The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-09-23
She Didn't Work.

took place. The boys we're scat
t,rod here and there over the room
somo talking "leads' and "pros
pects,' some reading late Denver pa
pers aud others endeavoring to as
certain by games Of cards VIII,
shonl1 weigh out the dust for th
drinks. Several poker games 70
coin were in full operation, and tb,
clicking Of the ivory checks, the
ringing Of silver coin ani the musi,
cal cliuk of liquor glasses blended it
not nnploasing melody. Suddenl,
six-fo1t individual staggered in
whose brand new buckskin suit. anC
general "frosh" appearance, at Que,
gave him away to the crowd as be.
ing one of those luuatics Just from
the states who imagine that bray
AMI blaster will at once gain for q
now cOner the reputation of boina
"a terror aud hoist him right up &c
the top notch in the estimation o
every one. Tho stranger reeled up
to the bar, and drawing an enormous
six shooter slammed it down with a
jatthat made tho water cooler dance
anl rensrked
"WhD2p ~
The barkceper skipped to his poet
of duty, set up a glass with au artis-
tic flourish, aud asked:
"What ii yo have p
Down camo the revolver again,
accompanied with
Wh1Op! VIVA A-A-AY -
Then turning to the crowd the
newcomer said
Don't one o you fcllers dare TO
wink or breathe till | swaller my pi
zen, or tho walls II be spn,tered
with blood I'm IIowlin Sam. the
blood.sncker o. the Gunnison Range
an | alters leave my path strewn
with hleedin cprpses Tm a torua.
10, turned loose to destroy the uni
verse IlNoop! ! I'm n -
4 little dried up old fellow, not
over i've feet four, stepped up, slap
ped tornado socially on the back
and said
"Pari. take n friends advice, an
sorter sup:ess yer enthusiasm. Jis'
tonc it down II little, ye know. I've
bin in these mount lins fur goin' ou
rnurteen years. au'hev seed some %
ihe savlgest dcs,royiu' angels that
"vor struck the mines. Now, firms
tlnc1s, thar was u case a feH
m 'nths ago. 4 fellor went into
janly's saloon an' announced thel
le was The identical Devil Jack. ihC
lun-Eatin Imp Of Wyoming Caleb
M one o the boys Tux his iists an
heat tattoo on tho hluke's face til
ais head lonkei like somebody he'd
bin play in football with it in Il
slaughter house ! 'rwant but about
4 week arter thet a!ore tho Texas
iIyena hcwlcl ont his little speech
Ut this very bar, an when the coron
or cnt him down mp thar in the
gnich the bazzards he'd free-lunched
o1'n him i'll! he looked wus, the
ievil-scurcely worth bnrryln
Then the Tiger Cat thot he'd jisI
Trap down outen thundeI cloud
raised his gentle voice in Fatty,s fa.
ro.roum, au' old Ton Bilson sol
down on him SO heavy thet his own
mother couldn't ha recognized the
corpse. lie want scarcely under
the ground afore we hear'n q
twhoop ! from the lower country
stage as it drawed up to the hotel,
an when the whooper called fer bis
gin he respectfully Informed us thet
his christian name war Cannibal Bill;
thet he lived on human flesh an
war hungry, and perposed ter try
and make out a dinner off'n the fust
man thet refused to drink with him
The boys poured coal lie all over
him, an touched match to him, an
he run back o. Aleck Davis gin mill
an fell into the wood pile an sot it
atire. Aleck was the maddest man
you ever seed, an would .ha' made
trouble il the boys hedn't paid him
fur the wood an hired a Chinamau
to drag the carcass away. Take my
advice, Howlin' Sammy, an sor.er
begine easy aud temperate don't
crow too loud on the fust acquain-
tance ]"
The stranger stopped down aud
whispered in the little mau's car
Say, take this five dollar piece
m az the boys up to drink, an | II
slip out. II any of them axes you
who am, tell 'em I'm q travelp,
Bible agent from Massachusetts,, an
harm flea. Kinder keep
EN- cool till kin git out O town,
You know !"
Ten minutes later he was making
about five miles an honr over the
grade towar the next camp, frequent
|y looking back over his shoulder
and muttering:
"She didn't work, an I reckon
this howlin' hurricane he'd better
blow over fur the present, or els be
suro of camp afore it falls again