The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-17

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"Mr. Hendrix, we are in free Amer
pose TO attend 10 my own affairs and
as for these prying gossips you refer
to. l cheerfully consign them to the
Devil.n
Whereupon Mr.. Tennison rose
abruptly, went into the hotel, and re-
tired to his room.
AS o matter of fact, he was through
with most of his business at Gold Hill;
but he did not propose-even though
he expected, before his departure, to
discuss other matters with certain
mining men-to give the idle gossips q
chance to have any satisfaction out OF
him.
Hendrix, at a session OF the whiskey
ring in his back Office, reported his
failure to extract anything from the
clOse-mOuthed '~'tenderfoot."
"See?" said Major Fulton. 81
knowed how 'twOuld be. They hain't
but one thing left lido, as l en- see."
Little Ike looked at him interroga-
lively. "Ye don't ean--" he began,
with some apprehension.
"Nothin'," replied the major. short
ly. "Jes' give this angel the run,
that's all"
About two O'clock in the morning,
Tennison was suddenly awakened by
repeated raps at his door.
Who's there ?" he called, sharply.
Mechanics" was she response, in
what the colonel intended to be q
trembling voice. "open the door a
minute"
Grumbling at thus having his sleep
broken, Tennison complied
once found himself covered by half q
dozen revolvers in the hands of masked
men. Sensibly he threw up his hands
and they entered the room, pushing
the apparently unwilling landlord,
he called their brutality, before them.
What does this mean, gentlemen ?"
asked TennisOn, angrily. "Do you
| both ?"
"Shet up % was the reply, can git
intuh them clo'es an pack that there
grip. Ye won't be hurt eff We don't
make 10 fuss"
Twenty minutes later the unfor-
tunate suspect found himself some dis.
lance out of camp, grip in hand, and
with footsteps accelerated by the part
ing injunction Of his captors:
"Ef y're within ten mile o. yere b.
daylight we won't need no breakfast"
The New Kimberly Miner and Ranch.
man of a week later contained the fol
lowing item, and marked copies of the
paper were sent to Gold Hill:
again have the moss-backed Geni.
zens of that antique settlement of cold
(save the mark y Hill stepped on
themselves; n more blunder have
they committed to their everlasting
cost.
"Three weeks ago Mr.. G. r. Tenni-
son, a gentleman of culture and refine
ment, who represents ar Eastern
syndicate with millions of capital, went
to Gold (!) Hill with the intention OF
looking about for investment. First,
however, it vas his aim, with the as
sistance of certain documents in his
possession, and under the guidance OF
That veteran ~prospector, Peter the
Hermit, 10 locate some of the old Jesuit
workings supposed to exist there.
Failing in this, it was his intention to
invest In one or W properties which
he considers are not being properly
worked las nothing, excepting an &C.
c%asional sucker, ever is at Gold Hill).
Behold the stupidity of the Colo
Hillites Because Capt. Tennison,
who is, as we said before, q gentleman
OF culture, refinement and education,
did not stand upon the housetops and
declare his business to the open
monthed multitude, certain persons,
ostensibly respectable business men,
but who, from the nature of their
environment, do not know & gentle
man of culture, refinement, education
and good breeding-these swine, be-
cause he chose to step lightly while
In their sty, took exception to his quiet
and gentlemanly way Of conducting
himself, and at the darkling hour Of
TWO q. m., when all decent people
should be in bed, o cut-throat horde
came and burst in his door, and,
under pain of death, compelled him to
leave their filthy camp-which he was,
no doubt, glad to do.
"Major Tennison came to New Kim
berley as fast as his legs would bring
him, knowing full we'll that the people
Of this city who know d gentleman
when they see one, would treat him
with hospitality and consideration, as
they 40. indeed, every n who be-
hayes himself in anything but Gold
Hills popular hoodlum style.
"The distinguished visitor is at
present the guest OF Judge Williams
n his charming spouse a. their
palatial home on Citrus avenue, and
has spent the last two or three days
49,. SN"S VI thO JuuScb par
TALLY developed bonanzas in this
vicinity"
The next issue of tho Miner and
Ranchman presented the following
Last week the Miner and Ranch
man published Exclusively the ac-
count OF the brutal treatment at Gold
Hill OF Col. Tennison, the distinguish
ed Eastern gentleman who is soiourn-
ing In u midst, and who. by the wav,
has made ONE heavy Investments In
Now Kimberley mining property for
the syndicate he represents.
There is auothr chapter to the
story, and an interesting one. At the
last hour before going to press, we re
celved by special courier q message
from Deputy Collector Boggs and
Deputy United States Marshals New
ton and Dryer, stating that thew have
arrested h parties who, for two years
past, have operated the illicit whiskev
still! that has so long been battling the
vigilance OF the Government officers.
and will arrive here with their
prisoners before this issue of the Miner
and Ranchman (which has tho news
exclusive, as usual, the old, worm
eaten, musty Prospector being. as II
ever was, too stupid to know an item
OF interest when 1T sees one) is cold
from the press.
And will the venerable, moss
grown Prospector believe It,? It at
lords u6 unmingled satisfaction To re-
cord for the hidebound editor of that
spawned sheet that first and foremost
AMONG those canturad ord