The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-08-31
Horrible Snake Story.


desperately wicked men. Particularly
was this true of parts of Missouri,
Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisi;,la,
and Texas. While the Confederate
troops had di$imn,lcd, and before the
Fe'lcrnls could occupy the country,
the guerilla and bushwhackcr were
there. When law and order were in
u measure restored. these .lrsprrn-
docs wrir tllc last to Weld. and manv
of them had to lr hunted down like
wolves and killed on sight. l had 4.
district assigned, to me alon" the st.
Francis River, Arkansas, and the
total strength of my command was
twchty-right men. With THESE l was
expected To protect the freedmen.
guard several plantations, scout
over all the roa,ls, escort strangers,
overawr II multitude of bad men,
and maintain the dignity of the re-
united United States.
III MY district, as l soon ascer-
tanned, We're half Il dozen of thrworst
dcspcratlorsin tho West. All had be-
longrd to guerilla bands. and I'LL had
refused to come in and surrender Mt
the close of the war. While they had
been OF no earthly good to the Con-
tsler;,ry us soldiers, they made II
great ado about the Slrrcn-
'lrr. nn'l wer" constant in
their rlulcuvurs to inritc
tll" people against us. The mranrst
if not the worst man in my district,
was II Capt. l'n'lr He WAS in com
miml of; dozen outlaws for II couple
OF weeks. and in that WAY got his
title. III" l;tl gathered five or six
had mrn around him. and while pos
in% asa patriot who could never,
never surrender, lln w;lS ruhl,inyrimht
and left nnd using his pisiul. against
everybody who offended him. sent
Capt.. Dad" word tn come in and sur
render, II" sen! me word to go tu
-. notified him in writing that
ithr did not come in ly arrrtain,ln
! slioni'l declare him an outlaw I'M he
district. and pr,r'ul tn hunt him
down and kill him. lIr replied by
word nt mouth that if did not sur
render To him oll or ,riolr tlr same
dat" hr wonll proceed To rNtcrllli-
nate my command. ! cave him ten
days as :, matter of form. having not
The slightest h"Im tiEit hrwull.!comc
III. On the morning at til" eleventh
day h;il Il rlll from Il native about
- wears old. who announced himself
as ''lnn." " and who said hrla,l called
Oh Il liltlr business matter. | sup
posed ii 4" br about II permit or to
lnnkH complaint. hut after a bit lie
observed:
"Nap,ain Them ten days ar up. an
reckon Eiil lIn'!r hain't shown him
self"
No. he hasn't come ill.,"
AN he wont nuilnr.'
81 don't rXls h. will"
Wall, ar YOU %Milm ter let him
an hi, gan" keep ur tlrir lnn",in'
an :;lluntin' an kiIin'n'
"Nn. l;ill i'ndr and his gang arc
n"w ultllwrl ly proclamation.
am going To hunt them down and
wiln tlmIn out"
Right oil, Captain?'
AS soon ns ! can nrr;,nwc for it.
"lou kin arrange right now, Cap
tain. That's what I'm ycru fur
fft','- s'...-l. .. 1.--A,l u ! wine out tn,
Dadc g;lng?'
GLOW many are they"
'tnst five. an every one of 'rln la.
committed murder I'm wuss IL dozen
times over.
II can't ul1ir :; reward for their
heads. ] have outlawal them. an,l
the military authorities have til,
rimilt tn shoot them on sight,
At that moment word WIS brought
me that l,n,ir's gan~ had come with
in two miles "t headquarters aud
murdered two uf the command who
were stationed at II fl,,'slllan's rem
devious to preserve order. Dnlc
had sent ne word by IL negro that
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trouble him for shooting down
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