New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-14
Lcavcnworth and Vicinity.

UNI IN farVO man. lie can make any.
thing from hay pin to 4 hair rake
and is able to convey in a few trite
words what it often takes authors
whole volumes to express. That our
readers may be convinced there is no
exaggeration in this we will relate an
incident which occurred the other day.
Dobbins went to town on business
which detained him the greater part
OF the day. He was about to return
home when he found 4 man who lived
in his neighborhood, in such state of
intoxication that he was utterly inca
pable Of helpingshimself. Dobbins in
the goodness of his heart lifted him in
to his wagon and conveyed him home,
he inquired OF the good woman who
answered his summons sis this man.
(ure)!' One look sufficed to convince
her; she said she guessed it was, and
helped him unload.
We have often seen whole books in
which it was the authors praiseworthy
effort to show, that by the too liberal
use of Intoxicating liquors man de-
grades himself below the brute but we
never have had an opportunity to learn
to whut he degraded himself until we
heard Mr.. Dobbins' inquiry.
Aman named PhilipVan Kaufenberg,
living in the town of Mulligan, recent
ly had his house and all his furniture,
clothing, grain and farm utensils dc.
stroyed by fire. The fire was caused
by Il hay oven, the door of which was
accidentally left open;when some burn
ing hay fell out igniting some that was
scattered round. Mrs. Van Kaufen-
berg in her bewilderment ran to creek
after water, leaving her children in the
house and when Mr.. Van Kaufenberg,
who was working in a field close by,
discovered the fire he had scarcely time
to bring his two little children safely
| out. There was no insurance, but we
understand that his neighbors are do.
ing what they can to assist him and he
hopes soon to be able to replace his
burned dwelling.
GREAT EXCITEMENT prevails in Null
ligan especially along the north side in
consequence of ghostly appearance
which nightly perambulate that locali-
ty. Being skeptical on the matter of
ghosts we turned deaf ear to all re-
ports of the wonderful doings of the
apparitiOn, considering the whole story
to be nothing more than the offspring
| of some diseased imagination. But
the excitement waXed greater. Child
rem and grey-beards began to remain
indoors after dark, and every one de-
scribed the ghost after his fashion.
Some would have it, the departed spirit
Of some poor red-skin long since gone
to join his brothers in the happy hunt
ing-ground and said they could discern
tomahawk marks on him as he glided
past them. Others said it looked like
an elephant going backward; in short
they made it assume every imaginable
shape, some Of which were laughable
in the extreme. Suddenly the MYSTERY
was cleared up. A stranger passing
through there, at night encountered
it and having at first reconnoitred eau
tlously on every side at length grew
holder, seeing that the animal remain
ed immovable, and took nearer view.
when to his utter disgust he discovered
it to be nothing but poor headless oz'.
We accidently met this stranger, the
next day, on our way to town and he
related to us what he saw and his sur
prise at the appearance. We in our
turn related to him what we had heard
and how some would have it, and the
ghost was nothing less than the spirit
OF some redskin who had long since
gone to the happy hunting-grounds.
"Well' replied he sit was a red-skin
but one Of the brute creation and how
it came to travel about without head
I've done my best to find out We
expressed wish to hear how such a
curious thing could possibly take place,
and he kindly related the following
"A man living near the place where the
OK was seen, not long ago in fit OF
passion killed one of his oxen and now
the poor headless animal perambulates
the neighborhood nightly, seeking re.
venge. If l remember rightly the
mans name is Brutus; yes, it must be
Brutus. He killed the animal with an
ak. A locker on named Seizsr ell
deavored to take the AK from him
when the old quarrel between Brutus
and Caesar was renewed and Brutus
as of old came off victorious, retained
possession of his weapon and finished
his work. @.