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Kt ’' ^means, lie'5'wassobef, iudqstrilous,generous, and of extended Jtfsp'itajity,and such continued to be bis charxakjter*4 UTUJtMvY D.i rS.nr keka i, MiNEn.AntuHo. *,n days, O Autumn days, beautiful and fleot—The ribened grain, tho yellow fruit, The sunlight soft and sweet;sky, the crystal air, ellow shadows here and their*?.in ^he ccjuntrj^whicli be had adopted forla period oxtending-oVer abouit a dozen years.During all tbis time, not a quarrel- ‘ some word occurred between him andbreakfast table,he was seated at tb Hill 'burst into tear)“ Whait is tbe ihatter dear?” inquired his wife.“ I have had awarning. I know Iunset. Together \ve have encounter-any of his neighbors; and yet all knew that it was from no lack of courage on J ■ sake, and you haved perils and hard ioned wealth anddream. It is a shall die beforeThe h Theships; you aban-position for mynever spoken an We have lovedd that love has ?°IThe mornings, white with pearly frosts, Which sends the ruby wineCoursi j life's mystic labyrinths,In STfiiftcr, grander rhyme; 6qcli of all that's pure and good, Is bornj With thy ripe womanhood.the part of Hill, for of all the buntjersi tnkmd word fo no. that pierced the jungles of cane in the1 from childhood, a u gtcat ewarop.” or descended ’lv j lt;cvcr kxioyvii abatement. It is this torchlight into the -bowels of the Ozark {bat troubles me—not regard for self, tnoijntainsj he'had the reputation of *s indelibly impressed upon mypuveipabeing the most fearless. He vfasoverwhelmingly eleoted again andagaib to to the territorialHowand! distinguished1- 11 rase If-'1 by ' fitsind that I shall die before sundown, and it will distress yoa al - -These wfere tho ex'powerful and impassioned eloquence, in . .and speedily became a leader in i lie Illis wife told hima horrible death the thought that 30 distresses me.’'boorwegaetaablt;ict wo rds of nmrs testified by his wife and children.)tThe weary tiller of the soil,The jieat of bummer o’er,Glancci in triumph and delight,Upon bis garnered store ;And freed awhile from plow and sod,rankpofhis own'party. He was a1' “ Then my dear kt shand, do not gomember of the convention which form- ! ^ court to day.”ed the state constitution, and was re- j (The circuit court m Pope countyi.i. . v * • t *. i*i_ irni * i * 31 *i ■» t iLooks ap through nature to his God.lected to represent hts county in the senate of Arkansas.Aqd now began his scdond Series ofmisfortunes. Hill’s neighbors were themost iotimateStrongs, fourin which Hill resided^ it should be remarked, was then in session.)“ Yes, my wife, I must go,” ho replied. “ When a man he should not seek toO AutUmn days, dear Autumn cl*y8, Thy {childhood, Spring, was sweet; Thy w manhood, in Summer robes,brothers of considerable wealth, a meet it bravely.” Tgreat deal of ambition, and, in tbe j hils eon William, a bris time has come avoid death, but hen turning togbt boy of 13,Molovely still to greet;Rut as the matron of the year,Far lovelier art thou now, and dear.phrase of the country, “ famous: he told him to go andi get the biblc11oiv much like life thy lessons are, And fraught with golden deeds,With loriug acts, with gentle words, With care for human nccd$;How hi iglit may life's last autumn sun, Gleam } old and red when day is done.hern are those who disbelieve the storV Jbelow, but it is true in every particular.' We ,kuew Nixon Curry, and aI •more brnjve, on rablc, and candid iuau,atfiur with the Strongs never Tho writer has omitted to menacts,—first, that Cuny was underpnor to breathed.tion two rathe influx:fighters.” A close and cordial intimacy grew up between them and .Hill, and the lkttbr, most unfortunately and unguardedly, rafi,k4George, the eldest a confidant of big previous history. It so’happened that George had ia most ^imbitious desire for political distinction, and urade a request of Hill that he should resign his, seat in the Senatb in his favor. Hill refusod, and the brothers conspired to revenge.Senjdfing to North Carolina, they pcocurejd a • copy of the reward offered for Nixon Curry, the notorious robber. —The four, powerful and determined as they were, darod not to attempt his capturo alone, but secured, the .assistrance of a dozen men, and made the attempt to capture Iliiriul sown honseu The latter never forgot his daily peril), He always carried an enormous doubled barrelled shot gun. two long rifle pistols, and a formidable knife. Arkansa? lias never beeu ubtod as a peaceablyafld upon it ho made Him swear to kill the man that killed his father.“ Here comes Inoses Howard, father ; he will protect; you,” remarked; Mary, the eldest daughter, as she decried the young mac approaching.-jufiThgaimopicshi30.thi:toxt's a une, power-The youth, who wa su|-lookiug man, cliattbd a few minntes wilth the t'ttinily, and j then went out wiltli Hill, who shaved ’and dressedhiitnsolf with particular neatness, andrticulat-ife wttfithe warmestrs in liiseye?jreached town,embraced his wi affection, and with te before leaving.QAssoonasthc two nai began drinking deeply and showed a more quarelsomo disposition than ever. He inquire 1 everybody thatcrossed his path, and all the entreatiesof tlie young man failed to pacify him. Finally he declared that ho would clear tho court-housi* and dashed into the court-roout wijlr fury depicted in his countenance. Judges, Iawyors,inclined State, and io these days its jury, spectators, all inode a tult;\\ fornee of strong drink when lie revealed I he struuge history ^uf his earlyum Hilife, althc man. THoward,Curry’sugh lie was a very temperate io second omission is, that Jlosepopulation numbered a. greater per cent of desperadoes and lawless menthan it does at the present Tho attack of the Strongs proved athe door. One man wjho lagged behind was seized by Iljll and beafen Unmercifully,Young Howard caught hold of the~ ~--------- i i * c r ^ ^ ^spnken ot, was the betrothed of dreadful one for themselves. Two of! infuriated mar., and attempted, to re-liomitlfnl flnnrrltl^r. 1 _ V *1 _ 11 i hi a. 1 * I t » « i •finite CoIn thupremcly beautilul daughter.' Uftq brothers were wounded, several of strain him, when. alaritt like a ti^er(i *+tJ \ /h-iv-i’ I i .... « . i . . I?' b .nfy (tM) Pi't'ss Jyear 18—there lived in Iredell coudty, North Carolina, a Presbyterian minister, by the name of Curry, lie was a man in comfortable circtim stances, pf most excellent reputationlarge family of sons and s.—Among these was a boy unc of Nixon, noted for his css? his activity, and courage.them mortally, when the rest of thcsii were glad to withdraw for the time.This affair.oaused the mobt unbounded excitement throughout Atjkansis. Thuthought that the chivalrous and liiirh-ho turned upon the yoand strucdrvhiuii to the earth. Before ho Cduld1 is:j 11:11 spring onand, comly-popular John Hill could be idonti-nmodcod pounding him.u If or God's sako, stob, Ilfll! Don’tpasciglnoiintitha8,0eas°0CoWcTh501wa;berwasofingscvcollarr can tha con the the wit iv a;Vsicforirtsethuodbacme:evebeamgwith adaughterby the nsprighlliManyhis da\Cdl with the notorious robber NixonOnrry was staggering to hundreds.1 Many for a linro refused to believe iti* iPerhaps the state of public feelingcan beat be shown by tho two followyou* know me, }'our fricM—Howard T*re the incidents *rceoi*ded of ing extracts from tho Lit tie Jioclrbravery \ miruthm seemed rwhcioia he displayedhisnd-IIcthe\nJ won the respect and of# hib’ sclioolmates. npukive, generous, and possessor? of many noble qualities.’ From childhood Nixon Curry was in love. Ilia fair one was a gin somewhat younger than himself, altendinr?Gazcltr^—Tbe first appearod when liil became’so popular during tho days off the convent ion 4Hill seemed to row more furious each,moment, finally clutched a pistol, determined to take his .friend's life.— llciprd, seeing the crijsis had come,hat protrudedt1 iezW the boriic knife frouk Irs veSt and burrjed it in his bosom,“The dream fulfilled!5’ exclaimed .IIM with a smile of spnirular swect-u Among the truest friends of theitho samel school with hhuj She rc-1turned hjs affection, and so ardentlywere hey attached to one another,that, wh no rival between1r.irt,n6fil.passion was so forbade Her pa Northcould cya,t most rajte in childhood, was ever suffered to eomoicy grew up in a delicious the Future, and aa their years bo apparently did their r each other. At fifteon thisevident that their parents; 11 interviews between them its were the very F. F.’u of arolina, and they had and sily secure more brilliantfor her.1 ic nlitural consequences followed. —4hcl JfcrB mot by steaiib, and renewed tlieir pledges to each other. Lu;ey promiseu that whatever should octour she would never wed any oueixoa towed to stand by her a breath of life remained iopeople of all in the present convention! may be named John Hill, of $t.j Ftancid. IIis energy, elocpienee, andj courage fully entillo him to the place he hold'*, and, as wa trust, will long retuin-Khat ofleader of the Arkansas* dcinociiicy.The Second extract is taken fromthe ^anjie paper of May IS tU :44 Blood? Afkk \r.—A i desperateoncontrc occured In St. Frhncis lasthis naturally was a corpse.groan.Uo ward looked dowA into his face,t howeek. Two distinguished citizens'iprospecItlx; ikt the age of IS, whenlatires wero doing‘their ut-another,doVotedpursued ragod Niorce her Jnto the arms off with his wife anwore killed, and three others dangerously wounded. The difficulty resulted from an attempt to arrest John liili, a member of tbo last legislature, and formerly, of the state convention, who, as it is alleged, is the notorious robber Nixton Curry, wnd committed such atrocities thirteen years ago in tbe mountains of North Caroliua.”A requisition was sent by thegover-i nor of ! orth Carolina demandiug tho) surrciiclcr of Nixou Curry. The gov-i ornor df Arkansas published an ad-i ditional reward for the arrest of John. Hill; and thus between the two, it seemed as if it was about up with the victim.llill packed up hastily, and set outd. cauldron, e he kuew onessl that lingored on handsome face after bo Ho then died without aid dowii intlt;as if unable to realize whit ho bad donei. Then burst into) tears.I woulti not have doneit if I couM have helped it, but it was either \our life or mine)*'lie turned away wifli a gloomy air, and upon tlic instant disappeared. Hewas never seen in Arkansas again, but, sovctal 3ears after, a tyader brought the dews that he was Antonio, Tex.Wtcre we writing fictfon, we chouldU1USqcconmocortailmareebrcwitbasballoalinjan^*CUEcarSamahaiho1buigetiving at San.but, as wc which can belicte lay a^ide the pen are giving facts, simply substantiated, duty cojnpels to addi? another incident before) tbis tralt;rieafl .°.1tale jjs ended.It twill be remeiubercjoinejd unon his death.upon ms son Faithfully didthat Hill en-hutrateaingna1tintrane;to avenge his Fat son obeyfor upperho fled with lier true and ('Arkansas, where lie knew of a baud of rex. Thev were immediately I desperadoes that- he had.reason to be \liere wou)d proteot him. He was pur sued by over 100 of-the citizens, tnanorer. They were immediately nd overtaken, when tbe en-in. Curry, brought to baythe cjomand. When h£ had reached is sixhis sixteenth year he lift for Texas. He jvas gone soveral nioutha. Whenho returned, he said to“Iti 'is done, motherII pit (lied him, but! hat. to do it.”lis mother:Poor Howard!twterthcothrbdrtictoorhiwTunnini.K Scexb i“,xi Mfa'aoeiue-A Ltb\Kss Attacks, its TAjt^u.—Atmfned apd shot his rival and one of | of them nnarmed? and attouding only!9.thq othor and renewed his flight. The pursuit was hot, but he succeededfor the purpose of witnessing thei sport and securing a part of the mun:Ttfluding th,em, and took l.itk out reward that was offered for hireltugelnear theHerathe Alleghapy' mountains, ources of the Catawba.aprehetision. Hill was overtaken at;to.fesf on o dcrcd h cter of h ing to giCqnway Court House by these men,; ally begins the extraordinary |-and halting his wagon, and admonish-*iug his wife and children to keep theiif places, he marched forth with hi death dealing gun.The gallantry of the action, and) Hill’s incredible bravery, operated iu| his favOr. Many were unwilling tc| hurt so intrepid a character; osierscateer ot Nixon Curry. | Under the plea of'necessity ho took qp tho pro-tobber, and. speedily rcn-na'lne famous by the chara-exploits. Without attempt-e any of the minpr iuc'ulcnts,'jtbxE.terrible aci lent occijrrbd at yhe cxbh-bit ion) of Ames’ Mqqagmb, at Madison, Indiana, on Wednesday evening, in which Herr Lengcjl, the famous liou itner, was very seriously wounded, aind nhrrowly escaped instant lleatbjaeiT01btC2gHe had nearly completed bisusual (performance n .the lion 8 'cage,and was in tbe aot qf firing off'bisit should be. stated thairrobber never took a life fbrthe young the sakepistol ! as the finale when one of the lionesses sprang furiously at him, and tore has flesh in shredsjfrom his armsattl;Jcand legs. The unfo bones snapped under tland. all the £lence,•tunate man’so terriblq vior ccfators; wereRI\diev-in-t ine*ilLof plunddr, although he did it again us. [ and again, to avoid arrest.The gdvenor of North Carolina offered $|)Q0. for bis apprehension, and many parties, tempted *by the offer, engaged I iu tho pursuit. They frequently miped sight of tho notorious bajidit; more than once the ertfek ofifia: eaJthLdealing rifle v is hoard from some flffjbmmjg^ck; but never were.they ablej 1discover^his retreat or ■ bring him to -bay.SuddMily all rnmorswere afraid- a nanio was created Mn,i!|strickto with fear, oxhecting .to see were atraiti, a papic was created, and ( k U a ontrJ ht A’he .employeesHill pursued his way unmolested. i ‘ . P , itof tho menagerie, hofvever, quicklyizeSubsequent attempts, were made tq UI , , 7' 7 - ’r1i. i . I- n l realized the peril of the situation, rest lulu, but all rosulted trpiiealh , , .f ,lt;, j- , . .. .. P •: made la furious attack^ an the holudicrously to those attempting it I ... , . btw1 . , T!,„„nib^ 1%IV1P *- 4. Vtill could no'A.conduct IcqAsed', andarrestorIt was known thatwhen dead also.•'The constant pfir?uit, tjind buntingj him changed his nature. He bet-amc morose and sour, ami unuble tq: follow any rdgujar ihusifie^s. ‘ 'lid 'icsorted tc tho gambling -table for-the: support ofi family. 'He becanie’V;drinker, too)and lionessj with $pears and lapcds. They succeeded, with some diffiiulty, in beating htr off and rescuing their com-v t * • j,ra^c, who was immediately jdaocd an-aiaalt;1*0 •i]xtIcbis family!Fis_daring: and wets speedily*' transformed mla a! ibougfe^ive ’ most bitter and quarrelsome op^orfentJcy,19'Asearch wM Continued, .he w^s, se^ If ItilUhad befcn famoiis amodgtjhTrii ^ ’ • I iV’ j. n-i i.xJi's ____. . - xt n Tv _ ...tndre • ini North Caroliiia. • Tt was juqged tllat his quarters were] bccom-ing too hat1 for safety) and he had, thj eforej -prudeutlv removed them whfile. thp ’ opportunity ) remained tolit**** i , .urine] tlfo first settlement of thfe feritile ,ablt%K ‘-bordering; on the Ht.ipounta'ini; of North Carontia, jo nbecdutgj doubly so. Excepting._ p^r/mci8n®0;W^Q the sj. emigfantL madeof Arkansas,appearance,|ng himsejf.'jQhn Hil^. He rapidlybetjume tuqmbst popfrlar man u tho eetliomoilt’. ^Although of moderatehap^f fffe^p rince of duelists, Jatnpgjtiever was ^ man w inspired mor^Icrror, Mext who ha1.aequirod a*.widp^reputatioijL'fbr deedvr nodical treatmeut^/udfbis woliud§| drosse|d. The crowd J of * spectators 1Jwore tfhrown into grea^ insf the afFair. and matconffusion dur-y.-^to*ag fortlroir (ives,-- fled frmn the^.scimCjJjntwere iojurfidL-r-Gtii.-fortunately none nati Cbmmejreial.*The thousand(It;U anniversary f the foundation'of th i kmg'iomXtH ungary is nippronahiftg, and p^aplts tsought quarrels on the slightest pro-teTC-'acccpfed a(l 'imuni^iy of insultfrdm hj(m)!^( Uout a qipreuioi'Stranoe.Ono day in Septcifibor,word ofare fiispussing the. way raemory of so rare anin' which the cvenC’ in tha oughfe Jq.political history ofcountered John Rill, ButUea who b pjpetaated. Souk propose^ the soufirhtiauarrels on the shah-test. nm. » HTi_____i i-t,. V „-Lu „erection of a colossal ol e)isk oa one c he vast .piaius of Hi ngary, qthdrsfrefle 1 a i ationfil Pantheon on thd', while$t!joutitdin which overlooks the, capittaj
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