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By J. MacNEILL JOHNSON
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CHAPTER XX
(Conclusion)
Now, boys, our story is told. We
might hold your interest for a few
weeks longer by telling how Tally
rand and Firefly shot buffaloes, and
how Juda Magruder actually outran
a fleeing buffalo bull, and leaped fror.i
his horse onto the hump of the%bull,
and rode him to death; or how lit
tie War Cry called up the Fairy lady
by reciting to a bumble bee the fol
lowing lines:
“Uumble Bee, Umble Bee,
Come and bring my wish to me.
For two, for four, for one, for three,
Bring me my horses, umble bee I”
We might tell you that at the close
of his curious incantation there ap
peared before the boys four wild
geese, saddled and bridled, while at
the same time the four boys diminish
ed in stature to about, the size of a
half grown rabbit, and they leaped
into the saddles on the strange horses,
and how the wild geese rose and flew
to the cave of Old Man of the Moun
tain, who, it will be remembered was
a brother of Old Horseshoe, and of
Red Cloud, as well as a brother of
the dead father of Firefly and War
Cry; we might hear all about the
mysteries of hunting big game in the
Rocky Mountains from the mouth of
Old Man of the Mountains himself;
for this and all this, is as true as
the rest of the story:—
We might be interested in the long
down-river trip of our boys after they
spent the summer in the far west;
how on their arrival at Verdun Planta
tions they found many strange things
had happened—among them the fact
that Juda Magruder's sister Nancy,
who had been a student at Floral Col
lege had come home and finding that
Juda was in the west visiting the
Chief, Red Cloud, had accepted Mrs.
Studebolt’s invitation to Verdun to
await her brother’s return: how that
soon after her arrival at Verdun,
young Jack Turnbull had left Tulane
University, and sailed up the Missis
sippi River with the full intention of
slaying his father’s slayer—who we
know was none other than Colonel
Simon Magruder, himself, the truly
begotten grandfather of Juda Ma
gruder, and this same Miss Nancy.
We surely would be interested in the
fact that when Jack Turnbull’s boat
arrived at a point near Verdun Plan
tations, it, that is the boat, was
‘‘stabbed” by a “Sawyer,” that is by
a saw-log, one end of which was sunk
to the bottom, and the other end float
ing and bobbing up and down, like
a man sawing with an old-fashioned
whip-saw; how that many passengers
were drowned, and that Bill and Ned,
in an almost miraculous way, saved
Jack Turnbull, and brought him to
Verdun Plantation much in the same
manner as in which our friend Juda
was introduced there:
We might tell how when Jack Turn
bull first opened his eyes after an
unconscious day and night, his eyes
fell upon the face of Nancy Magruder,
and after that IT WAS ALL UP
WITH HIM! How the age-long Ven
detta of the Feud was broken by love.
All this we might tell, for it is all
as true as the rest of the story.
We might also mention how, as the
cruel Civil War tore the country in
twain, Juda Magruder, whose warm
heart was ever his controlling factor,
joined the forces of John Morgan, the
Raider; but went through the trying
ordeal of demoralizing war without
ever taking the life of a fellow mortal;
for this, too, would be as true as the
rest of the story.
We might, and may be, ought to
mention how Tallyrand, and his kins
man and tutor, Donald Ross, went to
Washington, and accepted service un
der Mr. Lincoln’s administration, and
how Tallyrand rose by steady gradua
tions until he became the private
Secretary of President Lincoln, which
position of trust he held till his chief
had been assassinated by the fanatic
John Wilkes Booth, and how, because
of his splendid qualities he was re
tained in the same position by Presi
dent Andrew Johnson, until he was
ousted by Thad Stephens, the wicked
est criminal that has lived in the world
since Tamerlane the Tart^. We might
explain that Tallyrand fell under the
hatred of Old Thad by reason of his
siding with President Johnson in re
sisting the iniquitous crime of Re
construction; for all this is quite as
true as the rest ’of the story.
We might, and may be, ought to
mention how Firefly became lonely at
Verdun after his friend Tallyrand had
gone to Washington, and on one of
his frequent visits to the Shaws of
Shawandossa, showed his human
heart to his cousin Minnehaha with
more sentiment than is usually ac
credited to members of his race; and
how Minnehaha, in imitation of her
illustrious name-sake, as told by Mr.
Longfellow answered:
“I will go with you, my husband!”
We might mention how, after the
war had been fought to the last ditch,
and came to a close by reason of
sheer exhaustion of the Seceding
States, and as the swarm of irre
sponsible Negroes with the untried
and unproven armour of Citizenship
thrust upon them by Old Thad
Stephens and his henchmen, Zeke, and
went at once to the Mains Plantations’
private burial ground, where he had
been told his old Master Colonel Bol
ter had been laid to rest; how Zeke
stood uncovered by his Old Master’s
grave, and wept copious tears, and
begged his dead master to pardon
him “fo* breckin’ Mr. Soakem’s back.”
All this and many other things I
might mention: for this is all as tr
as the rest of the story.
But I must remember that my read
ers are boys, and I have promised
them onlv boys’ stories, and it is now
time to close; but if you will some day
sail up the Mississippi River from
Memphis to Louisville, Kentucky, you
will pass most of the places of inter
est in the story of Tallyrand and Fire
fly. Maybe you will search with in
terest for Verdun Plantations, the
beautiful boyhood home of Tallyrand;
and on the opposite, or Arkansas side,
you may search for the Mains Plan
tations of Colonel Bolter where the
bloodhounds “stood” Tallyrand. You
will surely look with interest for the
location of the Shaws of Shawandos
sa, where our young friends, Tally
rand and Firefly killed so many
wolves: Then, after you shall have
turned into the Ohio River you will
look for the great Old Mansion of
Colonel Simon Magruder. You might
find the mansion, but Juda Magruder
would be the oldest man on the great
old stock farm, and he might show
you the marble slabs that mark the
graves of Gramper and Aunt Polly,
each of which bore the inscription:
“The Vendetta of the Feud has van
ished before LOVE.”
If you should have leisure to accept
the pressing invitation of Juda to
spend a Sunday with him, you would
almost surely meet Colonel Jack Turn
bull and his lady, whom we knew in
the story as Nancy Magruder, with
their numerous offspring, who comc
from the city of Louisville once a
week to visit the old home of their
childhood.
And if you should turn from all
these scenes to your river boat to re
turn to Memphis, it would be in pen
sive mood, and if you were tempted
to sing the old African melody of the
boat song of long ago, it would surely
be in low and subdued tones, but it
would partake of the same words, and
the same rhythm:
“Down the river row,
Down the river row,
I pull my paddle, and I row my boat.
And its down the river row.”
THE END
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m.—Cooking.
Jackson Springs, August 18th
Hand enameled and decorated vases.
Horse Shoe, August 18th, 8:00 p. m*
Spies, August 19th—Farmers picl
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<By REV. p. B. FITZWAT]
Teacher of English Bible in
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright, 1922, Western Newai
LESSON FOR AUGUI
SECOND RETURN FROI
LESSON TEXT—Ezra 7:1-8:
GOLDEN TEXT—The hand
Is upon all them that seek hii
—Ezra 8:22.
REFERENCE MATERIA]
10:17.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Ezra’s
Help.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Ezra's
Help on a Journey.
INTERMEDIATE AND SE]
—Ezra: Teacher and Leadei
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADl
—Religious Teachers: A Need]
portunity.
I. The Leader—Ezra ('
1. Who lie was (vv.
priest (vv. 1-5). The leader]
company was Zerubbabel,
military governor. The gret
was for a religious lead<
people had gone far from
see from the noble refoi
Ezra effected. (2) A r<
(v. 6). He was a teacher
of God.
2. His high ambition
(1) “He set his heart to s«
of the Lord” (v. 10). He dj
out with the noble purpoi
God’« Word. To be succesj
thing one must set out witl
Daniel was a success becai
posed in his heart.” Mii
Sunday-school teachers si
this set purpose. (2) He s|
to obey the Lord (v. 10).
only concerned with kno|
Word, but to obey it. God’s
not fully be known by
it must be experienced. T|
qualification for a teacher
a preacher or Sunday-schj
Is obedience to God’s Woi
set his heart to teach
statutes and judgments (v.|
only had a love for Gofl’s
desire to implant It in
others. When one has an
knowledge of God’s Word
teach it to others.
3. His commission (7:1
king Artaxerxes gave hii
the decree authorizing hii
company back to Jerusah
-empowered (1) to collect
15, 16) ; (2) to levy tribj
22); (3) to appoint maj
Judges (v. 25); (4) to
alties (v. 26). So great wi
confidence in Ezra that
these powers into his hai
great honor Ezra lifted
<5od in thanksgiving. Hej
concerned with the fact
to beautify the Lord’s
acknowledge that God
purpose Into the king’s
II. The Company (8:1-
The company was smal]
males, but including wor
and servants, there were
to 7,000 people In this cai
III. Ezra's Prayer
X8:21-23).
The first thing he did
God’s guidance. Not onl:
era, but all Christians
divine guidance and help
dertaklng—every new Joj
piece of new work, every [
venture, every relatloi
which we cannot Invoke
lug upon should not be|
Further, success can onlj
when God’s blessing Is
not, minimize the„dai