Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-07-25


aud of which other people tell yoG. What
he has done we partly may compute. Hin.
self only knows what ho has resisted. "Ho
will take more cursing than any man. I esef
saw" said mountaineer to me. ~ havS
heard man call him CD d-d liar, and
he only laughed at rim. He tries to keep
the pence at oil times, and never has fuss
with any one fwhon he can hcl p It. He Is
fair, aud will bold his end Of the bride,
but when he starts no is game. When Jho
says that's enough you may know it ,s a
pleuty. He is one of the most sensible
men know, and only needs an education
to make him leader 10 the country" This
may seem poor logic, but it presents no bad
picture of the character of it's subject.
a, IS THE LAST INTERVIEW.
After breakfast our party went once more
upon the hillside where held my third
and last interview with the outlaw. The
conversation was Of q more general charao.
ter than on former occasions, and his
thoughts were directed at last to review Of
his ehriy life.
: "You were not old enough to go into the
army during the war, were youY'' asked.
eyes," he said, 81 ran away from homo
when was thirteen years old, and went to
join the company my brother belonged to.
When l first talked about going my father
said if | went he would bring me back and
whip me half to DEATH He sent mo to
feed the horses one night, and l took pair
OF pants and shirt and struck out for the
nearest station, where my brother was, and
got there just as the chickens were growing
for day. My brother and the other mon told
me to 60 back, but I wouldn't. The company
off that day, and we haG gone but nine started
miles whom I saw father coming. He
met US at the forks Of the road aud stopped
me. couldn't help from shedding tears
to save my life. lie begged me to 20 back,
and the men begged me, SO won't. My
brother came home afterwards on sick furI
Tough, and whom he returned to his compa-
ny went with him and stayed six months.
He was shot and sent homo, and they gave
me furlough at the same time to 20 with
him. The Yankees captured him at home
soon after, but was 80 young they did not
bother me. I>never cav my brother again;
he died 10 some Northern prison. Another
brother, the oldest, came home year before
the surrender with his right arm shot off
aud one shoulder shattered, and was badly
wounded in tho foot. He had received
seven balls in all. I have another brother
living in -, (auother State, but never
write to him now, aud he does not know of
my troubles. If I were to tell him it would
only distress him, and he might come and
get into difficulty on my account"
THE OUTLAW wEEps.
The OUTLAW paused, end looking up saw
:hst be was Tccp;ng and had buried his face
IN his hauds. l had been intent on my
note book while he was speaking, and though
| detected slight tremor in his voice, did
not suspect the cause or look up until he
ctased speaking. was both surprised and
shocked beyond measure at such mani
fcstation of emotion in such a man, and
knew not what to say. He tried to control
himself, and looking at me with smiling,
tear.wet faco, sobbed out in spite Of all his
effort: ~ can't help it--T oan't help it.
/ am not crying man, but when I think Of
these things and of my father and brothers,
and how they fought and were shot to pieces
or died in prison, and then think how /
have been served, I can't help crying.
ought not to do 1t, but I can't help it
cant holp it," he repeated sadly, again
and again, as if in shamed apology for a
weakness he feared would despise. I did
not dcspise him, I was sorry for him. I
am poor, tender-hearted fool myself, at
best. One touch of nature will make nc
fec! akin to anybody, even revenue officer,
and my best nature was touched. Bohemi.
an and Brigand, we were there together,
sitting apart, with the mountaineers look
ing wondoringly on, and it was all could
do to swallow something big and hard in my
throat, and keep my own tears baok. That's
an honost confession, and any knaye or fool
Is at liberty to poke fun at me if he likes.
ONLY GIVE HIM A. CHANCE!
Redmond, the outlaw, dried his sinful
tears, and the smile he always wears oame
back again to his face, though his voice was
very sad and came from his heart when he
said on in his simple unaffected way: at
looks hard for me to have to go through all
this. If had done anything worthy of IL
[ would not mind, but Ihave not done more
than othor people, aud Why should have
to bear it sli2 lfthey aoouid only giue me
a chance (God help himD like they give
othcE mouj Wouiuu mIuu ~. J. nave
settled my troubles with Barton and Hen,
dricks, and this very week Gary sent me
word that il would lot him alone he would
quit the revenue service and 60 to, work on
his farm. I have nothing against him Or
any man.. II th8y would lot me alone ]
certainly would not trouble them. I sent
word so to him. I wouldn't have any
trouble now, but for this reward that has
been offered for my capture, and they think
tkey Rill get IL if thau kill mo aunn Il