, 1866-03-30
THE HANGING, or ERH- IoI.1EY.

! TIE .RA1eNG,oE. .ERH- 1oIl.EY.
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Col. BIB. nisnk as Jiasf Keteh-.
Graphic -ssssAss.-EA NILE
aioN Worthy Of suxxss
rFrum .h= r. o, Crsscsnt1
| Ao111f, Feb. "a, 1as.
Everybody in Mobile and New Orleans
knows old Colonel Bob"---s 50 we'll tba,
when relate the folloHius little story hi:
identity will be sufficiently apparent; there
fore, shall not expose myself to his wrath
py e9rostng ,5; as pagan name IN connection
better known here than the old man. and
when be shall have attained his venerable
relatives ears and experience, will add ID
the family Of love and drollcry and mischief !
mind well educated by study and foreign
travel. He seldom meets me without .sspipn.
lns yarn" In his peculiar style, and the 9th.
n2-c county, hass.. to which the sheriff
had given him 1 special ''iavite," In the FOL.
lowing style. verbally:
Come over and see me- .strangnlate That
du1ned suss, Eph. Toi1ey, fox arson aud st.
TN old man Odrma's house afire-dun him.
~ siSe the sseFy IN Franks words, as
nearly as possible:
about fifteen miles to ride, and the execution
was to take place At 8 " m, 1t WAS necessary
% start early, and, acco+aiugty, Uncle Bob
fsrected Jerry to wnke us up Before day. It
seemed to me that We had hardly turned Ia
when Ras awakened by JaHy's yoice calling
ouf:;
stMazs Robertl Mars Eoberst It's most
fore day." "Go to-ww wwGe Uncle Bob's be-
ueyolent;response. and tndotsed t. Anoth-
er short nap vas shortly bsoken BY Jerry
warning us tliss 1t was "A lore day, Mas Rob-
eFt, now for tr1e I" 4 loud mort from Ola
Bob-was Jerry's only answer, AID for IN hour
we were. not again interrupted, when he
"Clcan d1sbteaks HI! Mars Bob'pley dc
debble ecttia' up fore day ~
The secret ottJes-J'a wakethlneas was cx-
planned by thc-fact that his own little, mule,
-st9mp Sucker" :" was standing readzty UB.
&c Rob's horse md my own. He was bound
to be 10 at the dsasf. We took light break
iaet, and as sPertanbu1g Court House:was
11ot place to lo.k, to sor dinner, we Gapos-
itcd In our eaddlebags,a d couple Of bottles Of
whiskey I think Jerry hal one, too. These.
9nd q p1ng OF tobacco constituted our luuch..
When we arrived atsSpa1tanburg We found
about dozen planters anu overseefs loatiog:
about, some Of them occasionally anxiously'
in1uirfag Of the sheriff "what time was be-
gwine 10 hang Tolleys" should like to
show you the sheriff f. county! George,
he 5 the durndest, uglfest, funniest little ciiss
you ever saw. HI stands about five ieet In
his shoes, and fs about az bYoad as he Is long,
and hts, naus would ktghtsu the savagest cal
amount In all CREATION Bast1lng about, BIZ,
With the importance OF his position, he wad-
hishand.-
."Cohaca. I'm durued gh4 yon've cum
These cusses here amt GIN me no peace since
sun up, axh me when WIS gwine to begin.
It's noneof ther burned biznsss I'd invited
yos to secthe hangin', for knew you'd like
sport, and wasn't gwine 10 begin til you ar
rfv ef I hadst, pnt of the e1ecntion-''
Mounting the steps or the court house he
then sung ont IN tremendous voice.
20, YES oe yes! 9, YES! I'm now gwine
law on Eph. Tolley, which has 70 be hung
for arson and settin' OF mans house afrel
Whar's Bill Simmons. my depty1,'
He's over ut Jim Boards playint seven-up
With l,anty Conigan, and . beattn' Of him
Ike skies" answered little ,pot-eealied, vel
wants me to take bis place"
You take his place.! fou taks,n i1dig-
n1ntly Interrupted tha sheriff "durn you,
you'd look heap better takln. Eph- Toll
fey's place. Call Bill Simmons
After some de!aJ BIZ Simmons aEeeared,
ebout fonr feet long out bis pocket, tossed II
to him and said
.'Slr. depity, 20 fstch Tol1ey out hcre-''
Up to this time I,had been yamly. looking
to find some preparation for the fatal scene,
but the only thing visible Was an enclosure
about forty ieet square, i've ieet high, made
Of rails LAID IN the fashion OF 8 worm fence, :"
ana resembling Suspicious ptg-pen: more
than anything else. "a the centre Of Tho en-
closure stood pole OF black jack, forket at
the top, and lying beside 1t was another pole,
about twelve ieet long, peeled Of It's bark
"Mr. Sheriff." sud f,"are not these pro-
esedlngs rather i.regular: The law saya an
ouIe, and
"Well, amt that IN enclosure, sa-Ay! The
Law don't say I'm to build a Stone wall, not
It I've gotter chunk up the cracks, nuther ~
Where Is the gal1ows r. yentu1ed to AK
Squire" sald the sheriff, with impressive
dignity, esquire, don't you fret your gixzard,
know my hlzncss, and you'll oblige ma BY
tendln' TO youEn. Hold your HOSES and
you'll see. I ha1nt been sheriff. Of of--counsy
1wenty-tEo years for nothin'"
Enter Bill Simmons with Tot1ey-. He had
tied the bit Of clothes line round the culprit's
neck, and Was leading him along as you
wonld horse to water. To1ley Was almost
as short Ia stature IS the sheriff, very stoutlF
built, and had sulky, don't caEe-a- cuss sort
Of look on bis stolld faee. BE was quite COM
chewing bit OF wheat Straw Lie
nodded famillaTly to MI hands, spoke to two
or three IN the party, and asked me for
chew OF tobaeco. Informing me at the same
carry two kfnds-one for myself, and the
other Tor tobacco beggars, but thinking II 4
shame 10 send q man into eternity With q wad
nf Dfnrer.htael In bfs month puI1ei ont nv