The Pee Dee herald. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1856-1859, October 21, 1856, Image 1
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W. L. T. WINCE. J. n. MALI.OV.
PRINCE A. IHAMiOY,
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS
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# Prom Gofer's T.adv Bo< W.
THAT BLESSED BABY.
Mr. Frank Finnicke ks.? the roost inveterate
baby hater that ever lived ifc tho
shape of o bachelor. Babies were his
favorite aversion; ho nevor onirnped n
servant qntil ho had ascertained to his
satisfaction that he. or alio had no baby
to come and visit the dear parent at Mr.
Finnioke'a house. Ho never enter. <1 hie
brother's' house, where them wore several
small children, if not more, without a
shiver of dread. A bejrpar could ?ji?t
nothing from Mr. Frank if she r.irriod a
baby, nnd although a very humane and
kton-hearted man In other respects, he
waa h?nrd, at times, to pive vont to tho
most dreadful denunciations if a haby
cri d in hin beating. Hi* brother Msrk,
the father of the small children mentioned
before, had faithfully promised that hip
next bahj should be sent to Frank to
adopt, and for several week* the unfortu
nate bachelor expected, whenever the
door-bell rang, to seo the present arrive
nicely peeked in a straw cradle. Every
time be met his brother, the tin cat was
)an<rhinglv renewed, unrii Mr. Frank grew
porfeetly desperate, and left hotue, went
to Paris and remained oigbtf-on months,
dreaming of his pleasant house in London
?reman with very diminutve children,
who cried when ho was reading or writing,
plastered his velvet chair* and ottomans
with gingerbread and candy, broke his
looking glasses, used his watch for a plaything,
his fine china for baby booses, his
books fjr stools/ his raxors for hatchets,
and his newspapers for lamp lighters before
be had seen them. He shun nod the
squares where the pretty bonne* and their
preoioas charges passed the honrs; ho
^ moved from several hotels became there
vm a sospieipne crying, hushing, and
JES|k lullaby singing in another room, and made
Himself miserable generally on thestrengtli
of baby hating. .
While Mr. Frank w?? in Paris enjoying
himself as 1 bare described, writing letters
to hia aunt, Mrs Lever, and bis pretty
?0?ain and fa tore' wife, if he ever could,
mammon op sufficient resolution to marry
and she would have him, there were aad
charges going on in the peaceful home be
had left. His two servant*, John Thomas
and M^ry Jane, whom bs had left maiden
and bachelor, had Married, and now, at
..Ufa time of his expected return from Paris,
? owssd * babv six months old, a 5u^
hsarty, healthy, crying It* lungs
were deoidsdlj ilia best developed portion
of its whole Vxir. If take* Into a roes*
Toll of compact itoottld orj longer, loader,
sod shriller than any other in th? room.
There was no rod to that JwJpy'aiaJsiU
am this lino. it ^ aaal?r. to attempt
*o quiei it with estnip cordial or paragons;
Its regarded all thsaS rtcempt* as ' weak
inventions of ths enaiS//' 'am] cried
loader thai* sver tc provS his .eoiiteutpt
of all sash ?torts; , /J, ' f .
Mr. Pvtofc w*| expected horns. John
Thome* aad Masjr Jsae ?*?* li/ip..
of dried on isMnt sf that Ulaatrt Baby,
(fitafewhf ery at it woult orj wh !? Mr,
Frank was in the hones, tbars was alb mb
UtttWRftfar soassffaeassa. Jnba Ttajgpth
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THAT DKPABTKTIT, SPKKCU IS F
CH E R i,
umde rushes at the Baby, stifling its cries fat
with duster, or blacking brush; whichever ehe
. happened to be uppermost. Mary Jane foil
' had the coffee mill charged and the cat pai
i ready to abouldcr all tho crying of that ha*
! Blessed Babr. It had what its mother ' nns
called a poor morning, which meant, it her
had made noise ouough to wake the Sev^i ly
Sleotn rs sin? o breakfast, but at length tw%inci
yielded to tlio > >fl.ing influence of u J|e
1 powerful d<?o of V-i dftov's cordial, and put
'had filWn asleep. Dcpo itlng it. gently toil
upon the drawing room sofa, the parents ed I
left it to prepare the house for the mas- jrt |
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ter's arrival. While they wore gone, Mr*. SOM
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jjever, rranK s aunt, and stepmother to /
, Mififi. Flora Fisher, v/hom Frank admired, : Floi
camu into tho parlor. Mm. J*uvor cd ?
n most inveterate match maker; she prided and
herself upon her skill in this department, fuse
' Her last experiment had beon upon Frank | uiur
and Flora, but she was mysteriously baffled w;tl(
in her moet ingenious ?chcines There
was no reason, apparently, why tho young pi,.',
j people should not fall in love with each 0f
other nnd marry. Hoth were rich, both ti,ru
; young, both handsome, and both perfectly sc4r
| independent of any control in their likes nr0f,
j and dislikes, and yet Frank hung hack, furt
until Mis. Levor decided that au obstacle j j,jp,
' was the thing wanted. Somebody or or n.
sonu thing must oppose the match; all j jJC ?
was at present too smooth for true love. on t|
What was to bo done? Flora could not jncj
very well be shut up in an imprejfnable ^rejl
castle for Frank to win her by scaling the flv<,n
walls and bearing UerjffTb>l<Jily in triumph,
there was n.? stern guardian to oppose the ' jl0US
match, nnd force an elopment; Flora would I
not listen to any scboiuo, she could not j.
b<" persuaded to feign a broken heart t?* ant
, win her love, and poor Mrs. Lever was at (jnc
her wit's end. She raiuc iuto the draw- i |jlun
in ? room and sat down on the sofa, in such ! not j
a position that her aiuploskirts completely ' lJOt ,
covered tho bnbv, and began to think rca|j
The room was in perfect order, und ber jj,oi
eyo could detect nothing with which to j jayj
lind fault. Suddenly the fond parents ! fuilj
rnturncd in search of their offspring; and J -(jl
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pvrcciTeu me iaay apparently sen tod uj>on ^ j(
that Blessed Baby. Mary Jane stoned, ca,n<
and while John Thomas supported her, t^0
Mrs. Le.'er, utterly astonished. inquired | r.,rcc
the cause of iter terror. Jvnw * Thomo: !
could not cicmuni for it. Suddenly the i cf,.in
lady's quick eye detected the infant's j,uc|,
j little cap King at her feci; she took poseesaioo
of it, and left the room in aoanh of;
| out t
something no-re Maty Jane revived, j
flew to the Laby. uud Coding it unhurt. ! ,
| retired with tho blessed burden to the j ^
kitchen, just as Mrs. Lever entered the ^ "
j drawing mom ogain, and nonfronted John
, Thomas with the cap in one hand and a ^ ^
pair of infaut's socks in the othur. John
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j Thomas, when questioned, stammered out ra
something about having kept thetn to '
j ronteniher his own babyhood by, but Mra
.u? ?- f " ? 1
"viv., jiiaviu^ i iiu iuny m ner ',,,v
I reticule, firmly resolved to aift tin* wyfttrry, I,r?t
i and leil John TKouim with a uocaiMige to ??u'
1 his matter, to the effect that Mia* Flora |^'nr
and hcraolf would take luncheon with |ora,,
hits. ***1
Mr. Frank came, John Tbomw received Jani
i him with nervoo* apprehonaion, wondering the i
what lie? he should have to invent iu cave < iron
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! Mr?. l#ever produced the unlucky cap and j W tl
shoe*. While Mr. Finoiokh wan looking ! the
! with eomplaceuey upoo hi* own precoma, wa?
congratulating himeuif nppo having ao j w*e
successfully dodged his brother's prouunod his 1
present, thore was hoard a shrill cry from hoiti
tbo kitchen, presently followed by the; dclti
sound of a coffe "ialll furiously grinding, j thct
A galvanic shook could not have *9|wr? ted 1 ouc4
mors powerfully Upon Mr. norvM, I qoit
Ba aeood aghast; until John Thomas in ll
soothingly aqggostei oat v. Than, ho* dog look
a long sigh of relief, he ?at down ttj in i
recover frocn Vu previous agit&tibn, en*
and whan quit* restored, went to hie the
own room to got rid of hit travel Mains , hejj
boforo bit fair cousin arrived. Indol- star
gent reader, th?v war soma oreare ojxn
forMr. FMfe's agit^tum^ ha bad baeu fa*,
i victim to a My In -rwaiiig the than. <*m
| ' h*4l mtrijtted lei ir
iac<d^^|iA^ohilletHVtr Mttrfm, j pte.
;i?4 ho Wl' *afh<W agonies of fafcr! can
lirBlrMif wghtUg
? t.yjisaia^ . h*
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LEKTING AS THE WIND?REj
- . fitly y.- afajtgtac.:xi'xu.J*ta.<?Tcrrer.:. ?rj-x?ar--uaar-a
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AW, S. C., OC
man froru sitting upon the lovely J<
rub, and then fiercely regrottcd his <li
y at the time; hut whco moat des-1 H*
ring, and moat fearful that he should nl
?e the child left on his bands, the re
,ioua parent returned aud claimed gl
ofT orirur Mr Fra.nl? w?? 'P
nervous about b.vbies, and this little !o
iJent lufil completely unnerved him. M
rung the bell for Mary Jane,. J is* at
chod her f< r buttons, and when his uj
et was finished and he hadatct rtain- >n
that no improvement could be m..do ; ni
his faultless appearance, ho again i in
ght the p trior. te
md here 1 want to say a w ?rd f >r Miss tie
r'?. Although n lad} and a lundhcut. be
>no, she had a gr.-.it dislike to trouble, j w<
to Frank's certain knowledge, had re- j tu
id to marry two fine, pleasant, gantlc- j th
ily persons, mcrolv because thoy were ' ac
)wcr? and had young children. J^he I on
not going to bo mamma to other poo th
p childron. and have all tho trouble s of
tending Mrs. -'s fust children 1 th
ugh the measles, whooping rough, and gli
lot forer. Frank's fear of his brother's br
o partly from his knowledge of his oh
Flora would never consent to marry de
,tole head nurse to his little nephew pt
ieec. Mr. Frank bad been musing. n? in
mngod his cravat and curled his hair, tic
lie subject of matrimony. It would bs ha
dodly pleasant to have the pretty Flora so
iding at hw'table, making his home fit!
iinp delightful, rewinv en his stray he
on!, nu<] taking care of him and his It
ir. ...,-..t?.. P 1- '
i * ........jr. n nin tun njrn;1-!hiy *m
kiuj; of pulling so oie lending questions nf.
'lorn at luncheon time. In this pleam mi
frr.uio of mind he entered the" parlor, tlo
step ho look forward and then utoud wi
ferstruek. Could it bo possible? l*id j jfr?
lis eye* play him faltel No, it wan tli
ifrighful dream, but n moat direful . th
ty Ticro mt the foible*.* John ! qu
uns, holding, actually caressing, and , th
ng with?a Jiaby. A live kicking W8
himj, crowing, Frank did not to
, hut, advancing furiously, h$ demand. ?"?
i u vote? of thunder if here that baby , th;
> from. John Thomas, surprised by ' T)
sudden appearance of the en*""-"'- '
s. fearful of hjaeing hia plaee were the ' wJ
i discovered, ami ?Owning Uosr little l *11
ce there was bia roaster's countenancing ' ho
an article on the premises, nearly br
pod the btesxod bnbv; ::nd st.immerod l'?
hat it was sent there. lot
From my brother's?" a-?i<l Frank;'
ly. Catching eagerly at the words,
i Thomas protested that it had arrived ^
5!r Mark's neatly pinned Up In nap. lI,l
and pluced carefully in basket direct, w*
> M? Vr.?V ' <*?
r. Frank furiously demanded how
servants durod receive it into the
ic in his absence, and Mary, who
red during the dialogue, weepingly ^
e- ted that she was a woman, and .
d not see a poor little inrocent snl?
ig from neglect. The was an
ions pause; Mr. Frank strongly j
pted to turn John Thomas Mary ] '
s, aud thut Blessed Jlaby all iattM^
Itrcot, and the serrants waiting to ; ^
ibling silence the decree, Sudden*.
be door-bfcll raor; Mrs. Lever and
fair Flora W'.rc at the door. It re
U|.tPotical moment! If the baby
discovered, thye wet aa end to ^
hopee of winning Flora, and in a .
rse ?oicc Mr. Frank ordered the ,
bqucnts to th< kitchen, charging"' ?
n, on their lives, to keep the exist
i . or
>k eye detected mark* of agitation r
or nephew'* f*oej John Thotfciw too ,r
ed florrtod wvi there were trace* *3
bo parlor of * "nceW haying boon'
eted there- 8hrdV<\Iy nuftpectiug H
truth, Mr*. Lever, congratulating J*
pelf upon having <fc*iJov?rrd an "ol> j"
determined to keep her ejr^ ^
?. Luncheon woe sorvid;U eonrf
of rowrted phcAMnt, veai pie, ^
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VD1NG TH AN UN REM 1: M RE UFA
TOBER 2 1, 1 *
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Thoroas looked amused, Frank
smayed, Mrs. Lover triumphant, and
lora perfectly astounded. John Thora- pr
t was ordered i a thundering tone to m
move tho pie, and pass tlie wine: the
asses were filled, touched, and tasted. *e
hers wus a moment's silence, the trio wi
oking gravely at their glasses \ then in
rs. Lover took tho bottle and read th
ond: uAniseed;. from a teaspooaful fl*
jwards, according to the ugo ; of tho th
font, ii warm water." John thoiyas j pe
arked tho gathering wrath ip bis at
aster's eye, and tremblingly protes- ic
<1 that he hud boon in tho habit of At
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ung the physic from infancy. The i sh
ittle was removed, and John Thomas an
*nt into the col far to protnro a substi*; M
tn ft?r unitA/wl TT?. ' *
**it? aiong yo
c eritry, when his faithful bclpmato vri
coattd him and in moving accents If
i treated him to refrain from helping fin
e guott<> to the bread nance* Visions ah
prosaic aoid and arsenic floated j rc<
rough the poor fellow's brains as he W
anced through the open door and saw ill'
ead sauce on each plate. Mary extimed
with horror at the sight, and in
flaring her intention of leaving the
ace instantly, left him. He tottered an
to the dining-room just as an exclama>n
of horror arose from all three, who t'0
,d tasted the sauco. Jbhn Thomas ,n*
ized the dish, tasted it, and his eon- at
t>nce revived, as he protested that
was dieting, and this was his dinner, all
was Baby's farinaceous food. Vrank Rn
grily protested, with a meaning look t'^
Flora, that it was tlie absence of a
ns
stress thatmicdo his house so disor- np
rl3*, and drew out his handkernhiaf tn t ....
pe his mouth. Mrs. Lever took it n*11
>m him anil held it up, inquiring if of
ere wa.-, any particular advantage in fj?
at cut of handkerchief. Frank inircil,
u look of pitiful diotif.?e at pr
e queer-looking, little articlo, what it pa
is. A baby a shirt, which, according ?.r
John Thomas, Am/ cow by mi*iakr \ ^
th ihc tcatk. Mrs- Lever, her hcurt ( ov
robbing with excitement, sent John i la
lotna? for Mary Jane. Mary Jane,' ?t
wever, was not forthcoming; Flora, i 1*?
10 waa perfectly thunderstruck with j
! lKpro discoveries, and had settled in j
r own mind that Frank must have j
ought homo a wife and baby from i ^
iris. felt, now that ah?? I
it htui forever, how much aho loved
r connin, and entreated' her aunt to ^
part. Frank, who thought Flora eaj
<1 detected his secret, and was wish* ;
AC*
g to avoid being asked to suporjntend
d education of the nephew ho so
rdially hated, felt that without Floral^
s life would be miserable. Mrs. Le- co,
r, inwardly blessing John Thoraatf, ^
>ked on complacently. John Thorn,
after vainly searching the house for pn
ary Jane, returned to the parlor, j|(
tere the - unfortunate bachelor was . ^
raiting him. The links of evidence \ tW(
>m the cap to the shoes, jbo sheOs to | if|j
o doral, the coral to tl?e aniseed, ths , ,
iSeod to the farinaceous food the food | uJ|
the shirt, were produced by Mrs. ^
>vor, and the unfortunate servant QQ
lied .upon for an explanation. Ho
Tarred thorn to his -master, and ??*
Frank was about to confess and
row himself npon hia cousin's gene- J
ntf, Mary Jane was escorted Into ^
e parlor by a policeman, while another ;J0
llowed dragging a cradle, containing no
at Bleneed Baby, *ftep*bim, Frarik ^
dared both to be taken to the station- ftQ
>uae, whkh ao roused Mary Jane's ^
j, thatshe openly owned her relation*
ip to the baby, catling npon John
loraaa to support har. He did* so,1 0<j
ktbetic-dly adding that th*ra wan now $&
k resource for them but fogging wjth li0
kby in tfteir triw. Frank rejoiced jw
[orw rvit?k F*? ?UH trxio ^ &<?, ?
id Mm. Loror/iirt tfiu prospect of It*. ^
>ju?t ^omplifW, tVnjBLYG thf Jft
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) PASTIME; BUT A WRITIN
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THK PRICE OF GLORY
Marshal* Vaillant, is distributing th
tios to tho pupils of the military school
ado a flno speech. Ilere ia ou extract:
'Glory ia aohiovod by study and per
rvcrnnco. fitudy, ?iy youug friends
II be the srm by which you will triumpl
tho batilo oflifo It* the tuimo runnnoi
at it is necessary in order to produce <
mo to KlrilfA tho flint J
...? ,..v nmwu unr.:uuc
o spark by a violeot blow, so it is indis
usable iu order to become a man?-1 mcai
isefuUnd worthy man?to make energet
efforts and to ovsrccuo difficult obstacle)
: that price only will the microti sigr
ine on your foreheads- My friends, 1
\ old; let mo tell you wb:;t I havo aeon
ore than half n century ago I was lik<
u all, apnpil; like you I trniued mysell
th numerous companions for the triali
lift. At that tiouo the dawn of thi
st empire was shinning brightly; and
io, as nt present, rumors of war and glorj
ichedthe peaceful roof of the college*,
o admired the great raon whose ck-cdt
ustratcd our great epoch; we fol Wmr.
Ives -animated with the desire pf walking
their foosteps, and of idflmating,
rpatsing, them. \Ve vffft nil, I b<4i??vn(
irunted with that noble ruj^tirui^Micn
) left our oollcge for our different
me in 1 ifc; bnt enthusiasm lives only a
unent, while difficulties nre endless, and
the onrct many of as were discouraged
or, I ean testify to you, uty friends, that
those who remained 6rm to their plan*
d w?ro never diahratcned by the diffeul
s of the path, have found at the close
their career if nnt r?1 l??"? V?
? . - "v? t*' *j ? nw?iurj
tho revrard of thoir perse verence ami
plication. But why appeal to aocicnl
*r*nirt vroen a grand circumstance far.
jhes us with a recent and notable prod
the suooess which crown* stubborn eturos
and persovert noe ? The lifo of the
uHtroua captain who sit* by my side (all
cs turned towards Marshal i'olissier)
oi ea to jrou what can be effboted bj ntudy
ticncc, tenAeity, and that rough vig
which fears neither fatigue nor privates,
neither diaease.nor dan crew, nor re.
race,but which bears with ail and triumph
or all. Learn From him how laborious
the conquest of glory, and bj what nxtd?
is noceesarj to pass before arriving at
?terity/' ' .,
JWLAND HILL AND THE BOBBKB
An aneodoto has been related of tho
markable conduct of Rowland Hill to a
ghwuy robber, whom he reclaimed by
oat kind noes, and took into his" employ,
n funeral sermon preached at hia decio,
he gives the following remarkable
count;
"Many pcraqua present were acquainted
th the deceased, ^nd have had it in
cir power to observe his character and
duot. Thep-oaa boar witness that 1
aak the truth when I assert that, Aw a
rtsiderable number of years past, ho hat
ivetl himself a perfectly sober, homy .,
lustrious,- and religions man; fsitbf illy
rformirg, a* ffcr an lay in his poorer,
s duties of his station in life, and serv
( God with constancy and real. And
V ilito M?*tr ??? ? - 1 ? '
rmr.?.7 ? ii?iuu miuous auu piuus
\nr--Wri* once a robber on tho highway
ire than thirty years ago, ho stepped me
who public road, and detoauoed my
>noy. Not at all intimidated, t argued
th him; I asked what could induce him
pursue so iniquitous and daugerpe* a
arte of life, '1 hare been a ooachman;
d he 'but ata row o*jt of place; and,
I being able to g. t a character, obtain
employment, mod thawfore aca obliged
resort to this moaaa gtf geinidgsubsist
oe.^Idesirpd Mm to eail upon ma; 1m
btnieed ho would, and hi*kept Ma weedtalked
farther with hi?<, an 1 offwed
take Mm into tay sorru o. He #Mer?t,
; and em slnoo that period he has sab
ri me fsiih fully} a ad nod mb doty, but
has f$thfttUy Heryodill^ed. And
itsed tff/aiiahing hfa Ufb in ? nnMw,
manner, with a (kjwared^anH
edened mind, at be |rtobekfriWewW*wo
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For the Peo LHjo U*raid
). . w kmworti OtTY, K. T., )
September 25th, 1856.' J
D*ar IIk*aij>Nothing worthy of
' remark hue transpired in the Territory
1 hioco tho date of niy last commonioation, >V V
r with tho exception uf three' *i\nutfuri'an1
garments between the pro*slavery aieu
1 and the abolitionist*, which resulted in th.
defeat of the Liter, nod the expulsion of im
Lane and hw band of marauders from the .d,.t
.country. Tho first two conflicts occurred
at Omwatoinio and Graashoppor'Falls, in
| both of which tho frocfltulcra enjoyed dc- t
1 cidrd advantaged in point of number and
position, diaciplino nnd munition* of war,
but were defeated and compelled to withdraw,
after sustaining a loss of thirty wen <\ \
hiDod and wounded. The third, and by
far the most obstinate and important, ovb
1 that has oTer taken place betwaen the eon-^ y#[ ,
[ tending fhctioos, occurred at Hlckdry
Point on the 14th ult?, between 4* south- ; ' ' ?' '
1 orners, principally Catplioiai s, and 200 of ^ '
' the oppoaito party. The fomiar had bean ,t
went oat as a scooting party, and as they .'fjtf
^wdr^teturning to Atchison, were a*??le^;!t
i atkU:b pl:i(t^ied'wcro compelled, from tbo
1 disparity of aninbers and othor disadrant?
ages, fqtftlititpfago in throe small log houses, * &;, k t
' recently erecfc^HN^irivateTesidePObe. In , , .
thesoTUdo and iunocure fortifications, they ' jdflH
j sheltered themselves and determined to - .
I evince a spirii of resistance which could
1 be subdued only by the detraction of
j their Uses,'fooling conscious thateio quarters
would bo shown them in cose they
, surrender*) to a foe that entertained seek
I an implicable Hatred and oversiftn for the
Palmetto State and h?r gallant and pa tried io
sons. The enemy posted themselfes on
.throe comnap^tng hill*, three hundred
! | yards distant, and commenced firing with
II their e&nnou, consisting of three 6 pounder*' .
???^ m T tV \ **
. Tbla di?l very ljttle execution, the bells . ?; V,^j
pawing harmlessly through the log cabins
without moving their foundation* or ignit- . / Jw
ing the green ftycamort loga. ^.nothcr
i plan wai then devised for their dee traction,
which wns equally ineffectual. This was ' '
to burn them by pitting a wagou of flay ia * ,
a atato of igmtioa in oloce proximity.?
Preparation* were noon made for aoeom-' L."
j plishicp this hellseh purposs, and a detach.
; tnent ot men acna down input thio
in oxocution, hat ore they had suoceedcd
in their p'.rpoae, the well armed Pad
accurate workmen in the hovnea discharged
their'rifles and several fall down in the
( agonies of-death, whifa thesurarora hastily
retreated and sbandpnod the project.-?
After this muueoemful attempt to dislodge
our perty aod iuhumsnly murder (hem, a'V f '
messenger was dispatched to demand of
[ tb?Q an noeondktaiiral inmen Jar. TortLU \
mwi'M kud polito reqeatt they eontempta.
,'V roptlujd ** thai I hoy woo Id nav?r do thk * ; ^ I
while v Angle ma* of them survived.
Another Was then sent in order to propose a
comprowiao, who wm treated with mora - x :'.
respect and dismissed with a mora fhrora* < ;
Ue mod conciliatory reply. A com proximo H.' . ?k|
was effected. . the nubatanoe of which wm, ?'
that both pmrtk* shooM rathe flrem tbeii V',
position*, one to proceed *> Lawrence, Nf
Uif; other to Atchison without melestOion,
and that no outrages depredations ahoulcv
1 upon (ho peaceabie eitisenK, .
A thai pr^lavafy or the opposite, & the ,? fa A:>'
violr.ity of that place. 8och ,wps A< '
I ream J? of this enga^ emeat,
^jtd noariy". two':4ayA '0ad wan terminated I!
i by pnipwh M <?. 4i?o>??nnM
Vlhorfcetioo that tHbied tbe other in rath*,
bora and wo*14 W U*wt?bly *A?e<-4
a victory IT they had bate pen^aied ia kite v.
mboKtioniats W thMyfo* ? > d "
E [^iplidtd, while 4 'hs- y*!-iawwx
:oneidiwabie. nuiy eon me ' *n-?
i ftom Cl-ark^.n, iar^efSla^ 1
.,1^ Hifor .fJEfrtrwil8irf - -A.