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MARCEL S PORTION. “
A NOVEL IN THREE PARTS.
BY SANDY DcTAVARES.
j “Hallo, Chambers,” said Mr. Koppered,
' stepping beside him and slapping the gentle
man on the shonlder, “I’m glad von are in."
I “Ah, good morning. Take a seat," replied
the lawyer, speaking very slowly and deliber-
“ Gracious sir,” replied Mr. Sniff’, after a ately, and showing his teeth at every word he
| moment’s panse, “I—I—well, really, are yon spoke. He pointed to a coapleof chairs near
i much in need of fends to-night?" | by, which the gentlemen drew up to the desk
{ “ Not very badly ; but I wonld not object to 1 and seated themselves upon,
the fifty
| “ I’ll tell yo*, then, what the lady told me.
She said if I wonld do as she asked, I was to
direct yon to pay me fifty dollars."
k French. Criminal Case.
affect Mr. Sniff in the slightest degrte. He Prairift DetectivPR
became paler than ever and every time tne | „
yacht s prow dipped iuto the water, the : THI . : kku^ of Indian trailers —HOW THEY
worthy man closed his eyes and shuddered. J
Meanwhile the commotion in his stomach ,
aided materially his discomfiture. In a word |
Mr. Sniff was becoming seasick. • j A Dr. Hanchendoff gives the following ac- j Jeanne Gacon was the daughter ot rich
“D—n me, Sir, exclaimed lom, standing couu t G f the extraordinary skill of Indian j parents in the village of La Michelle. A
up and ponding to the shore, isu t that a j trailers: ! young workman named Baronin, mther smart
«:AJI TRACK ▲ TBAIL.
At the Criminal (^)urt of Charente, in the
■ovince ef Ahgouleijle, in France, a singular
of attemp4ed ttmrder has lately been
tried.
Ah, wanted to see me?” added Mr. Cham- ; tine view. There are the bluffs, robed in
Entered according to Act of Congress, by the Hf.bald
Publishing Compact, ia the office of the Libra
rian at Washington.
[COKHNUED FROM OUR LAST SUNDAY’S PAPER. ]
Could you not wait until I had seen the ; bers.
lady?” than perceiving that Tom was looking j PYeo, we want to engage you in a case,”
indignant, he added immediately, “Could ! replied Mr. Koppered. “This is my book-
you not wait until to-morrow ? X really have keeper, Mr. Bniff.” The gentlemen thus in-
not so much money about me at the present | trociuced, shook hands.
moment” I “Ah, well what is it? Ah, ah, anything
“Well, to-morrow, then,” said Tom. “But, important?” And the lawyer scratched his
let me tell you, Tom Sucker mast be treated I head as slowly as he spoke.
nne view, inere are tne Diuns, rooea m | The most extraordinary* skill exhibited in I but *dth no money, had been employed by
Xrfi tho We^eitk^y uTShitaiU‘of red«£ , J *"
of^xtravaean g t metaphor.) On the lowlands tive, is in the practice of trailing. Here it ! J • ® T°x?® g
of extravagant metaphor.) On the lowlands
right in front a hundred fields lie before us,
the scorched corn stalks, divested of the grain,
withering beneath the burning rays; the cat
tle browsing in the meadows, and there is
that woman standing at the well like Laban’s
The reporter read the following article from
the pages of his note book:
“MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
“ A LADY TAKEN TO THE ASYLUM—SHE BEQUESTS
OVER REPORTER TO INFORM AN ACQUAINTANCE
OF THE FACT—IS SHE INSANE ?
“On yesterday as our reporter was ascend
ing the stairs of the Tenth District Police
Court, he saw a lady, accompanied by two
strange gentlemen, and by Detective Smith,
descending them. The lady was attired in a
dress of brown silk, heavily flounced and
trimmed with fringe of the same color. She
wore a light summer bonnet of a late style
and altogether was elegantly, if not fashion
ably, attired. From her features we should
judge her to be about thirty years of age.
She has black hair, dark, sparkling orbs and
exquisitely shaped lips. Although rather
pale,the face was oneot striking beauty,which
once seen must ever be remembered. As oor
reporter reached the- step on which the party
stood, the lady suddenly stopped descending
and taking hold of his arm w hispered in his
ear a request that he inform Mr. (we sup
press the gentleman’s name) that she was
being taken to the lunatic asylum—”
“It is her,” exclaimed Mr. Sniff suddenly,
interrupting the reading.
“D—n me, Sir,” retorted Mr. Suckers,
“don’t be rude. I wish you would reserve
your remarks until I have finished reading,
when we can talk the matter over in a calm
manner. Don’t get excited.”
Thus rebuking the impulsive Sniff, Tom
swallowed another glass of wine, relit his
cigar and resumed the reading from his
notebook:
“ 4 As soon as he noticed the lady’s action.
Detective Smith, with his usual insolence, to j
which we shall call the attention of Superin- j
tendent Crusty, demanded of our represent*- ;
tive what he was saying. Of course he was
told that it was none of his business, and this
reply settled him effectually. The party
then descended the stairs, one reporter fol
lowing, and entered a carnage which drove
off in the direction of the river. We must
not omit to mention that the detective mildly
informed our reporter the lady was mad.
We, however, insist upon knowing who this
lady is. Justice Spinner declined to furnish
any information on the ground that it would
cause great pain to her relations and friends
if the facts of her case were published in the
papers. We beg leave to differ with him. It
is a matter of public importance. The lady
appeared perfectly sane, and the manner in
which she was being taken to the asylum was,
to say the least, mysterious. This is a free
country. Justice Spinner should know that
nothing excites suspicion quicker than con
cealment. As he values his reputation, we
insist upon a public statement of this case f
‘‘That is all,” said Mr. Sucker, as be closed
his note-book and returned it to his pocket.
“Now, what do you think of it?”
“Your information is very interesting” re
plied Mr. Sniff cautiously, “But I cannot see
how it will help me. A lady with whom I
have business relations disappeared some
weeks ago. and I thought perhaps she had
been taken to the asylum, but her name does
not appear on the records. What day was it
you sa w her ?”
“On the 7th of August,” returned Mr.
SucKers, referring to his note book.
“That’s the very day,” said Mr. Sniff.
“D—n me, Sir,” exclaimed Tom, “It’s the
same woman. I have an idea. You couldn’t
find her name in the records ? No. Then
she has been committed under an assumed
name. You didn’t visit the Asylum for the
purpose of seeing if she was there ? No.
Good God! Sir, bow did you expect to find
like a gentleman. If ft man pays me for put- j Mr. Koppered, aided by Mr. Sniff, gave j daughter. I tell you, Sir
ting an article in the papers it either goes in Mr. Chambers the facts of the case, ending
or I refund the money at the earliest opportu-1 by speaking of the proposed visit to Belle,
nity. You must deal with me as with a man j “Ah, if she is sane, ah, we must sue out
of honor. D—n me, Sir, when VanDusen j suit of habeas corpus, ah ;
came to me four weeks ago and put one hun
dred dollars in my band and said, “do the
best you can to have me nominated,” I
promised him I would, and I kept my prom-
“Do you think,” said Mr. Sniff feebly,
“that the Captaiu will object to my lying
down on the deck. I feel very sick at the
stomach.”
Hallo,” said Mr. Koppered, “Confound it,
T5e. I puffed him every day in the Caroli
and every other day, as I wrote my article on
may be accounted an art as much as music, | th eu * and afterward wished to marry her,
painting, or sculpture in the East. The In- I ] u j ael jced a * KO *^8 fortune she would
dian 01 trapper that is a shrewd trailer is a Jeanne refused him repeatedly, but
man of close observation, quick perception, .sometime*, weaned by hie assiduity, would
and prompt action. As he goes along noth- j r *toj r ° evaaive answers to his pleading.
ing escapes his observation, and what he
sees and hears he accounts for immediately.
Often not another step is taken uotil a mys
tery that may preseut itself in this line" is
On the 11th of last August, while visiting
at her sister’s house, she excited the displeas
ure of Bardain by dancing with some other
young men, of one of whom he was particu-
remarked Mr.
Chambers when they bad concluded.
“Confound it, don’t you think it a deuced man, you are not getting seasick ?”
shame asked Mr. Koppered. “Seasick,” echoed Tom. “D—n me, Sir,
“Well, ah.” be replied, giving a little, dry this is smooth water,
laugh, “I don’t like to say.” “Fin not used to it,” returned Mr. Sniff,” I
^ _ “What is your opinion about the visit, sir,” : feel as if I was about to die.”
City Politics for the Repeater, I declared that j Mr. Sniff asked. ^ “Stuff, nonsense, Sniff,” remarked his
he was the only man in the district who could “Ah, I don’t see that will do any harm,” ; employer, “It’s nothing of consequence.”
make a close run. You know the result. He the lawyer answered, again scratching his j “I’ll cure you in a few minutes,” cried
has been nominated. Now, sir, as a matter i head. “It may—ah—it may do good. Per-; Tom. “I know of a firstrate remedy for sea
sickness. Never tried it myself, because,
d—n me, I never was sea sick, but I have
been assured by old sailors it is infallible.
I'll get a piece of good, fat pork from Swift,
and you’ll eat it. First-rate thing for sea
sickness.”
This suggestion of Tom was received with
a look of ineffable disgust by Sniff, whose
stomach immediately revolted at the idea of
eating at all, and was not relieved by the
proposition to eat fat pork. Mr. Bniff madedes-
of principle, I shall pitch into him every haps you had better go and see her. It will
—ah—it will take some time to get her out,
I mnst leave you now.” said Mr. Sniffe, ; and—ah—she should be informed of—ah
with a little sigli, “good night.”
what we are doing. You—ah—ah— ah—you
‘Good night,” replied Tom, as he # ehowed I say her name is not on the record. You—ah
the gentleman the door. “I’ll be going my- j —you will probably find out there what—ah
self in a few minutes to write the report of j —ah—what name she was committed by—ah.
the Convention. Mind the coal hole. It was | Yes, find out and let—ah—and let me know.
open when we came in. Good night. D—n j Wont you walk down the street and—ah—and
me, sir, I’d like you better if you took a glass ! take a glass of hot whisky ?”
of wine, or smoked a cigar sometimes. A
whisky
No.^not this morning, Chambers, thank
man that has no small vices is almost certain ; you,” said Mr. Koppered. “Sniff here never 1 perate efforts to control his emotions, but na-
to have large ones. ’’
Mr. Sniff wa ved a pious adieu and disap- attend to that, then V”
drinks—at least I never saw him drink. You’ll I ture asserted her rights and maintained them.
peared in the darkness.
‘Yes, just as—ah—ah—just as soon as I
‘Gentlemen,” said Tom, as he re-entered can—ah—can get the name she was comrnit-
the bar-room, “let's all take a drink. I have j ted by,” replied Mr. Chambers. “Yes—ah—
just half an hour to spare.
“Who the deuce was that fellow, Tom? 1
asked one of the party.
“A Pious Fraud!” replied Tom.
cock-tail for me. A fellow that
drinks nor smokes. A very moral man. D—n door. ■
good morning.” And the learned limb of the
law, giving his head another scratch, returned
I to the examination of a pile of papers which
“Brandy I lay on the desk before him, after taking the
nneither 1 hands of his visitors and seeing them to the
me if I don’t think he’s a scamp.
And Mr. Sucker took his drink.
CHAPTER XI.
Do you think him a good lawyer, sir? ”
inquired Mr. Sniff, as the two walked up the
street. “Can a lawyer who invites a client
out to drink liquor be trusted with a case of
such importance ? ”
“Stuff! ” returned the other. “Confound
sn i p eeceives a VISIT FEOM me. MOT AND ; it, Sniff, what sin is it to ask a man to taka a
drink? Chambers is one of the best lawyers
in the city. He is no orator, I admit, but in
matters of law I don’t know the man to beat
MR. SUCKER.
Early on the following morning Mr. Bniff
lett his town residence and went down to the
store of his employer. Mr. Koppered had
already arrived and was sitting before the
door reading the Repeater.
“Hallo!” said he, looking op as Mr. Bniff
bade him good morning. “Down already ?
So I see you have turned politician, too.”
“Is there anything in that journal about
me ?” asked Mr. Bniff, blushing.
“I would say there was,” replied Mr. Kop
pered. “You are reported as baying made a
dashing speech against Mr. Yau Dusen.
Why the deuce don’t yon leave politics alone.
Sniff? What the thunder good does it do
you to blow about morality by the hour ?
Good God, man, can’t we be moral without
talking of it all the time ? Not that I blame
you for opposing Van Dusen. Any man that
will wrong a woman should not be trusted. I
think well of you for acting as you have done,
him. He’s a little slow, perhaps, but that
doesn’t make much difference. Yes it does,
in this case,” he added; “I must hurry him
up, so that we can get the poor creature out
as soon as possible.”
When they reached the stoxe Mr. Sucker
had already arrived, and was thoughtfully
admiring his boots. The reporter had evi
dently put ou his best apparel for the occa
sion, as his clothes, if not new, were at
least not seedy. He had been shaved that
morning, and altogether presented an appear
ance of gentility that astonished Mr. Sniff,
who at first scarcely recognized him. As
fairly solved. The Indian trailer will stand ; lariy jealous. A discussion arose and two
still for hours in succession to account for \ ^ a 3’ s afterward Jeanne informed him decis-
tracesor effects in tracks, and sometimes £ e, y that WftM ? ot Wlllin 8 . to , man 7 him -
gives to the matter unremitting attention for ! Jf® auswered angrily, “you don t wish to ?
days and weeks. will see alx>ut that.
. ... Tr A witness was present at this interview, and
The trailer is not a graceful man. He , Tennne inlormed her sisteTof wh.t she haJ
carries his head ranch indued; his eye is ] tolJ bim It is supposed that from tuis time
quick and restless, always ou the watch, and he cherUlled bl8 to kill her . Some two
he is practicing his art.unconacionsly, hardly week , aftenrart £ e soaRht t0 Rpeak t0 her at
ever crossing the tuck of man or animal with- , a falr> but 8he aToided £ im . tlie follosv .
out seeing it When he enters a house, he j d he bonght a pifltol at ^ R 0 „che!ou-
bnngs the habit, he contracted in the prac- j About * mont ‘ b lat ou tlie 27th of
tme of his art with him. I know a trailer as Septeuiberi he sacoee Ied in speaking to her,
soon as he enters the room,
through tlie door softly, and
He comes iu
vith au air of
but received the same reply as before to his
earnest entreaties. Bhe wished to get rid of
exceeding caution. Before he is fairly in. or j M all ,J gaid th e saw her brother coming!
at least has sat down, he has taken note ot | He burried awav _ fiayillg iu a threatening
every article and person, though there may
bo a dozen vacant chairs iu the room. He is
voice, “i will find you again.”
j , . • ...... T j- ■ On Sunday, the 2Uth ult., as Jeanne was re-
not nsed to chairs and, like the Indian, pre- tumi with her maid from mass, and walking
fers a more humble seat. >v hen I was ! - •
! toward her home, tne two women met Sardain,
He was compelled to iuf jrin his companions
that under existing circumstances, he would
be compelled to do homage to Neptune.
Not on the deck, d—n mo,” said Tom,
raising him up. “Step to the stern and look
over. Splendid thing for billious person, a
trip on water does them immense good. Lean
on me and don’t be alarmed,” he continued,
as he dragged the sick man to the side
of the yacht and made him look
over into tlie water. “Don’t be alarmed, you
won’t tumble over. Shall I hail Swift lor a
bit of pork ? No; I don’t see what I can do
for you then?”
“Confound it, Sniff, ’ said Mr. Koppered,
laughing, “if you would only throw up some
of your morals with your breakfast, it would
do you good.”
“Stop a bit,” exclaimed Tom. “D—u me,
I have it.” He ran to his valise, opened it
and drew forth a black bottle. “Here’s some
fine Bourbon. Splendid thing fer sea sick
ness. Just try a little of it.”
“Oh, Lord," ” groaned Mr. Sniff turning
over on Bis side and presenting an ashy white
face to the two gentlemen. “Good Lord, I
pray—”
•‘Don’t,” interrupted Tom, “for God s sake
don’t pray. If Swift hears yon he’il want to
pitch you overboard. Worse thing you can
do is to pray. X T pon my soul I never knew* it
to help a seasick man. WLisky is better.
Just try a few* drops of this and you’ll feel
like climbing the mast. Of course you are a
When near the village he induced them to
pass through a meadow, where they sat down.
The maid noticed that her mistress and the
ployed by General Harney l«t summer to wh0 evidently Tailing for theD1 Hejoin .
take charge temporarily ot the Indians that ed thea , and continued talking to Jeanne,
were gathered near tort Randall, Dakota, ■ —
to form a new* reservation, one day a guide
and trailer came to the General’s headquar-
ters I told him to be seated. He sat down ; y()Ung man were barrelling, and started for
bm< ? ,n * “5 back against the £ 0 ine^sgain. Her mistress was about to fol-
wall The General saw this and in vexation low> wh b en Sardaia 8toppe d her and said, “So
cried out, * My God, why don t you take a I ^» 8 we q understood, then, von will not have
cbalr :, * h L eQ <here are pl i nt - V , nno< ; cn - ' me?" “No,” she answered,' “you will never
piea. The man arose aud seated himself in be anything to me; i ueTer matry VOQ: lt
a chair, bat in so awkward and uncomtorta- | wonld bea mesalliance to which I could never
ble manner that he looked as though he would 1 conRen t ’
slip from it any moment. Bat when this nn- i H e responded: “Very well. I am going to
couth person came to transact his business km you ahd klU lny8elf afte rwar<l. 1 b ve
with the General he turned out to be a man bo „- ht a slx . barre l|e d pistol-three for a ou
of no ordinary abilities. His description of ! an q three for me ”
a route he took ns guide and trailer tor the i xhe girl wa8 not frightened, bnt, struck
Ognllalas in bringing them loom the Platte to Nvdk tb. e singular expression ot his counten-
the tort was minute and exceedingly interest- , ance _ sU(J wlshed t0home with Uer servant.
mg. Every war party that had crossed his
trail he described with minuteness as to their
number, the kind of arms they had, and
stated the tribes they belonged to. In these
strau ge revelations that he made there was
neither importance or supposition, for he
gave satisfactory reasons for every assertion
that he made.
if what you said is true My good fellow,” j other , g faand ' ,. rm dolighted to
he continued, rising, and giving Mr. & ■ —
tremendous slap on the shoulder, “You’ve
acted like a brick. But tell ns about it. Is
it really so ? I/et's have the story, but don’t
preach, don’t !”
“I came here this morning,” said Mr.
Sniff'. “ I came here especially to speak with
you on the subject. I want to ask your ad
vice and assistance. I want you, sir, to aid a
moral—to aid the woman that Mr. VanDnsen
did that patent Cheese box go off?’
“Capitally,” returned the other.
“First rate notice you got of it in the Re
peater/ said Tom. “D—n me, sir, if it didn’t
nearly lose me my situation. But I told
Fradden, our editor, you know, what an im
portant invention it was. ‘D—n me,’ said I,
‘it’s an invention of public importance.
Cheese requires to be well boxed. Mr. Kop-
„ pered has not only invented an admirable
wronged. 4t w i box, but he is a thorough repeater, and adver-
“Aid her ! _ exclaimed Mr. Koppered, Is , i iberA i lv » ith UK - S o that settled the
soon, however, as Mr. Koppered and Mr. | temperance man, but that don’t prevent you
Sucker had looked into each other’s faces, j from taking whisky as medicine. Knew* a
there was a mutual recognition. I temperance man once that took it for rnetli-
“Hello,” said Mr. Koppered, “is that! cine every day and nobody ever blamed
yon?” | him.”
D—n me, sir,” replied Tom, grasping the j To Tom's persuasions Mr. Koppered joined
you. How j his, and finally Mr. Sniff was induced to take
i some of the liquor, which he did by placing
the neck of the bottle in his mouth, and pour
ing the whisky down his throat, tbe reporter
meanwhile looking on with tbe calm air of a
philosopher. Upon the bottle being returned,
Tom took a look at it, then whistled.
“D—n me,” he whispered to Mr. Kop
pered, “if he hasn’t swallowed nearly half.
Takes your temperance men, sir, to swallow
whisky then aloud, “ How* do you feel
now, old fellow? Better, hey? Do you
in need : certainly, rut uie uuiu iur , although he was as mad as the deuce,
one hundred dollars. Where is she ? and I Sq ^ go]d ^ Glad tQ hear {{ x congratu .
the gentleman r ,ut his hand in his pocket and , ^ y(m B the way> Mr Sniffi cau j fiee
pulled outmporte-monaaia. | you for a few* minutes ? Oh, Mr. Koppered
knows all about it, does he ? Well, so much
Not that sort of aid, sir,” said Mr. Sniff.
She is a woman of wealth. But Mr. Yan Du-
'—- • — j-- —- . .. , „ the better. I have the order in my pocket. ..^u, vux.vu iuv .. ~
her? Y*ou must visit the Asjlum, and 111 go sen has put her in a lunatic asylum. Are you ready to start? Yes. That’s good, i he brought up from tbe cabin. Thi^ was
with vou. Shall I sav to-moiTOW ?” “ The devil you say, observed the other. ». * a ^ or aa noinn i rx 9 i rollpfl Till ftT»d lllldlT thp liP'fd of Ml*.
think you can sit up? No? Well, lie down,
and I’ll put my coat under your head.”
But the good intentions of Tom were frus
trated by the boatman Swift coming up at
this moment, and on learning that Mr. Sniff
was seasick and needed something to rest his
head upon, offered the use of a blanket which
with you. Shall I say to-morrow
Mr. Sniff gave the offer due thought while
Tom smoked his cigar and drank the wine. J
Should he trust the reporter? Was a young
man lost to earthly grace, a proper person to
‘The devil you say,'
“He’s a scoundrel, then. Is she crazy
“ No,” returned Mr. Sniff. “ She is as sane
as you or I.”
He then stated to his employer all the facts Koppered.
- « « -i ., . . x ..i“There
He followed, and when they were a bhort dis
tance from the dwellings she turned and
said, “We must part now.”
He answered that they should not pa r t
thus, and since she would not marry him, he
should kill her and himself at the same time.
The affrighted maid tried to drag her mis
tress away, but Sardain seized her by the
I have ridden several hundred miles with , right arm and told the maid to go on, and
an experienced guide and trailer, Hack, whom j that Jeanne would follow her. The maid
I interrogated upou many points in the prac- j then hastened for assistance. Meanwhile the
tice of his art. Nearly all the tracks I saw,
either old or new, as a novice in the art I
questioned him about In going to tbe Nio
brara river we crossed the track of an Indian
pony. My guide followed the track a few
miles, and then said: “it is a stray black
horse, with a long bushy tail, nearly starved
to death; has a split hoof of the left fore-foot,
and goes very lame, and he passed here early
thin morning.” Astonished and incredulous,
I asked him the reason for knowing these par
ticulars by the tracks ot the animal, when he
replied: “It was a stray horse, because it did
not go in a direct line. His tail was long, for
he dragged it over the snow. In brushing
against a bush he left some of his hair, which
shows its color. He was rery hungry, for in
going along he has nipped at those high, dry
weeds which horses seldom eat. The fissure
wretched man embraced Jeanne, crying, “I
am about to kill you.” “You wouldn’t dare
to,” was the answer, ami at the same instant
she fell to the ground, wounded in the left
side near the heart. “You have not killed
me,” she said, attempting to rise, but two
more shots from his pistol tbeu struck htr.
The would-be assassin fled. His victim
walked homeward, but was soon met by her
parents and the maid. On seeing her hand
over her left side they asked if she was
wounded. She said no, in order not to
frighten them, and after she had stanched the
blood, which commenced to flow, she came
down staiis, and with wonderful pluck busied
herself about the ordinary household daties.
But on the following morning she suffered ter
ribly, and was obliged to confide to her mo
ther the story of the attempted murder. The
But, d—n me, what are we going in? Never j rolled up and placed undir tbe Lead of Mr. j a bu ’ D( jie of kiuikinick wood in
of tbe left fore-foot lelt also its track, and the i surgeon who was called discovered three balls
depth of the indention shows the degree of m the left side of the abdomen, but he was
his lameness; and his tracks show he was here j not able to extract tbem. The danger now i6
this morning when the snow was hard with ! that at some time these balls may partially par-
lrost. j alyze the poor girl, and also bring on some
At another place we came across an Indian tearful disease,
track, and he said: “It is an old Yankton, On the trial of the young man, his defense
who came to look at his traps. In coming was remarkable for its fabricated ingenuity,
over he carried in his right baud a trap, sud ! He said Jeanne had been desperately in love
in his left a lasso to catch a pony he had lost. \ with him:that he proposed to elope with her,
He returned without finding tne horse, but; but she said as tney could not marry, she
had caught in the trap he bad out a prairie j prefeiTed to die with him; that he bought
wolf, which he carried home on his back, and ! the pistol at her urgent request, and that on
thought of that.
Suppose we hire a boat,” suggested Mr.
there ‘watching him' drink and smoke, and | merely suppressing Belle's real name and sub^ said Tom. ‘ ‘As we cannot go without a boat
hearing him “wear, with a feeling of sicken- stitnting that which she had assumed. Mr. and have none of our own we must hire one
ing horror, which none bat a Moral man can Sniff explained the manner m which he be- i Bet me see. 1) n me, I have it. Ot course
mg norror, w men n n | came ‘ ainted ,-th the wronged woman, we must have a sail boat; a row boat would nt
' and declared that he was interesting himself j do. I know a fellow that a got a good boat,
in her behalf from purely phil#ithropic mo- ! Skims the water beautifully. I can get it
t j veg * cheap. Speaking of that, d—n me, 1 have
“As a father with daughters,” he added,— ' left my money at home It deu't make much
“small, it is true, bnt still daughters—I felt j b j? y r f“ bars til0 p® rb ' a p s yan bav ’e 'that amount ■ of his shoulder. “To be plain. I tell you that
lt my duty to succor tins poor creature. Bhe J 4 • P - . ». ; in my opinion a Pious Fraud is either a knave
c,“; ofh a cr'nr;: d X:. e t ! rductonUy Mr. Sniff or a U and that chap is no fool d-n me.
ciety of her native place, wherever tnat is. ji . vr r Knnnere.l looking if be is. There are a lew honest fanatics
relieve him of them.
“You needn’t be afraid to trust Tom
Suckers,” he said, “I'm as true as
steel. And, besides,” he added, sentimental
ly, “do you know I feel an interest in that
poor creature ? I can never forget the ap
pealing look she gave me. D—n me, sir, do
you think there's been any foul play m the
matter ?”
“Young man, I fear so,” replied Mr. Sniff,
“Then I’ll help you to rescue her,” said
Tom, jumping from his seat and slapping^the
table with a force that made the bottle *and
glasses dance a jig upon it, “d—n me, if I
don’t."
Bniff, wbe presently turned over again and
was soou asleep.
“Queer fellow that, Sir,” said Tom to Mr.
Koppered, giving the sleeper a glance. “Can’t
say I like him. First impressions unfavorable.
D—n me, Sir, he’s too virtuous. Every time
he talks to me I feel as if a snake was climb
ing up my pants.’
“He’s a political and religious fanatic.” re
plied Mr. Koppered, laughing. “But he is
a good business man and I think he is honest
enough.”
“That may be,” returned Tom with a shrug
right I tbe day of the tragedy she told him to kill her
hand.” Then he cave his Teasons*. “I know j and then to kill himself.^
he is old by the impression his gait has made, “ I wish to kill myself at La Perouse, he
and a Yankton by that of the moccasin. He answered.
is from the other side of tlie river, as there j “ I wish to kill myself at j our sicie,
are no Y'anktons on this side. The trap he j }lQ d seizing the pistol which he had in his
errried struck the snow* now and then, and haud, she .shot herself twice; and that, acting
She is a lady of culture ’and ot refinement, j handed over the Bum, Mr. Koppered looking
Of course I do not pretend to excuse her fall.
There is no excuse for that. Bat while I
on with a half amused smile on his good na-
tured face. The fact was he had expected
never could bring her iuto my domestic circle, i Tom to borrow a few dollars from him, on the
I will, at least, do all that I can to restore her i streogth of the puff written twelve months
to a lile of virtoe and morality.” ' " ~ ~
“Confound your morality,” put in Mr.
amongst them, such as Greenmount tor in
stance, but not many.”
They conversed ou political subjects for
some time, when Tom proposed that they take
lunch, w hich Mr. Koppered agreed to. The
before, about the patent Cheese Box. .. , .rr 4 .- ...
“Now, let's start.” said Tom, as he pocketed ; va! ' 8 S Us contents, which con-
... for *a uiimtM sisted ot several sandwiches, a couple ot cold
And if fraud has been practiced, do you 1 Koppered. “Didn’t tbe very men who . J' ^ f the trin I have I tongues, a fried chicken, three roasted sweet
asked Mr. preach morality and all that sort ot stuff, ! I must get some cigars lor the trip. I nave | ^ * ^ !
I nominate Mr. Van Dusen for Congress last! everything else with me but cigars.
think they will let us see her?”
Sniff.
“I’d like to see’em refuse,” rejoined Tom,
with a grim smile. “Only say the word, and
I’ll have an order for us to visit the Asylum,
before to-morrow morning. I’ll get one from
Judge Sterne. An old friend ot mine, the.
Judge is.”
“You can get the order,” said Mr. Sniff'.
“Call at the office of Mr. Joseph Koppered,
No. 190 Hardware street, in the morning.”
“I will be there before eleven,” Tom re
plied; and he hailed out: “here, Jim !”
The waiter appeared.
“Very good wine this, Jim,” said he empty
ing tbe l&at of it into the glass. “The cigars j
are poor, though. What’s to pay V
The waiter informed him what the sum was,
and as Tom thrust his hand into his pocket
Mr. Bniff interposed.
“Perhaps,” he said very hesitatingly, “Per
haps I had better settle the bill; not that I
approve of drinking and smokiog. I think it
a very immoral thing. Y’on must excuse my
candor. A young man of your evident abili
ty should walk in the ways of the Lord. I
night?”
• “Not exactly,” replied the other,
mainly the Damdutch. They are no
And he 1 P otatoe8 > some bread, and a few cakes and
I peaches for desert. These condiment; Tom
! pointed to a small valise on the ground near P €ftCD ® 8 IO / de f® rt ‘ luese cona menu, xom
^ r spread out on the cabin roof, inviting his com-
1 y Mr. Koppered. however, told him there was P»“ion to help himself. Before they had
iuiwuij me AJ»muuM,u. ...v, aawv i !-i_ a ’ | ’ _ 00 u Q .i RnrnA | quite completed the meal Mr. Sniff awoke,
I own, but we have to submit to their alliance j y . , ^ ^ Accordingly he I mac b refreshed and his seasickness gone, but
on account of the good work m which *he declined to eat anything, npon which Tom
Pious Frauds are engaged.” And he heaved j brought out • {*«. ft»m offered him the whisky bottle and advised him
a sigh as he added: “The day will come, sir, haudfol, as did also Mr. K«o]pper<eo. “J , “ | to try some more of the stuff that had already*] horRes. He had on the shoes of a white man,
when we will get rid of the infidel Damdutch ! the party set out for the river, which they don / him 6Q much d whom he had iu all probability killed, but his
whicn we only use now as instruments of tbe | reached in & few minutes. At the boat land- . 4 j bave t 0 -dav,’ sa id Mr. Sniff, sitting up j steps are those of an Indian. Going through
Lord. Then, Mr. Koppered,” he continued j 1D 8 Tom hailed a stout, weather-beaten Doat- | ovi#1 urvan »hmbn ,i cnipn.n I the ravine the end of his enn hit the deeD
in the manner as when he came, shows
that he did not find his pony. A drop
of blood in the centre ot his
tracks shows that he carried the wolf on bis
back, and the bundle of kinkinick wood he
used as a staff for support, and catching a
wolf shows that he had traps.’’ “But.” I ask
ed, “how do you know it's a wolf ? Why not
a lox, or even a deer?*’ Said he: “ If it had
been a fox, or a coyote, or any other kiud of
small game, he would have slipped the head
of the animal iu his waist-belt, and so carried
it by his side, and not ou his shoulders. Deer
are not caught by traps; but it it had been a
deer he would not have crossed this high hill,
but would have gone back by way of the ra
vine, aud the load would have made his steps
still more tottering.
Another Indian track we saw twenty miles
west of this he put this serious construction
upon: “He’s an upper Indian—a prowling
horse thief—carried a double barrelled shot
gun, and is a rascal that killed some white
man lately, and passed here one week ago,
for,” said he, “a Lone Indian in these parts is
ou mischief, and generally on the lookout for
jntinuea | 11 » . . ’. , , , ik Q /LaI- aud speaking solemnly, “broken a solemn ft
rennblic l man, wbo was lviug stretched out on the deck . , ” . , <■ j. • ,,, > , j
republic , masted yacht, and who, rec- i P 1 ^ I aba l m ^ el1 ' Aad ‘
I he declined any more whisky. *
“If vou fellows
regenerating the country, you will make a
nice mess of it. But this has nothing to do
with the. unfortunate creature. If she is sane,
we’ll have have her out of the asylum, if it
cost me five thousand dollars. Wait till I put
on my coat and but, then we’ll visit Mr.
Chambers, the great lawyer, and put the case
in his hands.”
Mr. Bniff here explained that he had agreed
^ ■ with Mr. Backer to pay a visit to the
am a father, and take the liberty of speaking ggylum that day, and that the reporter would
plainly to you. Young man, do you know | ttt the store before three o’clock, with the
where you are going?” ! order allowing the woman’s quarters to be
•• Ye *v” returned Tom, “I’m going to pay j visited. Mr. Koppered thought it would be
this bill. D—n me, sir, do you imagine that br best to be guided by Mr. Chamber’s ad-
| I wonld make you pay for it ?” \ y j<»e on that matter. If he said to pay the
ayiDg.lTom'liandfcd tbe waiter the iden- . visit, it should be paid, and he would go him
fervently, “then will we live
regenerated and disenthralled.’ . . ,
‘Infernal nonsense," growled bis employer. | ogmzmg tbe voice, sprang to bis feet and tin-
broken a solemn j the raviue the end of hi* gnu hit the deep
snow*. A week ago we had a very
arm day, aud the snow being soft
at her request, he shot her the third time.
Sardain contradicted himself afterward, and
said she fired the first barrel only, and he the
other two. No credence was given to his de
fense, as the evidence against him was over
whelming, clearly proving all that we have re
counted.
The jury found him guilty, with extenuat
ing circumstances, and he was condemned to
eight years’ imprisonment.
Poor as our juries are, it is doubtful whether
one of them could find extenuating circum
stances iu a case like this, where a most delib
erate attempt is made to kill a young lady,
aud three pistol balls are coolly shot into her
bosom and left side. Twenty years at hard
labor would not have been too severe & punish
ment for so brutal a wretch.
The new opera of “Adam and Eve,’’ it is
thought, will be given up, the on ly manager
who has yet attempted to produce it having
had a difficuUy with the prima donna in ihe
matter of costume. The lady declines to
take the character of “Eve” unless allowed
to appear in a yellow* satin train and diamond
necklace. Adam, also, exhibits a marked
preference for a velvet tonic and rapier. The
great moral work will probably be handed
over to the ballet people.
The embarrassment ol the l uiteu States
;rowled his employer. | ogmzmg tne voice, sprang to ms teer anu an- Mr Koppered gave utterance to bis usual Be made these deep tracks." I sug-1 shipping commissioner of New York in tiu-
that day, instead of swered the call. This jolly tar ionmintro- „ gtuff , UOI1Beuse ; wb j| e Tom remarked, as gosted that perhaps he bought those shoes. I nisbing crews continues, ou account of the
-1 to his companions as ?““? “ e i he look a drink himself. “ D-n me. sir, I “Indians don't buy shoes, and it they did | difficn f ly with the sailor boarding house
5 f b °5‘.Em £ 7„!ve«d £ ; hope you may never commit a greater sin. If j they would not buy them as large as these | keepers!
:»assrs*ff , saf£ as
lered insisted UDon ravine, although Mr. i (to be cosTinfED ra next Sunday h hekai.d.) i ’A*™? . JL iJ/LL* ..... : made aud sold iu one season, since the war.
So f
Sucker promptly pulled out tbe money he had
received from Mr. Sniff lor the same purpose.
In a few minutes the ihiee gentlemen were on
board the yacht, which was a neat craft,
be&utifu ly modelled, and apparently capable
of great speed. As there were no chairs, and
the odor from the small cabin was none of the
Samuel W. Allen, who lives at Galveston, mid
carries ou an immense “ranch” forty miles
north of there, shipping his cattle to Galves
ton, and thence to New Orleans and New*
York. He owns 600,000 head of long-boros,
most agreeable, the party took seats on the and his freight bills over the railroads during
_ -V. . . 4 -c*ii nan ....
roof of the cabin
“How is the wind, Sniff?” asked Tom.
“Stiff northeast,” answered the boat map.
“We’ll make a quick run.”
55 5 Mre.whl,eW ? «M ly. onfcre thrf SS5S5 j Mbieluffi “cy iSHSHSttK
vacht, alter drifting into the tide, bounded | ladies place upon their heads." lncompre-
iorward before the wind, which, being big!.,
caused her to pitch to and fro on the rough
evening from Hans Spegel, and bade him
bring back the change. He then threw him
self back into his seat.
“ I should like, for the sake ot your soul,"
said Mr. Sniff, “ that yon would ,|>end a cou
ple of evening, at my boose."
it tbe reporter arrived before their return, lie
be requested to wait. This done, and by this
time having put ou his cost and hat, Mr.
Koppered took up his cane, and, followed by
Mr. Sniff, sallied out.
I T'p two flights of narrow stairs and iuto a
“God forbid," replied Tom, bluntly, “iff j rather dark, though roomy office full ot books
course you are a Pious Fraud, and are very | and desks, both just old aud mnsty enough to
religious, and all that sort of thing. D—n ' gi ve them the characteristic appearance of a
me, sir, wasn’t Longlace, our late Collector, a 1 lawyer's property—thoogh why the .books,
Fioot Fraud, and did'nt he go to Church 1 papers, and desks of a lawver should smell
twice every Sunday, and subscribe to every ! mouldy, sod always look old and musty, we
miaaaiooary enterprise' Did that prevent j haven't the remotest idea—the two gentlemen
him from swindling the government out of | went. Before a desk, st the left hand corner
nearly two hundred thousand dollars ? We ' of the room, near a window, w»s
seated a middle aged man, of short stat
ure, and large frame, though by
no means stun’. HU features were
eomewhet sharp, but regnlar and rather
sgreeaple to look at. He had a tolerably high
, brow, with a scanty supply of hsir above it,
tbe change, which he handed to Tom, who j ftn d the complexion of his smooth-shaven face
rose from bie neat, as did also Mr. Sniff. As was that of a reddish-purple hue, caused
they left the room and got in the passage, ' _ .. . ... ...
Tom turned to his companion.
/fvpeoter* drink and smoke, some steal occii-
sionaljy, but we make no pretences. I don’t
mean any offense, you know ; hut you will
admit that the biggest rogues that have turn
ed up have been Pious Frauds."
■ At this moment the waiter returned with
DalorU, a hull-breed, who died under M-0 00 worth of tobacco on land for which ho
The most extensive stock grazer in Texas is I ^““ ds of 'ousuaHiou las summer dollar pet acre .
,«T All— -A-.!—. Z1-1_—4- A I have spoken of him in a ioi :uer letter. At] 1 . * .
one time I rode with him, u-d trailing was i A Hungarian named Gpoolsker, recently
naturally tbe subject of our conversation. I j »rnved in New York oilers to bet s-o.OOO that
begged to trail with him au old track over the J>e can beat Paul Morphy at chsss, and says
prairie iu order to learn its history. I hardly i h* 8 friends will back him to an} amount,
made the proposition when he drew up his ! A sumptuary matter, bmart volunteer cap-
horse, which was ataravine, audsaid: “Well, j t*>»- “I thought I told you. Private Figgms,
here is au old elk track. Let us get off our | “i la-t parade to have your hair cut
horses and follow it." We followed it hut a j shorter behiud . Private Flggino (taking his
few rods when he said it was exactly a month j W1 8 Wlt ^. oue band, and bis shako with the
old, aud made at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. | other). “You did, sir, but—cut it to your
This he knew, as then we had our last i own bking, sir. Fiuu'Ju
raio, and at the hour named the ground 1 Ibe cooiie trade goes ou, notwithstanding
was softer than any other time. Xhe ( *ke constant remonstrance ot the civilized
truck before us was then made. He broke i world. In one branch of it, that between
up here and there clusters of grapes that lay *Uciu> and Peru, a large traffic was conducted
. * . ... . . . * . .. I....* ........ ,.n.l *1.,.. . wMltn Y ^ vAfii .lilt'll
; the month of March were $31,000, while on
! the steamer line they amounted to $330,000.
A Bangor clergyman, last Sunday, alluded
hensible is good, even for a clergyman.
caused ner to pitcn to ana iro on me ruugu . , . .. . . , , , here and there clusters of grants that lay i nacao ana r eru, a urge mum* ^ in.
water, much to the discomfort of Mr. Sniff, ; lt was found impossible to open a locked I patil 0 f truck, aud showed me the j year, and this single route is said since
who wu» not accustomed to mnrine voyages. , ‘ loor tl “ J»‘* ftt bpnngtte.d, Massachusetts, J o( wme tb »tumo» of others. »ud 18C0 to have been traversed by no less thuu
“Now. look here," said Tom, as soon as i '»**J- 8 J;. ^\ oti/tisniu/uu* ac^d ! ^SM.coolies.. During the voj age 3. JIT per-
tbey were (airly out, “as there's been foul i locksmith, and au old burglar, who was in
play we must aot cautiously. That doctor in custody, was appealed to to try his hand at it.
charge of the asylum is a Pious Freud and a (He opened the door in a very few m mutes,
d—der scamp never lived. Just watch him ►**♦*•
when we get there. He’ll talk like a saint, Hartford people have oltou and success-
and yet d—n me, sir, they say ho treats the j lully bribed the horae-car drivers by giving
for manv circumstances that astonished me. i from .shipwreck, and five per vexi . c
We lollowed tin trail over a mile. Now and j the whole number died Iroyi suicide or mck-
tlieu we saw that a wolf, a lox, and other j u Thu* is a sod story,
animal* hud practiced their trutliug instincts . ^ member of the Ohio Legislature has in-
on the elk’s tracks. Here and there he j troduced a till making it u misdemeanor to
^The Corn-
know, so the committee appointed to investi
gate the charges whitewashed him."
“Goodness gracious'” «**♦•«**■"
Sniff at this remark. “!
rough? “The pitching makes ine quite giddy.
Rough.’’ said Tom. “Not a bit ol it.
The Louisville Courier-Journal set
prints ou the track, also, of the state of the .
| The mail carrier wag thrown from hie horse
lite washed him.” 'example. Already we have the Columbia <S. j leather siiTce the elk poos^, and "the effeetn • iu an Indiana village, lust we«k, aud cut a
:ious !” interrupted Mr. ' C.) Union-Herald aud the New-Berue (N. C.) I G f Kunshine, wind, aridity, sand-storms, and had gash in his bead, and the postmaster
. “Isn’t the w*ter rather Kepublic-Conner. How are theeu tor hyphen- other influences thiit huveii boeriug on tlieee I mode him puy five cents for » little strip c f
etui concerns.
“ Do you consider tho information I hate I table sttire, cowipleteil all there
iven yon of value?" he asked. ' seen of the tcan.
rome («id, by too liberal living. A pair ol I n' 8 ,i e liuhtful Miliug. As soon as we get j A young man iu Canada refuaed at the last
n»at gold spectacles, and plain thong'n re«pee- ] lu to , be sound it will be magnificent." moment to marry the girl of his choice unless
| iuto the sound it will be magnificent
Tne enthusiasm of Tom anil the quiet ea
her father would bind himself to support her
[joyment of the sail by Mr. Koppered did not 1 as long as the bridegroom’s mother lived.
tracks.
The old man, like all other trailers, was
reticent, bnt ou this occasion, seeing that I
was interested, became especially communi
cative.
cotton to bind up tbe wound with.
A subscription paper for repairs to a church
j in Lawrence, Mass., contained one entry, “A
. Poor Man.” $2, and directly beneath this an-
J other reading, “A Poorer One, Si. ’