The new North-west., 1869-10-29

Iapdsls-auly.A .AzaAip ~ .aisds q ssha,
mythical pessoaags asy wsssging dseauin.
stios Of 1ensessee's fate; and q tlbe brslll
Of day hs was marched. closely guarded, "a
| msetita Ne top u 1ahy's HiG Z
How he met II, how cool hs was, how hl
refused 70 sey anything, how perfect were
the artangcmcnts Of the committee, were all
duly reported--with The addition ofs warn.
ing moral and example to al futurs evil.
doers-in the lied Dog Olastos by its editec,
who was psesont, and to whose vigorous
English l cbesrfully refer the reader: But
the beauty Of that midsummer morning, the
blessed anity ut earth, and cir, and sky, the
awakened life Of the fres woods and hills,
the joyous renewal and promise Of Mature,
and above all, the infinite Serenity that
thrilled through each, Was not reported, q
not being . portion of the social lesson.
And yet, when the weak and foolish deed
was done, and life, with its possibilities
and responsibilities, had passed out of the
misshapcn thing that dangletl between earth
and sky. tho birds sang. the. flowers bloom
ed, the sun shone, - cheerily - before; and
possibly the Red dog CLARION wss right
Tcnncsscc's Partner was not in the group
that surrounded the ominOus tree. But =
they turned to dispersc, attention WAS drawn
to the singular appearance OF : moslonies
donkey cart halted vt the side Of the road.
As they approached, they at once recognized
the venerable Jenny" and the two-whceled
cart rs tho property Of Tennessee Partner
used by him in carrying dirt from his clainr
and few PAGES distant, the owner of the
equippage himself, sitting under buckeye
tree, wiping the perspiration from his glow.
ing face. In answer to an inquiry, he said
he had conc for the body of tho ''discasesl,"
III It was all the same to the committee" I"
He didn't wish ito hurry anytIiny;" he
could ''wuit." lie was not working that
day, and when the gentlemen were done
with the diseased" he would take him. ''Ef
thar is any present, he added, in bis sin.
pie, serious way, ''as would care to Jine the
fun', they kin come" Perhaps it was from
a sense of humor, which have already in.
timatcd was feature of Sandy Bar; per.
haps it was from something even better than
thst; but two. thirds Of the loungcrs accept
el the invitation At once. @ at.se.
1t was noon when the body of Tcnncs scce
was delivered into the hands Of his partner.
As the cart drew up to the fatal tree, we motto.
cd that it contained rough, ,obIong box-ap-
parcntly made from section of sluicing-
half filled with bark and the tasscls Of pine.
The cart was further decorated with willow
and made fragrant with buckeye blossoms.
When the body was deposited in the box,
Tennessee's Partner drew over It piece Of
tarred canvass, and gravely mounting the
narrow seat in front with his feet upon the
shafts, urged the little donkey forward.
The cquipagc moved slowly on, at that de.
corus pace which was habitual with Jenny
even under lc*s solemn circumstances. The
men. half curiously, half jesting:y, but oil
eood.humorcdly, strollcd along beside the
cart some In advance, some little in the
rear of tho homely catafalque. But, whether
from the narrowing of the road or some
present sense Of decorum, ss the cart passed
on, the company fell to the rear in couples,
keeping step and otherwise assuming the
external show of a formal procession. Jack
Folinsbee. WHO had 1t the outset played Z
funeral marcll in dumb show upon an i'm.
aginsry troml one, dcsisted. from lack Of
and appreciation having per.
haps your true humorist's capacity to b.
content with the enjoyment of his own fun.
The way led through Grizzly canyon-by
this time clothed in funeral drapcry and
The redwoods, burying their
feet in the red soil, stood in In.
dian filc along the track, trailing an uncou:h
benediction from their bending boughs upon
the passing bier. A hare, surprised into
helpless inactivity, sat upright and pulsa,ing
In the ferns by the roadside, As the eortege
went BY. Squirrels hastcncd to gain = se.
cure outlook from higher boughs, snd the
blue:ays, spreading their wings. ilutscsed
before them like 0utriiers, until tho out.
skirts of Sandy Bar were reached, and the
solitary cabin Of Tenncssee's Partner.
Viewed under more favorable circumstan.
ccs, It would not have been cheerful place.
The unpicturesque site, the rude aud un-
lovely outlines, the unsavory details, wl,icl,
distinguish the nest-buiIding of the Califor.
nis miner, were oil here, with the drcariness
of decay supcradded. A few PAGES from
the cabin there was roagh enclosure, which
in the brief days of Tennessee's Partners
felicity, had been used . !
garden, bit was now ovcryrown wi.h fem.
Az We approached Il, we werc surprised to
find that what We had taken for . recent
attempt at cultivation, Was tho broken soil
about IN open gfave.
The cart was halted before the enclosure
md, rejecting the oltess Of assistance with
he same air Of simple, seif-reliancs - hsd
ihrpuxh0ut, TennesGeeS Partner