The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-05-14

who bad hi. coat of
That another deadly insult 20 be
wiped on. in blood, snd See must
finish you. never fsht around a
depot, though. go Out on a prairie,
self
''Where's your prairie - lead the
way howled the crowd.
Il, wouldn't do any good" replied
the native, as be leaned against the
aall. Il always hold a ten dollar gold
piece in my mouth when l fight. and l
haven't 20. one ,o-day-in fact. I'm
| dead broke"
Here's gold piece :" eail'd u tall
man. holding up the metal.
I'm a Thousand times obleegsd.'
mournfaily replied the native shaking
his heal. Il u-ver go into . fight
| without putting red paint on the tip Of
my left ear for luck and haven't any
red paint by me. and there isn't a bit
IN Reno"
"Are-you- going-to-fght." de-
manded the car painter, reaching ont
for the bcar-skin cap.
-
never TO fight without painting MY left
ear" protested tho Indian killer. You
wouldn't wan, me to 90 back on my
solemn oath, would you
"Yon're 9 cabbage, . squash. \ pump
kin dressed up III leggings" con,emp-
tuously remarked the car painter. AS he
put on bis coat.
"Yes, he's great coward" remarked
several others. a. he turned away.
"I'll give 10000 dollars tor ten
drops of red paint - shrieked the na-
tive "Oh why is it that have no
paint fer my ear when here Is such a
chance to 60 in and kiliT
A big blacksmith from Illinois took
him by the neck and run him out. aud
be was seen no more for an hour. Just
before the train started. and after ell
hsel taken seats, the first man" was
seen on the platform. He had another
bowie- knife, and had also put . tolnH.
hawk in his belt There was red paint
on his left ear. his eyes rolled. and. in
a terrible voice. lie called out:
Nv hete i. that man Lo.wood Let
him come here AID meet his death =
"Is that you. Count ,us in J" replied
the car painter ns he opened The
winiow He rushed for the door.
leaped down. and was pulling off bis
overcnat again. " hen the native began
To retreat, calling out:
'ril get my hair cut end be back
here in seventeen seconds. | never
fight with long hair. l promised my
dying mother not to"
When the train rolled away, he waa
seen fiourishing his tomahswk around
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4 NEW form Of propeller for ocean
stea mships has been patented In Eng
land. aud i, on exhibition in Liverpool
1t Ia patented something after the style
of the stern wheels sometimes used or
river steamboats,, and the claim is that
IT cannot be broken or lost, and at the
zane time will give the ship greater
speed tor the same amount Of applied
power than the ordinary form Of screw
A sHREwp old philosopher. now
lead and ne, WAS some years ago
asked what he thought of the character
OF certain gentleman then and nov
prominent III railroad matters aud in
benevolent circles. lie replied, Well,
think that Godward. our good brother
- seems to be all right. but man
ward. he's little twistcal." The
shrewi old man wns no: only y good
jafg. Ut human nature ia general. but
of the doipgs at this benevolent brother
IN particular.
MY Boy" said solemn. vissged
Evangelist 20 = lad who had just
emerged from ha,r-pniling match
with another boy. do you expect to
rove hereafter IN ~ lAnd If pure de-
light '" No" said the lad. I've
bursted another button of my trowsers,
aud expect To get licked for it"