| Show ey got the frad fr iuds ij they tikey lost Ti them licin EAL lire w VI TIZA A ll 11 TO IT 1 ahe ie porth north seldom get up ridiculous to ach this is owing more bof brigina originality lity than to any YI va to machination cachina I 1 tion since it i shave been in a state bor rave as contrasted with III a 4 little more than a week il es that we are 11 1 bite ite furnished provocation Ies cite te the visibilities of cra t an and d in many any republic jt alires afes around 1 acs s ago ago we ave ch chronicled roni cled the i 14 i zan man from Or omaha nalia in bluds stopping g at the te e v re Ii biking king ands and some ome tall travel althe athe tow town nana and appeared aa 0 an owl he is the hero our tale and we shall i shortness jim jl wrete wretched hed lookin looking gr quad lypka 4 t p species equine that he be ig WIN ife tween the shafts of a lab kv kragon a agon 0 n a and if d by their aid Vian an aged aced to i make his pro iro iary nat nature getting haive here lie he settled his his A himself up comfortably IC ft il in a pas passenger whom we jw J started for Niobra rah ass having leaked out ant it p to the place of fraud ri vor the ar arrival rival of di dasting sting pria plages on important ba busi si 7 and tand Bill were there three Ire n ii brating in in the icicle in icle before Niobra rah fa jit judge r col f find nd others had bad time lime to 1 s a of names 4 1 ih were those of howell stone terp ble le hauns peter michael pd nd numerous others of a lor fot i a few who lived rean and PI placed aced the same Sting ff fasting qing of the e county clerk cleric it actions to furnish the fraud 5 finish a copy our don hay hav ve ife t ail precaution imaginable abill action Ct ion and fortifying fortia ing their I 1 sundry arau drau draughts 1 I ats neet set it 1 known as a lc certain ertain cure bure ane ites 9 ir nade made a straight wake Jam tani clerks office the t t f alq that official althey as they 4 t tt qt i copy of the poll book is is free eel it ft as terrific he was not ciari 1 I aired but that he trade made one adov lafter batter making jim comel 4 L e pi ra ae e spelle speller for the vi apy py of the ta fraudulent poll fad book to them ihen S Succor shaving attended thein thus thud far k ihly he concluded to take some elryd rye ey time the wheels hid had diss appeared from their wag wagon on and they were in in a sad plight be believing ieving that they bad been found gift out and the object of their visit discovered they grew somewhat weak heak about the kneel linee jim proposed another oritia rink which proposition was acques acque acau escel 3 td in by bill looking at the matter in a very serious light and divi divining civinino nino what the d d democrats fir might g do they concluded that as they had bad no conveyance by which they could leave town to together ether that one of t them hem should rake lake the horse and the frauds and escape from the place under cover of right g this plan having hau ng been adopted it fell to bill to make the necessary preparations for his scarceness in in Niobra rah between that time and daylight of the next morning jim was to remain and if necessary die for the success of the under undertaking g when men old sol so I 1 sank in the west ivest sundry democrats and not a few republicans were nere seen dodging around the corners arid and keeping a 1 I sharp lookout for the fraud hunters jini jim and bill were not to be outdone out done so stepping into 1 a I saloon apparently to take a drink but ostensibly to delude the vigilance of those who were batchin wat watching chin them bill started out the backway and streaked for the barn that contained the horse like a shot then was bill determined that the world should know by what foul means his was not elected electea in Con conyes cyres panting arid and palpitating tating he rea reached acil the stable but lo 10 ho he found the door locked this was vi as unexpected the simple turning of a key had turned the groundwork ground of all their plans tops and our adaven adventurers t frers were again foiled bill had bad turned lick back to where he be left jim and found him sa s1 slightly ig h aly oblivious md nearly anni anni bilat edwith with fear they internally internals inter nall raved and swore while those apost posted V nd build ings about town ton and hol lomg on iv their sides to keep heep them front from split splicing ing it wits was now concluded to lo confront the two men of law tim land aind bill are both lawyers and detri a 10 look ok at the poll book as they wanted to see if their names were on it it this was a bul biu jim jiin and bill neita aiu in in a minority and counting nases noses saw plain plainly lyl to quote their words that numbers were fi against them jim said if they boult would stand back and make no attempt to snatch it t ho be would readi lite list this was asserted assented to by all the readill reading over all took a drinks drink bill having a new idea sprung orr on his brain proposed to jim that he would woula take the frauds and leave town on foot and guar granteed some e trian ism far the first four miles terms being agreed upon and not knowing know ing as the would ever see each of other her again on this sublunary sphere embraced tool took a drink and parted each the bearer of a sad farewell to the friends of the other should mishap in bazzar hazzar amoda among the democracy of northern neb nebraska basl a an hour passed on and bill had reached a place of safety while jim was troubled with visions of hoofs forked tails and murderous democrats during this time judge T and the others concluding tidy they had fun enough for one night determined to give them a supper of the best the place could af afford fordin in order to show shew them that L eau qui court could cast votes otes for the democratic ticket could humor a joke and could extend their hospitality so to not nol over sharp berb republicans accord accordingly in g when the table t a if was sp spread read a delegation el eg gation started for the hotel but found that one of the birds had flown down seeing scein the effect that had been pro du on n jim and bill they concluded to play tho the prank out going to jims bedroom bed room door they coline commenced nc a i furious knocking and demanded instant admission i in n very boisterous tones he scarcely knew hat to do but after r gai giving ing matters and things due consideration consi derat iol stoutly insisted on knowin knowing their business one more forward forwark than the rest said their object was as to obtain possession sion of the copy of the poll book bock and that they hey were bound to haye have it at any cost ile he then told them it N as not in his possession pos sion that ha bill bad it and left town nothing but the opening of the door would suffice and lie he accordingly sprang the bolt and let them in in they found him standing in the middle of the floor his bid nakedness half covered with a woollen raiment vulgarly denominated a shirt without observing any further ber ceremony emony than frequent edit declarations that have the secreted d p papers they must they instituted a rigo rigorous rotis searcy into his boots stockings and nd cop cap to find the mi sing papers but their scorch was as f fruitless ru itle ss they next se seized iced J jim a and nd him through ilie passage down domi stairs and up to the bar in in a halt half nude state slite arid and while all took a drink several tool took occasion to dilate on the magnificent t proportions of his tuo two lare bare lags legs ascertaining hore bill had housed himself they ahr determined determine dlo to zee eo the joke joice through and accord aly s ailed to pay their e a to that individual atho iio eluded their ho pita vitality lity by nocturnal adroitness arriving arming it at the place they surrounded the house to pro prevent event the escape of the papers and bavin haag all ahins fixed made a noise ta this aroused the host and his guest and upon the former going to the door and taking tal caf a look 1001 at the iho elements suddenly shrank I 1 lack ack and informed bill thit that the house was vias surrounded it is is said ahn bill turn tumid d all colors color I 1 but black during the next ne ct thirty seconds 0 succeeding the announcement h hs gave gai e himself up for lost and be came resigned to his fate the crowd entered and demanded iltem papers paper bill I 1 gave the ie host os an imploring im loo look as much as to say lie he who steals it Is roy my purse steals trash but he ho filches from froin ibe those papel pers s takes that which makes me poor indeed but the host best orlly only gave a shrug shoulders shoulder add a nd intimated very distinctly that he be hal haj letter fork them over immediately being unable to get out of his tracks he instinctively pointed at them and audibly ejaculated papers the chepa secured of the crowd waggishly moved that jim tind slid bill be thrown into the river enough voted forit for it to give it it the resemblance of earnestness e lut but the did not prevail they then went back 1 to toti whence they repa repaired lo 10 th quarters af pf col G where the guests were lon long r expected and sit ling down toa to table groaning with roat roast beef and puddings ivere wasted washed down their gutte rals alternately ith rio java and rye they be came very en enthusiastic thUsia ivere e rc corpt pt we e have hai e not room for the speeches and toa to toasts a wor or ii juu jl pred at tb iha feat feast we ve may find room for them in in some subsequent herald and if we do ft 01 promise our our readers same rich things t there i is s but orie ono instance on record that ive ve al kuant i or alai lai blaip ip any an compari sorl to the adv adventure of our daring fraud hun hunters teis anti and tint has been beautifully and graphical described by a celebrated ani american rican poet in the following foll affecting lines line I 1 peter gray bray went to the north tara furs and other skins and inet the top of his head by B y the bloody ln in ji ins we ive tanil the adventure of peter gray was as not fiot a circumstance to that of our heroes and aid we ac accordingly cording y commemorate the deed by improving on peter gray jim anil bill went to the north for frauds and an 1 other ws they got nearly seared to death and ana nary fraud did bri i i nig ing dakota herald |
