The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-08-25
THE McDOW HOAX.
A Letter that Processes to Explain and
Account for II.
OCoNyE CorNry ii 1se

OCONEE COUNTY, II, 1851.
| 10 The Editor Of the Neus andCouriey
saw to day, in your paper Of last night.
August 18th, q piece headed "a Mid.
night Rendezvous" in which | see that
your Reporter kept the appointment |
made with him. never was so surpris.
ed in my life as when saw this for it Is
the first thing have heard of it. WHY
In the world didn't you let me know YOU
was going to send your man. | asked
you TO do it, and looked in the paner
Saturday night but didn't see nothing Of
1t: The paper didn't come Monday
night as the train missed connection
somewhere, and e:erybody.in this part of
the country IVES disappointed. / havo
been getting my paper from Walhalla,
ana was hiding pretty close around there,
but the place was SO full of rcyc.
nue. officers that | had to look sharp
and keep shy or they would have nabbed
me. tuesday, evening they made raid
out towards where | was, and | had to
60 to another place, so 1 did not see any.
thing in your paper Saturday night, and
when it did not come Monday night. |
thought you was not going to pay any
attention to it, SO when the revenue Off.
GERS got after me, l had to make myself
scarce. had man in Walhalla all
day Wednesday, to see if your man came :.
but lie didn't see him, so he came and
told me that it was no use to go, that you
had not sent anybody to meet me. So
didn't know a thing about your man
coming till to-day when q friend of mine
CAME to see me and SroIght the paper
with him. never was so surprised and
sorry in my life, for I would not have
missed seeing him for anything. | am
mighty sorry that your man was put TO
SO much trouble and expense for nothing
and II had the money would willingly
pay you back, but you know 1 will need
all the money can get now, but if ever
get able will pay you back sure What
hurt me worse than anything else was
that you thought it WAS hoax II is a
hard state of things when fellow can't
be believed Mt all. Well that's the
way 1t always is when q fellow gets domn,
the whole world piles OH top Of him, and
If he can't get fresh hold and turn
them over and get on top he is gone up.
hear that some OF you are Irish, and
my people came from the Green hlind
in the sea, and as an Irishman always
has heart for the poor and oppressed,
aud as an unfortunate aud unhappy ian
| thought would appeal to you in my
sorrow and find somebody to take an in.
terest in me, but since have fooled you
once / am afraid you won't trust me
again; but God knows l didn't mean to
fool you, for l would rath have seen
your man where l could talk to him this
to write all this to YOU WON'T appoint
another place for you to meet me, for l
might not be able to come again, and
besides the revenue officers are watching
so close that they might catch me; but
they never will find out where am now,
for am in good hiding place, and have
lots of friends. If you publish this in
your paper | will tell you something Mat
1ciH surprise you i'll my next letter, but
can't write more now. Please publish
this SO that the people of this State won't
think that acted like dog to you.
mean business, and my life depends on
you almost, and if you will just publish
what write to you and help me out, |
may be able to clear myself and show
the people who was to blame.
Mellow, per =. ID. Q.
| will write more in few days if you
will publish this, and ! we'll tell you a
secret.
McDow.