Show missionaries HELD UP 1 I T april 21 1893 brother B R M harper and myself had a peculiar experience yesterday with a bold highwayman who robbed ua as of our watches we thought it would not be out of the way to write you a short account of the same april we left mr 0 B S walters who lives at nubbin ridge at 7 a m and traveled southwest about two miles when we mt two young men on ho horseback the one in the rear carrying a 44 winchester rifle we passed the time of day to them and walked on after we had bad gone half a mile we were overtaken by the one who was on lead when we first met them and who now had the gun which was full cocked As he be rode up we noticed that the gun was pointing towards us up he asked aked us a few questions about some men whom he said that he hau got sepe separated rated from by this time the other oiher young man came fn an sight eight and when he came up he also asked us a question or two and then around and started off at the samel time trying to persuade hills jg companion to accompany him fin but the latter did not heed hiria hico hs 0 remained talking to us about fit fifteen cittee tee minutes he asked us the time and brother harper todd to me youve got the corrent time so I 1 looker looked and told him that t it was twenty minutes to 8 OJ Clock brother H R remarked that we had better be going on so 80 we started oar but had only gone about one hun hundred drell yards when we heard the report of IL a gun and on looking back we saw that a shot had bad been ff fired red by the youg man whom we had just left and that he was just in the act of putting another cartridge in Us gun we ve kept on walking daiil we were nearly out of the woods wood when suddenly we were again agazim overtaken by the same young man who follow oti very close our heel beela we did not stop but kept on wall King just after we got out of the woods 11 he fired another shot wo we took no notice of it but went on we were now ou on what is known as buck creek Dr prairie drainie airie after walking out about half ft a mile malls we decided to sit bit down a little while thinking rig that we could got get rid of our unwelcome company by so 80 doing but to our surprise as we drew away from the road he followed wo us we sat down and I 1 took out my pen and ink and commenced to write brother H doing the same while the young D man remained on his horse horae for some time watching us very closely finally he dismounted and stood in front or of us ue keeping his gun pointed towards us with the hamiti hammer un after a while he sat down but hs he was very uneasy all the time tima and kept getting up while near brother H he leveled his bis gun and fired at the fence which was about yards away we stopped there until about noon and the thea u made preparations to no go brother JEL arose and saiu well JL 1 guess we will be going 1 abe teen man maim who had been stan lug up for sometime some time now stepped back a couple of steps and leveling his gun between betwee ni us said 1 11 I 1 hate to trouble you men but pi ill I 1 have to have those watches watched before you go brother H what do you mean leveling Le velinir the gun on brother H Is a breast breant lie he said I 1 you I 1 mean just what I 1 say take that watch off anu and be in a hurry burry about it too by this time I 1 haid had 4 taken my watch off and ADIA dropped it on the ground as I 1 was ordered to 0 and was just going to get up when th the robber leveled the gun on rae me brother H instantly made a move to grab the gun but wisely stopped as tuo gun was quickly leveled at hils hia heads bead this the ruffian saying make maike another move dove aud and by ill 1111 fix you 1211 just juat give you hulf AL a minute longer i to get that watch out brother H then dropped his gold watch at hia big feet we were then ordered to pick up tip our grips and walk after we had gone about fifty yards we were ordered to halt to which we paid no attention he then fired a shot and told us to halt we obeyed and as he came up he be said 1 I believe you men have 9 got some mortey money y l brother H said gel 1 I have a dolla can have it you want it but he said no ill 1011 not take the last dollar a man has baa at the ame time ho he looked at we me and said 1991 1 I believe you youve ave got some I 1 took out my purse which only had and some buttons in he said 1 I dont want rant that brother H then said eaid to him 1 I would like to have that chain hack back aa it was wae a present to me from nay illy fat father ve the robber said if I 1 thought you were telling the truth I 1 would give you your chain back brother H assured him that it was the truth so he tt t ld id brother H to stand where he be was and look where he dropped the chain after which he be rode off we immediately walked up to mr and to him related what had j juet happened he advised us ua to go to Bo Boko kosha aha and get out a warrant after taking dinner with mr Gil cilbrith brith we at once proceeded to bukosbe Bu Bo kosba kosha where we met mr glasson Glae eon who is ie the not notary ary public he told us that be would d do 0 all in his bis power to capture the young desperado respectfully yours jos WOOD |