Lanterna Rally

Author: National Historical Co

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-10-04

Total Pages: 720

ISBN-13: 9781333832025

Excerpt from The History of Clinton County, Missouri, Vol. 2: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., Biographical Sketches of Its Citizens, Clinton County in the Late War, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of Missouri History OF clinton county. 417 Farmers' House. Here Langston went in, and Anderson and I came on to the grocery, where I had got the jug. Matthews, spoken of before, had not been with us from the time the whipping began in the morning; I did not perceive when not how he left us. I have since understood from my fellow sufferers that he lay round there in the thicket and saw all that took place, and then left for parts unknown. He took no part in the. Matter whatever, and the only motive that he could have had -in being present was a curiosity to see u hat was going on. Of Jones, the motive that took him there, I have never been able to comprehend. He seemed to have no ill-feeling whatever towards W'illard, did not a thing under the heavens to hurt him, seemed to sympathize with him, took his part, evidently kept Langston from hurting him, and yet took out the first bottle of whisky, took the order to vvillard's wife, went after the dinner, and helped us carry the body to the place of concealment after the man was dead, and the only pay he seemed to have received at all, as \vil lard owed him not a cent, was the most terrible fright mortal man. Per haps, ever got. At the grocery where I got the jucr, Anderson and I remained but a minute or two, just long enough for me to hand up the jug and get back my money, when we went back to the Farmers' House. Here we found Langston, and joined him in taking a drink of whisky. Mr. Heed, about this time, stepped in and some of us asked him to take a drink with us. He thanked us, and remarked that he was in a hurry, took a drink of water only, and started off in the direction that we had just come. Langston now stepped out at one door, Anderson and I at the other. \ve soon fell in together on the street, and came down town. About half way between the Farmers' House and the bridge across the Black snake, we met and passed a woman. Just after we passed her Langston remarked, that is W'illard's wife. Anderson nor I knew her. I turned, however, and looked at her as she walked in the direction that we had just come. As soon as we crossed the bridge on Blacksnake we sepa rated. I went down on to Main Street, and Langston and Anderson in the direction of their houses, and I saw no more of them till I saw them in prison. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.