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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1882)
A THRENODY OS GARFIELD. Tha full"Wlnf threnody hai Un writwn by Mi ll Key Blunt, a danghu-r of Fraud. 8. . Key, the author of "The Star tangled Canncr,' od hu jul b!n rweiiol from her bjr DitLop Hustingtoa of thiacilr. Mr. Bloat wu well knewn twenty rr go in Halumora, York, Bt-n and in Kurope, n public rr f lyrical poetry, nod li now rw!ing In WaU, How beautiful it wu to die ai he ba did, Miking a (lm around him hy tha (urea Of bit grat uI,0'mmnJnij peace from ttrile, And fhaii(tn, all the diorl into r-t A htaveuly iuuic heard u lite uVjiarU I How wonderful it wutliatth acxiu-M hate Which miiou him hruulit forth only loyal l.'re; Like torn hnly hell tint hfiujr ttrurk Kmoud.1. wiih'woodroua awertnem, sounding on Through all tlie aeea to eternity. How noble w.n hia Jauntluei lurtitu.W Which, aa he lay expiring, day ty day, Unit him almjft coutml hia (iwttny. And lxk ujm hia turtura with a auu.'e. Ilia life wart.'J in crrat intit-nre, wondrringly, Uia watchera waU.!ieJ hi.ii. Thoy were not aluue hia own jwple, but hia walchrr. were tit wnrM. From far oil ah ore and eaa with pitiful. fiad Teaminra toward him a hia aur went down. Kine time ten million il In hia own tongue PraTe to the Almichtf for on aiutle life; But be had na I'W nr heafen iu hi grvat flight To atoop aain to earth, and an GmJ took him, Like a K&r I. Md in more riccl iigbu And he it draj.au.! muIii'J-I"-ha come To hia drl prwnos. and, wi'.h adfirin care, Mjtioj in .1'D to the ro"-aird atram II lor pi, ia mournful aweot motio..iiy Rervaiol. a ther - him tep by !'p Throuth hrT.t tilda of rininj trodden grain Tbe laal hun reTcrer.Ue, P-ntly down Where atl tie turarea of earth are garnered at the I at. fnna ait i-,il'w form are rk-hlr riled W rtaiht, guUnda ol ihe laU yi Iih bloom Of la irrivt rimtwr, w.ia the rui'jii u Uir.il Of lift n Ireth cr- their tiiin leare ftaaner are tar.nl aroand kim.aLd the flag Wk drwpt moulting o'er lb luourniug Una. And rrrm afcr Wood oar land and like. Frvea the great world thai waUAed him won- denary Corn k;nd farewell and tender rympa'.hie. 1"i!t ha W.il her (; in ex err tn, As4 Kiar hara tla.mej him ounrade, hand ia hand. Faaat Va rereled him. 1t ka rrwananl Lim. Moihef .wite.chtalren and peopl w 4. o'tf h rc lUifUnd aoroaslevi hits Kindred by bl.wd. AU that are greal an I pJ, II a a hi BKraer While h lay, day by day, paning away. A Q-wen well eomf.irt in word of cheer, AaJ Avwvrtto lid on hi Ud bier. Ood ear the Vjoeen when her 14 hour it near Th Xorth wj h i by birth, TU South it h j by death I Ha ronoueretl It tuif, hnr rren.llv bme Oar long rUmd.. ttrile ; they are gone, and now rUandii g 'Lber we Uwk on hia pale dead fao. To whom hl g-reo.tli eloite.!, power more rrr at Than anr Kint '. Tf?ther we 'erere Thni;ety with wbi'h he laid it down Atlivl eoniniand. Together we ahull lore Htamemorf. ar.d each other lr hi aeke. And lr the heart ao hih that he "could hate no tnjn. Ood real him? He hi reeled hini! Nothing can "hurt" him nior. "Molhiogeaa touch huu furUir.M Mor Uin a Kin? b lie With th etmng bl of ih world' homaje, Kull on hia chrd eye. American, Urn in lh forttt, The great luke f rhiru aigha. Add Knglan I, frowned and a-ejitend, LoToa him uhe due, II tuuiiht in the deathly Tullcy Kmm morn till th l of aun, Till ight v day dad run, The he folded hit anna, And hia day wat done. Ok,lh bloom i ntT li e paitie, Tb butU'rtly'a chunce ia brcun, The pine rone Itoweia eternal, Th angle haa a aitl lo th tun I Syracuse Journal. TUB (OtllT OF JriXJK LTMII. Tano ! Tano ! Tano ! Tanh ! Tano ! TakuI TanoI TanuI Tano! Nine alow, heavy Mrokoa, enolt one allowrkl to die away before tho nrxt won Htruck, on the grtt gong hanging on the porch of tho hotel. Tho liarnh, elanging aouud wan heard from ono end of tho Uuleh to the other. The uii n in the ttr.rvt.s, if stroola they could le cal!el, otopped, couuteJ the atrokea, ami then, turulug, hurried to tbe hotol. A curious change wu pro duced in them by the aoumla, Sootty, mho wai tolling an rxcrtitiatiugly funny atory to I'hll lloloher and the" major, alio ut the wny in' which hia 't bull dog had put an end to the cawr of a captive eayoto, btcame anddenly grave, and to thia day the ud of that story reiuaina nnUdd. "I reckon thev'te keU'hed him," twid rb.il, aa he finiued counting tho strokes of the gong. SH)e art," aaid the gentleman ad rryst. "Let'a go up thar." tVlonel Cardover, whohad lwn joak ing to"JudK" Blakootou and Hill Mr, tlie Snperinteudent of the "Giant of tho AVeat,' on tho subject of tho etToct of a etnnpTof ore diovorf d that morning upon the price of the nt.iek, ct'aied hia remark upon "Buyer !M," and with a meauing glauce at his companion, walked with thorn in silence dowu the atreeL In a few minutes the great, r part of the men in the Gnlch were gathvtvd on the porch of the hotel. The centre of interest scmil to bea.light, qitiet l.Hik iog man, w.tu gray and aleody e.ve.i, thin lip and a gcutlo voi.-o. Huu tlio Jude atidrtHKl whoa he went ni the Mops with the simple nory. "Weil, Jiwk?" "I ketcbed lum, Jelgn, uver'u Tu rlnmne. I nearly kille.1 Ilia two critter ridiu after him, but when he come round the lrnd, I covered him with the nhoot '' irm an aaid, 'I guess I'll call the frame, Jim, an' Lo threw np his hand, lie hadn't no chance, you know, for the kearda were aloe lied on him and he knowed it. I took hi wcapous and kinder tiod Liua up an then fetched him ver." "Where Uhe nor, Jack?" aaked the Jadge. "Staked in the back yard with Hank and lihody covaria' bint with their irons." "Did he M njlhing joa come alonr ...u .. U di,!. Thai ia .T.'L.in' .emr. W. wai ...-.i.i. ai.An!li! cotalonir iDlen La- ' rri ;ih lha font I el vnion iun iiuii'k iuu w,u . r- - va Jai-k Martin, a aelf-arpotnteu bner iff of IUttlonak Gnlt h, an.l the Jim alln.lo.lto aa Jim Blake. To put it miUly, Jim UUke wa a prominent e' t .. c.;-. f Tnnoh Titi. uriuuer ui iuo , v ; - c - r I,. not in an arpearanee at tho Gulch waato a cortain. extent (LronJeJ in mystery, mnrtm Ilia MrOfl, TlTinr IU lllO lliUD UU ami il was the opinion of tuose wno know l.im that he had aome obiection lo having hia past allndl to, ever aicce iI.a timA I n hinted as much to Block Sandy Jlacpherson by ahooting at him for asking, "What was your name, Jim, fnr Ton coma herel mere waa a rnmor afloat, how aUrWd no one know to the effect that Jim Blake was identical wnu iwfii nu';"'t' in Knnlliern Texas, who WM known 10 have contributed heavily to local grave- 1. lnealitioa! lint a the Texas desperatlo had been a man who lAIUI) IU . , tl 1 i. "ini-inrT mi m an in fmm ihin.l a fence with the aid of a u..i u v..,i.t .l.nt.trnn and as Jim. whatever hia fault mifiht be, alway t ... ,i,,. ..r w T,ralAl,lr alan - derons in character. t a;. rnt boa.1 however, anr iexas i ..,.i,i..k Jim Tllal-A'a ronnta- i ,..,i.io.. hr.t with a revolver. tlUila MAji-JaV mmmm m P wit a mind keenly alive to insult from those who for reason tie best Knew k;..'f nn.nlco1 him. a heart -.;..!, .ti t nt .V rink from mnrder. Jim .i. .i..nnnMn, an m.livi.lnal aa one would meet in a long day. And yet bennoueationablv had qualitiea which u auu.it as uaukiiwu. were verr attractive. He waa generous .il. il, ,hnf trenenMiTT wuica iiwiti IIM.I.J mi mnr1, an. 1 a d easanter i u .mm. u " 7 r . . mtitKia itit u w a-t ..n i.n h. ..a in a iriwl torn ner. it ICtW, WMVM i.V w r ' i l c I l. l II n lu waa uar.i iu uuu. auu ith imiii il.at Jim was eenerallv cool- umi whan h waa sober. Let him take two or three elassea of whisky, how- ever,- and he was about aa ugly as a man could be. Tbe cause of hia arrest by i,. i-.v r.rtin wa n ahootinir acraoe k,rtk ti . .1 euen nJ Knt a few dava be- fore, in which be had ahot an inoffensive individual called Bill Johnston. The offence given waa a remark by the do- mul tn th effect that he considered Jim' famou aorrel horse, "little mor'n Nnu'" a term which, when aDolied in t.rr.ri,l, ia ahnnt the most onnro brious one which can be used, in the mind of a Weatern man. Shortly after saying thia Mr. Johnston a acquaintance ship with horses terminated suddenly. It waa the first murder which had been committed by Jim, and would probably have been passed by and condoned had it nnt Wn that bnt a few dav before he had Mioken verr disrespectfully of "COG" i)i nnnnlar name for the court of Jodge Lynch. The ahooting coming 1 while the community ' mity waa stiu smarting i nnder the remarks applied by Jim to an institution which was looked upon at the time 57 aa being a kind of judicial fetish, it was resolved that if the mur derer could le brought back Judge Lvnch should ait upon the case. Jack Martin, a partner of the deceased, promptly volunteered to induce Jim to retnrn through the porsuasive argument of a shot-gun, and tho result of hia mis sion has already bcon announced to the reader in Jack's speech to tho jndgn. From the porch tbe party, with Jack leadinc; the war. adjourned to the yard, and there, npon an upturned noil keg, eat Jim, his wrists bound to two posts alxmt five feet apart. Lazily loaning against a post was Hank Fuller, with hia revolver in his hand, talking to tho prisoner, while lUio.lv walked np and down bnt a fow feet away. "Got bark, Jim, have ye?" began the judge, as be approached. "lwvkon I have, answered Jim with amile. "Suppose GOO'll kinder show what they kin do now; won't they Judge?" "Sbouldn t wonder, lou badut ought to have shut Billr, Jim. A quieter ritter never stepjied on two feet." "Wai, I were drunk at the time, and no man as is full is troin' to stand by and hear a rale eastern hone called no cay use. You know that yourself, Judge." 'The jury 11 have to cide that, Jim; and 1 gtiees we'll have the court right off. Soein ai how must on ns is here. ill you take stithiu', Jim, 'fore the trial com- mencesf "Don't mind if I do, teeiu' it' you. Gimme a sour." Wlulo the barkeeper was mixing the drink the "judge" turned to the quietly attentive group, and began to speak: "lieutlemen, there aiu t any need for me to tell you that the pris oer, Jim liUke, him as yon see staked out afore ye, has been guilty of tbe unlawful hoot in' of Bill Johnston against the peace of the State of Californv in general. and thia here gulch in particular. Nor it ain't neceotary for me to say that it'a the 'pinion'ot most of us as how Jim Blake ought to be tried for hi crime. ' It's mostly the custom in such cases, and provided for, to have a court, and to allow the prisoner Uie Wuefit id counsel; Icaatmine if he can find any one aa don't believe he'a guilty, to take tlie ottlco. What is your pleasure in the premises, gentlemen?" "Uood speech, Judge. Here a Inck to yon, said the prisoner, as he drained, the gUbuTthe larkoepcr held to his hps. I move Ju.lt;e blakeaton preside over tins court, said a voico id the crowd, au.l au aihrmative murmur t-.sli- lied the genoral seul. I m willing, aaid the "judge. "IUr- beepcr, if you'll bring some kegs out here, aud some of you boy put them ilanks on cm, we 11 have seat for the jury. lhe arrangements of two rows of planks in the ahape of a was soon made, and the "judge" took hia aeut at the apex npon the only chair in the temporary court. Certain men in the crowd inorisl naturally to the front and sat on tbe boards with the air of those who had been there boforo. Opposite the "jud;;e" sat tho prisoner, and on either side cf him were the two gaard'an. each with hi revolver in hi hand. The day wu clear and bright, and from where the pritoner aal he could aee the irregular outline of the houses in th eamn and behind thera the hill towering high into the blue akr. 'It will be tiecesary to have a proae- cutor, aaid tbe "ia.Ure." Itlueea I'll do for that." aaid Jack lUrtia. "Got any objection to mm, Jim? asked tUB'joage. I "Vnn) aa I know on.' ",rr well. WboU Tolnnteerfor the I defenso?" naked ht honor, glancing, IheiiDoke. aronnJ the circle. There wai I Z ; . , i a Hem I miencfi. - 1 "Uonuemen, souio one mas ueiuuu the priaoner. I Agiun sUence, broken at List by Thil Belcher. 1 "X ain't Terr much on tbe talk, but i . 7 , . , i .'! .I.nt Li am im min hnni elm I W VU IBWUU ' I " " " w n out saying one worJ for him, anyway, Ko ef yon, Jcig", will. k el Jimaintgomo oujecuon, x u uu; i iur oneti "I ll hike von, old man, sa' glad to do so," tu Jim remark-. The "judge noddod.ond rim. waueu into the open space. "JeJiio"said the counsel lor tueue' fence. "I'd like to talk to Jim for bout a minute, an' ef this court '11 adjourn an' take a drink, I'll be all ready whijn they get back. "Well, it ain t exactir regular, dui .Innno bnt what it mizht be done. bat , -, , a does tbe counsel lor Uie people aay r i mpiin tii 11 mi ni sY. I "Me ?" aaid Jack. "I am t got no ob- I iection." "Thia court stande adjourned for a I lonirenonch time to linnor. iiank and Khody, you can let .Tim Ulk to Phil, bat vou re enonsioie lor an iuu drinks will be broncht out to yon And no aavinff the "indge rose from V the bench, and taking the arm of the foreman, oi me jury iuu iuo uy im the store, followed bv the crowd. In about twenty minutes they all re I tnraed and once more took their seats. i . , The "judge," after lighting a cigar, and settling himself in his chair, nodded to Jack Martin, and 6aid: iire away. i jiiit u imi-in; iud iuu., " . .... . nsinir. "on Thnrsdar last Uie prisoner, . . w - Tl'll Jim H ake, laid out my partner, iiu I . . - .I'll I Tnlirwt-in ami we lia.l to UUrT DOOr XSlil i - on t ndav in consekence. inere weren i no reason for the sbootin' aa I can aee. 1 were there, an all I hearn were Bill I aay aomethin bont a caynse; an lor aayin- tuat lie got snot, an ouriea ou( in I the woods. Its mr opinion mat Jim I Blake outrht to be hune. "Gentlemen of the jnry, the case is be- fore you. Thil, ef yon ve got anytning to say, say it now, or lorever alter noid I vonr tongue, "In course I've got something to aay, I Judee: that a what I m here lor. uen tlemen. I don't deny aa how Jim shot till V. but 1 must aay as ne nau some excuse. Jim bad licserea np consiuer ble, and when Bill 'lowed that ar aorrel boss weren t no morn a cay use, Jim fired. It don't seem much for a man to say a hoea is a caynse, but you all knows that callin a critter suen a name aa that ain't no compliment, no way you can look at it. An' we all knowa Jim'a orit- tor is rare Lastem stock, and no misuse, 1 leave it to you whether yon'd stand by an near your sioca lusuaeu. x uuu i your believe you would. 1 m anre you wouldn't! I wants you all to know what I mean. I ain't defendin' the shootin' not one mite; but lm savin that Jim bad some excuse for gottin' mad. Be sides, Jim were drunk, at the time, an' von know, an I know, that it takes a site leas to aggravate a man what's drnnk than it does a man wnat a sober. ow, Jim' critter " "Ilave you got witnesaes, Phil? asked tbe court. "'Bout every one here is a witness, I guess, responded the counsel tor tne accused, ' lm going to as jaexsome questions, though." 'lou can t make the attorney lor me people a witness," said the Judge. 'What a the reason 1 cant.' aKeu Phil. "Wern't he there an aa he says himself, didn't he aee it all?" 'In course I see it, remarked Jack Martin; "an' that's the reason why I want Jim hung." "I objects to his making tbem kind of remarks to the jury. Tends to kinder prejudice their minds," aaid Phil, with great gravity. "That objecticus seems to be fair, an I rnle that the counsel dry up on that kind of talk," said tbe court. 'Look here, Judge. If I atnt to say what I thiuk 'bout this thing I might as well bo down on the Bay, ' urged the concsel in question. "Seems to me, broke tu tuo prisoner, "that Jacob's 'pinion on getting me hung might as well be said as thought. Every one knows what he thinks." "Is this a conrt or not?"aaid the judge, with some emphasis. "If it is, I'm going to rule as I choose, an' I don't proiose to let no li'yer dictate to me. Gentlemen of the jury, ain't I right?" 'Waal, drawled the tore man, "ef a jedge is a jedge, he ought to be a jedge. hbuttin vou up, Jack, don t hurt the case a bit," "Seem to me," said the counsel for the presecotion, "that we're kinder wan dering from the subject. The question is, is Jim Blake guilty, and shall be suf fer for his crimeT "That'a true," remarked the Judge. "Phil, have you anything more to aay." "Nothing more than what I ve said. It seems kinder hard to harg a man for de fendin' his hoi whea he's drunk." Yen're out old man," pnt in Jack Martin; "we're not tryin' Jim for defend in' his hos, bnt we're tryin him for shootin' my partner Bill, a waa buried in the woods Friday. But I've said all I want to 1out the case." "Gentlemen of the jurv," began the eonrt with great solemnity ."you've heard w hat counsel have to aay bout this ca-e. There ain't been anv testimony intro duced to speak of, bat I donno aa that' neoessarv, m-eiug aa how we wl know Jim hot 15.11 v. And there ain't any dis pute alout tlie catiM of the fdiooting. Now, 1 11 allow that Billv, tho deceased. hadn't no canso t sitak as Le did, an' I'll allow that whit be aaid was calcu lated to make Jim mad, 'specially as Jim was druuk at the time. Still, it seems to me that nobo.lv but Jim maJe Jim drnnk. Suppose he had gone out while drnnk. au' tell into a shaft and broke hi leg? Io you a'poae the companr woeld have paid hjra anythicg for hia leg? Not a cent. Why? lxvause te would not have fallen into the shaft if sober, for Jim has got too much sense to do any thing of tbe sort. Similarly ,if be shoots a nun wben he' drank, he aint going lo get off. Hia drunk doa't excuse him in one case any more'at ia another. An' you've got to take the drink Jim pnt into himse aa being in its effect a part of Jim. If BiUv. the deceased, had made Jim drunk, thtn Billy would have had to stand the racket an' get hot. Bnt being a it' different, it'a different. I aint cot anything to av acainst Jim personally, but I think men ought to aee that they can't get drnnk in thia camp, and plead licker aa an exense tor wnni wey uu. v,uu i aint no excuse. Gentlemen of the jnry the case ia in your handa. I'd suggest if you want to consult, that you might aa . . I . a A - - it..l'a weu adjourn to tuo sireei, iua empty just now, and 111 commit any man for enntemul as follow you. The iurv rose. and. headed by their gaunt foreman, climbed the little fence and walked np the street. The specta tor gathered themselves into little groups, and tulked in low tone to each other, while Hank and r.nouy bwouo carelesslv up and took their position on each aide of the prisoner. The setting sun cast long pencils of light through , 1 . n : . i m Tl.a in.l rrn" leaned I1IQ IJUITUIIU ttlit AMW J i. back in his seat, and rested his head on his hand, while the half-smoked cigar dropped from hia listless fingers. Five minutes ten minutes a quarter of an hour passed, and then the j'nry were seen coming back, marching in orderly fashion, two and two. A they entered the rard from the store the "judge" called the court to order, and when they had taken their seats said: "What is the verdict?" "Onr verdict is." said the foreman rising, "that Jim wane ue Birnng up iur the killinir of Billv Johnston. "Jim." said the judge, "you nave heard what the jury say. Have you any thing to say yourself? "N'othinff. iudce. The kearda is stockod an' I'll nasa I reckon." "In that case I sentence you to death, an may God have mercy on your aoul, amen. Whore would you like to be hung?" I aint noway particular ooui mat, Jndire" "Seem to me." said Jack, "we migut as well hancr him in the woods where Billv is buried." I don't see no necessity for that, There's a tree out by Benson a black smith shop as '11 do," suggested the iudce. "Bovs. vou untie him an we ll mosey down there an' get this thing throneh with right away." Hank and Khody untied tne prisoner, and each taking l taking him bv tbe arm, led tbe way through the store. When they got to the door leading to the porch, Jim suddenly gave a wrench which loosed hi left arm. Striking Hank with the free hand full in the face, in a second he was free and running down the street at fnll peed. It was a gallant effort for liberty and it would have succeeded had it hot been for one man, Jack Martin, who. instead of eoimr thronch the store to the street, had climbed the fence and was sitting on the top rail when Jim broke away. Throwing himself clear of the fence and beyond the edge of the porch, he drew his revolver. For a rea ond his hand holding the leveled weapon seemed to hesitate, and then a loud explosion and Jim Blake gave a bound into the a)r, ran a few steps and ien over on one side, shot tnrougn tue nean. Jack had been destined, apparently, to avenge the death of his partner with his own hand. Thought In t Dog and a Wasp. A small-sized but fleet running dog chased a large raccoon from a wheat field, and overtook him on the bank of a creek, about a rod from the water. The rac coon faced the dog and sat npon his haunches for battle. The dog seized him just below the fore legs in front and tried to shake him, but could not, for he waa heavier than the dog. Tbe animal immediately set his long, sharp teeth in the aide of the dog's head and clasped him in his claws. The dog, whining ith pain, tried to pull away and shake off the raccoon, but was held fast, when he turned lo the creek and dragged the raccoon, which still clung to him into the creek, where he held him under water, adroitly keeping hia own noso out, till tbe raccoon became so exhausted mat the dog shook him off, aud then seized him by tbe throat and mastered m. The occupant of a room witn tne door open into the street was startled one day by tho entrance with a buzzing noise, of a large bluish wasp oi tne Kind which captures spiders to place in their nesta for their growing wasp to feed upon. After flying around the wasp went to a corner of the room whero a large house spider had made a broad web near the ceiling, with a long close hiding-place extending down iu the cor ner, lhe wasp new under tne weD and examined this hiding place closely, apparently to see if the spider was at home, aud then, aa if sati&ned oi mat fact, flew out into the room and return ing, dropped down on the center of the of the web, buzzing and fluttering like a caught fly. Thereupon the spider rushed out in great baste to capture his prey, and as soon as be came wimin reach tbe wasp picked bim np and netv away with him. W as it reason or in stinct that caused the action of these two animals nnder the circumstances? Rochester Democrat. A Tflttj Aniwer Turnrth Away Bore. The man who travels on a railroad and sits down by the side of lone females hile laboring under the impression that h e recognizes a likeness in their faces to his wife' aunt's cousin met his match on one of the roads in this vicinity lately. He sat down in the half of a seat, the other half of which was occupied by a ploasant-faced young lady. Hia first question was: Pardon me, miss, bnt is your name Jamea? I have a cou sin of that name whom you greatly resemble." No, sir, was the reply, my name is not James. But, pardon me, is your name Zinc or Copper?" ".me or Copper? No ma am, said the astonished man. "What led you to uppoee I had snch names?" txeue me, was the qmet replv, Cut I thonght you must be first cousin to a bras foundry." Tbe man fell over two seats and kicked bird cage half war down the car in his haste to get to the smoker,, while tht young lady smiled a gentle smile behind r handkerchief. It was proof o: the the old adage that a witty answer tnmeth away bo rea, 'Gstlf man of the jury," aaid a blun dering counsel is a suit about a lot of hop, "there were just thirty -aix in tha drove. Please remember the fact thirty-six hop; jnst three time as many aa in that jury box, ganUemaa. Th counsel L.La't gala hia case. cats ousrrs fate. The spioo of romance linger around and the reedy horea or JJeiaware uy, h flt hrnnd beachea of Cape May and Cape Henlopen. In the days of yore i ,t..f nntf charms the tbe same snn anu e - - . .i f tlm civilized world eye ui muiimuu" - - - . . then had none to view it but the Indian that time and progress nave swep iu eternity. Children oi uie uu . ti.;.. ,a fit. enninaniocship for air the ocean's mugniflcence.and in their simj i:,. ,1. - nntiiinrr to sadden c ile old Hit) liil'IW Wo il w ... "o . ocean'a talo until the white mon came and ruined the happy picture that nature had wrought. , , ... Wheie there was strength and health ho brought drunkenness anu ui-. for the Creator he overthrew, and falsehood, dishonoHty, murder and impiety were taught by the stronger, whose evil deeds planted the seed of that dissointion wnicu ui- mIiaImaiI 1.a Tn.lian rrtHft. nr i,o tmti. nf hi tho following tale 4 4'J a isa-s is an instance, showing to what extreme the savage nature runa when once the ImntA m(m,1 ia llTl ntjV In the summer of 1031 the Dutch West India Company founded, through meir accnt. i)e V nes. a settlement near u tn rill tl. rt what ia now called Xew creek, near Cape Henlopen. Ie Vries' Knit iinn urna Ilka that of all the other settlers who had preceded him on the Bliores ox tuo Delaware, lie omit ile.l it with' a palisade. in order to "trade" more effectually wi i suiaviivuu - a --- ' ith a Tmliana. Tn the autumn ho I re tnrnn.l in Ifnllnnd. leavinOT the Colony iri.inh ennuiKte.l of about thirtv persons wf.ll annnlied with stock anil all that norfninxil in acrinnllnre. He appointed a rlirentnr nf the settlement during his absence one lilies Unset, a stoni.swnrtuy Hollander, whose natural energy quaii fied him for the position. Giles had fiery and ungovernable temper, am H. ft wi tnl.l. had lad him into diffi culties at his native town, and had com pellod his departure to more roomy r. I i i,i.n Kevprtheleaa ha hud. notwith at,in,linff tlm creed of cain that classed " O D t him nninnf tlm adventnrous settlers of his day, a certain sense of justice and an unbounded patriotism that won for .. .. ... him thA rnanect OI niaieilOWS. kttar 1ia ilennrtnrfl of Da Vries. the colony continued ita operations among tlia Tnlinna nn1 soon a thriving trade flourished in peltriesof every description the curency, oi course, rum, wuicu cir culated widely among the red men, and with the usual result. Every new moon tl.o Tn.lmna carhered m lurtre numbers at Fort Oplantlt, as it waa cauea, uring inc with them their Bouaws and children . . . . ., ii , . ami tlirt rr.nl in it over, thev scattered along the beach, watching tbe rolling surf or rending the air with their cries as they swam, with naked bodies, among tbe breakers. These peaceful reunions, however, were not destined to last long, on.l nut. mnrn than three months had rmfisp.l lefore tha events happened that we are about to relate, and which ended with tho destruction oi me wnoie cot ony. Among th) visitors to the fort was a beautiful Indian girl about eighteon years of age, the daughter of Sakimas, one of the chiefs. She was beloved by a young brave of a neighboring tribe, and was accompanied by mm on every occa sion that tho tribes visited the fort. His affection for her was evidently unbound ed, and she was hot slow in returning it as he lavished npon tier all the barbam, Rifts that his tngeninty conld suggest. The day's work over, he would come to where she was sitting with her mends, amoug the trees, and together they would walk nmong the beach, renowing their vows and forming their futnre plaus. 'Not long shall the daughter of Sakimas wait," he would say. "In five moons her warrior will tuko his seat among the councils of his tribe, and then she will come to the lodgo of plenty that will bo built for us." Alas for the course of true love. The beauty of the Indian maiden had also captivated tho heart of burly Giles Osset, who fouud means, from time to time, to sieak to her, in spite of the jealous care of Minkas, tho young lover. Osset loaded her with presents of beads, cloth and glass, and noon the simple mind of the young girl was turned by the glittering picture of the home in Holland to which lie promised to take her if he would consont to marry him. She began to receive the attentions of Minkas with coolness, and finally dis carded him altogether. Pride kept Minkas from betraying his jealousy and anger, and he said nothing to Sakimas, tbe latter imagining that the presents his daughter received from Osset were intended as a compliment to him as chief, and was pleased accordingly. Uevenge, however, rankled in the young Indian's heart, and a grim smile crossed his features as a passing runner one morning brought him the news that the daughter of the chief, Sakimas, had disappeared from her father's lodgo the night before, and conld nowhere be found. "Now," said he, "shall the white chief meet his doom. From me he has taken the moon of my life, and from him shall I take his iower and riches." W ith these words he hastened to the lodgo of Sakimas, and found the chief meditating gloomily as he awaited the return of those he had sent out to search for the missing girl. Near him sat the mother, her -face hardened in expression, bnt neither of these impassable children the forest showed by any gitrn the sorrow that was consuming them. "Why gtieves my father? said Min , bending his fiery eves on the chief. 'his daughter is near him still. In the fort of the paleface she has her abode, and will return to her father as soon as the white chief haa cast her off." With an exclamation Sakimas leaped to his feet, and, grasping his tomahawk, ivanced threateningly toward Minkas, ho stood with folded arms. "Wretch." cried he, "come with me to the whiu? man s fort, and if I find not my dansrhter there, this day is thy last!" He then strode away towards the fort, followed by the willing Minkas, but aa they arrived near the building they saw a sentinel, with hia musket, pacing back and forth before the door in the palisadea. This the Indiana had never aeen before, m it wta a precaution the guilty Osset, who feared aome retaliation on the part of the Indian lover, and did not wiun to be taken unawares. He 'did not know, however, the terrible consequences that hia cendact would have cor did he know of the severity with which offenses like bis were punished among the Indians, otherwise tha fort would have been strongly guarded. A it was, the presence of the sentinel was proof enough for the old chief, who enraged, turned to Minkas and pointed to a largo post that stood before the bnildiog, and to which was. attached a largo sheet of glittering tin bearing the Dutch coat of arms. "See," said he, "the charm that the paleface has pnt up to guard himself againht us, go and teat it off, thut wo may have the spell with u at our war council." Minkas obeyed and bounded toward the shield, which ho hacked off with a few well- directed blows of hia tomahawk. As the metal fell rattling to the ground Oaset himself appeared in the doorway, with the Indian girl close beside him. A cry of anger broke from his lips as ho beheld this unintended insult to his native land. Drawing a pistol from his belt, he ordered the soldier to fire at the offend ing Indian. At the samo moment the two reports rang out, and Minkas, with out a sound, fell dead. Osset then turned to the girl, who wild with tenor and grief at the death of her lover, had sunk to the ground, and dragged her into the fort. In the meantime Sakimas had re mained as if petrified while these events were transpiring, but as Osset disappear ed he gave the war-w hoop, and hurled his tomahawk at the head of the soldier. He then turned to run to his camp for bis warriora.but his whoop was answered by one of the two parties of Indians that he had sent out to seek hia daughter. They were on their way back to tho camp after thoir unsuccessful search when they were attracted to the edge of the woods by the reports of the guns, and came bounding across the open groond as they saw the dead body of Minkas lying oy tho fort. In an instant a terri ble scene began. The Indians discharged flight after flight of arrows at tho settlers who came running up from their work in tho fields. Only a few of theso were armed, and all fell easy victims to the leroaay oi me inuiuns, wuo jkh iuem dead and dying upon the Held, and then turned thcii attention to the fort, from which Osset and a few of his men had kept up a steady fire from the beginning. Tbe Indians, reinforced, advanced to tbe palisade and crouched close beside its walls in order to escape the bullets, while their chief, with his own hand, applied &re to the posts. In a short time the palisade was burn ing at several points, and as one portion after another fell, the Indians ran in with pieces of burning wood and threw them on the roof of tho fort itself, or placed them against its walls. As the flames crept up Osset and hia compan ions tried to extinguish them with buckets of woter thrown from the upper stories, but each attempt was met with a shower of arrows, that drove the men bock. They then saw that their only chance for escape from certain death was to make a bold sally from tho building, as a large quantity of powder was stored on tho first floor. Opening su.li.euly the heavy door.they rushed out, followed by the girl, but although the men used their muskets with good effect as they retreated, they were overpowered in numbers and their bodies shot full of arrows, Une of these missiles pierccu the head of the girl, and sue mil wnn the rest. She feared the terrible death by torture that awaited her if she were captured. In the meantime a number of the Indians hod entered the fort and were busy in throwing out the valuahlo bales oi peltries and oiuer stores pueu wnuiu it, and these were so intent upon their work that thev did not notice nor thiuk of tho narrow tongues of flame tat be gan to creep along the barrels of powder. As nearly all of the Indians were thai engaged when the explosion took place.a largo number of them were killed by tue flying timbers. Nevertheless, Sakimas, as ho led the remnant of his band back to his lodges, thought of nothing but the revenge he had sated, and ho gazed with grim satisfaction upon tne scaip oi Osset that he held in his hand, when he thought of the dishonor that had be fallen his child. Thus ended the first and only settle ment of the Dutch at Cape Henlopen, and Do Vries, on his visit to tho place in WAI fnun.l tlm bones nf his slaugh tered comrades whitoning the ground at the same spot where they had fidlen. Philadelphia Star. Fighting Willi a Whale. Mr. Jos. W. Mead, of this city.is nor on board the bark Hercules on a 7hl inir vovntra. His ship was off St.Helena on the 2ith of October,1881, from which place he sends very interesting letters w one of his relatives in I'ougbKeepsie. From it we. make the lollowine extracts. 'On the Cth of June last we raisea ivl.nlAa nn.l vr.f il.am oil in fdvnrite OOSi' tions, when we lowered our boats, and in a short time our second mate struck one. In a few minutes after, the whale cangni the boat about in the quarter and com pletely chewed it up. Mr. Luce, the chief mate, when he saw our signal from tho ship, sent a boat and had the cre picked up, took the line, and still Bai the whole fa. The third mate also i i . l. Ti-lialp three' times. The fourth time the whlae caught and smashed bis no into firewood. The eteerer was killej1' bnt the rest of the crew were saved. I" the meantime the boats did not dare to crn nonr thA wnnn.lrt.1 wViaIa bnt fired it from a distance with guns. "About this time he received help - .. , from a ship called the Milton, which sea! iwo ooais io uie rescue, lor e -very weak condition. Before yon conk 1. : :l.1 i,..,rir UK Milrnn'a Ivmta n hnth mashed a"1 thpir erewa awimminir in the water Thev were soon rescnel by our boat Tbeboats hung about the whale nnt (IflrV alien va pnt tha line and let tx hnsre monster co. The next mornm however we saw him airain and t' another hold of bim, and about o o li in the afternoon we succeeded in ... . . ... L hl- patching mm. it was tue largest . w,ru iu vun Kiuuu lui iuiuj -- ' t made cs IjO barrels of oil. Its wu8- VM li.lv f&af on.l inn. nirtAfoeTl feet. w . B.A.J tcv, uu jaw, U.ilfcw-." TM T 1 1 .nl.a.l t iud xuaiiruta uua wuu iu'1 " . the Globe theater in body, Mono nizht. deserve praise for their quiet havior. There were eichteen ponce"' present.whom the bovs conld very eaf1 have put to conaiderable trouble, c- tViow Ai.nnnn.l. MfM;nA.1 fmrn SO v ing.