Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-24

81 ACCENT % q CA4
fPsck's Sum-
hall never forget my sxperisnes 10
a rnoantain district Of ArkAnsaw, sAtd
Capt. Nsllvins. when the convesssfaon
~ turned upon adventure. There are
manv paennaut ocouxnoocee thoe - Tor
-. hi an affatr Of horror remains with
-. TIE memory Of . pleasant dream
eooo passoe sWsy, but the recollection
Of 8 naRhtmars becomes . mental land
mari.
some time Aeo vas Instructed ~ nv
eupaoyers 70 repair at once 20 the white
OAf nountains and buy ell the cattle
go \ reaoopabls som Of money would
inAucs 20 leave the rugged trails
5000 Q railway train and vas soon
r,1ehina toward my destination. Socia-
kIi1v r 3 prominGnt feature OF my ma
fuso. whioh ssppsse 10 an heifioom left
81 knc experienos - Q newspaper re-
nortor: and bad not besn long on the
kaiu until I lad formed the acquaint-
~ Of esvagal Gsotlsmso, amf nR them
4 Uni4od eeats1 depsfy marsba, who
80 - If card with an evident air OF
~ = 6ofn1 connected with % promi-
nent "a iuge3tution a. our government.
NJ 4 saall station o long haired man,
csnninn unkfvo Of ArkauaW. surmised,
hoordod the train and took seat oppo-
- -. w. DESTROYS Of bearing him
IN "a his quaint dialect, and moved
over. addrcsoed him and handed him
NJ sard. He looked at the card signin-
s.ay md ss,ssr e. Rl.. s,.s m. an sa
o1.lx f. . non,snt and e.ssd;
"WhaT mont Yer b Roin'
"White Oak mountains, ! replied.
81 ct Of q Patsey station.
H leo1pod at meag with anarnest.
psn. a unsadnsss Of gaSs that ! could
NOT understand, and said:
II reckon you'll 6nd II night pleasant
mn thar. Best lot o. felisfs that yer ever
sd an they amt Af''fd' femme Toll
/ could NOT divine Why their physical
esuraas should in the least add to the
plsasure Of my visit, but supposinR the
remark grew out Of his own admiration
Tor msu Who are not 'afeerd,' and that
nh information would tighten. IN
alarming anticipation. the fatigues OF
~ joorney, did not ask him TO az
80 h did not seem TO GOTTEN TO
m. e the planters sometimes say IN
EXPRESSING prediction, and he left ms
- md stood near the door. l again
approached him, feeling more than
evsf An interest In him, and asked II be
had ever been among the White YAK
mountains.
"Hsvs got fingers and tossT' he re-
Piled.
your Hnasrs, and can speculate With
chances In my favor In regard 70 your
toes," / sAid, fasetiously.
Wal, then, I've besn thar"
Many cattle In that country
"Yes. an yer'll ind some Of than
putty hard 10 han'ls, lsmme tell yer"
nv friend, ] must confess that you
puxsls me. / have asked y0u several
very civil questions, expecting civil an
swers, bot you are 30 evssivs that ! can
get no satisfaction" -,
You've gone TO school. hain't ysrr'
afsii Latin, I rsekour"
"Ny knovledQe Of Latin 10 limited"
ats Whist they call q dead talk.
"Yss, Il & dad LANGUAGE"
"Thsn yer n0ut nsed Il AFTER .
II don't understand you. Your
meaning 10 a. dead TO me ~ tho Ian
euags q question IL 70 the unlettered
40 mesh ths worse for yer. reokin
yer cir 6ogter proud o. yer larnin'. an 1t
may b I'll right 10 ding out yer book
buaness at every man yer ses, but 1t
dou't sDoak o. very SCUM sense. lsmme
tall YER. In my country, when man
ee1s 70 spoutin' like yer've been d0in'
% put him down % Q grinnel an don't
have uothin' more 70 do with him."
BY THU time tho train Wa slACking up
q : station. The brakeman shouted
"Patssy," and In q moment more was
standing on the platform. The next
business 10 be transacted was to hire a
horss, which ] did after considerable
tsOuble. Just a. | mounted and start
Cd across tho rugged country. l saw my
long. haired acquaintance on q mule,
riding rapidly In tbs direction Was TO
tAks. called to him, but be made no
" instructions were 70 FIRST call ON q
gentleman named Harvey. ] learned
that b lived about fifteen miles from
ths statiou, and whom night oame on !
had considerable trouble In pursuinR the
right eouruo. HuryinG clonds obscursd
~ moou, and could only Rst an occa-
sioual alimpas OF the narrow and defect
ing road. Suddenly my horse stopped
and snortsd. Iusgsd him, bat be would
nat proceed. disinounted to ascertain
~ oauos Of his fright, whsn ! Was seized
md. osgYlte my resistance, gagged and
bound. There seemed 10 Be quite num-
bss In the party Of captors, for. while
boapd 20 q horse and hurried along, !
hard uuneroas suppressed voices. We
nasl have travelled several miles over q
oountyy rough with rMvineo and almost
peooipltous hillsides. When - stopped
vas Sudely liSSsd from the horse and
tAken inside Q log house built ~ close
- ~ moontain side that an immense
yoek formed q side wall Of the structure.
vas plaoo6 on . bench and my hands
vuse uneloa. I nv around mo ten or
twelve rough Hooking men, all heavily
eSmed. They were 6efce In action and
determined In expression. ] pleaded
With them, ere lhsy placed ths gag In nv
0Outh, bat, nov that they bad restored
- ~ ths power OF articulation, al
aa1e and almost stupsned. Az every
earn ] ~ great coppsr veassla, and Cd
1oth4d oAA where my sysa Inadvertently
ven6ee0d, sav . rude oornmih and
pils q corn.
.ee yss'vs come out here 10 take %
- ~ ponftsntiery. ehf'' said . large.
gisaly- bsardsd man, stsppinR in front
sNo, mr." I replied. al mover heard
e yea hefess. ams 70 this country
- buy mdou1ain cattle"
"AnsI Isekin you've found moro Of
EN- than yoQ can bay"
II oo0t understand you. don't
know Why Was beoaQAt hesU. ! never
harmed any Of you, and Why 700 should
tn1is1 yaotaAmsut On me b something ]
hont Undosu1anA."
90. hs's powerful innocent" said q
tealov vho lpoked q me- With an expires.
slea q blaodsAissay rsvsnas. He dom,
k1eu chat - mean now. because hs
Ain't gce hia crown with him."
"Thatu The way he's tryin' 10 worn
4" 81 man Who leaned against ons
q ~ eoppes vsaosla. hat turn him
lsoss en- I'D shsu N"
0om1bs0on, 700"
"0enslensm." repeated . chorus Of
votess. "pn yoe bear thatf He's git
IN puUoSfnl meek" I
s1oenQ fsllsr," mid the griuly
hsasdsd paaziassh. vs'ss eoin' 10 pu'