The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-17

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and there and tie hest thing be could
do was to take the money. get out 81
that country and 90 hone. I paid
him his share. but l imagine most Of il
went over the bar Before he went Il
bed that night.
"Old Charley Afterwards told M
that. instead Of one. he bought two
bottles Of whiskey. aod sat down ID
keep watch md ward. Shortly after
midnight he heard the corpse
whisper. oh. take me somewhere
where the wind don't blow and im.
mediately Charley took . big drink to
steady bis nerves. An hour later and
the corpse repeated in . stronge'
voice. oh. take me somewhere where
the wind don't blow Again Charley
jumped for the bottle. this time
thoroughly frightened. In the morn
ing he made considerable noise. The
corpse turned over. opened ono eye.
looked at him longingly for moment,
and then asked. 'What have you got
there. old mann
"Whiskey," faltered poor Charley.
"Give me some" VAS the response.
GAS Charley tremblingly approach
ed, the supposed dead man sat up in
bed. saying. Don't be afraid, old
fellow amt halt dead yet. only
hook upa little Iii be all right in the
morning. Then they sat down
together and finished both bottles.
In the morning. while Sam Patch.
Jr., was out getting moro whiskey.
poor old Charley was rolled over in
the bed where the corpse should have
been.
"Leaving Galveston l went back to
Houston. where met with . clever
old fellow who had been . cook in
Maximilian's army and who was doing
little triaes along the road. got him
two other performers and . violin.
player. and We started through Texas,
giving performances in the little
towns, in stores. churches, &c. After
q while We reached Navssota. . little
town. but filed with big Texas bush
whachers, who bring in cotton to ship
BY rail. We showed in the second
story over q store. and crowds came to
sec Maximilianis trick Of having .
pistol fired at him and catching the
bullet in his mouth. Of course it Was
a trick pistol that was used. Well.
everything was moving along smooth
~. and We were making money. until
one day great strapping bushwhack-
er happened ia. He watched the mis-.
tol tricks to the end. then suddenly
drawing from bis belt q pistol about
the size of . young howitzer. called
out. Now zee if you can catch this
bullet, you old dufIer,' and fired. The
bullet went crashing through poor
Max. cheek, carrying away half q
dozen teeth and breaking his jaw.
He was stunned for Q moment, but a
soon as he recovered started of on
the dead run. holding his bleeding
Jaws in his hand, and l have never
seen him since. This broke up our
combination. I concluded l had seen
enough of Texas for one year, 20 l
came East here for . rest"
A veteran agent. who had listened
intently to the FIRST story, only in
terrupted it occasionally with . grunt
or sniff, turned slowly around to
Rickaby. saying: This was pretty
loud call for you. old fellow. but /
came nearer having nv neck stretched
than you did in that same state. and
if We have time I'll tell you all about
it.
''Shortly after the close Of the var
l was in Texas. and about then Texas
was right lively. l tell you. Society
was awfully mixed there were mer:
chants and brokers, and nearly every
profession was represented; but the
Of the men were gamblers,
three card monte men and cut-throats
with q smart sprinkling Of
horse-thieves. Every BODY carried q
six-shooter, but as Geo. knight said |
= moment ago, Dot is needer here nor
oderwise.'
Zone day the paper announced the
arrival Of q circus advance brigade.
Of course / went to zee them. and
found the agent. an old friend Of mine.
very i'll and unable to proceed further
Than Galveston. His head bill.poeter,
Jim NJ. crooked his elbow 90 often
hat the agent dared not trust him
With full charge of the brigade. and
% volunteered to 20 ahead and do
he contracting. The show Was to 90
" railroad. and then on wheels
Trough the interior.
"Jim was q famous bill-poster and
ould bill a town smart. but BY the
ime his work was done he had surely
rot on the blind side of some bar.
;eeper, who would give him . quart
'ottle of tangle-foot to keep him com.
ortable while on his journey, and
i'm would never let 60 Of that bottle ,
'hile there was drop left. Yet he
vas not mean with it. and would |
ask the boys to take q
rink. 4,
I'VE had just finished NJ, 4
own on the Central railroad, and
bout s p. m. took the gravel train
" the end Of the road. now one of
he most Aourishing towns in the state. q
i'm had elevated 80 frequently 90 ,
,ute that had all could do to keep g
i'm on his pins during the three-mile !
ak that followed. We searched the {
,wn about I .. N. and hunted up the n
'litary hotel, a portable house. two n
Dries high. On entering we found il
charge q long. hank, overgrown }
~, with long. tangled yellow hair. /
no looking at Us with . peculiar n