The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-08

Jack Zaccheus, right hear / hope to die.
sonny if kin give any straight account o
what happened in the next four minits,
but I'll try The meetin wuz in a log
house with one door and two windows
The men as WIZ frens 10 Jack, and some
0, the others too, elm out the windows,
but there wuz six. on EN- ez staid in No
six men as ever lived had quite such an ex-
citing time, my boy. Jack, you know, is
almighty tall. Well, before the six could
collect their ideas, so to speak, Jack had
driv two on EN- into the ground, pretty
pigh. by a hitting of EN- on top of the
head oh, that's a man killing blow. It
kind a skaters EN-. 1t drives their scalps
down over their eyes, se3s their jaws, dis
locates their necks, curves their spines,
and makes 'em bow legged for life.
.Netl, as | wuz saying, he gave two on
'em dat sort of a prescription aud the
other four were hellerin for their lives be-
fore tie hit 'em. He just reached for 'em
40 at time. Jack hez arms longer'n a
lasso No man can git near enuff to Jack
when he's moyin' to break his skin with
knife. No. stree, they cant. Well, my
son, there WIZ no body in that cabin to
fight in less time tina n it takes to tell it.
Jack picked EN- up and corded 'em up in
one eerner Of the ranch one atop o. the
other, and then he steps smilin to the door,
and SEE to the gentlemen outen the snow:
will the minority kim in an resume bust
ness?' Well you betcher life they KIM in
Hold on, SEE Jack, as they were about to
perceed to business; hold on, you feliers.
AFTER this | votes three in this association.
DYE hear?' They all said. kind er agreea-
bic like. that it is perfectly proper that he
should count three. An. sonny, count
three he duz on the Niobrara.' Dye see
tie p'int2
Puget was about to relate another
anecdote when in walked the Niobrara
Triplet himself. accompanied by host of
admiring friends He had on bearskin
cap, a buffalo robe coat, and pair of
enormous high topped boots He lowered
head and shoulders above every man in the
room. He good-naturedIy answered que>
tons and permitted the first ciblzens OF
the hills To inspect his hands and muscles
Zaccheus stands six feet and seven inch
IN his stockings, and weighs 800 pounds
HIS arms are of remarkable length. even
for man Of his size, and his hands are
big and heavy as granite paving stones, and
about as hard He is full chested. but his
body is short when his height is Il ken
into consideration. His legs are long
and solid as adamant. His face is
round and r;-ther pleasant, but there is
hard look about The mouth when in re
Sponse He says he has never had train
ing as fighter, except that given him by
his mother who declared with a show of
filial pride. he had good deal of science.
He has never been away from home be-
fore, and is anxious to return To- his ranch.
He will be kept here few days. however.
if possible, until negotiations now in pro-
gress for his appearance at the east are
brought to close. He is not particularly
anxious to go into the prize ring, but as he
said last night he. doesn't like to hear
about prize fighters of the states without
finding out what manner of men they are
In all his talks thus far he has not once
fight with less than two of
them at time. Prominent miners who
have seeI him offer to bet any SUN from
81 900 to $40 900 that he can kill any
Druiser in the state with one blow
One thing Is certain, if he shall enter the
prize ring two thirds of all the real and
personal property in the Black Hills
will be at his back 1t is reported than an
EASTERN bruiser named Sullivan is the man
with whom Zaccheus and his friends are