Tit f. in sir.R rr.ru.
CIIAPTKUI.
TLe cae cf Iamon aad Pythias ie
often ppeken of as without a para.el
in modern times. Eut such 13 not
tl.o facf TLe im-taaees are many
wLrre one friend Las placed bis life
ia peril for another, even where death
appeared Bimo.t certain.
One of these extraordinary instan
ce recent I r occurred near the base
of Laramie Peak, one of the ridpes
of tLe Kockv Mountains. In this
vi.-initv resided ,a settler with bis
familv who, with the whites in cora-r.j-:.n,"had
iutnrrcdthc illwill or the
Tawcces.
One cvenir.ir just before dark, the
rurK'3 family had fathered in front
of their cahiii. The eyes of the fath
er verc lent upon the Klack Hills,
f .r di.-tant across the plains. AU re
mained tiieat for the time.
Kut at length the lather sprang to
Lis feci, turned and gazed earnestly
upon each member of the family,
'lhen he advanced a few paces,
iutcLeJ Lis riCe firmlv with cne
Land, wLile w ith the other Le shaded
Lis eye?, and bendincr low, appeared
to Le watching and listening.
At this moment a voice asked:
' John do vou mo anything un
usual V
TLe man so addressed turned, and
said in a low tone;
"Wife, don't let the little 'una see
ye xiied any. Reck'n there's not
much danger; but we'd better get
the team hitched up quick 89 possi
ble. My 'pinion is that we've put
cIT movin' a'most too long, an' the
critters will Lev to travel to-night ef
we save our bar.''
'"Vhat do ycu fee, .Tohu?"
"Can't you see it, wife':''
'I fee n long wav ou wLat ap
pears to be a single horseman. I
that a cause Lr any special alarm:
"(th.no. Wc don't want ter git
Vpccially 'larmed, but to me it's
nough to say git furder down to
ward tie f jrt, or you'll lose some of
Leiu'ar treasures !" The old settler
glanced at Lis children as be spoke,
:r.d giuicthing like water glistened in
1 .is yes.
hall 1 have the horses hitched
i;p at once?' asked the wife.
".Not iist vit, Kate. That mar be
s'. me ol tlio poky reus up on toe
iV.ik watcliin' u.-. We musn't let'em
fcrijw that we intend to move, so
we'll nit till dark before wc hitch
up."
Tin- p. i son who attracted the at
te:its":i u John llurtoa in the dis
tance wzn rapidly approaching, anJ
in a sl;! t time it was plain to be seen
that the horseman was a white man.
As Le came forward Le waved Lis
Lit civcr Lis Lead. CDd Uurton said:
'Wife, that's Joe Stout. He's
I teen up the Hills, an' Le's got news
o soii;e sort. oumu l wonuer ti
was important. Vou go back to
Le e-hiidren, and ill go forward a
i
bit au'meet Joe."
TLe wife did as requested, and old
Burton Ldvamxd to meet the ap
proaching hunter, who proved to be
:i young man of athletic frame, and
n generous open countenance. As
Le came up Le Icrped from his horse
ah grasped Burton by the hand,
t baking it warmly.
"Any news cT 'portauce, Joe?"
n-ked the old settler, but in quite aa
inditTerent manner.
"Yes." returned the young man ;
"and as wc are not within hearing of
tie women f oiks I may as well speak
out at once."
"Out with it. You know you're
not speakin' to a baby."
"Well, you must lose no time, but
move your family down to the fort
at once.
'Best to hitch up the team afjre
dark !'"
"No. But just as soon as it is dark
enough to conceal your movements
get under way, and make your horses
do their duty until they reach the
fort. I have a good reason for this,
for you are especiallv marked."
"Didn't th;nk tha4.. Never troubled
the Pawnees none, and thonght I
only come under their general hatred
for the pale faces "
"It isn't exactly yourself, John,
U:t Jessie, up there.
As the voung man spoke there
was an earnestness in Lis tone, and
an evident tremor ran through bis
frame. He pointed to a yoang girl
who was s.eated near the cabin, whose
age appeared to be some sixteen
years, and who possessed considera
b'pprsonal charms.
Y"hen the father beard the name of
Jessie he exhibited great emotion for
lis first time, and asked:
"What of mv Jessie. Speak out,
Joe."
"Well, it's just this: Old greasy
Yi'oiitum is in love with her, and is
bound fo have her as bis squaw. He
Las resolved to kill you and your en
tire family, with the excep'tion of
Jessie, and then carry her to the
mountains."
"U hen no they intend
llavvr -tnnn n-
coming
Joe's reply to this was to again
leap into Lis saddle, which observing,
Burton asked ;
"What now, Joe?"
"Look." returned the young man,
p ilntlng ia tl.o direction "from whence
i.c rame.
Burton gazed in the direction
uieated and replied.
in-
"My eyes are not as good as tbev
were twenty vears ago. and it's get
ting dark. "What is it. Joe?"
' I be red skins are coming
bv."
flood-
Where arc you going!
"I'm going to meet them."
"What do you mean ?"
"I mean just woat I say. In half
an lnur t ie rascals wou'd be here,
n:id then all hope of escape weuld
be ;ono. I have laid a plan by which
I think I can keep them back for a
few hours, at all events. This will
give you time to get a good start.
!;::d ycu can, most likely escape with
your entire family."
"You love mr Jc.-le ?"'
'I d."
"I thought so. Have
told her so?"
vou ever
".Never. Neither Lave I, to my
knowledge, ever uttored a word in
Lcr presence from which she could
possibly draw the inference that I
Lad any special love for her."
"But she loves you."
"Has she ever said as much ?"
"To her mother she has; but cot
to me."
' TLea tell Ler, tLat if I should
never return, that mr love for btr
was a part of mv cxis'ten "
paying this the young man dashed
e .: as rap,d.y as he Lad ridden lip.
chapter ir.
TLe youa? man rode onward at a
T . , 0,00 cair an hour,
Bma'. uuun!y loana himself sur- 'tween themselves and danger
rounde-d ly a number of savages.
iie ciu not, however, evince the
slightest fear, but said in the Pawnee
language:
"I am glad to meet my brothers "
Only a grunt of dissatisfnetinn n
swerea wis
swered this and Tr. ij r
m&iu i-artr. who hftd paused to await j
a later hour and a denser dartnef?;
Arriri " Wore Wontum, the chit! i no idea of sleeping. Whit their ob
Amvin ui j -shnrould not tell: but he be-
Furvcvea uiiu u,ro
then osked in a surly tone:
.vrk.f An vnn here?"
'T came to'see the chief," replied
Joe.
"So. Yen were brought here.'
"It is not true. I came of my own
freewill, and to do my red brother a
service."
The chief gazed at the young man
a few moments in silence and then ,
asked : j
"What service would vou render i
Wontum ?"
"Wontum loves a pale-faced maid
en." , ,.
The savage started, appeared a lit
tle angry, and then asked:
"How do you know this?"
I onlv know it by the actioi.s cf
the chief."
Well."
Wontum is a great chief. His
home is r.car the tatter or the pale
faced maiden whom hcj loves. If
Jessie becooiC3 the bride of the Paw
nee chief, ber father can often see bis
child. If Ehe is taken by the Sioux,
she is lost to Lira forever, for the
Sioux are the enemies of the mai
den's father, even as they are of the
Pawnees.
"Does the Sioux chief seek the
maiden."
"He cot only seeks Lcr, but he is
now at '.the cabin, and preparing to
carrv the pale maiden to his strong
hold" on the South Platte."
"It must not be !"' cried Wontum,
leaping to his feet and betraying con
siderable excitement.
"I knew that Wontum would help
us," returned the young man; "and
if he saves the pale iil'y, Lis reward
shall be Ler hand. Will yourself and
vcur warriors go with me at once ' this ridge, he could soon reacu tne
hae'e to the cabin? If we delay, it j valley below, and then be could rea
n.av be too. late, "although I think ! sonably hope for escape, as his horse
the" Sioux will rest at the cabin to- j was swift of foot as any owned by
nigLt." - ' j the savages.
"Yes, we will go at once." j Xow ho began to make Lis way
In a few moments the savr ges! down the ragged cliff. But ho had
were mounted, and ready for a start, proceeded only a. short distance
and Joe, with the word" "forward," j when he was suddenly thrown back
dashed onward in the lead, followed
closely by the chief and his men.
They bad ridden but a few yards,
however, when Joe suddenly reined
up Lis horse, and turning, gazed at
those accompanying Wontum.
"What is the matter?" asked the
! chief.
"I was looking at tho r. umber of
your warriors. Huv many Lave you
present ?''
"One hundred."
"How soon can you collect five
hundred more ?"
"It would be many Lours Lffure I
could do it. Why do you ask such a
question ?"'
-Because we cannot advance until
tou have a larger force. Much as I
i would like to go the rescue of Jessie,
I cannot consent to lead vou into cer
tain death."
"Howreany of the Sioux are at
the cabin :"
"I should think there are at least
three hundred of them."
Wontum remained silent for a mo-
mcnt, during which time he gazed j
into the eyes of the young man as n
he wonld read his verr soul, but Joe
did not flinch. On the contrary, he
met his gaze in a kind of wondering
look, and then asked :
Is it not possible for you to get-
to-ircvher one or two hundred more
warriors before davlisht? We mi cht
then surprise the Sioux, and be sue-1
cessful.
"I shall be successful with those I
have with me."
"'ou will go forward, tLea ?"
"I shall."
"Then I will go with you."
"Do you not fear failure ?"
"I confess I do. Still we may be
able, by comicg upon the Sioax sud
denly, and making a fearful on
slaught, to defeat them. I am willing
to try, and if you go, I shall certain
ly go with you."
"Come on, then I" said Wontum,
as be started forward at a rapid rate,
followed by Lis rren and accompani
ed by Joe.
He continued his advance until he
was within a mile of the cabin, and
Joe began to feel somewhat nneasy,
for he Lad almost arrived at the con
clusion that the savage did not be
lieve Lis story with regard to the
Sioux, but intended riding directly
to the place, in which ease the decep
tion, as well as the flight, would be
at once discovered. If th'3 should
be the case, he would lose bis own
life, and the Burton family would be
easily captured, aa it was more than
likely they had but just started out
upon their journey.
Presently, however, Wontum drew
up and the entire party halted ; theB
turning to Joe, the chief said :
"We will go to Scorpion Ledge,
on Laramie Peak. It is but a short
distance from the cabin, an,d we can
remain concealed there, while we can
watch everything that takes place."
"You are right, Wontum. But are
you not going to make aa immediate
attack ?"
"I shall wait a few hours. Ia the
meantime I want you to gj to the
cabin, leara the intention of the
Sioux, and, as near as possible their
numbers ; then come to me on the
Ledge."
Wontum did not now look directly
ia the eyes of Joe, but the young
man could see that be was closelr
watched for !! that, and knew his
answer would be noted. He was sat
isfied that the savage suspected him,
but that bis suspicion was becoming
less. He must now reply in such a
manner that the Indian would no
longer doubt his truthfulness; so be
answered :
"The presenca of a white man
would be detected at once. One of
vour warriors would do better tbau
myseH. I think yon had better get
one of vour cunning warriors one
who could speak their language flu
ently; or let me disguise myself as
an Indian, and I will go. In the
darkness my face will not be readilv
detected, and as I know the premises
well, I can pass around without much
danger. When I have heard all I
will come to you."
Wontum smiled, but did not reply, i
Then be rode away, and for a few
moments was absent from the young
man's side; but he soon returned,
and without giving the slightest in
timation as to what be had done, or
intended to do, he said :
"Come, and be silent."
The cabin was passed, half a mile
in the distance. Joe could not hut
gaze earnestly in it direction, and
wonder if bis -friends were safe. He
was gaining time for them, whatever
might bo the result to himself, and
they were widening the distance be-
I rcsentlv the base of the mountain
was reached. A hundred feet up the
ragged steep was the ledge to which
the savages had spoken of going.
They reached the ledge, and after
having thoroughly concealed their
'"6 luiuuuij concealed tnei
Joe could sec by the expression on
l 'jo faces of those near birn that tbey
y , I ,,- i i
iieved that Wontum had sent one oi
his own men to the cabin. If so. it
would be but a short time longer be
fore the cheat would be discovered
and the alarm given. Then his death
would be certain, unless by some
desperate e!7rt be could escape from
their clu eh. s. Ilut the present mc
rnent wa the time for action, and this
he resolved to improve.
CHAPTER III.
Joa had been lvisg upon the ground
apparently indifferent to everything
around birn. But cow ke raised Lis
head upon bis elbow, and gazed cau
tiously around, while he listened at
tend vly.
Wontum was near bini and asleep.
There wa3 no mistaking the fact, as
his heavy breathing could cot well
have been feigned. Others were
not, but they were less watchful
than the chief. Indeed, Joe doubted
fif the others understood matters at
all ; and if not, they would scarcely
look upon him in the light of a pris
oner. .At first he determiued to walk
boldly away frem the spot, and if
questioned answer that he had been
sent to reconnoitre by Wontum. 15ut
he feared those near the chief would
arouse and question him as soja as
they saw the movement. But r.o
time was to be lost.
Carefully be crept from the side of
the savage chief, and remained un
observed. He reached a ledge of
rugged rocks, and among these he
concealed himself, and listened.
All was yet sileDt bis movement
had net yet been discovered. And
now it appeared that by following
upon the rocks, and felt a pressure
upon bis breast.
A glance revealed the fact that Le
had met a powerful savage, who had
seized him, hurled him do-vn, aa 1
was now standing erect by his side,
with arms folded and with one of his
i hugejfeet resticg upon his faien vie-1
tim s breast.
"What mcan3 mv red
brother bv
this act?"
"You are escaping," carne the an,
swer. j
to
!
"No I am acting acoruin
orders."
"Whose orders ?''
"Wontum's."
"What were vou instructed to
do?"
"Go down to the cabin and see
what the Sioux are doing."
"There are no Sioux at the cabin."
"How do you know this?"
"I just came from there."
"Then they Lave gone nrM carried
off my friends with them."
lou are a lying paie-uce. iiicre
has net been a Sioux near the cabin.
But the pale-faced have left. You
have lied to our chief, and you shau
die for it."
Joe's chances were desperate, and
bis efforts to escape must be the
same.
He had quitWy decided upon his
1 course of action. His hand had
sought a knife which he wore in his
girdle, and quickly drawing it forth,
he made a desperate effort to arise
to his feet The movement was sud
den, but not unexpected by the sav
age, and ia an instant the two bad
clutched each other in a deadly cm
brace. Joe was a man of no ordinary
strength, but the savage was the
more powerful of the two. For an
instant only the struggle continued,
and then each found himself falling.
Down the ledge they went, still
clinging to each other, and each
watching an opportunity to use Jiis
knife.
The fall, however, was but a few
feet, and neither was hurt, with the
exception of a few slight bruises.
But Joe bad now the advantage, and
freeing one band, ho drove his blade
into the breast cf his savage foe.
A most unearthly yell followed
this, which was echoed in an instant,
by the savages but a short distance
above.
Joe was satisfied that he had giv
en bis enemy a death blow. The
hot blood spurted into hi3 face, but
the grasp of the savage was tighter
even than before the blow was given.
-Joe knew it must soon relax, but the
yells of the Pawnees were fearful
now, and they were coming toward
him. He had but a moment for ac
tion. He put forth ail his strength, but
could not yetrelease himself although
he felt that the grasp of the savage
was becoming weaker. At length
he was aide to free himself, but the
Pawnees were just upon him. He
could not even arise without being
seen and quickly he rolled under an
overhanging ledge, but holding his
knife readv, and resolved to sell his
life as dearly as possible.
The savages paused an instant by
the dead Indian. Joe saw the face
of Wontum, and the rage depicted
upon it plainly told him what would
be his own fate if he again fell into
the hands of that merciless chief.
In a moment the savages went
bounding down the side of the raoun
taid, and yet Joe remained undiscov
ered. But be soon became conscious
of the fact that several of the' Indi
ans had remained behind and were
searching among the ledges.
Presently two of them approached
the spot where Joe was couccaled.
Now was the time for action, for a
moment's search would reveal his
hiding-place, and so, without hesita
tion, he sprang to his feet and with
two well-directed and powerful blows
with his fist, he sent the savages
"whirling down the ledge. Thoy set
op a terrible howling at once, and lrom
the answering shouts Joe was con
vinced that it would be impossible
for him to go further down the moun
tain to the point where his horse was
standing, although be felt that when
once on her back, and out of the
range of the Indian rifles, he would
be safe.
Quickly he darted up the ledge,
and sooa reached the table, or flat
rock, which overhung an immense
chasm below.
In the darkness of the night he
couid see tue tops of ibe tall trersi
woicn grew at uie base or the cliff
but a short distance below him. Be
hind him came the howling savages.
Above birn were ledges piled upon
ledges, which it was impossible to ' trv
mount.
He hesitated but &n instant, and
tucn maae a leap, .tor a moment
be whirled in mid -air, and then be
found himself surrounded by foliage.
He clutched at the branches and se
cured a hold opon them
j but
It was now but the work of a few")
momeota for Lim to reach the earth,
while the yells of disappointment
echoed fiercely behind him.
His thought was now of Lis horse.
Quickly be sped along the base of
the cliff, and it was not long before
ho arrived near tLe point where be
had left Lis animal IIo peered
through the fehrubbery and saw that
the horse was still standing where he
had left him, but that several Indians
were near.
He could not Lesitate. His rifle
sent forth iia stream of fire, and a
savage leaping into the air fell for
ward to the earth with a horrible cry.
Two pistols were discharged with
i f V,r w.mp pffi'Pt
and then toe daring
hunter rushed forward, knife in band
But finding none ready to oppose
him Le sprang into Lis saddle, and
sriviog his beast the spurs, she darted
o.T at aa arrow's speed.
His escape new appeared to be
certain.
But suddenly a sheet, of flame
blazed funh. followed by terrific
bowlings. The Indians or a portion
of them were concealed in a thicket
close at hand.
Joe felt a sharp pang aad knew
that he had been bit. How badly
he wa3 hurt he could not tell. Hi3
horse reared and plunged forward,
and fjr a moment appeared ready to
fall. But she recovered herself again
aad continued her course with greater
speed.
r-aylight came. The savage yells
had ceased, but a glance behind be
trayed the fact that the Indians were
still in pursuit ahd were close upon
him, and still gaining at every step.
Jce tried to urge his horse to a great
er speed, but the poor beast tottered
and finally sank to the earth with a
groan almost human in its tones.
She had borne Ler rider nobly, but at
length had
were fatal.
to
vield. Her wounds
Joe felt
faiutness creeping over
him, and had given up hope. But in
tn instant after a large party of hunt
ers came in sight, headed by old
John Burton, and the savages were
glad To beat a hasty retreat.
Joe afterwards declared that be
would willingly receive a wound any
time just to have Jessie Burton dress
it.
Jessie afterwards became Joe's
wifo.
Iiiilinol of a IZorsc Rnre.
The following is one of the most
remarkable instances on record of
ho instinct of a horse. Immediately
j after the last dv's meeting cf the
Maryland Jockey Club at Pimlico
this spring, Business, Artist, George
West and two or three other broken
down racers were put up at auction
by their owner, Mr. Joseph Donahue.
As is generally the case, however,
no oao wanted to purchase them, and
with the exception of Jim Crow,
none were sold. They were taken
back to the stables, and oa the fol
lowing day George West, the re
nowned steeple chaser, was sent to
the farm of Captain Powers in Balti
more county, and turned out oa pas
ture with a number of common work
horses. Strange to say, however,
the old racer retuses to associate with
the comraoa horses, aad will not even
remain iu the same part of the field
except at certain hours. Every
morning and evening during a racer's
training he is walked slowly around
in a small circle for an hour or so.
These walking circle3 can be found
near the stables at even race tracK,
and tbeT aro usually lmut nno hll"
urea feet ia eliameter. On tuc hrst
morning alter old George West was
turned out of the stable of Captain
Powers' farm, ho walked around the
stable doors for some time, and neigij
ed as if impatient. Tho old horse
spent the entire first day walking up
aad down in front of the stables. On
the following moruing he was turned
out again, and after standing around
the stable some time he walked off
to a distant corner of the field, where
he proceeded to walk around in acir
cle of about fifty or sixtv vards. The
walk wa3 kept up for au hour as
steadily as he had ever done it in his
palmiest training days. After exer
cising about an hour the old horse
left his walking ground and capered
around the field as if delighted. In
the evening it was noticed that short
h before sundown he threw up his
head and, after neighing once or twice,
gailoppcd around the entire field
seven or eight times. He then sud
denly stopped and went to the' small
circle used bv him in the morning
and walked around it regularly for
about an hour. At the expiration of
tbat time he went to the stable
lhese exercises of walking and gal
loping nave been repeated regularly
ever since, and Captain Powers states
tbat the time George West begins
exercising each day does not vary
over a nan nour. lie was Kept in
the stable two davs without getting
out, but w hen turned out on the
third he at once bgan his walk aad
kept it up as usual. The other
horses ia the field have followed his
example, and now every morning and
evening seveu common horses mav
be seen moving regularly around the
small circle like a string of racers,
headed bv George est The siirht
is a novel one, and hundreds of per
sons have visited the farm during the
past week to witness it. Beyond
the walking, George est does not
mix w ith the common herd at all, and
takes his gallops entirely alone.
George West is now over six years
old, but there is probably no steeple
chaser now living in this country that
in nis iourtn auu nun years won as
many gallant races as be has done.
He was sired by Asteroid out of tbat
fast old mare, Kate Hays. He came
into Mr. l)onahue's possession when
a three-year old, aud after running en
the flit lor some time with moderate
speed, was in the fall of the same
year tried across the country. He
was very successful, and iu his four
year old form won no less than eight
of the sixteen races he started lor. It
was, however, a3 a five-year old that
he became most famous, and with
llugj Gaffuey on bis back, was by
'ictt.ag men considered invincible
1 i that year Le woa no less than
I'li-ven ' r.ifi nni (icf turn Vwinrr
hfatcn only by Bullet and Limcs'tone.
Ibe hard work attending the train
ing ior inineen races and winning
tleven of them was too great, and the
gallant horse was brought back to
Pimlico last fall in badly used-up con
dition. During the winter he im
prored greatly, and at one time this
spring it was thought that he would
be able to run again, but his legs
could not stand the severity of the
course of trainin
pursued in the
Donahue stable, and he was retired.
During his racing days George West
defeated at one time or another all
the great 6teep!e-chaser3 in the eoun-
1 he most widely known horse3
Leaten by him were Duffy. Milesian.
Blind Tom, Limestone, Rcllet and
Jack the Barber. During one of
George West's greatest races his
rider fell off in crossing a water pump
in the first half mile of the contest.
the horse kept on, taking hurdles,
ditches and wallg in lino stvle and
secured a second piacc afier " running lout
a mile and a half without a rider, and
without going off the course. As bo
wa3 not ridden to the string- bow-
ever, the lucres did not trive mm a
. '
place, "ho remarkable
instinct ol
. .i -i it
the eld horse has created considerable
talk among persons knowing him,
and numberless other instances show
ing his great knowledge tra' being
told. Several well-known horsemen
intend visiting Captain Powers' farm
to-day fir the sole purpose of seeing
the horse take his daily exercise.
Hie Slarrh dratigh t-ror-la.
An exchange, in describing the
march of Sherman through Georgia, as
described in Gen. Sherman's personal
narrative, says : On the tenth of No
vember, 18C4, Sherman set oat upon
his march. His army was divided
into a right and left, s ing under the
command of Gen-.-rais Howard and
Slocum, and was composed cf about
f.0,000 men. Most cxtraordinory ef
forts had been made to purge it from
non-combatants and sick men, aad
every soldier in the ranks vras "well
equipped and provided as well as hu
man foresight could with oil the es
sentials of life, strength and vigorous
action." Provisions enough for twen
ty dfvs and forage for live were tak
en. "Sherman's description of the
morning when the march began is
vivid and picturesque: "We stod
upon the very ground whe-ron was
fought the bloody battle of July 22,
and could see "the copse of woods
where McPherson fell. Behind us
lay Atlanta smouldering and in ruin?,
the black smoke 'rising high in air
and hanging like a pall over the ruin
ed city. Right before us the Four
teenth corps' marching steadily aad
rapidly with a cheery and swinging
pace, made light o' the many hundred
miles that lay between us and Rich
mond. Some band struck up the an
them of John Brown. The men
caughtupthe snain, and never be
fore or since have 1 heard the chorus
done with more spirit or better har
mony of time and place. Then we
turned our horses' heads to the east.
Atlanta was soon lost behind lbs!
screen of trees ana became a thing of
the past. Around it clings many a
thought of desperate battle, of hope
and fear, which aow seem like the
memory of a dream, and I have
never seen the placo since. The
day was extremely beautiful ;
clear sunlight, with bracing air
and an unusual feeling of inspira
tion seemed to pervade all minds the
feeling of something to come, vague
and undefined, still full of venture
and intense interest. Even the com
mon sodicrs caught the inspiration,
and many a group called out "to me
as 1 worked my way past them :
"L'ncle Billy, I guess Grant is wait
ing for us in Richmond." Indeed the
general sentiment was that we were
marching for Richmond' where we
should end the war. I had no pur
pose to march direct for Richmond
by way cf Augusta and Cbarlotte
ville, but always did design to reach
the seacoast at Savannah or Port'
Royal, and even kept ia mind the al
ternative of Pensacola."
General Sherman's style becomes
picturesque and vivid in treating of
this march to the sea. At Covington
the negroes were simply frantic with
joy, and clustered aoout nis ncrse,
shouting and praying in their quaint
style, which bad a peculiar eloquence
"that will move a stone," and "I caa
now see a poor girl, iathc very ec:-ta-sy.
of a Methodist shout, hugging the
K- 'l wd. Vtsnnvr of 'od of ibe rciri-
ments end jumping up to the feet of
Jesus." Then there came an old,
gray-haired negro about as fine a
bead as I ever saw. I asked him if
be understood about the war and its
progress. He said that bo did ; that
he bad been looking for the angel of
the Lord ever since be was knee-high,
and, though we professed to be fight
ing for the Union he supposed that
slavery was the cause, end our suc
cess would be freedom. I asked him
if all the negro slaves comprehended
this fact, and he said they surely did.
It was a hard time with the planta
tion cf Howell Cobb, when Sherman
reached it. He gave orders to Gen
eral Davia to spare nothing, and
that night the plantation was destroy
ed. "Sitting in front of the fire that
evening." savs tho General, "I be
came conscious that a negro, with a
tallow candle in his band, was scan
ning my face closely. I inquired,
"what do you want old man ?" Hu
answered, "Dey say you is Massa
Sherman." I answered that such
was the case, and inquired what he
wanted. He only wanted to look at
me and kept mutteriug "dis nigger
can't sleep dis night." There were
appeals from the Southerners to rouse
and defend their native soil, but Sher
man kept marching steadily oa.
When the soldiers took Millcdgville
they organized a Legislature of their
own and had merry pranks. Beaure
gard called on the Georgians to rise
for the defense of their soil, a3 he was
hastening to join them. Senator Hill
tellegraphcd from Richmond that
every citizen with bis gun, and every
negro with his sword could do the
work of the Eoldicr, and members of
Congress, telegraphed to assail tie
invader in front, flank and rear by
night and by day, and let him have
no rest At one point there were
torpedoes on the road, aud a baud-
some young officer's foot wa3 blown
to pieces. Sherman formed his priso
ners into an advance guard, and
made them march at the head of his
coiumn and remove the torpedoes.
Finally, on thelothday of December,
a month after the departure from At
lanta, Sherman's troops captured
Fort McAllister and Lis arn;y "yas oa
the seacoast under the protection cf
the guns of the Federal army, and
with abundant supplies.
The Creation of Woman.
A iiiinee, one'e said to Rabin Gama
liel: "Your Uod is a thief: Le sur
prised Adam in h'.s slectv and ft jTe a
....
rib from tmn."
The Rabbi's i n: rh'.t r overheard
this speech, and wui.-jered a word -or
two :n her father's ear. akin?"rer-
mission to answer this singular opin
ion herself. He gave Lis consent.
The girl t-tepped forward, and
leigMng terror and dismay, threw
her arms aloft in supplicatiun, and
cried out, "Mr liege, mr l!e;re, jus-
t:ce! rtveDse!
"What Las happened;"' csked the
prince.
"A wicked thtlt has t-ke.i pluje,"
she replied. "A robber La3 crept se
cretly into our hou?e, carried away a
silrer goblet, aud left a golden Cue
in its s'.ead."
"What an upright thief!" exc'.iim-
eu tnc prince,
robberies were
"Would that such
tf more frequent oc-
j
currenre."
"Behold then, 6;rc, the kind of
thief that our Creator was; he stole
a rib from Adam, and gave him a
beautiful wife instead."
"Well said!" avowed the priace.
No man can become throughly ac
quainted with his family history witb-
running foroffi:e.
Bnddlor.
Almost all intelligent farmers know
bow to graft, and large numbers em
Jlnrili!it l-n,m!i.il'T( in snrioytiine to
v - .
!nnt a ''ood Lead on a u ireu ur iu
j P"1 , , P ,
COauge luc cuuraeu i omujv.
thing more desirable. But the spring
is generally c:ov. dt d with woik. Few
get done w hat they desired and in
tended to do; and. among the put off
things very like-Iy cf all others will
be the grafting job. Something of
thi3 can be made up at tbis season
bv budding, or inoculaiion as it is
sometimes called." It docs not find
the same favor with farmers as with
nurserymen, because no time seems
to be gained over graf.ing six months
hence; for the buds put in now do
not push intu growth till li next
spring season. If grafts are j"jt in
next year they grow in. mediately
and make stronger growths and form
a good head much sooner than buds
put iu at this season will. But then
ther-? is the question of time. If one
waits for spring it may never be done.
This is comparatively a leisure sea
son, and a tree budded now is done
with. It will keep growing and will
certainly beat lb-: tree that never is
done.
Buddiiig is so simple an operation
and has been over and over again
described in the papers that most per
sons who are likely to be benefited
by this article know how it is done.
A piece of bark containing a leaf
stock aud the eye at its base is sim
ply put under the bark of the stock
to be improved and which has been
slit and "lifted" or loosed by the back
of a knife for the purpose. After in
sertion the bud is tied firmly in.
Anyone can understand this, and
only experiment will teach more. -But
there is one thiugwhieh all bud
ders do net understand and we will
explain why even some good hands
fail iu their work. The branch on
which the bud is to go must be thrif
ty, vigorous aad m every way healthy
o"r the buds will not "take." Fail
ure ia most cases comes from this. It
dees not make much difference wheth
er the branch to be operated on is
more than one year old, so that the
bark separates freely from the wood
as the budders say, "runs freely"
but it is essential that it should be
in perfect health. , The bark gener
ally loosen? freely ct the end of sum
mer, if in the condition we have de
scribed. In regard to the bud, it
must not Le too young. Failure
generally comes from this. There is
far less chance of failure with very
old buds than with young eyes,
though of course all the buds must
be of this season's growth.
It is hardly necessary to say tbat
in budding, as ia grafting, like must
be suited to like, and tho uearer the
bud is like its stock the better will be
its success. It is not often that plants
of two dissimilar families will grow
together. The pear will grow on the
quince, but this is rather an excep
tion. So closely allied things as the
apple and the pear will not do very
well, and oiily at all with difficulty.
(Jcrmantovni Telegraph.
H:rU. i:rluia liens.
A writer ia the Hurcl AVir YvrLer
has this to say for the brahma hen :
She will rear a brood of chickens
which, if hatched no later than any
time during the month if May or
June, will bring 40 or 50 cts. a piece
before Thanksgiving day, will lay
twelve dozen of eggs besides, worth
from twelve to twenty-Svc ceuts per
dozen. They are often taken advan
tage of by some of the farmers' good
wives, who always, after the warm
weather sets in, manage to set two
hens at one and the same time, aud
afterwards, when the chicks are hatch
ed give both broods to one hen. In
the course of a few davs the robbed
hen begics to lav, and so has the
good fortune, after ail. of hatching
twice the number of chicks of the hen
upon which her first family wa3 im-
I posed thus making herself also more
profitable to the farm than if she had
been left to rear her first brood.
This breed is found fault with for
wauling to set too frequently, but
thai is their nature, and a part of
their most paying business ; for a brah
ma hen will often hatch and rear a
docn cr more of fine chickens. The
Brahmas are. seldom inclined to fre
quent setting before the warm weath
er sets in, when it will pay you four
times as welt to give a hen a nest
full of cggJ, than to break her up,
though she was the best laying ben
ia the world for at this"sta-:on eggs
are cheap, though a dozen of them
put under a hen may bring $.'J ia less
thaa three months or o ia less thaa
five months, as this breed matures, if
well fed, at from four to five months,
T.i!l9tv Ilp.
Seventy ycar3 ago, whea gas and
kerosene were not, and wax candles
were aa extravagance indulged ia
only oa state occasions, even by the
wealthy, the tallow dip was an ar
ticle of necessity, and "candle dip
day" wa3 as certain of occurrence as
Christmas, though, perhaps, even less
welcome than the equally certain an
nual Fast Day. Faucy aa immense
kitchen with belore-mentioned fire
place in the centre of one side. Over
the blaze of backlog and forestick,
and something like half a cord of
"eight foot wood" are swinging'the
iron cranes laeten witn great kettles
of melting tallow. Oa the opposite
side of the kkcbea two long poles
about t.vo feet apart, are supported
at their extremities upon the seats of
chairs. Beside tLe poles are ether
great kettles containing melted tal
low poured on the top of hot water.
Across the poles tre the slender can
dle rods, from v.Licu dcread ranks
upon rauks of candle wicks made of
tow, for cotton wick is a later inven
tion. Little by little by endlessly re
peating the slow process of dipping
into the kettles ef melted tallow and
i hanging them to cool, the wicks take
l0!i tlicir P'l'tT coatin
ln i.i it
of tallow.
I luiuutte iue laiiuie as iar us pos
! sible was the aim, for the more tallow
T - I.- . I . ,1! . , 1
the brighter the light. When done.
the ranki of candles sl'.Il depending
from the rod.-, were hung in the fun
niest spot of a sunny garret to Lleach.
Strer Would hare Ocenrred ia Hint.
A Southern clergyman ha lately
published some of bis "recollections,"
which'includethe following anecdotes
of the war: ' I once heard a mission
ary critici.se the slow movements of
the Confederacy in its conduct of the
war. He broached a plan of his
own, by which, without possibility
of failure, an-army could be marched
right through the North, and scrape
up all the money ia I'hiladelpbia,
New York and Boston, and come
back by sea, bringing the spoils in
with an aircf consummate triumph,
that he had disclosed the plan to Gen
eral Lee, and that the general was
forced to confess (and i have no
doubt that he did it with imperturba
ble gravity) that such an idea would j
never nave occurred to mm."
Costly furniture Indian bureaus.
Kew Adcerlisemenls.
JOHN R BLYMYER,
DEALER IN
Hardware, Iron, Nails, Glass, Paints,!
oms,
Tho following is a part'al Est of goods in Stock: Cirpenter's Tools,
'lanes, Saws, Hatchets, Hammers, Chisels, Plane Iron?. Jzes, ic, Black-
Planes
smith's Goods, Bellows, Anvils,
Hardware, Tab Trees, Gig Saddles, llames, Buckles, Rings, Bits and Tools.
Table Knives and Forks, Pocket Knives, Scissors, Spoons and Razors, the
largest stock in Somerset County. Painter's Goods, a full stock. White
Lead, Colored Paints for inside and outside painting, Paints in oil, all colors,
Varnish, Turpentine, Flaxseed Oil, Brushes, Japan Dryer, Walnut Stains,
Ac. Window Glass of all sizes and glass cut to any shape. The best Coal
Oil alwavs on hand. Our stock of Coal Oil Lamps is large and comprises
very elegant styles. Ditstoa's Circular, Mu!?y and Cross Cut Saws. Mill
Saw Files of thebest quailty. Porcelain-lined Kettles. Handles cf all kinds.
KiiovsiiK. roiiKs, 8pai:e.s9 kakes,
Mattocks, Grub Hoes, Picks, Scythes, Sneaths, Sledges, Mason Hummers,
Cast Steel, Step Ladders, Carriage and Tire Bolts of all sizes. Loooking
Glasses, Wash Boards, Clothes Wringers, Meal Sieves, Door Mats, Baskets,
Tubs, Wooden Buckets, Twine, Rope all sizes, Day Pulleys, Butter Prints,
Mop Sticks, Traps, Steelyards, Meat Cutters and Stufl'ers, Traces, Cow
Chains, Halter Chains, Shoe, Dust and Scrub Brushes, Dorse Brushes, Cur
ry Combs and Cards, Door Locks, Hinges, Screws, Latches and everything
in the Builders' line. Caps, Lead, Shot, Powder aud Safety Fuse, Ac., Ac,
The fact is, I keep everything that belongs to the Hardware trade. I deal
exclusively in this kind of goods aud give my whole atttentioa to it. Per
sons who are building, or any one in need of anything in my line, w ill find
it to their advantage to give me a call. I will always give a reasonable
credit to responsible persons. I thank my old customers for their patronage,
and hope this season to make many new ones. Don't forget the place
STo, 3, "BAER'S BLOCK."
April 8 '74. JOHN . BLYMYER.
U, FOLLASSEEE & CO,:C. HoMill
Merchant Tailors,
.And Maau tact u rr of
Gent's, Youth's and Doys,
iiBJE
Mi
121 Wood Street, corner Fifth Atoduc,
PITTSBURGH.
aprl.
KEYSTONE DI.MNU COOTS,
293 Liberty Street, Ii(Cbarsh. I'a.,
W. II. S1XPS0X, Proprietor.
meals atall norns.
4V-TKANSIE.T CLSTO:.! SOLICliSD.
f p 18
ew Firm!
NEW GOODS!
LOW PEICES!
Ai-Uaving purvliassd the Interest of Jleesrs C. '
F. Khoods Sc. Bro'., la the grocery business, w
rcjpeetfnlly aDtiouace to the puMic that wc will!
Continue the boioeM at the oM s'.an.I,
( Xo. 2, Bacr's IHock. )
In al Jltion to a full line of (rroecrlci (freIi anj
of best qualltlcr),
GLASSWARE,
QUEENS WARE,
FLOUR, GRAIN,
& MILL FEED,
AVe will make a specially of
s
A. L
T
Carbon Oil,
Land Plaster,
CALCINED PLASTER,1
i
FREDERICK
AXD
CLEVELAND
white: LIME,
Cumberland- Lime,
GUANO,
PHOSPHATES,
Jf-r-rt ;
UCfUai
Vebaye a lare pan-hi'iite aiiJ lime h:i;-e reay
tiie Depot, and bill furnish Country llenharlj
and Fanners st'irajre room at rea-MnaMe rates.
t I ALTFATHER k k
SOMEESET, PA.
March J.!, ls;5.
IMPORTANT TO ALL.
Protection of yonr Family from jwrerl jr. and in :
case of udden deatu joor estate lrom bankrupt-1
ct; or In erent of a Inn life a comiietenry tor Tour i
old aire, can be secured If tou now Brail roa"rell '
of the Decennial Divi lend ulan furnished by the .
NEW JERSEY
i
mush ii mwm m
The only Company that ean or do issue theaWira !
kind ol policies, the must liberal aud fair In Iti
provisions of anr In th world. i
Thooa who wish to arail themselves, of Its many
benefit! can hare the necessary documents turnisu-;
ed them to till oat. and additional and imporant i
information, by applying by letter or in persou to
F. E. GOODELL,
MANAGER EKAXCH OFFICE, i
s Fourth Are., Pittsburg, Pa.
A responsible person is wanted In this and ad
tornlng counties to present the aboer plan of In
surance to the public, to whom a permanent and
dc:irable position will be given. Addrcasa above.
Miscellaneous.
&c'&a. -
Vices, Files, Hammers, Ac. Saddlery
Have now opened
and Complete As
(.'ooils for
A La r ire
;oduient of
i
Fall and Winter Wear.
They have a complete awrtaient ol
12 r
Goods,
Ifocpftltirls,
Hum tan d::!.s,
And Pelt over Shoes,
MEN AND BOYS'
Clots
otmn&r
'
Boots and Shoes,
HATS AND CAPS,
GLOVES, &C.
i UnilercIutLinc: for Men ami Women
A largs assortxent ol
HARDWARE
QUEENSWARE,
!
Carpets, Oil Cloths, &c.
i Lire stock vt fine ami eoarr
SALT
I5y ihelSarrel or Hack
Prices as Low as Possible.
C. & G. II0LDERBAU3I.
i
Somerset, Pa.
VC. 30.
NEW STORE!
SCIIELL. it WILSOX wnU inr..rra their
friend? and the tmttlie generally, that thj have
oj ecu a core ai
Gr AE RETT,
on the line of the P. AV. k B R. II.. ami nr w i (Ter
I fir.ileaa General Stint if Jlercluinlne, cod
I lstii!;of
DRY GOODS,
j CLOTHING,
: QUEENSWARE,
' HARDWARE,
HATS CAPS,
ROOTS fz SHOES,
j &c, &lc, kc,
AH of which will he fold sheap for e'ASII or ex
t cbfl"ife1 t"r produce.
I M' A VI ID- Lumber of all kinds, Hx.p-r-de,,
I Cri-Tiei. liark. SUivea, ke., Al, Wool, UutI
ter, l.gif',
MAPLE STJGVIR,
j 15a.n. Grain of all tln.ls. Fun. PheoPeltj. an.I
j w:. j. f.r whieh we will jay the highest .rices
i in Cash or GikkIs.
I SALT AND FISH.
alwavi on han'l. Girt m a call and.he ei'iivinced
th it We ini
Sold.
intend to do bo.-'iuess and eanuut te umier-
SCIIELL & WILSO
STEVENSON & CAEWRIGHT,
Manufaetorera of
Oalv;uiizcl Iron Cornices,
' Window and I..r HcaU. Fini.ils. Turret", f Iiim
' n y e'ai. Ventilators, and ail kinds u ialrntx
, ed Iron I'rnamentul Work. Tin lix tmsr. Sooot
io. uud aii kit-tUof Job Vor' f.p.u:ii.jf aiietd-
eu io.
jZYo. I5S Federal St.
Allegheny City, Pa.
mivS
WIKE & YOUNG,
BUTCHERS
AND DEALF.HS,
Wholesale and Iletnil,
IN
FRESH MEATS,
Alls KIXD3, SLC'II AS
DEF.F, reKIC, MtTTOX, VEAL, LAMB,
SAUSAGE, PCDDIXQ, EOLOG.VA
AND
LARD, OUR OWN RENDERING.
Market Jays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, an-! Satur
days. marlO'7&
Miscellaneous.
J.W. PATTOM. CO. HURST.
N EW GOODS.
THE NEW FIHM CF
PATTON & HURST
Xo. 1, IJaer's Block,
are O'.w In r vcirt of a st-H-k .r S'vl a'iai.tH
1 the present wnn:. uf the pela. I'up'h.el w:h-!lnlln;i-t
ten ilavj arwf naca the Ueciine in !:
prices oi S!:ple?n'l Liiiie!lrMheT areen.iKM
t oflr F-w-rmi ir.ilucemvnu to il t" "Dt uf :
f erery ileneriptinn In 5uoh variety as eaon -t b
f'nnl anywhere eie io twn, cornrMn a
eral ao"r:mrnt. They eali 3;eeUi a;te:!ti..n ;j
Ihclr lar-o a rtmcnt cf
CALICOES,
Eleaehed and Unhleaf-1 ej Mu.-!:j
(sixuiiams,
shikti.m;.
TICKING,
BOYS AND MENS'
HEAVY PANT STUFFS,
in Cottonado, Double ami
Irish Jeans, Satinets
Cnssi meres, &.,
IDIKSS GOODS,
in Plain and CcrrJed Alpaccas, Pop
lins, Cashmeres, French
Fflarrinoes, &c,
STAPLE & FANCY NOTION'S,
HATS c CAPS,
BOOTS Sc SHOES,
TOBACCO AND CIGARS,
HARDAVARE
The bestaV'jrtiflen? of
Carpetings and Oil Cloths
eYcr brniiht to t-wn. A larz sfork of Qurrn.
ware. lct r::ii:itM to te up to th time ia rr
m',TtT.ctyit!t ftu-i prices, we rponiully si-ita
all !r 4u thoe in want ol e-nMii. K-i:s
Dr. T. Biwy, SKrnxn avkm'k,
f.etwecn Wo. ;int Market Street, lur '
rontinuoi to aaarint.ce iii curis in ci.fjnf l'K
VATK JU.SKAShS. Hi mmeuie are prepar!
hy himselt Xo pntfrnt will In? tent to .iruirtri.-t
tr his t'''!ioini'. Having ba-l 4 Unce xter)ep.-'i
In a pr.H-Eir-e of nvr.1' yeiir?, he au injure n-ii!
in a lew it. Term iw ani curt. certAin. Ivl
irato l:a-3, liver complaint, palpitatim "f V:i
heart, stricture., 'ii-ea. of tho hLnMer anJ ktU
nes, zri'r.il JeMIity an-i n-pnunei$yielii reil
iy to his tPMttin nt." Ail letter c'ntjiiiii: a
or pjtj'.je :aii:p pn-mptiy an.swerca. j:i 'J3
Cook & Eeerits'
FAMILY GROCERY
Flour and Feed
STORE.
Wc woul 1 nvt re p:t fully annmrve to ui
frion.lp and the publ ic itinera; i'v. in the twn and
vicinity ot Somerset, that we fiavs npenti outia
our XewSture uu
! JIAIX CROSS STREET,
AcJ in ad.'i:k.n to o full line or the bc?t
Confee'tlosjerie, -Yotion,
Tobacco, Clear;. Ac,
We will ra.I?.ivr. at ail times, U supply jur cus
tomers wita t!;e
UEST QUALiTY OF
FAMILY FLOUE,
COnX-JlKAL,
OATS, SHELLED VOEX.
OA TS tf CORN CHOP,
Bit AX, MIDDLINGS,
An-1 everything pirtaining to the Feel Depart
ment at tiie
LOWEST POSSIBLE PEICES.
foi:
CASH ONLY,
AI30, a well sclscteJ it-xit of
Ql:iswarc; Steccwar. Woodenwan", Brushes M
al ki:;'!s, ani
Whicb we will sell aJ cheap as the cheapest.
Ple.ie rail. eTinmin nur rnolitof all kind.. atJ
b sat;?he4 trum your own JU'Jjftnent.
Don't furie: where we stay
On M A IX CROSS Street, Somerret. Pa
On. 2. l'iTi
Ayer's
Sarsaparilla
Ii wiJi'lr known
aa one of tiie mot
effectual remcdit's
ever discovered fur
cleansing the sys
tem and purifvin
the blood. It h.K
vear?. with a con-
intrinsic virtue.?, ami sustained by iti re
markable cure?. So mild as to b sale and
beneficial to children, and yet to taixLii:
A3 to effectually puro out the great cor
ruptions of the blood, such as the scrufuluui
and syphilitic contamination. I.Tnuritk 5,
or diseases that have lurked in the' system
for years, soon yield to this powerful' anti
dote, aad disappe.ir. Hence its wonderful
cures many of which are publkly known,
of Scrofula, and all scrofulous disease,
Ulcers, Eruptions and eruptive dis
orders of the ?kin. Tumors, UloUhcs
Boils Pimples. Pnstules Sores St.
Anthony's Fire. ICose or llrvMpe
las Tetter, Salt Klieuiu, Scald
Head, Itinarworm. and internal Ul
cerations of the Uterus Stomach,
and Liver. It al.o cures other com
plaints, to which it would not seem especi
ally adapted, such as Dropsy, Dyspep
sisv, Fits Xeuraljria, Heart Disease.
Female Weakness Debility, and
Iieucorrbcea, when they are manifesta
tions of the scroftilous poisons.
It is an excellent restorer of health and
trenjth in tho Spring. By renewing tho
appetito and vigor of the dipstive orrari,
it dissipates tho depression and listlcs lan
guor of the season. Even where no disorder
appears, people find better, and live longer,
for cleansing the blood. The system moves
on with renewed vior and a new lease of
life.
PREPARED n T
Dr. J. C. AYER & CO., Lowell, Mass.,
Fraetital and Analytical CkemitU.
SOLO BY ALL DRUGGISTS EVXBYWHEE