The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-06


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! raRheaa4sieuoanunma1niS 1niSersse etn-
iaaA AlPesn &aslce Rtalflyia great saceesa
AT che long table sat $50 guests. OF all
ages and from all parts Of the land
,rEe 1eadt w nae - tAeSc@Pthin
aSsas -1sear@elTg heat-oe-
the board Straight Of figure and alert
Of eye. he bore his GO years lightly. =.
Do''Boya S says the e'cAptain. 81 hayen't
sbeenOT0 . Gamma Beta tinner fors 20
years HThs,lass sims1 tEentl1sssas AboYl
in, college. ; a. 1 look around NE lam
glad / Iun mot the oldest alumnus here
for / feel AS, young as .apY freshman
Bat came here tonight 90 eFll You n
story, and II you have patience to hear
me / may as we'll begin RememheF
-wa-old ones arc Rarplens at times and
-seop me when you hAVS had enough"
His -a1dience was all attention, and
the Captain lighted fresh cigar. blew
out puff Of smoke and began
the 6rst-RortheFa man 10
plant cotton in Arkansas after the war,
The state had Declared for the Union
early In 1861, but there was plenty Of
rinF1as BectsGlenism about, nnd A north
srnersa life aud property-sEere non6 too
a-afe Before a had been long at my
alanting got, = notice from some Of my
ecessionist friends that i must stop op-
rations or leave the district II ] had
ny regard for my ife-in short, they
ave me to understand that IL they
aught me they would string me mp TO
he nearest tree as sure rs my name was
D. II A..
stop planting, and didn't intend to be
hanged, so went ahead and told them
they could hang me-if they could catch
me.
About a month after that was rid
ing across country one afternoon to get
little business done in the nearest
own As | entered lonely piece of
Dad a dozen men jumped out Of the
woods. pointed their guns at my head
md ordtred me 20 halt and dismount.
| saw | could DC nothing but surrender
i at discretion, so l came down from my
/ horse ard was IlarChcd of in silence.
In few minutes we turned into a lano
that led deeper into the woods and kept
on until we came to n little clearing
! One Of my friends brought out q rope.
/ S4uUk O4C CLh vi IL DNCL tAlC A4AnD VI a
convenient tree and had the other emo
shpknOtted around my neck in jiffy.
Probably ncue of you has ever felt a
hangman's rope around his neck, so you
can't appreciate the state Of my feelings
at that time. I'll tell you, | felt pretty
serious and Thought my lease of life hal
rum out for certain But a man clings
| to life Mt such times. aud all at once I
j had a happy thought remembered
that had n package Of excellent cigars
in my pocket, and drew.it out
Gentlemen, / said, with as much
GOODNESS as could muster. i know
that have but few minutes more 10
| live. IwGnt to ask one favor. Give INC
tinb to smoke out a cignr before yOu
swing me into eternity. Will you Join
me! You Will nnd thona most excel
lent
MY cnptorA grimly assented. and wo
lighted our weeds together No one
said a word Well. boys, made that
cigar held out. you may depend. But j,
would hurn. Little by little the ash be-
gan to get longer and drop Oft until
there was just 60 much left" And the
: captain held up his smoking stumy,
measuring its small remainder critical.
lywith his LlrSer.
y" Well. thought / 20 myself, here
goes for few moro ppffs anyway
and Ilwas just getting the very hast u
them when we heard 4 horse conin.
through the trees A fine looking felloNs
:. rode up who seemed TO be sort .Of
commander Of the company Hello.
bOysP he called out 'tRho've you got
hereT We've got Roberts, and we 'ra
going 10 hang him. said they. All
right. said the officer and came over "a
have 4 look at me-
Now, had ON my watch chain this
} little badge here and the captaiii
touched q jeweled monogram 0f gol,l
; that hung to his breast. II have alwnys
} worn it there and expect TO rs hong Us
live, Ny coat was open, and as the Con
! federate came up his eye caught tht
badge Well, sirz. he turned all sorts oi
} colors, and leaning close 20 my eai
whispered the name OF our fraternity,
at the same time graSping my hand wit,
the good old Gamma grip. given wit.
the strength OF Q giant. Then be turnei
to his men. Boys. said he, this ma
is my friend. You must let him 60.
And in an instant he took the rope frou.
my neck, led up my horSe. pulled pail
Of pistols from his pocket and handle
one to mo. Now, brother. said he. de
fend yourself and get away rs best yo.
canr lost no time in following his ad
vice and made my escape. And hero
am today, and that il all !"
There was a storm of applause wher
! the captain had finished and had take.
his seat --..----....
But, captain. -ried more than one
you'll have to finish the story. VIII,
J was the man that got you frcc. and die
: you ever see him again."
The captain arose again. EmilinE