The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-10-03

nothing but Joe s own statement about
the matter and that consequently they
all sympathized with Bill. After some
moments of coincidence and consultation
with the crowd, Bill, with some four or
five others, started out to find Joe.
"Get that rope off your saddle there
and bring it along" said he to one OF
them.
"You amt goin to string him up,
are you, Bill?" was tn. rather anxious
reply.
"No. Just want to skeer him little.
Come on.
In very short time they found the
man they were looking for.
care you ready to tell where May is
or to go after her?" Bill demanded.
"N no." faltered Joe, with dis
trustful glance at the little group of at
PENDANTS.
Again his brother sprang at him.
This time he threw him to the ground
and held him there with his grasp firm
upon his throat.
Don't, Bill, old fellow, for Gods
sakeP' gasped Joe as his brother some
what relaxed the grip on his throat 81
didn t mean no harm by it-honest, l
didn't. won't do it no more. What
are you goin to do with that rope,
Bill? You're not goin to kill your
poor, no account brother, are you, old
boy?"
Without a word Bill and his attend
ants continued wrapping the rope
around Joe. Then they stood him up
beside tree and tied him to it so that
his clubfoot touched the ground, while
the other, the strong one, was doubled
back in the coil of rope.
CHOW, you ungrateful whelp," said
Bill, as he started to leave, "I'll be
back in 30 minutes to see if you re
ready to tell me. "
Didn't he kiss your hand while you
were tyin him?" asked some one as
they walked away.
"Dogged if know, said Bill. "Did
hep
Hardly had they left when Jim Smith
came up and at once began to unite the
ropes
"Don'tp' said Joe "Bill will be
back in few minutes Just unslip this
loop here. Thank you! The strain was
on my right arm, and it hurt because it
was sore. Jim, this is hard-but l guess
I can stand it, for Bills sake. l ain t
hurtin so much now, though, as was
It's mostly all joke. Bill was alters a
powerful fellow to joke. I wisht you'd
go tell him when he comes back say
please not to bring anybody else with
him. "
At the appointed time Bill saddled
his pony and rode off to where Joe was.
"I'll take the boss SO that if Joe's
ready by now he can start out after May
and bring her back rather guess he's
ready by now too. Maybe We'll get to
eat weddin dinner today yet-only
little Late of course. :"
After some time had elapsed and nei-
ther brother had Showed up" as the
phrase goes in Texas, jim Smith walk
ed to the place where he had left Joe
There the poor fellow was, st1ll tied to
the tree--but dead! The 80 minutes
strain had been too much for his Grip
pied leg to bear, and it had gradually
given way, and this had allowed the
poor fellow to choke to death. OF course
Jim lost no time in rousing the quasi
wedding guests and in telling the real
facts about May 1t is not the first in
stance in the history of the world when
man has had the truth told about him
too late to do him any good A pursu-
ing party was out after Bill at once,
but all to no avail. Some say he com
mitted suicide shortly afterward in San
Antonio; others, that he is still alive i'll
New Mexico; still others, that he is to-
day in the insane asylum at Terrell ]
do not know what the truth about it is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom jackson still live III
Gothic county, Tex Jim Smith is the
man who first told me this story. Joe
Savage is buried on the banks of Plum
creek, and on his wooden headboard
you can still decipher the inscription
"He Loved Mulch. st Louis Globe.
Democrat.