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To the Afflicted.
IN CALLING THE PUBLIC ATTENTION
TO THE
Indian Compound
COUGH MIXTURE
E3R the cure of CONSUMPTION and
all diseases of the LUNGS and
BOAT, I say that nothing surpasses it
1 for Colds and Coughs, and can be taken
j from old age down to the cradle with impu ■
nity, and without danger. But the proses
; sional world ia so full of Ambiguousness
i and Egotiam, that anything put before the
public as a safe and reliable Remedy for
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POETICAL.
A SUMMER DAY.
There's a gaping rent in the curtain,
That longs for needle and thread ;
There's a garment that ought to be finished,
And a book that wants to be read.
There's a letter that ought to be answered
There are clothes to fold away,
And I know these tasks are waiting,
And ought to be dene to-day.
Bnt how can I mend the curtain
While watching the silvery cloud ?
And how can I finish the garment
While the robii. is singing so loud ?
And the whispering trees are telling
uch stories above my head,
That I cannot but lie and listen,
And the book is all unread.
If I try to read the letter
I am sure one-half the words
Will be in the curious language
Os my chattering friends the birds.
The lilacs bloom in the sunshine,
The roses nod and smile,
The olothss that ought to be folded
And ironed, must wait awhile.
I lie in the oooling shadows,
Aud gaze at the Summer sky,
Bidding the ogres and troubles
And trials of life pass by.
The neautiful Summer blossoms
Are falling about my feet,
Aud the dreamy air is laden
With their odors rare and sweet.
The honey bees hum in the clover,
The grasses rise and fail,
The robin stops and listens
As he hears the brown thrush cull.
And the birds sing to me softly,
The butterfly floats away—
[ Oh, what could be sweeter than living
This beautiful Summer day ?
THE DEATH CHASE.
BY COLONEL J'RENTISS INGRAHAM.
Far out in the Western country, one
pleasant afternoon a few years ago, a
man was slowly riding across an expan
sive and rolling pruirie, and bending his
course still furthey westward.
Well armed with a revolving rifle of
seven shots, two silver-mounted Colt's
pistols, and a large Bowie knife he was
also splendidly mounted ; while his fine
form, clad in a suit of buck-skin, taste
fully fringed and wrought with beads,
aud his stern, handsome face altogether
betokened him a reliable friend or a
most dangerous foe.
Five Years Minton Burke had passed
among the mountains and on the plains
of the far West, and his life of solitary
freedom, away from the civilized haunts
of men, he enjoyed. For a great grief
had fallen upon him, a heart-sorrow bad
been his, and sorely wounded thereby,
he had fled from social life to one of Belf
exile.
Beared through the kindness of an
nucle, for his parents were both lost at
sea wheu their son was a very few years
old, Miuturn Burke had not known pov
erty, uud at twenty-five was an educated,
refined man of the world, practicing his
profession, which was that of a physi
cian, in a little New England city, for he
would not remain dependent upon his
guardian’s generosity after he had com
pleted his course of studies.
In the little town where he had com
menced his professional career, Minturn
hod met his fate, that is, be hod learned
to love a woman with all the power of a
strong man's passion.
Eve Carleton was, when she and Min
tnrn Burke first met, a beautiful young
girl of eighteen, the only child of the
mayor of the town, a pompons, selfish
old man, of considerable means, bnt lit
tle brains.
From their first meeting Mintnm and
Eve had loved each other, and from the
discovery of that fact Mayor Carleton
bad banished the yonug man from his
house.
Stolen interviews followed between the
lovers, and upon being found out by the
enraged father, Eve was sent off to a
convent near New York, and one year
after was married, by her father’s ma
nceuvres, to the son of a millionaire, and
her arrival m her home with her rich
husbaud was Minturn’s first intimation
that she was untrue to her pledged word
to him.
Crushed by the blow that fell so heav
ily upon him Minturn Burke gave up his
growing practice und sought the western
wilds, where, in a distant Territory, he
built him a rude home, and seemed thus
content to let his years pass by, roving
over the prairies and mountains of the
beautiful country.
Crushed by the blow that fell so heav
ily upon him Minturn Burke gave up his
growing practice und sought the western
wilds, where, in a distant Territory, he
built him a rude home, and seemed thus
content to let his years pass by, roving
over the prairies and mountains of the
beautiful country.
It was while returning from a bunt on
the plains, five years after he had fled
from his New England home, that he is
first brought before the notice of the
reader, and as he rides quietly along he
is startled by a distant cry, as if for
help.
A glance behind him discovered a
horseman rushing rapidly toward him,
but yet a quarter of a mile off, while in
his rear and in close chase, came a dozen
painted Indians hotly passing on to cap
ture the fugitive.
In an instant Minturn Burke wheeled
his horse, and seating himself firmly in
his saddle examined his arms and stood
npon the defensive at the same time wa
ving his hand toward the horseman to
urge him to a greater speed.
Calmly he awaited the coming of the
pnrsued and the pursuing, and his dark
eyes lit up with a dangerous light, aud
his face grew hard and stern, as he
nerved himself for the contest of one
man against a dozen.
THOMSON, GA. JULY 19, 1876.
On they came, aud wheu the white
man, whom Mintnm noticed was well
mounted, bnt clad as a citizen, and ap
parently unarmed, had oome within a
hundred yards, and his savage pursuers
were not twice that distance away, the
rifle was slowly raised, and mingling
with its sharp report came the death cry
of a painted warrior.
Again and again rang the sharp report
of the rifle, until, os the fugitive dashed,
to Minturn’s side, four Indian braves had
been stricken from their saddles, and the
others, in fear of the terrible repeating
rifle of the white Ranger, hastily placed
tbemselves at a safe distance while their
warwhoops echoed across the prairie.
“You have saved my life, sir, aud—"
“It is a duty all men owe to their fel
low-creatures, so do not refer to it,
pleasn,” answered Mintnm, as he kept
his eye upon the cowardly savages, who,
now that they were brought to bay,
stood at a distance, venting their rage in
piercing whoops.
“Can I ask how you happeu to be alone
aud unarmed upon the prairie ?” contin
ued Minturn, without removing his gaze
from the ludians.
“Certainly, sir. lam carrying out an
emigration project of my late sou-in-law,
who before his death, had started a train
out-West, to settle there upon his lands
a small colony. At the request of his
wife, who is my daughter, I am going
out to arrange the lauds satisfactorily to
all, and she has accompanied me and is
now with the train which I left two
hours since. ”
“Your train is on the regular trail I
suppose ?” *
"Yes, sir, aud is to Damp to-night at
Wild Gorge, from which place our set
tlement is distant thirty mileß.”
“I know the Wild Gorge well, and we
will at once start for th. re. As long as
we are on the prarnie, I can keep those
rod devils at bay ; bnt when we reach the
forest they may give ns more trouble.
And as Minturn turned, he fur the first
time looked into the face of Mayor Carl
ton, the father of Eve.
The recognition was mutual, and while
Minturn’s bronzed face/paled at the sight
of the man wlio had bronght years of
misery upon him, Mayor Carlton’s red
face grew redder as he the man to
whom he owed hiulife was Minturn
B "». Burk., OTiti-ta
commenced ; but Minturn interrupted :
“Mayor Carlton, you wrecked my life;
I have saved yours, and would have done
so, even had I known who you wero ; so
do not let us discuss the matter. Your
horse is rested ; so come let us bo off. ”
Aud raising his rifle, Mintnru sunt an
other shot after the Indians, to prove to
them that they must not crowd him too
closely.
The ball took effect in the head of an
Indian’s horse, aud with a yell, the red
warriors hastened to placo themselves at
a safer distance.
Heartily ashamed of his former course,
Mayor Carleton followed his preserver
across the prairie.
Miles were passed over in silence, the
Indians not once attefnpttng to diminish
the distance between themselves aud the
two men—and then a shot from Min
turn’s unerring rifle bringing one of
their number from his horse, they after
ward kept out of range, until the forest
bordering the Wild Gorge came in sight
and they then rapidly turned to the right
and dashed away to conceal themselves
in the wsods.
Had Minturn been alone, he could
have thwarted them by first reaching a
place of safety, but the horse which
Mayor Carleton rode had been used up
by his hard ride, and the young man do
termined to remain with and still protect
the man who had proven his worst ene
my.
The Indians had disappeared in the
forest, and a curling smoke, a mile dis
tant, showed whejEp the ¥®oa train bad
encamped as the two litAsezneu drew
near the woods, when a loud War whoop
echoed across the prairie ; and peering
into the undergrowth, Minturn discov
ered a horse, with a woman upon his
back, dashing at full speed toward the
mouth of the gorge, while a short dis
tance behind were the ludians in full
pursuit.
“My daughter! Oh, my daughter!”
cried Mayor Carleton, as his eye fell
npon the flying horse-woman.
Minturn exclaimed:
“Yonder lies your camp. Go to it.”
He then dashed forward like the wind,
and the next moment had enteied the
forest and was rapidly gaining npon the
band of Indians who were striving all in
their power to Overtake their defenceless
prey.
“Good heavens! she has turned'iown
the gorge. Now, Antelope, show' your
matchless speed,” exclaimed Minturn, as
he nrged his fleet horse forward by words
of encouragement.
The gorge was a deep ravine Which
had been the bed of a small river. Prom
its month for miles there was no way of
leaving its course on account of ite steep
banks, aud Minturn, who knew it well,
understood that the woman before him,
whom Mayor Carleton’s ejaculation had
told him was Eve, bad but one ebanee
for her life, aud that was to keep ahead
of her pursuers until he oouii oome to
aid. Should her horse fall, or her pres
ence of mind forsako her, she was lost.
j Down the gorge Minturn dashed, and
| a quarter of a mile before* him he dis-
I oovered the slender form of his lost love
j sitting bravely in the saddle and urging
her horse forward at his topmost speed,
while the red devels behind her were
whooping with delight ns they rushed
on in pursuit, and in their joy uncon
scious of the avenging follower upon
their track.
A shot from Minturn, fired at full
speed, bronght one of them to the
ground and warned them of their danger,
and then oommenced a death chase of a
most exciting character, for Eye heard
the shot and a glance showed her that
aid was near, but she also felt that the
brave Ranger would also cause the Indi
ans to rush more swiftly on, and her
danger thereby be increased, for should
they overtake her, her fate was sealed.
Again the rifle echoed down the gorge,
aud the horse of a warrior fell, crashing
his rider beneath him.
“So far, good. There are five more
of the devils yet. Como, Antelope !” aud
os Miuturn spoke, he struck his horse a
sharp blow with his cap.
Maddened and startled by such un
expected harshness from his master,
Antelope sprang forward with inoreased
speed, and rapidly gained upon the
Indian horses, and then ouce more the
rifle pealed forth, and a death-dealing
messenger sent another Indian to his
long home.
“If that was not Eve they are after, I
would really enjoy this novel chase,”
said Minturn, as he warmed with excite
ment, and setting his teeth hard, onoe
more raised the deadly rifle, and again a
savage warrior uttered his death-whoop.
Antelope had now brought his master
within a few lengths of the Indians and
they had also gained greatly npon their
intended victim, and panting for revenge
for the loss of their comrades, they were
determined to seek their vengeuoe npon
the frail woman ; and while two or three
remaining warriors turned uud fired up
on Minturn, the other raised his rifle
and discharged it, after taking as good
aim as was possible at full speed, at the
horse ridden by Eve.
Fortunately all three Bhots missed,
and then, slinging his rifle upon his
back, Minturn drew his revolver, and
rapidly the chambers were emptied npon
.the remaining savages, and with fearful ■
effoct, for two of them fell, while the
other seeing further flight was useless,
and thus brought to bay, turned and
faced the victorious ranger.
Throwing himself from his horse, the
Indian used him as a safeguard, and as
Mi ii turn dashed up hurled his tomahawk
at his head.
It was well aimed, and grazing the
temple of the Ranger, caused him to reel
in his saddle and then fall heavily to the
ground.
With a bound the Indian was upon
him, aud his greedy hand sought the
dark curling hair for the Hcalp-lock ; but
only stunned by the blow aud fall, Min
turn half arose and grappled with his
red foe.
Then commenced a fierce and deadly
combat, and the knives of the warrior
and his terrible foe clashed together;
but not for long, as the broad keeu blade
—the far-famed bowieknife of the white
man—soon was thrust deep down into
the bosom of tho Indian, who, with one
piercing yell of anguish and rage, fell
dead at the victor’s feet, just us Eve,
who had seen that she was no longer
pursued, turned and dashed up to the
spot.
“Eve !” aud the dark eyes, full of the
lire of combat, rested upon the face of
the woman who had broken her pledge
of lasting love, and the beautiful woman,
upon whom five years hnd made but lit
tle olionge, turned deadly pale as she
recognized the man before her, and
murmured:
“Oh, Mintnru ! is it indeed yon?”
“Yes” Mrs. Granger, I am Miuturn
Burke, the man whom you so cruelly
deceived, answr rod the young Ranger,
bitterly.
“Whom I deserted 1 Oh, Minturn,
how can you say that, after yonr cruel
letter ?”
“Subterfuge is useless, Madam. I nev
er addressed one line to you ufter you
left for the convent.”
“Oh, then we have both been victim
ized. Believe me, had I not heard from
my father that you were engaged to be
married, and received a letter purporting
to oome from you, telling me yon no
longer loved me, I would not have been
forced as it were into a marriage with
Lawrence Granger.”
“And he ?”
He is now dead, and left me all of bis
property, for be was a good husband to
me while he lived.”
“Oh, Eve, yonr father has done all
this to part us. Darling, I yet love you,
and hope, almost beyond hope, that you
will not now cast me off.”
Quickly did Eve slide from her saddle
to the ground, and then the beautiful
arms were clasped around the neck of
the lonely mau, os he drew her frantically
to his bosom.
Just then tho sound of hoofs was
heard, and Mayor Carleton appeared in
sight for be had followed, rapidly as his
horse oould go, after Minturn, instead
of going to the encampment of the wag
' on train as tho Ranger had directed.
Great was his joy to see liis daughter
safe. All along the edge of tbe gorge he
had noticed the effects of the death chose
in seeing the dead bodies of the lud : aus,
and yet he feared that Eve might not
have escaped, and his daughter was his
idol.
Once more ho clasped her to his arms,
and as he turned toward Mintnrn, he
said in n choking voice :
. “Mr. Burke, I have deeply wronged
you and Eve, but you have had yonr
revenge. I caused your paths through
life to diverge widely, aud now my every
efforts shall be to bring them together i
again.
“We have suffered greatly, Mayor I
Carletou; but now lot the joy of this j
meeting banish the past, replied Min
turn, frankly offering his baud, which I
was warmly grasped by the repeueut,
man.
“Father, I was in search of you when
those Indians came upon me; but now
let us return to camp, for I am ill with
fatigue aud fright,” said Eve, with a
happy light in her eyes; and raising her
to her saddle, Mintum mounted aud led
the way, while Mayor Carleton brought
up the rear.
It was a merry party arouud the wagon
train camp fire that night, and warmly
was Mintnrn Burke congratulated upon
his bravery by the many emigrants, who
gazed upon him with wonder, after May
or Carleton had related to them the
daring exploits of the young man.
In that far Western settlement, now
rapidly growing into a town of some im
portance, dwell Mintnrn Burke and Evo
as man and wife, and neither of them
has ever had cause to regret the terrible
ordeal of the death-chase which brought
them together again, after many years
of cruel separation ; and old MayorfCar
leton seems determined to make up with
kindness and love toward his children,
for the one Rinful act of his life ngffcinst
them.
A Domestio Tragedy.
CHAPTER ONE.
With fierce energy she strode to the
window, dashed back the ruttliug blind,
and peered into tbe inky darkness. But
her burning glances failed to pierce the
pall-like blackness that enshrouded the
deserted streets. Tearing up the liAK
register, aud detaching the pedal from a
sewing ranebine, she laid them on a has
sock, and resumed her weary watch.
The storm without rngrd witli wild fury,
driving the sleet across Charles rivir
with a force and velocity that was spall
ing. The night waned, and she sat wan
and haggard.
CH \PTEK TV O.
An abandoned-looking man, with a
crira-am nose, tattered l ister, aud fear
ful fissures in his trousers, was waltzing
with uncertain Strides through one of
the grand avnnues of the Lower port.
Ever and rnon the graceless man would
mutter to himself : “I—hie—wonderif
theoldwomansup—hie—by—hie— gad ?"
Bracing himself he reached home, and
was trying to pick the door-look with an
empty flask, when the door opened from
within. Then a fierce soap-paddle in the
hands of a warlike female flourished in
the air. Then a wild cry for mercy was
heard high above the raging elements,
and all was still.
Telling a Story at a Dinner Table.
Mr. Sniffin was at adiuuer party given
a few days ago at Boddley’s. While the
company were at the table, Sniffin said
in a loud voice :
“By-the-way, did yon read that mighty
good thing in the Bulletin the other day
about the w. man over in Pecander ? It
was oue of the most amusing things that
ever came under my observation. The
woman’s name, you see, was Emma.
Well, sir, there were two young fellows
paying attention to her, and after she’d
accepted one of them, the other also
proposed to her, and ns she felt certain
that the first one wasn’t in earnest, she
accepted the second one, too. So a few
days later both of them called at the
same time, both claimed her hand, aud
both insisted on marrying her at once.
Then, of course, she found herself face
to face with a very unpleasant—unpleas
ant—er—er—er less see what’s the
word I want Unpleasant er—er—
Blamed if I havn't forgotten that word 1”
“Predicament?” suggested Boddley.
“No, that is not it; what’s tbe name
of with two horns ? Unpleas
ant—er—er Hang it 1 it’s gone clear
out of my mind.”
“A cow ?” hinted Miss Oridley.
“No, not a oow.” .
“May be it’s a buffalo?” remarked
Doctor Potts.
“No ;no kind of animal; something
else with two horns. Mighty queer I
can’t recall it.”
“Perhaps it’s a brass baud ?” obser/ed
Butterwick.
“You don’t mean a lire company ?”
asked Mrs. Boddley.
“N—no. That’s the confounded
queerest thing I ever heard of, that I
can’t remember that word.” said Mr.
Sniffin, getting warm and beginning to
feel miserable.
“Well, give us the rest of the story
without it.” “But,” said Mr. Sniffin,
“the whole joke depends on that infernal
word.”
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NO. 28,
“ Two beams, did year Ray?" naked
Doctor Potts ; “msy be it is a catfish V r
I “Or a snail ?” remarked the judge,
i “N—no — none of those.”
“Is it an elephant or a walrus T r
asked Mrs. Potts.
i “I guess I’ll have to give it up,” wrd
; Mr. Sniffin, wiping the perspiration
from his brow.
“Well, that’s the sickest old story I
ever run across,” remnrkcd Butterwick
to Boddley. Then everybody smiled,
and Mr. Sniffin exonsed himself upon
the ground that he had to meet n mar
! and he withdrew.
The Suicide,
[We are permitted to copy the follow
! ing from the scrap-book of a young
lawyer, fotmerly of Columbia county,
! who died in 1856. In these days when
| suicide seems to have become an epidein
| ic, these Hues, written a quarter of a
century ago, are singularly appropriate. J
Think not harshly of the suicide—we
I seldom if ever understand, or appreciate
the feelings, tjiat impel him to the com
j mission of so sad aud rash an act.
There is a difference betnreeu the suf
ferings of an ordinary mind on account
of a sudden and heavy misfortune, aud
those which result from an extreme
j seusitiveness; a keen susceptibility to
the ills and evils of ordinary life. Time,
and the recuperative properties of the
mind will overcome the former, but
every day brings but a fresh infliction
of the latter. Both should be met with
all our fortitude aud patience, but the
morbidly sensitive m.nd is more apt Ur
shrink from tho encounter, and to brood
in silence over its sufferings; its sweete t
solace is the sympathy of kindred spirits,
when these can be found. But these are
rare—the great mass of those around us
seem to have but little sensibility—sel
dom feel acutely. Talk to them of dis
quietude and meutnl anguish, in the
absence of any palpable misfortune, and
instead of kindly interest, may be ob
served, an ill disguised smile of derision,
or a vacant stare Hervcs to disclose how
incomprehensible nnoh feelings ore to
them. They enunot understand how
auy one with fair prospects in life, can
really be unhappy. Are not such persona
to be envied ? But all are not thus
fortunately ooustituted. Happiness, or
the enjoyment of life depends not entire
ly upon external circumstances, and
many who are considered fortunate by
the world, not nnfreqnently feel their
lives a burden, which' they would gladly
exchange for the long aud quiet rest of
the grave. And were it not that the final
character of the act precludes the possi
bility of forgiveness, would lay violeut
hands on their own existence.
“For who bear the whips and scorns
of time, the oppressor’s wing, the proud
man’s contumely, the paugs of despised
love, the insolence of office, and the
spurns that patieut merit of the unworthy
takes, where he himself might his quie
tus make, with a bare bodkin. Who
would bear the thousand natural ills that
flesh is heir to, but that the dread of
something after death, the undiscovered
country from whose bourne no traveller
returns, puzzles the will and makes us
rather bear the ills we have, than fly to
others that we know not of ?”
Think not harshly of the suicide.
Feb’y 1848. B. E. W.
Death of Santa Anna.
General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
died in the oity of Mexico on the 21st of
June at the age of 84 years. Born in
Jalapa, he entered the Mexican army at
an early age, and was foremost in expel
ling the Spaniards from Mexico. Ho
afterwards join and in deposing the native
Emperor Itnrbride, and elevated Guer
ero to the Presidency. In 1833 he was
himself made President, and soon after
was made Dictator. In 1836 he attempt
ed to subdue the Texan revolt, but was
beaten at San Jacinto and taken priso
ner. While a prisoner he recognized in
dependence. In 1837 he led in the suc
cessful repulse of the French at Vera
Cruz and lost a leg in action. When
war broke out between the United States
and Mexico Santa Anna was recalled
from exile and appointed Commander-in
chief. The disasters which befell him
led to his second exile, but he was again
recalled and once more made President.
Again he was deposed and for tho past
twenty-five years he has been a wanderer,
restless -and uncertain. A few years ago
he returned to Mexico and attempted to
arouse anew movement in Iris fovor, but
it fell stillborn and the Mexicans looked
upon him simply with pity. He was a
very powerful man, but with splendid
opportunities for good—with occasions
which oould have produced a Washing
ton—he accomplished nothing beneficial
to the human race nor to Mexico.—Mo
bile Register.
In five States the law of hanging has
now been abolishod. They are, with
the dates of their abolition, os follows :
Michigan, 1846; Rhode Island, 18521
Wisconsin, 1853 ; lowa, 1872 ; Maine,
1875.
A Salt Lake Mormon has returned
from the Sandwioh Islands with five
young Hawaiian wives.