The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-11-02
Other Days
General Sto1ewaH
Continued From Last Week.
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By this time it was showing and
sleeting together very hard. My
friend acting as spokesman, asked if
we could get shelter for the night,
and the old man pulled his long
white woolly beard you are well
come he said to such as we have;
have just settled here, you under
stand: Come right in!
There was only two rooms, the
kitchen being used as dining room
and also as sleeping apartment for
the old mali and his wife In the
living room were two beds, one he
said was kept for visitors, his son
used the other when at home.
We offered them our game. but
they would only accept the squirrels
nd quail; however, they would
dress the turkey for us. 1t was not
long before we were called to sup
per- an old fashioned Southern sun
per with quail on toast. just such a
meal as southern aunty knows how
to serve. Everything seasoned to
perfection-I can taste it yet.
Supper over we repaired to the
sitting or living room wherein was
fireplace with bright fire burning;
here we lighted our pipes as it was
not against the rules of the house,
and had just began to realize what
real comfort there actually was in
good after supper smoke.
But consider our great surprise,
just at this moment, to see large
double -shouldered coal black negro
who appeared to be about thir-
ty-fipe or forty years of age, push
open the door and stepin. His face
and head were one mass of long
woolly hair, and the whites of his
eyes looked like two&ig cotton boles.
He carried a long rifle on his shoul-
j der, while from a holster buckled
around his loins showd the butts OF
two A. six shooters. Our presence
seemed to scare him just about as
bad as his appearance affected US.
The old man called him Judas Iscar-
lot. and the old woman called him
son. He and his mother went into
4 the kitchen and we could hear them
talking low, and thought we caught
mischief in the air. We could hear
him say that he had tracked them,
and that seven others would join him
in killing them before light. He
hung to his rifle and six shooters in
the house as though he durst not let
them go.
By this time it was nearly mid
night and the Colonel and Istepped
out into the night air and held a
short interview, both of us believing
from what we had heard that some
thing might be doing before morn
ing light for it was then pitch dark
and showing. 1t was agreed that
we would take it turn about in keep
ing watch through the night. The
Colonel being soldier proposed
that we both retire without showing
: our true feelings to our host, but
leaving our clothing intact save onr
boots and coats. | was to keep
first watch while my friend slept.
On entering the house the old man
showed us our bed, bid us good Dight
and went to his couch in the kitchen.
There was log fire in the fire.
place, therefore our room was light.
We were soon in bed as formerly
agreed with our Colts" ready for
action should it be necessary. The
Colonel was soon sound asleep and
so was to all appearance, when in
camel udas Iscariot from the kitchen
and sat down before the fire, rifle in
his hand. He placed it across his
knees and examined his six shooters.
His seat was in such position, as
TO be able to look right in our direc-
tion. Finally he stood up and slip
ped toward the front door, reached up
s and took down double barrel shot
gun, putting up his rifle. He took the
! shot gun to the fire and carefully
examined it. Then glancing towards
our bed thought we were both asleep
and began slipping towards us with
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