, 1875-02-16
A nAltDI-GRAs INCIDENT.
Skinner Phys ~ Esi.. anJMn ~ and Aoscs
E1ia scalp.

E1ia scalp.
From the l.outara'ic Cut.rter-.jonrndf.
Tie Marai-EraB procession on TueednY waB
wituossol by larse crowds. and tha ]udicsouain.-
poruonatlons of charactor will live loug in tito
memories at tho naascB who laugh he'd until their
tillcs ached. Among tho motley host who per-
ambulated tho ntroela In tho procession was a
long, cadaverous-looking fellow, representing
Comanche Indian. Ills face was painted rod, lis
suit WAS we'll nada up. Upon his ponderons fcot
wero pnir Of new nloccaBinB, md hanging from
the beaded glrt that cncirclcd hts body wero half
n dozen "hoBs pistols and as many Bcnlpa. Inalo
this beltstno cleepo-knifo aud scythe-biaae.
HIS long black lair waR banded With brass
hoop from Which Rtnck about dozcn Of turkey
anu gecso feathers, and i'll lis right baud ho hold
with MI Iron .grasp tomatlawl, rod with some
victims blood. Any ono who had read or heard
OF the famous Indian warrior, Bloody Nose.
would have said lso Ind arisen from tho dead
anl joined that procession. But it waa not tho
blood-tAiraty rover Of tho forest. r waa Skim
ner who poraonatcd him, and he did 1t to pcrfoc-
ton: His appearance waa terror to women end
children, whlfe llis war-whoop, and tho znvoln-
tions Of that bloody tomshawk were 9, certain
saw tho wild 1nlian, but nobody knew II was
Skinner.
Wnile tho procession moved through tho vnri-
Gus Btreots, Skinner would got dry, and lJtonk
ranks BY dodging into bar-rooms md taking in
hiA usual Ioso OF !" ilrc-watcr." l>y tho time
| Skinner hasl war-whooped" ten or flftccn
blocks, and hid about half keg of ''fre-wator'
! about LIS person, Le was in q tine trim to play
Comanche. and began to think he WAS Bloody
| Noso B,iro enough, for ho tried to scalp no
lesa than dozen darAies TINT feti into la hands,
| Tho procession passed. within square or two
| of Sklnner's house. Skinner las d wife, and sio
IL the mother OF five little malo md four fen1alo
I bkinners. Skinner's vito doca her own work ;
| in fact she's ~ boss OF Skinnnr's house, and,
snstcad Of llor rushing OH with string Of littlo
SINNERS attor her to hee tie lroceselon Bho
| kept tile little ones ut home aud stayed III the
kitchon attending to cleaning tho pots, kottles.
| aud pans after dinner.
4 nav iloa struck Skinner. He would 20 home
and scare Mrs, skinner aud ali tho llttle Skin
nors. lie cut loose from tho procession, took
another doao Ut " flro.water." and by the tImo he
reached Ills front cato, To WAS the most reckless.
looking Comancho the world ever behold picx-
Ing up now courage LIE rushed into tho front
room where tho little 8kfunors wcto "p1aying
circus" His appearance waB accomplished by
| wild yells and fancy dancing. Whlle ho mado TINT
tonahawk fly around tho room over tho chil1ren'a
leads NJ II lo meant blsinesa tho little Bkunera
!" "muruer!" 'aro!'" md % si,are wsro such screams
M would hayo mado any "sure enough" Indian
run.
Skinner was Just In the middle OF Lis fun,
when tic screams OF the children md tho war
wl1oops ii tue Cotnanclle brought Mra Skinner
to tho bconc, armed with an iron skillet. She
slipped up beh!nl tho '.playfnl lndta!," drew Q
boati Oh his nose aud landed that skillot VIII
:ae fo1co Of slodseI-hamner 4 aud sls rnpldlty
tomahAwk, the fcAthorH lew, the belt hnrated,
aud tue sca!ps, pistols. unl kntyes fell to the
floor. Thero was a t1csll-and-blood spot in tht
laidlle Of Liz face whero tint roso WAS momen
burstet tomato spread oil over Ills face. Thors
was g5oan, . fall, somersault or two, and al
was quiet That Comanche had found the
"happy hunting grounds"
| I,ufr II ~ Nru Ra11nr fnt fhA inr