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TilE HIm M.\fflF.
The great 11ay which we had been expecting
( fawned , and lot It was even as any other
day. TIle stIr was Rhrewdly cold < 1 when I
awoke very early In the morning , just 8S I
bad awakened from sleep every morning since
I can remember. It was my custom to begin
to say the little prayer } \'hlch my mother had
taught me beCore I was fairly awake. This
I did when I was but a boy , for the economizIng -
Ing oC time ; and I continued the practice
When . J nut RWRV . mnd nther childish thIngs.
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of It before the thought came to me that
this was the morn oC the day on which I
'Wu to die. E\'en then ! , by GOIl's extreme
mercy fear did not take me by the throat.
I 1ad dreamed of the day often and
IIhl\'tred ) for that awakening , but now that It
, vas here It seem ? d to me like any morn In
the years when I uhed to awake In the little
sunlit turelle at Earlstoun to the noise oC
the singing of birds and turn my thoughts to
rIding to the Duchrae by the Grenoch side
to see Maisie Lennox-Maish" , whom I should
lee no more.
. So by the strengthening mercy of OCd I
was enabled to finish my mOlner's prayer
L4 with some composure all to rlmember her
and MaIsie , commending thel both to the
gracious care ot One.who Is able to keep.
Then came the chancelor's commIssioner
to tell us that by the high favor of hIs master
we were to bs headed In the early morn ;
and that too , In the romp3ny of thereat
' earl ot Cantyre who , after lying long In
prison , was that lay , for rebelion In the
HIghlands and the Isles . to lose his head.
No higher favor could be granted , though
It epnwl ! nol EO much to 18 as doubtless to
SOle , that I .hould icy my head beside an
cuI's on Ihe ( block oC the Maiden Instead oC
setting my neck In a rope at the hands of
the common executioner In the Grassinarket.
Dut thele t. t no doubt that nil Scotland.
and e.peclaly all the I Clan Gordon , would
' . think dlelpntly o the ! natter-ay , even my
v" mother. And to 'Vat such a death would be
almost like an accolade.
They read ml my warrant In my dungeon
by the light of a dim rushlght , but that' '
oC Anton Lennox they read not for a reason
that has already appeared , though nley told
us not oC I at the time. But becausithe
meBfnger was expected to arrive every moment -
ment with I. Anton. who shared my favor
was to accompany us to the ecailoid.
When they uhcled us forth i was yet
stamlight , but the light was coming over the
Forth , and the hum and confused noise of
rustling and sreech , told u. of the presence
or a great multitude of people about ' us. They
had Indeed come from Car , even from the
"L Wild Hghlands , for such a heading had not
; I\ been known for 'ears. Our keepers gave us I
a good room , and an excellent breakfast was
ready for us In a house contigmiou to the I
' scaffold. As we camp In the call . was at the
( head oC the table , and the gentlemen oC his
' name about him , Anton and I being apart by
ouuelves. Then the dean of Edinburgh Mr.
Almand , came and asked us to be seated.
Anton would not but went to the \ blow
' and stood commending himself to the God
In whose presence he was so soon to appenr.
Because It seemed to be expected of a gentle-
man to command his spirit before death for
the honor oC his party ali cause I sat down
with the others anti ate more heartily than I
could have expected , though the viands tastell
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etaiige . dry and savorless. They gave us
wine to wash them down withal , which went
not amlu. .
, tt When they saw that I was growIng lighter
they Illt out the candles and we were
; brought down the stairs. When 1 came to
the outside and heard the murmur oC time
crowd , suddenly and strangely I seemed to
be breathing , not sweet mornIng air , but
water chilled wIth ice And I had to breathe
many breaths for one. There seemed no
sustenance In them.
Now Cantyre , being a very great man , was
. aloweIJ" : his chief friends to be with him.
Eight oC them attended him In full mourning
to the scafold , chiefly Montgomerlea of
Skelmorly and Camllbela of Skepnlsh and
Dunstalnageal oble and well-set men.
Anton LennoX and , were permitted to walk
wIth hIm without any disgrace , but with our
hats on our heads and In our own belt attire ,
whiCh the chancellor had alowed to be pro.
vided for us. At least so It was wIth me.
Anton Lennox would have none of these
. _ , gauds , but was In his blue bonnet and ! hodlen
grar. But for le , though I was to die for
the faith , I saw n9 reason why 1 should not
dl" s a gentleman.
.i genteman.
AI we went by the way the people hushed
themselves B WI cunl : and many of them
sank on their kneel to give UI a patin :
prayer to speed UI on our journey. The
den and ' other divinity men DC the ruling
Iart7 , ave u what .boIU" cunul they
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have none oC the dean cr any of them ; but I
\3 ready to converse with hIm , st least as
far as the Mtlral : agitation oC my spirits
ould perm't "tor pryes , I lunt on
none DC them except my mothH's. which I
had repeated that morning. But I kept ny-
log over and over to myself the ScolS'
version oC the tcnty-thIrd psalm , "Th
Lord Is my Shepherd , " and with It son won-
IIIUS comfort. '
The dean asked me If I had mv .test-
mony" really written. I told him that testimonies -
monies were not for mI. ,
"Who I , " he said "do you not hold the ,
covenan Is 2" I I
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"J ( lie ( so they recorded my words ) In the
faith my father taught me and for which
my father died ; neither Cor king nor bishop
, wil J change I Neither Cer love nor lands
will 1 recreant 01' swear talFely. I am a
Gordon of Earlatoun I die for the freedom
of the land. God do so to me and more
also I 1 ever gave my back to a foe or my
.houlder to a friend all the days oC my lel
This Is all my testimony. God have mercy
en my sinful soul , for Christ's sake. Amenl"
"Lcrd that Is no Whig word ! " crIed one ,
from the crowd-a soldier , as I think '
'I . 'Tls a pity hE Is a rebel . " Mid another
all I heard them as though they hall spoken
of another and not oC myself. And all the
time J hdd been speaking I was watching
the htaJman wiping his broad blde with a
fragment of fine old linen daintily , a one
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cotll. Now , when I cannqt , I can at leaAt
held my tongue. " I
Even "lh the scaffold down the vennel I
IJleast tee to say this to hIm for such Is
the vanity of Galloway . and espcialy oC a
0310way Gordon liesides . I had once
played with the dean at golf upon Leith
Links and he had beaten me foully . Not
twice would he outface me , though It were
my death day
: Ir. Annand was a very pleasant spoken
man and 1 think a little grateful that I
should speak to him , for he waR abashed
that Cantyre would have nothing to say to
him-no nor , for that mater , Anton Len-
flax either.
Ho asked me what affair had brought me
therewhIch vexed me . for I had supposed
the whole city ringing with my bravIng oC the
council and the chancellor shaking hands
with me.
"I have done God'l wi , " I made him
answer , "as I saw fit , In fighting agaInst
Charles Stuart , for his usage of my coun-
try and my house. Were I to escape I
should but do the same again. It Is his day
and Charles Stuart has me on the edge of
the Iron. flat not so long ago I was his
father's turn , and so , In due time . I may bo
ii is . "
"God Corbldl" said the dean pIously , think-
log no doubt , poor man , that I the kIng
went that way , other certaInly might also.
"Goll Eed him as honorable f death. 'Tis
better than lolling on Whitehall couches
that he should honorably step forth from the
l window of the banqueting hal as his father
did , " I made him answer.
"You are a strange whig , Mr. William
Gordon , " he said : "do you even give that
testimony to them from the scaitoid . I will
be n change from the general tenor of
such "
I said "You mIstake me I believe as
wel as any DC them and I am about to die
for It , but testimonies arc not In my way.
Besides , my mother Is praying for me. "
"I would the king could have spared you , "
he said "There Is need at some like you In
thIs town of Edinburgh "
"When I was In Edinburgh " I replied , "I
hall not the spirit of a poked hen but hold-
log this banner at Sanquhar hath wondrously
brlakell me. " '
All thIs while I could see the lips of Anton
Lennox mcvlng , antI 1 knew right well that
I I had little to say , at the last biter pinch
ho would deliver his soul for the two of us-
ay , and for the earl , too , I he were per-
in I ( ted.
I was just at this moment that wo came
In sight oC the malden , whIch was set high
on a scaffold oC black wood. There was much
scaffolding , and also a tail ladder leading
thereto : but what took and held my eye was
the e\1 leaden glitter DC the broad knife ,
whIch would l'resently shear away my iifo.
Then though a flm about my neck grew
Icy coli till It ached with the pain-as when ,
on a hot day , one holds one's wrists over-
long In a running stream : nevertheless my
southland prIde and the grace of God kept
inc from vUlgarly showIng my fear
Yet even the ' earl , who tame of a family
who ought to have by this time grown accustomed -
customtd to lose their heads , was dauntoned
somewhat by the sight oC the maiden. And
Illeell such present and visible death will
daunton the most resolute courage Therefore .
fore he caused the napkin to be bound upon
his face ere he approached nearer , and so
was led upon the scaffold first. I went next ,
schooling mysel to go firmly and saying :
.I will soon be over ! I will soon be overl"
Then I would fail to my twenty.thlrd psalm
again , and specialty to the verse about
"Ueath's dark vale "
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strengthen me so that I feared none I , but
still the case was hard enough But at such
times one goes on , wInning through un-
shamed more by the mechanical action of
acton
one'l body , and the instinct of silence , than
by the actual thing which men call courage.
Dut when at last we stood upon the scaf-
Cold and looked about us at the great con-
COllno of people , all silent and waiting to ace
us die , I wished that they had thought to
put 4 rail about the edge. For the platform
beIng so high , ali the time so early In the
morning , I walked a little a though my
legs had been the legs of another and not
mine own lImit In time this ale passed o.
Then they read Cantyre's warrant , and
naked hIm If he had aught to lay. lie had
a long paper prepared , which , standing between .
tween his two friends who held him by
eIther arm , he gave to the den , and very
courtoul he bda u flweU. anti those ,
that were with him lie Wi A most gallant
enUeman , thoUgh a IlKhlal11man. They
made lS stand wIth our backs to the malden ,
and roiled the drums while they set him In
his place. Hut for all that I heard the horrible
crunch no oC one that shaws frosty turnips
with a blt knife. Iethought I hail [ fainted
away , when I heard the answering splaim
that follows . and the loud universal "Ahl"
that swept across the multitudes of people.
Yet I they turned me about for that my
time hall come , 1 . saw quite clearly beneath
mo the populace Khtng fiercely one
"Ith another haneth the scaffold , for the
blood that drlpl.led through the boards dipping .
pIng their kerchiefs anti other linen fabrics
In I for keepsakes . Also I saw to the eel-
lapsed body . most like : lack that falls side.
ways : and the headsman holding up the poor
dripping head for the napkIn had fallen
away from the staring eyes and I shuddered
at time rasping echo oC his words [
"This Is the head of a traitor he crIed ,
a the eutom is .
A'il ' ngiin the people cried , "Ahl"-they
crIed It through theIr clenched teelh. But
I wu more like a slid beast's growl than
a human cr ) ' .
Then I wile bidden speak I I had aught
to uy before 1 died .
So I lock off nay hat , and though for a
loment J stood wIthout peer , suddenly my
voice was given back to me , and that with
such surprising power that 1 never knew
may caress a sweetheart or belo\'e pos-
sessIon.
Then the lean began the praying for
since I had played with hIm upon the Links
oC Leith at our diversion , I coul not re-
ject his ministrations. And also as J
said he was a pleasant well spoken man.
lint he had hardly said many words , or , indeed .
deed gotten to the mater oC his prayer .
which , being an Episcopalian , It took him
a long time to do-when his voice seemed to
be drowned In the surgIng murmur which
rose from the people Car down the wide space
ot the Gr3ssmarket. The sound was that of
a great multitude that crIed aloud , but
whether for joy or hate I could not tell . The
dean went on praying wih his eyes shut
hut none , 1 think . mInded him , or , indeed
could have heard him I they had. For
every eye In all that mighty throng wa
turned to the distance whence came the
cheering oC the myriad throats
The soldiers looked one to tht otller , and
the omcers drew together and conferred
They thought , doubtless , It was the messenger -
ger oC death wIth the other warrant of exe-
cuton , that for Anton Lennox. Yet they
mar\'eled why In that case the people
shouted.
The commander bade the drums bat , for
the voice oC those about the scaffold Coot
began to take up the shouting and he feared
4 tumult So the ketedrums brayed out
their angry whlrr and the great basses
boome dull and hollow.
But In spite oC all , the cryIng oC the
whole people waxed louder and louder and
came nearer and nearer , so that they could
In no wIse drown It with all their Instru-
ments oC music
Then . In the Out oC the Dowhead I saw a
whie here and a rider upon I , drIving
fiercely through the black press of the
throng. And ever the people tossed their
bonnets In the aIr , flecking the red sunrise
with them and they fell back before the
rider a the foam from the prow oC a swift
b 3t on' Salway tide .
Ad01 among the shouting throng I looked
and { , v , and knew. I was my own lass
that rode and came to save me when the
headaman was wIping the crImson from the
bloody shearing knife to make It ready for
me. In either hand she waved the parch-
ment oC pardon and time people shouted : "A
pardonl a pardon I God save the kIng I" !
Without reIn she rode and the people
opened a lane for her weary horse . Very
pale was her face , the sweetest that ever the
sun shone on. Very heavy the lids oC her
abased eyes , that were the truest and the
bravest that God ever gave to woman. But
when they were lifted up to see me on the
scafold oC death , I saw that through
anxiety , that drew dark rings about them ,
they were joyful with a great joy !
And this Is whaLMaslo ! Lennox did for me ,
What did yours do for youl
TIE PROPER END OF TillS hISTORY.
But our perils were not over We were
In tear that at any hour the messenger might
arrive havIng gotten another here , even In
that lonely place where Ialsle leCt him
limit having the pardons In the klngs hand ,
our toes were eager to get rid of us They
knew that Roger McGhie had been busy , on
our behalfs , so that We council showed no
surprise that he had pre\'ale. hut they
ordered UI forth oC the kIngdom upon the
instant So within In hour \e went , rIght
well content , with the officers on board a
shIp at Leih , that waited with anchor
weighed and sails backed In the roads for the
council's permit to sail Which being ob-
tine by the same boat that brought us ,
they drew away with us on the Inltant. And
It was al well , for , a our friends afterward -
ward advised us , the plundered messenger
came In durIng the night , and with the
earliest break of morn there was a swift vessel -
sel on our track hut by that tme we were
1'el nigh half over with a good ship and a
following wInd , so that thee was no ship In
Scotland that could catch us.
In dUB time we landed at Rotterdam with
great joy and rejoIcing. Now , there Is many
a story that I mIght tel concerning our life
therhow 1 took service In the Scots regi-
menh ot the prInce , how poor we Were and
how happy. Indeed , I I be spare and keep
my wits . 1 may tell It one day For , to my
thinking , It Is I good tale , and InnnlFly
more mlrthCul than this ot the killing time ,
which presently I has been my lot to tell
Jlo I It i there would . taU to b. com. '
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nlemorle < how my mnothera4a 10 us , and
concerning Wat an.l JCltO ' "d",1 ttJ10 that sped
btw , n them , Also , for a grftatlmtheme
how we went blck and helJhnw1ck and
Cleland to organize aKn / , thSeyen Thou-
Rand and how they s/ood / ' " , \I \ , breach when
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the Stuart " were swept a \ y. , , Epeclaly I
should joy 10 tel oC the \f 1 Leaguer of
Dunkeld. . That were a tale to , attempt , Indeed .
deed , with Ialsle Lennox at Ihh talo's ending .
ing , even I she has been th9 t , beginning and
middle and end oC this. Olly by that time
she was no more fa'sll ' Ledno , , .
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One dar 1 wandered thrUgh the mossy
WOl
In search DC fragrant nower9
I founll them , wet with dew , ali rich with
scent
Amidst the tangled lowers. .
But I soon grew weary of their 10velnes ,
For , high abve my heR ,
Amidst the crags , I saw I poppy flaunt
its crown oC wanton red.
I dropped the paler fewer at my feet ,
:1) ' one supreme desire
Was but to gain the gorgeous painted bloom
That glowed wih amorous lire .
At mind last torn with hands nil snret , and bruised
I grasped the brilliant fowlr ,
And 101 Il petals fell upon the rocks
A useless scatered shower.
And bloom thus , 'along ICe'sa ) ' the pleasures
But those that nlarcst lie
' \0 reach scorn we think that those beyond our
Alone will satisfy .
limit ' 'hpn we have them In our eager grasp
The pleaRurel they implied .
Dut fade and mock our deep desire , and we
Arc s.till unsatisfied .
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UI"IWII S.
There Is a certain well known business
man , the head oC one oC our big trust coot-
panies says the Boston lecord , Who Is pas-
slona'ly fond of riding and Ilrl\'lng , and
equally abhorrent oC blcycllnK. lie Is scru-
pulously observant oC the rules DC the road
and nothing disturbs his equanimity more
than the way In whIch wheeimen oren per-
sist In turning to the left Instead oC to the
right when meeting a carriage , They have
a peculiarly exasperating trick oC "cutting
In" next the curb when only I smal space In-
tervenes. Well , he was out driving with his
daughter the other ! evenIng . and the bicyclers
kept constantly darting In between the car-
rIage and the curb.
The hater oC cyclists stood Is patiently
as possible for some time , but at last his
stock oC Job's chief virtue ran out and he
declared to his daughter that the next time
tme
a wheelman attempted the trick he would
make him sorry for It. The desired oppor-
tunity was not long In coming and the next
cyclist who assumed to defy the rules ot the
road met with a mishap. As he attempted
to scoot In next the curb the man In the car-
rlago turned hIs here In quickly , ran Into
the man on the wheel tpped him over ,
bruIsed his nose , and shook him up pretty
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generally , besides demolishing the wheel Into
a tolerably thorough wreck
"Now , - you you won't , try that agaIn ! "
shouted the man In the crriage In ghoulish
rrl.ge ghoulsh
glee. Then as the victim ' 'slowlY picked him- '
self up and the dust set ( 80 a's to clear the
atmosphere he W3S re& gn"zed. Horrors !
Rev Leighton Parks ! And hIs ' chastiser was
one of hIs most prominent ( parishioners.
'Good evening , Mr. par\es. \ " xclalmed the
later , lifting his hat _ Ilomely. I. "
Then followed the Ret. Aaron Burr , a
man of Edwards' own pattern , though cast In
a somewhat smaller InteHecht1 misoid says
a wrier In the Century. ' lie Iprecedell Ed-
wards In the presIdency oC/Nassau hal ( afterward -
ward Princeton college ) . won at Stockbrlde
his lovely wife Esther who was young
enough to be hIs own clanghter- and became
the father at that strange compound , the sec-
end Aaron I3urr. OC one of sther's I sisters
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who was so'methlng oC a shrew. 'the following
story Is still told In . Stockbridge : When !
some ad\'enturous lultor of good standing In
he church sough her 11.11 , the theologian
. theolollln
decIsively refuted /o C ntdent In his good
position In this world . and the reason3blenesl
of his ulterior expectatons , thl lover persistently -
sistently urged his pretensions. Finally , discovering -
covering ! that : { r. Edwards' objection' . vas
purely disInterested , and ' \'ee based , not on
his detects , but on the lad"s temDer. he
argue that ' sts . & had experIenced . religion
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as well ash'e , there was no reason to doubt
that they would be imappytdgather. "Ah , "
replied the Ilvlne , "there "are some ptsons
with whom the grace of , God abides that
you can't. "
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"Hosea Bahiotm . the Cather oC Universalism , "
says Nelson Riter of Syracuse ; , "was an old-
faiiioneml man , with a good deal cC real wit.
At one oC our hnportant church meetings I
good lany years ago a young clergyman de.
livened a sermon which he afterward
pompously told his Crlends In the preence ot
Balou , he was only an hour In writing. 'And
how long would It have taken you to write
that sermon ? ' saId the young minister to
llallou . And the reply was : "I don't be-
leve 1 commit ! have written It In all eternity ! '
'Well , now , ' saId the spouting theologian .
nothIng abashed 'what part of the sermon
did you like best 1 There must have been a
little bit oC good In it. ' 'Yes , ' sold ben old
man , thoughtfully , 'the - . text ' was first rate ' "
Mrs. Watts-Why were you not at the
church Thursday night 1
Mrs. Potts-I was out oC the city. . What
was goIng on 1
Mrs. Watts-We celebrate the silver anni-
versary of the boy evangelist's work In the
missionary ! field. Oh , we had a lovely timne .
A clergyman oC the Baptist persuasion ,
holdIng forth In a Texas town . recently commenced -
menced his discourse "
thusly : "My dear
friends , I want to talk to you about tIme Inf-
nIte power oC the Almnigimty lie created a
mighty ocean-and lie created a pebble. He
created the solar system-and lie created the
world-and lie created a graIn oC sand. My
frIends , He created time ! and He created _
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a daisy.
Sims-Dere's anudder one ob dem parabies
Deacon. What eber came ob Lot's wile ?
Cufq-Ah. hirer SIIS , dats baIt Many
Is de man w'at got hluel In trouble Iulrln'
for anodder man's wife
Ylilt iIC'I' NO\ % ' ItENI ) Bit El ) .
The South UM the (11) " Sure IteIon
for I.ucltul ulc HUle 111"11 .
"I have now l\'e In thIs section for over
sIx years and find the climate all that can
be desired. The sol Is good for wheat , oats ,
barley , potatoes corn , tobacco fax , grapes ,
pears , peaches , apples ( erlY ! ) plums , In fact
all small fruits. The p&piethre kind and
sociable We have good schools , churches
and a fine climate . Our Itol\l&dl hibarty Is as
good as elsewhere I dq/li / f ' wish to return
to the north any more al' lo've this clliusate
clmate
for healh and comtort. as 'mave , finer tins-
/ave tm-
ber and good water. Mf drmer place oC
residence was Illinois . My llltcal ? vIews are
republican. I am a carp4pter1by occupation.
The people here do not fhlAere with my
political vIews , as Is so \ . ( I ( supposed In
the north. I hop tima. ! h6 people oC the
north and of time west wilt ome here and
see for themselves . "
themsel\I. ,
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lear what a dairyman 1 about market
gardening lie says : "fmrkt gardening Is
a leading industry . . Another party writes
In regard to his political exWrlce : "Political
Iberty ! all that could bo desired , I have always
voted as I chose without , fe&I , or tremmibling
ani the republican tcke "J lcU " . " An Ohio
man says In regard to tbf1 reioa oC Orchard
10mes : " \'e came from'Oill lIve year ago
and can truly say that we are very much
pleased with the south. I fnd the soil very
productive . and one of the finest climates
In the world , and the very best oC water.
We all have good health . I came here with
catarrh , very bad . but I have never had ( any
trouble with It here. We have good schools
and churches. The people are kind arid
sociable and ready always to give n helping
hand. Wo have fruits of all kinds and raise
all kInds of early vegetables to ship , as we
raise two to three crops a year I II a
splendId country for Itoele. " I you want to
know more about Orchard Homes , I you
want to ne the land yourself , address o e.
' \ ? . Ames General Agent , 1617 Faram St. ,
Omaha , Nebraska . .
Mr. Downey , the royal photographer , when
asked how the queen sat for her latest photo
graph , replied : "Like other folks . When
I had settled her I said 'Would your majesty .
Jesty put on a more f&orable countenance
Bh. said , 'Certainly ' and put It QA. "
TROOPERS I IN A BLIZZARD 1
Frightful Experience of Olvnlrymon In n
Black His Storm ,
HARDSHIPS ENDURED ON A WINTER SCOUT
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IColl'ctunM of n n".h from ne.1 t
Chlll'ncr tu the Hills IUII Ito-
turn , 'went-On YeRr"Io - ,
Nurrosy EIClll ! trout hicmili.
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Dre\et Brigadier General Guy V. henry
supplements the record oC his eperience In
battle oC the Itosebud In 1876 with 1
the bate Iosebud wih an
account oC the terrible hardships endured In
a wlnter's march to the Black hills In 1874.
The paper terms the second ot the Harper's
Weekly series on - the "Adventures oC Amen-
can Army and Navy Omcers. "
The story DC this ride , General Henry
writes , has often been told , but only a piains- j
man knows what It I to face a nortimer I j
Is more dreadful than fire or shipwreck.
When the Ice god turns on his bl7zard anti
drives the thermometer down to 40 degrees j
below zero no human being can live In the
j
open air , and many oC the toughest and
hardiet anhlals succumb to the intense cold. j
Deer have been found huddled together In j
groups of fIve and ten , dead and frozen stiff
j
by a norther , and even wildcats , lynx , buffalo
and Rocky mountain lens have died oC cold I
on the plains. The day before Christnsss , I
1874 , an Indian courier rode Into our camp
near Red Cloud agency , Neb. , bringing orders
from the department commander for troops
to be sent to the Black Hills to remove
mIners who were supposed to be there In
violation oC treaty stipulation. Complaint I
hall been made that the white man was steal-
log the . Indian's gold. Tu penetrate into thl
the Mau\'alses I
unknown country beyolll \
Terres or bad lands , st this season of the I
year was to put on"s ' 11'1 at t the rIsk , not
only oC the cold storms which swept the
country but oC the attacks at hostile Mimmne.
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conjoux Sioux. 1 the proper authority had I
known as well as we oC the character oC the
service required , It Is probable that the order
would never have been Issued ; but It had
come , and It was not ours to question why.
THE START.
The day after Christmas the comland , con-
sistng of troop D , ThIrd cavalry , of which I
was cmptalii . about fifteen men oC the Ninth
Infantry , under LIeutenant Carpenter , with
wagons rations , and forage for thirty days
bIdding adieu to Camiles and friends , started
on our march Into the wildermiess. Camp
Robinson ( now Fort Robinson ) a this tnle
was a mere slicker for Its smal garrison of
enc troop of cavalry and lour companies of
Infantry. I was near lied Cloud alenc )
whose thousauds of Indians were far
Cram friendly , and were liable
to break out at a moment's notice. The
knowledge of all this made our farewell a
sad one and Increased thu drearIness of our
already desolate surroundings. The nnlng I
of the first day's march was compRratl\'ely
mild ; Ice had to bo cut In order to procure I
waler for our animals , some 10 In number , ,
but they , tinder the shelter of a banic with I
and the In their temtts .
blanket covers , 011 men tent.
. The second
with sto\'es. were comtortable.
day's march bouglmt lS to Spotted Tail '
agency or Camp I Sheridan , where we " ere
to obtain our guide un Indian called "Fall-
tog \\'aters. " He , aCer the manner of hIs
race , refused to go , as Ills suggestive name
indicated to hIm that the weather was not
sulnble' for travel Wo succeeied , how-
ever , In 'obtalnlng the services ut one Hay-
10nd. a white man and at one time a soldIer
who Joined us In response to aim Impulse of
his early training. He was also well . acquainted -
quainte .wlh the country and with the rIsks
which we were to. . encommmster. The third day
\e passed on , passing , the alII agency and
camping' White rlver- ; treating that mmight
some of the men for frosted fingers . Con-
tinning ur march , W8 arrived at Woundo :
Knee creek , so called because a Fmcli
trapper had been wounded In the knee by
Indians'.ld ItC to die hero we loft the
Whie rIver. whIch was frozen almost solid ,
and a j'ery ' unusual thIng It was fur this
river to freeze at all and commenced our
march across the Mau\'ahls Terres or bad
lanis. I would be Impossible to properly
de crlbe' this regIon of desolate country. Immense -
moose bald bluffs oC chalky whiteness corm
front ) 'ou. There Is not a signof-vogeta-
ton , except as hero and there a solar ) '
pine tree stands its lonely watch , making by
contrasr the Ilesolaton more wretched , In
summer ' you arc suffocated wIth clouds of
alkali d'ust ; In winter or when the ground
Is wet your wagons sink to their axles. Na-
ture seems to forbid approach A green deposIt -
posIt or strata here and ther" marks what I
suppose : to have once been the bottom of a
lake. Here are found what scientists re-
gard as the richest deposits of bone , backs ot
turte , etc. I may easily , be Imagined ,
howeyer that under the circumstances this
subject did not occupy our thouKhts.
LAND OF DESOLATJON.
This vast region of desolation can be best
comJare to the picture which our imagina-
ton makes oC the "lower regions" wih the
fires extinguished. I Is In fact Dante's
"lnCerno" reproduced. In thIs Inferno ,
camped on the frozen surface oC a lake to
obtain shelter from a howling wInd , with
the thermometer 40 degrees below zero we
spent the New Year's eve of 1874. 'Twas
truly a cheerless place and as we wrapped
ourselves ( Lieutenant Carpenter and m'selt )
In our buffalo robes we felt thankful we had
wood asmh'sheltcr Crom the storm. On this
same place Harney Springs ( mimed after
General homey ) I camped during the PIne
Ridge troubles just sixteen years after the
experience I am now relating. Our next
camp , New Year's lay , was made on the
Cheyenne river and we were thankful for
an abundance of wood Raymond our guide
had said the day before that when we got
to time Cheyenne he would "prospect" a little ,
as ho thought that I there was gold In
the Black hills It would show In
the Cheyenne receiving as I dil l many
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streams from the supposed Edorado , Seeing
him sitting by an alrhole In the ice 1 found
his prospecting consisted In "thawing out"
a couple of frozen fingers. The next day we
crossed a stream supposed to ha\e been fol-
lowel by the miners. We enter11 the hills .
but found no signs oC : trail . so we started
bacle on tie homeward march I was afterward .
ward ascertained that the miners had en-
toned the his west of us. These same
mIners were brought out of time his In the
spring oC the year In an almost starving
condition . The Back His are so called ,
not because of theIr color but oC the contrast
oC color green or brown with that DC time '
chalky whiteness of the Mauvalses Terres .
TiE RETURN
Nothing oC particular Importance occurred
on our return march eXCelJt the Intense cold
ranging from twenty to forty degrees below
zero Fortunately the little wind we had
was at our backs and when once In camp
we could make ourselves and our animals
comtortahle. The delay In pitching mind
striking tents or In preparing antI brealehlK
camp was the most disagreeable part oC the
marciu The ground was so hard that dl'lv-
log a tent.pin which had to be iron . was
almost Impossible , and the removal .C . It was
so difficult that we often had to tie our
tent ropes to trees or bU8he All food l was
frozen sold and had to be thawed out be.
taro cooking , bits had to be warmed bfCre
placIng In the mouths oC the horses and
any teamster who touched a trace chain Dr
Iron part with bare hands would quickly
drop It or be blistered We hal to abandon
some wagons owing to ball roads but lS we
were nearing the end of our journey our
loads were as light as our hearts On time
last daY'1 march we broke camp early In
the morning In gay spirits , as we thought
that eVening would bring us to Camp Hob.
Inlon and the end oC our two week msreh
oC 300 miles , useless as It had been , with its
hardships and sufferings. But , alas ! SUI..et .
oC that memorable day toll a dierent tale.
At 7 a. m. . an hour out of camp , a strong
piercing wind arose , a norther , cutting l1o
a razor. I we could have found Iheler , I
would have been he part oC wlsdo' to
camp , but there was no shelter to be found . )
and a return to our old camp was out of the
question , as our wagons had followed the
road while we had taken a trail. Indeed
the chance thst they could be quickly found ,
IC at all , was very Ilght and the search
could not have been made wIthout risking
the lives of the searching party. So to push
on was our only altermiative . The cold was
so intense that It was impossible to ride
Dhmountng , we led our horses . and they
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Value of Orchard Homes
I CORROBORATIVE TESTIMONY. I .
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STATE OF IUSSISSIPPI .
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OFFICE m'
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p Searetar ! of State. ,
p GEO , M , GOVAN , Socrotnry of State . ,
p , , I . .TAOKSO , Miss. , July O , lS\ . ,
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p 10 : GWIG W. AmS , 0 ulhn , ! ' cl.-Denl Sir : I Im n native ,
p ? ilimsissippimtn , 1111 having resided In the state 11 my life , nm thoroughly - ,
ughly ncqnniltci11 \ thin clmnenctet' of its lands .
Our Clruel's , until the host tew 'unr , 111\0 given their entire tmo ;
! nod energies to the cultivation ot colon . to the exclusion . oC nil ethel
crops . 'j'he lo\ prices receive I for lint ( IH'ollc for Iso past . h\o .
'ell ! hnvl cmitietl thel . to cii tinge their mIle or flnnlnl I ' diversi- .
t Icnton , Eoulthll thnt wns unthought of ten years tigo . .
'l'hego . eforts hn"e bl' ' 0\l ni expecnton 11lUOIRtt'ntel the adapt-
I nbll 01 the ( cllnte 111801 to the successful cnlh'lton or nil kituds .
or fruit and ' ' ' .
I CI'llt Illllgltnblcs. .
I I . 11 Cnllhu' wih the InUls you have . for smile and 10 helch . ' give
I r 1 UHlllllcl elllol'gement to Its fertility and l\lnltlblt to time t
I success fil cultivation of nil klnl ! of fruits antI \Jctlhlcs IS well n8
. to the other CI'OllS , that l'nl lw gt'own nn3'where In the United Stntes .
Yotit's truly . ,
. J YOUl .
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GEO. M. GOYAN
t Secretary ot Stl . . .
. The Road to Wealth tends through .
t the Sou tI.
e GEO. W. AMES , General Agent , t
t 1617 Fm'nut1 St. , Otuu , Neb. j .
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w'IL c Rockers Chairs Odd 2. 00
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511 I- , and up ,
vrt1i double
II 13 Ii the price
asked.
FOR PAnLOR. '
This comprises "cverything cOlcicva-
hlc in artistic ana durable furniture.
Dewey & Stone Furiu re Co.
1115-1117 FARNA I SL ESTABLSHED 1864
SPECIAL SALE
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I'4 YOUNG CUBAN PARROTS
awv _ ! . PEItI"ECThY TAME , IllAuJTmFtlh LOOKERS
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IEJWI CT.
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sYq. ' and SS'AItItANTEI U ' 1'AIIUItS.
Only $5 Each.
° 'y Geister's Bird Store
, 103 N 1611 St."Janhs ;
TRY
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! XACTSIZE PERFEClJ
TIE MERCAN rLE IS THE FAVORITE TEN CENT CG.\R \
F4 sale by all First Cass Dealers MnnuCnchn'et by the
F. R. RICE MERCANTILE CICAR CO. ,
Factory No. 30J , St Lonls , ' Mo .
poor brutes , In their suferings , struggled to I
escape from their riders , who In their frozen '
condition had trouble to prevent them.
conditon
LOST AND BLINDED.
Our trail was lost or obliterated by the
snow : our eyes were absolutely sightless
[ rom the constant pelting oC the frozen par-
tides. And thus we struggled on. A clump
oC trees or a bill for a shelter from the kill-
log and life-sapping wind would have Indeed ,
been a sweet haven. With frozen hands' ' '
antI faces , men becomlnl weaker and weaker
many bleeding from the nose and the ears
the weakest lying down and refusing to
move , a precursor oC death : with them the
painful stinging bite of the frost had been
!
succeeded by the more sold freezing which
drives the blood rapidlY to the center and
prodnces that warm , delightful , dreamy sen-
sation . the forerunner DC danger and death.
saton.
They had to be threatened and strapped to
their saddles , for If they were lett behind
death would follow . and an omcer's duty Is
to save his men Ours now was a struggle
for life : to hal was to freeze to death . to
advance our only hope , as Red Cloud could
not be Car away , amid some of us might be
able frozen to limbs. reach camp with life , - though wih
Weakened till we could no longer walk , In
ti
desperation the command "mount" was
gl\'en. Stiffened antI frozen we climbed Into
our saddles. 'orward , galop I" and we all
knew this was a race for life We wpre pow-
erless. DraIn nor eye could no longer help
us. The instinct oC our horses would alone
save those who could hold out. So emi we
rushed , life and home In front of lS , death
behind. Suddenly turning the curve oC a hi ,
wo came upon a ranch Inhable1 by a whie
man and hIs squaw and we were saved.lal the
sun burst forth with the heat of summer
our surprIse and joy could not have been
greater than they were , to thus find thIs
place of refuge and safety In the wilderness ,
and to be saved from the jaws oC death by a
"squaw ranch ! " I have since passed this
ranch and nothing has ever awakened
stronger feelings oC gratitude than the sight
oC that hovel The horses were put In the
corral Those that were 'running wild with
their powerless rider were caught. Men
were put under shelter and the process oC
thawing out frozen parts commenced , wIth
Its attendant pain and suffering .
THAWING OUT.
Every officer and man was frozen : some
suffered more than others : and to this day
many are still stiffening Cram the elects of
this march by the los oC menmbers. Even
where there I no physical disablly freezing
leaves a nervous prostration from which one
never recovers . We Coull ourselves about
fifteen miles from our post , and BO great was
the cold that we could not persuade an
Indian to carry a message to Red Cloud , ask-
log that wagons anti ambulances be sent to
our assistance. The next day we received
medical attention and the helpless were
carried to the post. There could not have
been a greater contralt between our Ile-
parture and return Entering my own
quarters , I was not recogmmized , owIng to my
black and swollen Cace. All my fingers were
frozen to their second Joints ; the leah
sloughed off , exposing th . ) bones Other
lesh gradually grew afterward , except on
onp finger , the first Joint of whIch hall to be
amputated , while the joints of my left hand
are to this day 10 stiffened by freezing and
extraneous deposits that I am unabl , t
benil or close my fingers. The above narra-
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IJOCTOR
Soarles&Searles :
SPECIALISTS.
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LADIES Klvon careful
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WEAK MEN ( VlrAUTY WEAK ) .
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plication to business or study. severe nmclitaj
strain or grief SEXUAL EXCESSICI1 11 i
middle life or mom the effects oC youtfrmu
foihle . all yield readily to our new teat.
ment for loss oC vital power
WRITE Your troubles I out of the city .
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DRIGINAl AND ONLY GENUINE REMEDY.
Discovered In 18G8. "TIIERiAKI" Book Free .
Office 312 , 78 Monroe Street ,
5,0. DRAWlS In. CHICAGO , ILL
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tve shows what other omcers and soldIers
In the past have hall to ulllerlo on the
plains In time performance of duty , and not a
wInter but has had Its maImed and suftlnc
victms , who have borne their share In this
bate of civilization , rendering vIctory pos-
slhle through the protection oC settlers , time
bllhlng and extension ot railroads and the
peopling oC the "Great . 1Vest. "
A Shun ' 1.11''r.
Harper'l Rotund Table ; A gentleman once
asked a lawyer what he would do provIded
ho had loaned a man , GOO antI time man
left the country without sending any ae
knowiedgimments . "
" \'imy , that's simple ; just write him to
send an acknowledgment of the G.OOO you
lent him , and ! he will doubters reply stating
It was olly $500. , That will lurce for a ro-
celpt , and you can proceed against him It
necessary. " .
A new national organization , composed 01
unskied walkers In the glass Industry was
formed .t l'ltltur/lalt we k . , .
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