Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-04-12
THE FIRST MAN.
Grizzly Dan, the Terror of the
Pi;sins-f1e sackles q Jer.
SeYnlaa.


Some repairs were needed to the en-
gine when the train reached Reno, and
- hIle must OF the passengers were TAX
ing u philesophicai view of the delay,
and inaking themselves AS comfortable
as possible in the depot, in walked "a
naive. He wasn't a native Indian
nor native grizzly, but u native Ne.
vadiap, and he Was Iigged out in i'm
periAl style. He wore a Eearskin coat
and cap, burkskin leggins and mocca-
8 !, aud IN his Gelt Was u big knife
aud two rcsOlvers. There was light
Mug In his eye, destruction in hi.
walk, and as he sauntert d up to the red
not sIove, and scattered tobacco juice
over it, u doz n passengers looked pale
with fear. Among the travellers Was q
car painter from Jersey City, aud, sftel
survey ing the native iur u moment, he
|cOolly Inquired: 49,
'Aren't you raid you'll fall dowI
and hurt yourself with those " weapcns :?
VIVA ! gasped the native il
astouishincuI. Sc So
Il suppose they Sc such outfits 81
you've got on at auction out heie, DOM
they !? continued-the painter.
'W-what dye mean" no ar ye?
Shi,pered the native as he walk
around The stove aud put on terrible
look. 49,
My name ia LogwoOd,' was ths
calm reply, 'and mean that, Ii wers
you, I'd crawl Uut OF these oi dues
and Put ON some decent lotbs.'
'Dnn't talk that way to me, T you
won't live minnitv excl,'med the
native as he hopp d arOui d. why,
you homesiek coyote, Fh4 Grlzzly
Dan, the heaviest Indian fighter IN
t ne world was the first Whit' man
man t sc.,ut tor General CroOkl l aas
the fret white man in the Black Hill!
Was the first white man aInOrgst tie
MUducs y
Il don't believe itr fatty replied
the painter. You look more tie first
white man down to the dinner able
The native drew his knife, pat il
back again, looked aruud, aiu .neL
-Oitly asked:
Stranger, will ye come over behind
the ridge aud shoot and slash ill thi:
thing is settled %
You bet will' replied tie mai
from jersey, AS he rose mp. 'Ja,t pace
r ght out, ard I'll follow!
Every man IN the room Jumped T.
his feet in wild excitement. The ma
tive started for the back door, but v h I
he found the car painter at the heels
with six barreled Colt in his hand, b,
halted and said:
Friend, come 10 think of it, doR'
want to Kill you and ha, your widow
| IN, N<x a
.Goright ahead-I'm not marrhG
man! replied the painter.
But y, 1--WE got relatives, and dor
Want no lazy suits tu bother me just al
spring Is coming
tl'm an orphan, without q relative
in the world y shouted the Jerseyitt.
We'll, the law Will make me bsry
you, and il would be a weeks work e
dig grave at this season of the year
think I'll break rib or two fOryou
smash your nose, gouge out your lef1
eye, ana let il 60 at that?
'fhst suits me to a dot = saiG thu
painter. Gentlemen, please stand
pack, and some of you shut the dool
to the ladies' roOm!'
L Was the first man to attack griz
Ely bear with bO vie knife remlrked
the native, as he looked around. y
was the first man to discover silver IN
Nevada. made. the first scOgt uE
Powder river. IWaIthe first man t.
make hunting shirts out of the SIX ms ol
Pawnee Indians. / don't want to hurt
this man, as he seems kinder sad and
dow n hearted, but he must apologize
to me-
Il won't do itr cried the painter.
Gentlemen, never fight without
lak ing eff my coat, and l don't ses any
n |, here to hang il ou, said the ma.
i've. -,.
'I'Il hold it'll ho'd itr shouted q
DOZEN voices in cholus.
And another thing, softly continued
the native. Il never fight in q hot
room. used to do il year. ago. but
found it WAS running sne into the con-
sumption. L always do my fighting
Out-dO. rs now
? 'I'll 90 out with you, you old rabbit.
killerv exclaimed the painter, who
mad his coat off.
that's another deadly insult, to be
wiped out i'm blood, ami see l must
finish YOU. 1 never fight around a
depot, though. go out on the prairie,
where there is chanch to throw my
seli.'
Where's your prairie lead the wayv
howled the crowd. -
1t wouldn't do any good,' replied
native, as ne leaned against the wall.
i always hold a fen.doIIar gold piece
in my mouth when l fight, and /
havn't got one to day-in fact, Pm
dead broke.'
'Bele's gold piece = called q tall
man, holding up the metal.
Pm a thousand times obieeged,'
replied the native, shaking
his head. Il never go into fight with,
pu; putting red paint OF my left ear
fJr luck, and havr't any red paint by
,ne, aud ttiere isn't oil III keno.'
'Are-yOu-gOing-io-fight p de-
the car painter, reaching out
fOr the bearskin cap. r a-,l.z
i took solemn oath when, q boy
never to fight without painting NY left
ear protested the Indian killer. You
wouldn't want me 10 go back on my
solemn oath, would you p
YOU'RE cabbage, squash, pump
kin dressed up in leggins!' cOntemptn-
,usly remarked the car painter, as he
,It on his coat.
Yes, he's great coward remarked
everal others, as they turned away.
IN give ten Thousand dollars for
en- drops of red paiht,' sh ieked the
'ative. 'Oh why i,It tn .t / have n
aint for my ear, when tos is such a
hance to go i'm aud kill |?
A big blacksmith from Illinois took
im by the neck and run him out, and
. Was seen no mole for IN hour. just
efore the train started, and after a.l
le passengers had taken seats, the
irst nan' was seen on the platfOru.l
lie had another bowie knife, and had
$50 put u t0nahawk in his belt. The re
AS red paint on his lett ear, his eyes
,lled, and in a terrible voice, he called
ut:
.Where is that man aLogwoOd? Let
i'm come out here and meet his
pom
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