Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 23, Number 44, Jasper, Dubois County, 14 October 1881 — Page 7

WEEKLY COURIER. O. io-.?iib, pu tenants'. JAftPfiK, - - - INDIANA.

NIGHTFALL. Tte bush of twilleirt, far aas wloo, rail oh the avess aas itoolajt aMeoowet iwiin onward to the awes ws. AU ear Hs ran-eeaked Hastes Row TtMroufli pastarea straws whh bar seo etawi JSfOllae. kHtOftr gtSttS WSOfe OlOOfS l0OU 9a Mob toe UnM wr, mwiim, Ah4 awert wlM rum Moafc bete The btamtiJe droopta over! Mr this low bride and wow grown fence, 1S Strut mood its stuMfe tarries: While Milled beeoa-leavos wMo rtt oread, Ad efrcltag awollowe overhead Mere liirtitlr, till eoch warukK henoa Bume fair reltoctUm eorrlea. CoUiebroodetMMiUersof the hlua Soft twllleht ehaeowe otlmb ood darken; But oa tMr facet, westward set, 4 Mntlo of auaeet tremble ret. Aa4 thera a throatlo eJnjH, and tarilla Too worid below to hearken! Tar off too eunkoo'i plefctMve ealt, la0 acarce aenaraie rrom tea aitonee, itaeen: Where waite-robed wWi ariee M Hoop Tfcfir nleirtlr watea, ooroMinc alt mmowimmi ih woeaoma sieeo. mnm eueaf. eewy eater. 'The etara peep fortti, the aftereiow IMm ttuwly out behind the tereoea: The btre are nuaeed ear one toot eeeaw To otalrp a littio in Mo drOMwhen outoeat broaaoo faintly Mow Adowa Um woodland arebe. The ripphts raniak, eeewerd drown: m aleep their pert uwe render: napnur rowae eaea aaraenin slope ! mown m pmiawi Oipo. it tfc rich borvaot of tea down IB MOW MK BWC'AFEP. Martha WHIii stood at the door of her father's log rbla on the banks of too Angelina KIrer in Texas. She was gazing Intently across tite stream. The rirer wm narrow, and the crowing wm ta Um primitive style which prevails in some portion of the State a rope, stretched tightly from bonk to bonk. Mtd tied to convenient trees, by mentis of which n.amall flat, or "boteou." Mttnilj mnnneii by two pereons, wm drawn bock nod forth. Thin hot, drowsy, summer afternoon, Martho a, girl of seventeen years thought the longest she had ever spent. The cattle ntood panting in the stream near the shore. Not a breeze ntirred the jungle of trees and boshes on the other side of the rirer, and the Held around the houae was a sun-baked watte. Would her father nerer come? Re and the hired man had gone that nwrning to town for supplies, leaving her alone with Bobbie, her little six-year-oid brotherwho at that moment was lying aaloen on the floor in an inner room and Eph, a little colored boy of -tea, who had slipped into the woods to Jaunt squirrels. Now Martha wae not a Texas girl, and was not accustomed to these wild solitudes. Two years before, her feUter had decided to mead, if possible, hie fortunes) on a Texas farm, but had proposed to Martha to remain with his relatives in Virginia until he had a suitable home for her. "Tom are not aocuttomed to roughiftg it," he said; "and life where I shall settle will be hard and lonely for years. It is a new place. Our nearest neighbor will be live miles away. I do not like to take you there at all, and if you nre wise you will atay with your aunt, who waatsyou very amon." 'Then Tm not a bit wise." Martha sahl, with hor bright face full of determination. "And I think my kind father ta nnt nulla wia in nmnMinv such a thing to me. Why, who will I Attend to you and Robbie a mere baby 1 he hi too? If you are sick, who will Mttrte yon? I dare say, I'm not the Most helpful girl ht the world, but do ytw really think I ahonld be happr in f shirking all my duties and staying in luxury, whilo you are undergoing all kinds of privatum?'' So Martha had her own way, and behur a brfarhL mtellieent irirl. had adapted herself to her new life with wemlerlul facility. Her neighbors were kind, good people, but they had little time to visit, and then thoy went so far of that frequent social calls were impossible. Rut Martha interested herself in domestic duties. .She raised poultry and luade the best butter in the county. She bed a good collection of books, and received some periodicals. She tried also to keep np her studied; for she reasoned justly that, if improved circumstances allow ( them again to mix cultivated society, it would not do let her to blush for her own ignorance. Hut this afternooo time hung heavv i her hands. Iter father in going over so r.w aaa Jen the Bat faattned on the other side, that it might be ready ' lot him on his return Vrnly she framed her eves through the thick unuergmwth of the rippoattft bank, hopteg to see him -coming down the narrow path. "It's been as hmg hi ten days," she sahi throwing herself down in a rotrk-htg-elteir on Uie small porch. "I belters I'm getting tired of this lonely Mtt. Bay in and day ont it's the same thing, aid nothing hspfMns one day eifhrent from any other day. And "mm father's sway it's a thousand tfnies worse. I wouldn't ears much Want hanpsned, were it oulr something Jjwof lbs old rmtUne. tm getting ttfcf tiMoM mugfish pond in the field, tud t feel the gtesn scum growing over Her tnteontented syts fixed themflttt en Urn swampy forust befort Um mm awl they ittd net more, even wVsn she hear Ike dkp of m horse tlw thfroitl.

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w a saw, or soutsuiiasrt or oa ec those afaosahtabis Balden boys racing altera stray eow," she thought. But no; the horseman was as.taer Jake Potter nor a Ualdon boy. As he Billed up his horse before the cable, artba saw he was a gentlemanlylooking young man of about twenty years of age, with a pais face, and a strange, wild look. He touched his hat to her in a mechanioal manner. "Can I get over the river here?" he asked. " No, sir. We don' t keep the public ferry," she answerod. "That's mors than five miles down the river." He Jumped from his horse, and came rapidly toward her. "If you'll only get me over, he said, drawing some money out of his pocket, " Til give you twenty-five dollars. It's every cent I bavs, and it's a matter of life and death for me to get over immediately. For heaven's sake, help me, wort you?" The imploring tone, the look of agony in the young man's eyes, startled Martha. Was this a madman before her, and she alone and in his power? No, he did not look insane; though he kept turning and casting wild glances In the direction whence he had come. "I am sorry, sir," he said, "but the flat was taken to the other side by my father, who has not yet returned. Look, you eon see it from here." " Then I shall have to swim the river." he said, turning from her. "You must not!" she exclaimed earnestly. "The river is swollen by the last rains, and the tide is running liks a mill-race! Not even a strong horse eould swim it, and yours" looking at the tired little pony" would not get half-way over." He paused Irresolutely for one moment, and then retraced his stsps. "You look good and kind," he said; " And I'm sure you wouldn't harm roe. I'll trust you. I am pursued by men who aceuse me of a thing I never dreamed of doing. I am a perfect stranger -never was in this town in ray life before last night and the settlers tako me for a member of some notorious horse-tbjef s gang. If they catch me you know Texas justice they'll hang me to the nearest tree, and try me after I'm dead. For the sake of all that's good, and more than all for my dear mother's sake," and a sob cheeked his words, "help an innocent stranger to eacaper' Martha looked at him as he spoke. Like all self-reliant people, she formed her judgment of persons quickly and decidedly. No. he was not guilty, she was certain. But even had he been, for his vouth. and his mother's sake, it is probable Martha would have done just as she did. "Til help you." she said. " No, you can't hide in the house." seeing his eyes turn to it. "There are but two rooms, and no loft, and they'll be through them in no time. They'll search the barn and stable too. The woods back there are not safe, for of course they'll go over the whole ground if they track you here." " I got away from them about noon." he said- " They were lying under the trees half drunk, and asleep, and I gave them the slip. . My pony was tied in the woods, and I don't think they missed me until they waked up. But of course they'll track me here, or near here. I must lose no time." Martha thought for a few minutes. " I can think of but one plan," she said. "You must disguise yourself. I have the dress of a German woman who has been at work for me for a short time. She was about your height and sixe. Here it is," taking a dress from a nail. ' (Jo into the bouae and put it on, and I will turn your pony loose in the woods. In an hour or two he will be far enough from here. wnen sue rcturnea, tne ' young man was turned into a tall, awkward woman. Martha added to his toilet a large handkerchief pinned across the breast, and an immense green sun bonnet which shaded hjs face completely. " Any one would take you for Bertha," she said, surveying him critically. "She don't speak a word of En glish. so you needn't open your lips: and she wore her sun bonnet even at nwats. Uh, I forgot your boots. Here, put ou this pair of father's old shoes." " Don't you hear horses galloping?" cried the youth, his face getting ghastly. Martha listened. Yes, there was no doubt of It Horsemen were coming rapidly down the road. The young roan was trembling in every limb. " It's not that Vm afraid of death,1' he said : "I'm not a coward; but such a shameful, unjust death" "This won't do," she interrupted. " Your nervousness will betray you. Here, take this rake, and swaps up the dead leaves In the yard. Ho one will not'ee then that you tremble so. And look here, when the men come into the yard, don't go on with your wrk t with your face turned Away. That would be suspicious. Just put your two hand on the rake so; and rest your chin on them, and loox boldly at the people. In that sunbonnet no "one can easily tell whether you're white or black." He obeyed submissively, but Martha. glancing furtively at him as four or live 11 men rode into the yard, saw the hands folded over the top of the rake shaking, i jLtte waiter of tne party, a snort, stout, elderly man, whe had it alight acquaintance with. (tood arte moon, Miss Willis," hs drawled. "Well, now, has a young fellow on s dun pony crossed the river this afternoon?" ' Martha was delighted that the question took this form. i "No, Colonel Gardner; no one has aroused the river, because, as jpu see, : ttty father took the flat te the ether side, and there It is now, Bt wont

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"WelL lot's bovs maybe hs triad to swisj stay hers till Ioosm You In a short tine hs was with the rest of the nartv. back again " Mo signs." he drawled. "Ws lost the trsekln that ar thiekst, aad certain sure he ain't thar.' "Job Lyons and 'he fsUarswill some up with him. I reckon." saM sue of the men. "You tout 'em to meet us hers, didn't you. Camel?" "Yes," and to Martha's dismay the whole party, dismounting from their horses, secured them to the paXng, aad leisurely marched to the house Indian Hie. "You needn't be oneasy, Miss Willis." said the fat leader. "Jist give us cheers out here under the trees and we'll sot here, and admire the prospect." Poor Martha would have given worlds to have got them into the house and out of sight of the fictitious Gersnan woman, who, as if her curiosity had been gratified, was now mduetriously raking the leaves in a pile. Having nothing to do, all the men gased intently at her, To take off their attention, Martha forced herself to talk to them. "You don't often come this way, Colonel Gardner," she said. "No, my dear; but a confounded horse-thief has stole my Romus aad Remus my two best horses and we're after him. you see." "How do you know he stole them?" Martha ventured. " Know! Well, my dear, Johnson be seed a strange lad waaderin' about near my stable, boot nine o'clock at night He had corns to the tavern that evening, and be walked about town prospectin', as you may say, and Johnson he says he's the moral of young Cave, and he's the right-hand man ol Amos White, the boldest horse-thief in this oounty. We'll catch up with him." "We aint serened these premises," grumbled the dark-looking ruffian they called Johnson. "Maybe he's hid in the ben -bouse, or somewhar." " You are welcome to search, gentlemen," said Martha, rising with aJaerity. The strain was too much for her, and she felt as if she was in danger of sereamiag aloud, or going into a lit of hysterics oefore them. "There's pony tracks up to this here gate, said Johnson, scowling si her. "Had anybody been here to-day?" drawled Colonel Gardner, who was striving to be courteous. " O yes," she answered readily; "old Mr. Maxwell brought our meal, and Jim Pendleton rode here to get father's scythe." "Well, we'll sareh meanin' no offense, my dear" and the Colonel waddled into the house, white the men scattered into the outbuilding. Nerved on by the emergency, Martha strove to go on quietly with a piece of work she had hastily caught up. In a few minutes they returned, the old Colonel puffins; and blowing, and fanning himself with his hat. He sank into a seat near her. "I'm sorry your pa wasn't here." he said; "but I hope, my dear, you aint seared. My girts don t scare worth a oent, but you re a stranger, aad puny to boot, aad you're not used to our ways. You see, in Texas wo don't 'low criminals to git away. Aint that woman a master hand to work?" looking curiously at the leafraker. " Aint she that Uerasau woman your na hired but week?" Martha had not time to reply before Robbie, his nap over, ran out ou the porch. "Why, If there aint Bertha!" he cried, spying the well-known dress and sunbonnot, and wa running out to join hor, when his sister caught nim. " You're not to disturb Bertha till she finishes hor work, Robbie. If you do, ril punish you." Rob looked up in astonishment at his sister's angry tone, but Colonel Gardner laughed approvingly. "You'll do to tm to. young miss! That's the sort I like. You git all the work out of your hired people, and you don't let 'em shirk it Halloo, if here aint Job Lyons!" as another wildlooking horseman dashed up to the gate. "Got him. Job?" "No, Cornel, but we've got your bosses. They? was a-grasing near Woggy Creek. You brought us, Cornel, on a wild-goose chase, fttr ihem bosses aint bio stole. Jest slipped their halters and got away. I'm oil to my work;" and he galloped away. ' Delight and dismay chased each other over the Colonel's broad face. "Wall, now, gentlemen," he said depreoatingiy to the men who h id risen ; and were preparing to more off, "I'm 1 mighty sorry I troubled you." "You m ought hare got in a heap worse trouble of we had broken t hat youngster's ne k, as you and Jn'mson wanted," said one of the men sternly " We ought to thank our stars he got a war." "Wall, now." said the CVnnc!, help ie9.lv, "we've bin chashV a fellow for nothin1, eh?" " Looks monstrouily like it," said the man who had just Spoken; "and we were within an ace of hanin' him to the firm convenient limb, fumothin', too. ljook here, Cnrnel, you dont git me out agin when your bosses git away." They rode off, leaving the crest-fallen Colonel to follow at his leisure. As he rolled his portly bulk to the gate, Martha heard him muttering: "Wall, now, bow in thunder did them houses break loose?' it was over the fear and aupense. Martha had never fainted In hr life, but sue felt faint and sick, and closed hor eyes for a few minutes. Wha she ninisnwn ttsHMtk the roan man had taken

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dhvrasss MM MM ia hsokJasrat )W snQMswlnVn4&)Fs "i eao v saeasi m 'V tbaak yen," Iss sahi "Yeu'vs done so mueh for me float I can't express myself. But for you I those trees. They wouldn't have given mo tea miautes." You're safe now," she said. "Yes. But I wouldn't have showed myself area whoa I hoard all. hocsuss it might havs injured you with year neighbors for assisting a supposed horse-thief. My name is Burton-Har ry Burton; aad mr mother will you some day for this.' "Whr did you leave homo to dsr around ia this way f Martha asked curiously. Harrv Burton looked a little confused, but said: 4 tL- tm T tL..k T J a littio of the world. To tell the truth. I've been awav from home two moatha. and had written my mother that-1 was oomiag back to look after matters on the farm again, when all this happened to me. 1 will go aad look for my horse now. aad perhaps, when your father returns, he will set me aTross the river. Tm going to rMe ail night, for I'm just wild to see home again?' ' Martha directed htm to the place ' where his pony had been turned loose, 1 and then sat down to thiak quietly. ! What aa afternoon it had been: And all theee things had happened in a few ' hours. Robbie was looking every-1 where for the supposed Bertha, who had vanished, and wearied his sister ' with questions as to where she had j gone, and who was the strange man who bad come from behind the house. It was sunset when Mr. Willis returned. He was seriously angry end frightened at Martha's imprudence. and the risk she ran ia sheltering a ptesibic felon; but he wss proud, too. of nor bravery ana presence of mind, "Hover uo such act again, my girl." be said. "It was a dangerous experiment I can tell vouf But he was innocent and I knew it," Martha urged. "Must we run no risks to shield tha innocent?" it would nave been an interminable argument, but by this time Harry, Burton bad returned, aad Mr. Willis did not retain bis anger long at the sight of but pale, sensitive face. " My mother will thank you," wm all he said to Martha, as he shook her hand warmly at parting. You'JCa Companion. The isesteaUeu of Fertilisers. Perhaps something more may yet be loo mart in marrd tn tha mnnlkvtLMi at

fertilisers and their supposodjuxipeasity , f ? Pj aefer fopto waste. Certainly facts like the loT ' that he 1m paid. Maakaaturafiy

towing are suggestive as well as ia - sir active: Ia West Sprinsrneld is a field of com of about three acres, that stands remarkably well and has been noticeably rigorous all the season- Oa inquiry, we learned that oa about one-1 third of this piece fresh stable manure was spread ia mid-winter, when it was drawn. Oa another third the manure was piled, and spread at the thaw of ; plowing, as is the usual way. On the balance of the field a common mixture of fish and potadi was applied. The . proprietor teas us that the superiority j of the first style of treatment was plain-' ly visible all through the early stages of its growth, and that this accords with m - " . bis previous experience. If that is so, " it upsets some of the theories of the so-. called professors of agriculture. The idea has been prevalent that manures ; are injured by exposure to air aad frost, aad consequently they are often housed at considerable inconvenience till the time of planting, when they are covered with earth as quickly a possible. Some . plow them in. lest some of their precious qualities should be evaporated, j and others harrow them in, through ' fear of leaching. There are thote who ' ?rJ S-fi WW W HByL ,! WW wiawia mingle it with the soil by frequent ' plowing. The corn grower above referred to h) a maa of cautious speech and abundant resources, aad his tesU-! mony can be relied on. An opportunity is here given to establish a principle I that may be of value to farmers- Lot ; us " prove all things and hold fast that I which is good." Springfield (Afess.) ! Hepubliea. -Charges of cruelly by the officials of the Lincoln Institute. Philadelphia, had been puMUbeu, aad fifty men who had been inmates were invited to in - ret urate the present manasroment of the concern. Whoa they were ready to report, a meeting wss called "for the purpose of vindication." Resolutions were read that "the boys were uniformly healthy, bright and cheerful," and that "no boy was over unkindly treated while a punil of the In stitute." The Chairman said, in a eontident tone; AU in favor say aye." There were six ayes, aad the rest of the liftr iaveftigators said no. Then some ftpeeches were made denouncing Superintendent Hngg as a merciless bor whipper, snd the meeting adjourned. H'igg had hired an orchestra and preEsrt'd a line supper, but it is said that e did not seem to enjoy either the music or the food. --Prof. Heal, of Michigan, says: "If you havo money to fo-d away, seed down your young orchard to clover and f timothy, tor sow a crop of wheat or j oats. IX you want the trees to thrive, cultivate well till they are sevea to tea ; yesrs old. Spread ashes, manure or ' salt broadcast. Stop cultivating ht August, wools or no weeds; this allows the trees to ripen for winter." j A steamer just arrived ia HaitiCSZr".CZ.r" Lra2 JLZ the Uverpooi desk,

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a as ewtsa fa The death k of Jobs Winter Joaet. eoeapiler aad ntnftr aad principal Librarian of the Billion ssnm He was bora la iambs ia the centers. Rev. Or. 8. F. Sauth. the of our national hymn. of ia the hymn, "The Moraiag Light seugs, is Uraveliag hs lag letters tu the A Burns musical festival with eejha hundred singers was held lately at Kilmarnock, Bootlsad. at which tweatynve Pff W9e wrttUm. iMirna, aad his was crowned with a holly The hue Sidner grievously from ill-health for years but was never beard to i Hts wnotoeomo aad ge triumphed over bodily Ills i always ebeerfuL He leaves a aad four seas, the youngest aa Either fame or notoriety dent to oualifv aavbodv for i tivo leeturiag toa years ago; has the dessaad has steadily fallen oeY, aad were are now vary lew aassaati can draw paying audiences ta the lj thud. The agents ear that the was overdone, aad thereby riilaed ly the fiftieth aaniversarv of waits, which was written whoa he at the ago of six. Be has written, o then three hundred and ninety slant waJtaes, polkas aad quadriuos, and has probably made more money than any other composer alive. l William Hyde, editor of the -. Louis Hepmbiietm, completes tweety-Ave t years of service ou that pacer em the 8th of January. He las bad for veers, aad was the west of the Mississippi to receive and prepare a news meesage over the wires. He will observe the anniversary by tah lag a vaoatioa asja gouag on a around the worid. BUMOMGB. "You may oaly want a part of. nay tarn, but lamia for the rat. JWcsmoarf -jA maa ho has paid : ar. n. v. limes. . The Fooe is said to have seek Ml'f S 000 lire ia the attempt to run a newspaper. A much less expoadlture of lire maces a .new xotk paper ai LmecU Ceerier. The earth weighs 12,0, 671, 000,sads, more or less. Just 000,000.000 pouads. think of thK ye pompous H'r a litttee'rery time one of you gomnL Mashed masher: Are to undorsand? Egad, yes! Ws've known a women to hint every Ive miautes for two days that she nosdsd a new bonnet aad her husband dMat to understand. Baste fmL ThoFrhscess Louise is aa adept at Kensington and other fashionable ocnurufunrj. xmm mwcifum, avwaror, aaye she !sa t worth a cent at darning socks or putting a new baooment ia a pair of pantaloons. OUoago Times, An extreme agony is for a young lady to add to her toilet a large suetdower at her belt. The occult ssgaiaV oathm of this is: "I always tare toward the sou of some rich maa' Isa's ! XroTtoech oUbe Intend this? -Arte Mnve Btqiattr. -Waco tacovoet sooraa ore Jtafflay rbyinMu oa words MUspeltre. Use Wateaotoo, et tM oM one m that style for at to prtat who otorooator: at JoatiBM ctimbeS a tne, oai hoi a Woet Aoat JoatiBM ctlraheS a tide to vorcoostot', Aa thar ah aot a-tarowta' em ooo-taUod rotcoator." w Jr. T. eon. A young widow has married again. Aa old friend of the family reproaches her discreetly. "I am sure, my dear, J you have not f sey mJmLw, fe? doae; had your poor dear husband beea , he would never ballet you make . "ton a match, rum nper. body was telling the Jester about a good old preacher somewhere down in Ohio, who loved his pipe aad cigar far bettor than he did the maa who always keeps awake J ,. . v..,. . ... - - ?- -i thronghthe hymns aau goes to sleep during the sermon? One day, the niittee of brethren came to remonstrate with the parson for about the hundredth time, beseeching aad commanding him toa' andon the wicked and li thy habit o smoking. If," they told him, "you can give uj one postage of scripture, one line from the Bible that justifies ou in the use of tobacco, we will let you smoke in i-eeee and aeverspproaak you on the subject aga n.M "H'm. ' said the old man, "you mean that, do your " Indeed, we do mean it, and w Wm abide by what we say' said the eeuv mitteeT " Then," said the parson, higfatenlns; up "how does Revelation xxii. tL strike rou-'He which tetfthy. let him bo filthy still?'" And they turned away and were jpeechleea Imwasye. -J.ai .r i,ih tm w tllmm RMmiUa. uur mint H

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