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Written for the Capitolian.
THE FRIENDS;
on,
A HOME IN LOUISIANA,
Br NORAA M. JONEs.
CHAPTER I.
PREFATORY.
Oh! If America can yet be great,
If neither chain'd by choice nor doom'd
by fate
To the mdb-mania which imbrutes her
now,
She yet may raise the crown'd, yet civic
brow,
Of simple majesty.
It has been observed, in speaking
of the intellectual powers of man,
that if we could trace distinctly all
that has passed through the mind
from the first beginning of life and
sensation, till the full development of
reason; how the infant faculties first
began to work, and how they brought
forth and ripened the various senti
ments and opinions, with which the
mature mind feels itself endowed, that
this would be a treasure in natural
history, throwing more light on the
human faculties, than philosophers
have ever been able to discover. As
great analogy exists between theindi
vidual man, and mankind consolid
ated as a nation, it may be safely
affirmed, that if all the facts could be
traced, perhaps much would be dis
covered, throwing broad gleams of
light on the future prosperity, or the
premature decay of kingdoms, em
pires and republics. Butas the keen
est observers have never been able to
trace the human mind, so the most
unbiased historians can only speculate
on the main-springs which set polit
ical machinery at work.
"Felix ýni potuit rorum cognocere cau
sas.
Towards the close of the eighteeth
century the most stupendous events
had been enacted and were still en
acting on the political arena of the
known world.
Men of impartial and philosophical
minds were contending to promote
systems of government, founded on
the highest integrity, and the justest
equality, when all systems seemed to
be tottering to their foundation, and
men became drunk with the mad ex
citement of political liberty.
France had thrown aside even the
mask of religion, and the Goddess of
Liberty reigned supreme. The lilies
drooped, stained with the blood of
Louis; the manners of the people
were corrupted, their traditions oblit
erated, their opinions shaken, and
freedom expelled the realm.
Statesmen stood aghast since re
ligion had lost its empire over the
souls of men, the very elements of
the moral world were undermined;
both princes and people appeared to
be guided by chance, and even the
most prophetic could not define the
limits of despotism or the bounds of
license.
The limbs of dismembered Poland
still quivered, her annihilation was
not yet complete. Russia, Prussia
and Austria, like birds of prey, still
contended for the subdivision of the
remains, the best portions of which
were reserved to pander to the bad
passions of a so-called strong-minded
woman.
The British lion, with wonted feline
wiliness, lay crouching and chafing
under the recent defeats with the
American colonies. As England had
been baulked in her tyrannical meas
urea towards her American offspring,
she drew still tighter the galling
chains about her Irish subjects. Ire
land lay prostrate, enduring unparal
lelled wrongs. For years she had
been leading a life of martyrdom, for
the very love of her religion was only
an additional source of oppression;
but rather than apostatize she chose
famine, flight and death itself. And
blessed be God, even up to this day
she has kept the teachings of the an
cient faith unviolated and untouched.
Her desponding children were scat
tered to the four winds of heaven, 4
when the finger of destiny pointed to
America; "A voice from the New
World shouted ILiberty !" To America 1
they came, hoping that here as the
antipathy to British control was in
nate in every American bosom, they
might be true to their country and
their creed.
Unfortunately, about this time com- 1
menced the administration of Mr.
ams, the second president, he was at I
this time on.terms of the strictest in
timacy with Sir fo1't Liston, the
British minister, and we may in pal
liation suppose that it was under his 1
influence that" the "Alien and Se
ditean Laws" wrere paessed. The pas- (
sage of this law closed American 1
ports on all political refugees. The c
scattered members of the united Irish- E
men were flying from English oppree
sionn and when two of the most dis
tinguished of these patriots applied
to the American minister in London,
he replied ~hat "there were republi
cans enough in America."
CHAPTER II.
THE HOME, AND ITS INMATES.
"A plenteous place is Ireland for hoe
pitable cheer,
When the wholesome fruit is bursting
from the yellow barley earl
There[ is honey in the trees, where her
misty vales expand,
And her forest paths in summer, are by
Sfalling waters fanned."
In the western part of one of the
remote districts of Ireland there stood
at the time, this story opens, two
small houses of strange and quaint
construction. The pointed gables,
one large gothio window which graced
the most prominent of the buildings,
one or two half ruined columns, and
several immense stones which ap.
pdared to have been brought from'
some distance to stop an apperture in
one of the cottages, left the impres
sion on the mind of the traveler that
both had been constructed from the
remains of some noble edifice, and
that the disjointed parts had been
put together with but little taste and
less care for ithe comforts of its in
mates. On close inspection it was
evident that the interior bore marks
of home comfort, even signs of refine
ment and taste, and a tiny stream
which wandered around the ruins,
gave life and animation to the scene.
The close proximity of the cottages
obtained for them the joint tittle of
the Home.
In one of these lived Bernard
O'Brien and his widowed mqther, and
the other was occupied by the Rev.
Joseph Everard and his nephew,
Thomas Power.
Owing to the great erudition of Fa- I
ther Everard, and the secluded life
which the young men had led under
his gentle tutorship, when they reach- 1
ed manhood, few could vie with them
in the accomplishments and refine
ments of the times. Bernard poe- I
sessed some little advantage over his i
friend, for through the liberality of a
distant member of his mother's family
he had been enabled to spend a few
years traveling on the continent.
Both were perfect types of the men
of Ireland of that day; bold, energetic, 4
and burning with patriotic ardor for
the freedom of their country which a
they loved but too well.
O'Briens fine manly form and char- I
acteristic face was not easily for- c
gotten, the features were thin and I
classical, the bright dark eye flashing c
fitfully, left you undetermined as to T
its exact hue ; he possessed, moreover, i
that air of refinment which education a
alone can give. I
Thomas Power was the senior of f
his friend by two years, he had none r
of his attractions of face and figure; 1
he was rather below the usual size, at
clear and healthy complexion, an ex- '
pression of buoyant youth and hope, Ii
the result of sound physical and moral s
training, united to ajoyous and happy t
tempersment, were his chief attrac- e
tions; though smiles were by no a
means foreign to the large full lip, e
still there lingered an air of mild seri
ousness which left you in doubt, as to c
the depth and bold intrepidity of his (t
character. t
About two months after Bernard's c
return from abroad the Home received
a new inmate.. A letter was received
by Father Everard from a neighboring f,
province, entreating his immediate E
presence, as Arthur O'Neil, his best
nd earliest friend, lay at the point i
tf death. This letter was written
by Mabel, his only daughter; her b
Father, by economizing the last rem- tI
ants of his broken fortunes, had
been enabled to keep her for some
time at a Convent in Spain; he
had just recalled her, intending to ci
make arrangements for their final re
moval to America, when a lingering
disease left us hope that he would
live to see the realization of his plans. d
There was no delay, ever obedient
to the calls of humanity and duty, d
Father Everard sat out at once, and
irrived in time to receive the last
rishes of his friend.
Thus the care of the fair orphan i
levolved on Father Everard, and the
stablishment of the families at the
Home, was not the result of any plan p
or comfort or benevolence; but one ,
)f the incidental consequences of the ,
;rue spirit of kindness and hospitality am
which is sometimes so beautifully de- ol
reloped in the Irish character. hi
)Though Mabel O'Neil had mingled
ittle with the world, her unobtrusive
nien was free from all constraint, a N
eauntiful simplicity pervaded her
whole person, the long lustrous hair p
was simply parted on the forehead w
mnd confined at the back of the head ri
y a 'ken net, thus allowing the hi
elicate contour of the face to be
learly defined; her dark eyes spark- t
ed with a tender radiance, and the
inick blood mounted to the brow at
ech transient emotion. gl
Bernard O'Brien saw and loved the w
nphan girl, and with the quick en
Sisibve; he pleadhisbea si4ithmanly
eloquence, and Mabel wtliinilaturai
simplicitSy and truth, an4 r atitot '
trqoeor of heart or lip, wnd thw
sublime confldence of womanneiot.e,
gave her happiness into his lrkepln .
Thomas PoiPer was made the o~
dant of s friend's .new foi4 hliappi
ness, and ~she listened 6ve1iy~7ie
stood still for he oo, loved the W
'girl; when~iMabe iwas not be~'hitn
there was a void which iptbipg could
fill, ind. when as it too ri quejtly
happbenedihe dgain was nead, ninils
ternngto id wants in her daily do.
mestic tes, it seead as if happi.
ness, tooblitful to be lasting, filled
all tldng~' sn1rtandlg thaem. 'N
these em t ons' mueti be sithered
by a strong tapd vigorous resolveo h
detetrmined to repress every look and
gesture) and nodt bl. one unguarded
sigp *otlld he betray his folly. By
his ihn. asiig devotion to his friend,
he mgeffeetnually concel- from every
human 'ye his conquered passion.
SCHAPTER III.
TH~ DOCVQTION OF THE FRIENDS.
-\"A friend,
The geatestg by Heaven bestowed."
It is difiicuI for those whibhave
lived under fre institutlons, adiiwho
have :enjoyell uninterrupted i·ter
course with ae Porld to realise fully
the deep broth ly love that bound
the friends in it trong links. They
had lived from'boyhood in the same
Home, and their intimacy had been
cemented by the almost total isola
tion in which tkey had passed their
youth. Let it nti, be forgotten that
their forefathers plrsued by religious
and political bigoiry had made this
secluded spot the atylum of their suf
ferings, for when Cirmwell could not
accomplish the utt#e exterpation of
the whole natidn, he rssolved to con
fine the Irish Catholiqs to the most
distant of the four pro1hceein which
the island is divided, aid that he is
sued his orders with lacmie brevity,
"To hell, or Connaught."
At the beginning of the rear 1748,
the political troubles with rhicli this
and the following years web $fled,
broke in upon the secluded momotony
of the Home, at the outbreak of the
rebellion,Bernard O'Brien and~'1omas
Power were calleh to Dublin ly let
ters stating the emergency a the
times. They promptly obeyed the
call; but before leaving arrangemelts
must be made for the future satfy
of the hblpless family. Father Ets.
rard had already corresponded with
Don Louis de Penalvert y Cardenas,
at that time Bishop of Louisiana; the
Bishop had already founded a house
for nuns in New Orleans, and tempo
rary retreat was here offered them.
All conspnted to this proposal, and
hasty pqeparations for the voyage
were made with many sad forebod
ings. Bernard's brave heart almost
sunk to despondency when he placed
the two 4bjects he held most dear on
earth, hi~ aged mother and his afit
anced wi'e under the care of the ven
erable priest.
Father Everard breathed hope and
comfort to all, "he himself offered
thanksgiuing to heaven, that this re
treat had' been provided where they
could wit the issue of the final
struggle. .
The day after their departure the
friends proceeded to Dublin. The
Home was not, however, abandoned; :
one inmate was left Mihobael Cas-I
sidy, the 1foster brother of Bernard
O'Brien, qand the faithful adherent of
both families, remained inhabiting
the desolate place until his services
would be Irequired elsewhere. Two
months after his arrival in Dublin,
Bernard wes arrested and imprisoned,
charged with writing and circulating
seditious pipers.
Thomas rower's resolve was imme- 1
diately taken, knowing the indecent i
haste, and the glaring injustice with
which the public prosecutions of the
day were aQnodcted, he determinedi
to use evety endeavor to effect his
friend's es4ipe from prison. A ves-"
sel bound for America would sail 1
in a few sIays, and as he himself
was oblige~ to remain concealed, he
summoned lichael Cassidy to Dublin. 1
Power mad1 every necessary arrange- a
ment, with caution and precision; he
seemed to hijve been raised to a purer
and better ife, all the deep devotion
of his character now shone forth, and
his disinterestedness brought its own
reward. His heart was no longer op
pressed in te presence of his friend.
Never shouli Bernard know the pangs
which he had unconsciously inflicted.
Power determined that he himself .
would accompany his friend to Ame
rica, he would not leave him till his I
happiness was secured, and then this
mission accomplished, he would re
urn, and efery energy of his soul,i
would be ederted for his countir's
glory. He fdndly hoped that his hand
would help In restoring the down
rodden liberty of Ireland. (
P. i,.at,a Il..ahe
S "e conse s r4 tbph
M sel.f to sey't .,@ wpb
'. Btt M: toneto see
iat each
Like uhj Paitdy'ring'lr*lae 't-l
Qdltteo ubothern the blarne, o t
naud oe . .. :, : i .
The Dublin jtl wasJ h bd
convicted for t s eon ere
against the gopverap e4s
waiting their. almo4 t eielertat c0h*
tion..
The trial by th .
wuarkl of EP od.el p maed
pnly a moekery, :nsno ei i e rq
packehd'amid eimash u t el tlr ` b s hb
oal' paiutpse of boeI ttH , aad th
gave . their verdict to i t th e
medited. veogena e of the siding
judge.
Early this moiring a rayd ti
was just be ning* reader ayr
rounding objecta visible, when-aman
closely wrapped in a coarse freice
jacket, was seen pacing leisurely o4
of the alleys near the prisop. The
basual observer would have paused
him without bi glanee, his face
scarcely betrayed the lines of the
commonest intellect, a look ot stepid
indiftrteace seemed tor b ya settled
on the stolid features; bit wthren he
reanhed the extremity of the itreet
faithestu om the prais , he paused a t
moment, as if in expectation, then the
orect head, and the brightitwinkle of
the small gray eye betokened that the
quick intellect lay only seemingly
dormant, till called forth by some
particular emergency. Time wore 6n,
and as the bright beams of the mowrn
ing sun were already guilding the
most prominent objects, the man ex
hibited signs of unblistakable impa
tience. Several persons liad passed,
and been closely scanned by him, but
it was evident that none of these were
the objects of his solicitude.
Presentlyd voice was heard in the 1
distance howling one of the most fa
miliar of the Dublin cries, "Coal,
coal," and then as if to diversify the i
monotony of this business-like cry, i
there would succeeds, strain of some
old familiar air, the cry of "coals"
was again reiterated, then again as the
melody was resumed a note would be
proloigAl to an indefinite length, and
the air would fall in a quick succes
sion of minor thirds, then a pause,
sueceeded by an emphatic note leav
ing a deep sensation, which would
fdrce you to acknowledge the beauty
of the simple melody. This simple b
mancevre had been twice executed
when a ragged urchin was seen ap- g
groeohing, a heavy hod of coals strap
ed to his back left but little doubt
hiat he was*the performer of the late
n-sical evolutions ; as he approached
th~prisou he halted, and shading his b
ey4 with his begrimed hand, he t
thre around a quick suspicious a
glano. His hod was then readjusted
and tip boy proceeded down the alley n
the crof "coals, coals," becoming a
more dzmorous. He, of thie freize t
jacket, ddressed him : de
"A bleaing upon you, my,preeious' I
but ye arteas merry as a lark thlis
bright, subnhiny morning." i
"4nd inbed," was the apt rejoin- a
der, "I'm nerrier than the larks,
that sing rder the shadow of a
these gray wlls; and even yourself, 0
Mick Cassidy,ye look as glum and g
cross as ye cat since ye have been y
raised to the dibity of prison guard, a
come tell us nov do ye ever see any
of them that's insae the walls17" m
"Oh, bother," 9id Mick evading
the question, "I'mmly dull for want
o' news," then wit a quick glance
around '"sorra a bi of news going
now for a poor body.
"A bit o' news," rheated the ur- i
chin with a broad gam," and sure
Mick Cassidy would noh bit of a let- ne
ter suit you better." Ien dipping
into the depths of his pocithe hastily
drew forth a letter, whi4 Mick re
ceived with gratitude almt amount
ing to reverence. be
"And sure," continued Mik hastily th
concealing the letter, "ye ha better Vi
be getting on ia boasCl, or te coals se
y'll sell this morning, will hatly get "
ye a breakfast; and stay, ye hq bet
ter take another street, as witivour B
screaching and screaming, ye lght the
wake up the gentlemen inside. fai
Then the two separated, the oy mE
continuing on the way with his h.. in
wearied cry, and Cassidy retreatih s
towards the prison. go
CHAPTER V. inm
THE PRISON, ESCAPE AND FLIGHT TO
AMERICA.
'"I am proscribed--and like the spot left
bare b
In Israel's halls, to tell the proud and e
fair
Amidst theirmirth, that Slav'ry had been e
there." ti
"Still hope and esuffer, all who can!
but I,
Who durst not hope, and cannot bear, E
must fly?"
The cell occupied by Bernard I
Q'Brien was situated on the ground I
+ bAhtp r itbe >tr gid g I
hi `a d * adbe I
iowar1s the nthed s*in
"Ol th ale eba he
catlaimedosl an;tsurenow o d ,li e
S"lI yeu would havesdone• wuýit -
teavene, a ' e expla o y.ton ex
tid O'Brleea n anrd with ennge e *are
his he t a# red - at' A i4thw l im
"ilent, obhrn enterig -; e dt
door, and his fisthglac+ w i t
towards the unteisted 4 mesoit'
"O I the saeivns be abom to ol the
exclaimed," and sunowr' bi~dtt, and
done i t ab to ool, rut re-.
"Ifwell you seewould ha never done winto m
ind till eavens nablessed mint, thyorat"
said O'Brad time to w y my mort e ounr
praes e a i wel reco, anid Cassnoboidy
this garb of aibthe end of the prisoptn.er,
ad nith, Bernard, no longer able to
hta losttimeif I'd adone it. ' Oh!i
the uinte be bet*%tt un and harm'--. -
well ye see4 just case into my Mina T
slreess his impatience risen from the
Ico for your Wonor' ' breakfast, and ,T
tbo agnd demftanded dishd ia peremptory
Into my mind again, and taen when
I put on the taprison to ool, I Jut re
memberedint I all of a sdden, that whea
rnkey thiking about yourself and I woallnt be
my other new duties, and my troubles A
-,well you see It never ,care into my A
mind till this bleised minnit, that I H
hbad notbr a t ello say my moing how I
prayers at all-well so, and nobody
being near, Ijust dropped down on
my knees, m~ade the bletssed sign, and
bad just got as far"
Cassidy might have proceeded "
"And this isn to the en of the chaprenting
ouch and demanded in a peremptory m'
one how he had obtained access to u
oethisis the pris thing thon to
"And sure," continued. Cassidy, bil
'ain't I aide-de-camp to the head ae
urnkeys I But ster and I maywon't be he
otheribg yor stonor a t lling how I T1
,ot the place, aint here ti"- ngs,
"And this is the thing"-preentinghe it
)'Brien, with a small but strong steel ua
e," this mrther, and ruing that I was -
ending to I did not put it in the bol that all, owingwas
arought in for sees to that inspbuirat
atn;his but hereakfast at ais lne anged up brighto
atlttle cell, and thinsure you have 'only
ocut beyour way through brin away them hags, thE
e i, and then to-night will beon guardthe
selath, murand ther, ad ruin of we'lls all cross the
ndso tI did not putd be in Ameriky all, owing fl
jiy-but-d Iyour Honor sees to ave a letter inpira
f explaining all about th is ne ship, and bright o
a a needlw name, and sumore you have only bthat
utside.", and sure Mier Powr as
'Brien hastily opened the letter,ba
da ship rafoundy, and that no me was to bname lostr
ourself, andy. PoWer had made'll allcross the
cessan together ry arrand bgements for the voy- Aeriky in
e, and all now depended othan that ifor
uside."ne and delity of Cawsidy and
O'Brien lwas dismissed withe letter, bat
d akfast service, and at twelve when
g daturnkey. Poe had made his accustomed
~cit the first of themenbars forwas nearly- "b
ered, and all nbefore sunset the work till
completed.
Cas the prison clock tomissed twelveith the
e turnard k'Brien made his escape frccustomedn
sitde the fir way to ther place of meet-arly
Sdesignated by Power, and before sunset the ork got
as cwere on their way to Ameiia. s
As the friends'stood gazing with well-ve, A
e boprisoms on the fas receieding b thean- do
ade of their nativ the land. Those whof meet-l
g designated by Power, and befhome isC
d up withrise the best morning, thpure-sth
os were on the heart, can well appre-ica. was
Sthe feelings withtood gaing wich swell- they
T bosoms on their faces from theirng beau- loved
Ierea old twenty-ive perld. Thosewo pnt;roi
+he love of country andhe less home spet:he
"hud he got the less h e raved.st
tio he ofthe heavenrwe'll an well apre- dit
: gto heavounwe'l all be saved~. thai
hit wth- r,
a rm;, a
_,thisr ris, g tw b
Th little e ore rk
tanehone, u leds smoy
T n hi ; of pure, calm
With buartished o aownot gollen ray
&n-pidturil tWhei sturface lear
e sees the pest without a hea o
Angels around i t! rasn ps
Proelakt wli tlid towariin sweetr
Again th Theavens open wie, '
And Chrit once more appatIi giatee,
Ie seeks an emblent of his love,
When hovering nearl'hbe inde the dove.
A tl0011 DDY.
A shocking traged ;sported toe
ian occurred n t the Fomet place1
a this paish, on Tuaesday evening
ast. A little before dark on that
lay, it seems, a colored man and wo
nan started to visit a neighbor some i
listance off, and a small doy desired
o accompany them. On being pro- '
ilbited from so doing the little fellow
awaited until they had started, whep, I
;e followed them "frome afar off." o
'he road he had to travel led through
, dense forest near which isi a thick
ane brake. Whe in the road oppo- i,
it this woods, the boy was heard to h
.tter an agoniing cry for help, and
n the man returning a part of hi. s
lothing was found in the road 8nd a
rack of blood led towards the under.
rowth. The man was too flrghtened
enter the foret, but immediately
cured assistance, hand upon entering
he woods a portion of thseleton of I
ie unfortunate child was found,bear
ig unmistakable signs ofhaving been
angled by the jaedws of some power
'l carivorouse ahimal. It wea sap-a
osed that a panther ad done this
oarrible work, and a number of the
est dogs were put il the woods, to
ant it, but up to the hour of going
press no intelligence of the chae
ad reached us.-Peliolana SemtCiel.
AnOTHER OrIPEIll, a:
A Sunday school teacher in this m
ty hasa boy in her class who has a
)t failed in his penny contribution I)
r ore than a year, and when be' o
as found empty handed last fsabo
th the teacher beberved: t di
"Why, Johnny, did you forget yonr t w
mny to-day ?"
"No, ma'am," he humbly replied, ha
ut father says the Wabash Road wi
ill do this town more good than any b
urteen Sunday schools, and Pm a
ingto chck my coppers into that ou
Iterprise for the netfew weeks." p
"Wo't the bheathen miss your pen. ·,
es ?" she queried.
"I 'spose they will, but we've all
t to come down or this town is
lsted." el
A main of high attainments, but of of
sty and irritable temper, had a next
or neighbor, a retired major, noted ri
Sthe eccentricity of his habits, The 4
jor's chimneys were blown dowp.
ash they went through the roof of
B lawyer's house. The man of law *11
is in no good humor, espeeially as h
ey were the major's chimneys. m
merefore he was preparing a legal 4
ocess by which he could get satis
ctlon, when a missive arrived fromt
a major couched as follows: if
"Send me back my bricks imme.. an
itely, or I'll put the matter in the pr
nds of an attorney."
At Peth aplacard l n a muohb fre
ented inn announces: .luq
"Gentlemen are requested not to .
tter the female servants on the .s
mire, as a great many dishes have 1ua
as been broken ~ 0
mateatak. ~.: ,.
himi. ( in
eL4ction
I00 brat At .h
Vn.
O- rsinir o4 pstlol. were le
ue. amon t ( aenn, rdo e .!
ro. "proadwt ~ al me
Ofth pondeou!: on ofIn
rep, mentifo n ,ee o h
r. b inoposed of ell jmd d,' · nba
Sh The drab r P '
te iiiacrweb maeatBttd
at-. in Supaeetr, in Stillill ~aa gg s
to naster todf the ae. The irAt iWM i
t agarlbasses, whaich ~ wee81Oi
Siet~ plsanted into the earhi , o
t6*lhe'i~ench whjd sirmi /Shae p id'
stnlde in ' the mainufact b MS bu' t
beng .eny od m
him, (agonsia--ng toPeq ,tao). pop.
sIeeslgtin his sedt on ship earrt's g
w h100 braes gano f the batlem .
r thkie, 154p , irwtols .n wh a p i ne
Samonge tho Germans land otthere j
ie the Enleishtpmy To. wnahch wery
now provided with kedn balls iortp4
tofthe poWderouns tone or, e in me
pevioushtot, iseAl d.o. n.em as we
Sad spendion .t-e ,Phel Tloot ~pttol.
Cwrbines, poteonels , stragoon
are freqwently mentioned amnong the
Airearms ofthe age. ·The Alrt ws so
;amed hopb havinge bem uwed ~i the
Stkeeseli oalled earab; the' eekhom
,,i weing8ted wi.thitso.qarie, oth ,lanted
'ttl on thwaet) the tir fnro its mans l
belg fteelotlu wh rated with o
dragaon's hist- hencee the troopers c
atr who need it carnie sphequepatly to ·
named drigook. T he rhel oid.
hac lkbn't was used iadfisaeth's digh,
wd)tith~ the rest of thle heavy matq~ocalok
ry but the powvder was opfw ipad up in
cases, eaeb c~o~ntaing a omplete
'hare, to faciltte the loading of the
piece, sad the 'trap to which toeo
*' wer6 attahed was named a; collar or
lb~adoller.
7
,. The Widow aerhlook, agl Ifoty
pight, lived on in: bwn gstagg~ive
farm at' gliabdrp town, a~o gg)
of he ei,..mpdy es .d. wis
~aged eihtee. Sbrlp loved with
him, e~ad he Ag foreIpi~bV
S.imone* yes
away from the pll~i:~ Im but
" the determined w him in
a Indtianapolis, Th~d., botageht blear new
b* stedtle~thies aid iastirid him, and
di toaok im home.
o0I tir~s.Whitedtourhadeolpey. NowP,
,If .there was one thing more than
,· noetifet on whfeh am lls. Whitoar
a ridp h ~QIIerselE, it was her cookldng.
m ill yead tryome of my e
tateP* said she, AItpiqn'tver good,
b .are.Ie had sac P Ir
. eloh isto m Ie sc v I la: i t"
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