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BRADFORD, TI'm SATURDAY, OCT. 23, 1880.
VOL. XV.
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THE TENNESSEE BLACKSMITH.
A STOBY OF THE WAU.
Near the oioHs rouils, not far
from the Gumberlttml Mouiitains,
stood the village forgo. The smith
was a sturdy man of fifty. Lie was
respected wherever known for his
stern inteciily. He served God
aud did not lew iiiuii mul It may
be Biddy added, nor the devil
eiihor. Uiscouruge wusproverbi
al in tlie uoicuuorlioou and It was
a common reiimiE, wueu wisiuug
to pity any person a high com pi i
ment to suy, "He is as brave as old
Bradley." One night toward the
close of September, as he stood
alone by the anvil plying his la
bors, his countenance evinced i
peculiar satisfaction im he brought
his liaiuiner dowu with u ponder
ous Btrouo on tue neateu iron
While blowing the bellows be
would occasionally pause and shake
his lioud us if communing with
liimsolf. He was evidently modi
taling upou something of a serious
nature. It was during one of these
pauses that the door was thrown
open, and a pule, trembling figure
staggered into the shop, uud, sink
ing at the smith's feet faiutly ejac
ulated ;
"Iu the name of Jesus, protect
me 1"
As Bradley stooped dowu to
raise, the prostate form, threo men
entered, the foremost one exclaim
iug :
"We've treed him at last ! There
he is seize him !" and as lie spoke
he pointed at the crouching figure,
The others advanced to obey the
order, but Bradley suddenly arose,
seized the sledge hammer, uud
brandishing it about his head as if
it were a sword, exclaimed:
Back 1 Touch him not ; or by
the grace of God I'll brain ye I"
They hesitated, and stepped
backward, not wishing to encoun
ter the sturdy smith for his counte
nance plaiuly told them that he
meant what he said.
"Do you give shelter to uu abo-
lutionist!" fiercely shouted the lea
der.
"I give shelter to a weak, de
fenceless man," replied the smith.
"He is an enemy 1 ". vociferated
the leader.
"Of the devil !" ejaculated Brad-
ley.
"Ho is a spy ! an abolitionist
bound 1" exclaimed the leader with
increased vehemence ; "and we
must have him. So I tell you,
Bradley, you had better not inter
fere. You know you are already
suspected, and if you insists upon
sheltering liim, it will confirm it."
'Suspected I Suspected of what V
exclaimed the smith, iu a firm tone,
riveting his gaze upou the speaker.
"Why, of adhering to the North !"
was the reply.
"Adhering to the North I'' ejacu
lated Bradley, as he cast his defi
ant glances at the speaker. "I ad
here to no North)" he continued;
"I adhere to my country-s-my whole
countryand will, so help me God!
so long as I have breath,'' he ad
ded, as he brought the sledge ham
mer to the ground with great force.
"You had better let us have him,
Bradley, without further trouble.
You are only risking your own
neck by your interference."
'Not so long as I have life to de
fend him," wos the answer. Theu
pointing toward the door he con
tinued, "Leave my shop!" Aud
as he spoke he again raised the
sledge hammer.
They hesitated a moment, but
the firm demeanor of the smith
awed them into compliance with
the order.
"You'll regret this iu the morning
Bradley," said the leader as he re
treated. "Go!" was the reply of the smith
as he pointed toward tlie door.
Bradley followed them toenail
ingly to the entrance of the shop,
and watched them until they dis
appeared from sight down the
road. Wheu he turned to go back
into the shop he was met by the
fugitive, who grasping his hand,
exclaimed ;
"Oh 1" how shall I pver be able
to thank you, Mr. Bradley t"
"This is no time for thanks, Mr.
Peters, , unless it is to tho Lord;
you must fly the country, aud that
at once,"
"But my wife and children T"
"Mattie and I will attend to
them, But you must go to-uight."
"To-night!"
'Yes. Iu the morning if uot be
fore, they will return with a large
force sue carry you off, aud proba,
bly bang you on the first tree. You
must leave to-night.'
'But how r
'Mattie will conduct you to the
rendezvous of our friends. There
iBurmirvinuilft mi who in to ml
nnuMtiiA innniifnina and inlu
c-wrt.- Timv
W MSW OI WO U MVUlHVn
r m mvm wsw turn uvu w 4 Mil
i to start tonight. They have Ay, fight to the death f' .y i -Isionsforthe
jonorey", and will l'so fight for :yous any'time
were
provisions for tbe Jourjrey
gladly share with you."
At this moment ft young girl en
tered the shop, and hurriedly said :
'Father, what Is ' the trouble to
night t' Her eye falling upon tbe
fugitive she upproached him, and
in a svmnathiziiifr ' tone continued
'Ah I Mr. Peters, has your turn
come so soon 1'
This was Mattie. She wrb
fine, rosy girl, just post her eight
eenth birthday and the sole daugh
ter of Bradley's Home an d heart
She was his all his wife had been
dead five years. He turned toward
herand ilia- wild, but Arm 'tone
said :
'Mattie you must conduct Mr.
Peters to the rendezvous immedi
ately, and theu return and we will
call at the parsonage to cheer his
family. No time is to bo lost. The
bloodthirsty fiends are npon the
track; they have scented their prey
and will not rest until they have
secured him. They may return
much sooner thau we expect. So
haste, daughter, aud God bless ye I'
This was not the first time that
Mattie had been called upou to per
form such an office. She had safe
ly conducted several Union men
who had been hunted from their
homes and sought shelter with her
father, to the place designated,
from whence they made their escape
across the mountains into Ken-
tucky. Turning to the fugitive
she said :
'Come, Mr. Peters, do not stand
ou ceremony, but follow me.'
She left the shop and proceeded
but a short distance up the road,
uud then turned off into a by path
through a strip of woods closely
followed by the fugitive. A brisk
walk of half an hour brought them
to a small bouse tnat stoou aione
iu a seoluded spot. Here Mattie
was received with a warm welcome
by several men, some of whom
were engaged in running bullets,
while others were cleaning their
rifles and fowling pices. The lady
of the house, a hale woman of forty,
was buisy stuffing the wallets of I
the men with biscuit. The fugi-
tive, who was known to two or
three of the party, was received in
a bluff, frank spirit of kindness by
all, saying that they would make
him chaplain of the Tennessee reg-
imeut when they got to Kentucky.
Wheu Mattie was about to re
turn home two of the party prepar
e u to accompany tier, but sue pro
tested, warning them of the danger,
as the enemy were doubtless abroad
in search of the minister, but, not
withstanding they insisted, and ac
companied her until she reached
the road, a short distance above
her father's shop. Mattie hurried
on, but was somewhat surprised
upou reaching the shop to find it
vacant. She hastened to the house
but her father was not there. As
she returned to the shop she
thought she could hear the noise
of horse's hoofs clattering down
the road. She listened, but the
Bound Boon died away. Going into
the shop slip blew the fire into a
blaze , rben beheld that the things
were in great confusion and that
spots of b'ood were upou the
ground. She was now conviuced
that her father had been siezed aud
parried off, but uot without a strug
gle on his part,
As Mattie stood gazing at the
marks pf blood, a wagon contain
ing two persons drove up, and one
of whom, an athletic young man of
five aud twenty years, got out aud
entered the shop.
'Good evei'iug, Mattie, where is
youu father t' he said. Then ob:
serving the demeanor of the girl he
continued 'Why Mattie, what alls
you f What has happened f
The young girl's heart was too
full for her tongue to give utter
ance, and throwing herself upon
tbe shoulder of the young man she
sobbiugly exclaimed :
'They have carried him oft!
Don't you see the blood t'
'Have they dared to lay hands
pn your father t The lufernnl
wretches !'
Mattie recovered herself suffi
ciently to narrate the events of the
evening. Wheu she had finished
he exclaimed ;
Oh, t hat I should live to see the
day that old Tennessee should be
thus disgraced ! Here, Joe I'
At this the other person in the
wagon alighted aud eu tered the
shop, He was a stalwart negro.
Joe, would you like your tree
i'oiiiI' continued the young man.
'Well, Massa John, I wouldn't
like very much to leabe you, but
den l'se like to be a free mau.'
to I 'Joe. tlie WllitO rilCO UUV6 luam
the talned their liberty by their valor
Are vou wlllinir to Strut fotrt'ours 1
I w v - - wr .. ( j
Massa John.'
I believe vou. Joe. But I have
desperate work ou baud to-night,
and I do uot want you to engage iu
I It without a prospect of reward.
I If I succeed fwill make y ou a free
: man. It Is a matter of life aud
I death will you go t'
I 'I will, MassaJ
of 'Then kneel down and swear be-
- 1 fore the everliviug God that, if you
falter or shrink the dauger, you
may be oonsigned to everlasting
fire.'
'1 swear, Massa,' said the lis
ii2r4
kneeling! 'And 1 4iope tlr..
1
Almiuhtv may strike me dead it I
don't go wid you through water
and ebry ting I'
'I am satisfied, Joe,' said his mas
ter, theu turning to the young girl,
who had been a mute spectator of
this siugular scene be continued :
'Now Mattie, you get in the wag
on and I'll drive down to the par
sonage, anuyon remain witu Airs.
Peters aud the children until 1
bring you some intelligence of your
father.'
While the steady old blacksmith
was awaiting tue return of his
daughter, the party that he had re
pulsed, returned with increased
numbers and demanded the minis
ter. A fierce quarrel ensued, which
resulted in their seizing the smith
aud carrying him off. They con
veyed him to a tavern half a mile
distant from the shop, and there
he was arraigned before what was
termed a vigilance committee.
The committee met in a long
room ou the grouud floor, dimly
lighted by a lamp which stood upon
a small table in front ot the chair
man. Iu about half an hour after
Bradley's arrival he was placed
ueioro tue cnairmau tor examiua-
tion- The man's arms were pinion
ed, but he cast a defiant look upon
those around him.
. 'Bradley, this is a grave charge
against you. What have you to
say !' said tbe chairman.
'What authority have you to
ask J', demanded the BinirUr. xtaru'.x
eyeing his interrogator.
'The authority of the people of
Teuuessee,' was the reply,
'I deny it.'
'Your denial amounts to nothing,
You are accused of harboring an
abolitionist, and the penalty of that
act, you know, is death. What
have you to say to that charge !' !,
'I say that it is a lie, aud that he
who utters such charges against
mo is a8coundrel !'
'Simpson,' said the chairman to
the leader of the band that had cap
tured Bradley and who uow appear
ed with a bandage about his head
to biud up a wound which was the
result of a blow from the fist
of Bradley. 'Simpson, what have
you to say V
The leader then stated that he
had traced the preacher to the
blacksmith's shop aud that Brad?
iey had resisted his arrest and that
upou their return he could not be
found, aud that the prisoner refus
ed to give auy information concern
ing him.
'Do you hear that, Mr. Bradley!'
asked the chairman.
(Ido. What of it!' was the re
l'ly. Is it true !'
'Yes.'
Where is the preacher!' -That
is. uoueof your business.'
Mr. Bradley, this tribunal is not
to be insulted with impunity. I
again demand to know where Mr.
No.' .
Mr. Bradley, it is well kuwi
mac you are not only a inomVr,
but au exhorter in Mr. Peter's
church, aud therefore some little
excuse is to be made for your zeal
ju defpiifjiug him. He is fntu the
North, and has lopg been suiect
ed, aud is uow accused of being an
adolitiouist and a very daugerous
man. You do not deny sheltering
him, uud refusing to give him up.
If yon persist in this you must take
the consequences. 1 nafc you for
I he last time if you will, inform us
of his whereabouts!' '..
And again I answer no.' r -,
Mr. Bradley, there is also anoth
er serious charge against you, aud
your conduct in this instance con
firms it. Yeu are accused of giving
comfort to the enemies ot your
country.' What have you to say
to that !' v
'1 say that it is false, aud that
Iia trim mnlrpa It. ! a villain V
J accuse him of being a traitor,
aiding the couau of the
Union!'
said Simpson. J
my adherence to the
'
Union
merits for mo the name of traitor.
then J am prond of it. 1 have been
for the Uuiou, am still for the
4lon, and will be for the Uuioa
while life shall last!' '
as mcso words the chairman
grasped a pistol that lay npon the
came before him, and the brigh
uiaue of Simpson's bowie knife
glitteied near Bradley's breast; but
oexore be could make the fatal
plunge a swift winced messncer of
death laid him dead at the feet of
hisinteuded victim, while auother,
at the same instant, plunged into
the heart of tbe chairman, and be
fell forward over the table,' extiu
Suishing the light and leaving all
fa darkness. Confusion reigned
t;atuates of tue room were panic
.. tamAam'TT
M in tue midst of the cousterua
lion a firm baud rested upon Brad
ley's shoulder ; his bonds wore sev
ered, and he hurriod out of the open
window ! He was again a free man
but was fastened forward into the
woods at tho back of the tavern
and through them to a road a qunr
ter of a mile distant, then into a
wcgoii ami rapidly driven off. In
half an hi ur tho smith made one of
the party at the rendezvous that
was to start at midnight across the
mountains,
'John,' jsaid the smith, ns he
grasped tlie hand of bis rescuer
while his eyes glistened, and a tear
coursed dewu his furrowed cheek,
'1 should like to see Mattie before
I go'.'
'You shall,' was the reply.
In another hour tho blacksmith
clasped bis daughter to his bosom.
It whs au affecting scene there
in that lone house in tho wilderness,
surrounded by men who had been
driven from their homes for their
attachment to the principles for
which the patriot fathers fought
and bled the sturdy old smith, a
type of the heroes of other days,
pressing his daughter to bis breast,
while the tears coursed down his
furrowed cheeks,
He felt that perhaps it was to
be his last embrace, for his reso
lute heart had resolved to sacrifice
his alUipon the altar of his country
and he could uo longer watch over
tjie t)nfet.y of his only child. . "VVas
she to be at the u.ofcy of the par
ricidal wretches who were destroy
ingthe country that hudgiven them
birth, nursed them in their infancy,
uud opened a wide field for them to
display the abilities with which na
ture has endowed them !'
'Mr. Bradley,' said his rescuer,
ufter a short pause, 'as you leave
the State, it' will be necessary, iu
these troublesome times for Mattie
to have a protector, and I had
'bought that our marriage had bol
ter take place to-night.'
wen, Jotin, l snail uot object it
Mattie is willing,' said he, as ho re
linquished his embrace, and gazing
with a fond look at the one who
was so dear to him
'Oh, wo arranged all that as we
came along,' replied the young man.
Mattie blushed but said nothing,
In a short time the hunted dowu
minister was called upon to per
form a marriage service in that
lone house. It was au impressive
scene. Yet no diamonds glittered
upon the neck of the bride; no
pearls looped up her tresses; but a
pure love glowed withiu her heart
as she gave utterance to a vow
which was registered in heaven.
poou after the ceremony Brad-
14
hade his daughter and her hus-
bind au affectionate farewell, aud
out with bis friends to join
ers lyhp had been driven from
i r homes and were now rallying
ujtler the old flag to fight for the
&ifitt, aud, as they saidr 'Redeem
ki Taiiii.rri.a '
v-. - J
Doctor X. is as bud a hunter as
hlis a physician, but this does not
event him regularly as the hunt
ing season comes reuud from spend
ing a fortnight in tho fields with
Ws dog and gun, ' And that's the
pnly peried of the year when he
doesn't kill any thing," said one of
his colleagues, kindly.
3.
-One consolation in being rich in
to know that if -ourdaughters can't
find American hlisbands, money will
hjresoine rhouatio, knoek,knecd
old count to take them off your
liTus. uctroit Free Press.
tf r. Talmage says : "Wherever
jii.d.e Biole you find a man who
hMinoio tlmii one wife you find him
bin up to his neck in trouble."
. iuo uaiue or the tie iirit,i.
minister ut WaKhino-tm. s. nm..
1, "--fcvn ,fi SJIIIV,
but the Biughiiuitoii Republican
leni18 that out ot respect for his
TTo0" St'crelury"Evarla addresses
uitt.ns
William.
. lacldeat of the Kebellloa.
A battery of the first artillery
halted one night during the seven
days fight, in a little clearing. The
men lay down, unhitching their
horses, bat leaving them in har
ness. The first sergeaut, now an
honored officer of the third artillery,
told me he got up and walked to
ward one side of the clearing. . He
was naitod uud turned back by a
sentinel. Going toward the other
side he was again challenged.
'Who comes thart'
The voice struck him, He replied,
Friend,' and said, 'What regi
ment is that !'
The answer eame, 'Seventh Ala
bama.'
'What regiment is that, on the
other side!
'Fifth Georgia,' replied tho sen
tiuel.
'What battery is that!'
Here was a situation. The ser
geant naturally didn't know the
name of a battery in the rebel army.
Hesitation would have been fatal
By a lucky inspiration, he replied,
One of Stuart's batteries,' know
ing that Jeb Stuart commanded
their cavalry.
'Oh,' said the other, 'then you's
a hoss battery !'
Yah.' anifl f! 'flnnil nio-lir
He immediately awoke the cap
tain, who rather angrily said,
What the deuce is the matter uow !'
'Excuse me, captain,' said the
sergeant, 'but we are
encamped
between a Georgia and an Alaba
ma regiment.'
It is needless to say that the cap
tain got up. Horses were hitched
quietly, and the battery withdrew
from between the sleeping regi
ments, who never knew of the
prize that was within their grasp.
Just Where He Had m.
. Half an hour before the depar-
tore of a lake steamer from her
wnan yesterday uie uaptam was
lUiiunuucu uy a drunker who ii au
-.1. .1 l . . i . i i
neen inspecting tne Doat trom tue
dock far the last ten minutes. Iu-
troducing himself as a wouldbe
passenger, he asked ;
Captain is this boat provided
with life-preservers I'
one is.
Are they all right!'
'They are.'
'Can the crew launch a life-boat!'
'They can.'
'Is your life-raft all right !'
It is.'
'Is the fire-hose all ready for in-
stant service !'
'It is.'
Will your engineer stand to his
post in case of disaster !'
He will.'
Do vou call vonrself a cool and
collected man in the presence of
danger!'
I do.'
'Do you know exactly what you
would do in case of a terrible gale
or a fire!'
'I do.'
Can the mate be depended on to
second all yonr efforts !'
He can.'
Aud will your crew stand by
you and obey you !'
They will.'
'Are your green and red lights
all right !'
They are.'
Machinery in perfect order !'
It is.'
'Going to overload the boat !'
'No sir.'
Expect to do any racing !'
'No sir.'
'Is she fixed to blow off at forty-
six pounds f
She is.'
4Donkey engine working all
right !'
'It is.'
Tbe stranger heaved a deep sigh
and was walking away when the
Captain asked it his baggage was
aboard.
'No, and I guess I'll go afoot,'
was the reply. 'Every boat which
has burned np or gono down for the
last five years had everything in
the nicest kind of order, and I'll
either look for a craft making six
feet of water au hour or run the
risk ot going through a railroad
bridge. Good-by Captain I shall
look in the dailies all this week to
see who of your passengers were
saved.' Detroit Free Press.
Just imagine George Washington
wearing a single-barreled eye-glass.
Ex. And just imagine Ben
Butler wearing a powdered wig
and kuee-breeches. Norristowu
Herald.
It was the opinion-of B. Arnold
to his dyiug day that he was dis
honestly couuted out. Eliuira
Free Press.
Tke Wooden Ha.
Somewhere about the year 1780
a traveling millwright, footsore,
and with the broadest Northern ac
cent stopped at Soho, the engine
factory of Boulton & Watt, aud
asked for work. His aspect was a
little better thau one of beggary,
aud Boulton had bidden kirn God-
speed to some other shop, when
he was turniug away sorrowfully,
Boulton suddenly called him back.
What kind of a hat's yon ye
have ou your head me monl'
'It's just timmer, sir.'
'Timmer, me mon! Let's look
at it. Where did ye get it !'
'I just made it, sir, me ain sel'.'
' How diil vni nrnkn itr '
niint turned imn tlm lutliiA
- 'But. it's oval.'moiiTaud tlfti lathe
turns thiuits round.'
'Aweel! I Hist ear'd the lathie
D-Aiirr nnil.Iinr miro r.i nlonao mo
aiHHB, vwsasva-.va nauwa w afauawuu uawa
I'd a long journey afore me, and I
tocht to have a hat to keep out wa
ter, aud I hadna muckle siller to
spare, and I made me a ne.'
By his inborn mechanism the
man had invented an oval lathe,
aud made his hat, and the hat
made his fortune. Boulton was
uot the mau to lose so valuable a
help, and so the after famous Will
iam Murdock, the originator of lo
comotives and or Denting b.v eras.
took suit and service under Boul-
tonx& Watt, and in 1784 made the
first vehicle impelled by steam in
England, aud with the very hands
and brain cunning that had before
produced the "timmer hat."
Fate, or What ? .
STRANGE HISTORY OF A MICHIGAN
REGIMENT.
No historian of the war will ever
write of companies aud battalions,
and the strange fate which followed
a company of infantry attached to
a regiment from
Michigan need
not be looked for in history, al-
tuougn it would make an interest-
I : i.
i iug jHige iu uuy wuru.
Tue compauy was mustered into
service one hundred strong, aud a
better lot of men never took the
oath of allegiance to Uncle Sara
Before leaving the state three of
the men died. On tho trip from
.Detroit to Washington two were
killed by the cars. In marching
along the streets of the capitol an
other fell dead. In going into
camp auother was accidentally shot
through the heart. Inside of three
weeks there were seven deaths in
the company, and not even a case
of sickness in any other. The regi
ment was iu camp near Washing-
ton for lour weeks, aud two more
meu died out of this company, a
third was drowned, and the fourth
was shot dead in a street brawl.
This made eleven men, aud uot an
other compauy had lost a man,
In its first skirmish the compauy
lost four men, while no other coin-
Pny had a mau wounded. Its first
lieutenant and third sergeant were
two of the killed. Promotions had
uaruiy ueen made when the com
pany was detailed for outpost duty,
aud guerrillas killed three of its
men at one volley. Ths first lieu
tenant and third seargeaut were
two of the three. This made eight
eeu meu, and only oue other com
pany lost a man. Promotions were
agaiu made, and the regiment be
came engaged iu a battle. Other
companies had men wounded, but
this oue had five killed. The first
lieutedant aud third sergeant were
among the number, This made the
total twenty-three, Not a man
had fallen sick but to die. Not a
man had been hit except to go
down.
By this time the ill-luck of the
company had become camp talk,
and men were not ashamed to be
lieve ' that there was something
strange aud superstitous about it.
It was hard work to find men who
would take promotion, and three of
the rank and file were so unmanned
that they deserted, Out of a loss
of twenty-seveu men iu the regi.
ment np to this time twenty-six
had been from one company.
A curious change now occurred,
in the next fight the compauy lost
four men. The first aud fifth cor.
porals were two of these, Within
a week these two same positions
were vacant again, in six nioutns
five first and five fifth corporals
were killed, while the first lieuten-
ant and third sergeant were not
scratched. Nor did it lose any
other commissioned or uou-commis-
sioned officers.
When this company had been re-
duced to sixty-one men no other
company had less than ninety. Ten
recruits Joined it ou Monday, aud
all were killed iu a fight on Turns-
day. In a couple of weeks seveu
more came, but iu less thau a
month death had reduced the num-'
ber to sixty-one again. Iu a fight
in which this fated company was
purposely held iu reserve, the other
nine companies had fourteeu then
wounded and one killed. A rebel
shell fell into the midst ot the re
serve and killed four men from the
one company. Iu two years it lost
one hundred and sixty-eight men,
as while uo other company had lost
tweuty-five. Iu its three years at
the front it never bad a man wound
ed. -Whoever was hit was killed
ou the spot. It lost more commis
sioned and nou-commiasioued ofu-
I oers than any six companies com-
bined. Iu one year the wan who
went out as fourth corporal was first
lieutenant and dead and almost
I forgotten. For three months the
company stoodafcforty mon.-won.
ty three recruits were added, and'
iu thre6 months more, tweuty men
UaU OltUer died Ot SlClineSS, D66n
a
captured or buried on the battle
field. When it wa3 decided to join
this compauy with auother not one
of the men would consent, and
when it had been reduced to thirty-
eight men it was transferred to
headquarters to do guard aud pro
vost duty.
An Educated florae.
"You ask if we have auy particu
larly bright horses," replied a hook
and ladder man. "Here is Peter ;
he's been with us nine or ten years,
and we rather brag on him.
Let
me introduce you. Peter, here is
a chap troin tne uetroiD j reo
Press."
Peter nodded his head aud pawed
the floor.
"Peter, have you been to tbe fire
to-day 1" He shook his head.
"Were you out yesterday !"
He nodded.
"Peter, how old are you !"
The horse pawed thirteen times
with his right foot.
"TIihI'b rioiir. old bov. Tin vnn
remember wheu a loafel. HtabUed
,, uf fllo .,
I J "
I rr ijj
"Where is the scar !"
Peter bent himself almost double
to bite his hip at a spot where a
scar could be traced.
Now Peter, show the Detroit
'man how you take your place at
the pole."
Down went the chain and the
horse covered the distauce at two
jumps.
"Now walk around the truck,
and come and take my hat off."
The horse obeyed to the letter.
"Now," continued the man, as he
lay down on the floor, "step over
me."
Peter lifted up his feet very high
aud stepped softly over, aud re
turned to his stall.
"That horse is oue of us," said
the mau as he brushed off the dust
aud sat down.
"W can rest the foot of a lad
der on his back aud he will not
move. Wherever we stand him at
a fire there he will stay without
watching. He eats with us, chews
tobacco, likes beer and would learn
to play dominoes in a week if he
could only handle them."
Row Push Tur Hotter Covra. '
It pays to feed cows giving milk,
liberally. Butter is high, and now
is the time to feed profitably.
Every cow should be made to pro
duce as much butter as possible.
Whenever butter is twenty ceuts a
pound or more, ' there is mouey iu
the dairy business, and the man
who feeds most liberally aud judic
iously will make the greatest profit.
Meal (both cotton-seed and corn,)
roots, pumpkins and fodder corn,
should all come in lor a share oat-
tentiou as profitable food for dairy
cows. Whatever kinds of food are
used, the cows should have all that
they can profitably turn into milk.
Mauy men feel that they cannot
afford to buy grain for feeding to
cows at this season of the year.
Let them take a different view, and
ask themselves if they can afford
uot to buy grain to feed cows when
butter is as high as it is at present.
fLewiston Journal,
Ternaont Bible Society.
The annual meeting of the societr
will be held at Montpelier October
20th. The directors will meet at
the vestry of Trinity church at teu
o'clock a. m. The meeting of the
society will be at the same place at
two o'clock p. m., to choose officers
for the year ensuing, and to trans-
act auv other loo-itimarn
Anuiversary exercise at B.r..!
talives hall at half-,t ac
o'clock p.m. Benortanf n,nt.
urer and secretary and au address
by Rev. Charles Parkhnr.r
burndale. Mns
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