Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 23, 1889, Page 11

NOT FOR LONG-NOSED NED. Dad Thompson Loat All He Had at Oards, HIS DAUGHTER WAS THE STAKE. A Brate Won Her, But She Ks- oaped to Marry and Reform the Wild Hunter of the Blue. M He's a Legislator Now., ForT ROBINSON, Neb., June 19.— [Special to Tir BEE.]—In those days Nebraska was not so well settled as now. Indeed, few people lived far back from the Missouri river and the Big Blue was wholly unknown. In the spring, a lew spirits bolder than the rest, pushed down to the Blue, and sent back glow- Ing accounts of the richness and beauty of the country. It was not, how- sver, until a year or two later that the Big Blue country became generally known and the people rushed in from Illinois, Toa,w Pennsgylvania and Indianato find homes for their families. There was a big stampede all along the border, and fear- Ing for the safety of the settlements Captains Spaulding and Mix, of my old regiment, the Second United States cavalry, were sent down with their sompanies to guard the country. Be- atrice was a paper town and nobody be- lieved it would ever amount to much. There were no scttlers on the Blue above Beatrice. There was good hunt- Ing then, on the Blue. and vear, deer, and many fur-bearing animals were abundant. The Sioux and Pawnees maae night hideous with their whoops, and had the upper Blue for their regu- lar hunting and camping ground. One white man, a young fellow, had pushed up the Blue and built his cabin near the head of the stream, where he had laid out a farm. He did not farm much. and ex small garden patch beside the seemed content to let the laad lie idle and hold the claim down. H trapped, fished, and eang all day long, and seem- ingly was very happy to be left. His furs he took once a year over to the Platte and exchanged for flour, sugar, tobacco, coffee, matches, and whatever he needed. After selling his furs he would always, as he said, ‘‘take a little needed recreation in drinking, fighting and horse-racing.” He would stay as long as his means lasted, and then, packing up his purchases, he would set out for his ranch and lonely life on the Blue. He seemed hardly nineteen, but was really much older than he looked. How so young a man had ac- quired such . vicious habits was & mystery, for he kept his own counsel and would not tell any- body who he was or where he came from. He was a fearless rider, a brave hunter and an_expert with the rifle. Some said he had been with frontiersmen ever since he was a mere lad, ana that he could, if he chose, tell where many of the ponies and horses were that had been stolen from the Overland Stage company during the past few years. Neuarly every time a horse was stolen his name was mentioned, but as often as the ~~cabin was visited he was found at home quietly attending to his own affairs. He knew he was suspected and it worried him. One day he said the next party that came looking for him would get a fight, and then they left him alone. He never visited the settlement WITHOUT BEING HEAVILY ARMED and sometimes when in liquor, was very troublesome. He would mount his horse, draw his pistols and ride through the streets of the littie towns, whooping and fiing in every direction. When pressed he would take to the hills and g0 back to his ranch. When not on_ a spree he was quiet, well bebaved and a most intelligent and agreeable compan- ion. He was called a desperado and everyone came in time to shun him. One day he went down the river to look up some new hunting place and trapping grounds, and when about thir- teen miles from his cabin was surprised 0 come upon & good-sized house, barn, wagons and all the appointments of a farm. He hitched his horse to a tree by the door, and was surprised to see a man untying the horse and leading him away almost before he had entered the house. ‘*Hold on there,” he cried, ‘‘what do you want with that horse?” “Be you the chap that lives up the creek?” he was asked. “Yes; what do you want to know for, and what business is it of yours where 1 live?” “Yer are wanted over to the Platte, and I’'m goin’ to take yer over thar,” said the farmer coolly. Had & bomb- shell fallen at his feet and exploded, he could not have been more astounded than by the words of the farmer. ‘Was it possible he had struck a man tougher than himself? It looked that way. He rubbod his head and pulled his ears to see if he was alive or awake and had heard correctly. “Yes,” confinued the farmer,coolly eyeing him, *'I don’t care to have yerin LI 5 lahbortioon While! I Jive Hyar, and I'm just going to take yer over to the Platte and put yer in jail a bit.” The young man started, and instinct- Ively his hand sought the handle of his revolver. “None 0’ thet, my fine buck,” said the tarmer, smiling; “Put down yer hand or Jake, who’s just behind thet door with & double barrelled shotgun, will seatter yer tarnal remains all over the praivie. The young man turned quickly and saw the double barrel of a gun leveled at him from the door of the house. **Keep him there, Juke,” said the far- mer, ‘‘till I put up the beast, and then T’ll take his crackers away from him,” The young man stood like one riveted to the spot. He knew if he moved one inch he would be filled with buckshot. 1t seemed to him an age until the OLD MAN CAME BACK, " and walking quickly up to him, took both his revolvers away from him, **Now, young fellgr, come in, and see yer don’t try none o yer monkey shines with us, or we'll have to fill"yer up plump full o’ lead.” The family consisted of the old man, his wife, daughter, a little son, another old man and the hired man, Jake, who he had seen manipulating the shot gun on him, The old man had little to say and seemed sulky and ugly. He told bis wife to hurry up the supper and then drawing out gil jack-knife sat down to whittle a stick and chew tobacco. After awhile he expectorated about a pint of saliva on the stove hearth and looking u&) at the young man chuckled as he said: “Thot yer was chief round these parts didn’t yer? I’ve hearn tell of yer capers over thar (pointing with his” knife to- ward the Platie) and they tole me yer would make trouble for me, but Lord they didn’t know ole Thompson. No- ly on yearth is chief when ole 0mpson’s ‘roun.” *I was chief till you came,” said the THE OMAHA mung man, “but T givein, There’s no- dy chief In these parts now but ole man Thompson.” 18 that on the square, young feller?” said Thompson rising. ‘‘Look out what er about. I cut yer weazen as s0on as would a rats,” and he walked toward the Koung wan with the knife open in his hand. “‘Don’t, pa,” eaid his daughter, and Mrs. T., joining in, smd: ‘‘Just sit down. pa; yer supper is ready.” “Well, come up, young feller, and git some supper, and ef yer honest in what ver said about ole Thompson bein’ chief “roun’ here, shake.” They shook hands cordially, and this strangely as- sorted pair sat down at the table to eat. Mrs. T. and her daughter were very pleasant and agreeable, but vhe old man said nothing. After supper he went out i the yard and saton alog for a long time, whittling and chewnig tobacco. Avlast he came in and said, abruptly: “Young feller, I've been a-thinkin’, and ef yer dead in_earnest about what yer said, thet there’s to be noone chief in these parts but ole Thompson, I won't take yer to jail, and yer kin go home.” The young man’s heart leaped into his throat as ha grasped the old chap's hand and shook it warmly. He had conceived a great admiration for the old man, and expressed it. Here was a man so much worse than himself he was proud to call him chief and ac- knowledge his authority over him. “Yer bet, dad, it's all right, and yer chief every time!” cried the young des- perado, wringing the old man’s hand again, “Well, then, none o' yer monkey shines when I'm ’roun’, and see yer don’t fergit it. Jake, bring him his horse—and here’s yer guns, young feller.” THE WOMAN HAD LOOKED ON, INGLY, and when the old man passed him over his pistols, the young desperado made a deep bow tothe two women h they returned with polite cour- SMIL- Bidding vhis strange family good bye the young man sprang upon his horse and rode swiftly away. He had strango thoughts us he went back to his ranch. Tn all his life he had never seen u fam- ily like this one and naturally his rough nature was charmed with them. I subsequently learnd the history of this strange family and may as wulfvr - late it here in my story as anywhere. Thompson had formerly lived in [owa about six miles from Sioux City, in the valley of the Big Sioux river. Matters did not turn out well with him and he moved to Nebraska and settled on the Big Blue river. Thompson was a good natured farmer and loved his family. el he had been an exem- . He seemed, r, to be unfortunate in all his efforts to get on in the world and this soured him and made him ill-nztured. He was a man of fievce and forbidding aspect but not half as savage as he looked. Atlast he took to drink and became a ds ate cha He made frequent trips from his farm on the Blue to Hook’s ranch,or “Dog Town” as it was then called. Here he would become drunk and associate with all the rough characters that frequented the place. , He hadprodigious strength and was a quick and dead shou. He soon came tobe a leader among ths men he associated with, and nearly ev- eryone was afraid of him. The merc sight of old **Dad Thompson” as they called him would quiet the most reckless desperado. It was not long until he took to card playing, a thing he had never done before, and soon became a persistent gambler. At first he would play only for the drinks, but before long he bet anything he haa with him. Being a man of intelligence he brooded over his sorrow in his cups and at the gambling table. When very drunk he would curse himselfand speak of his neglected wife and daughter who he knew were looking anxiously for his return home. He praised his daughter coustantly and declared always she was the handsomest and best girl in the world. Among the old man’s boon compan- ions and always a patient listener to his praise of his daughter was Long Nosed Ned, the stage driver. He would sit for hours and hear the old farmer praise *‘his Mary” as he called her. Ned was aman devoid of honor or soul and a confirmed gambler. He was always flashily dressed, always playing and constantly, when he could gef there, in the society of old mar Thompson. He encouraged Thompson to drink and play and seemed anxious the old man should sink lower and lower in the scale of degradation. One evening when they had been playing and drinking all day, for Thompson was now nearly always at Hook’s Ranch, Ned bantered Thompson to put his horses and wagon up against a hundred dollars which he produced. The old man thinking he could win did soand soon lost his team. Then Ned bantered him to play for his farm and put up the team and two hundred dollars against the claim. Thinking he could win his team back as well as the two hundred dollars. The farmea staked his claim and lost. Riging from the table he realized what he had done and said he was ruined. He said he would go home, but reflected, ho had no team now to go home with. The more he reflected the more desperate seemed his situation. Ned plied him with liquor, and when he had him properly drunk he said, jokingly, he would put up the farm team and $50 in money against IS DAUGHTER MARY, Not knowing what he did and crazed with liquor the tarmer satdown to play. The rough characters gathered about the table to see the play. Of course. the advantage was with Ned from the first and the farmer soon lost, his daughter going with hie team and farm to Ned. Slowly rising from the table Ned went out, hitched up the team, then calling for a quart bottle of whisky invited the farmer to get into the wagon and said they would go home. erhaps it was the whisky that induced him, but the farmer made no objection and climbing irto the wagon took a seat by the side of Ned. They drank heavily, Ned frequently passing the bottle saying it was a ch!ll,v evening and they needed to warm upa bit, It was a long ride over the sandy roads and they did not reach Thompson’s (now Ned’s) ranch until after 10 o’clock. They found Mrs. Thombson and her daughter sitting up, patiently awaiting the return of the husband and father, EThey were a good deal surprised to see the old man bring home with him a drunken companion, for he had never done so before. Still they thought he had drunk more than usual and could not, perhaps, manage the team and that Ned had come along to drive him home. So they received the stranger kindly, and late as it was set about pre- varing supper for them, for the long ride had made them hungry. ‘While the supper was being cocked, Mary could not but wonder at the drunken stage driver’s conduct., He stared at her, winked and leered in the most outrageous manner. The old man continued to drink from Ned’s bottle quite frequently and as soon as he had his supper staggered off to bed and in a few moments was dous in a drunken slumber. Ned now told Mary and her il DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 18%0-SIXTEEN PAGES. mother all that had happened and wound up his disgusting recital with: “‘So now yon are my own littie woman Mary,and come here and give mea hug and a kiss.” At the same time he caught hold of her, but she tore loose from him and ran into the other old man’s room, men- tioned in the first part of this story. He was her uncle and an older brother of her father. She waked him up and told him what had happened, but he seemed to care very little about it. He told her to go to bed aud in the morn- ing when her father was sober, he would fix it all up. As Mary came _ from the room, she found Long Nosed Ned watching for her, and he caught hold of her again. With a desperate effort she threw off his grasp, and springing from the door fled down the path to the barn. Here she hud herself in vacant stall. It was not long until she heard Ned and her father coming down the path,and to save hersell from being found she climbed out through a s(]\mro hole at the back of the stable and UID MERSELF IN THE WEEDS behind the barn. Here she lay quiet until the barn had been searched, and then she heard her father say they would go back to the house and get a lantern. Y Scarcely knowing what she did or where she was going, ns soon as they disappeared from the barn Mary sprang up and ran to the river. Her first im- pulse was to cast herseif in and_end all her troubles. While she was debating in ber mind what she should do she heard the dip of a paddle for thestream was quite high, and looking up saw three Indians crossing in o canoe nea her. They were Pawnoces,and could not help seeing her. They did see her, and taking her white figure for a spirit uttered unearthly cries and fled back across the stream and over the prairie whence th had come. Their cry startled Mary, and knowing the men wonld soon be down to see what it meant she ran swiftly up the river. Onand on she went through the damp night, her hair streaming out on the wind behind her. Once a grey wolf crossed her path and growled at her, but she ran toward him and the frightened beast fled into the undergrowth. For hours and hours she traveled onward not knowing whither she was going. The daylight was breaking in the cast when she saw o rude cubin just before her, and drog- ging her tired limbs to the door had just strength to rap on it when she sank down completely evhausted and faintaa. *Who is there?” came from within, but there was noanswer. “If you don’t tell me who you are I shall fire through the door,” ‘said the voice. Still there was no repl; along delay the door was partially opened and & young man peered cau- tiously out. When he saw in the noew rigen light of the morning o lying on the doorstep he could & believe his own eyes. Tenderly raised her up and bore her into his cabin. Then when he saw it was Mary, his neig s daughter, of whom he had thought constantly ot late, a gre joy welled up in his heavt and he was as gentle and tender as any woman could have been with her. She openod her eves and asked piteously “Where am I, what has happene Then, as if remembering some torri- ble peril, she cried out, *Oh don’t let him hurt me! Save me! Save wme!” *You are safe and T won’t letan hurt you. Don’t you know ine? the Hunter of the Blue and you Mary Thompson. Therc now, are very tired and must sleep while you something to eat. Go to sle a good girl, for you are safe he 2 With a smile the tired girl closed her res, aud gently spreading his contover her, for it was a cold morning, the young man turned a: the door, gently clc He sat down to thinlk, but could make nothing out of so strange an oceurrenc What had I M shelter and protection of him. He ¢ not tell. but one thing was cer there she was, and HE WOULD DEFEND HER with the last drop ot his heart’s blood. When he stole into the cabin later, Mary was sieeping deeply. Now and then a sob would heave her breas she did not wake. He guzed at her long time, and thouglit he had never seen s0 beautiful a woman iu his life be- fore. With such a girl he might be a man, and his heart rode in pride,and he vowed he would try for her sake even if he could not win her. He cooked some fresh fish, fried some antelope, made coffee, and did the best he could to get upsomething for his guest to eat when she awakened, Still she slept on. and on, until at last, when the sun was far up in the sky, he gently shook her and she opened her eycs, ‘With a start she sat up in the bed and stared wildly about her. Then she re- membered ul!, and as if to help her the hunter said: “Don’t worry. See, I have got you,” and laying her hand gently on his arm, said, simply, I believe you,” *“But you wmust nos remain here,” he sud, “that would never do.” **What shall I do,” she inquired. “Go to Kearney,” he said. *'I have a lady friend there who will take care of ou, and the commanding officer will e that no harm comes to you.'’ How easy it seemed to Mary to oboy this man. She said not a word in reply, and he understobd her. “Lam sorry I have no horse for you to ride,” he said, *‘mine is dend, but we must go even if we have to walk.” Then he packed up some provisions for the journey and locking up his his cabin they set out together on foot for Koarney. The journey was not along one, an ALL T0O 800N it seemed to come to an end for both of them. The hunter found the lady he knew, and on hearing her story she at once took Mary into the house. Then the hunter returned to his cabin, and to the surprise of every one while at Kearney he drank not a drop of liquor. Oan his return to the Blue he sought out Long Ned and gave him three days to leave the county, and it was enough. He went. Ned was soon afterwards killed in a druken row at Julesburg. Thompson went back to Iowa and died there. The young Hunter of the Blue continuvd to live in his cabin, but made frequent journeys to Kearney, and always to see Mary., Once when he re- turned Mary came back with him, and she was his wife. He had something to eat for you must be very hungry as well as tired, after your long walk, I am the ynunfi hunter of the Blue and I swear I will die if necessary to protect you from all harm, Do you not know me? he asked again, as she had not saia she knew him, *Oh yes,” said Mary, ‘I remember when you were down the river at my father’s place and I have often thought of you since.” Then she blushed and the delighted hunter cried out. *“Thought of me, have you? I guess you're the only girl then that ever thought of me,” and he added, ‘‘and haven’t I thought of you, oh every day, l&d‘,uoro than s hundred times a day, B‘aulnz Mary blush deeper than ever, he checked himsel! and said: *‘But oowe, you must eat and then after that we can talk, and 50“ must tell me all that has happened since 1 down the river.” Mary did eat and she did tell the young hunter all that had hap- ned, for somehow she felt strangely appy and perfectly safo: in/ his pres- ence. . He listened patiently Yo for story and his brow grew dark and his eyes flashed as sho told about the brate Ned and her father. “So that is it. girl? Sold to Long Ned to pay a gambling @&bt'and he was brute enough to claim you against your will. Not while I live, Mary, not while the Wild Hunter of the Blue lives, gal. I reckon,” he said, droppihig suddenly into his mountain vernacular. Mary looked at him with & woman’s faith in her brown oy and the result can be imagined, After marriage Ned stopped drink- ing entirely and was a steady and industrious man, respected by every one who knew him. After the death of old man Thompson, Mary's mother and her younger brother came to live with them, and to theso she add- ed o little brood of her own, two boys and two ¢irls, The Wild Hunter of the Blue soon removed to another part of the state and became a prominent man. I would not like to tell you his real name for he might not like it, and perhaps you know him though not his history. Suffice it to say that he writes honor- able before his name and is a crodit to his state, a self-educated and self-made man. As for Mary, if you want to seo her, you can probably do so by going to Lincoln at the next meeting of the Ne- braska legislature. where she always ac- compnnies her husband, and two more intelligent and refined peoplo cannot be found in_the state of Nebraska to- day than Mary and her husband, the former **Wild Hunter of the Big Blue.” S. BRISBIN. IBIALITIES. Four elopments in one week are chronicled n atown of four thous:nd inhabitants in Kentucky. The kuot was tied in minutes by the w. Oleans, N, Y. Claude Melnot: has just o X ess from A groom of seventy teen wus one of th seen at a recent weddi Ohio. . 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The best method in the ecity for extracting teeth without pain and without * he use of Chloroform, Ether, Gus or Electricity, the patient remaing perfectly conseious, but feeling 1o pain. GOLD, ALLOY, CEMENT and AMALGAM FILLINGS, one-half rates. TAKE ELEVATOR ON SIXTEENTH STREET. OFFICE 312 and 313 PAXTON BLOCK. Cut this out. Mention this paper. The ONLY Lawn or Garden Hose MADE which will stand 250 POUNDS PRESSURE. BUY e BEST, lvil LAST the LONGEST A hoge whicl a vork in most el will not give satistaction in malia, ) xtreme high prossure, Whil deal »mplain of other ho: in large guantities becauso it i3 not strongz enonzh to 0 A the pressure. Not Oue Foot of the “*FISH " has over failed. le by all deaters, or BRAND OMAHA RUBBER CoO, 1008 Farnam-st,, Omaha, Neb. ‘Wholesale or Retail. A. J. POPPLETON, 3 YA 'E3, Treasurer. J.J. BROWN, Vic: oW, 8.1\ JOSSELYN, Secretary A SOLID NEBRASKA COMPANY. The Omaha Fire Insurance Go. OF OMARA, NEB, ‘Paid Up Capital, - - - . . . . 8100,000 Fire, - Lightning - and - Tornado ~ Insurance, Offices, S. k2. Corner Douglas and Sixteenth Sts, Telephone 1,433, Divectors: A.J. Poppleton, J. H. Millard, Wm. Wallace, J, W. Gannett, H. W. Yates, N, A, Kubn, B, { . Woodworth, J. 8, Collins, owa, 8. . Josselyn. Omaha, Nebs Tome OfMee, Nos. 300, 301, 202, 303 Brown' - . ETCEINGS, ENGRAVINGS, ARTIST SUPPLIES, MOULDINGS, EMERSON, HALLET & DAVIS, KIMBALL, PIANOS AND ORGANS SHEET MUSIO. FRAMES, 1613 Douglas St Omaha, Nebraska. DEWEY & STONE Furniture Company A mognificent display of everything useful aid ornamental in the furni- twre maler’s art at reasonabls prices. THE BUSINESS OF 1HE OMAHA MERCHANT TAILOR COMPANY, 114 SOUTH 15TH § 24 ¥ The low prices, to; e with fine work and perfect fit, nave tisfed their customers that it {8 the cheapest place to buy their garments, They ure cons amly Telving new good UEES FROM $28 U the summer trade. AN ROM $7 UPWARDS WARDS, 311 South 16th St - Boboim s il e T e e - Omaha, Neb. —SOLE AGENTS FOR— ST. LOBIS HYDRAULIC-PRESS BRICK, Terra Cotta work and Fire Proofl a Mortor colors, (all shades), Sweeny's Dumb Waiter, Hard Wood Ioors, Venetian and nside) Blinds, 'Contractors' und Bullder's “upplies Call and see samplés, and gev prices, Correspondence solicited. Omaha Stove Repair Works 808-810 NORTH SIXTEENTH STREET, ROBT. UHLIG, Prop. €. M. EATON, Manager. 'Telephone 960 Repairs for all Stoves and Ranges made. Erilliant Gasoline Stoves. Stoves taken In ex:hango & part payment. Gasgoline Burners made to order and thoronghly repaired, B Telephione o us or sund card and we will call and estimate work of any kind. " COMPHGNIE CERERAL ETRARSHTLANTIOUE Paris Universal Bxposition FRENCH MAIL LINE, ted for thelr rexulurity, equal to rail. rains, in muking the trip Lo 1avre-FParis in one Three Dollars Make Early Application for Berths, This tra 15 nlso necessary on sccount of the beavy during the spring and sumuwer months. MceCAGUE BROS., 105 South 15th St., HARRY E. MOORES, 1502 Furnum St., H. L. HALL, 1223 Farnam St., J. H. GREEN, 1501 Farnam St., Agents, Omaha, Neb, MAURICE W. KOZMINSKL CALIFORNIA' = 85,00 LN SHHIk A full sot of taeth for §. Puiuless o JAS. MORTON & SON teeth without chlorcform, gosor ethe 1511 Dodge Street, balf rates, DR. BAILEY, Dentist, 813 Paxion Blook, 1th sud Vernem 8is. Open evening