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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
HOG PENS OR WILD WOODS
BY CHARLES H. MANDY

| belligerent Bulgarian to the turbulent
Turk.
The grave and important question as to
whether the lordly hog should roam at
large through the woods and be secure
from seizure as an estray, or whether he
should be confined in a four by six pen
surrounded by an affluvia peculiar to
himself was a matter of dispute, and
many were the arguments advanced for
and against each side of the question.
As the election approached all other is
sues were forgot the Balkan was be-
came ancient history and even the tragic
and pathetic fate of Madero passed un-
noticed. Bragg Conner and his everlast-
ing and personal political assets, the re-
form of railroad rates had apparently
been sidetracked, and the political as
pirations of Hero (?) Hobson We're for the
time being cast in the shade, so absorbed
in the hog law were the citizens of Beat
g. Not a solitary delegation appeared
before the board of revenue for the past
two weeks to demand the construction of
a new road.
Thus it is proven that the question of
hogs or no hogs can and does arouse a
community TO a higher pitch than the
election of a governor, and every voter
in the beat will take part in the election.
1t also proves that we are all self CEN
tered and will cheerfully respond when
our own interests are involved. But alas.
the meager returns of the late general
election show that when other interests
are considered many of us are not there
on election day. And the logic of the
whole situation seems to be that hogs are
more important than presidents, especial
ly if they are our hogs.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-11-22

we was moving out from Abilene.
claimed could earn enough to keep
my wife without her needing 10 go
out into society.
ION cowboy pay?" she said laugh
ing. ION forty dollars montol
spend more'n that on champagne.
Here you Miss Jesse. who's payin TOT
this-you? Who keeps you. eh. MISS
Prunes-and-pris Shamed oil my
bein' a lady, Ell? am lady, too. ana
don't you forget 1t. And now. git out
OF my home"
I struck a match to the bo-kay OF
paper flowers. heaped on the hand
painted pictures, the paper fans. the
rocker chairs. and slung the coai-oii
lamp into the flames; then while she
tore my shoulder with her teeth.
carried her to my tent That's your
home now" / said. "the home OF an
honest working-man." ! said. and II
another tough defiles my home. III XIII
you"
The house-warming gathered the
the neighbors, but she had no use for
neighbors. Only they seen the line
drew in the dust around that tent
| the dead-line. Afterward II any man
came near that line, she'd screari.
\ But she'd taught me to drink. an ]
drank, day after day, night after Night
while she sat frightened In the tent.
moaning when came. Only when she
was cured could | get work, not while
had to watch all day. all night
She swore she loved me, she vowed
that she'd repented. and believed un
til she claimed religion. I'D seen her
breed of religion. I'd rather have her
atheist than shamming. She would
keep straight, and be my faithful wife
| II I'd quit drinking, II I'd only take
her away. But she'd married me for
a joke. and false as a cracked bell
she'd chime out lines and lies. know.
ing as l knew that II she'd ever been
the thing she claimed, I'd come into
her life too late. How could she be
the mother of my children. when-l
drank. and sold my ponies to buy
| liquor, for there was no way out.
And by the time I'd only Tiger left.
one night came Bull to find me just
as dusk was falling. ] was drunk.
too, scarce knowing what he said, Just
| telling him to shut up and have a
drink. Polly's bin hurt? Well. that's
all right-have rye-Pollys been shot?
That's good. we'd all have drinks. Was
she dead?
Gba ,rop 1oad
And | was sober then as | am row.
"Murdered?" | asked.
Jesse, she shot herself"
rs that so?"
Through the brow-above the eyes.
Come, Jesse"
Next thing l was standing in the
| tent door. and 1t was so dark inside
had to strike a match. The sulphur
| tip burned blue, the wood fared. and
for that moment, bending down, | seen
the black dark hole between the eyes.
the smear of drying blood. Then the
match went out, and THAT was
enough.
| gave Bull what I'd left. to pay for
burial
Then / was riding Tiger all alone,
with my shadow DRAWN slowly out
ahead as the moon waned.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-11-22
LIGHT THAT PRODUCES SOUND
Statement Sounds Incredible, but Ex-
pertinent viii Speedily Demon
strate II to Be a Fact.

1t seems incredible that a beam OF
light sould be made to produce sound.
but such a thing can be done. A ray
of sunlight is thrown through lens
on a glass vessel containing lampblack.
colored silk or worsted, or any like
substance. A disk having Sits or open
ings cut In it is made to revolve swift
ly in this beam Of light, so as to cut
It up" thus causing alternate flashes
of light and shadow. When one places
his ear to the glass vessel he hears
strange sounds so long as the flashing
beam falls upon the vessel.
A still more extraordinary effect is
produced when the beam OF sunlight Is
made to pass through prism. 80 as to
produce what is called the solar spec
trum. The disk is turned and the col
ored light of the rainbow Is made to
break through 1t. Now, II the ear be
placed to the vessel containing the silk
or other material, as the colored lights
of the spectrum fall upon It. sounds
will be given by the different parts Of
the spectrum and there will be silence
In other parts.
For. example. IL the vessel contains
red worsted and the green light flashes
upon IL. loud sounds will be heard
when the red and ths blue parts of the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-11-22

'ard-mouthed 'unter. You 'olds Is ed,
placin' the and on the 'orn Of the
saddle, SO. Then hup! That pebble
done the rest.
Now, it's partly due to this ere en-
tertainment, and the diamond ring !
gave her, that Miss Polly began to
perceive me with the naked eye. and
said l might come to supper.
And that evening was most surely
wonderful, in a\parlor all antim acas-
sars and rocker chairs with pink bows.
There was champagne wine. the little
cigarettes with dreams inside, AID n
bottle no bigger'n my thumb smeilin'
so fierce II well-nigh blew my head off.
Oh, it was all so elegant and high
toned that ! got proud of being al
| lowed indoors.
Her people was real society, her
poppa an army general, ruined by the
war, her mother prime Virginian. But
then she'd gone on the stage. so there
was mean suspicionsN
! hold suspicion to be form of
meanness when II touches women. My
|
| dies and dad was powerful again ciga-
rettes AS for the smell. so fierce it
had to be bottled, I'll own up was
| shocked. But then you see mother
and dad, an me being working people,
was not supposed to feel .he high
toned senses which belongs with
wealth. It's not for grade stock like
me to set up as Judge on thorough
breds. or call lady immoral for using
a spoon whar should need shovel
So 1t happened that in them days,
while rode guard upon Miss Polly.
no man in Abilene could speak to her,
or mention her name to me until |
give him leave She got to be known
as Sailor Jesae's kill, and any person
touching on my kill was apt to require
funeral
me. | know. because Bull. acting as
best man. claimed kiss, which she
gave him. Bull" says she, didn't
I bet you I'd marry Sailor Jesse with
in a week You owe me twenty dol.
lars" saw the JOKE vas on me-
| came to marriage pure as any
bear. or wolf. or fox. expecting to find
my mate the same as me. getter and
giver Of life. true to the earth. and
fearless In dom right
Folks said was young to marry at
nineteen. but full nine years I'd
earned my living. fought my way. and
done my share Of making happiness.
I'D been served with a mouth full
wide enough for laughin'. a face which
made folks smile when ! was sad. eyes
to see fun. the heart to take a joke
II any offered. and when things hurt.
wasn't first to squeal. No: as long as
the joke was on me I done my best to
take It like q man.
But suppose-Well, I'd best explain
that the English tenderfoot was at our
! wedding breakfast, and gettin' encour-
| aged. he put up his best prize ioke.
He was all hoo. hoo. hoo at first. SO
funny he couldn't speak, he fsllows
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-11-22
CHAPTER v.
The BURNING Bush.

Among the Indians. before o boy
gets rated warrior. he goes alone afoot.
naked, starvin' thirsty, way of TO the
back side of the desert. Thar he just
waits. auns, weeks. maybe whole
moon, TIL the Big Spirit happens to
catch his eye. Then the Big Spirit
shows him a stick, or a stone. or any
sort OF ,riflin' common thing. which
is to ce his medicine, his wampum,
the charm which guards him. hunt.
ing, or in war.
Among them Bible Indians you'll re-
member a Teller called Moses, out at
the back side of the desert, seen the
Big Spirit in burning Lush. Later
his tribe set up a medicine lodge. and
the hull storys mighty natural
Thisy~indian life explains a lot to
men like me.
Many find peace in death, only a
few In life, and | found peace thar in
the wilderness, the very medicine OF
torn souls, fresh from the hand Of the
Almighty Father.
CTO BE CONTINUED
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CHAPTER ".
The Ordeal by Torture.

...... iHc STucdi py IoTtuTc.
The Labrador was good to me, the
sea was better, the stock range--wall.
I'd four years punching cows. and I'm
most surely grateful.
The world in them days was peopled
with only two species. puncher an
tenderfoot. the last bein' made by mis-
taxa. Moreover. we cowboys belonged
70 two sects, our outfit. and others OF
no account And in our outfit, this
Jesse person which Is me, laid claims
on being best man, having a pair Of
gold mounted spurs won at guards
from Pieface, our old foreman I'd
q rolled cant,e. double-rig Cheyenne OF
carved leather. and silver horn-a
dandy saddle that, first prize for rope
and tie down" again all corners.
Gun, belt. quirt, bride, hat, gloves,
everything, my whole kit was silver
mounted and everything in 1t a tro-
ply of trading. poker. or fighting. Be.
sides my string of ponies I'd Tiger
an entire black colt I'd broke-though
l own he was far from convinced
Add n good payday in my off hind
pocket. and dye think I'd own up to
them twelve apostles for uncles? Dye
know what glory is? Wall, suppose
It mostly consists of being young
Time speak OF, our outA. had
turned over three thousand head Of
long-horns to the Circle s and rode
right into Abilene. Thar we was te
take the train for our home ranch
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-11-22

terday. a-puttin' up loud prayers,
which made me sick. "Rehearsin'."
says he. "'cause Polly's struck. and
I'm to be chief mourner."
He was my only chance OF meetin'
Miss Polly. when guy comes butting
into our conversation. He'd ruffed
sleeves to his pants. and was all
dressed saucy. standing straddle. aim
ing to impress. "Oh. whar's my gun?''
says Bull.
This person owned to being gen.
tleman. with a strong English accent.
He'd 'undreds of 'orses at ONE In
'Ammersmith. but wanted to own an
'ack ere, don'tcherknow.
So Bull lifts up his eyes to Heaven.
praying. "Oh, don't deliver us from
temptation yeti" Whereas ! connded
with this person about Bull being far
gone In religious mania. / owned Bull
right though, about my bein' a sailor,
timid with 'orses; and he seen for his
self the way was riding my Sam
'orse somethin' dreadful. Told me I'd
ought to old my ed Ugh instead OF
young Teller, an don't be ard on the
bally hanimal. He'd gimme Lessons
only | was frightened, but out Always
from town the ground was softer for
falling, an / gained courage. Happens
Miss Polly's house was opposite.
scrambled down ungainly, showed a
pebble in along Sans withers. and let
this gent explain just how to set an
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CHAPTER discontinued.

Yes. when looks back on them ra-
dunn nights entertainments along
with Bull Durham. see now what a
success they was In learning Inc to
ride. What you need" says he. rs
confidence Got to forget mere mat
ters OF hsbeas corpus. and how your
toes poin., and whether you're looking
pretty. Just trust you horse to pull
through, 30 that you amt caught In
the flower Of youthful innocence. and
hung on the nearest telegraph pole"
Once been to theater. and seen
. play. Thar's act one, with fifteen
minutes hoping for act two. Thar's
act after act till you just has TO I'LL
up the times between with injun war
whoops, until act five. when all the
ladies and gents is shot or married
It just cayn't go on. So the aujience
says, Let's go'n have a drink" and
the band goes of for drink. and the
lady with the programs tells you to
get to hell out of that.
It's all over. The millionaire Lord
Bishop OF Durham is only Bulls father
1n-law. Bulls not exactly a cowboy
yet-but assists his mother, Mrs.
Brooke, who Is chef at ranch. Bull
won't be quite popular with his moth
or for having gorgeous celebrations
with the hundred dollars she'd give
him to pay off little debt. I'd better
not come to the ranch after leading
mummie's boy astray from the paths
Of virtue.
There's the dust of Bulls horses
way of along the road, and me settin'
down by the wayside. A dog sets
down in his skin, tail handy for wag-
ging, all his possessions around him.
! amt even got no tail.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-11-22

waitin' each with his grin gettin' stale.
and Polly laughing just to encourage
him on. Their words got out which
made the boys uneasy. Jake Haffer-
ing. the Bar T foreman. told the hog
to shut up. while others moved to get
clear. was sort Of stupid. wanting
the point explained. couldn't believe
1t possible the joke was on my wife.
although I'd rose by then, with gun
hand free. Then ! saw but the room
seemed dark. and the tenderfoot all
indistinct. backing away. and reaching
slovenly for weapons. while my bull
let smashed in his shoulder. 1t sIued
him around as he dropped.
II was old Jake of the Bar T who
spoke out then, and spoke straight.
my boy" says he. put up your
gun. That's right. This here tender
foot Is bleedin' by spurts, arterial.
Bull, see II Doc Stuart is sober" Bull
ran for the doctor "Only a tender
foot" says Jake, insults a cowboys
wife-which Is death from natural
ca7ses. Ma'am," he wagged his finger
at Polly, faint long since you come
among US. 'Tain't more'n day since
you told me and others present that
you was marryin' for fun. You laughed
at warnings, and this here Jesse would
have shot the man who warned him.
You are lady. and this boy you mar
ried for fun, is goin' to see you treated
as lady own he got ratified first
10 i'm hna rf
which amt up to average practice
but it's time you began to see the
point of the joke"
They took the tenderfoot away, and
we were alone, me watching the pool
of red blood turning brown. Polly
sat drumming tunes on the table, her
face turned white, staring out through
the window at the noon heat Of the
plains. | remember | took a bottle OF
champagne wine. filed big goblet,
and drank 1t of 1t made me laugh to
think shed taught me drinking. so
had another. II sec." says Polly. 81
understand now" At that she began
to scream.
l should have told you, that after
our boys of the Flying Zee quit Abb
lene, l pitched a little A tent on the
prairie back OF Polly's house. Thar
could see my ponies at grass, and
SNUFF the air clear of that sinking
town.
But from the time | moved into the
house, thar was something disturbing
my nose-something uneasy-oh.
don't know what 1t was. back OF all
house smells, which gave me a sense
Of evil. SO could hardly bear to stay
indoors.
Comm from town one night-she'd
sent me there seen mal's shadow
cross the parlor blind. fired, missing,
a fools act. for 1t warned MIN, aad
gave him time. The lamp was out be-
fore l reached the house, and Pxlly
with some Mysteries getting in my
way.
1t wouldn't be sense to show a
match guiding the strangers aiin. or
to stand against window, or make
sounds. Rather stood right still, and
after while Polly surprised herself
into dead siience.' ! couldn't hear
that man. or feel. or see him
sensed him. Ca1't explain tha,--no
You just feel II Il man stareS hard.
fired at that. Then Polly. OF course,
went off into all sorts of fi.s.
Next morning | tracked blood sign
to the hospital. Seems young per
son from the bank had took to conjur-
ing and swallowed lead.
1t was still before breakfast that /
told Polly to pack her dunnage. cause
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-11-22
La Grande Passion.

"Une grande passion est uns
grande folie. Mediocrity In all things
Is wisdom; mediocrity In sensations Is
superlative wisdom. Nc young
lady should fall In love I'LL tho offer
has been made, accepted, the marriage
ceremony performed, and the frst half.
year Of married life has passed away.
A woman may then begin to owe. but
with very great precaution--, cry cool.
ly. very moderately. very nationally.
II ever she loves SO mucp that q
harsh word or a cool look cits her to
the heart. she Is fool. II she ever
loves SO much that her husbands will
is her law. and that she has got into
the habit OF watching his took In or.
der that she may anticipate his
wishes. she will soon be a neglected
ool"--Charlotte Bronte.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-11-22
JOHN ALSO NEEDED MONEY
As II Turned Out, Wife Need Not
Have Been Afraid Of What He
Might Say.

1t was Christmas eve. A beautiful
woman sat staring dolefully at the
embers OF the fire.
Christmas eve" she murmured,
and no money to buy baby Christ
mas gift"
Slowly her eyes wandered round the
room until, with guilty start, they
rested on something standing on the
mantelpiece.
1t was babys money box. Her
hands clutched the chair convulsively.
IF ! only dared!" she murmured.
But what would John say?"
For few moments she stood de-
oating the awful question in her
mind, and then she took the box In
her hands.
John need never know" she whis-
pered.
Then. with guilty face, she broke
open the box and emptied on to the
table collection of-tin lacks. nails
etc.
John had been there first
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-11-22
Maid Had HELPED.

Young Van Windle waited nervous
ly in the parlor for Julia to appear
He had been sitting there, twiddling
his thumbs, for half an hour. Finally
step was heard in the hall and he
rose to his feet expectantly.
But 1t was not Julia. 1t was her
maid
Marie said the impatient young
man, what keeps your mistress so
long? Is she making up her mind
whether she'll see me or not?"
NO, sir" answered the maid with
a wise smirk. 1T isn't her mind she's
making up"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-11-22
WORKS ALL DAY
And Studies at Night on Grape-Nuts
Food.

Some Of the worlds great men have
worked during the day and studied
evenings to fit themselves for greater
things. But 1t requires good consti-
tuition generally to do this.
Ga. man was able to keep It UP
with ease after he had learned the
sustaining power of Grape-Nuts, al
though he had failed in health before
ne changed his food supply. He says:
Three years ago had a severe at
tack cf stomach trouble which left me
unable to eat anything but bread and
water.
The nervous strain at my office
from 6 A. M. to 6 P. M. and improper
foods caused my health to fail rapidly.
Cereal and so-called Foods" were
tried without benefit until saw Grape
Nuts mentioned in the paper.
I'm hopeless desperation I tried this
food and at once gained strength, flesh
and appetite. ! am now able to work
all day at the Office and study at night,
without the nervous exhaustion that
was usual before tried Grape.Nuts.
1t leaves me strengthened, re.
freshed, satisfied; nerves quieted And
toned up. body and brain waste re.
stored. would have been a living
skeleton, or more likely dead one BY
this time, II 1t had not been for Grape
Nuts" ~.
Name given by Postum. Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read TIE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's Rea-
SON."
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears from time to time. Tht1v
are genuine, true, snd full Of humid
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Yelled "InJunsl" and stampeded.

down south. and hoped to get back
to my dog pup ROCKEFELLER. And yet
I'd never before been on a railroad.
and dreaded the boys would find out
how scared was Of trains.
lit in Abilene with a blush, and
Just stood rooted while guy selling
gold watches reads my name graved
on the saddle. and then addresses me
a. Mister Smith. Old Pieface. scared
for my morals. did kick this person
sudden and severe. but all the same
that Mister went to my head.
The smell OF indoors made my stom-
ach non right over while we ranged
up brave at the bar for first drink.
The raw rye felt like flames. though
the preserved cherry afloat In It tasted
familiar. like soap. At the same time
the sight OF gambling layout made
my pocket witch and I'd an inward
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-11-22
1. SUCH Economy unwlaaa

The low cost of living is dangerous.
A fellow who boasted that he spent
but two cents q day has been muir
dered by acauaintances who inferred
he had money in his stocking. -Phila.
dslphia Ledger.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-11-22

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rainbow fall upon the vessel. Other
colors produce no sounds at all.
Green silk gives out sound best in a
red light. Every kind of material gives
more or less sound In different cobra
and no sound at all In others-Iiar.
per's Weekly.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-11-22
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with Jesse Smith re-
1atinE the story OF his birth. early life In
Labrador and OF the death OF his father
Jesse becomes a sailor. His mother mar
rfes the master OF the ship and both are
lost In the wreck OF the vessel. Jesse
becomes a cowboy In Texes.
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WILLING 10 Obliue.

Lady of the House Ito persistent
peddler)-lf you don't go away imme
diately. | shall whistle for the dog.
Peddler (calmly) Then let me sell
you whistle, mum.-Lippincott's
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-11-22
HereditY.

THAT gamblers son is chip of the
old block
Il see. A regular poker chip"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-11-22

Every guest who cannot play always
tries the hotel piano