Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-08-31
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III tNoM THE BosFo n fos III
Bib FARiR
AND HIS i'll sF GfFRrSTsi As DINNER.

BILL ia RR
lAND HIS LAST eHRrsTsIAs DINNER
i BIZ NED BUNTLfNE.
y Kit Carson. y Il Is thought. has Int
leqnA fordariag fol aEkpeMledge Of tbs
llpGthless West, oil 10 the skin. endurance,
land cunning, which makes. Tie Western
lhunter aud trapper formidable Yet, iii
lsmy trips of4adyenture toward the setting
llsun,5 have met With more than one han
l.dyFhunter who was well calculated d
compete with Kit L for the need 81
flame in his own peculiar line; who. like
Him. could trail Aloe Or ind i friend
kwho, knew mol i fear; Who could sufEel
llwithot 4 groan. endure MISUNDERSTANDING,
land shame even the red man in stoical
Hlortitude WI IL
One such was Bill Farr. the hero ofthfs
fsketch. IInet film firstat St+ Louis with
\ Aubrey the Ssnta Fe trader. who hadiea.
Gagged him as d guard and hunter for. bis
Itrainto New Mexico where, alas, poor
/ Aubrey fell b. the hand of 3 cowardly
assassin, not u. great while afterwards 4
There were some twemyof JUS in tile
saloon If the Planters house, sasiliag
away the grief-theughfs Of p,srting with
Echerishsd. friends, and startiug for tile
Il. plain, where 6rst w, were io-expact
| the copper skins. and five escaped them
to look out for ne mean, and cexarlly.
land treacherous Il greaser beyond, we
were composed ofttradsfs, hunters, land
a4ew merchants who helped TO fit up the
expedition. Also, Two or three lovers 81
adventure Units most free sense of whom
tlie writer. probably. was one.
Wek-whom have mined considered
ourselves 4 select aud private party, and
did moi mingle with, orH know. any Of the
strangers who dropped in to patronizethe
then first hotel inthe west--as il may vel
BE-, fol- ALL know.
The evening passed On, and what with
Motileosslers, good bibbles, etc, we were
passing Utmost agreeably. Bitour quiet
was much disturbed biz A gang gentle;
Imemthey Thought themsel Ives T. who, over
dressed as they were, seemed to hold US
iof the huntingvshirt and buck-skin tribe
rather in contempt AT last they talked
and aesed SO that Aubrey, keen.eyed lit
tie Fsenebman as he,was, began to wiiithe
ami finally spoke TO one who seemed d
large, red faeea bully displaying 4 great
quantity Of sjewehy, also ithe hiltofBa
bowie knife and the butt Of a revolver
from inside his-yest-and mildly checked
him,
sir. . said Aubrey, !" we are plain
men, and seek no quarrel among men J.
ifwH were among sayages We might exr
pedtinsult and wrong, and surely would
resent iii
~ Do you mean that We are savages /? 2
cried the bully, placing his hand on che
HIT Of his knifesa
III hardly know what to make OF you.
One thing, sure yeti IL not act as IL you
We're civilized replied Aubrey cody.
BY the Immaculate. You shall. pay fet
thai! Ny name IS Blennis n" shouted
the rnffian and drew his knife. I'll a7
Aubrey was nnarrned--for he never
wore arm exdept on the plains, Oh where
danger was expected. But He did not
quail his eye was fixed upon Ills oppo-
nent and glass lumber raised III his
right hand. ready % insestigate the differ
ence between broken glass. and the cenn:
tenance of Blennis. s..
Bill Fsrr had 90 long been very quiet
had drank bus liltle. and had not seem
ed to notice tie insults Of the inlruding
parry But lie now sprang to bis feet
and pushing Aubrey 70 one side cpnfrus-
ed the bully before him.
u II Stranger" said He, perhaps III onsre
tired Of living / feel that WAY myself
sometimest Ifyou are Just say 50. and
/ can Accommodate you gwithla free ticket
10 old Nick !. quarters ~ iust iwp sec.
nnds = s.s
!" Who the lfa are you ?.' grSwI.
ed Blsnnis. eF fsq
& e Your master. stranger, and if yeah
come 10 school Iii give you the frstsles-
Blennis who had been measuring his
distance. and neditating Oh his attack,
now ntteredBa Wild YEN aud jumped for
ward--knife Enthusiastically AZ FaFr--,
But the latter stopped and Blennis. strik-
ing beyond his maxi. fell over him. driy-
ing his knife deep into the fpor beyond
Before he could rise Bill MAS upoa the
bally's back with firm twist by'his left
hand In his long ceaese hair. and the
Keen bowie ID his right raised ossF his
head. ass psi
IS. Holler enough; you bloated hound,
before / scalp you !" cried Bill:
All was now excitement 81 both sides
and i dozen knives and pistols were
second.
!. Hold on.n shouted Bill. Is The 6rstl
that moves to interfere will Get steel ior1l
supper. and if this thief don 1 say enough,
right soon. OH goes his hair q
a Enough enough and I'm treat Y
said Blennis,, quivering like 4 coward, As.
ne vas, with terror. for bp||ies als always
towards.
|. When wa 'fe dry N b '|'IIo chips III
August. fIat broke, no friends, and for
geI We are white men! We viii drink with
5aol ~, said Bill scornfplly as lie arose
from His prostraie antagonist.
BfeDnis and his gang evidently did not
like tue looksEof our party FIJI they now
hauled off and lett us ID our unaislufbed.
enjoyment.
We were I'D mors troubled with Blapnis