Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-06-01
A FUNNY EXPERIENCE
The Man with Jerky v ice Tell, n Re
markable story.

The Man with Jerky ice Tell Re
markable story.
Had funny experience once, said
the man with jerly voice; not sc
blamed funny, either when you come
to think OF it. Was out west in then
days, looking for the fortune thar
never got there; had lots of luck
thought; bad luck; walliin' one time
from nowhere trying to get somewhere
before it rained met man on boss;
good boss, too; I'm a judge; asked me
if ] wouldn't take him to his owner
four miles down the road; glad enough
to do it, was; had walked thirty-seven
mile and half between meals and was
feelin' wobbly on my pins; always
liked to ride boss anyway; got ur
when he got down and hadn't more
than straddled him than begun to feel
like a gent. Two mile down the road
! met up with party.
II, says they, there's our
boss.
1.-The man got him from says |,
told me to deliver him four miles down
the road amt used to ridin' here late.
ly; thought I'd come only about half
way?
"'Wow, says they with a yell, and
begun to drag me off. Thought stole
him; said so too in mighty disagree
able tone of voice
"'We hang boss thieves in these
ne ri t,,i
thought they was goin' to halter the
boss and go after the man that lent
him to me-
you'll have to hurry or he'll get
away says |, thinkin' of the other
Teller
Twill hep says they with a Yell
and with that they slung the rope over
my head.
"'IIold on, says I, I amt
"'You bet we will, says they, and be.
gun to haul her taut That scared me
in seven places and begun to beg.
told 'em how it happened and they
held ante-mortem inquest on me,
us they called it, and brought in YER.
dict to give me the benefit of the doubt;
didn't know what that was, exactly,
but didn't have to wait long to find
out. They said they'd leave it to me,
so they took me off on a side road;
didn't like the looks of things, but had
to go; they tied my hands behind me,
put the rope round my neck, stood me
upon stump, throwed the loose end of
! hn l., ;,l,%
enough to be uncomfortab BILE, told me if
| didn't like it that way could step off
the stump, and rode away"
The jerlly voice seemed to have a
choke in it.
Reckon | was in the worst fix I'd
been in since come west" it went on;
'cussed hossback ridin' and wished to
thunder I'd walked; wondered what
kind of man it was anyway that
would put me up stump like that, and
begun to get tired in the legs; feet sore
from walkin', and Standin' wasn't
agreeable; tried to git my hands loose
and like to fell off the stump; didn't
try any more; wasn't in no hurry for
the funeral to take place; looked down
off the stump and thought it was mile
to the ground; guess it wasn't so far as
that; tried to gnaw the rope off, but
couldn't reach, not being "A giraffe; git.
tin tireder all the time; begun to think
of mother, home and friends and say
my prayers; tireder and tireder-and
don't know what happened next; come
to after while and saw the man that
had lent me the blamed boss rubin
my hands and gittin up a circulation.
Just got here in time says be
keepin' on rubin and givin' me a
drink of liquor between rubs, When
come plumb TO, he told Inc how he
had been sneakin' round through the
woods and come across me just as
sortcr collapsed and slid off the stump
and havin no hard feelings, he had
come to my hell right off
"lt would have been dirt mean il
you hadn't, said |, seeing you got me
into it, and he laughed and begged
my pardon. he was mighty polite
man; laid low till after dark and
headed for home; he staid; he said he'd
get even with that crowd for treating
a friend of his that way, if he had to
steal all the bosses in the country and
| hoped to thunder he would,
After which narration the jerRy
voice rested. Detroit Free Press