a
A Stirring Adventure.
I HAD scarcely got out of my boyhood
when I left England to become the
partner of en old schoolmate, Dick Mer
rlvale, m a sheep farmer in South
America. 'We invested our Joint and
rather modest capital in a league of land
ou the Parana, and erected on it a small
house, built of sun baked bricks, which
consisted of one tolerable large room,
with flat roof and parapet, accessible
from the inside by means of a ladder.
Around It, at a Bhort distance, we had
dug a deep dry ditch, crossed by a draw
bridge, intended as a protection against
surprise by the Indians.
One day Dick remarked to me that he
had been told that morning that the
savages had crossed the river, and we
must keep our wits about us. It was
scarcely an hour after, that two Guao
hos put in an appearance. Their usually
swarthy faces were livid with fear.
They sprang from their horses, which,
covered with blood, sweat and foam,
showed how sharp had been the ride,
and rushed over the draw-bridge. They
told us, as soon as terror would allow
them, that three hundred Indians were
in hot pursuit, and would soon be on
the spot, and besought us, for the love
of the virgin, to give them shelter.
Dick, rather to my surprise, calmly
lit his pipe, and then ordered our vis
itors to " make themselves scarce,"
" unless," he said politely, "you can tell
a plain tale, sen ores, without lies."
After cross-questioning, we learned
that they had been to buy horses at the
station of a rich Spaniard, Don Ramon
Garcia, who lived about four leagues
from us ; and that when they reached
the top of a gentle rise in the ground
and had a view of the house they had
seen, to their horror and dismay, a large
body of the dreaded Indians, who were
attacking for they heard shots Don
Ilamon's estancla.
" If this be true," said Dick, " the
soouer we prepare to fight the better.
We must be prepared for them."
The natives both the late arrivals
and our own two men, who had often
boasted of what they meant to do and
had already done in the way of righting
Indians suddenly disappeared. We
afterward learned that they took refuge
in a corn field in the rear of the house,
where they lay concealed until the fight
was over.
Our preparations were very simple a
box of cartridges was opened (for we
were provided with those inestimable
peace and life preservers, breech-loading
rifles) and placed ready to hand, to
.nether with a bottle of whisky and a jar
of water; the door and window, our
weakest points, were secured as strongly
as possible; and then, sheltering our
bodies behind the parapet, we peered
cautiously over, and strained our eyes
to get the first glimpse of an enemy.
"Alfred, my boy," said Dick, "keep
cool, and do as I tell you. Remember to
aim steadily, and don't show yourself
more than you can help. Their great
point will be to force the door ; but we
can soon stop that if you are steady
with your shots."
. Just then something dark appeared
on the ground near the corral. "An
Indian, sure enough, and the ball's
going to commence." As he said this,
Dick's rifle rang out in the silence of the
night, and I saw a splinter fly white in
the moonlight, about a foot about the
dark object, which thereupon started up
with a cry, and fled. Then we heard
the galloping of horses, and about one
hundred Indians rode into view.
"Don't shoot. This is all a feint."
His warning came just in time; for a
dusky crowd of men sprang out from
the ditch, and rushed, lance in hand,
against the door. It was well that its
fastenings were secure. Bang I bang I
went out our rifles. They halted, waver
ed one moment, and then disappeared
as if by magic our rapid firing having
completely discomfited them.
The moon retired, but the night was
clear enough to enable us to see a man
at ten paces. Suddenly a spark appear
ed. They had fired our haystack.
Brighter and brighter it became.
Grouped round the flame, and out of
range, were our foes their swarthy
skins and snaky hair glistened in the
fire-light; and they brandished lances
and screamed with delight at the de
struction they had caused.
I looked at my companion's face. It
was very pale.
" Look 1" he said. "Here comes an
embassador. Good heaven 1 Look!"
I turned with astonishment. A nearly
naked Indian was boldly advancing
toward us, and, as an immunity from
out shots, he bore in his arms, helpless,
a beautiful white girl. Her hands were
bound behind her back, and masses of
coal-black hair encircled a face showing
deadly terror and horror in every feature,
aud drooped nearly to the ground over
the savages arm. Her dress, torn from
one white shoulder, showed how hard
had been the first ineffectual struggles
against her captors.
As the savage crossed the ditch Dick,
with a deep groan recognized her.
" It is Roslta, Don Ramon's daugh
ter I" he broke out. " I love her, Alfred,
and will save her or die. Listen I" he
continued, hurriedly. " This rascal has
come to make some proposal to us.
Keep your eye on him ; the moment
you get a fair chance, fire at him. If
you kill her, it is the better fate. When
I hear the shot I will throw open the
window (which I can do more easily
than the door) and try for a rescue. For
heaven's sake, don't leave the roof.
Our only hope Is in your being able to
keep off the others, who will rush from
the ditch."
He rushed down the ladder, leaving
his hat cunningly adjusted above the
parapet.
The savage raised his voice aud de
manded, In broken Hpanlsh, a surrender.
He threatened us with tortures and bade
us look upon his captive who, too,
should suffer for us. He grapsed her
hair brutally and raised her head. With
a sudden spring of pain and fright she
threw herself out of his arms and fell to
the ground. His time and mine had
come. As he stooped, my bullet laid
him dead by the side of his intended
victim. Dick made his rush from the
window, aud the Indians theirs from
the ditch, as he had predicted ; but, as
Roslta was rather nearer to the house
than the ditch, he managed to reach
her first aud was retreating with her in
his arms. And now all depended upon
me. My first shot, aimed at the fore
most of the assailants, missed him clean;
and before I could seize the other rifle he
had made a vicious thrust at Dick, who
encumbered bb he was, was quite help
less. The lance passed through Rosita's
dress, luckily without Injury to the
wearer ; and as the savage drew back
for a cooler and surer thrust, I had the
inexpressible pleasure of lodging a bullet
in his body, which closed his career.
Then I heard a heavy fall in the room
below.
Dick had thrown bis bundle clean
through the open window, at the risk of
breaking a limb, and turning, found
himself engaged hand to hand with a
dozen Indians. He set his back against
the wall, and drew his revolver with his
right hand, receiving as be did so a
spear thrust through his left arm ; but
his and my revolver dropped a man at
every shot ; so they drew off.
Dick managed, with a great effort, to
drag himself through the window, and
then fainted away from loss of blood
and exhaustion ; and when I ran down
the ladder to made fast the window
again, I found him comfortably reclin
ing with his head in Rosita's lap, the
latter having been stunned by her un
ceremonious entry. But I could not
stay to help here ; my post was on the
roof.
But the fight was over. They feared
longer to encounter our deadly breech
loaders. They bore off with them five
of the slain; six other corpses lay in
front of the window, and two more were
afterwards found, who had crawled Into
the ditch, like wild animals, to die.
Roslta had been captured while walk
ing in the orange garden . near her
father's house, a short time before wo
were attacked.
"You noble caballeros," she said,
" have preserved me from death and
from what is still worse. God will re
ward you, for I can never."
I think Dick, however, was of a differ
ent opinion ; at all events he has always
seemed remarkably satisfied with the
reward he had persuaded her to make
him.
Years have passed since that eventful
night. 'Dick and Roslta are living at
Don Ramon's estancla, that old gentle
man having departed this life shortly
after their marriage. I, too, am with
them as a partner in the land, flocks
and herds, of which we have a goodly
quantity ; and whenever the increasing
stock of little Dicks and Rosltas ask me,
as they Invariably do of an evening, to
tell them a story, I know that nothing
less will content them than the one I
have narrated.
JOHN SMALLWEEO'S WOOING.
" TX7HERE 19 Shakespeare's home,
YV landlord?" asked Mr. Small-
weed, " I don't need a guide, just tell
me and I'll be all right."
Before we proceed further let us learn
who Mr. John Smallweed is. A smart
well-to-do-in-the-world bachelor, a part
ner in a small shipping house and also
the heir expectant of a large property in
Lancashire, owned by a spinster aunt.
Mr. John Smallweed lodged at a small
boarding place on the Strand. He was
or a contented mind, fond or ma grog
and pipe, and never having had the
pleasure of a family home, he did not
long for them. Having a week's respite
from work at the small shipping house,
he started for Stratford-on-the-Avon and
had arrived there safe and sound.
" Where is Shakespeare's home V"
The landlord of the Red Lion inn gave
him the needed directions, and John
started forth to see the home of bis
favorite author.
"A rather small house for such a great
man," he thought. He raised the
knocker and a pretty, demure little lass
opened the door and bade him come in.
Having seen everything that was to be
seen, he left, but first taking the pre
caution to press a sovereign into her
hand. As he was going home he kept
thinking of her and remarked half
aloud : " This Is the prettiest low-born
lass that ever ran on the green sward,"
as the most appropriate thing to say, as
the quotation wns from Shakespeare.
At supper be inquired of mine host
of the Red Lion if he could tell him
who the girl was who showed Shake
speare's home.
1 That," said the talkative landlord,
" that Is little Rosa. Her grandmother
usually is there, but having a severe
rheumatism she sent Rosa in her place.
The old grandmother is a perfect dragon
and will never allow Rosa out of her
eight, if she can help it."
"Thanks," returned John, and he
inwardly wished the rheumatism would
keep pretty good hold of Rosa's grand
mother.
The next morning he sauntered forth
again to visit the home of the great
bard. How lovely Rosa looked. He
remarked to her that he had not seen all
of the old place he wished, and after
staying quite a while he left, saying, " I
am coming again if you will be ready to
see me."
" I shall be happy to," she said, and
she seemed to mean It, too."
Possibly the sovereigns were a tempta
tion. Things went on in this way till
the week was nearly gone, and Mr.
John Smallweed determined to know
his fate. So on the last day he strolled
down to the house and Rosa let him In.
As an appropriate beginning he began
to sigh.
" You seem unhappy," she said.
"I am I I ami" he answered tragic
ally. An awkwark pause ensued, until
John, in sheer desperation,' seized her
little band and said :
1 Oh Rosa, I love you to distraction I
Consent to be mine, for if you say no
I'll drown myself in the Avon and no
one will know my sad fate. But if you
consent my cup will run over with
bliss 1"
" Ob, Mr. Smallweed, it is so unex
pected!" Cunning creature, she had
been expecting it from the first, aud
was really wondering why he was so
slow.
"It matters not, Rosa. Come, and
we will go to London and live happily
on the Strand."
" Well, yes," she said softly.
Ah, the maglo of that word I We
will draw a veil over the scene that
enBued. Suffice it to say that Mr. John
Smallweed and little Rosa left the next
morning in a poet and chaise for Lon
don, Rosa so thickly veiled that not
even mine host of the Red Lion could
recognize her.
Of course the old grandmother storm
ed and scolded. Of course pretty Rosa
Smallweed shed tears; of course John
stood up for his wife,and the whole affair
in time was amicably settled; but John
Smallweed always said that Shakespeare
gave more to him than he ever gave to
any other man, and we quite agree with
him.
A Farmer's Offset.
A" HIRED MAN" who was employ,
ed on a farm In this country for
several months entered Bult against his
employer the other day for balance of
wages, amounting, as he claimed, to $32.
The suit was on trial in Justice Alley,
yesterday, and it looked at first as if the
plaintiff had a clear case. He gave
dates and figures in a straightforward
way, and seemed a very honest young
man. When the farmer took the stand
he said :
" I claim an offset for that $32. No
man need sue me for what I honestly
owe."
"What is your offset V" asked the
lawyer.
" He is an unbeliever."
"In what?"
"Why, in the bible."
" What has that got to do with your
owing him $32?"
" It has a heap to do with It. I had
six hands in my employ, and we were
rushing things when I hired this man.
He hadn't been with us two days when
they stopped the reaper in the middle
of the forenoon to dispute about Daniel
in the lion's den, and in three days we
had a regular knock down over the
whale swallowing Jonah. The man
who run the mower got to arguing about
Samson, and drove over a stump and
damaged the machine to the tune of $18,
and the very next day my boy broke
his leg by climbing a fence to hear and
see the row which was started over the
children of Israel going through the
Red Sea. It wasn't a week before my
wife said she didn't believe Elijah was
fed by the ravens, and hang me If I
didn't find myself growing weak on
Noah and his flood. That's my offset,
sir ; and if he was worth anything I'd
sue him for a thousand dollars be
sides."
The court reserved his decision for
twenty-four hours.
A Surprised Young Man.
One day during the summer of 1819
the Duo de Berry .taking a walk In Paris
with his wife, was returning towards
the Elysee when a heavy rain shower
came on. The two promenaders took
refuge under a parte cocter already
tenanted by a young man with the ap
pearance of a clerk, who had an um
brella. When the storm had abated the
Duo stepped up to the young fellow and
asked whether he would mind lending
the umbrella. The other was suspicious,
but the Duo persisted, and asked its
owner whether he would mind offering
the lady his arm as far as her residence.
The clerk willingly agreed to do so.
That individual garrulous by nature,
soon opened a conversation by the
query as to whether his companion
lived In the quarter they were then in.
" Quite close to here," replied the Duch
ess. " It Is a splendid quarter, Madame,
plenty of luxury and very comme et
faut. In fact, it is the grander damct''
quarter, with nothing but duchesses and
marquises in It, with their dresses all
worked in gold." "Quite so." Just
at this moment they arrived at the
Elysee, the guard, of course, presenting
arms in due form. The proprietor of
the umbrella was beginning to stammer
out some excuse when the duchess cut
him short by thanking him very heart
ily and stated that she would not forget
it. Before the expiration of a week he
received from his acquaintance of the
Elysee an umbrella richly adorned with
silver.
A Cute Dog,
A Paris poodle used to hold in his
mouth the basket in which the foolishly
charitable put money for his master, a
blind street-corner musician. When the
beggar died the dog still came to the
same corner every day for almB, and
those who had been giving money to
htm, knowing the beggar had been
taken Bick, gave all the more willingly
to the faithful little dog, who nightly
took the money home. One day the
dog was found lying dead iu a cellar,
and under the litter on which he lay
stretched were $4000 worth of bonds of
the Orleans Railway, in which the old
beggar had invested his numerous alms,
and the cash the dog had begged since
his master's death.
Ingenious Sparrows.
A man in Indiana recently had a
chance to observe the ingenuity of spar
rows which were seeking a drink of clear
water. The clear water was too far away
from the swampy margin of the bank
of a streanl to allow them to reach it
readily, but weeds grew thickly along
the edge. Four sparrows settled on one
of these weeds, one above the other, and
their weight bent It over half-way to
the water. A fifth alighted further up
and bent It further down. Then a sixth
settled near the end and the whole stalk
came down level with the surface, and
they drank their fill without any diffi
culty or having to wade through the
muddy margin of the pond.
A Baby Couple.
Morton Prltchett, aged 14, and Sarah
Fausler, aged 13, eloped from Marlon,
Ind., about two weeks ago, and went to
White Pigeon, Mioh., where they were
married. Both children are small for
their age, indeed so childlike that they
rode on the different railroads for half
fare. During their wedding journey of
two weeks their total expenses amount
ed to but $10.75. The girl's parents had
the father of the groom arrested for kid
napping, but at the trial he was dis
charged. The youthful pair footed it to
Wabash, twenty miles, where they took
the train. Neither took a change of
raiment, nor any luggage whatever.
Digging up a Loaded Shell.
A few days ago, while a negro man
was engaged in digging a well in Allan
ta, he unearthed a thirty-two pound
loaded shell, ready capped, and around
which he had been driving his pick
quite a number of times. What would
have been the result if he had happened
to have struck the cap is the question
that now agitates that negro's mind.
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you will see good times and have good
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jSjOTICE !
In the Court of Common Pleat of Ferry County:
Willuam Jacobs vs. Matilda Jacobs.
To MATILDA JACOBS, Respondent:
Madam Please take notice that the Court of
Common Pleas of said County, has granted a rule
on you to show cause why a divorce a vinculo
matrimonii should not be decreed In the above
Returnable on last MONDAY of October next
. ,. . ,o, J. A. GBAY.SUerltt.
September 7, 1880.