Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-15
TOOK THE HANDSOME FELLOW
A Girl who Married Gambler After
an Honest Man had Saved Her Life.
From the Eseo York Sun.


yarns OF McTigue at the hotel last night
was frontiersman named Kennedy, who
said he could tell the boys something
stranger than anything they had yet heard.
The conversation had turned on the queer
things that women will do when they feel
like 10, and Kennedy had said that they
didn't have enough romance in them to
wad n gun. and he could prove it, He re-
membered McTigue's station well, and
the incident That he related occurred about
10 miles north of there at the time the
railroad was coming through and when
the country was filling up with settlers.
''NOw,H said Kennedy. "what Pm going
TO tell You is true, and can show you the
woman If you don't believe il. Some very
nice-lOoking girls came along here with
the settlers when the country was first
opened. There were plenty of Indians in
those days, and besides that there were
meaner white men without number. One
of the girls was old man Flakes daughter
Ann. When / first saw her thought she
was the almghtiest prettiest woman that
ever lived. and though didn't have any
business around her dads place, used
to manage to get around there every once
in y while, so l knew everything
that was going on. There was smart
Aleck of a gambler who hung out
at Julesburg more or less, but who roam
ed about the country good deal, and he
met the girl one day at a dance. He was
slicker than the majority OF the men that
you would have seen out here then, aud
Auu caved the moment she set eyes on
him. He was a goOd-looking chap, and
he could talk prettier than any man
ever knew. Well, his name was Anderson.
and there was another chap, pretty solid
sort prospectOr and laborer. named
Snyder, who also thought a good deal OF
the girl. He had no show when Ander-
son was around, but one day he did some
thing that made me think would make
him solid.
"rhe Indians swooped down on old
man Flakes place, killed him and his
hired man, and carried Ann of. Snyder
was in the neighb0rhoOd and as soon as
he h ard of what bad been going on be
took the trail. He had been out here so
long that he knew the ssvages pretty well,
and he made for them just as though he
was one of them. He came upon them
that night in camp, and told them that be
wanted the girl. They swore they didn't
have her. He told them that they lied,
and that they had got TO give her up, but
they still refused. Then he took supper
with them and they agreed to start with
him in the morning and help him tnd her.
as they were sure that another party had
her. He concluded to await develop
ments.
"AIOug toward midnight. when every
body seemed to be asleep, he heard a noise
in the brush at one side of the camp and
listened. Two ponies could be clearly
distinguished, and beside them stood
couple of braves and a woman that he
knew was no squaw. 1t was plain that
they intended TO fee with the girl that
night. He waited a moment until they
started, and then, grabbing mis- rifle. he
followed them like cat. With his rifle
| in his right hand and his knife in the other
he crept up behind them, shot one
redskin in the back, plunged the knife into
the ribs Of the other, and, grabbing the
terrified girl mounted one pony, still lead
ing the other, and struck out into the
darkness. He rode for dear life. The girl
was helpless, going from one faint into
another. But he covered the ground, and
! never stopped until he was we'll out OF the
| reach OF the savages. He knew every
1 inch OF the country, and when he came to
| the hiding place which he sought, he
/ picketed his horses and prepared TO re-
main there until night should come again.
| The girl revived, and was Overoyed to
fud herself in the hands of a friend. That
/ n chit they both mounted ponies, and b.
fore sunrise they arrived at McTigue's 10
safety.
"Now, the thing wanted to say is this:
1t so happened that Anderson, the gam
bier, was there also, and when he saw the
girl all pale and trembling, he just took
charge of her, as it we're, and he was as
tender as a woman. He knew just what
to do and what to say, and Snyder, being
rough and unused to such things, couldn't
do or say anything any more. He'd done
his part, you see, and the dandy was now
doing his. You'd have thought that it
was Anderson who had saved the girl if
you'd seen them. Her eyes followed him
everywhere, and he was so attentive and
so almighty chatty and agreeable, do you
mind, that she kinder forgot all about
SNYDER. Snyder came in once or twice to
talk the matter over a little, but Ander-
son called him MY dear fellow and eau
toned him that 1t would never do for the
girl to be excited, and she lOined Ia will.
him. She told Snyder that she was very
grateful to him and all that, but 1t was
the other fellow who was holding her hand.
"Well. sir. both Of those fellows hung
around McTfgue's for week, and finally,
when Ann got strong enough to move
around, Snyder. on pretence of saying
gOOd-by, asked her to marry him and go
back 20 the farm or anyW here els but
she Just cried a little and told him that
she WAS going TO marry Anderson. They
left together on thatday's stage, and were
married at Julesburg, the biggest scOun-
girl in America. Snyder stayed at Nc
rigue's for awhile, and then went of to-
ward Denver and began prospecting,
while the girl before great while found
herself abandoned, with little baby, IN
Juleshurg There wasn't any sentiment
In those days, and If she did't earn her
living she could starYe. She was an hon.
est girl. and she took The first thing that
came along -cOOkingin northumberland
il was there that SnyderlOund her.
'lOu see, snyder just thought he'd look
her up and he did. She felt pretty bad
when she saw him that time and she
wanted him TO 20 away, but he stayed in
town all the same. One night he dropped
into the restaurant, where there were
about fifty toughs eating ard drinking.
and Ann came out with some victuals.
One big lDafer chucked her under the chin
and made an insulting remark. and wnen
she turned on MIN with flashing eyes, the
rest Of them laughed. Synder rose up
then and says:
"The man that talks back 10 that girl
talks back 10 M ~
"rhe big lOafer came Looping toward him
and wanted 10 know II be meant him.
sDyder said be did, or any other man.
The l0afer undertook % get his gun. but
the motion wasn't quick enough. snyder
had the fellow laid out la "A second and