The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-02-22
"Guess we do, Petel It's the man
that did us the best turn Of our whole

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Guess we do, Petel It's the man
that did us the best turn Of our whole
lives!n
Then the woman who had been
cooking, and another one, who had
meantime come in, heartily joined in
the hospitable greeting.
Friends" said, you must mis-
take me for some one else. never be-
fore saw one of you. What good could
! have ever done your"
The women laughed merrily. ''Tell
him, Pete" said one.
Then Mr. Peters, Strengthening his
face, said: "We three men are Ike,
Nose and Pete Schram!''
At this astounding announcement,
such a feeling of joy thrilled me that
for a time could not speak. At last
managed to exclaim:
'Why, men, what miracle is this?
1t is more than six years since the
Schram brothers went over Niagara
falls"
mo, they didn't" said he. "Pete
got a couple of duck shot in his shout
der from Bullamores gun, that's all
We managed more by good luck than
anything to land on the middle edge
of Streets island which is actually in
the rapids.
Then" he went on, 1--WE showed the
boat off and let her goover the falls, on
purpose to make you folks think we'd
gone, too; for we knew our profitable
trade was knocked in the head, as
we could never go back to Chippewa to
buy whisky after being such fools as to
steal a cargo.
$50 we made up our minds to clear
out secretly to Minnesota. We wrote
to our wives by roundabout way and
bought this Observation-Disclosures
section of land, and finished paying for
it as soon as the women came with the
bulk of our money. By that time we
had the house ready for them.
''The land was wild prairie when we
bought it; but you see we've made
splendid farm of it. We're we'll fixed
for everything; we're leading straight,
honest lives and are as happy as any
folks can be. All of this has come
about because you scared us away that
night"
"But, Mr.. Schram," I asked, show
did you know it was / who tried to ar
rest you? You couldn't see me-"
why, man alive, don't you remem-
Der saying: I'm an excise officer?'
We'd seen you round the distillery
scores of times, too. Do you live in
the old village yet?"
mo. / removed to the county town
some time ago. But Bullamore John
son and Vert Van Wyck are there yet.
haven't seen them for couple of
7ears, though. They're prospecting since
hey turned teetotalers."
"Teetotalers! Well, that is news"
Ike. "We sent old Bulla-
more and Vert each good breech-
oading duck-gun last year. More than
hat; we've paid the Chippewa distillers
ull price and the Canadian excise duty
II all the whisky we stole that night"
Good for your said I.
Better still; we're sending con-
cience money to Uncle Sans treasury
very month now, and we'll keep it up
ill all our smuggling's paid for. We
now to a cent what the debt was to
egin with. When we're square with all
he world, then we'll come to life
gain. Now, mother, let's have sup
err"
Nowhere could be found happier
arty than that now gathered about
he table. The two handsome matrons
sisters, it seems-had consigned Ike
nd Nose junior to their respective
ribs and did the honors with charm
lg heartiness
/ stayed two weeks with my hospit-
BILE friends, and had good time" in
eed, as we'll as the best of chicken &
hooting. So the Misunderstanding mid
light raid had not turned out very
ably after all.-W. Thomson, in
outh's Companion. I