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The Cartersville Courant-American.
*SOL. VIII.
0 AND III!. RETURNS.
w the Little Crowd Received
h Them.
if t |, r Plitlonoplier Thinks
, n ttli* K<*snlt —Some Pointed He
marks as to the Situation.
Af | M ta Constitution.
\r ,l the city of Shushan was perplexed,
1„ \iiiiui h fall we sirmed all. Boast not
, , of tomorrow, for thou knowest
. r ,t wh it a day may bring forth. All i8
vMl| j fv and vexation of spirit. Today
, ia „ puts forth the tender leaves of hope,
tomorrow blossoms and the third day
((jmes a frost—a killing frost. Is there
balm in Giliad? 1 said in mine haste
a ll inch are liars. We hanged cur harps
()11 ti„. willows. How long, oh, Cataline,
vi |t thou abuse our patience? The corn
hut thickens. On ye braves. Resist the
il and lie will flee from you. The
; ~il spreadet . himself like a green bay
Some rise by sin and some by
virtue fall. And last of all came Satan.
All these pointed remarks, and more
! too. came to me from time to time the
night as I watched and waited and
H . ' ued tot he elect ion bulletins
cameevery minute from the wires
;l u,l were read to the crowd assembled in
the ante-room of our depot. Everybody
loves to hear good news, and it is still
bet ter when it comes along mixed up
with Home doubt, but getting a little
belter and betterall the time, and finally
caps the long delayed climax with vir
tue. Then conies the grand hurrah,
the wild glad shout of triumph and
everybody feels good and loving and ever
ami anon those who are spiritually in
clined uncork the bottle of their hilarity
and embrace one another in a delirious
joy-
Hut there was none of that —none of
that the other night . The news was bad
Loin tliestart and oscillated .pretty much
* i\ all the long and tedious night.
Sometimes a little < 'leveland spurt would
cheer us up, hut there was more bad than
Lrood, and our boys began to weaken
about eleven o'clock.. Those who chewed
the weed chewed hard and fast and those
who smoked, puffedtt.be very gizzard out
of their cigars and took new courage in
Dig/iting fresh ones. The whole business
begin in smoke and seemed likely to end
In smoke. Bulletin 187 was read “Re
kurns from 884 districts outside <of Kings
Ml Queens give (leveland 84,720, Har-
Poti 1 12.21)2.” Our waggish fellow cit
izen, Moses, exclaimed, ‘‘Veil, vot hav de
king and de queen got to do mit all dis
pisness?—every time depulleteen come he
say soitiedings about de king and de
(incon. 1 tot dis vas a free Republican
Democrat Government.” A voice from
therartersvillefurnace was lifted up with
hope and said, “Just wait till you hear
from Oneida and Saratoga counties.
They will make Harrison sick,” and he
prkod off his coat and hung it high on
the wall. Another bulletin was read that
Save hope for Cleveland and Editor
luistiaii showed me his figures and said
t was going along about right. Then
U Strickland peeled his coat off and
‘quareil himself and said, ■“Gentlemen —
ny opinion is that if Cleveland don’t
any New York Harrison stands a chance
" run in—l don’t see any chance for
imi- -Just wait till you hear from
!|ll ‘GGi, s iid the furnace, and about
§4U time the bulletin came over the
J !,vs - “Oneida gives Harrison 2,000
Bujonty." Willingham sat down heavy
■'inbox and squshed Hie lid in and
B| lm Murphy undertook to tell a joke on
1 'h ere and broke down in tears. “Jay
B > s monkeying with the wires,” said
“Boston gives ten thousand ma
for Cleveland,” said the wires, and
B° bouid was forgiven. Father Graham
W in aeoruer figuring all the time like
I M| Dinx but making no sign. “You will
■ tnv h.v waiti' g ” said he, “You will
* Uhv by waiting, but if figures don’t lie
■'•'"■body js going to hurt.” A tall
T youth talked to himself and
I I v ° Us iy lingered hi s cane and said, “I
I tliut- Harrison will be elected for
I ' Di'iug millions of money down here
■j M invested, and we will all get some
I ibon bulletin 19G came, saying the
■ l | "‘ "oncedes the State to Harrison.
■ ‘ uiiie the funeral —a mournful silence
■ Bie smoky room. For a long miu-
M, h a dmin was heard; not a funeral
I My devotional friend John Akin,
■ t'Uin there all radiant with hope
■ strong iu his faith in Providence,
“Ylajor, do you believe that
■ ' ll l aiai merciful Providence will per
■ like of this? Is it possible that
■ 4r Kl m is elected?” “Ah, my young
said 1, “that is just the way the
i " ! ’ s talked during the late unhappy
*”it Providence knows more and
the preachers. Crormvell
■ and ive faitli in God and keep your
'diy. And Pope said, ‘Whatever
B "Rht. Cheer up. We are still a
B iiII( l the Government will roll on.’
, I J, 'd and sad to our feeble vision, but
ij ad as wa r ” Slowly and sadly
he went home and took comfort with his
loving, waiting wife and his sleeping baby,
and next morning seemed all calm and
serene.
“Moses, I’ll l**t you a dollar against a
biled shirt that—” “Oh, go way and
leave me alone,” said Moses. “I bets no
more against de king and de queen. I
don lose all my lee tie bets on Cleveland
and I charge it up to him. I bets no
more, never more. .Joe Brown tinks he
knows, but he don’t Jill de same. Yen 1
knows a ting I bets on him. I bets you
two shirts dat tomorrow is Vensday.”
“All right,” said his friend, “I take that
bet,” and he pointed to the clock on the
wall, and Moses saw it was half-past 12,
and tomorrow would be Thursday. He
retired to a corner and curled himself up
on a bench with his face to the wall.
Captain Murphy gave me a sad shake of
the hand as he retired, and said in the
pathetic language of Shylock, “I am not
well. Send the deed after me and I will
sign it.” Editor Christian departed,
humming a low. siid tune to the words —
How blest the Christian when he dies,
When sinks the weary soul to rest.
Father Graham stayed to hold the fort,
and when 1 left he was still sitting on the
box, with pencil Jind papier on his knee,
and recording the bulletins as fast as
they came.
Old Fatlipr Milner, our worthy and
venerable postmaster, had slipped out
unobserved. He was heard to say to
Henry, his son: “Well, I wouldent wor
ry. The Lord reigneth. The office ain’t
such a big thing nohow. We will hold it
for six months yet, and maybe the world
will come to an end by that time —the
good Lord knows. Things are getting
mightily mixed and awfully uncertain.
Let’s go home, Henry.” And Henry .said:
“Tain’t bothering me a bit. I’m going
to marry a rich girl afore long anyhow
and the dog-goned old office may slide.”
In the next roofh there were a few Re
publicans holding a love feast, and as
the bulletins were read, ‘they caught their
significance, and their glad hearts beat
like a muffled drum as they nudged each
other with their elbows, and said : “Did
you hear that; Harrison is gaining all
the time. Them fellows in there are sick,
awful sick.; they have all shucked their
coats.”
Just think how many souls are made
happy. Ten millions at least. It is
almost enough to make us reconciled to
our defeat. Ido love to see folks happy.
There are lots of good, clever Republi
cans in this country. There are some
! whom we all respect, but they do not go
j about in droves. The trouble is that
i their political leaders mix up with the
negroes, and are willing to weigh their
votes with the white folks even for even,
when we know and they know that they
are not fitten to vote, and are not fitten
to get fitten. There are lots of white
folks not fitten, but we can’t draw the
line, and their votes are not for sale down
South like they are up North. Some of
our white folks may vote fool, but they
vote honest.
Anyhow, we will let the procession pro
ceed. The great ship of State will sail
oil. It is not the ship that Sam Jones
and Simon Peter Richardson tell us
about that was stranded on the beach.
General Harrison is a good man and
comes from old Virginia stock, and if
Blaine and Sherman will let him alone he
will do uji things about right. In the
meantime, iot us all keep at woi-k, tor, as
Cos be says, this election don’t interfere
with craps. Bill. A up.
1 be Farmers ami Free Wool.
Philadelphia Times.
A casual study of the returns is suffi
cient to show in what way “free wool”
did it.
The great industrial centres did not
scare at the cry of “free trade.” The
Democratic vote of Philadelphia is
greater by twenty per cent, than was
ever cast before, and Cleveland’s'gains
in the wards especially devoted to man
ufactures is very significant. Labor
recognizes its own interests.
On the o'her hand, the agricultural
counties roll up larger Republican major
ities than usual. The farmer, for whom
the tariff is really a tax on everything
that he uses, would rather get fifty cents
more for his few pounds of wool than
save fifty dollars in woolens.
This same contrast will be found all
over thecountry. Agricultural commu
nities everywhere sire proverbially slow
to receive new ideas and the farmers
have actually sustained the monopoly
tariff against the votes of the manufac
turing centres.
“What did Cain do?” usned the Sun
day-school teacher.
“Oh, nothing much,” replied a timid
bo.y with his finger in his month.
“He killed Abel, didn’t he.” continued
the teacher.
“Where’s may hat,’’asked the bad boy,
rising to his feet.
“AYhat —where are you going?" stam
mered the astonished teacher.
“Papa’s a Democrat, and he said for
me to light right out whenever anybody
begins to wave the bloody shirt. Gimme
mv hat and I’ll go.”—Areola Record.
CARTERSVILLE. GA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, iSSS.
FUN AT THE SPELLING BEE.
Local Notables in Orthographical
Contest.
Prof**KHor*, Clergymen, Editors, Business
Men, Ladies and School Pupils Fur
nish a Fund off Amusement.
The spelling craze struck Cartersville
with force when it did strike it last week,
and when the project of a bee was can
vassed, the people were ripe for the event.
The audience that assembled at the
court house Friday night, the time ap
pointed, numbered about four hundred.
It was early apparent that every one
was eager for the fun to begin.
Rev. Sam Jones took the floor and
made a few preliminary remarks, at the
end saying that the young lady captains
would call the roll of the two contesting
classes, and all whose names were an
nounced were expected to appear in the
contest.
Misses Fannie Bett Jones and Lila
Collins then proceeded to call the names.
“Major Bill Arp Smith” was the first
name called, but ne’er a response came.
Disappointment was apparent when the
Georgia philosopher failed to appear.
“Rev. Sam Jones" was called, and the
celebrated evangelist took his place
promptly at the head of one of the
classes. ,
The name of “Dennis Vandivere” rang
out clear and musical, seeking even the
remotest recesses of the immense room,
but Dennis, who stood conspicuously
near tin* front, only shoved his hands
down in his breeches pockets, and with
stoical indifference cruelly lost himself
back in the audience that was stamping
and cheering at the calling of his name.
One man, in his enthusiasm, said: “I
would give ten dollars to hear Dennis
spell.”
As “Alex Willingham” was called and
took his place promptly in one of the
classes, there was violent and continuous
applause.
Some others responded, some did not;
as their names were called, and the
classes were soon made up.
This was the first contest.
Prof. L. B. Robeson was selected to
give out the words, and proceeded with
distinctness.
Rev. Sam Jones, instantly, as the first
word came from the professor’s lips, fur
nished “jollity” enough for a whole
season by spelling that word with only
one “I.” “Now Sam Jones did that on
purpose,” some were heard to say, when
Mr. Ed. Freeman at once put-to blush
every one having a spark of respect for
their “ancestry” by putting our boasted
patriarchs of the past under the incorri
gible spell of “ancestroy.” Capers Quil
lian showed paucity enough in his at
tempt, but his “possity” was the kind
that wasn’t recognized. Jerry Field, in
his “disbursement” of letters was none
too liberal, and omitting an “e,” left the
field to others. Howard Felton showed
in his nervous delay hovv’ard it felt on
having such ji dismal word come to him,
and even, asking the meaning, spelt it
“seinetary.” Then A. Robinson, with a
regular run-and-go and shiver, sought
company in the audience, spelling “cem
etar.y” as he went. G. Bass spelt “wort”
“wurt,” and a plant of that name would
wilt no sooner under a tropic sun than
he gave up his place. Miss Jessie Cobb
put an awful “stuccoo” on the scene.
Prof. Zellars forfeited his right to name,
etc., by so oddly shaping “advousin.”
Air. E. Christian, with confidence and
“debonaire” manner spelt his word and
was seated by “blue-back” mandate.
Air. Glover’s “spellatic” knowledge didn’t
“eoexhist” and he succumbed to the quiet
inference that he might be tired. Judge
Heyward sought the immediate “ante
past” of a spell of relief from the struggle
and found it in his off “i.” Air. George
Cobb constructed a “trapezium” of let
ters, but they didn’t fit up properly, and
he was allowed to mingle with the au
dience and enjoy instead of make the fun.
Miss Mary Wofford’s “polligon’.’ wasn't
exactly a hexagon in orthographical
construction, but it didn't pass anyway,
and Mr. I). B. Freeman's “chaucelor”
lacked an “1” of being con
structed after proper plans and specifica
tions. We heard a lady remark that
Rev. Air. Hillhonse ought to wear pants
made of yellow copperas fabric the balance
of his days for standing up till the last
one on his side and spelling copperas
with one “p.”
The fun created being so much enjoyed,
two more classes were called to contest
with each other.
Alisses Mamie Norris and Cora Roberts
were the captains.
Prof. Daniel Lee was selected to give
out the words.
Mr. Glover brought the first fun for
the audience and pain for himself, tut his
was a “cam-pain” and he sat down se
renely to enjoy the fun himself. Miss
Grace Thomas sought to “repare” the
shattered laurels of those preceding her,
but gracefully acquiesced in the signifi
cant nod and ominous “next.” Mr. W.
Tumlin’s “luzzaretto” had a surplus “z’>
which showed an agreeable unfamiliarity
with such refuges. Mr. E. Rowan at
tempted “re-emburseriient” to those who
had lost, and lost himself. Prof. Zellars
thought doubtless, “cinnamon” spelt in
any other way would smell as loud and
put it.“einamon.” Mr. Harris Best con-
had Best go home, and spelt
“cinnabar" Mr. Nesbitt
don't know about oscillatory matters
much—not even a “silly bus” when he
meets it in the road, so to speak, from
the way he chimed out “syllibus.” Mr.
I). B. Freeman had no “i” for the “vil
lrtiious," and went down promptly and
with dispatch. Mr. Bass took too “inis
ehiefous” a turn on his word, and Mr.
Pratt passed “weavil ’ by with erratic
construction, and left Miss Tessie McDade
to soon follow in “magnanimous style.
Air. AY. C. Walton made a “mirraculous”
effort, £>ut joined the procession of the
vanquished, and Mr. Heyward in his
heroic attempts at “enfranchisment" fell
valiantly. Judge Wilde gave a very
“inelifious” tone to his word, but was
allowed to seek a place to sit down with
mellifluonsness. Mr. Christian, when the
contest seemed nearly ended, sought to
set up “tranquility,” but the “spell”
that seized him was such that he had to
sit down. In the final wind-up of the
contest, Pv. Air. Hillhonse tried to get
in a “consolitorv" word, but blundered,
and the vanquished were—vanquished.
Of course, it would be inexpedient to
give the names of those who were never
spelled down. AY** might with the same
propriety refer specifically to those who
had to hold the vanquished side up when
the words came with rapidity and puz
zling momentum. Enough it is to say
that Cartersville has some capital spell
ers, and the contents of the old “bine
back" are harder to fathom than many
at a random thought would be willing to
admit.
Tiie classes of Alisses Collins and Rob
erts won in the contests. The proceeds,
some SBB, are to be applied to the relief
of the poor.
RESOLUTIONS
A loptedby the Bartow County Farmers’
Alliance. *
It having come to our knowledge
through circulars distributed over the
county, that Rome’s cotton merchants*
and warehousemen have discriminated
between farmers who market their cotTofi
on wagons and those that ship by rail or
otherwise, charging no commission nor
warehouse charges to farmers who sell
cotton from their wagons, and charging
those that ship by rail or otherwise one
dollar and ten cents per bale, we deeming
this unfair and unjust,
Resolve, first, That we the Farmers’
Alliance of Bartow will ship no more cot
ton to Rome while this discrimination
lasts between wagons ajid warehousemen, i
except it be to comply with contracts
made prior to the resolution set forth in
their circulars.
Resolved second, That these resolu
ions be published in the Courant-Amer
i ax of Cartersville and the Alliance
Herald of Rome. J. I). Murchison,
R. N. Best, Pres’t. B. C. F. A.
Sec’y., B. C. F. A.
Nov. 3d, ’BB.
Alliance Notice.
Brethren of the Farmers Alliance of
Bartow county, and especially presidents
of sub lodges:
The interests in my judgemeiß that
requires our immediate attention is the
subject of commercial fertilizers, and
impressed as T am, that by a united
effort and a concert of action we can
only accomplish the objects for which
we are banded together. With these views
before me, T earnestly ask every presi
dent to ascertain from his members at
the earliest possible moment the amount
of guano, acid, kainit or other fertilizers
they will need ne'xt year, also the terms
they desire to purchase on, whether for
cash on delivery or on time. Also the
brand desired by each alliance. It would*
be better if the whole county could agree
on one brand, as I am satisfied we could
make better terms with the manufactur
ers. When you send your delegates to
the county alliance, which meets the first
Saturday in December, clothe them with
power to act in unity with the alliance
in this matter. We will at this meeting
institute a plan by which to purchase
fertilizers direct from the manufacturers,
thus saving to ourselves hundreds of
dollars “that has formerly been a clear
loss to those who were less able to bear
it.
Please send a full delegation of the
best representative members you have.
Remember you are allowed one delegate
for every ten members or fraction threof.
Be prompt, brethren. Remember the
alliance and its benefits will be just what
we make it, and as the towns and cities
are getting on booms, why not us make
our farms and workshops loom un and
and take our station where we belong at
the head of the column.
Fraternally yours,
J. D. Murchison,
President Farmers Alliance of Bartow
county.
Kingston, Nov. Bth, 1888.
THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
The Attention of the Body Occu
pied by Official Aspirants.
The Usual Scramble for Places—Several
Important Measures Introduced -
The Governor Inaugurated.
The attention of our law makers has
been mainly occupied with considering
the claims of the various candidates for
judicial honors and solieitors-general.
However, several important bills have
already been introduced —among them
one bv Dr. Felton to prevent the combi
nation of railroads and other corpora
tions in such a manner as to create
hurtful monopolies.
Judge Harrell, of Webster, has intro
duced a bill to increase the school fund
of the State so as to give six months of
free schools in the year.
There has been a terrible scramble for
some of the offices to be filled by the
body, while others were asked for by blit
one candidate.
Judge T. J. Simmons was elected to
the vacant place on the Supreme bench
without opposition.
The other elections followed in the
order given below, and the following
were the successful candidates:
Blue Ridge circuit —Judge, AA'ill J.
AVinn; solicitor, George R. Brown.
Northern circuit —Judge, Samuel Lump
kin ; solicitor, W. M. Howard.
Atlanta circuit —Judge, Alarshnll J.
Clarke; solicitor, Charles 1). Hill.
•Pa tan la circuit —Solicitor, James M.
Griggs.
Middle circuit—Solicitor, Oscar H.
Rogers.
Flint circuit —Sol., Emmett AA'omack.
Augusta circuit—Solicitor, Boykin
Wright.
Macon circuit —Solicitor, AV. H. Fel
t-on, Jr.
Southern circuit—Solicitor, Dan W
Rountree.
Eastern circuit—J udge, A. Pratt Adams;
solicitor, Wallace AY. Frazer.
Rome circuit —Solicitor, C. G. Janes.
Chattahoochee circuit—Judge, James
M. Smith.
The Governoi’s inauguration took
place at 12 o’clock on Tuesday. The
hall and galleries were packed full, and
Governor Gordon delivered n grand ad
dress. which we will give to our readers
in full next week.
Mr. Route’s bill amending the regula
tions about the selection of grand and
traverse jurors does not, as some sup
pose, involve the race question. The
code, as it now reads, provides that a
certain number of intelligent and up
right citizens shall be selected as traverse
jurors, and that a smaller number of the
most intelligent and upright shall be
chosen for grand jurors. It is to wipe
out this distinction that Mr. Route’s
bill aims.
Spelling Bee—Some Suggestions.
Messrs. Editors: The spelling' bee on
Friday evening was a really pleasant
break in the monotony of our town life,
and as so much instruction and amuse
ment may be derived therefrom the
waiter proposes that some plan be adop
ted whereby we may have a series of
“bees” duringthe coming winter months.
Why not ask each church society to
assist and appoint a joint committee of
control, allowing each society to utilize
their share as they see fit? Lots of inno
cent fun may be expected, if we proceed
under well defined bee rules. For in
stance, let the classes be graded, say
three in number. First class might be
of boys and girls against each other
words confined to the blue back speller,
once enunciated and promptly answered
or passed on. Second class might be of
ladies, business men, and especially law
yers, who were conspicuously absent
from our last bee and whosechirographv
I am tempted to think covers a “multi
tude of sins, ' as well as occasions them.
This class might be turned over to the
generosity of Prof. Lee.
The third class could be made a very
interesting one and be composed of pro
fessors, teachers, editors.clergymen, etc.,
etc. Words asked this classs might be of
a general character and if so. the infor
mation gained would enable us to go
home with some abiding facts as to the
exceptions if not the rules of the “Ameri
can" language.
Plenty of time should be allowed for
lun and laughter, and as we are so often
bid to profit by the mistakes of others,
each of us on missing have but to mag
nify ourselves into the office of public in
structor and come down.
A little girl tells me that, although she
does not especially remember the many
words which were spelled correctly, that
she will never forget that coperas should
have two “p’s,” jolity two ‘Ts”aud that
there is no “i” in “antepast.”
“Antepast.”
The yellow fever has about played out
in Decatur, Ala. The L. &N. trains now
stop there, and refugees are returning.
One New’ Yorker has killed himself on
account of losing money on the election.
GEOHGIA S OFFICIAL VOTE.
Cleveland'* liver Hariitoii in the
state G 0.003..003.
The official vote of Georgia has been
received at the office of the secretary of
State.
The returns from the last counties
came in Monday.
The total vote polled in the State for
the three candidates for the Presidency
foots up 142,803.
Ot this number Cleveland received
100,499, Harrison 4<>.496, and Fisk
1,808.
Cleveland has carried Georgia by a
majority of 60.0°3. •
THE COXOHHSMOXAL DISTRICTS.
Following is the official vote in the ten
congressional districts ;
First district — Lester.*' 11,730;. Snel
son, o,110; scattering. 44.
Second district — Turner. 11,000; scat
tering, 20.
Third district— CT-is]. 9.254; Gibson,
3,130; Dent, 349; scattering, 17.
Fourth district —Grimes, 9,798; Be
thnne, 4,121 ; scattering. 19.
Fifth district —Stewart. 10,902* Thom
as, 5,032; scat tering. 14.
Sixth district — Blount, 8,934; M. M.
Lucas, 1 ; J. W. Williams, 27; P. W. Wil
liams, 97.
Seventh district —t ’lmnents. 9,051; I! ar
grove, 3,294; scattering. 14.
Eighth district —Carlton, 7,408; Flem
ing, 2,220; scattering, 17.
Ninth district —Candler, 11,320; Pick
ett, 9,840; scattering. 19.
Tenth district-8arne5.0.577; Ly0n,797.
A Fight With Catamounts.
Rev. Shamrick Henderson, of McDow
ell county, West Virginia, a day or two
since picked up a pair of catamount kit
tens, who were gleetully playing oil the
bank of a creek in the loneliest part, of
that lonely county. It was rather late
in the afternoon, the nearest house was
six miles off, so he poeketted the kittens
and put spurs to his horse. Before he
had ridden half the distance the sun had
disappeared behind the mountain. The
reverened gentleman was riding slowly
along through the depening gloom of
the forest in a thoughtful, hail-sleeping
mood, when a shrill scream behind him
and up the mountain side reminded him
that it was growing dark and there were
"Vapidly, approaching tV* parents of the
kidnapped contents of the saddle-bags.
Dr. Henderson can make a long prayer
and is not averse to a good square fight
when he cannot get out of it. lie rea
lized that this was one of the occasions
when prayer had to takea back seat and
muscle and grit must hustle for supre
macy. Dismounting, he secured a heavy
hickory club before the cats arrived, but
not a moment too soon. Both the old
cats appeared at the same time in the
road ahead of the preacher. They had
undoubtedly scented the kittens and
made for their captor. One of the cata
rn mnts, an unusually large and ferocious
male, made a spring for the dominie’s
throat, but received a whack with the
hickory which laid him on his back.
Before Henderson could recover his
guard the female caught him by the
shoulder as it leaped and raked him,
tearing a section of his centt and about
six inches of hisskin and flesh into ribbons.
Fortunately the eat missed her calcu
lation. as the preacher swung about with
the weight of his blow on her partner,
or it would have gone worse with him.
As it was, the wound was terribly pain
ful, and made the dominie come as near
saying unorthordyx things as he ever
did in his life. By this time the male had
got on his feet again, and both cats pre
pared to spring at once. The preacher
seeing that the affair was getting serious,
backed up against a tree and awaited
their onslaught. He didn't have to wait
long, as the male, snarling with rage,
made a leap at his throat, while the
female crept to one side, as if to flank
him. This fact saved, the preacher, as it
give him time to receive the biggest one,
which he skillfully did by jumping to the
right and striking it as it struck the tree
where he had just stood. The blow
knocked it senseless. The female made
<i flying leap, but another quick move
ment allowed her to strike the base of
the tree \yhere the preacher had stood.
He gave it one good blow on the side,
but slipped, and as he tel] the cat buried
her teeth and claws in his legs. It was
now a rolling tumbling light fora very
brief period but the dominie’s good luck
lid not (], sert him, as he was fortunate
enough to hit the animal on the back,
>reaking its spine. As soon as he could
pull himself from her embrace he ran to
'< he male, which was just getting on its
feet, and dealt it two or three terrible
blows, which killed it.
Both cats were now dead, but the -
preacher was so badly torn and exhaust,
ted that he had great difficulty in get
ting to his horse. When he remouutetL
fie rode as rapidly as he could to .
nearest house, where he remained
a fortnight before he was able
about again. The dominie still
kittens, but he says lie's not anxious, to./
tackle another job like the last,qgd£. % ■€
NO. 23.