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At this announcement Bill gave a prolonged 
whistle, and, rising to his feet, said to Brum, 
“Come — it is time to be going.” 
And they ■went. 
As will he readily inferred, the two friends did 
not loiter by the way hut, as rapidly as the snow 
would permit, hastened to the scene of festivity 
which one of them had left shortly before in no 
very amiable mood. As they neared the cabin, the 
voice of the fiddler came floating out upon the 
breeze, showing that the short hours of the morn¬ 
ing found the company still absorbed in the pleas¬ 
ures of the occasion. Jewett was still “doingit 1 ' 
when the door was thrown open, presenting to view 
the flushed features of Bill and Brum— the former 
exclaiming, “Hold up, Iods legs— a word in yonr 
ear.” 
The word was spoken, it was simply “ Gang,” but 
it acted like a charm. All was silence for a moment, 
and then the ominous word went round, in accents 
denoting how unwelcome it was to such as appre¬ 
hended its fall import. It was the synonym for an 
association of thieves, robbers and murderers, who 
formerly infested that region, but who had disap¬ 
peared for many months, to return suddenly and 
unheralded, as has been seen. 
It was well understood that the news just heard 
implied a speedy visit, to that scene of recent fes¬ 
tivity, by the outlaws left so recently at one of their 
old haunts—the “Den,” and the question arose a6 
glance at Polly ; is caught at it; blushes up to hi* 
ears and subsides into silence behind his handker¬ 
chief Ue evidently had something to say of a deli¬ 
cate nature, but postponed the communication of it 
till a more favorable opportunity should present itself. 
These side scenes were hut incidental to the busi¬ 
ness of the evening, and gave place to it when the 
man with the Addle made his appearance. All was 
now bustle aDd excitement. Benches and stools 
were packed away and the first set was up for a 
dance. It was an old-fashioned affair, having little 
or no affinity to those which modern refinement has 
brought into vogue. Borne there were who acquit¬ 
ted themselves quite well, while others were as un¬ 
couth in make-up and movement as it was possible 
for the rawest tyro to he. The scene was rich in 
ludicrous features; but what matter for that, 
long as the participants were oblivious to their 
terpsichorean deficiencies, and cared only to work 
off a surplus of animal spirits through the means 
offered them ? 
P,eel6, French-Fours and Hunt-the-8quirrel suc¬ 
ceeded each other till the long hours of the night 
were nearly exhausted. Then came a pause. Edi¬ 
bles, of no great variety, were produced and demol¬ 
ished with great celerity—waehcd down with liberal 
libations from a demijohn which had been reposing 
for several days under the bed in anticipation of tins 
sylvan frolic. This matter disposed of, the fiddler 
again'mounts upon an empty barrel, one foot resting 
upon a sap bucket, and proceeds to put his instru¬ 
ment in tune— chuckling the while, at the efforts 
made to get some of the awkward squad in order for 
a resumption of the sport. Belonging to this class 
was a tall, loose-jointed fellow with hands, when 
clenched, like small hams and of about the same 
color; feet fourteen Inches long, with stogy boots 
“ according.” Rising from a seat, it was 6ome time 
before his whole altitude became apparent—coming 
to view, as it did, in successive instalments Dot un¬ 
like the extension of the various sections of a car¬ 
penter’s pocket rule. When fairly up it was easy to 
see that it would require but, a few additional inches 
to bring him up to seven feet. Clumsily put to¬ 
gether it was a 6ight to see him walk even, but his 
feats on “ the light fantastic toe ” were overpowering. 
It chanced, in the course of the night, that this bi¬ 
pedal specimen obtained, as a partner, the handsom¬ 
est woman and the best dancer in the party—running 
over with animal spirits and dry humor, hut rather 
coarse in her manner of giving expression to them 
in wordB. All being in readiness the musician lead 
off and at it went Bill Stiles, for so was this long 
specimen called. Not being able to use both feet 
with equal facility, his movements consisted of a 
kind ol spasmodic gyratiOD —hiB body revolving 
upon the left foot, while his right played around a 
circle in a serieB of motions intended to keep time 
to the music. It was a kind of monotonous “ clap- 
that lonely forest. Now they were down, and anon 
up again, but not for a moment severed. Tugging 
at each other’s throats, with the endurance and 
ferocity of tigers, they went down again in the 
yielding snow. A choking sound came up from 
the clasped bodies, and anon ceased when one of 
the forms slowly rose, throwing upon the snow 
the prolonged shadow of Bill Stiles. Viewing 
for a moment the recumbent figure before him, he 
murmured sadly, 
“ At last, Caroline, 1 have him.” 
Then stooping over his foe, he pressed his hand 
upon his breast, and, detecting the gradually increas¬ 
ing throbbings of the heart beneath, proceeded, in 
n business-like manner, to fasten the hands and feet 
together, and, throwing the body across his shoul¬ 
der, retraced hiB steps to the cabin from which he 
had so recently departecL 
Meantime let ns glance at what was going for¬ 
ward there. The house was alight again. 
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were flitting to and fro, while ever and anon the 
query was propounded as to what had become of 
Bill Stilbs, and it was observable that among the 
most nervon6 was the woman who bad driven that 
particular individual from the festivities of the ear¬ 
lier portion of the evening. 
But a shout was heard, 
coupled with the gratulatory exclamation of “ Here 
he comes, and a captive with him!” 
Daylight was now advancing apace, disclosing the 
results of the nightly conflict, comprising four dead 
bedies, five severely wounded prisoners, exclusive 
of the captive held by Stiles, This desperado had 
sufficiently recovered to be conscious of his posi¬ 
tion and, with a hardihood partaking of insensi¬ 
bility, appeared to defy the fate which murder, and 
a long career of aggression upon society, seemed 
now to render inevitable. 
It is not necessary to prolong this relation. Suf¬ 
fice it to say that years before, Rand on had married 
the only sister of Stiles and, becoming debased 
by fraud, sought to make his wife a participant in 
his crimes. This she refused, and the consequence 
was a blow with a dagger which pierced her heart. 
This done Randon fled westward, where he became 
associated with a gang of desperadoes, and finally 
their leader. Of bis whereabouts Stiles had no 
knowledge till the assault upon the cabin, as already 
related. His quick ear detected bis voice at once, 
and no sooner was the discovery made than the reso¬ 
lution to take him alive, should he survive the con¬ 
flict then going on, was formed. Ilis purpose was 
accomplished. The criminal was remanded hack 
threatened. To separate, was to leave their enter¬ 
tainers to spoliation, outrage and possibly death, 
while, should the retiring party be met upon the 
road, they would be taken at disadvantage, encum¬ 
bered as they would be by the non-combatants— 
the females. Obviously their true policy was unity 
in the position they then occupied, and so it was 
determined. The cattle belonging to the visitors 
as well as the host were turned loose and hurried 
off into the woods—scattering as they fled from the 
lash, vigorously plied by those thus endeavoring to 
render more difficult their capture hy the gang by 
which they were menaced. 
Affaire outside being thus arranged, the defense 
of the cabin and those it contained next claimed at- 
By common consent the leadership was 
Written for Moore's Rural New-Yorker 
A PARTY AND A SURPRISE 
A BACKWOODS SKETCH. 
tention 
accorded to Bill Stiles, specially aided hy Jewett 
and Brum. As a preliminary, the huge log fire, 
which had been kept up by frequent contributions 
of wood, was dampened down by the application of 
water and snow, the lights partially extinguished, 
and means provided for barricading the doorway as 
effectually as possible. The women were mostly 
BY AN EX-WOODCHOPFEB. 
At the commencement of the present century 
the country bordering upon the southern shore of 
Lake_was hut sparsely settled. The amenities 
of life, common to a dense population, were rarely 
exchanged by the pioneers. Remote from each 
other, destitute of even passable roads; but poorly 
supplied with the means of transit: compelled to 
improve the warm season in clearing land, planting 
seed and harvesting the proceeds, little opportunity 
for social communion was afforded till the winter 
months Bet in. Then the scene was somewhat 
changed, 
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_ Invitations were given out for a house 
warming, pure and simple, or, perhaps, conjoined 
with a quilting party, or something kindred to it. 
On these occasions reliance was usually placed 
upon the plodding ox, a yoke of which, attached to 
a rudely constructed 6led with a box to match, 
would convey a score or more to the indicated scene 
of rural festivity. 
Such a party — thus conveyed — was the one with 
which we have now to do. It consisted of some 
twenty persons, more or less, and about equally 
divided as to sex. There was neither bench nor 
chair on the conveyance, consequently the passen¬ 
gers were compelled to seat themselves npon the 
6 traw and blankets which covered its bottom. Ail 
being in readiness the excursionists tumbled in with¬ 
out, “ standing upon the order of their going ’ 
observing, the while, a due blending of the sexes. 
When the party was properly adjusted the person 
in charge gave the cattle an admonitory tickle with 
the whip and ejaculated “ge’lang,” and off moved 
the jabbering mass over the deep hut yielding snow. 
Now, if it were plain sailing —in other words, if 
the road were good, or even passably so—a safe arri¬ 
val at the place designated would be deemed a mat¬ 
ter of course; but such was not the case. Ihe 
highway surveyor or path master was a personage 
yet to be revealed; consequently there were “ pitch 
holes” in one place and concealed pools in another. 
It was up here and down there —hence, to keep 
quietly seated, in a vertical position, was out of 
the question. One moment, ail is going on cosily 
enough. Horace ib passing his arm lovingly around 
the waist of Phkbb; John, Robert and Ike are 
following suit with Cimantbe, Dianthe and Clem- 
intina, when down plunges the sled into a prepara¬ 
tion of snow, water and mud six feet, more or less, 
below the grade of the preceding moment! Com¬ 
plying with the law6 of gravitation, the whole mass 
makes a sudden downward surge, bringing up in a 
heap against the forward fastenings of the vehicle. 
One laughs, another screeches, a third ejaculates “ O 
mercy! ” while a fourth queries, “ Did you ever V ” 
But before these exclamations are well over, the 
sled makes an ascent, nearly as abrupt as the down¬ 
ward plunge, throwing the struggling company into 
a heap in an opposite direction. 
Thus moved the pleasure seekers onward till a 
gleam of light, shimmering along the surface of the 
snow, gave assurance that the place sought for was 
found ; that the excitement of the ride was to give 
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There was- a pause, but no response bein^ made a 
second assault followed with hand and foot, coupled 
with another order to “open.” Then came from 
within the customary “ Who is there ?” 
“ Friends,” was the response. 
“ Friends to whom?” was queried from within. 
“ Oh, is it there you are ? Standing npon cere¬ 
mony are you, clodhopper? Now mark me, you 
have that in your chest which I want and am bound 
to have, besides a goodly company, as I have learn¬ 
ed, whose acquaintance 1 am desirous to make. So, 
open at once, or down goes your shanty door, and 
up goes your carcass to a limb of the nearest tree. 
Do your hear ?" 
No reply being vouchsafed, a muttered anathema 
was bestowed, followed by a vigorous assault upon 
the entrance to the beleaguered forces hy a kind of 
catapult borne forward by the united powers of four 
men. The blow was a hard one, and, though the 
door fell not, it was manifest that but few applica¬ 
tions would be required to drive it from its fasten¬ 
ings. To delay was to hazard all, and quietly lean¬ 
ing toward his companions Bill Stiles whispered, 
“ Now th^n—let them have it” 
Almost simultaneously three rifles cracked, and 
down sank as many of the assailants of the cabin. 
Prompt in response, those from within, thrusting 
their weapons through the openings between the 
logs composing the building, delivered a tolerably 
well directed fire, still further diminishing the ranks 
of the assailants. Amid cursings and threats of ven¬ 
geance, the attacking party fell hack, forgetful, in 
the confusion of the moment, of the contiguity of 
their first assailants in the woodB. This oblivious¬ 
ness caused the fall of three more, when, finding 
the game a losing one they broke and fled singly in 
Den” whence they emerged, 
went in regardless alike of time, figure or partner. 
He had become a kind of vauiting monomaniac. 
The fiddler, upon his pedestal, swayed to and fro in 
sympathy with the bounding figure before him, and, 
ceasing to use the bow, substituted a kind of monot¬ 
onous vocal chant, iterating, with streaming eyes, 
“Weil done, Jewett', that will do it,” amid the 
uncontrolled laughter of the company. How long 
this contest would have lasted—whether the fiddler 
would have beaten Jewett, or Jewett the fiddler, 
was left undecided, owing to a circumstance which 
brought the trial to an abrupt termination. 
It will be recollected that Bill Stiles left the 
party in no amiable mood, owing to the strictures 
passed npon his performance npon the floor, and, 
when clear oi the house, hedrew his ample bearskin 
robe tightly about his person, shouldered his rifle 
and disappeared in the forest. His purpose was to 
take a short cut to his own cabin, but, changing his 
mind, turned abruptly from his course, and held his 
way along a bluff' which overhung a considerable 
creek whose waters were heard dashing down a 
ledge of rocks into a pool below. Cautiously steady¬ 
ing himself, by grasping the saplings which lined the 
declivity, he succeded in safely reaching the base of 
the barrier of rocks forming this secluded waterfall. 
A few rode distant, and resting against the wooded 
bank of the stream, was seen a dark object sur¬ 
mounted with a plentiful coating, of snow, towards 
which Bill held his way. On reaching it the out¬ 
lines of a small cabin were distinguishable, but no 
friendly ray issued from the crevices of the logs com- 
Asleep,” muttered Bill; 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker, 
FLORAL ENIGMA. 
I am composed of 31 letters. 
My 1,12, 28,10, 7,17 is an early blooming flower. 
My 8,16,25,21,9 is noted for its numerous varieties. 
My 13, 2. 27,14,6 is a very bumble appearing flower. 
My 29,12, 27, 2,39 Is an early flower growing in clusters. 
My 22,19,10.12.24 is a noted bulbous flower. 
My 16, o, 10,1,12,39 is an ornamental flowering plant. 
My 31,15,20, 2S, 8, 26 is a hardy annual flower. 
My 14, 2. 27,8, 3 is noted for its sweet flavor. 
My 22, 8, 2,6,11 is a very modest appearing flower. 
My 5, 25, 28, 23, 4 will blossom during the whole season. 
My 7,15,20. 29, 23, 26 is ft showy annual flower. 
My 22,24,17,30,9. S is a class of plants not much In favor. 
My 9,28,16, 31 is called the queen of flowers. 
My whole will give you much botanical information, 
and should be in the hands of all who cultivate flowers. 
Laytonsville, Md. Mary, 
i ar- Answer in two weeks. 
Receive their Teas by the Cargo from the best 
Tea districts of China and Japan, and sell 
them in quantities to suit customers 
AT CARGO PRICES. 
CLUB ORDERS PROMPTLY SUPPLIED 
For Moore's Rural New-Yorker, 
POETICAL PROBLEM, 
PRICE LIST OF TEAS. 
OOLONG (Blade.) 10 o ,B0c..90c.. beat *1 ft. 
MIXED eGreen anil lilack.) 70c.. 80c.. Wc., best *1 ft ». 
ENGLISH BREAKFAST (Black,) 1:0c., 90c., *1, *1,30, best 
IMPERIAL (Green ) S0C.. 90c , M. *1,10, best, *1.25 * ft. 
YOUNG HYSON (Green.) 80e„ 90c., *1, *1.10, be6t *W5 V ft. 
UNCOLORED .1APAN.90c.. * 1 . *l,l6, beat *1,25 * a 
GUNPOWDER (Green,) best *1,50 P ft. 
Q0TTEES BOASTED A2&D GROUND DAILY. 
GROUND COFFER,20c..25c.,30c.,35c., beet Me.per pound.' 
Hotels. Saloons. Board ng-House Keepers, and Famines who 
use laree quantities of Coflee, can economise In that article 
bv using our French Breakfast and Dinner Coffee, which we 
sell at the low price oi SOc. per pound, and warrant to give 
perfect satisfaction. 
ROASTED (Unground.) 30c., 35c., best 40c. per lb. 
GREEN (Unroasted.) 25c., 30c,, 33c,, best 35c. per lb. 
We warrant all the ^oodB we Bel) to mve entire aatlM ac¬ 
tion. li They are not eatifeiactory they can he returned at 
our expenae'within to day®, and have the money refunded. 
BREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, 
Nos. 31 & 83 Vesey Street. 
Post-Office Box 5,643, New York City. 
Ip twenty sheep eat seven tons 
And half a ton of hay. 
Ten Iambs consume one-seventh as much 
And twenty pounds each day; 
How much will ninety sheep and lamhs 
Eat in a winter’s time, 
If half the lambs exceed the sheep 
By twenty-four lees nine f 
Ealamo, Mich. Tem 
J3F“ Answer in two weeks. 
posiDgit. All was silent, 
and, approaching the rude door gave the latch string 
“ Brum ! ” — being 6hort for 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
CHARADE. 
a pnll and ejaculated 
Abraham. 
No response followed. While dubitaring about 
a forcible entry he saw cantiously peering round the 
boll of a large sycamore, the capped head of a man. 
His actions denoted great perturbation and distrust 
Again the word “Brum” was heard, immediately 
followed by that of “ Bill ” in response. The par¬ 
ties were soon together seated in the before solitary 
cabin, whose interior was tow lit up hy thefliekering 
flame of a rnde dip consisting of a rag immersed in a 
cup of tallow. Brum, though evincing no want of 
hospitality, wa6 evidently too much troubled to 
open readily the coloquy which it was plain to see 
he so much desired. After a few moments of silence 
Bill* commenced with — 
Well, Brum, what is it?” 
“ The Gang i$ hack again.” 
“ The-it is 1 Where are the beauties ? ” 
“ At the old den above the Falls.” 
“Are you sure of this, and, if so, how ? ” 
“ Sure of it ? In course I am. I was there my¬ 
self when they came, and slipped out as they were 
rummaging round the upper crib. There are at 
the direction of the 
with the loss of the most available portion of the 
“Gang” participating in the adventure. 
Though quite as much exposed rb any of his 
companions, the leader escaped without a scratch, 
bringing up the rear, with a dogged suilenness 
which evinced a half formed purpose to return and 
fight it out alone. While thus making his way to 
the general rendezvous of his company, he was ob¬ 
livious to the fact that a man, with stealthy step, 
had obliquely approached his line of retreat, and 
was then Beated at the very point where the de¬ 
scent to the 
My first is a king for resplendency noted, 
While my second is that which he rules; 
My whole to my first long ago was devoted, 
But is now desecrated by fools. 
Sterling, N. Y. w - 
pf Answer in two weeks. 
YV with Iron Frame. Overstrung Bass and Agraffe Bridge. 
Melodeone, Parlor, Church and Cabinet Organs, the best 
manufactured : Warranted for Six I ears. 
li.O Piaxos, MaixiDEONS ur.d OneAifs of six ftrsbclass ma¬ 
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T OTIC.—PROP. CHRISTY’S HAIR IOTIA 
Ills NEAT. CLEAN, PURE, UNIFORM AND llELl- 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker, 
PROBLEM. 
At what rate per cent, per annum must the population 
of a city increase in order to double every 20 years ? 
New London, N. Y. S. G. Cagwtn. 
Answer in two weeks. 
Den” commenced. Arrived here, 
the leader paused a moment and, clenching his 
hand nervously, muttered, “I’ll do it!” 
At this moment a grip of iron was upon his 
throat, and the voice of Bill Stilbs said, 
“ Mark Kandon, you’re wanted 1” 
Convulsive was the start which these words 
caused, and desperate was the effort made for 
liberation from the grasp of his unexpected foe. 
Linked in an embrace, rendered iron-like by lone 
indulged hatred on the one side, and the conviction 
of great wrong suffered upon the other, their efforts 
at mastery were appalling to behold. Not a word 
was spoken, and naught but the quick revolving 
1 bodies and the suppressed breathings of the com- 
Answer to Miscellaneous Enigma:— Never trouble oth¬ 
ers for what you can do yourself. 
Answer to Mathematical Problem3 miles square, or 
5,780 acres. 
Answer to Anagram: 
The memory of thy name, dear one, 
Lives in my inmost heart, 
Linked with a thousand hopes and fears 
That will not thence depart. 
Answer to CharadeCrow-bar. 
