Xcrms ot publication
Hi S-a:rset Herald
vii.c.it Morning at w i
' ,i1 in J '" ctharwise 1 u j
. h rtmrged.
. .n h dlaoontlnaed anill aU
'w!fii'u,a' i
' mft jjd up. rosunasten Befe-lectlng j
aS-" when inherit do Dot taka out j
' will beheld Me(oraitBMcrtpUoD.i
-""aiu, iroiii one PosViifl-e w aa-j
a?
the
name of tfcs farmer as ;
.ST "
Atlurm
.Iir LOT"
S.hiieract JJcrdtu,
Ui-1'
i i nn..i. AT LAW. i
, hLLLAl IOi.N fc Al LAW. ;
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IV ATithNtV AT LAW
h.,l.h, All'uK.NtS AT
t. . .. i ... .n to Sh,ui-
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t j-rvitipwy aiu-noed ui.
Alilil-Y AT LAW,
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i,.-e 1U .l:'imi:'i.U Klml'.
t-. :hp care ai'iixlea to i
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AT LAW.
. i Ll, AflOKNLVSAT
ig.ii.v it''lnitrtl to.
T1"KKY AT LAW,
nr.-: f'. r'r:einai i.u.-iin-? entruj;'3
.h k ri'i.H UN. A ITt'KNkYS AT
A Aii i .Miitw iiiitUMi u i llu IT care
! 1 . ij. l - i.iivk. lp".-U.;ri.
ivtViM;,
t!er a Cu Sture.
.'. F. WALK UK.
PHYSICIANS.
K M KIMMKLL & SOX
r 'V'tr i" "TV-: nal t-crvi -rr n the ritl
:r'"'tm...u l iiiy. On Ihe mfir-
i;nn cm a: tin"1, uiiU .r"lJ'i'i:-
r :i:u -n i.
,K . K.
M!LLT.KL permaoentty located
: t utv j ttwIo t hi? pri'Utalun.
-1 r.r!f? kHPCiLr.-T U'r.
I p K 1 KT MAKKi; tc- - htcpnrfeMlnnal
f il rvM ic-Dce. cne d r cf! of tbe Bar
it I. .
I. . '; tVLl.lNS. PKNT1ST. S..Tcrret,
1 r a. i'rr,.f Hi i nefer" Hlo'k. up tair,
r.r it: t tn :iuie tnuni prvjrtNl Uido
i t :! w-.ra a--h a tiitttuc. recuiktuur. --
kf. Ar.ie.-ial teeth i all kuxif. and oi
u;e! cnl.iEirte.l. t.;rthie aarrxnied.
jy. a.g .villi: n
- r-s. t" S-ti'h lifr..'. Indiana,
here be
D"
6 ?. MASTERS
i : In S.iinTv f.ir the jra.tire rf Li
t. 1 T-ii'U r tii .m' ifi"nii rvtffi to
y.-uj ici t.v It MiUr:reMt-nee
1" kit TC.
l'r. W.F. FLTM)EMJEIIG,
l ale Kin dnl Surseou,
SiHEis ani Ear ln&inarj,
.::a:e;
MM.ila.4 a. -
.
: Ijs iri Ear, hdud-
"t !LaM- A
20 fbtaalh Btr Mrrrt
i'ENTIS
J :! HILLS.
' new tnlldhiii.
Mai: I 'rose Street.
Smeret. fa.
"WM. COLLINS,
OLXTIST,
K ''"'"'' Fitee's sx-rc. Jvitnrraet,
i Eam vearv 1 bate rreatly r
. J ,.! nia. ial teeth lu till pia.
'. J1---.ti f n-n t desiasd f.irteetb has a-
" " ' relnrice n.y taclliile that can
; ,,; ;f,. B. ,.wer prl's tnan yu
'.!. stT w. IP pie in rrmntrr.
X1 set of teeth (or. and If
f ' irK'ti amona my ib4iandf
"LrT"aii l ur itir a !i-4diuc 'untie that
'' K.ni"t tnat tr d K iririnar rvl t
iw " ' m me at any ume and get
HOTELS.
fpMOND HOTEL.
fcTOYVTOWX PA.
' r'-ir od wpll kix-wn h. has lately
u. Zr?'J newlT rrn'.tml. ith all new
:n"ur. wM.-h has m.1e It a very
k.-Z l''"r l''e (.rib trarrinig puMic
, ; r" cn n- lr rariiwd. ail !-
-.m a lanre puMir nail aiiacneu
i
!- i.rye aiw rw.tny atai.tituc.
l:fIil l.a4 al tbe lowrft
f aai or oi.L
Al t.L CI STEIt, Prop.
J . I '. 1jt. I ilainond.
8:oy stoirn, Y.
i
DAVIS BROS.
fi'Use, Sign and Fresco
Painters.
-Si.MJ,,RsET' rA-
i"'r i - i... . -
i Uff ewij-Utui ewchl year
t tin- rtrr.
fitw-i
a j t irujc ai: k
LIVER FILLS
Wili rtmrtt fr the ear- of
-a"..i ,rk ,-''. ait ail d
nn
VOL. XXVIII. NO. 23.
BANKS, ETC.
NEW
BANK
-:o:
Scsisrset County Bank
CHARLES J. HARRISON,
Coshier rsd Jfenuger.
I
; C"ll-tl.t made in all parts of tbe Coiieu Sum.
1 CSisr moderate. Butter and other eheeks col-
leited d1 eaf heL raters and Westernexchange
, mw on band. Remittances made with prunipt
niM. Aiy-.-nnts solyited.
Parties desiring to pur 'base U. S. 4 PER
C'KNT. ITNliLD LM!, can bw aecommo
Ualed at this It. ink. The cop.ns are prepaid In
t!rnnlnatl if iO. I ), Sou and 1 tot.
S. T. LITTLE c SONS,
1 11AI.TIMOUK i-iTltliFJT,
WATCHES. CHADS.
UL1D StU LRU ARK, VIAMOXDS,
AAlKRICAS CLOCKS, FKISCU CLOCKS.
SU.YV.R PLATED WARE,
JEWELRY, v.
HOLIDAY PRESENTS!
Wfttciiefl an I Jewelry
Il palrtti hy SkilloJ Workmen natl
'1 ly KxpreKS Free of lhaTyn. No cx.ra
(.Jiarirf I t L'njfrnvioa:. Gtxl5 war-
New and Elegant
CAPxPETS!
All Grades.
Low Prices.
DRUGrGrET SQUARES.
Lignums and Linoleum.
B0YABD.H0SE&G0.
39 Fifth Avenue,
rnTMirm;, n.
Spl 24
MONTH truarftnr?Hj. :2 a day
;it lime m't y the iiifutiituff.
' 'apt ui ut r-iiuirel: we wiil ?t
y u. Mtti u..?ne;i, boy itlrl
tmikv ittMbpT lM.,er at 'work ds
thnn at anrihiiiK flw. The work U liirht and
j.l'M;-nt. aut ?u--t an anyone fn iro rtfrbt at.
I'lutscwhoare wire who me thin nntit-e will ptul
U! ere 'MrpNs at nc-e and lor tbem-elvea.
'rt y ni'lit hiiil temiri frfH. NOw i the time.
Th jm; ti lr3tlj at wrk are iKyiiop large puiub
dd-lr-.!! TKVE k :u.t AaKUta, Watne.
June il.
TO oo A 1 E A R. nr b to at) a
lay in ynrwi) l aliiy. No risk.
Wuioen io as well men. Many
mike OKre than the amount frtnteii
Nre. No one ran fail to make
money fC Any one ran do the work. Yoa ean
mftke trom 5V:a. to jci; an hcur by uevotire yimr
eveninun and rparr time to the tuinefO. It eWu
noihttife to try the tmnine?. Nothtnc like Ii lor
niooy makine ever ntleml before. Hupinetw
pleAittt and li'tiy htmr a Me. Keader. if you
wuni to knw all aik'Ut the (e ra'riC tmniDeffn
tie lore the imMn nd an your name and we will
Mndyoa lull artinlar aod private tertoa free ;
umplee worth fc ai tre ; yua can then wake up
up yur mind it vctnnelf.
Ad.lrvfis (SftA'KaESTlNSON ro..
June 11 Fonlaud. Maine.
Ayer's Cathartic Pills,
For ail the purpose of a Family Physrie.
and for curite Cos'iveness. Jaunuice,
indigestion, i'oui btomaca. Breala,
liiiacce. Erysipelas. Kbeumatism.
iruotions and Skm Iiseasea. Bil
iousness. Dropsy. Tumors. Worms.
Ieur.:ia. us a Dinner tiii.
:':r tunijing the iiiood.
An- :l.p :uo-t i f
:i'':ive .Tint co:!:i'
iiu; i'rja:ivi'cvi r
;iv nvi'iT'i. iln i
:irv ua.-L i.ut i -
1 ! n:ii i:i tin it
iiW"ai ii:i. i. j
tin- MIIT.V
.iriii without .:..:i
A'.tlicii'jh pentit
l in tlicir ijTntmn.
jl1 .4 lliev sre ti!l iiu-
,! ir.oM tnoroiiL'ii ami
- wan liin" t-atliar-
t'.- ttviiifinc that can l mt'ioveil : cl-an-i;
the Mo:ii:it.-h and bowels, ami ev'n tht
1i!' k1. 1:i siiiall doses of cr.c Jiill a day.
tiny i-.bittlatc she Oitrt Ft ii c organ a ini
?i: . :n . t vi.'.iro;is lieal'.li.
Avi::' I'n.i.. hac K'tn tnown fur
ii.. -. ti. in n irir.rt.'r of a century, ami have
i.iil.ii.io ! a wi.rl'l-wi.lo reputation for their
;r! They correet iiisrase'1 action in
the era! r.si;niiative organs of tl.i
K'!v. :;'i i are m eomixiseil that obstnit
ti.i:i v. i;hin their rars;.-e r. n raivly with-sta:!-i
or t va.ie them. Not on'.y do they
etire tin' eiery-ii.iy eoniplaiiits of even
J"i". 1-i.t also formidable- nnd dangerous
iii :i'u- tin: hive baHled the best of
li.itii.in skiii. While they jirtxiuee J-OW.T-l.il
e:ii vts. tin y a.re, at the hanie tin:e, the
s.ilest and best j'iiysie lor children. II v
tin ir sjHTler.t ai-.ioti Uicy pripe inuch less
than the cotiitnon j.urgatives. and tiever
l'.v.' p.-ti:: n i-.cn the Ixi'viis are not iiit'.ureii.
Tiii-v .-a:!: the vital fvttr.tains of the blood.
r,:i i :n :i.;heTi tin- svtem by freeing i;
t; a : ..i" r:ri:il::5 of v.'eakn"S.
A iai.'e t to a'.' ares and eonuitiotis i:i
res. vo)tainin neither raion.i-.
...,v r.i ieteriotif dnt. these Pill te.n
!e t...ier: v. i'li s.tfety by anytxxty. 'lliei:
sii'V-eorvtH; nrtervt-s "hem ever fresn
an i .irii-s tin :n pleasant totae: iii!,
ti-:r.; purely vi ;jeiabie. no hart:: eai: .:r:M
frivti tii'. ir use ta any ntiantity.
rct:rBi:i cv
Dr.J.C. AYER &. CO , Lowe!!, Mass.,
Prwlk-I and Anili-fical t hnii-at..
PERMANENTLY CURES
KIDNEY DISEASES,
f Constipation and Piles. M
yUK. K. H. CLARK. Wer. Vt, y.
-I.tMrK10XET IlitH RLUI HhM
Df4 IlkaaHmra. Il ke4 a4WT r
nl aJMrriIXII,sulaavrtaUatlJ
X ELMS F AIBCKTLft. rfstllamTt.
V. - -
i. -
alas. After statm
rrmn ir . i
C a. H A BOS, aTBcriiiUn. aai m, m
ocIy
rsrht, a mrn LHwf lHwsy
tea
it has vmuo
WONDERFUL 1 II I
POWER.
BECACSE IT ACTS ON THE
LITEK,THK BOTTELS AND KHV
NETt AT THKSiJIB TIME.
Becauia it clvne the natan of
tttw polaonou riummw ioeloo
In KKlny o4 Urinary diaoaae it
InutnnUi Jaundloav CcwMttpartlon.
Pi, or In Rhoumsitlaan, Hourabjla
and f ama ' d laorders.
Uavs T. V-WOifT a Vy rrrrtaMe waaa.
. ii -u
Owe parlaze w ill aaakr 1 qt. of nr4 iria.
TTVTT IT NOW 1
Br MMIW Pi MllH rrirm, !..
TT"S. CSASTS 3, ?rrpi.
H3 -a-Tt-
3a
T
IX
300
1500
mm
; to our friends
public" Generally !
:0:-
A. J. C4SEBCER,
known hrm o!
of the old and well-
&
'j
. has jut returned from Philadelphia, where he
j riareliased a large and well (elected nock of
DRY GOODS;
and as we bur oar good
EXCLUSIVELY for CASH
We can do better for Tour
Customers
TiiHO nuy ftore in town or county
i but, d .'ea not
WE WILL PAY CASH
OR
EXCHANGE GOODS
FOR
Flour, Wheat, Maple
Sugar, Oats, Corn
and Beef hides.
We lurite al) to glre
Us a Call ani Declfie 6r ToBinsBlves.
CASEBEER &CO.
Si-. IT
no. licit
LA r M. HICKS
Asents for Fire ani Life Insurance,
JOHN HICKS & SON,
SOMERSET. PA..
And Real Estate Brokers.
i:STABEISIIED 1850.
J'treoti" who dulreto tell, bar or exrhanire prop-
n. ur Ii rent will find It to their alvant(reto
Kieier the descrlptltm thereof, aa no chance I
madeunlepfi in.1 or rented. Keal ertate buetiea
generally wlil be promptly attended to.
aojtlS.
CHARLES C. ORION'S
TOBACCO STORE.
ntitens and visitors will find It to their Interest
and eomlort io l uy Cigars and Tobacco at my
store.
1 beiiera I can anilcTaell any establishment In
the eounty, ami am amain that my stock can
not. e excelled in quality, .tneroou ami cigar
ettes for beninners In the practice ot smokinir, and
Tobies and Pines for those aornntvmeu to nar
cotics, are kepi on hand; Very choice brands of
i hewing 1 ouacr ami Cigars nave just oeen re
ceived and are disposed of at less prices than have
oeen beam ot sir ce t be war began A choice Hit
ol Hieen hand. The best J'lne t ut In the markc;
Is sold over my counter.
CALL AT THE SIGN OF THE
273. 3, -uAjIJIOTH
S.iLEKOO.nS
Union 2quarc,Xcw York,
AS D
154 State Street,
CHICAGO, ILL .
MAN UFA CT U RE ItS
OF
SILVER
PLATED
WARE.
Trade Mark for Spoons Fork!:, 4c.
1847, Rogers Bros. A. I.
:o:
Thene Gooil hare taken the Cer
tificate of Award irhrreter ex
hibit nl, both in thin and the old
Countric,
nd the Mcridcn Britannia Co.
are the LARGEST and Best
Manufacturers in this
line in the "World.
-::-
t"Ak your Jeweler for these (tood.
April 14.
C. P WALK Em
this place has a kit of his
celebrated Horn Rake
for sale better than evej
and cheap. Any one w he
wants one at onre, wenh
do well to srod Mm
postal card or in sva
way let hiss knew try order to make sare of getttnt
owe. as be In bis ronnds of selling might not fins!
all who want rakes.
May xv
obtaiwd for nrm imvmtbrmt.vr frr imyrmrmrmtt
cia o4S T'-rmnltcn! at t9tkr ewmttoumfft, rrxuiAt-
markl and Mfea. 'ittpi, jltinynmrutM. ltrr
frrmeet, Aipmii, fimit for ifrintmemia, and
mil rtrfs ttri$ing under ti intrnt frtm. prompt-
y mttrn rx furvurinni UMiff ftmvr im
fry ' Pntryt Of
ft majf art, ta
wort rnW. b
wiirW'U tVif . .ixtKii fi'iwii' the r. 8. Ptrteni
IttpffHmmi, and emvnot'l in Pntntt butinrsa ew-
eiusiv!p, w enn matt cfo$rr tnrrnen, and trn
Pitcnit mort pramptiw, a-d aria hmndtr claims.
0rnd Mat aW
tl r akHck of
i mtminatiam and atf-i om q patentability,
! frfeAmrrm AH mt t tfifrndm afrirtly rqn
jt.1mt4tL Pt Iw.mnd A O (MAUVE C JT-
PA TEX T J SKCI REIK
W rfrr in. WMk9rtm In Ban. Pnahmfuder
, Octroi V. M k'nt. irvr. P. ih rmrrr, 7e Crrm
AnLrt(Stn SatUmttl Jttmk. tm -Hn!a in fAc U.
hrtent c. and U hmrtorw "W Xprtmrntmtlv
in (mifrMt and rpriallf t tmr cUrutr in tvrrn
BaSV. i . - x s j ...
BlwH Sw Wlr ir-w r-f W Xrto (TTfJ. Jt Tr
GASEBEER
I
oilier
5ni!IW THE BIBT.
Thrjr gather In lotaniE council
The chiefs la the bonn.-hoid bind ;
They (it in the darkened chamber
A cuoclare proa 1 and grand ;
They peer In the cnrtalueJ cradle
And each with oat vole j eidnini,
Aj ihey point to the new f-anl treasure,
-Tne baby mnn hare a name :"
They brloa; furih the names by doiens.
With many an anxious lock ;
They ssan all tic laK-s and novels,
They search through the (rood Old l!.v)k
Till the happy Tjlced )onc mother
X jw nrxliiif her prli r ciulai,
(Mes oat In the ondest accents
Oh gire hiai a praity name."
"Ills aramlp was Ebencr
Lmx baried anJ aMne, dear soul."
frUya the trembling vuk-e of grandma
As the quiet teardrops rAl.
"Uli ! call him Laene Auicu:izie,"
Cries the youuir:st of th-- lhron
"PUin John," lays the hanpr father.
"It an honest name an 1 f;rooi;."
An l thus i thcembrjo statesuiMi,
Perhiij.s, or the soliier bld.
Rcipectiuit tils Inture title
L -ft utterly out In the cold !
And yet, it can matter but little
To him wli Is heedless of fuinc
For no name will honor tha mortal.
If the mortal dishonors the name.
A MIDXIU1IT HTRIUUMT.
ia tbe early Autumn ot the jear
1S49, hboul halt hour of eunset, I
drew reia ia frout of a lare doubld
1 hou oq tbc very summit vi the
Blue Ilidtce tuoaatAias iu Eisj'.ero
Kentucky.
1 be puce was evidently kept as a
tavern, al leabt sj a eiQ proclaimed,
and here I deicriuioed to demand ac-
cuiumodatioa tor ruytelf and servant
iic-e, a Uark-rkiuued body-guard.
Bot-e and I bad been playmates in
child and bay hood, and 1 Deed hardly
say that tbe fuitbtul feliow was a::
tacbed to oib ai 1 was to him, and on
more thau one oecatioa be bad sbowu
bis devoiiou.
There bad been a Vhootiog match'
at tbe Mtiuaiaia II juse tbat day, aa J
an 1 dumoua'.ed, I taw through tbe
upen wiud jw ot ibe bar-room a aoiy,
druukeo, and evideu.ly a quarrel
some et of batkwoO'isuieu, each of
whom was sweariug by all possible
and impotibible oalbs tbat be was not
oulr tbe bctt tbot, buc tbat Le could
out Si;bt, out jump, out w re.it le, ru;j
faster, jump higher, dive deeper aud
come up dryer tbaa aoy otber miu
on tbe mountains.
"i sat, Ma s lialpb,'? s-iid Bjne, io
a low toue, as I bauUed bim my bri
dle reia, "I don't like de look-too dem
dere. S'poe we goes oa to de neii.
bouse, 'taiat fur."
,,'oue.t n.-:e, Base," I ieplied :
"these are only on a Hale tpiee over
tLeir fhoo'.ing. We bave Dthinir to
do with tbeiu nor tbey with us. Take
ibe bor.-es round to the arable aud
Bee to them y;ur-elf You kaow tbey
bare baa a bard duy uf iu"
Aud tbrowiug my aid tie bags over
my hboalders, 1 walked up tbe uar
row path to tbe bouse.
I found, as I bave intimated, tbe
bar-room filled with a noisy, turbu
lent crowd, who one and all sured
at me without ppeukiog as I went up
to the bar and inquired if I and my
servant could bave accotnmodauoue
for tbe night.
Receiving aa affirmative replv
Irom tbe landlord, a little red-headed,
cadaverous looking man, I desired to
be ebowo to my room, whuber 1
went, but not until 1 had been com
pelled to decline a score of requests
to "take a driub," much to the dis
gust of the stalwart bacchanalians.
Tbe room to which 1 was shown
was at tbe far eud of a long two-gtorv
structure, evidently but recently ad
ded on to the main building, which it
intersected at right angles. A gal
lery extended along tbe front, by
means of which the rooms were
reached.
I found my ap irtn.ent to be large
and Comparatively well furnished,
there being, besides the bed, a com
fortable cut, half a dtfZsa rpliot bjr
tomed chairs, a heavy clothes press,
and a bureau with &lss.
There were two windows, one
alongside the door, aud the o:ter in
the opposite eud of tbe routn.
Tte first men uotied wiudow was
heavily barred with &uui c&k strips,
a protection, 1 presumed, agates, in
trusion from the porc-n, while acroes
the window was drawn a heavy
wooleu curiaiu.
In tbe course of half an hour B j?e
entered aud announced tbat tbe hors
es had been properly attended to,
and a lew minutes later a bright-faced
mulatto girl summoned us to sup
per.
upper over, I returned to my own
room, brat requesting, to be arouned
for an early bieakfasi, as I dtsired to
be on tbe road at sunnee.
'thoroughly wearied from my day's
drive, i at once began prepaiatiouo
tor retiring, and had drawn off one
boot, when Boee came in ratber hast
ily, looking furtively ever his should
er, aud then cautiously dosing aud
locking tbe door.
Mars liilpb, dars gwineto be
trouble io dis house afore morninV'
be said.
And I saw ia a moment tbat some
thing had occurred to upset the faith
ful lellow's equilibrium.
by, Boee, what is it I What do
yoa aieau V 1 asked, barely restrain
ing a smile.
"1 tole you, Mars Ralph, we'd bet
ter trabble furder," was tbe ratber
mysterious reply. "Yoa see dat gal
dere tole me dar would be a muss if
we stayed ia dis old house ever
night."
By close questioning I elicited the
fact that the girl had really warned
him that four men whom I bad no
ticed together w ere a desperate set of
villains, and probably had designs
upon our property, it not our lives
Tbe girl had seen two of tbem at
tbe stable while I was at supper, and:
by cautiously creeping into a stall!
next to tbe one in which they stood,
bad beard enough to convince her retreating footsteps down the eor
that they meaut mucbitf. Sobse- ridor.
quentiy to this she also saw the Iand-j
lord in close confab witb the entire;
party, and from bis unions judged)
tnat be was urging the men to their
nefarious work.
1 tell you, Mars Ktlpb. dem peo-'
pie aiu'i aner no good ; now you!
heard me." persisted Bse.
! bad bevun to tbii k so mvnelf:'
bat what was to be dune. The situ-
ation was full of embarrassment, aud
1 felt tbat nothing could be done
save to wait and watcb.and bv being
on toe aiert, aeieat tbeir plans by a
set
ESTA BL ISHED, 182
SOMERSET, PA., 'WEDNESDAY, NOV. 12, 1879.
j determined refinance. I fuund tbat
; from the barred wind w, ia which
j there es a broken pane cf glass, a
i good T13 of the stable could be bad.
Tbeu for tbe otber window.
I crossed tbe room, drew awide the
heavy curiam, and raising tbe ab
locked out.
A s:agie glance was surficieMt to
cause me a thrill of surprise, and I
gave a low exclamation tbat instant
j iy brought Bose to my side.
car cew 1 could see . the faint
glimmer o! water, tbe low ninraur
of m Lich came indistinctly up Irom
tbe depths, while oa a level with
what should have been the ground. I
j dimly saw the waving tree tops as
they Kentl swayed before the treth
night bretz.;, ami knew tbat tbe win
d jw overlooked cbism, the sur
roundings of which 1 could only
guess at.
In other "words, the house, or tbat
pjrtiou of it; wm bulit upon the very
verge o: the clifl, the aoli t rock form
ing a f jusdatioQ more lastint? than
any that could have been made bv
iLe bands of man. I leaned tar out,
a ad saw that there was not aa inch
of spuce left between the beavy log
on which the siructure rested and
tbe edge of the precipice; aud then I
turned a a ay with the fuil coavieti u
that if escape mut be made, it cer
tainly would out be made ia that di
rection. There was nothing especi
ally ttriQge ia this ; there are many
houses so constructed I btd seen
one or two myself and yet when I
drew bflck intJ tbe room and saw tbe
look iu Boee's face, I felt tb&t danger
qu.cfe aiu uea Jly was hovering in tbe
air.
v unou; f-paKing i went to my
saddlebags and got out my pistols
a superb pair of long double riflo".
that I knew to be accurate anywhere
udtr bait a hundred vards.
"Dar! dem's what I like to see!"
exclaimed Bjee, as he dived dowa in
to hi' bags aad flashed out an old
bcrse pistol that had belonged to uiy
granaiatner, acd wbicn 1 knew was
loaded to the muzzle
with No. 1
buckbot It was a terrible
at clor.e quarters.
weapoa
The stable ia which our horses
were feeding could be watcLed, and
by events transpiricg ia that locality,
we would shape our actions. 1 founi
tuai iLe oo jr cocia De locKed from
tb inside, and ia addition to this, I
improvised a bar
means of a chair
leg wrenebed off
d thrust through
a neavy iron stai
tbat had been
driven iu tbe wall
Its fellow on the
opposite side was
We theu lifted
Using.
e ciotces press
before tbe window
saving just room
eaongb on one aid
to clearly see,
uud, if necessary, G
tbraugb : draz-
?ed tbe bureau sga
ist tbe door with
as liiiie nui-sa at - a
ible, - and fell
tbat everything that was possible bad
been dune.
A deatniiae stillness reigned over
tbe place, broken only once by the
voice of the colored girl singing as
she crossed tbe stable yard.
1 bad fallen into a half doz?, seat
ed in a chair near the window facing
the stable, where Bose was on a
watch, when suddenly I felt a slight
touch upon mv arm, and the voice of
(he faithful eentinel in my ear.
"Wake np, Mars Ralph; dey's
foulia' bout de stable doo' arter de
bosses, sbnab," brought me wide
awake to my feet.
Cautiously peeping ool, I saw at a
glance tbat Bose was right in his
co&jecture there were two of them
one s'anding out in the clear moon
light, evidently watching my win
do, while tbe otber and I fancied
it was tbe landlord was in tbe shad
ow near the door, which at that mo
ment slowly swang open.
As the man disappeared within the
building, a low, keen whistle cut the
air, and at tt.e same instant I heard
the k job of my door cautiously tried.
A low hiss from B ).-e brought me
to his side from tbe door where I had
been listening.
Day's got de bosses oat ia de
yard," he whimpered, as be drew
aside to let me look out through the
broken pane.
"Take the door," I'ssid, "and, "Ere
through if trey a'.tck lam going
to tbuot that fellow holding the hors
ee."
"L.irdy, Mars Ralph, it's de tav
ern Keeper, lie ain t no 'co out
Drop tbe big mao !" was tbe sensi
ble advice, which I determined to'
adopt.
Noiselessly drawing aside the car-
tain I rested the muzzle of my pistol
on the sash where tbe glass bad been
broken away, and drew a bead opoo
tbe taller of too two men who stood
boldiog the horses out in the bright
moonlight.
The sharp crack of the weapon was
instantly followed by a yell of pain,
and 1 saw the ruffian reel backward,
and measure his length upon tbe
earth, and then from the tnaia build
ing there rang out :
"Murder! Murder! Oh, help!"
Like lightning it flashed across my
mind. There were three horses oat
in tbe opea lot ! There was, then,
another traveler besides ourselves.
A beavy blow descended upon the
door, and a voice roared :
Quick ! Burst the infernal
open, and let me get at him
scoundrel has killed Dave !"
"Let tbem have it Bose," I
thing
The
whis
pistol. p&red, rapidly reloading my
"The second panel."
With steady hand the plucky
low leveled the huge weapon
drew the trigger.
A deafening report followed,
fel
and and
again a shrill cry of mortal anguish
told them tbe shot bad not been
wasted.
'Sabe as! how it do kick'exclaimcd
Bjee under bis breath.
The blow had fallen like an ucex
pected thunderbolt upon tbe bandits.
and a moment later we heard their
"Darll be more ob 'em heah 'fore
long. Mars Ralph," said Bose, with
an ominous shake of the bead. "I
spect dese b'tongs to a band, and if
dev oniea an' we fctill heah. w iron
coons fo' shuah "
Tci view of tbe case was new to
in t hat I flt tfcc turwi r,t it I inw
that such bands tHd exist in tham
mountains
S.uooed for a moment, I turned
aad stared bioelesslv at Bose: bat
he, brave fellow that he was, never
lost bis bead for an instant.
7
"B- a id to leab beab. Mars Ralph,"
be said, unite coiadentlv. "Aa' dar
aiu't no way gwine 'cept fro dat wij
dow;" and be pointed to the one
overlooking the cliff.
I merely shook my head, and
turned to watch again, hoping to get
a shot at tbe rascal on gnard.
Bose, left to his own devices, at
once went to work. I beard him fus
sing around tbe bed for some time,
but never looked what he was after
uatil he spoke.
"Sow, den, for de rope," I heard
him say, and in aa instant I caught
his meaning.
He had stripped the bed of its cjv
ering, dragged off tbe heavy tick and
the stout hempen rope with which
it wan "corded."
Ia five minutes he had drawn the
rope through its many turnings, and
theu gathering the coil in his hands,
he drew up tbe sash and prepared to
take soundings.
It failed to touch bottom ; but no
wise disheartened, he seized the cot
ton coverlet and spliced on. Tnis
succeeded, and tbe cord was drawn
up preparatory to knotting it in place
of cross pieces.
In the meanwhile the silence with
out had been broken once. A shrill,
keen whistle, such as we had heard
before, was given by the man oa the
watch, and replied to by fome one
seemingly a little way off. Then I
heard footsteps soft, cat-like ones
oa the veranda outside, showing tbat
the robbers were oa tbe alert at all
points.
At length Bose announced the lad
der ready. It was again lowered
from the window, and tbe end was
held and rnada fast to the bed we had
dratrged over for tbe purpose.
"Now, den, Mars Ralph, I go down
fuse and see if urn strong enough to
bear us."
And be was half way out of tbe
window before I could speak.
"No, Bo?e, you shall not," I an
swered firmly, drawing him back iuto
the room. "You must "
The words were lost in the dirt
a furious and totally unexpected
tack upon tbe doer.
The dull, heavy strokes cf the
of
at-
ax
were intermingled with tbe sharp,
quick clatter of the hatchet as they
cut away at the barrier, and once in
a while I could hear deep oaths, as
though tbey bad been rendered boub
ly savage by our resistance
"Here, Bose, your pistol! Qaick!
I whispered, and tbe heavy charge
went crashing through, followed by
shrieks and curses of pain and rage.
Now, then, out with vou ; I will
hold the place," I said, rushing back
to tbe window. "Come, Bjse, hurry,
or all will be lest."
Tbe fellow now wished to insist
on mv going brs.; but bo saw tbaUever expected t
time was wasting and glided dowu
the rope, gradually disappearing in
tbe beavy shadows.
Tbe fall of one of their number had
caused only a momentary lull, and I
heard tbem renew the assault with
ten-fold fury.
I dared not lire again, for I felt
tbat every bullet would be needed
when aUiirs were more pressing.
It seemed an age before I felt the
signal from below that tbe rope was
ready fur me ; but it came, and I let
myself down, pausing an instant as
my eves gained a level with the sill,
to take a last look into the room.
As 1 did so the door gave way.
and tbe bloodthirsty demons poured
over the threshold.
I knew tbat I had no time for de
liberate movement. Tbey would in
stantly discover the mode of escape,
and either cat the rope or else fire
down upon me.
1 bad taken the precaution to draw
on my heavy riding gloves, and my
bands, thas protected, did not suffer
as much as might have been ex
pected. W ith my eyes fixed upon the win
dow, I slid rapidly down, and struck
the earth with a jar that wrenebed
every bone in Jiy body.
Qiick as lightning I was seized by
Bose, dragged s iae paces to one
side, and close against the face oi tbe
cliff.
Not a second too soon, for down
came a volley, tearing up tbe eartb
about tbe foot of tbe rope, where, a
moment before, I bad stood.
"Thunder, they will escape! After
tbem, down the rope!' yelled a voice
almost inarticulate with rage.
And I saw a dark form swing oat
arid begin the descent.
"Now, Mars Ralph," whispered
Bose, significantly, and with a quick
aim I fired at the swaying figure.
Without a sound tbe man released
bis bold, and came down like a lump
of lead, shot through the brain.
Another bad started ia hot haste,
and was more than half way oat of
the window, when suddenly tbe
scene above was brilliantly lit up by
the glare of a torch.
Again the warning voice of tbe
watchful black called my attention to
the figure now straggling desperate
ly to regain the room, and, as before,
I threw up my pistol, and covering
the exposed side drew tbe sure trig
ger. With a convulsive effort the wretch,
springing far out into the empty void,
turned over once, and came down
with a rushing sound upon tbe jagged
rocks tbat lay at the foot of tbe
precipice.
A single look to see tbat the win
dow was clear we knew there could
be no path leading down for a long
distance either way, or tbey would
never have attempted the rope, and
we plunged into the dense forest that
clothed the mountain side.
We got clear, it is true ; bat witb
tbe loss of oar animals and baggage ;
for the next day, ben we returned,
with a party of regulators, we found
tbe place a heap of smouldering ash
es, and no living soul to tell whither
tbe robbers had fled.
How to mark
the gravy.
table linen upset
Is the man who beats his wife en
forcing the lick-her law ?
Let the man who is without any
sins throw tbe first stone.
Trees begin to die at the
men begin to dye there, too.
tops;
A dog's bark may be worse than
bis bite, bat we prefer the bark.
OIR WAMUIXUTOX I.ETTF.K.
(Frm our BsgaUr CMrresfiiidenl.)
Washington. Nov. 10, lil'J.
Everything in Washington has
stretched itself out for a busy time.
The weather ban changed, andio-j
stead of heat and dust which we bad
for the last montb, taking us back
again into summer, we bave now tbe
cool aud russet fall, which require
light overcoats aad gloves in the
mornings and evenings and lizbt fires
to warm our room. 1 notice the
change ia my shaving water quicker
thaa ia any way. Tnechaagbg sea
sou is also sli'jwa in the carriages
and costumes ou our avenues. No
longer are seen the open carriages
freighted with laughing; belies with
straw hats, white feather?, gos?aoi r
dresses and fans sod parasols. Tn
'all leaves io tbe dark ricb colors of
autumn strew the parks and ara
wafted into tbe Potomac. The stores
on 1 ennsylvau:a Avenue, bevenit
street and otber fashionable prome
nades are gay with life. The win
dows are dressed ia richer fabrics
and exquisite colors, brighter, deeper
and fresher tbau ever before, and tbe
hurrying multitude wear happier
faces, wbich denotes happier times,
If tbe prosperous wave has not
struck Somerset yet, you may as well
brace yourselves, for k will be high
and stroag and swill when it doa
come.
Somerset is a go ud place to live in
and I have no doubt, plenty to eat,
good society, magnificent clurcbes,
elegant schools, pretty robust aud
healthy red-cheeked looking wome.i,
but of all the men forgive the wes:-
ern exprfS'hiu ' tbey gie tbe place
away." Tbey ara tbe laziest lovfeing
crowd I have seen for many a day.
It seemed to me that nearly every
person I met was meditating suicide,
others seemed it they were just tr
rviog tor a time watching aud wait
ing with the expectation that some
person would come aiuog and give
ibem back their losses without an ef
fort. B:g iuoutbed politicians in
years gone by eeemsd too tired to
talk politics. Everyone k:iws tba:
is a eigu of dinsolution. No goa
head activeness except with friend
Ruppel in tbe peosion business, no
ratliog noise frciu parsing vehicles,
excepting an occasional runaway,
no sound of f-aw aad ha mcer, but
instead a demoralizing bang of the
croquet ball ia rear of the Marnmoutb
builuiug which noise worried cur
friend Welfljy so much tnat "Oar
Fritz" de'ermtued to emigrate these
fellows, and straightway represented
the facts to Uarre.t who taw tho im
portance of emigration froiu this
point aud ruado up Lis mind if be
get bis money oi
of the Somerset & Cunioria railromi
in vesiruent to get rid of these idlers or
tbey would drive all the new comirs
away.
Tbe "Graphic" has a very clever
cartoon relating to tbe "go-as-you-please"
political contest in New York
last Tuesday. It represented tbe
three candidates having tbeir boots
blacked for tbe race. Tilden was
shining up Robison, Coukliog was
rubbing away at Cornell, while Kel
ly was sweating away at bis own bro
gans. Tbe National Fair, near Ivy City,
about two miles from Washington,
was opened on Tuesday (2S b) witb
appropriate ceremonies, with tbe ex
ception of an hour of wind and rain
in the middle of tbe day tbe weather
was favorable. As it was a general
holiday in the District tbe various
events of tbe day were witnessed by
thousands of vernons. The ma l
thing to be seen was tbe Monster in
dustrial procession, oria otber words
the business cf Washington cn
wheels. Tbe procession formed at
the Battle monument ia front of the
Capitol and an old Hoo&ier standing
in tbe Capitol steps watching tbe
crowds of people getting ia line re
marked tbat "they're making as much
fuss over this yere as if it was a
Presidential inauguration." Penn
sylvania A venae presented aa ex
ceedingly animated appearance as
tbe line hied np toward tbe Treasury.
Many of the displays ia line were
novel and numerous and as the pano
rama passed the people crowded on
the side-walks, housetops, porticos
and balustrades which were jammed
by human beings howling and bellow
ing with delight, ibe school cbud
rea who were let out by their teach
ers iu time to get a peep adred tbeir
quoto to tbe noise. Flags were dis
played from the public buildings, ho
tels and many private houses alt over
tbe citv, and tbe town was certainly
dressed in holiday attire oa this oc
casion. Tbe line of the procession was
headed by a detail of mounted police
men. Then came tbe Grand Mar
shal. Next was the full Marine
Bani, 43 pieces, making a fine show
as usual, carriages carrying the tair
manages, each drawn by four fine
horses witb outriders ; and carriages
containing the five commissioners
and invited guests. Tbe Distrit Fire
Department came next. As usual
this was a prominent and beautiful
feature of the parade. The clean
and bright apparatus, strung and
sleek looking horses and the stal
wart men with their neat uniforms
made an attractive spectacle aad tbe
boys were heartily cheered.
Various trades and merchantile in
terests were represented in the pro
cession which took one boor and a-balf
to pass a given point. The brew
ing of beer was through gone with.
Former s wsgon with a large beer vat
on it, on tbe up ot which was a rep
resentation of King Gambrinns, hold
ing in bis band a glass of lager, and
during the progress of the procession
went through tbe motion of drinking
to the health of the people. Another
large brewer fornisbed from six wa
gons, glasses cf the fluid to the thirs
ty spectalers along the route. Web
er's Brass Band, in one of Adams
Express wagons was followed by two
wagons of tbe same company, one
containing trunk and the other safes.
Then came a wagon driven by tbe
devil witb an angel in white, seated
behind him distributing circulars. A
paper banger bad a large wagon ar
ranged as a room in which werea
number of paper bangers at work. A
furrier bad an- elaborate wagon with
rep-esentations of bears and etter
animal and a hunter seated with a
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WHOLE NO. 147!).
ri!k A citr mrj wits biiry turo--jiugout
speriuieon cf fci.s stuck. A
Urge wagou wuh arranged au a shoe
sbop with several shoemakers at
work oa ladi'-s' shoe, and also
two or three ladies tiudiig them,
with tbe motto "jkiek to the last."
' Keep pegging away." The boat
ranuie ' with sails u,i aol lull erew
on bjard wa drawn on a vagou by
two mules and aUra'rtel attention as
sSe represented aad had on ail tbe
aj.p!iaaci.-s of the oyster trade, and
from its decks a bivalve was occa
sionally Danced to persons on tbe
street. The "Alderney " Diiry had
five wagons in line with go'igs strik
ing aud also a wag n with a clm-rr
at work. A butcher wagon was fal
lowed bv Gve bet-f cattle ncniy deco
rated with nbbiLs. Mijtr liabne
man's Artillery with two field pucts
aud tbe men armd with en bices
was the next special feature. A dec
orator and paper box manufacturer
had a car ou which were a number
of gir's at work makiag papr boxes
and distributing tbem along tbe
rjute. A blacksmith sb p was erect
ed on a wagn wita forge kc ani it
brought back to my mi ru ory as the
smith drew from the tire tbe half
turned shoe my eld frknd Michael
j Brubaker, when we ned to turn
tourieen sn it utiure oreakust anie
one had a larfte wagon on which
was a high. post bedstead witb a pat
ent spring mattress, on which a
negro woman under cover dreseed iu
her Light clothes aud night cap, by
her antics illustrated its comfort.
This was a comical feature of the
P'ueewion and thousands if children
followed afierthe wafc'oj. Some coni-
DJmsuO mercha'it Lad a four bus
wagen loaded with chickens aod tur
key covjm fiiied iih fuls.
The Ttteaire Cou'que company
with l and on wagMU and f ur car
riages containing CjUipauy in char
acters! cbinamen, negroes A?., rep
resenting d'ffr.reot nationalities c t us
ed Youag America to yell all along
toe line, und made my partv, some
frm Sonieiset county, ibiuk of the
Meyersctale Harvest Home la-i sum
n;er. ' Put vour guns down ireitv.";
A ccachuiaker had a novel exhibi
tion au vld fashioned fimilv carriage
labeled "ctrriage from 177'. to ls7'J''
cu tbe bjx was sea'ed a dirkev of
tbe old'.'a times with bis wife, hln
iuhide was sea;ed a I i-ly and two
cbildrea dressed iu the sile of bje-gone-days
Tbe -Cri'i--'' o;Ji re had
a wation ia line Ubied oh bulletins
and it c.n .ained a co.ti- .. kr a; tbe
case aad a small press f.u:u h.'cn
circulars were struck off aud Matter
ed. Strangers were parrcoh !y in
terest, d in our street swe ers. The
contractors had ia line tbeir eire.'t
cleaning apparatus, consisting of t wo
wster tprijitiers, tw snow bcriipurs
land s
reec setpers and oa ecu
mach'ne wa- placei a bran ce.v
broom, the kind formerly nned to
clean the strttts as a reminder of
by-gone-iajs. A brick maker b i
oue hundred aud fi'ty of his woik
mes in line on foot. A potter was
in full blast on a wagon showing
bor earthen ware was made.
After tbe sights connected witb tbe
procession bad all been thoroughly
scanned a general rush w8 made tor
the Fair grounds where by one o'clock
fully lo,U00 people had assembled
to witness the.opening exercises. Tbe
President, Secretary Schurz, Secre
tary Ev irts, Secreary Thompson,
Attorney General Devens, and Post
master Gentral Key were there
President Glt delivered the inau
gural addre-s. Ia closing he said tbe
Chief magistrate of the Nation is
here with us to rejoice in our labors
and to honor the occasion. I shall
so far trespass oo his good will as to
ask him t- say a word to yoa (Ap
plaose. President Hayes ihereopon ad
vanced to the front of the balcony,
and spoke as follows:
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentle
men : A few weeks ago not longer
ago, 1 think, than the first week in
September many of us assembled
here to see tbe first work d)oe upon
these grounds by the National Fair
Association. Whatever we now
have the happiness to behold is tbe
result of these tew weeks of energetic
and intelligent work. All citizens
who are interested in tbe growth and
prosperity of Washington, and who
desire too see it became wortLy of
its name ; worthy of tbe people of the
Nation, whose capital it is ; all who
desire to see in this city tbe attrac
lions and advantages which shall
bring to it capital, population and
visitors, must join with me in com
mending the energy, tbe enterprise,'
the intelligence ami the taste of tbe
president and directors of this asso
ciation. (Applause.) Tbey have done
their work well; they have done it
promptly ; (applause) tbey have done
it as bosinees men. Tbey bave done
their work without wasting time or
words. (Continued applause.) And
in that matter tbey have set you and
me a good example, which I mean to
follow by a
(Here the President made a bow
to tbe multitude, and withdrew amid
vociferous applause.)
As Boon as the opening ceremonies
were over, tbe Presidential party filed
cut of tbe main building toward the
grand stand, which was a signal for
a general rush. Seats were reserved
ia the froat of tbe grand stand, im
mediately opposite the judges, fur
President Hayes and party. Mean
while tbe horses for tbe first race bad
been "rung op." The grand stand
was well filled, tbe quarter-stretch '
was well populated bv enthusiastic j
sportsmen. tbe poul sellers were kept
busy, and the gaily-clotbed jockeys to a train of cars containing valua
were the centres of admiring groups i Lie racers, and one was killed and
of ambitious youths several others severtly injured. Bon-
Tbe in-field was thickly crowded I nie Carrie, belonging to Mr. Law-
with visitors who could not affjrd
the luxury of a seat in the grand
stand or tbe privilege of standing on
tbe qnarter-stretch. Lines of car
riages stretched far up aod down tbe
track. Every one aopeared eager
for tbe sport, and even the horses
i seemed to breathe tbe restless spirit
of the hour. Such a scene has never
before been witnessed at any race
track in the District- The races were
in every instance unfortunate for the
fnvnritfii. and demonstrated the old
saying that there is nothing more ua- reiving every attention in tte sta
certain than horse-racing. If ever ble at tise Union stock yards at Co-
anv horse-races were "square," those
! witr.es.td are inclosed in the number,,
'as ever horse seemed to be working,
bard for the parse aa4 bob. The
track was splendid, harrows and
rollers having been osed for several
days in perfecting the surface. Tho
horsemen are delighted with tho
track. 1 1 is said to be one of tbe best
in the ouv.ry for bjtn running aad
trotting races.
Among the curiosities at tbe Fair
was Master J. Wolsten Hertford
exhibit of greenback money orna
ments. These ornaments are made
out of the greenback money redoemed
by the U. S. Government. The pro
cess of k destruction is by iuaceratioi.
WblCb reduces It tO pUlp, BOd IU1S
puip is e'jld by the government, aad"
P' ic Pt..d tx tbe manuf
;urrt of r La ,ue iiis, which is oecouii"i;
'quite ai art The nvt promin-.!
miU i';'ere-i.:us f.rjer.s of tt!. S'
&ro a bu.-'. ot Uvb Ii.ers''il, rej t
sect:"g &b out two millica d"IUr ;
bust cf Moody, representing $j0,0uD ;
a niMDaruen;, a beautiful column, w:tb
a thermometer attacted, representing
about $l,0 jt),000 each.
Tfce feature of tbe Fa:r H und-ub
e'ilv th? stck dls.ilav. Old biTieni' n
who talk "hi. SM" by the card, Fay thft
there never wa at aoy Fair a bet er
exhibition. General Grant's t
Arabian burses attract universal ad
miration. I'lTKET.
The- kaHas Jeksi.
Buffalo Bill ie::s a gcol etrry
ab'iut a party of Englishmen travel
ing ou the plains before tbe Pac.fi o
railroad was fioiebed. Tbey came
rumbling ii.to Laramie abasing 'n
driver and the coach aud tbe ''blar ed
country" generally, because, they
averred, there was "no coaching or
driving at all outside of England "
Their contempt of all things Ann ri
can was shown in tbe most offensive
manner to all tbe people staotliLg
around as tbey alighted. It hap
pened tbat Bob Scott, the finest driv
er and most reckless dare-devil on
the pi tins, was to take tbe coach to
the next station, eigot mile west
ward from Laramie, and as that gay
Jehu heard tbe remarks of tbe B it
tisbers he slowly made up his mi id
to give tbeiu a specimea of purely
American coaching. The stable b ys
led out six colts that looked a if tbey
had Lever heard of a stage before ;
they reared and snorted, plunged and
kicked until tbe noble Britons were
delighted with the anticipation of
Sue drive.
".Nov, drier, yoa kaow.jast gie
'em their heads aud let 'em go ; d .a't
yi,u fie afraid."
"Yes," says another encouraging
ly, "my good fellow, just yoa g
ahead."
B ;b mounted a box slowly while a
man held each horse; be gathered
the runs and tbea said quickly : 'Let
era go.' And they did ; and tan
colts plunged and reared, but Bob's
iron ii.a-r beld them ia. With the
aid ot the California brakes he beld
ibem down to a walk for three mil.,
while the passengers blasphemed a.
hirr for a "cad' acd a sneak. At
the end of that three miles tbey k'
to tbe top cf a hill, and one Britoa
P"ked his head out of the wi-dr.w
ucft began to gay something, but
he did a wild, unearthly yell wak;d
that vicioity, and at tbe same tiinf
Bib threw all six lines down. The
coat-h seemed to lift from the ground,
and those six colts started at the very
best peed tbey ccnld make. Ano'i f1
yeil from Bob ami they seemed to in
crease it ; then to help matters ne
drew hi-. vlvr and began firi-v
over tbe horse' head.
"G ent God," cried the Britons,
"we've got'en into the bands of a
blarbted lunatic!"
"Step, stop," they shouted ; bar
the mad team and crazy driver tcre
on faster aod faster, while tbe stsg-i
went bouncing over the rocky road
in a way that threatened to pound
the passengers to pieces. Bob craned
his cei k and yelled into tbe window:
"Gents, I'm just getting 'em start
ed; they'll do better after a while."
And he took out the lamps and hurl
ed them at the leader witb a Coman
che war whoop.
The affrighted passengers present
ly saw the station in fall view; the
question was how was that team to
be stopped. They gave themr elves
up for gone, and bung ou despir'n
lj to the seats. It seems tbat tae
horses were accustomed to go right
into the stables, coach and all, and
up tbey came to the open door at full
speed. There was yell from the
a.-embled stable attendants and tav
ern loafers, then a frightful crash as
tbe whole top of tbe coach went off,
throwing three Britons ont and break
ing two arms and a leg, besides otb
er slighter accidents. Bob came oat
of tbe stable smiling, picked up an
Englishman and says :
"Never mind, sir, well bave a real
nice drive to the next station. I was
obliged to take 'em along slowly over
that there bad road. Boys, put in
tbe other team in a fresh coach and
give me a couple of cocat-tails. It's
dull driving so dog-gone Blow, aad
I'm powerful dry."
Those Englishmen waited and sent
for a doctor, but tbey did not put
down anything in their note books
aboot American driving.
Aaavirewf the) Father of ) Perl
"My son aad daughter, too," quoth
the father of the period, "my advice
is not to waste too much time on
Greek, Latin or music, but rather
train op the respective legs I have
given yon in the way they should go,
and become predestrians and pedes
triecnes Seest thou yon poor man,
pale face, emaciated, and clad ia
thread bare garments ? He in youth
devoted bis bead to the acquisition
of knowledge, and be starves by it.
Seest though yon short little man,
taciturn and somewhat ongramatic
al of speech That is Rowell. He
in early youth, on tbe banks, of tbe
Cam, used what mind be bad in tbe
cultivation of heels Behold bis re
ward. Uo has won fame and is
worth $50,000. Son aod daughter,
go both as yoa please and walk. Go
it both as yoa please while yoa are
young, for wben yoa get old. like
Norman Tavlor, yoa cant.'
Aeeldeat to atsrlsa Hwraew.
On the 23d instant an accident oe-
, corred on tbe Pan Handle Railroad
rence Hart, of New Orleans, tbe win-
ner of the Clarendon stakes at Sara
toga, was killed, and Clemmie G.,
Charley Howard, Redding and Buck
eye, belonging to the same owner,
were all hurt, the ear containing
them being shattered to pieces and
the animals being thrown some dis
tance. He designed taking Bonnie
Carrie to England, and expected to
stake her against the best runners
there. He estimated her value at
i 10 000 Tbe wounded horses are re-
llumbus, Ubio
Mr. Hart was on his
way to St. Louis, where he proposed,
to winter hn horses.