Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-28
freak down the road to gate which hap

break down the road TO gate which hap
pened to be opened.
Bangl went the pistol, and the internal
rebel recited a whole chapter of the gos-
pei to rebels according to Pearne.
heard the whistle Of the ball as it
went through my hat, and the running of
Bill Ainsworth's quarter race wasn't a
circumstance to mine.
Banpl went another barrel. heard
the crash as my bottle was shattered, and
quart Of loyal whisky was wasting its
fragrance upon the rebellious air.
Z-z-zipl went a ball through the
other saddle-bag and demolished my pa
per collars.
Ping l thought my right ear was
burning up. A ball had gone through it.
By this time was making the best
time on record. You might have laughed
to see me, know, just as the other cop
perheads laughed when they saw Rev.
DR.. Pearne striking up Cumberland
street with Planchette on his coat-tail,
but it was no laughing matter with me-
Only the consciousness that if fell, my
memory would be revered as that OF
martyr to loyalty sustained me.
panr won't The last barrel of the MIS-
,oi % ,h;s ,;me do;ng no damage. and the
;nfsrna, M r rabel ceased his pursuit. shout.
ing to me that he would put the dogs on
my track.
and rode m hack to his house. and, without
relaxing my speed, / pushed on for a cot
ton field, where | saw some loyal Afri-
Trrsbed nm IN an aued. white. haired
Afr;can and threw nv arms around his
neck and went for ioy.
Tbs olJ man was disconcerted at first
Ha ae d;Jn,t ID saem N recognize me. and
rorbans ha didn't recinrocate the warmth
ps NV feel;nos
jon,t Lnow how this NAV he.
All T tnow ia tbat be remarked. "who's
IL a-fooj;n' w;d d;s n;oger 2" and the
uaYt - tb;no knew 7 was living on nv
henL E amnng the cotton stalks.
T cot nm as gracefully as / could, and
said
Sau Nv ooIorod fr;enda and fellow citi-
uons NV mama l. Ajlv Gator. Perhaps
on nou, ,ay have heard of me az the conf
dent;al }r;end and adviser of the saviour
&c yonr race Governor Brownlow-'
SDa Lord bab mercy ~ said an en-
.hrs;..,;c Afr;can "wbv didn't Won saw
.nuSJo soso"S %
~ W;,bon, ,ooord;no the ;nterrunt;on. I
,on,;nned @
g The loval Leo;slature has appreci-
80 ~ tho hands NJ the
aseo soa, "a hos nsssed an act for vour
dsI;vsrance eI The Governor has issued
~ ,rooIo on,ot;nn and sent me- here To
nrs.p n,s pioe'a p;es nnn az % militia to protect
rrsaIvos Toual men must rule. and
ou'se, ~,har;yad 20 lii averv Ku-Klux
you M ;,nndanoa anJ oudicitv
oe sisn. oha,s = ,arr;hIe The wretcbea
LII. VI In .'I;ob Won coo me was nro-
pnsus ~ ,,n of .-aheI nnon m.
uuc9u ~ an a'I NC. lovai man ri
sIeue so,e,y ue.a eli nnon vou IN snroll your
.uere,o' IT, IaraI n,;I;,;a Oroan;zeI
naues ~ 'ue d. T bsar2 save me
o;,;sans, ,nai The % Ku.Klnx are after
leno: - a Jas.T,
me witn uogs y ,o;d Tho oo.d Aer;.
LooA yeli ySo, sss. ~at % avo,, ;nst go
can mhon n 49,, of do |
down 70 ue orancn ua.' a;aao aau % Dan Won
boys wiz 'o'e YOU up q 49, 40 hoi,er
wa9e up aooas quI iii ,ra oon,o ~ saa
ana you Just say ia. a; s,i eor We eoo,;n, Lii >"
you. Dls an 10 .,ne ~ ~" . Ia,.a, ard
1 ioiiowea nls ausiue ~ H.. 'n hoIiom liz .rar a
l nave oesh s.a{ihs hsua ~ .soarad .na J 9TH NV
s.i' since' any ~"
NE 9 Is q mys'sfy: n;.;, mo and hr;nr
Inc loyAi h,rlcans '.s i IT ~. ~ a,;s
me nog anu noln'uy M an a..aa1, - nsa
mem up u ao'ion' ou' 'n0 "''''p' -
iess. :. u:r:. L,, ,ha eosh 70
Inc spirit Is "'iiins ou' 'n0 H''A "
weak; ;,;,;a
III entrea. 'neln " o'eans9 ..Ta ca
,9e inVar'sole ans"n. ". 70 ~ 'o''
maIste,' I uursen. ~ nu,n al
onui I gee my eo%pauy o,s' sIs
is nc not saie Ior me 70 i,s: snow my seI
Inc Aiticans arc WI w,inns, 10 T Th
,ore, ous 'ney aio ~ :I,
have promised me .na' tley VA. ii: rise up
10 their mlgn, as soou as n.;n .ne u.',s,a sJm ~,
mere a.meu' ou' III inc 'neanu"e ""a
can 90 .u.,
ihey nave got tne HOUSES ali ,naiAee. "
De burned aua tee propery 70 oG sS IUun
ca.eu, Due .nSy i1at " iiN S ~ o.oT
The ku' klux have badly demoraizeo
the ioyai men In ,nls country. r