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THEANACONDA STANDARD
ANACONDA, MONTANA, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 3, 1892.
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FRHSH YARNS, IOMB TRl'H, SOMF FANCIFl'l., BY THE^CLEVEREST WRITERS.
^H'iunnn. HafMMI ^^il MMM* MM I'^^k MM ,^It mil m* MMttoM mm lliatn ftltM) t^MM think v11 i .'- IJtaMlM,
ITWAS.i 11 .1111 .^i^mii.\iU.(iihI.^ii.-1I1.1I is^nflen mmM MMMatog Ml intelligent^^MMmI, lull its .-Heel ii|miii My Mm4,^SiUt|i^y Harrow , ^.i. singular.
MisMMMlMN luilelie^| ik'i-viiiihIv, anil
Mamm] om ui^ m hta Ami m tiMMgfc^MMMMag ehakMl Mm,
Ilinvf a lane* Kimlioli tntiKiifT lliat I rail^W.nlan. A MMMM hefmv lie MM I'll liix^^WHMmI pMM mi (Ik- M( in mnmmi^bCIMNM ami MM MM lo iny siile to
JjMw^!'^^ wm wi.Hi, ui MtorraM
throughIII.' day, lio Bectns MtMiMM*^Ml) In in- liappini'ss. As I MMMfcMl Lis^wrinLleil forelie.i,l a i I p.u te.l Ml Hiiti,^IMMI MM, I OMOTrad mm WMt IflMtfM^alii 1 linn liis treat ryot hetitiHTl ll|x^ll inc.
Itwas then thai I reni n k^ .1 lo RldM)^DlffOV, wMl Ml MMM li.unl. caroleaaly^MMlMag M ilm.iittli Ik* MMM m Ml^|ii|m-:
Dm**il tint M i ni tn win sometimes that^WmMH Mm ^! m ia human Mnkf
Anil my MmM mMM answer w ith Hm
pet111111 notMM wMm 1 Mmw4mmMm4i
Wmlali|iTt in\ siile .mil walk'(I slimlv^I1.11 k in hi* rag. IMlllH waiihiil his^MMI ills ^ it It li.ill-eloMil i yes, his hand^^tUlHutching hi^ 1h111.1i. When Ml ^li.y^huil lain ilnwn ni\ fti^tnl nil mil his y.i/..^ii| 11 ui in*'.
iJon'tilmi'i r\cr say that mIkmiI \Vi^-^da n MWB. II ^ ill MMM Mi ha'^- him.
liek.in |tlallll\ mili-h si 111 imI. anil the^hpHoiimk-s:- of his a|^|m',il w.'ih lint In In^ihillhllll.
I'l.Miitlv.M(m I wan MMM M MMM^^ii^ li| Iv. I ^^ h|sii.iIii| iMMWyMMtl^th.it iw 111 il his i hii, ami ll' 1 k. ili. i Icislln;^11 ih-^ |i. MfMfl mm,
S,i^ Inn'.*' h,- t-aiil. ^I nrwr showed
}oi|tlllH.''
Whatmail'il a burn^^^^Nn. I^'t tin' ti-ll ^.iu thi'Htor
AMtMl|irriod '^f my life, mini'^yiars ago that I spent mi a%| unrle'a^ranch MM IM* 'In.ill faplMMMl At that^time the tai-inu of she.-), was one of the^chief iiiiliislrii s ui Southern California,^ami 111111 h of IM land in our vicinity was^di-xoii d lio MMMi MmM hall a tnih*^from iny uncle's house, in a lonely raii.Miii.^Mood I ha Mil of ^ liottMf Imtlt of atloM,^ii-pul-ivc w ithout, chccrlc-s within, grim^and sifitalid. ^**t in cvi-ry wa^ so well^suited 10 its solitary inhabitant that one^might ttiink hi' hail roustrilctod it aOOUl
himself,as the Muttlua mm hM shell. Ha^ara*^ i.ill. MtitaiMMd Baooua, with a
yn.it. MMggy. Mark In-.ml. haggard tcn-
lurea,Motyttthai^^.u ild not look
intow ill.net 1 shitddir. Do you uniler-^utatM what I mraii.' MtntoatattMil^w ild In 1 Mi of iiM'ii. ^ hoM^ MM, MMI hut
otirr.ii\,- alttaya m ytMf maaaoty, ami
Ml sh'c|i i til not l imn , thry show^1 Im'Iiisi'Ix, s hodUaaa m i ks, as tla x aM^throii^h ;.oni lidhil.x-i'losx^! i xt'lids.
Thetrail of tna caoyon paoaad xxithina
frxxx.nil- ol Im hut. and Ml duties I as^^sisted lll.x liliele in the MMMM of the^raneh fi-ei|iientlx led me in lhat iUmo-^lion. When not away on the hillside xx ith^hi'- MMI of she,-p. 1 In* herder iisitallx stootl^01 Mpi.itteil iiiotioiilr.--s in front of his^hovel, A lexx fi et axxuy from him eioni lied^hM dot:. The pair. mm M mmi, slated^at MO RM the mmmm 1 mm in ImM^until I passed ainotiK the hxe onks nr-^ynMti Matlia| no inoxement. nittlM^lUttllncaf tM head, and olli rinu no n-^spotiM'to mx lalutatlon. At last 1 mmi^to pass them in silenrr. lint nexer xx Mbonf^a xacnr Ml M llltiml
1MUMOd fMM die MMI on my iineh Y^rani li that the Kasipte ^a . eonsidep il
lille*rlis they i KptMOBd It, ^loeoell.
'(hey said he xxan ill the halm of talhinaj^to his dop though ii xx ere a man : and^that i xeti his felloxx eoiinir.\ men featiil
andavoMod him.
I'ra/^ he tuay hax I haM)| a drunkard he^rrrt.iinlx x\.i^. Vt fMMMl ititi't x als he^llplM-arefl ill the toxxnxx iih a larj^e lllaek^ilrini t'llin. xx hieh he earrii d axxax till*^(^xx it h hi|iioi-of the sort that makes maiii-^Hrs.
tineafternoon M I eaine doixit the^raii.xon. I heaiil the xrlpmt: of a (In;, ami^appniarl inu I In hill of the MMi I bo^^mm a aitrht ilia' Idled me Willi aOjMff and^dial Mi
Thelellim had MM| up die do(j In the^hind ley. against the MfB of the houaa,^and xx.is bMtlMI blM w nil a MiOJI knoiti-d^Mick.
Idid not stop to think much of mmm^^MMM I did m MM ^r atix man xx ho^has exer kiioxxn a bm mmm haxi^done. 1 tumped ffoM 'he saddle,^mid. ilrnx' iny m^ knife a - I ran, rut the
anlioaldown. Then I lurnad and Emh)
theMaqM.
I suppose he thought I xxas aiinrd^whieli I xx.i: not for he did not take up^the R.tye of hatlMi latl ManM it Hie tlerrelx^oiiloi MoodaMl i ll' -. The rjoff hohhled
awayto a ^Itort dUlaoM, ahnoli oil tin-^rial.i with ahirh its Ir^n xxen- ^'iisu,,rleil.^and, crouching loo', wale hod m,^^vonar, I said In SnanMh, ^why should
on kill |out doy '.' Vou huxH drunk hM
linnh atpiordkMtp, TtMmaruti you n
lieflail that I saxnl Ins life.
Hemlttad a Mmimi Bound Ihrotnjft his
trethand lips, it was \ ei y like t h^ l mm I^x'f a xxolf.
If,x . ii do not rare lor the i|. ^c. ^ ill MM^M il him '.'^ I ask^ d.
No.^he iMMod ^idi an oath. ^I will^tin - II him. I tin all to U' 11 him.
Ver.xxx-ell.^ I mM{ ^if ^ on xx ish to lake^Mir fiuiniars life, shool hiui:biit xnu shall^not Im at him lo death.
TheM.i si pie i ui i a 'i I low a it I i he hut. iniil-
toringiiMpreraiion aliarnalMy agMnM
thedi -j: allll lll \ self. WhlMI lie i aiile to i he
doorI;-' railed I i the dojx:^^P. MOnto! CojM here!'*
Theanimal ryad him Mil did not mmo.^Then tie' herd i diaanpaared fMM v It ^ m
thedark Interior of the In xel.
Iraniouutad and continMd mi My mm
downiln trail. I had if. me alxnut a 100^yaids xx hett smldeiilx there was a emshilc^In the eli iiip.iii.il hehind, and lxxlai'leil^hastily around lo dlaaovrr lite dog{, lie^liad foil iv e.i. e\ klonlly for die purp m
makingui.x aequ lintanoS and to thank^in.' for ih reaeua.
1railed lo him and pains! ihe it le of tux^saddle, me tninu liitl he should rotM^where I might touch him. Mi started to
day,hut a- in* appttMraod ttearet m
horseiiaxea x i^leip snort, aiiil be gall lo^shx axxax from Mill, The art atlfttriard^hm not I hltM, for tlie animal was a^stolid old In-one.i thai MMdl i nn-I^at . i ^ i ^ 11 u 11 u. MmI of all at^a dot.'. Tlie dot: slopp I his^ailxaii ^^ and xxateh il u^. while^1 struSfclii! to hriui: tie- hotso m-arei to
bamand to rain iu^ trorj mMmM tar mi.
Hutmy efforts xxere unavailing, tlmnuh I^iisiil xx hip and spur and MM all M^strength on the hridle. The horse would^not allow the dor/ to totteh him. Kor MMM^stranife MUM he rxi-n tn inlileil in his^presenee. Al last i (faxe up the uniler-^i taking an examined the liaMpn s nun-^IKilliolt from a little dMUMM,
liewas ronsiderahly larger MM the^average enllie. I imagine that he must^have had some New fouiiillaiid or iH^rhaps^St. Hi titan I blood--MM sheep dot's of^('aliforuia are rarelx of niiti- ImihmI. Ih^^hair was abort, curly anil hlurk as night.^He sipiatted on his hauuehes and liNikrd^steadilx at me dMMfl a^ the time that I^was iKviipiiil in making this sitrx-ey: and^xx hen at last I MMM to him he lifted his^ears ii little, bill made no other move^^ment.
MMMfI said, ^i* that your MMI
DmmmMT*1
Atfirst I thought that the name hail^been gixett him because he was dark in^eolOT as the popular belief paints an evil^spirit. I in! a moment later, xxliett iu^^eyes rested ii|^oii his. I saxx or |^erhap:- I^MMMM say 1 felt that there might lie^some further tvason. I searcelx knoxx^hoxx to deucribe the rircct thit his steady^MMPftMui-ed uimmi nie. It M)l al Ills!^men'lx an illlpn'sslon that this dog was^different from am of his s|wries thai 1^h id rxei know n before then a MHvM*UtM^that soiuething was wrong and. lastl^,an^uiieoiit'xillable terror. T hi sensations^followed one aiiotIter in niiirk auccession
almostina Hash ; and without stopping^to ask in.xself anx i|iir stiolis. I gax e my^horse free rein, and we went plunging^headlong down the trail.
Inice again in the open plain. I tried to^ile, eive myself into thinking that Ml ter^^ror had otilx Mm ii appii'lii MMM lest the^ftar*prf MMMM BOM upon me from be^^hind. The rapid MMI ^I the twUight^and the |m^cu|ial behavior of III* horse had.^I as -ill ( ll lllx self, si'fx rx| to heighten the^rlli el ot this dread.
Afexv ila.vh later, when I passed the^hut. ihe In rder and his dog, in mm ir usual^attitudes. mmm al me, stitleu and silent.^I lookld eloselx al Ihe dog's MOP, lull^eould see nothing hut keen animal niielli-^gellee.
Sex*ral months passed.
Ihie lunriimg. as 1 went out inxx ard die^rorral. one of the men emphixed on I he^ranch cam** to mr and said:
^| beliera that someihing has happened
tothai Duty Bmum sheep-herilei. His^dog mmi MMM last nighl and MMM not^go axx a.x.
Whal.Heiimn.^ I said, and as I MnhH^Ihe animal ealue ruslullg lip. I patted his^head and talked lo MM, hut lie jumped^uneasily MMMti -is Ihoiigh he xxere anxious
tois- gotta,
Isuggested lo the man that xxe should^riih- to the ratixon. and mounting, we^followiil Ihr dog oil! in the road. He ran^along sexeial rounds in adxauee of us.^looking back occasionally to make sine^thai xxe xxere eomitig. Whrn thr riinyon^was learhrd bis pair slaeUeind. and^some disiHiiee from the hut he ^top|tcd^and fell in U hind go.
He draoda a isavtMf, ' said I.
Fromthe trail we called to the hut. and^IMoMMM no atisxver, we rrwle to the diH^r^and hstkiil ill.
Therelay the Kas^|iie in th^ middle of^die door. Ins arms ouistn n heil and lint^head thrown bark- dead.
\nunearrd-loi corpse is alxxavs a dira-^gieeable oh)eet lo lisik ut^ou.bul sonie-^thlng had happeood to this one that rrn-^dered it MtpMattM lot me to gix e il more^than one iptiek glanee. 1 hastily turned^my horse's head axxa.x and rode over t^^-^xx aid the spot w here the dog \x as eroiich-^ing. The man. mote resolute than I. de^^mounted and wrnt into the Inn. When^he mmi out again he said :
Ieox ei-^-d it over with one of MMI^slu epskius. so il wouldn't srarc any one^rise. HM hottM xxas Ixing MM him. and^I guess he must have drunk himself M^death. Thai xxas probably done liv m)-^ott s. m MMdM a MMM MM*
Weiis|.^ tii toxx ii, xx here xx e gaxe notiee to^the authoritirs of thr man's death, and^also lo sexeral of his eounirx tuein in^talking villi one of the latter. 1 asked^xxhat ^Mpositton xxoiild Is-made of the^dead man's sheep and of his dog.
Thesheep.^ ai'-wered Ihe man. ^MM^not his: he had sold them. As lo Ihr dog.^uobod} xx.mis the brtlte, I imagine.
WMjMl i
Thrman sluu^giil his ^MMMmv MM^looked askaiiee at Hellion, xx ho had fol^^lowed me.
^Wryxvrll.^ I said, ^iheii I will take
him.
\oobjection xxas madr. and Heuion^passeil into my possession.
Mxllllele had sexeral hundred sheen,^w hieh were tended b^ all old natixe fab.^format! and his son. I lisik lli-tueii lo^them and offered hjs serx i^ es in tlieeaM*^of his tioek. To mx Mirpriaa thai rrfuaed.^I urged the mallei, and hnallx ttamaaded^thegiouiid of IMM oppnMtMMa Ai last^the old ui.in said :
Helooks like a s|lrer. killer.
Thisaeeounted for the refusal of Ihe^H.isi|ue shepiietds to take the dog; (hex.^tiwi, sus|vecte^l him. Knowing hoxx prone^mm men xxen- lo iMMMtitkMI l,r* indiees,^I xx mild not alloxx the animal to Im- con-^demiti d w ithoill eaiiiH'.
HoMN know that he kills sheep^^ |^MMd ihe old man.
Heshook his lead. Then I asked if^an.x one had ex en seen the dog prow ling^around at night oi Im'Iuix ing in a misniet-^oils manner. Again he aMnk Ida MMM
llis all nonsense.^ | said. Hinting 11^ v -^sill iairlx Imeril InlO IM poaithM of Ihe^lloy's iMlllldM^.
Now. I tell vou,*1 said die old shepherd |^^I ktioxv thai dog. I think hint a bad dog.^1 xx ill shoxx .vou something.
liewriu into his hill and brought out^l^o I.all-gmw n puppic* lively, wriggling^lit I le fellow s ami pm them down on Ih^^gti and In line 1 lemon.
YouBaa, hi' said, ^puppi - |HmM try^to plax Willi Strang^ dogs ue . i ifraid of^tlwM, l^isik ' I told x iii le i i bid dog.
Theinfant, araddled up nil lemon, w hi^atiproai IimI tl.eiu. .wigging In- tail go.nl-^humaradly'. The inatant tbey got a gmnl^x iett of his faec Ih-y whirled alsiut and^Went off l.i-\ing III a grMt rate . .f speed.
Thepcrfurtnaneestrut k meMMnualnn^.m l I linghed, oul Iba oldahepberd looked
vrr gra-. a,
N I.ad dog.^ he n iterai'tl - I' ^l^ ; ^xerv^Kid.
Well.^I ^.ml. ^| will taki I nn inxs If.^suiiexoiiwill not. But if lexM-leani ^^hoM I iustin. tixely hmked Into Ihedoa'a^^^. es ilioitgh ^peaking to him -it |^ever h am thai he has killed a sheep. |^^I. ill haxe him -h..t.
Iln doga i x, -. I.. up im^ niiiir with^a keen InteUiaetii guar: m l I ^^ouM not^ii sist the belief Ih ll he had iinderatootC
Iiis no' improUilile thai m. piejudire^against tba a ni i mi I arM even irruuMN than^that id the sh, pherib: but, as I whs^an ediii-dieii, |. asoiimg 1...01, l^toi^j
ofmi freedom from every foiin of^^ :p*-rsiitioii, hoxx could I ie-mg in\ - lr 10^eouiiK nam e siieh irrational fancies7 iim^lb^ eoiiiriiry. mx iluix ^eeined 10 lie in the^opposiir eoiii se lodefj |h'-picjuilh ^ and^loprot-. 1 and defend the obMai at xx 1 h^11 was levelled. Hestrlri. I had * nme tt^^f'*^ l .1 pOWOrffcll 1 iin^^sit\ \\ 1111 n ,; t|i| in^\\ti^ i'lVMinn* w In* Ii, (liouifh .ipp.irf'iiilx 111-^^fl^*ii*i\c. jm bo tfi n* ihII\ I1.1t. 11 hmI^frared. WI1.1t w.ih it ilmi iim|tii^-i| ill^^^t11*^r aiiitn.ils with Mm4i ilistnist ^^r Mill^^\oi my MlWf i^l^^in% Imi( *-\ i r^'i|ii-i^tni|^ ^l^mi tl^i^ pl.ii**- muimiiVM'-^I a \ * ry vvkl^ut nti-^u itllMgiiAM lo lun f him .*!^^ ^iit. Tit*- nthrr^dour, wtn 1 Iil not .i-sNt- i;iii^ with Mlb. Vrt^Ih*nt'^i-r 4|ttiin-i'lnt)in*' n^^r iH-inn-
Oni'limit*lit ^1it| uhii'h. tho^if*h n x a^m*rioii^ fiitilt. w.i-. nftfMi uiin^^^inffi Ih* h.xl^a hahit of w iit^-hiiiu chmi'ly ovrry um^ti^^n^nt ihr BPTUII lit in'-t him H^n^)|qf W$ ^^ 'f.^SiMii^'liiiH,^ I .ihiHixt in ut|rt ii*i V lli.ti I ^ * ^^ 1 It I^h-i-l hi^ i'm-n. w In 11 I ilul Dot iIiimii 'itt
H.i^^ uti1* mi cotisiaiii iind ititenoBn Tkla^halut, I thought to in^srlf, ^a.s ait|ii^i'^l^Hiintii/ hi- hl^- w ith tin Imitnl lia-^|'^ ho^im^hl Im'i \|hi |i i| ,i( .my 111^^iin^i11 |n in-^flirt Kuiiii' iiti^li^-i'r\t^il 11 low U|hhi him. Do*^r^|^ile thi- explanation, lin n* wece nun -*,^v lion ^^* won- aloiir together, hkI I Innkod^up to tmd hiui wall-hint; mr. that I f^ h thr^r InM ot an uiirraKoitiliu rlirad.
DMMMhail Imm'ii iu m\ |m^.-^i-ssion *i-\.-^rral wrrhs. w tirn all at ottri I In -,.u^to hear complaints ahoiit the^kllHlIC ^^f sln-i p. I.\ *^^^^ 11 it 1111 n 1 ^; a frrsli^\iriim was louiM ilr.id uou ot MM fku U^ami MM of aiitithri-. ^ft all within a lim^^ited nWOB)^ Tlirv ^r|v all miltiloto4 m ^hr
MMwa\. an*I ihr uorll plaint) fh.it
ota flog pfOjrt tooil In oorop UAmm* ^* I
hadi*\iirrtii|, MIOpielon t iii um 11 .a t^ l^ hll
uponDoojoni nd our Mofnum wnwi i
IMM oul ol thr ImMM I toiuul a roiiph- of^In 11 In r- w ail iMl to om um-.
Thrvhail no multure against tin-^dou, yet tlx v ih iii'inh d that h^ ifcOttM^Ik- put lodralh. Tht injustice of it MM4H d^my indignation and. railing IVui-Hi torn. .
Ik^i id :
I^,in! iron to look at him. Vou^say that a sh^ep OOfl Uillrd |mI Right.^nnOOB if tbetv au^ tign ot Ii|-^m| ah nit^hi^ Jaws'.''*
*M0 of thrtr ev.im 11 ir^I IV uion'^ momli,^hut found no in.11 U of thr .slauulitrr. Thr
otnofs.i id:
Thatdoy 4m not provr hii\ tliing. \^regular sh^-rp kilh i Qooa not tpdl inurli^h!^nM|,aiid soiiirtimrn. In |e irn- to w.i I.
IIall of.'1
Tllissouudril improhidle to me, hut I^ilifl DOt aigiir th^- mattrr.
Vriywi ll.^ I said, ^to-tiight DMnon^shall In* shut up iu the rorral. md if a^^hoop is killed, we w ill know ^hai hr |g not^the gnlH) dog.'*
Thr imMm their Ih mU. ^He will Ii id^MM o/oj I out of thr rorral,^ said^MM of them.
Thenhe sh.dl iloBp in m\ rooM w Ith^me.*' I said: ^and tin dnof and MIimIm^^hall Im' ritivil. Doca that mh ^*ou V
ThisaftnJTojonMnt ncwoj to ojUlaf}^them, and they went awa\.
Thatiiighi f took BVraOH to mv mom^and ya\e li;m a mat in ihe rornrr for .1^IM-fI. Mis only |io^isil)le means of .^ra|i
noah| tho oooc or to tin a*itMtow^ llorinil
thedoor and drew the hlitul of the w Hlii'.w^shut and hoohofl it iu pi.h i 'Chen I wem^to Im d, and ,ilmo,t immriliatelv fell
mOIoOJm
IntIn-uiorniiiL: when I awoke Dojpon^lay HBOJI his mat apuarrntly ui MMI Oil
Uunbor.
Ibewail to drrss. W hrn I was m#jl|^done m\ nin le rapOOd oq iheiliK t.
HaveyouDOMOM in there '.*^ ha * alhd^out.
Yes.^I aiifrwesed. ^.|^f nin;: the door
Herxhihited mm Ii ^urprisi . ^ Another^r-di t |i naa kilh*d la.-i night,^ laid hr.
\ViH.^ 1 replu d. ^tliat mer^ |\ pftntnt |^w h o |*\r Maid : that l^ 111011 m iiiihn ^ ni.
Ve^;,of e-nir-m .^ MM tny utirle. Hfffclftg^doubt fully at the ilog. H^' w ml owi ..^the w iiidow and |ojO|Mrtfld Ihr hi -tenuis
lm|^os^ible'^ hr said.
*'Korhim to opon ii .' ' I aski d. of 1 oMTOf.
My unt ie ihirn ihe blind b o k .mil
ninted Kigmtieantlv at the |oMI r Imi| Ik^w* Thr pAanta had boan * rnohod oon n
andthe earth displared, and round hIhhi'^wi'iv numerous dog traHtm^^That was not theri ^. ^-teril.iy.^ oahl h* -^M\ room was on the ground ll^^oi. and^fiimi the w indo.v to tin* earth WM ouh two^ojpthfOOfoMi Mod the blind boon opaa^1 he dog might ^ ,imIv ha\ r rtlojhad out a lid^ill auaili, but it had Im ni Iim it d all Itlght.
Iturned and looked at ftonnaii lb- w.i^w aiehing Us sir.i |t|id^ . with t hr i \\^n MMM
inhlaopaa that I knoa ana draadoil*
M une|e matle a not her e\an tina t ion nf^the fasiruing of tin blind. At lasi In^Maid: ^I am eo|i\ilieed that 1 Im sheep-kdh 1^is not [lemon. Theie is no do^- in mUi^trnrr that pould uiauipuiatti that riuokorf^hooJi to opa n tin- bill id. twoai rontipriiita^\m re left iln re b^ Mime stray animal**1
Theron\ |etkm oBaaaed Inoi itaba . moJ I^agret d ^ith biaa
Atthe same time I wan it-solved to ll)^HM OXpOfflpJMnt ;g nil and Matfh the doj^mom rarrfull.v.
Thatnielli I shut H* nioti in .1- liebm^andctoaan .t*nd raatianad DMh door aoH^blind. Thepj aac a hill tnooa whi* h anaa*
1he land^ ..|m bt ight a da^ arlthout*^it oaeiaTffod to mr. tool ai I araa alnmt to^put out my lamp, thai 1 roll Id ttirOO Opaa^thr upper iertion of the blind ami acfiniI^the liglit. It tell in a broad*, wide aauart .^duet tl\ arross tla mat wlifir the doy l.t\^and aft- 1 I uot into lird. | found that I^eirtild watch him i'-isi|.\. without lurttitUj^lay In ad UOOH thr pillow.
ThenT diseot rr^ d th it he h.io wati hinr
me. Thpra was nothing uniiMual al1
thit on!^ |i|h i-ycH wen-Mtrangrb briahl.
ItiMissrd about in thr I.^ .1 fot a Htin . but^he never lOjOVOd*
Atlast I d* it rmimil to dacoita hun in^the haHof that I was Mlopjit | 1 [MMaq m
apaa*andpn ^^^utlv. b\ a cnraleoi bjmi
men1. dn w the |a^ e ^ ilge o| the pillow^slip aero*--* in^ faee. I hun I eould w in Ii
himand lot nonooal thr tart that uw ryea
Wrt* Opt lli
WhenI bad lain in this positioning
tlonleostor parhapa i*1 aainutrt,^paroon Kiidd'-nK Uftod bU bead a.ni^lurnad it on one side. Plalnli !^^^^^ ^^ llatanini tor ^ halt I eonjd not [aa
agme.||i^ put tu band ilow 11. and fot^another |o minutl - did n it MjOVO. 1 le u^gradually and uotMeJ^Mdy In roae to Iuh^fret and eame tow.nil the had* V lit IN^^dlstauet iway In' MODOed ami |Utl in it^again. Kvideutl^ be dn| not Iiearnfi.it In^had e\|mfiffl. for after MnitdttM ^ ^ 1^innit. he n till nod to Iuh dotm r and I ly^^ low n,
SuddrtibI found tin-#Aplatl.itioll ot In'^strange eoitdu. t. Hr bad UMetted totnj^brrathmg that be nught di n-ruum it |^slept.
H*'.-o|\e| to dree|\i^ hilll if |Mi-Mbh . I
Im-.ih slow i^ to leugthan nrj ntcpiratkai^and 10 eajpol tt ^ Kh mora ooiial and fun *
Atthe end ot a few mm H' ^ I mo lhal
IWas Hl|ereedi:i^ Iii iiiV l|^ higll. A MI'olid
timebe POM wnh 1 m i hi t ^tUlliaai and
i.Hlie to the Im-i!. 11. ^ taei Won all e\-
araonoaof devtliah eanninc. ^ ^ utteri)^loi i iu 11 to hla cuatornan/tnian ibai mt^!
other1 ilviiiiiat.ilio'm 1 hoe Id h.i\^ ffl \. .\
torecogt'i/.eil tiim. \ r^wift Baohot -1- -^f.u lion iu bat apa s|l(^w#^| tli *t he lliouciit^me nateop* ami be uarned lo lha w btdaa Ui
makelii^ 1 so Ape,
Hismotion*, were n|ow and rnnlnai^i^ri miudlii.* me of a e ^t ratbOT thai* | (lotf.
Ihodeapected him to make houii t\ .^uoi^e 111 Mtthooblagthe blind^fca Id
ifI m^^*elf. with m^ hfr in hazard- i-oiihl^hue art omplishrd it Uiauilihlx. Hut^tin re was 110 -.muid to Im^ Inaid in thr
rot'in. aaoapt that of m^ oara ^low* atea^l)^t ^ uptratlon.
Ithink it must have taken him the mia^iit'siddiaw tlie lh^ok. Then tlie hlind
w,iMraiM baeb mi tab inch b^ Inah* and^bis waj araa Hear* He Mond Par a m^r-
niriitw ith hi foiepaw ii|m^ii the window -^^ I' auiMlt^^^ked bat M at me. V^^ (n- illd BO^I a^ain felt the MUM sti,,uy^ impn -^i^ii^of terror that hid oveearhaliiien rm*tlie^Brat time mv v\v* had met his m that^lon*dy ennpan, for an instant I InM m\
brenthaandbad he mtitinoad tolooh^ho^mind na^*e iMaaovtirod thr* I a*aa^asleep. Hut now with a ^laidrtl yet Holap^less Irap hr went ant of tin w (MBOO Bono
onbai iiniril'ran onoatt^it was m-Mi.il ultimo hafora I rent on d
10aaoVOt Ai l.ea I niw and OOnt to the^wuhIow. far away, where tin- bright^niooubght b II OOoa the sn|. nj a hill, I
roidd,,,.,' a small plaaa of darhm m send-
bug sw iftly along. It was Daaaon OM llOt
a*u|to tin- nbeefi paaturaa*
I-ean e|\ knew what impuUe aant mr.^but I writi to the 1 loaat iu my rooni^ loob^d'wn M MMMI Ua* \ re\obei, alidwlnul^got ha. K into bed, -lipped u uiMtenie^th^no pillow. I flid not tin n. and I w dl Hot^now,eonroai to an\ rani b ar ofthadon
1hat is lo ki^ . ph^ -ii .11 fear. Thara w .1-^dread a \ ague. md'stinrt horoir t^something une\plaiuable ihat I ^earned^to m ^ m In- ^^^^-. Hut had I realh ft an il^him. I should have 1 lost d iln blind, nu-
deeianMa retnrn MaaoaaUde.
Ilav Ptill and waiehed h^t an hour. The^nearest tlo* k-. I mm ^, rould Im* ri e bad^111 a few imimie-. ajpj bl^ r^ tin 11 miajht ba
ppooMd at anj time. I draa lha laea^ou r at] ayot aaain, and Ih 'em ^i f.^i the
-Mind that should unlit ale In- ippimn h.
Suddanhi groat blot h brad a i pea rod at
IliawiOjdoa without the warning of a
footfallma let iliaail* aa tt ^ ^ rw a out ot^the darkm sr.of the night. In n iwnronnd
nd lightr. j-lt aim d like COOli of tu . . The
moanshone rtaar Rod full on In * M ^,and^1 rould plalnb am th** blood and loam^atthMMoh bni \ iw \ varaoororod
Hei I mil nd RifMrlj into t he room. Then.^^ith an m^i 1 um^ that nnaaven moaa^than baaaaMi fa* nraa thr bimti ahnt^noiwrti -b and raaianad M tu raarr*.
Ileg.iveone i|UM*fc glunt at in*, and^wont over to htsi orm r. Through the m i-^\.ot k of the laer I wati In d bun. w TnI*^ hr
Inki 11 tin* bhrndMnanai Iroto hui foet and
wa -hill hi:, face unl uei k, w it h 1 In motlntM
nndattitude ot .1 rati
Ign*w talnl wi'h thr boraoi at ^t all,^and at laat lornot tin- part nhlrh I n*aa
playIIMC and 0 .1.1 tl to rountei feit ihr |i-^spii at ion of oni-w ho oVepa* I ren nhan^horn.hi MMhkmb started up, baaVad at me^.md iMtanodi I did not not* 0 nt) mfotake.
ThenIn-1 ,unr ManMf to the bed a few^feet awa\ unl v; lain I at me out of Ihoaa^terrible r\es.
Thatwas Ilia moment iu w Im h I saw
tin*thtna and Mntaratood it all. You^ntll not hatlera It I don't aah ihol yon
shouldbut I aw through that ( n ature's^1 ^^ s dow ^ into tin- |oat human annl that^in 1 iipied its ho^b .
Itw.i- the Mini of .* murderer the de^^stroyer of thadrtinhan naatpje In hf* ion. b^110ret, the -,|a\er of tin aheap now , at
11a. thitMring off j'll danptlw*.
Witha strans*' half-annual and half-
bnaaan^ rj the ttdna auramj ai ms throat*^l thraa up my hanoand 't mr * ^ It* aim,^the loelli ^ kwinjl nnl^ on I lie -km. I he^ne\t uisT itit I tired ihe levohrr, ami |t
nlli-d o\ 1 r dead.^The wound naa Mfioni. bnt i* Mai
thatugly loobiiig sear. Tin re \. anotbat^^ear t hit t In' ok porta nee hit. ahieh is^paanaMy mnch larnat IC ona eould an u.
Imean on m^ tneinorv. aVlM PlMMOHOt^, 1 raaoa ft.
\( HRIS1 M \^ '^ IKE.
It was in the summer of |a7T that I
arrivodat lha oaaap oa lha bandw m*m ia al
t|iet|earKoik of the Hla/f-. then .Ml ii-
piadb% Onmp*i oaa/hoaa lotha aMMaanrnf^six tir emiii. baTfiandlan a M^ \h,hi ami^tin* e anaaanTN
Iw,i' a mere yoitlh it the time, but I^w .is an\ ions 10 leal ti lha ^10m ^.^ and in a^few da| I bad tla* happiintoohanrtro^lh.it I Vat ^ fa\oi He MnOMfl ihe Im^\
I'or-sr\ti.d MjiMtha I ffdhw/ed out ih**^lrvai| routine o| the ram In 1 ^ life naj the
plain-in Northaraali rn l i v e., tin u lull of^hnffahs dear and athay ntld game now
rarelyseen in lho-e part-, owing to Ihe
toadyadvanca nf ItnnilgialhM upon tba^hoador*
Wewri-e Up lu fore 1 he i|.IW ii Unl Mntad
hafora^ huge fire of maamilte biati# l.^ s^ami buffaloehips*and we ate w ith avidit}
hothisemls ami baron, w a - In d dow ti with^si mug i ofb-e ami pure i team. With tin^rising of the sun tla* nn ti MMM off at^sear^ h of mnavai ^ Mth*^ nhlrh were fre-
lit*-nil^ eniie^-d from ihe r.uige h\ small^hanOjM of bud a to or w ild mil-tang . and I^Wan h fi to pass the da\ the liest | eoMjM m^the lent 01 BM a jaunt along the ^ 11-rk in
naanh ^f deer, the rdani ot a bit b I eouhl
ilalb -^ r. | was m |m^^ ^* s-
ifati
relhni Wiurnaatei with a full suppb of^aiinim nu ton. w bile m the lenl w as a paf^^lee i a i Kitial ot Wrap'mis. im hiding a in i\^Haul*}', two sharps ami m n i.il mu//h-
loobngHffra of mmm oi |mm aa
Hantluakr. With all thrue wea|Hite .it^BM) i oinmaiid. and whif h I did not di-d nu^to use. Iw beeanie a marksman of nome.ni^anility*and m^ eaV'ionrs wnh nfle ami^ntntol aoon won far me lha n \ at iful ada
Ituratioiiol all in ttn ramp.
Thef amp was l^^ at^ il in the ban ^I Ihr
rroahand dtraeth oo tan naad ffom *faat^ITofth.HIMlhn an rnard In Nah I ^u^ .^Mad a^0 raia**a a oat a aid ^'f ua* The rand
wasa mi re trad and otd\ *wt a nWinall)
aaadlo buffalo iraaV m who bad i ante^Hatind poata In I'arhaii narta of the count rj
wIn re tla buffalo w ^ re IhtrhaM. Ttw
pnan ifm n f with whieh the biaoa^were folloaed b^ the bunteea all along^thair ranga aaa e%en than faft and tin- pa
kiiIiajraa ^ gradual dunning on: of th* ii^imntin is in a lo^ d,i\ nhaea mil a fan^paata naarlonali Ita \ h-m k* d bt druveaof^ihona mmm*
IMm day iu 11^ ^ i iuIm r I a'aa ^ ngagi dm^seiapm ; .1 buffalo lade on Ihaadgn ^I ^^eraah a In n I lieafd Iheehittat of boofi aai^thr roailw i^ . a^nl l^Mikmgup I Iu h* Id a^man ^^n hoit.i b.iek appr^-arhmg th. i .imp^.it a gallop. I aaaac and uistmrti\b
glatieetlw illlill 'he ten' to -i t- if \\ * ||H^tl-
w*re b*md^ iu ^MM'ihe* wert- MMaftadi I^lteeatliedr.ii.il^. for friau the ridge pair^hung a tna* ^ Cott*B r* vol\f r in it- botati i.^witbm ti .k Ii of my band, The Mranger
Maaiiwhihhad eonie to ,* I.ah ami In^prnnu from fit. saddle as 'he gntir*l lie^Hi a rh*^^*i v \
*'(ood iMoiniug.^ In- said. ^Wha'^^ amp i-. this^
TbtMin Cutnp*a rnttla ^ imp,^ I n plied.
.flir our luirrehatigr t^f greetituv .
Thestring* i said aomathllM in an un-^ituftune and ' ^niTI^ hobbled Irs bneee*after^^ hk h be ranMrnen Utih ^addh* and rarhtla,^***^ wim a MMtuu man. nMi*ei l^ yanra of^i I jutliiid, dMMJad alter thr tiouttrr
fa.thioti,hut lli*1 re was m^iih thing als^ui
himih.it told ine In- m*aa a ^^tendarfoot.*
Hedid not earn hun -e|f w ith the fr*^ -rind-
aaMmanner of tit hronta^ianMn* bnt^keana d ratliei lo net Ilka a man aitonaaaa*^louisln d at ever^thing nea and noratthat^met hisgi/e. He aaa hetoa 'hi- medium^in ighi, hut hl^-mew j lltnba nSoaad I bat^ba was Utha ami aetlve, Hi-fee w.i-. i^giHMl-natured one, and arnen he looked^full ai mr I nna Irreaiatihl) attrnrtad^toward him. lb- earned a Wineheatoi^rina^ arhlla nmund I^i aaiat nan belt
fullof r.irtrnlgi . -md fraau 'i bong a
rnVa ravolver of the lateat pat tarn*
Whoan* mil ^ I aalu tt, afti r we i, at^a lad oursebi-. for a ^ I- it,^^Ml name i- t'larenea atorton**1 he r^ -^pln d laugtilngb', ^I am from Boat on and
Iam here in sean h ot ipoft* Vaa I ant^alooa. I apeot the mght ii Sareetaati r^md drifted liere aona fanr, I - there room^for one aanra in the i anaa for a f^ w daj -
Ir* plied thai be would ha\e lo Mettle^i hat mat tei with Mr. t till ip. ^ h^^ w on Id a t ^^nu' w ithiu an hour* H^ an ^ ^ r^ d that he^.md Mr. Gump w on Id not ouarn I : that ta^had In-ai il n.urh of 11 oil I tei ho^pila lit ^ and^i I id not doubt I hat he w oil Id be r^ i ^ I ^ ^ ^ I
w11 h aM il arms. I ha I he had graduated^fitimHarxard rri*rnil^ and l ad i oim- to^Norihwrsiein T# \as m aaanrti ^ f narite-^nientaHwnar of aeane and bealtli* He^t ill.* d thus for stuiie nine ami we barnnar^Mat friend-.^'*Yoa antra ^ fine \\ Inehaatar tin re.-* i
-ml.pn king up Ihe weapon admit ing l\.^^ \ re \ oil lUytlling ol .i n lark-lllall .'
Aithat mona nt a rhafllnrh aettlad on^tin branett ol a pecan Iree ^ taiuhug alone,^fulb UDOyanla from ua. He waa w %tt lung^the bud in it- anal flight, and .is I a .ked^lha i(in st i^ui he arose ami nmk the a*eapiNi^front Ul^ band*. \sipnrk a- thought ho
lookaim and Iln d.
liuittoihii tree and gat thr bird.^ b^*^said, eoolly. ^ ^ on w ill Rnd H with ii^ head^nhot ^ -tl i lean m ^ ahiatle.
Iaalkad inei in tin tret , iml ne^enough tbrr*1 U| the |^i^ I wph ba hand^gone. That mm ' ^ wonder. I mid to^tin -eIf a . I tt'juitit 11 him. i arising l he de-
rajpttatadbird In no tight band*^t laaanaa had no diAeutty m mahiaa
frfoadaot tharhoya a. we gatharon
nhaullha ^ ami* ftre that night^ Toeyoang
tu.inlohl a ['t-^n and sang a ftotig in the^moat faaeinatiug manner, i*et e%'er^^thing^ba aaM or did nan aeeompat.iad hp an aar
ofeiiibai r i.-faiin tit w Im h I ^ ould not in-
routttfor. but wtueh aaaa|*parentl) nu -^eon trm d h\ lha other**,
He'sa leiiderfiMii. -.aid I^n- Mm-I* n^^l'^ i ii o. .i Mt mi a ti w ho ho I n ^i ni b |^hiui|^Ihe ramp. ^We tilll-l put bint ihltMlgtl^Ihr Iniun' lin k.
Pidi i MoaVtad ippeovlngty and than
turnedIn ona of the Ui g roe-, with w linill
hebald a w blaiaaiil eoniuittatlont The
twoshotik thrir heads lau^hi.igb. and^than st-paiaied w ith know nig w ink iat ea^ h^ot I n t .
Whiiaaa abaar lanoara uj^ mv I won^dai .^' I impiurd nam tall). **what do Hmi
meanb\ lha ^Intun' Irfc l^ '
I\^ as si Mm to learn w ha i M im ani in all^it- -ad I** allt^,
Haaatnlnat i had aaapaad alnaa Morion* - ;^arriral m lha tnanp ami nothing of an* I
ilaial Intafrnt had in i Hired, line Might
JoeStork arrtvad iu ramp ^ i Idanth niueh '
fatignt *l ami lattormg limb r BOOJM* eaeita-
imnt. with tin annonnfainrnt that he had
iam u n M Indian -ign- in ai the llotibfe
mounta Ina, Thin pw ning u**w ^ -et u- all
talkingand we Im g in lo dist u-s iln^ nroh^ability of all alia*'k. alitI not without tea^^on* aa a*a hail tweelved i epia t- from lime
lotime that lite f*o|ii im tie-, h.t'! dug Up
thehatehel and areea on iln narpala.^i^h ' dim on iv waa the Ural MtlnnMhnt of^the aaai aaaaof lha hoatttaalg mir vii iuu^,
andMO dei id* d lo lie on the alert.
Theant) apparantli aoat man m the^(.imp was Morton. He did not Inht III^ron\ei^at ion v ith the olhrm. but alletltl)^look up In- \\ iln Im Ntet ami r irefnlb *-v^antine*! ll. He eh-aIi*d the weapon and^tln-n rest on d it to its pta^ e over his hunk^in the lent*) nlvlng tt. as I t In nigh t, a sort
^I ear**^ a - In- doftotaled it.
Ini I tai i ^ don't st are him worth a eeul ,**
Ithought as I surtetfd ids netMna*^Sevt i a I daya i tanaed, out we una nothing
oftin* host lies fuT w lio.t- a I la^ k U e h.ll I
madearon nm lutlon*^It w.i'. i hriatmaa morning and I naa
milkingsome rows m the etirral. w hen I^aaa Joe Nhwk and four others etigagiil in^an iiuiui il' tl di ^* u-- ion m at the br.imling^P^ n, and I heir aetnma amuehoa aiouaerl^iu^ stiNpii ions ihat ihe^ an re plan oil M^aoraetliiiMj* ' erawlad lowaad them um^b-^sei \ i d. and \^ i ^ sin. 11 m i r e||^'Ugh to hear^their n boh* eonvei aation*
It'sall right.^ .Iim- whs saying. ^He^-.ml he was going to (In- w ild plum pau h^after a deer, and w i' (an let lor an on hun^there.*'
**Hat \^* gat ihe blankets ,im| IhiUgl
aaheda young rethoi named -lack. ^ W'e^ean*1 git along w ithont ^em. yog know .
lbre thay Im*.^ aiiaareead -hie. a- he^rtraggada l ug' hundtafionia pllaatatdtt-^i ail near Hy,
^f;,HH^ lei's, ^klp.
Tie-|.iii\. laughing and ehattering^loudly* aprang Into Inaar saddhami^ai re aaa) hefoee I eould find nt) tongue,^so .isIoiumIkiI w as | al then luyslrrioiiM^aetlona* I MtMmad lo nil mil king ]^^b.^aoudWing what il all imant. |M liad
Rnlbed nIth no laM heiia^r whan aforton
roth up to Ihe i olTtll.
MI*MgoiugO|la lillle hunt.^ he -aid^uuieib. ^I will let urn Ih|^ic ikmhi ran^likely.
kafioodaarhIn you**1 was my parting^w iah. lb* Moddad aaNwantly, and.putting
thespiffs lo hi ^ .lllilll.tl. W as soon out of
sightoxer the ridge bay and*
Martonhad no sooner ill .i|t|m ,in^l i ha ii
Ibegan . anaaeountahly.to b*^d ill at aaaa.
Ibad i pn motiitiou thai souirlbiug wa-^going lo bnppi M. but Wh.it I rould Hot, of^course, d*'i^^runlie. I f.u Itiil rn^ bt iui to
geta i nhat tna nopa a era rnadltatlng upon*
rnl auddenb it ilaaned uponna that tin*)^bad ih i or mined lo |4a) on Morton aonM^prnrrirral johr Vaa, I had It 1 Tliej wi n
todisguise ttieuiM^|v**M a- Indians and^awoop donrg ui^on poor, UHauapeetiug
Mn. in ihe iiojw of fright.^ning lum
outo| tn, \. Ma. \\ hat a plcudul thing it
wouldhe to glvi the ^tenderfoot^ a go 11^u are and MMiate unu into ihe roug'n r^ I^Im nt n aa i ^! frontlet life!
Thenaore I thought ot lha mat tar the^more I anaeonvinoad lliat Morion would^not tutu out tit Im* tIn- | letini '^f Jon Sturk^.-md in- four enanpnnaMM miagmed ba^would I*-, lb- ajnaed tome dm mh -
ral * asMui^ that la- was t*frfnett| f^ar*^Irs* a ud rool in t uiie- of da ttg* r. a in I w hi u^I itioiight of hi- iuar\eloiis marksman-
-hip.of w harsh tba baaalg the annap bnea
nothing] I sbuddereil, ile,pile in^aaifa
11nmanal anil, I aWhtrd ihAagnaae moat^i^- bl^M k^-d baffofa ii i^^ atlannd i^^ pot ^ ad^further.
Kill***!wnh ibis ihaMght I caught up a^brhth ami hurried afni ibe rraah to^ahaaaaai naaatang w.i- mbbhng tin tall^bun* h aanaa* I bfidtad the a main I and
sprangupon his Imrk with a -ln^ii thit^made him h ad off in a ^wtfl lop*- ui lha^dirnrlioii Motion had taken. Theeouutr^^for a mil** oi uion w a* a Nueec-Moti or \ .d-^knyi and rfaap h ami I had a-t^ fid^*l
mtha*ffhladof Ihaaa le*bMre I eanajht a^gtimpaeof Mortmi riding Mpanh too an!^the w dd phi ni oaten, a uuartee of a intta^beyond naat* I h^it,tj o, him to atop*
binhe i lit I MOt Koai mi', thr iIki.hu e Is Uuj^on i.Mi a. I wlusfied and \el!et| m\-fit
boar*uiu v am, ami in a tew uioiueuu
morela- h nf -kirtc**! tfi^- patrfi ami I Inat^sight of hun.
Iw.t* within half a mile of the plum^pah h w In 11 Moririii reapfM *redt ai'd rloaa^iM'hiud him ^ am* Mva noraanuM g irbr-#t^md wiling like lod.an . ^u#U|eidy Mor^^ion turned in hiri addle, and a puff of^Minoke fl^mg from lii-. rifle told m*^ that^he had In gut: tin itIMglnad hgtlat for life.
iii a man bt a dat am I lurnad mv apt *
toIu- pur-u^ r- ju a ui lime in see one of^them tall from iln saddle he idlotig to tlm
ground,in ti.*- twinhlittgoi anaya MMM^another M i h and report, and a not bar unk
diew Is empt \ . The veils t e.i ^ l| and the
threeremaining pursuers maaa lo a hab,^I i.^ U Un in d ami atop* ml off. not. how*^ever, w it hi iu^ losing one of thrir aMJMMf^hafon tin*eoaet of lha plain |iat^ h wad^raaaned.
M^God!** I^ i it d* aa I onroa up to Maa*^ton. w h ^ eoofl) anrang IVani bin lajMn at^ui^ apptvan ii. ^\vh^ did you sh^m^t'.'
Hega/td.ii me witti miMflaa. ^Why^dht I shoot ^^ he an naeead w uh a laugh*^^^.il ^nii ii. uU l wiadd alloa myaatf Man^eaptojad or bun in rad bp Indlanat*1
Iw rung no Ii u.il - ui angui ^h. and thru^in a h w won! told him of the )oko thai
nnato hare hren perpat mtad ^ ; ^^u him*^rfegaaedat main a**i*aiiinnMnt and ab^most terror,
Imthis true^^ he a-k* d. bitterly.^I dnl ma ntiaaer him* hui taking hi^^arm I Iil him to the fth nt tot m of on**^man kping tlie _ i i ^ i i It a feat aw a v. t^turned the I^m|\ on it i hark, and under 4^mask of n d p.otit ^^^ n -ogm/e*l tho^Inmieb fe it urea nf tl e \f. vn an. A^Mood) naino*rartha hoaat told IhnnMtnri
he^ .1 .iln.ul. 1 lead hefaan hi* Isnty^tone) t il the ground*
rtllNia lerrihte,** -ad Morton, tvadlv.^^Oh. ha I I onlv known' Had I only
km iw u '
Iff nett Univ naa |sn^r. [oil) .laek*4.^Morton'-. t|. iiflv misAlla bad r^'a* hed hi*^baart* I* at mg 1 gra aroondt from ntnV h
welulled .n^.n -l^k at h^att and dls^^ptiitiil. Tlie thild man w fm-uffered tfirt
penalt]of in prank aaa4*m*j fttock lun^^^w't. He a aa atiU allva, but It w.^. plain^to ba ^^^^ii il'tt Ins end was faM ap-^prnaelnng. Ihe fat J bull* t h el pa -*^t^t le 11 ttiiotigh him ami he la\ tin Ins sidet^om^ band muvou-b grasping In* wound*^tha otht .- ahietditlg In- |*aiu-*triekeri^ft at u 1 e- to an t f .1 -h irp Mtubble. \- w ^*j
approaetiedhim hla fnna Hghtad up with %
sindi. bunt ami gha**tlv .
I he tin It dfcfn't woik. leinb'tfoot.^ It**^^ |mmI fauitlv. ^|t'-s all mv fault antl I^don'i Maun ^^^; yi,u*r*k a brave man,^Ihat*a what ye a r*1
Willyou foigne me, .|(ms,^ i'lferruptetf^Morton* tailing on bis km. s b*^sn|e tba
tyingman. ^I thoanjht pan naan real In^^dian- and '*
MThat*aall right.^ w his)^t r*-d -l*rf^. ^I've
gotMothiu* !(^ forgive. I'm onli aarn 1^got |toor Jaeh ami tin- bfaaimo In ttiis fix.^Hut but it can't !^*^ helpad* I'm sorry \^u^^not nM in tlie haek* tluntgh. ^n7a trnM to^fiN^l^e but we got |^ht|t^i| instead, am]
thit'- tin end of It. liooihhv, 1 iii going
now| |n thai MnMtn ih* if .*
Metehni|iiishid the grasp upon hi*^wound and lifted hi- blooi|-*taine*l hiinl^mi high. Sinldeiilv it fell b^ his ^ ii|#^ with^a (bill sound and In- |au ilrop|ni|. Ther^
anai heiaVen algh, a ipiivarof the hmh*^and |mxi' h^e Stoi k had gone to In* last
arta ^i|tit.
 ^^^ ^ n 0 *
Mortondi -appt in d ttom Mm ramp th it^nii.hi .unl I m-v**r heard of lum again. Wo^buried the tfine raflafnM of tan* unerrmj^aim in a -ingle grave ami . ...-^.^( ,h#
potwit Ii a i th of taanaa aa paaaant tha
i-voti . from digging up ami devouring^the remain. /'. H. \f ul..U ot m ^^ti^/^inariMO i'hn^*twl*\
11.g.
Ntj unlet *v,iv - .m baaaat i'W^k
nanall rtnigin * ^i lha ^tart:^Hi- Mm* ^ fe^ in- a an uarn tv*ek
Inwtin-h r*' el hi- fi uli'l-'-s heirt.^Ih- lusi fth*^we^1 itn .it H leaf Hanmd
.hs after that mt M t ^v*-^\n aaolitnntve ktafed arouait,
AHananaret aed aa aaad iik*^.
Notiit'it,ht in- ^ u i iiullioiMira
1i ^^^it I ri-t ^. looK in 1111 ,i -nrtn.
Whilstuttiein ^ il*1 he t' ni ttv^ .t(r^^ if sihiih reviv.il gti-|^'l t-hap.
11m heyi Mv*a tied btm to taa aaaM
nf^Ih'o ri tnl sail- tunotint* Ik*^.'*
Ji paa ii-* i i nad the ptoaa gama^hu wa ma n ui 'I an' qinat Hha.
IP-nursi ^| tftn s|.-k *|Mikt* worif^ o'. ':**^r
t them .is m- hi w ith drafnlr*
\wat the tied ^^ |t.mi yiwi'il hear
ip.t'iw. vi. i- in earaan rr.i^rri
N'iii itlt'i tvli.u -11-I o'-s war hnin^^t^V'Hi'il iee th it Saw llanmtoiai lk*s
jestike in Am* i iiioviu' round,^\tl uanaa ^ i nea* an* *\n\H like.
tl|t' niuhl III^ safe tn milk Ii u.ir kept
Jin-1|iist i^r .ill tin- Mag in i ini|i^V ii t'liUi if ..pen whlle s|t'|^t.
H\tem* (hu tn-if. anan ^ Udatrtg'^n^ look ttn* ti ul .una In -1'iii-k.
\n'Mona -tiu. k riaaetlnn^aWwii
1f Mtln' ^ p-e-k lli'lle il'tW l| the 'Teek,
Ailun '^^^ ^ i to*.t .ui' Qubn aka*
W hnitlil thn stlltt i |e.t^*^ Wl^ i*ho*e,
\n'ihur hetuMlti a }^^ k^^.ik tre*^.^n i . ..(,\. nert. ein a ai it raan
Welook it^ \m k trail umHiv.^A- up Iln- iinninlaui -Me *** ^ inn.
Uel'-'k I I - I- a. .O.I gl.lll-e tt Ik*,
\i uigta froai * \ M.boak ittnh,
.MlUll*^(^lir^'tti^*d an' .piltt* like
iaptota Jaeft tV^u/^jr4\^IMI WW WI WtLKED,
Itn. t | aon ui ^ii III^ * way
\nt|slit- w .i^ fair to ^et*.^Or eanghl up wHh Imhp I nhan 14 say
Iir st-, . aagM ^|i w tlh me.
tbe way I* 1 *i| hen aaa*i .ilen**,**
I-1 .1, .in-! .' uwnmv li'M*.^I ii in ip yon i^i ^ i. ^^ ^inmntMg ^i^*na
IfI iii.1v W.llk Wltfl )IM1.
I- iu I', i tn; hf*r In-.ul .uMf hlu*.fl,
\i ^' I ^ IHlkt pi.niilv
11..-Hr*1 th a ^ aiiaMlh* f**v*^re*t flush^^t wtii*i^ir**tl. ^m ilk with Ma,
1hen .nt .^f mM th** very m.n^1^\ hrara bonrt aaot-1-^ * ^^,*
^AmiI It re me i ii l^er, t sant,
I ti** h.iv I najk ntMpaav*
Tt*u '^n went, her Uu.it .-va^^\*i'l ^^ii.n\ sini1''- wer* ^.^ee|,
Ahaaaus Mua and MMMahnt *^iea^Indaaaea aealboarfMt
gui*lv.Mir amiiv fa* e |'t*^ ^een^v
iTd.^wfien at** i-. iMfaaaJt
nuthe u -a ..r it h.i^ 1m^cii
aagI waikeii with yaa*
I111
I
I'lln
kadaa aa weM. Va a ii^'h*si th*^ day
hit Ih** ihnkui'ss tiiffgf^Ms Un . ^iiu .niii *i panstsl p. sav
^llere- w 11-lf n.ir paths ill Vt Tp*.**^I iU-^('ti ' * ^-s. all'l ^lie ttn^ r** uulff
Isr tiling fi'iiii ^Mir view.^And il'*' *lul*- lit h\ Mnir^nul*i^I tu* ^.iv I v^* walk**t wUh ^*^u.
Ii|^ ti^l s.iv mv t^Ve. mv lih*
Will li. . ^ ii to grief^\\ hen voii ai^ ^^ii^* ihe ft a^Me*,* strtlV
nill In tag me much relief.^When Ism' ^ s i-oj.f hand the .-urUin draws-^\X hen life * l nig |uufae| s through,^not h.oe afl been Nat, 1'ivaut*
I'M|
I. .Ul
pul *av w ith vail.
OramA -
Xmotigtin- n t',\, - \ istraPa tion h*M^and carved Mtk'ka are umiI (^mt itieaaagaa.^Kor iii'iam ^ , a p ^ t^ot w^aid eairted from
onev d'ag^ to moth v . w :tli -tr light ai d
iarv isi line - * ^i uimmi it. mean* ^dwre i *^^ u hu.'. Iu . ig v ur hihI
iimiMiTiuiu-. The \i^nii knarataan En^diana lia%e utiliaed aampuui hatM fn*m^lime itmiM'UHtrial tor like pnr|*,^*e*, tho^rruuictMiK'Ut of | Ik* iliffeeenl r*^k^red
bvadav^jnve^ ing liar uigniaVatlnn deaiml.