American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-11-20

covered with blood, and who are they
going to killP' .
mo, sir; Hugh didn't fall in the
road, but that horrid man did, and then
Hugh and MIR. Clifford came part way
home, with usF and then went back
again.r The girls eyes were d.iated
with excitement and terror, and her
language almostsinooherent. :
Pretty business, for Sunday" said
the minister, turning to the older girls.
=. How islthis, Annaf' he asked of his
eldest daughter. tFsi ~
She was scarcely less excited, than
hsr,sisters 'sIt is very much as Ellie
Mich Ms Es as TslEng sr ssslqs the
Miss Clifford, who wSss 'ihdch ,nAoreEDE
iected than the minister's daughter
F'sbeing just in, advance off, Clifford,
Ellie and l, when crowd of rough men
came down the reals and one of them
either stumbled or was pushed against
Hugh, making insulting expressions at
the ysame.s tima-I IL was frightened to
death, but, Hugh was perfectly cool,
and told the man to stand aside, or he
|sw6nld cali the police. Then they all
laughed, and this rough man put his
horfid, faee down chose to Ella, and
turned, to run, JUST ias'.the big wretch
went SPRAYING downs and then they
make great liproar, and Hugh Said he
would 90 back and settle it with; tiBm
If they would let him see vs. home. And
fthAn,iIa ana 'here rSiie, tob, broke down
--and Miss Clifford fiiAishea the recital;
4 nYqpr son is aheFo, Dr. Carroll end
got us aYay,safalys iwhilsi Yoni was all
excitement; though don't think he
|bNea fffaiid fri himssl3l H. added in
Nh. Carroll not to go back. but he had
given 4 bis ff YlFd, a9s the Hsn had prom
Issn s . ts SsFFd Of sn1 wild i'd
beastsPHurh HID
l Drs1Caroll was ddmf6unded. His
son, the pride OF his Heart, involved in
brutal breWl; and on Sunday, too. He
ascertaihed the direction in which he
1Odla be likely to find them and start
cd away. while the girls went into the
house to tell the story to Mrs. Carrou.
|. The, minister encountered a memher' 81
this church as he hurried along, land
learned from him that the men Vere
probably river-drivers, large body of
whom, Oyera hundred, were encamped
at the upper end of the mill pond. hav-
ing finished running drive of logs into
the pond the day before, and this day,
Sunday, were taking their first rest for
days, the boss Of the gang being absent
for the day. '''iTi'7 .''.'' ''Is
L. As thsg hurried across lots to reacli
the spot, it being some half mile from
the village. the minister's mind was
M u -tdmult. If there was one thing
above another thar he abhorred it was
kpersonaE Violence in any form, from
capital punishment down to chastisipg
children1 Wyepngs could be righted
without recourse to brute force, and one
moral victory was rwerth .unnumbered
| physical ones. And yet. spite of all
his Swallowing proclivities, his son
had displayed Just the opposite traits
from early childhood A frank, gen.
erous child, quick and impulsive, he
was always ready to do battle for the
right, and being STRONG and robust as
he grew toward. manhood, many az
elder, boy mourned Il the .ksnouf, wi
bruised face and 1ghing bodys' that
had tackled - that Carroll be
81 thotgh Hugh Qft-times bore marks
ID ksevere pufnmeling when called into
10 fathers presence. But the boy a1wa
d had straightforward story, whi
ID proved upon Investigation 70 bel
se truth in every case, and so the minfst
ie had in every Instance sought, out
II PRIME cause. and ,endeavored.. wi
n goodtsuccess usually, to prevent
repetition. .zsiisli15L hii if'fHle
b But now his son was involved
re- trouble ofuyeff0us character. Here
1t this semi-wild region, where poljcem
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