The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-01-10
Hing $ Excuse.


IN my buggy met good looking
young woman, who appeared to be
completely tagged out after Il long
walk. She was accompanied b. lit
boy. She asked me the way TO West
minister not only told her, but in
vited her and the boy up to seats by
me in the buggy. lqucstioncd her as
to who she was and why she was out
so late, but she gave me only mono
syllable answers and they wcrc unsat-
isfactory. | saw something was up
and made up my mind to let her
out Of the buggy before | got into
town.
"Prcscntly heard a horscman hit
the steel bridge behind US. lie clear
cd it in about three jumps | turned
and saw that the rider was coatlcss
and he carried Double barrcllcd shot
gun on his shoulder, and was wearing
4 plowlinc like marshals $ sash. 1t
was beginning to get dark then aud
paid no attention to the horscnaD, and
he did not seem to recognize us. But
just as he passed the bu.gy lie little
boy said
Mamma, there is. lapa.
"'l'hcn it was that saw what was
up and lrcnlbcd
The !.orscaan wheeled about On
III" at the ~pun'i Of lie boy $ voice,
and lcysliinr Iii, a.oisun 1T me, aid:
On, yes, yon you It $
you that ; running away with IN. wife
is H. Iii just shoo. your G d
heart ouirigh; here.
II was trembling vi-ibly then. \
scc"nd more aud would haze been
killed, and oh my, what Il sensation
woald have been Published i'll the pa
rcrS about my being killed while run
n:ng away with another man $ wife.
The true condition would never have
been known
But in The crisis that little frail
woman saved my life. Just as the
husband spoke she jumped in front
Of the buggy and said to him:
Here, if you arc goingto kill any
body kill me- That gentleman knows
nothing about me, he simply picked
me up awhile ago in the road and Of
fcrcd me ride because he saw that |
was tired and worn out.
'Thcn the husband began to swear
at the woman who had refused to go
home with him. He told her that if
she would not go with him pcaccably
he would carry her forcibly, dragging
her by her neck to the end Of the pow
line at his horses heels
81 said he would do nothing of the
kind, but | guess I did not say it with
much spirit for [ was still looking at
that shot gun.
"Whcn spoke the fellow turned on
me and asked me what in the hell l
had to do with it, and said he would
kill us both.
81 told him did not have anything
to do with IL, but Just .iidn approve
OF his way Of cscortiny lady home.
"Just then I heard horscmcn coming
up the road from the opposite dircc-
ton. Looking Up saw two riders
with shot guns.
II said to myself, oh, Lord, now
1 Ill in it sure enough.
"Whcn | turned my attention to
the first rider again he was off like Il
shot, and just as he turned the bend
of the road, with the other two men
after him they fred at him twice.
"Prescntly the two horscmcn who
turned out to be the father and broth
er Of the woman returned, and every
thing was explained. The woman's
husband had been beating her and she
had written for her father and brother
to come for her and take her back
home. But there was a delay in the
delivery Of her letter and she fearing
that the letter had been misplaced,
started out to walk the way. The re-
lativcs had received the letter Il day
late and were on their way for her at
the time they ran upon us. The wo-
man accompanied the father home and
| went Oh to Westminster, still feeling
u little uncomfortable.
Capt King is we'll known a. !. jolly
good fci,ow-a no rounucr who
would make splendid target fur the
shotgun Of an engaged wife bcater.
But fortune was on his side, and the
Captain is nov happy over the result
Of hi, late experience. - t;rt'"riUc
Mars.
1hc Prevailing MaIady
i'll this country is dyspepsia. lroba,
hlv more than three fOurths Of tho