The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-20

down on rock and passed out some to-
bacco.
"Wall." replied the spokesman, ''ne'n
the old man ar Carriers The others jined
In to help. We've bin down on the Bbbs
fur-let's see-how long is it papF'
"a year afo' the wah," answered the old
man.
"Call it thirty years." resumed the son.
"That's a right smart reckon. And we've
killed four on em-four of t 10 Bibbs And
they've killed shree Of us-three of the Car
ters Thar hasn't been any scrimmage of
late, cause Hank Bibbs has bin gone and
have bin gone, and the old folks here got
moas' too old. But Hank has Gu n back
and hev cum back, and so we reckoned on
gwiue over thar and wipin' the last Of 'em
out"
''How did this affair startl What was
the beginningF'
"The startl Lots seel 1t goes back too
far fur me. Say, pap, what begun this
yere fussF
Jim Bibbs pizened my mewl; beat
him chopin"
Are you sure of itr asked.
"Shore2 or course Pm shore. The
mewl was found dead. and if Jim Bibbs
didn't pizen him, who didF'
But was he poisonedp
"If not what made him diel"
Perhaps he was sick, or got fall or
died Of old age"
Say, pap, p'rhaps that was the way Of
it.n
"Mought be, Cyrus never thort of it,"
Look here, men," l said, after we had
talked little further, this thing is all
wrong, and l want it righted. want to
see Blbbs before you do any shooting"
"What furP'
"To see what he has against you and to
see if you can't be frieads. You have all
been wrong"
"But didn't my mewl dieIn asked the old
man.
YES, but you didn't know that one of the
Bibbs' was within a doz9n miles of him.
Did you try to find outp'
~ hadn't no show l jist took down the
gun and peppered Bill Bibbs Then one of
his brothers pepp 9red my sou Enos, aud so
we've been pepperin' ever SINCE"
And all about an old mulep'
NV ell nevis was skace then, and it was
the principle of the thing, ye see Mebbe
we've been too firstly (hasty), but the Bibbs
hain't never cum to talk it over"
THE MISSION OF THE PEAoEMAKER.
After a little more talk it was agreed that
| should go on t. Bibbs' and tell them what
was up I'D ask the two mon to come down
to a little branch which crossed the road
ahead of us. they were guaranteed pro-
tec,ion, and the whole matter lould be
talked over, with a view of permanent
peace / found the men--father and SON
sitting in front Of the cabin. Before had
said twenty words both raised their guns
and 1T was half an hour before they could
reason.
Didn't they'uns begin to shoot we'uns
fustP the old man kept repeating, but after
awhile he Gained down, and it was finally
agreed to go down and have a talk. There
wls no thought OF ambush or trickery. The
Carriers had passed their word, and that
word was sacred. It was curious scene
vvba oil > 1,
two old Observation-Disclosures wrinkled,
and getting ready for the grave. and each
had hated for thirty years There were the
two sons-strong, agile, fearless, who had
the memory of seven killings on their minds
as they looked into each others eyes The
men with the Carriers cast down their eyes
as If ashamed.
"Mr. BibDs," / said as we sat down, do
you remember how this all startedP'
Let's see Ny Bill was out hunting, and
Pap Carter peppered him. Bill said so afore
| he died.
"And theng'
And then peppered Buck Carter to git
even"
ibid you know that Mr.. Carter had
mule poisonedp'
"Never did,
Didn't you hear of his mule dyingP'
"Can't say did. If I'd heard Of it ia
hev been sorry; fur Pap Carter an me was
boys together, and we used to set store by
each other"
SEVEN MURDERS DONE THROUGH THIS
Pap Bibbs," said the old mau Carter, as
he rose up, ''ar' ye sayin' as ye never heard
lost mewl-a yallerish mewl with black
ish ears and tailf'
"pm a sayin' it, Reuben, and its Gods
truthw
"And your son Bill didn't pisen him
cause beat him chopin wood9n
"He never did, Bill wasn't like it. Bill
would have cut his hand off fust."
And he wasn't mai cause beat himP'
"Hoosanl Why, Bill cum home to say We
was the best man with the ak on Bald
mountainl"
And seven murders have been done
through thisW / said, as | looked at Pap
Carter.
God forgive me he exclaimed as he knelt
down aad flung up his hands "Why didn't
ye cum over to me, Abra'm, and dun tell
me how it all wasp
"How could |, Reuben, when you'uns
was pepperin we'uns with buckshot? Fo'
the Lord, but what wicked critters we hev
binl"
"Abra'mp
"Reubenw
And then the young men also reached out
for each others hands, and I'm not going to
deny 1t was womanish tune all around
for the next ten minutes, When we went
up to Bibbs' cabin there was more of it.
aud tho two old men knelt down side by
side, arms round each other and their white
heads close together, and they wept and
prayed like children lost ia the darkness
Thirty years of nate was wiped away in an
hour
BROKERS',