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Don't gct me Illustrated. told YOU to
90 wheu Johns wife an the chill
dren went liy this time You'd a'bin
uut ~ hoarin' Of the war
But father, how could l so and leave
you here ail by yoursclfy" The girl laid
her head on the sQuircs shoulder carcss-
iuely
NO" exclaimed the squire. augrily.
stay, You would stay you did, an here
Won nrc.
Yes and now ! want TO 50 away.
and / want YOU to 90 with mc. All the
horses are not taken, aud the spring
waRu and the harouchp are here"
Don't come a prsterin' mt. honey
I'm pcstcred enough ns it a. lord, II !
had che big mon here what started ihc
war IA take an butt their cusscd heads
together tell you wouldn't know 'cm irom
q lot Of spilled spuashcs.'
Now don't get angry mud say bad
words father"
~ can't help it. julie; jest can't help
H. When the fuss was a. hrewin' ! sot'
down am wrote 10 Iecms buchanan.
and told him jest as plain rs the words
could be- nut on paper that war was
boun. iO como Of he didn't look sharp
an then whom old Buck dropped out,
! sot down an wrote to Abe Lincoln
an told him that coercion wouldn't work
worth u cent but Cancellation
Wait father. julia held up her pref
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

the breech OF his rifle. and slipped 9 i2ns
cartridge into It's place. You see l9 i,'.
big poplar over yonderF wen, W'uel
thai tree there's man. lcaIWa{a Nv
ought 10 be there. because he's alN"SS
bnngin' around IA front OF me. ,1
Why don't you nail him. asN'u
aRos6l Why don't he nail mel rs rs
hecause he can't DO t. Wen; that lno
reason / don't nail him 1on SNOW
wbnt happened yesterday, dot gGn,
Won saw that elegant looking Ghap tn,s !.
cnme ont 10 take my place. dldh ~"
bid Won see him when he went pacA ;4,;,
lieutenant CloptQn replied WIN ~,
erimace. hut Fambrough said never .
worJ. lie only Cooked az tilpAla'A
with inquirinE eyes. ,.t., man
.W'bv he was the incest lo0Ain niah
IN M anny-hnir culnbed, el"'q15
brushed and rings on his myers. !, ~ y
w'ts m the way from New leans WI "
silver mounted rifle and globe siEht
"a ,xhirhg asked FambrouRh' ~
"A elohe sight Set down on y4 4Il,,,'
liftle further. sonny, salh Ll"Fts
Iort ,,vour beads too high say
Kim saws /: Friend You ms s.i.
where you'll have 70 strip that jon a'eP'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05
nm COMEDY OF WAR.


changes, which were comporativoiv
few. He noted. too. with the eve of a
soldier. that when the impending conflict
took place between the forces then fac
ing each other there would be a shnrn
struggle for the knoll ON which no
house stood. aud he thought Il was n
curious feat for his mind to perform. to
regard the old home whpre he had been
both happy and miserable ms a strnteaic
point of battle Private OHauoran had
no SUCH memories to please or to vcx
MN. 10 the extent Of his opportunities
nc was man Of business He took
piece Of white cloth from his pocket
and hung It On the broken sapliug
y! SCISSOR II yOn chap Is IN the gro
Gerry business
As he turned away there was a puff
OF smoke on the farther hin. a cracking
report. aud the hanging cloth Jumped as
though IL were alive.
Faith, Us him. sor," exclaimed O'Hal.
loran, "and he's IN mighty hurry -
Mhereupon the big Irishman brushed n
pile Of leaves from an oil-cloth strapped
together Va the semblouce OF lnapsack
w nat have you thereF asked Cap
tain Summewille.
Sure. It's me grocery store. sor.
Coffee. tay and sugar Faith. IN make
the devils mouth water like baby cut
tin his stomach lathe Would We mind
comm along, sor for 10 kape inc from
swlndlin the Johnny ont OF all his be.
longin'sW
Ion THE CONFEDERATE SIDE
Three men snt in gully that had
once been a hillside ditch. Their uni
forms were vari0usthe result OF acct
dent aud capture. One of them wore d
very line blue overcOat which was ia
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

Fitzpatrick, still holding his rifle, raised
himself and looked
WHY he's hanging out a ing Of
tfuce." said CloptOn. What dots the
fellow meanf
Dan' here's the answer With that he
raised his rifle dropped Il gently ia the
pnlln of his left baud. and fired,
You saw the hankcher jump. didn't
vouY he exclaimed Wen, that let's
n. out That's my Mickey lie wants
tobacco and ] want coffee and tea.
Come. watch me swap him out Of his
eye teeth.
Then Fitzpatrick wont 10 ciump of
broom sedge aud drew forth wallet
containing several pounds Of prepared
smoking tobacco. aud budle OF plug
tobacco. aud IN few moments lhe trio
,vero piclting their way through the ml-
darwood toward the open.
ITO NEUTRAL GROUND.
Matters were getting critical for
gni,ire Fambrourh lie had vowed and
declared that he would never be refli-
eee lat ne had a responsibility on bis
bands that be- bad not oounted On. That
r,.sp1usibiliiy VAS hls daughter Julia,
- years Oh, and as obstinate as her
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

"Romeo.n the dog which made "a
nous reputation IN connection with tho
J0hnstown food. died the other DE-
Tho animal was noticed extensively by
the newspapers FOR his work ns q res
cuor IN the disaster, particularly Tor say.
Ing the life Of Mrs. Kress, the wife OF
his Muster. She was washed on z roof
on which The members Of the. family
were nnoat, and would certainly have
drosyned had moi tho dog 8wam 20 her
aid and. selling her skirt in his teeth,
rogained The raft after desperate
struggle For some time past the dog
had been blind aud he had been cared
for as tonderly az though he were hui
man
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

ladder off'n your gun. an come down 60
busie'ss' says l. lie laughed and said
he reckoned not. I says, SAYS I, you
may have To face q rod-hcadeA hanuel-
mOuthed lrishman. and YOU don't want
90 look az him through ull that machin-
ery, says J.
He said, III git him Now how did
he git hmY Why, he come down here.
damned alOose n time or two, and then
hung his head over the edge OF the uuley
there. with q ball right spang hctwixt his
eyes ! went behind the picket line 20
get q wink 81 sleep, bot | hadn't more "a
curlcd up in the hroomsagc bcfor !
henrd that chap q bnugin away. Then
come the reply, like this" Happy Jack
snapped his fingers 'and then | went to
sleep wuitiu' for the reiindor.'
Fitzpatrick paused, aud looked stendily
In the direction Of the poplar.
well, dog my cats, Nonder's n char
standiu right out IN front OF me. IL
ain the Nluckey, neither. III see what
he's up to- He raised his ride with q
light swinging movement, chirrupcd 70
it as though II were a horse or q little
child. aud In another moment the deadly
business of wal would have been II.
summed. but Fambrough laid his hand on
the sharpshooter's uriu.
Wait. he said. That may he ms
old man. wandering around cut there
Doat be too quick on trigger. l AIM
| got but one old man"
"ShucksW exclaimed Fitzpatrick pct
| tishly. you reckon I don't know yUul
| old Inuny He's big In the body, am wob
/ bis ON his legs. You've spilled q nightly
/ purity shot / believe in my soul tha
/ chap was colonel ON he might "a beer
| a gcnerl Now that's funny
| whats funny asked Famhrough
| "Why. that chap. Hell never krpv
/ you saved him. an " he know'd it h
! wouldn't thank you. I'd put O hole ugh
| through his gizzurd. Now he's behin'
/ the poplar
It's luck" Lieutenant Chopton sug
| gestcd.
Maybe" said Fitzpatrick Wonder b
Is ag'in. Luck won't save him this time
] He raised his rifle, glanced down ia
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queer contrast 30 his ragged punt0loons.
This was Lieutenant CloptOn who had
charge of the picket liue. Another had
on the uniform of AN artillery man, and
his left arm was Ia u sling. lie had
come out of the hospital 10 do duty Us a
guide This was Private John Fam
brough. The third had on no uniform
az all. but WIS dressed in plain citizen
clothes much the worse for wear. This
was Jack Fitzpatrick. scout aud sharp
shooter Happy Jack, as he was called.
How long since the gully had been a
ditch, Il would be- impossible 10 say, but
il must have been a good many years
for the pines had grown Into stout trees,
and here and there q blackjack loomod
UP vigorously. o.,
Don't Kit TOO pcrmiscus around here,
said Happy Jack as the others were
moving about. This amt no fancy
spot lie eased himself mp on his el.
survey of the woodland vista that led To
the federal lines. Then he shook down
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

HERE, SAID HAPPY JACK.
this scene, hu, when they pnw tho gray
haired old uuu crying and mpWug his
son and the young girl rlinEiug to the
two, they were confused OIlall0rnn
turned aud hickel his bundles
Take AN thc tny and conco, YOU
bloody boogT. Just give me q plpeful
kilpatrcl. shook Dis fst at the big
lrishmau.
'"Tokc the darncd tobacco you red
mouth Mickey, Whit DO ! want with
your GOA ana cOifopT Then both start.
cd 20 20 "a little way into the woods,
Lieutenant Clopton following The
cnptuin would have called them back.
but they wouldn't accept the invitation.
I'VE are Just turning our backs, nor,
while you hold family Oreie," snid
O'Ilnllurnn. me uu' this menaiy Johnny
viii Just 30 on an complete the trans
action OF swnppin,
AT this moment Tuck reappcared ON
the sconc. Seeing his young master. he
stopped still ana looked at him. and then
| broke out into loud complaints
"Marse Dave Henry, whar Do manor
goodness you beenf Hou better como
read dish yer letter whit so ma writ 10
YOU I'm gwine tell nistiss she come
mighty nigh l0sin' little nigger, an
shc.ll rake you over the Goals, mon"
why linwdy, Tuck exclaimed
Lieutenant Clopton. "Aint you glad 70
zee mef
"Yasser, / speck ! IS" The nego spoke
| ID a quurulous aud somewhat doubtful
tone. as be produced letter from The
| lining OF his hat hut I'd a. boon n
! heap aaddor II / hadn't mighty nigh
! napsed nll dc eladness Oui'n ms.
4 Young GloptOn took the letter aud
read Il with q smile on his lips aud a
dimness 10 Ida eyes. The negro, left 10
himself had his attention attracted by
| no coffee nnd tobacco lying exposed on
| tlio ground He looked I'D the display,
| scratching bis head
Boss h dat sho nun culfeeT
"lf n that same said OHui5Fan
'De ginnywine el-time coffee ~ linz
| sisted the negro.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

stun, simply made, vet of 10 admiration
her strong hut simple figure. Excite
ucut added new lustrc 90 die dark
eyes. always lustrous aud give a hoigh-
tened color 10 the roses that bloompd ON
her cheeks She stood moment AZ "
listening and then faint smile showed
on her lips She heard her father call
ing.
Julie! Jnlc! Oh julie"
Here | am, father" she cried, what
"Well. the Lord hep my soul! I've
been huntn for you high an low Did
YOU hear that shOOtin'f ! lowed may bo
you'd been took prisoner an carried
bodaciously on. Didn't ! hear you
talldn' 10 somebody
square FambrOugh pulled on bis bat
aud scratched his head His face set Ia
q fringe of gray beard. was kindly aud
fun OF honor. but IL contained not few
of the hard lines Of eNpericuce.
"No. father" said Julia. ia reply 10 the
squre's question. II was only talking
TO myself.
Jest mnkin' speech. ehf Wen, |
don't blame yOu, honey I'm great
mind 10 Jump ont here In The deain'
an yell ont my sentiments so that both
sides eau hear EN-
'I'm mad. honey I'm jest nashally
stirred up--dOg my cats 81 ] ain a.
Along Mt fiin ! had hope there wouldn't
be- no fightin la this neghbnrb0od, but
now | Jest want Ia roa them two blamed
armies light into one another tooth and
why. fathorr Julia made pretty
GESTURE Of dismay. How can you talk
soT'
Half Of ny niggers Is pone," said
Squire FambrOugh, zone side has got my
hOsscs aud f0thnr sido has stolen my
cattle Tho Yankees has grabbed my
grist min. an the Confeds has laid holt
Of my corn crib One army Is squattin
la my tater patch and tothcr one y
r0ostin' in my COW pastur DO you
reckon / was born 20 SCI down here AM
put up wi that kind Of buslnesaY'
But futher. what can yOu dof How
can You help yoursclff For heavens
sake. let's 90 away from hcrl
Great MOsra. julie Have you gone
an lost what little biz of common SENS,
You was horn WITH 10 y0u reckon I'm
ngOim' tO boz n-rcfugeein nW a-skeedad
dim across iha country Ike a skeer'f
rnbbit M ms time Of Hfe2 hRint afenrC
of nary two armies they ran find room
for on these hills. Halnt / got one sol
on one side an' another son on fOthei
.ddof Much wood they arc d0in' too
~ they'll a-felf Ike me they'd ft hotl
Sides 10 sou reckon I'm a-Wwine 10 b,
drove 9f'n the place where ! was horn
an where yOnr graunauuy was born
90 where your mother lies buried? No
honeyi
But father ron know we can't STA,
hpre SUPPOSE there should be . hatfieT
Come. honey Gomez There wns
touch Of petuiance In the old mans tone
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05
IN ,sos. BY J. G. Harris)

t4 1903. by y. - Aluii''l
aS rae UNION SIDE.
oHaloran. detailed for ,,a special "a,
gaie eaeee OF the picket hhyt.,s,hh.
~ auNa., huge red oak, WIN
'riue lsA'r vide OF beautiful WORK
.sch iiy ~ hand he held a black
fAp ~ nipr. gazing on It win az
1 bHarrQg9' resf.,ret. Il had boon ms
i N mos Inv n weary march, ana
1dnion V.cr dav. when, az now, ne
Many . ILL., "a n shnrpshOOter. But
a~net much Of colnpanll ll...... ,,0"'
~ nv ~ aavor. but not the lFhgr9,nVe y.
ba VI lars Ii was empty ana 80
|ih .,, gIosan's tobacco pouch. IL vas
y liai'. ~,rgumble about. but the Dig
|ng " bmnn liked his pipe es-
nns ,ten II was full OF tobacco.
ply ~ an old song came To hlin'
NV,u, them to himself
% . ,ss ou old man, an be hao
Isleu leg ,.t.,. NOR tsrhackv
~ ne another ould man. as keen
y always had terbaeky III HIS ouiu
4 'o ags oSid man, win yez give me a
\. other onlJ man. I'll be dommond
az .,sy from them giu-inills, an
I, No you're rocks go.
,eTi always have terDachy III !'N
N
! n terhacky box,
y, vith the singing and the ler-
pnnebts that accompanied the
4 psIyote O'Hallornn failed to hear
approaching until they sound
a,ri ne cried, Selling his rifle anu
Nv, On his feet The new conner
se insignia of n federal captain
ybirb OHnllOian lowered his
m and salutcd. Sure, sor, you r.
mind me capcrs. Thought the
a Ind me completely surrounded
|unon me sowl.
'I'3 ~ snid the captain, laughing,
"A. Tho IohuIies had Cuught me,
nleosant surprise. You are u Hal
N the shnrpshooters. l have
Of YOU gay singer, and a great
~ ifs not for me TO say that same
\ a little bechwanc times for t.
n Inn me srerits. and takes IN,
Ii right and left You're takin' q
n many Yourself, sor, so far away
ma picket line. If / make no mis-
& sr. Il is Captain Someryille In
IL TO-"
In 4 my name" the captain said
vag touchin' elbows wit you al
shurg sor.' 1870
captain looked at O1Iallorar
"Why. certeinlyw nc exclaimed
n are the big fellow that lifted one
n lonnies over the stone wall.
The slack vi the trousers, | an
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

barrel and pulled the trigger, Simultn.
ncously with the report an expression OF
disgust pissed over his face, aud with
an oath he struck the ground with his
hist.
Don't tell me you missed him. said
CluptOu
Miss WHAT" exclaimed Fitzpatrick,
scorufully. III he amt drunk somebody
pulled him ont OF the way
Il told you it was luck, commented
ClOptun.
"Shucks. don't tell me l4uck's like
lightnin She never hits twice In the
same place
gave himself mp to Tumiuntlng. lie
leaned ON his elbows and pulled up little
tufts of grass and weeds growing hep
aud there. licutcnuul Cloptun, looking
across toward the poplar, suddenly
reached for the shaypshOotcrs rifle. but
Fitzpatrick placed his hand ON u jeal-
ously.
dive me the gun. Youdcr's o lunk in
full view,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

same, sor. He was nothin' but a
lad, SOr, hut he fought right mp
~ end OF me nose The men was
n az i'm wit their huyonets, So l
a him, says, come in out of the
Rency of the weather SAYS /. and
lifted him over. He made nc me,
Ehen ! put i'm down. an il took
'fpen for to lead i'm kindly to the
y was Il warm hour. s0r.
NJ halloran talked, he kept his eyes
fe, SCR, he wet on, you stand too
n ~ the open, They hud one mud
y Oh that post yesterday they'll
wv another here today. sor.' As
~ thls, the big lrishman seized the
~ by the arm and gave him a sud-
. v.h u was an unceremonious
'fqlhg, but very timely one, for
trtt moment the sapling against
lne captain had been lightly lean
~ shattered by a ball from the
derate side.
Y an old friend Of mine. sor," said
l9fsn Il know i'm By his hand
lhey had muddlchcad there
ua{, sor. | set in full sight of i'm,
Dlazed at me twice; the last time
le hst above me head, an he
me knuckles. 'Bedad, says l..
w. good IN your place, an when
WV aus mug, ! plugged i'm where
'~ says hoWdy 90 the eyebrows.
~ ~, NO. nurt to i'm, sor, II he seen the
was as much.
,9e ieit In u little clearing was a
,1ole farmhouse Stacks of fod-
~ straw and pens of corn IN the
WIS ranged around. There was
SSPPvSarahce Of prosperity, but no
~ ne save two blue birls. the
spring, which were fighting
o' Wv martin grounds, preparing to
VIZ where | was horn Tho can.
s,l'oa TO the farmhouse. 1T Is
f. n ssiee ! have seen the place"
NVh tell me, sor. 1 see in the
ne tney call il the civil war,
arin '' MN but onciyil, sor, for 10
~ Ilsnt' assented the CAPTAIN.
Il n upshlhg civil abouI war. /
+ al ~ wa mouse has long since been
un 'VoA ~ the forage. thin. IT'S
I Nteiy as you please. Wait
a. "a, ~ y! Look at the smoke
na. nply Banin' The iay.birds
hesgyeililest sight I've seen"
Il Nv 'Pse are gone, said the cap
Idn't i4'htr WAS Union man.
M. " surprised 10 hear of him
lS at the North The day thnt
,lienrs sgye me a larruping fol
abnt y, ana l ran away"
M it'sr Of IL sor" O'HaIloraI
Nh ~ hands, 'Manw's me Am,
NY 'er'ln's hurted with bar
!. wa was IN 1854" said the captoip
M, /, proud 10 70 back home I'm
,bg r.9t Began | remembered WIN
M d. w WA man my father was, an,
l's =. e,,. onion army"
X lrsha scheme for play sal,
lo,ll.lan solemnly.
on .af was dead" tho cantai,
gy yonS., o,uest sister was marie,
del6hls sister was al school h
than ms ana my brother, two wear
he n ,'f made my life niisera
erI., 4g 10 boss me"
o'iAlmed O'HaiI,rs,,, Is.
tlcar ,a a.ae It's mefeS that
earta lllsrTille looked al the Oh
noting he outwar
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

TeIoscopc Fakir. "Stcp right uf
ladies and gentlemen and view the
plHtet Mars Five conta. mum.
Old Lady, "Oh, laws. linint u
round aud shiny
Telescope Fakir "Wnl the bald-head'
ed gent please siep away FROM Ia front
of the Instrument -Judge
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05
JonL CHANDLER HARRIS.

Tho man who first introduced canned
tomatoee. the late Harrison W. Crosby
sold his Rrst stock for ~ cents n can.
Tlis was In 1919. For few years pnsi
the average prico received boy the pack
ers has heon Z cents per can for
much botter product than Mr., Crosby
sold FOR 10 cents.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

Mr. John Woodwork OF Charlotte.
Mich. was lately presented with q clock
which N quite n curiosity The time
piece IL very small one, and u Is set
Ia a cluster Of Colorado minerals.
Among the minerals. Il Il said, which
make un The framework OF the clock, are
gold, silver, lead, copper aud peacock
Jasper and ufnl wood. chelccdony, agate,
petrhed cottonwood. cedarnSooh crystal
lised palmwOOd smoky quartz, quartz
crystal. Iceland AMI pink satin spar and
amazon stone. All the minerals are
nicely polished.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

la FraDce the people haro taken very
readily iO the bicycle NJ. Clemeilcean.
the French dnelisi rides the bicycle and
Is fond ~ Il az means 81 travel by
lie way. this gentleman Used 90 be- re-
ferrcd 70 as statesman, but pot ~ any
more.