The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-02-10
Tic Died Saying "Cuss."
A wANDEKKR PROM TIE FRONTIER
WHAT WAS FOUND ON HIS BREAST.
From tho Detroit FREQ Press

could not help but notioo, him. He
wore a coat Of wolf skins, bearskiu
cap, buckskin brooches, and his griz
i ely hair hung down on bis shoulders
in tangled mass. He had drifted
est from the wild frontier, aud he
had fallen sick. No ono knew for Il
long tino what allied :, him, as he
would not reply to inquiries bu,
finally, whom policeman shook biz
arm aud repeated the inquiry, the
man slowly lifted his head and rs .
plied:
m'm played - /" i.
His faoo was palo and hsggard, and
it was plain that he was going to
have an attack Of fever. lie was
sent to the hospital for treatment, he
making no inquiries and answering
no questions. This WAS month
ago. He had his personal effects in
a sort of q sack: Those we're a
brecch loading rifle, hatchet, a
knife, and several other articles, and
when he had been laid on bed in
in one. Of the wards, he usiste,l that
tho sack 20 placed under his head.
They offered him medicine, but he
turned away his face, aud 10 argu.
,ment could induce him to swallow
any!i
But you are a sick man." said the
d, ctor as he held the med iciue up.
".,'uss Sickness" replied the old
mann -" 81
Sand you may dlen'
"Cusa death !"
He's grow worse sa.the days went
by, and, was sometimes out of his
head and talking strange talk Of
Indi an fights and buffalo hunts, but
not once did he speak of family,
friends, or Of himself. He. would
not lot them undreos him: oon,b his
hair, or show him any attent IONS be.
yond leaving his food OH the stand.
A raging fever vas burning up his
sy~tem, and when the dyct1rs' found
that the old man would not tako
their medicine, they knew. that
death was only a matter of days.
He must have had ON iron con-
stitution and heart like warrior,
for he held death at arms leugth
untiIthe other day. a When it was
seen that he could last but a few
hours longer, the nurse asked him if
clergy nun should be called.
"Cuss clergy men" replied the
old man, these being the first words
he had spoken for three days.
n mn, ha, III, !
wandered, and he sat Up in bed aud
called oue: -.
81 tell ye, the Lord isn't gong to
lie hard On feller who has fit Id.
jun>n'
He vas quiet again until an hour
bc!o,c his death, when the nurse
made one more effort, and asked
"Will you give me your name 2"
"Cuss my name % replied the old
man.
"Havh't you any friends 7"
fCuss 'frlonds !
"Do you wish to send your thing
to any one r.
"Cuss any one!"
"Do you Iealize," continued the
| nurse,. "that yon are very hear the
grave %, =
"Cuss tie grave p' WAS the mono.
| tonous reply.
No further questions were asked ,
\ and duriug'the next hour tho strange
old man dropped quietly in death,
| utteripg no word and making no
sign. When they cAmc to r, move
the clothing and prepare the body
for the grave, what do you suppose
they found, carefully wrapped iu
oilskih and laying on his brtast2 4
dagucrreo'ypc picture ola title girl !
1t was taken years and years ago,
and when the child was five" or Six
years old. I he face of the. little
one was faii'to look upon, and tn,
. 20 which held it has been Starred
by bullets; There wore. a. dozen
scsrs Oh the hfd man's body to prove
TINT he had lived wild life, .'but
there WAS not liue among his effects
to reveal his name, or TIC name of
the ohila whose picture he had worn
on his bre; st for years and years.
no was she Ills own daring,
perhaps. lIo would not have treas.
ured the picture NO carefully uni ,ss
there was love in his heart. '''
No one would have believed that
the .wolfskiH coat :Acovercd a hear,
whicli could feel love or tenderness,
but it did. lie might have been
returning home after ycar of weary
wandering, or he might have lett the
I frontier to bo sure of q christian
burial, and hoping that no. unsyn
PATHETIC eye would fall upon the
picture. > -,
Some said keep it,.hoping TO make
it identify the old man, but others
laid it back on the battle SCARED
breast which had preserved it Sc
long, and was therc yesterday when
they buried him. .'
/ y Canadian murderer wanted
them to put off the day or execution