The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-06-08
x.ROADs RAID.
Nasty tells US how they Protected Bas-
som's Money until Baseom had hi.

The XRnodu had t,aan A., 10, h.,
,ftar tho I"S;os H - Ia ~ ~ p:n
com's and iba stnta - aga;rs Un tOs
rihIe ' 'N'' ''N's Va ~' wa WI
A. 1ostono ,,.o..;.. p.....,,. .,5..,
son foS;ei who 'haI t n5' ~ sho Sc
sSen a. SsnoS W" Ill A III tS S t;m o ~,
two two ws "a E;tS s;,alo rOSon ,y M,
sssn s r;i;m WIZ ,aran s ta I'M Hr;;n lie
mnle 10 liz utm STTS sn ,nS ''' '
mu !" ~, Tsn' sei SI Rascom "it be,
oor,a n :, ,a:. ! ~ &c" DAS'0"' ~ HeA
Tr,r ~ III. .l,o.o ,,.,,, n cb0r,o Doo
biz p nu.o, tn't onS T tH,iir on Ri: LDecs
sa; S Jasn 1W r Z T ft'SonE Hoyins - Iss0
,a ,. $50. $500 y t;s tn". aud FiJor panM;
SS Sr o" aSd " N II a sSonted nTa
l." v - Ia; a." -, - ,0,oL norar Nv th0, L"j
Ia ., w." ~, va '"N l0" N'
i Thart ;ba Lord Aha mpla a;dr,t
h,nii. n ~ ;ro,r.ssa5 w;.L &c L.,
n o, ne ,,v ia Miiben n come w, sai
iomtIS n No Inns anJ hasLad e ~,
sonayeIv tbat tbo nsoc;ons ,oaJ ,n;to IN NJ
eas;Iv and nn;cII, teSan out t. ~ NJ
unlnSdsJ sataIv tbs sn;got VIM drn Inv
in n Sott 49, ny, i, All So 49,, ~
rnviv; U Sroit aud WI, n.es snnv W. uA vac
nrt ha'n !, a 49,. VIZ 49, ts.0,.o ,..
Tho or n Ot Tns;Odv Gav;tt %od
s sS thst sI,o ,.ooS S INST svorv horroi
NV iiS.er th aI noI" .a yu 20 ~ 2ornars
ana my n s WI" sI,a " ,n'.oj II toan San oa,i
ia w.. A ,lo,";,S In' WV" Ns'f -'' A't'
1870 ~ "uH p No;onsni A.. .ho ,,;.o,,,,,,
hut ai,a9 'nas % ~ opps JS ~
;o uS s4s 4use ""A So'4'us'y te'
!'Gs1 H., ~ ,.;o,,,,u az o.L. 1.so,,os
ar nes q, ~ III iL,e ,l y, "9A' iss"Aef'
40 VOC voc ail nate mo ,,,on, $3.50. II,
a gooa manS 1 a . .a;liJI W." t us
S .. 70 neaS oi .uls s1 .aas;,s, ie'
Du It nTn1 ~ ~ SeeIe Ni t .,..t ,,.,
aV ias' ~ IL, sea s suS' We iH %
suatu " WIN our sstons nv a aT!n. nys
No No urn at Ourselves se WIN a tonr rnaSs anJ
IT, oIs On eaen NV sne ,ou, lOaus au
@ ~ s 49, o oeiSsss VIVA Il ia wa" cavt"in az
~ W. sHS t ss. aIe,a 80 -. ~
he4 ECO 40 nos . ln! :,I ta nus Icy us H.
Nv - smos,us as MI 'u''' A'' u' D'
''g Ra. anu t hnuaSt tho sr;o.t;or NM /,
,o Ds e''n '"Ousu' sue 'u'sss'n "NN "
soUI To- QUE s.,,... ~ ,o, n,,,o ,,;,,,0..
will bo I snt;tIsd ~ +hsir snstamS Nance
msat;s rs;Ia T., ao, ~ ' aarr;oon 'sAeV'
I" Certainly II sed Bascom, "at reRu.
lar intervals when M enemy il in site
they may cone in and get a reiresher
and cit 6acl TO their dooty,"
Then came n trouble which I he'd not
anticipated. Every man in the Cor.
ners volunteered to 20 on guard duty.
That free drink wnz n bounty witch
fetched them,
II wuz finally announced that
we should take turns ut it. Myself,
Deekin Pogram, Issaker Gayitt, Cap.
tain NTcPelter. Absulum Pettus, Zach
Poreeous Elder Pepnibacker and Sim
McGrath 1 selected for the frat DAYS
looty. 1 put myself in tho first day,
for / wanted the first pull at the AZ.
rangement, hcyin' an idea how It would
come out.
The Deekin and 1 volunteered to take
the post NV danger. which wuz tho
south road, onto which Lucindy Gayitt
lived.
We went ont and took our stashuns.
and looked up tho road and down the
road,
"There is no wimmin in site. is
there ?" sed the Deekiu.
"Nary,D sed +; /" the coast is clear. "
"Parson, the coast bein' clear, isn't
it time that We 90 down to Bascom's
for the refresller he smoke uyp This ia
fearflllIy irwin jooty.'
i agreed With the 'Deekin, that. boin'
old men, wo needed suthin' bracin',
and down wa went. Ez,we entered the
door We wrz nston;shei 10 40 the
other sir nj the bar. ali n takin' their
drinks.
Wa yot ours md went back. and
AMIN viewed tbc fIelj II wnz still
nniet Ticindv, wnz il WIZ evident
not vet ready to move
.Dselt;nS add g does tho foe mn.
near -
Nary foo +, sed he a the enemy ia
NOT IN site"
nEngland expex every man to do his
dooty. Deekin. bnt bedn't wo better
nmbie gently 10 Dascom's and cit n
snstaiperP T6is Is tearfally We exhaust
in'1
potoso ,,0 ,rords ,r,v ont ~, nv
al a, E.o,';. ~ ~ =" -
mouth the D !aI iled made .1 dozen
souS ..;,! "nT ~ ,icasoL ~ e pa. sme yau %
90 ae i've. ~ i'1snsu .Lnst ;aSoad
n net s nio.S ' saSsnSa sA ~ srsur;so
S atoa5 'u .i sTe" s;u ", oxoor; a.
s ,,so,', .ne ?sne. sia' ~ IN eISo oiH paH
pr. Nv ~ p ne Nv , tM "yr.o:s;on
az III Gsu o nUS Men pte"'eN 'Nts''to
" Aain S wo dSnortod q. orr ros,. aud
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