New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-15

The night was as dark as a stack o black cats xn
savin' is Thar wasn't no noises, but the sound - ~,
feet and now and then the squall Of a scroocb t
When they'd travelled for three hours the old Wv wi
she led the doctor in a deep, black cove; and una
they'd drawed up at a very small log cabin tho, "e
been used for moonshinn purposes not 50 Iona aa'
the old woman she raped the dooracn' WIZ a'Tt
bony fist.
dts me-" she says. "Open the door,
Thayer heerd deep groan o misery comm g.,
the inside o. the cabin; then he heerd man ST. a.Oa
acrost the floor, take down bar, and stagger bag
"Jest 90 right in,' says the old woman, and nusI
the door open for the doctor But she stays outds
DR. Thave walked in Thar wasn't no fire 81
light but the light O the lantern he carried He s
that several pieces o old co'es was a LAWN here zen
thar on the floor also some cean-picked shote ~.
bones; then he seen that the doubled-up fgger 81
man was lawn on pile O leaves in one corner o,,
room. Doc he walks over to his patient. 1t WASH,
nobody else but Copperhead Sewers hsself! And !.
Copperhead's right hand he held his big navy men
Ieveied at the doctor Afore he was ordered 10 dos
Thayer raised his hands, with the lantern in one Of EN-
ASH hain't got nothn to shoot with, and not eve,
n pocket knife says the doctor "this is all unne
sary Git up here he says, "and sarch me- if you don't
Comprehend he crawls slow and painful like over B,
Thayer and feels through his clocs. not 6ndr;
nothin' at all in the shape Of anything to fight witt
Then he groans in his misery o the irnards and si
eva
on Thayer, and still keeps his pistol lady
"Sav.,' he fnlly says, "yOu're gon to doctor NJ
whether YOU want to not Yarb remedies jest won,
help me- And if you want to die, jest you make cre
move that don't suit mel
"Shore III treat YOU replies Doc, o setn' the hu
tern on a clost-by shelf He then draps to the focr
with his medicine case atween his knee
@Has somebody tried to pizen you: he axes
eyes grunts Copperhead, a lookin like he was
about 10 die and holdin his free hand on his belt
H. 4, +t,a+-i l-f .r.fo T. n
loe he says "and Tone he tried his hand at gttin ne
out o the way by the pzen route. Doc visit NAV
die and 20 10 torment in another minute If hahn. the
sckest man you ever seen in all o yore lie swar
feel like I'd ct couple o rattlesnaNcs and dozen q,
50 o green lizards Now I'm a goin 70 give you until
dinnertime tomor to git me sound and well agin and
if YOU haint done it in that time you never do l.
and so I'm a goin' TO shoot you as dead as doonal
Is thar he says anything about that what you don't
Jest edzactly understands:
81 think not, answers the doctor. 81 j do my bei
for you
And with that he pretended not 20 notice the BIZ
navy pistol Sewers still held with its muzze towards
him, and reached for Sewers pulse then he looked
cost at Sewers eyes and tongue This done, he begun
% fdgetin around amongst his powders and pills
After seectin what he wanted, he called TO the Oh
woman, who was standin' outside as 9r, Of gyari
TO bring him a gill O water, and got II in gouTi
Then he mixed the medicine in the water and passed
the gourd over TO Copperhead
Drink this, Mr.. Sewers he says.
Copperhead he leans for'aris and takes he gourd
his free hand. al the time with due attention to his
navy pistol But he don't drink the ne.,ne. He sets
thar, plumb white in the face from the misery inside
him. and eyes DR.. Thayer with them thar mean eyes
o. his. Then he hands the dose back % the doctor
"You drink this yorcsclf, he orders aosin the Old
navy to'ard5 Thaycr threat. 81 ham @ goin 70 Re
q nappin'. what | haint, You've done made yore bragi
about yore brains YOU see.
The doctor he took the gouri and ,hroaci what was
in II down his throat without the least Do. hesatn
which proved TO Copperhead that the doctor hadn't
been a tryin' no trick.
~Now fix me up another dose, and oa- o the same
bottles says Sewers. and please remember that
know which bottles il was
Thayer smiles and obeys. The bad nan takes the
gourd. groanS, drinks the medicine, and gr5ans agn
Then he LAYS down on his back but he shore don't lose
- I for over, "a Second