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VOLUME IX.
DUBLIN, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MAY. 11188?.
NUMBER 45.
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SPRING POETRY.
Written for the Dublin Post.
When e’er the ceaseless stroke of Time’s
fast wing
Speeds on the Earth within the scope of
spring,
All vegetation feels th’inspiring breath
Which wakes it from its cold and wintry
death.
The grass, tho weeds, and trees, strive to
attain
Their growth, ere frost shall come when
they are slain;
And being killed they are iu strict sense
■ dead— ■ /• ,.r -
Dead as a lump or ball of ltfeles lead—
But in the spring the living woods ap
pear
To love, to feel, and in some sense to hear.
So plain a symbol of our resurection,
That it escapes no thinking man’s detection
Tlien’tis no figurative speech, to say.
That winter’s death and spring is life's
array,
I feel, my love for flowers they discern
And pay me back their love in proper
turn.
They seem rejoicing in their guileless
mirth,
And blessing spring, which gave their
beauty birth;
And when burst out of bounds my soar
ing soul, ’
And loves their innocence beyond control,
I’m sure, there is a soul in every tree
Of flowers, which keeps my soul company.
They offer perches to the feathery tribe,
Whose songs are praises, and are void of
gibe
Their lovliness and beauty can defy
All critieisms from the stoic’s eye.
When they enjoy the music of the dove,
The poet's homage, and the ladies’ love.
Wheue’er the dove pours forth his moun-
ful cry,
The waiving branches pity with a sigh.
They feel the culture of the female hand,
Ana through their gratitude perfume the
land.
They hear and hced' the voice of spring’s
command,
And instantly grow beautiful and bland.
Fcr all the vegetables this is true;
Now, for the animals what does spring do?
The insects buzz; the birds chirp in the
. etttfe, ■ . ■ . .
And, pairing.off, quit going In a drove;
Tho gander grows Quixotic, und he prates
Of his own-valor, which he over rates;
A thousand lies he tells to his good spouse,
Of how lie loves her in her grizzly biowse,
And, how he whipped another gander well,
When true it was that gander made him
yell;
The old bull belowson the verdant hill;
Tho plowmun whistles to his lazy plow!
The milk-maid listens for the old bell cow;
And, our old disappointments thrown
aside,
On brighter hopes we now hegin to ride;
As when old leaves are shed from off the
tress,
The new ones tremble to the pas ing
breeze.
Tis said that rising sap effects this change
In vegetables; then’twould not be stiange
If I should claim, sap corns up into me
too.
Which makes mo love the song of tho
mosquito,
The chirp of birds, and faces of the girls,
And sonnetize new eyes and lovely curls.
But while I yew the new ones with some
glee,
Yet from tho old, l am not wholly free.
On them, at intorva’s, I sadly dwell,
As loth to take my long and last farewell.
One time when ’twas determined in my
mind,
To face the future; leaving 'all behind,
I wrote a paraphrase from old Lord By
ron
Who sometimes claimed his heart wit
haid as iron,
And that no woman e’er could make it
flu:ter;
But all the wliilo it was as soft as butter.
I quote the paraphrase as I now dash on,
Although tis written in. Spencerian fashion,
And does not suit this rhyming which I
do;
But then the metre still is kept in view
Is thy-heart still wayward, and thou still
wild.
Lucy I, Solo darling of my wounded heart!
When last I saw thine houest eyes, they
smiled,
And then we parted, not as now we part.
But with a hope—awaking with a start—
The spring heaves up before me, and the
otter
Perhaps has caught the fish which did de
part.
From me; but just as good fish in the wa
ter
Remain, as that one caughtSome neigh
bor s daughter.
[to be continued in our next issue]
TWO INDIAN CAPTIVE#.
Herbert Leslie rode slowly along
the trail in Northern Ghihuahuu,
Mexico, tired out. Ho lmd boon in
the saddle since half-past five that
morning, and it was then near six in
the afternoon. His mule jogged
along with head hang down, her
ears slowly flapping back and for
ward us though fanning herself.
Man and beast were equally tired
out. He had came to Mexico to ex-
amine a great silver miua for a com
pany in St. Louis, and lie was now
on his way to the place. The coun
try through which ho was riding was
of tlie wildest possible description.
Tho mountains on all sides roso bleak
and bare from the narrow valley
through which the trail ran; tho
solo vegetation was the cue’us, the
agave, und that curious blush, the
grease wood, Beyond uu occasional
coyote slinking away out of tho path,
there was'no sign of life, if you ex
copt a solitary, buzzard floating high
up in the air. It was getting oold
as night fell, and as Leslie drew his
poncho olosor around him he could
not help wishing he could see the
lights of the fonda or inn, where he
was to stay that night.-*
The trail led in between tho high
bunks of a ravin, where it was almost
dusk. Opening into this at inter
vals were side ravines or gulches,
which stretched out their winding
ways to tho foot-hills on either «ide.
It semod less lonely to the solitary
mau, now that the wide expanse of
the valley was shut out; and ho re
membered with a good deal of grati*
fication that he hud been told thero
waB three raileB only of this worn be
fore he reached the station for the
night.
Just aftorho had passed one of
these side ravines, he heard the
qu'ck gallop of a horse behind him,
and in tho act of turning around to
see what it was, ho heard a “swish”
of a rope through the air, and the
next moment-tho loop of a rope set
tled over his arms. Drawn tight, it
pifined them to his Bides ’ tightly.
His mule stopped, as he had invol
untarily drawu bridle when ho first
heard the 3 sound, and two men
sprang out toi him and siezed the
animal. Another lasso fell ovor his
arms,' and thon his captors came up
He was lifted down ffom the saddlo,
hip revolver and knife taken aw(iy
from Imn; and his arms tightly
lushed together.
Looking at the people,who lmd
possession of him, he realised; that
-be had been taken by Indians. Tho
men wha-lmd him fastened a rope to
his neck, and tied to tho toil of one
of the horses. Then mounting,
they "sturted off to win da tho north,
striking into the mountains; About
nine o’oloek they camped, and after
giving Leslie a plentiful supper of
dried beef, they staked him out on
tho ground und all went to sleep.
Bright and early in the morning
all started'once niore, and by night
fall hud reached a small and almost
circular valley ,in tho tnountnius
where thoranohma or village was,
The day lifter their arrival n council
was held to determine tho fate of
tho prisonor, and as he was simply a
chance captive, and they wore not
at war,' it was decided to make him
a slave. The men who caught him
played the Comaucho gambling
game with sticks thrown in u cirot*
and Leslie became the property of
Push-the-Wind, the medicine chief.
His lot was a hard one. Condemn
ed to bring wood and water, to herd
the horses, to rub tho skins with
smooth stones whilo they wero being
cured, to work from morning until
night on scanty food, and urged on
with blows of the heavy quirts or
rawhides whips,.ho naturally though
a great deal about escaping. The
difficulty was ho had not an idea of
tho trail inio the place: he knew that
his captors could trail him without
the slightest difficulty. . And there
was another reason, too. In Push-
the-Wind’s lodge was a girl about
sixteen, Laughing Eyos. She had
been captured during one of the
many Comanobe raids into Mexico
when she was not more than two
years old, und had been adopted by
the Indian. He lmd already receiv
ed a large number of offers for her,
accompanied, as is Indian custom,
by the offer of many horses, robes
and things of value.
.Whether it wus that so far ho had
not been offered enough, or because
he paid seme attention to her dis
taste for tho young Indian bravos,
Push-the-Wind had'never given her
away to any ouo.
Laughing Eyes was a beautiful
Spanish girl, and Herbert Leslie folt
himself more and more in love with
her as time went on. She, too, felt
a strong attraction for this white
sluve, who was so different from tho
men slio saw around her, and, when
ever she got a chan.co sho talked to
him. ’Things went on until they
found out ono day they loved each
other.
It was not long after this that
Pnsh-the-Wind told his daughter ho
had consented to her marriago with-
the Whito Buffalo one of tho most
noted warriors of the tribe, and or
dered lu-r to got ready. It was in
Vainihat sho pleaded; the order had
gone forth, and must be obeyed.
Sh6 told Leslie when she had a
chance, and the two determined to
escape together.
He caught two of tho best horses,
and tied them in the bush, not far
from the village That night when
tho moon wont down, Laughing
Eyos and himself stole cautiously
away from the ranoheria, and mount
ing, rode as rapidly south as thoy
could in the darkness. All night
and until about seven in the morn
ing they pushed ou. By tliis time
•thoy wero in d narrow canon in tho
mountains, and ooming to an open
ing in the rooks whioh looked like a
oave of some kind, thoy concluded
to camp until dark. Leading the
horses in, they made their way up
for some three or four hundred feet
to where the cave took a sharp tarn
to the right. Here they stopped,
eat (some of tho meat thoy had
brought with them, and prepared
to sleep. Leslie mado a bed for tho
girl out of tho two blankets, and
then going around the turn nearer
tho entrance ft order to guard,
threw himsolf on the rook and slept
like a log.
About four o'clock in the after
noon he waH roused by tho sound of-
hoofs, and peering carofully out
frnm his' hiding-place, he saw a
dozen Comanchos, led by White
Buffalo, ride slowly past. Shiver
ing from his excitement, ho went
back and woke up Laughing Eyos.
Ho told her of What hud happened,
and warned her thoy must stay
whore they were until tho Indians
had returned and tho pursuit had
been abandoned.
The oiivo—if cave-it could bo call
ed—had plenty af light, boing open
at the top. After outing their break
fast, composed of meat, as hud
boen their supper, they startod to
explore tho place. At the upper
end of it there wus a low entranco
to some kind of pluce, and over this
Leslie made out the figuro of a snake
with throb feat hors on the head,
finely cut in tho rock.' Th is excited;
his curiosity, and hunting about in
the part where thoy had taken ro-
fugo, he found an old log of some
kind of wood, tho bark of which
was rosinous. This ho tore up into
strips, mid'twisting them' together,
made what proved to bo u very fair
torch.
Accompanied by Laughing Eyos,
lie made his way through tho low
opening for porhaps fifty feet. It
then widened into a chain her about
thirty feet square, filled with a num
ber of curious things.
At one side, piled up on 'a sort of
shelf, were rolls of stuff like paper,
covered with strange pictures of men
animals and houses. Battle scenes
were depicted plainly, and onB rep
resented, appearuntly, a coronation
of some kind.
There were quilted cotton drosses,
shaped like shirts, and spears tipped
with hard stone, beautifully fashion
ed. There wero arrows and bow*
and great clubs and swords.
At lust, in oae cornor, thoy found
a pile of bars of hoary metal, and
when one of these was scratched, the
whito color showod tho silver.
Hero was a treasure beyond all
count; they were rich for life if they
could get away with it. With the
aid of the girl, Leslie carried out us
many of tho bars as bethought ho
could pack on his horse, and thoy
onco moro lay down to sloop, v
About noon next day Leslie saw tho
Indians riding back, having evident
ly given up tho search. Waiting
until fivo iu tho afternoon, ho load
ed his horse with tho silver bars,
placed tho girl on hors, and once
moro cook tho southern trail. As
thoy Rod out of tho canon on the
way to tho valloy whore ho had been
enpturod, an exclamation from
Laughing Eyes mado him look
around. It was just in time. White
Buffalo, robbed of his bride, had not
consented to return when tfie others
did, and was now charging down at
him, swinging bis lasso around liis
head. On leaving tho treasure cave,
Leslie lmd taken one of the bows,
with some arrows, end now in hie
imminent dangor he shot at a ven
ture, novel’ for ono moment suppos
ing ho oould hit anything. To his
dolight, he saw tho Indian’s horeo
stagger and thon full, throwing linn
rider far out on the ground. In an
instant, however, Whito Buffalo was
up, and the two men closod in n
The iron muscles of oach fairly
cracked in their close ombiaoe as
each tried to got possession of the
knife, whioh had failed from White
Buffalo’s belt. Slowly but surely
Leslie’s urm gave way, ho had been
forced on his back, tho Indian raised
his arm to strike when suddenly his
head fell forward, and ho sunk under
the blow of a heavy stone. Laugh
ing Eyos had sftvod her lovor’s life.
Trembling with the exertion, Los-
lie rose to hia feet, and for u few
moments could scarcely stand. Be
fore long, howoYor, ho was able to
walk, and thoy onco moro started,'
arriving tho noxt day at u largo haci
enda. L'ealio at once took stops to
secure the remainder of tho silvor,
mid', accompanied by a strong forc'o,
succeeded in doing so. Journoyingou
with Laughing Eyes to the Oity of
Moxico, ho sent her to sohool for a
year, at the end of whioh time they
wero married. Ho and his wife sent
tho handsomest riflo they oould buy
to old Push-the-Wind in memory ot
tho timo when thoy; had been slaves
together.—Alfred Batch in New
York Ledger.
Saved Front tho Rl|;ur’s Jaws.
From tho Court Journal.
Only a few months ago, in India,
in a certain planting district thero
was a mysterious rnan-entor. Two
gontlomon, A and B, residing togeth
er on an estate, had lost, besides
others employed, two ohuwkobars, or
native watchman, within afow days,
und tho unfortunate men had boon
actually carried off out of the veran
da of tho bungalow. ; A and B there
fore determined ,to clothe tliomsolvos
likoiiaiivos, and ait during the night
nr mod, in tho veranda, in tho hopes
thoy might be uble to get a shot at
the man-eater, k who, they thought,
might probably return to the spot
which hudulroudy provided him with
two victims.
Thoy proceeded to carry put this
intention, and sat tip till aboil* 2 or 8
o’olocka. ni., but noth mg appeared,
A then said he should not stay up
any longer, as he did not bolieve any
animal would come : but B announc
ed his intention of waiting half ah
hour by l|imsolf. There were large
windows opening down to the floor
of the veranda, and through one of
these A retired, and after entering
hie room, had jnst closed the window,
and gazing out for un instant, when
he saw a dark mass land in the ver-
randa, right on to his friend, then
heard sounds of a scuffle and ory for
help. Seizing his rifle, to which a
sword bayonet was attached, and
flinging up the window, he rushed
out in timo to see B walking down
the steps that led up to tho verandu
alongside of the tiger, with his hand
in the letter’s mouth.
A was afraid to flro lest ho should
hit his friend, so running after him,
he, with admirable presence of mind,
went up to the tiger, and plunging
It iu bayonet into the animal’s body,
at the mine instant fired. There
wits a roar and a souffle, and B took
advantage of tho moment to release
his hand, and tlio tiger, after tum
bling, died. B's huui was crriblyl
mangled.
A New Study.
From New York Ledger.
Never tell mo that there is noth
ing now under tho sun ! Somebody
advertises in the morning papers to
teach auybody “Formality, Elegance
of Deportment and Winning Man
ners, in one lesson., Terms, reason
able !” Reasonable, and in one les
son ? Thero’s a chance for you !
How tho professor mixes,tho for
mality and the winning manners, I
cannot imagine. Elegance of de
portment thrown in too! Perhaps
you choose your spooialty, and tako
either formality*and elegance of de
portment, or elegance of deportmont
and winning manners, according to
your style. ^
> I am quite sure that there are
floor walkers, in prominent dry
goods stores who have taken lessons,
the arriving customer, who seems to
have a purse, is bowed down to and
worshiped in such a tender fashion.
And I recommend all the railroad
officials at the littlo peep-holes, and
all the tioket-takers and gatomen
and conductor to get *a day off and
go in for deportment, and especially
for winning manners, Winning
manners! What a nice thing for
Mrs. Jones, who scolds hoi'husband,
boxes her children’s ears when sho
comes down to breakfast, makes
every servant’s life a torture, abuses
the milkman for coming too early,
tho baker for coming too late, tho
butchor for. having a bout, in his leg
of mutton, and her motlicr-imlaw
for being a live.
Wlmt a nico thing a littlo lesion
in “winning manners” would be for
Mr. Simp, who hasn’t a civil word
for any one, finds fault with his
breakfust, which ho cats behind his
newspaper, docks the wages of his
little offico-boy for sneezing, and
throws inkstunds at the unfortunato
book agents who have beon assured
that they can umko fifty dollars a
weok by getting subscribers for
“Bobkius’ Morning Thoughts,’* or
“Poems by Tootletoe.” “Winning
manner*,” or even “elegant deport
ment,” would bo a find thing for
Snap. .
As for me, I am going to take les
sons at once 1 feel that 1 used them,
I presume that I shall bo taught all I
want to know in one lesson; if not,'
I can take two. Expense is no ob
ject to me when such opportunities
offer. *m. k. n.
A Menu Man.
The champion mean man has been
found again, this time in a dry good
8tore. A peculiarly gross counter
feit half dollar having turned op at
the counting room, this olerk, P. by
nurae, purchased it for 10c. “fora
pocket piece,” ho said. A few days
afterward the young lady to whom
lie wns engaged came to the stcre and
purchased some goods, being waited
upon by P., who took hor money to
tho desk and returned with the
chango.
Tho yonng lady departed; but half
an hour after, while P. Was at din
ner, she roturued. She had been
given, she said, a bad half dollar in
change, and she produced the coun
terfeit, P. had purchased for lOe.
Her lover had exchanged it for n
good half dollar while bringing her
money from the desk 1—Boston Cour
ier.
A bottle of turpentine should be
kept in every house, for its uses are
numerous. A few drops sprinkled
where cockroaches congregate will
exterminate them at once; also ants,
red or black. Moths will flee from
the order of it. Besides, it is an ex
cellent application for a out or u
burn. It will take ink stains out of
white muslin wheu added to soap,
and wifi help to whiten clothes when
added to them when boiling.
Wc don't scare very easily, but the
following announcement from the de
partment shook up cur nerves
sidorably: “Counterfeit fiv<
pieces are reported. Thoy as
of lend.” When counterfeiters op
erate ou any thing smaller than quar
ters, it is clearly a shot aimed direct
ly at the cdiloriu! pocket.— Danville
Breeze.