The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-06-27
Bloody Bill The Terror.

"Whoopla whoopi- thundered a
hairy herculean. heavily-armed terror
OF terrible fellows. as he kicked open
the rickety door Of the Frontier Sa-
loon" and glanced threateningly upon
the quiet crowd within. With de-
liant swagger. aud many horrible oaths.
he advanced % the bar and said.
flows biz ter day. Toddymany-
-Dull. Bin. aull. Can't yer help ne
out =
"Of co'se ] can an will" answered
the terror Turning. he called oul 10
the loafers scattered about the room:
"Come up hyer, come up, yer-coy-
otes an treat yo'Sfs. an me too. at
yo' own expense. That's right. he con-
tinued, as ten or twelve persons ad-
dressed sprang nImbly from their keg
perehes and smilingly expressed their
willingness 10 accept any invitations.
however worded, the said terror might
extend.
"Hump erlong. --! an In ahur.
ry. he growled savagely. as he noted
one solitary exception to the unauimity
Of the acceptances, "or. by the crook of
my elbow, I'll hurt yer; hurt yer bad. 4"
The single exception, however. quietly
retained his seat, and neither by gesture
nor speech did he show the slightest
consciousness of the presence or the
language OF The most famous and in
famous, desperate and dreaded devil
that ever frightened a western sheriff
into temporary civilty.
Great was our terror's amazement
and greater his wrath, when he became
convinced that IL was actually the in
tention of the rash stranger TO ignore
him and his mandatory invitation.
With a huge self-acting revolver in
hand. he started toward him. AS he
approached nearer the silent unknown
urcolled his long legs and extended
himself gradually upward. and upward
until at last he presented to our aston
ished vision the towering form of the
thinnest and tallest mortal we had ever
Seen.
When within three or four feet of
him the terror stopped and said: IL
gives yer tn understandin' that I'm
Bloody Bill-the terror of the sherrufs
an the pattern saint of undertakers.
Dyer hear mey"
"Oh, yes; I'm not deaf" was the re-
ply, in cool, STEADY voice.
AN I'm the fav0rte OF hell, an the
rival of de'th and duckters," continued
the desperate.
'First-rate record, that was the ap-
proving reply.
"lm jumping Jumbo-l'm the very
fe'ther that broke the camel's back
I'm Texas steer stampeeder-I'm a
curnel straight from Arkansaw-an'
yer! look out for I'm goin' ter
shootV simultaneously with the ele-
vation of the revolver. the strangers
foot flew forward and upward. the ball
meant for his heart went crashing
harmlessly through the roOf-and then.
with rapidity of movement that gave
to his russell brogan the appearance of
a chunk of lightning in mighty hur.
ry, be kicked Bloody Bill under the
chr, behind the ear, in the stomach, in
the back, on the chm, with first one
foot and then the other, and SO effect
ualy too, that the astonished and
thoroughly shocked man-eater found il
impossible to use single one of the
halidozen weapons attached to his belt.
Butthe terror was really brave, and he
struggled plucklly to uphold and pre-
serve the sanguinary reputation so
dea' and profitable to him. until his
slim and supple antagonist finally ter
minlted the fight by a double-footed
kick that stretched Bloody Bill prone
and )reathless upon the floor.
Wien restored to consciousness he
approached the great unknown and
said
Fur the las'-but, fust, what shall |
call 'er? Generl-dook-prisidntp"
"Pain mister" said the other.
"Nhat! Yer plain mister" ex-
claimed the terror, incredulously.
"Jisso."
"N right, all right, sence you say so
by G. yer derserve promoshun. Now
mistr, fur sum years I've thot was a
whoh menag'ry in himself-lyon. ele-
fint, vulf, an all that-but I'll be durn.
ed ef hit don't look ter-day like I'd
beenrunnin' two-bit sideshow all err
long. IF argreeyable, sir. I'd like tn
l'arnwho an what yer air"
81, replied the stranger, in a deep.
prav voice, "am the Great Amerlkin
Mule"
"Tlen. God be thanked" grasped the
trem'hng terror, that you didn't have
on va irun shoes Houston Post"
she dignity 0f a Court