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The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24
ia rim d'une Cathedrale.

On Went enfn de terminer defni-
tiyement 10 cathedrale de Cologne.
LIE dernier ouvrier a etc congedi6. II
v await environ six cents ans qu'on y
travaillait d Get 6difice. Files sont in
terminates ces l6gendes de pierre. ct
c'est miracle que PAllemagne ait T6ussi
q METRE lie mot: fin, an SONNET de La
plus imposante d'entre elles.
Col6gne-celebre chez nous parcette
eau odorante q laQuelle une fOrmida-
BILE tribu de Jean Marie Farina doit sa
fortune-est une DIES plus v~ieilles cites
de Europe centrale. CONNIE son
nom Pindique, c'est une "~colonie" ro<
maine c0t0niG 0grsgps.
La cath6drale s'appelle lie Dom.
Malgr6 tons leurs efforts, malgre La
| germanisation q oQtrance de la rive
| 0auche du Rhin, precedant la germanl-
| sation de l'Alsace-L Lorraine, les Prus-
| stems mont pA ~contraindre, ~non-seule-
ment les 6trangers, mails les habitants
a otter aPEglise archi-epis-
copale gu pendant vingt ans on pria
pour Ie salut de la France ct lie triom-
phe de ses arm6es, son vieux nom latin.
La cathedrale est restee la Maison du
| Seigneur, Domas DOneini. Les germa-
| nisateurs mont pas r6ussi advantage a
faire traduire Eau de Cologne pas Eot-
nSsche 4CG8seT.
I'll est DIES traditions qui resistent q la
conquste la plus brutale. Cologne a
touiOurs conserve, sous la domination
allemande, a~utrefois ses souvenirs fiers
de municiple romain, plus r6cemment
SON caractere de prefecture FRANCHISE.
On reconnaft bien qu'on met lie pied
sur Ia place du Dom, on s'etalent, para
dent ct rivalisent ~d'enseignes Grades
tous les JEAN Marie Farina du globe,
mails il semble qu'on nest pas encore
en- AlleEnagne.
LIE Don, don't. la masse de pierre
6crase la vile, est lui-m6me serr6 ct
CONNIE engage dams la massive macon
merle des maisons b utes ct vieilles qui
~Ipentourent, lie s~opsssent, s'6toufent ct
semblent vouloir, Titans i~nertes, l'es-
calader ct lui bonner l'assaut. La
place du Dom, est hors de proportion
avec p6norme 6diice qui en- jaillit
brnsquement. Vue de sa base, la ca
th6drale, CONNIE nm arbre qui aurait
orandi dams IN pot de feurs, 6pand ct
proiette, bien an dessus des toits
DIES maisons ct jusques par della
les rues avoisinantes, r0mbre ct la
lourdeur de ses rameaux de pierre.
L,admiration archeologique s'est
6puis6e d vanter les merveilles de CO
gigantesque joyau gothique. La ca
th6drale est surtout superbe ct impO-
sante par ses proportions. Ellie me-
sure 16O metres de long environ, sur rs
metres de large. Notre-Dame de Pa
ris,-ear la comparison seule peut
donner une id6e de ces wastes dimen-
sions,-n'a que lao metresssde long sur
lis metres de large. Saint-Paul de
Londres a 500 pieds anglais environ
dams ga Iargeur (I56 metres sur 551.
Saint Pierre eA Rome, qui est le plus
colossal 6difce religieux du monde,
1856 metres de long ct 1873 metres de
large.
La cath6drale de Cologne est 10 plus
hante des 6glises gothiques, elsa feehe,
au~jourd'hni termin6e, atteint r6l6ya-5
ton do Ia c6labre fecha de Strasbourg.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24
LIE
COURRTE DIES ~OPELOUsAs,
PUZZLE LIE sAMEDI PAR
LeOnce & T.. A. SandOZ.

EsAhOmmennemG sera de $3.50 par an,
payable d'avanee, on trois .piastres dams ie
courant de l'annee.
Les Avis Sc paieront cinquante cents
par Care pour la premiere insertion ct vingt-
einq cents par carr6 pour ehaque insertion
subs6quente. HUT lignes on moins consul
tueront I'm carr6.
Les avis qui seront envoyes pour etre publi-
6s seront ins6r6s en- Francois ct en Ang3ls Ia
moins quill men soft autrement ordonne} JUS
qua ce que rediteur JUICE a propos de les dis-
continuer.
Les candidats aux faveurs publiques ae-
vront payer quinze piastres d'avance' slis
venlent Sc faire announcer.
les recIames. les communications dun genre
personnel, etc, Sc l,aieront au taux des avis.
Les articles dune nature ~personnelle tquand
toutefois lis seront admissibles) Sc paieront
vingt cents la iigne ct d'avance.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24
JUDICIAL NOTICES

GHERIFFS SALE.
District Court, Parish of 81. Landry No. l424S
Alzina Leger ct, ais VS.. 0pheIia Aaeche OF ais.
By virtue of a. writ Of fieri facfass
issued out Of che District Court, in and
for the parish of St. Landry, in the above
entitled suit, and to me directed, I will pro-
coed to sell t public auction, to the high
est bidder, at the front door of the Court
House, in the town of Opelousas, parish of
st. Landry, on SATURDAY, the 18th day
of Dec. 1883, at IL o'clock a. M, the following
described pgoperty y, to-wit
A tract of land together with all the build.
ings and improvements thereon situated ct
Coulee Croche in, the parish OF st. Landry,
containing eighty acres, bounded north by
land of Francois 10 ilier, east by land ofwidow
Adolphe Fall, south by land supposed to be-
long to Jones r. s. mith and Solomon johnson,
and west by land .of Cleephas Veneuble.
Seized in the abe we entitled suit.
Terms and C0nd itions-Casn.
r.. s. F0NTENOT,
Nov. %, 1883. Sheriff.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24
Restez Fideles a Vos fsteG-
peauX.

Reveil de St. Martin. st
En- 1910 le G @9pr riaI democratic a
etc plus battery que grand pere
que par lend obtais On 1888.
L16d;4aaf duPpeveil, alors I'm
o ~ ptha gaoomme yhe dix-sept ans,
pIedpsnt tres ben du decourage-
fan6t ct de p%abhttement des de-
hbcrates apresscette d6faite qui
/ Sait r6ellemeAt un Waterloo.
| te parti d6mqs;ate await etc AL
lDouvoir depuR douze ans; dams
ga joie, le patti wing pensait que
Iiamais encore lie drapeau demo-
cratique ne Sc d6ployerait dams
la lutte electorate. MATS DIES
arm6es sont d6truites, ct les
6tats ct los empires p%erissent,
ct disparraissent de la
Surface de la terre, mails les prln-
ne meslrent pas quatre
aas apres, en- 1874 les demo
cfates Sc sont rallies sous James
K. Polk ct le grand champion
du systeme AMERICAN, P6loquent
tribun, lie valiant chef, Henry
Clay, a etc battu, ct Polk, a
peine connu hors de son etat,
fut 6lu President. Democrates,
restez fdeles q vos drapeaux, ct
quand la r6fexion Sc fera, lie
peuple AMERICAN comprendra
que Pom ne peut pas Penrichlr
en- lie taxant audela des besolns
du commencement, pour prote-
ger une classe privil6giee ct que
Sill veut conserver ses Liberties
il fault empecher lie gouverne-
ment ae tomber entire les mains
dune oligarchie d'argent.
Nous lisons, dams le Crescent
de Welsh:
"La recolte de riz, a Welsh
cette saison, atteindra I'm chiffrt
4 ~0S~~
de 100000 $4,000. DUANE
on songe quill ne nous Went ic
qu'une petite partie du .riz d.
Calcasieu que Pom ny cultiv'
guere que celia en- grand, ct qu'i
v reste encore tant de terraln'
, incultes, on est oblig6 de Sc dir
uue c'est une v6ritable folie d.
ne pas venir s'6tablir dams no
) campagnes. La recolte de ri
J sera de 15 barils l'acre. LIE ba
ril Sc vend So 25 DIES mainte
nant, lie prix ne peut QUEEN haus
) ser consid6rablement pendan
Phiver."
The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24

NTOTICE,-U. s. Land Office, New Orleans,
lV La, Nov. z, I8sS.-Notice is hereby given
that the following.named settler has filed no.
tice of his intention to make final proof in sup
port of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the Judge, or in his absence, the
Clerk of the District Court, at Opelousas, La.,
on Monday, December 81, 1883, viz:
Esrfyat Frutelle,
who made Homestead Entry No. 6lS3 for the
8 q 4, Sec 30, TIP 2, s R / East, Louisiana
M eridian.
bis continuous residence upon, and cultiva-
ton Of. said land, viz: Jos. HILBERT. Flour
nav Hebert, Hypolite johnson. Addison John
! ii of st. Landry Pa, La.
THO MAS j. BUTLER.
Nav. %. SO, st. Register.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24

x. rencontre I'm bother
auquel il a oubli6 de payer sa
.facture:
Monsieur, lui dit eeluSci,
voulez-vous me payer ma note ?
-Votre note Qui done, etes-
vous? Je ne vous remets0 pas
Y vous trompez, mon
sieur, r6pliqua lie bother, vous
ms remettez toujours, au con-
traire r. D
The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24

NOTICE.-U. S. Land Office, New Orleans,
lN La, Oct. 9th, l88s.-Notiee is hereby
given that the f~ollowing-named settler has
filed notice of bis intention to make final proof
in support Of his claim and that said proof
will be made before the Judge or in his alb
senoe the Clerk of the District Court at Opel
ousas, La, on Saturday, Nov. gath, 1883, viz:
C~Omstam1e Pierotte.
who made Homestead Entry No. 1856, for
the s ! S e IN E 1 S E / and S Z E /
Sec So, Up 6 | w. Q
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultiva-
ton OF, said land, viz John Taylor, Daniel
Sittig of st. Landry parish, La, Stephen Mar
tel, Victor C. Sittig of Acadia.
THOMAS j. BUTLER,
Oct. l3, IS ct Register.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24

MYoTICE.-U. s. Land Office, New Orleans
In La. Sep. %, lss8.-Notice is hereby given
that the f~oilowing-named settler has filed no
tice of his intention to make final proof in sup
port of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the Judge or, in his absence, the
Clerk of the District Court, at Opelonsas, La,
on Tuesday, November Goth, 1888, viz:
Alefde Ut. FOmtemOts
who made Homestead Entry No. 6s3S, for the
for the S L /, Sec. 8, TIP $, S | E, Lou
isiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his ca-4inuous residence upon,. and cuitlva-
ton OF. said land, viz: Arthemon Landre-
neaux, Louis Bacon, LucieGB Bacon, Louis An
dereaux, all of st. Londry parish, La.
THOMAS j. BUTLER,
Oct. G. 98. Ct Register.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24

DDAEMRER Tkst The presence Of Gen
RnMN erals BEAUREaARD and
EARLY. .oho are IN charge of The Drawings, as
= nnarantee of absolute f~airness and integrity,
thgt,t he chances are dN equal, and thGt no one
can possibly divine schat astmber 'ei0 dfa'o a
prize.
aREMENBFR that the payment Of gu Pr
zee ;s GUARANTEED BY bOUG VA
TIONAL BANKS, Of Neac orleans, aa@ Me
tickets are signed By The President o. 1ns.s.
M sns h;ss ssG'l ceWrts; therefore, 5essars of imtte
ons and anonymous schemes
The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24

Sc basant sur TN certifcat du
Bureau de Safe qui declare que
les fruits sont une n6cessite abb
soluf sous &c climat ct qu'on en-
devrait manager lie dimanche
CONNIE la semaine, l'avocat de
district Gutenberg ct le maire
Shakespeare ont ordonn6 a Ia po-
lice de la Nouvelle-O Orleans de
ne plus faire attention aux mar
chands qui vendent DIES fruits lie
dimancha. o
The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24

On a vendu a rencan mardl
la cave de feu Samuel j. PIlden
500 bouteilles, de win de vStein-
berger ont rapport6 de $3.50 a
80 la bouteille, ct du whisky de
Blue Grass, vieux de 40 ans, a
obtenu $11,5O lie gallon.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24

we do hereby certify that we supervise
the arrangements for all the Monthly and
Quarterly Drawings of The Louisiana State
Lottery Company, and in person manage and
the Drawings themselves, and that the
SAME are conducted with honesty fairness, and
in good faith toward all parties, and we author
ize the Company to use this eertlhcate, with
fac. SMILES of our signatures attached, IN Its ad'
vertisements.
G.. 4. BEAUREGARD.
J. A. EARLY,
Commissioner
The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24

L'Spid6ueie de Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Fle., 20 novembre
N " Gu % nouveaux cas- de
fievre jaime dams les dernieres
vingt-quatre heures, ct IN deces'
Nombre total des cas- jusqu'a
cette date, 4643 ; deces, 4O3.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24

ST les bitters ne font pas de
bien a ceux qui les boivant lis
en- font a ceux qui les fabriquent:
lie docteur Hostetter de Pitts
burg, qui Went de MOURN, lalsse
$l5,OOO,OO produit de son &C.
lAbre "Stomach Bitters."
The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24
I'm Nouveau Journal.

AbeiIle de la Nile. -Orf6ans.
Sous ce tire: The Weekly
Louisiana Review, notre con-
frere ct ami, M. Leon Jastremski
Sc propose de publier bient6t un
hebdomadaire Sc composant de
huit pages. La nouvelle feuille
s'oceupera de toutes les ques-
tons d'int6r6t public, ct le nom
de, M. Leon Jastremski, qui suit
diriger avec tant d'autorite le
observation-disclosures, nous est
une garantie qu'elles seront ha-
bilement present6es, discutees.
Oette Revue reproduira aussi,
en- esscondensaRt, t0us les ar
ticles marquants, tous les items
de valeur, que contiendront les
divers ,journaux de la Louisiana.
Ensemble qui ne peut manquer
d'attirer les ~lecteurs.
Nous saluons bien cordiale-
ment la venue du Louisiana Re
view ct en- appelons le success
complet.
LIE Journalistic qui en- prend Ia
direction est I'm homme de cour,
d6vou6 a la Louisiana ct un ecri-
vain de distinction.
Observation-Disclosures
Nous lisons, dams lie Tele.
graph d'Ouachita, les refexions
suivantes sur le meeting de Al
ISOLATION agrico1e du nord de. Ia
Louisiana, qui a Gu lieu a la
ferme Experimental de Calhoun,
M. Lucius Calhoun, qui dirige Ia
ferme, a fait parcourir toute Ia
propriete aux yisiteurs il a ex.
pliqu6 les experiences qui avail
ent etc faiUes ct les resultats OBJ.
tenus. II reste acquis qu'avee
des engrais judicieusement jetes
sur le sol, on pent obtenir entire
une ct deux bales de cotton par
acre, meme sur les terres hautes,
La culture intensive sur un
| terrain restreint va remplacel
une culture pauvre sur de vas.
| ties champs. On arrivera ainsi
a doubler la r6colte avee moins
de terrain ct moins de travail.
A ce meeting, on q aussi vote
des resolutions pour ENCOURAGE
la 6lature de Monroe B fabrlQuel
des toiles d'emballage en- cotton.
a Londres, d'apres le Punch
Madame.-Et quels cages de.
mandez-vous
Tia cuisiniere. - Mon Dien.
madame, celia depend. 81 TAI 9
faire la sale 3 manger ct le YES.
tibule outre ma cuisine, CONNIE
dams les services, ce sera 20 Ii
vres par an. Mais 81 je mai ]
m'occuper que du diner, ct q
vons me donnez une file de cui.
CONNIE dams les grandes NAL
sons, alors il men fault 40.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24

Un chevreuil a traverse POhio
en- fsSg de Cairo lundi soir, a pc
Metro dams la vile ct, avisant la
deyanture vitr6eeau bureau du
chemin de fer Illinois Central,
il Y a dome IN coup de tete qui
lui a fray6 un large passage, ct
alors il a mis- d sac lie bureau.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24

lie rape 6C tO nOIO6N6 pT6So-
dence dss Flats U1is.-Londres,
is novembre-Le correspondent
du Daily News d Rome ecrit:
tie enlargement dams la pre-
sidence des Etats- Unis n'influ-
encera On rien, lie Vatican rela-
tivement au clerg6 catholique
en- Am6rique. lie President
Cleveland est tres attach6 au
Cardinal Gibbons, tandis que lie
President 6lu (M. Harrison) est
un ami d6vou6 de PEveque Cha
tard, de Vincennes, qui est tres
pcpulaire parLai les catalogues,
sans avoir dependant Influence
politique du cardinal Gibbons"
LEntreprise, Nouvelle-Iberie,
j roisse Ib6rie, du IL anovem-
Ure:
MN. j. FL. Humble ct v. A.
Boagni, de la paroisse St.-Lan-
dry, soflt des ~planteurs sucriers
aussi heureux qu'habiles lis
rouIeront 200 acres de plantet
200 acres de souches. lis ont
fait 1900 boisseaux de mails sur
$50 acres, ct 80 charret6es de
fOin.
ADVERTISER, Lafayette, pa
roisse Lafayette, du 10 novem-
bre
On nous afirme que les mines
dc SQUIRE de la paroisse Calca-
sieu wont etre achet6es par des
capitalists anglais qui, sous
peu, commencement Pexploita-
ton de ces mines, sous la direc-
tion dun MI. VIM. Van Slooten,
jeune ing6nienr civil, qui a habi-
rs la Nouyelle- Orleans. lie prix
aasla propriet6 est de 1926, 900.
&nGr-----~-~---~-----
ODsvM, dams la Democratic
Review, Va Natchitoches
lie cotde Peterkin a dome d
nos planteursAn rendement ex-
traordinaire, variant de 38 a Al
livres de flasse, par 100 livres dc
graine ; dams les champs on con
state les memes r6sultats quaint
al rendement par acre. lie co.
ton est plus lonrd, II r6siste
mienx q la s6cheresse, .et il est
moins sujet 4 conler, d 6tre at.
teint par la rouille, que Pautre
cotton. lie prix est le meme que
celui DIES autres varieties"
SSmgai dernier-dit le Lafour.
che ST bostlag. H. il. Tabor nous
amontfggs IRsSschantillon de siroI
fabriqu6 Sar phabitation Dixie
au juge TAILOR Beattie, ct tirt
dc la canneA sucre chinoise. CT
siEop estsuperbe, clair, tres richs
et q M go1t e-xtremernent ACRE
abIe.
M. Iaber nous a dit que |,
juge Beattie d de % d 80 arpent'
de ces cannes chinoises, ct /
compile les r0uler, cette saison.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24

We the undersigned Banks and Bankers
will nav all Prizes drawn in the Louisiana
State Lotteries which may be presented at our
counters.
&. Nj. WALMSLTY.
Pres. La. Nat. Bank.
P. LANAUX.
Pres. State Nat. Bank.
A. BALDWIN.
Pres. N. o Nat. Bank.
CARL KOHN,
Pre-. Union Nat. Bank.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24
Notice to Taxpayers

hereby give notice to all persons concerned
that the Roll of 1888 has been delivered to me
and that l am prepared to collect all State,
Parish. Corporation Criminal, Leyee and Poll
Taxes for the year 1888.
Persons owing taxes on movables only will
become delinquents on and after October lst
next, and persons owning real estate will be-
come delinauents unless the taxes on same
are paid prior to January LIST, 1889.
Come and pay your taxes in time, to avoid
me the unpleasant duty of adding costs
thereto.
r. s. FONTENOT,
Sheriff and ex oficio Tax Collector,
aaotl5tf Parish of st. Landry.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24

Travaux, typographiques en-
tous genres executes q pimpri-
merle du COURIER.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24

La file de pex-ministre an
glais a Washington, Lord fSack-
vile Vest lequel, par paren-
these, fait ses males, a venge
gon pere eontre lie PRESIDENT
Cleveland en- refusant la main a
Nine. Cleveland dams un maya
sina Washington. Ellie a plut6t
montr6 par Ia qu'elle n'etait pas
bien elev6e qu'elle ma do often
ser Ia iolie Frances.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24

Peter Howe, un citoyen de
Winona, ILL.,, qui 6tait note pour
sa g6n6rosit6 ct await fonde une
institution de charlie a la Nou-
velle-Ib6rie, ct sd femme ont
6t6 trouv6s assassin6s dams leur
lit lundi matin. L'assassin, un
nomm6 Charles Burkhardt, en-
voyant que son crime etait de-
convert. siest suicide.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-02-25
Japan's Marvellous Progress.

The lighthouse system IS truly a mag.
uilcent monument Of spirit and liberality,
maintained, 1t should never be forgotten,
for the benefit Of humanity at large, and
not with U narrow view to Japan's selfish
interests, since the home keeping navi.
gators have little need of the safeguards
muniflcently provided upon the coasts Of
their country. Tho mint, which WAS es-
tablished nearly twenty years ago, partly
to obtain relief from tho Inconvenience OF
u foreign metallic currency, and partly To
secure the prestige which belongs to On
independent national coinage, gives char.
acteristic evidence Of artistic taste as well
as mechanical dexterity, the gold and
silver tokens being pronounced byconnois.
seurs superior in beauty OF design, aud al
least equal in workmanship, to those oil
any other country. Telegraphs unite
every part Of the islands, and it Is worth
while to mention that wherever foreigners
dwell, o. are likely to penetrate, the
operators arc required to speak foreign
l~anguages-a mark of consideration not
found nor looked for in less remote lands.
The postoflce enjoys u distinction almost
unparalleled, even In tho most advanced
western nations. With one exception II
is tho only institution Of Its Kind tho re-
ceipts of which often so far exceed the
expenses O. to contribute materially to
the revenues Of the state.-Atlantic-
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-02-25
Mexican Bull Fighter, A.tou,.hca.

The somewhat tame performances Of
the bull fights at Paso del Norte werc en-
livcned during the proceedings by the
daring exploit Of q Texas cowboy, who
w0S chcered to the echo by the densely
packed audience who filed every uook in
the vast amphitheatre. The performance
Jagged a little aud the bulls would not ut
0rst fight in spite of all that the picadores
might do. One or two Of tho bulls, after
having been unsuccessfully worried and
goaded without working them up to the
proper fighting point, had been tgnomtni-
ously driven out of tho arena, and O new
ono, full Of fight and fairly believing
with rage, had just been turned into the
amphitheatre, when o Texan cowboy who
was present announced that for the honor
and glory OF Texas he would ride the bull
with his legs tied around tho animals
neck and his face to the tail, II they would
first throw the bull SO that he could get
his legs properly around aud underneath
the animals neck.
He was al once taken at his word, and
the mounted Mexican bull fighters s0on
had tho animal lassoed and thrown. The
cowboy then had himself fixed In the
proper position, and tho now perfectly
furious bull was turned loose. To the
wonder and establishment and tho intense
delight Of tho audience, the animal was
unable to shake the daring cowbow OIL,
who not only held on nnd kept his peril
u seat. but utter some wild plungcs
succeeded by some means III manipulating
the beast's horns and head Ia such IL man
ner that he was thrown. The Mexican
performers rushed ut once to the strug
Cling mass, ind in q twinkling had the
Texan united and released. 1t was q
wonderful pieco Of daring and dare devil
try, and exceeded anything done by the
Mexicans. Cor. Globe Democrat.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-02-25

"There's . loose board In the door, an
they'll think We got out there. Ican't 60
with you very far, but I reckon ye can get
away. Keep north o. Yankton, an don't
show yerself to anybody eff ye can help It.
Skip down into Iowa, an then 60 home
an stay there"
IN do that, "Ireplted, sit I get away"
THAT'S right-this Is no country fer
boys. Ie did me a little favor .pickin' up
them chips on the boat that time an I'm
willn' to do as much fer ye."
why, Hawkins, l can't tell you how
thankful I am-but TINT was no favor I
+ did on the hoat-nothing at all. and this
saving my ufe-look at the difference"
"Oh, that's all right-no difference at
al-jes' what We both he'd a chance to do,
an neither Of us couldn't do no more.
Don't say no moro bout that. knew &c
didn't steal them bosses an didn't want
to SEQ ye hang fer It,"
But how did you know I didn't have
something to do with it after alIt"
why, cuss it. ye see I stole the bosses
"Yous"
Eyes, me an some other fcllers. We
cached them up OF Chouteau creek an
these Nebraska icllers tried to run 'eln OIL,
reckon the moral health o. the coumu'
nifty demands that they swing"
But was that crowd horso-that is
were they all your fricnds.'
"Oh, no, some Of 'em were farmers
Yc see I'm cheerman of the Anti
Horse Thief society, and all my gang arr
prominent members. We have to have II
some O. the farmers an vsher people t
lend responsibility to tho society, ye know
but I'm elected cheerman every time, an
we generally put the outsiders in rs vic,
presidents or something. l find my posi-
ton mighty handy In my profession
Well, l can't &C. any further with We
hurry long an I reckon you'll be al
right, though the vice presidents will b,
looktn' fer ye in the mornin' an we ma,
hev to hunt easy like ourselves. Go bacl
home an stay thcrc!"
He turned and rode buck In tho era,
dawn of morning. I went on as fast, a!
possible and got safely out of the country
! went home aud appreciated It, and whcl
I struck the territory again five year.
after l can truly say that 1t WIS with re
greet that l learned TINT Buck Hawkin.
had been trcacllerously shot and killed b,
u member Of his own gang, who was alst
treasurer Of the Anti-liorse Thief assccia
tion.--Dakota Bell.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-02-25
Cen. Grants son.in.Law

"Sartoris told me how he asked Gen.
Grant for the young lady's (Nellie's) hand.
With all the awe Of an Englishman for
the head Of a state he was invited to din
ner at the White House, knowing what
was expected OF him. After dinner the
president led the way to the billiard room
and offered him a cigar. Then said
Sartoris, I knew my time had come. I
waited and hoped the president would
help me, but not q word did he say. He
sat silent, looking at me. 1 hesitated and
ldgeted and coughed and thought l would
sink through the floor. Finally, l ex-
claimed in d"esperation: "Mr. President,
l Want to marry your daughter. 1t
took a bold man to say that to Gen.
Grant, but doubtless the boldness recon-
mended him, for Sartoris carried off tho
prize. "-Badeau's Memoirs.