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TUESDW NOVEMBER Gth 1878,
SELECTION^ ;
Hunted Down I
<i Not many years ago one of the
7 tnost beautiful valleys of the fait
1 West was curseil as the resort of a
; (murderous band of robbers wKo
(had for a chief a villiau whose vile
land cruel deeds spread terror
wherever his name was kuowq.
H? Although a giant iu stature, a
Mruan of remarkable streugth, enn-
V 1uing and brute courage, “The
Border Scourge,” as he was call-
eci* had gained a notoriety eeoond
to none upon the frontier for dev-
iliah wickedness.
His band, composed of a set ot
congenial devils, hesitated at
(wickedness their chief led them to
- and many, a settler and well-
freighted Emigrant train paid the
toll demanded by this Jrontiar
Uscourge, or paid the penalty of a
Refusal with their lives
„ * Murder had driven the Border
^ Scourge from the marts ol civili
zation, aud the same crime kept
him predominant in the Western
■""Ida, and his motto, “Dead men
tell no tales," was acted upon to
the very letter.
A large regard had been offered
' ' lor his head, and many adventer-
ou» spirits impelled by the love of
gain, had losTtheirJives in^ seed
ing to rid the cotiditjr bfhhe'refck- 1
Jess ruffian,for the. Border,Scourge
had his spies everywhere through
out that portion of tho country,
and the man who set forth to track
him to death was certain to find
ids own grave at the end, of bis
journey.
In'the settlement not many miles
distant from the retreat of this
robber baud dwelt a former, who;
rears before, went to California as
a miner, and havipg gained ■< Suf
ficient means to a borne!
and make himself comfortably, he
had settled there in the Weat; and
aiter a few years found himself in
air easy ciaefimstanees. . . /
■/’- ... .JIWO,
Sixteen yeirs before Tpm Ab
bott had left his’ Eastern home,
driven from it by misfortune that
had come upon hint in the failure
of his business; and the death of
hia wife,, tenting him with a
daughter hfo' jeers of age to care
for.
Then he decided to seek his for
tune in California, aud placing
his daughter Edith in the care of
his wife’s ninthOr; and sailed (or
the Golden State,
Having rendered himself com
fortable in his W,s$fti.ho'ue 1 he
determined to have fin dadghter
came aud .live with him; and with
joy he looked forward to the day
of her arrival,, for imajl these six
teen years jit had Sot SCen her.
He had her picture and gloated
over the beautiful face, and there
was note settler for miles who had
not seen it aud praised its loveli
ness, so when it was rumored that
Tom Abbott's beauty was coming
the whole valley turned out to
welcome her, for a woman was a
rarity there in thuse days, aud a
ptetty woman an exception.
Edith Abbott hnd obtained
good education, and hud been
reured in a pleasant, home of re-
tineiueni; but without a word she
relinquished all to live in the lor
West with-fir r uuly parent.
Perhaps there was another rea
son for this sacrifice Upon her
part, Edith had a lover, a cer
tain handsome, dashing cavalry
Officer, Capt. Oaear Mowbfay, who
had been ordered with bis com
mand Ip the frontier, to be sta
tioned at|u post within a day’s ride
of the settlement in which Tom
Abbott dwelt.
Thus the young girl, had taken
advantage ot a military escort to
reach her home; and one plears-
uut kfteruoon a courier reported
the coming of the soldiers, es
corting the fair beauty.
A crowd of settiers,among whom
were a few women, had gathered
in front of Tom Abbott’s Comfort
able and ouimnodions cabin, and
conspicuous above all,was the tall
burly figure of the Border Scourge.
Why he was there none know,
and the right he had thus to pro.
siime they aonld not gain say; for
'thwwettlers cared not to briDg up
on themselves his vengeance; and
well hid they know that lie was
pot there siugel-handed.
When the maiden with her es
cort at length arrived aud the food
father was about to Cush forward
and greet his daughter,the Border
Scourge suddenly stepprd forward
and raising Edith from her saddle
drew her arm in bis, and led her
to where her horror stricken pa
rent stood.
‘\ThT» if yfori’tatbgf. Miss Ab
bott,
to your
out a word, he turned upon his
heels and walked away.
WHOLE niMJIER lO 0
to follow him, darted away in
pptJuit, regardless of: thfe Crie* of
the settlers. ,
The Border Scourge had gone
but a few hundred yards, and see-
pig that the young officer was af
ter him, turned, raised bis revol
ver and fired.
The ball taking effect in the
head of the horse Oscar Mowbray
waa riding, and falling, the ani
mal hurled hia ewper to the
ground.
Soon he was Upon his feCt, but
the robber had beeo supported by
a body of his men and was mount
ed and dashing away, and then
the young cavalryman saw it use
less to follow him, but determined
upon revenge, at some future day.
Tom Abbott Welcomed'the brave
young soldier to his cabin; his
men were athde comfortable; and
soon ail Was happiness in that
Western home.
Edith told her father of her en
gagement to Oscar Mowbray, and
received hi* sanction; and thus it
was arranged that lii three months
more the-Captain should return
ami claim her as his bride.
A month after the scene related
aboye Cajitqin Mowbfay Was (seat
ed late ope night, at the mess ta
We with his brother officer*,, When
an orderly entered, and - touching
his hot, said :
“An . Indian scout wo did oe
pletaei to see you, sir.'.’ ;
“Sand him in, Orderly," The
next moment a “son of the forest"
ehtered, and Oscar, rising to meet
him 1 ,-received a small bit of pa
per on wHich was written:
“If you love me, Oscar,come to
mf aid. I am in danger.
Ediih,”
Turning jiple as death,the young
officer staggered as if about to fall,
but recovering himself, asked.:
“ Who gave yon this?”
“Tom Abbott's Beuty, 11 answer
ed the Indian, in good English,,
speaking of Edith by the name she
was known by JH the settlement
“ When did she give it to yon ?"
“When the Great Spirit hid the
earl. 1 '
“At dark, then. Colonel Wyn
hook, read this;" and Oscar hand
ed the paper to his Commander,
who' in an instant returned:
“Take yotir company and go at
once. Lose no time. The Indian
Will serve as guide."
The sun had not long been above
the horizon, when Captain Oscar
Mowbray, at the heid ol his gal
lant company.and with their steeds
reeking with foam, drew up at-the
spot where had stood the cabid of
Tom Abbott.
Smoke Was rising from the fu
ins, and no sign of the settler or
swear to hum the Border Scourge yet some guardian devil seemed
down; and by my own right hand j to protect the Border Scourge, for
he shsjl die Oscar Mowbray', lalthoiigh twice he had felt the
eyes blazed as he spoke. | stiog of,he bullet, it Had never
Many brave men have hunted j even wounded him
him down. Captain,but found him j Bidding that they Were thii*
too higgarde for them, answered j hdtltfed down, and being unable to
the tett er Kindly. j d,sever whom it was that trockd
I Will not tail but hunt hini them, the men gradually deserted
the camp and left thecountiy, un
til at the expiration of a month,
the Border 8fcoiirge found that he
his daughter.was visible; only tbg rifle startled' him „ ...
. .Permit me to wel^g you „blacl,e«iog rains,still smoking, lot fhe heftd 0 f hjl) ball(1
, and narrow*
our .’And with- the cabin, to mark Where «'fe Jfy had the bu let missed its mark,
stood the happy home'.
A settler drew hear, aind Oscar
Have yhu no word of weloomsj Mowbr »y-'» <>«»«" a8ktjd:
forme, dear father 1" and the I “ Who has done this’/■
beautiful ayes filled with teprs. J ‘ The Border Scourge. Henev-
“My daughter I" Regaining! * r your ‘“f >* a ^° him ’
hie self-command, Tom Abbott I ,
clasped.the maideo to hi, breast.! Wh “ ro 18 ** Ab,mU and
Edith and Oscar Mowbray had - “poor Tom lies dea!d Vender in.
looked upon this ect as a mere to'-jmy cribiu. The ScquVgo killed
ken of;welcome, believing him to
be one of the eettlelre; but when’
the young Captain' learned the
truth, with a bound 1 he was in tli'e
saddle,. wndtoaUetl u^oa* lew i»u.
him."
“And Edith ?"
‘-Carried off, I feared this when
the Scanty came out here/' ,
i ‘tVhiHiia is lv.rd- hr bear. But t
dowtl to the bitter end.’ Anil
then turning to his lieutenant*
Oscar continued :
‘Thornton, return with the
company to camp, and tell Col.
Wynhoop that I hate taken the
liberty of abscenting myself for a
few days,’
Lieutenant Thornton knew his
superior and understood that any-
thiog he might say to the contra
ry would be useless; so bidding
him adue, and wishing him suc
cess, he started upon his return to
camp, followed by his mOn who
deeply sympathized with the sor
rows of their uoble young officer.
Oscar watched them out ot sight
and then turned to tho Indian who
had brought him the rtiessige
Irom Edith, and guided him buck,
he said ;
‘You are a faithful friend. Go
and find out whure the Border
Scourge has taken Edith.’
‘I look for Beauty. Come tell
you at cabin yonder. Tom Ab
butt saved my life, 1 save his pa
poose.’ And without another
word the Indian disappeared iu
the forest, while Oscar accompa
nied the settler to the house where
poor Abbott lay dead.
At midnight the Indian re
turned, and to Oscar’s eagre ques
tion said :
‘Border Scourge' take Beauty to
cabin in mountains. She gave me
this for white chief.'
Oscar seized the paper and rend:
‘Oscar—I have noticed the chief
often, while on my match hither,
gazing upon me from the forest;
so I write this and drop it when
lie next sees me, hoping he will
find and bear it to you,for I know
you Have come to Save mo. The
Border Scourge has sent me off to
a retreat in the' mountains, and
gives me one month to consider
whether I am-to become his wife
or be punised with death. Snvo,
U save me I I am watched—
Editii,”
“This is well, chief. Now come
|inlo my roonV with me.’
An hour afterwards two Indian
chiefs,in all the glory ol war paint
and heavily aVincd, left the cabin
fit the settle! 1 , and soon disappear
ed in the giobm of the forest.
In tho month' that followed af
ter the eaptnre of Edith, the Bor
der Scourge’discovered that he had
a dangerous foe upon his path,
Often had ttie cleat; ring of the
hno ridin
Then again when seated around
the camp fire by night, time and
again the sharp report, followed
by the whistling ball, showed him
ihat he was never sate.
Ono by one, his band was cut
off, either from arouud the fire or
ifipon tramps, and lerrof began 16
seize theni, for no clue could they
gain to thoir unseen and' terrible
Joe.
Three weeks had passed, atid
,i)tl that time seven teen uf the baud'
bad bitten the dust before the un-
hiust llee for his life.
But he determined upon revenge,
and sought bis mountain retreat,
intending to wreak vengeance up
on his captive, and then with the
spoils he had gaiued in his years
ol plunder,to flee from the eonntry,'
Without a word to his few re
maining men he left the camp,
and mounting upou his powerful
hurtle sought the mountain retreat
where hie prize and spoils Were
It idden.
In that lonely cabin sat Edith
Abbott, pale ami Wurn form her
weeks ot suffering an.l it was with'
a look of horror that she saw the
Bolder Scourge enter.
“Well, Beauty, my dear, I Imvo'
come to make my promise good. You
are to become my bride, or—the'
bride of Death.”
“Better the iattera thousand times.’
‘-One or the oilin' 1 may he a hor-
ribo bridegroom, hut death is a worse
one. ,,
‘•Have you no raefey!” critreaicd
Kdith u ’
“Mercy, what is nYercv ! I never
show nitffey.”
‘Neither do I!’ and a tall form, clad
as an Indian Chief sprang into the
cabiu, and passed quickly between
the robber chief and hjs belt of arms,
which he had laid upon the table
when entering.
“Whoare you?” shouted the ruf-
gan*. starting back.
‘‘/am the man thcl has hunted you ;
down. L am tho man that has track
ed your bain? night and day , and one
by one cut them off, until ’the coun
try is nearly freed from the terrible
curse,”
‘‘You, the Border Scourge , / have’
come lor trow; and such mercy as
you have meted out to others, 7 now
meet out to you. Dio!’* And ere
the border Scourge could spriug to
ward lias antagonist,the Indian Chief
raised his weapon and sent two bul
lets crashing through the outlaw’s
brain, n'ho tell dead upon Ids face.’
“Edith, / have saved yb’n, aud hunt
ed him down.”
And all disgu^ed as lie was in his
paint and /ndiaricostume,the maiden
sprung into thp arms of Oscar Mow-
Wav, who continued :
‘Here is one who has aided me.
C6lne Chief.
And tHe door opened,and in walk
ed tho brave ihdian warrior and
warmly did Edith thaiiK him.
Captain Mowbray carried Edith*
back to the fort with him, and there ,
they were married by thc Clinplain of
the regiment. Colonel Wynhoop giv
ing the brido away. A* year after
Oscar resigned his commission in the
army, rebuilt the old home ot Tom Abbott,
anil there the young couple now live in
UiippinesH, while around their fireside circle
the bra™ Indian Chief ever finds a warin'
welcome.
Florida, Our Land of Flowers:
A throng of sUfforers With coughs
and colds, annually go South to enjoy
the ethereal ntfldness of the land ot
flowers. To them’ wo would say the
necessity of that expensive trip’is ob
viated by Cou88ens‘ Compound Hon
ey of Tur, which speedily cures the
coughs mid colds incident to this rig
orous clime. For public speakers it
surpasses the ijeniosthentio regimen'
of “pebbles and sea shore ;** eelcuring
tho throat uhtil the voice rings with
the silvery cadence of a bell. U.-e’
Coussens* Compound Honey of Tar.*
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