St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-06-26

I''St sio Ssi' u VI lNtlt bIstltCu- anu
so intimidating that organ that it had
ever since remained crOuched out OF
sight behind the hairy stockade. a
large livid scar described semi-circle
round one of his projecting cheek bones,
and passing down entered the corners
of his mouth, giving to the feature an
ugly upward hitch on that side. Wab-
bling his little glittering gray eyes over
the party before him until said eyes
rested upon the rotund form and rosy
face of Mr.. Jones, he pulled off the
hirsutc ten-pin ball, which he would
have called his head, Il scrap of hat,
and making an awkward bow, said
j. Il. Jones, | believe ?"
'.That is my name SIR said Jones.
..Correct." senteniously observed the
strange visitor.
.'Do you want to see me p said
Jones.
about three minutes, and in private
if you please"
Mr. Jones led the way to large pri
vate room in the rear of the saloon
"Mr. Jones. sir, you don't know nIe,"
said the fellow, "but when you lived in
old Tuolumne | was also in that part
of Caliiorncy-in the admin county.
Mr.. Jones. I'm the 'Taranterlcr of Gale
veras I'm war horse from the hills
and Il fighter from hell -
Il don't dispute Your word sir. said
j. p" "but how does your being war
horse of the hills concern me ?"
lin here to tell you. Here, now.
YOU are g0in in To this here contest. and
its liable to he Il very lively one. About
election day it'll he all-tired hot. Now
what you'll need will he Il good fighter;
a fcller to stand up. knock down, and
drag ont for You a man what can go
To the polls an knock down right and
lef, wade through everything y
Mr.. Jones said he had not thought il
would he necessary to have such Il man
at the polls on election day.
"Oh. hut il will :" cried the man of
muscle. lou see you don't know about
them things. I'll manage it all for
you."
$50 you want me to hire you lis my
fighter p
Jest so -
Nv hat would he your price from now
till after the cicctiop lou see as I've
never Yet had occasion to hire Il fighter.
| don't know much about the value of
such service.
We'll. couldn't undertake the Job
short OF = 600: thcrc'll he lots of work
to do.
"Aint that pretty high ?"
..Of course its a considerable sum.
hut thar'S terrible rough set over here.
These WaShoe fellows are more on the
cut and shoot than is healthy. You
see II 900 is no money at all when you
kalkeIlate the risk. I'm liable to he
chopped all to pieces. riddled with
bullets. and either killed out and ont
or crippled for life. lou see II 600 is
no money ut all
well. come to look at il in that
light. don't know hut Your price i
reasonable enough"
"Chcap, of course it is. ! rather
like your style. or | wouldn't under
take the job at that .iggcr. Come j.
it a bargain Am your man ut the
tiggcr named , siaa
We'll. not 81 fast. If am to have
a fighter. | want the best that is tolbe
had don't want IL fellow that will
he kicked and cutfed about town by
every hummer. an. able to pay for a
first class fighter and | won't have, any
thing else. tsf IS
Amt Il fighter ," rolling his eyes
iicrcrly. and thru>ting first his right
than his left straight ont from the
shoulder. lucking his head comically
about. and poi>img himself on one foot;
Twill ANY body kick and cuff meme.
the war h">S of the hills. the TaIantrrlrr
of Calavcras ! Not much
"lIavc l"u whipped anybody ,!
Ever whipped anybody ! Me
have ever whipped anybody ," Iou
make me laugh. Next Nou will he ask
ing il waS ever whipped Show me
amt particular about 'cm coming one
at a time. Bring 'cm ON. and will
whip all that can stand in this room in
one minute 10y the clock -
"Wcll" said J. T.. Il think you'll
do : but a> | said before. want the
hest man in the country. My fighter
must he regular tighting->tlik"r. Now
| have another man in my eye. He is
something of a fighter; has II grave
yard of his own of considerable size.
1t lies between the pair of You. The
best man is the man for my money"
..D-n your man Bling him on.
D-m me. I'll devour him . Show him
to the Tarantclcr
"Rcmain here two minutes and I'll
bring him in.
Now. before coming into the room
with the fellow. Mr.. Jones had observed
James y. Carter commonly known ON
the Pacific coast as Big Jim Carter
SaunteIing about the saloon. As is well
known to everybody in this city. and
pretty generally throughout the towns
and cities of Nevada and California,
jim Carter is Il powerfully-built man,
standing over six feet six inches in his
stockings. IL man who is ION the shoul-
der" and is at home with either knife
or pistol, as more than one grave can
testify. Calling to Carter, Mr.. Jones
briefly made known the situation and
invited him in to interview the ''war
hoss OF the hills"
This was as good thing as Carter
wanted, and into the room they went.
''Here," said Jones. as they entered
the room. lis the other man. Nobody
will disturb you here. and after all is
over the best man is the man for my
coin"
jim waltZed into the room with his
hat standing on two hairs and wicked
smile playing upon his features. Said
he:
''Is this the blessed infant that has
come to eat me up Is this the Gala
veras skunk that has come over here to
set himself up as chief ? Move back
the chairs"
With this Carter began to wriggle
from side to side in the effort to .'shuck'
himself of the long-tailod black coat
he always wore. and in so doing he dis
played on one side that famous old
Mhitc- handled siNt teen inch EnMie knifn