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visiting when l called, and after Little
Bruin was snugly tied in my pocket
handkerchief interest in meeting thsn
lessened as my own distance from their
home increased.
My new pet commenced being dear at
once, for with his sharp toe-nails he cut
my handkerchief into rags, which Wars
useful to do up the scratches that be gave
my hands. Next l took off my hat 20
see how ne would like 10 ride in that. lie
probably enjoyed it, for after he tore the
lining out of the hat he settled down Tor
q nap. By a sweet treatment OF sugar,
molasses and milk the cub soon grew
very tame, and no kitten was ever fonder
of being played with and petted. An
emptled bureau drawer made him SAFE
den. And it was more quiet when ne
was left alone if bottle Of milk was lsh
with him. 1t was necessary to drive tns
cork of the bottle in tight and to cut tSo
V-shaped grooves in the side OF the eolA
SO that Bruin could get at the milk, when
would be gone in little while, and snsa
came long nap.
Presently the youngster, looking upon
the bureau drawer as c lunch-rooni
would coax to have it opened, climbing
into it Immediately with an outory whiea
had to be quieted promptly By something
to eat.
The time of this bear story was MAy,
1861, Just after the commencement u
the war. Little Bruin and myself WsIs
In New Orleans, and it was plain taM
my wish to travel towards New loiA
had better be gratified by an imineala"
start. So, filling one side OF manu- sa.
lise with Little Bruin and the other wiz
food for him, started North in sleep
ing-car, the arrangement OF when va
different from the present Fgsi !in,s
coach. For instead Of two aouDis
berths for each section, there were NJ NJ
berths ranged one above the other' UuE
the lower double, those above oellh -,
ply shelves, with scant room for d 'iDs''
person to lie on. ,,,
My berth was the top one - -
middle-aged woman had the snsli ~.
low, while the lower or double peru Il,
used by a German travelling WIN
wife and child. All the seats beng ~
cupied by these folks In the JIM, -,gs
bruin and myself went into the pA- 'ssa
car, returning to the sleepins-cA, IN
the berths were made up and the lOlA,
them sound asleep. The little O sAi
a good sleeper, go, like the RESI- :. vs
slumberers, L soon forgot Wn si.
were; but shortly after midnlgn. .. oi
passenger in the car woke up' ~ tsd5
by outories from the middle-aget
who roasted on the shelf beneath me- ou-.
With her head out between tns I'M
tains she shrisked: "ManI Mani A mJ
mani Big-whiskered mani on, d Do
Catch the mani Catch him quick! Nil
be quickl'' All this was in suon an. and
tones as to frighten other women oso.
also the children in the car into oar
rus. Men and women hastened y fr
section. The train had stopps1,, Ind
some nervous person had already pIIs
the bell rope. The conductor ca|-
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who cast sidelong glances of suspicion at
Cobbs.
Cecil burst out even before Ally:" It's
an abominable lie. That fellow lied
when he was dying -
Ally called on Dawsey to speak again;
and Sally ran to Cobbs and chung to him =,
crying out that nobody would believe
that wicked man; but the others looked
bewildered and abashed. Cobbs read
their suspicious in their faces.
"Do you all believe that llar?" he
cried.
They did not answer, unless 1t was an
answer to murmur something about
looked like dyin' men wud be telIin' the
truth.
'tEf you didn't do IT, said Mitchell, ,
soothingly, "you can easy prove where
you were that night, and there IL be an
end of itl''
''where ben," growled Cobbs. ''I
ben home in my bed, SCUM asleep, in
course. F"
''Any person with YEP" said one of
the men.
.'How cud thar'a ben, where 1 lives
by my lone?"
"That's unlucky." said Mitchell.
"Well, We better be coming on. ~
Cobbs sank into frowning fit of alb
straotion. Sally, who rode at his side,
would look up at him occasionally, but
she did not speak, and for the most part
was equally busy with her own thoughts.
Cecil had quite gone over to Cobbs'
side. He whispered to Ally; ''I'm
sure Cobbs didn t do it any more than
we did. The hard thing will be to &C.
count for that night. He was OF hunt
ing the mule, you KNOW
They were riding Just behind Cobbs,
and Cobbs had the ears OF hare. He
suddenly turned in his saddle. ''Wa'aI,
dad gum my skin ct IL warn't that very
night, ~ he exclaimed; ''I ben studyin'
an studyin' baout it t. git at which
night it ben. Wa'al, wa al, wa'al!''
Having thus spoken, he appeared to
dismiss the subject from his mind, ex-
cept that once he burst out laughing and
said to Ally: ssThat 'ar constable fell
Ter, he thinks himself mighty blamed
smart, don't he?''
But Cobbs' serenity did not quite reas-
sure his young friends. The others in
the party were divided in mind.
"Twasn It no great harm he done any
how '-ths general sentiment was fairly
expressed by onea-isony don't see how
he end be so thick with old Dawsey.
That FAR ths wust thing 1 know baout
the business.
In this fashion they talked as they rode
homeward. and, perhaps, the only thor
oughly well pleased man In the company
was Mitchell.
Had anyone ridden close enough that
listener might have heard him mutter:
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lines about Ellen's arms ana NAT.
watched her, partly climbins u
drawn up the steep. Then the pa'aJ
came swinging back. In the To-. a.A'asH
ering darkness Judith fastened ~, Eas.
upon herself and made the trin 'u' faps
girls were quickly carried homa aug u
anxious and sympathizing frisn5. 'asi;
1t was several days before Jnd'',
the path to school again down ~ i, toOs
ened hillside and through the o ula's.
whose autumn beauty thu g.. 'ooi
blighted. 1t was weeks, evs, ht
wellington was seen again in IN, ostaa
school. One of his blistersd
lacerated by climbing the cliff Ia, lAndi
ried IN sling. But il bealsa a.
and neither of the children NJ ~ ut
through the fiery path of the WOOL wv Ii
permanently SCARED by the a,a ID
though for two years and mora All
and Wellington walked topeths, S.lit'
the upland to the academy tbsv is0a
again quarreled. us'S
The boy still went arour5 .
places, brushed his hair and blac,.sI lei
shoes carefully was as adverse a, w u
wet fet or soiled clothes; but mona ' ".
sohoolmates ever again thought y, u u
Of Wellington Bayley as a dsn5s .p0i'
coward. Us
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So, indeed, it fell out. Some miles
from the plantation they saw lanterns
dancing behind them and presently heard
shouts.
Mitchell's voice was louder than any
Of them.
"Oh, ask him if any of our folks are
hurt?" begged Sally; and she clapped
her hands with relief over the answer
not one.
But the counterfeiters, they soon dis
covered. had not been so fortunate. One
of them had been killed outright and
Dawsey, after a desperate resistance,
had been captured The third man
gained his horse and escaped.
DaHseY was bound hand and foot and
placed before Mitchell on the latter 3
horse.
He looked like dying man, and with
two unbaudaged wounds he was
CHASTITY spectacle; but his eyes, dim with
mortal agony though they were, met
Cobbs' gaze as savage as ever.
Mitchell briefly narrated the story of
the successful surprise. ''Feller that
got of is wounded, and II We get back
in time to telephone a telegram or two
we can have him stopped. This one here
is hurt pretty bad. 4"
''killed?" said Dawsey. His voice
was not louder than whisper, san'
lucky am, tew. Fur whar's the use?
You'd hang me il did git well-say +,
femme cit of this cussed boss, an lay
me down. fur the Lord 8 sake. Lemme
die, easy-ef ye KIM
Mitchell; after one keen glance in the
man . face, stopped his horse and babe
them lift Dawsey down.
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1t only seemed a minute after this be-
fore they were all hating, their horses
on the road and Sally was hugging her
brother and Cecil too-quite forgetting
her awe OF her immaculate couein-and
Cobbs was trying to explain.
Ally would not let the men dismount.
No sooner did he see Mitchell g face
among the riders than he called out to
him and hurriedly told his tale. "You
can catch 'em right at 1t if you go now, -
said the ever practical Ally.
Mitohel's eyes flashed. He ran his
keen glance down the row of men.
"Seven of US, he announced exult-
ingly, "an armed. We can bag the
whole gang
"'You'n have to count one of us out, -
said Cobbs, somebody got to look out
for the ounpel's children.
''The way home is easy enough, - an
swered Mitchell, with suppressed i'm
patience, "besides IN trust those boys
to find their way out of anything go
ing -
"AI the same . said Cobbs dog
gedly, "them ousses mought run this
way and the road amt none tew easy
fiDdin'. The ounnel give me the
gyuardin of 'em and III see 'em safe
home.''
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Mitchell shrugged his shoulders. "Any
one else wanting to stay and take care OF
children2' said he.
''Ef you mean T. say Mist Mitchell
or whatever your name is, that 1 I'm try
in' to- git outen fight, " Cobbs began
But Ally interrupted. Everybody
knows you d rather fight than eat any
day, Cobbs; but don't be fighting
Mitchell. And you ID better make haste,
Mr.. Mitchell, or they will be packing up
their tools and lighting OUT -
''You re right,'' Mitchell answered,
"you have more sense than any of US,
Bud. Come on, boys. You may as
well understand now that am q detec-
tive from Little Rock, come down after
this very gang whom you all have been
harboriDg for three years and never sus-
pected. Ten dollars apiece TO every
man who follows me. have the war
rant in my pocket. ar. Cobbs, was
only fooling. You're quite right. II
you hear US holler on you, just hold up!"
With that he was of, very willingly
followed by the other men.
And now at last there was breathing
space for explanations.
Sally had instantly OWNED the boys
purpose as soon as Vance delivered his
message.
at irst she was not disturbed. ''Cobbs
win sure send them home,'' thought
Sally, easily.
But when the afternoon sunshine waned
without their arrival she began TO iInsg-
inc possible mishaps.
Impulsive Sally did not wait to reason
with her fears. She went to the store,
told Mitchell and Markham that she
must have some one TO go after the boys,
and within the hour was on her way TO
the camp.
Meanwhile, Mig being q sRgacious
horse that had eaten q good meal at the
camp only four miles away, returned
there, instead OF travelling eight miles to
his supper. Cobbs read the note. Cobbs
believed in ghosts; but at the same time
he remembered his old commanders ths=
Dries Of outlaws. Therefore he got to-
gether four of the boldest spirits among
the hunters and was making his way as
fast as possible to the haunted house
when he met Sally.
"wen, its lucky you come, Sis, r" was
Aliy's comment, "for there d only been
Cobb's men to fight the counterfeiters.
Say, did you get my letter?'
"Oh, yes, Cobbs gave If TO me.
Well, that's all right, and you know 1
won't never be mean to you OF not ask
yo2 TO go with me. Your just the best
brother In the world!''
Ally submitted very patiently to be
kissed; he even returned rough boyish
hug and patted Sally on the shoulder.
"Weil. anyhow am mighty glad to see
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the fury of hate and baked wickedness
that still burned in his eyes and distorted
his face.
"It's you trapped me, not them
fools. He collected his strength for q
vile oath, which he hurled at Cobbs in
his weak whisper. 'I ben-yere-goin
on-that away so the strange con-
fession went on--''for five year-no-
body mistrusted but onct-we killed
him" the dying man IS lips stretched
into a hideous, malignant grimaoe--
"he come in, an we hit him over the
head with hammer, We done niger
that come peekin' in on us the same
way-from behind-but the blamed cuss'
head ben SO thick didn Il kill him. -
He stopped q moment to gather his
strength. Col. Seyton always believed
that this wicked man was crazy. Let
that merciful explanation pass for the
reason of his acts, now. The men,
stunned and awed by wickedness which
quite escaped their simple imaginations,
stared at the dying man in blank silence.
All but Cobbs. He stepped closer.
"Who killed you brother-in-law?"
said he.
Dawsey's face changed, something
nearer human feeling softened his
pinched features. He muttered the
answer half to himself:
'fI'd hated the fellow always, but
I'd let him lone caount er Siz, If he
hadn't come to mistrust about the
money. 1 ben 'bleeged t. kill him
then. An 1 jis natchelly hated the boy
fur favorin' of him SO. But, he ben
Sis boy, tew, an she-she was decent
woman's ever lived. Say, the boy kin
have all my leavlns, he's my onliest
kin. -
"Another thing says Cobbs, who
seemed to have taken charge of the in
qnisition, Mitchell, with an amused
smile ,subsiding into an amused observer.
"Another thing, did you play Ku Klux
tother dsy7''
Dawsey's head was sunk on his breast;
but he raised it wioh the same look of
ferocious malice which he had shown at
first. His voice rang out in a new
strength. "You, Cobbs; yeknow I done
it. Ye know better'n any; Luxe, that's
gone and him you shot went with me,
and-and-one other-man?" By
violent effort he raised himself on one ell
bow and shook his other arm at Coqbs-
a horrid sight, with his blood smeared
figure and the hatred in his death-smit-
ten face. "You dast t. ak mel' he
screamed. ''You was with me! You
planned it ALL You-you-Cobbs-"
But his jaw quivered and gasped with
out sound; the movement had started
an internal hemorrhage; in five minutes
Dswsey was dead, without having ut
tered another word.
His last effort of hatred had been sue
cessful. Mitchell was not the only one
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you," said he, "I'n be glad to get
home, tell you. 1 reckoned one time I,
out there, we never would get home.
And I'm terrible hungry, tool"
Cecil laughed, but Sally exclaimed
remorsefully: ooh, how could forgetl
was afraid you would have got lost or
mired up somewhere and missed your
dinner, so 1 put up luncheon-Oh,
Cobbs, please unstrap the basket in my
riders -
elbow thoughtful of you, Sally, "
Cecil said, and Ally, already devouring
chicken sandwiches, remarked that
Sally had good sense.
They were all four busy with the sand
witches, hard-boiled eggs, milk and
cake, until an interruption came which
dispelled Ceoil's appetite effectually-
Cobbs stopped in his questioning of
Ally regarding his experiences; he held
up his hand.
They all heard the report of guns
once, twice, then the slighter, rafting
sound of pistol shots; then the guns
again.
"Firing back. 4" said Cobts.
"They we run away, >" said Ally.
They listened intently; but the forest
was silent.
Cobbs drew O long sigh. HI don It
doubt it hen mighty pretty little fight, -
said he wistfully. "Well, it are plumb
over, now. Hope they got 'em.'
81 hope none of them got killed, {"
said tender-hearted Sally,
Ally had gone back to his luncheon.
Cecil could not eat. 1t was easier to
talk to Cobbs, who was the most artless
sd mirer of the boys heroism.
"Well, to think on it-jis you two
not a mite afeerdl' So he would COM
ment; always putting out his hand to pat
Ally on the shoulder.
Cecil noticed that the horses went very
slowly; he surmised that Cobbs was de-
laying in hopes that the attacking party
might overtake them.
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LITTLE RRUN

The True Story of a Bear by TheOdo,,
Davis.
The Famous War Artist for Hsrpar,, VI.
with Illustrations by the author. "sstl
copyrighted 1890 by the Autbo,r
Just before his last march Gen, Cn,,,,
wrote a letter inviting me to uo,n.
along" and be once more his CUES, g.
campaign or the plains. This letts, Il.
said: "By the time we have bee, =.
long enough for you to pick up man,
wild things for pets some wagon, vir :.
emptied and one of these can be usst y.
your collection. Your friends, the AN W.
GERS of the Seventh cavalry, expect -,
to come. We are all fond of bs,.
stories. -
That this invitation could not be A.,
cepted was fortunate for me AS the brsv,
general and most of those who started a,
the march with him were killed in \ b,,
tie fought with Indians on the Little RI,
Horn river in Montana.
BY "bear stories' Gen. Custer diI M.
mean accounts of incidents in vbios
only bears were principal actors. but apv
first-rate story, told by the campfire. q,
adventure with animals was bear story
even when no bear was mentioned n,
thought of. Among my campfire bsa,
stories were some in which there va,
real bear-a small one, it is true. Hs
was called Little Bruin, and sometime,
Dear Little Bruin, for his behavior maj,
him expensive, and he was dear lt,s
chap, sffectionate aud cunning as be Va,
mIschievous.
Little Bruins birthplace was among
bamboo fish-poles, which grew so Thick
that to get through them was very hard
work Its home was Louisiana cane.
brake. ellis spa and ma" we're GU.
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in their terrified suspense. Sometimes
they covered their faces with their
hands, to shut out the sight as he hung
by the slightesT support high up on the
terrible cliff; then they were watching
him again with strained eyes and parted
lips as he still crept safely along. up and
up over the perilons steep. Now few
feet only remained between him and the
top of the cliff. At last his hand grasped
the railing, he drew himself carefully
over the edge, waved his hand back to
the girls below, and disappeared.
Twilight was setting down upon the
ravine when the girls finally heard voices
calling to them over the precipioe. All
the neighbors of the upland, it seemed
to them, were looking down the cliff
side. They were tying and testing coils
of ropes, and then 8 structure of long
lines came dangling downward to the
ravine. Stoutly sDliced together all the
rope in the neighborhood had been ad-
justed into a sort ofharnsss, with long,
strong cords attached, to draw the girls
I'D the Cliff. Judith helped adjust the
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Ut Ally leaped in
the air and uttered
a great shout;
"whoo-opIwhoo-
op-e ell w b 90
opee!"
"See the Ian =
terms" he yelled ,
"see the riding
skirtI It's SallYI
Sally's come her.
selfl II u r T a h !
Whoo-peel'
He continued to
shout un TIL h i 8
breath gave out.
Then he grinned.
The next sound
that Cecil heard was
Cobbs' voice: cal
ly Ally, are you all
right?''
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ne October morning
Judith Haskell stood
by the gate at the top
of the lane which led
from her fathers
house to the highway,
waiting. Judith was
a straight and supple
girl, tall for her four
teen years. Her black
hair hung in two long,
thick braids over her
scarlet jacket, reach
ing to her waist. She
had thin features and
q dark complexion, but
hpr bripbt blaoE eUea
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"Well, there's years job well fin
ished. 1t was worth coming up here
for. i"
TO BE ooETNUED.l
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hurry, and nearly lost his pstl,su sr.,.
trying to find out where the trouD ass big
And then, after looking for ~ msa
whiskers which, fortunately, 30, OF ths
in the car had, he concluded We or
woman was subject to bad dream, ,;raI
perhaps was not exactly in hss
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WELLINGTON.

The Story of the Heroism of Timid Boy.
BY FANNIE NJ. JOHNSON.
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THE vAGABoND" 'EXPATION" RUNNING IN Serb
NERs, ETC
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CHAPTER xIu.-THE END OF WICKED
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WE ALL.
STORY OF YOUTHFUL LIFE AND ADVENTURE In ARKANSAS

BY OCTAVE THANET.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-07-02
FARM AND GARDEN.
FEED TROUGH.

An Excellent Device for Feeding Chicks.
1t pays to have good, dry, comfort
able house for young chickens, whether
they are kept in brooders or under hens.
No hrooder that stands outside in all
'orts of weather will keep little chicks
steadily warm and comfortable, though
good one will do it, when placed IN =
weather-proof building. Small chicks,
ander the care of hens, do we'll enough
IN common coops, set outside during
Try. warm weather; but week of cold,
stormy weather invariably Injuries aud
stunts them to . greater or less extent.
They can not sit on wet ground or on =
vet floor, even under . warm hen, night
after night, and remain healthy. Cheap,
nake-shift coops can, by being placed
in building or under good shed, DC
made to answer the purpose of protect
ing hen and her brood from cold, but
they are far inferior to well-made.
aoored, vermin-proof coopS A really
good outdoor coop should have tight
door. sides and roof, SO that rain or snow
can not beat into it: be well-lighte ted.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-07-02
wELETRAINED LIONS.


Allowed to Rsam Around In = Clrcus
Aresa Dasiag PsAformaaoe.
Darling, tall, handsome fellow, &C.
oompanied by splendid mastiff, now
steps in tho arena He cracks his whip,
\ few revolver shots are fred and in
they rushed straight from the stable
Leo, Tom, Pasha and Sultan-four mag,
nificens samples Of African kings of tho
desert. A soon IS they catch sight OF
their master they are ~ qufst ~ lambs.
One of them stands on his hind legs,
places his fore paws ON Darling's Shout.
ders and licks his face. They then squat
on = couple OF benches, each awaiting
the signal to 80 through his performance.
After few preliminary exercises =
number Of stands or pedsstals were
placed close together, and the i've anil
mails executed SERIES of t1bleauz pipant,
with striking effect. On being sent back
to their places three OF the lions obeyed
the injunction, but the second of the
group remained where he was. As
neither eoaxing nor enteaties availed,
Darling simply threw his protege over
his shoulder and carried him to his
place.
A swing plank was introduced, on
which the merry performers disported
themselves for while Sitting upright
on their stands they had afterward to
hold out flags spread out from one to tha
other, over which the mastitf jumped in
mighty leaps. When at last, to all ap-
pearance. tired with their labors, they
all lay down together. Darling grace
fully reclined ON the soft couch and
Nero, the dog, skipped around, barking
merrily at the charming picture OF still
life. After short repose Tom mounts
\ tricycle. without assistance and sets it
going with his fore paws Leo assists
his comrade by pushing behind, and OF
they start all around the ring. Mean
while Darling puts the harness on the
o.her pair, using silk ribbons for brides.
He mounts his chariot, hourishing his
whip and at furious galop they dash
round the arena The door is suddenly
opened, and the performance is at an
end.-Le Temps