The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-22
LIKELY TO MOVE
Why Bill Means IL Talking OF Goi.g Dow
the River IN o House Roat

DRY FORK. Ind. May 2l.-In tho creek bot
tom land. about half mile from here lives an
old man named Bill Means. in little cabin
that dates back to the first settlement. and has
never been repaired sincelit was built Means
has three sons. and they are all married and
have four or Ave children apiece. The whole
crowd lives in this cabin. and 1t Is such a
tight fit that old Bill says somebody will have
to move unless there is death before there is
another birth in the family.
In his earlier days Means was whipped by
the White Caps several times for laziness and
for stealing. lut he was cured OF neither. He
wears long goat beard. and spends most Of
his days in going about seeing what is liable
to be loose Mt night in the fnrmyards. Every
now an ',I then the family has got SO hard up
thrt tiii has ',,h had to 60 beGging About the
anss hEer anya time Xii, Rke a"YH has Re, pss
IN. Means family over hard days. and Means
do anything: on earth for him because he had
saved him and his fHmily from starving. ~
from Ills hf bsrn ST rnt at a9cH n 200
stood within! foot Of the ground. But tho
rats 4 nRd mice got SO pad that iker had it
In tho " 5G4 T Sheaf "nd o tn
es mnrs tRan hs r Ths
bis family is ,mall and he only Keeps ' two So
horse horses, Although he only used 2 little Of the
were growing less at n rapid rate. The corn
was piled in .L a SORT o. pyramid. and for some
lattening and sinking. The wheat Was piled ID
N something. the same way but RiEer saw
that instead Of there being u rise toward the
lie studied over this for several days. He
knew it could not DO rats or mice. as there was
1nG %"dY 81 FG Gns
Il the middle q thS sransry moor liz thoSsht
nnd erpweI under to see. lie found that i'1 the
h hnn s ad used anger and had stopped tho
further and found hole about six inches
S9rn Was In,r stored This hole stopped with
50 That i would only open Wien The man ' Who
had 81, made M! It wanted to get corn.
near tile door He aid this Tor thrae ei Sfts
nsf n tse he a HAD
in the, morning when he heard some one i u mn
oyer Ta tho fence ieY yards back oitks eranary
shine through, the clouds. and he made ont o Old
Thsy t sneasn and nW w Of t his
HERD liz soi. pour q tss wheat rS HsfS;
been taken. Then this stopped. and he soon
set tsD nsae rItng the oS
In abou. two minutes all three men came
from under he granury dragging full sacks.
y over his shoulder with loud grunt Kiker
aimed N ior him and fired The old man dropped
t so sacT nnd GaEs loud yell Az the two
old man called out: Don't leave me. boys.
] IN shot" The bigger OF the two sons heavei
the jump down the. iarnyard. the other FOL.
Lowing. Riker put his gun, on HIS shoulder
the Means family for several days Then the
ola man came. He was limpinG and Rrunting
at every step.
What's TIE matter; Bill?" sstd Riker.
down with the roomntiz. Inever seen the like
Bill Means said iIiker Tive nut nigh
kent ye an, yer breed down 10 the crIck, hot
nom ,uT TN ~ ye ri Got Now I'm done Ar what's
tho IHil."
And the Means family Is talking seriously Of
taking house boat and going down the river