Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-12-02
WASHINGTON b &C. FRIDAY DEcEMBER q Isss . J

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I am sehsirsipsa fse adselins yoes friendly.
i1ieisSde, 1ssI am no aspirant after of1sial jta-
fion,' Ind while I remain in the country, ny.
course she'll BE- that o sssiet heatsa1ity in 20
thinys per aiming % lelections. :, u tss,s.sit
$ Am not, disposed TO quarrel with ycur re-
selye," mid the other in . sdisappoinlsd tone
abut sto your being neatfal, that the srsds'
wilI certainly not suffer you TO be-, You will
'seo,Hhsn you oome seross Tom NeGrab ~ =
III shan not be forced % adopt any line of
condnct Nhichs does not please me, by the fear
or mwtHf man, answered Rivers -haughtily,
aaAe pot lis horse IN motioh. u q 80
81 admire your metal, hat II win soon be
severely tried exclaimed the politician, aud
'inmediasely added, ID sn earnest ,voice-aI Il
you should have any occasion for 1 friend, send
for me. Ny name IS Pete WhststoBs. - ssn
: thank you, Mr. w Whetstope, and willasail
myself gladly Of yolr kind offer should there
Be any necessity for it;n and ths young man
seds slowly down the street, spondsriDe some
what uneasiiy over the singu1ar sights around
him, and the strange conversation to which he
ever, 1Wh1n be perssived at . distance = group
Of SIX horsemen riding rapidly toward him. A
single glance told him they we're thoroughly
armed with knives and large fevoly6nE and
|, besides, in every respect hal The appearances
OF pnmiti latedy ydesperadoes. The character Of
their leader, especially, could not for mo-
ment be n1istaken His enormous development
Of bone and muscle, the look Of reckless dissi-
patton on his glowing face, the ferocity in his
mall yellow eyes, the fierce scorn that eurled
his tain saeerine lips, and revealed two rows
OF glittsring white seeth, separate, sharp, and
,pointed like those Of some wild animal, and
'shs brutal breadth Of his Ws and chin, all
declared, in signs not to be misunderstood,
that this vas man Of blood. Such was Tom
she champion Of the ring the professional
gambler. the duellistof unesring aim, the bones
Of whose unhappy victims, 1t was asserted, by
others a. we'll as himself, mightbe found In the
soil Of every Southern State, from oarofina 70
Texas. 80 YaE - =
As this small band Of .'rsds' had approached
within dozen PAGES Of Charles Rivers, they
riding quistly In another street, about fifty
yards distant, in full view, through an open
space, which had not Jet been filed up with
TssWhst win any Of goa bet that I cannot hit
yonder d---d 0Eeaser, with the blue flag in
bis handsn asked Tom Mc9rab, as he pulled
ont his revolver And coolIy pointed it at the
aI stand you treat for the crowd, % answered
one Of his comrades; ssyou can do it, Tom; 1T 8
too far TO bring down game In motion-,' -, :,
"Dones' exclaimed McGfab, as he touched
the trigger-aloud report followed, and then a
scream Of agony and despair, and the Mexican
tumbled from his horse mortally wounded. *
-IsI have wen,. said the heartless murderer,
as he c.relessly returned the weapon to its
place in his belt =, 80 = E !. z q
The. blood Of young Rivers literally boiled,
&s he murmured-t TO himself, :. Horrible .horri-
ble.o Is this land Of says9es or fsnds!'' -
He had little time, howefer, for reelection or
soIiloquy, for the group Of homicides agsin
moved forwards, and when they came within a
few PAGES abreast, 90 rs to obstruct his passage
completely, while their leader put the question
In An imperious tone Of voice, which made 1t
soandr like q command-"Stranger will you
join our party? We can assure yoa Of the finest
81 The youth, although fully sensible a. to the
instantaneous peril that he must incur by pro.
ir6ki6e those inesQilGE men; could not suppress
the indignant reply" Do you call murder
sport in this country IF 20, I beg leave, with
ell due respect, to decline my share OF the fun.
fro Be coxrrSuKD.l ,sbfeas -
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