Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-08

NL%AM n into my eyes !;
" 1H/M@1 what's up? 1
~ I'm thought you had
~. /"'w gone-w ere half
what's be-
rome of Terry? You haven't been
lreadv-?"
ooh, get up and strike a light. I tell
sou and then I'll talk, and quick, too,
Or I've got to be off"
Itumbled up and lighted the bit of
tandle in an old stable lantern and
hen tuned such CLEAN as it gave on
he face of Harry MARBLE, and again I
sked:
Where's Terry?"
Lost him." was Harry's reply
trough his set teeth, and his face was
Eerv white.
To lose" prisoner in those days,
md especially on the border, was
Fquivalent lowell, somebody or the
rows found said prisoner suspended
" a rope about the neck from tree,
the body of the "lost" lay unburied
ntl the flesh fell from the bones and
ke fatal bullets ratified in the skull.
This was early in 1861, in Missouri.
DIR company of Union men was as yet
My organized, though we called one
nan Captain" and MARBLE and myself
Eere recognized as Lieutenants. Stern
necessity had forced us to band to-
Eeher in opposition to force Of pro-
slavery men, and it was war to the
knife" between us.
Red" Terry was not the leader of
bur local enemies, but he was the most
powerful, most recl1lessly brave, and
most dreaded of them all. By some
good fortune, squad of our men had
stumbled upon him when he was stu
lefed by liquor, and brought him,
nummifed by ropes, into our rude
camp.
Great was the rejoicing at his cap
lure, Some of our fellows were for
making a target of him at once. His
crimes, especially of late, had been
many and awful, and he both acknowl-
edged and boosted of them.
Now, General Men, commanding
the United States forces at a post
some thirty miles down the river,
greatly enjoyed hanging, on short trial,
- y
acter, and our Captain concluded to
send his prize-prisoner to the General,
IN the hope that it would lead to our
immediate, regular muster-in.
We We're sure that Terry's comrades
would soon learn where he was and
make desperate attempt to rescue
llm So few men could be spared that
mere was great danger in delivering
'he goods" as proposed.
Harry Il MARBLE, my chum 1--WE were
o9th little more than boys), volunteer.
"a "a to deliver the prisoner to General
Men, without other help. He claimed
we right as one of the captors, and our
captain acceded to his request.
m AT dusk that evening they started
leFry securely bound and with his fee
10 hobblrd that he could only step :
certain short distance, and close to hin
walked Harry, one revolver in hand
Saa q: in belt, and great knife in
Ills bootleg.
II was not yet midnight, and here
was Harry back in camp.
l.. Lost him." explained the quick re-
.urh and settled back to hear the
story.
y want to tell you all, old boy,
t tSlu Harry, "and I'm off as soon as In
ssOif? Where to-"
r. Hush! I'm off home. I've seer
zap, and it's all right. Weldon
want the boys to know anything abou
:" But, of course. had to tell you.
&C. " course; but then, tell me-"
w.. See here" And my friend talked
o ,sry fast: you've been at our hous.
o o,.en, and you know what soft-heartet
o oDe, my mother is-always sees SOM
S Tou N \, the worst people ever lived
o wen, I've known, for a year or two
but sample of her being right in that
'1 81 never happened to tell it to you
mo.l was about two years old whel
t h'ttler was bringing me down river t.
P% si1 station, on the old steame
on r,al a Eagle. There was rough gam
Iam me lower deck, and the toughest
yon INCEST of all was red-heade,
and nd'I < fellow that seemed fuller of run
sat u .ile devil than all the others to
|I Ss'' i, len miles above the statiol
Doat caught fire, and she burne,