The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-12-10
AN ANGEL FROM PARADISE.
He Demonstrates the Superiority .
Physical Courage.
Virginia City Chronicle.

rFhSth" SAty ShAohiSaS.
"I'm roarin' ripsnorter from hoorah
camp, and can't be stepped on" remarked
thick-set, white-eyed man with a lower
jaw like cow catcher, as he staggered into
c street saloon and thumped the bar with
his fist until the glasses jingled. s5s9. -''
The barkeeper caught . bottle that was
just tumbling off the bar and told the stran-
ger that he needn't make so much noise over
it, As nobody wanted TO step ON him z.a
.sYou bet they don't, young Teller. I'm
an angel from Paradise valley, and a bad
one too; and when flop my wings there's a
tornado broke loose. Give me some Of yer
meanest whisky, and whole lot of it
somethin' that tastes like bumblebee stings
picked In vitriol." ..-.....-... ... &.@
While the barkeeper was hunting around
for some fusel oil and rubbing glass with
a red pepper, q group around the stove sur
veyed the stranger cnriously. A thin gentle
man with bulging forehead and adyspeptic
look said to the others: SNOW there Is an
Illustration Of what was Just saying. A
bully is always a, coward. That fellow
would have no moral courage at all If he
were put to the test. If he were challenged
to fight without cause he could never attain
the sublime moral height to refuse. He
would be afraid Of being called coward.
But, mind you. he would never brag and
bully unless he had the advantage. You
see he Is d stout man, and presurnes upon his
physical superiority to most men to bully
and blackguard them. q Now Bill, here, Is
stronger than that blowhard, but you never
see him in fight. He's quiet; but get him
started and he would be q lion aroused; he's
got moral courage."ase il afiE b8sg45 "'A
The "Biifs referred to was . tall, powerful
ly built man, with steel gray eyes and firmly
set month. lie said nothing IN reply to the
compliment paid him, but quietly watched
the Angel from Paradise The latter drank
hisiwhisky and smashed the glass down on
the bar, tssWhat in hell do you mean by giv.
| ing gentleman such stuff as that? Did ]
ask yeh fur rinsins, yeh chieken-livered
wheipp rvegos graveyard full of roos-
tiers that played that racket on me. pve
| got good mind to fan the air with yer
corpse" e2l3a.4''s'A s'.t.t z ts9.3's'}'a5 ~
Now, get out Of this,nr said the barkeep.
err becoming angry Aae .iag lara5ga.s 35
asa Git out o. nuthin'! Gimme drink, and
all you starved buns around the stove come
up here and take sumthin' with . thorough.
bred high-stepper, just TO say you've dranl
In decent company. It'll be an honor to tel
yer children about some day, II such an or
merry lot Of cusses own any children. Nov
/ waltz up lively and take yer medicine." M
aDon't care for anything, thank YOU" sail
the dyspeptic philosopher, quietly. IT,
In "Yeh don't? Well, / tell yeh to taxi
suthin'. Ihold the age in this game, an,
/ when chip everybody comes in. Ante vi
to the bar, now, and look pleasant. Grea
Scott! Yeh need suthin' In yer belly to bal
ance that sweiled head o. youfn. Come up
the rest o. you buns" .gs
! Nobody stirred, bnt all looked IT the dys
peptic, who said quietly, 1--WE will not drinl
Nos Itd be cheaper fer yeh TO crawl int
J. prospect hole and pull q tombstone oys
yer head. i kin lick this whole town frof
hell to brealxfast, and believe I'LL start 1
on this deadfaIl. Look out for hufrican
whom swoop. Whoopl I'm a-comln'.
In shout two minutes the beyel-headed %
mirer Of physical courage was = dilapidate
piesa Of bric-a-brac, the big man called Bi
ii Yas soppIng cold water In his lef eye in II
hack r6dm, and the rsst Of the erpwdsca.te
cd around the room IN vsrious stages of al
co1ragement, while the angel ffom PAradl
vas standing on 4 billiard table and slDu
I ines HWhsFe's thu rest of your popalstiol
Trot out your cohorts md isaSh on the mo-
Z I'm an Angel from Paradise, IN holy terr
rhenI aop my wings. Iawallered : cyclor
! orIbreskfsst en- > powder mill lbr lunch. \
Il Ihavsnt bsgan 70 cough yst. Il lwhsss's n
> popuiace of this broken-A Aowfi chicken ran1l
N I'm NOT myself tonight, and; want sxefciss
i The uutAfnInen of \ sign over ! Sxn
. Fe SALOON n TO be admired. An old~fabhio
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= 6tfaliisht upon stiip ~ vhitd innilin' |
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