Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-09-21

ped out of Calpepper's arm, and, whip
plng her hands behind her, sale
, There's that horrid man.
Culpepper looked up and beheld hi
respected uncle painting and bowins
: over the hill. His brow contracted a
he turned to Miss 10: You don't Iik.
my uncle. ! Il hate him = Miss 10 wa
recovering her tongue
Culpepper blushed. He would hav,
liked to enter upon some details or th,
Colonefs pedigree and exploits, bu,
there was not time. He only smiled
sadly. The smile melted Miss 10
She held out her hand quickly. and
said with more than her usual etfront
cry Don't let that man get you into
trouble. Take care Of Yourself, dear
and don't let anything happen to you.
Miss 'Io intended this speech to he
pathetic the tenure of life among her
lovers hal hitherto been very uncer.
tam. Cutpepper turned toward her.
but she had vanished in the thicket.
lhe Colonel came up painting. I've
looked all over town for you. and be
dashed to you, sir. Who was that
with yon!
a lady. (Cupepper never lied
but he was discreet.
'D-m EN- all Look var, Culp. I've
spotted the man who gave the order to
put me of the iloor.' Cfip' was that
the Colonel said) The other night I
Who was IL asked Culpcnnar liz.
lcSsly.
Jack Follnsbee.
'Who.'
Why, the son Of thai dashed I'LL,
/ ger-worshippinv. psalm sipg;n, p,,r;,a,
/ Yankee. What's tho ,n,,,or ,,.
Look var. Cllp. Won ain', ,,n;n. h.cl,
I ON your hf,,l ,, ,.1 49,,
II 80 an Spih
t'"' "o'.'' ie am 5oin
- ~ '''t 'i 'IlS trash, Ike .
I it'''' "''''''
.,.,'@. r. was ''eht, ne was very
'HlY n looked w and
!
ty'. H'a'nnttlc had challenged
'''N ".'H7oct' ana TIE challenge was
49, rs cause alleged was the
NF,""- "i 'uipeppers uncle from
~ we Assembly nan ny the
I" f"'ih'oee- ih's much Mat
'''' homo" Ahe" ana could swear to;
we're othcr strange ruinors
~ "nlch tue blacksmith was an
''"''''t. "u see gentlemen,
'''' !" tIe cro"'' gathered around
.''' IT, i ''n got no theory oi thts
''''-'''' "h'N BiN" it" iict, as have
''',i1 y" Wy Aho"'edSe. ouipeppcr
'",' 'acN meets quite accidental axe
:" i''o sAIooh- JACK goes up ~ Cal
= PI''' anu says n worn wlth you.
'F' PPS' "o"' anu stePs aside III this
~ iL,' ta,r.,. .',n' ,y,th nln,,t ffnr, he
ON M, au,ii, .J,rt puIl, , by,rr,-,
from his nnrk., ,nI .ays ID, van
know That hr,c,.l.,.' c,ln,nn.r sa>s
4 do not. uuitc cool lIk, ami easy.
jack SAYS. .Iou liz. t,-.i dim you.
and draws his d.rf,noer. Culprnuer
nmp. forward nhonr hrr, trcf,r,,,,.,i i
made - the diagranl and Jack fires.
Nopody hit IN, \ ,nitutl cnr'n14
thing g.uti,to. continued liz. p,ark.
smith. droppin., ,udIrnly INTO the nn.
strAct, and lvaniu. mc,litatlycly un Iii,
anvil. its a mighty cur'o's thing that
nobody get. hit so often. You aud me
einptie. our reyolyers socially al each
other over a little game, and the room
full, ami nobody ret, hurt. That's
what gets me
Never .ninI, THOMPSON, cAimed in
Bill Masters. There's another ana 4
better world where we shall know All
that ani-become better shots. 90 on
with your story
Well, some grabs Cuipepper and
some grabs Jack, and 50 separate them
Then Jack tells 'e.n u, now lie had seen
hls sister wear bracelet which he
knew was one that had been gwen 10
Dolores by CDl. Starbottie. Inat Mss
Jo wouldn't say where She uot il. but
owned up t. having seen Culpcppcr
that da,. Then the most curious tnlnu
OF il vet. what does Culpepper a., but
rt~c up and takes all back that he sand,
AMI allows that lie did give her the
bracelet Now nv opinion, gentle.
man, j, that he lied it amt Ike that
man u give a "a, he respects ANYTHING
of of that piece, Dolores. But it i
all the same now, aud there's tut one
thing to be done
The way this thing was done belongs
to the record of Madrono Hollow. The
morning was bright aud clear the air
was slightly chill, but that was from
the mist which arose along the banks
OF the river. As early a. six O'Clock
the designated grou nd-a little open.
ing III the Madrono grove-was occu
pied by Culpepper Starbottle. his sec
ont and the surgeon. The Colonel
was exalted and excited albeit in a
rather Imposing, dignitied way, and
pointed out to the surgeon the excel
lence OF the ground, which at that hour
4 N1a.N t.na .