, 1876-01-23
WAKING UP THE WRONG HAN.
How n Parry OF b1i0ers ETtgh1ena
Il AsSnoOZGr.H -...r


Yro1nsa {H<r.} En:<rpri.e.
An evening or two since some OF the eno}o7n
| OF the OphIr Company found an into1icatst ~
| sleeping on his over allowance Of 'starantng
| JUICE !" among the shaviugs in oas Of tha t.,e'
| porary sheds Roar the Works. They had eoa.
| tn trylue to mxko him comprehend whara b ri
| OF rather that he was not IN placa where r
leglunaately belonged. 49,
| it vas doEor.ainbd BY the men who found Il.
boozy party that they would giVo h1m tueh :
fright that he would never again venture Win
mlls Of thn WORKS. Therefore, they tod tha,
| mau that they had positive nrdara to Kill tns
person found lurking about the works sfser darfI
| They said it Was i thing they did not ux5to Ar
| but the works n4d la:eiy been destroyed BY fra
and the Company were not IN q humor to tai.
any 1note ctauce.-ihe1t orders Wara imper..
tive.
The man tried to beg OF. saYing tbs. hs da
ing By all tnat WAS goou aud bad he neaot h,
harm, bur Ill would not do. -
He was seized and dragged sume dlstanes m
tho hill toward ths Masonic Cemetery. to p!is
IN the open country, where tlve or B1 rhed al.
non, belonging to the Nevada artillery, have ben
standing since tho day OF the ire. Two sbSSi
men then seized the trembling ''snoozer."' nd
placing his head in front Of the muzzla. Of, ous
Of ths guns, told him he had but three nil
utes to 1--we, IS they we're about to htqr b.
head OF.
Again the man begged for mercy, sayinf iii;
he had only taken drop too much and got iata
the shed no knew not how. but ce1tzlnly Yitaqut
any evi! intention. 49, =
said . mau who had taken his placs u d.
breech of the gun, and taking auma nstcht4
from his vest pocket: "If you have any voni d
leave for wife, IN old father or mother, Of anY
friend or relative, you will do well to mako kno1s
your wishes." = - 80
II reckon hain's got airy wife, or old fathat
or mother, Or anybody else as ca1es ebay .qi
tobacAer about me-" 80
"Woll. but have you no dying wish, no dJins
request:" ~
quest.
lyon may, and be quick about it QightinE
natchl, as Then apply this match to the tuuca
hole of this gun Oh goes your head. You harss
request to make :" -,
stranger. hev."
'Out W1th it then. We cant fool NTH ysu II
night when there may be other tars"buss psost
Ing about the works."
= kin he! my>last request, thea7" -;
"You can" ~
"You won't 60 back on mo2" -!
"No"'
"Whateyer az you'll grant?-
"nonT say SO : Let's hear your dyiagreqros&
or dab goes match into this powder, and II
go9s your head!" ---
swell. then, as have your word as gentle
man, my last and only desire is that you II poi
me at the other end OF the gun before yer stc1
that match inter its touch-ho!e." -
''Too thin" cried al1 hands. "Good bm ~
thin You can't get of that way-"
"Oh, ho." eaid tho snoozer. YOU 20 back N
yer word, do yer? Yon don't know who an. i
reckon. You don't know you've picked up Bill
Sucer. from the Muddy Fork Of the Mohican,'
And suddenly shaking himself FREQ OF the huN
Of the men who held his arms, hs. re$ched
down into the top OF his right boot and brought
out revolver nearly HI large ~ Gatling Gun.
"Oh. ho." cooking tho formidable shootjnt
iron, "Eo back On yer Eord7 Go back. a
my dyin'.. request. Now know tho kind sa{
men I've got to deal Eith-iufcrnA liars and
murderers-~
Half this speech had not been conclnded-is.,
iced. the pistol had hardly cllcked-nefore tasn
,sas Wild gathering OF tue little party OF prso
.ical jokera.
They ran behind tho groups Ut csnroa,
pounded over the cemetery fence toward tha
shelter OF the tombstoned, and, In short KolIaa
and tumb1ed in ill direchon1.
"On. ho," cried Old. Bill, ''why don't yox
'tand by yer gun7 Como out OF yer holes!
You've got bigger gun nor hev, but Tvs gos
he most shots, and I'll give yer q fair fight aad
lie game! Wall, here soma for you 1T randomF
nj Old Bill let of i couple OF shots among hi
:auuon aud tombataues.-:
The jokess we're mighty glad when their old
noozer ceased to rage abont the spot. aud took
ltn way, nQtterlnglY toward tho distant ughu
Il tbs town. ~----4-- -:~'