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Th1'1l11l1j Story of the Early Settlers of Pearl Inlet r. ,
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( 'pfrlght ' , 1647 I , by Maurice Thom on , )
At I.ogtown , which Is a lumbering station
of Importlnco : not tar from I'earllngton , on
Pearl river , In IISlsslppl , I was told that
years ago a band at robbers , controlled by 11
desperate man , one ot John A. Murrell's suc-
ceOlors , named Copeland < 1 , Infested the country
round about , committing all sorts of terrlblo
crimes and openly defying the officers ot the
law. This put me 011 the track for neW
j material for my sketches of early lire In the
i Pearl river country , and dllllont InqulI'y rewarded -
warded me with some very romantic and
thrilling Incidents illustrative of what the
advance guard at American pioneers experl-
encClI In u region of a country which h still
almost primitive after all our years of pro-
gress.
When our great civil war ended there was
no railroad In southern Mlaslssippl and the
condition which prevailed < 1 fifty years earlier
over a large part at the Pearl river country
fltlll existed , with the added < 1 < confusion and
distress brought about hy four years of lawlessness -
Icnneu and the natural demoralization < con-
sequent to war. Peace was declared ; but
there' was no peace In the regIon between
Honey Island and < 1 the Alabama line , Cope-
land and hIs gang for , a long time terrorized
the whole population , black ! and white , Creole
and American , Indian ) ( and Dago No man
dared let It be known that he had money .
j At this lime two boys half brothers by the
name of havre , the elder < called Pierre , the
younger Alphonse , were In a boat In a bayou
or creek fishing for "green trout , " as the
native ! ! " Ileslgnate < 1 bass , when they saw lIames
Issuing tram the roof of their home whIch
was about a mile away across a marsh Tao
house ! was a humble one , built of pine hoards ;
but It contaIned a few thIngs or value , and
underneath < Its floor at a certain place was
burled , an earthen pot containing several
hundred < dollars In sliver money which the
family had been hoarding for years
As soon as the boys saw the fire they
rowed for dear life , until they reached a
lan < 1lng place , whence , without delay , they
ran to the house , only to find It already burnt
to coals and < 1 ashes What had caused the
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made n slight miscalculation as to the exact
spot , and ao hall a deal of extra digging , ) ( to
do , but In IZas 1 than an hour they reached
the pot and < 1 drew It forth from its gra\'e.
At this time Pierre was ' digging and It
chanced that AlphonsQ , uh ' the very Instant
thin treasure was uncoveredl saw one of the
robbers thrust his mead over a clump of
undergrowth / ; some torty'Yi\r away .
" .t man ! " he cried Inbls brother's ear
" 110 sees us. "
Pierre looked when Alphonse pointed . and
saw four heads < Insteall.of one , four dark
and excited faces , four "alrp of greedy < eyes ,
gazing over the busliesA ; moment was
limo enough to dlsclose'thewhole situation
to Pierre's quick ! Crri'JtG mime ! ! and his first
clear thought was tdjat I ( r must meet the
emergency with llrompU llon It I was no
part of his nature to consider n fight lost
before It was ended , such less before It be-
gan 'r"
Alphon was scared , l' and trembling from
head 10 foot his eyes as round as a dollar < ,
his hair fairly lifting his hat
A moment later the tour men broke
through the bushes and came running to-
walll the boys It was time to act , and
Pierre acted
lie seized < 1 the little pot oC sliver and sprang
to his feet
"Come on , Alphonsel ! Run ! Follow mel"
And away he went as hard as he could run
Alphonse was at his heels ; their feet twinkled
under < them , and what was coming behind
them gave their lithe limbs double enl'rgy.
Naturally enough , the robbers stopped to
look about for a minute at the place where
the pot had < 1 been hug ( up 10 see If perchance
the boys had left the money. Then on they
came nut they hal , gIven the boys a good
start , which had < 1 been of great adrantage
One of the men fired a pistol and yelled ,
"HaIU" ! another hanged < away with a Winchester -
chester rille A ball from the latter sang
close to Alphonse's ear , just , as he followed
Pierre Into a wildly tangled piece of forest ,
where the undergrowth was halt reeds , half
swamp [ bushes '
It was : more a matter of'aecident < than of
choice that the boyss : ; , reached this dense part
of the wood < 1 , and they found great dlllleuHy /
\ In enterIng , so matted was the rank growth.
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THE MEN WERE CLOSE BEHIND THEM , SHOOTING AS THEY RAN.
conflagration ? This was a mystery to them ,
for not a spark at fire hall been left on tide
hearth They stood there gaping stupidly
and gazing In silent dhtress. What made the
matter most disheartening to them was the
guilty recollection that their father and
mother , on leaving home that morning with a
wagon load ot potatoes for a distant town , to
be gone two days or more , hall particularly
charged them not to go away from the
house at any time during , the parental ab-
sence and they had disobeyed , with this
disastrous result. Residence , outhouse , everything -
erything gone to ashes ; not so much as a
sheller or a bite to eat left.
4 PIerre and Alphonse Favre were 13 and 17
years old , respectively swarthy creoles of
mixed bleed , brave as boys could bei ; but their
hearts sank nt sight of this destruction , as
well they might The nearest neIghbor lived
twelve miles away , 00 there was no one to
advLse with or turn to for help. Nor did they
dare leave the spot , remembering that the
little treasure of sliver lay burled under < those
hot ceals. All that they could do for a long
time was : to saunter or stand around < 1. with
their hands In ' theIr pockets , gazing dolefully ,
at the slowly dying fire. It would be twenty-
four hours to await yet before their parents
could return ; meantime , what were they \p \
tat ? This Iluestion could have been very
easily answered but for a sIngle tact. AI-
: hough theIr gUlls were safe enough back yon-
der In the boai. whNe In their haste to reach
the burning house , they had left them , not a
charge at powder remained In their powder
barns. The last shot hull been fired at a
duel / ( , which Pierre had seen while tlshlng.
A small amount of ammunition hall been left
In the house , but at course , It was now gone.
Pierre was first to speal
. 'Veil , " said he "we'll have to walt and
watch here till " the fire goes out , and then dig
up the money and go to somebol1y's house "
Alphonse assented to this ; It seemed the
only thing to do ; so while one of them ro-
malned on , guard the other went to brIng the
guns and fielding tackle from the boat
They had not very long to walt for the fire
10 burn out , the pIne boards were dry and
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They saw flames Issuing from the root oC their
house
rich with turpenltne. A little after noon they
began ! sweepIng away the ashes tram a certaIn
pot ; with a brush of Illne boughs and soon
were ready to dig up their tather's burled
IllOney.
Now all this time four men were hidden < lit
the woods' edge hard by watching them narrowly -
rawly and with no little Impatience. These
'rere the robbers who had set tire to the
house , cunningly calculating that the first i
thing the boys would do when tide fire went
put would be to tug < up the money It wIn , In.
dec < 1 , a line piece of vlllaLnous strategy , for
the outlaws knew that the Fllvres hall burled
' the money ; how they found It out I deuld c not
learn , and they knew as . well tha\ \ nQ threats
tortures , nor anything short of wily strategy -
egy would ever force a disclosure of the trellS-
ure'a hiding place tram anyone of the family .
Doubtless the four heartless wretches
chuckled grimly enough when , after long
Waiting , they saw the boys sweep away the
ashes and begin to dIg with an old IIX trolll
which the handle bad been burned Their
plan had worked to perfection ; all they lied l
to dO was to lie there In the shady edge of
the wood , awoke their pipes and walt till
the money was found , then go and take it .
All unsuspecting , the boys delved away ,
akin turns Ilt the IX. It seems bat they
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The men were close behind them , shooting I
as they ran , and yelling forth all manner of
dire threats and Imprecations. Alphonse got
himself caught In a tangle at weeds ahd
vines. Pierre tell down and splll part of
the money but they wIggled out at the 111111-
culty Just In time to elude < their purRuers
They escaped < 1 , indeed , and , after great suffering -
terlng , found their way to the house oC a
trlend. PIerre hellIon to the pot , hut at
the end at the terrible run there was scarcely !
half ot the money left In ) It. The robbers
did not get so much as a single dollar , and
by diligent search ' the Favres
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what they had lost A year later Copeland
and hIs gang were brought to justice
'ACA'l'IOX In r.I's.
1101'\ ' to Amuse Yeualrslers Uurllll ;
Idle SUlilIllt'r ] lays .
After the novelty at vacation has worn
somewhat away the children < often begin to
find thaI the days are long and It Is hard to
fill them As a consequence , they become
restless and want to go here and there It
Is well for them and for the mother , too , It
something can be devised to entertain them
In theIr own yards.
Among the things which all children enjoy
III a tent or plaYhouse. It there Is 110 one
\ to put up the frame for a square playhouse 01
firm stick or pole nailer riven upright Into
the ground , anolher nallelT to the house and
the upper part ot the upright piece anti 1 a
couple of breadths < of canvas ticking or heavy
unbleached muslin stretched over the horl-
zontal piece and staked down to the ground I
upon either side < . This will make a very
satisfactory tent , and be I
can used for playing }
house , tea party , store , Indian < , and any nurn
her of sImilar games
Swings and hammocks are the usual
property ot children , hut "teeters" are not
so cOlllmon , and < 1 they "are lots of tun. " A
short upright post with n large Iron spike
driven Into It , makes a safe foundation for
one Bore a large hole In the middle < ot the
plank ot the teeter anti pat . ) it over the spike ,
In this way the board ts kept from slipping
or tailing , , But It n regulation teeter can
not be made < , at least provide a soap box and
a planl
Boys who are large enough should be
provided ! with boards , nails and hammer ,
and . as they learn to use these , with other
tools as well. The tools will not only amuse
them and occupy much of theIr spare time ,
hut will also prove 11 source of much useful
Instruction.
AMATEUR LAUNDRESSES
On a warm day \ot \ the clllldren dress In
old clothes , which welting will not Injure ,
and have \ a tub at water In a shady corner of
the yanl. Perhaps you little Imagine the
amount ot fun they will have with It. The !
girls can have their small dolts go swimming ,
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bathing and boating but they must not use
their Jointed dolls or' ' those that are glued ,
as their constitutions wIll not admit at this
treatment. The boys can construct boats
to sail , and they will probably think ot a
dozen other things hilt we "grown - nps"
never would , ! , At all ) ' "h\te , they will be
sure to enjoy It thoroukhly .
A small tot who was debarred some at the
fun that the older Ones : engaged In was
kept happy for more than an hour with a
basin at water and n piece of macaroni , although -
though straw woulll 110 as well as the ( lat-
ter lIe blew through Ule macaroni into the I
water , which bubbled and balled , and was I
such tun. , , ,
A shower bath with the hose may Occa-
sionally be given the children ot one's own
household < 1 , In the back yard and I guarantee
! It you Jake charge at the hose that you will
enjoy It as well as the children. One caution
should be given , ho\\'e\'er. Do not allow
them to take the full plllY at the water near
the nozzle , as the force Is 80 great as to
cause serious Injury It often repeated
INEXPENSIVE AIIIUSEMENTS.
A croquet set will provide the children
with many houra' enjoyment and n set ot
jopr ( bane \ mayy be ball for about . liQ cellls ,
' An uprlghl stake about eighteen Inches
above the ground may be driven Into the
lawn for a game of nJlllf foss Provide rings
of various sizes and \\'Inlt ' ' thelll with bright
colors of cloth The rlngs will throw best It
made of idea ? ) ' Iron i'ltbut wooden rings
will 110. The smaller the Also ; of the ring
the higher number it I , cQunts when thrown
over the slake
A similar game la played with bean bags
Have a board wltq ( i' square hole 11tbo !
center , anlt let It ) pl\l\'HI\ the \ farther end
raised about a too . .trpmlje \ ; ground About
hair a dozen bag . ( sbo I o 10Qltl1. nllad [ .
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with beans and each player In turn sees
how many bags he can throw through the
hole
hole.Perhaps
Perhaps the few suggestions given may
prove useful and may help to suggest other
plans to the mothers who sometimes are I
driven to wonder It vacation Is as great
delight as It Is supposed to be.
It Is of especial Importance that each child
shall be given some task which Is his to do
every day. A helpful useful occupation , reg-
ularly engaged In , will lay the foundation for
habits ot Industry and usefulness , and will ,
besides prove much better for the child than
an unbroken round of frolic and play.
l'Il.\'l"l'Ig Ul" ' 'rllC YOUXGSTNItS.
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They were Omaha tots two girls and a
boy , all under 5. engaged In a controversy
about housekeeping. "I'll ' be mamma. ' cx-
claimed the elder girl , "Well , I won't play
baby " chimed In number two , " 1'11 be papa , "
"No , you dasn't , " promptly shouted the
boy : "you can't be papa , 'cause you Qln't !
wear pants ! "
A proud papa , not many hundred miles
from he t center of Syracuse , Is boasting of
the alleged brightness at his lO-year-oltl son.
The salll IO-year-old , relates the Syracuse
Post , was looking over a newspaper the
other day , not forgetting to take In the advertisements -
\'ertleements. "Papa , " be said , "I thought
that Job and Lot were two different people ? "
"Why , they were , my Bon , " was the proud
tutber's answer. "Well " tills newspaper Ie
off its base then ; ' said 1108 ot the tell years.
"I.ook here ] II says 'Job I.ot' at the head of
this advertisement Who's he , then ? "
Father ( coming unexpectedly upon the
ene-Ahl ) Just 1\1 I thouShll 111 swimming -
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ming on Sunday. , ,
Buy ( putting all II bold tronl-I ) fell In ,
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Father ( angrlly-Don't ) lie to mel You've
got your clothes ort.
Doy-Well , you wouldn't want mo to fall
In this mUddy water with my Sunday clothes
on , would you 1
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Johnny and Jennie were Quarreling and
Jennie began to CT7.
"Ob , " said Johnny , "don't cry. I'll take
back all the meta things I've said. '
"Xes , 1.oll'H tw 'elu badly" sobbed ( the
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girl "so you can have 'cm ready to use !
over again. "
"WIlIle , Mrs Dawson tells me that you behaved -
hayed very nicely at the luncheon at , lIl.'r
house yesterda Why can't you 110 It when
you're at home ? " "Because , mamma It I be-
haved badly there , Mrs : Dawson would send
tee home ( , but you haven't any place to send < 1
me , "
Uncle John-nobby , what would you like
to be when you are a man ?
Bobby-A minister ; because they only have
to work on Sundays .
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First Little Girl-Would you rather have a
bear or a tiger cat you up ? The Othl'r-Ughl !
I dOll't know What would you rather ?
"Why , a bear , 'cause he'd hug you to death. "
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Dobby- Iamma. where Is dreamland : ?
Mamma-I don'l know , my son. Why do
you ask ?
Dobby-I dreamed last nIght I had II bicycle
there ; I want to go and get It
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A strange little boy who'd been to school ,
And wan up to all sorts of tricks ,
Dlpeovered that nine , when upside down ,
World paNt for the t1l/lre / six.
80 , when asked his age ! liy II kind , old dame ,
The eOlllleal youngster said :
"I'm nine when I stand ! on my feet like this ,
But six when 1 status on my head. "
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Burlesque Uhlu't , pease Couldoelr .
During the torty-flve years In whIch Mr.
Couldock has acted In I this country he bas
played In the mlunlel ) at all the great
American stars , says the New York Sun
Ills work as Dunstan Kirk In "Hazel Klrke"
will } always be considered hie moat famous
role , for tfne I reasoll'tllal ' II has been bur-
leagued so admirably by OeGrgB Howard In
"Adonis " When 'Adonis" was at the
height of its success , , at the Bijou , Howard
wu Introduced to Ml'f Couldock lie at
once began to apologize for having taken
such liberties with his performance
"They pay you for It'j don't they ? " asked
Mr. Couldoek grulfty.
"Ob , yes , they pay me all right"
"Very well , then ; ' m'lled ' the old actor
" As long II they pay YOU keep 01luaklng
pU,1UUCh fun ot'me ' IUI you plouo. ; "
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Frank r. . Stanton In 'flmes-Uerali1 ,
'rhere's n day that Is dawning omewhero
for you
( Be wary , bays ! De wary ! )
When the mother-In-law , to be called "the
new"
Will take the stand ( and she'll keep It ,
too f )
And strut ! In bloomers of crimson hue
( De wary , boys ! Dc' ' wary I )
Thero's a day that Is lIawnlng-we . see Itt
light
( ne wnry uO't1 Be wnryl ! )
When the mQther-ln-laIV ot limo new stamp
bright ,
Shall rise In majesty clothed In might ,
And speed her . htcyce ( out of sight.
( Be wary , boys ! Be wary ! )
The day Is coming and soon will dawn
( Be wary boys ! De wary ! )
When the mother-In-law with the bloomers -
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Will pity her namesakes dead . and gone
And hold high carnival. Good-by ,
John !
( Do wary , boys ) De wary ! )
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A 'l'gHHOll OU'I' \\'ES'l' .
Huuntn'clt'H Ht'curll as I'ucillcr of 111111
aid , Ulllt Bears
Theodore Roosevelt , the police cOlllmle-
stoner ; who Is Just now causing so much com-
motIon In New York by making saloon keepers
obey the Sunday < closing law and by playing
Harold Alrucbld among sleepy or negligent
policemen , Is well and favorably known on
many cattle ranges In the west. Three qualities -
ties which he displayed out there endeared
him 10 the heart of the plainsman-hie pluck ,
his horsemanship and his ability to shoot
straight and quick. Ask tbo first Dakota or
Montana cattleman you meet out at the
stock yards for his opinion of Mr Roosevelt
and the chances are ho will reel you art half
a dozen stories of , the younl New Yorker'
nerve and prowess. One of these visitors
tram Montana was allllng In a hotel the other
evening , lays the Chicago TImes-Herald. when
lame one happened to mention the big figure
Roosevelt was cutting just at present tn New
York mUlllclpal affairs The Montana man
said :
"Some ot the new&papen , I see , are having
fun with n.to.dQlD ltaseyelte f1RQCIAII1. _
the east. They on't know him down there
as well as we at the west or they would < 1
change theh.1tune. : You can hear of blm nil
through the cattle ranges at the Dakotas.
lie lm ' fame there for absolute tearlesness.
lie has facet and killed more grizzly bears ,
for one thing , than any two men who ever
lived , and < 1 a man who enters Into a personal
controversy with u grizzly , however well
organized < 1 he may be for the Interview , must
have his nerve with him , Then the ranches
out where Roosevelt circulated have never
been able to produce 11 broncho which he
dare not ride. The wlider < and more furious
the animal the more smilingly and Ingenu-
ously ready was Roosevelt to mount him.
And on these bronchos as well as on the bear
occasions It ) was noticed < 1 that he allowed those
white teeth of his just asIe does on police
occasions and about \'hllh : the New York
papers feel such wondrous glee
"Aside tram combats with bears and con-
tests with bronehos , Roosevelt has unhesi-
tatingly made valorous battle with throe or
tour bard characters whose trails be
crossed In his western rambles. One char-
acter wino was regarded desperate and
who did business under the nom de guerre !
at Long lIe , once helped ) himself 10 a glass
ot whisky which Hoosevell had poured out
rke evidently < relied on his length , his elx-
shoolers and his evil frame to make good
his Insolence lie ( expected Roosevelt would
submit tamely or pass It oct as a joke lie (
was m\tllaken. \ Roosevelt In an instant ball
hold ot him IIIe n tiger , and : before lIe hud
gotten the whisky or anything else that hp
might bout at hc was thrown into the middle -
die of the street liven I theu he dId not have
peace , for Hoosevell was after him like a
landslide and bad thrashed him lame and
black and blue before he war five minutes
older The stranger tben returned to the
saloon perfectly calm , idle white teeth making -
Ing their usual .hlbillon. Nor was Lang
Ike's scalp his only trophy The annals of
the northwest show Qlme ( s. Today he la
famous through the whole upper Missouri
and Yellowstone country 88 a man utterly
game , and you would not bo able to find a
character 80 reckless at his own safety In
that region that wouht for slight cause pull
on troublll with Theodore Hoosevell In
the words of one tmu came In collision with
him , 'Ue'l as clea ilihO 'litrl\.ln \ game II a griz-
zly , and It there d an t'llve thing on earth
)10'1 IIfrllld gt _ I'd 11JW(11 sea Its brand and
learn lis range I'd want to keep away from : !
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It.
When Roosevelt first made his appearance
out west his get-up provoked a. good deal
of sarcastic comment among , men who hall
lived ( hero for any length ot time , The
New Yorker costumed hlmsplt a good 1 ded
according < to the school boy's notion of the
Indian fighter The hardened trontlersmla
was Inclined to resent this somewhat theat : !
real Importation and was not slow to express
press dlssatlstactton. Roosevelt was. regarde ,
as "a - tool tenderfoot , " " 'whose notion
of western makeup were based on clos < < j
study < at Beadle' library The teal cowpuncher -
puncher knew no such gaudiness ; , Eeldom }
I owned .10. Ivory-handled slxshoolJr and
probably never sat for his picture with
Winchester "at the make - rcady . " Defers
the newcomer had been long among them'
however , the tronttersnlen learned to reepcc ,
him , and overlooked his fondness for dress , , . -
Ing himself In such fancy style Tbls
change of opinion was IJI'cclpltate' wheq
Roosevelt killed his first or many grizzlies'
and , was rockrootel on one occasion when o
rustier sent the New Yorker word that h.
meant to shoot him on slglmt The caster
man at once rod Into the rustler's camp tll
hull < out why he wall to be ehot The rustles
did not like the looks of the visitor and In. .
stead of making the expected Hun play asked
him what be would have to drink 1I00se.
veil took "tho same" and ! took It ! straight
and from that time on was one ot the te
man In the wesll who could 1 < 1 dress like !
tenderfoot , and bo taken for a "sure goo
boy. " He coulll shoot II little better than
cowboy he had better muscles and tewol !
vices than most at thorn He had belteq
teeth , above all lie could live on "IOU ;
belly" without complaining and get IIlonll x'
without riding fifty miles for liquor. nd
was a pretty good cow puncher , even If het '
did own the COWl he punched , and even II
he dill lose money at the game ,
.
Compulsory 19arrllon . ,
Puck : "The people here appear 10 tiki
life very easy , " remarked a northef p ma'd
Who was sojourning In Arkansas ' Nobody , Jt (
seems to have any work to do II them II
mingle busy man In the entire community
"Law < 1. yeel" replied the native whom buy
addressed < . 1'bar'a a feller over tn tb. l
other side < of town that' got nit rheum
a Waterbury watch " e
w.h49 t1.1 tt& . w .