Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-31


An oasis of green wood on Kansas
prairie-a bright stream shining like
l.quid silver in the moonlight log house
built under the limbs of great trees
within this humble home happy group.
This is my first picture. aa 3iQ
Look well on the leading figure on that
group. You will see him but this once,
yet on his sad fate hinges all the fearful
realities which are to follow, drawn to a
very great vxtent, not from imagination,
but from life itself. !. &,
a noGl. looking, white. haired man sits
by rough table, reading the Bible aloud.
On stools 10y his feet sit tws beautiful little
girls, his twin daughters, not more than
ten years Of age, while noble boy of
twelve or thirteen, stands by the back Of
the chair where sits the handsome, yet
,natronly looking mother. a..t unl l5i.
1t Is the hour for family prayer before
retiring for the night, and Mr.. Cody the
Christian, always remembers it in the
heart of his dear home.
| He closes the holy book and is about to
.snc.l and ask Heaven to bless and protect
linn and his dear ones. IL ,s-l 4.4 rT.,z n.
Hark The sound Of horses galloping
with mad speed toward his house falls
upon his ear. ..et 19t a.df a9a
''Is it possible there is ano'her Indian
alarm p he says. inqniringly. *oat
Alas, worse than the red savages are
! riding in hot haste toward that door.
= Hallo-the house !" is shouted loudly,
| as large cavalcade of horsell,en halt oe
| fore the door. - 49,, h..,e.,-.
| Nv hat is wanted, and who are ye 2"
| asked the good man, as he threw wide open
| the door and stood upon its threshold.
YOU are wanted. you black hearted
| Niger worshlper, and I-Colonel M Kand-
las-have come to fetch you And there
| che warrant!' Led aIno
AS the ruttian leader of the band shouted
these words, the pistol already in his
| hands was raised, leveled, free, and the
| father, husband and Christian, fell dead
! before his horror-stricken family.
6 If them gals was little older-but
never mind, boys, this will be lesson
for the sneaks that come upon the Border
let's lie off, for there's plenty more work
to do before daylight y continued the
wretch. turning the head of his horse to
| ride away. ua grig aa9o. g.
"Stop % a p fes 9ia9o
1t was but single word spoken, too,
by boy whose blue eyes shone wildly in a
face as white as new fallen snow and full
as cold spoken as he stood erect over the
body Of his dead father, wcaponless and
alone. ....,-...
| Yet that rufliian, aye, and all Of his mad
reckless crew, stopped as if mighty
| spell was laid upon them.
-" You, Jake MKandlas, have murdered
my father {! You, base towards, who saw
him do this dark deed, spoke no word to
restrain him. am only Little Bill, his
son, but as God in iIeayen hears me now,
viii kill every fathers son Of you before
| the beard grows on my face !" lo -.
| !" Hear the little rooster crow. He'll
| fight when his spurs grow, il we don't cut
his comb now" cried the leader, with a
knocking laugh, and he raised his pistol
| once more. s.z,
| Monster, you have robbed me of a
husband you shall not kill my. boy"
| shreked the mother, and she sprang for.
ward and drew her son up to her own
| bosom. gtH rt
"Colontl, there's a big gang OF men
comm oyer the prairie. We'd better git"
| cried scout, riding in at this moment.
Aye! For | don't wart to kill a
|: woman. if l can hep it. Column to the
right, boys, and follow me-"
In minute, at full speed. the party
dashed away after their leader, and the
wretched family were left alone with the
dead. af Ha.s e5s sr.
Frozen with terror and awe, the beanti-
ful twins. Lille and Lotiic, crept out to
the doorway, where the mother and
brother knelt over the stiffening form of
lin who had been so good and kind
their dear father. asi9
Oh, what picture Grief was still.
Nor sob, nor tear, not even a moan arose.
They were dumb with agony paralyzed
with sense of utter bereavement.
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1t is now 1851. The old log house has
disappeared. hut in the same noble graVea
pretty white cottage is seen. Barns and
haystacks all tell q story of good farming
and profitable results.
sThs is the nom de chasss Of Vim. r. Cody the
greatest hunter. guide and scout in the far Vest
employed in that capacity in General Augur's De-
partn,ent and great favorie with Generals Custer
aud Sheridan. A man who has KILLED sixty nipe
bufaoss in one days hunt has satusd the name,
.hink.