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VOL. . IV. CHAPEL HILL, N C SATURDAY. APRIL 3, 1880. NO. 25. SLEEPLESS HltfHT.- inibeboUow.lleDCP of the night n Twkendhtened. I could hear pt with punctual planet chiming clear.. . . .tar star cadencing aright. .v-a-aloue. Cloistered from deafening in thfng that are made music to my ear, wood, dumb cans, and many a toondleaa mere, .v trHic maina m rigid aleep locked tight. Bat ,rith tochDi ,rom hore and eca From iinging conatelUtion,humming thought. i.nd life through time a stop mowing van- Anal?. ' . oelancbolj undeHoD was wrought; . . - tvMindieea prison house. I caught . iwfal moan of lone eternity. A Sister's Devotion. Dunn' the.44Kefgn of Terror" in France there were many deeds of daring perforin Id. even by women, and many noble ex iles of af:tioiU n,. r-rr stnH.U of Pans were deluged r;th human bloodj but near the-guillotine ,n nishinsf torrents. One dark" morning an unusual number of aristocracy uau ieru u"i"cu iw.k.i, mi nt less heads rolled from the block. V piping multitude stood by, and with Cuts rent the air as the aristocracy were fcut hutchered. imcmcr the assembled .multitude that iuj morning were two femsles. One of .x., v.a niAinlr clad, while a cloak was thrown around her, with winch she kept vr features nearly conceal eti. But a close observation would In-tray the the fact that the woman had been weep ies. Her eyes were inflamed and red, and she pzed eagerly upon the platform, while a shudder pa.-ssed over her frame as each shock of the Kutteringknife severed Uie bead from the bodv of some one who had been unior- en? enomrh to fall under the ban of the Naders. ? The face of the woman was very lemti fiL aai she was young certainly not more than sixteen 'or eighteen years of age" The other female was quite different in character. Her face was fair, but there was a brazen expression about it. he was clad in rasa, and as each head fell she would dance, and in various ways express her de mAU and then exclaim : 'There falls another aristocrat who re- "f-xvdm rharitv when I humbly sued to Each expression of the kind would create i laugh from those who heard her. Hut trr th,Miirht fnl nerson must 'wonder how oot r vouni could have become so deprav The first female watched this creature for ifew moments, . and then, pressing her tit to her side, she laid her hand upon the liouMerof the wretch, and whirred: "Would you like to become rich at Tho f.rnaV in nurs turned about with a luok of surprise, burst into a loud ' ud replied : . : "Of courst I would. "Follow me, arid you shall be." lalnrh, "Enough. Lead on. " It was with considerable difficulty that the females extricated themselves from the crowd; Jbut they did so at length, and then 0 first female asjkcd of the other: ' "What shall I Call you ?" "Oh! I'm called Pauper Marie - "You lire by begging?" ' "Ten; but what's your name, and what torouwant?" f ".My name is Marie, the same "as your own." "Are vou an aristocrat?'1 "It d.s not matter. If you know where e caa find a roDii lead me to it, and you shall have gold. 1, The Dinner led the wav into a narrow ..iti. r . f , I 1 . 1 ...... I r, and into a dark and nltny room. The other female could not but feel a sckeoing sensation creep over her, but she recovered herself. After contemplating for time the apartment and what it contained &he asked: ) "Are you well know in Paris?" "Yea . Everybody knows Marie the fa-iper." j "Are you known to Robespierre! If so I ant to make a bargain with you. 'I am. What db you want?" "You ee my clothing is better than your n,and I wish to exchange with yo;t 1 want vou to consent to remain here and not show yourself at all for a short time, or i come toyou acrain. as a rv-wm- Pene for aiding-me I will giye you a thou franca, and when I come back I will lite you a thousand more. As security for ffiy return take this riDg. The ladv rlrpw a Hiamnnd rimr from her - . -1 - jjagw and gave jt to the pauper. Then she kaded her her.-pursc containing gold. Tbe girl appeared a little puzzled and fcktd: ''Well, what? are you goiDg to do with Jdrtss?'4 J . "I vvant to put it on and go where I first jou." ( '"Oh, I understand now. You want to the chopping go on, and you are afraid if ill be taken f or an aristocrat if you etrthat drcsi You want to represent "Yea, I want to look as near likfe you as rible. . "Well f,o t-u miit- Your eyes, knd even your mouth, is like , Juie. Your fce is too.white, though, but ?vCaa Xer that wilh uule dlrt,, They exchariged dresses, and soon the J,01?, rich and noble Marie de Nantes was J o the rags of Marie, the Pauper of history of Marie de Nantes was a sad rr Her father and two brothers bad f? Ticthns to the remorseless fiends Of Revolution, and a third and last brother rJ seized. But of his fate she was although she expected that it be aimilar to that of her .other rehv tives. lie. had been tfrn from Vior cfla Kn? a few hours before. -after the exchange "had been made the pauper looked on the stockindess and shoe- icsa jin anu aijKies oi the lady, and said: "That will never do. Your feet are too white and delicate. Let me arrange mat ters."; . In a few moments Mario was prepared and in the filth and rags she emerged into street. She now took her course back toward the guillotine amit length reached the square wnere me oioody work was still going on. Gradually Rlie forced her wav through the crowd, aud nearer and nearer she came to the scaffold. She even forced a laugh at several re hcr, but those marks she heard around She now stood 'within a few feet of the platform. She swept it with her eyes. Her brother was not there. The cry was now raised: "Here conies another batch" Her heart fluttered violently, and she felt a faint ness come" over her as she heard the tramp of the doomed men approaching. The crowd opened as the body of; men passed. Marie gazed among them. , A low cry vscapetl her. Her brother was there. Hut. he walked proudly and fearlessly forwardand ascending the very steps which led to the. block. Up to this time the strength of 'poor Marie had failed her, and she was unable to put her resolve into execution. Hut now a sister s love 8. veiled up in her breast, and she-recovered her strength. She sprang forward, bursting through the line of guards and ran up the steps. Grasnhisr her brother by the hand she cried: 44 What does this mean? It is only the j artist ocracy that are to die." i "Away, woman ?" exclaimed one of the butcheis. J 2so. I will not away until you tell me why my brother is here, and thus bound." i Your brother? was the echo. j 4 4 Yes. this is my brother. . i 4,VelI, who are you?" j 44I am Marie. Don't vou know me " i -"The Pauper?', i "Ay' ' 1 "But this is not your brother ?" 4tIt is. Ask him ask him!' Young Antonio de Nantes had turned a scornful gaze upon the maiden, but a light passed at once across his face, and he mur mured: 44Oh, my sister!" 4-Is this your brother ?" asked Robespierre of the 8upKed pauper, advancing near hcrJ : 4lt is." " i4But "his name is known differently.' 44Thcu you are mistaken. He is my brother. Ask him.' "Does Marie speak the truth t asked Robespierre. 3he does." fAnd you are not de Nantes i "I tell you I am her brother.' -( fVhy did vou not tcll us this before?' '4'I attempted to speak, but was si lenced." ' , , ', "But you might have declared your self." " ' ' ! . . . .. 44 You would not have tKilieveu me. 4 f Hut your dress ? It belongs to an aristocrat.- Perhaps to him for whoai I was mistaken." Robespierre advanced close to young Nantes and gazed earnestly into his face. Then he approached Mane, and looked steadily into her eyes for a short time. It was a moment of trial for the poor cirl She trembled in spite oi ufriui to appear calm. She almcst felt tuai sne. the human fiend, whose was lost. mu word was law, turned and tail, "Release the man. The chains were instantly removed, and .: a Nnntra walked down from the r n..i K,r fijfttpr. while tue n t I SllOUis vi iu" , ; i they supposed it was a commoner who had thus been saved. 1 ! : . The young man worked his way through the crowd rapidly as possible, leading M!e.,. c-rlv escaped it before the , ii.nou onuind rem lliv ait, for fCfrKrother scarcely knew what to do but a hand was laid on his arm, and a voicfe said: ; 'Bring her to my room again. She will kw conveyed her to the apart- ment of the pauper; and asked oi ner. A llv i st4llave you seen was it-uioio 1 1 m Ii 7 7 antl1Tt10( returned the t . IV Aa I L'TinW Rll HLXiUt lt ' ' hLivirmwed mv clothes to noiuM'r. kJitv w - r hf-r lover. She has done it and I am ou v - - - f g jefore the noble sister had returned to coSsness the brother had learned all. When she did so they both sought secure queers, after rewarding the beggar girl as had been promised. o1iT f"Do you think Robespierre was really deceived?" asked Marie de Nantes. "1 saw your plan. He J o fipnrl have done less VS of mercy, and the only one that man ever did.' f i tn,n a Xflntes was not again arrest- ur0A hnnnilv with that Si noMjr periled her own r TPrircsentrnff the i aupci W I H III 1 1IILU mt -f A. Paris." ""Papa." said he, as he was ihown 'V ; T Santa Claus had Miino Diet u res u - 0i0i,ovft .J-pa. why Ioea camels liave left him, C!ch . .B ""t1.. received not being m...KBt-iAa iiii Liit.il m- The luiurm-""" - b lpnffth solved ver. f,i9factory, lie at length the dltnouiiy : -h- , bo papa. V , .u mlit be the reason camels V Which mi Interstate Commerce. Defeat or the Rea-i Can Bill The Substitute Proposed. The Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives at Washington, decided on February 13th, by a vote of rine to six, to report a substitute for the Uoaoau Bill. That objectionable measure pi actically defeated by this acl ion. The re w bill proposes to make the same laws which are applicable to railroads engaged ii transporting freight between different States also apply to the operations of steamboats, lake vessels and other water crafts. It provides lor the appointment of a Board of Commissioners wno are to have .supervision of the entire subject of the 'transportation of 'freight from one Stale or Territory into or through other States and Territories, and to examine into any com plaints that may be made by the public Of unfair action on the part of common car riers of any class that are engaged in this important business. Unjust discrimination is forbidden under severe penalties, and in ease any of the transporters or transporta tion companies fail to redress any substan tial grievances brought to the attention of the commissioners, proceedings are author ized in the Uuited Slates courts. If the proposed new law is found to be not fully tffeciive in furnishing remedies for any of the real evils that-have grown up in con nection with the management of transpor tation between different States it is made, the duty of the Commissioners to suggest additional legislation, ,und to obtain and furnish to Congress all information relating to the operations of railroads that is likely to prove useful and important m this con nection. This bill provides much, more appropriate and just methods for accom plishing such reforms '&s may be needed than the Reagan bill and w'ith some amend ments may be acceptable to the trans portation interest of the (country : or at any. rate, will serve as a -basis for action, ! should the plan suggested last winter be ! adopted by Congress, and definite legisla ; tion be deferred until a commission of ex ! perts shall be able to thoroughly investigate this complex subject ami repon meir ma ture iudsment uion the matters at issue. ' There is no question that a more intelli- ' gent conclusion could be reached in tiiis ! way, aud one that would le more valuable ! to all the interests involved. On general j principles tentative legislation is hardly to j be recommended where it involves the j tra'rlc of forty millions of people and ! capital aggregating frty-!lve hundred mil- i LOns t, dollar, i '. i Morlen of Bears. A young bear was lately ent as a present to Mr. Cross of Liverpool. Mr. Cross says he was a funny little fellow, about the size of a large rough puppy, and a very know ing customer. When I took him out of Jiis tC w hnnnrhes. turned his head and m- tlir monkevs in their cage The ! monkeys did not know what to make oi. him. They did not snow me same suir tom's of alarm as when a snake is brought in, but they paid .Mr. near very greai ic- spect, wiinn lot. out 'of their caore they tok goo i j m ri ..vnn ninKin? a iaee at mui, care not to come on tbe ground, but inva riably got. on the chairs, cage or mantel piece, always keeping one eye on the inr truder. The bear was very inquisitive, and walked about the room on his short bandy legs anil pryed into everything. What amused him most was to scratch up the matting forming the hearthrug, and to hunt for something. This is. his natural habit, to turn over stones, etc. 10 catch beetles, worms, etc. His great delight was to get somebody's finger into his mouth; he would then immediately begin sucking most vehemently, making a peculiar noise all the time, as if much gratified. j it v necessary, however, to keep one s ; miH.llfi of his mouth, as other- . wo whs a chance of being nipped 0r,,ortiv hv his canine teem, which were quite large enough to hurt 11 was yeiy intolerant of cold, and would, if he could get under the grate and rake about among the ashes, sometimes even getting his fur 8inigJ tPnrh him tricks, and began liy X - .... , . t rri(yht in the corner ot making mm biq ui.&..- --. - the soft The little rascal, however, would not learn anything, and his education fin ished by his making a fierce rush at meaud 1 mv boxing his ears. 1 111 J . " t. ,oo o l.Hnr. and it To the servants - 1Ut iinv was very amusing to neat kicked up when in ine counw w urinations about me uuuac i. :- ---- 6" . ,r.t intn tl.ft kitchen them-On tne siaua i lowSn himself. , Ho had wry recuhar pves. very pig-like anacuuuius,.-"""--ejes, vyj ife --soUnr. Rfannff him fond ot coming up iu - steadily in the face, as much as to sa, SteauiiJ i" ' .i,s. T Hiink vou "Please give me ti would eat almost an'- soLuewiuK, r had better. but his favorite diet was bread milk: thing, and sugar, l am fyy-' - , tn send him bacK to uie giuo ;- to senu uiiii wm nn of him. and likp to have mauc a hel I am certain, a ould soon have Decom . " 5uiu M""--- -r Annnt think that Apropos ui ua, 0Krttlt fi.fi have ever put on recora iue etuij - T--nave evei -iBa ot thfi rr- . 1, .nonnrrcfl io eet iwo or- uear vu At davbreak one fine "i-.th the chairs, which, as had left. Wiien Jir. .1 -- . IV-11 " t,4- t.. nnnornnt. TllJlI at the chairs, it was quuc Yn Jive"in: ihr. was somebody or something alive in. thcre. L 5 WoTohin carefully among " . . u nnnnt.Mf the bears in wo bppti: inese . 1 V4T10 -J , ine, ucai one oTlhemwas found to be.s pu, anu" j.ffl0llltv now was to get -he slue-. " Tk" ;t The chairs were bear oaciv iuiu t.-. wmHined removed one Dy one - en got 1 uV SSeged symptoms of af then surrounded by; the keepers in a half-circle. The best thing LCthe world to fight a -"rl ghj stump end of a broom. Theg ing hi way back home, went up the steps and ran along the parapet, over the eages in which the lions at that time lived. When he got home to his bear-pit he evidently did hot like to jump down, so lie reared him self on his hind legs, and swinging himself backward and forward began to swear in a bear-like manner. While the stupid old bear .was making a fool' of himself in this way, Mr. Bartlett took a run at him, and knocked him clean over into th6 bear-pit with the stump end of the broom. He laid there a long time with' all the wind knocked out of him. At last he got up, shook him self, and sneaked off into his den, where he lay mumbling for : several days, but ulti mately came out none the. worse for his ex peditions among the chairs or Jiis tumble bankv7rd into the bear-pit. Thcy;.gh bears are very good climbers, yet it is a mercy that they cannot jump, or otherwise ihey would have long ago jumped out of the bear-pit from the top, of their pole. Some years back a young man, on a sixpenny day, had an adventure writh a bear. I suppose the heat of the weather (or other disturbing causes) made him drop his best holiday hat right into the bear-pit. The stupid fellow at once got down into the bear-pit, alighting on the top of a big bear who was coiled up sleeping in the sun. The bear got up, and taking the man by the shoulders, began waltzing around with him. Luckily the man kept his feet, and nothing happened, as the keeper drove off the bear and let the man out of the side door. He forgot, however, to take his hat with him, but left it in the cage; the bears, of course, tore, it up. The cool impertinence of this man was greatly to.be wondered at, as next day he actually sent a bill to the society for a new hat. " "Ka-ayther Washy, Sir." ! Clad in a blue army blouse, a check shirt qnd a tattered pair of gray trousers, John. Green, a cripple, wearing a thick growth of tangled hair and beard, hobbled, with the aid of a creaking crutch, to a position in front of ;the Police Court bench and. saluted Justice Duffy in seaman style, j '"John Green. . Drunk tn the public street, and causing a crowd to collect?" queried His Honoi, in stern tones, i i "Well," answered John, as he slowly passed his fingers through his long beard, "I'd say, if I was a makin'my affldavy, it's about kerect, as fur as the fust part goes, but the last od it are ra-ayther washy, sir." " What! Do you mean to say r-" j. "I mean ter say this here, that when I gits my money "and pays fur my cargo I kin take as mtich aboard o' this here craft as I like, s'long as thar's room for it, an I kin steer fur any port I like s'long as 1 don't run foid o' nothin'," said John, ' taking a reef in the rather long sleeves of his blouse. I "Why the officer says you ran foul of him ZZid the O .ui t. " ; I "Well, he'sajittle out o' his reck'nin, ap. As fur the gamins, well they kept well astarn, sir." " ; "You are a seafaring man, are you not ? queried the Court. ; ! 4Ay.i, aye, sir, a seafarin' man as run high an' dry on land a scuddin' afore the wind ' said John. addinfr4n a lower tone, 'an' durn me ef this here, aint the dryest port I ever got inter." .' ,: , i "How long is it since ypu made your last voyage?" asked the .Court. . ' 'f j 4 -Since' I fell from1 the yard an' broke this here leir. , , "You -have ho employment and no homer.' i STo Rir- not since I left the ship." ' ; Well, how do you manage to live?" asked His Honor. , 4 'Same as most other people, by eatin and drinkin'." 4 I guess you drink more than you eat, 'John," said His-Honor. , . r i 4Well, when I gets a bite 0 rations J stows irawav, an"1 when a drop o' grog's handy I 'sends that down ter float the rations." i 4-l'm afraid you're.a tough old salt, said His Honor. 4 'These be tough old times, cap said John. ' ' . ' "I'll give you a home for the next three months. Are you satisfied?" h "Avfi dvp. sirl The skipper is boss an T alius nhevs orders. So farewell, in steer clear o' you herearter," answered John as he picked up his crutch from the floor and sailed away toward me prison van. x O 9 1 How he'd do it. Several men were gathered at the door of a blacksmith shop on Cass avenue, De troit, the other morning, when a school-boy not over nine years of age came along with tears in his eyes, and one of the group as-ked! ; 4 'What's the matter, boy fall down?, "N-no but I've got a hard 'rithmetic les- r i l Uolrpfl'" was the sou aaa i expect tw i-iw answer. , , . t . "Let me see, I used to be kmg-bee j on frortii-inft. The man took the book, turned to the pace, and read: i ' niulti- Kule 1 x mu me hjuol luiuuivi plo of the denominators of the fractions for the hast common denominator. Divide this least common denominntor by each de nominator and multiply both terms of the fractious by the quotient obtained by each denominator." ' He read he rule aloud and asked if any one could understand it. All shook their heads, and then continued: "Well, now, I.think I shoidd go to work r.rA HlCPflVPr the least uncommon agitator. OUV Uivw t j r ti.nn evolve a parallel according to the iatnnsic deviator and punctuate the thermometer. " " . T!" nnswered every man in chorus, aud nnn of them added; "i ve uh 'om out. tnat wav a iuuuauu timeq!" . . thp men. all of whom were in t...,;t.o nA hnd made money, could even nndPrstand the working of he rule, much less work examples by it, and yet it was expected that a nine-year old boy should go to the DiacKDoaxu uxiu jw s,UJ bu- ,,--hand. The Yankee Marksman TIva following took maee during: me Revolutionary Wari Lord Percy's regi ment was about to commence firing at a target on Boston Common one day, when an .awkward looking country boy, who had outgrown his I jacket and trousers, came up. ! I ' 4Nowi my boy s, for a trial of your skill, said Lord Percy ; "imagine the mark to be a Yankee and here is a guinea for whoever hits his heart." Jonathan drew near to see the trial. When the first soldier fired and missed, he slapped his hands on his thighs, and laughed immoderately.'. Lord Percy-noticed him. When the second soldier fired and missed, Jonathan threw up- his Viands and laughed again 4 4 Why do you laiign, fellow," said Lord Percy, crossly. . J j "To think how safe all the Yankees are, if you must know,' replied Jonathan. - "Whv. do vou i think vou could do better?" "I don't know ; I could try,' Jonathan. , , , , -j . replied nitro ViSrrt' a trnn enlrlJpr flnfl VOll TTlftV return the fellow's laugh," said Percy, turning to one of the men. Jonathan took the gun, and looking at every part of it carefully, said : "It won't burst,! will it ? Father's! gun don't shine like this, but I guess it's a bet ter gun." ; - -Why? Why dp you guess S0j?" asked Percy. I ' T : 44 'Cause I know what tliat'l cUjav, and I have doubts about this 'ere,'f replied Jonathan. 4 'But look adhere ! l oil called that 'ere mark a Yankee, and I won't-fire at a Yankee. j ; 4Well, you may call it a British Regular, if you please," said Lord Percy. VWell, a Regular it is, then. Now for freedom, as father says." Jonathan raised the. gun and fired 4 'There, "You awkward rascal, that was an acci dent. Do you think you could hit the mark again?" inquired Lord Percy. "I don't know ; ;I can try." j 4Give him another gun, soldiei, and take care that the clown don't shoot you. I should not be afraid to stand before the markimyself." 1 i "1 guess you'd better not." "Why, dp you think! you could hit me ?" 4 'I don't know ; T could try." "Fire away, then." . . Jonathan fired again and hit the mark. Ta ! Hot Via t linw fnthpr would laiifh "Whv. vnu rascal, vou doffx i could hit the mark at twice that distance ?" ."I don't know, I'm noi afraid i "fiivft him another srun, so o try. gun, dier. and nlace the mark farther off." Jonatnan nreo again anu mi as wwic, 44There, I ' guess that 'ere reg'lar is as Hiad as the pirate that tatuer savs the Judge hangs till he is dead, dead, dead death tnree nmes ueau , ;.iuir. io vuc. man lue oeiiLcx tciu wu. "There,, fellow, is a guinea," said Percy, tossing the coin towards him.; 4 Ms it a good one?" inquired rinsiinr it. ! ' ' Jonathan, "1 should like, to stay and see them fellers kill more YankeesL" "Be'ffone! or! I shall-have to; put you under guard. Officer, give him see your face a moo t Charleston and never let me amoiig our troops again." The Faris Kagpickr. A iwoman long famous as. a, ragpicKcx died suddenly in Paris. While jJiving sue looked the pictivre of want and ;desdlation. She expired alone in a filthy hovel at Mont martre. When found: her body was half eaten by rats. Tt was supposed that she lived in abject poverty: and, sojfar as her room went, it indicatedjftt) " all appearance nothing else.. But presently a ( large sum was found in gold and silver secreted near her bed. It was plain that sue wontpd for nothin". Yet she need have lived and died in miserv. But the strangeness oi tne storv does not end here. It turned out after the discovery of. the poors creature s body that a brother of hers had been vainly seeking her tor several aays. xie .iicv that she was a professional ragpicker, but in that great city of Paris did not know where she lived. During ine short time of her illness she nad a sappeareu Yt .r . . , ' i r . usual haunts: and as sue mauu wuu- j t T i.vr whnrfl to find ner. ana her, and UVLIVVU - , these few her brother could not find. The u"Jvl" ." - . , . !.:f a Kit (f hpr sparcn "was w ict iaci n.uV her know she have been happier nau sue uvcu . . . n C nnoichPirPtllSPd tO SDenU Vile Uiuuv-u"y:v.- --j 1 j, . store she had, I what mattered it to ner u,.Vk. 0V.0 rosspRapd ft million or half a dozen Napoleons? The. old ragpicker had jfouTitiosft-. ont ived ali capacity 10 enjuy oi,t oqtto thA net. of accumulation. Like UU&Ub ocvw 1 - k a person, who, being on a ueber wmuu a ,ppefl of ever leavinc if, should toil pain- fully and without pause at uie uiSSiu6 croirl and ffems. the woman worked labon- n.,tiv on even while knowing, as she must have known, tnat ner soie rewmu uxox, in the nleasure of the work. The succes- . m 1 VklllAt lid o,- t the fortune the news of which came with dramatic death would fatality as she nrobablv. had lay cold in she ' lived, hatrp brought her no happiness since it ft V ' would have deprived her of the motive for that: exertion which was the only substitute for harm! ness she knew. There will be as itinnv nerhans ! to smile at the poor rag f.iiv sir to. siffh over iher misery, and yet how mapy are there m'(our civilized communities who do what is practically the same as she did: who toil, that is, to -say, without ceasing, to heap.up.what theycan never enjoy, and on whom no; one thinks of ever bestowing'either laughter or pity. I guess i that ere Ted icoat . has guiBuuieiiii 4 tncu x, - - desert! The darkness overtook him while soldier. -Why (Ion t you Jaugh at me trying to guess his way back to now, as that 'ere fellow said you might t 1 on . . . iQ Lost tft the Desert. One winter's day a lad named John Wil son, with his father and two neighbors, all living at Mosquito bottom, Kansas, started for the plains on the Upper Arkansas to hunt buffalo. Game was abundant, and the excitement of the chase completely fas cinated the boy. It -ffas his first experience in buffalo-huntiug, and he thought he would like to follow the wild sport all the rest of his days. When the men had killed meat enough to load their wagons they prepared to return, but John did not want to go f home. The hunter's camp was in the shel ter of a "skirt of timber" on the river's bank. Southward stretched the vast rol ling prairie, and there in the distance, while his companions-were busy cooking and packing their rations, John could see buf faloes and antelopes feeding. He begge ' his father to let him go out and have "one more shot." His father finally yielded to his importunities, and seizing his gun and ammunition he was soon out of sight on the prairie stealing within reach of his game. The wild creatures discovered him and gal loped away, but John would not give it up. Away: went buffaloes and boythe latter too much exeitetl to think how fruitless such a race "must be. Before long the herd had left Jiim far behind. . Stopping to take breath and look about him, he found that he had utterly lost his direction. He did not know where he was, or which way to go. .When night drew near the, men in camp began to wonder what had become of John. His father grew worried, and his worry soon increased to terrible anxiety. By dark the three were on horseback roam ing the prairie, shouting the boy's name, whooping like Indians and . tiring guns. But they did not find him that night, nor the next day, nor the next, nor the next. Then Mr. Wilson sent home as swiftly as .pr.ssibje and called all his old neighbors to come and nelp bimto hunt through Western Kansas for his missing son. , They Joined him, and kept up the search till more than a week was gone, but all in vain. Poor John alone on the Great American retrace the ground he had run over; but in stead of approaching the river every step took him f urther away. A cold wind rose and blew in his face, and by-and-by a sleet storm came on, and the wet froze on his clothes till they were stiff with ice. ' About midnight he. stumbled against a clump of bushes, and curling 'down under their sheb ter he fell asleep from sheer exhaustion." In the morning hie got up and strained his eyes over the prairie, but all looked dreary and strange. He balanced a stick on end, and determined to go the way It fell. But there was no luck in the sign, and he started whither, to sink down at nignt in anomer weary sleep. On the second day he crept near enough to a herd of buffaloes to fire one shot, but missed his mark. The third day am! the fourth were spent in the same fruitless wandering. In all that time, since he had left his father's camp, he had not tasted food; but tormented with hupger 1 as he was, and with the ice still enngmg io his clothes, the courageous boy trudged on, hoping to meet other hunters or Indians some human beings, whether friends or foes he did not care; if they would only give him something to eat. On the fifth day his strength, wh'ch had held out so wonderfully gave out. lie stopped en the -bank of a Ht.tifi stream where some stunted trees grew, and managed to scrape together some dry hiuei. wmeu xiu nmuicu iuiu "j 'discharging his gun into it. Here he warmed . ana uneu Hiiuun,auu j " " - to sleep. When he awoke again, toward evening, it was to see a big Indian stand ing near him" with a gun, and the hind quar-. ters of an antelope strapped on his back. "How!" grunted the Indian. "How yourself!" said John, crawling to his feet. - There was no need of more wofds, for the poor boy's haggard and famished looks told the whole story, in a very snort ume the fire was replenished and some venison roasted, and John made a hearty meal. The kind Indian Look him to nis camp anu kept him till he was strong again, and then showed him tbe way home. Three days afterward he met his father, with the party of neighbors who were searching for hira. Not to be Fooled. A voting man of about twenty-three th npither mouer nor the uaia -'i - , . nmQnprt or cetiinff anv. varue w ::t lh. bt thine he' could do - :;:r " morrv ft .rirh wife" and live wwum v. ----- on her money. Among nis many acquaint . . t . ances was a widow lady 01 aooui iwice uii f o-p wit 1 three cnihiren, uui viui otcu . . . .. . - .... s.u - - 1 - r- y..khX' hft her presents of u-r . flowers and .fruit, and . gave tne cnuureu books and rides on his horses, me iaiy kindly received his attentions, gave him the liberty of her house, ana irenw like a vounger brother in every rciw,u . Theyohng fellow, interpreting her kind ness to suit himself, and believing he had nothing to do but ask her, ventnred one evening on the subject in the following manner: ' , . 4 'I wonder very much wny you aon re marry, Mrs. L . - . 4 4Simplv because no one wanw a iuu with tlnree children.", , ' "I know one who would te proua w have you and your dear children;", said tho wooer, feeling the worst was well over. "Indeed, you are most nauenng m evening." : ' J 44Ko, I am not flattering. I love jo and would be proud to be your husband. She looked coldly on him; then replied; "Youjnean you would be proud to own my money, sir. .1 have been yaatly de ceived in you.'- Then pointing to the door. Bhe continued: "Leave my house, and while I live, never dare to reenter it. V s f I
The Chapel Hill Ledger (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
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April 3, 1880, edition 1
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