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T ' i ' ' - v i "I 1 :M r ..; . ) . : : - ' :- s i : ,.' . . i , 1 ' . ; . i ; i r - 1 i . " ; . ' i ' ' r ' l ' ' - - ' . ' -: SALEM, X. O.i AUGUST 26, "VOL. XXIII iVO. " 1 - - a - 1 r; . L. V. & E. T. BLUM, PUBLISHERS AND PROPBIETOBS. dy coffee. Have to pay for it though- whew !" And he gave a, long crescendo whistle. . "We must have something to stay pur stom acks whatever it costs." . ', : " Coin' to stay, oyer, neighbor? r .VI think not!. I shall probably lie by until three or four o'clock, and then push on to Boggsville in the cool of the afternooL" " You've got a pretty good animal, thar." "Yes." said Frank, patting his chestnut-sorrel, with white star and, stockings. " Little Phil has 'plenty of get up to him." j , " You bet! There's a heap o' jump in those legs. How'll yer trade, stranger?" j t T ti-.i.li T wntilrl tinL'crtvA T.Jttlo Phil THE YIGILANT'S MISTAKE. fcr.bSr . i " Now," said his companion, " that 8 jest like me. Money wouldn't buy old Spectacles hero," and ho affectionate! v caressed his bald-faced. Frank Staples served in the cavalry 'during glass-eyed pony. " lie's a beautiful walker, he TEUMSz-CASIl IN ADVANCE. . One copy, one year ......-..$2 00 " ' six months,....!...... 1 00 " three monies, j 75 tlttt isallattji. CHAPTER I. the rebellion, and went through the Valley with . Sheridan. At the close, of the war he left. the service with , an honorable discharge in his ppeket-j-and very little else He had achieved .. , neither fame nor fortune.. Ha hat done a sol ; dhr's duty faillifully and. intelligently. -Tliere were no politicians in his family. His father v and uncles were men of strong; convictions. .. They had kept'thc flag of freedom flying in the uti propitious , daj-s .wlicn . it did not payj but is, stranger; and yer know that its walkin' tells in a horsej after all. Jest try him." Thank youi I do not care to try him." " Well, now I'ni off. let ine straddle tliat sor rel of yourn." . ; .. ; i ' Being j of i complaisant disposition, Frank complied. They thus .reached, the '.ranch, and passed tlte station-keeper, on Uieir way into the corral, cross-mounted Fi-ank on the, little when tlie change came they were thrust aside calico" pony, and the stranger ! on Little by the howling dervishes of, the eleventh liour. So Frank was neither promoted nor oreyetted. Tliere was TomXTidler, who had two brevets thrust' upoV'himVone for distinguished Mt"- t t i. ! l P TTnll-rul States iti, and the other for mustering them out. There were others of Frank's college chums wlio were brcvetted for actions in which he was, but they wero not. ; j i . ' It was ! imperative 'that heXshould do some . thing for a livelihood. Going back to the legal ser- fitudies he had bandoned a year before he1least lo)tiiea jomb. In those primitive regions every man ia his own groom. The station-keeper never moved from nis position. He told them, 'almost with out turning bis head, where the stable was. where the water was, whore the corn-crib was, and concluded with " Dinner in, five! minutes." I After tliey had watered: their horses and giv en them corn and hay, the .travellers went into the rancli and washed at a wooden'trough bung ed with' a corn cob. The dirtiest piece of soap eves ever saw this ranch furnished, and thy J ': . ! ! i" i you're the softest chicken that ever was pluck- I State of Ohio, and ho remembered that It was I 14. Keep the wine in the cellar where it will ed in these s parts. But, darn my skin! I can 1 1 two years before the innocence qt the Tietimi I not bo ezpoced to extremes of temperature. ' believe they raise sich in tho United States. I was discovered. Then it was only by tho con- I 15. An approximate cttimato of the ijnnnii Even the greenest New Yorker 1 ever seo out j fession, on his death-bed, of the perpetrator of j ties required for a 30 gallon barrel will bo &s yere couldn't be fooled that way." . - the crime, who had aided in hanging the sop-1 follows : Frank saddled Spectacles with a heart full of j posed culprits. j .. ' lb male Thirty Gallons of Wine, 150 lb of bitterness, no felt as if he could have shot the 1 Cant you tell an honest man from thief?" grapes, yielding 10 galloi poor bruto. He had never kicked an animal in I cried JFrank, turning Indi"rnantlr toward his I of water strained throngl uis ine, dui ue caiuu tciriuijr nw. i I , nvff.uw.ii;,(u iuj.ui tiui-u euyir; pints I lie was Trincineiilr . better nature re-asserted itself, however. "Poor I , "IH be demed if I kin. now-n-davs," replied J of common brandy. (See section 8). centric roun r.n - . .. 110,1 iiimall" thought he, V.it's no fault of yours if Nibbs., Wl,cn I was younger I used to think ' If carefully made; the wine wiU bo whole- he was wLitln th ro,clicr; In idwrt. your late master is a horse-thief and your, pres- J I could ; but I've met so many j pious-looking I some and palatable, with a flavor like grape-1 ted a " fast Twinr nian " i i '! . rJX" of ri M Idernod thlftToi n t . lint tAT.- . I , . delighted in the w . . , THE FORSYTH BIFLE51EX;'. ru of Wine. 150 Ib of As an inlrcMludorr t .i nsofjalce; 20g,llcn. local sketch we c c lh,Qm pulp .iwMnnm For,jtb . enrly JZl ! CL f sifted sngnr: 21 pinU He was tr!nrir,i- i .. . . " l Mtuw H1.U uwu - IJ h-u4rj iiou inom .r 1, ,1 i . , TT ..ntlRrlPsnnd without anv fur- cent on loot-nW .1 ! I Iti-, tr . " l"wiu action of ..vu.v.... k...,. , j , - J - 1 1 . I "iJUiimi rp"lriT r- ther wor.ls with the staUon-kceDer roile back I Three horsemen cumins In on trn from! A UYrzr AMbTOCRACY. , Mour?. tt. M" A,t f51 r V. nrUliprni' htd T.il PhtL I tlia'efUt hnilrwl lnrn ' I Ifnrh h hccn Kidd Rnil wTltnn rwfnlni I 1 MSC ratJir alovo, the VII hIAO 4 . A . v. ...W V" - 1 - ..Mt unrn nu nxn siua inn wnitcn confprtiinir ivMt .i.ti- . . r I lilLtlll rpno rt TT t.. , an Tti, in I .TV H..I.1 VII.I.. .L : ' I v lU HnmatAlifnnf.haivnt1iiUnn ir.lu II. -r- W UlllCt, And irn nn tn Ttnirtnr la tvntllil hA tA (TtrA nn TJttlO 1(17 Ktef'a nnrtv T1i 1. nv oLnm. I At lllll MillOll Of UA VCV rentUTlnnililK tvirl. St.l. P . J u iv feo' . r3- . X' I o - " j iiv jvstv jvva mjuu, i y I " I - VUUQIT, lie "u nnit. - . mind to do as yet. Ho instinctively sougnt y iji Lorso ho has belongs! to mo," said I Heading no less than tair a doxen bands wire I ulatnre of 1S07. , surcease of sorrow in rapid motion, and driv-j frank. , . J I encamped yesterday. The largest camp was His military life coninienri i ing his spurs rowcl-de6p into poor old Spec's I rj Hatnt you dropped that yet?" said Jake : In the woods back of Dengler's tavern, in Al-1 ho raised a comnanv of iWt . n.. t. jk.t ru tmitj JS .' I . i.t tv 4 i v I .i - 3 seventy men O At U 1 V .IMM1 I Ti .!. 1 . . - , a - I .1 .1 1 I. Hl.i.l . .i . J m v nu .- optt3, inuuu i iuui uu m iw nk, iid I ij URltoa U7 SWaif I DO amvai OI IJJg ww w,fj w-w, nmi wcr trnmuins I m UIC Anirrion TUTnv for firji nOr oil T.l 'nn trt rrn " Rnt ttft-r n frt 1 TT,.T1-.f" ..t.1 Cin- , .... V.tmwf f I th!nc ever in this Motion. ofU'm Tnin. r .1 . vO IipS ... . t- . " - - .ajmivu . uivi u uj n 11, k.4v ukek. v I r - - . ..vu, uuu ui wie T?nri mr. r f il t miloa tin cl'i ntrmrnl Vtia imvnd n lA a f fVtn ca ma I t Vi o turtv t..rwar.A k mnrl Vw Cri 1 An Fulfil f IfWrttr Illul m. Inn " Mnrul T. I dftAtrmlt f t . l-i i .i I . . ... . I :.u .i . r .i v. Iitn . . . o-ncman hIjw moment rraiiK iicru uiu iiiiiber oi mpiuiy i yoa ve goi someuiing, ain i yer: proaching hoofs'bebind him. Ho reined up fdr I Dog-gone UT said a second, I a moment to reconnoitre the new-comers. Two I Dutch Bill's glass-eyed plag." i I The people Uiat came here an South of Eng-1 Cnuh them. We have been ens! 11 m . men were nuing mpiuiyiown.ru uim. Aney 1 a ne new comers eyeu rans, wim no very I anu pwiMui. luom-uo. eouieoi uicm U councsy or several ccntlcmcn wlin r raaue no sign, uiey uia nos nan mm, ouc no I iricnuiy expression. , heard tho report of a pistol and, the unmistaka-1 ; M Did yoa striko any traco of my anlmabj?" would have, been admitted to the bsir was out Of the question. Soldiering liad spoiled him for any. sedentary4 occupation. He could iiot stand the confinement of office-work. He felt that he must find some pursuit that would give him plenty of exercise. A horse must, necessarily be one of the tools of his new trade. He knew" nothing of farming. ' Joe Hem phill, who j wv s much in the same position as Frank, suggested that the cattle-trade was just the thing for 'them. Frank's uncle Asahel gave him twe t-iou.candi dollars as a starter,", Joe put in :i like amount and they went into the 'catllebusiness." In the spring ox186- Frank was on his way to join his partner on the lower ; Rio Grande. Joe - had gone into Texas to buy beef cattle, -which they intended to drive together to Colo ;rado for a market. Frank was riding along slowly to cool his horse before watering him at the next stage-siaticn, where he intended rest ing and spending a dollar and a luilf fcr what is called dinner in those parts. He was about ' two miles from tho ranch when he was joined by a stranger mounted on' a .tough-looking, The: dinner w: lietter than Frank expected from 'die account given him by his companion. It w;u nothing to brag of, it is t.'ue, but a twentyrniile ride before dinner is an excellent apietizer. - The . travelers were joined at their meal by tho stock-tenders . and station-hands. These gentlemen showed i their independence Iykee)ing their hats Ifirnily on tlicir heads. T:u-y conliiet themselves with tho !ofty-dig-Ttit rejgular jxiarders, and completely ignor ed tiie presence of .tlie: strangers. : Irank sat 'etweeti.two pf ihem. - They took no notice of his politd offer of lishes, and seemed sublimely unconscious nf j his presence. Tliey talked across him of imatters;-solely concerning the station.' their:, acquaintances and themselves. Fraifi. Telu his inferiority as a mee outside bar barian whe Xu uot belong at " G .-i.shopjer Station," bui It ''did not hurt his appetite very much.: j I v. . ;i . j Dinner onded, Fiank's new acquaintance left, after (vishint: iiim a !pleasant jou-if Frank laylowii on i wooden bench in the ht Jt tnent wtl ! 3rrviil Ffr nffico. 15ninr-riMini nnil rpppi-i- quite a good-looking fellow, six feet iflH 0vVMk i,; u,e .ifternoon. i stockings, with a ; large, fair face, great blue cylinder would not revolve. Before he could disengage it his pursuers were at either sido of him. holding pistols to his head, t ' ' Don't nudge!" shouted one of them : "if you move a finger you're a dead man." ; "Surrender!" cried tho second: "its your only show.1' I , ' Frank had no conrse left but complaisance; so he said : ' i " I surrender, gentlemen, sinco you insist up on it. and I do dot want to be shot for nothing. But I swear to you I am tho most astonished man in the world, were joking." " Joking!" said the first speaker. "If yon don say this thing's no joke before you're thro with it, I'll agree to keep you company on tlie devil's underground railroad to-morrow morn- KEMIXISCEXCKS OF j A FOKSYTII IUFLEMaW. -Vo.1. j In the month of lUy. lf). Ctpt Baciamin Fors3lli, wltli h! rJ3o Cons. coaU,tin- of about seventr men. rrinciillr ril ble whiz of a bullet close to his car. It was I asked Big Steve. ' j I have nearly lost their name. ALmy m Uc I ceased a few years, for a continuation of tlxac liat they used to term in the! army a " close j Yes," answered 2s Ibbs ; and Indicating I camp yestenlay were very dark complexioned. j sketches, and now propose to Vjve tVn. :n "" wuiM iiaiD uwii iiiuiviik tut iiuuuuj i lunik ut n iiuu ami n wint, no conunueu: i iij iui wmwreu iu ouum wivjiua uire i wuijjicic loim, auuerlng as much as fxILlo to but him. . . r - I " IIo'j srot a chum wlio has rone to tlie north- I thev liavo considerable money invested, mien I uhj Unrrino nn.l ttrtn ni i.- ..i. .! j . v. . . r .1 i. 1 r I .u . . t ,i V" i. . I lie juiiuu up, hiiu luiiiiii im jiurMj luwnru I want niui uio titm 01 mo siock. ; uu w COing wnnn wkiukt cu in uicj wuib nuiui i iict lvivnuii ui uk W.1T OI JCu. . i ,. , ... ... . ... ... .!.. ... I 3 me persons approncmng, drew nis pistol ana I niter mm wnen we got mm unless it is a OJina. 1 niato in Dorses anu ten lonuncs. a no men are snapped it, determined to give them shot for LSays his chum played sharp on .him took tlie I generally tinkers by tnuie, and Uie women ped sltot: The cap failed to explode. His pistol J best animals while this one was asleep, and left I die goods ia small quniUtlea and tell fort on 03. luul not been very well cared for. Indeed, he j him Bill's old. nag." ' , They are alMmart and expert in tlair business i;i . ... 1 rm I m ... .. I Tl , W 1 1 i um mi), cxjwci w imvu occiision 10 use a. ahoi n nai a ucrncti scoundrel uie otner ono l hkj ro goTcn.cvi uj urc iucti i.iwi ox every must be," said Steve. " I community they visit. Aith refjx?ct to tlie ui "lie's pretty sharp nnytow." And they all I they do as near right as Uicycan and In thi lauched heartilv at wliat thev seemed to con- I way they get along very welt. Tho trait at b sider a good joke. ! i their favorite instrument. About twenty-three I Stoliu county took up his lino of march from " If you push on right lively, Steve, yoa may men and women and twice that number ol chil- Gcrm.nnton to Washington, in Oils State, tvking git him somewhere about Big Bend. After his drcn constltoted yesterdays camp. Tlie men tho tout through Twilcigh, hero the bidics. thi-ow-offon his partner, he'll feel pretty safe said, Wo cat when vehave it, tike a drink win n UvS tho0 IM oar corapiny a hcart- and think ho has blurred tho trail." I one can buy it, and try to lead a pleasant, hau-1 n,nS compliment, by a general waving cf u Well frit him if horseflesh and lead kin do I PT and social life as lornr as we can i I wn,le handkerchief, from windows and balco- it," .'said Steve. "Take care or yourselves." Standing near the group of Gypsy women nicf at lh-,amc lime Iviwlng oion u UWr And Big tteve nnd his party put spurs to their horses and went oflf at a irallou. "Slmnldnt wonder if they got Lira, Kibbs, said Jake. ' . j ; ;,I Iwpc to God they may!" said Frank. " It won't save you. friend." said Ninb, "But I ioso misery loves company. II treated you dcrned mean." j "ics,"said Jake, "he's plavetl it on you You do not ,look as if foa ICS injr. I am ghid he is taking it sensible, anyhow," I pretty low down, and I don't wonder you'd like said tho second. " It saves a heap of trouble. I to Innow bo was, lilsled. or sure to be. before . i. . i t I - ' i . Now jest hand over that shootin-lron of yonn; yon go np yonrself." 1 like a nice, quiet Christian gentleman as you .'td V ' lare." . . ' . s -Tio ho'rrtd word toll I eyes, a profusion of light hair, wh'ch he allow ed to grow long, frontier f.ishion, to keep his ears from freezing in the wintry cold winds of ' the lianas. He had a magnificently flowing beiird of the sjime color as his hair: it reached below liis breast. His dress was not studied but it was certii inly picturesque.- He wore a broad-brimmed ecml iero of gray felt with a ' :'- i -it . i .1 I . . . i , Dana oireq rmoon; a oiue wooien 5mn, inceu e(1 poor Frank. He felt that lie was the wiui reu, wiiu mrgo uiiiwi-u.-. uutw.is, victim of nn ifleffabiy mean piece of horse-steid u'ousers oi uucKitttn. wiui. long jringu :u uie ; sides, and high boots armed with Mexican spurs.' A Ion lariat of dressed hide was Curl- Then he again washed himself at Uk dirty trough, -paid for .his entertainment, and went to stable to Udrilo tittle ThiU To h's hiter clis may Little Phil was not in th stable! Bnt his lato companion's b:dd -faced, lass-eyed mon ster was. Frank's saddle was on the peg where he had placed it.- but that of his Llonde-bcarded acquaintance had disappeared. f , A sudden weakness, a feeling of nausea seiz ed at his saddle-bow. A broad leather belt ing. Still ho did not want to believe that Little Phil was lost to: him. lie went back to the ranch to question the station-keeper before ac- accentinr finally tho disagreeable fact that the with a large silver buckle supported two army biond-bearded, blue-cyed six-Ht4-r was neither revolvers anu a oowie-Kniie. xne pistois nung tollot through Frank's brain Tmak tendered IJs-pfetol ttrthrs rpctfctr.' , "Ah! damn it! nono of that!" i 1 f ! Drop that darned ihing!" The two cockeil revolvers almost touched Frank's head. . - jj ' "ow, hand over that six-shooter, but fore- his eyes. Ho fe.nd he vhould : f;dl from the most, U icre's a good little man." , saddle. By a great effort he sliook off the dead- '" Will you have tin? gootlness, now. gentle- Jy feeling after a minute or two. ! Ho determin men. to say what is tho meaning of all this?" ed to meet his fato boldly and tako mailers as ! Oh, you neetln't play Innocent; yoa know boldly as it was possiblo for him to do. . uarned well wlwt it means. and children was a very large wgon. It look- m"c 01 approoation anj warmest wuhes for ed mach liko one of Lhoso beautiful affairs sen- our fu!J w henever our country miht call us erally seen with circus companies. It wn open to the battle-field, for an airing. TUa boily was Urge and vxtcnl- Afu-r iatricf stay of a few wixLtia W.-uliir.g- cd out over the wheels. It wa supported by fon,X.C,wc were again on the march forajiQihvr heavy springs. The wagon w.n fitletlvpa a point in our destiny, and soo fonrvl jonficl res bedroom. Tlie bedhead was of walnot a"d the 'in Fort Pouhnttan. on James Hirer, with or- bctldingof Uio finest linen. " Hie walls a-cn dtrstdquaitT there cntll tlie Spring 5f 110; crnanicntel and the best kind of carpet n the w ll o hy orders from heal.piarttrs. wc iailel floor. Txxking-gl.iS5cs, wanhobc, closeL. do n tho river and piuhctl our tents at Fort dressing-cases and f very thing usually seen in a Norfolk, for tlie tedious space of ten months; first-class De3fooiirwer there. "Tho wagon at Uic cxpiratioacf which tfrtl, it bIngdVilr was specially built for the lirty iyFrcdaru.k, spotted r i vnVl le CpZ.iitJ agairt Gnr Sid., and cost scrtn hundred dolllrs In c:ivh. V.;;tia, ncIrtMl orhrrsta fiovq KoiU.vrr.rvL liVcuuA.i-lntU.'TLetitTlUek figure of Stulz ! The bed-room wasUIvWud off fruA iiWrinff r. 1 accor.'Iii-fT, vrre L---Uy psu-Ltd c Unl Lynch, toijo In kind, loomed up In gloo my I part f lna tragon, which is occuliHl bv tl I a vmiI, where aAr eivt d ys of Severe ea- horror before his mind's eye. I driver's position. The leather curtains arouud I Te hn-!ed at Fcrt Co'.umlai. on Gov- A sudden weakness c:imo over him. Ho felt ; the wagon were all thrown op j-ctcriUy, and it 1 crnorV Island, in Uia h.trbor of New York, as if he wanted to lie down and re.t nnd close one at each hip the left with the stock to the front, the, right with the stock to the re'ar so as to be "jerked but" with the least possible trouble or delay. v The bowie-knife hung mid- "way between the 4 six-slicoters." Suspended more nor less than a horse-tldef, and : a very mean rascal to boot. "Why, stranger," asked the landlord, "what's the matter?"; Yer ain't been tuck sick or hurt. newer ?" I Frank was i as palo as a ghost.! Indeed, it from his wrist was an In.han whp.. In short, scenied him at lllftt mnt that he had . pi if.) his frontier " make-up" was unexceptionable. The stranger was evidently a Texanj A finer sX!cimtn of physical manhood could not be found anywhere. He rode up to Frank's side' in an easy, off-hand cheery sort of a way, and bringing his horse to a walk, said laugh ingly . . -.j; .; f. : , "I tell yer what it is, stranger, yer must be 'a heap, better rider than I be if yer kia ride witli, them almighty long stirrups." , " i " . " Frank was not shocked by this abrupt opeh Inff of conversation. He had been lonsr enough , on the frontier to know that the children of the , wilds are,' not in the habit of putting! on gloves, either physically or nieta physically. : as little back-bone ! as tho airiest ghost! that ever sneaked backjinto the glimpses of th moon. " Where'is myi horse?" he asked. . " In the stable, I s'pose," said the station keeper. 1; i ; j ' i J .. -l N6," said Frank, shaking his head, wist fuiiy.' vrrr.- 'TJ; .. ' r h " i ' . " What?" said the station .keeper. ", Stranger you must bo crazy." j 4 He went to the stablo'and looked in, " Wliat the devil do von mean?"cried liel Your horse is there, all right." Then he ad ded in a lowertone, " I wonder, if tho darned fool's limy,", j; ! . , ;" j f'That's not my; horse," said FrankA shaking ,.. , n',.",. i"'1s u aiiswereu : i ms neaa, : . ,, .'4 want my toe to barely touch it." y j J " Not your horse? I'll take my oath on tho I dont like a short stiinip, neither,' tlie I higgest Bible that ever was got up I saw yon stranger said, " but seems to me them's a'most I rme.mm to the stable." I too long, stranger." I fell into the habit of riding with a long stirrup in Californixw" said Fuank, " and have pot been able to get over it since. In fact, the stirrup is of very little use .to inc. , If a horse . kicks no or . bucks with mo. T 1tt rrs ia cfiF A - Sijv wssv; sw- ra. - rups." And suiting the action to the word, he PlunSe' ! Jhu matter was no longer in doubt; ""drew his fefet ont of th Bttn" tuA he untlcrstood it all. Poor Little Phil was cone , .Did you see that long-bearded scoundrel who came in with me, leave?" : " I did." . I ' '..- What horse did he ride?" " Tlie same hei rode in on ." 1 rank's heart; went down with a sudden "drew his feet out of the stirrups There was rerj little vanity In FmnkV composition. If be could be considered vain on any point, how ever, that point was; his, horsemanship, j The stranger liad struck the right chord at the first touch gone forever! j To evertake him with the glass-eyed quadruped after all hope.; three hours' start was beyond 1. I 4 reckon 'taint onsafe, sti-anger," conde scendingly rejoined he of the blonde beard. ' t . r Frank told his. host the' story of his meeting with tho! blue-eyed horse-thief and his foolish change of horses. As he proceeded the station keeper eyed him1 more and more fiercely to the pnd of his story, j Then ho stepped inside the door of the ranch and came out again nrmei with a Henry rifle. " Friend' said he, " that story is too darned thin. I want you to git out o' here You don't nnt hd none n vir 5oha nn ni. " Vi.r'll rl nn . .TH. j.-j .. , --I.J--J , x wuugHyjBr, um, su-anger-i tnongnt yer after yer chum as qnick as tlie Lord'll let yer. .m ..c .nuuigeu in a sort oi triumphant This yer; ranch is no hors cuucKie. ..i jSow," be continued, " I've done a ' heap of ridin' in my day I used to bo a horse breaker myself and I tell yer, stranger, yer jest take up them thar stirrups a little and yer'll ride a heap easier see if yer don't." ' I- There was a silence between them for a mo v thavn't found it so.'.' ; j" Kciw, don't yer find it a sorter fatimin'?" Not except on very long trips. But when I ride thirty miles or over, I usually tiike up a hole after dinner." : ; , y horse-thieves' boardinr- f you want money, I have no more than is necessary for my travelling expenses." Wo don't want yer money .a : : " Why, then dm I thus stopped on the public road and my life threatened?" " You'll find all that out when yoa get back to BoggsviHo." v' I don't want to go to Boggsville. I lose a valuable horse if I do not go on to Bir Bend to-night." - - tr . Tliey seemed to enjoy this last .remark mgely. ; . . ;' . j " You lose a horse certainly, friend, but ho ain't so derncd valuable as lie might be. But Dutch Bill will be glad, enough to git him any way." . . ; , " WelL wo can't stay hero blngin all night. It will take us till dark .to git to Boggsville." Tliey tied Spectacles with lariats to their sad dle-hows, and permitted Frank, in considera tion of his. goodconduct . in the matter of sur render, they said, to ride tho pony to the town. If he had : been troublesome, they added, they would have made , him walk all the way. If they had not let daylight through him.- They caus ed him to Tide between then). A drawn revol ver, on either side made eseape Impossible, had ho wished to attempt it. ne did not, .however. for he -was convinced the wholo thing was a mistake, and must certainly be cleared tip be fore long. As they rode on lie told them his story. They evidently did not believo a word of it. When they readied tlie gtazo-rancli. the lazy station-keeper was leaning against tho door in his usual position. Frank's-captors questioned him as to what ho knew of the mat ter. His statement that Frank arrived, at the house in company with another man, and that when he arrived he rodo tho same horso he was now riding, seemed to be conclusive with them. ' "That settles it, said ono whom Frank had heard addressed as Nibbs. Let us be mov ing" -, ' ( v. "Settles what?" asked Frank, somewhat anxiously. , , . ' . ,, " That youre. "trying to stuff ns with an In fernal story about your horse being chanced while in the 6table here, when you came riding uie very animal you are a straddling now." - "But I have explained to you i how that oc curred." ) i ! Well, you can explain it to Dutch Bill, and seo whether you're explanation is satisfactory him." ; j who is Uutch Bill, ami what luos he zot to io wiui mer . . , CONCLUSION NEXT WKFJC. seemed as if a hoUl brid d chamber lunl been -hich place came verj- near settling every ono suddenly la-ought out there. j jofocr final accounts. Our entire com pnnf. at The wagon body on tlie outside b paintcil onc tunc, sccmctl to l lying at Uia Iwsr.t or; kntli. nnu we should no doubt all haycu;eJ, and varnlshetl m tlie most costly' inantXT, and the gildiag and ornamental work is very neat. Tho vehicle is Urg and roomy and seems much out of place in tlin wooils.' Ttie : owner came along shortly and exprsod himself as follows 1 liiro in tho Woodi nii-i move nmund from I one rlace lo another. I want to live with all ane louowmg receipt , lor mating iomeitie ; n,t mforta j can provide, and in that waron wine from Catawba' or I Isabella grnpes. used j njyjwifa and I sleep as 'good as tho rat of the by G. A. Nlcholls, at Reading, Fa., in 1859 toi ,orU MAKIXCt WINE FROM X ATI YE 0 RAPES. bnt for timely penniKsion received frooi tlie Secretary of War, for ns to remove to th I', i". Rartucls, on fS.iicn if. Too!!.ihi thLr luUion, our wortliy Captain, w ho a'aUhed over every one of his men like a guar.b.ui and a fatlici, had to wriU- not less tlwn tlircs ia-gcnt 1869, Is commended Urns by n gentleman wlio has trird it sncccssfully. ' Its . directions liave the merits.' rare In .receipts, of being full and precise: :: - i 1. Select pel fectlj ripe bunches, and then carefully pickoff the stems and removo all grapes which are not quite ripe, j world Everything about the wagon is fitted np in tho best stylo, and the blankets, sheets nnd counterpanes and pillow-cas clean as could be. Many letters to Uie War Department. The baa water, ump a;r, ani o:ner 101110- tcra of iic.t-c on tvernor J-ianii. wcro tliankfnlly cxelunngctl by ns for the high bind. healthy a t in -j? pi j ere, goml wafc-r, &c. of titctl -cafes wcro jnst as J Island, thp j.orti.d recmUmco of which to our cf the blankets wtc own roonntdn rrg:on. ietorctl tlie snrtiTing uarx wiu gray stripes, mere were three otn- iuini our mm m ; er wagons of .th rae attcrn, but none ol srTic-, jutt ai war was dccLvred. To oor gfcat tliem wero fittexlun in so CLtlvn manner. One ioy. we were forthwith ordered to Sackctt's .2. Squeeze Iho juice out, either by hand, or ie w-on wi - row nf u It mail for Harbor. -n Like Ontario, where we ar.iv.d press, itnut Ihrougk a liair sieve, and pour it children. after a scri- s of forced marches, in July, 112. a itty or two saV'-qnent to the unsuccessful at tempt of Ukj British to take that plate, Job Ball having been beaten off by oar rebels ir war, ai.knl by a small but truly gallatt body of raw militia. Our company, being U4C firtt L. 4-In adding the two gallons of water stated of hay. to the great Joy and delight of Unworn- S. lUgnlirs that rencld scene d acUon in secUon 2. let it strain through tho pulp, skins. cnyth6 w.teliInS ihcm.-RcwJinj (Pa.) Capt-Forsyth assumed U,e command of Uujt &c., of the rislduum of tho grapes after being Fj,j. . ttation, and rctaine! It until Uio arrival of Lis . 0 "J . .1 .. . t.. 1 ..e -1...-. f, superior ouiccrs, at uie uc.-ui ui nui i Fill th vesEe.1 full, nn to tho himirlmU. bravo General i'lKc. who mo loiiowingyw which cover , wiUi a sand-bag to allow the fer mentation to cscvpo,; ,:; ,w 0 1 A Irrrrff Hrmft liittvtw Kama Mara Iia.1 t ' , ' to " W I fftisa frM nnAT t Ka TiA -Mtm.1. gallon of juico made. i i I , ,. . , . At t tin limn tiniA nut In fnnr nntimla rF I 0 " 1 r ' I A. AM . 1 . L. 1 sifted sugar per gallon of juice. . 1 7. , , . . . .. IMMIGRATION Immigration to Uio Unitetl States has fallen off decided! V sinco tlie fin.m-M-vl rown!s!on tT k 1 .. . ,, . , , t' " o. wmcd uie oarrei oai.y.iuni oicar or scrape 1873. W. ..di- ,hnurn thU . away the scum, which will bo thrown out in f lbe nnmlxj, cf .nrrival9. In 1S74 o -v .; I thev were less thin In .in.l in i!irv 7. As Uie .wine falls below the .burfg, fill up are less Uia n for U18 corresponding period of ualiy ter clearing away Uie scum) witH sugar 1874. In fact, Uie Dumber of arrivals of every water, made with two pound, of sugar to Uie nationality, ' excepting the Chinese, shows a gallon of water. , i ,v. t 4 marked decrease : nod U U hmht Uiat if mat- . ''. . ' 8. "The fermentation will continrur from threp rs do not change, tho total number ot arrivals to 6ix weeks, according to Uio weather. Wien at cw York for Uie year will :x- lcssUuan 100,- it has ceased I poured into thw bun2-hole about 1 0w, whilst in former year t was Umco that - t one-gill of brandy to tho gallon of juice, to flow I many. In June, 1875. tliere came into Xe over Uie surface and prevent its souring; but I York 13,987 Immigrants, compared with 20.G02 Uie brandy may . not' be indispensable. Then j In Jane, 187. t In Uio three roonUis April, May bung the vessel up tight. j. , land June this year, tho arrivals wero 4 5.5C6, 9. During the coll jve.ithcr. say tho follow W 1 "n the same Uirco mcr'Jis of last year February, when the wine is perfectly still and they r00.- Tliere was a dcrrcae of dear, draw it off Into any oUicr ! clean veid one-third, compared with last year, whirl, itaelf house, j If you Uiink you're going to scare nny money out o' ine, you're misUiken. I ain't no fighting man, but I dont skeer worth "a cent." Frank was too much annoyed and humiliated to resent Uiis speech. He told, the ; landlord vcrv humblv that he nt.,( The free-and-easy-companion broke it he had told him was the plain truth.! Hemado JLM .... V f ;. ,; . . Coin' to hey a bite. up yonder?" " Me, too. Thundcrin' poor hash 'it i t " Not muchfonly that's.his pony yer riding. day night." Frank saw his position now as If a flash of uguwing nau suuueniy revealed it to him. He on-octul t . l; rt i . . " vjk.u ih a, iiursu-uiiei 1 Ana appear . jinces wern Kirnncr onmirrK I i: i . . , .. . - : o -"'"ou iiiu uj con- iu liuiuingiunu ;uuu, anu wanteu nothing Horn yinee an-excitm! rnmn,n;., r t.i- t. w uu -Ullfc, HQ him, but to be jinformed which way his lato companion had taken. ; ; Scraps " He left theTway you.boUi come." said the is true, 01 lerkeuounalo-meat. warm dnno-H !'' 1 , . . . 0" 5 . ijiosi, -ana irienu, 11 wnat you say knew that suspected horsethieves . got scant justice and short shrift.. In an Eastern raoer a j be had seen an account of the lynching of two , men by infuriated citizens in tho civilized lost his life at the batUo of Yorktown. Upper Cinaila. ' ' j It will be seen Uiat here, at S-icktluILuW. commence! Uio active military career of tho ForsvUi Riflemen. The f:rst rencor.trf Utwcen our cnnijwny and tho John Bull's took pUce on tho Canada sliorc, abo-it 1G0 mile dowp Uia river St. Lawrence, where we made a descent forUic purpose of capturing a noUicras old tory by Uie nam" of Stone, 1mj, according lo reliable information received ly ourcouimanu- crin-chief, Iwd neaily completed flic organiza- Uon of a band o! fifty do K-radocs, lntn-!rl ex pressly under his cotuiuar I to male 'exenr- sions into me vari,u' uuj'iw..iv on onr side of tlie river, with Uie full determi nation to iKitchcr. scalp, burn and d-troy, wiUi out rcg:nl to age.scx or condiUon. . Tlie old tory, as we understood. bnatxxl of havin" wiui the aUl ol in.iian. csiKs.i anu . .. . a t r v a, 1 m 1 . . 1 ,m .1 r o 'r- mi... 1 t.i v , then quickly clean, scald ami rinse thoroughly r"""-" o, ,o.t. ... M nf womrn anJ ch.UrcT.. cn the the barrel in which Uio wino was made, and I .t rn.Ur.l lht with U anlanet? lie was ica, dui unryesscu Cross og ilie raclQc Ocean ; , . . . . .. , , , ., . f . about to receive from the Briti.di OorcrntaenU both by steam and sail nn biinging as many Ufc v' Wl . . i . .i. w i .i he wonld excel many-fold, his forr.KT mcnlcr- pcoplo from the Flowery Lands as they can ne wouui : , , Li.M:i.j..!i,. r.jA ous acLievemcnts. Thcue ruinora wrre calcu- - 1. . I 1 . . . i ,f, ,i.,.i!.,1i.-irru'r .. ..... ., .7 ' Unc. ? Hi : .... , liloIUAK river, tmiK w . Jm- . mm - kh o .hkmi i m 9 . jtm u 3 u ui iui' iii ' mi iTnii'ii m kiini'Pi ua 1111:1 - iuiur(iuo niun ki uuug 11 upnnu aniW UJDU I 0--0 l a as required for. use. 10. If you lsh to make a very palatable champagne, hare the cliampagne iboUlea ready shen you rack off Uie wine as stated in section 7; put a tablespoon ful of common syrup. in each quart bottle; Uien fill with Uie wine, leav ing about 1 inches clear below the bottom of the cork, which fantep very securely with strong twine, as tlie pressure of Uie fixed air to escape is ,y cry great. , , . II. Tho wine will improvo by lage after Uie : . ? .1 m 1 1 n '. wiiernnou ucmtiom in seeuon v. ,. nn .tfn. Tlu-v hir. trnrUI f.nl,r ihnn 12. Xn old brandy or whisky barrel - Is , Uie any class of our people, and their has been Uio I a. t t n : . . oesi i.sco section ever uso a new barrel, I most harassing of all Uio Industrial pursuits. as tho wine will taste of the wood. j . The task was too rrrnt in Ukj face of ILidical 13. About fifteen pounds of grapes will cive I reconstruction, and thoy have never been aWo one rallon of lulce. Tha riner th mmna. I to rennv the dcLL incurrod when the war end the better tho yield of the juice. One odUm of d. to porchase new stock and repair Uieir j . v. KVVJ Tlie cotton planters. In all Uic ct.tton Sutcs are almost invariably alcbtor class. In most cases they aro Lirgely in djrbt, and it is a very rare thing to find a planter wlio Is not embar rassed In his operations. TLey commenced at Uio close cf the war Uie IiercultMn task of con I verting 4.000.000 freed Lves into' free la!orers grapes in bunches weighs about four and a half 1 plantations. . This 's . the .truth. Columbus I pounds. - . ' 1 r I Tim'. latetl to. and did arouse Uc patrUHUm of our wann-hcartwl and gnlbnt captain, rlo, as If by electricity, conimunicau-d all he felt tricv cvery one under !iis command; and as qnu k as lightning, all cf us 10 a man lnlgwlirslrt'S to acconijany him on any t-etrrprite al lite blut of the bnglc, wilhout nny regnnl to Imw f ir our march might exvnd into tho territory of our Lnnghty jr.d stlf-conceiud cnepy. j To conclude as briefly a iible this mea gre narrraUve of our fir.-t m eting ficcto (.bo wiUi men Armcil and deU rmintd to do cr.ylc, I will rt mark Uiat on a cold day in tin month cf October. 1812, agreeably to a wi-ll cow-crlcd man of wIom was a dead la.t) ltcadd by o:ir indomitdlc coinmandT Urt" 1 in orn rjw- ft t 1 D
The Western Sentinel (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
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Aug. 26, 1875, edition 1
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