Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-08

hssrrardice,. anu anu men, but would go
gu bis teIIo" ov 10 avoid women:
tasuo mt Of his va time in Kentucky, as
n,r"s. there calIS If the South, when the
! - a. other pa" al men was severely testea,
e. rourage o. p~ToasfdantiaI election OF looo
pTnnring the voted UiUG U0ce, ana OF
y ~ IN KentuCmc' expected that John Harris
sgrse, every y the woods, as ne was as, kh Iin
.gali take s5rk AboIitionist anu Inc 0' A
b be 5"I in the whole COUNT inoyffansive man
oh nan Iabn - was quiet , Inolr seemed to
= great re- +o resent, many insults
w. the couI% t5Ion him when his anti
1srs heap teo,,ants we're known. .oco
s,,rsrr statelItSiial election day of 1850 was
The memola;GtooTn7 was very great and
! :si1g ran n's had 10 approach the cleo
Tbe voter II call out the name-elther
nm table sadLnG,enrfdge, Bell or Lincoln
TsagIaS, 2a desired to cast his vote. Inc
i1r FhOl .b n[ was surr0unded by nuoo ol
sesion. ta r,en and election BUNS. :,
isp:fs'22 Harris at the apPointeo houi was IL
Jo8 8o.d ~ to cast his vote ia+oDse and some
The exclIelL lLoo+ him if he dared to vote
.srsatened u His npighbors could scarcely
m Lincoln ayae when they saw the
aleye tn5i -ttonifng calmly in line, ap-
coward baeding their threats.
arently lo' I'D Them that voting was
He haa W" md that he intended to cast
a.rel out! a." If death should be the result.
bis vote 1obn reached the voting tapie
Fhel mot nof less than five or SIX pistols
t1ss Wi al him and he was asatP peu
u1ed t d. Id die if he voted the BLACK Re
. ..Slean ticket. -. +boir threats and
He mercy I'D vote although he died in
be act Giving his name in full he was
After 5l'I ,,s,ai 0uestfon-"WhO do you
a;Eed l I1s He rpDIted. I vote for Abraham
lincoln. moment James Wilson. who was
Al ,I,i General Rousseau's Union scout
sieFF"tto his feet and said, Il am Demo
SPA Ials and the first man who attempts TO 90
das a to Iohn Harris is dead man.
HI In5n voted, and instead OIL turning al1 n
3ol Milling out of the room, he walked
and E VAN holding large knife in each
t&ESal IPfIo lanes Wilson covered the
haa nth doubled barrel shot gun.
'b1a' b,n, element was paralyzed with as
TOE Jun Nat a word was spoken for
NasH .u1n Tohn Harris went to his home
Sl ,,o o4e Going to his room, he threw
e-a,njf down on the bed and cried like
l .s5 The psychic condition which pos
tl al1d him was now gone, and his coward
Ss sgain controlled MIN.
.. tho tenth of June, 1861, there gath
IN Wv large crowd of people near Russell
s an. Kantncky to feast upon roasted OK,
VA :, hear speeches from Humphry, Mar
s an and others advocating secession.
'' T,nv npoDIe were ignorant OF the pur-
~, +"I n tbe meeting and were out for a
l g,5i Fl fine aud among that number was
Jhn Harris 49,,
voc already a great gathering OF people
,,oant Martial was on the stand de-
Tmncing the Northern people,, and urged
jnmodiatp secession Above him foated
he Stars and Bars. the emblem OF seces-
sor 1obn and one of his cousins were
seated upon a log listening to the speech
a when in the distance was heard the
hating of drums and whistling of a fife.
Trocpssi0n of sons of Southern plant
sr approached carrying aIoft the Stars and
P,rs and trailing in the dust the Stars
nd StrDqs AT the sight of the latter John
turned pale and trembled like a leaf.
As they came nearer, Johns face flushed,
bis eyes sparkled and springing to his feet
he grasDed the Stars and Bars and in an
Instant tore it into shreds.
CONSERVATION seized the whole crowd and
nsnts. But soon there was an outburst of
wrath from every tongue, and they ad-
yalced upon him for the purpose of aveng-
hg the insult to the Confederate flag.
XIII the Abolutionist; hang the Black Re-
Trblcan shouted the now Infatuated mob.
John Immediately backed out from the mob
some distance but soon saw that he was
surrounded, and there was no escape. He
stopped down and picked up a club and
begun to strike every man in reach. His
blows with the club we're so powerful that
several were knocked senseless to the earth
before he was overcome.
Finally he was taken by the mob and in
few moments a rope was around his neck
and he was dragged until he was uncon-
SouS The rope was lOOsened and he be-
gan to breathe and when he was able to
stand his hands and feet were tied to a
small Sapling growing near.
Then consultation was held as to
whether Or not they should burn him. On
account of his having two brothers who
we're SPcessiouists and who had already en-
listed in the Confederate Army, it was
deemed best not TO torture him with fire.
With fendish ingenuity they spread syrup
NE Of which the woods were full.
During all this time not a groan was
aaFo from John. The day waned and the
lo2.e enjoyed themselves as only Ken
aAanS can Not a mOuthful of water
s vas given him, and the flies swarmed over
US lace and hands like bees.
Two men stood guard to prevent anyone
s noa relieving his suIerings. When night