Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-09-11
me Tvvo on,sIaes-And lhs gIIsunder-
standing Between Them.

The clerieal-lOOking gentleman anu lzen- e,,
bear rtled bOrtlerer were the only plssen s
oserE on the Carson stage, seven h0uIe I., ou.' {
., ,,o,tfe to Bodie. They occupied the up
-. O. 80. Haat behind the driver, and the tenor
II ,l,e conversation indicated that thefe =
-. . sIi0ht misunderstanding between !
them-a misunderstanding that nelIheF :
Of them seemed capable OF gaIheEihS up
sI,e threads OLA skein that was mOmen-
.nriIv beeoming more and more tangled /
as some new phase of the subject under q
discussion was brOached.
ssVYhen / was there the clerical gen.
tIeman was remarking, E'the vineyard {
was in deplOrable state"
ssThe vineyard 20 interrupted his beard
ed companion.
eyes; the Lords vineyard, l mean;
the weeds were-''
'Hold on minute, stranger > exclaim-
ed the other, hitching in his seat, and
turning so as to face his companion
'.hOld yer hOsses. ] amt much on this
parable palaver, an / come mighty nigh
given ye the lie on thet vineyard biZness,
cause We see, there amt no sech 'ithin'
i've miles o. the camp. Maybe there's
few down to Salt Lake, but nobody ever
was fool though 70 think o. specializing /
in vineyards 3rouhd my eighborhOOd.-
But it's all right nowi I've cottoneu 10 |
the right o. the case, an I'm drawin' my |
sights onto Lords vineyards"
tsAs was SAYING" resumed the other |
"Outside,' . 81 found the field of labor in
deplorable condition. The weeds had
long since chOked the wheat, and tares
| were fiOurishing with luXurianee that
might well sadden the heart of the most
i earnest husbandman. Human sacrifices
| were frequentin the interior, and par
barous executions fer the most trivial
offenses were of weekly occurrence along
the coast. attended one of these exc
cutions, and if am not too tedious in my
narration / will relate the circumstances
of the horrible affair. Are you agreea-
bIe?''
SEQ ahead, Oh man, I'm list6 MIN. l
like 20 hear a man tell "A good one while
he's at it, and the bearded passenger
hitched back to his former position and
asked the driver for ''a chew o. that mig
ger heel.''
ssWelI, it appears that the unfortunate
man was condemned to death for proach-
ing on the Kings preserves. They had
adiudged him guilty, and sentenced him
to be beheaded, and more pitiable wretch
, it has never been my misfortune to con-
template as he passed ont of prison into
he open court where he was to be execut-
tied. He was made to kneel and bend his
neck, after which the executiOner dipped
his hands in a tub of water, and drawing
. his middle and fore-finger through the
sand upon which the doomed man was
kneeling, applied them to the naked neck
of the shiVering wretch. leaving broad
then raised his great double-edged sword, /,
and with one blow the head fell from the
, trunk, while the great stream of blood
lcrimsOned the sand.''
: The clerical gentleman paused in as
| tOnishment. His fellow passenger was
staring at him with strange expression
upon his sun-brOwned features which the
, narrator at first imagined was the result
+ Ofintense interest, but which he gradually
observed was produced by "A disgusting
: disbelief in the statements which he had
just been making. He cut himself
short for the purpose of allowing his
/. hearer an opportunity of relieving his
overcharged mind, knowing full well that
, if he did not the bearded man would eX-
plOde, and render the situation decidedly
unpleasant, to say the least. The man OF
the border made great effort to control
himself, and in Il tone plainly indicating
= that he forced a calmness he was far from
= feeling, simply to ''clinch" the man whC
= sat beside him, and prove to the grinnins
. driver that no man could with impunity
''put up job on him.
!, "That's the frozen truth is it stranger p
he asked.
% "Every word have uttered is the truth
y I witnessed the sickening spectacle in
= the broad glare of tropical sun, and
! did not lose single movement in the
barbarious tragedy" answered the othel
"outside."
"What's your line?'' abruptly asked
the man with the beard.
f'My profession ?''
'tThe same"
81 am an evangelist-a missionary"
go, you're preacher, eh ?'
% ga minister of the gospel-yes."
u ''What shop?''
e S'ShOp?"
ssYes; which track are We travelin'-
how's yer baggage checked?'
IF 'sI don't believe understand you."
e ''No? Well, what church are you
lg swearin' by? ?''
le 81 am Baptist"
b. "Good enough; Baptist goes Nzo'
ne say you-was on the missionary racket W 'el
as you saw all this?''
Of 81 was engaged in the task of attempt
u ing to convert the heather from blindness
and teaching him the path he should fol
ed low to obtain everlasting glory"
,h F'Heaven is good, too, but wait a min
tie ute, an I'll tackle thet remark. What
ct want to know, was you givin' thos
ld heathens, ez you call EN-, the true biznes
of on the ten comman' ments?"
n 81 was intoxicating the divine LAY
Is, which Moses received amid the thunder
of of Sinai.''
he ssKerrect; an maybe ye given 'em tn
ne bizness about liftin' a man Wen he cal
or We a liar?''
rts 81 did not counsel violence under an
or pretext whatever; on the other hand,
OF taught them fighting was SINFUL"
ed F'Kerrect again, stranger; yer worl
it. inn round to my side o. the shanty, al
ne | guess I'll fetch ye into camp purity soor
Ye told 'em lying wasn't squar game
be 81 told them that a liar could not hOE
IS to be saved"
by s'Tol' 'em liar couldn't hope to /
cts saved? You saw thet duck git down o
ch his marrer bOnes?"
w. 81 saw the criminal kneel dOwn-yes.
M eye saw the other 18th a two-edge
raj sword make mud, an plaster the back
of the 'doOmed wretch's' neck ?''
is s'I did,
'or eye saw the sword-sharp chop h
ny head off?''
of 'tYes.''
or essay, stranger, look here. 1 recko
of I've got you tighter'n Mexican cincl
be I'm thinkin' you've tangled yerself II
ge in yer own lariat. What year was yO
" out thar, anyhow"
of s'I went out in 1874, but, my friend,
rts can't see what you are endeavoring
raj accomplish by this question and eros
of question:
les ''PIl show We afore git through lit
ye. Pm agOin' to prove to this yer dri'
to er o. this yer stage thet you can't sho
all down the hand YER claimin' ye hold.-
ds, Pm agoin' to show that yer givin' me
Mt, game"
ior 81 don't understand you sir.''
ay ''No? Well, 'spose give ye dead ava
ds, on the sword racket, fust? 7S'pose L WI
Mt, to say thet ther' amt nOthin' bigger'n
asst sixteeD-inch bowie in the hull camr
Id S'pose was to come down to cases, al
I've said We lied about thet mud buzines:
lte S'pOse l was to bring proof that no ma
di- in the camp ever he'd his cabesa cut G
ate below the ears? S'pose / was to bring
rec hundred men to back me in the statemel
thet hangin' was all the go, wen it WI
a vigilante racket, an that nobody ev,
es. died out thar 'ceptin' from hot lead a
coli steel? S'pose was to do all thi
what kind of game would ye gi' n
then? tell ye, stranger, I've been tina