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:.. hio-ham Rocket Office: EVKRKTT, WALL i COMPANY 8tTB3CBIPTIO:S RATES $1.50 .75 .40 One ye11. " glX months, .... Three All subscription in advance. ( accounts: must be paid Advertising .1 .linn rates furnished on ,K TO KAJfSASv J rm bound to leave dis country An' off to Kansas go, "for do white folks dey woji't pay us ; For what we darkeys dc . '"--' Chorus. Take me to Kansas Eight on to Kansas j Take me to Kansas To view dat promis' land. White folks in de parlor jjigger in de field White folks learn de knowledge " De nigger he learns to steal. I'm gwine right straight on to Kansas An' dt on de Kansas boat, For ebery time de years roll round Oh, nigger, what ticket you Tote 7 White folks say we is dyir Dying on de. Kansas ground ; Rather die on de Kansas ground Than in the iail-house bound. THE GUN. SW. Vl. C,a W. L. Steele in Forest and Stream." "Hail f land o' cakes and blither Scots, Fra Slaidenkirk to Johnny Groots, . If there' s a hole in a' your coots, I rede ye tent it ; ' A chiel's apiang you, ta kin' notes, And, faith,' he'll prent it." ' Somebody, has sail., Non sitmus 'semper sapicnte, or "wc rds to that ef fect," and the occasional -follies of mcn who are general tentimes the source of) y wise are of- niuch. amuse- ment to those who are in a state of complete sanity. Indeed, most fre quently our merriment comes either from our own weaknesses or those of our friends. It is thijis that folly is not an unmixed evil,, though candor . compels ne to s ay t lat I think it fur saftjr to expect sub stdntial enjoy-i ment from wisdom jthan from its counterpart notwithsui mding we are told that the "wisest men sometimes relish a little nonsense," .-and prac- ticc it besides. Still, rather stupid world i ally enlivened by a i ave would be a not occasion-; departure from the riht line of calculating reason He, therefore, who, ivhile meaning: affords amuse-; and doing no harm. ment to his associates, is not to be! classed as an enemy ;o society, or as one who is worthless in the sphere in whiclrhd moves. I have known some really great men who had.idio-j syncrasies apparently inconsistent with their characters which afforded diversion to those who were far from being their equals points, and who, in hibitec far more fbl which they laughed, neighborhbo'd . hasl in intellectual their turn, ex y than that at Indeed, every its man who stands out pre-eminent for some par ticular quality, and this quality is now and then on the ludicrous side of the line pf huma i action. Such a one is often the bu ;t of his fellows1, and his conduct series to amuse as well as interast those who hear of it or witness it.. . Among my sporting friends is one whom I have often mentioned in the columns of t,he F6re4 and Stream,-using Mud as his nom deplume. Now Mud is .pot his nam 3. He bears, as a givcn;name, that c f man a states man born on the soil of Virginia, and developed into ;he brilliant pro portions of one of the mightiest ora tors 01 the; century in the State of Kentucky; by. which State he was -ft . T - i . ouen Honored with a seat in each of the halls ;of the Federal Congress me remaining part of the name was once regarded as the surest fortifica tion a city could have, rendering it wie irom attack, siinless the enemy .vuui useaa Dattering-ram, or resorted to such strategy as the recKs employed m the seige ! of Aroy. Mud isa man of intelligence, nag had superior educational and social advantages, possesses ! hirh .moral and physical courage, and; is controlled by a sense of duty, which unyielding. With all these com mendablo qualitiek he occasionally . nay, very ofteh- 1 1 startles his friends by the commission of acts not very uipnmentary td his understand- uu is the ownbr of a Scott Trc micr, lG-bore and 28 inches Ion?. -it is a beautiful little gun, and wor- iny oi an attention which is rarely fetn to it. Mud is scrupulously u7 in ms personsalmost dandyish - nuyet he allows "Little Anna" tU" j " ' " II: C. WALL, Editor and Proprietor. Vol. III. ito become very foul and remain so. Tn this deplorable condition he of ten takes it into the field, and, in such cases at least, fails to get as many birds as his bag will hold. Frequently when he hits, the wound is onlv a flesh one. and the came comes as he expresses it "liinp- mg ' to the ground. Besides this, eye is not alwavs clear nor aim . . isteady not -from, whisky and, ltke many others, he charges the fault of his mishap to the wrong cause. On a recent occasion he went out' on a bird hunt with his neighbor and kinsman, Teceel, and met with such poor success that he became disgust- ed with ins gun, ana came to tne conclusion that he would get, rid of it as soon as an opportunity present ed itself. It soon came and thus it was: '" - . One of our town physicians, Quint Wo vington, having determined to relax himself somewhat from the uses of pills and plasters, ordered a 16-bore gun from a well-known deal er in Boston. In due course of time the guu came, together with the bill. It was not expensive the charge being only $35. For certain reasons not bad ones he concluded to play off , on those who chanced to see it, and accordingly placed the figure 1 just before 35, so as to make it appear that he had paid $135. The ccun was at the drusr store of Tolc and Woyington, and Dr. Quint called to Teceel to come in and look at it " After inspecting it a while, Quint asked what he thought it was orth. He replied that if it had been from first hands he should sup pose not more than $50 ; still less if it was from second hands. To this surprise Was expressed, and the bill exhibited. Then Teceel told him to send the gun back, for the charge was exorbitant. Tbe pia frauswixs it not one ?--was confessed. It was then suggested that he send over for his cousin Mtid, and let him take a look. Quite promptly this erect specimen of humanity made his appearance, picked up the gun, and gave it an exceedingly crit ical inspection. After the first ad miring glance he tried the locks, then threw the gun to his face, then looked closely at it all over, un breeched it, peered at the bolts, closed it, sighted along the barrels, inspected the sight, viewed the stock, opened and looked through the bar rels from each end, took it to the light, re-examined minutely in every particular, and expressed his high appreciation of the beauty, finish and handiness of the fowling piece, and the mechanical excellence ex- niDited in tne workmansmp. 111s next step was to inquire of Quint what he gave for it.- To this inquiry tne owner replied mat it was- sec ond-hand," and then handed him the bill. After Mud had looked over it, fie again took up the gun, and gave it another look, his eye sparkling with as its delicate proportions came to view. He was enamored His cupidity was aroused. He had in his hand a gun which, if he own ed it, would enable him to triumph over all competition in his limits. Right, cylinder; left, "not for ball." That was just what he needed. That choke barrel would bring down the birds at long range after he had grassed one with the right. His score now would be increased. In stead of bringing up the rear, as us ual, he could boast how he had left Teceel, Duffrey, .Wells and Jim L. G. -far behind. -: His mind was active asto-the. means by which he could get that gun from Dr. Quint. At last, after speaking in high terms 0 the elegance of the little beauty, he ventured, very timidly for his con science was .smiting him a little to say that he was the owner of a very fine Scott, which cost $250, and would be willing to exchange. tThen he proposed squarely to swap Quint said he didn't know anything of irud's gun, that he had very little Use for a gun of any sort, and . lie sup posed one . Would do hint as well as another Mud was still looking a the: gun with , intense delight'; his back being towards the counting Rockingham, Richmond County, N. C., (room, in which sat listening his kins man, Teceel. So soon as the swap was proposed, Teceel showed him self to Quint, "unbeknownst" to Mud, and "gave, him the wink." Quijnt then protested that he had but very little' use for a gun anyway. that a gun was all he wanted, that he wras foolish to have invested so much, that; he vas always happy to accom modate his friends, and especially his kinsmen, and if he knew any thing of the weapon offered in swap he might be disposed, as a matter of kindness, to make the trade. Mud's anxiety was on a strain, and! know ing Quint's ; confidence in the judg ment of Teceel, he told him that T. knew the gun, and would say to him that it was as he represented it. Then Q. called to T. and asked him the question. To this inquiry the answer came that it wras a nice gun, and that he had long wanted it him self. He advised the trade, and said that if he was willing, he (T.) would pay him for his outlay, get JMud's gun, and with the money Quint could purchase a less expensive ar ticle. With this assurance the Pill Roller reluctantly consented to the exchange. , Mud, being intent on getting an excellent bargain, now wanted the shells, loading tools and case thrown in. After a little chaffing this was agreed to. Mud was highly delight ed. He indulged in the following audible semi-soliloquy : '"Well, I may be stuck, but a trade is a trade, you know, Quint. I never back out when I have agreed; I always stick. Of course you won't back. Yes, a trade's a trade, Quint. This i3 a very fine gun. Iam satisfied. You got it cheap. But mine is a Scott Pre mier, vou know. That means the best quality. It cost originally $250, ind is in good fix. Wcll,T., are yau ready to go home? I'll take the gun along. Quint, and deliver the other to Teceel. - Will that suit?" "Yes, cousin Mud. I am afraid I'm cheated. It was foolish 111 me to pay so much for a gun, anyhow. But, I don't back out. A trade's a trade." Putting the gun on his shoulder, and telling Quint that he would get the other articles during the after noon, he stalked proudly out of- the store, accompanied by Teceel, and sought the retreat of his home, glow ing with the anticipated joy of com municating his brilliant achieve ment to "Mrs. Mud. As they walk ed alone: the sidewav he was "full" of the excellencies of his trade. In deed, he got upon the verge of brag- ging wnat ne coma now ao m tne stubble. and sedge and brush. When they reached the gate at his dwell ing for land is not so valuable with us that private residences are on the walk, but stand from thirty to sev enty feet back he stopped and said to his, companion : "I am satisfied with my trade, and you must come in'and get the other gun. But what did Quint pay for this one? I expect he told you. He said he got a small discount. -- -1 - -w- . 1 What did ne pay r it makes no difference, of course for a trade's a trade." ; " "Yes, he told me, but it is bes that I keep the price to myself, for if I should let you know it might dissatisfy you." . v ""Oh, no, it wouldn't. We have made a firm trade, and I always stick." They ' had reached the piazza the house, and T. then said : , "1m ow, Mud, a trade's a trade. You must not recant. He told me and, as you ask, I feel justified in letting you know, but I fear you wil be dissatisfied." "No dangerat all. I know this is a very fine gun. I can't be deceived I am too good a judge of mechanism for that, I assure you." "Well, thenhe paid just $35 for it. - At this announcement Mud rais ed himself to an unusual perpondic ularity, disgust clouded away his smiles of joy, and with an emphatic gesture he held forward the "fine gun," saying:. 1 "Take it. It is a cheat, a swindle. I'll not be defrauded in that Vay." j "No, sir 1 Excuse me. A trade's a trade." ' " So overpowering was 'Mud's dis appointment and humiliation that, ! without another word, he opened the door, entered, slammed the-shu?-ter in T.'s face, and left him stand ing in utter amazement, at. the con duct of the shrewd trader. " ' ; After he got indoors Mud placed the "stumbling block of offence" up on a settee, covered it well with shawls and overcoats, and with gloom in his heart and on his brow, moodily asked how long it was to dinner. "Few and short werethe words he said," and as sooiras the cravings of his ever anxious stomach were satisfied, he quickly left the dining room, took up the covered gun, and, with rapid and firm and indignant tread, wended his way to the focus in quo theyswap was made. Quint met his scowling face with his blandest smile, and meekly inquir ed: why the tempest raged why "so foul the fiery plague within." "Sir, you and T. have practiced a 'raud upon me. You have com bined to swindle me. You have en tered into a base conspiracy, sir, to victimize me. But I'll show you that you can't "compass" me in that way. Take your miserable gun, I w'ouldnt have it. You only paid $35 for it. If I could find a Justice of the Peace I would have both of you arrested, and held to answer a charge of 'obtaining goods on false pretense.' The mere cheat was ba"d enough. Llie was beginning to cool off a little. But T. will tell Wells and Mr. Duffrey, and I'll never hear lie last of it. The fact is, I oxpect Wells will tell the readers of the Forest and Stream" of it, and I shall get notoriety, if not reputation. It was a mean trick in vou." And out of the door he stalked to reflect upon his favorite saying, "a trade's a trade." ,, Sure enough, Teceel did tell Duff rey andi Wells, and Wells "took notes" of the transaction and sends them to the "Forest and Stream." - All over this section the lame of the exploit has gone, and when Mud meets a friend one of the first inquir. ries made of him is : "Have you a gun you want to swap ?" We told it on him at Jo Duffrey 's, in Chatham couniy, whose house on "Hickory Mountain" we visited to find amusement among the birds which George Leach left in that sec tion when he was "grooming" his dogs for the show at High Point Some account of that trip I hope to find time to prepare before many days for the amusement of the read ers of the "Forest and Stream." Per; haps I should not use the word "amusement," for it is far from be ing certain that the description will contain anything likely to produce that result. Nevertheless, I shall try to forward something in regard to it which will not displease. , Rockingham, N. C., Dec. 25, '83. Malione'a Beard Plucked. Petersburg, Va., Sept 12. TJ. S. Senator William Mahone figured this afternoon in an attempt to cow hide two young society gentlemen of this city. The facts regarding the affair are furnished by one of the gentlemen attacked by Senator Ma hone." The Senator's -son,. Butler, has many friends among the young er Democrats of the city, and is lden- tificd with them socially, there exeried out, 'For God s sake, Lleucn isting the most agreeable relations ant, save my life !' I got the prison between -them. Of late the young man, so the Senator thought, - had been indulging in harmful dissipa tion, andjthe Senator concluded that Butler's Democratic associates were the cause of his delinquencies. With this conviction uppermost in his mind Senator Mahone came down town this afternoon, armed with a i horse whip, and determined to wreak I venseance n Don his son's associates. The Senator was accompanied on j Rogers. He .' found his son Butler J in the company of Alexander Don nan, Jr., and Thomas Hunter, the three 'gentlemen "being in a group near the clubhouse. A3 soon asthe TERMS: September 24, 1885. Senator, saw the young gentlemen ho walked at once among them, and without explanation, grossly insult ed Mr; Hunter1, taxing .him with be ing the author of Butler's last dissi pation. , Mr. Hunter did not resent the imputation, and then Mr. Don nan, who turned toward the Sena- tor, was met by a storm of abusive epithets from the irate Senator. The attack! was accompanied by a string of profanity. The Senator then me naced Mr. . Donnan with his whip and accompanied the menace with a remark that he intended to cow hide him within an inch of his life. Mr. Donnan, who is a very plucky but quiet young man, at once sup posed that the Senator' was further armed. He. therefore produced a penknife from his pocket, rushed upon, the Senator, caught him by his beard, and holding the knife dangerously near his face, defied him j to v utter another word or to make any motion with his whip. The two men confronted each other for a moment only. Had Senator Mahbne moved he would probably have been stabbed, but before the affair Was allowed to culminate, Capt. Rogers stepped between the two j men and averted what had promised to b a sanguinary en counter. Senator Mahonc was at once led off, and High Constable Minetree ' prevented Mr. Donnan from prosecuting the matter. CAPTURE OF JEFF DAVIS. The lis-President Describes ItIsgrlgg a Falsifier ami Romancer. Beauvoir, Miss., Sept. 9, '85. Tojhe Editor of the Ihrald: x On my return after a protracted absence from home I received a blip from vOur iournal, which I enclose for greater convenience in noticing its contents Indianapolis, Lm, August 16, 1835. -At the recent reunion of the veterans of the Fourth Indiana cav- Ull V 111 Lil lO V1VJ U. liVltU.ll V XQllf,) ot the command, who was provost marshal at Macon, Ga., at the time 01 tne capture 01 Jeilerson uavis, re lated the circumstances of the cap ture. He described his participa tion in the affair as follows. "I went out to the line of my iurisdiction to receive uavis. iwo miles ana a nan from Macon he became my prisoner and I brought him to the city in an old farm-wagon. It was a vehicle with a great deal to condemn it in the way of unsightliness. It had weaknesses all over it, but sufficient strength to hold Jefferson Davis, my self, and his secretary. The rebel chief -sit between' us, and over his head, from a pole fixed to the seat, hung the hoop-skirt, calico wrapper. and an old straw hood which form ed his disguise when captured." i "So Jeff was disguised ?" "Yes,. It is no use to question the fact. The articles of his costume 1 hung from that pole. Davis bore himself with the fortitude of a brave man in trouble. He was courteous to me and to the guard ; talked free ly on every question but that relat ing to the result of the war. ".When we stopped at the Inter national Hotel, and were about to get out of the wagon, Captain Thomp son, of. the Fourth Indiana cavalry drew his revolver to fire at Davis. saw his movement, struck the weap on with mv arm, and the bullet tore my coat and shirt. At the moment Davis, seeing Thompson's purpose ef .out of the wagon and into the ho tel with a good deal of alacrity. "After that I met Davis at the Louisville Hotel in 1872v when he recognized me, and, approaching said : 'I must thank you again, Lieu tenant Isgrigg, for saving my life.' We had quite a chat about tne war then'.- Before this I had received a letter of thanks from him. "Ho" was my prisoner eight days, together with his wife, daughter, and the rnmmissarv of his guard. These three we took into Macon in an ok family carriage. Jeff was riot sulky as a prisoner, but one could see tha the breaking of the Confederacy bore grievously on his thoughts." $1.50 a Year in Advance. No. 39. Th ough accustomed to - see . slan derous publications in regard to my self, I have read this with no little surprise, because of the total absence of any foundation or pretext on which to build the fiction. I avail myself of your usual courtesy in ask ing you to publish this seriatim refut ation of the several statements of lie story. - It is not true, as stated, that I was turned over to the custody of one ieutenant Isgrigg two and a half miles (or any other distance) from Macon. The troops by whom I was captured remained my guard to Ma- con, and a detainment 01 tnem ac companied me to Fortress Monroe in charge of their own officers. Equally untrue is it that I rode with the said Isgrigg and my secre- ary (or with any one else) in "an old farm-wagon." My private sec retary. Burton N. Harrison, Esq., now a member of the bar of New York, was captured with me, and ode on horseback to Macon. I had . br several days occupied an ambu- ance with my wife and children, and rode into Macon in it. There was no such cowardly at tempt to offer insult to me as would have been shown by hanging over my head the articles of clothing which Isgrigg falsely avers I had worn at the time of my capture.- Nor did my captbrs obtain at' time of my capture the hoop-skirt, &c, which Isgrigg describes, unless they were found among the apparel taken when the trunks of my wife and her emale servant were pillaged. On our arrival at the hotel in Ma con a small body 01 troops in front of the entrance were.at open ranks, facing inward. When I got out of the ambulance to enter the hotel they presented arms while I passed rough, and I received - the salute as an expression of the feeling brave men show to a fallen foe. The story of "Captain Thompson, of the Fourth Indiana cavalry," at tempting to shoot me as I entered, the Macon hotel is wholly fictitious, and I leave it to that regiment itself to repel the imputation that one of its officers wrould have been guilty of so dastardly,-an assault, on a pris oner. y' .1 Upon that falsehood the narrator hangs another, that I met him at the Louisville Hotel in 1872, recognized him, and renewed thanks to him "for saving my life," and that I had pre viously written a letter of thanks to him. . I have not been in the Louis ville Hotel since the war : I do not remember ever to have seen or heard of this Lieutenant Isgrigg at any time or place, and it is not true.that, as he alleges, I was eight days in his i J x"Li T 1 3 cu5iou or max j. uavo ever writbeu to him a letter of thanks. I remain ed in Macon but a few hours, and was sent forward to Fortress Mon roe the evening of the day of my ar rival there. Yours respectfully, Jefferson Dayis. Marking the Gettysburg Battle-Field The fact that the soldiers of other States who participated in the battle of Gettysburg are generally taking partin the movement to mark' the positions they held with memorials of one kind and another ought to act as a spur upon the soldiers and the authorities of this State. Some years ago the .Grand Army Posts of Massachusetts and the survivors of the regiments and batteries which had been engaged in the battle be gan the work of marking their posi tions with monuments and tablets As the public interest was aroused the aid 01 the legislature was in voked and an appropriation of $5C0 was made to assist each military or ganization in carrying out its dc signs. , ' :.. The result of this liberality arid foresight is now very apparent, as nearly all the positions occupied by Massachusetts men have been! mark ed, until the casual visitor, withou any knowledge' of the relative num ber of troops engaged, would be forced to conclude , that the. Bay State did most of the fighting on the Federal side on that irminentorisloc . Job Printing- . Having recently purchased a first; class outfit, we ' are prepared to do all kinds of " ' PLAIN AND FACY PRINTING 'IN THE BEST OP STYLE And at Living Price?. casion. Some gpodswork has been, done in the erection of memorials to the Pennsylvania troops, but, com-' pared with Massach usetts, it is scarcc 4y a beginning. Yet the latter State had only twenty-one regiments in ' the battle,, while Pennsylvania had ' seventy-three. The monuments al ready ' erected for Pennsylvania are very tasteful and appropriate, most' of them being hewn out - of stone r found on the field, and solid Jboiild- ers are used as pedestals. These me- morials are not so handsome as the 1 granite tablets fronuMassachusetts -and New Hampshire or the polished marble fiom Vermont, but they have the same fitness as the others in that they have a local1 interest " ; It is, therefore, important that the work of making the Pennsylvania positions shall be carried forward as rapidly as possible. Private indi- viduals should respond- liberally ; with contributions to local- army posts and regimental and other o ' ganizations should inaugurate and ' push forward niovem en ts for com-"1 memorating their places in the great battle. When this preliminary work ' has been done appeal may be made to the next Legislature for such tis-; ' sistance as the -Suite may properly - give, inat tne response will be1 no" era! cannot be questioned wheri'if'is borne in mind that Gettysburg ; is i the only important battle-field Of : the war in which Pennsylvania has : a greater interest than all the other ' States and the Federal Government ? combined. - ; J Not only is it important that the ' separate positions occupied by Penn-: sylvania troops should be simply and, fittingly marked, but the .Stated should do something toward - pre serving the Confederate lines of bat--" tie. The Federal lines are now pre ¬ served not only by monuments tand tablets ; avenues have been laid-out' and constructed along the- whole line from Little Round Top to Get- tysburg, a plain observatory has been erected on the summit of Round f Top and a railway is in 02cration and carries passengers to the princi -' pal points of interest. But the Con- - federate lines have been compara- tively neglected thus far. The sol- ; diers of the South have not been troubled with a superfluity of mon- ey," and, being the beaten side, have naturally been backward in taking steps to commemorate their fighting during those three terrible days of July. But even the Confederate sol- "J diers are beginning to move, and if s the State would expenk a few thou- j sand dollars in laying out the lines the battle-field of Gettysburg will be ¬ hest marked, as 'it is now the best preserved and most interesting, -in i the world. It is important that all this work should be done without any more delay than possible. It is desirable that the positions should be marked while a large number of the men . wiio took part in the battle are still, alive. In no other, way can histori cal accuracy! be secured. It ought also to be a matter of pride that the generation which witnessed such battle between men of the same ; blood, religion , and country should . see every position appropriately, commemorated as it has seen:-the perfect reunion established Phila delphia Times. . ; Magistrate The policeman caugh t you coming out of the house with ' three overcoats on your arm. t Prisoner Isede victim ofsahcuni stanccs, ;yo II on ah. - .Magistrate The victim of circum stances ? :V: .. ' . PrisonersYes, yor.Honah. Ise a kleptermaniac. , f - Magistrate Do you call it kleptc-. mania to enter a strange house . and , steal overcoats? ,. . . Prisoner Yhat's dc penalty or. klepterrnania? Magistrate About fifteen years for the kind yoVare. troubled with. - Prisoner Den a wifdraws -dijt ; statement, yor 1 Honah, and pleads '; . guilty tor insanity in do fo'th degrqo, and trows myself on dj mercy , of aq Court. ' Insanity runs in my family ,X sahj Mv poo' wife has been in- tho. county house mo'n a. yeah. N. 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