Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-18

fast and encountered the Confederate sergeant, they had hastened up the side of the mountain and headed direct for Rest Haven. Within an hour they found that number of men were on their trail, and two or three times during the day they were obliged to bide them selves for all hour or two. No shots were exchanged until about , o'clock in the evening. and then they were fired upon by three men in ambush. kenton was hit and fell, but he struggled up and made q run of it, with Steve Bray ton covering his retreat. Pain and loss of blood finally brought the wounded man down again, and he appealed to Steve to leave him and make his own escape.
 "Conldn t think of it, Yank-couldn' possibly play any sieh dirt on man who has fout 'longside O me so often!' was the hearty reply. Thar was only three of 'em when they tust popped at us, and I'm sartin shore thar hain't but two now, and mebbe enc O them is wuss off than yo' ar! l hain't been shootin five or six times jest fur the fun of it! If yo' can't walk. yo've got to be car riedl"
 Needing none of Kenton $ protests, the faithful fellow got him on his back and picked his route through scrubs and over rocks until he reached the spot where Uncle Ben found them. He knew it was within mile or two of Rest Haven, and he was about starting for the house when the old man came along.
 "1'll take a trot up the road and see how the nigger's dead man is, said Steve when he could do no more for Kenton. Its my everlastin opinyun that the chap will turn out to be Ike Baxter, and shan't be overly sorry if sich ar the case. I'll hev to git the body outer the w sy anyhow, befo' any body stumbles over it.
 In the course of 20 minutes he reached the spot, but DO man, living or dead, was to be found. He made thorough hunt, but nothing could be discovered.
 Was This Man Mean or Not:
 They got into Broadway cable car together, and if he was not man who had been playing heavy leads on far western circuit and she the leading lady of the same company and his wife can tell nothing of character from dress or faces. He looked exceedingly prosper ous, and the lady was also very sta'r hingly got up, but it seemed tu that the tone of her hair was a tl. duller than it might have been and l. gold not quite red enough for tn" !H , vailing mode. He handed the comUiict,: a dollar bill and received back. C course, 90 cents in change. Picki3%>out a quarter; he dropped it airly in tn, pocket of his overcOat; then softly jin gling the rest in the hollow of his tanned glove he said in genuine, deep chest tones:
 You may have some use fer this loose silver, my dear.
 "Thanks so much said the lady, with toss of her shimmering head, live plenty of change, thank you
 Now, what I want to know was-be- cause l couldn't help everhearing it why did she put such circumtiex ac- cent on the word change? Why did she emphasize the word change-italicize the word. so to speak? This incident mas Worr1ed me ever since. because do not know whether the lady meant that he ought to give her bills and keep the change for himself, or whether. in fact, she scorned the change, even though he gave her the greater part of all the money he had? The more you think this question over the more its horrible fascination will gEow upon you. Was he mean man, or wasn't he?-NeW York Press.