The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-18

compelled halt tna might lie do"h
and recover akative mood, and neither was
Dixon Both seemed wish be alone. Our
what shattered Not either Of had great doubt to
the success undertakings for each had thrown his lite
too often balance be worried about little thing like
that best when under extreme excitement or great
stress feeling have their relax and to gro"
faint No took the life aor but that he regretted so
doing it matters the provoaton the circumstances
not much the killing but the necessity for iteven II man
knows that which he does Others others would do unto him
eagerly and quickly We gave and took the same chances
tried to Sleep bat could not even doze Dixon rallied at me
about nv weakness better than in every respect
and he knew despondency.
We dfted about days. guided alone by the for in all
those days single The could not give us
anv information and if they could We began
at their nsolent talk everlasting abuse We could not have
been anv more alone been guilty of ALT rascal
v Shermans Dixon being more patient man. took 1t
GOOD naredv but grown tired of being forever accused OF
and logged doing that which others guilty o and
often fired back the felt at times about the women
as felt about the Romanshat all the women mad ouV one
neck I'd like the wringng of it.
In the pine forest there thousand roads
and led anywhere After travelling and retraeng our steps
nearly one whole dav in those ec woods roads,
we came to choppers cabn which there were Iour
great sawa girls After lot of cha and goodnatured badger
ing got gentle enough talk but they knew nothing ou
that Uncle lived about five miles towards the clearing NOV"
"0n1o"
these girls certainly the limit Some would tell us turn TO
nr RIGHT al certain points, and others would No you
don-to the left owing the they standing While
talking We forced to make virtue OF necessity ana we
made two of the sners rudge along with us the tive miles to
Uncle Louis when reached that worthy-a great pot
belled puddingheaded gavk-e knew less han ne girls AoSe
two girls jawed us unmerctuuy
After leaving Uncle Louis Travelled and We came OUT
at lasstruck clearing de along which ran settle
ent road there being fence between and the clearing we
were in GOOD humo and rotted along blsky to reacn
a habaton before nghtfa It was late in the evening hen
neglected to state that had grown entirely unci7zed
as we were still gallant enough dmount and lead our nore
ha these bellies the pine forest showed us the way TO ne
1nuconored We kind enough too to oHer 1ne
w horses TO ride while we their SIDE This they
grly refused.
While we we're going along the road OF the clearing not
ing there was than Shermans army save possibly
Uncle Louis startled by the stern command F1a1
and found looking down the muze OF ha dozen oou
bbarreed shot guns side Of the road These we're IN
the hands of as many With threatening looks and an
w voc thew ordered us dismount and surrender Three
kept Us covered with guns while the others took our arms
and hiched horses.
We took the situation as great joke first and laughed at our
atmev butn the citizens meng but the ola genUee
were hghv wrought One Of the yough LOOKING ola
man. seemed to leader As gathered from their talk ne n
d ten or fifteen miles below and had been burned out Few
dav BEFORE and horses and cattle aken and ne now was III
an nolv humor He had nearly been caught hms so ne ao
and he vowed the his neck would nave oee
oken OH he was fearful mood and he was right III Tor
haneng Us on spot against anything out
oke and begged him to hear sorthat we could explain
that we we're Conedera Union oders had been on
secret MISSION had accomplished and were now on our way 10
@ onr command This seemed make him. if anything more
angry than before.
will ALWAYS believe old citizens would have shot us COW"
without warming had the heart to be the hrst TO pun
the trigger on two unsuspecng boys they hanged u.s. all
would be equally cuabe had sense enough to kno" na'
onH not do to beg for lives for this would be confession
of guilt Our only hope with the to seek 10 con-
~ +ba bv argumen and did with the earnestness OF
trained lawyer them they wrong IN their suspicious
that we could convince South Croan and II tney
took orr lives our blood would be forever their hands Inc
other old gentlemen seemed to be disposed to listen to u.s. Du the
leader declared they only losing time by pareng WIFI U.s.
The old gentlemen many questions about the STATE gov
representatives. etc.