New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-08-22
WITH A SACK OVER us HEAD.
An M. DIS Unusual Adventur, in an I'm
known Part of Arizona TERRITORY.

Town of Williams, \. r., was the scene
1t quite = strange adventure, at least so
far as one of its prominent citizens was
concerned.
Williams is on the line of the Atlantic
& Pacific Railroad, at the foot of Bill
Williams Mountain. Nearly directly
opposite the depot, and about midway
in the built-up portion of the street, is 4
low board Office, upon the door of which
this legend is enscrolled: CDR. Bishops
Office" 1t was in a portion of that Of
tice that the strange adventure of that
November night began, and it was in
this room that the whole history of that
night was related by the Doctor to the
writer.
''About the middle of last Novem-
bel" began DR.. Bishop, ''on a very dark
and chilly night, after reading until
quite late, turned down the light and
was soon wrapped in slumber. 1t must
have been II o'clock when was awak-
ened by knock. I asked what was
wanted. The answer came that man
had been badly hurt and required my
presence at once. After lightinga can
die the door was opened and in stepped
two gentlemen, both we'll dressed, and
both indicating by their faces that their
education had been in no wise neglected.
In fact, they were Eastern-born and
Eastern-bred.
The spokesman, who was the tallest
of the two and who, by the way was
splendid type of manhood, urged upon
me the necessity of being somewhat in a
hurry about making my preparations;
'for," said he, ''you must 20 with us,
and we have long ride to take before
morning. The doctor demurred at
going at all, and said that it was cer-
tainly very strange proceeding to ask
man 80 years of age to go out on
such night, and especially with two
men of whom be knew nothing what
ever.
'.It doesn't make y particle of differ
ence who we are, what we arc or where
we are FROM" remarked the tall
stranger. ''You have got to 60 with us,
and the quicker you make up your mind
to do so the pleasanter it will be for all
concerned
elbow was the man hurt?'' inquired
the doctor.
''He was shot," was the answer.
Arguments based on the age and
health of physicians were of no avail,
and in 8: shorter time than it takes to
tell it, the party, including DR.. Bishop,
were out in the cool damp air of the
night. 1t took but few moments for
the strangers to find their horses and to
point out y splendid big chestnut whose
every motion and form proved him to
be thoroughbred, as the animal upon
which our friend, the doctor was to make
the unknown journey.
''That is your horse, DOCTOR" said
the strangers. "He is good one, and
as surefootcd as any man in Arizona.
You need never be afraid of him for a
! moment; he's rs gentle rs q kitten"
Into the saddle went the now thor
oughly mystificd man of medicine, and
the two strangers mounted two horses
nearly, if not quite, the equals of the
chestnut stallion. The party had hard
ly got clear of the few midnight lamps
at Williams when q halt was called and
our M. d. was informed that it would
be necessary to blindfold him, as his
companions had no idea of allowing
him the faintest conception or the di.
rection in which the trio were travel
ing:
The Doctor, of course, objected to this
kind of treatment, but he was quickly
voted down and compelled to submit
himself to the inevitable. A sack, which
one of the party carried, was quickly
drawn over his head and then they were
again ready to advance.
Imagine, ifyou can, the feelings Of
this follower of Esculapius, in the COM
pany of two men, neither of whom he
had ever seen before, riding he knew
not whittier, seated upon a magnificent
thoroughbred stallion, and this all hap.
pening at the dead of night on the sandy
mesas of Arizona.
The horses were given the spur with
the admonition to the Doctor to ''give
him a free rein,' and away the band
dashed. On they rode, hour after hour,
up hill and down hill, now crossing a
narrow steam, now 4 broader one, into
and across arroyas, through what SEEM
ed to be dense forests, and out again on
the sandy plains, never once stopping,
not even speaking loud word, the
whole 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 stallion was
grasped and q halt called. And now for
the first time since midnight DR.. Bishop
was allowed to look around him, his
forced blindness having been removed
by his guides.
They seemed to be in 4 beautiful val
ley, down which tricklcd a stream of
clear, sparkling water, and Ill around
them the earth was covered with gar
ment of gramma grass. They had halt
ed Immediately in front of small but
neat-appcaring Lighthouse, the doors of
which stood open. Only three persons
were in sight, the two strangers. COM
panions in the nights ride. and another
man whom the doctor had not before
seen. go down to the brook, doctor,
take drink of water, and refreshing
bath, and by that time breakfast will be
ready
II did as directed said the doctor,
''and / don't believe there is another
such stream of water in Arizona. lean
assure you it was to me the grandest
bath ever took. y
AS yet the surgeon had not seen his
! patient, but breakfast was soon disposed
of, the bacon and beans being devOured
with relish, and then the patient was
disclosed, lying upon pile of Navajo
blankets in one corner of the log build
ing.
'.He must have been a man Of 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 DR.. Bishop. II knelt
down beside him and found that the
wound Was Immediately over the heart,
and that it had been made by a large
sized revolver.
The preliminary examination and A