The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-08-25
0Natn Esamincr.
TERROR NUMBER ONE.


presently seen walking up and down
the streets of the frontier city or col
lectingon the corners to hear the lat
est news from the diggings and the
prospects of striking u job.
The other day, when wagon load
of bull-heads was dumped out in
Custer City, as wagon loads had been
dumped out every day before since
grass started, the first man to well
come them to the infant city was u
chap five feet high, and weighing ac-
cOrdingly. There was Il blood stain
on his left cheek, Il scar on his left
ear, and he had fierce eyes, voice
like Il roaring lion, and bad limp in
one OF his legs. lie was whiting
ON a tcnt-pin with big bowie-knitc
as the wagon drove up, and, pushing
the knife down the back of his neck,
he lifted up Henry rifle, ran his eyes
over the crowd, and called out, in an
angry voice:
''Is there anybody in that crowd
looking for terror No. 1? Kase if
there Is, here ] am, and Pm just wait
ing to be shot fun of bullets weigh
ing "a pound apiece !"
No one was looking for him. Some
looked at him, and some looked
across the street on purpose not to
see him, while there was uniform
movement toward hip pockets.
IL didn't know but that some of
YOU might have come out here from
New York or Boston to plant me I'M
der the jcssamine or the climbing
morning glory " chuckled the Ter
ror. as he rested the butt of his rife
on the ground and tished up six
shooter from his boot leg.
II don't own this town." contin-
ucd the Terror, Us he laid his infant
arinorv across the head of barrel.
Il don't own foot of ground or a
share in any of the public buildings
erected at the expense of the taXpay-
crs. but when | stand on Washing
ton Square and utter one yell this
whole town quakes. I'm Terror No.
/. There's one or two other Tcrrors
around here, but I'm the boss-l'm
the regular deaths head and cross
bones of the Black Hills rigion y
Before he had ceased speaking
most of the newcomers had disap-
pcared, some looking pale and anx-
ious, and Others feeling shivers race
up and down their backs.
An hour later, when party Oftive
strangers from New England were
making the acquaintance of the in
frrnal beverages ON sale in one of the
shaniv saloons, and at the same time
pumping the proprietor about pros
poets, in walked the Ferror. lie
looked as fierce as catamount cheat
ed ont of her desert, and there was
nm awful growl in his voice rs he call
cd out:
Five o'clock by Omaha time, and
haven't killed or been killed the
whole day long. Turn loose your
pet grizzlies, unhitch your whirl-
winds. and let dozen wild LIONS
come for me AT once !"
Take something TO drink, my
good friend" mildly replied the bar
keeper. -,
"Iou are always welcome here, but
Won don't drop over often enough
Don't be afraid TO pour out all you
want III tell the honest truth
Steve" said the Terror, AS ht
poured out nearly half II pint OF
The worst whisky ever made
IL came here to kill some one but
YOU are u white man clear down tC
your Toe nails, and | won't raise ne
row. That's good whisky, that is
and if you want any one III Custer
CITY put under the ground, just give
me his name. Can you think of any
,oncl
"No: don't think of any one just
now. but something will probably
turn up in IL day or two. Any tim'
YOU feel thirsty come in and hell
Yourself.
One of the five men had formcrl.
lIrcn II mouldcr in II Troy stove foun
dry. and he had been closely watch
iur the Terror. All of II sudden IN
Held ont his hand for Il shake, cheer
fully observing:
IN bet 100 to that we used Il
work, board and room together"
Gentlemen, come out doors an'
take seats on the bench. | begin Il
know this man, and don't want t.
answer any questions in here"
well, but am surprised TO fin,
YOU out here, and rugged up in thi
STYLE" remarked the mOuldcr, as lll
men found seats.
$50 YOU may be-" slowly rcplic'
the Terror. "When ] worked II
Troy there wasn't II man or bo
about the shop who couldn't max
me eat dirt. | was one of the big
yest towards east of Chicago, an
now I'm one of the biggest west q
that town. own right up bccaus
know Won won't 20 back on me.
might fight If was cornered, but
there is chance to run or crawl ou'
wouldn't strike blow
But you talk very brave sal
one.
"And its MI talk, replied the Tel
ror as he picked his teeth with hi
bowic-kniic. II iloatcd out her
from Chicago, poor rs IA rat, ana IN
biggest coward in the whole TRAN
If luck hadn't favored me ] shoul
have been under the sod long age
I've got an awful voice, and GA
look rs ugly as bear in trap; an
somehow or other the story got aiioi
that killed two men in Chicago wa
rescued from the gallows by the mol
and that ] had come out here 10 e.
cape justice. Men grew afraid
me. and | soon took the cue. detel
mined to become Terror in ode
To make an honest living, and L,
got the thing right down fine"
and you are not a fighter and
shooter and slasher 7"
Gentlemen, its kind % mean for
man To run his own character dow