The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-24

was greatly surprised and lost no time
in tearing open the envelope. 1t contain
ed a $10-bill; nothing else. o. Neil approach
ed the clerk and said:
do you know who left this letter for
me?"
Eyes, sir"
"Who was it?'
Senator Voorhees,"
When Senator Voorhees,. as a young
man, was beginning the practice of law in
this city, a good many years before the
war, he had an office in the second story
of an old building on Main street, near
Third. There were other lawyers in the
building, among them old John Baird, a
close friend of Voorhees,
North of town lived young fellow who
was known as the bully of the county. He
was fond of Boosting that he could lick
anybody that did not like him." and of
doing his best, when necessary to live
up to his boast. He generally carried an
immense horsewhip with him when he
rode into the city, and whoever incurred
his displeasure was lucky II he got away
unscathed of this lash.
1t happened that the young lawyer
found 1t necessary to deal with the horse
whipping bully. Voorhees, became attor>
ney for a man who was in litigation with
the bully or with some one with whom the
bully sympathized. At all events, when
voorhees, nldQG d SlllilLS bltctu lOT iltS
client, in the course of which he referred
in caustic terms to the other parties to
the cause. the pugnacious individual felt
aggrieved and swore vengeance against
the lawyer. He announced that he would
horseWhip Voorhees, on sight.
Voorhees, knew the bully and was per
fectly sure that the threat would be car
ried out to the very best of the tough 3
ability. He went over to his Main street
office entered the room and locked the
door, He sat down and thought the
whole matter over. He came to the con-
clusion that if he allowed the bully to
whip him the circumstance would be to
him professional disaster He was only
a young lawyer, just beginning to get
few cases, and a blow of the kind im>
pending would be thing from which he
might never recover.
Old John Baird, Voorhees, friend had an
ortice across the hall. He had heard OF
the treat, had seen VOORHEES, enter his
office and felt that the moment was Il
critical one for the career of the young
lawyer. So Baird stepped to the latter
door and turned the knob. 1t was locked.
Dan" he called out, 'let me In"
Voorhees, was deeply absorbed in his
reflections as to the proper course to pur-
sue and paid no attention.
"Danr came the voice of the old law
yer in sharper and higher tone; ''let me
III
voorhees, admitted Mr.. Baird without
further delay. The latter looked at him
in an inquiring fashion, but for moment
neither spoke They sat down facing each
other and then the old man said:
you've heard of that bluf?'
YES" Voorhees, replied.
what are you going to do about 1t"
WELL" said the young man, I've been
thinking the matter over pretty care
fully
Yes"
And have made up my mind to kill
| the fellow"
Old John Baird got on his feet without
another word and beckoned voorhees, to
follow him. The men passed into Baird $
office, where the old man drew out a
large drawer containing an assortment OF
| revolvers.
"Take your choice" he said, pointing to
! the lot.
voorhees, picked out an ugly looking
weapon and made an examination OF It.
This one will do he said.
The old man fished around until he found
some cartridges for the revolver. Then
| he loaded it up and, handing it to Noor-
| hees, remarked: ai'ue est
Now, stop him; do 1t for your own good
! and for the good of the community"
All this occurred on a certain Saturday
| morning The afternoon of the same DAY
| Voorhees,, with BalrQ' s feNOlNeI III the sue
pocket of his sack coat went down the
street to have it out with the bully of the
| county He expected to meet the fellow
| somewhere on the court house square
and he was not disappointed. The two
met face to face on the south side of the
court house near the Third street corner
AS soon as the bully saw the lawyer he
gripped the butt of his ever-ready horse
whip and prepared to SAIL in.
I'm a goin' to horseWhip you, he
said.
voorhees, calmly drew his hand from
his side pocket and in it was clnched old
Baird formidable firearm.
"And l am going to kill you" Voor-
hees replied, leve.ing the pistol at the
| bully's head.
The bully became limp. Voorhees, step
ped closer to him, seized the whip from
his nerveless grasp and gave him few
terrific stripes over the shoulders. Then
he handed the whip back to It's owner and
said:
Now, get out of town and never give
me the ghost of an excuse for it or I'll
kill you
The bully sneaked away, mounted his
horse. and has never been seen in Terre
Haute from that day to this.
HANGING SAVED HIM.