The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-08-01
I" SLEEPY PETE"
He Communes With Big Horn Smith.
from the Virginia City Enterprise.1


[From the Virginia City Enterprisel
A few evenings since wild-eyed in
dividual, of the Buffalo Bill style in hair,
entered North G Street saloon, and in
troduced himself IN general way as
Big Horn Smith of the Goose Greek
Mountains, and a real Kentucky gentle
man. He said he was becoming moldy
for want of congenial exercise. The
Comstock range pleased him sufficiently
well, except that the people were too
good to afford him any amusement.
They agreed too readily to any and
every proposition. What was the utility
of his announcing himself as being dan
gerous and ugly to handle when nobody
disputed the assertion? On the from
tiers men were true men. There the
souls of men were not cowed by civiliz-
alton. There each man declared him.
self and passed for what he was worth.
There on the frontiers, a man would not
agree with you if you told him white was
black and black was white. On the
frontiers could at all times be found
spirited and instructive argument sup
plemented with invigorating exercise.
"Now," said the apostle from the
Goose Greek Mountains, "when I tell
you that think you are the biggest set
of white-livered ours that l have ever
encountered in my travels, don't ex-
pect any of you to dispute the asser-
ton; when 1 tell you that l believe
there is not one among you but would
shed tears were to spit in his face,
| do not expect man among you to
show that he is aware of my presence; ;
when tell you that the man who is say
ing these things is right here and easy
to be found, have not the least fear
that one among you will come to hunt
him!"
Having concluded this speech the
long-haired being sneeringly surveyed
those in the room. No one said word,
as no one felt it to be his duty to engage
in rough-and- tumble fight with a man
for whose opinion, good or bad, he did
not care straw. A man is not obliged
toturn scavenger and undertake to abate
every nuisance that comes in his way,
though he may encounter some that are
verl offensive.
II see that have estimated you at
your true valhe," said the Goose Greek
mountaiheer. s'Now, if it would be any
credit to me, I'd just haul you all up
here by your noses and knock your
heads together
Somebody ought to teach this windy
fool a lesson" said one of those in the
saloon to his neighbor. s" do not feel
personally aggrieved, but it's work
that should be done for the good of SO.
ciety at large. He is evidently all wind.
a bubble that would be easily pricked
but even in pricking a bubble you must
come in contact with foul air. &
Said the neighbor: "Sleepy Pete went
into the card-room, back, while ago
He would think it no hardship to come
out and abate the nuisance-he woule
do it for a dollar''
The two men left their seats and wen
toward the card-room.
"I have always observed coyote
leave the plain when the grizzly bea1
,, comes down from the mountains,
sneered the Goose Greek man, follow
ing the pair with his eyes.
, The two citizens made no reply. The.
found Pete with his head on card-table
sound asleep. They awoke him and tol'
him that man outside was spelling to
a sound thrashing, and dollar wa
) ready for him as soon as he had finish
ed the job.
Yawning till the top of his head seem
J ed coming off, Pete said: "Yo-o-aw hoo
oo-yaw, yum! A dollars small to b
walked up for-ya-aw oo-yum-but
4 reckon I'll take it. Ya-oo-yum!-I'v
| <~o+ oloo to do iIyc pnW -
As Pete walked into the bar-room hi
!. eyes fell upon the long-haired stranger
y ssThis him?'' was all he said.
: An affirmative nod from one OF th
men was his answer.
0 Pete slouched forward, lazily sCretcl
= ing his brawny limbs and yawning
IL the. strangers face, said: "Well, let
J (hoo-yaw-yumO Begin
q Pete's arms shot out two or thrt
. times, like the pistons of a double cyll
Z der engine, the apostle from the Goo!
Il Creek mountains went to the floor an
was kicked under table and again
the wall, like wet dish-rag.
|, Pete held out his hand for the dolla
b and n1uttering: 'Small money ya,
n oo-yum), small money!" retired to Il
l. rear room to finish his nap.
); Big Horn Smith, the apostle OF chi
,e alry from the Goose Greek mountain
presently recovered his consciousne:
crawled out from under the table, ble
), and wiped his nose, got his hat a.
Ie placed it on his head, hauled up t
" waistband of his pantaloons, shook hi
e. self into shape, then turned to the
as present and said: Gentlemen, hu
e. bly, beg pardon for any disparagins
marks may have let fall in regard to
people of this town. find there ;
n places in it where a man who Is pini
he for those comforts to which he may he
h become habituated on the frontiers m