The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-02-17
BE WAS FROM THE WEST.

He walked into fashionable bar-rOOm
not far from the City Hall, and placing
one elbow on the counter, quietly
''siZed" up the crowd around him. He
was stout but muscular looking man,
with a head as round as globe, and
restless little eyes. After standing in a
picturesque pose for about a minute he
shouted:
Everybody come and take a drink. /"
but there was no response from the
crowd. Are all you fellows deaf?'
cried the stranger, wheeling around
with his back to the bar. II say every
body come Up here and take drink with
me. Do you understand with meP'
Then he wheeled around and faced the
barkeeper, saying, Perhaps these duff
fers don't know who am"
That's where they are with me, said
the barkeeper. -.g .fs.
"Well, it's about time you did know
me-" shouted the stranger. "Call those
pieces of statuary mp and give 'em their
poison all round" u. ...
But, perhaps, they do not care to
drink"
"WhatP' shouted the stranger. Don't
care to drinkp Well, that knocks me
clean over the ropes. When 1 invite a
crowd to drink it drinks every time"
Then he wheeled around again, and
6racing his back against the bar, cried:
I'll give you wax figures just Eve sec
Onds to decide on the name of your poi
son. Damn me, I'll name. IL myself.
You shall all drink whisky, every moth
er's son of you. Waltz up now, and fall
Into line. QuickP' Just at this point q
slender little fellow stepped out from
behind the table and faced the stranger.
Are you from the West2' asked the
little man.
'Yes. sir. / am from the West, Gunni-
son City, and one Of the old original
stakers Of the town. My name Is Colo
rado Jack. De ye hear that2 Colorado
wildly above his head. .r...r..
Been East long" asked the little
man, quietly taking out cigar and cut
ting the end off with pen-knife.
"NOybut--D I.I tf.Jga .ug
Thought not, )" said the little man.
Come now" shouted the stranger,
Colorado Jack amt used to waiting
forever for lot Of buffers like you to
take a drink. Barkeeper set up the
WHISTLES for the crowd" p. 5,. 4Ia
Come East on svisit, suppose"
said the little man. s.U5 -lH'
"Yes, and mean to enjoy myself" ,
Better take tO-night's train hOme,"
said the little man.
whats that2 YOu-a miserable lit
tie jumping jack like you talking to me
In that fashion. 1 spare your life for
the present, as you must drink with me
afOre you turn up your toes. But you
needn't expect ter leave this saloon
alive. Barkeeper, why don't you set up
those drinksP" f... ..I ~ :.
ever visit the East beforeP'' asked
the little man, lighting his cigar, and
blowing great cloud of smoke straight
into the strangers face, causing that
worthy to sneeze and cough. "WheW i
Up-yOu-yOu miserable little animated
bag Of bOnes!' cried the stranger, waV-
ing his arms about the little mans
head, II you'd only taken that drink.
But I've sworn you shall take 1T before
you die. Then I'll clean out the whole
darn place, This is too muchI Bar
keeper, yank out that bottle, or I'll smash
your whole lay out. Put up the drinks,
say"
Relatives living here, suppose, ?,
said the little man, again filling the
strangers eyes full of smoke and acci-
dentally coming down on his favorlte
corn with tremendous stamp 2 ~
"Oh-hi-ah-yOu." Iil 0-lAsE o.
"The door opens this way,D said the
little man, catching the big stranger a
stinging blow behind the ear, and send
ing him reeling toward the entrance.
Where Is the-where-shOw me the
Tits growing little late for strang-
ers to be out" continued the little man,
following the bully up, and fairly lift
ing him over the sill Of the entrance
with final loye-tap on the back OF his
neck.
"The through train to the West start
ed at o.. said the little man, turning on
his heel and re-entering the saloon.