The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-01-06
TIE WANDERERS RETURN.
Row tho Marcia OF Civilization Thwart-
ed the Ptnns Of Wicked Jim.
IT> om ,i,e Br~,iug:on Hawa:eva.1

% men who drank whiskey, played
old Sic igc, and carrie / knives and re.
volvers aud stabbed and peprered each
other on the slightest provocation.
The one man whe didn't drink YVES a
slim, hung'y-tooking man, whom the
boys had elected for justice of the
peace, police justice, chief of police,
chief fugleman at funerals, superin-
tendent of hospitals, and principal of
public schools.
lie had all he could do TO carry
around his load of dignity. Had he
added one drink of whiskcy to his
burden he would have been crushed
to earth.
one afternoon it became the painful
duty Of the mau Of many honors to
proceed to the shanty, occupied by
Wicked Jim of Arkansas. and to re-
mark to that individual
"James, il is the sentiment of this
ere enterprisiug town that you git up
and git"
'lNin you back them re.narks:n
calmly inquired the Wicked, rs he
turned over in bed.
81 reckon" whispered the Judge,
as he brought two "Col,'sr 10 bear en-
the lemon shaped head not ten feet
away.
Wicked Jim surveyed the situation
without 4 wink, and after the lapse of
seventy seconds he placidly remarked.
"PN git"
"When ,"
nSo0n rs l can pucl..''
"Thatil dew, james," observe the
Judge, aud he eascd down tho ham
mers of his revolvers aud went away
to select site for college.
Wicl,c / Jim betrayed no particular
emotion as he Went about his work
packing up, and at the end of an hour,
when he rode his mule out upon the
Campus Mariius, with all his traps
made fast 10 the saddle, no one Gould
have suspected the Nesuvirs raging in
his heart. "A crowd had gathered to
see him OIL.
"Gentiemen," said the Wickc |, IS
he bowel TO the right and left, HI spit
upon your town of Buuko. l can
build 4 better one of sand aud grerse
1t amt a fit town ruran aristocral like
me, aud I've allus knowo it -
AT this point three or four individ-
uals on the outskirts of the crowd be-
gan shooting, but tie Wicked took no
notice of the fact as he continued;
"The lion can't partner with the
jackal /! The eagle cam. mate with
the buzzard SlinNs, sluggers, Gus,
and reptiles: go !"
Here. the shooting increased one
half, and one OF the bullets passed
through the Wlckcd's hat g he raised
it and continue /:
"But l will return, and whon do
icok out for oceans Of gore! In less
than year III dump your town in.o
the river and hold the site fu" Il pri-
vate graveyard Whoop! Nir vi!
-
The Wicked hcfG two shooters on the
crowd rs he galtoped Off, and .ho re-
suit was two men killed and three
wounded. a hundred bul'c's wh,@Ied
around the fugitive, but he turned the
bend without having received a
scratch.
Twelve months had pissed away.
1t was evening when five horscmcn
rode slowly into Bunko. Wicked
James rode at the head of the process
sion. lie had come to fulfill his pro-
'se, and there wss blood in his eye.
"How's this 'erc ?' quericd the
Wicked, g the band reached the brow
Of the hill and looked down upon the
town.
GFs lamps were new burning in
every direction
The procession move down TO The
spot where the Rtd Eve saloon hid
stood a year before, and again the
Wicked utter Il growl Of surprise.
The saloon had disappeared, and IN
its place stood solid brick building
bearing the sign: Manufacture =
Band"
The procession moved down to the
next corner over freshly frid pave
mcnt. In place Of The Can Can
Dive" wa Il fine opera house, and
across the street was a great hotel.
Like men who walk on the steep
roof Of u house the procession moved
dowTro the public square. This was
The spot from which the Wicked had
taken his departure year ago. No. t
can't be! Here are blocks OF stores, q
street car line, q market house, auotll.
or hotel, a railroad ticket Office, po-
lice station, and public museum
The Wicked rubbed his eyes like Il
man who has slept too long, and he
looked this way and that in dumb
amazement. BY and by he said
"Boys, let's gin one oId-GshiOncd
yell, and break this mirage"
They yclltI in chorus.
The echo had not yet died away
when men wearing uniforms and sill
t,r nd, Tp;