The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-12-29

NSIViC CittfItS
"Don't talk that way to me, or
you wont live a mint - exclaim
Ell the native as he hoped
around. ''Nhy, you home>lck co
vote, I'm Grizzly Dan, the hea-
West Indian fighter OF the world
| was the first white man to scout
for Gen. Crook | was the first
white man In the Black Hills =!
| was the first white man among
the NJ docs!"
Il don't believe 1ts!" fatty re-
piled ,the.painter, lyon look more
like the first white man down to
the dinner tables.
Tiie.native drew his knife, put
it back again, looked around, and
then softly asked
"Stranger, will We come over
leiiiud' the ridge and shoot and
slash Til this thing is settled T..
"Iou bet | will !" replied the
man from Jersey, as he rose M.
Just pace right out.and i'll fol-
low ~
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 his six
tarrelicd Colt in his hand, he halt
ed aud said
"Friend, come to think Of it I
don't want to kill you and have
your widow come Oh NE for dam
aget."
GO right ahead-I'm not a
married man =" replied the pain
ter.
''But you've got relatives, and
l don't want no law suits to DO
ther me just as spring is com.
ing"
i'm an orphan, without a rela
tive in the world !" shouted the
Jerseyite.
"Well, the law will make me
bury you, and it would be a
weeks work to dig a grave at
this season of the. year. Ithink
I'll break a rib or two for You,
smash your nose, gonge out your
left eye, and let it go at that !"
"That suits me to a dot !" said
the painter. "Gentleman, please
stand back, and some of yon shut
the door to the ladies' room !''
''lswas the-first man to attack
a grizzly bear with the bowie
knife,'' remarked the native as
he looked around. 81 was tue first
man to discover silver in Nevada.
l made the first scout up Powder
river. l was the first man to make
hunting shirts out of Pawnee III
dian. ! don't want to hurt this
man, as he seems kinder sad and
down hea..ed but he must apo
logic to me-"
81 wont do it !" cried the
painter. "Gentlemen, | never
fight without taking off my coat,
and | don't see any nail here to
hang it on" said the native.
"I'll hold it'll hold it :"
shouted a dozen voices in chorus.
land another thing" softly
continued the native. [ never
fight in a warm room. | used t.
do it years ago, but | found it
was running me Into the con
sumption, /. always do myHgAt.
ing out doors now" y
I'll go with you, you.old rab.
bit Killer" exclaimed the painter.
who had bis coat off.
"That,s another deadly insult.
to be wiped out in blood, and ]
see | must finish you. l never
fight around a depot, though
go out on the prairie. where there
is a chance to throw myself"
"Where's your prairie, lead the
way |" h6wleG the crow.
at wouldn't do any good" re
piled The native, as he leaned
against the wall. II always hold
a ten-dollur gold piece in my
month when l fight, and and ]
haven't got one to.day-in fact
I'm dead broke"
"Here's a gold piece !" called
a tall man, holding up the me
tai.
I'm a thousand times obIeeg
ed" mournfully replied the ma
tive, Shaking his head. II net e,
go into a fight without putting
red paint on my left ear for luck
and | haven't any red paint by
me aud there isn't a bit iniReno..
"Are-you-going--t to fight 2
demanded the car painter, reach
ing out for the the bear skin cap
81 took solemn oath when d
boy never to flight without pain.
ting my left ear" protested the
ludian killer. You wouldn't
want me to go back on my SO.
Tenn oath, would YOU e.
ENOnirn a cabhopn 4 SOuaSh