The Republican journal., 1872-07-04

observed the movements OF Darrell during |
the last few seconds. and just as he was
upon the point Of clipping off Haynes eearr,
| in the polished manner he had .descanted |
wpon he found the muzzle Of rifle thrust |
almost into his face.
4 1t was a loaded rifle which. luckily. q
friend of Dafrell's had leftin his keeping
that very morning, while he went ont to
make some purchases. 1t stood in a cor
ner of the room near his table, and DaR-
\ rell had seized it, cooked it and leVelel lit
| with, such dfXterity that he had Woli, cow
| erred .betore be had, observed his mQve7
/ ments; and he stood motionless AS =
| statue-his cool eye glancing oyer the
/ sights, and steady finger on the trigger.
l "Iou great bully he said, "drop that
/ knife instantly. Mind, I come from, a
\ country where they shoot squirrels only
/ through the eve. | can hit any hair OF
Il your BIG head that You will mention at a
I hundred wards. Drop that knife ~ 't'
/ The ruiiian was tairly parttyzed! He
\ releasedhis grip on. poor Haynes who
i sank tainting upon the floor, and hismnf
/ dsrpus knife. fell on the counter-i So unrl
\ IeXpectedlv was this bold attitude Of ,Dar7,
II rell that Wolf was more startled than he.
/ would have been if dozen of the roughest
men in California had assailed him, i, J..
\ There stood the boyish editor, notion
/ less as the wall, and the muzzle of the
/ rifle did not move the breadth of a hair.
| Darrell held the desperado's life in his
Il hands i'l
/ s.You cowardly bully!" he repeated
II contempttlously o"Don't You dare to-
move; l. can send bullet through your
/ eye-ball without touching the white. Don't
II n; f .noI, Tt1I I,,
/ aud throw your filthy carcass out OF, the
/ window .-.. .orI NJ.
/ Wolf glanced at his revolver, lying upon
/ the counter within two feet of his, eyes.
4 but he did not venture to reach for it.
'''Dare to touch that revolver, or SO much
as look 1T it again" said Darrell land TIL
make red picture upon the wal behind
Hyou You clustering Dragging knaveF
YOU are coward at heart-a despicable
cur You came up here to murder two
/ bows. because YOU Thought it an easy task,
Hand now YOU are pale and trembling with
tear. [ would kill you in your track $. but
that | don't waut your dirty blood on my
| hands Go now Turn instantly Leave
IiYour knife and revolver where they are,
ri keep them Go down to your friends
on the Street and tell them that 4 boy
whipped you-disarmed you, and then
kicked YOU down stairs. DO as | tell
you. If YOU hesitate YOU will never see
the set" J:
i Wolf. trembling from head to foot ,
glanced once more at his revolver, bat
did not dare raise his hand. His taee was
\ pale and his lips were dry. ..t .a q. .
do you hear me ?" demanded Darrell
Hsternly. ,....,...... AT,
g." Yes, yes, don't shoot said Wolf,
turning about, rs commanded. He was
thoroughly cowed.
''Do not turn your ugly face this way
Itagain," said Darrell, -'or YOU will pay for
il with your life. Mover
Tanner than u whipped eur, the ruffian
walked toward the door, and Darrell
| sprinninU over the counter was at his
heels in IN Instant.
''Dont look back or III kill Nou.1 Il
\ Meekly obeNng the Imperative orders
Ilof the youth, Wolf moved slowly out of
Igthe room into the corridor.
BE careful; don't-don't LET that Gun
90 off, Wolf stammered. rs he reached
the head of the Stairs.
/ At this moment the cIamors of the i'm
epaticnt crowd below arose with terrible
IidistinctnesS, and one shrll voice was
heaasI to say t
''lIuwy up, Wolf, why don't YOU throw
the tcllers out ?'
Exasper,ted beyond measure, he was
on the point Of turning back, at the risk
Hot his lie; for after all his braggadoco
how could he face those below, dislrmed
and chased out Of the building by one of
the pllnv boys he had intended SO terribly
to chastise9 But Darrtll was after him,
and with one vigorous kick sent him
bounding down the wooden stairs. with 4
Tthunderng chatter, and rolling over the
doorsil, the defeated bully actually
Iitumbled out upon the street before he
|lcoud recover his equilibrium
II "Hello. how'S this? What's up?" asked
|Ba dozen. voices al once, us the dreaded
Iiman reappeared in this undignitied shape,
without having sent any ,corpses down
from the win ow
Il ''Why, 7 Simply kicked him down stairs
I5-that'S what's the matter" responded the
IIboyish voice of Darrell at the top; "and
| lil he comes up here again | won't let him
IIon' so easy. DO not be afraid Of him;
Iltook I'LL his weapons from HIM a.. ].
Il Wolf struggled to his feet, rubbing bis
head and presenting such a ludcrous
IBappearance that he was greeted with loud
| lirt3rs and bursts of laughter So com
Ilp'etelv had he tumbed from his lofty en-
linence in the eyes ofthosc who either nd
mired or feared the bold murderer, that
| they who an hour ago would have dreaded
| ITO oilend him by word or look now feI
1 lgarled him only with contempt laughed
| at and, derded him. ,t 5u4 .4's ass5
II Never before had the rough crowd seen
| IL man with an established reputation like,
| Mr. Wolf thus suddenly fall to such q
| fepth Of degradation. All his name, fame,
| prestige, melted away like a mist, and he
was no longer feared-no longer respect
| ed by the low thieves and cut-throats
around him-onIy despised Yes, de-
| spised by the meanest of creatures, VIII on
I he had often times buIled as though they
/ ha,i been hounds -r "t = n" ".
| The dread which had surrounded his
name seemed to vanish like u mist.
| f'Licked by Il boy!" Kicked down stairs!''
''Got his barkers took from him :" were
the murmurS OF the crowd. At length a
voice boldly taunted him with .sWhere's.
| your knife" and another proposed Three
fheers for the boy that licked him."
Looking very little and pusilaninous,
he skunk away toward Montgomery Street
Such was VOLTS niortificaton, When he
came fully TO realize what a pitiable figure
he had cut, that heNeft San Francisco aid
WAS seen in her streets no more! The
tttality which had apparently thus far
| shielded and assisted him in his murder
pusI deeds suddenly deserted him. Esd
1le was destined never Ito commit an
pthcr murder but was himself shot dead
in Sacramento within but three weeks
after the events narrated.
I do not know what became of Haynes,
or whether he is still alive; but T Know
HAT Darrell, tie brave boy whose cool
hess and courage saved them both is to
ilay a gentleman Of position, residing In Il
i1ourishing city of Nevada. ''' vi D'13 -
= H.tt 4 Z u a..l 80 is tFtl uiiH
In 1G95, William the Third, Constitu-
tion;fl King, issued proclamation order
ing government troops to march out of
every borough in England IN which cleo
tions tor the first triennual parliament
were to be held. SO scrupulous was this
Constitutional King lest the people of
England should have the appearance of
being menaced, while holding their cleo