THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , OCTOBER k : i8SC. TVTKLVE PACES.
The White Chief of the Pawnco Sconls-
A Quarter of a Century on the Frontier ,
A WOLF HUNTING EXPEDITION ;
History oftlio I'awnco IiHllnttsj "When
t'aiiio Krnin How They He-
canir Horse in ( Mt Custom * ,
Spottfj ntid Games.
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'J'lio career of Hi ; late Major Frank
North , who spent more Ihan a quar
ter of a century upon the fron
tier of tlio Irans-MisRourl country ,
embraces many interesting and
excitinsr events and includes a great deal
of frontier hi-tory that has never ap
peared in print. For many yours ho was
the Chief of the Pawnee Scouts a bat-
tstllion of the bravest of fins Pawnco war
riors who served with great efficiency ami
gallantly as auxiliaries to the regular
army through several campaigns against
hostile Indians It was as their chief that
Major North acquired the reputation ol
being a bravo and mtcco-sful Indian
In IK * ) . " ) tlm North family moved from
Ohio to Nebraska -Frank being then lif-
teen years of sr' xc-l-aiid located at Omaha ,
which at that tinio was a inure hamlet.
In Mari-h , IR'iT , Mr. North , the head oi
the fniiuly , perished in a terrible snow
storm while surveying u town-sitotwentv
miles west of Omaha. The family soon
afterwards moved up the Platte valley
and located at si , point near the present
Kite of tlm city of Columbus , on the over'
land trail to California.
A ursrixo IIXI
One day in the fall of IN.M ) time men
Dick Mi'Murray , Louis dlass and "Ok
Messenger1' arrived at Columbus or
their way west , on u trapping expedition
They had a toam'and wagon , and a com
plete otttlit for trapping and poisoning
wolves , which were very plenty , bulling
had run out of corn. They proposed tc
J'rank North that hu should accompany
them and bceome a partner in tlio enter
prise if he would furnish a supply o
corn for the horses. Thinking it an ex
cellunt oppi rinnity for sport and poeuni
tiry prolit , as wolves' polls wen ; in de
maud , he at once accepted the oiler , am
lilling the wagon with corn , ho started
oil' with them , taking with him a lout
Kentucky rilln and plenty of ammuni
tion.
Messenger was a grey-haired mnn.sixtj
years of age , and had' followed trapping
and Inmling nearly all his lifetime. Hi
was tin eccentric character , hardly ovei
'
{ -peaking a word to any one. He' won
an old overcoat , without a button on it ,
and fastened around his waist with an
old rope. Ilis cap was made of wolf
skins , ornamented with several tails.
Glass was a blacksmith by trade , and : i
German by birth. Mi-Murray was si
freighter of merchandise , consisting
principally of whisky , which he disposed
of clandestinely to the soldiers at For !
Kearney , it being against the army regu
lations at that time to sell liquor to the
troops , especially by outside parties.
The warty proceeded westward without
mooting with any adventures worthy ol
note , and arriving at Kim Creek , they se-
Iceicd a suitable spot for their camp ,
where they built im'OOl'T. :
m'O-Ol'T.
An excavation was made in the banli
of the creek largo enough to accommo
date them all , and at the rear end an
oval-shaped lireplace was scooped out , si
hole for the chimney being dug down
from the outside. The excavation was
covered with brush , on the top of whicl
dirt was placed. This made a very com
fortable shelter , indeed , allbrding anipk
protection from the severe cold woathei
which was prevailing.
llavmjr completou in one day all the
necessary household arrangements , lhe. >
prepared for the wholesale capture ol
wolves. The lirst thing to bo done waste
to kill some bull'aloes for wolf bait. Tin
bullalocs were very thick and live days
were spent in still-hunting them on foot ,
ns the trappers had no bullalo horses
They killed quite a number and hauled
them into camp , and there skinned and
cut them up , saving some of the bcsl
hides. This being done , MeMurrsiy lefl
for Omaha to attend to his freighting
business. ( Jlasi , who had left his wife al
Columbus , made an excuse to leave tht
narty. Buying that ho would soon return
Tills Icfi Doling Frank North and the old
man Messenger alone at the camp , ami
they proceeded to occupy themselves in
TICAITINC WOI.VKS ,
which was done during the night limn.
They took a quarter1 of a bullalo and
plnceit it about eighty rods from the
cabin , fastened it to the ground with : i
fctiek of ash driven through it , ami then
poisoned itwitlv Strychnine. Strips were
then cut from the quarter : tnd sliced ink
small nieces , about two inches square ,
In each of these pieces was placed a dost
of strychnine. A circle of about Mhuii'
dred vanls was then made around tlui
quarter , and ihotc. picccnof poisoned bill'
Ifilo meat were distributed at intervals ol
throe , four or live yards on the line of llu
circle. The wolves , smelling the meal
from afar , would approach and eat tin
poisoned bait , thun ire to the quarter ami
Kit down ami nibble at that , and MODI
they would die. They were thus eonvon
iontly collected will in the circle am
around the staked quarter. They wen
largo ami powerful timber wolves , sun
liad not the quarter of beef boon sccureh
fastened they would have carried it on
In this way ten or llftcon wolves were secured
cured every night.
There were millions of ravens liovnrint
about in search of food , and in order tc
Have the wolf-bait tlm pieces Inr.l to bi
bo distributed sit night after they IKK
gone to rest. As it was , thourtmds am
thousands of these birds wore killed bj
eating the onlrailsof the poisoned wolves
The two men wore obliged to got up ver :
early in thu morning , before the ravim :
began stirring , in order to skin tin
wolves and save the hides from belli }
plotted to pieces by these birds. Durin ;
their flay in camp they lost over om
hundred' hides in this way.
For six long and lonelv weeks Mcsscn
ger and North kepi up tlioir wolf poison
Ing with but few incidents of an ovdtinj
character.
lilnss tlnally rolui nod to the camp ant
in a day or two trouble arose betw.jci
him ami Messenger nbont some trivia
matter of work. H lias boon truthful ) :
s.ild that the character and disposition o
a man will bo faithfully shown by a Irij
across tno plains. The mo.-t trivial oo
cnrrcnco will frequently cau.-o the inos
bitter enmity between the best of friend
While roughing it.
Ho it was notwcen Mciscngpr am
Glass , ntid ono day , soon after their fall
Ing out , Messenger suddenly and my.s
furiously disappeared from camp , am
that was the last soon or heard of bun
Ills dnourturo left Glass and North alom
to carry on the wolf poiaon'iig , the mo
nolony Of which was vnrle.l one day ly
the sudden discovery of about
ONI : TiiorsAND M > I xni > IKIUAXS
In the vicinity of the cabin. North am1
( Jlass , who were nbont half a mile from
the cabin , hurried as rapidly as possible
to their quarters , where lliey could watel
them unobserved. It was soon noticed
Unit the Indians were making a big "stir
round" of bufl'alooson the I'lutte rivor.
This was Iho lirst time that North hnd
over had an opportunity ot witiiessiuj :
such a sight , and it was with n great deal
of Interest that ho watched their move
ment . Four or live hundred of the Iiv
tlisins were str'ing out in a long line , sin
gle ( He , riding sis clo > ely to the hercl a >
possible xvitliout being soon.Vlieu
they came as near to them as they could
without frightening them , the leader ol
THE "si mtoi M > "
gave a signal until which limo no one bad
tlio right to make any noise or leave the
line and then they instantly whirled
their hoi'M-s , one hall heading theirstocih
in one direction , and the other half facing
their animals the oppo-itc way. Kacli
parly then started oil'on the gallop ,
riding in a semi-circle until thcv met sind
mad' ' ; a complete stirround of the im-
inciiMi herd. In this instance they sur
rounded about live hundred bulYamo .
and closing in on them killed
t-verv one of them. Indians nevei
kill "more than they can handle ,
and do not disturb other herds in the vi
cinity. Aftei making a surround llit'j
remain in camp throit or four days , open-
| > yin > j themselves in taking oil' the hides ,
jerking the moat and nro.-orving it fet
future use. These Indians , who proved
to bo Pawnees , at that time ( 18511) ) bad foi
thuir principal weapon the- bow ntid
arrow , which they handled with remark
able dexterity. A few of them , how
ever , hait elieap Hint-lock guns , fur
nished by the government , but they wen
of no practical ii.se , and were
dangerous to tlio.io who handled them.
During tlits surround not an ounce ol
powder was tired. They depended en
tirely upon tlioir bows and arrows , whicl :
they shot with Mich force and kill as It
frequently send an arrow clear through
the thickest part of the hullalo , espec
ially when the point struck no bone.
They also used , to some extent , spears ,
the points of which were made out o !
old swords or musket bayonets , whicl
had been iriven to them by soldiers. Thoi
w re excellent horsemen and rode liiu
steeds.
After the killing of the buffaloes , the
bucks skinned them , cut up the carcassc *
and packing the hides and meat on then
horses , they brought the plunder ink
canit ) , which ended their work. Tin
squaws now came out and unloaded am
unsaddled the horses , anil took charge o
the hides and meat. They at once begai
the work of lleshing the hides , an Impor
taut process for tne.ir preservation.
As is usual with the Indians on sueli
occasions , the bucks sat around the camp
lires , smoking ami telling stories of
VAUHIUS AUVUNTUIiKS
during t lie hunt. It is customary will
them to keep up the story telling for several
oral days , or at least until they gel ready
for another bunt. It is indeed a verv
amusing thing , to one who understand :
them , to go into an Indian camp and hcai
them iclale their adventures , some o
which are quite exciting.
North and ( Mass of course felt rather
uneasy owing to the presence of Ihb
large party of Indians , who had camped
only about a mile from their "dug-out.1
They did not know to what tribe the.\
bo ongcd and were anxious to ascertain
whether they were friendly or hostile
An opportunity was soon allbrdo.d then :
of making their acquaintance , for shortly
after the surround had been made si
party of twelve Indians , having discov
ered the cabin , rode up to the place tc
make an investigation of the premises
They proved to be Pawnees , who \veri
'
friendly to the whites gene.rally , 'but the }
manifested considerable hostility toNortl
and ( Jlass for having invaded their own
buil'alo country , as they called it , claim
ing that the wolf hunters were scaring
away the buU'aloos. It seemed , however ,
that'tliey simply invented this story ii :
order to frighten the two trappers into
giving them some presents of hides anil
other articles. North fortunately couh :
speak a very little of the Pawnco language
he having acquired what knowledge hi
possessed of the tongue from some I'siw-
nees who had camped near his homo , lit
now lound this accomplishment of greai
service , as he succeeded in making tin
Indians understand that no trespass ha-1
been committed. To induce them to
abandon their intentions , if they had any
of taking possession of their properly
ho determined to give them
A LlTn.i : IIAIJQI'KT ,
and he accordingly invited llit'in to " .stai
and take dinner. " The invitation was
promptly accepted , and North sit onei
set about preparing the feast. Ho did thi
cooking , and in a short time ho placci :
before the guests an invitinp ; lay-out of
moat anil potatoes , bread and collce si
meal good enough for anybody. The
redskins enjoyed the banquet to the ut
most , and made a clesin sweep of the vie
tiials , thus practically demonstrating theii
appreciation of thair hosts' liberality am
the skill of North as a cook.
After finishing the repast they went U
the blacks of wolf-hides , and , selecting !
do/on of the lineal pelts , siskcd North tr
make them a present of thorn. Nortl
said he could not do it , as his living depended
ponded upon the bides ho had come om
into that country to make a few dollar ;
by the trapping and he could not pos
hi'bly aU'ord to give them anything. This
seemed to greatly displease them , am
they intimated that they would taketheni
by force if necessary. North finally per
suadcil I IKMII to take their departure , bill
tliov still threatened to return and holi
themselves to the hides ,
The two trappers supposed of course
that a raid would ho made 0:1 : them thai
very night , and they determined to taki
till necessary precautions for the protec
lion of their properly. As soon as dark
lies- , had bottled over the prairie they so
on-led themselves behind sunut treus , am
la-pi up a vigilant wato.b. At about toi :
o'clock they observed quite a number ol
the Indians approaching cautiously nl
Mime little distance from their hiding
place , and upon closer observation Nortl
discovered
A SNHAKINV lir.HSKIV
creeping slowly along towards u pile ol
hides. The Indian had a white blankci
thrown over him , ami as he erawlci
along he bore a striking resemblance u
a wolf. North's first impulse was to kit
him , but upon second thought his betlui
judgment told him it would bo a fatsi
act for it would so enrage the whoh
parly that they would hunt out the trappers
pors and kill them in retaliation. So lit
merely lired over him. The .shot lartlty
the Indian , and jumping to his feel hi
ran on" like si deer , and the rest follotviu
him. The trappers romaincd on gnan
all night for fear that Iho Indians wouli
return in greater force and attack ihom
but they did not come back.
The nest day , however , several of tin
chiefs , among whew were Po-lah-la-shai
( Man Chicli and Usah WHCK i.Spoltct :
Horse ) , paid the trappers
A HUKNDI.Y VISIT.
No reference whatever was made to tin
raid tif the night before , and it was possible
siblo that they knew nothing of it. tin
niitl having probably boon mailo by i
party of young bucks on their own ro
siioiislbility. The trappers presented tin
chiefs with twelve butralo hides , the In
dians having hinted that th y would bi
acceptable. The cbici's were well satis
lied with their vUlt , and rode back ti
their camp. A few hours afterward tin
whole party of Indians packed up am
took their departure for sumo other see
tlon of the country , they being out en
their regular soml-annual hunt. The ;
wcrogni'lnally ' working their wa } to
wards homo.
The trapperweregreally relieved ovc
tlio domrlni'i' "f the Indians.nnd . re umot
Ihurwulf poifonlnu with u fcUinif o
comparative security. MoMurrny re
turned about the middle of March with
his learn nnd wagon. The trio then broke
up their camp and proceeded to Fort
Kearney , where they disposed of their
hides to a trailer nl that po t. The pro
ceeds were divided among the trappers ,
McMurray retaining the share belonging
to Messenger , who never appeared to
claim it. 1 lie hunters now -epai-aled and
went to their monies. North spent Iho
next year and n half in hunting ami
freighting , and then begun his residence
with the Pawnees , whose leader he be
came in the course of event * , and among
whom he won great renown.
In tin- fall of isi'0 Frsink North found
employment at the
. ,
in Nebraska , under the agent of the tribe- .
As he was destined to become famous
among the-.e Indians a history of the na
tion , together with some account of their
habits and custom * , spurt * and traditions
will be found ! of great interest. In many
I'l'Miccls the Pawnees wore far in advance
of the great majority of Indian tribes. It
is an indisputable fact , based on their
own statement ! ) , that the Pawnees came
from tlio southern part of Old Mexico ,
not over n hundred years ago. They
moved north , up the Canadian river ,
through Tc\ns. New .Mexico , and the In
dian territory. The cause of their north
ward movement was the scarcity of
sinew and hides for making moccasins
and wearing apparel. At that time they
numbered twenty thousand persons , and
the tribe being so largo it was thought
advisable to divide into two parties , 'as
support would tints be made easier and
the movements lighter and more rapidly.
The separation was intended as only a
temporary arrangement. The IV.wnoes
wore
OltHJlX.U.I.Y I'COr INDIAN'S ,
and diil not become horsemen until after
they left Mexico and came in contact
with the more northerly tribes who were
sill mounted 'The pary ; , who afterward
became known as the Pawnees , started
on a hunt for bn Haloes and sinew , imme
diately utter the division of the tribe , ex
pecting to return and in time reunite
with those whom thev loft , behind. They
traveled northward several hundred
miles , until one day as they were ascimd-
ing a blull'or hill on the Smoky Hill river ,
near where is now located Fort Kllsworth ,
their advance guard of scouts hastily re
turned and reported to the chiefs that
from the summit of the hill they had
looked down into the valley and discov
ered an Indian camp. The Pawnees
immediately balled and a council of the
chiels and warriors was called. A ma
jority were in favor of making an imme
diate attack or. the unknown Indians , in
stead ot sending peace commissioners to
them and making a treaty. The majority
prevailed , and accordingly the Pawnee
warriors
I'ltr.TMtr.n rou n.vrn.n.
At that time the Indians generally bad
no lire-arms but did battle with their bows
and arrows , spears , war-clubs and toma
hawks. The Pawnees , having completed
all the details for
rni ; ATTACK.
advanced cautiously to the summit of the
hill , and then giving their war-whoops
they charged down upon the camp in the
valley , completely surprising the inhabi
tants , who happened to bo Sioux and
Choyonnos hitherto unknown to the
Psiiynoes , who easMy put them to flight ,
killing a great number , and t'sipt'irinj"1 '
everything in the camp. The Sioux ami
Choyonnos were so completely surprised
thai most of them lied on foot , not
having time to reach and mount their
horses , which they left behind to f.tll into
the hands of the enemy. The Pawnees
thus came into possession of several hun
dred head of horses , with complete equip
ments of saddles and bridles. They had
never had any horses , and hardly kne.w
what they wore us.-d for. They did not
know how to handle them , but they soon
learned the art of horsemanship , and then
became aware of tlioir value. Hcsides
the horses they captured a largo quantity
of other plunder , such as moat , blankets ,
trinkets and camp equipage. As subse
quent events proved , however , it was a
dear victory to them , for the Sioux never
forgave them and never neglected any
opportunity to retaliate. This was the
beginning of a lasting and bitter enmity.
and whenever the Sioux and Pawnees
met thereafter a fierce battle was sure to
follow , and tlio Pawnees , in after years ,
were frequently most severely punished
for this rash attack.
A few days after this victory the Paw
nees resumed their northwsird journey ,
packing tlioir plunder on the captured
horses , which they now began to ride.
Arriving sit the Republican river , which
runs through Kansas and Nebraska , they
there found a
JI.UJ.SH-'ll K.VT IIITFAI.O COl'NTUV.
Vast herds of buffaloes roamed over the
plains , and the Pawnees accordingly de
termined to locate there. They selected
si permanent camping place on the He-
publican river , somewhere near the
mouth of Prairie Dog creek. There they
built si villi'.ge , and remained in the vi
cinity for thirty or forty years. Ik-sides
11111111111 : the bullalo they planted sod corn ,
thoproduc.livi ! soil returning Ihom most.
abundant crops. All trace of the other
portion of the tribe from which they had
separated wsis lost , and the Pawnees ,
who had had no communication with
them since tlm separation , know not what
had become of them.
Their next move was slill northward ,
sind they loeatod another village on the
south side of the Platte river , near the
present site of Clark's station , on the
rnion Pacific railroad , where they lived
for a number of years , planting their
sod corn and hunting bullaloos , which
wore then very numerous throughout
Nebraska. They next moved down tlio
Platte river and located a village tit Iho
mouth of Saell crook , opposite the pres
ent town of Selmylor. About the year
1810 they moved stil further down the
river , and camped on Iho blulls south of
the point where the town of Fremont
wasafter wards located. When
( ir.Nr.iiAi. ntr.Mosr ,
the "Great Pathfinder , " after whom the
town was named , passed oyer the coun
try on his way to California , he employed
some Pawnees to go with him as guides
as fir sis the Hooky mountains , and as
guides they proved' bo of yery ellloient
service to him.
While living in this vicinity the Paw
nees soul a war party into the Ulaek
Hills , and near where Iho oity of Chey
enne is now locato'J they discovered n
Sioux village.A .
A III'XN'INO riSiHT
took place and the Pawnees wore obliged
to retreat before the superior numbers of
the .Sioux , whodrovo ilium Into Colorado.
Ttio Pawnees finally sought refuge in
gome high blulls near Crow creek , fifty
mi I us south of Choyonno. Those btittos
or blurt's were almost perpendicular on
all sides except one , and the Pawnees im
mediately turned and defended the an-
co siblo side up which they had retreated ,
wliilo the .Sioux , who did not venture to
htonn them within their natural fort ,
clo-cly watched this passage up the
buttes to prevent them from making their
escape , believing thai it would bo impos
sible for them to climb dawn the stoop
walls on the other sidej. The Siouv kept
up a vigilant watch for several days , hav
ing determined to starve out
THK lli : lKiii : > l'.VWNEES.
During these days the Pawnees Mill'ered
for food nnd water , and as cacii day
passed the suiibriug became more intense -
tense , and it became evident to them that
their hour * wore numbered unless they
could in some way make their escape.
At lat. one ] very dark night , they so-
ouroly tied together several lariat ; , Urns
making a long rope , and fastening ono
end securely to the lop of the bluffs Ihoy
throw the oilier end down Iho almost
porpt'tidicultir sldo for a distance of about
seventy foot. Due of ttio Pawnees then
slowly descended , holding on to thn rope
with ono hand , and with a knife in the
other hum ) ho dug foot-holes in the html
cfcty so no to allow the others to make a
toliw rapid and < ufi > doiivut He finally
completed tl.c severe and tedious task ,
nfter about three hours hard labor , anil
upon reaching the bottom ho signalled
his companions by jerking the ropo.
They quickly let themselves down , ono
by one , reaclnntr the bottom in safety.
'Ihoy then lied , making peed their
escape without having alarmed theSiouv ,
who neAt morning were very much sur
prised and clingnnrd upon discovering
thai the cunning enemy had given them
the slip. The blulls from that time were
called Pawiu-o buttc * .
In l&VJ a treaty was made with the
1 iiwncns , who gave up all claim to lands
in Nebraska , with tno exception of a res
ervation , which was given t'lem ' in con
sideration of their concession" . They
selected a tract of hind on the Loup 1'oru
river , liflpoit miles wide and thirty miles
long. To this lovely region they Were
removed and put uivier the charge of an
agent. Here they built their villages ,
and. assisted by the government , led a
tolerably comfortable life. There was
iittle or no regularilv in the construction
of
HIKIll Vlt.l.Mil : * .
the lodges being built closely together
ami without any regard to streets. They
did not live In movable tents , but in good
substantial houses or lodges , built in cir
cular shape , and constructed mainly of
poles with a round pointed roof. 'The.
poles were covered with long slough
grass with sin outer co\enng ol dirt.
I'lii1 entrance was a tunnel about
sixty feel long , built of poles ,
grass anil dirt. The outer end was left
entirely open , but at the entrance to the
lodge si bullalo skin was hung up tor a
door. This hall-way wa not lighted in
any way except from the outer entrance ,
and was therefore yery dark.
TIII ; i.oiKir.s
were about sixty foot in diameter , and
from lot ) tt ) ISO feet in circumference , and
accommodated from si\ty to ninetv per
sons. No light penetrated the lodge ex
cept what was admittc'l through a circu
lar opening in the top , through which
tlio smoke was silso allowed to make i ts
e\it , the lire being built in the center of
the lodge Sleeping bunks , each accom
modating hyo persons , werobuill around
the lodge with poles , and many of these
bunks \ynre most beautifully ornamented
with a screen of lattice-work , made of
red , white and yellow willow. As a rule
the lodges were Kept neat and cleanly ,
each lodge containing a family father ,
mother , brothers , sisters and grand chil
dren.
dren.While
While at home resting from the hunter
or the war-path , the majority of the men
of the tribe led a rather indolent life , sit
ting jiround the lodges and spending
their time in smoking , gambling , and re
lating their adventures. Tlios-o Indians
wore
( JIM'.AT CAMIil-KIJS
and would stake anything on the result
of their games. One of the.ir 'pecu
liar games wsis played with a wheel made
principally of rawhide stretched on wood
en spokes. A long stick was also mod
wrapped with rawhide , having a hook at
one end and two cross-bars at ditlereut
places. Near the hook was iixfi-I a white
bead , at the lirst cross-bar was a red bead
and at the second cross-bar a black bead.
The wheel was rolled out on the ground
at some considerable distance and the
participants in the game threw their
slicks , hook last , after it. The catching
of the wheel with the hook counted the
highest number of the game ; catehinir it
at the red bead on the liist bar was the
next highest count ; and at the black bead
at the second bar was the lowest count.
The score was kept by means oi small
sticks , which were stuck into me ground.
This game , which was called tow-we-dous ,
required great skill to be siic'cessfully
played , and was very exciting. In play
ing it the Indians would work very hard.
A great deal of running was required ,
ami in this way they obtained excellent
exercise , becoming long-winded and de
veloping their power of endurance.
iioitsii.vriN : < i
was ono of their principalsports. . They
became remarkable horsemen and per
formed nuinv wonderful feats of hoiv-c-
maiiship. Whenever a horse race took
place all tlio Indians went out to witness
it and make up a pool , consisting of
trinkets , beads , pines , tomahawks , blank
ets , etc. , to be given to the owner of the
winning horse. The piirdc thus made up
frequently amounted to unoro tnan the
owner ccuild conveniently carry away ,
"
( icnerally , . about forty of the" fastest
horses started in Iho nteoj the distance of
which varied from one. lo'thrc ' * ! miles.
The horse * were started by a. given sig
nal from a certain point , sind they ran tea
a goal , around which they > turned and
came back , the riders sill yelling like de
mons to make the race all the more exci
ting. Many of the ndura , besides com
peting tor the pool , bet horse against
horse. Whenever si race of ( his kind oc
curred it was the occasion of a general
holiday.
FOOT ItAt'IXC
was quite a popular sport , and was in
dulged in to a great extent to test the
power of endurance. In organi/.mg a
foot race , the Pawnees went out from
their village two or three miles at least ,
and sol a stake. Thirty or forty young
Indians then entered for the race , ami
starting from the village ran to the stake ,
and turned ami come back to the village ,
the distance frcmicntly being live or sK
miles. The Indians silways made heavy
bets on the results of these _ races , which
took place two or three times a week
during the corn planting period , while
the squaws were all at work , this being
regarded as a holiday season for the
bucks ,
[ TO in : cox'nsrii : > xr.XT sr.Muv. ]
I'oUlntv Fun at .lonos anil Ills Ilivor.
New York Sun : Vo hate to deploy the
fatuous satisfaction of a mugwump edi
tor who has had a river mimed after him ,
even when the river is a disreputable
btream , wide mouthed , short and shallow ,
and emptying into the ocean a torrent of
mud , which discolors the water miles
out to sea. It is the only river that was
over named after Mr , ( ieorgn .lones. If
ho loses this ho is likely never to get
smother , oven by paying heavily for it.
It is a poor river , but ho fondly believes
that the rights of discovery have made
it all his own.
Thestorn truth of geographical science ,
however , requires that Air. < ! eorge Jones
bhnll be enlightened regard my the delu
sion under which Im labors must wo
cay thojinipo-ition of which ho is the vic
tim ?
Why does not the TinioV map indicate
the river which has been named after
Mr. ( ! corgo Jones * It is because its ox-
Nonce was not known until the Times
"expedition" arrived ot I Hat point of iho
coast ? Mr. Schwatka say * : "H was not
supposed that .such a river existed in that
part of Alaska. " The Times says edito
rially that its explorers "discovered and
named1' the river. And yet if Mr. George
Jones or Lieiitonant Schwatka had
consulted the excellent map of
Alaska drawn seventeen years ago by
Mr. W. II. Dall. director of the scientific
corps of the \\c5tern 1'nion Telegraph
company's expedition of 18(15-03 ( , ho might
have boon .spared the trouble and expense
of si journey of tf.OUO miles to discover a
.stream silready discovered. "Jo.tos"
river Is there , nameless , it is true , out
with its course laid down from the south
western bas > c of Mount St. Klias sind its
month at iho head of Icy bay.
Wo do not know bv what naino the
Cgahikmut Indians call this stream.
They certainly don't call it .Jones river ;
and if it was to be discovered and named
by Iho Times expedition , the dii-eovory
and naming might have boon done in
Park row ju l as well and at infinitely
less expense to Mr. Jones. The only ex
pedition nec.ded for the purpose was the
expedition of an onloo boy to the nearest
lyok ) , store , duly eommissioned to pur-
oha.so a copy of Mr. Pall's "Alaska and
It's ' Resources , " niibhshed uy Messrs. Lee
& Shcpard , of Huston , in the yuur 1870.
lfo IIAM D LCI ! B1DEN
A Nfiturftl-Born Tighter from Ciaz.
Woman's Fork ,
l > idlcu1oiiH Knlliiro of Attempts ti
Down Him liy Menus of Hi-lays
nnil Siinds | Kxtrn lilts lor
Supporters oT tlio
Oilier Slitc.
A big , looM'-jointcd fellow from
Woman's Fork , known as I.um Hiden
Ms been making lots of trouble for tin
bn - in those parts writes the Fort Fetter
man , rrospondont of the New Yorl
Sunwho in1 o imagined they wore prottj
well up in pugilistic sciinco. iildeii Wai
brought tip on the plains , and has nru'i
boon east of Cheyenne in Ids life. Hi
has worked in the mines and on catth
ranches , but just now ho Is doing nothinj
in particular , having developed intt
something of a sport , and being rogardoi
as a privileged character. Midon's fathoi
was a hratl man in his day , but ho wsi :
not the equal of his son.
When tlic man from Cra/.v Woman' !
Fork lirst appeared bore last winter hi
was already known to reputation. It hat
been understood that ho was verv liandj
in the ring , and one or two men who hat
seen him in motion reported that ho was
probably the hardest hitter in America
Nothing daunted , some of the boys hen
tried him on , and all got the worst of it
At length Tele Smith , a giant , who wa.-
at work on the railroad casl o !
this point , was brought on , ami
for si round or two lie seemed ti
be giving Biilen all lie wanted to taki
care of , but the latter warmed up after r
little and with a peculiar swinging blow
hit Pete a stinger on the ear which dislocated
catod his jaw. That ended the light , bu
Pete was lee proud to go to a iloctor.atul
the result is that ho is permanently deformed
formed Ilis face is out of shape ami
will now remain so to the end. Severn
citizens hereabouts who have made boh
to alh'rm that there was some comieetioi
between Pete's twisted jaw and his lion
with Milieu have been polished oil' ii
great shsipe.
Alter the disastrous consequence of tin
fight between Hiden and the big rail
ro.tder it was impossible to lind any OIK
man who was willing to tackle the giant
Various schemes for getting up a lighi
Were suggested , but none was acceptot
until a few weeks ago. when , on a dial
longe from llidcn. three men sigrecd tt
light him the. same afternoon , he to talu
them one sifter the other , and to have lit
nufiioy unless lie knocked them all out
The three who went into the enterprist
were Mill MeKwan , Tigo Curtis , and Jot
Fl.vnn. Mill had had one tight with Itidon. .
and the others had figured in the ring 01 :
a few occasions. All bands trained vig
oroiisl.y , and the belting was lively. Ii
bail been agreed between the three thai
they would endeavor to tire Hiden out
Fl.ynii was to tackle him first anil wind
him , if possible , escaping with as link
punishment as he could. Then Curtis
was to repeat the dope. After him Me
Ewaii , who used to bo regarded as a slugger
gor , was to conic in fresh and maul llu
daylights out of the Dig fellow. 1'he pro
jeci looked so promising thai it wsis com
municated to some ot the boys , and af
they took Mock in it they proceeded tt
inve.-t , considerable money on the theorv
that the enterprise would be a .sueecs-s
A few army ollicors a No risked a month's
pay , with the idea that if the s-x'lieim
didn't work it ought to. When tin
fight opened about 'JO ! ) were present.
Mynn began to dance around and
dodge. Hiden followed him up with an
ugly expression of countenance , tryinj ;
vainly to reach him. At length Flynn
gained : i little confidence in hiiii-rll''and
made an ell'orl 10 ivacli Ins bijr antagon
ist. That ambition was fatal. Mitlcn
closed on him , and with a tcrrilic sweep
of his paw almost wiped him oil'the tact
of the earth. Flynn Hew ton loot outside
tlic ropes , rolled over , tried to iret up ,
fell again , and then yelling , "Take him
oil' ! ' ' darted oil' toward the Lnramic
plains.
Curtis was somewhat unnerved by thu
unexpected turn which all'airs hud taken ,
but , as Hie crowd was jelliujr for him , lui
tpbk his place in the ring a little pale aft
tifconiplcxion and slightly rickety sis to
the knees.
"There's nothing the matter with
Flynn , " some one said. "He just Hap
pened to catcli one on Iho cra/.y bone ,
llammcr his teeth in , Tigo1' !
The man who made this remark did
not speak again during the ceremonies ,
for Uidon walked over to that side of the
ring and hit him a stinger on the nose
which slanipcdcd the spectators in that
quarter. When order had been restored
Curtis and Union wont at it , the latter
swinging Ids long arms around in a man
ner that became highly terrifying to bis-
opponent. The first round was a long
one , and neither s-uU'ered much. At the
beginning of the M-coml a friend of the
two , thinking lo encourage Curtis ,
.shouted :
"Keep him a-sicnphf. Tigo ! That's
right , you're a-worr.vmg of him. "
When Midon hoard tins ho appeared to
roali/.e what the game had neon , and
changing his tactics somcw'.iat ho began
to force Iho lighling. One or I wo body
blows sol Titro to pulling like a locomo
tive , while Mideu had wind enough for a
sail boat. The tiling was becoming
painful to the admirers of the big three ,
when , just as they expeeted Curti' to do
something that was worth while , Midon
mounted him ami nearly drove him to
thoground. Quicker than it can be
written ho dealt his anlagonisl blows
under the chin , on top of the head , anil
flat.between . the eyes , the last one para-
ly/ing him so completely thai more than
tin hour after , when ho showed signs of
consciousness , his lirst remark was ;
" 1 didn't know the diillei had a gun ' "
"I see that they are wearing crape for
thorn pardnorsot your'n Must be that 1
gave 'em some of the medicine I w.i.s
saving for you "
The only reply that the Crsi/y Woman's
fork man got to this was a mash in thu
mouth , which started the blood : md caused
the boys to howl with glee. Their joy was
of abort duration. In a rapid prome
nade around the ring , Midon not only
found plenty of timolocavo in MoKwan's
ribs , close both his eyes , and swell his
nose lo the size of a biifi'alo horn , but ho
also , in making Iho circuit , hit about a
do/.on of the noicst in the crowd in the
mouth.
After lids ll-'ht Midon wont north , and
did not return her until a week ago ,
rhon tlio growing desire to see him
"done ni ) " led a committee to wail on
him and ask his terms. Ho protested
that ho was not anxious lo lighl , but
that if the boys insisted on it hu would
take any thnso of them at once. This
was regarded us so particularly soft n
thing that there was a great rivalry
among the lighters lo secure a place on
the delegation. At length MoICwan.
Park WilHanis and a newcomer named
Tux Holliday worn selected. Holliday
alleges that'bo had c\porinco in tlio ring
in the .state- . , and , sis he .seemed to bo rea
sonably handy with himself , it was
doomed best to give him a show.
The light look place yesterday at : i
point eleven miles north of hero. It had
been agreed between tlio three thai they
would foive the lighting.
" \\u \ \ must jump on him and kill him ,
Holliday had Oaid a do/en times. "That's
the only way. 1 wouldn't bo afraid to
light Sullivan on a snap like this.11
1-or ti moment or two it looked as
though lli.jschcmo | was going to work
first-rate. Midon got two or three thumpa
that madfs his head swim , and , though
the crowd yelled louder than over , it was
not'pod that he had nn time to admini1
tor stiiy reluikcs as he llrnrtiinil th
ring. I'hings were piling splendidly fo
the Fotto.rman boys , add the oxcitcmcu
was at its highest , when , in the twink
1'iip of an eye. Mideii having Cot ( her
where he wanted them , he took MoKwai
in the month with In * left and William
in Ihe nos-o with bi * right , and Hollidsr
and himself were alone in Iho rin
McKwati knocked down twenty men a
ho sailed over the ropes , and' William
landed on his back , the blood spoutiiij
from his no e , month nnd oar. * in over1
direction. Holliday itnoiunt.iril.y Mruol
an attitude , and jtnt us Bid n was mak
ing for him he jumped over the ropes
en ing "Foul ! "
"What's the foul ? " was asked.
"I didn't poino out hero to licht thi
calamonnt Miigle-hamlod. " he pulled.
The claim was allowed and tlie ligh
came to an end. A great gloom has sot
tied over the community , and there I
now little expectation of finding n nintcl
for the lighter from the north.
A BROKEN HEART.
M'irtt Mitliniiry in ttir t'ltlcjoo Time * .
Di.wn . in the heart of Kent that mo
beautiful of Knglish counlic stands tin
grand old Norman castle ot Avonloigh
Muilt upon it gentle elevation , it com
mands a splendid view of the riches-
scenery. Mroad stretches of forest.whosi
giant trees dwindle into mere siloms it
tie distance. Gently undulating hills
merging Into the bluosl skies in the din :
distance , with here and there a tun
glimpse of sih o.r sea.
It was tl-o eve of that most disastrous
internal struggle , "The War of Hoses , '
when the llag of Kngland was stained
with ( lie blood of her noblest ao'is. Lord
John tie ( iivy , the master of Avonleigli
hsid already declared hiuifelf a warm ad
herent of the house of York , and when
the tide of war mi'iglcd its tnrbulenl
sin-am with I no pure and peaceful water.1
of domes-tic 1 fo the gray-haired call wi. :
found lighting bravely be.sido his only
son.
son.A im Mow day in autumn N draw ng tt :
a close , the s-oft light of si harvest moon
is contending for supremacy with tht
shadows of the sinking sun. In a littli
while the castle _ i.s bathed in the tender
in eon light , I hu clinging ivy loaves glisten
like silver ami tremble from the taintost
perfumed bro.e/.c.
The carl's only daughter , I.a > l7
Miriam , si fair-1 a red maiden , with 11
wonderously beautiful fsiee , is down in
the quaint old garden , drawn thither b.\
the singular beauty of the night ; sind ,
verily , moon never shone upon fairer
form'tlitin hers , and the flowers sent
forth their -opinsT incense , to greet thi.1-
living "Koso of Avonleigli. "
As she stoops to pluck a white n s-
from its thorny stem the delicate linger
was pierced.aiid a crimson drop .stained
the IO.-O'H i nritj , b.it m murmm'cscapcd
her. n'ld ' gathering up the folds of her
white robe she walked slowly back to tin ;
casl'e. '
Young and boautilul , surrounded with
wealth and pleasures , this .young girl
knew not what mihappincss meant ; like
a bird who o gilded esige protects and
shelterbe.r , lite indeed was all sunshine
without a'shallow.
Though rumors of war were in the air ,
ami men talked in s-crious tones of the
strife which sci : md inevitable , no
tlruiiiht of danger marred the calm hap
piness of her exi-leiice.
Already slio I.ad givi n her hosirt to
young \Mlfrcd Ajliner , as brave and
baiid-'ome a youth as the sun ever shone
upon , and wlinMtro'ig , .voting.-irm shall
also be wielded in the cause of the noble
lion e of York.
Through the wide , dimly lighted hall
way Lady Miriam walked slowly and al-
mj-l unconsciously , claspimr the now
lialf-erinisoned rt sc to her bosom , until
she rcnohinl her father's study.
The old earl sal in profound thought ,
ami did not heed the sott footfall until a
tender check was laid apainsl his own.
"A\ hat a dark-brown study my ilesir
father is in , " murmured Hie sweet voice ,
The earl's face was seamed and shad
owed with care as lie lifted his head , ami
a sudden paleness overspread his feat
ures when lie saw the white rose which
.she laughingly held up to his ga/.e.
" 1 was thinking of you , my pearl , " he
replied , draw ing the fair heat' ' down lo
him , stud kissing the sweet , childish
mouth , "but now that you sire hero , " he
added , "like a gleam of .sunlight an.ong
my shadow- ; 1 am no longer sad. " Mill
seeing a .simile of pain in her eyes he add
ed hastily :
"I was indeed llfmking of the time
when someone would rob mo ot the fair
est flower in my garden of roses.1'
She chided him lovingly for thinking
too soon , and with her accustomed prayer
and good-night kiss left him.
Up tl.c wide staircase she goes , .slowly
and thoughtfully , now through the great
picture gallerv , when- the old-fashioned
Imt I e.uttiful 'a-'i-s of olliorlady Miriams
looked do\\u ii | o i her. Was it the wei.'d
moonlight th.it made those dead faces
seem to bend from their still' frames and
cause a gleam of sadness to light the
dead eyes that seemed to follow her as
she passed benctith them'/
She soon reached her favorite room ,
high in the west wing , a coxy nook ,
whom she loved to look upon the moon
light scene withoul and inhale thu faint
fnigrsince of the garden beneath.
Lady Miriam's life hail indeed been like
lo the unrulllod bosom of a clear , calm
hike. Her plmml bo.-on : bad nevci1 been
tlislured bv a sad thought. True , within
the ptf-t few mouths her heart had been
awakened , bud-hko , to the new and
sweet knowledge of smother love. That
\erymorning she had been plighted to
Sir'vYilfrod Avljner , and their marriage
wo ild bo solemnized when this war-cloud
had rolled past.
Long and sadly thn car ! mused that
night ; his heart was full of foreboding of
fuming sorrow. What if in this war
which every day suonied more Imminent
he should fall ? What if this , his one own
lamb , should be orphaned desolate , He
tried to drive away lite gloomy imagin
ings by recalling the sweet t's.o. . : ot her
who had just left him with words ol love
sind hope , and prayed that this "bi'.t'-r
chalice" might pas.away. .
Mut , alas ! a month later saw the rival
parties epgaircd in determined and dead
ly strife saw also the white.-liaired earl
and his eon lighting .side by side with
young Wilfred Aylmer.
Oli , selfish kings -.11111 avaricious
princts , how little yo rock the co.-t of
your crowns ; how little yo care. News
traveled slowly in those days , but im-'lhu
vial imiidons did not sigh and pine like
us of modern times , but looked hopefully
for the triumphant return of their vic
tors , thuir miirU being molded and
tinled by their warliKu surroundings.
Huttles boded only : m accosi of honor
and glory.
Humors nl length reached Avonleigli
thai a great and dc.cMvu buttle had been
fought , in which the house of York had
triumphed. Preparations on a maniiili-
cunt scale had commenced at th.-i-astlo
for the return of lhr > victors. Joy bolls
rsiug from every blcopln imd bi-lfrv in
the village. All were jubilant in tlm
belief thai their noble luid was coining
homo covered with honors. Ah , but hero
was a mossongi-r at hni riding in hot
haste. Ho looked neither to the right
nor the left as ho rode past the gay banners
. of Iho
ners and the re-oundingoinii-r.-
happy villagers. Moth horse and man
wore sore , jaded and c'lvered with foam ,
from long and continued riding , but ho
never drew rein until ho n-aehcd the
( ! a < 9io.who.o ! gates are thrown widoopon.
bar and boll giving way to graceful
arches and emblems of welcome.
In the outer courtyard no flings the
reins to the sonant , who Man.at him in
silent wondtf. 'Another u.-louHu-d
lacquey is re-iiioMnl to lend him to the
presence of the l.ad > Miriam.
Through gorgeously decorated halls ,
whore the air isheaiywilh ll.i > odor of
( lowers lingo va cs of white roses greet
the eye sil every Mop. dropping , a * if in
welcome , their rich pel a Is at his fool.
Truly the fairest and fittest welcome to
the \ictor.
( ieofl'rv Vane wn n bravo gentleman
and a gallant soldier , who had often con
fronted death in many shapes si man to
whom fear war n word without meaning'
--vet to day nis heart sank weakly sind
his limbs trembled as the rustle of a
woman's dres * fell upon Ids cars. In
another momen ; ho is bending low be
fore Miriam ( Sivy , who N his cousin , and
whom ho has never seen until to-dnv.
There is triad sind gracious welcome in
her face and her voice as she holds out
lii-v hand" to him. Ah ! how can ho tell
her flic tory which may quench the light
in the e bright eyes foroNor. or tunvlmp
chill to death the whlto hand now lying
in his own !
Oh. victorious white rose , who ebrauly
is sullied by the life-blood of fatherlovcr ,
and brotlu-r , well ma.v yon droop your
heads in the great halU below , and shod
your pale leaves in pilfer \ her whoso
head is well nigh level with the Must.
Ave , thin ilny ot glorious victory brings
grief nniitt"rablo to the now desolate
Lady Miriam.
*
The red October winds are sighing
among the gables siud turrets of the
oasllo , whispering the wnful talc to ( lie
leaflets tress ami dead flowers. Tlio
eriinson and gold loaves are being buried
beneath the snow which is piling high
above them , and all nature puts on her
saddest garb as the magnificent mauso
leum sil Avonloiirh elo e. < i its ponderous
doors upon the dead victors' .
Like a white shadow Ihe hapless Lady
Miriam paces over through the lonely
halls and galleries , \\hero the dead roses
are still untouched. No hand has been
allowed to teinovo the withered emblems
of welcome since that t'sital day.
_ Frozen and cold as the beauteous ,
oidelwoiss she has buried herself from
the world. Patiently and hopelessly has
( icolVry Vane tried to warm the dead
heart to lite. Long and tenderly he has
hoped that Ihe stricken heart-tendrils
might revive and bloom again in the MIII-
shine of his love.
* %
The springtime has come sigsiin with
its soft blue skies. The tender flower
btrls are unfolding to the sun-god , whose
breath nurses them trom the brown
bosom of the earth. The summer has
come with ah its gladness , but yet no
bloom comes to the cheeUs of the wid
owed girl no brightness to the bad eyes.
* 4 *
Again the October moon is bathing the
oaMloof Avonloigh in its yellow light ,
fling grotesque shadows upon tlio stately
mausoleum , and the dying llowers are
sending forth their last perfumed sigh
ere tl.e . rude touch of winter comes upon
them. L'p in her boudoir the golden head
is bowed in prayer ; she hears not si loot-
slop until lieoflry Vane tillers her name
n-verently. She lifts bur head , looking
at him with eyes which seem to omit the
very light of heaven itself. His heart
bounds with si great jov. Al lasl she Is
awaking to his piti'-nt ' love. The cold
bands tire not withdrawn from his now.
For the fir-l time the weary head i rest
ing against \ \ \ < heart. At la l his un
wearied loveu ] < found nil echo 111 the
.sweet bosom nnd moistened the parched
heart. The lip-1 which hii wsirm kissoo.s
fall upon for the lirst time are cold , but
oh ! the love and life and promis-e tlisit , he
sees in the inclVablc smile with which
she triosto reward him. It was truly
A liniment'sjrli-iiin ol'aun ,
Snci-luiiiiiir the vi-rj i'il n < > r c'oiin ;
Tin- | ins | . tin- ju-tisiMit nil Hint Tutu
C'iu hi-inir nriliu-Uur ilo'i'imitu
Around MH-II ImiirH ,
lint nmko tin : n cti-t
Inli'MM-r laliaiiL't' ' wlitle llio.v Inst.
Speechless with his great happiness be
holds her closely in his arms. For one
lirief moment the beautiful lips are up
raised to hisnnd in that one long kiss
Ihe wounded white ro o breathes her last
loving sigh , sind ( Jeoll're.y Vane holds the
dead Lady Miriam in his close embrace.
PAST AND PRESENT.
1'lie Great Men of the 1'sist.VonliI lo
.Small 1'ottitncH To-ilsiy.
Says Mrothor ( ! nrdncr in the Detroit
I'rcc Press : A note hsis been left on my
icsk asin' mo why tie present aigo htm
not produced a Cicero , Diogene.s , or a
Milton. I answer to de e fleck tint each
.u go has produced of itself an1 fur itself.
Diogenes was looked on as a wi.io man
in his day an' sngn. Put him an1 his tub
on siirlli to-dsiy an' it wouldn't betwenty-
I'our hours beto' he'd be jerked to do jug
fur a crank , an' de law would t'o'ce him
to cut his ha'r ' , dig out his linger nails.
an' put on a clean shirt.
Cicero was applauded by thousands fur
lis masterly orsitory. At dat aige de gift
of gab was si rsire thing. In dis aige you
roil kin attend a ijr > lawsuit before any
iis-tico ob do pence an1 lind a match for
Jicero in a 8D lawyer. If ho could drap
lown among ns he'd find it hard work lo
get a rcsoliisbun fur a new bhluwsilk frow
lu city council.
Shakespeare wa big fur de aigo in
which he lived. He was probably do only
id-son on airlh who could have writ his
ivnti.igs , tin' be dcsarvod till praise. If
ic was among us to-day he'd lind ebory
lowspanor giyin' him de guy , sin' all do
) oys ye.llin' out "chcstnuU" SIK his works
ippoarcd in Seaside form. Dis siigo do-
minds a dilVcrcnl style. Wo want sun-
hin' 'bout angels comin' down an'
akin' lectio eliiU'on straight up lo
leaven , or a feller gwlno out to Texas
in' killin' half a do/en Injuns a day fur
i Viica-hun. Wo want plain Kn-rlMi , wid-
jtit any ha'd words in it. Wo doan't
enow iniflin' 'bout mo lord , me duke , mo
ady , an' sich , an' we doan t want lo. Dls
ligo lias produced fi.OOO pussonfi who ,
wnile ( ley can't write like Shakespeare
lid , kin wall/ all aronn1 him in kotpin1
In reader's ha'r on caiid from do fust
i.MQ'e fo tie lusi.
Ni'ro was a big gun for his aige , but jetit
von cmsigiiiR sich a oliap ctivortin' aroun1
lis kenlry sit dis day an' date ! Do worry
ir.st lime hu souiuUd his Im/.oo in do
Vinth ward si peeler would give him de col-
ar an' walk him down , sin' de next mawln'
you'd son it in do paper dat ole Nero was
honl up fur sixty dn.ys fur dinlurbln' do
KIIICO.
Wo has no pool okal to Milton , but if
we had do newspaper * wouldn't gin him
i fair show. Dny'd refer to his pro-
liickshun.s as spring poetry , an' ho'd
ikely be dubbed do Ma n-gatii Italladist
of Indiana Dis aige doan1 c.ry fur
loctr.v half as much as pork , an' a chap
ike Milton would hov to turn a hand oran -
; an to mnko a livln' .
DC aigo doan1 demand no great man in
mv line. When it dons he will bob to
he sin face an' his naino Will appear in
In papers Wo am nil moroor le.ss ora-
ors. We am all wise 'null' in our way.
We am all philosophers 'null' to eo why
vati-r won't run ui > hill , an1 statesmen
null' to know dat what nils dis ken try am
ts overproduction ot bootjacks.
My advice to you am to keep rljihtou
iiiing common folks If you wan1 to gil
ibovo the common herd pay caili fur
our groceries , lot odder folkKi-s wood-
li't-s ' alone , keep whisky nn'Mchal sirm'
en < ; th , put in six d.iv * a week al hard
vork , read mo' skule books an' fewer
loveli. You may not become a Napoleon
lor 1'jiito , bill you'll be remembered in
your own noighbt.-ihooil wlion do naim-s -
) f btate giiv'nora hov bin forgot tin.
Tlio I.lNt l-'llll.
Instead of "Much obliged,11 "Thank.,1'
ir thanks awfully much , " the Anult ;
ludes in New York .say ' 'Moholdcii , ' ' or
'Very much beholden lo jon.1 Jv. . lls
ut'-f t and