The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-04-10
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THE FIRST MAN.

THE FIRST MAN.
Grizzly Dan. the Terror of the
PLAINS He Tackles a Jersey man.
From the New Yerk Sum-
Some repairs were needed to the en-
CINE when the train reached Reno, and
while mos. of the passengers were taking
q philosophical view of the delay, and
making themselves as comfortable as
possible in the depot, in walked native.
He wasn't native Indian, nor native
grizzly, bat q native Nevadian, and he
was-riggeA ous In imperial stylsI5S
wore bearskin coat and cap, buckskAl
leggins and moccasins, and in his belt
was big knife and two revolvers.-
There was lightning in his eye, destruc-
ton in his walk, and as he sauhtered up
to the red hot stove and scattered tobac
co juice over it,a dozen passengers look
ed pale with fear. Among the travellers
war car painter from Jersey City, and,
after surveying the native moment, he
coolly inquired:
"Are'nt you afraid you'll fall down
and hurt yourself with those weapons ?"
"W-what" gasped the native in as
tonishment.
81 suppose they sell such outfits as
you've got on at auction, out here, don't
they2" continued the painter.
"W-hat dye mean-who ar ye?''
whispered the native as he walked
around the stove and put on terrible
look.
"My name is Logwood," was the calm
reply, and l mean that, if / were you,
I'd crawl out of those old duds and put
on some decent clothes"
"Don't talk that way to me or ye won't /
live minnit!" exclaimed the native as
he hoped around. "Why, you home
sick coyote, I'm grizzly Dan, the heavi-
est Indian fighter in the world! I was
the first white man to scout for General
Crook! / was the first white man in the
Black Hills was the first white man
amongst the Modocs!.'
| 81 don't believe it!' fatty replied the
painter. "You look more like the first
white man down to the dinner table,"
The native drew his knife, put it back
again, looked around, and then softly
asked:
"Stranger, will ye come over behind
the ridge and shoot and slash till this
thing is settled ?"
"You bet I will! replied the man
from Jersey, as he rose up. "Just pace
right out and I'll followp
Every man in the room jumped to his
feet in wild excitement; the native start
ed for the back door, but when be fsaasERyd & and
tbhaff tbhaffreled c5ir ID MS hiahds lie halted and
said:
"Friend, come to think Of it, dom,
want to kill you and have your widow
come on to me for damages
SEQ right ahead-I'm not a married
man." replied the painter.
"But you've got relatives, and dom,
want no lawsuits 10 bother me just a:
spring is coming"
"Pm an orphan, without relative in
the world !" shouted the Jerseyite.
swell the law will make me bury you
and it would be weeks work to dig 8
grave at this season of the year. Think
I'll break rib or two for you, smash
your nose, gouge out your left eye, and
let it 60 at that"
THAT suits me to q ,dotp said the
painter. "Gentlemen, please stand back
and some of you shut the door to tht
ladies' room"
II was the first man to attack q grizzly
j, bear with the bowie knife" remarked The
native as he looked around. II was The
/ first man to discover silver in Nevada
/ made the first scout up Powder River
} l was the first man to make hunting
skirts out of the skins of Pawnee Indi
ans. don't want to hurt this man, q.
/, he seems kinder sad and downhearted
but he must apologize to me"
! 81 won't do itP' cried the painter.
"Gentlemen, / never fight without ia
king off my coat, and ! don't see any
nail here to hang it on" said the native
aIn hold it'll hold itp' shouted ,
dozen voices in chorus
aAnd another THING y softly continued
the native; 81 never fight in hot room
I nsnd IN do II vears a1o. hut I found i
was rnnninu me into the consumption
|, + alwavs do nv fighting out doors now
uI'li oo ont with YOU. vow old rabbi
k;,le, Ir exclaimed The ns;n,er who hal
: his coat off
t .aTbat,s anotbor deadly ;nsult tn h
v;ned an, IN Mood and 7 soo 7 m,st An
: ;sh ;h van newer - aah, .ronnd = denot
!? tho1oh ao ont On tho nra;r;e wbe,
e shora;s ohsnos 9v e - throw puse,sn
aWbere,s o your r. % nrsir;e lead IN
: way, howled the crowd
i ut wouldn't do anv oood.n rsnlie
0 tho naive % ba leonad a9a;nst ,ba val
e ct olwovs hold ton doller cold n;ece |;
NV month whom T saht and haven,
g 80. ono 70 dawn foot Pm dsod hroLa
d "uara,s I q oo,d n;aoo p ca,lad J 20
: 49, soid;nn nr s,,o ra,.i "
y 'n"n, , ns y ~. ~
/. I'm thousana times opleegea'
mourniuily repiieo the natiVe, saaKin
| his head never 90 into q tlQht WIFI