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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-01

more than an hour did I remain IN thl;
fearful state. The man never opened
his eyes, but lay apparently in leth
argic stupor. No one came near me-
and my excitement was at its height.
when by the dawning light [ perceived
a figure approaching. It neared me-
and in it [ thought [ recognized the
companion of the robber. Not woro
was spoken, and with my assistance he
raised his friend, twined his arms
around him and half carried, hall
dragged him out of sight.
need scarcely say that / did not 60
to BED that night. I went in, struck q
light, collected the few things [ had
unpacked from my carpet-bag, and
needless of my friends and intended
pleasure, hurried off by the first train
and returned at once to England, sc
apprehensive was [ of the consequen.
ces.
Two years passed, and I heard
no more Of my nocturnal adj
venture. I had letters from Oscar
don and from some German friends,
full of wonder at my sudden departure,
but giving no hint as to it's cause, and
the circumstance had almost faded
from my recollection. Last autumn,
however, [ was in Germany, and hear
ing that an old tutor of mine had be-
come Protestant chaplain at the gaol
OF Verdun- place few miles from
Dusselberg-I went over to see him.
He acted as my cicerOne round the
prison, and while going through one
of the wards [ caught sight of face
that turned me faint. This face be-
lOnged to a convict, short, thick set
pan, who was sitting apart from the
rest. recognized him in an instant
as the man whom [ had nearly murder
ed [ approached, he raised his head,
started, and then grinned calmy.
"Do you know me?" | asked.
"I do" he answered. 81 only saw
you once, as you came out of the sad
dler's door, but you saw me after that,
and gave me this"
He raised his matted hair as he
spoke, and showed me red scar op his
temple about three inches long.
shuddered at the recollection.
And why did you attack me ~
"Why 2" he replied, "because [ was
paid for it, as l had been for many
more. That Polish count was my mas
ter and partner; we were one firm all
that winter, and shared alike. He
pointed you out to us, told us you had
won immensely at cards, and had the
money about you. He was close be-
hind us at the time, and if it hadn't
been for that Internal bottle"
"What then"
d" Why, if you'd given much trouble,
we should have pitched you into the
canal !"
And this was the explanation of my
Christmas Nights Adventure.
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THE COYOTE.
A Lively Description of a Strange Lit
tie Animal-Its Remarkable Powers,
and their Practical Illustration.

A Lively Description of n Strange Lit.
tie Animal-Its Remarkable Powers
and their Practical Illustration.
The coyote is an inhabitant of the
North and Southwest of the United
States and Mexico; it is found from
Mexico to the Saskatchewan. 1t is
80 to 40 inches long, with tail large
and bushy, abont Is inches long, with
large ears, a sharp, fox-like muzzle,
four toes on each foot, and on the fore
feet sharp claw on the inside, two
inches above the ground, attached to
the rudimentary thumb. In color 1t
is usually Of dull, yellowish gray,
with black cloudings the under parts
of dirty white. 1t is very fleet of foot,
and can outrun almost every other ami
NAL in the same range. Naturalists call
it CAMS latrovis, or Lyciscus latravis,
meaning the thieving VOLTA tit name
for this stealing rogue.
We lately saw an article in the Evans
Journal, by J. W. Steele, giving an
account of the coyote. He differs
from naturalists, in making him slow
of foot. An old pioneer informs us
that, like all the wolf and fox tribes,
they are feet of foot; but, be this as it
may, they are remarkable for their
cunning and thieving propensities.
He in common with all his tribe, eats
almost anything that comes in his
way. A number of them will some
times attack a lonely buffalo, and, af-
ter dogging and molesting bin for
days together, will wound him and
bring him to the ground. He is fond
of 1f HI, de- hyzh n IN
genuity makes out to capture them.
But the great business of his life is
to steal he will steal everything that
comes in his way.
Mr.. Steele says he will gnaw the
twisted lariat from the pony's neck,
and drag away the saddle and chew it
up beyond recognition by it's owner.
He will enter into the open barrack
window and steal the accoutrements
from the soldiers bedpost, and his
shoes from under his pillow He will
walk backward and drag a dry hide a
mile from where he found it. 1t
would seem that he does not steal
these things for food, but he steals as
some men do, because he is thief by
nature His howl, or bark, is very
peculiar, and he keeps it up all night,
to the great discomfort of the campers.
on the plains and open prairies. The
coyote figures largely in the legends of
the old pioneers, who crossed the plains
before the age of railroads. But like
the Indian, the elk, and the buffalo,
he is fast disappearing.--Georgetoa0n
Co.., Miner.
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VOL. XIII.
After the Fire.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES

M BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
ahile far along the eastern sky
l saw the flags of Havoc fly,
As il his forces would assault
The sovereign of the starry vault,
And hurl Him back the burning rain
That SCARED the cities of the plain,
I read as on a crimson page
The words of Israels sceptred sage =
For riches make them aoings, and they
Do as an eagle fly aacay.
o vision of that sleepless night,
What hue shall paint the mocking light
That burned and stained the orient skies
Where peaceful morning loves to rise.
As if the sun had lost his way
And dawned 10 make a second day.
Above row red with fiery glow,
| How dark to those it woke below!
| On roof and wall, on dome and spire.
| Flashed the false jewels of the fire;
Girt with her belt of glittering panes,
And crowned with strengthening vanes,
Our northern queen in glory shone
| With newborn splendors not her own,
And stood, transit cured in our eyes,
A victim decked for sacrifice
| The cloud still hovers overhead,
And still the midnight sky is red,
| As the lost wanderer strays alone
| To seek the place he called his own,
His devious footprints sadly tell
How changed the pathways known SO well!
The scene, how new The tale, how old
Ere yet the shes have grown cold
Again [ read the words hat came
Writ in the rubric of the flame;
Howe'er we trust to mortal things,
Each hath its pair of folded wings
Though long their terrors rest unspread,
Their fatal plumes are never shed
At last, at last, they stretch in fight,
And blot the day and blast the night!
Hope, only Hope, of all that cl1ngs
Around US, never spreads her wings;
| Love, though he breaks his earthly chain,
| Still whispers he will come again
| But faith that scars to seek the sky
| Shall teach our half-fedged souls to fly,
| And find, beyond the smoke and flame,
The cloudless azure whence they came
January Atlantic.
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An Untimely Thought.
BY T. B. ALDRIcH.


wonder what day of the week.
wonder what month of the year.
VIII 1t be midnight, or morning. g
and who will bend over my bier? s.
"hat ahldeous fancy to come ---a.
As | wait, at the foot of The stair.
While Eleanor gives the last touch
To her robe, or the rose in her hairt
Do like your new dress-pompadour?
Do like gou? On my life, stS
You are eighteen. and not day more,
And have MT been six years my wifei
Those two rosy boys in the crib
Up stairs are not ours. to be sure -
You are just sweet bride in her bloom,
All sunshine, and snowy, and pure
AS the carriage rolls down the dark street
The little wife laughs and makes cheer
But. L wonder what day of the week,
l wonder what month of the year! 1ea
- E..s -Jdnudr'y Atd,tie.lg q
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-01

ROBERT CRAIG, the actor, who died
on Sunday morning at st. Louis, was
under engagement to play at the Bos-
ton Museum at 5000 a week. He was
formerly at Daly's in New York. Be
sides being an actor he was writer
of considerable ability and painter OF
more than ordinary merit. One of his
pictures racently found its way into
one of the private art galleries In Phil.
adelphia at handsome price. Among
his burlesques are "Faust and Mar.
gnerite," "Don Juan,'' "Hamlet
and "CamilIe. The latter two were
written for Mr.. Staurt Robson
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THREE new newspapers are to b

THREE new newspapers are to be
started in New York. Mr.. E. L. God
kin, editor of the Nation, purposes to
establish daily newspaper in New
York with capital of 100000, of
which 100000 was said to be raised
two weeks ago. Barry Gray, the novel.
ist, announces his intention to issue q
new monthly called The Table, to be
devoted exclusively to subjects con
nected with the pleasures of the table,
the science of cooking, and the art OF
good living. The third of the new en-
terprises is an illustrated daily, ar
rangements for which are nearly per
fected.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-01

How much does the reader suppose
the revolution cost per annum? SIT,
500, 900; about six days expenditure
of the late war. Such was "the price
of liberty" The debt of the United
States in January, 1870, was $54, 124,
56; of which nearly 5,OOO,O
were arrears of interest; and, besides
this general debt, there was a chaos of
state debts amounting, as the Secreta-
ry enormously computed, to $50, 900,
900 more. Not $4,000, 900 in all-not
a months expenditure during the re-
bellIon
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-01

JUNE and July saw the capture OF
95, coo seals on the seal islands ot Alas
ka.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-01

A GENTLEMAN at Fremont, Ohio, had
a reception at his house the other even
ing, and when the guests went away it
took him all night to wash the tar and
pick the feathers off his person,
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-01-25
by Z. ANDERToN.

oh, Paul don't you wish we were
rich, like the family at Hill Lodge, and
that papa could drive to town every day
III Iris carriage as Mir. Rivers docs and
there $ julian, too, only your age, rides
II h rse now--he might have given you
his little pony, it was very mean to sc |
it,
HSister let US be thank full that our
father is able TO walk, and not crippled
like Mr.. Rivers; but do you believe
that who an. taller than j ulian, would
ride that little pony? A pretty figure
| should cut with my long legs almost
touching the ground
'Ah but sometimes I cnnnot help
wishing we were rich, and Dora Hamp
ton sighed, as she glanced down at her
faded calico dress.
Have courage and patience little Sis
l hope soon to get place and earn some
money, then, when | gov to be n man,
you are TO be my little housekeeper.
But here comes Julian, riding at full
full eallop down the hill what brings
him, wonder we have not been very
goods friends Of latc2'
'Hallo, there = cried Julian. Hold
my horse while come in for u few min
utcs.' Again he repeated the summons
in louder tone.
Who are you calling to, Master Riv.
ers?'
TO you, of course; you do not keep
groom, guess
we do not, sir, neither am 7 one: so
when you condescend to ride dom into
the valley, attend TO your horse your
Aself.'
7 Dora watched Julian as he alighted
and tied his horse to the garden gate
He WAS handsomely dressed in a velvet
suit, with riding gloves, and dainty, lit
lie, well.fitting boots; but he looked
pule aud sickiy, for his appetite was
pamperel with rich unwholsome food,
and he was allowed to sit up until all
hours OF tho night. Then she glanced
toward her brother What contrast
With his dark, handsome eyes, and no
BILE brow and cheek, Drowned by expos,
ure to the san; even those coarse, home
made garments looked veil upon hi.
erect figure. III never wish for riches
iupy more, thought Dora.
Puff, puff ! exclaimed Julian as he
entered how smotheripg it is in this
little ssroom, with its low ceiling! 0h
Dora did not see you in that dark
corner
Look you sir!' cried Paul, indignant.
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The Little Newsboy.


Out in the dark of the snow covered street
Wenrily pa,ier the poor little feet:
Eyes sleepy, from tired-he's worked all the
day,
For poor little Robbie has no time to play.
Gladly he'd HE to his snug little bed,
But the children at home wo uld be Crying
for bread:
And Robbie must sell all his papers to-
night,
Or the children will be in sorrowful plight
Poor Robbie's no father to work for him now;
And that is why Robbie is out in the snow
And his dear mother signs, as she says with
tear,
what rittif,, night, would that Robbie
were here"
Then she throws down her work, and she
opens the door,
She has opened it certainly five times be-
fore;
And she cries, "Ah he's coming, hear the
glad song
That my dear Robbie sings; as he trudges
along"
And Robbie spreads out his hardly-e armed
store
Of pennics-oh Robbie, I wish they were
And he says, "Nother, dear, 1 think I've
done well
Every one my papers this cold night to
sell"
Then his mothcr-hcr heart is too full to
s2eak-
Kisses poor little Robbie upon his cold
check;
And thanks the great God though of much
she's berctt
That her soo,l little Robbie at least has bcon
left.
Dear child sitting warm by your fire tonight
while The snow King is ou in his garments
of white,
Thank the God of all comfort. of light and
ofjoy.
That sou are not Robbie the little ncwsboy.
Do & s &c q u FOR
TUNE.
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"Ox Shulins" is sign hung out in
indianapolis.
When man becomes printer he
"sets up in business.
Cast iron clothes are advertised by q
Main hardware man. a
The editor Of the Louisanna Sugar
Bowl has started the Louisauna Cotto n
Roll
An ingenious farmer brought turkey
to the Boston market with eight pounds
of shot in its crop.
A Pennsylvania. editor excuses his
lack of knowledge of figures BY saying
that figures won't lie.
Zeb Ctummet wonders why poorpeople
are never afflicted with kieptomania.
We call it stealing them.
Beranger was printers compositor,
entirely self taught, and he began to
publish when only sixteen years old.
The press of Missouri calls for law
awarding death as the punishment for
placing obstruction on the Railroad
tracks
A woman is said to have come totown
at Springfield, ILL.,, the other day, 10
buy lower jaw for her son who had
been blowing down gun barrel. n
A Chicago paper says that Is wSndsr,
full how quiek't the blind beggars Of that
city can tell the diiferenec between ten
cents and quarter.
The Courier Journa, says that one
might as soon think Of operating upon
the painted walls Of che ostacombs Of
Egypt with the scissors as upon
Philadelphia raper.
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> Observation-Disclosures once made a
obetiwith Boswell that he could go into
the fish market and put woman in u
passion without saying word that sh e
could understand. The doctor com.
menced by Silently indicating with his
nose that her fish had passed the state
in f-vhich ma6's olfactories could endure
their odor. Il he Billingsgate lady ma! e
a verbal attack common in parlance
the doctor, answered:
You are an article, madam
NO more an article than yourself, you
nisbegoten william
aT0u are noun, woman
'lou-you, stammerei the woman
chokin.s~withsat aulist Of titles she could
not upderstapd4 p
You are pronoun.
The beldam shook her FIST in speech .
less rage.
'lou are verb, an adverb, an adjec-
tive, conjunction, proposition, an
interjection suddenly continued the
doctor, applying the harmless epi,hets
ut proper intervals.
Tho nine parts of speech completely
cohddered the old woman, and she flung
hersclf down sin the mud, crying with
rage at being thus 'blackguarded' in a
set Of unknown terms, which, not un-
Outstanding, size could not answer.
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HoR lCE GREELEY" on FAME AND
His EPITAPu.-A"Fame is 10 vapor I;
popularity an accident !. riches take
wings; the only earthly iccrtaipty is
oblivion. Aud yet ] cherish the hope
that the journal projected and estab-
lished will live aud flourish long after I
shall have mouldered into forgotten dust,
being guided by larger wisdom, a
more unerring sagacity to Discern the
right, though not By more unfatering
readiness to embrace aud de6nd it at
whatever personal cost and that the
stone which covers my ashes may boar
:" future ages the still!intelligibe iu-
se,iption, Founder of the New York
Tribune. From iteeolleciions ofa Busy
Life. -
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'AA4 ENF fr
I ALWAYS IN ADVANCE
NUMBER
The Flying Arrow.

Indians are strange people IN mary
ways, and one of the strangest things
about them is their power of following
the slightest track left by man or beast
however lightly or carefully they may
have trcdden to avoid pursuis p
There is story told about hunter.
who having killed deer, cut of q joint
ofthe Venison and hung it on the highess
nail in his wigwarm or hut--a kind Of
tent all covered with skin. Is H4a1
. Then he went off to collect dry leaves
and sticks with which to kindle FIRE, for
of course no such things as Goals were
known to the "Flying Artor, 2 as hciwas
called for these Indians have noIireal
name. % epg JCL$ Lbs
Presently he came backTcwith 1ell
filled arms, but 10 and beholdH his fine
joint had vanished HcD looked care
fully about, but &c sighh 65f the thiefBwas
there; at least we should never ihaYo
found any, had we looked ever SO close
ly. o, aee h. rrua aijses
But our Indian caught up his oeiub,
and away he went in pursuit. straight
through the forest. He had not gone
long before be met agneighbor, whom
seeing him going along with his eyes
fixed upon the ground asked him what
trail he was on.
u seek" said "Flying Arrow, la
little old man carrying short gunn He
Ii followed by little dog With .
stumpy bushy tail. Thisman is, o chief;
he was entered mi wiswam and stolen
my vension. l will crash both, him and
his dog" .l,,ii. = .,,..y
why, my brother" answered the
other, II met such i man mot lar. from
here, and truly he carried vension on his
shoulder, but how couldst thou dcscrided
HIM so merely seaiug thou were away ,in
the forest p is..;4 !.
81 am u haste, said HElying ArrnH..
but lisika. found 4 pile Of stones nm
der the hook where I left my vessicn,
had the thief not been short, he Wouii
mot have ucede thssc to stasi on.y,
knew he must be old for his fsotateps
were close together; an thit hS must
| be white skin simply because ths tAee
/ turn"d in which as thop knegest, an
Indians never do. Had his gun, been
a'ng, its muzzle would have left no trace
J on the bark of the ee as this one had
lone, us it leaned against it. So thou
seest, brother, it was easy, after all hav
ing eyes to describe the thief"
"But the cur, how coullst thou tell
its size even to the tail!'' asked the other
Indian, who was young as yet and had
not learned the value of close oSsarva-
! teu.
"Of what use would the eyes Of Fly.
ing Arrow be, had they not shown him
at once that the dogs feet were near
Together as he walked on the sand and
that the sh 'rt bushy tail measured it.
self when he sat waSging it, watching
his master unlocking my dinner? But
farewell, brother; l must follow the
trail or | shall be loo late to rescue nv
| vcnsion.
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Stanley's parrot, which was a
great pet, managed to open her cage and
escape to the top Of an apple tree in the
garden. The Dean rushed after her,
accompanied by his friend, DR.. Vaughan
Polly looked down complaceh.ly upon
her reverend pursuers, aud gravsly said,
Let us pray
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I Fg
uer, " and his ankles so lame it was with
difficulty he, walked, he managed to
throw himself in front of the running
,mep, and seized them by their coat tai Is
with his mouth and succeeded in check
ing their career. but not until the noble
animal Thad1 been dragged several rods.
Tho father ! Of the runaways came up
and took charge, o.. his ofsprings, and
offered to treat the horse who had stop
ped them to a bran mash or a brandy
smasb, but /, thelhoRe merely shock his
head ando disappeared down, an alley
leading to his barn.
Yesterday. Jalchild iof John Macgudg-
I-een,'-the- gentlemaDly pig butcher and
importer of sausage meat, who lives on
Canine avenue, was riding down Market
street in--a-qbsby carriage, drawn by a
dark bay servant, when a couple of poor
iy fed, gaupt looking chaps hitched to a
grocer's delivery, wagon, turned cor
ner suddenly and threw kiss at the
dark bay, causing her to shy and upset
the baby cart, throwing the occupant to
Tie grouhd right in front Of the grocer S
team. A lady who saw the occurrence
gave shrek SO loud aud shrill that it
saved the life of the child, for the two
mred'm en- hitched to the delivery wagon
heard it, aud thinkingit was the noon
whistle of elssT ville~Manufacturing
Company, by "a strong effort checked
their speed within two feet of the in
fant, and wheeling around went to din
ner. The promptness with which these
men cease work and so to meals, in this
Case dvails something. 2'la -'a =
Yesterday 6ftefn6bh dgentleman who
nlives upon, the Peasantyillirpad, hitch
ed up his old grand father, just as he
had twonty-tiR,es since the horse disease
visited thisgeesi9hl tqpd dgdse into town
to do little marketing. The old m an
was toupdlercd about year ago, by cat
Ing warm meal on washing day. aud
It was nearly four clock before they
reached town, whtn the driver, Mr..
Ferguson, drove up In front ofa grocery
store, AND, "a after hitehing his grand
father to the awning post, went into a
saloon TO. sSe if there hal been auy de-
cline IN beer since the Boston fire. For
some ninutts The liorsc-we mean the
grand fa'hcr--stool quietly, but becom-
lng rc-'!eSs.,- tfHe halT6t been blanketed. J
allowed his eyes t1 wanler around until
lie saw i'll front of him baskct of pears
em ~ harl',rs' as 'nnr rlacard, inscribed sone
'I1ria f'~rtW,rQr SIS bY the peck" The
Free so statlSd the venerable old man
who wasn't used to city customs, that
with a wild snort of fear, he broke his
halter strap, kicked himself loose from
ahes' vehicle,"I ana gdllopea towards
B!canni rilhe nrdnaing oyer two livery
rharsssenear the Iaite pf,,he ABBOTT House
badly injwing them and breaking his
own les 50 badly that when his grand.
son arrived upon the spot minute later,
he shot the old man to put him out of
his misery, and save wintcring him on
b,i5d hay qht,tiM Press.
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hs Ion 're sooiapL lnr' olc,G ..s Z
swol ns 10 slt's sdi .HjI Of f,s,7
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ElRods sirEpiz0eticl Antics. Jon ,sf,
rdi bnb 'ru O., : m .iy sit eLe,
iagneHAPTEa OF rAooIpENrs-EnE RE
nsnsULTioRaUsING UNTAMED ,sTEBps.
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A young gentleman, having called in
his physician, said
Now, sir, ] want no triaing; wish
you to strike at the cause of the dis
ease @ A9' }
1T shall be donei replied the doctor,
aud, lifting his cane, he smashed the
decanter of wine upon the table. ,,,,
The ready money system--Duc or be
done.
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