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FLOREN CE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FR ID A Y . .MARCII Dì, 1894.
G cN E R A L D I R E O r o a y
B U S IN E S S CA RD
STATE OFFICERS.
T R A V E L E R S ’ GUIDE.
IL D. C li A M lì E R L IN ,
G overnor.................... Sylvester Pen noyer
Secretary of State . Geo. W. McBride
T reasurer........................ P hilip Metclien
G lenada,
■ ■ 0 ,'e g o n .
Supt. Public Instruction E .B . McElroy
State P rin te r................. Frank C. Baker
L. R. J O H N S O N ,
1 .................W .P . I.o,d
Supreme Court ç
R. A. Bean ’
. . F. A. Moore |
J. C. Fullerton
Judge Second District
A ttorney Second District .8. \V. Condon
AU my work will be w arranted to give
satisfaction. Call on or write to me at
Contractor and Builder.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
F lo r e
J u d g e ......................................... A. H. Fisk
-Commissioners
Eli Perkins
Jam es Parker
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S T A C I E U IJS JE .
H. H . B a rre tt, P ro p ’r,
Leaves Florence Mondays, W ednes
days and Fridays.
Arrives at Florence Tuesdays, T h u rs
days and Sat unlays.
Connects with Steam er and Scotts
burg Stage Line for Drain.
Also with
Stage Line for Coos Bay.
Charge
reasonable.
O re.
W H IS M A N
B R O S .’
Stage : Line,
JOHN C. GRAY,
Dental Surgery.
Over Lake Creek Road,
•Clerk.................................. iW . R. Walker The best work nt th e m ost R easonable Price«.
Office over Ore nee Store.
Sheriff................................ .1. E Noland
B E T W E E N E I G E N E & I I E A li o f T I D E .
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O re g o n .
T reasurer............................ Frank Reisner E u g e n e
.Assessor....................................McPherson
Leave Eugene M onday an 1 T hursday m orn
/School S uperintendent. J . G Stevenson
HORACE N. C R A IN ,
i ings.
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S urneyor................................C. M. Collier
Leave H ead of T ide Tuesday and Friday at
Coro“er
J-w-,bir,is Practical Watchmaker
f E u g e n e
B. F. Alley
Oscar Funke
Eunke
Usear
Board of Trustees
o. w.
W ill.
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Bros., Proprs
T he S outh W ind blew a t noon off th e sea.
Hinging: “ S orrow ful, ao: i o.vful, com e to iuel
1 sing of th e goldeu bt|ttcrcup b reath.
1 sing the peace of death.
I bring in th e whelhs w ith the lau g h in g tide
A nd follow tile b ro w q :»ih Lome and ido
In th e drow sy h e a t daw n tho meadow side—
S orrow ful, so rro w fu l, coma to me!”
Tho E vat W ind blew at morn off tho sea.
C rying: “ S o rro w fu l, 8<
. ful, a lt of me!
I sing of th e p ie rc in g ;•<
b re a th .
1 sing tho h o rro r of d r
Aiid the tooiuesCtri'tP'
. ? rigging I lack,
A;W tfct
iidi
sihTTh© roitfhg
w rack.
A nd the boat thaB, c . . . a^;..n com es back—
Sorrow ful, sorrow ful, all of inc!”
T he W est W ind blew a t daw n off tho sea.
C alling: “ S irrow ful, sorrow ful, come to iuel
I sing of th e joyous salt sea breath.
I sing th e re Is no d eatlil
1 m u rm u r of sea eaves rosy an 1 deep.
And the g litte rin g hay w here the shoal fish
leap.
And the lapse of the tide a s it sinks tosloep—
Sorrow ful, sorrow ful, com e t > me!”
—A. E. G illington iu Spectator.
IRISH COURTSHIP
O re g o n .
In thesnburbsef tho beantiful city of
Cork, w ithin a short distance of "th e
HENRY A. BAY, A gent
pleasant w aters of the river L ee," stood
l o 2 j
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Vernon Mount, tho residence of Sir
On the 1st
each
Henry Hayes. Sir Henry, like most
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Oregon.
m onth.
Irish gentlemen of tho time, was dash-
e le a d in g in su ran ce com pany
Pacific coast. Assets a o u u rte r of a m illion dol Single trip S3.00. Rountl trip 85.00 ,nK> reckless and im provident, conse
lars. Private dw ellings and ft. m property a
quently he was generally popular and
specialty. Address me a t G ardiin.., Oregon, and
I w ill call upon you and insure your property.
F ln r P U P P t o Y n f i n i n u
frequently impecunious.
S te a m e r
y?obarts
nurd
State Insurance ( o un y
K yle
M. F. Phillips
R ecorder...............
T reasurer...............
M arshal.................
Justice of P eace...
W hism an
And D ealer in Fine W atches an d Jew elry
CITY OFFICERS.
President................
noon.
THE WINDS’ STORY.
The N orth W ind blew a t night otT the «ca.
H aying: •‘S orrow ful, so n nvful, all of iuel
I sing of th e n um bing whiter'» b reath.
1 sin g of snow and doa h.
1 b rin g in tl»e w ave v lth the broken sp ar
A nd tho g ra y seas cu lie j over the bar.
D rifting nt n ig h t fro m .) co 1, bright s ta r*
S orrow ful, so rro w fu l. all uf me!”
........... Frank Wilson
. Leonard Christensen
........... C. B. Morgan
. . . II. M. Chamberlin
± It U t l i l t
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Head of T id e Hotel,
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SeHted at brealtfa8t one moraing with
D c a r S ill O ar frl, a t, IP s. Pike. 1» taken
BU'lilenly ill; she w ishes to see Miss Pike. Wo
Would i r r o n i l l i c n d d ispatch ps we th in k she
has not m any hours to live. Y.-urs,
I to n r .iiT C i n n i i r o s .
instantly fdiss Pike arc.- ■ from her
bed and made haste to depart, leas ful
that the worst might happen t i her
mother beforo she could arrive. The
carriage was promptly brought to the
door. Miss Pike. Miss Penrcs ■ mid an
other lady got into it. and about 2 in
the morning tin y all set out on their
sad journey, little dream ing how sad it
was to ho. Tho night was pitch dark.
Tho rain fill in torrents, and ns the
conch plowed through tho miry road it
was suddenly m et by four or five armed
men, who called upon tho coachman to
stop.
N aturally tho ladies were terrified al
most out of their w its I y this rencoun
ter. As soon as their terror would per
m it they asked:
"W h a t do you w ant?”
A t this one of tho men, disguised in n
long greatcoat and with a handkerchief
tied over his face, advanced and nn-
sw ered:
"Y on must he searched.”
The carriage door was thrown open.
By the dim light of a dark lantern
its occupants could be seen shrinking
back in fear and alarm . The lender
pointed out JH hs Pike, and despite the
poor g ir l’s protests, entreaties and tears
she was torn forcibly from her friend
aiso - which stood
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his sister, the knight’s brow was unusn-
F or Passenger and F r e i g h t R a te s ully clondy, a cfrcnln9tauee that did
not escape the lady's observant eyes.
W . W . N E E L Y , P r o p ’r ,
See
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
What 's tho m atter now ?" she asked.
Tables furnished with all th e del
M eyer &. Kyle,
F lorence, Or. "Have you got into any fresh scrape?”
I t ’s the same old s to ry ," h e answer
icacies of the season. Wild game, Fish I
RESBYTERIAN CHU RCH , Florence, 1 and F ruit in season. Best accommoda —
ed gloomily. "N o cash, no credit—
Oregon. Sabbath sei-Aiee. S ab b ath -,
ruin not i..r ahead."
“ C O O S ,”
Charges S T E A M E R
school, 10 o’clock a in. Preaching 11 tions for the traveling public.
‘ Why don’t you retrieve the fortunes
o’clock a. m. ami 7 p. in. Sacrament of reasonable.
of the fam ily by m arrying an heiress?
o------ W ill m ake -------- o
the Lord’s supper on 1st Sabbath of I
I t’s a sure and easy way out of diffi
January, April, July and October.
culty. '
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Everybody is welcome to all the services.* flR S T
NATIONAL RANK
Heiress, indeed!" exclaimed Sir
Pastor requests C hristians to make
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Henry
"W here is she?
Von can't
themselves known.
CF EUGENE.
I. G K notts , Pastor.
gather heiresses on tho hedges like
T. Q. HENDRICKS. P r es .
EAKIN, J« ., C a s h - r
blackberries in a Kerry lan e."
" N o ,' returned his sister quietly,
IETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH P A ID U P C A S H C A P IT A L ,
$ 5 0 ,0 0 0
hut they can be found, though, and
service. Preaching at Glenada ev S U R P L U 8 A N D P R O F IT S ,
G eneral office a t Seaton.
$50,000
not so far oil either. T here’s Miss Pike,
ery 4’b Sabbaths. SabbatI»—
School ev
for instance."
ery Sabbath a t 10 a. m. Prayer meet A C C O U N T S S O L I C I T E D
K N O W L E S, N E E L Y and G ETTY S,
Miss Pike!” he laughed contemptu
ing every Thursday evening at the
O w n e rs .
EUGENE,
church. Every body cordially invited.
ously
"W hy, 1 have never Been her
G. W. Q uimby ,
and don’t know that I ’ll ever set eyes
Pastor.
TH.
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S O U T H on h e r."
LE D IN G
."B ah
VIA
SECRET SOCIETIES.
any woman I had a <? ,■«’’ ro.
ex’ ;iHte»l and found a lady by her side.
“ But Miss Pike is a prim little Qua | “ Oh, save me! Savo m el” cried Miss
B a
OF THE
ker and would be horrified at the bare Pike, convulsively clinging to her com
AND
F. & A. M. Siuslaw Lodge No. 107. I
suggestion of m arrying such a liarum panion.
S o u th e rn Pacific Co,
■ liegiilar ommmdcalion on second
scarum, devil may care fellow as l um
“ H ush!” said tho stranger sternly,
M E R C H A N T - T A IL O R ,
Saturday night in each mouth.
Express T rains Leave P ortland Daily.
known to b e.”
though not unkindly. “ We mean you
C. B. M ukoam , W. M.
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D E A L E R IN
“ H enry,” said his sister, with sever no harm. But you must bo q u iet.”
O. W. H u r d , S ecretary.
6:15 p in J
Portlnn.i
Ar I 8:20 n ni ity. “ I'm ashnmed of you! How many
Tho young lady’s entreaties proved
12:07 p in
Eugene
Lv I 2:44 a ni .
10:15 a in I
San Francisco
J.v i 7]00 j- m of your countrym en havo carried off futile.
There w as indeed no help to
A. R. General Lyons Post, No. 58.
Above train» stop nt all FtfltioiiH from P o rt their brides w ith a strong hand and bo had from the iron woman at her side,
la n d to A lbany Inclusive; also Tangent, Sheddx,
• meets after the tirst q u arter of the
|Ÿ| e N’S FURNISHING GOODS Halsey, H arrisburg, J u n c tio n City, Irving, Eu m arried them w illy nilly? I begin to so tho chaise drove on to Vernon Mount.
moon, linear month.
gene and all stations from Roseburg to A shland doubt w hether you have any of tile old A t tho bottom cf tho long and steep av
J . L. F urnish , Commander.
inclusive.
Hayes blood left in your veins.”
enue the horses stopped, being unable
EUCENE,
ORECON.
ROSEBURG M A IL , D A IL Y .
B. F. Alley, A djutant.
“ Don’t despair, J a n e ,” returned tho to drag the vehicle farther over the
8:80
P ortland
Ar I 4:80 p in knight, w ith an evil gleam in his eyes. heavy road. Hereupon Sir Henry Hayes
2:80
m I Lv
Eugene
Lv I 10:26 a in
You’re a good sister, and I ’ll try to rode up, dismounted, took the strug
5:50
O. U. W. Per|>etiia Lodge, No. 131,
m I Ar
Koseburg
Lv I 7:00 u in
■ meets every 1st and 3d Saturdays
benefit by your wisdom. »Since tho days gling girl in his arms, and in spite of
D i n i n g C'ara o n O g d e n R o u t e ,
each month.
Members and visiting
of Mother Eve a woman has been at tho her strenuous resistance carried her up
F u i l l m c u n B u f f e t S l e e p e r ' s . bottom of all m ischief.”
brethren in good standing are cordially O. W . H U R D ,
C. D. T H O M A S ,
to his house. When they entered, a per
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PROPRIETOR.
M A N A G ER
invited to atten d .
A. O. Eunke, M. W.
Miss Hayes did not reply to this sar son attired like a clergyman camo for
J oseph A. M orris , Recorder.
SECOND
CLASS
SLEEPING
CARS,
casm. and tho meal terminated in si ward, some sort of ceremony was gone
FLORENCE,
OREGON.
attach ed to all Through T rains.
lence.
through, words wero m uttered in a lan
West
Side
Division.
Mr. Cooper Penrose, a gentleman well guage which tho half fainting victim
O. O. F. Heceta Lodge No. I l l , meets
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known and much respected in society, either did not hear or did not under
H all, Florence, Oregon. Brothers in
lived in a charm ing country house not stand, and at tho close sho was inform
7:80 a in 1Lv
Portland
Drugs,
good standing invited to attend.
12:15 p m | Ar
C orvallis
Lv 1:00 p in far from Cork.
Miss Mary Pike, tho ed that she was Lady Hayes.
F red M ason , N. G.
Medicines,
At Albany and C orvallis connect w ith tra in s only daughter and heiress of his dead
“ N ow ,” said Sir Henry, putting a
of Oregon 1‘acilb Riiilrop.d.
L. C. A ckerley , Kec. Sec.
friend. Samuel Pike, had been intrusted pen into her hand, “ you had better in
e x p r e s s TRAINS DAILY (EXCEPT S U N D A Y .)
Chemicals,
4 40 p ni 1 Lv
P ortland
Ar 8:25 a ni to bis guardianship, and ho cared for form your friends of your wedding
Perfum erj’,
7:25 p in | Ar
Lv 5:50 a ni her w ith tho affection of a father. Miss w ithout d elay .”
McMlntn Ilia
NOTARIES.
Stationery,
T hrough Tickets to all points in the Eastern Pike was a young lady upon whoso ed
In the wild hope of obtaining <1< liv-
States. C anada and Europe can lx* obtained at
W all Paper,
lowest rates from L. G. Adair, Agent, Eugene. ucation no expense bad been spared. crance she wrote what they suggested,
Delicately and tenderly nurtured, she hut neither persuasion nor threats could
It. K o e h l e r ,
E. P. R ogers ,
B lank Books,
A. R. BU TTO LPH ,
M anager.
Asst. O. F. and Pass Agt. was unusually accomplished, and in ad induce her to sign the letter by the
P o rtla n d , Oregon.
dition sho possessed the modesty and re odious name of her captor. And now,
T oilet A rticles,
set ve characteristic of tho sect to which in tho last extreme, mod. 1y gave tho
W indow Shades,
her fam ily belonged. Altogether a more unhappy creature un< xpected courage
And Collector.
Physicians Prescriptions Carefully From Term inal or In te rio r Points the attractive young ladv could hardly bo and strength. This tine example of
Office two doors west of Florence Hotel.
fonnd among tho fascinating daughters knighthood could n< t snccec d in over
,—Compounded.—
F lo r e n c e ,
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of Erin.
coming her scruph s even by force, so
The residence of Mr. Penroso was he restored to blandishm ent and concili
built in a very picturesque situation, ation. He expostulated; ho pleaded.
JOE M ORRIS, Jr
la th e lin e to ta k e
ft was indeed ono of tho sights of tho
“ Don’t you know me? 1 am your
neighborhood which strangers frequent
your husband.”
TO ALL POINTS EAST and SOUTH. ly camo to see. One fine sum mer day friend,
“ Yes,” sho answered, “ I do know
j
an unknown gentleman rode up tho av you now. 1 remember your intrusion
O re g o n ,
F lo r e n o e ,
enue and seemed to observe everything at my cousin’s. But you are riot my
It is th e Dining Car Route. I t runs with attentive curiosity. With true Irish husband, and, heaven helping rue, you
Cuas. Gettys
Through Vestibuled Trains every day hospitality Mr. Pi mono im mediately never shall be. ”
<3«o. O. Knowles,
in the year to
went out and cond» J 1 him over the
A.id so, strong in her innoccnco and
° ’S P IC T O » ^
K N O W LES & G ETTYS,
place. Tho stranger Was much enter purity, Mary Pike remain« d n captive
tained. lingered about the grounds, ad under the roof of Sir Henry Hay« s.
TO
( NO CHANGK OF CARK)
m iring and praising everything, and
Meantime the friends < f Mi. - Pike
SALT LAKE,
DENVER,
finally ns the hour of dinner approached were not idle. Inquiries were piose-
Composed of D ining Cars un«urpap«ed,
O re g o n .
S e a to n
received an invitation to that meal. Mr. cuted on all sides, and ut length the
P u llm an D raw ing Room sleeper«
O M A H A , K A N S A S C IT Y ,
Of L atest E quipm ent, Penrose was naturally reluctant to in place of her captivity was din over« <1.
troduce an unknown stranger to his Armed with the authority of the law
C H IC A G O ,
S T . L O U IS
ATTORNEYS.
T C U R iS T S L E E P IN G C A R S family, but the hospitable feelings of for the recovery of the Duly, a party
AND ALL
Best tlia t ra n be c o n stru cted and in w hich an Irish gentleman prevailed over his proceeded to Vernon Mount with all
E A S T E R N C IT IE S ,
I accom m odations are both free and furnished scruples
S ir Henry Hayes— for it was speed. They found Miss Pike in t so
for holders of F irst and Hecond-Clas« T ickets,
he— was received with much kindness much the worse for her adventure as
SEY M O U R W . C O N D O N ,
and
and cordiality and made tho acquaint m ight have been expected and gr«atly
E L E S A N T D A Y C O A C H E S ance of the fair and unsuspecting m aid rejoiced to be restored to her rel itivi <
en against whom bo harbored such fell
But the bold kuight and his amiable
to
designs
In fact, he had come solely Bister had disappeared, l< uving no trace
L aw in All Its b ran ch es given special a tte n tio n .
A Continuous Lino connecting with for thepnrposeof enabling him to iden of their whereabouts, and not without
O o n s o r 's B l i t . , E u g e n e O r .
All Linos, affording direct and un tify her when his plans were fully m a very good reason, f<>r tl «• crime <»f ab
interrupted service.
tured.
duction was then puni* liable by d nth.
W e ll? ” said Mias Hayes next morn Informations were 1mrn<diatrly hedged
Pullm
an
Sleeper
reservations
can
A. C. WOODCOCK,
ing.
in a court of justice, the n.-ual legal
T h e Q u ie k e s t t o C h ic a g o
be secured in advance through
“ W ell,'’ returir*! her w orthy broth machinery was put in motion, and a
a n d th e E a s t .
any agent of tho road.
er, “ 1 have sgti the heiress. But wo large rew ard was off i*«l for tb arrest 1
•z
are no near r the oil than beforo. She of the principal culprit. However, as
Q u ic k e r t o O m a h a a n d
E ugene»,
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K a n sa s f lty .
TH R O U G H TIC K ETS
r*?; is too well guard'd, it would take a h e n main» d in coin« iilni« nt. the proc
A merica. Engl-md and Europe can !<■ purchase I regiment of soldiers and a park of a r ess of law went on iu his a I nee, and
r ^ R n o m ' 7 and # M eTaren’* B uilding.
at length s< ntenco of outlawry was
tillery to storm yon mam ion.”
Ppeclal a tte n tio n given to collection« and pro T h r o u g h P u ll m a n a n d T o a r l s t S le e p e r s , a t any T icket Office of tlila Com pany.
b ate business.
” Indeed!” said tho lady sardonically. passed upon hirn by the court.
F r e e R e c l i n i n g Í h a ir C a r s ,
Now comes the most curious part of
“ It seem» to me tho better plan would
Full inform ation concerning rate«, tim e of
D in in g C a rs.
trains, route« and o th e r details fu rn ish ed on a p bo to let tho girl como out to you of this singular story - a p a r t that throws
For rates end general inform ation call on or p lication to any agent, or
a lurid light upon the state of Irish so
her own free will. ”
L. BILYEU,
address
“ Very true, indeed, but how is it to ciety m Into as the In ginning of the i
present century. The praetico of nh-
bo done?”
A . O. C H A R L T O N ,
w . h . m R i.n rR T ,
Aa«i-tsr,t '«»-i, . ph ! Pa***-ngcr AfM L
abb irl»of
b
“ T h at’s for you to find out. I ’m not ducting young and i .ar: ;
A t. Ger.L Pass. Agent,
No. 121 F ir .t HL, < or. W ashington.
w anting to marry Mary Pike. How fortune had be«n pr a b u t in In la n d
H tu g e n e ,
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O re g o n .
» 4 Wash Ingtno 3t Cor. ."4.
PO RT LA N D, O R
r ’o rtle v x id , O r . ever, 1 suppose I must stim nlato your f o r a long tim e and wa." I- ’.ad upon
Office over First National Bank.
sluggish inventi«jn. Do y< n know that with approval by a lai • - « i n cf the
Irish public. During the whole of the
h r mother is very ill in Cora. ’
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"So I have heard, hut w hat has that
to do w ith it?"
"A m i h r medical attendant is Dr.
Oibbings, ” pursued the lady, unm ind
ful of his qui stiou.
"W ell, what then?” said her brother,
not p- reviving her drift.
"H ow dull von p.re this morning,
H enry!" Miss Haves continued. ’’Could
not Dr. (ribbings usk Mary to come into
Cork some night to see her m other?”
"Im possible!" exclaimed the knight.
"In the first place, I don’t know Dr.
Ribbings, and in tho second place ho
Wouldn't join in any plot of the kin d ."
“ Pshaw ¡"answ ered Miss H ayes." You
gre dense today, Henry — perfectly stu
pid, in fact—so 1 am compelled to speak
plainly. W rite to Dr. Gil bin . for a
preserij rton for the g.>ut—you’re sure to
need it sooner or later. You can thus
get a satnplo of tho doctor’s handw rit
ing, and the rest is easy to a man of
your spirit and resource."
Late out» dark July night a few days
after tho interview recorded above Mr.
Penrose's household was awakened I v a
violent knocking nt the outer door. A
messenger had como in hot h.-.ste from
Cork w ith a letter, which he delivered
and then vanished in tin* gloom. Tho
letter wassupetscribed, "T o .Mr. Cooper
Penrose," and the handw riting was that
of Dr.Uibbiugs. It ran:
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Florence and Head of Tide.
E. H A N
ON,
Clothier
THE
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Flomce Drug Store.
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Notary Public, Surveyor
H o rta Pacific Railroad
THROOGH
Notary Public, Land Agt
TIC KETS
ST. PAUL aria CHICAGO.
Notaries Public,
Attorney at Law,
Attorney at Law,
3 1 -2 DAYS
CHICAGO
No. 48.
eighteenth century it was no uncom sad case brought to tho notice of tho
mon occurrence for r une predatory prim e i« g»nt, who obtained a pardon
Irish “ gentlem an,” accompanied by his for the delinquent, and Sir Henry was
retainers, to swoop down upon an un r rt red to that s« lect circle w hich had
suspecting household and carry off a so long mourned his loss.
B t when ho r» turned to his native
helpless rnuiil u. True, tho unfortunate
girl fre<|uently—perhaps generally—be land times laid changed, a deathblow
came tho wife of the man who hud cap had betn given to the abduction of
tured her by his bow and I y bis sp ar. young girls, a moro enlightened publiu
Marriage, however, with the o barbari i nt i:.. nt was g ra d u a lly growing up in
ans and under such conditions wuis of Ireland, and to adopt tho lin ts of Mrs,
ten a w’orse fate than perpetual spin- tlcmans:
H i- b an n er led th e ppcara no luoro
sterhood. According to various author
A m ong th« h ills of Cork.
ities. “ abduction clubs” flourished even
—All tho Year Round.
In the city ^ D u b lin itself. Bankrupts,
ep endthriii^.uid blackguards banded
Don’t work yourself to death every
ftheniselves ti
eligible girls, and the abductor usually lay. Think bow horrible it would bo
- t all tho work done and find noth
placed the lady before bun on horse
back in Order to ¡dead, with a touch of in g t o d o to in o r v o w .
Irish humor, that she had abducted him.
To mend this scandalous state of mat COYOTESHUNTING FOR BREAKFAST.
ters a law was enacted m aking tho R e li e v in g E a ch O llie r In t h e ('b a n e A f t e r
crime of i’J -dueticn a capital offense,
I le e t F o o t e d J a c k K n h b its .
but the law was practically inoperative
" Dul you ever see a pack of coyotes
while it ran counter to public opinion. a-rustlin fur grub?” asked an old m iner
Twenty years beforo tho date of tho of a i i i rter. " I 'v e lived on the desert
present narrative two sisters named for nil'll onto 80 years, ” lio resumed,
Kennedy had been carried olf by force ‘and
1 many a queer sight, hut cuy-
in open day. A prosecution was insti ot< s .a ruetlin fur grub beats them all.
tuted against tin ir captors, and tho Tic i auiuuils aro as well trained as
young women, with reluctant modot-fy, any 1 «ly uf soldiers ever was under
consented to appear as witnesses. Ev G ineral G rant. They cleet a captain,
ery means, however, was used to deter w in lia r by draw ing straw s or by bal
thorn from coming forward. Popular let I don’t recollect olf hand. Ju s t a t
feeling ran so high that it was actually da\ light a reveille calls tho pack to-
necessary to guard them through two g ill i, and they como yelpin and bowl-
comities with a detachment of m ilitary in ovi r the dt sect like a lot cf tilings
as they went to prosecute, and it was p
al, their appetites sharpened by
hailed by the decent section of h i: h so the i ; i p air and eager for their reg’lar
ciety as a romarkablo trium ph of ju s diet of j'-rked rabbit meat. The avant
tice when tho offenders wero found couriers suiif around among tho sage
guilty and hanged.
brush mid greasewooil, while the rest uf
In such circumstances it was not p er the bnnd form into a big circle, somo-
haps surprising that Sir Henry Hay. s t'unes spreadin out on tho plain over a
could not bo made amenable. IIo was radius of I wo or three miles. The cou
a well known man: ho was a crim inal; riers head a jack rabbit in tho circle,
ho had incurred tho pains a: 1 penal and the coyoto nearest takes up tho
ties of outlaw ry, rewards amounting to Chl e.
nearly £1,000 had been offered 1 r his
“ You know a jack rabbit can run 10
upprehension, yi t ho walked about open times faster than n coyote, and when
ly in tho streets of Cork among his the ono in pursuit gets tuckered out tho
friends and acquaintances, enjoying next one takes up tlio chase, and so on
himself to the top of his l ent at balls til! the jack falls down dead from ex
and festivals and races, like a fine old haustion. Then tho whole pack leap
Irish gentleman all of tho olden time. ! onto him, their jaw s snappin likosheep-
Not only so, hut the haph s young lady, blailes in shearin time. Then, when tlio
whoso life ho had rendered mis”rableby jack is dispi rd of, another reveille is
his villainy, was forced for In r personal sounded, ai d tho pack again form into
safety to take refuge in England, away a circle, and tho circus is kept up u n til
from her family and her home.
every one oi tho yelpin yellerd iv ils lias
Two years elapsed. Tho gallant satisfied his appetite, sometimes killin
knight’s sister and accomplice was now hundreds of jacks and cottontails fnv
dead, and ho himself desirous of 1 ring one meal, fur a coyoto can cat a jack as
ing “ tho Piko affair to a conclusion— big as himself anil then look as if ho
possibly owing to tho depleted state of was clean starved to death. I was clean
his exchequer. At all events, ho wrote through tho late unpleasantness w ith
a letter to Miss Pike, half appealing, G ineral G rant, and I know w hat scien
half threatening, Tho poor persecuted tific genornlin is, anil them coyotes
man stated that his conduct had been know us much as any soldiers th at
hojnorablo and delicate throughout; ¿hat ever lived uliout army tactics. 1'Jj.J
j no lady with*a spark of hfriuunity in 1 commander tn chief is usually tiiJ o ld
her bosom could thirst for his blood; est coyoto in tlio pack, and ho sits on a
that if she did indulge in such an un knoll where ho can give orders to his
ladylike thirst it would ho worse for lieutenants and aids, and w hat they
her, ami that ho was w illing to abido don’t know about ambuscades, maneu-
his trial in the city of Cork, where, he verin and field tactics giuerailv a in ’t
thanked heaven, ho stood as high as wortli knowin. ” —Moreno (Cal.) Indi
any man in tho regards of ric h and poor. cator.
So this pious, honorable and eminent- ,
ly delieato knight at last appeared in
F irin g a
sket.
court. Tho sentence of outlaw ry was
Ono night tlio lb ..al Arch lay in tlio
reversed w ithout opposition, as the pros Downs, tho great roadstead, protected
ecutors wish« (1 tho trial to take place by the natural breakw ater of tho dread
on tho original charge of abduction. A ed Goodwin sands. An easterly galo
motion for change of venue on tho caused the ship to drag her anchors, and
ground of the prisoner’s popularity in sho was in danger of striking tho su rf
Cork was made by counsel for the pros beaten shore. Bluo lights wero burned
ecution, but tho judges dismissed it, on board as signals of distress, and in
stating that they believe I a Cork jury tho absenco of tlio captain, who was on
would remember what tin y owed to shore, ono of tho mates decided to firo
their oaths, to their families and to a rocket.
their country ami would do their duty
H'> had never fired a rocket, and there
without fear, favor or affection.
was no rocket stand at hand. B ut lio
Tho friends of Miss Pike ?pared no was an L idiinnu and, ns is tho way of
expense to secure a con vid i< n. Cur his countrymen, never hesitated to un
ran, then at the zenith of his lame, was dertake anything from doubt of hi*
brought down “ sp< ciui” to < oi 1; to pros ability to do it. IIo determ ined to let
ecute. Besides being the most brilliant tho rocket off through tho iron chim
advocate that tho Irish bar ever pro ney of tho ship's galley or cooking
duced, ho was tho darling of his coun house.
trymen, ami to do him ju -tico few im n
As tho pea was rolling over tho deck
better deserved their aff • lieu. As ho and washing through tho galley it was
passed into tho courthouse an (»Id
b- only by gn at efforts that the mato fas-
woman, who had known him in earlier ten» d tho n-eket in tho chimney. To
days, saluted him w ith:
do thi ho had removed tho rocket front
“ Hooray, counselor dear! I hope you itsf-tick ami fastene<l it upside down.
will gain tho day!”
The rocket, being upside down, failed
“ Take care what you say, my good to gooff when the m ate applied a light
w om an,” answered tho counselor, sm il ed in deli to the 1« wer end. Then bo
ing, “ for if 1 gain tho day you’ll ctr- tried tho up; rinoht end.
tainly lose tho (k)night!”
“ The ( xph :-i<-n,” said an English
Curran was moro u »1 to the defense Bailor on 1 rd, “ I lowi d b i n cl n
of prisoners than to their pro.- ' iitiou, h» n to f tin i :il!-y into tho leo scupp. rs.
but in tho present ease bo produced a i
I • 10 bine inurd» i8;
profound effect by a h | m * c « h at on» o lu ‘I'm dt adl I ’m dead! I’m dead’.’ ”
minous, eloquent ami p ath 't ic, worthy
Tho De il lifeboat placed a crew on
to rank among tho best orations that h» :Id tho di iHi grhij», and theyslipped
oven he had ever delivered.
b< i < ¿!il( s, put I k r before tho gale and
Tho ovidetic«» ami tho eloquence wero hr« n. ht h r safe to Cowes.— Y outh’s
alike overwhelming. Tho jury, much Com nan ion.
to Sir H enry's surprise and honor,
T b c <>I«If-t S o ld ie r l?i t h e W o rld .
brought in a verdict of guilty, and tho
J!
i | ' i. lly i liiilns tlio oldest sol-
prisoner was sentenced to d atb. Con
if i i tha oldest citizen of im yrank,
sternation fell upon Lis fri nd at this uj
unexpected result. Was it po ibl • tb .t i i t ; ■ I. ■ ;i ’ "i'bb Her claim ant for
di
« d Imnor is Colonel G rit-
a leal Irish gentleman should sul. rtbo i
:v a in tr Odessa, w ho.it ha
fato of a vulgar croppy lor such an •t , i J' r
, I
?, will celebrate his one
amiable weakness? The thing w a b I ; i
b :u , i i :id tw cnli'tli birthday. O rit-
surd, outrageous, inert di 1 le. Sir 1 b u
■ ■ d the m ilitary service in the
ry ’a friends s t to work and made stren
I , i, 101 yc:rs ago, and receiv' l
uous efforts on his behalf. Owing to
m I: bunds of Empress Catheri >
their exertions. Sir IP nry II \ c. IB • 1» i f
, Id medal for conspicum. i
that otln r eminently moral knight, !• H*
. '. at I,. ' • -.uilt on Ismail. This
John Fnktaff, remained unhung, t!
!
by, ' f wliicii tlio aged w arrior ia
H(ntenco of «loath being commuted into P
\ , proud, b u s tlio following
one of transportation for life.
i
"F or i ic ptiotial bravery a t
Timo ran on. Aft' r passing some lii
ult of Ismail, Dec. 11, 1781».”—
years in bann him nt H r 11. m v l '«J Ins Si l.o m s b>.K..iblic
Fai«-
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HOURS
Attorney at Law. ,
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