Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-08-07

whenever Eel River Dan went on q
tear CONSERVATION Teigned in PIloi
CIty. As soon ~ his strident whoOp
began 70 resound through the redw Gods
surrounding the village the citizens
hushed their murmurings at lesser evils
and silently skulked to their cabins, there
90 listen, with bated breath, for the first
sounds OF warfare to follow Dams arri-
val in the town. Oftenfimes the guile
less stranger, unacquainted with the
trNculent Tuiiis0's record was the vic.
tim; bot m . general rule it was some
obstinate lumberman who sacrificed
himself for more timid men. II was q
singular fact that no matter how peace
ably inclined Pilot City might be. at the
moment Eel River Dan came down
from has mountain home, 'on q time,
somebody bad 10 suffer. He was bad
in the most literal sense Of the word,
and there were but few who dared sp-
proarh him after he had declared ham.
self and turned himself loose But on
this particular occasion--this bleak,
windy day in February, when the prin-
eipal inhabitants Of Pilot City had gath
cred around the glowing stove. that
.wartAe3 tl5e some what c6dtfaeted lin.
.Its Of the Raitsman's ,Home-the gayly
chattering congregation hadreeeived no
IntimatiOn Of the approach Of the noun
tam desperado.7 Not B single whOop
had he uttered as he strobe through the
sishing pines, not yell announcing his
coming had been heard by the peaceful
residents Of Pilot City, and when the
gigantic frame OF the terror darkened
che door 0f the Home q thunderbolt
would not have produced NJ much gen.
uine surprise. not 70 call u astonished
appEehension, u NE breasts Of those
present as dad the appearance Of Eel
River Dan. For an instant the assem-.
blage sat petri6ed. Thea there was q
fluttering movement, and Bag Mike ,the
boom hand, made break for the rear
door. The others only waited 10 satisfy
themselves that Dan Was 'on IT, This
important doubt hsving been dissipated,
and The CONCLUSION arrived at that the
mO0ntaineeF was in N unpsually disc.
greeable. kAmA df mind, ae remainder
0f the company withdrew-ratheF pre-.
'cipilately 4 must be confessed. bat 18th
: sufficient osder and regularity 10 es-
cape injury in the crush atthe side door.
As soon as the last boot heel bad
passed over the threshold Dan smiled
]: was not q very seraphie smile, 10 be
cure, but notwithstanding ats sardo0ic
HhasaelAs-l lhAso- -oeasd- be n0-mistzking
4 for a iToEn q. . seowl OF disPlessure.
With the gFimace still irradiating his
= blasted feaiusesothe despeeadO PASSED
sh6hind the Haf. and with d freedoan PEI
eulisr to.his loose habits. grasped The
demiiOha Containing an unusually ardent
-aEiiela ef flHmbeTmsmas- s-sUlaees HhsUW-
ing ihe iu@deftlY toto ihe hollUw Of his
right arm, be poured tle yellow distill-
meni into glass which heTheld lnshis
.l6Il haah, allowing the liqaid 10 mark
8&F AzSkrs before. he threw the mhzzle
- ana returned The demIohn 70 iis
shelf beneath the bar. He eonteth-
plated the contents Of the glass forla
moment. held il up 10 the light, smacked
hts lips in anticipation OF the Joy It was
about 10 confer upon him, and then
placed the edge Of the tumbler gingerly
20 hls mouth 90 if he would prolon9 the
delight OF feeling @ triekle down bis
acopper-plated fEroat iato bis sheet-iron
stomach. Ineh BY inch bis ruby nose
went upward. drop By drop The whisky
flowed downweUk TEE laA KlObule had
iust passed between his teeth, whea his
: 6erY red eyes, glsHeing through the
bottom DC the giass, ellupon an object.
,Ahe sight of which seemed t0 paralgxe
himAa HeIeonla no: believe Tiiis eenses.
He imagined thai soma. deieet In HE
glass through Which he was taking has
observAti6as must have produced the
visiQn.t that greeted hls-. ga1e. It.e0ald
snok possibly 6e the term of q snan sland-
sng tAete beside the slose WHAT NOR
4aI Ilndis stdnal woald have tie handihood
90 Eemsin when be, Eel Rlsef Daa. theI
terror OF the entire lumber region from
Meadocin6 d TkAit a al 81 10 stlter
. place OF FesoFtf Ali no, !: certainly
eppld ,net be,a real living gesh apd
blood. hpmana being; IL mas pro-
lAably a.stsaW dammy set % By lh0se-
hulks that had iast left, aud the snsall
juet o9srka wopld e6ord m EXCUSE frr
q aeeneial- cleaning eat Lef -the whQaR
AgwnsI 50 hd msbkeg 80 q y AodD q
bdE. and, leaping uppn hia chow leRn
Nled IL .ke sui pre inlenliY npd
ihst dummy. Great CessFs ehaal iik
moved sltD :rIhsa AeinB SWsying q
buedle ~ elClhes stuffed Nth straw 2 Or
wssst@Byt the great boom ;tthat evings
over she fisey Jordan ! u rubs sss bsnds.