Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-11-04

gllsh these words, but a quickly form
ed plan was conceived in his mind, the
moment he saw the rope. There was
no time to lose. Escape was the word
Dashing through the door, he struck
over the negro, and sei2ing the rope
with one word, william flew towards
the window at the end of the passage
"NIercy, it wasn't met was the
other fellow" growled the darkey
"Why, that's a pretty way to treat d
fellow, when he was going to save youl
money-try to make him lose his by q
doctors bill for broken bones"
He vcntured to look up. All he could
see was the rope hanging out of the
window, with one end tied to "a joist
of the building.
"Therc goes de Colonel out of dc
indow-hurrah," he chuckled, witt
evident delight.
The men below heard the noise. III
rushed the elder Burke.
"What was that noise?" he de
manded.
"Is' got de cramp. oh" roared the
darkey, rolling over on his face.
damn your cramp, said Burke
Then as he saw the rope, he yelled
Sayagely. "Our prisoner has escaped"
What impelled the man to do as hC
did, is a marvel. Without an instant,
he rushed to the window
and swung himself out in pursuit OF
the Colonel. In another moment the
brother scrambled up. He also saw
the rope, but supposed that the Colonel
was then escaping by the window, and
that his brother was in one of the
rooms.
Drawing his knife, he severed the
rope with one cut.
Il have him Dick" he cried. "IIe
dies"
With frightful shrek, the elder
Burke fell headlong to the rocks below.
The Colonel had reached the ground
in safety, and found himself standing
Just on the bank of the river, which
was raging at his feet. The storm had
greatly abated. Crawling cautiously
along the rocky bank, in a few mo-
ments he had put considerable space
between himself and the cabin. lie
heard the shrek of the elder Burke,
but did not heed it or seek to ascertain
the cause. He thought of his poor
horse, but still pressed onward,
suddenly he came in contact with Il
human body. 1t was the negro.
Colonel White expected a deadly
encounter at once. Of course he be
lcyed he had been followed and over
taken. But to his utter surprise, Just
us he was about to rush upon his sup
posed foe, the black raised Il cry for
quarter, aud declared himself a friend,
lie asked the Colonel if he did not
know him. The air was perfectly
calm now.
Striking Il match, the Colonel held it
To the negro's face, and instantly started
back with an exclamation of astonish-
mcnt. lie recognized in the black Il
family slave named Jake. who ran
away from him two years before,
\ few words explained all. He had
entered the service Of these brothers
Burke one year previous. He soon dis
cON Nerrd their real clurUo tcr5--that they
were INSCRIPTIONS rs TO the means 10y
which they acquired property Of any
description. But he had no way of eS-
rape from their clutches, and was COM
PEELED to serve them, and witness in
silence their depredations and outragcs
On travellers, for they threatened to
kill him should he seek to leave or he
tray them. But he declared they had
never attempted murder before that
night. II was their intention, however.
to aSSasSinatc their guest, as the Colonel
had overheard. They were tempted 10y
his watch and horse. Jake knew their
plans, and was determined to save his
Did master, whom he recognized at first
sight. To aid this purpose, he partly
disguised his face with the bandagc,
and thus for the time avoided counter
by the Colonel, for it would
have frustrated the escape To have made
known the relations between Them The
rope the Colonel snatched from him hc
had brought from the barn. After Il Q
Colonel had escaped, Jake made his
way safely from the cabin, and had mn-
encountered his former mas
ter again.
This story of Jake's was very
straightforward one, and SO Colonel
White believed it, and under the adj
vice Of the negro, who explained to him
the odds against them at the hut, he
resolved to push ON to st. Joseph for
assistance.
The Colonel and Jake arrived in town
at dawn of day, and their tale of adj
venture prompted the authorities to fur
nish Il force to capture the rencgadeS at
once. Without delay, master and ser.
want and their party returned to the
scene of the night before
The old horse was safely eating his
morning meal in the stable, hut the hut
was vacant
Under the cliff they found the man
gled remains of the elder Burke. Jus
tice had been robbed by the death o
one brother, and cheated by the flight o
the other.
TO this day the cliff is called white