The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-06-18
SENATOR JONES FIGHTER.
The TarantuIa OF CalavnrNN, the Nnr
Horse OI the nils

Horse Ot the Hills
Just previous to the senatorial con
test Which resulted in his election, Hon.
j. p. Jones had the following funny ad
venture in Virginia City, Nevada, with
Il mau who came to him to hire himself
out ~ "hghter."
Mr.. Jones and several friends were in
II tirst.cass saloon slipping their VINE, |
smoking aud chattering, when rather
strange. looking customer entered the
place, and sauntering up to the group,
began the operation Of "eyiug over
the gentlemen composing 1t.
He was n man of middle age and me
dium height, with arm llsproportion.
ately long, great, sprawine hands and
knotty fingers, His angular, uugainly
form was poorly aud scantily clad, and
he was topped out with n curious little
bullet head, set upon Il very short allow
ance of neck. From the sides of his
little, round head stood leaning ont two
great, pulpy ears, and all that appeared
on his face in the way of beard was
let black stabbed moustache. This
seemed to have been planted, hair at
time, with pegging-awl and hammer,
the latter coming down on the defense
| less nose as each bristlc was insured,
and so intimidating it that it had ever
since remained crouched out OF sight
behind the hairy stockade. A large
! liyid scar described semi-clrcle round
one of his projecting check-bones, ana
uassinp down entered the corner OF his
mouth, giving to the feature an ugly
inward hitch to that side. Wabbllng
his little, glitterng gray eyes over the
party before him until said orbs rested
upon the rotund rosy face of MIR. Jones,
he pulled off the hirsute ten.pn ball,
which he would have called his head, a
scrap of hat, and, making an awkward
bow, said
a.. p Jones. believe ~
"That my name, sir, said Jones.
Correct" sentcntiousIy observed the
strange visitor. ~, -,
"Do you want to see me?' said
Jones. q.
about three minutes, and in pri
vate, if you please
Mr.. Jones led the way to a large pr
yate room in the rear of the saloon
"Mr. Jones, sir you don't know
me-" said the fellow, "but wher
Won lived in the old Tuolumnc | wat
Also in that part of Californey-in the
admin county. Mr.. Jones, I'm The
TaranterIar of CaIayeras, I'm wa
hoss from the hills and tighter iron
HI ~
"I don't dispute your word, sir,
,ailJ. T., "but how does your benz
war horse OF the hills concern me?
:" I'm here to tell you. Here, now
9 Won are goin' into this here contest, AM
! it's liable ~ be a very lively one
About election day lt'll be all-hred hot
p Now, what you'll need will be goo
$ fghter: feler to stand up, knoc
e down, and drag out for you a ma
/ what can 60 to the polls and knoc
e down right an left wade throug
n everything J! ,,
t Mr.. Jones said he had not tho 'ght
would be necessary to have such ma
Il at the polls on election day.
It "On, but it will " cried the man
j.. musclc. You see, you don't kno
& about them things. I'll manage 1t "
|. for you.'
IS $50 you want me to hire yon as M
r. fghter?'
Vi "Jcst so y
. "What would be your price from no
" till after the election? You see !
h ncy y yet had ,casion to hlrc n hghte
ic don't know much about the value
ID such service
y "WclI, couldn't undertake the I'
short Of 81 600 thcrell be lots OF We
g. to do.
rs "Ain't that pretty high %
le "Of course it's n considerable sur
lc but thars a terrible rough set ov
pit there. These Washoe fellows are mo
is on the cut and shoot than is h attn
is You see 81, 600 is no money Mt all VIII
Mt Won kalkerlate the risk. | am liable
as be chopped all to pieces, riddled WI
e, bullets, and either killed out aud OF
he or crippled for life. You see $1,000
o. no money at all. ~,
st, "Weli, come to look at it in Il
an light. don't know but your price
in reasonable enough"
A" Cheap of course 1T is. | ratI
ID like your style, or | wouldn't underti
he the Job at that fgger. Come is II
rk, bargain ? Am your man at the iS'
Ter named ?"
to We'll, not 80 fast. If | am to hi
,p fighter, ! want the best that is to
nd had, | don't want II fellow that will
zen kicked and cufled about town by eve
go hummer. am able to pay for III
class fighter, aud | won't have anythl
Mt else"
in "Ain't | fighter" rolling his e
in fiercely, and thrusting first his rig
es. then his left straight out from his she
not der, ducking his head comlcally aoc
to and poising himself on one foot "'
nee anybody kick and cuff meme, the
the hoss of thc.hills, the Taranterler OF [
ter veras? Not much. =,
un- "Have you ever whipped anybod'
to Ever whipped anybody? Me-h
rd ever whipped anybody? You m
eak me laugh. Next you will be asking
she I was ev,r whipped. Show me J
man show me your nlcn for l Il
particular about EN- coming one
time. BRING EN- on, ana II "hlp
eek that can stand in this room in one 4
fish ute by the clock !"
or. "Well," said J. F., 81 think yo
bv do; but, as | said before, | want
site best man in the country. My fig
he must be a regular fighting striker.
eel have another man in my eye. II
on something of a fighter; has grave
NOT. of his own of considerable size. 1t
dis. between the pair Of you. The best
iont is the man for my money"
Hell. "D-n your man Bring him
In. D-n me, I'll devour him Show
are to the Taran eler =
mic "Remain here two minutes and
lyer bring him in"
all Now, before coming into the +
the with the fellow, Mr.. Jones had obse
,ller James n. Cartter-commonly know
Mr. the Pscifc coast as Big Jim Cartt
dif- sauuteriDg about tue saloon. As is