Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-29
WENT TO THE HANGING.
Howa Young Man Arranged to His
TneIe HanU

Howa Young Man Arranged to see His
Uncle Hang.
There was to be hanging at the county
seat of the county IN Illinois, writes
New York Sun contributor, and the night
before the execution | stopped with
family about seven miles distant. Moth
ing was said about the matter until
after snpper, and then the man Of the
h use said to his W fe:
You call Bill In, and we'll see what the
stranger says about it.
Bill proved TO be an ungainly, slabsided
young fellow about eighteen years of age,
supper table. When he had entered the
room his father said
stranger, theirs going to be a man
hung at-to- morrow"
80 believe
Going to hang him right by the neck"
Yes"
He" IA. my own brother'''
''He is that. | don't say it won't serve
him right. but do say that Bill hadn t
orter to be one Of 'em to look on. He
wants to go, but say it wouldn't look
right What do you say2"
well, shouldn' t want to see any one
hung"
''Look-a-her, pap" said Bill, lam | to
blame because he's my uncle?"
"N-O.'
Didn't have to work last Fourth of
July?"
"Y -e-s."
WASN'T laid up on Thanksgiving,
Christmas and New Year's?"
"Well, don't want holiday?"
Eyes, but he's your uncle, you see
''Sposin' he is? Hain't | going to
stand back III the crowd where he can't
see me? If any body asks if he's my
uncle hain't going to lie about it? When
Uncle Jim was hung wasn't too small to
go, and when they sent Uncle Dan to
prison wasn't sick in bed?"
well, dunno dunno" sighed the
old man as he dropped the subject.
| got away at O'Clock tie next morn
ing, and Bill 5 tracks On the frost along
the highway were then an hour old.
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II was Biikin's wedding day and hewas
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"Well, JOHNNY" he said, I'm going to
take your sistsr away off and have her all
to myself, where you won't csc her any
more"
No! Really, are you?" said the boy
curiously.
it?"
Nothing. l guess l can stand it if
you can"
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