Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-07-12
Nu,uarons department.
THE FIRST MAN.


selves as comfortable as possible in the depot,
in walked native. He wasn't q native In
dian, nor a native grizzly, buta native Neva-
dian, and he was rugged out in imperial style.
He wore bearskin coat and cap, buckskin
leggings and moccasins, and in his belt
huge knife and two revolvers. There was
lightning in his eye, destruction in his walk,
and he sauntered up to the red hot stove
and scattered tobacco juice over it. Among
the travellers was a car painter from Jersey
City, and after surveying the native for mo-
ment he coolly inquired:
"Aren't you afraid you'll fall down and
hurt yourself with those weaponsr
"W-what!' gasped the native in aston
ishment."
81 suppose they sell such outfits as you've
got on, at auction, out here, don't they" con-
tinued the painter. ~,
"W-what dye mean-who ar your
whispered the native as he walked around
the stove and put on terrible look:
"My name is Logwood," was the calm
reply, "and I mean that if I was you, la
crawl out of those old duds, and put on some
decent clothes"
"Don't talk that way to me, or you won't
live a minit!' exclaimed the native, as ne
hoped around. "Why, you homesick coy
ote, I'm Grizzly Dan, the heaviest Indian
fighter in the world! I was the first white
man to scout for Gen. Crook! l was the
first white man in the Black Hills I was
the first white man among the Modocs J"
II don't believe it ?" fatty replied the pain
ter. "You look more like the first white
man down to the dining tablet"
IL. hSo Gnifo mt 1T hack
again, looked around, and then softly asked:
Stranger, will ye come over the ridge and
shoot and slash till this thing is settled r
"You bet will p replied the man from
Jersey, as he rose up. "Just pace right out
and I'll follow!
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 six.barreled Colt
in his hand, he halted and said:
Fried, come to think of it, don't want
to kill you and have your widow come on me
for damages" 49,,
"Go right ahead-I'm not married man !"
replied the painter. :,
'.But you've got relatives; and l don't
want no law suits to bother me just as Spring
is coming"
"I'm an orphan, without relative in the
world p shouted the Jerseyite.
"Well, the law will make me bury you,
and it would be weeks work to dig grave
at this season of the year. think III break
rib or two for you, smash your nose, gouge
out YOUR left eve, and let it 90 at that!'
"That suits me to dot!' said the painter"
Gentlemen, please stand back, and some
of you shut the door of the ladies' room j.
III was the first man to attack grizzly
bear with bowie knife" remarked the ma
tive as he looked around. 81 was the
first man TO discover silver in Nevada.
I made the first scout up Powder river.
was the first man to make hunting-shirts
out of the skin of Pawnee Indians. | don't
want to hurt this man as he seems kinder
sad and down-hearted, but he must apollo
gize to me"
Il won't do it," cried the painter.
"Gentlemen, I never fight without taking
off my coat, and I don't see any nail here to
hang it on" said the native.
"I'll hold it'll hold it!' shouted doz-
en- voices in chorus.
"And another thing" softly continued the
native. ~ meyer fight in a hot room. l
used to do it years ago, but l found it was
running me into consumption. l always 90
my fighting out doors now."
"I'll 90 out with you, you old rabbit
killer !" exclaimed the painter, who had his
coat of.
"Thats another deadly insult, to be wiped
out in blood, and I see must finish you.
never fight around depot though. | 60
out on the prairie, where there is chance to
throw myself"
"Where is your prairie; lead the way"
howed the crowd.
ut wouldn't do any good" replied the ma
tive, as he leaned against the wall. 81 al
ways hold ten-dollar gold piece in my
mouth when I fight, and I haven't got one to.
day-in fact I'm dead broke"
"Here's gold piece" called tall man,
holding up the metal.
81 am a thousand times obleeged," mourn
fully replied the native, shaking his head:
81 never 20 into fight without putting red
paint on my left ear for luck and haven't
any red paint by me, and there isn't bit in
. Reno"
"Are-you-going-to-fght?"d ?" demanded
the car painter, reaching for the bear skin cap.
II took a solemn oath when boy never
to fight without painting my left ear" pro-
tested the Indian killer. "You wouldn't
want me to 60 back on my solemn oath'
would you ?"
you're a cabbage, squash, pumpkin
dressed up in leggingsp contemptuously re-
marked the car painter, as he put on his coat
eyes, he's great coward" remarked sew
eral others, as they turned away.
"I'll give ten thousand dollars for ten drops
of red paint p shrieked the native. "Oh
why is it that I have no paint for my ear
when here is such chance to 60 in and kill y
A big blacksmith from Illinois took him
by the neck and run him out, and he was
seen no more for an hour. Just before the
train started, and after all the passengers
had taken their seats, the "frst man" was
seen on the platform. He had another bowie
knife, and had also put tomahawk in his belt
There was red paint on his left ear, his eyes
rolled, and, in terrible voice, he called out:
"Where is that man Logwood? Let him
come out here and meet his doom !"
ssIs that you? Count me in ]" replied the
car painter, as he opened the window He
rushed for the door, leaped down and was
pulling off his overcoat again, when the ma
tive began to retreat, calling OUT
"I'll get my hair cut and be back here IN
seventeen seconds. I never fight with long
hair. promised my dying mother not to"
When the train rolled away he was seen
flourishng bis tomahawk around his head in
the widest manner.
ALEXANDER PoPE-Pope was one eve
,;no Of Rurton's coffee. house where himself