, 1875-08-30
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CALLING ON GARTER.
An Incident ct tho Lnte RnsKlu4
Ontrnaus In Illinois.

An 1ncadcnt ct tho Into Ku.Klu1
OMlrn4us In lIisnOIu.
81. Lsas Rtnnbican,
Hcnry D. CAfter has passed the summit Of tho
acttso, lilo ,s = tatmor bS occupation, aud ho
reaidos near tAe Town OF Old Franxfu1t on tho
borders Of Franklin aud Williamson Count!es,
right lu tlo heart Of Tho Ku-Klux dominion. a
mllJ-!nannetod m4n IN Alr. Carter, aud abont
his leartl,stono gather three vigorous young
Cartels. with charactora Of phild-llko slmpicltY
and blandness: Tue CeEtors, being honpst folks.
didn't aynpash!zo With tho shoatly ntght-r1tlerH.
their coutcmpt and dislke fos tbnt sort
Of sport. Being u'on Of mild lemrera-
mont aud bland Inannera, Tho 9hostly onos
thoneht t.. frigl.en them into slionco coucoru-
lux the ordor, Tiny Bout warming but the
warning wasn't heeaod. Tbon they concluded
that on certain occasion ihe7 would pay MF
Carlar aud hts mtld-maunorcd aons an alarming
Wi. IN the a paa.me whGa @ "a9sp slosp f.s.
visit, as related Ly Atr. Carter fo~ days ago. to
group OF citlztus. newspaper reporters, otc.
IN the Office ct the UoItpu House, la about %
follows:
rid up to tho trout cato and hol!olcd. ! wasn't
| aalaep, aud riz up ftaul the bod aud listened.
Thoy ioiiorod aud oroakol III queer mall
uor. au' l got up, an went 10 tho door
sss ams 9psnsa . 's o s9G n way Thsy !" u s" ssa
thing; that they'l better DO getting away. ThoY
salu tlloy wantod to Boe Ma. They wore all liked
up witt thor ilx.n's' 90. l told 'em to alt. Ilo
made tomo sort Of saasy roPls, ar, riz right up
with dpuble-harre sllot-gnu loa.lod with buck
shot nn' SAID, You th.eviuE, lsw.liyed act OF
! scatertow vaEabonas You oowardly. vtlayne-
os1s sona OF Runs you aciIn " Tho aiith. and
putrid naut IRON fottsn ponds, you'd Il better be
Wiaglln from OFT these Aere prcn1iacHt or III
II cnn't loko The tops of some of your. worth.
loss, rood fornothin' patea. Git out ="
During this recital Dir. Garter lad nl0naHed to
| work hsmeolI into very enthusiastic 1r4mo OF
mind, and, by eessicnating. showed how ho cotl-
,lncol tito Hu-klux Alan that llo monnt buHtnoua.
'' I Ind n gun III my hau' an tho boya each
bad K,,n.' slld llr. Carter, " an wo jes told
them tbuy Ind ba!f mint to nde away
| OF tny {nuught dio, tsh' AZ tuay pieasad. Thoy
patleyed second, and then thoy turned tho,r
l,otbea' heads M want for all tho world as it
Atr. Gartor t,aused Ut this point, mlsod for a
| second thon III q low tono cnmp acantlY re-
| nlasked: u had = fokol,ed good notion to blow
! TIC tors on tic heals Of few Of item rantip'
scarecrurs. aa' wish now I'd dono it,
"Anl did tncy rope4t tlo Wait, Mr. Castor 7"
aSked u hYstaiIdor.
"Nepoas The visit! Ill, mol They'd soou-
| or got into = ya!er jaoLntH' uest or met their
| granny's Rhost at uaonEht alone, or enuouutor-
| ed All aItny ot ratsI0spakos without h stick to
| light 07n. than tn come to my house ay1ip, lte-
psat tho vislE7 Why they Auowod do we'll il
] they como fooliu' rolln' That neck O. tho woods
! that tesyd bn cunyarsel inter HkeIertonA aud
ahnre enough ghtats in 'eAa tinio than HI could
scoreh fcathsl. ltopeat tho visitP Wsll-~I
reckon thoy diun't-npt ln,lch."
Mr.. Carter fuit gfieysd that any one should
supToae that the ghostly riders dared to beard
tho Auti-ku-klu1 lion In his own lair, aud 10
turned nway with an air OF injured innocence,
truly consicat to the bohoIdor, m1rnurng az be
nloyol away: "Idreat tho yisit2 Them aoa-
ardly buszards soaro mof No, much. They
| L4uWpl hetterfn thAt,H