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The old Indian woman glanced
furtively at the dlatnnt sky line, and
then centered her gaze upon the deep
crystal waters of the lake. The Ong7
she said. I will tell yon of the Ong.
The Ong was a huge bird, greater
than the houses of the white men. Its
body was like the eagle's, and Its
wings were longer than the tallest
plues. Its face wns that of an In
dian, but covered with hard scales,
aud Its feet were webbed. Its nest
was deep down In the bottom of the
lake out In the center, anil out of the
nest rushed all of the waters which
fill the lake. There are no rivers to
feed the lake, only the waters from
the Ong's nest. All the waters flow
hack near the bottom. In great under-
sweeps, nnd after passing through the
meshes of the nest are sent forth
agnin. Every plant nnd bird and ani
mal that gets Into tnese undcr-cur-
rents, nnd sometimes even the grent
trout are swept Into the meshes of
the nest nnd are there held fast to fur
nish food for the Ong.
He ate everything, he liked every
thing, but best of all he liked the
taste of human flesh. No one ever
heard or saw anything of such poor
warriors around the council Are. All
day long be had been sitting alone on
the jutting cliffs which overhang the
water, far away from the laughter
and snouts of the camp, eagerly, pmy-
erftdly watching the great lake. Sure
ly the Great Spirit would hear his
prayer and give him the moment he
longed for, yet he had been here
for days and weeks in unavailing
prayer and waiting.
The afternoon wns well-nigh spent,
nnd the heart of the young brave hud
grown cold ns stone. In his bitter
despair he sprang to his foot to defy
and curse the Great Spirit to whom lie
had trusted, but ere he could ulter the
words his very soul stood still for Joy.
Slowly rising from the center of tne
lake, he saw the dreaded Ong. Cir
cling high In the heavens like a vast
shapeless thunder cloud, black ns (lie
night the monster swept, now here,
now there In search of prey. The
young brave stood erect. When the
Ong wns nearest, he waved his arm to
attract Its notice. He had not long
to wait. With a mighty swoop and an
awful rushing noise the bird dashed
to earth, and ns It swept upward, the
young lirnve was seen by all to bo
SIX BVNDSED DOLLAR BILLS.
THE GREAT ONG.
mortals as were drowned In these wa- clasped fust In Its talons. A great
ters, for their bodies were carried to
the Ong's nest and no morsel ever
escaped him. Sometimes be would
fly about the shores In quest of some
child, or woman or hunter, yet he wns
a great coward, and wns never known
to attack anyone In camp, or when
two or more were together. No arrow
could pierce his featners, nor could
the strongest spear do moro than
S trom the scales on his face and
et his craven's heart made him
for bis toes had no claws, aud
bis mouth no beak.
Late one fall the Washoe Indians
were making their final hunt before
going to the valleys and leaving the
lake locked In Its winter snows. The
Chief's daughter was sixteen years
old, nnd before leaving the lake he
must select the greatest hero In the
tribe for her husband, for such had
been the custom of Washoe chiefs
ever since the tribe came out of the
Northland. Fairer than ever Indian
maiden had been was this daughter,
rlor In the tribe wished that he had
performed deeds of greater prowess,
that he might be certain of winning
the prise. That last night at the lake,
around the big council flee, each was
to smoke the plpo and recount to the
Chief the noblest achievement of his
life, and, when nil were heard, the
Chief would choose, and the women
Join the circle nnd the wedding hike
place. For many years the warriors
had looked forward to this event and
the tribe bad become famed because
of nets of reckless daring performed
by those who hoped to wed the
Caters lovely daughter.
It was the morning of the flnnl day.
and much game and great stores of
dried trout were packed ready for the
Journey. All were preparing for the
wedding festivities, nnd the fact that
no one knew who would bo the bride
groom among all that mighty band of
warriors. lent fntensest excitement to
the event. All were Joyous and hap
py. except the maiden and the hand
some young brave to whom she had
given her heart In spite of custom
or tradition, her love had long since
gone out to one whose feet had been
too young to press the war path when
last the tribe gave battle to their
hereditary foes, the Flutes. He never
had done deed of valor, nor could he
•van claim the right to sit with the
cry of horror arose from the camp,
but It wus the sweetest note the
young bruve hud ever beard. The
bird flew straight up Into the
sky until It became a mere speck to
the enthralled beholders below.
When It reached a great height It
would drop Its prey Into the lake and
let the current draw It to the nest
Such was Its custom, and tor this
the young Indian had prepared by un
winding from his waist u long buck
skin cord, nnd tying himself firmly to
the Ong's legs. The clumsy feet could
not grasp him so tightly as to prevent
his movements. At last the great toes
opened wide, but the Indian did not
fall. Again they closed and opened,
nnd the enraged bird thrust down Ills
head to see why his victim refused to
How An Innocent Man was 3uS'
pected.
A little story was told at the New
Willard Hotel In Washington the other
day by a New Yorker who was travel
ing on a Pullman car between St
Louis and bis home, which goes to
show the danger of convicting a man on
circumstantial evidence. The principal
figure In this Incident .was not con
victed, but had It not been for a for
tuitous circumstance It might have
gone bard with him.
“It seems that one of the occupants
of the car on getting out of his berth to
dress missed bis vest, which wns a
rather serious affair, Inasmuch as It
contained In an Inside pocket t roll of
money which consisted of sic brand-
new $100 bills.
“A little later he picked up the gar
ment on the floor, but on searching, the
roll of money was gone. It was a
clear case of robbery, and the man
naturally raised an excited outcry,
which drew the attention of all his
fellow-travelers. Early In the game
the proposition to search everybody In
that coach wns made and adopted W. !i
but a single dissenting voice. One man
stood out fiercely and Indignantly
against It, and said that he would
never consent to such an Indignity, but
would oppose It with all the force be
could employ.
"This man was at once an object of
suspicion, and many whispers directed
at him went around. Every other Indi
vidual aboard voluntarily submitted to
being searched, yet nothing was Been
of the f olen bills. At Ibis point some
amateur Sherlock Holmes cornered the
porter, and by adroit questions nnd
threats made that rascally employe
own up to the .heft, and also made him
disgorge $000 In handsome notes that
appeared to be right from the Print
ing Bureau. The owner of the money
was overjoyed nnd all hands congratu
lated him on recovering his money.
"About this time tile obdurate gen
tleman who bad resolutely declined to
be searched secured the floor. 'Now,
my friends,’ said be, 'I will tell you
why I risked your,suspeetlng me of the
theft,’ and v. lint did this man do but
go down In his hip pocket nnd fetch
up a roll of money that he counted out
In our presence, and, as sure ns I aui
n living man, In this roll there were
just six—no more and no less—brand-
new hills, each of $100 denomination.
Positively there wns no way of telling
them from the bills that had been re
covered. Then we all knew why be bad
declined to be Investigated.”
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CBtCKAUAGVA ANNIVERSARY.
Brief Thanks to flic Ladles.
Jonesboro (Ark.) Evening Sun.
The members of the Citizen’s Band
ask tbu ladles who gave the supper
for the bcueflt of the band on Wednes
day night, August 0, to please accept
their sincere thanks. It Is thu wish of
every member that when these good
ladies have done all the good deeds
here that God would lure them do,
that they bo gathered home to Join
the heavenly band, where all be Joy,
happiness, and good music, which all
who live as these good ladles have
lived shall enjoy, and may the In
fluence of these good ladles ever guide
the members of the Citizens’ Band to a
higher stand of morality and fame,
and may we never cease striving until
we have reached the topmost round of
the ladder of fame, when God, In His
wisdom, shall call us home, and when
we'have played our last tune here on
earth, may we be gathered with these
good ladies around God’s tbrone, where
we can play on God’s Instruments of
gold, where our music will bo sweeter,
through the ceaseless ages of eternity.
to grasp the man In its mouth, but
the strong web between the set bird’s
toes sheltered him. Again nnd agrln
the bird tried to use bis horrid teeth,
nnd each time his huge body would
fall through the air in such twistings
and contortions that those who
watched below stared In bewilder
ment. But what tbc watchers could
not see wns that every time the huge
mouth opened to snap at him, be
young brave hurled c handful of
poisoned arrow heads Into tbc mouth,
and down the big throat, their sharp
points cutting deep Into the unpro
tected flesh. The bird tried to dis
lodge him by rubbing Ids feet to
gether, but the thong held firm. Now
It plunged headlong Into the lake,
but Its feet were tied so tlint It could
not swim, and though It Inshed the
waters Into foam with Its great wings
and though the man was nearly
drowned nnd exhausted, the - poison
caused the great bird such agony that
It suddenly arose and tried to escape
by flying toward the center of the
lake. The contest bad lasted long,
and the .darkness crept over the lake,
und Into the darkness the Ong van
ished.
The women had been long In their
huts ere the council tire wae kindled,
aud the warriors gravely seated them
selves In Its circle. Tne loss of a
young brave could not be allowed to
interfere with so Important an event
he marriage choice, and from n
their minds ho' bad vanished,
was not so very unusual for the Ong
to claim a victim, and besides, thu
youth had been many times warned
by Ids elders that he should not go
hunting alone ua hud been his habit
of lute.
But while the warriors were work
ing themselves up to a frenzy of elo
quence over their bygone deeds of
during, an Indian maiden was pnd-
dllug n canoe swiftly and silently
toward the middle of the lake. Nona,
the Chlcrs daughter, understood no
more than the rest why her lover bud
not been dropped Into the lake, nor
why the Ong had acteU so quecrly,
but she knew that she could die with
her lover. Sho took her own frail
canoe because It was so light aud
easy to paddle, though It was made
for her when a girl, and would scarce
ly support her weight now. It mat
tered nothing to her If tbc water
splashed over the sides; It mattered
nothing how she reached her lover.
One of the Great Bettleeof the Rebel*
Hon—Tragic Death of Poet-boldler
General Lytle. .
Forty-two years ago the latter port
of September was fought and won by
Koeecrons the great battle of Cblcka-
magua.
Chattanooga, the objective point of
the campaign, has been well considered
the very gateway of the entire South.
Bragg, In command of tbe Confederate
force, was outwitted and outma-
neuvred, and the town of Cbattano
fell Into Federal hands, entirely
strategy.
Chattanooga was then but a
struggling village, never having
cron beard of by one In a thousand of
those who composed tbe Northern
army. It is now a wealthy, prosperous
city of over 00,000 Inhabitants and the
home of many Northern families. An
electric line runs from tho city to
Chlckamagtm Park every 30 minutes.
The celebration of the anniversary
of tbe battle, from the 19th to tbe 234
of September, where tbe tales of the
campfire and tbe picket line were once
more recounted, has been of surprising
Interest to thousands of old veterans
and their quondam foes.
BRIGADIER-GENEllAL WM. II. LYTLE.
to herself. "Tahoe! Sly own Tahoe!”
When the council had finished, the
old women went to the Chiefs but
to bid his daughter come and bear the
decision her father was about to ren
der. Their consternation was great,
nor did the tribe rest until tbo rosy
dawn tinged the Washoe peako and
disclosed to the warriors the vast
body of tbc Ong floating on t
ters above Its nest, and bosh
tiny, empty canoe. But gently ap
proaching tbe shore waB tbe strangest
craft that ever floated on water. It
was one of the Ong’s great wings, and
the sail was the tip of the other wine!
Standing upon it clasped in each oth
ers arms, was tbo young brave Ta
hoe and the daughter of tbe chief. In
the shouts of the tribe,shouts In which
warriors anil women and children
mingled their voices with that of the
great Chief. Tnlioc knew that he wns
the hero, nnd that Nona whs bis bride.
The decision was rendered, but the
Ong's nest still remains, and to this
day tbe drowned never rise In Lake
Tahoe.
The battle of Cliicknmagun, which
followed Chattanooga, was most desper
ately contested on both sides.
Bragg wns relnf^ ,‘ced by a veteran
corps from Virginia, under Longstreet,
and Buckner’s Corps from East Ten
nessee, until Ids forces outnumbered
Itosccrnns’ by over 12,000, nnd yet the
Northern army, by wise nnd vigorous
mnrchlng dny nnd night over moun
tains nnd through passes, and by the
concentration of widely scattered
forces, Inflicted such terrible losses
that Bragg wns lncnpnble of any but
the most cautious following when
Itosccrnns fell back to occupy Chatta
nooga, for which he had been contend
ing.
Among the many brave officers on
both sides who gave up their lives for
their beloved causes there wns none
braver, none more mourned than the
Union Brigadier-General, Wm. H.
Lytle. About to give the order to
charge, he wns strnck In the head by a
bullet and fell dying In the arms of his
aid.
Ills poem of “Anthony nnd Cleopa
tra/* generally believed to have been
composed the night before the battle,
but which, ns n matter of fact, was an
cnrllor production, has been classed os
one of the most masterly lyrics In
American poetry.
/ Am Dying Egypt, Dying.
I am dying Egypt, dying.
Ebbs tbe crimson life-tide fast,
And the dajk, Plutonian shadows
Gather on tile evening blast
Let thine arm, oh! Queen, support
me.
Hush thy sobs and bow thine car,
nenrken to the great heart secrets,
Thou, and thou alone, must bear.
Though my scarred and veteran le
gions
Bear their eagles high no more,
And my wrecked and shattered gal
leys
Strew dark Actlum’s fatal shore;
Though no glittering guards sur
round me,
Prompt to do their master's will,
I must perish like a Roman—
Die, tbe greet Triumvir still.
Let not Caesar’s servile minions
Mock the lion thus laid low;
Twns no focman’s baud that slew
him,
'Twas bis own that struck tbe blow.
Hero, then, pillowed on tby bosom.
Ere Ids star fades quite away,
Him who, drunk with thy caresses,
Madly flung a world away!
Should tbe base plebeian rabble
Dare assail my fuuie 'at Rome,
Where tbe noble spouse, Octavia,
Weeps within her widowed borne;
Seek her—say the Gods have told me.
Altars, Augurs, circling wings,
That her blood with mine commin
gled,
Yet shall mount the throne of
kings.
—1 for th „
Glorious sorceress of the
Light tbe path to stygian honors
With tbe splendors of tby smile. .
Giro the Caesar crowns and arches.
Let his brow the laurel twine;
I can scorn tbe Senate’s triumphs,
Triumphing In love like thine.
I am dying Egypt, dying!
Ilarkl Insulting foeman’s cry;
They are coming-quick, my falchion!
I Ait me front them ere I die.
Ah! no more amid tho tiattle
Shall my heart exulting swell:
Isis and Osiris guard thee.
Cleopatra! Rome! farewell!
Nursery Nonsense.
Two magpies sat on n garden rail
As long ago as a week;
And one little magpie wagged bis tall
In the other little magpie’s beak.
Then doubling like a fist his little
claw hard
Sal? tbe other “Upon my word.
This la more than flesh and blood can
-stand
From magpie or other bird."
So they picked and they scratched
"ten other’s eyes i
TUI all that was left on the rail I
Was tho beak of ona of tbs llttls mag-1
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