The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-11-30

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~ " and nine terrific
M AA IT. E.1SE: ries of the Union;
n w I|y E.sssa for they are all
MI MfNW well represented
~ - M(NN There are, for in
NJ AN - WE stance, more ex-
HJ@@! Confederate SOL
T%A diers in this than in
any southern city,
ana many OF them are hourishing in style
they never dreamed of during the ..unpleas-
antness." All. if one could only trace the
changes of life's phases which bring so many
men here who have made failures elsewhere
what stories he could write But observe
that the old fellows who locate in New York
are much more ready to talk of others queer
experience than their own. Especially is this
the case with lawyers and next to them with
southern men generally. l have just lis
tened to one narrative by a western lawyer,
illustrating the Kentucky idea of blood, and
to avoid the interview style. give it here in
direct narration.
''Tlay ain't no use o tryin', SQUIRE" said
an old client to this lawyer at the close of
long conference, ''the blood will tell I've no
sort notion O havin' any of my grandchil-
dren so to the penitintiary, and that's just
what this marriage will lead to if it goes on.
] know thc blood-there's thief in that blood,
and thief it'll l,e to the fourth generation"
The speaker was an Indiana farmer of the
old fashioned type, ono who had learned to
talk i'll his boyhood's home in Kentucky,
and had grown up firm believer in the
Blue Grass doctrine that ''there's everything
in blood" Arriving in the Wabash valley
in al early day he had acquired large
landed possessions; honesty and industry had
given him high character, and the progress
of the country had aided to make him wealthy,
bat his carly peculiarities of dress, speech and
manner were hut slightly changed.
II know that family" he continued "His
great-grandfather was a sneakin' Carolina
Tory in the Revolution, his grandfather was
bushwhackin' thief, and his father was jist
able to kee;, straight and only jist-three
straight generations O cussedness, an apos-
tolical succession, as tho preachers say.
They's jist got to he another generation of it,
tell you-ono more generation anyhow
and I'm in no mind to let my blood mix in
with that Stock"
"But the young man seems quiet and well
behaved" replied tie lawyer, land surely,
Mr.. Manson, you are not the ran to refuse
because he is poor?'
A flush of what might have been anger
reddencd the farmers check, and, as all to-
DaccO cueNeIS uO ull1ei EIclL cACiCellcAt, uc
crunched nouthful of the weed with rapid
working Of the jaws, while striving to re-
gain his self control; then cverted his leath-
cry lips and with ''thlurp' that made the
sensitive lawyer shrink discharged about
gill of ncotian Juice into the fireplace after
which came the words:
''You've 10 call to say that, squire, and
| you know it. But off my girl shall so, soon
| as her mother can get her things ready.
| She's always been a-talkin' about a long
| visit to her cousins i'll Kaintucky, and now
| she'll 90 while he's out o the neighborhood,
| and she'll stay till feel easier in my mind.
| An want my will made right away, an l
| want you to sort O. hint around, not straight
out, you know, but jist enough to make peo-
| ple talk lively, that everything goes to my
| old woman and bovs-not a red to Susan,
not in fee, jist al allowance and the fec to
! her children You don't need to tell nothin'.
A hint'u set ern to talkin' fast enough"
As LAWYER Allen had said, there was moth
ing in the appearance of Nathan Mowry to
suggest all evil nature, and certainly nothing
in his conduct since he came to that section.
| He was tall, fair and blue eyed, just such
lad as would have attracted the fancy of any
! sprightly brunette like Susan Manson; but it
would perhaps have been a passing fancy
but for one Of those accidents that make or
mar so many fortunes Nathan had to go
through tho 'sseasoning which most immi-
grants from the older states then suffered III
| the west. He was employed on her fathers
| farm when the "fever an ager tuck him"
| and nv the social common law Of the co1l!l-
trv there was the place for him to so through
his ssspcll," A pale and fairly good looking
youth. wrestling alternately with ague and
nu;nine. wearing away dull days III quiet
farm house: handsome, vivacious brunette
cheering his days of slow recovery while ma
larious September gave place to brown Octo-
ber and till frosty weather restored MIN.
Need the rest be told! The conjunction OF
sickness and youth, of beauty and susceptl-
bility, was as the astral conjunction OF Venus
md Mercrrv-it meant mischief. So Farmer
Manson suddenly woke up to the fact that nc
had serious question to wrestle With
The old Kentuckian was entirely too WISE
to storm or threaten. much less to aouso the
young man outright to his daughter. He had
Soon too many matches hastened in that
wav He had. as he told the lawyer, known
the evouue mans family in Kentucky; he knew
their record, and he almost hated the lad be-
ccnse he had not yet done anything to nam.
to;n that record. He could not have told
ron whv. but as he looked into Nathan
Hovrv's TACO he saw there some
ching that reminded him OF the Old "ousl-
..hae,.er from Carolina" and of that BUSH
vhoc,er,s son in Kentucky, who was Only
;,,st ohle TO keep honest An acute physlos
,,on,;st wo.ld have pointed hirn to the weak
oIn,oct infantile chin and tho tremulous un-
~art,;ntv of the lip, which scientists OF us
so,, claim to bc signs that the subjects caar
oo+or .nl career will be determined entsfely
~ tha company he falls into; but tho farmer
o.,,ll not so localize the matter lle oliy
COW sion of something against WHICH ,lis
-, ;rs.;nct warned him, and his .no"lc'lse
of the family made HIM suspicious WV
breel." ...o,. - +boir way
ward impulses are guided III tlhc' 4,a"y ,:nu n'v
Monso, was 50 delighted with ner 1nenso. =.
co,,si,,s that the winter passea III i'.oiy , 49,,
bor view of tho world was vastly en-,
and she met many young ':'s:' "s .,,a ~
INV c':.ss Nothan Mowry, but without the ~
la"+;io tan H.; chin and indecsivo lip And, as LIE
.a, .,.-, rether had calculated, a hint lioin
s..a IL ,,,,,or about that will had been a'''p-o
s+;ra VIZ mower for many tongues ~ Is 40.
4a,,;.;ns how many people will tali' ;:ooas -
a,,s . ,,st will and testament. \ on coalsa -.
a..+ :, s,hiect Of moro universal l''1e'ee. -
r,,ra, rc,ehborhood, perhaps because &c, :. - -
n..a,.,lv.lv can understand. lhey h'ay
little foccy on the tariff, ana a1eos,e'nsI .',I
=, -, IN rnral and social science ou' w ~
5;r;s;ou of land and money every i'''n e'"'
1vo.nan Of them is philosopher. =,
And did Nathan Mowry break MS rs near' e;m'ns J.;
.ao % to the badr' Not at all he s'' s,mp, Ih,
,ss;e.sd IN in his indecisive way TOOK -.
sna of the honest people about him, martlee ,nae
well to do farmers daughter o ato to he aelld q
;eass after was influential enough lga to TO st. STAR RI
some importance in local politics anu ou,is;ns w i
his only son William on livery, very treasurer
c.reer as deputy of the coun', fa+her bae
~hon, the highly respectable i''''e'
aided 10 elect. h.d nossed sine.
quarter ol uso,;nn above related, ane
The first conse a,,en !" as they called hin