The Jasper news., 1921-09-08

them ana slowed fhem awty "a ths
top ~ his haymow with q pair Of buff
faio skins suppose they got some
sleep there. went into the house 10
breakfast and while l ate Brimstead
told me about his trip. HIe children
were there. They looked clean and
decent. He lived In q log cabin little
further up the road. Mrs. Peasley'n
sister waited on me. She is 4 fat ana
cheerful looking lady, very light COM
piected. Her hair Is red---like tomato
ketchup. Looks to me likely, stout
armed, good-hearted woman who can
do lot OF hard work. She can see
Joke and has an answer handy every
| time.s
For details Of the remainder OF the
historic visit Of Samson Trayior 10 the
home OF John Peasley we are Indebted
to letter from John to his brother
Charles. dated February 21. 1882 In
this he says:
''We had gone out to the barn and
Brimstead and l were helping Mr..
Traylor hitch up his horses. All Of q
sudden two men came riding up the
road at g, fnst trot and turned In and
come straight toward us and pulled up
1'by the wagon. One OF them was q
slim, red-cheeked young feller about
twenty-three years old. BE wore top
boots and spurs and broad-brimmed
black hat and gloves and a fur waist
coat and purity linen. He loked at the
tires Of the wagon and said; That's
the one we've followed
(which o. you is Samson Traylorf
he asked.
~ am said Traylor.
"The young feller jumped on his
horse and tied him to the fence. Then
he went up to Traylor and said:
"'What did you do with my niggers,
you dirty suckerr
Men from Missouri hated the ILL.,
nois folks them days and called 'em
Suckers.
HaInt you q little reckless, young
fellerT Traylor said. as cool as Gu
eumber. He stood up nigh the barn
door, which Brlmstend had closed
after we backed the wagon out.
"The young felIer stepped close to
the New Salem man and raised his
whip for blow. Quick as lightnin'
Traylor grabbed him and threw him
ag'in the barn door, keewhaeki He
hit so hard the boards bent and the
whole barn roared and trembled. The
other feller tried to get his pistol out
of its holster, but Brimstead, who
stood beside him, grabbed IT. and
got his hoss by the bits and we both
held on. The young Teller lay on the
ground shakin' as II he had the ague.
Ye never see a man so spylt In sec
ond. Traylor picked him up. His right
arm was broke and his face anc Shout
der bruised some. Ye'd thought .
steam engine had biowed up while he
was putin wood in It. He was kind
o. limp and the mad had leaked out O.
him.
"T reckon better fnd DOCTOR he
says.
"You get into my wagon and I'll
take ye to a good one.' says Traylor.
"Just then Stephen Nuckles. the cir
cult minister, rode In with the biz
bloodhound that follers him around
'"The other SLAYER had got on his
boss In the scrimmage. Traylor start
ed for him. The SLAYER began to back
away and suddenly broke into q run
The big dog took after him with kind
of a lion roar. We all began yelling
at the dog. We made more noise thar
you'd hear at the end Of hoss race
1t scaIrt the young feller. He put OF
more steam and went up the ladder Il
the roof Of the woodshed like chase(
weasel. The dog stood barkin' as II h
had treed a bear. Traylor grabbed tn,
ladder and pulled 1t down.
: "sYou stay there till | get away an
: you'll be safe said he.
"The man looked down and swori
and shook his hst and threatened u
with the law.
"kir. Nuckles rode close TO the wood
I shed and looked up at him.
any brother fear you oe not ,
Christian, he said.
"He swore at the minister. Ths
settled him. I reckon be better sta,
I thar till he gifts little O. Gods grac
: In his SOUL says the minister.
''Then he says to the dog: 'Pontc
: you keep I'm right thar
= ''rhe dog appeared to understan'
what was expected OF him.