Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-28
AFTER A TOUGH.
How n Texas Ranger subdued Notori-
ious Blowhard and Coward.


ious BlOwhard and Coward.
When Mike Dosy first came down on
the Southwestern frontier every one
was afraid of him. and when, ore night
ut the bar CT the Sunset Casino" he
boosted of having killed twcnty-seven
up on the Kansas border he was unani-
mously set down by his hearers as Il
"holy terror whom it would be dan
gcrous to fool with.
"Yaasw he cried, striking the bar
with his fist, I've XII. ID twenty-soven
men up on the Kansas border, and the
first galoot that looks cross eyed at me
ill be my meat!'
All hands looked forward with their
eyes as strIight as possible, and II pain
full silence fell upon the room. Mike
saw the impression his words had
made, and jerking out his siX-shooter
he cleverly shot away the neck If II
''bittcrs" bottle which stood on shelf
behind the bar. The "tarantula-iu,c1"
dispenser smiled swcctly, rs though
such sport pleased him. and Mike be-
gan to shoot out the lights. Then he
walked out, mounted his pony and rod
up and down the town yelling lik} II
Comanchc. He gave similar eXhibi-
tiOns Whenever he v,s't d town, aad al
though other men were arre,t,d and
heavily fined by the local magistrate
for less olcnscs, Mike wtsneyct both.
cred, and after awhile he got it into
his head that he was really "harl,
bad min from Bitter Greek. "
About tire, miles from tho 'enpO-
rary ranch VIII jru Nike wa holding h $
small hepl of COWS WIS ranger camp.
One morning ut roll call the COM
mandcr Of the scouts detailed u scout
well known n a'ong the frontier a5 "Mad
Miiton,' and han led him warrant.
"Milton, y he said, "here's warrant
for Mike Dosy. 1t appears that he has
been dong just abodt as he pleased
lately in town, and II M of the officers
there care to risk their lives in attcmpt-
ing his arrest. Th3 squire gave mo
this warrant, yesterday and | want
you to execute it. Tak1 your prisoner
on to the Jail and look him up
"All right, Captain" answered Mil
ton and h. went out to the corral and
saddlod his horse,
When he rode up to Dosy's camp
tho slayer of twenty-sevcn men was
busily engaged in the peaceful labor OF
"holaing oIf' young calf, while his
wife MIXED the mother COW,
, "Dosy" began Milton, refining W
beside the bad man, "l got warran
fop you'
' "W-h.at" WAS Mikes astonishct
/ ejaculation, and he swelled up like ;
turkey-gobbler and tried to look bad
"I'vc got a warrant for you," re
' peatOd the ranger, land I'm going Il
take you to jail!'
E mel" cried Dosy. "Mc? Take m
/. ter Jail? Well, IrGckon notP"
Il He dropped the calf rope and laid hi
7 hand on his siX-shooter.
h "Ye'll hev' mo ter kill fustn' he be
V lowed, and pulled the weapon from tn
i scab5ard.
n Before he could raise the pistol t
t shoot, Mad Milton leaped from his sat
=. die and bore the bad man to the grounC
He wrenched the six-shooter from hi
!. grasp, and scizing a rope tod the bull
@ hand and foot,
r Look here, Mike" he said, in hi
k cool, determined way, "youv'e boaste
II that the whole ranger outfit could nc
A arr, at YOU, haven't you?'
Il "Yaas," faltered the bad man, "bu
}. reckon was drunk when | did i
a Let me up an I'll go with ye."
!. "You have been shouting 'cm II
II lately at the post, and trying to appei
o bad, haven't you?"
Z. "Yaas; Iwuz jo't havin a little fun.
"Yop have boasted that You hi
N killed twenty-scven men on the Kans
~ border, haven't yoaP"
II "Wcll, | mightcr said suthin' ter til
10 pint
N "Now, Mike" continued the scor
h "you know that you are not, only
h h coward but a liar as well. A boy cou
n. arrest you. You're not bad, and "
Va never Killed a man in your life unle
N you talked him to death"
- w-I-" began Dosy, but Milton
Is terrupted him.
he "You have been slashing arou,
m here under false colors. and gre
NJ many people arc afraid of you. II y
, had quietly submitted to arrest like
y, gentleman would have taken you
hJ ;,J Jail in gentlemanly manner, but N
~ ! mean to treat you as you deserve n
M Ia let people see whata miserable dog y
"a are"
n9 ,iI Milton took pair of handouts frC
l,s his pocket and fastened them on Mix
80 wrists. To the cuffs he fastened Ii
'o1 oS and bound the bully's arms fast to
uJ nv side. Then he placed the moose of
rI I stake-rope around the fellow S mt
i,' nd and made the line fast to the horn
w. .,, his saddle, He cut the rope with VIII
~ he had first confined the bad man {
~, e ordered him to got on his feet.
~" mounted his horse and turned the
.h mails head toward the post.
gu, "Come on, Mike" he cried, and
HaI O" moose tightened about the bully's ne
" ,od In vain he begged for mercy. Mil
nv NV was obdurate and refused to be mo
"" w. by the would-be bad mans pray,
%io M He led him into the post tied up lik
,ar a1 broncho steer, and the jeers of the {
,ar , zeps as poor Dosy shambled past tn
e. to on his way to Jail was the death k
roi of his badness. He made no 'J'
INV NV Branch plays" aftor that, but atten
iuog iOo faithfully to his herd, and the b
th9o mention of the name OF Mad Mil
o"i @ was sufficient to keep him quiet wi
q, vS ever he forgot his defeat and essa
5 tho role of bad man.-COl. q. W.
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