Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-26

murderer. as they paused beneath the
outstretchcd arm Of the old cedar. ut 10
purity nigh all over with sc in this world.
Hcv y anything to say? Ell yc hev. say
II now"
do what you're going to do. and have
done with it," answered Wayne, through
ashcn lips. And that was all.
The chain was fastened about his NECK.
and some Of the men lifted him up while
one climbed on the old limb and secured
the fatal links about It.
"1tcadyY" asked Bill Green. hoarscly.
AYE, all ready" was the reply.
And then
They turned away as silently as they
had come, and left the leader of the
league of six swinging from the old cedar,
whose fate II was to bear that horrible
burden. a CHASTITY, frightful record Of
frontier vengeance.
"Oll, mother, they're coming at last"
| cried Mamie.
he they all thcy!" asked Mrs.
Boone, family.
"Ycs. they're all there" answered Nan.
ME. Father and Uncle Ezra and Nell
aud Dol--and Dick!'
''IIooray! Three cheers for Dick Bray.
ton" shouted the men, rs they caught
sight of the women.
The sabbath quiet was broken by three
hearty. ringing cheers which echoed far
and wide. and were heard at the camp
meeting ground. telling everybody there
| that the horse thieves had been found ut
| last.
ooh. Dick" cried Mamie. throwing
herself into his arms. and caring nothing
| il all the world saw and heard her, II
used you shamcfully! I'm sorry for 1t.
| lf you can forgive me-"
II can forgive anything and every.
body" he said, and made the assertion
emphatic with kiss.
| That night the camp meeting was a
wonderful SUCCESS. The excitement Of
the last few hours had prepared the way
| for Il state of feeling calculated to make
any camp meeting successful. and those
who had hunted horse thieves went into
religious work with heart and soul.
| Deacon Snyder exhortcd with peculiar
power. bringing In frequent illusions TO
his stolen horses. which Providence had
seen ut to restore to him. and the result
OF the cxllortntion was that Bill Green,
whose convictions" had been In q state
OF suspension since last night. took up the
matter where he had left 1t when he
turned ont to look for Mr.. BoOnc's horses.
and was converted.
AN he was converted good an strong.
too" Deacon Snyder used TO say, In af-
ter years. when relating the events Of
this memorable camp meeting. lie never
ceased to look u:,on Bill as a star In his
crown-a brand he had pluckcd from the
burning.
Samanthy finally ovcrcamc her hap
It's" scruplcs, and got up In meeting
and told her experience" to which she
added Il supplement-. narrating the irou.
bic she could not get rid OF because Of
what she had done on Saturday night.
The elder got up when she sat down,
and snid that he felt, FOR one, as IL she
had done nothing to he sorry for. In his
opinion, she had done Just right. The
Lord would surely punish the transgrcs-
sOr, aud sometimes he made men and
women his agents. She had been merely
an agent Ia the hands of tho Lord IN His
punishment Of this sinner. That was all,
aud she had no right to feel like gricving
over II. In his opinion. she had more
right to be- proud Of having been selected
| HIS ukeut W tuc sNuu w Uc-
licvcd that every person In the hearing
Of his voice agreed with him.
In response to this public vindication Of
her act. such u chorus OF "Ycs. Lord"
and Amen" went up from the crowd
that Sumanthy's heart was cascd Of its
burden. And so grateful was she to the
minister that she married him. six
months later. and was ever nfterward
known IN Brownsville rs the ''prcsidin'
elders wife,"
] was In brownsville last summer.
stopping over night with one OF It's old
residents. l took the opportunity to make
some inquiries.
"Du I know the Braytons?" exclaimed
the old lady Of whom ! asked my Iucs-
tons. "Sh'd say I did! Why. Mis- bray.
ton she that used to l'c Nancy Boone
she lived not more than u mile from
where did. when | was u gal. an we've
nllns know'd each othrr-bro't right NJ
together. 50 to speak. Right SMART fam
~, them Braytons. Nnncy's Oldest son,
he's a preacher, an he's married to u
da'tcr - ltho,iy iioldrcdge's, she that
used to bc Rhody Stevens. The other
boys, they're SMART MS steel traps, nm
she's got da'tcr that's the pcartest gal
lie. he! Ruthcr reckon ! do
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