Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-21
HOW soLus AANkUs WAS SAVED.

INOTE-In 1876 Charles V, Of France.
Was appealed to in the case Of a man who
vas about tO be hanged, when girl in
he crowd cried out that she would take
i'm as her husband. Charles deCreed
lat the man should I've given to her In
- "A similar case came before Charles
The rope was around the criminals 5
OK when girl claimed him and
upprd the execution. Tn" king granted
i'm release. Again. in l4u. eleven men
ere To be deCapitated. and when the
nth mans head fell a girl came forward
nd asked that the eleventh man, hand
ONE fellow of -, he given 10 her AS her
,nsl,aud She Contended her point resO
Itrly. and the man was remauded 10
friSun. where he aud the girl were mar
led. and the pri -uner was released
BoluS Hankns That was his name.
II was quee.' name. but Bulus couldn't
clip that II is true he was at the christ
ulug. but he haN no voice III the matter,
nd the name wa& imposed upon him.
He might have had it changed, accord
~ To the law mad and provided in such
t~cS. hut B0luS was no lawyer.
BnluS was an honest man. What his
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.sr, that aaSb on5 hInnJ corIdn,t stand
.rcb a nam. hrt Rolus con,innad IN Iivs
nLjs Ii,ti. caI;n ON no honLs ~ tha
.r.aL ond rho Iin,hs If tho tres yyar,
.an.ntI.ss
His natrra vos almost a. strapga as his
,ama and ,hara was a ropch of refine
.nant in il pot nbseryshI. in that ~ his
n,nnaninns
Ua nay.r s,r,re as did tho otbars. ba
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peysr eyhnInd its Golden mice in his
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otbers told storas Rollins remained
.iIent
Thara vvara several woman in the caun
tentativa WIS and sIre.,hearts of the
miners. hut to tbesa Bolus gave the en-
tir, roadway ,rbap nv accident ne met
hon,
u. ne,,.r In bis t,lks with the men
.roka ,,,oir.t th. soy but thara Yras a
mister Ionk in his ewes when DANDY Tom,
,,r.ttv ynrn,, nan ,..,rin, tho only
uaprr collar and red necktie ON the creek,
branched out into a bit of sentiment with
lovely woman constant and true" AS the
elemental principle.
Bolus was not a popular favorite, and
would no doubt have been defeated for
any Office in the gift of the people. but he
staid and that WAS much in his favor.
IL is not every man who can stay In a
mining camD
One freezing cold day a rugged speci-
men of boy toiled through the snow.
making for the buckingham palace. the
only Eouor depcsitnry in the camp. ex
cepting the persons Of the miners.
Vow and then head was stuck out of
4 cabin door and a pair of questioning
ey followed the boy, but the piercing air
shot the head back again and shut the
door with slam.
1t was not comforting TO the boy, but
he pushed on toward the saloon. knowing
that it at least would be open to him
He shrank back as he crossed the
threshold, for dozen rough voices
shouted shut the door" and the boy hesi-
tated
Come right in, Shivers; you shan't be
hurt"
/; was BuluS who spoke. and his kindly
voice rrassured the newcomer.
The boy came forward. and Bolus. ris-
ing from the empty key be was occupying
near the hix stow put him in his place
aud told lm To make himself at home.
1t wasn't a company a mother would
care To- see her boy in. nor WAS il a stove
tit for an exhibition in a store window.
but the combination was a marked i'm
pruvcment on the cold without, and the
boy held his hands up to the red-hot iron
and turned his frozen ears toward tbe
We'll. Shivrrs." said Bolus. pleased
with the BOYS evident appreciation. does
it feel good"
Yes. sir" replied the visitor. looking
up AT him and casting a furtive glance
around the circle of rough miners com
posing the luafing capital Of the Bucking-
ham. but NV name isn't Shivers"
oh, hain't it," scornfullv exclaimed
Jim. squirting a mouthful Of
tobacco lllltt ON lnt stove.
No sir; its Paul Seaton.r
Git on ter thet, bows" rOared Jim:
Hes one a. them chicks as draps outen a
novel an f-tChes his purty copnomen
along with EN-. Now look at here. younr
frIlrr." he continued "mebbe as how paul
setting wuz yer name onct, but tain't so
10 more Yer Shivers lust as Bolus called
er. an Shivers Yer boun ter contipper
Yer wautrr continner in this campr
and Shivprs il remained
y he sat rhawing himself il might be
iced that he was a slender fellow Of Il
!r>~. with u skin in strong contrast to
pl-hvdermatous miners about him.
that he belonged to the species
..ndrrfuot."
When th. lad had been warmed inside
md nut tho men hold a consultation as IN
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