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CHAPTER XVII.
HOW THE PINTO SOLD.
SHE glow of virtuous feelluj
following the performance o
their generous act prepare*
the men for a keener enjoy
ment than usual of a night's sport
They had Just begun to dispose them
"?AnM aKnnt tho flro fnr nnlcp
and other games when Hi rode up int
the light and with him a stranger o:
Gwen's beautiful pinto pony.
Hi was evidently half drunk, and
as be swung himself off his bronc<
he saluted the company with a wave
of the hand and hoped be saw them
"kiekin'."
Bill; looking curiously at Hi, wen1
up to the pinto, and, taking him by the
head, led him up into the light, saying
"See here, boys, there's that pinto ol
mine I was teilin' you about. No flies
on him, eh?"
"Hold on there! Excuse me," said
the stranger, "this here hoss belongs
to me, if paid down money means any
thing in this country."
"The country's all right," said Bill
in an ominously quiet voice, "but this
here pinto's another transaction, 1
reckon."
"The hoss is mine, I say, and whafe
more, I'm goin' to hold him," said the
. . stranger in a loud voice.
The" men began to crowd around witl
faces growing hard. It was dangerous
in thdt country to play fast and loose
with horses.
"Look a-hyar, mates," said the stran
ger, with a Yankee drawl, "I ain't nc
hoss thief, and if I hain't bought thii
boss reg'lar and paid down good money
then It ain't mine; if I have, it is
Thafs fair, ain't it?"
it tt?io TTl nnHort hlmsplf tnsrethei
and in a half drunken tone declared
that the stranger was all right and
that he had bought the horse fair and
square, and "there's your dust," said
HI, handing a roll to Bill. But with a
quick movement BUI caught the stranger
by the leg, and before a word
. could be said he was lying flat on the
ground... .
"You git off that pony," said BUI,
"till this thing is settled."
There was something so terrible in
Bill's manner that the man contented
himself with blustering and swearing,
while Bill, turning to Hi, said:
"Did you sell this pinto to him?"
Hi was able to acknowledge that,
being offered a good price and knowing
that his partner was always ready
for a deal, he had transferred the
pinto to the stranger for $40.
Bill was in distress, deep and
poignant. "'Taln't the horse, but th
leetle gel," he explained; but his partner's
bargain was his, and wrathful
as he was he refused to attempt tc
break the bargain.
At this moment the Hon. Fred, not
lng the unusual excitement about the
fire, came up, followed at a little dis
tance by his wife and the Duke.
"Perhaps he'll sell," he suggested.
"No." said Bill sullenly, "he's a
mean cuss."
"I know him," said the Hon. Fred
"Let me try him." But the strangei
declared the pinto suited him down t(
the ground and be wouldn't take twice
his money for him.
"Why," he protested, "that there's
what I call an unusual boss, and dowt
in Montana for a lady he'd fetch ui
to a hundred and fifty dollars." Ir
vain they haggled and bargained. The
man was immovable. Eighty dollars
he wouldn't look at: a hundred hardlj
made him hesitate. At this point Ladj
Charlotte came down into the lighi
and stood by her husband, who ex
He was Iwlna flat on the around.
plained the circumstances to her. Shi
had already heard Bill's description o
G wen's accident and of her part in th<
church building schemes. There wa
silence for a few moments as she stoo<
looking at the beautiful pony.
"What a shame the poor child shouk
have to part with the dear little crea
ture!" she said in a low tone to he:
husband. Then, turning to the stran
ger, she said In clear, sweet tones:
"What do you ask for him?" Hi
hesitated and then said, lifting his ha
awkwardly In salute, "I was just re
markln' how that pinto would fetcl
$150 down into Montana; but, seein' ai
a lady is inqulrin', I'll put him down t<
$125."
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"Too much," she said promptly; "far
too much, Is it not, Bill?"
"Well," drawled Bill, "If 'twere a
I fellar as was used to ladles he'd offer
f you the pinto, but he's too plzen mean
1 even to come down to the even hun
dred."
Vnnlroa klm nn nnfrtVIv
" x uc x auatc iwa 1,1*11 uy ^iuvai^i
l* "Waal, If I were so blanked?pardon,
r madam," taking off his hat?"used to
0 ladies as some folks would like to think
a themselves, I'd buy that there pinto
and make a present of it to this here
lady as stands before me." Bill twist*
* ed uneasily.
f "But I ain't goin' to be mean. I'll
1 put that pinto in for the even money
for the lady if any man cares to put up
[ the stuff."
' "Well, my dear," said the Hon. Fred,
| with a bow, "we cannot well let that
gage lie." She turned and smiled at
5 him, and the pinto was transferred to
the Ashley stables, to Bill's outspoken
delight, who declared he couldn't have
1 faced the music 'If that there pinto had
gone across the line." I confess, however,
I was somewhat surprised at the
ease with which HI escaped his wrath,
' and my surprise was in no way lessened
when i saw later in the evening the
two partners with the stranger taking
a quiet drink out of the same bottle
with evident mutual admiration and
delight.
"You're an A1 corker, you are! I'll
be blanked if you ain't a bird?a slngin'
bird, a reg'lar canary," I heard Hi say
to Bill.
But Bill's only reply was a long, slow
wink which passed into a frown as he
caught my eye. My suspicion was
aroused that the sale of the pinto might
bear Investigation, and this suspicion
, was deepened when Gwen next week
I gave me a rapturous account of how
I splendidly Bill had disposed of the
^ pinto, showing me bills for $150. To
I my look of amazement Gwen replied:
"You see, he must have got them
bidding against each other, and besides,
Bill says pintos are going up."
| Light began to dawn upon me, but
I only answered that I knew they had
risen very considerably in value within
a month. The extra fifty was Bill's.
1 was not present to witness the finishing
of Bill's bluff, but was told that
when Bill made his way through the
1 crowded aisle and laid his $550 on the
schoolhouse desk the look of disgust,
surprise and finally of pleasure on
Robbie's face was worth a hundred
more. But Robbie was ready and put
( down his $200 with the single remark:
"Aye, ye're no as daft as ye look!"
I mid roars of laughter from all.
( Then the Pilot, with eyes and face
_ shining, rose and thanked them all,
I but when he told of how the little girl
t In her lonely shack in the hills thought
so much of the church that she gave
up for it her beloved pony, her one
j possession, the light from his eyes
glowed in the eyes of all.
CHAPTER XVIII.
I THE LADY CHARLOTTE.
" he night of the pinto's sale
was a night momentous to
r lgag~g?' Gwen, for then it was that
} pjgSaei] the Lady Charlotte's interest
i in her began; momentous, too, to the
Lady Charlotte, for It was that night
i that brought the Pilot into her life,
i I had turned back to the fire, around
> which the men had fallen into groups,
i prepared to have an hour's solid deMtVi*
fnr tho OPOIIP WJiq full of Wild
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j and picturesque beauty_ to me, when
r the Duke came and touched me on the
r shoulder.
t "Lady Charlotte would like to see
. you."
"And why. pray?"
"She wants to hear about this affair
of Bill's."
We went through the kitchen into
the large dining room, at one end of
which was a stone chimney and fireplace.
Lady Charlotte had declared
that she did not much care what kind
of a house the Hon. Fred would build
for her. but that she must have a fireplace.
She was very beautiful?tall, slight
and graceful in every line. There were
a reserve nnd a grand air In her bearing
that put people In awe of her. This
awe I shared, but as I entered the room
she welcomed me with such kindly
grace that I felt quite at ease In a moment.
"Come and sit by me," she said,
drawing an armchair into the circle
about the fire. "I want you to tell us
all about a great many things."
"You see what you're in for, Connor."
said her husband. "It is a se
rlous business when my lady takes one
In hand."
"As lie knows to his cost," she said,
smiling and shaking her bend at her
husband.
e "So I can testify." put in the Duke,
f "Ah! I can't do anything with you,"
e she replied, turning to him.
s "Your most abject slave," he replied,
i with a profound bow.
"If you only were," smiling at him?
I a little sadly, I thought?"I'd keep you
- out of all sorts of mischief."
r "Quite true. Duke," said her hus
band. "Just look at me."
The Duke gazed at him a moment or
? two. "Wonderful!" he murmured,
t "What a deliverance!"
"Nonsense." broke in Lady Charlotte.
1 "You are turning my mind away from
i my purpose."
> "Is it possible, do you think?" said
the Duke to her husband.
"Not in the very least," he replied,
"if my experience goes for anything."
But Lady Charlotte turned her back
upon them and said to me:
"Now, tell me first about Bill's encounter
with that funny little Scotchman."
Then I told her the story of Bill's
bluff in my best style, imitating, as I
have some small skill In doing, the
manner and speech of the various actors
in the scene. She was greatly
amused and interested.
"And Bill has really got his share
ready!" she cried. "It is very clever of
him."
"Yes," I replied, "but Bill Is only the
very humble instrument The moving
spirit is behind."
"Oh, yes, you mean the little girl that
owns the pony," she said. "Thafs another
thing you must tell me about"
"The Duke knows more than I," I replied.
shifting the burden to him. "My
acquaintance is only of yesterday; his
is uieioug.
"Why have you never told me of
her?" she - demanded, turning to the
Duke.
"Haven't I told you of the little Meredith
girl? Surely I have," said the
Duke hesitatingly.
"Now, you know quite well you have
not. and that means you are deeply interested.
Oh, I know you well," the
said severely.
"He Is the most secretive man," she
went on to me?"shamefully and ungratefully
reserved."
The Duke smiled; then said lazily:
"Why, she's just a child. Why should
you be interested in her? No one was,"
he added sadly, "till misfortune distinguished
her."
Her eyes grew soft, and her gay manner
changed, and she said to the Duke
gently, "Tell me of her now."
It was evldeutly an effort, but he began
his story of Gwen from the time
he saw her first, years ago, playing in
and out of her father's rambling
shack, shy and wild as a young fox.
As he went on with his tale his voice
dropped into a low, musical tone, and
he seemed as if dreaming aloud. Unconsciously
he put Into the tale much
of himself, revealing how great an Influence
the little child had had upon
him and how empty of love his life
had been In thiB lonely land. Lady
Charlotte listened with face intent upon
him, and even her bl?Cf husband
was conscious that something more
than usual was happening. He had
never heard the Duke break through
his proud reserve before.'
But when the Duke told the story of
Gwen's awful fall, which he did with
great graphic power, a little red spot
burned upon the Lady Charlotte's pale
cheek, and as the Duke finished his tale
with the words, "it was uer msi nae,"
she covered her face with her hands
and cried:
"Oil, Duke, It is horrible to think of!
But what splendid courage!" i
"Great stuff, eh, Duke?" cried the
Hon. Fred, kicking a burning log vigorously.
* i
But the Duke made no reply. i
"How is she now, Duke?" said Lady <
Charlotte. i
The Duke looked up as from a <
dream. "Bright as the morning," he
said. Then, In reply to Lady Char- <
lotte's look of wonder, he added:
"The Pilot did It. Connor will tell j
you. I don't understand it."
"Nor do I either, but I can tell you ]
only what I saw and heard," I answered.
"Tell me," said Lady Charlotte very j
gently.
Then I told her how, one by one, we
knd failed to help her, and how the
Pilot had ridden up that morning
through the canyon, and how he had
Drought the hrst light and peace TO her
by his marvelous pictures of the flowers
and ferns and trees and all the
wonderful mysteries of that wonderful '
canyon.
"But that wasn't all," said the Duke
quickly as I stopped.
"No," I said slowly; "that was not
all by a long way, but the rest I don't
understand. That's the Pilot's secret."
"Tell me what he did," said Lady
Charlotte softly once more. "I want to
know."
"I don't think I can," I replied. "He
simply read out of the Scriptures to
her and talked."
Lady Charlotte looked disappointed.
"Is that all?" she said.
"It is quite enough for Gwen," said
ha Tkiitra nnnflHontlv "triP she
lies, often suffering, always longing for
the hills and the free air, but with her
face radiant as the flowers of the beloved
canyon."
"I must see her," said Lady Charlotte.
"and that wonderful Pilot"
"You'll be disappointed In him," said
the Duke.
"Oh, I've seen him and heard him,
but I don't know him," she replied.
"There must be something in him that
one does not see at first"
"So I have discovered," said the
Duke, and with that the subject was
dropped, but not before the Lady
Charlotte made me promise to take her
to Gwen, the Duke being strangely unwilling
to do this for her.
"You'll be disappointed," he said.
"She is onlv a slmDle little child."
TO BE CONTINUED.
A Leareud of February.
Here is the pretty legend which tells
why February has only tweuty-eight
or twenty-nine days. Long ago, they
say. February was a gambler, and he
was so unlucky that be soon lost all
his money. Like other gamblers, he
tried to recover It, and he said to his
companions that if they would lend
him some money be would give them
as security one of his days. January
and March, who were naturally associated
with him more often than any
of the other months, accepted his offer,
and as poor February soon lost the
money which he had borrowed each of "
them acquired one of his days.
That is why January and March have
each thirty-one days and February has
only twenty-eight in ordinary and
twenty-nine in leap years.
Ittisccllanfous grading.
PANAMA A8 IT 18.
The Canal Question Has Been Under
Consideration 8ince 1492.
In its wider sense the Isthmus of
Panama embraces the whole neck of
land connecting the continents of
North and South America and constitutes
a state of the United. States of
Colombia. In its narrower meaning
the term is confined to the tract between
the ports of Colon (or Aspinwall,
as it is sometimes called), on the
Caribbean sea, and Panama, on the
Pacific ocean, a distance of fifty-four
miles by the proposed route of the
ship canal. Between the two cities
lies a range of mountains, a contlnua
tlon or tne coruiuera or Anaes.
Across this Isthmus a railway was
completed by an American company
in 1865. By a treaty of 1846 with New
Grenada as Colombia was formerly
called, the United States guarantees
free transit from sea to sea and is consequently
bound to protect this railroad
during any civil disturbances on
the Isthmus.
The Isthmus of Panama and the
mainland of Colombia were among the
first portions of the New World visited
by the Spanish explorers. Columbus
touched at several points In his
last voyage in 1602 and by the middle
of the sixteenth century the Spaniards
may be said to have established their
power over the natives tribes of the
country. The region now divided between
Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador
was formed into the presidency of
New Grenada, which was later raised
to the rank of a viceroyalty. Cities
flourished along the coast in spite of
the frequent descent of the English
buccaneers, and the Indians, many
tribes of whom had attained an advanced
civilization, were subdued with
some effort. The missionaries, however,
experienced unusual difficulty
and at the present time the population
of the district around the junction
of the Isthmus and the mainland
Is wild, unruly and but nominally
Christian.
Insurrections against the Spanish
government were practically continuous
in the early part of the laat century,
under the leadership of Bolivar,
the Liberator of South America. In
1819 he-formed the republic of Venezuela
and New Grenada into a single
state under the title of the United
States of Colombia. This gave way,
after his death in 1830, to the Republic
of Grenada, of which General Santander
became the first president
Tears of weakness and dissension followed.
In 1840 the departments of
Panama and Yeragua seceded, assuming
the title of the State of the Isthmus
of^Pariama, but was soon subdued.
Antioquia and Panama, however,
took advantage, in 1856, of the recent
constitutional permission to declare
themselves again independent and to
enter into a merely Federal connection
with the central state. More years
of petty Insurrection and revolts followed,
until a congress at Bogota esetablishd
the present republic under
the name of the United States of Cplombia,
and adopted a federal constitution.
Since then the frequent revolutions
and occasional wars with the
neighboring states have had no permanent
effect, being purely political
in character. Throughout the United
States has prevented any interference
with isthmian traffic, and in 1885, at
the request of the Colombian government
landed marines on the Isthmus.
Proposals to pierce the Isthmus of
Panama are almost as old as its discovery.
Cortez had one route surveyed,
and in 1550 a Spaniard named Antonio
GaJvao suggested what Is practi
rally the present route. Bolivar's revolution
stopped the work which Spain
had already determined to begin, and
no progress in the plan was made for
?ome years. In 1843 France became
irtterested in the project, but again
nothing was accomplished. The discovery
of gold in California Increased
the demand for easy communication
between the Atlantic and the Pacific,
and the present railroad was begun.
The difficulty of procuring labor, however,
delayed its completion until 1855.
This did not do away with the desire
for a canal, and in 1879 Ferdinand
de Le8seps, the promoter of the Suez
and the Corinth canals, organized a
company to build the canal, for which
sufficient capital was subscribed to enable
the work to be commenced on
February 1, 1881. The natural difficulties
to be overcome Were presented
by the Cordillera mountains, which
necessitated either a tunnel or a deep
cutting and the floods of the Charges
river. Jn addition to these obstacles
the United States was opposed to a
canal built under French auspices, and
for political reasons the French government
declined to become directly
interested in the project. In spits of
de Lesseps's great reputation and the
authorization of a lottery loan, funds
were difficult to obtain and the work
dragged. Ultimately an investigation
in 1892 disclosed the fact that of something
over 5260,000,000 already sunk
in the project only a small portion .had
been spent on the actual work. The
rest had been spent in various ways to
inflaence public opinion in France.
For this Charles de Lesseps, Ferdinand's
son, was held primarily responsible,
but Ferdinand himself was convicted
in 1893 of fraudulent maneuvers
to raise money and was sentenced to
five years' imprisonment. The. following
year he died, after having long
been in ill health. In accordance with
the peculiar methods of French law he
was not present at his trial, and was
even ignorant of the fact that he was
being criminally prosecuted.
With the death of de Lesseps and
the collapse of his company the canal
project dragged more slowly than
ever, until the United States took it
up. The question of a canal through
Nicaragua, instead of across the Panama
isthmus, was for some time discussed,
but the preference was finally
given to the old route. The treaty |
with Colombia, however, by which this
country was to pay $20,000,000 for the
necessary concession, was defeated
this summer in the Colombian senate.
The present attempt on the part of
the state of Panama to secede from
Colombia is the outcome of this action.
The action of the Colombian senate l
and its effect in the state of Panama is
evidence of the unsettled conditions
that prevail in practically all of the 1
Spanish-American countries and to
which Colombia is no stranger. The
population of the republic, estimated
at f,4uu,uuv, 01 wnom aiwui ovv.uuu m-c
In the state of Panama, is composed of
whites of Spanish origin, the remnants
of the native Indian tribes, Negroes
and half-breeds of every description. 1
Many of the Indians are still in an almost
savage state and the llaneros or 1
herdsmen of the plains are far from
a high state of civilization.. In Bogo- i
ta, the capital, however, a city of over '
100,000 inhabitants, the people have
adopted European habits with a strong
leaning to French ways. 1
The climate and character of the
people are diversified by the numerous
irregular and lofty mountain ranges. '
Though a portion of the country is
crossed by the equator every variety (
of temperature is to be found from
tropical heat to perpetual ice and
snow. On the isthmus the mountains
are comparatively low and the general
characteristics of the region are those
of the tropics. Though the whole of
the country is rich in mineral deposits,
on account of the scarcity of capital,
the unsettled political conditions and
the difficulty of communication many
of the most important are still untouched.
The telegraph system is extremely
poor, for in the less populous districts
the wires are both stolen by thieves
and destroyed by monkeys, who find
them useful for exercise. Agriculture
is the chief industry of the country*
but it is carried on by the Indians with
the crudest methods. The only industrial
product to be exported to any
extent, is the jlpljapa or Panama hats.
Panama la the capital or me ismmJan
state, is a tropical city of more
than 35,000 Inhabitants. It is the oldest
city In America, having been
founded In 1518 by Pedro Arias Davlla,
and soon became wealthy from
the Peruvian mines. Its riches attracted
Morgan's buccaneers, and after
plundering it for three weeks they
burned It In 1671. From the "eight
monasteries, a cathedral c^d two
churches, a fine fcospital, 200 richly
furnished houses, nearly 5,000 houses
of an humbler sort, a Genoese Chamber
of Commerce, and 20o warehouses,"
they carried oft 175 mule loads of
loot and 600 prisoners.
Two years later the present city was
founded on a tongue of coral rock,
about six miles from the old site. It
was once considered one of the strongest
fortresses In South America, but
little of the granite fortifications is
still standing. Of the old Spanish
houses, also, few are left, and what
dignity the city now has Is derived
from the state buildings and offices. A
large area is covered by the ruins of
churches and convents. Living Is expensive
and the hotel accommodations
are poor.?New York Sun.
POPULAR MEDICAL DELUSIONS.
An Old Family Physioian Tails of Soma
of His Expariances.
Tradition and superstition, It is said,
die hard, and even in this twentieth
century, the age of education and
progress, It is surprising what erroneous
and delusive Ideas prevail regarding
medicinal matters.
In some of the more common aliments
of children a doctor hears at
times peculiar views expressed. Many
patients are quite under the Impression
that It is for their children's welfare
that they should contract while
young, such diseases as measles,
whooping cough and chickenpox, or
glasspox, and they will even go so far
as to expose them to infection so as to,
as they express It, "get it. over and
done with."
As a matter of fact, there Is no reason
or necessity why any child should
suffer from any of the diseases. Happy
Is the family that eseapes from
them, for then there is a chance for
the youngsters growing up healthy
men and women and useful members
of society.
Most erroneous Ideals .prevail as to
the offoot of these comDlaintS of child
hood. I have often heard It said, "Oh,
it's only measles!" or chickenpox, as
the case may be; quite oblivious to
after effects. Any one who-would take
the trouble to read health statistics
would soon be convinced that measles,
especially, is not to be trifled with,
And yet medical men, as a rule, find a
reckless disregard for isolation, and
in many cases not even the precaution
of calling in the family doctor, the result
being, naturally, that the disease
spreads at its own sweet will and often
works havoc.
In the treatment of this complaint,
again, delusions and erroneous ideas
exist among a large number of the
community. Tradition, so it appears
to me, Is more prevalent with regard
to measles than almost any other children's
disease.
A remedy that has been handed
down from mother to daughter for I
don't know how many generations, is
saffron. Now, what effect saffron has
upon this particular fever no doctor
knows. Certainly there is no peculiar
element in its composition that makes
it a necessity. When one remembers
that saffron is merely a dye, prlnci- i
pally used commercially in that role
?and that it possesses no medicinal i
value?one fails to understand why it (
is so universally used. The only thing <
to be said in its favor Is that, while (
being useless, It Is harmless.
A favorite addition to saffron is Fi
hrandy; but as saffron is harmless,
brandy on the other hand, especially
with babies and young children, Id pos- m
Itively injurious and should never be fo
given except under medical advice. el
Children are always thirsty In their T<
feverish ailments. Tet how seldom
the mother thinks of giving her child
water to drink! It is nearly always cc
milk?another popular delusion. Milk pi
is an excellent food, but it does not ai
quench, thirst; in fact, it Increases it. w
Give the child cold boiled water and
it will become quiet and less fretful. 01
A very popular idea is that spirits ty
keep the cold out. As a matter of fact er
they do just the opposite. Alcohol increases
the action of the skin, opens th
the pores and makes the individual nt
more liable to contract chills and colds, b<
often with serious results. A glass of ju
hot milk is far better and much cheap- tr
er and purer.
It is a popular delusion that doctors in
are compelled to attend any and every pi
call made upon them. Nothing of the ci
kind; but medical men very rarely re- cc
fuse, although In many cases the Tl
chance of receiving a fee is remote, at
Street accidents or people suddenly ra
'aken 111 (sometimes a malingerer) will
make a kind-hearted onlooker run to 01
the nearest doctor for assistance, quite se
oblivious as to who is responsible for T
payment. As a matter of fact, the w
one who calls the doctor is liable.?Tit- dc
Bits. re
THE MEN OF BLUE WATER.
They Helped Make York's Record For
Fine 8oldiership. gl
In last Tuesday's Issue, The En- M
ql'irer gives a picture and sketch of ci
Mr. John Lowrle Bolln, aged eightytwo
years. We have known Mr. Bolln g?
oil IWa qo o n 111 nt nnnafantatlAiiil lu
citizen. He belongs to a family noted cl
for Its longevity. Some of whom in
our day have passed their 100th mile- rc
stone. tt
Lowrle, for a long time, was one of ci
the leading men of that section, known
as "The Nation" or "Blue Water." In b<
elections his influence was sought for b;
by candidates wanting office. What pi
love couldn't accomplish liquor could, ol
Hum would often succeed when reason in
failed. tt
The Bolln family were noted for ai
their courage?they sprung from Rev- is
olutlonary ancestry. Many of their c<
descendants are now living at the cot- b<
ton mills- in Cherokee county and others
are among Its farming and other a
Industrial classes. w
In ante-bellum days when free 11- ci
quor and free fights were common, the ki
test of pluck or physical manhood was w
a common pastime. For a man In dl
those days and among those people to m
carry a low down cowardly grudge un- b<
til he got the advantage of his adver- in
sary or until he got in liquor before he T
could bring it to an Issue was looked fc
upon as an arrant coward. Sticks,
rocks, fists and feet were the only
weapons used in settling old scores or r?
new difficulties. When the war came te
on, some of them were among the first di
to go to the front and there they remained
until the flag was forever jr
furled at Appomattox and Greensboro, hi
No section of the country left a greater
per cent of its men upon the battlefield
than did York county and on w
whom were no fewer records bestowed
for their gallantry. ,n
The grand old county of York has w
given to the new county of Gaffney a P(
territory and people of whom we are g
justly proud. They are, many of them, ?"r
the men or descendants of the men of lo
whom we speak.?J. L. S., In Gaffney tr
Ledger. ^
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"YANKEE DOODLE'8" ORIGIN. ^
tl
It Was Formerly "Nankee Doodle"
Used to Ridicule Cromwell. 10
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The lively strains of "Yankee Doo- jv
die" are heard at every patriotic cele- tt
bratlon, yet perhaps few. of those ^
whose pulses stir at the sound of the
familiar notes are aware that it dates b]
from the time of Oliver oromwen ana tc
crossed the seas with the Puritans. jj
"Nankee Doodle," was one of the c(
nicknames bestowed by the Cavaliers
on the hated Roundhead, and a verse, p
written upon Cromwell's entry into 8
Oxford, riding on a small horse with a p<
plume twisted into a sort of knot oall- g
ed a "macaroni," runs as follows: ei
"Nankee Doodle came to town, ^
Upon-a little pony,
With a feather in his hat
Upon a "macaroni." tt
The transition from Nankee to Yan- ct
kee?which came from Yengee. the In- ?'
dian word -for English?was very easy, w
and the Royalists used it to Jeer at 9e
all New Englanders. iz
"When the Colonials in Boston, pre- ei
paring for the coming war, smuggled a]
muskets into the country, concealing "
them in loads of manure, the Tories 111
sang to the old tune of "Lucy Fisher."
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"Yankee Doodle came to town, .
For to buy a firelock; 11
We will tar and feather him,
And so we will John Hancock." p<
This tune was a favorite one In Co- fc
lonial times, various couplets being "W
used, one of the most popular of these ^
verses having come down as a nur- j
sery rhyme within the memory of the
present generation. The words are: ?
N
"Lucy Locket lost her pocket,
Lucy Flhser found it, j.
Ne'er a penny was there in it, j.
'Cept the binding round it." S
The New England men were fully ^
equal to the occasion. When the British
force marched to the battles of
cc
Concord and Lexington, their approach
was heralded by "God Save the P<
King,' but when the "Yankee farmers"
saw the foe In full retreat, the strains t
of "Yankee Doodle" accompanied their
(light, and from that hour, wherever
the Stars and Stripes have floated, the
once despised tune has been heard.? 1
Collier's Weekly. n<
3RAND JURY TO THE 8E88ION8.
rial Presentment aa to Things In Genaral.
Before its discharge last Wednesday
orning the grand jury submitted the
Mowing as its final presentment, aignl
by J. O. Walker, foreman:
d the Honorable D. A. Townsend, Presiding
Judge:
We beg to report that we have duly
msidered all the bills of indictment
it Into our hands by the solicitor, id
returned the same to the court,
1th our findings endorsed thereon.
Since our last report, committees of
ir number have visited the jail, counhome,
chalngang and Catawba Rlv'
bridge.
We recommend that the Interior of
ie jail be thoroughly modernised and
ted' with steel cells. The work will
> expensive, no doubt; but will be
stifled, in our opinion, even If an exa
tax levy be necessary.
The buildings of the county home are
good condition and the inmates are
operly cared for. We have no eritism
to make; but on'the contrary only
immendation for the management
he home is supplied with an abund- .
ice of necessaries that have been *
Jsed on Uie farm.
Among the Inmates Is the family of
ie Jim McMackin, consisting of himif,
wife and seven children, all Idiots,
he family continues to Increase and
e think that something should be
>ne In the Interest of humanity. We
commend that the husband and wife
> separated; that the wife be sent
ick to her own people, who are "willig
to take care of her, and that the
lildren be bound out to such responsi;e
citizens as may be willing to aslme
responsibility for them. Dr.
lies Walker, the. physician In charge,
m give more detailed information.
We found the convicts at tne camming
in healthy condition and properguarded.
'The management of the
taing&ng is quite satisfactory.
We are pleased to note that our last
commendation as to the painting of
te Catawba River bridge, has been
trrled out in a satisfactory manner.
The books of the public offices have
jen examined by an expert, appointed
y us. and. we refer to his report with
ride, as showing the neat condition
! the county's books, and the manner
t which the officers have discharged
leir duties. The report of the expert
.id that of the county commissioners
attached for reference, and we rt>mmend
that the sugp stion of each
! carried out
On the third day of last September,
passenger train of the Southern railay
fell through the trestle at Fishing
eek in this county. Five people were
tiled and a number were founded. It
as brought to our attention Nlbat the
Is&Bter was probably due in great
teasure to rotten and defective timers,
and we conceived it our duty to
ivestlgate the matter by committee,
he report of the oommtytee was oe
illows: t
We find from evidence find the rotin
condition of the timbers In said
estle, and from, the neglect of the
dlroad authorities to furnish new marial,
after being notified of the conitlon
of said trestle by the employes '
; the railroad, that the Southern rail>ad
authorities were guilty of crimial
negligence, and that N. M. Stukes,
lias Miller, W. A. Bolln, Cal Comer
id J. J. Keller are material witnessea
Because of the condition in which
e found this trestle, it was decided
i make investigation of other trestles
l the county, and the committee to
hlch the duty was delegated has re?rted
as follows:
We have examined the track of the
outhern, (Old Three Cs railroad),
om Yorkville to and including Bul ck's
creek trestle, and we found the
ack, especially on the curves, to be in
very bad condition, owing to rotten
es, and. And Bullock's creek trestle
i such a dangerops and unsafe condion,
that we at once notified the mangrement
of the Southern railroad,
trough Its agent, of its co Edition. We
lggested a lower rate of speed on
tese curves, and a slow rate on Bulck's
creek trestle. We are glad to
;port that the notice from the grand
try was respected by the railroad autoritles,
and that Bullock's Creek
estle has been repaired, and that the
ack is being put in better condition.
We desire to present one Dal Kimrell
for buying ae4d cotton contrary
> law. The following are witnesses:
10. Witherspoon, colored; Lee Heath,
>lored.
We also report Mark Carpenter,
rank Carpenter and Sid Barrett, for
dling whisky in violation* of the dls
;nsary law. rouowing are wiiucsbch.
en Brlggs, Rule McDanlel, Tbad Givis,
Ervln Pursley, John Davidson,
nil Thomasson, Tom Thomas son, Jr.
We wish earnestly to recommend
lat for the, upbuilding of the moral
inditlon of our county and state that
lr representatives use every means
ithln their power to obtain the con- ,
>nt of the legislature to allow the citens
of the state to vote as to wheth
we want whisky sold in our midst,
id we believe that we voice the seument
of our county in this recommendation.
A great deal of extra work, entailing
)th time and expense has devolved on
ils body during the past /ear, and we
commend that the unusual services
rformed by various members be paid
>r extra as follows:
T. L. Black, 2 days $ 5 00
. S. Hanna, 2 days 4 00
T. H. McCorkle, Jr., 2 days 3 00
J. Wallace, 2 days 3 00
7. J. Neil, 2 days and team.... 4 80
. B. McAfee, 2 days and team.. 6 40
. S. Black, 4 days and dinner
for Jury 8 76
R Williams. 2 davs 3 80
W. Brown, 2 days 4 60
, G. Feemster, 1 day 3 00
. E. Ferguson, 1 day and team. 3 90
O. Walker, foreman 20 70
In addition to the foregoing, we re>mmend
that Mr. J. R. Lindsay be
ild for his services as expert in exnlning
the books, the sum of $26.
All of which Is respectfully submltd.
Yorkvllle, S. C.. Nov. 18, 1903."
ar What we learn with pleasure we
>ver forget?Meroelr,