, 1881-08-14

He lfvH1-fOr life may long De cofA9
Ere SORROW breaks its chain,
But that dog cheWed him ali foriorn-.
He never smiled again.
TIE BLOODY BROTHER1OOD!
By IFuomtng Fit.
There were five of theu,-all small boys.
In the stable-ioft.
In sunny corners of the garden-fence,
where aged So1omon's glorious rays dispelled
the dark shadows Il
In the back kitchen, by the dim religious
light Of tallow candle-and
Around the gable~end Of the village school
house, they had read
They had deyoured-
They had gloated over the superblyillus-
rrated Decent edition Of
BUCKSk1S BILL
The Bloody Butcher Of the Bad-Land
Range!
Until their youthful hearts burned like q
tar-barrei at preeinctrcaucus!
And the blood coursed through their veins
as courseth the fiery lava adown Vesnvius'
rugged face!
And their smothered ambition burst forth,
and their future path was spread before
them
Bathed in the crimson g-o-o-o-re Of the red
man!
They formed the tBrotherhoodn'
The Bloody Brotherhood!!!
Then He'd they to their several homes, with
the speed Of the affrighted hen as she sails
over the garden-fence in her mad endeavors
to escape the cleaning talons OF the carnlV-
9or lie bird of prey Of equal carniverous~
nessn
school, never to see + more! ~,
The finger Of destiny pointed them to the
West!
To the rugged MOUNTAINS
The dark, gloomy canonS-
The arid valleys Of the be-ound1ess West!
Each reckless ranger hied him to his home,
and wrested from its peaceful resting-place
the family llatchet! .,
Tie Ratchet so often welded by paternaf
hands In fierce onslaught upon the inotten-
siye kindli9g.wo9d! ,o,
And tried its cleaning edsel
"Ha! tits well!''
In deserted stable the Brotherhood again
assembled!
And took the oath!
The fearful oath Of the Bloody bfother-
And Ind sealed it with five passionate kisses
upon FIVE cleaning hatclet-blades
And then they sailed forth upon their ca
reer Of
AYE! BE LOOD!!! 80,
Alown the vlllagestreet they moved, with
cautious tread and bated breath.
With eagle eyes they peered into the cracks
between the dry-goods boxes Ill search o1 tne
hated f0e,nan!
The leader haltsl
'sUistw
Sh-l-h-h-hv'
forward, Brothers, to the combatl''
Tn front Of the c,gar.store stood the Indian
chieftan, holding in one hand bunch OF
wooden Havanas.
lie stood gazing with fixed eye toward the
Was Vas he rejecting of his native village
away out toward the setting sun:
iais Mu Ere Fecke / he OF the fearful fate which,
IKE a storm-cloud, hovercd DER his chiefly
Or rather was getting ready for him
! around the next cornor above!
Little dreamed he that tne aVengeI Was
| about to swo0p down upon him, us sWoopet!l
the famished. cur. upon the unsuspectihg
| sausage ut the butchers door!
| They come with steady tread!
| And he yes reflects!
| Will he see them in time to escape?
Nearer they come! Nearer and nearer!
| And some more nearer!!
Will he get on to the racket Ill time to nee
| Their suppressed breathing can almost be
hea1di ,x,o. ,;,-o +,o
Yet he ret1ecteth!
| VIII he never tumble:
| Z The Ms: ieadar springs forward! lis fatche'
whistles through the air With lightning
speed, and the noble chteftain's iarboard ear
! IS cleaved from the headl
And rs lie strikes he screams:
"Ihus am aveuged!"
a. 1t thee, vile eatiff? 2" yells Callison's
| hopefut heir, rs with one swell swoop OF tfs
deadly hatchet the bundle Of cigars are ssliH
cred and sent sllowering upon the Sidewalk
in toothpickable shape!
venge at last!" hisseU Murray's third boz
By his second wife, as the aboriginal most
tlew OF aud fell at the moccasined feet,
shameless mass! \,
death, proud chieftain!" squawked tht
Widow Munspn's Jasper, rs he sank III:
hatchet to the eye In the plun'ed, impeFIa
@1nd mine be the foot that will stnit
every dasll-blamed, !, motler,s son M Of yoi. ull
ciear-dealer: as he sprang into their n'os
and kickedt
And kicked!
And swo7e!
And kicked againi
| And reswose! 80.
Aid kIcEed-aad kicked-and klckedn,
And then there was ske1addllng In no
haste!
Aid cries OF anguish! .,
And rubbing Of the kicker's OBJECTIVE
As the Bloody brotherhood disappeared
adown The alley and were lost to sight!
Leaving their weapons upon the neio 0
! carnage! a,u.+ ,,+;
| they reached the school-house!
] And entered inl ,,,,. , a.
| AnI tod the teacher they didn't hear tn
belit
lrHE END.]
WEIGHING IL HOG.
| =: Detroit Frks Prfss.
4 dog-fght sends the pulse OF village
/ 4 En1rk-ffnW