Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-10-21

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RECONNAISSANCE.
n xinter's sight found a stage
), gathered about the warm
tavern barroom in a New
yilInre. Shortly after we ar
e5alsr drove up and ordered
horss Should be stabbed for
Amer We had eaten supper
rspsirsd 20 the barroom, and
8 ne ice xss broken the con-
N Eoxea freely. Several an
hsd bsen related. and finally
Sler vas asked te give US a
men 81 bis profession were
saii 81 adventure and anee-
Ie was q short. thick-set man
rrs about 40 years of age, and
xiasncs OF great physical
He gave his name as Lem
Z. ss,d ms home was in Dover,
rentlemea.s be commenced.
8 the ashes from his pipe and
It in his pocket, suppose I
Of about the last thing of any
bencs that happened to mes
Tam NOW riehs from the Far
I'D OF my way home for win
arters. 1t was about two
ago, one pleasant evening.
pulisd up AZ the doorof a small
. small village in Hancock
Indiana. ! said twas pleas
neant twas warm, but ii was
and likely to be very dark. ]
snd called sor supper, and had
= taken care Of, and alter ]
ka ! sat down in tbebarrooln.
6sfe4aia about 5 O'Clock, and
h.'e Il poafed down hard, and
Eerx dark outdoors.
I esnted 10 be IN Jackson
be NEXT ncrhins. for lexpeeted
Of goods there for me. which !
10 dispose of on my way home.
eon rose about midnight. and /
i did not rain thatI could get
Fery confortably through the
Eg tHa>>. / asked the landlord
ssid not see that my horse was
s5t midright, as wished 20 be
ent two. he expressed some
E at this. and asked me why |
stay TO breakfast. Itold him
had sold the last load about
ID that 4 new lot of goods was
for me at Jackson, ant i
] TO BE- there FOR them before
,rsss again left in the morning.
uss a number OF people about
tod this, but l took little no
Them one man oniy arresting
tentscn. | had in my posses
kmeil package of plaeards which
b deliver 10 the sheriff at Jack
nd they we're notice for the
Ion Of a notorious rob-
lined Dick Hardhesd. These
gaze q description of his
and the man. before me an
very well to II. Intact, il was
He WAS a tall, welcomed
Esslier slight IN frame. and had
ssencr of . gentleman, save
:.faee bore those hard, cruel
~A,ch an observing man can
lstake tor anything but the IN
) Fiilainoas disposition
ken ! went'rp to my chamber /
tie sassdlord who that man was.
blnR the suspicious individual.
ID be- did not know him. He
pane there that afternoon and
81 70 leave some time the next
7he host asked me why ] wish
gov snd ! simply told him
(E sran's eouDtenance looked
- and ! wished to know il / had
R acquainted with him. / re-
hott0 let the landlord into
Eret. but to hurry on 70 Jackson
Ebere give information to the
and perhaps he might reach.
3 be'ore the villain left; for Ihad
nots with regard TO his linden
'ad an alarm watch, and having
20 give the alarm at one o clock,
&c sleep, Twas aroused at the
9 time and Immediately got up
resed myself. When ! reached
20 iound the clouds all passed
and the moon was shining
'iy. The hostler was easily
Cd. and BY two O'Clock / was on
adj The mud was deep, and
'rse could not travel very fast
struck ne that the beast made
work than there was any need
lae cart was nearly empty, my
sock consisting of about half a
TN pans and a lot of loose rage.
'seyer, on we went, and in the
Of half an hour / was clear OF
hlass and at a short distance
lay a large track of forest,
7 q great pines. The road lead
" through the woods, and, as
= ! could remember, this distance
o. lar rom twelve miles. The
was IN the east, and as this
an nearly west, i should have
non2h- Iha& entered the wood
az gone, perhaps, half a mile,
ny wagon wheels settled, with a
and a jerk. into a deep hole. /
2 an exclamation Of astonish-
out that was not all. ] heard
r exclamation from another
iat could it be! Hooked around
J but could see nothing, and
new that the sound Ihad heard
cry close to me. As the bind
came up felt something be
1hs lefk Of the hole. heard
1ing roll or tumble from
sse TO the other Of my
: and ! could also feel the
cas.oned by the movement. 1t
mpay a man in mycart. / knew
! Inc Instant You may have
z my cart as I came up
'sening. The main part Of it
behind, and there is room
!, . within Tor quite a party, pro-
taey q stow themselves close
J. " 9ourseI felt puzzled. At
hondered il some poor fellow
y taken this method to obtain
But soon gave this up for
bat any decent man would have
ne ior a ride and taken it com
" My next idea was that
cay bad got IN there TO sleep.
= passed away as quickly as
8 ior no man would have brok-
! Iay cart for that purpose.
az Thought, gentlemen, opened
2 Whoever was in there had
next thought was of Mr.. Dick
50 He had heard me say
IN load Uaa all ILL - - ~