Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-14

didn't send whisky down by the other boate
Thieves an awful amount OF time being
waste here. What's the matter, Mr.. Be'ls'
secuted ene captain, as the boat approacaei
Both dead. +" replied the officer.
Both? Now, ladies and gentlemen" eN-
passengers, who were crowded forward lust
below him; Z" want 10 know II that isn't a
streak OF the rleaneSt kind Of luck Both
the CnumS gone. Why. l won't he able n
hold up my head in New orleans. How
came ~ that Just those two fellows were
Red tumbIed out. and Black juunpeI i'm
after him" replied the officer. Rel must
have been caught In an eddy and tangled ia
The Old trees roOiS-clotheS torn almost Of
head caved In. Black must have burst
blood vesSel-his face looked IKE A >1ruer
ran when he reached shore and be Jus,
oanod and dropped"
The captain was sorry, so sorry that he
sent waiter for brandy. Bot the captain
was human-business was human-the rain
was falling, and n big log was across the
beats bow. so he shouted:
Hurry up and bury 'em, then. Nou ought
10 have let Tie second boats crew gone on
with that. and YOU have gone back 10 yodr
sCundIngS. They tcG2 the ChumS u bc sure
but row they're only dead rOustaboUtS
Below therel Pass out a couple Of shovelS'''
PERHAPS some ladies would 20 down with
the boat, captain-snd preacher, too, d.
there's one aboard" remarked the mate.
with an earnest but very mysterious eNp-es-
sion.
ny. WITH IN tnGnder docs the fellow
mean SoliloquiZed The captain, auiibiy.
'WOmen-ant Tcacher-fOr dead ~1ust-
aboUtS? What ca you mean, Mr.. Eell.'
"Red's woman briefly responded the
mate.
The passengers all s,artoi-the captain
brought his hands together with trenend-
Gus clap, and eNclai~ Ell:
"MuTder will OUT But who'd have Thought
was TO be lie man . hn2 ont the secret O.
Tie C&Tml Glum>. Guess III be the big-aSt
man on the New orleans levee after all. Yes.
ffa To-
preacher, tOo, AZ there's such q maa ABOARD.
Hold M. thoUCh-wc'u III go. Take you-
soundingS. quick, and vel drop the steamer
lust below the point. and tie up. 7 wonder
IL tEeTe - q preacher abroad"
No one responded FOR moment then the
Judge spoke.
Before I went into the law was the reg
church. p" said ne. "I'm decidedly rustvrovv
out g little time VIII enable me - prepare
gentlemen
The sounding-boat runed away. and the
Judge retired - his sta terOou. TIE ladies
Win very paIe faces gatnered IN group
and whispered earnestly with each other,
then enSUed visits 10 each others St8terOOmS
and the final regathering of the ladies' with
! two or three bundles. The sOundingS were
taken, ara, a. the Ste1 ner dropped down
stream, men were seen cutting oath down
The rather steep clay bank. The captain puf
his hands TO nis mouth and shouted:
for two"
And all the passengers nodded assent ana
satisfaction.
Time had been short since tho news roach
ed the steamer. but the BeHpefts cavpepta-,
who was himself a married man, hal made
plain coffin by the time thu boat tied up.
and another by the time the grave was dug.
The first one was put upon long h3udhar-
row, over which the captain haa previously
spread a tabeclCth, ard. followed by The la
dies. was deposited beside the body Of Rel.
Halt an hour later, the men placed Black n
tie other coffin, removed both 10 the side o.
the grave, ana signaiei the boat.
Now, ladies' ana gentlemen" said the
captain.
The Judge appeared, with a very solemn
lace, hls coat butiOned tight TO his thrg Al
and the party started. Colonel Nav, Of Mis-
souri,, who read NOlsaire and didn't believe
IN anything, mallciOusly took the Judges
arm, and remarked:
- You didn't finish your story. Judge"
The Judge frOwned reproyingly
But, really" persisted tlc colonel. Il
don't want curiosity 70 divert my mind from
Tie solemn services about To In Ike place. DO
tell me II they ever caught the raScaIS."
They never did" repll 81 the Ju ige. .The
sheriff hunted and advertised. but he could
never near word OF either OF them. But IA
kEow either one Of them AT sight. Sl-h-h-
here We are at the gray 3.n
The passengers. officers and crew gathered
about the grave. The Judge removed has
hat, and Is the captain uncovered the faces
OF the dead, commence:
- am the resurrection and Tie life.
Why, there's the hCrSe-thief now, colonel .
l beg your pardon, ladies' and gentlemen.
He that beliaveth in -
Just then the Judges eye fell upoL the dead
wOman's face. and he screamed:
And there's the sheT.fs aSsailaat!'
III Il. b EryOl,