The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-07-05

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A gleam Of intelligence suddenly shone
upon that bar-room assenblage, and the
teamster felt called upon to nod at the bar
keeper and interrogate
/ 'sWhat'll ye hav. boys?''
The favorite beverage of each loupger
having been served, the stranger raised bis
glass and proposed:
" Here'sto our private graveyards y
a shudder erept insidiously through that
congregation lilsa n wind through h corn
! field; but each man, in appearance at least.
honorad the toast.
No man fur breakfast, no slaughter, no
excitement !" muttered the stranger, re-
gardiag his whisky. 81 can't stand this.
musa ijven up the place. You say that
barFaep's efoaked his man, b'lieve."
self-dofense, answered the bar
keeper.
"0b. o. course. We all do it in solf-de-
fanse else how'd we git the drop on the
jutiess''
| A short interval of silence was broken by
the tidgeEty gentleman behind the stove.
g Kil1ed many men, sir?'
"TAirty-seven Y deliberately replied the
homicide, looking at this new speaker with
considerable interest.
"Thuty-seven. Quite list, sir; quite
respectable list, to--be-sure."
The stranger bent his shaggy brows as if
attempting to perceive whether the nervous
party was "joshing or not. The stold
solemnity of the lounge1s reassured him,
however, and he asked in confidential,
careless tone:
'F0n it yerself, s'pose?"
sob, no, not to speak of. When I was
young used to do little killin' nov an
then, but as years crep' on I got out Of the
way somewhat"
"I s'pose you'd enjoy it row as
much as ever ?'' ..5.
"Oh, yes, and specially if the JOB was
done neat and bizness likely somebody
else.' .=.. ..-.
" Thet's me, OF rnan--neat and an biz
ness like. When'd you say that balkeep
was comm on ?''
''IIe goes on watch IN about twl hours,''
answered the incumbent.
1.-TWO hours,o mused the homicide.
Much liveliness could be knocked into his
yer town in two hours. It's derned long
time to wait though.
The dissipated young man, with the
double purpose of making a friend nf the
new barkeeper, and at the same time pla-
cling himself ont of harin's way when the
the saloon to warn the fated liqaor,ita I
Denser that a murderer was lying in wait
for him, when the fiagetty old gentleman
behind the stove asked as cooly rs thoash /!
be was propounding the most solemn Of
conundgums: /
"Whas was the wust ease of killnl' yea
ever did. stranger ~
The dissipated young man sat down 70
hear the reply.
My brother died "a vi'lent death an
this hand
The strangers head bowed, AMI hs ho@-
ritied hearers thought they knew 'he rel
son why.
Reuorse, perhaps said the fiigeFy
gentleman.
=. Correct answered the tratrjeida
An oppressive pause IN the cheerful Goa
versation was interrupted by the barkeep-
er's voluntary remark
"What'll ye hev, boys. Brace up. oil
man. Ito the stranger.)
"I'll take mine straight this time" re-
Piled that worthy,
The iiauor seemed to revive the dreop-
ing spirits of the stranger, and be appear
ed to forget, for the moment, the painful
circumstance of his brothers death, for he
assumed d seni-sprightiy air, and remark /
ed
~ don't s'pose yon fellers ever see much /
genouine KILN, fust-class, scientific throat
cattin'. [ can tell you what's . fac, it
amt no pleasant JOB to plug a man 'i6h led
or drive knife into him at short range,
even for oil stagers like me. I recollect.
one perticularly putty piece Of butehefin' |
had boat three corpses arter the little FAM II
difficulty was speakin Of. young fel-
Ter ran again me one night in dance
house down to Conltaryille, an ! clipped
him one under the ear. He made for me
savage. an + started far the door, SOS to
hev the law on my side wen ! meated
him. He made fur me 'ith a derringeT,
an thet give me my cue. Talk about ear
TO ear / Why thet young fellows head
looked as If it was goin' to SWING under
his elbows Ef I'd been logger in the
bizness I'd calkerlated my cut better az,
the corpse'd a missed it's head altogether.
Nothin' like practice, yer know, ~ WAS 1
to make the same lick aG one of
you fellers here in this yer barroom, She
Teller lit wouldn't think il more'n ten
minutes to resurrection lime | s'pose
thet new barkeep u keep me Waitin' here
two or tsaree hoars, won't hep Vel,
mans got to put up With some baeksets in
his lifetime, an mays veil begin right
now
There was q regFetfnl cadence ID this
litter remark, and II was accompanied by
iiereeiy impatient movement of bis whole
body.
.sDo you keep eonnt q yerasad y asked
the bold man besalnd tho stove.
ssAll of EN-. observed tito stranger.
ssWhen / Kills j man jafs down the
circumstances, fhs eornsess fiitu1e, the
wees,ia used, an anyfhing remarkable
abent the case when my turn cones
some 81 them news wapapeF felie1A y git bold
d rng book, aii tiieia soa Il see ny record
as they Il eail it III tie nsWsI'a l,ess ilssg
| wil ,,ug Iii ID 10 lettels. an hisf fIa-
meniotss header on II, statin' ias how -
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