Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-10-24

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Is She Sum meriaf l8-, I was en-.
gassdswith a young:Mah nameds.Ly-
tfman sKnapn ii loGahag. land. lots
teai6Ggthe w abashs sin Indiana. fhad
gone oats partly .f6ot f6oo amy health. Tand
PARTLY to.aec cdTnnod dates8ne who. had
tsysss been ansbla frisndtp me, and
aho ahad pdir6 6assd aagegat deal Of
Government Ian" At Davenport he
s#as taken .sick ;and after, watching
with him a week. in hopes that he
would soon recover, ] found that he
had a settled fever, and, asfhe ply
sicians said that he would not proba-
bly, be able to move under, a month,
Idetermined to push; 1on .alonasl So
I obtained good nurse, and, having
seen that my friend would have eve
fything necessary to his comfort that
money could procure. I left him.
- As good fortune would have it, 1
found a party Of six men bound on
the'vsry roats I was going, and I
waited one day for the sake Of their
company. At length we aset l:out,
with three pack horses to carry our
luggage, and soon I found I had lost
nothing by, waiti g, for nay compan-
ions were agreeable and entertaining
Tkey we're going On to ST. Josephs,
where they had land already located,
.ahd where they had mills upon the
river, intending to get out lumber
during the-renaindef Of the season.
On the third day from Logansport
we reached ,Waltons settlement on
the Little River having left the Wa
bash on the morning of that day. tt
was well on into the evening when
we reached the little log built inn of,
the settl nent, and we were glad
enough OF the shelter!;I ;for, ere We
we're fairly under cover, the rain be-
gan to fall in big drops, and thickly,.
too. And more still had l to be
thankful for. My horse began to-
show a lameness in one of his hind
legs, and when L 'haped from the
saddle 1 found that his foot panied
him much, as I could tell by the
manner in which he lifted it from the
ground. / ordered the hostler to
battle it in cold water, and then went
into the house, where we found a
good subst initial supper, and COM
Portable quarters for the night-that
is, comfortable quarters for that Sec
ton and time.
About ten o'clock, just after had
retired, and just as was falling into
grateful browse, l was startled by
the shouts of men and barking of
dogs directly under my window. As
the noise continued, / arose and
threw on my clothes and went down.
What is it?' asked of the land
lord, who stood in the doorway.
"Ah !! don't you know, stranger ?"
said the host, turning. You've
heard of Gustus Karl; perhaps p
Who in the West at that time had
not heard Of him-the most reckless
and murderous robber that ever
cursed country? told the host I
had heard of him often. alu II al
!" WE'LL" he resumed, the villain
was here only this afternoon, and
murdered man just up the river.
We've been outafter him, but hegave
us the s! ,. We tracked him as far
as the upper creek there he came out
on the bank, and fred at us and kill
ed one of our horses, and then dove
into the woods. We set the dogs on,
but theyllost him IA ,.s9,.,.'e
I" And you had to come back horse
less ?" : said. -. -.
Yes" the landlord grOwled.
"But.1 be added, with a knowing
shake of the head, she can't run
clear much longer. The country is
up in arms, and he will either leave
these huntings OF be dropped. 49,.
"What sort of a,msr is hes? |
asked -9''se'' ''1i>'i']l
"The very last man in the world
you would take for Gus. Karl. He
I'd smallAnot1a bit overfve feet, with
light, curly hair, a smooth white
face, and not very stout, But, love
ye, he is, as quick as lightning, and
lis eyes have got FIRE in them. He
dresses in all shades, 'rbut generally
like a common hunter. Oh he is
the very devil, DO believed"
I, After the tubful of whisky and
water which the landlord had provi-
ded was all drank; the crowd began
to disperse; and shortly afterwards
I went up again to bed, and this time
slept on uninterrupted till morning.
t had just eaten my breakfast,
and had gone to the front door, when
a horseman came .dashinga up to the
place. Himself and animal covered
with mud, 1t had been rainingvall
night. Thetfrst thing the new COM
er, did was to inquire for me. II an
swesed att once. to the, pane. he
then informed me that Lyman Knapp
could not live, and he wished to see
me as soon as possible. s
:" The doctor says he must die
said the messenger, "and the poor
fellow now only seeks for life long
enough to, see.you." -
7nPoor LYMAN I murmured to