The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-02-20
No Rohher. on Murdec Crock.

A stranger trayclln through the set
| Element one day last week along the
old Federal road got skeered out OF
about seven years growth and happi-
ness by Red-eyed Bill Travis down
there in Murder Creek swamp.
You see they are buildin OF rail
road through there and from the way
they laid the plans off it strikes tho
big road for some two or three hundred
yards along there IN the swamp. They
have now throwed up a high bank and
put down the crossties ready for film
and finishin the railroad. The main
public wagon road had to be cut out
new and it makes a circle of somethiu
better than mile around through the
swamp.
Red-eyed Bill Travis is what you
mought call an all-around white man,
but his eyes are forever and eternally
red so as to make you think he has
looked too long and lovingly upon the
early runnins of the corn. And Red
eyed Bill lives right there on the old
Federal road in sight of the Murder
Creek swamp.
When the stranger driv by Bill hi
was out at the lot pushin his pillow hands
off to the field and had his six shooter
buclled on in plain sight of anybody
Out of pure goodness and pity for the
stranger Bill stopped him and told him
he would better go the new cut road
around through the swamp, as they had
tore the reglar road up terrible in
buildin a railroad. The stranger made
out like he was powerful glad and
thankful, but he had tco,; particular !
notice of Bill's personal appointments |
and the weapon he was wearin. So he
driv right straight on down tn: main |
road toward the swamp.
Look at that burned internal IDIOT
says Bill. III bet, by gatins, he thinks
l am drunk and tried to git him to take
the new cut road around through the
swamp so l could follow him and rob
him. l will go and see him safe acrost
the swamp"
With that Red-eyed Bill called for his
saddle horse and mounted and rid of
down the road. He caught up with the
stranger jest as he driv up to where the
railroad works put in and come to
halt.
81 have come to let you know, dad
burn you. that when told voC to take
he new cut road around through the
swamp it want in my plans to follow
YOU and kill you and rob you" says Bill
which he was still red-eyed and had his
weapon on him.
The stranger he was jest as pleasant
md polite as a basket of chips to Bill
md lowed he would turn lround and &c s
Jack and take the new cut road.
"No, I'll be doubly dad burned il /
you will" says Bill. "Durn your foo ,
pictures, will have to learn you the
Inference between southern gentle
nan and a highway robber, and amt
rot blame thing to do but stay right :
ere and make you drive on. Crack you1
Whip now and drive right on acrost the y
wamp." I
But how in the round created world !
an I drive on over these railroad
works without smashup?" says the !
FaNeler.
Don't make a continental durn BIZ
( difference about that" says Bill, lay,
. his hand on the butt of his weapon 4
You drive on"
And bless your sweet soul, honey, the
tranger he driv on, whilst Red-eyed =
I'LL stood by 10 see the show out. When :.
he traveller landed on the other side !
Is horse was goin on three legs and one
'heel of his buggy had went slap to
ieces.
Nov you can 10 your way and will t
o mine,' says Red-eyed Bill as he A
aved last farewell at the traveller, "but 1
be next time you pass this way keep II c
your remembrance that we donfI G
lise no highway robbers on Murder 5
reek." a