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A NIGHT UPON THE PLAINS.
BY W. I.. JONES.
My natno is Jack Ward. I am an old man
now, ami many years have come and gone since
the tune of which I write; but a century could
not blot from my memory the Tearful scenes
through which I passed en that terrible night,
twenty-one years ago. My fatlier and mother
were residents of Kentucky, and it" was' In this
proud old State that I first started on the jour
ney of life; but at the age of thirty-three I was
married and removed to the Far West.
It was a' new ..experience to Laura and me
this living among the savages ; but my little,
blue-eyed wife never showed, by word or ac
tion, that she was tired o the great garden of
nature-where human life has no higher value
than that of .the brutes. We were very happy
in our new home; the Indians appeared to like
us, and for five years we lived in peaceful con
tentment with naught' to mar our pleasures,
save an' occasional report of Indian hostilities.
These never troubled us, however, and during
this time we kept up a neighborly friendship.
Thus time went on until, as I have said, we
had been living in the west for about five years.
The Indians had never molested us, though
they came to our house very frequently.- Among
those that came was a chief who called himself
" Rolling Thunder." He was a veritable savage,
wicked and malicious, with not a particle of
good in his composition. He was a thief by na
ture and anything that he wanted he never hes
itated to appropriate to his own use. After he
took to coming to our house, wo missed sundry
articles from our sideboard, and I at last resol
ved to put a slop to. his petty thieving.
, Among , other things that we misled were
several bottles of wine of an excellent quality,
which I Jiad bought for our-own private use. I
knew, of course, that llolling Thunder had 'sto
len my wine, so one day I drugged some with
ipecac and placed it where I. knew the Indian
aould get hold of it." In a short time I missed
the bottle 'and after that it was sometime be
fore llolling Thunder paid us another visit. He
came at last, however, and there was a look of
ispicion on his ugly, countenance that
made hira uglier than ever." However, h
said nothing about the wine, but I could see
that he su.eeted me of -having played a trick
on him, and from that time onward he appear
ed to hate me. As time passed on the Indian
ceased his visits altogether, and I had almost
" forgotten the incident when it was again brought
to my memory in a manner never to be forgotten.
One lieantiful moonlight night in the latter
part of September, my wife and I had started
to visit one of our ! nearest neighbors, a Mrl
Thompson, who resided a mile from our house.
: We had gone about half, the distance between
- pur house and Thorn psonswhen" a large body
' of Indians suddenly rode up and surrounded us.
They were led . by Rolling Thunder, whose
hideous countenance looked more hideous still,
as he dismounted his horse and commanded
ids braves to make us prisoners.. In. less time
than it takes to record the -fact, ive were bound
hand and foot. Then their chief came forward
and said: '.
-1 Let the dog of a white man pale and trem
ble, for the chief of the Pawnees is great and
powerful? tin white traitor give Indian poison,
make Indian heap sick, but. Indian . got well to
take vengeance on white man. Rolling Thun
der has spoken; let the white man hear."
Having said this, the chief commanded that
we should be placed on horseback, and this be
int3one tnw -whole hand mounted and struck
ouf qver the plains, taking us with them. ;Not
oeelid thcY halt ' until they reached a point
' nbonteiL.mHus west of pur homes. Here the
wljj&jW band dismounted ami turned their horses
l&Sjin the prairie; I knew that they meant
to have soriieJun out of me, and that, if left to
thBietves, terrible fate of some kind would
1j0ilTbted rae, but I d resided still more the fate
of my darling wife, i Meanwhile some of the
Indians proceeded -to- a small belt of timber.
near -where we had halted, and soon returned
bearing a lot of dry. wood, which they threw
on'the ground. That they meant to torture me
was apparent at a gliince; but I knew not, at
first, what deviltry they had in mind. I soon
found, however, that they meant to pursue a
method not at nil compatible With my views.,
Tlwiyfirtit drove a Jong stake into the ground,
i And having done this tltey brought forth a very"
spirited horse, haltered it with, a long, heavy
rope.jind tied the .rope to tile stake. Then I
Was put on the horse and my feet tied together
i undue him. ;' .
What could I do.
alone and helnlcssunon the irrcat pniirie, with
a perfect lake of, fire sweeping on to my des
truction, y !
" My God,n I cried aloud, " will no one save
me from a horrible death?" ,
" I am .here for that purpose," said a familiar
voice close: behind me. ;I turned my head and
beheld my nearest neighbor, Henry Thompson,
in tle act of dismounting from his horse.
"This is a ticklish sitnation, Ward," said he,
as he liastened to me and began to help mo out
of the ground, i1 r " -1
" What angel of mercy sent you to me at this
critical! moment" said I, almost crying with
joy. ' !')'"-' !i : ' "'
The same angel that watches the welfaro of
every human being j must haVe guided me to
you," said Thompson working-away to get mo
out of the ground. " My wife and I were ex
pecting: you at our house to-night, and after
supper we just walked out in the pleasant moon
light to meet yon. We saw yon coming when
you were some distance from ns, and we also
saw the Indians when they surrounded and cap
tured you and your wife, We waited in the
sliadow of some bushes until the Indians had
gone, then I took my wife back to the house
and followed the Indiana to see what they were
going to do with you. At some distance from
this place I witnessed all the Indian3did to you,
and when they left I came on here. There now,
come out of that hole and let us be getting away
from this place. ;
i I obeyed, and then I looked around at the
fire which was now frightfully near.
" Quick," said Thompson,, who had mounted
his horse, "get up behind me and let us bo off.'1
I obeyed without a word, and in an instant
later we were flying over tlie plain at a mad
gallop.) Not a word Was spoken by either un
til we were out of the range of the hrc. We had
barely accomplished, this when a loud report
shook the air, and wo knew that the flames had
touched the contents of the powder horn.
I shuddered as I thought of the fate that would
have been mine had not Thompson come to ray
aid. Then : my thoughts turned to my darling
wife, ami the silence remained unbroken until
we had jgone several miles, At last Thompson
spoke: j : ; p j . - . r j
"The Indians think you are dead by this
time, Ward; they will not expect any one to
follow them, and consequently we shall hare
less trouble with them When we arrive at their
camp. .VVean rescue your wife without diffi
culty, Ijthink and yonder is the camp,w-he ad
cd, as we suddenly caught sight of several fires
on the plains about a mile ahead of nsJ '
We were very cautious in approaching the
camp, and within half an hour after wo first
saw tncr nres we were numcii near tlie camp,
watching the movements of tlie Indians. Pres
ently all became quiet about the camp, the sav
ages having ret' red within their wigwams.
It was now considerably past midnight, and
as Iherel w:re no ! guards stationed around the"
camp, we were at liberty to move as we pleased.'
We walked, through tho camp in every direc
tion, but some : time was spent in looking for
my wife' liefore wc found her. We found her
at hist near the centre of the camp, completely
laced t the trunk of a huge oak. To release
her and IX'at a retreat from tho camp was the
work of but a few moments. Having procured
horses, my wire and rstartod lkomcward, while
l 1 t- . ' 1. ... X.TI
i iKMiipsou biipinni i;u k iiuo uie camp. tvnen
he joined ns again the spirit of Rolling Tlinndcr
had flown 'from its mortal tenement. We trav
eled in silence, and at last, -in the gray dawn of
morning, we came in sightof our homes. After
many thanks to our friend and neighbor for tlie
service lie; liatl reniieretl us, we separated he
to his home; and we to ours. Shortly after
wards I left the West and returned to. my old
home iii Kentucky. Long years have come and
gone since then, but never.shall I forget the
events' of that night on tlie plains. Cincinn-iti
lime. t: Ji .. ; s i i . v
THE SOUTHERNERS IN BOSTON.
OVATION TO GENERA t, FITZUUGQ IXE HIS
I SPEECH. I
Dispatches of the 16th from Boston to both
Republican and Democratic papers say that the
reception of tlie Southern troops in Boston was
marked by tho grandest outbreak of enthusiasm
ever witnessed in that staid and proper old
city. Tlie reception of the Norfolk Light Ar
tillery Blues was a demonstration never to be
forgotten, and General Fitrhngh Lee, who ac
companied them as their guest, was greeted
with a perfect ovation. A Baltimore Sun spe
cial says : t -
The South Carolinians were received with
marked enthusiasm, but probably the greatest
ovation of the day was accorded to -
j GENERAL FITZirUGH IXE.
who camo later in tlie day with tlie Norfolk
Blues. General Lee rode in an open carriaga.
with commander Taylor, of Norfolk, formerly
of General VL E. Lee's staff. When his pres
ence was known deafening shouts greeted him
from packed sidewalks and windows. Tho car
riage was several times stopped by the eager before their departure was very enllrcnin
crowd rushing under the wheels and before the I was with "difficulty that Gnr1 Fltil.no
horses to personally welcome him. For a long
distance lie rode uncovered, bowing a return to
the many salutations that greeted him on evo-
2 side. When tlie carriaga was stopped by
e surging masses of eager people ho rose and
bowed his acknowledgments. The ovations to
tins distinguished iVirginian could not have
been heartier anywhere.
Tho Mayor's reception took place at Music
Hall at night, and tlie scene ins i described :
Governor Gaston then welcomed tlie visitors to
the Commonwealth in n sliort and eloquent
speech. : j.
Colonel . Andrews, of South Carolina, re
sponded to the welcome which had been ex
tended in behalf of this State. At the close of
Colonel Andrews speech the entire audience
rose to their feet ami cheered, tho ladies wav
ing their liandkcrchiefs and the band playing
"Dixie." f !
General Fitzhngh Lee, of Virginia, was then
presented amidst the wildest enthusiasm. A
ringing burst of applauso arose from tlie au
dience. Men threw their luils into tho air aud
yelled themselves lioarse, while the ladies in
the galleries waved their handkerchief ami
clapped their liands.
) A SPEECH FROM GENERAL LEE.
When quiet was restore!. General Leo said:
JJr. Mayor,' Ladies and Gentlemen:
sfcuut. everything; but I will unite with these
gentlemen in thanking you. and in tluioking
the citizens of Boston and its vicinity, through
you. for the very cordial and gratifying recep
tion which wo liave met with here. We ex
pected to be the recipients of some little cirili-
iy uio nantu or the genUeiacn of Boston,
even those who differed most widely with uj,
but we were not prepared to meet with this en
thusiastic and sulendid demonstration which
we have witnessed at your hands. We will re
return to Virginia and wo will tell those peo
ple that they should come hero and see for
tltcmselves, as wo liave seen, tho poo pie of
Koston, and tlioy will feel, as wo have felt, that
this is a rretlt coantrv and wa form a irt of I
T .1 . " . . - .
ii x man you most sincerely, sir, lor your
kindness and hospitality." j
After a few minutes of social conversation.
Mayor Cobb shook each Virginian by tho liand
and bade them good-bye, again assuring them
j that he appreciated their visit most highly..
TOE NORFOLK BLUES BOMEWAKD BOUND.
Tlie Norfolk Blocs left Boston this afternoon
by boat. The scene at the Parker lloosefust
r r.opartnre was verr enlivening. It
was with difficulty that General Fltxhogh Lee
reached his carriage, and round upon round of
anoers.were given by tao mame. It was
called upon for a speech, and briefly tl tanked
the people for their unprecedented cordiality.
On the way to tho wiiarf Leo and tho Blues
were clicered whenever recognized, and a large
crowd followed them to tho boat.
THE CHARLESTON Ml LIT ART IX NEW YORK.
New York, Juno 19 Tho Washington Light
Infantry of Charleston visited tho Stock Ex
change to-day, escorted by tho OKI Guard.
Their reception was cordial to the highest de
gree, being enthusiastic.
After leaving tho Exchange, both companies
procccueu up town to the esbibluhment or a
well-known caterer, where tlicy met the veter
ans of the Seventh Regiment, who entertained
them at a sumptuous d inner; after which, the
Southerners were escorted to the foot of War
ren Street, and embarked at 3 P. M in the
steamer Charleston en route for Charleston.
During their various marches through the city
they were enthusiastically cheered by tho
crowds on tlie sidewalks.
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JOnNNY THE CAREER OF A
SPENDTHRIFT.
the Indians began
tlie stake, shouting
hideous noises to
animal reared and
This having been done,
whipping tliu horse around
nnd making all kinds of
frighten him.. The poor
T 1 & I ,i l.1- r t . ,
.piuirgtsu wiiu an ius nuguc, crying to gee away,
but tho 'rope . fceld him so that he could do
nothing but gallop around the stake. " Some of
the Indians lighted torches and brandished them
at him, and so. terribly .frightened was he that
,! his shrill snortings .could have been heard a
fiiarter of a mile. As for me, I 'was jerked
rom side to side until I was nothing bnta mass
of bruises and ajmost unconscious. The Indi
ans threw sticks and tomahawks at mo as the
horse passed them ijft-hls wild galloping, some
of the latter come Aingerously, near.
At last, however, the horse was stopped, and
I was taken from' his biick, in a half dead con
dition, and laid upon the ground...-. After the
villains had tortured liie in various ways until
they were satisfied, or, nt least, nntil they were
tiredxf Jooking at mo, iliey dog a hol in the
ground, and," having tied my feet together,
planted me like a post ''.When they had com
pleted their work I was in the ground up to my
j waist, and unable to move. The scoundrels
: tlien tied my hands behind my back, and hav
ing caught their horses, they departed,- taking
' my wife' with them. I struggled to release my
elf, shouting with all my might, but it did no
'..good.. - I was unmistakably there.
In a short time after the Indians had left me,
!Is.iv a light to the southward, which appeared
to reach the sky. It seemed to come toward
ine, and to increase in size and brilliancy every
moment. I watched it curiously for some time,
being unable JLo make out what caused it, Pres
ently I could see that a great fire was sweeping
-.over tho plains with the speed of a race horse.
I comprehended nil in an instant; the Indians
' ; had fired Ua long, dry pniirie, grass with the
Intention of burning me to death. Just then I
discovered something else which, nniil then, I
A. . .! 1 'PI
- nati.noi uoucetu iiie savajres naa piacca
powder horn near roe in buch a manner that if
inoniiproauuiHg.iuiiiiesjreaciieu ii, u wouni ex
plode and blow me to atoms
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I"cbuld"notr cast tliis deadly agent from me.
nor could I avert, the . coming of the flames
" which were; to ignite- it. I gazed at Jho fire like
. one stnpined; great drops of sweat rolled from
" my aco and. fell upon tho ground, while my
liearfe stood stul with apprchensioh, ' All this
' while the fljimes were coming nearer and
' nearer ! They were not now more than a quarter
m i .if. i j .
. . oi a muo uisiani ana coming on wiai increas
Ing fuFy. unless some one camo to my rescue
A writer in the ! Now York Ledger says : " In
answer! to correspondents in your paper, I see
some ohe asks if there was any person who re
ceived a laige amount from oil weljs, and who
squainlered the money most recklessly. I am
glad to be fible to. inform j-ou that ayoungman
named Johnny Steelo liad left to him. a fortune
about 1868 or 18G9. which was estimated to bo
worih two. millionsjor over it consisting of
co:il-oil land and caslL' A great portion of the
lands lie leased on royalty ; and, on one. occa
sion, after having walked around to the differ
ent wells and collecting their royalties, amount
ing to about fifty thousand dollars, which ho
carried .in a carpet-sack, he got tired of carry
ing the! burden, and remarked to a friend who
was with him, that he would not carry tlie thing
for it, and then threw it away, telling his friend
lie could have it if ho would get it. On one oc
casion, ! while in a hotel in Philadelphia, tlie
proprietor and he had some words, and Steelo
remarked to the proprietor that he could leaso
or buy his house, and asked him what be would
lease him his house for twontv-four hours for.
A figure being named, Steele leased it, and al
lowed i every one who came to the honse for
that twenty-four hours to go scot free. In fact.
ho made it a free blow out for anybody nnd
everyliody.; Wliile In, Philadelphia 'it was his
custom-to engage a hackman to take him
around.! On leaving him at night Steelo would
engage him for the next day, and if tho hack
man was prompt in getting around, Steelo
would buy him a fine hack and team, and pre
sent them to him, telling him to ' go it on his
own hook" now.; On one occasion being caught
in a rain-storm,1 and getting very muddy and
bedrabbled, ho stopped at a hotel at Point
Breeze j and requested the best room in the
house.: Tho landlord, examining the muddy
applicant closelyi remarked that his rooms were
all full! Steele inquired what he would sell
tho bouse for,' The price being named, Steele
l)ought and paid for it; took the best room, stay
ed until next dav, and then left, presenting tho
ex-landlord the houso again.
During one of his visits to Philadelphia, ho
desired to engage a man to drive a carriage for
him. When the anrl icant was ene-aired he took
I thank you for this most cordial welcome,
which you liave extended to my comrades and
myself. I come here with the Norfolk IJght
Artillery Blues, a Confederate organization
w I lose runs liavo roared upon many a hard
fought field. As wo arrived before your city
tliis afternoon, and were stcaining up your beau
tiful harbor, tlto first notes tliat reached mo
from on board of tho music sent to meet us
were of tliat good old. tune called "Auld Lang
Syne." nnd I felt that I was not going to Bos
ton, but tliat I was returning again to a com
mon country and a common licritage. Ap
plause. I should have wished' that my poor
Iiresenco would have passed unnoticed, or that
might have b"cn permitted to remain a silent
vtsitor in Boston. When 1 ponder that this is
the first time I have stepped - uiton the soil of
Massachusetts, I necessarily feed some cmlar-
ntssnicut at addressing such a splendid audience
as before me. but when I reflect that I am an
American citizen, ami that I, loo, am a dc
scendent of Uiose men who fought on Bunker
Hill, I feci that I, too, have a right to Iw here
to-cck'hrate their splendid deeds. Great ap-'
plauso. Wo come here, fellow-citizens, to
show tliat we appreciate thoso achievements of
these patriotic fore-fathers of ours ; these men
who planted seeds from which our nation lias
sprung. We aro hee to show by our actual
presence tliat we are fully in sympathy with
the sentiment which found expression npon re
cent decoration days, when loving hands en
twined beautiful flowers about tho graves of
soldiers of Iwth armies, witliout distinction.
Great applause. I recall- that right here in
Boston one hundred years ago a particular di
vine spoke in substance as follows: Wo pray.
Lord, if our enemies are desirous to fight to
givo them fighting enough, and if there are
more on tlie way across the sea, wo pray thee,
O Lord, to sink tlieni to tlie bottom or iL"
Laughter and applause.
, Now, when I Sue this magnificent demonstra
tion, when my eyes look in yours beaming with
.kindness and lieartfelt good-will towards me
and mine, I feel tliat hereafter, if foreign ot
domestic foes threaten our common country,
Massachusetts and Virginia,' California and
Florida, would shout with one voice, "if they
desire to fight let them liave enough.1 Great
applause. I may be pardoned if I recall to
your minds that In those days or darkness,
when clouds of war enveloped your Common
wealth, my State of Virginia-sent right here
into yorr midst him. who, in the language of
nxy grandfather, was "first in peace, first in
war. and first in the hearts of his countrymen."
lie who. In tlie language of Andrew Jackson,
wliose character cannot be too profoundly stud
ied and his example too closely followed.
Washington appeared hero in your midst,
brought order out of confusion, and saved our
country. I thank you, ladios and gentlemen,
most cordially lor the manner in which you
have received me. Applause. i
At tho conclusion of General Lee's speech.
General Kilpatrtck camo op from the floor
amidst cheering. - lie spoke of his pleasure at
meeting Fitzhugh Lee. an old comrade of West
Point and an opponent in many hard-fought
fields, nnd said ho was glad to shake hands
with him once more under the flag of our
common country. At this point there mis tre
mendous cheering as
A ROJLLiNCE.
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How u Fortune teas AfUscxl, or tchat came
Trying to Save a Thrtc-Cail Iutage Stamp.
of
him to one of tho sales stables nnd purchased
the finest pair of horses they had, then went to
a carriage warehouse and purchased tho finest
barouche obtainable, i After using this el t-cant
turn-out for about a week, he concluded to re
turn to the oil country, and upon leaving pre
sented this team to the driver. There aro many
more just such reckless transactions He squan
dered his two millions in about two years, and
went to driving a team, hauling oil. lie ap
peared in no wise disheartened by his loss of
fortune nnd was just as tray and liappy while
driving the oil-team as when sending his mon
ey. A short time . later he received rrom the
sale of his land another fortune not as large as
. . j. . ... . . "
tno tormeT, nut still a rortnne. . This -last ono
was squandered in about one year. He was al
ways af happy don't ' care, look-out-fof-to-day-only
fellow. ;v j ; '-,.,' ! !;'-" , ;
How to Get Ahead. Wo should all recol
lect that a ifew cents saved every day and put
out at interest amounts to a large sum m a few
years. 1 1 The price of a segar or a drink Of whis
ky is a foundation for' a fortune, and from just
such insignificant Bums fabulous wealth has
SDrunsr. A dime looks small, but then its pur
chasing power is many times greater Uian men
imagine, lake ; care of tlto pennies and the
pounds will bike care of themselves. Learn to
value little things. Little rains are absorbed by
the earth, and servo ; to feed, for months, the
spring from which tho mighty rivers flow, whiloi
tlto iiea vy storms run off in haste, carrying des
truction and sorrow in their course. Little
b'essings make up life's
savjngs mighty fortunes,
your fortune is made.'
happiness so little
Save tho dimes and
j GENERAL WILLIAM T. SHERMAN
was recognized coming np the steps from the
audience to tho platform, causing an interrup
tion or the speaker. After silence was restor
ed General Kil patrick referred to tlie fact tliat
ten long years had piused since tho last shot of
tho late war was fired, and prayed that hands
would be shaken hero to-night on tho evo of
tlie centennial of our fathers, beneath the ban
ner of our common conntry. Repeated cheers.
General William T. Sherman was called and
responded amidst great enthusiasm. lie said
ho had come 1.C00 miles to hear tlie oration of
to-morrow, and would not try to speak before
so many men of Boston, each of whom could
make a better speech than himself. Tlie na
tion, ho said, was born from tho blood shot! on
Blinker Hill, and ho hojml all would have ruoro
kindly feelings for each other by coming here.
ah tno speeches -breathed the most patriotic
sentiments. : ' "
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Bunker Hill CentennialClosing Hours of the
Celebration General Fitzhugh Iste's Opinion
of the Reception Accorded Southerners, etc.
New York, June 19. A Boston dispatch
says: General Fitzhugh Lee yesterday, in con
versation la behalf of himself and all the prom
inent gentlemen who came to Boston with tlie
bonthern military companies, expressed tho ut
most satisfaction nnd pleasure in view of the
reception given them by the people of Massa
chusetts, and said ho lielievetl this celebration
and attendant circumstances would do more
than almost any other event to brings nhoqt tho
old fraternal feeling between the North and
South. i
To-day will about close tho after results of
the Centennial. iTlie Norfolk Light Artillery
Blues visited the Mayor, and speeches were
made by the latter and General Fitzhugh Leo. -
! GENERAL FITZnUGII LEE'S SPEECH. j
' -4
General Fitzhugh Lee In responding to tho
welcome oi uio juayor said : ;
f4I havo out a very few words to ay. I
came here not expecting to speak and I think
we liave had enough speeches, and fully under
During tlie latter days of tho session of Con
gress an old gentleman visited Washington to
arrange some matters in relation to a patent.
One day, while vuiting the Capitol, he made
tlie acquaintance of one of the employees, who
showed him much attention.' and devoted sev
eral hours to conducting him through that's tu
peudous edifice nnd directing his attention to
all its various beauties nnd attractions. Tlie
old gentleman was completely captivated by
tlie young man. and formed for him the higlicst
attachment. Congress adjourned and tho young
man returned to his home in Ohio; but tlie old
gentleman remained in Uio city a few days,
and then visited Baltimore. Whilo thero he
was taken ill, ami immediately hastened Ixick
to Washington. Growing worse, ho resolved
to mako his will, and having nonobot very dis
tant and unknown relatives, lie determined to
bestow his wealth upon the young man for wliom
tio had fonu so great an attachment,, Desiring
his presence, and having his address, lie wrote
a few lines, giving information .of his lieahh,
aiuTTcquesting a visit Jrom him without delay,
as he had a gratifying surprise in storo for him.
Tho letter was enclosed and stamped with a
postage stain i. Uio only one he had. which was
slightly torn in separating it from Uie pookct
book to which it unfortunately adhered. An
acqnaintancu and daily visitor was employed to
mjiil Uie letter, who called Uio attention of tlie
old gentleman to Uio rigid adherancc of the
postal department to its own rules in relation
to mutulated stamps; but ho would not listen
to the suggestion, saying Uio stamp was genuine,
had not -been used and, was as good as ever, and
ho would not waste its value. Tlie stamp was
accordingly used, and Uio letter duly mailed.
Now comes Uio sequel. Tlie letter was de
tained here for postage, solely on account of
the trifling mutilation referred to, ami Uie par
ty to whom it was addressed was. In about four
days, notified of Um detention, which notice
was received six days from tint date of mailing
the letter with the torn stamp. Tlie' following
day the young man left his homo, and. deeming
Uie withheld letter ( of no particular con
sequence, witliout even carrying tho post-office
notice or paying any attention to iL jTen days
subsequently ho arrived at Washington, and
Uien recurred to his memory Uio detained let
ter, and he wrote home for Uie post-offioo noU
ficaUon. On his arrival he procured the letter,
and In much excitement of mind hastened to
Uie hotel of Uie old genUeman. Alas! when be
arrived he learned that his intended benefactor
bad been dead four days, ami that Ue old gen
tleman, not hearing from him or receiving: the
wlshed-for visit, had first felt hart, then slighted
nnd finally indignant, and in that framo of mind
had made a will in favor of a poor old lady in
his native SLite, who Jiad once done him an act
of kindness. This was told him by Uie lawyer
who prepared Uio will,' and who was Uie party
Uiat mailed Uio letter: Tno old gentleman
wealth amounted to $43,000.
No sr. let ns inquire if a slight muUlaUon of a
postage is a sufficient reason for Its utter rejec
tion by Uie rwistmaster? Supposo it represented
Uio value oftliroo dollars instead of Uireo cents,
would not that fact compel a different ruling by
tho Postmaster-General? Is not tho principle
Uie samo wheUier Uio i stamp costs three cents
or Uiroo dollars. Washington Viiy Republican.
THE CAPTIVE INDIANS.
The Jacksonville iYu'has this to say of Uie.
Indians rccenUy taken to St. Augustine:
Tlie captives were delighted with their trip
toTocol, and indicated in their sign langnag
liow much tiiey preferred the smooth gliding
motion of Uio steamer to tho rongh jolting of
tho cars. Our noble river Impressed them with
profound astonishment, and tha frepcnUy
ejaculated, " Ugh! big water."
They entered Uie gloomy old fort with re
luctance; some shedding tears and denoting
paniomtratcauy uieir belter Wat tney would die
and be buried within Its dark ports li.
The four tribes occupy foarspaeioos apart- j
menu, and nave plenty or room ror exercise
npon the parade ground. Hie shackles hare
been already removed from Uie limbs of seve
ral, and others will be relieved of Uieir Irons
as soon as they giro evidence of tracta-
They understand that their sofoom at Fort
Mai ion will be of Indefinite duration, and the
majority of them appear to have submitted to
their fate with stoical Indifference.
The regular army rations are meted oct to them,
abundant In qnanUty and excellent fa quality.
which they coo tame, with a special fondness for
coffee and sugar. They invariably reject tho
crust of baker's bread furnUvhed.
If they continue docilo and cheerful, they
will probably bo allowed to pre pare their food
in their own manner.
The wife of Medicine Water, who cleft Uio
head of Mr. German last summer, who Is of
Uie party, has been relieved of Iter fetters.
olf 's Stomach. Uie sick Kiowa, who was
assisted Into Uie. boat last Friday, .died m Sun
day. , ; ;
Oar readers will remember a stalwart, six
foot savage, with Uue stripes radiating from
his optics, as ono of Uie moot notable members
of Uie procession.! ' Ho Is Black Horse, tho head
chief of the Corn finches, and Uie most danger
ous and greatly feared marauder on Uie Iron
tier. He is accompanied by his wife, who In
sisted npon clinging to his fortunes, and by
Uieir daughter, Uie sprightly li Uie Grasshopper,
who is an universal favorite.
Grasslioppcr attracted great attention on Uie
route, and her little liands were constantly filled
witii fractional currency by tho crowds tliat as
sembled at Uie various stations. Tlie money
received was turned over to Uie mother, w!to
care fa 11 put it away, and who see me I to liave
a very clear conception of Uio value of money.
Lnne'Wolf and Woman's Heart aro Uie leading
chlfs of Uie Klowas. ;
The white man and negro, who belong to Uio
party, can ncitlicr speak a word of KnglUh.
and aro as thoroughly Indian in their dress and
character as any of their associates. It Is the
supposition that ibey were captured when chil
dren and reared by savages. Neitiier can give
grimltcral.
THE POTATO B CO.
The ravages of the poUtee bog have anntned
such serious proportions Uiat in some sections
unners are considering the expediency of not
planting Ute crops. In the neighborhood of
1 1 th!xi Bot rnon' potJOora
will be raLd to meet home consumption. In
portions of Virginia. Maryland and Delaware
Uds pes! ls made sod havoo that farmers
plowed up the potato fields and planted com In
stead. In some of the middle and Fjutem States
it is said UtU Um farmers contemplate doing tho
same things It is to bo regretted thai, unlike
uiiukt cQicKcns. cocks nor geeso
will tooch these Insects in either stage of their
existence. But tiicre are birds and some twenty
kinds of bogs who will. Among these are tl4
lady begs, or -ladybirds. belonging totko
family of coccInelkK, which destroy Ue beetlo
in the egg state, and bo lees than tlx species
are actively enraged in checking the ravage
or the beetle. These lady Urds attack Um errs
in both stages. In Xbt Uxrm state the beetle Is
attacked by many Insects. It is reccotnmended
to begin er1y to pick the poUloe beg off the
vines and destroy thctn ono bv onr TH nu
oljection is Uixi they are sai'd to be poboooos.
POULTRY. .
Poultry breeding " has now come to be re
garded as an important branch of firm indus
try ns Uc raiting of swine or slaecp. In one
sense It is of more imortance, In, Uiat it is not
every farmer who can keep slwep or swine with
advantage, bot every one who owns or rents a
Pioi oi land, tronly Uie size of a city lot, can
keep a fow head of u!try with both pleasora
and profit. When Liken into consideration tho
vsst number of eggs annually consume.) In the
United Suae tho city of Now York alooe us
ing during the year 1872 upward of 310,000,000,
costing at wlwlrsale f C202.0OO and when We
note Uie Immense nnmbcr of tons of pooltrr
aii u -vra ciues oi iiio union, we can
not call tiw poultry interest ono of minor im
portance. Yet it is but a few years since tin
name of poultry breeder seemed to convey Uie
idea of insignificance. Now, liowercr. Uie pro-
I'livhors oi i-irgo iwci i.irtns hare their Cocks
of porc-brctl fowls, which get Uieir of attention
snd stndy as well as Uie liorncd caUle and hors
es ; and tho net income from a well manacol
poultry yard is no small addition to the farm
receipts. Poultry Record.
Their parents or .friends were probably masa
creed and they reserved for adoption, as Is fre
xncntly tho custom.
plowing ror.vo orchards.
Tills b generally a very delicate and tedlom
any information of his early history, and lias I task. In Uie effort to plow as closely as pcml-
no recollection oi any other mode of existence. I me so as to lessen Uie work of sncwlin;. wo arts
up uj gci ioo close ami roar Iho trees with tho
whiffle-trces or yoke. To avoid this I have
adopted Uie following plan. Hitch team to a
front bob sleigh then lah a stick across. netting
it project eighteen Indies on the near side; at
tach Uie plow to the end or this; one runner
will follow Um near horse in the furrow: Um
plow can then be perfectly controlled. And I
can plow every inch of Um ground witliout .
maiming a slnglo tree. Tlie dirt is then spaded
lck to enck tree. In an orchard ofl.CtfM trees
tiii saves an Irnmcno amount of l.alor.- Any
person can ail just i!m stick to suit himself. Of
course the draft will bo slightly increased, but
thero will be no barking of trees.
A Brave Net.bo. Frank Smith was a ne
gro murderer of Texas, and he was lastly led
to Uie gallows a few lays ago. In Slontaguo
county. A always luippens at Southern exe
cutions, an immenso crowd was present when
Uio negro was led upon Uie platform. Ho
made a fervent prayer, and after it addressed
tho peopl. Ho confessed Ids crime and ex
horted his hearer so ferventiy to avoid his er
rors that all were moved to tears. The sheriff
put tho noose around his neck, but i Uio rough
crowd, moved by tho murderer's eloquence,
surged around and npon Uie gallows, and de
manded his release. Tho sheriff mado an in
effectual attempt to clear Uio platform. The
men were armod, and he was in Uieir power.
All at once the murderer, who was a Hercules
in strength and stature, shouted, "Stand back.
Tliis is no time for a row. I am guilty. Let
Uio law take its course. I am a man, and I can
dioliko a man!" Tlie rescuers shrank back
appalled. Tlio sheriff, witii a heavy heart,
completed his preparations; Uie trap was
sprung, and Uio bravo j malefactor died without
a struggle. . I thero another Instance in histo
ry where a man liaving life and liberty before
him, Uirew tiicm away to vindicate Uie majes
ty or tho law. which he himself bad violated?
THE VICTIM OF INTEMPER.INCE."
If any creature upon Uio face of our globe' Is
to bo pitied, it is tho drunkard; one who drinks
to excess; one who is "gradually sinking unler
Uiat terrible appetite for Strong dr.nk.'so easily
acquired, so di nice It to overcome, so ruinous to
body, mind and soul. Men becomo intern jw-r-ate
because they lore excitement, because by
liquor thoy think to drown sorrow. They drink
moderately at firt, but as their nppvtite in
creases Uicy drink excessively, and grow pre
maturely old. weak and poor. Tlie waters which
form tins ruinous whirlpool corao in from every
direction; they come not rushing and foaming,
but with a gradual or gentle flW. & smooth
ly do they glide. Uiat those who aro" riding upon
Uieir waves aio scarcely aware that they are
moving toward a fearful vortex. TIm waters
break into scarcely a perceptible ripple long be
fore Uiey reach the sloping chatu into which
they plunge witii awful fury.
There aro a thousand currents leading in ;
some, it Is true, are more rapid than others;
some rush in quickly, ami bear down all who
ride npon their waters to swift and certain ruin,
others glide more slowly, but none Uie less
surely, to Uie same sad fate I would ask Uie
young man who is .fnst forming Um habits of
iifo to look around him and mark Um examples
of Ukmo whose fortunes he would covet or
wliose fate he would ablior.
Even as we walk Um streets, we meet witii
example of each extreme. Here behold a pa
triarch his erect form, his firm step, his elas
tic limbs, are so many certificates of good con
duct; his pure breath, Uiat lie never yielded bis
digestive apparatus to abuse; his exact lan
guage and keen apprehension, that bis brain
has never been drugged or stupefied by Uie pois
ons of Uie distiller, or tobacconist. Falntiessly
as Um candle bcros down In its socket, so will
ho expire. j
Bot look at the opposite extreme, where an
opposite history Is recorded. What wreck so
shocking to behold as the wreck of the dissolute
man. the vigor of life exhausted, and yet ' Um
first step to an lionest career not taken. Over
Um whole body of Um inebriate the marks of
public disgrace are written. Nate re brands
film witii stigma nnd shame, to testify her dis-
Est at his existence, and to admonish otiicrs to
waro of Ids example.
Now let Um young man. rejoicing In his
strength, look on titeso pictures, and then say
after which model he intends his own erect
form and manly countenance shall be shaped.
Tho victims of this terrible vice aro too numer
ous. They inclmlo many wlo were once young
men of great promise, but who, in an evil liour.
were tempted to take Uiat first glass, whtcii do
yond.all probability, was Uie means of lesding
them to certain nun. It is not necessary to re
mind yoa Uiat wo refer to tiose staggering
monuments of sliame Uiat aro sclf-crccted.
They liave sold Uieir birthright fur Um poisoned
cop. Ami how many of tiicso monuments of
ruined energy are thero sustained by Um law of
Uio land In which this unholy trade is contin
ually going on! iTIm time lias surely come
when, as a nation, it hclttovcs ns to look to Uie
best interests of oar country, and do all in our
power to drive this terrible enrse from our land,
to close Uiese dens of vice Uicse liclls on earth
as Uiey aro fitly called and save Uieir victims
from tho drunken!' doom. Waverly MtgaHne.
HOO CHOLERA.
Wet some corn In a basket with some spirits
of terpentine, and throw a handful of it to each
liog every two or tiirco days for two or three
times. I)o not soak tho com In Um spirits,
simily wet it. and it will immediately dry again,
but leave Um corn Impregnate! with Uio ter
pen tine.
Axothek: Bail corn Inljs and feed it to tho
bogs, or keep xshes in Uie trough or lot where
they feed, shell corn on it Botii of these aro
considered specifics after ami before Um attack
of cholera. Still an oilier remedy - which has
been recommended Is to keep pine tops in Um
slop or boil them witii meal and feed on that.
WHY FARMERS ARE POOR
It Is believed Uiat sevcn-tentlts of Um planters
of Um country. North and Sooth alike, are stag
gering to their full under a load of debt and
mortgage. Wliat is Uie matter? An a claas
farmers are not lazy. Ttry are seldom Idle.
They work as lrd as anybody ought to work.
They make, taking ono year witii another, what
may be considered, nnder Um prevailing stand
ard of agriculture, fair crops, and Uiey get as
rule, good prices for Um surplus rrxxfucu they
put into Um market; and still don't get rich. In
fact, are gettingpoorcr and poorer every yrtur.'
Why Is it so? To say nothing now of a faulty
system of cropping all cotton, all wltcat. or au ;
something else; or of credit licas and latere.
Um reason which we had la miad with whlcK ,
to point this paragraph Is that iL costs too tnuek
to mate our crops. We grow poor, not so much
because our incomes are so small as bocanao ;
our outlays are so large. The expense of mak
ing a crop has not been reduced to a minimum.
Wo fenco too largn a field and travel too many
acres to produce ten bales of cotton or a hun
dred bushels ef corn. Wo pay out too modi
for Labor and for fertilizers for Um results pro
duced. The remedy must bo sought In sound
er roctliod. labor saving Implements, and beU
tcr trained labor and less of it Rural Carotin
ion.
m r n I ' -m .
UIE oTATUE OK o TONE WALL J ACKSOJT. lio
comniitteo appointed by Uio General Assembly
of Virginia to arrange for Uie reception nnd
location of the Foley statue of K tone wall Jack
son liave decided to liavo it erected bctwocn
tho avenue on Um north sldo of tho Capitol and
Capitol street, directly opposite Uie centre of
Uio Capitol building, llichmond. By arrange
ment wllli Uio Allen line of steamships to Nor
folk. Um stotuo will bo transported from Eng
land to Norfolk without freight charges. It
will probably arrivo ;carlr in September, and
bo . formally nnveiled and inaugurated on the
first day of Um week of Uie State Agricultural
Fair, in November.
nOW THEI FACED DEATH.
Augustus Csnsar chose to die in a standing
position, and was careful In arranging bis per
son and dress for Uio occasion. Julius Cesar,
when slain by Uie conspirators in Um Capitol,
concealed his Eico beneath tho folds of his toga,
so Uiat his enemies might not see Um deatii-pang
unon his countenance. SI ward. Earl of North
nmbcrland. when at the point of death, qnlttcd
his bcl and put on his armor, saying. - It be
came not a man to die like a beast" Maria
Douisa, of Austria, who, a short time before
sIm brcatiicd her List liaving fallen into an ap
parently light slumber, ono of the ladies in aU
tendance remarked Uiat her Majesty seemed to
1m asleep. " No replied she, I could sleep
if I would Indaljre repose, bot I am sensible of
Uio near approach of deatiu and I would not al
low myself to be surprised by him in my sleep;
I wish to meet him wide awake." Lord'Nelson
receiving Um fatal shot, said to Captain
RAVAGES ON A SHEEP IYLD-2T WORTH
OF SHEEP KILLED DOGS' SCALPS IN
DANUER.
A few months since Um slicrp forks of some
of our fanners were ravaged by dogs almost
nightly and not nnfreqnently were Um accounts
published in tills li-r of Um large nunibrr of
valuable shcocp killed, but. for the (cut fuw
weeks, Um-to seemed to have been an abate-;
ment until Wednesday night Ut. Tlicn it was 1
Uiat Uio Intolerable whcljs vi-ited Uw Cock of
Capt. B. II. Glcaves and destroyed fifteen of his
fine Cots wolds which l;o valued at 915 per head.
11m CapC no longer ceases to forbear, and tof x-
termlnate, T posiM. Um canine race in bis
neighborhood. Ue boldly offers S0cts ench fir
every scalp of a dog killed within 3 miles of hi
firm. Will) frequent occurrences oftidskind
to remind Um pi4c of a dog lw.w we can
scarcely believe tlmt Um farmer of WylJM will
vole for any roan for Um next LrgMatnro bo
Is opposed to snch a law. let who will nako
light of tiicra lor so doing. II 'ytMrCla EUt
on
I lard v: " Tlx'V havo done for roe at Lost liar
dy; my back bono is shot through;" and had
Uio presence of mind, whilo carried below, to
take out his handkerchief and cover his C ice and
stars, to be concealed from Uie gaze of his crow.
And lat of all the great Bonaparte died la his
Field Marshal's nniform ami boots, which 1m
hail ordered to be put oo a short timo previous
tojhis dissolution.
.
. The happiest of pillow is not Uiat which lovo
if a f . .t m. e .a
iiuilroscs, ii is uiai wuicn ucaui uaa irowueu
I on and passed over.
Cl'cxmbcu roic Pickles. P. S. Hansom of
Pennsylvania says: I find encumbers a Pj!g
crop when crown for piclu-U. and sold either
before or aEer salting price wr 100 Um same
In either case. I plow as drcp as two horsoa
can pull Um plew, then mark one way fonr feci
apart, letting Um plow run as devp as tho
ground was plowed. I lin n put a large sliorcl
fnl of barnyard manure wlvcro each hill is wn
ed say four fect apart and Uwn tliorocghly
mix with tiio soil. YnaUng Um bills aboat two
Indies higher tium Um grncral surf-ice of Um
ground. 1 plant about Um middle of June. As
soon as Um plants gets large enough to be out
of Um way of Um stripped bug ,1 thin to four
plants to each hill. I cultivate them frequently,
and hand boo two or three Utiles be fur Um vines
1 commence so run. In this vicinity the price
ranges from CO cents to 1 per hundred, and Um
product of an acre sells for $ 100 to $S00.
Give a wie man health,
himself evcrytiiing cLe.
nnd ho will givo
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