The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-03

every nigger radikel 10 this ball be
that liberty. Mr.. Thompson you
time is neerly up, and ! never vast
words"
He cockt his gun.
II shell stay ez long ez | pleas, an
sbel be Q candidate
The mizable man didn't finish th
sentence. The five minnits wuz no
quite up, but Col. Sharkey saw ther
wuz no yoose nv argooin with bin
and his shotgun ansered. Thompson
fell on the platform q corpse.
Then Col. Sbarkey, re-loadin th'
barrel, Civ notis to the white men il
the hall, that they must leave th'
kentry in "a hours or take the conse
kences, and that the niggers must gi
to their respective homes to-wunst
and with his faithful followers lef
the hall
Arrivin at Liberty Hall the Dime
kratic headquarters, Col. Sharkey ask
as to halt.
"The law must be Observed" b,
sed. II hev killed o man. Very
well, i will anser for it. / am law
abidin citizen. This matter must bs
investigated, and the Courts mus
pass upon it. 1t may be that / wui
wrong. We will go to the Magis
trate.n
Fortunately. Square Gusher, 9
Justise Nv the Peace, wuz in.
IL wish to deliver myself up" sec
Col. Sharkey.
"Wat hez happened 2" askt the
Squire tskin bis pipe out nv his mouth
and settiu up . dimejohn.
II hev killed a man." replied Shar
key.
as that all 2n eed Gasher. "Whc
wuz be !? He is q Wuz, ef you drawd
on bim," be remarkt, complimenting
the Colonel's skill.
Thompson, the Ohio disorganizer
who wuz q runin for Sherff. 1 killed
him and must anser for it,
"Killin," sed the squire, "is a Sc
rus matter, but there are times when
a man is justified 10 drorin his weep
in. Thompson wuz disorganizer
and doubtlis 700 he'd provocashun,
The Court holds the KILN Nv sich
entirely justifiable, and 700 will not
be detained. Take another drink,
Colonel"
"Let il be remembered" sed Shar-
key, that hev obsarved the law. /
killed mani cum here voluntarily
and delivered myself up. The court
hez honorably acquitted me and l am
a free man. coodn't hev slept
soundIy tonight without payin this
homage to law. Wat is freedom with
out law ?n
A posse wuz at once detailed to
see that the obnoxious disturbers did
actooally leeve that mite, and that
they mite bev no reason for stayin
ther mills wuz burnt, and tber houses
rsidid- We sot ther wimmen and
children cut into the mite, and dlvid-
ed ther household goods among the
faithful ez needed EN-.
We shell not be troubled with these
disturbers any more, and the county
will hev that yoonity so much to be
desired. Col. Sharkey will be yoo-
unanimously electid. and we shell be
the banner Dimecratic County Nv the
State.
/ enjoy Twin here very much. The
soil is rich and there is excellent IA
cilities for manufacturin. All that
We want is populashun and capital.
We want men wich woodent desire
to interfere in polytix, and sich wood
be allowed to rename here unmo-
lestid.
The citizens, ez wuz demonstratid
by Col. Sharkey's giyin bisself up af-
ter the sbootin nv Thompson, is great
sticklers for observin law. After
KILN . man the shivelry alluz goes
afore . justis and is acquitted in doc
|egal form.
Their never hez been o white man
hung for KILN in the county, ceptin
one. q mud sill, wich shot o native
for orderin him not to vote on eleck-
shun day. The rite kind Nv men,
With capitle, Good do great deal to-
ward bildin mp the country, and that's
what we wunt. But they must be
,onsidrit and very keerfal about any
attempts to break up the Dimecratic
party, thus invitin trouble. / ain't
,hoor bu. that shell remain here
PETROLEUM V. Massey,
Law abidin.