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Show BIBLE HIS ONLY WEAPON. Queer Story of Hanae Ilatfleld, of the Ilntfleld-McCoy Hand of Outlaw. Mrs. E. T. Chapman, of Hartford City, W. Va., vouches lor the truthfulness of the following story concerning Ilanse Hatfield, one of the widely-known outlaws out-laws of the natfield-McCoy gang: She was in Kanawha county some time ago instituting a Rebekah lodge, and, on her . way home, stopped over Sunday with the family of a merchant in Charleston. Ilanse Hatfield was in the city at the same time and was the. guest of the merchant, being there on a purchasing tour. On Sunday evening Hatfield asked to be shown the Methodist Meth-odist EpicropM church, and, on being informed that there was no service in that church that evening, accepted the invitation to go with the merchant's family to the Presbyterian church. Upon arriving at the church Hatfield took the merchant to one side and told him the Ilatfields had such a bad reputation repu-tation that he alwaj-s carried a weapon. He then proceeded to open a hand grip he was carrying. To the chagrin of the party he took therefrom an old and much used Bible, and, holding it up so those near could see It, said: "This is the only weapon I ever carry, and to get along well and live close to the feet of Jesus Christ one must earn' it constantly and use it often." The Bible was all there was in the grip. |