The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-12-06
CHAPTER XIV.


known place in upper Canada, on the
night OF August u, 1873, and particu-
uarly the ordeals OF the sword, the
slide, and the bayonet 10 which Capt.
Ramon Bell was subjected that night,
as told TO Adjntant Asarius Church, at
Sacketts Harbor. n. y:
Soon es see whut wus up, | gin a
powerful lift ON tibet air shackle-ehain.
felt er give N bust. couple o
men elm int The seat front NV us,
N The bosses started hell beat.
SGT up With nay hands hind Nv me n
the wagin. KEEP EN- there tight n
stin es eft the iron WIS holding ny
'em Could MT git no chance t say
nuthin t Ray. Hustled us upstairs,
n when we come in Z thet air big
room they tux him one way an me
mother.
Il did MT hey no idee where | wrs.
Felt EN- run chain through my arms,
careful. efter they sot me down. | sot
still fer mebhe five minutes Seemed
so everybody d gone out o the place
Could MT hear nuthin' nowhere lie
down the chain jest es ca-areful es
could n TUX off the blindfold T
was all dark could MT see my hand
afore me. Crep' long the 2oor. See
I was covered with sawdusl TUX off
N boots, N got up on m feet. N
walked careful Did n dast holler {
Ray. Cal'lated when he sauabbe
come I'd be ready { dew business. All
t once felt a slant n the floor r
was kind O sipry, n begun / Slide.
Feet Went out from under me n sot
ME down quick. Tried t ketch holt
O. suthin Could MT hang on: KEEP
goin faster Fust | knew Id slid int
some kind NV box. Let me down
quicker n scat over tibet air grease a
little ways. | out with my tew hands
n bore ag'in the sides o. tn box pow
erful n stopped myself Then | up
with these here feet o. mine See the
top O. the box want much more n
a foot above me. Tried Z crawl up
ag'in. Could Mt mex It. Dunn thing
>lanted lux Tups hill. Hung on
awhile eipherin' es hard es ! knew
how iIearn suthn' go kerslap
Seem SO the hull place trembed
Raised up my head n peeked over
my stumick down the box A bar O
light stuck in away down. Let my
self go careful till ! c'u'd see my nose
in IT, Then got over on my shout
der n braeed ON the sides o. the box.
back gin one side n knees gin
tothcr. See t was knot-hole where
the light cum in, bout es big es
mans wrist. Peeked through, m see
lot o lights N folks. n hearn EN-
talkin'. Ray he stud on a platform
facn' a big. powerful-loohin' cuss
He'd their coats n vests OH. n sleeves
rolled up, m swords ready See there
WIS goin' [ be fight He'd { smoker
wan no way c'u'd help it. fer.
Judas Priest! | knew dunn well they
want single one Of them air British
crs c'ud stan fore i'm. Thet air
mis'able spIndlin' devil tol' We bout
Teller ct he'd the women-he stud back
O Ray. He'd his hand up lux tibet.
Fight he says. n they got t work
N the crowd begun t jam up n holer
The big Teller he come ct Ray es eff he
wus goin t cut him in tew Ray he
TUX it easy n rassled the sword of the
big chap round m round es eff il wus
tied { hisn. Fust | knew he med
quick lunge n pricked i'm n the arm
Big chap was a leetle shy then. Did
nj come up t. the scratch es smart n
sassy IS he'd orter. Ray went efter
i'm hammer m tongs. Thet air long
slim waist O hisn swayed n bent luk
a stalk o. barley. He did lux joe
miehtyful han 'some-wish Z We c'u'd
a seen i'm tibet air night Hair wus
jest es shiny es gold n the light
them candles. He ID feint, an t other
d dodge. Judas Priest! seemed so he
put the pint 0 the sword all over tibet
air big cuss. Cu'd a. killed i'm
dozen times, but see he did Mt want
{ dew it. Keep prickin i'm ev'ry
lunge n druv i'm Off the boards-tum-
hled i'm head over heels int the crowd
Them air devils threw up their hats
n stomped n hollered powerful. es ef |
I were mighty fun t see a man cut t |
pieces. Wall they TUX up another
man. quicker n the fust, but he wan /
nowhere near S big n cordy Want |
only one crack o the swords in tibet |
air fight. Could MT hardly say jack !
Robinson fore the cuss he'd fell. RAY |
hurt him bad. / guess, for they he'd t. |
pick i'm up n carry i'm off LUX baby |
Guess the boy see t he he'd a good |
many to lick, n he'd MT better waste |
no power a-foolin'. All L once thet air |
iow-lived, spindlin', mis'able devil be /
come { the edge O. the platform n
belt up his hand Soon s they stopped |
yellin' he says: Gentlemen he says, |
sorry { tell We thet the man fer the |
next bout hes got away. We left him |
securely fastened up n the fust cham
Der. Have he'd the building searched, |
but amt able t find him. He must I
hev gone down the slide. | am sorry /
to say We hev no more Yankees. If !
this man fights any more it will hev
t be Britisher tibet goes ag'in' i'm.
is there a volunteers?
Ray he runs up n says suthin' 1
right n his ear. Could MT hear whut
t wus. Did n set we'll r other teller /
he flew mad n Ray he fetched i'm /