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seirbf this speech, he again resumed
his pipe.
when the party arrived, three
hearty cheers were given in honor
01 "juagjrie," as she insisted upon
being called, participated In by the
wnoie party or settlers," except Joe,
who looked doubtful, and acknowl
eagea the pleasant greeting by a
simple nod of his bushv head.
-, J V u-v . w V. " v.
added greatly -to the comfort of the
settlers, and direr a week or two,
even Joe Melvfii acknowledged that
Maggie "was a good gal arter all,
an ,it- made things sorter nice to
have her around always a singin'
or a lafinV
One man was constantly kept
with the stock, and one on duty as
sentinel at the fort, while the oth
ers, though never withoat arms,
worked In the crops.
un the morning or May lutn, Joe
was out before light reconnoitering.
something having occurred during
the night to excite his suspicions.
He returned just at breakfast time,
with a dissatisfied look, but said
nothing until the meal was com
pleted, when he remarked : 'Boys;
fceepa6kinned eye: thaT'a trouble -i
o' some kiniLa.breuzia?," aai-vithr-
out another word he took his gun
and left the 'fort. He was known
to be a little eccentric at times, and
no one else having seen anything of
a suspicious nature, but little more
was thought of the matter.
The morning was lovely, without
a single cioua to te seen, wnne
there was just wind onough to
make the atmosphere pleasant, and
each man went to his labor, Joe
Mel vin excepted, as confident, and
perhaps more cheerful than usual
This was uoorge Whitcomb'sciay
to stand sentinel, and about. UA.M
Maggie left him to go down over
the bluff, a thing which she hat
done on many occasions before, to
gather a bouquet of wild flowers
At ten o'clockshehad not returned
George called, but received no an
swer. He called louder and louder,
and still no answer. Forgetting
everything in his anxiety for the
safety of his wife, he left his post
and went in search 01 ner.
He had not'ffone more than
hundred yards.'Sust over the bluff
out of sight of the fort, when he
came upon fresh moccasin tracks.
and following them a short distance
found a small shoe track also going
in the same direction.
Without stopping to
what would they then do? Would
they 'abandon her. or would thev
continu? their search Jn her behalf?
These xzJF questions she could not
answer. '
After travelling for perhaps three
hours, the band came into a deep
ravins, or canon, which thevfollow-
ed for, perhaps a mile, when thev
came upon another camp and halt
ed. She was unbound and taken
from the donkey. Considerable
commotion was created in the cam d. ,
and a deal of curiosity excited. ,
She was- not long in ascertaining
mat,inis was a party engaged in
gathering supplies, there being
quantities or wild rye. roots, and
grasshoppers, the latter roasted, ly
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Maggie" knew now that she had
been brought here to labor, and her
mind became easier : for while here
she felt that she would not be likely
to encounter tne cnier who had cap
tured ner. .
The niglt was cool, and she had
nothing bus a single blanket to pro
tect her. J WIhiig herself in that.
she after a nmz fell asleep, where
we.wil
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CHAPTER 1.
"Maggie, much as I wish you
with me, 1 don't like to take you
now. Here you are in perfect safety,
and there we never know what a
day may bring forth. We are lia
ble at any moment to be attacked
by Indians, and even now the fort
may be in ruins anrt our comrades
"I know that well enough ; but
wht-11 you are there asJ I here, my
mind is constantly harassed by fear
and uncertainty. And I would
much rather, yea, a thousand times
rather, be with you, and share all
the dangers which you have to en
counter, than to remain here and
you away. So please don't say any
more in opposition, but let me go."
"Maggie, you are a brave woman,
and 1 feel proud of your courage,
and if you wish to go so much, you
shall. But I very much fear we
shall both be sorry for the step."
The above conversation took place
in Prescott City, Arizona, about the
l!0th of April, 1SG5, between George
hitcomb and his wife.
Whitcomb, in company with ten
other bold and hardy. fellows, had,
the February previous, gone into
the San Francisco Valley, lying
fifty miles east of Prescott, and
formed a settlement. Q?hey bad, in
the first place, erected a fort and
such buildings as were necessary to
their comfort, out oQnaterial gath
ered from one of the aboriginal
ruins which abound in that coun
try; taken out ditches for irrigat
ing purposes, and made prepara
tions for farming about two hnndred
acres of land.
Up to the timeof which we speak,
though almost in the middle of the
Apache country, the Indians had
not disturbed them further than to
drive off a few head of cattle, and
though it had been predicted that
the settlement could not hold out
two weeks, the settlement them
selves were beginning to feel quite
confident.
They had now been in the valley
more than two months, and the
provisions getting low, the party
was divided, and five remained
while the other six took a team and
returned to the capital for provis
ions and supplies. Whitcomb be
ing the only married man in the
party, and his wife at Prescott, was
of course among those detailed for
that purpose.
Maggie Whitcomb was a hearty,
robust woman, about thirty years
of age, who was kind hearted, yet
brave and determined. She had had
considerable experience among In
dians, having lived four or five
years with her husband among the
Sioux of Dakota. She had no chil
dren, and her whole life seemed
centred in her husband ; so much so
that, notwithstanding the dangers,
the very thought of a life at the set
tlement with him made ner nappy.
And the remainder of the party,
though anxious regarding her safe
ty, were enthusiastic at the pros
pect of her presence among them,
jnd when they started on their re
turn Maggie Whitcomb made one
of the number.
No man knows how to estimate
the benign influence of woman, or
how to appreciate her, until sepa
rated tor a time from all female as
sociations; then he feels that her
presence is necessary to social en
joyment necessary to bring out the
finer qualities which make him the
true gentleman. These men felt the
want of this influence, and hailed
with delight the prospect of its in
troduction among them.
When the party from Prescott
had got within a mile of the settle
ment, Ralstin, who was on the
lookout, discovered, through .the
aid of the glass, thatf there was an
addition to the party, and that that
addition was clothed in female at
tire. "Hurrah ! boys," was his first
exclamation; "there is calico along
with them, and I guess George is
bringing his wife." "Bully!" cried
Charley Yates, Jumping up and
think, he
followed the trail for some distance,
when, suddenly remembering that
no alarm had been given, he turned
back toward the fort to find a dark
volume of smoke issuing from one
of the out buildings. The Indians
had set fire to it. Firing two or
three shots to attract the attention
to the building, he again started in
the direction of the trail made by
the captors of Jus wile.
The men at work, bearing the
shots and s-eeing the smoke, ran at
once to the defense of their homes.
The Indians were gone, but the fire
had got considerable start ; but by a
united effort they succeeded in
checking it before it spread to any
of the other buildings.
Whitcomh and his wiftt hml Al
ready been missed, but a search!
proved that George was following
the savages; that Maggie was in
their hands all felt satisfied.
"Something must be done imme
diately, said, llalst in. "Let us di
vide at once, and a .portion give
chase while the others remain
here."
Joe Melvin, who was the ac
knowledged leader in all affairs with
the Indians, was appealed to.
"Boys," said he, "it won't do. If
we divide up now we're bustid.
Them tarnal varmints has set a trap
fur us.ian' we must keep out on it.
George will be back here directly ;
he's going to keep hiseyes skinned.
The gal's what the Injuns has got,
an' they never come here arter her
'thout tryin'rto git somethin' else.
They've got thar sentinels on them
hills a watchin' every movement,
an if they can git us into the hills
a follerin'the woman, while they're
watchin' us, we'l be licked up
quicker'n litenin'. You stay here,
an' don't one on ye leave till I come
back.".
Shouldering his gun, he strode off
All felt the force
and impatient as
reconciled for the
striking his feet together; "won't
that be jolly? The very sight of a
woman will do me good. It begins
to seem like civilization already.
Let old Cochise come if he wants
to; we can whip him and his whole
tribe, now we have a woman among
us."
"You are an Idiot, and so's Whit
comb. He'd a fetched sight better
a left that gal o' his'n at Preskit;
she'll be the ruin on us surer 'an
thunder. Women hain't got no
bisness in these diggins, and when
the cussid reds do come, it'll take
two to 'tend to her, while the rest
on us 'tend to the Injuns."
This came Qom Joe Melvin, an
old pioneer, who had been among
the Indians for more than thirty
years, and haoing delivered him-
toward the hills.
of Joe's remarks,
they were, were
time.
The cattle had already been cor
raletl, and everything made ready
for defense. A short time after Joe
left, thev noticed the water in the
ditch, which ran along the side of
the fort, sinking. The Indians had
torn away the dam above and
turned the water into the main
stream. But a well had been dug
inside the inclosure, which gave a
supply of water, preventing danger
rrom that source.
About noon Whitcomb returned
He had followed the trail to where
the savages had gone into the hills
in an easterly direction, five in num
ber, his wife's tracks being plainly
seen all along, indicating that the
Indians were confident, and had
made no attempt to conceal or hide
the course taken.
He also crossed the trail of more
than a hundred Indians, going in
the direction of the dam, which
had been torn out at the head of the
ditch. ,
During the wholeof the afternoon
the anxiety and dread of the whole
partv regarding the fate of Maggie
made minutes seem like hours.
It was near sunset when Joe re
turned, with a grave face.
"Boys," said he, "we've
we bargained fur. Thar's
a hundred Injuns, Tontos
in a mile on us. an' they
armed, but I don't b'lieve they can
tak the fort if we watch the corners.
George an' me will go arter Maggie
to night, an' you must all stay here
till we come back. Keep a lookout
all the time, day an' night, an'
for the
CHAPTER HI.
Melvin and Whitcomb, after leav
ing the fort, traveled all night.
selecting a hiding-place just at day
light, where they slept, one at a
time, until the middle of the after
noon, when they again cautiously
resumed their journey, reaching
Salt River about sunset. A smoke
could be seen but a short distance
up the river, and waiting until dark
came on, they made their way cau
tiously until they came in sight of
the fire, discovering, to their cha
grin, that it was upon the opposite
side of the river, though near to it.
" Wait here, George," said Joe,
in' I'll wade over an' see what's
thar, an' if I want you I'll come
back an' holler like a whiper-will."
Taking on nis snoesand fastening
them to his belt, he waded across
the river and crept along near the
bank, being particular to turn his
toes in, that his track might look
the more like an Indian's, until he
reacheda small ravine which joined
tn-river just neiow tiwcamn. .Fol
lowing this until he could reach the
rear of the camp, he crawled cauti
ously along, being particular to
leave as little sign as possible, until
he got to within twenty steps of
one of the fires. Here he paused, 1
having a good view of what was go
ing on.
He counted twelve warriors, be
sides quite a number of old men and
boys, and about fifty squaws. He
looked the whole party over with
out seeing anything of Maggie.
Just as he was about to leave, a
form which had been concealed
from him before by a pile of wood
rose ud, and his eyes fell upon the
lace or ner whom he sought.
While he was glad to discover
her, a muttered curse escaped his
lips as he thought of his inability to
assist her then and there. .
Having discovered this much, he
crept back to where there was no
danger of being discovered, and sat
for full half an hour arranging his
plans. He then took the stump of
a lead-pencil and an old book from
his pocket, and spent half an hour
more in writing in the dark. Hav
ing" done, he tore the leaf from the
book and returned . to the river,
ruore'n
more'n
at that,
ar? well
don't let
anything git any; o' ye
away
An hour after, Melvin and Whit
comb, each supplied with a small
haversack of provisions, a Spencer
rifle, navy revolver, and plenty of
ammunition, started for the heart
of the Indian country, fifty miles
distant.
CHAPTER II. I
The first intimation Maggie had
of danger after leaving her husband
was a rustling sound, followed by a
hand being placed over her mouth
so suddenly that she could give no
alarm. Her arms were then pin
ioned, and she was hurried along
under cover of the bluff to the river,
where the bank shielded them until
they approached a point far enough
up the river to reach the hills with
out being discovered from the fort.
There were five Indians in the
band, and Maggie noticed with
alarm their utter carelessness re
garding the evidences left by the
trail. She knew they did not ex
pect to be followed, and this alarm
was increased when she noticed the
smoke arising from the burning
building. The vision of the fort in
ruins, her husband and all his brave
comrades murdered, and she with
out any hope of rescue from a fate a
thousand times worse than death,
now presented itself to her fevered
imagination, and she sank fainting
to the ground. When again became
conscious 6he found herself lashed
to the back of a mule and moving
on.
Shortly afterward, the chief of the
band turned to her with, "Me big
chief; me kill um heap." pointing
to his belt, from which hung at least
hair a dozen scalps. " Me go back
and make white dogs eat fire, then
me come again, one. two suns.
Then turning to one of his warriors,
ho gave instructions which she did
not understand, and. taking one of
his men, disappeared in the direc
tion which they had come.
10 ner, nope seemed retreating
farther and farther away. Here she
was, witn a guard of three well-
armed Indians, being carried into
the midst of a tribe against whom
neither the soldiers nor settlers had
ever been able to gain any ad van
(age. That the fort was being in
vested by a large force she felt well
satisfied ; she knew, too, that the
settlers could rely upon no assis
tance from .Fort Whipple, on ac
count of the I nadequaeyxf the num
ber of troops there, so that it seem
ed the only thing was to rely upon
her own tact andstrength toeycwtO. i present.
ixit- m ii snu reuieuiuereu. now
brave and determined the settiers
were, she had confidence to believe
they would hold out against their
enemies, and rescue her at last. Still
the remembrance of that black
volumeof smoke would olten crowd
out all those brighter prospects.
They took her in an easterly di
rection, not stopping until sundown.
When they removed her from the
mule she could scarcely stand. One
of the Indians took a small piece of
dry Cottonwood, and then a long
hickory stick which he carried in
his belt, and placing the end of the
hickory stick against the Hat side
Of the other, began turning it rap
idly in his hand. In less than a
minute the cotton wood "stick had
caught fire from the friction. Mag
gie was then ordered to gather wood
and make a fire. In a few minutes
one of the men who had gone out
when they first stopped returned
with a small deer, from which she
was , made to cook supper. Her
slavery had already begun, but she
did not mind that. She knew she
was in no danger further than this
from those who now had her in
possession, but her heart grew faint
every time sue tnougnt or tne re
turn of the chief, and she deter
mined at all hazards to attempt to
make her escape at the first opportunity.
After they nad eaten, her hands
were tied, and two of the savages
lay down, and the other remained
up to guard the captive.
Near midnight he leu. asleep. To
attempt to get off with her hands
tied behind lier she thought would
not do, for it was dark and she had
no way of protecting herself should
she laii, and sue could not run in
that condition. After considerable
abor and some laceration of the
flesh of her hands, she succeeded in
freeing herself. She then stepped
cautiously away. She had not gone
more than a dozen steps when her
foot struck a stick, which broke
with a snap. One of the savages
sprang up witn an "ugh," which
aroused the others. Maggie stood
perfectly still, knowing it would be
useless to run and thev so close.
oping they might miss her in
their search, but one of them seized
a smoldering, firebrand . and swung
it around, revealing , her at once.
She was then taken and bound
securely to a tree, where she re
mained until morning, when they
again resumed their journey in an
easterly direction, reaching Salt
tiver. a few miles below where tne
present village of Phoenix is located,
about noon. Here was a camp of
more than a hundred Indians, ! ei George.
mostly squaws and children. " 'Bout seventy-five
Aiaggie was unpounu anu siripweu
of her clothes, a coarse blanket be-
ng given to her as a substitute.
She was then immediately put to
work of the most loathsome and
disagreeable nature, while the little
ndians amused themselves by
pitting upon her and pinching her.
Her wretchedness j knew no
bounds. She thought ef her hus
band and wondered if he still lived,
while his words, "I fear we shall
both be sorry for this step," rang in
her ears constantly. "Oh, if I had
only taken his advice," was her
mental exclamation, as sne same to
the ground overpowered by grief.
But she was soon roughly shaken
by a squaw, who, giving her a
kick, drove her to work.
She slept but little during the
night, and when morning came the
brutalities of the day before were
again resumed.
About noon Maggie was sent to
J:he river, but a short distance away,
for water, and when near the bank
she saw lying at her feet a piece of
crumpled paper. Glancing at the
camp to be sure no one was watch
ing her, she stooped and picked it
up. It seemed from appearance to
be a leaf from an old book which
had been carried in the, pocket for
some time. Upon one side or it was
written in awkward characters the
following:
"Be a Watchin. We'l SHute
Rite in aMonG em Tonite: an
WheN the injuns BeGin to JumP
aRoun. yu Run doun to the big
Sicamore Tre an waTe til we Come.
Will Be THar."
Here was a mystery she could not
solve. There was not a name any
where in the scrawl, but that it was
intended for her she felt confident
Looking down the river about two
hundred yards, she saw standing
far above the surrounding timber a
large sycamore tree, and there was
not another to be seen anywhere.
The paper had evidently been there
but a short time, for it wasunsoiled
by water, and there had been rain
but a few days before.
Maggie was not a believer in the
intermeddling of supernatural agen
cies in our earthly affairs, and soon
came to the most reasonable, and,
to her, the most pleasant conclusion,
that friends were at that time watch
ing who intended before the dawn
of another day to snap the chains
which bound her, and again make
her free.
Hope again sprang up in her
bosom, and she longed to see dark-
ness mantle tne eartn. ajui now
vain are many of our brightest
imaginations 1 Here they pictured
to Maggie the prospect of a speedy
escape, but ere the sun had sunk
behind the Hesperian nius an ner
bright prospects were scattered to
the winds, and she was giving way
to despair.
Just before night she was placed
upon a small donkey, and tnere
bound, and six Indians, five bucks,
and a squaw started with her in a
southerly direction. Of their inten
tions she knew nothing. She only
knew that every step was taking
her farther into the enemy's coun
try, that every mile lessened her
prospect of escape and increased her
danger. To hope that she would
still be followed seemed like hoping
against hope, and if it were attempt
ed she had no way of putting them
on the trail. That an attack would
be made upon the main camp that
night, she felt confident. But when
the attack was made, and the fact
ascertained that she was not there,
trading p.p nf (71 hecarne opposite.
the camp, 'i-nen stepgmg out on
some gravel, ho laid the paper down,
where, as we, have already seen, it
was found by Maggie the following
day.
He then returned to the other
side, where he had left his com
panion two hours before.
W ell, what did you nnd'.'" asK
Injins," re
plied Joe
"Did you find Maggie?" asked
George, impatiently.
" Yes, she's thar," said Joe, with
a slight quiver in his voice, " an'
she looks awful jaded, too.".
" Well," replied George, excited
ly, " what are we fooling away our
time here for? Let us go to her at
once," at the same time making a
movement forward.
"George Whitcomb," said Joe,
sternly, " hain't you got no sense?
Now, listen an' I'll tell ye what's
got to be done. There's no use in
frettin' and futnin' over a bad job ;
an' if we manage this sensible, we'll
come out all right ; an' if we don't,
we'll not git the gal, and like as not
lose our own bar into the bargain.
Now, listen. Maggie don't know
'at anybody but Injuns are near bur,
an' she's tiad an' wore plum out;
an' if we go thar an' begin on 'em
varmints now she'll be ap' to go
one way as another; but by to-mor-er
she'll ail be rested, an' I wrote
on a piece o' paper that we'd pitch
into 'em to-morer night,' an' fur her
to go to the big sycamore tree when
we begin to shute. I left the paper
whar she'll heap' to see it, an' she
is the only one 'at can read it ; an'
now all we've got to do is to wait
till to-morer night, an' then pitch
into 'era."
" But suppose the rest of the band
should return by to-morrow night,
that, you see, would increase the
difficulties," argued George.
"Yes, but thare not com in' so
soon ; thare on a big raid. I kno' it
makes a man feel awful bad to have
his wife among them varmints, but
we've got to do the best we can,"
said Joe. apologetically, "an' the
best thing we can do is to hunt a
hidin' place, an' wait till to-morer
nite," and Joe started for the bluffs,
distant half a mile, while George
followed, though not at all satisfied
with the arrangement. They were
particular to leave no sign behind
them which would lead to their dis
covery. :
Selecting a hiding place, they both
lay down and awaited the coming
dawn.
Their position gave them a good
view of what was going on in the
Indian camp, and, through the aid
of the glass, they saw many of the
cuffs and kicks which Maggie was
compelled to submit to during the
day. They also saw the donkey
brought up, Maggie placed upon it
and carried away.
George's disappointment and vex
ation knew no bounds. But situat
ed as they were they could not help
themselves. Joe said nothing but
watched the receding party as long
as they were in sight.
Not until after it got dark did
Joe speak a word ; then, 14 Come,
George," said he; " th'ave knocked
all our calculations in the head ; but
we'll folter 'em all summer or have
that gal. Come on."
And he started, George following.
Thev crossed the river about half
a mile below the Indian camp, and
went to the point' where the party
with Maggie had last been seen.
Here they came onto a well-beaten
trail, which they had little trouble
in following, notwithstanding the
darkness. About 2 o'clock A. M.
they came in sight of a camp-nre.
As a little reconnoissance satisfied
them that the party wa3 small, they
determined upon an attack at once.
Neither of them had yet seen Mag
gie, but both felt confident that she
was tnere.
It was arranged that after the first
attack, by which thelndl in would
be taken completely by surprise.
George should rush in, seize Maggie
and nurry away with her In ft wes
terly direction, Joo keeping up the
ngnt as long as he thought proper,
ana ronowing arter them to a peculiarly-shaped
mountain lying about
six miles west or the river, where
tney were to await his arrival.
It was a desperate undertaking.
in which the odds were against
them. But they both felt determin
ed and confident. -
They crawled along cautiously
until within a few steps of some of
tne Indians, as they lay sleeping ;
then suddenly they sprang forward
with a yell, shooting as they went.
Maggie had already been discover
ed lying near a tree, by the dim
light from the fire' falling on her
pale face as she slept, and. as she
arose George threw his arms around
her and bore her away in thdark
ness. The Indians, overpowered by
fright, rushed away, leaving every
thing, scarcely one of,, them having
taken his arms. Joe with a neglec
ted tomahawk knocked the locks
from the guns, then? threw ti em
Iota therfitfe, taking the 8aniec6ufse
!1L 11 J I J . .
witn an me piunaer wnjen lay
around the camp ; then dodging off
into tne darkness, he watched the
destruction of the arms and supplies
01 those who an hour before had
slept confident of perfect security.
After half an hour he started in the
directed Which George had taken
with Maggie
The latter had met with no trou
ble until they were within a hun
dred yards of the place where they
were to await Joe, when they sud
denly came upon a small band of
Apaches. The surprise of the two
parties seemed mutual, but George,
recovering first, began firing, at the
same time ; motioning Maggie to a
ledge of rock a short distance up the
mountain side, where he followed.
firing as he went, the savages also
keeping up a constant fire. When
they reached the ledge they found
it to be a large mass of rock, which
nad at some remote period broken
off from the cliff above, leaving a
space behind the first which could
be entered only at the two ends.
thus making it an easy matter to
defend the position.
During the running fight, George
had received a slight flesh wound
in the arm, but not sufficient to in
terfere with its use.
The two entrances to this position
were about fifty feet apart, and.
owing to the circular shape of the
ledge, one entrance could not be
seen from the other. Maggie, tak
ing George's revolver, stationed
herself at one entrance, while Geor
ge placed himself at the other, each
determined to defend it to the last,
and trust to circumstances and Joe
Melvin for escape.
Several times during the day the
savages made an attempt to capture
the position by dashing up to one
end or the other, displaying a brav
ery not often shown by those Indi
ans, but were as often beaten back,
each time with loss. Maggie was
a good shot, and defended her posi
tion equally as well as her husband
did his.
Joe had more trouble in making
his way, having narrowly escaped
discovery by small bands two or
three different times, having at one
time to lie concealed more than two
hours.
"T Yhen"vvtUMfcuilj'' Uis-iimmuu
tain where George was to wait, he
heard firing, and knew instantly
that something was wrong. Quick
ening his step, and watching closely,
he soon came in sight of the scene of
action.
Concealing himself, he was not
long in discovering that the savages
were making an effort to take the
ledge, which was vigorously defen
ded. There were nine of the In
dians, and to make an attack upon
them in daylight would be sheer
madness.
lie lelt conhdeut that it was
George who was defending, and if
he could only hold his position until
night came on, he (Joe) felt that he
could give aid, but. for the present
he had to content himself with look
ing on.
A short time before sunset, Joe
saw by the manoeuvres that the
savages were about holding a coun
cil, and he knew there would soon
be a change of tactics of some kind.
revolver, knowing they would un
derstand the signal. His shot
were answered by a like number
from the settlers, when Joe replied
by a single shot. Several rounds
were then fired from the fort in
quick succession, in honor of the re
turn of the lost ones.
Four of the boys then came to
meet them, rending the air with
their shouts of joy. Picking Mag
gie up, they carried her the remain
derof the distance to the fort, where
everything was made comfortable
for her, though it was many weeks
before she got over the effects of the
nardshiDs through which she had
been compelled to pass.
The Indians had lurked around
the fort for two days after Joe and
George left, but made ho attack.
The dam was repaired, and every
Though the settlement increased "uc.uvia"! V".."3 lV . "iir
siowiv. Lneannnvanoa irnm inmans 1 '""irw
Thomas not a Doubter.
In a sermon preached In Boston,
and published in the Watchman And
Reflector, Armilage said: ,
Gross iiijusiicv is perpetually done
to the reputation of the Apostle
Thomas, simply because men love
to believe what is commonly be
lieved, whether it be .right or
wrong- One of the strongest links
in the chain nf evidence by; which
our Lord's resurrection irom tne
dead is sustained was. beaten out
and welded by the hand of this con
spicuous apostle : that is to say. we
are indebted to him for one of the
mightiest and most "overwhelming
facts connected with, the central
miracle in Christianity, and yet the
only thanks which we render him
for his pains is to assign him to an
still continued, at times, until a few
months ago, when General Crook
taught them "the evil of -their
ways." ,. -.v
i-JEjngll sJt'paiT$ ws
It Is pretty ywell proved that the
sparrow is not an insectivorous
bird. In New York they feed
chiefly upon grain which they find
in tne droppings of the horses, in
Great Britain they are known as
the most mischievous of grain de
stroyers; so far they bid fair to
sustain the same character here,
We have . watched them by the
hour, killed and dissected numbers
of them, and could not find that
they feed on anything but vegeta
ble matter. If, therefore, they
should multiply and spread through
the rural districts to the same ex
tent that they have done in the
cities, they would prove very de
structive to our grain fields. Noth
ing is more remarkable than the
rapidity with which the English
sparrow has multiplied since its in
troduction into this country. The
cities of New York and Boston are
literally alive with them, and in
many.of our inland cities they have
thriven quite as well. Exchange.
Cold Water.
in
To withhold water from children
times of illness is downright
cruelty, it is doubtful if there is a
disease in which the patient should
not have, cold water. Oh, how
babies often suffer for cold water 1
A nursing baby is given, no matter
how thirsty, nothing but milk.
The little lips are dry and cracked,
and the little tongue so parched it
can scarcely nurse, and yet it has
nothing but milk to assuage its
craving thirst. Try it yourself,
mother, when' you have a fever,
and we are sure that ever after,
when your darling is dying with
thirst, the teaspoon and tumbler of
cold water will be in constant use.
Deny it milk and give it plenty of
coid water, and it nas a chance or a
speedy recovery.
Bishop Littlejohn, of Long Island,
in his annual address before the
diocesan convention said : " Too
little money remains in the diocese
for its own uses. Leanness and bar
renness should not be encouraged
at our own doors that we may hear
of fatneaaand fertility thousands of
ciergy themselves, who ran to place
A.t 1 - 1 i. 1 ;
uie proper ciaims ui our jouai ouii
gations before the people. The Sun
day schools of the diocese are not
in a cheering state, and the regular
appointment of a standing com
mittee to report in the matter of
Sunday schools should be provided
for There has been too much
apathy among the clergy on this
point, and unless there is a change
in this respect there will be sin upon
the heads of the clergy."
The chief of the band gesticulated
vehemently toward the top of the
cliff over the position occupied by
the defenders, and after a little par
ley two warriors were placed at each
end of the ledge, and the remainder
of the party started around the tnise
of the mountain.
Joe watched these movements
with extreme anxiety.
At last, he muttered: " You
murderin' varmints, I see what
you're un to, an' I'll spile yer fun or
lose my ha'r."
The five Indians had gone to the
top of the cliff to roll stones down
upon the occupants of the ledge, a
plan which was fraught with much
danger to them.
As soon as they were out of sight
Joe left his pjace of concealment
and crept along as near the ground
as he could, until he was within
twenty i steps of the two savages
keeping guard at the end of the
ledge opposite where the five had
gone around the mountain.
Straightening himself up, he p.hot
one of the Indians, killing him in
stantly, and as the other one sprang
up andj leveled his gun, Joe gave
him a shot which made him at once
a good Indian.
Then i approaching as near the
opening as he deemed it prudent,
he called, in a subdued tone :
" George ! George I " when Mag
gie, knowing the voice, appeared at
the opening.
" Where's George ?" asked Joe.
" At the other end," replied Mag
gie; "and tne Indians are mere
too." : 1
" Slip over to George an' tell him
I'm here, but, mind ye now, don't
talk, loud 'enough for the reds to
hear ye."
Maggie waited to hear no more,
but dashed to the other end of the
ledge for her husband, with whom
she soon returned.
" Now come," said Joe, and he
hurried off so fast that Maggie could
scarcely keep up, not stopping till
they had get several miles from the
ever-memorable ledge.
' Suddenly Joe stopped and inquir
ed if ! they had anything to eat.
Neither had a morsel.
"Well," said he, "I feel like I
could eat a mule, but I reckon we'll
have to go without. An' them red
skins 'ill be arter us afore mornin',
and we must git home to-nite or
run another chance o' lossen our
ha'r. D'ye think ye can stand it,
Mag?"
"I'll go as long as I can walk,"
was her reply.
"All right; when ye can't go no
furder george an' roe'il pack you."
Just at daylight, almost worn out,
they came in sight of t he settlement.
They saw no sign -of life, but when
they traveled onto within a mile
of the fort, through aj little glass
which1 Joe carried he convinced
himself that all was right at the
fort.
To attract the attention of the
settlers he fired three shots from his
A Caprice.
In the eighteenth century gloves
were not patronized in France, out
of respect, or perhaps in dread of a
recurrence of a like fate which be
fell the unfortunate Jeanne d'Al
bret, mother of Henri IV., who
was poisoned by a pair of perfumed
gloves. In 1789 fashion came around
to wearing gloves, many monarch
ists believing such was then very
necessary. When Louis Phillippe
ascended the throne gloves became
a political badge: one hand was
covered with a black glove, in
memory of Charles X., and to greet
his legitimist friends; the other
hand displayed a canary colored
glove, to congratulate ministers.
Thomas." Thus, instead of
feeling a devout gratitude for the
position which he assumed in hiss
demand for satisfactory evidence,
ending as it did in such splendid re
sult, we cast a stigma of Credulity
i- ,1 . . t T y.
tfiitir rid0uulJy ThomU had had
no evidence or the resurrection" .of
his Master up to the time that he
coveted the privilege of putting his
hand into the prints of the nails, so
that he knew nothing whatever on
the subject but by hearsay. Are we.
then, at liberty to cast an aspersion
upon him, because he. asked the
same character and degree of evi
dence that had been vouchsafed to
all the other disciples, and to justify
ourselves, therefore, as accounting
him especially morose, and way
ward, and skeptical ? I think not.
Were jthe other disciples more
ready to believe our Lord's resur
rection at the first than Thomas
was? Let us see. Christ's resur
rection was first announced to the
women who went early to his tomb.
and an angel commissioned to take
the news to liis disciples ; which
they did, and with what effect on
their faith? "Mary the Magdalene.
and Joanna, and Mary the mother
of James, and the other women
with them, reported these things
to the . apostles" immediately on
their return from the sepulchre.
Well, did the apostles believe them?
Not a word of it. "Their words
seemed to them as idle talk, and
they believed them not." Immedi
ately Peter and John ran to the
sepulchre to see whether or not the
body of Jesus was there. They en
tered and saw the linen clothes and
the napkin, but his body was not
there, "and they saw and believed."
But what did they believe? Not
that he was risen from the dead.
but that the body of Jesus was not
in the tomb, for John, in recording
the transaction, expressly savs:.
"Not even yet did they know the
Scrinyre, that He must rise from
the Mad." Hence all that they
could do was what they did, namely
to jronder in themselves at that
whWh had come to pass." -
Our risen Lord next appeared to
the two disciples who went to Em
maus. They walked and talked
with Him, had all the testimony
that their eyes and ears could meas
ure and weigh, and in the break
ing of bread they knew Him; so
that these two scenes gave them
conclusive evidence of all the phys-
1 1 1 . . I 1
icai nuns in wie case, aqq inus
funy convinced themselves, they
nastenea dock
i faith upon that evidence, aavlne-.
Because tlxm hast een thou hast
Uttered. Hippy they who saw not
and have believed." Still that
special happiness could dot apply to
any one of the ten more than to
1 nomas, for not a1 man of .them
would believe tilt they had seen, ,
and not even with great alacrity
then. Wo see thus that Thomas
Stood upon a perfect parity with the
restrOf his brethren, la . the matter
of his faith, so that we' may be
quite as well justified in designating
Simon as the Unbelieving Peter,"
as his brother 'Thomas, Really. I
am grateful that nono of them rested ,
short of ocular demonstration in so
great n matter, when they could
have it by demanding it. lor their
conduct tells terribly upon Ihoso
who charge them with superstitious
credulity in the foundation work of
our faith. .
fv
From the Mountain MoHsentr ' -'All
Doubts Removed. " ."
- , ,
Much has been said and published,
lfl the public journals of tho lu1dcrj
1 1 M)Oiirra ami i-nnritiina ininnr I un.)
posits in Ashe -county, ' apd yet r.C.
person 01 capital , sunicieni couia ue
induced to risk money in prospect
ing for the same until the young
and gallant James E. Clayton from
the city of Baltimore, as the fore
man of the company, in whose mind
rankles the motto of the venerable
Dr. Franklin " Ventures makes
merchants," purchased the property
known as the " Ore Knob," ten
miles East of Jefferson in Asho
county which was formly owned
by;theDecatot Mining Co. which, for
want of skill and capital failed to
discover the enormous value of this
property and Bold the same for a
nominal sum compared with its
value when Clayton & Co., became
the purchaser and commenced work
ing the same about six weeks ago.
Up to this time several shafts have
been sunk, which gives evidence of
the un Minted extent of the vein or
deposite of the richest copper ore in
America. Much of this deposite is
found in large sheets, 90 percent, of
which is pure . copper, and neither
length, width or depth of this rich
vein has been discovered and which
to all appearances, will not be reach
ed for an age to come. While Inter
spersed with this rich deposit of
copper, Is found the richest of silver
ore, tons of' which has been raised
that is thought to contain from 23
to 40 cents of. pure silver to tho
pound of ore: So I may say to thoso
wishing to invest money where tho
largest per cent, may lo realized
from It with a small risk, here, in
the mountains of .Western North
Carolina, we have property, which
two months ago was sold at tho
Court House door in Jefferson, for
one thousand dollars, and on which
a very small sum has been expended
and to-day millions could not buy
it. How truly was it said that
" Ventures make merchants" and
in this instance, with many others,'
a fortune. Now les3 than thirty
years ago, this property sold for less
than one hundred dollars, and yet.
we have large, quantities of land
which might at this time be bought -at
from $1 to $10 per acre, and on
much of these lands the surface in
dications of minerals are superior to
tnat or uro lvnob. who next wants
a fortune ? -1 wait tn Rff for limn
to .convince theirE!111 prove What I hp v-A.lanntj,,.
.1 nkl Ixnkiihabn.wAr, U, n -vl -.t ..c JlCtOi.r1titt ttt9 mint-
event. They told theuv Ut toyt -Asne counrv.. js su.- -'l1 of.
nuy UUUIKJ' III UICMHU IV IWU1U
be developed, and.with, her salubri
ous climate an.Urrystal waters, she
may and. ought to bo recognized as
the banner county of the State and
the garden spot of America.
So mote it be,
S. TitrvETT.
Jefferson, N. a, May 2Gth. .
A Pretty Idea.
A hanging garden of sponge is
one of the latest novelties in gar
dening. Take a white sponge, of
large size, and sow it full of rice,
oats or wheat. Then place it for a
week or ten days in a shallow dish,
and as the sponge will absorb the
moisture, the seeds will begin to
sprout before many days, i When
this has fairly taken place, the
sponge may be suspended by means
ofcordsfroma hood in the top of
the window, where a little sun will
enter. It will thus become like a
mass of green, and can be kept wet
by the mere immersion of it in a
bowl of water.
Keep Your Receipts.
People who carelessly throw away or
destroy receipts will find wisdom in the
following lines on a receipted bill :
O fling not this receipt away,
Given by one who trusted thee ;
Mistakes will happen every day, .
However honest folks may be ;
And sad it is, love, twice to pay
So cast not that receipt away !
Ah, yes; if e'er in future hours,
When we this bill have all forgot,
Thev send it in again ye powers!
And swear that we have paid it not,
How sweet to know, on such a day,
We've never cast receipts away 1
A young poet (?) once asked
Douglass Jerrold to pass a candid
criticism on two of his productions.
Jerrold waited rather impatiently
until his tormentor had finished
reading the first poem, and then
quickly exclaimed : " I like your
other poem the best." "But you
have not heard it read," " That is
why I prefer it." , !
There are eight kinds of kisses
mentioned in the Scripture. The
kiss of salutation (I. Sam. xx., 41);
of valediction (Ruth i., 9) ; of recon
ciliation (II. Sam. xiv., 33); of sub
jection (Ps. ii., 12) ; of approbation
(Prov. xxiv., 26); of treachery (Matt,
xxiv., 49); of affection ((Jen. xxix.,
13) ; of holy charity (I. Ttiess. v.,
26). : '
The education of girls in this
country is not what it should be.
It is too feminine, lacking the ro
bustness which characterizes the
training of girls in Europe.
Women in Florida make fiom
$18 to $23 a week braidi - dinetto
Hats. : .
had walked at His side, talked with
Him, seen and heard ilim, taken
bread from His hands and had eaten
with Him, so that there could now
be no doubt at all in the case. Of
course the other disciples, you will I
say, were delighted and believed at 1
once. The angels had testified, and !
the women had testified, and now
two of their own apostolicJiand con- j
firmed the testimony of the others, ;
of Bourse the nine apostles would
notHhink of such a thing as to turn
an incredulous ear to the story now.
But ujey did, notwithstanding all
thatjObr Mark makes up the record
at that point, of the cold, chilling
fact that "A'eitner believed tneyinem."
While the two yet spake to their
brethren, Jesus himself suddenly
appeared in the midst of them,
Thomas alone being absent of all
the eleven. Now! you would sup
pose that immediately the ten must
have fallen at his feet in overpow
ered adoration. But did they?
Alas ! not a man of them rose t6
the sublime demands of the occas
ion, but on the contrary "they
were terrified and affrighted, and
supposed they had seen," whom?
Jesus? O no, nothing of the sort,
but "a spirit." Jesus, in order to
convince them of His identity, was
compelled to urge upon them the
double appeal, first to his "flesh"
and "bones," and then to their own
senses, saying, ?'Handle me and
A Philadelphia paper claims that
a Miss Sadie Craft, aged sixteen,
carried the mails between the sta
tion ' on the Hempfield Railroad
and the Taylorsville Postoflice,
Washington county. Thp distance
between the two loints is a' mile,
and the mails arej delivered twice
daily. h
see," for "a spirit has not fleoh and
bones as ye see me have; behold
my hands and my feet;" making a
special appeal to His wounds in
their case, just as He did afterwards
in Thomas' case. Yet even then
He found it needful to establish
their faith by eating a piece of fish
and honeycomb before them.
Up to this time Thomas h;td no
evidence whatever beyond the hear;
say, that Christ was risen from the
dead, and when the other disciples
told him that they had positively
seen the Lord, he refused to believe
hearsay testimony from them just
as they had refused to believe it
from the angels, the women and
two of their own brethren ; demand
ing for himself the testimony of his
senses, physical tigU and feeling,
Ljust as they had enjoyed the witness
or two of their senses, signt and
hearing. ," Except I shall see in His
hand the' print of the nails, and put
my finger into the print of the nails,
and thrust my hand into His side,
I will not believe."
Where, In substance, was the dif
ference between his demand and
that of his brethren ? They would
believe no i videncei short of that
furnished by their own seniles: he
claimed no more. This proof Jesus
kindly granted him, just as He had
granted it to them. ( Appearing to
him therefore, Tie j said, " Reach
hither thy finger, and behold my
hands." And did Thomas throw
himself into a spasm of fright as the
others had on the previous appari
tion, supposing that he had seen
"a spirit?" Not he. But like a
man of discernment and conviction,
he yielded to the first conclusive
evidence, just as he should have
done. What had convinced his
brethren now convinced him. He
saw the Lord, and he heard the
Lord, while there is no evidence
that he felt the wounds at all any
more than the rest had. Even if he
did, what of that as a test of faith or
unbelief. It was only the same
Hviletre that the women had en-
oyed in leaving the tomb, for when
Jesus met them and said, "aii
haill" thev "laid hold of His feet
and worshipped Him." But, so rar
as appears to the contrary, without
at. all touching' the body of Jesus,
Thnmns reached a full faith in His
resurrection at one bound, and ex
claimed, "My Lord and my God."
And Jesus, instead of rebuking his
so-called scepticism in rerusing to
believe without the evidence which
he had demanded, commenaea ius
The Postoffico Department- has
ordered all letters received for J.
M. Pattee, at Omaha, Neb., to bo
forwarded to the Department at
Washington. Pattee's lottery ,is
considered a rotten concern, arid
this method Is taken to protect par
ties sending money to him.
We learn from a San Francisco
paper that the numerous petitions
now in circulation, asking Congress
to amend the Chinese treaty and
endeavor to stay the tide of coolie
emigration, are being extensively
signed by all classes of the commu
It is stated that tho grave of Gen.
Greene, famous in the Revolution,
is unknown. His body was buried
in an old cemetery on South Broad
street, Savannah, on June 20, 1786,
but no record being made, tho re
mains could never be found.
An Illinois girl having six lovers
offered to marry the one who should
"breakup" the most prairie in three
days. The result was that she -got
a smart husband, and her father
found his new farm re.l for plant-,
ing free of cost. . ,v
A Chicago horse doctor nearly
lost his life last week by the falling
of his diamond pin on one of his.
feet. The entire ankle was badly
crushed, and the doctors think am
putation will be necessary.
Greeley, Col., comes proudly forr
ward with a Mrs. Wilber, a slight
person, and formerly a school teach
er, who this season has rigged up a
gang-plow, nnd prepared and sowed
eighteen acres in wheat, j
Artificial wants are more numer
ous and lead to more expense than
natural wants ; from this cause the
rich are often In greater want of
money than those who , have but a
bare competency. , ,
A New Hampshire lady, ninety-
six years old, is now teething and
suffering from whooping-cough.'
She expects to touch par, however,
unless tho cholera infantum attacks
ber. -: j
Tim' Church Work (Episcopal), of
Baltimore, urges the appointment
of a Bishop for the freedmen.
The mechanics of Chillicothe, O.,
will found a public library for the
special benefit of their class.
Robert A. Ellis, who served un
der Lord Nelson at Trafalgar'iin
1805, is living In Chicago.
The word "immortal" occurs but
once In tho Bible, 1 Tim, 17.
: Lehigh county, Pa., has two thou
sand 8 team boilers In use. .'
Denver is' going to try the even
Irrpr school system, ; . 1 . .