The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-01

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sherir ordered me out 10 saw wood. 4
refused. He cursed aud riH'cd bnt
smiled at him He 0uHlb said TINT -
wouldn't work | shouldn't eat He
stopped my ratious ON me for three
days. and theu ! got word out TO a
lawyer and begau suit for damages,
He took counsel. and to bis great sur.
prise he learned that prisoner was
not obliged TO even sweep the cOrridOr
He had been sheriff for ten yenrs and
didn't know that
Like Money From Home.
"well. the suit didut come on. Tie
paid me $50 aud my lawyer as much
more to withdraw II. and for The rest
Of my thirty days he was like Il father
TO me. He was n deceiver, however.
When my time was up he escorted me
to the front door aud gave me the
boot
did thank him for It? Not auy.
! had money. aud swore out war.
rant for assault and battery, aud the
sheriff was fined $40 and costs. ! don't
think he has recovered tsom his
ama2ement yet. | was next going for
the constable who had arrested me fdI
stealing, but had changed the charge
70 vagrancy, when he came to me and
begged or.
"And the rest of the timeg oh.
WIS with the farmers Winter Is the
farmers easy time. you know. 7
shoveled snow, split wood aud told
evening tales. When night came we
would gather around the sitting room
stove. with n pitcher of cider aud a
pan OF popcorn haudy. aud | would lie
TO the family. Yes. IL was lying. but
ten times more interesting 10 thcm
than the truth was never In AZ.
ri.a. but would tell of cannibals. Gle.
plants, lions aud gorillas Why. mau,
ryc felt goose flesh on my own body
while telling OF my awful struggle
with n gorilla or my feelings when the
canuibals had mo ready TO roast.
81 was never NJ sea. but could tell
Of shipwrccks and loucly Islands 10
beat Robinson CrusOe all TO shuces.
Ny yarn OF being uGoat for seven days
on n spar without food or water made
the women sob and tho old men wipe
away the tears. My tale of being two
years on an island IN the China sea
and finding n cave OF gold there just
made the listeners mouths water. II
they had n map of the world in the
house | pointed out the very island,
Households Held by Tales.
81 was never in state prison as
visitor or convict. but had tale to
tell. II was about my arrest and trial
because I happened to resemble anoth-
or man and about my sentence for
twenty years for msuslaughter Then
came such incidents of barbarty on
the part OF the warden and turnkeys
that IL made my own blood run cold.
Lie? Why. it was the slickest. sleek
est kind, where the real truth would
have been kicked out doors.
81 made one or two little mistakes
before | got settled down. For In
stance. | went TO a spelling school Win
family. was chosen as Que Of the
contestants and not only spelled tho
whole school down. but the school
teacher With II. II was an uuwisi
thing TO do. The teacher backed by
seven or eight big boys. pitched into
me. and I got n mauling.
Then there WIS a widow whose sol
ran away years aud years ago.
shouldn't have thought Of deceivinp
her ~ she hadn't started out 20 de
ceive herself. She at first thought
looked like her dear Benny. Then she
was sure of It. Then ! must come "a
the house as the prodigal son. Fol
two weeks was her long lost all
right. and ! bad the best OF every
thing. Then she noticed that didn'i
sit down with n grunt. as Benny used
10. and that didn't crave for vinegar
as he used 10. and in day or two
moro was told to skate cut Of that.
Adventure With Widow.
There was a widow who fell in lov'
with me. Don't smile. She weighed