14 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : STOFM Y , FEBRUARY 15 , AGES.
HIS NAME WILL BE HARRISON
Senator Jos McDonald Bajs ( ho Present Pres
ident Will bo He-Nominated.
NEITHER HILL NOR CLEVELAND POSSIBLE ,
Ilio rnriiicrs'AlUnnoo nntl Mushroom
I'nrtlcn Will Not Cut Any
Next 1'cnr The Southern
Question.
Itai Jill fnw'f 0. Carpenter. ]
\VJUIIINOTOW , Fob. IH.-fSpcclal Corro-
Bponclciico of Tnrnrn : , | I mot Senator Mo-
Uonnld of Indiana in his room nt the Illegs
liouso last night. Ho gave up polltlia when
ho left tlio United Stales senate , and ho Is
now devoting himself with profit mid pleas
ure to hla first love the ln\v. Ho has nn im-
mcnso practice hero at Washington , nncl ho
ranks OH 0110 of the Rrcatcst lawyers west of
the Alleglinnloj. Ha Is noted for his souti J ,
hnrd-licadcd common sense , and a long life of
Btuily nmt prnctlco added to his sterling
abilities has put him nt the head of Ills pro
fession. His income Is said to bo flvo times
the salary of a congressman , but ho practice ?
at the law hccauso ho loves It , nnJ ho told mo
ast nlfiht that ho could not tcmembcr when
ho hnd not nn nrnbltlon to ho n lawyer , tind
that If ho wcroaboy ngaln ho would cheese
the legal profession and stick to it. I asUod
him as to his. political ambitions , and ho re
plied :
"I am not a natural politician , and politics
has been only nn Incident in my life. I do not
care for political life , nnd I think that I am
happier nncl better off as a private In the dem
ocratic party than as ono of Its ofllcials. I
bcpan to practice law as soon as I was out of
college , nnd I was attorney general of the
state of Indiana before I was elected to the
enato. "
nn WAS A t
"Whero did yea go to f.c'uool , senator ! " I
asked.
"In different parts or Indiana , " replied
Mr. McDonald.1' I was horn , you Itnow , in
Uutlcr county , Ohio , and my father moved to
Indiana when I wai seven yearsold. . At
twelve I was an apprentice to a saddler , n rol-
ntlvoof mine , nndloirned the trade , working
nt It for six years. "
'Lo ) you think you could malto a saddle to
day , senator ! "
"Yes , " replied Senator McDonald , "I nm
sure I could , and In fiict thcro Is a saddle now
In use by my sister which I made for her
omo years ago. Well , 1 kept up my studies
during my apprenticeship and I en'.ered Wa-
basn college nt eighteen. When I was
twenty I was nt Ashury university where I
took n scientific coursonnd loft without grad
uating. My graduation , if the receiving of
a diploma means graduation , took place years
afterwards when I , vas in the United States
sonnto and I suppose I am iho only senator in
our historv wliogrnduatod during his term in
congress. The college evidently thought I
was fnr enough along lor the honor nnd they
sent mo diplomas shortly after my senatorial
election making mo I ! . A. , ana AI. A. , at the
same time. I had before this tlmo been
given the degree of L.L. P. . by the State
university of Indiana , nnd I was then about
fifty-six years of ago. I was born in 1819
Bbout the mlddlo of Monroe's ' second presi
dential term and ! cast my first vote for Pres
ident Polk.
"i WAS THE nor cosannssM.vN , "
Senator McDonald went on in response to
tny questions , "In the session ollSlOand 1850
nnd I was under thirty nt the tlnm I was
elected. I remember the great men of that
tlmo very well and I can see Clay and Web *
stcr In my mind's eye todny ns they photo
graphed themselves upon it In 1319. Henry
Clay was in the senate. Ho was very tall and
Eimro and bo had a small head with a high ,
narrow forehead , n largo mouth and big nose.
Ho wore , very largo collars and some of the
paintings in the cnpltol arc good representa
tions of him. Ho was ono of the greatest
orators I have over heard nnd his force largely
came from the inntmerof his utterance rather
than from what ho said. Ho hn/1 very
musical voice and ho had all the qualities of
u line nctor. His manner was such that his
speeches lost weight with you if you were in
Buchaposltlon thatyoucouldnotseo him while
ho was speaking. Ho was nmiin of great force
nnd ho Impressed himself upon everything
with which he was connected. Daniel Web
ster , It sc'mcd to mo , was by far tno strongest
man Intellectually , still upon such commit
tees ns Clay and Webster worked together In
the scnato the measures bore the stamp ol
Clay rather than Webster from his push and
personal influence which carried to success
almost everything ho attempted.11
"How did Webster impress you ns nn
omtorl" I nslicil.
"Ho was n prent spenitcr , " replica Senator
McDonald , "Hut the charm of his speaking
was In the thought rnthrr than the mantiei
Jn which It was presented. Ho had none of
the graces of Mr. Clay and his speaking was
done chiefly In a conversational tone and the
most of his gestures were only from the el
bow. fie possessed , however , the strongest
intellectual individuality of any man that I
have ever known , nnd ho held his audiences
for hours by tbo iron chain of his thought ,
Which ho forged link by link as ho went
olong. He was a tall , broad shouldered man ,
with n massive head and deep set oycswhlcl ;
were rather dull , save when ho became en
thusiastic in his speaking. Ho had a good voice
nna his very nppoaranco caused strangers to
stop and wonder who ho was. "
Tlin TAIIIIT AND ncrUIILIOAX DDriHT.
The conversation hero turned to the tarifi
and I asked the senator whether ho thought
the McKinley tariff bill was the cause ot the
republican defeat. Ho replied :
"I do. The people have begun to study
the titriff and the farmers are especially nllvo
to the effects of high import duties on ac
count of the 'twine' trust.1 The twlno used
for the binding of grain is made from for
clgn grasses whlcn are shipped to this coun
try and nro hero manufactured Into twlno for
reapers. Such a high 'duty had boon put on
twlno ns to exclude the manufactured article
nnd the trust raised the price of It to such an
extent that it increased the cost of raising
wheat to the farmer 1 cent per bushel. This
started them to studying the tariff. The
McKInley bill put a tax on nearly every or
ticlo ot homo consumption and every dry
goods clerk and every tin peddler became an
object lesson teacher. The result was the
defeat of the republican party. I bcllovo
myself in n tariff for revenue , nnd I thlnl
the United States is in such n , condition that
it can compete In the markets of the world on
nn equal basis witli other nations nnd tlm
it should have Its raw materials Imported -
- ported free. England ii the greatest
country in the world ns fnr as the Unowlcdgi
of economical questions is concerned. Join
Bull runs his business on business principles
Biul his legislation is for the good of the pco
pic and for the country , it is for the masses
and not for the classes. Gladstone , when the
McKInley tnrllT not was passed , was asUct
why ho did not retaliate upon America and
put a duty upon brenJstuffs and the raw ma
tcrlals which we send to English markets
Ho replied substantially that ho did not se' '
nn.v reason for increasing the cost of llv
fng to English people and ttio cost of mnnu
facturos to English cstablMiments because
the United States shuts herself out from th <
mnrkota of the world by a high protoctlv
tariff. England raises n largo part of ho
rovcnuo from custom duties , but she taxc
the luxuries nnd not the necessities. Among
the things she calls luxuries are ten and
coffee , nnd thcso with liquors nnd tobacco
nmko up her chief sources of customs
revenues , and from loss than twenty articles
she pots more than f 100,000,000 a year.
"Tills tariff question , " continued Senator
McDonald , "is an evidence- how history re
peats itself. The ilrst political speech that
1 over made was nt my old homo In Craw-
fordsvlllo in Indiana. It was forty-four
years ago , nnd I'rn&lilont Polk was" the candi
date upon a tariff for revenue platform sub
stantially the snmo as that of the democratic
party during the last presidential campaign.
During tbo Cleveland-Harrison campaign I
made my last speech nt Crawfordsvwo , nnd
the chairman Introducing mo said that ho did
not bcllovo nn Instance could bo shown In our
history of a man making two speeches for a
presidential candidate forty-four years apart
nud advocating substantially the tame 1s-
* ucs. The Ilrst message of Prcildeut Polit
VM substantially the samens the tariff ro-
orm mcssnifo of President Cleveland , and It
brought about the enactment of the tariff
flStO. "
Ttir. issrr.i OF 1892.
"What , will bo the chief Issues of the next
campaign ( "
"Thcro is no doubt , " replied Senator Me-
) oimld , "but that the tariff will bo ono of
hem. The sliver question will bo another ,
and I bcllovo that tie ) force bill or some other
ncasuro of substantially thosntno nnturo will
jo n third. As to the sliver question , I hnvo
icon always on the hard money sldo rather
han on ttint of preonliacklsm or lint money ,
Today I do not know how I would vote were
I In the United States tcnntc. If the ratio
vcra ba < cd on the intrinsic value of the sil
ver in the dollar ns compared with gold ,
.hero would bo no danger In free coinage ,
hardly think it would bo dangerous ns It Is ,
hough It may nffcct our dealings with for
eign countries. When money passes from
ono nation to another , It coos by its actual
value and not by Its mark on fncc , nnd If ttio
dollar docs not contain 100 cents , It cannot bo
used ns 100 cents In settling the accounts of
nations. "
TUB miMCHS' ' ALLIANcn AND MVStlllOOM TAIl-
TIES.
"What figure will the farmers' alliance
cut in the next campaign 1"
"It will Imvo IU pluco and will perhaps nf-
feet matters to n considerable extent. I don't
expect It to last , however , and a year or two
will bo the extent of Its lllo. You cannot
Imvo n successful party In tuli country which
Is not broad enough In its principles to em
brace all classes and to suit nil sections nnd
all sorts of Individuals. Thcso single idea
parties spring up and are cut down after they
Imvo done their work by the great scythe of
public sentiment , nnd the people fall back
into the two great parties which under ono
name or another have been In existence since
the organization of our government. It is
best for the country that parties should bo
evenly divided nud the two treat Ideas which
have controlled parlies slnco the days of
Washington and Jefferson form the main
springs of party action today. The demo
cratic party was originally called the repub-
Icnn party , and it was not until some years
that it cot the nnmo of the democratic party.
It was originated by Jefferson and Madison
on the Idea that the people should rule and
thaiasllttlo power should bo given to the
government as possible. Tills was opposed by
the idea of the federal party under Hamilton
and his followers , who believed In the cen
tralization of power nnd in the spelling of the
word nation with n capital N. These same
principles are working today. The whigs
held to the Alexander Hamilton Idea all along
from 1S2I whou they became known as such
under Henry Clay up until 18W , and
ngalu In 1MO the same principle was
the central Idea of the republican platform ,
which was put forth with John C. Fremont
as its presidential candidate. I suppose It
will continue so for generations to come.
Thcro will bo n party like the democratic
pirty which will cling to every right and
every privilege that the individual now pos
sesses in the carrying on of'tho government ,
and thcro will bo another party which will
bcllovo in Increasing the power of our gov
ernment ofllcials to the exclusion of the In
dividual. As thcso two powers strain this
way and that , out of the two will como the
golden mean which will bo pcaceablo nnd
fairly good government. The ono which
pushes too hard will bo corrected by the
other , nldcd by public sentiment , nnd the
great United States will go on its way in
prosperity and in rejoicing. "
CLEVEMXD'S CHAXCCS SUW.
"How about candidates ? "
"If the nominating conventions wcro held
todny I suppose the candidates would bo Harrison
risen and Cleveland , nnd under such circum
stances I have no doubt but that Cleveland
would bo the next president of the United
States. The situation from now on , however ,
promises to bo very different. If tbo silver
question enters Into the campaign It may
mean a change of candidates us far as
the democracy is concerned. If the
free coinage bill passes the house
und is vetoed by President Harrison It will
force silver to the front as a campaign Issue.
Ex-Proaident Cleveland is understood not to
favor what is known ns free coinage , while
claiming to bo n friend of the silver coin , nnd
ho might not bo satisfactory ns : i candidate
In a campaign in which free coinage would bo
the leading issue. I believe that Harrison
will veto the silver bill If it passes , and
it seems to mo that thcro Is no
doubt but that ho will bo ttio
next candidate of the republican party.
The only man who would stand
any chance airalnst him would bo Mr. Blaiuo
who shows no inclination toward the nomina
tion , nnd whoso loyalty to Harrisonshown by
his acceptance of the place of premier in his
administration , would hardly permit him to
take the nomination oven If It wcro tendered
him. The power of nn administration in the
renomination o'f Its head for a second term is
very great , nnd President Harrison will de
velop a remarkable strength before the con
vention meets. His actions have been in ac
cord with republican principles. I know him
as nn able lawyer and it is ono of his charac
teristics In his conduct of cases that honover
leaves the bars down. It has been the same
In his presidential speeches nnd acts. Ho Is
very cautious in his expressions and I war
rant you if you will study his speeches from
the time bo was nominated until now , you
will not li ml a weak point or ( law in the
AHMOlt OF 1IIS HM'L'm.IOANlSir.
It is true that ho has not great personal mag
netism but ho has n good record nnd ho has
the power of the administration with nil the
organization and obligations which belong to
it. "
"Suppose Harrison vetoes the silver bill ,
nnd the silver issue becomes such as to make
the nomination of Cleveland lundvisablefrom
what part of the couutry will the candidate
bo chosen ! "
"If Mr. Cleveland Is not nominated , " re
plied Senator McDonald , "I think the candi
date will como from the west. I do not be
lieve that Hill could bo nominated if Cleveland -
land were n candidate nnd were defeated.
The Cleveland men would not support Hill
under such circumstances und I don't see
how ho could bo n candidate at this election ,
though ho may he later. As to other eastern
candidates I suppose that Paulson of Penn
sylvania would bo brought to the front nnd
another man who would bo looked upon
ns n possibility would bo Governor Abbott of
Now Jersey. The candidate. In case silver Is
cno of the leading issues will probably como
from the west , and there are a half dozen
different states from which no might bo
taken. Illinois Is now trembling in the
balance , Wisconsin Is a doubtful state ; wo
practically own Michigan. Wo hardly know
how to llguro on Iowa und Indiana is always
a llKhtiiifr ground. "
"You have often boon considered a presl
dcntial possibility , " said I.
"NoI no ! no I" said the senator , as a faint
blush crept up from the whlta whiskers
under his collar nud traveled over his broad
expanse of healthy features. - "No ; I am not
a candidate and 1 hnvo never been
siuxa nv TUB riiEsiocxTiAh ncn.
My friends nro very kind to mention mo in
such n connection , but I nm , as I told you ,
thoroughly content with being n private in
the ranks of the democratic party , nnd all I
want Is to see its principle and its candidates
succeed. "
"Suppose Ilnmson should bo nominated ,
the vice president may bo taken from In
dinnnl" said I.
"Yes , possibly , " replied the senator. "And
wo have many good democrats In Indiana.
1 would bo satisfied to see any of thorn re
ceive the nomination with the exception of
Governor Gray. I don't consider him a good
democrat and I don't think ho would
mnko a tit candidate- for the vlco
presidency , I s.iy this not because
1 hnvo any personal feeling against Governor
Gray , but 1 think his record is such as would
unlit us to make a good light with him as ono
of the heads of the ttcact , "
TUB rOHCB DILL ANI > TUB SOUTH.
I hero asked as to the force bill nnd
Senator McDonald said ho did not think there
was lifo enough la it to bring it again to th ,0 ,
front during this congress. "I have deter
mined views , " ho said , "as to the southern
question and I bcllovo In homo rule on all
such matters. If the states ore allowed to
reguiato their own elections , thcso troubles
will dlooutof tnomsolvos and the negroes !
will eventually cot their legal nnd constitu -
tional rights. This will be brought about 1y 1i.
their increased intelligcuco and wealth.
They nro accumulating property and they i.o
growing out of ignorance. The
moment tbo contest is removed
the whites will divide and the negroes1 '
votes will ho wanted by the different parties.
I do not think the south has acted wisely S.n
its ondcavors to influence congress on the >
force bill , The sennto is not apt to bo nf "
fcctcd by such threats as the south made as
to the national exposition , and the miking o f
thorn , wus to say the least , Inadvisable- . Tin
southern question is ono which tlmo alone cm ;
settle , 1 Dcllovd thut the whites will rule for
generations to como , whether naturally or
by education , ami by hereditary descent
the nro undoubtedly the stronKor rnco. nnd
in such contests tlio stronger rnco always
rules. It la no nil over tlio world nml
in the Bahama * nnd the Ucrmudns
wlicro the negroes hnvo hnd cqtml
rights with the whites for years , it li ttio
whites who r.ilo. H ii so throughout the
north vvhoro you find largo colonies of no *
Rrocs. They nro governed by the whites.
Wo hnvo twcnty-Uireo hundred colored voters
ers in Indlntmtxrtls and notwithstanding they
vote as they plunso , they hold only potty of
fices. My coachman is n republican , Innvo
had him for fifteen years nud ho pees to the
polls regularly nnd votostho republican tick
et , whllo I go Just n regularly nnd vote the
democratic one. Still I hnvoncvcrattomptod
to influence his voto. The secret of the
whole question is that it should bo loft to the
states.1'
HOME RUI.i : Wll.t , GIVE US TIII5 COMTINHXT.
"Thonttnclc upon homo rule , " said Senator
McDonnld , "wns the most dnngcrous clo-
rncnt of the force bill. The protection of the
rights of the states is the principal upon
which Is based the cxpandlb'llity of our gov
ernment. If wo can keep our present con
stitution ns It is wo can bccomo n great tin-
Unit nnd under it wo am nnd will conquer
the Korth American continent. Under it
our northern boundaries will bo the Arctic
ocean nnd our southernmost state will include
the Isthmus of Panama. All could bo gov
erned as cnsily nnd the mnchlnery RO on as
smoothly ns that of our present territory , but
if wo centralize the power the machine will
bccomo so uuwlcldly that it will soon fall to
pieces. "
A aniivr MAXUrACTtmixo NATION.
"Do you think this is the destiny of the
United States ! "
"Yes , " replied Scnntor McDonnld , " < md I
bcllovo that tbo whole of this territory will
bounder our government before the middle
of the next century. Long before that wo
will rival England anil perhaps surpass bet
as the greatest manufacturing nation of the
world. If wo ndopt her policy of frco breadstuffs -
stuffs and free raw material , thorols nothitiR
that can stop us nnd the united States will
be the workshop of the nations. Now York
will bo n greater city than the wildest Imag
ination has ever dreamed of nnd Chicago , the
tlant of the inlnnd , will increase In popula
tion nnd wealth beyond conception. This
vast territory will teem with millions who
will bo brought together by Improvements of
the future as to Intor-conimunlcntlon , nnd its
possibilities of goodness .and greatness nro
appalling. " Fit INK 0. OAiu'EJiTEii.
A glistening gift Indeed , is a pleeo of Dor-
ilingcr's Ainencim Cut Glnss. Your dealer
should show you such a display as will inalto
your eyes dance. The genuine has Dor-
illnger's ' trade-mark label on every piece.
COXXVHIALXTIES.
Husband ( during n spat ) You had better
shut your month ; the fool killer is around.
Wife I don't ' care ; you'vo got your lifo
ensured.
"Do you suppose the rivers nud lakes , nnd
sens will over dry up2" asked Mrs. Honpcck.
"Yos but you never will , " returned the
amirblo Mr. H.
'But Mrs. Brown , you don't ' scorn to take
any interest In tbo poetical productions of
our husband. " "Why should II I have
Til 'in : nimself. "
An Atchison woman has just succeeded in
celling n divorce after trying for flvo years.
Tbo infcronco is that bur husband was a
good deal betlor lhan her lawyer.
An Oakland , Cal. , woman has begun n suit
for dlvorco because .her lord and master
strode about tno house in that most unspeak
able of conditions known as'Just as God
nrndo him. "
Atclnsoii Glebe : "Pleaso bo sure that the
notice gets in tlio paper tonight , " said n
young man , speaking of the death of his wife
the other day. "Sho had lots of friends in
town nnd they will bo pleased to read it.
A fifteen-year-old matron , of Westerly , U.
I. , who seeks dlvorco from n jnventlo nml
rather callow husband , testified the other dny
that ho had boasted of being a masher , nnd
that she had vainly tried to beat the vanity
out of him with a broom
The wife of Dr. L. E. Niles , a prominent
physician of Springfield , O. , left her homo
because of alleged maltreatment by her hus
band , and it is feared she has committed
suicide. When the doctor was questioned
about qho matter ho snid :
' 'This matter of wife beating Is private
business. I hope she hnslcft for good. "
The doctor's alleged cruelty toward his wife
has long been common tulir , She wns In an
orpbant asylum In Brooklyn , N. Y. , where
the doctor made her acquaintance.
Mrs. John Spruttcs , of Green Dny , Mich ,
has had her husband arrested charged with
beating her. She states that she hnd been
married thirty-three years nnd says that
during nil that time her husband has
whipped her unmercifully at least once a
woolr.
Mrs. Jcsso Heller , of Elwood , Ind. , re
turning homo unexpectedly from the bedside
ofn sick neighbor , found another women
usurping her place , and in the attempt to
shoot the trespasser she was knocked down
by her husband. She Immediately went to
Anderson and filed complaint for divorce , nnd
the court met after supper aud granted her
application.
Mnry M. Holcomb of Augusta , N. Y. , was
Rrantcd a dlvorco in Minneapolis , from
Charles Holcomb on peculiar grounds. She
testified that her husband was very punctil
ious lu his religious worship , holding
family prayers three times a clay. Ho was
also a very qulck-tomporod man , nnd would
often nriso from hi * prayers nnd pouud the
members of his flock with the family Ulblo ,
Ho gnvo his wife particular attention in his
peculiar clubbing exercises , nnd fcr this she
secures the dlvorco. *
A nntlvo Japanese paper monlions n case
of a man , aged forty this year , living1 In the
province of Blzen , who has married and
divorced thirty-tlvo wives , nnd is now mnr.
ried to the thirty-sixth. Ho wns first mnr-
ricd utcightcon , nnd the reason assigned for
this extraordinary cxnmplo of inconstancy is
that ho 1ms a young sister of extremely JonU
ous nud rancorous disposition , who from the
moment that a brldo enters the house in
stitutes n system of persecution which soon
driucs the .unhappy woman to ask her hus
band for a dlvorco.
Are you nervous and Irritable ! A glass of
Cook's Imperial wluo banishes that feeling.
It is the pure grape Juice naturally fermented ,
Accident and Art.
Plttuburg Clironlclc-Teleornph.
Young Wife Just to think , Harry dear ,
my now hat blow IntD the street today , and
was run over by three wagons , four carts nnd
a cable car I
Harry Humph ! That moans a now hat ,
of course.
Young Wife No , truly. It was rescued ,
nnd I took It to Madnmo Wayunpo's who was
Txrfectly charmed I The wagons and things
had mangled it into the most fashionable
nuapo imaginable , nnd it Is to bo trimmed
Just ns It is. You never saw anything so
utterly fetching.
Dr. Birnoy cures catarrh , Bco bldg.
Nothing the Matter Witli the Deacon.
Kcw Yoik Lcilficr.
First Deacon You've got tnat horse yet , I
SCO.
Second Deacon Why shouldn't I have
hlrnJ
First Deacon You are always soiling or
trading your horsci , you know.
Second Deacon Tbero isn't anything the
matter with this horso. C3
Socialism Defined.
Jmlfnimjxilfa Journal.
Walt Now , If I understand correctly , the
first principle of socialism Is to divide with
your brother man.
Potts Then you don't ' understand it cor
rectly. The first principle of socialism Is to
make your brother man divldo with you.
A. Grnnd Truth.
The cent the poor man drops upon the pinto.
And puts ft thcro with heart full of good
whl ,
Makes greater noise in heaven's blest cstato
Than Crcusus1 much trrudgcd twenty-dollar
bill.
Do Witt's Little Early Risers : enl yplll to
euro sick headache nnd regulate the bowels.
Hnltus nnd Others.
The fiction writers seem to know
Exactly what is what ;
They write orotlo novels , with
The accent on the "rot. "
Xlio Ilivcr Gnu , However.
Oil Cltu mizzarJ.
Of every million people in the world 600
nro blind aud the other 09900 cannot see
their own faults.
A'eir Ynrlt lltraM.
Long ycnw ago 'twas mv delight
To go to chiiruh each Sumta ? .
Albeit a rccldtMs , worldly wlgt
On the 8iiccc Hiliig Monday.
And Solomon In. all htsstnto
With mo could scarcely vlo.
For thcro I wVrtt to moot my frtto-
Thls was In days gone by ,
Hut now. in dressing gown arrayed ,
The baby H Iny enrol
My wife , who'B "novor backward strayed ,
Attends the ( ouso of prayer.
IVom wlmt It costs mo to provide
The gowns' shu wears about ,
I ] udgo that Solomon's outvied
Though I am counted out.
A .Strong Attraction ,
' Where nro you going , my pretty fair maid ! "
"I'm ' going to church , kind sir , " she said
' Why go you so btten , my pretty maid I"
"Tho minister's young nnd unuinrrlod , " she
said.
THE NEBRASKA FUGITIVES ,
A Story ol * ( ho Present Indian Upris
ing.
BT 3. 0. V. OIII9WOLD.
CIIAPTEB XI.
TI1R MASSACUR AT Till ! \\-\aOX.
Qeorgo Cameron's overpowerlug fear , ns
thowagon cnmo to a dead halt , and the florco
yells of the Indians filled the air , was hut
momentary. It was suporcoeJod by a des
perate and unnatural courage , and ho braced
himself determinedly as ho saw the treacher
ous I-.0 Lou p nnd his horde of half naked
barbarians bounding toward the wagon.
Without n moment's ' irresolution ho
bounded out over the cudboard of the wagon ,
followed by Scipio , who had been Inspired
with an unexpected bravery by the action of
his dauntless wlilto companion , nnd together
the two took their positions before the advan
cing fee , determined to defend the
helpless woman ns long as lifo was theirs.
The next moment their " \\lackestors
spo tfo together , nud the screams of agony
that emanated from the advancing throng
told thut their shots had neb been Ineltcctunl ,
a whole volley was returned and both our
friends were slightly wounded. The wonder
was that they were not killed outright. The.
women had kept themselves well behind the
heavy end-board and consequently escaped
njury.
Cameron nnd his black ally had hardly
Imo to brandish their clubbed weapons bo-
ore the wild crew was nil about them. For
a brief tlmo the spectacle was annulling hu-
yoiid expression : the fierce wlioops of the
Sioux , the equally wild outcries of the Afri
can and the screaming of the terrified fo-
mules , nil added to the horrid din. 13ut such
a savage contest could continue but n short
tlmo , yet fierce as it was ns yet no serious
injury bad been sustained by either of our
bravo friends ; but hero nnd thcro could
bo seen , stretched o'ut upon the plain , the
dark form of a Sioux , who had not been nc-
tivo and flexile enough to avoid tbo frenzied
attacks of the young New Yorker nnd the
stalwart Sclplo , who darted hither nnd
thither with wondrous celerity , now striking
n blow , now parrying ono , resisting the en
croachments of tiioir murderous adversaries
with the fierceness of tigers.
But nil their efforts wcro of no avail. They
were ready to succumb from sheer exhaus
tion , and were finally overpowered , thrown
to the ground and bound with stout ligatures
of deer-skin.
A dozen shrieking fiends were soon around
the wagon , struggling for possession of those
within. The remaining horse hud been shot
dead , and the red imps were clamoring
eagerly upon the wheels and Into the ends ,
but old Aunt Delilah made a most heroic re
sistance.
Nan and Nell wcro already in the grasp of
the savages , laving been rudely dragced out
of the vehicle to the ground. Still uncoa-
qucrcd , the senile negrcss stood at bay. de
terminedly shiulding with her rotund form
the crouching figure of Mrs. Barrett , her
thick lips compressed nnd unfaltering nnd
her great eyes dilated into a terrible fero
city us she wielded her deadly but extempore
weapon the heavy oaken hoard that had
served ns a scat with most terrible effect.
She brought it down with prodigious force
upon the shaven cranium of moro than ono
overzealous warrior , shattering them to
ntoms as so many pumpkins , but
1'uto was against her. An insidious
wretch with n heart blacker than
the old darkey's skin , crept up in her rear ,
nua making a quick circle with his glitter
ing hatchet about his bead , sent it whirling
through the : dr with tarrlblo velocity. It
struck Aunt Delilah square m the buck of
the bead , cleaving her skull as if it had been
wax , nnd before her body had fairly fallen
another scarlet warrior leaped like u congar
Into the wacoa nnd plunged his knife deep
into the back of the defenseless woman , who
lay cowering in the bottom of the convey
ance with her lace huriod in her hands ,
moaning uloud in her anguish ana terror.
AVIth an awful shriek Mrs. Barrel sprang to
her feet , threw both hands frantically In the
nir , and fell n corpse over the stiffening and
incarnadined form of her faithful old ro
tainer.
Nan Barrett's face blanched whiter than
death , ns the piercing cry from her murdered
mother smote her ears. She struirglcd In
the grasp of the brawny savage who held her
but her struggles were unavailing , and her
torturing grief soon broke forth In heart
rending utterance. Her walls of agony were
terrible to hear. She called on her parent
again and again , but of course no reply came
from , that silent form lying in the wagon.
Then the half-crazed girl turned nnd called
Nell , but Nell was lying iusensiblo upon the
prairie sward , whcro she had fallen in a
swoon when first pushed from the wagon.
"O , Nell ! Nell ! aud you dead too ! " wailed
Nan , ngaln struggling to free herself.
"SunshineI Still ! Do no goodl" The
words uttered so softly and kindly by Nan's
custodian , caused a cessation In her distract-
nnguish and looking up into his face she
recognized the Night Hawk.
This additional shock nearly deprived her
of her reason , for the instant , but nerving
herself she exclaimed in a low , reproachful
voice :
"O , f lawk I is this the way you repay all
our kindness ) "
The mystic Cheyenne quickly grasped the
pWa hand nnd in suppressed tones ho hur
riedly whispered :
"Tho Night Hawk tried to save Sunshine's
fren's couldn't ho snvo rest or dio. Bo
fraid Lo Loup cunning ! "
Nun ventured no reply , for by this tlmo
she comprehended the words of the Indian.
The next moment she Was surrounded by.
nearly the whole gang of reeking , oxultnnt
Sioux. Then as she guzod about her a sus
picion that tlio Cheyenne was again deceiv
ing her filled her heart with a sickening ter
ror. All around lay the ropelllng evidences
of the desperate fray her lover and Sclplo had
been engaged in. The dark forms of some
half dozen savages , outstretched upon the
plain , bore Incontestlblo testimony to the
bravery of her two urotcctors.
B Nell Browning was nt lust testorcd to con.
sciousncss , and ( brewing her urms around
Nan's neck sha moaned as If her heart would
break.
Two brawny savages were now ordered by
the oxultaut IM. Loup to maintain n strict
watch over the fair captives , but tno Hawk
nhvavs hovered" near , faithful ns n shadow ,
his glittering eye over upon the guards , and
his llorco vlsago told that ho would brook no
insult or impropriety that mi ht bo offered
the helpless girfa. , ,
But to go hack.
When Georga Cameron was thrown to the
ground ho had received n blow that half
stunned him , nnd ho heard the triumphant
uproar of thosarvagcs , nnd Nan Barrett's ' sub
sequent walls ns' ' ono In n horrlblo dream.
However , ns soon as the intcnseness of the
shock had passed awoy.iand ho had partially
recovered his faculties , ho began to look
nround In order to ascertain , if possible , tbo
character of tbo next move of their captors.
In the wantonness of their victory tno
young Now Yorker fully expected that the
truculent barbarians , to appease- their in-
ilnmed passions , would put himself nnd
friends to death Just n ? soon as their diaboli
cal ingenuity could invent some devilish nnd
nnd torturing process. But as moment suc
ceeded moment nnd they continued to respect
not only the girls , but himself nnd Sclplotoo.
his astonishment know no hounds. But
this forbearance from their cus I-
tomary violence only heightened young
Cameron's belief that they were being reserved
served for seine object of particular Impor
tance.
Notwithstanding those seemingly nmlcnblo
incltnattohs , the revengeful glances leveled
at the helpless captives betrayed that there
were many warriors in the party far fron
being satisfied with the fruits of their con. '
qucat and tbcro was no tolling at what mo 5'
mcntn mutiny might break out nntl the nil *
thorlty of the rascally Lo Loup set at doll *
nnco.
All this tlmo Lo Loup Imd been moving
among his braves , giving his commands In
the authoritative voice of a superior , with a
delight so keen that recorded that litnt least
was satisfied nnd that the grand object of his
pcrelldy Imd bcoo accomplished.
When the wagon was flying over the prai
rie , nnd the Sioux were In swift pursuit , Lo
Loup , for more than n mile , kept
pace with the horsos. In fact , ran along nt
Lhclrsldo until positive that the fugitives
would escape unless decided hindrance was
brought Into piny , when a most dovillMi Idea
Hashed through his suhtlo brain , nnd ho was
not slow to execute it. Jerking out his long
knlfo ho drove it Into the sldo of the oft
liorse , mid sure of his prey , ho then dronped
behind , the wounded animal gnlloplng along
several hundred yards before making Its
death plungoln the nir I
All this the nefarious chief recounted to
Cameron , evincing the very nemo of wild lev
nnd gratification m every lineament of hfs
swarthy visage.
After a halt hour or so , with n short , pecu
liar whoop , Lo Loup signalled his follow
ers to prepare for immediate march-
liur , nnd without further ceremony Oeorgo
nnl Sclplo wcro quickly surrounded by
the jabbering throng nnd roughly assisted
to their feet , Thou , after convincing them
selves that there was no more booty to bo secured -
cured , the Indians took up their line of
march , striking off duo north over the prai
rie , entering the timber after a mlle or so had
been traversed.
Penetrating this tangled solitude for a few
iimdrod yards the entire party came to a
Halt and began making preparations for the
night's encampment.
CHAl'TKII Xlf.
nioM TUT. IIOCSB.
As the startling crash ngalnst the door re-
soundnd through the mansion , the aspect of
the derelict scout and our friends changed
with the rapidity of thought. They pulled
back the hummers of their Winchesters and
nimbly sprang to the windows , just as the
'Uttural tones of the Sioux leader broke the
silcnco ; after which , by the tramping of
numerous feet below , It was apparent that
the savages were preparing to obey some
mandate of his , undoubtedly to repeat their
effort to batter down the door.
Pierre Bnptisto had reached the window
nearest the door , and placing his keen eye to
the aperture , ho took a sweeping survey he-
low. Sis brawny savages wore 111 the act of
balancing a heavy log upon their shoulders ,
preparatory to hurling it , end foremost ,
against the door of tno dwelling , in a manner
not tinllko the battering-ram used ngalust the
walls of Jerusalem In biblical times.
With his novcr-fnlllng promptitude the
scout raised his gun nnd scntnn ounce of lead
down among the savages just ns they were
concentrating nil their energies for n final
blow against the door. The nearest buck ,
without nn nudiblo sound , rcllnguishcd his
liold upon the log , nnd staggering blindly for
ward , fell dead in his tracks. The other llvo
were about dashing the log from their shoul
ders , to seek the cover of the woods , when
the angry voice of their enraged chief , rang
out clearly , commanding them to hurl it
against , the barricade nt nil hazards , and with
a fresh outburst of eldritch shr eks they
obediently rushed forward.
But nt this critical conjuncture of affairs ,
the Winchesters of the old ranchmanHobjr. , , ,
and Bonnpart , belched forth their deadly pro
jectiles , nnd the frightened yells of the Sioux
below told that the excitement of the moment
had not wholly destroyed their aim.
The Sioux were now thoroughly dismayed.
They could not withstand such another emis
sion of load from the beleugured whites , nnd
mingling their dessonant cries with the licrco
denunciations of tholr louder , they lied to the
refuge of the timber in the greatest confu
sion.
Immediately after the disappearance of
the histduslcy form , the entire solitude grow-
as still as if unten.iiited by nny animated ob
ject , and Indulging in a low chuckle , the
scout said :
Now men keep close to these windows
while I take a look below. "
With this injunction Pierre disappeared
down the stairway to the apartment below ,
lie was absent but a short time , reporting
everything , even to the door wtlch had re
ceived such a jar , in good condition when ho
returned.
The Indians by this tlmo had taken a les
son from their recent repulses nnd were
doubly cautious In exposing themselves. The
approach of darkucsi now admonished Bap-
tlsto of the imperative necessity of prompt
and decisive notion. IIo Know thut a single
hour spent within the mansion after night-
full would only increase their peril and render
their chances slimer than over ,
' The sun's ' about down , mon , " observed
the hnlf-brccd , "and the quicker wo contrive
to got out of this the hotter. "
Uvcry symptom of nstorm , orchango In the
wcatucr , which had been so threatening
about noon , bad now vanished. Tbo last
remnant of n cloud had disappeared , nnd the
atmosphere was warm aud sultry , and night
was oven closer at hand than our friends
suspected.
In tbo grove , -whore the withdrawal of the
sun was almost simultaneous with darkness ,
It came without much warning , liapidly the
gathering shadows wcro increasing the
dreariness of the scene , nnd even the ncuto
vision of the practiced scout was becoming
treacherous and uncertain. As ho gazed out
of tlio window the trees began to grow indis
tinct and soon nil was blent in ouo vast field
of obscurity nnd gloom.
The tlmo for action had arrived.
Bnptisto saw that nil depended upon his
own sagacity , and perilous us would bo the
attempt to leave the mansion nt this time ,
yet it was probably the most favorable op
portunity that would bo olTered them , and ho
determined to make the trial.
In n few moments the anxious llttlo group
were standing quietly In the center of the
principal room below , whcro the scout en
joined them to remain while ho made a hur
ried recoiiuolsnuco without.
Ho then stopped lightly to the dnor , and
cautiously oponlnc it n trlllc , ho listened.
Nothing of an alarming natiiro greeted his
iutciibo hearkening , nor nothing , save ilark-
ness , met his vision , nnd every
thing was apparently in concordance
with his most prayerful hopes.
Ho looked behind him , and finding the
ranchman and liU son aud servant roady.sig-
nlllcd , pantotnimlc.illy , for thorn to follow.
Ho then stopped noiselessly out , our friends
close upon his heels ; nnd , after the door
had been carefully closed behind them , they
stele noiseless ns phantoms nround the man
sion nnd moved rapidly across the dusky
clearing , in the same direction the wagon
with Its precious freight had gone early in
the afternoon.
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