The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-30

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the first jump the reins frightened and
bound Wesse's arms fast and he could
not git his hands outen his pockets to
save his life. There he was, setting up
high on the seat, Sound hand and foot.
as YOU might say, and as pale as deth,
while the horses was tearing down
Main street as hard as they could
tear.
Hen Westhersby, Our enterprising
storekeeper, saw them coming, but he
didn't know the horses was running
of. When the team went past hckelyl
split, Hen he SAYS, What's your
hurry, Wes-ennybody sick?" I amt
in no hurry" yelled Wes; ''it's the
horses" Then Hen knowed something
was wrong Widow Skinner happened
to be crossing Main street 10 borrow
Mrs. Gookin's flatiron, and when she
seen the horses coming she started 20
run and sprained her ankle and fell
into the ditch, and as a result she'll
be laid up for a week or two. Bill
Hepburn. orr talented blacksmith, had
Seth Simmin's buggy lacked up out
in the road in front Of his blacksmith
shop putting on a new tire, and the
front wheel of the runaway team
caught behind a wheel OF that buggy
and carried il right along for a hun
dred yards, smashing the buggy until
II wasn't good for nothing except
kindling wood Bill, who was standing
near the buggy, was struck and
knocked flat on his back. This made
Bill awful mad and he Jumpt up and
grabd a nine-pOund sledge and
started after the team, but soon got
outen breath and had to give up the
chase. Bill said afterwards if he had
of caught up to Yves he would of beat
his brains ont like as not for SIGH
reckless driving.
In the meantime Wes' team run over
Gid Smaley's bull pup and killed It,
which Gid bought only last week from
Jared Hooker down to Snake Bend,
paying him Is cts. for the pup. At the
lower end of town IVES team met
Ranse Smiley, our milk & cream col
/ lectOr. RanSe was driving into Bing-
+ vile with load of milk and cream
and IVES teanl-run into him and there
was a loud crash Ranse's wagon was
upset and badly damaged. The milk
and cream cans was all knocked out
and busted open and most all the milk
and cream run out into the road. Yves
was also throwd often the seat and
drug By the reins for Is yds. or more,
skinning up his face until nobody
would scarcely know him. Then the
reins broke and Yves team run on
over the hill and out OF sight.
About this time Mrs. Dewberry,
+. Hanks mother, come on the run for
/. Doc Livermore, saying that Hank had
been shot accidental while cleaning his
shotgun and FOR Doc TO come as quick
as he could because Hank was dying.
1 Doc was Just getting ready to drive
over to Snake Bend to see ST Hem
mingway. who has pneumonia, and he
asked Mrs. Dewberry if it wouldn't
do jest as well when he got back She
said il wouldn't, so Doc he took his
surgery tools and started. He found
Hank in bed, moaning and groaning
awful and saying that he was a goner.
Doc Liyermore examined Hank very
careful from head 10 heels and couldn't
find a scratch on him. Doc then give
it in his opinion that the load charge
OF shot had missed Hank. but Doc said
if Hank had any doubts about it. he
would go ahead and probe for the
shot, or amputate or do anything he
could to relieve him. Hank stopped
| groaning and set up in bed and told
Doc he needn't mind because he felt
better already
Doc then went out and examined
the spot where the tragedy occurred
and he found where the shot had went
into the jamb OF the front door aud
not into Hank at all, Hank was SO
bad skeered that he just simply
thought he was shot, that was all.
Yves found his team half way tc
the county seat The, tailgate OF the
wagon come out going up Teck's Hill
and after that he could track then
by the apples in the road
Hank says he didn't know the gun
/ was loaded