Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-06-29
WONDERFUL LOG ROLLING AT THE WEST.

WONDERFUL LOG ROLLING AT THE w EST
An Euglishman who was lately travelling
on the Mississippi, told some rather tough
stories about The London thieves. A Cincin
natl chap named Case, heard these nara
tive. with silent, but expressive humph
and then remarked that he thought the
Western thieves beat the London operator:
all hollow
How 500 inquired the Englishman, with
surprise pray, sit, have you lived much in
the Wesl?"
'Not great deal. undertook 10 settle up
business al the Desnoins Rapids awhile
ago, but the rascally people stole nearly eve.
rything had, and finally Welch miner ran
off with my wife,
'Good God y said the Euglshman. 'And
you never found her?'
Never TO this day But that was not the
worst of itn
Worst? Why, what sould be worse than
stealing mans wife I?
Stealing his children, should say, said
the implacable Case
Children! y
Yes niger woman, who hadn't any Of
her own, abducted my youngest daughter
and soped and jined the Ingins
"Great heaven! Did you see her do it 2
'See her9 Yes, and she hadn't ten rods
the start of mel bu, she plunged into the
lake and swan off like a duck, and there
warrant canoe to follow her with
The Engishman laid back in his chair and
called for another mng Of af-an.aff, while
Case smoked his cigar and looked at his ere.
dulous friend at the same time most re-
morselessy.
IL shan't 90 any further Vest think
at length observed the excited John Bull.
should not advise any one 10 co. said
Case, quietly. my brother once lived there,
but he had to leave, although his business
was the best in the country
What business was he in, prayp
Lumbering-had saw mill.'
'And they stole his lumber?'
'Yes, and his saw logs, too.'
Saw logs!'
'Yes, whole dozens of fine black walnut
logs were carried off in single night
'Tue, upon my honor, sir. He tried eve.
ry way to prevent it had men hired TO watch
his logs but it was all of no use They
would whip 'em away as easily as if there
had been nobody there. They would steal
them out of the cove, and even out of the
millways.'
"Gsod gracious!'
Just to give you an idea how they can
steal out there, continued Case, sending
sly wink at the listening company, just TO
give yon an idsa-did you ever work in
saw mill q
Never
well, my brother, one day, bought an ali
fired fine black walnut og-four feet three
at The butt and not knot in it. He was de-
termined 10 keep that log, any how, and
hired two Sco,chmen TO watch it all night
Well they took small demiohn full Of whis-
key with them, snaked the log np The side
hill above the mill, and built fire. and then
sot down on the log TO play keerds, just TO
keep awake you see. Twas a monsus big
log-bark two inches thick. Well, as was
sayin', they played keerds and drank whis-
key all night, and as il began TO grow light
went 10 sleep a.slraddle of the log, About
minute after daylight, George went over to
the mill 10 see how they got on, and the log
lcas gonsn
And they setting on ilP
Setting on the bark! The thieves had
drove an iron wedge into the butt end which
pinled down hill, and hitched yoke of oxen
on, and pulled it right out, leaving The shell
and the Sco,chers setting a-slraddle Of it, fast
asleep. .H
The Englishman here rose, dropped his c.
gar stump into the spitloon, and looking al his
watch, said he thought he would go on deck
and see how far we'd be down the river be-
fore morning.