Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 11, 1891, Page 11

A THE CAPTURE OF 4 Y | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY JANUARY 11 THE FATHER OF CRANT POST. Reminiscences of the Mexican War by an 01d Veteran, GENERAL SANTA ANNA. A Thrilling Story of u Great Battle Told in a Modest Way by a Partic. Ipant — Victorious Against Great Odds. Mr. C. H, Kettler, famillarly known as the “Father of Grant post, Grand Army of the Republic,” has removed 10 Chicago, From therc he has written several interesting lot- ters to the members of the post, recalling old timesand reciting events in which he took part many yoars ago, Dr. R. M. Stone ceived one of the letters, and hasallo tracts tobe made from it. Mr, Kot red that a corfection be made to the bistor of Grant post, which appeared in Tur Bee several weeks ago. whore it was stated that Mr. Kettler had beer engaged in the Indian wars of the frontier, After requesting tho corre tontinues as follows “Iserved my adopted fatherland, arriving In America May b, 1834, in three wars, but I neverenlisted fn the regular army, and was never in an Indian war on the frontier, 1 am proud, my dear comrades, of my past. life, In war as in peace, proud that I am oneof —Wose who made Texas a free state, after- wards a state of the unfon; proud to be one of the 780 who defeated the 3,000 Mexicans on April 21, 1830at San Jacinto, making Gen eral San Antonio Lopez de Sunta Annaa prisoner, As an old ‘soldier, yourself, you will undoubtedly read with pleasure the de. ption of & battle fought nearly fifty-five yeu elear b “Almo ‘and Gollind were taken a fow weeks before the battle, its garrison cruelly massicred and shot. The Texas con fress put General Sum flouston at _the cad of its forces, and he immediately wmy of raw miiitia, poorly tand provisioned, but bra and determined. A fow days before the bat tle, General Houston retived behind the Buf- alo bayou, about twenty miles from where the city of Houston now stands. San Anna, with his forces of about four thousand men, occupied the little village of Harris burg, on the south bank of the Buffalo bayou On A pril 18, Houston, havinglearned that Banta Anna had left the village and moved toward Galveston bay, erossed the bayou and followed the enc The next day General Houston addressed his army, his boys, in o warm speech, saying that we should remen- ber Alamo aud Golliad and give the Mexicans ‘b—1and d—nation. ““We marched about twelve miles in the rear of the Mexican army, and by a_fino stragetic movement cut off Santa Anna and his advance from the main body, which wus coming up from the Brazos, and thereby enclosed Santa Anna between Galveston bay the Buffalo bavou, and a small stream calle the Vinces bayou On the 20th our command en fine spot on Buffalo bayou in sight of the en- emy. In our front was an eminence, on the right was Colonel Burleson, Colonel She man was o the left; the cavalry, commande by Mirabeau Lamar, was in the center, Our artillery, consisting of two picees which we cilled ‘the ‘Twin Sisters,’ was under com mand of Colonel Neill “The Mexican army, prairie in front of us, ad thrown up t vorks and in the evening fired several shots it s which did no injury. *The 21st of April ope no clouds being visivle, war was held. Millard, Bommerville and Benuctt were present. 1t was resolved to attack the army instanter, and tho celebrated ‘Deal’ Smith was sent to burn the bridge across Vinees bayou in the rear of both urmies, “T'he Mexicans, as was their custom, were enjoying theirsiesta aud were not aware of our approach, General Houston formed his Texans into line under cover of the forest, so that the Mexicans wouid not discover our movements, Moving to the front our artillery was under command of Colonel Hockley; Colonels Bu on and Sherman and Millard were in command of the infantry and Colonel Mira- beau Lamar of the cavalry. The ‘I'win Sisters' opened on the Mexicans with grape and cannister with the most deadly effect, and we footmen, charging ata double-quick, gave the Mexicans, as Houston had told. us. ‘h—1land d—-nation,’ clearing their breast: works and pouring a'terrible volley into the ranks, The battlo was turncd into a perfect rout, the enemy’s artillery captured, histents and equipage rifled, while the Mexicans flew in all directions, into the timber, over the rairib and into the bayou, where they rowned, ‘Our loss was very small, only about forty being killed and wounded, while the ¢ y Tost about seven hund killed, three hun ared wounded and eight hundred taken pri oner, “The flying Mexicans were y One squad aiscovered what they was 8 common soldicr, wio, their approach, fell down in the grass, cov ing himself with a blanket. Our boys sus. pected something us he had aclean shirt on made of fine material, and he was ordered to arise. When questioned he said he was an aide on Santa Anna's staff. He was escorted toGeneral Houstow's tent, which was su rounded by Mexican prisoners, When our men approached with their prisoncr the Mex- icans, who had been lying in the grass, aros doffed their somvreros and shouted, ‘Kl Pre dente “It has often been said that Saata Anna was severely wounded at this battle, but this isa mistiké. Whilo he was president, be- tween the year 1530 and 1547, he visited tne fortress of S3un Juan d* Ulloa, near Vera Cruz, and by the explosion of a cannon, lost his log. ‘When we defeated him at Buena' Vista, Pe ruury 2, 1847, he deserted his ecarriage and followed his army on horseback to San Lou de Potosi,but left. s cork leg in the carriuge, Hlb" nuow iu the memorial hall at Springiield, he letter then goes on to relate several ther incidents in the writer’s personal ex; ence. Among them is the following ““When we were discharged, I believe inJune orJuly, 1836, five us, two Germans and thre e Auericaus, concluded tosee a little more of Texas bef we returned to the stutes, sow mounted our mustangs, which we had cap- tured in the battle of San Jacinto,and s tarted out, provided with plenty of amunition and other articles, To givea history of our trip would take up too much time, Lost on the big prairie, 1believe between the Rio Grande nd- Colorado — rivers, often misled and foled by the ' ‘fala morgana’, 10 roads, nothing to shoot, mo water, nothing 10 eat except the craw-fishes which came out of the ground every morning, we and our mustangs grew so weak thatwe concluded tosurrender to the Indians, wiom we had seeu forseveral days camping & fow miles south of The Comanches, numbering about eight hundred in all received us very kinaly. We lived with them about ten months in Texas and Now Mexico, and dur- ing the winter months of 183 n the moun- tain caves of Arizona, during which time we killed about three hurndred buffalees. We returned in the spring of 1837 to Texas, and when about a bundred miles from San An- tonio we left them, ran away in the night, and arrived next day about 4 p. m. at San Antonio." ‘The site of the od Andersonville prison has been purchased by the grand army post of Macon, Ga. About eighty acres are com- prised in the site, which contains the stock- ade, fortifications and rifle-pits of the historio prison. _ Early in tho spring tho work of con- verting the place iuto a national grand army park will be begun. The entire area will be surrounded by & 100-foot driveway and & wido avenue will lead to the railroad sta- tion; walks, drives, fountainsand beds of flowers and rare shrubs and berries will be plentiful, and in the center onan clevation will be erceted aa elegant club house for the use of members of the Grand Army of the Republic and their guests, KEach point of special interest will be marked by a suitable monument or public building, and at Provi- dence spring alarge amphitheater will be erected for nohlinx Memorial day exercises. The Eik Itis generally nuderstood that the Audi- torium of Loulsville will be selected as the place of holding the social session at the next reunion. It ls roported that the graud secretary, as re- ed ex tion the letter Juipp amped on a occupying the open ed clear and bright, At noon a couneil of Sherman, Burleson, irsued. thought upon Allen O. Myers of Cincinnati, is having an infernal machine” constructed for work in the second that will knock the tar out of any order in the world, The Old Hickory quartette, which accom- panied Louisville m?ws to Cleveland avthe last reunion is contemplating & tour on the rond this season, Several fimu-rxng offers have been made by theutrical managers, but none have vet been accepted. All of the members belong to Loulsville lodge No. 8, Matters in Elkdom at Lousville are boom: ing. So writes Byron W. Orr, estcemed leading kuight of Louisville lodge, No. 8, As the time for the annual reunion and grand lodge meeting approaches the various com- mittees who have the arrangements in charge are holding weckly meetings and _getting every detall of the arrangements in shape for agrand demonstration, W. C. Dudley, grand esquire of the grand lodge and secrétary of Golden Gate lodge No. 6 of San Francisco, is credited with a number of very complimentary notices in the 'F'risco papers for his efforts” and energy in making a successof the Elks' carnival, which took place recently in that city, it being re- ported as one of the grandest uffairs that has ever taken place 1 Elkdom m any part of the United States. The indications are that the reunfon wiil be the largest gathering of the Elks known since the existence of the order, Reunion clubs are being formed in various Elk lodges througliout the entire country for the purpose of going to Louisville in May. San Franci: o, Boston, Philadelphia, Portland, O Baltimore, Chicago, Blookiyn, Buffalo, Roch! ester, New Haven, Atlanta, Ga., Evansville, Ind., Portsmoutb, O., Cincinnati and Detroit have all been heard from and the {nterest is increasing every day. K. of ¥, The officers of Park lodge No. 60 were pub- licly installed last Monday evening braska lodge No. 1 will hold a public memorial service at Pythian hall, on Farnam street, Wednesda . in commemoration of the late Dr. . M. Dinsmoor, an honored member of the lodge. An_interesting and dppropriate programme has been prepared. Minneapolis is out with a bid for the bien- ninl session of the supreme lodge in 1804 But_with the memory of Milwaukee stili fresh in the minds of thousands of members of the order, it is not likely they will want to run the risk of starving ‘or freczing in any more boom cities of the northwest duringthis gen One of the most enjoyable and entertaining events of the season was the banquet and public installation given Pallas lodge No. 110 of Schugler on Tuesday evening. A lavge number who had been invited assombled at the Knighits of Pythias hall about 8 o'clock and were entertained with some beau- tiful and impressive ceremonies, The se were opened by Rev. Krum with yer, followed by an address by Reticing “hancellor B, H. Phelps aud a beautiful song by a quartette composed of Misses Long and Miles und Messvs. Phelps and Jenkins, atter me the installation of oficers by Grand Chancellor A, B. Hughes, orge Sweesy, F. H, Kohn, H. M. Trulmer and C. W. Vance. As Chan- cellor-ele rles L. Towle had been called t of the Indian trouble that morn- i s postponed and the other " y installed in their order. The installstion” was interspersed with specches and singing. — After the ceremonie the guests were invited by Past Chancellor Plelps, in a neat speach, to accompany the Knights and partake of the good things th prepired in honor of the event, and 1o giv the Sir Knights and the ones who had the supper in charge the, credit due them would bedifficult, for the guests found the tables vily laden with a sumptuous repast of all delicacies of the season. The hall had been handsomely decorated with flags, flow lems of the order. The officer installed were: I, H. Phelps, V. C.; W, S. Jenkins, prelate; C.J. Lafarik, K. of K. and C. 8, T. yne, M. of E.; C. R. Jei M. of F.; T. E. Molacek, M. at A.; E. Klein, L G. L O. O. F Grand Master John Evans, assisted by past grands N. B, Kiem, J. W. Disbro, S. Larson, C. J. Johuson and John Lewis, Mon- day evening publicly installed the following oficers of state lodge No, 10: John M. Beach, noble grand; John T. Yates, vice grand; P. Venstrand, secretary; H. Jackson, ueasurer; W, H. Robertson, warden; A, A. Bickel, conductor; George €. Valien, right supporter to moble grand; George L. Sdwards, left supporter to voble grand; Jacob Marks, outside guardian; John Wood, inside guardian; Henry Miller, right scene supporier; Elmer Matsen, left scen supporter; J. Kendish, right support to vice grand ; Charles Watts, left, support to vice grand. After installation the fellowing pro- eramme was carried out: Add and Master John Evans Cornet soll pantment). ... . Miss Nettie' Woods o Droam o€ luie hum in Lov Isses Nettio itution od and we present. Cunton was present in full uniform, as were a number of mem- bers of other lodges, besides several of the profane. The affair’ was a pronounced suc- cess in every respect. Scottish Rite. The newly eleeted ofticers of the conneil of princes and the council of Kadosh of the Omaha Scottish rite bodies were installed Friday evening by Illustrious Brother A. Atkinson, deputy for Nebraska. There was @ very large attendance, including quite a number of Scottish Rite Masons from differ- ent parts of tho state. After installation re- freshments were served. 0. B. The first of a series of socials to ba gven by the Eastern Star, was held at the resi- dence of Mr. Thomas ‘Todhunter, on Twenty- first and St.” Mary's avenue, Wednesday eve, Hugh-five was indulged in to the satisfaction of all present, after which & sumptuous lunch was served, The company then de- parted for their homes, being well pleased with the first of their socials, S s PEPPERMINT DROPS, Always at cross purposes ocean ‘steamers. A burning firebrand is asort of an illumi- nated missal. The lawyer believes in “millions for do- fenso” and the same amount for prosecution, The young man who was “‘unable to ex- pross s oy saved money by sending it by wiail, If Diogenes had lived today he would have solved the houest-man problem by buying a mirror, Insporting parlance the man who pollutes the outer air with a donated cigar is o rank outside: There is one very pleasant feature about a sleighride on a cold night—and that is the ar- rival home, 1f you do a man a favor donot let him know it, or the chances are he will come back for another lift, He1 feel completely prostrated; Iwish I were dead, She-— Well, why don’t you Jet me send for a doctort **What a fecherche sort of an affliction you have,” said Goodword to the man with a Doil, Such a swell gathering Mamd—Mr, Smalt couldn't call tonight, and he sends his regrets and this little present. Miss Little—Thanks for both. No, Angeline, the members of the binding twine trust ave criminals to a cortain extent, but they are scarcely highbinders, Disappolutment first comes in life to the baby who has o horn given him for & pre- senturd then fiuds be hasn't wind enough to plow it. New Reporter—What do the editors mean by this word “fake” that they useall tho time! Old Reporter—That refers to the lies in the other paper! ‘I will bet that woman’s & terror holding her own,” was remarked at the reception, “‘What makes you think soi” I never saw one show more backbone," 0, 'm so disappoiuted! Henry promised me & sealskin this winter; but he'didn't get it W1 don’t wonder you feel bad, Hope de- furred maketh the heart sick.” Mrs, Younghusband—Now that 1t is the new year, John, I hope you will be able to say no; and, by the way, John, won't you let lll\!u have a little money! Jobn (heroically)— 0. ‘' Your name is Julia!” “Yes, your honor," “Tellme bow old youare *Twenty-five, your honor “So!” Well, now that you have gh-en" your age, we wil administer the THE NEBRASKA FUGITIVES. ABtory of the Present Indian Uprise tng. BY $ANDY 0. V. ORISWOLD, ONAPTER L. THE SCOUT AND THE GHOST DA “Augh! can it be possible I've thrown them oft my track at last 1 The speakor was & man about forty years of age, of tio class of common ranchers, with the unmistakabis air of & man accus- tomed to thrilling scenes aad wearing the peculiar garb of a cowboy. It was upon @ balmy afternoon, just six weoks ago, in among the sterile sandhills of the northwestern part of this state, when Pierre Baptiste, the government scout, thus dubiously interrogated himself, An original was this Baptiste, worthy of a word or more of description. In his pliysical and moral man he was a complex charactor. A big, brond-shouldered fellow, having in his veins at least threo soparate streams of blood—European, Indiau and Mexican —with a dush of the devil to give spice to the com- pouad. For all, a splendid man at bottom, fearing God aftar a fashion, but without the slightest fear of man. For a mouth or more he had been ranging the Indisn countey roundabout Pine Ridge and in South Dakota. It was his duty to maintain ap unremitting surveillanco upon the moyements of the foliowers of Big Foot, Short Bull, Two Strike, Sittng Bull and other suspected Sioux. It had been re orted _at the different agencies along the Nebraska and Dakota border that these In- dians had already assembled in the hiceous ghost dance, which, if found truc, portended nothing | more or less than o foray of devastation und murder against the white settlors and ranchers, who in such an event would be found in a latment- ably defenseless condition, indecd Baptiste had been sent out by Generl Brooke and had found the reports of prob able hostilities among the Sioux anything but groundless,- A savage army wis in- dubitably massing. For the vast several days the indomitable government beon in their very midst. Big I Short ken peculiar condition of affairs and move | among their countryman_inciting them with insurrectional re by insidious stories of the coming of the Mess thical belnz who was to restore the rodmen to their pristine powerand again populate the greit lains aud mterminable forcsts with the Buffilo, the elic and the wapici The fuir state of Nebraska, or at least the exposed western portion of it, sccmel about to be drenched in blood. At night th fives of the assembling Sious lit up the valleys and the hill-tops s 1f at @ carniy From every direction was heard the boistor ous shoit, the deep guttural lau and song ‘which awakened the sinmber ing echoes for miles. Here and there, wher- ever their erratic fancy dictated, wore por tions of the Indian army encamped, aud as Baptiste, from his hiding place in the sand hills or canon, noted their dark, sullen and vindictivelooks, he was convinced that the infuriated hordes would soon begin their murderous work and thata determined riid upon the exposed white settlers was shortly to occur. The eveuing before the day on which my narrative opens Baptiste had been a spectator of the ghost dance in allits hid- cous weirluess. He had been watchine the myrmidoms of Big Foot all day, at last loc: fui them in an unfrequented canon about siy teen miles northwest of Pine Ridge The ravine or gulch in which the sav detachment was bivouacked was about one hundred yards in length, and walled up o both sides with wassive rocks and boulders, which arose to the height of tweaty o twen ty-five feot, along whose summit, n masses of fertile soil, washed there v rains of centuries, grew u peculia urtant sort of shrubbery, which afforded an offectual screen from those below, Stealthily Pierre crept along the top of the rocky escarpment until he ‘hed this under- growth, when be crouciied low, and, parting the inferwoven hes, guzed upon the wild sceno below. There wers two hundred Indians gathered in the gulcn: some of them werc lolling indolently upon the ground,or lay in ahalf-rocumbent position, whilo a large_number were gathered about the fires in different attitudes. Iy the center of the open space the most renowed warriors, one after another, addressed the throng After these had been hieard Big Foot took his stand amidst his encircling and admiring braves, striking a majestic attitude he flung the flatning blanket from his colossal form 1 stood erectin all his barbavic loftiness be- > his now eager subjects und began speaking with the native eloquence and im- pressivencss of an Indian sovercign, The first words that fell from his lips, thongh low and mild, caused his lolling auditors to strighten themselves up in- attitudes of spectful atteution, butas he went on and his language grew less ealm and deliberate, and * grew black with the hatved 1stand his eyes glowed with th f a wild beast, the dusk ings werd us silout and 1 tionless as if they bad been carved from so many blocks of bronze, but thoir fierco eyes were riveted upou the demoniae countenunce of their subtlo leader with an futensencss that nothing _short, of the proni- ised delights of the coming of the Messial and a butchery of the whites could create, The rankling passion 1 bis bosom bad its counterpart in- theirs. Foran hour or moro the big, impassioned Sioux harangued his warriors, eloquently depicting their past wrongs, ther maltreatment by the govern- mentund the wrongs they had suffered at the hands of unprincipled Indian agents, fore telling their inevitable fateif the ghostly warning broughtin by the wailing chinook was not. heeded and preparation made for tho advent of the Messiah, Tho bitter words with which Big Foot closed his speech had struck a chord that never fils to theill in the heartof an In. dian, and the whole durk body of revengeful fiends sprang to their feet as one man, flour- ishing their weapons fronziedly and Shrick- iugz out their fierce delight in tho wildest and most uncartnly yells, This accomplished, and Big plercing war seream of his tribe, b his war club and cedthe blood-curd- lnge ghost Brave after brave fell into the whivling multitude, until the cutiro war party was numbered in the dizzy mazes. The spectacls was one of the wildest terror; the fendish countenances of these maddened beings vo- ceiving additional ferocity from the appalling discord inwhich they mingled their inhu- man yoices, That loncly spot, way off there, in a gulch of the turgid Porcupine, appeared like somo ungodly arcua or pandemonium, where the unholy attendants of satan had assembled to to ennet their wicked aud infernal rites! This was sufiicient for Buptiste, and he felt positive1f ho would fulfill his errand of mercy, not a siugle moment was to be lost, and arising cautiously he stole buck from the blufr, and then assuming an upright position, started off ata brisk pace toward the cast. It was his intention to visit the ranches of the most isolated farmers, notify them of the state of affairs, and advise them to make in- stant flirht to Some town or the nearest In- diun agen ¢ Early in the afternoon on which this history begins, s the hardy scout was descending o small bill, e discovered immediutely at its base, on 'the open plain, in full war paint. three young bucks lounging luzily upon the sauds. Baptiste wheeled in his tracks, and_in the hope of escaping observation, leaped wway with the fieetness of an antelope. But before ho had traversed one hunared yards, a shrill whoop in his rear announced that the watchful eyes of the Sioux nad discovered him. This accelerated his guitto aspeed one would hurdly have thought him ° capable; but as he ran ho glanced cursorily’ behind bim and beheld the foremost_of thelndians coming like the wind upon bis track. The hopeof eluding such @ pursuer was not to be in- dulged. Pierre realized that he must escape by fleetness of floot or not at all, and the arrow leaving the bow was scarce’ swifter than his gait. Yet the Sioux in chase were litho and indurated warriors, and they held thei ground with the pertinadity of so many wolves. It instantly partook of all the exciting incidents and ingenious expedients of an Iudian chase. Miles of bill and plain, of ra- vine, of rocks, of river, gully and morass, word traverséd, and . il the rugged scout held on his way, unbroken in spirit and scarce wearied in limb. The weritof & man in such an exigency rests moreupon his stay= ing powers than hisspeed, but notwithstand- ing the big balf-breed's' stock of both en- durancoaud speed, the foremost of his pur- suers, a neat llmbed and agile young buck, was gradually but surely ‘diministing his br cious gleam o of those savage b the sfmcn separating ..hém and his in- tended victim. Observing this, the elated Sioux gave an exultant whoop and redoubled his efforts to bring the arduous race to a speedy close. These extraordinary exertions were noted by thescout, and with sugh men in such emergencies thought takes the character of Instinct, aud Pilerre's plan of escaping the emulans young warrior was quickly con- ceived, Slackening his pace at a point where he was in full view of bis-pursuer, he suddenly pitched forward headldng fo the earth, as if tripped by some unseen obstacle, and there lay ‘perfectly motiouless in an apparent state of unconsciousness, This unexpected mishap ealled forth a tor- rent of wild shrieks from the murderous Sioux, who whirled aloft his ugly tomahawk and came bounding bindly on. However, within a few paces of the vrostrate form of the scout hecameto a dead halt, for the wary Baptiste had suddenly leaped to his feet, and ere the astonished redskin had time to com- prehend his frightful jeopacdy, a Winchester bullet buried itself in his dark chest With hardly a glance at bis fallen foo the scout resunied his precipitons flight off in the ction of his original destination, When the two remaining Siwoux reached the spot where their lifcloss comrade lay, they filled the still autumn air with lugub ous and lengthened howls, then quiet held y again, and the retreating scout heard 10 niore from them CHAPTER 11 TIE INDIAN RUNNER, Upon the Dakota line, in the center of an artificial grove, about twonty miles north- west of Pine Ridze, at the time of the com- mencement of this story, stood a somewhat imposing farm house. It was superior toany otlier hubitation to be found in that remote locality, showing that its proprictor must v aman of superior tiste and abund- ans, 1otwithstanding the steiking rance of this fronticr mansion, 1t was tof plain lumber, though neatly painted and otherwise embellished. 1t had but two entrances, one n frontand the other in the rear of the builuing, constructed of such stout and substantial timber as would rend: it a difeult matter to force an Numerous small, shuttered window visible in tho apper story, and a would have shown any per<on that the h which had crected this dwelline had not beon insensible to the dungers which might mmenace it. There had been additions and improve ments m to i, off and on, while the premises and outbuildines had kept pace with the gzrowth of the house itself, This was the ranch of Robert Barrett who had removed from O 1 to this distant point four years ago and pecnanently estab- lished herd in the stock raising business, Al- thougha wood many n intervened be- tween the rancher abode and - the nearest agency, he apprehonded no dunger from the Indians, who still occupied portion of that country, but for years had been on the wost inviolable terms “of good will with the farmers along the border. Notwithstandiug the improbability of trouble from this source, the farmer had provided a number of trusty servants for the protection of his family when business necessitated trips to Chicago or this ait On the afternoon when my story has com- dropii « rett fum- 3 cquaintance of the famil i the st place, it inclded fivo members, Mr. Barrett und nis comely wife, twogivls,ones an adopted daughter, a lovely ¢irl named Nell Browning, and Bob, the only son, an_exom- plary young man of two-and-twenty. The hoir was just subsequent to the noonday meal, and the eatire family bad seated theni- selves on the long, shady porch, and were iversation on a topie which had recently bocome of the most absorbing in to ll, and on which Ishall deseant more explicitly as soon as througen with the intro- duction of chavacters. Young Robert Bor- rett had just finished his sccond term at Havvard,and on his retura home tor the holi- days had brought with him an old collegiate confreve; one George Cameron, whose visit L already occupicd o week or more, and a 2 of grreater folicity to the voune Ne home was in Gotham —had occirred. 3 et could hardly 0, except in the grace and She was probably 1 vears of age,but entirel iints the conventionalities of life are apt to impose upon thase of her uge. She was, and is yet forthat mafter, a more than ordinavily pretty girl, with' brown hair and expressive. brown She was the baby of the family and consequently the pet and idol of the rest, Of course George Cameron found her at that deliciousuge when the feminine mind is be called a digaity of xteon or free from ed and ro- mantic phas: s aring, gen- tlemanly dem and more than_ail the countless encomiums luvished upon him by conspired to 1mmediately enlist the Nauin bis favor. They liad scarcely been thrown other's socicty, before the natural, thoueh sometimes tardy, results of the vietues I have wentioned were seen, and it soon became a palpable fact that they were a very compati- ble couple and a vast deal more than merely pieascd with each other. The deep-drawn sigh —the nsciously modulate es, the thousand and one_uets, littie nothings, und the inexpressible content- it and happiness beaming in their fuces when near edch other, bore irrefragable testi- ony that Cupid had begun un assault upon thir hearts. The conversation to which T alluded in the opening of this chapter, in which tha Barretts wera cngaged, and which had suddenly become so in- tensely interesting to them, related to the rumor's of trouble amor.g the Sioux. More than one report of a orobable ont- break had roached the farmer ard his fami irectly and indivectly. during the past few causing them ‘an endless amount of uneasiness and _anprehension, However, their fearful forebodings wereto an extent allayed by Pierre Buptiste, the government scoyt, who bad called tpon them some two wecks ious, and disclosed to them his plaus iting the Indian _country and ascertaining the foundation for these reports, He promisea to return aud aid them if neces- sary,and this had dissipated much of the f that would have otherwise possessed thom “Do you veally think, father,? pursued Bob, jr., “that that there is really any truth in these floating reports of an outbreak among the Sioux “Lshould beglad to think differently, my son, could I have reasonable eause for so doiny, but the stories that are coming in so frequently caunot be wholly erroneous, andif the Indians are really at their ghost dunce n -we can prepare for the worst. What alarms me more than all is our isolated situation, aud I think we had better adopt some means for warding off any possi- ble danger witliout further del For the last threcor four days things bave worn a suspicious look, and Scipio—you know he is no iool, Bob—informed me this morning that ko saw astrange Indian, one he had never seeu in this neighborhood before, lurking back of the cornfield last night. ' Yes, my childien, I think there is good cause to appre- hend danger.” “But, papa,” interjected Nan, with wido open and wondering “will not the kind and generous treatinent we have invariably shown the red people prove @ guaranty for our safety(” “Well, ves, it may to some extent; but you must recollect, little daughter, that . the up-country thére are hucdreds of savages who havenever seen or heard of us, and in caseof an uprising would not hesitate to tomahawk and scalp us no more than they would uny other white peonle. If they onco take to ‘the warpath, which I feel al- most convinced that they will, our situa- tion will be perilus iudeed,” and tho old rancher looked solleltously upon the little group about him, *Mr. Barrett,” ventured young Cameron, removing for asingle moment his admiring gaze from Nan's sweet face, “I know that | am little conversant with ‘the characteristics of the ‘noble red man,’ but I must say that I do not share, in any degree, the feelings you entertain, The day of merciless, blood loving Indians, I believe, has been gone for a quar- terof a century; theidea of a massacre oc- corring in Nebraska, with Jim Boyd just elected governor and prowbition smashed; in Nebraska, I say, one of the immovablo states of the union, seerns to me like an im Rosnlhle absurdity,’ at least with Captain fulford and the Omaba guards so near at band. However, it may be fortunate that I brought my Winchester along; I may have a chance touse iton pigger game than either coyote or antelope,’ “Iudeed, I am sadly afraid you will, George. If you getbackto New York without hear. ingagenuine war whoop, I will admit that you have drawn @ finer comception of the vegabonds than I have, but "I do wish _Pierre Baptiste would cowe, his prolonged absence, I fear, is into each tell-tale blush— voice—the te 1 18391-TWELVE only to verify my worst forebodings,’ con- tinued Mr. Barrett, ‘' There—look—there comes some one this very moment. Speak of an angel and--bu bless mo, what a_strange-looking biped !—a friend of yours, Nant” exclaimed Cameron, the first to discover the figure of a human being approaching the mausion from the farthest end of the grove, Turniog their in the direction indi- cated by the young New Yorker, the Barretts descried the stranger advancivg on & rapid run, The long, sidling, loping trot and a peculiar motion of the arms, imparted at onico to their experienced gaze that he was an Indian, The speed at which he advanced suggested unquestionably that he bore important tidings. [To be continued Sund 1y next.) Moo it HONEY FOR THE LADIES. The fancy silver picture frames for photo- graphs are simply fascinating, Of course this season the beart shaped ones are the swellest, and you should have one for your dearest friend and keep iton your dressiug table, Ifever the women of this country start on a crusade afiainst the men their lines will be formed in Kansas, The: o equal suffrage local society, and there are overa hundred women's clubs in the state, 1t s a perilous condition. Many of the watches for women's use are ex have gold faces, It is quite difiicult to tell time from them, but they go s novelty. Women now wear the watch attached to the corsage when not carrying it ina card case or umbrella handle, With some of the cloth costumes are worn boas made of the cloth and lined with a heavy shade of silk. The hat and muff are also made to cortespond, and although these are not s becoming as’ those of furor feathers, they are becowming quite popular, giving an air of chicto the gown, The ladics of England have just had ught to their notice a new system of im parting a rosy tint to their cheeks. It is called the “hypodermic blush,” and is pro- duced by the insertion of a coloring fluid un der the ‘skin by means of aminute syringe, Tne blush thus given is said to last about two hours, The broth sets in ) the shops are very pi device of seeving broth 1o an fuvalid, At tached to a small china tray are a covered roth cup, a salt cellar and a staud fora pep- On the other side of the tray is ast rack, so you can imagine what a compact. little dovice the broth st is. Among the younger women there s evi dently &’ desive to banish muffs and warm the hands in the jac ts. This gives wver giv] hurrying vp Wy, with hert fitting skirt blowing back, her arms akimbo aud hands in her pockets, certainly has a mannisl or boyish apoe achieves success if this is her ¢ It is surprising how many women the shopping torthe men of their faml All of the large dry goods shops have fu nishine depavtments, where are found the best lines of goods. It is the exception to seo wman at any of these counters, but they are constantly thronged by women. Then the regular farnishing stores now do a lareo part of their busiudss with women, who can un- doubtedly buy to better advantage than men. One of the most absorbing, interesting and useful coilections which a woman can make is that of coffce o teacups, A friend has on her tea tablea dozen cups from as many countries, which she has collected during her extensive travels. Of course, most of the dlebrated potteries are represented and each cupis a work of urts. Another collector has purchased a cup in various cities of her own v, which she has visited and prizes themnot only because of their value and beauty but is mementoes of numerous pleas- ure trips. One of the most which are now sold edingly small and br ton China in some of tty and the clioicest do pleasing actressos off as well us on the stage is Jane Stewart, the origrinal young sehool girl of The Senator company. Scen on the street she impresses 18 i few s older thun_the charcter represented for solonga time, Her ex- ion 18 very winning, but when her face is in reposea little sad. She dresses know- ingly and in good taste. Ata recent matinee she wore a gray madein the pre- vailing mode, sleeves being heavily braided in black and the bedice trimmed to correspond. ‘Thic latest fans are_composed of gauze and flowers and some of them are very striking, One was covered by a black britile gum and wwtly covered with full_blown poppies of a rich deep shade of ved. The other half had the ereen leaves of the poppy and some buds trailing gracefully over it. Another hand- ome fan for a matron a foundation of white gauze, on which was appliqued black point lace butterflies and bids. Young ir still prefer to carry the simple fans of gauzo or featkersin color to match the gown, Oneis much ticsled at the readiness of the public to bo amused evenin New York, where one has a chiance to_become sated with amusements. A musical top isoften the center of owd grown people, and music ical toys and 1d- ison talki e sure of 4 good audien ce whenever exhibited, Theroseems to be a tendency amongthe present generation to forget they arc grownup whenever oppor- tunity offérs, and so get at least o moment’s relief from the cares which they are obliged to carry Light blue, white and gold are a favor combination for tea gowns this season. A dainty one sent home from a Broadway shop this week, and which is to be worn during the holidays atacountry house a short distance from town combined these colors, The skirt of light blue crepo falls in full straight folds over anunder petticoat of white cashmere embroidered about the foot in gold, Tho cs were of white cashmere, very long, were also trimmend with gold embroia~ . A girdle was to be worn about the waist to coufine the loose folds of the locke: -~ INPIETIES, The devil has cs be preached than ev spired. Church union isthe easiest thing imagina- blo—if everybody will only unite upon our church. “What did Mos:s say when he saw the promised land from the distaace?? I don’t Biow. “'mnot init, I guess There is a Wallstreet suspicion that when the whale swallowed Jonah he was manipu- lating an inside deal in futures on watered stock. “Wlhiat's the matter? What are you laugh- meat! “Why, itjust occurred o me that the nave of a church is the right bower for repentant sinner, Overheard in the Next Pow—Mrs, B: “Don’t you think tho Lutheran service sweet? ” Mrs, X, (absently): “I don't know. All mine is Dresden.”” The contribution box was passed around "The actor on the side aisle shook his head ; “The parson is an old friend I have found, And I should be on his free list,” he said. An eccentric divine once said to his audi ence: “My hearers, there is o great deal of ordinary work to bo'done in this world ; and, thauk the Lord, there are a great wany ordis nary people to do it.”? What was the matter with you this morn- ing, Jon " asked the minister's wife, “You trembled all over when you stepped into the pulpit.” “It was only an attackof stage fright,” returned the clergy mau, “Brethren," said the minister, *‘when Iask you to chip in for the heathen T donot wish You to tuke my words literally, as you have heretofore done. The chips are ot legal tender in extreme heathen circles,” “Youmay tell me, Willie," said the Sun- day school teacher, “how the prophet came to be swallowed by the whale.'” “I don't know,” replied the precocious devotee to slang, ‘‘nnless thats what he got for being “Jonah, First Preacher—How much is your salary? Second Preacher (sorrowfully) —Four hin- dred dollars; but I don't get it all. How much s yours! Rirst Preacher (sadly) Four donations; but I'm worse off than you aro—1 get them all, Minister—Yes, my dear friends, St. Paul was, indeed, a wonderful man. When we consider his culture and learning, his infuite tact, ready and eloquent pow ech, we fool aluost Hustitled in stylng bim il M. Depew of the bible, Not long ago in Londona preacher indulg- ed in a little bit of sarc lection and he did it very neatly. “When look at the congrezation,” said he, *1usk where are the poor; aud when 1 look at the collection I ask where are the rich () “It is casier for a camel to pass through thoeye of auneedlo thau for arich man Lo euter the kingdow of heaven.” Wewill ven- sed more good sermons to er the good St. Paul im- PAGES ture to say that Barnum's prize camel can through & needle's eye, if ho only humps him. solf ; and we know of many arich man who would like to enter the kingdom of heaven i1 hi1s books, where he alveady has entered the carth. He preached about theiripet delight And trod upon thei¥ eorned opinions ; He roused a hundred slimbering spites Within his pastoral dominions ; And so one morn they locked him ont Despite the coldand wintey weathvr, And while he, freczing, prowled about, Sang “Hold the Fort” with joy together. First Old Friend— Well, old boy, you are looking much more prosperous than when I last met you, Are you still engaged in try ing to drouse the poor to take away the property of the rieh! * Second Old Friend -0 nol T'm - preaching now to avich copgroga- tion and treying to persuade them to divido their goods withi the poor. [ think 1 have struck a job to last a lifetime, — Uncle William's Picture, James Whiteomb Riley tn the Century Uncle Wil ast July, Had bis picture took, “Have it done, of course,” ‘es the way you look (All dvessed up, he was. fer the Barbecuo and the jubileo The Old Settlers helt.) S0 he— Last he had it took, says I, Lide she'd coaxed and begged and plead Sence her mother went; But he'd cough and shako his head At all argy ment ; Mebby, clear his throat and say, ““What's my likeness ‘mount to, hey, From us, like she went (" But we'd projick'd round, tell mo Got it figgered down How we'd git him, Lide and me, Drivin' into town; Bragged how well e looked, and fleshed Up around the face, and freshed With the morning air; and breshed His coat-collur down, Allso providential! Why, Now he's dead and gone, Picture 'poars so litelike [ Want to start him on Them old tales e ust to tell Aud old talks, so sociable, Andold songs he sung so well 'Fore his voice was gone! ace 18 sad to Lide, and the SOrrowW in the eyes Kisses 1t sometimes, and lays It away and cries; I smooth down ber bair, and 'low He s happy, anyhow, Bein' there with mother now - Suile aud wipe my eyes, - - Calitornia Excursions, Pullman tourist sleeping car excur- sions to Californ id Pacific coust points leave Chic every Thursday, Kunsas City every : vin the Santa o route. Ticket rate from Chicago #47.50, from Sioux City, Omuaha, Lincoln orKansis City $35, Sleeping car rate from Chicago £ per double berth, from Kunsas City 3 per double berth, Every thing furnished except m These excursions are personally conducted by experienced exeursion managers who ompany partics to destination, For sion folder containing full particu- nd map folder and time table of Sunta Fe route and reserving of sleeping car berths, address S, M. Osgood, gen- eral agent, L. Palm freight and passenger agent, AT, & I, railroad, 411N. Y. Life Bldg., Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Birney, nose and throat, Bee bldgh -— Mme. Patti-Nicolini, now that her Russian engagrement is off —temporarily at least has made up her mind to retive to the shores of the Mediterrancan for a time, She has left for building extensive additions to Nos Castle duving her absence. The isin the hands of a aoted London architect, who has carte-blanche in the mat- terof cost so long as he retains ihe general churacter of the present beautiful structure e Mrs. John Strange Winter, who wrote “*Bootles' Baby, is very stour, very popular, and very fond of socicty. She lns' a strong face, wears her haie short, and is without doubt tho best authority on garrison life in Literature She was born in a little. military town in England, where she gained her i- comparablo knowledge. In the last™ few ¢ has made considerable woney from writing. sl ro Dr. Birney,nose and throat, Bee bldg. e Charlottesville, Va, has a council whose dreams should be haunted by the shades of all departed wheelmen that have been con- signed to the tender mercies of Mercurius for objecting to such laws as men of their caliber formulate, At a recent meeting of that body they prohibited the use of ou the streets and imposo a fine of §1 to & on all offenders, Prof. €. F. 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