The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25

S@AIe aL(Ouc O1k OtafS AAAl- oes when he me, fighter he always wilsed. He and Curly Bill are fair representatives of the two classes of hard characters you ind on ;he border. They all wear the bro4d-brsmmed hats dress alike and have similar ambitions. Their open. reckless lite gives them good health. des- pera,e dissipation, and their animal spirits often run away with ,he.r sense.
 Among these characters whom you discover under the broad sombrero the Spanish first introduced into the south western territory you ind many peculiar characters-men who have been raised well and have had great opportunities as well as the cowboy, who grew up 10 q wild life and took his lessons of equity. lus,iee and humanity from association with ,he Texas steer. Russian Bill was a type of the better class, but m heart and impulse he was like the last man introduced. He was highly educated and sp1.e and wrote six languages. He was a blower" who had committed many crimes in his mind. Bu, Curly Bil. anu the brave men along ,he frontier never gave him credit for any exploits except with his tongue. lie brasged SO much, however. about his desperate deeis saa, one night, while under ares, ioT some getty ofiense, ! vigilance committee took him at his estimate of himself and seni m 10 h,s nnal account hy wha, ;he iron, eFmen cal the grapevine Faaie. He G,eG ike | coward. an. the peap.e believe :ha, he was never very baa msr.
 saaay King was another desperate chaJactef lie MS ra.sea m western New 4o5S and had | sood family. He ea,1.e west io make hls fortune. an1 oe.n. tn ..>.t eaiaEoas spirit. GIIi;ed n wl.E :ta.c boys iae. ae1a.ae l .eaaer n laeif c.iues. <e al ne res; Of these characters. ne MAS Aa open hearted. free handed boy. ana las many ! ssna aet sei down to hls ereol, among the pcop.e ot Grant county. \. NJ. lie was a com panion oi Curly Bsll. and had shared w!,h nlm The bounty ard the hazards oi many a desperate game. He WAS very well educated. and was capable of much better things. The night the v.silan;es hung kussian blll they performed tae same e;fce for sandy kIns. He dled game. When he ;ouna iha, death was inevitable. he called 10 the .lyn hers ; :" Boys, s,ve me arnk. Il wi.l hep me on the road 10 heil. reckon ,kis game you are playln' IS all rtshi. have got even with many of your kind while I've lived. and don't know why l ought ,o s4ueal when you've nipped me.
 The nopchalance with which he looked upon death nearly captured the crowd. Hu, they ,inally concluded 10 send hIm aloi,. They gave him another drnk, and when he had finished |, he ish,en ed himself up and sad; Now, boys, I'm ready for the devi 10 get his own.
 How many of these strange things 10 civilized people heard and saw during d stay of iew months on the south western frontier \ volume could be rIled with interesting "reminiscences, good and bad. of these strange people. whose lives have been bent rom good 10 bad by their surroundings and the cravings for the adventures of chance. All men who wear the broad brmmed hat are by no means bad. They are rude, rough and uneou,h, bat Tn most cases, brave. generous and honest as the world goes. You rarely ge; mo trouble with any oi them unless you seek t, and you will nee, lots of people who pass fer respect able tha; have worse record than even the ch hara ;eIs have described. or many more of those l E. sii ptEiare who travel aroun! hal.