The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-07-07

men, heavily armed. They were fierce in
action and determined in expression.
had pleaded with them, ere they placed
the gag in my mouth, but now they had
restored to me the use Of articulation,
sat mute and almost stupe6ed. AT every
turn saw great copper vessels, and off to
the right, where my eyes inadvertently
wandered, saw rude corn -mill and a
pile Of corn.
90 So you've come out here TO take Us
to the penitentiary, eh:' said large
grizzly-bearded man. stepping in from, Of
me.
- No, sir, replied. | never heard
Of you before. came to this country to
buy mountain cattle
An reckin you've foun more of EN-
than you can buy
a. | don't understand YOU. | don't
know why was brough, here. | never
harmed any of you. and why you should
inhict punishment on me is something |
don't understand
ooh, he's powerful innocent, ex-
claimed fellow who looked at me with
an expression of blood-thirsty revenge.
HE don't know what we mean now, be-
cause he ain, got his crowd with him..
- That's the way he's tryin' to work
it, exclaimed man who leaned against
one of the copper vessels. bu, turn him
aloose an he'd show US.
- Gentlemen. you
90 Gentlemen, repeated chorus OF
voices. Did you hear that. He's gittin
powerful meek
- Young feller.' sid the grizzly
bearded patriarch, were goin' to pa:
mighty tellin' lesson afofe your eyes.
We re citizens OF this here AmerIkin gov
er ment, and don't want to be pestered IN
the exercise OF our natr'i rights. car
forefathers tit an bled fur the stablish-
ment of this Newni,ed States, an we think
that we've got right to make whisky
when and whar We please.
- Now you're talkin': put it TO him
exclaimed the chorus.
"'-Yeu may be brave man, continued
the patriarch. an may be dischargin
your duty, but it's our duty to see that
you don't. We could have killed you
easy enough without putin ourselves to
the trouble of fetchin' you here, but we
wanted to furnish a example to young
TELLER that turned traitor. We want to
hang you rite sfore his eyes an then
hang him.
IA groan arrested my attention, and
looking around, | saw a young man
bound hand and foot, stretched upon
the floor
a. Tha, young chap continued the
grizzly leader, wen, down TO Little Rock
some time ago an as we've foun GU, by
your raid, turned traitor on Us. Fl i,
hadn't been for him you wouldn't now be
SD close to whar the revelations OF the
gospel ends an whar the real work OF
eternal punishment, begins. Hold the
young Teller up an lie, the sinners look
at each other.
Gentlemen, never saw the young
fellow before. declare. There must be
mistake here. What do you think my
business is. anyhow: For Gods sake do
no, act until you know what you are
doing! Heaven knows did no; come
here to harm anyone.
THAT talk mout amour, to a great
deal afore Judge an jury, but asore US
il only amounts TO what its worth.
".Wha, am charged with: Give me
a chance to defend myself.
"'lt want expected that you wanted
chance. A man that is SO bold as to
come rite out as you have done oughter
know that il he's tuck thar ain no chance
fur him. Fetch the rope, Josiah
The young man addressed inn
mediately appeared with the rope.
begged and prayed, but they slipped
moose over my neck and throwing the
rope over something above, frightened It.
- Before you murder me- gasped.
tell me what have done !.
You are a deputy United ?,e;es mar
shall ON Their hun, OF dis'illers. replied
grizzly beard.
~ am not am cattle buyer. No
one can prove that | am \ deputy
- reckin kim replied voice. an be-
fore me stood the long-haired man had
met on the train.
al did not tell you tina, | was
deputy marshall.
"'No, but yer give me yer ticket,
and he produced a card bearing the
name and address Of n Peter, Uni
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