Sharp County record., 1878-10-10
nan NAN OF BODlh'

EnClisb Ila ;,snt only in that niss Il
p 9anl 9DSn accea fflIhe a5 ras allowed to swag-
of tHalneH ~ aa no his hearts content;
[lisr rrUple cOng Of va sbot the lights out OF al
sava~a yU,uolaS y INK Ryan's saloon, the actlGh
orino r%yagei Pa y n's : srin and the doubtful
|E9hrlng Arab: pa AZ = it it was "purty fair
This tsnda and md nigh as stiddy narve ,ersI ai
rbTnOs ,1 Oeuaeng '''' 'sboTed when he popped
cir Ty 4s tos.E found hat bad man. from Dead
lth the naul X. :, MINER Pete walked into
|ev va. II. 81 ~ saloon with the remark 9
Vas "a Tas Ris ns 2,p e. beerd the Last Chance
is dwelling &, na1 !" hasold, and they've sent
| was his ssrs w roS ~ into IT, -
rent church : bert oolooN ,inIo inI small man,
e, LeviSsrs xpert p",U, was standing at
%4 Of ttS as "S3a y - innked around as the TALL
VI 'ns l. VI ~ milan uttered these words: e 49,
T. lsl sn Pete" said one Of the
ne queen III ~ AMI thet's the expert, "
eon ooA an5 iaaa to tie small man. .a
81 o one gsR ,eing the man menaclngly,
= again ilE 'e,as ens 81 them fellers as allows
| is people. o"s asvin, mines, are your"
nlgys, near TER Il a pause, during which ne nj
oowldeF M The Stranger from head to 1oot'
nlgger'ha you're the wust | ever saw
are Outh : had enough, but you're the
Pnd from hg s ',,oo nest wust coot to set
Ftially round s y renort on mine l ever
|ative lme, " ),
Ping hards j. IT, want to quarrel with you'
.ne "ealha swered the expert. :, ,,
|SS of surf 7 % hetter not, young feller; ye'd
|nem as nd not. I'm a whirlwind OF the
NJ n nlther h tli il q light, and don't you 1orget
|ular bOWAs man of peace; carry no
Matilda IA and, of course, l could not
saw it. stand before even a zephyr OF
er permbS srt. lei alone a wild, untamed
|1id. It vi "a 81,
ter, andht : deprecatory words only in
weighs art tbe .sbad man. still more, and,
B cut andS that he had "soft thing" pro-
ped like a i his own mind to "play it tor
Inument d as WORTH" and gain "record"
|fe-slzed fg piping his man.
white nai Ok never, stranger, I don't want
3teetinh inuations. Do l look ike a
|Ody is told Say!" Here Washoe Pete
neteV Oftl his fist in the experts face.
Chambazt d'ye mean by talkin' about
|y'S for y,s? Pm tornado. [ tear when
ish peOpa loose. Zephyr Sneezing]. Why,
|iOlenCe n good mind to-"
len repOrs ease, mighty whirlwind, resist
re was NE! !ornado, don't hit me. You
bich alEgln't strike a consumptive man,
+, ThOnH your =,
e groydt Eouldn't I?n yelled the "ighter, "
lau ia s srrible voice; wouldn't |? I'd
lm the side of mountain"
'ne II ut sick mani" pleaded the ex-
iy sMa " man dying of consumption, an
NJ! hnOs w. IN, stranger, and man OF
as 'ne aVhat're ye giving me2 Do you
on lol who ] amp" fercely demanded
|tnfee l hirlwind.
le WSg Fou'rea gentleman known in Bodie
lnOl ashoe Pete-at least | have heard
lS@ Iesignated by that familiar appella-
oega1 aiuring my sOjourn here" answered
eu xpert, moving off.
d MADE What else am I?n shrieked the
pieIulg b, striding toward the covering ex
that she Q
I the hN gentleman, Isuppose. Honestly,
Pc uuE bit know your other name"
Well, Hi tell you who | am" and
|annedN all man stood over the shrinking
"lOa iger as if about to topple upon him
place. o annihilate him. "I'm bad; I'm
| Id Gnai in this yer camp, and l ken lick
miles mans says | amt. Pm raging
resume of the plains, an every time l hit |
ing i1l QUIZ I've got an arm like a quartz,
T OLD Up, AMI crush when l 90 fur man.
Ugh ton, an earthquakes amt no
moih Te when l DROP
! nlgla But I've only just been discharged
p (nd 2 hospital, y replied the expert.
near u send ye back again and the stall
|auggAn "bluffer" caught the little man
hadn "a fhe collar and hurled him upon the
|lith
g. lt's unkind to use poor, weak, suf-
bnsn ng INVALID that way,n ex postulated
put, expert, as he slowly arose from the
fh sls Please don't joke so roughly.
ntO rs take drink and call it square.
fersNf yery sorry that l have offended
mink I'm joking, do ye-ye take
|1ypI lur . josh, ehP I'll show ye what
er s a1ore git through with ye. Ye
FheS tpny me for no tender-foot. I'm a
ve, am, an I've stood this yer
will ll nln bng enough" Saying which he
h ca nsa the stranger against a table and
|D' |, WI vi ~ q long knife.
| \ ,or 4 soon as the expert saw this he
Tih as 20 his face into the most piteous
b@ % e' and, throwing his hands up,
|aSo % sa' 'sa I'm unarmed; I havn't got as
sid uch a as a pen-knife on me. Please
rnrtl = ! carve me; kick me to death if YOU
re- ~ nave my life, but, for heavens