Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-18
FRESH SPRING YARNS.
The Desperate and the Puri-
tan.
How Winthrop Drove Bob Augustine Out Of
San Antonio-A Successful Book
Agent-Changirg Aedi-
cine.
Ga!resion Nclrs.

About the year ls5l the most influen-
tial man in San Antonio was an alleged
desperate named Bob Augustine. Bob
came to San Antonio with fearful
record. He enjoyed the reputation Of
having killed dozen or so of men, and
was respected accordingly. While he
wss in San Antonio he did not reduce
the census at all, but that was not his
fault. He bad n seductive way OF draw
ing his eighteen.inch Arkansas tooth
pick and examining it critically with
sinister smile while humOly requesting
the temporary loan of IS. Thus was it
that Bob went about acquiring wealth
and warm personal friends, but creating
no funerals. There were rumors that
Bob was playing bluff, but that was at.
ter he had marched away.
1t was during the reign of Bob Aug
ustine. 'the lOng.range roarer of GALAXY.
elas Canyon as he familiarity called
himself, that young man from Boston
named John Winthrop, came to San
Antonio, presumably in search OF health
as he brought very little with him. He
was far gone in consumption, and moth
ing but the fact that he had but short
time to live, unless the climate of Yves.
tern Texas saved him, induced him to
come to San Antonio. As everybody
carried pistol, Winthrop did not care
TO insult public decency by going I'M
armed. Besides, such q course might
ss seriously interfere with his restOra-
ton To health as putting on clean
| shirt.
HIS Puritan training caused him to
revolt ut the idea of carrying firearms,
| 80 he reSOTIed TO artitice. lie wore q
| holster, but, instead of keeping pistol
| n il, ne bad his cash funds stored away
IN 1t, and nobody was the wiser for
u. On the contrary, Winthrop was
| OoSed up to 10y tue best citizens just
| the same as II he was loaded down
| with deadly weapons. OF course,
! every body tired to make the stranger
| from Massachusetts feel Is comfortable
| a. if he was at home; so he was told
| all about Bob Augustine, the long
! apge rO4rer, at least ten times day
anu he was advised not to be particular
IN asking security fer the debt in case
| the roarer wanted To borrow small
! loan, unless he Winthrop did not
wish to regain his health.
The long. ranged roarer sauntered
! into WmthrOp's room at the hotel, but
| before the desperate could open his
! mouth or draw q weapon the unfOrtun-
| ate EaBkee threw back his coat, and
with trembling fingers tugged at his
| pistol holster to get at his money to ap-
| pease the wOu!d.6e assassin. On the
| other hand, ~ soon a. TIE roarer saw
Winthrop trying to get out his pistol
| he turned as pale as ghost. The al
| leged despei alto s knees knocked togeth-
! ar, the cold sweat boiled out all over
! him, and he extended his hand and said
| tremblingly:
"Don't draw, good Mr.. Yankee. 1
was only trying to fool you. My told
! Arkansas heart beats for you my boy.
| Jest wanted to teach you a lesson.
| Never let any burned galoot get the
| drop on you. If anybody insults you
! lust tell them Bob Augustine, the roar
er, is your friend" =,
Winthrop, who was more scared, il
| possible, than the rOarer, replied:
"Oh, I'll give what you want" aud
kept on Juggling at the holster, which
come unbuckled.
With a yell of dismay the desperate
passed out through the window carry
| ipg eff the sash, and run down Commo-
dCre street, the principal thorOughfare,
with the sab ON his neck, bowling,
Police! policep closely pursued by
Winthrop, who kept ON Juggling at his
holster, trying to get out his money,
he believing that the desperate was
running to his room TO procure shot.
GUN with which to commit murder. All
| that afternoon Winthrop kept on hunt
ing the ruarer, to purchase peace on any
terms, and the rOarer hid himself to
avoid the pistol of the Boston man.
Next morning the lOng-ranged roarer
| of the CalaveraS canyon WAS missing,
aud Winthrop was the lion of the day
Tor having run off the terror of the
Alamo City.