The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-18
BOLD RUDE BURROW.
He Is to Alabama What Jesse
James Was to Missouri.
,ns CHEAT ENERGY AND DARING.
Rrsd&tsrv ussfts Keep Him Moving
Arsana Coed Ds.s-Boyhesa
shsAowsa Forfh shs Man.


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The clsln Ii pat forward BY the admirers
81 Mr. Rube Burrow, Of Alabama, that ne
is e. great man - Was tbs isse Jesse
James. They invite companions between
the distinguished living and the immortal
dead. cit was Q member Of the Dakota
territorial legislature who. In the course OF
. debate. sI0qusnfly remarked shat whea
Il came 70 foot-racing, he tthe distinguished
Eersslatorl was . whole four-hoss team
and q dog under the wagon SO Is 70
claimed Cor Mr.. Burrou that he il whole
fsud and sherifrs posse thrown IN
IL Ia hoped that the reader has not for
gotten who Mr.. Rube Barrow =. A dis
couraRing feature Of the lie OF 8 prophet
In his own country WAS brought TO public
attention GOOD many years ago. bus DIR.
Burrow has brought himself into public
view 20 much more forcibly than could any
prophet shat Il Is believed that he Is pretty
well known. Bat lest any should fad 70
recognize his name At FIRST glance Il may be
mentioned thai Rnbe Burrow Is the most
distinguished train robber and slayer Of his
fellow -fnes now bef0re the American pab-
nc. Certainly few rea ders can have Tor
gotten that ali through the month OF
October the stats Of Alabama was chasing
Mr.. asIbe Burrow. Occasionally II would
conae 10 TO him, and then 4 would pause
and dispose u is dead and wounded and
wish Il hAdn't. He was the man who
robbed the train near Bucatnnna. Missis-
sippi on one Of the last days OF September.
having hts face disguised in a red bandanna
handkerchief, relic OF last years cam
palgF. menfSon Of which has already been
rnade IN the 7yS5une. He Is described IS
man utterly without party pride.
II Is an old story that Of the Chicago
man who, alter witnessing performance
or Hamlet, remarked 10 q friend as be
passed out Of the fheater that the fellow
who wrote that play would make his mark
vet, Il he would only work hard and let
whisky aione;" and IL might be said of
Eube Burrow that he will yet rise TO great
things II he viii stick 90 work and keep ont
of saiI. Rnhe Bnrrow is 70 Alabama what
the Harlan county feud and the Hatfield
Mccoy vendetta Is to Kentucky. Each
might. perhaps, be said 20 act as q sort OF
mustard plaster on the body polite.
People In the neighborhood don't suffer
from ennui. Especially II the leader OF the
feud or Rube has taken dislike 70 them.
Mr nurr0w Is said to be one Of the most
warm and whole-sonled men in his dislikes
In the profession.
The reader may well suspect that close
attention 70 the axacting demands OF the
profession Of trair-robber leaves nan bat
little time Tor literary work; so IL Is not
eurpriaing that Mr.. BuTrow has not as yet
found al opportunity to prepare his auto
biography. he hopes some day 70 issue
such work, under the title of "Recollec-
lions OF Road agent; Book Tor Boys"
bat be does not see his way clear 20 do so
a. present. The nearest approach Mr.
Burrows has sver made 10 literary work
has been 70 waa his shotgun with the local
paper. Though this IL but . small step, il
Is nevertheless IN the right direction. he
says Slmself that he would prefer 70 wAd
his gun witk Tennyson and Shakespeare. if
he could have access 10 these authors.
But though his memoirs have not yet been
given 10 the public. short biography Is
extant. and few jndicious selections from
a vii not. Il Ia believed. fail 10 interest the
reader.
Rubs Burrow was born in Lamar county,
Alabama, In 1855. where his father. Allen
Burrow. still lives. His early life was quiet,
and gave little hint Of his future achieve
ments Indeed, he was rather looked
down on By his schoolmates, because, In.
stead Of Joining In their sports, he would
steal away over the bill to the railroad
track aud watch the passenger trains so
BY. following the express car with loving
gaze as long as Il was in sight Ills mother
frequently rebuked him fo- his grave aud
preoccupiad air when the stage passed
their house. little knowing what thoughts
were stirring In the boys mind. His
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the history class. Shen young Burrow was
about eight years old. the boy expressed
his strong contempt for Alexander Hanail-
ton in allowing his affair with Aaron Burr
90 end a. it did. On another occasion the
teacher required each pupil IN the arith-
metic class 10 bring In q problem for the
others 20 selve. Young Ruhe's was as
follows: II A Ia in an express car with
Sslooo. and h drops in with q shotgun, at
the end OF Eve minutes how much more
money viii q have than AZ "Idttse did
we think then, said the teacher when
speaking If II recently, with tears in bis
eyes. little did Nc dream then that h.
Was ncnneliAn cipher standing for Bur.
rows
study for the bar. when Euhe left the
district school bis father proposed The sub
iect. but be did not fali in wish IL readily.
That he bad . strong leaning toward the
legal profession he admitted. but he con-
siaered IL ossFerowded. lie ted his father
that he had broader and. he believed, as
satisfactory = field in mind Shortly after
he went 70 Texas. where be subsequently
married add settled down oa a small farm,
making no beginning in tae profession he
was destined 70 adorR for several years.
Ia iSS6 bis wife died. snsa shortly after be
launched on bis present career.
he began his practice hy chivalroas
attempt 70 rob an Indian womAa. With
bis younger brother "tim.n ana a MAN
nAaeA Thoznson. and another named
Rtanley. he went up into the Nation" 70
rob the dasky daughter 81 an oppressed
Y&es. But the woman was something cf 4
desperate herself. ard from her entreBchesi
position in her house o2ened such lively
fra that they concluded "a Tetrsat Ca
The Nay back shey met train which was
saoishly stopping 10 take water ai little
staten. n9se said hs considered the meet.
las 81 the train psoviaensiai. and after
shcaslag few tinses 81 TIE conductor. whe
wAs eat seesing at the scenery taey wens
Ga ard roehrd the passengers rnfor-
sanafely tie scaeFed porter had antlci patel
tAssa. ia shsy got bat $40.
Eaee Rpgrowss eSreer res opened
gransly before hlna. ard saocess after SIC.
ecss laSsewed. With the SAME PARTY before
mentioned. he ssw DAYS later r0hA<d a
tran en- the Texas PAetEse read and got 4
fairly COED sum lroxa she express car. A
n4aash later SSey began memorials Cant