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DORA,
THE ADOPTED
By J. W II., of Toccoa, Ga.
Chapter XII.
TitK SCENE OF DOOM !
When Paul shook off the chains of
slumber next morning, the scenes of
the day before passed before his
mind’s eye Hkc the shifting of an
immense panorama; only Paul knew
that this mental picture rested upon
a foundation of reality.
Conti ary to his expectations,
,* mituwahto bid not appear, and
Paul decided that perhaps it was
well. The Indian might bo displeased
at his father’s departure. Perhaps it
was well that the indian chieftain
staid away.
But our young friend was in a
predicament. Ilis father and his
horse gone and yet. Paul had to trav¬
el miles, which might by this time be
infested with hostile Indians,
Just after sunrise, Paul heard a
neigh proceeding from the thicket.
Was it a stray horse or was it ridden
by a savage He went immediately
and found to his joy that the horse
was riderless and what astonished
him more was, that this was one of
the very horses purchased by his
father at C ! The l.orse was
securely tethered and seemed placed
there to await his ( Paul's) own will.
What could this mean? Was it pos¬
sible that his lather had sent the
horse there? If so, by whom? K not
his father, who could it have been?
Paul did not atop to answer these or
similar questions, but Hastily returned
to obtain some cartridges, provis¬
ions, etc., from the cache, lie carried
both his rifle aud shot-gun, also, his
revolver and hunting-knife. Starting
back to the horse, so providentially
sent to him, he whistled low and
sweet that sad little refrain, “Home,
Sweet Home.”
Ho leisurely aud carelessly pro-
cecdccl to undo thc tether, but, alas!
He (In! not. Carelessness, inattention !
“ i he price of liberty is eternal vigil¬
ance.” He did not observe the
stealthy approach of that stalwart
Bh.ckfoot warrior ! Did not know
the savage’s presence, until his arms
were securely pinioned in a savage
grasp. Paul’s knife was in hand
instantly and a desperate conflict
ensued. 1 lie savage all strength and
impetuosity, Paul waiting fora proper
t.mefo bury liis knife iu the red
man’s heart. Paul recovered from
ins >urprise and felt sure of conquer¬
ing iiia foe. But a single note pro¬
ceeded from that savage mouth and
was promptly answered by a dozen
savage yells. Paul felt his hat almost
lifted ftorn his head He would have
iought them one by one, but lie knew
ha they would overpower him. tie
knew that lie could expect no mercy
from Mr Wilton’s murderers ! That
thought produced an electrical effect,
il.s strength seemed redoubled, his
blows fell thick and fast and fury
flamed from, his eyes Me determined
not to lie captured. But those red
demons were close at hand, rapidly
p oaebing. Pan! aimed a death
b->w at thc Indian's heart; he
s n ked but- succeeded in carrying
Paui to the earth with him. In an
instant, ooaen mends were upon
liuu* t Kiuie Li.if,. .vn- wrfwfofi vNiEs-tcci from hii
his grasp. His rifle and revolver
were lying on the ground where thc
savage had first attacked him. Then
at last he was a captive of tbe Black-
teet! He knew his talc, yet he was
determined to meet it like a
Yuerc should not be a tremor in his
voice; no tear should gluten in his
eye. but with undaunted countenance
he would meet hi.s doom, tic was
securely bound and then was placed
upon his back. hen one of them,
who see mod to be a kind of
fathered _.attiere no l Paul’s a - knife and . a slowlv si tv
approached where Paul lay.
savage placed one knee upon our
hero's breast; and gazed «ikn*.ljr
Paul’s eye; there he saw do sign of
fear, but astern defiance. Ademoniac
smile played upon the rugged
tures of tbe savage, and amidst the
yells ofthe Blackfeet braves, Paul
feltthe iv lt cold ,, steel . | «f —, hm . own hunting ,
knife come in contact with his own
throat { and in that terrible moment
he remembered the words which he
hud spoken to his father; viz: **l
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know not why, yet 1 feel aa though
this spot has been, or will be, the
scene of doom!
Chapter XIII.
r reparations.
The cold, sharp steel was against
his throat, but not a muscle moved.
The unyielding firmness of his nature
elevated itself in order to show those
wild children of barbarity, how
lv the pale face dies. Unexpectedly
to Paul a firm hand was placed upon
that which held the knife. An unin¬
telligible jabbering ensued which
Paul could not understand. The
knife was withdrawn. The Indians
retired a distance as if in consulta¬
tion ; then several quickly sped away.
Upon the neighboring hills could be
heard the same shrill sounds which
had summoned assistance to the first
assailant.
Those remaining near Paul neither
moved nor spoke. The unfortunate
captive, during all this time, could
not prevent his mind from wandering
away to his city home where dwelt
his mother and his dear little Estelle.
Where was his father? All these
thoughts came rushing in upon his
mind ; and then he would realize the
hopelessness of his own position.
From twelve M. untU two P. M.
the Blackfeet warriors kep" arriving,
until there must have been a hundred
of them. At last came one to whom
all paid deference ; this man was to
decide his fate, lie came and stood
before Paul with folded arms and a
sternly resolute countenance. But
when tliis red man saw the calm
serenity of Paul, and the keen glance
of never-ending defiance, a feeling ot
admiration was aroused iu his sa.age
breast, and hc determined to give
11 ulianee for ifc. lie motioned
one of his braves to bring him a pipe.
This he extended to Paul at thc
same time pointing toward the conn-
tt} of tlic Hlae/ifeet.
ltv this rani supposed he meant
that he might ^ live it lie would go
with the Blackfeet and ,, become one ot
them. But Paul shook ms head with
manly resolution; and theroleaped
from his eyes J an electric flash ol
eterna enmity . ant , .
> a ic
lime, t eie passes over us pa e, im
features the wan smile ot one who
seems to know that death is near.
The Indian makes no effort to con-
ceal his displeasure and contrives to
mate 1 aul understand , that , he . w.U ...
give him unti to mot tow s sun o
decide, ’ and that if he is still defiant
he will then be burned , alive. The
sachem says no more to l*au . , and ,
he is not approached by an Iml.an
during the enure evening. But he
sees the braves collect,ng the dry
wood near; he sees them bnngtng ,t
t ' 1 tl *e oot ot tie pop ar n 'ere i r.
Bergan had said they baa left Mr-
wlton, but l.is resoRtion wavers not.
A. sundown they have placed
siderable wood at tue foot of the pop
lar - Tour savages now approac 1 aud
raiso him from tl,e g rounfl * They
carry him to the poplar and place him
U v ' P«" 11 } 1 s ”!"f 1 v " Ub ’
•
^ )uru * ! ' s » :l v young Jitc away.
.
l,i £ ht Iie lies u l )on tl,is unnatural
couch, hungry, thirsty, cramped and
'bint. At sunrise the fo lowing morn-
ln o* the chi t again extends io au
bis chance ot life, the condition, i. e.
to live with, and be one of, the
teet Bathe is met with the 88 *»e
firm , hau-htv ^ - refusal of the dav
.
lie is as iei o ie pop ar,
the wood is piled around him and thc
flame is applied. He sees the
grad-ally approach sees the
»m* of flames reach on and lay
bold 0 , a lira > nearu u» ' 0 < y.
last he feels the deadly heat upon his
flesh; and hears that ominous murmur
n f m,« Home Oli L f wliat a
F&r from homc> parents
fricnds he iau3 t die; must lay
down d f e tiie stake and assume
the garb of immortality.
The smoke ascends, the flame
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grows hotter, the murmur, louder.
The end is near. He fancies that this
flame, so gradually approaching, with
its solemn roar, is chanting his re¬
quiem, and he realizes that soon, ah !
soon, even as this smoke raises itself
on high, so must his spirit ascend to
the God who gave it.
Chapter XIV.
SAVED ; THEN DOOMED.
The Indians, desirous of being as
tantalizing as possible, kept the flame
from doing its work of destruction
for some time.
Knowing that he had taken neither
food nor water for thirty six hours,
and having been bound for twenty
four, they knew that he must be very
weak and that his limbs must be stiff.
Cruelty induced them to let him run
for his life. So a brave scattered the
burning brands ; the flames cracked
as though endeavoring to express
their delight at being relieved from
the revolting duty of burning man
alive. Paul was relieved from his
fetters and given to understand that
he could run for his life. Desiring
all the advantage possible he reeled
and feel as though it were impossible
for him to stand. The Indians re¬
treated fifty or sixty yards but were
so divided that they thought Paul
would be compelled to run over the
precipice. He hobbled along and
many Indians yelled at his apparent
helplessness. When about twenty
yards from the mouth of the ravine,
Formerly referred to, he ran with the
rapidity of a Reiman and was in the
ravine before his enemies divined his
object. T his ravine was to the left of
the JErie. Paul bounded down it
like a young roe, not realizing that
one false step would ruin all. lie
could hear the veiling savages and
knew they were in hot pursuit. Down,
down he went; soon lie reached the
terminus of this miniature gulch,
^ ^ ^ * Won(] f(j ||jm
last lie stood upon the water's
T1|e ehr|eki llcmolls wcre
drawing . near ; reluctantly, , . he , ptiinged , ,
into tll0 WftteP and arose withiu thc
beneath thc ^ riG) wllicl)
Amituwahto had so ;. ilullv shown
them! Saved! Is that thc 4 word, X9
yyhen the Indians had landed
^emselves upon thc river bank Paul
had already disappeared, they knew
" Uere ’ ^7 . T -
him to use to tbe smfacc. n But he
did not and the savagss concluded
^ be w#g drow||C(L
Paul remembered that John had
left . _ matches . . and , candles here . in . an
airtight ...... box. Cautiously .. , he .
^ pro-
to lluntthege at last he fomu ,
tl)em , nd n)ade a ligUt . Here, too,
lle found thc provisions which John’s
foretho , lt had caused him to place
io tMs may we not „ y , of
sa( - etv ? yti.-w he felt sure that he
wou \ d dve a f ew d aV8 l oncyer a t least.
He knew the Blackfeet were ignorant
(>r tWs rctreat . H e knew that his
lito was saft. e as long , as Iiis provisions . .
p istcd . vvlieu they give out he would
be compelled to run the risk of a “ wain
falHllg into the hands of Uie sava es
hisenmile, he stretched
himselt upon the cold, bare rock to
res t and to sleep. How long he slept
he never knew- it must have been
hour8 . For when he awoke he
wls Uorrified l0 see lbe water beating
U p 0n the evlge of the rock upon which
^ j av , Uj s blood was chilled, his
‘
1|ery es ^ un8truna Jnu Death at last if
, 0 ll 8 d to ! rise \ Bv 3 the
aim light , ot fH the candle he saw it
r j s j U g slow}ybut surely ! Minute
adnutc }, e ^ (razed abstracted! v atAids
Dew deatu . „ ow it reachcd
wherc hc stood (WIvI butsurelvl!
Kow itreachcs his knees , And still
that water rises! It reaches to his
wa(gt an[) hc stands Hpon tile b i„ b „ 3t
rock in t , cavcrn and Ms ^
allQOSt , toucbcs the wal1 0 ver-head!
Urim despair seizes our hero
insensibility overpowers him:
wild despairing shout, (which in this
place sounds like a muffled dirge)
and he sinks beneath the water!
Mother and sister, in your pleasant
home so far away, you know not the
whereabouts of your noble boy and
brother!
Paul is revived by the water and
he leans himself against the rock-
wall, the saddest sight ever seen by
mortal eyes.
And still the water rises !!
\To be Continued .]
REMEDY AGAINST BARBERS.
Barbers will talk. There is no
help for that. Their jaws have to
keep time with the movement of the
scissors. It is not the mere talking
that is annoying, but it is what they
saj% and their manner of saying iL
that nearly drives a strong man
crazy. If, for instance, a barber were
only to make such remarks as—
‘what a noble brow you have/ or
your dome of thought reminds one
of Daniel Webster/ or if they were
to abuse some man you do not like,
the sitter would listen very compla¬
cently, and some bald headed people
we know of would want to have the
ends of their locks trimmed four or
five times a week, just to hear what
the confounded fool of a barber had to
say. The trouble with barbers is that
they do not say what you want to
listen to. The barbers will persist in
discovering that your hair is falling
out, and there is nothing in heaven
above, or on the earth below that will
arrest the fugitive hair, except a
bottle of each particular barber’s
magic lotion. Another thing
Worries the barber more than ittroub-
les its legitimate owner, is dandruff
.
As nine persons in ten have more or
less dandruff on their heals, ~
barber has a fine field to work in, ,
it were. Dandruff is another dread
malady that is hurrying the unfortu¬
nate. man into his grave, unless he is
willing to shell out a reluctant half
dollar for a bo'tic of the same vile
stuff that the aforesaid barber is
willing to part with for the consider
ation mentioned.
Of course, thc elo pience of (he
barber cannot be closed oil
. ,ut „ . . ,
ab Ul iei s ^ ° unpo.au.\ ’ ^ ^ < lseour
ogcd ’ Hc wdI run 113 hands ,roug 1
your hair and say:
‘Boss, I kin gib vet a remedy r or
J , what will knock dat ar
senrff w m yer head cold.
mn you say.
‘Look here, you have go*, one loot,
*
in the , grave. ® Tour , .. liver . is out ot
order „ I tell ,, . ,t . by ,
can your comp
ion ' Vonr complex,on ,s too;rel
You had better get a bot tle ot ( arter s
pi»*or Reed s Gilt-Edge lome
He w.U be surpr.sed .f not
ctne P' n ..P
llis , rcproac 1 ul ° ok W1 n ^, er °
for2 seat ° fcten Lsuall wl ‘ 1 , le mem ° ,y r 1 " ll °"? S her
’ - T one -PP
sufficient, but occasionally he rallies
towart 8 1 ie c . osc ° ^ 4 .v c ma a* in \ us
,
system reacts, and he says tunuUy :
‘Yer hasn't answered my question
77 L ^ descLttV °
AU}ouha\e ° , . , , . . f
f () ,s ^ as Hm 1
1,0 1,aS read i)r - Filikms' treatise on
da,ldrUtf * He .will reply he has
r ^ ’ l "J • s p
dandrut ^ 1S . l ),ot uce y actult . . T
the brain * People who i,ave tor l )id
brains 0r nc braiaS at al, » are never
troubled with dandruff. What you
n & A an Amtr /f vr.„ ..r.w.rpil
‘
to ka iad more ‘^ndruif iu 3 our ,cat , s
‘here woubl he more of’you in C’on-
g^. If you dost quit
* ‘ ' [t
•
5rlL set a P barber shops, and , then you
will have more competittou than you
w ni , V ant ‘ ; *
do8 / 1 1
ofdandnin. failing out ot the ,lair .
and whatever else troubles
the above remedy has been
i TLBMS—$1 50 A YE A fi,
1^0 12 *
applied, you can get your hair cut
ten times a day, and he will never
again venture to prescribe for *de
scurfF in yer head.’ Try it.—Texas
Siftings. j
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A BOLD STROKE.
HOW A CHICAGO CaSIHER’s DAP IHTER
WAS WON.
‘No; I refuse.’
‘Reflect a moment, Myrtle, I be-
seech you ! You hold my life and ■
happiness in your hands:' and the
voice of Adelbcrt Tomkins trembled
as he spoke these words with an
earnestness Which forbade, even for
an instant, any doubt as to their being
the outpourings of his heart.
Myrtle Mahaffy was a beautiful
girl, just budding into sweet woman¬
hood and Adclbert loved her
They had wandered together this
sweet afternoon from the matinee to
the street car, and lie had asked her
to be his wife. It was iu answer to
this question—the earnest appeal of
a man whose whole nature was
wrapped up in a passion hc could
neither control or cast aside—that
Myrtle had spoken the words with
which our story opens. She had
watched him closely during ail ac¬
quaintance of nearly two years, and
noticed with pain how he sedulously
avoided candy stores and ice cteam
saloons. ‘I can never marry a man/ ’
she had said to Her mother one day,
‘who shies at a candy store like a
horse at a fire engine.’ And when
the expected avowal came she had
kept her word.
Adelbcrt turned round in a dazed
sort of way after J/yrtlc had rejected
him, and walked swiftly towards the
dry goods store which had been so
fortunate as to secure his services.
All the afternoon Adclbert stood
moodily behind thc ribbon counter,
thinking how hc should revenge
himself oh the naughty girl who had
wrecked his happiness. At precisely
half past four o clock a fierce joy
lighted up his countenance, and,
putting on his hat, ho left the store.
As the bells ol St. Agues , f lmreh
were striking a young man sprang
ijo-htlv up the step^ a magnificent
residence, and was soon seated in the
*»*»Pt«o«sl.y ...... turn,shed parlor. , T 1 he
i> I ’"P™ tor ' of tl.c housa .wnevolent
looking ” old gentleman, entered the
, Do wish to see me? - „e
saitl to Adalbert Tomkins—for it was
nc who had lightly sprung up the
stepu
^ , vo „ are the per-
^
‘What would you?’ said the old
- ,
, y „ u a ,. e tbe caslliel . the - Bank,
1 believe,’said tbe the " young man.
^
^ am ’
‘You have been stealing the con-
ce rns money. Ho not seek to deceive
tn 6 . 1 ou area cashiers tis enough, .
Gj ve me $ 2 J ,0 .i0 or 1 will expose you
ftU( i min yonr life. Having heard me
twUter% you can choose your own
instant the cashter did
move, and then going to an elegant
esertore which stood in a corner of
tbe rQom hc wrotc a c h eck for $30,-
0 00 , certified it and handed the piece
° f -TCe'b.U wTZVt,!V
to
said,‘and that is that you will marrv
my daughter. 7 wouldn't like to let
as sure a thing as you are to go out
the family She has ^1,000,000 in
her own right, and when I am dead
and the bank directors arc in jail on
account of my bookkeeping, it will
3U ffice to keep you in comfort.’
» « * *
Sfs IkS b”Je^^ abi/e-
bonny OnecWM
eyed boy with golden hair, has
biesac( t t f ie un ion, and as he sits on
his grandfather’s knee in front of the
fire, and asks m his innocent, cuildisu
way if < papa isn’t smart.’ the old
gentleman kisses him fondly and
Ba y S j n soft, low tones :
-You’re singing on tbe right key
now, sonny.’—Chicago Tribune.
FOOLING A GIRL ON ACCOUNT
OF SYMPATHY.
St. Louis Republican.
Mr. Redfrcckle was sued for breach
of promise. ‘You ought to be
ashamed of yourself,’ said the judag^
*A man who would deceive a womwf
as you have done is entitled to a
place in the penitentiary.’
‘Judge, it was on account of uiy
strong attachments that I foo/ed the
gal. Suppose I had married her
and she had died, my life would be
bathed in gloom. 1 thought about
the matter, judge, and I looked at
the girl and mused: ‘Suppose you
were to become my wife and die, I’d
be stricken with sadness.’ ‘I can’t
stand anything like that. My broth-
married sometime ago and his wife
died, and since then lie has been un¬
fitted for business.*
‘lint the young lady, sir,’ continued
the judge, ‘is in remarkable fine
health, and the chances are that she
will live longer than you do.’
Yes, and that was another objec-
t-ion, judge. Suppose I were to marry
h er aild d ‘e- would be a widow.
Widow ! Why, judge, that word has
a sound. 1 don’t want to be instru¬
mental in making anybody a widow.’
The jury brought in a verdict of
five hundred dollars in favor of the
girl.
A SENSIBLE BOY.
Faith and .obedience are both
sensible things! I No traits are more
lovely and becoming in childhood,
and parents may preserve these even
in their older children if they will
reason with them, and reason ‘gently/
An intelligent boy sat on the steps
of Ids father’s dwelling, deeply
absorbed with a highly wrought and
pernicious book, calculated to poison
and deprave the mind. His father
approaching, saw at a glance the
character of the book, said :
‘What have you there, George?’
The little fellow looking up with a
confused air, though his young mind
had already been tainted with tales
and romance and fiction, promptly
gave the name of the work.
His father gently remonstrated,
pointing out the danger of reading
such books, aud having some confi¬
dence in the effects of early culture
upon the mind of his child, left him
with the book closed by his side.
7n a few moments the father dis¬
covered a light in an adjoining room,
and on inquiring the cause, was
informed that it was George burning
ie pernicious book-
‘My son, what have you done?’
‘Burned that book, papa,
bctter
jj ian j >
OPEN TO A HORSE-TRADE.
A Michigander who was traveling
j.lirougii Indiana with a horse and
bugrry drove up to a farm house one
day with his patent washing machine
and discovered that he had happened
a funeral. Under such circum-
ahlnues „ e , lcclrel , u W . t to beat a
, r(lrea ,, b „t .vl.ile unhitehin-Ins horse
one of the men came out and in-
: quire ,1 :
‘Want anything, stranger?
• A ell, no ; I understau 1 they are
; holding a funeral here.’
‘Yes, sort of a funeral Got any
thing to sell?’
4 have a patent washing machine,
but under the circumstances 1 don't
feel like—’
‘Never mind the circumstances/
| lntwrnptert the man. ‘Jim’s lost his
i wife, of course, but he’s got arrange-
meuts made to marry his hired girl
two Weeks from to night, and if you’ve
S^anytlnng there you w-anUo throw
; m on a hoss-trade be won t let no
funeral interfere witli business. lt*s
a i r l v in the day yet, and we do our
; dark burying I’-Free around here anv time before
Press.
A Mikaci.u of Hoxbstv—A t a
party one evening several contested
the honor of having done the most
! extraordinary thing; reverend
a gen-
tleman was appointed judge of their
SXIpt Horn hi" mokhant '^‘erteg
all his indebtedness,
‘The palm is his/ wa 3 Uie general
cry. when a second put in his claim,
GJiitlcraen/ said he, I cannot
boast of that, but I have just returned
to the owners three lead pencils and
two umbrellas that were left at mv
house.’
‘I’ll hear no more/ cried the as-
^0 honesTv ‘Thi* is the
^rTue It is an act of
of which i have never known
any one to be capable. '1 lie prize—’
j 'Hold than !’ cried that,’ another, •/mpossihle,’cried -1 have done
mere
tbe whole company. Let m near,
T have been taking my county
paper ever since it has been published,
and have always paid for it in ad-
; vance.’
Ho took the orize.