The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-12-04

GIRL FLYING ACBO8S YIELD WIFE u
BULL N CHASE"
grew stale after awhile. As usual
thing there are drawbacks to the be-
ole business. You 80 up like rocket
md come down like n barrel OF sand.
Zone day six or seven years ago a.
was taking in the scenery along an In
diana highway saw a horse and buggy
approaching on the gallop. There were
4 man and woman In the buggy. and
the woman was screaming and the
man laying the whip on the horse. II
was Don Quixo;e TO the rescss. ] saw
that the female was being abducted.
and when the outfit came along !
sprang fr the horse. caught the bride.
and after being dragged twenty rods
brought him to n halt The man ut
once leaped out aud disappeared In the
woods. aud tho woman tainted away.
Don Quixote brought water and ~
vived her and babe her look upon her
self as rescued aud then drove her to
her home. three miles away. She didn't
say much en- route. She didn't praise
u.
On the contrary. she was no sooner
home than she turned on me and gave
me Ats and threatened me with all
manner Of caiamities. ! was driven
away In disgrace. and II was emily
when reached the next farmhouse
that the mystery was solved. The 70
male was o widows romantic widow.
She had vowed that she wouldn't mar
~ the man with her unless abducted.
He came and abducted her. she want
ed him to. Her yelling was simply
pretense. In making q hero of myself
I had Interrupted "a marriage. and she
was AZ mad as a wet hen about Il
The man who had escaped from the
buggy sent q constable after me. charg-
ing me with an attempted holdup. and
I was arrested and given three months
In jail as suspicious character.
Again in Connecticut about O'Clock
one afternoon ] came along to q farm
to hear q womsH's screams and 10 sse
q girl dying across feid with q bull
In chase. Over sthe highway feacs
went Don QuixotS. with q rock In his
hand. aud ~ ] csrt In between the Girl
and the bovine Iithrew the rock and
knocked q horn Oh and checked the
pursuit Then several things result.
Cd. The bull turned out TO BE- an am.
bling OF. The GIL screamed for help.
Her father and hired man came run
ming. ana ! was set upon and given an
ot1 fs~lskou~d I,,.r,as<f.. e,..x - a
was finished yonng man came Gun
ming op. and then the girl fell upon
his shoulder with an 'Oh. Dickr
hsw He Figured u Out.
II figured 4S-out that night a I Iay
under q hayssask three miles away.
The girl put up q Job for the old or
TO chase her. She wanted her lover 70
rescue her. He was slow In catching
on. and ! cut In ahead OF him. Aot
only spoiled her plot. but knocked a
horn Oh the pursuer. and the father
looked upon me 40 villain
Instead of hero. I carried two black
eyes for a month. but felt that 4 de-
served thapa
Il got into a Maryland village one
day TO tind the people NIL agog over the
mysterious disappearance OF Young
lacy from her home. She had goue out
for a walk the day before and had
failed to return had no sooner ap-
peared than suspicion was fastened
upon als - q matter Of course. For
I had been at work for q.
farmer for the last three DAYS, and,
upon bic being communicated with by
telephone be cleared me Of any charpa.
was then ordered to move bn. and !
won't. Two miles away turned, into
The woods to take nap. but had not
fallen asleep when man came along
md dug q grave not I've rods away.
He had . big bundle with him and
buried Il. Il was the body Of the niss. |
ng giri. a course.
when the man had suoothsd The
pave over and departed I made q bolt !
~ - ~ Village AID teld ~ newl /.