Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-13

which was filed with dozen or more
people, including a portion of The
passengers. Advancing to Savers she
accos.ed him thus:
/ Mr.. William Saycrs YOU have heap
ed indignities upon me ever since
have been here do not call them in
suits, because it is not In yonr power
to insult me I: but you have tried 10 in-
suit me, and yon have maligned my
| character. now demand that in the
presence of these witnesses you re-
tract everything you have said. and
apologize for yonr ungcntlemanly con.
duct"
The spectators stood ihunderstruck.
Sayers flushed up with anger, and, in
a contemptuous tone refused TO make
the reparation.
"Mr. Saycrs," she said. 'my father
is dead, my husband is dead, and
have no big brother to fight for me.
fight my own battles, and tell you
l shall be obliged to give you horse
whipping il You don't make the. re-
traction 1 have demanded"
20, you get out !. exclaimed Sayers
contemptuously, what will folks
think of you, coming into a store and
talking that way to me! z"
Without any further words, the de-
termined woman walked out to the
stage, took the long whip from The
drivers scat, and winding the long
lash round the tough stock, advanced
upon Sayers and dealt him half doz-
en- blows as severely as her strong
right arm could lay them on. Every
body stood by in amazement, but not
finger was lifted and moi mouth
was opened to oppose the execution
of the sentence. At the sixth or sew
cath blow, Savers, whose position in
the room was such that he could not
run. succeeded iii grasping the whip.
'Iaet go of that exclaimed the wo-
man, tmnsting her hand into her pock.
ct, "or | will shoot You"
mo. no, dont shoot don't shoot! !"
exclaimed the terrified Young man.
Seeing no chance of escape, he grasp
ed her around the waist, thus impris-
oning her pisto! arm.
Let go my whip, thon," was the re-
ply. She succeeded by a sudden move
ment, in Jerking tho whip from his
hand, and freeing herself from his
grasp, whereupon she proceeded TO
lay the blows on thick and fast. The
whip-stock few into slivers, and the
humiliated young man, more dead
than alive from terror if not from
bruises-flnally broke away, and dart
ed past his angry assailant, crying as
he ran: "Don't let her shoot me
Don't lot her shoot mel He took
refuge in the house. locking the door
as he entered.
The lady coolly turned to The stage
driver and said
"Mr. Ingalls,, | have ruined your
whip-stock, but ii was in a good cause.
! want you to give me its dimensions
and | will purchase you another, and
1t shall be silver mounted, and it shall
bear this inscription:
presented by Pauline Cushman to
N. p. ingalls,, in return for one which
she, broke over tho back of William
Sayers, Sept. 26, 1873, for aspersing
her reputation.
Then turning TO the senior partner
she said: "Mr. Sausman, you have
over been a gentleman in your con-
duct toward me. / told you moi long
ago that sometime I would let you
know my true name--and now you
have it."
"My God p cxclaimed rhe Mexican
veteran, sis it possible Major Pauline
land 2 To ocourd say no more: ----s,--
Major Cnshman has had so many
adventures that she counts this last
one of no comparative consequence,
and urges that nothing be said about
it. The affair was only intended to
effect the immediate neighborhood OF
Sayer's residence, but it was witness
ed by too many eyes to be kept a se-
cret
The firm of Sausman Il Sayers did
not long survive this exciting occur
renee. Sayers did not like the climate
very well, but his property interests
and his relatives were there, and he
couldn't very well tear himself away.
1t was plain however, that he and
Sausman could not agree. The old
Mexican veteran took strong grounds |
In favor of the Major, and gave as his |
uncompromising verdict, "Scrved him !
right" So Sayers purchased Saus.
mans interest, and the latter emigrat-
ed to Santa Cruz county, where he is
now keeping store on the stage road. |
Sayers is still at La Honda, but to
parody the Irish poet
The scars OF the horsewhip are yisiiiestllI."