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4= i VOL. XVHL ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 0,1886 PRICE FIVE CENTS. A COMPLETE PAPER That Will Interest end Instruct Every Mem ber of the Family* Thk CoK*rmmo5 goes o\it this week packed and crammed with news and gossip. A page Rlren to (lie "Spicy Debates In CongreNa. ' “Tlie Snow Storm" Is graphically described, “The Itrltlsli Crisis" is unfolded, "BUI Arp* writes or Ms Journey home with his sick boy, and “Betsy Hamilton" tells of the blixzard In hot quaint way. "Talmage's Sermon" is a good one, "OnrH'iir Stories" are thrilling, our stories - “ftucreMt'ul Farmers" interesting,"Our Know edge Ilos" is hill of information, and "Our Ohio J Friend-*" nre discussed in n pleasant vein. "The Woman'* Klugdom" and the "Young Folks* Corner" arc brimming over. "A Day's Fishing" la the title of our complete story, and "An Adver tisement," our continued story, is finished. Re- aides all this, there is a mass of news, adventure, travel and romance, that makes the number good one. NEXT WEEK'S PAPER Will be unusually interesting. Two delightful I/Ove Stories will be printed and many more special features introduced, and the whole number nlll be Tlie Best Couatltitution Eves' Issued. You will regret It if you miss NEXT WEEK'S CONSTITUTION ! AH ADVERTISEMENT. BY MBS. E. T. CORBETT. Copyrighted 1886, by 8.8. McClure. (Continued from last week.) of that night. I watched the door communi- eating with Mia Milward’g rooms almost In cessantly, storting at every sound, struggling against vague terrors, harder to.conquer be cause so undefined. When the morning came at last, and I went down to my solitary breakfast, I was so pale that Peters asked solicitously if I was ill. “I am not feeling well—I had a bad night,' 1 I answered. Then the old man came closer and looked at me anxiously. “You look as if yon had not slept. Miss. Did anything—or anybody— disturb you?” he asked, dropping his voice, and looking around, “becauseI’ve been in tho family ?-o long, you know—that—well, you needn’t be afraid to speak, miss.” Bnt I felt it would be highly improper to . discuss miss MUwnrd’s peculiarities with one of hr *— J deck head Peters looked doubtful, but retired without another word. A few momenta later, as I went into tho 11 hiary, I was surprised to And: Mlse Mil ward * there. She took my hand in both of hers, and said earnestly: ^ "I have been waltittg'for you, my oik yonr forgiveness for having terrified you . Inst night, and to explain my strangobehavior, for It must bavo seemed very strange to you.*' "It deed indeed, so strango that I have uot yet recovered from my fright,” I answered coldly. “But won’t you forgive me?" sho asked on treatingly; "I came to tell you something, but I cannot do it whilo you look so severely at me. Yc ii ought to know—” “Wbat?” I asked, for she stopped so ah- ninth-. ‘•That I am a somnambulist! I must have been walking in my sleep again last night, for I was first awakened by your scream. I was completely dazed when I found myself in your itoni!” “A lomnamhulist!” \l repeated, In amaze. •But bow did yon pass all those trunks? And how could you have unlockcd|tho door?” “I don't know, I’m sure,” sho answered slowly; then with tears shining in her beauti ful eyes. "bnt. oh! I’m so sorry and so ashamed! I had hoped to keep my deep- walking a secret from you and 1 have betrayed myself. l)o yon think you can love aud trust me still?" 8he dropped her head on my shoulder and sobbed. Her tears melted me. Doubtaaud suspicions wero still, if not conquered. I took her in my room and strove to sooth her with loving words, until at last sho looked up, smiling faintly, aud our peace was made. Diirirg the rest of that day she was so un willing to let met go out of her sight, that it was late in the afternoon before I could get a half hour to myself. Then I slipped quietly out of ti c house, aud hastening to the nearest hard ward store bought some small, strong brass holt. As I turned tho corner of the''street on tuy way home. I met Blako Bernard. His first words were. ••Peters told mo that you had gone out and in which d irretion, so I enmo to meet you and to talk with you. Would you mind turning back and walking Wib me for a few mo- manta?" "Oh. r.o. certainly not,’’ I answered begin ning to retrace my steps, “bnt it must only be a very few minutes, for I am afraid your cousin u.ny want me.” "I w i*h you would tell me candidly what you think of Kate,” he began suddenly. "Isn't she very peculiar, rather startling at times?” How I longed to tell him all tho events of promise of secrecy which I could not lircak. proi ing: “She is vary eccentric, I think, and some- limes l don't understand her at all. < me day •be will treat me with great coldness and re serve, and the next day she will hardly suffer me to go out of her sight. Sho is very pu/.- xling.” “I wish vou would take my advice, little girl,” he said earnestly. "Cannot yon trust mr .friendship, my—interest in your welfare, and . do as 1 wish?” t Something In his tone and manner made my foolish heart flutter—sent the color to my face, and n tremor to my voice, as I asked: "What is it that you want me to do?” The answer came with startling abruptness: “Leave my aunt's house tomorrow! Go away —somewhere—anywhere—but don't remaiu there!” I could not answer him. I was so chilled, disappointed, wounded, all at once, and then so bitterly humiliated and so angry the next moment, that I was quite snocchless. Mr. Bernard went on.w!tn a man's blindness to the effect of his words: "I have been waiting for a chance to advise you for seme time, but ns you know, Kate never leaves us alone together. Perhaps you have noticed my unsuccessful maneuvers?'’ Yes. I had noticed, and I had been vain and foolish enough to believe—that Iilakc Bernard, oor, ob- me to had been checruUiug such ailly hopes, and dreaming such absurd dreams, he had only been waiting an opportu nity to send me away! I knew there were tear* In my eyes, but I tried to seep them out of my voice as I answered him. “Mr. Bernard, you seem to forget that I am not atlU*erty to leave your aunt’s house at the whim of the moment. When Mrs. Milward engaged me”—he looked so distressed at that word that I took a malicious pleasure iu changing it—“I mean when she hired mo” (this time ho fairly groaned) "it was with tho understanding that I was uot to leave her daughter until she returned. Now you ask me to cancel iuy agreement, with no other ex cuse than your wish! Don't you see that such a course would be dishonorable?” "No—cot under tho circumstances,” ho said slowly. "What circumstances? You should not bo eo mysterious, Mr. Bernard, if you want mo to listen to you. I hate riddles.” "So do I,” he said quickly, “and if you will only trust me, and go away tomorrow, I promise you a full explanation within twenty- four hours. Come. Amy, won’t you say yes?” and made a motion as if to take my baud. If I bad only listened to him then! But my anger flamed up suddenly again, at his persist ence, and without another word I walked swiftly away from him. Wo had been making the circuit of the block ns wo talked, and now wo were very near the house. So I hastonod up the steps without looking back, and it was not uutil Peters had answered my ring that I found my companion had left mo. I went directly to my room, and standing in front of the long mirror (like any other silly girl), I looked at myself long and critically. Well! I had not been so presumptuous, after all—and I knew be preferred blondea—and he had called mo Amy—but then lie had besought me to goaway! And again my face burned with anger and prido at the recollection. Ho should ace that I was quite indifferent—I wouM remain, and I would bo so votj digni fied and distant that he would not daro to resume tho subject. Bnt I saw him no more that evening, and I left Miss Milward directly after dinner, pleading sleepiness, thougn I was not at all sleepy. But 1 wanted to bo alone, aud besides 1 had a little piece of work to do. nerveiAnd despite her assertions to tho contra ry I feared a second invasion. For this reason I had procured tho two bolts that afternoon, and now 1 screwed them on the door through which she had entered before. It took my 'rilled fingers a long timoto accomplish this task, but I felt as if I should never rest secure-* ly again until it was done. CJIAJ'TKB III The morning brought mo a note from Mr. Bernard. It bc-gan abruptly: Let Kate take ber drive alono this afternoon. Make some excuse, and moet me in the library at S o'clock. I will explain all to your satis faction, so do not fail to be there. Your friend always, B. B. I was read ing this note for the fourth time, and wondering what I should say to Miss Milward, when she entered my room. I thrust It hastily into my desk, forgetting in my cou* Alston that the envelope lay on the table. Sho glanced at it. waiting for Bliss Btilward to finish hors. Then my head began to feel strangely heavy and confitsed, my companion's voice sounded as if it was a long way off, and the lights began to waver and go out. Then camo a blank—and then a partial return to consciousness, when I seemed to be dragged upstairs, and helped staggering into the room—after that, onty ob livion. lids were so heavy, but I succeeded at fast. Iu a slow, bewildered way I looked at the familiar objects all about me.nml decided that I was f ing on the bed In my own room. But how i it Ml then, “I came to tell you that I have jnst had a note from him. declining my invitation to drive. Docs he say anything about his rea sons?” "No-no. nothing,” I stammered. 'Well, it doesn't matter. Wo can get along as usual, toto-a-tete, auil by the way, I order ed the carriugo at I.” “I—I’m venr sorry, but—1 think I won’t drive today—J havo some letters to write,” I raid, in a blundering way. "Oh, then I amc to go alone, it seems.” She rose from her scat and walked restless ly up and down the room. All at once sho stood perfectly still, frowning and muttering. Instinctively my eyes followed her. She was looking at tho bolts on the door! “Why did yon do that?” she exclaimed at last ana flung herself out of the room. When I saw her step Into her carriage that .afternoon, I breathed freely again. I had been so fctrAil thst she might decide to stay at home at the last moment. But now all was safe, and I had not long o wait. BIr. Bernard camo punctually, and I remembered with delight that Biles Blilward never returned before half past six. But our greetings were hardly spoken—ho had not yet relinquished mv hand—when the door flew open, aud she walked into tho room. She surveyed us with a triumphant smile, then dropping languidly intoachair, she excleimcd. "it was insufferably dull, driving alono, so I came back to cqjoy Bliss Gravel's company, uever dreaming that you would be here, my dear Blake! How charming!” She raid this in her sweetest tone, as sho glanced smiling from ono to the other. Mr. Bernard looked as black as a thunder cloud and sulked. Despite my own vexation, I ould uot help laughing at his discomfiture, nnd besides I did not want to make Mist Blil ward'a triumph too completo. After awhilo she put her hand to her head. ”BIy dear.” turning to me, "I liavo a bad headache; I must go to my room and rest. But I want you to sit .beside me, and ui for lllakc, he must go home." "On the contrary I think I’ll remaiu and diue with MissGravcs; if you are to ill to do the honor*, she will bo lonely,” said she quiet ly* "Very well," sho answered with a careless nod, hut outside the door iicr manner cluug- rooms—the door I had no!ted so secure* ly—wss now wide open? I must get np and refasten It, I thought feebly,—but what was the matter? I could not move. 1 strove again to rise, and then tho mist cleared from my brain for a moment, and I was shocked into Atll consciousness by tho frightful discovery I made. I was securely lionnd hand and foot. And even as I struggled weakly with those cruel bonds, Bliss Blilward approached me with a look of such exultation and delight that I shuddered with new terror. Her cheeks were crimson, hor eyes blazing, her hair disordered. The truth flashed upon me in that moment— she was mad! I tried to cnr out, to beg for mercy, hut the mist and darkness enveloped me ouce more. When I was conscious again something else hAd happened—1 was gagged! Perhaps the gag had been there all the time; I cannot tell; but now I saw a small table beside tho lied, on which lay an open caso of surgeon’s knives, how ghastly blight they were! 8he pent over me, talking in a suppressed, harried voice, apparently to herself, although her wild eyes rested on my Arne. "At last! At last? The hour of my tri umph is at hand! Now I shall solve the great J iroblcm! I shall know the secret! What ools the wise men must have been, disputing forever about the seat of the soul, and never seeing (as 1 saw long ago) that there was only one way to get at the truth! It was left for me to teach the world—to lay bare a living, pulsating, human heart, and so to prove my theory!’’ Bfore, much more, she said, but I could not grasp it. One thing I realized—that I was to be murdered by this mad-woman. Oh, If I had only taken Mr. Bernard's advice—if I had even confided in Peters—bnt now it was too late.’ I should die! I looked up at her imploringly, pleading humbly for compassion, but tho cruel purpose in her look never changed nor wavered. Carefully she tightened my bonds, until they were cutting into my flesh; then laying her hand upon my breast, she seemed to be feeling for my heart. In agony of terror I dosed my eyes and tried to pray. Oh, if sho would only bo mer- ■' d, and end it with ono stroke! Suddenly cMrtU- he moved away. "Wait!” she said sharply. “I must bo quits nokqtl a pipe apiece in the kitchen, aud nco in a whilo I’d go out iu the street to " abit, * ‘ onco _____ r _ __ freshen myself up a bit, when I felt Hko drop ping Off. Well, that was how I come to see the light of the burning curtains iu your room,because the outside blinds were oneu. I; was frightened enough then. I called in tho policedian. and we were Just iu time. “Offoursc, I sent for Mr. Blake as quick as I could, aud two doctors besides, for I was sure you sres dead, Bliss. But first we bound that poor crazy creature, and it was hard work, too, she howled snd fought and clawed us so. She was raving mad when they took hor away, aud wbeu Mr. Blake went to the asylum yes terday they told him she was ravlug yet. 1 don’t know how her poor mother will bear it!” Blake Bernard was my next visitor, but I am not going to tell you all he said. If you know anything of love-making |H*rhaps you can guess, and if you don't you might not on- ! not take tho little flat I had selected an and myself. Instead, I am tho mis- V pretty little cottage on tho banks of son, and IUske says I am an admIra- fekeepor. I know I am a very happy Suita makes her homo with us. BIUs BLI THE second ELIJAH. The Singular Death of Ashcroft Surrounded lly Bis Dogs. Reno, Neb., February 4.—One weok ago last Sunda^ the body of a man, frozen stiff*, was found, a sh6rt distance north of North Platte, in a miserable but of aod, branches of trees, and sttnes, with a rudely thatched roof. Tho rcof was surrounded and jealously guarded by at least fifteen dogs. Seven of them had to bo shot bOfore the party of discovery could ap proach. Another unusually largo wolf dog, with*iioble head, strong limbs, and a coat ■lmo*t| jet black, lay close beside osd master. A hungry glare yes showed that ho bad been several Ithout food, and he evinced unmlstak- ns of grief. When one of thn party Jed to cross tho threshold of the hut, the wolf dog made a fierce charge at him. It waa thought a pity to kill ao splendid an ani mal, and an effort Was made to lasso him. A lariat was thrown over his head and shoulders and he was captured, but he showed such a fierce disposition that lie was finally shot. Borne donbt at first existed as to tho Identity of the dead ruau, but a coroner’s Jury estab lished it as that of Joslnh Ashcroft, a mad re* dure. Tho falthAjl dogs found holding vigil over his corpse were Ills fhmily of dogs. Since the discovery of tho remains interesting par- GOOD BILL ARP. SUturnlog Horn® With Bis Sick Bor.tha Car Contain* ins tho Invalid Son and His Mother is Ootaohod and tho Husband is Left Behlnd-A Trip Way Cross Georgia. Bto., Xtc. ill!” the exclaimed, as wo went up aud tomy surprise, she drew mo into her own room and threw herself on a couch. For hours, or so, it seemed to me, she kept me beside her, insisting that I made her feel better. Peters came up to announce dinner, but she only grasped my band more convul sively snd whispered, “Wait! Not yet'.’’ Suddenly the loud closing of tho hall door Founded through the house. Blako had goue, then! Miss Milward bad outwitted us, and when should 1 hear what he wished to tell me? But now she started up briskly, aud declar ed that bhe felt quite well—that my ministra tions had cured her. She gave orders that our long delayed dinner should be served at once; she seemed not to notice my vexation, and she talked incessantly. She was iu one of her brightest and moat loving humors, but I was not to be beguiled. I was beginning to dis trust her, and even her beauty had lost its charm. “No coffee to-night. Peter#,” sho said: ”1 have a fancy for a cup of tea, and I will make it ou the table. Bring what is needed, and we will wait on ourselves.” The tea was made, and Miss Milward was about to pour it into the cups when she paused, and gave a little shiver. “What a draught!" she said. "Would you mild closing that window behind you. Bliss Graves? I am taking cold.” I complied, wondering, for she was very fond of fresh air. and the room was quite warm. Her hand was so unsteady when she passed my cup that she i nil ltd part of it, at which she was unaccountably annoyed. Now I am coming to a part of my story about which I have never becu able to be quite accurate, try as I may. The incidents of that terrible night I shall never forgot, but many of the details are doubtful and in complete. I think I drank the tea alowly, an! was my bookt'aay/ . _ Sbo went swiftly into tho next room and catue back with a largo book. Then, snatch ing a handful of matches, she lighted tho other gas jets, and flinging the half burned ends on the floor sat down and began to read. Here, again, my memories are indistinct. I saw her sitting there, poring Intently over the volume, but whether for ono inimite, or five, or fifteen, 1 cannot toll. Bfy mind must have begun to wonder just then, for 1 fuucicd that Blr. Bernard called mo, begging uae to go away, and then J thought I saw my sister, smiling at me. But whon I opened my eyes there was only Bliss Mi!ward’s cruol face before me. All at onco I roused myself. I had seen something, ss my eyes roved helplessly about the room- something that gave me strength aud courage, aud made hope possible. WUat was it? A little tongue of flame, creeping silently, but so swiftly, up the side of the nearest win* dow, fed by the delicate lace and silken dra peries, and gathering strength and volume with every second. Breathless, spell bound. I watched it. If the would only read five min utes—one minute longer, I might have a chance for m.v life. Thank licavcn! she did not look up, still she turned the page*, and still the flame grew, until, with a quick leap it seized upon the toilet table and roared In sudden fury. The fiery challenge aroused her at last. Sho sprang up and snatched bravely at the burning curtaius, tearing them down by handfuls, and uttering wild words and cries of rage. Thou I hcaid shouts and heavy, hurrying steps in tho hall—the door was shaken violently, and loud voice, cried, "Let us in! tjulck J” Her look of maniac fury was indescribable, ‘They will spoil all!” she screamed. "I must do it this moment—now, or it will bo too Intel” She caught up ono of tho largest knives a? she snokr, but before she could lift it for tho murderous stroke the door was burst open. Oh, blessed sight! I saw 1’eters and several other hiug in, and then the knowledge of my titulars of Ashcrolt’a strange developed. He was ttflj-seven year a owe Many years ago he tamo from F.tf|(intd W a Btonaftn convert. He went with tho apostle iff tb«*i &lth direct to Salt I.tkc, where lie re* id to take a band lu that series of sanJ gufnary deeds. They knew their fato was sura It is home where the heart is, aud wo are all happy now. Here is tho big old family room aud the spacious fireplace is crowded with the big back logs, and the front logs and tho top logs, and tho chcerAil genial blare leaps out at every opening and makes us all ait hack in tlio family cltclo I ait near the good old window and look ont upon the same pleasing prospect of Holds and distant hills and am comforted. The dogs are in the family ring and tho canarlee are singing in their cage, and the malteso cat is purring in Jesse’s lip. There is a lively chatter ing of hsppy voices all around me, for tho long spell is broken nnd tho broken family almost united. Isay almost, for tho aick boy and his mothor arc in towu at his sister’s, and these children bavo not yet seen them. It was too cold to bring him five miles over a froaen road, and so I came ont alono to ! give them pleasure in broken doses. I hoped' to surprise them snd peep in at tho window, hut they were on the look ont down tho road, and have nearly looked a holo through tho window pane in anxious expectation. With a scream and a shout they all came flying down the hill to meet me, and such a time as we all had, hug- ! ;In#j and kissing and dancing around with oy. They loaded me down, and I could mrdJy wag along for their embraces. I don’t lielievo that folks are any happier in heaven, and I don’t know that I wish to bo.; Wc left Sanford last Tuesday, took the boy on's cot over tho long wharf that stretches away ont Into tho lake and pnt him aboard tho beautiful steamer, tbo City of Jacksonville. We sot him down in an easy chair and when the warning boll waa rung, we bade a sweet good by to kin dred and friends and soon tno engines were unloosed and tho big wheals turned and the boat moved down the lake with quivering throbs. Tho anxious mother watched her boy with watery eyes as bo looked out greedily upon tbo bright water sand feasted Ala eyes onco more upon scenes ontildo of s tick chain- ber. Tho boy has no uto of his lower limbs *’ as to bo carried in arms from place n and It was no small troublo to get him h narrow doors and up nnd down the • stalftfcnd into tho cars, but noxt morning we and ly wsj 1 fell into a long and deadly swoa They told me afterwards that 1 was very ill and ronbtautly delirious for many days, and at Mr. Bernard’s suggestion my sister was suoi- moued to nurse pie. But as soon as I was ablo to rit up I itixifited on hearing the story of my rescue, and old Peters, much to his delight, was allowed to tell it to mo. "Perhaps you’ll remember, Bliss,” lie begin, "that I tried to warn you several time* uot to trust too much to Miss Milwanl, hut you wouldn't let roe do it.” "But you should have ’ told mo plainly, Pe ters. It waa very wrong to expose me to such peri I,” I Interrupted hastily. "And so I would, Miss, if anybody could have guessed what mischief the poor young lady was thinking of. Why, even Mr. Blake never mistrusted the truth, although he told me that last evening when ahe wouldn’t let you come down to dinner, that be meant to take you out of the house the next day. But I was going to tell you how ithegun first, with Bliss Milward shutting herself up for days to gether. until she worried her poor mother nearly to death with her queer ways and her queer talk. 8hc used to talk to me about it, hut she never would give in to her daughter being crazy. though BIr. Blake as good as told her a year ago. When BIrs. Blilward went away she tried her best to coax Mis* Katherine to go along, Jand whon she wouldn’t, why. then sho said that having a , young, cheerful companion in the house with croft, accompanied by a single comrade, pro ceeded eastward, over mountains and across prairies, on foot, with many hair breadth cfcancs from ludians, nnd, at times, pursued by the Dauitca, until thoy reached Council Bin fib, Io. There Ashcroft remained several years. While there ho attended n Methodist revival meeting, and became "enlightened,’ mid he "enlightened” a Mormon elder. Brig bam Young got wind of this revolutionary work of his former proselyte, and sent two Mormon elders east to investigate the matter. At least, Ashcroft suddenly received an inti mation to that effect, and fear of tho avenj preyed upon his mind to such un extont l 1 o lived for months in a barn, emerging only at night to prowl for victuals. As ho alopt on the hay it was revealed to him that ho was to l>v a second Klljalt. With this prophetic hallucination firmly fix ed in his mind he emerged from his hiding place in tho barn, convinced that ho was tho ward of a heaven given protection. Hbortly afterwards he shook the dust of Council Bluffs from hia feet, nnd from that time until two y cars ago ho was a wanderer. Ho wont from place to place, remaining as long ns the ucoplo would tolerate him, and subsisting on such food us he could beg oi ' ‘ Two years ago Platte. Following him at tbo tinio were half a dozen dogs. Ho seemed greatly attached to them, and they reciprocated his goal treat ment by remaining closely at his heels. After drifting about town for a few weeks, Jio went a short distance north anil constructed tho uncouth liut where Ills dead body was discov- md. His family of dogs increased until, ou his Mini-occasional trips to town, a troop of nearly n score would he at Ills heels. The moat of tho time ho had. all told, about thirty dogs of various sixes, breeds anil ages. He left the young pups and their mothers iu the hut, but the others wero bis constant coni- I-anii-iiH in all his rambles. Occasionally ho would sell one, but reluctance nlwnys marked the trade, and ho never would part witli ono of them except to a person who in some way had thowu him or tlie dogs a kindness. Ariicroft lived mainly hy what was given him by the townspeople, although he worked reme, and generally had a little money. He fid bin dogs with meat obtained at a neigh* taring slaughter house. He wore cast off clothing, people, as a rule, being very kind to him in this respect. On sonic subjects Ashcroft tecwed rational enough, but. get him started o«i the Bible, or his heaven-given mission, and bis vagaries knew no bounds. He claimed that he would never die in the flesh; that he was the second Klijuh. sent by God to deliver bis people, and that he would one day reign as a king on earth, but that his time was not yet come. Ho could quote scripture by the hour, and would talk ou his dermrited hobby as long as be could find 11s* tenon. When found he had sixty-five dollars in Fiiited .States currency on his person, and forty dollars in British gold and silver coin, some of very old dates; the latter were Wrapp ed in tobacco Inga and tied with Innumerable strings. Indeed, Ashcroft seemed to be made ofstrings and rags, his dress from heal to foot being a perfect crazy-patch, although hanging on pegs around the hut were several fairly good suits of clothes. S ILLICIT IHTOXICAVr.H. cr would cure her. But Blr. Blake said that | oustion. "Ido be must give any one who came to live in the j dhtilling going she , . home a kind of a warning, and he made her write that letter to you that you never saw. i don't doubt Bliss Katherine got hold of Uiat letter, for she was always watching and sus pecting The only person she was ever afraid of was Blr. Blake, and she was too running for him at last. But I'm afraid I'm tiring yon. miss, and I haven't tohl you how we happened to he up and awake that night. “I must say it was all BIr. BUkc's doing, for he was tliat worried when he went away at !♦ o'clock that lie made me promise to sit up all night, and watch If everything went right. "No I got the coachman and a friend of mine to keep me company, and we sat and “No,” said Collector Crenshaw In reply to a 'I do not think there Is more illicit ago.” now than a few months "More stills are Wing seized?” suggested the reporter. “Ycf>; that is true.” ‘Then, how do yon account for it?” "Well, sir,” Mushiugly said the collector, "the men are simply getting in tatter work. That is the way I account for It.” Oue of bis men said that he thought there was more stilling now than fur many years, and that corn in Rahnn county was not worth twenty-five cents a bushel rash, aud no de mand for It at that price. The people in tho mountain counties think there is more money iu It to make It Into corn juice. dreamroby nit lit for y „ - _ WUYIIW, breathed easier, for It nu tlio last * autll no cot to Macon. Waycross now. I oxr . 0.1* -Iuy nnrl . to come. X han memories of Waycrotl. I like Woyi roji, for It It a bright nnd plegnnt'town, ami hot good hnielt nnd plegggtit hornet, gild Is kent lively with moving trnlnt, bnt 1 had an awful linn, gt wgyeron. Onr train ttojiprd them and lind to wal i for a train on another road, they tald, and got out with other itmengeri and walked tho broad platform, hilt keeping un cyo upon our tlcrpcr and within eaay reach of It. Thera were two tleoperg behind oura that belonged to the train, and go I meandered along down lowlier.* newsboy wss selling Bnvannak morning upon. I gave him a quarter Mid ' itly waiting f heard a dai too pcnoeaUnd wot not of a character to iu* tercot the public. So you perceive I have takes the bint and told It all just as it w “ was all my fault. It was all my I shall step off no more train per, aud I now warn *11 travellers to stand „ the cm-, the wife Is in and not go fooling down the line, Dick Hargis hollers “Allaboaid” ins to buy a ^t- mile, bnt 1 ever and anon somo poor fellow Hko mol. bound to be left. Farewell, Wayerot*. I found oomo pleasant friends there before I left, and they comforted me, especially tho host of tho Orand Central, who waa sn old (IwlnnettJ boy, aud we re vived many recollections of our youthful days. But still when I think of Waycross, it is with feelings somewhat like those we hove when we visit an old-time battlefeld, where wo fought, bled and died for liberty. Bin. Aar. BLOOD CALLED FOR. El Paso, Tex., February 8.—Tho report of tho officer in command of tbo Mexican troop* who attacked Captain Emmett Crawford'a com mand of United States troops while tho Utter . were surrounding tho company of Oeronlmo, the renegade Apaehe rhlef. about titty mile, southwest of Nareori, Mexico, Is published In the EstadoDl Chlhnahna, which reached hero today. The report says: -On January lllh we combatted a great number of tamo and wild inalani, probably aver ao, led by fbiclgn I United States) olllctn, aud over twenty soldiers. They displayed net a sign of legality, as was evinced as much by their itratesya.br tho animals which they had, and widen 1 hold to prove that they were stolen." Mexicans are reported I four wounded. El Paso, Texas, February 4.—The feeling in Arlaona and New Mexico In favor of the tnmmary execution ef Uerontmo, the ‘ die chief, and the surviving members ot iloml thinly band, is rapidly growing Into a demand. Beporta received here rrom va rious port ions of the two territories ravaged- by the ml Aendt plainly indicate that the peopln are gfeatly reused, and will oppow the usual course punned by tho military authorities In allowing the renegades to return to their reser vations unpunished. They will demand that was quietly 1 'waitlug'for tho change whon sud ‘ ‘ ’ ' ‘ irkey say: “Havannab Is denly I Just a aronnd Instantly to seo what he meant aud sure enough she was already a hundred yards away moving like a black make over the ground nnd getting foster with every moment. Tho two rear eloepen hod been mit off snd I did not know it. I will never forgst the concentrated misery of that moment whan I realised that my wlfo and helpless bo; were gone and I was left. My heart aanL down, my voice left mo and all niy philosophy wss gono. I grew weak and faintish and rat down on a boneb to oollrct myself and consider the awful situa tion. What will they do? When will thoy And out that 1 am not somowbero on the train? Tho boy will soon want me, I know, and his mother will tend the porter to hunt mo up. Tho conductor will toon call for oar Are, and 1 have tho passes, and my wife no money. by she will learn that I am not on tlie train, anu then, all! then. I could tee the teats In ber eyes slid tbo quivering lips, and tbo nervons restlessness of the liay, and there was no help. Arousing myself, 1 hurried to tho telegraph that was clicking near by and asked hurriedly for a dispatch to lie sent to Jesup so that the opera tors there might tell tbo conductor or my wlfo thst I was safe, and would overtake them at Macon. My snxlsty waa Intense, but I got no sympathy. The youth said all right, and I waited for an aasursnee from tbo operator at Jesup that ho would attend to it. I called three limes for sn answer from him, but got none. When for the third iimo I naked and almost begged for him to ask for a reply, ho raid with uncivil Indifference: “I have got no lime, sir, I ini busy. 1 ’ Well, bowes very bnsy—amoklng cigar and chatting with a friend. He waa not at the Instrument. A gentleman uear by noted the incivility end tohl me i had better go up to the Western Union if I wanted atten tion. This was news to me, for I had thought ail the time thst this waa the Western nlou, bnt suddenly found that it was only a railroad oAlco. 1 had paldlhlm for a dispatch to Mr. Brown, of Ms- con, that called for an an answer and two hours had passed and none hail cumo. Ho I went to the Western Union and repeated tv Mr. Ilrowu end soon had a reply that be would meet my wife and boy Mid take care of them. Her desolation and distress was complete when she teamed that was roleeins—nobody called ber or the conductor at Jesup. The train rolled man before ber fears began, and Macon she imagined { bod fallen from the plat- formor in someway had met my deatbpsnd when at last she reached Macon anil Mr. Brown caaie in the sleeper and told her I was all right she end the boy both cried with joy. The Brown bouse gave them kind welcome and every attention. They bail a good night’s rest snd were only aroused by a vigorous knock at the door at four o'clock next morning. That was me. The poet rays: lorious boor of crouded Ufa S an ago without * name.’’ «_t to we can somatlmea live longer ami live more in a minute than at any other time In a month. 1 dident blame ber for slipping off and leaving me and tba didn’t Idamo me for stopping at Waytrota, bnt now tbit tbo long agony la over we can smile at our mntnal wool and fears. My kind and eoulderaU wife has not told It on me hot fourtaen times op to this date, and I don’t expect to hear of it any lon ger than t live. Hhe gently hinted yettardey that ehe didn't suppose that 1 would ever mention Waycross In Sunday letter, for it sras most ranegad o ays that nglon Insisting that Oeronlmo and his follow ers be tried for murder under the local laws of ere commit- pacho chief expects tho ramo privileges will ho extended to him as were granted to his predecessors. IIo has faith In tho humanity of General Crook and tlio other leading oiBcors of tbo army. Ho has alrrudy becu provided with rlotliinr, Is well fed nnd eared for ami has oxprested a desire to ho rcturnel to Fen Carlos reservation as soon nfVnalblo. Careful estimates place tho number of thoro who were killed by those Aends during their last rahl at 170. Many of the kllleii were women havlug highly respected connections In the oast. Mrs. Beater, whi^was outraged aud then murdered near Drilling, was onco n hollo InSedalla, Mo. If the people of New Mexico and Arizona are permitted to have their way, Ucronimo and his follower* will lie hanged. Wauijkcitox, February A.—Honor Itomero, the Mexican minister, at Washington, hss received from the governor of the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, an oAlclal report of tho unfortunato encounter which tho Moxleau force, hid with tho United Htate* troop., com* mandril by Captain Crawford, at tho moon, tains of Bavla, Chihuahua, on the 11th alto. It Is stated Iu tho report, that tho Moxlcan forces, commanded by Major Nauricla f'orredoro arrived on that day at* place railed Trojar, In thn sierra of flavls, where they knew that tho Apache Indians, who bod revolted, under the leadership of (leronelmo, were. The Mexicans Ared on tho United Htates troops in the belief that they were hoetllrs, and Major Maurielo Corrcdor, 1st lieutenant. Juan do l.aCrux, snd two privates ivere killed, and four other soldiers wounded. As soon as the Moxlran forces found out that they ware tiring on United States soldiers, thoy stopped Aring and expressed to the latter their regret at the lessea ocrasloiKd to both tides. The report trivia a* an txento for the above mlstako the difficulty distinguishing the Indium from the scout* snd while the latter generally behtved themselves when they stein their ramp and under view of their officers, when they got ont muler tho pretext of hunting or looking for hostile In dians, or otherMomclinies commit groat depre dations on tho peoeeftil Inhabitants of tbo frontier, and cannot readily bo illstlnsulihcd from tbo hostile ludians. Irwss reported from Mexico that Urn srnnts killed and wounded on the 17th of De cember a considerable number of cattle and bones belonging to Jose Maria Torres, and that tm tho Sid, while they were in camp at a place distant iliout a utile from (lutaadu, Sonora, seven of tho scouts entered the village end committed great outrages, and the mayor was furred to sik for armed force* to bring them to order, end in a right which en sued one of the scouts waa wounded. The same Indians killed aftersrerds eleven head of rattle and wounded other*neardremadas, anil killed two men who were leading two mule* loaded with goods, which were stolen by the - areata. It is also reported that Francisco Garcia and two other Mcxlrtns were attacked by fronts on the Ath of January on the road that leads from Nacosari to Clmpas. The Mexican, reeded In escaping, lint thelrdonktya, their go and pack saddles ware captured by the scouts. The report says farther that tho "Con stitution, a journal ef the state of Bonora, eon- tains* detailed statement of all the outran* committed by tho scouts, and tbo null ‘itlon to th* general the scouts to crow over Into Mexican territory,’ 1 A Fort as Well as iTtinpl*. From the Chicago News. Two yean hence—1887—It Is hoped that the great Muimon temple at Halt Lake, whose glUMr- ins white walls riaeeliht llcety above the ground, and ore not yet ready for th* roof, asay be i The walla have, above the _ religions temple, ana, I— not Intended lobes boose of worship so much as a temple In which mysterious rites, such as are SXSi bJSftSSSd. “bn & ■SSs- second, eight phase* of themooo: the huembjaepj ggBartgSassiBE reemif-l 11 ttw u bo vanquished and the mUlsot nluabfffn-