Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-11-11

ne De IreeQ IN an0Cnef Cr1al, no one VIII
have faith in his innocence. In either
dilemma lawyers will make handsome
fortune, which after all seems to be the
object of the trial. Mr.. Tweed is the
next simple, pure-souled victim of a "foul
conspiracy" He has all honest mems
sympathy, for preserving great share
of that honesty and simplicity which
have done such good service to his for
mer friend, Oakley Hall! s
CAPT. BURTON AND THE SAVAGE.
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During one of Capt. Burton's voyages
in the Essex he was becalmed off an ISL
and of the Society group, in the South
Pacific, and one day valuable case of
surgical instruments was stolen from his
cabin. A number of the savages, with
the chef of the island at their head,
had been on board, and he knew that
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following day he pulled on shore, with
the best part of his crew, and found the
chief in company with several of his
principal warriors, sitting before his hut.
! Burton made known his errand through
his interpreter, whereupon the sable
monarch expressed unbounded surprise.
Not only was he sure that none of his
people had stolen the articles, but he
could assure his ''milk-skinned brother"
that his people would not steal under any
circumstances.
The Captain assumed a confident atti-
tude. and begged to inform his swart
majesty that he-Burton-kneao where
the missing property was. He had the
power to discover such things. 1t might
save the chief a vast deal of trouble if
he would at once produce the lost prop
erty.
Upon this the chieftain declared that
he could have nothing more to say upon
the subject; and to add seeming weight
to his assertion he drew forth his pipe,
and. having filled it with tobacco, he
commenced to strike fire upon piece of
punk-wood with a flint and steel Capt.
stop.
Tell him." said he, that | will
bring down fire from heaven into his
pipe"
The Chief received the announcement
with look of lncredulity, but neverthe-
less dropped his flint and STEEL and suff.
cred the Captain to proceed. Burton
drew from his pocket small sun-glass
or magnifying lens. and concealing it in
his hand, he babe the Chief to smoke
away, and at the same time he turned
the bowl of the pipe toward the sun
and brought the focal point of the ray'
upon the tobacco. The fire took, anC
smoke came forth. The dusky chieftair
puffed out fragrant cloud, then looked
at the bowl of his pipe, and then knel
in awe before the pale-faced Captain
He would not tempt. the wondeful pow
= er of the great medicine man further.
Burton obtained his case of instru
ments from the Chiefs own hands.
Il SEWARD AND PAYNE.-At the tim
i that Payne entered the Secy's. chamber
IS after the scuffie in the hallway with hi
son, Mr.. Frederick Seward, he was lynn
|, upon his side, close to the edge of hi
n bed, with his head resting in a frame
d which had been made to give him ease
t. and to protect his broken jaw from press
l. ure. He was trying to keep awake, hay
20 ing been seized upon in sick man
n fancy-it was that if he slept he woul
Re awake up with lockjaw, He was bro
l. to full consciousness by the scuffie in tn
1t passageway, followed by the entrance {
n the assassin and the cry of. Miss Sewar
< -"Oh, he will kill my father BIT
1T he saw nothing of his assailant until
~ hand appeared above his face, and the
~ his thought was '.What handsome clot
10 that overcoat is made of. The assa
IN sins face then appeared, and the helple'
It. statesman only thought: What hanc
n some man." Then came sensation ;
cd of rain striking him smartly upon OF
he side of his face and neck, then quick
lg the same upon the other side; but
to felt no severe pain. This was the assa
ed sins knife The blood spouted. I
It, thought: 'My time has come" an
IS. falling from the bed to the floor, fainte
r. His first sensation of returning consciou
he ness was that he was drinking tea, al
he that it tasted good" Mrs. Seward W
le- giving him tea with a spoon. He heal
Lr. low voices around him, asking and I
ed plying whether it would be possible f
of- him to recover. He could not spea
in but his eyes showed his consciousne
re and that he desired to speak. Tn
d. brought him porcelain tablet, on whi
ID he managed to write: '.Give me sol
'p- more tea. l shall get we'll. - And. frc
mt that moment. he slowly, but steadil
ais recovered his health and strength.
IRE ~, = - -.-.--- = = 80
90 have been found in Clay county, In
which weighs ninety-two pounds. Wi