The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06
JUDGE LYNCH IN LAWN.

Possessing The fine Imagination YOU do
dear reader conceive yourself upon L bril-
Liant Sunday morning in the spring, in the
center Of the vast cypress swamp, west of the
Mississippi river You are one Of II large
camp II CmlgrlntS from east of the Father of
waters, ON your way, with two households
composing the camp, to a new home on the
bank, Of iAc White river.
BE- deliberate in acccding to thi. magma
ton, since, II you do, ii makes YOU Il member
Of church, for the camp is not only ancigh
borhO1a cHott, future town upon White riv
er in tAn air; ii is also a regularly organized
church, pastors, officers, members and IL
In that large wagon with the close covering,
otto the right isa particularly large and
new trunk containing the pulpit cushions,
communion service and font, the huge gilt
Eidlc, the church records, and all the lesser
volume, for the psalmody and the Sabbath
school of the building forwor,hip, which. by
ihc BY viii be the very first structure erected
when tht5 church ltinerant shalt have reach.
cd its selected resting place
Look around you If the woods are ma
lures churches, these gigantic live oak, and
cyprca,c- which environ The closely clustered,
tents and wagons of the camp. with their
Limbs .nler'unking overhead, draped in great
Lann.rs ot hauging moss of the peculiar gray
Of an OLD mau, beard, make up to day ca.
tacdrIl -or is the dim religious light want.
iag, so crg,y !, the hanging mos, and the
o!iagc above and around
TOrr a..H1 worship lacking The men
and wom.., in thcir Sunday dcmcanor and
clothing, H.' .cllcd IN scmi-cirClc, of which
aTuda rg.l' is ibc center, upon.thc high-bot
toned 'I"'-s. brought along for thi, very
purpose baby being carefully hushcd up.
II. h,,nut ,,rpI !
ior., Haltehnadcd patriarch supporting
Is ,iIur ~ he sits upon the horn-handlcd top
Of his cane, ...- right hand followed bclind /
t.s car thH. ..r may lose none OF the sermon .
--thca', w.i. others Of every age, make UP the .
tDngrC 80. ., one more solemn and deeply |
serious meet. nowhere else in the world his
sunday m9J.in-,
Brclll'c,, ,olcmui,y, even, for the vcncr.
Abe pastor lust closing It sermon upon the
divine command from creation to slay the
n-rlcre. agj Immediately before him, be
sJic aomu oEg object supported hy a horse
trough u"erg each end, and covered with u
Guilt OF white Marscllcs, sits the murderer,
already ca.ucmucd 10 die, and to be hung aS
.-joa q, o., ucucdiction is pronounced. The
f:-.a being imply these: John Armstrong,
3 sandy haired hugc limbed rcsolutc Scotch
i'.shman, p.i'arof this church, and born lead
rr among .gcn. wa, the gcttcrup of this move
81. the church from It's wOrn-Out grounds in
I..th Caro-. ua TO the new and fertile location
selected ~ im.cls after years of careful cN.
81 Uina,'oI uut west, sent out by the church
iar that pun ,o,c As the leader Of the party,
l. Ilwava .ucs a few hours in advance of the
camp, along The military road upon which
i.-y arc lrIincying through the swamp, to
select a clupng spot for each night Now,
sr'y last Monday, they stayed in Memphis a
ray or s. making the last purchase. before
ing civilization behind and plunging
I'Javu.. almost - new as if created the
y.4r br.D.a. Al that da.c Memphis swarmcd
ss.'I desc. Iocs, flying from the older states
..Filln. 20 to Texas if they could avoid
= One r.. inesc, Beauty Harmon by name
chance H. Memphis upon John Armstrong
u' .c making his purchases, Tor Armstrong
- 'rcg,urer uf the colony a well as every
t-ilg @ 20" sees him in possession OF larg'
.I',, ia. lows him upon his lonely ride IN al
y4acc, saoet, him from behind upon thi
.,a,; rIlrs ca with his plumber only To b
,.dru l.ul aud captured by the young mel
TfJc r-, ior escape is impossible in sucl
-Eau.y, aa turning off 10 the right or TN
fry,- ic cmbankment for the miliiar.
.d th. g. tie same, and the horses ot Ia
-,ucrs S. g freshest and ilectest And Sc
l..--c g., .a.u,ercr sis, But very far from
s;irni
Nov Impossible for the camp 10 hal
'iie niual 1, guarded back To civil
7'1'or. q iCDg trial tarried for, almost cel
In esgtre rom the log Jail there Will
'2ailiIs t-..li Besides, the whole colon
80 wn"i'y satisfied that no jury can be foun
j., uss Memphis which will not be
hung rrs whatever the evidence. even
: Zoe o soquii the murderer leaving hin
'r @ ' s-l alter vengeance upon them q