Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-03

who was alarmed and he did not
live in the town. The fright of
this man created no little amuse-
ment at the time and was not
soon forgotten, by him at least.
He was poor laborer who lived
a mile and half from Newport
in a cabin he had built in the
woods. About half mile east
of his hut two roads crossed each
other one of them leading to
Newport. Near these cross roads
was large pond of water. Hav-
ing heard that on a certain night
the town was to be destroyed by
an army from Kentucky, this
man was listening with both ears
at the time appointed for the
sound of the approaching army.
Soon after dark his quick ear
caught the strains of martial
music near the cross roads. He
FASTENED to town at the top of
his speed and came into Coffihs
store that was still open almost
out of breath to give the alarm.
There were several in the store,
who laughed at him and told him
that he. had heard the frogs in
the pond of water, but he would
not be convinced. To satisfy
him a young man present said he
would mount his horse and go
with him to hear the music.
They went and the young man
soon returned with the news that
the frogs were having a praise
meeting in honor of the return
of spring. The laborer was so
chagrined at his ludicrous mis-
take he did not show himself in
town for quite awhile afterwards.
But there, we should not be too
hard on the poor fellow for he
was scared within an inch of his
life, and if one who was never
used to the bull-frogs of Indiana
in an early day was to hear
pondfull of them let loose all
at once with the stentorian voices
Ego round, go round" he might
mistake it for the orders OF some
general to his men on the onset
of battle. | never was in battle,
for good and sufficient reasons
best known to myself, but confd-
ed to some of my close friends,
which reasons were this, / was a
little afraid of getting hurt,
(don't tell anybody Then
there are other reasons why they
should not have laughed at that
poor fellow. Sometimes even
men who think they hear voice
from heaven are mistaken. AS
an instance: There was in our
county (not Posey,) man who
thought he was called to preach
and being a just man desired to
be faithful to his calling but be-
fore starting he thought he would
investigate a little further and
listening more careful he ascer-
tanned that the supposed call was
not from heaven nor by an angle
for it was old Rebecca Dunkin
calling her cows and let me as
sure you that when her old man
made what she considered a
wrong move her voice was any
thing but angelic in its tone.
The native shrewdness of some
of the slaves would surprise any
one who was not acquainted with
their peculiar ways. For ms
lance when Miss Ofhelia asked
Topsy, who made her, the ans
wer was, nobody, jess growed,'
and again when the Vermont
dame was applying to her the
catechism and telling her that
man had fallen from his first
estate, Topsey chimed in with
the question, "Was dat state
Kaintuck" and how st. Clair in.
terupted the question, saying tc
Miss Ofhelia, "If you don't give
her meaning, she will put one
to it herself, and this" said he,
"seems to suggest a theory OF
emigration"
1t seemed that when a slave
was sold down south from Ken
lucky or Virginia that the havel
of their hopes was fixed on hov
they might return to the OLE
state. The fondness for the ole
home seems to penetrate tn
human heart and does not sto,
there but is found in the animal
and birds as we'll. This feeling
seems only to be broken when al
the tender associations of mem
DRY are removed. my canoe i
under water and my Banjo is IN
strung; ] am tired of living an
more-Hark | hear the angel