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\\. IE KH LA, EDI 1 Oil.___ _•__The Constitution, the Union, and the Enforcement of the Laws.
VOL- 1. _OKs A lie, ARKANSAS, FlUDAY, JANUARY 18, 1861. ~~
flic Constitutional \h\m,
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OFFICIAL I>I RECTORY.
OFFICERS OF PRAIRIE COI JKTF.
COUNTY AND PROBATE JUDGE,
James Ij- Hunt,
CLERK,
WILL IA 31 G 0 01)11 U 31.
SIinurF,
WILLIAM A. PLUNKETT.
. trcas r u eit,
W Y LIE L A N Iv F 0 R P.
CORONER,
LEVIN HARRIS 0 N.
Sl'RVE YOU,
E. A. HOWELL.
COMMON SCHOOL COMMISSIONER,
W. P. PRESTON.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE,
B E N ') A 31 I N F A W C E T .
JUSTICES OS' THE PEACE.
/’ hr —1’>. F. Coulter, E. L. Beard, B. V. Siniili,
James Glover.
Can,line—G. M. Connor, AV. K. Dobbins, James
Knight. Win. Donnell. S.Cozai-t. AY.C. Robinson.
I'o/ion Boost—Aser Pipkin. Y. D. Robinson.
\Yh,te Jtinr—11. I*. Vaughan, T. B. Kent, B. C.
Iletnbert. 1>. P. Black.
( ,i,r—F. C. Paine. It. Douglass.
• • ngaic—VV. A. VV. Mann, AV. J. McCon
JlamlPni,—T. Ai. Gray. J. Tucker.
Rich Wo,,,!..—’I'. F. Price. AA\ II. Rrantlv.
Char Lo';,—Guinn Barber. James T. Morris.
l.a Crete—T. M. Belcher, Thomas ilurville.
( O A S T h 25 E S .
Prairie—Q. T. AA’eb.-ter: Center—J. D. Steele;
Caroline—R. H. Freeling; I lav Item—FI. Jarvis;
Pir/eon Roost—AV A. Harper: B hie Hirer—C- T.
Oldham; Bolt Woods—AV. A. Bat r; Watiensaie—
John Gales.
Constables of (Hear Lake and La Grew Town
ships failed to ‘ill their bonds.
S'l' I; A AI ISO ATS.
LEAVES MEMPHIS EVERY TUESDAY.
Memiiiiis, White isikI l.ilHe Iletl
River Packet,
d jqcl iral;
ELIAS TI10MASS0N, - - - - Master.
f p li IS FINE FREIGHT AND ! '•'
1 steamer. ha\ lug b, ,-n t i .> ‘
will run regularly between M.inputs si it ■ i the v.
ous points on White river throughout tne season,
arriving at Dos Arc on Thut> lay evenings on her
up trip, and down on Friday evenings. For H eight
©tpassage, apply 0« board. jntill. bl-tt
LEAVES MEMPHIS EV ER if SATURDAY.
Memphis, While and kittle Red
Rivet* Packet,
CI3rC3> xdl^jL JLP2
PETE FLEMMING, ----- Master.
riMlIS STEAMER HAVING BEEN THOR
1 onglilv refitted, will make regular trips
throughout the season, leaving Memphis every
Saturday, arriving at Des Arc every Monday on
her up trip, and down every Tuesday. For freight
or pasMge*apply onboard. jy 1 1 - h i -t f
Regular \evv Orleans, White and
kittle Red River Packet,
Klcle-NVltecl Steamer
I AT AN;
II. S. EATON,.Master.
mills FINE FREIGHT AND PASSENGER
A packet having been furnished with cotton
guard?, and otherwise repaired, will run between
New Orleans and the various points on White
liver, during the season, as a semi-monthly
packet. novgS-tr
LEAVES MEMPHIS EVERY TUESDAY.
Memphis and White River Packet,
OOLDEA STATE,
TIICKS KING,.Master
J. B. Bussf.ll, - - Clcrki
mins SPLENDID PASSENGER STEAMER
1 will make regular tripsfrom Memphis to Des
1 Are, Augusta and Jacksonport, on White river.
For freight or passage, apply on board.
Memphis. White and kittle Red
River Packet,
A. W. QUARRIER,
D. M. ROGERS, - - - - Master.
mills S PEN DID LIGHT DRAUGHT STEAMER
A having been thoroughly repaired, will nuikc
regular trips between Memphis and Searcy on
Little Red River, touching at all points on White
She has first-class passenger accommodations.
Shippers and consignees may rely upon the
regularity of this packet, and nil business en
irusted to their care will lie promptly and faith
fully attended to. For freight or passage, apply
®fi board. dec 7-tf. .
Li .
_) i»' « i xi: \ it ns.
J. M. GOGGIN. D. C. TRADER. B. W. L. HOLT.
GOGGIN, TRADER & HOLT,
Cotton and Tobacco Factors,
Ci R t)( ERH,
FOKiVAKUIXG AM) (OMMSSIOX MERCHANTS,
So. 1G Front Row, MEMPHIS, TENN.
Weekly acoe s si o xs n eceiyed thro ugh -
n >t the ens•)m to tfipir already largo and
desirable stuck of Tobacco, Bagging, Rope. Su
gar. Coffee, Molasses, 15aeon Sait. Whisky, Flour,
and Plantation Supplies gtncrally. Will Store
< otton. Leaf Tobacco and rther Produce in our
commodious Warehouse on Union Street, in sight
of their business house, Xc Id Front IIow. We
Store and Sell 1 otton at 7i»e per bale. no30-3m
1:i< CLWIOH STOVE AVOItivS!
GILES F TILLEY,
MANUFACTURE]* OP
( barter Oak, I'lyuiotb lick. & \ alley Forge
* t
( o o ii: i 11 of i oves!
Also, every variety of
PARLOR. I2«J\ k ( SiOA SIS.
155 and lot Alain Street,
dec 7-tf ST. LOUIS. MISSOURI,
O. NORTON, - - - F. A. PRAGUE.
IE O. NORTON .X C O.,
Forwarding & Commission Merchants
AND DEALERS IN
FLOUR, GRAIN and PRODUCE,
Ai*>. £»<i Front Row,
dcc!4-2m _ MEMPHIS, TEXX.
H0FFHEU1ER BROTHERS, _
IMPORTERS AM) HEALERS IN
Brandies, Gins, Wines, Cigars, Ac.,
ALSO,
DISTILLERS & MANITACTERERS OF
Domestic Vines an»l I/i<iuors,
02 & 34 Second St., betw. Main & Sycamore,
dot 28-tf. CINCINNATI. O.
F. LEFTIES, V. KLEIN.
LEPTIBN & KLEIN,
DEALEllS IN
CLOCKS, WATCHES and JEWELRY,
IJucna "Visitn stivct,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
H aving on hand a new and selected
stock of ('locks. Watches anil Jewelry, we
respectfully solicit a continuance of the kind pat
ronage of the people of Dos Arc and surrounding
country. We are also prepared to do all kinds of
Watch, Clock and Jewelry work with care and
despatch. All work warranted. dec 7-tf
I!. I,. 1'FIUtT, - - - - J. M. 1’ETTEY.
PERRY & PETTEY,
Soudti Sule of Buena V;Ha Street,
DF.S ARG, ARKANSAS,
DEALERS TN ST A RLE. FANCY. FOREIGN
and Domestic Dry-Goods, Ready-Made Clo
thing. lints and Caps. Boots ami Shoes, Hardware
and t'uttlery. (Jueensware, etc. Also, a complete
assortment of Fancy Silk-. Ribbons. Trimmings
and fancy articles of every description.
All kinds of goods, by the piece, at wholesale
prices. dec 7-tf
BES ARC HOTEL.
BY ,i. ('. TARKINTOV,
DBS ARC. ARKANSAS.
H aving leased this well-arranged
Hotel, the proprie ‘i- respectfully informs
t rn velcrs and the public generally, that he has com
pletely renovated the pi\ misi -, and is prepared
u, accommodate all who may larorliiin with their
n.itronage. 1 f unrenii1 ted care and attention will
secure tl e l'avor of all, he i - determined to please.
CHARGES REASONABLE.
The Bar attachedto this House is supplied
with the best of Liquors and Cigars. nov
K. Jl. KOBIXSOK, ------ (I. J. BBAXCII.
ROBINSON & BRANCH,
(Successors to <i. W. Yaden,)
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
(jri*o('(‘ric« nii<l I *roduco,
HEBEI VINA F‘ f IS * V A K hi N t, A t OlIMDsION MERCHANTS,
dot8. DES ARC. ARKANSAS.
<;. M*EAR EN. ------ S. N. JACKSON.
ML AREN & JACKSON,
Successors to G. <£ J. McLaren X Co.,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Dealers in staple and fancy dry
Hoods, Ready-Made Clothing, lists amt
i j>h, ll'uinets. Hoots and Shoes. Hardware and
Cuttlery. Hooks. Stationery, etc. Also, Receiving,
Phi-warding ami Commission Merchants, nov 8.
GARVIN, BELL & CO.,
IMIMHiTLUS A WHOLESALE UK A LESS IN
FOREIGN & DOMESTIC DllY-GOODS.
AND
Manul'ai'turers of t'lolliing.
Nos. 442 aud 444 Main Street, north side,
. I6.6m. LOUISVILLE, KV.
R. C. MC CARLE Y & CO->
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Dealers in staple and fancy dry
Hoods, lteady-Ma le Clothing, llats, Caps,
Hoots, Shoes, Hardware, Queens ware, Etc., Etc.,
Forwarding and Commission Merchants, nov3.
J. H. QUISENBERRY,
AUCTION. COMMISSION MERCHANT,
AND
Real Ks<tiite Agent,
nov3. DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
A. STEWAttT, WM. STEWAKT, II. STEWABTl
STEWART & BROS.,
Receiving, Forwarding
A\u € OTD1ISSIOX JIEBCIIAVTS,
nov 3. DES ARC. ARKANSAS._
GENERAL LAND AGENCY,
* H
Des Arc, Arkansas.
11 HE UNDERSIGNED H AVING HAD AN Ex
perience of more than fifteen years in Arkan
sas land affairs, and a large portion of the time an
active Land Agent, has kept pace with the landed
interest of the State of Arkansas, as well as the
General Government, is prepared to give immedi
ate attention to all paying business in his line.
Office for the present, in the store-house, next
door to Messrs, llayley & Erwin's Store, Des Arc,
AluovdO-tf JOHN H. QUISENBERRY.
PBOFESBlOyAI/ CA !? 1>W.
T. J. JQBZ,
Attorney at Laiv,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
TTTILL TRACTR'E IN PRAIRIE AND THE
Y\ adjoining counties. Darticluar attention
given to Collections.
Kei’Eiikxcks.—T. J. A (’. Powell. Knoxville,
Tenn.; Titos. Ji. Callaway, President of Ocoee
Ban!;, ( Icvcland, Tenn.: .Moore & Marslt, Chatta
nooga. Teuu.; lion. Joltn H.Lumpkin, Rome, Ga.;
Hon. W iUi:tm Daugherty, Columbus, Ga.: Hon.
Joseph T. -Mi.Tuinic!!, Ringgold. Ga.: William 11.
Inman, Pre.-i lent Northwestern Rank, Ringgold.
Georgia._ nov 1
T. B. EEHT,
Attorney ot ijtnv,
DUS ARC, ARKANSAS,
■\T^IRR PRACTICE IN THE COURTS OF
YY Prairie, W hite, Monro*. Arkansas, St.
Francis, Jackson and Independence counties. Ail
business intrusted to bis care shall meet with
prompt at: mUon. ■ ■ 11 I .yon street, nodd-tf.
J >1*. .L 1 ,A :s e7“
llesidcut Pltjslciun,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
mENDERS IIIS SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS
I of Dos Arc and adjacent country. From
his experience, he hopes to share at least a por
tion of the patronage of the public. Ofijcc on
P i Vista street, at Iialsly’s Drugstore, jy-y
T. SANOKES,.- .1. L. NKKI,.
DES. SANDERS & NEEL,
Rcsid ut Pli ysilclanw,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
U AWING FORMED A PARTNERSHIP IN
the practice of their profession, tender a
continuation of their services to the citizens of
Dos Arc and adjacent country, ttfiice. tip stairs,
corner Buena Vista and Woodruff -tree s, nov J
e7t7sweyer,
1 ><‘iii i*t ,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
ATTIRE CONTINUE THE BUSINESS IN ARE
1 V its branches, including continuous Gum
i ... _ w : .. i _ * • . .
Jackson's new building. nov lG-tf.
RUSS EVANS,
REAL ESTATE £ GENERAL LAND AGENT.
DL!S AIK’, ARKANSAS.
T JROMRT ATTENTION V, ILL RE GTYEN To
I all business entrusted tb hint in bis
line. nov d.
J. tTp A R H A i!I,
Ai’cliitcct and Uuildcr,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
VdOLTClTS CONTRACTS FOR El l!.DINGS OF
> J every style, lie is also prepar-d to furnish
Designs. Estimates and Drawings of all the mod
ern orders id' architecture: build, superintend
and furnish working plans ibr buiPling at mode
rate prices. Orders left at tlie ••Citizen Office,’’
will receive prompt attention. nov d-y
DR. H. ARMISTEAD,
H aving permanently located at
. DES ARC. offers his professional services
to t!io citizens of the town and adjacent country.
Office on Lvon street. nov d.
T. J. WOODSON,
At 1 oi’no.v ;i 1 1 jjiav,
DES ARC. ARKANSAS,
\\7Ibb PR U'TICE IN THE FIFTH JUDICIAL
t! Circuit, and tin count i - ol White, .la k
son and Monroe. All huiiness intrusted to his
care will be promptly attended to. nov d
C. A. JUDSON,
Carpcnlci* tiiid Joiner,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
DEAT.ru IN S', SIT. DOORS. MANTLES.
Window and Do .r Er.imi •. et Shop corner
Erwin an 1 Park Sin .us. N. B.—Coffins made to
or lev, on short notice. nov d-y
A. W. MCNEILL,
Atl orney ;i t I rjt w,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
PRACTICES IN THE COURTS OF PRAIRIE
i and adjacent count! u Office, corn, :• Erwin
■,nd L\ on -1 ree; s. n§\■
S V i . V > 1 X
J%- O SL d O 33GL -%r 9
rs? 11 HIE C«i6. ATI, iRR US.tS,
D. ME AT DEN, ----- Principal.
IE A. Richmond, - Assistant.
rnilE SECOND SESSION OF THE ABOVE
1 Academy will open on Monday, I lie 1th day
of February next. The Principal flatters himself
that, having an experience of many years in the.
profession of teaching, he will he enabled to give
satisfaction to the patrons of bis school. The
Academy is located in a healthy region of coun
try ."remote front all those localities of dissipation
and vice, so destructive to the morals of youth,
and in the midst of a community, combining all
those virtues that compose a good neighborhood.
No pains will he spared by the teachers to advance
the pupils entrusted to their charge. Special
attention will bo directed to have them thoroughly
to understand tiic elementary principles of all tlie
branches of Science taught in tiic school. No
pupil need apply for reception who is unwilling
to be either governed or instructed. Pupils will
be charged from the time of entrance. No deduc
tion will he made except in case of protracted
illness.
TUITION I'F.Il SESSION OF FIVE MONTHS.
Elementary Branches, - $10 00
Higher English Branches, - - IT 00
Languages and Higher Mathematics, - 20 00
Board can be obtained at from Eight to Ten
Dollars per month.
Oakland Grove. Prairie Co., Ark. jy 11 ’01 -4t
"bes arc
F E M A L E A C A DEMY,
KISS 5A1LIE A. DAVIS, Principal.
mills INSTITUTION WILL BE OPENED ON
1_ Monday next, the 2Cth inst., for the recep
tion of pupils.
TERMS OF TUITION, PER SESSION OF TWENTY-ONE
WEEKS.
Orthography, Reading and Writing. - -§10 00
English Grammar, Arithmetic. Geography, 12 00
Algebra and the higher English branches, 1"> 00
French and the higher Mathematics, - - 20 00
Students will be charged from the time of enter
ing school until the close of the term, except in
cases of protracted sickness.
Rfff.bencis.—Rev. J. Douglass, at. M., 1 resi
dent of Franklin College. Holly Springs, Miss.;
Hon. J. J. Steger. North Mt. Pleasant. Miss.; Col.
M. 1). Shelby, Carson's Landing, Miss.; .T. E.
Gatewood, Ksip, T. J. Woodson, Dcs Arc.; J. M.
Coyle, Hickory Plain, Arkansas. nov2G-2in
_ POETICAL.
THE LOST OXE.
BY W. H. THOMPSON.
They told me that she lived no more,
Her soul had wing' 1 its way
To heavenly regions bright aud pure,
Home of eternal day!
That 1 should ne'er sec her face,
1 should no ; mv her image trace,
That she was far away!
They show' 1 her to me on the morn,
When fair and cold she lay.
Did 1 av fair?—yea, beautiful.
'Though clothed in death’s array!
1 did not weep—i could not weep,
let twas a sorrow sharp and deep—
No sorrow of a day !
Now. years have pass'd on airy wings,
Hut s,;!i Oie smart 1 feel;
The sorrow dwells within my soul—
Is on my heart a seal,
Which tie or will break, but e’er remain,
The p.n. eni of hidden puiu,
* Tiie same in w.to aud weal!
’Tis but n few more rolling years.
And then will end life's <v/cams;
With ; il its visions, clouds anu ! Oil L'Sj
Its hopes with lust'rous beams;
And I shall li nee and meet her where
Mie re.-ts amid the good and fair,
Where love s star brightly gleams!
♦<s»*
l TJI1XK SHE WILL.
BY EL)WARD M. SMITH.
I'm sitting on this winter night
Hcside a cheerful blaze ;
T, musing, mourn the rapid flight
Of these, my youthful days.
I Wonder t SOllUfoily
Who i. r» ianey still.
Will no. ami loving wife—
And it. . -1 think she will!
;Tis strati o- that every word she say3
My memory should recall;
"l’is strange her liitle winning ways
My heart should thus enthral.
1 wonder will she ever deign
You vacant chair to till—
A\ .11. though I've never uti ‘stion'd her,
1 sometimes think she will.
’Tis very odd that I should seem
So sad and I'Hii-iiiiit; here,
And stranger still that 1 shoultl deem
Her little lorin so dear.
Suppose some b dder man sbottld woo!
Tiie thought half makes me ill—
\\ ill she c us at to me my wile!—
Well, yes—t think 'he will.
WALKING THE PLANK.
Some years ago, said the narrator, a friend
and myself agreed to take a tramp, hunter
| fashion, through the great wilderness of the
.Northwest,, liavin provided ourselves with
what tilings we thought actually necessary,
and nothing more, we started upon our peri
lous journey ; for that it was perilous v.v were
fully aware, and every reader will admit.
After encountering imittmeVa! !e hardships
and many dangerous, we tifund ourselves in
; the wildest kind of a region, manv miles dis
tant from the liaunts of civilization. Already
we had ]i,.ssed through enough to have dis
couraged most of men. but we were young
I and full of blood, and not ca-i’v put out or
frightened. ’I Iih was particularly the case
with my companion, whose name was Andrew'
Huff. Loth of us were perfectly healthy, us
strong as iron, and considerably experienced
in the use of such articles as knives, pistols,
and bowie-knives, in all these respects we
could hold our own with the best; had it been
otherwise we .limb 1 n ver have li\cd to reach
the point at which we finally arrived.
•Just about dark, one evening, in the latter
part of duly, after a hard day s trump, we
iialted for the night. A darker, deeper, lone
lier solitude than that which surrounded us,
would he hard to imagine. Silently we built
a little lire and mao supper; silently we ate
it. Worn out. and for (lie time being slight
ly dispirited. we were in no humor for conver
sation. For some time we sat by our camp
fire without uttering a single word, and al
most without moving. I was thinking of
home and absent friends, and it is reasonable
to Mtppi so that Huff was similarly engaged.
Alter the lapse of some time, our lire burnt
m\v. and i arose to replenish it. The hark of
a wolf stalled me. and 1 involuntarily ad
dressed my companion. Huff did not an
swer me. however; but. w'il limit noticing the
cimnnstam e. I throw a quantity of faggots
on llie tiro and said:
“Take a few hours rest. Andy, and III
keep watch, ami alter that you can do the same
by me. ”
Still 1 got no answer, and then began to
not ice my e nap mi in’s unu ual taciturnity.
“ Anything the matter, Andy 1 muttered,
. 1 * ‘ 1 1 1
lLp «X! Vi 111^ VI'1 V...
Ao answer yet.
“That’s a little strange,” I muttered, mov
ing toward my cuinonnioii.
Huff was dug the fire, with his
head bent up knees. 1 shook him with
out arousing ■. finally 1 raised his head,
and at once •;.o:e. conscious that he was
soundly, dee;fly asleep.
Laughing off the fears which had for a
few moments oppressed me. T left Huff to cn
j joy his nap. and settled myself down as com
fortable as the circumstances would permit.
1 was dreadful drowsy, and despite our per
ilous situation, despite every effort made to
the contrary, 1 could not entirely resist the
overpowering influence M‘ sleep. Occasion
ally J started up suddenly, and found I had
been dozi >g. The last time 1 was aroused, 1
was awoke by a fierce animal not a dozen
paces distant, his ravenous eyes glaring upon
me from flte darkness. Seizing up a fire
brand, l flung it at the rapacious monster with
nil my strength, it struck him full in the
face, and with a terrible howl he darted ofl
into the forest. Huff did not awake, did not
even stir, so sound was his repose.
After that 1 did not feel inclined to sleep,
though nothing more was to be seen or heard.
I examined my rifles and pistols, pulled more
faggots on the lire, and kept my eyes and
ears open tor any more nocturnal visitors.
(Some time passed quietly, and 1 began tc
grow insufferably weary. Every muscle re
laxed. and a drowsy torpor insensibly stole
over me. My eyes closed unconsciously. m\
knees bent beneath me. and was about drop
ping to lho ground, when I was suddenly
aroused by the sound of a man’s voice :
“ Holloa fellers, how d’ye do ?” were the
words which fell upon our ears and aroused
me to perfect consciousness.
J. looked around in bewilderment; our lit
tle camping ground was encircled by a duzei
or more lierce-looking, brawny desperadoes
It was a complete surprise, and on the spui
of the moment I yelled out—
“ Andy, Andy, wake up I”
“ Yes, wake up, Andy,” echoed the out
laws, loudly and derisively.
Aroused at last, my companion sprang t<
his feet, and the next moment was standinga
my side.
A dozen or more rifles were leveled at us
with deadly aim.
Yer ain’t goin’ to show fight, are yer?”
demanded one of the outlaws, a brutal-looking
wretch, and leader of the band, as it after
wards appeared.
“ That depends upon eircumstancos,” re
plied Andy, unhesitatingly. “ We are two
good men, afraid of neither man nor beast—
and it' your intentions are hostile, as they ap
pear to he. you may depend upon it we will
give you all the trouble we can.”
•• Yer won't now. jvill yer?” responded the
desperado, tauntingly. •• (1 ness ye'll have yer
hands full, if yer try that sort ot' game.”
“ W ell, what do you want here, anyhow?”
1 demanded boldly, fully satisfied in my own
mind that if we got out of our present scrape
we would have to light it out.
•• What do we want?” was the rapid reply.
" 1 guess the forest is as free to us as ’tis to
anybody. Don’t kalkcrlatc yer boss here, do
ye. -tram, or?”
• No,” was Andy's reply, and be took the
words out of my mouth ; •• nor are you. But
that's not to the point,” he added; “ what do
you want with us ?”
•• Yer money and yer traps. Understand
that sort of talk, don’t yer '?”
Yes, we understand that you are a gang
of thieves and cut-throats,” responded Andy
fiercely; " but if you get anything i'ruiu us,
you’ve got to light lor it, though we are but
two against a dozen, (live them a shot, com
rade, added the fierce fellow, “we can’t
make the matter worse.”
1 thought so. too. and raising my rifle Andy
and L fired simultaneously.
Immediately two of the outlaws fell dead
to the ground, and the rest uttered a concerted
yell that sounded more awful than that of the
wolf I had so recently driven away.
“Now give them the pistols 1” shouted
Andy, his whole soul in the deadly conflict.
Mach of us carried a brace of double-bar
reled pistols, which gave us eight shots be
tween us. and immediately we were discharg
ing them in the faces of the outlaws. Sis more
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maiiicd uninjured, notwithstanding a num
ber of scattering shots whistled around our
ears and over our heads.
“ Now. charge upon the thieves!” yelled
Andy, in stentorian tones.
I followed my comrade’s lead, and tog< flier
we chary si upon the remaining live outlaws,
for there were that many left. A tierce and
blc.-Iy light ensued. Andy performed mira
cles, and l done double duty; hut as fate
would have it. we were both, rendered /turn da
I'uiidrit. my comrade by a pistol shot in the
i side, and 1 by a bowie-knife cut in the right
‘ shoulder. I knew nothing more after that,
for the next moment I became unconscious.
When 1 came to myself \ found I*was in a
cave, and it was not long before I discovered
that the cave was the haunt of robber.'. This
much I learned by listening, for I could see
nothing, the bright light of the day never
seemed to penetrate that dismal cavern. It
was the gloomiest, chilliest place I was ever
in. and from the bottom of my heart l wished
I myself out of it.
1 thought of Andy to he sure, but could
see no way of finding out what had become
J of him.
After awhile, art old and outrageously ugly
Indian squaw made her appearance. She
brought me ibod and medicine, and a tempo
rary light. .My wounds had recently been
dtv ed. Of course 1 was eager to question
her.
f •• My good woman.’’ said I, very pleasantly,
" I should like to ki. v where i am.—will you
I tell me ? ”
She shook her head negatively, and to all i
could say or do I got no answer. I inquired
i about Andy and other matters, but received
j no satisfaction. Finally L gave up in despair,
j and let t he old hag go.
A week passed, and I was comparatively
well. About the expiration of that time, the
old squaw came to me one day, and beckoned
me to follow her. Having no reason to re
fuse obedience, i complied with her directions,
and after traversing a number of dark pas
sages. 1 fouml myself in the open air. it was
a blight, sunny morning, and despite my situ
ation 1 inhaled the pure atmosphere with de
light. Assembled on the spot 1 beheld a gang
| of a score or more of the worst-looking men
I had ever encountered, an 1 in the midst my
friend and comrade, Andtcw Hull’. Andy
looked frightfully pale an 1 emauciated, and
j appeared to have suffered much worse than
m\se!f. We had scarcely time to greet each
other, and say.Hod hle.-s you, comrade.”
when we were suddenly ami roughly seized
and gagged. At the same time one of the
outlaws whom I at once recognized as of the
party which we had at first encountered, step
ped forward and addressed us—
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[ make yer pay for your handiwork t’other
night. Strip ’em.”
tn a few moments we were stripped to the
skin, and we had neither the power to resist
or to expostulate.
•• Out with that plank, bosses!” yelled the
same fellow ; “ fust show ’em the way they’re
goin’ to travel.”
dYe were separately led to the brink of the
eliasm m ar. and made to look down into the
almost unfathomable depths. A stream of
i water dashed along ovv the rocks at the bot
tom. It made me feel dizzy to look down.
\Yc were then stationed within a few feet of
the the brink, and a guard over us. I began
to comprehend that sonic frightful death
awaited us, and my feelings were dreadful.
A plank about a dozen feet long and a 1bot
wide was then brought forward, and placed
half-way over the precipice. My blood ran
cold at the preparations. On one end of the
plank two men stationed themselves.
*• Now. drive the chap for’ard.” shouted the
leader, pointing to Andy. “T’other feller
shall see him drop, and then he follows after
him. Drive him on tliar, bosses!”
Every effort was made to remove Andy,
hut the poor fellow continued obstinate. The
outlaws pricked him w ith their knives, and
beat him with their rifles, but be refused to
stir. Despite bis struggles, Andy was picked
up and carried to the plank. As the outlaws
set him down, they gave him a violent push,
which sent him forward to the end of the
plank, over the precipice. Andy swayed from
side to side, and struggled wildly to regain his
balance. JTo failed, however, and fell over,
in bis fall clutching desperately at the plank.
There lie held, with his linger nails buried in
the plank! It. was a horrid scene, and my
blood runs cold at the bare recollection of it.
“ bet him go ! ” shouted the fiendish leader.
The men who were standing at the other end
of the plank jumped off of it, and Andy
went into the seeting depths below.
Despite the gag in his mouth, the poor fel
low uttered a wild, terrific shriek before lie
i disappeared from sight forever. That cry
rings in my ears now, though years have
passed since then. I shall never forget it.
The outlaws sprang to the edge of the cliff,
and, with savage exultation, watched Andy's
descent.
•• Now for t’other oneshouted the leader,
after the lapse of a few minutes.
At that instant the loud report of fire-arms
reverberated far and near, and half of the
bandits, at least, fell dead to the ground. The
balls whistled around me as thick as hail, hut
l escaped unhurt. Instantly afterward, a
party of trappers rushed upon the scene, and
charged upon the outlaws. The tight was
short but desperate. At the end not an out
law of them remained alive, though they
fought like incarnate devils.
In the very first moments of the melee I
got out ' arm. After the conflict was over,
! made my appearance and gave a statement
of what transpired. From the trappers, L
learned that the cry of Andy had directed
them to the spot; hut, poor fellow! they
came too late to save him. I thanked God
and the mountaineers for my own preserva
tion. and quitted the scene with a feeling of
sadness.
Gentlemen, that was about the worst situa
tion I was ever placed in, and may you never
have a similar experience.
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DON'T GET DISCOURAGED.
Don’t get discouraged 1 Who ever gained
anything )>y drawing down the corners of his
mouth when a cloud came over the sun, or
letting his heart drop like a dead weight into
his shoes, when misfortune came upon him?
Why, man. if the world knocks you down
and jostles past you in its great race, don't sit
winning under people’s feet, hut get up, rub
your elbow, and begin again. There are
some people who even to look at is worse
than a dose of chamomile tea. What if you
do happen to be a little puzzled on the dollar
and cent question ? Others before you have
.stood in exactly the same spot, and struggled
bravely out of it. and are licit her halt, lame
nor blind, that you cannot do likewise ! The
weather may be dark and rainy—very well—
lm< It tin* tlrvirvc * * *»«I nni'i 1 \ ■
1 of the blue sky ami sunshine that will surely
I coine to-morrow ! Business may he dull;
j make the best of what you have, and look
■ forward to something more hopeful. If you
: catch a fall, don’t lament over your bruises,
hut be thankful that no bones are broken, if
yu can’t afford mist beef and plum pudding,
eat your codfish joyfully, and bless your stars
for the indigestion and dyspepsia you thereby
; escape ! But the moment you begin to groan
over your troubles, and count up your calami
ties. you may as well throw- yourself over the
docks and done with it. The luckiest fellow
that ever lived might have woes enough if he
set himself seriously to work looking them
: up. They are like invisible specks of dust;
you don’t se ’em till you put on your specta
cles. But then, is it worth while to put on
1 your spectacles to discover what is a great
deal better let alone ?
Don't got discouraged, little wife !—■-l.ife is
1 not long enough to spend in inflaming your
eye and reddening your nose because the
pudding won’t bake, and your husband says
i the new shirts you worked over so long, “set
like meal bags.” Make another pudding—
! begin the shirts anew! Don’t tool “ down in
i the mouth” because dust will settle, and
clothes will wear out and crockery will get
broken. Being a woman don’t procure you
an exemption from trouble and care; you
have got to light the battle of life as well as
your husband, and it will never do to give up
without a bold struggle. Take tilings as they
come, good and had together, and whenever
you feel inclined to cry. just change your
mind and laugh! Keep the horrors at arm's
length; never turn a blc-sing round to see if
it has got a dark side to it, andalway- take it
j for granted that things are blessings until
they prove to he something else.
Never allow yourself to get discouraged,
and you'll find the world a pretty comfortable
sort of a place after all.
The Family Circle.—No earthly circle
can be compared to that of the family. It
comprises all that a human heart most val
ues and delights in. It is the centre where
all human affect-ions meet and entwine, the
vessels into which they all pour themselves
with such joyous freedom. There is no out
word which contains in it so many endearing
associations and remembrance, hid in the
heart like gold. It, appeals at once to the
very centre of man’s being—his “ heart of
hearts.” All that is sweet, soothing, tender,
and true is wrapped up in that one name. It
speaks not of one circle, or one bond; but of
many cicles and many bonds, all of t hem near
the heart. The family home, the family
nuarui. uiu jainuy lauic, nimiiy nanus, iiiiiuiy
melodies, family joys and sorrows—what a
mine of recollections lies under that one word !
Take these away and earth becomes a inert
churchyard of crumbling bones, and men so
many grains of loosened sand, or, at best, but
the fragments of a torn flower, which the
winds have scattered abroad. All that is
loveable and precious in the movements <>i
the human heart, from its lowest depth to its
uppermost surface—all these are wrapped up
in tiie one name of family' For close-knit
bonds, for steadfast faithfulness in love, for
depth of sympathy, for endurance in trial and
danger—where shall we find anything that
can be compared to the story of earth’s fami
ly circle y Conjugal love, parental love,
brotherly love, sisterly love—all are here.
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Popular Luxury ix China.— Twc
things struck me in China—the universal
smell of musk in the Kingdom of Flowers,
and the enormous consumption of melon-pips,
which are what nuts and oranges are to you
English, and what olives and prunes arc t<
us Gauls. The scarlet and yellow prunes art
in some places only grown for the seed, anti
are piled up by the side of the road for tilt
use of any traveler who will scoop out tin
seed for the proprietor. On the rivers 1
have seen whole junks laden with these seeds
In the loneliest places you can procure them
when all other lbod is scarce. The thret
hundred millions of Chinese all cat them
When friends meet to drink tea or rice wine,
there is always an accompaniment of melon
seeds. They arc piled up on every dinner
table. They are eaten while traveling in the
palanquin, they arc picked while discussing
bargains. If a workman has a few copecks
lie does just what his child would do—buy;
melon-seeds. They are an amusement and r
food—as the cigarette is to the Spaniard, anti
the betel-nut to the Hindoo.
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Tiie Grave.—It buries every error—cov
ers every defect—extinguishes every resent
inent. From its peaceful bosom spring num
but fond regrets and tender recollections
Who can look down upon the grave of ai
enemy, and not feel a compunctuous tlirol
that he should have warred with the poo:
handful of dust that lies mouldering befbr<
him ?
CUA RA C TER.
A good character is a talisman which can
never be wrested from us. and if it is lost, we
alone arc blame-able. Wo may not be pos
sessed of wealth, and poverty may threaten
| us; still, if we {-reserve our character intact,
wo have a source of consolation within us
! which cannot be descried. We may have
' enemies; they may endeavor to crush us by
I detaining us. and may for a time seem to suc
ceed; vet, if uur good character is not il.ti
tious, we can despise their attempts, and n nie
out of the ordeal better for the efforts that
have been made to ruin i .
There have been persons who lnve borne a
superior character for a long tin: >. and which,
I by some unforeseen accident, lias proved to
be all a sham; and there are. doubtless, a
j great many now living whose' example is
i thought to be worth following, but whose
I reputation for uprightness, if they were as
well known as they should be, would be soon
damaged. Hut is a difficult matter fur them
always to show the bright side, and suddenly,
before they arc aware that they have exposed
themselves, the truth, is disclosed, mid they
are compelled to throw aside the mask which
they have so long worn. The possessor of a
character which is truly good and not ficti
tious. w#l! always respi -t him. elf. and will also
be respected by others; he will always find
friends who will help him when necessary,
and give him eucourgaemeut when lie most
needs it. llut who is it that will respect or
trust one who is discovered to have a bad
character? J f lie pr miiscs to r< form, he.nay
be encouraged to fulfill bis promises but be is
not fully trusted—a suspicious eye is always
on him. and it i.- only alter a long time, when
he is found to have really amended bis life
that be is received into favor. From the
hardship that is to be undergone in re-estab
lishing bis character from bail to good, it
should teach all to beware how they do any
thing which would injure their good name.
The world, it would s*-cu>. is possessed of a
marvellous sagacity in discovering our fail
in'..-. and is slow to forgive them; conse
quently. it is a mark of wisdom to not allow
our fellow creatures to say anything that is
derogatory to us. and the surest way to pre
vent them is to i -UjJtlisli, on a firm basis, a
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Tiie St x of the East.—The following
passage is from Goodwin's History of
France:
Beyond the eastern limits of the empire,
within that zone of rock and sand, and
beneath those serene and fervid >kies. which
had already given its two create-t religions to
the world, a new and imposing faith had been
proclaimed by an obscure Arabian named .Mo
hammed. A youth of genius and piety,
whose early life, passed in conducting cara
vans from Mecca to Damascus and Aleppo,
had made him familiar with die condition of
the heroic but prostrated tribes of the desert.
1 llis profound religious sensibilities were
shocked by the chaos of idolatries which par
alyzed and deba sd the intellect of his people.
Weltering in all the corruptions of natural
religion, of Fabaism. of Judiaism. and Grreec
Syriac Christianity, they ‘ till yearned with
the dim traditions which had promised them
a prophet who should lio.il their h >pes of
glory and salvation. On the lively temper
and fiery imagination of Mohammed these
dreams of his nation wrought, tid. in the
eaves of Mount llira. whither he often retired
to pass the night in alternation of deep thought
and ecstatic prayer, the angels of Allah an
nounced to him a supcrnatuM mission. God
is one, God is infinite. God is almighty, was
the single thought which pealed through the
depths of his being, liken voice from Heaven,
and with that thought, shearing away, as with
a sv.ord, the wretched wrappings of all sub
sisting creeds, he strode forth as the prophet
of God. Xo sentiment of awful holiness, as
with the Jew, shaded to his perception the
fierce blaze of the divine ulmightiness; no
tender feeling of infinite mercy, ns with the
Christian, responded to the soul's longing for
sympathy and for love; and and even the
common ethical elements of humanity and
the consciousness of moral liberty were with
ered in the intense splendor of his idea of
God. It was the sun of the east, shining
down hot and unclouded upon the burning
deserts.
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Domestic Life.— Flow sweet it is when
the heart expands and the mind kindles by
reciprocated kindlings and knowledge!—
And sweeter far in domestic life is it to rest
the wearied heart and mind on the chastened
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known and beloved countenance of one who
has often treated our sorrows with compas
sion. returned long-suffering to our trybig
ness, and shown enduring fidelity in our bur
dens—endeared to us like a gallant ship,
which, though the gloss of its new paint ;:i. I
rigging may be worn lc-s bright, yet in its
very scars marks the tenacity with which its
anchors have held, and its rudder answered
the helmsman, through many a storm and
tempest.
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Tin: Cattle Required to Feed New
York. City.—The annual cattle statistics
show the capacity of New Yorkers to swallow
annually over 1.30,000,000 pounds of beef
alone, at a cost to the butcher of at least
$12,000,000. The number of beef cattle re
ceived during 1800 was 220.747 head j the
average weight dressed was 7(7/7 J* ewt. The
average price was $8,15 per hundred weight
which is at least one cent per pound cheaper
than in 185H, and one cent and a half less
than in 1858. The total number of live
stock slaughtered last year in that city was
1.107.882 head. If they were pin ed togeth
er compactly on a road of fifteen foot in width,
the mammoth drove would cover 220 miles.
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A Second Balaklava Charge.—The
Louisville Courier lets off the following:
“ The Fred Notrebc has 1500 barrels of
Cincinnati whisky for Arkansas. That is pi
zen enough to kill all the re-caters in that,
Staty. They must have bra... u throats, lungs
of tripple steel, and stomachs like striches,
to stand that charge. It is as likely to prove
as fatal as the fire of Russians at Balaklava
on the English.”
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The Ex-King of Naples is by no means a
pauper, notwithstanding the cf his co
minions. His treason* has been •• >
Paris. According to the report-, ii is wholly
in silver—nine millions of silver ducat*—
which have been sleeping in peace, some
■ since the days of Massaneillo. They are ar
' riving by the railway, consigned to Serve, to
be changed into gold. The rate of silver is
■ so high that the changer expects to realize
' £25,000 ($125,000) by the transaction.
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s Ol’R greatest glory combts net in never
falling, but in rising every Line we lad.