The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-07-02

I1r SA1OoO tueTe IL De lOtS
OF work to do"
"Aln't that pretty high ?"
vi course it's a considerable
sum, but thar's terrible rough Sc,
over there. These Washoe fellows
are more on the cut and shoot than
is healthy. You see $1,000 is nc
money at all when you calkerlate
the risk. Pm liable to be chawed al
to pieces, rlddled with bullets, and
either killed out and out or crippled
for life. You see 81, 900 is no mon
ey at ALL"
swell, come to look at it in that
light, l don't know but your price il
reasonable enough"
"Cheap ! of course 1t is. rather
like your style, or wouldn't under.
take the job at that fgger. Come
is 1t bargain ? Am l your man at
the hgger named ?"
swell, not so fast. If | am to
have a fighter l want the best that is
to be had. don't want a fellow that
will be kicked and cuffed about town
by every hummer. l am able to pay
for frst.class fighter, and l wont
have anything else"
"Ain't fighter ?" rolling his
eyes fercely, and thrusting first his
right and then his left arm straight
out from the shoulder, ducking his
head about comically, and posing
himself on one foot ; "will anybody
kick and cuff me?-me, the war boss
of TIE hills ; the Taranterler of Gala
varas? Not much !"
"Have you ever whipped anybo-
dy ?"
Sever whipped anybody Me
have ever whipped anybody ? Ha !!
ha ha +! You make me laugh. Next
you will be asking il / was ever was
whipped. Show me your man-show
me your men-for l amt particular
about 'em coming one at a time.
Bring 'em on, and I'll whip all tn at
can stand in this room, in one min
ute by the clock -
"Well," said J. z. 81 think you
will do but, as l said before, l want
the best man in the country. My
tighter must be regular lightning.
striker. Now l have another man in
my eye. He is something of fight.
er ; has graveyard of his own OF
considerable size. 1t lies between
the pair of you. The best man is the
man for my money"
"Bring him on. I'll devour him |!
Show him to the Taranterler -
"Remain here two minutes and I'll
bring him in."
Now, before coming into the room
with the fellow, Mr.. Jones had OBJ
served James CARTER commonly
known on the Pacific coast as Big
jim Understanding about the
saloon, he was powerful built man,
standing over six feet six inches in
stockings, man who sis on the
shoulder" and is at home with eth.
er knife or pistol, as more than one
grave can testify. Calling to Cart
ter, Mr.. Jones briefly made known the
situation, and invited him to an inter
view with theiswar horse ofthe hills"
This was as good thing as Jim
wanted, and into the room they
went.
"Here," said Jones, as they enter
ed the room, "is 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 9
wicked smile playing upon his feat
ures, he said
els this the blessed infant that hat
come to eat me up? Is this the
Calaveras skunk that has come ovel
here to set himself up as chief
Move back the chairs %
With this Cartier began to wrig
gle from side to side in the effort tc
"shuck" himself of the long.tailed
black coat he always wore, and ir
so doing he displayed on ona.side
that famous old white handled, six
teen-inch bowie knife, his constan
companion, and on the other the but
of navy revolver.
$50 this is the lop sared Cur o
Calaveras who comes here to set uI
as fighter? Move the chairs to the
wall 20 cried Cartier, still wriggling
at his coat.
"Mr. Jones 7" cried the mighty
devourer of men, "Mr. Jones, this
man is a friend Of yours. l can,
fight any friend of yours. With any
friend of yours am lamb l could
not harm hair of his head %
''No friend at all. He is fighter
like yourself. Besides, what ha.
friendship got to do with transac
tion involving $1,000? l want the
best man can find, If you whip
this fellow l hire you as my fighter
That's all there ls about it,"
"That's fair and business. like, yor
skunk % cried Crater. "Peel your
self and waltz out here !"
"Mr. JONES'" said the "war hoss
of the hills" in mild, conciliatory
tone, 81 am satisfied that this mar
Is friend of yours. You might
insult me and banter me and tear me
all to pieces, bnt against friend Of
yours I'd never lift hand. Now
your friend is of the right stripe;
like his looks. There's no use oi
two good men a-fghtin' for nothin'
80 I'll tell you what you'd best do
You give him $500 and me $500
an We'll work together. The two
of us could chew up the town-we'd
be terror to it,"
"No," said Jones, "you won't do
You amt game, you"
"He's a dunghill," Clipped il
Cartier.
81 can't fight in room," said the
fellow; 81 have never vet had {
fight in room. / don't like it."
"I guess you are not struck aflel
it anywhere" said Cartier.
"lts rather close to fight in &
room," said Jones. Then turning
to the fellow, whose eyes were still
wandering in the direction of Cart
ter's coat-tails, he handed him /,
twenty-dollar gold piece, saying
Take this; hire you for an open
air fighter. You are never to fgh
for me except in the open air, ant
where there is good chance for yo,
to rum"
"Thank you, Mr.. JONES'" said tn,
fellow, pooketing the coin and max
ing for the door. "Thank you; ant
if ever / see a shnw To mt In q Enl