Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1882-03-16
BAnELY SAVED.

AoW q Drummer Was Mistaken for Annfl,
er Man md lst Came Searly seing Hanged
Recently q sad looking drummer ART iyaI
I IN Little l0ck. he had Just made i t,,r1r3
OF several Of the mort western counties
and, as he expressed ii, had enough eS ,er.
4lercs In sone house toward the shank ar
his trip 70 serve for years Of adventurous
raaiiscsnces. 8 s sa ts5@s 81 IS
Several days ago, I said The drurn raer to
70 g $ party OF acc 1aintancss OF the
i s5apitai Hotel, y was riding along through
had hired q horse at q farm house, aud vas
accompanied by d coIored boy on an cher
horse, who was sent to take nv horse hack
when reached the railroad, Well az I
was riding along through The country where
the road was. a mere path, and where the
woods we're SO thick that they reminded me
of 9 perpetual evening, 4 was suddenly
confronted by two men who with layeIad
gums, told me to hold up my hands /
would like 20 have had an explana-
ton, but my hands went up. Several
other men advanced, two Of them searched
me, they found a borrowed revolver and
8 watch. They did not take the watch bnf
relieved me Of the pistol 4
What's the niger doing with youon e2a
OF them asked. ] replied that he had been
sent along to take my horse back Bhen 4
reached the railroad. 5 1
- Yes; when you reached the raiIros d.a
one Of them said. asked Tor an egoiana.
uon, but they cursed me- I didn't know,
what 70 dos and it didn' t seem as If they
desired me to do anything. They tied d
rope around my neck 5Es .3
Lets swing him up here. said one fes-
i've young fellow whom I took to be In
somewhat of 2 hurry Then they began =
deoate. The colored boy vas frightened
ouS OF his Wits. Pretty soon they told hlaa
70 go back, and to take my horse with him.
Io this as readily assanted, and
70 2 minute !, q, more was On the gsonud. I
begged for an Is. plan alton. One man sol
EMMY pointed to the rope. I wore.
'Fellars, remarked q thounhtful look-
ing man, we'd better take him over ana
see If he ID The right man. This motion
seemed to prevail Ghay threw nls ontota
horse behind little fellow, ami ] started
OH through the woods It seetned to me
thai we had travelled an age, when we reach
90 clearing, IL the center Of which stood
. small house. Several men were gathered
IN the yard, and noticed excited women
moving around, Our arrival was greeted
with q loud shout.
Where's Abram asked the thoughtful
man Of our party when We reached the
gate. 'Ahram would be out III Il few min
ntes. he came ian old man with grey hair
and hickory shirt.
We've got him, Uncle Abe, said The
man who had proposed to hang me. and
we're only Waitin' for thes.wocd. The
Old man regarded me for a moment, and
then said, Boys, he amt the man. Turn
him loose
The rope was taken from my neck,
What was seized for?' 1 asked of Ahranl
Wall, you ses, he said, 'afeller came
ssong here this mosnin' an tried to steal
my dog. You ain't the man. You can CO.
turned and walked away had gone 4
about two miles when man on |. horse
overlook ME, sIhe old man must see you,
he said; hurry back. strudged' back 80
the farm house. The old nlan was at the
gate. What do you want? I asked: Il
wanted to say, young Teller, chat it would
be a good idea for yen never to stea! dog.
Then / walked ten miles to the railroad. /
have thought the matter over since, and
blamed if intend to steal dog Arkansas
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