The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-07-12
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urisoiivD's stony.
From rItyg.lr ~ Nuour..u .u
United alltr m about N|l.u
hroH q rolling priuu HpI tuu uld
rr worry uoar cnl and W IluII
way hetwrcu lhn twu towns Mo- tunl
touched by % ppul where rs Hu0Fi
growth oi pine lrUus sweep $500. IH ihu
northv1rl ulu 70 dark, drnH lrfrHf iH
the sptng pf lNi'u mHu Iru tIr.fIlIu
In the morning. bound lpr Euuncfou
ILL., unmo WINS Registered ot lhu inn reg
Wicha Il Bgbro, ~ New York, md be-
wns supposed tp have money with
him he Ion llayyillo upon horseback
IN fine health aud spirits, bat he Nas
never seen 10 Roonuton. Perhaps he
hal, unuoticcd, rono pnrl ~ lho WAY
aud then returned AZ an events ho
was never heard II moro in that dis
trict
About n month after that n
man from ~. Louise left Boone
vile for Clnyyillc. Ito was also
on horseback, and started on well
and hearty, but he never reported
himself nj the y AGO " his destination
Within q fortnight aitorthis second dis
appearance two moro travellers wtrb
missed. What did II mcan2 Tho road
between the two towns was direct. aud
not even p by-way was thcre tn lead
any one astray so that IA wander from
the true path was impossible. During
tba month OF July three travellers wcro
missed. aud the people turned out In "A
body 10 search. OF course attention
VA turned TO the wood. aud tho search
was extended for miles and miles, but
without success.
On the ith Of August u young man.
who gave his name al ClaYylllc NJ
Michael Dupont, II New Orleans. left
the place for Boonolou. He VIA an
horseback, and when ho was told Of the
dangers Of the road hc only laughed nj
them lie said he had n good horst
aud good weapons. and he was not
afraid. But Michael Dupont never
reached nooncton.
II WIS on the 10Th Of August that |
arrived at tlsyyillc, and pnt up nj tho
HNMh.t AHfff 4 " ~ VII INV NlN'M VI NMN
rugios who had robbed the bank In
jackson aud ! had not been nj the inn
nn hour before | made myself sure thai
the men ! sought had passed that NAY
only thrce DAYS before. And then
heard this other story Of the traveller.
who had 70 my storiously disappeared
from the road that lay before mo.
When ! had gone some lyn or 81,
miles the most incoming. | noticed THAI
my horse brygn o. ihltcr. and In q litti,
while nitcrTnri he came Ia a walk an,
seemed % be- In great pain. lmaginin,
tual .c would soon fall. slipped from
u' saddle and led him out upon thl
grass at the side Of tho mad. A. / .lon,
thus. wondering what in tho world
should du, ! saw q man coming ioWan
mo from the direction oi Boouelon. III
VIA seated IN = powerful black horse
without an, saddle, and hls only hridl
wa = piece Of ropo passed nruund ~
animals nose. Tie was u imple hook
ing fellow, dressed In an ordinary farm
ing garh. and behind him were vha
appeared to be somn empty bags. 4
he came near ~ WHORE I stoud. / -,
him gather his halter. n though h
meant to put bis horse iulo a run
Hello cried. Stop a moment
The fellow scomcl to consider upn
u and Hnally turned hs hnrsu's hea
tnwani me aud soon dismounted by NJ
side
I've hccr' a good deal bout III
rad. he said. C,yIng mc from top
toe. ''and ! like IN bc kocrul Nj
with a TALL. oh. strangrrP'
"Not exactly q ial,' | said. M
horse scems to have given In"
The fellow walked around my aui,c
IN heasL and when he came back
lut his hand upon the animal. thru
and gasea sharp punch The hor
started back with u grunt. aud dirrs
y began To hcayc aud SLAYER nj d
mouth.
"iuu don't belong To thesn par
stranger, he said cycIng mo again.
'No.'l told him.
~ thought not, he added. II nr
your hos has been catiu' devils tail
laskcd him what that was.
Its kind 81 poison. he answer,
'that hossos pick up hcrcabouts llo1l
vol enough by tomorrow or next III
At tho tArthes,,n
III that's the case" I said. 80
haPs you u let INC bargain for Your
i ne,er owned anything yet thai
wouldn't sell Il u man wanted il NOR
did" he replied
"Nell." I said, ''nnd may | ask vi
price you set ON your beastp'
jest seventy dollars"
| had expected 10 hear him ~
hundred. took him nj his offer II
moment
The bargain was made, | counted
seven ten dollar pieces. pu, nv sa,
and bride upon the new horse and {
mounted.
Perhaps said the fellow. rs he g
the sick horrc another punch in the
let III ! should meet yuu IN Become
one o these days W might IKE 10 cha
back again p
told him we'd see about that,
then. bidding him good morning
started OF :
had certainly got n splendid b.
lie stepped ~ lightly aud GRACEFUL
dancing master, and bon me 4. .,
ss though ] had been In a carriagg.
n littie while I touched him with
whip and he pranccd gayly. | IA
him on the neck and told him In
liked him. W. we're now lest Al
poin. shere tho angle Of Tho '
reached the cdge u the rad. anil '
out apparent cause the horse IL
into : Eallop Ispokr ~ him aud
20 bold him In. but he only wrnl
faster. In . few minutes he whs
Out q the resd and struak into
wood and % he rau for dear M
ytllcd With all my might and tngr.
The rein TN my arms sehed. but L Z
heller Turn hn head OF slAeka,
speed. lie 1ew on like he vim
krelnE his cour>e where Ma tres
o1zo114 npart-6sv On. ~ur<
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