The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-11-17
THE SMILER.
GENTLEMEN, PLEASE CLIMB DOWN -
ROAD AGENT WITH A RECORD.

There Is III the Detroit W OFk House /
a prisoner whose smile Is a.
soft and sweet as a Woman's, and the /
stranger who meets him is instructive /
" drawn towards him by his clear. |
blue eve, soft voice and gentle smile. |
And yet that very man is acc 1unted !
the snrewdest, sharpest and most ''neT-
Wy" prisoner in the lot. The fact that
two officers rode over a thousand
miles with him handcuffed and shack
led and constantly watched, is a proof
of the above assertion. When they
turned him over at last to the custody
Of the Superintendent they LETT the
following record on the books:
Prisoner has been engaged in one
train robbery at least, and in half
dozen stage and highway robberies.
''H2s broken Jail three times and
bears the scars of several wounds.
HAS the reputation of being
shooter and a fighter; has killed at
least three men; was a pal OF Wild
Bill is supposed to know all the lead
ing outlaws in the far West Is sharp
and crafty and has great nerve. Look
out for him. Offenee, Highway rob-
berry"
The "Smiler" has not yet exhibited
the slightest desire to see the outside
walls of the Work House, but is re-
ported as one Of the most orderly and
quiet prisoners in the institution.
GENTLEMEN, PLEASE CLIMB DOWN -
The first Deadwood line stage rob-
bed was the work of a single man,
and if that man was not the prisoner
we write of, then he has a twin broth
er. The robbery occurred just at sum
set, six miles from DeadwOOd. The
stage contained seven men, all we'll
armed. Ii was just rounding thick
ct when man stepped in front ofthe
horses, halted them, and quietly said to
the driver:
''If you pull a line until I am
through, I'll send a bullet through
your head
This was accompanied by such a
soft, bland smile that the astonished
driver yelled back:
Stop your fooling, OF I'll run over
you'll"
THAT DECEIYING SMILE.
But the smile was deceiving. Up
came a navy revolver on line with the
drivers eye, and his teeth chartered as
he loOsened the reins and sOOthed the
horses. Yells and shouts were heard
inside the stage, but none of the pas
| sengers suspected what was happening
until the road-agent pulled open one
of the doors and called out:
"Now, then, gentlemen please climb
down."
''Who the - are you ?" was shout
ed at him by three or four in chorus,
and his smile was honey itself as he
answered:
''Ill introduce myself directly. Come
gents-these shooters are in a hurry tC
! hurt some one! :"
He backed off few feet, a revolver
in either hand, and the passengers be.
gan climbing down.
''Leave your arms in the stage J!
| shouted the ''Smiler." 'I'n pop the
man who brings out any sort of wea
pom with him! Come, noW-sun's go
ing down fast!'
A DEJETED CROWD.
There were seven revolvers and tire,
Winchester rifles among the passen
gers, but that one man had the bulge Oh
the crowd. Men are half disarmeC
when surprised. Coop them upin al
dition to the surprise, and pluck /
gone. The rOad-agent knows this, ant
the fact is as good as half dozen mel
behind him. One by one the sever
climbed down and stood in a row, AM
as the last man left the coach tn
''Smiler" confronted the line and softl
remarked:
Il will now trouble you to depOsi
your watches and money on tn
ground :"
With many a groan and curse am
sigh the request was complied will
Those who had wallets lost all; thOs
who had divided their money in dit
ferent pockets saved half. Two of tn
seven had no watches to lose. Afte
the last man had deposited" the rob
Der pointed to the open door of tn
: stage and said:
Its tough country and I won
: take your weapons. Please climb in.
As the last man mounted the ste
the robber slipped behind the coac
and called to the driver to. 90 on at
gallOp, at the same time firing tire
: bullets over the coach to start thing
with a rush. Half a mile away til
coach halted and the seven victim
| jumped down with their arms, but til
''Smiler" had disappeared with hi
: booty.
HE SMILED AGAIN.
| lCSS llldIl q TuOulll dllCT Tic IODDCI
related above the "SmiIer" was ha
: asleep in Custer City saloon when
came 4 sharp known as ''Grizzly," az
companied by three or four mel
. whose admiration for his brag an
= bluster made them his hackers. '"Gri;
+. Ely" wanted to fight someone, but /
wanted to pick his man. When /
saw the "Smiler" doing away in h
: chair he thought he had discovered
4 "tender-fOot" whom he could waliO
Without a word of warning he advan
cd and pulled the sleeper's nose. I'll
soft smile came to the little mans faC
as he slowly rose up, and his YoiC
l was no more than a whisper as
inquired:
stranger, did ye mean that!"
"You betp
"Then SIGH of this crowd who don
like bullets had better git!"
Three or four men rushed out ju
: as the revOlvers commenced to speal
I The 'HSmiler was alOne-the bullyha
p three hackers. For three or four min
). utes there was a constant pop! POI
: of revolvers, and then two of "Gri
. zly's" friends rushed out and ia
\ away, both wounded. Those WI
o rushed in found the bully down an
+ severely wounded and the other OF
stone dead, while the "Smiler" W;
I. sitting on bench relOading one
: his revolvers. Thirty shots had bee
y fired at him from a distance Of lively
, feet, and yet he had received only OF
: slight flesh wound.