Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-04-13
A Native Nevadlan.
From the n. 7. Sun.


when the train reached Reno. and while most
of the passengers were taking philosophi-
cal view of the delay and making themselves
as comfortable as possible in the DEPOT, IN
walked a native. lie wasn't q native Indian,
nor a native grizzly, but q native Nevadian,
and he was ragged out in imperial style. He
wore a bearskin coat and cap, buckskin leg
gings and moccasins, and in his belt was big
knife and two revolyers. There WAS light
ming in his eye, destruction in his walk and
as he sauntered up to the red-hot stove and
scattered tobacco juice over it, q dozen pas
sengers looked pale with fear. Among the
travellers WAS a car painter from Jersey City,
and after surveying the native for moment,
he coolly inquired:
Aren't you afraid you will fall down and
hurt yourself with those weapons''
W what gasped the native in astonish
ment.
Il suppose they sell such outfits as you've
got on at auction out here. don't they? con-
timed the painter.
.W-what dye mean who ar ye Il whis-
pered the native u he walked around the
stove and put on a terrible look.
Ny name is Logwood.' was the calm re-
ply, and mean that, if / were you, I'd
crawl out of those old duds, and put on some
decent clothesr
Don't talk that way to me. or you won't
live a mint, exclaimed the native as he hop
ped around. Why, you homesiok coyote,
I'm Grizzly Dan. the heaviest Indian fighter
in the world! | was the first white man to
scout for Gen. Crook, | was the first white
man in the Black Hills i was the first white
man among the Modocs,'
4 don't believeitr datly replied the paint
er. You look more like the first white man
down TO the dinner table,
stranger, will you come over behind the
ridge and shoot and slash till this thing is
settled
.You bet willr replied the man from
Jersey, as he rose up. Just pace right out
and I'll follow
Every man in the room jumped to his feet
in wild excitement The native started for
the back door, but when he found the car
painter at his heels, with q six -barrelled Colt
in his hand, he halted and said:
Friend, come to think Of 1t, l don't want
TO kill you and have your widow come to me
for damages
GO right ahead I'm not married mani
replied the painter.
But you've got relatives, and | don't
want any law suits TO bother me Just as Spring
is coming.
I'm an orphan. without relative i'll the
world! shouted the Jerseyite.
Well, the law will make me bury you, and
u u
this season of the year | think I'll break a
rib OF two for you, smash your nose, gouge
out your left eye, and let it 60 at that!
That suits me to dotr said the painter.
Gentleman, please stand back, and some of
you shut the door to the ladies roomr
Il was the first man to attack grizzly bear
with the bowie knife remarked the native
he looked around. Il was the first man to
discover silver in Nevada. / made the first
scout up Powder River. was the first man
to make hunting shirts out of the skins of
Pawnee Indians. / don't want to hurt this
man, as be seems kinder sad and down heart
ed, but be must apologize to me-
L won't do It. cried the painter.
Gentlemen, / never fight without taking
of my coat and don't see any nail to hang
it on, said the native.
Ill hold it'll hold it,, shouted Il dozen
voices in chorus.
And another thing, softly continued the
native, Il never fight in hot room. i used
to do it years ago, but found it wss running
me into the consumption. l always do my
fighting out doors now
III 60 out with you, you old rabbit-killerr
exclaimed the painter. who had his coat of.
That's another deadly insult to be wiped
out in blood, and see l must finish you. l
never fight around depot, though. l go
out on the prairie, where there is n chance 10
throw myself
Where's your prairie, lead the way" howl
the crowd.
1t wouldn't do any good. replied the ma
tive, as he leaned against the wall. Il Dlways
hold ten dollar gold piece in my mouth
when | fight, and haven't got one today, In
fact, I'm dead broke
Here's a gold piece called tall man,
holding up the metal.
I'm thousand times obliged. mournful-
ly replied the native shaking his head. Il
never go into fight without using red paint
on my left ear for lnck and haven't any red
paint by me, and there isn't bit in Reno.
.Are-you- to-fght. demanded
the car painter, reaching out for the bear
skin cap.
i took solemn oath when boy never to
fight without painting my left ear. protested
the Indian killer. You wouldn't want me
to go back on my solemn oath, would yOuY
You're Il cabbage q squash, a pumpkin
dressed up in leggingsr contemptuousty re-
marked the car painter. as he put on his coat.
Yes, he's great coward, remarked seve-
raj others, as they turned away.
I'll give ten Thousand dollars for ten drops
of red paint shrieked the native. oh why
Is 1t that have no paint on my ear when
here is such good chance 10 go in and kill
big blacksmith from Illinois took him by
tho neck and run him out, and he was seen no
more for an hour. just before the train
started, and after all the passengers had taken
seats, the first man was on the plat
form. He had another bowie knife. and had
also put tomahawk IN his belt. There was
red paint on his left ear. his eyes rolled, and,
III II terrible voice. he called out:
Where is that man Logwood? Let him
come ont here and meet his DOOM
Is that vouy Come i'm replied the car