Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-20

hiding Samson writes:
II never realized what blessing it
is to be free until | saw that scared
man and woman crawling out from I'M
der the dusty hay and shaking them
selves like pair of dogs The wealth
er was not cold or / guess they would
have been frozen. They kneit tOgeth
er on the barn floor and the woman
prayed for Gods protection through
them and slowed them away on the
top Of his hayInow with a pair OF buff
falo skins. / suppose they got some
sleep there. l went into the house 20
breakfast and while | ate Brimstead
told nae about his trip. His children
were there They looked clean and
decent. He lived in a log cabin little
further up the road. Mrs. Peasley's
sister " ited on me. She is fat ana
cheerful looking lady, very light COM
plected. Her hair is red--like tomato
ketchup. Looks to me a likely, stout
armed, good-hearted woman who can
do q lot Of hard work. She can see a
Joke and has an answer handy every
time"
For details of the remainder of the
historic visit of Samson Traylor to the
home of John Peasley we are indebted
to a letter from John to his brother
Charles, dated February q, 1882. In
this he says:
I'VE had gone out to the barn and
Brimstead and ] were helping Mr..
Traylor hitch up his horses All of a
sudden two men came riding up the
road at a fast trot and turned in and
come straight toward US and pulled up
by the wagon. One OF them was q
slim, red-cheeked young Teller about
tWenty-three years old. He wore top
boots and spurs and broad-hrimmed
black hat and gloves and 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 TraylorY
he asked
" / am, said Traylor
"rhe young Teller jumped off 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 sucker?
Men from Missouri hated the Hi
nois folks them days and called 'em
Suckers.
Hain't you little reckless, young
teller? TraylOr said, as cool as GU
eumber. He stood up nigh the barn
door. which Brimstead had closed
after we backed the wagon out.
THE young Teller stepped close to
the New Salem man and raised his
whip for a blow, Quick as lightnin'
Traylor grabbed him and threw him
agin the barn door, keewhack He
hit so hard the boards bent and the
whole barn rOared and trembled. The
other Teller tried to get his pistol out
OF its holster, but Brimstead, who
stood beside him, grabbed ii, and
got his boss by the bits and we both
held on. The young Teller lay on the
ground shakin' as if he had the ague.
!. Ye never see a man so spylt in sec
ond. Trayior picked him up His right
arm was broke and his face and Shout
der bruised some. Ye'd a thought q
steam engine had blowed up while he
was putin wood in it. He was kind
o. limp and the mad had leaked out O.
him.
:" I reckon / better find DOCTOR he
says
You get into my wagon and I'll
take ye to good one says Traylor.
Just then Stephen Nuckles. the cir
cult minister, rode in with the big
bloodhound that foIlers him around.
1.-THE other SLAYER had got off his
boss in the scrimnage. Traylor start
ed for him. The Saver began to back
away and suddenly broke into a run.
The big dog took after him with a kind
Of lion roar We all began yelling
at the dog. We made more noise than
you'd hear at the end of boss race.
1t scairt the young Teller He put on
more steam and went up the ladder to
the roof of the woodshed like chased
weasel. The dog stood barkin' as if he
had freed bear. Traylor grabbed the
ladder and pulled it down.
You stay there till get away an
you'll be safe said he
The man looked down and swore
and shook his fist and threatened us
with the law
mfr. Nuckles rode close to the wood
shed and looked up at him
My brother, / fear you be not
Christian he said
He swore at the minister That
settled him. I reckon he better stay
thar till he gifts little o. Gods grace
in his SOUL says the minister
Then he says to the dog: 'Ponte,
you keep i'm right thar
THE dog appeared to understand
what was expected of him
THE minister got off his boss and
hitched him and took of his coat and
put 1t on the ground