The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-15
The Daily Bulletin.
WITH A SACK OVER HIS HEAD,
An M. DIS Unusual Adventure in an Un-
known Part Of Arizona Territory.

S'Hlo llIhc h1o llo llllt railroad
Town of Williams, A. T., was the scene
Of quite strange adventure, ut least so
tar as one Of It's prominent citizens was
concerned.
Williams is on the line ofthc Atlantic
4 Pacific Railroad, at the foot of Bill
Williams Mountain. Nearly directly
opposite the depot, and about midway
IN the built-up portion Of the street, is II
low board Office, upon the door Of which
this legend is enscroled; CDR Bishops
Dilice. IL was in portion OF that Of
tcc that the strange adventure Of that
November night began, and it was in
this room that the whole history Of that
night was related by the Doctor to the
writer.
"About the middle of last Novem-
Der, began DR., Bishop, con very dark
and chilly night, after reading until
quite late, turned down the light and
was soon wrapped in sumbcr. 1t must
have been II o'clock when was awak-
ened by knock. | asked what was
wanted. The answer came that a man
had been badly hurt and required my
presence at once. After lighting can
die the door was opened and in stepped
two gentlemen, both well dressed and
both indicating by their faces that their
education had been in no wise neglected.
In fact, they were Eastern-born and
Eastern bred.
The spok ,man, who was the tallest
of the two and who, by the way was a
splendid type of manhood, urged upon
me the necessity Of being somewhat ina
hurry about making my preparations;
'for, y said he, you must 90 with Us,
and we have long ride to take before
morning. - The doctor demurred at
going at all, and said that it was Gel
tainly very strange proceeding 10 ask
a man 80 years OF age TO 90 out on
such a night, and especially with two
men Of whom he knew nothing what
ever.
ut doesn't make particle of differ
ence who we are. what we are or where
we are from, remarked the tall
stranger. you have got togo withu.,
and the quicker you make up your mind
to do so the pleasanter it will be for all
concerned
How was the man hurt?' inquired
the doctor
"ic was shot, was the answer.
Arguments based on the age and
health Of physicians were of no avail,
and in shorter time than it takes Ia
tell it, the party, including Dr. Bishop,
,..r. r.,, =, tho .g,l J,,., "a. sc az.
night 1t took but few moments for
the strangers to find their horse, and 10
point out n splendid big chestnut whose
every motion and form proved him to
be thoroughbred, as the animal upon
which our friend, the doctor was to make
the unknown journey.
That is your horse, Doctor said
the strangers. "He i, good one, and
as surefootcd as any man in Arizona. -
You need never be- afraid Of him for q
moment; he, a, gentle "a q kitten.
Into the saddle went the now thor.
oughly mystifed man Of medicine, and
the two strangers mounted two horses
nearly, il not quite, the equals Of the
chestnut stallion. The party had hard
" got clear Of the few midnight lamps
at Williams when a halt was called and
our NJ. u. was informed that it would
be necessary to biudfoid him, As his
companions had no idea Of allowing
him the faintest conception or the dj.
recton in which the trio were travel.
ing.
The Doctor. OF course, objected to this
kind Of treatment but he was quickly
voted down and compelled to submit
himself TO the inevitable. 4 sack, which
one OF the party carried, was quickly
drawn over his head and then they were
again ready to advance.
Imagine if you can, the feelings Of
this follower OF E,cuLapius, in the com.
panv of two men, neither Of whom he
had ever seen before, riding he knew
not whittier, seated upon % magnificent
thoroughbred stallion, and this all hap.
pening at the dead OF night on the sandy
mesas of Arizona.
The horses were given the spur With
the admOniliou to the Doctor 10 rive
him free rein, and away thc band
dashed. On they rode, hour after hour,
up hill and down hill, now crossing u
narrow steam. now broader one. into
and across arr0yaS, through what seem
ed to be dense forests, and out again on
the sandy plains. never once stopping,
not even speaking Il loud word the
whole being bent ON the early arrival
at some specified point Might began
to break into MORNING and moruiur into