Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-03

From the NeaO York Sun.
"speakin' of the rural regions" said an old
chap at the end Of a bar, VINO had trouble in
raising glass OF beer to his mouth with his
right arm. Il might be IndoOced to relate a
leetie adventure which happened to me in In
iiany last summer"
He was earnestly advised to free his con-
science Of its burdens, and he continued:
swell. had been hanging around Indian
apolis for several weeks, and finally the Police
Judge advised me to leave town. l never argy
with Police Judge. When they come right
down to fatherly advice accept it and git
left the town inside OF two hours, and it didn't
take me over three hours TO reach mile post
10 miles away. About O'Clock IN the after
noon, as l was restin beside the highV ay. a
schoolma am passed. She was a clipper
leetle body, weighin' about 80 pounds, and
white faced, an when sorter riz up to AK her
if she didn't have a bite to eat IN her basket,
she uttered wOmanlsh yelp and started of
on a dead run. didn't heV my swaer- tail
coat and standin' collar on that day, ana l
guess she took me fur tramp.
''Now, gents. when a Teller is ragged, hun
cry. aud out o. rhinO, what does he do? He
makes a break, in course. / walks along fur
about mile, and when / comes to farm
house with a look OF comfort about il [ stops
in and asks If a poor man who has lost his hui
family in the great Chicago ire can git a bite
TO eat to brace HIM up as he Journeys toward
the settin' sun. The mOtherly old soul of a
turner's wife would hev set ont "A squar' meal
fur me. but that leetle schOOlma'am asthere
10 prevent. / heard 'em whisperin' together
in the next room. ana by and Nv the Old ladV
came back and gave me the bounce. A tramp
as has belonged TO the puriesh for fifteen years
hadn't orter to fire up over SIGH trfle as that.
but IL hit me like blow below the belt, ana
determined on revenge.
II went into the orchard and stole some APP
pies, and then laid around TO watch. | found
out afore dark that the farmer was an old
man, and that there was only three of 'em in
the house. Long nun fore the lights were
out had arranged with myself to break In.
There was chance OF plumber, and intend
cd TO scare that leetle schoolma'am out Of a
wears gro with. don't say as | would hey
laid hands on her, but that very thing might
hev happened, you know"
"Well, about half an hour afore midnight
begins operations by creepn' up TO the back
door. IL was shut, but not locked. and crept
in, struck light, and found my way 10 the
pantry. There was cold meat. pumpkin pie,
aud bread and butter, and It tOok me a good
half hour TO Oil up. / might hev gone out
then, but wanted sunthin' else. There was
nobody sleepin' down tairs. and after pock-
etln' watch crept up stairs into the ola
folks bedroom. They was sleepin rs sound
as you pie ise and the moon shinin' in furn-
ishod al the light needed. | went through
bureau and got wallet. and was searchin'
the old mans pants, when heard n step at
the DOR and a voice cried out: surrender
or III shootw
II was that leetle school mA'am she stood
in the door In her night dress, a revolver
pointed full at me, ana could see her eyes
blaze. l made rush 70 seize her, when
''crackl crackg' went the revolver, aud one
ballet struck me In the right shoulder and
another In the side. | went down as N shot
through the head, and up jumps the old man
and piles on to me like ton OF bri K. The
little scbooima'am went down stairs after a
rope, and then helped tie me hand and foot
More'n that she KEEP: guard over me while the
old man ode on for an Office, and every time
fetched CrOan she had that revolver ready
TO shoot.
I'm conclusion, gents. permit me TO remark
that the court give me i've years fur thar lit
tle anair. while the plucky leetle schooma'am
received uubi4c pure of 800. Sometimes
I've lelt as II u was my dooty 70 hunt her up
and marry her"