The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-03-28
A Narrow Escape.r
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One evening, before Wichita, ;. Kansas,
had realized its hopes of securing a per
manept place upon the map-so long
ago, in fact, as the spring Of ls7l---a
geptleman registered .,his ,name at the
Harris House, aud announced his inten
4 on of stopping Q few days in order to
Zee the country, and perhaps to buy
&some land in tho neighborhood. After
dshner he sought put the landlord, and
made special request that, as he was
an Eastern man in search of experience,
he might have buffalo steak served for
hisbreakfast next morning.
Buffalo stcak?' j.
'Ies. 1t is obtainable, isn't it? You
can get it here? I'd be willing to pay
for any extra trouble,you know
oh, no trouble. Fact is, I've not
been able to- niiyl lhing elsetar Sex
or two past. I was just going to apollo
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gize for having given it to you at din
ner'
The Eastern man looked rs if lie
thought Himself sold, but still stuck t.
his request, because he wanted to know
how buffalo meat tasted when he was not
wrestling with it unler the false i'm.
preston that it was Texas COW. Aud
then, finding the landlord sociaLle (ior
10 mnre genial hust than Rouse ever
made his house pleasant for his guests
at his own loss,) he asked if the town
was quiet and orderly.
Oh, yes, perfectly SO. You Eastern
men fancy that We are overrun with
desparadues out here, but you Gud
T. Wichita just as peaceful as u man could
wish
AT this point the conversation was
brought to a close. by the rruption Of u
party Of noisy men, Of whom the land
lord explained to his guest, as he went
to attend to them, that they were so N
of Curley Marshall's boys
'And who is Curley Marsha lly asked
tho Eastern man Of u bystnnier as he
sat down in a vacant chair.
'Cullcy is one of our cclebrities,' was
the reply. He is to Wichita very much
what Buffalo Bill is to Abilene. Fine
fellow he is, too.'
But the boys approached, and the by
stander incidently moved away with out
finishing his eulogy, while the new
corners surrouuded the sitter before he
was fully aware Of the stu .tion and
then he thought that he would not seem
in hurry to get away. When, how
ever, two of them began to practice
broadsword parties over his head with
loaded revolers OF the navy pattern he
changed his mind about the ord or ofhis
going, and slipped out from between
them just as Long Dan,' growing tired
of the fun, cooked his revolver, and
leyeling it at his friends head, said
briefly, 'Git out OF this! That's tho
door,
The other weakened mo nent and
looked at Dan doubtinely.
Il mean it, by Cd You git, or I'll
plug you!
lie did git
There was laughter from the boys as
Dan looked griinly triumphant aud in.
yitcd them into the bar.room on his
shout. Come on, stranger! said ho to
tho Eastern man, secin. that the latter
did not start forward. But the E;r, crn
man asked to be excused, pleading that
he didn't drink.
Don't drink? You wont drink with
me? DO you mean to insult me,
stranger
No, sir, no--surclY not But ncper
drink
'Look here, stranger! l don't like
man to say that he's too good to drink
with me. I'm Long Dan Cowee;' and
the speaker looked dangerous.