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    12 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , MABCH 2SS , 1898.
A FORTUNATE FLOOD.
BY EMILY S , WINDSOR.
O > * T ft * T *
I.
Tho'drizzling rain which had been falling
It day hail become n heavy downpour at
the close of the short , winter afternoon , and
thin , .with the many Inches of snow with
Which the ground was covered , made walking
anything but easy or agreeable.
Alec Hanson , trudging along the road with
bat pulled down over his eyes and coat col
lar turncM up , wished for the hundredth time
that hc'van at homo beside the cheerful flre
which ho knew hlfl mother would have for
him.
him.AQ
AQ ho ncarcd the flour mill a man came
out of one of the storehouses with a kr.tern
and locked the door.
"It 1 OowncH , the watchman , I ' .vendor
If that ( lour Is Htlll etorcd he-re , " thought
Alec. Ho called to the man , who came
toward biro. -
"U that flour still stored hero ? " aaked
AJee.
AJee.The
The man held his lantern up so that Its
light fell on the boy's face.
"Oh , ll'a you ! " ho < = ald , gruffly. "What'a
Itto you whether It Is or not ? "
"Well , they say the river Is rising fast ,
/ / t J *
"O , IT'S YOU1' ! 'HE SAID , GHUPFLY.
I beard that there was n lot ot flour ruined
there once before when there was a flood.
"Yes , " eald Mrs. Rawson ; "that was the
year before. " wo came here But surely Mr.
Hampton will see that this ( lour Is taken
out. "
"Ho Un t at home. lie \vent to Lapham
on business yesterday. On account of the
mill being Idle all these weeks , there are
none of the workmen around except Uowues.
Ho always was a lazy fellow. "
"I'd bo sorry for the flour to be lost. I
Ilk Mr. Hampton. "
"Yes , so do I. " eald Alec warmly. "He
couldn't help about father. He had to obey
the mill owner's orders , "
"And ho will be blamed If Jt Is lost , " said
bis mother regretfully.
After supper was cleared away , the mother
and son sst chatting .by the flre until Alec ,
suddenly Jumping up , exclaimed :
"Mother , I can't stand It. I'm going down
to the river to see bow It looks. "
"O , Alec ! | n all this rain ! " exclaimed Mrs.
Jlaweon.
"It won't hurt me It's not so far. "
"But what cnn you do ? " asked his mother
anxiously ,
" \Vhyt'p' ' try ana set Downes make an
attempt < o save the flour. It does not seem
right J > ot to do something about It when
Mr. Hampton is not here to attend to It.
Don't.wqrry about me. I'll be all right. "
And , ba ljly putting on a heavy outer coat
and thick sliaes-and lighting a lantern , > AI c
started off , JKit va ; parting Injunction to UU
i mother not to alt.up for him. Dut ehe In
wardly resolved * lhaL she would , and re
sumed her scat by. the flre to think sadly
over the events"of-thrlast ( two years.
Her husband had been cmplojed In the
i flour mill , 'and ' tfiey hart been very happy
until one dreadful day when $200 was taken
I from the offlcojr Circumstances seemed to
I point to Charles Rawson as the thief , He
| had strongly protested hit' ' Innocence , and ne
there was no positive proof against him the
mill owncts had'not prosecuted him , but
had dismissed him.
I I Ho lad | dl d suddenly shortly after , hla
' wlfo thought of a broken heart , for his good
name had been very precious to him. Mrs.
Rawnon r.ud Alec resolved not to leave the
nclghboiliood , for the former felt that some
{ day her husband's Innocence wruld be estab
lished. Alec had procured employment In
, the village , 83 that wild their llttlo savings
they had tr.anagod.to live fairly comfortable.
il
II.
The rain WHO still coming down heavily and
It woo. no darK that Alec could see but n
llttlo distance ahead of him as he hurried
along. '
When ho reached tdo warehouse he found
It in darkness.
Uownes bad evidently not been there since.
. j
I
.Mil. IKVMPTOX PLACKD HIM IN A.LBC'S ATOMS.
nil tP It la ITio flnltf ti-ltl tin i.iiln il IV ( t to Tl , . . . . tl. ,1 . _ . . _ . ! x _
auu 11 11 is iiiu nuur win oc rumea ir n is
left there , " answered Alec.
"I S'POBG It won't be your loss If It Is , "
waa the sarcastic reply.
"Well , when Mr. Hampton Uii't home ant !
EO coe el.'e around to lopk after it , seems tome
mo you ought to do It. Look bore , I'll help
you Up It , " urged Alec.
"It seems to mo you'd better mind > our
own business. I've had no orders to bother
about the flour , and , besides , I don't need
any thief's sea to tell me what to do , " re
turned the man encerlngly , as ho turned
and walked away.
Every nerve of the boy tingled with In
dignation at the Insult conveyed In the
watchman's last words. He had on almost
uncontrollable Impulse' to run after htm end
knock him down , but what could he , a boy
of 1C , well built though be wai * . do against
a man of Dour.cs' great size cad strength.
HU tumult of feeling had not subsided
when he reached home. His mother noticed
his excited face , but ho made no comment
until , his wet clothes exchanged for dry
cues , he was comfortably seated at the
Buppcr table. Then her gentle questioning
brought out the story of his. meeting wltU
"Downcii. *
"Niner mind , " eho eald , soothingly , "It
Is what wo must bear. It will nat be fo"
always , The truth will prevail some day.
1 am sure of It. "
"Mother , I believe Downes knows some-
tiling allo'ut It. Why docs ho always taunt
mo' with It ? "
"I'm afraid he Is a bad man. But let in
not think of that. Did you say the river
la rising ? " aflked Mrs. Uawson.
"Over In the village they think there Is
going to be a flood , on account of this sud
den ttmw coming upon all this snow and
then this rain. You see the storehouse that
flour Is In Is the lowest one near the river.
UK waiKeu around to the lower side of t
building and raw that the river had Indc
risen. A few more Inches would bring
Int3 the warehouse.
Downes' OTttdgo was not far off. He woi
run clown llietc'and urge him to make ecc
effort to save ths flour.
nut when ho reached It he found It
total darkness and no response came to 1
vigorous knocking at the door.
Downes had probably go'ne ' to the villa
tavern , a customary resort of his.
Ho.2s turning away when ho heard
cry. Ho stopped to listen and again
heard It ; It was a child nobbing.
"Downes1 little boy ! " thought Alec. "Th
say Downes leaves him. alone a good de
Poor llttlo chap. I gueee ho has a ha
time since his mother died. "
Just as'he reluctantly began to turn hem
ward fie beard the rattle of wheels In t
flush of the road. He ran forward and h (
up his lantern. The vehicle , a light bug *
canio to a halt , and a volro called : "Hal
there ! What do you want ? "
Alec joyfully recognized the voice. It w
Mr. Hampton's , the manager.
The boy went to him and briefly told h
why ho was out.
"Tho river rising ? " repeated the ma
ager. In a startled voice. "I knew nothl
of.lt. rvount como .from Lapham. Tta
far Inland , you know. Why , there's a cou ]
hunCced dollars' worth of flour stored. A
Dowtics not around , you cay ? Whore can
be ? What's to be done ? "
"I think , " suggested Alec , respectful
"that you cod I could get It out. Let'n trj
"Well , I have a key to the plae , and the
arc lanterns there. Jump In , " returned t
manager , briefly.
They drove quickly to the warehouse , a
after 'lighting the lanterns they found the
were soon at work removing the sacks
flour from the ground floor to the thl
story. It was not so dltflcult a task
Alee had thought , for there was an elevat
connecting the two floors. Itwas neat
11 o'clock when they descended after t
last load of sacks had 'been ' taken up.
had not been done a moment too soon , f
the water was already creeping In.
Mr. 'Hampton clasped the boy's ha
warmly.
"I don't know how to thank you. O
for you the flpur would have been lost , ai
I pbould have been blamed. "
"Yes. " said Alec. "Mother said you won
be blamed for It. It seemed a ehame n
to try to do something. "
"I am glad that you and your moth
feel kindly toward me. You know that
believed your father Innocent , " said t
manager , kindly ,
' "We know that you only obeyed orde :
sir. In discharging him/ returned the be
gravely ,
"What have you been doing ? "
"I have been working over at the Gle
nlng farm. ( Mother says she feels sure th
father's Innocence will be proven ser
day. "
"I hope so , my boy , I hope so , " said 5' '
Hampton , warmly. "Xow wo must hur
out of this place. Sou how the water
coming In ! I , shall drive you home. Yo
mother will be worried , "
It was not raining sq heavily when th
came out. Alec flashed his lantern arouri
but Its feeble light revealed but llttlo. Th
could not see the river.
They were About to drive away when the
came a prolonged booming eound , follow
by a terrific crash.
"What's that ? " exclaimed Alee , In
frightened volqe.
"Listen ! " returned Mr. Hampton , placl
his hand on the boy's arm. Again , that dl
tant booming.
"Tho Ice gorge in the upper river h
given away.There will be mischief do
now , " said th.enian8ger , , gravely. It
fortunate 'thariJiQ village Is on such hi
ground. Tbo .m'lil buildings are strong
built. I donotteal- , them. And y
and I are > y H Op lrora the river , but i
of the farm houses in < he lowlands w
suffer.
Alee Interrupted him with a cry. "Downi
cottage Is down In a hollow. It will (
That child , may still be alone. He will
lost. "
"Wo will go there. " returned the manag
urging forward his horse.
Downes' houae was still In darkness. Tin
knocking met ujth no response , and ! t
Hampton , throwing his whole weight agali
the dor. burst It In.
The child , a boy of eome E or 6 years
Jge. lay aleop upon the bed. The ti
had died out and. the room was cold.
Mr. Hampton' ' caugtit him up to bit arn
"There. Is no time to ba lost. Tne ru
will bo down here very ehortly. Wev
take the upper road. You will ktep t
child until < omorrow. As icon M J.vdrl
you borne I'll on to tb vlllaf * 4tJd Jo
up Downes. " And there was a tone In
ho manager's volco that boded 111 for the
watchman.
The child slept on , Mr. Hampton placed
htm In Alec's arms , and they drove awnj
a font aa possible.
Th y found Mrs. Rawson In a state of greal
alarm over Alec's long glv ncc. She gladl )
ook charge of the stilt sleeping child , and
Mr. Hampton hurried away to the Ullage
while Alec , extremely tired , but satisfied
went to bed ,
III.
The next morning was Sunday.
Mrs. Rawsou and Alec were just slttlnt
down to a somewhat late breakfast , whci
.hero was a knock at the door. On Alei
opening It , Mr. Hampton entered.
He looked fatigued , but was smiling OB hi
glanced from Alec to Mrs. HawEon.
"I'vo good news for you. Your husband' :
Innocence U proven. "
Mother and son looked at him wonder
r.gly. The manager continued :
"Downos has confessed that .ho stole th
mtney. "
'Ah ! " exclaimed Alec. "I thought ho hai
something to do with It. "
Mrs. Ilawson burst lno ! happy tears , whll
In answer to Alec's eager questioning th
manager briefly gave the details of the bapp ;
SI/3-W8. /
On his way to the village he had com
upon Downes In the ro-id , where he hai
alien as he was returning home. His lei
vas broken , and he was In a state of tcrrl
> ! c mental distress over h'a child , when
le had left alone. He haJ heard the break
Ing of the Ice gorge'and'.knew his cabli
mist go.
His relief on hearing of the child's safct
g very great"und when he knew It wa
0 Alec he owed It , his remorrevas cquall ;
so , for In the first burst of feeling he h > u
onfessed to stealing the money. Mr. Hanip
on had taken him on to the village to th
loctor's house , where ho still was.
"Ho has given me the money ; never speni
o. cent of It ; ban carried It about In his belt
IB'S a queer fellow , I don't suppose th
nlll owners will prcsecute him , as he ha
eato'ed the money , I think he has had .
esson. For his child's fake I hope It wll
) o a lasting one. But where Is the boy ? '
10 asked , looking aroiinJ.
Mrs. Rawson explained that he had not yc
awakened , and added tha > t she would car
'or him until his father was cbl > - ( o do sn
Ills cabin \\ca carried away , but genTall ;
there WES less dcVructlon than It was though
hero would be. The worst 1 over now
The river will rise no higher.
"But I must go. I've not been home ycl
1 11 go to the owners the ( list thing to
morrow with this news , and 1 know the
vlll do all In their power to make repam'
tlon for the wrong you have Buffered. " Am
vlth a hearty shake of their hands Mi
lampton went away. %
"IllcEfled floo.l ! " chlod Aleck. "Only fet
t Downes would not have ponfcsod. "
"O , something would Inve brought 1
atotit , I've always felt your father's char
acter would be cleared. I'm so happy , " re
urned his mother.
I.KT'l'EIt TO 1.1 VH STOCK 31 K >
i of HitI'lirpoio of tlie H , ,
rornu-il nrKiinlzntlnit.
DENVER , March 21. ( Special. ) Ppealden
John W. Springer of the Natlcnal Live Stoc :
association has just sent out In response t
numerous queries the following letter In re
gard to the purpose ot the organization :
"I have been asked as to thealtiw tn
objects of the National Live Stock nsaocia
tloa of the United States , ovg.infcod In Den
ver In January , 1833 , I will briefly sug-ica
the most patent :
"At the close of the nlnetccuth century w
see a general period of orgti lotion all eve
the world. A well directed effort to col
serve all buicas < : interests and more cei
talnly by organization centralize powei
accomplish a certain enlargement of coramsi
clal buclnejs with a maximum capital \\lilc
has been impossible with a minimum caplt.
tiid scattered efforts. Small stock organic
tlons In every county In thtt utilon serve thel
purpose for the neighborhood needs , "whll
district and state organisations are an al
to all men engaged In piiy branch of the llv
Block Industry In a much greater degree.
organization is conceded to be beneficial 1
tha county , district and instate , why shoul
not the largest benefit 'berdcrlved from
union of the counties , districts and state Inl
a national organization ? Our objects ca
more powerfully be conserved thereby. A
breeders , feeders and tradeis In live stoc
have Interests which are broader than an
state and thereby help to cvcato Interstal
commerce. Wo are all vitally Interested :
"First In Just and equitable
lawe between north
"Second-In feder
with our various Bectfbff f " alm to llm
such legislation to 4 1 cent : a $1 v xp'r
statutes , easfly unC t' < 3 escrlblnB V - . VI
. , Vf X 7"llnB "CVelOptllf- " - " "
In .vet I
In a system Johni
oWSjm-.J. . u nawrdi
" " " ' " " - '
and known to all
will protect *
"Fourth In bounties- ' for the
of vicious dogs , of wclves and of the greater
pests the prairie dog'i. '
"Fifth In a united effort , sustained by
solid membership , to obtain just fees ar
charges at every stok yard In the Unite
States and to prevent extortlcm , intlmld !
tlon and discrimination against all dealei
In live stock.
"Sixth In dealing with all railroad mam
gem from a business standpoint , to the en
that rates should be Just and reasonable f <
the service rendered , without discriminate
as to locality , or dealer , or rates charged.
"Seventh A great annual gathering whei
the best talkers and writers can be heai
In. the special lines they are Investlgatln ;
and a general encouragement of all organ
zatlons comprising the great Natlccial Ll\
Stock association of the United States to ai
vise and urge the entire membership to res
more live stock papers and thereby kee
better ported on the general markets.
"A national organization with well directs
and economical methods and with conserv ;
live management can accomplish more unite
than the sheep mm. the cattle men , the he
men and the horse men can do either I
counties , by districts , or even by states. "
KllI.ii ) MY THIS CMMATE.
I'cnry'M Iliuul of KN < IUIIIIIIX I'erlHlilii
In Xow York.
The little band of Esquimaux that Iilci
tenant Peary brought to New York fro
the regions of Ice last summer Is dying ol
The only woman of 'tho party of six die
last week : Kushan , a man , died a fo
weeks ago and It Is doubtful Ifany one i
the queer vlsltois will ever see their hon
in the- far north again.
They were all fat and Jolly when the
arrived in midsummer , relates the No
York World. Tholr supply of blubber ar
other fats had not been exhausted , an
they looked with childlike wonder at tl
astonishing things of the great city. Kusha
was allowed to take tickets on the sh !
from those who came to ECC , and his In
parlance and almost Infantile delight mat
every ono laugh ,
The poor fellow is dead , and now Mr
Nooktcn , or , as she is called , Aughar , he
followed him. U was Intended that the
should go back In the spring , at the openln
of navigation , and nothing could bo don
sooner for them ,
Strangely enough , although from an Ir
tensely cold ) country , It was with colds th
the Esquimaux .were first afflicted. The
had comfortable quarters in the top of th
Museum of Natural History , and , althoug
there was plenty of steam heat , they shlvere
continually and complained of the cold. The
they were moved to a cottage at Hlg
Bridge , on the place of William Wallac
superintendent of the museum.
There were a few happy days for then
and those were when the snow lay heav
upon the ground. Such pleasure was m
given them for long. The mildness of tli
reason was their enemy.
Aughar , like Kushan , died of pneumonl
complicated with intestinal disorder. Sh
had eaten practically nothing for a weel
The woman had a 12-year-old daughter , an
the love between the two was marked. H <
husband , Nookten , was gentle and ever a
tentive to her wants.
Now Nookten Is alone with bis daughte
and the two others. He Is 111 , alto the gl :
Anwhur. It Is Just possible that the n
malnlng four may survive , but the beauttfi
sunshine that has been such a boon to ever
one else has been as a cold shadow to tli
Arctic people.
TO CUHB COLD I.I ONE DAT
T Ve Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. A
drui gists refund the money U U ( all * to cur
Me , Tiit genuine bu L. B. Q. B uch tabU
RECOILECTIOSS OF JOHNSON
lie Remarkable Campaign for the Unitcc
States Senate in Tennessee.
1APPIEST PERIOD OF A LONG LIFI
A Ilciinrtcr'n llFnilnlncencru of A ml ;
JoliiiNon'n Ijint StrtiKRle for n
Vlnillontlan Incident * of n
\otlible Context. ,
Andrew Johnson's last political campalg :
was a notable onoi As a vindication of hi
cause while president and a rebuke to h !
enemies hovan desirous of ag.iln rcpre
sentlng Tennessee'In the United States ssn
ate , and early ln'1874 besr.ii to make hi
arrangements to eoure the election of leg ! ?
lators favorable .to 'his candidacy. The flrn
speech he roadet In the campaign was a
dallntln , someJthlrty miles north of Nash
vtllo. I was theu'tonnected with the Unlo
and American ( now the American ) of Nash
vlllo , and went tolGalhtln In order to re
port his speech , lie and I occupied ad
Joining scats at ) the hotel at supper tha
night , and , rceosulzlni ? me as the reportc
who had been on the platform with him thn
afternoon , he was very friendly , and whe
the meal was concluded Invited me to spen
the evening In his room , where , ho said , h
liad an excellent article of "old illobertso
county" which he would like to have m
sample. This Invitation I declined , saying
that It was necessary for me to return t
my room anJ sot absut writing up m
notes of his speech.
The following morning we rode down t
Nashville together and the journey prove
to 'N ) a very pleasant one to mo. In th
course of conversation the ex-president sil
that no doubt my experience as a reporter ha
shown that public speakers frequently mad
grammatical slips which did not appear we
In print , and that If he could be given a
opportunity to look over the proofs of hi
speech before It was prlnteJ he would tal ;
It aa a favor. Of course i was willing t
accommodate him In that regard and h
came to the office that night nnd careful !
read all of the proofs. 'As ' he left the rooi
ho Invited me to call and sec him at th
Maxwell hotel , and at 10 o'clock the fol
lowing morning my card was carried up t
his room and 1 received a cordial welcomi
For an hour or more I was entertained I
the most delightful mar.nor , and when
finally rose to leave Sir. Johnson sal
that that was the first time h
had ever had n speech correctly repcvted I
a Nashville paper-nnd added that If he we
successful In his efforts to be elected donate
ho would be glad to have me go to Waal
Ingtoa with him. He also said that hou. .
under such personal obligations that ho de
sired to refund to me the money I had pal
on the trip to Gallatln. I enured him tha
my expenses were paid by the papiv , where
upon he took a folded bill from his vie
pocket end urged me to accept It , sayl'i
that to had made It a rule of his life t
not remain utvler personal obligations to an
one. At first I declined , but as I was give
to understand a refusal to accept the mono
would be deemed ai affront , I took th
bill , nnd .found upon opening it that It ws
a twenty.
CAMPAIGN INCIDENTS.
Then Mr. Johnson , went up Into east Tcr
ncssec and began a ij tematl3 tour , speaV
Ing 'n every town of Importance la th
state , dvawlng great audiences and conclut
Ing the campaign in Memphis the > night pr <
coding the state election. I reported a nun
her of his addresses and wns alwaja In
pressed by his vigor and force. At th :
time he had many enemies in the state an
seei'.es of turbulence were iiomctlmcs wt
nested. On one occasion some eggs , of m :
turo age , were hurled at the platform , to
frequently Mr. Johnson's appearance won ]
be greeted with shouts of "Who hung Mr
Surratt ? " "Who .hung the woman with
Jioad over hert-facej' " which Inquiries wou ]
bo followed byv yells of "Andy Jotuson !
with groans cr.d 'cat calls. Ten minute
later ho wouldi'have complete control of tl
crowd and thellnterruptlons would cearto.
JOHNSON AGAINST THE FIELD.
When the legislature convened It wi
found that in the senatorial election It wou
bo Mr. Johnson against the field,1 and tl
. .question with "his opponents .was . as
JlJiether or noU'theyf would bo able to effe
a com'olnatlon 'which ' would defeat him. I
to the hour of Icalllng the Joint conventlo
In the morning , Bfter the balloting bega
Mr. Johnson wiuld circulate about amor
his frlgnds ln- > the capitol , and then wou
return 'to hlscioom at the Maxwell hot
and , in a dignified manner , there quiet
await the result , his opponents meanwhl
vbuzzlng here and there In representatli
hall and bringing to bear all the Influcnci
rocslble to advance their own Interest
Several days passed with no election , M
Johnson far In the lead in 'the list of cand
dates , but still lacking a few votes. Th (
the end came. It "was In the air" one mor.
Ing that the first ballot would settle tl
question. The most Intense excitement pr
vailed , aa had been the case. In fact , fro
the outset. A young representative , of tl
name of Taylor , from Eost Tennessee , 01
of Mr. Johnson's most ardent supporters , h ;
his hat lying on his desk preparatory
making a hurried exit from the building
case of his candidate's success. The re
Is called by the clerk of the houo ar
Johnson gains one vote. That settled I
the tldo had turned , and like eheep follov
Ing tholr leader In Jumping over a pastu :
fence , the leglslatbre hastened to have the
votes recorded on behalf of Johnson.
Taylor's seat was next to the aisle , and tl
moment 'tho giiln of one vote was noted 1
grabbed his coat and hat , daahed down tl
steps and' down -the street to the Maxwc
and up to Mr. Johnson's room , bursting i
at the door without stopping to knock at
exclaiming : "Mr. Johnson , you're elects
You're elected ! " and then fell en the fltn
In a faint. Ho wiia at once placed upon
lounge , water was dashed upon his face ,
flask of "old Robertson county" wag pr
duced and its contents utilized , and in
short time the young man was all right.
Then the telegrams of congratulation beg ;
to pour Into the room ; from north , sout
< ust and west they came ; from newspap
offlces , from tde capitol at Washington , fro
halls of legislation l i various states , fro
men distinguished In the various pcofesslon
from railroad presidents , from men of a
political parties and from men of no part
It was , without doubt , the happiest peril
of a long life filled with experiences of tl
most remarkable character , Including scrvl
as legislator , twice governor of his state ,
United States senator and president of tl
United States.
Meanwhile , oh ambitious American youtl
on a village street In the mountains of ea
TenneMee there had been , through all the :
eventful years , a sign swinging back at
forth , on which was Inscribed :
A. JOHNSON , TAILOR.
J. T. B.
WHY 1113 GAVE UP POXY HACIX <
Captain iHcliiten an IiitfreitliiK El
1 > IT I * In ( Mexico ,
The retired captain of the United Stall
army crossed hU left leg over his rlgh
took a deep pull at a cigar and began : "The
story In the' Philadelphia Times the othi
day , " he said , "about the horse's heart th <
was torn out of his body by a collision wit
an express train on the Reading and four
still beating fifty : fcct away reminds me <
on experience of. my own In Texis. I own
In those days- was considerably youngi
then a race bone , a Kentucky thorougl
bred , which I was-very proud of. Ho wi
by far the fattest horse around El Pas
and In a match iraco with Indian ponle
United Stated cavalry pels and anything eh
thn grew out there be waa an easy winne
He wasn't much : of a saddle horse , wi
rather excitable , .and had a bit of a ten
per , Dut ho waa-last , and I was well , n :
as old as I am 'cow and I took a great de ,
of satisfaction In owning him. His uarr
was Den Elder. ,
"I can remember yet perfectly the scet
ot what happened afterwards. It wa o
one. ol.th.oeo blfejndlan race days and tw
Sioux tribe * bad come together about fl\
mile * . .out of El "Paso. Aa a matter <
course I ted rldd n out , * * and iumu h Be
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IIf'
f' Elder couldn't bo entered it was Just an
affair between trlbo and trlbo I was at
that tlmo so much in love with the sport
that I wouldn't have missed It for a good
tl rip
'Indian race meetings have been written
up time and again , and this one waa nothing
out of the ordinary. A regular nest of tepees
had been pitched , and the big men and the
youngsters of the tribes were making those
blanket bets with that excitement masked
under the stolid reserve which never leaves
an Indian. I knew the horses pretty well ;
there wasn't ono I hadn't been up against
at one tlmo or another , and I had come pre
pared to back my Judgment. I hitched Den
Elder in the usual way with a lariat on a
tent peg , and leaving him In charge ot an
orderly I went over to make a wager or
two myself.
"They had evidently been waiting for me ,
but you can't tell beforehand about that
from an Indian's manner. A rawboned
Sioux , a big man in hU tribe , eoon rnudo the
first move , and motioning to his squaw , who
stood back ot him , be had brought up two of
the prettiest Indian ponies you would want
to uee. Now ho was backing the horse of
his own tribe , which was natural but Inju
dicious , because I knew tfle gray pony be
longing to the other trlbo was lengths to tbe
good , I had come prepared and I drew out a
roll , but to ray surprise Blue Jacket , Uiat
was the name the fellow went by , shook his
head ,
"I waa a bit astonished and didn't know
what WAS his game until ho got up from bis
place around the blanket and stalked over ,
I after him , to Ben Elder. Then I know
what be wanted me to put up. Now I was
pretty sure nothing had been cooked up to
throw the race. The betting had been too
brisk on the gray , and a tribe Isn't like a
Quttenburg or Gloucester owner.
"Nevertheless I shook my bead. I was
dead sure of winning , but I thought I could
get more out of him than two ponies. And
I did. The ' .fellow added bio rifle , another
pony , and would havs put up lila blanket
and even bli squaw Jf I bad let him , but I
called a bait after tbe gun and third pony.
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If I hadn't been eo cock sure I wouldn't
have made the bet under any circumstances ,
altbouRh It's hard not to take a man up
when ho has sporting blood enough to strip
himself clean of everything ho owno ,
"After the bet was made , and I can as
sure you that bet alone would have made
that day famous you could have htanl a pin
drop when I took the fellow up there wasn't
much delay In getting the horses up to the
start and off. It was a straightway datti of
between three-quarters of a mile and a mile ,
and my eyes were glued to the glass as the
two little dots came moving like wind to
ward us ,
"The gray was already an easy winner. I
could eeo that , a quarter of a mlle from the
start. Ho was going nicely and a length to
the good. At the half the gray wan Increaa-
Ing the lead and 200 yards from the finish
bad drawn clear a length. Then occuncd
something I'd never seen before and which
I've never seen since en Indian pony fall.
It uas a coyote hole. Ho unit down llko a
Etono , broke a leg and afterward had to be
shot , The boy riding * Mm broke his arm.
"I waa holding my Rials In my hand end
mechanically J let .It'drop. Hen Elder was
gone. That waa , rny first thought. Sick ? I
was the sickest , man In Texas. Just at the
moment when , amid the wildest kind of
ehoutlng , the llttlo brown mare went over
the Hue , I heard above the din a string of
army oaths nt my bide. . It was my orderly ,
nho had left lien Elder to take a peep at the
race , I was mad clean through and started
to rip him right and left. Then I heard an.
other shout , back of mo this time , and wo
turned around and there I uw the otrangeet
things I've ever witnessed , Hen Elder wan
loose and waa going llku a shot away from
the crowd'when all of a sudden , almost the
secern ! I'd turned to look lie dropped as
quickly aa the gray bad.
" Well , I'm blowed ! ' I yelled , and with
that I , the orderly , two tribes of Indians and
everybody elfio who had come to eeo the race
cowboys , army officer * and all ( started on
a run toward lien Elder. Wo found him ctlll
alive , but Just as uooo as I saw what waa
U > natter I drew'mr woUer and put a
Jin
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bullet through hla brain , evc though ho
wasn't my property , and I'll swear the hocs
know what I was going to do , for ho lookeil
as thankful as a humtn before I fired.
"What had happened wan this The orderjy
had left Hen KUer , the horse had got fright
ened at the nol.se and ho'd pullc4 up the ptK
and started off , with the lariat swinging
through hla legs and making him moru
frightened every step he took. He had come-
to a big pile of firewood , had tried to Jump
it and failed on account of the confounded
rope. He had gone slam-btng Into the pile. ,
on the top of which protruded a limb of a
tree which branched from a largo log at tho-
bottom of the pile.
"This limb had cut him like u k.nifo , from
chrst to his tall , acid the wonder of It wait ,
that he didn't drop right then.- Hut for MO
yards that horse , hardly anything but four
legs supporting a backbone and a head , went
llko chain lightning , then dropped llko a.
shot.
"Dine Jacket ? Well , I guess he took II
pretty bard , but you couldn't liavo told It
from his manner. And I ? I gave up raclnit
after that. "
Hiird to Hold.
Chicago Tribune : The impassioned orator
who wan addressing a New York audlenco-
paused a moment.
"Dut the question may be asked , " be ald. .
"Aro wo prepared for war ? Are our harbor
defenses sudlclently etrong and formidable
to resist fcurce&sfully ail attack from foreign
Ironclads ? "
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In the audience. "I have carefully examined
all our fortifications and means of defense.
There Is not a fleet In the world that could
come within shelling distance 'of the city. "
"Then , " said the orator ; lu a volco that
shook the building , "give us war bloody-
war ! 1 am ready ! "
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