Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-05-07
BuLLDozERs ABROAD.
Their Unfortunate Experience While on
 Missionary Trip.

way has been hvc weeks m the country
 started out yesterday morning, in the
 interest of the afternoon "What-is.it? ,,
 for .he purpose Of trying to induce ouI
 citizens to cease pa,ron;rng their rival
 the EPlTApn.
 The frs, establishment, called upcn
 was a general merchandise store. The
 merchant came forward and the spokes.
 man, addressing him, said:
 "Mr. ------- believe you take inc
 EpiTAPH ?"
 "That, sir, is, believe. none Of your d------d business" was the reply.
 "But," pursued the boytotter. Eve have called to ask you. in behalf Of the holy cause in which we are engaged, to dis. continue taking that miserable paper"
 "Holy cause be d--d," repled the ira,e merchant. "I think you are set of i'm pudent scoundrels, and the sooner you clear out of this, the better l shall be pleased" and he turned on his heel, while the boyco,ters filed out, with somewhat crestfallen air.
 The next place visited was saloon. As the proprietor saw them enter, he hastened behind the bar and greeted them with his sweetest smile, thinking he saw at leas, six bits worti. of business, in prospect. He was, however, quickly undeceived.
 "Mr. x-," began the leader, as he chewed coffee bean, while his compan. ions crept over to the free lunch counter, "I believe you take the EpITApn."
 "Yes, sir, do," replied the worthy mixologist. as the smile gradually faded from his face.
 "Well, this is a committee of the anti. Chinese League, upon whose sacred cause the EPITApH has been heaping its abuse. We have called to ask you to stop that paper"
 "You can all go to h." angrily re. sponded the saloon keeper. "l1l keep it just as long as 1 choose"
 "Well, then, Mir. X---," said the boy. cotser, as he Gas, longing glance at the bottles of liquor, "you will have to take the consequences"
 "You'll take something too, if you don't get out of here," retorted the now thoroughly aroused drink dispenser, as as he reached for bung starter.
 The Nash Leaguer saw blood in the mans eye and hastily made for the door, followed by his gang, who had, in an in. credibly short space of time, demolished the cheese, crackers, and bologna.
 A restaurant was next visited. As they marched in at the door, the pro. prietress, who was sweeping out the room, cast one glance at them and then, with a muttered exclamation, raised the broom high in the air and making a rush, brought it down with tremendous force on the head of the leading boycotter. There was yell, and they scrambled out on the one over the other, the restau. rant keeper meanwhile heaping vigorous blews on their backs with her broom.
 The gang was, by this ,ire, in a rather disorgani1ed condition, but, encouraged by their leader, they resolved to make a few more calls. Entering a merchan. disc store, the boss boyco.ter said to the proprietor.
 "Mr. ---you have an advertise. ment in the ErirAPH"
 "Yes sir, I have" replied the merch. ant.
 "This committee have called to ask you to take it out"
 "See here, gentlemen, have only small advertisement in the EPIrAPR at present, but, since you have called upon me, I may as we'll inform yeu that in. tend to make it two column. m . few days. Good morning!"
 Alter this, the boycotters called at forty or fifty other establishments, with similar results, only that, in two places, they were even more roughly handled. In one, a hose was turned on them, drenching them to the skin and knock. ing weak kneed brother down, while in another, big bull mastiff was set onto them and succeeded in getting away with the seat of the leaders brooches.
 It would be hard to imagine more disconsolate looking set of men than this crowd, as they trudged home, tired, wet, muddy and with torn clothes. It may confidently be expected, at the next secret session, that there vii, be several resignations handed in by the Bulldozing sub committee of the Black. mail League.