The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-09-14
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take me tor q josh, eh? I'LL show
ye what / am aiore I git through
with ye. Ye don't play me fur no
tender>foot. I'm a native, I am,
| an Ire stood this fooIlns long
enough. Saying which. he dash-
ed the stranger against table and
drew q long knife.
As soon as the expert saw this
be screwed his face into the mosr
Diteous shape, and. throwing hrs
hantis up, cried I'm unarmed I
haven't got so much as pea-knife
on me. Please don't carve me !;
Kick me to death if you must
have my lite, but, for heavens
sake, don't stick that terrible
thing into me.
Now, as Washoe Pete had no
Infeution of use:ng the knife and
thereby risking the tender mercies
of Mono iuryss verdict-he was
well pleased witt the opportunity
thus afforded him of displaying
the deedly weapon, and, after ass
sertlng his bloody intention, les
turned It to its sheath. He four>
ishc.l the knife over the crlnging
expert three or tour times, and
then lowered it with the remark:
Why durn yer covdardIy soul, I
wouldn't disgrace the weapon by
shovins it into ye. No, sir !;
Dut III plug ye; and be drew a
revolver.
I'm unarmed, I'm unarmed-
don't ye hear ? unined the expert.
Go an heel yerselt thcn, retort>
the bad man.
i don't want to fight.
I'll make ye fight. I'll .ake We
at yer word and kick you toldealh.
Please don't.
Washoe Pete laid his kuife and
pistol on the counter. and then
strobe rapidly to the spot where
the expert was halt crouching,
half standing. BY this time the
saloon was full of men, all of them
smlling al the picture before them,
regarding It as the height OF mer.
riment-thIs lively encounter be~
tween The greatest brggadocio in
the Sieries and a small, pale, min
ing expert, new to the section and
stranger to the Wild ways Of the
border ruffians.
This thing has gone on about
long enough, yelled the bad man
stopping before the expert. You've
been chinniEs to me till I'm rlled.
Sqnar' yerself-Ism goins fer dick
an a Comseock mule ANITA patch
in as kicker to Wahoe Pete, an
You hear me.
One instant, please, Peter q
don't know your other namc); !; are
yousnre you've got no other weap-
ons on you /? They might 90 ofl
accidentally and hurt some inno-
cent party.
Thar's the only Wcepin Isy got,
eff the inform stion will ease yer
| sneakins mind, an now I'm gsiil'
ter begin kickins. Clear the track
The woolly boss has broke out O.
the kerraI, an theresll be a (,aro-
~
nerss inquest in about seven min
/ utes.
He raised his ponderous boot,
but it did not swing.
The little man Strengthened up
like an unoent bow, aud his lefl
hand shot direct from the shou del
like the piston OF a locomotive,
striking Washoe Pete between
the eyes, and sending that worthy
sprawling on the sawdust>covered
floor.
I'm the cyclone OF the West, he
shouted, as be bounded to the
prostrars form OF the sHoo.ly hoss
and raised the oraggart into d sit
tiEg posture. The latter wac daz-
ed by the terrible blow he had re.
ceived. and did not even throw ur
his guard when the expert drew
back to strike again. Then the
| blows fell like thnnderbolts upor
the head and face, and the swhirl.
wind induced that individual tt
rise once more and attempt q de.
/ tense. He made an effort t
reach his weapons, but the active
expert fanked him and planted
two terrific blows on his ear ant
neck. Then the bad man howlcd
Let up! ! was only foolin-
cant yer take-take d joke, derr
ys?>
Ye think I'm jokin. do 70? s,
take me for i josh, eh2 I'll show
i ye what I am before / get throngl
| with We. I'm a nstivs, an i'v,
stood this yer foolins bout Ion,
enough.
a roar of laughter g.e ted ths
apt repro'iuetiol o. the bud man
lspeecll.
/ give in, dern ye, ] gave -
Can't ye take mans whenssh Ii
] sqaeass? shouted the tornado, 9
he swung his arms wildy, anI
staggering against the bar in b
, affo.ss - dodge the laght.iin
1 strokes OF the athlctis expert.
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