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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
VV. S. JOHNSON,
Attorney A f Law,
r. I L.lor.Y, GEORGIA.
p-g* 1 Hli ■ i in Southeast corner of the
r ;.Tirt bouse.
Aug 11 1 ts
I c. VMS. JOS. MCONNKLL.
faix and McConnell,
Atforneys at T^aw,
(51 /, H(> l TV, G EOR GIA.
I ,y r ‘ (Vl’ua i:i the Court House.
Aug 11 1 ts
\{. M. TARVER,
Attorney cut
CALI!OCX, GEORGIA,
BkiP Ofiieo in the Court llouso.
11 1 If
W. T. CANTRELL,
\ l l orn t\v At Law.
Calhoun, OkorgtX.
11/ii-L I’r.ietice in the Cherokee Circuit,
i’ in U. S. District Court, Northern Dis-
U of tioorgia. (at Atlanta): and in the Su
preme Court of tlie State of Georgia.
i:. .L ivii^i:i^.
3Lb.2VW,
CALHOUN, , GEORGIA.
[it;, ' 1 nt th 'OH Stand of Cantrell Kiker. J
\\ T ILL praetic* in all the Courts of the
H C!ieiv-1; > Circuit; Supreme Court of
“ *' | i , g,a,, and the United States District Court
Atlanta, Ga. augl'.i'TUly
Bov. A. Martin,
.1 TTORXEV AT LA IF,
DAIIT.OXr.GA, - - - GKO.
Nov 10 1870 ts
M, W. I REEVES,
Stnu/eoii tf* PJujsß’tmt,
r VI.HOUN. - - - GEORGIA,
he hum 1 at his office, in the brick
biore of Hoaz, Barrett & Co.,day
< t nig if—wuen not nrofessionallv cno’acred
jan*2(»’7ltf * *
RDFE WALDO THORNTON.
dentist,
Calhoun, - . . q. dagia.
r F!I ANKKUL for'ormer patronage solicits
l a continuance S the same.
Office at Residence. sepls
DR. D.G. HUNTT
Eiiysiciaii and Druggist,
CALHOUN, GA.
Management!
calhounhotel.
T. R. SASSEEN,
[iormethi of Atlanta, GV."]
J)'-''. u 1 FI LLY announces to the travel-
U V' P il ßlic, that lie has refurnished and
1 >- i t .10 above hotel, and is now ready to
‘ I* .uniodute all who may stop with him.
'} ;s 'hoderate; and table furnished with
(' u St the mai ' ket Mortis.
Ua., August 10th, 1870—ts
h. TINSI.EV.
1 WATCH-MAKER
AND-
J eweler,
LIfOUX, : : : : GEORGIA.
A nev? " S "* * ocks ’ W atches and Jewelry
*u ß S^ lreda,ldw «™“ t^
pay the' wrv l ’ lU> T' Ga -* wiU al ’.vays
"W Ih'O'lu,- y market prie.- f or Coun-
ROME ADVERTISEMENTS.
‘‘Home Again.”
J. C. RAWLINS, Prop’r.
CHOICE - HOTEL
BROAD ST., ROME, GA.
Passengers tuken to and from the Depot Free
of Charge. octH’7otf
TENNESSEE HOUSE,
ROME , GEORGIA ,
J. A. STAXSBURY, Proprietor.
riiUK above Hole is located within Twenty
1 Steps o*‘ thu Railroad Plattorm Baggage
handled free of Charge. o 18’70tf
ALBERT U. PITHER. HENRY H. SMITH.
PITNER & SMITH,
Wholesale and Retail
Grocers & Commission Merchants
AND DEALERS IN
PURE KENTUCKY \YIIISKIES r &c.
No. 25, Corner Broad A Howard »ts.,
ROME - - GEORGIA.
octG,lß7o-ly
COLCLOU6H,
HARKINS &
GLOVER,
Romo, Gt-a.,
(4 ALL the attention of dealers to the fact
J that they have just received the largest
stock of
Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, &c,,
ever offered in the Cherokee country, and
can furnish them at exactly New York prices.
Call and be convinced. sept22’7o-ly
Bones, Brown fit Cos., J. fit S. Bones fit Cos.,
Augusta. Ga. Rome, Ga.
Established, 1825. Established 1809.
J. &S. BONES & CO.
ROME, C^^-
IMPORTERS
AND
Wholesale Dealers
IN
HARDWARE,
CUTIEftY, tjUIUS, &C.
WILL offer for sale, the coming season :
350 Tons Swedes Tron,
75 Tons “Jenks” Clow Steel,
A LARGE LOT OF
Imported Cutlery and Files,
Together with a full assortment of G EN
ERAL HARDWARE.
WE are Agents for It. HOE & CO'S. Pat
ent Inserted Tooth Circular Saws; Machine
Belting, Orange ltifle Powder, and Rome
Iron Manufacturing Co's. Merchant Bar Iron
and Nails.
AH of above to compete with any House
South. novl7’7o-4m
W. TV ARCHER,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
IIETOTOII
Mattresses, Looking-Glasses,&c.
All of which lam offering at extremely low
price i.
82 Whitehall st., : ATLANTA, GA.
novlT 70-5 m
J. H. CAV7TN,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
Fine Wines, Liquors & Cigars,
No. 11 Granite Block ,
Broad Street, - ATLANTA, GA.
AGENT FOR THE SALE OF THE
Celebrated Cincinnati LAGER BEERand ALE |
sept 29 For the State of Georgia. 3m
U. 11. & A. W. FORCE,
SIGN OF THE
BIG IRON BOOT,
Whitehall Street, : : : Atlanta, Ga.
I FOOTS, Shoes and Trunks, a complete Stock
) and new Goods arriving daily! Gents’
Boots and Shoes, of the best makes. Ladies’
Shoes of a'l knots. Hoys, Misses and Children’s
Shoes of every grade aud m. ke.
We are prepared to offer inducements to
Wholesale Trade. sept 2 ,’7o-lv
BETTERTON, FORD & Cos.,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
RllAMllliS, WHISKIES,
Wines, Toliaceos, Cigars, Ac..
No. 209 . MARKET ST., No. 209.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
oct 13,1870-1 y
(EH TAB LIS II ED IX 1855^)
J.O.MATHEWSON,
PRODUCE
COMMISSION MERCHANT
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
sept 22 1870 l v
Esstiilylissliecl iii
T. R. RIPLEY,
Removed to Peachtree Street,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
Wholesale Dealer in
CROCKERY & GLASSWARES,
\I7ILL duplicate any Bills bought in any
M Market, to the amount of One Hun
dred Dollars, and upwards, adding Freight.
P. S. All Goods guaranteed as represented
from this House. Aug 19 l v
CALHOUN, GA., THTTRSDAIY, MARCH 16, 1871.
R. B. HACKNEY,
(At the Old Stand of M. H. Jackson,)
COURT HOUSE ST., CALHOUN, GA.
KEEPS constantly on hand a good supply
FAMILY GROCERIES,
Tobacco, Cigars, Wines, Liquors. Ac.
All who wish to get bargains will do well
to call on him.
BARROOM t
MY Bar, in the rear, is always supplier!
with the very best and purest of
BRANDIES,
WHISKIES,
WINES,
HUM,
GIN, Ac.
Give me a call.
novKf7otf R. B. HACKNEY.
TIN-WARE
AND
Cooking Stoves!
W.T.HALL&BRO.,
WOULD inform the public that they are
prepared to fill all orders in the
Tin-Ware Line,
At as LOW PRICES as any similar estab
lishment in Cherokee Georgia.
Our work is put up by experienced work
rnen, and will compare favorably with any
in the country.
0
In these days of Freedom, every good
husband should see that the “goot wife”
is supplied with a good
Cooliing Stove,
And we are prepared to furnish any size
or style desired at, the Lowest Possible
Prices.
Give us a call. aull,tf
A. W. BALLEW,
DEALER IN
DRY-GOODS,
NOTIONS,
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Groceries,
Hardware, Queensware, Ac.,
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
FACTORY YARNS, SHIRTINGS,
AND
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
FAMILY GROCERIES,
LIQUORS, cbc.
Railroad Street, - - CALHOUN, GA.
Has just received and constantly receiv
ing, a fresh supply of
BACON, LARD, FLOUR, MEAL,
SUGAR, COFFEE, RICE,
CIGARS, TOBACCO,
CONFECTIONERIES,
Canned Fruits, Nuts, Oysters,
SARDINES, CHEESE, Ac.
And. in fact, a full and complete assortment
es Staple and Fancy Groceries.
He also keeps one of the best Stocks of
WINES & LIQUORS,
in this part of the country.
It you want good, fresh Groceries, or Fine
Old Whiskies, Brandies, or Wines, give me
ft call. feblG’7lGm
GEORGIA, Gordon County.
Court of Ordinary, for County purposes, in
Chambers, Feb. 15, 1871.
I pon the application of various Petition
ers to locate the road as it now runs, from
two hundred yards east of J. W. Stanton’s
house, thence with the present tract of the
Pinhook road to Shilow Spring, thence with
the tract of road running North-west, inter
secting the Tennessee Road at the branch,
near Mrs. Mary Watts’ house.
1 hi3 is therefore to notify all persons
that the above described road will be es
tablished as a public road on the Kith of
March next, if no good cause be shown to
the contrary. D. W. NEEL, Ord'y.
feb.lt),3od—Printers fee so.
PIUTE copartnership heretofore existing un
-1 der the firm name of Ballew & Marshall,
is this day dissolved by mutual consent—J.
W. Marshall retiring. The books of the
firm are in the hands of A. W. Ballew, who
will close up all the business of the late firm.
A. W. Ballew
J. W. Marshall.
Head Further!
T propose to continue the business at the
old stand, and am determined at all times to
keep a full and first-class stock.
I desire to start to market for my Spving
stock on the 20th of March, and respectfuHv
call upon those whom we have favored with
goods on ttme, to be sure and come up with
the money before that time.
fob 10, Tin A. W. BALLEW.
pAI. Menko, Bro. & Co. —Dealer< ill
STAPLE ct FANCY DRY GOODS. Clothing.
Boots and Shoes, Hats, Caps, Trunks, &c.
Liberal inducements offered to country mer
chants. 28 M hitehall st., 2 doors from Ala
bama street, (next to Jack’s Confectionery,)
Atlanta. Ga. sept2ff7o-Cm
Railroad Boarding House,
By MRS. SKELLEY,
CALHOUN, - - GEORGIA.
Within ten steps of the Depot. octlOtf
LB. LANGFORD, Wholesale and
. Retail dealer in Stoves, Hollow Ware,
Tin-Ware, Cutlery &c., &c., Atlanta, Ga.
A CARD.
Clergyman, while residing in South Ameri
ca as a missionary, disrovered a safe and simple
rc-meyd for the Cure ot Nervous Weakness, Kir
lv Decay, Diseases of the Urinary and Seminal
O'gars. and die whole train of disorders brought
on by banefuland vicious habits. Great cumbers
; have been cured by this uob’e remedy. I'romptr
| ed by a desire to benefit the afli cted and unfort
! unate, l will send the reoipe for preparing and
using this medicine, in a sealed envelope, to any
I one who needs it, free of charge. Ad-lress
I JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station D, Bi le House,
New York City
POETRY.
TYPES OF LIFE.
BY' HENRY T. STANTON.
I saw a star fall from its home
In Heaven’s blue and boundless dome,
To gleam no more;
I saw a wave with snowy crest
Thrown from the Ocean’s stormy breast,
Upon the shore. 1
I saw a rose of perfect bloom
Bend fadiy to its wintry tomb
In silent grief;
I saw a living oak, but now,
Touched by the storm, with shattered bough
And withered leaf.
The star had shone thro' countless years,
And shed its rays like virfvn tears.
So pure and briglw*.
That earth scarce knew the holy thrall,
And only sighed to see it fall
And fade in night.
The wave had wandered to and fro,
With Ocean’s ebb and Ocean's flow,
. From pole to pole,
Till here upon the nameless strand
It sank beneath the thirsty Sand,
Its final goal !
The rose sprang from a fallen seed,
And smiled above the graceless weed,
To greet the sun ;
But ’neath the Winter’s chilling breath,
The lovely flow’rets’ race to death
Was quickly run.
The living oak, with noble shade,
Had stood the monarch of the glade,
Thro’ ages long;
But rifted by the lightning’s glare,
His sturdy brown and bare,
And were not strong.
And these are types of human lives ;
Man lives but a while and thrives,
But withers fast.
He sees a thousand lovely gems,
But wastes his life away in dreams,
And falls at last.
THE CIPHER DISPATCH.
One morning after breakfast the front
bell rang violently, anti immediately af
terward a servant made bis appearance
at the door of my private apartment,
and announced that a visitor wished to
see me.
“Who is it, Thomas?” I asked.
“I don’t know who it is, replied the
servant. “He’s dressed fashionable, and
didn’t say his name, sir, and is a young
chap. I think as maybe it’s a young
feller for the clerkship a.t y;>u wanted.
Hows’cver, he didn’t say. sir.”
“Very well, Thomas,” said I, “you
may show him into the parlor, and I will
be down presently.”
The servant accordingly withdrew,
and soon afterward I descended into the
sitting-room, where sat a fine looking
young man, aged twenty-three or there
abouts, who immediately arose upon my
entrance and stood bv his chair in an at
titude of the most profound respect.
“Good morning, sir,” said 1. “You
wished to see m \ I believe.”
“Y r es, sir,” said he, becoming seated
again as I took a chair—“l owe you an
apology for the inconvenience to which
1 have subjected you by so early an in
trusion.”
“The inconvenience is so light as not
to require an apology,” said I. “Pray
proceed.”
“I saw your advertisement for a book
keeper, and wishing to engage ntysclf in
that capacity, called to see about it,” he
said. “I can give unexceptionable re
ference as to my ability, and with me a
large salary is not so much desired as a
good straightforward situation.”
It came over me as he sat there with
his eyes roving all over the room, talk
ing in the same even, unchanging voice
as he did, that this man had learned his
speech by heart, and was delivering
himself of a certain prescribed form
(without any idea what it meant), while
his mind w T as busy with an inspection of
the contents of the apartment —or that
he was like some wooden talking ma
chine with no feeling in what he said,
and he himself entirely disconnected
from it.
“Who are your references ?” I asked.
“Lindsay, Weed, Storms A Cos,” he
said, giving his handkerchief another
turn. “I was their assistant bookkeeper
for six months, and during that time
fulfilled the position with ability aud
with credit of those concerned.”
“Very well,” said I rising, -you may
call around to my office at niue o’clock,
and perhaps we may effect some arrange
ment.”
With a parting glance all over the
room, which included everything but
myself, he bowed himself backward out
of the door and vanished. »
That morning on my way to my place
of business, I called on the importing
establishment of Lindsay, Weed, Storms
A Cos., and ascertained that what the
young man had Said in reference to him
self was strictly true; therefore, when
he made his appear.uiee at my office
promptly at nine o’clock, I engaged him
immediately, and he entered upon his
duties forthwith.
He was, I confess, the best penman I
had ever seen, and being thoroughly ac
quainted with the art of double-entry
bookkeeping, fulfilled the position for
which I had employed him with entire
satisfaction to myself. Aside from his
work, there was something about the
young man I did not exactly like—a
peculiar, reserved way with him that,
during his stay with me. I never under
stood. and I suppose I might always have
remt-iiied iu ignorance concerning its
meaning had not the circumstance L am
about to relate thrown some light upon
his true character.
One forenoon about two weeks after
the engagement of my new clerk I had
occasion, while he was absent, to go to
his desk and saw, lying on the floor just
beneath it, a half sheet of idolscap pa
per on which were inscribed, in my
bookkeepers hand-writing,the following
characters, which appeared to constitute
a key to some secret record or corres
pondence :
14 15 1 2 16 17 3 4 18 19 G.C 20 11 7
a bede fghi jklm no
8 22 23 9 10 24 25 11 13 26 27 13
pq rstu v w xyz A
On what slight incidents are great
events based ! I carelessly put the piece
of paper into my pocket, where it lay
for months, forgotten by myself, to be
brought forth at last as the instrument
wherewith two villains were brought to
justice, and as the means by which I
was saved the loss of a large sum of
money.
One day. after the banks had closed,
I was paid the sum of three thousand
dollars which I placed within a drawer
in my small office safe, intending it
should remain there over night, and the
next day I w r ould put it on deposit.
Gumnett (my new* clerk) was present
and appeared very observant of what 1
was doing—following my every motion
with an eager, nervous, excited glance,
which, although it attracted my atten
tion at the time, did not impress mo as
a matter of importance' and was soon
out of my mind, though afterward I had
cause to remember it very distinctly.
“Gumnett,” said I, as 1 swung too the
safe door, locked it carefully and put the
key in my pocket. (By the w r ay 1 may
as well state here that I was the only
one who had a key.) “Gumnett, you
know, of course, about the money, and
to insure its safety I wish you w T ould do
me a favor.”
“I am ready to oblige at any moment
—the present none the less,/ said he.
“Well, then,” said I, “I would like to
have you sleep in the office all night
and guard against burglars. You can
sleep on the couch, and keep the fire
burning so you will be warm and com
fortable. You may take my revolver
and everything will be all right. Os
course I shall pay you extra for the
trouble.”
“It will be a happiness to do so,” said
Gumnett, somewhat eagerly I afterwards
thought, “I care not for extra pay.”
“I am sorry to have to cause you so
much trouble and inconvenience,” said
I, gratified at the readiness with which
he acquiesced, “and I hope it will not
often occur. By the way, Gumnett,” I
added, putting on my overcoat, “I shall
not be back at the office to-night, for i
am going to the city on the five o’clock
train. You and Wilson see to things
while I am gone —though I shall prob
ably return to-morrow. Good-night.”
“Good-night, Mr. Parker. Y r ou can
depend upon my faithfully carrying out
your directions.”
The unusual cordiality with which he
spoke, combined with the fact that he
made use of my name for the first time
of my remembrance, occasioned me some
surprise: however, I soon left him at
the desk, and. wrapping my overcoat
closely around me, went out into the
cold wintry air, and wended my way
homeward.
After partaking of a hearty meal I
proceeded to the depot and took the five
o’clock train for the city, at which 1 ar
rived two hours later.
In my younger days I had been em
ployed in a telegraph office, and had be
come a competent operator, though for
various reasons I did not like the busi
ness, and, after having worked at it for
a few years, resigned my position to en
gage in something more congenial to my
taste. Among the many acquaintances
I had formed at that time was a young
fellow by the name of Taylor, who was
also an operator, and, at the time of
which I write, was employed by the tel
egraph company in their down-town
office, where, for old acquaintance sake,
I called without delay and found him
seated by his instrument engaged in the
perusal of the evening papers, with his
feet comfortably resting on the top of an
adjoining chair.
‘‘Taylor," said I. advancing toward
him, “how are you ?"
“Halloo, Parker, is that you, give us
ydur fin, old fellow, and how goet it?’’
“First rate," I replied, shaking hands
—“you still keep at the old trade. I see."
“Ycs.and probably alwaysshall. Here
is the paper; sit down and be comfort
able. I’ve got to receive this message
that’s coming. ‘No peace for the wick
ed,’ and certainly not for telegraph ope
rators.”
I took the seat he offered, and spread
ing the pay er out before me, began to
read —my friend in the meantime taking
down the dispatch and otherwise busying
himself about the instrument, which
had commenced clicking in a very lively
and animated manner.
“It’s from your place," he said, pre
sently.
“Is it ?" said I, folding the paper to
get at the inside.
“It’s in cipher, too," he added, soon
afterward.
“From my place and in cipher !" I re
peated, throwing aside the paper. “Who
is it from ?"
‘ Haven’t come to that yet."
I had become strangely interested. I
| scarcely knew why, and waited patiently
for the complete transmission of the
| message.
i The instrument went on clicking, at
| a great rate, and presently Taylor began
1 to spell aloud, as fast as it came over the
wires, the name appended to the dispatch.
“G—a—m —n —c —t —t. Gamoett.”
said he. *
“Gamnett I" I exclaimed, starting up.
“Why, he’s my clerk ! Taylor let me
see that dispatch.’’
Although the proceedings wore some
what irregular (it not being usual for
telegraph officials to allow third parties
to become acquainted with the contents
of other people’s messages), my friend,
under the present circumstances (which
wore considered as partial jurisdiction
for the act), ltnnded me the paper on
which he had transcribed the message,
and glancing over it eagerly, l saw what
follows:
‘To )\ m. Jackson. 119 Coppice street :
10,4.23,16.16 4.7 24 9.14.21.2 1.7
6,6,14,22,9.18,18,21.10,4,16.9 J 4,14.17
16,12 8,14,23,5,16.23.3,,.21 16,10.18.
6 6,10,7,20.7,23,23,7,11.1.7.20.16.2.7,
11,21,11,18.10.4.16.10 7.8.6 9,18,20,
20.16.2,18,14,10,16.6,26.13.14.20.7.21,
16.15,16.14.10,10,4,16.7.18,17.18,1.16.
1318.11.18.1,16.13.18.11.18 6.6.6.16,
10,26.7,24.18,21,18.9,6,16.16.8,10.4,14
13,17.
Gam nett.”
“V. ho is this Jackson—the man to
whom the dispatch is addressed—or don’t
you know ?”
“Runs a sort of blacksmith shop and
makes tools,” said Taylor. “I don’t like
his looks—he’s vinegar-visaged.”
I hardly know why it was, but the
fact of my clerk having sent a telegraph
dispatch in cipher looked very suspicious
to me, and I instinctively thought of the
paper I had found under his desk, and
which was still in my pocket.
“Taylor, I wish you would allow me to
keep a copy of this dispatch. It may
affect my interests more than you think
for.”
“Well , if you think it does, go ahead,”
said Taylor. “Only don’t get me into
hot water —that’s all.”
“I’ll take care of that, Taylor,” said
I, going to a desk and sitting down be
fore it. “Now leave me alone a few
minutes, and I’ll sec if I can solve this
mystery.”
Although I am not naturally of a
prying or inquisitive disposition, and de
test as much as any one the spirit that
actuates a person to pry into the affairs
of others and become a party to that
which does not concern hiui, yet in the
present case I felt justified iu the course
I was pursuing, and did not hesitate to
do all in my power to decipher the mys
terious figures and ascertain, if possible
what was engaging the attention of my
clerk to such an extent that he required
the medium of a secret alphabet through
which to commuuicate with his friends.
By the aid of the piece of paper I
have heretofore mentioned I soon ob
tained the following translation :
“To Ww. Jackson, 119 Coppice st.:
Three thousand dollars in the safe and
Parker gone till to-morrow. Come down
with the tools immediately and at one
be at the office and I will let you in.
Gamnett.”
I could deduce from the dispatch only
one conclusion, which was, that my clerk
was taking advantage of the confidence
I reposed iu him, and of my absence
from home to enter into a conspiracy
with some vidian to burglarize my safe
and carry off the three thousand dollars
contained therein.
In a perfect thrill of excitement I
bade my friend a hasty good-by, and
telling him 1 would more fully explain
at some other time, ran back to the de
pot and took the night train for home.
As we whirled onward in the dark
ness, 1 revolved the whole matter over
iu my mind, and came to a decision as
to what plan I should pursue—which
will be better illustrated by the actual
facts as they occurred.
Going directly to the police office, I
communicated my discovery to the chief
who set a trap by means of which the
burglars were caught in their nefarious
schemes.
The depot was watched, and a stranger
carrying in his hand a large satchel, was
observed to get off from the half past
eleven o’clock train from the city, who,
after loitering about in by-ways aud al
leys for nearly two hours, finally took
his way to liiy office, on the door of which
he gave a peculiar knock aud was at
once admitted by Gamnett.
The officers waited on the outside a
sufficient length of time for them to get
fairly at work, and then, breaking into
the store, found one man engaged in
bloiving powder into the key-hole of the
safe, and the other (my clerk) looking
over the burglar’s tools that the satchel
contained.
Both Gamnett and his bosom friend
Jackson were provided for by the au
thorities of the State of New York.
A Thrilling Adventure with
Indians.
A California paper tells the following
story ; “Several years ago there lived in
Trinity county a man named Ross. He
was a great hunter, his favorite hunting
ground being over the hills and valleys
on the head of Eel river. It was his
ambition to kill an elk. and never hav
ing come across any in his rounds, he
one day asked an Indian, whom he sup
posed to be friendly, if he could show
him one. The red-skin sa;d he could,
but would have to go home first, and
would return at the end of five days,
and load him where he would find the
coveted game.
“At the end of the appointed time
the elk-finder returned, and the pair set
out on their hunting expedition. On
they traveled, till nearly nightfall, but
not even a track did they see. Ihe day
was fog'JTY, and our hero was therefore
unable to tell in what direction he was
! going, but as night dreYv near he told
I his guide they had better return home,
; and come again some ether rime.
as Ross supped, they
j began to retrace their steps. Before a
i great while he found himself in a very
• deep, rocky, unfamiliar country. Later
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still, and sometime after dark, they came
to a ridge overlooking a noisy mountain
torrent foaming along at a great distance
below.
‘ Here they b'gau to descend. Tho
side of the ridge down which they were
making their wav was thick’y covered
with loose rocic and exceeding steep,
aborigines, however, had rolled tho rocks
aside and made a narrow trail which
could be traveled in single file, but not
otherwise. When some way down, the
hunter saw at a distance, through the
h»g. a number of blaring camp-fires.
‘•Like a flash he realised that he had
been betrayed. Well Jie kuew that if
he ever reached the foot of the hill he
never would return. But what to do
was the question. He dare not shoot,
because it would alarm the comrades of
the treacherous villian who had misled
him. lie could slay bis betrayer in that
way, but his own life would pay the pen
alty. The scoundrel, who thought he
was leading an unsuspecting victim to
certain slaughter, must be put out of
the way, but silently.
“It was a case of life and death with
both of them, and a white man's intel
lect against an Indian's. Laying his
left hand upon the eopper-eolorcd ras
cal’s left shoulder, Ross insisted upon
going slow, saying that he was afraid of
falling down the hill. Keeping hold of
his guide he managed to slip his gun
under his suspenders, so that he eould
carry it that way.* Then drawing his
knife (a very large one) he dropped his
left hand down the Indian’s back, to
feel where his heart ought to b**, and
upon finding the spot struck" for dear
life. His aim was true, and being a
powerful man, the knife went from one
side to the other, through the body, cut
ting the heart in twain. Mr. Bad In
dian never groaned or kicked, but giv
ing one short, almost inarticulate gulp,
fell forward with his life blood flowing
in torrents.
“Our hero was not yet safe. Park as
it was he Jure not attempt to find his
way up the hill. Besides, in the morn
ing the red fiends would discover what
had taken place, and track him wher
ever he might be.
“Sitting down in his footsteps, he
waited for daylight. At the first glimpse
of dawn he was on the alert, and tum
bled the oorpse out of the path down
the hill. Then, finding his way to it,
he covered the dead man with stones,
hiding him completely. With water
carried from the brook in his hat, he
washed away the blood that appeared
along the trail; then, with the first beams
,of the morning sun. he ascended the hill
s nd hastened home.
“Telling the adventure to his neigh
bors, they organiied and made a raid
upon the camp he had discovered. The
Indians were surprised, many of them
killed, and the contents of their wig
wams captured.
“About a year and a half before the
occurrences we have detailed, a dentist
started from Weaverviile to go to Hum
bold, but never reached there, and was
never heard from. Among the plunder
obtained by the avenging expedition of
which we speak, were gun-locks, main
springs, files, etc.; in fact, everything
necessary for the repair of firearms, and
a full set of dentist’s tools. This left
but little doubt that the unfortunate
professor of dentistry had been murder
ed by these fiends in human shape."
A Persian Story.
There was once a prince who, being
much displeased with one of his nobles,
determined to punish him. The prince
commanded that he should be shut in a
high tower. Into this tower there was
only one entrance, which was walled up
immediately after the nobleman had
been placed there. Thus all hope yf
escape seemed to be cut off, aud the un
happy man was left to perish. Inside
the tower was a long winding staircase;
the prisoner reached the top. While
looking down from there, he observed
his wife, who had come, indulging a
faint hope that she might be able by
some means or other to aid her husband
in escaping from his place of confine
ment. On inquiring if she could be of
any service to him, he replied: “O yes,
go aud procure a black beetle, a little
grease, a skein of silk, a skein of twine,
and a long rope."
The poor wife hastened to obtain what
her dear husband asked for—wondering
no doubt at the strangeness of his re
quest. She soon returned, furnished
with the things. Her husband then di
rected her to put the grease on the bee
tle’s head, to Lsten the silk to its hind
leg, the twine to the silk, and the rope
to the twine, and then place the beetle
on the wall of the tower. On being set
at liberty on the wall, the beetle smell
ing the grease on its head, and not be
ing able to discover where it was, crept
up to the tower in search of it, till it
reached the top. The nobleman caught
it, and taking the silk from its hind leg.
carefully draw it up. When he came
to the end of the silk he found the twine
and next he came to the rope. Fasten
ing this to a crook he let himself dowu
and made his escape.
A chap, who was told by a clergyman
to “remember Lot’s wife, replied that
he had trouble enough with his owu,
without remembering other moo’s wives.
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The choir sang “Gome ye disconso
late,” at a receut wedding iu Lafayette,
Ind. The bride who is tbirty-two, says
she isn't near so disconsolate as she was.
A correspondent of the Zion’s Advo
cate, expresses the opinion that the in
numerable water courses and lakes of
.Maine indicate that God desigued that
£t.;te far the Baptists.