The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, August 18, 1892, Image 1
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VOL. XV.
BARNWELL COURT HOUSE, S. C., AtjG. 18, 1898.
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Alliance Department.
Adopted u (he County Organ by the Coun-
^ Alliance Ju* '**
_ M. J. PA
To whom all
kattera
ty Alliance J ol v 5th, 1SS9.
ATE, Assocufm Eotroit,
Communications
should be addressed.
on Alliance
s.
THEr PASSING^ OF THE ENGINES.
Bark! td^l o'er the rattle and clamor and clatr
ter
9t trafflo-QUed streets, did you hear that loud
noise! * that orders were
And pushing and rushing to see what's the maw try It"
self to Ben's hands, and it waa not un
til the offlciars host returned from a
trip to the sick engineer's bed to feport
that Forester said Ben waa capable,
given to "hurry up
In a moment they were upon 11
cattle go pell-mell
0Seers ef the Cosaty llltsae*.
W.H. Duncan. President.
L. B. Toole, Vice President;
W. 8. Bamberg, Secretary. %
A. T: Free, Treasurer.
W. G Britton, ChapUin.
T. 8. Weeks, Connty Lecturer.
W. A. AH, Reward nr Assistant Lecturer.
W. J5. Baoler, Door Reeper.
. Ajlsista^ Door. Kerpefci
D WTBodiford, Sergeant-at Anils.
F. H. Creech, Business Agent.
^ Executive Committee—C. B. Free, W. W.
.Patrick, W. A. Faust 7
Trade Committee—G. M. Hunter, E. H.
Dowling. J. M. Ulmer, W. A. All.
. Committee on GOod of the Order—J. C. Mc
Millan, C. M. Eden field, W. T. Cave, J. K
Bnelllng, E. B. Guess.
fer- -■-■ji.. .. .
The August report of the Oepartment
of Agriculture at Washington, Issued
on the 11th Inst., shows a reduction in
the condition of cotton during July
from 86.9 to 82.3. This is the lowest av
erage since August, 1888, when the gen
eral condition was one point lower.
The reason of reduction is that It has
been too wet almost every where, though
In Georgia and South Carolina alterna
tions of excessive rainfall and blistering
efcoshin* have been Injurious.
Caterpillars have appeared lit the
southern and western districts but
material damage has been done.
4mm aversgas of condition mo Vir
ginia, 831 Jforth Carolina, 83; Booth
Caretina, 83; GoergU.M; Florida, 81;
Alabama, 88| Texas,**; Arkansas, 78;
Ubioumo, 8. C. Aug. IMh 18V3.
Tbs sum. kh oi lers of the Alliance Ln-
Wsrehotise and Bsnhlng Computy
are reeoaeie* to moot at Sotglt ig v% »r*
boo so on tho 83d ln»t at 10 oVIneh A. M«
ns huslooM ef 1m porta nos Is to t eme h>-
fore tho ( wtoo on that dsf. All portles
are expected to attend
By order of F. II. Creooh, I'reeld* n*.
M. B. liar toy.
__ ter
tdke herds of wild
boys.
There’s fire In the city! The engines sre com
ing!
The bold bells are clanging i “Make
the streets!"
The wheels of the hoso-earts see spinning and
humming
h$8Une to tho muMo of galloping feet *
Make way, there! Make Way, there!
%
way la
The sparks from their swift hoofs shoot higher
and higher.
The crowds are Increasing—the gamins are orp
in*: ' |
"Hooray, boys! Hooray, boys! Come on to
the fire!*' ; i
_i * . •
With clangirv and banging and clatter and raw
. 11*
The long ladders follow the engines and
hoee; *
The men are all ready to dash Into battle,
But will they oome oat again!—God only
knows! (
At windows and doorways crowd questioning
faoes;
There’s something about It that qulokeas one's
breath—
Bow proudly the brave fellows sit tn their
_ i The stegm had risen in fury, and
! great driving gusts of rain come tear*
j i Ing against the windows of the depot*
* ; and the hills were hidden in mist and
' a dismal gloom overspread everything.
~ tn the midst of it all there wgs a
nimble and jar and the Pilgrim stood
steaming at the platform. Crooked
Ben was in the cab witji his hand on : mayor and the poor fireman prepared
The^e tJhrottle while a sturdy fireman themselves lor a flying leap Into the
^ ' stood behind him. 1 river. But the young engineer's shrill,
The mayor looked again a* the boy, piping voice stopped Uimn: “tJtopr he
E lk Ben
j below.
The little mountain stream oould be
very fierce when so disposed.
The bridge shook, the engine rocked
and staggered as it flew along. The
mayor leaped down from his seat with
starting eyes, and Terence, the fire
man, uttered a frightened cry.
But Crooked Ben remained $poL Hie
very excitement seemed to nerve him
into a desperate calmness. There wae
a sensation of sinking and Ben saw.
that several timbers had started. The
8«fU fhM«r. sad faster, sad faster, sad faster,
Tho graad ohasgara tht
way.
rho rad fos Is foadsr sad may provs
levy 4k Maaagsr.
and hesitated.
"HeTl take you through all right,'* ,
•aid the agent "Climb up to the flro- j
man’s seat and keep the boll ringing."
The mayor thought of the scenes of
bloodshed, perhaps, taking plaee in his !
own town. He stepped into the cab.
"See hers," said he to the young engi
neer, "if you take me through in sev
enty minutes I'll give you a- hundred
dollars, but if you feel uncertain about,
your ability don't try it What do you
sayT"
"TO go, sir."
i The passenger reached for the rope
and the bell’s clangor sounded through
the howl of the storm. Ben tried tbs
water gusgee, looked at the fire, and
then with his slender white band drew
the lever to let the steam into the cylin
der.
With an angry hiss tbs engine started
on Its way, followed by load hurrahs
and waving caps from the
On she sped, faster mad fbst
Inclined track, elioktng over thee witob-
thai skirted the edge of the i
cried, “don't move! Stay hers or you
will bo killed."
The weakened bridge settled and
creaked, bi|t it did not oink. The loco
motive did He duty nobly nod swept
across the trestles like n whirlwind.
It kept the track to the end—peseed
the bridge—and rolled upon solid
ground again. Instantly Ben reversed
the machinery and motioned to Ter
rence to put on brakes.
After running some dlctanoc they
stopped. The lower span of the bridge
bad fallen behind them! Bpeeebless for
a moment, with the thought of the fear
ful peril they had passed, they looked
beck nt the ruins end watched
the swaying timbers and brok
en joints ns they yielded one
by one to the foaming flood On
the opposite side pert of the span still
Aood, so that a
Tbs fireman was sent back to
la a moment they
SAVED BY AN APE.
▲ Yaaknefe Remarkable Adventure
tn Central America.
.WhkI stopped in Panama on my re
turn from my trip to South America it
a mystery. The quaint Spanish fash
ion of tho old chy Interested me, and 1
found it dlffieult to tear myself away,
When I was ready to leave my brief so*
journ in the country had inspired me
with so much confidence that I eagerly
embraced the suggestion of toy land
lord to cross the isthmus on horse book.
"Take H leisurely," he said; "follow
the old road. It touches various points
along the canal. You can make the
journey inn couple of days and you will
not mind spending a night in one of
DeLeeaepe'villages."
Mow the canal wpe a pet bobby ef
mine. I wee anxious to see how it waa
progressing. Besides. I had a friend
who was one of the contractors, and I
wanted to pay him a visit.
The next morning I mounted a gentle
t pro- Iz.
IHpraKfl
such precision that 1 was glsd to quiek-
Ily leap into thesaddle and ride off.
But my trotiVies had just begun, t
the top of a tall eoooanut tree, and
twinkling of an eye put*bn toy
buttoning It round 1dm, and then pro
ceeded to hurl eoeoanuts at me with
A DRIQUEN
my trotmee had just begun,
had reconciled myself to the loss of my
coat, as Jackson's money was in an in
side pocket of my waist, but the mon
key showed a disposition to follow me.
After firings* him several times X gave
it up. His tough hide seemed bullet
proof, and there waa no chance to kill,
.him unless I shot him in the eye.
f ^The declining «tm warned me that i$
waa time to seek shelter for the night,
and I knew that in these tropical soB-
todee there was no yrilight I saw po
'-cultivated fields, no bouses, no sighs of
the hacienda of Don Francisco llendea.
! The situation was growing serious.
Occasionally a stone weighing a pound
or two wae hurled at me from soma
covert, and then the gigmntlo
■mould give a horrible laugh
and scamper awsy. He was a funny
looking chap in my blue flannel coat,
Brdn Acquired an
. Flowing BCfcgfr
A Grlssty That Get a
liked It —
aaBndfoms
Carver.
/ >. m'
leafy oc
monkey
mustang, furnished by my host, and set ** t too angry to enjoy the comic
out for Aeptnwall, the A1 tan tie port*
where t intended to take the steamer.
As 1 wished to reach the camp of my
friend Jackson by midday. 1 rode rapid
ly daring the morning.
At one place the road ran along In
sight of the oan al for half a mile. Oars
X eaw a scene not to be matched any-
aepaot of the matter. Itetreck me that
if the brute eaaght me In the dark ha
would make an end a* me In no time.
It was both horrible and humlliattog,
such a death la the tangled forsste of
*Wey back in the* 50s I
illy handling the lines for the .
mento Overland State Company, and If
was over lot* of land, 1 toll you, for
ioutomthrough the!
of the Sierra Xevades. One night about
sunset I was swinging along the rocku
trail at a pretty good puce, as i wanted)
to reach Babbit creek before dariu
where we Ranged horses and got sap
per, says tSe Ksnsas City Slat.
I bad three passengers, all men, and
carried * barrel of ght
behind the stage. Then*
gin for "Bed Mike," who rpn a free
and easy at the mining camp at Babbit
Creek. Suddenly my
•ailed by one of the
novel race wbk-h waa going on
the ride of the mountain between a
for freight
strapped on
tan
•!T and a griMly b*ar. v-ilh t
-a t a A * — - a^ - - a .
t>% OfM nuDCirua imi 1
a dear. Bat Ike bear was
AT THE THKOTTLE.
wt.
farmsn are fturning their hag*
new. The perilvrs take an Msh rapidly
la hat weather, sad the tarpias «*f the
ad at. h »rd* it put m pruiu-
Once# the thiags abtrb the eaaatry
farm haasa Is aat likely is hare Is cold
to star Caal amaataia sptiage read
rytfcmMnally. bat they aftea lasts very
Al exchange glass as rather a
the aid an# af keeping *e
tar saai la isaati vreppad f ees Is It
serves, hew ever, as s feed sagem ill
this ttate, whan alma*t every body
W Is gat eg smaswlisre fss
If Uw ‘somewhere" la am s
hatel with all atedera lesprwveawn
toe we*sr tarladad, get s eamasew
theaware pttcher, the eemasaaer the
better, as It will ha the amro aerwus,
wrap it a rawed, leaving no Inrh ef It
bare, with wet Sen eel. havp the *• n-
ael wet, end the eater will shortly ka
as —I* as la gnad far d fin king perpssss,
lea oui«L
wtiksm
Mnrvepert. Tbs
mm m v i m
d Srsr;
• k._ Dale fnen
'‘I*
nr-
aai far Taar Beall h.
The hot weather admoaUhes us la he
prudent sad careful la car dim sad
arts, and the closest alien linn should he
givea to the etaaallnees af our lata,
■or* sickness sad death I# le be Inwad
la oar wells lhaa slave here. Wealk»w
all sorts af ilth to lie oa oar lots. Tbs
wall drains the surfsee water which Is
ladoa with the poisons that they have
taken ap, sad wo drink It In the won
1 water—the mnet p tsoaous bring wmiiw.
times the clearest and purest looking
motor.
As s matter of economy, It Is boiler
ta clean our premises, and draw the
Water out of oar wells then It Is to hire
nurses, pay doctors and nettle funeral
•xpeusos. Ws bars Doihlng against
tbs doctors and the undertakers, and
w# mean no harm to their business in
recommending our people to avoid tick-
vmss aud death as long as possible. We
•re sore to fall Into tbs hands of the
doctor and the undertaker some day,
but It it well to postpone the matter for
•while. But If any" fellow feels like
commlutrtg suicide because his best glil
has retrograded on him* he can use
around In sickly places and drink pois
onous well water.
— -
WhmBshjrtosssfckjwe gave hsr Castorla.
Bbsn she was a Child, she cried for Csstoria.
When she bscams Mies, she clung to Cestoria.
le had CkHdrsa, she gave them Castorla.
le*~ he wee eat tod
the little CbAosw*
of dt
hay hove
Mahtwe It other ihaa a
asoMwm Utlw. Few * ho saw him asoe-
tagakowh erilh bis mtoahapoo shoakinrs
ead aadovetasd foam wwwld gwsoa that
had taleaM hwt the toUtlaaoj af his
i hswwMh of his foswkswi
the ptowsawk iaSoiltgenne af his
K faoe did mwah la psdosm bis da-
iHy sad pvwewd htoa. who* he real
ly wwa a geataa Ba Wws notad for h*s
ehtll Meek ns toe wee his
end fas making May <
ta whtov ta tha
progweeed to a
of the oagtaos la the rowadhowas
at Iks rallerey etattoa It wes tho ewd
at a kowwah road assd many a dark
maomtor was stab tod ta Ih* suwty l NiU*V
tag- Ilo powdaasd aem thorn with aa
eetkuaiastto earieaee sad aa arttoTs
the mth
- Sale Under Mortgage,—
Under and by virtue of apow'erof
tale contained ana given in a certain
deed Of bargain and sale commonly
0Ailed a mortgage, executed on the first
day of December, 1891, by the Barnwell
Oil and Fertilizer Company to us and
of record Ih the office of the Register of
Mesne Conveyanhes for Barnwell Coun
ty In Book V, pages 526-531 we will sell
at Barnwell, in front of the Court
House, on Monday, the 5th day of Sep
tember next, It being sale day Ih said
tnontb, within t^e legal hours of sale,
the following described property;
All that piece or parOel Of lind fltu-
ate, lying and befog within the corpo
rate limits of the town of Barnwell in
the oonhty and State aforesaid, contain
ing six acres, together with the build
ings thereon, being the work* of the
Barnweil Oil end Fertilizer Company,
together with all the personal property
belonging to said Barnwell Oil and Fer-
lltser Company, as will more fully ap-
r on a schedule recorded en page
Book V, in the office of the Regfe-
ler of Mesne Convey nee* for Barnwell
eewnty, and also la fteeord Book of
Mortgagee of Ptreenal Property.
Terms cash. Purchaser ta pay for
_ _ D. F. Botoamsr, K.F.
Kirkland, fir.. G. 4. MerraU, R.
M. Wattar, D. H. Sally, A. T.
Woodward, W. Gilmore
Mias Brwwa
and AWtriefc,
tor Mortgage*
antU he knew every port p»rfv<-tlv
wes oflen allowed to sit ep with
the sn*1wssm on short rues and evrw to
handle the throttle daring the switch-
tag shoot the yards
Alpine Jonetto* wes al the heed ef e
One aeleme day the mayor of
little eKy h* the fool, looking oat
aw tho pi etas to tho eeet, vfeltrd the
tow* joined to his owe hy the rwllwey
running eloss to a mountain stream,
often eneetng end rrorpeelng to la the
aftonxK-o the wind ehacgrd. clouds
earns scurrying over like's peak and a
big storm threatened.
About three o‘clock a telegram was
received for tho mayor of the tower
town. No* twenty minutes after the
operator bad, with a grave faee, ooptrd
It and sent off a meaeenger, a oovored
onrriagd came hurrying through the
wind and jrmitx, drawn by galloping
horses The mayor alighted and In a
moment w* excitedly asking the
agent! "When does the next train go
sastr
"At six o'clock."
"That will not do; I most go at
once. How many mOes ia il to the
spring* 7" :
"Sixty.".
"1 couldn’t get there' in five hours by
borse*. I must have an engine. A riot
has broken out between the townsmen
and the workers in the smelting works
X ought to be there now."
"Ill telegraph the superintendent,"
fold the agent "There is an engine
here bat it is against orders to let II
go. It will oost you considerable, sir."
. "I don't oars what it costs Hurry up
the me Mags" ~~‘ ,Sv
The agent flew to his instrument.
wHh hand oa Iks throStto,
throagh Iks
whlrriag wheels
, The watchers at the staltna
after the lesomatlvs aotll they
•hoot la to the Slash npselM at a
leaaal. a half mlla dewa the
Thee they saw the puff ef
other elds ead kaew that all ores welt
fiooa they ha* re torus* to theto deltas
Wywssoo the
sad daagers as tight
I Pilgrim weat th
Aowa the rued. Two miles, five taffHh
lee mllea Ills hosmr
Meeer la his Itfo had he
MM I oa that seoakad
aew aa aas shfes of the aspsam aad aoe
* Mm ether, wow take a taaaaPs dark
as* sad aew aa* •■ a
But Baa eras ealm The veer ef ssa-
thaaderiag tread af the
wheels prewrwted the* from talk tog
sad the looaraotftso kmawdsd arm
>wgyed as they to I tod Aereely over the
The Ptlgrlss scesaed la eselt la a ooa
n*ows power sad maay srkatrtag _
watched M speed throagh the little
■la tag lowws that aflerwooa. TVs
■arm had tosasaaA to* a mashy at-
aosphere stLl eacnsapesaed the valley.
Baa's thla, white haad slier had
lover aad his sharp eyes
ly the trash ahsa l aad the mashl
below To we after %owb aad Ihea
Wood tow a, aa laeifdeat
ftsr Wie lists. )asth*f way Have they
Mopped for w^p^B ffhe mesa's
black srtthstai
"Shell we get to the Springe in timer*
the mayor, looking at his wnieh.
"VTe have ooum this far tat thirty five
mlnetee Can we do the other hall in
fhlitj-flver’
•’Fee. sir,” said Ben, cbeartly, “ta leas
time than thnl" <
"Then you shall have two hundred
dollars." ,
Ben sccrrtly determined to get to the
Springs In thirty minutee—but he failed
to do lb
They rushed on again. Cascade waa
passed, Manttou. Ute Park—they were
nctor only fifteen miles from the city,
t The mayor grew more and more anx-i
Ions as they approached their destina
tion. In his mind’s eys be saw the city
in the hands of a mob and fearful bat
tles going on In the street v
Twelve mileel . .1
Ten milesl
Eight milesl
( In the region through Which they
were now passing the storm had raged
most fiercely of anywhere on the route..
Although the clouds had now passed
away, except for a few hanging about
the hoary head of Pilce’wpeak.the roaring
stream showed how great bad been'
the volume of water poured down by
their force. '
Just after they passed
there was a long descending grade. At
• / •
4
w» s
of patriotism Bor Is this all It Is aa
opportune time to take oowneel of
fanlghted wisdom. TVs various
rattoaal assertion of their rights ta ea-
plaoattoa of the duties existing between
the citiaea and the state In defending
the just basis af liberty may well be
read and reread with every return of
this day. Tbev will kindle a new flame
of enthusiasm In every American heart.
When William Pitt saw them banned
out, with Impressible eloquence; “For
myself, I moat avow th* ip all my
reading -and 1 have read Thucydides,
and 1 have studied and admired the
master states of the world—for solidity
of reason, for sagacltj and wisdom of
conclusion under a complication
of difficult circumstances, no na
tion or body of men can stand ta
preference to the general congress *
Philadelphia. The histories of Greece
and Rome give us nothing equal to it,
and all attempts to impose servitude
upon such a mighty continental nation
must be vain." Nor has the judgment
of one of their great English statesmen
been reversed by posterity. Gladstone
said quite recently: "The American
constitution is the most astonishing
effort ever struck * one time from the
Longmont brain and heart of mant"
Look back, 0 reader, to tho* won-
(The indicator gave no answering dick.
The wires between the station and the
Spring® were down.LZ Either the storm
tad broken farther east or the rioters
; the bottom, the .little stream, now ; derful pages which record the political
swollen into a -riTer, Which they had theories aa well as the •elf-sacrificing
been following made a sharp turn, struggles of the fathers, if you wish
crossing the railway’s course, gurgling yoUr mind* «nlightened as well * souls
under a long bridge one hundred feet refreshed with a bvptlvm of wisddnf
from side to side and supportedon piles » n d patriotism,
had cut them. He explained the situs- driven into the earth of the canyon and The example of such men ought to
lion to the mayor. i r ^ ver- ; I make us better eitisens—more zealous
“Well,’’ said he, ‘*flre up your engine i Down the grade toward the bridge, f or the nation's weal, more nnflinohing
and let me go. It is for the public ru8 1 l *d the engine with fearful velocity,! tn striking down bribery * the polls,
uat go." , the cab swinging from side to side un-< 1 mon determined and watchful in hoM-
til it seemed that it must throw the tag offioe bearers to a conscientious dfo
three passengers out !l charge of their trust, mors willing to
All at once Ben, straining his eyesfoJ labor in manifold directions for good
ward the flying perspective of rocks,, jovemment and public virtaw-Chri*
and track ahead, perceived something tian at Work,
that made his heart leap into hie
throat
Edward Forester,
good and I must go.
The agent thought a moment
"There U hardly a chance. The man
who runs the Pilgrim,
)a sick."
who con go with nr asked
the mayor's host
. T hod thought" said the agent hesi
tatingly, •‘th* as the track is clear and;
will be for two hours that—If you can
get Forester'*' soussnt—th* maybe
Ben might do it"
The gentleman slapped his hands.
"The very one," he exclaimed, and in
a moment be was away In his carriage
to fetch the hoy.
Whea he reashed the stattoo and the
mayor looked * the fragile, hump-
hacked form aad the frail face he heal-
“Yea sto. a
■ad II m wall mi
The water on the lowfersid* of
tho bridge was thick with mud. This
was evidently from the bonking behind |
the piers of the structure. Was it poo- '
■ible that the bridge wo* giving wsyt .
To stop the engine woe now out of the
question. Ben mode op his mind ta on
instant With a quick, nervous jerk ha
pulled the lever and let on a full head
of steam The Pilgrim sprang forward
tike a frantic treature.. The mayor
gassd at his frail
1 forward with
a* firmly and the
Be seal anskaM. Be 1
Sint, Thee a
''Going to church Is a
own my way," sags a
see plan ter. "I have
about fli
wry plow
hurck regularly, no
besoms of the erom
to me a .
H lor
Aaptawall
la
of stoary through
■ stalwart follow
, He said th* I
of Don
nightfall, where I
woeid be royally entertained. By day
light he thought 1 oould take care of
mveelt
\s Mir this wae going on I sew two
brutal looking Mexicans at a short dis
tance watering us intently and confer
ring together In low tones.
"1 don't like the looks of tho* ran
sota," Isold.
"Hallo, there! Pedro, and jtju, Juan,"
shouted Jackson. "Got to work, you
lasy beggar#!”
The Mexicans growled* and sullenly
retired.
"They are two of the worst men in
camp," sold Jackson, "hut they are not
likely to bother you."
I had my doubts; but the prospect of
staying all night with Meades some
what reassured me, and 1 started off ta
very good spirits. My road took me
through a scene of bewildering beauty.
The tropical foliage round me glittered
with all the hues of the rainbow. Un
known flowers of gorgeous magnifi
cence and overpowering fragrance
brightened the roadside.
Suddenly I came upon a pond of clear
water in an open space. Hot, dusty
and travel-worn, I could not resist the
temptation. Without counting the con
sequences I fastened the mustang to a
sapling and undressed in % hurry, plac
ing my revolver under my clothes on
the edge of the water. Then I plunged
In and enjoyed a refreshing swim.
One thing annoyed me. All along
the way I met with monkeys every
where. They were of all sisea, and the
Interoat they took* ta my movements
amused ms not a little. Sometimes
they chattered * me indignantly and
shook their fists almost In my ifcoe. At
a wavs of my hand, however, they fled
in precipitate terror. -
aa X entered the law the
took fresh courage. They
scrambled about ta droves and abused
bm to thstr ri
thorn was aw Of a species that I
no* Mpa before. Be
lootJK monster, fully flro fort high
you,
has n
beyf"
shock to.
*T
Pedro -
It wae the tnoekey. The
wee walking ta the circle all the
sod the dead leave* lb* had drifted
Into the hut rustled under his feet.
iVere wae soother whispered consulta
tion, and the Mexicans rushed into the
room below. The outlaws row a dark
form and charged with their long, mur
derous kntvoa. . *
I heard two dull thuds, sod knew,
that Pedro and Juan had been dashed
headlong against the walla
"Mother of MoeeaT gasped Juan
"Knife him!"
The robbers mode another rush.
"Ah! oh!" yelled Pedro. "Where an
Juan? This bog of an American
me by the throat, and I have io*
my knife.
“He is a demon!" groaned Juan. "Ho
is pounding my head against tho wall!"
A volley of yells followed and the.n a
chorus of groans Through it all 1
heard on ominous dull thud.' At length
silence prevailed, and I knew that all
was over.
My last mateh waa gone, but to my
great delight it was almost morning.
With the first rays of .daylight I peered
through the hole in tho floor. It was a
ghastly bight that met my gaze. The
two Mexicans lay on tbs floor quite
dead. Their beads had been amaahed to
jelly against the walla and their throats
bore dark blue marks.
Sitting in the corner waa the monkey.
He waa bleeding profusely and was
evidently seriously hurl At first I
thought 1 would spore him. He saved,
my life and t i?as grateful. But when.
I fixed the ladder and descended the
untamable beast prepared for a spring,
mud there was such evident malice 1m
hie eyes th* I aimed * his eye and
fired. One shot did the .work, lie roiled
over deadL
If Mas no place for a* after such ah'
adventure, aufl 1 * ones went in search
of my mustang. To my great joy he
all right, and 1 was sooa in tho
i my way to AsptawalL
Jackson's money tn the
I arrived, I iui'ur... a u-!jr
t knew fool It
to tgmmk at
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a
ta
toy «
kdofsf on, «n
1pm up with rimes* droned him ap the
hill and throw him losije the etaf*
We drove on V> Eabbtf Creek and so’<4
the drunken frissly to "Bed Mike" fafi
8100, and he .chained him up in the sort
of his saloon and kept him*a enrt^
onlt^r to draw
ell, he did IMH
gave hlm e quart of whfcky
after awhile hu became * docile
his chain was removed. After th* tot
may yean he would sleep .around the
barroom and when one of the boys
wopld come and ask the boa* to drink
the grizzly would walk up to the bar!
stand on bis hind legs, and wait to be
served with a tincupful of whisky. He
was a source of great Income* but, un
fortunately, being attacked with,
llrium tremens one day, hs killed
bartender and a miner with one
of his powerful p4w, and ft reqi
twenty Winchesters and about one hmri
dred pounds of Iqod to euro him of b jfi
uncontrollable passion for intoxicant^
^ - i; 1- " "toi. i ii in i i an iirnMn X .^v
I ■fho Forrs of. HsbU.
1 In the couifiy court * Toronto
be seen a lemitable tar who has'
a haven in the* legal precincts as asul
ordinate officer after having been i
on the ocean for many a year ta "berj
majesty’s'’'service. Not long ago, when
the hour for adjourning a sitting of the
court had arrived the crier was absent
and the judge, turning to the quondam
marl nor, said: "Captain, adjourn the
court.” Trained to prompt obedience;
"the captain" shouted in stentorian
tones* “Oh yes! oh root ob—yeeP—0trt
of the mystic formula no more mips ta
hta command. Not to be foiled ta that
discharge of duty, be proceeded In to
own fashion: "Ladles and gcpUcinetai
you may consider this epart
Clew
utabe:
ta the morning. We will
and