The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-07
A Story Teller Squelched.

Washington letter IN the Detroit Tribune.
know" the northern member would occa-
sionally say, that people would be slow to be-
lieve some Of the things / have been telling
all true to the letter"
II don't doubt for a moment" said the west
ern man, who wasn't in the war. And now
Just let me tell you a little maritime story-true
beyond doubt, and not in the least ishy,
though will confess il is Old that il has burrs
on it.. A crowd of men were sitting in a saloon
one night and a man got up and commenced to
relate an experience of his own. II ran like
this: Il was on q ship ten years ago which was
wrecked in mid ocean. Many of the passengers
did not succeed in getting into the lifeboats
and some o. us bad to jump into the water /
sank twice aud then managed TO catch
hold of piece of timber just big
enough to support me. Recovering
my breath | congratulated myself on having
support enough to possibly keep me afoat until
| could be picked up by some passing vessel
Suddenly felt one end of my timber so down,
and turning my head, discovered that another
man had grabbed hold OF my lumber. In mo-
ment or two we were about TO sink. l urged
him to be careful but he would not heed me.
We drifted along for some minutes when I
made up my mind that one or the other of us
would have to 90 down, for with such pressure
IL was only matter of tirue when we would
both lose our piece of timber. | finally edged
my way up to the man and choking him. made
him release his grip. He fell of, and suppose
drowned, for padded away and saw him no
more. II was a cruel thing to do, but self-pres-
ervation being the first law of nature, looked
out for No. /. You may not believe this but
gentlemen, it is the truth.
Then, the western congressman went on
TO relate, "a big man, with bushy beard and
fierce looking eyebrows, arose from corner
and said; Alas for you. IL was true. Twas the
man you pushed that awful day from the piece
of timber. Ha ha you thought you had
drowned me; but live to face the man who
treated me so. Kind fortune, when / arose
from beneath the angry waves, sent along an
other piece of timber. aud though bruised by
you / had strength enough left TO cling like an
oyster to my timber. and in a few hours was
rescued by passing ship. For nearly ten long
years have been hunting you, sir. and you
shall die. will give you Ave minutes TO pre-
pare for death-more than you would give me
in mid-ocean.'
THE crowd seemed disposed 10 interfere, but
the big man with bushy beard drew two pistols,
and yelled out Stand bacS, everybody and
with one OF the death-dealing weapons he COW
cred the party who had narrated the ocean ex
perience. The latter pleaded for mercy, aud
eventually the big man with the bushy beard
said; i will spare your life only on one condi-
ton
Name e. gasped the frightened man.
THAT you will confess TO this crowd that no
such thing as you have related ever occurred
AMI that you have simply beeu telling q whop-
ping lie, CD dng that the e people would b lieve
YOU
las quick as a fash the man admitted that be
had simply been romancing. He was forgiven,
but not until after he had treated the house."