New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-19

So little Barneys education was for a. time ne
elected, although he managed to keep himself in
practice by playfuy shooting two Of his little
brothers. who were thereby MANNED for life.
peleg Haddam kept school at Bull Tail GuIch.
The interesting little Barney was sent TO DIR.
Haddams seminary.
When Mr.. Haddam heard that he was to be pa
tronized by the youthful AcBriar he made his will
and had his life insured.
1.-THE wise man forseeth evil and hideth himself
but the simple pass on and are punished"
Peleg Haddam next provided himself with
double -barrelled shotgun.
in time of peace prepare for war"
The juvenile McBriar heard OF the military pre-
parations of his future preceptor with GOODNESS,
merely remarking, "ill get him yeti
CHATTER III.
It was bright May morning in June.
Peleg Haddam was running his school under !
full head of steam.
Suddenly he detected the sanguinary McBriar
reading the Life ofSixteen-Stringed Jack"
The Bull Tail Flag Board of Education bad just |
decided on uniform system Of text books, but
Sixteen Stringed-Jack'' was not among them.
Give me that book, you sir" said Peleg Had
dam to Barney McBriar.
~ won't.'
Peleg snatched the saffron ooIored volume from
his grasp.
In an instant, little Barney ierked ont his six
shooter and blew off Nir. Haddam's head The
school. being without head, Immediately hroEeup.
Haddan was inferred along with the school
marin, and the unfortunate pGdantio couple formed
a nucleus for Barney McBriar,s cemetery
Public opinion was principally on the SIDE OF the
gallant McBrar.
He became an object Of interest and sympathy
and henceforth was no longer regarded by his
elders as child.
The Board Of Education experienced great diff
Guilty in getting another target for Barney, as Bull
Tail Flat was avoided by all peripatetic peda
gogues.
At length discharged convict strayed into
camp. and, unaware Of the risk lie ran, was in
duced to take the school for thirty five dollars
month, and i" board around"
CHAPTER ".
The discharged convict preceptor, complaining
one morning that he was obliged to sleep, while
boarding in Dutch family, along with four of his
pupils, Mr.. McBriar. who allowed no one to abuse
the inhabitants of the Flat save himself, cooly
'blew the top Of the convict's head off,
He then gave himself up to the authorities.
Forty-six of the leading and influential citizens
of the county at once offered to give bail for Bar
ney McBrar.
The day Of trial came.
The court, after sentencing Gin Hop, China
man. to two years. imprisonment at San Quentin,
for stealing pair of boots, called the case Of the
People VS.. McBrar.
McBriar marched proudly into the courtroom.
The trial lasted four hours.
Forty or fifty witnesses testified favoraby as to
the moral character of the defendant.
The jury were out five minutes, and returned n
verdict of '.Not Guilty"
Court then adjourned, and everybody got drunk.
Many young men reckoned that night as the
proudest period Of their existence, when they
were fortunate enough to be introduced to McBriar
and take him by the hand.
He was the lion of the day, and after killing a
couple of strangers that night LETT the next morn
ing. attended by large concourse OF friends.
CHAPTER V. o. n
Six years had elapsed. #A
Barney McBrar and his friend McShoot were
seated, smoking, on the piazza Of the Magnolia
Hotel
Barney was regarding, with an observant eye
his cemetery on the hill side, which increased con
sderably in size, and was laid out in neat ant
| taste full manner
Occasionally citizen ofthe Flat, minus an arm
q nose, an ear, or leg, limped passed, the living
evidence of Barney's pistolary. skill.
Barney had been reading Nautilus on population
| that morning, and he felt that something SHOULD
be done to prevent the trightful increase of til,
| human race.
Moreover, he had killed no one for three days.
| His conscience troubled him.
| "There's one grave needed to make the numbe
even on the left hand row of the third plat of N.
cemetery said McBriar.
You mean the strangers department. sait
McShoot
McBriarwood' was laid out in four separate
plats or divisions One for politicians, one fo
strangers, one for schoolmasters and one miscel
laneous, Cinnamon, etc.
At that moment two well-dressed strangers rod
up to the door. .
II say, you, that's my horse" roared MoBria
to one of the strangers. :" I lost him two year
ago. He has my brand on the of shoulder"
t 9"Why, my dear sir, bought"
"Yon lie,n cried McBriar, rushing forward
pistol in hand and Selling the animal by the bride
The stranger made motion with his hand, as
to draw a weapon, when McBriar, without me
ment's hesitation, blew the top Of his head off,
and McShoot, who during this alteration had care
: otla CIV ok
/ the top of his head off,
i "Hang it, we're no better of now than before,
4 said McBriar.
t " How so?" said McShoot.
s "There were six graves on one side of the pla
Il and seven on the other, before, while now til
number is still uneven since there will be seven
/ one side and eight On the other" said McBriar.
During the conversation, the two strangers die
in quiet, unobtrusVe manner.
Never mind. I'll make it all right" said M
Shoot and so saying he leyeled his pistol at
l. travelling book and newspaper agent passing b.
# and skil!fully blew the top of his head off,
| Here, take these men and bury them" sal
: McBriar to passing Chinaman, giving him
., % dollar, ~
Il CHAPTER W,
8, q McBriar and Mcshoot gave themselves up to Il
o Justice of the peace.
O q Unsuitable homicide, warnt it!'' said tt
= justice.
:, g OF course it was," replied McBriar. "Wh
the cusses both carried concealed weapons"
q "Wel, I'll let yott-eff this time, bat you mu
Il be a little more careful, boys" said the ina
e istrate.
i 30, you dry mp said Mcshoot " Or we'u bic
! the top of your head off,
+. The magistrate was silent, but the insult "
,r not forgotten.
q That night McBriar and Mcshoot were seat
3. in the Magnolia, playing at poker with two cat
~ drovers. -.
- In consideration of the fact that McBriar he
a as many aces as he wanted, and had every louns
~ in the room telegraphing to him. it is not sngul
At that he had already won some two thousa
" dollars. ~
v Just then, a voice was heard at the door, sayir
M " McBriar come out here a noment.n