The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-01-23
The Two outsIdes.

the bearded borderer were the only pas
seDgers on the Carson stage. seven hours
out, en- route to Bodie They occupied
the upper seat behind the driver, and
the tenor of their conversation indicated
that there was slight misunderstood
ing between them-a misunderstanding
that neither eft them seemed capable Of
gathering up the threads ot-a skeiu
that was momentarily becoming moro
and more tangled as some new phase
OF the subject under discussion was
broached.
t'When I was there" the clerical
gentleman was remarking, "the vine-
yard was in deplorable state"
tsThe vineyard % interrupted his
bearded companion.
eyes; the Lords vineyard, l mean ;
the weeds we're
"Hold on a minute, stranger, %ex-
claimed the other, hitching in his seat,
and turning so as to face his compan-
ion-"hold yer hosses. I amt much
on this parable palaver, am l come
mighty near giving ye the lie on that
vineyard Dizziness cause, ye see, there
amt no sech 'Ithin five mile o. the
camp. Maybe there's few down to
Salt Lake, but nobody was ever fool
enough o. speculating IN vineyard 6
round my neighborhood. But it's ali
right now Pve cottoned to the right O
the case, an Pm drawin' my sights on,
to Lords vineyards"
As | was saying" resumed the 9TH
er. "outsidc," "I found the field Of
labor in deplorable condition. The
weeds had long since choked the
wheat, and tares were lonrishing with
= luxuriance that might well sadden the
heart of the husbandman. Human sac.
rifces were frequent IN the Interior,
and barbarous executions for the most
trivial offenses were of weekly occur
renee along the coast. l attended one
of those executions, and if am not too
tedious in my narration l will relate
the circumstances in connection with
the horrible affair. Are you agreeable ?''
eGo ahead, oP man, Pm listenin' ]
like to hear man tell good one while
he's at il, !" and the bearded passenger
hitched back=to his former position and
asked the driver for ga chaw o. that
nigsser heel"
"Well, it tappears that the unfortunate
man was condemned to death for poach.
ing on the Kings preserves. They had
adjudged him gnilty, and sentenced him
to be beheaded, and more pitiable
wretch it has never been my misfortune
to contemplate as be passed out of the
prison into the open court where he was
to be executed He was made to kneel
and bend his neck, after which the ex-
esutiorler dipped his hand in tub OF
water, and drawing bis middle and
forefnger through the sand upon which
che doomed man was kneeling, applied
them to the naked neck OF the shlvering
wretch, leaving a broad ard distinct
mark at which to strike. lie then
raised his great double-edged sword,
aud with one blow the head tell from
the trunk, while the great stream of
blood crimsoned the sand"
The clerical gentleman paused in as
tonishment. His fellow-passengcr was
staring at him with a strange express
sion upon his sun-browned features,
which the narrator at first imagined
was the result of intense interest. but
which ne gradually observed was pro-
duced by a disgusting disbelief in the
statements which he had Just been max
ing lie cut himself short for tho nnr
pose OF allowing his hearer an opportu-
nity Of relieving his oyercharged mind
knowing full well that if he did not tile
bearded man would xpiode, and render
tho situation decidedly unpleasant. to
say the least. The man OF the border
made a great effort to control himself
and in tore plainly indicating that he
forced a ealmness he was far from feel.
ing, simply to ''clinch" the man who
eat beside him, and prove TO the grin.
ming driver that no man could with
impunity ssput up josh on him."
That's the frozen truth, is it, stran
gerp' be asked.
.Eyery word I have uttered is ths
truth. witnessed the sickeniDg spec
saels ID the broad glare # a tropIca
sni, and did not lose q single move
naent ID the barbarous tragedy, J" answer
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