The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-08-10

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ly. Jess straight draw poker,
spose p he continued. No game
at ALL | replied. 'Aaint goin to
try to work the boys on no thimble-
rig, | hope?' he said, anxiousIy.
They dropped roll on that last
week, and they are a little cross
about it, No. sir, have no gam.
bling apparatus at ALL said. 4
simply came out here for my
health, land | went and sat down
by the door.
81 saw him looking at me pretty
hard, and after a while the crowd
l had seen at the station as we'll as
Others began 10 drop in and whis
per TO the clerk and talk low among
themselves and look at me. Pret.
ty soon one Of them, who wore such
a big hat that it made him stoOp-
shouldered, came over and said /:
stranger, my name is Pete Doyle
they call me Webfoot, but my right
name is Pete Doyle Il am pleas
ed to meet you, Mr.. Doyle l said,
shaking hands with him. He start
ed little and then said: Il reckon
you better call me Webfoot-Pm
more unto it. / am one of the city
aldermen and cheerman of the
council committee on strangers
The committee directed me TO ask
yOu a question: Go ahead,' | re
piled. We wanted to ask YOU
and he lowered his voice almost 10
whisper-'what you had TO leave
the States forg Il didn't have to
leave the East for anything | re.
piled; Il came out here for my
health. Webfoot looked at me verv
hard and started TO retreat, when |
heard some say in loud whisper !:
ASK him-how-fur-ahead-'o
the sherif-he was = Webfoot
looked al me minute and said L
take 1t there want no sheriff.
Mo- replied.
"Most of them now went out,
but a good sized crowd fingered
around the door, and they all kept
circulating between the bar-room
of the hotel and a saloon directly
across the street. Pretty soon an
other came and said: WAS it muir
derp No. l said, 'Burgl'ry or
anything@ NO. 'Taint as bad
us hOss-stealin | hope?' L came
west simply for my health,' I re-
turned rather sharply. He explain
ed that he was county treasurer,
and, being, a public man, it was
his duty 10 ask about these things.
Then another wanted TO know
if it was train robbery or stage
robbery, and when told him Meth.
er he said 'Oh,' as much as TO say
of course 1T was something as bad.
Then another wanted to know if
got away with all the bank had,
and advised me in any case to go
to Canada instead of staying in
Dakota, because he thought | could
MT be arrested IN Canada.
"And all the while | heard two
of them talking behind me as TO
the probability of there being
much of a reward for me.
A lot of Others were standing
and looking gloomy and |
depressed, and polishing up their
revOlvers with their pocket hand
kerchiefs. And about once in five
minutes they all took drink.
Zone man was talking very loud
all the time about this idea of try
ing 10 make the town corral for
Ihe escaped criminals from the
States being about played, | af-
learned that he was the
postmaster. And about this time
The mayor of the town began 10
walk up and down the middle of
,he street with a shotgun on his
all the time looking off
lcross the prairie. Iheard him ex-
planning to the probate judge there
night be more of 'em coming and
hat he lowed to give it to EN- fore
hey got into town and got foot.
lold like this rooster had done.
"Then another man made me roll
I'D my trousers to show that | did
1T have a stripped pair on under
lernealh. He went out and told
he mayor that / probably had time
o change them. The mayor said
he noticed my hair had grown out
iome too.
II was now thinking Of Connec-
icut most of the time. And all
hc while those fellows were dis
,ussing the probable amount of the
'eward for my capture. And an
,ther begun 10 speculate as to
whether | had the money l had
Itolea about my person or in my
person or in my satchel.
aAnd all the time the county
sheriff was riding up and down the
sidewalks, with his horse on the
-un, shouting: 'All members Of
Dakota vigilance
meet at the Maverick
House in thirty minutesl Busi-
hess OF importance with small man
rom Connecticut ?
IL gave the subject a good deal
1f careful study and concluded
hat Connecticut was a pretty
rood place after all. l cOuldn'tsee
why should have ever thought
my health was poor there. i
"The coroner dropped in and
looked me over, and | heard him
nrnmisa q dnzen different men 70 |