Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-02

SHEPHERDEsS AND WOLF-Mary Belle Low
barely II years of age, is a shepherdess, whose
rosy cheeks, sun-burned face, and graceful
form, as she mounts her, pony, would excite
the envy of many city bellies. Some days ago,
While looking after her woolly wards, she dis
covered a tuIl-eroWn wolf, of the coyote spe-
cleS. SteathllY approaching the flock. She put
her horse to his speed, and the wolf fed. Then
there was race over the hills and prairie
neither showing any indication of fatigue,
until finally he was compelled to consider him
sell run down" Now came the tug of war"
The little maiden unbuckled her bride rein
and with the ring at the end. and this only,
Sne maze good her position as mistress OF the
situation, and, without aiighting from her sad
die, soon disabled her foe and saved her lambs
Then She started for the nearest neighbor for
assistance, put found no one at home who
could assist her, save another girl, who mount
ed a20ther pony, and, armed only with a dun
knife, these two girls were soon gallopng over
tlle prairie 10 save The scalp, for which the
county pays royalty when presented to the
proper officer. When they returned. the prin
cipal OF the Red Riding Hood escapade had
partially recovered and was moving off. But
one girl threw him down and the other cut his
throat.-[St. Louis Globe Democrat.
STANLEY's MEETING WITH AN OLD FRIEND.
Mr.. George W. Fishback. while at Paris few
weeks ago. met net WIN Stanley, the African ex-
Stanley was very chatty and talked glibly of
his experiences While in St. Louis ana With the
Cen Gen., Hancock expediion and Indian peace
in the spring of that year, he denounced. in
his correspondence the burning of the kiOWa
and ArapahOe lodges at the PaWnee Fork. on
the Arkansas which produced a GOODNESS be-
tween him and Hancock, and it was said at
the time that latter drummed him out of camp.
AT that time Stanley was about "A years Old, OF
youthful appearance, but his head is now as
gray as That OF man of 50: the feverS of the
African lungles having the effect of "early
Pletyn IN bringing on gray hairs. Mr.. Stanley
mas about completed an account of his late
Journey for publication, and intends to visit
America next summer. Mr.. FiShback men
lions that Stanley'S talk while with him was
t luz Vi 81, hSeiy, gnt-hearted nonsense as of old
put on some strangers coming in to see the
INDUSTRIOUS AtricanuS his manner and CONVEX
Sauon suddenly changed to cold dignifed
reserYe-lSt. Louis Republican.
Boy AND GIRL Welded AND QUARREL
LING-Samuel Van Wagner aged H. and his
wife, aged Is, quarrelled in their home at 2lO
East l1,th street. The young wife had her
orderly conduct, She said that he broke the
furniture: The husbands mother pleaded for
him i'll the Harlem police court yesterday
saying that the young pairs had babe, and,
In oTdei 10 take proper care of the child, it
was best that they should make up and try to
live in peace. The husband, who is a clerk
gets S. week wages, and saws that his family
expenses are ST. The Justice dismissed the
prlSOner.-lN. Y. Sun, 1St.
SIX HUNDRED MORMONS, of whom one him.
dred were English and Welsh, and the balance
Scandlnavians, sailed from Liverpool on Sat
urday bound for Salt Lake.
RU- Mai Or-General Hancock of the division
OF the Atlantic, removed his Headquarters
from New York city yesterday to Governors
island.
HB-Two men garroted Thomas Buckley.
treasurer of the Alba Knitting Mill Company.
on horse car, near Troy, n. " Yesterday. Sc,
curing $1,000.