Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-12-13

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fire and nerve which he showed he had
still Lett after Year, IF later Life IN this
moro peaceful section Of the county y !
"Oh! l could tell YOU stories like that
all the afterHoon. / ses al worked up
thinking of the old time and the boys l
used to be with.
az used to have fellow with ME
named Texas BY George, he was a
tearer, and the ugliest looking sinner
YOU ever saw. Yet Texas was a good
fellow. Why, that fellow had a scar on
his face extending from his right eye
diagonally across his face, cutting right
through his lips and chin. And when
he was mad be looked lightning. There
was girlo there the boys knew as
Sib, and you can be assured she wasn't
afraid of anyone. She and her old man
came out there from St. Louis, where
he had murdered some one and was OBJ
liged to get out. The old fellow, ran a
ranch there and sold little of every
thing in the liquor line as web as in
other lines. He didn't dare move out
of the house very far without running a
great risk Of being shot by some one, or
arrested, so Sib used to go to Frisco
and provide things when II was neces-
sary. Well, one time when Sib went to
an adjoining town, there happened to
be bah in progress Texas and my
self, of course, took it in, and .Sib was
there. At that time / didn't know her
at all, but it n seemed that Texas had
heard of her and she of him, although
they were not 4. acquainted. There
were good amany stranger boys
at the ball, who made q them
selves rather conspicuous and annoying
to Sib. Finally, getting little tired of
the sport they were enjoying at her
and said she would make ii hot for them
if they persisted in that sort of business.
Texas, IN the meantime, had watched
the progress of the affair, and, seeing
that Sib was a good deal annoyed at
their proceedings, 80 much 50 that she
had spoken to them, he walked up to
her and says, Sib, you arenright about
these fellows / viii back YOU up. Let me
take care of these fellows With that
he walked away with the girl and in a
few moments returned TO where the
strangers were standing, having his SIX
shooter in one hand And his fourteen
inch bowie knife in the other. After
looking them all over he quickly but
remarked: You fellows
d better get out of here just as soon as
Your legs will carry you. Do You sabe?'a
Well. with a six-shooter pointed at their
heads and q bowie brandished in front
Of their faces, they were not very long
in getting out Of the way. Ssh had al
ways said that she wouldn't marry
man who hadn't killed his man at some
time or other, but as Texas had done
that time and again there could be
no objection to him from that quarter.
From that time they took u fancy toeach
other. How she ever fancied such an
ugly looking fellow as he was never
could tell, but she did. Next day he
went and saw her and said he wanted TO
be spliced TO her. She said all right,
but when he wanted to be married by a
padre she said she didn't want to be
5pliced by any padre, She wished a
business. Then TeNs came tonne
and said,,- capt. Bill, when are YOU CO.
ing away?' To-mosrsssmght, says /.
$ Now look ahere, Captain, Ltwant to
have you,stay over until next day, cause
am going to be aspliced to Sib and l.
want TO have You give the bride away
: What says1, are you going to mar
~ Sib?' 1IWell, ! inst am Texas an
swered, and by the powers he did. On
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