Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-07

| ogle every. young lady he met, and in
some instances attempted a conversation
and filtration. Not content with COR tio-
ing himself 20 the business portion of
town, he took several strolls through the
residence portion Of the city, on the lock-
out for susceptible msidens. Several
young men of the town had noted the
ms sher's maneuvers during the day and
/, determined to take little of the eouceit
ont OF him. a consultation was held and
plan OF action agreed upon. Two or
three of the boys who were
"onto" the game made friendly Ad-
vauces towards the MASKING knight of
the grip-sack and very generously pro-
po.ed to show him the town by night.
They proposed to escort him first to d
beer garden in the western part of town,
where, they alleged, some congenIaI
friends, both male and female, conld be
found. To all their plSns the youug
Israelite readily assented, and about 10
O'Clock Saturday night these wild Texas
boys" started out to initiate as gullible 3
victim IS has ever YET attempted the
"mash" in this sectio1.
After having gone about half mile in
the direction Of the alleged beer garden,
where the town is thinlP populated, eight
or ten brigandish booking individuals
(part f the initiating crow-) appeared
on either side of the pleasure
seeking party with the evident
purpose cf a regular T xss "holi-
up.' The boys who wers acting as
guide for the drummer, according to q
preconcerted agreement, made G break IS
If to escape the desperadoes. Tie mash
er, who was frightened half out of bis
boots, of course ran also. Then the rob,
Der looking individuals commenced 8
regular fusilade, about twenty shots be-
ing fired at the fugitives. One of the
drummer's escorts fell and cried that he
was seriously wounded. This added an
impetus to the Philadelphian's flight,
who, regardless OF mud, was rapidly COW
ering the space between the scene and
she city. When nearing town he WAS met
by Police Officer Westhersby. who had
started to lesrn the cause OF SO much
shooting. The policeman seeing this fee
ing object, thought to make an invesuga-
ton, and throwing his pistol down in the
face of the now thoroughly fright
ened man, requested him to halt.
The drummer thinking the policeman Wss
one Of the robbers, threw up his hands
and exclaimed: milne Coil mine Got.
doau' kill me; l hat not got one cent"
The officer persuaded him that no harm
was intended, and he WAS allowed to
proceed to town, where he had most
remarkable story to tell CT his miraculous
escape. The boys who tricked the
verdant youth finally struggled in, and
congratulated the drummer on his good
fortune in escaping from the desperadoes
so easily. One of the boys was limpins
from what he stated was S bullet wound
received during the "hold up" The boys
persuaded the jeWelry man that this band
Of desperadoes were probably aware of
his presence in the town, and that he
would have to take every precautionary
method to save his life. Ali of this
be readily swallowed, snd spent
an almost sleepless night, locked in
his room at the Crockett house
Yesterday morning they informed him
that the matter still appeared serious;
that the robbers were still lurking in the
neighborhood, and he would probably
have to disguise himself before he could
make his escape from town. Accord
lngly he sent for barber, paid him ST
for shaving Off his mustsche, and had 8
SLOUGH hat aud ducking oYeraIls sent to
his room, which he proposed to wear to
the depot to conceal bis identity. He
would probably have put this last sugges-
ton into execution had not enoLner,
drummer stopping at the hotel, took pity
on him andtold him of the huge joke.
Strange to say, the young drummer did
not become offended at the trick, but
was only too glad to escape.
Everybody in town By train time had got
On to the joke, and large crowd assem-
bled at the depot to get look st the
green Pnilsdelphian who had occssioneo
so much fun. The crowd became so
curious and thronged about the young
man, occaslonipg him so much annoyance |
that he begged the depot officials to lock
him in the freight room until train time. |
The MASKING man of theroad says that |
# he ever sees Bonham again it will be
through telescope.