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pt jUctti IXcdljiiiwf.
A Jearaal lnrlhsropla. ,
la--oad to tk Tatomuof Hanuajy. :"
lsdrsoadoot la roilUea aad aWligtos.
lUvata ail U.taaa,.aad Ttoweagkiy
laadleal la OypoalBg aDdJCioatagtae Wreaga
oilhaM.M-o. , " ra..--jv-
Ceevaasoadoai wrtuag aviaasiU alga a
taras atoat stake kaawa taato m in to tbe
Editor, or ao srteaUoa wtll se givaa to their
11 ealtaiioaa,
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IV.
VOLUME
pilEGON,
rillDAY,
JUNE 11,
. Inn .
- OMynr n, fg ' " " ' - " " - . - . ' 1 '... '. .. ' .
CAPTAIN GRAY'S COMPANY ;
am rwi sad Urtac hi
TMM.A.J.DCXIVAT,
irrioi or "vmts nun," ftuu kvi,'
imT lis." -tub KArrr
arc., we, s-W. ,.'
b-to-od.SMordlag to AM of Co---,la lb
year U3S, by Mra. A. J. ttoalway , ta ta office f
lee Unaa of CMitm at Waaatagtoe CHy.J
- i . i . . ....
Wriu-a la 1st sad trot sablUfcod by ft. f,
iw la took -art la iw.
Very nearly (Maty 70am ago taa aatfcar of
. la lultowlag Mory, ea-lng lrr llvod uua
ft farm, aa4 Mac wholly Ignorant of all pra,
Uaal kaowlaaawaflaollMrarywwtd.BOTi
, aailluaa aaataoa to taa lUltotato aa4 arar
ftttac plooiin mt ta toad af tow adopttoa, cob-
- mmtwmt la Mm ml aatorlar M anav way th
verMa
. ftmiu h
.' Moaata aatofa, toM atnactbt aad
lopooiiioa, aa ftavtag aeoaatotwJ toaay
attaaca iartoaea whkjft aiaa aar Unt aa
!! Urn. Paattra coaiatlow
to ta aiiaiof aoTI, aur,
a4 laaul all Uw taaportont laeMU lhno(
MMtoaadaaaaaa torto, a gr oapaa a to fcra
a aiil Mary, ftba aaa toi li
to-oaltoft tao work la two oolaauM. aarU
o an of 4alf to ravla aa4 tainil too
oridaal warfcothnla ftowlf adtfti ralillhr,
aa4 aartly limn a oltoa argod to as ao t
rtttoU bjuIot wMlcaOoa la
' Ta ta Woaoow of Orogoa, aad to all Aiead
: of taanot Miamui waowotrto awmaoa
aa Utorto la Oar Mat aad WMhlnctM Tarrt
- tary la th avlada at ta tanawnila of dwallara
1 la tb frigid ellaula of Eaaura viator aad
ta. torrid toaiamtar of . Kaatoni nnatn,
tal IwXHi rIK OTTao-aailafwaaoaof aarj
. yoatft H rpactfBJla1odAgaVaZ -
y i iXftft Arrasa.
" " 'ClfAFrrB TT.
" A cam A aa. aMMoaiM aaaiaooB. .
.. Wlotor bad pftftud away. Balmy,
drwaavllka days aaccaadad tba eolda aad
Tboagb tba UmpoaU, aa it t tinaa de
;tanaload not to ylald tba ooaoaost to
-mild BapbyraftDdfanlftlaaoabloa, would
bramk forth Jn nry howla,or daluft
tba aaolat aarth with fraahahowara of
, abiillBff rain, yt Hwaa bat wloter'a
daatb, atragaia. It aaomed ft H th gay
throog of rUirnlog bird waro warb-1
ling forth tba yaow'a laat rqulm, aa
thy aolloetod together In groupa among I
tha budding branch of map!, elm and I pralna, batwaea Peoria and Farming
feeuattroaK - ' toB.iTbo BOatty of getting aopper In
By tba flrat of April, all waro ready to I
loftT tbolr aatlVo home and undartaka I
the totlaome pilgrimage - oar rolllftf
prairie, mountains, Watar and doeart
aaada, la eearch of a new bomt beyood I
'the faatniaaia of the Rocky mountain.
. BydUpoaingofber liUle property and
the watch, which waa not parted with
without many Ua Mr. Ooodwla-WM
enabled to fit mm 00m fort ably for the
Journey . aad have moawJeftwtUi
"which to defray traTollag . ezreo.
Thooompauy bad atx wagons, two for
farmer Gray, two for daddy Green, aae.
and Polly, aad one for Mrs.
nnndwlw'a family, r, ;.,
A pla.nt-looking tot of wagons were I
Utelra, each with a bran-DweTr fitted I
,!V!1 'a7Tr A
bappy-iooklnt lino of fat aattle waat-
taobed t -aeb hlcto, aad as they I
a a ft a. a
walked Uxlly along chairing tbelr cud
a - a . M A a A . a a . saaaI . si I
with perfect contentment, bow I It tie did
they know of the many trials, attains,
' pulls, and sUrringa that were la store
. for them during taecomlngalx
;' A balf-doaaa 00 ws wore drirea along by
ii ied, who rod the little mule. Jake and
Billy, two boya of daddy Green's, who
vera younger than Bam, took charg of
laebaggage waaTTooro for the!1" T'rr iD aouwnot the air
t era . flrat mllos aftor toaTlag former
Gray'a boaMotead waa described la a
former chapter.
A eantlnaova halloa of MWboa-haw,
Back! Oct along. Bright! Geo, Berry!"
and the alow bat steady tread of two
dosoa pairs of oxa, brought them at
last la sight of Mrs.Ooodw1rri former
TicorTbtdowlad Feard thai great
changes bad been made In the appear 1
aae of the cottage and grounds around
lt bataaToOrepared to wita sol
eocnpUte a dsetractlea of ah rubbery.
.Tba sweet-brUrs, roses,' lilacs, and all
the accompanying ornaments of the
wldow'a delightful 11U1 homa, bad bean
: rutblimly aestroysd. Ka aaow our-1
tal ao adorned the windows, bo sweet?
-ranted Vines climbed around the rudel
doorwayAhaIf-doeB dirty, obs trap-1
aroaa boys were runnlftg bore aad there I
oyer the yard, aaparoatly beat apoa de-
i stroyla the leat Tostlge of the beauty of
- by-fouedaya.
TTha train halted when within a abort
- dlataaco of the gaU, aad the company
agreed to wait until .Mrs. Goodwin and
--7 . bar chlldrea could make a call at the
In not go la there, mother, to be In
suited by Ike Hammond. Yoa caa do
aa yea choose: but t prefer tbe company!
of tba eaUla," aald Herbert. . , J
Ta aeft got eg to om the folks," re-
plted bis mother; "but I want to a the
Inside of my dear little borne otice more.1
Come Effle and Willi. Ufa aa." , , I
Aa they passH th rough the open tato
Ue ablldraaatared at Uom as though
rtheappafho of a etraugw wlthtu
tbelr gates Waa something very ana
KJooJ morning, Mrs. nam mend."
The ebjeet of bamaalry the addreesed
red at than vacaatly for ball a mla
ate, aad oflariag tbem boom rada aoata,
t aiMloftasd for the dlaorderiy apaage -
meat or tni ng in general, aa suet) worn 1
aa always do, hut aesmad dlapamd to I
t treat tam with el vlUty.
- "W,tra mighty busy Just now, Ike's
a-gela' to build etill-hou aa the
branch, an? UH keep aan-ktekla to git
things ready afore barveet"-
"Halloa, motbur; it's time for to be
traveling," called Herbert, la ft hurried
ffl ftn4 WlUlft gSTft ft baat look at
M coittUAtoi bniotM)f7 la U rird aad
Kardea bwrbrt foinf with (hlr cooUr
tba road. Tbay wro raad to rt
lata ih wftgoa, kn Haanaosd hm
ftp, and iwaiinc ftfonod tb ' loraipoat
oaftM Boar to vber Harbwrt wa
UadlDf, aad martad, With ftMcr.
tUt bft bopgd they'd bad ft ploaaaoteall
fan Mt. .. - -': - 1 -
'Mftdttaa, don't tblak yoa dagbi
to say n for th aog 0 my farm, dor
tba fear yvara yoa II rod apoa It ?"
e'ftftkad, Irapodaatly.
'I ftaroaiva that yoa bar aa ftbaaaa
whatoTor, for yourtolf, air, bat I aasnra
yoa, ilr, I am vary much aabftmod
yoar caadaet, ; I bopa Ood will forglr
yoa aa frooly aa I do." -
"Gad I Who Ha r i d lika to kaow.
Yoa may talk aa maeb about Ood aa
yoa plaaae, but you'll bava to aba w Him
to to boior you'U aluff that down this
child,'! ; : 7
"I my, y aeamp aald tumu Gray.
aomiag up to Hammoad, with bla ahlrt
alaaM roilod to tba albowa, "If y don't
lot thai lady ftloao, I'll boat yar bralna
la laaa aa no Um,'1 -
Tw aotblag agalaat tba woman: but
if thftt ampagraeo of a boy waa black
I'd buy him, If I bad to barter my fatb-
fa boaa to gaak tba lint paymaat
JafaaldaZiUfca to mabo him Ulla tba
dlrtr - . . ...
Aaotbar word, air, aa' I'll una ya !
I'll allow aa druakaa wretob to a boa
aa uoprotooUd woman ao ehlldran
I'm about; and larmor Gray oat
aatncaot look at Ua aon-la-la w gaa
aa maeb aa to my, "you ought to show
tba mam grit," a word that ba uaad to
algalfy aourago or raaolutlon.
-"Coon, Herbert, drlro oa. dW. mid
bla mother, calmly. With (?ud crack
or tba wuim, eombload with aaernr
whlatliaga of taodriera, aa tbay walkad
through tha , mud. tba train mo rod
afowly on.
" Tha flrat aneampmaat waa In an Open
Uo opaa ' air; th frcqoant mlaUkca
made by eooka In tbelr flrat attompU aa
oftmpara, and tha drj joke .offaxmer
Gray, who waa alwftya ready aad walt-
log for aa opportuolty to ral a laugh
upea -th moat awkward, afforded
great deal of aarrlmot.
The daye excitement kept Mra. Oood
wla awake until a. late hour.. Kb was
aurroanded by kind-bearted but coarse
iaaaoolatea, wboee highest ambition was
to bare plenty of cows and hones, farms
and tobacco.. What waa there inviting
ta the prospect of having to mingle ex
elualvely with such a clans of nrann t
Would not her children form coarse
taste and Imbibe merely material hab
u and Ideas r ' V- '" -.
It highest rim to brlnr forth
thrwf of ,rX&lDg in her children.
whila hk u ..r.f,,i 1.1...,
a tTefy Ucal branch of business
which she Imagined It necessary for
them to know, the great purpose of bar
life waa to teach them to consider the
works of nature aa their great Instructors,
and to look from feature up to the great
Creator. - 7
The dawn rerealcd a light fall of anew,
waa pleasant, and after a hurried break
fast, all were ready for the day's trwL
They were subjected to numsrouj and
aomeUmea needles delays, -and war
fourteen days upon toe road from Peoria
to Qolncy. . Here the wagons were
stopped for a few bourn la one of the
principal streets of h CityWbea the
necessary purchasea were madyand the
ooya' ourtoslty mUaflod, they moTod on
to ibe banks of th MlillDPl.Tb
tents wgrs spread upon some flat rooks
Bear the water'a edge, la a place over
looking the rlr, where the high bluffs
presented a general lew of the flour
Isblngand beautiful city. Tba women
end chlldrea were eltting In the shade,
enjoying the coot river breese, looking
at tbe dlfrorent floating abJecU of Inter
tot upon the rlrer, and listening to the
busy bam of city whoaa mammoth
waa aeea moving majestically upon
the placid bosom of tbe silvery stream,
Tt our rustic Illloolslaos, who bad al
ways been used to boata made to auit
tbelr river, thla beautiful vessel, aa she
proodjy Jdevred the watora, appeared
like a floating, fairy caetle. Tbe ah rill,
annoying whistle which escaped her
Iplpea, aa aba stopped alougaide tbe
wharf, alaaost deafened tha liatoaera In
tba toots, all of whom, except 'Mra.
Goodwin, bad always Lived la tbe Into
rtorof aomeooe of the Western Btater
Among the Bumeroua paaaangera who
emerged from tba vessel, was on groop
th attracted the particular attention of
" rnenda.. There were three growa
ladles, two of tbem dramed for travel
lagr fa-Bhwuier sljle. TbeyworeTeg-
bora bats, trimmed In broad, green rib
bona and heavy plunM. ; The third
lady, wbcae abort,, stout -figura-wauld j
bavf looked rldlculona la Elooaiera, waa
attired la a dark plaid, traveling drees
aad aevtMM Ma-aooBet. " There were
lthrcefwty
yoaar chlldrea,
good Uavier ware parttoutariy plea.
flag. Th ladlea aa4 chlldrea atopped
apoa tba wharf, and as aooa m th crowd
dispersed a (lttle, Mansfield and Weldea
j came off the boat, oaeh ladlng a span of
Urge, fin mules, attached to comforta
ble and substantial family cairjagee.
Tbe" travelers, bad scarcely . Urn to
glance around tbem before a half-doze a
runners, from aa many different boUla,
came up to tbem; each trying to out
talk th other. w... .r
Good ftccommodatloaa at tbe Union
Hotel, air; beat la tbe city; you'd better
go with a.".
Oum'aba-bat booca la towa 1
Board for three dollars a week I children
half pride I" , - - , v
Tba travlrr war used Jo Kenea of.
thl kind and paid but little attentioa,to
the ImperUaeat throng; but aba.'Gray,
Krs, Bam Groan, end Mrs. Green kkoked
oa la aatoniahmeni. -
The la aae V aald Mrs. Gray, getting
excited; '1 doo't so why the gentleman
don't knock dowath impudent, rascal.
My old man would, know." ' '
" Mr. WeldeS knew by rthe arpMranc
of the wagons belonging to the campers
that they were, like himself, bound for
a trip over tbe Plains, aad asked bis.
companion to accompany blm to their
tents.- : ; ... "'
, After a mutual latroduotionall round,
Mra. Goodwin oflarod tbm aome low
seats of trunks aad boxes, that were ai-
ways talaa from tba wagons after bat
ing, to serve tba purpose of ahalrs. 1 .
-Well, Effle, I hope you'U And an
agreeable aaeociato la Ada," aald Maoa-
field, . glancing . towards bis daughter
with pateraal pride and fondness, while
be palled FJBC'l haaa as she was alUng
beside him aad hla daughter. .
"Whatever abe can learn from your
daughter, or from any of your company,
will be thankfully received,'' said Mrs.
Good wla. " "
"I'm very glad, madam, that we have
follen in company with you, aad I doubt
not but that we shall agree perfectly In
moat things, while we are traveling to
gether." ,:. -.v.. ,
Whoa, tbe men and -boys, who had
been off for a few boon with tbe cattle,
returned, two other men were with
tbem. - Patrick O Donaldson, Maas
Maid's ex-drirf. and Maurice Stanton,
who performed that vaTakble-n-rvlea for
Wldn, were introduced to tbe uniniti
ated, t T-i -, ;
Effle offered Maurice tbe seat abe bad
occupied byAda'a. side apoa a traak,
and the gleam of mttafaCTtofflhaTklB-
dled la bla eye, aa be aeeepted tbeptace,
did not escape bar observation.
tu iiuaomana were wait pi
wim tneir aewactunuBoea. wiuu
amused by nis wit, Maurtoe Instructed
by bis eon venation, MaasfleM enlivened
byhls pleasant atoriea, and the Irish
man, Pat O Donaldson, made fun for all
by his grotesque aetlona and comic re
marks, spoken in the virgin dialect of
th Ou1d Counthry." " .
Welden,
proved equally agreeable. Her manner
repelled all attempts at Intimacy. Mrs.
Gray remarked toKra. Green that "the
woman, appeared good-look In1 enough,
to be Shore; but she needn't feel soerucx
wp aooui it 1 Deaocy-s oniy sxin aeep."
They all noticed thatCella, Howard and
Lucy were perfect models of good be
havior; for, though they cared nothing
for their rather command, a word or
look from "ma,'' waa all that waa n
aary to make them obedient. . -
No wonder they mind bar," aald
farmer Gray; "she'd chill a flre-coal to
fth IcIcTely looking kt liT" :
When Mra. Goodwin disposed herself
upon ber bed that lovely April night. It
bar bed
waa with pleasant feelings that abe con
templated the future. She felt that ber
prayers bsd been in a measure ana wared,
for ber chlldrea were to have aome In
telligent company through the weary
ai x months' trUl aheZld much dreaded.
I On a DrighlTcIear morning, when tbe
rising sunabed bla golden beams upon
the city house-tope and gilded tbe placid
traveler prepared to cross tbe peaceful
surface of tbe Father of Water. Th
rains and thaws of returning spring bad
caused tbe river to overflew the low
banks oa tbe Missouri aide; and La
grange, sevau miles from Qolncy, waa
the nearest practicable landing place.
Farmer Gray had been elected Captain
by a qaaBlmcaa autofTha baalaim af
making all tba bargains devolved apoa
blm; aad certainly a better man could
bava beea cbomn for the efflee. , Tbay
bad got almost to Lagrange, whan wish
ing to pay ap and mvc time, ba offered
tba boat captain tbe earn ba bad agreed
before starting, to pay him for taking
a aver tbe river. A mlaanfeiwtand
Ing about tbe nam to be paid aroaa, and
ae Cantata Gray waa obstinate aad eer
tala that ba aaly waa right, saying that
ba knew better than any aae elm did
about tba earn, the. boat captain gave
orders ta hla aada -to- ga hack and land
at Qataey. The boat begaa to
back and torn about, and the ladies.
who were on the lookout from lb cabin.
were surprised to see Lagrarig rcdj pg
andTb aoauilfuTolty of Qainey appear
ing nearer every moment, Mansfield
and WeMea urged their obstinate com
aiander ta glga th required earn -aad
lot thorn ja-aaf bat beahook kta bead
aad aald : "Old Gray kaewa what he's
about J-woea't bora ylatorday. I
aaa't" . '. ,,. , .v. ...... vy-
When they again came to Qalacy, the.
owner W tbe boat was summoned, who
dealded that Captain Gray was right;
and with mUafaatory ahaekie, aa be
rubbed bl bands together, the .train
captain ordered tbe boat captalnrwbo
winced under bl severe eerutlay, "to
try It again, an see If ye can't act more
like, a gentleman the nest beat"
"Now, sir, r 11 charge ye Ave dollars
for this detention. Yeaee, we're ao be
lated by yoar greediness, that we won't
be able to reach the timber arorecamptn
time. 'an' there's ntf fun In bavin' to
torn In, on n raw tight, without bavin'
a Are to warm our shin and cook ear
fodder," ' ; "
The captain, who evidently began to
tblok htmsstf rather Bnoomfortobly sit
uated, cxclalntod, '-' WaU. now, that's too
bad; for If yo knew what kind of a man
my boas Is, you wouldn't blame m, I
kaow.'?....
"Why? what kind of a man Is bet
Ha acted the gentleman with Cap
tain Gray, when yea tried to act the.
rascal," aald Mansfield, Involuntarily.
By theHowly Morthert n It's no
rult or his'n, K be didn't suocaae, nay
tber," added Pat O Donaldson. " "
"My boa would steal an acom from a
blind bog. If be thought be could aell It
for a farthing." .
'Ah, well," said CptaIn"G ray. Iron
IcaJly, "ye can't prove that, an' ye'd as
wall fork over. , Or stay, I'll take a cord
of yer good split wood, If yer men'll
tote It off the boat, in amaxln' easy
with ye; but aa wc won't be apt to meet
again for awhile, I guess I'll let ye off."
: Tbe difficulty was thus settled; and
with each family 'a share of "night
wood" rjrojectlnoipicaouilv tonii
u nder tbe front bo ws of tbe wagons, they
prepared to go through Iagrahge.. Tbe
women and children trudged along on
foot, aa Welden aald, "to give the Urn
ber a chance to ride."
'I my, Megr-we're
Aren't you tad we've come T.Thi 1
such fjn," mid he to his wife, who was
toilsomely picking ber way through th
mud, In no very enviable humor, while
be sat on hla knees In the front part of
tbe carriage, which had been filled with
sundry bulky article from tbe wagons,
la order to max room for ibe annoying
tint pcatisary supply of fuel, little
Lucy waa crowded Into a small apace be
side ber father, near tha carriage dash
board. Mrs. Welden looked at her un
loving busbaad, ft be aatlnthe carriage,
with the linos and whip in hie bands,
aad answerM PM. petulantly:..
Jttaa naa waar MunnJfmMiu mn
s one else, ii you pirns. Frhap a
persoa of lotelligcao would appreciate
a4tntm momthanXdo."
1 , j j
don't know; but I think my Meg
wouldn't love me. If I djdn't da aome-
thing to make myself Interesting."
Then tha provokingly mischievous
husband brought down bla heavy whip
lash with such fores into a puddle which
bis wfe waa trying to avoid, thai tbe
dirty water was throwa Into ber face
aad over ber dress, completely, aetural-
Ing ber bat and clothing with tbe murky
liquid.
-J ''Never mind, wifey; I'll throw thla
naughty whip away, if it dossea do bet
ter. , It'a a abftme to ace your clothe
abased la that manner. "
"I'll cat a pretty figure walking
through towa I I wish yoa bad to
flounder in such a puddle for a life-time.
Hog via play la mod-holo" Mrs.
Welden retorted, as she shook ber muddy
Bloomer suit , '
'JO, well, you caa Jaat toll tba folks
tK.t yy'n Mm Woldaa'a darkly, that'll
do," be replied, preteadlag not to notice
her laM retort- -. . .
The teama baked la front af a hotel,
aad while the mea wore making pur
chases, whloh-At every town appeared
IndlapenalbJa, tha women aad chlldrea
paid a visit to aeaae negro bate, whore
therewere three ebony-eotored women,
each; with Jtafiuit tnJtaf aime-Effl
aad Willie had never before aeea a ne
gro baby, aad warn much Interested
with their shining va an
Team came to Mra. Weldcfia
eyee, -' .;?:...,:
"Haanah, do yoa know me V , 'V
"Wy, b'om my coat, Miss Meggel
PoMamb, what be yoa doln' aeab V ,
The eompaay looked aa ia astonish-
mehtA large, m oscular blaok woman,
with protuberaat lips, saialng eyes, and
Ivory teeth, her woolly head sailed ever
with flasks af gray, with s dresf of blue
drilling, wora late sb rods, was certainly
a net vary iavltlag abject to took apoa;
but Mrs. Wsldea flew to her embrace,
aad mingled ber aobeand tears with tha
alternate groaaa and axoiamatione af
tbe black woman.-
"Wba brought yoa bore, Hannah?"
"Maaaa Harria He aald tha Booth
didn't colt blm, an' moved ap beak.
My dear, po lamb, whar have yoa been
ftllaamyeabat"'' - i . .-. .
Mrt WldMtoJd the story with which
tbe reader baa beooaae acquainted. -. - i
-K, If you could bof me! ' Dear chile,
Pd aarve my Ufa out at amvthina If
yoa'd take me I" . . - :. r"-"1
"My poor aarve I If I bad tha mean
to pursbas yoa, as ecu id gat tbywa-awyfthe summit of one of tbeTigbt bill
ia any aonest way, yea anoald never
leave me again." Ti-"--z
Mra. Weldea sobbed vioWntiy. Hae
Was r lobe anaa of a aarvaatwb had
been bar Bwthar'a naraa, aad had token
the whole eharge af bar la childhood.
After ber fever's aaatfcvHannah had
been cold to a trader, and MrkrWeldea
bad aevnr heard from aaralaee the ml a
Memory rushed away at full epesd, and
braught la array before her tba happy
day af departed ahj Idhnod, swwt jrla
font of a gent le mother, wham aba coald
Just remember, and th fond fae of aa
Indulgent rather, wbo bad lived to
her grown." " ",f
j'Aa yoa couldn't buy me T" 7
"O, Hannah, It'a Impossible."
.They're calling ua at tbe wagons,
mamma," said Effle.
Mrs. Wslden tore herself a way 'from
the arms of ber beloved old nurse, whose
exclamations or sorrow thrilled tb
breasts of tbe listeners, and walked trar-
riedly towards IhTcarrlage.
"O, John, Pve aeon my old nurse!
Vou cant think bow badly I hate to
leave ber-?11 '
-"Bo you've been to sec your ebon; sis
ter aad want to stay with them, do
you f - You know yoa were to pass for
Mra, Welden's darkle In town, They
were, will! og to claim yea, ebT" -
Mra. Welden bridled np-No, air;
tbey were not ! They mid that no
'apee'ablf man would keep bis niggers
looking that dirty, an' tbey wouldn't
'aoclate with eollud puaaona that wcrn't
'spec'able."
"I gueae yer wlfe'a beaded ye thl
time," laughed Bam Green, wbo, as his
wagon waa always driven next ia ardor
to Welden's carriage bad heard all their
con venation, -a general iogu loiiowea
Sam's remark, and as they moved slowly
on to the tupe of balf-a-ecor of whips,
Maurice remarked that "the Lagrang-
lana must be glad we're going."
Mrs. Wsldeq waa moroos andeollen.
Her husband's anklnd thoughtlessness,
.LMtJBJbnth nff1nfl hla aympalby ?---
aoWh. wounded her tlZT obstructed air
ao mucn, woo odea ner reelings, mm
felt that be bad no right to make sport
of ber earnest Joy la meeting with ber
old naraa. Iter pride waa wounded, too.
by his allusions to ber ''ebony slaters,"
and aba determined to spite Ui ty be
ing cross and unreaoonabl .Jo rturn.
Ada tried bard to engage her sympathy,
Lbut for several days abe repelled ber ale-
torly advanoes with haughty dignity.
The flrat prfvaU-wportunity that
Manafleld could get to do so, he preached
a saver homily to Welden about bla
anreaaonable practical Jokes,' and re
minded him of the promlss he bad made
to give ap such actions and words for
thftiutureTbe husband acknowledged
that be bad done wrong, and secretly re
solved to make amende for bis misde
meanor by an bumble apology.' .
"It'a a jregolaiLfona.nf abiim.T
tinned Manafiakl. "Don't come to me
Ith a. pitiful story about what your
wlf mys and does that la uur
Yoa are not to be pltledJLihedjor,
somati mea give you trouble."
After leaving Lagrange, the train
moved . onfor about a mile, and an
camped cloae to a dancing, rippling lit
tle brook, wboee gleseome waters
tribute tbelr mite towards swelling the
current of the Mississippi
"Krt the flrat gray atreak of diwuS"
ITist'ApUin s trumpet aroused tbesleep-
Ing travelera. After tbe usual morning
preparation and bustle,, tbey, took ap
taa Hoe of march and journeyedoo, tedi
ously wading through mud and sloughs,
aad tolling over bills aad rocks, through
a barren and tb inly populated portion of
Missouri; occasionally passing through
little towns, sometlmefrrytngtrams,
now crossing lovely prairie, and again
pursuing their toilsome way through
donas forest and dismal thickets
ef anderbrnsh, until, tb fourth af
May, when tbey emerged from a wood
Dd found themmlveaiaaa open plain.
ia the outskirts of Bt Joseph, where
they began to prepare la good earnest
for the Journey that was scarcely yet be
gun. xTovisiOos were packed; all heavy
article thrown away that could be dis
pensed with; mules were shod and
wagons repaired, and on tbe tenth tbey
warn ready to again march oa,
Tui i uu-asd thttarbid waters of the
Missouri aad moved oa about six miles
to ft pleasant camping ground. The
tbe extmme. Buooaaslve ranges' ot roll
log hills, covered with green verdure.
stretefla-awayt as far ft tb eye could
dlaoern, towarda tha north aad math.
Groves of newly-mantled tlmoer hem
end there covered tba gentlest ami
Wild fiowors, wren In their
calm lovalloeas, bloomed an the rolling
plain, aad loaded the air of the amluded
dalUwtth aa alluring fragrance. ..Herds
of noble horsss, droves of eattle, and
flecks af abeen, oorraled by maltltadee
of attendants, were luxuriating upon
tbe rich herbage of the beauteous spring
tlas. Bmok from a hundred aamp
flrm waa wafted by the gontte sapbyn
from tha exposed bllKsklaa, and played
aad settled without disturbaao la th
aheltered dales. Tba .ana, as - If wall
plcsmd with the beauty af tb scan,
ssak behind tba borisoa aa tboagb he
longed for alambeiv
Tbe evening work was doae-Tboee
of Captain Oray'a Oompaay Wba worn
lacllaed to indslge ta reverie, strolled
cafe from camp for a sassna of quiet
moditatioa. Ada aad Eflto climbed to
and took a farewell view of Jit. Joseph
and the Missouri River. Effl tripped
away to gather flowera, and Ada aeated
beraalf beaeatb aolasterof eottortwooda
She watched the Various' objects of
beauty and 1 0 tercet with mingled emo
tions of pleasure and aadneea. Bbc waa
happy ia viewing tbe works of tbe Cre
ator la tbelr regal splendor, and sad,
when she thought of tbe bom she had
left, tbe absent friends she loved, and
tb . aa?olatlons of childhood, 'Bars
monBatura. Tbemlnd,
deep la Its excellence, waaoftea bidden
by tbe aouny rlpplea that played over
ber features, and the wild, artless prattle
af ner general conversation, ribe was
impulsive, agree bl, witty, and ener
getic; everybody agreed to that; but
prude shook their bands, and cautious,
hypocritical asammaa charged their
daughters to beware when la ber com'
paoy. rib waa wild.' That awful
eUgmaupon which the character of
maoy a young girl baa beea tossed, was
attached by the envious to her name oa
all eoeeelona. Because abe would ape
nobodys mannara, waa blithe and frank
la ber conversation with those af tbe
apposite aaxv feari In maintaining
bar own opinion, aad some what exalt
able In temperament many, wba would
gladly have possessed her tact aad In
tellect, turned away, propbesylag evil
la ber futare pathway. Her heart, the
well-eprlng of maideu's I late 00a. bo
eae but ber pareuts rightly Judged; aad
the "deep within the deep," la the
chambers of ber spirit Ay bad acver
sounueo. ,
She bad been strangely agitated of
late ia more Ways than one. Maurice,
abe bad become convinced, was a very
day growing mam and store attached to
her. She felt that bla manly af&otloa
was bo trifling matter- - They were both
poor that was the graatesl trouble, for
bar parents, wba worn proadpf bar, de
sired that la forming a matrimonial al-
1 - 1. I I . I M - II
"'' 'om V
upon tbe velvet turf and did not notlo
that tbe subject of ber reverie waa com
ing, until he stood befor her.
"Ada, what makm yoa look ao aad ?
Ia not everything In nature charming
enough to drive away dull melancholy r
T am not unhappy, Maurice. I waa
thinking very deeply, and I suppose my
countenance betrayed tbe fact"
"Would you tell ft friend what has
beea tbe subject of your meditations 7'
It was a home question. She replied
without looking up;. "One thing that
makes me feel sorrowful, ta tbe thought
of tbe borne and friend I bav left be
hind me. When I torn my eyes In the
direction of my former home, ao lade
aaribable melancholy takes pa Ion of
my whole being I often wonder if
other folka thtok andfeel as I do about
such things."
"Thl. '"Wfflsf wbo bad
TX'i bslteve that I have more than my
tiralaonnltelJRrvenoM
:Teir meTAdft, Is-lberanol
image enshrined upon your heart that
makes yoa elgh for tbe a beast original"
o,'l said she, deciddly. "It not
oa friend, but avony, whom I used' to
love, that I think of when alona,'!
"Has no one yet unclasped tbe love
fountains af yeas heart f".
"What right have you to ask It"
"Do yoa believe that I would ask you
auch a question, If bad no motive but
cariosity V : .7
Bbc rsissd bar eyes, intending to
throw out soma witty remark, but wbsa
she met bis earnest gau, a tell-tale
blush overspread ner face, and sb was
sllsnt ..
Maurice grasped ber band. ,
"May I hope that I will one day win
your regard and prove myself worthy of
ItT" .
"Wbea I get to Oregon, I will tell
ycqw he rvpllrd.
It was "growing dark, and tbey arose
to go to camp, when Effle came to tbem
with n handful af blue-bells abe bad
gathered In a shady grotto. Maurice
talked and laughed -with boras with a
little; child. Her ' prattle and glee
amused him.
WW soon be old enough W fall In
an Insinuation of hers about tbe f
fete under tbe cotton wooda
"Don't yoa believe ltJ don't believe
I've got any heart to love anytblog but
birds and flowers, and all such pretty
things, always excepting my mother
and brothers. Now, men aren't pretty.
aad I don't Ilka tbem it all," abe said,
toaatnr a wreath of eras and blua-balla
Into tbe ftirr-Bhe then danced away, to
the music of ber owa light heart,
towards the camping ground. --!
-rerr ber,'
aald Maurice; "abe has a bidden nature,
that If rightly developed, will make ber
an extraordinary woman." '
Tbe mooB bad arisen in ber pate
beauty, and the couple walked on, con
versing In a quiet tone, wbea tbey over
took FJfle, wba bad aspled some rare
flowers, radiating la tbe mooobeama.
She was aittlog upon the turf, with a
handful of wild primroses In ber lap.
looking from tbelr lovaly petals
towarda throthers that grew aroundbt;
ia luxurUut profuaion.
-What now, blrflerfa akad.
"I was. comparing ibese flowers In
imagloatioa, with those that bloomed a
year ago la our garden." . ' K .
A trace to" old gTtU,lnybaaty,
to ail new snterpiises," said
Maurice, patting ber curly bead. ,
Wishing to divert ber mind from
melancholy thoughts, be begaa-to ax
plain the differeal botoaiaal noaerUe
of the primrose.
"1 daa't know why It ta," sne inter
rupted, "that I care ao little for any
thins: that la eetentlfia. - I often' get
ashamed of my dtellae for seieao.-' I'd
like to know earytotr-aVa that the
troobto of learwtaa.1' ....... 1. ....
Ill work wonders with ?ea.i
..... , r I
bird la" said Ada,,
( fTs to eeatlaaaa.) ;
- 4 - .a
" ; sf adams Jerome Boaafarts.
Madame BonaDarte Is still llvinc In
8be mys she has no intention of dying
until abe ta a boadred. Hba baa beau
to Europe alxtosa times, and eon tem
plates another trip thla summer. This
old lady has more vivacity, sad
tainly more Inullirenos than tb lead
ing woman of fashion af tha present
day. ribe express her opinion upon
all .subjects with great frdonnd
sometimes with bitterness. , 8be baa -
little or ao coftfldenco In-mea," aad a -very
poor oplatoa of wo me a; the young
MMa 01 ui present oay all hav tb
home mania" All- sentiment she
thinks a woaknsss. jhe profiaafs her
ambition baa always beea not a throoe,
but near tbe throne.
Mr.PaitoiauB.har father, died la ISM.
at an advanced age. In pass-salon of a '
large fortune. In bla wili. which le aae
ef tbe moat remarkable documents that
baa vr been deposited la th Orphans'
Court In Baltimore, be savi: Ta ood
duct of my daughter Betas baa, through
lite, been so disobedient that In no fn-
lance baa ana ever ssasultod myaptn-"
ioasof footings; her folly aad misconduct
bavcealoud me a train af experience
that first to last, haa cost m much
money in this be means tbe m am are
of bis daughter to Jerome Bonaparte.
The old geotleaiaa left ber, out of bla
great wealth, only three or four small
bouses and the wines lnihia caliar C
worth lo all about $10,000.
Mm, rtosapart t very ri-ur she has
made. ber mo ner by successful specula-
tloaa aad by bar life-long habit af sav
ing. For yean sb haa lived at a boarding-bouse
In Baltimore, eeeiog very lit
tle company. Her oostame Is ancient,
and them la nothing about ber aanear-
aoce that suggests th marvelous beauty
mat ied captive me noarv or Jerome
Bonaparte. Her eyoaatorjeTTtaTtt some
of tbe brightness of former daya
for forty yean Mas. Bonararte keot
a diary. In which she baa recorded her
views and observations of Euroneaa
and American society.- gome of ber re
marks am severely saroaaao. A wen
known Boston publishing- bouse. It is "
said, recently; offered $10,000 for ber
maaumript volumm, but madame r--fused.
to mil them at any price, and haa .
cemmltted tbem to tbe custody ef bar
younger grraadeoo. Cbartes Jeaeob. re
cently a law-student of Harvard, now a
rising member of tbe Baltimore bar.
Tbey will probably be published after
the wrltera death.
Pbices Realized ron Relics. Th
pa salon for tbe poesssstoa of remarkable
relies hae led to extraordlaary prises
being sometimes given for things, of
little value la them selves, or sometime
perfectly worthless. 'The following In .
stance af extravagant came Bald for
object Baor nr loss curious have beea
reoorUed: A tooth of Hir Isaac Nawtoo.
I Jt I u 1.1, , 1 . .
is sat in a nug, wuien pe wore eoa
stonily 00 bis finger Tba Myer-ooog
use hylCtBrrhTesTlJwWouU
scaffold, waa sold In London In 18X5 for
luo ral neas. The bat wora by Nspo-
leoa Bonaparte at tba Battle of Eylaa
waa aw in laria in l& fora-Ju Iraoca.
(about X80U .It waa put up for sal at
900 franc, and there were thirty-two
bidders. Tbe Ivory arm-chair presented '
to Guatevus Vaaa by tba city of Labeck
was sold In IKS to the Swedish. Cbam-
Wlaln, Xr Hnhm.t-I, fn. IS IKMI
Tb coat worn by Chart XI f. t tb
Battle of Pu I tow ft, and preserved by ane
of his offiowrs aad altendaatar waa sold
In 1S14 for M1.0U0 franca. Thetwapeaatr
mpioyoa in signing; in r 1 reaiy op
Amiena were sold In 189 for XfiOut The
pens need la Paris for slgniag tbe treaty
of poaas coacJuded after the Russian .
war were presented to tb Km press Ku
genla, by whom tbey have no doubt
been carefully presarved. A wig that
belonged to Mteraa-wa eohi at publla
auction la London for 200 gu I nieaa. An
old wig which bad belonged to tbe Ger
man philosopher, Knat, was sold after
bla death for 200 franca. Voltaire's cane
realised 000 franca at a sale In larls. A
warstcnat berangtng to J.J. Ronssiau
at sold for Ko franc, aod bla metal
watch for A0U franca. rKoritf 0 HW
dart.
A P no vide XT Wirg. Wc And In a
late number of tbe AVer Znlati Herald
a toaofalag Incident la ilia t ratio a of
tbe great pnaant dearth of reapee table
dras msking bands la that colony It
seems that a well-to-do settler sear
.4 Auckland waa lately attacked by an lll-
wblob bla aeedleal attondaat d
elared must terminate fatally, ao severe
were the symptom a After lying lean
apparently bopeleas state for aome days,
be suddenly took a tura for the batter,
and. tbanka to a strong cenntltutlon,
made a rapid recovery, rfot long after
be had returned to business be waa
much startled, on opening an account
presented at his office, to find himself
charged with a full set of widow's weed
of aa elaboratoly complete description.
A -dom tie expUnstioa natural iy-fol-
lowed, and bis wife reminded blm that
be bad always mad It a special desire
that taa foot of tbelr having emigrated
to a colony should never prevent bar
dressing aa a lady. ".And tbe dress
makers here, you know," abe added,
"have matters so entirely la tbelr own
hands, that tbay generally ksep you
waiting; for months for aaything new.
Ho when I was told that you could not
Bomlbly recover, I ordered what I knew
yoa would wish me to wear toatreband;
and bow tba thing baveoaly Juat come
nome." - .
Tbe bill Was - nromDtly settled.
Whether tbe husband waa eoneoled for
th outlay by the thought that bis prov-
Mnt wue bad tbe taings reauy ey
la a o Ilea that ta toft epea to a
or. tiaunrt itrawtr, wi tiqrpcri
Magwim for Ma$
Aa Idaba aaaer asalalaeibe lack of
telegraphic news by the statemat that
"tbe young lady operator at ijummrt
Rtation lo eat viaitiog ;to-day.' r-
xaeflTAnd now the aram tbe
eoaatry am bound to make tbe saoet ef
thla bradoua .bit of Information. Tba
fact that the operator la ft "young lady'.'
x plain tbe way of ail this aauabaioo.
If our exchange should begtavto ex
plaia the real cause ef tbelr lack ef dis
patch, or apologia for the want of co
here ocy or aease la the same, aa often
otlceabl, w should very likely wear
that tbe yo-m? s-mtlewaint oporator "had
aeea aa aura ok," or "was an ft lara,"
hwtead ef "out TlIUo to-dayj' itoca-
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