The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-06

tell You that you mustlst the townsn,an
OF yours alone. H you threaten him again,
or attempt 70 modest him, ] will put you in
double irons and take you back to San
Francisco: Besides this, I will sec that
you are marked man on the transit. You
VIII be pointed out to the sergeant otthe
slightest attempt at a, disturbance You will
be shot down In your tracks. Your fate is
In your own hands; behave yourself. and
you will not be disturbed"
That's pretty hard, day for man. cap.
tain, said the desperate.
WELL" replied the captain, 'it is only
hsrd in case you deserve it. Now 20 for
ward, mind you keep quiet-no more
threats. shall hear Of them, and If harm
account" I'M y
Afew days later the Pacific vogages was
ended, and the passengers commenced
their trip across the transit, accompanied
by guard Of twenty Nicaraguan soldiers,
who were told to look out for the jllibuste, o.
Even at that late day a @flibuster" was par
ticularly disliked in. Nicaragua, the natives
retaining lively and anything but pleasing
recollection Of Walker. So our Virginia
City passenger received an amount Of per-
sonal attention which he did not at all rel.
ish: But he kept his peace and went his way
undisturbed.
Three years had passed and the ,circum.
stance had nearly faded from. the captains
memory. Meanwhile he had been ASSIGNED
to duty on the Atlantic. One cloudy after
noon in December, while the Steamship was
doggedly fighting strong head-Wind and
high head-sea in the Caribbean, Just off Mo-
rant Keys, an accident to the machinery
forced her to call at Savannah, where she
anchored off Tybee. EARLY next morning
the captain left the ship with the purser.
In the captains gig, and went up the river
to Savannah. AAt that time Savannah was
under martial law. Sherman, with
his victorious legions, had reached it on
thei1 way to the sea. The streets were pa.
trolled by the provost guard, and sentinels
In blue stood at the corners. After tele.
graphing to, New York, the captain and pur-
sers we're Immediately occupied in buying
schooner to carry them to the ship at
reach the city. These arrangemSeenTts1 ' beina
completed, and the work Of loading the
schooner started, the captain and purser
went to the Pulaski house, and ordered
dinner. While standing together in the
hotel office, q rough looking character en-
tered, and, walking close to the captain,
said; in q surly voice: Captain, I s'pose
you don't know meP"
Really, SIR" replied the captain, II do
not. l presume you may have been pas
senger with me lat some time" The cap
tain hardly wondered.at his inability to
recognize the man, for his eyes were blood
shot-one Of them showed signs of free.
htght, his clothes were shabby, and his
head covering was an old slouched hat.
swell" said the ,seedy fellow, you re-
member the man you were going to have
shot in Nicaragua. I'm the man; and
want to tell you, captain, I've got you now.
You won't leave this town; I'll cut your
ID heart out.
The captain stepped back few feet, and
quickly recovering his presence Of mind,
replied: 'A1u try to be ready for you, sir. i"
With this, the desperate left the room,
and the proprietor Of the hotel said: "Why,
captain, where have you met that man?
He is one of the most desperate scoundrels
in town, and will kill you on sight, if he
can; for he means what he says. Are you
armed?"
"No," replied the captain.
well you must not leave this house with
out being heeled.". And, leaving the Of
ice, the landlord soon returned with q pair
of navy revolvers and two bowie Knives,
which he handed to the captain and purser,
saying: Here are the tools; take them with
You to the ship, and return them by the
pilot: Look sharp when you turn corners,
and don't run any unnecessary risks after
dark. will now report to the provost
guard what the scoundrel said to the cap
tain, and have him watched. He don't
want to get into their hands, for they are
down on him, and he knows they will make
short work of him, if he gives them O
chance.
The captain and ,purser acted on this
friendly advice. They turned corners with
care, and when finally, at ten o'clock that
night, they went on board the coal-laden
schooner at the levee, they walked as if in
an enemy's county. But they reached the
ship in safety, and were soon on their way
to New York, where the captain babe adieu
to his passengers, and the incident at Sa.
vannah passed from his mind. It was sud-
denly recalled to his attention by reading
the following extract from Savannah pa
per:
A Bar-room Murder.-James M,
known to the police as Fighting Jimmy"
a troublesome character and we'll known
desperate, was shot ty an unknown party
ina bar-room fight two nights since at o
saloon near the levee. Savannah can well
spare him. No arrests have been made
thus for.
The desperate had met his fate.-The
ArJonant.