Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-16

Arb, giveStbe following remarkable
narrative:
On the twentieth of this monrh,
1860. just sixteen years ago, James
Baxter left Stone county, this
State, with his wife, intending TO
emigralr to Louisiana. Some place
aloug the borde, he fell in with u
man who gave his name as Isaac
Young, aud who obtained permits.
sion TO join The Baxters. as hr claimed
to he travelling IN he direction they
we're going. Young was about 80.
very plausible. and soon ingrafiat.
rd himself in the good graces of
Baxter nn,l his wife. He cOnfided
10 his companion everything regard
ing his financial resources and fu.
iuir plans, and Baxter, in return,
made n SIMILAR revelation. Among
ether things br informed the yanng
man Thai he (Baxier) had snld his
farm tor 42WW, aud that he carried
the money, in so gold pieces, in n
belt strapped aronnd his waist.
Some time after this the emigrants
camped one night mt a point he.
tween DNke's Mill, La, aud Mag.
nolia, Ark. The spot selected for a
camp was At the head Of q lonely
glen which WIS shaded on either
side 10y tail pines, and thickiy car.
I"trd with luSnriant grass. A
spring Of clear, ruhi water gushp,i
from n ledge ot rucks halfway down
the glen, aud numler If fallen
pine logs furnished ample material
tor fuel When simple repast
wns prepared and eaten, Baxter
liz his pipe and, saving he would re-.
iurn soon, sirollrd dnwp the glen
Young and Mrs. Baxter remained
seated ly the blazing fire talking
about the Incidents of the DAYS irav
II. An hour passed. Baxter did
no: return. His wife grew un~asl:
ami Young, Ia quiet her fears, IN he
expressed il, started down the glen.
saN ing he would bring him back.
The woman waited impali-ntly.
Que, two, three hours went hy, vet
neither appeared. Mrs. Baxter WAS
now Thoroughly frightened. She
called loudly for her husband, but ~
rri,cd no iesponsr. Only the echo
Of her own voice came back To her.
BORNE on the hight wind hich swept
down the valley and thrnnph the
tops oi the swaiing irrps. She ven
imir,i down the glen, trembling,
calling. listening; hut she neither
heard nor SAN an, Thing. Both her
/ husband and his companion had dis
aplearcd asc"mrle,ely "s the earth
had suddenly OPENED and swallowed
them up. Almost dist ractrd, she
returned Ia camp, where she paced to
and fro until morning came, then.
mounting one of the horses, she
hnsieu-d To the nearest honst., and
soon had body of men securing
the conaIry in search of the missing
men The search was continued near.
~ u week without finding 40 much
Ms ~ trace of either Young or Baxter,
when il WIS abandoned. The men
engaged iH il told Mrs. Baxter
bluntly that the affair was precon.
rriipd between the two men. aud
that her husband had hpartlrssly
deserted her. The wife 40 ~ strangely
hrr-tt would not accept this theory.
been murdered by Isaac Young, anil
that time Would show that she was
not mistaken.
Acting on this suppOsition she
returned to her former home, nn,i
gathering all her available means,
instituted n thorough searh. She
advertised. rmplo, ri detectives,
scattered handhills with accurate
descriptions Of her husband and
Young; but all to no purpose. No.
thing came of il, and The affair
seemed u mystery which no hnnsn
skill roald nnia,el. Years went by,
aud still she remained in her noun.
Tain home. hoping and praying fol-
iidings Of her missing husband-Or
Ven n clue that would point 10 hir
fate. The suspense in all these
Years has been trying. Sinre that
memorable nigh, she had become
All old woman. b thu sale Of near
IN NIL the effects which remained nj
her hushand's disa,spearance. sht
had bren enabled 10 buy iittls
cabin and a fr@ acres Of gronnd a,M
have enough money remaining Il
keep her, with ckse economy, iron
actual want. And 'alsne iu the