Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1876-01-06
Waking up the Wrong Man.
HOW A PARTY Of MINERS FRIGHTENED
A "sNooZER."
From the Territorial Enterprise |


I From the Territorial Enterprise
An evening or two since some OF
the employees of the Oph;r Compa
ny found an intoxicated man sleep
ing off his over allowance of
"tarantula juice" among the gha-
wings in one OF the temporary sheds
near the works. They had some
trouble in getting the fellow
aroused, and more in trying to
make kina comprehend where he
was, or rather that he was not ia a
place where he legitmately bolcng
od
It was determined by the men
who found the boozy party that
they would give Aisa such q fright
that he would never again venture
within mlie Of the works. There
fore they told their naan that they
had positive orders to kill any per-
son teund about the works after
dark They said it was thing
they did not lake to do, but che
works had lately becn Destroyed by
fire, and the company were not in
q hRhaor to take any more chances
their orders were imperative.
The man tried to beg off, saying
that he did not know kow hc cau4e
into the shed, and swearing by all
that was good and bad lee meant
no harm; cut all would not do.
He was seized and dragged some
distance mp the hill toward the
Masonic Cemetery, to place in
the open country, where five Or six
rihed cannon, bel, "a 5ing 20 the
NeEada Artillery, have been stand
ing since the day Of the fire Two
stont men then seized the trembling
"snoozery" and placing his head in
front of the muzzle of one of the
guns, told hiln he had out three
minutes to live, as they were about
to blow his head oR.
Again the man begged for mer-
cy, saying that he had only taken
Il drop too much and got into the
shed he knew rot how, but Ger
tainly without any evil intentions.
Said a man who took his plaza
at ptre breucu OF the gun, and was
taking sore matches from his vest
pocket: <tIf gen have any word
10 ls,aege for q wife, an old father
or mother, na atss friend or orrelatise,
y0u will do @ela 10 make lssiDHsss
your wishes. 2
reckon 4 hain't got airy wife,
or old father or mother, or any
body else as cared ackslw OF toback
,er about pae. ;,
Well, bnt have you no dying
wishes, modifying reqaesta
CIV ali, now gov ralk Mout J
make a reeaesteo 8
You may, and be quick about
it lighting H1atch), as Mf1en !
apply this mated, to the touch-hole
of this gaa, off goes yosar head
You hare a request to nakea 8
stranger, Ihev.o Z
.Oat with It, then We can't
fool with yea all night when there
may be other fire bugs proving
about the works 2
81 kin hee my last request,
tiaens"
7 on can.
@Yoa won't 60 back on naes
No.
Whatever ] ak yoa q granta
sDon't say sos 1xetss hear
your lying request, or dab goes q
match inte this powders and of
goes ltapf Ileadi''
n ell, then, as / have onr
word as 4 geLtlelnall, my last tand
so1sy desire Is that youh put uae
lat the other end elssIs Of the gun be-
/ lore yer stick that match inter Its
| thouchhole. 2
Too il1fnln cried all hands.
AssGooa, blat TOO tllini OH can /
get off chat way
s.Oh. oh, said the snoozer, you
/ 90 back on yer word, do yer2 Yer
/ don't know who I ana, reckons- :
/ Y OH don L know you've picked al
Bill SIicer from the Muddy
rlxsof the Mohican." Aud snd-
denl shaking himself free of the
1Iiiaold OF the men who held hissarlis
The reached down into. the top oI
/ liis right boot and brought out |
revolver nearly as large as CAT.
ling gun.
ooh, ho,' cooking the fermida
lble shooting iron; go back or
4 your word2 Go back on my dyin
request Now I know the kind q
linen I've got to deal with-infer
mai liars aud nlurderers. !"
Il Half this speech had not beer
concluded insleed, the pistol hat
u hardly clicked there was ]
Wild scattering Of the little parts
of practical iokers. They ran behins
the group ct cannon, bounded ogel
TIE cemetery fence toward tho sllal
II ter Of the tonAbstoacs. and, ID short
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