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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-05-14
NARROW LODGINGS.
Encamping Over Night in the Hollow o
Tree.

Encamping Over Night in the Hollow of
Tree.
To be lost in an unknown country
with storm coming on is a dangerous
and uncomfortable situation. Only a
hunter familiar with woodland craft,
and possessed of courage and hardi-
hood, can hope to escape death or scri-
GUS misfortune. A hunter who had
lived for many years among the Indians
went out on a beaver hunt and got sep
arated from his companions. The snow
fell thick and the wind blew violently
when he tried to find his way back to
camp, and he was soon compelled to
admit to himself that return was im-
possible.
AS had only bow, arrows and
tomahawk with me, and no way to
strike fire, was in u dismal situation;
and as the air was dark with snow I
had little more prospect of steering
my course than l should have had in the
night.
Al length came to a hollow tree, with
hole at one side that / could get into.
went in, and found the place not only
dry, but about three feet in diane ter
and high enough for me to stand in,
while considerable quantity of soft,
rotten wood lay at the bottom.
l concluded to lodge here for the
night. With my tomahawk ] chopped
off the branches of fallen tree and
set them against the opening, until [
had it several feet thick all round, with
the exception of space left to creep in
at. Then | prepared block that [
could pull in after me to stop this hole.
When | went in l took my tomahawk
and cut down all the dry, rotton w@od
| could get, and beat it small. With
this made bed like goose nest, and
with the small sticks stopped every
hole, until my house was dark.
! took off my moccasins and danced in
the center of my bed for about half an
hour, till my feet and whole body were
agreeably warmed
The snow in the meanwhile had
stopped all the holes, so the place was
dark as a dungeon though | knew it
could not yet be dark out of doors [
coiled up in my blanket and had fair
nights rest. When ! awoke all was
dark. 1 could hear the storm still
raging, and concluded | would remain
where | was.
After awhile tried to find the door,
and as had nothing but the sense of
feeling to guide me, the operation took
some time. At last found the block,
but it was heavy, and so much snow
had fallen on it that | could not move it.
| was terrified Of all the nardShiOS
l had ever endured, this seemed the
worst ! worked desperately, and at
length, after what seemed hours of eff.
fort, made my way out of the den.
The only guide l had by which to
steer my way was the trees; as the
moss generally grows on the northwest
side of them, if they are straight.
went on slowly, and toward night came
in sight of camp.-Youth's Companion.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-05-14

where you stopped all night in that
tremendous storm, you know"
Yes" said Clara, impatiently, "Go
onr'
"Well, she's got crazy son that's
been wanderin' round in the woods,
livin' on nuts and berries, like wild
man, these three months, for he's es-
capped from the asylum, where they
didn't use him we'll noways, and his
poor mother hadn't the heart to put
him back there again; and last night he
slipped on them rocks by Creefers
creek and fell in and was drowned!
And Widow Huldah, she takes on just
as bad as if he wasn't poor, deformed
creature without common sense-and
TO think she's keep that secret all the
years she lived there, havin' mad
son"
Clara spoke no word, but her eyes met
those of her cousin Marian.
"Thatexplains the mystery" said the
latter, quietly. Poor Huldahl no won
der she was so unwilling to shelter us
from the rain. She must have herself
taken the jewels from him afterward,
and told falschood to keep the awful
secret"
"Poor Huldah!" sighed Clara. But
Marian, how wonderful that our lives
were preserved. Suppose, in an instant
of mad caprice"
She stopped short, and shuddered, in
stead of finishing her sentence.
And the two innocent young girls,
lSneeling at their prayers that night,
thanked Heaven with tremulous fer
vency for the perils they had escaped
Helen Forrest Graves, in N. Y.
WeelSlv
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-05-14
A MARROW ESCAPE.
4 Psrllous Adventure with Indians In New
Mexico.

4 PerllOus Adventure With Indians In New
Mexico.
In 1852 the United States began a war
with the Navajo Indians of New Mexico,
tribe as cunning and treacherous as
the Apaches. The war lasted several
years, and the soldiers were subjected
to many hardships and dangers. One
of them, Ephraim b. Cobleigh, relates
in the History Of Boxborough," his
native town, an adventure that recalls
Jobs words: "I am escaped with the
skin of my teeth"
A detachment OF twenty-five soldiers
were sent out to find grazing grounds,
and Sergeant-Major Cobleigh went with
them. The Navaios about Fort Defiance
were supposed to be ''friendies." After
u days march, the detachment went
into camp for the night. The next
morning, three soldiers, Cobleigh, Myers
aud Ryan. rode q mile away from the
camp, and came suddenly upon a smSl
band of Indians, p,ho made signs OF
friendliness.
searching for grazing grounds, the In
dams said, GOOD water, good grass a
little way round the mountain--we
show You the way
The troopers followed the lead of the
Navajos, few of whom fell behind be-
fore entering trail worn in the rocks,
with steep ledge on one side end n
precipice on the other. Cobleigh became
suspicious, but It's it was now impossi-
BILE to retreat, he kept his thoughts to
himself.
Suddenly they entered a beautis Il
valley, hemmed in by great sandsto 'e
walls, and saw before them camp wi, ,
hundreds of Indians, men, women and
children.
"We're in for it boysr exclaimed
Cobleigh, as their escort invited them TO
dismount.
Their horses were G,nned loose, and
their rifles taken away. Three stakes
vbre driven into the ground before the
lac troopers eyes, who then knew that
they were to be roasted.
The Indians took off their clothes,
and bound them to the stakes with
strips of cedar bark. Ryan had red hair,
and his scalp was, therefore. coveted by
every warrior. They gave him most Of
their attention, dancing and yelling
around him, while he howled at them
all sorts of Irish epithets.
Cobleigh, finding that the Indians took
little notice of him, wiggled his hands
from the cedar strips and unfastened
his limbs. His horse, frightened at the
noise, had come near its master. With
bound, Cobleigh, naked as he was
vaulted on its back, and in an instant
was speeding over the narrow defile by
which he had entered the valley.
Fortunately the horse was used to
mountain travel, and without one false
step carried him at full speed to the camp
of his comrades. But twenty-three men
were too small a band to rescue Ryan
and Myers-and they were never seen
again. Companion.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-05-14
JOHNSON'S MISSION.
An Englishman's Vengeance n French
DneIiSt.


A certain young fellow named John
son, a man about town of independent
fortune, had the entree of the green
room. He was looked upon as harm
less, pleasant gentleman and was popu-
lar with the leading artists of the thea
ter.
One evening member of the COM
pany read from newspaper an account
of Il notable and tragic duel in France.
The combatants were practiced
French duelist and young English
man. On the ground the Frenchman
had walked up to his opponent, who
was little more than youth, laid his
hand on his heart, and said: "Ah! you
are courageous, | see. Have You Il
mother?" YES! / am her only son"
was the reply. "Ah!" said the duelist
Il am sorry; | shall hit you just there
by the third button of your coat. In
five minutes from now your mother will
be chlldless" 1t was cruelty true
forecast. The English boy was killed.
Mr.. johnson, leaning against the
green-room mantel shelf, looked up
when the reader had finished the re-
cital. "Ah!'' he said, "the brute l will
kill him" The next night Mr.. johnson
did not appear in the greenroom, nor
the next night, nor for many nights.
"Where is Johnson" asked everybody.
Inquiries were made at his rooms.
Nobody knew where johnson was. BY
and by he reappeared in his favorite at
titude, leaning against the fireplace.
"Ah, back again!' exclaimed tie
artists. Where have you been?' 10
France" said NJ. johnson. "To
France! What for?" They had for
gotten the dead boy of the duel ITO
kill that fellow" he said
II was true. He went to Paris the
very night he heard the newspaper par
agraph read, found out his man. in.
suited him, was called ont TO the same
field where his young countryman bad
fallen. Prior to the fight he had gone
up to the Frenchman, laid his hand on
his heart, asked il he had mother, and
indicated the button beneath which he
would strike him The Frenchman fell
dead at Johnson's first shot Where
upon the Englishman had returned to
his pleasant corner near the Inantel-
piece of the green room fire. e.--"Cigare ito
Papers by Joseph Hatton.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-05-14
PuNcgNT PARAGRAPHS.

--"The whirled Is minc," exclaimed
young Saply when he proposed to Miss
Angel during the waltz and was nc
cepted. Kings Jester
--Smith--"Did your son pass mis- col
lege exami ,tion without conditions?"
Brown-"Yes they said they'd take
him under no conditions" - Boston
Transcript
No Laughing Matter. -"Lovc laughs
ut loclxsmiths," she said to him encour-
agingly "Yes, darling, know" he re
piled sadly, "but not at No. L boots."-->
Detroit Free Press.
--'I thought you were going to make
a fortune out of the manufacture OF
India rubbercigarette holders" Didn't
work. Fellows would smoke the hold
ers right up before they noticed the diff
ference. indianapolis journal.
--Upstart-"I have made up my mind
to become journalist What kind of
paper would you advise me to go to
work with?" Gruffiy-"Well, think
you are best fitted to work with piece
of sand-paper. Boston Courier.
-Disproportionate. Perhaps 1t is too
much to expect that the man who uses
big words should furnish big ideas with
them. Not sol He usually has the most
tremendous idea of himself. -Argosy.
Aunt (severcly)-"As glanced into
the parlor last evening, 1 saw you with
a young mans arm around you" Niece
(calmly)-"Yes, aunty, was waiting
for you to pass the door and see us.
Young men are very slippery nowadays,
and one can't have too many witnesses"
An Questionable Pair.--"I think
Mr.. True and Miss Goodheart have con-
cluded to withdraw from society"
"What makes you think so?" 'Why
they've been engaged for three weekS
and there is no talk yet about the affair
being broken off"
Plenty of Time -Husband-"Yo
mistress went upstairs u little while
ago to write letter, Mary. Please go
up and see if she has finished it, as
want to go down town" Waitress -
"She has finished the letter, sir, and is
just beginning ON the postscript" Hus-
band-"Then L can go to the office for
an hour or two before she finishes" -
n. Y. Press.
ALL Pulling Together. 'Who is
that long-haired young fellow who
seems to have nothing to do?" inquired
the casual stranger. "Thats our poet"
said the squire. Clown chips in an
pays his board and clothes" where
are his works published?" "Ain't never
been published. He's arranged to have
em printed arter he's dead. That's wy
we are tryin' to keep him alive longs
we can. Indianapolis journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-05-14
The Abused Man.

"The rose that all are praising is not
the rose for me. No. Commend me not
to the man of whom everybody speaks
we'll" Such man must of necessity be
too diplomatic to be thoroughly sincere.
He must b. ''all things to all men in IL
sense differing from st. Paul" But
worse much worse is the abused man,
he who complains that his neighbors
SANDER and speak i'll of him. There
must be reason for it, 1t recalls the
farmer who returned home in drunken
condition from the city, and told his
wife that every one whom he saw was
staggering. To be habitually abused a
man must be abusive, This world is
full of warm and kind hearts which will
respond to one of II like nature as readi-
ly us steel TO the magnet. If you have
an active enemy whom you wish to kill,
just keep quiet and let him destroy him.
self. But if you wish to save and con
vert him into a friend, love him. m.-Chris-
tian at Work.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-05-14
Quote it Correctly.

''A mistake that is very generally
made" said Gen. Rosecrans, recently,
lis in the popular phrase Every ything is
lovely and the goose hangs high. Now,
this is entirely wrong, 1t should read,
Everything is lovely and the goose
honks high This saying originated
away up in the northern states, where,
in rainy, foggy or stormy weather, it is
II well-lnown fact that the geese fly
low-slSimming along over the very
house tops. In fine and pleasant weather
you viii remember that they fly in long
strings so high in the heavens that
their peculiar cry, 'Honk honlS, can
scarcely be heard ON the earth below,
hence the old saying that everything is
lovely when the gosee' 'honlrs' high
and not hangs high, which is most
nonsensical perversion of the original
cid New England saying. Washington
Post
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-05-14
A BRILLIANT PLAN.
1t Worked Once, But Failed on Seco
Trial.

1t Worked Once, But Failed on "a Second
Trial.
big hats are certainly very annoying
for the unfortunate people who are
obliged TO sit behind them" said man
the other day who is in the habit of at
tending the theatcr often. 81 heard Il
funny story once about man who, by
a smart device, was enabled to see the
stage and play after an hour of the
most energetic dodging and squirming.
The story told was about the man who
found himself sitting behind two women
who wore two large Gainesborough
hats. The man lodged first one way
and then another, vainly endeavOring
to get Il peek at what was occurring on
the stage, but with little success.
Finally brilliant idea struck him. and
putting on his own high hat he awaited
developments. He was not detained
long, for dozen voices, called out:
Take that hat Off The ladies, think
ing the shouts were given for them, I'M.
mediately took their hats off and the
man enjoyed the play without further
interruption. Well, | found myself in
the same predicament one evening at
the Union Square, so thought l would
follow the example of the man in tho
story 1t took a heap of nerve, eau
assure you, but at last mustered up
courage and put on my tile Not word
did / hear from behind me, but sudden
ly an old, white-haired man reached
over and gave my hat the most tremen-
dous whaclx with his cane. That settled
it, took the hat off and laughed for
fifteen minutes at the reversal of the
JOKE. "-Chicago News.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-05-14
PUSSY WANTS A CORNER.

This life IL like monstrous plank
out in mid-ocean sailing,
All crowded full Of living men,
And nc'er foot OF railing.
There, all arc struggling for the best,
And each one to his notion
In this great struggle often some
Are pushed on In the ocean.
And some will find the lucky plum,
Like little JaclSey Horncr
Some always struggle for place;
For pussy wants corneri"
Some have the claws 70 hold on tight,
However rough the sailing;
And hold the plan9 through all the nght
with ne'er foot Of railing.
Some things are worry light to bear,
As light rs ocean bubbles,
To bear with greatest fortitude:
'Tis other peoples troubles.
Some get very liberal streak;
Though you may deem 1t funny
NTis very easy TO be free
With other peoples money.
We often get the lucky plum,
Through somo poor brothers sorrow;
The failure he endures to-day
Brings YOU success tomorrow
'Tis such complicated world,
Where you and are staying,
We feel inclined to think II Bit
Now, brethren, let's be praying.
Oh, YOU, who've found the lucky plum,
Like little Jackey Horner,
Make room for some poor starving one:
Poor pussy wants a corner!"
M. A. Sutfin, in N. Y. Sun.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-05-14
ENeLAND's CAPTURE OF EGYPT.
A Bit of History Showing John Bulls
Characteristics.

Bit of History Showing John Bulls
Characteristics.
Ismail had spent $50, ,OO0, 600 on rail-
roads 800, 900, 900 on Suez, $40, 900, 900
fixing up with the French company,
thrust back to please the English,
s., 900, 900 on festivities when the canal
was opened. For 1865 there was enough
water in the canal to let small steamers
through. Two years more schooners
passed through In 1869 Red Sea and
Mediterranean met, and the celebration
lasted from the middle of August to
Christmas. Eugenie, then beautiful
and serene, was the deity of the fetes,
end the emperor of Austria was second.
De Lesseps, hero of every occasion,
added pomp to his own fame at the
time by marrying wife of mixed blood.
some of it Egyptian. Like his own
mother she has become mother of
most numerous family. While Lesseps
and lsmail were enjoying the festivities
along the route John Bull was making
up his mind that Ismail must go out;
that De Lesseps and French influence
must be repressed; and that it was inn
portant, now that France had con-
structed the canal, had accomplished
what England declared impossible, that
England should come in and take pos
session.
Ismail was always borrowing, and
Goschen and his patriotic friends let
him have cash at 80 to 40 per cent. 1t is
asserted that owing to the systematic
robberies managed by Goschen the
khedive did not, in fact, handle S25, ,000,-
900. the rest going to corInorants. Is
mail was at last unable to put up any
more collateral, and then John Bull put
pressure on him to resign and let liquida-
ton proceed in a leisurely way. The
French stockholders We're on the war
path. If the English were preparing to
take possession of the canal the French
creditors prepared to get their money
from the khedive In defiance of Lord
Palmerstons warning to keep England
out of the Egyptian muddle, Lord Bea-
consfield bought the l5hedive's shares in
the canal in 1875 for $30,000,000. Most of
the money went directly to English and
French spectators and bondholders.
The khedive had voluntarily alienated
all dividends on these shares up to 1894,
so that the profit on them, amounting
to II per cent of the earnings of the
canal, after the 5 per cent. on the orig
inal shares, goes also to English and
French pockets. The managing direct
ors get per cent. and 10 per cent. goes
to the government of Egypt. Little by
little England intrigued at CONSTANT
nople against Ismail, until he was at
last forced toresign in 1879, and his son,
Tewfg Pasha, mounted the throne.
Then English diplomacy directed by
the Irishman, the late Sir William
White, made sure of Egypt and the
canal. Turkeys share annually was
doubled on conditions that the sover
eighty of Egypt should be independent
of Turkey in all things else, which
means that England should despoil the
Egyptians through Tewfik, indebted to
England for his unexpected preroga-
tives and his novel dignity, supported
on the allowance of $500, 700 year
Chicago Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-05-14

very pale and looked one at the oth NJ,
pretty much in the way fancy two
telegraph operators might look after
signaling train wrong and knowing
that there would soon be disaster.
This was what they looked upon:
Scooting down the track, laundering
over culverts, high-trestlc bridges, and
at times seemingly TO lift clear Of the
iron rails, was the hind section of the
train on its unbidden way to Peoria.
The break of link occurred about
Ave miles out, and at the rate the cars
were going it would only be few min
utes before the railway yards, the
shops, the round-houses and the passen-
ger depot would be reached by the rum
away.
Good heavens, there were scores of
switch engines, any number of passen-
ger trains being switched about the
yards, and all unconscious of the on
coming train ] was an attache of the
road at that time, and was up at the
shops on business when the shrill
Shrek of little shifting engine stand
ing in front of the round-hous called
everyone outside.
1t was thrilling sight. The red ca
boose leading and rocking until it
seemed impossible for it to stick to the
rails. On the roof Of the second car
back of the caboose was man, his
white face and terrified expression
chilling the blood and causing more
than one hardened railrOader to turn
away sick and weak with fear.
There wasn't any earthly power
could add many minutes to the span of
ION Hand" Thompson's life here below.
Then the rushing, flying cars like
specters swept past the shops ana down
Water street toward the depot Inc
lucky little ''grasshopper, as the small
er switch engines were called in those
days, had had time to get in on a side
track and throw the switch back Tor
the main line, but 1t was pretty
white looking engineer that sat mo-
tionless III his cab watching the run
away sweep on
Farther down in the yards near the
big beer brewery, was large shift
| ing engine, with crew sitting on the
cowcatcher' lazily puti1ng along. Hap
| penlng to look up the head sWltchman
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-05-14
fore on top the second car clinging to
the brake wheel.

fore on top the second car clingipg to
the brake wheel.
After hard work they pulled the actor
out OF the mass of wrecl1age, his face
made up by grim death for the minor
role in the game of MASKS and Faces" ;"
Blood makes a sorry pigment, "On
Hand" wasn't quite finished. He
couldn't respond to an encore, but he
managed to whisper something to a
rough, fearful switchman who was
holding his battered head in his lap.
What 10 you suppose it was?
On, no, not a prayer. I'm afraid old
son Hand' had left that out of his
repertoire so long that he wasn't up in
the lines. Something about his family?
You are right.
When the blood-stained lips were
tenderly wiped, and his parched throat
revived by a swallow of cool water, he
softly, and with extreme difficulty,
said:
"Tell-Moilie-please - that = that
the printing and programmes-are -are-all
right Up-by eXpress-to-day. IL.
w. Buckley, in Banner of Gold.