St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-09-25
Arkansas Bill.

I lTrnIn rh, omaha ,Nch.J Tribune August 4G.l
Fnr some days past Il man at StalWart
fame aud cmnmIndin" stature has
moved among the busy thrnmg which
frequent 0Ur streets. the observed of lll
observers. Dressed in huckSkin Jacket
and hIrrci:,~. the, latter tucked in iIi~
huu!>. = broad hrimmcd tclt hat upon
his head. and II" ornaments about his
person save the countless strands OF
hurk~kin " hirh nic tn" necessary ad
IIuct~ ui ~Gch Il suit. ne would instant
j. hc regarded IN unusual pcI>uuag,.
and the purIN cuuld but arise " Ii" l.
he p"n inquiry We found that he
Ms tho liable "Arkan>:r> BilI' who.
in l-G1. had that terrible fight with Il
hcaI. in which hi> companion. jesse
Hrll. WAS alm"~l Torn to pieces. but
lives t"-lI, the admiration of the old
hunters ot the Ws'-t. From Arkansas
i;IlT~ "Nu llu> We have learned he stu-
~. which "" herewith present iu ouI
readers Il story kunvm oriN to .I,>~,.
amd iiill. hru Of which detached purtiou~
are ~urc T." hr heard in ANY tlappci' :
camp hi" they ":rrhci about the Inc
>tniN telling.
Arkau~.i> Hjil. VIII" i about tWrul,
MA" Veal oi a@c and stands about >iN
tc,i iiuvt inches in his ~I"ckiu. feet.
c.IIl III the. ~pIIm% ut I-''1 tell in with
.Ir-~r Ecf at t,Ircu CIV. hru lhtN
pl,,N r,i'd themselves with u fresh -uli-
l'tN "i -lun aud ammunition. ais" Il
prospecting" "utiII. aud then. " tina It.N
at rI"~}''.tiug nulA. mltl,. fui lie. head
"Ii"l~ "i j'r Snake. t'i"cn Hhd " ind
IIl"I~. This. liiil~ Inst tIip at the kind.
resulted lIIirI di~a~IroH>ll. nn lode
heinz disco, "rrd which they considered
worth working. "r placer mines which
u"uId pan ian u.t4r>. Leaving the
r"H,trl .lrd >.rihin. south. about the
Inst 81 ~,pIcmhrr they reached IInr~r
tIr"n. and ~iupIrd I" resi- thcm>rll -
oud ih'u animals. he thIcc "I i"ur
iII~ " hicil th,.\ had takcu IN east, rh,.N
-Iinulu meet with "rtr! here came into
u~,. lh' i"rlth nI litIh dIt. while out
changing III" traps. ~uIuc :Iutcl"pr>
v"Ic dI~..n> clcl .ti,nut three. milo from
camp. lhr neat da, they went /" >,.-
cav. ...... hui tindiuU tht.u unu" ih,.,
'I"~~cd an all,IlI rIt In u hiuH .thnut
ci@hr miles distant. The blum ran al"u.
the n.,>, "t - hill up"m which the, dis
on,rIrd .,ir antelope. hut it hriu" IT,"
49, -''''' ''''''' ~ ~ ~ NV ''l - ''
itin. They "i"pt "l"nG ana calculated 10y
luluI"- i >iriIP p"Int IN the hIutt /" ..'t
WIlhn closer Irli@". .lu>t H. ~.l,>~r. IL"
NI~ about ~I\ feet III adNLnc" "t HilI.
Ms ia Ih,. act "t ,IIv liu" uNrI i >naIp
t"rh. hr dI>''">"I"d an the other SIDE.
iu Il hollow about ten t'"I oil. an "id
she ""il NIih iN" "n!'> and Il h".nl.l@.
lu~lHuiI, ,l"~~C rlIrd ont. II i"'Il ,
j .fnp -tri ihI~ J. uu place, Ia ti.hi.
" uh tll"r hounds l;lil hHd reached Il
jrN"I pot al gI"uud. and Jesse. Nhru
the nraI hIt! come clu~c enough Iu hc
~Il.rd IL, paw .irl. tired and broke hen
-houd,r. NIddcucd with pain. ~h,
~rl.tu". " iii the. uuicku,.~~ ui lightning.
..,! ,.4a.nt j, So. " hn NH~ in ih,..r1 nt
ir,Iau. bach nN Biii'> side such Wis
h,l momentum. that together 1h,.\ tell
at i.iil'~ feet. .Ir>>i. underneath and the
h..l ou top. Instantly she seized his
-ri, iu il,l huge. laws. sinking hrl up-
I,.i It-k~ Ircp into Tia. muscles of the.
back. " hilc she was uI,\cntrd from do
ia. the. SAM. with h,.I i,,,rI one, and
tI:i> hiII.u =, larr,. u,,u1ItirI ont of hi,
sid. l., striking AGAINST :, shnt-uourL
n hiri, luuIu T., :: roid from hi. -lruI-
d,I.~ .J,,-,.. .ui,hi;,., in .,i h,.i. .,tr,u-
tinu ANA, tlnru >u,h vial n,rt> LirL,L
h,.,..,i.G .,t i,.t,,,t I'm u,,ii,,,,
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