Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-04-10
WHOLE NUMBER 1906.

lhe sectfOn and That time.
About ten o'clock Iiust after ! had retired,
startled by the shouts Of men and barking of
dogs, directly under my window As the
noise continued / arose and threw on nv
clothes and went down. ''
What Is it?" ! asked of the landlord, who
stood In the entry way
"Al--don't you know stranoerp- tbe boqt
perliapsg" - - - >
VINO in the West at that time had not heard
0I Dim! The most reckless, daring and muir
uerVus IoDDcr That ever cursed country.
tod the host had heard of him often -
We'll" he resumed, "the Internal villain
was here only this afternoon, and murdered
and robbed man just up the river We've
been out aileT him, but he's gin us the slim
| We tracked him as far as the upper creek and
there he came out on The bank, fired at us, and
killed one Of our horses, and then drove Off
into the woods We set the dogs on the trail,
but they missed him" ....
And you have come back bootlesst" / said
YES the landlord growled. But" he
adued, with a knowing shake Of the head "he
cant run much longer. The country Is In
| arms, and hel either have to leave these hunt
| ings or I've dropped" ..#f
What sort Of a man Is he 2" asked. .f
The very last man in the world you would
| take for Gus Karl He's small--noi n bit over
i've feet hgh-with light, curly hair, smooth
white face, and not very stout But Lord love
ye, he's quick as lightning, and his eyes go:
tire in il. lie dresses in all sorts Of shapes, but
generally like common hunter. Oh, he's the
| very devil do believe"
After the tub full of whisky and water,
which the host had provided, was sll drank,
the crowd began To disperse, and shorty after-
ward went up 10 the bed, and this time /
slept on uninterrupted till morning. ...
| had just eaicn my breakfast and gone out
| To the front door, when horseman came dash
ing up to the place, himself and Horse all coy
cred with mud. Ii had been raining all night
| The first thing that the newcomer did was TO
| inquire for me. l answered at once TO my
| name; and lie then Informed me that Lyman
Kemp could not live, and he wished 10 see me
as soon as possible.
THE doctor says he must die" said the mes
senger, "and the poor fellow only asks for his
life long enough to see you"
Poor Lyman r. murmured to myself $50
young, 50 hopeful, with so many friends and
relatives In his r-of home and taken down
to die in a strange landr' ! told the man that
would set out on my return as soon as posi-
Bile. lie ate his breakfast and then resumed
his tourney, being bound for the Potawatomie
border.
1 settled up my bill. and then went for my
horse But a bitter disappointment awaited
me. l found the animals foot swollen badly,
and IL panied him so that he could hardly step
on ii. Had the road been good l should have
been tempted 10 try him; but knew that in
some places the mud would be deep. / went
10 the hOstlcr and asked him if he could lend
or sell me u horse He could do neither. His
only spare horse had been shot the night before
by the Wabash robber. There was not horse
to be obtained in the whole place for any
amount Of money. l returned TO the stable
and led my horse out, but he could not walk
with any degree of case. l could not use him.
| was in despair. .... ...eH .....
" I Tn do
spond, "can you manage u canoe?" -r,
"Yes, very well" told him. =.
"Then that's your best way. The current is
strong this morning, and without stroke OF
the paddle you could go along as fast as u
horse could wade through mud. You shall
have one of my canoes for Just what it il
worth, and you can sell it at Losansport for SO
much"
caught at the proposition instantly, for /
saw that it was "a good one. |,.r
IF you don't shoot the rapids added the
landlord, "ye can easily shoulder the canoe
and tote it round. 'Tisn't far" .....
i found the boat TO be q well fashioned dug
out, large enough to bear four men at ease, and
at once paid the owner his price-$l0-and
then had my baggage brought down. I'll.
gave directions about the treatment Of my
horse, and then put of. The current as very
rapid--say four miles an hour-but not at all
turbulent, and l soon made up my mind that
it was far better than riding on q horse. The
banks along the river were th.ckly lined with
large trees, and saw quantities of game, and
more than once was tempted TO fire my pis-
tolls at some of the varmints, but had no time
to wait, so l kept on. Only one thing WAS
wanting, and that was companion, and was
destined TO find one soon enough.
1t was shortly after noon, and / had Just
eaten my dinner of bread and cold meat, when
| came TO an abrupt bend on the right, and a
little further on ! came to an abrupt basin,
where the current formed perfect Whirlpool
did not notice il until L found myself going
around instead of ahead / piled my wooden
paddle with all my might, and soon succeeded
in shooting out from the rotary current; but
in doing SO / ran myself on the low sandy
shore. The effort fatigued me not little; and
as j found myself thus mOored, l resolved TO
rest few minutes.
/ had been in this position some ten minutes,
when was startled by hearing football close
beside me, and on looking up saw man at
the side of me. lie was young looking per-
son. not over twO-and-thirty, and seemed 10 be
a hunter. lie wore wolfskin skirt leggfns
made of leather, and cap made of bear skin.
(which way are bound, stranger?" lie said,
in pleasant tone
down the river TO Logansport," replied.
That's fortunate. / wish to go there my
self" the stranger resumed. "What do you
say to my taking your second paddle and keep
ing you company"
II should like it," told him frankly.
$50 would l." added the hunter, "and have
been waiting some mode of conveyance than
these worn out legs, through the deep forest"
Come on" said l, and as spoke he jump
ell into the canoe, and told me he was ready
when / was, so We pushed off, and were soon
clear of the whirlpool
For an hour VIC conversed freely. The
stranger told me his name was Adams, and his
father lived in Columbia. He was now out on
a mere hunting expedition with some friends
who had gone on TO Logansport by horse, and
having got separated from the rest Of them in
the night, had lost his horse in the bargain
He said that he had great sum Of money
about his person, and that was the reason why
he disIiked to tiave in the bush. J ''tiu'
Thus he opened the affair TO me, and was
fool enough TO be equally frank. i admitted
that had some money, and told him my bust
ness, and by quiet and unassuming course of
remark he drew from me the fact that l had
money enough to purchase forty full lots.
Finally the conversation Jagged and be-
gan to give my companion closer scrutiny,
sat in the stern of the canoe, and he was
about midships and facing me. He was NOT d
large man, nor was he tall His hair was Of
a faxcn hue and hung in long curis about hIs