Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-03-12

The savage again advanced Mark at
Tended to the powder and Dan sorted the
shot, so to speak. lllAi
"Jeems Ppessorfg, My Mountain Home"
"Good for three Indians; sock'er in.''
IAN acrostic by John B. Ride in long
primer" 81 So
"ltl paralyze EN-" staay
Prank Pixley on the Constitution, half a
column of loaded BREWER"
"1f II hits 'em the day Is won"
"Your leader ON Law and Order"
"Saye it rs last resort"
Dan pulled thetype out of the boxes and
stuffed column after column in the howit-
zer's mouth as the savages came charging
on. Another round from the gun and the
redskins rolled over and over each other
like boulders swept away by a mountain
cloud-burst Mark, in an ecstacy of delight
pulled an American flag out of his effects,
naile,l Ii to tlse tail-bosrd of.the Wagon and
was aboutto make aspeech, when the dusky
figure of the foe were once more seen NOV
ing to the attack.
The piece was again loaded, and this time
with double charge. Marks leader on
Law and Order" the puff of an auction
house by Fred McCrelsh C. twas sickner,"
Dan said), Frank Gross verses on "The
Rebel YELL" an agricultural article by
Sam Sebaugh, showing the chemical proper
ties of corn juice rs an educational lever,
a maiden poetical effort of Olive Harper,
and some verses by Col. Cremeny and Frank
Soule completed the load.
"fhat poetry, reaching 'em first, will throw
'em into confusion, and my editorial coming
upon the heels of the rest, will result in n
lasting decentralization. 1t will be like the
last cavalry charge of the French at the
battle of Austerlltz."
For the third and last time the faithful
howitzer bclched its typographical compl-
ments to the advancing foe. The havoc
was terrible. There was n wild yell from a
score of savage throats and then the low
groans of the dying iloated up the ravine
ON the gentle wind. The two men walked
pNNi bhN H'Nht VI oiNhEHtNl tpuHhth
fifty-six aborgnals lying in heaps The
bodies Were horribly mutilated with nonpa-
riel, long primer, two line plea, bourgeois,
"caps," reading dashes, and unsortcd pi.
Only leader cooked that mans goose" said
Mark, pointing 10 a savage with his bowels
hanging over the limb Of Il cedar.
My geological article did the business for
him." reioined Dan, nodding carele;sly at an
Indian whose head was lying twenty yards
away
"You bet. lIurrah for Faust and Gluten
berg
as there any type leltp"
"Not pound"
Ten days later the two journalistic tramps
reached Virginia City, weary, discouraged
EHtapri@
TWAIN REMEMBERS THE DEAD.
A few days ago Dan received the following
from bis former partner;
lIARTFoRD, Conn, Jan. / 1890,
DEAR DNN: | send you tn congrIn,a-
icons pl lht NV "if. Ia YOU rrpllcCl
The time va cSirruiuatcl the tribe Of IN
,lh'rhl q sWagr3 IL Mcndncino county,
j. yon can Splr the time, with You would
max a pri grImag' 80 that hilurlct spot,
gather the ghol.y relics together aud plant
"A tablet mot too expensive and at your own
expense 10 the memory Of the departed,
Have II shooting stick lay across long
bow, with our monogram and coat Of arms
pDt NXInpI uuu HDDIDUrltg eDIt1Dl
carved in the stone; an extract from Carl
Schurz'z "Piece Policy" might do. En-
closed Is dollar and half for your Incl
dental expenses; you can dead head travel
ing expenses. Yours,
MARK TWAIN.
r. S.--Send mo II thigh-bonc Of the fallen
chief by next express.
Dan will attend To the matter in the spring.
The old howtzcr used on the OCCASION Is
still in his possession.-Cdr~n AppeM