Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-15

glance In the little mirror settled it, OF
courss nobody could blame jim for this AZ
fair, though at tirst Tom Muliigan was .
little mad to a-e such q tirR class bartender,
good articles u that snrt being somewhat
rare in the mountains just then
But hardly one Of the toys stuck up for
Jim IN his next scraie he knew they
wouldn't, and lii out without waiting for
public opiuisin To get al him
Tom MsiiIgan started a restaurant next
door to his saloon. and brought girl over
from Denver ~ cashier She wasn't very
handsome. she was frec.ll-i. end washed out
r.zi nair and hal reeth. but she a giri
and the boys went wild over her The req
tauraut trade Just hoomei Jun WAS com
pl..teiy goil, on Der He couldn't get enough
TO eat III tho~e days. aid couldn't pay often
enough for what he slli get Spruce Young
JOHNNY White. thon~a he'd been used to
tiner ..,ciery pail a good dad 1f attention TO
toe gir,, too, just for fua, | supp~e. He
knew more about the tAat Jim dId- but
jim meant b,lsi,iess anil johnny dhtnt
Jim used Ia haf rro4ni the restaurant
nights till it cit-Ssi up. ari then drop into the
saloon for a game or drink before going
bone. One night he started out earlier than
usual, leaving most Of the boys still IN at
TOMS jim knew that the girl lived over the
restaurant He'd often booked up for light
in her ronm-one reason why he went Oh
early But this particular night. a. ! hap
pen to know there WASH any light Ia q
few minutes jim returned His face was
white and stern He stood in the door II mo
rlent, looking sort Of wild like.
Stand out there. Johnny Whittler he
said And the first man that stirs /, good as
dead I've got q little speech to make. As
went by the restaurant heard the gtrl up
there talking in her sleep And you know
who she was talking about Not nel No, IL
WIS you, Johnny WhIttle You've been tri-
Gin with that girl. and you know it, and
you've got to pay for it right now Stand
back therel
One shot from Jim's revolver and Johnny
fell Jim disappeared in the darkness, l
didn't think at the time that Jim ought to
have done il, neither did most Of the boys,
as said, but didn't get chance to express
my opinion to jim personally. for the vigil
ancs committee didn't catch him | don't
believe, myself. they wanted to, for most of
them were friends Of Jin's, and bed always
acted square up to that time heard moth
ing Of jim for long time Id left the
mountains some years and was in business In
Chicago. | was walking down State street
one day when broken down, trampish look
ing man stopped me.
Hello Old feliowl won't you speak to an
old acqtiaintanccf
Il lpoSed at him moment. then came .
fash VI recognition
Jim Budseiow. by all that's glorious
exclaimed.
The same, says he. but things have gone
bard with me since the old time. And in
reply to my inquiries lie told me little about
himself i had soft berth here with the
tire department Tor long time, night watch
man, stationed on top of the buihling and
called them out when heard cry Of tire
But got hard Of hearing Sonic way couldn't
bear cry more than half mile. and then
they put i'll the alarm boxes more ulI;ncrotisly
and | WAS shovel out Now Ely right ear
amt much better than the other Hard
when fellows getting Vi. III years
Il didn't FORGET what owed to Jim Bulge
low, 50 | gave hin 10 ana any address But
he never came to see me Don know why
perhaps that spree took him oil, perhaps
he afraid he might be called To account
some time for shooting Johnny Whlttle
But, as | said at first. jim might have
made a big thing at sea He could have
heard the captain snofe Ill u vessel five miles
of on the fnsglest night you ever saw He
and Calliope Bill would have made a team
You see, Calliope Bill" ~
Just then the steward appeared on deck
and sounded the dinner gong We never
failed 10 answer its call. though Just then va
were II little curious about Calilu,n. BIZ
sat opposite the sharp faced little gentle
man, and in the cuuis. OF our t.l!s at dinner
got up courage enough to bring the con
veIsation around to himself had never
dared To do this before
Are you still in business in Chicagof |
ventured.
NO" said he, with queer look I've been
cunnected with a New York paper some
twenty wears Been corresponding Tor them
from Paris for some time, but got tired Of it
and am going back to my Old place on the
home staff "
oh said meditatively.-John s, Phil
lips in Pittsburg Bulletin.