Connecticut western news., 1879-05-28
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 one-half.
 The firemen of Leavenworth, Kan, mourn the recent death of cold Jack, ," a horse 22 years old. Of him the Times says: For about 10 years he belonged to the Fire Department, and the depart ment never had truer, more faithful animal. He seemed to instinctively scent fires, and has been known, by his prancing and efforts to get out of his stall, to give an alarm before any person had become cognizsnt of fire. And when once attached to the engine, noth- ing could stop him until the vicinity of the fire was reached, and he bore down upon 1t with the speed of whlrlwind, the driver permitting him to control the direction of the engine, trusting to the instinct so strong within him, which never failed to designate the precise To- cation of the flames.
 Tt is difficult to suppose that the officers of Fort Abraham Lincoln were not actuated to some extent by revenge and disappointment in consigning the handsome young cavalryman, Charles Mellier, to the guardhouse for being abseno without leave, and for conduct preiudicial to good order and military discipline" The unmarried officer at the post had been paying devoted atten- tion to the beautiful daughter of MT. Frank O. Melville, wealthy merchant from St. Paul; but Miss Melville met Mellier, the twain fell in love, and pri- vate marriage was the result. The bride groom's superiors, on learning the facts, consigned him to cell, and the bride went home to her father. But the latter views the affair much more coolly than the wearers of epaulettes, and has prom ised to do the best he can for his son-in- law, and to procure his discharge, if pos sible, from the army.
 If any young man wants to under stand that the way of the transgressor is hard, read him the story of Messrs Clahin & Go. s clerk Gordon. This mis- taken youth stole postage stamps at the instigation of smarter youth named Smith. When Gordon wanted to leave off stealing, Smith would not let him. He could not, or thought that he could not, be honest if he would. Smith clung to him ikea leech, and for long time took all the proceeds of the thefts. Cor don was his bond slave, held by Smiths threat of exposing him. It does moi seem to hare occurred to this weak mined person that Smith couldn't exc. cute his threat without getting himself into trouble. So Gordon went on steal ing and stealing for the exclusive bene- fit of Smith, who lived comfortably upon the proceeds of the crime. The poor, trembling, kaif- dupe must have had rather q dreary time of it. If he could only have plucked up courage enough tc defy Smith-but he couldn't It is consolation that Smith with all his cruel cunning is likely to get his deserts.
 Near the village of Fratel, on tho frontier of Spain and Portugal, There's Maria, who was carrying her husband'l dinner to him in the fields, was told by little shepherd boy that 8 wolf wal prowling about the place. Wishing tc see one for the first time in her life, sht put down her basket and climbed up tt a high place to which the boy directed her. There she saw the animal in tn, act of devouring lamb. The shepherd boy began shouting and throwing stones to see whether it would let go it's prey and the wolf in its fury then attacked the poor little fellow, jumping up at hi face, tearing the flesh from his jaws and throwing him upon the ground The woman, seeing the boys imminen danger, in an impulse of heroic self-de votion, ran on the wolf wholly unarmed seized tight hold of him, and then, afte
 @ struggle, contrived to blind him witl 8 stone, and eventually killed him
 Meanwhile the boy whom she had res cued ran, wounded as be was, to seel help in the village. While several vii lagers were coming up, armed with guns stones, and sticks, to kill the beast an save the woman from it's fangs, she wa returning to the village covered wit , blood, and with her arms, hands, an face terribly wounded. She said that g s times she was on the point of being ovel come, but contrived to keep the animal , throat in the close hold of her left arm s while hitting him hard on the head wit e stone which she was able to pick ul
 She was taken to the Niza hospital. n month afterward she died there of h, n wounds, and the shepherd boy has sinc V died of hydrophobia.