The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-06-15
Blood and Thunder Novelist.

armed with an umbrella and leading
n small nrchin. called Mt the Office o
q New York boys story papor.
| "Is this the place where the,
fight Indians p she inquired OF The
gentleman in charge. us this the
locality where tho brave boy charges
mp the canyon aud speeds u bullet tC
the heart of tho dusky reiskin =
and she ierked the urchin around b,
tho ear and br ught her umbrella
down on tho desk.
ave publish stories for boys" ro-
piled tho Young man evnsively.
II want to know If these are th'
premises on which tho daring lad
Springs upon his fiery mustang and.
darting through the circle Of tn
thunderstruck savages, cuts the
captive's cords and bears him away
before the wondering Indians have
recovered from their astonshmcnt :
That's the information I'm after.
want TO know il that sort OF thing is
prepotrated here !" and she swung
tho umbrella around her head.
IL don't remember those specific
acts" protested the young man.
Il want TO know il this is the pre-
cinct where tho adventurous boy
Jumps on the back of buffalo aud
with uuerring aim picks of one by
one the blood thirsty pnrsuers, VIII"
bite the dust at every crack OF his
faithful rifle lm looking for the
place whore that sort of thing hap
pens p and this time she brought
tho unlucky young man tromendou"
whack across tho back.
II think" commenced tho dodg-
ing victim.
I'm in search OF the shop in
which tho road agent holds the
quivering stage driver powerless
with his glittering eye, while he
robs the male passengers with an
tdroitness born of long experience,
aud kisses the hands of tho lady
passengers with n gallantry of boar
ing that bespeaks noble birth and q
chivalrous nature ~ screamed the
woman, driving tho young man into
corner. sim looking for the
apartment in which that business is
transacted !" and down came the
umbrella with trip hammer force on
the young mans head.
""Upon my soul, ma'am-" gaspod
the wretched youth.
III want to be introduced to the
jars in which you keep the boy
scouts OF the Sierras Show me the
bins full of the boy detectives Of the
prairie ! Point out to me tho barrels
full OF boy pirates of the Spanish
main !" aud with each demand she
dropped tho umbrella on the young
mans skull until he skipped over
the desk and sought safety in n
neighboring canyon.
"Tll teach EN- she painted, grasp
ing the urchi in by tho ear and lead
ing him of. I'll teach EN- to make
it good or dance. Want to 90 fight
Indians any more I Want to stand
proudly upon the pinnacle OF the
mountain and scatter the plain be-
meath with the bleeding bodies OF
uncounted slain 7 Want to say hist!
in n tone that broke no contradic
ton Propose to spring upon the
taflrail and with a ringing word OF
command send broadsido into the
richly laden galley and then merci-
fully spare the beautiful maiden in
the cabin, that she may become
your bride !? Eh Going to do it any
more p
With each question she hammered
the yelping urchiu' until his bones
we're sore and he protested his per
manent abandonment Of oil the
glories enumerated.
"Then come along" said she, TAX
ing him by the collar. "Lot me
catch you around with any more
ramrods aud carving knives and
you'll thiuk the leaping, curling re
sistless prairie fire had swept with
a ferocious roar Of triumph across
the trembling plains aud lodged in
your pa ntaloons to stay"