The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-04-27
The First Man.


passengers were taking a philo-
sophical view of the delay and
making themselves as comfortable
as possible in the depot, in walked
q native. He wasn't q native In
dian, nor native grizzly, but
native Nevadian, and he was
ragged out in imperial style. He
wore a bearskin coat and cap,
buckskin ieggings and moccassins,
and in his belt was q big knife
and two revolvers. There was
Ing htning in his eye, destruction
in his walk, and as he saunterea
up to the red-hot stove and scat
tered tobacco juice over it q dog
en- passengers looked pale with
fear. Among the travellers was
a car painter from Jersey City,
and after surveying the native
for a moment, he coolly inquired:
"Aren't you afraid you'll fall
down and hurt yourself with
those weapons?' .oA.& {
"W-what" gasped the native
in establishment.
81 suppose they sell such outfits
as you've got on at auction out
here, don't they" continued the
painter. tes'. 20
"W-what dye mean-who
ar'yef" whispered the native as
he walked around the stove and
put on q terrible look.
"My name is Logwood." was
the calm reply, "and I mean that
If I were you, I'd crawl out of
those old buds, and put on some
decent clothes!'
"Don't talk that way to me, or
you won't live q minitr exclaim-
ed the native, as he hoped around.
"Why, You homesick coyote, I'm
Grizzly Dan, the heaviest Indian
fighter in the worldi was the
first white man to scout for Gen.
Crook! was the first white man
in the Black Hills! l was the first
white man among the Modocsw
81 don't believe itr' fatty re-
piled the painter. "You look
more like the first white man
down to the dinner tabler
The native drew his knife, put
it back again, looked around, and
then softly asked:
stranger, will We come ever
behind the ridge and shoot and
slash till this thing is settled?"
"You bet 1 Willr replied the
man from Jersey, as he rose up.
just pace right out and I'll fol-
lowr'
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 a six
barrel Colt in his hand, he halted
and said:
"Friend, come to think of it,
l don't want to kill you and have
your widow come on me for dam
ages"
"Go right ahead-Pm not a
married manp' replied the painter.
But you've got relatives, and
l don't want no law suits to beth
er me just as spring is coming"
"I'm an orphan, without q rela-
tive in the world" shouted the
Jerseyite.
swell, the law will make me
bury you, and it would be 81
weeks work to dig a grave at
this season of the year. 1 think
I'll break rib or two for you,
smash your nose. gouge out your
left eye. and let it go at that!'
''That suits me to dotw said
the painter. Gentlemen, please
stand back, and some of you shut
the door to the ladies' roomr'
81 was the first man to attack
a grizzly bear with the bowie
knife" remarked the native as he
looked around. 81 was the first
man to discover silver in Nevada.
I made the first scout up Powder
river. 1 was the first man to
make huntlng-shirts out of the
skins of Pawnee Indians. Idon't
want to hurt this man, as he
seems kinder sad and down heart
ed, but he must apologize to me-"
81 won't do itr' cried the pain
ter.
Gentlemen, / never fight with
out taking of my coat, and I
don't sec any nail here to hang
it on" said the native.
"Pll hold it'll hold ltr'
shouted a dozen voices in chorus.
"And another thing" softly
continued the native. / never
fight in a hot room. "I used to
do it years ago, but 1 found it was
running me into the consumption.
l always do my fighting out
doors now"
"Pll go out with you you old
rabbit-killerv' exclaimed the pain
ter, who had his coat of.
"Thats another deadly insult,
to be wiped out in blood, and / see
1 must finish you. 1 never fight
around depot, though. go out
on the prairie, whore there is q |
chance tc throw myself"
"Where's your prairie, lead the |
wayw howled the crowd.
SIT wouldn't do any good" re-
piled the native, as be leaned
against the wall. 81 always hold |
3 ten-dollar gold piece in my |
mouth when l fight, and I haven't
got one to-day-In fact, I'm dead
broke"
Here's gold piece" called q
tall man, holding up the metal.
"1'm a thousand times obleeg
ed" mournfully replied the ma
tive, shaking his head. ST never
go iuto a fight without putting red
paint on nay left ear for luck and
l haven't any red paint by me,
and there isn't bit in Reno"
"Are-you-going-to-fght2"
demanded the car painter, reach
ing out for the bear skin cap,
Il took a solemn oath when q
boy never to fight without paint