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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1887)
is t ' ' - TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. OREGON NEWS. An Epiiome of the Principal Events Now Attracting Peblic Interest A number of caeca of scarlet feTor are reported in Colo's valley. Southern Oregon. Eighteen young army officers hare been sentenced to various terms of exile in Siberia on charges connected with a revolutionary plot against the government at St. Petersburg. Itev. Mr. Tate, while boat riding on si small lake, near Wuisenburg, Col., capsized the boat and was drowned in the presence of his wife, children and several men standing on the bank, who were powerless to render assist ance. Kneeland's hotel at Shclton, W. T., -was burned to the ground, and also a saloon adjoining. The hotel was rented by a man named August McLean, and it is thought by the people in that vi cinity that he set it on fire from mo tives of revenge. An unknown man was consumed in the building. A fatal collision occurred at Bren ner station, on the Atchison & Ne braska railroad. A passenger train coming south crashed into the rear of a freight, telescoping the caboose, which was occupied by six craders on their way to Arkansas. John Worth waa scalded to death. Win, Robinson was seriously scalded and will probably die. T. McEldowney, Chas. Pullman -and A. P. Wilcox were badly scalded. The Canadian Pacific overland sleeper, leaving Vancouver, and pas senger car were thrown off the track, tumbling down an embankment thirty feet high at a place between Grassette and Otter, about half way between Port Arthur and Cartier. The cause of the accident was a broken rail and the fact that the train was trying to make up lost time. The drawing room car was full of sleeping passengers, and considering that the car was a complete wreck, it seems providential that beyond a few cuts and bruises all escaped uninjured. A ugust Spies, Adolph Fischer, Adolph Engel and A. T. Parsons, the anar ohiits, were hanged at Chicago. A pe tition with eleven miles of signatures was presented to Gov. Oglesby, praying that the condemned men be reprieved Everyuung 01 uenenu interest in a Condensed Form. Orpr 400 pupils are nnw enrolled in the Lugene public school. Grass is growing nicely on the ranges and stock of all kinds is doing well in Umatilla county. Jos. Johnson, boatswain of tho British bark Audrosh, fell into the river and was drowned at Albina. There is more mountain fever in this valley at present than ever before known, says tho Wallowa Chieftnn. It. E. Marple, tho murderer of D. I. Corker, was hanged nt L ifayctte. This WM8 the second legal execution in Yam hill county. A great deal of fall plowing is beinc done, and there is a constant demand for men to work ou farms, says tho Weston leader. In Umatilla county prairie chickens, grouse and pheasant never were so scarce. Tho cold rains in the spring killed tho young. Stockmen -throughout Baker county are well supplied with feed for ha winter, and there is every proba that stock will pull through the safely. Sylvester, son of Wm. Black, driving on a load of wood, near risburg, was crushed under the of a woodt-lied, inflicting serious, tl not necessarily fatal injuries. The Coos Bay Fishermen's 1 tive Union has filed articles of in ration with tho Secretary of Capital stock $1,000. Also th Congregational Clinr.di of Ai Value of property, $S00. j 1 CULLINGS. tDe voted Principally to "Washington Territory and California. M. Alexander, a clothing merchant was found dead in his 3toreat Bellevue Idaho. Nellie Ahart, a four-year-old daughter oi reter Ahart, wad fatal.y burned at Lincoln, (Jal There are said to bo fifty-eight cases of measles on the Puyallup ( W. T. ) Indian reservation. At the ranch of T. A. Hulan,"near Vtsalia, Ual., Leroy (colored) shot am: killed Henry Fridgeon. T 1. . wears are sam to be maKing very tree with tho orchards in tho vicinity oi rort lownsenu, . T. Fred Numan, a young man of Seattle. was drowned near Coupoville, W. I by tho upsetting of a steam launch. W . F. Borchers, an old resident of Sacramento, accidentally shot and killed himself with a breech-loading gun. Up to Novembct 1 of this year, 1235 balew of hops, with acKreuato weicht of Tlbyw pounds, wero shipped from ynrth Yakima, W. T. rr,T'r,3jian 'lugh Land Commissioner Snarks h jected selections of the Oregon it lornia Railroad of about (52,000 of land in Oregon within tho qua formed by restoration to the publ main of tho forfeited portion o' Oregon Central railroad grant. I One by one Company B of tho 1 Regiment of Oregon Volunteers! gaged in the Indian war of 1856. prissing away to join the great majority, says a Jacksonville paper. Of tho eighty-four men that composed that company, rank and hie, but seven ro- main. J ho request was granted in the cases Tho oldest editor in Oregon or Wash ot Michael scwao and hamuel eltlen. ington Territory is tho editor of tho lleantimo Imuih Linng had committed Ellensburgh (W. T.) localizer. Ho suicide by blowing his head oil with a dates back to September 12, 1850, a mmiiuiHiuj; uiji. x iw umei iour paw nine moro man thirty-seven years, tho penalty of their crime on tho scaf- when ho took charge of tho Spectator, iuiu wiui remaiKauie coolness, r-ngei, tho only paper in Oregon, in tho sum a-arsons, iwscner anu Sowab were mer of 1850, primers. A few days ago a man was found at A Montgomery, Ala., special tells a Hock creek, Grant county, under a horrible story of the burning of two wagon that had turned over on and colored men. They had assaulted a seriously injured him. Ho was a Gor young white woman, and wero cap man named Peter Hows, who had been Hired by a posse of farmers. The young deserted by Ins wife at Malheur, and woman identified them on eijjlit. A whh his little daughter was coming to trial was had anil tho people decided that the two men should be burned to death. A log pile was built on the side of a public road, and the negroes were chained each between two heavy logs and then tho four logs were chained together, so that tho wildust contor tions of the wretches could not shake them. A tiro was kindled, which oon blazed up and enveloped them. Their writhings and screanm wero not heard long, for the llnnes soon put an end to life. Upper Ochoco to his friends ork has been resumed at tho Cns cade lock?, and those in charge claim thoy have 210 men at work. Tho lower end of tho canal is filled with sand which is being taken out. A gang of about twenty men are employed in re- cutting some of tho stone which was cut several years ago, aud another gang is putting up some buildings and ro pairing others. u. u. uenmuerry, ot Union, was thrown from a buggy by a frightened team in Grand Hondo Valley, and so seriously injured that he died the fol lowing night. The Li Grande Gazette comments on the accident as follows Tho mortality caused by runaway teams and fractious horses in this county is something Inghtlul, there being almost an average of two persons killed everv year in tlm way, and tho death rate from this source seems either on tho The trouble with tho Crow Indians is ended. Gen. linger gave them one hour and a half in which to consider his demand to surrender. They re fused, and a red-hot skirmish then re sulted, in which Corporal Charles Thompson w,is killed, Private Eugene Malloy slightly wounded, and Private Clark thrown from his horse and his shoulder dislocated. A runnini; ficht ensued, the Indians retreating, some increase than otherwise to a peaceful gathering near the agency, and others crossing the river and tak ing to tho hills. "Swordbearer" made a final stand at the crossing of the Lit tle Horn, about ono mile below tho agency, in which ho and probably three of his followers wero killed. " Swordbearer's " body was brought into camp, but the other Indians are only reported dead. Most of the Indians circled about, and returned to the agency, mixing with the other camps. There are now supposed to bo from twenty to fifty on the outside. Alonzo Mriris, engaged at a logging camp near Pine creek, Baker county, was Killed instantly and hornblo man gled and crushed by tho falling of a tree. Ho hud just commenced logging mat uay and had driven Jus ox team . . I .Ml .1 io a standstill near the tree ho was about to fell. The tree was ready to fall, when tho oxen started up, and fearing they would get in harm's way, no attempted to stop thorn. He had only gone a few steps when tho tree fell on him, striking and head. took joeou (i and o and led by iamed in the ishing- lsitors weigh ing 40 unds ler of f. Jo of lition ed a I 2000 ,eighty Mr the junction . .Ja. A night watchman found tho body of a laboring man lying at the foot of tho embankment of tho railroad track at Stockton, Cal. Tho coroner found a deep cut over tho right eyo, which it is believed resulted from being hit by a freight train which passed through there. The bridge over tho Columbia river, at Kennowick, W. T., is only tempo rary work, for use until the permanent bridge shall liavo beon finished. It will be some timo before the perma nent ono will bo built. It is said the oruigo win bo similar to tho ono at Ainsworth across tho Snake river, Threo children, all suffering from smallpox, wero found in an old build ing leparated by only two walls frohi i he Broadway school house, where hundrod or more children attend school at San Francisco. Tho parents had seemingly attempted to conceal tin t . i . i ... t presence oi me uisuase. xiiey are Italians. Mount Constitution.cn Orcas island W. T., is 2100 feet high, from tho tot ol which somo grand scenery is dis cernible. It has two fine lakes, nrottv wen up. A correspondent writes th.i a movement is being organized to grade a road to tho top of tho mountain in ortler to open a summer resort at tho summit. The residence of Emil Hansen, butcher, with tho contents, burned at Fresno, dl. Hansen's two year-old t-on, in tho building, burned to death 1 he mother and two remaininc chil dren birely escaped with their lives One boy four years old was badly scorched, l no orogin of tho lire, it is supposed, was a defective flue. John Cutler, a laborer oniraced in whitewashing a store on Montuomcrv street, San Francisco, while standiiiL' on a board, and attempting u white wash a corner ot tho room reached too far, his feet pushed tho plank from under him, and lie foil to tho floor with a crash. Ho fell on his head, ro ceiving a shock that caused concus sion of tho brain. Tho boys on tho day force of the Western Union teloiir.mh mcs-'enirer A young girl walking by a stream In silent thought, a maid's day dream. Knelt down upon the glistening sand And there wrote with her soft, whlto hand: "I love thee 1" A youth lay In n great tree's shad, Just on the border of tho glade. And when tho maid had gone away Ho wroto K-low, the self namo ways "I love thee I" Years after, la n prent arm chair, A woman ?at with silver hair; A manly form stood by her side. And said: "I lovo you still, my pride," And sort the gray haired damo replied: "I lovo thee!" Donald It. MeOreRor In Now York News. FOOL JIM." At St. Louis an explosion of gasolino in tho rear collar of Michael Newman's grocery store, lifted tho two story build iug from its foundation and dropped it back again in a mass of ruins, be neath which wore buried twelve per sons. Thoy wero Michael Newman, aged 62; Mrs. Newman, aged 40; him in the back eervico struck at San Francisco for ton hours' woik a day, instead of thirteen i t . i i . . A Vniintr mnn namul P..1 Win.,!. BUllluuillCB JllOrO. j ... ... ......e- T. nsknd that ham, aged about 18 years, met his regular night boys" should bo employed to work from 2 I-, m. to .'1 in the morninir. thus .in:.. r , River nrer.inP.t. av A-), ,nnr ""' ' w system 01 His brother, about 21 years old. had a " V'g 'tf: ,T ' C0"P.y's death m a sinuular manner at the homo of himself and brother, in Flounce Mamie B?wm.n. aged 18 ; Nellie New! very sharp ax 'and in a full backward ,S 'I L t man, aged 15 ; Kate Newman, aged 11 ; over a log the ax struck his neck under Eddio Newman, aged 13; Charles De- the chin and severed the jugular vein. vore, Mrs. Charles IJevere, Hattie His brother ran to u neighbor's for Drown, of Columbus, Ky., Charles Elf- help, and the young man was dead ferd, Miss Bryany, and Mrs. Bergeloy. before his return. The explosion was followed by a fire, In tho office of tho Secretary of Statu which was with great difficulty put out clerks of the following counties have by the firomen. Thoy then began the filed copies of the assessment rolls of search for tho dead. All of tho up- their respective counties, and from gun speeuwy io accumulate, with no prospect of delivery, reconsideration was soon taken, and tho little fellows resumed work victorious. Tho other day, says a Spokano nancr. five of theleading Indians of tho Camr d'Alone tribo loft this city for their reservation, somo fifty miles distant, with a bran now improved throshinir . o tho amounts of ncu,uoanua'L1nt,,iomobBgy- These inuians navo u acres ot grain each, ready for harvesting, and tho condition of their neighbors is said to bo similar. These Indians wero well dressed and intelligent, and drovo well kept ponies, "William Kleinschmidt tried to kill stairs was occupied as n tenemont. them it is learned that Newman and his family lived over the taxable property are as follows : Wash store. Tho force of tho explosion was ington,$2,fi87,090 ; Morrow,$l,172,318 ; terrific. An entire block of buildings Clatsop, $2,120,380; Grant, $2,81-1,121; north of and across tho alley from the Tillamook, ifiUU.bJ.; Ooliunbia, .fOyj,. building in which tho explosion took .'171; Klamath, $1,015,559; 0rook,$l,- place was gutted by tho blast. The p,lf8; Baker, $l,ul7.UB3 ; Coos, If 1,- Newman block was crushed in and was covered bv tho roof, which had settled down upon the ruins and formed a heur, $903,002 ; Josephine, $710,001; months ago while trying to kill a no- uarricr wiruiigu vviiicu wiu f ueuueio iihu .j , m i v,,--- , ..,m.inmiiiii, 'j.u,- mo umtur, uuu lias oceil in 1.U1 over to cut awav tho beams and walls, -ioi -iu.j ; jsenton, a,t totL ; uincka- since, after having had ono trial with winch impeded tnoir progress, mine uiuo, T-e" ,o-.i ; umv, t-i,umj,lnu; no result, i no enurill allowed him to ;ime building lived Charles Dovero, a Linn, $5-192,900; Polk, $2,822,188; go and see his wifo and cliango his traveling salesman, and his wife. Vis- WaBro.f.J.UBVOU; Marion, U,m,0&I. clothing. Ho attacked her in her bed- itmg them was Mies Hattio Brown, of and allowa, ooa.o-l. J ho amount I room with a razor and cut her faco Columbus, Kentucky. Sho was badly ot taxable property in tho eniiro htato fearfully. She broke away from him injured, but niiraculoubly escaped will bo in round numbors $b0,000,000, and n, Whon ho was discovered ho death, and was tho only person who against $79',000,000 last year. Mult- hud cut his throat from ear to ear. lit passed through the hornblo ordeal and noman snows oy jar tno greaiost gain, was ao years old. His wif u a voung uvea to tell the Btorv oi uer escape. iw jmrcuot; uviu uur fi.iw(wv, i woman. 315.838; Lake, $1,000,291 30; Gilliam, his wifo at Tacorna, and then commit $1,205,295; Douglas, $2,880,-100; Mai- ted Miicido. Ho was arrested three If wo may trust general opinion, it was n scries of follies beginning in Ixiyliood and continuing dining life. Jntnes Foljaml "Fool Jim," ii the boys nicknnmed hint nt school nnd tho epithet clung to him did, in popular judgment, tliu most silly things, nml yet prospered. At school ho wn noted for his folly ns well at for pluck and coolness. If n big boy uniltreated n little ono, instead of minding his own business, ns a sensible boy should, Fool Jim would tako it up nnd thrash tho bullv. When that wretched little Dick Greene, tho son of old dn-ney Greene, n sort of o.ld Job man nbout town, brol:o Ills leg by n fall from a cherry live, Fool Jim used to go mound and cheer up tho littlo brat, nnd spoilt! Is HK-l;et money, of which ho had plenty, for Dick's I enellt. All tho lending big boys of tho seliool thought him a fool, but no one dared tell him so. for, though ho wns not qunn-elsome, ho wns quick to resent mi in suit, and was a tough customer in n rough nnd tumble light. l'olj.'imlie left school for nn nendemy where they prepared loys for college, nnd went nfterwnrd to college. I loft it nt tho stun time to become tinder fnlesnmn and cenernl drudge in tho grocery shop of Figgs it Olal pliiczo. I lost sight of him then, except nt vacations, until ho wns graduated, nnd had fomo homo. His lather, a confirmed invalid. was very ricu, mm mmio n great lass over liitn when ho returned, nnd was very proud of the fact that Jim wns nt tho head of his class. There was no nonseiiso about Jim, I must say. Ho remembered nil his old school jnaies, nun put, on no num. mo would conio Into our shop at nil times nnd tnllc with mo when 1 was not busy, mid, as ho would 1 very rich in time, old Figgs, though ho did keep his people's noses closo to tho grindstone. pever crumbled nt it. 2ot t'.nf Jim was nn idler. Ho took n vast (leal oft" 1 1 if sickly father's hands in uimiiigiiig l.io large plantation. rio littlo job (hat was, l.her. I'ol.j iihIm) place embraced over 1,1K)0 tcio, and with tho exception of 101) acres of woodland, and nbout !W0 of pasturo mid icadow. was closelv cultivated. Thero wns lino neni oi oeioy cattle, men coming nto vogue, and over forty blooded horses. icsides ol iie, for plow nml wngon. For four Von in thero wns nothing worthy of note.exeopl tliutl got to bo head salesman mid a sort of general nuinagor in our concern, which, consider ng my nge, wns n big lift for me. lint old l-oljambo died at this time, mnl ns James m motherless mid an only sou ho uccecded to the property. Then Iwgun tho follies of this son, which madu talk for tho country around lor years. 'the lirsi. exhibition vrns in the matter of the I'eabody niortgiigo. Thero had been two Peabody bnithers, Nathan and David; but David, tho younger one, on his father's death had taken 1,00.) in cash lor his share, mid gone oir to Jloxico to seek his fortune. Ho was not hoard of nftcrw.-ird, nnd wns believed to Iw dead. Isutlinn stayed on tho old place. no was u silliness man, and though ho niar rled lien lUemt'.s daughter, who was a tidy .loitsonifo mid a prudent woman, lio could not gut uloii'j;. Tho farm was pretty well worn out mid ho did not improvo it at nil. tho crops grow less nnd less, nnd Nathan grow n crop of dobt. To wiiw that out ho borrowed nno. her 81,001) on bond aud mort gago rrom tho same party who held the first niortgiigo to raio David's money. Things grow worse, and at last tho interest remained Unpaid for two yeni-s and proceedings wei uu.i'ii in lorecioso 1110 niorigngo. riathmi took sick over it mid died. The doctor said it wns typhoid fover, but every ono thought it wns tho trouble mid that Nathan luid given up tho ghost bocauso he could not faco his dilHcultie.s. At nil events, ho died, leaving his widow with ono child, a girl of 1-1. Kho was very pretty tho imago of her Dither mid ull tho 1'enbody.s were line, looking jh-o plo; but hho had her mother's nays. Everybody pitied tho widow, for it wns well understood that tho farm would bring no mora than tho debt and law excuses; in fact, that I ho mortgugeo would bo obliged to buy it in. With tho exception of ono t-pot, tho farm wns a worn out sandy loam, over run with km I 'o grass, tho feign of slerility. Tho exception was a hill, covering nbout forty-two ucres, apparently composed of a tough, gravelly clay, unlit for oven brick making, nnd incapable of cultivation. To bo sure, the llvo acres around tlio house, which was at ono end of the nlace, had been used us a vegetable garden, and that was in a littlo lx!ttor order. It as a sorry piece of pronertv. Ho whoa bulodnv came, mid I happened to Iki over at tho country town, I dropixid into thu court house wheio tho sheriir was to sell. I found only a half dozen crsous, mid one, of theso wns Foljamljo mnl another was Hupps, who held the ytortgage. I iio theiiir, taking that every one know tho placo, which bad been vUth tho IVabodys for over 100 years, usked for a bid. Tho amount against tho projperty, including tho legal costs, was 0U,3S1. l'liipps put that in tut u bid, but remurl.-el Hint ho didn't want it at any price, nnd uuy ono advancing oa that might liavo it. "That leaves nothing for th widow." oh- kcrved FolJamlK.1. "bupposj you bid moro. then, on her ac count," MUX I'lnpps. "1 fchall," lejilied FolJanil)o; uf3,.V)0." "Is that your bid, Mr. FoJIamber inouired tho sheriff. "That is my bid, sir." Bo tho farm wus knocked down to him. When wo wero coining nwuy Foljanilw said to mo: CofToy, you go past the Peabody farm on your way home. I wUh you'd htop and tell Situ. rcniKxIv liiat tho placo Ii:ih brought over fl,200 iii'.w limn tho debt, nnd fcho iuut lake out let adininlitratIou. Ami tell her for mo i r ; lilnU of moving. SI o can have tho hoii-e nnd tho trardou .iround It free of rent. KhoV a shifty woman, and witn that ktai tFho'll get i. long." I felt that I'oljiiinbe'i conduct was thvouch an iinpulMof generosity which ho coud well ITord. Hut tho genernl verdict wus that ho was a fool. JUid h bid n hundrod over 'llipjis, or -von two hundred, It might lmvo nswvl, but to throw nwny nlibolutely throw away $1 2(X)! Whon they heard nnvnvunl hot ho bud given tho widow a lifo ctalo in tho bouso mnl garden it was generally ngmsl that ho khoiild liavo n guiinlian over him to ;vo hi projmrty. 1 Ik dltsl out, however, to In revived ngnlu y nnnther aktoundlng net of folly. lau mwuuu ireu u.itsloout a mil livi.i tlrautford, hnd e.xlmnted tho lwl of ore the? hnd lecn working for over forty years, nnd had to bring tho crudo material somo dis tnneo by rail nnd water. It begnn to bo n question whether it would not pay to build n new furnnco near tho sottreo of supply and nbnndon tho old ono. Suddenly, howover. a now oro led was opened chiso nt hand. Tho fo ty-two acres of clayey hill on the Penbody farm wns found to cover n heavy deposit of limonite. As that oio generally contains impurit4es only fitting it for "cold horf iron, littlo attention was paid to It. l'.ut when the chemLst of tho company made three sep.n nteunalysesnnd discocrel that tho usua phosphorus was replaced by nearly 3 porcent of manganese oxide, tho thing took another fhno. 'lhfi company offered Foljamlw a liaudsonio royalty, which ho nt oneo declined. He would sell outright or not at nil. Aftei Mime chaffering and n rough survey of the inil, they took nil tho farm but tho widow's five ncre.s, nml paid $7.",000. "A fool for luck" was tho general commont. Hut tho reputation of Foljambo for down right folly was at its height when it leaked out afterward that ho had settled $;!5,7.V) on Mrs. l'ealody that is, tho interest during lifoto her, mid tho principal to her daughter nfterwnrd. No words Mifllood to express the wonder, contempt nnd disgust nt this net of folly. Old Figgs died nbout this time, nml Oalchicze olTered me n share in tho business if I could put in $3,000. I hnd saved n littlo over half of that by pinching and screwing but I was puzzled nbout tho lvst. FoljamlH' found it out, nnd gave mo tho money on my note. Somo folk nuiy think this folly on his part, but I did not. Neither did he, for I have paid it back long since. When tho Widow I'eabody got her money she sent Kebecca oir to boarding school, ns sho could well ntTord to, nnd thero tho girl re mained for four years, barring visits homont vacation. When sho cmue liack t s'ny he had grown into n handsome, self possessed young woman, nnd sho vai quite admired by tho young fellows around In nddition to good looks and gcxl manners, she would have a nice sum in hnrd cash in time a gsod tiling to add to a young man's family re sources. Hut sho vtns of a domestic turn stayed nt homo with her mother nnd rarelv went n broad. No suitor seemed to meet favor in her eyes, though she had several. During Uebeccn's aWnee nt school Fol- jninlio had been going nlong fiuietly, and K'ople hnd ceased to tallc of him; but shortly afler her return he broke out again. Ono day nn old mini in a dusty suit and boots that had been blackened a week before, nnd who carried a small gripsack, got out nt Ilrantford station and Inquired if tho idow Penbodv lived nt tho old farm yet. Vv o soon learned that he wns tho long lost David Pea body, who had como back after nil thesi years, apparently as poor as n church iiioimi, and doubtless with intent to siMiugo on tin Widow Penbody. Do wns not so very old either, but looked like u man whom hard luck nnd n hot climate had driod up and wrinkled. To our surprise ho was mndo welcomo by the widow mid Kobeccn, and took up hit abode there. Ho was n queer specimen. After tho dustpf travel had been brushed oil he wns clean enqugh, but his clothes wero of ordinary material and well worn. It wns evident that ho was poor, but ho didn't seem to mind it Ho walked about and held him self up ns though ho owned one-half the town nnd meant to buy tho other. Iio wns ready with his tongue, too, nnd if nny one mi id n disagreeable or impertinent thiugcoiild epny it with interest, l-oljambo took a great notion to him nud told mo that the old mail wus keen nnd hnd wonderfully practical bus iness ideas for ono who had not profited by his precepts, n thing I have observed to be not uncommon. A man can pick up more valuable hints from tho unsuccessful around him than ho can from shnrp business men. So tho two grow quito intimate, mid almost any lino ovoiiing they might bo been in cqin- fnb together on tho widow's front porch, with tho widow and Uebecca heated near, inter ested listeners to their chat. Tbjs was in August, 1800. Tho wholf country was in a Mato of excitement. It was known that reconcillal ion between tho war ring Democratic factions was iiiqios&itilo nnd thnt Lincoln would bo elected. Tho question was, would there lo war? FoIJiuiiImi suddenly nit the plantation in charge of old Uncle David nnd went off south, llo visited Vir ginia, North Carolina nud Georgia, nnd wns one about two mouths. When ho emtio bar 1 iislc (1 linn: "Does lliovoutu really menu light, Mr. Foljanilr "it renllv does," ho replied, Mully. "I don' think they'll bo able to keep it up moro than a year or so, unless Kugluud interfere, for w have tho most money nnd tho most men; but it will bo llerco while it lasts. It is going to disturb values very much, as well us domestic eliitions." Tho first, thing Foljambo did on coming home was to build a number of long wooden sheds, somo of thum iiiclosed; mid ho kept the cnrpeiiters going day uud night. Tho whole neighborhood wns aroused. Wus ho going Into sheep raising on a largo scale, or what crowning lolly was Fool Jim nt now? I wns Ills only partisan, hvcry ono snld Iio wns going stark, staring mud. llut tho excitement grew to a hubbub when there cntno cnrloud after curload, by tho raihvny, of barrels of rosin and bales of cotton tho former stored under the open and tho latter in tho inclosed sheds. Tho cotton did not escito so much astonishment, but tho losln Such an amount of it! Somo ono had tho curiosity to nose around and count the number of barrels piled in ono of tho long mid high sheds. Ten thou sand of them! And there wero llvo moro such bheds, and jammed full. Sixty thousand barrels of rosin I Aud no end of cotton bales I What, would ho do with it? What could lie do with it? Tho only partisan Iio had, ns I liavo said. was mymlf, nud I picked up u dozen quarrel aboutit. Some ouo asked old I'eabody about it, "Undo David, is I ool Jim gnwu to set up a cotton factory an' a snip yard? .Meblx) he'll sen' his ships down by tho railroad "Sonny," raid David, "pnek your head in ice. James j'oijamiHj Knows moro in one minute than you'io likely to know in a year." In the midst of this clamor camo a bit of gossip not too pleasant. Thero wus venom in it. Hill Cowan, who was always nosing about, nnd kept his eyes open nnd his tongue, busy, cuuio into tho shop ono duy to get a plug of chewing tobacco, 0 "Tell you what, Oiilchloze,' ho said, ad dressing my partner, "I guess lhiy'11 call Fool Jim, 'villain Jim,' uforo long.' "What do you iiieun, you cimpP I do muuiled angrily. "Semnii yourself, nn' seo how you liko it." Iio retorted. "Wlintdo I mean? Ill tell you, nn' I ain't afraid to. I wns crosslu' by Widow lVaboriy' last night, and what does I tco but Jim FoJamlo with his arm around Uocky lYnbuly'a waist, an' sho u-leauiu' up to him like a sick l.itteu to a hot brick. Stands to rouson he's foolin' tho girl. Uvery Ixsly knows he's sweet on Miss Klton, nn' she's got dollars to Hecltv Pealtody's dimes. You don't suppose Foljambo ineuns anything but foolin' Iiot'Ly, do you? That's why ho was ut liberal with his monoy to tho willow. It's well enough for you to stun1 up for him, nu' wo know why, but fax is fax." And off went Cowan, with his tobacco, In triumph, It did not itop there. Tho now, qin-ud, aud a spnwj of virtuous iudfriiutiou flook Brnntfonl. It soon camo to thoMmot Foljambo himself. Ho had paid no attention to tho popular comment on his purcbasos, but this was a different matter. Ho hunted or Dill Cowan and found him in our shop, wber ho and somo of his cronies nero discussing the thing at tho time, "Mark you, Cowanl" cried Foljambo, bia eyes blazing with wrath, "you havo beau talking too freely about mo In connection with n young lady. If I learn of your wag ging that long tongue of yours In tho nme woy again, or find you eavesdropping, I'll give you n pounding, nud you know that r can do it. Things havo got to a pretty pass In this community wheu slander is sot nfoot becnuso somo sueaU sees ono lestow a caress on a young lady whom ho is to marry within n nnnth. And. I'll bold nny other man who meddles with my nffnlrs to n strict account." Hero was n settler, liecky Penbody to l mnrried by n Foljambol Why, tho Foljnmbos turned up their noses at tho country folk, and took their wives from abroad. Gossip left the rosin nnd cotton, nnd took to tho match. But it was admiring, mid not offensive. Tho wedding came off and was a p-eafe nffulr. Miss Kltoti wns first bridesmaid, nnd the gentleman sho married with afterwards, n Mr. Leamington, was Foljambo's best man. There was a reception nt tho houso tb young couple took no tour, but remained nf Foljambo place aud I, of tho fow H rani fori folk invited, wns there. So was David Pe iKxly, of course. Ho was got up in n suit of fine broadcloth, and his shoes shono Ilk n jnpnnnod waiter. F.very one knew thU raiment camo from tho bridegroom. Oh, ot course I Thero wero n number of costly nnd elegnnt presents displayed. Hut theso came, witli tho exception of nn odd looking Japanese cabinet, given by the Widow Peabody, from the FoljamlH) friends nnd connections. Unci David examined them. "Hecky," ho said, loud enough to attract attention, "the Peabodys don't seem to shin in tho way of making gifts to tho bride. Your Undo David 'II havo to put In bis mite." Then ho drew a bulky pnekngo from his capacious breast pocket, which it titled so tightly that ho witlulrew it with ditllculty. "Oh, thank you, Undo David." said Ui brido. "Anything from you" "Open it. child." Tho newly mndo Mrs. Foljambo undid ths cor.l and removed tho wrapping. It was s Kussia leather covered casket, with tho letters It. P. F. on it. When sho opened it sho gave a cry of delight. "They nro old mlno stones," snld Undo David, quietly. "Don't drop thnt scrap of pnjH'r. 1 don't wnnt you to bo running-to your husband for pocket money, nud you'd letter invest tho nmouut of that check for yourself, as ho advises you." Tills wns a surprise. Fow hnd seen such set n necklaco, bracelets, ear rings aud pin, nude up of tho (lnest brilliants, somo of them quito large. Thoy must havo cost enor mously. Where did Undo David get th money f 1 found out lcfore nny ono else. I wns down in Now York to purehaso tea, nnd Cnrleton, of tho jobbing firm with which. I did business, said to mo: "David Penbody is rusticating at Hront ford. ain't lie?'' "Old Undo David?" I said. "Yes, ho Is & sort of hanger on to hLs sister-in-law. Bh feeds him, I fancy." "Feeds him? What do you menu? David Penbody could feed a dozen sisters-in-law nnd not feel it." , "Well," I said, "I recently began toRusnecfc he was rather well off." "Kiithor well off!" exclaimed Carleton. "That's tho best Joko out. David Peabody well off 1 Is it possible you don't know how rich ho is? Hut ho hardly knows himself. Ho has been for overeighteen yenrs tho prin cipal stockholder in a great Mexican mlno. It is an F.iiglish'company, mid ho is tho only Aniericun in it. Hut ho owns two-tli rds ot it. Why, it is ono of thu most successful mines in tho country. Well off! Why, he is away up in thu millions, and it keeps pour ing in." , Of courso this wns too good to keep. Drnnt ford had the bonoilt of it, and, except nn oc casional dash ut tho rosin nnd cotton, David'a grcnt wealth was tho subject for discussion, and comment. Tho civil war had como and was going oo, and Foljambo and his follies faded beroro It. At Inst, in 1S(M, Foljambo's cotton began to. bo moved. It had rison in prico exceedingly,. ami iirnutroid found that thero had becis method in tho madness. Hut the ro x'n, though, it hnd risen too, romalncd undisturbed. At length, I think it was in August, 1B03, ift)l barrels of tho rosin wero shipped to Boston. Tho next day 150 wont to Philadelphia, and a. 100 went to Ualtlmore. Tho next day 00 wero sent to New York. And so it continued to move, sometimes in smaller, Eouictlmcs in larger quantities, until by tho latter part ot November, every barrel was gouo. I took up. Tho Prico Current nnd ran over tho (Ho for tho quotations on naval stores. To my sur prise tho prico hnd varied from August to November from twenty-flvo to forty-four dollars per barrel. And then it went down lielow tho fli-st llguro. Foljumbo had stocked tho market. Thero was littlo talk about Foljambo's fol lies after that in Ilrantford, On tho con trary, tho Brant ford people admired thou shrowdncts of "Fool Jim," and thut nam, dropped. Well they might ndmiro him. Iio and Undo David between thein havo built up. tho place, which luu doubled in population aud is thriving in every way. As for Fol jamlxj himself, ho is very quiet for a man to immensely rich. Beyond a year's visit to Europo, nnd two or three months' travel every year to somo part of tho country, ha Ktn)s principally ou tho Foljambo place, whero ho hns enlarged tho old mansion nud; devotes himself to his family, Rebecca Fol Jambo Is as handsome, I think, as over, though, more plump than sho used to be. They ap pear to bo as fond of each other as over, nud. 1 laro say that they nro. Ono day, when ho dropped into tho shop, r hapiK-nod to say something complimentary to his foresight. He laughed. "Coffey," he said, "most of my succeed wero unextK-cted. I had, it is true, n susni- cion amounting almost to a ceitainty that thero was n led of iron oro on tho Peabody farm, but I bought It solely Ut gtvo tho widovr a lift, for Nathan Peabody had potted mm when a boy, and wns always ready, poor fel low, to leavo his farm work to join me ia hunting, or fishing, or nutting, or auvthlna- elso. Tho fact that I was almost rot-tain. however, made mo dlvido tho profits wiLk tho widow ns n matter of equity. 1 never suspected Uncle David's wealth; but tho cot ton nun rosin purehaso was n matter of cal culation, particularly tho rosin. It was then. i drug In tho mui ket. It hnd accumulated in largo hills wherever thoy made turpentine. It could Iki had almost for tho taking nwny. I I.-iihw that war would come, but I never dreamed that rosin would go beyond f5 or- tu. i punt mo sueas nt iiranuorii, u-caus that was rheater than storing it In New York, nud that's nil tho foresight I had," "You must havo mado a good thing out ot It, anyhow," 1 rejoined. "It 1 not my busi ness, mid 1 don't ask. but you must hava nutted a good round sum." "Oh, I don't mind telling you." said lie r havo (l0'uied it up. JOn tho cotton and rosla together, 1 tutted just SS.TOUOIO, But 1 am not so rich ns David Peabody by somv minions," i nonius uunn uugiuu m tusu lijoch. u