The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-07-19
HUMPHREY JACKMAN'S LAST TRIP.

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ing timber ior a elling-house, winch
was to be erected in the following spring
on an extensive clearing that had recent,
ly been made upon new farm.
$50, Frank" said the elder of the two,
whom shall call Humphrey Jackman,
"when this cage Is made 1.-THE new house
you'll have some pretty bird ready to pui
into it, suppose, ehY
''Oh yesp was the ready but by no
means unembarrassed reply, ''little Mel.
lie is to keep house tor me--its all set
tied" Little Nellie was his youngest
and favorite sister.
"Stuff-nonsenseV exclaimed his com.
panion. "Whats to become of Fanny
Reynolds9 You maybe thought that 1
didn't know all about itY
"No more do you, UNCLE" returned his
companion; and then went on to explain
how that the old man wouldn't give his
consent until he had got his house fur
nished and paid off the two installments
still due upon his farm; "although Fanny
thipks," he added, ''that her father would
pay one of them himself il l would make
out the other, and she and her mother
would manage about the principal part
of the furniture; indeed, she's got bed
,dins and table linen, and don't know
what besides Of her own already, enough
to furnish two houses such as we want"
$50 then, Frank, this is the trouble
that has been making you look so down
this while back? But why not tell me
before; eh, ladW
"Well, uncle, they say old folks don't
feel for us young people in a scrape of
this kind, and so we thought it best to
keep it to ourselves and try and work it
out in time. 1t would take couple OF
Years, perhaps, anu Fanny has consent
ed to wait; hut the old man wants her to
WED that fellow Ned Warcap, and be.
sides-in short, l don't know what to
ldo."
"Oh, we'll change it, never fear boy.
And as you can not get the girl without
the cash, why must just make one more
trip, that's all, although l did think
never to make another. Smugglins p
the old man continued, as If Thinking
aloud; ~ don't like tits not right,
and yet there's no very great harm in il
when an opportunity offers; 80 Pll try il
once more."
"Then let me 60 with you," said Frank
) eagerly, sand if you have luck. uncle
you'll make two people happy"
"Say three, boy, say three; and as it's
the last trip Pll ever make. you shall &c
with me, and with such ice as we now
have, there's no time to- be lost. So star
for O. tomorrow morning-hire mar
to take you across; get your eye ON a
couple of teams, and wait at Hiram
, Browns Till come over to YOU"
With many expressions OF the deepes
gratitude, Frank Harris parted from his
uncle that night; and the old man turned
into mis- warm bed muttering sundr,
ejaculations, anything but compliment
ary to those setting themselves against
his nephew's ''love-scrape," as he calleC
it.
The town ofO-, in the United States
was the place 10 which Humphrey Jack
son had determined to make mis- Snug
Cling trip, and had accordingly directed
his nephew TO proceed, as has been al
ready stated, in order to aid him il
; bringing it TO successful issue.
Two days after the conversation al
ready recorded, between the uncle and
!, nephew, concerning the ''love-scrape'
of the latter, the burly and staIwar
: smuggler, Humphrey Jackman, nigh
have been seen at store in the town o
o., busily engaged in carrying GU
: bags, the contents oil which would bt
! easily guessed at by the initiated, bu
! whicn everybody else would suppose tt
be filled with grain. His nephew, Frank
as he called him, was there too, aidin.
and assisting in loading with those bags
two double sleighs at The door, to eacl
of which ''span" OF laggy horses wer,
harnessed.
A light load Of ten hundred each-de
signedly light, for span Of horses, il
) case they might have to run for twas
soon completed; bonds or notes, Will
satisfactory indorsers, were signed, t.
secure the payment for the same, and al
was ready for start.
Now, Frank" said the old man, sttak,
, your teams to Hiram Browns shed an,
give them good iced, and start off ex
actly two hours from tnis-now mind til,
time," he added, emphaticatly, ''every
thing depends on this. L have given th
rascally officer hint of what am vi
! to, and therefore expect to have tus
sic with him; but he won't trouble you
: SO good-by, and see to your teams, ant
Fanny will be yours yet, my boy, or m,
names not Humphrey Jackman."
SO saying he walked off, and in anothe
hour was trotting quietly along the ic,
i road across the river, in the clear moon
Light, his sleigh apparently loaded heay
lily with bags, was drawn by span
powertul-looking grays, and he wal
Whistling unconseinusly as he jogget
along, as If nothing OF any material Con
, sequence depended upon his exertion
, anu Ingenuity
We must now take the reader back t,
! the other side of the river, to see wha
! was going on at the town of p, wher,
Humphrey Jackman's trip and the obiec
Of it had evidently got wind, and accord
! ingly preparations had been made will
!, the utmost care and preparation for tn,
! reception on his return OF the creates
, smuggler the st. Lawrence had eyel
, borne on its bosom.
Close under the shade of the wharf, 6
little higher up than where the roat
crossed the river, was o light cutter
with two persons in 1.-THE excise officer
himselfand sturdy-lookingm man OF gf4a
muscular power, who had apparently
been selected Tor his strength alone
This man formed a striking contrast to
the craity-looking little man beside him
But differing as they did in those physi
cal qualifications essentially necessary
in such an encounter as they anticipated
two more lit and formidable anita gonists
for Uncle Humphrey, as the smugglel
was Familiarity designated, could hardly
have been found in the Whole OF that
neighborhood.
1nere was the head to plan, and well
instructed it was in all the tricks and
doubles practiced by the contrabali.l
traders; aud there was hand, and a