, 1875-03-27

B. 1110 OF Llt6tn HtknU " U4ks Dht paw
no more attontion TO them than II tho Ao.inds
woro rust|jnR leaves, whtlo tho rest Of tho band
sat quietly about tho camp-tlre' s1noking their
cnrn-cot p!pes and onsiously watching t1!o oper,,
n.ions Of Younger. Tho 1ino waa finally fixed
70 his notion and tho begging ceaaod. 1lle living
iilo bu1god ont firm without wAyer. TAny
llnow tito end Ind como, and waited Frimly.
Youngcr took tho now Eutiold In hia hands,
rot "tllo hang Of It," and t1len carefully n,oan-
nrotl OF is pnces from the front Of tho no.
wl,co!cd about. looked calmly and aoborlY tD tho
faces OF tho doomed mon, and thon 1rcd. lilo
[rst, eecoud, md third man
nEorrEp L1Mr AMI IrrELEsa
without q groan: sluttefing Gonlcmptuous
condemnation OF the nov rlflc, Younger, without
moving from lils tracka, continued his expert
mcnis Borcn tifnca tho ritio waa discharged
upon tho mcrlls Of tho En!icd, and, when tho
lat Bllot was tlrcs tito fifteen aylawkora lay In
great inani,ns!e hoap npon tho dead grass.
Tho tlorvo Of thoae foungors nndor citcnn-
stances tho moat llsudyantageoua Is ono Of tloir
peculiar traits. Tlloy aconl not TO know what It
is 10 bo oscrpowered. Tho readers Of TnE
Tn1nuNE will rencmhcr tho encounter Of D .vear
ngo, nl.ich le.l to tho death Of Capt 1.,l3E, Of
l'inkortou'e force, whllo toaltinE for ile yonns-
era in lilo vicinity Of Appleton City. Two Of tho
Yo,lngolB Ind ovcsta1,on Capt I,ull and bIa cont
ia,lcs on tho roRt'. had halted tliem ansl called
upon them to drop their arms. It ,SaB supposed
they Ind compiled, and ono OF lilo Yo,'nsorH dla-
mounted to pick ,ip tho wenrona., Tho other
John youngcr--sat contIy upon bis snddlo, with
ono log throw,, carctosa!Y over tlc pon,n1ol mid
lis gun III his fap.. Lu!l, watching bis oppors,l-
nifty, dreu out \ sinelo.barro!ed Isripgar, and;
quick aH llash, fired upon john Younger. The bail
struck lin iull in tho thront. toarlug open tho
jugular vain. Will tho lifo.btood pouring out
'n i groat gushing stream. John Younger aa-
forward l,,s gun, and with deliberate MIN poured
heavy loati Of buckslot Into Capt. L,ll's chest
and th0n dropped dead OH tho road. Ll'll was
Baved from Immediate dcuth BY his hors'o run
ming into tho brush. This is the story Of that
sctiboa 1t. nnd 1t is probably tic correct yaraon
.rlis was not tho first tinc that John Younger
had shown that strange characteristic Of the Gc
uino bortlor dosposodo, the almost superhum1u
faculty OF
LOOKING uHFIt'cH1S0tY1HTo THsFAoE or DEATH,
and struggling mp from blow which would hayo
crushed 0oo mon out Of cyory 1000, TO intlics
john mortal oaursr ssxsnsG as upon M. lis ont s'ys, e.
hIs toons when tho War closed. Tho mother,
broken down by tho uncoahin1 prosecutions Of
tho jayhaakerB, lad eathorad her children about
her on tho farm they ilad boom forced to abandon
IN Jackson County 1t tho outhreak Of tho Var.
John foungar had returnod, and Colo md Jim,
tho eldest brothers, wero supposed to havo como
back also. J. WAS asking too much Of human
nature, to thIok the memorios Of Tho bordcr
atrocities could DO wiped out by tho surrender at
Appomattox. Ona night band Of iayhawkors
awoopcl down on tho farmhouse, broke III tho
doora aud windows, aud, with ready revolrers in
hand, sprang In to wspo out n long score with
naan dying with consumption, her chlldron
about her. Disappointed ut uok meeting tho
oldcr brothers, thoy took Jolu Younger to tho
bnru. They had roaaon to lelioso that Colo
and Jim were. atlll In tia vicinity. A
nouso put around .lAo bor'a neck, aud
ho was so!d that Gully by revealing tho hiding
place OF hts brothers could le sayo his life.
thon lowered and rosuecitated, but only to rofuso
to givo tho dasirod information. The fourth
timo the furious band loft him dangling in tho
air until tho rope had cut through tic aaiu and
HURRIED ITSELF IN THE DoY'6 MECH.
When tho rope was lowered ho lay limp and
lfcless on the stablc-loor without porcopt!blo
respiration. 1t WIS half an hour before con-
scousuoss began to return, and wlion. weak and
Vigilnl,scs wounded him with their sabres, forced
him to accompany them, aocoforatiug Ills spoed
from time to time by Rtrfking him upon the
Shoulders with tho butts Of thclr muskoss. Tho
next morning lie crawlod back lotno llalf.dead,
agonizng suspenso Of tho night. Soon after
that tho mother Of tue Yonngers dicd, aud tho
Toys bscamc wanderers without local habita-
ton beyond tho Wild cattle rancho Of Western
Texas Much Of their tlmp was apent on tho
cattle trail from tho Mexican bordcr to Missouri.
Upon one Of those trips John Younger spent
several days in Marshal, To1as: Ho cl,anccd to
meet thero anothor Visitor i9 Marshal IN old
fclerato army, aud Ind aottlol IL Woatorn
Toxas and boon elected Shosin Of his county.
John was aon1othing Of q gallant, and he had
heard thas this Sheriff had traducod big charao-
mat on tho streota ila shorman and Younger
asked for an explanation. "Yes," said tho
Sheriff. ~ diu lonounco you ~ q murdorar and
thief" Ths two men Of desperate grit looked
inf al. t.nf{+ krn
sou ,su sr'ned2"
"Thon' arm yonraolf.
noN'r SHOOT poo WITHOUT TEETH"
Fifteen minutes lat0r tho men cRluo faoe to
face again. Younger fired ut 40 yards, aud the
shorina patol.arm dropped Aolpess. Thst
ended tho encounter. Younger went 10 tic
hotol and to bed. Sheriff Nickola found lin
him. "All right" said the deaporado, "giye
mo time to got my breakfast and viii report
at your Office In M hour" Tho Youpgors Woro
known all along tie border thea, and tLo Sheriff
went Oh. Younger quietly fiuisLod lis meal aud
Nalkod ont to tho stable to look at bis horao. A
guard stood st tue door and rofuaed him ontrsnes.
lnfurlasad AZ the apnhront want Of .fotth on tue
and s.rodo into lilo shefiH's otico. An armed
man stood ut tho door, and, Is tho desporaao
pushed to, ,another man with = gun
botwoen ldH knees grudglngly made room
sheE,n, Younger said "You havo
not troatad me- right, Colonel" Tho official re-
plied stialy, and drow bis revolver. Younger
followed tho movement, md 'a'most simulta-
ncouaIy came the ilro. The HheriH dropped,
dying,, slos through tho choat. Younger stag
Gerod back, and, nj ilo did so tue 1nalt at tlo
door raisod btu gun and poured d double charge
Of buclsbot into tho despor atlo's loft ar1n aud
shoulder, tcariuF tho ilcsh into shrcds 90 close
waa tho range that tho lash OF tho powder cau-
taEized tho wound In a rnox1ure. Younger wont
down inder this fearful shock, but in momout
st,agglea up to bis foes. and, putting hia re-
yolver TO tho 1nan'a breast. shot him dead.
Ihcn staggering 70 tho stable, ho kept tho
crowd At bay.
:: uNLooaakxp Ms HORSE, AND oll1orEp AWAY,
lto sodo ID niles, rGaohod a friendly lluiug-
place, and then his strength gavo out. AftSr
mouths Of SLOW cousals1csnce le went Into
Marshal, surrendered hImsolf to tho authositics,
aud, througl. tho peculiar Interpretation aud ap-
plchtson OF border statutes. was tried and ac-
quilted.
There Ia one moro exploit involving ono OF tho |
Vow G11{ 4ri1t fnan tuI}E