The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-10-25
Funny Incidint in the South-A case
Of Mutual Distrust.

Oh nUtuAk OloSTVUl.
From the savannah Herald.
An affair occurred few days si,,ce in
Scrlven county, which, ludricrcus as 1t
was, affords u striking illustration of the
mutual suspicion aud distrust existing
the country districts. We give fhe cir
cumstanccs ~ they were related to uss
A Acountryman, very nearly deaf, whose
name we do not remember, was driving
pair of mules attached to wagon,
when he was mot on the road by negro
on foot, who bore An AK Oh his shoulder.
The man In the wagon was about taking
chew Of tobacco, when the negro stop
ped suddenly and asked him for u chew,
which was promptly given him. The
negro returned hfs thanks for the quid,
looking steadfastly at the white man,
and repeating the words, "thank YOU
sir" several times. The white n.an'e
hearing being very dull, and not liking
the negro's appearance, he imagined
that . demand was made for his money,
and, In great alarm, replied thnt he had
meme. The negro perceiving tho misap-
prehensi0n, and that tho man was very
deaf, shouted, ~ didn't AZ you for mon
ey." But the man, In his fright; heard
only the word money" While the
negro was endeavoring to explain, the
mules, that had been neglected by tho
driver In his fright, sl,carcd Off to tho
opposite side Of the road, and Wan about
to upset the wagon, when the negro seiz-
ed the reins to bring them back, which
action OH his part only confirmed the
dreadful suspicion Of the white man,
who, in great panic, sprAng from his
wagon, and took to the woods Mt full
speed,
The negro, anxious to convince the
man that he meant no harm, followed In
pursuit shouting to him to stop. The
race continued for some distance, but the
| negro being the nectest, was rapidly
gaining on the terrified white iran, who
seeing he was about to be Overtaken,
turned to encounter his pursuer. As
the negro approached with vocifcrous as-
surances Of Kindly intentions, and hold
ing his AZ In his hand, the white man
made spring ut him and desperate
struggle for the possession Of the AK en-
sued. In the strife the white man got
control Of the weapon, when the negro,
! for his protection, closed with him, aud
succeededin throwing him to the ground. .
the white man all the time pleading for
his life, and the negro using all his clo-
quence to convince him that he ment no
harm. They remained some time on
the ground locked I'm each others cm-
brace, the white man clinging desperate
| ly to the AK and literally turning deaf
ear to- the emphatic assurances OF the ne
gro, who was now afraid to let him up for
fear that, In his alarm, he might hit him
with the ax.
In this dilemma, each distrusting the
other, in spite Of their protestations, it
was finally agreed that the negro would
let the white man up upon the condition
that the ax, to which the latter still
clung, should be thrown away. Watch
ing like tigers, they rose from the ground
s is res ssa,nF a% IT, WITH YR''s .%i%s III
body, the AK was throw n from their reach
when they separated, running Ia opposite
directions, the white man hatless and
with his clothes nearly torn from his
person, shouting Murder help" at the
| top Of his voice,
Horror lending fleetness to his legs, he
was not long In reaching house short
distance from the scene OF the conflict =
Breathless with cxertion aud alarm, he
relates his story declaring that he had
Darrowly escaped being robbed and
murdered, and demanded arms and
and assistance to go In pursuit OF the
robl,er. In the midst of the excitemen,
which his appearance and relation OF the
affair had created, the negro, scarcely
less alarmed and excited, approached
and Immediately surrendered himself -
He made his statement to those present
but as principal party In the affair wat
still incredulous, and could not be per
suaded that he had not made narrow
escape with his life, II was finally deter
mined to detain the negro in custody till
the next morning, when he was to bt
taken to the Freedmen's bureau for I
hearing, Accordingly, his physica
wants having been anlyly supplied, III
was tied and his supposed intended vic
tim, armed with gun, placed over hin
as q guard. In the morning the dea
man was found lying fast asleep, and thu
negro was not found ut all.