The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-05-05

gamsI 9as j9e3uaU#G5 si3eyes an
weapons, and a suggestion To s'lhrow
him from the window" was only OYER
ridden by a gesture from the judge.
Tennessee laughed. And apparent
| ly obliyious Of the. excitement, Ten
nessee's Partner improved the OPP
portunity to mob his face again with
his handkerchief.
When order was restored, and tho
man was made to understand, by
the use OF forcible figures md rheto-
ric, that Tennesse's offense could
not be condoned by money, his face
took o more serious and ,sapguinary
hue, and those who were nearest to
him noticed that his rough hand trem-
bled slightly on the table, He hesi-
tated q moment rs he slowly returned
the gold to the carpet-Lag, az If he
had not yet entirely caught the ele-
vated sense OF justice which swayed
the tribunal, and perplexed with tho
belief that he had not offered enough.
Then he turned to the Judge, and
saying, "This yer is lone hand
played alone, and without my pard-
ner, he bowed to the jury and was
about to withdraw, whom the Judge
called him back IF you have any
thing to say to Tennessee you had
better say it now" For the first
time That evening the eyes of the
prisoner and his strange advocate
met. Tennessee smiled, showed his
white teeth. aud, saying, '.Eucbred,
old man. held out his hand. Ten
nessee's Partner took it in his own,
and saying, II just dropped ia as /
was passin' to see how things was
gettin' on" let the hand passiyely
fall. and adding that "it vas q warm
night, again mopped his face with
his handkerchief and without anoth-
er word withdrew. vffgf
The two men never again met each
other alive. For the unparalleled
insult OF n bribe offered to Judge
Lynch-who whether bigoted, weak
or narrow, was ut least; incompatible
firmly fixed in the mind of that my
thical parsonage any wavering deter
nination OF Tennessee's fate and at
the break Of day he was marched.
closely guarded. TO meet it at the top
Of Marley.s Hill. ,, s.f I.~sl
How he met it, how cool he' was.
how he refused TO say anything. how
perfect were the arrangements OF the
committee, were all duly reported,
with addition of a warning moral and
example 10 all future eyil-doers. in
tho Red Dog Clarion, by its editor,
who was present. and TO whose yigor-
GUS English J. cheerfuily refer the
reader. But the beauty OF that mid
summer morning. the blessed nmity
of earth and air and sky. the awaken.
ed life OF the free woods and hills
the joyous renewal and promise ol
Nature, and above all, the infinite
serenity that thrilled through each,
was not reported, as not being q par,
of the social lesson. Aud yet, when
the weak and foolish deed WAS done,
and a life, with its possibilities and
responsibilities, had passed out of tho
misshapen thing that dangled be.
tween earth and sky, the birds sang
the flowers bloomed, the sun shone
as chcerfully os before and possibly
the Red Dog Clarion was right
|, Tennessee's Partner was not in the
group that surrounded the oninou.
tree; but rs they turned to disperss
attention was drawn to the singular
appearance OF motionless donkey.
cart halted at the side Of the road
As they approached, they Mt once re
cognized the venerable "Jenny" ant
the two-wheeled cart. as the propert,
Of Tennessee's partner-used by hin
in carrying dirt from his claim; ant
few PAGES distant the owner of the
equipage himself. sitting under q
buckeye-tree, awiping the PRECIPITATION
from his glowing face In answer Il
an inquiry, he. said be had come To-
the body of the "deseased," "if i
was all the same to the committee.
He didn't wish to "hurry anything
he could "wait." He WAS not work
ing that day and when the gentle
men were done with, the diseased,
he would take him. "Ef thar is an,
present," he added, in his simple
serious way. "as would care to JIM
in, the funl, they kin come" Perhap
it was from sense of humor, whicl
have already intimated was o fea
ture Of Sandy Bar-perhaps it wa
from something even betterthan that
but two-thirds of the 'loungers aecep
ted the invitation at once. 4sa sscg
, It was noon when the 'bcdy of Ten
.nessee was delivered into the hand
OF his partner. As the cart drew u
! TO the fatal tree nwe noticed that
u contained a rude, oblong bex-ar
APPARENTLY made from a section, c
sluicing-and half-6lled with bar
f and the tassels of pine. The cartwa
g further decorated with slips of willow
Z and made fragrant with buckeye bios
Z SONS, When the body was der osite
! in the, Lox, Tennessee's Partne
: drew over it piece Of tarred canvas
land gravely mounting the narro
8 seat in front, with his feet upon th
v shafts, urged the little donkey fol
ward. The equipage. moved slow
Q on, at the decorous pace which we
a. habituaE with "Jentiy," even unds
I4Jless solemncircumst .1al The me
,?I-half curiously, half jestingly, b,
s all good -humoredly strolled alo1
], beside the cart; some in advanc
& some little in the rear of the hom
al ly catafalque. But whether from Il
!, ma arrowpess of the road, or somepre