The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-31
BLOOD.rIIIKsTY MIKE.
The Terror ar the M-xlcani BOrlcr-Als,
at. nChicAg. Drummer.

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This isa queer town-El Peso l mean,
the American resort. Thieves, thugs, and
gamblers mako up large proportion Of
the population. AS elsewhere on the Dor.
dor, and for miles and milea away down in
Mexico, the American tough Is supreme.
samstimes he Dresses well, sports ~ eye.
glass and q cane, and tells OF his rich pa in
nj foSk, or Lordon, or SONS other place
heard oil through the police columns OF the
daily press. But don't believe him; he's d
tough Notwithstanding his assumption.
Aud 1t Is he and his comrades who are the
greatest foes to respectable travellers, The
rogues live on tbs gullibility OF the uuso-
phisticated tourist. They are 10 be feared
more than Il Mexican. When YOU load
your revolver preparatory toa journey
along the border or toward the capital OF
the Mexican republic, just put in five shells
for the American border scoundrei 10 one
for the Mexican ss:as,in. Many OF the
fellows arc refugees from justice, who have
been guilty OF crime ia the States and
will flee toward the interior OF Mexico at
the slightest sounding Of alarm. SoMe Of
them levy ataxeystemIticaiiy on stransetu.
Tho modus operandi lsquite simple. Here
Ia northerner in bar.room whcss bulp.
tug eyes hetoken his wonder OF the sight
be has seen. lie Is the marker
Staggering in, the tsx.gatherer careless
iy displays bis shootin' iron, iripk,a vert
quantity OF taugletoot and narrat3 with
many an interjectory oath how he downed
Tom, cooked jim, aud r,lted Sam. The
killing is all in his own imaginative brain,
except for the portion that has entered the
extended ears OF the ioath TO- be.gettiug.
away quickly tenderfoot. Then be invites
the 'strahnger" to take drink. Now real
border dt1peradots like Ben Thompson
and King Fisher (peace 10 their ashe. b and
some that l won't name, as they're ye,
alive, never esid 's'rahnger," bu. the tax.
gatherer docs. Hes reaa dime novele aud
newspaper correspondence and knows that
| ''strahnger" is tho pronunciation expected.
So be talks like"Wild Bill" did to Stanley
Airlcanus in the Nav York Herald shortly
prior to the eaid Sankey's getting down on
his knees while the enid wild Bill" in
good, strong English, declared he proposed
10 be set bright before the public. Then
MIR. Border Ruililn intimatc3 no wants a
loan. Glad 70 ces.ly to escape the punctur.
ing OF bis pevice -dium, the victim produces
his wallet, aud the farce is at an end. Same
Of the tax.gatherera get beaten at their lit.
tie game.
"Gloodthirs.y Nike" alias Michael Dug.
gan, was one who got lett very bad. He's
tgpne, how, poor feiiowt Kicked a barrel
from under himself one day, and died
from the effect; bat the boys remember
him we'll, and tf:cn tell OF his experience
with the Chicago drummer. The drum
mer was dappef young man with plenty
Of check OF the Chicago kind, but be didn't
know how 10 pull! and his cheek had never
been acciimatcd oil thu border. the iirs.
thing Ee heard after arriving here IVES that
"Bloodthirsty Mike" WAS still in town,
"Who's hep t,ked drummer; but the
negro potter only shook bis head. Then
drummer received a message to the eErci
that "Bloodtbirsty" would cali upon him
at'7 IN the evening preciseiy. The DRUM
mer armed himself with butcher knife
and a navy six, aud awsiled his VISITORS
coming. Lis money he carried in red
leather book in n hind pocket to his lrou.
scrs. This he counted while lie wes com.
ingup stairs. Soon there WIS rap at the
door, and Mike strobe in. Pants in boots,
long blackdyed mustachs, bleared eyes,
sombrero on the side OF his head, two .e-
volvers and bowie. knife in q red sash,
"B!oodthiIsty Mike" did not appear to be
man to so counting. t.Strahnser," raid
he, rs he helped himself to cigar IRON a
box on the table, "pve come fur my part"
| Your what p gsspfd the drummer.
Part O. yer pile. Yer see, etrahnger, I
6t with Their Ipjuus, an arter skclpia' an
undred er tharDouts, more O. ess, | got
kin, o under ther weather-got my carke::s
pelirated IN or scrimmagc-an' sence thet
day bin Twin mostly OH conterbushens
o my irens. Wen | sees 20 tcr.day | SEE
that's man as won't need no persuashup;
lhar's er good fellsr, MIR. Duggan, az yer
won't need ter hev oshow yer bloodthiIsy
disposition to thet yer got yer name o.
| Bioodthirsty Mike rum. Slrahuger, what's
yer nile? want Whack." L.. II.
"O.only two.o hun.undred," said The
drummer.
"Glmme iib?' demanded Mike. "WAa.?
Slow mir ye Wall, by lher eternal bloody
him leg O iher lamb o III greeser!" he
roared, pulling his bowie, "ei don't tux
yer skelp I'm goat"
"Ye-es, I'm a, I'm a getting i" replied
the drummer. And he placed his hand in
bis hip pocket to get the money. Blood
thirsty Mike noticed the action, and
thought the drummer IVES pulling revol-
yer. He turned pale and made for the
door, calculating "Good Lord! Good Lord!"
at eyery jump. The drummer thought
Mike was going Tor his desperate friends
and ran after him, Juggling al the big purse
in his pocket rs he went, But Mike was
the fastest runner, and soon he got 80 far
away the drummer despaired OF paying tho
toll that would save his lie from destrrc.
ton. 1t was only when he had gotten
back 10 the hotel that he learned that
Mike wes scared. Az for Mike, he never
showed himself in FL Peso again.
a Nnd from the l.nsd OF Flowers.
Washington Cor chicago Inter. OCEAN.
That blessed baby, the daughter Of the
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