The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-04-17

in California. They spent the proceeds
of their forays in Tombstone. They
were a royal set Of thieves. When they
were flush they scorned to drink any
ching but Roeder or Pommery SEQ, and
the markets were gutted to provide
them with luXuries. The leader Of the
gang, Ike Clanton, was q handsome fell
low, six feet high, with yellow curling
locks, and a complexion, in spite Of the
Arizona sun and regular exposure, that
a belle would envy. He was ready
and straight shooter. He faced death
q hundred times and met it at last. He
hated the carp brothers with all the in
tensity Of an unbridled passion, ana
loved their sister with equal force.
jessie carp was u beautiful girl Of 10 at
the time. She lad the courage and
grace Of her brOthers, and was, of
| course, a partisan Of theirs in the fact
ional fight, without being in sympathy
with their habits OF life and career Of
rapine and murder. Ike Clanton and
Jessie carp met at dance at Tomb
stone. Ike and the carp boys were
then at war and carried guns cooked
and primed for each other. Between
Ike and Jessie it was q case Of love at
first sight. Her brothers became furi-
Gus when they heard it, and Virgil, the
eldest of.the family and the keeper Of
the family headquarters, wanted to
turn her out Of the house and disown
her. But Wyatt, the brains Of the
family, said this would be playing into
the hands of the arch enemy, Clanton.
He would immediately marry her and
both would be happy. This would not
suit the Earps. and they resolved to
keep the girl away from Clanton and
prevent meeting or communication be-
tween them il possible.
The girl was a heroine. She was ed
ucated in q California convent; and
while rs full Of romance as an egg is Of
meat, she had sense Of honor that
made her sustain her family in the
quarrel with the faction Of which her
lover was chief. 1t was marvel to
many people why the Clanton gang did
not attack the carp headquarters imme.
diately after reaciing Tombstone to re-
venge the death of the McLowry boys
and Billy Clanton. The reason was
that Jesse was confined in her brothers.
headquarters, and Clanton would not
run the risk Of killing her! When
the Earps retreated from Tomb
Stone there came u young man
we'll TO do, excessively stingy, pre-
ter-naturally ugly, and preposterousiy
short. Hewas one of the ''unco' guid;"
he wouldn't foregather with the other
students, his ways were not their ways,
and young Mr.. MacTaggart. Of Leith,
was stunned when he was not made q
butt Of.
MacTaggart had one grievance
against Providence upon which he con-
stantly harped; it was his want Of
stature. 1t was this weakness Of the
young Scotchman's that the willy Cecil
Dacre determined to take advantage of,
and at the same time crafty his taste
for pratical joking. Cecil Dacre was in
want Of five pounds very badly indeed.
He always was IN want Of five pounds,
but the want at this particular time
was more than usually urgent.
One day the three young men met by
accident in the Cafe Verdi.
"That American DOCTORS wonderful
follow" said Dacre, in loud voice, to
his friend Orlando p. Jones. s'I won
der whether he's q humbug?"
Now MacTaggart was sitting at the
q
roni with great gusto.
'sN0, don't think he's a humbug,"
said Jones; "they say he really does
possess the secret Of permanently dimin-
ishing or increasing the stature at will.
I've noticed people who have been to
him two Cr three times, and there was
always an extraordinary difference in
their height. It's very marvellous"
MacTaggart who had drunk In the
conversation with greedy ear, now
joined in with manifest interest. The
two young fellows gave him host of
circumstantial details.
"You ought to try him, MacTaggart,
at any rate,n said the crafty Dacre,
"Any change in your appearance, my
Caledonian Apollo, would be a benefit. -
81 am thinking 1t would be very expen-
sive, and / object to extravaganza on
principle" said the Scotchman.
"Well, you might beat him down; at
all events you could try" said Dacre.
"Without doot. I'll sleep on it,"
SAID MacTaggart, and he paid for his
breakfast and departed.
1t took the Scotchman a whole woek
to make up his frugal mind, and then
he screwed his courage up to the stiok-
ing point and informed Dacre that he
should visit the American physician the
next day.
'D'ye ken where he dwells, Mr..
Dacre?"
swell, he lives in the same house as
I do. on the first floor. He's benevo.
lent old boy; you're sure to like him.
Jones here knows him very we'll; the
Yankees are almost as clannish as the
Scotch, you know. You are sure to
find him at home at B." and then they
parted.
No sooner had the unfortunate Mac
Taggart turned the corner than Cecil
Dacro trlumphantly executed a cellar
flap breakdown, to the astonishment Of
the little crowd Of Neapolitan bystand-
ers; then lie bowed to his audience,
kissed his finger tips to them, and