Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-05-24 | Page 11 | Farmer's Wild Race with a Lunatic

FARMERS FARMER'S WILD RACE WITH A LUNATIC I A mild and meek farmer was ploughIng ploughIng plough- plough Ing lug his field In the vicinity of or Provo yesterday when he saw approaching him what he thought was an escaped lunatic from the nearby asylum So weird and nod desperate did the stranger appear and at such a terrific pace was he he approaching that the farmer saw n but visions of murden murder murder mur mur- der den and d death ath Not caring caning to take the leading part In the Impending tragedy he left his horses and plough and ran ranas ranas ranas as fast as his legs allowed In the away from the stranger The latter immediately took up the clue and the chase For over two miles farmer and Insane man continued their mad flight the odds very much in favor of the latter I When the farmer was exhausted an and about to keel over his toe suddenly suddenly- stumbled on a a. tree stump The natural course of proceedings was that the farmer farmar far tar mer mar should fall He did The Insane man kept on his mad run till he was upon the farmer who not caring to be bea bea bea a witness to hi his own d death ath closed his hisey ey eyes s He lay there a second longer when he felt the stranger touch him himon himon himon on the shoulder at the same time saying saying say- say Ing Tag Youre You're it the farmer opened his eyes to find the stranger had already put the distance o of oJ a ai bl block between them After a a. short thankful prayer the agriculturist walked back to his horse and plough resolved In the future future fu fu- fu- fu ture tune never never again to run even If it a a regIment regiment regi regI- ment o of strangers approach him