The National tribune., 1891-04-16

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The last guess must be IN by July l. aud The prizes
| will be given oul after rs possible. Names
Of the successful ones viii bee put la IHE NATION Al
/ TRIBUHE Pro paiIia-IAzze N. Hewlett, Lock
1 Box j, hanhasset L. 4,
/ DEARC G FEIENBs Last nigtR we sat around
| our cheerful fire, and the storm outside dashed
aEulust the wlndoNpAuc. our littlc Mabel climbed
/ up into fathers lap aud asked for a story. lie
I piled iic lire siill higher, ANA then commenced
1 telling incidents al the war. lie said that when
4 lac and the other Toys were down lu Tennessee,
one dav they came 10 ma old log cabin far from
any other dwelling Near tie cabiH Was Hn old
snokc-house, uud la IL they found some bard cider
4 with winch they filled their cOiicepos aud CAN
4 teens. Noticing n crowd about tie door he went
and looked in. On ptiiul sight! Ia tlefc, on a
rude bench sal tN little girls very srautliy Cothcd
aud each held chicken everything thcy possessed
There was not mouthfu OF food la the house
/ Upon being questioned, thc children snid their
/ mother WAS dead. Their father lad gone after
some meal three days before, expecting Go get
home the same day lac started. but the lime had
gone by without any tidmgs 81 the absent one
And st}ll tley waited Surprising lac had been
taken prisoner, or KILLED hy ushwhnckprs, the
wuIm hearted boys lea blue cft the children plenty
! OF provisions Some gave coffee, some bacon
some CRACKERS, and oihcrsmouCy. One mau, think
/ his mime WAS Abrams, gave them s.. il any one
4 knows What became ot these children, or II they,
grown 10 womauhOOd ROW, would writc me
should DE very glad
This is only one l3lue incident out Of many
thousands, aud many, many besides those little
ones have looked FOR near and dear oucs who
never came. o, d was a cruel war, Little, indeed
can we know the want and woe the misery and
glei That pnid the price Of Union and liberty
PRO Pntra-Aina Yates, J. v. G, No, Guards
Lexington, Mo.
LONE TREE's LAMENT.
C. C. FRIENDS One afternoon n party Of young
folks rode out 10 Lone Tree Butte. This butte Is
landmark AS IL stands nigh above the surrounding
prairie and De- 80 named because single scrGh-oak
tree grows LCar lts Summit Many departed chief
tain or good ln diam has been laid IN his last rest
lng-llace among H. branches this being The mode
OF Indian burial ID was near here some Aerders
Mere fort lsEr.l LIQ la al Ind
When we reached thC butte we though; ii would
bc too hard on the ponies 10 ride Up, dis
ill1'i'log az !ea lii'hl' scitmolHE up 10y way o.
an Ola buffalo trail As We nCarCI Tic trec my
pony began 10 sHortsuspiciousy, just thcn Gu old
indian stepped from behind tie tree, causing sew
cul 81 iIc ponies to back and sAy suddenly cEiuc-
ing ihc. % usual broad and dislike Of an Indian.
Tie Indian was 90 commanding appearance, Ills
taii, ilc lorna seemed 10 belle hIs snowy hair and
wilnkcd features and even as Dakotlans, who
have not muth use FOR an Indian anyhow, iet awe
and rczpUCt ior lin.
lnUuswer 10 our inquiries he said hc n Sioux
ana give ne his euphOulous Indian name, which
translated means The Tail one Tree And well
did thc name suit him. Ton lac seemed like some
AL pine tree capped with age resembling snow,
az hc stood there his graceful figure clearly out
lined against the glowing western sky.
lie was mouruiully rcAectiHg The past as he
said: Not many years ago my people were all,
al here, and across these prairies chased the
bounding deer. We wercsIappy then. But where
are we now Wherever tAe white maus foot has
lIou ihcie mas been sorrow FOR lie has taken
away our hunting grounds aud driven away the
buffalo and deer. The sun is setting aud soon its
rays viii tall on the grave Of my people am Old
ana the Master Of lue wlll soon call me thithcr !
VIII so % the happy hunting grounds an the Land
o. the Hereafter. ] shall be happy there. But
now NOW, now. on my people, my peoPlel"
TINS last was almost a cry Of anguish az lie turned
aud with nasty steps disappeared around tile side
o. TIC buiie.-Jessalniue :. Slaughter, Bismarck,
TIKI TALLEsT C. C.
G. G. FRIENDS: As Brother White seems 10 be
fF gF tall.
taken from me by tTce-quarters Of an inch, I
hereby throw up niy bands. aud congratulate Him
on behalf Of tIe same. but can Ray one thing.
ana one year younger Than Brother White, and
weigh ~ pounds more than lac does. therefore he
does not discount nc very much after all, even
though he D. tArccquRrcrs Of an inch tie tallest.
j would like tlsc 4. d. 10 know that 4 contemplate
attending The state Eucanpmeut OF sons 81 Voter
aus seld az Hutchinson, Kan, April ~ -, 30 and
iIht would be pleased 10 meet any who should
be ln attendance, OF course you ala know "a will
he tn easy matter TO tell who am, for viii be the
tallest one there tunloss Brother White comcsJ.
Pro FSiIia-A. Lyon Galkey, Beierille, Kan.
&C. C. DAY DREAM.
While la my chair reclining a day dream comes to
see army gathering with banners marked
q. O.:
Each one with love Tor country comes with up
Win wonder l behold them march with firm and
steady tread.
They uphold our Nations Starry flag with patriotic
JOY,
Hand cIaspei in hand they make vow vile trea.
They vow 10 help each other through trials. grief
aud woe,
And with words and deeds Of kindness their love
andirieudship show.
sec them meet brother m poverty cast down.
iig has zen the pnngs Of hunger, las the cold
DO tic c. {. members slun him2 No. they take
aim by the hand.
Aud gise Lim help and comfort and place among
the band.
A sister with tears Of sorrow. some words Of com.
fort needs;
They give them free aud cheerful aud then bid her
God speed
This little act Of kindness relieves a sorrowiup
AZ once as il by magic her grief aud tears depart.
As they come they scatter benefits TO brothers in
distress,
With words u consolation the sor4owing sisters
bless
They are sending written tokens to those they can.
not see.
It's thus % part ] sec the work wrought by The
grand {. C.
They go mo- forth 10 battle with guns aud cannon
But 10 acirist-ie spirit peace. love, and comfort
spread;
May lie Cod OF Heaven bless them In all their
work Of love
And at last give them the plaudit. Wen don.
como w ABOVE.
i. y. Broollins Jackson, o.
A PRE-HIsToRIc RACE.
FEIEyDs or THE g. C.. Having seen nv ola
friend. the late Arthur Sinclair 10 many time.
perusinR your paper with such evident pleasure
and taking such Interest IN bis correspondence
With some u tIc C. q. Club, feel ID would only be
hlz desire n found anything that could slightly
Interest the Club 10 send 90 you. therefore send
you uu account 81 the Almol--t0 most Eastern
people, i should Hay-uuknown cave-d weller. III
Arizona, the data having been collected while la
that peculiarly at ractiye pan Of our Western
country.
That Arizona was inhabited before the dawn ~
history, aud indeed al "a period regarding which
even tradition b. silent, by peoplc-nud possibly
20 certain degree 81 civilization, h uBauestion-
able The traces al their occupancy Of tie conn
try are Of the clcsrcst and most unmistakable
character, aud while the period during which they
possessed % and tie time aud cause Of their ex-
pulslOn, or extinction, are shToudcd la imuene-
trAJc mystery, proofs of their presence doubtless
Tor thousands 81 years, are 90 be found ia The
mounds, caves, and canals which abound ia Tie
valleys through which lhe ella the Sat RIVER tie
Verde, thc San Pedro. aud thc Little Gglorutlo
Iass. la 81 those mouuds aud even srnt-
tered around lu their neighbour BOd have been
found fragments ~ pottery at "a coarse but t,er.
ircily hCffierabie qualiiy, cBrthcu Jars ca ollas
filled with CtlciIcd 81 roasted corn or i-uus STONE
hammers aud uAC-. uld Iu souIC instance human
skeletons. he remains OF the concrete aud cement
buiuluEr HIg sui4lrlcui.y numerous to show tiut
tts prehistoric race NHs well sk lied Ia .e cree
uouoi cGlt.cch suited 10 lie country aud thc ci-
uatic conditions under which they lived The
out.iues ~ numerous canals which irager-e the
county prove tuat tAny were also killed iu the
theory aud practice OF Irrigation lliC o8ute- of
tlC oaFcs are found Ia bc moro so8Iity aud less
sGgeslc 81 ciR aii"u tEu those 81 The mounds
Pix mules brlOW the town al Florence, la Tie
EHlfpp u fiflu uEDut live mile. tRtat