Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-05-10
AnlIRs smurks,r.n.

Upon tue banks Of tho Mis.issirpi 10 The
State Of lsnuesses. there o. es dSslt an old
ehAo by the same st lAdzs-Tom Yadrs
Nov, lo'a had been sn honest. hard-~ork-
ins mao All his hie tsi Ae had Rstsr sra-
"a saaai': butRs TON grew old. his wealth
sud luportAuee ibcfeAsed. aud with Il q d.
SIRE tor bog kin 20 bo one day packed
up clean shirt, Stuifgd hundred dollars
tote h's wallet, stepped Upan q stsaHbos,
Aud ASay hc startoi down the river Tor Nsu
Oricahs g. bEg hlA a 80 de SoUthis vas
the hf,t tt'p Ton bal ever made he had
hved all hls hg uheTs he Wss born and hs
bad usVer heard any other lsngaage tban
That OF h's mother tongue. 10 the course
OF :" days lie Landed upon The levss a.
NcW Ofiraus
Poor Tom, little dil be know what be had
90 vtc'unter. The fTsbehman vas there.
TIE iiaiian Was there. the SpAuIsTd vac there
t'c heTiusn Sss here some from III batts
o. the W"fid werS crowded upon that leyss-
add tBvrv 90. Tom wiih bis eyes stt.teh,d
aui ~ open, CON plrt.lE " ysti6ed aud Ee.
~i'deTrd At ths strange jsTgon gciog on
atoo1I hlw b. col ., - ioug a. mortal
inHu y u rru'd a. q az las struck cut, vita
b's miud fully prepared TO Ls sur1ussd a.
nothSg hssAs, upon BIS sfraBd VI tbs sad.
d.
Af'ef msaodsring shout the cats for some
tine .gBs i0DbI ssdlsts shop
1 .s. ..ae. walked ~
1Hsh -Bl .blY living cfsatufs shieh
wot h.s vistru sas bibs0a of The iargast
spse'ss 'ipg upon TIE eoant-r. ptavio0
vii "a gtstbs sttcH Wsfs haagin ffOa, The
saI!g imu5drsteiy ever Lss hsa4 - Ton
~ Ppiitrig addressed him Hou dotsa
do sif be Dab1'o gr.bsd sd noddsA.
uish % buy sa3ils," ssys Tem The
-ams sApfr.siVn from ihs mobkey Iaa
louder ~ on ron -' / -sHt % by sd
die \ vrfy polite Eri ffom the bab0oa
Il s,ll giys you go fof that saddle ssys
Ton 81 ths ssne tine hsBdibg bin go
u Ths sui'asi. hsrhg sees kis MISTER
pas mousJ iBlo tba dfsust took u. snd
hopF,nx aioug tbe osuaisr mAjs dspsst
of lou 30 sgte. n . re- afuoS kOsssss,
Immediately 10 Lis formeF position
Ton 80 Vel bad us dovb ihs pix stis /"
Very 70 tle t0tcs ffosi the ksbo.n "Hsna
%. sby aoot you give ne my satdisi 1
b.sr 80 y9a ~ it, 90 tAnt it dovn. ~
wi tsEs it fn. elf 50 sEf1' shattsftsR
r. ~ t1r btsssn. Ton DOT iotesiisg v -
ioi d vb D ssY l08as' fsscbsd ost snd
sIugti h5li gi BE urspeffy Boz 20 so5usT
I'D ihs poaf fs.i d3ss 30 ibsu he Bsils
spd tettb bi tts H.rnssy ssrs 8iires 80 his
afm Tea eke3 .ad faofs-- be bab05s
tit a.i sstes.ssl psih a. as. ths gsas
si its flap. Ffraosmsn siih iosk nous.
taoh.. cams fssnteg 1870 ths fooN
~ hat y0a da. ssFsf Wat d. you ssss
is here. fra sii rssesii By Eaf, % shal
give ne rlnracthsa,f
Tau tgt fn ths isssi dasatsi bai very
mn1h etasPsfstsd. tipped oal You isfer-
al 90 hsiry mDB,hs8s o1nlfsl 3 bsltsr.
yaa sish 20 steal ny al1 can .a Lsrs.
5oHFht e "a. .i.iis faii tas m1bsy i8sg fsr it.
a.d boa vtsn 7 stat - ie "a sta f.
yoar zoo there lts ftflsad 9, 90 'ns Lsys BE-
aad rs tI ksd gp iass atout 80 t''
Ten bausss' COS bis saiiis ae3 ,stura.
81 ths asft mosolar ia tbs bat Koiue -
tle rvsF b1t be bss tesa tssfa ~ sssss it
vss DE lsst ihiaR BE- ever later dsd 70 guf,
shsss q t.st sbpptsspsf