Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-12-01
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BIZ Nye, Laramie Boomeran0
MANY years ago, when the state of
New York was in a wild and nm.
settled condition, and infested bv the
wolf. the bear and the army worm
there lived on the banks of tbe Hudson
a littleboy with soft blue eyes and a
sore toe. - "- .
He early learned that what was
worth doing Mt all was worth doing
well, and so whatever he did ne did
the best he knew how. No matter
whether he was called uponto hoe the
waving corn or to put a split stick OH
q dogs tail' little William always did
his level best.
Thus he grew to manhood. ALWAYS
striving toward perfection in every.
thing. When he was sent out into the
world he cast about in his mind Ia
know what he should do for a liyeli.
hood.
IL soon occurred to him that robbinp
the mountain stage coaches of Wyo-
ming and Colorado would he a mid.
ding remunerative calling. and as i,
required no special capital. he adopted
it as his profession.
Though at times unfortunate he was
always cheerful. When he robbed q
stage coach containing only one pas
seDger, and he an editor, with nothing
in his pocket but a buckskin strino
and a pass. he never murmured or com
planned. He would ask the editor in
that merry, frolicksome way of his &c
give him a puff, and then he would
let him go.
Years went slowly by, the summer
succeeded the balmy spring. and au
tumn following on the heels of sum
mer, according to a time-honored Gus
tom, when one day William stopped f;
down coach from the mines. and in IN,
mellow moonlight jabbed his revolver
into the window, coupled with a re
quest for scads
There seemed to be reluctance OF
the part Of the passengers to contrib
ute any wealth, but they lavisheC
about bushel of buckshot on William
and his gang. 1t seemed that they
didn't have any money, but such as
they had they cheerfully turned over
to the outlaws.
After the smoke had cleared away
William was found with some buck
shot under his shoulder blade. and hi.
nose shot off. All his men were ex
tremely deceased.
Then they took William to a hospita
and tenderly watched over him till ht
got well. After that these poof
Samaritans dubbed together and huna
him. But it was a grand success
William was hung with more eclat
than any one else had ever been. PEG
pie who witnessed the exercises saic
they never knew man to straigbter
out rope with more unstudied grace
and earnest zeal than William did.
lie seemed to throw his whole vim
and the concentrated energy of a life
time into this emphatic gesture.
AS he hung there limp and ex
hausted at the end of the rope. the
chairman of the vigilance committe,
said, while he took a cigar from vii
liams vest pocket and lit it, that ht
had never known a man to jump into
the bosom of the great unce' tain with
more chic or more sprightly grace and
precision than William did.
This should teach to us the impor.
lance of doing everything thoroughly
and well. Whatever we undertake.
aim to do il better than any one else.
1t is better to be hung and feel that
we have brought out all there was in
the part, and to know that we expiat.
ed our crimes in way calculated to
win the respect of all. than even to
run for the senate and get scooped.