V,
ALBANY, OREGON, MAY 10, 1872.
VOL. IV.
NO. 30.
Itto fkgfetrt
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ored inks. ir.ls. n Gordon Jobber, etc., we
uiv prating to "xmaeitfl kinds ojtprlitl
iii'i In n better manner, nhd lllty jier cent
cheaper tluui ever before oflterud In this
city.
Agent for Hie Kriflnter.
The following gentlemen are authorised
to receive and receipt for subscriptions,
advertising;; etc.. for Hie BKOUTKB;
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. I. Tompkins, Harrwonrg.
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BUSINESS CARDS.
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POWELL & I LIXX,
Attorn:i mid (uiuisrlr Ht Law,
M sum: Troll IX CltASCEItV (L.
j K.inn notary publle), Albany, UWjjdtl.
Collect Ions and toaveyanctts nrouiptlj ntp
len lelto, ' 1 i
.v. 11. C'BANUR. N. II. Ill Ml'UliKY. ;
Notary Put. lie.
crawor & in nintuEi,
Attorneyx ami CouiMellorH at I.nw,
AI.IIANY. OREGOS.
Oftkw in Piirrlsh brtuk, up stair. 5v4
EO. tv. tat iv, I. D.S.,
I i ltAIlCATK or CIM 1N
VT nati liental College,
makes Several y-wtrmt hn
pinv tt Stiths 4 I'laJ fur Ar
I fatal T' l-lh. tllso, does ai.i.
work in tlie line of liis profession in tbe
best and tno.d nproved metbod, and al as
i.-usonnlde m!iM us eon he had elsewhere.
Nitrons Oxide administered tor the jiain
less extract ton of tootli if desired. Otnce in
I'arrisb brick bloel., n)i slab's. Itesldenee
first lioustT(outli of Congregntionnl church,
fronting OUCOUI1 bouse block. j.i-ls
W. . JOXES, !.,
IIOnlEOFATHIC PHY SI "IAN.
OVVlvr. ON FIRST STREET, OS E door
west of Brottdttlbln, in Burkhart"s two
story brick (upstairs), over Geo. TnrrelPs
store. KbhDBKTK- Corner Sixth and Fer-.
ry streets, Al'iany, Oregon. 1 1U-T1
LEPFEL & MILKS'
vV ator"W"lxoolis
SPHERICAL FLUMES,
And Uenrrnl Mill .Unrlilnery.
J. F,
I1ACKENSTO. Agent,
8iv8
Albany, Oregon.
N'. S. Dl'Ikita. W. II. M'.TLUXH.
M. 8. niT HOIS Ac CO.,
HAVE ON HAND AND CONSTANTLY
receiving it large stock of
tSrorerl null Pnn'Mww.
Vood und willow ware, tobacco, cigars,
eonfectlonery, Yankee notions, etc., etc.,
wholesale ami retail, at lowest lutes.
Opposite H. C. Iliil Jt Son's drug store,
Albany, Oregon. 3tlv4
ALB AM BOOK STOKE.
ICstiibllslicd In 1HS6.
, A,
IN
Freoliiiid,
I EAI,EH
EVERY VARIETY
OK
km
1 niiscellHnnoiis hooks, school liooks,
blank books. stitlionery.
lo order at short notice.
Albanv, Dee. S, 1S70.
Iksiks imisn'ted
TL3t.l.Ci
Tt KWIKdi.
AM PREPARED TO DO ALL KINDS 1
1 ot nu nne; koepon liandnnd nmke to
order rnwhldo-licttnmed elinirs,Hnd snln
nliiK wheels. Shop near the "Man ollu
Mills." JOHN M.METZLF
. Albany, Nqv.'S, MUM M,'l'- .
ALBANY BATH HOIISeT
rilHE rNDERSIONED WOULD RK.
I ! cmioy nionn lliccilliensof Allmiiv
ii-.iU vicinity tiiut be has taken ebnran m.
mis estabiishmont, and by keeping J.
rooms and pnylnu strict attention to IhiIi ii
."".... inose wno niav ni
vor him niih their palronaac. Uaviinr
beretofoie urrieilon nothlngbat
I'lrst-clsKN Hair Di-rnning Nnloon.
f? offii'l "i 1vS,5i''? satisfaction to
all. ( 'hlldi'e.n's and ladlos balr mtly cut
mid shampooed.
Sept. IS-yll JOSEPH WEURER.
rnns! tvm rwani
THE HIGRK8T PRICES PAIDINCASn
tor all kinds of Film, bv
' ' ' ' RCA iv. VOPNG A CO.
Albany, Feb. 9, TJ-aaif
lir.Sl.NKSS CARDS.
JOHN CONNER,
B A N KING
AN D-
Exchange Of&ce,
AUUHYi OKKUOS.
TKP ISITS
RECEIVED SCBJECT TO
J 1 che,-k ut aiitlil.
Interest nlk.wcd on tinieaeposnsin n.
Exchange on Pnrtiiinu. son r run two,
and New York, for sale at lowest rote
Collections wadenad pronrntlyrmtwea.
Refers to II. W.Corbett, Henry Enilinjt,
Hllnklns boms from S A. M. to 4 I. M,
Alliuny.Feb. 1, 1871-iBvS
MARBLE WORKS.
nOKROE & STA1GEK,
Dealers in
Monumtul-i, Obelisks, Tombs,
Head nutl Toot Stones,
ICxeeuted in
California,
Vermont
Alatble.
and Italian
SALEM, OltEGOJf.
HltAM'H MWP AT Ai.IIAM .
j. Dow. B- CHASE.
JOtV A CRANE,
Healers In
Boot, Siloes, and Finding
AMIAW, OIIKUOX,
INVITE THE ATTEXTIOX OK THE
1. public to their lull siik-Ii of the latest
styles in geutleuien'S and youth's boots,
shoes, gaiters, Oxford lies, etc.. etc.. as well
us to the verv latest thing out in the line
of ladies- and misses' gaiters, bid mom is,
Newport ties, Antoinette buskins, and
muny oilier new and fashionable styles,
Just received lit the City Boot S; ore, which
Ihev w ill sell as rapidly as they inn ftnd
pim-lmsers who wish nrst-elnss e;oods ut
the most reasonable rates. They respect
fully invite von to come and see their
stock. Boots', shoes, etc, uindeor rejsdred
to order, and nil hwk warraMal.
C1TV BOOT STOKE, FIIIST STREET,
Flnt door Wekt or Kcglstcr Huild'i;.
473
I CITY MARKET,
FIBKT tSTBKKT, AI.IIASY, OKUUOX,
J. L. HARRIS,
PBOPItlETOR,
Iini.l, EKDEAVOU TO KEEP CON-
stantly on hand a full supply of
AI.I. KIXKK OF JlBATS,
Which will be of the very best quality. I
I n.' hnrbest market price imm tor iK'eves,
bogs and sheep.
Third door west of Ferrv, on south side
of First street. J. 1.. HARMS.
Albany, Dec. 13, 187M3V4
J. W. Van Ben BtJer.v.li M. B.,
WORH 1HUTOK,
SALKM : : : OREGOK.
if"Y long experience in disenses caused
Al by WORMS, cannot be BlliTOSSed by
any physician in Europe or the t'nited
Suites. 'Offlee rooms, Nos. 88 and 39, over
the Post Otrit. g$T Consultations mid
eaminnt Ions five tif elmrpe. 4u3(lin(i
Albany Collegiate Institnle,
ALBANY, OREUOX.
1
Wis INST1TCTION WILL REOPEN ON
Monday, scnlcmiicr 1, 1S71, with 11 corps
of teachers capable and earnest. Instnus
tion w ill be thorough and practical, and
die system of order unsurpassed. For pa
liculurs address
R. K. WARREN, A. M., I'residcnt :
Or, Rev. E. R.GEARY, D. P., Albany.
The Eyes! The Ears!
BR. T. L. ;OLBEK,
OrnIlNt and AurlHt Albany, Oregon.
DR. GOLDEN IS A
son of Ihe noted
old opibahuic doctor,
s. 1 . 1,0 den.
Dr. (iolden has had
experience In Hinting
the various diseiWH to
which the eve and ear arc subject, and feels
confident ol giving entire stillsfuctinn lo
tltft.1., wli.i I.lt... ......... f 1. ...... ; , ... .....I. ... 1. 1..
aire. ' ' TaMS
BR. E. O. MUTIt, DIE XT 1ST,
TAS LOCATED IN AL
II bany, nud is now ready
lo wait on the citizens of At
tinnyund vlctnitv.wiihn new
invention in dental work. It consists In
supiKirilnit the plate to the month without
OOVeflHtf the whole roof, as beH.(.iioiv
s, .', " """ 'v ncrr-toinro.
"'. w ' "V 'l'V ,v",."'s, '
- Jl .1 i and e.xiLinlnc lor themselves, i
Also. OlatCH lilemii.ft u. ml .-,...(..11..
bmken or divided. Twlh.nxtracte.d w ith
nut pain. Offlee over Tin-roll's store. All
work warranted. 7v
Paper-hanging, CMcenihilng,
BccoraUnf, c.
M. WADSWORTlf ..in i...
iT,u,Vir;cX:miiS,'?: ft :
. 1 . . .1 1,5 1,I.,II11M
SVfflS V,'.,;i',".y-..AU oik Fietnitci ;
.. ," J.a nurh fiTHffllTn. I
. i-... ... - v.' MiHi ner. nnn
JRfW at?
. ... . uiiiintinr Ol I ilJlK, Mivilfsv will i
receive prompt attanuou. 6"-!
11Y DAVID NEWSOM.
Many years ago, there resided on
Big Kanawha in West 'irjtiiia, a
wealthy, rescctablc gentleman
whom name was Steptoe. lie had
a darling Uatmilitcr asid three pons.
Miss Laura Steptoe was amiable,
beautiful and highly Jrcwniplished.
She
fas now seventeen years
" ,
iil'O. Several vntltw cent emeu mi
. co
sought ker baud in marriage, but
one yoWiff man Charles Morris
was the accepted lover of the eharm-
ing Lama. Mr. Morris bad asked
the eonseiit of her parents to their
marriage, and it was freely given.
Tlie time was setio July, ni.d many
peiwns were invited to the wed
ding. J wo weeks iiefore the ap-
nooded time tl.r the marriace of
Mr. Morris and Miss Steptoe, two
beautiful voini" ladies, sisters
:" .
..1:' . . T
wnose names were (. lanssa aim
.Mary Hilton, taid a visit to .Mr.
Stcptoe's. Tbo nextday after their
arrival there, was Sunday. The
three girl, in the forenoon, took a
,,l..n,.t mll, a, A finolln Arant
J
the Kanawha river, a ha:f miledis -
taut. They went into their long,
iamily canoe ; and thev were expert
in maww a canoe or skiff, and
0
the river was low and very calm, i breakfast, and others ot them were , All well here. Wife sen her love,
they had a line time of sport ttxn ' mending their moccasins. 7'lie girls j i'our old friend,
the river. They remained in the j dresses and shoes were ca;vful'y This letter and the nwnt'y wasTeal
canoo for an hour or more, and then brought along tor their use on their , lv a surju-ise. Glad for the oppoitn
. ' I jv 1 4 . , e i nity to escape from the t rcseetit City
went ashore.
1 dinner nine was at,
1.0, 1 o.l tiww ;.,....l...l f,. .-..tun.
. rTinu
direct. At three o clock I'. M., no
girls came home. Mr. Steptoe aiafylndians.
his family became alarmed, and
feared that the young ladies bad
gone to the river, and were drown-
ed. On searching for them, it was
ascertained that they bad gone into
the canoe, and had returned attain
to shore at a landing a little dis-
tance below. There were signs in
h.
the sand, the girls tracks, and In -
dian moccasin tracks. Then were
no sign of any blood, and tlie tracks
made off into the heavy brush and
timber land 011 110 path or road.
The Indians had been fought and
driven back towards UI110, several
years before this time.
The settlers had all le!t the forts
and 2011C OB
to their hinds, and
thee were but little fears about the
Indians. Several of the Chiefs of
the Miami Indians, had offered a
dozen of their braves five hundred
dollare each for the captitreand de-
liverytotheChiefiiofany beautiful
young white woman, not over 25
vears old Thorn bravoa bad ovmf.
ly and adroitly made their wav
across the country from Ohio, and
had arrived on the Kanawha. Thev
had watched the young ladies, and
when they came to shore, siezed
them. ne of the Indians spoke
broken English, and he assured the
girls, that no harm should come to
them, if they made no noise. Rut
if they cried out, so that the whites
should pursue and kill any of the
braves, then certain death shott'd
be their fate. He also acquainted
the gir's with the great honor which
would lie theirs, in marrying their
head chiefs. The party t."avclrd
rapid y all that afternoon and till
ten o'clock at nio-ht. Next morn, i
ing, the girls wore ordered to as
sume Indian dress, and moccasins.
For three days they all traveled as
far as the girls could endure to go.
7'hey lived on parch corn and wa
ter. The Indians treated those
. j,
J'""'1? ladies with marked respect
, . . .. '.,
and kindness. At night, each girl
, j I
was ncu lasi, aim utrui, uuu uic
thono-s were tied to an Indian on
- .i .!
each side, ho soon as the girls ami (
their captors struck out into the tor-1
... .
Mi KtM m,l a nrivate sic-
est aiushUiptoB made a pr.vaies.g-
nal to the other girls to do as she !
. . . .
WW QOIIHL I K wiw w uivttK n
n a , 3 I
U Wjf twig now and then,
These leaves would soon wilt, and
would direct their friends in their
pursuit after them. When it was
known tliat those young Indies
wore taken prisoners by the In.
dians, the alarm was raised far ami
near, and in two (lav's t:me, fiftv
. . " .
armed men, provisioned and mount
ed, had started in pursuit, deter-
mined to rescue the girls or die; in'
, . .
t. n'l.-.. i - y.. .
i -rr-f ""-j "" v
i ... i . ,
v " y ney naa
-
wtrottbe in the pursuit, as to
i keeping the trail, for the wilted
leavcs dincte(l them as signals on
the bushes. Near the Ohio river, on
the fourth Htoniiiig aftei the girls
wero captured, deliveranoe came to
them. Scouts had gone forward in
the evening very privately, and
found the Indian camps. AH the
. white men posted themse ves in a
halfei.de around the twelve braves
' in tbe mgbt, concealed beliiud huge
. .11 i . t i a
lift 1 in ... ....... . i it. -..n Imt a
i f, v ..
; mile behind, near the blurts ot the
riw The Indians arose very early
' and untied the girls, who moved
J off about lifty yards, and sat down
Oil B lo!?. 7'llCV lieVlT WCIC TO-
. . . ....
1 quired to cook or do any servile la-
bor, being intended for "Royalty."
! Some of the Indians were
some fresh meat, lately killed, for
... .. . 1 ..
: nnmi jns n nij;iiai nun
Cant AIoiTis tiftv rirles sent, their
c 1" .1 . 1 .1
j messengers of death towards the
1'hey all fell and the
J. , , A.
wards the smoke of the
girls raritowai
( rilles. They were joyfully greeted
j by their relatives and good friends,
' In the joy of the moment, but litt'e
: attention was directed to the dead
i Indians,
One of them was wound-
ed, but he crept off With bis rifle,
and went back on their trail a mile
! ...
, and a haH and bid himself. he
whites took the spoils of the enemy
1 . .
and started for home. Ihe girls
! were chid in their own garments.
. ,
! bach ladv was mounted on a good
j horse. Capt. Morris and his dear
; .tnss j.aura were nuing logeiuei m
front. When they came opposite
the wounded Indian, he fired his ri-
rle, and the ball pierced the heart of
j Charles Morris.
It was piteous to behold the
beart-ivnditio- sorrow ot J.aura Men -
toe. Many tears were shed on that
plot of ground the scene of so sad
aaevent. Six men aimed at the
i wounded Indian's heao, and six at
Ida bonvt TTo never ouai ed. hut
met his fate in Indian stoicism.
fr-i ; . ,i w.sf'harlMi tfof
Ihe remamsot poorl.bailes.Moi
: ris were taken home tor interment,
- . . -
Laura Steptoe never
mom-.1.1 ,1 in-
man led tun-
ing her life, and at her death,
which occurred only fifteen years
afterward she requested that her
body might rest beside her lover.
Roses bloom over their graves,
rcaee to their memories.
A French woman Is lieing tried for
Marseilles, and the testimo
ny of a dozen or more reputable wn , neutral tinting Oct ween nine and gray,
nesses convict her of possessing an ! 'llie dress ot the period, arranged with
"evil eye," slaying cattle, breaking . a view to ease aim comfort, under the
furniture, slinking houses "from turret j warm climate of Mississippi, itdnilnt
to foundation-stone." and living bly set off a charming figure. Take it
(hough the air on a broomstick with ; for all in all, it was a bright vision,
the case for which the gentleman on j one upon which I never expect to look
the th ing traX'ze is noted. A wo- again.
man, too. who bad the temerity to
strtke the soi-ceress jost ner cmgiion m
i-..i..i.....ii..,...,. .... . ...
a sulphurous wniriwmo. nun a iimn
who swore at her was rendered insen-1
Bible by the pavement on Which he
was walking leaping up ana sinning
him on the head. All this Is subserib- j
edaud sworn to by witnesses of
impeiichable veracity
A handsome young gentleman tvalk
ed
into nu Adams Express offliv. the
other day and desim to exprw a
liucsage oi iciieiJ. w i.oi.i , to w ooui
no desired to return mem
What :
re they worth ?" asked the clerk, j
wno. in making out ins account. (ie-
sm toknow what was the risk. The
young gentleman Hesitated a moment, j
KSLS? " "lMO ,
lm,ki,lpM, .pM .
We'l.
I eant eay exactly; buta i
s ago I thought they were
irw y si'iv
worth ahftiit Iblir hiuiflrad thafiuiiii
, .. " 7 , ' "' sunt n inn ui ri(rillim V
dollars," I" i t-llmbBr mm oselrvVaiMi a'r
Iran tbe Posthnmooi Papers of John
Hansom, Printer.)
THE !.(.. mix.
In the
J summer of 1 m was "lour-
iui it in tlie.itvr.t - n.ir,n,.
worklug on ii. Various uwn
scarcity of work. ami a SLil
.1
1 their vii
lieallliv season kent the i.-.,,." ,.t
1 !.... .;,'. ,
- ! for the Wanderew "f tcraft e rj??
m;rhlv (hsffustwl Willi sueli ! st n,. of
afffi ie: I r. . ; . .. . V' ' 111 ' T1'4 ot
I ........ . , a ii , , ... -, , )( , ... ... . ii.,u...
, suhoolmate, wlw wasai that lime pil
, llmsr a mi.-e 1.. i. ...
i..,,,.., ..i',.., ... ",
' loy i an. ior a sun-
anon ol some k in for .. M. i.
i ii -i .
earlier than I i : i ... .
followlue letter in renlv
-iMl.Mia.J V. .i . li e tw
Jn J1KA11 UANsOM :
N'onr 1..U..I-
inne mui at band. 1 am sorry to
hear you have been in (well miserable
hliik. yet glad, for. as If. tiu onluiocd
it. while I was reading vour letter, I
rewivwl a vMt from Gob Utivnls. of
Columbus, Mississippi, who told me
he was about starting a paper hi tluit
place, to advocate tbe ticket headed by
aehary Taylor for Ihe toreatdonov.
IblVlUC conversed with him in reoiiiil
I" Ins future plans, 1 bruited the ones-
iiSl SZtm'fZ.
lMn "is inqniries as to whether or
his
oo j ineA in n s tua ue nerson i
. ... . wwimh. uwhjii 1
nanuiHl Inm vour letter. Alter manv
interrogatories as to your ability and
I character (you may he sure I ndinted
I bdh
in the verv bliickest colors), mv
description pleased him so much that
I you may consider yourself engaged ;
i and In view ol this fact you will llnti
inclosed dnitr for ij I (HI, which the col-
III.1 I'l O III- tlll'lVMl., ... I.l ...... ........
j expenses. ' 1 1 "
Vouwlll report at Columbus with-
tliiuk Senator W is ut the hot.
j toui of this affair, and a silent partner
1 Ot tic colonel s III I uteri .ids...
aim nrearne tne up-country
air once
more, I was not dilatory in my niviw
irowns for leaving; soon the third
, day after the reeeint of C X '
' k''t I was on board a steamer bound
1 up the Mississippi forVkksburg, from
j which point I hoped to be able to
Stage it to Columbus
.uy coiijeelures proved lo be correct
as to the stage routes, but I little
dreamt of the "long and tedious jour
ney 1 had before me, or of the rugged
roads over which we had to travel,
else it is possiD e my bravery w ould
I lint tl'IVll i-M'I'l.ul III. 1 iSrt f.in iinUfoKnh
mt t out, luauiiglng to keep my
j at during the ride and troubled the
! various drirew we luid iroiu eacli li
jay as little as inxwlble. Tlie pleasure
1 0'.,llie last "ejvs-that only twenty
miles separated me from Columbus-
j still distiiictJr remember, not only
'"'u3'r . ' if
nig of a new field for operations, but
from an Incident that transuired.
j kid our holies.
and
sec
tion of our journey, when two ladies
were driven up to the inn where we
had stopped. By the movements of
the driver, I surmised that we were to
receive another passenger, which
proved to be the case. The youngest
ot the two ladies soon took her scat in
side, after having bid tier companion
Gobd-byc." As she did so, I heard
; the w ords returned, "(live mv
love to
, CLl. LT'S!
that the lady wno Iintl just entered
j - ; reWJ of the man with wliim,
. wag uppermost in my mind, untii tlie
"5 1 "ver awmpwiu ine sn.i-
den jolt of the vehicle recalled me to
my sense
I turned to observe the i
"ew passenger we had taken on board, i
,., lltV abont twai.tv.two
years of age she might have been
: ..... j r.,i. ..... .
iweniv-nve. ine nice was one nor. . "v ",c vim.m nueruwui, a n
.... , ....!,, ir
ensuj iuiouuii. lis loieuiiess i nu ... .....
coinpare to nothing I ever saw. Only! The hotel keeper was no exception
the pencil of a master could have done j to the class who cater to the traveler
il justice. The hair was of a yellow- j country towns. So soon asthe Col
id i' golden hue, bound iii the prevail- onel disappeared, he turned to me,
Ing fashion by braid and pins, yet 1 j m,' J'1"' f confidential wink, said :
could see where it rose, a if in rebel- "The Kurnel is a inu-er man. I
lion against tlie restraints, in waves
over her head, and I thought what a
sunny head it would be were it allow
ed to fall into natural ringlets. Her
eves were of 11 lH CIlliar inlor. a sort of t
turning to a lei low-passenger wlw
, ., . " . - . i
lunii ciuereo ine stage coacli at Jack-
son, aim wno nau toltl me that be was i
aoqtiainted in Columbus, whither he
wras also liouud with myself, I noticed
nun uis eyes were as intently bent ii-
on the beautiful woman who sat oppo- J
site as mine had been. AVhlsiKU'lnir. I i
asked him if he knew who she was?
"Yes," he answered, "that ladv is
the wife of Colonel Davids, a noted
politician in Columbus, He think
she is the only woman in the world
worth a thought. But I don't blame,
him. for she i assuredly a tine-looking
woman." ,
lurimig troni the speaker. 1 observ-
ed that our lady passenger was ttt !
tempting to read a !ook. which the
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slble. Yet slie apparently remained ;
occupied with it, jutying no attention
whatever to her" fellow-iwsseugers. ;
A '1mmiI i ua - ' ..5 u. '
(lid so, little by little the vision tio
eame more familiar. The face was
not a strange one. out to place it in
I , ., . 1 J- , pnzzie.
""t"K" my scn.iol-ilays m Metl-
vva-7 . I" oTti"'Prii awl hoys who
'!"' et I could not definitely
'mv tlie eountenance of our lady pas-
i Sellgcr. A diva in V stnnor curie over
! me. I thought I was back in the Bay
! 7 "P""- ",M 1 chwng.'t
little vellow-btlirisl ffiri over flMkk .!
.
meadowa; tliat when about to lay
imnos on ner. sue won d enn e mv
I bihsd with s meirv hmrh. Hnwkma
. , or "-p
, ! ""ul nea.in i eatitioi; reii.
! nut 1 Was siiililcnlv aroUSMl bv tbe
! "'"I'l'iiig of ihe conch, and the yell of
...v t.
As I became fairlv conscious I turn
ed to see where my fel low-passengers
were. They were gone; lint, upon' the
walk In front of the hotel w here we
iia.i stopped, i sinr itMj noiy snout
whom I bad been pnnllng mv brain,
in tlie arms of a tall, heavy-lstardfl
man. smiles of undisguised pleasure
playing upon both faces.
"Husband and wife," I mentally
ejaculated; "my future employer. " '
Not earing to remain at the hotel
where the coach stopped, I Inquired ot
one of tbe loungers at the door, as to
the locality where the contemplated
newspaper was to l. published. Hav
ing learned this. I set out to find it.
which I did. There were no Indica
tions that anything had been done to
ward pushing on the enterprise, as the
building seemed to be deserted. En
terhigit, all the doors being unlocked.
I found the tir-t floor Uttered with ma
chinery, thrown promiscuously togeth
er parts of a hand-press, mixed up
wilb parts Of a RltggW up-iile-d.mil
jobber, doing un-sttilrs, I found the
same chaotic state of affair. Case,
stands, boxes of type, some open,
some broken, as If done purposely by
tlie negroes who had carried the mate
riftl ln. I felt discouraged and hearti
ly sick of my prospects. As I stood,
like a typographic Marios, looking
uinn the ruins, I was startled by a
step and a voice.
"Is this Mr. Ransom
I turned and beheld the gentleman
w ho had taken aw ay the lady passett
pernf the stage coach, holding out his
hand by way of welcome.
"Yes, sir." I returned. "Colonel
Davids I presume.'
"At your service ;" and. without
waiting for a rejoinder, continued :
"This is a terrible mess l I am sorry.
Mr. Ransom, that we have not every
thing in good order; but whatever
help you may want, to get mutter
straight, don't be afraid to seek it.
lly the way, I have engaged two
young fellows, printer, to come here
and help you. If they suit yon, keep
them ; if not. act your own way. I
want you to suit, yourself in all' me
chanical arrangements that may lie
made. But yon must lie find by the
long ride you have had. It is a long
journey. Ron will feel belter in the
morning, however. Let us go down
to the hotel. I will arrange matters
there to suit yon. Come along.'" and
without waiting for an appeal, he led
the way.
The Colonel spoke rapid1)' and In it
sort of disconnected way; yet there
was a tone of gentility in his maimer
and speech thai spoke of guod-bived-ing.
lie was wry tail, slender, vet
graceful in his movements ; but the
most attractive feature of the man
was the bead, which was massive, and
indicative of a powerful mind, ills
dark grey eyes, while kindly express
ive, nevertheless bespoke a' will that
could not be conquered.
I'pon arriving at, the hotel, whither
I had accompanied him, the colonel,
as he was called, had a whispered con
versation with the landlord, a. id then
turning to tne, said ;
air, itansom, Jir. Walker
will take
good 're of you. May I expect you
111 morning!"'
Vwm my assuring him that I would
be at work on the following morning.
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reckon yon be going into the newspa-
per office with him ?'
'Yes, I replied.
'You know General Taylor, 1 reek-
Oil
. o. i wive nor. uia;
turned.
liotior,'' I re-
"Well, the Knruel's a great friend
of Old Zaeli's. Vas through the Mex
ican war with him. If he"s 'lectcd, I
reckon Kurnel David won't be left
cut in the cold."
"1 know very little about these mat
ters, Mr. Walker," I replied, observ
, , . ' .
"'S "w "? was (letennuied upon
uraniug uie into a conversation. "As
1 am very tired, I would lie obliged to
V011 it you would show" uic to mv
""
. Being
really fatieued bv tl... Innu-
ru'c a"d the eousfant loltiliB to whieh
il had been subjected in the sfa.'e
oaaeh, I sought 'mv couch, and wu
'00" on'"1 asleep,
' Cn the following morning I went to
'he office, and found the Two young
men, of whom the colonel bad mailiwf
waiting for me. We went to w ork in
earnest, and soon had the room dear
eo. and tlie stands put up. The work
of "laying" the type, putting up tin-
fWt etc., kept us employed toj
tnree (lay-
0 Saturday 'afternoon, the tMr-
teenth day of August. 1848, I ted tin
otHee hi complete order for beginning
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