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CT, James Coles 1st, A. N. Hawley 2d; four years Amos Northrop lst, Daniel Lynch Fl; three years N. P. Beardsley l5t; two year, N. r. Beardsley lst, H. A. K@aFds'ay 2d; one year, N. r. Boards ley It OsAer contestants were John R. Peek, James J, Feeney, Daniel Lynch, Genrga Be9rdsley, William ", Northrop, $. B Camp.
 TIE WORK OF THE DRAUGHT CATTLE was excellent and was witnessed intently by large crowd. The results follow
 Class 24, draught oxen 28OO to 5000, 1st and 2d premium divided equally be- tween Isaac A. Hawley and J. B. Downs, J. J. Feeney Sd. John s. Thornhill also contested.
 Class 9 draught oxen 5000 to 340O, A. II. Hawley 1st, J. N. Peck 2d. Other contestants James J. Feeney, Thomas Heating, Ferris Brothers, $. J. Black. man.
 During the afternoon the trained steers, Class 27, made their appearance in the enclosure around the judges stand. 4 pair owned by T. B. Terrill of Woodbury did some remarkably clever work and he was awarded first premium, E. N. Som CTS I'd. George W. NOrthrop, R. c. Nal lory, John 5, Thornhill and E. B. Hin. man also contested.
 Class 2S, fat cattle, Charles Ferris took lst on steer, N. P. Beardsley 2d; N. P. Beardsley also took lst on fat COW. A before mentioned the showing of stock was not large but very good. In class 20 N. P. Beardsley took Ist on
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very handsUEns and fast horses in his stables. He probably did as much hueuing for the fair a E any one, as he was also secretary of the horse depart ment as we'll as treasurer If the fair, and secured a large number of entries If fast horses for the races
 The officers were united in their desire to keep out of the grounds all gombling and obscene side shows. Monday was 8 busy day on the grounds. The music of the hammer and saw had not ceased when loads of exhibits arrived.
 THE SECRETARIES OFFICE WAS BEsIEGED all the afternoon and he and his assist ants were kept very busy scribbling. By Monday night there was as much of an exhibit as has been seen at some fairs, this year.
 But about the fair. Tuesday morning it opened with great promise, and this statement is gospel truth despite the fact that it was not fair day, and the fair has 8 double meaning here, for with the wind in the east and big bank of mist hiding the sun, people are not supposed to get enthusiastic over attending fair. But the people came just the same, though of course not as many as would had Old Sol been brightly showing his shining face, and he did not even peep out once all day to look down and see what 8 good time we were having, but sulkcd up there behind his veil of mist, But it did not rain, so everyone kept good natured. The success of the first day, however, was not 30 much on account of
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SMITH, MURRAY & CO.,. CONN

7c&t @a- pretty race between the two rors".. Fa.'o@.Hg is tha summary: r.ro ~r'.. ~~a-...r >,an.,-, E'porr. l-l4I "t -4-.l- ,F., 'r-..'1--e S.urse=. .NorwA4k.4 -l7 A'naes, II. A. Hy,ir-. ~cy4aar s4S.e L.t.-o Frank. u. F.r.A-ry, N.3lUa.l. a4 ,@
 I..l.e -.5. -t. --..-.5.- .-3, --. .-s. -.-a--2
 ~a~m;uz u1 cur hr-t annual fair it U.~ h. hgze-c kind If a success, sur .'aszcl che aaljciparlons of the most 5 s.ng-ius, and there .s no question now as 70 whether i, has come to stay. Ju=t walt ill We heve had 8 year O. two of it .J advertise Us and our green bay tree, which has got such & good start, will 9reai out and outstr1p some of our CejghJoriug fairs.
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IorrINGs uEEE AND THERE.

&
 Tn, Newtowu Academy closed We'd nesday and Thursday afternoons that the pupils might attend the Newrown fair without playing ''hooky."
 The broad shoulders of Sheriff Crane of WoodburF were seen marching about the grounds oa Tuesday -cattle day. SherG Crane is ti-s; selectmaa of Wood bury, and a man respec-ed in his town for his sterling worth and sound sense.
 \. W. Kinney, a prominent cattle raiser and farmer of Worthwhile, New Mil ford, vas at the fair on Tuesday. He was surprised at the big string of cattle on the grounds.
 Pliny H, Squire, the weIl-known horseman of New Milford, who mas a wide acquaintance in this part of the state, was on hand all three days of the fair.
 T. Bartlett Terrnl, one of Woodbury's we'll known cattle men, WAS on hand on Tuesday, and assisted his friend, Boards ley of Roxbury, with his string of cattle.
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FALL AND WINTER uoI->E DH,pFi

quite so warm and pheasant hI5 1- ~4. :. good day. A prosporou@ day for .E. fair. The Jrotring WIS mi ,qv'-" =o aN- citing as th4s Of Wc5n~.u#v, Hu. f >..,> good, particulars of which tr1fnw. {,ur- ing the afternoon Wedu5-a V. V. H. Nslby, the famous trick h;e5c.i.t. gave an exhibition. IT, i: said to b. the finest rider in the world and hjs perform aucc he'e certainly ta.t.ia> rha a-scr- tion.
 Thc bic. cle r@c.s scrr
 REMARKABLE ONLY FOR THE WAY rHE
 RIDERS LUAFtD
 |, would be a good thing if btcyc'e riders should start up at tbe head of rh home stretch and come down fuUu]c aud not let the people know thc agony "f witnessing how slow they can go. A pacrr was very much needed.
 Both the mile and the half mile result cd the same. Moore sboaing great speed on the srurt and winning with ". F. S2u)o, second; 5. II. Fanton, third and Joe CAwau, fourth.
 This is how the trots resulted. In the } ID class tbern scere fvur zte~tnrs.
 ALrATNA WON THE RACE. but it took him four heats to do it, for he broke so many tio,es i1 the second beat he got set back to third place. The rest of the heats he led all the way around. Following is the summary: Alpatra, J. Capewer, Woodnurv, l3I: Trial, Seaside Stables, Bridgeport. 4l22 kittie Wilkes Ed Griffin Daubury, 3233 Bessie B., Jas, Miller, DanOury, 2444
 Time: ? fl. , B, 2.54 ,23sI2
 The 2,18 race was quite lively, the last of the day, and was finally won by Pamela re. Ameer and Little Frank were drawn after the ff,h heat and Panclare and William G. tough it out. The last
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Vice President $. J. BotStord.

sented by C. H. Gay and D. c. Beers.
 $, Mayhew of Bethel, also had good
 atring, and other exhibitors were Nash & Peffer and the Danbury Carriage Co.,, nf Da1hury, and Pratt <& Hawley of l New Milford.
 THE BIG TENT FOR FARM PRODUCTS was also we'll filled, and such q diplay of
 flowers and tempting fruit and vege- i tables! Many q housewife wished for
 such nice pig vegetables to cook at home, and who knows but what our local fair will put little more size to vegetables raised in this section. No knowing, for
 the influence of 8 local fair like this is far-reaching. The Plumb Hardware Co. 1 had liberal space occupied with farming 1 tools for the farmers, noticeable among
 which was the celebrated cutter, for which they are agents. ]. B. Fairchild had display of new-fashioned blows, and along beside them was the first blow used in Newtown, and exhibited by J. R Smith of Lake George. c. H. Peck must have shown the second, for it was au old one. J. $. Hughes had a scraper. k, F. Hawley had blows and blankets in quantities. Patrick Cannon had fine display of bees and supplies. The The Vermont Farm Machine Co. had big display of their manufactures. R. II. Beers G Co. had display of blankets and robes. Mrs E. L. CookEof Danbury displayed corsets. R0llo Goodsell was on hand with the DeLand separators, and there were several washing ma- chimes, most too numerous to mention There were other tents but all occupied by privates, that is, popcorn men, res- taurants and photographers. Of the side or snide shows the African dodgers secured the lead, there being three of them who wanted dreadfully to have somebody throw base balls at their heads. The whip man seemed to do thriving business, and the popcorn and peanut men made themselves heard oc- casionally. ". c. Johnson sold ice cream and refreshments under the grand stand. It would be impossible to give the exhibits, so numerous were they that it would take a whole paper, but here are some of the people who brought nice things to our fair
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IN THE CLOAK ROOM

The elegant display of G0Imcnt@ is a wll der in itself, so many handsome Jackets and Cepe5, ENtry market in the word i- repre- 4ented,
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What is

Castora is Pitchers prescription Infants and Children. contains neither Opium, Morphine other Narcotic harmless substitute for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, Castor Oil 1t is Pleasant Its guarantee thirty years by Millions of Mothers Castoria is Chdren's Panacea the Mothers Friend.
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LADIES' DEPARTMENT.

The exhibitors were:
 4: Mrs Minot Augur, Miss Lucinda Amber.
 B: Miss Georgiana Booth, Mrs Laura Brown, Mrs E. A. Beardsley, Miss Char lotte E. Beardsley, Mrs F. H. Beers, Miss Ella L. Beers, Mrs c. F. Beardsley, Mrs Isaac Beers, Miss Bridget Blake, Miss Julia Bruemin, Mrs 4. W. Bassett, Miss M, E. Blackman, Miss Nellie Brad ley, Mrs G. B. Beers, Miss Alice s. Beers, Miss Fannie M. Beers, Mrs W. Belt, Mrs George Baldwin, Mrs Isaac Beers, Mrs L. N. Blake, Mrs Albert Blackman, Mrs K. B. Beers, Mrs c. E. Beers.
 0: Mrs H. B. Camp, Mrs F. o. Cur tia, Mrs H. H. Curtis, Mrs J. c. Corbett, Mrs L. L, Curtis, Mrs s. B, Camp, Mrs 5. Crofut, Mrs M. Camp, Mrs R. A. Clark, Mrs c. P. Coe, Mrs s. Curtis, Mrs H G. Curtis.
 D: Mrs Jane Dunbar, Mrs s. s. Cunning, Mrs Daggert, Mrs. R. P. Davis, Miss Julia Dikeman.
 F.: Mrs F. I, Ferguson, Mrs Henry Fairchild.
 G: Mrs. J. N. Gordon, Mrs F. E. Gilbert, Miss Hattie P. Glover, Mrs s. c. Giover.B
 H.: Mrs I. B Harris, Mrs " F. Hayes, Mrs E. J. Hail, Mrs Susan Hall, Mrs Julia Hawley, Miss Margaret Hur- ley, Miss Annie E. Hawley, Miss Kath- arine Harrison, Miss Katie Hurd.
 J: Mrs E. L. Johnson, Miss Nellie A. Judd.
 K. Mrs J. ". Knowlton. Mrs c. W. Kelley.
 L: Miss Maggie Lynch, Miss Katie Lillis, Miss Maggie Lyons.
 M Mrs. Hiram MerreIl, Mrs. N. ". Mrs. |. A. Mayhew, Mrs Jas, Miller, Miss Annie Morris, Mrs J. A. Mrs Hannah McDermott, Miss Julia B. Merwin, Mrs MacGregor, Mrs Edward Murray, Miss Cassie Murray, Mrs F H. Mitchell.
 N; Miss Julia Nichols, Mrs. Addie
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''' incl Dentms. All new designs, PricSs iIr and 25c a ytTi.
 EHlroidered Edge Muslin for sash Cur. tains Price F l-3 a yard. ;" inch Curtain Muslin in spots and stripes urlce i2 2c yard.
 FJT..i-uTe Cow ring +s inches wide a1l tba very latest designs, with gimps to match. Prices 3Jc and IL. yAr:I. L1Ce Curtains, three special numbers that r%NI be beat. Nottingham Brussels and Irish I"lNt rilect~ al s~ -, Sl.Ig and 2I -3q per p"lr. Easily worth from third 10 a half moe
 Ground foor saIesroom. IRISH POINT LACE CURTAINS. M softer tor IcaI,r tn5~ week about 5o u.}N l@t.l- "i l"'-'- e t'- aui .7ary curtains at i .~ per oatT, worth | fa tA""iuv Curtains at .s~, s- 5G and S35O per pair,
 T@l"srry Ca:rain-. a, 5:s' and $1 .> per Sle.t LamJr. 41r- of Ia,,. F.g1red. at 3"r- GCh CARPETS
 Al 3D. ciaily 5ntcr,,.tne prices. -- ifg"'-lE Brussels, Htade Ia 4 anl lined, at \.->s, tlrge-. .-s-.l... .a.3 and -.ncs al q M.-..-. ,sr:~s~. made, l4.: ,-ra lined, at Ai @o". tel. extra super Ingratn Carpet af coc N-ss in e..ry ~.ze a, 5,c. saa, 5ac ~.a ~.. |. z Doc Nle:-.a, l,. r..a.
 .' 'tNeF1h-, extra quality, 1..'i .. .@.-t1 I-i-".t u3u at 5oc a square
 Ire .a.-irrl reaH-at- o. oa-pet; |"Al ."trt aI -5- r.a....-
 1soua. t.oo. =ai, room.
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BOYS CLOTHING

. T I ' T V T der in itself, so many handsome Jackets and Cepe5 ET,Iy market ill the word i- repre- 4ented.
 Second Hoor-fo.t. BOYS CLOTHING
 We've B department here the ,ur th,Is can bring their b0ys win pcJfrct confidence Iu hudirg inc right thing aIwa\s
 Full S'!lt9 Tor boys, separate pants for Nuye, shirt waists for boys, hats and caps tnr hul s, ard everything for boys wear that zoe 5p make this one of the most comp, te depart inents m this section, and RI our usual Drpu. lar pIICCS. Ak 10 see tHu new la u|Ii-L.r G.tt.
 @t C0ul floor f.t..i. OPENING ut FURS AND FUR TRINMING~ N OUR CLOAK ROOMS
 All the new and desirable Fur Triumin2s~ ar" here now.
 The Nulria Fur light aul dark F rr h C0hcy, Martrn FuT, SsHl, DnD0S~uu, Fox very new, IhlJet, AnGOrA-v hite ulI bIaC k. A~trakhan, Persian Lamb, Mink Far, Imit9- 'iOn Chinchilla, limit 'tiou Ermiuc, White C0upy, Fur squirrel Tail~. FUR SCAEF~-the new sh-r~s with ~.N, eight and twelve tviI-. made from al of The new fur5, very laudsoI.e aLl mole 3t. pTice1.
 FALL AND WINTER HOUSE DHNpEEIE~. Not 2 home in BridGcD0rt Gut aLat s- con- tuuaiY finding something cut ut nI..t.t.. 41s.l more G tciHlly at this time nj inc y,..l. yyt..u Drap"lIv- are taken du.vu tn .l.i~t auG s-,.... You uway- fin souctN'u z.t..t ......- IT,. .s. ing or r"NalrIug. W'Ir Tt-'.T t" d" ur.g kind of drapcry work ur furs.t-a u,.sy -s,a,.. - al ~UrlH i-inE pTI-t.-. E.E.1 Ut :. try, G-g .r- iorlus nov, P.ink On in tris q, u.,Ittl.t1a-. JapantS" T.u~rl Crepe ln:ll~, fvE Draper le7 and i-alHht TGuins. Price l5c ya.3.
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VIEWPOINTS FAIR. A Success from Start
 to Finish. $500 PEOPLE PRES ENT ON WEDNES-
 DAY.
A Thousand Conn" Out in The \li~D on Tuesday, and Are Guatilicd by m ENrrp-
 tionM Exhibition
 Of Cattle.
A GENUINE AGRECUl TURAL FAIR AND A SUCCESS IN
 EVERY WAY

rjsaa EAhlb ton Thanks T" Tho V'gl
 lanac of th" Ohc-r.
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THE GRAND SUCCESS OF THE OPENING
 f"nr N7w nr''a G7o7s passed winning the puocsc nHdence CooEed Dress oo Silks and Goods on the h With M charge gain room through the department enlarged of our increasing 7d And know welcomed
 0g complained of of our crowd departments plenty of light good lhingsnewness gns supreme throughout store
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to watching both. The big rains also wet the grounds considerably and that was not exactly pleasant and some fears were felt for our new track, but by noon the sun and wind, having been doing steady duty, it WAS all right.
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Castoria.

''Castoria isso well adapted to children that Irecommend it as superior to any prescription known to me-" H. A. ARCHER, II. D.,
 III So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. The use of 'Castoria' is so universal and it's merits so well known that 1t seems a work of slIpeFerogation to endorse it. Few are the intelligent families who do not keep Castoria within easy reach."
 CARLOS MARTIN, D. D.,
 New York City.
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FRED HALL WON FIRST MONEY

and Sherman Crofut second, though this was not the order of their coming under the wire. The reason they lost was be- cause they did not keep the cigars burn ing. The other racers were George Drew, Howard Briscoe, G.F. Baker.
 The bicycle race, like all bicycle races, was just good coming down the home stretch, and was we'll contested. It was for local wheelmen and Harry B. Curtis won, closely followed by Herbert Lake. Edward Morgan finished Sd, Charles Nor gan 4th, Time 04.
 It was getting late and people com meneed the homeward journey, but no one was heard to complain against the NeWtown fair. It was happy and good natured crowd that passed out of the gates as the darkness was gathering.
 Thursday was another good fair day and the attendance must have been about equal to that oE Wednesday. It was not
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For several years I have reoommenasss 't'astoria.' and shaH always continue to d. So, as it has invariably produced bsnaflcis~ results"
 EDWIN r. PGKnEE. II. D., fa5sh Street and 7th Ave, New York Caav.
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Tas oss1Aua ooarAsr. T llgaa.r s.aEE NJ Yoas oz
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CaStoria.

Castoria cures Coic Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarraea, Es5lctation, Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes di
 gestiun, Without injurious medication.
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-14
TO BE CONTINUED
lINCOLN'S LOvE-MAKiNG.
Encountered His Political Rival While
Addressing Miss Todd.

Encountered His Political Rival While
Addressing Miss Todd.
In 1899 Miss Mary Todd, of Kentucky,
arrived in Springfield to visit married
sister, Mrs. Edwards. At the instance
of his friend Speed, who was also
Kentuckian, Lincoln became visitor
ut the Edwards, and before. long it was
apparent to the observant among those
in Springfield that the lively young
lady held him captive. Engagements
at that time, and in that neighborhood,
were not announced as soon as they
were made, and it is not at ali impoSsi-
BILE that Miss Todd and Mr.. Lincoln
were betrothed many months before
any other than Mrs. Edwards and Mr..
Speed knew of it. AT this time, as was
the case till Lincoln was elected to the
presidency, his one special rival in Illi
nois was Stephen A. Douglass. Mr..
Douglass had more of the social graces
than Mr.. Lincoln, and it appeared to
him that nothing would be more inter-
esting than to cut out his political rival
in the affections of the entertaining
and lively Miss Todd, and so he paid her
court. a spirited young lady from Ken
lucky at that time in Illinois would
have been almost less than human if
she had refused to accept the attentions
of the two leading men Of the locality.
Therefore, Miss Todd, being quite hu-
man, encouraged Douglass, and again
there was what nowadays would have
been called a Irritation. This course o.
action did not spur Lincoln on in his de-
votion, but made him less ardent, and he
concluded, after much self-worriment,
to break off the engagement, which he
did, but at the same interview there was
a reconciliation and q renewal of the
engagement.-John Gilmer Speed. in
Ladies' Home Journal.
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One of the Good for-Nothines.

An exchange reports colloquy be-
tween the father and mother of lazy
son, who had given up one position
after another, and seemed to believe
that working between meals was in
furious to his health. $50 George is
going to give up his place again, is he?
What is the trouble this time?" asked
the father. HE complains that the
hours are too long," the mother an
swered. ssH'mi I guess George would
like to work from twelve to one, with
an hour of for iuncheon."-Youth's
Companion.
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CHAPTER II.
THE SENIOR STRICKLAND.


Two and twenty years ago I, Ignatio,
visited a village IN the state OF Tam
aulipas, named Cumarvo, beautiful
place, half hidden in pine forests among
the mountains. I came to this village
because a friend Of mine, one Of the
wrote to me saying that there was an
Indian in the neighborhood who had in
his possession an ancient Aztec scroll,
which, being in picture writing, neither
he nor anyone else could read.
This scroll had descended to the In
dian through many generations, and
with it q tradition that it told of very
rich gold mine in the mountains where
of the site was lost, which had been
closed to save it from the grip Of Cortes,
by the order Of Guatemoc, my fore
father.
Now had been taught the secret Of
the picture-writing when first [ was In
itiated in the mysteries of the Heart.
This writing the Indian was willing
to give up to me as Lord of the Heart,
and accordingly I journeyed to Cumar-
vo to study it. On my arrival at tho
house of my friend I heard that the
Indian had died of sudden sickness,
and that his son would soon discover
where the scroll was hidden.
Another thing I heard also, namely,
that white man, an Inglese, the first
who ever visited these parts, had come
to the village about six months before,
and was engaged in working some old
silver mines on behalf of a company, a
task that he found difficult, for tho
Mexican owners of land in the neigh
borhood, being jealous of him and
angry because he paid his men fair
wage, were striving to prevent Indians
from laboring in his mine.
It CHANGED that fray arose on the
night of my arrival at Cumarvo. On
the morrow I saw the fruits Of it as I
walked down the little street. In the
middle of the street, lying in the shade
of a house, were two dead men, A
| handsome Indian girl, with q sullen and
unmoved countenance, was engaged in
winding o serape, or blanket, round ono
| of the bodies, but the other lay I'M
tended, certain stains upon the cloth
| ing revealing the manner Of its end.
On doorstep sat third man, wounded
about the head and face. while the bar.
Der of the village, its only doctor, at
| tempted to remove his hair with q pair
of blunt scissors, so that he might dress
the cut
-ssWhat is the cause of this, senor?~
| asked the barber.
ST think that have the honor Of adj
| dressing Don 1gnatiO," the little man
answered, and, lifting his hands from
their work, he made a sign showing
that he, also. was a member of our
| brotherhood, though a humble one.
''Ah, thought so. he went on as /
gave the eountersign; I'VE heard that
| glad OF it. for weary of dressing
wounds on Sundays, and perhaps you
! may be able to put stop to these
/ fights The woman was the cause OF
| it, of course. senior; these are not the
| first that abe has nbrought to their
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For year Or more was the greatest
power IN Mexico, and yet, though hun
dreds were privy to my secret, it was so
well kept that no whisper of it came to
the ears OF the government. At length
all was ready. and SO carefully were my
plans laid that success seemed certain.
Just before the time fixed for the rising,
it was agreed that my wife should be
placed, as one of whom we could be
sure, as servant in the house of man
who ruled Mexico in those days, that
she might spy upon him.
Instead of that, she, my wife, fell m
love with him It is easy to guess the
rest. One night, but week before the
appointed time. and some five or six
others, the leaders Of our party, were
seized. My companions were made away
with secretly, but was brought before
the great man, who received me alone,
holding pistol in his hand
II know all your plans, friend" he
said. 81 know also that you have a
great treasure in gold hidden away
Now, friend. make you fair offer
hand over this treasure to me, and
you shall go free-refuse to do so, and
you viii be brought to trial and die as
you deserve"
"How can you promise for others?"
asked You arc not the only white
man who would have fallen"
81 can promise for others, first, be-
cause I am their master, and, secondly,
because nobody but myself knows any
thing of this matter, since, if I told
them, / must also share your wealth
with them, and that, my friend, mean
to keep. Give it up to me and you may
go and plot against my successors and
the government Of Mexico as much as
pleases you, and take your wife with you
for aught care; for, friend, having
earned so comfortable competence,
propose to leave the land where. as this
business proves, people in authority are
too apt to have their threats cut. Now
choose"
Then chose, for thought to myself
that might get more gold, but could
many must suffer with me, and all my
hopes for the future of the Indian race
would come to naught. Also l knew
this villain to be man of his word, and
that what he promised he would fulfill
Within ten days he had the money.
All these things had come upon me
because of woman, a traitress, whom
had nurtured in my bosom. I swore
a great oath before Heaven that, for
her sake, 1 would hate and renounce
her sex; that, whatever might be tho
temptation, never again would look
kindly upon one of them, or have to do
with them in word or thought or deed;
and that oath, so far as lay in my
power,I have kept to this day, and
hope to keep through all eternity.
It may be asked what became of my
wife. do not know. I lifted no hand
against her vino was flesh of my flesh,
but she persisted.
For many years-twenty perhaps-I
became wanderer. Wearying of the
struggle I went back to my village in
the mountains and dwelt there awhile,
but this also wearied me, having moth
ing to do, and turned my attention to
the study and management of mines.
It was while was thus employed, as a
middle-aged man, that made the ac-
quaintance of James Strickland, who
was destined to accompany me to the
city, Heart of the World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-14
His Bent

That's a bright boy of yours"
DO you think sop
81 do"
HAS he any particular bent?"
"Yes. He is bent most Of the time
over abicycle.'.-Texas Siftings-