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The Irish standard., 1892-06-25
CHAPTER XVI.

After Johns departure from Texas
the Gregory family settled down to the
usual hunl-drum of plantation life.
Lanvale: crippled by his wound. re-
manned an inmate of the house for six
weeks, and being on his. good behavior
succeeded in completely captivating
Janet. a few weeks after his recovery
he rode up to the house one day and
made O. formal request of the colonel
for his daughters hand. The colonel
had been prepared by his wife, whs. was
cognizant of the situation, and they
had long and anxiously conferred upon
the matter. Neither Col nor Mrs.
Gregory fully trusted Lanvale, but
their daughters happiness seemed
bound up in him; they knew nothing
about him of "a positive character ex'
cept his passionate temper. They We're
not mercena1y people, and cared little
for his financial standing. The result
| of their conference had been reluctant
conclusion to throw no obstacles in the
way.
The colonel met the young man pleas
antly, had a long and friendly talk
with him, and got from him promise
that he would make his home with
them, which promise Lanvale was in NO
way reluctant to make, as he quickly
saw the solid advantage to accrue to
him from the arrangement. There be.
ing no apparent reason for delay, the
| marriage took place in two months.
| The young couple took a wedding trip
down to Galveston and the coast,
| spending a month or SO, and during the
! trip Janet received several shocks, but
in her then state of infatuation and
blind fondness the impressions quickly
| faded away.
They settled down on the plantation,
Lanvale ostensibly devoting himself to
his profession in the town, to which he
| rode daily, but in reality devoting his
time to gambling, drinking and politics.
In month every negro on the place
bated and feared him for his brutality
and tyranny. And it was not a very
! ong time before Janet knew that she
was tied for life to an exceedingly com
mon lump Of clay. His fine appearance
and snowy qualities hid a nature thor
oughly coarse, overbearing and brutal.
| Inks mOSG WOMEN SlG uuuCILOOh W
| make the best of bad matter, and
| chung to him with devotion worthy Oh
a better cause.
In the spring Texas passed the seces.
sion ordinance, war broke out and
everything was excitement. Col Greg
| ory, notwithstanding the earnest re-
| monstrances of his family, accepted 8
colonel's commission, Lanvale became
captain in the same regiment and
Henry Gregory a lieutenant in Ian
wales company. The regiment was or
dered to Virginia, but did not see much
active service during the campaign o.
1861.
In the winter of 1861 the two lonely
women were gladdened by the arriva.
Of a little girl, and in the joys OF young
motherhood Janet found much allevia
! ton from the sorrows arising from thu
| dreadful fratricidal war.
In the spring of 1862, the mother and
daughter after correspondence with thu
absent soldiers decided to pay visit tx
Virginia, as their soldiers could no
| visit them; SO May Of that year foune
them confo rtably domiciled IN Rich
mond and receiving occasional brie
visits from the men Of the family
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soldiers there, with the horses and in
structions to halt the column, John and
the captain went forward afoot, pro-
ceeding with great caution. They dis
covered the pickets at the spot where
the skirmish had taken pla.e, and also
that there were now Eve men on duty.
This was the pivotal point Of the whole
surprise. This picket must be captured
~ all hazards, and without noise.
Ess The two men, after discovering the
i situation, walked rapidly back toWhere
y tlaeS column svas halted and reported the
Il facts.
ter con- erencts with TIE colonel it
!, reed tliat ths md John
1l1lnted
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"Abcut two O'Clock, general"
"What is yo71r na,neon

aASAt WV ~ GAOCAA3 &CnSAd4
"What is your name?" ...
"John Hewson, company B. -- th.
Virginia cavalry"
"Virginia born9"
alabama, sir."
''Well, Privats Hewson, you ale =
good rider, few men could have made
che trip in the time. BY the way, no"
did you come in possession of two extra
horses. with federal equipments?"
"Spoils Of war, general: little slsirm
ish on the road, end here are some
papers took from the owners of the
horses.
Giving or dead?''
zone dead, one insensible."
'tAh! see" and turning to soldier
Unlocking man near by, he said, in an
undertone:
"a gallant soldier, Col. Ashby."
''Indeed he 49," responded the lion
hearted Virginian, land I would Like
the best kind to capture him"
John caught this conversation and
flushed with pleasure.
The general road the papers hastily
nd knitted his brow. Turning to John
.Ae said: 'I will need you again shortly.
In the meanwhile, shall at once recon-
snend you for pronaotiS& to ieuten-
aary."
''Indeed, general, I am not seeking
promotion"
III presume not, men Ut your stamp dc
not seek it: in times like these it natur>
ally comes to them"
John returned to quarters. awaiting
orders.
The genera, took Col. Ashby into his
inner den, and held al earnest confer
ence with him.
Il see from these papers that these
nen belong to an Ohio regiment, which
had supposed to be with the command
in my front. Evidently they are quiet
" detaching reinforcements to their
people in West Virginia. Now, could
not you make a dash with your regi'
ment and cut off these people, and thus
discourage them from charging the ex'
periment?"
The black-bearded cavalryman's eyes
sparkled.
II only wait your commands, general,
and am eager for the fray.
The general looked at him sadly, as il
he saw the ,lntimely ending Of the
heroic life, but said nothing. After g
few moments thought, as if his MIND
was made up: Gen. Lee writes me
that I can retain this courier for the
present, as he would probably not re
turn in safety, the country becoming
more dangerous daily. You will talIe
him as guide and start with the dawn
reckon the distance at ffty-fve miles
by forced marching you might strike
them about dark the second day, as they
ara not likely to move until the weather
clears. hope that you will be able tc
give them genuine surprise"
Ashby went out joyfully to give the
necessary orders and in a few minutes
ali was hustle.
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one squad to work around the hills and
get between tho picl&et an4 the
camp, the other to como up In front,
and when Johns squad came around the
corner from the direction Of the camp, the
other squad we're to show themselves,
and it was thought, finding themselves
so outnumbered, the picket would sur
render without fighting. ...
The plan worked beautifully. The
picket Were startled by eleven well
armed confederates appearing between
them and the camp as if they had como
out of the bowels of the earth, and de-
handing instant surrender, and the next
moment like number made a like de-
mand from the other side
The soldiers on dSty were good men,
but four tx, one was too much odds and
they surrendered at discretion.
The regiment then moved up 70 shat
point and set a trap which resulted in
the capture of the relief guard little
later.
They now had a clear road to camp,
and it was dark. Removing all surplus
equipage, and riding slowly and quietly,
in half an hour they were within one
hundred yards of the camp, which was
snugly situated on little aeld Of sonae
twenty acres, with great camp TRES
burning brightly in open specs In front
Of the tents.
The colonel made his tina; DISPOSE
tons, and gave Instructions to take as
many alive as possible, had the bugler
blow a charge, and went laundering
down upon the camp.
In ali the annals Of war, there was
perhaps never more complete surprise,
which in one way was good as it saved
useless waste of life.
The federals hardly made a pretense
Of rallying and in ten minutes I'LL was
over.
On the federal side, only about ten
were killed, some thirty or more wound
I'd and something like five hundred
prisoners. The confederates lost one
nan killed and Ave wounded.
The colonel with his usual impetuos-
lty tried to before most man in the rush,
but John chung to him like a chestnut
burr, and when the skirmish was over,
Ashby patted him On the shoulder, as
he laughingly said: my lad, they
shall not make me a general for this
unless they make you a captain"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-12-19
WOOD RIVER TINES
HALEY. IDAHO.
MONDAY............. ....DECEMBER 10, 1850
THE KILLING OF HATTON.
The Peniteniiary Guard Tells How thu
Deed was Done.

The Penitentiary Guard Tells How the
Deed was Done.
Turnkey French, who killed Sam
uel Hatton in the Boise Penitentiary
last Saturday morning, at Z O'Clock,
told how it happened, before the cor.
oner's jury as follows:
~ went in with trusty Tex. Hurbert,
to carry Hatton's breakfast. lie had
been in close confinement since Au-
gust 22d, and this was the first repu.
lation breakfast since Sunday. The
cell opens on the third balcony.
"The cook and myself left the cell,
the latter carrying the untouched
breakfast. l had largo bunch of
keys in one hand. Being reminded
that cup of coffee remained in the
cell, l went in again to get It. JUS,
As | stepped from the cell door Hat,on
sprang upon my back, striking me
several times on the head before |
realized what had happened. He
then tried to throw me over the low
railing to the stone floor over 30 feet
below. l dropped the coffee aud
keys and threw one arm around Hat.
ton and called to "Tex" to catch hold
of the Infatuated man and pull him
away. hut the cook seemed frightened
and did not comply.
"Haston finally got both his arms
around my waist, and in his efforts to
throw mo over the railing, lifted me
30 that both my fee. were off the
floor. l seized the railing with my
left hand and with my right drew my
knife. telling Hat.on if he did not le
go would kill him. The cook then
ran up and pulled Hatton back sew
eral feet. The latter turned on the
cook, who ran to the end Of the gal,
lery calling for help. Hatton fol-
lowed Tex few feet and then
turned again on me. was then near
the end OF the corridor. with Ha,ton
between myself and the steps, and if
hal wanted to run away could not
have done SO. | stood in front @. the
cell and warned Hatton to keep away.
he rushed towards ma trying as he
came to secure a heavy paddock that
hung on one Of the cell doors, aud
failing, he grabbed for a case knife
that lay on the floor, which the cook
in his flight had dropped. He missed
tho knife, however, and struck at me
with bic right hand, 1T the same time
trying to catch hold Of me. | stepped
back and struck him with my knife in
the left side. Hstton cried Il am cut
and turned and ran from me 10 the
head OF the stairs, where he fell"
Mr.. French stated that Hatton had
frequently threat- ned to kill, saying
at one time: 81 will slip up behind
you some day aud stick a knife into
you"
Several guards and a number Of
prisoners were examined, the gist of
their testimony being that Hatton g as
= "bsd man." vicious and pugna,
cious character, who would as soon
sec human blood aow as to eat.
The jury quickly rendered q yer,
dict Of justi6shle homicide, exonerat.
Ing Turnkey French from all blame.
LIFE OF CRIME.
Hstton's life had been one of crime.
10 1853 Aaron Morris, a prominent
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-12-19
A Model Wanted.

Virginia New Enterprise.
The Worlds Fair Commissioners
have decided that Nevada NAV also
furnish model for silver statue O;
Justice for the Worlds Fair. Com.
missioner Bickford announces that
any Nevada woman who wishes to
pose for the silver statue must send a
photograph taken under the following
onditions:
The dress must consist of thin and
eauzy drapery or some soft and cling
ing material pinned over the right
shoulder and then allowed to fall to
the ground in classic folds. 1t must
be confined at the waist and leave the
left side of the bust, the right leg
from the hip down and the lief. leg
These photographs must be for
warded to Commissioner Bickford,
Worlds Fair Commissioner, Chicago,
before January l.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-12-19

IF any Of our readers are in
doubt as to what Christmas present tc
give to an artistic friend, the doub,
may be set at rest bv CHANGING at tie
beautiful December number Of The
Art Amateur. To get such valu,
able art instructor as monthly visit for
a whole year would indeed be a pie as
ant reminder of friendly interest in
any young man or woman who is striv.
ing TO make living by brush or pen>
Gil. Subscription, s4.OO a year.
Montague Marks, % Union Square,
N. Y.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-12-19

business man Of Haley, was .ho,
through tho head and killed at Trail
Creek while going from Ketohum to
Haley during the night. Hatton was
arrested, charged with having muir.
dered Morris, but was acquitted.
Members of the jury said afterwards
they were satisfied OF his guilt, but
that the evidence did not fully estab-
lish it.
Hatton was afterwards arrested and
convicted OF robbing = till at Sho.
shone, and Judge Broderick, who pre-
sided at the Morris murder trial, in
sentencing Hatton to IA years. im.
prisonment for tapping the till, re-
marked that he was sorry he could not
give him more.
After Harton was placed in the
peniten,iary, a former partner Of lis
informed the authorities of a murder
he (HattoE) had committed a short
while before lie was sent up, the
officers never being able, until the
partners expose, to locate the MUIR
derer. Hatson and his partner were
walking along one day At some point
on the Wood river in Alturas county.
and they saw a sheepherdrr sitting on
rock watching bis Aocks. Haitian
said: III wonder how far that fellow
would fall il shot him." and blaze d
away with his revolver. killing the
poor man on the spot. His BODY was
afterwards found, but no clue to the
murderer was had until Hatton's
partner "peached
Last summer Hstton's mother was
in the city for some time, trying to
secure a pardon for her son. Her
efforts were unavailing, however, and
it is stated that when the poor, heart-
broken woman went to the peni,en.
tiary and informed him that her efforts
to secure executive clemency had
failed, he cursed her fearfully, apply.
ing to her all the vulgar mind could
conceive.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-02-03
The Anatomy of the Oyster.

A clam is considered as an emblem
Of stupidity and callousness. Blu,
you will make great mistake if you
put the oyster in the same category
as when you class a Chinaman anc
Japanese together. The oyster is So
strong Of muscle. as we all know, tha,
no human fingers are able alone tt
open the doors of his domicile if b,
chooses to keep them closed; liver
and stomach and digestive organs ht
has, all as sensitive as ours; respira
tory organs as complicated as tn,
human lungs machinery for obtain
ing his water supply and for prevent
ing an overflow. and wondrously con
trived mechanism for the trapping o
his food. Finally. he has a bear
whose pulsations may be seen aftel
his house has been torn from him.
With this very limited understand
ing Of the oyster, it is not difficult t.
comprehend how cultivation and carr
may not only improve its outwaro
appearance and augment its lines o
beauty, but how they also cause tn
quality of its meat to surpass that o
the natural" or uncultivated oyster
as much as grain-fed poultry surpas
seS the product of the barnyard.
When your host places before yor
oysters that are plump and round
and thick and deep, and light colored
and mantled narrowly by a firing,
quite thick to the very edge, thel
you may be cure that they have no
only lived with few disturbances, bu
under high state Of cultivation.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-02-03
This Is Baccarat.

No lottery of chance was ever talk
ed about as much as baccarat. 1t is
fascinating to a degree beyond ordin.
ary comprehension. Probably nc
game of cards so absolutely simple in
its details and free from complications
was eyer so popular. In brief, one
member of party elects to be bank
er. He deals the cards TO only two
players from a box similar to a cigar
box after they have been shufiled
The point Is to get nine or eighteen
spots in order to win. Two cards
must be dealt to each player before
the dealer serves himself. To ge,
more than IL spots Is fatal. and he
who first counts nine or 1S takes the
money wagered. If, however, play
er fails to get the desired number, the
banker draws a card alternately with
the two players, and Il nine or 1s !,
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-02-03
Hymns to Quiet Stampeding Herds.

There is one popularity in refer
ence to cattle on the range that is
known to few save cattlemen," said
r. S. Carton of New Mexico, (which
helps us greatly in handling large
herd on the trail. When a lot OF
cattle are gathered up there is always
danger of night stampede, and if this
occurs it is very serious matter, for
not only will the herd become greatly
scattered, but also many Of the steers
will die. More timid animals than
stampeded cattle it is difficult to
imagine. and once thoroughly stam-
peded scores of them will run until
they drop dead in their tracks. The
signs of an approaching stampede are
familiar to every man who has been
on the trail. First few cattle will
begin to low, or rather to utter sort
of roar. All through the herd single
animals will get up and begin to
move around. The others become
restless, and if something is not done
to check them the whole herd will
within short time be rushing head.
long over the PLAIN.
"The most soothing influence that
can be exerted over them is the human
voice, and when these ominous NUT.
terings are heard every one on night
watch begius to sing. 1t may be well
imagined that cowboy music would
have anything but quieting effect
upon musical ears, but it amply salts
fies the cattle. AS soon as songs are
heard the nervous animals become
quiet. one by one they lie down, and
soon all are at rest, fairly sung to
sleep. A peculiar feature of the sing.
ing is that every cowboy, no matter
how rough and lawless, knows varie-
ty of hymns, and it is with church
music that the stampede is prevented"
St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-02-03
A Very Common Want.

"Out OF sorts, "distrait, )" "the blues, ("
these are familiar appellatives for un.
comfortable, undehnable sensations, ac-
companied with lassitude, nervousness,
indigestion. Poverty OF the blood, to
remedy which an effective stomachic per-
sistently used Is the paramount need, Is
conclusive evidence that the system ie
insufficiently nourished because-and for
no other cause where organic disease does
not exist-tho food Is not assimilated.
Reinforce tho tagging energies OF the
stomach, reform an irregular condition OF
the bowels, keep up a healthful secretion
Of tho bilo with Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. For over thirty years this popu-
lar medicine has supplied tho common
want OF the nervous invalid, the dyspep-
tic and OF persons deficient In vitality, an
efficient tonic. To its powers OF impart-
Ing strength Is attributable it's efficacy as
preventive OF malaria and la grippe.
Thoroughly effective is II too for rheuma-
tism, kidney complaint and neuralgia.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-02-03
Women in a Puzzle Won't Work.

1t was in Madison avenue car
He took out a piece Of paper on whicl
there were many figures and said
"I've been trying to invent a puzzl,
to put on the market this winter, bul
l can only get SO far with it."
"What is it ?" asked the other.
"This represents street car. There
are twelve men on one side and eigh
women on the other"
~ see. You want to get ten on
side."
"No, / don't. Another woman geti
on the car, making nine women to
twelve men,"
Exactly"
"She must have a seat, but all are
occupied. She looks at the eigh
women, but none of them move. ShC
Looks at the twelve men, and"
"And one of them gets up and Of
fers her q seat Of course"
eyes, Of course. Now, what / wan
is to place her among the eight WON
en-"
my dear sir" said the other, as h'
turned away, "you had better tackl,
the problem of perpetual motion. l
cant be done" ."-Ex.
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not made before stopping and the
banker ties the player. the latter loses
The players stake their money sep
arately. In fact, at one deal there
are two games in progress and the
spectators may wage their money on
either, all of which must be accepted
by the banker.
The great difficulty to an ordinary
prudent baccarat player is to know
when to leave off; even the strongest.
minded can scarcely trust their judg-
ment in this respect, 90 it may be
readily imagined what sort Of chance
any vacillating player has Of being
successful at the game.
There are certain matters in con-
nection with the Tanby Croft baccar.
at affair that are worth considering,
for although heaps Of articles have
been printed most of them may be
put down as rubbish. Sir William is
alleged to have resorted to form Of
cheating known as the "poussette"--
that is, adding to the stake when the
banker has lost and decreasing it
when he has won. Now, had the
table been better conducted it would
have been impossible for this to haye
occurred.
AS every player at baccarat knows,
prior to the banker making a start he
states the amount in the bank-let US
put it for example at ESQ. Any one
sitting down at the table has the
right to call the whole Of the bank,
selecting the left or the right on
which to pick up the cards. If the
bank is not called then the banker
proceeds to deal to EOS a side, or as
much Of it as may be marked" or
called-the former meaning that the
money is placed on the table; the
latter, that the banker has accepted
the bet without the money being
staked but this is quite the excep.
ton. the ready coin being invariably
planked. Now, previous to the bank
er dealing the cards, it is the duty Of
two croupiers, one on the right and
the other on the left, to count up the
stakes deposited on either side and
then make up the bank. Thus the
banker knows to the smallest coin the
exact amount of his liabilities. Had
the game been properly played at
Tanby Croft no one attempting the
"poussette" would have stood an earth
ly chance Of either increasing or de-
creasing his stake.-New York
World.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-02-03
Evidence of Former Experience.

James Richardson, middle aged
man, was pushed into the receiving
hospital by policeman at an early
hour yesterday morning. He requir-
ed surgical treatment. There was
blood on his face, on his shirt and on
his hands. An interesting assortment
Of cuts decorated his scalp and his
left eye resembled ripe plum.
"Been fghtingp' asked Steward
Freeman.
Yep was the reply from bruised
lips.
SCOT licked ?"
Yep" and tho victim settled back
while Freeman wen, to work with
sponge, needle and plaster While
at work Freeman WAS observing Rich.
ardson's nose. That organ was some
what swollen and il pointed over its
owners right shoulder, lying almost
fat to the face.
"Nose brokcnf ?" the steward in
quired,
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WHOLE NO. 1869.

"Yep." again answered the mutilat.
ed man. Freeman siezed hold Of
Richardson's nasal organ vigorously
and tried to pull it out straight. 1t did
not bulge. but the man did. He
howled like a wolf and swor0 like O
pirate.
Keep still till fix it" said the
steward, preparing for another pull.
"Fix (! Thunder and great guns
Young man, that nose was broken
seven years ago and was mended thi.
way. I don't want it fixed. I haye
got used to it as it is and would be
lonesome if could not SEQ it just go.
You let that nose alone. San Fran.
cisco Chronicle.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-02-03

4 Frenchman was lately bargain
ing for half.a.dozen sheep.
aWhat are you about ?" said a
friend.
II have heard say" replied mon.
sieur, "that If you want to make
money, you must buy sheep and cell
deer. I shall buy de sheep and sell
dc vension. ."--Es.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-02-03

A gentleman who discovered that
he was standing on lady's train had
the presence of mind TO remark
Though ] may not have the power
to draw an angel from the skies,
have pinned one to the earth" The
lady excused him,--Tid Bits.