The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-29
AN OUTLAW TEpHE3E.
Sy Frank Lille P0IIOclc.

"' 'ioi>'" pH SctticmcntS only lr:l
the harlgablc reaches of the river.
WAS looking for Il farm.
My uncle, who had been in tho mil
tia during the ''Fcnian raids" uncy
peciculy found himself entitled to
nuartpr-Scction OF what was know,
as "vctcrans lands" in northern On
tario. and as he WAS unable to lc,v,
his business, | had volunteered to sc
lect Il desirable claim. This would .,
the same time give ne an opportuuit,
for my customary annual cnmpir,
expedition.
'N way OF companion took with M,
Il small but abnormally restless fox
| terrier who had been in the woods will
| me Lcl0fc. NO one can possibly bf
lonely in the company OF IL f0y-tprricr
AMI | had educated Jack to take =:
moro scientific interest in Dartri,l-cs
ana rabbits !han is natural to his
breed. Having such small game and
the occasional backwoodS settlers Ia
dcprrd upon. | expected to have no
| "liilcGilF about provisions. and carried
| merely few pounds OF concentrated
| supplies in my knapSack. The rest of
my load consisted simply of gun ana
| Il liberal stock of ammunition. AT tho
,;, ~ '''''' " '''' Il S'o-
:, L,Ir .,,,;, 49, . T"''!'' l '"ok
r, ''' ''''" IN" i"r'$'.
| ,,,, , ''>H '''H"'n'' III"
~ r'''''H'hS' ana 'hc woods
| , ' ',> i''''l'"'' IMAM l had been
! i"d I" "Nprci. Fer thrc" tlnv;; AMI y
liall Jack and ! threaded The lan-lrd
| nnI"i growth hccamr involved in
! ..,.,. , Nv. '"' S'N'H "''oSS
,.,,,,, ,., "' ''''S ''''' IN"
r,,,,,, '' "'r''''. nu' III"
'''H ''S' '''" III" c"NfE. NJ
''''" Il '''NE ram hH"an. thai
,'., |c''i'h III" Il diS'n"l. aIl-daN
", '..'''' "'''''.' saturated evrrNl!in"
''"'" ground. aiid produced IN indie.
''''! '''''' "l autumn and
'N'" .'"rk ahuEHant
''''' ~ ''"'''" S"''"ily hthlnd
'H''hS 'il'E Il Sli%ht interest
49, '''' ''',''' 'h" Wo"urhnrk burrows
w i'>H'"' as lof mHS"Ii. ! did not
'""'h nina ;"'tlnG ur"nrhcd: bui |
greatly diSlikcd III" idea of y vrt
''n'P-
y" Shoit"r presented itself. hu. short.
!! h"iof" sunset ] came unexpectedly
Hl'"i iii unmiStakahlr wood.road
'h"N"d Wiili second growth" Vet in
niratin% the nciGhburhOod OF hnmnu
beings. | turned ND il at once with
the plrnsurablc anticipation or Gr,,;,.r
! clearing and n hoSnitnh,, r,,,,,,. =,
Che end OF il; but rs tlo r,,,, ,,n,;,,.,1
tu show every iudicn,ion ,r law. H..
use. these houes yr,du,,l,. ,,.,,l.,'I
Still, there was certain :, ~, r,,,,,,:. w.
Of some sort. cyon If ,,.cor,,I $780,, 80
deed n uuortcr or q n,;l, ,,.,,
road curved , nm, ,,,1 '"'
mo the rxnnc,rd cl,nrin. ,,.;,h m,
empty log shanty. h,ocE. .vinl<,.n,, ,,',
deserted, Stnriur iro,r;,, u,r,,,,.,, ,,,
twilight rain.
| Ii WAS Il most
| place. and undcr ,r,ir,r,, ,.;,,,,,,'
staurcs | SHOULD vost,v h,yn ,,.arnrrn1
| camnine in ,ho onor r,r,s. w.. =;
this weather ! Welcomed i, ami n,.ho1
through the ,lripnin.r iunrl, or shrnr.
hcry. weeds and Icr.v h,sbos th,t hoa
grown over and cho,;rL , r,tlrr nx.
lrnsivc r!carin.
Fhc door had blown from its lcathc,
hinges and lav beside the Threshold
| i"nVes had drirtcd into thc interior
, 'hu lherc were many birds ncs;s il
. 'lr inner corners of the walls. Th,
J. i'efhal aspect OF the place Surrcstc cf
+ 'na' II had been abandoned for 1w,
:. or 'hrrr years al least. but the roo
-. o'd not appear to lrnk-not more. th3
,, u. '"'h "as naturally to hr expected.
'"' HhhhtE contained TWO rooms. IN,
y !" III" lar;'er ana outer one WAS tn
l. S'''' rock hr'plarr. still showing
'''> oi nlacN"h'd brands. y coupl
~ H"''H windows appeared never [
~ '"'t '"''. s'""'"' AMI there WAS no
# T'''N VI '"r'i''"f' about the plac,
""''"'N with II" d""" led to the in
' = l'''''"''h'. ahd III" presence q
> ,,',' ~" rooms thought. indicatr
II |, | ."e .,"''S' l'a'' h'rh occupied by
u. '''''H "''tli"l"H "Siah!iSlmrn
-, 49, '''' """''S "S"ailN l'hdS house O
''r -, i''''' most convenient.
> ,',"'" 'n'i'lhrr WAS fitted wit
T. w. H''''' "''"'" the doorway. and o
~ w '''l'S'' wal another shelf seemed