The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-17

Bob "but If this was nmru parts
poisoned If Wouldn't yararm the little fagot in rale earnest
joyful haunlvcrsary Of his wfes death and fire
that the whole blooming country know what little
east It Isl Sit you down Bob glass Help Yourself
This is what to do" And he forthwith related his
scheme the morning Robins and Plum
They smoked hard and roarcd out in great pals OF laughter
little ship the Tom Bowling not
may supposed very formidable sanng There is no
doubt that Soper the hold heard these wild shouts of laughter
which the mulng bulkead and his terrors would
him. may be that he lay in the
bacess hardening those hod notes Of ncrrment he feared
perapred exceedingly.
o'clock morning the Tom Bowling
was got under way and when all hands had oaased Joe
Wcslake took the tCr and Plum Robins and Tuck went to
work construct the machinery for the retired sors execution
They filed big tub with water ana covered It loosely with
tarpau Close this tub they placed three legged stool
Alongside upon deck tar bucket with tar
brush sticking in it. They also procured and placed beside
this tar bucket piece of rough iron hoop At the time hat
these preparations etcd the cutter was running
through the Warp which is some little distance past the More
light The river had wdened into the aspect of an ocean ana
the craft the stretched boundess and
blue as the horizon of the Pacific.
They opened the tailor deck Need
less he had slept wink all night Who accustomed
TO feather bed could snatch even ten minutes sleep when ms
couch Thames ballast? soes ewes were boodhot and his
hagsard He looked intellectually grmy and for
orn ana Bob Robins felt for the little creature TIL he
recOeced sudden the mans reason for letting off his
Tuck took the hem and old Joc with solemn coun
ennncc and slow gait rolled forward to where tie apparatus was
stationed, -
Now you your fae2 he exclaimed lifting up his cSes
though he behcld with dangling from the mast
head "and since good Of cauonns corpse why
kind assembled aboard this craft to witness the eXeeuon OF my
upon you night heard that the Of your
wifcs death dunno I'm whether such practice wouldn't
criminal and worthy Of fearfuler pun
the shooting mans flag and degrading the
honor OF it But to more ud only be awastng of breath
My lads do your duty
Robins, with powerful graspcd the tailor who shrked
murder and struggled hard Ills struggles were as the hroes
convulsons in the teeth of cat He was
dumped down the three legged stool In instant Plum
brush and picking the piece of
hoop scrapcd little Sopcs checks til the aher
Then lifting his leg he tilted the stool.
Sppcr fell backward TO the arpaun which, yielding
weight him into the They left him
awhile then pulled him out and him forward
the head they him to the windass till
should somewhat dried him,
long the had time comfort the shiveng
Hene bay had hove into sight The helm
shifted close into land they
her TO- while Plum and Robins got the boat
then dropped the side into the boat
pulled landed him
standing for the leaving
the tailor the Heme bay beach forty miles
a farthing in his pocket
This the historic incident Thames desire 10
from the oblivion that many greater
matters Mr. Soper his ahors when
somewhat health
the Whitecnpe in laying his
the moderate Of $50 Williams for the
defendant cotendcl that the plaintiff treatment
which he had brought himself Judge hearing
improperly IN loading, defendant Westlake
had retaaed too severely but under the
should award only 10 damages without costs. =