St. Landry democrat., 1893-09-23
Of From that experience am sure you
can tame looms"

| of. From that experience I am sure you
can tame looms"
ONE could hardly believe that a mere
child should be so horribly hardened as
the boy of whom dreadful story comes
from South Dakota. He is but twelve
years old and was left by his mother the
other day in charge of his two-year old
sister. The little one became frettuI and
her brother told her that if she did not
stop crying he would kill her. He took
down shotgun, and the baby, screaming
with terror, ran behind the stove. The
boy rested the gun across the stove,
and, taking deliberate aim. blew the top
of her head Off He then quietly re-
loaded the gun and put it in it's place,
and taking the body of his sister, laid it
in her bed. When the parents returned
home the boy refused to tell how his
sister came to her death, and was only
induced by bribo of money. 1t is said
that the young villain cvinced the most
stolid Indifference to the fate of his
sister.
A SAD story is told of poor married
| couple, Russians who had settled at
Great Dombrowka, in Upper Silesa.
About two years ago they received an Or
der to quit the territory, but on arriving
at the Rus<e.n frontier they were
not permitted to enter, 'for," said
the Russian official, 1.-THE woman is blind,
and Russia is not in want of such Grip
ples.' The couple returned to Great
Dombrowka, but lately received another
notice to leave. The Russian officials
were still obdurate, aud, sick at heart,
without work or home, the husband grew
desperate. When the wretched couple
separates Russia from Germany, he
caught his blind wife up and threw her
into the river. He then went to a tree
and hanged himself.
Mrs. KAMENE, whose husband is one
of the owners Of the Hidden Treasure
mine, near Iron Mountain, Cal, was re-
turning to the mine from Redding one
day recently when she saw what she sup
posed to be three dogs playing in the
road. These supposed dogs were lion
cubs. She had hardly passed them when
the lioness sprang from the brush and
planted two paws on the buggy. She
was badly frightened, but hit the animal
on the head with the butt end of her
whip. At the same time her spirited
horse started and the lioness lost her
hold and fell in the road. She whipped
up and escaped, although the lioness
followed short distance
IT is seldom that an Indian does not
prove equal to an emergency. The
Wenatchee, Cal, Advance records an in
stance which illustrates how the noble
red man rises, superior to even the most
severe misfortuues. That paper says:
As Cultus Jim lost all of his horses last
winter he decided to move to the Okano-
gan. When he was ready to leave he
did not appe,r to be worried on 40
count of the lack of Cayuses, for he
packed all bis traps and iktas On the
backs OF his two squaws and with simply
his gun in his own hands started up the
trail, Jim being in the lead and the
women bringing up in the rear Heavy
loads necessitated doubling up on the
hill, which was sight once seen, never
to be forgotten.
Mrs. E. P ARMENr, of Chester, Pa,
has just found her mother, after thirty
years of separation, at the little hamlet
of Woodside, Del. Mrs. Arment was
the child of Union soldier, who, killed
in battle, left his widow and children
almost penniless The widow in her
struggle for a living had to part with
her children, and Mrs. Arment on learn
ing that the woman who brought her up
was only foster parent, began what
proved successful quest for her real
mother.
SIX times did the relatives of War
saw gentleman assemble to hear his will, |
only to find each sealed envelope bore
the direction that it was to be opened
that day twelvemonth. The seventh con-
tanned the will, but even then there was
a direction that one-fourth of the money |
should be invested until 1910, when it is
to fall to that nephew who has the larg.
est family.
AN elephant has become so fond of
in India that it follows him
all over the country like a dog. When
he calls at house the beast stands out.
side until he comes out, and then il
:rumpets with delight and caresses him
with its trunk