, 1873-07-06
TERMlNl LIFE.


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Ed,card King Il, Scrfbners.
Wllnn VIC wore NIL nnugly tucked MP In our
borths In the gnyly-aocorated sleeping saloon,
one OF tho now-comora hogan dreamily to tell
stories of termint troubles. "Not much aa 1t
was when wo woro horo and at Muelogoe In
1870" ho said. "I'hroe men woro shot about
twenty fcet from this Bame car in ono night at
Muskogco. Oh! this was d littlo hell, this
was. Tho roughs took possession horo in
earnest. Tho ksno and monte players had any
quantity OF lontH al about this section, and
1ifo was tho most uncertain thing to keep you
evor saw. Ono night man Lost all he had
at keno; 80 he went around behind tho tent
and tried to shoot tho kono.doalor In tho
baok ho missed him, but killed another man.
Tho keno man just got board and put 1t up
bohind liInaelf, and tho gamo went on. Ono
day ono of tho roughs took ofrenso at something
tie railroad folks said, 80 hc ran our train OF
tho track noxt morning, There was no law
hero, nno no moanB Of getting any. AS fast aB
the railroad moved on, roughs pulled up stakes
mud moved with 1t. We tried to scare them
away, but thoY didn't eoare worth cont. It waa
next to Impossible for astranger to walk through
one Of. these canvas towns without getting
shot at. Tho gra7eyarda wcrc sometimes
The follows who rule those little terrestrial bells
-nhcro thoy camc from nobody knows. Nevcr
had my homes-grow up like rrairio grass, only
rankor md ooarsor and meanor. They had nil
boon terfnnuaos over since they could remember.
Most Of them had two. three, and four murders
on their hands, and confessed them. Thoy
openly defled the Indian authorities and scorned
Uncle Sam and lila hlnrshhls. They knew there
was money Wherever tile end Of the road wa9
| and thoy meant to have it." ....
"Dut how long did this condition OF affairs
conlinuo :"
at wont on standby until the Secretary Of
the Interior came down here to soe tho Territory
| and to examine tho railroads. ue went down
In the same car, and ho was carefully informed
Of al tho lawloBsneHs, aud 1sgrant ontrago,s
to-. Ono night uhio thoy we're on the road
| the Buporlntendout-in-C Chief pushed on little
ahoad Of tho train to get physician, as =
gentleman In the special car maa taken suddenly
and proposed to shoot him, as they fanoicd him
some local omiusary Of the General Government.
! lilo begged OF, however, mud explained who ho
rms. They hardly dared to shoot him then !;
to tho train. and ne1t day ho took tho Boototary
| OF tho Interior to inspect this choice specimen
OF railroad civilization"
"And what did tho Secretary goe7"
| Ou, Al kA6 IullAuR IlIGKGu u HEhI Wnhk uG
had to aay. They had killed : man that morn
| ing for nero caprice, aud ho was laid out in a
! little tent which tho party paused by as they
looked around. Ono nftor another OF tho rough
follows WAS presented to tho party; and ouch
one epoko very plainly, and said he Ind o right
to ntay in tho Nation and he meant (with an
oAth) to stay, and ho'd like to hear any one hint
that ho'd better go away. Then they told stories
Of tl,oit murderous exploits, practieed at marks
| with thoir revolyorB, and seemed not to hayo the
4 lahnt fear Of tha Henrntary.h
What WAH tho result r.
| swell, Tie Bccretrry Of tho Interior took q
| beo line for the neRrsat telegraph station, and
| sent a dispatch to Con. Grant, announcing thai
noithsr life nor property eafo in tho Territory
| and that tho Indians should bo aifod in aIpoll.
ing tho roughs from their midst, SO, in shorl
time. tho Ienth Cavalry went into active service
III tle Territory"
"Did the rnhiana mako any resistanco?"
",lhey rot together 1t tho terminus, armed
to tho toeth, md clustered good donl /; but
| tho cayulrymen arroBted QUO after another, und
| oxamiuoG zach man separately. When one oi
answered that It WAS Slim Jim, Or Wild Bill, OF
Lone Jack with Eli oath), and that he was q
gambler, or FOUNDER as the case might be,
and furhermorS that 10 didn't intend to saye
ing would Say: well. Slim Jim, or Wild Bill
or Lone Jack, I'll give you twolve hours tt
leave this town:in mud Il you aro found iu the
| Territory wook from this dato, RI haye yor
| shot2' And thoy took the hint"
| "Where are those mon now2"
"4ome Of tho1n aro at Donison, at tho end o.
this road. Thoy arc socuro enough thore bocaust
| when they arc pursued on criminal proooss
they are only four mtles from the Red Niver, anf
| they can escapo into tho Territory, beyond thu
reach of Uuited States law, and raorosH tht
| frontier in sotno other direction. You will set
| them ut Do,,:bon. Goodnight"
A moment nfterwartls, the voice added:
"By tho way, at the 1io1t station, Muskogoo
a man was shot before tho town got there, ane
tho graveyard was started before single streei
WAS laid out You can 500 tho graveyard now
a-days-eleven men arc buried there with thoil
boots OIL. Goodnight again."