M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-05-11


Many Of the anecdotes are told of
Francisco, illustrative Of his immense
strength and personal proves. At
Camden, where Gates was defeated, he I
retrested, and aIterrunning along a road |
some distance, he sat down to rest him. |
self. He was suddenly accosted BY a |
British dragoon, who presented pis. |
tol and demanded his immediate surren.
der. His gun being empty, he feign. |
ed submission, aad said he would sur.
render, at the same time remarking that
his gun was OF no further use TO him, !
lie presented it sidewaysto the trooper,
who in reaching Tor it threw himself
of his guard, when Francisco, quick
as thought, run him through with the
bayonet, and as he fell from his horse,
he mounted him, and continued his re.
treat. OSerakiny his commanding Of
licer Colonel Mayo, OF Powhatlan, he
gave him up the animal, for which act
Of generosity tile Colonel afterwards
presented him with thousand acres oil
land in Kentucky. '". -'A f"
Tne following anecdole exemplifying
his peaceful nature and his strength, is
also told OF Francisco. 1t was told to
US many years ago, while he was still
living IN Buckingham county Vir.
ginia. fl.rE i..s...A i..y ..y
| One day while working bis garden,
he was accosted by a stranger, who
rode up to the lence and inquired OF
him ii he knew "where a man by the
name Of Francisco livedr ,r,-'t
| Raising bimSeli from his work, and
cycling his interrogation, who appeared
10 be one OF the 'haIi- horse half aIiga-
tor breed OF Kentuckiaps, he replied:
tsWell, stranger, don't know OF any
other person By that name in these
parts but myself. , . .-t. r.a ..s.
well, | reckon you amt The man
that | want. | want TO find the great
: fighting man I've heard tell SO much
about. The fellow they say can whip
all creation and Kenluck 10 boot.
Il can't tell yon stranger, where you
. will find that man, don't know such
{ a man. said francisco, resuming his
/. work, as hint to tie other that the
: conference was ended. But the Ken,
e tuckian was not 10 be bluffed of, as lie
: would term it. ...t.- ... ...,t,a....
! .Look 'ere, stranger said he, re.
turning TO the .charge, what might
your given name be-? ss F 81 .
MY name-is Peter Francisco, Lyoul
. service .t. .......l .. ..,.''
II All returned the other, you're
i just the man | want to fnd,' at the
i same time riding inside the fence, he
/. dlsmounled, and tied his animals
rough, ungainly Indian pony--tO one
: OF the posts. my name is Big Bill
Stokes, all the way from Old Kentuck
am the Kentucky game chicken,
. am. ! can out run, out.hop, out-jump
!, knock down, drag out end whip an,
n man in all them diggings. So, as
hearn tell OF fellow down hear about
e who could whip all crea tion, | though
: I'D saddle old Blossom, aud just rid,
:, over and see what stuff he's made oil
d and here. | am. And now, stranger
e I'm most starved Tor fight, and Pn
r, bound to see who's the best man, belor,
lie | 90 home. It's all in good feeling
ct you know, and il you lick me, vii!
W I'm satisfied, but
t, Stop a minute, stranger said Fran
r, cisco, you've mistaken the man entire
W ly, I'm no fighting man at al; and it
St was, rve nothing against you to fgll
he about ...,... .....l4.E .l..
l. We'll, | don't gnow; is there an
:, other Peter francisco in-these parts!
a mo, not that know OF r- ..n
he well, then, you're the man, snt
Dt you must fight. Rve come all the wa,
~ IRON Old Kentuck, and | ainl goin
at back without Knowing which is tn
he best man.
nd But / won't fight. I've nothing /
A 6ght about, and tell you I rOn
in fghtP ,..asn, q. .gys-isa..
'l. 'Darned if YOU shat fight, strange
I'd lin bound TO lick you il | can't
Ter don't you must lick he:' rH.a9..
- By this time Francisco had ibecom
n angry at the importantly of his visitor
as and determined to put an end TO til
ed scene. Seizing his antagonist; there
rs tore, by the seat OF his buckskin breech
Sc es, he threw him Ger the fence into I'll
|" road; then walking leisureIy to wher
a. his pony was tied, he uniaslehed hin
IT, taking him up by main strength, threj
him atlsr his dlscomftted rider.
ut The Kentuckian raised himself lror
y, the ground, perfectly dumb-lounded b
ng such all exhibition. OF strength, an
:, alter rubbing his eyes as though h
N, thought he might not have seen clearly
81 he mounted his pony, remarkins,
'ld 'Well, stranger, | reckon you'll d,
es reckon it's about time tor me 10 MAX
= rasks. II anybody asks you abol
H. that grea. fight, YOU can tell 'em yc
NJ, licked Bill Stokes most conIoundedly
I'd, Francisco was a, powerfully bui
Sc, man, standing six feet and one inch
ar, height, and weighed $50 pounds. H
,e muscular system was extraordinsri
Tor deyeloped, and he had been known