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hri:itir
1'11e Net le•ttler. a
our t'illage'in the Mar
their (infstmas w•.1wa
Its do their sneceewu•s
day, lest in a nut
days might bt them
primitive. ' They kept
festive season ..f 1'
generally lasted Irene
to the New Veal.. in
11 1 of viii.. front
Another. 1 the •
although Very limited
elation. w eiv fouled a.
adutit of 1Itt \•Where'
selves to,1lie full.
( •hent alas cheer their
supplied Willi veniWwl
wIttelt the snrrlauulir
wetly supplied. beside
lower, the re 1 of lei
the plum pudding. au
were few they t•njl.yt
hospitality in such
hewrtetl uuuuler tha
l'hristinAta w'as iiIWtl)
seamed w hell it waw 11
11wly to eu d•ty himself
to the Will
TIli !•.v11111/Ns is/ 111
'Filets. was 111 tel t/•111
stile in these iu thew
Iwwl\ wJ+• .H1
an till's
Islay else. anti cosi
studied than alitwwl
slut of cone... .•. leafiest
Ialtter►ul brow u, :u+•t
greased l.,wIlidt• 115,01
anion' w•Ylr' I-l.Ilsllll•lr
fashion, Auld ill 1 he
dross fox -skin smtgd
Material from the ••:p
miller dimly of fifty )
As the \illiegY grew
fart that the first sow
were estali%Md hew.
woes., blarkssitith .bee
1 Wea l ne. SO to .)beak.
tlistru t. and in the e
becouw a phari of r
It wasntmntonly klw
bow," frau its sitnaib
the trout rete: that 1
the Maitland river.
the festive f.eaalin• the
for the settlers was 11
ing village.. laid here
host the original 1
who kept the stair
the name of the villa.
The 1t11141NA 1. 1
From weenie Band
he vas a typical Iwo
tine of the member
l:ernsns who settles
that time, and in cut
twin (ands and wive
timber grantee' by t
pony he was to erect
mill, tieing the w•atel
the power requited 1
He isspoken ofa.a
\t:d a joke :and alwey
neighbor a good fieri
was over six feat,
Meth : he was •1 go,
was skilled in the vet
which in threw d*
• Capital w nlau could I
reported to have hem
and at his hotel the 1
lw had at any tiuw.
shirred a very import
days wasthett the ve
whiskey were tawny,.
which no doubt Adair
Ity of the village and
the reason wby his
frequently Called .m
Part of his policy Ile
his friends go away 1
Twee 1'IIItISTMAI•
We ars writing no
of the early ays ant
t'e,s enjoyed 'themes.
Invite the reader to 1
b . present at the ht:
one of the number tt
festitities ..f the s•'
with. everything
covered It nil Suew-, I
was ti•.ou•n .over It lie
in those days). and 1
from their small roc
blazed lines Ihat
irlads. The howl of
helm( in the n Istls 1
ing and ileo • and a
were plentiful. T1
which was Ioi11 of 1.
addition for the ••151
leered for the o. r:lsil
a few cedar 1 'ugh...
Umpires. ens a pl.
pie I.ioggs that emit
and comfort nil over
few tallow dile. we
\ the room. Intl prig
"her.- for that wee
traction., and the ele
bottles desiotett that
1enely f. a. tylie t w7
••jollet. 'We
time.
whicii ivfer 11 roe
'Was mimic.' on in sill
meatier .4 Etvier11
t211elar w 1 ire eng fga
log* prep trnbrry t
spring. The me
hostehry their he lei
tesilrhhiire whew el
today a iv the FI
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Ott Or .0ibi litr
ay IA. milker ef "Iihwato 11•01404" efir.
1.1) HILL hail been in these hills
a half Century. Iles Were *Moog
the first white feet !duet in shoe
teethe.", to find and follow the old
Ute trliil, that we.und away from
Mistletoe, up over the shoulder of
l'ik's Peek anti down the other
- slope into the Arkatisas Valley.
At that ;time the trail takisted
through Ai pine forest. To -day- it
is dim anti blurred, or blotted
utterly .frein the face -of the earth.
ilie..retten..and toting; trunks of Gill trees. that
tsie time •iliang their teuseleti Geist to the blue
else -v. Along.. the' traid mew see -twins the little-
. hew Motive that lift., the tentieffoot tenderly hem
of Pike's ICak. Hard' by the old Pte trail. they
6%1, 1111ein efeil acres .11 iv .141 and budded the many
'towns of ,Cripple 1 'reek... ThteUte and the isiya,te
- have pew dews thel"acitie.edepe, Thtstage driver
, alio eireve them away luta in turn been pushed
. Wee were following •the,.. trail. three of us,"
Pahl Itl Bill: "oil a warm, 'blowy t'ktober. (ley.
The• 2i seurian reinarkes1 that we wens walking
into a ft •lit fire. hurtle. Dutchman, who kliVw
•lietter, We 1 We icle 'Walking into ie edge of an
pen.i.teel the • ',st speaker, anal We It ggeil on.
'Katt an holy ' ter the imieke got that t •k that
my coed.' t see e sky. The Dutchman nted
*to • • et heck. nil while we argued the fire
... Up our left ek wed crossed the trail -
• "The fire heel fo vel, like the' tongue of a
snake; and We..Were c light between the two
prongs. - The wind that nod nothing more than
a brisk mountain breeze, Toured now to grow
to the foretl slid speed of a ild hurricane. Fire
alWays seeliis V) gather win : The fire roared
before, above and hack of us. Wig.* of gnise,
hunches of letirei slid pieces t burning bark
bleweenas the eanyeeioniewe wee Simi instantly
the opposite hill wog wileieewel in da esse. ' .
frotntree to tree as the, nimikeys in `the jungle
\ book swing through the. Afrieau forest. Eior le
:steed 44 the hunting 11..41, driven by th w aid,
relied huge billows.of blirteling smoke, and •eine-
diatt, in its wake there nag darktpappi deeper teal
• "For • moment we stood 1 sveliless, staring at
. - each other, tel then turning without
•••••,. • a Word we h rritell on He a side cans
•on with the it ked thine lieking thti
si es ef the gide through aliich we
lug mita eiceiw. e• * little while we
shooting. those wild bowls who, like
were fleeing in a twilit/ froui the fury of the
flaunts( We were like the usiluipley hermit, who
" 'No flecks that roam the valley free
Tiaiight by the power that pities sie
• ",,Nee we Caine to &Ulla thicket, where the
cany..11 wits narrow aliil with boulders. that
had drifted high among the tnwa. The Dutch-
tnen..'elio had long ago alealideined his pick weal
pan, „new threw down hie gun. At+ nett ien
ne1,4 he. wailed, • I shall die yet agaie,' and
r was oight to behold." Even
turian who was as fear-
li.w. turned pale at
and I well. 1 have
604.
less as
sight of i
ROWS,' Peen he like since.
climbing th ugh this thicket
that was fairlie\ alive with wild
lion-- neat the fi hail passed
us again. High oiler seer heads
t•he blue smoke tiriZI, while
the snapping alai opping of
burning pitch pine tol us that
the Humes were follow' close
upon either hand.
hail taken refuge in the nth':
thneigh which we had pis
began to brush by us. hurryle
on lip -the narrow gorge. It wa
weinl light to see a young
i tttt anthill lion and all antelope,
galloPing up the guff', side by
s▪ loskephis
ha• d drew.
who was far 'hell I us,
unit, auel I dropped
called fOr els to wei for
hies,. and vie waited.
'wowed between toty
companion and nip fie.
some minutes, 11..w,
when we fylt
the Cool seer
grow saubletily
erne and then
yen wall, trembled, mute, or roared with fright.
Now the smoke shut out every ray of light front
the heavens, and in the darkness we could we, the
eyes of wild beasts sl eg like bits of growl gless
in a church witelow. There seemed no hope for
us, and now 1.foincy we became ea wild as. th
animals that were roaring about us.
hut 110Ver a word from the Mimeo ism. le neettialli
the yellow glare of dames drove the dee rheiwes f roue
the aides of the canyon, and with each passing lite -
merit the heat became more and more
Unbearable. Suddenly the flames ran
,lown the hill and caught • cedar tree
IltlaIr Ott bottom of the gulch and in
the glare of it I saw the Dutchman's
white face. That moment he lost all
control of himself, and laughing like
a hyena he throw himself upon the
bur g huah and began lighting the
fire. I saw the •Miasourian leap up
antLdnig the madman slowly and then
the wind blow a cloud of am up
the gulch that blinded me.
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as 1 straightened up niy brain began to whirl and 1
.!-,:yrk to tha groans!, overvOilie with terror, the fire
and smoke. I knew that Ito remain there was to
perish, and I struggled te my feet,
" With what strength I could • -
mend I dragged the. Miasourien along
up the sueike-cliokeet gorge. the
yellow light of the fire, 1 saw what
appeared to be the mouth of a cave,
but before 1 mush! Sweet' it the he
swerved and shut off my view. nrop-
ing Along the wall I found the open-
ing and entered,' ifoiloaing nay e0111-
" Near the entwines.. 1 stmeshled over • pug..
bear; whew. 'twigged 1 self respecthilly out of tiny
vrater and teeth it lathed the Afiswearieen's face.
After awhile I could tell by his movements that
he Wan coining to him an.' he
asked at "ewe What hail ttttt 'of the Dutchman,
tend when I told I ive set for a hew time with -
no) os soy mom. altil e -0 could hair the.
themes retiring -shove the canyon, Wei Olire the
ttttt iihttaltio odor of 'tensing dealecatue to us there
i" (1:VI7i:Itt.. the mar ad the hurtling flood hiel
ceased tio value oat of the cuVe slid it was dark,
Kate for the light of the stars, that stood ever the
pan)..11, mill • feW tree trunks that still bunted
'like great me:ellen -in tile black forest. A little
way frein the month orthe cave Ire f. emit • deer
that luell died of fright sir stiffewation. and a few
nab' fart hei on the clue rre.1 fonu of the eiesfortunate
Ihite•hinen lay Near * stream of water that eves
steeled With sits sl esteem."
hael pieced emit ef omoke and beyond the roar
of the HaniSP. fit an open Plieleti litOriWil to
TePt, for the Dutelimen, who 'Wail tender, vies
breathing like a ferry boat.
"The canyon up which we nin hail been eery -
in to the north, and suddenly now the sunike of
the west lire blew over the canyon above our
head*, nil we hurtled 011. An eagle screamed
itch, mod oceasionally We caught sight
of the bob et tail of a deer, bed to thee. things
we gave littl thought. New we could hear the
roar of tlio fir and peldilenly an antlered elk
came crashing in o the canyon, his wide horns
stripping the boughs from the low treevi.
"All the while thecanyongn.w narrower, with
fatuity peels of clear Water, at which we
noir ourselves down and drank.\ then struggling
▪ saw a bleckshear drinking from`a small tank
\ not feet away. All day we heel on the
lookot or game, but now none of us t ought of
e nowealsesed that in all French wings of
thetneelvee bottles in t e new land -(17
their adoption, end /uvving am one
1.16'11.41 he( (detest they In 011ot
yen when they look feel end think of
the free kind of lif.• Obey led in
'fearing tloeit• lends,. when Ito men
was lietter than his iteighboe, and
hot, the Missourian looked at Me, smiled and
shook his head. I made meshy( I hail not even
the power to answer the brave fellow's smile.
Putting the Dutchman in front of tufwe pushed on.
"The smoke was blinding, the heat stifftwat-
ing, but delay was dam/prom( and we urged the
o norting, crying, coughing Dutchman on, with
threats Of desertion. Suddenly an unearthly sear
filled the little gorge --the roar of a lion mad with
terror, f.,r the animala dread fire. • 4).,tt in Wm -
mei,' screamed the Dutchman, ' der gap is clowel
TlY
" As the smoke blew away for e moment saw
the grey walls of the deep gerge corn° togetilOr,
as the side, walls .1 a *hip meet at the hew, and
cenyon hoed ',limbed mit. The. beasts the!
had token refuge there, hearing IIP all much almost
as they feared the lire, nished hy learied into
the dame, and perished by the wore.
'‘ Others, cnniching in the smoke by the can-
triCtrInal in tonna Vain, limapos• *so ism
shags pistol le overdone By far the
lerger portion of the audience cower
heir ears, bend down their !wads.
or contort their features In painful
S uerwrias, directly a pistol melee Its
e ppearance On the stage Of IS t
ring They do not Ilks lt. end Do
as we Can hedges front the sidtetag
THE FIRST OHRISTMAS MORN
111 BETHLEHEM.
until 1 Caste to the burning hush where my two
companions were still stniggling. The wild
Dutchman was now fighting the Missourian, who
was striving to FRCP. the madmen's life.
"dust an I came tee them the Dutchmen dealt
hia would-be rescuer it feerful blow in the fame
that felled him senseless at my feet. Thee
aistrian's clothes were on fire, and taking off iny
mat 1 wrapped it atiollt him. extingulh the
themes. In a few Peeentlii I had Sileesedeti, and as
I lifted the Mimemirian I heard the. Dutchman
utter a wild yell, and in thee ever-changing light
of the forest fire 1 saw him. run, just as the mad-
dened beasts' had done, arul leap into the. flatneo
that were weeping across the canyon a fear rods
behind no.
"The sight of the madman nethipg ha him death
so horrified me that I dropped -the Miweirian,
for it POOMPI1 to me that 1 ought to make another
effort to save my less fortimate comp' tt i tt hut
My little garden/ half -way up
'The metintein from the i.tirple Dee,.
Beholds the polo', of days go by
In summer's gorgeotio ivageatitry.
I watt+ the shadows of the. clouds
Anil the white, 1..g seethe up en.1
Over the rim of lit ttttt Woe.
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For past the mesivitairs te tbe North.
Like a great valdron of the titles,
Fouely.ilwiling round their base,
And ever fuming up their sides.
And yet within my valley world
The little ondeards sleep in pallet, ;
Forever dream the dark -blue lire.
whileiar np the gorges sweep`
\ The silt-, r legiens of the showers,
INhave °omen 'en with the grates
MOTs irmilerful than human sittreeh
Thei?ilialect of silence' is,
'The simple Dorian of the
•And when the nsies n.t. to Pay
Oteml-itiornin to the marigolds
Their velvet tacit ity
lieVealti as much el it SitlillohlS
I always half expect to\hesir
• gome hint of what they MIMI' to do;
Bet never is their fine reserve
Betrayed beyond a smile ot two.
And very well at times ',mem
To understand their reticence,
For so, long since, I came to love
My little brother@ by the fence.
Perhaps some August afternoon,
When earth is only half swam,.
They will nnlock their heart for olsee,—
How strange if I should not be there !
Wanted to Entity.
;Attie Eric'. falleily went te the eumitry for the
sumener, and each day a multitude of IlOW and mi -
after his arrival hie went over to the next farm to we.
the cowl milked, a pniCaliP which he soretcheel
wide -so -AT amassineent. A day or two later Mr.
Brown, the farmer, Pent over a quart 1,f cream, the'
'' Mamma," he questioteel, "which stop sloes Mr.
Brown turn when he wants cream !'"
Christmas Selling
Store
Open
Every
Evening
Week
Every shelf, counter and tatele
in the store is full to overdlowing
with the right goods tor Holiday
nutrked at right prices.
pity flow! Puy early I
Every wanted kind is
here—embroidered, hem-
stitched, lace - ti binned,
silk and linen styles. Any
price from 2c to $2 ea.
The best Kid Glove
on the maricet for $1
Ladies'Dainty Neckwear
All new styles, every
color and size, lace -trim -
tined and ornamented,from
25c to $2.50 each.
Silks or Costumes
could atillotacceptable gilt
be 1 excelled.
We can sup-
plyyou with
an endless
variety, and
a waist of
silk would
cost from
A Costume would
Fur Ruffs and Caperines
To be .cleared out at
Reduced Prices.
Ruffs front 51.50
$12.00 each.
Caperines from $2.50
to 525.00 each.
Men's Nec.kwear Styles
INC
thio season are dainty
and pretty. best valtie,
too, we have ever shown.
Ail endless variety Ties
and Mufflers, 25c, 35c,
Come to us for
Your Christmas Wash.
SMITH BROS.& COL,
ellemilesnamemememe
BLOCK
navy Sas innanosu
eall and tote out lines enyway—Irs a phseenre to @bow nice goodie
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