The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-07
!r0T E.H.


into The habits and customs ofthe iron
tier. Ar. Darwin makes mention Of this
tact Tor should have done SOY as an addi-
tional proof dat all men were originally
Wild: tor Instance, my Cincinnati friend,
when at home, was somewhat 0. an cX-
quisite wore kid gloves aud other attire,
which VIC down here look upon with
! contempt, attended parties, bali-, tie
opera and the like. and came here
| swelling with importance, to teach these
rute barbarians a thing o. two not
dreamed of in their philosophy 1T fact
he made the usual mistake Of your city
bred sn0b. who imaGines his set is the
| city, and his city the world all outside
u that is a drcary waste, inhabits by co.
| bodies who should deem themselyc; hon
or'd by his notice of them. This kind
most commonly hall from Botfon, and
yon can tell them readily b. heir eAas-
peratiHg, self-sstlsded air, bu. hey learn
rapidly that the further West they 60,
the more cosmopolitan arc thr ople.
| aud story ofa trip 90 Chicago OF some
sleh plare in the far Wcat which would
have iRsde him hero Al home. falls s..il-
born on M average Texas audlanc-.
remember seeing him one nigh..
shortly after his arrival, attempting to
enhance his eoqscnaeHce by begin iae to
tell IN mixed company, bow much
wealth ~ hsd, aud how I.any head OF
ca,t'e aud how much hud he proposed
buying ha went on a,r some Ntlc time.
when an old ranger, whom Your police
would have arrested rs vagrart If lie
had made his appearance in Cairo. 40
shabhily rst ne dressed, said II think
you said yea vsnt.d a.0oD head Of cattle
nrd 10000 scres or land fora ranref'
'f SO. sad The Cincinna.iar. "Wcn."
'aid the old man, II own seven leagues
IF ss good laid IS lays out Of tosrs, and |
brand Of cattle numbering 10000 ! |
'ockon | can supply you. Coiae now, put
~ orshut mp The Cincianatisa wlltss.
lie thought $500 head Of cattle would
ask the combinei resources Of at least
ialfa do2sn such ranehers as thoss then
present. Since tAan h. Ins curbed hi.
propensity for bluNrg Texans, and has,
y ! started out 20 say, fsllsn into the
'Hstons OF the county, even adopting the
pars shd sonbrcro as part Of hi, attire.
lie would D. tine develop into first
lass skim uliIker,n who is 81 sris.sGat
amongst the hsrlers, and acquires his
lille fcorn hls ability TO milk only the
'ream from = COW, leaving tie milk for
ss' experienced inorlals While We were
n Mason cetnty. We visited the |
tore OF Carl Iinlburser, who /. The '
vealthi.ot man in all that country, besides
Wning the only store OF any consequences
within radius Of sixty miles he i. en-
aged extensively in pork-packiug. lie
'ays thrse or four cents per pound for
o.s fed entirely or mast-p.csns and
corns-which he converts into iialns snd ,
acon, and retails st fifteen aud eighteen ,
ents lie preseryeS only lhr hams and
ldes, making no attempt to render out
ne lard, which would be \ source OF all
tionsl profit if properly attended TO. He
) indirectly conScctcd with the fosd now
eing fought there, which differs from
our WillisNsos county vendetta in that
hey notify each other here Of what they
'ropo:c doing. 1t appears that Lin
urger furnished q man by the name of
Williams with Bsosy with which to buy |
aelle, which he drove 10 Abilene, Kan
as, for shipment, His reputation was
zone Of the best and he Wa, repeatedly
ccgssd Of driving or cattle which he had
Dr.otten 70 pay for. The trouble cul-
when he was arrested by the
N'~rii', whose name was strong, al /
ho"sh lA'hnurSer offered TO 90 on vii
Ias bond for any amount; but Strong :
lst take IL snd Started with his prisoner
OF Mason City, Williams body was {
ohnd IN The ehapparsl next day rddled /,
WIZ bullets, and strsnG's explanation |
hat it was dono by parties whom he did
loi know was deemed rather "Cauzy."
his was the BEGINNING OF the vendetta
low being tsusht In which six men have
)ecn killed, and still It RACES Things
were quiet for about month after Will
iar4's death but it was the calm before
he storm. HE brother Suddenly appeared
apon the scene one day al notified
strong of his intention to Kill him ON
sight. lilo is a Wild Sow boy" fro Flo
county, aud II Is said can hit a nickel
three times in five at twenty steps With
revolver he was armed 10 the te6th
and evidently meant business They
metupon the Plaza. Strons got the first
shot, but was nervous and M. SCI. his alma.
Before no could tire q second time n bull
lot from williams pistol vlnt crashing