The People's vindicator., 1879-02-22

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lug little chap, with q glass about
three-quarters full Of red eve in BIZ
hand. Approaching him, l asked
What, is this youi'.
| Yes he replied, this. is about
all there is left Of Sam Patch, Jr.'
why, was just going to an un.
dertakers to make arrangements 70,
your funeral
"'Ob, there is no use Of doing that
you don't know how hard it is to xiii
On editor. amt half dead yet, and
| can jump-say, when are you going
to take me to New Orleans.'"
II told him l guessed our partner.
ship had lasted about long enough !;
that I would divide with him then
and there, and tho best thing be
could do was to take tho money, Rel
out Of that country and 40 homo.
paid him bis share, bat imagine
most Of it went over the bar befors
be went to bed that night. .7lo) 81.
"Old Charley afterwards told me
that, instead Of one, he bought two
bottles Of whisky, and eat down to
keep watch and ward Shortly after
midnight be heard tho corpse whis.
por, oh, take me somewhere whore
the wind don't blow and immedi.
ately Charley took . big drink to
steady bic nerves. Az hour later and
the 'corpse' repeated in . stronger
voice, 'Oh, take mo somewhere whore
the wind don't blow Again Charley
jumped for the bottle, THE time thor.
oughly frightened. In tho morning
he made considerable noise. Tho
corpse turned over, opened ono eve,
looked At him longingly for . mo.
ment, and then asked, 'What have
you got there, old man.
Whisky,' faltered ont poor Char.
ley. u. aa''ssras si sssn. 4
"'Give me some,' was tho respopse,
"As Charley tremblingly approach
ed, tho supposed dead man ct up in
bed, saying: Don't bs afraid, old
follow; l amt half dead yet, only
shook up . little; III be all right il
tho morning Then thsy ct down
together and fiuished both bottles.
10 tho morning, while Sam Patch,
Jr., was out getting. moro whishy,
poor old Charley vas rolled ovor 10
tho bed whsre tho corpse should have
Ooon.aa1s p"4-1 fdf ao tnps /
Leaving Galveston I went baek to
Houstos, whore met With . clever
old fellow Who had been Q cook 10
Maximilisns army and Who was do
ing little trlfes along tho road. I got
him and two other performer and Q
violin player, and no started through
Texas, giving performances in tie
little towns, in stores, churches, &c.
After . while wo reached Navasots,
. little town, but filed with biz Tex.
- bushwhackers, who bring 10 cot.
ton to chip BY rail. We. allowed in
tho oecoud atory over . store, and
crowds came to go Maximilian's : trick
LOT having . pistol fired at him and
catching tho ballet III his month. OF
coarse i ~ D. trick pistol that VA
used. We'll, everything MAS moving
along smoothly, aud we were making
money, until, eps day a. great strap.
ping bush. .whaeker happened 10. He
watched the pistol tricks to the end.
then suddenly drawing from bis bolt
4 pistol shout tho si1e Of & youne
howitssf; called out Now see II yos
can catch sthis bullst you: old du6ef,
aud 6red. The bslet. went crashina
through poor lax's cheekA oasryine
away half . dozen teeth, and breaking
bio jaw. He wss stunned for . mo-
mont, but a. coon % he recovered
stattel s6 o. tho dead run, holding
bio I ding jaws 10 bic hand, and /
have leNslessn him since. Thie broke
! lpoosp blnatiop. / ooscladed had
|osbn enongh Of Tsxas for one year,
and @ came on East here for : rest
A VICTORIAN agent, who had listened
intently to tho hrst atory, only in.
tefrupting IL occasionally with !
grunt ora snu1, turned slowly around
to Rickaby, aayipg: "That was s|
pretty loud ean for you, you,
old fellow, but ! came nearer having
ny neck stretehed than you did n
that same State, and II wo have time
I'll toll you oil about il.
"Shoftly after the close Of the var
! sas tnl TsEas, ssd absut then Te1s
g Va right lively,1 tell yeu. So.
ciety Wa swfallyT mixed; there, Ven,
merchants apd brokees, and nearly
every profession ,was, represented !:
but tho majority Of TIE mon were
gamblers, thrse.eard monte men and
cut.throats generally, With . smart
splinkliug Of horse thieves. Every.
body carried . six.sheotes, bat, - |
Geo. knight said .. smomspt aeo,
Dot i. needer here nor oderyiee.'
"0ne day the pspets announced tie !
arrival Of 8 circus advance brigade.
OF ooarse I went 10 10 them and
fonnd tho agent, % Old friend efnins,
very il! and -esable. to proceed for.
thor than Galve-tons, His head bill.
poster, Jim NJ, crooked bic elbow |
q often that the- agent dared not |
trust him with full charge OF the |
bdga1S aad - I ivoiiHteeFed % 70 !
ahead aed 10, 10 cohtesetieG. The |
show was e g. bx. ssil - tho end Of
- Central railroad, and then 'ou |
wheels through tho Interior.
!. ''Jim ,was . faaous bill.postef and
could bill . town right smart, .bat |
by 10 time bic work, was. done ho| !
had Anrely got on ,the Hind sids ofl
'GouiS batkeebst, Who would dve Him |
! quart bottle " tangie loot 10 keep |
hin comfortable while o. hisj Journey,
asd jim vsaA Aa6etsr 3se - 4 thst|
,bdtale While theeo sW6elsA dvup ~
Yot h. yas ~ nDeaa'vith li1; I'D