Telegram-herald., 1889-06-10
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SAS fEAACIso0, 9uae An Incident
cane under ny ossarsASlaB one dsy 9Asoa
.srses - u ll4s-g@rs Fesallar1ts ~ l1s
criminal Isleliaa7s ~ CtsnG
/ h2a oesnsGrssglod fee1lpg ooaES N ny
ySra, and kept foW hens and pigess "a
han3 foF the p2rpozs II focl-ng them Pars
fa1d and EGIn bs1are s.zughtozslg theln.
oas morgiag Any oook e@Ias IA t0 inform
rns that Gauag t-s nigEs our ooops ks.d bsea
roalo1
] s9la hiul thai as s9an as breakfast ~as
over he sAo,.la ~ inse the city AID c@ptars
the tlaef lad 10 such thought a. thai LIE
would saoeesd or even attempt IL
But Loa Foo accepted the task with sp-
Parent relish Some 1oars had ELAPSED, and
] MAS IL The back y ar vita NY san AID oog
ssAip Il hza1. having llasi uneisaiiied ny
ssttar dos T. e Tor a. hours ssass shoot4ng
on tie marsh hack of tlle clty. heard fSog-
saeE,s approach and looking up there s-oud
before ule ily cook wltA a hSa ln ole hand.
al.d zoe other bed TIE es.s u lorlorn
,hinslIan- zoos eyes fairly danced With
delight al lis success he led tais prisoner
under willow tree aud pGsseG The long
braided he4a appsIldGse over esanch of tie
tree, and drew il down untA the fellow tai
u stand on t,ptoe b keep TIE weisht of Tia
body from the hET VI his head There hs
literally suspended the fellow, Absalom ll1e,
by the hair of his head.
lie then handed ne the hen and ASKED 4
that was not The mother Of the young cilicAs
which had bean left moths1less by tie night
marander. ] replied taet il looked very hks
her He iheo said that 1 should feel n her
1 .fH -
with grains OF corn ne then said that no
native ever fed corn 70 hens, II Was too ex-
pensiye. We pat the hen down and SHE went
away with a m0t4erly "ciuck, oluck, and
the chirpiag chicks gathered around her and
sLe march 81 OF direct 10 the teeding coop.
That settled al doubts ~ u the identity ~ lss
hen
Foo then related how he had gone into the
market and examined I'll the hens there for
sale. lie had heftod ons after another. ostea-
ably - So i they were III good flesh, but ~
reality 10 feel Of their era~s IL search 81
corn a.; laSt his search Was rewarded when
be found Ills hen. lie recognized her a. the
mother OF tbs chicks, f.ad closed "a bargain
for her purchase. IL Il customary for shoI,-
pers not 70 carry tie bsavy ooin and pay FOR
their purchases, but the shopkeepers bring
the goods home and gel thear pay.
He thus Led the way, followed by his un-
inspecting victim
asked the suspended prisoner what he had
20 say. Es began 70 deny having stolen tbs
chickens, but tho case was TOO cieSr % adn.it
OF doubt walked up 70 him and brOUgilt
my dog whip down across his back with a
keen blow.
Ny gun was IN nay leet hand. and the cook
said: 90, he'll KIN you now"
At this threatening t9rsa IL Affairs the Dos
thoroughly frightened fellow began 10 beg
+ for mercy. He Acknowledged Tie whols
thing and tod how he came 10 rob The co0ps.
/ This, ia Substance, Il ms story:
81 am rot = chicken si4icf by profession. !
follow stealing watches for Iay living. J rc-
turn them for tho reward. II it is large
enough, and II not / sen them u a merchant
il the city who buys stolen goods
last night was passing here, and busi-
peas had Lot been good for Il few days, aud
/ climbed over the wall u sos what could
/ and hero. / saw that coop filed with fat
hens. aud decided 10 lift them. / sold al
! but this one 10 tho fence who buys my
watches. aud this ono being leea, having re-
Gently haochei brood Of chicks. took it
4 into the street for sale, and this fellow found
Ine7
lie agreed that If we would spare his lie,
I be would coniuct us 10 the store Of bis scco;n-
phce. / called in friend 10 accompany Is,
and told For 10 release his prisoner and lead
him after Us, and thus We entered Tho city
and passed IA aud ont through TIE Angular
/ streets II search q a uow adventure.
At last &c c;4me 10 a sharp turn fn tls
street and cur prisoner pointed with hi chin
! toward a store ocross ths way, and said that
was the place We entered and our prisoner
falu,ed the proprietor Familiarity by name,
and asked how he liked bis chickens
watched the face Of the man, bot not blush,
nor did q muscle change or any other iDdica-
tion of recognition he simply ssid: "Who
are YOU and what do you wastF' Our man
replied that rs to himself be had the pleasure
Of his acquaintance. and a. 20 his escort. wei,
they wanted their chickens back again. Es
knew nothing Of any chickens Our prisoner
said II VIC would conduct him into TIE hack
part .. The premises he would find cur hens
We started 10 comply, when ths stohd rner-
chant. seeing that 1t was gone cGse, TO-
krowlei- god the corn and paid us fer our
property. We then led our unan to the Ins-
lis.rates vamen-
We sent il our cards and were usbercd into
tho court room by uniformed and liveried at
teBdants. Tho mandarin greeted rs VITA a
cordial shaking of his own hands and asked
cur pleasure. We stood before man of mid
dc oge. whose roun8 face wore a s1lile at t,ls
contemplation Of tle group before him- Re
Wa clad IN l1o si4k Tobss. which came down
over the tops Of high SILK boots. and upon bis
bead reaed an oval shaped hat. upon tie
crown of which was the button which iDdi-
Gated the rank % his oflcs.
lie wos the chief magistrate II tho district,
numbering more than 10000 people, whom
lie kept IN holy terror of has vengeanee
There stood before him rDysslf. my friend
a rcntlsRa1 from PeunEy ylvHnis, ~ho stood
SIX feet end had long flowing red beard,
which gave hiD O pstT1arcbal apTssarance,
Lou Eco, my cook. a short, well fed young
nan. ard cur professional watch Litter. aliss
ohickea tAiof Tie latter hung his head in
dire aEgrshelsiou q vast awtsted hiEn His
hands were tied togssbaT with tue end a bis
ca. aid through TIE cue, now forming
s1Tf % loop az tie handle - . jUZ one end
attached 70 bis crown and fbs oiisr tied
sbout b ls wrizt ~ss Fo0s arm. We were
eroup which would hive made .vet pho
tsrrrszs,er's Gamers xrnie haS t.sU 1sy-
elo1 upm
WsreYsste5 cur story. relztine esoh ssey
tzke- during tss day, and bov we had sp-
.ralsen,lsS tpe tAasf who bDw Et0o1 bs4Ors
Is hcuor.
We stated thst Il was not tkss - ~ fer
fsssas ~ rscsrdsd 50 Eap-n a. fse prsoetle,f
Il having cur yrszls.es Invaded 81 night sD5
Cur frsst,sr1~ carrie5 s~av by thisvas Es
assured rs fhsf - fgIly appreciated tsss syav-
ity nf ths csss anJ cozsTs taxteS 10 EPou
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