Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-06-17

S~ and brsw Old
Judge Jonn Sebree lived many years in
Jefferson City, and filled a number of
prominent positions. Judge Sebree's
sons followed in the footsteps of their
father, adding fame and glory to the
old name in the arena of politics, in
public life, and in the navy of this
country, for Capt. Uriel Sebree, a dis
tinguished naval officer, had charge of
the Greedy relief expedition, when the
United States sent daring men out aft
er the Arctic explorer, whose life had
been despaired Of Capt. Sebree has
had an adventurous career. He has
been all over the world, and likes to
entertain his friends with variations
Of interesting and hazardous adven-
lures, but the strangest of them all
happened way back in the 70's, when
the captain was a rising lieutenant.
He was coasting with his vessel along
I Western Africa and cast anchor one
day at a small village for the purpose
of securing a supply of fresh water and
vegetables. He hired dozen natives
to bring the supplies on board, and no
ticed among them one who spoke the
English language quite well, although
he wore the customary breech-clout
I and garb of the African savage. Capt.
Sebree asked him where ne was born.
I'm the United States, SIR" answered
he with good old Southern twang
I'm what part of the states were you
born?" queried the captain.
In Missouri"
By that time Capt. Sebree had be-
come thoroughly interested.
Tell me what county in Missouri
you came from?" he pursued.
From Howard county. 1 was born
in that very county, not far from
town called Fayette," was the reply.
When did you leave thers?"
Just about year before the war
broke out"
Capt. Sebree cudgeled his memory.
He scrutinized the negro closely, and
although many years had raised, he
thought he recognized in him a boy
he had known in his childhood. In
the early part Of 1860 one of the blood
lest and most atrocious murders OF
which Howard county can boast was
committed. The victim was a weIl-to-
do farmer, his slayer being negro on
that place. The murder was commit
ted in cold blood. Immediately after
the discovery of the blood-stained
corpse of the old farmer search was
instituted for the murderer. He was
traced with bloodhounds out Of How
ard county through several adjacent
counties and over into Illinois. where
all trace was lost, until it was discov-
cred that the assassin had safely reach.
I'd Canada. Shortly thereafter the
war began and the murder was again
ost sight Of 1t all came to Sebree
ike a revelation. Here before him
tood the escaped criminal. He had
ound his way back to the land of his
ancestry, feeling perfectly secure
.mong the savages of the dark CONT
lent
AS the lieutenant scrutinized tho dus-
" countenance and compared the pic
ure in his memory with the face oil
he man before him all doubt van
shed, but he decided not to allude to
be crime
$50 you lived near Fayette?" he
ontinued his interrogation. you
lust have known Judge Sebree then,
Tho lived there?
"Fo' God, man, who is yo', any.
ow?" he asked.
LOOK at me, don't you remember
Ie? 1 am the little boy you used to
lay with-Uriel Sebree. Don't you
,cognize me, SAM"
The captain led his new-found COM
ltriot aside and sat down on the
eek. The handsomely uniformed ma
Il officer and the half nude savage
liked over days of their boyhood in
r-away Missouri. Neither of them
luded to the tragedy that drove one
them from his native land to the
Ids of Africa to live the life Of bar
rian. They talked until the sun
INT down, the negro asking many
estions about his old friends in the
yilized land of his birth. Finally
ey parted, Sam going ashore to his
t. He promised to come back the
xt day to intrust to Capt. Sebree's
eping some little presents he want
to send home to his friends The
1tain waited for him and held his
;sel several hours, but Sam never
lie back.
3ome of the authorizations found in
II are cocculus indicus. capsicum,
ger, quassia. NORWOOD, calamus
t, carraway and coriander seeds,
,peras, sulphuric acid, cream Of tar
alum. carbonate Of potash, ground
ter shells, nux vomica, plertoum
! stryehnine.