Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-04

striking sensation which their advent bad
excited. All The yisages were French,
and from their dress and general appear.
ancc, might have been supposed to be
members Of a genteei class. Bu. all such
Indications, in city life, are deceitful; aud
these men Of CANDY fashions and perfumed
nhiskers sscended 10 higher 10 the scale
Of society than The grade Of professional
gamblers, or tlia. Of buI.ies or rurnsrs for
disrcput2b!e houses. Some Of them gaxed
upon The strangers With signs OF pity.
o,her. witt staring wonder but mos, with
coUntenasecg Of undisguised contempt.
'Le, Us have three dozen fried oysters"
ordered Cnl'um. with smiling FEATURES. and
he ad"aneed 10 the centre of the saloon.
and seating himself By a table of rno,lIed
marble, picked up newspaper and began
TO glance over the columns with the easy
air Of one who feels himself a, home.
"So: there. You must no, take tha.
table !" exclaimed tie proprietor Of the
establishment 10 tones Of unfeigned ter
ror, rushing forward shI Indicating anoth.
er position.
.'Bu: ~hy shoulI not remain here p
asked the youth in a careless voice.
.'Bccanse, ilsat is the situation which
French BIZ always chooses. and an ex-
pecting him every moment" returned the
owner, trembling, and actually pale with
apprehension.
There is plenty Of room for both Of US"
reinatLed the Texan, With unr4filed cq us-
u:miiy.
what, d. you imagine that French
Bill wguIi eat ~ the same board with an
American ?' cried the other, with iook
Of s'yrefar:iou, as If be doubted the evi
ieBce Of bis senses at such gnaceounta.
bic aoiacity and presumption.
'.lhe tc,low nust be crazy r. mnt;erei
the lesiidered proprietor, a. be retreated
behind the bar, a. II Ia ba out Of bis way
when the impeniing explosion should oc.
cur.
Indeed. an ominOus nIurrnur arose frorn
all parts Of the hall "Tbe man Il fool"
observed one. "He will cot hi. wisdom
teeth before the dag is an hour older =
added another. "Won't Biii swear the
very devil out Of his den, when be fnd.
the knight of the Nexican blanket 10 his
arUrhair"' exclaimed third. Il would
rather ~ IN the brink of burning era
teri" affirmed foarth
TIE General and Captain both ~his-
pered 10 their friend to rslire, but be re-
fused even as much ~ to Al. ser their r.
quests, and they moved 10 different ta-
bic. hoping that the dueiisi. when he en-.
tered. would regard the intrusion " sin.
gle stranger a. merely aceid.ntal, and pas.
il over as such.
Soon middle aged person, in gold
spectacles. ePproaehed ,bo young ranger.
and touching his rainbow blanket. in4uir-
Ell with an aspect Of witheriug irony
My dear boy, viii you excuse M curl.
osi;y. but Is this pretty thing you wear
with 80 much grace really ballet proof?"
''You are welcome 10 try the experiment
~bcnercr ,oa Ike" answered Ben in
calm voice.
'It viii be tried quicker than you ex-
pect, remarked the other, turning to the
counter for a glass of wine.
Presently several footsteps resoanded at
the door, accompanied bg a shout Of bois.
ferrous laughter. and score OF visage.
grew pallid with agitation a: the bare idea
Df the coming scene, as general whisper
nnouneei--"Ihere be is! God help the
poor Texan"
At the instant French Bill entered. and
stridin2 10 the bar. called for champag
and bfoiled chicken. General Henderson
and Captain Hays gaxej upoL The no,ori
og. dDelist. and started in spite OF their
GOODNESS ani courage, at the e1traordina.
ry ferocisy Of his appearance. lie was a
man Of hercu'ean frame, and seemingly
endowed with fabulous strength, If one
might Judge from bis enormous breadth
and bone, and The swelling volumes Of
sinsws about his joints, that looked like
bundles Of steel fbres, from their frmness
and elasticity. His couu,enance was con.
cealed by perfect jingle Of black hair
ali save the dagger..ise blazing eyes, and
long nose. crooked an the beak Of an
eagle. Wherever biz gaudy dress would
allow il 70 be seen, the sable bristIiDg hair
showed itself all over him. even 70 III.
eHds If bis fingers. Ia fine. be resem blei
Wild beast, clothed in the costume OF a
frenchmau.
The proprietor Of the saloon whispered
something ~ the ear of the savage. and,
n'teflng half stiiied cry VI astonishment
aud rage, he turned his eye. towards the
marble table where the Yong ranger sat
reading, apparently in state of profound
abstraction. Aurjerops passion shock The
4aiyering bosom of the bDllgs like an elee
tf,1 storm, ~ be vaI1ed with tread like
thai u an elephant across the floor, aud
seated himself opposite The intruder At his
asual place. lie then snaiehed the Bews
paper from the others ban4. and glance
around at the spectators with q flipmph
ant LOOK, Which implied -"i ioa ,ee h0~
ibsnIi bin. ani how be takes IL
Ben GDllaW l0ske5 81 h,u p,d 4 ID !.
o inPennb b .b'r tapqatiity, ba. spgss 4ot