Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-08-02
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DODGEVILLE WISCONSIN, FRIDAY; AUGUST p, 1872.dI

Don't look back, or I'll kill you r'
/ eMeek1y obeying the imperative order.
of the youth, Wolf moved slowly out o
/ the room into the narrow corrider. 4fe
I. y "Be careful don't-don't let thai
/ gun go off," Wolf stammered, as he
i reached the head of the stairs. fssa 4
At this moment the clamors of the
| impatient crowd below arose with terri
/ bic distinctness, and one shrill voice
was heard to say: a".H yam 9ta
| 'a'" Hurry up, Wolf. Why don't you
| throw them fellers out ?'' .zHc!9171la /
~ Exasperated beyond measure, he was
on the point of turning back, at the
risk of his life ]; for after all his brag-
gadocio how could he face those below,
disarmed and chased out of the build
ing by one of the puny boys he had in
tended SO terribly. to chastise? But
Darrell was after him, and with one Wig
orous. kick sent him heels over head
down the wooden stairs, with thun-
dering clatter, add rolling over the door.
Ilsill the defeated bully actually tumbled
5out upon the street before he could re-
cover his equilibrium. s.asa 4a.r
.T" "Hellow How's this? What's up?'
asked a dozen voices at once, as the
dreaded man reappeared in this undig-
nifed shape, without having sent any
corpses down from the window. sa a7a
3"Why, I simply kicked him down
stairs--that's what's the matter ~ re-
sponded the boyish voice of Darrell at
the head of the stairs d" and if he
comes here again, won't let him off so
easily. Don't be afraid of him, l took
all of his weapons from him. pay.
Wolf struggled to his feet, rubbing
his head, and presenting such a ludi-
crous appearance that he was greeted
with jeers and bursts of laughter. So
completely had he tumbled from his
lofty eminence in the eyes of those who
either admired or feared bold MUIR
derer, that they who an hour ago would
have dreaded to offend him by word or
look, now regarded him only with con-
tempt-laughed at and derided him. 81
"Ha, ha, ha ~ 1esounded on all sides.
" Licked by boy! Bah Kicked
down stahSby child Got your bark.
corpses Ha, ha, ha! You ought to be
egged out of town Three groans for
Wolfr' and the three groans were given
with a will. s# fay- s.-.f p,
"Three cheers for the little boy that
licked him ~ was responded to by three
loud and enthusiastic cheers. .
Never before had the crowd seen a
man with all established reputation, like
Mr.. Wolf, thus suddenly fall to such a
depth of degradation. All his name,
fame, prestige, melted away like mist,
and he was no longer feared-no longer
respected by the low thieves and cut
throats around him-only despised.
Yes, despised by the meanest of crea-
lures, whom he had ofttimes hullied as
though they had been hounds. ti -.
How little, how pusillanimous he
looked now, as he skunk away towards
Montgomery street Those who had
known him for the past year regarded
stood barely five feet six in his boots.
The dread that had surrounded his
name had cleared away like vapor.
Such was VOLTS modification when
he came fully to realize what pitiable
figure he had cut, that he left San
Francisco, and was seen in her streets
no more. The fatality that had appar
emily thus far shielded and assisted him
in his murderous work now suddenly
deserted him. He was destined never
to commit another murder; but was
himself shot dead in Sacramento within
three weeks after the events narrated.
| do not know what became of Haynes,
or whether he is still alive, but know
that Darrell, the brave boy whose cool
ness and courage saved them both, is
to-day a gentleman of pOsitiOn residing
in fourishlng city of Nevada. .s