The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-01-29


In the early history Of Cummins CITY,
when Calamity and Lengthy johnson
and Tapeworn Charlie were the bon
ton Of the new gold camp, there was
man whom we will call Dr. Farrar, who
went there partially TO assay for the
camp and partially to wear out his
young life. DR.. Farrar had a pretty
uphill job Of it from the start, for the
mines hadn't doomed very fast at first,
and good many Of the boys sent their
samples Of ore TO Salt Lake or Denver
for assay and the rest Of them used TO
salt his huX and get big showing and
then stand him up for his pay. One
honest miner gidcd the pcstlc one night
in the assay office, and sold his gopher
hole on Virginia Hillth next day on an
assay Of Slips to the ton.
After a while DR.. Farrar found that
he had to lock up his mortar and flux
in his trunk and sleep with his crucibles,
or his reputation as an assayist would
become by-word and a stencil in the
nostrils Of the pilgrim with the plug hat
and the tenderfoot would say "lie upon
him. and spit upon him and snite him
on the bugie,
On top Of all this an injurious report
got out over the camp rejecting upon
the morality Of DR.. Farrar. Society was
in a crude state, and most every stove
pipe in town had been bored 50 full Of
bullet hole, that it wouldn't draw, and
there was a general feeling Of inse-
curly.
Most every one said that unless steps
We're taken TO quiet things little before
long, there would be music by the en-
tire band.
1t was generally decided thatdhe vigi-
lantors would have to begin on DR..
Farrar. The town was getting bad
reputation outside, and something must
be done. The committee, however, was
not in working order, as a part of the
number had gone over toward Last
Chance on placer stampede, and bali
a dozen more were in Laramie on dis
trict court business, However, it was
decided that two members of the com
mittec, whom we will call Trustworthy
KerSikes and "The Annihilator, were
delegated TO arm themselves and drive
DR.. Farrar out of town, or inform him
that they would shoot him on sight.
Great care was used TO prevent DR..
Farar from getting any premature no.
tice of this arrangement, because those
who knew his very shrinking and gentle
disposition were sure that if he were to
drop on the programme he would skip
the camp and the amusement would
have 10 be postponed.
1t was therefore decided that Trust
worthy Ker,kcs and The Annihilator'
should 30 down to the assay Office armed
and prepared to either scare the assayer
to death or spattcr his quiyering flesh
all over Pole Cat avenue.
About opposite the palatiaI dugout
occupied by Calamity, the avengers met
DR., Faraar,
He had Just been down to Sam Wood
and hoisted in about six fingers of what
was known at that time as Vinegar Hill
Sheep Dip 1t was way-billed over the
Union Pacific as Liquid crime"
The avengers stood back moment to
give the fugitive a chance TO escape il
he wanted to, but he didn't avail him
self of it.
He seemed to court death.
He simply walked up to Trustworthy
KersikeS and twisted the double-barreled
shotgun out of his hands like flash.
Then he pulled it on the Annihilator
and told him to throw up his hands.
Calmly rs though he were making m
assay on Gilt Edge blossom rock, DR..
Fanar went through the garments OF
the avengers The six-shooters he
slowed away in the bust of his panta.
looms, and the doube-barrelcd shotgun
he broke over n pine log and threw it W
on the woodshed.
Then he told the avengers that he
would spare their Improbable lives this
trip, but If they ever tried to kill him
again there would be good deal OF
hilarity on the main street. He said he
los not of revengeful or antagonistc
orF,or--r2p, but that If this thing was
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