West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-10-26
A CASE IN POINT.

VIA blll arncN, next To Robinson
Crnsoe and the Arabian Nights, was
looked upon by the youngsters as the
best repository of authentic history.
He had settled out there i'm the Miami
country when, instead of being, as now.
the garden spot Of the third State in tho
Union, il was n vast wilderness un-
broSen save by few scattered white
settlements, maintaining precarious
frothold against wild beasts, saya~cs
AID ague. He could tell all about
Simon hcntUn, Adam Poe. Big Foot
and the white renegade, Simon Girtv.
10y the side of whom he considered
Judas IscariOt and Benedict Arnold
models OF fidelity and honor
But II was the rec tai of his personal
adventures that gave us most pleasure
and him, too. it may be added.
lie was very fond of attending our
debating club; and frequently, after
both sides had exhausted the subject -
or their knowledge of it-Old Bill
would be invited to close the exercises
with few remarks, on which occasion
he rarely failed to produce some pat
illustration from the archives of his
rich experience.
SHOULD capital punishment ever he
inflicted on crcumStantial evidencePn
was the question at one of our meet
ings.
The discussion had been long and
heated, and Old Bill had listened with
marked attention.
perhaps our old friend, here" said
the chairman. when all the rest had
finished, ''will favor us with his views
Old Bill rose deliberately, placed his
chip hat, brim downwards, on the
Sccrctary's table, thrust both hands into
the pockets of his tow-cloth lrowsers.
ducked his head, and began
=. MIR. CHEERMAN-Iv hccr'd il re-
peated over'n over agin this evenin', as
how circumstances, like liggcrs, won't
lie.
Don't you put too much dependence
onto that, Mr.. Checrman; for tell
gen. both iggcrs and circumstances III
bar clost watchin. | know sarcum.
stances will for they oncet lied INV
neck into the halter, an 'twarn't May
fault cf it managed to git ont i'm time.
III faint out o order, Mr.. Cheer
man, II jest norato the Jacks; for one
TACK ii knock the socks off n dozen
the ries emmy day.
81 hcdn been out yer long from old
fennsylvany, when one day, rs | was
peerin' roun on the hunt for nice bit
o land, what should light onto but a
buckskin puSs. rs somebody drapt. with
wad o money into it?
IL seed no better way n to put e.
In my pocket, an try an find the own
err; an the most likely place To pit
wind ON i'm knowcd was over at .Jem
hacketts- which il was sort a.
stoppin' place for trav' lers an loafn'
place Tor the settlers. Jcm called it n
tay ring, an KEEP a bari % whiskey ON
IL
prented ON the head.
Thar was q BIG crowd nj ,Jen's
talin' loud an cgcited; but they ali
stopt s soon S come in.
Time O. day, gents SAYS !. want
IN. to be sosh' bic like won't YOU all
take su'thin'?
They all said they would, an they
keep thar word.
- went t. take out my puss 10 nav.
but. by mistake got holt o. the bi,ck-
skin one as Id found. slipt it back
quick. but not quick enough to dodUe
Jcm W haceitt- eyes ] didn want TO
mention iindiu' aforc cnnvbody AID.
for ] know thar was some in that
crowd ready to claim your very sbadder
the m.nnit YOU turned your back on II.
'Jcm waited tin I'd paid for the
drinks. au. then giNin' "a sort o. scmmv-
sar clar wink that tuck I'm the crowd
says me-: You didn't see anythin' of n
weld dressed stranger a horseback. did
you?'
" No, ] didn't, says !.
'Biil Nariey, says Jom. cockin his
eye at me square, you've got to be
'Which? says /. DRAWN back
fou II soon see which. saws he.
adrancin' "a, somebody ketchcd INV
arm
Hold inn hold inn shouted Jem.
.l'u ! We ~arched i'm. ] tell you he's
got th" proofs onto inn
I'm q second alI the hands thar wa.
onto mc. and Jem went through nav
pockets.
"'Ycr 'tisl yer 'Gs" he shouted
~" very pu-s / ser a the stranger how
l'H- Worniu au yer. be- said. oprniu'
it the very note ] give JIM i'm
Change when Boz paid for break fas'
mt doubts Of DO when ! tuck n Of
- aa Burke lately, an 30 sOt privit
mars onto &c.
saws ~
OH You did, did you2 Yes Of
cor %. says Jem Mrby Won Kin
o. plain as wen how twas fhet tbe
Hgfr crifcr wa found r0amiu'
loose % Tho woods with blood onto tho
p"mmeI q The saddle. au how "a big
tp."'ch blood got onto the leaves moi
iu' QUIZ M"bhy YOU Kin cgspiain All
"'llHIiIn circumstances com
s's''ni WITH SOM .ody upcrooucc.'
know u0Ihiu about 'cm. saws
',f course not. says Jcm Vow.
boys says hc you've seed am bcerd
the proofs tIi a. ie 10, fa-.,... "a