The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-23

| houSes-of hewn logs some eight inches
| thick and notched down at the ends,
where they lapped-making an almost
| solid wall the thickness OF the logs.
| These houses were practically bullet
proof for anything less than artillery. In
each end or gable" was an opening dig
nifed with the name of window. These
windows were about two feet square and
were closed with board shutters which
worked on ''slide" or lateral movement.
/ Besides Tabor there happened to be pres
| ent nephew about 10 years old, and
| their arms consisted of two old fashioned.
long harreled, muzzle loading, double
| triggered rifles, and the elder man had
his ever present revolver. This latter
weapon was not one of these modern i'm
plements such as are worn IN the vest or
pants pocket, but q veritable battery
with Pinch barrel and weight enough
to do effective business.
Tabor took position at one gable and
| his nephew at the other, Just in time TO
see seven armed men dash out of the
woods and jump their herses over the
ward fence and surround his house with
a shout of triumph, which said, We've
got you now A few random shots were
fired by of Introduction to the bus
mess of the hour, when the leader shout
ed TO Tabor to come forth and surrender
or his house would be Immediately
burned over his head. The reply to this
threat came simultaneously from the
two long rifles from the two windows
and there galloped away two riderless
horses, one of which had a moment be-
fore held the captain of the gang who
had threatened the farmer with fire and
death.
At this unexpected turn of affairs the
remaining five men made a dash for the
barn, which stood some sixty yards from
the house, and in order TO reach which
the horsemen must pass in full view and
exposed TO the window at which Tabor,
ST., was stationed. In less time than it
requires to relate it, five shots had been
fired from that old revolver. and never
had such fatal work been done before.
Strung along that sixty steps were three
dead men and one horse, and fourth
man kept his saddle for few hundred
PAGES into the woods, when he fell to the
ground, having a ventilator shaft, as it
were, through his abdomen.
Scarcely ten minutes from the time
the approaching hoofs were heard there
had been seven shots fired from those
gable windows, and there lag five
men dead, the sixth shot through the
body and only one left to tell the tale.
Now this last man appeared on hill
side facing the fatal window at what he
supposed was safe distance from the
small arms which had been so fatal at
short range. AS he stood by the side of
his horse looking toward the cabin,
young Tabor, having in the meantime
reloaded his trusty old rifle, crept to the
window, and, resting the long gun on
the window sill TO take rest, as he
could not hold the gun ''of hand" he
drew bead upon the man, who by this
time had concluded to try one more shot
at the window before leaving. But he
was an instant too late. Tabor's gun
rang out upon the silent air just as the
guerrilla had brought his carbine TO
shoulder.
At the crack of young Tabors rifle the
guerrilla sprang into his saddle and gal
Hoped away. The boy went to the spot
where his last bullet had been directed,
and there he found carbine, with the
hammer still cooked, lying in two pieces
upon the ground. His bullet bad barely
missed the muzZle of his enemy gun,
ard had struck the brass trigger guard
and glanced into the stock of the gun
just at the crook, and had split the stock
or weakened it, so that the fall had TN
ished the work. He carried home this
broken gun and had two bits of metal
attached, securing the gun in its original
shape, with the hole made by his bullet
exposed. and he still has that gun pre-
served as a trophy Of his first battle and
good Workmanship.
a KENTUCKY wOIAN's EXPERIENCE.
y mile from Tabor lived John Taylor,
q hrother-in-law When Mrs TAYLOR
heard the firing she surmised only too
well what it meant, and without bonnet
or wrapshe started On run in the direC-
ton of her brothers house. As she drew
near up the long hill intervening she
looked In vain for the smoke and flames
from his house, which she fully expected
to find in flames or ashes. To avoid
meeting with some of tae foe she de-
ploved from the road into a side path,
and had not gone far before she came
upon the PROSTATE body Of the man re-
ferred to above as being shot through
the body. He raised his eyes until they
met the frightened stare of the woman,
and he said: DO not be frightened at
me, madam; my days are numbered; /
am dying-water, waterloo, for Gods
sake, give me water!7
She stood q moment in silence, and ex-
claimed; My brother, where Is my
brother? Is my brother dead:f "Havs
no fear for your brother, madam. | as
sure YOU he's all safe. But he's played
HI with US When she learned that
her brother was safe she became calm
enough to converse more nationally. and
she told the poor. wounded. helpless man
that she could not do anything for him:
that he had no business TO try and Kill
and rob her brother. and that now be had
a chance 10 see how il was TO be filled
with lead and no friendly hand TO aid.
He pleaded with all the pathos Of dying
man for mercy. He said. "Oh, why did
not heed nv mother tears and prayers:
Curses be forever on the day l left my
mother, Oh. madam. for the sake Of
my mother give me help-give me water
This appeal to q mother IN the name Of
a mother was more than this woman
could Withstand. and she gave the man
water and g well Is she could. band