Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-11-11
So. A BAD MAN.
AND WHooPER FROM THE LAND OF
TERRoRs.
How ylis wild care,groame to. -AH IN
timely End.

ooasted OF having Killed twenty-sey
men up on the Kansas border he W.
unanimously set down by his heare.s
asa "holy terror" whom it would ho
dangerous to fool with
"YaasT he cried vstriking the b.
with his fist, ave killed twenty-seven
men up on the Kansas border, and the
first galoot that looks cross-eyed at nell
be my meat"
+. All hands looked forward with their
eyes as straight as possible, and pain
full silence fell upon the room. Mix
saw theimpression his words had mao
and jerking ont his six-shooter he cle
erly shot away the neck of a" bitters
bottle which stood on shelf behi
the bar. The "tarantula-juice" dis
penser smiled sweetly, as though sue
sport pleased him, and Mike began
shoot out the lights. Then he walk
out, mounted his pony, and rode =
and down the town yelling like Cor
manche. He gave similar exhibition
wheneverhe visited town, and although
other men were arrested and heavily
fined by the local magistrate for les
oifenses, Mike was never bothered, al
after awhile he got itinto his head tha
ne was really "hard, bad man from
Bitter Creek"
About three miles from the tempor
airy ranch where Mike was holding Ii
mall herd of cows was n ranger can
One morning at roll-call the comm
der Of the scouts detailed scout W,
lnown along the frontier rs Mad N
Jon,' and handed him warrant.
"Milton," he said, "here's warra
or Mike Dosy. 1t appears that he h.
cen doing just about as he pleas
ltely in town, and none of the Office
here care to risk taeir liyesin attemp
ing his arrest. The squire gave me til
warrant yesterday, and want you It
EXECUTE it. Take your prisoner on t
the Jail and lock him up."
"All right captain answered Milton
and he went out to the corral an
added his horse.
When he rode lip to Dosy's cai
he slayer Of twentyseven men wa
Sly engagsl in thst peaceful labor o
s.ss4s,iing oil d ,sfsAs o..sf while hi
wife MIXED tic mother cow.
"Dosy," began Milton, refining u.
beside the bad man, I've got warran'
for you.D6g sl aa. ssai
W-h-a-tl' was Mikes astonishe,
ilculation, and he-swelled up like
sey-gobblcr. IN sried t5 look bad
"rve got d @al'raasfor you" repeato
le ranger. and i'mgoing to take yol
10 jailp'I IN s ar4i.pi
"Me!" cried Dosy. s"Me, take me te
Jail? Well, ! reckon notl
He dropped The caf-rope and laid hi
hand on his six-shooter t guis
ra" Ye'llhev' me ter kill fustI" he bel
lowed, and pulled the weapon from tn,
| scabbard. !, .n.
| Before he could raise the pistol +
shoot, Mad Milton ileaped from hi
saddle and bore the bad man to tn
ground. He wrenched the six-shoote
from his. grasp, and seizing a rope tie'
the bully hand and foot. sbo Is saam
pal"Look here, Mike'p he said, in hi
cool, determined way" you've boaste
that the whole ranger outfit could no
arrest you, haven't sons"r
l"Yaas,' 'faltered the bad man, ebut
reckon l was drunk when,I did 1t, LIE
me up an I'll go withye.e @ 5fr
| 4You have been shouting 'em u
lately atlthe post. and trying to appea
bad, haven't youp" ~ qtg0' iaa 90
s,"Yaas; I wuz Jest hayin' alittl
1 IIN tINta H|fNAN
"You have boasted that you ha
killed twenty-seven1 men on the Kansa
Jorder, haven't yoh?" F'en Hf : hs2'
well, | mighter sed suthin ter tha
pint" y NV'1 W. 4 ( - -
Now, Nike" continued the scou
"you know thatyou sle not only COW
ard but a liar as we'll Alloy could a,
snst you. YOU'RE not bad,l and yo
llnyer killed a lnan inyour life unIes
| lou talked dim to deathn 10 ftlHsti
| lrie-I-+' began Doay, but Milto
interrupted him. aai h ilaS $50 a
"YOu lave been slasning aroun,
| here under false col0rs, and qrea
many peopleape afraid of you. II yo
I'd quietly Submitted to arrest like
| eetleman would have taken You (
| llin gentlemanly manner, but no,
mean to treat you as you deserve On
ct people see what q miserable do
you are" ., q 5 !. .stsD i4ssf,a.
Milton took pair ofshandcuffs fror
| IS pocket and fastered them on Mike
| ists. To the cuffs he fastened lin
| i bound the bully's arms fast to hi
| e. Then he placed the moose OF hi
| ke rope around the fellows. nee
| made the line fast to the horn
| saddle. He cut the rope with whic
| jad first confined the bad man an
ered him to get Oh his feet. ii
! united his horse and turned the an
| Ids head toward the post. '
Come on, Mike" he cried, and, Ii
| noose tightencd about Che bulIy's nee
| Y In vain he begged f3rlnercy. Milto
i IS obdurate and refused 10 be NOV
| w the would be had mans prayer
led him into the post tied up like
| 'ncho steer, and the jeers of the cit
j aspoor Dosy shambled past the,
| lis way to the jail were the deatl
| I'll of his badness. He made n
| giohn Branch playa after this. br
| ended faithfully to his herd, and n
j ,i'o mention OF the iiame Of Mad nj
! was sufficient 10 keep him qui,
| enever he forgot his defeat and 9
sayed the roleof bad man. j Fer
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