The sun., 1892-05-15
Mr.. WILKINS OF 7ENSEsSEE
The Reason Why He Didn't Care to Go
Over 10 FuGips Grocery.

| see some curious people IN the heart OF the
Tennessee mountains. came at niGhtfnll to n
mountain village twenty miles away from the
place to which he wished to go. He had a
letter OF introduction to the chief man OF this
village. person who was well acquainted
with the curious people aforesaid. and was in
| possession OF much information about them.
This man. whose name was wilkins. proved
to be tall lean person. with legs much
longer than his body. and with long and
sallow face. His upper lip was drapcd with n
struggling black moustache. ana lie talked In
a slow way. such as one would expect from SO
solemn an expression. He read tho letter
through carefully. and then announced that
| he was glad to see the bearer OF it.
| Come down to write 'em up. hev YEP"
"ies." said the correspondent. "They. are
som ething out of the usual"
| Tibet is pintedly So" said Mr.. wilkins.
Then. after pause and several thoughtful
| ruminations OF the tobacco In his mouth:
Last summer one OF you uns came up this
way He was from Chicago. an he went over
| with my brother Jim. Ye want to be keerful
how ye talk says Jim. That's all right Gays
| he. I've been among Iniins an all sorts. I
kin git along He was from Chicago repre-
sentin' paper up that way. So him an jim
spent couple Of days there. The second day
they went into Fugit's grocery The young
AAou dbAou loE cigars an cigars was lAlu out.
They sell six for nickel UP that way.
Says the Chicago man: Is these the best p
Yes says FuGit. an pintedly good they
be-
Pintedly rotten.' says the Chicago man.
Like all this damn country down this way
an he fell to cursin' an damnin' OF everything
an everybody in East Tennessee. All this
time there was man settin' on a box behind
tho stove. nursin' Il gun acrost his knees. He
vi qd nny # that
listened to what the Chicago man was doin'.
Then he up with his gun an, sighted.
jumped without knowin' what he was jumpn'
for. 1t was powerful good for him that he did.
on ro GResse
to his heels an ran down the road about half O
mile a}Ssi SSsve thst kshsd tsilow n% would shot
.",,Wal. says Jim. Think yer pintedy ight >
-" But they're ali right II ye let EN- alone.
They're friendly to strangers. and amt got no
looEin for, trouble. Them viii git apo power @ Of 81
xplns@ @ sdssds sSP aint nSes as 1ssas pOpS:
and M; Wiikins expiained, But. as the cor:
was far too modest about his own share in the
trouble, Ill 70 the story can be told better with.
1 ookea as ne sbone hs
ns Slsd ls sns s had 5.S
the dsssstp5e while the other had become
sSeh dsssP as sa ns PSs Of Ssens
tb Is GGne dts the officers are dyded be-
to DO this may LEAD to the kIilling qt somebody
snd theme 70 t Iss been
laws as his duty required. He had arrested
several men who submitted out Of friendship
a jury oi their fellow Citizens. ems. Who H realized Cd
t%asss e take lie in free hsht must SSp not Be
0ns asy man ~ named med Green @ killed one
Wilkins. but Wilkins armed himself and a't set
In strred fas '4s the
GsSG m ss99ety
young Green. and did not propose to see his
death nt 20 % unay%snEed: a 81 o ..,.-,o -.
room in a little two-story frame house with.
yard !, aroupd it. he happened to look out Of the
pieEet fence around the % house. aai Es Elbows s%s
resting upon the top Of it. and his hands hold
ing gun. along the barrel OF which his eye
Vital part oi Wkinss BODY SUI Wlkns fDs az lumpeS
away from the window. picked UP his, pistol.
Carr had no, time to return tho compliment
Carr jumped ON his horse. unhurt.
isSlssssIs sSEa e t6ns sd IL mds1 M wsn:
around my house a wavin' his gun so Eeer-
less. But Il he e. didn't d nay no attention"
AND wilkins had begun to think that Carr was
mountain methods too we'll to let his thinking
put him of his guard. So enc summer after
he settng out to walk to his
membered that be had forgotten his pistol and
turns turned back for it In those regions men have
wilkins always, carried his under his vest
stuck into the band OF his trousers lust over
his stomach: He then took UP his walk. pre-
A few hundred yards up the road he met
Carr coming along on horseback. Carr passed
turned % and watched the 't sIowmovins v.'r OWN horse
until It had carried the man out Of sight
He had not gone far before he heard the cnt-
tor q boots behind him. He did not think
81 s II to Es
eyes, tho bride held in his left hand. while
caught somehow or other in the s belt. D"u s''
volyer in an instant He aimed it when Carr.
with his revolver loose and coming to m aim.
GGt btna than a9G Gr. feet PMay Wkns
galloping horse tighter between his knees
Damn you, you've killed me-" he said. He
dragged the reiyolysrii ,ri which had dropped
it weighed hundred pounds. AZ he fred he
plunged forward and fell to the road lace
kinss broad hat.
Wilkins went up to him and saw that he was
Sead shot g. exastly Ss through the heart He
shot as ye might say. after he was dead"
Wilkins knew that the Carrs and the Greens
would be- after him. and kept shnrp lookout
4 few days afterward he went into Fugt's
grocery. He was still holding to the door
father an and two brothers md Carr's brother
way that II be had walked foot further they
revolver and Jumped back. i waving It before
hundred yards before he turned to walk away.
The Carrs and the Greene. kept their hands
said nothng. and made no movement
sa,d bgS H. WiiGipsn Kn9Ms an plush y, when see one
left the country an cnme over here. An