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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1903)
WnHeHand A Tale of tlie Early Solders of Louisiana, DY AUSTIN C. DUnOICK ClIAl'TKIt IV.-Cotillniicd.l l'or aiiuin lilotncli t n Hlliion unfed Minn llin fillr lllrl In til I rr aaliiiilahmciit. II" w at a limn In luidcrslaiiil whether alio wna tusking gniiin of him, nr whether aim win In cnriical. Ilm had lm rohVrteil fur n iniiiiii'iil ti poll ilm i-lin mil i-r of tlin lovely imihII lm . knew ll. in would tain known Hint aim rniiM not ili-arcnd In "port with Ilia fccllnga, Tlii'li lio Mt 111 IlllKlit appeal lii her hearl. "Alnl" liu iiiiiriinirt'il, choking down lila liiillKiinllun, "you know nut what fun ill). Yini know nut I hi iiri love that dwella IIU n ruiiatinilng II ro wllliln. Hut I will nut ask you tu tunrry inu now, (Inly iriunlai Hint, snimt time, you will bn mini-. Illve inn your lii'iirt, anil pledge inn jour liniiil. Atnl llii'ii wit will lm mar ried when you nru older. (, ilo not re fuse iiik thlal" "My fiuiaclriiro, Hlnion, If wn wait for that, your hnlr will In' gray, ntul Toil will have tu nk wlih n staff. And then what a anrry-liniklng rnuplit wo lioulil iiniko! Hun t, pliiiuii iliiu t talk mi)' mure. Il'a foolMi In you in ilii an, I ilu really begin in llilnk sou urn In enriieat Hut I ilon't wiinl lit hear yon apeak an any morn--truly, I dnift. "Then ynu will never love mo?" "Why, I Ion- you now, cumin. I have alwaya lonsl you. Why will you In) an foolish?" "Alaa, l.nulaet you ham alruck tho dagger (o my mil, Tim lamp of my I If" liaa it not, nml all my hupra am ailllk In utlvr ilnrkncaa! You liner done tluia luuc li. Now, In merry, take my dagger ami flu I li my pnlu. Take away the llfo you have ruranl, ami let my aoul escape I he aiiuuy ll miiat endure while near thro When lliuil art not inlnel "rllnp, Hlniiin," Interrupted the maid rn, Juat aa he waa pulling on I lie fitilah lug atrokv ami look of agony. "I ran't i your wife: I netrr ran. Ho there'a an end of that matter. Ami now let ua forget that we ever hail any aurh foollah talk." "Anil how lung haa Ihla In en your mill. 11" fairly hUael Lotmla, aa annn aa he could ao far recover from lila utter nmateuient aa to ept-ak. "How long?" repeated LouLe, In stir prlae. "Why, you mlitht na well aak me hnw long twat allien I hail resolved that I woillil not marry with oht Tony, Juat aa well exactly. Nature aet up the harrier when alio mail mo your omnia eighteen yeara after your hlrtli. Now " At till" moment I.oule heanl her fath er calling her from I lie hull, nil J h started up. "Vou hear?" alio uttered. "My father want" ma. Now J oil won't think any thing mom of thla-wlll you? Put off that ugly-looking fare aa anon aa you rail ami then come out ainl Join ua In our ao rial enjoyment. Them he ralla again. Here I am-coiulng!" A 111 with thrao wonla, Ihn liuoyaut, happy-hearted girl tripped out from the room. Tor aomo momeiila, Hlnion lihola atooil Ilk ono thunileralriirk, ami aeemeil watching, with a vacant atare, the plaen where the young laity hail been standing, aa If a lurl.l gleam of vivid lightning hail made Ua tranalt. Then ho alarteil hack a pare ami cleuclTod hoth hl Data. "lly heavens!" he uttered, whl'n lila fare tururil livid with raile, "anil ahall I liear this? Khali 1 alt calmly hy, ami serf another carry off tho mahleii ami pocket the half of Hi. Julli-n's fortune Hhall I c that wraith nblrli haa heen ao lung In my graap that wenllli whlrh I hare looked upon aa mine, now wrcatcd from mo? Tor yeara 1'te rhrrlaheil thla fond hope thla picture uf wealth, ami now It til 11 at not Ih) hloHti away thua. Ht. Ju lleu la worth thla ilay tiro humlrril thou aaml rrowna, ami they ahall not liaro It all-they ahall not!" OlIAPTKIt V. A week hail paaaeil away alnrc Hlnion hail coiifcaacd lila romnlillc love for Ixiulae, ami during that tlmo ho hail maintained much of hla wonted compos ure. Tor a ilay or two after the morti fying rrpulao lm hail heen mooily ami taciturn, hut ho gradually orrrramo It. anil now ho amlleil aa uaiial, ami made himself generally agrrnahle. Olio after noon, aa soon aa illnner waa over, Jnu part ami I.011I atnrleil off ou a hunting expedition, Their plalola they concealed within 't lie lioaoma of their hunting alilrta, ao that they might not catch In tho bushes, ami their knives were In llku man ner protected, They Imlh had excellent Toledo rillea, and aet (iff In high aplrlta. With quick atepa they m ado their way up tho river, uutll they hid paaaeil Ibu bounds of tho clearing, and then their tepa tecum moro caillloua, for they hoped thcro might bo a deer somewhere, at band. They had bunted ahotlt In tho foreat for nearly an hour, when a moremitit among tho bualiea at aomo dlalnnco at tracted their attention, mid upon creep ing carefully up, they aaw a large deer drinking at a amall brook that emptied lulu tho river cloao by. "Her," whispered tloupart, "here nro hla tracka." I,oul looked at the spot which hla companion pointed out, anil a audden atart caused tloupiirt to aak hlui Ita rauae. "Thnt'a tho truck or a man," aald I.oula. "Some of tho negroes have been out here," ailggcatod (loupart. "No, no," returned the oilier, "They haru nut been out hero to-day." "Hut t li it t may huvo been inndo yea torday, or aoveral daya ago," "No," aald I.oula, atlll gailug upon the track, "Thla win madu to-day, Juat look, ami you will aeu that tlieao leavea aro atlll damp on tho upper edge where tho foot baa preaaed them up. Tbcan other leavea, you aee, aro dry wheru tho id go la free of the earth, Then here eo thU broken twig! aeu wheru It haa been preaaed down, Now look!" And na ho apoke, ho lifted tho twig, and showed tho pluco wbero It laid waa perfectly dry, whoreaa, had It lulu tbero oven over night, Its bed would baro been dump, "Then thcro'u been an Indian here, ch?" "Yea." "Well, never mind Lot's secure thla deer. He'll be dono drinking noon, uud then wo may loso hlui. Lot me fire first, tills time, Louis," "Very well, Itlaio away, nntl I'll bo ready to follow, In caso you don't bring hi in down," Accordingly, Ooupart brought his rlflo to bis shoulder, and In a moment moro bo fired, Tho noblo onlmiil guyo a leap backward, and wlilln bo stood for n mo ment as though about to start on, Louis tired, but even aa ho pulled tho trigger the deer gave n leap forward and plung ed headlong upon tho earth, "Your ball killed him, Ooupart 1" cried Louts, the two started forward to gether. And It w found to be even so, (loupnrt'a bullet having entered Just bark nf thn shoulder, and of (ourau penetrated i no neari. Louis had mnda a wound for thn liur poan nf Needing llin animal, and Ooupart was kneeling by hla aide, when they weru alartled iiy Ihn whlatllng of something between their beads, followed by a dull "chunk" eluan in them, anil mi ralaliu Hnlr heaila, I her aaw a long arrow atlck lug Into a tree directly In front of them, Willi a iiilck rry, lhay atarled to their rent, and thn licit thing that saluted (hem waa a low howl rluso at band. They turned and aaw a parly of alx In diana coming towards them, with their tomahawks ralam). "Ilern'a a scrape," ullrerd Ooupart starting back. "What dors It Mean?" "I'll find nut," returned Loula. calmly. "Hut don't show your plalola, for they know wn'rn discharged our rlflea, and thn hnpn In taku ua nl a illaadvanlage. Then turning to Ihn rod men, he naked "What iiiiw, red brethren? What seek yn hern J llin Indians consulted a moment to gether, and then one of them advanced a single pace, and milled! "Wn seek tho young while chief and hla friend, Wo would apeak with (hem kind ly." "Then why did you send thai arrow at us 7 "Wn aaw you not then, Only the head of Iho tleer." Now Loula almply know that they wero lying to him, and aa tills became appar ent he knew that Ihey meant him harm. "If you havn anything to any to us, ssy It at once," lm said. "Ih-I our while brothers not fear. If Ihey will come with ua, wn will tell them what ahall bo In their good." "I will apeak with my friend." And thua saying, Loula turnod towards bis companion. "Onupart," ho aald, speaking nulckly. aim In a low lone, "those are Ohlcka sawa, and Ihey mean to lake us prison ers. In sll probability they hop for a high ransom from my father for us, Wn have two plalola each. You Hover mlaaed your mark yet In my sight. Are your nerves steady nnwr "As steady aa ever," returne.1 Ooupart, not a til I to atirprlaetl to seo how calm and fesrleaa hla youthful companion waa. "Then hate them In readlneaa, and mind, my word, for I know Ihnan fellows well. Yel keep your rlllo, for you'll ueed It for a club. ' Neat IaiuIs turned to Ihn Indians and aald: "We have concluded not to follow you; but If you have anything to tell ua, we will listen." Upon thla, the red men conversed to gether again for a few momenta, and then, with quirk, wild geatures, and a low howl, not unlike the volco of a hun gry wolf, ihey aprang forward with their lomahawka uplifted. In all probability Ihey auppiiaed this would be auRlclriit tu awe Ihn white yuutba Into Immediate aub- mlaaluii. I In- pale txiy ihey thought aa eaay prey, and very likely Ihey knew that lb other waa a newcomer lulo Iho coun try, and hence Imagined that their trrrl hie appearance and fearful antics would strike hi in with terror. "Now I" whispered Louis. "You take the two men on your side, and I'll take the two un the other side. Don t waste a ball." In an Instant tho two coinpanlona had drawn their weapona, and at the same Instant Ihey both fired. Hour after hour, and dsy after day, had they practiced together at plalol shooting, and their aim waa aa quick aa It waa aure. The two otitab'e men ataggered, and on the ueit Inatant. the yotltha tired again. At thla movement, (he aavugca weru thrown Into a atatn of alarm. Three of their number were, shot through the head and bad fallen, while the fourth had received a ball In his neck and was staggering back. In a moment, Uoupart and Louis saw their advantage, and tboy aeltrd their empty rillea ami aprang forward. and In a few moments more tho six In illans lay prostrate. A full minute tho two victors a loo J and gated upon the work Ihey had done, and then Loula turn etl to hla companion and aald: "If we'a killed 'em all, we ahall nover know surely what Ibis all meant." "Aro these two laat onea dead, think you?" returneil Ooupart. "They may be uuly atuuned." Well see; hut I Ihlnk you'll find tho one I struck with hla brains rather dis turbed." And sn It proveil with- both of them, for upon examination It waa found that their skulls wero both broken In, and that llfo was eitlnct. Hut while they wero thus engaged they heard a groan cloao at hand, and on turning they saw that ono of tho Indiana who had been abot bad worked himself almost Into a sitting posture against a tree, and waa now trying to work further around, so ss to get bis face lowarda the went. Hoth Loula and Ooupart hastened to him at once, when they found that be had re ceived a ball through the neck. Water, water" ho groaned, Htop," uttered Loula, as bis compan ion started towarda tho brook. And then turning to tho dying Indian, hu said: If wo II get you water and turn your ryes to the setting sun, will you tell tho truth?" "I will I will!" Tho water waa brought In Oounart's canteen, and upon drinking, the poor fel low seemed to revive, Ooupart bound up his neck, which wua bleeding prufuae ly, and just as bo bad linlahcd the job tho Indlau put out his weakening arm, and laid his hand upon Louis' shoulder. 'The pale boy has the heart of a great warrior. He would not have escaped ua bad we known how bruvo he was." 'Hut why old yon try to do this?" asked Louis, "ltemeniber now, you prom ised to speak truly." Whlto man brought gold here, and we have learned to lovo It. Much gold had been oura, and wi " The Indian untied, for' be was weak, and he made a sign that they ehooJd turn his faco to wards tho sun. "And," he tittered, "bury mo so," "Look yel" cried Louis, grasping him by the arm, and gating Intently luto hla face, while Ooupart stood by reloading the rillea, "If you do not tell me Instant ly what all this means, I'll dig a bole In the earth ami you shall be burled with your bead down. You know very well where you'll go to then. Now tell me, who sent you to kill us?" "Wu dldn t mean to kill the pale boy, replied tho Indian, speaking slowly and with ililllculty. - Hut who acnt you to capture htm I lie- member bead down!" "Ion bad known better, had you spar ed another. That man was our chief; he knew." Hut you know something. Tell ma nil, or, as sure as I live, you go In feot up!" "Twaa white man's gold. Tho pole boy and tho palejioy'a friend both have enemies. There's a strange bird In the eagle's nest." "Bpcak plalnerl Tell mo Loula atonned. for he aaw that the death shade had passed over tho red tnan'a face, and at he lot go tno now heavy hand, the body fell over aldewnys upon tho turf. "Is no dead " asked uoupan. "Yea: and tbe secret of this strange scene is dead with him, ao far as our uieaui of arriving at It are concerned. Onupart, there's something here i.e. had butter understand!" Hut Ht. Denis knew not what tn reply, fur a auaplclnii had count to him, but bo tlarnd not apeak It loo suddenly. Ho thn two hunters aloud fur aomo moments and gstnd upon Ihn dead men in alienee. "Well," said l-oula, nfler a while, "let's leave tlieao bodies hern, and In the morn ing wu'll send our negroes out In bury thorn, Now, let's lit our venison, and then start for home, for we've had ad venture, enough fur ono day. You begin now In sen aomo nf our Ioulaliiiia life. How tin ynu like It?" Ht, Denla gsted upon his companion anmii momenta In silent admiration, and then he aald: "(), thla Is much better than nothing, though onrn a year would be often enough for audi sport." "Ho It would. Hut now for our other game." They went to where tbe deer still lay, and having removed iho skin from the hesd, neck and foro shoulders, they sep arated Ihn carcass, and then rolling tbe ssildlo up, Ihey shouldered it, and giving unit mum look at tbe fallen Indians, they turned their faces t'owsrda home, (To be continued.) OASEY'8 HAIR TURNED WHITE. Had Had Hears In lloatlle Indian Country, Col. I). C. C'saey. aiiiierliileiwlvnt of Iho Medler mines, was one of n party of olil-tlmo New Mexicans who Imp-IH-iieil to congregate nt Clifton a ftliort tlmo ago. nntl naturally fell to telling stories of their early life. At lawt It cumo Citsvy'a turn, nntl Uio Clifton Urn reports bla version of a thrilling expe rlt nci) wlh tho Indian. Tho rcmlubv renro wna cnllcil forth by n comment upon Caacy'a Nnow-whlto hnlr. Well, aald Casey, I'll tell you bow It hapcuiil, boys. It wna the year Uint Judge McComaji ant bis wife wero klllcit by thu Indians In tho Hurro Mountain '83 or 'SI, I've forgotten which. It was aomo lime uflcr Hint af fair, however, when thlnpi bn4 quieted down r. bit. I hnil been In the, hills, ami wu re turning to Hllvcr City through tho Hurro Mountains, nm of course wna ou tho lookout for Indians. My borao fell alik, ami I aiuppctl to let htm rest I pulled off the saddle, tin! hi in to a tree, sprcnil out my blankets nm lay down. I was noon fust asleep, nml how long I slept I do not know. I wan nwnkened by aomo one prodding rnv tn tho back. As soon ns my eye were opened I mw Uint I wn surrounded by twelve or flftfen Indians. They all carried weap ons, nml had tlieiii in ttinir nanus. Well, sir, I was no badly frightened that I could not speak or move I won tmrnlyzed. I mt thcro and lookeil nt thu Indiana, and they looked at me. I felt my hnlr stiffen out. and I knew that It was standing straight up. I thought of every menn thing I had dono In my llfo. Tray? No, I couldn't lift n hnnd to bless myself. I knew they would kill me, and my only !iom wna that they would shoot me. I could al most feel their Innct's sticking through ray Iwdy. It swmcd to mo that they stood there nn age and looked nt me, and I looked nt tbein. Their ugly face nrv stamped on my memory forever. I should rccognlzo nny one of them In a crowd to-day, If I should meet him. Boon I noticed ono or two other Indians foollug with my horse, na he waa too tick to try to get nwny from them. Presently they begnn to go, one at a time, and soon they wero nil gone, ex cept one who seemed to be the leader. After tho other had nil gone bo nd- dri'sncd mo In good Kngllsh and said: Oood tiny, Dan Cnmy!" How be knew my tiiiine, ha nlwnya been n mystery to me. lie may hnvo bccu mo on the reservation, or poralbly my name may hnvo been on aomo part of my outfit and be could read, na many of them cnn. After he hnd gono I cat atlll tbero so Imdly scared that I wn unnble to moro for I don't know how long. Thcu Itko n flash It cnino to ma Unit they wero government scouU. I lenped to my feet, and, though my horse waa tick, I bent nil record to Silver City. I hnvo IxH'n blown up In a mine, and hnd my body crushed with dynamlto- enps, but I never wna scared before or since. Tbero la no scare on eartn uke an Indian scare. Well, Insldo of a week from Mint time my hair wn well aprlukted with gray, and Insldo of a year It wna n whlto ns It Is now." Title of tho Kinder. Infortunium concerning the Inw of flndlug muy bo useful on norno occa sion. Tho finder hns a clear UUo against all Uie world but tho owner, nml the proprietor of n conch or mil- ( wny car or ship 1ms no right to de- iiuind nuyUiIng which may have beeu found upon hla property or promise. tiucli proprietor may make regulation with regard to found property with their employes, but they canuot bind , tho public." The law wna declared by tho highest court more than one hun dred yearn ago, on which tbe facta wero these: A perbou found a wallet con taining uome tnoiwy on a ahop floor. 1 Ho returned It to tho shopkeeper to N returned to tho owner. After thrco years, during which tho owner did not cull for hi property, tho Under do innnded tho wallet and money from tho ' shopkeeper. The Intter refused to do-, liver them up on tho ground that they were found ou his premises. Tho find-1 er then sued tho shopkeeper, and It waa j held aa nbovo aet forth, that "against all the world but the true owucr the title of tho Under Is perfect." Ilenellt of tho Iluto Dooka. Tho Into Lord Huto owned the Huts docks nt Cardiff, which cost nearly , 000,000 to complete Tho construction of theso docks had a magic effect on tho llttlo township of Cncr-Taff. In tha first half of tho Inst century Cardiff added only 10,000 to Its population of 2,000 In 1800, but to-day It has a still growing population of over 130,'XW, wlillo Its export trade oxceeds that of Ixiiuloti and Liverpool. What Dreams Come, Hobbs Old Titowadd Is about dead from lusomuln. Bays bo Is afraid to go to Bleep. Doubs Does ho fear burglars? "No; but tho Inst time ha slept ha dreamed of giving away nionoy." Bal timore Amcrlcnu. Paid In Compensation. Tho railways of Great Urltnln pny 1,400 n day on an average, In compen sation, ns ugnUist 100 a day In 1850. AOFIAHAM LIHCOLfi Tha leur wss nn na; wtiers tba into? Tha fateful saadt unfalttrlag raa, Ami as Iho war of tears lis uujio Into tha ytsrs, O-ir isslnral captain, forth he cams Aa una thai snswera to hla narna: Nor d era Mini bow high hla charge, Ilia work bow fair and large Tn att the atones hsck la tbt wall Iat lbs rllrlded hnuas sbotild fall. Ami peace from man depart, llnpt sad tho childlike heart. We looked on hlmi " 'Tla be," wt aald, "Coma crownlraa snd unhtrslded, Tbs stientiard who will keep Tbs Oucka, will fold tbs sbeap," (InknlghUy, yes; yet 'twas tha nilto f'rraailnf tbs Immortal scsnt, tioins hstlls of Ilia wars Who saslsth up tbs stsrs. Nor would bs tsk tha pall Ixtween Ilia handa, wipe valor's lahlata duo. Commanding grealneas wslt Till La slsud at tbs gstsi Mot ba would cramp to ona small heal Tbs swful laurela of ths dead. Time's uilshlr vlnlaga cup. And drluk all honor up. No nutter of tbe banners bold Home by the lasty sous of old, Tbs haughty conquerors Bst forward to tbrlr ware; Not hla Ibelr blare, tbelr pagesntrtcs Their goal, their glory, wss not bis; Humbly be tame to keep Tbt Hooks, to fotd tbe sheep. Tbe need comes not without tbs man; Tbt preactent boors uncesatog ran, And up the way of teara Ita cats Into tbt yeara, Our paatoral csptslo, skilled to crook Tbt enear Into tbt pruning book, Tbt alajpte, kindly maa, Ltucolu, Atnerlcsn. Ntw York Indeptndeat. ' vMfaJ--r-r-r'--M5"--l(-y ' Aunt Sellna's Valentino fjrrJIIIJ postman'a wblatls was clear II and shrill that morning, tho 14th of v February, and aa b lifted tha knee' lr on Aunt Hellna'a narrow green door tba aound echoed through tho houat and reached tho tara of tao Utile lady, who hastily threw aside the brnah ahe was using snd, shaking the duat from btr long print apron, opened ths door with a pleaaant amlls. Tbe smile vanished, however, and a look of surprise took Its place aa ahe waa given a large squar envelope, pure white, and tied with dainty pink ribbons snd quaint little bows, which even ber nlrablt fingers found It bard to untie; but a llttlt later It waa spresd out on Ihe tsblo before her, a valentine, all lice and flowers and sstln bows, with two angela bearing up a lint of lov. Aunt Hellna'a fact waa a study. In deed, the made a picture sitting there by tha old fireside trying to solve thla mys tery, and when evening came and when aht want to feed her chickens and dog Hover, btr only companions, she wsa atlll asking nersoir over snd over: "Who In all the wide world can care tnough for mt to tend mt such a mes ssgo of love?" Aunt Sellna'a life bad been a quiet one; her mother bad died while the was a child, and, with tho help of an old nurse, sht bad been housokeeper for her fsther and one brother, older tbsn herself, snd when this brother married she wss Aunt Bellno, not only to hla children, but to their llttlt friends as well, for ber aunny naturt made her a favorite with them all. When her father died ahe was left with tbe cottage and little garden and enough money to live comfortably In a qultt way. Hut, though 30 yeara of age, ahe had never had a lover, so now as her mind ran over the gentlemen whom she knew she could think of no one who would send ber a valentine. Still there waa the Hayavllle postmark, tbe town whero ahe lived, snd once again ahe went through ber Hat of acquaintances. ' I Hero a Deacon llayea but ho Is so l!d and gray It can't be be. And Carlos Srown, be tits tn the pew at my right. ait ht la really too poor to think of iking a wife." Tor. some way, Aunt Sollna felt that it meant that, else why should one send er costly a valentine to an old maid? Once she thought of siking the post man, and then laughed at tbe Idea. Aa It !t would know. Ilo waa a bachelor of middle age, and rumor aald that bo bad no liking for ladles' society, owing to some experience before coming to Bays villa. Aunt Sellna thought that hla manner bore out this statement, as he bsd made few .friends and seemed not to csre for the cheerful "flood morning" which she gave him whenever ho stopped at her door. It must be confesaed that when tho next Sunday came, Aunt Sellna waa un usually careful of her dress. She wore ber new black silk, and her wary brown balr waa neatly colled beneath the amall velvet bounet. which she had freshened up with a new satin bow, for she felt sure that her raleutlna friend would be at church that morning, and aa ahe en tered the color rose In her fair face, for ho felt that tbe deacon had apoken more kindly than usual, aa she came up the gravel walk, Mr. Drown had tak en her hand la greeting and 'Squire Wat kins, her father'a old friend, had In quired for her health. Aa ebo went back to ber quiet home ah wondered If a brighter future wero la store for ber, something besides the loneliness that bad been ber lot for many yeara. Time passed, and at length,' hearing nothing more from the sender of her val--entlne, ahe decided that either he did not with to be known, or bad not the cour age to carry the matter farther, ao the little token waa laid away, the ona ro mance of Aunt Sallna'a life. One day a boy came running to her door with a message, which read: "I am very elck; will you come to me? Your postman. JOHN XIOOHR "Dleak Home. Hayavllle." Yet, Aunt Sallna would go, ahe waa always ready to help the suffering, but when she entered the room where John Moore lay, the nurse, came quickly to ward her, telling ber that he had not long to live, and she thought the same when aba saw what a wrock the fever had mad of the once strong man. Perhaps It waa bla constitution that brought him through, or It may have been Aunt Sellna'a cheerful face and gen tle waya, for John Mooro did not die, although It was nany weeks before be could travel his rounds ngsln, and dur ing that time Aunt Sellna learned how much ht bad cared for her, and that It waa he who had stut the valentine, hop ing the little mnasugo would, In some way, help him to gain her love, for II waa not true, the report which the gos sips of Ilayavillo had brought against him, but moro a reserved nature which had made him seem iudlfferent to thoao who would like to have been hi friends. AuntSollna soon found that he was a noble, true-hearted man, one she could trust with her wholo love and life, and when he asked I "Will yon shnre tho home I have made ready with the thought of you?" she did not refuse, but a little later went quiet ly Into tho church which the children had filled with flowers, and when she saw the sweet blossoms nud realised that all HORN PKIIIIUAItr 12, 18O0. "Let ns have faith Hint rlirlit makes mluliti and In that faith let us dare to do our duty as wo understand It.' this had been done for her, teara of hap piness filled her eyes and she thought: 'How fair Is life and all changed for me by the aid of a valentine." Indian apolis Bun. A Valentine. Tbe February aao la coldly allpplog i- rom note ana rrozen rui. A February wind la rudely whipping Tbe bedge-row on Ibe bill. Hut rude winds can not eblll. Nor cold auna Might, nor atlll Tbe new-born joy that tbrougb my heart cornea tripping. Full well I know that spring la Cupld'a playtime Rare mornings decked with dew And scented eves while summer with Its bsytlmt Drtngs oy to lovers, too. Hut. deor, roy love for you Sball flower sll seasons tbrougb. And Hnd la escb a summer sud a May time. To-nlgbt, aglow with royal winter roaes. lour radiant race I aee. Ueneatb your wind-blown Isabes love dis closes Its treaaorta. timidly. Dear, though tbe years should be Unkind to you snd me, Joy csn not dlt In hearts where love re poses. Criterion. LINCOLN'S LIFE Characterletlca of the Orent limancl- Dator as Told In S'araizrauhs. When 10, In building a fence, Lincoln ' epllt the ralla that played ao promlueut a part In hla first presidential campaign, twenty-eight yeara after. m youm lie w on an urueni auvocaic of temperance, and delivered dlacouraes on cruelty to snlmsls and the horrors of war. He liked stump-speaking much more than the ax he bad to wield to often. Among tha first situations he obtained after coming of age and striking out for himself was as a flat-boat hand to New Orleana. The alave auction be witness ed there bore the ripe fruit of after years, It is said that then and there. In May, 18.11, the Iron against alavery entered bla aoul. Tall, lanky, sallow, dark and slightly stooping he was In appearance, helm a muscular 0 feet -t at 17. His dress In those daya was all tanned deer bide, coat, trnusera and moccaalns. The luxury of wearing garments of fur and wool, dyed with the juice of the butternut or white walnut, waa Just being adopted in his neighborhood, and Lincoln waa not a person to tske the lead In elegance. Thought, conversation and observation were his preferences, and when growing np he had rather a reputation for lazi ness and forwardness, because be loved reading and thinking ao much. Kven from a boy be liked to have tho first word, and to converse with any one near enough to talk to, even to strangers de siring to be directed, lie Is described when Just reaching early manhood aa exceedingly talkative, yet elemental, un sifted and raw, Lincoln had very little actual school educstlon, his first goings, at the age of 10, were In Indiana, to a woman named Ilasel Dorscy. He waa often taken from school to work or hire out. At 11 he went again to Andrew Crawford'a school, and at IT he saw the last of his school daya under a man named Swaney. All the education he obtained afterward was through his own exertions. "Education defective" was his own definition given to the compiler of the Dictionary of Con gress, although It was not a pleasant thought to him. Hclng raised tn a community supersti tious In the extreme, Lincoln believed In supernatural portents all his life. Fri day he considered fatal to every enter prise, and, aa It turned out, well be might. He had many dreams which he conaldered forecasts of coming events, once sending a telegram to his wife to take away "Tad a platol, aa he had had n bad dream about him. A good dream nreaaged the rlctorles of Antletam, Mur- frecaboro, Gettysburg and Vlcksburg. Ho related an III one just before his assas- Inatlon. Too Many Hills. 0 S.e?" OS'S' "Lord Keedmonnelgh asked me If he could bo my valentine," "And you told him "That there was too much pottage due on him." t HOUSE IN WHICH LISCOLN DIED GOING TO DECAY. The rapid decay of tbe house In Wash ington In which Abraham Lincoln died Is attracting public attention, and it is prob able that something will be done to pre serve It. It contains the Oldroyd col lection of Lincoln relics, and until re cently was In tbe care of private tenants. who charged a amall admission fee to visitors. Now it Is lu the cure cf a so ciety, but nothinz hna been dono tn nre- , serve or renalr tho w.illa or the Inter nr. , The house Is directly across the street from the site of I'ord'a Theater, where Lincoln waa shot. LINCOLN'S NARROW ESCAPE, Fiendish Plot to Inocnlntc Illra with the Froallpox. The demand for nn additional body guard around the White House recalls an Incident of tbe civil war within the mem : ory of many residents. During the exclt- , In; period of 'Ul great fears were enter- talned for the safety of the President. nud every precaution waa taken to insure bis jiersonal protection. One morning there appeared at the White House a woman, closely veiled, demanding an immediate interview with Mr. Lincoln. Approaching Messenger I'erklns, who guarded the door of Xlr. Lincoln's pritate office, the visitor made known her request and pleaded earnestly that she be admitted to n personal Inter view. The doorkeeper's orders were, how ever, very strict, and finding her eloquence all In vain, she finally compromised by confiding ber message to the courteous but firm employe. Taking him to one side, the veiled lady took both his hands In hers and tenderly rubbed them as she extracted a promise that he would Imme diately deliver her request to the Presi dent. I'erklns was almost overcome by a most peculiar odor that appeared to ema nate from his companion, and hastened to get rid of her without creating a scene. No sooner had he accomplished thla than he confided to one of the household tbe effect produced upon him while in con versation with the Importunate visitor. A physician who was present promptly dt- Tinea ine irutn and Instituted a Bearch fnr ttlA nrAmnn n-han It w-f... 1. 1 rr, , " " ,' , mediately ordered to return to his home and await dcvelopmenta. Within the usual period he was taken 111 with one of the worst cases of vlru-! lent smallpox on record, and for weeks lay at the point of death. Upon his re covery the faithful measeugcr, whose de- vo,ro'n' to dutV doubtles?,. the H?e of the President, was appointed by Mr. Un - coin to a permanent position on the clcrl- cal force of the War Department, which office he has continued tu hold up to date. Lincoln's Ig!u. A man who heard Abraham Lincoln speak la Norwich, Conn,, sonic time be fore bo was nominated for President, was greatly Impresed by the closely knit logic of the speech. Meeting him next day on a train, he asked him how he ac quired his wonderful logical powers and sucn acutcness in analysis. Lincoln re plied: It was my terrible discourage ment which did that for me. When I was a young man I went Into an office to study law. I saw that a lawyer's business Js largely to nrovo thlnsa. 1 said to myself, 'Lincoln, when Is a thing nMl 'l-K ,. . .... t.tv.iu, .u.i ,,a u puser, 11 rial con. stltutes proof? Not evidence: that was not tho point. Thero may be evidence enough, but wherein consists the proof? i groaneu over tne question, and finally said to myself, 'Ah, Lincoln, you can't tell.' Then I thought, 'what use Is it for me to be In a law office If I can't tell when a thing Is proved? So I gave It up, and went back home. Soon nftcr I re turned to tbe old log cabin, I fell In with a copy ot Euclid. I had not the slight est notion ot what Euclid was, and I thought I would find out. I therefore be gan, at the beginning, and before spring I had gono through tbe old Euclid's ge ometry, and could demonstrate every proposition Jn tho book, Then In the spring, when I had got through with It, I said to' myself one day, 'Ah, do you know when a thing Is proved?' and I an swered, 'Yes, sir, I do,' 'Then sea miy go back to the law shop;' and I wot.' NEW WAY TO KILL SNAKES. Hqiilrreta Have Dtvlattt Method ot Oettlitir the Iteatof an lintniy. A new condition of nlilmnl life hns developed ou Indian Island, In tha Htnto of Maine. As tbs Indians, who Inhabit the Island never kilt anything Ihey do not cat, mid ns they eat neither squirrels nor snakes, both of these species hnve multiplied greatly of late years, and they have become ns common as grasshoppers and ns un afraid of man. It came about In this wayt The natu ral food of tho targe striped snake con sists of Insect with now and then a plump frog or n toad for a holiday feast. As the Indians do not kill makes unless they nro very hungry Iho reptiles Increased so fnat ou the Island that all tho frogs nnd toads nnd most of the Insects were exterminated, compelling tbe snakes to eat chipmunks or starve. Tboy chose tbe chipmunks. Though these smnll squirrels are found all over tbo latand, they aro moat plentiful In the little cemetery nt tbe south end. The big striped snnkes soon lenrncd where game was thickest nnd began to mako raids upon the undefended boles of tbe squirrel, catching them by tbe legs as they passed In and out, swallow ing them whole as they do frogs. For live or six years tbe struggle for mastery between the chipmunks nnd the snakes was a hard ono. Tbe ratio between tbe two was decid edly In favor of the snskes, and tho chipmunks were In a fair way to bo wiped out, when an Inventive squirrel discovered a way of killing tbe snakes without fighting them. While a snake will enter any bole In tbe ground that Is large enough to re ceive Its body, no snnke hns yet been able to dig a hole for Itself, and when over a snake Is plugged Inside of n hole that snake remains where It Is until It dies of starvation. Somgjjow the chipmunks learned this weak spot In tbe defense of snakes and tboy began offensive operations. Every day tbey went leaping among tbe graves snd snuffing at tbe boles to learn If there were snakes Inside. As oon as one was discovered the squirrels carried earth In their cheek pouches until the bide containing the snake was filled with earth and beaten down level with the grass. They kept close watch for prying snakes for two or three years In succes sion, and last summer there was hardly a large snake to be found on tbe Isl and, while tbe chipmunks had Increas ed so rapidly that tbey ate up many of the growing crops upon which the In dian depended for cash bounties from tbe State. In digging among the graves of their sncestors to rid the Island from a pest of chipmunks the Indians unearthed hundreds of dead snakes which bad been burled alive by tbe squirrels. Then tbe world was enlightened ns to n new wny of killing snakes. LIKE 30 CENTS." How a Cnrrcnt Slang Phrasal Started on Its Travels The origin ot slang has nlways been a puzzle to philologists, but once In a while a current phrase can be traced to Its source. Tbe colloquialism "To feel like thirty cents" hi apparently nonsensical, but It Is certainly tbe most forceful expression of the dny for denoting nnythlng small, mean and contemptible In one's own sight. Its origin Is thus explained by a Philadel phia lawyer, who sometimes practices In New York: "There Is a vagrant law In New Vork under which a person having no visible means of support may be plac ed In durance. It has also been de cided In that State that n person hav ing to small a sum as thirty cents In his possession has 'visible means of support.' Now there Is no law In New Vork except tbe vagrant law under which pool sellers and gamblers may be held. Shortly after tho decision Just mentioned was formulated two gam blers were captured In a raid and tak-p en to the Tenderloin station house. They sent for a lawyer, who came and bad a talk with them. 'It will never do to make any show of money here,' he said. 'Give me your rolls.' They handed their wads over to blm and he gave each of tbem a quarter and a nickel, with instructions to produce the coins when be asked them to do so In court. ., When their cases were called the lawyer got them off on the plea that they wero not vagrants, each having tho legal amount of funds lu his pos session. Just as the decision was reu- I - ... la;rel in favor of his clients a messen- Inwj'cs Prescuce nt the -Supremo Court He left without seeing his ell- cuts, and they wended their way to the uenrest saloon. "How do you feel?" said one. "I feel like thirty cents, said the 0t"' 'and . 011 back' or what s lp" t It." "And that's bow that phrase was started In Its travels." New York 1 Mall and Express. Snuff-Taklug. In 1712 tbe London Spectator com plained of suutf-taklng as an imperti nent custom adopted by lino women nnd equally disgusting whether prac ticed sedately or coquettlsbly. Some used the box only as a means of dis playing tbctr pretty bands; but tbe thorough-paced woman of fashion pulled out her box In the mlddlo of the sermon and freely offered her best Brazilian to friends of either sex nnd asked the church warden to take a plucb as she dropped her money Into tbe collecting plato. Thus for a ttnia tho snuffbox was as much a part of the "flue lady's" toilet as the fan It self. More than once the snuffbox has played an Important part In political life. After tbo banishment ot Napo leon to Elba, nnd while tho IJonapart Ists were plotting for his return, they used to HU their boxes with snuff scented with violets bis favorite flower. When desirous of learning which side an Individual favored tbey would offer a pinch and significantly ask, "Do you llko this perfume?" Talleyrand always said that diplo matists ought to tnko snuff, ns It af fords a pretext for detaytug a reply nnd gave opportunities for covering any luroluntary expression of emotion.