The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-12-15


/ pear. With desperate tenacity, in a
state of almest perfect nudity, hung
on TO the door and window. Good
gracious Ia scurrying of steps out
side! WhO Il coming into my car
risge7 An old lady, who will scream
and give me into custody ? A young
lady, who viii faint? A father of 8
fami Y, who will kick me down the
| pIaI form? A ticket cnIlecior, who
will-Ah! ahl ah-h-nl there is q
| hand on the outside moving the han
lie of the dOOri Oh, The agony OF
those seconds! l would rather b.
/ hanged | would rather live for six
| times my natural term of existence
with SIX scOlding fault finding wives
than 90 through the agony OF thO~t
| muments aga u Pen cannot describe
what | suffered. B, ads of perspira-
lion raced down my poor, colo, shiv
ering features my hair stood Ell end.
NV teeth ch4ttered hut TO the dOOi
md window my bands cIuug with r
| 8 srength of grSSy thai Policeman a
\ aud P 'licrm5n B could hardl ,
ave Overc me wi h Iut tearing III
fingers from their socke's.
a hell, guari's whistle, and a.
engine sh irk ! Hurrah! we star
again. am .ved-ssved-s4ved
feel desps itely faint, but in time
recover.
Saved, indeed Poor wretch lin
tie knew what was in store for me
Slowly and deliberat, ly dresse"
~ self in my X friends clothes.
Unacru tomed TO he decked in go'
eous array, I began u ith half-co
IPctrd senses to think " hat fgur,
{ looked.
III do! what's that? What is the
rrsin stopping again 8" soon tOr?"
I WAS we'll acquaimtrd with IN
me, and kne hat the express Ough
OF tO top at the next sta ariOu. Sum
ccideut, thought.
Tickets, tickets all ready here"
What on irth is the meaning Ofal
| h'~? | draw cut my friends ticker
| He ia Onls fo F. | am going Il
onion. Never mind. | il of II
cnn~eQu nee, ! ia pay the diff rem
| All. bnt I en- h We n. pnr-t
| " insPo te can draw check a. Pa =
| iiugIuu, aud wait until it is cashed
The door was opened, aud | b.
y
two Policemen.
"AIl ght," said one of the latter T.,
! the sta 'On-maNter, this IL our man
directly he Is out of the carriage tn
/ train NAV 20
"AlI tOrong, said l. "You hav.
made misrakp--I have no intention
of getting out here. am goiog n 6,
1 town."
| never saw a policeman on dut
laugh beforr; hut over the ster.
/ hirsute face Ot w which stand
tOr Wilt Constahulary-NO. 1l72
there passed some' hing like q grim
smile IS he replied:
''It is no use, my men-you mus
come out at once; YOU are fairlN
caught. IfyOu obey u. al accom-
p my u quietly, we will give vOu Il
unnecessary pain bur If yOu hesiIar,
or resist for one moment, we shall
once put on these
As be spoke he got on the step
fhe carriage and held up before m
bewildered gaze q pair of h4ndcuff
which ratified most oruinously. Guor
grsciousl what could be the joke H.
all thi~2 Mechanicallv l did wha
I supposed others would have done.
got out of the carriage. The traiI,
moved on. | assumed stern indigua-
riCn, though i'll at ease.
Nov, then" aid |, ''what IN
| dickens do you mean by all This p
" Come, con e, my man, our sWag
ger won't do with IL. You mu-t
come alo"g," was the answer of IN
guardians.
But what am I charged with
Whist do you want me fOr?"
"WrlI, that is a good joke. and vn,
are 4 cool hand" replied w. G. HIP
But now business Is business, u,
/ man. We are bound to take vnu up
/ aud you are bound to- come with us
quietly if you will, if not" Hne
ne again held up the handcuff~
You ara charged with forgi < ,
c ieck G670 on TIE Saudst ne B aux
and wits htlt-killing, h If not murd-r-
'ng, P. g Smith, of the SOmerst
o ce. We are going TO take you t.
tie IOck-up aud ,o-in"rro W, you wi
haN tp ~ppe4r before the magistrates
I am Obliged 20 caution you that yOI
ned not say anything t. commit
Yourself, it "a i'll be brought up as eV
id-nce against yPu."
GnOd Heavens! And so [ was
fOrgPr aud a murdererl
"Well-but," said |, these are no
IN, own cluthcs. A gentleman in rh'
carriage changed clothes with mr
or, rather he lift me alnne--ahpm
naked and I put on his 'lothes, an,
y"u came, ani--and -coufound ii
ynu don't think l avn he?
stnh mn - coiA w y 1ATO gGuo,
siu't him; not a bit Of IT; on ar
Yourself. Well, you must think III
green, to try and palm that of Oh
U.s."
And Immediately there arose
subhued official chuckle.
Ere long il came tu pass that wa
Obliged qui 'tly TO accompany n
captOrs 10 the police STATION. Mr
Inspector booked the charge, where
by it seemed that I really was forg
er aud all-but murd .rer It was quite
in vain that | protested and vOweC
shat l was not the murderer in que-
ZION. bat E lward Fuz EersId. OF Sun
ny V ia, Saud-Jone. [ was cut shor
in my pTotestatiuus with:
You must prove that before tn
: magistrates tomorrow, if ven can.
And so | WAS consigned 10 a Gel
there to await tomorrow. But frs
! was searched, and on me, TO IN
disgust, were found ticket 10 F.
not to London, where I said I wa
] going. and a clasp knife slight
? stained with blood.
mo use DENYING it, my man. w
] have got ou!"
, please, Mr. Inspector, may tele
} gram to my wife 20
: The Inspector was a naturally kin
!, man: and, probably. a momentar
} dream of my possible innocence iii
= ted across his official mind.
5 "Well, I hardly know" he sal,
g "hOWeveT, write down the Telegram
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