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MOUNTAIN MEADOW.
Tho Story of h Notorious Mor
mon Massacre,
How More than One Hundred Emigrants
wera Treacherously Butchered.
Early in Heptember, 1857, the com
pany of emigrant* that had Iwcn ordered
out of Kalt bake valley, and cotn|>e led
to take the southern route to the coast,
entered the meadowa and encamped with
the intontian of resting and recruiting
before crowing tho desert. Nothing o<
curved to alarm thorn the first day, ami
when nijflil fill they took no precautions
except am hasha I I>ecn customary with
them during the journey. The valley
teemed a haven of safety, and they laid
down to rest with thankful hearts, but
while they slept a plot for their destruc
tion was maturing. The Nauvoo legion,
obedient to “orders from hca I quarters,"
had surrounded the unsuspecting emi
grants on every side. A portion of th •
legion, painted and disguis' d as Indians,
had been sent on in company with sav
ages h>, cni' l than them«l vs to attack
the train. The remaining companies of
Mormon militia had oth<r orders. At
daybreak the guard nt the emigrants'
camp perceived dark forms moving upon
the surrounding hillsides. He aroused
his comrades, and ns tho dusky figures
showed moic plainly in llm growing light
they decided that th -y were Indians ami
that an attack was int-nded. It was
nee t.iry to think an 1 act quickly, and a
barricade was formed at once with the
wagons of the company, but before their
hurried preparations for defense were
Completed the sharp crack of rifles and
tie' whizzing of bullets denoted that the
battle had begun. it was already only
too plain that their assailants greatly out
numbered them, and from savages, as
they suppose I them to be, no quarter
was exjiectcd, but love stronger than
death nerved their arms and strengthened
their hearts fur the c .nt< t.
All day long the unequal battle raged.
At night the fir ■ of the n-uulunt* slack
ened, but the light from piles of burning
sage brush showed that they still sur
rounded the < migrants' camp on every
•ide. Before sunrise a murderous rain '
of bullets recommenced, ami again con
tinued until nightfall. Tho third day
was a re|M't<tion of tho first, but on tho
fourth day access to tho springs was cut
oil, and th, horrors of death from thirst
Stared them in the face, yet they fought
with dosperato courage, and when the
sun went down they still hel l their posi
tion and kept the foe nt bay. The
morning of tin' fifth day found them
worn, exhmistel, tortured by burning
thirst, but with hearts iu undaunted
as ever. Late in the afternoon the steady
firing of tho besiegers ceased, and when
they looked out to ascertain tho causa,
the) saw a party of white men approach
ing, their leader bearing a flag of truce.
Let it be remembered the emigrants had
never doubted that their assailants w< r ■
Indians, and tho sight of whit'' men,cun
Ing ns they bch veil to their rescue, was
as welcome as a vision of angels. In
answer to the flag of true" a little girl
was drowsed in whit", and place 1 on on
of the wagons. In view of what fol- ;
lowed, this act was full of unutterable
pathos. Truly, they ha I decked a lamb
for sacrifice. The white men, as they
drew near, prove I t > be a body of Mor
mon militia, hilled by their officers,
who were als > tho bishops of tho sur
rounding settlements. They represented
that they ha I don- 1 t' dr best to induce
tin- “Indiu.s" to h ave, but they would
not do so unless the ctuigr mts would
agree to give up their property, sta -k
their arms an 1 march out of tho valley
under tho escort of tho militia. Th” em
igrant*, Mining no other prospect of sav
ing the lives of th-,: families, agree I t >
these hard conditions After making
the required surrender,they wens divided
into three comp mios. Tho women and
children went first, under the escort of it
detachment of th >le;i >i. I'.ie in n fol
lowed nt smi ■ distaiee, guirded by an
other body of mil.tin, and a wag >n con
taining the wool Intbr u ;ht up th- rear.
And now com s th ■ bin'best pig' in
this chapter of treachery nd murder, u
page that the most cal oas hi-t irian
might shrink f: in r rlmg. At a
given signal from the otll ■ t.s in com
mand,the (mar nlinn wre shot d >wn,
and when the last one lay dead or dying
on the bloody soil, the slaughter of the
w. icu and children and the butchery
of t' * wounded began Whets the sun
set .hat night on the reddened and
trim; led Meadows, um huilret and
n. .w mangled corpses strewed the
I O; all the company that en
tu • the valley, none remained alirc ex
<■< aome of thr smaller children. Why
tiny ware saved when s> many other
ihildren were shot down without mercy,
none but the perpetrator* of the deed
can explain.
The two oldest of the children thus
•avcsl were for some weeks in the care
of a friend of the writer, and from them
many of the d. tads of those dreadful
tiv • days in the mca lows \i. re obtained.
All the property of the murdered emi
grants. even to th • clothing and jewels
taken from tho bo lie. of the dead,
iiaMed into th- hands of the Mormon
leader*, an I t mac helpless orphans were
n turned |icnr ,e»« to the states, where
relatives or old neighbors of their pani.t*
received tbeaa — DaUotei.
P. mln »i> Uull-Fifhtera.
A Pari* letter has the following; On
■ Monday the famous amphitheatre ui
Nimc*, a monumental relic of old lt>-
man time*, wa* full to repletion with a
■ crowd of excited Ixtings who had come
to witness the skill and prowess of the
Matador Fnito* and hi* compeer*. What
win more, three torcra* were to appear,
thi* Ix ing the first time that women have
entered the arena! at Nime*. At 8 o’clock
in the afternoon the petormance* le-gan
with a grand proccietion of Spanish bull
fighter*, male un i female, who rode
proudly into the inclosed space to tho
sound of military music. Three torcra*
in fancy costumes, all sparkling with fili
gree and bangles, headed the pr< cession.
Then came the quadrille, comported of
five toreador*, headed by the gr at Fru
to* himnelf, in gorgeous habiliments. At
the sound of a bugle a splendid black
bull of crossed Spanish breed bounded
snorting into the ring. The women im
mediately set to work with their bande
rillas which they flung at the face and
laxly of tiie careering toro. Tho tips of
th" animals horn* wer.i covered with
round knobs of wood or leather while the
women were plying their dart* no as to
prevent accident*, but the protections
were afterwards removed in some in
stance* while tho men were performing.
A second bull, a red one, which was next
let loose, made straight at one of the to
reran, a young woman professionally des
ignated Scnorita Benita del Amo, and
knocked her over in a second, but not,
however, before she had succeeded in
planting two lance-headed pennons be
tween his eye*. The woman was disen
gaged with surprising deftness by her
male companions, ami returned to the
charge with a courageous persistence
worthy of Madame <le Valsayrc herself.
She was loudly applauded by the public
for her performance. A fresh bull was
introduced, which brought out the finer
play of Frutos, whose first proceeding
was to clear the bull with a pole as easily
a* if he were clearing a fence. lie
th'-n simulated death by lying still on
th" ground, escaping with marvellous
adroitness as tho bull came near him with
ferocious intent. The torcra Benito del
Amo then sat on a chair in the middle
of the arena and calmly awaited the on
slaught of a fresh animal. In the twink
ling of an eye she was caught on the
bull's horns and was tossed high into the
air, falling stunned to the ground. This
was the most deplorable part of the per
formance, and no more serious accidents
occurred. Tho quadrille of men in
stantly attracted the bull's attention from
his prostrate prey, and the woman was
quickly sprinkled with water or vinegar,
and rose apparently uninjured from the
ground. Iler light clothes were torn to
shreds. Frutos repeat-d the chair move
ment, but, more adroit than the woman,
lie nimbly sprang aside before the bull
could bear down on him, and just es
caped a terrible horn-thrust. Six bulls
tn nil were let loose during the afternoon.
The woman's performances were great
failures, and it is to be hoped that from
motives of humanity these show* may be
at least confined to men, if they are to bo
continued nt Nimc*.
Praise the Boy.
It often costs on" quite a struggle to do
his simple duty ; an I when one does his
simple duty in spite of his temptations
to do dill re itly, lie deserves credit for
his doing. Oic has n > need to live long
in this world before finding out this
truth. A bright little boy about two
and a half years old recently showed that
he apprehended it. lie was on tho eve
of doing something that was very tempt
ing to him.
“No, my son; you niusn’t do that,"
said his father."
The little fellow looked as if he would
like to do it in spite of his father’s pro
hibit on; but he tr i uphvd over his in
clination, and answered resolutely; “AU
right, papa; 1 won’t do it."
There was no issue there, and the
father turned to sum thing else. The boy
wait' d a minute, and then said, in a tone
of surprised inquiry: “Papa, why don’,
you tell me, “that's a good boys"
The father accepted the suggestion,
and i omm md I in- on accordingly. A
just recognition of a child's well doing is
a parent’s du y, even th ugh the child's
well doing ought not to hinge on
such a r'eogniton Andas with little
folks, so with larger ones. Just com
in :.d iti "i is every one’s duty. Even
our Lord Hims. it hxs promised to say
“Well done" to every loved ono of Ilis
who does well. - S S Titties.
Singular Pr.itcc ion as the Eyesight.
Writing from Darjeeling to Auture,
‘ the Honorable ili ph Abercrombie says:
“Three case* have c one u ider my per
sonal observation in which brown-skiuu d
natives, in very diiTerent parts of the
world, blacken their faces to prot ct
them from the intense light and heat."
The examples he gives are those of tho
■ inhabitants of Morocco, as well as of
others along tho north of Africa, who
blacken themselves around the eyes to
avert ophthalmia from the g are of hot
sand. The > atives of Fiji do the same,
and sudo the naives of Sikim hills, and
it is only reisonable to suppose that a
practice of such wide diffusion, and such
striking sim anty, i- found useful, i. *., f
protective in the places and under the
cm.iition* contemplated.—Si.'uniry Rt-
i « *•
EuK IHE FARM AN J HOME,
111 each Inir Celery,
It take* but from eight to ten day* to
blanch celery in warm weather, and
about four or five weeks in cold weather.
Am* plan of blanching in warm wepher
i* now adopter! by some of our l>e-t
growers, and found to work admirably,
as it save* much labor and there is k's*
danger of rust and rot. They half hill,
a* it is termed, with a hoc or wilh a
small one horse plow, if a horse C4i be
used, throwing up a small ridge of the
soil on each side of the row, just up to
the plants, but not against them i|uch;
then take inch boards ten inches wide,
lay along on cac'i side of the row,
crowding the lower edge close up *> the
bottom of the plants, then take hojd of
the outer edges of the boards and bring
them up together, plat ing over them
clamps made of No. 9 wire—so ma<lp that
the boards will b • about two inches
apart, or a little more, if the celery is
large. For the late crop the soil is fouud
the best for blanching. In this it is
necessary to use judgment about killing
up. It will not do to commence it while
the weather is too hot and wet as there
is danger of its rotting. It should never
be banked while the stocks arc at al wet.
I'otiikK < «>!•■•
When the young colts arrive some
pains should be taken to rear them in
the best manner. There is considerable
mortality among young colts which nay
be avoi led. This mostly occurs ameng
farmers whose mares are nt work in .he
field. The rearing of colts upon firms
is just now a very profitable business
ami is to be encouraged by good advice
and wise management. The best wiy is
to have the colts run with the mares and
to give the mares an occasional rest for
the colts to suck. When tho colts are
shut up and turned to the mare at noon
and night only the milk is heated by
the hard work of the mare, and the ud
der is distended, often painfully and
both mare and colt suffer. The mi k is
also less in quantity, for when a colt
sucks six or eight times in a day the sup
ply of milk will easily be double the
quantity given when the colt is tamed
to the mare only twice a day. B.sides,
when the colt accompanies the nare it
becomes used to its surroundings ii the
field and on the road, and takes it- first
lessons for its future training.— Neic
York Times.
<'nmj»nctin* I.nnd for Corn-
On the question of the ration ie of
corn growing, a correspondent of
the National Stockman has the fol
lowing.
“Corn wants dry land even more than
wheat or other small grains. This is in
part because only as the soil is dry can it
be got to a high temperature early in the
season. One of the important advan
tages from planting corn on sod, or over
a mass of coarse manure, is that those
under the furrow keep the soil porous,
and thus admit the warmer hr to the
roots. On any heavy soil the plowing
for corn should be shallow, and after
plowing it should not be rolled or other
wise packed, except as is necessary in
cultivating to m ike a mellow seed bed.
I have often seen the line where a stone
boat was drawn across a fi ll for corn
after plowing distinctly visible by the
smaller plants where tho soil was too
much compressed. This was when rains
had already sufficiently compacted the
soil; but this is the condition of most
common lands containing some clay. In
a very dry time, after planting corn, this
result might be reversed, but even then
the improvement would be more due to
better tilth than to compacting of the
surface. I think much of the roller for
other crops, but it is not adapted
to corn on land as heavy as moct of
mine.’’
Tllr snevp <iail-l ly.
The sheep gad-fly appears during the
summer months. It is not unlike the
small horse fly in appearance, the color
being light ash, dotted an 1 lined with
I lack. After mating, the female so ks to
deposit her young about the nose of the
sheep. The animals show their worry
from the-e insects by shaking their droop
ing heads and stamping their feet, and
often, in fact, by flight. The bots are
said to pass up th nose by means of hooks
and spines, causing an increased flow of
n u us, on which they feed. The mag
gots when full grown are about an inch
in 1 ngth. Youatt and Clark deny that
special harm is wrough by these bots,
but this denial does not correspond with
the observations of leading sheep men,
who, Prof. Cook declares, are correct in
tho opinion that the bots do serious in
jury to the animal, and when very nu
merous, especially if they pass to the
brain, may, an 1 frequently do, cause
death. When suffering from this cause
the sheep lose their appetite, seem in
clined to butt, and these symptoms are
followed by stupor and great weakness.
The mouth and nasal membranes be
come inflamed and there is an unusual
di charge from the nose. To render the
animals exempt from the attack, sheep
men have practised, with good effect,
tarring their noses. The operation is
simplified by boring two inch holes into
, logs, into which salt is placed and the
edges then siuearevl with tar. In reach
ing for the salt the sheep receive* the ap
■ plication. Cuittcalor.
Tua Mi ape as lha I’JaW.
The shape of the plow i* important.
Thi* fact ha* now come to be so cleariy
acknowledged that plow* are made wilh
especial reference to the kind of work to
be done. There is the prairie breaker,
adapted to tough sod ; the sward plow, in
two principal forms, i* for fl it and lapfur
rows, and stubble-plows in great variety,
from thecurvethat carries the furrow slice
gradually into the position in which it is
to be left, to that which carries the slice
shapely up and then thrusts it sideways
and over into position. The next im
portant means is the double furrow
trench plow, which is simply one plow
before another on the same beam. The
first plow takes a rather thin furrow,
which, with a sharp turn, throws the
trash, or a thin skim of sod, into the bot
tom of the proceeding furr -w. The true
or thick furrow slice immediately follows,
covering all closely in. Another variety
is the trench-plow proper, or deep tiller,
designed for special crops when extra
deep tillage is necessary in connection
with heavy manuring, or for orchard
cultivation. Such plowing should never
be undertaken unless you are sure the
depth of soil will fully warrant the depth
of plowing, for the turning up of the
under soil often produces infertility for
years, especially in stiff clays, unless
large amounts of manure are used. It is
far better to get depth of tiith by means
of the true subsoil plow, which, running
in the bottom of a furrow, loosens, raises,
an<Zpulverizes the subsoil, but leaves it
in the same position it originally had.
Thus the soil may be pulverized to any
depth the strength of the team will allow.
But neither this nor trench-p'.owing is
admissib e on soils that ever become
thoroughly water-soaked, since soil
saturated with water for any considerable
length of time inevitable runs together,
thus destroying its pcrmealrslity.
It is only within the last forty years that
improvements have been originated that
have made American plows superior to
any other made for the purpose required
in turning and disintegrating all soils,
from the lighter sandy soils to the
toughest clays.
Useful Hint* on Checse-Maklnu.
In an essay on cheese-making, delivered
by J. B. Harris, Antwerp, N. Y., before
the Ontario Dairymen’s Association, a
number of useful hints were given that
can hardly fail to prove of assistance to
many readers. Some are here presented
in brief.
For summer and fail cheese, Mr. Har
ris uses rennet enough to produce coagu
lation in fifty minutes, with the milk ata
temperature of from 86 to 88 degrees. In
the spring, when making fodder cheese,
be uses one-third more rennet and less
salt. His reasons for this difference is to
facilitate the ripening process, in order
that the cheese may be ready for market
at the earliest day possible. Four ounces
of rennet for summer and six ounces for
spring, with salt in proportion, is Mr.
Harris’s own rule.
Two messes of milk produced on dis
ferent soils, although treated the same,
will produce cheese more or less variable
as regards moisture. The maker of the
cheese must regulate the matter by vari
ations in cutting, scalding and stirring.
For instance, when it is known that
moisture predominates in the milk of any
given dairy it is advised to cut finer, scald
more and stir longer.
Stirring ought to begin directly after
cutting and continue from ten to fifteen
minutes before heating and go on for
half an hour continuously, and say ten
more after the heat is withdrawn.
It is advised to heat slowly at first,
gradually increasing as the whey sepa
rates. The heat must be kept up until
the curd is matured and then well aired
before salting. The usual temperattire
in summer is 98 degrees, but as the
season advances and the milk becomes
richer it is necessary to go as high as 100
degrees. A great secret in cheese mak
ing is to draw the whey at the first indi
cation of acidity.
After the whey is removed and while
the subsequent stirring proceeds, a new
acid makes its appearance in the body of
the curd, which seems to depend for its
development upon the action of the air,
and the presence of which experience
has shown to be an essential element in
the make-up of cheeie. This acid should
l>e allowed to develop properly before
the addition of salt, as the presence of
that substance will preclude its appear
ance.
Curd should contain about 35 per
cent, moisture when pressed, and dry
out down to 33 per cent, when cured.
To determine and retain this proper
proportion of moisture requires judg
ment and practice.
Household Hint*.
Borax water whitens and softens the
hands.
Linseed oil will remove rust from a
stove-pipe.
To make paper stick to a wall that has
been whitewashed, wash in vinegar or
saleratus water.
When clothes are scorched remove the
stain by placing the garment where the
sun can shine on it.
Furniture needs cleaning oftentimes.
It mar be washed off with wann Castile
soapsuds, a small place at a time, quickly
rubbed dry and then gone over with an
oily cloth.
1 s remove candle grease from furni
ture without injuring the varnish, rub it
off with a little warm water and a rag.
Iteclp* s«
DroiM V cl'■re/.—Frc«hen by soaking
in water over night. In tue morning
dry it and cut off the head and tip of
tail, place it between the bars of a but
tered ti-h gridiron and byoil to a light
brown; lay it on a hot dish and dress
with a little butter and pepper.
Toatted Potatou.—Cuf whatever num
ber may be needed of cold, boiled ]iota
toes into slices lengthwise, about a
quarter of an inch thick; dip each slice
in flour, and lay them between a w.re
toaster. Have the fire clear, and when
both sides are nicely browned, lay the
slices on a hot dish, put a piece of butter
on each, and season with pcppei and
salt.
To Pldclt Plums, Peaches, and other
Fruits. — One-half a pound of sugar to
one pound of fruit. Put the fruit in a
tin pail or earthern jar with the vinegar
and spices. Use stick cinnamon, whole
cloves and allspice, cover with vinegar
and put it into boiling water and let it
remain till the fruit is soft. Take out
the fruit, boil the syrup down and pour
it over the fruit while hot.
Pigs' Feet.— Put four feet in a sauce
pan with cold water, pepper corns,
whole cloves and allspice, adding salt,
and boil them until the bones are loose.
Remove all the bones and put tho meat
in a stone jar. Strain one quart of the
water in which the fee’, were boiled, add
one pint of vinegar and boil for five min
utes. At the end of this time turn the
vinegar and water over the meat from
the pigs’ feet, completely covering it,
and keep in a cool place. The mass will
be like jelly, and is cut as needed. If
desired, it may be put in bowls and
turned out on the dish before serving.
A Belle of the Frontier.
Truly America developes some strange
characters. There came to New York
some time ago a woman with a history
that reads like a romance. She is the
daughter of Gen. Malcolm Clarke, of the
regular army, who was killed by an
Indian whom he had befr'ended some
years ago and who left a family of eight
children, the result of his marriage with
an Indian squaw. Miss Helen Clarke,
the eldest of these children, was educa
ted at a convent in Cincinnati and is
possessed of a very brilliant mind and
unusual histrionic talent, and came here
to prepare herself for the stage, which
she proposes adopting as a profession.
Her presence wherever she appeared in
the city never failed to attract attention,
as her looks proclaim the Indian beyond
a doubt. Tall, straight, sinewy, with
wiry black hair and the unmistakable
Indian features, she presented a remark
able appearance, especially when ele
gantly attired. She is well known in
the West, where her father's bravery
won for himself and children a name,
and in Montana, where she was born and
still lives, she holds the position of Com
missioner' of Public Schools, her duties
in this capacity necessitating her travel
ing much alone over that wild mountain
country’ on horseback, with a revolver'
in her belt. On one of these pleasant lit
tle jaunts, while going through a lonely
spot known as Prickly Bear Canon one
misty November morning, Miss Ciarke
discovered the bodies of five road agents
hanging from limbs of trees where they
had been made to answer to the Vigilan
te for their crimes the night previous, a
sight that would have rather shaken the
nerves of a New Y'ork society woman,
but this child of the howling West was
too well accustomed to life on the border
to be frightened at anything of that sort
and rode calmly on. Her father and one
of her brothers were shot down before
her, and from her infancy she has been
used to danger. She is highly connected
on her father’s side and inherits fortune
from him, while her mother still remains
with her tribe, the Black Feet Indians.
While here Miss Clarke was for some
time the guest of Gen. and Mrs. Palmer,
the latter being her cousin. She thought
New York life tame and New York wo
men rather uninteresting. They lacked
the nerve that constitutes one of the
chief charms of a Western belle of whom
Miss Clarke is a fair sample.— Neio York
Herald.
City Cows Causing Consumption.
The Council of Health has reported in
favor of the expulsion of all dairy cows
from Paris, and only the toleration of a
very few, the owners of which can show
exceptional conditions of salubrity.
There arc upwards of 5000 of these ani
mals in the capital, and they arc found
to be a prolific source of pulmonary con
sumption. The milk of a great number
of them was alive with the bacillus,
which wastes the tissues of cows and
human beings attacked with phthisis.
A syndicate of dairymen who have taken
stables which they use for byres on long
leases cry out in the name of vested
rights against the hardship of their busi
n?ss being broken up and no compensa
tion granted. It has been suggested
that M. Pasteur might find a means of
subduing phthisis, and thus rendering
it safe to drink the milk which is drawn
from cows kept in confinement. The
Council of Health has, however, turned
a deaf <ar to the suggestion, and will
continue to do so.— London Telegraph.
A CLOSE SHAVE.
The Story Told by a Secret.
Service Detective.
Shadowing a Woman Suspected of Try lCs
to Poison a Cabinet Officer.
In the summer of 1863 a member of
the Cabinet received a basket of flo Wf . r
at his desk. They were placed on q ie
desk while he was at lunch, and the co'
ored attendant who received them stated
that he took them from the hands of
well-dressed boy. They were flowers of
which the official was particularly f on( i
and he spent some time admiring th#
gift and inhaling the perfume. Withi a
a quarter of an hour he was taken sui.
denly ill and had to be sent home i n s
carriage. There were several storie*
whispered about, but I believe, fro a
what followed, that the bouquet was p
oned and had been sent in in hopes to
cause his death. He was done up sotf ot
four or five days anyhow, and I received
orders to make every effort to hunt dow a
the person who had sent in the bouq Uet
It was little I had to encourage me ii
the start. I got a description of the
boy, however, and after a day or two [
found people of whom lie had inquired
his way from the station to the Secrc
tary’s office. It was easy enough after
that to trace him as having come o*
from Baltimore. He came alone and he
had the bouquet in a band-box. The
bouquet was tied with a grass cord and
I took this cord and went to Baltimore
and scarcely rested a moment until I had
seen the owner of every green-house. [
applied to twenty or more before I found
the one who had put up the flowers. I[ e
remembered the circumstance, identified
the cord and described the burer as a
handsome-looking lady about 35 years of
age who had come in a hack. The vehi
cle was dra'wn by a white and a bay
horse, and inside of two hours I had
found the driver. He described the
lady about as the florist had done, and
added that she had gold-filled front
teeth, blue eyes, a little scar on her chia
and was sharp and decisive in her speech.
She had taken the hack at the stand
and left it at the same place.
If this woman intended the death of
tjie official she had gone to the green
house in an attire selected for the occa
sion, and one she would not wear again
on the street. I hung about the variow
hotels until certain that she was not a
guest at any of them, and then I could
only trust to accident for success. On
two occasions I caught sight of a face in
a carriage which answered the descrip
tion and followed the vehicle without
success. Each time it escaped me by
rapid driving. Again I caught sight of
the lady on the street. She entered n
dry goods store and I followed. She
soon passed out and I was at her heels,
but she dodged into a crowd gathered
about the scene of an accident anil
lost her. An hour later I suddenly dis
covered that I was being shadowed. I
did considerable walking, turning and
dodging before I would admit that this
was the case, but I finally had to ac
knowledge that the hunter was being
hunted.
My “Shadow" was a medium-sized
man abont 40 years old, well dressed,
respectable looking, and doing his work
in the neatest manner. He did not
lose sight of me until he saw me enter
my hotel, where I brought up about six
o’clock in the evening. I had no clue
connecting the man with the woman I
was looking after, but it was natural for
me to infer that there was some connec
tion. I wrote out and made my daily
report, ate supper, smoked a cigar, and
then started for the theatre. It wouldn’t
be at all strange if I found my lady
there—even if I had the seat next to
her. I was within twenty feet of the
door of the theatre when a rough and
ragged-looking man, who certainly
spoke in a disguised voice, stopped mo
and said:
“Mister, I'm a discharged soldier, and
I’ve been sick and am out of money-
Won’t you buy this revolver of me sot
$3?"
He pulled the weapon from his pock
et and shoved it towards me, muzzle
first. Before I could comprehend the
full import of his words there was a
flash and a report, and I was dimly con
scious of falling. Four or five minutes
later I came to myself to find that s
crowd had gathered, and that I was 1°
the hands of a doctor. A bullet from
that, revolver had plowed along ®. 7
skull, making a wound which laio ® e
off for a month. The fellow
sought to murder me escaped without
pursuit, and is this day undetected, b
he was not the person who hud sha le*'
ed me in the afternoon he was in tail
man’s employ, and both were acting >Ol
the woman. It was afterwards ascer
tained that she was a woman who " :l:
notably vindicative, and that she k'- 1
for England !>■ f ire I was recovered
from my wound.— Detroit Free Press.
P tatoes are imported into New Ycri
for six months in the year. Nearly every
ocean steamer reaching that port ‘ n
Ireland, Scotland, England, sNa.es a 3t
Germany brings its quota. A White 8- J
steamer brought over on one voyage
winter no less than 22,000 sacks of P 0
toes.