Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-06-30

o. Two la S.hf4RG1ES lie People t0k<
We were rroLeI - nslrsiess and purse
proud. dad said tho only thing We
needed 10 MAKE the trip success vas
TO run over somebody lie said nearly
all the American automobile tourists
In Europe had killed somebody and
had been Obliged to settle and sup
port family or two In France o.
Italy. and they were prouder of Il than
they would be II they endowed uni
versity. or built church. and he said
he trusted our chauffeur would not be
too careful In running through the
country. but would ut least cripple
aome one.
Well. just before We got 70 Nice. and
darkness was settling down On tie
road. the chauffeur blew his horn.
there was Q scream that would raise
hair on Horace Gree.ey's head. the su-
tomobile stopped. and there was .
bundle OF dusty cid clothes. with IN
old woman done up In them. and we
jumped out and lifted her MP. and there
wo were, the woman In q faint. the
peasants gathering around M with
scythes and rakes and clubs. demand
Ing our lives. The bloody-faccd wom-
ON was taken into home. the crowd
held US. until finally Q doctor came.
and after examining the woman said
she might I've. but II would be tight
squeeze. We wanted to so on. but We
didn't want to be cut open with .
ufh n ca An ~ hn AA
was the husband Of the woman. came
out with q gun. dad got down On his
knees and tried to say . prayer. the
Dakota man held up both hands IKE II
was a stage being held up. and cried.
Finally the chauffeur said, In broken
English. that the husband would set
tie for $500. because he could pay
the funeral expenses. get another wife
for half the money and have some
thing left to lay up for Christmas
As the mans gun was pointed at dad.
he quit praying and gave up the
money and agreed to send $50 q
month for IL years. until the oldest
child was OF age.
Well. we got away, alive. got into
Nice, and the chauffeur started back
and we cab.ed home for money to be
sent to Geneva, Switzerland. But.
say; you have not heard the sequel
A story that has q sequel is always
the. best. and hope to die II the po-
lice OF Nice didn't tell US that We we're
buncoed by that old woman and that
the chauffeur was IN the scheme and
got part OF dads money. The way
they DO Il is to walt TIL dark. and then
roll the woman In the dust aad put
some red ink on her face. and she pre-.
terds to be ruR over. and the Doctor
Is hired by the month. and they average
$500 night. playing that game on AN
tomobile tourists from America. After
the woman Ia run over every night
and the money is collected and the
victims have been allowed to 90 on
their way. the whole community gath
ers at the hGnse Of ths injured WON.
an and they have a celebration ard q
dance, and probably cur chaffeur goi
back TO the houae That night In time
to enjoy the celebration I sur: ose
thousands of Americans are pAyins
money for filing people that never
got a scratch.
Say. we think In America that w
have plenty OF ways to rob the ter Ger
foot. but they give rS cards and spades
and little casino and beat US ever
time. Dad wanted TO hire hack and
70 back and finish ihat Old woman
with an ak. bocausc be aaid he had 4
ccrrse coming TO him. bat the pnIies
told him he consd be arrested FOL
Thinking murder. I'D tsaf fs was I
san~~~o.s MN md that thew Womb
give him II hours 10 get or ~ france
and So we bought tlcbets for Swi.zcv
land though wa. 10 ca-c here FOL
DON'T tnnw oniv dad said Il vas Z
rep-h';r 80 Auo-sca -rE he tex
to breathe the ern~ ~ NJ mnssntain.
Wei. anvhndv can have swlts~rsans
- teA~ wan. n. 1t,l cell NV satas
est cheap TAs srst fhrss As~s IN
worn .e-r erarvhof- ws~tss us 20 n
n,t or ths lake s-'s ~ ne the mos
bsan.i:nl !ase IN the world. ara "