The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-02

should never have waited as I have
done. an this year 1872 10 scf down
plan account OF "a strange experience
Of mine litoon years ago. had Do no.
been at the earnest and oit-iepe'tt"
request fthc captain. though why ne
should have felt so about DO ] can Z say.
fgut the fact is. the old man was never
quite righf in his head ON THIS point NJ
ter that day they drew as mp ont OF 'hat
terrible h0lc. though ic hNtd uittch hap-
pv and pc ccful years. as ne deserved 10
do and ls now dead (and 90 makes my
heart ache when Z think Of iO at "a nuCh
greater age than many OF us can nope 10
reach.
I saldl ( shall here put down the facts
uf our adventure. ana | verify bclicNe
lad tho skill of some book writer's, or
even the half of that OF The best on men,
chat J could make 90 tale iil 10 pinl'
But. having no kuack az au with the
pcn. cam only tell my story plain. ana
iu NV own way. just ass 70 happened, ike
"a man writing letter. ana perhaps some
dav "a book writer may get hold of 10 ana
make something which folks might read'
only I warn him now. before going
further. that N he On any way bring IN
the name Of Henry clay faigo' whloh
ie nv name. or chat of Nathan ArchWdy,
which WAS the CaptuIn's. hc d. not 10 use
ruv of his STORY tricks. hut stick TO The
fncts as / shall give tnem only teIlinS
them. OF course. Boo the rght and regular
way That such things should be told. 80
n En- started the day the London gang
robbed the Lumberman Bank 90
Hawks IuudnC. 10 was my III luck To-
hc ln the bank and al the side OF youhs
Robert hrchwuy when hc was noel
cruelty shot down hy That notorious
4coundrcI. isaac London had ASKED
Robert To- go there to Identify me. wish
inc fo Qef F. small draft cashed, ana why
I. TOO. was not shot Ike poor ROD d
know not. 10 was at Noonumc ana we
were alone in tho BUILDING with inc eN-
..ntion of two bank men. and the rob.
hers numbered eight or nine, Tour OF
Them coming into the bank. but onN
three going out. f1r during tho sen Do
Gghf in which Robert was kulc't me
D., .ehler shot down one of them. l1ougn
Che next moment was himself anoI dlpi
With tho other Is.n behind the c1iatt
These two were brave men as any ever
The next day tho bank owners maze
rffbifc that the robbers n3d got or win
no less than $4,000. At the same time
n reward Tor their capture or >'WF "aS
offered. which people thought hoeraI
Hawks Landing was small town IN
Minnesota. on tho Mississippi river. IL
was iust below the foo OF Lake feph'
and great bluffs. the highest ] ever sdW.
were am around divided and furroWep
bv ravinos and coulies leading down 10
no river but with their tops fiat ana on
the level with the prairies, when began
ir good earnest from five 10 ten mics
back Near by came IN tho /umpro river
from the west with its own biuus ana
coulies making much confusion
Pint must tell Won first how ] came
70 he there ! mad left my home IN Ken
lucky. being then about eighteen, 10 seen
my fortune as the saying uSeu 70 ne i
rad gone down the ohio river rnoueh
INV mother and sisters had no liking 10
the notion Of my going az alD ana lhth
IN the Mississippi stopping al HAWK
Landing hy char ce ana n"thlhg eiSf' ~
was a lively town. tho business coming
from the steamboating ana the rallius
and logging Industries. n being opposite
the mouth Of tho Chippewa I'm WIS consin'
10 stream coming down out Of the pincries.
The country round about on the Mime
sofa side was bus little settled. by lal lhe
greater part or 10 having but neWN beeh
rot by the government from the lholah
tribes.
I had scarce come down the gang-plank
from the steamboat when 1 CHANGED 10
hear the name Of Archway ana snapped
30 no briskly enough, being already noile-
sick This / did because / remembered
hearing my father speak Of captain
ArchWay he had known az caro- the Gap
tain D. ing then master OF the New Maui
rid "A itct The next day ] called ana
was o.erioyed 70 md him the man my
father had known. lie gave me most
agreeable welcome. and called me HAIRY
the second time ne spoke TO ise. winch
eoundcd good to my ears. tie was "
Yankee. born in Maine ana mao NJ hIsl
foiIcued the deep sea. and S1ter hdd gone
roastwiso tas he said TO New orleans
and from there had got INTO the river
trafic. His wife was dead. and ne liNcd
alone with his son Robert, who was thch
and nm 10 the day when ne was shot Tor
that matter. assistant agent at the steam
boat office on the leVee.
The Captain asked me- very pleasant