The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-02-05
Che Circuit 8ider:
A TALE OF THE HEROIC AGE.
By EDWARD EGGLEsTON,
1utlor Of" Tie XOosier School Mas-
ter" 'End Of the World" etc.
[rrom the Christian Union.l
CHAPTER ".


Morton came soon enough.
As he and his mother rode home
by q ssnear cut" little travelled, Nor
tom found time to master Doisy's
fiery spirit, and yet to scan the woods
with the habitual searching glance Of
hunter. He observed on one of
the trees notice posted. A. notice
put up in this out -of-the-way place
surprised him. He endeavored to
make his restless steed approach the
tree that he might read, but her wild
Arabian temper took fright at some
thing-a blooded horse is apt to see
yisions-and she would not stand
near the tree. Tine after time Nor
ton drove her forward, but she as
often shied away. AT last, Mrs.
Goodwin begged him to give over
the attempt and come on, but Nor
tons love of mastery was now excit-
ed, and he said:
Ride on, mother, ii YOU want to;
this question between Dolly and me
will have to be discussed and settled
right here. Either she will stand
still by this sugAr-tree, or we will
fight away till one or t'other lays
down 10 rest
The mother con,ented herself with
letting old Blaze browse by the road
side, and with shaping her thoughts
into a formal regret that Morton
should spend the holy Sabbath in
such fashion; but, in her maternal
heart, she admired his will and cosr-
age. He was so like her own father
she thought. Such gentleman!
And she could not but hope that he
was one of Gods elect. If SO, what
a fine Christian he would be when
he should be converted. And, quiet
as she was without, her heart was, in
a moment, filled with agony, and
prayer and questionings. How could
she live in heaven without Morton?
Her eldest son had already died a
violent death, in prodigal wander
ings from home. But Morton would
surely be saved.
Morton, for his part, cared, at the
moment, far less for anything in
heaven than he did to master the re-
bellious Dolly. He rode her all
round the tree; he circled that maple,
first in one direction, then in an
other, until the mare was SO dizzy
she could hardly see. Then he held
her while he read the notice, saying,
with exultation, Now, my lady, do
you think you can stand stillY
Morton had not cared to know the
contents Of the paper, beyond mo-
mentary impulse Of idle curiosity.
Even this had been forgotten in his
combat with Dolly. But rs soon as
he saw the signature, 'Enoch Lums-
den, Administrator Of the estate Of
Hezekiah Lumsden, deceased he
forgot his victory over his horse in
his interest in the document itself.
1t was therein set forth that, by Or
der Of the probate court, in and for
the county aforesaid, the said Enoch
L.umsden, Administrator, would sell,
at public auction, all that parcel Of
land belonging to the estate Of the
said Hezekiah Lumsden, deceased,
known and described as follows, to-
wit, namely, etc, etc.
BY thunder!' broke out Morton,
angrily, as he rode away. l am
afraid he swore by thunder, instead
of by something else, out of filial
regard for his mother. by thunder!
if that amt too devilish mean! ]
s'pose faint enough for Captain
Lumsden to mistreat little Hike, he
has gone to robbing him. He means
to buy that land himself or, what's
the same thing, git somebody to Dc
it for him. That's what he put tha,
notice in this holler fer. The Judge
is afraid Of him, and SOS everybody
else. Poor like won't have a dol
lar when he's man.
Somebody ought to take Kike'.
part, said Mrs. Goodwin. Its
shame for . whole settlement to b,
towards, and to let one man rul,
them,' she proceeded. Its wors,
than having king
Morton loved slittle Kike,' nm,
hated Captain Lumsden, and this ap
peal to the anti-monarchic feeling Q
the time moved him. He could no
bear that bis mother, Of all, shoul,
think him cowardly. His pride wa
already chafed by Lumsden,s oonde
scension, and his provoking way. Q
keeping Patty and himself apar,
Why should he not break with hin
and have done with it, rather tha
stand by and see Kike robbed? Bu
to interfere in behalf Of Hike was I
put Patty Lumsden farther ava
from him. He was a knight who ha
suddenly come in sight Of his long
sought adversary while his ow
hands were tied. And SO he fell il
to the brownest Of studies, an
scarcely spoke word 10 his moth,
all the rest of his ride. For hel
were his friendship for little Xix
his innate antagonisln to Capta
Lumsden, and his strong sense