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Show 210 \rith ht'r. l~orrg. ancl the Jncn turnccl round, to sec " ·ho callt~d hinl, antl wh('ll 1hcy ~cc the pj .. tol th 1ncn jutnpetl to one .·idl\ :1ud t h , pi~tol barrel cu1ne dtnrn .'lcnv ancl ~teady to a lt~vclhot h barn·ls cock ·cl. Bogrr~ t hro\V.' np both of hi~ htnHl~, nnd .. r. '<) 1 onl don·t shoot! .. Banrr! goe~ th fir~t, .-hot, :mel s. 1y~, .J , <> '- he :taggcr;-; ba('k cln:wing aL the air- bang ! goes the .'<'l'ond one, and he t ntnblc~ baekwanls on to the ground, hea\·y ::tll(l solid, \vith his ann: spread out. 'l'b:Jt young girl sere:uned out~ ancl cunH'S rushing, {tncl down sh throw h ~rself on her fat hel', <'rying, and f-iaying, " ( )h, he's killed hi1n, he's kil1ctl hi1n ~ ·· The crow<l elos<·cll tp aronntl t hc1n, ancl should r d a1Hl jammrcl one another, with their nee k' ."trct eh d, trying to . re, :ntd proplt• on the inside trying to shov thcn1. bac:k, and ,'honti11g, '· Baek~ hack! give bi1n air, gi\·e hin1. nir! ., Colonel ~h<'r1nun he to~.-ecl his p istol on to the grcnmd, nncl t unH'rl around on his heels antl \valked off. Th0y took Boggs to a little thng .. tore, tho crc)\nl pn·~~ilH~· around, jusL i.ltc' ~(nne, ~uHl the \rho1c town fo11o\Yin g, :mtll rushed ancl got a good place.' at 1 h C' windc)\r, wh '1'< 1 \Y(\ s l'lo. l~ i o hin1 :nHl could sc< in . They laid hi1n on the lloor, (llHl put one large Bible und 'l' his hC'ad, ancl opened ano1 her mH~ mHl ~prc::ul it on his brea.·L-but i bey tore open his shirt fin.;t, nnd I seen \Yhere ene of the' bullets \rent in. l [e 1na<lc abmd a dozen long gasp.·, l1is br ast, lifting thC' Bibl np wh ·n he <hawccl jn his breatl1, anclll'ttiJlg it do\Yll again \rh '11 he hreathcd it out - nncl after that ho Jaiu still ; h :\ was dead. Th 'll tlu:y pulletl l1 is dangh1 ·r awny fro1n him, cr nrni11g and crying and took her off. She \vas about , ixtcen, and very ,'\vccl and gcntlelnoking, but awful pale and scar 'cl. ''TPlJ, pn'ity soon th \rh ole town \vas i.h re, .. :quinll ing and c..crouging and pu.·hi11g and . h oving to get at the ·window ancl have a look, hut 1) ople that had t h plac ·s woulcln 't girl them up, and folk . behind them was snying all the tinu.\, " Say, now, .) ,- I yon\ · c look e c l (' 11 on o h , yo ll f < 'llo w .' ; · t a in L rig l1 L i nH 1 ·1 a in t fa i r for yon to .·tny Owr a ll ihP tinlC', an<l ll<'Ver giv~ 1101J. dy a. thance; oLh 'r folk..; l1:1~ tlH'ir rigltts a:-i well as .YOU.', There was C01Liderable jawing ht('k, so 1 ~lid out, tbinl.::iug 1nnyh' ilH·rc \V<ls going to lH' 1roul)le. 'l'bc strc<·ts w:ts fttll" nntl (' \T ry body \Va. excited. Ev<·ryho<ly i11ni ~l'<'ll i he s1H>ot ing \vas iclli11g ho\v it lwppelH'd, cllld th 'l'<? w:1s n hig crowd pack('< aromHl 'a ·h one of tllt'.'<' fellows, .·tn·tching 1h<·ir necks :nHl li~tc>lling. On long lanky HHtn, with long hair :nHl a big \rhit< fur slovc-pipe hat on t lte back of hi~ head, and a crook ·<1- llan< llecl CCllH\ 1n:u·l.;:ed out, tlu~ 1 >laces on the c-rouncl \rhcre B n~·u: ~J ,,~ ~toocl, an<l where 8hl'rhurn .-tood, mHl i he peoph' followi11g l1i1n :trotnal frmn one plne<' to t.'ot l1er ancl wat d1i1tg (1 \ l'l)'Oliug l1< don(', <tncl hohbiug tlH:ir lH1<Ids (o ~how they 1mdcr~tood, and , · t oo p i 11 g a 1 i tt 1 c, an c1 rc' · i i 11 g i 1 1 l' i r lw 11 d ~ on t h <' i r i high,, t o 'rat <' h hiJnE~ <lrk tlH' place~ on tht1 grolllHl \ri1h hi8 cane; an<l1ht'll hr· f-=tooclup .·traight and ~tifi wlt C'rt' ~l1crburn had :tood, frO\\ning ancl having l1is hnt -hri1n do\\11 over hi~ eye.·, n1Hl ~nug out!" "Bogg:-;! ., a11tl then fetched his cane down ~low i o a dt•atl 1<·\·t·l.. antl ~<l)'H "Ba11g! ., ~iagg<'r<'<l back\ranls, :~1y · "Bang!,. agitin, and fl'll down ilat on his l)aek. 'l'h(' people' that had .'<'<'ll tl1< thing ~:aiel h<' clon) it pt·rfee1 ; ~aiel it was j ttst <'Xactly 1 he• \\ <l,Y it all happ nccl. Then as 1nnch :ts a dozen people got ont tlH·il~ botth•s and trcatecl hi1n. '\Tell, by-a.ncl-by ~oin<·ho<ly .·aiel Shcrhurn ol1gl1t to b<· lynched. In about a JHilln1(' <'\·erybody \Ya. ~ayi11g it; f-O awcty they w nt, 1nacl and yelli11g, and s1Hlichi11g down ercry clothes-line they come to, to do thP lw.nging with. |