The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-06-26
SENATOR JONES FIGHTER.
The TarantuIa of Calavnras, the Wa
Horse of the Hills.

- Just previous to the senatorial con-
N test which resulted in his election, Hon.
- J. P. Jones had the following tunny adj
1. venture in Virginia City, Nevada, with
a man who came to him to hire himself
y out as "fighter."
Mr. Jones and several friends were in
. a first-class saloon slipping their wine,
= smoking and chatteriDg, when a rather
y strange-looking customer entered the
Z place, and sauntering up to the group,
s began the operation of "eying over"
: the gentlemen composing it.
y He was a man of middle age and me-
!. dunn height, with arms disproportion-
e ately long, great, sprawling hands and
q knotty fingers. His angular, ungainly
: form was poorly and scantily clad, and
he was topped out with curious little
= bullet-head, set upon very short allow
: ance of neck. From the sides of his
:, little, round head stood leaning out two
3 great, pulpy ears, and all that appeared
: on his face in the way of beard was a
|, Jet black stabbed moustache. This
. seemed to have been planted, hair at
a time, with pegging-awl and hammer,
the latter coming down on the defense
less nose as each bristle was insured,
and SO intimidating it that it had ever
: since remained crouched out of sight
behind the hairy stockade. A large
livid scar described a semi-circle round
one of his projecting cheek-bones, and
passing down entered the corner of his
mouth, giving to the feature an ugly
upward hitch to that side. Wabbling
his little, glittering gray eyes over the
party before him until said orbs rested
upon the rotund rosy face of Mr.. Jones,
he pulled off the hirs ute ten-pin ball,
| I, ,,-o,,1I Lora oa11AI bfo had n
scrap of hat, and, making an awkward
bow, said:
"J. P. Jones, / believe?"
"That my name, sir, said Jones.
"Correct," sententiously observed the
strange visitor.
"Do you want to see me?" said
Jones.
"About three minutes, and in pri-
yate, 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 known
me-" said the fellow, "but when |
you lived in the old Tuolumne was
also in that part of Californey-in the |
admin county. Mr.. Jones, I'm the |
Taranterler of CaIaveras Tn war
| hoss from the hills, and fighter from
h-lp
81 don't dispute your word, sir"
said J. P, ''but how does your being
s war horse of the hills concern me ?"
I" I'm here to tell you. Here, now,
YOU are goin' into this here contest, and
| it's liable to be a very lively one.
About election day it'll be ALFRED hot.
Now, what you'll need will be a good
| fighter; feller to stand up, knock
down, and drag out for you man
what can go to the polls and knock
down right an left-wade through
everything p
Mr.. Jones said he had not thodght it
would be necessary to have such man
at the polls on election day.
"O6, but it will ~ cried the man of
muscle. "You see, you don't know
about them things. I'll manage it all
for you"
$50 you want me TO hire you as my
fighter? ?"
"Jest so p
"What would be your price from now
till after the election? You see I've
never yet had occasion to hire fighter.
I don't know much about the value of
such service" ...-.
"Well, couldn't undertake the Job
short of 81 900 there'n be lots OF work
to do"
ALI tldO PIChOJ
"Of course it's a considerable sum,
but thar's a terrible rough set over {
there. These WashCe fellows are more ,
on the cut and .shoot than is healthy. :
You see 81, 900 is no money at all when :
YOU kalkerlate the risk. l am liable to !
be chopped all to pieces, riddled with 9
bullets, and either killed out and out, !
or crippled for life. You see 81, 200 is g
no money at all" +
"Weli, come to look at it in that .
light, 1 don't know but your price is o
reasonable enough" '
"Cheap of course it is. l rather o
like your style, or wouldn't undertake a
the job at that fgger. Comets it v
bargain Am I your man at the figger {
named ?" {
"Well, not so fast. If am to have a
a fighter, I want the best that is to be a
had. I don't want a fellow that will be n
kicked and cuffed about town by every a
hummer. am able to pay for first &
class fighter, and l won't have anything a
else." h
"Ain't fighter ?" rolling his eyes 8
fercely, and thrusting first his right, !,
then his left straight out from his shoul- n
der, ducking his head comically about, Il
and posing himself on one foot twill T,
anybody kick and cuff meme, the war F
boss of the hills, the Taranterler of Cal Il
veras ? Not much" b
"Have you ever whipped anybody ?" h
"Ever whipped anybody? Me-have q
I ever whipped anybody? You make n
me laugh. Next you will be asking if \
was ever whipped. Show me your n
man show me your mentor 1 amt sI
particular about 'em coming one at a a
time. Bring 'em on, and I'll whip all n
that can stand in this room in one min o
ute by the clock y 81
"WelI," said J. P, 81 think you'll d
do; but, as 1 said before, 1 want the 81
best man in the country. My fighter b
must be regular fighting striker. Now t.
l have another man in my eye. He is o
something of fighter; has a graveyard q
of his own of considerable size. 1t lies a
between the pair of you. The best man y
is the man for my money. L
"D-n your man Bring him on. ri
D-n me, I'll devour him Show him -
to the Taranteler - l.
"Remain here two minutes and I'll
bring him in"
Now, before coming into the room il
with the fellow, Mr.. Jones had observed cl
James N. Cartter-commonly known on u
the Pacific coast as Big Jim Cartier D
sauntering about the saloon. AS is well D
known to everybody in Virginia City, tc
and pretty generally throughout the W
towns and cities of Nevada and Cali o.
fornia, Jim Cartier is a powerfully al
built man, standing over six feet six g
inches in his stockings, a man who is h
&c on the shoulder" and is at home with u
either knife or pistol, as more than one Il
gave can testify. Calling to Cartier, o.
Mr.. Jones briefly made known the stu
alton and invited him in to interview D
the "war boss of the hills" A
This was as good thing as Cartier A
wanted, and into the room they went. 4 4
'Here," said Jones, as they entered p
the room, "is the other man. Nobody p
will disturb you here, and after all is B
over the best man is the man for my Q
coin" ~
Jim waltzed into the room with his r.
hat standing on two hairs and a wicked +
smile playinp upon his features. Said G