Telegram-herald., 1891-08-02

tecsase | have learned how 20 dress
Tor e. Instead OF patGng on linen or
cucks wear heavy flannel underwear,
xnd Wool goo-e Throughout That
Aeeps fellow psrsplnng freely and
Ind tnat can stand Il 10 walk along IA
tas san. shsn the daxkies with their
ovex.l.s ara obliged To crawl into the
shade
"liov ahept the epsiemiS~: don't you
run good nsaay rlsks N gong xbouL
"Of course. there :. ssIne rssk bas
manage TO escape. Three years sgo
bad al adventure ;nat wouldn't care
- FepeAt. / was IN Jsek.ousilie " hsn
the yeElee fever epidemic broke eas
AID i sOppose l had very lsar1os es-
cape. Lac Just stuck the town whsrs
/ had several figst rate customers o.
call upon aa8 sonla collertloas 10 make.
The nCst acqu.in .ancn / ne. whispered
IA my ear. Ii You hasent something
hiG.nty Important 10 keen yea here.
yoa'd better take The nexi train for
t1e NoFih."
When | asked him the reason. he
wbispsred 'Ns..os Jack STAYED anu
took the chances and next day an epi.
sleinlc wac declared. IheTe rasagsn.
erai rush Tor transportation cut OF the
city. The noteis were quickly deserted
merchants locked the doors Of their
stores sad hurried out of town. lt took
'ne four days TO gst my business fn-
lshed and 0y thai time tue situation
wss something awful. The train
boarded was crowded TO rs utmost
limit Most of the passengers were
ps'ue-strlcken and expecting every mo-
1ent ~ be taken with the dread dis
ease. The frst stop we made MAS near
tho Georga hue, and here we were
met rs - shotgun quarantine. A crowd
oi aimed inen were waiting for Us al
Tie depot and they called out. Move
on; don't you stop here. Well shoot
the hfst nlan that steps of the train.
""e went on. A few miles out OF Ss
sanaah we were found, the railroad
track hsrgicaded and y guard OF eight
ioslcemen 10 see that IL Was not dis
turbes. We were right in the middle
oil hiK swamp and the only way out
Was by rail. The women were crying.
lho men swearing. and il was a mighty
siunious looking prospect. We certainly
could not 20 back aud tho po-
/ licemen swore We should not 60
on. l went through the train
So WIZ tcfOlNcI OH bN1IN .
and With the owners organizes
paa of defense. We went
, to the express aud mail coaches and
told The agent IN charge not To give UP
the mail. BY and bye down came some
men froal the city TO demand the mail,
but the agent was dead game and re-
! fused 10 give 1t up. Then the mayor
came down, but he met with no better
, success. We were tired and hungry
and getting ugly. For 81 we could get
darkey 10 bring pot OF coffee and
sch On the platform. Then they could
| turn and run AS II satan was'atter them
and could not be hired to come back
, after the supply pot We would call to
/ them and try TO get them TO bring u;
something more, but they would back
away with mon, un, bose, guess not,
| yaller fever boss" and their eyes would
took as big as saucers as they said 1t.
We stayed there until we could stand
! u no longer and then we moved upon
the iarricade. The mayor ordered us
back but our plucky express agent told
n!nt Ia 90 To summer cline and COW
red him with his gun.
lou wouldn't shoot me would your
said the astonished dignltary. "Well
YOU Just Interfere with us while we are
; c.sar.ng away this obstacle and you'll
had cut mighty quick. We don't want
| 10 stop III your town but you can he
| your last nickel we are going through.
.. Just keep your distance and we will
gne up the mail and 20 on, but If you