MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALE. Monday, 2nd. Fee,

By Mr. AlfredHairisen, on the premises of J. P. Parker, East street —Clocks, Jewellery, Ac.

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the “Evening Echo”). SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1880.

The Rangitata. —Yesterday afternoon one of Mr. John Grigg’s threshing engines, while crossing the Lower ferry of the ITangitata got into difficulties ; and the axles were broken. When the 7 p.m. train crossed over the railway bridge, the engine was still in the river.

The Eye and Ear Specialist.—Pro fessor Wallenburg still has lus hands full of work, and patients keep coming to him from all parts of the county. He is as successful as ever with the cases he under takes, and many people with injured eyes have had them restored, while as many with defective hearing have had occasion to rejoice. Though the Professor’s oppor tunities for exhibiting his extraordinary skill have not been so frequent this week as last—his cases, though many, having been more of a minor cast—there are one or two deserving notice. A little hoy of six years, the son of Mr. John Devery, contratcor, lost his sight at three years of age from falling over a fence. He was brought to the Professor last week, and the child can now see as well as any boy of his age. We were to-day shown a letter written by the master of the Old Men’s Home, at the wish of three patients from that institu tion whom Professor Wallenburg has treated gratuitously. It breathes the deep thankfulness of the men for restored sight and hearing. Two of them—Coppinger and Goodwin —whose cases we have previously noticed, have left the Home, and gone to work, while the third, an old man of 76 is of course unable with his load of years to go out again into the world. This old man is named Watkins, and for years he lias been deaf. So dull was he that it was necessary to write on paper any idea required to be conveyed, to him. At 76 one does not expect to have quick ears, but the Professor has restored the old man’s hearing to a most marvellous acuteness when his great age is considered.

TELEGRAPHIC.

TO-DAY’S CABLEGRAMS

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

L-lge Special. ) London, Jan 29. Critical Situation of Affairs in Afghanistan. Latest news from Afghanistan states that •the insurgents are increasing, and the situation is serious. The late Governor of Jellalabad has joined the the rebellion. Jan. 30. The Irish Distress. - At a large meeting held in Dublin to - day, to consider the question of relieving the distress in the country. The Duchess (?) of Marlborough was present, and ad dressed the meeting. She repudiated the assertions made by Mr. Parnell in his re cent speeches in America. London. Jan. 30. The Turcoman Expedition. A report is current that the liussian losses in camels and war material have been so great that they will be unable to continue the expedition in the Turcomans country. It is further stated chat the liussian Government already contem plates abandoning the expedition. {Special. ) London, Jan. 29. The South Australian Loan. The South Australian Four Per Cent, Loan of L 325,000 is announced to-day. The minimum is fixed at 92 b.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Association Special. ) Melbourne, Jan. 31. The Adelaide Loan. The Adelaide loan is unaccompanied with a pledge of absention from borrowing. The Vine Disease. Phylloxera, the vine, blight, has again been discovered in the vicinity of Geelong.

TO-DAY’ S TELEGRAMS.

INTERPROVINGIAL.

Ghaiiamstown, Jan. 30. New Industry.

A company is being formed to establish the manufacture of mineral paints. Mining. A new Caledonian Company is being formed to work the mines bought by Mr. Rowe. Capital, LIO,OOO in the same number of shares. A Plague o’ Both Your Houses. George Vidal, a local lecturer, held forth last night, on Chiniquy and ITenne bery, characterising both as impostors, whose object was money.

LAST NIGHT’S CABLEGRAMS.

BRITISH & FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

( Renter's Telegram.) London, Jan. 29.

Although suggestions that England should hand Herat over to the care of Persia are being renewed by the press, nothing positive is yet known as to the in tentions of the British Government in the matter.

It is stated that the Home Rulers of Mayo, Ireland, intend to select Daviti and Brennan, now under committal for using seditious language at the anti-rent meetings, as candidates for the represen tation of Mayo in Parliament, upon con dition that they abstain from attending the sittings of the House of Commons. (Ai;e Special.) London, Jan. 29. Latest from Afghanistan states that early hostilities are expected. General Roberts has been re-victualled, and has strengthened his lines of communication. It is reported that Mahommed Jan died from recent wounds. Lord Salisbury is out of danger.

A Socialistic outbreak has occurred at Barcelona. Many were arrested.

LAST NIGHT’S TELEGRAMS.

INTERPROVINGIAL.

Wellington, Jan. 30.

A youth, who was employed in the Taratahi Post Office, Waiararapa, has illegally taken possession of certain letters which he had access to, and absconded. The police are making enquiries as to his whereabouts. Dunedin, Jan. 30. The Colonial Bank has kindly under taken to send home per cable, free of expense, remittances for the relief of the Irish distress. L7OO was sent to-day by the Dunedin Committee. Dalvey station homestead, the property of W. Sheath, near Tapanui, was burnt to the ground yesterday. All the men were in the wool shed at the time. The fire originated in the kitchen. The insurance is L3OO on the building, and Ll5O on the furniture in the Victoria office. When word was brought to Tapanui the in surance agents and others went to the scene of the accident, but they were too late to be of service. Sheath’s loss is very considerable, as he allowed a L3OO policy in the Standard office to lapse. His loss wholly is estimated at L4OO.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT

ASHBURTON— Saturday, Jan. 31. (Before Mr. F. Guinness, R. M.) vagrancy. Jas. Nolan and John Brown were charged with having no lawful visible means of support. Sergeant Pratt stated that the men were living in the river bed in a tent, and were knocking about from public-house to public-house in a state of drunkenness, and bad not been working lately. He gave both prisoners a very bad charac ter. His Worship sentenced them to three months hard labor. LARCENY. John J. O’Brien was charged with larceny from a tent of property to the value of L 9. Constable Farmer, sworn, said—From information received, I went to a tent in a paddock on the Wakanui road to make enquiries about a watch and chain, the property of Angus Ross. I searched and found a bag containing blankets, tie, scarf, and waistcoat. In the latter garment were a silver watch and chain. Accused claimed the blankets, tie, and scarf; Angus Ross claimed the waistcoat, watch, and chain. I arrested the accused. (Watch, chain, and waistcoat produced.) Accused said we knew nothing about the watch and chain, more than that he had seen them in the tent at the head of a bunk.

By Mr. Branson—There were others present when I arrested the accused. Angus Ross, contractor, d .poned—l am working at Mr. Scott’s. Prisoner was working there on 29th inst. I live in a tent with accused and Samuel Scott, my mate. I left the tent on morning of 29th to go to work among the corn. Prisoner stayed at Mr. Scott’s. I loft iny watch in my waistcoat in the tent. I returned at noon same day. My watch and chain were then all right. I then left for the township, and came back about 6 o’clock. Missed my watch and waistcoat at 10 o’clock that night. Prisoner was in the tent; and I toicl him I missed the things. Prisoner said lie had lost his blankets and scarf. Saw prisoner next morning about seven o’clock. The prisoner was set at work that morning at some barley stooks. I saw him shortly afterwards coining from the direction of some oaten stooks, near where the bag was found, and not from the barley stooks. I then accused prisoner of taking the things. He denied it. Mr. and Mrs. Scott and I searched the oaten stooks and found a bag containing prisoner’s blankets, towel, and scarf, and my waistcoat bidden in a stook. Was with Constable Farmer when he found the property. I identify the watch, chain, and waistcoat as mine. I value the watch at L 4 or L 5.

James Quinn, watchmaker, valued the watch at L 4.

Mary Scott and her husband, Samuel Scott, corroborated previous evidence. After hearing Mr. Branson and evi dence for the defence, his Worship dis missed the charge.

CHISPA’S LETTER.

“ I am not yet so bald that you can see my brains.”— Longfellow. If it weren’t for the R. M. Court, Cliispa would have to shut up. The court is the only cheap entertainment provided for “we, us, and Co,” in these hard

times ; and until harvest and half-a crown an hour set in, and plenty good cheer pro vided at that, Chispa and his mates find the court the best place in which to spend an idle hour. Chispa has a 'Teat, in fact an overwhelming respect for constituted authority ; and there can’t be much doubt about the sitting R. M. being endowed with all the dignity delegated by her Majesty, or Disraeli, or Sir Hercules, or Professor Wallenburg, or whoever does that kind of thing. But it seems to me a queer sort of a thing that any poor swagger, or even.Chispa himself, who is as poor as any swagger, should find a lino inevitable if he has been guilty of doing a bit of neighborly fighting, while a legal individual requires to have throe trials wasted on him, and afterwards dis missed on a charge of assaulting a bailifi. Chispa has no sympathy or affection for bailiffs. As a matter of fact he abhors them, and the reason why is, he has had a lot to do with them in his time. But when a “bum” drops on a lawyer and that lawyer is up in the nonsuits, Chispa’s experience in the R.M. Court is decidedly of a kind that would lead him to back the nonsuit to win. It don’t matter about the money being owing, or the debt being a fair and just one. That is rot the ques tion in point at all! Chispa is amazed at the front some men will put on, standing up in Court doing their best to get out of a debt—not on any ground of non-li-.vbility, not denying the justness of the claim, or that the money is legally owing, but simply on the plea of some legal quibble. One can admire the mode but scarcely the motive.

Every man has his fancy, and when he gets sick his fancy runs in the direction of a doctor. The old rhyme about the ad versary ought to bo applicable here. If I recollect, it is as follows :

“ When the devil was sick, the devil a monk would be! “ When the devil got well, the devil a monk was he.” Chispa has seen a lot of sick men and a whole army of doctors in his time, and among his experiences can mention a case or two. There was a well known medico on one of the West Coast townships, who was equally renowned for the brusque manner in which he treated his clients, as for the efficient manner in which he cured them, if a cure were possible. One case brought to him was a man with a severe cold. The patient entered the surgery, and was promptly ordered to strip, and then the usual athletic sports ensued which attend an application for a life insurance policy. The patient objected to the method of treatment, and then medico asked him if he could under take to walk a couple of miles. The patient thought he could, whereupon the doctor requested his customer to take a constitutional for a couple of miles to the cemetery, and there and then peg out a site for his final residence, as in his (the doctor’s) opinion he would be buried in a fortnight. The joke was a cruel one, as the unfortunate patient was set up by the doctor in less than a month, and both the patient and the adviser arc on the best of terms,

I hear there is a new grievance against the Burnett street drain stink. It is as a rule tolerably well ventilated. Nor’- westers spread it around the district when they blow, and when they don’t the “Mail” circulates the effluvium. Another Joseph has, however, arisen in the Egypt of Burnett- street. A showman who claims to have caught the mantle of the immortal Artemus Ward, and who has a lot of “ wax figgers ” to exhibit, says tliese “ figgei’s ” feel dread fully ill over the evaporations from Burnett street. The man who fixes up the “figgers” confided to me the infor mation that, if he had to stay another day there, Queen Elizabeth would lose her front ringlets, and lie would have to rob Kelly the bushranger’s hack hair to make the deficiency good. But it didn’t matter much, as he could easily turn old Bess into the Sydney female impersonator; or he could, with the assistance of a hit of wax and a few horse hairs, turn George Washington into Sir George Grey, and make him the most popular “ figger ” in the show. The Artemus Y/avd of the present day had a sleeping beauty, but she wasn’t very tempting, and I don’t think the girls of the period will feel jealous of the abortion exhibited as the summum bonum of human excellence.

Cliispa gets shaved sometimes : not that he gets metaphorically skinned-—he knows too much for that—but he occasionally goes to get the bristles peeled off his lovely countenance, and it is not every barber can perform the operation. On one occa sion, whilst Cliispa was resident in a town ship a few hundred miles from here, he was in the habit of being barberised by an ancient darkie of large proportions, who was a dab at his profession. The darkie prospered, and a Frenchman, who assumed the title of professor, came, saw, and tried to conquer on the darkie’s harvest field. There was in that township a very tough customer to shave, and he was a regular Saturday nighter for the darkie. On one busy night the tough one was despatched up the street to the Frenchman to test his abilities as a “shaver.” Frenchy tried his utmost, but couldn’t get the hair off, and after an hour’s struggle, the victim left the chair, razor, and barber, and fled to his old friend the darkie to have the operation com pleted. As lie fled the good people were amazed at the sight, in the open street, of a man clad in the usual print garment that adorns the subject of a shaving operation, and with his face lathered from collar bone to eyes. This yarn is brought to my re collection by the fact that I drank a soda with the Frenchy at Quill’s booth on Wednesday at the reaper trial. Chi, spa.

AN INTERVIEW WITH TE WHITI BY A EUROPEAN LADY.

(by telegraph.) New Plymouth, Jan. 30. The “ Herald” publishes a detailed account of a visit to Te Whiti by Mrs. Bartlett, of the Opunake Hotel. She re ceived quite an ovation from the Maoris. Te Whiti supplied her with an interpreter, and had a long korero with her. He said she had nothing to fear : he was father of all in the district. He would live at peace with Europeans. Mrs. Bartlett was the first woman who had come to Parihaka, and he was very pleased to see her there, If she wanted anything, to let him know.

Te Whiti then asked her if she had seen the prisoners when in Wellington,- and all quest ions she answered fully. He said there would be no fear of any fighting taking place, for the Europeans and natives were to live peaceably together. The English lie knew, were a very strong people—much stronger than the Maoris—and could crush Maoris to the ground if they chose, but he knew they would not do so. Mr. Gordon, who was present, asked if lie would permit of his portrait being taken, IrafcTe Whiti positively refused to permit it. In reply to questions put, Te Whiti said that he would like to see the Governor if he would visit him in an unofficial manner. He would not ask him to come ; he must come of his own accord. He wished to be friendly with Europeans ; they did not want to fight them. The difficulty was about the land ; but that could be settled with their tongue.

THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

Testes day’s Sitting

[by telegraph.]

Dunedin, Jan. 30. The Wesleyan Conference resumed its sitting to-day, and agreed to the following allocation of ministers for the year 1880 : Auckland District : Auckland (Pitt street) William Morlcy, Henry R. Dews bury ; John Hobbs and John Warren, supei’n u meraries. (Wesley College)!— Thomas Buddie.

Home Mission and Church Extension Society—Thomas Buddie, General Secre tary. Wakapuaka—A Home Missionary. Mahurangi—A Home Missionary. Auckland (Grafton Hoad and Parnell) —Geo. Bond, James Wallis ; Henry 11. Lawrey and Jno. Wheelau, supernumer aries. Thames—William J. Watkki. Coromandel—A Home Missionary. Upper Thames— One wanted. Manukau—Jno. Law. Waikato and Pakehoki—Leonard M. Isitt.

"Waikato—Henry Bull and Cornelius Griffin.

Raglan, Alio tea, and Kawhia—C. H. Schnackenburg ; Warcmu Patens, native minister ,'Karakariki), Hamiona Ngaropi, native minister (Whafiiwhata) ; Kaipara, William Gittos(Otamatekei); Andrew Clark Coughoy, Paparoa, Martin Luther ; (Waititi) Native minister. Wairoa—Geo. W. J. Spence (Aratapu). Hokianga— Thomas G. Hammond ; (Yvaiuri) Rameka; Waikeripuru (Nahe

Kawakawa—Walter G. Salter, WhangavoaandMougonui—One wanted: Yv T i Waiona Pewa (Kaeo). Whangarei Christopher Abernetly. William Morley, Chairman of district. Taranaki and Wanganui District:—New Plymouth—David M'Nicol ; Francis W. Marten and F. W. Isitt, Supernume raries. Patea—Paul W. F. Faircloush.

Wanganui—vV. Fee, President of Con ference ; Geo. Stannard, Supernumerary. Rangitikei—John A. Luxford. Manawatu —-William B. Marten (San don); Frederick C. Dewsbury, (Palmerston North); C 4. S. Harper, supernumerary. W. Lee, Chairman of district.

Wellington District :—-Wellington—W. Kirk, W. J. Williams (Thorndon) ; Lewis Hudson ; Maori mission Heteraki, Wavihi. Hutt— W. Canncll. Grey town —Win. G. Thomas Masterton—John Dukes. Napier—-W. 0. Olsen. Scandinavian Mission—Edward C. Neilson (Norsewood). Gisborne —John Dellow. Win. Kirk, Chairman of the District. Nelson District:— Nelson—■ Rainsford Bavin, W. Rouse.

Richmond and Motueka—a Home Mis sionary.

Greymoutli— Charles A. Standage. Rainsford Bavin, Chairman of the Dis trict.

Canterbury District : Christchurch (Durham street) —Alex. Reici, William Baumber ; Jno. Aldved, supernumerary. Christchurch (Colombo road) John S. Rish worth.

Chrischurcli (St. Alban’s) Jno. B. Richardson. Lyttelton—W. H. Beck. Maori Mission—-Te Koti, Raupaki. Springston—J. S. Smalley. Leeston —-W. Worker. Kaiapoi —Jno. Armitago (editor of the “New Zealand Wesleyan.”) llangiora—James A. Taylor, Samuel J. Garliok. Amberley—a Home Missionary. Timaru—Joseph IT. 8 immends. Waimate—Jno. J. Lewis. Tern uka—Wharton S. Harper. Ashburton—W. B. Keall.

Chertsey and Rakaia (under the Super intendent of the Ashburton circuit). Jno. B. Richardson, Chairman of the district.

Otago District : —Dunedin (Trinity Church) —Edward Best, who shall change twice a quarter with Port Chalmers and once with Mornington. North-east Valley—A Home Mission *% de—A Home Missionary. Waitomarto—A Home Missionary. Mornington—Samuel Lawrey. Port Chalmers—Wm. Tinsley. Balelutha—A. Butler. Milton—D. J. Murray. Lawrence—Thos. Fee. Roxburgli—Peter Wills. Invoreargil-—R. S. Bunn. Oamaru—J no. Crump. Tapanui—Jno. Gray. Jno Crump, Chairman of district.

James Buller, supernumerary, has per mission to reside in England. Joseph Berry has leave of absence for one year to reside in England. Francis W. Isitt has permission to visit England.

THE OAMARU FIRE.

Oamaru. Jan. 39. The report which was in circulation yes terday that a man had lost his life in the fire in the Queen's Hotel was verified to day by the finding of a few calcined human bones. The police made every enquiry about the town for the missing man, and then proceeded to make a care ful search in the ruins of the building. They discovered the bones and the man’s watch together. The latter was recognised as the property of a man named William King, who had bec-n lodging in the hotel for some time past, ami who was in the bakehouse adjoining the hotel immediately before the alarm of fire was given, when he rushed into the building with the intention of saving some property, and must have been suf focated in the dense smoke which filled the house. The remains were found in the vicinity of the passage, and the flames or smoke must have caught him as he was endeavouring to make his way out. He was a carpenter by trade, 38 years of age, and is described as a steady man. A rumor was circulated that a second man was missing, but if so, no trace has yet been discovered of him in the remains of the hotel.

FATHER CHINIQUY.

The public of the Ashburton district will have an opportunity of hearing Father Chiniquy, that best abused of all lecturers who have ever come to this colony. Whatever may he our feelings as Protestants, as journalists we cave not a straw whether he comes or stays, but after the amount of gratuitous abuse that has been poured out upon him, we feel inclined to give the old gentleman a hearty welcome. We are astonished at the attitude assumed towards Pastor Chiniquy by certain sections of the New Zealand press, who, without any previous knowledge whatever of the old pastor, have let out at him with such endearing epithets as quack, charlatan, and fool. When the history and associations of the newspapers who have thus treated the old priest are taken into consideration, it is not difficult to arrive at a reason for the course they have followed. If we are to listen to the advice of those writers who so virulently denounce Father Chiniquy, wo have arrived at a time when every word—true or false—likely to irritate the tender sensibilities of any section of the community must be rigidly repressed, and if a man believes that gross and outrageous error exists in the belief of such section, he must speak his convic tions with bated breath, lest the tender sensibilities aforesaid may bo jarred, and trouble follow. We are at a loss to know why poor Chiniquy should be called a quack and a charlatan, and why, in an avowedly Protestant country, he should bo snarled at, and set down as a disturber of the peace. We have every respect for respectable men, no matter whether they be Catholic or Protestant, but surely if Chiniquy has anything to say against the Catholic religion lie ought to be allowed to say it just as much as Hennebery was permitted without molestation to tell us there was no sacrament out of his church, and to inform Protestants they had no chance of a happy hereafter except through the institution of which he was a leading light. Nobody cared a straw for Henne bery’s denunciation of Protestantism, and lie was allowed to garnish his oratory unquestioned with condemnations that any Protestant might well have taken offence at. Almost every sermon preached by Catholic clergymen has a warning against the heresies of the age, amongst which Protestantism is classed, and not infrequently the priest is unsparing in his condemnation of the latter. Yet nobody interferes, and the priest is thought none the worse of for wielding what is his idea of “ the sword of the Lord and of Gideon.” Notwithstanding the libei’ty the law of the colony allows a man to proclaim liis religious views, and notwithstanding that full toleration is given by a liberal public opinion to the expression of every phase of religious belief, a certain section of the Catholic body have yet to learn what the toleration means, for though they may parade the streets clad in green regalia, and headed by their own priests, and meet with no opposition from the tolerant Protestants and Protestant societies, when these Protestant societies take their turn at a little innocent demon stration, they are received with brickbats and pickhandles, and get for their pains a few smashed heads and broken limbs. When a man conies to lecture win* has spent the best part of his life as a Catholic priest, and may be supposed to know what that religion is, he is de nounced as a ‘‘ charlatan, a quack, a scoundrel,” because, as be says himself, that knowledge has convinced him of the error he so long considered the truth. If Catholicism lias truth on its side it has nothing to fear from Father Chiniquy or anything he can say, and respectable men who believe in it will not trouble themselves about bis efforts to disprove it. Respectable members of the Catholic Church disclaim any sympathy with the rowdies who attacked the Christchurch and Timaru processions, and we may safely adjudge that they care nothing whether Chiniquy speaks or is silent. Is the colony then to he terrorised over by the turbulent spirits in the social sub stratum of that Church—by the men whose actions Catholicism does not sympa thise with and disowns ? Because Pat, and Mick, and Denis’ ears are too fine to he grated on by the harsh strains of “Boyne Water,” or their eyes too tender to look without rage upon an orange flag, is the whole colony to have to bow down before them and cut the old air from tlie book of Irish music, and hide the orange flags and sashes, while Pat, Mick, and Denis whistle such tunes as they please, and flutter their green ribbons at will ? Certainly not. And if Pastor Chiniquy has anything to say against the Catholic religion why is he denied the right of frecTspeech by a press that was prepared to laud the utterances of a Bright or a Britten. Those orators never called brick bats and pickhandles to the hands of Pro testants, however much Protestants dis liked their talk, and the sweet language pitched at Chiniquy by cowardly writers who do not care a rap for the feelings of the impulsive Irishmen, and weuld them selves lacerate those feelings if they did not fear, what they fear now—Pat’s pick handles —was never lmrled at the Free thinkers, who, we should think, ought to he greater foes, to the common faith in Jesus than is Father Chiniquy, now a Presbyterian clergyman.

Catholics—or at least the less thinking and least educated of them—do their cause a great wrong by their wild threatenings ; and their false friends, who are so choice in their epithets to the old gentleman, follow the most certain course they .can adopt to raise a row. Chiniquy’s work since he left the Catholic Church has been a persistent war against the Church he left. Had that Church and its mem bers taken no notice of him, but treated him with the silent contempt the “knave, quack, fool’ he is made out by some ought to deserve, he would have passed through these colonies with scarcely a notice. But now that the “ under crust” of the Church, and the cowards who bid for popularity with such, have turned upon him the tap of their vituperation, one is tempted to believe that they arc afraid of him, and that he carries with him more truth than is comfortable for them to hear. If lie is the quack lie is made out to be, let him be treated as such, but do not bang a man before he is tried, and do not ask us to give him the cold shoulder simply because the rowdies may turn out as the multitudes came, led on by Judas, with swords and staves to apprehend our Lord.

TEE STORY-TELLER.

Eugene Morton. A Title of the Indian Warfare on the American Frontier. CHAPTER XVlll.— Continued. GETTING OUT OF TIIE WILDERNESS. “Sh ! down!” he whispered, turning his face behind him. They were not ten feet from the path, when they all sank quietly to the earth. Footsteps were now audible to all. The darkness was too profound to discern any thing, but all heard their enemies almost near enough to touch them with the outstretched hand. The situation of our friends was imminently perilous. The Mohawks were not passing along the path, as at first supposed, but evi dently searching it ! Haldidge and Seth feit that they could not be aware of their proximity, yet they knew a discovery was unavoid able. Seth Jones rose to his feet so silently, that even Ilaldidge, who was within a foot of him, did not hear a rustle. He then touched Ilaverland’s ear with his mouth, and whispered : “Scatter with the gal as quick as lightning, for thev must find us out in a minute.”

Haverlaud lift cel Ina in his strong arm—she needed i:o caution, and stepped forward. It was impossible not to make some noise, when the wet hushes brushed against them. The savages heard it and started cautiously forward. They evidently thought it was the fugitives, and had no suspicion that any one was linger ing in the rear. The first warning Seth had, was of a savage running plump against him. “lleg your pardon, I didn’t see you,” ex claimed Seth, as each bounded backward, “ Curse you,” he muttered, “I only wish I could sight you for a minute.” Seth, Ilaldidge and Graham were now manceuvering against some five or six Indians. Had a bright flash of lightning illuminated the scene, just at the time, it is probable that all would have laughed outright, at the attitude and movements of themselves. The Indians, upon finding how near they were to their dead liest enemies, immediately bounded backward several yards, in order to avoid a too sudden collision with ihem. The three whites did pre cisely the same thing—each in his own charac teristic way. Seth leaped to one side, crouched clown in his usual panther-like manner, and with bis rifle in his lefr, and his knife in his right hand, waited until he could settle in his mind the precise spot upon which one of the savages was standing, before making a lunge at him.

It would be tedious to narrate the artifices and stratagem resorted to by these two op posing forces. S mon Kenton and Daniel Boone, once reached the opposite sides of the Ohio river at the same moment, and at the same time, each became aware of another person on the other side. These two oh hunters and acquaintances rcconnoitered for over twenty fan? hours, before they discovered that they were friends. For nearly two hours, the Mo hawks and the whites manoeuvered with the most consummate skill against each other. Now retreating and leading, dodging and elud ing, each striving to lead the other in some trap that was as skillfully avoided, until, judg ing that ITaverland was safe, Seth concluded to retreat himself, accordingly, he cautiously withdrew, and ten minutes later, found himself upon the uttermost edge of the valley. Ten minutes after Seth departed, Haldidge moved off, of course unknown to himself, in precisely the same direction. Graham soon adopted the same course. They all came out of the dangerous valley within twenty feet of each other. It took them some time before they came together; but as each suspected the identity of the other, this did not r equire as long as it otherwise would. “ Now, boys,” whispered Seth, “ I cac’late we’re out out of the Valley of Death. Best give it a wide berth, is the private opinion of Seth Jones.” “But licw about Haverlaud?” asked Gra ham. “ I think they must have come out near that point,” replied the other. “ Let us move round then, and we’ve got to be spry, for daylight can’t be far off, and I’m thinking as how them Injins will find out that we’ve absconded ; and by Jupiter ! won’t thev feel cheap?” Just as the light of the morning appeared in the east, they came upon Haverland, and re sumed their journey. No hah was made for breakfast, for they were all too anxious to get forward upon their way. In the course of an hour or so, they struck a sort of path, made by the passage of wild animals, which, besides being so hardened as to conceal their trail, was easily travelled. Seth and Haldidge were too experienced woodsmen to relax their vigil ince. They main tained the same duties as before, the former taking upon himself to lead the wav through the v wilderness, and the latter to guard against danger from behind. The settlement toward which they were so anxiously hastening, was still several days distant, and to reach it, it was necessary to cross a river of considerable breadth. This river was reached by Seth at noon.

“ By Jupiter ! I forgot about this ! ” he ex claimed to himself. “ Wonder if the gal can swim ? If she can’t, how are we to get her over ? Put her on a chip, I s’pose, and let the breeze blow her across : the rest of us can swim, in course.”

A few minutes, our friends stood consulting , upon the bank of the stream. 'V

This consultation ended in active preparations for crossing on a raft. Hunting up material for constructing a raft now was the order of the hour. This was work of extreme difficulty. They had no instruments except their hunting knives, and these were little better than no thing, Large, rotten limbs were broken from the trees, and placed together by Haverland, who took upon himself the taJc oflashing them with withes, while the others collected wood. Haldidge went up the river, and Seth and Graham went down. Graham soon noticed a large, half-decayed log, lying partly in the water. “Just the thing, exactly ! Why it’s a raft itself. This will save further trouble.

Let us launch it at once, and float it up to the spot,” he said, delightedly.

Saturday, January 31, 18&0. ] ■ II linrimr •|*nr-iV-T J ? l, ' t frrffl l n ~J *

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BUTLER’S FAMILY HOTEL, ASHBURTON. J. F. BUTLER (Late of Araliura, West Coast) EGS to inform his friends and the public generally that he has opened the above large and commodious hotel, which is situated at the CORNER OF CASS AND HAVELOCK STREETS, And is convenient to the Railway Station. Excellent accommodation for travellers, families, and boarders. All wines and spirits of the best brands. One of Alcock’s best billiard tables. 965 a USH OH ! RUSH OH ! Great Rush to SAVAGE’S for Sydney Grapes. 2001bs. must be sold TO NIGHT, at Is. Gd. per lb. Be in time, be in time. J. S. Savage, East street. 1002 a Cl EE ADVERTISEMENT in Guardian O about Hodder’s CHEAP HAT S, COATS, and SHIRTS. 990 a



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