The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-09

the dcaco1S house, with instructions to keep watch till morning, and so repor, should his Satanic Malexty come forth. or should any other new or suspicioax movement take place. In the meantime. i the others were tc retire. either to rest. or to deliberate upon the most proper steps to be taken in the morning.
 ! Late ID the night, when all become still, and the partially worn-out moon had arisen, and was throwing . sick.y hgh, a,hwart the waters, our senunels were aroused from state of half-uneonscious- ness by the splaxhlng of something which sounded not entirely unlike oars. A h,- ;le later. and there emerged from the trees. far up the hack-wa,er. a canoe. in which appeared a solitary person. He was padding cautiously along. and from the course he was steering Il vas evident that he had no, been about there before that night. and consequently knew no,h. ng aboG, the devils being at the dea- cons: for he directed his course exactly towards the residence of that worthy in- 1 diyidual \ !c~ vigorous, though care fully put m strokes. brought him to the deacon's 'hen.hoase, where he stopped. pushed open the door. and accommodated for fe~ moments. Nothing seemed to interest him there, so he pushed on with cautious dips 10 the residence. The door he found closed. and. after listening a httie while io assure himself tha; the house was alone, he tried to open Il. In | this he ialle,, for the door appeared Ia be securely fastened Around 10 the open window he betook himself, where he met wlih better success. for the sentl. nels on the headland saw him paddle hts narro~ erat; through the opening until he was lost from sight. have gone canoe and all into the house.
 This the watch considered both new and a suspicious movement and SO they were abou; ,o start ,o rcpet, Il in obedience to instructions when some thing still stranger reached them in the way of sounds. as Il produced by tusse l going on II the house They concluded to wait a moment and see what would come of l; and they did not have to wait long. for presently the canoe baC kcd ou, through the window The same per son they had before seen still guided t, but ths .me hc was no, alone X second object Was now plaialy 10 be noted. and the glare ot two great hey eyes told i them loo surely what ,he object was i The man al Inc paddle ~hlilcd the eanoe areand and struck od quietly to- Naids the point Il land upon winch the -cnt.nels Lad been posted. and conclnd. ug tha' ' y had seen erossh ,o justify 4 4iepal; zsaued up the h.ll on ueble. 4s :. .tN .ia, tic l4nlaundated portion oi 19scy yV,.se
 t1a "a hins thc ,a,5 Il the hill they 1entued fc less 5teN The 4noe vas Hes; tca hag ,he land 2, ,uue k. but its 2eta, Y r. aoNfse shAtes. \ ,iaad ai st.iphat9eS vafe5 atase. Haasied ~Ith 3asees ef shtnsnk and accompanied by laaf hIssiaS aalse. .,n5 f,ic deHii aai hi. ie ff n tsS4ppcafed la tlsc bowels tiac earth.
 The sensation prod ed ,mouy ,he villagers when then seGt.neia rendered ] repe.; ln al ordsne c ~i:h ,hc above, ma, be better inaE'aed than described.
 AeNi evening there wa. ,tiai before the police cout,. \ man ~ss up foi s,eallag. Having nothing else to do in sueh hsgh.~ater tunes the villagers fiocked ,h ;heI in considerable numbers.
 There was bu. one vim ss m the case MT john ,,aiUs. lhe village marshal. a man of Hntoubsea .efae.iv. He had bee participant ID thc c.iemcnj the escnins before. snd not feeling e..sposed ie sleep w7si the o.i sttA' h so near s, hand had Fa,hef chosen 'o walk abou, the sG' ufbS of ihc .ilia4c t,ll very late ituur In thc CoaIse If b. ssinbes hc had iAlscn ,a n.,L cae i.. Doihef,y. a yeS sHSp egs ehara@ef llll had a Il or his back vhi Gains eonsldefed Yeiy asi4cinae IT. ams,.r (. ap0sing as he dit. lat ht v2s not inc lawfal owner ot auy sseh lvc stock. 70 he ai- rested l.,a and 'ha, WAS ab"l, aii oft.
 ltc poll. 'H32e asked li.ll f he va, prcpaicd account fpI his p0Sxrssion al ;hc goa, ai lFcsaid. and foi hls tfanspofta- ton ot ai q such an unreasonable hour lhll said Ae vas. The lu,.se then told hum % pfotaee hls witnesses I,.il ss4c. he had no witnesses, bn, that he pro posed laas.u. clean confession, IT hope tha, ,hc ndge would he ss hyht on han as possible. he ladge told h,m ,o proceed.
 ie sec. yer hoHor, SAG iAa. q 1 cas,, dewH he 4ckMAier n uay canoe A2 nish' setttr 4 fofaging, ss ,Ae seitA ef, say ans. forageG ,o old ca on Gay hen-r~ns;. but nagf-a,tlnE ~.s 'herc IT Il. then iorssed "a 'fse dcAo on house and 'asf wha, do you thxis found .Mhy. that .AfeuAl old gost A stAntiin fght up or he Gescor bed 'Spote he | swun ia a, he ~sa1cr and go; aa thar ,e gi' c1i n ,te water. se con luded ,o forage hlu1 and forged
 \ ssmaltaaeos. bafs; ~f laagi.~r from ,he.ro~e. nd ,he rost tfom the room al the two bEs Hv-n ,'h@ lad stao< AS sen. 1 iioels the fisht bcfoFe. mt rrtpted inc taset, ari Tly story eo.ac'ades.
 l Cosl1ni Beat II;