Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-29
BLOODY BILL. THE TERROR.
His Meeting with a Quiet Stranger in a
Texas Barroom.

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'1Whoop-la, whoopi" Numbered a hairy,
herculean, heavily armed terror OF terri
bic fellows, as he kicked open the rickety
door of the Frontier Saloon and glanced
threateningly upon the quiet crowd
within. With a quiet swagger and many
horrible oaths he advanced to the bar and
said:
SLOWS biz ter-day, ToddymanT'
"Dun, Bill, duh. Can't yer help me
outs''
.,Of cose l can-an' will answered
the Terror.
Turning. he called out to the lOafers
scattered about the room:
Come up hyer, come up, yer id CO.
votes. an treat yo'se'fs, an me, too, at
yO' own expense. That's right" he con-
tinued, as the ten or twelve persons adj
dressed~sprang nimbly from their key
perches and smilingly expressed their
willingness to accept any invitation, how
ever worded, the said Terror might ex-
tend.
Slump Ter long, ---, an in hurry"
he growled savagely, as he noted one soli-
tary exception to the unanimity of the ac-
ceptances, ''or by the crook of my elbow
I'll hurt yer; hurt you bad.''
The single exception, however; quietly
retained his seat, and neither by gesture
nor speech did he show the slightest con-
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guage of the most famous and infamous,
desperate and dreaded devil that had ever
frightened a Western Sheriff into tempo
Tary cIyility.
Great was our TerrOr's amazement and
greater his wrath when he became con-
WINGED that it was actually the intention
Of the rash stranger to ignore him and his
mandatory invitation. With huge, self
acting revolver, in hand, he started 10
/ hf n no
silent unknown uncoi1ed his long legs,
and extended himself gradually upward,
and upward, and upward. until at last he
| presented to our astOnished vision the
towering form of the tallest and thinnest
mortal we had ever seen.
When within three or four feet the Ter
ror paused and said: Il gives yer tn un-
derstan' I'm Bloody Bill, the terror OF
Sherrufs an the pattern saint of under
takers. Dyer hear me?'
son, yes; I'm not deaf'' was tie reply,
in cool, steady voice.
"An' Pm the fayorite of hell an the
rival of de'th an docktors, " continued the
desperate.
''First-rate record. that, was the reply.
'Pm jumping jumbo-am the very
fe Their that broke the camePs back-Pm
Texas steer stampeded-Pm a Curnel
| straight from Arklnsaw-an' - -
| yer! look out, fur Pm gOin ter shoot~
| simultaneously with the elevation 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 a rapidity of move
ment that gave to his russell brogan the
| appearance of a chunk of lightning in a
mighty hurry, he kicked Bloody Bill IN
der the chin, behind the ear, in the stom-
ach, in the back, on the chin, with first
one foot and then the other, and so effectu-
| ally, too, that the astonished and thorough
! ly shocked man. eater found it impossible
to use a single one of the half dozen wea-
| pons attached to his belt. But the Terror
was really brave, and he struggled plucki-
| " to uphold and preserve the sanguinary
reputation so dear and profitable to him,
until his slim and supple antagonist final
ly terminated the fight by double-footed
kick that stretched Bloody Bill prone and
breathless upon the floor.
When restored to consciousness be ap-
preached the great unknown and said:
eur de las'-but, fust, what shall /
call yer? Generl-Dook-Pr
''Plain mister" said the other.
"What. Yer plain mister!v exclaimed
the Terror, incredulously.
"Jusso."
"All right, all right, sense you say so,
by thunder! Yer deserve promoshun.
Now, mister, for some years Pye tho't /
was a whole menag'ry in myself-lyon,
elephint, wulf an all that-but Eli be
darned eff hit don't look ter-day like I'd
been runnin' a two-bit sideshow all along.
Eff ergreeyble, sir, I'd like to Parn who
an what yer air."
az replied the stranger, in a deep,
grave voice, sam the Great American
Mule"
"God be thanked = gasped the trembling
Terror, "that you didn't have on yer iron
Shoes