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DORA,
THE ADOPTED DAUGHTER-
By J. W H„ of Toccoa, Ga.
Chapter IX.
THE FIGHT RENEWED—rAUL SEP-
ARATED FRO31 HIS FATHER !
Scarcely had Mr. Bergan and Paul
returned to the place at which they
slept the night before, when, to their
surprise, Araituwahto appeared.
His face showed bis 303 % but he said
not a word, but looked in silent
admiration, first at Mr. Bergan or
Paul, and then at the guns.
Mr. Bergan knew that the Blackfeet
were game, and thought probably
there would be a fight in the morning.
So thought Amituwahto. Mr.
Bergan directed him to keep his
warriors together during the night,
and to have them ready for fight at
daybreak. lie also said that he would
join them with John and Paul and
three great guns; with this Amitu¬
wahto disappeared, Mr. Bergan
called a council of war and it was
decided that they would leave just as
soon as the morrow's fight was over.
And that if they became separated
they would as soon as possible make
way to the horses in the thicket and
retrace their steps to C , where
the 3 ' would take rest if needed, and it
not Mr. Bergan and Paul would take
the rail for M--.
This agreed upon our part}’ slept
soundly, strange to say.
Mr. Ltergan regretted that he was
alinost compelled to take part in this
savage warfare ; but he remembered
that it was this same tribe of Blackfeet
who had treated Mr. Wilton and
family so cruelly ; he knew, too, that
they had invaded the Crow’s country
when they considered it defenseless;
and he knew, too, that the Blackleet
were deadly enemies to all whites ;
he kuew that it was possible for him
to lose his scalp at the hands of these
inhuman demons, He considered
himself justified in what he had done
and in what he intended to do. Day
dawned, and Mr. Bergan, Paul and
John, each armed with a doubh
barrel breech-loader and cartridges
sufficient, a revolver and a large
hunting knife, crossed the river,
Amituwahto met them and proceeded
to his warriors with them. The
Indian explained that it was tl e
white brethren, with their great guns,
who had killed so many of the
Blackfeet the day before. When the
250 Crow braves understood this,
with one voice a deafening shout rent
the air. They began crowding around
our friends desirous of seeing them
better, as well as to look at the
wonderful guns. But Amituwahto
kept them back, but he could not, and
he id not desire to ret train that
hearty shout, which so well expresses
a red man’s jo 3 % just as this shout
died away in the stillness of the
morning, another, almost as deafen¬
ing, reverberated through the hills of
this peculiar country
It was the war-whoop of the
Blackfeet! All who heard that, knew
that its ton s meant blood. Mr.
Bergan knew that nothing like milita
ry discipline could be preserved
when the fight began, but he stood
b>’ the side of Amituwahto, determ¬
ined to preserve order until the battle
was begun, 7’lie Blackfeet now
emerged from the thicket and ap¬
proached at a rapid pace. Mr. Bergan.
Paul and John were together, Ami-
tuwahto between Paul and Lisfathtr
These four now mounted their horses.
Two hundred 3 'ards to the van came
the hurricane of Blackfeet fury, a
compact mass. What fearful havoc
would those three guns play ! And
how rapidly could they be re loaded.
Impatience shown upon the counte¬
nance of every Crow brave; how
eagerly did they wish to meet that
avalauche of human fur 3 ’. Ffly yards
and those three guns send their first
deadly volley into the enemy. A
stubborn fight of about a quarter of
an hour and the Blackfeet fly, leaving
man 3 f of their braves behind. Faul
had, in the excitement and confu
sion, become separated from his
father; he looked around aud saw
Amituwahto at his side; he motioned
at the foe and plunged after, followed
by Amituwahto and about one hun¬
dred and fifty mounted braves. The
arrows of the Crow warriors were
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more effective than Paul had sup-
posed the 3 r would. Paul's horse was
a good one, he was e\en with the
foremost pursuer, Amituwahto, but
he realised not his danger. He was
delirious with excitement. Ever and
anon the picture of lost little Minnie ;
of Mr. Wilton lying manacled, beside
his murdered wife appeared to his
mind. His fury was redoubled. He
rode equal to a Comanche and. fought
like an Ajax- The tiger having once
lapped its tongue in blood is even
more ferocious than before ; so it was
with Paul. He would, in that mo¬
ment of wild excitement, have shot
the last wretched number of the
Blackfeet tribe. He only knew that
Amituwahto was at his side, and that
he fired at ever 3 r Blackfoot he possi¬
bly could. He had taken no notice
of time or of the distance over which
they had come. At last Amituwahto,
more discreet than Paul, noticed that
the Crow warriors were far behind,
and knowing it would be bad for
if the Blackfeet should again
shew fight, he signaled Paul that they
had better return. Paul was aston*
ished to see how high the sun was ;
taking out his watch he saw that it
was nine o'clock. They had passed
over at least 15 miles and could not
possibly retrace it before two P. M.»
thair horses so fagged. They kept to
the bank of the river and arrived at
the battle ground at three p. m •
Paul now realized his loneliness;
though in the midst of admiring
Crow braves, and as much as he liked
admiration, he would at that moment
have been with his father and John it
possible.
Chapter X.
MU. BE! GAN AND JOHN LFAVE PAUL
BEHIND.
As soon as possible he separated
from the Indians, and. passed imme¬
diately to the river bank. The rubber
boat was not there, so he had to cross
the best way possible. But just as
he was about to plunge into the
water, Amituwahto appeared, and
going down to the water’s edge he
unloosed a small canoe, which Paul
had not observed. He motioned Paul
to step in, which he did and he was
soon landed safel 3 T on the other side.
He quickly ascended to the /Erie and
proceeded at once to the thicket where
the horses had been concealed. The
horses were all gone, This he did
not understand. Why did John and
his father take all three of the horses?
Why did they not leave him one?
lie was glad to know that his father
had started safely 7 back to civilization,
and before the Blackfeet could
recover from their terrible defeat. He
was reasonabU 7 certain that his father
was safe. Well he knew that Amitu¬
wahto would furnish him a horse on
the morrow.
His rifle was in place, too ; he had
left it on the shelving rock from
which he had fired at the Blackfeet
the day before ; lucky accident, for if
jt had been with the others they would
haveproba . .
3 came 1 on.
Unlucky, per aps, 01 1 1 1 a
^ ocn re ^ y,on(
have known that he had not gone,
and in all probability would have
waited for him. lie noticed heavy
elouds just in the direction of the
trail his father was in, and regretted
that the mansion could not offer him
its friendly protection. Hastil 3 7 par¬
taking of some cold meat and bread,
our young hero “laid him down to
rest.’
Chapter XL
gone !
Mr. Bergan and John had remained
on the battle-ground until twelve
waiting for Paul to join them. Not
for a moment supposing that Paul
would pursue the enemy as he did,
he was puzzled as to the cause of
Paul’s absenbe. At last be decided
that he was either captured by the
enemy, or that he bad returned to the
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iErie. They then crossed the river
as quickty as possible and examined
their arms and ammunition first
thing. Paul s rifle was gone (it was
lying on the shelving roc k as before
stated). And everything else was
just as they had left it. They were
pretty certain that Paul preceded
them ; for, if his gun had been stolen,
would not the thief or thieves have
disturbed something else? They
proceeded at once to the thicket
where the horses were and found one
horse gone and fresh tracks in the
very path which they would have to
travel in order to reach the main
trail leading to C- . This con¬
vinced Mr. Bergan and John that
Paul was ahead, so they gathered up
a few necessaries and mounted the
two remaining horses and started at
once for C -. They left the /Erie
at two o'clock just one hour before
Paul arrived at the battle-ground.
They rode until dark. At about
three, one of those sudden violent
summer showers, so^frequent there,
began and for half an hour the rain
fell in torrents; so heavy was the
rain that the tracks of the horse in
front, and which they supposed to be
Paul’s, were completely obliterated.
They camped upon a rocky hill, if a
cold meal, no fire, damp earth and
few blankets, can be dignified with
the name—camping. The journey
was resumed early next morning.
They arrived at C—— the day
following. Mr. Bergan presented the
horses to John and rewarded him
handsomely pecuniarily besides. He,
Mr. Bergan proceeded at once to
M--. He changed his mind, how¬
ever, and determined to spend his
remaining two w-eeks in W--, Mr.
Wilton’s old place of business.
He simply wrote to his wife, saying
that he w-ould be home sometime
within two weeks, and supposed
that Paul would give her the panic
ulars of the trip.
His letter miscarried and his
family still supposed he was upon
the plains of the wild West, where
le would not be expected to write;
and not being over-fond of corres-
oondence he wrote no more, con sc-
quently Mrs. Bergan supposed father
and son together!
[ To he Continued .]
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WHITE AND COLORED SCHOOL
WAR.
St. Louis, Mo., September 12.—
Great excitement exists in East St.
Louis on the question whether col¬
ored children shall be sent to the
public schools where white children
are taught. The trouble has been
culminating for some time- During
vacation the School Board selected a
site for a school building for colored
children, located between railroad
tracks. The colored people objected
to this location, and threatened to
send their children to school with the
whites. Yesterday at the opening of
the schools the colored children
applied for admission into the white
schools, but the principals refused to
admit them. The excitement grew
apace and the Board ordered the
schools closed for the day. Last
night several street fights occurred,
and to day the schools* were again
opened. Few white children pre¬
sented themselves, but the colored
ones were again on band and yester
day s action was repeated. Some of
the teachers left their schools. Fi-
nally the schools were again closed
for the remainder of the day. The
Board had meantime rented a«build •
ing to serve as a school for colored
children, but the negroes would not
send their ohildren there, claiming
the right to have them enrolled in
the white schools. Fights occurred
between white and colored children
this morning. The excitement is
growing, and it is not known how
matters will terminate.
PRESENTMENTS OF TBE
GRAND JURY, AUGUST
TERM, 1882, OF HAB¬
ERSHAM SUPE¬
RIOR COURT.
Goorgia, I
Habersham County.
We the Grand Jurors chosen and
sworn, for the August Term 1882, of
Habersham Superior Court, desire to
submit the following general Pre¬
sentments :
We have through appropriate com¬
mittees examined the Public Build¬
ings, the offices of the Clerk, Sheriff
and Ordinary, and the books of the
Treasurer, County School Commis¬
sioner, Tax Collector and Tax
Receiver, and the Dockets of the
various Justices of the Peace and
Notary’s Public, in the count 3 r .
We find that portions of the public
roads in this count 3 7 are in good
order, while there are other portions
which have not been sufficient ^ 7
worked, and are in bad condition.
We recommend that the Ordinal
order the Commissioners of the vari-
011 s districts to review their respective
roads and see that those portions of
roads which are in a bad condition be
put in good order immediately.
We find that the Clerk of the Su¬
perior court had the books and papers
in his office well kept. We also find
that the Sheriff has s;.ch books as the
law requires him to keep, and they
have been properly kept, Also that
the countv 'school Commissioner has
he pt his boobs neatly and correctly.
We have examined the dockets of
the Justices of the Peace and Aota-
ry’s Tub lie ;iml find them generally
well and properly kept.
We find the jail in a very unsafe
condition. The floor of he Dungeon
has been broken up and the wall of
the foundation broken thVough, and
we recommend the Ordinary to have
some new sleepers put it it, and to
have Jthe floor laid with new plank
two inch s thick, the lull length ot
the room, and that the floor be
doubled, the plank crossing at right
angles, and nailed down with twenty
penny nails.
The bridge across Soque, near
Clarksville seems to be safe with the
exception ol three sills on the span
next to town. Wc think these should
be replaced with new ones, The
Court house is in good condition
except the uncleanliness of some ol
the jury rooms.
Wc have compared the books of
Registry of retail liquor dealers, as
kept by the Ordinary and find no
discrepences in them except that
Wm. M. Jones and James A. Roberts
have registered and have not paid
their taxes.
We find that the records of the
Treasurer and Ordinary have been
neatly kept. The present indebted-
ness of the Count 3 * according to the
Ordinary’s and Treasurer’s Books is
$2,696.65. We are assured by the
Ordinary that he will assess suffi-
cicnt Tax to pay this indebtedness,
together with the expenses of the
present Court-. We find from the
Treasurer and Ordinary’s Books
that the Tax Collector is due the
county $626.18 out of this amount
he is to have his commission, anc.
insolvent list. We urge upon the
Ordinary to have the Tax Collector to
settle in full at once. We also re¬
spectfully recommend the Ordinary
to have all the public bridges which
are |oo large to be kept up by
road hands put back on the county,
including the bridge over the Air
Line Rail Road, on the Bushville
road, We also recommend the
Ordinary and Pauper Commissioner
to look after the proper subjects in
our county, and provide for them as
best the}- can consistent with the
means of the county. We recommend
that the jurors receive the same .com*
pensation for the next year a 9 is now
avowed them. We have elected Wm.
i TERMS— $1 50 A YEAR,
NO 11 #
D. Hill a member of the Board of
Education to succeed himself. We
also recommend Jeremiah T. Mxxlkey
for Notary Public for the 440 district
G. M. to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation of L. P. Cook.
And we further rcccommend our
Senator and Representative in the
next General Assembty in the event
an election for Judicial officers of the
North Eastern circuit is held, which
under the provisions of the Constitu¬
tion we think doubtful that they give
their earnest support to Hon. C. J.
Wellborn, our present able and affable
Judge. He lias presided over the
Courts of this circuit faithfully, ably
and impartially, and deserves our
highest commendation, and we trust
that the. General Assembly will re¬
elect him to the position that he has
filled with so much ability. Of our
Sol. Gen.W. S. Erwin, we his friends
and neighbors, who know him best,
have to saj*, that we find in him a
prosecuting officer who has faithfully
and efficiently discharged his duty,
and we ask that he be re-elected to
the office that he now holds, believing
that he is the unanimous choioe of our
people so far as our information
extends, which is extensive with the
county.
In taking leave of his Honor, Judge
C. J. Wellborn, we feel to express
our gratitude and tender him our
thanks for the able and impartial
manner in which he has discharged
the duties of his office during the
present Term of Court, and to the
Hon. W. S. Erwin, our able and
efficient Solicitor General, we extend
our warmest thanks for his kindness
and attention to our bod 3 7 , and for
the able manner in , which he has
disenarged the duties of his office
during the present term. We further
as k that these presentments be pub¬
lished in the Advertiser.
Elnatban W. Sutton, foreman.
Charles R. Gibbs,
Benjamin El lard,
Alexander C. Inglis,
Cam T. Willbanks,
John G. Crow, !
William J. Stewart,
Peter King,
Geo. A. Anderson,
Thomas J. Dooly,
Thomas F. Jones,
William’/). Hill, j
William O. Cannon,
Leander T. Burch,
William 13. Daniel,
James II. Grant,
Oregon J. Reynolds, !
John C. Sisk, !
W. C. Loudcrmich. 1
Abel W. Taylor, |
James M. Blair, ;
William K. Nix,
Ilillyer C. Alley.
In accordance with the recommen¬
dation of the Grand Jury ordered
that these presentments be published
as requested.
Granted,
C. J. Wellborn, J. S. C.
W. S. Erwin, Sol. Gen’l.
The above is a true copy of the
General Presentments of the Grand
Jury at the August Term 1882, of
the Superior Court of said couuty.
This Sept. 11 th, 1882.
J. H; Addison, C. S. C.
His Hair was Cut in Silence.—
A gentleman from Nevada stepped
into a Philadelphia tonsorial saloon
to have his hair cut. The
artist, having enveloped his victim’s
neck in towels, and compressed him
securely in the chair, opened the
conversation by sayiag:
‘You are a little nervous, sir, I
perceive. Allow me to say that our
‘Capilar Elixir’ not only covers bald
heads with a luxurious growth of
hair, but calms the mmd aud restores
the whole nervous system to a healthy
equilibrium. What do you do for
nervousness in Nevada ? 5
The representative of the Comstock
i 00 fced up serenely and answered:
‘We usually go out and kill a
barber.’—Virginia City Chronicle.
FLORENCES FIRST LETTER.
Here is the best specimen of pre¬
cocity we have known. The letter
was received by a prominent gentle¬
man of Boston, and the handwriting
thongh in printing, was strongly sug¬
gestive of his son in law :
Dearest Grandpa : I was a
week old yestej*day afternoon, and
papa said if I was a good girl last
n *»ht that I might write a letter to
my own grandpapa to day. I was
good last night, and mamma had a
good night, too, and she and I are
‘both doing well.’ Papa is doing
well too. I li&e my two grandmam¬
mas quite too utterly much. I want
to see my grandpapa, and see if he is
really and truly an ‘elderly gentle¬
man,’ as mamma's mamma says he
is. I like your picture ever so much,
dear, grandpapa, and don’t think you
look ‘elderly’ at all. Mamma says
3 *ou are coming to see me soon, and
I am so glad. I want you to come as
soon as you can, and stay a long time,
and yon and I oan talk over old times
together. Won t that be preciously
precious? They haven’t told you
anything about me in their letters to
you, so I’m just going to tell you
about myself. I have blue eyes, and
hair of an auburn hue. I am perfect
in all respeots, physically and intel¬
lectually (papa taught me those two
big words this morning). / eat a
good deal, and the nurse says I am a
little pig I sleep some but don’t
cry at all, except when very hungry.
I have one ( 1 ) nose, two ( 2 ) eyes, two
( 2 ) ears one ( 1 ) mou^h ten (10) fingers
and ten ( 10 ) toes. I take an invent¬
ory every morning to see that they
are all right. Now, I want to send,
my love to all my nice relations, and
I must stop, because 1 am tired. I
I shall be so glad when you come.
We are all well and happy. I hope
you will love me, dear grandpapa, as
much as 1 love 3 7 ou, snd that you will
soon aaswer this first letter from
your loving granddaughter.
Florence.
P. s.—Ain’t you glad I'm a girl?
-^-Boston Saturday Evening Gazette,
TOPNOODY SQUELCHED.
Mrs. Topnoody was much agitated
over the reports of small-pox, and the
other evening when Mr. Topnoody
came in she said :
‘Mr. Topnoody, are there any new
cases of small-pox?’
‘Yes, dear,’ he replied, serenely.
‘Oh, where are they?’
‘In Pittsburgh, dear/
‘Indeed? Have you been vaccina-
ted ?’
ATes, dear, but I’m not afraid any-
way. The small pox has too much
sense to take a big strong man like
me.’
•Oh, it has, has it? Well, Topnoody,
l wish 1 had been the small pox when
I was 3 'oung.*
‘Why, dear, I thought 3 T ou feared
it mortally?’
‘I know 7 it, 1’opnoodp ; but if I’d
been the small pox then maybe I
would have had too much sense to
take you, too.'
Then she looked at him with that
cool, insidious significance of a
woman who has a man where the hair
is short, and Topnoody got up and
went out into the kitchen to start a
fire.—Steubenville Herald.
WHAT A SURVEYOR MISSED.
‘What are you going to do now?’
asked the old man of the surveyor,
who was surveying the line between
two farms.
‘Find the exact line,’ was the reply.
At this the man wheeled and went
off on the gallop, and he was seen no
more until the line had been run.
The surveyor and the first named
farmer had just completed the wor k
w be., the other came up to within
about ten feet of them and asked;
‘Well, have you got through?’
‘Yes, all through?’
‘And is the fence a foot on his
farm?’
‘No; he has two feet of yours, and
the fence must be moved so that yon
can have it.’
The man sprang upon a stump,
faced a thicket about five rods away,
and yelled out:
‘You there—Reuben and James
and Samuel! The survey is made
and we are all right! You kin.
shonlder them shotguns and go back
to the sawmill, and if you meet the
old woman coming with the pitchfork,
you kin tell her to turn back and git
up a squaP dinner for the surveyor V
—Detroit Free Press.