared after mm aa ir no wero a men
agerla on. wheels. Bel. Free Press.
It was a sad accident, and yot a hu
mano man will be excused for laugh
ing at it. A gentleman well known
In this city, by oooupation a hunter,
who answers to the name of Jeff.
Hooley, waa out last week on tho
Loup river in pursuit of game. Ono
morning bo loft his team, consisting
of a fino pair of mules, at his camp,
and started out for a day's hunt. Re
turning in tho evening, and when
within threo miles of tho place where
he left hia team, ho discovered what
he supposed to be a couple of elk. He
concealed himself until tho leading
animal oame within range and then
blazed away; but owing to tho dark
ness, which had just set in, he missed
his aim. With the second animal,
howevor, he bad hotter luck and kill
ed it the first shot. Drawing his knife
ho rushed up to cut tho animal's
throat, when ho found that it wasn't
an elk, but ono of his own mules,
which had strayed away from camp.
It is the opinion of all who know him
that Mr. Hooley is deserving of better
luck. Kearney Jrc33.
"Gen. Grant," saya Sherman, "Ja
as good an example of the American
born, American-bred standard, man a
the country ean skew. He
wonderful gift ef reUeevee, asuip
hd 'H tarlg tWrsMt
siaoe.. "Ha fa xeWNdfy tvei
low officers. On" the battle fieldhe
displays common sense in every ex
tremity. He went into the wax with
a dovil of a bad staff, but he stuck to
tno men around. him because they
had been hia friends in tho days of hia
poverty. After a whilo ho changed
tbatBtaff, and there waa a great lm-"
provement. . Rawlina was asmart fel-'
low but awful rough. Now, sir, It has
been printed all over the country that
General Grant was drqk at tho bat
tie of Shiloh. I saw bim at half past '
10 and at half past 4-o'cIock that dayr
and he was as cool as. a cucumber and'
tralghtasa string.. I . don't believe-..
that Grant waseverdrunk. when there i.
waa any fighting to be done. Ho h&a.v.
a rather sensitive temperament, and u
when battles aro on and there is an 4
interval, he may require some stimu
lation. But tho tale that he was
drunk on tho main day of the battle '
of Shiloh is a libel. I believe It could
bo proved that he could get notbingrv
to bo drunk on, and I know from con'
tact that he was sober." -a
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A NARROW ESCAPJ5, i
n
Tho Burlington Hawk-Eyo writes
of tho descriptive small boy: "Pass
ing by ono of tho city schools he list
ened to tho scholars singing, (Oh,
how I love my teaohor.' There was
ono boy with a voice like a tornado,
who was bo enthusiastic that ho em
phasized every word, and roared, Oh,
how I lovo my teach-er dear?" with a
vim that left no doubt of his affection.
Ten minute3 after, tba&boy had been
stood on the floor for putting shoema
ker's wax on his teacher's chair, got
three demerit marks for drawing a
picture of her with red chalk on the
back of an atlas, been well shaken for
putting a bent pin in another boy's
ohair, scolded for whistling out loud,
sentenced to stay after school, for
drawing an ink mustache on bis .free
and blaoklng tbo end of another boy's
nose, and soundly whipped for slap
ping 339 spit balls up against tho coil
ing, and throwing a big one Into a
girl's ear. You can't believe half a
boy says when he sings.'
It Is sad to seo people squandering
money and know yon cannot help
(them.
Tho BrUmwickcr says : A man and
his wife, seeking to break themselveav
of a habit of fretting and scolding en
tered into an agreement of this nature i
The ono. who first lost tenmcr with
the other or with the children, waste?
be published as a "scold,"' The medl- "
um through which thia humiliating;,
intelligence was to bo communicated
to the world was not specified in thfr ,
contract, but tho husband understood
that it waa to be through tho JBmn$ j
wicker. The wife nearly bit the end.. ,
of her toungue off the first day's trial, "
snapping up the harsh words whlch
trled to escape her lipa. But both-. '
were dismally peaceful until tho after- ,:
noon of tho second day, when the;
husband flew into a passion simply
because ono of tho children polished
his stockinged feet with a blacking ,
brush while fee- was taking bis usual .
nap. At the first hurst of anger, hia
wife quietly arose and put on her bon-r
net.
"Whero aro you going ?" ho Inquir
ed suspiciously. I
"To publish you," sho replied. ":
"Oh, well, go ahead-, the boys at the
ofllco won't give me muoh of a blast.''
"But I'm not going to the printing '
office'
"Where then ?" he asked in sur- ":
prise.
."To the sewing society."
That brought him to terms, and
long and earnestly he begged her not
to mako his weakness known through- .
out the length and breadth of thsr -,
land. Finally, in consideration of tv
new silk dress by him to be delivered, ' '
she agreed to let him off. But it was-
a narrow escape. :9
"Can you inform me," said stud-r
ent to a book-seller, "whether X
find anywhere the biography of Pol--look
?" 'Yea I dare say y on-wii! find
it in the Course of Time."
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