smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

TRIUMPH OF lNNocEcE; OR a DEER CHASE.
The most exciting event which has trans
pired in Downieville since time to which
our memory runneth not, was caused this
weeek by the appearance Of a couple of deer.
which had been driven into town from Gal.
loway Hill. One of the animals was killed
in garden and the other ran across the riv.
er to Durgan Flat, with every body in chase
yelling and firing pistols. One man attempt
ed to jump the river and half succeeded had
he cleared the stream and had the deer been
unable to run, he might have caught IT, The
frightened animal recrossed the river below
town and was followed by several men on
horses and mules, followed by dogs and
cheered by the crowd assembled on DUNCAN
bridge. The deer escaped and has our sYm.
pathy and best wishes for its long life and
happiness, We never saw such determina-
tion to run down innocence as was made on
that day, and the triumph which it achieved
by mere fieetness Of foot, did us good to see.
-SierTa Citizen.
Year: 1859

EE The quarrel between Washburn of the
Times on the one hand, and either Johnston
or Washington, on the other, is not likely to
result in duel. Neither seems disposed to
fight unless he be the challenged party. This
we judge TO be the true state of the case.