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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-17

Col. NJ. 7. Patrick, of the Cheyenne
81 Black Hills Stage Company, re-
turned from an extended eastern tour
yesterday. He visited Concord, N.
H., where he purchased a lot of new
coaches for the line, together with a
full supply Of the celebrated Concord
harness. The coaches and harness are
daily expected to arrive here.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-17

Mai. Glafcke will arrive here oil No.
8 this afternoon.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-17

The creature who will disgrace the
honorable profession of journalism by
low-lived trickery, such as copying an
item from an exchange, mutilating it
so badly that the author would not rec
ognize his production, and then giving
credit, would not hesitate to carry on a
~disgraceful liaison with Il married
woman, or do anything which is low,
dirty and contemplate. We are ,er-
tain that the gifted editor of the
Georgetown Miner fully endorses these
sentiments.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-17

t.= Local Agents.
rhc following is n list o. the authorized
agents u TuELEaDERin Wyoming Territory
Cheyenne, II. w. Moore.
Laramie city, X. L. Itch.
RRwlins, ". l.. Ash.
Green RiV err, John Graf.
Evanston, t1ob be appointed.)
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-17
Erin 60 braghi
Rob Roy coal IL the best.

Yesterdays trains brought 60 Chey-
enne passengers.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-17

Transient Board, 50 per day. Board
and Lodging, 81 to S14 per week.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-17

FREE BUS TO AND FROM ALL TRANS
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-01
A SYMPATHETIC PORTER.

A few days ago, a lady living with
her husband in one of the hotels in Vir-
gina, Nevada, noticed that young man
who acted in the capacity of porter
about the place, paid rather more atten-
tion to her room than any other portion
of the hotel. One day, he came in, and
taking a seat, remarked:
Madam, 1 would like to ask you an
important question"
"Well, what is it-something about
the trunks ?"
"No, madam /; something of far more
Importance than trunks-something that
concerns us both and the fact of the
matter is, madam, have been observing
you closely for some weeks past, and l
am led to believe that there is trouble
trouble Of serious nature-gnawing at
your heart. Tell me what that secret
sorrow is"
The porter then leaned over the edge
of the chair back. with one hand sup
porting his cheek, and assumed listen
ing attitude.
There is secret SORROW" rejoined
the lady, "and it weighs upon me like a
milestone. 1t is that l haven't stove
poker heavy enough to break your silly
pate. But such as it is, however,"
Here she grabbed the implement, and
made a rapid advance upon the sympa-
thetic porter, who broke for the door,
and got out just slowly enough to secure
a sharp clip alongside the right ear.
And now that mans secret sorrow is
that he didn't happen to be little near.
er the door when the poker intruded it.
self into the debate.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-01

ask you to do such thing; besides, you
are our pilot"
"Yes, know, but / don't mind the
venture. Anyway, I'll carry the mes
sage"
"You know better than 1 do, K,
that it's dreadly venture. I wouldn't
have dared to ask you"
"It's all right, general. Get your
letter ready and let me have it at
dark"
Then. rising to his feet, he limped
away, for x. Beidle was lame. An In
dian bullet in one of the wild forays of
the border had shattered his hip, and
although the wound had long since heal
ed it had left him lame for life. Two
nvurs laUv1, wnvu Sa.s-a~w- &c
mountain twilight were falling thick
and dusky over the valley he cautiously
rode down the canyon of the Little Horn
and disappeared from view. About the
incidents of that desperate ride of 400
miles-of his hair-breadth escapes-of
his desperate adventures, it would be
impossible in the limits of an article
like this to give anything like an ade-
quate description. 1t will suffice to say
that the message was carried, and when
the writer saw him two weeks later
preparing for his return trip down the
Yellowstone, he seemed as careless and
talked as unconcernedly about it as one
might speak of trip to Boonville or
St. Louis. And yet he had just per-
formed deed which the boldest 'front.'
iersman would have shrunk from in dis
may. When not on duty as scout, he
can generally be found around Helena !;
at night invariably in newspaper offices
reading the exchanges and listening
eagerly to the news of the great outside
world, which he has not seen for twenty
years always genial and kindly, and
taking faithful interest in the ''pil-
grims," as the newcomers are called in
the mountains. .SedahiG (Mo) Bazoo.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-01

been such as would almost warrant a
resort to lynch law, in view of the GER
tainty of their escape from serious pun
ishment at the hands of the proper au-
thorities. Talk about stealing the pen
nies from dead mans eyes! That
offence is vinial besides such crimes as
are almost daily coming to light among
the custodians of trust funds. The dead
man is no worse off for the loss of the
coins; but the squandering or embezzle-
ment of such little boards as were con-
confided to the Clairmont Bank, espec-
tally in times like these, is but one de-
gree removed from murder for it takes
the bread from the mouths and, worse
yet, the courage from the hearts, of the
most deserving and at the same time
the most helpless class of the commun-
ity.
The sweeping victory just obtained,
gives reasonable promise that this ab-
surd state of things will be speedily
changed. Should no further obstacles
be interposed, considerable extension
of the present Elevated Railway, and
the building of the new Gilbert road
over Sixth avenue, will very soon be
commenced.
After vainly endeavoring to swap his
knowledge of the unsavory history of
the Ring for his liberty. Tweed is now
voluntarily telling the whole story to
the Aldermanic Committee of investiga-
ton. He is pouring hot shot into Tam
many and good many other places.
When he gets through talking and the
victims commence replying we are like
ly to have what the Dutchman calls
"blaindy fun
1t was a surprise and a sensation on
Wednesday last when the democratic
state convention nominated General Nc
Clellan for Governor. The tumultuous
enthusiasm which his name awoke in
the convention shows how the "little
Mac of olden times has been remem-
bered by the people through good and
evil report. He is a cleanhanded,
scholarly and practical man and so uni
versally respected that none but faVora.
BILE comments on his nomination and
certain election are heard from any
quarter. RADIx.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-01
THE SOW ERS.

IAN seed is in the sower's hands"-RossETTi.
Ten thousand sewers through the land
Passed needless on their way;
Ten thousand seeds in every hand
or every sort have they.
They cast seed here. they cast seed there.
They cast seed everywhere.
The land forest straghtway grew.
With plants Of every kind;
And kindly fruits, aud poisonous. too,
In that wood you could find;
For trees grew here and trees grew there.
And trees grew everywhere.
Anon, as many year went by,
Those sewers came once more,
And wandering meath the leaf-hid sky.
And wondered at the store
For fruit hung here, and fruit hung there.
And fruit hung everywhere.
Then plucked they many berry bright;
None could their right deny;
And some ate to their long delight,
And some ate but 10 die;
While some plucked here and some plucked there.
And some plucked everywhere.
Nor knew they in that tangled wood
The trees that were their own;
Yet as they plucked as each one should.
Each plueked as he had sown.
So do men here. so do men there.
30 do men everywhere. -TinsEey's Magazine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-01
HOW THE AMERICAN ABORIGI-
MES DISPOSED OF THEIR
DEAD.

The modes of disposing of the bodies
of the dead in use among the aborigines
of America are classed by MIR. Edwin
A. Barker, in the Naturalist, under
four heads, viz. inhumation, cremalm-
ment, and aerial sepulture. Of these,
the first was most usually employed,
the bodies being inferred either in or
binary graves, in mounds, or in caves.
Several tribes, among them the Lenni-
Lenape, or Delawares, were accustomed
to incase their dead in stone boxes or
tombs. In tumulus-burial, the dead
were generally laid near the original
l0rol Of thu ouIfavv, ana UlIU mvund
heaped over them. Only isolated in
stances of cave-burial have been signal
lied in the United States, as in Breck-
enridge County, Kentucky, and in the
Canons of Utah, Arizona, and New
Mexico. Cremation was of two kinds
in graves and in urns. Among the
Pueblos of Arizona and Utah the body
was sometimes burned, and the ashes
deposited in shallow tombs. Several
tribes on the Gila river, in Southern
Arizona, burned the bones of the dead
in urns. But few cases of embalming
are known to have occurred in the limits
of the United States. As examples of
this mode of preparing the corpse may
be mentioned the Mammoth Cave and
Salt Cave mummies of Kentucky
These bodies have been preserved by a
rude species of embalmment and by ex-
siccation. Aerial sepulture was of two
kinds-the first by suspension on scaf-
folds or in trees, the second by sepul-
ture in canoes. Several tribes still en-
ploy the former mode of burial. The
Sioux elevate the bodies of their dead
into trees, or stretch them out on raised
platforms, wrapping them in blankets
and leaving them to the mercies of the
elements and carnivorous birds.-Popu-
| lar Science MonthlV. fo1. SeDtenaber.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-01

Why THEY OFTEN FA1L.-Young
men often fail to get on in the world
because they neglect small opportunities.
Not being faithful in little things, they
are not promoted to the charge of great
er things.
A young man who gets a subordinate
situation sometimes thinks it is not ne
cessary for him to give it much attention.
He will wait till he gets place of re-
sponsibility, and then he will show peo-
pie what he can do. This is very
great mistake. Whatever his situation
may be, he should master it in all its
duties faithfully.
The habit of doing his work thorough
ly and conscientiously is what is most
likely to enable young man to make
his way. With this habit, person Of
only ordinary abilities would outstrip
one of greater talents who is in the
habit of sighting subordinate matters.
But, after all, the mere adoption by a
young man, of this great essential rule
of success, shows him to be possessed of
superior abilities.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-01
HE WANTED TO JINE.

"YOu wan to jine the ban,' do you ?"
said an old negro preacher to young
convert.
"Yes, sar, i wan to jine."
"Well, sar, do you believe Gerliah, a
pickaninny little shaver, slowed great
big man called David, dat was longer
dan de Centre Market, wild a pebble
dat was no bigger dan huckleberry ?
Eh ?"
''Nol 1 don't b'leve nothln' like
dat. !" was the reply.
"Den you can't jine."
"Well den l b'leves it. On wild de
katekise."
"Do you b'leve," continued the dea-
con, "dat dar war q man called joiner
who swallered whale and kept it down
a awful long time before he spitted it
out?"
mo. sar can't make me b'leve dat"
was the response.
'Den you can't jine."
"Well, now. by, jingo, 1 b'leve dat
too. Go on wild de katehise."
"Well, you bleve dat dar was man
named Della, and a woman called
Sampson got down in de cellar of big
house what weighed morn de Centen-
nial, and lifted it kerslap clean out OBJ
de world ?"
"DOn't b'leve nothin' OBJ de klnd,"
was the indignant reply.
Den you can't jine."
Don't want to jine. 1 don't b'leve
dat fish story you just told me, either.
There was no further "katekise."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-01
BOYESEN,S BOYHOOD.

Mr. Boyesen's character as an author
has been greatly influenced by several
a.; es~--~- - L. 1.c-,--1 ---L e
facts presented in this sketch are inter-
esting from literary point of view
through their direct relations to his
writings. He was born September 23d,
l848, at Fredricksvern, small seaport
town on the southern coast of Norway.
His father, an officer in the army, was
stationed there at the time, but moved
away from the place three years after
ward. In 1854 he went abroad for two
years, leaving his family with the ma
ternal grandfather, Judge Hjorth. who
lived at Systrand on Sognefjord-cele-
brated in Tegner's "Frithof Saga" as
the scene of Frithof and Ingeborg's
courtship. Here, amid the beauty and
grandeur of one of the most picturesque
regions of all Norway, the boy dreamed
away his childhood. listening at night to
old legends and superstitions which he
heard recounted by the peasants as he
sat with them around the fire, gazing
into the embers on the hearth, while
dusk and shadow filled the room, and
the spluttering pine-knot burned in a
crevice of the wall. The tales told at
such times had SO strong a facination
for his mind that he never tired of them !;
though forbidden by his grandmother to
associate with the servants, he would
often steal downstairs on the long win
ter evenings to hear their wonderful
stories of necken, hulders, trolds and
elf-maidens. Several of these stories
are introduced in the earlier part of
"Gunnar." In the closing chapters of
the "Norseman's Pilgrimage" we have
an accurate picture of his grandfather
home with the majestic mountains around
it and the noble ford upon the shores Of
which it is situated. Both the scenery
and the legends of this magnificent re-
gion have left their deep and lasting
impress upon his mind.
| After his mothers death, which oc.
CURED when he was about eleven years
old, the grandfather assumed the entire
charge of Hjalmar, and placed him in q
gymnasium, where he remained until he
entered the University of Christiania
In the summer vacations, both at the
gymnasium and the university, he jour
neyed most of the way homeward or
foot, walking nearly two hundred miles
with a knapsack on his back, usually
accompanied by one or more FELLOWSHIP
dents. These trips were made at th'
season of the year which is peculiarly
glorious in that high latitude; his rout,
led him through some of the widest ant
most picturesque scenery of the north
besides bringing him in close contac
with the country people at whose house
the travellers put up for the night, in tn
mountain districts where inns wer
scarce. On such journeys he becam
familiar with the character of the Nor
wegian peasantry, as well as the varies
features of the Norwegian landscape
.Scribner for October.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-01

A Hackensack man was, last mid
night, creeping softly along the bedroom
floor, on his hands and knees, and was
feeling tenderly under the bureau for a
something he had hidden there the even.
ing before but his wife woke and said,
"Peter, what under the heavens are you
doing? Dear" said he, "I'm walking
in my sleep aud dreaming that 1 am
plucking, water lilies from the soft,
blue bosom of the lake" How to get
that flask out of there before she got up
in the morning was what worried him
more than the water lilies did.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-01

Two SIDEs.-Remember that all ques-
tions have two sides one is the side of
justice, the other injustice. If you take
the right side, the just side, ultimately
men, however much they may oppose
you and revile, will come to your sup
port. Earth with all its powers will
work with you and for you; and heaven
is pledged to conduct you to complete
success. If you take the other side,
there is no power in earth or heaven
that can lead you through successfully.
because it is appointed in the councils
of heaven that justice and truth alone
can prevail.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-01

Eggs sell in Maine for dollar and a
half dozen. In order to give them
this value the shells are first perforated
with two holes, the original contents
blown out, and the vacant space filed
with whisky. All on account of the
Name law. Another dodge is the patent
faucet, which turned one way yields vim
egar, and the other way ale.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-01
THE FAMOUS SCOUT.
THE MAN WHO LED GIBBON INTO THE
HIDING PLACE OF THE NEz PERcEs.

THE MAN WHO LED GIBBoN INTO THE
HIDING PLACE OF THE NEz PERcEs.
The dispatches from Helena, Montana,
received last week report that among
Gibbons wounded was the famous scout,
Beidler-X., for short-known far and
wide as the most daring scout in the
mountains. 1t was he who piloted Con-
nera IN the freezing cold OF a Utah WIN
ter up the Bear River valley to the en-
campment of the Snakes, and enabled
him to gain his remarkable victory over
the savages. 1t was he who tracked the
Piegans into the Teton mountains and
marked out the route which Bakers
column pursued when he surprised Long
horses band in the gray dawn of win
ter's morning and literally swept them
from the face of the earth. He follow
ed Gibbon last year to the Yellowstone,
and tracked for him a pathway across
the Big Horn mountains up to the scene
of the Custer massacre. When the bat
tie ground had been reached, and scat
tered around 1t lay the bodies of the
slain-when all the particulars of the
dreadful slaughter had been gathered
$50 far, as they were to be obtained
from that savage waste of desolation
and murder, messenger was sought to
carry the news to Fort Ellis. 1t must
be understood that this was a terrible
undertaking. The mountains literally
swarmed with hostile Sioux. There
were ninety-nine chances out of hun
dred that the messenger would never
reach his destination. It was an even
chance that he would be killed and
scalped before he got out of sight of the
command. But still, the necessity of
sending the message was imperative
To order any one to take it was like
signing his death warrant, and even the
brave Gibbon shrank from this. He
called up half dozen men and proposed
to them the undertaking. The bravest
of them shrank from the trial. "Boys. I"
said Gibbon, II can't order you on this
desperate hazard, for l believe in my
soul it is almost certain death, and yet
must do my duty and send the mes
sage. If none of the scouts will go
will send my nephew" The person in
dicated was a brave young officer just
from West Point, and this was his first
experience in warfare. What chance
had he? Sitting few PAGES apart
from the group of officers and men was
Beidler, cleaning his gun and polishing
his equipments stout, heavy-built
man of forty years of age. Hard SER
vice had rendered rugged his set, deter.
mined face, and exposure had grizzled
his beard and hair. But there was q
frank and manly look In the full, black
eyes and about the fnelycurved mOutf
touch of tenderness. His voice wai
sweet as woman's. Even the rugged
nature Of this desperate service had no
destroyed the symmetry of his hands
which were clean and taper as a girls
But in the slender fingers dwelt th'
strength of giant-a deadly hand fo
his foes, but cordial and kind as charity
for all upon whom he looked in friend
ship. As Gibbon ceased speaking th
frontiersman's voice rose clear and dis
tinct:
"Never mind. general. I'll carry you
message r.
Gibbon turned toward him in sur
. prise.
"What, you, X-Why, man, couldn'
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-01

ler mlTUnIuIueSS, was uOUl0 WOudu.
In Johns clear, gray eyes there was
wistful look that seemed to be pleading
for something's look that one seldom
sees in the eyes of any but women and
children.
One night the meaning of the look
was expressed in words. There was no
romance about it, no moonlight walk in
the lane with his sweetheart when his
simple declaration of love was made.
The three, Mrs. Slocum and the young
people, sat one autumn evening by the
kitchen fire. ALI three were pairing and
stringing apples for drying. when sud
denly, as if the thought had never oc-
CURED to her before, Mrs. Slocum said:
"John, I'm growing old, and it seems to
me you ought to be thinking of getting
married"
"Well, mother" John answered, SIM
ply, 81 have been thinking of it a good
while"
A faint glow stole up to Sarah's
cheeks, and faded out again, leaving
them paler than before, but no one no.
ticed it. and Mrs. Slocum said:
"Been thinking of it, have you, John,
and who is the girl, I'd like to know,
that you calculate to bring here to take
my place ?"
81 wasn't thinking of bringing any
one to take your place, mother-no one
could do that; and, indeed, / am not
sure at all that the woman would mar
ry would think of me-"
"Stuff and nonsense" said the old la
dy, irascibly "as if you were not good
enough for anybody Not take my
place, eh ? 1 know all about sons wives.
She'll take you fast enough. and be turn
ing things upside down, and Sarah and
me out. It's that Betty Smith. sup
pose. She's smart enough, I'll allow !;
too smart. Why don't you speak, John :?
Is it Betty ?"
''No, mother, it is"
"Umph Jane Carroll, I'll warrant
fashy, upstart thing So you've been
taken in with her boarding-school airs.
A nice housekeeper she'll make. strum-
ming pianer all day, and the wheel
idle |"
"No, mother, it's not Jane"
"Well, who IS it, then? Can't you
speak? l never knew but one girl I'd
like you to marry, but l suppose you
can't have her. Whv don't YOU sneak ?''
John laughed little, quiet laugh and
said: Mother, if you'll give me a
chance, I'll tell. The girl of my choice
is right here by your side. Sarah, I've
loved you these dozen years. Will you
marry me?
Sarah's head sank down on her arms,
and she said never word, until the old
lady said, rather sharply:
whats the matter, Sarah ? Aren't
you going to answer the boy? Isn't he
good enough for you? You're the only
girl ever thought good enough for him,
but since you've been lame Id kind o
given up the idee. What are you going
to say to him 2"
Sarah looked up through tears and
said: 30, John, do love you-love you
too much to tie you to my misfortune
Find some one else, John"
al shan't do it." said John. al mad,
up my mind long ago, only somehow be
tween you and mother I was afraid t
speak. But if I'm satisfied with you,
don't know what you and mother hav
got to say about it.
Sarah Stenhouse never repented be
coming Mrs. John Slocum, and the oil
lady said it was "such a comfort tha
John didn't marry out of the family"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-01

The experience Of many a life
"What fool l have bsen." The expe-
rience Of many a wife, what a fool
I've gOtI"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-01

A little boy went to his father cry
ing the other day and told him that
he had kicked bee that had splinter
in its tail.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-01

Don't live single hour of your life
without doing exactly what ought to be
done in it, and going straight through
it from beginning to end.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-01

Adam missed one of the luxuries of
life. He couldn't laugh in his sleeve.