The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-04-14
NEARLY HANGED.

how a Drummer Was Mistaken for Quito hncf.o
Man.
Last night a ~sad-looking drummer ar
nVed in the city. He had just made ,
tour OF several of the northwestern o
lies, and, as he expressed it, had crougl
experience in one house toward Ii,
shank" of his trip to serve FOR wears O:
adventurous "Reminiscences.
''Several days ago. said the drum
mer to n party OF acquaintance lust
night at the Capital hotel, Il was riding
along through the woods, wet, weary.
and hungry. l had hired y horse at 3
farmhouse, and was accompanied by =
colored boy on another horse. who was
sent to q the horse back when 4.
reached the railroad. Well, as l waS
riding along through a country where
the road was a mere path, and Wher,
the woods were so thick that they re.
minded me of a perpetual evening, |
was suddenly confronted by two men.
who, with lcveled guns, told me to hold
IN my hands. l would like to have had
an explanation, but my hands went up
Several other men advanced, and two o:
them searched me. They found n Dor
rowed revolver and n watch. They did
not take the watch, but relieved me o
the pistol"
What's the nigger doing with you9
one of them asked. l replied that he
had been sent along to take back my
horse when | reached the railroad.
"'Yes; when you reach the raiiroadr
one of them said. asked for an expla
nation, but they cursed me. L didn'
know what to do, and it didn't seem
that they desired me TO do anything
They tied a rope around my neck.
Let's swing him up here said one
festive young fellow, whom 1 col to be
in something of a hurry. Then they be.
gan a debate. The colored boy was
frightened out of his wits. Pretty soon
they told him to go back, and to take
my horse with him. To this he readily
assented, and in a minute more Twas on
the ground. l begged for an explana-
ton One man solemnly pointed to the
rope Iwore.
"'Fcllers,' remarked a thoughtful
looking man, we'd better take him over
and see If he is the right man. This
motion seemed to prevail. They threw
me onto a horse behind a little fellow.
and l started off through the woods. Il
seemed to me that we had travelled an
age when we reached a clearing, in the
center of which stood a small house.
DNrNA AZ NSiC ShbiiClCu III tIt lIt.
and 1 noticed excited women moving
around. Our arrival was greeted witt
a loud shout
where "a bram? asked tho thought
full man Of u party when we reached
the gate. .Abram' would be out in a
few minutes. He came; an old man
with gray hair and a hickory shirt.
We've got him, Uncle Abe said the
man who had proposed to hang me-
and we're only waitin' for the word
The old man regarded me for n mo-
ment, and said: boys, he amt the
man. Turn him loose
1.-The rope was taken from my neck.
What was 1 seized for?' l asked of
Abram.
Wall, you see,' he said, = Teller
came along here this mornin' an tried
TO steal my dog. You amt the man.
can CO. 1 turned and walked
away. / had gone about two miles when
8 man on a horse overlook me. The
old man must see you,' he said; hurry
back l 'trudged' back to the farm
house. The old man was at the gate.
What do you want?' 1 asked. 4 want
ed to say, young fellow, that it would
be a good idea for you never, never to
steal a dog Then I walked ten miles
to the railroad. 1 have thought the
matter over since, and blamed if l in
tend to steal a dog. What'n you all
have?"-Lttae Rock Gazette.