THE OMAHA DAILY BER : SUNDAY , JANUATIY 5 , 1896. 1ft 1
THE POET SCOUT OF THE WEST
Stirring Incidents In the Oivreer of 0ptain
Jack Crawford.
FROM THE ARMY TO THE MINES
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iniin nnil Author.
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* There nro scores of men In tlio west who
liave figured at dlmo novel heroes , with
more ors of wild nrnl woolly fact as the
bnMs for the blood and thunder fiction , but ,
not excepting Major North , rr "Buffalo Hill,1
"Texas Jack , " or "Wild 1)111 , " therj Is not n
man olive or dead of all the fuzzy west
wlu > possesses or possessed the elements of a
frontier hero in such prolific perfection ns
John W. Crawford , known on the frontier as
"Cnptaln Jaclt , the I'oct Scout. "
Nevertheless Crawford Is rarely mentioned
in tlm conditional gutter snipe literature of
the day and the feeders of the trash mills
lv Jiave a healthy horror of the righteous wrath
II that would bo Invoked should any of them
I * laro to drag him Into their slimy sheets.
Captain Jack Is rally a great man and
lience la a good man , and utterly despises
Ulinc novel heroism and Us authors.
A long-haired plainsman who Is wlrl to
ba 111 * handeomest jnnn In the world , ono
who is brilliant In many ways and well known
on both sides of the Atlantic as a mah'nlllccnt
type of ths "Knights of the Border , " re
cently took possession of a big taloon and
employed a host of cowboys In pouring out
/rca liquor and drumming the town for
drinkers.
Other men of the would-be wild type have
gone still farther and made drink compul
sory ; hut Captain Crawford uses no liquor.
and thcia motliods fur acquiring and retain
ing fame , although very potent with an ox-
coodlngly numerous and noisy class , are sim
ply abhorrent to him.
The chief of scouts Is now on the Journado
del Miterto , the gre.it plain of New Msxlco ,
whiro ho has herdp of cattle and horses , but
noon bo will be In Omaha , and will (111 ( sev
eral engagements In Nebraska , for be It
known that there la , I think , no initial for
"Captain Jack" as n monologue entertainer ,
iwlth his poems and Bongs for a ground
work nnd thu campllrc and trail for hlii
subject.
It Is not a lecture , but a bouqun of wit ,
wisdom and song. The revolver speaks , and
the Winchester plays a part. Now , there
ore tears In your eyes , for the pathos of
the speaker reaches the depths ; but a moment -
mont later you are convulsed with laughter ,
Next your hair Is on end , and you -wonder If
n battle Is on , and yet It Is only -one man. a
real buckskin scout , that has opened lire ,
with no sanguinary Intent , however.
And so two hours pauses' , mid you reluc
tantly nnd yourself on the street , hunting for
adjectives strong enough to express your ap
preciation.
It Is not the words of the man , nor hla Il
lustrations that aroimj universal Interest ,
but It Is the man himself. Hla methods arc
unique nnd his language la eloquent ; but It
la the flro of genius In his eyes , the pjrfectly
Infections musical laugh , the kaleidoscopic
face , and wltlml a jolly off-hand way that wins
every heart and makes every ono happy and
at homo.
Wo hear a great deal about personal mag-
netlsm , that power which Is Incomprehensible ;
and hero Is the most magnetic man the writer
ever met. Ills leonine curls , now frosted by
fifty winters , hang low upon herculean shoulders -
dors , and In every movement he evinces a
( symmetry of form that Is only possible with
one wboao life has been such that supreme
[ > V , A physical culture was the result.
FIRST JOURNALISTIC EXPERIENCE.
l I first saw Jack when he was In the depths
iL of misfortune. Friendless nnd alone , ho was
) ' \ then In Omaha for the first time , and the
'i rk"\ w"1 ' y ° unB town wanted money and plenty
ii1 ° ' " 'or very Bcant > ' accommodations , and
Jack had not a dollar.
The Omaha Be ? was then a new claimant
for popular attention , nnd It got It , In cur es
from the rings and corporations , which then ,
as now , were openly or covertly fighting It.
Nebraska was then an Important part of Jay
Gould's domain , and The Dee had risen In re-
bclllcn against that , conscienceless despot.
Jloney had failed to buy , the torch and the
bludgeon had failed to cow Its editor ; but
caution had become n necessity.
A pleca of Bee property on which much
depended was placed In charge of this young
stranger Crawford. One night ho shot a
man who was Intent on a dastardly deed , and
ino trail or mnou waa traced ror some dis
tance , but the wounded vandal escaped ,
being aided by confederates. A crowd of
drunkn bullies , who were splintering a police
man's club over the head of Its owner , ran
like sheep when Jack swung1 a revolver In
their fnceo , accompanied by a clap of thunder
from liU lungs. Aided by Mr. Andrew Rosewater -
water , Ilev. T. II. Tibbies , Dr. Jerome Ilertr-
man and the writer , all still living , Craw
ford hold at bay one of the largest and most
turbulent mobs that ever assembled In
Omaha. Mr. Edward Flosewater , the own ref
of The Heo , had learned to esteem this fear
less man , and having discovered that hewaa
ns powerful with a pen ns when he wielded
a revolver , ho outfitted him at considerable
expense and sent him to the- Black Hills as
correspondent for The Bee.
It was about this time that Jack gave mo
the story of his life , but this being more
than twenty years ago , I cannot now recall the
entire narrative. Captain Crawford Is a
truthful man , and If there are inaccuracies In
the following and some there will b ? no
doubt my faulty memory Is alone respon-
ilble.
"I was born , " said Jack , "In Pottsvllle , a
town In the coal mining region of Pennsyl
vania. I am of Scotch-Irish parentage.
When the war broke out my father ami
eld-r brothers went to the front. Ono of the
latter was killed and then I took his place.
Jly regiment was the Forty-eighth Pennsyl
vania Infantry. Hnrtranft commanded us.
At the storming of Kort Hell 1 was shot
through the right breast and It cam very
near being the end of mo. I was only a
boy , but when the regiment was mustered
out I was handed the commission ot a captain
anil the boys gave mo the name of 'C-iptaln
Jack. '
"After the war wo went back to the mines.
These who survived were bravo to recklera-
ncss and disciplined to prompt and complete
obcilloncf. Ths coal bare 113 took advantage
of this and a period of economy In the use
ot expensive life-saving materials followed.
Before long hundreds cf families were left
without support through whosaU | : murders
called accidents. If any ono was convicted
the higher courts promptly released the
culprits. Poverty In the home drove many
to drink and pure girls were constant ! )
Kolng to the bad from tha same cause.
"It was and Is part of the system to keep
the miners poor and many devices are used ,
Wo fared no better tlun others. Mother
died of a broktn heart , for ono cf my brothers
\ > as killed by an explosion , and father illi.nl
from a lire more deadly than any produced
by foul air.
BRNT ON HBVENOK.
"An organization .of working miners was
made that swcpl IntoItr , ranks almost every
man In tha mines. I > was an olllcer In It.
Wlion men clamored for bloody revenges I
lost friends , standing by holding them
back , and many became my enemies At lat
tbo outbreak came , and it was a deluge of
wrath that swept with blood and lire- until
the strong arm of military power crushed out
the mob.
"My enemies had secured my Indictment
for a crime I had striven to prevent , and
with my mates against me I reallztd that
conviction was only a matter of form , so I
retreated wettward , and I expect to 'grow up
with the country/ Nevertheless , I am not
quite friendless M my old homo , and when
the tints comes I am going back to have
Jui'tlco done me. "
This was Captain Crawford's story. Hart-
ranlt became governor aoino years latsr , and
through him , I believe , Jack's name was
not only cluiroJ from stain , but he was
honored as one who stood for the right In
time of BivereH trial.
IN TUB DLiACK HILLS.
And now wn will follow tlio fortunes of
The Heo correspondent.
On hors.bick from Sidney in December ,
1S75 , Jack swam the north fork of the 1'latte
and kept Ills scalp from the hostile * , who
were numerous ani tuucy about that time ,
until ho pltchuJ his tent on French creek ,
where Carter City was won built and ot
which he became the. first mayor.
Indiana raided itock , uj occasionally a
miner waa miming , so Jack assembled a few
kindred fplrlts and organized the "Ilsngfr * "
nnd from that tlm > forward roving Yedsklns
found the Black Hills about the mott un
healthy ppot they eonld visit. When Captain
Jack was on their trail It meant a foe that
rarely atoppeJ to cat or sleep , and whose-
nerve and skill was equal to any feat ot
nmrkfninnshlp.
In those days every msn on th ? frontier ,
citizen or so-Idler , white man or rod , knew
Captain Crawford , Then came that expedi
tion In which General Custer and his regi
ment of heroes , the Seventh cavalry , went
down to death , one and all , In the whirlwind
of Sioux warrlora The most terrific defeat
the Indian ever gave the white man was the
battU of the Littl ? Big Hern.
Captain Jack was with General Crook nt
this time , and during the Ilogsbud campaign
ho wan an Invaluable nil to that king ot
cavalrymen , When the Indians were finally
defeated a number of correspondents started
for tlu ? nearest telegraph station , COO mllea
away. It was a race through a wilderness
teeming with human tigers fresh from n
feast of blood. Tame held nlott a golden
wreath to chaplet the victor's brow. Craw-
f-rd wap the correspondent of the Now Yc-rk
Herald and The Omaha Bee , two papers that
wcra famous for getting news ahead of all
competitors. When his horsa could co no
farther he rode to n ranch , nnd , seeing a fine
animal , askul for It nnd was refund. A man
poorly mounted among hostile Indians will
soon bo run down and shst. Necessity knows
no law.
That horse wns taken In spite of the
blazing Winchester of Its owner , but when
Jack won the race , which ho did by n mar
gin of several hours , the horse was returned
and a satisfactory sum paid for Its uw.
AS AN AUTHOR.
Our scout then followed the Indians Into
British territory , and soon after he drifted
awny to the gold mines of Barlboo , where he
once again took up tha miners' tools. It
was not long after this that Funk & Wag-
nails , New York , gave to the world Captain
Jack's first book , n collection ot th-s 1'oet
Scout's "Songs of the West , " rough as the
mountains , wild ns the deer , but true to
nature , a mirror of the man who wrote
them.
Next wo hear 'of Crawford in the south
west nnd the history of the Indian outbreaks
In that section , and during these years. Is a
history of the daring deeds of this Intrepid
man , now chief of scouts nt Fort Craig , New
Mexico. Captain Crawford was appointed
post trader , and here he built n business vil
lage of hla own nnd made a home for his wife
nnd children. The laiter are now college
bred men and women.
Prosperity nttenda him and ho frequently
visits large.cltlc-s to lve entertainments to
crowded and delighted houses , or to attend
to business matters connected with mining ,
cattle or government affairs.
Captain Jack Is known In England ns the
author of some of the brightest gems In the
western dialect class of western poetry. Hlo
welcome to Grant nt San Kranclsco was tele-
gmphe.d over the world , an honor never be
fore accorded to any poet , lie Is also known
as n writer of prose sketches full of quaint
wild wit nnd wholly original In style.
On n recent visit across the water he ha
a great time with the "literary fellers" eve
there. I have picked up a bit of Captal
Crawford's New Mexican poetry that ha
Jumped the corral , for , be It known , Jac
guarded It from publication for years , be
cause It was , ho said , "a burning libel o
his own bright land , and It was written dur
Ing a fit of temporary Insanity , .when h
was beslsged by Governor Bradford L
Prince to write something to puff theterrl
tory , nnd entertain a strolling mob of eastern
ern people , who were more or less wealthy
famous and Influential. "
The springs on Jack's ranch had all give
cut , and his stock traveled twelve miles t
water and twelve back again to grass. Wher
they got to the water they were hungry , am
when they lilt tha grass they were dry , am
soon they be-gan traveling to cow heaven
In fact , they were dying at n frightful rat
when the puff was called for. The governo
had just given a pst name to New Mexico
"Tho Sunshine State" was the new deslgna
tlon for the land where there Is not a cloudj
day In the whole year , and so It was sug
gested that a good title for the laudatory
poem woul'd bo this new namo.
Here Is the puff ( ? ) And in the palac
which has for a thousand years echoed to th
tread of Montezumas. Spanish hidalgos and
Americangovernors. . Captain Crawford actu
ally read this scorcher In the presence o
&ome of the greatest men and women o
the nation , and amid the unbounded applause
of all , except the- governor and other New
Mexicans , who wanted to lynch Jack on the
spot.
THE SUNSHINE STATE.
The sunshine state , Gewlllkens !
Hut that's n happy thought.
And flta thlH sunburned neck o * woods
Exactly to a dot.
A land where there's just rain cnougl
To keep the cuttle poor.
In spite of nil the ranchers'
Earnest pruyers to God for more.
The sunshine state , where all the streams
First boll , then sten.ni nwny
And llshes lie lieneath the banks
From morn till close of day
And use their heat-cracked tails for fAns
While down their scaly sides
The scalding perspiration Hews
In never ceasingtides. .
Where cattle roam the heated hills.
With hot tongues lolling out
And bllstcred-beliled rattlesnakes
Crawl painfully about ,
And lizards and tarantulas
In vain seek some retreat
Where they can got a breath of nlr ,
To cool their burning feet.
The sunshine state. Bring forth the font
And christen her. before
She turns to smoke nnd vanishes
To Hades' torrid shore.
With boiling water christen her
Olp't from the Itlo Grande.
Shower It upon lier faverod brow.
With burning , sweat-soaked hand. ' !
Then proclnmnto n holiday
To mark the great event ,
And let tbo shimmering- atmosphere
With va fireworks be rent.
Let's Ring and dance and shout with Joy
And march In ijrnnd iirocesslon ,
Then telephone the dovll
To come up nnd take poscsslon.
There Is not much theology In Jack ; never
theless ho la a power for practical temperance ,
and against foul literature , for all that Is
.rue , and against all that Is false.
I would not hav ? it supposed that Jack
was an uncanonlzd saint , for ho Is nettling
of the sort. An American saint and ho St.
Jack well hardly. ,
Nevertheless , the Poet Scout ID worthy of
pralw and I praise him , and offer no apology
for It. A little more taffy while we live , nnd
less epl-taffy when w ? die , will bo a change
for the bolter.
One tlmo within my knowledge Captain
Crawford made a poor minister take the en
tire proceeds cf his entertainments. Anil
this Is simply a characteristic of the man ,
and I have known him well , on the plains and
In the mountains , before church audiences In
New York City , and entertaining the people
of frontier towns ; In his own home , and In
mine ; everywhere h In the same genial ,
noble , manly man ; kind , considerate and be
loved by all who know him.
Wo will have no frontiersmen In America
when till : ) generation has passed away ; but
will the coming man ba bravir , truer , better ?
Captain Jack Is at present on the staff of
the commander-ln-chlcf of the Grand
Army , nnd Is specially charged with the duty
of making the next national encampment at
St. Paul a truly great reunion ,
nANGEIt.
' Tlio Hour * of John Hum-nek.
The bones cf John Hancock , whosj brpncl-
hand signature Is attached to tlio Declaration
of Independence , lie In the Old Granary bury
ing ground In the heart of the city of Boston.
The tomb llos next to the wall at the sldo of
a busy street that had been cut down to
grade , leaving the- burying ground high above
the street level. They are erecting a monument
ment to John Hancock ever the tomb , and to
get proper foundations they had to tear away
a portion cf this wall , and It exposed the In
terior of the tomb , with the zinc coflln con
taining the bones of the patriot lying next
to the opening. A workman made out this in
scription : "John Hancock , born January 23 ,
1737 ; dloi Octobsr 9 , 1703. " The rush of
modern Boston mveeps by what was oncea
village cemetery on the outskirts , and clangIng -
Ing trolley cars and crowds on foot , and In
carriages surge by , not noting the resting
place cf the man who helped to create a na
tion In which things wore possible that he
never dreamed of.
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Recollections of tlio Boyhood of Pudd'n-
Lead's Father.
' 'AN ANTIC YOUNGSTER OF SLY PRANKS"
Tom Snivj-c-rVi Cnvp n Itmlltj- Spoiling
DIMVII mill "HIitKliiw : ( leonrniili- "
The Tnvrrn Keeper' * Hoot * mill
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( Copyright , 1S53. by S. S. McClure , Limited. )
Since Mark Twain said "The law recognizes
no mortgage on a man's brain and honor Is
a harder master than the law It cannot com
promise for less than a hundred cents on the
dollar , and Its debts never outlaw , " and
straightway set about paying up his debts
with his pen , the good people of the little
town of Florida , Mo. , where he was born ,
have been prouder of him than ever. The
hcuso of Samuel Langhorn , Clemens' nativ
ity , was a two-room leg structure with weath-
crboardlng of black walnut "altogether too
mean a houw for so great a man to be born
In , " as .his mother remarked during his last
Illness , nnd half the old ladles In the town
claim the honor of having put the first
clothes on the Infant prodigy.
Yet one of these same old ladles who knew
him well aa n child dercrllws him as "an
antic youngster , not over bright , but full of
sly pranks and funny ways' . " His mother
was a superior and handsome woman , much
given to dreamy speculations , and It Is from
her that the humorist Inherited some of his
most admirable qualifier.
Aft'r the. failure of the elder Clemens'
scheme to render Salt river navigable , the
little Inland town offered poor facilities for
raising a family. Consequently , In 1S3S the
children and household goods were trans
ported In covered wagons to the flourishing
Mississippi river town of Hannlb.il. Perhaps
an hour after the family had departed Mr.
Donaldson , a neighbor , passed the dossrted
house and heard a most , pitiful walling from
within. Dismounting , he pushed open the
door and tliero sat Sammy , to ? frightened
MARK TWAIN AT 30 A RARE PHOTO
GRAPH.
to tell what was the matter. The man's
heart was touched nt the little fellow's dis
tress , and , taking him on his own horse ; he
galloped at full speed after the departing
family.
With the boy In Ills arms he soon overtook
them , when the mother , whose forgetfulness
was due to the fact that she had a sick
baby to care for , remarked simply to her
husband :
"Why , Mr. Clemens , wo forgot Sammy ! "
The boy , unnoticed In the hurry , had crept
Into the pantry and fallen asleep.
"TOM SAWYER'S" CAVE.
In many respects the town to which Judge
Clemens removed hla family was like most
other western rlv r towns ; but it had one
advantage that even yet distinguished It from
Its sister cities a special endowment of
natural beauty. About the early home of
Mark Twain were glens and cliffs , Islands and
caves that would foster the poetic spirit and
Imagination of any lad who would yield him
self to their spell. How deeply these natural
beauties were engraved on Mr. Clemens'
mind his books , "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckle
berry Fin" attest. Every rock , almost every
tree can still be identified. The Mississippi ,
that In the early days often attained a
width of noven or eight miles , has become a
very Insignificant stream by comparison , but
"Tom Sawyer" Island Is still there.
The cive In whoso dark alleys Tom
and Becky wandered , despairing and
starving , la still a place of Interest fcr
visitors. When Mark Twain had bis little
hero and heroine wander Into a hlttlerto un
known part of the cave In which there were
beautiful stalactites and stalagmites , those-
who know the cave well said he had not only
drawn on his Imagination , but had mad ? a
gross geological error , as a formation of
crystals In that rock was thought to bo im
possible.
However , In 1892 , the theories of the scien
tists were disproved and the author of "Tom
Sawyer" was vindicated by th3 discovery of
the LeBaumo cave , a southern branch of the
Mark Twain cave , that Is \wrtaei \ Aladdin's
palace from its splendid formations.
The town of Hannibal then contained only
a few hundred i-ilmbitants. Its chief support
being the trade In tobacco that was raised In
the vicinity. A few rods back from high
water mark Judge Clemens erected a neat
two-story house , the first one of
which the town could boast , and
Into this house a piano was
bought for Miss Parmella , "Sam's" oldest
sister. For some time this Instrument hpld
six distinguished j forper , ons1 beauty , and
Mark wan In love with every on of them ,
sometimes singly , sometimes collectively ,
Every Frloay afternoon there was on old
time spelling match * and Samuel Clemens
was usually "cnors'tr * ' * on ono side , with one
ot the fair maftlsnJ1 < i his opponent , Al
though h wa ? an exceptionally good speller
he always selected the poorest spellers In
the room , for the fca'lrt ) of being defeated by
the girl he loved. 'Occasionally , Instead of
the spelling nintob , the monotony ot Friday
afternoon would be virlcd by "singing geog
raphy. " This wd4 fnuoduced Into Hannibal
by some sort of UnvtlltiR mountebank , who
had solicited pupils ( o , learn geography by a
patent process. He agreed to teach them
the geography of thf whole world In twelve
lessonsi for the nominal fee of $1 a lerson.
The process was pimply this : The pupils
were seated on long benches , each one with
an open atlas before him , and the leader
would begin to sing thus : "M-l-J-s-l-s-s-l-p-
p-l r-l-v-e-r , " and all the pupils would join
In the chorus , then the leader would jump
over to the Missouri and treat It In like
manner. On these occasions Sam Invariably
forgot his ntlsp , and as a punishment wotiM
ba compelled to look on with ono of the
girls. Then their heads would gravitate to
gether and Sam would forgot to sing , so
great would be his biles.
YOUNG SAM AS A MIMIC.
Above his ambition to excel In his classes ,
there towered the ambition to become a cir
cus actor and some ot the exhibitions he
was wont to give during "recess" for the
jencflt of his schoolmates , were truly wonder-
Fill. He could walk further on his hands ,
lump higher and turn neater handsprings
than any ofthe , other boys. At least such
was the verdict of the girls to whom the
contests were referred for decision.
He had the power ot mimicry to a remark
able degree and bis facial contortions were
sometimes ludicrous In the extreme. Tlr
story Is still told of bow he ono tiny enter
tained a crowd of boys with a description of
a Pght that occurred In front of his father's
ofllcp. Frank Snyder , a worthy citizen , who
was acting as foreman of a jury In Judge
Clemens' court , chanced , by his decision
In a case , to offend his brother-in-law , Jim
McDonald , otherwise known as "Fighting
Mac. " This terror of the village lay In
wait at the court house door until Snyder
appeared , and then pounced upon him ,
"Sam" screwed up his face till It looked like
the hideous countenance of McDonald as he
strove with ever Increasing fury to get hold
of Srder , and then In an Instant changed
to the scared look on Snyder's face as bo
kept retreating and blazing away at his as
sailant with a pepper box ( revolver ) . Then
the young mimic , showed how his "dad"
looked when ho ran out of his office and. In
stentorian tones , commanded the peace. Hut
"Fighting Mac" had no respect for the court.
"Then , " said Sam , "my dad plckjd up x
stonecutter's mallet and he just took it this
way In both hands and hit old Mac square
In the middle of the forehead and no dropped
like a beef. "
In that crowd of boys who listened with
such Intcre-st to Sam's story was ono who
bore the honorable name of NapoMon Bona-
part Pavey. "Polcy , " ns he was callad , was
the only son of a worthy man who Vcpt the
Western Star tavern , nnd the two boys often
played circus In an unoccupied back of the
office.
office.SAM
SAM AND THE TAVERN KEEPER.
Ono afternoon , when they had tired of playIng -
Ing , Sam became Interested In old Mr.
Pavcy's Sunday boots , 'which he found in the
corner of the room. The boots were "ele
gant , " having broad.turn-up toes nnd tops of
flaming red morocco , and Poley proudly In
formed his friend that they cost ten silver
dollars. Mark was charmed with them and
vowed he would lmvon pair Just like them
as soon ns he could raise the money. He
looked at them from every point ot view ; felt
them Inside and out and fairly hugged them
as though they were , a pair of babies. Then
standing them In the middle of the room , he
gazed wistfully at'thofn. At length a bright
Idea struck him. . , j
"Poley , " he exclaimed , "I'll bet you a
picayune I can pdt'"them boots on over my
shoes. " i i f
"I'll go you ! " returned his companion , and
Sam set to work. By dint of much
tugging , twisting , pbrsplrlng and sweat
ing , he succeeded In landing his shoes
squarly Inside the much admired boots.
Then he strutted proiidly about the room.
But alas ! when hii essayed to pull off the
boots the unanticipated consjquences of his
work confronted him. Th ? shoes seemed to
have grown solidly to the boots. Tug and
pull as be would he- could not move thorn.
'Poley' came to his assistance , and together
they labored , but the boots moved not. At
length Sam sank back In the earner , faint
with exhaustion and despair , and gasped
feebly.
"Poley , Just take your knife and split them
down the front. "
Thlo suggestbn was carried Into effect
1 an Instant and the two young scapegraces
eeparted , vowing eternal silence. Long
did Mr. Pavoy search for the vandal who
had ruined his Sunday boots , but the boyti
kept their secret well.
At the time when Samuel Clemens left
school and went Into the- printing office
of the Hannibal Journal he was a rather
thick-set boy of 12 , with bright , ko'n eye * ,
a. head of auburn curls and on exceedingly
freckled face. Nature seemed to have created
tl.is boy "Just for fun. " Almost cvry word ,
act or gesture partook of the ludicrous. Ills
shambling , tired gait and his drawling speech
that many fancy to bo assumed for effect
wert as much a. characteristic of the boy
au they arc of th man. Ills mother used
to twit him about "talking1 long. "
Mark Twain's earliest literary productions
were published In 1851 In the Hannibal
Weekly Journal , mos of them appearing dur
ing the absence of his brother , Ills cd ? to
coirmemorato the "pIMng" of a case of
: ype on the very day before the piper was
.0 be issued , told graphically though rather
mpoetically of the consternation that reigned
n the Journal sanctum. The vcru s appeared
n the next issue of the paper and were Eung
by the gamins of the town for many n day.
Sam had a younger brother , Henry , the
irighUst , best imturoj boy of the town. It
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Clemens obtained a music cl.iss and sonn
every girl whose falhur found the luxury
vlthln his means had piano ,
SA rci..BMENS . IN 3CHOQU
The public school system had not yet found
ts way Into Hannibal , and knowledge wou
ilcpensed on the subscription plan , In a
no-rcom frame house , about 20x40 feet In
Intensions. There the common English
irarcbes were taught , first by Miss Lucy
) Lvl9 , and afterward by John Dawbon ,
Thj relations between Miss Davis and
OUIIK Sam Clemens were not the most har-
nonlous , and to hear bis sldo of the story
one would Infer that she was a very crova
Id maid , especially just after she had given
dm a "dressing down" with one of the- hazel
witch's that grew In abundance all about
ho school house. Sam was , of course , al-
\ays an Innocent m-irtyr , and when a few
weeks after the close of the term Miss
-ucy gave her hand to a man whom her
rlcnds considered her Inf-'rlor.her former
lupll exclaimed with animation :
"She didn't lower herself a bit In marry-
ng him. She U nothing but a spiteful eld
at , and U lucky to get anybody. "
With the next teacher Samuel fared much
tetter. He was a man ot Intelligence and
act and he soon found his way to the hearts
f the boyo.
Arnqne the older glrU In the school were
liny be Irro remjr cd , that had the veil
of the future ben drawn nbltj ! sulllclently
to reveal to the early Inhabitants of Hanni
bal the fact that oua 'jf the Clemens fam
ily would become , fainqus , Orion or Henry
would have bo n chosen' rather than Samuel ;
however , Henry hUil 'ilrofound ' respect for
his brother's ability ' liI ( judgment. U must
unfortunately bec nfes ed that Sam did not
ttlwayg merit the confidence reposed lit him.
TUB KriSODE'OP TUB BOAT.
Henry and his two friends , deorgJ Butler
and liar not t. Karthlng , were ttio joint owners
of a small sill boat with which tiny wore
In the habit of sailing up and down Bear
creek. At first they would catry the boat
to the Butler horn ? and store It In the attic ,
but the nolpj and especially the muddy water
that waa regularly left on the front stairs
brought down the wrath of Mr * Duller upon
the trio and they were forced to i > e. k other
quarters for their bark. The Furthlng house
was tea far away from the creek and Mrs.
Clemens speedily ordered th boys off the
place when they attempted to anchor their
boat alongsldo tbo chicken house ,
In despair the young sailors betook them-
Blves to tha printing office to consult Sam ,
The boy was at wcrk In typesetting room , hla
stick in one hand and a half eaten appleIn
the other. Ills shirt sleeves were rolled above
hlg I'klnny elbowx , and hU arms and freckled
fuca were besmlrchod with printer's Ink.
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The three boys appeared outside the lattice
partition and called Sam to the window.
Briefly they stated their mission and then
waited In suspense for his reply. The sorrel
head was thrust half way out the window
and the comical features were twisted and
distorted with the profundity of thought the
solution of the problem required. At length
Sam gave a satisfied grunt and In his In
imitable way drawled out : "Put her under
Dr. Norton's poarch floor. " The boys de
cided that It was Just tbe place , for nt > one
would think of looking there fcr a boat.
However , when next the boat was wanted ,
the three proprietors found to their dismay
.that some ono had discovered its hiding place
and had spirited It away.
Sam Clemens , Nick Moss nnd John Brlggs
deplored the loss of the boat as much as the
three younger boys did , and declared their
Intention of having ono built exactly like It
for their projected piratical expedition to the
Island. In a very few days the older boys
appeared on the river with a handsome sail
boat , painted red and with the name Lutlcli
lii black letters on the bow. The boat was
exactly the slzo and build of the missing
, craft , the only point of difference being Uio
paint and the name of John Brlgg's sweet
heart , while the other boat had been un-
palnted and scrawled with girls' names In
keel and chalk from prcw to stern. Th ?
older boys loudly protested their innocence
of theft , yet they were able to give no- sat
isfactory account of the origin of the Lu-
tlcia. EM1LIE DE SCHELLE.
HEMCilOUS.
Rev. Eugene A. uoirman , uean 01 me
General Theological seminary , New York ,
has given $20,000 to St. Luke-'s hospital fern
n room for the treatment of Protestant
clersymcn.
The Church of Messiah , Brooklyn , Dr.
Charles U. Baker , rector , has maintained
for several years a circulating library for
the blind , perhaps the only one in the United
States.
The Greek Orthodox church Is ons of the
smallest organizations in this country , claim
ing but ono organization , with 100 members.
They have a church valued at $5,000.
The Methodist Episcopal Church South
clalmu 1B.017 t-ocletles , with a membership
1,209,970. . This denomination owns 12.C8S
churches , seating 3,359,460 parsons. The
value of tht church -property - la stated to b ;
$18.775,302.
Cardinal Bonaparto's death leaves only
seven cardinals of Pius IX.'s creation In the
Sacred college. Three are cardinal bishops
Monaco la Vallette , Oreglla dl Santo SUfano
Parccchl ; three cardinal prltsts. Von Hohen
lone. Lcdochowskl and Dl Canes , while
Cardinal Mertel iu a. cardinal deacon. Urbat
VIII. Is the only pops so far who has survived
all the men who elected him.
Uv , Mlnct J. Savage , since 1874 pastor 01
the Unitarian chuch of the Unity , Botiton , has
be-sn called to the Church of ih ? Me.-sah ! , New
York , as associate to the pastor. Rev. Robert
CoMyer , the salary to bj $ S,000 a year. Dr.
Savage Is a leading iiplrlt In the progresolv *
or radical wing of the Unitarian body , and IB
president of Its council. He has written many
books.
The mental breakdown of Joseph Cook ,
the famous lecturer , who used to thrill the
hearts of men and women by hU talk In
cholco Uostones ? on things which no fellow
can ever find out , Is believed to be temporary.
Mr. Cook Is now onhis way home from
Australia , and has shown signs of derange
ment , but careful repose from excess ve mental
effort Is expected to bring him around
again ,
Rev. Dr. J. M , Buckley , editor of the
Christian Advocate , und 'one of the beet
known men In the Methodist church , while
In Indlannpolls recently , vliited a Methodist
church wliosa pastor did neb recognize him.
The pastor suspected from his appearance
that ho was a minister and asked him to
preach. He understood him to say that his
name was Butler , and the editor was In
troduced as "Brother Butler , " a etranger from
New York. "
The receipts of the American Blblo so
ciety last year were over $228,000 , but this
was much less than was needed for Ito pur
pose. It prints the bible In ninety-five dif
ferent languages and dialects , and while
many ar ? of a high claw und purchased by
the well-tc-vlo. tlia most of them ari > cheap ,
and find their way as gifts into the homes
of the poor. Since 180J , there has been an
aggregate of 250,000,000 bibles printed In the
world.
From statistics ot foreign Protestant mis
sions , compiled by Rev , Dr. 12. E. Strong ,
editor of the Missionary Herald , It appears
that there are 5,055 principal missionary
stations and 17,813 out-stations , occupied by
37 evangelical missionary societies in the
United States , 28 societies In Great Britain , C
In Canada , 17 In the Netherlands , 1 ! > In Ger
many , 3 In Denmark , 2 In Finland , C In
Sweden , 8 In Norway , 3 In Switzerland , 2 In
France , 19 In India and Ceylon , 2 In Bur-
mad , 4 In Cllna , 38 In Australia , 14 in
Africa , 1 In Central America and 13 In the
West Indies. These Protestant foralgn mis
sionary societies have sent out 0,355 ma.lo
missionaries and 5,219 female missionaries ,
a total of 11,574. They are represented by
70,033 native laborers , 1,077,683 communi
cants and have an Income of $14,4)1,807. ) The
thirty-seven societies In the United States
occupy 098 principal stations , 4,911 outstations -
stations , have sent out 1.4C9 male and 2,043 ,
female- missionaries , a total of 3,612 , and are
represented by 14,760 native laborers and
397,252 communicants. Tlio Income of the
societies is $5.006.80 ! ) .
Cook's Extra Dry Imperial Champagne hut
a delicious aroma of the ii'Mpui. It's purity
la undoubted-
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935 dayo. You can bo trcntod at homo /or
I the Bamo price under name Runrnu t jr. II
fjroupreforto corao hero wo * vlH contract
to pnjr railroad faro and hotel 0 Us , ant1 no
charsrc.lf wofall tocuro. If you hove taken mer
cury , Inilldo Tiotnsli , and still have aches and
pains. MucousVatchcn In mouth , KoroTlirout ,
I'lmplc * . Copper Colored Spotd , Ulcers on
ny pnrcof the oody , IiuirorKv l > rnwn fulling
jut. It Isthls Syphilitic 1IIO ( > 1 > POISON thnt
wo euaranteo to euro. Wo solicit tbo moBt obsti
nate caHos and cliulloneu the world for a
CUHO TOO cannot euro , u'hls dl-onso tins nltrars
baffled the skill of the mont eminent phyBt-
cliuifl. SfiOO.OOO capital behind our unrondl.
tionnl guaranty- . Absolute proof * sent nonled on
application. Address COOK IIKMKDY CUt ,
' 07 Mnsotllo Temple , CIUOAttO. ILL.
Bishop Parct of naltlmora tells a good story
at his own expense. He was recently on a
( rain , and near him sat two drunken men.
Presently one of the men , with a forclTilo ex
pletive , remarked to ths other that some ono
had robbed him of a $20 bill. Ills friend re
marked : "Oh , I ( juess not ; you must have
It about you tomcwhero. " But the other In
sisted he hadn't , and that he hml the bill
when ho cam ? aboard the train. Sonic 0113
had robbed him , and ho propossd to lind It If
hs had to Fenrch the' vrholo crowd. "As It
happened , " said Hlshop Parct. "I hnd n $20
bill , and that was all , and as I wns the noar-
cst man to them , and the first likely to bo approached
preached , I felt a little uncomfortable. Then
It occurred to mo to pretend to be asleep.
Sure enough , In n minute more I wag ac
costed with , 'I say , neighbor ! ' but I made no
answer. Then the man grabbed my arm and
shook me , but to no ns ? , as I didn't wnke up.
Ho kept on shaking , however , and always a
llttlo more forcibly , until at last hla friend
Interposed , with : 'I say , Hill , let him alone ,
will you ; he's drunker'n you are ! ' "
A very devout gentleman ot Boston has re
cently undertaken to teach a Sunday school
class of bootblacks and newsboys the beauties
of the gospel. He recently undertook to tell
a otory of Jacob's ladder. After ho had
graphically pictured the wanderings of the
sad old patriarch , his dream In the ( astern
pasture , nnd the ladder on which the angels
were ascending and descending , he pauaod
and said :
"Now , boys , If there Is anything In this
S'tory ' that I have not yet explained , you may
ask me any question you llko and I will
answer It. Thereupon n little chap cried out :
"Say. Mister Minister , did you way dem
angels lied wings ? "
"Yes , my biy , " replied the doctor , "angels
always have wing" . "
"Well , den , of dcy hcd wings , what for did
they need ladders ? "
Now York Lira : "DIckson resents your
pitching Into the devil , bishop. "
"On what grounds ? "
"Saya It doesn't do to antagonize people wo
may have to ask favors of In the future. "
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