Year: 1863




ected the rough sounds of mans voice. but did not
him or any 'hIg else and that there a confusion
tions


After tie fist burst of the attack over remember
hearing the woman shrek out, Historically something to


"kil him kill him Shat him down! lake and take


stick and knock the things brains Ou Make haste AID
him.
hood, and like very child, cried out


oh Lordy Oh. Lordy Mister, please don't kill NE
shoot ne. faint nobody but me- Please wait little while
Oh Lordy oh Lordy Call your dogs of call your
dogs of g, Oh '0'dy call EN- If quick! quick Oh


when at I,st the dogs we're called off and all was COM
besdnS sly-not from the dare say the top
rail Of that diaboca fence stained With blood to this
the dogs Ny beard, very long end black whitered
with milk. must have been a pretty sight and there
The woman. folding her arms gszed with strange
look of awe and The man. holding his rife with both
dercely '1''N1' DfO~
start bodily aked this time Light skeerDg wife and
cattle to death ~


AS well could, explained the distressing quaDdary
into which had been thrown when arrived at tns river,
the pudy of person. and begged to stay all
night.


"Ycu shan't--you shan't do such a thing Shan t
stay here tou ought TO be shamed o yourself Better
take and go long back to the unatc whar you belong
know you at the 'Syum in Stanton last Spring
Take and git of that fence, and go long back long,
gong :"


To be bare, muddy bloody and full of spntss brier
mistaken for iunstic and denied MI - lodging When
was half dead with exhaustion from hunger hard riding
which had bargained Dsclaming ary connection
with the lu in Staunton stated the fact that
Virgnian, travelling hors back for the benefit CT ny
health ard again and most piteOusly entreated permission
to remain ali night. But the fates against


s'iook here erittur, said tbe man. 'tant use your
takin about staying here all night You amt going do
jest well make up your mind to clear out.
don't SIGH cattle banging rOun' me-


:, What do you mean ?" inquired l. submissiveIy
wife pushed her il the direction of the
he did so:


Cit and go long home. Amt you got manners
standing thar looking at him like it the devil Clear
out, and shet the dc or when you git in


He then turned upon me, ferociously.


sean. said he, replying to my question. What do /
mean I'll tell you very quick Jest this precise. If you
git fence, III put daylight through you
in less time than it takes camel coal to ketch fire. it
pint blank IF you don't git off that fence and take the
baoE track III shoot you by goney death and
You can't fool TaiEt the first time horse isueS
wrong buck by the huff. c out, you don't want ths
bnzzards find bullet in your before morning
cussid imposing thieving son of swapping turke


Hewas in dead earnest as every tone of his voice and
gesture of his body proved There was 70 helping
-l bad to go. Will be believed by the hospitable peo
pie of lower Virginia. that the Commonwealth contains
human being who would drive naked bleeding hungry
toworn man from his door aE the dead hour of night
for though it was ony eight o'clock at the time it you'd
believed that this atroci could be perPetrsted IN
part OF Virginia Yet II and Will
1t. What have related is actual fact which could
verify By calling the name OF the man. the river crossed
tempted so; but unfortunately for the of jus
tice, it happens that in spong the ferry would
necessarily spot myseand that an not inclined to
Getting down from the fence speedily my MANNED
condition would permit inquired OF the inhuman wretch
how far TO the next house, and in what direction
He answered, gruHly


Take yon path. It tant mon than three mile. But
you 60 thar tbout putting your clothes on We
got any, yeu git klled. Thars thar thatII make
bout him, stripped start naked, certain


#eak as was, my anger rose at this brutal speech.
when see can hardly stand didn't think the devil
himself would do it.


Jaw. If you've go good sense, you II cut right out"
But" answered, ~ am unaa le to walk hundred
that, I'll stay here and gaz shot dare you you inhuman
Fillian, 20 shoot me" ,..,. ,.,.- -
easy cept when they re hung. And for shoon you
don't want sch carcass on my land He turned abb
nBty and walked into the house, calling the dogs with


stood irresolute for moment, my heart swelling if
would burst and tears OF in my eysthen started
hurredy the direction indicated He said house
not more than three miles distant. To it seemed
T. How manaeed to do so, passes ny oompre len4ion
walked ard walked and wal ked. There was other
oy drowning. To lie down. death of the scrip
on-for, numbed with cold how could keep the wolves
rom devourng Death by the rife seemed to be the
only alternative would go and get shot Perhaps by
the waysde might meet some Good samaritan who would





me onward when every step agony.
Doubtless the reader has laughed my hideous position
hen sat on the fence fighting the dogs with my two
sticks and beor ing for mercy but he will imagine tha
ridiculous figure driven c the Eight and hob
the pitess the dismal sounds in the endless
)ods for his companons the reader will contenptt
picture am he will feel no inclination to laugh at
an object so trul pitiablS


At last came sight of the house of the who
going make catfish bait of and walked rather
mped up the fence 1t hard work getting to the
top weakness SUCH that was obliged to hold by
hand keep from falling; with the other. cutched
my stick tightly my chilled and hatparay Zed fingers
would permit. SO desperate had now become, that
cared nothing for dogs scarcely anything for bullets 1t
was nearly midnight. No light burning in the house
All was profound ysti attempted say heo % but
NV n1mbed tongue refused lis Office tried again. No 60
not a sound could be urged out of my blue lips. made
third sid most anxious effort and oHt weak quaver
ing screech unlike natural voice that it frightened
This answered by the loud barking as of an i'm
mense dog and IN less than minute big brnde rushed at
the fence pieces Being incapable Of motion,
hung rather than upon the fence, still statue
ue ghasy howl-tucked his TAIL aid ran bowling un-
der the house.


The door opened, and heard coarse, harsh
voice setting the dog on me.
''Sic him, Lion. Seize him, sir. Skirch him.


But Lion only howled the more.


The door was closed, only for short time hoTever
stepped and after Looking around fo moment
ascertain whereabouts, took step tE forwards,
his heavy rife at me!


oil alarmed My faculties in such state
of stupOr that no peril however imminent could have ex
He took long, deliberate aim. sat on the fence quite
coony. In the absence OF stitch of rsimen take
my spectacles which had lost together with hat,
would have afforded me but neagre protection against
dried mud on my chest assist me much.


He took deliberate aim, and fired


The rifle snapped


This seemed to frighten the powerful man.
is ?"


gazing at me ntenty for nearly minute, he gan
very cautiously to advance upon ne.