New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-31
BLOODY ELL TIE TERROR.

"WhOOp-la, whoOp!" Numbered a hairy,
hercuean, heavily armed Terror Of terrible fellows he
and glanced thTeatenngy upon tho quiet crowd within
With defiant s"agge and many horrible oaths he adj
How's biz tcrday, Toddymanl"
Dull, BIZ, dull Can't YER hep mo outi'
"Of cose can-an' will" answered the Terror
Turning, he called out to the oafers scattered about
Come up hyer come mp yer d coyotesl an treat
yo'sefs an me too, at yo own expense. That's right,
sprang nmby from their keg per,he5 and smnogIy er-
pressed their willingness TO accept any invitation, how
ever worded, the said Terror might extend
Hump erong,-,-! an in a hurry" he growled
savagcly rs he noted solitary exception to the
unanmity Of tho acceptances or by the crook of my
The single exception, however, quietly retained his
seat and neither by gesture nor speech did he show tho
slightest consciousness of the presence and the Language
of The most famous and amols desperate aud dreaded
devil thai had ever frightened Western sheriff into tenn
pOrary civIiy.
wrath, when lie became convinced that II was actually
the intention OF the rash stranger to ignore INN and his
hand he started toward him AS he approached nearer
the silent unknown uncoied hs long legs and extended
mnl A. last he uresenfed To- our astonhed vision the
towering form OF the tales and thinnest mortal bad
When within three four feet OF him the Terror paused
and said: II gives yer tn undcrsan That I'm Bloody Bill
tskers Dyer hear meP'
'0h, yes; I'm not deaf" the reply. In COOL steady
AN I'm the favorite of hell, an the rival OF deth
tockters,' continued the desperate.
"Fust rate record that" was the approving reply
Pm jumping Jumbo-Im the very fether that broke
the canhbells back-Im Texas steer stampeded1-Pm
CuInel straight from Arkinsaw-sn', - yer look
out far Pm goin' ter shoot" simultaneously with the
elevation OF the revolver, the strangers foot few
forward and upward the bali meant for his
heart crashing harmlessly through the roof
and then, with rapidity OF movement that gave to his
brOGan the appearance OF chunk OF lightning In
mighty hurry he Kicked Bloody Bill under tho chm, be-
hind the ear in the stomach, in the back the chin,
with first foot and then the other and efectuay,
too, the astounded and thoroughly shocked man
found It impossible TO single Of the half
dozen weapons attached TO his belt the Terror
really brave and he struggled pluckily to uphold and
preserve sanguinary reputation dear aud profitable
TO him. until his slim aud supple antagonist nnally
Terminated the fight by dOuDlefoofeL kick that
stretched Bloody Bill prone and breathless upon the
floor.
restored to consciousness he approached the gea
unknown and said:
eur the as-but, fuSt, what shall call yer Gencrl
-Dook-Prisidint I"
plain MISTER" said the other.
"WhatI Yer plain mistcrw exclaimed the Terror IN
creduOusly
"JusSO."
"Au right, all right sence yer 500 by c.. yer tie
serve prOmoshun. Now, mister fur years Pvo thot
was a whole menag'ry In myself eletnt, wulf an
all thatbut I'll he duInsd ef hit don't look ter-day like
I'd been runnn' tw0-bt sideshOw all erlong. III
argreey BILE, sir I'd like III Farm who an what yer air"
81" replied the stranger, in deep, grave voice,
the Great Amerikln Mulep
"Then God he thanked" gasped the trembling Terror,
THAT yer didn't have on yer irun shoes"