The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-09
REVIVING BELLIGERENT TIMES.

This is great stuff. bsrkeep Great
stuff" He poured down another modi-
cum and looked around with a smile that
showed a mouth like a grizzly bears.
Glad that you admire it" observed
the keeper, pouring out modest dose
for himself. Might | ask to what part
of the country it carries you back
The first time that tasted this brand
barkeep, was in Yreka. and | cleaned out
that on two slugs. THAT was great day
Yreka. They hadn't a man in the coun
try that could stand up to me for a sec
ond. That was the first, and when got
to feeling pretty well | swore I'd never
get near it again, barkeep, | killed four
of the best friends ever had that day"
and the man sighed dismally and eyed
the bottle longIngly.
You seem to be doing pretty well for
a man who has sworn off on the stuff,
returned the barkeeper. pushing the bot
tie over rather reluctantly.
The next whack [ had at it. barseep,
was in Bozeman, III. T. The trip cost
me shekels. | claWed down an orphan
asylum that day. Don't look at at me
like that barkeep. Don't do it, They
rushed me in. and it put me to an expense
of thirty bags of dust to get away. Don't
feelings OF that OCCASION
Look herei" exclaimed the barkeeper
You Amt going TO tackle it again with
all that experience.
When / get started on that brand
barkeeper, there amt nothing in the
States to stop me! Nevada City was the
next place in which the whisky stared
me in the face. Nevada City has never
been the same place sincel There has
never been the capital in there since to re
build the town.
Was that the last place." asked the
quivering barkeeper.
Until come here" replied the man
in the coon skin cap. impressively And,
barkeep, I'm going to put You in the way
of making lot of money. In twenty
minutes there's going to be lot of un
improved property for sale in this town.
feel it coming onl | recognize the sen
sations! Don't try to hold me, barkeep!
Don't pay any attention 10 me! My feel
ings is very friendly toward you now
but a wink may change me in minute!
The business is beginning to work You
can't tell when murder may take the place
of my Affection and he started toward
the door with terrible expression of
wrath on his face.
IF You don't pay for them drinks I'll
club the head off you where yon stand"
and the barkeeper brought his weapon
and placed himself between the stranger
and the door.
Am mistaken in the trlnd2'' asked
the man in the coon-skin cap. turning a
little pale. DO / hesitate To kill this
man because | have lost my taste? In
your own interest. barkeep. say it was
the Yreka brand Say it WAS the same
got in Bozemani Admit that 1t was the
stuff that leveled Deadwood! Don't de
ceive me. barkeep. Don't let me die
with the idea that Albuquerque and Ne
vada City persisted in VAIN
Money or bustl" roared the exasper
ate barkeeper. Pay or down you GOT
IN pay, barkeepr' replied thu man in
the coon skin cap meekly Z" haven't
any money with me, out I'll drop in and
settle this thing with you Do you think
I'd go back on a man that has not only
saved his own life, but has redeemed me
just as | was going to pub down another
town? I'm above itt" and the man in
the coon skin cap lodged the club and
reached the sidewalk.
Strange that made that mistake in
that brand of whisky" he muttered, as he
made off up the street. Il must have
got the whisky right and made mistake
in the barkeep, '-Brook3gn EGgJe