The Wichita Beacon from Wichita, Kansas • Page 6

WICHITA, OCIOREK 22. WAIT SI at i COLONEL BOWIE'S BLADE. He Wielded a Deadly Weapon That 3Id His Name Immortal Two states claim the birthplace of Colonel James Bowie Tennessee and Maryland and the question has never been definitely settled, but he gave the name to a weapon as deadly as any that has ever been forged from steel. Shortly after Louisiana became a state the old Spanish and French records created a great deal of trouble. It frequently happened that a planter who had taken up large tract of land and fairly opened it out as a plantation would learn that it was claimed by some one under an old colonial grant.

James Bowie was a veiy frequent claimant under these old laws, says a Chicago Times writer. Several capitalists of the time had sent him to Havana, where the old papers of the Spanish colony of Louisiana were kept, and caused careful transcripts of them to be made. They appointed as their agent to put them in possession of these properties James Bowie. In these early days it did not at any time take much provocation to bring on 'a personal encounter," as a fight to the death was euphoniously entitled. A man who had been to the trouble opening up an estate only to find it claimed by a lot of people he did not know was generally pretty ready to fight for it, whether a fight would settle the question or not.

The consequence of this state of things was that James Bowie and his two brothers, Stephen and Rezin Bowie, had on hand almost constantly some sort of "difficulty" that had to bo fought out with deadly weapons. This was before the days when the percussion cap was in general use, and the smaller pistols of the period were flintlocks, inconvenient to carry and not very reliable. So the knife had to be used when one wanted a really trusted weapon. Mr. Bowie worked out with a pocketknife and shingle his idea of a weapon that would bo about the proper thing for the business he had in hand, and 3iiu, ana say: Good-by, little sweetheart, and she say: Good-by, Deh he jump on his horse an' rode away down into the noise and smoke.

Miss Mary watch him till he all gone. Den I mines her dat ef ole miss fin' us out she gwine mek trouble for us. So we come back to de house. Aunt Maria met us at de do and says: Dey's company in de parlor. De minister an ole Marse Campbell wid his son and ole miss, dressed up wid her white lace cap on.

Ole Marse Richard away at de wah. Miss Mary say she want be by herself, en ef anybody ax for her I'se to say she have a headache, kase she would'n see de Campbellses den. But, honey, ole miss didn' ax me nuthin. She jess walk right in an' say: Put Miss Mary's bes dress on her, Juliette. "Den she tole Miss Mary somp'n bote Ole Marse Campbell gwine tek all de lan an de house kase Marse Richard owe him so much money, an den she an marster have no home in dey ole age, an it break her father's heart ef he eber come back and de place gon' out de fambly, an she say ef she love her father she gwine come right down an get married to Marse Will.

Miss Mary lub her father mor'n anything, an' ole miss talk an talk, and Miss Mary keep her eyes on de big diamond ring dat Cap'n Hunter giv her in de morn'n', wiles de tears rolli'n' down her cheeks an she ax es dey no other way, an her mother say dat wen she marry Marse Will he gwine mek' her present ob de notes wid Marse Richard's name on Den de Campbellses place be jined to ourn, an' it be de biggest 'state in de county. An' she tell her how lek her father git shot in de wah an' brung home an dey isn' no home to come to, so dat settle it. Miss Mary sot orful still for a minute lek she thinkin', an den she say: 'I'se ready for my father's sake, jes' for him. She wouldn't put on no other dress; but she say: Wait for me here Juliette, 'an' she walk down in de parlor an' went down and peep from a crack in de do. Miss Mary hoi her lef han' behin' her an' Mars Will put de ring on her right han.

She never look up once, an' when Ole Marse Campbell give her de notes wot Marse wrote to him bote de lan' she han' it to ole miss. Den Miss Mary ax 'em all leave her alone or one hour, an' she come up to her room. In cose I'so waitin for her. She lock de "MOTHERS' "5 5 Is de greatest blessing1 ever ofleredt child-bearing woman, have been a mid-O wife for many years, and in each caseO where MOTHERS' FRIEND was used tt i'tit accomplished wonders and relieved 0 much suffering. It is the best remedy for 1 rising: of the Breast known, and worth the 5 ft price for that alone.

5 Mas. M. M. Brewstxr, Montgomery, Ala. IS 1 Sent by Express or mail, on receipt of prico, 5 1 91M per Wtle.

Sold br ail Druggist. tt Book To Mothers" mailed tree. tt fBRADFIELD REGULATOR CO, ATLASTA, Qi.i a well Han of ItlDAPO TTTK GU1T HINDOO REmEDT TOO DUCES TBS ABOV mrarri rfi SO iYS. Cares Kerrous Diseases. Failing Memory, surely restores carried in Test pocket.

Price a. package. 6ixiorwwiwi Written nrsilM teevreor Hmy buy an imitation, but insist on naringr 1NDAPO. II your drusrgist has not eot it, tro will send it prepaid, Calcac. 111., rrafats SOLD by Hettinger 216 East Douglas Ave.

WICHITA, ana otner xeacung jjtugsiau DR. RODRIGUEZ TREATMENT FOR LOST MAN AND WOMANHOOD tea durante te Cure all ner vous diseases and all attending' ailments, both of youni? and middle- Rsred men and women. The awful etf ects of lOUTHriL ERRORS pro ducing Weakness. Nervous Iebilitv. Jigutly i-missions, Consumption, Insanity, Exhausting m-ains ana loss or power or the Cienerative organs untie ting one for studr.

business and marriage is quickly cured by DR. RODRIGUEZ SPANISH NERVE GRAMS. They not omv cure bv starting at the seat of disease, but are a great Ell YE TONIC and BLHOD BUILDER brincinir back the PIS GLOW to PALE CHEEKS, and restoring the FIRE ur luiiu to the patient. Jiy mail 91.OU per box, or lor iKit. with written e-vnrantfee to care or refund themonev.

aooe. W- SPANISH NERVE GRAIN Box 8899 Sew lor Soldby G.GEHRING, North Lawrence Cor. of Topeka and Douglas avenue "CUPIDENE" Cures the effect of SELF ABUSE, EXCESSES, EMISSIONS, IMPOTENCY, VARICOCELE, quickness of discharge and constipation. $1 a box; 6 for $5. For sale by G.

GEHRING, N. E. and Douglas. Wichita, Kan IE. E.

WEST'S. 1TEBVE AND B2A11T T2EATKEMT is edld under positive -written by authorized agents only, to cure Weak Memory; Logs of Brain and Nerve Power: Lost Manhood: Quickness; NigTTt Losses; Evil Dreams; Lack of Confidence; Nervousness; Lassitnde; all Drains; Loss of Power of the Generative Orprans in either sex, caused by over-esertion, Youthful Errors, or Excessive Use of Tobacco, Opium or Liquor, which leads to Misery, Consumption, Insanity and Death. By mail, $1 a box; six for $5rwith written emarantee to cure or refund money, est 3 Liver Pills cure Sick Headache. Biliousness, Liver Complaint, Sour tftomaeh. Jjyspepsia ana Constipation.

GUARANTEES issued only by Constipation. Sold by Ct. GEHRING, Wichita. Kans sa VE, THE UNDERSIGrNED, wish to acquaint the public with the fact that the Teutonic positively cures RHEUMATISM, KIDNEY, and all BLOOD DISEASES, GRAVEL in all its forms. RETENTION, OF EX.

CESS OF URINE, CATARRH Of the RTOMAflTT and BLADDER. Back cured in one night. TEUTONIC MEDICINE St. Joseph, For Sale by Shoemaker Miller. Martha Besant's Remedies I a re nrepared only from ROOTS and 1 HERBS grown in the hills of British In- dia.

In use for thirty years ana many marvelous cures they have performed, I a hlessincr to the WEAK and SUF- FERING Women. Especially recom I Asthma and all Iung Troubles. gty Agents for Kansas, 142 N. Mala, Wichita TpTT-TS PILiES! PILES! S.fflMSlffiS!faS3 Piles. It absorbs the tumors, Itching at once, acts as a poultice, gives in stant relief.

JJr. imams- mwau 1. Ointment is prepared only ror mes auu Itching of the private pans, anu noiruug else. Every box Is guaranteed. Sold by druggists, sent by mall, for 50c andSl.OO per DOZ.

WlUilAUS air. Cleveland, O. Sold on a guarantee by Hettinger TOPEKA AVENUE HOTEL D. G. Tangxky, Prop.

Rates $1.00 per day. Nicely Furnished Booms. Good Location. 120 South Topeka avenue, wicnita. F.

F. PABSONS, CONTRCTOR and BUILDER, Makes a specialty of fine carpenter work. Prices low compared with work famished South of Douglas nn lawrence. Only 13. 40 for the round trip from Wichita to 8U Louis via Missouri Pacific Sept.

29 to Oct. 6 inclusive. Onlv S10.40 one way from wicnua to St. Louis via Missouri Pacific Sept. 28 to Oct.

6. The only sare, sure "Zr reliable Female PIXIt fTa ever offered to Ladies. especially recommend d. to married Zadles. OCures a Rising a Breast all Tr7KUt7X ions, etc, caasea Dy pas a oases, eitj to shrunken orga-ns, and quickly but u.vulin a11 ar rounff.

asil tm NEW it was made bv the local blacksmith at Shreveport, after this model, which he carried for several years. About 1830, however, he heard of a New Orleans cutler, a Spaniard named Pedro, who was making some knives of a won derful kind and temper. They could be driven through a silver dollar without damage to point or edge. Mr. Bowie at once availed himself of the professional services of this artist, who made him a knife which was a marvel of temper and COLONEL BOWIE PRESERVES ORDER.

beauty. The blade was 9 inches long, and blade and handle together measured 15 inches. He used this weapon in 19 encounters, and it was in his stiffening hand when, with six dead Mexicans about him, showing the evidence of his fatal skill, he was found dead at the Alamo. Bowie's method of using the knife was one peculiar to himself. He did not hold it in his hand with the long point downward, but grasped the handle as a swords man would grasp the hilt of his sword He alwavs struck at the neck of his man and aimed for the jugular and seldom missed his coun.

In the most famous of his battles the one fought on Natchez Is- lnrtl. an island in the Mississippi river almost opposite the city of Natchez he cut two men's heads almost off, giving each onlr a single sweeping blow Bowie ew.ly weighed 140 pounds when at his privae. He was a quiet, soft voiced mnn. who never drank nor dissipated in any way. Ha possessed enormous physical strength fo his size and was as quick and lithe as a wildcat and as.

game. He was a terror to all the "hard cases" from Louis ville to New Orleans In 1836 the Methodists about Church Hill, were holding their annual meeting. They had been a good deal dis turbed by the crews of rough natboatmen, a large number of whoso boats were lying in the river below the town. One morn ins after service was ended a number off the men held a meeting to decide upon the measures to abate this trouble. Among them the parson, who was a newcomer, noticed a small man whose only peculiar Ity was a pair of steely, blue ringed eyes eyes like a cat.

"I will attend the services tonight, centlemen." he said in a low. eentle voice, and will help you to settle EMPLOYMENT! LOST AND FOUND! BUSINESS CHANCES! RENTS AND SEAL ESTATE! AND OTHEE CLASSIFIED ADS! FREE FOR THE BENEFIT OF TnOSE OUT OF EMPLOY MENT THE BEACON will publish un der the head of "Situations Wanted" any advertisement for work free of charge. No worthy person need have any hesitancy to take advantage of this offer. 2 CENTS A LINE IS THE RATE For all other Advertising under thi3 head UNION HELP AND AGENTS. WANTED A nurse girl, at once.

22 N. Emporia avenue 9 WANTED Lady agents for rapid seller of the day. Mrs. Flora Gentry. Ie Boy, Kan.

the most Address, tf SALESMEN IN EVERY COUNTY 75 a month and expenses. Office, furniture and advertising furnished. Goods monop oly. 1 Experience unneccessary. Address K.

S. Co. 91 Colonade building, Boston, Mass. XIT ANTED Two or three good live men with from S25 to 50. to engage in a good thing.

Inquire at 423 East Douglas, and see for yourself. 16 TO BUY OR SELL. nOR SALE Ono Western Cottage organ r1 one bedroom set, three heating stoves. one Ilarrlnerton Kioharason nammeriess shoteun. S30.

and other household goods will sell for cash or Dart on time. Walter Morris, 137 N. Main. tf FOR SALE Our store Is chock full of goods. A lot of fine rockers cheap a few second hand base burners ana neat lng stoves still left; new stoves to exchange for old gasoline stoves ana ice poxes; an kinds second hand goods exchanged for our goods; see us before you buy.

J. Turley 230 N. Main. D. L.

Drafce. manager, tf OR 8 ALE New upright piano at factory price. Room 2 at 409 K. uougias. 14 OR SALE Three show cases and bal ance stock of goods.

408 N. Main. SACRIFICE SALE Of Tailor Made Gar- ments, Fine full dress and regular dress suits, overcoats, extra size pants, vests, must be closed out. Change an tlclpated. Wichita Tailoring 116 East First street.

FOR SALE Lightning lnlc eraser and receipt to make and solder your tinware by aid of candle without use acids. Bpth receipts 75c, W. C. Jones, 125 Main st. 26 WANTED To buy school or county orders.

Elnkead, 143 North Market. fxr-A-NTED Case off dresses, cloaks, shawls, hats and shoes for ladles. Will pay cash. 324 North Charles Garrott. 11 FOR SALE Two good cows.

Will sen cheap. M. A. Nasboro, South Mill wood. West Side.

11 FOR SALE One ot the best paying Meat Markets In the city, doing a strictly cash business. Reason for selling, I am going to engage in another business. Call at 423 East Douglas. 16 SALE CHEAP -Good family horse JD carriage and harness. Apply-at liew- Talace stables.

tf LOST. LOST Lady's tan colored alligator pocket book with sliver trimmings. Finder will please leave same at Beacon office and receive reward. tf RENTS HOUSES ANI ROOMS OR RENT Residence and barn close In, terms reasonable. Apply 220 Law rence.

9 10 FOR RENT Douses In all parts of the city by Dlllls Klnkead. 14:) N. Market, OK RENT One front office room. 123 DcuglaSc FINANCIAL. MONEY TO LOAN On horses, cattle, planoa, organs, household goods and all good chattel security.

M. W. Keohane, Hoom 12 Getto block. 255 N. Main.

tf AGENTS WANTED. WANTEO-I want a thoroughly reliable, energetic man here, and one or two In good towns outside, to open small ofBca and handle my goods, (no canvassing, all goods sold direct to dealers) Permanent position and good ray to honest workers. Send stamp and references to A. T. Morris, care this paper.

"9 MISCELLANEOUS. HORSES TO WlNI'Kli-I am prepared to winter gentlemen's with best care and reed. Fire Alfalfa, pasture and 100 tons of alfalfa hay, corn and fodder in plenty. References: Kev. liishc? Hennessey U.

C. Muss, ex-Governor Glenn and others whose horses I have wintered. J. R.Mlnturn. Colwlch, Kansas.

2b A FAIR EXCHANGE, Is what the Rock Island Book Excbanire always does when you take your novels and books to them. Any particular book or novel not usually kept on sale regularly can be ordered here and you can save money on all purchases. A fine line of school boots and tablets. R. I.

Book Exchange, 122 East Douglas. WANTED If you want your hose mended drop postal to 42:1 East Douglas and have them quickly and cheaply repaired, by K. E. Petrie ilose Coupling company. 16 TTTICHITA TRANSFER LINK moves safes.

YY pianos, machinery, household goods ana merchandise oi an kinas is. sogers. Telephone 111. Stable and office 256 North water street. TTTANTED Persons mtereted in a practl- YY tlcal education to visit the Southwest ern Business College.

Actual business prac tice at both dav and nleht sessions. Oornar Douglas ana xopeka avenues, is. u. jrnxca- Prlnclpal, xi Home ViBitors' Ixcnisiom Via Big Four. On October -17th and November 14th, the Big Four route, In connection with western lines, will sell.

excursion tickets at one arefor the round trip to all points on their line in Ohio (except Cincinnati) Indiana and Michigan. Tickets good tvrentv 20 davs from dale of sale, llere Is a splendid opportunity for visiting th old homestead before winter sets in. For tickets and full information call on any ticket agent, or address E. O. McCor mick, passenger traffic manager, or Martin, eeneral psssenger and ticka aeent.

Bis Four route, Cincinnati Ohio. tf the beautiful valley of the Shenandoah, with no sound to disturb the quiet of the summer day, save the murmuring1 of the pine trees as thev whis per to each other some tale, perhaps, tf far other scenes than these, of days when the peaceful valley was such a scene of human strife that the birds and bees, and even the sweet wild roses that thrived there in unmolested possession, disappeared, to return in after years and find a picture- of utter desolation. To be sure, the soil had been enriched by the blue blood of the Bouth, commingled with that of the brave, boys in as they fell together, each for a cause which each thought right; but the record of the brave deeds of those who perished then lives in history. It was while sojourning1 for a short time in the mountains overlooking- the Shenandoah valley that 1 came across pne of those living relics. She was only a poor old negro woman, who had been a slave, and who, even after a quarter of a -century of freedom, had almost failed to realize that she was free.

There was nothing particular to recommend her to one's notice or call attention to her forlorn situation. She had been left all alone in the world in her own words: "The last of the Vardens," and, judging from the grand air with which she announced the fact, would have scorned the idea that she needed sympathy or pity, as she stood amid the ruins of what had been a grand old southern home before the war the home of the Vardens. All that remained of the house, two tumbling chimneys, was overgrown by some kind of vine, which gave a sort of picturesque beauty to the forsaken scene. A little to the left and just in sight of where the house had been was an inclosure, in the center, of which stood a tall monument surrounded by smaller gravestones, marking the last resting place of the Vardens, who seemed to have turned their back upon their earthly possessions and laid their joys all away beneath the shadow of the great monument, leaving but one poor, crooked, feeble remnant of their departed greatness to occupy the rest of the estate and keep their memory green in her faith-, ful old heart-It was a warm day in June that I stood within the gates of Rocky as the place was called, and listened to a part of the family history of its former 'owner from the lips of old Juliette, who invited me to a seat under a large tree, then seating herself near by, after apologizing for sitting in the presence of a white lady, she said: "I'sc powful glad to see white folks cep'n de common trash wat libs down in de valley. De fus fambhes is all dade cep'n de Campbellses.

Dey place is ncx' to we alls. Our farably war de bes' in Furginia." As she said this she straightenedherself as much as ago and rheumatism would permit. "Hut," she continued, sadly, "dey's all gone; all but me. I libs down at do olo quarters, do da is'n much lef, oney one cabin, dat's mo'n big cnuff lo me, mos times; but wen I gits de raligy in legs an han's, den de worl' ain' big enuff. But I has to stay an' look after de place, kase I'se de las'- one lef ob de fambly, an' wen I meets ole Marse Richard in do nex' worl' he's boun' to ax me bote de ole place.

Fus thing he gwine say: Juliette, you alius would be de las' one, but I reckon we's nil together now, an' we unite in prayer, jes as ho uster ebery eveniu. Mjirse Richard war a mitey good man. Olo miss, she de boss. She uster say nobody eber gwine conker her, an' shoro miff, nobody uebber did. Sho done all de conkerin'.

It war all long o' her dat my Miss Mary war forced to marry Marse Campbell's son, an' den all de trubble come. "My marster hab two sons, Marse Dick an' Robert. Dey jino de army one mornin' an Miss Mary tease do life nearly buten mo to go wid her ritvn vnllov whar de fisrhtin' war gwine on. Sho say she j'13 wanter see der las ob Dick and Bob. All de time I know she was dyin' to see Cep'n Hunter, kase she dado in lub wid him, an' me an Cap'n Hunter's boy, 'Long Jim, was cotin too.

But we all knowed ole miss don sot her min' on Miss Mary marryin Marse Will Campbell- lie war orful rich, but he war as Satan an dat's a fac Miss Mary, so sweet lookin' dat all de young men in lub wid her an sho didn' care for none ob 'em, only Cap'n Hunter, and she say she gwine marry Jack Hunter or nobody. Olo miss say de Hunters didn b'longtode ust fam-blies an ef Cap'n Hunter 'tempted pay tention to ary chile ob her'n she to interfere. So cose we das'n jlet her know at Cap'n Hunter were idown dar in de cavo under de hill wid sLong Jim waiten for me to fotch him letter from Miss Mary, jes if he Ididn'tknow she gwine to break her ineck amost to see hissef. Cap'n 'Hunter war de gravies lookin' man I eber sot my eyes on. He eyes fairly dance when he saw us bofe comin an he les tuk Miss Mary up in he arms nnd hole on to her and promise never let her go no more.

'But she blush all ober her face and ho say Jim to take de horso down to the stream and cool him off; so we tuk de horse up in de woods back ob de cave and tie him to a tree, whiles mo land Jim sot down on the grass. Bime-by we heard a big rumblin soun' lek thunder and saw de smoke in de valley tand Cap'n Hunter comin runnin todes XLS wid Miss Mary lookte' like a ghost Can'n Hunter kiss Ker ban and saueeza $5.00 TO CALIFORNI -A, Is our Sleeping Car rate on the Philllpa-Rock Island Tourist Excursions, frcm Kansas City and kindred distant cities on the route of this car, to San Francisco and Los Angeles. The cars have up holstered spring seats, are Pullman and appointments perfect. You have a special manager on the car all the way, and excursions run once a week, leaving Kansas City every Friday. Save money by taking 'his popular mode of travel.

Address for full particulars, A. H. MOFFET, G. S. P.

Kansas Citv, Mo. JNO. SEBASTIAN, G. P. Chicago 111.

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Short Line to Colorado, Montana and Puget Sound Points. Elegant Chair Cars, seats free, and Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on all trains. Direct and only line to the Famous Arkansas Hot Springs Only 24 hours ride from Wichita. Steamship tickets sold to atl European points. Before starting on a journey call on or address, H.

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Main street, Wichita, Kan. mm Solid Through Trains FBOM Kansas City and St Jcscpb TO ST. LOUIS, CHICAGO, OMAHA, PE0EIA, STPAULandimJIiEAPOLiy WITH CAK3, VE3TinULD EIUW ikg ciiaxb cabs (Seat3 Free) OIILT OITZ CHA17QH OF CAE3, THE ATLANTIC COAST, THE BEST LIN3 F02 NEW YORIC, B03TC2I, BALTIRIOKE, PHILADELPniA, CINCINNATI NIAGARA FALLS, PITTS UTi 'J II 1HD EASTKH2T TOINT For fTill inforaation addrc33 H. ORE, Assnt, llzzziz t.i" any difficulty that may occur." Thismended for Consumption, Bronchitis, "CAP'N HUNTER SHOT EIGHT FEOO DE BRKSS." do' and say: 'Juliette, be quick as you kin and hep me put on dat grey suit ob Brer I ax her wot she gwine do. She say: 'Don' ax any questions.

I'se gotter so I hep her dress. We bofe so nervous dat we got de close on backwards. She cry in' kase she feared de Campbellses would come to fotch her 'foro she got de things on. But dey didn't, an' when she all drest in Marse Robert's school uniform she look jess like he did de last time he wore 'em. Den she say to me: 'I'se gwine down dar in de valley an' I'se nobbor comin' back no mo'.

I wants yo to tell father dat I sole my han' to Will Campbell, wiles my heart and soul already belong to Jack Hunter. "Den she put her rms roun' my neck an' cry lek a baby, an we bofe creep down de back stairs and out froo de kitchen do, an she say good- by to me, an' tole me to go back to de room an' wait till her mother come there to git her. I'se so skeart I couldn't think. Presently I heard old miss call in': 'Miss Mary, Mary, come I jess keep still as de grave, till ole miss open de do', an' says: Whar Miss Mary3 Las I said: I Den she skeart de trufe outen me, but I mix it all up, so dey couldn under-stan Fus I say she go up de hill, wen dey say ef she tuk de road to de right han' or de lef, I say she went down todes de river, an' all cc time Miss Mary gainin' on 'em. Wiles we all talkin" one ob de Miller boys come in and nay dat ole marse done been killed.

Ole miss turn white as a sheet and pear like she gwine ter fall, an' I feel so lonesome dat I sot down in do do and cried. 'Jess as de sun war settin' I look down de road an see Long Jim runnih todes the house. I ax him ef he got any news ob my Miss Mary, an he say Cap'n Hunter shot right froo do bress, an jess as ho fall Miss Mary run crvin to him dat she, his little thwart, an berr him to doan't die. He know her do she got on boys close, an he srnfle at her till he dade. Jim drug de body onto the grass, an Miss Mary march right up to de front.

Treckly she los' in de smoke ob de cannon, an wen de smoke clar away, Jim he foun her body all covered with blood and dust, an he lay her alongside de cap'n. 4Soon after dat in one ob de big battles Mars Dick and Mars Bob both killed. Nobody left but ole miss ana me. 'Aunt Milly and Mary dun runaway wid a nigger Eojer from up norf, an, one night de house was set on fire and bnrn to de trroun. wid all de out houses, cepndecabin whar I'se Hbbed.

1 eOCr Since UiC miaa duo uu vmw wwr in her niffhtcrown. an got a fever and died at ole Marse Campbell's. Tsq de only one ob de fambly dat's lef- I is de las ob de Vardens. Wash- I seemed very satisfactory to those present, Utlb lilt? VUClgjr luuu ouiucuun tuigwn who he was. The evening service had begun.

Just as the preacher was about giving out the sec ond hymn a big Kentucky natboatman ctntrnoTOfl nn in front of the milnit and gaveTa Choctaw warwhoop. In a second the little man bad him by the collar with his hand, and in his right had a knife, with its point against the boatman brawny throat. 'lf you say anotherword or mako the slightest noise, by 1 drive this knife through your neck from ear to ear!" The big man trembled like a ljif and silentlv took a seat, while the other, nutting his knife out of sight, joined with great fervor in the singing of the hymn. There was never a quieter mpetinsr held than that was thereafter. "Who was the gentleman who so speedfly BPttled the difficulty tonight?" asked the minister when the service was ended.

"Don't you know?" his friend replied. "That was James She Held Colonel Bowie's Head. Senora Candelaria, who "is said to be 109 vears old. is the last survivor of the Ala mo. She was in the fort during tho 12 days from Feb.

23 to March 6, 1836, when 177 Texas Americans held it against 6,000 Mexicans. Senora Candelaria asserts that she whs supporting the head of Colonel Bowie, who lay ill in the fort, when the Mexicans rushed in and killed him and wounded her. Her life was begun under the doiainion of Spain, and she ha3 seen fiw flrs float over Texas. Her home is near San Antonio. I- Rati A fnt" si3 tor XJ3.

LJJJ'J znrZSYSaTA OTM andtake no other. LrTlCO SlAI TCI- Vm CHAO. LAWBIHJC3t51C2 Ayceua.