The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-06-10
Bill Kinny's Arrest.

inent man Of the community, and the
authorities after some little meditation,
decided that be ought to be arrested. But
Bill objected, and when three deputy
sheriffs called on him he laid Winebest-
er rife across one corner of his home
stead, killed one Of the deputies and so
painfully wounded the other two that
they strolled back to the Shady Grove
Court-House. Several days later, while
Bill was sitting in front of his door, Mark
Townsend, the Sheriff in chief, walked
up to the fence and lszily placed his
arms on the top rail. Bill reached back
and took up his rifle.
Good mornin', Bill"
"Hi, Mark"
"Had a good bit of frost last night
''Yas, rnther. Which way you trsye-
lin, Mark ?H
"0h, no way in particular. Lowed you
mout be lonesome, an | thought I'd drap
over and talk with you awhile. Don't
make no difference how lively feller is
he's apt 10 git lonesome once in while,
specially this time of the year"
"I reckon that's true Bill replied
"Some fellers come out here the other
day, and one of them got 50 lonesome
that he Jest natehully had to lay down"
$50 hearn,r said the Sheriff. "By
the way" he added, @them fellers that
you speak about wanted you to 90 to
Shady Grove with them, didn't they p
"Yas, they lowed that jedge down
thar wanted to make my acquaintance" !"
"You don't say 50, exclaimed the sher-
if wy the jedge IS a mighty big man,
an I'd think you'd ike TO meet him,
Bill"
Il would, but you see l Amt in society
this year
''sorter retired, air you? ?"
"Yes, thought was agettin' leetle
too old fur the bright foolishness an val
Ter trimmins' Of this here life
Yes, that mout be, - the Sheriff replied.
"A feller does withdraw nightly a. ne
gets along in age but say, the jedge is s
friend OF mine an l want you TO meet
him"
"No, I'm obleeged TO you. L never
hankered after these here fellers that
pride themselves on their book larin'."
Il don't exactly crave them" the Sher-
iff rejoined, ~walloping" his tobacco
about in his mouth, 'but still think we
ought to meet them once in awhile. But
say, Bill, Tiers man down at Shady
Grove that l do want you to meet"
"Who is he ~
"Sam Powers"
"He's the jailer, amt he ?"
''Yes, an the best one you ever seen"
go they say" Bill replied, fondling
his rifle. an fact, them fellers that was
here the other day wanted me to meet
him.
$50 hearn," said the Sheriff, ''but l
lowed that mebby they didn't extend
the inyertation in a soft and gentle
enough way"
"0h, didn't have no fault to find with
the invertation. jest didn't wanter go,
an sorter pulled back little an then
one of them laid down an the other two
limped nightly"
$50 1 hearn," said the Sheriff "still I
thought there mout be a easier an
smoother way of putin the invertation.
Gentleness always pays. You can some
times lead a man with a string of beads
when you couldn't drive him him with a
hoop pole. You recollec old Wash Bowl
es, that wss once the Sheri # ofthis coun-
ty. don't you ~
Mighty we'll"
"Ah, hah Well, that old feller had
more gentleness and consideration for
the feelins Of other folks than any man l
ever seen. One time he had to hang a
feller named Briee, an Brice sorter kick
ed against it, bein' feller that was hard
to please anyhow, so Wash, in that soft
way of his'n, stepped up to put on the
rope an says: 'Brice, you'll please ex-
cuse me, but I'll not detain you but a
moment So | thought that if I'd come
here to-day with strong consideration
an smooth gentleness you mout accept
the jailer's inyertation to come an spend
while with him"
-No, I'm obleeged to you. don't care
about goin' to day. I've got to go over
the ridge an whip feller to-morrer, an
if don't do it I'm Altered he mout be
disappointed. Well, now, Marx" he ad-
ded. ''ef you amt got no further business
with me l reckon you'd better be shown
along"
But have got some further business
with you, Bill. want you to 90 with
me an see the jailer."
"Wall amt goin'."
81 lowed you would, Bill"
Take yo' arms often that fence or I'll
drop you right whar you stand"
$50 hearn," said the Sheriff. "say,
| come over TO take you to Jail"
"You don't say so"
''Yas, an want you to 90 with me-
"How many men did you bring with
you?"
HNone at all, but you air a-goin'."
"Mebbe after all these here cartridges
is shot Off
'NoS thought you would go with me
without having to waste any of the car
tridges. You know the price of brass an
powder have riz mighty of late"
"Oh, now here, Mark, l don't care
nothin' fur expenses. | don't mind
shootin' a few balls into a feller that
wants to put me in jail and afterwards
nsng me-"
Il am glad you amt stingy, Bill. Some
Of the boys over st the store said that yeu
was mighty economical, but I'm glad to
see you amt 1t hurts a man nightly
you know, to have it norated around that
be is close"
Il know that, Mark, and I'm aIlus try
in hard to keep that charge from bein'
flung agin nv reputation