Dakota City herald. [volume] (Dakota City, Neb.) 1857-1860, 1859-12-03


As ho-i paced o iaj BH, sad reached
place % safsiy while Jim vas troubled sit.
vi-iors ~ boofs, fc-tci tails. and murderou'
Democrats. Durios ibis tias Judge T.
sudths othsrsc oneludiog they bad fun enough
Tor one night determined to give them a sui Z
per q The beet the place could afford, 10 orior
10 show issm that T. Eau qui coart could east
l2S votes Tor ,be democratic ticket, could hu-
NOR = ioEs. sni c, old extend .beir hospitality
% rot over sharp republicans Accordingly
sbsu the table vassPresd, a delegation start
Cd Tor The hotel, bot found that one Of the
birds had foEn. Seeing the effect that had
been produced on Jim snd Bill they concluded
20 play the prank cut. Going to Jim's bed
room door, they commenced = furious knock
,ng and dem ahded instant Admission in very
boisterous tones. lie scarcely knew vhatt TO
DO but after giving matters snd things cue
consideration, stoutly insisted on knowing
their business OHe more forward than the
rest, said their Object was TO obtain possession
Ofths copy " the poll book, and that they
we're bound 10 have % az any cost. lie thea
told them it was not in his possession, that Bill
bad iJsuileh town sNo,liug bot ,Le opening
Of the door would suffice sud be accordingly
sprang the bolt sad let them in. They found
him standing Ia the middle Of the door, his
nakedness half covered uith a Bollen raimeut
v1lgarly dsuominated = shirt. without Oh
serving sny further ceremony, than frequent
declarations, that have the seoreted pspeis
they must, they Insulated a rigorous search
into bis boots, stockings and cap, to fad the
missing papers, but their search was fraiuess.
They asxt siesed jim and promenaded him
through the passage, down stairs, and up to
the bar, in a half nude state and while ell took
o drink, several took occasion to dilate on the
magnificent proportions Of his tive bare legs.
Aaesrta;a;ss where Bill had housed himself
they determined to see the joke Through" aud
accordingly started 10 pay their regards to
that individual, who clutgd their hospitality
By nocturnal adro.;ness. Arriving ~ the
place, they surrounded The house topreyent the
g caps Of the papers, and having al things
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and his guest, and upon the former going to
the deor and taking a LOOK at the elements,
suddenly shrsnk back and informed Bill that
the house was surrounded. IL is ssil that
Bill turned oil oolorS but Llaek, during the
next thirty seconds succeeding the snnouuc-
mcnt gave himself up for lost and became
resigned to his fate. The crowd entered and
demanded "them papers." Bill gave the host
An imploring look as much as to say che who
steals my purse steals trash, but be who I'll
ches from me those papers takes that which
makes me poor indeed" but the hos, only
gave a shrug Of his shoulders and intimsted
very distinctly that be had better fork" them
over Immediately. Being unable to get out Of
bis tracks he instinetively pointed At them and
sudibly calculated papers" The papers
being secured ous Of the crowd vsggishly,
moved that Jim and Bill be thrown into the
river. Enough voted for it to give IL the sem
blance Of earnsstness but the motion did not
they then went beck to town
whence they repaired to the quarters OF Col
e. where the guests we're long expected
and sitting down to a table g~rOaning with
roast beef and buildings, which we're washed
down their g~utterals alternately with Rio Java
and Rye they became very enthusiastic. We
regret We have not room for the speeches and
Of Jim. delivered at the feast. We
may find room for them in some subsequent
Herald, aud Il We 10 We promise our readers
somo rich things,
There Is hut one instance on record that
we knew q, that bears any comparison to the
adventure Of cur daring fraud hSntsrs, aud
that has been beautifully and graphically
described by a celebrated Anericlu Poet in
the folio wing affecting lines.
"Peter Gray went TO the north
For furs and other skins,
And lost the Top Of his head
By the bloody IH-ji-ins,"
We think the adventure Of Peter Gray was
no, a circumstance to that Of our heroes and
we accordingly commemorate the deed by i'm
proving on Peter Gray.
jim and Bill went 10 the north
For frauds" ALd oiher things,
They go, yearly scared 20 death,
Aud nary fraud" dil hri.i.ing.