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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-06

RIO LET-FIRsr AND SECOND LOFTS IN THE LAf,f;E u,
double 2iS and 80 Greenwich street. near
Park place. Apply al 81 Barclay street
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-04-18
CHAP. XXxH.-After the Battle.


Nothing can be more demor-
alizing in the long run than
lynch law. And yet lynch law
often originates in a burst of
generous indignation which is
not willing to suffer bold op-
pressor to escape by means of
corrupt and cowardly COURTS
1t is oftener born of fear
Both motives powerfully agita-
ted the people of the region
round Olifty as night drew on
after Ralph's acquittal. They
were justly indignant that
Ralph had been made the vic;
tim Of such d cohspiraey, and
they we're frightened at the
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-04-18
CHAP. XxxIm.-Into the Light.

CHAP. XXXIII.-Into the Light.
For two weeks longer Ralph
taught at the Flat Creek school
house. He was everybody,
hero. And he was Buds idol
He did what he could to gel
Bud and Martha together, and
though Bud always "saw hel
safe home" after this, and call
ed on her every Sunday even
ing, yet to save his life, he could
not forget his big fists and. his
big feet long enough to. say
what he most wanted to say,
and what Martha most wanted
him to say. At the end of two
weeks Ralph found himself ex-
ceedingly weary of Flat Creek,
and exceedingly glad to hear
from Mr.. Means that the school
money had "gin aout." Itgave
him a good excuse to return to
LewiSburg, where his heart and
his treasure were. A certain
sense of 1elicacy had kept him
from writing to Hannah just
yet.
When he got to LewiSburg
he had good news. His uncle,
ashamed of his previous neg
lect, and with an eye to his
nephew's growing popularity,
had gotten him the charge oI
the grammar department in the
new graded school in the vii
lage. So he quietly arranged
to board at a boarding house.
His aunt could not have him
about, of which fact he was
very glad. She could not but
feel, she said, that he might
have taken better care of Wal
ter than he did, when they
were only four miles apart. He
did not hasten to call on Han
nab. Why should he? He
sent her a message, Of no con-
sequence in itself, by Nancy
Sawyer. Then he took posses
sion of his school; and then, on
the evening of the first day OF
school, he went as he had ap-
pointed to himself to see Han
nah Thomson.
And she, with some sweet
presentiment had gotten things
ready by fixing up the scantily-
furnished room as we'll as she
could. And Miss Nancy Saw,
yer, who had seen Ralph thai
afternoon, had guessed that he
was going to see Hannah. IT
wonderful how much enjoy
! ment a generous heart can ge
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-04-18

ed, and was admitted, and fell
down, faint and weary, at her
blind mothers feet, and laid
her tired head il her mothers
lap and wept, like a child, and
said, 20 mother! I'm free. Pm
freeP while the mothers tears
baptized her face, and the
mothers trembling fingers
combed out her tresses. And
Shockey stood by her and cried:
81 knowed God wouldn't forget
you, Hanner!'
Hannah was ready now to do
anything by which she could
support her mother and Shock
ey' She was strong, and Injured
to toll. She was willing and
cheerful, and she would gladly
have gone to service if by thai
means she could have support.
ed the family. And for that
matter, her mother was already
nearly able to support herself
by her knitting, But Hannah
had been carefully educated
when young, and at that mo-
ment the old public schools
were being organized into a
graded school, and the good
minister, who shall be name
less, because he is perhaps,
still living in Indiana, and who
in Methodist parlance was
called "the preacher in charge
of Lewisburg Station"-this
good minister and Miss Nancy
Sawyer got Hannah place as
teacher of a primary depart
ment. And then a little house
with four rooms was rented,
and little, a very little furnl-
ture was put into it, and the
old, sweet home was establish.
ed again. The father was gone
never to come back again. =
But the rest were here. And
somehow Hannah kept waiting
for sombody else to come.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-04-18
From Bearth and Home.
THE H0OsIER sCH00L-MAsTER
BY EDWARD RaGLEsToN.
lConeluded.l

ways had a warm side for the
master, now proposed tiree
cheers for Mr.. Hartsook, and
they were given with a viii by
the people who would have
hanged him an hour before
Mrs. Means gave it as her
opinion that slack Means al
lers wuz a fool!7
"This court" SAID DR.. Un1er-
wood, "has one other duty to
perform before adjournihg for
a day. Recall Hannah FhOm-
son."
II jist started her on ahead
to git supper and milk the
cows said Mrs. Means. ''A'n't
agoin' to have her loafia' here
all day."
"Constable, recall her This
court can not adjourn until
she returnsp
Hannah had gone but a little
way, and was soon in the pres
ence of the court, trerh bling
for fear OF some new calamity,
"Hann, h Thomson 1T was
Squire Underwood who spoke
-"Hannah Thomson, thi 6
court wishes to ask you one q
two questions"
ayes, sir" but her voice died
to whisper.
"How old did you say you
were2"
eighteen, sir, last October.
"Can you prove your ageg
ayes, sir-by my mother"
| "For how long are you bound
to Mr.. MeansP
"Ial Pm twenty-one.'
"This court feels in duty
bound to inform you that, &C.
cording to the laws of Indiana
a woman Is of age at eighteen
and as no indenture could be
made binding after you had
reached your majority, yon are
the victim of a deception. You
are free, and if it can be prov
en- that you have been de-
frauded by a willful deception
a suit for damages will lie.".
~Ugh!" said Mrs. Means
YOU'RE a purity court, am
you, DR.. Underwood~
"Be careful, Mrs. Means, OIL
l shall have to fine you for con
tempt of court"
But the people, who were in
the cheering humor, cheered
Hannah and the justices, and
then cheered Ralph again
Granny Saunders shook hands
with him, and alters knowed
he'd come out all right. 1t al
lers 'peared like as if DR.. Small
warn't jist the sort to tie to,
you know. And old John Pear
son went home, after drinking
two or three glasses OF Welch's
whisky, keeping time to an i'm
aginary triumphal march, and
feeling prouder than he had
ever felt since he fit the Brit
lshers under Scott at Lundy's
Lane. He told his wife that
the master had jist knocked
the hind sights often that air
young lawyer from Lewisburg.
Walter was held to bail that
he might appear as a witness,
and Ralph might have sent his
aunt a Roland for an Oliver
But he, only sent a note to his
uncle, asking him to go Wal
ter's bail. If he had been re-
sentful, he could not have wish
ed for a more complete re-
venge than the day had
brought.
CHAP. XXXH.-After the Battle.
Nothing can be more demor-
alizing in the long run than
lyLch law, And vet lynch law
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-04-18

Is not that what He meant
when he said OF such as Miss
Sawyer that they should have a
hundred fold In this life Tor all
their sacri6ces9 Did not Miss
Nancy enjoy a hundred wed
dings, and love, and have the
love Of five hundred children?
And so Miss Nancy just hap
pened over at Mrs. Thomson's
humble home, and just in the
most matter-of-course way, ask
ed that lldy and Shocky to
come over to her house. Shocky
wanted Hannah to come too.
But Hannah blpshed a llttle
and said she would rather not.
And when she was lett alone,
Hannah fixed her hair two or
three times, and swept the
hearth, and moved the chairs
first one way and then another;
and did a good many other
needless things. Needless: for
a alover, If he be a lover, does
not see furniture or dress.
And when she sat down by
the fire, and tried to sew, and
tried to look unconcerned, and
tried to feel unconcerned, and
tried not 10 expect anybody;
and tried to make her hears
keep still. And tried in vain.
For gentle rap at the door
sent her pulse up twenty beats
a minute, and made her face
burn. And Hartsook was for
the first time abashed in the
presence Of Hannah. For the
oppressed girl had, In two
weeks bloSsomed out into the
fdll-blown woman.
And Ralph sat down by the
fire, and talked of his school
and everything else but what
he wanted to talk about. And
then the conversation drifted
back to Flat Creek and to the
walk through the pasture and
to the box-alder tree, and to the
painful talk in the lane. And
Hannah begged to be forgiven,
and Ralph laughed at the idea
that she had done anything
wrong. And she praised his
goodness to Shocky, and he
drew her little note out Of.
But | agreed not to tell you
where he kept it. And thefi
she blushed, and he told her
how the note had sustained
him, and how her white face
kept up his courage in his
flight down the bed of City
Creek. And he sat a little
nearer to show her note that
he had carried in his bosom -
l have told it! And-but |
must not proceed. A love-
scene, ever so beautiful in it.
sell, will not bear telling. And
so l shall leave a little gan
just here, which YOU may fill up
as you please. ** +u,*
Somehow, they never knew
how they got to talking about
the future instead of the past,
after that, and to planning
their two lives as one life. And
y = And when Miss
Nancy and Mrs. Thomson re-
turned later in the evening
Ralph was standing by the
mantle-piece, but Shocky mo
ticed that his chair was close to
Hannah's. And good Miss
Nancy Sawyer lc oked in, HAN
nah's face and was happy.
----i9 Eal .
CHAP. XXXIv.--"Howit Came Out
We aie all children in read.
Ing stories. We want more
than all else to know how it all
came out at the end, and If our
taste is not perverted, we like
it to come out we'll. For my
part, ever since 1 began ID
write this story. / have been
anxious to know how it was
& )lng to come out.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-04-18

of Small's. 1t was certain that
they did not know the full ex-
tent of the danger as yet. And
what Small might do with a
jury, or what Pete Jones might
do with a sheriff, was the ques.
ton. l must not detain the
reader to tell how the mob
rose. Nobody knows how such
things come about. Their ori-
gin is as lnexplicable as that of
an earthquake. But, at any
rate, rope was twice put
around Small's neck during
that night, and both times
Small was saved only by the
nerve and address of Ralph,
who had learned how unjust
mob law may be. AS for Small,
he neither trembled when they
were ready to hang him, nor
looked relieved when he was
saved, nor showed the slight
est flush Of penitence or graft
tude. He bore himself IN u
quiet, gentlemanly way thro'-
out like the admirable villain
that he was.
He waived a preliminary ex-
animation the next day; his
father went his bail, and he
forfeited Lis bail and disap-
peared from the county and
the horizon OF my story. Two
reports concerning Small have
been in circulation-one that
he was running a faro bank in
San Francisco, the other that
he was curing consumption by
inhalation and electricity in
New York. If this latter were
true, it would leave it an open
question whether Ralph did
we'll TO save him from the gal
lows. Pete Jones and Bill, as
usually happens to the rough,
er villains, went to prison, and
when their terms had expired
moved to Pike county Missouri.
But it is about Hannah that
you want 70 hear, and that l
want to tell. She went straight
from the courtroom to Flat
Greek, climbed to her chamber,
packed all her earthly goods,
consisting chiefly of a few fam
lily relics, In a handkerchief,
and turned her back on the
house of Means forever. At
the gate she met the old wo-
man, who shook her fist in the
girls face and gave her a part
ing benedictlon in the words:
"You mis'aEle, ongratetul crit
ter you, 60 long! Pm glad to
be shed of you'll" At the barn
she met Bud, and he told her
good.by with a little huskinesS
in his voice, while a tear glis-
tened in her eye. Bud had
been a friend in need, and such
a friend one does not leave
without a pang.
"Where are you going? Can
l."
"No, mo-" And with that she
fastened on, afraid that Bud
would offer to hitch up the
roam colt. And she did not
want to add to his domestic
unhappiness by compromising
him in that way.
1t was dark and raining when
she left. The hours were long
the road was lonely, and after
the revelations OF that day it
did not seem wholly safe. But
from the moment that she
found herself free, her heart
had been ready to break with
an impatient home-sickness.
What though there might be
robbers in the woodss what
though there were ten rough
miles to travel ? what though
the rain was IN her faces what
though she had not tasted food
since the morning of that ex-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-12
VOL XIV. NEW SERIES, VOL XVIII

| Little's administration of affairs he was on
the street nearly half half his time during
! business hours, engaged In the work of mon
ey-raising; now his regular receipts had got
in advance of his payments, 50 that his bal
ance on the morning of each day was usually
in excess Of the notes to be lifted. OF course
/ he could give more attention TO business, and
I of course business increased and grew more
profitable under the improved system. BY the
end of the year, to use his own words, he
was ALI right Not 50 a neighbor Of his, who
! 10 get more capital, had taken Mr.. Lawrence
as a partner. Instead of bringing in ten thou
sand pounds, that capitalist was only able to
/ put down three thousand; and before the end
Of the year had drawn out six or seven thou
sand, and had given notes of the frm for as
much more in payment of old obligations. \
failure Of the house followed as an inevitable
result
When the fact of the failure, and the
cause which led to it, became known to Mr-
Little, he remarked with a shrug;
Pm sorry for B; but he should have
told his wife
of what?' asked the person TO whom he
addressed the remarks.
'Oi his want Of more capital and intention
TO make partner Of Lawrence.
What good would that have done?'
1t might have saved him from ruin, as it
did me.
'AOu are mysterious, Little.
Am ? Well, in plain words, 4 gear ago
| was hard up for money in my business, and
thought Of taking in Lawrence. tod my
wife about it, She said Don't do it And
didn't; for her Don't DO Il: was followed by
suggestions as to his wiie's extravaganza that
opened my eyes a little. told her at the
same time of my embarrasments, and she sat
qer bright little head to work, and showed
me the way to work out Of them. Before
this always had poor opinion Of woman >
Wit in matters of business; but now ! say to
every man in trouble-'Icll your wife -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-12

FASHION NoTEs.-Sunday evening teas
are the latest style Of entertainment.
The largest figured Spanish lace is to be
used this season for bridal wells.
White muslin, lace and silk neckties are
the most fashionable this season.
The newest styles of lace parasols has tor
tOise shell or crayed coral handles.
A witty French writer says that kiss is
at once the cheapest and dearest thing in the
world.
The court train seems to retain its p0pu-
larity. and the handsomest ball dresses are
made in this style.
The combination Of blonde hair and black
eyebrows is considered by many to be a mark
of great beauty in either sex.
\ new style Of house shoe is a sort Of high
slipper of the color of the dress, buttoned on
one side with six small buttons.
The game Of ''Bezique" is coming into
fashion again.
Leaves, buds and flowers are more worn in
bonnets than feathers.
Ladies are beginning to wear their hair
low on their neck again.
The practice of wearing wells over the eyes
is said TO be very injurious to the sight.
Two Boston girls have recently become
paralyzed from the use OF cosmetics.
Glycerinc and lime juice are said to be
better for the hair than oils or pomade.
\ new brush has been invented lately for
cleaning and restoring velvet.
Crriin., hair l. ,,o,c ,,ns;dars1 ver,y I.at-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-12

custom Of " tresting" which foreigners LOOK
upon with wonder we shall prove ourselves
missionaries indeed. The IrishmSn swallows hi.
hery whiskey quickly the Dutchmsn drinks
slowly the American chooses to initiate the
lrishman.
The open rum shops are the great evil of cur
country. In Germany open bars we're once
common and drunkenness plenty Beer and
coffee has been made to superceie the heavier
liquors and the dram shops have passed away.
Drunkenness, too, has disappeared with the en-
courAgement Of beer snd VINE drinking viii
not the encouragement Of beer and wine drink
ing do the seme for US in this countryl The
cultivation of the vine ia Temperance
measure. No nation is drunken where wine
Is cheap none sober where wine is
costly. Wine is the sntidote of whiskey.
In 1920 Nicholas Longworth began good tenn
persnce work when he began TO extensively cul-
tivste the vine. California is becoming = great
vineyard. The manufacture Of wine ID the
source of an enormous revenue TO her and as
the wine manufacture increases in the state and
the price Of wine is lowered, drunkenness deoress-
es. From all these facts and remarks the drift
Of the report Of the board can be seen. Cannot s
compromise he made between the two extremes
on the liquor question Let the tots GbstnAnce
party elu" Aud encourage tne use OF lSnt wines,
beers, &c. and both parties unite in opposing
the use Of the heavier liquors. The deadly effect
OF these beverages vas shown Switzerland can
not produce many Abe-5odiel men. owing to
their use. The came i true ofA province Of
Austria Ii dwSrfs the offspring Of people
given to the use Of the heavy liquors Not only
10 the third and forth generation is the effect Of
drunkenness discernable, but through al time.
Several generations are needed to redeem the
prozency Of = drunkari No man can be
moderate drinker with any safety any m.n
who now Srd then irdulges in any Of the Amer
icsn drinks, the gin cocktails. the brandy
snsshers, rum-puuches. mint -iulips, eye-openers,
&c, is liable to become a drunksri. We do not
rely enough upon education sEi moral su,sion
for the prevention OF dram drinking The use Of
some liqu-rs s very deleteroas the temperate use
Of others does little harm
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The LASH IN CANApA-The Toronto ItL-
graph gives a description Of the logging, ia
the prison yard, Of young man named
Charles johnson, recently convicted Of an
attempt 70 commit a rapc The vo.ng
man was pinioued to post in one
part Of the yard and the logger q
dark, sinister-loOking man, took his position
and at the orders given by the Sheriff, as one
two, three, four, etc, brought the lash down
upon the bare back Of the prisoner, each
stroke being followed by quick Jerk. and lt
was piled with considerable vig0r At the
fifth lash the blood began to swell 40. the
skin 10 blister, and the sufferer 70 writhc. At
the twelfth stroke the Sheriff paused, appar-
emily regarding the punishment us severe, but
resumed IN a moment and the remainder OF
the strokes were delivered with less force and
precision. Their effect. however, was suia-
ciently painful as was testified by the writA-
Ings and coat0rtions Of the sufferer. ami
tear or two despite his desperate attempts .5
restrain them. The means which seemed ID
be starting 10 his lips rs each successive lash
Aayed his back into dark red hue, were
sti.lei 10 the end with doggei courage. and
there seems 70 be a spirit Of iron 0hstnacy DO
ALL is's mAiNHr a. i'e ftNlti4l Ni4tt-t4 I'D tut
future, viii probably lead him t. punish
ment more ignobe and fatal.
The lash was welded by the hog-er with
rare skill for though the strokes were powerful
enough under the circumstances. they were
gwen with an intensity Of will which was %
a considerable extent only seeming Several
Of them were little better than ;icklcrs while
the las; one fell harmless, IN consequence oi
falling short OF the object, and portion q
the lash coming of. \ singing and blush
in- back was, however developed. and when
the sufferer was relieved irom the th1ncs. be
walked restlessly about the corridors for q
ieS minutes writing under the pain. Bv
order Of the surgeon be then returned O. his
cell, having manifested studied amt i1g-ei
silence during the Proceedings.
His whole domeanOr betokened dctlrmins-
tion to exhibitas little feeling As possi5lo.s aud
certainly his powers OF endurance under pun
ishment are considerable for one 80 youu.
Had n few more lashcs been the sentence.
however, he would probably have been forced
70 give the moans which be repressed with So
much effort. Some OF the prisoners who Wit
messed the 11gging blanchcd when the whip
commenced to cxc0rlate. and couple of e.
males who happened To be visiting at the
iAIi were m0rcd 10 fsdrS. and had % retire
before the punishment was concluded. The
efficacy of such a mode OF punishment has
not yet been fully tested. but from ohsetyl-
tions made yesterday, it is probable that iJ7
dctcrring effect on the sufferer fellow pr.--
oner- Is considerable.
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fIrNioRsONiE.

6. Man snI wife sse one w hich one?''
IL is rot strange IL ass once talksd ike man.
while so msuy men TAX cke ssses
Evesy woman i in the wrong until she crits
and then she is IN the right Immediately.
They haye 20 many dogs in Little Rock, Az
Aansss that il is propoted TO estAbli.h extensive
tanreciss there to utiiize the bark.
\ Cleveland dry goods clerk desires to engage
board where the secret Of how he.psstes his hair
doRn in scollops Will he considered sufficient
equivalent
- May II yleiss your honor" exclaimed
jurymsn. "a ! am desf in one ear. - Then you
may te excused, as it is necessary for juror to
hear both sides. - ssid the Judge.
A chap who rooms up above the s,yestrOugh
impertnertly remarks that, siihOugh the nstu-
rslists ma no meotiOn Of lndia-rubber birds.
he has tce1 doves that were gutter-perchers
Il an afraid sail lady to her husband,
=. that sin going 70 have stilf neck "Not
~ all improbable my dear replied her spouse.
'' have seen strong symptoms Of it ever since
We werr married.