Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-28
FORT W0RTH's TERROR,
4 Dapper Little Toothpick OF n ~.
Bluf'ed Four Fierce Fellow.

Bluiied Four Fierce FeI,ow.
The following story IS told n.
New Orleans Times Democrat
are not responsible for the tru,h ]
but as it can not seriously alleet
one now, we reprint ii for the nen
of some of our older citizens VIA
perhaps recall the incldentifIt y
occurred.
Several years ago, when Fort Wn4|
was "a wild Texas town. Dusanl.s
was an exotic there. He was civ;I,,S|
and cut his hair and was despjseS n
the other men. One day dapner MA
Dusenbery surprised everybody ~ N
forming. Hewas in Callahans Relns
when there entered four of the NJ
Notwithstanding Tufilans Win M
ever been in Fort Worth. They ~
with clanking spurs and fierce beAnL
two revOlvers 10 each man and IN
bowie knife for lagniappe, and M
sat down To 4 table and called +.
whisky all round. a tremor Y
through the assembly. Fort WouI,
best citizens were for q Inom,v
staggered. But Dusenbery nels
quailed. The strangers emptied,lsa
glasses, called for more. and thg
CHANGING Indignantly around, ,b'
launched forth in furious abuse
Texas and Texans, their Language I
ing garnished with that profusiop NJ
ornanentation Of profanity pecuGl
To the guilless cattle drover Of lid
times. AS they ceased Duscnbs
marched up 20 the table AZ which n
strangers sat His flashing eyes,
heaving breast, his five feet OF tssI
ing form reduced the spectators
speechlessness. Even tile straug|
paused aud seemed impressed.
Gentlemen, said Dusenbe1
diving into his trousers and brings
up an ancient silver watch, "you llsI
wounded the finest feelings Of myH
turc in your remarks about 1nexas, AZ
you must retrstct them, or-but neg
mind. give YOU FIVE MINUTES to i
tract Five minutes 70 secure yC
safe return to hone and friends. Hi
minutes. 10 avoid q grave upon Il
lonesome plain. Five minuies,n
awful silence fell upon the eros
The blood curdled in the veins
every Fort WORKMAN present, Wha
had they been treating this tiFeeatls
Terror with scaTcely-veiIed contemF
Had they been absolutely toagtis
death for so many years? But II
then one Of the strangers recoYerelf
power OF speech and said:
Why, stranger, il you feel that Va
about it, OF course we'll cut il sleI
We didn't mean it for you or Any
your friends, but was just talking
loose like And with that tbeys
four got up and skunk out, their y
shooters Topping feebly against ths
hips and their very spurs lookln
dropped and weedy as they wen
With the closing of the door, Dutl
bery's eye reeled in its socket. "
excitement which had thus far be-
him up gave way and he collapsed,
tiabby little heap upon the floor. y
assembled citizens crowded aroan
him.
why, DOGGY, my boy you tooS!
all by surprise. We never thougl
you were fighter
Didn't your"
NO. Why don't you know those q
four of the worst men in the cattle gu
mess? And we expected every mn
ute to see them go to shooting. We
you armcd?v
We'll, | had a pistol for show, 3
| don't believe it was loaded, anu
couldn't have fired it anyhow" +.
Great heavens, man,supposea 'iis
had refused to retract, what on ear
would you have done?n
Dusenbury stopped. looked !.
around to see if any one were passlu
pulled his friends ear close down
his lips and whispered;
I'D have extended the time