The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-03-31

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emergency.
One day Tom went to Mr.. Wait and
engaged him to cut the crops on Mr..
Rich's place. Mr.. Wait then took
him to the depot, leaving his surplus
clothing ect. at Mr.. Rich's, who,
hearing nothing from Tom for sew
eral days, concluded he had gone to
Detroit, SO he packed up Toms buds
and marked them Abram Torade,
Detroit Mich, CTom being an alias)
and sent them to that city, also a
letter descriptive of Tom to the
Mayor of Detroit. He next warned
Orson Pratt, in Saginaw to beware
to beware of Tom. Then he brought
Maggie home once more, and when
Mr.. Wait came to cut the crops he
forbade any such performance.
Hardly had Maggie become again
settled at home before she received
letter from audacious Tom declar-
ing his determination yet to marry
her, and describing his fruitless
search for Orson Pratt.
Four weeks later while Mrs. Rich
and Maggie were filling bed-tick at
neighbors straw stack, she discov-
cred Tom coming toward them, and
pointing him out to her mother, she
fled by a concealed path home, told
her father what had happened, then
prepared for further flight with him.
When Tom approached Mrs. Rich
and knew Maggie had gone, his coun-
tenance betrayed anger, disappoint-
ment and restlessness, but Mrs. Rich
managed by conversation, to detain
him till she thought Maggie was safe,
then allowed him to depart for her
house, but when he arrived, his bird
had flown, and seeing no one about
the premises, he went away crest
fallen. In the mean time Mr.. Rich
had heard Maggie's story and hastily
brought the horse and carriage and
started with her for North Branch,
nine miles distant, where he left
Maggie with friend, then placed a
warrant in the hands of constable,
with Instructions to arrest Tom as
soon as possible. Next morning,
about a o'clock Mr.. Rich arrived
home.
Four hours later, Tom appeared at
the gate and was about to enter the
yard when Mr.. Rich ordered him to
halt. Tom said he wouldn't. This
blunt opposition to his authority fully
aroused Mr.. Rich. For once his
righteous indignation and courage
swelled within him. He grasped his
revolver, and stepping towards Tom,
told him, if he entered that Enclosure
he did it at the peril of his life. Tom
knew he was in earnest and retreated.
Mr.. Rich then inquired of Tom what
brought him there. Tom replied, he
wanted his share of the crops, or the
money. Mr.. Rich was momentarily
expecting officers from North Branch
to arrest Tom, so he endeavored to
detain him until they arrived.
Tom, not getting any satisfactory
promises from Mr.. Rich resorts to
his familiar practice of lying, and
says he has brought suit in Lapeer
against Mr.. Rich and will see if he
can't have satisfaction.
No officers of the law likely to ap-
pear Mr.. Rich suffers the converse
ton to lag, and Tom soon departs
muttering and growing like foiled
dog.
Three days afterwards Tom is
found at Mr.. Strong's, but the cow
ardly constables are afraid to arrest
him, and he remains there several
days, during which, Mr.. Strong as
sumes the part of peacemaker by try
ing to induce Tom to settle honora-
bly, with Mr.. Rich.
Finally, Tom agrees to leave the
country for Sa5. 90, and signs papers
agreeing to never come into the
neighborhood again. Mr.. Rich gladly
paid that amount to Tom, who went
to Burnside and spent it in drunken
carousing, and soon after went to
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