Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-06-08
OUR AWFUL FIGHTER.
A rrae story of why Re JsInea us ana
Why ue Left Us.

why We Left U.s.
u having i'ecUme noissd about that ~.
were gcing 20 make horseback trim throuvh
pnrtion 81 the cattle country. various inci.
siduals made Applications for situations We
ntesied only cook aud a uan 10 take charge
OF THE iaggage tut tho applicants kett com.
ing ann 1he day before we left a chap ap-
Davis
Look a here. fellers, " he began n brss.
nsr~ way, u want 10 be counteSi in ON thia
lndeed, it's slight On inc that you bndu,t
applied for my services You'd have tn~.n IN
purity pickle To have gone without tho un-
dersignsd
When asked 10 explain what peculiar value
hts services might have 10 us he uttered a
Tong whistle OF surprise and replied,
NelL you are tnnncents, and no misfakeI
who's going TO do your tighti.g for Ya;,s'
As the Indians were ut peace we didn't ex-
pect any trouhe
"ohl you don't Bless me. bur what dear.
good little boysl injunsI Nobody said In
juns Its the white men you've rot To issok
out for You're going among the tuifest LOT
~ the whole world They ars right ON the
light ali day and all night ANY one Of tho
gang can turn himself lossc and hammer
Halifax out OF the whole live OF you in ten
minutes"
Tie wanted to 30 along To do our fighting.
re would furnish his Own mule and make the
"Trip Tor a dollar day and his keep When
aAAeu ne hah any recommends he put on an
injured air and answered.
And you sever heard OF Awfnl Davis,
Never heard OF tho man who has N flftv.sIx
lights and come out on top every timel Pur.
tend that you want a certificate OF character
from Teller who fights, standing. knceling.
or lying on his backl THIS makes mo rvI1
We talked it over and finally engssad him.
and when Informed OF tho fs... nc replie,i,
Very we'd. gentlemen From this mo-
nient you are In my keeping. just pint out
the kuss you want pulyerized and III do the
business. shant p,u airy limit on Won I'm
10 tight day or night aiid 10 lick AZ men 4
day II you could bring about three or four
day for the next week should feel obIiyed.
as my liver Is leetle torpid and want ex-
ercise."
During tho first days ride we met but few
people. One Of those wasan old indian, lame
IN the left leg, and Awful Davis halted tho
party and observed.
Gents did ! hear any Of you tell me to
lick this copper reptilef'
None OF us had told him so
II beg your pardon, gents want Won 10
-NA~ANttt*N teHAA AZ Oh uhflu- I'D ike
% git down aud hammer him for the benefit
Of my liver, but OF cosirse I'm under orders y
We had pitched camp and were waiting for
supper when cowboy rode up Tho greet
mgs were friendly, and he got down 10 have
bite with us lie was hardly on the ground
before be saw our Awful fighter aud uttered
a humphl OF disgust
What you got tharff he asked.
Hes our lighter
Your hghieri Did you bring him along
10 night anybody or anythingfp
he hired 70 us 70 DO our lighting, but hos
had no show YETI
well, III give him showi Come out o,
that. you cowardly kyotep
The Awful was kknlking behind the bae-
gage He russo up at the command, and tha
,owhoy shouted at him:
"Blli Wheeson, know We and owe We one
Come ont here and earn yer hirel"
Is that you, jun Phillipsf' queriel our
Awful a. he advanced a step
VI course ITS me, you yalleF cur from the
bottom landsF'
"And you want 10 fightf'
Il want TO show these ere gents that YOU
ar the biggest liar and coward in Anlerieal
Come out herei"
Gents, Is il your wish that produce
20 US shall bang his feechurs into one
bloody maS-kill him deaeler,a IA a tscef bone
with one blowf
We answered that it was.
tere-sie one hand behind me-tlo both
aands behind me-tie my feet together, and
u lick him thenP' howied tho cowboy.
jim Phillips. you haven't got two minits
70 extStF solemnly announced the Awful
M comm. fur ye like a dozen cyclones
billed into onel Look out, uowF
he spit on bis bands and slapped back, a.
Z 20 get running start, and next thing We
heard was the thumpl thumpi OF his feet "a
10 lied afar into the darkness. Some time
turing the night he returned far his mula
sext moruing We found the following ex-
scrawied on piece Of paper and
tuck into "A split stick; "SeezeNl with sneleat
good-bL New York Sun.