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Show A IltMllMI IXl'ililLML'. Till al.N8VTIU.tt A8 DKtCIUD! U UV A l.'ASSill MAN. "I was banned for 11 liurse Ihlcf ouee," said 1". II. Htephei.., n contractor contrac-tor lulling f run thu riutill AirHUtc, lo a lltotc IHnvxral inaii. "It was Just alter tho war. rttoclt thleviauere irttty ithlck, and when cai khi wiru not nlllowed to loose mtirh tit 111 re-peullug re-peullug of their line. I had Just moved into the Hlale from Mhhli;iii. I biught a horse, a regular old plow I lug, from a youngster whn ap tared to be all right, and next da) mounted him and slant d tu I'ort Hcolt to transact line luslnesa. "I had ridden rhapa a dczeu milts when 1 wse overtaken by a ioiu,e of armed men who weru hunting stock thieves. Ihehorso t was rldlui; hud beeu stolon from n iLcniber of the putty, ami I was swung up to tliollmli of a I re 0 by thu roauildu without being glvuti uchuncotei txplalu. Theru was u sharp, inunriilary pain, a choking sensation, succeeded ty one that I can only comiiere Willie Uollijhttul luloxl-tAtton luloxl-tAtton of the opium suiaMr, and then uiicoustloiisnns. I would like to ex eriencethat sensation nfialri, but do uot tare to undergo tbu necessary preliminaries. pre-liminaries. Thotnrly concluded that I might have confederates, and let me down, ho Ing that I would peach. "llio coming lack tu llio waa a good deal moro alnful Ihau tiklug leave of II. When I got 10 I could Inlk I told my story, but It was not believed, aud they wcmatiout to acting me up again, when a neighbor returning from I'ort Hcoll, cbnuced along and convinced them that tlcy had thu evroug mac." |
