The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-09-26
CARRYING REVOIYFe
Some Good Advice On j T..
Gus and Deadly Woan,n i
The Man Who Carries . T.oasea -.
Iron IL y Menace to 8lm..sf 81.
Friends-Rsly on aIusese 80
q Stout stick.

Eriends-Rsly on Museae -
stout stick.
1t was midnight | lad ;uss -.
off the late traia from the Ctr " So -
starting to walk four miles acrn.z -.
try to the village wherein llsss
mad been detained in town 81 49,.
until the smaller railroad 81 xAs.k
usually Travelled was laid ID - L.
night. compelling me in order u 49,
home to take this rounaabou. - :
getting there.
1t was in tho summer tina - II.
country roads were deep with a.
Soon ! left the gas lasnus q 4.
town behind me and came Is II ~.
and lonesome stretch lwhere ~ -
miles there wasn't light a. hossa1
which ! must pass before reachins -
destination.
Here, also, the sidewalks stopped. Il
of necessity. ! took the miaale Il ~
road, Flooding Though ihe sost -
unusually thick dust
The sky was blpck with lcu lrlns
clouds--so intenssl " black IL. 1
couldn't be distinguished from -
earth, and al was as still d death. II
football sounded in that carpet y dnsk
not dog barked, not frog croakaa
not an owl hootec, not breeze stlrrN
The awful silence was Oppressive 81
the more than Egyptian darkness -
| horrible.
Beside the spoolsiness Of that sElsna
ghostly tramp through the dust 90
over strange roads On such hldeouBIs
black night there was cause to npprs
bend danger from robbers for sersra
persons had lately been waylaid .
attacked in the very spot vs. -
| preaching.
/ possessed revolver. bur II Hasnt
with me, for, not expecting % b do
tanned, | had loft II home.
The feeling Of security Il would have
given might have taken away some ok
my uncomfortable thoughts - l ploa,
ded along on my unpleasant journey.
Owing to the darkness and dlficulty
of keeping path. was In the middle
of the road, and soon reached the
dreariest part Of the walk, midway h.
tween the two villages, and . eocd
mile and over from D human hablts
ton.
Suddenly mans gruff voice seundA
not three feet away.
Hello, stranger IL spoke, wis
yer going?" Then another voice, -
close behind me. said: What TIM
it?"
Then both the men, one NJ my -
touching me and The other just behina
walked along with me, for | hadns
stopped when they spoke.
The inhy darkness was SO utterly -
tense that not even their ahadawl
could I see. while the soft dust rare y
sound from their feet.
The silcIt manner Of their waitanz
for and joining me looked baal | 60
tainly should have heard theni talkinI
together before accosting me II -
were bent on no mischief
OF course was frightened, and nsorl
SO because could not in the 49,.
blackness get the slightest idca !
their looks
But | managed 10 return their aaluI
IS carelessly and as fcarle1aly 4
could and then told them To -.
away.
What for?r the fellow ID ny -
asked, brushing against me. don i -
ike company"
Keep away" said /, again, -
got pistol. and warn yon!"
I've g0t one, too" he laughed. -
bling mp nearer. and The fellow behi1s
me stepped On my heels.
They aDcmed slightly tbs worse IS
drink. Or. maybe. only pretending. =
IS To get me of my guard.
At any rate they entirely ignored -
warning and stuck even closer than =
lore, ~ the same time trying 70 ssaFs :
with rne. which bid =
aumor 70 encourage.
Being. - have mentioned. wftbo8
ny pistol, had no choice but % 80.
along In their company. ever no'as1.
expecting 70 get blow from re TO-
behind
When II came-if II didnt knos3
scnseless-I intended to &C. &C. - -
back and then run for my LIS
p escape In the darkness
But 70 M most agreeabls - - -.
'Tas not molestad and so0n % -.
p my native town avpearsa-. - -, -.
1rst c-ossrnad my unseen 80 -
Tor companions said. 'Focd 80
md vanished. and to nc nc. -
Eho they we're or how Their looks1
The point Of my story. whleh i0aAs
Ike N adventure at first. II the A
II ! had NOT fortunately besn -
ri my pistol. should certainly -.
'rdered them or 20 . good ard pF9p
distance. Then tho fellows. bsing -.
SHY familiar and affectlon0teay -
'osed by drink. would hare done 8.
shat they did or thcy might hare e