The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-04-28
BLOOD AND THUNDER NoyELIST.

The other day stout woman, armed y ith
an umbrella and leading a small urehin,
called at the Office OF a New York boys
story paper.
rs this the place where they fight L.
dians % she inquired of the gentleman in
charge. rs this the locality where the
brave boy charges up the canyon and speeds
bullet to the heart Of the iuskv redskin 90
ana she jerked the urchin around by the ear
and brought her umbrella down on the desk.
We publish stories for boys replied the
young man evasively
Il want to know if these are the premises
on which the daring lad springs upon his
fiery mustang and, darting through the cir
Gle of the thunderstruck savagas. cuts tbs
( captive's cords and bears him avav before
the wondering Indians have recovered f,or,
their astonishment2 That's the information
I'm after. ] want to know il that sort NJ
thing is perpetrated here 20 and she swung
the umbrella around he- head.
Il don't remember those specific acts"
protested the young man.
i want to know if this Is the precinct
where the adventurous bOv Jumps on the
pack of buffalo and with unerrinp aim
picks on one by one the blOod-thirsty pur-
suers, who bite the dust at every crack Of his
faithful rifle I'm looking for the place
where that sort Of thing happens p" and
this time she brought the unIuekv voupg
man tremendous whack across the baek.
Il think" commenced the lodging vic
tim.
m IN search Of the shop in which the
boy road agent holds the quivering stage
Guver powerless with his glittering eve.
while he robs the male passengers with an
adroitneSs born Of lOngexperience, and kiss.
es the hands OF the lady passengers with q
gallantry Of bearing that bespeaks noble
birth and chiyalrous nature f. screamed
the woman, driving the young man into
corner. I'm looking for the apartment in
which that business is transacted % and
down came the umbrella with trip hammer
force on the young mans head.
Upon my soul, ma'am-" easped the
wretched youth
! want to be introduced to the lars in
which you keep the boy scouts of the siar-
ras Show me the bins full of the ,oy- 5s-
tectives of the prairie, Point ont to me the
barrels full Of boy pirates of the Spanish
main = and with each demand she dropna5
the umbrella on the young mans skull 11n+fI
ne Skipped over the desk and sought safety
in neighhoTing canyon.
III teach 'em," she painted, praspinq the
urchin by The ear and leading him of srT'1
teach 'em to make it good orfdance. Want
TO go fight Indians any more2 Want n
stand proudly upon the pinnacle Of the
mountain and scatter the plain beneath with
the bleeding bodies of uncounted SLAIN ,
Want to say 'histr in a tone that brooks M
contradiction? Propose to spring upoD tbe
taffrail and with ringing word of command
send broadside intothe richly laden gallery
and then mercifuliy spare the beautiful
maiden in the cabin, that she NAV become
your bride? Eh? Going to do it any more 9',-
With each question she hammered tba
yelpihg urchin until his bones were sore and
he protested his permanent abandonment of
all the glories enumerated.
''Then come along" said she. taking him
by the collar. LET me catch YOU around
with any more ramrOds and carving knives.
and you'll think the leaping curling resist
less prairie fire had swept with a ferocious
roar Of triumph across the trembling plains
and lodged il your pantaloons to STAY