The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-31

cause re couldn't get along WITH his wife
1 kEow fnen 10 dc fool things about women
wnen they are ir me ioaiypor stage. but
iona Coger was a born Fighter. and ha
had been married = long -Syv.<-fo-rT-.vy,
yearS-and his wife had borne. ard raised
sx children. JOAN ns1sst ha nigh 20 years
the civil war, whether ne was O Federal
or a Confederate ought 30 have ire Priv
Hege OF living the remainder 81 his DAYS
9afsfEy and % dying in peace AZ home.
Bat 'hat iSnt the story. John Coxer
was one os the men who at times growiesf
Tnsn InantrsA gave aim an order. Asta
that was mighty uncom mon with Guam
.rsIs men always had an idea that
against tsuanIreA. hut he never would al
NIT IL ! reckon you know tha. the Old
QuantrelI baEd-I mean the frs. one-cor-
sisted OF eight men. Then when Guam
Coger was one OF the thirty After We
had been at it for a while there sprung
Up superstition that the bullet or knife
haGn.t been nodded or whettsi that could
Kill John Coger. And still there hardly
ever was fight in which he didn't get
nix. And II got To ae . byword after
fight. Where was john Coger hit this
timer IL was as John Edwards used 10
say. astonishing how much lead John CO.
ger could get along with and keep fat
on II. When the war was over John
Seger TOOK a census OF his wounds one
day and found twenty-five.
One OF the things TINT coger hated
Gssantrei for happened the year We came
hack into Missouri after whitening in
Texss--lss4 Not far from Neosha, Ward
Coeuralt. then colonel. was pushed AMI
shot III the arm. George Shepherd Frank
James and John Coger dashei into the
brush and broke UP a camp of militia.
They said they killed thirteen. That same
day. and growing out Of that fight VIII
Mcclure captured Federal right in he
face OF line ot his own men. Mcclure
had been doing. spy duty and wore
INK earstF -. farfa. 10.
the Federal iine he wasn't noticed. but
he said to Federal. whose name he
learned later. was Sergeant Russell
Come with NE and say nothing ard
he said it low. Russeil didl't know taat
he being led away from his own men
BY a G.uantrelI spy. 50 he rode Of with
him. and when they were out OF range of
the Federal guns Mcclure turned 10 the
Federal and says:
You are ny prisoner. Quantrell wants
10 see you
None OF US ever knew why. but Guam
treh ordered the Federal shot. and he
selected John Coger to do it, When John
GOT the order he smut his eyes ana
ciinched his teeth. 5ut he said nothing
cool as IL he was asking him TO take
drink:
~ DON'T like this bob. but I've got to
do it,
Federal said 10 him: Blaze away. but
you are carrying out the orders of
damned cur and coward
1T was one OF the unwritten laws OF
thar organiZa ton 10 allow no one 70 speak
III of it's Lender without paying the pen
atty. / asked John what he replied 10
the FederaFs abuse OF luantren And
John shut his eyes and hands and Kissed:
Nothin' ] knowed he was right in
that case. anyhow. We had no business
10 XIII that man
But John obeyed orders. always. II
man in that organization had ever hesi-
n n he
have been shot like dog
II think The closest call John ever had
was when he was saved by woman.
He saw a company OF militia coming and
he had nothing To do but run into a
house. lie partially undressed himself
and crawled into bed. taking his clothes
and pistol With him. He said 20 the wo-
IS Tn your husband. I'm sick. Play 1t
by the time the Federal soldiers came
into the house John was groaning ana
pitching. and the woman was doping him
and telling him to be quiet.
. What ails hirn?' asked a Federal SOL
der
Pneumonia said the woman Instantly.
Let me see said the Federal. I'm
a sort Of doctor myself and he felt
Johns pulse. and then he said 10 the
woman. It's bad ease
eral
John knew If they did that they would
discover his pistol under the cover. and
that would settle him The woman knew
it, too. And with a woman's quick wit
she said:
slts against his doctors orders for
any one to annoy him. and II you are A
doctor. as you say. You know that one
doctor never interferes with another doc
tors patient
The Felerai WAS a gentleman. He
touched his hat, bowed. and ordered his
men 10 leave"
Rather a close cali" said the reporter
yes In two ways. He came prettya
nigh dying from Some horsc medicine the
woman dospl ont to him IN her hurry
He was sure enough sick for nearly "A
week New York sun.
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