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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY OCTOBER 14 1884. TWELVE PAGES.
AT TEAGUE POTEET’S.
A Sketch of the Hog Mountain
Range.
BY JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS.
[Cor jrlght, 1884. All right* referred.]
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Naturally enough, the fcovcrnmcht look n/>
or count of Si* Potect. The commiuioner at
Washington conferred with the marshal for
Georgia by mail, and begged him to exert
himself to the utmost to break up the b»vsineea
of illicit distilling in the Hog Mountai n range.
In view of an important election abo nt to be
Jield in some doubtful state in the north or
•weafr tbo worthy commissioner at Washington
even suggested the propriety of another armed
raid, to her made up of deputy m arshals and a
detachment of men from the AUnnta garrison
But the marshal lor Georgia did not fall ia
with this suggestion. Ho was of the opinion
that if a raid was to lie made at all it should
not be made blindly, and he fortified hit
opinion with such an array of facta and argu
ments that the bureau finally left, the whole
mutter to his discretion.
Early one morning, in the summer ol 1879,
a stranger on horseback rode up the straggling
red road that formed the principal busines
thoroughfare of Gullettsville, and made his
may toward the establishment known as the
Gufiettsville hotel. The chief advertisement
of the hotel was the lack of one. A tall, worm
eaten post stood in front of the building, but
the frame in which the sign hod swung was
empty. This post, with its empty frame, was
as significant as the art of blazonry could
have made it. At any rate, the straugoron
horseback—a young man—pressed forward
without hesitation. The proprietor himself,
Squire Lemuel Pleasants, wes stan *'
the low pisaxa as the young man rode up.
The squire wore neither coat nor hat. Ills
thumbs were caught bchimd his suspenders,
* giving him an air of ease or of defiance, as oue
might choose to interpret, and his jaws were
engaged in mashing into shape the first quid
of the morning.
As the young man reined up his horse at
the door, Squire Pleasant* stepped briskly in*
aide and pulled a string whieh communicated
with a boll somewhere in the back yard.
“This ia the Gullettsville hotel, is it not? 1
the young man asked.
“Wei, sir," responded the squire, rubbing
hit hands together,' “nonce you push mo so
rjost, I'll not deny that this here’s the tavern.
Seine calls it the hotel, aomo calls it tho
Pleasant house, some one thing, an' sorno
another s but as for me, I say to all, says I,
'bays, it's a plain tavern/ in Fergcenia, sir,
in my young days, they waVt nothin’ better
than a tavern. 'Light, sir, Mjght," continued
Ihe hospitable squire, as a tow*headed stable
boy tumbled out at tho door in response to the
bell j “drop right down an’ come In/'
The young man followed the landlord Into a
bars little office, where he was given to under
stand in plain terms that people who stopped
with Squire Pleasauts were expected to make
themselves completely at home. With a pen
upon whieh tho ink had beeu dry for many a
day the young man inscribed his name on s
thin ana dirty register,—“Philin Woodward,
Clinton, Georgia/' whereupon the squire, with
unturcssaiy and laborious formality, assigned
Mr. Woodward to a room.
Judging from ap|>oaraiice. the Uuitcd States
marshal lor Georgia had notgono astray in so*
looting Woodward to carry out tho doticato
mission of ananging for a successful raid upon
llt-g Mountain. Lacking any distinguishing
trait of refinement or culture, his ooin)H>*ure
suggest* <1 the possession of that necessary in*
lortnation whieh is the result of contact with
the world and its inhabitants. He hnd that
large olr of case and tranquillity whieh is born
•f association, and which represenU one of Uio
prime element* of the curious quality wo cull
personal maxtfrtisip. JJo was ready-wilted,
and hill or the spirit of adventure. Ho wus
the owner of the title to a land lot somewhere
in the neighborhood of Hog Mountain, ami
this land lot was nil that remained of uu in-
hrritaneo that hod been swept away by the
war. There was a tradition—porhnp* only a
rumor—among tho Woodward* that the Hog
Mountain land lot cover*d a vein ofg-dd; and
to investigate this wus a part of the young
man’s business In Gullettsville, entirely sub
ordinate, Imwever, to his desire to earn the
salary attached to his jNirltion.
Tim prescueo of a stranger at the hospitable
tavtrn id Bqttiro Plcaaaula attracted the utton*
Hon of the old and young men of leisure, mid
the most of them gathered upon tho long, nar
row pintxa todiaeusa tho matter. Uncle Jimmy
Wright, the sage ot the village, had inspected
the name in tho register ami approved of it.
He had heard of it before, and ho proceeded
to give a lung and rambling account of whole
£ alterations ol Woodwards. Juko Cohen, n pod-
‘r, who with marvelous tact had fitted him*
•elf to the conditions of life and society in the
metttiteiiis, and who waa supposed to have
some sort of connection with tho truffle in
“blockade” whisky, gavo some reiniuisoencoa
•f a fondly of Woodwards in Ohio. Tip Wat-
•an, who had a large local reputation for hu
mor, gravely inquired of 8qu;re Pleasauts if
the new comer had left any message for him.
Doubtless the squire, or some ouo else,
would have attempted a facetious reply to Mr.
Watson; but just then a tall, gannl, gray'hair
ed, grizzly-to-u riled mini slopped upon the
plats*, tupl salnyd the little gathering with un
awkward wave ol the bund. The not unkind
ly espresso-u of his face was curiously heigh
tened (or dtcprnrd) by the alertness of Ids
eyes, wldeh had the quitsleal restlessness we
sometimes see in the eyes of birds or auimals.
It vras Teague Poteet, and Ihe greetings he re
ceived w» rv of the moat effusive character.
“llowdy, boys, howdy I” he said, in response
to the chorus. “They Laiu’t airy one or von
geutA kin split up a twenty dollar chunk or
grtenbeeka, is they 7*’
Tip Watson made a pretence of falling in a
chair end tainting; but ho iiutiicdlately recov
ered, and said iu a sepulchral whisper,—
“Kl you find anybody dead, a*’ they ain’t
only dollar bill on their pon.ou, don’t
got i.o iu
ki 9 9
. "look at Cohen's upper lip s-trimbtiu/
He wants to take that bill uut somewhere* au r
bar g it <>u a clothes-line/
“Owl” sarlaitm-d Cohen, “yoost 11axon at
date man! Late Teen Vastcn, be so Joan/ a*
slit tew utter peoples put tergottor. Vait,
Teague, vait! 1 chance date pill right avay,
tcrverkerly/*
Put Teague was absorbed in some informs*
t-en which Hquire Plepaanta wasgiving him.
“He don't favor the gang,” the squire was
•eying, with emphasis, “atp I’ll be boon' he
am t much mind up wi* ’em. Ho’s another
cut. Oh, they ain’t a-foohn’ me this season of
U*ry*ar,” he continued, as Tragus P*
•hcek h i Load doubtfully; "b« ain’t mmtorwd
•ut’u bis mind yit, not by a dsduUuin sieht
i^i jest a-teilin % of you; h* looks spry, an* he
•u/i no sneaky—I'll swar to that on tho
lias’.”
“Well, 1 tell you, square," responded
Teague, dryly, “I hain’t never seed people loo
pwity to wester yother folks; an' 1 reckon you
am i nutbrr. is you?”
"Nu/* Mid Squire Tleasants, his experience
•Pp*aled to Instead of hU judgment; “no, I
ain't, that’s a fact; but some folks'youer bicere
to take on tms'/» *
I urUu r rt-mment on the part ol PoUot and
the others was arrested by the appearance ot
wtodwsrd, who came out of his room, walked
rapid iy down the narrow hall way and out
0|4h the pisua. He was bareheaded, his
hands Were full of papers, and he had the air
at* man cl business. -The younger men who
fcsdgstliutfd arrurd Squire Pleasants and
Tcwgue Poteet fell bark bmngingty aa Wood*
ward came forward with just the faintest per
plexed smile. .
“Judge Pleasants,” he said, “I’m terribly
mixed up, and I'll have to ask y*a to unmix
me." -
The squire cleared his throat, adjusted his
fiwrtarWf, and straightened Nuwclf in tsia
chair. The title of judge, and the ftte f air Of
def. rvtre with which it was bestowed, ftVt
tehee. He frowned judicially as ha laid hia
htnd upon the papers.
“Well, air," said he, “I'm gittln* ole, an’ I
reckon 1 ain't much, nohow: I’m sorter like
the gray colt that tried to climb in the shuck-
pen Jrm weak, but willin'. Ei you'll jest
whirl in an’ make indication wbar'in I can
be’p, I'll do the beat I kin." ^ _ , A .
“I've come up here to look after a lot of
land," said Woodward. "It ia described here
•a lot Ho. !8,376lh district, Georgia Militia,
K rt of land lot Np. 11, in Tugaloo. formerly
waTiga county. Here is a plat of Hog Moun
tain, but tomebwow I can't locate the lot."
The squire look the papers and began to ex
•mine them with painful particularity.
“That'ar lot," said .Teague Potect, after
•while, “ia the ole Mathis lot. This Hue runs
right across my simblin* patch, an’ backs up
•g’in' my boss-stable."
“Tooby shore,—tooby shore I" exclaimed the
mu ire. ••Tuttutl Wbat »m I doin’* My mind
is drappin’ loose like seed-ticks from a shu-
make bush. Tooby shore, it’s the Mathis lot.
Wr. Wooderd, Mr. Potest—Mr. Potect, Mr.
Woodtrd; lem me make you intcrduced,
gluts."
Mr. Woodward shook hands grac
cordially,—Poteet awkwardly and t
piciousnr. . .
“Jt seems to me, Mr. Poteet,” saul Wood
ward, “that I have seen your naipe in tho pa
pers somewhere.”
“Likely," replied Potect; “they uv bin
mighty sight er printin’gieifio on scnco th
war, so I've heern tell. Ef you'd a-drapped
ip at Atlanty, you mought cr sued my naino
mixt up id a warrant."
“How is that?” Woodward asked.
“Bokase I bin a-bossin' my own affa'rs."
Potect had straightened himself up, ami ho
looked at Woodward with a steadiness which
the other did not misunderstand. Jt was
look which said, “If you've got that warrant
in your pocket, it won’t be safo to pull it out
iu these diggiu's."
Squire Pleasants reapgnized the challenge
that made itself heard in Teague Poteet’s
voice.
“Yes, yes," he said, in a cheerful tone,
folks is seen sonic mighty quaro doin'* nonce
the war; but times isa-gittin'a long ways bet
ter now."
“Better, hell I" exclaimed Bid Parmalee.
What ho would have said farther,no one can
know; for the voluminous voice of Cohen broke
in,—
“Tlook ow-ut, t'ere, Sid I tlook ow*utl t at
p»d man kedccyoul"
This remarkable admonition was received
with a shout of laughter. Godd humor was r<
stored; and it was increased when Woodward
shortly afterwards, drinking with the boys at
Hix’s saloon, called for throe fingers ol Moun
tain Pew. ami washed it down with tho state
ment that it tasted just as nico as liquor that
bad been stamped by the government,
short, Woodward displayed such tact and
tend with such heartiness into tho spirit ol
the people around him that ho' disarmed tho
trained suspicions of a naturally suspicious
community. Perhaps this etutemout should
he qualified, Undoubtedly the marshal, could
he nave made a personal inspection of Wood
ward and his surroundings, would bavo prais
ed bis subordinate'sjtact. The truth is, while ho
had disarmed their suspicions, he hod failed
utterly to gain their confidence.
With a general aa well as a particular in
terest in the direction of Hog Mountain, it was
natural that Deputy Murshal Woodward
should meet or overtake Mins Potect
n dc buck and fourth betwffn Gullettsville and
the gray notch in the mountain known
tee ft. It was natural too, that he should take
advantage of the social informalities of tho
section and make her acquaintance. It was
an acquaintance iu which Woodward and, pre
sumably, the young lady herself became very
much interested; to thottho spectacle of this
attractive couple galloping along together over
the red road that connected the Valley with
Mountain came to be a familiar ono. And
its effect upon those who paused to take note of
it wus not greatly different from the olfect of
such spedneles in other sections. Homo look
ed wise and shook their heads sbrrowfullyi
some smiled and looked kindly, and sent nil
manner of good utfrhva after the young people.
But whether they galloped down the Moun
tain Tn she fresh hours of the 1 morning, or
aniblrd up its dark slope in tho dmk ortho
evening, neither Woodward nor His Poteet
gave a tnought to the predictions ol spito or to
the prophecies of friendliness.
Tho Mountain girl was a surprise to Wo id-
waid. Sho had improved h-r lew opportu-
lea to the utmost. Such information as the
Gullettsville Academy afforded she relished
and absorbed, so that her cducution was
thorough as far as it went. Neither her con
versation nor her manners would have at
tracted sprrini attention in acoinponyof fairly
bright young girls, but she formed a refresh
ing contrast to the social destitution of the
Mountain region.
Beyond this, her personality was e©rktinly
more attractive than that of most woman, be
ing based upon an indinendenee which knew
absolutely nothing of tho tliouiaml ami one
vexatious little aspirations that are essential
to what is called social success. Unlike the
typiral American girl, whoso sweetly aavere
portraits smile serenely at us from tho canvas
of contemporary fiction, Mias Poteet would
have been far from equal to tho ttsk of moot
ing all the requirement*! of porlcclly organized
society; but she could scarcely have been
E lnccit in a position in which her uutiirul
rightness and vivacity would not hnvc at-
11acted attention.
At any rate, indefinable chnrtn of her
presence, her piquancy, and her beauty was a
perpetual challenge to Ihe admiration of
Deputy Marshal Woodward. It pnrsuod him
in fiis dreams, and made him uucnnfirtnblo in
bis waking bi-ura; so much so, indeed, that his
duties ea a revenue oflioer, jarplexiug at best,
buuine a burden to him.
In | oint of fact, this lively young l.oly was
the unforeseen quantity iu the problem which
Wrodward bad Wrn employe*! to aolve; and,
between bis relslions to the Government and
hia interest in Bia Potect, he found hi modi' in
volved in an awkward predicament. Perhaps
the main features of this predicament, badly
presented, would have been more puzaliug to
Ibcsuihotitirs at Washington than they were
to Woodward; but it is fair to thu young man
say that he did not mistake the tact that the
Moonshiner had a daughter for an argument
in favor of illicit distilling, albeit tho tonipta«
tUm to do so gavo him considerable anxiety.
In the midst ot his perplexity, Deputy Mar
shal Woodward eoueluded that it would be
better for the Government, and better for his
own peace of mind, if he allowed Bis Poteet to
ride hi me without an eseort; and for several
days be left her severely alone, while be at
tended to his duties, aa'beeame a young fellow
affair business habits.
But cue afternoon, aa ho sat on the piaaia of
the hotel nursing hisconftisionand discontent,
Poteet rode by. It was a tantalizing vision,
(hough a fleeting one. It seemed to be merely
the Hash of a red feather, the wave of a white
hand, to which Woodward lifted his hat; hut
these were sufficient. The red feather nodded
gayly to him, the white hand invited. His
burse stood near, and in a few moments he was
of Mr. Horrfs was as prominent aa his rotun
dity. When be was not laughing, howaa
ready to laugh. He sealed himself, looked
around at the company, and smiled.
"It's a long pull betwixt this an' Atlanty/'
he said after awhile; "it ia that, certain an*
shore, an’ I hain’t smelt of the jar sence I left
thtr. Full 'er out, Teague,—pull'cr out
The jug was forthcoming.
"Now then,” continued Uncle Jake, re
moving the corn-cob stopper, "this looks like
home, sweet home, es 1 may say. It does,
rertain an’ shore. None to Jine me? ~~ **
well! Timea change an* change, but th
is company for one. Bo be it. Es St. Paul
•ays, cleave nigh unto that which Is good. I'm
foreswore not to feel lonesome tell I go to the
gallows. Friends 1 you ur got my good wishes,
one an' alll"
“Wbat'a a-gwine on?" asked Poteet.
“The aame/* responded Uncle Jake, after
swallowing bis dram. 'lAllers the same.
Wickedness prevails well-nigh unto hits own
jeatifjcation. 1 uv seed sights I You all know
the divers besetting* wbarby Jackson Hicks
wux took off this season gone,-i- murdered I
may say, in the teeth of the law an* good
govunmeut. Sirs I I sot by an' seed bis beset-
ters go scotch*free." « -
"Abl"
The exclamation came from Teague Poteet.
“Yes, sir I yes, friends!" continued Uncle
Jake, closing his eyes and tilting his chair
back. “Even so. Nutber does I boast es bo
ot meth tho Tibbie-minded. They buried so 1
thurried roe forth and hence, to mount upon
the witucss-Btan* an' relate the deed. No tle-
nionce did 1 make. Ex Bt. Paul says, sin,
tabii/ occasion by the commandment, worked,
in me all manner of conspictiessence. I told
't m what these here eyes bad seed.
"They errayfd me before jedro an' jury,"
Uncle Jake went on, patting the jug affection-;
ately, “an* I bowed myhowdies. 'Gentermun
friends,' s’l, 'fuller ms dost, beksze I’m a-giv-j
in' you but the truth, stupendous though it be<
“Ef you thes but name the word,' s’ I, 'I’ll
tako an' lay my ban' upon the men that done
this ur righteousness, for they stan' no furder
than yon' piller,' a' I. ‘Them men.' s' I, ‘sur-
rounffcied the bouse of Jackson Ricks, genter
mun friends, he bein’* member of Frieudship
Church,’ an’ called ’im forth wi’ theoshoreance
of ffatsn an’ tho intents of evil,* a* I; 'an’ ole
i*n ili crippled rz he wiix, they shot 'im down,
-^■tbeni men at yon' piller,' a' I, 'ere he could
tut raise bis trirnblin* han* in supplication;
an’ the boldest of’em dost not to face me hero
an* say nay,’ a* I/'
"An' they uv clcr'd the men wbat kilt pore
Jrckaon Ricks!” said Teague, rubbing his
grirtled chin.
“Er. clean an' ex cle'r ex the pa'm er my
han’/’ replied Uncle Jake, with emphasis.
The fiddlo in the next room screamed forth
a jig, and the tireless fret ot the dancers kept
time, but there was profound silence among
thoso in the kitchen. Uncle Jake took ad
vantage of this pause to renew his acquain
tance with the Jug.
Deputy Marshal Weodwarrl knew of the
killing of Jackfeon Ricks; that is to say, he
waS familiar with tho version of the affair
which had been depended upon to relieve the
revenue officers ol tho responsibility of down
right murder; but be was convinced that the
story hinted at by Uncle Jako Norris was
nearer the truth.
A a the young man rode down the Mountain,
leaving the fiddle and the dancers to carry
the frolic into the gray dawn, he pictured to
himsell the results of the raid that he .would
be expected to lead against Hog Mountain,—
the rush upon Poteet’s, the shooting of the old
Moonshiner, and the spectacle of the daughter
wringing her hands and weening wildly. He
rode down the Mountain, and before the sun
rose he had written and mailed his resigna
tion- In a private note to the marshal, en
closed hith his document, he briefly but
clearly set forth the fact that, while illicit dis
tilling was an unlawful os ever, tho man who
loved a Moonshiner's daughter was not a
proper instrument to aid in its suppression^
But his li tter failed t» have the effect be de
sired, and in a few weeks ho received a com
munication from Atlanta setting forth the fact
that a raid had been determined upon.
tome of the ofd women
range find begun to manifest a sort eft
motherly interest in tho affairs of Woodward
and Bin rotret. These women, living miles
apart on the Mountain and its spurs, had a
habit of "picking up their work" and spend
ing the iloy with each other. UiM.n ono oc
casion it chanced that Mrs. Buo Parmalee and
Mra. Pur it hu Hightowor rode ten miles to
frit Mrs. Puss Poteet.
“Don’t lay the blame of itontcr me, Puss,”
exclaimed Mrs. Hightower,— her shrill, thin
voice in queer contrast with her fat and jovial
oppyaronco; “donltyou lay tho blamo outer
ic. Dave, he ’* a-compliiiniu* bekaxo they
a’n’t no salsotly in the house, an* 1 rid ovor
to Sue’s to berry aomo. Airter I got thar, Buo
mi. a«’ shot *Yoss us pick up an’go
light in on Tubs/ so*she, ‘an’ fine out smni
nutber that’s a-gwtne on 'mongst folks,
tho."
"Yes. lay it all enter me," said Mrs. Parma-
lee, .looking ovor her spectacles at Mrs. Potcot;
“1 sex to Purithy, a’ll, ‘Purithv, yosa go down
in' see Puss,* •* 1; ‘maybe wo ’ll git a glimpse
er that air new chap with tho slick ha’r,
Hid ’ll ho a-peggin'out. uirter awhile,’ s’ I.
‘m/i f the now crop’s ex purfy e* 1 hear tell,
maybe I’ll set my ca^> fer ’Im, 1 s’ I.”
At this fat Mrs. Furitha Hightower was
mpelled to leun on frail Mrs. Puss Potect, so
heartily did she laugh.
"I Ueclar'," she exclaimed "ofBuo hain’t a
sight! I’m mighty nigh outdone. She's thos
bin a-gwinc on that a-way all the time, _ _
uv bin that tirkled tell a little nn»ro an’ I’d a-
drouped on the groan'. How's all?”
"My goodness I” exclaimed Mrs. Poteet. "I
hope you all know me too well to btf a-stan’in r
lit tliero tnakin' excuse. Come right along iu,
i/ tako otl your thiugs, an’ ketch your win*.
«■ is home to-ilny.”
Well, I’m moustus glad,” said Mrs. High-
tower. “Bis meter thiuk tho world an’ oil er
me when she was a slift of a gal, but I reckon
she’s took on town ways, hain’t she? Hit ain’t
nothin’ but natehul."
"Bia is proud enough for to hoi* Vr head
high," Mrs. Parmalee explained, “but she
hain't a bit stuck up."
•Well, 1 let you know," exclaimed Mrs.
Hightower, untying her bonnet and taking off
htrrhawl,—“I let you know, hero’s what
wouldn't be sot back t>y nothin’ et she had 8ia's
chances. In about the lot* word pore rnaw
spoke on 'er dying bed, she call mo to *er an’
•ca,«e'the.‘Purithy Emma/so’she,‘you lioi*
which Mrs. Hightower and Mrs. Parmalee,
with ell their experience, had rarely seen per
formed in that region.
Woodward greeted Mrs. Poteet’s visitors
with a gentle deference and an eaay courtesy
that attracted their favor in spite of them-
•elves. Classing him with the "RestercraU,"
these worn eh took keen and suspicious note of
every word be uttered and every movement he
made, bolding themselves in readiness to be
come mortally offended at a curl of tho lip or
the lifting of an eyebrow; but he was equal to
the occasion. He humored their whims and
eccentricities to the utmost, and he was so
thoroughly sympathetic, so genial, so sunny,
and so handsome withal, that he stirred most
powerfully the ‘maternal instincts of those
weather-beaten bosoms and made them his,
friends and defenders. He told them wonder
ful stories of life tn the great world that lay
far beyond Hog Mountain, its spurs and its
foot-hills. He lighted”their pipes, and oven
filled them out oi his own tobacco nouch, a
proceeding which caused Mrs. Parmalee to re
mark tha* she “would like mannyfac’ mighty
well ef ’twer’n't so powerful weak." -
Mrs." High tower found early opportunity to
deliver her verdict in. Bit's ear, whereupon the
latter gave her a little hug and whispered,—
“Oh, I just think he 1 * adorable I" It was
very queer, however, that as soon os Sis was
left to entertain Mr. Woodward (the women
making an excuse of helping Pubs about din
ner), she lost her blushing enthusiasm and be-
csino quite cold and reserved. Tho truth is,
Fi« lifld convinced herself some days before
that she bod the right to bft very angry with
this young man, and she began her quarrel,
es lovely woman generally docs, by assuming
an nir of tremendous unconcern. Iter disinter
estedness was really provoking.
“How did you like Sue Fraley's new bon
net last Bunday?" she asked, with an iuuo-
cent smile.
1 “Suo Fraley's new bonnet 1" exclaimed
Woodward, surprised in the midst ot some
serious reflections; “why, I didn’t know she
•had a new bonnet."
“Ob f you didn't? You were right opposite.
I should think anybody could see sho had a
new bonnet by the wav she tossed her head."
“Well, I did n’t notice it, for one. Was it
one of these sky-scrapers? I was looking at
fornething else."
“Oh I”
Woodward had intended to convey a very
delicately veiled compliment, but this young
woman’s tone rather embarrassed him. He
row in n moment that she was beyond tho
renehofthe playful and ingenious banter
which he had contrived to make the basis of
their relations.
“Yes," he said, “I was looking at tome-
thing else. I had other things to thiuk
about."
Well, she did have a new bonnet, with yel
low ribbons. She looked handsome. I hear
she’s going to get married soon."
“I’m glad to hear it. She’s none too young,"
said Woodward.
At ahothcr time Ria would have laughed at
the suggestion implied in this remark, but
m>w ane only tapped the floor gently with her
foot, and looked serious.
“I hope you answered her note," sho said
presently.
“What noto?" he asked, with some aston
ishment.
Bis was the picture of innocence.
“Oh, I didn't thinkl" she Exclaimed. “I
reckon it’s a great secret. I mean the noto sho
handed you when she came out of church. It’s
one of my business.".
“Nor of mine, either," said Woodward, with
relieved oir. “The noto was for Tip Wat-
This statement, whieh was not only plausi
ble, hut true, gave a new direction to Sis’s.an
ger.
“Well, I don’t see how anybody that thinks
anything of himself could be a mail carrior
for Sue Fraley," she exclaimed scornfully;
whereupon sho flounced out, leaving Wood
ward in a Btato of bewilderment.
ITo he continued next Week.)
8KLLING TO MINORS.
BETSY HAMILTON.
A’SKETCH OE LIFE IN THE BACK-
WOODS.
nut** •t«’u»i near. an«l in a few moment* he was
galloping toward the Mountain with the Moon
shiner’S daughter.
When the night fell at Teagua Poteet's on
this particul evening, it frond a fiddle go
ing. The boys and girls of the Mountain, to
the number uf a dozen or tnoro, had gathered
tor a Iridic,—a frolic that shook tha founda
tions of Poteet’s castle, and aroused cohoes
familiar enough to tha good souls who are tend
of the cotillon in its primitive shape. ' Tha old
folk* who had aceonipanied tha youngsters sat
iu the kitchen with Teague and his wife; and
hero Woodward also sat, listening with interest
to the goMip of what eeemed to be a remote
era.—the wsr and the period preceding it.
The activity of Bit Poteet found ample scope,
laud whether lingering for a moment at her
tsthvr'a side like a bird poised in flight, or
moving lightly through the figures of the cotil
lon, »he never appeared to better advantage.
Toward midnight, when tha frolic was at Its
height, an unexpected visitor announced him-
Iself It was Uncle Jake Norris, who lived on
the far side of tha Mountain. The fiddler
waved his bow at Uncle Jake, and tha boy*
and girls cried, "Howdy/* as tha visitor stood
U tiring and smIUpc in tha doorway. To these
ri< me nitrations Uncle Jake, “a chunk of a
I white men with a whole kstfi," as he dee-
rribtd himself, made cordial r’Cjpoo*e, andF
»»e» ■ur, i uriiny r.iuiHB, m ini', you uoi
your head nigh; don’t you bat your eye* to
please none of 'em,' se' she."
"I reckon in reason I ourhtcr be thankful
that Bis ain't no wuss," said Mrs. 1'nteet, walk
ing around with aimless hospitm' tv; "yit that
chile's temper is powerful tryin’ an' Teague
sckshully.and candidly b’leevess she’s nfitde
i-ut’n pyo' gol*. 1 wish* I may die ef he don’t.”
After awhile Bis made her appearance,
buoyant and blooming, liar eyes sparkled,
her cheeks glowed, and her i miles showed
bcautitUI teeth,—a most uncommon sight in
the Mountains, where the girl* were in the
titbit ot rubbing snufi aud smoking. The visi
ter* greeted her with the etltuive constraint
•tut awkwardness that made so large a part of
tbeir lives; but after awhile Mrs. Hightower
laid her fat, motherly hand on the girl’s
shoulder, aud looked kindly but keenly into
her eyes.
"An, honey!" she said, "you hain’t sp'ilt
yit, but you ws'n’t made to fit thiidi hero hill,
—that you wa‘n*t, that you wa’n’ti”
Women are not hypocrite*. Their little
thrills and nerve convulsions are genuiue
while they last. Fortunately for tha women
themselves, they do not Ust/but are succeeded
l»y others of various moods, tenses, and gen
ders. These nerve convaUtons are so genuine
»rd so apt, that they are known aa iutnittens,
and under this name they have achieved im
portance lira. Hightower, with all her lack of
txperieuee, was capable of feeling that Bis Po
int needed tha by-no-means insubstantial en
couragement that lies {none little note of sym
pathy, and aha waa not-at all astonished when
Bis responded to her intention by giving her a
smart little bug.
Presently Mrs. Parmalee, who had stationed
herself near th«* door, lifted her thin right arm
and let it fall upon her lap.
"Well, sirr she exclaimed, "ef yander
ain't Bfr'a bol"
fir* rrn to the door, saw Woodward eff&ing
A Number of Prominent tmtoooUts Ordered
■ v to Appear for Trial.
A very large sited commotion was created
among the saloon keepers of the central por
tion ot the city, yesterday, when tho deputy
sheriffs t»cgan to drop in and motion the bosses
into corners for privato interviews. A
court note in Tux Coxstituhox
yesterday morning had given tiio cue
to many of the victims, but some nfthero wore
caught unawares. The grand jury had re
turned* large batch ot indictments against
the saloon men for turnisbiug liquor to
minora, the minors hi question being Messrs.
Tom Dodd and Lorenzo Jones. These young
f yntlemcu, who bear all the appearance of
inving reached their majorities,
hod been furnUhed drinks at a number
of barrooms, the keepers not suspeotiug they
. were violstlbg tho law iu responding to tho
demands of the young men to“se£'ein-upl"
Jones and Dodd were very unwilling witnessoa
in the matter, hut found them was no escape
other thun to mnkeaclaan breast of thoir
wanderings among- the bar-rooms. They gave
tho list pretty fully and iu several cases two
-.indictments against each naloonist were found
The bonds in the mass were fixed at $590 each,
there was a lively hu»tiing around yesterday
afternoon to get Uio same signed up. Thoro
•corns to bo no rsca)H) for the victims ot the
deceptive appearances of Messrs. Dodd and
Jon is ami the county treasury is likely to be
largely augmented by the fines and penalties.
Iu the nicnntitm* tho weather has grown frigid
for Mima. Dotld and Jones in the vicinage of
the barrooms, aud they will hardly got “tho
buoxe” set out for them again until they can
produce documentary evidence that they havo
crossed the line into tho full estate of man
hood.
The grand jury is at work upon another
batch of indictments against saloon-keepers
who, on the 4th iust., furnished liquor during
the election day. There are a number ot
straight cases against the keepers, and they
will bo mado.to dunce to the music of the vio
lated statute. Under the law the saloous can
not be opened either before or after the palls
clofe, any more sal'cly than they can be kept
open b>r supplying liquor during the progress
of the election.
' SAVANNAH.
Death of CoIoohI \Ym. 31 Hneetl— -Mr. Hew
ry Dsvte Itrcaks III* Leg.
Bavaxkah, iu., October 11iH^pecisl.]—Colonel
William kl. gifted, eldest son ol Colonel J. R.
Bnieif, formerly c>titor of the old SAvannAh Re
publican, died in re lost ufrht, aged tbfrty-niue
years.
lie was r* Itnetnhor ot company B, Oglethorpe
Light Infantry, and was raptured at Fort Pulaski.
Subsequently hi was appointed midshipman in
the confederate navy, and remained tu!hat,ser-
vlce till the close of the war. He was connected
with n*\cn.l papers, and recently hud been pub
lishing a weekly t*iper. the Journal of Commerce.
He was Interred at I ton* Venture to-day.
kl. Funk, familiarly known as Father John, a
prominent Uemau,»Uod -uddruly fromVon$estton
of the brain late !u»t ulxht, aged 6-5 yean. Tie was
a tailor by trade, and belonged to the Gertni
Volunteer*. Friendly eoefetr. ®chht*en socld
and the Turner*. lie will he hurled to-morrow.
A telsfrntM rrwlv*-! here to-day statute that
Itenry L Daria, receiver of t*x returns oi this
county, whole vi>!tIn* Asheville N. C., aeddent*
ally slipped while .'limbing a mountain declivity,
and brusv hi* rfrtit log.
Fatly this morning a fire waa discovered on
board the Brit\«h »tMm»btp Htrath*ten. which
* Liverpool. U wae extlugukhed
Onlv lire hales of cotton wore
callfr-pe fright*rod a fcprw hekmatn* to Mr. .%
tehawati which ran away. sma«htnc the buegy
damage to the begey
A United Mates Court at 111 rrn Ingham.
FntttiM.iuw. A!a..»Vtoberg.-{SpeclaLi-l!| pirn
res nee ef n MU pamM Is*t ana Ion of congrew,
e»ut!frhtrg rrtted Sf.to* court here, tha depart*
mint of itotlce has jn t rbed the loose of a
larre three story tuUJtng which wlUbeusedai
a court room and offices. Ftr»t term of the court
win fcs L.M Cm Ur.biUy In March.
idrmlr.xtuuu Hilary asaorialt«m, ontamUdd thiee
weeks •rq. now has wo member*. Th* CUwrin?-
t n an entirely mw idea of his own tmpor- j pgased on into the kitchen. ThegOod feanor j up (If reed, and blushed ftirtouaiy,—a feas ?mk toatet ©rite with, toemember*.
At Last JaksLoflts Married Jan* Trotman. and He
Oawa Syrup Biting la Honor of tao Bveat-
Bstiy Waa Tbsro and Tasp Wero at
Bstay’a Cotton Picking, Btc.
The fugar-eans waa ripe and it was lasses
biiin* time, and Jako Loftis that married
Malindy Jane Trotman had a truck patch ful
of sorghum cane and hauled it over to Squire
Robersons to git it ground in his sorghum mill
and biled in his kettles. They lowed it would
be towards the shank er the night fore it got
done, and so them and tho Robersons^ axed
we’uns to come over aud leas have a candy
pullin’.
We’uns had had a apple peelin’ and axed
them, and we axed ’em to our *cotton pickin’,
and give ’em monstrous good dinners both
times, and tho Robersons is folks that haint a
gwine to let you out do ’em in bein' clever,
and Mfrs Gooden is the same way, if you do
anything for airy one of them women they
rickerleeks it, and if ever you git in a push for
work, you can count on airy one ol 'em a hep-
pin' you out, and if you git sick they ’ll set by
you plum tel the chickens crows for broad
open daylighi and not blink ther eyes. One
day maw'lows, says she, "I’m a thousand
timea obleege to yon Sister Gooden," and Miss
Gooden'lows; "Oh! shetyour mouth with
_yonr 'bleegtums', I reckin’ 'one good turn de-
sarves another,’ haint you hopo me many and
many’s the time when I was in a pinch?”
Maw told her she wasn’t liko old Miss Sim
mons. "Ef that foman has ever done a hands
turn for any of we’uns," says maw, "I disro-
member when it was, and F know in reason
I wouldn’t er forgot it nuther, and ever time
she sends to borry (little Safinginnerly comes)
Sal ’lows, 'mammy she ’lowed, tell you ns how
one good turn deserves another/ " "And so I
spose as how," soys Miss Gooden, "ef you does
old Miss Simmons a good turn you’vo got to
turn in and do her nnothcr’n?"
Well, the Robersons thought if wo’uns could
gin trolicks and ax them, they mought gin ono
on’ox we’uns. Bo they axed us all to the“sor-
ghum strotchin’,” as Iky calls it, and we'uns
all went, even to pap, and when wo got thar a
roar by sun Ikv’s little bobtail mulo was a
windin’up the job of grindin’ tho cane, and
they had sot the juice a biiin’ iu tho big iron
kittles, and Miss Roberson she had tuck hor
wath pot ami sot some to biiin’ for tho candy.
The old women ’lowed they’ll tend to the
makin’ of the candy and the young folks could
pull it.
The big pino torch stand could bo seed (or
miles around and the red light made the gals
look pretty, Cnledony hjid Cob sin Pink was
the prettiest gals on the ground, hut little
Jocksen Gates couldcn’t keep his oyes olTn
me. We’uns knowed iu reason them mitchee-
v : oua boys would be dead *ho to string lasses
randy all over us, and so me and Caledony and
Flurridy Tennysy and Cousin Pink all wore
nir blue And coperns cheek homesputu frocks
Hint Aunt Nancy wove on tho same bolt, knso
we-didn’t wont to git our Sunday riggin’
mint with lasses; but bless you some of tho.
sals tried to wear all they bad, most of’em
bsd on ther Sunday-go-to-moetin’ frocks, aud
Becky Haskins looked pine blank like she was
a-gwine to a weddinl; ner pokeberry muslin
frock had faded most white, and she had "ar
tificials” in her hor; and them Froshours gals
and old Miss Green’s gals and the Simpsones
all had ther heads diked out in merry golds
and bachelor’s buttons and Caledony she
wbirpered to roe and ’lowed she knowed in
rcafon tlfry never left a blossom whar them
come from.
The lasses was biiin* monstrous pretty, and
we’uns stood around nml watched it, anil pass
ed ci mplinicnts, and pap and Sqttiro Rober
son ’lowed it minded them of away up yander
'in Tennysy whar they biled uptne-maplo
juice to sugar, 'lowed they had sot up many a
night tel midnight awaitin’ for the "stirrin*
Miss Roberson dipped up some of the candy
in a gourd and pourd it in a big bluo nig©
'ilieb, but it wasn’t done, and all ruu back to
lurrcs. Little Jackson n*tes was monstrous
frisky, and Sammy Gooden ’lowed "Look at
Jack, fuss thing you know you’ll fall back
wardii into them hot lasses." Cap Dewberry
’lowed ho wished he would, it inought k’yoro
him of his ni*nfrbnes« f tryin* to show oil 1 foro
.Miss Iktsv. "Gafr,” says grnn’-rnaw Robtr-
son, “I’ve'oilers hearn it said ‘a wash pot
mver biles’, these hero Inesc* haint a-gwiuo to
‘urn to no candy while yuu'uns watches it, go
long out yander under them trees aud play
your kfrsiu' game and let these Ipsuscook.”
Buddy be stirred up tho crowd, ho hollered
out, "all of you’uua go to ydn tree, and Miss
Ca)ed»ny you !*• tho wJtob," thou bo hollered
out, "Mollis, Mollin Bright, three score and
ten. Can I get there by cundlo light? Yos if
your H'gs ore long and light. TVnot o'clock
old witch?’’ “One.” “Luok out the old witch
is on the road.” And when we gut tired of
that we played "It rains and it hails and ita
celd ttorinv weather, in comes tha
farmer drinking ».ftho cider.
I'll be tho reaper, y«m’Il bo tho
birder. I lost my true l.,\? and where shall I
find her?” We stopp'd ringin’ a minute and
hearn a burn blow over the mountin' then
herecuine n pack ot hounds u burkin’, and up
rid o p&rsel of town luy* Uut had been a deer
huntin’. - “Them b-»ys nr *t in reason n smelt
them.thar lasse- n wlfu’,” say* Sammy, “No
they never nuthe,f” suyr Tack»on Gator, "they
hetrn of Ihe frolic end they ji*t wants to fetch
they sef here whar they Inint wanted.” "oh!
ho, Jaeky” sava hammy “1 knows what ails
yon, you*thinks they mought cut you mit’n
Miss Betsy, you thin!: s^you’s a mighty man,
and you air mighty bigoty -but them Uiuru boys
will show you that you haiut higger’n a nhnw
ter Lacker,” and witli tliui Jackson hit him
•rrt they hitched and fit all over a pile ofsor-
glum eone. _ The town boys lit o. ‘a ther crit
ters and Mr.’Sprijrgin* he marched right up to
me and axed me to incept of tho pleasure of
his company to pull candy, unR when mu aid
him locked arms and i*rorusod around to the
sorghum mill, I dent knew which was the
maddest Cap or Jseky. Cap he pulled candy
with Cousin Pink and Iky Roberson with
Caledony. Thar w*-* o' Dorsum valley boy
pollin' with Dosh \Vi!liams#n, and I hearn
him say, “here Miss Doth, take a holt er one
cind ot this candy and I’ll like t'other, and
we’ll eat tel we meet and then we'll kin."
Some of them town beys thought they waa
mighty smart and string candy all over them
gals heads that had all them artificials and all
them merry golds and bachelors buttons in
ther bar. *M« and Cal and them kep out’n
that mess kase we seed some of'em wa* tight.
Its a pitv temu boys th.uk* thev cant go to a
frolic without totin’ «>t a groat (fask of whisky
in ther peekrie. Mr. tepriggins be wasn't a
drinkin 1 but I lay I uev-r gives him no more
eatdvj Him and me pulled oor’n whiter*n
tethers, and he 'lowed it was sweeter ktse I
palled it and axed me to plat it and give it to
him,but beys dont alters pv sm what they says
fir what should f ten next mornin’ all wad
ded np on that stump aider tho gate frit my
very candy, I kmwd it by the plat. Ca? aud
Jacky rrulrf er had the ’augh turned on me
then if they'd er knowed jtr but I tel! youl
grabbed up that bunk «>f ••andy quick fore any
wdv seed it and buried it side of the stump.
Them gals was in or about a week a geuin'
of them thar lasses o it'n ther heads, but
ever body complained of bnvin* * power of
tvn at the "sorghum stretcbra’.”
Betst TTamiltox,
Next week, ("Jnother.fiketch."
We feel assured thafour friend* will (hank
i fer bringing before their nntic0»1|rticlea
wkiab have no superior among the many that
fill ear markets. We rafer to the celebrated
Dr. Price's Bneeial Flavoring Extract*. We
have used them, and can recommend them as
the best article in domestic use.
The Crop of Cotton this season Not So Eu«
conwglng-Obeying the Jaw,
The proanect is not bright/ We were count
ing on twice as much cotton as we are going
to get. I dont plant cotton, but my tenants
does, and I thought I would get enough rent
to pay my taxes and put blinds to the house,
but I -doht, and the blinds must go. It Is
hard on me, but it is harder on Roland, for ha
has worked faithfully ami had high hopes of
being able to buy another mule. Roland is a
cheerful man and never, com plains, He com
pares himself with those who are worse off*
When I sympathized with him about the long
drouth cutting oil his cotton, he said: "Well,
Its not so bad a* it might be, for I made a good
corn crop and plenty of wheat and oats,
and I don’t' owe as much ns some of tho
nabors. I don’t owe Aioiv' tei^n I can pay/*
How much do you owe, 8r. id I. %
"Only two dollars," ftuni he.
I wiin every hotly wns as well off as Roland.
I traveled with e mafr irum York in South
Carolina tbe.otber day, ami fie anid his people
owed enough lor guano W mite all their cot
ton, and there wosent.,enough made in his
county to makes shirt apiece tor the people who
made it, “but then” said lie, we are having
mighty good meetings going on, and I always
noticedthut it took a poster .M religion to do
folks under trouble— more religion in adversity
than prosperity end they hIUays getit." Thais
so I reckon, the i^hhI book «*ays: "Ilumblei
thyself under tho mighty hand of God," bub
a man can't do ’ ti with a pocket
full of money. lie may to* over so much in
clined that way. out ft man wbo has no wants
nnsupplied cant - gc-t. down to it and wrestls
in prayer and take underhojit liko one who is
in the low grounds of sorrow. The rich maix
feels secure and imlopendoMt whether it rains
or not. The oi.ly thing Do wants it to rain for
is to lay the dust and cool the* air so he can
led better in hi* <kro. But tho poor
former look.* -to tbo clouds for
a living nnd he never 1vqk«» tip v/ithout feel
ing his dependency upon ' ilim who inado
them and who ponds the rani upon the just
and tho unjust, it is hot. «t all impossible for
n rich man to reverence bis Maker, and do
gccil with his and h«vo a peaceful
conscience. Job is o notable example, ^anik
we have them about nowadays, ever and
nuon, but still they are scarce*
It looks like tbo mere the Lord gives
ft man the more he ought to lavs
him but he don’t, and it is the sameway with
a parent anti hfr children. Poor folk's children
lovo their pareute better than rich folk’s chil
dren, and the best Chris* in ns I know of arcs
among the poor and the afflicted. Rich men's
children stand ti round waiting for tho
old mon to die. They don’t think
they arc, but they are, and they catch thom-
selvcs figuring many a time about their share*
and wbat they will got when-t he old man dies.
Dr. Haygood preached a-sermon at our town
not long ego, aud with hoteiou earnestness de
clared that itwKB a periiou* thing fi»r a father
to lay up money for nis children. "For many
long years," said he, iixve ueen an educator
of the boys oi this land. I ,imve loved tiiens
and watched them, and tried to guide them
by precept and example*, und I say now with
solemn conviction, that there is no dangiuvn#
peril, no temptation oo fatal to youth as riches*
Many boys come to eollugu na beneficiaries 2
many come whrae part-nil uro toiling ana
struggling to give them un education, and
many come who*c parents are rich, and their
children never known watt. It is this last
class only that have ‘ ever given us
tronblo or anxiety. From this class all tho
expulsions coiue, and not long ago wo had to
cxpnl one ot them who w«f only, sixteen yearfi
old for being a habitual drunkard. I keep a
roll of our graduates end watch them from year
to year after they leave us, aud it is only thia
clast who come to grief aud make up
a record either <>f indolence or of shame. Ot
course there are many tmote exceptions, and
I only allude to tho contract iu general."
This wub the substjuu'o of the doctor'0
declaration, and I wish >v»ry parent in tha
land could bavo heard it * aud realized tha
solrnit) cmphnnrt with which ho said it, for Dt*
II a vgood knows, lio hrei <ipp"rcunity to know*
Poor l>oyp make tin best citi
zens. They obey tho low, wud they work and
toil for an houest living. Rtciios are bes*t
with many peri l?. A man >'«u pile up and
keep on piling it lu* vranu u» hut let him look
out for brtokerH. Nut tow .^o I passed^by a
princely mansion in n tor.**»:ty, uud I oskod
two. The son fr a t:
loafs around town and i
u gambler who uegleei)
killed the old man. Bo,
gicd in poverty: some .
for our child ran. ^
wealthy old; gent| u*h
where they wi
know but
gabond who
-f .oghtor married
h. •, uud that is what
in- r ill, there issorno
u.y.* -; some security
i ago I asked a
about his children,
bey wero doing.
and he answered with pir - utorot his oldest
toys and sahldhey were r and steady uud
at work—and then to* i-ddt-d, but these boytf
were born when 1 wo* p'x.r.v-u-y poor,and had
to work hard for a Itvi. ‘
they had to work t-»> u;
doitry and cronmny.bii
after I had
never worked :.ny, ami-.t
deal of trouble r ml ftuxi
ever got rich/'
That i*4he way of Itegs
riches.
But still a fortune gal
pursuit of an honost «ai
ami many iren imam
mans ire their children t
eviryoody eln*>: I think 1
rfrk it nnd lake the eh*nee
have it, but*everv iuhii w i
ought to bo lore .varued u
bring up hii children «»»»
"Git acquainted with then
man at Anniston Bay, M f,
:qaired habit! ofla-
> » > youngest came
off and they
• give me a groat
i-ry. I nm sorry I
Tho porlls of
i-d honestly in tho
i'-g p thing,
ir- it aright ami
>. aud I am liko
w.».thl be willing to
- it is no sin to
i.- hunting for it
od I->r*» .vanned and
pmner principles.
1 heard a rich
ii tired of work and
I must quit, b have got money enough but it
look* like I can't stop. 1 want to stop and
get acquainted with my children/'
Well that is right. A man ought to knoif
his children and they (ought know hhn.
lie fought to tako tiiqc t.. talk to (than*
and tell them stories about what he did when
he was a little boy, end ho ought to frolic with *
them and nil have a godd family time to
gether. That b r.U money all to pieces and
evenithehn* got a-big pit© for them, they
won't be waitinr tor the md man to die.
Bill Aar.
BAYED IIY A 1.0 l D OF IIAY,
A Woman's Thrilling Imp From a Train
OvtrjiTmils.
Bradford, Pa., to tter # to Philadelphia Times.
'I tell you wbat. boys, T*w railroaded It tor
years and been mixed up in >01 kinds of disasters,
but I hope to cror.bc right here If I want to be tho
eye-wltne*ttf*tn of snch an awful sight at I saw
adsy or two ago.”
The speaker was a brakomcn on the Erie.
"A day or so ago.,' he continued, “a UU and
bandiome woman get Into th • i idles* ear at Don-
kirk. With her wiv* a bright VimI interesting boy,
poseibly 2 yean< of age. The mfld laughed, and
errsked, and pfrved with th»* (tavseogers. When
the train left CmHrauvm r who te>.med *
nervous, gr tout of her %<*t, iJckf-t op the hsby,
and r.tarted tor tb» r#*ur cud i*‘ me o toch.
“A short dbun.’c east of t'^caraiigus is a Ion*
deep gulf, over which the raft,*- *v I nos built \ hlgu
tre»tle. The illstanci* from Ui» rop of the trestle to
the watou roa*! to low i* perhatn too feet- As iarp
and sbort curve htofrto thctra-Je. As the trails
rtuhed over the gulf a saati/* nlereiag s'.iriak
was heard. I looked atul saw an otdect
lean from the pi*; '-.rn Into tb? n>*ky gult That
object. Hr. was tho lady p _ . ^—
' E'ftSC""
time the woman tteaped
patrol oxe - * gg
•ndchlM 1
. . drawn oy a
-rattle, Mothec
nter of the h*7
and were thus aavrat from n horrible death,
frrmerwassohi rrfficd thet v .. i‘irnp©d from hia
wagon and darted up the hilt iw voAiin, who
was not hurt In tt.« tenst, h©e o%as# w*s Mr*.
AOam Frail and tor home 11 Mf.-blfSB. She waa
on her way to visit frfred* it* t f >e oil coutrtry*
Her* was fudeed a mlraculoa^ >-rape."
Mrs. Peril mid that ifcecoutd o-.t ••xpUIn her 10*
tfon. Wrn near the car do*>r '*m seize 1 with
an Insane ileefra *o jump fmm ihe train.
Tke*annera*e c drove ©ton* yw think!<i* ol
hfr dead wife aud ila&gbfrr. wfem
rame thnwgh th* 1 cioud*. u ft were,
on hts hay hr tto-cgirt the* tr.^ *l«or
CCS.C hack totor.h :o revisit ktm.
landfill
ted had
iSoisTiMcT raiml