12 be Conservative *
The Last Convulsion of the Copperheads.
( Continued from page 5. )
Bender stepped toward the Bible , and
then for an instant paused , to cast n
glance at the flag and another at the
cool , determined man who had placed it
there. Then , without more ado , ho be
gan the services. Below him on the
front seat sat his mourning relatives ,
who two mouths before had laid to hoi
last rest the aged mother whoso funeral
sermon Bender was this day to preach.
The text chosen was "Whom the Lord
loveth , Ho chasteiieth ; " and for an
hour and a half the Rev. Alexander
Campbell Bender poured out eloquent
words and sentiments worthy of the
grand big-hearted woman whose memo
ry every acquaintance revered.
As the last word of the benediction
was spoken , Buckeye mounted the
platform , shook Bender's hand and con
gratulated him upon having preached
the best discourse of his ministerial car-
reer. "The fact is , Bender , there is an
inspiration in the Stars and Stripes that
will do all you preachers good. There is
another thing you have learned today.
Never place any confidence in the
courage of the copperheads , and never
again stick your nose into other pee
ple's fights. Now , be good , and you'll
be happy 1"
Taking the flag with him , Buckeye
and his Grand-Army comrades returned
to the store where they wore soon
joined by a considerable squad of Cap
tain Gentry West's ex-Confederates.
The feast of cove oysters and crackers ,
pickles , and good black coffee , and the
fun and frolic of those ex-soldiers of
the Blue and * the Gray on that Sab
bath , was the celebration of a victory.
"The tails of snakes never die till sun
down , and this is the lost day of the
copperheads" said Seth Cope. "To
morrow the whole outfit will be a stink
ing reminiscence , " drawled an ex-Con
federate.
Peace , good will , and reconciliation
soon followed. The Copperheads had
had their last convulsion. The tail end
was dead.
Salt Lake , Utah , July 15 , 1901.
* A PONCA ROSE.
The mention of "Buffalo Chip's laud"
in the article on Mormon Antiquities re
cently quoted from the Niobrara Pioneer
neer , roused the curiosity of THE CON
SERVATIVE , and an inquiry has elicited
from Mr. E. A. Fry the courteous information
mation that the reference was to a tract
of land "allotted to a Ponca Indian by
that euphonious name. " Mr. Fry is ig
norant of the origin of the name ,
though he has * some dark surmises on
the subject : "Who knows , " he says ,
"but what ho became lost in the hunt
and was obliged to resort to that as
food ? " Or ho may have dreamed of the
ft' . : % 4ttftyfojift , < i
substance in question , or been unusually
addicted to it as a child , or the animals
may have bestowed it upon him as his
medicine , or he may have become asso
ciated with it in a number of ways.
Similar names are not rare in Indian
literature , nor does the possession of
them scorn to have been derogatory to
the owner's dignity. Wo meet frequent
ly , iii the annals of the fur trade , with
such names as Merde do Vacho orCul de
Cheval , as well as with others still more
impossible , which caused the painter
Catlin to take refuge in the Maudan
language , and other writers to flee to
Latin.
The Boston Herald ( Ind. ) expresses
the opinion that "it would not be easy
for the republicans to present a better
man on their side than is Mr. Olney. "
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