Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-07-11

through, what seemed TO be dense
forests, and out again on the sandy
plains, never once stopping, not even
speaking loud word, the whole idea
being bent on the early arrival at
some specified point. Night began to
break into morning and morning into
broader day, the sun came up in all
its Western splendor, and yet our
travellers never once spoke of stopping.
1t must have been 8 o'clock, when all
at once the rein of the chestnut STALL
ion was grasped and a halt called.
And now for the first time since mid
night DIR. Bishop was allowed to look
around him, his forced blindness hav-
ing been removed by his guides.
They seemed to be in a beautiful
valley, down which tricked stream
of clear, sparkling water, and all
around them the earth was covered
with a garment of gramma grass.
They had halted Immediately in front
of a small but Incorporating log
house, the doors of which stood open.
Only three persons were in sight, the
two strangers, companions in the
nights ride, and another man whom
the doctor had not before seen. go
down to the brook, doctor, take a
drink of water, and refreshing bath,
and by that time breakfast will be
ready"
81 did as directed" said the doctor,
land l don't believe there is another
such stream of water in Arizona. |
can assure you it was to me the grand
est bath | ever took"
AS yet the surgeon had not seen his
patient, but breakfast was soon dis
posed of, the bacon and beans being
devoured with relish, and then the
patient was disclosed, lying upon a
pile of Navajo blankets in one corner
of the log building.
"He must have been man 80 years
of age, black hair, black eyes, and
fully six feet tall and heavy set in
proportion, but every pound of weight
seemed to be muscle" said DIR. Bish-
op. 81 knelt down beside him and
found that the wound was immediate
ly over the heart, and that it had been
made by large sized revolver"
The preliminary examination and a
few questions elected the fact that
although II forty-fve-caliber ball was
still inside, yet it was by no means
dangerous. The ball was probed for
and extracted, the patient never ut
tering a complaint. The wound was
bandaged up an application prepared
for its dressing, and the surgeons mis-
sion was ended.
All day and the first part of the
evening was spent at the camp, and
then the horses were again saddled
and the ride homeward was only q
repetition of the night before, includ-
ing the blindfolding of the doctor
I'VE arrived at Williams at 4 A.
NJ, before anybody was moving" said
DIR. Bishop. sand l was landed in my
little home here none the worse for
my thirty-six hours experience. The
tall stranger, without asking me as to
my charges, Immediately counted out
$50, and handing it to me, remarked
that they were a little hard up just
now, but would pay me fully in a
short time"
The Doctor went OH to state that
the strangest part Of the whole affair
happened only few days ago. "The
wounded man came over to my Office
just before the train pulled out, and
laying 500 on my desk, remarked
that / ought to consider myself paid
Rushing out, he just caught the train
and that is the last / have ever heard
of any of the trio"
DIR. Bishop could not explain il
any way the strange occurrence, but
surmised that there might have been
a duel between men of some standing
and that, having failed to bring a sur,
geon with them, he had been called
on to act in that capacity.-Albu-
queque On. N.Y. Review.