The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-11-30


mcgs," had conceived II notable Lschcmc
of rearing wol lyes Of his own 50 that by
bntchering n hairy whclp, at hlS option,
and taking its ears to Il justice OF the
peace, he could obtain certificate Of
"wolt scalp" emitting him to ten dollars
out OF the county treasury. 1t was said
that this cntcrprsng genius h@d already
in his pens a number OF tne looking
breeders, and expressed sanguine hopes
of soon realizing Il handsome fortune
Numerous were the provisions adVo-
Gated to prevent such scandAIous eva
sions in future. Among Others, brown
c. Roberts OF Marion, moved " that each
certificate of genuine woll-scap be
based on not less than four allldavllS,
and be signed by at least four justices,
and one Judge of the circuit court
Abel Anthony moved to amend by adj
ding "and 10y the president OF the real
estate bank"
This was intended by the mover merely
as Il Jest, to throw rldicuIc ON the com,
plicated machinery OF Roberts bill, and
accordingly it excited Il general smile,
But very different was the effect ON MIR.
Speaker Wilson, president of the real
estate bank. lie saw fit to interpret the
amendment as the dcadlicst insult
glanced towards the honorable chair
man, expecting to see him enjoying the
joke; but the moment bchcId his coun-
tcnance, ! was absolutely mortified at its
savage expression. His face was Of
ashy paIcncss; and there, on those thin,
white lips, as if in deyiIish mochery OF
malice, sat that grim, Snakc-Iikc, wrth-
ing smile, which merely moved the curIcd
mouth, spreading no further, nor effect
ing any other tcaturc-that significant
smile OF MURDER 30 peculiar 70 almost
Ihe whoIG c'aSS OF dcSPrfoaIT''' Wh'n
ABOUT 10 IL" some G'cd OF Hca'h' l mere
was however pf'ri space 'oF SP''UIAt'oI
iS 10 pnyNoEHoh'lI signs I"r l'''FU'y l'a'
the "iiGnSlNc WORDS IcIt AhI"oNy ups
whGh W II'on SpranE 10 ms '''I ana M
p'tl2uSIy orucrcu tI'c "'ilcr 10 Hl' "o"h
anthony maI'lItsIlhg no iohr,i OIL
| cilhcr surprise or alarm, F'pH'u nlI"Iy'
that he was entlilru to the moor,
Nlt "o"H. i!Toi r'IG"'c"5 "'"
TINS TIME IN Il voice lAG 'huhdcr .,
am chtltltu 10 lile Iloor au" VIII
NOT resign II, Silu N't""ny, IPPII'nuE
without anger put giving BACK I'"E OF
calm, lmmoyahIc resolution
speaker NllSon thGh Irii thG chilif,
dr'W MS poWlo-A'llle, uG'c"i"'" ti' 7Lri'
OF the platform; ana slowly ana 1''Io
GralcIy advanced ,through l.' h"'i some
i3l'y ieGI, IN lhe dlrGc',"I o' MS I"'--a
the whi't lIaI gha'Vly h'ri,a N'l''''' '""-
ing up ms paIIlu lipH, ana MS cai7 NOV
my DackW;lru' ana ior"i!tu', VIII" lHoH'
strange, siloIt! Si'"fP Nlp,"N"it' WING"
ilau won iIT MN ,t !o"S peIo'c ''' '''"'
name o' 'io'Sc'H"'''
As Anthony was commonly considered
II coward, when the spectators bchcId the
tar-Iamcd and aIIdrcadcd ducIlat ad-
vancing upon him with upli1tcd blade,
glancing aIott in the air, as ready ior the
fatal blow, all supposed the rcput"d era
ven would i!ce IN terror from ms pace. |
No one believed that he was armed, or
that he would fight under any c!rc0m'
stances, or with any odds OF position or
weapons hHV III ihl' opinion SNr'yno"y
was mistaken, ana no one perhaps; ;I!5,, nGI'
20 'l't" ms ll''"''"'' "'\'''"'!' N"','
tl"t l'rociouS man was coming Io""'"7
MN, hc SIoou C1Iil a,In i''I''I'' - ~
rilIar oi hl"Ipir' Ill1 r''V. T'o ''''
chaiiEe one Sha'ic' All ms I'''''S were
riga us ron MS ohIy eI'a'hcG o' U'',
usual eholi3h was Il co{o"' 'Ii,"H 9'
tears NI lhc ''HI'I ol 'I''' we all S''u,',
dered, lor we Ai'G" the W'cI'r No"Iu
conquer or Per'Sli' III Tue p"'A""o"S
cIicHGc mas "'',.oi,''l'''', ~ Nv" u'''
m'staNapIe TOKENS OF o' 'hofpuElI ucSPG,a. ,'
cloh frozen Sh'lI'S anu ho'S'N,','S
tears ana tears may away" Oc 'cG"'H'u
II lar 'he l'o'V ua'EeIous' '"ch
conclusion was 'cr'Ilcd '"''y III 'he pres
elI instance .H lTF Us soon "' 'Hr 'Pr"N'i
aPProacheu Wi'n.n 'eI 'Icv ol MS "I'p, .,'p |
ihgehtmy'tnc ia'''r ."""eI'S "'1l''"'ileG
aDQW''cA''l'c 'IoI'' hlS oo'o"I, 4, a''i Si'pT'
boI1ly forward 10 '',e ptoH''I' I!r na'HC'
ana ihcli colllh'cicea Il struggle ,l '3r 'I'c
ahI ueatIl, i,le most ooSI'''"Vy, ,''oo"!i
ll'V 49, 'l'S'iv'innaS P'o'' O''' '''' "'''''''N
:" ,"u i
lIS3h kllile was long' ana keen, ana
SO hlgnly PoiiShcu thiI you might see
yourself IN the rcHertl0h OF It's smooth,
bright surface n' IN the mr't perfect
looRlnE-SlaSS' me image UIhg III cA,
trcmely small immature, 50 Symmclrical
was 'he rouhuinE oi 'lie lliic s''V'I''iH
steel Dh cach Sihc "i tllc Il"riluG p,alr
was picture, the rae SImiieo oil III" othcr
wronght III exquisite Eold enamel o'
two Indians IN thclr WlId, native costume
engaged III mortal combat with DpWlc
knives. Il
The weapon OF Anthony was one oil
the largest size OF the class, called IN that
country " Arkansas tooth-pickS," the
most murdcrous implement OF dcstruc-
tion, before which Il human foe ever
qualIed. On one side OF its broad gIcam-
ing blade was the picture of a fight be-
twixt a hunter and black bear. The