Put Them Down

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aptured cannons. There, in 1851 the writer saw a pyra- mid of dismantled guns — from an 18-pounder carronade to a mountain howitzer and in mem- ory of its heroic service, Capt. Shoemaker placed as a cap stone, the spiteful, little gun from Massachusetts — the “Lone Star of Texas.” For the rest, history answers — oblivion, but many still live to proudly remember that its sharp voice ushered into the folds of the union a pyra- mid of El Dorado that saved our national credit in the days of a cruel revolution. Old Fogy ( 94 ) Put Them Down One night last week a body of armed men arrived at the Whitehouse ranch, Duck creek, and threw stones against the house. The cook went to the door, when the band enquired for Thomas Lyons. The cook informed them that Mr. Lyons had gone to Silver City the same day. They doubted the statement and threat- ened to search the house, but were finally con- vinced that the cook was telling the truth and rode away. There were from ten to fifteen men in the gang. They had but one object in making such a demonstration, and that was to assassinate Mr. Lyons, who has been quite active of late assisting in the running down and cap- ture of a part of as desperate and villainous a gang of thieves and outlaws as ever infested any country.