The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-11

assured from the unvarying good report
| / had received from his friends of the
true character of the man; but the ex-
perienee was novel one, to say the least.
was presently to be confronted by one
whose name had been long associated in
my hearing with all manner of treachery
and crime, and tat whose mercy l had
now placed myself, with no other guar
antee of snfety than his good pleasure.
] was of course unarmed, (which fact had
heen assured by q careful search OF my
person at the foot of. the mountain, to
which ceremony submitted as a matter
of right and reasonable precaution,) and
there I was at last-face to face with
sfthe dreaded outlaw"
FACE TO FACE WITH REDMOND;
The dreaded outlaw rose up to meet
me with extended hand and q pleasant
smile as / advanced, and after a CHEEKY
aGood morning. from him, and a SINH
lar salutaticn in return on my part, We
were introduced in due form. Shaking
nv hand cordially, he invited me to a
seat beside him, on the rock, with a
smilingapology for the absence OF better
Accommodations - ~
{ aThis gentleman has come three hun-
dred miles to see you Major" said Mr..
Fields, "He represents the best news
paper in the State, and has come to give
YOU an opportunity to say something in
your own behalf in answerto the charges
which naye been made against you"
t.StsssI am very glad; to see you" he re:
piled, addressing me, "but I am afraid it
was hardly worth the trouble for you to
come so far TO see me-"
I do not remember what Isaid in re-
spo1se to- this modest speech SO modestly
delivered. My amazed attention was
who'll taken upwith the unexpected ap-
pearance Of the-youttg whom Isaw be-
fore me,
NEITHER HooFs NOE HORNS.
\ am pnotFatsliberty again to ogdescribe
him. sbecausa lof q promise made to his
friends, before seeing him, that l would
not do SO. I can only say, therefore,
that he looked to be indeed little more
than boy in years; (he has seen only
twenty-three winters, and seems youthful
for even that .age.) he is of slender
"build," and one of the handsomest men
I ever saw. i can scarcely refrain from
supporting this statement by presenting
my readers with pen portrait at least of
his face and graceful, active form; but
must forbear, lest should thereby make
myself the unwilling instrument of be-
traying- him into danger. I may'say,
however, that at. my earnest request he
permitted me to- sketch his features be-
fore ourstarSing. The portrait was pro-
nounced q faithful likeness by those who
were present at our interview, and my
Judgment above expressed has been con;
frmed by the few to whom l have shown
it,. s ~.
N0NE or THE BEsT FELLOWS IN THE
q WORLD.
His frank, open manner, innocent look
ing ewes, and more than all his honest
drowned face and pleasant smile,
which no man could wear and yet be a
villain, inspired me at once with perfect
confidence, and placed me so much at
ease that I hazarded very personal re-
mark. i said: "You don't look like a
very bad man, sir" 81 don't believe I
am one,n he replied. st have only been
badly treated, and accused of many
things which ! never did" (@He is one
of the very best fellows in the world"
said the guide. e,:e.ssiE as} II
tits claimed for him that he can al
ways. discerne ebetween-a friend and foe,
ct sight, sbya looking into ones eyes.
Himself says he believes hecanrread p
mans thoughts. II had not been very
long in his presence accordingly before I
noticed that he was observing my faceSin-
tently. Possessing in aneminent degree,
SO far as he was concerned at least, a
mems consciG recti, hesitated not to look
him squarely in the eyes, and, turning
my own lustrious orbs full upon him, he
was enabled to gaze down into their
liquid uufathomable depths and read
Srfriend" at their very bottom. The
search satisfied him apparently-there is
mo resisting guilelessness like mine-hs
.banished suspicion and treated me
thenceforth with something more than
confidence so long as remained with
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