The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-10-24

Hc tnc Man Waa Gwen to Pre-
 pare tot d Violent Death.
 Colonel NtIi Mlddleby. who has just ictutned ttom the isdtan Territory, relates A stat,inf tNpeuen,-. "i had petnls- ston tn traverse the territory" said the ,oloucl. hni l soon tound that the white acoandtela who mhAbu the country had no regard for IL oac day, wet and hungry. l stopped d a soft of public house \ company oi rough white men had assembled m the bAretoom of the house l At once noaeod that was ro- < ,rdci w,th dl,I4v1r. tui was on the eve of Qmtung the place when ono fellow. as rough d man as eve, saw, saId
 tAp'n, what's Y1ut bus 'ncs1 7
 "' am out he,c la look Al tho country
 - Hnn't you looaed at,tt
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 = Wall. what M, you hangin toun lar2
 = l have nshr to hang around.
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 ." rhia. rephcd, producing ny paas- port and piescnltag II To hun.
 Talnt worth hell room. he sa,d AS he eoolIy poo eeleI to ten Il up, His oompAn,pns ,oucd with Iaashtof had a pn,oI tn, what could l do wllh !etea de=petale men Now, con- unucd the ruitl, who had desIroYci my passport, I've undet,nod you pretty well. Ton a,c a detective. an haint come heIe oiie' no good, nurhc,
 i an nj ic,r, tive
 Dp yod mran to ..y that am hati"
 "f Tkal what he does lack :, shouted one oi his companions. In moment l was surrounded livery man had drawn hls pisioI
 - ought la hll you 'ighl here said the utlAn addressed as lack T ough,cnt to lct you live another mint
 some one advanced and relieved me of my plslol
 "' Now I'll Ieli you ~ha, VI II do, aAid Jack We il Iult g,ye you five mlnlts to ive Stsnt ngbt thu. now, an do your pray"
 In van pleaded The rulil ma would not lls,en to me
 "t It. lcs i've mlnutes to twelve, said Jack Look up thar a, the clock an ouul your ,imc an when twelve o'clock oomes, you are gone an II you take your eyeA ohen i, in ttc me ,ntme you are gone anyhow
 rated u' the 'Iock and begun 10 mnmb!" prayer. Oh, how precious a s,Dgie moment oi time can be thought af nv home, oI my wife and children. The desperate me" stepped bch,nd me. 1 codld hear the,r oppressed breathing. 1 could hear the brating of my own heart. Five minutes ,o live. 1, had already seemed ap sXr. Woa!d the ,ine never comef Gold preparation rolled down my face and almos, blinded my eyes. could bat indisgInctly sec the face oi the clock. bat 1 knew that only a minute more ~as left me Ina, Inc wyctchcs wpuih s,'i inc, had i.oi a i3,ib,, !;a, why had they cbofen such a me,hodf Then I remembered an Artcle 1 had once read, desoupnye of the aehgh, felt by such men m seeing yIc'in suffer. Death, Of itseli was not sufficient punishment. The time mus, have nearly sxpned. My knees were SO weak that could scarcely stand. 1 wondered how 'd feel when the bullets should strike me. 1 wondered ii could hear the report oi the pistols. heard a laugh. quickly turned and saw negro standing near me The ruffIans were gone. [ glanced a, the clock. live min utes to twelve.
 |" What are you laughing at| de- nandsd of he negro
 "' 4, dat ole Joke dem cowboys played on ger. Dat ar clock am runnln boss. De gcnnermen ,ole me ter gin yer dis pistol. Heah t Is, CT haw, hA~"
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 Josh Killings, who died recently, was