The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-03
TERROR NvMBER ONE.

and stages roll into the Black Hills with their
loads Of fresh fish," as the veterans call the
new arrivals from the East. These fresh fish"
rush for hotels, boarding houses. and saloons.
get n meal or n lunch and are presently seen
walking up and down the streets of the frontier
city or collecting on tho corners to hear the
latest news from the dlgginge and tho prospects
OF striking n job.
The other day. when n wagon load Of bull
heads was dumped out in Custer City. rs wagon
loads had been dumped out every day before
since grass started. the first man TO welcome
them to the infant city was Il chap five feet high,
and weighing accordingly. There was blood
stain on his left check. Il scar on his right, and
he had fierce eyes. II voice like n roaring lion.
md had limp in ono Of his legs. He WINS
whiting out tcnt-rin with hig bowie knife
as the wngon drove up. and. pushing the knife
down the back Of his neck he lifted up Henry
rifle run his eye over the crowd. and called out,
in an awful voice.
rs there anybody In That crowd looking for
Terror No. Il Kasc If there Is. here am and
I'm just aching to he shot full of bullets weigh
ing pound apicccV
No one was looking for him. Some looked ut
him. and some looked across the street on pur-
pose not to sec him. while there was a uniform
movement toward hip pockets.
II didn't know hut that some Of you might
have come out here from New York or Boston
to plant mo under the sweet iessaminc or tho
climbing morning glory chucklcd the Terror
IA he rested the butt Of his rifle on the ground
and nshcd mp n siN-shootcr from his boot leg.
There were mon from New York and Boston
In the party hut they didn't want to bury any
body just then.
Idon't own this town" continued tho Terror.
as he laid his infant armory across the head Of
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share in any OF the public buildings erected at
VN y, '',s '". WIN s'' m U'
""S"lhE'"h sYu'IV anu u'''r one Sun ull7
wholetown luak"s. I'm Terror No. l. Ihcrcs
n' W. WV ",',' i''l.l9 ui',u", ''''r' u''' u,
Wv 'oSs II, ,.'' ,,,I ' u."'' N'' "N ''oss
B.forn he had c,os.d snenkin most ~ tho
now corners had disappeared. some looking
uale md anxious. and others feeling shiyers
r",
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An hour later when a party Of five strangers
from New England were making the ncaunin-
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'ah'' ol ,h' hl'rhal beverages on snle IN one oil
the shanty saloons. and at the same time pump;
INK the proprietor about prospects. in walked
the Terror. lie looked rs fierce NJ a catamount
chpntad ont of her dessert and There VIVA nm
awfml rrnwi in his VOICE a. H." nlnI ont "'' u"
" Five o'clock hy Omaha time and haven't
killed or been killed this whole day longl Turn
loose your pet grizzlies. unhitDh your whirl-
winds and lot "a dozen wild lions come Tor me at
oncc.'
" Take something 10 drink my good friend"
mildly replied the saloonist You are always
welcome here. hut YOU don't drop ia half often
enough. Don't be afraid to pour cut all you
To toll the honositruth. Steve. IS aid the Ter
ror ~ he poured out nearly hall "A mint Of the
worst whsAey eyer made came in here to
kill some one: but YOU are n white man clear
down 10 your toe nails aud won't rails. no. row.
That's good wh.-key that j.. and II You want
ans ono in Custer civ LII under rrouul. lust
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