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THE WEEKLY CONST IT PTfON: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26,1884.- TWELVE PAOEfll
OUR ???DIXIE??? HUMORISTS
THE ns AMD fllll.ONOPIIT OP THE
ULI) HOME.
NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS.'
mu.
Brother Rubble un?? the Provfatona.
Tbe next lima the littla bay called on
Uncle Remus a bright fire was biasing on tba
hearth. He.oould see the ligbtsbiniog under
tba door before ha went Into the cabin, aod
be knew by Ibat sign that the old man bad
company. In fact, Daddy Jack bad return
ed, and was dosing In bia accustomed corner,
Arint Tempy was sitting bolt upright, nurs
ing her contempt, and Uncle Remus was
making a curious-looking bos. None of tbe
negroes paid any attention to tba little boy
wbenbe entered, but somehow be felt that
they were wailing for bim. After a while
Uncle Itemus finished his curiouf looking
box and laid It upon the floor. Then be lifted
bis spectacles from Ills nose to the top of bis
. bead, anu remarked:
* "Now, den, folks, dar she Is, en hit's bin so
long sence I ur made one un uni, dal the
make me sweat. Yeeeerl 8ha did dat. How
inmn', bit slot make no difiTunce wld me.
Promise la a promise, dough you make it in
de dark er de moon. lying ti me ago, I tuck'i
promise one er my parsin' 'qualntance dat
some er dexe lonesome days de ole nigger'd
wblrl in en make 'mi a rabbit-trap ef be'd
des be so good es to quit he desilment, en
I'arn be behavrlihnisi."
"la that my rabbit-trap. Uncle Remus?"
exclaimed tbe child. He would bare picked
It up for tbe purpose of examining it but
Uncle Itemus waved him off with a dignified
gesture.
"Don't yon dast ter tetcb dat ar trap,
honey, kase ef you does, dat elites all. I???ll
des batter go ter wuk en make it brau-new,
en de Lord knows I aint got do time fer ter
do dat."
"Well. Uncle Remus, you're bad your
hands on It."
"Tooby aho* I le???tooby sbo' 11st Kn w'at'a
mo' dan dat, I bln bad my bau???i
water.???
"I year talk er dat," remarked Aurat
Tempy, with an approving nod.
"Yasrarl in de natal tar-water," continued
Unde Remus, You putyo' hsu' in apa't-
ridge nee', en he'll quit dem premises dough
ke done gut 'lev'm m sen alga in dar. Heme
wid Rabbit. Dey aint gut sense lak de ole-
time Rabbit, but I let you know dey aint
gwinein no trap wbardey enirll folks ban's
???dat dey aint. Dat w'at make 1 say w'at I
does. Don't putyo'ban'on It; don't tetch
it: don???t look at itakacely."
Tbe little boy subsided, but be continued
to cast longing looks at tbe trap, seeing which
Uncle Remus sought to change tbe current
of bia thoughts.
"Hbe bin er mighty heap er trouble, mon,
yet I mighty glad 1 tuck'n make dat ar trap.
Hhe'saeolid un, alio', en ef dey wuz ter be
any skacenras er vittlea, I lay dat ar troy 'ud
help ua ell on'." .
???I)e Lord knows," exclaimed AnntTempy,
rubbing her fat bauds together. ???I hope dry
aint gw'ne ter be no fauilshin' ???ronu??? yer
snungswe tile???
"List ly nut,??? said Unde Remus, "yet da
time raougbt cotne w???ru a big swamp rabbit
kotcb lu dat ar trap would go a mighty long
wejra in a fatubly no bigger,dan w???at mine
'???Mo' spevhually," remarked Aunt Tempy,
"ef you put dat wld w'at de neighbors
monghtseu' in.???
"Eb ehl" Uncle Remus exclaimed, "don???t
ynuputno'pennunse In dem neighbors???
don't you do it. W en famlno tlmo come
one man eibt no batter dan no yuther man
???Ceppln??? be be eoupluea; en be got ter lie
ailglity aoople at dat."
T lie old man paused and glanced at the lit
tle little boy. The child wssatill looking at
tbe trap, aud Uncle Urmus leaned forward
and touched bim lightly on tbe shoulder. It
was a familiar gesture, gentle and yet rough,
a token of affection, aud yet a command to
attenilori; for the seuerable darkey could be
itnneriont enough when surrendering to the
whims of his little partner.
"All dish yer talk 'bout folks pe'ahin'oiit,"
Uncle Remus went on with an indifferent
air, "put tue in min' er de times w'eu decree-
fcira tuck???n got up a famine tuungs drysr'f
Hit omue 'bout dat oue lime viltlrs wus
monat'usakaceen high, en money mighty
alack. Long rs dry wus and sillies gwine
'roun', llrer R.bbii, ne 'us 'bopii' ter git be
abeerunnm, but bliueby hit come ter dat
pass del llrer Rabbit eiotu.cb'gun ter pinch
'im;rn w'ilee he getiiu' hungry de yuther
creeturs, dry ua genin' hungry deyse'l. Hit
wanton die away twrl one day llrer Rabbit
eu llrer Wulf meet up wi t oue er u'er in de
big road, en alter dry boiler bowdy dey sat
down, dey did, en make a bargain.
"Day tuck'n 'gree wid one er n'eadat dey
???el) der mammy rtt take de money en *r
luup'n n'ar ter eat. llrer Wolf, be 'low 1,
did, del belu'a hit seem lak be de bongrirs
erector on ke face er de yeth, dot he sell hie
mammy Ins???, en den alter de vlules gin out,
llrer Rabbit be kiu eell he uwn mammy en
git some mu'grub.
"Ole Bn r It tbblt, be cblpt in en 'pared, he
did, en Brer Wolf, he tuck'n bitch up he
teem, enput he maiutuvln dewsggln, endru
h'ni rn Brer Rabbit druv off. Man come
'long:
?????? -tVharyon gwltie?'
?????? 'Gains 'Ionadown ter town,
Wld a nag er co'n fer ter sell:
Wasting,mime ter Irre-open talk,
Yll we wish you mighty weUI'
"Did they talk poetry that way, Uncla lte-
nms?" thelitlleboy Inquired.
"Hboo! lot's worn dan dat, honey. Dey wus
constant a gwine on dat away, en ef I wa'n't
giftin' si mighty tpeakneed In de tuembunce
I???d butt alouee yer en I'd fslr wake you up
wid degwlnea oner dem ar creature
"Now, deu, dey tuck???u kyar Brer Wolf
mammy ter town en tell 'er, rn dev atari
back wid a waggln-load er vittlea De dav
wusaweniu'tndesun wua a aettin???. De
win' tuck'n b'aw up' sorter still', en de sun
look red when she saltin'. Dey druv on. De
win' blow, en da sun sblne red. Binitby,
Brer Wolfecroocb open shiver, en 'low:
" ???Brer Rebbit, I'm ??? gittln??? mighty cole.???
"Iler Rabbit, be laugb en 'low:
??? 'I'm a gittln' sorter creepy myself, Brer
Wolf.'
???Day druv on en druv on. Win' blow
keen, snn sblne fed. Brer Wolf scrooch ud
in little knot. Birnebv be afng out:
'* 'Brer Rabbit I???m freelin'1 I'm dat cole I
dinner w???at ter dot???
"Brer Rabbit, ba p'iot tei de settln' ran en
'Yon see dat great big f!*r 'cross dar in de
woods, llrer Woll? Well, dey slot nothin'
de furder de fier wit. D* nlgber you come ter
da* Her de furder bit's ol?.'
Brer Rabbit, be aorter scratch bisse'f be-
bime de shoulder-blade, en 'low:
??? 'Numnitne 'boat de Her. Brer Wolf. I
gotsnmp'n yerdat???l! wem you up. Ef you
aint nev' bin worn befo???, I lay you'll get worn
dls time.'
"Dis make Brer Wolf sorter look 'roun', en
w'en be see Brer Rabbit bol'in' on ter de
two hose-tails, he np'n squeit our. be did:
??? 'Lawdy musty. Brer Rabbit! Wbsr my
vlttlrs? Whir my wsggln? Whar my bosses?*
" 'Dey erall right yer. Brer Wolf; dev er
???II right yer. 1 stayed der wbsr you let??? me
twel de bosses gun ter git restiese. Den I
cluck at um. en. bless gracious, dey start off
en Ian' In a quicksan', W'en dey gut ter
mire, I dee tu< k'n tu???n eve'y thing a-lnosa en
grab de bosses by de tail, en I bin stsn'in??? yer
wishiu??? fer you. Brer Wolf, twel I done gone
???eetful fier w???at I had any speuneeun. I the showof fro Its or flowers, bnt I could well I pen mi-racklns. Tbe grown hoys and little
run, en I nm, en I ran. en de mo w???at I ran Imagine from wbal wee all aronrd me bow I ones too. wuall crowded around JekeL'iftis;
, wonderfully beautiful those grounds must be I he was leanln??? agin a tree tellin??? about tbe
in the spring and summer when tbe treia 'sights ofrahbltiand coons end pns??ums he
were ail In leaf and the flowere in blo-im sod had ketchsd in h<e life, and Tom Davis, he
the fruit sbowlrg lie ji.lcy colon to the sno. | pitched in about the demand wolves end
Aa It was the epecirmtgreen house. 170 feet pinfen be had kilt???be le ferment arybody
long, wee full of rich and radiant lovelinsas. comln??? a bead of him tellin??? a lle-he never
Tbe grase all round wee luxuriant and tbe I had sew a psnter in bia life???and them litila
fields of wheat end clover far in advance of h-ya of Hiss Garden???* and little Dicky
anything I bad seen. The heavy coat of I Frethonrs, and llit???e Jake Simmons and that
barnyard msnnre that had been broadcasted I sis* was all a Handin' tbsr awallerin' and be-
all over his grounds bid kept the surface ILvin' of it all like it was the gospel truth
warm and shielded it from the winter s cold. The most of the women folks was in the
There were vineyards and orchards and fruit I house, crowded aroand the fire. Treasy Ann
trees of every kind In large nreasand tbec.g. Tiirntine, end D *h Williamson, wav e gig-
riage roede end walks were all gravelled from glln' and a peepln through the cracks at the
marble queries and bordered with abundant I boy a outside. Caledony 'lowed to me and
. *3 d .7?? n ' e Free d the gen- M-lir.dy Jane. "I know In reason, ignant
J!j b i* 8nd ??ud overlooked tbe bean I folks has got the least sense of anybody ever
|L , ??? I,D t d ,f " r " th ?? <"????????? I seed???jes look at Dosh, gigglin' through the
**>??? l 5 om * d . u P Iron, her I crack tbar at Jake Lillie, and him a laughin'
???tnposlng high lands, and south of us I and makin' fun of her to them other hoys ???
' h \ Cumberland I ???Have ynu'uos seed Becky Haskins?" ssvs
P #t * d ???, he ch * rml "K scene. Malindy Jane. "8be???s settln??? bankthar, like
Besides the large mansion where the super- she bad swallowed a stick. I neve, have saw
enrendent llve<l( forthe colonel lives Io a her look so stlfT, Ugh, do look, she???s go- on o
P.? !??? D .' b * c '?? ), 5" ew .* r * h * n<J *'tueetrnc- I new list, that???s what's tbe matter; she flirted
Uh par,n la nt *' Th " dal , r y by bare whileego end never turned her
SL7WS wt ??? 9 golden cow upon fta I bead to notice nalr ore ol us. I don???t kcer
W i!L??? 8 * 0, ,i ea C ? C>C ' aD< ! 8 ???<i I aim none too good to tell her
the park department with a golden hog, end ??o. I can let her know I bad a hat with red
* p?? M * n bora*. ??? Come and I ribbin on it myself fore ever I eeed her I'm
???ee my twollttlecslvee. end tbe colonel, end I jes as good as airy Haskins ever I eeed and
1 w ??* C .L 10 ,808 wl,h can tell her so monstrous quick il she fools
???J???out threw years old I longer me.??? "Had vou'utii hearn that Jake
in* 1 "' fbed *0no pounde and their paternal I Loftis was a fly in around Berk? ??? says Cale-
cow in de islan???. Gome he'p me, Brer Wol .
rn I lay we'll desnsUlly pull de groun' out
but w???at we'll git drse creeturs out.???
"Wld dat, Brer Wolf, he ko'cb bolt er one
hoae-tail, en Bret Rabbit, be kotcb holt er de
yuther, en w'en dey cull, eoYe de tails come
out'ndemud. D-y stood dar, dey did, en
dey look at de tails en den dey look at one
n???er. Illmeby Brer Rabbit 'low:
"'Well, sir Brer Wolf; we pull so bard
twel we pull de tails p'um out!'
" ???OI?? Brer Wulf. he dunner w???at ter do,
but lt|
ha tell
home.
git out'n yrarin'. en den be went Intode I tflji {<>r j> 8 weighedonFy 9TOnoy. and"wao I radtea???dogkiTibiSSell???a'??? Lookat
swamp eu druv de borne home en git all de thin, and there were some Yorkshire whites old Vilas 8 rong.??? aaya she, "hit would'nt be
Tittles, en be aint batter sell be ole mammy near by that looked just like the pictures one one grain of harm to worship that old bonnet
n er. Dat he aim." I *???* *n the Country Gentleman. I always I of hero, for tbar never was nothin??? like it
wunnvrteht tMn aii thmigbt lhoie pictures ware overdrawn, hut afore on tbe yeth nor sea nor in tbe waters
??? 1 SS?aSEZt") I ??-"f b V !S* ????!?? d0 I u .??. d .'. r ???be yeth." . "Ob. .bet your .
TALES OF ADVENTURE.
BILL ARP'S LETTEB.
your mouth
Ptrcheron bones drawinjc their tremendou* I comes the Kooinson???s, I reckin uuum antBH
load*, and the wajroner esld lie bad nevtr I will quit talkin' ab<??ut craps no* and come
A 4???oniliirior*n Pntnh a I ^ 00 u ^ ow n |- u 9 ri j^ey pull. He I in tbe bouse and commeuce bia sarmont/*
A 8 I wee breaking a colt jMt one yearold, end he [ I teed old Hits Simmons aod old Mis
A??*els a red fen men t. I was BfYenteen hands bi^b. Tbe colonel I Frea Lours a comiu' and old Min Green right
I had a peenliar experience in going to awns to fancy sixe in evenithlng and talkes behind ???em tike a feather bed tied in ???he
Knoxville to lecture, fbe library folks said P rl . rt ??seeing how large be can grow cattle middle, puffin and a blowin', ratal out'n
they wanted to bear me talk a little, and so I end hogs and fruits of all kinds He is a breath. "U???t up B-t??y, you???re vouoger'n
fixed up a few random, tboughta anti my wife widower and cblldleesand mow bia verr life me," says old Mia. Htiong, "and shove wither
???he iliedup a few random clothes and sowed I i* wrapt up In these Innocent and refining I eend of ibis bench aruund. and let Sister
on e few buttona end got out a couple of now P'wures. I do not think ho cares much tjttumoiisglt In tbar to ,the fire-set upcloster
handkerchiefs that were bid away somewhere whether this investment loses or makes him thar Sister Fmkney and make room for Sister
along in good aplrita and smoked my cigar 1 11 with me???well, it is all very cheap to outer don???t look for nothin' else now but slckn
end reed my book on spiritualism that was P??opl??. They are welcome to feast their eyes ??? I know in reason" says o d Miss Fresbours
sent to me and ever aod anon I looked out upon it aa often aa they choose, and that is ell ???Unit tbsr is goiu??? to ke a power of sickness
ol V 1 ?? "l, nd ??w upon the green fields of wheat }h??t ???>?? ?????? <1??-. I "tab that I lived near to about and about, and trouble too, bekase I've
And thl* flock of lint btlbft'P Ullt ??? film hnt ??? wenld f 1 . afa I a. ... - a- sea. *
sing upon them, and upon tbe ewo
and aireama that we crossed, end
course of time I reached the Conoo:..
where the trains pesaedoniy ??? few mile.from I i'l tumble bad dreams-tt makes me trimble
Off 8 C T. ol ??? !enU,, ??? Tora^swt'joureyioiTfor'VleotViwiureVuU?' *?? them blackberries, fruit out???n
men get off the down train and get on to ours I Jint no rude band mty fiutt or dower putt. I season, trouble out o reason yon know," says
???ml go into tbe passenger car. 1 waa in rite I For (.iiilii gfruit atibout lOecaiduer'aleave, I one, Heaving ol a heavy sigh. Then old Miss
! I 5?? , ?.*a r8r 8od T'a 1 on P* r ???*"!K my book. ??5'???."???d ???????'???'??????<?? b?our iljih-rkve. Crabtree that haint got a tooth in her head.
1 didn t know anybody and nobody knew me, I 'Y' 1 *> */* e | ton the colon 1 is happy. He I put a quid of tobacco in her moutb and lowed:
but it seems that thuae gentlemen were the I PJ8???* to be, for be baa erarylbtng around I - Bm to dream of tosin' of aiaw tootli is wus.
committee and had done me the honor of b???m that we cmvet. Moot every man looks all." Then old Mia. 1 Green up aod
coming down so aa to ride beck wllb me, and I ???utwerd to a time when he will have tome lowed: "I've tuck notice tbet when you
I wish 1 bed known it. but 1 did???nt. I ?? u ?? h pleasures un a email scale, but as we dream of crossio??? muddy water sutuDen is
Thao ..k~i tha -??.ii.-'- if Bill Arp was r y do Blo . n K the highway and tbe bumble chit- ,|, urB to happen recklv atterwards." P Tben
pointed <>u ' ?? I i 1 ,'??" ???/ l'!?? ,C. r ,??? ??? 1 V t> ! d ???heir bauds and old Miss 1???iokney, that is gin up to bs tbe
??? ???n???#???a-tlemsn wbowss *b??? , 1 u ** d , bowdy Mr. D.okebSon, and bo stop I pjggejt eater in tbe settleuieut, lowed: "I
reading a paper anil so tiny tackled him and 1 P* d .* nd 9* 11 *". tbem all or tame and a.id hayo seed the tune when Ididn???t believe in
Inlroauced themselves and seemed very glad I * lnd word* to them and told tbem to be good dreams, Ibat was 'fore my ole man died but
JSi .4.^ Li?^bt to,t Fva S???ok%^tKnt., n I?v2???S' rei!
children and how wu Cobs and all tba folks.
Well, the jolly geotlemen, who wee
^? d b '. h 1 r b8 isr.r, h ,"^ h, H n ??? 8 , tu ;, bmeo . ^wz*)sssst
1 u I besides h a ptriMli.e??U,l??ud Uunis. ileArnn*! I why tbsi nisbl I iosiunerlv dr
i??? f,'om W h!a boon*.V h and fresu in eat uuil crosa^u* utudily
commercial aiiRei from New Orirana. didn???t ??? f ^w*irda that those children we
??????catch on,??? as tbe saying la, bat aa aoon aa f *V m bia bounty and no pinching ???
he conld get his breath and wake up to the ??? l,ow ??a <*??mo *??*8b them. He stopped to ner iy am, and Ibat???a what makes" me
altuatloD, he told the committee that their wordl to ??rery humble wsgwner we Jhat I do, * ???
for my supper,
dreams ot eatiu???
- 1 1* water, and its
want was ahoresign t???m gwine to be sick and I ingin
w _e say
compliments were al7Vry nU*,???^but'thatthey I or omtook nod'they felt glad to see I nothin??? in'draamA > bnt aMawVrv^ied tio
bad mistaken their man. that he wuent BIB blot and be cared for their comfort in many many of ???em come to mss." " Yes." ssyi
Arp nor William Arp. nor any member of I , iQrantnaw Loftis, "when they comes to
tho Arp family, ana be didn???t know bow I^ .*1 ined atthe university that day with I pjgain as that, folks is bound to take notice of
Mr* Arp was, nor the children nor Oobe, and ??? S ^ d *n fr believe it in spite of they selves-lean
beftsed to be en u ed. With Lolouel MoAduo, another Georgia, and I oVrr h ere Mj ater pinknew and let me sm tun
l ,b*y excused him of course, end I with other gontlemen whom (felt huuored to I draft of your uew frook.^i???i four arid four In
apologised, and they smiled and be smiled, I n '^ ^| J ??. dniveraity ia,nofV on a I ttie warp, baintlr, and how mauy is in tbe Al
and autbey attacked tbe conductor again end I ???dbitentlal financial basis aud isinaproe |n u '? My eyes is a gittln'so barf here of late
he said that the angel wu B II Arp." ", two I""" l'?? agricultural depart- to oouot thmidiH-is MaiG.uden
geotlemen aboard said th.-y knew him and I ! u ' nl new feature^ and its es fieri uieutal L v<r dpisiied her'cat track'counterpin? bm
that there wu no other man aboard that I f* rul 8 ,U01 ***- .Tuis lustutulon Itu now an I [ C ant say ai I like bit as good as tba 'honey
would fill the bill Ho said furthermore, that I *noomo of twenty thousand dollars. I is I comb' urait, wbar you tromp down four
Bill wu playing off and just wanted to have I marvellous Jrow education basloomed upend I titrearia and leave two uo ??? Then old Mi.??
little joke end eo forth. relebllehed iteelf in tbe routb eluce the war. o lo???id: "I vi got one that id fa J
So the committee made another more ylo-1 **, rnl i *?? b ??? v ? driven upon our I mage yournae'a moutb water, ita 'block of
lent uuult upon the commercial angel and I P??,T ert, ' 1 "?? b* d ????? eudowmenta iu ante-1 on , and block of t???other' I sunn all the
would take no denial, and they argued the jndmui days, but now we Aud tbem all oyer I fii|t???> mvulf 'cent four cuts thet Hi,ter Frea-
cue wllb him end be got escitid and argued ,h ??| ?, UI * Atbenaaod Oxford aud D.hlonega I hours paid tue fur some verb bitten time her
???>-1' at them, aud the paweoger* gathered ??? d M * con ???"i 1 Miiletlgeville and Krtue, are I Stohadtba TallerUndersand^.Din^nlteb
d and look a hand and told the com ??" nndowed libsrally, aud trait look at Van ViJ???!!???!, totaatta-me
niiivn for I,In. inil it... 01.1 llerbilt aud Stiwauee and Knoivillo and ..... P 8nUwl 9* ??????9' ???
ter bender you fum gwine dar en wonftnln'
yo'ee'f en I'll wait yer (er you. Ointme de
"Wld dot Brer Wolt, he put out dee rs
bard rs be kin, (er ter see el he can't fin' de
fier, en wiles he wna gone, bleu goodness,
w'at should Brer Rabbit do but cot uflTde
hours' tails en ettek um down deep iu de
mud???"
???Le'im???looe, nowl Deals' 'lot ???loot!???
exclaimed Abut Tempy In an ecstasy of ad
miration.
"He etick de hnaees' tails down in de mud,???
continued Uncle Remus, "rn den be tuck'n
druv de wsggiu 'way off in de swamp en hide
it. Den be tuck'n come back, ole Brer Rabbit
did, (er ter wait (er Brer Wolf.
"Atter eo long a time, sbo' nuff, yer come
Brer Woll dat a (allin-up back. Brer Rabbit
be bail 'im.
" 'Is you worn yo???ee???f, Brer Woll?*
'???Brer Rabbit, don't ta|k! Dat de scr
mlttre to go for hint, and they did
"Ob, no, major,??? 'bey safd, "there is no I *b?? little village ol Maryville, ouy. itxieen I fjjin yllab/y???no hlVwast'iay???beforo'yietldv 8
u t?.^ , "Va h :L 0k8 ,??? y .' a Jl!!: r ' W _ 8 .!> M8 h??drJd 0 iuoMami r ^r??? tSSS. "Mu* *????' d .??????? bon/sounS'
Well; where are you bound f-.r?" said the
committee. Then the angel smiled and aalil I
he was bound lor Knoxville. Thl. satisfied I . BETSY HAMILTON???S IET1ER.
the comniit???ee ami they in^ormrd him that I
they had ready fur bim, a phao???nn and a I
???packing team at the earthed. ??????Very well,
am?i11s<nihn va??r* wall li'stan smIm.i .... i I
. - nv ???, , II alf Ilonr Drfare Preachln*.
??? nl '??????? n ', v '??? r l' ;*!)??? R'atwo against one and L??zv Farm last - A light snow bad been
the full moon bed
but one thing it c-ruin. I'm not going to* com ?? oUt ln * 11 of **??? ???pt??ndor, completely
lecture to-night You may lead a hone to I changing the apperranee of all tbinga out of
^* hlm ' '" object however un
When the train reached the depot they I # grole*q??e into statues, as It were, I said Cliir. ???Ob, no, I don't either," he added
*L n ???. l L*r? >r, r d ,b f *? ,b * Pboeton end I of P??rBy ??nd loveliness. Tbe carriage was I hastily, on seeing a large waiter of refresh-
Iroto*1heH!ttie n h,m?? y ??? b8 do0r ' 8Bd w * were * U ,c * ,ed ' m'nta approaching. ???Cliff ialike "ole Mias
rsbed their hsu to thelr'frleodjss they rol| , ed Cll,r,Wh ?? 1 P r,f ' rrod walking, an J grtudma I'inkney perhaps." said Willie, "always
along. | was snugly tucked in; when Aunt Meely | ready to eat"
(Next wtek, "lit Tuts o???Mxxnx'.")
arson, that's alien hoe, tusk her seat upon
tbe amen bench; the boys nuto??? doors floured
In aud scrambled aruund lor seats; then
S ocle Hsgau come in, and aa be stepped up
tbe duur, be tot into singln??? loud as be
could boiler.???
"On, you mutt be a lover ol tbe Lor'-or-ord,
If jou waut to git to heaven when you die t b"
I'll tell you t'other part next time.
Yourn,
Betsy Hahiltox,
"Wish we had 't'other part' right now,???
EXCITINa ANDTKRIM.INO EXPLOITS
BT LAND AND SEA.
ELEPHANT SHOO' INO.
flaw The Urt.l GI..I. ere KIU.4.
From tbe London Field.
There stood tbe two foil-sited tuskers with
in easy .booting distance. One bed enor
mously large turke. and stood facing me with
bis bead well op. so tbet to reach bis brain
my bullet would need to have penetrated
quite ttro feet of trunk Tbe other, with
much smaller tusks, stood broadside on, bis
bead screened by tbe bamboos. Resting one
knee, and with tbe muzzle of tbe express
against the tree, I waited, hoping tbe monster
would lower nla bead, but when ho shifted
bis position it was merely to lift bis head and
trunk still higher in search ol succulent barn-
bo>*. Several minutes passed iu this way,
during which nty nerves recovered them-
selves. Just then tbe smeller tuskeribseked
a couple of steps aod offered me tbe temple
???hot I deliberately covered bim. bearing In
my mind all tbe coaching 1 had formerly re
ceived from eiepbafit slayers???a lioe drawn
front ear to eye as a base, from tbe center of
which is raised a lioe at right amties and six
inebes high By joining tbe ends of tbe base
with this apex a tmall imaginary triangle is
formed, within which tbe bnllet most be
planted. I wu in no burry, felt quite cool,
and aimed at tbe center of the fetal triangle.
Bang! went tbe rifia. Instantly both elepbanta
reared, curling tbeir trunks. For a few
second, thus they faced ns, then turned and
fled. E ther I lisd no chance of using tbem
with efiect or itdid not occur to me-that I
bed a second barrel, betides a spare gun rest
ing on the tree. I confess I was much aston
ished at the little effect of my first fire. It
was afterward found that the bullet bad
buried Itself in a man of bone just above the
brain. We could see no blood trail, but tbe
track left behind their Impetuous rush wu
easily followed. After keepiog together for
several buodred yards they separated. One
track was straight, end showed the beut wu
rushing besdloug and smashing down trees
and ell before it. We took up this track,
rightly tbinking it wss that of the wounded
auitnel. I wu now 8:30 F ir four hours,
end u futu we could walk, we followed the
track, when the game was again ln view.
Tbe wounded animal left the bamboo jungles,
and sought tbe thickest covert. We followed,
and came on bim time alter time, hut only
bia huge stern presented Itself Finding be
wu followed, be made for the boomers. Tit
le a secondary growth that routes up after the
fo-est has ouch been cleared for cult ration,
and coneiete of thorns, bamboo and creepers.
Through this tingled mass the elephant tore
bia way, and it wu a comparatively euy
thing to follow in bis track, but next to im
p ??smle to penetrate in any other direction.
When the elephant st .pped, wa stopped,
hoping always that a shot might be obtained.
At list be made a longer bait tnmn usual.
Tue result of his deliberations wu clearly a
determination to be rid of his puriuers, u be
suddenly turned round, and laced us at 3Q
yards. Instinctively I felt be meant to
charge. I had changed tbe expreis (or the
smoothbore, which Is bet-er adapted for
quick shooting On came tbe brute ln full
career. It i< imp .siibie for metoaoaljse my
state of mind at that moment. Tbe upper
most feeling wu not that 1 had to kill the
beut, Imt that I had to stop tbe charge. It
wu well I did not think of running, tor that
would have b-ou fatal. I reserved fire till be
seamed quite near, and then blszvd into the
centero! his forbead. The shot made bim
turn bia head (or an instant, but, to my hor
ror, he still came on, and, wheu within five
paces, be received my second abot on tba
right temple, two Inches above tbe eye. I
then turned and fled down the track. In
???uprrme momenta of peril we can often main-
tain onr presence ol mind. Luckly, it wuso
in this case, slipping in of two frean cartridges
wu tbe work of a few aeconda. I then laced
round, and to my unspeakable relief the In
furiated oeast wu no longer charging. Tbere
ha lay dead in bia tracks with IK ounces ol
lead lodged In his brain. He bad (alien
noiselessly, bis tusks burled deep in the
ground Tbe reaction now set in, and I felt
my lege trumbl-ng, tbe result ol high nervous
tensioa during tue brief but fierce encounter.
Atthe beginning of the charge my Kureba
friend* bail swarmed up a tree, and they now
called out not-to go near the beut u he
might be feigning. We cautiously approach
ed. and aoon found the noble animal wu
robbed of all bit terrora aud lay ttill in death.
1 wu now po aesaed of a feeling of intense
joy. It wee 2 o'clock, and having eaten noth-
ng since daybreak, tbe first thing to tbiukol
wee lunch. We tben cut off tbe end o? tbe
tall and made for borne. Kurabu areguided
through the forest by instinct, end we struck
out oh a bee-line, reaching the point where
the horse wu left within two hours.
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SAUCE FOR S WEST HEARTS.
A Wisconsin man shot a girl for refusing to
In Ih* meantime, where wu I? I had just I came running from the kitchen. "Hold on I
Anlsncu the "bottom f icte ' of my btwk. end dar, Natl," she exclaimed to the driver, "you
"solid around ???wUh an toqnlrlmi Vye???and { tblnk * T0U ???* m, * h ???y amart-wait dar a min-
mw nobody that*cm?d to t* looking for mo I m * Igi* olt MUsdU yer hot rock to pm I
I stood for o moment in dljrnlfl*d composure, I to her f ??oi??." I
and as tbe crowd moved oif, I began to feel I In going to Colonel Drantlv???f, one is never I a * rr y hl,n ' Any man who takes inch liberies iu
lonrtome and almost imagined mts-lf an in I dtappointed, so far as a hospitable welcome I leaf-year deeervee to be hanged.
i??? r * d ,*, ud ???*? r.Tl. n .?? 8 '' Tb ?" ??? nc ' and a pleasant time goes. A Mtaauoia man hu invented a machine
2S??? ???LBL???Mfti. 1 !? w ??? , VWf ???, h8t . nl * bt ' , our f??Ughtlnf a fire without getUng out of bed. Tkl,
eica or aucuieniy caned away from home, or I family and the Raudalfe invited to spend the I mtu i M r.m?Ai hair n.
that maybe I was not of to much onnwqnence I evening: and we were requested tVbr nS ^ 1 f J ol 1 ^-BLmaick Tii-
aa I thought I wu, end eo I gripped mV car- Cousin Be-ey's next letter, wblchw. did.aid
Yet IflPK finil I! IlFfift! (it ??? n it lit II 1 hei. am I aaa.I ??? I I ??? ??? / It * tvt.. _ _ .v
pel uck end hurried to an nmtlfmlli 1 Just u I reed aloud, a. follow.:
. got there, 1 beards familiar voice h.il me I "mai.vh- r* asroae rsiacatKO.
It was the volceofan old friend whom I tired ???Dear Cou.tu: 1 has'ut
to koow in Rome, and ha uked me why I I to raeetfu??? in a coon???s age
dfdu't ride up with tbe committee, amt then >??at Sunday. It wu a turrible cold day, aud
toldu bow tba enmmittew went down the I thet've been a using the martin' 'ouse (ora
r aid to meet me and he law them drive up I school 'tra-e, end them outdecious pmey
town with another feller, and so we went on I wood, children hu jobbed and gouged all tbe
with the omnibat, aud on arriving at the I cbiukiu??? (rum betwix the log., makm' peep
Hattie house, found tbe committee in trlhn-1 boles end the wind whistles In, snd its wu.
laiion, for tbe lendlntd knew the angel, and I eer'n bein' out o' doors. Tim chimnley don't
they h??d to give it up. and the commotlnn | drew sense tbe top h>s fell off. anil the smoke
andhilantv wused end peculiar and about Ikon ever??? way i.r Sunday- but Cep Dew-
Ibat time I walked up very modestly to tbe | berry lows it would (oiler we ary bow. don't
Hepeldem " Torn came tbe dennuement, I bfa crowd to go no when at the teg eend of
then came the explanatioiie end lb* apologies I the dey, but we mought u well etlrn to wait,
and the congrttu atlooe. Tbe angel bowdvd I for they wt-uldn't brgia tel the Robersons got
with me and I bowdyd with the angel- He I tbar, if it was all day. Wben we'une fus-g??t
uid befall like an escaped coovlct from a I thar. Uncle Hagen???he???s the preacher, he
cbalngaeg. and tbe committee ?? id they felt | aint no a kin, but everhody in tbe eciilement
like title world was all a fleeting show (or I ca'ls bint uncle???he hadn't come, end it wu
men's illadooa given, and I slid I felt lika it I about a ball lionr???fore prraebin' tot in. Tba
wu all my fault for not riding in tb* other I men folks bed built "p e fire out o??? doom end
car and putting on mores-yle and cooso- I wa* aslandin??? around with th.r hands cram-
quence, and to wa mad* friends all round I mad down in ther breeches p icket!, end a
sod that night I fired my random thought* at I ??? ompln' tbar fret to keep'em warm. Tbe
a large eodlenco ehd we all harmonised and I old men all 'peered to be a listenin' at old
Occam* calm and serene. I men Simpson tell ah >ut that turrible spell of
Neit morning f rod. oat with Colonel I sickness he hml here lut fall, later diggin'
Dickenson to hie beautiful farm???hie "island I time end how be wa. tuck all of a sudden
home," about two toilet op tba river, and I with aicb a terrib'e mltrey aod hi'rh io bia
t'-ere my eye* were feasted upon aatursl and I aids aod wun't able to dig bia tateta and
artificial beauties, and I wu surprised at d I ??? Johnwm's old red tow aud Dine pigs got in
bawl dared to sec what can bsrtuoahy tl c I and fcsrdaciooaly dsvuiated the lastt.t-rin
handiwork and genius ol man In a-*iatin(lmy patch." .aye be, end they all listened
nature. It wu no fitting time nor season tor | with their under jaws drapt Ilk* it wu aum-
Tuat wu a sharp girl who, wben uked by
her teacher why Ike noun "bachelor" wu .Insular,
Answered: "Because It la singular thet they don't
get married."
"On, dear, I believe I should faint if a man
a-ktd me to marry hlmt" said a giddy, gushing
damsel. "Never leer,"retorted her prattled grand,
motnrr. "you might pnwlbly faint, bat it ton
w.nud bia you d manage to say yea before you did
eo Youktra State, men.
Is some parts ol Java at a wedding tba
bride, u a sign ol surjection, kneels and wubea
the feet ef the bridegroom after he bu trodden
upon raw eggs. Almost any bride would do u
much for her husband on nerweddf??? *
VI.KJ the eggs were not overripe.-
Herald.
Whon a young woman trip* daintily into
tba parior and explains her delayed appearance
remarking that she had been "belpint mamma
,iw ra* disbar," ills pretty herd to nfimlnfmm
. opodnsou the ??? ???
.low. abe may
"UL
A vorao girl writes to tbe New Y'ork
Journal As follows: "Will you please explain to
me tbs symptoms r l love? I've got something the
matter wit* m- and ean't eat " tt e don???t like to
pn-aciibo ai Uds distance, but If wo hsd the asme
symptoms w'd .hat oureytsard .wallow a pill
and go to bed. Tm girl Is ooiy bilious ???Blamarck
Tribune.
From the Covington, Ga, Enterprise.
J. B. Meador-, of this county, wu fortunate
enouab to kill two largs wild torksvs one mon-log
Dkad in thk Gulch ???K gulch
Tiding two foot hlllg. It is
lonely enough (or a canyon
and ragged enough for a ravine, but it I. a
gulch, it dips here, rises tbere, turns to the
rignt end left in en erratic way; end one who
picks hie path through tbe place must feel
the solemn silliness chill Ids very soul.
Look ib.ret Just where tbe gulch widens a
bit, a. il to expand its luugs, a great cinna
mon bear la taking bis afternoon nap in front
ol bis den. Men read ol the fierceness ol tbe
gr'zxly. end forget the terrible bug, the sharp
clawa aud tbe awful teeth of tbe cinnamon,
Look at that paw covering hie nosol Tbe
claweere Iron books, wtib point* like needles;
the pew is a mas* of meal and mnscle, ten
timeaea herd u the fist of the pugliat, and
more dangerous than the kick of a bona. The
leg, almostu Urge u the limb of a strong
man in bia prime, bu muscle* which never
tire and a bone which would stand a blow
from a altdge-hantmer. Better open the
throttle of a locomotive and let the mighty
machine rush away than to arouse this sleep-
log beer to soger.
Hark I
Tbe cinnamon opens hie eyes. The report*
of rifles end the yells of Indians come to bim
from down tbe gulch where tbe immigrant
trail croase*. These are no new sounds to hie
ears, but as he drops biaj??wa end lists his
bead be catches something leas familiar. It
is tbe frightened cries of a child???shouts of
???error, in which there ia a mingling of sobs of
grief. Above these cries come the aboulsof
tne red men, end tbe bear uttere a low growl
u he realls e tbet he may be disturbed.
Patteii Palter! Patter!
It Is tbe footsteps ol some one in flight???
some one ci mlng up the gulch. A etiu dee
per growl, a sort of utonlsment, and a boy
???igbtornin* yean old, bare-beaded, white-
ilacrd and eyes full of terror, comes running
(or nit life. Behind bim is en Indian warrior
??ith tomahawk ready to itrike Id tbe brief
but terrible etrugg's around tbe wagon this
eld'd crept away, and terror lent him wiogi
to fly.
Iu another moment tbe warrler. will be
within atriting distance. Pity? Look into
hie bronzed face, dtubed here and there with
w.r-paint. *od find trace of pity or mercy I
He will not even make tb# child a prisoner.
A scalp ia a trophy, wbether from tbe bead of
an adnlt or a babe. Carious that tbe boy
should bold socb a race, wben fright and hor
ror are pulling at tha mmcl??s to weaken
them; be strains every nerve and beads
straight up tbe dark aud ragged guleh u if
tbe lonely tbadowa would wrap bim in a
mantle of ufety.
A brown body suddenly rises up before the
boy, and there is a growl and a roar in his
very face. He thro we up h'a arm* with a
shriek and falls opon tba rocky path, and tb*
brute leaps over him to fact tho pursuing
warrior.
8 range tableau!
They are not ten feet apart. The cinna
mon sita up and stretches oat on* fore-legand
tben tbe other, as if making ready to box,
and hie lip* part to reveal teeth almost as
sharp aa the warrior???s tomahawk.
Tba 8ioux stands with on* leg thrown for
ward and his hatchet half raised, and h*
looks ('night in the eyes of tbe foe barrios
his pari 1 -
Tomahawk versus teeth I
Huuting knife terras claws!
Tbe grasp of an aibleto versus tbe hug of a
cinnamon I *
The boy rises to his knees and creeps to the
???Ida of the gulch opposite tbe den, and with
his back in the rocks he becomes a spectator
of tbe tableau.
One.
Tbere ie a long growl from the bear. Heft
loosing iu to tbe eyes ol tbe Indian, and see*
defiance written tbere.
T*ol -
The warrior???s clutch tightens over the han
dle ol his tomsbawk. He sees tbe wicked
claws working, aud be knows wbat la coming.
Toreel
A roar???a yell???a rash, and two bodies
weave to and fro in the gloom???wrestle from
side to side, and tbe cinnamon is victor. It is
well (or the boy. Better be in the power ol
tbe beer tben tbe warrior. Tbe cinnamon
bende over bis conquered enemy with growls
and sniffs, aud then slowly turns and ap-
proashes tbe boy.
Tbe child does not move. He lives and
breathes, and sees and bears, bat tbe acme of
terror bas killed all muscular action. Tbe
bear comes close to bim, smelle of his feet,
sniffs at bis breast, breathes into his face, but
he never draws bsck uor cries our. His great
blue eyes ask fur pity, and the cinnamon
turns beck to the body of the dead.
Crauncbl
Tbi se terrible teeth seised an outstretched
arm and crushed the bones as if they had
been pipe stems.
Tba severed arteries and mangled veins
pour forth tbe'r hot store of blood, but it it
not wasted, The cinnamon la thirsty. Here
it something better than the cold spring
water ol tbe foot bills.
Rend and tear I
The f-asc bas begun. The boy closes bia
eyes, but be cannot prevent those horrible
sounds from fining bis ears.
Tbe sun was not two hours high when he
fled from the wagon. The feast is not ended
wben dark shadows began to troop up and
down the gu-cb; now baiting beside tee boy,
now rnnnmg swiftly np and down; by and
by garnering in such lores as to welcome
nigUL
.Goig???et
Toe uoy shivers and his blood seems to
stand still. He can no longer see the cinna
mon at his banquet, and tbo crauoching and
tearing and gmgiiug have almost ceased.
VVliat now?
Now comes the silver moon ol a summer???s
nigut, glorious'y bright aud full of peaceful
rest. Up???up???and now its bright rays (all
into tbe gulch, and pours'reams of soft white
ligbt over t'<a rugged rocks. Up???up???and
now the rays (all upon the poor little figure
braced against the wall ol atone.
Here cornea the cinnaiuot. I His banquet is
finished Pali pail pa'I erhies hlslooisteps
as be shufll -a along. There is no growling???
no warniug ol anger as be comes He baits
before tbe uoy, and tbe summer moon throws
her lull light down into the gulch to whiten
spate (ace until ua gboatly pillar makes tt
terribly dis'inct. Tne cinnamon touohes that
white face witb bis nose. Tnere is no move
ment in response.
Now the shaggy form stretches and yawns,
and presently tue great beast lies down at the
boy's feet and clusra his eyes in si. ep.
Adown tbe gulch ia a heap of bones and
bloody fragments. Here sleeps the victor.
Treated close to the flinty wall ia the form of
the child???asleep. Nul Deadl
THE CANNlBALSOF FIJI.
Ilaw tktsOMk a.d Km Mas la its FIJI Ialss.
Mr. St. Johnston [in 'Camping Among Can
nibals???] furnishes evidence tuat cannibalism
ia 00 tue waut, even in tbe wild interior of
Fiji. On h?? way back to tbeoipital be spent
a uight in tbe but ef so adventurous country
man who kept a sore on tbe bank of tbe
Wainamtla???the first Englishman who had
penetrated thus far, Tuia man gave him A
gruesome picture of the suite ol tilings wben
ne first came to live iu tbe sequestered and
then turuulent locality. ???Every man???e band
waa raised against his neighbr (or the Mmple
reason that Ue was his neighbor. Often past
bis littla bouM be bu seen the canoes go
down tbe river beering gif>s (rum one chief to
another of dead men fur tbe oven, and some
times bluody joints, or limbs just torn from
tne vioilni, wrapped in fresh leaves (or tbe
crown ol a feast." Torre Is no queatlon, Mr.
8l JonDiton asserts, tbat tbe Fijisu caunlbal
loved human flesh lor its own take, and did
not merely eat the slain euemy out of re
venge. A chief Would order ro be clubbed
mute on* be considered would be good lor
oooklng, bia plea being that bia ???black tooth
ached," antLtUat only human HesU could
cure iL Tne subject ia a repulaive one, and
Ur. St. Johustuu uea's for the moat part with
tar more clieeriul topics, whither we will fol
low him after one fluel grim quutatiun:
"Tue espresslon 'long pig' ie not a joke,nor
phrase iuveoted by Eur..peaue, but one fre
quently used by tue F.Jiane, who looked
upon a corpse os ordinary nu cUer meat, and
called a buuian body puaks baiava, 'lung pig,???
in contradistinction to [puaka dma, or 'real
pig.??? Tun flesh was never eaten raw, but wu
either baked whole iu tbe ovene orcutupend
???tawed iu tbe large earlbern pots tbat they
u-e for cooking. Cenain brrus were nearly
alwaysaHjkrd with tba fiesb, either to prevent
indigestion or as a sort of savory stufliog. If
a men was to be cook'd whole, they would
paint aud decorate his (ace u though he were
aiive, and uue ul the cbiel irraona of the
place would aland by tba corpse, which wu
placed in a sitting position, and talk in a
mocking strain to it fur some time, when it
would be handed over to the cooks, who pre-
ptred it and placed it in the oven, filling the
ueioeolribe oody with hotittoD*t,eo that he
would be well couked ell through.???
An AdVcutureof e Michigan Trapper.
From the Oatouagou Mluer.
Jack Co ml ego n wuinthe southern part of
the county trapping, andun oaaof bia tramps
fell, itriklng bia kuee on a hemlock knot,
which broke tbe knee can. Ha managed to
crawl to a brush camp where he laid tor five
days niihout food or fire. Hit friends be
came alarmed end et tried iu search of him,
and wu ta ken to his camp by bis dog, where
they found him nearly perished sitting in his
camp witn a blanket around bim and bia leg
bent under him, swelled to a fearful size.
He wu cared tor until a team could be sent
tor him, wben he wss brought to Rockland.
TALES OF *HE CHASE.
From tb* Cranford, oa, Aewa.
Mr. W. F, lloore, of Wolfdtiu, wss ln town aa
Saturday with a fine fire pound caoe-eutter or
awampbuck rabbit, which be had captured in a
Pem -hl.Irew* n *??? **???? behaacausht lou of
Mr John IV ilanklni was telling us tbat fit
killed a rat Iasi week ot ble pleas near berewbleh
???,?????***??? lnc bre from the end of lu tail .
to tea lip of I'a nose.
From the Albany, Ga., Medium.
Mr. W. F. Tuner.of Worth, killed ew partridges
thu winter op to lot Wedoeidar. Will some of
<mr Dougherty "fl,ld abuu'??? mike a better too*:
From tbcLealcgtoa. Ga, Echo.
On Thursday of lut neck u Mr. Merlon Cent,
who lives Dear Sandy Crraa. wu clearing a new
groun* he cut down a small dogwood tree ln the
hollow of which tbere were three opo-eumv. living
together a happy family. Ii la romi-ihlna untutuX
winter mone 1888 ou * 8 hollow during tne
From the Oglethorpe, Ga, Echo.
bouw.ioOrawford, la two or
Jwl off Ik* groaod. leiilotd ou front end
ridu. bails open 0Q the heck. On Ihuredsy lute
d " ted 8 i ???/-hlelea la hu Deck yard but
*??????? tam ?????'?? rt *?? ???" u??s* west
under tbe house where tt wee not climd up. A
rereant raw the tawk go under end tomroblely
Informed Mrs tiib-on ol the fact,
who came out end saw bU hawk*
thi P iartw i"*k ,0 *5f* b ????? *Dlog to get through
work. They began to throw at It and
, Dr O. wu lu bia field at tba time, ud
V" 40 he caraa home he found greet ex lte-nut
over the novel manner to which ibe hawk bad b-en
ii -ra ch'd. and weaupporehe will let ibe bA-k of
>-??w remain tralauicedua hawk trap.il noth-