Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-17

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what she Rivalry OF Two Editore
lead ss--A Vivid Portrayal.
From the Red Gulch Ripsnorter, August !.
The circulation Of the Ripsnorter is
simply paralyzing. It everiastingly knocks
the almighty spots out of everything IN
this section Of the country, and don't you
forget to remember il.
From the Bowle-Knife, August sub.
Every saloon. keeper in the burg knows
thnt the Boloie- Ka{fs gets out more papers
than any other blanket sheet in Arizona.
From the Ripsnorier, August 10th.
When the editor of that slxinflint sheet,
the Bosoie- KNIFE, says he prints more
papers than we do, we answer that he is a
liar and Mugwump. We don't want to
seem ungentlemunly and severe, but he is
a wlite-liyered coward aud horse-thief,
and we can lam the bloody eye out of
him in three shakes of n Pigs ear. Our
lighting hour is . A. Nj, and we can
always be found at that time in Bloody
Dicks saloon whore We have rented q
lighting pen and "a private graveyard. All
oorpses buried ut our expense.
Fro,i the Bowle-Kuife, August 18th.
That cowardly cur, the editor of the
Ripsaortey, can talk fight but every one
knows what kind of n hairpin he is. Why
an ordinary glass of good bulge will
knock him out, and when he tackles "a
dose of genuine Rocky Mountain tangle-
foot he is laid out stiff as poker. He's
the worst lopsided, cross-eyed, one-eared
son Of a galoot in these diggings, and we
warn him that he'd better carry his shoot
ing-irons with him, for we're going to
put some holes in his carcass the first
time we see him. Our name is Two
fingered Jake, and we are laying for him.
From the Ripsnorter, August Goth.
Two-fngered Jake had better have
some more fingers spliced on before he
lays for one-eared Billy. We know this
cur, and we are coming down to see him.
This apology for mule hangs out at
Red-headed Jimmie's place, and if the
boys want to see some fun they had bet
ter drop in there tonight Jimmie, old
man, you'd better get your crockery down
behind your breast-works, for Wen open
just as soon as we lay eyes on the galoot
From the Ripsnorter, september 9th.
Written by the Office Boy.
BULLY FIGHT.
The purtiest fight this town ever see
sence Bloody Dick shot Champagne
Charlie was the one where 0ne-eared
Billy, the editor of this paper, kicked tn,
bucket. II was Jest charmer. Thu
bows had all been warned of the picni,
so Red-headed Jimmie's whiskey shol
was full-as wuz also all the boys. Jim
mic stood behind the bar and took in til,
chips and passed out the pizen, waiter
all the while for Two fingered Jake tt
show up. Purity soon he edm, and ever,
one seed he was ready fer bizness, fer h,
he'd two Colts and bowie. He stepped
up to the bar and ordered drinks for tn,
crowd, at the same time askin' if hi
friend One-eared Billy had been 'roun,
yet. When he was told he hadn'
he said he had a little biznes
and he guessed he'd wait 70
him. Jest then bullet cum thro' tn
window and knocked Jake's glass QUITE
his hand. Everybody dropped, and q
Jake cooked his revolver he said: "Well
he's derned perlite Teller, any way, fe
he sends his card in ahead of him." Red
headed Jimmie he'd dropped behind hi
steelplated bar for perfection, but he pu
his head up once and sed: Don't vast
no shots, Jake. The place liz purity we
bunged up now and saloon tixins col
dust" Gan right, Jimmie, SEE Jake, an
then the door opened and my boss cui
in. Talk about your purity fights. VIII
this wuz the finest show this town ev,
see. Each on 'em got behind table an
then the sport begun. There wuzn't |
bullets wasted. Every time they sh
somebody wuz hit. 0ne-eared Billie g
his other ear taken off the first blaze al
Two-fipgered Jack lost some of his nos
When there ammunition gave out thu
wuz carryin' the bullets in their carcasse
But the best part of the show wuz VIII,
they come together with bowies. Th
wuz just purty-no bunglin', but jest {
tistic carvin'. 1t does Teller good to s
a fight where both parties understal
their bizness. When they got thro' til
wuz so scattered you couldn't tell viii
belonged to which. The only thi
identified wuz Billie's ear, and that IL
exhibition at this office. The coroner
cided that they went up the fune
special dispensashun of Providence,
had to sit on both sides at once becuz,
sed, you couldn't tell which wuz whit
0ne-eared Billie wuz bully boy an
hustler. He wuz good boss, but it "
worth while to lose him to see sucl
bully fight.