Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 18, Number 26, Jasper, Dubois County, 7 July 1876 — Page 3
WEEKLYCOURIER. C. DOAKE, PublihT.
JAM'M; - - - INDIANA ITEMS OF INTEREST, l'rrual au.l I.Hrry. Hret Harte's new novel, "Cabricl Conroy," has been published in three volumes in Loll loll. Tin American HiLle Society published U-t year .V,47() copVs of the Iiible , which. inuk.-H the total number issucd "by the j.Ki, t3- .in. its establishment S. 5,1 7i;J. Mi, Kila l',,),.,. f I'ittMhnrt'h, IV..m., hn-i executed n. hunt ,f William J. Florence, the tutor, in marble. The artist is hut 1; jfMM of age, aud a rcla-, tive of Mr. Hon nce. I Aata Jlaustot n, daughter of the celebrated Professor of th-.t na...
iiwHKiuiun, arid to this we inust look
am uur puide Jn the future. "night
cousness exalteth a nation; but siu is a
. vju... u 10 any people." Your, resncct fnllv. it s
aahtngton, June C. tar aad Iwda.try. An American firm ha received
large contract fur buildim-
from the Dominion
the i
and freight ears Covci luucnt.
Unexpected thattha
lilted Mates t! i nrcuiii ....... ...:n
LI J
....vijr increased, luIJy nou"h to
ll' y one-half of the Pacific coast de-
' maim.
I I lie Society of Arts was founded in ' ('!;' va, Switzerland, in July, 1770. It
iu ceienrate its fjcutennial by a corn, petition, open to all artista in Geneva either foreign or Swiss. A rolling-mill at Warrington, England, has turned out iron sheets .luoi of mi i ! I (I.1..L- ...i t i
.r ",UIM are almost as
.... - uni, tiaugntcr ot , . .omnium is trying eneral I . II. 1MI, was a few days a 'o to ,nfr'duce the American caoutchouc iarne.1 at her father's house in Char- tr.w mt" ,n,ii. where India-rubber is tte, N. C, to Mr. Thomas Jackson, a "htained indeed, but mostly from a phew of Stonewall" Jackson. ,r" T,n lI-"t- Already the cinchona
j ,,;is ' successfully introduceil that 7",0oo worth of bark was exportcdlat year. A chart of the moon six feet in diameter is soon to he. issued in lithograph in Uerliii. The original chart was drawn by Dr. Schmidt, Director of the Astronomical Observatory at Athens and is the result of yi years' labor. Thin
von, ( f ailllll
woikmg f r womau's ri-hts iu Norway. ,,,,,'" as japer, and yet bo fmh that She is pul libin a'Un.k entitled. . lh1 th)' can nt torn without dUli"Uynian Ideated aw luiagnof (iod ! Ull3'-
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Mr. Wiii'i un Cullen liryant was rewntly piestuted, at Chickerin Hill, New oik, with a iimniticenr hilver va.se, fiiiiiriieiijorative f bis ha in" attained bisM tti year. Thewcasiouwa. one of ureat interest. A w riter in a French medical j'nirrai calls -tc:::i:;:j ta a j.;un.j, r t,f Shakespeare. Itesdemona, after bein choked by Othello, My unmet hinj; alut ily in'. and Sbake-peare onrht to have knowi that if a choked woman could pe:ik slo- would n rive. AprM.s .f OiiidaV last torv, the Ind.n '..' r.l.,y Itevinn .-av: "D-ss oarse thau be us, ,1 to lie, but Mill coarse le- like a hin-painter and more ar:iti-, but still a hin-j.ainter and in:itti!i.- o.jida ii.duJes her be-fk-ttiny fin of :i.y coloring and pr. fusencs... in tin- Winter I'iiv ' as in all her works." At Fanny I'.iveiijM.rt's beneiit in New York the other ni'ht, John Brougham ellt lier a fin. aeconipanv in it w itli the f..!Io-in d.-li.-ate te,f; A fn li Kn. a thomch nft n t irrri, I fsnry l(i,r , l,,,r,l,rill. r..r hen j.m.V.. f..M-i:' f amot-. Ton iw louM L (.j ii.j'.k ol )..ur w.riu fr n i, ' 'j. n A hich was ver ''oo.I. li it ..f,iim..nt .t
wan raised to the rank of Sultana. Her family wad closely connected by intermarriage to that of the Kmpre.ss Josephine. The Duchcai of San Teodoro has obtained from the KnIish Courts a decree liisi for a divorce with cuts.
iwenty yearn ago tdio was the voun-'
A IIKilMOMD TLX AS MEDIUM;.
iraj;u Mi was the younjf i onn our j;i and lovely widow of Lord Ihirirbersh! ! i the in
M.rrl.c.r h fWIUaf Wr.Ora Ti -A Irt.rJ.u. llM.oil b .'rwVtk .wapaprr t oirr.iUMJrtt. Krom Um New York Sua. JIomk Ckjkk, Colem inCouutv, Texas, June 1'. Fifty mlb-.s fro in Fort
North our party found thcmelv s on
. - . i
jouniiu neir or me tjien Karl of Westmoreland. She was afterward married to a Neaolitan nobleman, now the Duke of Sim Teodoro. sho had Jt'li').H H I i . I.... ....... . - 1 ......
v-... ..M.mu iiiil, ami ii,ixi per
l dilil,t.'ul tret lies i,f
prairie lan-i in Uou ru IV xas. It Hi4.,
three daus' journey to the Twin Maintains, and as we had plenty of time to
join v-i. iioiiarxl's iiarty on their re Inrn I I .
uin, v, u 0111 iiiucu i :i4'vuiiiariv t :in-
ainiuni. r or year, she submitted to the tain Harry l'arker of the Itlitte I: inch.' brutality and midelity of her husband, Jifd three of his friends to what he for fear that a public scandal miht in- I termed one of the litelie-t weddir." Jure the pro.sj.ect.s of her daughter. that ever "jostled the sftte o' Teias''
were in some instances reouired to complete a hmall fraction of the chart. 1 he rnisMan Government purchased the drawing for .10,Hjj. One of the most ingenious applications of the ini-er is that of felling trees, esj-, ially as practice! on the mam-
irrowtb peculiar to California, "tated that "the bijr tree." u it
He iniht h.te w 1 itten s.i n. -tiling piaetical, as, for ii'.t.m,-.-, f Fannvts i.
" I l.e s. h..ol for S. andal,"
moth
It is
a.ieij. Wlileh irrpw in I '.. 1
ouriiy, contained half a million feet of im h luinLer. and w as felled bv five men Uoikoi; I'.'i dav,., making HJj dsj,' labor of this kind upon one tree. This tree measured 'J feet in circumference at the bas acconbn to statements wl.i. h admit of no question in respect to e:.t:;i. ness. It was not cut down wi h axes, .ut, as a more practicable method, was bored down with lon'
p' :u-a:iers, and the woo remaining
""' ' me notes was cut off ch.s. ls oa the ends of Ion sticks.
i
l ins daughter ha iii? marrii-.t ili. v.ni,,
rrince Colon n a di Sciarra.
comfortaldy settled, the Duchess
nroulit the suit for divorce, with the
results stated. The evidem ,f th
Duke's gross mwconduct was overwhelming.
James Itaird, of Cambusd.ion. the
great Scotch iron-master, whose death is announced, was a mem!er of the firm knows as the Uairds of (Jartsdierrie men who rose from the ranks, hut
earned their way to a position of rank
aim innuence. James and his brothers were and are proprietors of nome of the finest old estates in Scotl unit f'wm-
usdoon. the estate bv whi.o ii.
deceased was be.st known, stands within view of the ancient castle of Dundonald, near the town of Troon, and a
iew nines irom the capital of Ayrshire. It stands in the midst of a fair valley, surrounded by norae of the oldest and ...iC.st pi'opi i'ticta in the coulily. i'f. 15aird was much respected by the aristocracy of Ayrshire, and his gifts to the 1-ree Church of Scotland were princely and unstinted.
Odd! mmt t.ndt. "He's a polished gentleman," said she, gazing fondly at the oald head which showed her handiwork. "Mamma," asked a precocious youngster at the tea table the other evening, after a long and j earning g-e toward a plate of doughnuts. "Jar.-
ma, do you think I could tand sntner
our 01 inoseirieu no:esr" .She thought he could. "
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no s 10 oe married.'-" was ase
" ni'i ja'juette ifaii-.'hter. We call
him D .n' for short. 'ILe Lnrl' onn. i'
is Myreen, or winieth'.Mrof ih.it hot t
We call her Mlceric,' and the chap that'H goin' to git Jier is old Uvalde' 1011 'Mig,' thebi.Kxl,' th at saviif her
from a p.vk of Mexican hounds up th
valley of the Kio Fecos a Unit ix month ago. News of this weddiu' has been goin' the rounds of the frontier for Home time, and t is calculated that the Twin .Mountains will be shaken up before it's over." So we set off over the pampas, through heavily tiinWred ditri-t,aIong small streams, on our wav to the home of Jaquette'.s a res," located in the shadow of the beautiful hills above named. The ride was a ino-t delightful one. l'arker and his roii"h liM.Un
but brave companions were in!eres.tin and amu-sing. Their horsemanship was mugptfieeni, find .f,,r ffr n 1
down we had traveled, almost unconsciously, many miles. At last we halted in front of the long low building, the home of the Jaquette familv, a df-tant relative of the original Austin, who was the largest landholder in his time in Texas. Our horses were cared for and we were introduced to the Hon. He was .W years of age; in looks he. seemed but 3.1. Straight as an arrow, cold as an iceUrg, black eyed and black haired, he bulked a lord and master over all his
bride made a signal, nJ two men cam forward with a box and placed it at th feet of the young couple. That box contained tlu.ju in gold. Thegroorn'a father a!-o made a signal, and another box of $ dO'Ai in gold wu brought fofward. Then follo-d the preaeuutioa of titles and deeds of a vast estate in vll amounting t aUmt i,o"U acre'i of
me oest land in Western Iexaj. After this the minister married theru in a implo style acs.,rd:ng to the fjrnu and ceremonies of the ilethodist church. I he wedding ring was of heavy gold, aud in return the bride presented her husband with a brea-t-pLn. When the benediction was pronounced the young Texan ranger crowded out the old p"p!e, aud with their broad palms th.-v shook the happy pair heartily by the hand. " -Make way' sai 1 the gro;:i, "give the ey a chance. Lven one f yoo come forward, ri 'Lt hero: I wart t,,
jou all have a goo1 time."
I he brawnv arms of the can!" drov
ers were extended in joyms congratalations, the music of the io'.;i- hrAn.
and tambourine iruck up, and in a few m'nrutes the groe reeai hied a beautiful bah room.
Among the comnanv were f. nr i.w
five beautiful octoroona'in ret! ;re-,es low-necked wai,t.s, red slipjMt-rs, black hair with red ro-e as their onlv orna
ment. They formed ani with a maay
wini-iookmg cattle owners, and the?
lanced a cotillion wah the ea.se and
grace of Mexican dan-r. In another group were several guitar players, all women, who were sinfimr and 'nlaiinir
A pretty young maiden and a lad "were executing a double " Texas fling," an uncouth, fantastic turn and twiM, that requires plenty of action and strength in the limbs. UasLful young men retired and indulged in a mu-tang race others hai a quo-ting maVh. and stul then threw knives, jumped, ran, elevated heavy weight., and the rest of the men stood aide aud talked of thesporta of the chae, politics, and the cattle trade. lUrfrechments followed in clo
oruer. v ine and wbi.kv were i... . .. J
with
fij'l'ears - thus:
A fan, da-ar Fn. while .lre-p r rut I. or tl.lt il III f I M I,- ,,Ui t.,,t K'TiiUnluwi;, .!.-ir, :.. i, '.-r ..11 , In Ui( old ulntri . iHf .n ij n.ia
r Ti,i r -rv ' - u t 'f If ii-ijili.il. i. i.l l mi, i, ..i
- s7. Jau
whilt
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i j"iir .Iim i
t l;r;-,h'. ,m.
pi 11 t
ei i lo-
hool hurcli. The llev. Nono.ui F. .Mi N.-ile, a newly appoiiitnl ( in ute to m bun h in Fngiatul, is 'toi,e bin, . I, and reads tl e
M-ruce irrm a pr:M r-l ook i iiii.il
ih raisei! 1, ttris. j, K quer.t n a her.
The trtisi. .-s of lh- Vander -i't I'i r-ity, at Nashville, I fir .. 'j.ve pist re. -eived an dl.. r eiid"Wtnei;t of '." '.in - from Cornelius Vanderhilr, making his ei.tire donation to the institution n round iirllioii. The Tnisteesof t Can.'ixlian school recently adirtie. f.,r a teacher. Irom the many lelt. rs t he v received thevsclect.d two or t!ine of'ilie best, and sent f r the photographs of the writers. 1 hen they locked out the U-,t 1 Hiking photograph, and sent for the -r.gin.id. He proved a first-rate t curlier.
lap ami Mishap. young man named Schooley, lnink, lav down on tin tri"t
neir H.-ilU rt, on the Wi-cotisin Central K.iilro.ad, and went to sleep. The eaiU morning train ran over and cut him into many pieces. A family consisting of David Heed, his wife ,n, two sons, were compiled t- Irate their house at Coal Mont, near H i-itingdoii, I'a., whi. h was thnnted by the late rain, and in attempting tocros's asa,,.:,.n mountain .stream they were all dp iwiied. A I -.- ear-old son of Joseph Turner, of 111 Mimiii-ton, I rid , in attempting to
inoiipt lHs tattier s borse, was thrown and ki. kid to death before his foot could be extricated from the stirrup. --J' h iVi.rs of Cedar Creek, Ky., went into the stable to find his jack the otlu-r day. S.w.n his cries brought as sistam , but he was dead when taken
irom the stall. I be juk had bruised I
me man s arm badly, arid completely torn out his throat. .Mh-hael llouregan, aged .1i tr irs, a sift ion hand on the Ji-ller-orii
Madison and Indianrioolis iriiir..-..!
V
only
t v a . .
- i '"" t.i- wnne siiung under a tree, near JonesLrr .ry, estiniate-s that there t ille, Ind.. eatin-his dinner, was .tr. L
iia-e iM-en admitted into the trav-lir. bv li rhtnoor n.i i,in.i.. i :o i
-nnection ( the M. K. Church in M ! ' V V " V .
f- 1 I'M ir "r. ti ll'illl l.'nuf
A few nights ago, as a young man stood in the gosjel tent busily taking notes. Dr. Tyng came up, arid lavin-' his hand upon the other's shoulder, sud
ueniv asked, " .My friend, are you a Christian?" "No, sir," answered the
startled note-taker, I'm I'm reporter."
A philosophical Englishman, stand
ing over the foot-print of a Chicago irirl .1. l L . v.. .. r '
on iu ueacn at unghton, gave utteranc; to thought that tilled his breast: "Creat country, that America. Such lofty mountains, kk Ii majestic rivers, such oceanic lake-, such boundless prairies, and now this!" Three bold, bad 1-oys of Uurlington played truant from school last Tuesday and stole a ride on freight train over to Sagetown, where they went hunting among the sand hills. They chafed a rabbit into a hole under a rock and took a stick to punch it out. They punched it once, twife, thrice, and then when it
ca ne out to see if there was any thing j it could do for them, they wept when I they ninemU red there wasn't an oun e
ot bromo t h'orauum nearer than l.uriington. T hey started, but the section men stoned them off the railroad track, and the station master shot at them with a gun, and the telegraph operator trii! to strike them with lightning. So they went off in the wood and rolled around in the gras until it was dark, and then they walked home naked. They are not naturalists, but they think they know now what kind of a rabbit it wits they punched. Ilawkrye. j
Washington's no.
In lu .....
e. I he wife was bent and pray, less profusion. Song were sun, and but aiust have been Uauiiful in iter tLe violin, guiUr, ac.ordcou, t-JIoour-
m , and Cute sounded louder and 1 uder. The grove was the scene of j jy and hilarity at noon when the horn was sounded and the announcement for dinner was made. The repast was plain but substantial. Ail then- was Ut eat was piled upon the t ables. Enough had been prepared to feed is up-., pU Two young oxen had tweii r.ated, anJ vegetables had bi-en provided in the same lavish manner. The cellar was rilled with wine, native and foreign, and the groom chuckled inwardly as he whis1' red to a friend that "he inten led to send them all home with a bu-' in their
ear.
le.rnuriemlv locate.!. t s N it..! rM,,u, "urned to death in his father".
with.Ir.-w or were expelled, l.t-Ki went ""'T, l" ,nw Cit.v; The house took ith the church South, and that l,.1ou l,4t.V "!I'rj'!inff rapidly, and are still livin- - M"ri' the family of eight could get out n ' . , ! the little fellow, who slej.t iu the attic, -One of th. most rem.uk able of our was hemmed in and burnt to a crisp. America Sundav-. bo s is that of th 1 . . 1
Chun h of the D.inlrs rth., Iter .T ,.. . -' ;ce nl su-.cides : (ieorge II
I rcenian Clarke), lt..ston, which num. l ers some mj puji!s in iu various classes chief of wLich rank the pastor's Ihble-class of .ib.iut !. There are 4 r-' .... w i .
j ne library contain
i.oss, oi rort Wayne, Ind., a well known locomotive "engineer, hanged himself with his suspenders ; hard dnnkinjand domestic troubles assigned it the cause. Charles Zdow. a Sw,.,l,. ,,f
flenc-ral Washington, it is stated, was out huuting in the Virginia forest, accompanied by his favorite hound, (Jovcrnor. A heavy storm of rain and mist coming up, he l'.-t his w ay, his powder was rendered useless, 8nJ, to add to the peril and inconvenience of the situation, he found that he had not his pocket compass with him. In this sorry plight he wandered in cirehvs. us neon'e
do who are lot in the b-.:-h, wet, weary , hungry, and no f.n! -av wild berrie's.
younger years, t uiiy htty young repre
.seiuaiive j exan drovers were in tents
and in the outbuildings waiting for the morrow.
At 10 o'clock next day every thing wa prepared. We were "shown into m
large room of the house that looked more like a forest than a j'arlor. We were told to take refreshments lightlv before the wedding ceremony. e "e were then conducted to the i"r;rk or garden, a magnificent prove of cedar, pine, some orange and maple. THE Gl fcsT. Cuests from far and wide had arrived in wagon and on horseback. Ha. kwcxmIs maiden and stalwart cattle keejiers in staid and g3V colors, sunbonnets and buckkins, were chatting and yossiping under the trees the same as church audiences in civilization. F.very hotly srem. d to hae dusters of
flower?, and for a time those rough and sturdy men of the plain suffered their broad sombreros to U ornamcnte d with wreaths and their brows hound with p-iv
handkerchiefs by fair and gentle hands.
I he relatives 1 the bride were on iue side of the garden. Her cousins were mounted on pure white horse. The relatives of the groom were on the op
posite side, a i.oble looking bN5yo
eopie. l-.ven here was to be seen the out-cropping of rude frontier society. Both families were immensely wealthy, and for a long time were jealous rivals. The union of the two children wa to unite two of the largest landed estate in Western Texas, and terminate further rivalry between the two families Itoth houses, therefore, kept a resictful dis
tance, and one vied with the other in frontier dress and dL-play. Finally a trumjiet sounded and the eyes of the hundred people present were turned toward the mansion. A profession came from the front door, snh a these frontiersmen had probably never, seen in all their live. First came two
ministers, llevs. Thomas and Henrique, who had come 2nd miles to perform the marriage ceremony. Following came Don Jamiette; by his side walked his
daughter, the bride; then came the
mother of young I'valdi, and by her side Wlkisit tll.l rrr.uihl an I Vu.Vt .. .1 .1
ineni
BUI UAL GIFTS.
While they were at dinner, opport-
m:y wa; given to Fok at
s-i.ue oi the
in unwu ti., - i " -ri. . ' 's" lauon. ma., attempted to ban-
Life and T.vu bin. of .l..s.,.i,.- i ! w'"df and failing in that, put a bjil.-t
He w as lmot exbs-istisl. ben . h .o. ! "alkcx the groni, and U-hiud
py thought occured t i him. Tjiu" his j c:imo tlie proom 'slather and the bride's po ket tbt.sk and his p ow.h r-fli'k to Ms i rntker. A few more ladies and gentle-
i tall, tie f:.,tei,..! l i, I.ir-r "J louowed. in the wntiT nl Ihp
the plan ,n,r,ued by most of thecla-ses. ' , ; ",,Tf hu jri"'' ! around the animal's mvk, holdir-one ?rd'n W(w dutiful bower of evcr
. A realou ConirrerrationHlist. visit
in" F'.s,.t ;.i . : i .i . . . .
--s -i-ii-.i iiK-ii'is. unTiiii'u an inviia- ir.sann from
: oen.i i ne .-sUniay-enoo. and . tle.it h of his w ife. IlaHhasar F
sahsm keeper of Hayton, Wis., .
Il"lfh ..I M 1 I ....
" o.im oi mi.e gin. i ne lcs,n was alKut St. John tlie Evangelist, and knowing that ollir I.eaJ sometimes onfound him with St. John the I JapJot, he H.-ked, "Uy what names do you knowthi, John?" "John the F.van-
J-'"11'. 'dm tho.Kevelator, and John
"ie i.,v,.,f ;mswred the little om
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t;. t,.. t .. . i i i - - .iu.. ,iuii. i neri ne gave me uojr i "v "o mt- mariiage lk 't. J"o' Ia. L a tremendou kick. The animal was so remony wa.s performed.
priei on account of tho comtdetrlv iin.r;.l at ih.. ir..in .: I was permitted to have t iu.Ma,.
". ' j thst lie st.m.l for a moment paralyzed ; , we!I UI' 111 frjnt- I first uoticed the stir- ' ''d then, whis ling bout, be stru k a bee- Vnv It-auty of the bride. She was line for ho-re. It is a curious hut ,,. ! dark as h r father, and herew-s
doni.ird fn.-t that ary
himself while crazed with drink.
Prussia?! Chamber of
V
the
Why
Jis
I
In-loved ?' " Itecaiisn
us loved him best" ? .1 ,i;.i .
lore liim best?" tvked the teacher, j
' or answer cxniii
The
h is passed a bill niakinir (Icrnuin
rdlicial language throughout the King- ,',' !'. nttwithst.in.lmg the dctcrminol
resistance of tkc Polish members. A Chinese g. ntlem.tn, M. I.v Chao-
ld-oniitJy froiu the . oe.has hern lecturing in Paris. Iivmn
youngi..st scholar, " 'Tos lu- was a ll.ip- ' mission if the authorities, on " W'ornan tlsl-" J " China." He was dressed in full Chi-
The editor of the Sun, Inn .s. A,..' rtcse cr reni-uiial costume, and em-Iiant-
I'hiiadc-idiia, j ii'ilisju the f..l- ms hearers by his grace and vivarity. letter from riv-i.b-nt Crm.i- ! - !,., 1... ..1.. . . .. .. .
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' i'. ,ii.: I oiir I.I..T 01 M'Merd
:s(ii(r a !i.s.;, fr, ,,,, .,ir T o
""en and oii;h of tl... I i.it .1
sudden aJarni or
! stt-u-k will gnicken a d-ig'.s percr p- '. v f nkir-y, render more subtle his rent and powerful his memory, and induce him to strike for his home. So
the dog tb d, and ashington f dlowed
moist with silvery tears, shadowed by heaty brows and lashes. Her raun black hair hung in curlv ringli ls down her back, and two whit sjiravs of orange blossoms were worn among them. Her dre-s was t.f while sat-a!
. . .
l-w ii)(T
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is tl
IIS in.
I an of Tin key was a vour..- French !.!,).-
th cl.il- born in Martini. ne and bri m -in to ii
States, to iioble and ai-ew 1 I f-imitv ,., ...,,
- r' ,r ci.o iiM.-u ini-nih-r, , rrd.-d in France, and nt the in id rn ei,-.. M ;i h ; to t....t .. 1 1.
s, ., 1... , , - . r ' 1 rirani
." no nn.uT ineir ' .viarttri).
1'llOIHill 1' Is; Hoi, I
me as t '
ties
."' I'r r' ii.ciii m your lues. Jo I Her be
over stump-, through bogs, into brier ! ,ri,!l"'''l 'ilh gold, reaching just to her
tge of 1 c.sshI for
inc. I h- slnii w.is r-anliire.l bv
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A!:r(-i;ni! niratrs. niiil in.. ...Kit In
- I " m a - -OOlllll
oi. is; Hoi, I f.i, to the p.i
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s vas soni into siavcrv. She wa WTlte IN Pre. , tits mi ,,.ir brails. fi.I.h. ' 1.. K w..O-.. . e..f .... . i
. -, ' ,rc nan hi 1 in kcv s 11 a re m.
auty, wit, anu musical talents
I I. .. ! . .,
in;i.i.:ii!
"I'.-bted fo
f this book we
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ill the pnss made in Inn on the birth of her son Mahmoud'she
until finally the sa-sh gave way. With one tremendous yell Washington scared still further the frantic animal, ths terrible banging and clattering of the flasks at hi heels added to his speed, and in a moment he w as out t.f sight. After a hearty l-iugh at the incident, Washington "leisurely marched in the direction the dog had "taken, h was easy t do s i by observing the mossy side of the trees, the direction of the
ii .i-.ji iirs ;imi i ne omer si
I ni.m- .lilu ooo;s COVCrCU her small feet, and a tir ckl.-ue of tu arls en-
"'ln' ier wnue round nei k. She stood about five feet eight in !.r in height, yet looked small by the side of the till and well shaped man who was to be her husband, lie w.i dn svd in
a bucksKin sn.t, r-ch
prsnts. 1 he gn.jai had received a iitie Mexican sad-lle. a .iir ..f beavr
pi-tol-, a bridle ma-le of pitted hair, a beautiful silver-mo ir.ted r.tb-. a nlaite.1
ha r lasso, silver flask, lorgilfr.pair of hih-top boot t.f alligator l-.ather, set of rifl.' accoutrements, silver t"ba c-Uix, siiver-plated sj.ers and many ritl.t r articles tn it are lis. d by droitra and hunters. Not a single arti. l.cf jewelry wa given hici. ILeorly thirr that approaclietl household good was a
maguitu-ent panther-skin to lie usd an a robe. The bride re-ive-l a magnificent little mustang of Co- j roj.rtion, creatn-co'ored mane arsd t. I a-.d Ijh bresl; then she hd a Ixuiiiful s vldle and bridle ; a cage of U-a'it tropin I bird; a fine St. Iternarddog; H p4irt-f twin calves, as white and be-au'iful the driven sn-.w; a ptf iwl; a jrlobetsf tieantiful gold-tisfa, that wire brought all the way from New Orleans by an agent of that city ; together w i:n variety of bract litj, riug-, ear-dr..;w, and two beautiful coral ne klf -e, tuddcd with diamouds; a large g..M rr j-.t, and a diani-nd-Mjdd. d huh and chain.
Alter dinner there w a a will time. Such examples of rtt kh - riding had rarely if ever bet n seeu in this section" t.f Texas. The guestsj were n.dintoii-rau-.l, but had imbiV-d sutfiir-nt u make them reckless eni.igU to undertake any thing. The raving was ttciting, yet fraught wih dar.gir. The maidens applauded and shouted at tho t-s of their voits,fc the herders da?w td by on their fiery nus:Bl,gsS. J he n there was more mueicand dar cing.and thus the siort was tx-ntinued until 4 oYI.h k, when they departed, after wishing the rouj.le long lile, happiness and pn.p-rity. When the jiarent of the br'de were r .mIv to depart, the gr.:m mounted hi horse, and the voun wif v .n'.. 1 -in
h-r tiwn saddle by the ai j td the stroag arui f her husband, uhd the party raj.idly galiop. d away to their boo., where ti.e voiir-g couj fe were to spend
i w a. ami lin n return, to life in t-aruesL
t omiuence
A xi.w -t, i i the ah it of a
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small
oia.a, jy, iits iii.vJe it. appear-
..... t ,u .lu.ia-ni .Minne-ei.t, and i giving the farmer much uueaiine-. It has tro:.e to w ik vii..r..u.:.-
try. gray
iv
came from the
He had l ng, brown cye, reg-.tJ.nr features
ias go:.e
t i '. 1
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j ii- -uu i .ii:if irm ine . ncrt-see
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Handsome man. s!.in,r."- si f....i it-.i
un-
riarp
a w as a
lo Wr lfc. Vllforous V ..n It a
sing the roots and hx-e of
ds.a. Wh.-n first rt?. V-.l t.
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w nra; nrr.s v, i..,w. and s. .. u.o,
rs
.vc, fo
me man. s!.inhr.r"- six f,-. t tl
with w hich nn experienced hunter is ao- j ,,u'''t, and weighing l'i pounds, pi.-iintt .1. It was not long K fore he i the MAnut.t;i: u;i m!.
re.ic.'ic-i a clearing, and was once more The pro.-essV.,,
in .-.noi. I.Ul i;ii! UOr. OIK-C SO f:l:l i. li.ii,iOir in I ...
so.ur.
tl-O
r.i (
M( lif
'ft.. .r.-e, t; 1 ut it is feared t: w iii ot prove n:i tnent.
I he ret-er.t rtins h
in rferre 1 with tW:x-..v
:r.
iiiiiy attached to him, could not to the day of its death endure his presence, or even hear his voice without rcl.ipsiii" into an agony of terror. 1
'c-Mn raided r.rc
in the form f a half .:. :,
the bnde and groom i ti. 'c. :.r. They aM stood n white li. irtd l.I.hs,
specially tanned f,T t I.f o.-c:,:..::. J;
fore the ceremony the father of tl
2iC
HI at p'c.sr;'. ii.on.irg than ir.-ttr. g i
-u.ii.-e wa;; ; j, -ir ,
- I n.u:.i,:? N -i'.ing. ( lo it i" h ir.g in I .1 a: dthi it Xm'lerk Mul.
r tit. r it ,i :.n i t . i i. r a
r five m, t-
.:!!, I Iking r- bout