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Show OLD PILOT IS DEAD' Hero ol "Lite on (ho Mississippi," on Duty to End. Famoua Character Raatnted Notorl-aiy Notorl-aiy Oialikfd liae of Hla Nam by Mjrk Twjin, Who Waa Under Hla Tutelage. W l.i ma. Mu- llmmn K. Illxby. Urn b"t kliiiwil of llni Mlnalaalppl rlvrr I'llnta. wlm taught th ait to Murk Iviitlli. la .1. nil t'nplnln llUliy lib il .ii.l.l. nly at hla In. tin. I r llulla llra.'y. run r nf HI l.nia t'l.iiiiiy, who bi'I'l mi Imiui-at. .i'il il. nt Ii wiia l ain -il by apo'li y t'ai'ttilu MUby wive richly ilx ynra 1. 1.1 ami w.ia Hill In tlm river arvlrn al Hi limn of hla oVnih. II il tlly tx prti il a rail to Ink nut thn Koynrn-tui'iit Koynrn-tui'iit tow hunt Xokonila. Iln aroa nrly and lra A llltl latr lila wlf wnt to hla room and found him ufli'n had r ild hn wlahd to din, "In III harllaa " Ciipialn llUby'a faina raia upon th wrllliiR of a ruu pilot, on of th many youthi b timitlit -Hamui'l Cbiiii'iia IMurk 1'wnlnl. II mill an pl of tit 1 1 .i v a bn api'iit wllh lllxliy ami iti iilt.ii'a nam w.ia known Ihrivuithi'itt Ihn wot lil rnplnlii lllxby rrnlvril btinilri'ila uf htti're from atiitni'i'ra who ktnw blin enl.'ly I Mr .Ii M.rk Iviilua bimka 'I lila bi'i inn illntnaii'fiit to til ui. nml ilur li.K bit y. ura Im hi. I nviitil. il ull mi It Hun of M'irk Twiiln'a niim. 'Ilm alMyali yo.ira I'liptnln Hlxby api'iit In thn pilot bona ninrki'ri th Krowlli ami lirmlii.il il.'.-lllm uf alonltl Imnl iliiva on III Mll.l.. nml nhln rlvi'ra Ulilln pilnl on Hi Mlaaourl rlvi r In Id.'.r. t hla bunt woubl b ( alopprd by buffalo honla rroaatriK lb rlvrr on ilny and by Hlnui warrlora Hi iii-it j In th civil wnr h waa rhli-f pilot I for Hi l iilon tli i't h...l, ln Vli ka IniiK nml M .in till Hn nlanya lirld Ihn I'lilon vlitory at Mi'inplila dun to III Inrnrnintloll h kiiv t'ommoilor Koiii Lnlor. na a prlnrluil alork-I alork-I holibT nml roiiiiunnili'r of thn llnoat I att'iitnhiini In ilm Ant'hor anrvlr. ('npinln Hlvliy wna known th I. 'Until of Hi.. MlHHlaalipl llu ran Ih ritjf nf Alton whi'ii II mail Ihn aliiKlo trip r. nl of f To.fliiii rb nr (In Hi iIitHii of rlvi-r roiuitii'rr h I'ltli-ri'il i:itvi'rninnt arrvlr Ciipialn lllvliy waa pilot of th Paul lotii.a nbout 1 sr.l. wh"n Rmnunl Clm-1 na li-miii ii hla pupil Cli'tin-na thn I anthril rniu. rl-il lntr uad for hla i "I. Ho on thn MtaalaHlppl." Yrara . I.H'-r. aflnr hn won lltnrarjr fm. h mail a trip from Hi I. nil la to Now (irb-nna wllh Cnpmln lllxby. and only I a fr jroari aito i hla Knat In 8t. Itiln. t npinln lllTby waa of email phyal j qui'. niTvoua and wiry. Iln had a i tri'iu. nitiiiia nrKy Throimhout hla i rlvrr ai-rvlr hn kpt a diary, tword-lua tword-lua dally thn rri-nla and th ahlftlnx of Ilm rlvrr rurrnt. Thle rcord the' I'lillrd Hlnlia KovrrniiK'nt la niuloua to Ki t and It probnbly will bn em-hnilli'd em-hnilli'd In a book which will Mrthor piTpi'lunln Captain llliby'a fama. Mark Twain In hla wrHIni made Cniitaln lllxby out a pnifnna man Tlila waa ltnorrcti hla other frlunda any. Ho wna. by rrputallnn, Ki'lttls in aprh and courtuoua to all men he mot. |