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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Times, 1891-11-27, Page 2at' , *long very comfortably thnougb the to h 1 f flues Mud after that. Bio T asked the lend. lard if he geoid not we that my horse Iwas fed: about midnitlht,aa 1 wished to A . NOVl ,l1; j{ 27, t be off before two. Ile oxpress;1 some 1 surprise at ►his, and asked ane why l i did not stop for breakfast. I told him I had sold any last load about all nut, and that a new lot of geode were w;►it- iug for we et Juol;sou, and I wanted to he there before the express again Ieft in the morning. There was a timber of people sitting round while I told thin, but 1 Welt but Iittle notice of them; one only arrested nzy attention. 1 had in nay paseessiorn a small parcel of placards width I was to deliver to the Sheriff of Jaeksou,. and they were notices for the detection of. a notorious robber uamed. Dick Hardhead, The bills, gave a deacrip- cion of his person, and -the man before me answered very well to it. In fact it was perfect- He wad a tall, well., formed wan, " rather aright in frame, and had the appearance of a gentle- of pine --so that a slight force from Man, save that bis face bore those within could break it. • Illy wheel hard, cruel marks which an observing wrench hung in a leather pocket, on man cannot mistake for anything but the side of the czrt, and I qu'lokly the index of a. viiliannus disposition. took it out and slipped it into the sta. When I went tomy ohamber,I asked plc, the iron handle just sliding down. the landlord who tb'e nun was,describ. Now ^I had him. My cart was ate ing the suspicious individual. He said most new, made in a stout fraine of he did not know 'tine. He had come white oak, and made on purpose for there that afternoon, and iutened to hard usage.. I got off and then urged leave the next day. The host asked my horse on,still keeping pistolhandy. why I wished to know, and I simply I knew that at the distance of half a told him that the man's countenance mile farther I should come to a good was familiar, and I merely wished to hard road, and so I allowed my horse know if I was ever acquainted with to pick his own way throuele the mud. him, I resolved not to let the land- About ten minutes after this I •heard lord into the secret, but to burry on to a motion in the cart, followed by a Jackson and there give information to grinding noise, as though some heavy the Sheriff, and perhaps he might force was being applied to the door. reach the inn before the vittiau left I said nothing hut the idea, struck me for I had no doubt with regard to ins that the villain might judge where 1 identity. sat, and shoot up through the top of I had ten alarm watch, and having the cert at me, I sat down on the foot. set it to give the alarm at 1 o'clock board. I went to sleep. • I was.aroused at the Of course I knew now that my un- proper time, and immediately got up expected passenger wns a villian, for and dressed myself. When I reaobed he must have been awake 'ever since 1• the yard I found the clouds all passed started, and nothing in the world but away, and the moon was shining absolute villainy would Have caused brightly. The hostler was easily a•, him to remain quiet 'so long, .and start roused,and by two o'clock I was on the up in this particular place. The road. The mud was deep, and u►y thumping and pushing drew louder horse could not travel yery fall—yet and louder, and pretty soon I heard a A P.leFea. 10011, TI1E BOYS. kor;;et•sie•iret, Usu,iltun. a word to the boys... all those trouble • soma boys be fount eeverywhere,with their mis- elnief and noise; no big to be petted as babies may be, d too small to assume eyeuth's dignity. V a word to the boys—just a hind loving word, d their bettor nature how quickly is stirred; he boys whom, we think are so rude, rough end bold, ay have, done the heat work when life's story is told. a word to the boys whom you meet on the street, d give th em a smile that's both winning and sweet; y are not all tyrants, and the best of our joys mad be sadly wanting it there were no boys„ Y a word to the boys when they come to your door— ow often you've frowned and repelled thein before; maybe their homeless and friendless and pear -- at say a kind word if you can do no more. y .a word to the boys—some poor wan- derer lone, itho t any friends and without any hg, u. pilight rescue from sin, and no virtue ay lead a word fitly spoken, or some kindly need. y a word to the boys --gentle mothers who know, at the ones who torment and worry you so, e the ones 'math whose coats, though ragged you'll find e heart that's most loving and tender and kind. y a word to the boyr, fathers, they need to be th helped and encouraged; and don't let them see, u think boys a nuisance; don't detract from their joy, t remember, old man, that you onee was a boy. a word to the boys, and don't think it a sin praise them a little, and their hearts you will win; ke them feel they aro of some impux- 'Eance as well the mayor, or clerk, or gay city swell. a word to the boys}—just a kind, loving word; will cost you but little, then ie'.t't be heard, d the good it my do maybe ane of the joys heaven to greet you—Say a word to the boys. UNWELCOME VISITOR. ;old winter's night found a stage of us kbered about the warm of a tavern Tar -room in a New land. village. Shortly after we ved a pedler :drove up and ordered his horse should be stabled for •might. After we had eaten supper rep$i`ired to the bar -room, and as as the ice was broken the .con- atioaa • flowed freely. Several dotes had green related.and finally psdler was asked to give us a y, as igen of his profession were erallyfull of adventure' aud antic- s. Ile was a short, thick set roan, ewbat about forty years of age,and evidence of great physical ngth. Be gave his name as uel Viney, and his home was in er, New Hampshire. Feil, gentlemen, he commenced, eking the ashes from his pipe and ling it in his pocket, suppose I tell about the last thing of any 001:166. ice that happened to me ? You see t right from the far West, and on way home for winter quarters. It about two months ago,one pleasant ing,, that I pulled up at the door small village tavern in Hancock ty, Indienna, I said ib was pleas- -I mean it was warm, btu it was y, arid' likely to be very dark. I and called for supper, and had horse taken care of, and after I aten 1 sat down in the bat:.room. ;au to rain at about $ o'clack,and Philo it poured down good, and it wfui dark out of doors. a I wished to be it' J'aakson early scorning, for I expected a load of there for me, which I intended pose of vn my way home. The would rise about midnight,and I if it did not rain 1 could get, to leave the orb when he supposed I bad reached n safe place, and then either creep over and shook last, or knock me down. All tlda passed through guy mind by the time I had trot a roll from the bole. Now,I never girdle it a point to bag of myself, lsut I have seen a groat dad of the world, and 1 sun pretty cool and clear•heiuled under difficulty In xv. very few moments guy reeolutisin was formed. Ary horse was 101111 deep iu the mud, and 1 knew 1 t:oukl slip oti' without noise, So I drew lily revolver —I never travel iu that country with out one ---I drew this, and having, twined the reins about the whin stock, I earefully, slipped down in the mud, and as the cart passed on, I went be, bind it and examined the. beep. The door of the cart lets down, and is fastened by a hasp, which slips over a staple and is then secured by a pad., look. The padlock was gone, and the hasp was secured in its .place by a bit truck me that the beast wade more bum vol it s ce. - work than there was any ' need of, for Let me out of this, he cried, and he the cart was nearly empty: yelled pretty loud. However, on he went, and in the I lifted up my head, so as to make course of half an hour I was clear of him think I was sitting in my usual the villaee. At a short distance ahead, place and then asked him what he was lay a large tract of forest, mostly of doing there. him by the anki_.e, and he cams down great pines. ,The road led Jireetly Let me out, and I will tell yon, he oa his face, and in a few moments • through the wood, and as near as I replied. ' more the officers had him. It was now mild remember the distands was • Tell me what you are in there for, daylight and the moment I saw the co twelve miles. Yet the moon was in said I. chap I reoognierti, him. Ile was the east, and as the road ran nearly west, I should have light enough I had entered the woods and had gone about. half a mile when my' waggon wheels settled with • a bump and ,jerk into a deep hole. I uttered an excla- matron of astonishment, but that was not all. I heard another exclamation from another source I What could it be ? I looked quickly around but could see nothing. Yet t knew that the sound that I heard was verp close to rile. As the hind wheels came up I felt something besides the jerk of the hole. I head something tumble from one side to the other of my waggon, and I could not .feel the jar occassioned.by the movement. It was simply a man in n►y cart l Of course I felt puzzled. • At first I imagined some poor fellow had taken of wy whipeetook, add she pelted it faster than ever, The tmtn called out to wo twice or more, pretty soon after this; but as he got no reply,he made son►o tremendous endeavors to break the door open, and this failing hien, ire made several at., tempts upon the top. But I had no fears of his doing anything there, for the top of tie ear was framed in with dovetails, and eaeh sleeper bolted to the post with iron bolts. I had wade it so I could carry heavy loads there, By and by, after all elsefrbad failed, the scamp commenced to lioller whoa to the horse, All thisltime I kept perfectly quiet, bolding the reins firm- ly, and kept poking the beast with the stock, , We were not nn hoar i ;*oing the dozen miles --nota bit of it I hadn't. much fear, perhaps I might tell the truth and say that I had none, for I had a good pistol, and,mare than that, any passenger was safe, yet i was glad when 1 came to the old flour barrel factory that stood at the edn*e of Jack- son village, and in ten minutes more I hauled up in front of the•tavern,and found a couple of men in the bar clean- ing down some stage horses.! Well, old fellow, said ?st'; as I got down and went round to Vho bank of the waggon, you have had a good ride, haven't ye ? Who are you, be cried, and he kind of swore a little, too, as he asked the question. 1 am the moan you tried totehoot,was my reply. here amI ? Let me out ? lie yellWed. , Look here, we've, conte to a safe stopping place, and mind 4 my revol• ver is ready for ye the m}client you Flow yourself. Now lay q c let. By this time the two t)ostlers had come up to see what wasithe matter, and I explained it all to them. After this I got one of them to tun and rout out the sheriffeand tell whatl believed I'd got for him, The first streak of daylight wad just coming up, and in half an hour it woutdke broad day light. In lhss than that time the sheriff dame, and two men with him. I told him the whole in a f#w words— exhibited the handbills I l!td for him, and then the made for the. cart. He told the chap inside who .he was, and if he made the least resistance he'd be a dead man. Then I slipped the iron wrench out,and as 1 let the door down the fellow made a spring. I caught I got in here to sleep on•your rags, marched off to the lock. tip, and I told he answered,•the sheriff I should remain in town all How did you get in ? I asked. day. Let me out or I'll shoot you through After breakfast the sheriff came the Bead, he yelled. down to the tavern, and told me that dust at that mooaent my horse's feet I lead caught the very bird, and that struck the hard road, dna i knew that if I would remain until the next morn, the rest of the route to Jackson would ing, I should have the reward of $200 be good going. The distance was which has bean offered. twelve iailes, I slipped back on the I found the goods all safe, paid the foot board and took tine whip. I had express agent for bringing' them from. the same horse that live got now—a Indianapolis, and then went to work tall, stout, powerful, bay mare—and to stow them away in my ;cart. The you may believe there's some go in bullet holes were found in the top of her. . S t any rate, she struck' a gait my vehicle just as t expected. They that even astonished me. ghe had Were iu line about five *hes apart. received a good messeof oats, the air and had t been where I usually sit,two was cool, and she felt like going. In of them would have hit me somewhere fifteen minutes we cleared the woods, ,about the' small of the baelrt,and passed and away we went at a"lieen jump. upward, for they were igent with a The chap inside kept yelling.to be let heavy charge of powder, and the pistol this method •of obtaining a fide; but I , out. was a large one. soon gave this up, for I knew any de- finally he stopped, and in a few On rho next morning the sheriff had eent mat+_ would have asked me for a minutes came the report of a pistol— called upon me and paid me my $200 ride. My next idea was -somebody got ° one --two• -•three---four,one right after in gold, for he had made himself sure in to sleep; but this passed way as r the other, and 1 heard the balls whiz that he hadgot the villain. I after, quickly as it came, for no mate would i over my head, If I lied beenon my wards found a letter in the post once have broken into my cart for the pur-j seat, one of those halls, it not two of at Portsmouth for rite from the Sheriff pose. And that thought, gentlemen, them would have gone through me, of Ilaneock county, and he informed opened my eyes. Whoever was in I popped up riry head again, and gave mo that Mr, Dick )Ierdhead was in there had broken itt. a yell, and then a dtep groats, and prison for life. My next thoughts were of Mr. Dick then I said : Oh -God, save mo, rtrn a Hardhead. He had beard um say that dead man I Then 1 made a shuffling my lead was all sold out,end of course, noise, as though 1 was . falling off, and he supposed I had .some money with' finally down on the foot•.ltoard again. me. In this he was right, for 1 had I now urged up the old mare by giving over $2,o00. 1 also thought he meant her an otcasiotnal poke with the bntt • So ended the peddler's story. In the morning I had the curiosity to look at his cart,and I found the foul,, bullet hales ,just as he had bald rite, though they were now plugged up with vial corks. 4 WNW lergwalue. There Arean anyW Wo. II gs azder Th"There are many things harder than work in the world," Xy father would say to nae oft; "Aucl it num is less ►thio to bear sorrow's load When his muscles aro feeble and soft. Tho mart who first fails in the season of grief Is the man who will falter and skint, You will find es you go through the troublea of life, There are many things harder thou work." o I thought, as a boy, when my mates were at play, That any task was most grievioue to bear; But, oh, how much harder I've found It since then, To struggle with worry and care 1 For toil is made sweet by hope of reward= But dangers in idleness lurk, And he who has sought,andnotfound it, well hnows There are many things harder than work, The rich man, whose .millions eon buy hien relief From ceaseless and wearisome toil Finds many a woe in unoccupied time Ris idle enjoyments to spoil, Ile knows that a sorrow may gnaw at his heart, Though sycophants flutter and smirk, And he ofteu admits to himself with a sigh, There are many things harder than work. My father was wise, and he told me the Tho truth that applies to us all; For labor has blessings that come to the end, Alike to the great and the small. Go ask of the workman who honestly plods; Go ask the merohant or clerk; And each one will tell you the lesson he's learned, There are many things harder than work. A RIDii FOR LIPE. The following incident of military adventure occurred when I was a. soldier in the army of East Tennessee. The chief actors in the story were two cavalrymen, detailed to serve as escort to the general in command. Our men had just been on an expe- ditiou to West Virginia, and were . returning towards Knoxville. One day, these two men, feeling hungry, made a raid upon a bag'of meal. Having secured what they wanted, they watched their opportunity, when their absence would be least likely to be noticed, and' slipped liebind the rear guard, remaining concealed while the line moved on. As soon as they felt sure of not being seen, they rode rapidly back towards a farm house they had passed an their march. intending to get their meal baked into corn panes.' The hazard of this course was evi- dent, for it was an even chance that they would be all gobbled up by some one of the many bands of Southern scouts, then hoverning, around our smell army. But hunger made ours adventurers mope tlioughtfui of th4ir expeeted, cake than of the risk they were run- ning. The good woman of the farm -house readily agreed to do the baking, espec- ially as the soldiers promised her part of the meal in payment. While the ponies were in prepare.- • Moo, they learned frons the negroes lounging about the place, that within two miles a pair of thoroughbred horses were to he found, of a famous Kentucky stock, belonging to a gentle. man who was bitterly opposed to the •ii r nibn Ca Uae, Here was a chance of !'confiscation,' according to the laws bf war, The troopers quickly aecertaianed the direce tion of the pasture that held the coveted prize, and telling their in- formers that the calces#1 were theirs if they did trot return, sef off at a full gallop, determined if possible to secure the borses. A sharp ride of ttvo miles brought them in sight of two of the finest horses they bad seen for many a day. Fastening their old government nags, they soon bridled the splendid span, and leading them out of the pasture, sprang upon their backs, Away they flew like centaurs, the new horses, fresh and high nrettled,seemiug scarcely to touch the ground, Nothing could exceed t o exultation of their riders, Never before, r ��