Wichita eagle., 1889-04-21
OUR AWFUL FIGHTER.
True Story OF Why He Joined Us and
Why He Left Us.

Trus Story OF why He Joined Us and
y why He Left Is.
It having become noised about that we
wers going to make horseback trip through
a portion of the cattle country, various indi-
vidaals made applications for situations We
needed only cook and IA man to take charge
of the baggage, but the applicants kept com
ing, and the day before we left chap ap-
peared who introduced himself as Awful
Davis
"Look-a-here, fellers," he began in bust
ness way, II want TO be counted in ON this
Indeed, its slight ON me that you hadn't
applied for my services. You'd have been In
purity pickle to have gone without the IN
dersigDed"
When asked TO explain what peculiar value
his services might have to US he uttered a
long whistle of surprise and replied:
well, you are innocents, and no mistake,
Who's going to do your fighting for your
As the Indians were at peace we didn't ex-
pect any trouble.
"Oh you don'tl Bless me- but what dear,
good little bcysl Injunsl Nobody said In
juns, It's the white men you've got 10 look
out for. You're going among the tufTest lot
in the whole world They are right on the
fight all day and all night. Any one of the
gang can turn himself loose and hammer
Halifax out of the whole five of you in ten
minutes
He wanted to go along 10 do our fighting
He would furnish his own mule and make the
trip for dollar day and his keep. When
asked II he had any recommends he put on al
injured air and answered:
And you never heard Of Awful Davisi
Never heard of the man who has ht fifty-six
fights and como out on top every tiInel Pur-
tend that you want certificate of character
from Teller who fights, standing, kneeling,
or lying on his back! Tins makes me weary"
We talked it over and finally engaged him,
and when informed OF the fact he replied:
Very well, gentlemen From this mo-
ment you are in my keeping. just pint cut
the kuss you want pulverized and III do the
business. | shan't put airy limit On you. Tn
TO fight day or night and TO HEX six men a
day If you could bring about three or four
Q day for the next week | should feel obliged,
as my liver is leetle torpid and / want ex-
ercise."
During the first days ride VIC met but few
people. One Of those was an old Indian, lame
in the left leg, and Awful Davis halted the
party and observed:
Gents, old hear any Of you tai me to
hex this copper reptiles"
None Of Us had told hiEn So
II beg your pardon, gents. I want VOC TO
understand that I'm allus on nand. I'd ike
70 git down and hammer him for the benefit
Of my liver; but Of courss I'm under ordeT1.'
We had pitched camp and were waiting for
supper when a cowboy rode up. The greet
ings were friendly, and be got down 20 have
q III T. .
before be saw cur Awful fighter and uttered
a huDphl Of disgust
W hat you got tkarT he asked
Hes our lighter
Your fighter Did you bring hiDa along
to fight anybody or anythinzT-
he hired 70 Us 20 do our fghtiag, bit he's
had no SHOW yet
Is Ell, III give him a showi Come cut o.
that, you cOvarily kyossrs
Tie awful vss sk1lEng behind TIE bag
gage. Re rose up a. TIE command. and tEs
cowboy shouted al hin:
"Bil Wheeson- / know We sod owe re Gee
Come ont here and eern yer hire
Is that yoa, jim Phiilp.P queTie1 CIR
Awful as Re advanced q stspO
''Of ooarse lie uae, you yaLer cur fro<ntis
bottom hndsis
And you want % e-h.r
Il want % s1oS these ere gen.z .aa. yos
ar the biggest H&r AID coward Ia Auasraca!
Come out Eerss7
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funeral be-er azked ths Awful ~ 20 tu-nsd
10 Ds; shall bang us feec5urs tho ozs
bloody uaass-kIiI E4a Sez2e-'a bees horss
with oras bowl
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hands behind Hse-sss ray tsss together, a-a
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