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SOL. MILLEE, EDITOR AND PUBLISHES.
THE CONSTITUTION AND THE UNION.
i TERMS$2.00 PER ANNUS, IN ADVANCE.
VOLUME XVI.-NU3IBER 50.1
TROY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1873.
, WHOLE NUM&ER, 830.
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utrr At-IWE AT E1GBTY.
BY ALICE EOB&fl-
What did yoa MJ. dear liirakffcst !
Sumeboir, I're alrpt too late.
Too are rety kind, dear Etfie;
Go tell tlirm nt to wait.
Ill dim a quick aa r ver I can ;
My I bauds tremble ore,
Aod I'oUt, who tun, to help, dear heart,
IiMt t other aide f the dour.
Int up the old pipe, deary,
I couldo. amoLe to-day;
I'm Mort o daxed and frightened.
And don't know what 1 nay.
It lonesome in the hotwe Jiere,
And loncMni wot t dow
I De.Ter knew what luaeaome meant.
In all my life before.
The be go linnmlng the whole day long.
And the firt June roae faaa blown;
And I am eicbtr, dear Lord, to-day.
Too old to be lft alone!
O. heart of love I soalill and coMj
O, prwiona litm, mo white I
For the first aad hours In sixty years.
Ton were out of my racb last night.
You've cut the flowrr. You're very kind;
She rooted it lat May.
It was only !lp; I pulled the rose.
And threw the mWtn awav.
But hbe, sweet, tbrifty soul, bent down.
And planted ft wlierr she stiod ;
"IVar. maylw the flowers are living," ahe aald,
Aslrep in tbis bit of wood."
I can't rent, dear I cannot rest i
Let the 4il man have hi will.
" And wander from imreb psrdrn post
The bitr f m deathly still:
Wanner, and loujj for a sight of the gate
Sbe.haa It-it ajar for mi
We had cot so used to each othrr, dear,
So Uked to each other, yon see.
Stity years, and so wise aud good,
She inadf me a liettrr man ;
From tbe moment 1 Visaed her fair, young face.
Our lovers Ufa began.
And seven fine by ebe baa jiven me;
And out of tbe seven, not one
Hut the noblest father in all the land
Would be proud to call his hud.
(). wt-n. dear Lord, 111 be patient,
Uut I ftt-1 re broken Up;
At rijrlitr years. It's an awenome thins
To drain such a Utter cop.
I know there's Joseph, and J.tliu. and Hal,
And four pA niti i bewid;
Bat a hundred noli couldn't In to me
like the woman I made my bride.
Mv little Polly" brijrht and fair!
So winsome, and gumd, and sweet!
She bad rone twfnru in her sunny bair,
Whit shoes fin tier dainty feet;
And I held her band was it yesterday
That we stoml up to m wed t
And no, I ifmemlH-r. I'm eicbtv to-day.
And my dear wife Polly is dead.
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JMct jw.
THE UNWELCOME MONITOR.
Some years ago, I was appointed agent for an
rxtcnsivu linn ill the city of Xiw York, anil was
obliged liy the duties if my otlice, to travel frc
iiciitl.v in the Western State. In those days,
the means of communication between different
parks' of Ibe'Couutry.were mucli less extended
than at present, Timl-in c1nnviim,nre;Ivcrytfften
performed jloiig'joiirniys'cin liuischackcoilicul
nin; qiimtmiuly large sums of .money-about my
M-rwin. For tbe belter security of life ami pm
erty, which were lint seldom endangered, ill the
lens populous districts, I invariably niaile it my
practice to go armed; and being itatnnilly of a
fearless turn, rather enjoyed than otherwi-e tin;
sense nf danger from which I nai never wholly
free. Olio of my iidtcntiircs and I nut many
well worth narnitin iiivoln-il eireiiiiistaiice-4
whieh at the tiim M-emeil to lMnlrnn the fin
eniatiiral,anil which has alaslH-en in u K'1'-"
inraMiro niytttrrinusly inexiliralile. Xn hyrftcni
of iNycholoy has ever Mirceeilcil in analyin
thiwe octnlt oirratimi- of the. miml, by which
the imagination is determined to rejireHent on itH
canvas M.-enr.s which areyet enveloncJ In the ini-'
jH'iit tnilile ilarluexs of futurity. IJntto my xtory.
The occasion of iny business in the year 1:B ,
rendered it iu-C4sary for me to traverse the wes
tern 'lilt of the State of Ohio, and I made the
journey, as usual, on horhuback. The State, unw
run f the-most lustrous stars in the Kedtral ron
Htrllatiou, was at'this time eeliisi-d in glory hy
maiiy a fier luminary which has since grown
dim beside it. The greater part of my route lay
through a thinly peopled region, iu which the
lipases were " like angels' risitH, few and far be
tween," and in which I was frequently obliged
to put up withaccomuiodatioiisof thevery plain
est description. One wet, raw, windy day in
October, I had" ridden further than common on a
wretched road, which bail greatly taxed the pow
ers of my willing horse; and .is the afternoon
wore away, and still no sign of a huuso appear
ed, I began to feel auxiom no leas on his nccoiuit
than on my own. Jiut before evening closed in,
luweveri''I was 'overjoyed liy tlie'dUtaat pros
pect of U house,' rndely built indeed, but as wel
come tp my eyes as' tbe hw flying shores of Gna
naliaui to the strained isiun of Columbus aud
his comrades.
Patting the. neck of my jaded steed, and sjx-ak
ing encouraging words to him, I pushed on to the
haven .which promised us rest after th toil and
weariness of the 'day's exertions. Through the
uuenrtaiued windows of tho lower story, stream
ed ont into the increasing flarkuess a cheerful
light, .whose, wavering brightness indicated an
opeu (BrS-pIac ,A' J drew: naar'the". bvuae, I
could partM.lifceriK.thmngh;thi giaoNr' the
shapes of irregular sheds and out-buildings at
tached to the main structure; nut I only curso
rily glanced at, these,- hciug more intent on
reaching the inJiltr than scrutinizing the out
side of tho edifloe; Thesonnd ofiny borse'shoofs
attracted the' iriiiiates, and a man issued from
ono-ef-tbe out-buildings, b.aring a dart lanteru,
which entirely coucealed his own figure, while it
plainly.rnrealedjuUiie. t,. ( , r
ia7ail you takocareVif mjrJiorte. aiid giye aie
foSB' andloflging for "the nighlf I inipiirnl'T
I "We are both exhausted, and can hardly go fur
i thw before 4o-morrjw." - t ,"
"Yea," was thelaconicanswer.S j? A J" r
) rtlteuioanted and followed tho manias ka'led
ni j" liorse"into the barn ; and having seen" him
well provided for, wc went, without an addition
al syllable, into the lionse. my companion all the
while,! whelher accidentally or designedly, Ireen
'' ing tho brightide of tbe lantern constantly
" tnrurd towards me, an J it was not until we en
tered the apartment containing the 'fire, that I
'" could obtaiu k 'sight of him. I involuntarily
Rftntned iuj .jto upon himVIwfore eren glancing
r" lit iire"mim into which, Ijjow entered, impelled
liyao irresistible curiosity for which I Avasata
loss to account. He was a man of rather more
than average' stature,'with a breadth across the
shoulders I hare never bnt.once.seeu equalled:
iiolred; RoatMetic wasTiisa'pjicarauce, thatl saw
instantly thnt'I was but a. babe iu comparison of
physical" "'strengthalthough at least two inches
bis superior In statnre.
Ilis features, were not ill-shaped, and if it had
not been foalow forehead, he might have been
called, almost gpuddooking; .his- complexion,
jhowTeTt-TfaR darkjtzuid prorusionj of Imiby
bcard rendered tbVex'pression of bis month hard
ly visible." I was just tuniing my eyes from his
face, to observe the aspect of my new quarters,
when for asecond his glance met mine; it was
idstantaneonsly averted, lint a thrill of horror,
loathing and dismay shot through my frame like
on agonizing electrical shock. It was a rather
small black eye (the other being sightless and
nearly shut) which had thus powerfully affected
me; in its horrible glitter seemed to lurk the
concentrated quintessence of devilish malignity.
Vo wordscan describe the convulsive recoil rlth
which 1 shrank from that glimpse into the depths
of his soul; it was as if the earth had yawned
"beneath my feet, and injhe abyss I had half de
scried the deeper blackness, vast and ill defined,
of the prince of evil.
With an immense "effort of will, however, I
shook off the influence of tbe man, and directed
my attention to the objects that surrounded me.
The room was not large, and was roughly plas
tered, although dingy aud dirty. At one end
was a rude attempt at a bar, formed out of un
placed boards, and tehind this sat woman of
about thirty, with a wild expression of despair
on her face not impulrire and ungovernable,
but graven in sharp lines on every feature, as if
it were the sculptured couutenance of a condemn
ed criminal. On ono side of tbe fire-place sat a
man with his legs up against the side of the
room, looking moodily into the lire, and smoking
a clay pipe, black as tbe chimney back; be did
not raise his eyes once towards me. On the oth
er side sat a dog on bis hind legs, a rough, non
descript lookiugauimal, with a sujlen, yet hon
est stare in his eyes as he surveyed me, growling
low all the while. The furniture of the room
was of the rudest kind, consisting of a few
chairs and a table, ou which lay a large jack
knife and a pi'ce of plug tobacco; one tallow
caudle stood uear by, with a long, smokv wick.
I took a chair and sat down by the tire, aud
asked if they could give me a supper. Thn wo
man arose, and without saying a word, set on
the table from behind the bar a half eaten leg of
bam, a loat of bread, and a jugnfmilk, aud then
resumed her seat in silence. Mr conductor sat
down near tbe fire, with his face half turned
away from me, and lighting a pipe, puffed away,
likewise, ill silence. Mv nerves are, none, of thn
most susceptible, but by this time the gloom of
ine party nau tuorougmy luieciea me, awl my
feelings were not to lie envied, as I heartily
wished the morrow had come. Tbe one-eyed
man rose at last, and went to the bar.
'Well?" said the woiiun, coldly.
"Ilrandy," was tho reply.
"You've had enough already," she retorted
bitterly.
"You lie!" he answered, with a fierce oath.
"I'te got to stick the hug early iu the morning,
and I want some more."
"You bad rather stick the hog thau kill a
chicken any day," exclaimed the woman, pas
sionately. "I hate you, you brute."
"Yon do. do jouf" sueered he. "Give me the
bottle, or I'll breuk it over your head."
"Take it yourself," groaned 6he, leaving the
bar. "I wish yon were dead, and me too."
The man took the bottle, aud drank a long
draught from it, casting at the same time a men
acing look towards the woman, and shakiug his
head at her threateningly. The woman shud
dered, aud covered her fare with her hands. I
could not stand it any longer, and abruptly ask
ed to be shown to my chamber.
The man, taking up the candle, motioned me
to follow him, when the dog, which had been
quiet before, evinced signs of great uneasiness;
and after t:iug to arrest my notice by a scries
of hybrid noises, half-way between it bark and a
whine, seized hold of my pantaloons, and held
me fast.
"Curse tbe dog!" muttered tho man, with an
awful oath, under his breath, aud adding, "don't
uiiiid thucur," he dealt the ioor animal such a
kick with his heavy lsiots, as sent him tiding
across the room with a yelp of pain.
Without furl her delay, he couducted me np a
narrow llight of stairs, into a room containing a
tolerably decent lied, wash-stand, table, and a
couple of rhairs. Setting the caudle down, he
left tho room and went. down stairs. Xo sooner
had the door cIovj! behind him, than I noiseless
ly boltid it. and placed all the available, furni
ture iu the room a.iir.!. it, which operation con
niaerably alleviated the uneasiness of my mind.
As I turned towards the table to examiug mv
pistoN, I was startled at seeing, in a cheap look-mg-glass
which hung against thn wall, the re
flection of the end of my money belt just visible
between my waistcoat aud pantaloon. I com
monly wore this next to my Itody, but on this
moruiug I had accidentally forgotten it until
nearly dressed, and hail therefore strapped it
around me hattily. as I had little time to spare.
I recollected with no small disquieruilo theojv
iortuuity of oh.-4-rviiig Ibis LV'h had been af
forded by the dark lantern; and thn enigmatical
remark of the woman, the diabolical look of mv
host, ami the suspicious behavior of the dog.
simultaneously recurred to my mind, and con
tributed greatly to increase this disquietude.
Mv first impuKe was not to go to boil at all! but
my second was to aiKeitrophize myself under the
title of "infernal fool;" anil following the line
of conduct implied, although hardly expressed
in thn remark, 1 took off my clothes and plunged
into bed.
The wild moanitigsnf the wind kept me listen
ing for a wbilu to their gusty muic, and enhanc
ed the feeling of awe which I strove to banish
from my breast. Afreran hour or two, however,
as everything seemed perfectly still, the fjtigue
of mv journey gaiued the mastery of all anxiety,
and I fell into a state akin to sleep, but distin
guished from it by my retaining a consciousness
of where I was, and how I was circumstanced.
I was powerless to move or act. but I seemed
gifted with almost siiieruutural acuteness of
mental activity, by which I took cognizanc" of
the least noisy or disturbance. Iu this abnormal
condition, I apjieaml to remain tranquil a long
time, seeing and hearingallogetlier independent
ly of my physical organs of sense, when I became
aware in my dream for it was only an unusual
kind of dream of a scratching uoise just out
side of my chamber window, which was uear the
head of the bed. This grew louder and louder.
until bursting the spell of inaction which bad
bitlierlo bound mo liaml ami loot, I appeared to
leap up and rnsh to the window. All without
was hidden iu inky blackness, and the caudle I
had left burning on the table was llickeriu; iu
its socket, evidently aliout to expire. With a
great effort I ilung up the casement, and peered
eagerly into the glootn, but I could discern uoth
iuir: and as I was ou the point of closing the
window again, for the wind was high, and sent a i
shiver all over my frame, a large object bmsneil
against my hands, and leaped into the room. I
started back, and givinga hurried glance aronnd
the chamber, saw by the last flicker of the dy
ing caudle, the form of thn strange looking dog I
had seeu down stairs, sitting ou the bed, bolt up
right, and staring' at' me. The next instant, I
was in utter darkness.
1'or some moments, 1 hardly know how long, I
stinid motionless, while a crowd of conflicting
emotions swept across my mind; but sonu recov
ering myself, I luckily remembered there were
plenty of matches in my cigar case; towards my
coat pocket, therefore, I groped my way, ami
securing them, struck one of them. What was
my joy to see, standing oh the wooden mantle
piece, a second caudle, half-burned, bnt still able
to give light for a couple of bonrs, at least ! This
was speedily lighted, and thentnrning towards
tbe dog, 1 approached the' bed. The animal
seemed to have no ill-natured design, but as I
drew near, turned his nose upward, and gave a
loud growl; and finding I did not see his panto
mime, bnt stretched out my hands to seiza him,
he repeated tbe action, and took every possible
means to direct 'my attention to. the ceiling.
Without understanding his desire at the timo, I
involuntarily glanced upward; and then con
ceive my horror at seeing directly over the head
of my bed, tbe faint outline's of a trap-door!
My frozen blood had hardly began to tingle
along my veins once more, .when my eyes, firmly
rivetted ou this mysterious object, plainly per
ceived it tremble, and commence slowly to opeu.
The dog observed this likewise, and uttering .a '
loiidgrowl, sprung from the bed, and out of the
still open window. The door, nevertheless, as
cended gradually," and just as a furious gnst'of
wind swept by, and with one of its eddies extin
guished the candle, a Urge, heavy something fell
with a crash upon the bed! With a grasp and a
cry of snfforatinn I started, and opening my eyes,
discovered I bad been dreaming, and the sense of
bewilderment accompanying my waking did not
prevent a feeling of iutense relief.'
At first I conld not recollect where I was, and
fancied I must lie at home; bnt a few seconds
sufficed to dispel the illusion.- Casting my eyes
around, in an effort to identify myself, and ascer
tain my position, I saw the candle on the table,
flaring up every now and then, in a desperate
struggle for existence. Hastily glancing at the
mantle, I saw aiiothercandle, half-bnrnrd, which
I had not noticed when I went to bed I was
now tboronzhlv aroused, and with forelioding ap
prehensions, looked np at the ceiling, and O, (
heaven! in the dimness of the light, I saw thn
regular figure of a rectangle traced upon th !
plastering rtirect ly auove me. tvery muscieoi
my whole Imly was paralyzed by this discovery,
and'a weight seemed to lie with crushing force
upon my chest; aud with a spirit now complete
ly overcome with superstitions terror, I lay at
tempting to summon sufficient resolution to nse
and examine tbe chamber more closely, wbeu
hark! could it be f yes no yes, there ico aj
faint sound outside of my window, resembling I
the noise of a dog's claws against thn wall! It
grew ntoivs distinct, accompanied at intervals
with a low whining, and an occasional sharp yelp. '
Xo sooner had I become convinced, tbat this
was really th case, than my self-possession re
turned. I got up, put on my clothes, took one
pistol in my band, leaving tbe other under my
pillow, and walked resolutely towards the win
dow. My candle hail liecoiue extinguished by this
time, and as I looked out iuto tbe black abyss of
of tbe night, I saw tbat the clonds, dashed here
and there with spots of silver, were breaking np,
and that before long tbe moon would appear. I
threw open the window, and at once, as if borne
by the gust of wind tbat rushed into tbe apart
ment, leaped in the black dog, which seemed so
mysteriously connected with this adventure of
mine. I was now completely my own master;
by a vigorous effort of the will'l quelled the
shadowy fears which beseiged my heart, aud
looked out, with the idea to discern, if possible,
the means by which the dog could make his ap
liearance outside a second story window. A
transient moonbeam showed me one of tbe nu
merous out-buildings before mentioned, at right
angles with tbe walls of the honse, and from the
eaves of Ibis, all along tbe side of the honse, ex
tended a narrow plank, five or six inches wide.
A thick cloud obscuriogtbe moon again, preclud
ed further observation, and I turned from the
window.
I felt confident that my cigar case was empty
of matches, but to test the accuracy of my dream,
I felt for it, opened it, and discovered at least
twenty. I struck a light, and, as I expected, j
mere, was lue nog npnn me oeu, in tue very atti
tude of the vision. 'All doubt now vanished from
my mind, that I had been mysteriously warned
of impending foul play of some nature, and I
stood a moment, revolving in my own mind the
best course of action. This I speedily decided
ou. Going np to the dog, I care'sed Mm, and
was on the point of carrying him to tho window,
when to make my dream more exact a prophe
cy he turned his nose toward the ceiling, and
commenced whining very low. 1 instantly seiz
ed him and hurried him uut of the window", with
some little compunction at thus treating my
only friend in tho accursed house, but I conld
make no delay.
Laying sonic clothes on thu bed, iu the form of
a man as nearly as possible, and extinguishing
the caudle, I retired to the farthest corner of the
room, and sitting down iu the chair I had placed
against the door, with my revolver iu my baud,
determined to await the issue of events. For
half an hour I sat perfectly still, listening to
every whistle and sigh of tho wind, which blew
intermittently through thu window I had, , left
open, aud straining m v eyes, w henever there was
a gleam of light, to discern whether there was
any movement iu the trap door. At last, when a
momentary ray shone in, I saw it partly opened,
and now I anxiously awaited in silence ami dark
ness for the development of this awful mystery.
Presently, 1 beard a low creaking, as of ropes,
then a tremendous crash, tbe report of a pistol,
the sound of heavy feet overhead, and tbe fall of
some dull, yielding body outside the wiudow.
The pause which followed these almost simulta
neous noises was broken bv low uroans of nain
from the ground, beneath my window, and the
general murmur of a great disturbance iu the
lower part of the house. I hastih relit the can
dle, and going to the bed, found a vast stone bad
been dropped upon the pillow where my head
had previously lain. Suddenly remembering tbe
pistol I had left under my pillow, with the ex
ertion of my utmost strength, I rolled off tho
massive stone, and found tho pistol discharged.
Instantly the truth flashed across my mind. I
rushed to the window, and looking down, saw
the woman and the maul had noticed in the bar
room, the night before, beudiag, ith torches iu
their bauds, over the prostrate body of my host,
who was evidently iu the agonies of death. The
ruffian had heeu waiting outsido the window,
until the accomplice had performed his hellish
woik, iu order to rob my mangled corpse of the
money he knew I bad in my posessioii ; and thn
pistol being accidentally discharged by the fall
of the stone, the ball had pierced the brain, en
tering through the evil eye which had given me
such a thrill of horror.
A( the discovery of this hidden plot and its aw
ful retribution, my senses threatened to desert
mo; but reflecting that in such a house I could
hardly lie safe, no sooner hadjhey carried the
dying man within, "than I rlamlMTcd down the
outside, took my horse from the stable, and
moil u teil him unobserved.
As I passed the house, however, aud looked
back at the room I hail so recently occupied, and
w hich had so nearly been the scene of a far dif
ferent tragedy, I saw lights in the wiudow. The
sound of my horse." hoof drew the attention of
the man within, who had descended to see what
had become of me, aud to ascertain thn'canse of
his comrade's death; and levelling a rifle at me,
tired. As I was looking at him at the very mo
ment, I anticipated, his action by clapping spnrs
to my horse, thereby somewhat disconcerting his
aim, and, in all probability, saving my owu life;
for the ball grazed my shoulder, causing a scar,
which remains to this dav. Ten long miles had
my good horse to gallop before I reached the'
nearest Justice or tlie 1'eace; and returning as
speedily as xssible, found our bird bail
tl.nn, and the bouse half burned to thn ground.
N'o information in regard to them could be ob
tained, except that they had lived in tbis habi
tation about two years, and had been shunned
and feared by the settlers of the neighboring
country. The conflagration of the honse was ar
rested, but nothing was discovered throwing any
light ou the matter. The body of the foiled mur
derer was taken, charred and hardly recogniza
ble, from the ashes of bis dwelling, where he had
apparently been cast by his associate, as the
quickest mode, of burying him. Having ascer
tained tbe futility of further investigation, at
least for the present, we rode away, and passing
tlirungu an adjacent wood, the nog, wmcb bad
played so strange a part in tbis strange drama,
made bis appearance suddenly on our left, and
followed our horses to tbe village of II . In
gratitude for his efforts to preserve me from des
truction, 1 bencetorin snared my Home with my
uuwelcouie monitor.
Death mt sC.apiiUs f Aarasi Barr.
Mr. Robert Fagan, who died on Thursday even
ind last, was buried yesterday, eveniu'g at three,
o'clock. Mr. Fagan was permitted to far exceed
tbe period of three score years and ten, allotted
to man, and yet finally closed his pilgrimage
without those mental and bodily sufferings which
usually characterize such extreme old age. His
ago has been variously estimated, bnt he had.
undoubtedly entered npnn bis second century.
He accompanied Aaron Burr in his famous expe
dition down the Mississippi, in the prosecution
of tbe latter's vain attempt to establish a west
ern empire, and according to his belief, he was
tniny-nve or. six years or age at tbe time ot toe
arrest of Aaron Burr, which occurred near here
in February, 1807.
After tbe suppression of that enterprise by the
arrest and indictment of iu leaders. Burr and
Blannerbassett, iif. Fagan settled in Natchez,
aud followed his occupation, aa carpenter until a
comparatively recent period. .He remained ap
parently in mil possession of His mental vigor,
while his physical powers were bnt slowly impair
ed, until a few days since, when he ell, receiving
an injury about the head from which he began
gradually to riulc When an otter 'was made to
sena tor s physician, be replied tbat it was no
nse, "that the machinery was worn ont," and
tbat he was about to die. Rinn with vears. be
died peacefully and without a struggle. Xatckez
ucmocraw
Wno was Lady Bn.wxnf In 1828 Bulwer
Lytton, still in the early dawn of manhood, was
nnited in niarriaze to Rosiua. danchter of Fran
cis Wheeler, Esq., of Lizard Cnnnel, in Ireland.
The fruits of this marriage, were a son and a
daughter: the latter prematurely deceased, in
iou, among tuo laietl viciluisoi consumpuuu.
Tbe son is also a man of letters, and, uuder tbe
pseudonyms of Owen Meredith, tbe author, in
his extreme youth, of the tragedy of "Clytem
nestra," and, later, of a volume of poems.
v.uARs:.NEss oi mind disregards, or rainer is :
incapable of seeing, aptitudes; and often, meas-I
-""(, ..-. iuui vj Meailll, UMkcn IU .V
mistake of fancying nothing too good for it which
.. u ,.j ,ul.
YoCXO ladies who have red hair will be rd eas
ed to learn that bair made from the bark of the
redwood tree has been patented and will soon be ,
in the market.
IgteccUnnu.
JllfcK.
ix wiuLUf nun sxtaxt.
I gaxed upon the glortais sky.
And thn creea maintains round.
And thought that when t came to Us
Within the silent gn-and.
Twere plessant thmt in flowery June,
When brooks sent np a cheerful tune.
And proves s foroua sound.
The aexton'a hand, my crave In mate.
The rich, creea mountain turf abould break.
A cell within the frnzep mound.
A mtSn borne through street.
And ley clouds above are rolled.
Whife Bree tbe tenawta beat ,
A way ! I will not tUnk r theM
Blue be tbe aky and mott tbe breefe.
Earth greea beneath the feet.
And the damp monad be gently preat
Into my narrow place of real.
There, through the long, long Summer hours.
The golden light should He,
And thick young herbs and groups of flowers
Stand In their lieautr by :
Tbe oriole should build and tell
Ilia love-tale, close braid my cell;
The idle butterfly
Should rest him there, and there be heard
The housewife bee and humming bird.
And what. If cheerful shouts, st noon.
Come from the village ent.
Or songs of maids beneath the moon.
With fairy laughter bl.nt:
And what, if in the evening light.
Betrothed borers walk In aight
Of mv 1-iw monument
T would the lovely scene around
'Might know no sadder aight or sound.
I know. I know, I should not see
The season's glorious show.
Xor would its brightness bine for me,
Kor Its wild music flow:
But if around my place of sleep.
The friends I loved shouU come to weep,
Ther might not bante t e
Soft airs, and aungs. and light, and 1do,im.
Should keep them lingeriag by my tomb.
These to their softened hearts should bear
The thoughts of what ban Wen.
And speak of one who cjlie to share
The gladness of the seeae;
Whose jurt in all tbe poup that fills
The circuit of tlie Summer hills.
Is that his grave ia green;
And deeply would ttieir ht-arts rejoice.
To hear again Ma Thing votcct""
.,.-, : '
TUB RE3II.1M.B WAR.
The recent massacre" of General Canby aud
Commissioner Thomas, and the killing and
wounding of others etigagrd in ellorts to remove
by 'peaceable means tho Modoc Indians from Ihe
lava beds of Oregon, revive the memory of the
Seminole war. That protracted struggle was
ushered ill by an act of treachery similar to tho
one by which General Canhy lost his life.
The Semiiinles. (or as Ihc name indicates, "the
wild" Indians of Florida) wen- a branch of the
Creek Xation, and numbered about live thousand.
Almut live .hundred Negroes, mostly runaway
slaves, hud united their fortuuus to those of the
Iudiaus, and inadu romnion cause with them in
their dealings with the -whites. Many of these
Negroes were men of great natural ability, and
succeeded iu gaining leading pnsitionsaiiioiig tho
Seminoles. In ltS3 three Commissioners on the
part of tho United States Isscamo party to n
treaty whereby these Iudiaus agreed t leave
Florida and join the Creek Nation, to which
they belonged, west of the Mississippi.
Their own delegates had accompanied our
agents to the Creek rniultty, and expressed them
selves satisfied with it.-J appearance, and all the
details necessary to their location were agreed
upon. The final Ir.-aty, which wastoseciirethcir
peaceable removal, was entered into March 23,
1SXI, by Messrs. Stokes, Ellsworth, and Scherui
erhm,nii the part of the United States, and
seven chiefs on the part of the Semiiioles. By
the terms of tho treaty the removal of all the
Indians wa to be completed in three years, be
ginning iu 1H33 and ending in ISI5. Kvcry pre
paration was niadu on the part of the United
States to afford the needed subsistence and trans
portation iiledgcd under the treaty.
But instead of a prompt removal, according to
the ternisnf the agreement, the Seminoles offered
various excatoa for. delay. Their' preparations
for emigration were nut completed as agreed
upon, and thus the year 1SR passd without even
an effort ou their part to begin the exodus into
the Creek country. The .year 1S3I passed with
no better result. The year 1333 closed, and nut
an Indian' showed any, disposition to leave. Thus
the last year that was to have completed the
emigration passed, and the line of march had not
begun; yet there appeared no signs of that deep
seated hostility ou the part of the Seminoles that
soon after developed itself, and for this reason
the United States still continued negotiations
to effect the removal contemplated. Peace
measures were brought to-an abrupt close ou the
23th of December, ISC, by the massacre of a
number of Government agents, the most promin
ent Wing General Thompson, who had been seut
to Florida to supervise and effect tbe removal of
the tribe. On the same day of the massacre, the
command of Major Dade, numbering one. hundred
and twelve, while on' the march from Tampa
Bay to Withlacootchee, was ambuscaded, aud
only three escaped to tell tbe tale of horror.
While moving along without a thought of danger,
deadly fire was opened upon them from the
long grass which skirted the route. The soldiers
fought with terrible valor; they charged tbe
nnseen foe, and killed nia'ty as they sprang from
their liiding places. But the ground seemed alive
with rifles, and wheroj one was silenced a dozen J
were uneariucu. 1110 siauguier was lemuc
Officers and men fell in their tracks, withont
seeing the enemy' that confronted them. Tho
attack commenced at 10 o'clock in tbe moruiug,
and by sunset' only two iu the command hail
escaped uninjured. The men had built a rude
pen of pine logs, in hopes to 'defend themsehes
nntil succor shonld arrive.
In this block house, the wounded were crowded,
while the Indians closed np the deadly circle and
waited the approach of night to make sure the
bloody wort Only oue officer was alive, and he
was rirfntr. ITn 'advised the'livim tn imitate tha
dead. All were an badly wounded or covered with j
blood, tbat the disgnise was easy. Tbey lay in
beapswitbin theenclosasre. The Iudiaus cautious
ly crept up aiid saw no signs of life. They enter
ed and applied with savage ferocity the tomahawk
and knife. Tbe least sign of life was beaten out
of the mangled bodies; Only four 'in the pen
escaped: They lay covered with the dead aud
dying, and were passed unnoticed. In the dark
ness they" crawled ont, separated into two parties,
and took the back track for Tampa Bay. Three
lived to tell tbe story, tbe fourth fell by tbe bnllet
of an Indian before be reached the fort. The
news of this massacre excited the. Kation. The
troops were at once ordered to Florida, and the
second Seminole, war opened in earnest. The
immediate cause which led to this open hostility
en the part of the. Indians is a subject of conjec
ture. A bit of personal history of one of tho
leading actors in the struggle may throw some
light on this vexed qnestisn. Osceola wasa lead
ing chitf among tbe Seminoles, and a man of great
skill and cunning. He bad tbat peculiar combi
nation of sagacity and conrage that hM marked
the half-breeds in their dealings with the whites.
His father was an English, trader by the name of
Pnirell hia motlier"the' ' rlamrhter of an Indian
chief. Osceola, himself, married the daughter of
a fugitive slave woman, a girl represented to .
have been exceedingly attractive and beautiful. J
In 1335 this girl, while oa. a visit to Fort King. ,
was claimed as a slave by" Jhe owner of her (
mother, and as such was carried back into slavery.
This was an unfortunate affair. It aroused tbe
anger of Osceola, and bronght down his wrath ou
me auinors oi mis gnat wrnug. c mwmu mo
would have revenge npon the whites. So open
were, his threats that General Thompson, the
Indian agent, had him seized and placed in irons.
After six days he was lilierated, bnt the wound
had gone too deep to be healed. He rose in power
and influence among the tribe, and secretly laid
the nlm for blood V retribution. He lay for weeks
and months watching an opportunity to kill the
agent who bad put him in irons and justified the
stealing of his wife. At last he got the revenge
he songht. The agent was outside the fort, when
the bnllet of Osceola fonnd his life. From tbat
hour it was war to the knifo hetween tbe"6emin
oles and whites, .and for 'seven long years the
tineonsl strnnrle was' kept nu. Osceola was
deemed the' bead Mid front of tbe Indian war,
ana euons were same w kiu w tMi -..
From Decemlsfr, 183?, np to October, 1837, he
baffled every effort to destroy him".
Iu he day be would retreat to the swamps and
everglades, and at uight would come down upon
tbe troojis with a burst of savage fury. General
Jessnp had command of onr forces, and ha hit
upon a plan to capture the noble chief. He seut
frieuc'Iy Indians into the Seminole camp to leave
the impression that tbe whites desired peace.
Under a flag of trnce tbe chief entered our camp
iu company with a number of his leading braves.
At a given signal they were seized and held as
prisoners. We shall make uo comments on this
act of treachery on, our part; it was justified at
tbe time ou the grounds of necessity, and because
it was thought the capture of Osceola would end
the war. But it continued for more than live
years after tbis violation of a flag of trace, and
cost tbe Government not leass than $15,000,000 to
assert its supremacy. We are not romantically
inclined toward the Indian, and take but little
stock in the fine qualities said to have been pos
sessed by Osceola. He was a savage by nature,
oud when we say that, there is no further neces
sity of looking iuto tbe causes which prompted
hie cruelties.
He opposed, by his voice and influence, the re
moval of his tribe from their old home iu Flori
da, but he never raised his hand against the
whites until his wife was stolen from him in the
name of law. aud carried by the consent of pro
fessed friends iuto hopeless slavery. This was
the unfortunate spark that fired the dormant
hatred in his savage nature. From that day for
ward he hated the white man, and killed him
without show of mercy, aud to the day of his
death, which occurred at Fort Moultrie, Charles
ton barbor, January 31, lSJ-ij he bore evidence of
his intense, hatred and contempt for tbe white
rare. The rinse of the Seminole war was the vir
tual extinction of the tribe. It numbered 5,000
when hostilities commenced, and less thau 300
when tbey ended; 129 warriors, and of these only
about one-third were Seminoles, took up tho
march of emigration to the Creek coutry beyoud
tlie .Mississippi.
There are some poiiits ill, the prisent Modoc
war similar to those'whicli cbartcterized the
Seminole strnggle. Thn latter was nsbcred in by
an act of treachery similar to the one that cost
the life of General Canby, and the massacre of
Major Dade's command finds a parallel in the
slaughter of thn command under Lieutenant
Thomas. The I,avii beds, from all accounts, are
as inaccessible as were the swamps and the ever
glades of Florida. Uut the climate, of Oregon is
in our favor, that of Florida was against us; and
there seems no good reason why the war against
the MihIocs should be a prolonged or costly one.
It is possible that tlie victories already won by
Captain Jack will hnre the same effect as did the
victories of Oseeolj that is, bring to his assist
ance warriors from other trihm. But we do not
share in the belief that our troubles with, the
Modocswill lead to a general Indian war. Fight
ing men from neighboring tribes may find their
way to the Lava beds, but their uumbers will be
small.
We trust that the war against the'Modocs will
be prosecuted with vigor, so as to prevent the
spread of the, contagion, and with caution so as
to prevent the useless slaughter of, our troops.
We have had enough experience in our past his
tory to teach ns wisdom. The slaughter of Lieu
tenant Thomas and his command was but the rep
etition of mistakes hitherto made in our wars
with the Indians. To inarch a .disciplined com
pany against thsir rifle-pits is to invite destruc
tion. To accept the style of fighting so success
ful among thu frontiersmen, may disturb our ar
my tactics and shake discipline, hut it will save
lives and hasten tho extinction of the Modoc out
laws. While we visit swift punishment on Cap
tain Jack aud his band of cnt-throats, let us not
he led by popular excitement to depart a single
step from the peace policy adopted by the Gov
ernment. The 'trno policy is the one now prac
ticed ptaee and protection o"all trilies that ac
cept them; punishment, sure, swift, and effectu
al to all that reject aud openly defy the power
that, tenders them.
MO?IK 7IIRDRR STATISTIC.
What it CarrespaaaVat has la Say la the Way
fa Hatel Keeper thaf Oat-Killed Header.
(From the Kansas City Times.
Apropos of the Bender tragedy, memory recalls
a similar incident that happened years ago in
South Carolina, which, no doubt, some of your
readers will recollect rather vividly.
On thn road between Charleston and Columbia
used to lie a large hotel or stage stand, which was
one day bought by'an English gentleman and la
dy of very refined address aud elegaut appear
ance. It was somewhat commented upon that
they should seek such a public and rather dis
tasteful place and business; bnt comment soon
subsided, and things rocked along in their usual
way. Soon, however, travellers. began to unac
countably disappear, aud, despite the diligent
scarrh of friends, could not be found.
Bnsiness prospered with the Englishman, and
a lietter and more accommodating place could be
found nowhere. Fur several years it thus contin
ued, and though sorrowing friends monrued the
loss of many members of their respective families,
no trace of them or the canse of their dirappear
auce could be fonnd. One night as the moon
sailed into the heaveus, a passenger, who had
stopped at the stage stand fur the night, was
awoke by the light nf thn innon pouring in through
the window. I'erbaiw be felt a little uneasy, too,
as he had a large sum of money in a belt about
his person. He woke uot too noon, for, by tbe
light, he saw a shadow or form, on its kuees,
crawling toward his bed; he grasped a pistol he
had, and springing upright in bed, aimed it di
rectly at the object and called a halt. What fur
ther passed none ever knew, for he would never
tell. However, he escaped with bis life, but the
report was inmored that it was unsafe to stop at
thc"llalf-wmy House."- This ronsed tbe neigb
Imrhood; a servant was caught and whippediill
he confessed enough to satisfy all that this was
"Half of the whole way Honse" of death. Thn
parties were arrested, the boiise sacked, and
down In the cellar or basement, was found proof
positive of guilt. Seventeen bodies, some merely
tha, bones, were unearthed and recognized as the
ones who bad so mysteriously disappeared.
Money, money, ;' the root of all evil,'' was fonnd
hoarded away, Anil little valuables were claimed
bySthe deceased ones' friends. With cool impu
dence aud bravado. Hauteur tried tn exculpate
himself, and bis wife deemed woman too precious
to swing for any crimerbnt justice sent them
iuto the air as high as Haman, and, with rejoic
ing, the people saw their stark, lifeless bodies
given to the sod.
Tbey proved to have been members nf a band
of robbers that had been driven from England to
let me say ply their murderous trade in other
and better countries.
Taw Art mt Sealaiaa.
The troops in the Modoc region are adopting
the savage mode of warfare to some extent. Tbey
even scalp their victims on .the fieM,-aa the ac
count of the late fighting informed ns. gince
scalp are to be among tbe trophies of modern
warfare, it Is well to know how they are taken,
cured and preserved. General Cuitar. in an arti
ele in tbe May G.Uxg, introduce tbe. subject,
He says: "These scalps, according to tbe barba
rous custom, were not composed of the entire
covering of the head, bnt of a small surface sur
rounding the crown, and usually three or fonr
inches in diameter, containing what is termed the
scalp-lock. To preserve the scalp from decay, a
small hoop about double tbe diameter of the scalp
is prepared from a small withe which grows on
the banks of some of the streams f the West.
The scalp is placed on the inside of the hoop and
properly stretched by a net-hoop. After being
properly enred, tbe dried fleshy portion of tbe
scalp is ornamented in bright colors, according to
the taste of the captor, sometimes the additiou of
beads of bright and varied colors being maiie to
heighten the effect. In other instances the bair
is dyed, either to a beantlful yellow, or golden, or
crimson. iois is tue imiiaui lasuiou, aim no
donbt whether it can be greatly improved upon
by civilized warriors.
1 'Fnirr Wayxe man. 'married twenty-one
years, didn't know tbe entire contentment of
married life until bia wire fell down tneotuer day
and bit ber tongue so sbe. couldn't talk.
THBiTroy Timasays (Jut tha .United State is
t rw..,-. With AH the worhL'exeent the Modoc
and the organ-grinders- "
ADDITION TO CRAWS El.tGY.
(The following linea were nnb!ihed many years ago,
anonymously. In a Rhode Ialand paper. The author believ.,
ed that Gray had not given to the poem enough of religious
character to make the. eharm complete; hrp.ee he wrote
these verses, to follow the atuua. In the Elegy, beginning
with tbe words, "Far from the madding crowd's Ignoble
strife."
Xo airy dreamt their simple fancies Bred.
Xo thirst for wealth, nor panting after time;
Bat truth divine iHbHmer hopea inspired.
And urged them onward to a nobler aim.
From every cottage, with the day. arose
The hallowed voice of anirit-breathlng prayer;
And artless' ant tieraa. at the peaceful close.
Like holy incense charmed the evening air.
Though they, each Tome ef human lore unknown.
The brilliant path f Science never trod.
The saered volume eLsimrd their hearts alone.
Which taught the t.-y to (lory and to God.
Here they from truth's eternal fonutaln drew
The pure and gladdened waters day by day;
Learned, since our ilaya are evil, fleet and few.
To walk in wladom'a bright and peaceful way.
In one lone pile, o'er which hath aternly passed
Tbe heavv band of all-destroying time.
Through whoae low, mouldering aisle now sigha the blast.
And round whose altars grass and Ivy climb.
They gladly thronged, aheir grateful hymns to raise.
Oft as the calm and holy Sabbath abone;
The mingled tribute of their pravers aud praise.
In awert communion rose before the throne.
Here, from those honored lips which sacred tire
From Heaven's high chancery hath tniched. they hear
Truths which their zeal inflame, their hopea inspire,
Gire wings to faith, aad check affliction 'a tear.
When life flowed bv. and. like so angel, death
Csm to relnaee them to the worMa on hlsh.
Praise trembled atlll on each expiring breath.
And holy triumph beamed from every eye.
Then gentle hands their Mdnat to dust" consign;
With quiet tears tbe simple rites are said;
And here they sleep, till at the trump divine.
The earth and ocean render up their dead.
CZIKAT ."tlEX'sj MWEBTUBARTH.
The Uakaawn Waraaiper af Seaalar Carpea
ler The First Lave JeaTerean Davis a lira.
Ident af Detroit.
Many writers have devoted themselves tn tell
ing ii about the wives of great mcu. Wu know
something of most of them. Their pecnliaritics
and domestic virtues are duly recorded and safe
ly iireserved. But who will tell us of their swect-
hearts who never became their wives! Of the
girls whose lieauty filled their boyish hearts with
admiration and unselfish love, a love fur pnrer.
better and holier than that which accompanied
them to tho alter in later years. Few men marry
their first love. Indeed, few marrv for love at
all. Thn man who flirts till thirty cannot love.
At least becaunot love as a boy loves.
Not long since I met a lady who was for years
tbe lie trot bed of Senator Carpenter. She loved
him with n woman's wild devotion. She watched
every movement of his life with an iutense anex
iety. She was as keenly sensitive to any re
proach cast npon him as if she Ixire his name and
shared his life. And yet he had broken his vows
and married another. He had held her heart in
thrall until she felt-that it was worthless to any
one but biiu.and then flung it a way ns a discard
ed thing. He wrote to her after his marriage and
received hrrforgivness and her blessing. He car
ries with him still ber fondest, sweetest thoughts.
When bespeaks to the. Senate there is an ear afar
off listening for every word; and when he re
ceives thn plaudits nf men he thinks, perhaps, of
oue whose smile is worth more than all their
Iiraises, who will smile when others frown, and
in true whuu all else is false.
.There is living ill Detroit a venerable aud re
spected lady who, to those who know her, is (hn
heroiue of n strange 'tOry. She may be seen al
most any day on the streets, hurrying from her
tour of shopping back to her pleasant little home,
where over her needle and thread her fancies
have full play and memory is supreme.
She is a woman of rare intelligence and great
cultivation, a charming conversationalist, aud an
exemplary Christian. She has been twice mar
ried aud twice a widow, and nowastime is draw
ing his silver tracings through her hair, she moves
alone! Tho loved ones of thepast are gone. Her
interests aud ber affections draw ber toward the
world of spirits.
Sbe was in ber young days the betrothed of
Jefferson Davis. Why they never married is not
known. Shetreasnrcstoodearly the casket of the
past to open it to other eyes. " It may be that to
her near and dear ones sh tells the story. I am
not among tbem, and do not know it.
It is certain, however, whatever may have pro
vented the consummation of theirearly plans, she
aud the rebel President hare never lost their re
gards for each other. They still exchange letters,
ami watch over each other's welfare. Two such
lives running in such different channels, and yet
having the sympathy of heart aud Interest, must
have much to attract each other. His has lieen a
life of splendid achievements and ignoble failures
full of excitement and thrilling episodes. Hers
having its own vicissitudes, borne like a woman,
has been quiet and unobtrusive, but perhaps as
wonderful as bis. When I pass her ou the street,
or see her in church, I feel'Iike running to her
and asking for' ber story. I know it would be
interesting. The sweetheart of Jefferson Davis!
Corrctpondrnce Detroit Daily Union.
ii
la (he Jtaaie ef (he Praaart.
A report comes from Constantinople that tbe
Father of the Faithful is threatened with soften
ing of the brain. From a thonsand minarets the
musical "Allah Hnf nf the mnezzin calls the
Is-liever to pray for the Sultan's health, aud
nearly as many expectant widows of his most
sacred Majetty aie practicing tbe Wnl-Wulleh
with which the Tnrklsh women monrn their
dead. Pacha, Musselim, Waywode, Aga, aud
every household officer down to tbe lowest Tcbo
cadar, is turning bis face to an expression of
grief for the dead ruler, and a smile for his suc
cessor. IstambonI is moved to its centre by the
only piece of news that is of interest tn alL
When the symar wraps the clay o'f. Abdul-Aziz-Khan,
will his nephew and successor, Mehemmed-Mourad-Effendi,
continue to protect the crescent
from the cross f
Kismet if it ia to be, it will be. Even the
Father of the Faithful must cry Biaraillah when
his, supremacy becomes a' reed. There come a
time when for him no longer the snnhlow throws
ont its fragrant buds, when the jereed falls from
his pulseless hand, the beauties of Fraugurstao
no longer attract by tbeir pink, and white avoir
dupois, and the loud tambo'nr cannot call him
again to the front of his Delis. In-that day the
atagban is as harmless as palampore and ealpae,
the chibouque lose its charm ; lie ha no breath
with which to utter the "Allahil-Allair of bat
tle ; and no more to "the faithful can he retnrn
the ' Salam Aleikoum," or extend to infidel tbe
more chary "Saban Hiresein. Then, having
crossed Al Sirat, the Momlem's bridge nf death,
aad escaping Eblis, he is taken straight to tbe
bosom of Allah.
Bat this is too sad a pietore to contemplate.
Let us hope tbat tbe Sultan xrill grow "better in
pile of physicians, and tbat tbe. booming top
haike will toon anuonnce lis complete recovery.
Life in Ittarabonl has too many charms to be
left behind. Tbe feast ef Kbamazan is brief, and
ths feast of Bairini is almost perpetual. Month
in, month ont, the bnlbul sing nnder the silver
light of that phingari from which the Turk takes
his national emblem, aud the odor of atar-gnl is
never absent from tbe air. Giaours thongh we
be, the world is large enough to hold both tbe
Franks aud tbe quiet little Sultan for a few years
longer, withont great injury to anybody. Still,
we are forced to confess that this paradise t an
attractive place. No demonstrative, noisy fe
males are allowed there, but one-third of its
ever-blooming gardens is given for a habitation
to well-behaved women. In olden times, tbe
Turkish warriors sought death in battle with a
song upon tbeir lips, which the Moslem now
bums in his shop ; " I see, I see, a dark-eyed girl
of Paradise, aud she waves a handkerchief and
cries aloud, 'Come kiss me, for, I love tbee." If
AbdnlAzix is ready to take np this song in ear
nest, it wonld be cruel in friend or foe to refuse
to send him off with a hearty Aleikoum Salam.
X. TGrapkic.
A PmsBCEG merchant declares that he knows
ef thirteen first society ladies who steal hi good
whenever they get a chance.
fam v Vnotind fitateajvill euhiv an earth
quake on the auth of next August,, uuless, Prof-,
XJeilBBIVI le ,.-
rnrn It Toledo Ksia.1
v.tBl' e.tr TRK JIODOCS.
He Sagxrste a Qalck aad Easy 7Iethaw ef
DispsMiaa; af Tacna.
CONFTDRIT X KOADS, 1
(Wich is rx this State cv KextcckV.)
Ma.T7.lS73; )
The grate problem nr thexiay seems to bo how
to git the Mislocks out uv the .holes ill the Iavy
beds, so that they kin lie reglerly killed by tho
military forces, uv the Yoonited States. Ei the
Gnverment hex armed them ruther' lietter. ex a
rool, than they hev ther own troops, and ex tbey
decline to come out and fite by the reglar tactics,
thn conundrum is a hard one.
Ez it seeiuA to be rcrtin that whoever goes out
aginm gits killed, I wood sejest tbntMbe short
est way uv ending the war wood be. to compel
the Injun and army rontraeter-r to fite em.
But I presoom they wood object. They doutless
find it more" pmfitahlo to furnish the soljers ami
the Injuns. Ez a Kentucky Dimocrat, who hez
never bin reconstructed, and never will be, I
wily i
I give the public gratis. I ask no reward, but ef
tbe Guvemient bez a senso nv gratitiMnl, tho
Gnverment knows my addiess, Coiifcderit X
Roads. Kf a reward is given me, I wood say let
it be in greenbacks. Medals is well ennfffor fu
cher geuerashiiiis, but medals will' nut bnylikker
for this genera-shun; and this gdlicfashnn is the
one I hev a espeshal interest in. U.iscum dou't
recognize medals.
My ijee is best illustrated by the narrashiin nv
a iucideut w ich okkurred at the Cross Roads only
last week, and wich sejested it.
The old citizens nv the Cross Roads, in a sport
ive mood, a few weeks ago, made it tolably warm
for Pollock and u dozen or so niggers. They
busted in PolliH-k's house, and busted the heds of
every nigger they happened to meet In tho
streets. On n v em, 1 bleev, died from the injort
ries. Joe Bigler and Pollock determined to see
ef ther wuz city law in Kcntuck to prefect em,
and to that end they mado a complaint nforo the
grand jisiry, who, ez a matter uv joke, indited all
the participants, wich inclooded (,'aptin MePelter,
Elder Peiinibacker, Deekin I'ograui, Issaker Gav
itt, and myself. Uv coarse the joory lied no, ijee
that we sIkhhI be arrested, but they wuz lnis'tak,
en. The Judge and Sheriff bed lieu nvur to the
Corners, only a week afore, and bed lied ilia
pasit with lla.scoiii about a bar hill, and they took
this opportunity In gratify ther spite. They
conin over with a strong possy'tn take the entire
lot uv ns, and expectin resistance, come armed.
We got notis uv ther inteiishuii, uud determin
ed that, no matter wat the reeult, we wihmI not
submit to so outrageous a infriugineut uv our
rites ez Kentnckians. We went to the church-
we took in with n our shot-gnns and revolrers
we barricaded thndtsirs mid winders, and candy
ft waited tbe comiii uv the niinyiins uv the law.
They come five uv em. Seein our posishun,
the Sheriff, with a white cloth ou the ramrod nr
his shot gun, approacht, and demanded that.wo
surrender.
"Never!'' we said; "we are armed to the teeth,
and wo be to yoo ef yon attempt to take us. Go.
home, misgided man!: The Corners never surreus
den!"
JInaaw that wo wuz all armed, and weut back
for consiiltashiin. We coodeut bear wat they,
sed, but ther ackshens wuz oineiins. They sot
down afore our citadel, to beseege'ns. 'They fired
shots at us at intervals, which we rctiirnid, thu
no damage, w uz done on iither tid.
The day wore away. V.'o eutereil our fortress
at 0 in the morniii, and at 11 we begun to be a un
ions that the seege be raised. We licit neglected
to pervide ourselves with pervisheos, but wo
cared little fur that. We rood go withisat eatiii
a day or two without trouble. Hut at 11 o'clis-k-tbe
terrible fact nkkfirrcd to us that we U'd'nt
bmt with us a drop uv whiskev! Ez we lrazed
out uv the winder?, wu nxsl see the citizens uv
the Corners llockiu gaily into Baseom's, and I
cood, throo the open door uv tho grocery, sco
Mrs. B. settin'ont the Ctmilyer bottle, anil the
droutby souls asswaggiu ther thirst. The site
wuz uiuildenin. Within twenty roils uv suste
nance, and not a drop to lie lied! Outsidir thtt
oSisera stood to vencher out wuz arrest ami
yit, how cood we stay!
But we resolved (arid sworn each tn thn other)
that, likker or no likker, we wood resist the olli- .
ser to the last that ef they took us, they wood
take us deil! For men who lied not bed a drop
for threo hours with a grocery in foil site; al
most within hearin uv the rvfresliln gurgle uv
the fluoid as it gushed from the bottle's uioutll,
this wuz more than Spartan firmuis. (Ireero in
ber paniiest days never furnisht heroes utf mbro
sterner mold, ami the Greeks nv thc"l5rttiffi.ime'
wuz no slouches.
At haf-pajt twelve, that venerablo saint, Deek
in Pogratn, wuz nearly delirious, ami down Elikr
1'enuibaclvcr's wau bloo clieelis teers chased eacft
other ia rapid sneeeshnii.
"We kin die, Elder."' sed the lAs'kin.
"We Liu we kin!" resixiiidcu" the Elder.
Atone o'clock, Joe liiglcr jineif thn besecgwa'
party. He talked a miiiit or two with the Sher
iff, and oue of the ollisers left. He went intt
Baseom's. and in a miuit emerged with a jug'.
That jug he carried up to within ten rod uv tho
meet in house, and sot It on a dry goods box, with
a tumbler beside it. We wafcheil'the prucee'diii'
witb bret bless interest. Joe Bigler, with a peete
uv chalk, wrote, iu bold letters on tint box:
"cortx wiitsKEY yjiti!"
and tbe ollisers. ucnt back a few steps.
The Deekin looked at.it, and a similiter shook.
his venerable frame.
" Parson," sed he, "I am' a old man, and can't'
endoor privaluins ez. I wunst cood. 1 wilt ven
cher nut, to see if we kin compromise ith thesu
crooel, rrooel men!"
Aud the Deekin went. He reached tbe Jag.
poured out refresher, and awailered it. Tbat
act wuz tbe demoralizashau a'v the, party. PcV-
nioacKir rnsneil out, .Issacker liavitt lIIeres.
Bascom fullered him, and nv coarse I fullered n
woou oe pirascu iw nev tne ryraui uraiii, auu uis H -"
Cabinet wich assist him in his tyniny, go on this 4s
dootv. but I dou't simse thev will do it. If jfl
I hev, however, a scjestiou for eutrapuio the f .;
savages, wich, with mv yoosual generosity; f -aS
liascnm. We drank, and Iwiu ont nv our strong-.
hold, wui arrested, one by one, without trnbbfe-.
amid the jrs uv the ollisers. Above all rang thn r
ieerin lafftiv Bizler. who exultintv remarkt that --Jl
be knew that uot one nv its cood resist the at- 4at
tracksbnns nv a jug marked "Free."
Tbat nite we all slept in jail at Secnssionville,
from wicb we only emerged on giviu bail for our
appearance at court. J
This wnz'wat happened to n, and the wayjt
happened. Thn Modocks, ef they are like other
Injutis, hev ez anient a effeckshun fur whisky ez
the average Cross Roader. Let. the enmmandin
effiserpost sharpshooters, in front ,uv tho noblo
red man. Let him ruin nut afore therhidin plaCs
es, and within range' nv ther sharp-bnotcrs, a
barrel nv new corn whisky, and pot on it a in
acripshnn in the Mndock language," Free" Then.
ez tbey come ont for it,'shont em. A Cross Bond
er wood come' out, ef be'knowd be wnz a goln to
die tbe next minit, aud I beleeve the Injun wood. -I
wood sejest, however, tbat they be allowed to;'"
take a good pull afore tbey ar alKitiJ.Let.ns out -
be crooel. Let' the noble red man die happy.
El I remarkt, ef 'lb Gnverment is grateful for
ejection, and propose: to reward me for tbia
simple method nv eudin a costly war, ray address
is still at Confedrit Cross Roads, wich lain tbe
State nv Kentucky.
rrrp.oLF.U5T V. JJasbt,
Wich wiiz'Postmaster.
Ose Jewish Farmer i.v America. It is a
singnlar fact, revealed in the last census of the
United States, tbat while there are seven hun
dred thousand Jews in this country, only one
person who is a Jew registered as a farmer. So
literally is the decree of theirdlipersion fulfilled,
tbat tbey are strangers to that ocenpaucy which,
above all others, implies a resting place and a
home. "For, lo, I si ill command and I will sifl .
the honse of Israel among all nations" The,
Jew are traders not attached to tbe soil where
they are found, but ready on an instant to cbange
their abode. In California they follow the.nnl
venal rule. In all of the towns tbey are found
in large numbers, Tbey nearly monopolize the
retail bnsiness of the country.. We have, never
known of a Jew who was engaged in mining, al
though, there may be many such so occcopjed.
tnnam'inti off the Mtawitfa-f'tioSron -ft.
proposes a couveutioa.of.bsjd lart Boalttr-? T
prooauiy loic-os " -- r 4- v -e
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