Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-04

Old Naples din. Our pulses beat.
My love had clasped me In her arms.
Harold Won Santvoord in Penny Magazine
Souvenirs of Shakespeare.
A collection Of Shakespeare relics
is now in the possession of Thomas
Horribly of Kingsthorpe, by North
ampton, says the London Sketch.
They were preserved in the house
in which Shakespeare was born,
which was owned by the descend
ants of his sister Joan. In 1898 John
Hart, sixth in descent from Joan,
lost his only child. He then suggest
ed to a kinsman, Thomas Horribly,
to rent the house and take over the
relics at a valuation. This was done,
and Hornby's widow resided in the
house until 1920, when she left it in
consequence of the then owner in
creasing her rent. She then moved
these relics into a house opposite,
where she exhibited them for sew
eral years.
Their present owner recently in
herited them. They comprise some
fine old oak furniture, a lantern, q
saw, a quaint deed box and several
pictures. A square portrait, quite
pretty, is said to represent Shakes
peare's sister Judith. An oval por-
trait is described as that of his
daughter Susannah, who married
DR.. Hall, but it is more probably
that of their daughter Elizabeth,
who married Sir John Barnard. We
are not In possession of the evidence
which connects these articles with
the poet, but they are all of Shakes
peare's period, or earlier, and it ia
certain that they were in the birth
house for many years before the
end of the last century.
Few persons comprehend the dan
gers that were attached to the work
OF western newspaper correspond
ents back in the days when Indian
fighting was the principal occupa-
ton Of soldiers on the borderland.
General Nelson A. Miles, U. s. A.,
famed the country over for his sue
cess in doing battle with the red
skins, was in Chicago recently, and
one Of the first men he met was Ed
ward Rosewater, editor of the Oma-
ha Bee. The meeting was signif.
cant, for it recalled an incident Of
the early seventies and how the Ne
braska newspaper secured a me
itorious scoop.
Intimately connected with the.
dian uprisings were Frank CIRQUE
and Captain Jack Crawford, the
ter being better known as the
scout. Both did good servi,
scouts with the Seventh cav.
General Custer commanding.
Captain Crawford acted at I
time also as a correspondent for I
Bee, then a small daily, struggli4
for existence. During Custer's lat
stand Crawford was with Colone.
Benteen, who commanded a part of
Custer's command at Slim Buttes,
and Grouard was with Colonel Re.
no, who commanded another detach-
ment of Custer's forces. After the
Custer massacre Reno dispatched
Grouard to Deadwood, S. D., the
nearest telegraph station, to nota..
the war department Of the terrible
affair. At about the same time Cap.
tain Crawford concluded to ride iuio
Deadwood and dispatch to TheBe
the particulars of the fight and s@
the entire country. The majo4
of the great papers had correspond
ents with the troops, but none of
them dared to ride through a coun.
try filled with hostile Indians, nor
could they get any one to do it TO
them. Even had they had the cou
age to do this they could not have
withstood the hardships of a 300
mile ride over a rough country.
Both Crawford and Grouard met
at the stage station at Rock Springs,
Wy, and each OWNED the others
intention Of getting off the 9
the massacre first. Both were
perbly mounted on thorough
cavalry horses, and both were ca
ly matched as to physical strenl
and endurance.
1t was tacitly agreed to ride
gether for mutual protection. He
after hour they rode, sometimes
changing shots with struggling
dams and again resting their tir
horses. On the morning of the
day of their ride both stopped ft
short nap and to rest their hor
Each kept an eye on the other, b
ever, to prevent him from stea
a march. When they got read
go, Grouard broke his cinch v
saddling his horse, and befor
could repair it Crawford was re
ing out of sight in a deep g..
They had entered the foothills
the Black Hills. Grouard gallope,
after him.
AS the cabins Of the little town Of
spearfsh doomed into view Craw-
ford was half a mile ahead. As he
entered the town his jaded horse
was ready to fall. Seeing a COW.
boys broncho hitched in front of
| house. he leaned from his horoo -,