The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-19
AN ANGEL OF PEACE.
Louisville sunday Argss

The noble flce portrayed above Will De re ognlze9 as thai af Colonel Thomas Aa:ord the grea. iauatie ana heroic snlpe s-.aoter. who escaped recently from the ass nm al Anchorage Is To say the great lunaiic who walked away from the as5 um. for Col. Buford's departure can hardly be mentioned in the nature of an es.ape. l. was rather more like school be- playing hockey. The genial colonel =; climbed over fence and walked 10 :oxn. and after walking around as long as ne pleased he crossed the river 10 efier- so-ville and qaaHered himself at the Ma .io-ai Hotel. and Col. Buford IS still in Jacksonville In fact. II Is more than probable ,ha; he will make Jacksonville -s home hencefo1h and forever. and we ny now refer to the proud kentuckian n the blood of judge upon his hands 2s an ambitious and rising young hoosier. C.. Buford's as,u,eness Is certainly con- '. r.endable and worthy ofhis willy race No o:.er man n the state of Kentucky. save c. Tom Buford. the alleged lunaiie wo2ld hNe had the shrewdness 10 con -o.. this scheme which has so effeotually en the colonel his liberty He IS in Indiana and the authorities of Kentucky -lon whose soil he feroeiously spii the b-eod of < high official. can not touch ta. There can be no requisi;ion and .he genial colonel Is safe.
 ! representative of the .fySnb. who eressed the river las; Thursday. had no :ftlble m finding Colonel Bufotd al the N-;ionai hotel He had Jus, dined. and was enjoying cigar in the reading room. E.s face. though slightly bronzed. ~as To nd and lolly. His hair was slicked loyn over his alabasteT brow n the oayen,,onal Fendcnnls Club way. Es clothes were neatly brushed and fGsnionably eGt. and the colonel. upon ;ke whole. was looking quite beautiful. lr fact barring ierocious gleam in his .ef: eye. Colonel Buford had ven much :ke appearance ot m elderly dandy of the Cz5.
 Glad to see you. my boy. he re marked ~ith drawl. as the journalist e1.ended his hand :. Have a eigar :" and ..e genial colonel produced a-clear Eayana v,h the aris,oera;ic ease and --zce of a man mho owned the earth. and reached | over te hE- Fepertoral visitor f he poli,esi manner imaginable.
 How do you ike eiierso.viile: asked .se newspaper man as he took possession 0: < chair 10 which the colonel had mo- l5aed hiIn witt, graceful iRese-of his -eod righ, hand.
 Very clever village remarked the kentucklan briskly deueed aice place. link shall make l, mx home hereafter. Lave always wanted 10 live on this side of the river. The people are much brighter and keener than they are in Kentucky. More congenial. you know, s1i harder to work.
 With this remark Col Buford pointed 70 double barreled shot gun which stood behind neighboring door.
 Haven had occasron 70 use tha, stncc ] rave been over here. he continued w.h something like a sigh.
 Then you havn't killed man for .atout three yearss suggested the re- porter.
 That's right. Not single one. and Col Buford for the hrst ,ine looked really quite weary
 How was it tha; you didn't shoe, Dr. Gale" continued the interviewer.
 l. wasn't necessary; and then Gale Is s9.h clever person that had no desire :o sill him. He treated me with great consideration at the asylum. No restrain; w-s placed upon me q, all. and Could ,-ve gone away long before dld. had !; been my desire ,o do so. I,ale. n iact, ,. he clevcEest man ever knew. and | as inclined 10 ;hink he is entitled ;o i've '
 Have yo1 made Qp yoGr galna - Sill 1T sbody n. especial promise ote. here ia Indiana:
 No. have not. II should aec.de . Kill a man the idea wlll come to me all of sudden don; believe. however. ,s-at there $ anybody here III Jefferson vle of sufficient distinction to deserve 1ea,h a; my hands.
 Why don,you try Indianapolis: Aren'; ;tere some supreme court judges there wno need killing: The state house is a: Indianapolis. you know. and :: wOuldn 7; ce difficult matter to find a worthy vic Ilrl in that section of the state.
 Quite clever idea. my boy. re- r.arked.. the colonel triskly ..I think I shall give Indianapolis a chance within ire next two or three weeks. How would i, do to go over there and institute sui; clairning title to several acres of ground = The heart of the CltN. and men f the -ourt were to refuse my clain |, would De a1 easy matter to find the judge and shoot him. If necessary nigh, sl!l a couple of judges and then the papers cculd refer to the occurrence as . double :-agedy.'
 A brigh, idea" remarked he news paper man. bu, how abou; the insanity dodge: Could you come Il on them over :here:"
 There wouldn', be the sligh,es, trouble aooui that Dr. Gale would swear tha; was crazy. and so would pr. bell. Soyou see the lury would acqui, me. and ther :, ~ould returned n !una,ic asylum: and there's the only trouble. don't you see ! right run across an asN lum with super intendeni who wouldn'; allow ne .0 5o about the country 4 much as de- handed. aa1 ;. consequence .sh.