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PAW PAW DIRECTORY.
I'l'KKl A. V llliam v eu a
PBstor.
Services', HI 1-4 A. M.. nnu ,.i--.
business nit's.
.!. nCRBs County Surveyor.
. Bnren Countv, Michigan.
i stw Paw, Van
i s. MAVAKI. M. P.. Ecle,t!c PliNH. i.... and
1 . Bargeon. Office i- PenlnsnUi Block, nrt
i oof west ol Coon Boats, up-r-nirs-. Paw i aw.
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Drut
R. MAWKISH, Broker, Rotarj raonc eau
. Conveyancer. Office over Longweh vo i
Store, raw Paw, Mich.
OARCEL. ROLMBB, County Clark, Notary ,
public and Conveyancer. Deeds, MOrtfBgl I,
Contracts, and all Wndi Of Conveyances drawn '
E the shorten notice, and at the tifual rat s. i
n tie Courl BOBK . Paw Paw, Mich.
( KM AS IIOTSF.L M
Longwell, Prop' tor
JJ Paw Paw. Mich. Stages leavcdailyfor
out il
Have;
. urg.
Lawreni . Hai ti
Breedsville and Mill
( ' 1 '
ATI v L WINKS, raw raw, hicb.
P. V 1. 1.1 V (Ualer ni y liriiituie. ; It.llel
are. Cpholsterjr, etc. Warvroomssafond
. :.- of th OffiM, Paw PaW, ttlcb. V'-M
II tiMiH
HHSK. r a-hionalile r.out and Shoe
Ladles, Gents and Missea Boots,
- and waiters made to order in r. i '.--
RapalrlBg done on ressoaable terms snd
.1 (hurt notice. I bop tirt-t door north of Noiith
bbmbb Office, BB
c
i:p l,t( H
Fsthionabls Tailor, bslaw iti
ceiii! or tlie latest -
York PsshtOiK It
reparedco do all kind- -t work In
;. . l:op ovei L. ib-' s'ore. P
the latesl
iw raw.
- KORflU BT. LAWTOS, Alton., van. i Coir.-' kI
' I . Law, Notarj Public and Probate Judge.
A i u d ProhateCoan al Pa" Paw on Moudav
( e,r. Wftck.
T'lliM RATIOS A L BASK, ol Paa Paw. Office
V north sMe oi Main street, .' door- wast m
KbIbmbbbo,
a. sHBaaAB . rass. b. o. aateos a-iih
i ) U HARPS
A BABSl'K,
Laa .
Paw.
CBABOLBR BII BABDI
BABKtra.
Nil HO La A m i Ll is. Photograph! i -. si
ers In Picture frrames,ateieoscopeaaiid Bter-
OfCOplC view. IfoBldlBgB, Engravings. ObrOBBOl
and UtaOffrapbs. ROOBMOB Kalamazoo street,
opposite tne Ly knian House, Paw Paw, Midi.
HIM KLK1 BR01HKBSLlvsryBUbla,Paa Nw
MIchtgsB, is the largest uud best SqBlBped of
kny iu the .ounty. Fine horses, ne' aud elegant
cArriayes to Ut." Office and stables north-east of
D kiiian Hoaas, BOrUl side Of Oak street .
MlMVrW'K A BOW LAM). Attorneys at Law
Ky and Bollelton In UbBBCery. Aircnt- tur
Jurtford and other Insurance Companies, office
Jrfain street, first deer east af the Court House.
. n. Paa . M h b,
I), E. CoBSTCH K O. W. Rowt.AMi. '.'.
Office opposite its Court HonsePaw Paw.WW
rHARLKS L. FITCH, Attorney. Uoanselot and
V Solic itor. Office opposite tlie Court House,
r'hw Paw. Mich. Hq
Ur B. HATH WAY, H. IK. Physician snd Mir
.'eon. Prole ssional calls prompt ly attend.
sd Office nt his Resile BCe, on Kalamazoo
- rcet, Paa Fas . M ic n v,;
tilliltM. H. P., i
.lic e In Granger Block.
J.
ASPBKWS, t. t.. i' d Bnrgeon.
office over Ktlbara A HadsoB,a store, Paw
. Mich.
LAWRENCE DIRECTORY.
Virjiiifss P.'arus.
p i . a I . S. CHABH H h. di der In Dry
4j, Ooods, ( lothinir. Millinery (ioods. Hoots
.no Shoes, Qrocarles, Hate and Caps, (nesna
ware. 'tc. Lawrence, Mich.
p B, ULBTKLAXP, M. U..
neon, Lawrence, Mich.
Physician and Sur-
W
ILEUM H. U.T. sign snd Ornamental
Painter. Lawrence vich House, Hiirn,
rid Oarrisac Palntine, Oralnlmz. Psperim; and
Kalsoming done to order.
KOWK. dealer m Drags, Medicines, mhi on
e-v. Groceries, lirnhe, Perfamerj, etc'
! recrip'lon carctnllT prsvatfd, Lnwretx
DECATUR DIRECTORY.
usinfa tfaibi.
DI MOMlt HOl sk, Decetnr, Michigan, W. 11.
Canoix, Proprietor.
I : PTBJ A SHERMAN, Attorneys At Law, Ho
U licitors In Chancery and Notaries Public.
Office ot ircnit Court Comm'r for Van Burcn
County Loan negotiated and Collections at
tended to with promttnes
Decatur, Mich.
IU11V a. LTTON.
Town Hall Building,
891
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SCOTT HKKBK. Attorney at Law. Office
in Chadwick s Block, Decatur, Mich. rl
IMfffM A ( OEMAX, Attorney and Counselors
1 at 1 .aw aud Solicitors in Chancery. Office in
Poor's Block, Decatur. Mich.
roatBB. rBBOHl colban.
1 v I I .1 klM
M lu.l.oN Dkmi-t. Office a
lJ RettdeaeeoB Delaware Street, one door weal
(it Abbott'l Store, Decatur Midi.
T s. BOWB, General Denier in Family Groceries'.
J . Crocker, etc Teas' niuuc a "penalty
Phelps
reel. Decatui Midi.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Boftncsf iibi.
M st.
l'hK inn and Surgeon. Office
near Adam Mint, Fine Grove. W
ill at-
promptly
all prolBoeloaal order".
to HOTSery and tlie dis
Spe la
atteal Ion (riven to
Women and Ch id;
BBiCfl ')!'
1' C T U R K B
NICHOLS & BUTLER,
1'botOKraphets and Dealera in
OVAL and SijUAKE FRAMES,
PICTURE CORD, etc, Also
CHKOMOS. ENGRAVINGS,
LITHOGRAPHS, PHOT (GRAPHS
FERROTYPES,
8TEBE4 OOPb AND VIEWS,
COPYING AND ENLARGING
done to order, Bj imrcbasinK of us you will
secure the Latest Style. All work tiarantoed.
Largest IMook in tbe OoUBty. Call and examine
HpocimoUH.
Roome over E. O. Hutler'a store, 1 'aw raw,
Micb.
)72tf Nicbols A BTJTUEB,
FURNITURE
Tbe attention of
the public is respectfully
ailed to my
Large tock
ff
Plj8N3TlJR
E
Consisting of everything natneahle in tho
Fnmltarc BntlnefWt
UPHOIiMTERIMG
done promptly.
PRICES REASONABLE, AND SATISFAC
TION Gl A KAN TEED IN EVERY
INSTANCE.
.M . P .
Main Ktrrbt,
A I, I, E e
Paw Paw
1. A.
WHITMAN.
DIALBR i
Vermont &z Italian
MARBLE
HEAD STONE.
I II LOU U I U II Ll
Tablets, Stc.
PAW PAW. - - MICH.
1 adopt this mode of advertising my business
instead of employiug agents. My objoot is, to
reduce tbe expense of tbe business as much a -loaaiblo,
ao by paircbaaing of aaa you pay do
agent fees. Vou can also save tbe expense of
delivering the work if you choose ; besides you
can select tbo Marble yourself.and see the sytle
ot it, ns it will be, so there is no possible chance
lor being di IBW d OK being disappointed.
Ry taking this course there is a saving of
from twenty to thirty percent according to
bow far the purchaser conies.
You can readilv see that tho mOBOl 1 save bj
not keeping agents nocstothc purchaser in
stead ot the agent.
Agents claim that tboy cau ftnoish work
cheaper. 'Thai cannot ho done, unless done by
Apprentices. ! turnish no work of that class
as I employ no Apprentices.
My work aod matatial cannot bo questioned.
c-.' Pattoaiaa homo, ii you can, tad save
monev b. so doing. SIS
Bl. I'.nnj I'a in it a
Should keen Page's Arnica ul alve in the
houHC. It cures rheumatism, sprains, Bwell-'
.. . . -L.: m
ings, sail rneum, iever ouree, eiuiniaiu-. scroi
uia sores, piles, ulceiM, sore eyes, burns, naked
breasts, w . We simply ask that the afflicted
will try one box. the uso or which will convince
tbo most skeptical, and do more to introduce it
into favorable notico tnan volumes written in
its praise. Every day brings some new testi
monials from Physicians and others of tbe
WOBdsafal cares they havo effected with it. '
The following coavey tho sentiments of ail
iimm .lanuary, 1865. Mr J. M. Paoe I
Dear Sir : I commenced using your Arnica Oil
Salve in my practico some three years ago.
During the" tune, I have used it in numerous
cases of Dipthena. I always apply it to the
throat warm, and iu no case where I have used
it nave I ever known the disease to go to the
lungs, nor have I lost a patient with that com
plaint when 1 was called in the first instance.
I have also used it with the best success in
oases of Piles. Rheumatism. Salt Kheum Croup,
ErvBipelas. Scarlet Fever, and in fact in all
cases where an external remedy is required.
I would with greatest confidence recommend u
to the profession as a remedv that will do all
that is claimed for it, and in no case will it do
harm
H, l. Eaor, K. D.
It is warranted to give satisfaction, or the
money refunded. Sold bv Druggists af 2' cents
a box. and will bo sent by nnil ou rooatpt of :W
Ota. Ml orders should be addressed to
M ; .1. A. PAOB, Oeneva, N. V.
oi- !' tioliitioia.- Tbe co
partnership heretofore existing between o. k.
Harrison and M. U. Hichardsou is this day dis
solved by mutual consent : 8. W. Duncombo
taking tbe interest of C. A. Harrison, continu
ing the real estate business under the firm
name of Dunoombe .V Hicbsrdson. Nil debts
due the old firm will be paid to M. U. Richard
son ( . A. Habjusoi.
M. I . Rh habdson.
Psw Paw. Dec. 30. '73. ffBH I
J. H. PRATER,
Having removed bia stock of Family Groceries,
Crockery, Ac, to
Vbd FosenV New lirick Hlnck,
will be pleased to nee all Lis old friends and
customers at his new place of bownese , wbere
they will find a fine line of Choice
Aa Low as
sortment of
tbe Lowest. Also, a tine ao
Crockery,
Glass-Ware,
Queensware
and Stone-Ware,
And as line a line of (iR iCERIES as can be
fonnd in tbe Countv. which will he Sold I -o w
for I' A s . He also keepe in ntock Wooden
and Willow-Ware.
o
PRA TKW s CO FFJBJkm MIL L
Is still in full blast, and i grinding large uuan
tities daily. Choice Yellow ("' nL'ar ten
pounds for ne Dollar.
o
TEAS
A specialty, and of Superior equality.
o
Remember the place three doors eapt of tbe
Dvckman House, on Main -'.treet, PAW PAW,
MICH.
Spring Trade 1873
II. S. IIAKRIsV
Carriage Shop,
MAIN BTREET.
P W PAW. MI H.
have on hand a large stock ot Work for
tbe Spring Trade, which will be sold on rorj
reasouai ie terms, consisting ol
P iff tons.
Our tnif! Two Seat-
Top CarHaffeiti
One' and Two Seat
Open CarrlageH.
Vafon,
Wood. Blaokwaith
Shops iu full b!aut.
All B'orli
Taint and
Tn naming
ti . . .
Vork of Everv
tvle made to hder
.lolrbin ;iiiI ICcpiiirin rOBl"
lil ttttensledl i.
Employing none but the best of workmen,
aud usimr selected stock in all case-. 1 am en
abled to give perfect satisfaction to all.
Ordersi from
ilr:il
tilled.
promptly
Call and examine my work at the sales-room
on Mam street. H
HAKKIS.
Paw Paw. February 17, 1873
934
Sherman & Sellick
Having just receiveed a New Stock of coods.
offer for Sale
$30,000 WORTH
OF-
DRY
GOODS,
ltoo x Httte
Ready Made Clothing,
HATS & CAPS.
Carpet ami Oil Cloths.
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS,
Comprising Hooutiful line of
Fails' assiiiicrt's. COftt
liifpi A Beaverte
Also the celebrated
Derby & Manchester Suitings,
Wen V Boy'a ( loihinv..
BWiAVM V i Ol.Oltl l) HIIKBL
IJllflls'
.
laniak
Towels.
Lsi4lea x Gentf
LlnCB Ile'Lf,
Edgings, and Inserting
Nottingham Curtains,
Laces,
Alpacas,
Mohairs.
Poplins.
Sheetings, Prints. &.
Which makes this Assortment one of
most, Extensive, varied and complete
to be found in
the
WESTERN MIC HI a A if
And which the citizens of
v itnn: cOl nty
Are earnestly invited to exsmins.
And we will convence you that we are Helling
floods at astonishingly low prices.
Siit'rtuaii A Sellick.
vi. r wf B.i b r.
BT ABBA BABTOX.
only baby" I know,
And tbe coffin, a tiny, wee thing.
That covered tbe dimpled limbs from vie ,
And shot from sight tbe eyes of blue.
And pinioned tbe fluttering wing.
nly a baby," hut oh !
Down deep in tbe mother's heart,
A thousand tendrils lie loosened and torn,
A thousand hopes in ruin, inoorn,
With bitter, sootbeleHs smart.
"Only a bady ; " 'lis true !
A little, fiail helple8s one.
Whose barque was stranded so near tbe aliore.
When the treacherous wave came fooming o'er
And the vovage had just besnin.
"Only a baby." hot etay !
In tbe long, long ages gone.
Tbe baud of the sacred, sinless Clirn-
The head of the mother's darling pressed.
.nd said "let the little ouch come.
I if such is tbe kingdom of heaven ; "
The babes, never tainted bf sin.
And leaning from heaven. tb .'lory above,
of love.
Tbe name band that blest tbem. the same heart
Will gather the little ones in.
"-ad mother! thy moanings cease,
Tbe birdhng that cooed Bl thy breast
Has dipped ite win' iD the Bnowy foam.
And catches the breath of the angel's song.
' .. tbe sea of eternal rest.
"There's a light in the window for thee,"
A tie on the other side,
That shall wean thy heart from a world of care
Till the angel. Heath, thee, too, shall Lear.
To the little one. over r he tide.
lmena. Dec. 1H73.
JOH EST
The Wolf Ol
the Prairies.
Ihc ii.Lr whh ju9t closing in. in Die NfJsM
of the .Mississippi, when tlie tigure of a man
emerged from a thicae in the MObttta of Graf
ton. Illinois, and made for the town. Kefore
leaving what bad cvidentlv beeti bis hiding
place throughout the da;., lie looked cautiously
around him. us If he sought to sift the gloom
or any danger, and then stopped boldly forth.
He was of tue middle m.c, neither robust
Off slight, b t presenting angles, which, w icli
hie OJSJBOli step, denoted both activity and
treagth. lie shadows ot evening were cool
with the Brat breath of fall, and the Btranuer
was wrapped in a long grev coat which envelo.
ped the greatest part ot his figure, while over
i e.vc;j ,vaa ,lrn out of a coarse felt
! hat. so as to shroud the greater ponton of Ml
face. After bis pause, ou breaking cover he
stepped forward at a quick pace, and holding
bis way towards the town for the distance of a
quarter. i a mile made a rapid detour to the
north so as to avoid its circle, aud then bent
bis way in tbe direction of tbe river. He bad
pursued this course for alout half a mile fur
ther, when he found himself in tho vicinity of
a wretched looking cabin, which gave token of
inhabitation, by a thin streak o?' light that in
vaded the gloom from a tissnre near tbo eaves.
The man slackened his pace as he approached
the hovel, and treading lightly and cautiously,
looked around bin at every step. Arriving
within a few feet of it, became to a full stop,
and putting bis hand in bis bosom, drew forth
a pistol and careful'v examined tbe lock, as
well as tho starlitrbt could enable him. Having
eatisried himself that bu weapon was in prop
er order, be seemed re-assurod. and advan Old
up to the hut. I!e went st:l! more carefully
than bafoft, and having reached the entrance
applied his eye to tho kojbolo, aud then placed
Ins ear atrcutive'.y against the door. Not be
uii, satisfied WttO this examination of tbo pre
rniH. s. i"; mad" a b-ealthv cii.v.p to the roar,
and than tixed bis ear to a shutter in like
manner : hat he bad BBtOOi 1 if IBS door In a
few moments, tins COaVaeol ObBOl TsllOliBSOBI
ed i be more satisfactory, and be stepped a
faw paces back aud gave a low whistle, in the
measure of a call. Presently tbo sound was
echoed within tho hut aud hard upou tbe note
was beard the noise of holts withdrawn and
barricades removed. In the next moment the
door was slowly opened, and a man presented
himself, in the unligbted entrance and gave
auotuer wiusne in a uitieront note. ino sig
nal was answered in the new strain by tbe man
in the grey coat, who, advancing upon the to
ken, recognized the keeper of tho portal and
went inside. When the sttanger entered, there
was no light visible in the dwelling : but the
person who had let him in after refaBtemng
tbe door, went up Btairs and brought bown a
UBp, Whooa BBBfJ ipfllianai a! keeping
with tbe wretched show of(the furniture of the
apartment
Has Lirch arrived f said the visitor throwing
j open bis coat.
No, answered tho keeper of the hut, seltiug
down the lamp, Young left him under cover
on tbe other side of tho river, about five miles
from the shore, and i do not expect him in un
til midmght.
And Fox where is he ?
He left for Hunts last night thinking it more
safe to be there, for the present, than to
I remaiN here.
Why, is there any thing out f
Nothing that will affect yon. A pedlar had
jbis throat cut a piec down tbo road, last week
and it was said that 1 was seen on the bank of
' tho nver with a man who has been suspected
or the dend, and who crossed tbe river on the
ml bt of the day of tho murder. There was
some talk of searching my bouse, but I put a
bold front on the matter, and without letting
on that I knew what was afoot, I gave voiun
tarilv a close account of the man who hired
my boat and advised that he should be pursued, a highway robbery and probable murder, per
Thst oluffed them off. petrated on a drover, near Fdwardsville, in ill-
Only for a time, said tbe stranger snappish inms. They bad knocked him on'the head with
ly. Fox wbb right in not stopping, and I must
leave with Birch as soon as he arrives. Our
course wbb up the river, hut now we must strike
in and ikulk again. Damnation your impru
dence will not only ruin yourself, but will end
in the destruction of every ooojwho nas any
thing to do with you.
Well, well, what have I done now, Capt.
lohn.
Wliv don't you do your work away from
home ?
J did no work I am clean of the affair.
Am I child t
No. neither am 1 a iiar. I have not been
twenty years on the rross both east and west,
to kill a man on my door step.
Whose work was it '
Parrel's of Lee countv. He was through
this way on a run from a horBO strike, and
took tbe matter in band a be went along. He
does not belong to our clan, and I had n right
to call him to account a you know.
You took good care I have no doubt to claim
yourself in tbo game.
It was my right, after he ha1, eompronvsed
me by comim: here, and by axkin;.' my 1 - -ance.
All I made out of H was thirty dollars-.
Which trail did he make
He crossed the river and took to ths tushes.
I think it was his intention to work his wav in
to the lower country.
Curse him, I hopelie will stay there. He
baB crossed me t liree i r four time-, and the
next time I meet him at advantage. I will dis-
trnui nf liitn fop trnrwl I wanted a SBAOOth
..... . , , , i, :,.,
trail in tins quarter and now it must ie night
work and skRlking for me again. However,
tbe matter is oast mendine bv talking. I am
. .... u Lot
us have Bomethimr to eat and drink.
Thn m.nner in wh.el, this conversation was
conducted, betraved tbe relation of superiority I ries u 14 b(itter w- lOBO HgM oi !; Ml OrivB
and iufenoritv between the speakers. The vis- t,ons in ontc-m;.lation or thOU aimh. It wa
Horsnokein ft tone oi eommand. and the I '"viriable with tl ese robbers to pursuo this
keener of tbe hut though be exhibited BQffident
independence to show that be bore a position
Of moral equahtv to his guest evinced a defer-
ential submission to his criticism and cutrd.
There was. however, a great desparitv in theii
ages, the visitor being vet Io tho flower of oar-
Iv manhood, while tl.e host was on the shadv
side of prime Nevertheless there was in tbo
expression of the vouugor man. that nhich
betruyed a better lodired experience than resi
ded in the elder, and read tbo history of kaOWl
edso put to thrift, in a garden which had mnde
no refuse. His eye. clear, placid and steady
bad a gaze of weight, which when it met. an
other, quietly bore it down, and re "civc d tho
deference which inferiority has no p wer to
relnso. In anger, it flashed with terror, and
instead of respect, inspired fear and pain
Fnder fair circumstances, a'id with good di
rection might have been constructed into a no
ble cansist or a splendid military nnirden r.
but as it was. bis triumphs of reason only sub
dued tho souls of ruffians and elevated him to
i no higher rank than an adroit n bber and a
desperate assassin. Hi- fato bad been against
him. He was engendered in evil, of parents
who themselves had lived in crime, and like a
reptile begotten in a it. though it may ascend
by a vile ambition to a wider prey upon tbe
surface of the earth, must be a reptile still.
His father, Owen Long, was a native of North
Carolina, and bad pursued a career of vilhanv
in the Atlantic State-1, which had been chequer
ed by several terms ot felonious imprisonment
and tinally bad fled to the West to oscapo a
pursuit for murder. 1 1 is father's brother, Hi
ram, had preceded him to the same quarter,
for tho same reasons of safety, and both sat
down in Owen countv. Indiana, within a few
miles of each other to breed vilhans to repro
duce their vices, owen Long produced two
sons, .lohn and Aaron : and Hiram Long two
sons named Hiram and karoa, and a daughter
named Sally. All the sons of these two broth
ers wero taagM to live by fraud and force, an 1
tbo daughter when she arrived at a suitable
age, was given to a professional thief, named
BhHBt Phipps. who was a partner and confed
ei ato m all their atrocious schemes. TbH f I .
il v had their immediate confeilorates, fonned a
nucleus which bad its; ramilicatious throughout
the States of Indiana and Illinois, and which
bore a depcndoiicu iu a gl eat circle of viliians
extended throughout the WobL
In earlier times, an 1 before ttM boys whom
w,; o ive named tiad grown up, and the two
felon patriarchs bad been the satelites of Mur
rill. i he renowned land pirate of the WPBt
and vvueu the vast confederation of that arch
leader fell, the fragment of his power shrunk
into a minor circle in the tw states we have
named. hon Long bail not tho gemus, or,
perhaps, not the opportunity, hard upon the
shock of the dismembormont which followed
upon the fall of tbe great lender, to reorganize
tho huge fraternity, and Hiram died shortly af
ter the fall of the Chief, le.iucathing his share
of the dark ambition to his sons. lohn. how
ever, as he grew up and progressed in feloni
ous enterprise, and felt the keys of the vast
machine which had sounded regulated terror
throughout an entire zone, conceived, bv
de
grees, the bold idea of reuniting them to a
joint accord, and making himself tbe master
of the music.
As vet he had progressed but slightly to this
end ; bis depredations had been desultory, but
be bad ravaged over a wide field, aud in every
quarter where he had pel formed an exploit or
selected an associate, bl bad loft an impress
ion, and secured a retainer. ' namo had be
come popular, imperceptibly, among those lep
erous Boctahqucs which were cognizant of bis
doings, and he a- iu condition to receive that
practical preeminent e, from circumstances,
which has so often th suddon and unex
pected reward of thoso who have been the
themes of favorable gossip. Many a man Ins
tints been made great in a dav, to his own sur
prise, as well as to the wonderment of those,
who. nntlunkinglv, have been tho niont active
and m rearing tlie ladder of bis fame.
As we now find him at old Hingemau's hut,
at (Irafton. John Long was skulking with two
of his associate!!, named Robert 11. P.irch and
William Sutton, a'ias Fox, from the dangers of
a bludgeon, and rifled his body on tu high
road, and each, taking one of their vtcMm s
horses, had separated on tbe spot, Bl rendez
vous at Hingham's, preparatory to a journev
nor'h, to perform an euterpiise near h'ockford,
Illinois, which had been suggested to them
some time previous, by a confederate in that
quarter. Previous to the robbery of tb dro
ver, the trio had been prospecting in Ohio and
Tennessee for some three months, having been
driven from their regular northern quarters in
Illinois, by a robbery of horses near the Indi
ana line. The owners of tbe animal' had
tracked the thievos towards their rende.vous,
and thev fonnd it to be good policv to leave
their neighborhood, until such unpleasant wi
tnesses should retire. Their scouts a. id psjr-
ttcularly their agent, Sha k, the ; r"'
of John Long, bad acquainted them b y infor
mation sent to Cairo, that the coast as elear,
and they were on a circuitous rerrrn. when
tbey fell in with the drover near Aid u Iil-cois.
After that affair. Rirch had taken a route to
Grafton by tbe western shore of tbB Mnsis
sippi. Pox returned in the dkfOCtkM I Mton.
and followed t'.ie oast bank, while Long, with
a view of calling on one of his agents bt the
way. struck into tbe intanor, ahead of tbe
drover's intended route, designing to m; I i
tho rear of Grafton, and reach it I I ve I ave
seen him, m the beginning of this Bboptor.
In all this conceited movement, oi e rule WBB
rigidly adhered to : they traveled n ' -while
in the day time, they laid in ' iksts,
awaiting the return of gloom to move forward
unobserved. In this wav. thev kept hem-
I selves entirelv from observation. ;
;
u U hope
of tracing their direction was as iil.s-o.utely
los as if they had ISOSPflS I la thf air. This
course l-'.-qnired groat self-denial Bad idur-
ooorse required grBBi
' 1"t mfcn nho devote thOBMJOlBOl
pBtH,
I ro e'lal to 0b sacriflces
and like mr na
i plan, and t.ius thev moved forward in all then
'certed enterprises like an apidaaiM la tho
air' on,v to betrav thft,r Psence. ta m
! HOCn Llow the.v visited BOOB their v itaai s
tW" " of travel wa ,:e'
one' " was deIm,n'1 t0 Kox to W
j ear Alton of their movements, and advun e
j "' to c.afton. and notify ilin-. n, t ftl 0m
Paity were on th. ir way to his quart e:,. to
news i ; (i i ecu receive'-1 iwu las i eore me
arrival of i.oug. Pox had amrad tbi nasi
j bight, but retired to tiio residence v aaoiaai
i o.' the ,,aud, named Html, life.-n m its ; j tho
north, ou bearing of the murder ol tat BOB
' lar ; and lurch had sent word from tbe oppo
i site side of the VHsatsaippI, that Ik FOBtt ar
! rive a ft- v hours alter Long, 'i he m i ::;ou-.
I therefore, which weratakafl bv Lonj-. on ap
proaching Hiugham'n cahin will bo nnde. stcod
There was but little sa d between rl.e r 'bber
sad the b st dBSBBJ supper. The i.eer air of
I the prairies seemed to have given ; .e :onner
j tbo stomach of a wolf, while the nam er in
which he twitched his shoulders sad BBfagBOd
bimselt within bis coat, whenever pa s,.f. -!owu
the jug of sjunts that flanked the nam and
bread, shewed that the chill of :1c sta
ha 1 not entirely left his bones. i bngtb
when he had finished, and leaned a hie
chair to eujoy a short pi e which he I r tl aken
from his pocket, the keeper of the Put ventur
ed to probe him with a professional "r, ...
How do the boys net along ID rraneaBOO,
Captain John
Put poorly. Since the bumim WT.te's
farm, there has not been a good ROt1 : use I
in the statn. The boys seem to be I dot rW,
from tbe fate of Dig Dan and the ShBWB.
Well. I can't blame them for ber. u shy. A
throat full or rope for breakfast n- . ptBttJ se
rious admonition. I suppose they have 'afely
worked along into Kentucky ?
Somo of them; though BHBM0 sad the
Kenneys have been stamping it rhrouglt the
Choctaw paroPaaa, Put thev bave7one noth
ing to speak of.
Fox tells mo that your stamp nas bean a
pretty good one. tins round t
Tolerable.
lie didn't sav bow tun h vou took tin drOTOC
for f
,,,.,.,, , ... . .,1Bf . m
pri lt fair strike, nevertheU-
io.v did
you leave him.
Very wall coutent. The prObal I Ut is tuat
lie will never enquire after us. complain
that we havo been unjust t I l.im.
Mi. CaptaJa Joha, it takes you to -;:ve satis
faction to all your professional cm'rmcrs. an"
sweroU I lingbam with a grin at h atrocious
witticism. Put tbe northern baBBNOI thai von
nre moving upon now what HI that
Well, Fucle Peter, :a it won't bef r t ?! bag at.
this stage, replied Long, looking r. .' n ngai
ficantly, we will let it go by until a tetter opportunity-.
And now, as I am ;ll st.ff and
weary with the cold nnd want of ifst. PC take
a nap of two or three boms, uu: I Bitch ar
rives. Saying this the robber too k a lamp in
one band and the jug in tbe other. r,td woal
up-stairs, iu the style of a man aho conf
himself master of the premise-.
CONTTSCED.
ebt Creditaiii.k. A handsome thing has
just transpired with MM Bt use rf Macullar.
Williams a Parker. Inst after I t giea: tire
of a year ago. tbe employe- gene-ally nopfied
the firm they could make some -eduction in
their respective salaries, and each oi orted to
them what tbey could live on for ;te IBBBH I
view of the emergency aUoh had come upon
the house. The offer was ratef '.:v . ei ted ;
ami the salaries, so fixed, onttnt t: until tbe
present time, with mutual assent. Put on
Wednesday afternoon last, quite mxpectedlv
to the employes, Messrs. M., W. I ., rinding
that the volume of their businese Lad got back
to the standard of 1872, gave to h cf their
generous people a check for tbe fl I an
of the reduction voluntarily made after the tire,
aggregated to the present time. aBfh a notifi
cation that the former rates would iej restored.
This is an instance of unity between " capital
and labor" which may well go into tbe history
of generous dealing in Eoston, r.nd it is a
Christmas incident worthy of tbe widest pnh
licitv. Boston Com moBnasaBA,