Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-08-13
Ht,iatsis s,t.


.@2- = 4 WONDEHFUE EkAR FsSSs; -
An Engtshman,, trsyafae ua, ths Mis-
sissippi, told some rsthsk tuush hstoriss stout
some Aoadon thieves "A Ganelanati CHIP
named Cssa heard these nafrssiyises With
q silent but expressive umpA and then re-
marked that; he thoneht tie Westsrn thieves
heat the London operatrs al hollow.
.sssReW 90 (" inquired TIE Hrgishnan,
with surprise. StPray, 81, have yop hVed
much IN the West <z2> Es.s.'aa - ~ p
Mot o great deal Iuaderteek TO set
up business % Des Moines Rapids while
aeo. But the rsascally people stole nearly
everything i Had, and fnally q Welsh mn. %.
nsr ran oil with hsmysxiiffe. .nfsTs ara -;
.VstCrscious said the Engiishman sand
have ;You neyer found her p fs - .ss;sss
Never, 80 this day. But that was not
theworst of H. = :, -. e. - -. :. Ts,.,,s 4 =.
aWorst lWhst could hs worse thsa steal
ing mans wife r -. -. = : ~. :. 10 n.a
aStsaing the children, T Ahonl say, :
said the implaesble Case aezl Fseoz a75 ~
.rGhildrsnya Mssl q
Yea Niger NslaaA Vhs bad aspe %
ether own, ahdncted my youngest daagh-
ter, aud sloped and joined ths, Injnns." a. =
aDid yoa see her e zs..sssSSs. : 80. - y
oaSea herr Yes. She hadn I tan rods the
start. Of ma; ,hut. plunged into thu lake and
swsul of IKE 8 dack, and there wasn't q
canoe to follow her with" !" .,ss- ,sssst,z
The Enslishman leaned back IN shis chan
and called for smother nagaf 'slfsndsaif,
while Case smoked his cigar. ~tes'gts,s,,
s5aI shan's 90 any further West, fthink,,
at length observed the excited John Bull
81 should not advise any one % co.
said Case quietly on sbrosher ones
lived there but he had % leave although
his business was the best in-the country.
cesaFhat business Was be iIs pray f"ts s - .
=. aLumbering had q saH NH. " ..
aAnd theY Stole his lumber Pr ~g.e~ ..e... -: Z
ssseges,, and saw logs, too" ,r.ess8 u 3.
ssSsW logs?" r :. >. -, .,-,.s ~ -
eyes; whole dozens Of black walnut logs
were spirited OF or carried away in . Single
night. True, upon my honor, sir. He
trisdl dlseHery way to prevent It ; had men
hired to watch his logs, but it was no use,
They woald whip them away as easily as i
there had beennobody there. They would
steal them. out. of the cove and exen ont o'
thsrailways. - 60 e =,
aGood; ;grsoious. " % - Z,
"Just to give you an, idea how they steal
out there" sending . sly wink to the list.
ening company. aJust to give you an idea
did you ever work III saw mill 2"
sNever.' "a g. s.Ei',E5s@
ssWen, one day my brother bought an
ALFRED: ,finer black walnut log-four feet
three at the butt, and not q knot m it. He
vas determined. to keep that log anyhow,
and hired two canny Seotehmen to watch i
all night. Well, they took small demi.
iohnsof whisky with them, snaked the log
up the side of the hill above the mill bWls
q fire, and then sat down to play keerds,
just to keep them awake, you see. Twas
monstroustbig log bark two inches thick
Well, as I was saying, they played keerds
and drank whisky all night, and as it began
to grow light, went a-straddle Of the log.
About minute after daylight George went
over to the mill tossee how they were get.
ting on, and the log was gone!'@. ..,r
v=fsWhst were the Scotchmen doing?"
: s.Sitting on the bark. The thieves had
drove an IRON wedge into the but-end which
pointed down Hill, and hitched yoke Of
oxen and pulled it right out, leaving the
shell, and the Scotchers sitting a-straddle
oft, fast asleep| -
The Englishman' here rose, dropped BIZ
cigar-stump into the spittoon, looked at hi
watch, and said he thought he'd 60 on dscl
and see how far he'd be down the river be-
fore morning. esss tszis-s5 X ,Essjssz4s:-,
a., -, - - Z - = = -,