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My Father.
BY HENRY R. JACKSON.
My Fath er! when they laid thee down,
And neaped the clay upon thy breast,
And left thee sleeping all alone
Upon thv narrow couch of rest.
I know not why I could not weep?
The soothing drops refused to roll,
Aud oh ! that grief is wild and deep,
Which settles tearless on the soul!
As die the members on the hearth,
And o'er the floor tho shadows fall,
And creeps the chirping crickctt forth,
And ticks the death watch in the wall.
I see a form in yonder chair
That grows beneath the waning light;?
There are wan, sad features?there
The pallid brow and locks of white.
Hut when I saw the vacant chair,
Thine idle hat upon the wall,
Thy book?-the pencilled passage where
Thine eye had rested last of all?
The tree, beneath whose friendly shade
Thy trembling- f<A't had wandered forth?
The very prints those feet had made,
When last they feebly trod the earth;?
And thought when countless ages fled
Thy vacant seat would vacant stand?
Unworn thy hat?thy book unread?
Effaced thy footsteps from the sand?
And widowed in this cheerless world
The heart that pave its love to thee?
Torn like the vine whoso tendrils curled
More closely round the falling tree;?
Oh ! Father ! then for her and thee
Gushed madly forth the scorching tears;
And oft, and long, and bitterly
Those tears have gushed in later years;?
For as the world grows cold around,
And things hike on their real hue,
'Tis sad to find that love is found
Alone above the stars with you !
Thou Wilt Never Meet Me More.
Thou art gone, but I am keeping
In my heart thy treasured name;
If I'm smiling?if I'm weeping,
Thou nrt with me all the same.
Yes, the link at last is riven,
All our pleasant dreams ore o'er,
And, unless we meet in heaven,
Thou wilt never meet me more.
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v/nce mo summer sun alighted
On the petals of a rose.
And although her leaves he blighted,
Still he lingered till life's close.
Thus the heart has sometimes cherished
Thoughts that wear away the soul,
Giving pleasure while we perish,
'Neath this strange yet sweet control.
"Thou art gone, yet lovo hath thoe,
Thou miv'ai struggle to forget,
In the heartless crowd around thee;
All in Tain!?thou'rt captive yet.
Ah, forgive the pain I've given,
And thine own deep wrongs of yore,
For unless wc meet in heaven,
Thou wilt never meet me more.
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[For the Ledger.
Trunk, or Blind Bitching.
We are surprised to see such quantities of
swamp and bottom land lying altogether
useless to the owners, when, by proper
means, these lands might be brought to the
highest state of cultivation. Our experience
in farming is very limited; yet we have
good authority for proposing a, system of
trunking land which contain an abundance
of water.
The first experiment of this kind that
came within our knowledge, was made a few
years since, by Dr. J. J. Trautham, in Kershaw
Disttict. This land lies on a branch
which runs into Flat Rock Creek, and is
composed of gravel and clay; yet was generally
wet or swampy after rain. Being of
good soil, and lying in a good position for
tillage, the Doctor supposed he could redeem
it to a state of cultivation. He therefore
undertook, (at some expense, as his force
was small,) to ran ditches through in parallel
lines to intersect the main stream, and by
this means carry olf all the water. And
in order to make no obstruction, he dug
theso ditches in such a form as might be
tilled with pine poles, or other timber, and
then be covered over, so as to prevent the
frequent stopping and turning which these
ditches would have caused, and also to dispense
with the labor of continually clearing
out. We have seen very pretty corn grow
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on win tana, wmcn, neiore, u intervals, wu
a miry swamp. It haa amply repaid, long
since, all the time and labor expended in reducing
it to ite present freedom from water.
Mora recently, we had occasion to visit
the hmna of M. M. Chaney, Esq., of thb
District, on Twelve Mile Creek; and whil?
there, we were requested to walk over th<
farm, and aee how he managed to mak<
grain on land that had been condemned bj
all hia predecessors as useless swampe, fi
only to enhance fever and ehille, and to eerv<
as a nursery for musquitoes aqd snakes.?
This land ia on either aide of the Charlotfc
rood, 1ft utiles north of lane rater, and h
known as the ClArehville Anderson place
and haa been proverbial sea * sickly place'
until lately. One great cause ftf this wai
because a large swamp of 40 acres, lies be
tween the house and creek. The soil is o
excellent quality, as the color and the Siw
growth of timber indicate,
The other land on the plantation beinj
we* worn out, Mr. Chahny, dUhmjgh be hw
lately parehseed (t, mw at once he feua
men who reads a grew *nl, mH in onfcr U
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prostrated, but on cxaminating, I found
tbat the hilled piece was broken off in
many cases, indeed in almost every hill,
while the unbilled or level part had escaped.
The consequence was that the plants
on the latter rose, while those on the former
did not, but retained, to a great oxtcnt,
the recumbent pesition they had been
compelled to take by the wind. There
was also a very perceptible difference in
the quantity of the crop in favor of the
former. Now let us cxsQiific the reason
of this. When fresh soil is brought up
around the corn stalk, it induces a fresh
evolution of brace or tattsral roots, and
this every time fresh accessions of dirt are
made. Rut the braces roots do not tend
in a powerful degree, to tho support of
the plant; they are too superficial?the
soil is light, and they sway with the swayi
ing of the plant. Resides, tho offect of
the dirt is to blanch and render brittle
' the portion of the stalk around which it is
placed, and consequently liable to snap
off before even a moderate wind. If no
dirt was to be bronght up, the original
laterals or brace roots, would extend themselvs,
acquire size and energy, and be
capable, by their magnitude and strong
hold upon a firm soil, of supporting the
plant in any wind. My plan is to plant
so as to have tho rows run both ways of
the piece4 e. cross each othe at right
er<r1?*. which admits of workinf the crop
e? fp
with the harrow or^jultivator, and to keep
the surface entierly level. There is no
philosophy whatever, in making an elevation
above the roots, so far as the support
of the plant is concerned, and it must
be obvious, I think, to every reflecting per,
son, that the exposure of an extra exfent
i of surface, in a dry time, as in the case of
> hilling, must ipcrease the effect of drought.
1 ?Cor. Herald and Free Prrss.
t To PaavXNT "crws^arrt*f? to isAiik
s Miur.?Wash the cow's udder and teats
. with pure cold water before milking, and
> then milk her morning and evening as dry
> as possible; negligence in this )litter precauI
tion is one of the causes of cows failing in
their milk. The oow should, if possible,
1 al*?ysmilked bv Ifle saihe nftiVftn'.n^
l wW>? tfU prcfee?a la gMng cm n fthaTT
ticy af hay nhould be pladwl before the
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rust or smut, Ho has promised to square
one acre, and measure and send the rosult
to the writer of this article, which snail appear
as soon as convenient. We believe it
' to be our duty to impart any information
that may bo of service to our farmers; and if
any good can be effected for Mr. Channcy or
the readers, wo will be fully paid for our
trouble. Etiwan.
ljancastcrvillc, June. 1852.
Hilling Indian Corn. . .
It is a mooted question in the agricul,
tnral world, and will probably long, remain
an undecided one, whether Indian
corn should l?? w Hili-ed." For my own
' part, I confess that both observation and
experience have convinced 1110 that it
should not. 1 do not intend U> discuss
the subject philosophically in this paper,
but merely state the result of experiments.
In the summer of 1850 I had a piece of
corn?comprising about one acre?half
of which I hilled up with a broad, ooui.
ca! liill ?t the last hooiog, the other being
left flat. Both plans were decidedly,
good, and both had received the same
quantity of manure, and precisely the
same cultivation, with the exception above
named. In July there came a heavy tornado,
and the corn in both nieces was mneli I
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avail himself of any and all improvements
in farming, took an Agricultural paper?
which, perhaps, gave him hints how to proceed?but,
to use his own language, uhc
got ahead of his papers.'* The plan he
adopted was a laborious one, uud with his
force, very few men would have undertaken
it. He began by digging large open ditches
or canals to convey the water Into the creek,
and on each side of these canals he forms
his trunks, which is done by digging pnrrallel
ditches, 15 or 20 feet annrt. thrniiirliniit. the
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whole of the swamp, running so ns to intersect
the canals, which carry of all the water.
After digging these ditches, ho places a polo
of the size of a ground pole for a fence, at
each siee in the bottom of the ditch, and on
these poles is placed a very largo gum log,
which abound in the swamp, and could not
otherwise be of service, lie then throws
earth over this ditch, generally deep enough
to produce a good stalk of corn. Underneath
this log is a trunk which never fills
with dirt, and tho water has a free passage
into the canals, ns above stated. These
trunks arc dug 2$ feet deep by 2J feet wide;
but may be less if timber is not conveni cnt
to fill the trunk sufficiently, ns in the present
case. Mr. Chanuey was laughed at by
his neighbors when he undertook the hcrI
culenn task of reducing those swamps to cul'
tivation; but we challenge the District to
produce a finer crop of wheat than his, standing
on the land that was a few years ago,
| in wet weather, a regular pond, and when all
other land was dry, wns a inire of G or 8
inches deep. Tho cost wos heavy 011 him
in consequence of a wunt of sutlicient force.
It averaged $38 per acre; but the first year
paid for his trouble, ns well ns the price of
the land. The wheat crop this year will be
from 35 to 40 bushels to the acre. It is undoubtedly
the richest wo ever saw?breast
high to any man, well headed, and free from
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as a general thing, was introduced into,
South Alabama more tliau ten years ago,
flnH nn I>rrtn unt nrmn /w?t.? ! ?
?v? ..V. v. vp ?4VV V?VII Will, iios prvvtfvi
uniformly more certain nnd satisfactory.
With the solitary exception of 1851, when
a severe frost caifie just as the wheat was
heading, and almost cntierly distroyed it,
no casualty of importance has happened
to it, The rust has rarely shown itself and
smut hardly been known during all this
time. So certain indcced has the crop
been considered that the culture has rapidly
extended during the last four or five
years. When we take into view the slovenly
mode of culture and the little labor
bestowed on it, we doubt whether the.
most fertile portion of the west gives a
better result. In all kinds of soil?sandy
uplands, river nnd creek bottoms, red land^
and praircs?it lias succeeded equally well,
the general product being from ten to fifteen
bushels to the acre. The latter description
of land, containing a large amount
of calcareous matter, seems peculiarly
adapted to the growth of this cereal. As
the culture becomes to be better undostood
and planters get into the habit of more
pains-taking, a largo portion of this region
will doubtless bo devoted to wheat We
may mention in this connection that it has
been found that good South Alabama
wheat is several pounds he ivicr per bushel
than the best Western.?Southern J,rcts.
Plant Trees.?Wo never, says the
Cheraw Gazette, entertained anything like
a just conception of the value of trees as
a protection against tire until our town was
visited by its recent calamity. She trees
on Front street were scarcely the growth
of a dozen years and yet they presented a
perfectly impenetrable barrier to the devouring
elements, and but for their prolotion
HA linmnn /wviilrl
the buildings on the opposite side of the
street from destruction. We bad long
esteemed trees indispensable to our comfort
and health, and henceforth wo shall
esteem them as the very best protection
against the consuming clement. Indeed
so apparent is their value in this respect,
that were wo in control of an insurance
office,wc shonld uiakc a marked difference
in tlio premiums demanded ou property,
thus protected and not thus protected.
Domestic Economy.?Of all the arts
of human life,there is 110 0110 branch more
important than the economy of the household,
and yet, strange to say, it is more
talked of,and less written about, than anything
else. What lady ever took tea
with a neighbor, that did not find out ull
ahput the mujfins, how much saleratus
and soda was put into the biscuit how
the butter came to be yellow, and the
thousand trijles, which go to make a house
keeper. Now, if that infomation is worth
any thing to the immediate neighborhood,
is it not equally valuable to those at 1
distance} We should like much to give
a series of articles, each number, on our
own peculiar domestic economy. There
ucvu gicui iw?:a ininMii^ our Housekeepers
in following directions from abroad
for putting meat into pickle, making preserves,
sweetmeats, jellies, pickles, <fcc. The
extreme heat of the climate is not taken
inlo consideration, and loss frequently <
ensues. We know that uiauy are op|>osed ;
to Ixjok cooking, as well ius to book farming,
but we have yet to learu that nature ever
taught the art of baking, stewing, or rusting
*, and as all have not the same opportunities
for picking up information on these
important subjects, wo again offer our
columns for the dissemination of all useful,
practical receipt*. Madam, we will thank
you for the history of that batter cake, of
that snow-white bread, of that acid, brittle
jrickle. And you, ?wc?t miss, tell us
wfllut witchcraft wrought that light, spougy
cake, from that heavy, leathery doagh.
How that melting, quivering jelly came
from the acrid crab; ho\v the flmsy, soilei
lace again appears in snowy beauty.
Tell us all this, and more, and perchance
we will give you something in return
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which you aid noi Know before?thus giving
and receiving, until one mind, and
one heart, shall bind together the
of the Sou ill.-?Soil ttf' ike South,
Itotifs tortjjp
The Young Prussian.
Frederick, King of Prussia, ono day
rung his bell, and nobody answering, he
opened his door, and fonftd his page fast
asleep in an elbow chair. He advanced
toward, and he was going to awaken him,
when ho perceived a letter hanging ont
his pocket His curiosity prompted him
to know what it waa; be took it out and
read it It waa a letter from the young
man's mother, in which she thanked bim
God wouUI
tmxko*. Hh King tJlnr reading it, W*it
baek ?% te hi# chamber, toolk ^nt a
puree full of ducata, and slipped it with
ilia letter isle Ilia peg* pecbat lUtwrning
to his chamber, he rang the bait so
loudly (hat it awaluaad the page* whaia*
stantlv mads hie appefmwe, ** Yen hate
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psjgww ef^bw hew to excu?ehim?3r,
and putting h;#V?H mto-Tdi*JpeHtbgfh v
chance, ?o his utter astonishment he there
found a purso of ducats, lie took it out,
turned pale, and looking at the King, shed
a torrent of tears, without being able to
utter a single word. "What is that?"
aaid the Kiug, " what is the matter ?"?
" Ah! sire," said the youug man, throwing
himself on his knees, " somebody
socks rnv ruin T t-iiow notliiliir of tliis I
money which I have just found in my pockct."
" My young friend," said Frederick,
" God often does great things for us, oven
in our sleep. Send that to your mother;
salute her 011 my part, and assure her I
will take caro of both her and you,"
Sweet and Bitter.
When I was a little boy, I remember j
one cold winter's day I was accosted by a '
smiling man, with an axe on his shoulder.
" My little fellow, has your father a
grindstone ?"
" Yes, sir."
"You're a fine little fellow?will you
let me grind my axe upon it."
Pleased with the compliment of fine little
fellow, T answered?
" Oh, yes, sirsit down in the shop."
" And will you, my little man," lapping
me 011 the head, "got me a little hot water
?"
IIow could I refuse ? I ran and soon
brought a kettle full.
"IIow old are you? What is your
name ? I am sure you are one of the best
lads I ever saw. Will you just turn a few
minutes?"
Tickled with his flattery, like a fool, I
went to work, and bitterly did I ?uo the
day. It was a new axe, and I toiled and
tugged until I was tired almost to death, j
The school-bell rang, and I could not get
away; my hands were blistered, and it
was not half ground. At length, howcv- I
er, the axe was sharpened, and the man
turned to mc with?
" Now, you little rascal, you have played
the truant?scud to school, or you'll
rue it.',
Alas ! thought 1, it was hard enough to
turn the grindstone ; and then to he called
"a little rascal," was indeed too much.
It sunk deep in iny heart, and I have
often thought of it since.
When T have seen a man.of doubtful
character patting a pretty girl on the
cheek, praising her sparkling eyes and mby
lips, and giving her a light sqeozc?1k:waro,
my girls, think I, or you will find, j
to your sorrow, that you have been turn
ing the g.indstonc for a villain.
A Hint for the Boys.
lioye, truth is one of the richest jewels
you can ever find, ami one. you should
cherish as of priceless value. M my of
your elass have been lost to honor and '
greatness i>y disregarding its sublime pre- J
cepts aud have failed to become what they
might have been, men of renown, by foolishly
casting it from their l>os?tms. All 1
have this gem in the beginning, boys, but
it may be lost in wickedness and varclea- j
ness ; if you have not lost it, and wo hope
you have not,let nothing cheat you out of it;
for its equal is hardly to be found when
lost.
Profane language, boys, is a sure index
of a wiiked heart and low breeding. J)o
you know of a roan or a bov who Commands
respect from hU neighbors! Von
never hear them swear?no oath ever i
trembles oflf their lips?-emulate their j
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VMgUV VAI?MI|'IV? ?? III JU? I v?/M mr V??UI*
lot?ne of sin and crime i You will find the
disgraced actors to have Teen profane.? !
Reflect on^his, H>vs, nnd let no word of
prafanity escape your lips.
Beware of die company of such a-> 1
haunt theTavera : they may induce, ovor
persuade you to partake of the cup
of shame nnd poison, beware of
them?the tempting wine cup shun ; it
will load you to every sin, and disgrace
you forever?our word for it, hoys ; we <
are dealing in faota with yon. Touch not
a drop } for you may liecome a druukard
in the end, nnd yon know how pitiful nn
object the poor drtitikard is.
Be honest, bo generous, be frank, be \
soborbe virtuous* Abounding in truth, my
boys, end yon need not fear the consequences.
Life is just opening her fitful path
H<ift>re von, hntttfrAcr with these Messed
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traits you may rush fearlessly to the battle
of life and fear no evil. Yon may be
erphans, but if you have theso as your
jewels you will meet with friends and !
of buainaHa and wealth have their own ,
rupoo yoo?'winfchingjMi ; thsv tvant |
rks for their stores and apprentices for
their workshops?rif .you have the virtues i
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line IUl-Tll.lUWp V'^7 wl" ""l a<K A
l>ettrt't^oow?%Shini?,^)ii? wUkdhdone you
at onoe, taking you to their conftdonco
nd make men m you and wlieu they
rdeen in their grave* a* ai) must you may
fill the place* with honor and renown, a*
they that have pasn^d away. Boy*, will
you think of what wc have been eaylng
and thinking, a err !
&T A City mine nearly installed a*
the wife of a farmer, wan one day called
sion, who, m the abeence of her husband,
asked her Cor tlie loan of lib plough a *lK#t
time.?"1 am aure you would be accomodated,"
w? the reply, W. Mjr, Stone vu
only at horrTe ?'f> no wr*l*fcr>w though
arhore He heap* hia plough, but*" tffce
Oddrd, awidentW peaknia to awrre, Mt?ie*o
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Beautiful Thoughts.
by manor taylor.
God has sent some angels into the ' }
world, whose office is to refresh the sorrow j <
of the poor, and to enlighten the eyes of t
the disconsolate. And what greater plea- ^
sure can vo have, than that we should
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bring joy to our brother; that the toncue i
should be timed with heavenly accents, ' I
and make the weary soul listen for light 1
and case; and when he perceives thut T
there is such a thing in the world, and iu
the order of things, as comfort anil joy, to
begin to break out from the prism of his c
sorrows at the dour of sighs and tears,and ^
by littlo begin to melt into showers and 0
refreshment! This is glory to thy voice s
and employment lit for the brightest an- :
gel. }
So I have seen the sun kiss the frozen I
earth which was bound up with the ima- t
ges of death and the colder breath of the )
north; and tlien'the waters break from
their enelosure, and melt with joy, and s
run "in useful ehannels, and dies do rise j
again from their little graves iu walls,and*
dance awhile in tho air to toll that joy is ,
within and that the great mother ofpeea- "
tures will open the stock of new refresh- j
menl, become useful to mankind, and sing a
praises to tho Redeemer; so is the heart
of a sorrowful man under the discourse of
wise comfort; breaks from the despair of v
the grave and the fetters and chains of , u
sorrow?he blesses God and he blesses
thee, and ho feels his life returning; for to . t
he miserable is death, but nothing is life t
but the comforter. G d is pleased with i !i
no music below so much as tho thanks- e
giving song of relieved widows, and sup- e
ported orphans, of rejoiciug, comforted t
and thankful persons.
The Call to Prayer.
Antony the many beautiful allusions to :
tlic solemn and soothing round of the ! .
"church going boll," as it rings out on ; j
the clear morning air of the Sabbath com- i
mend us to tho following quaint, yot sur- '
passingly effective homily, front tho pen n
of tho gifted .lorrold, tho well known au- , p
thorof "St. (riles and St. James."
Thero is something henntiful in tho I ?
chnrch bolls. Jicautiftil and hopeful.? , c
They talk to high and low, rich nnd poor
in the same voice; there is n sound in tlidhl t
that should scare prido and envy, and ! t
meanness of all sorts from the heart of
man ; that should make him look on the i ?
world with kiud, forgiving eyes; that 1 s
should lutiko the earth seem to him, at ! ,
least for a time, a holy place. Yes, there (|
is a whole sermon in the very sound of t(
the church bells, if we only Imd the ears
to undersiatjd it: there is a preacher in
very "that eri?s? "Foot wearr, t
struggling, lighting creatures?poor liu- | p
man things take r*>f, i>a quiet. Forget i c
your vanities; your follies, your week day
craft." " |
And"you, ye hmuan vessels, gilt and >
painted, believe the iron tongue that tells v
ye that, for all your gilding, all your colors,
yo aro the same Adam's earth, with j
the beggars in your gates, Come away ;1
come, cries the church l?cll, and learn to
l>e bumble: learn, that, however daubed
and stained al?out, with jowls, voti are ^
but grave clay! (Jome, 1 lives, eomo,
and be taught that all your glory, as you j
wear it, ft not half so henntiful iu the eye ?
of Heaven, as the sores ofthe uncomplaining
Lazarus; and ye, j>oor creatures, livid
and faint?stained and crushed bv the v
prides and hardships of the world?come, r
come, cries the boll, with the voice of an j
angel?come, aud learn what is laid up ?
for ye. Ami learning, take heart, and
walk amidst the wickedness, the rtttoUife* j
of tha world, calmly as l>anicl walked ! ..
among the Hons. )
Wit unit tLuiimir.
8hot Between the Eye*.
DV I'AUL CIIBVTON. i
It \v*? in a moment of pn&iion that j
Dick Ankers levelled his ritie nt the head .
of Ins dog and fired. Tiger nto?xl but ;
threw rods oil'; the bullet struck hiut be-!
twoou lilt) oyes, ami he tell dead without
h whine.
It was on h bank of a river in Illinois.
Ankers had been out hunting, nnd owing
to wanton disobedience In Tiger, ho hnd
missed shooting three deer. Tiger would
burk ; therefore Aukers would .net aggrj;
nnd hence the tragic fate"01 Tiger. !
As KOOI1 Id fll? lloflf WI. ill! M I li..b I
peuted. V.lhough he d raged the carcase I '
ufto the sliiulo of *oiue buahuaoti tin' edge . ,
of the grove near the .strewn, and got his ! ^
knife all ready to skin hiin, IiU heart failed
Ilitn and he wouldn't do it.
Dick tat down upon a log, looking sorrowfully
at Tiger, ami meditated on the
evil consequence of had pactions. About
half an hour afterward*, hi* thoughts
wore interrupted by Iteming the report of
a rillo 011 the opp-aitc bank of thu river.
Looking through the 1>uh)i<% he aaw hat
neighlior, Major Nutter, trtaiiding a?uon{
some willow, loading hi? rifle. TTofteunied
to lie gazing Anxiously af sortie object on
the name hank with ArtVetv, farther tip
the stream. #
" He has thot aomethmg* fhbnght
Diek.
Now tha stream waa not deep, nor was
it very bros*); but it had miry bwl like
all dro stream* \vb??h flow through the
rich, dark wilt ot^tno hottfan laud* in the
went. Dick knAr It was imj>oesihle for
ftwr Majn* to am* wtfhont W a |
nnnflj* new rmir a nnN? up nvm; w#fl 1
anfl Wo mm him 'Uponrajirthr i* thfct direction,
be elwwge^ fnffn t\m 1
where he hrnl lain con&aje<l <**<1 W!*?ed
fyr?Arti u? *r *4? i
u ?<r..ov mOTfuwnumi
! eWknce, that ha waa that :.h the UPW-J
4 ; . ^ .
i> Jr
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1 11 'I
octly between the eyes, like poor Tiger,
t also appeared to'Dick that tho tvolf
ooked vcrv much like the dog, and ho
wondered if the Major could have distinguished
them from each other, across the
iver.
While pondering these matters in his 11
riiilosopluc mind, Dick?without reflectng
what he was about, I suppose? 1
Irttgged Tiger to the spot, and laid him
lown by tho side oi his wild brother.?
L>ick also cast his eyes up and down T
iw? A? I ..i. w 'j
iiv ouvoiiii xit icil^ui o *n?nvs v\t- ?
umo confused, and, 011 leaving tlic spot, 'j
ic somehow committed an unaccountable ;
>lunder. T11 short, Dick left Tiger where ^
io had found the wolf, and dragged the
volf away. It was a singular mistake, f,
ind I can't explain it. y
With great caro Dick ^concealed the tl
he wolf in somo bushels and taking a cir- tl
uit through the woods, came up with n
ilajor Nutter shortly after the latter had a.
rossed the river.
"Hallo! Major! where are you going 1
o fast I" ?
"Ha! is that you, Dick ?" cried the Ma- j fi
or, looking around. t
"What's your hurry ? I'm going down
ho river, but I can't run to keep up with b
ou." , ' b
"Oh ! I'm in 110 great hurry ; only I've
hot a wolf down hero ?" tl
"Ah 1 the devil you have 1" 0
Dick's memory failed him. hi
"Fired aero^4 the river," said the Major, p
'Dropped like a log.." *
"Just so. Glad to hear it But wait
, minute and I'll go with you." ^
And Dick began to whistle. p
" I'm calling my dog. The cur is al- u
rays running off. Never can keep him n
icar me." y
The Major expressed his sympathy? ri
hen Dick whistled again, ami called at is
ho top of his voice; but Tiger,although tr
10 was within hearing, did not sec fit to j*
omo; and, in a minute, his master ac- ^
ompanied the Major along the hank of ni
lie river. jn
"That cussed dog!" complained Dick.
I wouldn't take twenty dollars for hiin
f he wouldn't ramble on so." F
"I had the nicest shot in the world at F
lie wolf," said the Major. "I hid on the F
pposite bank among the willows, an j",
he minute he showed his muzzle?pop! p
iuwii he went." p
"Just so," assented Ankers.
As they approached the spot where
he wolf had been shot, Dick fell Ihjlind.
"Hurrah!" cried the Major, gaily.? {"
There he lies! 1 swear lie hasn't stirred ^
rom tlie spot where he stood. It was a ^
;ood shot I say. It's at least fifteen rods p
o w here 1 stood; and I aimed right he- f(,
ween his eyes. By Jonas?" w
The Major had approached near enough
0 recognize Tiger! llis countenance
uddenly changed l'rotn au expression of tli
1 iuinph and gaiety, to one of disappoint- M{
iiout. mortification and surprise?most
udicrmis! .
Dick, as we have seen, was very ab- jH
mt-ininded. Although he glanced at n
he Major from beneath his eye-brows, lie a e
did not appear to oliserve the singular
hange in his countenance.
"Twas a good shot," lie said in an enliusiuhtic
tone. " You're lucky to-day, !"
dajor. The bounty, and the price ot skin, 111
vitl make quite n pile." |(<
. " Dy Jouas P' repeated the astonislted ,u
lluiit* ilk uo'i.Mk tli.it uaniiool '/iaima
' njwi, III ?? I UIU*J IIIUV nOCIIM^i IV CVIlIlt' TC
ill tho way up from his boots?it was w>
leed ami expressive. "l)v Tonus!1' si
"Why, Major, you malto as mui4t fuss P
ivej it as if it was an elephant!"
"Hut?look! 1 never made such a
>1 under before in iny life I It's?it's?
log!" .
"My dog!" thundered Dick, feigning G
p-eat amazement. "Tiger?thnt.Tvc l?een w
rhistling for tho last half hour! How v<
ottld you make such a mistake, Major! ^
low eonld you *lioot n dog tor a "wolf! 01
ny dog, too, that don't look uioro like _
; wolf than a cow doe* like A hippopo
uiuuttl 1 swear, Major, you are certaiuly L
rnzy
"See here, Diek," sni<l tho Major, with A
i faee glowing like a grent coal, "it's a
hundering uvtstake, I know?never seen /
i dog look ?o much like a wolf?could r
inve sworn it was a wolf! Now Dick, ?
lou't tell of this 1 i should never hear ll
ho l?-.t of it, if the people found it out.?
Ihoot A dog for a wolf! Hy Jonas! 1 ^
?wn the blunder, and agrpe to pay you 8
i round pries for your dog, provided vou t,
vou't tell it." .
" It isn't the valley of tho dog I think ?.
o much about," muttered Dick, looking d
nournfufly at Tiger! "But 1 hare had p
lirn ?o long, and act by liim ao eonstirnedy
I l'oor Tiger 1 But 1 won't l?e hard 7
>11 you. Major, teeing it's a mistake, and J.
rouro willing to do what's right about it.
I'll say five dollar*, and mum? j,
"Voir well," auid the Major, with a j
>ng breath. "1 don't ha|>l*ii to have p
he tin in my trourscra, but- I'll get it for
*ou in a few days."
After aome conversation, the Major left J"
dick alone with Tiger, whom he aaid it
vaa hi* latent ion to akin. I
Alt hoar had not Ouly skinned 4
Tiger, but reuieui^riug something about h
lie wolf, lie had ul*0 pooled th?t hide off
rotn hitn. Anker* spread it out before h
?im. It who a splendid hide, lie thought
>f the wduo it would bring, and alao v
onteoaplating tile bounty money. At *
hat moment, somebody ttlapped hitn on v
he shoulder. lie looker) around. It a
vaa Urn Major, lfick turned all aorta of "
solor*.
"Well," tnid thfl Major laughing, "I
lever aaw two *kina taken off from one
log, and ono of them it wolf akin ! Beats
lie devil !"
It h inipowible to describe Dfck'a oonfu- f
lion. Ho turned eonaidernMy redder than
he Major did whoa ho aaw U* wolf that
|._.l .L.< t 1 J
iint? ?i?vi vr?uMi<xiii*9u mw ? qotf. 1
"J )ra't?**jr wimi,'1 imr.tiH >1 Uie Major.
Uq; 'Ui HWX. Uion?|i. Now. Mippoao <
wo divide,, HHtl J taVe the (volf wVln.
"To be ?ure,n wUmmered T)?c1c, "T ?u ]
*#>injr^Blkfc H yon*?*tim> tooting yon
I Refer
yo^* mM the Major, thee*- <
Wfly. r'T KtTtmHy much obliged. Now, <
when y<>*? ^?n4 fiw tpoi. juaI *4tul
mvoiibair ^ J
to nd,l, flint rHelriftver ]
f U I fm T.-n for either the of j
wwaw?i*tiiwh^ti?iinj^
wolf.
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