Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 7, Number 20, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 11 November 1876 — Page 5

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THE MAIB

A PAPER

FUR THE

PEOPLE,*

SATURDAY NIGHT SCENES! -?.

Observations by Gas-Light

PEN PICTURES OF PUBLIC PLACES. v*«

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PRACTICAL, POPULAR, PICTURESQUE AND PECULIAR..

PETROSAL EXPERIENCE OF AS A MATE VR "MA S A BOUT TO H'.Y"

BEST OS "MAKING A SIGHT OF IT:'

WHAT HE SEES AND HEARS BETWEEN DARK AND DAYLIGHT,

It in not to be doubted that a largo majority of the readers of Tlw Saturday Evening Mail are s'aid, respectablo people, of regular habits, pood morals and correct taat*. They have pleasant homes, humble though soino of them may be, but homes which they value as thoy should, and show their attachment for by being gathered therein when the occupations of the day are ended and sin and temptation and crime are beginning to hold their unhallowed carnival on the streets. Except for the occasional evening prayer meeting, lecture, dramatic entertainment, or social gathering at a neigh or's house, each evening tinds them safely housed at home. Ten o'clock is a late hour with them, and to remain awake till midnight, except in case ol sickness, is a dissipation probably not indulged in six times in tho course of a whole year Of what goos on at night outside of their own little world, Innocent and exemplary as It is, they have but the dimmest of vague ideas. As long us the family circle around the home tlreside is unbroken, they will givo it little thought if, night after night, one is missed from it, the terrors and dangers of that unknown region, up town," or "down town," as the case may be, will most likely be greatly exaggerated. All cannot go out in perBOII and see for themselves what the dangers and temptations are, and it is not best they should. To those who do not object to seeing through somebody else's eyes—in this instance much the safest and pleasantest way we assure them—a brief description or what goes on at night and what there is to see may be of Interest. Those to whom the scenes treated aro familiar may be excused for finding the article tedious and stupid. It is not written lor them.

SATURDAY NICJHT.

We chose Saturday night for making our rounds for various reasons. It is the night that closes tho woek, the nlghton which laboring men receive their wages and the night on which, alas! many of them spend them, every cent, in a drunken carouse and begin the new week In the station house. It Is the night when the store® and shops are lighted up the brightest and the streets aro busiest and most crowded when men who hnvo worked hard all the week ar* out with th-lr wives, making little purchases at tho stores, settling up their grocery bills, buying littlo dellca ties for the Sunday dinner or presents for the children at home. It la the night when the fastidious young mechanic, sciubbed, shaved and moustache blacked, dons his boat suit of clothes and, canoln hand, tries on half tho hats in town beforo finding one worthy of wearing to call on the plump little maid who is at that moment waiting anxiously In somebody's kitchen to bo "set up" with. It is the night when tho poor tramp, limping into town past brightly lighted houtes fr*m whence come the sound of morry childish volow and tho smell of broiling ham, feels his loneliness and desolation tho most. It is the night when the ledger and tho cash book are closed with a bang and the poor, hardprossed and sorely hai rassed merchant fervently thanks the Lord that banks don't do business on Sunday. It is tho night when little noses are flattened against frbsty window panes watching eagerly for p«p« to come homo with two kinds of rat-dr In his overcoat pockut aud a t«w for the baby. Lastly it is the night that precede# tbeone morning in seven when we can fully enjoy the luxury «r lying in bed to just a* late hour as ever we please. And that's vtiucth'.njj that's not to be sneeaed at,

TTVOHLXLS VI*

The wholesale honses close at six o'clock. At seven the large dry goods storm shut their doors. At eight a few more establishments of various kinds turn down the gas and lock up. At nine business is still brisk In the clothing stores, shoe stores, hat stores, millinery, confectionery and cigar stores, and continues so for Use next two hours. But gradually the customers thin out, the tired salesmen languidly straighten up tbe shelves, the proprietor or book keeper figures up the "cash," and, one •*v one, the stores are elos*»!. *nd now the saloons, the reslaurapts. and tbe barber shop* seem to bare Hall totfaennelvee, but it la plain which will last tbe longest for aa wo stroll past tbe latter we see the poor darkeys yawning and strotohlng moat forlornly, while tbe hands of tbe olook are creeping around to twelve, and only about one chair out of fire la occupied. By half-past twelve tbe last shop Is darkened, and by one, tbe restaurant* have followed suit but tbe saloons, tbe greater number at least, are as brilliant aa erer and look, so fkr

ssoutside appearanoe goes, aa If they intended to run all night. From out their depths come the sound of sings, the clinking of glasses, tko rattle of billiard balls, and men go In and out, singly and in parties, and all the Indications aro that business la better than at any time In the past twenty-four hours. At two o'clock some of them aro closed up, but not all of them at three. All tbe banks and near'.y all the business housee leave a bright light burning all night so that any one passing by on the outside Is able to 1 ok in and see if anything is going ou that shouldn't go on— burglaries, for exampl •. The lights in the banks are right in front of tho vault doors and a man meddling with tho look would be the most conspicuous object In the room, even to a pa-wer by on the opposite sldo of the street.

FROM SIX TILL N1XK.

From six o'clock till nine is the perlou of tbe greatest animation and stir, when It seems to tho casual spectator that overybody" i» out and each Individual person eagerly bent on the speedy ac compiishment of some fixed purpose wbkh will not admit of the slightest delay. Between these hours the streets present their gayest and most attractive appearance, and all Is life and bustle and noise. The sidewalks swans with people, and a waik from Sixth street to Fourth is only accomplished at the frequent risk of being run into or run over —trivial escapades that vmuot be wholly avoided even by the most dexterous dodging. All sorts of por"»le are out. from the old and infirm grandfather, hobbling along with his Iron-shod cane, to the toothless and bald-headed baby wheeled by by its proud mother in ono of those notorious and universally execrated public nuisances, a perambulator. The fast young man is of course abroad, as is also tho fast young woman, and both contrive, as usual, to make themselves unpleasantly conspicuous. A la^e majority of tho male pedestrians have lighted cigars in thoir mouths, and it must bo confessed that about a great many of them there is a strong smell of bad whiskey which even cloves and burnt-coffee have been powerless to entirely overcomo. Numerous boys go slouching along indifferent as to whom ihey run against, and perfectly reckless as regards the comfort or convenience of anybody else, whon they choose to stop in a group in the middle of the side walk and discuss the merits of the last baseball match. But their blocking up the sidewalks, is innocence itself compared to the horribly distracting whistles they split your ears with every lew seconds in signaling each other at a distance. This last nuisance is excruciating to tho last degreo and you are never out of hearing ol it. This is the period when the auction rooms, the cigar stores, tbe news stands and tho gents' furnishing establishments are doing their liveliest business.

AMUSEMENTS.

Leaving tho streets about half past nino, when tne houses last mentioned were beginning to find themselves deserted, we tui ned into tho building whlob was formerly Dowling Hall but which is now known as the Academy of Music and which is occupied by a variety'company which gives nightly performances at 50, 23 and 15 cents a head, adiulssiou. To our amazement, nearly every seat was occupied, both down stairs and la the gallery. The audience wis composed entirely of men and boys, but fewer of the latter, we must say, than might have been cxpected in a crowd of that size. Of course the performance was of a character to suit tbe audience not remarkable, in any respect, but passibly amusing decidedlyooarse in most things, but not absolutely Indecent. It seemed to bo heartily njoyed by most of tbos? present, and the older was as good, except that the men sat with their hats on, acone commonly sees at the Opora House. At tho first intermission wo went down stairs wl.h the crowd (and wo nro sure that four filths of them wont) and found ourselves in a large, handsomely furnished, and brilliantly lighted bar-room. For tho next twenty minutes three bar-keeper* aro kept on bo jump dealing out wine, bter, whisky, cigars, and the various other poisons usually kept in tfsuolinbments of the kind. A pertect shower of money is received |and when the thirsty parties have melted away, that ia, returned up stairs, the bar keeper* uiop oil tbe counters, fill up the decanters aud get ready lor tho next shower, which Will take place in ab#ut thirty minutes ntorc. These are repeated six or eight times before the evening*, entertainment Is over. In the rear of the barroom tn a billiard room, and in rear of that a "reading room," where ono may have his drinks sent and ennsnme them at his leisure. Under the stage, we are told, among the apartments formerly u*d as dressing room*, is a "wine room," of which we bear some curious stories. As none but invited visitors, or such as have a pass from tbe manager, are admitted to this mysterious region where champaguo cider is five dollar* a bottle and beer twenty cents a glass with the charming and unconventional society of the fascinating actresses from Upstairs, tn their abbreviated stags cos tumes, thrown in, we did not see it and consequently are unable to speak more circumstantially respecting it. Find ng a limit to our explorations In tbe Acadsmy, we left It and sought

THB T. Jt. V. A. KKADt.tOttOOKft. I Tbe transition though sudden was not fetal, yet the contrast was saddening In tbe extreme. Here was a large, pleasant room, well lighted, comfortably warmed, tastefully furnished every-, thing about it bright, attractive and inviting supplied with all tbe lending daily, weekly, and illustrated papers, magudnes and reviews a library of re-

COT THIS OUT

and bring the advertisement with you er

MAKE A NOTE

of some of the good* we offer so cheap.

REPELLANTS

65 and 75 oents Extra for the price.

CASSIMERES!!

All wool at $1.00 that are worth $1.50.

ASK FOR RED FLANNELS, that we sell at 30 and 35 cents. They are a bargain and are worth 50cents. "ALBANl" KID GLOVES! Two buttons in all colors $125. This is the beat glove ever sold at the price.

BYCE CO.

spectable size all tho conveniences for writing or study everything any ono could reasonably at»k for or suggest In a first class reading room—offered freely to any who would use K, and but throe persons availing themselves ol the privilege! Thero had only been five

TAKING A MAN HOME.

Word had come that a man was lying in tho gutter near the street-car stables either -very drunk or very nearly dead. It proved to be tbe former and the man was a well known citizen whose name in this connection would be the biggest sensation in the paper. Tbe officer, out ot regard for an innocent family, took bim home instead of to the station house though it was no small job to get him there and no small temptation to take bim the other direction, for of late the man has been picked up in this condition two or three times a week. Tbe mortification that man will feel some morning when he wakens up in the station house, and the bitter agony of bis poor wife and children, who can imagine? And it will happen, we know, for wo have heard the policemen talk. And this was the third well known citizen," that same offioer bad already taken home sinee he came on duty and a couple of hours later another officer told us that ho bad taken home soven. Some of the names .givou us of men who frequently require such attentions would, if given bore, shock this communit}' inexpressibly. With us tbe knowledge is sale, but will their secret always remain safe? They aro in foarful peril we fbar, for such things always "get out."^

IN THE SAIYOONH.

Artor midnight we wero in a number of the saloons, generally of tbe more respectable sort, and saw a good deal ot drinking and a good many men pretty well "set up" though not the amount of absolute uukencss wo expected to see In fact wo must say wo say that during the whole night we saw but one niin so drunk as to be unable to walk without assistance. Of courso there won men In that condition We simpley uU not bapp»n to meet them. Tbe most of thoso wo aaw who had been drinking much were in a Jolly, don't-eare-a-cuss sort of a mood, inclined to slap each other on the back, spend money freoly, and sing »ongs in chorus. Wo saw some card playing, but no gambling, except for "drinks We are tol however, that aimost ever/ saloon bw a private nom attached, either up stairs or somewhere else, ralleJ a "dub room," in which gambling for money is done. This is probably so, though we did not get to see tbe interior of any. We did not happen to see any disturbance of any kind such as fighting or eren quarreling, though oue need only read the court reports to know that such occur frequently. We saw a good many men drinking that we thought were strong temperance men and men that we bad no idee erer visited saloon. Ws MW some young men drink with all the mutff froid ol old stagers whom we were sincerely grieved to see drink at all. We witnessed more of saloon 1Kb than we ever did in tbe sane length of time before, and more than we care to witness qgain, and feel quite oertain we'd ratber starve than to engage in tbe business.

AH HH'IDKNT.

Onoe, in passing slowly down the

HAW A

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TERRE HAUTE SATURDAY KV ION I N M'A II.

visitors

during the whole evening. Tho "Acad omy," square away, had four hundred it least and we'll vontujo the assortiou that th «re wasn't a whisky shop in town that had less than five at that very mo inent. It is such fact* as these that 'louble one up, metaphorically'speaking. Why those other places, vulgar, disreputable and pernicious, should be crowd ed, aud this, decent, respectable and of some value to young mon, be deserted, is one of the insolvable mysteries. We withdrew, pondering it, aud resumed our walk.

I WAITIXG FOR THE TRAIN. Once during the night we visited the depots and looked at a dozen or more cold, shivering, and truly miserable ravelers impatiently waiting for a belated train. Ordinarily we know of no sight more depressing, but being simply a disinterested spectator of other poo pie's misery, we found to make all the difference in the world. Wo even watched them yawn, and nod, and change one uncomfoi table position for another position still more uncomfortable, aud growl, and snore, and swear, and look at the clock, and consult the time table, with a good deal of enjoyment. We lookod into the coffee room and saw two or three persons eating ham sandwiches which they didn't want, in glum silence, and washing them down with hurried gulps of hot coffee for fear tho train might como and get away before they could possibly finish. The policeman seemed to be the only man fully awake and in possession of all his senses. We ongaged him in conversation and learned that he bad just returned, a short time before, from

5?B55f

CLOAKINGS!

just received in

ROITGK CLOTHS,

Matiallasu and Basket Style i.

The mnerout parties who have been waiting for them, will call at onoe, as the patterns are very desirable and will go off rapidly.

FELT

_A.isrr

BALMORAL S I S

Just received, from 6o cents to $2. Don't buy a skirt until you see these.

W. S. BICE O.

street wo observed, in front of a saloon, a boy sitting on tho curbstone, bis feet in the gutter, his shoulders and limbs drawn together as if trying to protect himself from the cold. It must have been towards midnight. We passed on without thinking much about it but as we returned, half an hour afterwards, wore somewhat surprised tc find him sitting there still In much the same position. We 8topped and spoke to him. lit was a hollow-cbosted, delicate looking littlo fellow with the saddest face we have ever seen on a child. His clothes wero thlu and scant and his shoes a perfect marvel of utilized dilapidation. Ilis age could not have been more than nino, if so much. Instead of making any reply to tho question we put to him, bo rose from his seat and moved wearily off through the mud, across tbe street, and was lost to sight. It must have been nearly an hour Tafter that, that we passed by tho same saloon again, and there, to our amazemeut, was the same boy in tbe sumo position we had first seen him, except that his elbows were now resting ou his little Lhin knoes and his faco burrled in his bands. He was not asleep, for he raise! his bead slightly at hearing us stop, and glanced quickly around. Moved with curiosity, yet afraid of alarming him, wo stepped inside and tried to learn from the barkeeper what this strange conduct meant. A boisterous party of customers claimed bis attention just then and for ten minutes wy stood waiting in vain to get his oar. At the moment our patience seemed about to be rewarded, a man at one of tbe card tables, in attempting to get up, lost his balance and foil headlong on the floor. This caused some confusion aud the man was told that he must go home—that he'd "had enough." He protested that he was all right,'' but the implacable bar-keeper took hold of bis arm, led bim to tbe door and put kim out. At the moment the door opened we saw the same boy spring to his fedt, and when we reached the street, he was holding tbe drunken man's hand and leading bim off. We watched them sorrowfully as they passed out of sight, the man reeling from side to side and muttering to himself and tbe boy silently guiding bim home as best he could. It was a sad and touching scene. We learned that the man was formerly In good circumstances and engaged in tbe grooery business, in which ho Uiled about two years ago. He is now driving a team for somebody, and gets drunk every time ho gets a cent ol money. The same littie boy always takes bim home, but cannot be induced to enter a saloon, waiting, in tbe coldest weather, outside till bis beast of a father is ready to go -f

ANOTHER.

Somewhere about midnight as we wero quietly observing a boisterous party of young men engaged in a game of billiards in one of the saloons, we were somewhat startled to eeo oue of them, a flashily. dressed youngster of nineteen, perhaps, suddenly drop as if he had boon shot, au disappear under Uie OiUiuru table. Tho others seemed to comprehend the situation instantly, and, as if by previous agreement, apparently unconscious of tho disappoaranue, gathered on the side of the table nearest the door aud entered into au earnest discussion as to how that last shot could bavo been made to better udvantage, iyooking around to ascertain the cause of this singular proceeding, we noticed a respectable, middle-aged gentleman standing near tho door who, evidently, bad just outer ed. He was peering about the room in a bewildered, inquiring sort of way, ss If searching for some one. Apparent satisfying himself that the party bo was seeking was not present, be withdrew. And then this young man, who shall be nameless here—John Xameiesf, If tho reader plense—crawled out from uiul^r the table, es pitiful and demoralized looking an object as one could find anywhere. Hut the others milled him, treated the matter lishtly and intimated that be ought to "set 'em up on that,*' a suggestiou which he was not slow to adopt. They all gathered •round the bar, the bottle of "sour mash" begau circulating and our crestfallen hero was beginning to feel a return of courage and confidence. He laughed nervously at the narrow escape and made rather a lame boast In a braggadocio sort of way that it was a "d—d good Joke on the old man," at whtoh tbe others laughed uproariously. As be gi aaped tbe neck of the bottle to pour out his drink, a heavy hand was laid ou his arm. Ills fhee blanched, hi* jaw fell, and his legs shook ss if he bad an attack of ague. He knew who it was without looking. Slowly righting up tbe bottle be turned swsy from tbe oounter, with downasst eyes, and marched abjectly, without a word, out tbe door at which tbe stern finger of the "old man" was pointing. Hie chums looked on In awed alienee, bat made no •i «V*\ I

KOBE

CLOAKS!

Juatopentd. Within the past few days we have received a great many new cloaks in

MATTiSLLASSE,

-A. S BC E and other patterns of

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Betides manv Smootn Face E A O

O A S

We can now show the laige*t rftock nnd the greatest assortment of all prices to suit the pune of everybody, than can be found elsewhere.

W. H. BYCE CO.

motion to detain him. The only sentence spoken, befwre the door closed was by tho "old man," as he turned to leave. His exclamation was, "Sicc kind of a choir tnectin', t/tia is!" „.

DBSERTEQ.

After two o'clock slleroe gradually settled on tho stroets. For an hour or two there were occasional outbursts of noise as soiny rollicking party of roysterers reeled out of a saloon and made their way home and now and then a solitary iudividual tramped hurriedly by *vith his head down and overcoat closely wrapped about bim, his boot heels cracking on the frosty pavement loud enough to be distinctly heard two squares away. And always after any one had thus passed the street seemed lonelier and the silence more profound and impressive. At four o'clock the town seemed buried in sleep. Not even a locomotive whistle was to bo heard, for it was Saturday night and no trains were running.

Occasionally NO policemen (they go at night in pairs) would tie fouud on soma sheltered corner, talking to each other in subdued and sleepy tones, but there was no other sound or sign of life. -•Except one. As we passed down Sixth street shortly before daybreak, on the way honid, we did see a grave and dignified citizen—that is,] a citlzan who undor favorable circuinstanacs can be, and is, grave and dignified—out in his night clotkes chasing a stray cow out of his front yard. His appearance on that particular occasion was not either grave er dignified, but he was very much in earnest, and we think wo beard him use language in reference to that cow and a wooden-headed council, that wouldn't do to insert in a .Sunday school book. But no matter. One whs Is "out all ht" will witness many stranger things than this, or any we have alluded to. There are some things one can see that are not talked about in tbe columns of a newspaper.

THE Globo Job Printing Offlje, situatod immediately opposite tho postofllce, has a complete book bindery and blank book manufactory connected with it. The proprietor, C. W. Brown, Is a practical printer, and gives close personal attention to all business in either Hue. No better binder than Charley Warner, his foreman, can be fmnd in the country, either East or West, or in Europe. A large amount of his work was on exhibition af the Centennial, and received the oommondation of all who looked uP°nit-

and an advertisement in another column it will ba observed that the commodious and well known perk house of YV. J. Reiman & Son, ii» oflered for sale. This is an opportunity to get a valuable piece of property at a bargain. If not sold soon, it will be rented for the season. Mr. T. (J. Buntin has charge of the property and will answer all inquiries.

POPULAR CENT STORE FOR NOVELTIES AND FANCY GOODS.

Well as shore aa I'm a stan'in' here I'm gjad this perlitical cxciteWnt's over. I b'lievo in my soul some people git that tore up about olectin a President that they'd juxt go right) along eatiiv chips an' whetstones an' never know the difference. But they'd never git fat ou that kind o' diet. I know that. Nobody jan't git fat an' have

iuiiith*wTthout tl'cy cat fattening tiling Now there'n RipJKJtoe as keeps things as do anvbody goU eat. 1 can see to save my life whv everytwdy in town don pnttemixe him. He'* got a power nice thing* on hand to-day-

ARDINAI, AND NAVY BLUE SILK RIBBONS, 5 CENTS PER YARD ONLY, AT THE CENT STORE.

GAM F.j— FAILS, WILD DUCKS,

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i&t '-if Vh

WILD TFRKKYS, AT PAFTON BROS. TO-DAY.

OYSTERS. CRANBERRIES.

DRESSED

porr/rnr,

Tin: FINEST OF MEATS, AT PATTON BROS. TO-DA

CELERY, MINCEMEAT, SWEET POTATOES

AND OYSTERS IN BULK \T PATTON BROS. )-D Y.

SPORTSMEN

NEVER MI88 WHEN F8INO HAZARD'S POWDER.

A. O. AUSTIN & CO.,

Agvnbi far Indiana. They also sell tbe Eureka Air gun. This firm awfully up with the limes, and are bound to lead the Hardware trade of this city.

WE HAVE THE LARGEST LINE OK FINE ORNAMENTED WALL BRACKETS IN THIS CITY. CENT STORK. *,

BLANKETS!!!

White, Orey and B.-own. The gr-*at-est bargain 4 ever looked at frjm $2-50 a pair up to the finest grades.

FACTOR

•FLANNELS! I:?

35 to 45 cents. Wool Yarns, 75 c#nia that' beat factory prices for quality. J'

FACTORY aiJEAMrS.^^,

A big lot of extra he»vy weights at 50 cts.

O E I

From the Factory at $2 50. a-H^AJEJSr BAGS 20 cents. All the above prices show how cheap we sell. *'k~

B¥C£ CO.

THE BOY CAPTIVE.

After the lapse rf some Jive minutes Phil stopped to listen, for he believed hf» had beard Mugwa speak. Not long WQI he kept iu suspense. A savage grow] fell upon his ear from but & few yards in advance. Hastening forward, a few steps brought him to an open spot, ancl there bo beheld tbe old Indian struggling in tho embrace of a huge blacH Dear.

Mugwa had evidently run square into tho paws or tho monster, for his gun had not been tired. One band was clutching the throat of bruin, while with the other be was making vaiu efforts to plunge bis knife into the vitals of tho east. Every timo a thrust was made tho bear, with his great paw, woufij knock tbe blow aside.

Phil saw that tho old Bear Slayor had got his match this timo, am! raised hi?

ffunandshoot.

to Sight was drawn carefiOv, the youtb^s finger was just pressing the trigger, when the crack of a rifle close bv so startled the boy that he lowered bis piece.

At the discharge of the gmi tho boar had loosened his hold upou Mugwa, and fallen dead. What eould it mean

Phil caught the glimpse of some petson, and that was all, whether a whit* or rod man ho could not tell, for tho foim disappeared before tho smoke had cleared away from the s|ot wbcre the hunter stood.

When the youth reachod the si^o of Mugwa, he found the old Indian as. much confU6cd as himself.

Frit)iid noar ho said, looking first at the bov and thou at the monster at his feet.

Yes." was tho reply "It.r.v a lain tor disappear over the bank.'.'-

The "two passed up the bin to tho spot where tho hunter had bto d. and the guide examinod the ground ror a minute, then lifting his head hi*

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old Indian had disappeared around tht point of a protecting rock. The youth, after a inomont's delay, started in tbe same direction. Climbidg over the rough edges of a pile of stones* that tbe elements bad loosened from tbe wall abovo, he stole through tho bushee that fringed tbe htllshln, and worked along as rapidly as ho dared to iu the footsteps of his guide.

Mil

More than one?" »"*.* vOnly one." a us follow," said Mu^wa, loading the way.

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if satisdR

said Only one, and a white man." .v white man!" echoed J'liil, In an agitated manner "ob, let overtake liim J"

Mugwa, with a suspicion look, shook his head. "J want nothing of the pateface, and the pale-face waots nothln^pfr me. lie got big heart," oontinued tbe Indian, laying his hand upon his breast, .1 and he do us no bar.u." si

The idea of not following the hunter was uiisatlsfatory to tho youth. He wished he had known tbo lact thatil was a white man before the noble fellow had disappeared he would have gone to him at once, but it was toolato npw to attempt to escape Mugwa.

Returning to the de»d bear, they found that the beast bad been woundEd by a bail previous to the fatal shot, and then they knew that the first gun they had b( ard wai directed toward bruin. This accounted for the presence of the hunter at tho Important moment, as he was following tbe game.

Alter dressing the bear Mugwa o0i»- $ eluded, as the location was favorable, to spend the night there, lor

tho sun had

already set. As ifjecy clouds lay over the summer sky, tho darkness that C!ONK1 around them was such as to place phantom pistares all about Imnbes assumed the forms of men, and trees v. :h tho fitflil shadows that the moon r.i. dewn ajppeared to move and almost talk to 'Jp wind that came in gusbef, and lullwl away again.

Our uert could not Tie fancied that he hoard his name called softly time and again. Restle** and troublWi in Knirits, he ciept quietly and wfCS- *v de' I by himself. Often he fancied foe* teps founded ii"! rhiir

Phil!" came the oft voire again. It appeared so ilko a human whisper that he could hardlv refrain irdmsmworir*. "Phil!"

The voice sounded nr.r-r and more distinct—thtre wa«i foot*! youth paercrt Into thesha side. *1 "Phil!"

p, too. The •vfi on every

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This time close benide bim. Uncle Lewis!" answer**!.% quivering voice.

My God! my boy!"

vtnr,

the ejnen-

latlon, and our hero found h:nwelf yiMs-

ped In arms of flesh and »!—tho3vf j, a true and long-lost fri'-r.d. [TO HK XMTI2HJKO.] *rt

l\\ TRUSS OF UUSbAJDIiY. There will be a reunion and basket meeting of the Patrons of Vi^o Count*, at Supar Jrove Hall (3 mike -x utheost of the city) at 10 o'clock Saturday, NOVCBSber 18th, 1«7*», lelegate« to the Annual meeting of the State Grange will elected.

All 4th degree members are urged to be present. By order of Pomcofc Or.mgcf. V* •W. (JiLBKjtT, KrTretsry.,

8TLTKB WATCHEH

Of American aud Foreign numufltctore. Come and see tbeui and loam how low a flint rate watch can be bought.

New style neck chains s* S. K. FREEMAN8., Vain street, bet. V.h and 8lb oppoaite National House. ^.

H0R8K FOR SALS.

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