St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-01

astir. A crowd of men were gathered in
front of Mayor Haslett's internal refreshment
saloon, gazing at poster stuck up on one
of the shutters. The thin, lanky man
reading the notice aloud for the edifcation
of the less gifted portion of the crowd is the
editor and proprietor of the only newspaper
in town, the Silver Gully Bantam, and the
poster in question is a sample of his skill in
the printing line:
NOTICEl
The citizens of Silver Gully will be or
hand tomorrow, at 2 p. m, to meet the San
Fran cisco stage, and give hearty welcome
to our new school-mistress.
GEORGE V.HAsLETT, Mayor.
P. S.--White shirts.
The seeming incongruity of huge rooster
printed at the top of the poster might have
been explained by stating that there was
only one wood cut in town, and it was used
alike on all occasions to attract tn e public's
eye. Each happening in the town was her
ialded forth in q notice with the rooster ram
pant at the top. When the population was
increased by the arrival of twins at the Reilly
homestead the fact was duly announced on
the bulletin board, which was invariably a
shutter in front of the mayors saloon, If a
mule or a horse was missing from the gully
the ever useful fowl called attention to Its
absence.
Ten minutes after the poster was read
there was a corner in white shirts. Old
Levy's stock OF seven, which had been in
his store ever since the town came into ex-
istence, realized for their owner about LOCO
per cent. profit. The unfortunates who found
themselves without the coveted shirts were
downcast and discOn ISOLATE, but genius finally
fonnd a way out of the difficulty. A roll of
muslin was cut up into false shirt fronts,
which were intended to be tucked under the
vest and pinned to paper collar. Mrs.
Reilly was then called upon to show her skill
in the laundry business. Her busy hands
soon finished the task, and the pile Of sn owy,
glistening shirt-bosoms was a speaking
monument of her skill. The gold dollars
dropped in her lap made her smile with de-
light as she thought of what they would buy
for her twin babes. Noontime found the
Gullyites out in full force and arrayed in
their finest. The mayor soon emerged from
his home, and the way he strutted around,
all respondent in full-dress suit and shiny
high hat would have caused a peacock to
die Of notification at being outshone. The
low-cut vest revealed "sparkler'' big as
walnut, and emitting such brilliant rays that
one would almost feel inclined to believe the
owners assertion that he didn't need any
light in his house at nighttime.
1t was proud moment for the first citizen
of the town when he mounted a soap box
and delivered himself of speech, the pre-
paraton Of which had caused him sleepless
night. Assuming the attitude of the paint
ing of Andrew Jackson, which hung on the
bar-room wall, represented to be that states
mans favorite posture, with one hand hid
beneath his vest and the other resting on
his coat-tails, he commenced:
Fellow citizens: Veni, vidi, vici-we
came, we saw, and we conquered. We came
to this now blooming paradise when it was
nothing but rocky waste. We stuck to it,
and struck rock, and then we spread like a
grease spot on your Sunday pants. Soon
we wus big enough to support furst-class
Ticker saloon, aud now have concluded that
We kin support a school-teacher to make
scholars of our young uns. Now, when l
introduce you fellows you must bow and take
your hats like this, and su.ing the actions TO
his words, he removed his head covering,
and in attempting to make bow he threw
tural consequence the soap-box tilted and
landed the flowery orator all in heap on the
ground. The mayor did not let this mshap
annoy him, nor did the grnniug faces of his
hearers excite bis anger, but joining in the
laugh, he put them through their ''politeness
drill, - and soon he had them scraping and
bowling in amanner that would have de-
lighted the heart Of French dancing-mas.
ter.
Way off down the road cloud Of dust was
arising, growing larger and larger until
finally from lis midst the stage-coach burst
in view. The horses were gallopiDg Ike
mad, and In stead of the brawny form Of Tom
the driver holding the lines there stood
girl. her feet firmly brEced against the foot
board, laying back with all her strength on
the reins. The trained leaders Stacked their
speed as they approached their usual stop
ping place and stopped still.
As soon as tie coach came 10 a standstill
the girlisb form dropped back in q faint
dozen men sprang to the cOach-top, and
ghastly sight they saw. There Lay Tom the
driver, with horrible bole in his chest, from
which the blood poured with each heart
throb. Tender hands lowered the motion
less forms to the ground, where ready arms
received them.
The mayors house was turned into hos
pitsl and bis wife into nurse The girl
soon regained her senses and told her tale.
She was the schOOl-mistress they were wait
ing TO welcome About five miles from the
gully the coach was stopped by robbers. She
vas on the seat with Tom the driver, when
the robbers, with leveled guns, brought the
stage to a staDdstin. Some haIf-dozen pas
sengers were ordered TO get out, and while
they were being searched, Tom slipped re-
volver into the little teachers hands and
whispered: ''Shoot ct the man at the lead
er's head" Quick as a fash she leveled the
alrcadv cooked weapon. Bang, went the
heavy Colt A bullet passed within a foot
Of the robbers head and struck the horses
ear The frantic animal reared up and
struck the Tobber with both fore feet. Down
to the ground the crushed robbeT dropped
aud The coach gave jolt, jolt as the wheels
rolled over the PROSTATE vreteh's BODY
Baugi bangi Crack. crack, went the
robbers guns, and one bullet struck poor
Tom IN the breast as he turned around 20
vel defiance a. the outEiited rasczls. With
8 moan be dropped back on the seat sense
less.
Grzspiug the lines, which were dropping
from Toms nerveless hands, she guided the
horses TO town. party from the gully rode
back over the road and found the lifeless
body Of the crushed robber. The passengers
we're found close BIZ, tied to trees and re-
liezed Of al their valGz5Ies. The town rang
With praise for the pIucky school rnistress,
and the Bantam. in g special edition issued
20 commemorate the Iynchiug Of three Of the
robbers who we're caught the dsy after the
affair Alluded 70 Der a. 2 jean Of Arc A