The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-13

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than drew forsh q big plug Of tobacco and
took chew. The old man aud the woman
fastsnsd their eyes upon that tobasOO and
aaAad me 10 eive them some % u.
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filed thslF pipes with u and at down BY
the firs and smoked. never cav moFv con-
tentment expressed upon the facs % q
human being than that shown by thcae two
old people while thsy, sat there smohine'
.1n q" hour SE,' o aO' 60 s,ssS my arrival q bls
strapping young fellow snteFvd the shaq9
and was Introduced 10 him a. The old
couples son. A little later on anbthes
young fellow came In o ] was told that he
was alao their SOD.
ins aroused, but ] did not say anything TO
indicate that ! vas alarmed. Both OF the
young mon asked me for some tobo0co, i
gave them hberal chs'vs and SONS In addi..
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old couple and these two men for an hour
or two when I heard the strains OF o violin.
/ looked In the direction whence the
sounds came and saw sleht shining through
the trees. The old man saw my glance and
be said:
have TO sleep with Thorn tonight
sWhen the time came to Ietife i went
over TO tho spot where the other light was
shining. / found eleven mon and two
women In O little log cabin. Bunks we're
arranged around the room for their 40
commodation.
IT did not receive O very warm greeting
from them, but when they found that ]
had q good supply Of tobacco they warmed
up to me considerably. The mon sat
around and ohewed and annexed until
nearly midnight. I was not molested and
next morning l rode away from the camp Of
the outlaws unframed.
Not long afterward Ave Of the Willis
brothers showed up at old man Loman's. on
the Colorado River. They were captured at
that place and brought to Austin. They
were placed In the ghardhouse here n I
went around to have o look at them.
"They quickly recognized me and told
me that they had intended killing me while
I was at their catnp In the cedar hrekes, but
that / treated them DO well TO tobacco that
they decided to Lat me of. They had been
out Of tobacco for several weeks and their
craving for the weed was almost Undesirable,
they said. I relieved their sufi ering in that
particular, temporarily ct least, and they
showed their gratitude by spartns my
life"