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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-17
CHAPTER TX

Pursuant to his orders, Major Berrien,
with his battalion of the Twelfth, had
been scouting the open country that lay
to the northeastward of the cantonment.
So alarming had the situation become,
so significant if not actually defiant
was the manner of the Indians whose
lodges were pitched all over the prairie
around the agency that the command
ing general had caused intrenchments
to be thrown up on every ridge over
looking that threatened settlement. Ad-
ditional troops, including u strong force
of infantry and detachments of light
artillery, had been sent to the scene
Hotchlliss and field guns were placed in
position commanding the Indian camp
and night and day the earthworks were
heavily manned aud sentries and out
posts guarded every approach.
Meantime the main body of the hos
tiles was still ghost dancing and howl
ing through the wintry night far over
10 the north among the breaks and
chasms of the Bad Lands, SO strong in
numbers and SO secure from assault
within the lines of their natural fortress
as to laugh to scorn all premonition Of
disaster Runners had gone to every
tribe urging concerted action and united
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revolt Every day brought new acces-
sions, and all that was needed to enable
them to bid defiance to the encircling
force was the arrival of the great bands
that had broken away from the reserva-
tions along the Missouri, followers and
would be avengers of the old chieftain.
Sitting Bull, who had died in harness, n
rebel to the last. Brule and Ogallalla,
Uncpapa and Minneconjou-here were
the warriors, re-enforced by many a
new grown son, who had fought the
white soldiers summer after summer,
time and again, in the bloody days of
the decade past-the Brules especially,
once restrained by the wisdom of old
Sintogaliska, now ripe for any deviltry
and well nigh unanimous for war to the
knife.
Without noteworthy incident, Ber-
rien's command had circled around to
the east of the sacred lines of the reser-
vation, had spent a day or two explor-
ing the breaks and ravines of a dozen
litcle streams flowing into the Wakpa
Washtay, had located trail after trail of
travois, pony and lodge pole tracks, had
stream, but without sight of single
warrior, much less a war party. The
still smoking ruins of two ranches told.
however, of recent visitation, and the
hoof marks of cattle mingling with the
pony tracks pointed unerringly whittier
the spoil had been driven. Meantime,
while nothing could be seen of the willy
red man, every hour gave new proof
that their own movements were closely
observed. Signal smokes went putting
skyward on almost every side, and the
night sentries declared that twice just
before dawn of two successive morn
ings they had dimly seen shadowy
horsemen darting over the neighboring
ridges and had heard the thud of nimble
hoofs. Even in the faded gray of the
bunch grass, even on the hard frozen
ground, experienced eyes could find cor
roboration of the story.
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get through the piclets he posts" Not
since the days Of old "Major Slowtrot." ="
old "Pap" Thomas, has there been a
battalion commander better loved by
the rank and file. They know nothing
will ever induce him 10 forget one pre-
caution for their safety, and reward his
care with loyalty Of devotion good 20
see. Watching him still further, Haz-
lett notes that distant vedette has sig
nailed, and that Berrien, slowly now, is
riding up the slope to join him. A SER
geant has some question to ask at the
moment, and when Hazlett again looks
out to the southwest, major, orderly and
yedette have disappeared from view
around little shoulder Of bluff. Other
vedettes can be seen at their posts on all
sides, and a few dismounted sentries
lying prone where, unseen themselves,
they can scan the country TO their front.
But Hazlett's curiosity is excited by the
fact that two men, mere specks in the
distance, are budding together at the
crest half a mile away TO the southwest
and evidently watching something out
at their front and motioning TO the ser
geant back with the supports. Presently
this trooper, too, trots out to Join them.
Berrien and his party are still out Of
sight from camp.
captain, may | borrow your field
glasses" asked Mr.. Brewster, swinging
up to the fire where Hazlett stands 81
have lent mine TO the sergeant Of the
guard"
"Did you see where the major wentg"
asks Hazlett by way of reply, as he
hands the desired instrument.
81 last saw him at the point yonder.
He rode around it with Sergeant Ellis
and a couple of men, and that vedette
must have been calling TO him. IL
seems to me they've been gone some
time; so Gorham says can ride out and
find out what it means"
I'D 60 with you, Brewster, but my
horse is out at herd. Take the glasses
with you, anyhow" Brewstsr's big
black is led up mt the moment, and the
lieutenant quickly mounts and canters
easily away.
Meantime, old Berrien, who has noted
the signals Of the vedette referred 10,
has joined him, with the brief inquiry,
"What is it, Scotty'
"Why, sir, | was posted here by the
sergeant, and he had no sooner gone
than | saw what took to be horscmen
in the valley several miles out yonder TO
the southwest. The major can see tho
whole country from n butte that lies
perhaps three hundred yards farther out
beyond this ridge. But here comes the
sergeant back, sir"
1t is Ellis, cantering briskly from the
advanced position Scott has designated,
and coming to them now around the
shoulder of the bluff little 10 the right.
That Ellis has seen something is evil
dent; his face shows it in an instant
can Indian war party, major, per-
haps a dozen, rode from behind a long
ridge over to the west and down into
the valley Of what take to be branch
of the Forcupine. That butte hides q
good deal of the valley; but we can SEC
1t from there, though"
"You three men come with me- says
Berrien quietly. I'VE must look into
this"
fro DE CONTINUED
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[CONTINUED.l
CHAPTER VIII.

CHAPTER VIII.
Letters from the front! What JOY
and comfort they bring!-for every
writer seems bent on convincing the
anxious ones at home that there is no
danger and little discomfort, after all.
kilograms and brief notes have been
raining in ever since the eparture OF
the regiment, but now t two bat
talions are reunited under 'arquhar's
command; they have got shs- n down
into a species of yasssser g. -onment
with goodly number Of comraC troops
and troopers from the threatc ed de-
partment. The weather has not been
unusually severe thus far. Men md
horses stood the trip admirably, an, no
body growled at stiffened fingers and
red noses and benumbed feet as they rode
in long column from the railway to the
fgency, and, now that fuel has been
lugged up in abundance and fur caps
and "blizzard coats" are coming and the
Indians lowering about the camps seem
deeply impressed with the numbers and
readiness of the white soldiers and all
promises well, the letters grow longer
and more frequent.
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The Chenango Telegram imam in
the moon" is as follows:-

my love is the boy on the wheel,
He rides by here n good deal.
His curls are quite black, and weil give
him a smack
Next time he goes by on the Wheel
The writer OF that is evidently n
daddy" If he was young bach
elor he might have written like this:
NV sweetheart's dead stuck on n wheel,
When she passes my heart takes spiel
On the best of Credentials, she's tied with
suspenders,
She's the giddiest girl ON a wheel.
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NEWSPAPER LAWS.

/. Any person who takes paper regular
iy from the otice-whether directed to his
name or another's, or whether he has sub
scribed or not-is responsible for tire pay
ment.
2 If person orders his paper discontin-
ued, he must pay all arrearages, or the pub
Usher may continue to send it until payment
is made, and collect the whole amount wheth-
er the paper is taken from the office or not.
B. The Courts have decided that refusing
to take newspapers and periodicals from the
postofice, or removing and leaving them un-
called for, is Drima faeie evidence of fraud.
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The Melon in the Well.

The Melon in the Well.
The folks keep cool in Billville, for every bles-
sed man
Has got linen duster an big palmetto
fan.
And when the weather rifles 'em an bies 'em
for a spell,
They just make acquaintance of the melon in
the well,
For the coolest dew that eyer
On the painting lilies fell
Amt nothin to the melon
The melon in the well
The folks keep cool in Billville-none of 'em
dress in style
Ketch mole breeze in minute than you'd
run down in mile,
And in a race with sunshine, heap quicker
than you'd tell.
They'd beat it all to flinders to the melon in
the well,
For the coolest breeze that ever
Blowed the dahlias in the dell
Ain nothin to the melon
The melon in the well
Atlanta Constitution.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-17

The motto Of the propiiotors Of DIR. Henry
Baxter's Mandrake Bitters IL, "the greatest
good TO the greatest number" and so sell
large bottle Of valuable remedy for the
small price OF 20 cents, and warrant every
bottle TO give satisiactionor money refunded,
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ESTRAY NOTICE.

Came on to my premises, in Eden several
days ego, three-y year-old heifer. Its owner
may have the same by proving proyerty and
paying charges. Apply Immediately to
CALVIN f. Foss, No Hyde Park.
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III. N. WAITE, M. ID.

NEW YORK and Vermont References. Reg
IN ular Physician and Surgeon. Special at
ention given to the treatment Of Chronic and
Nervous Diseases. Office and Residence per-
manentlY located JOHNSON. VERMONT.
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SUFFERED 10 YEARS.

STOVES, RANGES AND FURNACES.
DOYAL HEATERS-HOt Water, Steam or
IL Hot Air, for dwellings, offices, green
houses, public buildings. Send for catalogue.
Hart & Grouse, Utica, N. Y.
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Shut
Mills

Down?
Lo! the great and noble Grover, what val
liant knight was he,
To plant his No.-11's squarely on plutoc-
rasee."
And Adlai, the fearless, of the weird and awful
name,
How his stirring deeds should echo on the
trumpet blast of fame!
How they'd turn the country over and then
turn it back again,
And scatter all the rascals from among the
haunts of men!
'Tis a glorious prospect, truly for many a
thriving town,
But it pc, ers out so easy
The
Mills
Shut
Down.
Ware River News.
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rien to her beloved Dick, "nothing more
delightful than the round of entertain
ments to which we are hidden. One has
hardly time to think. As for writing,
this is the first opportunity | have en-
joyed in three days, and we are home
from the theater but half an hour. Mrs
Holden comes over every day, and we
exchange such news as we have of the
dear old regiment and the dearer ones
who are our especial property. She is
what | call genuine woman, and l like
her more ana more. | must tell you
something l learned through her. The
day after our arrival we were in the
library, and my attention was attracted
by Il large portrait, apparently crayon
copy of photograph, that hung over
the mantel 1t was of singularly
handsome young man, and | knew at
once he must Se Guthrie. 1T is my
brother said Nita, in such sad, con-
strained tone, taken just a few weeks
| before his death six. years ago. OF
| coarse | could ask nC more, but Wini-
fred and | both noted how utterly her
face changed, how unspeakably dis
tressed Il look came into her eyes. We
| could see then why Mrs. Holden should
have said she was haggard and i'll, and
yesterday hrs. Holden told me some
thing of his story. He was barely twen-
ty-two, the idol of the family and i'm
mensely popular in society. He was as
sistant cashier in one of the big banks
here, and one day the sudden discovery
was made that in some mysterious way
quite u large sum was missing, money
for which he was responsible, but he
could not account for it; neither could
anybody else. The matter was investi-
gated thoroughly.
"They had detectives everywhere, and
absolutely nothing could be brought up
against young Guthrie. He never gam
bled, never dissipated in any way, was
model son and brother. Nita was wild
with Indignation at his having been
even suspected. Mr.. Guthrie offered to
make good the sum twice over if need
be, and to bind himself for all his
wealth to establish his boys honor, and
for three or four days all was excite
meuC, and then, in the midst of it, poor
Jack was found dead in his room, a
half empty bottle of chloral by his bed
side. The world said suicide, guilty con-
science, etceUera, but Nita and others
knew that he had not slept wink since
the discovery of the loss and was crazed
with misery. They have always main
tained it was an accidental overdose.
But it nearly broke Mr.. Guthrie's heart,
and it was three years before Nita would
go into society in st. Louis again. They
went to Europe and staid there ever so
long.
"What makes it seem probable that
he was unjustly suspected was that the
bank dismissed its cashier, Jacks most
intimate friend, a man two or three
years older than himself, and devoted
admirer of Nita's. 1t was even sup
posed that she was engaged to him.
He had no wealthy friends to stand up
for him, and Jacks death made it ap-
pear as though there had been guilt;
and yet such a sum could not well have
been made away with except by the
knowledge or collusion of the cashier
himself, and though proofs were lack
| ing, he was discharged the veyx. day
- aa2xzuuuncUTnU1|l. 80 -,
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j. A: ROBINSON,

HENTAL SURGEON, WORTHWHILE, VT.
- Office open Sundays from IL to p NJ. for
extracting. Patients from out of town, please
make engagements bY mail in advance.
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4 Soldiers S S6Cr6t
By Captain CHARLES KING, U. S. A.

copyright, 1892, by J. B. Lippincott company,
and published by special arrangement with
them.1
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| people settled down INTO the belief that
| this Mr.. Worden was the real thief. But
now comes the strangest part of it all.
The president of the bank was widow
er who, for two years, had been q suitor
of Nitas, persistent suitor, despite her
marked GOODNESS and aversion. Four
months ago rumors began to float as to
the stability of the bank; then came a
run, panic; the bank had to close its
doors; immediate investigation into its
affairs was made, and then came the
discovery that the president had been a
heavy speculator and had unquestion-
ably used the funds of the bank to cover
his losses. They found his body in
the river four days afterward, floating
down by the old barracks, where you
and had such a happy winter twenty
years ago. People say now that it was
President Percival himself all the time,
and that he threw suspicion on young
Guthrie because he knew the father
would eagerly pay any sum to cover the
loss and hide the shame; but Jacks
death baked the scheme.
"Do you wonder now that Nita is
sometimes overwrought and nervous?
Poor girl! who knows what she has sufs
fered? Who, to see her in society, would
dream that she had ever suffered at all?
Do you suppose Captain Rolfe did not
hear all about this when he was here OH
recruiting service?
"Now you ask me to tell you every
thing about Winifred. Is she happy? Is
she getting over her disappointment? i
do not know just what to say. She is
always bright and apparently joyous in
society; always grateful for every kind
ness and attention shown her; but she is
rarely alone one minute from morning
until late at night, and | cannot be sure.
She never speaks of him; and in all the
whirl of social gayety here, and the at
tention she receives on every side, /
think, | hope, she may forget her girl
ish sentiment. Time will Show"
Time might have shown, but time was
not accorded. Coming home late one
night from delightful dance their car
riage stopped outside the massive porte
cochere of the Guthrie homestead in
stead of driving right in.
"What is it, james, asked Miss Guth-
rie.
Another carriage here, miss. think
it's Mrs. Holden just getting out"
Jennie herei Why, how oddl She
went home half an hour before we
started"
1t was Jennie, with a grave, anxious
face, at sight of which Mrs. Berrien
fairly sprang from the carriage.
"You have i'll news, Mrs. Holden.
What is it? Tell me at once"
''This has just come from my hus-
band," was the trembling answer as she
held forth a telegram: Major Berrien's
wound serious, but not fatal. Mrs. Ber-
rien must not be alarmed. Do not be-
lieve sensational newspaper reports Of
disaster Wounded doing WELL"
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BUSINESS CARDS.
r.. e. FOSTER,

MANUFACTURER and dealer in all kinds of
WI Marble and Granite. Work Guaranteed
as Good and Prices as Low as any in Vermont.
Portland Street. MoRRIsvILLE. vt.
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GEO. s. CAHILL, M. d.

CPECIAL Attention to diseases of the Eye,
- Nose and Throat. Glasses fitted. Eyes
examined free. SO Pearl St., BURLINGTON, vt,
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MRS. s.. j. NICHOLS,

PROFESSIONAL NURSE, Twelve Years
Experience, Best of References. Engage
ments taken anywhere within twenty miles of
Hyde Park. Address BOX 222 HYDE PARK, VT
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A. A. NILES,

A TTORNEY AT LAW, WORTHWHILE, VT.
IN Agent for Life and Fire Insurance. In
surance placed at lowest rates. Also Pension
Claim Agent. Collections specially.
OFFICE IN HALBS BLOCK.
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-11-09

Dampen a piece of flannel will
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bind
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80 cent bottles for sale by VIM. +.
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Md.
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Saint Maru's Beacon

THE MELANCHOLY DAYS An
exchange puts it in this way The
summer of 1893 is dead and gone
gone where the wOodbine twineth
and the whangdoodle moaneth.
The large and lovely autumn is
at hand. Even now it is getting
in its fine work and fancy colors of
red aud brown and gold among the
woods and the hills and along the
murmuring streams of this great
country.
1t is the time of year when the
linen busters and the straw hats are
put aside with great glee and warm
er garments are brought froth COW
cred with dust and burdened with
the odor of camphor gum and mean
tobacco.
The Hies that flock together and
flood the land in summer time, the
blue bottlers and the common house
pests, are going, going, going, and
pretty soon the festive mosquitoes
will cease to MARBLE nightly melo-
dies, swear of and drink no more
behind the bar.
The little ant that "provideth her
meat in the summer and gathereth
her food in the harvest" gets fat
and fatter every day; but the gay
and giddy grasshopper that toileth
not with her hands, neither doth
she spin, is putting on sack cloth and
ashes and getting ready to kick the
bucket.
So runs the world; and there you
are.
The melancholy days have come,
The saddest of the year;
It's rather warm for whisky straight
And most too cold for beer.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-11-09

~ Minister-(to Johnny, who
isdigging worms for bait)-Johnny,
don't you know that is is wrong for
you to do any work except work of
necessity on the Sabbath ?" Johnny
Necessity: Amt this necessity?
How's a Teller to do any fishin' if
he don't have bait"
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.5y" Mrs. N Peck-'They have
an awful time over across the way
this afternoon, Nathan. The man
came home drunk and kicked his
wife out of the house into the mid
die of the street.
Mr.. n. Peck-Is that so?
wonder where he got that kind OF
whisky ?
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-11-09

@- 1T SCENT queer, remarked
Mr.. Gazzam to his wife, that the
Indians should have been familiar
with the file and saw before the ar
rival of the whites
Were they" she asked in sur
prise.
Yes, my dear; the Indian file
and the Chicasaw.'
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-11-09

.@ Chief Ito industrious clerk
in government office)-Why didn't
you dot the ...i'' in the last word OF
your report last night?
industrious Clerk beg your
pardon but you see the clock
strucN 4 just at that point, and
didn't care to work overtime.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-11-09

st. Peter-''HaltI" New Spirit
Cant | come in?" ST.. Peter
ed rather you wouldn't. You
are just out of college, and we don t
want advice about running the un-
iverse.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-11-09

~ Little Boy-I guess every
body thought was always goin' to
stay baby.
Little Girl-Whys
Little Boy-'Cause every time
any visitors come they always holds
up their hands and says: "Why,
how he's grown
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-11-09

Caltwaite-Say, do you remem-
Der that S. bill / loaned you? Owen
LOng-Remember it, sir; / never
forget a favor like that. You
haven't got another one abont YOU,
have you?
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SOUTHERN MARYLAND
REAL ETATE AGENCY,

1910 r. q. n, W., Washington, ID. q.
EE WANTED FOR PURCHASERS
ST. Marys county lands, desirably located
and reasonable in price. Write me giving
full description and all particulars
g. II. CALVERT s. co.
July Tiff