The Washington critic., 1889-04-01
MATTER WORTH READING.



much for him. The once numerous and
thrifty class have heen thinned down until
only laughing-stock is left. l was in
Cheyenne when Speckled Tom, Big Pete or
Wild Charley used to come dancing inte
baroom with "gunr in either hand and
sing out.
"Now, then, hands up"
Every hand went up.
"Mebbe thar's solne cantamomt yere
thinks he can take the twist ont OF my coat
tails |"
II there was he didn't come to the front.
"llands down ~
Every hand dropped.
'I'm taking up a collection for the
teucfit of Bill Jackson's widder, and any
body who feels like contributing will be af-
forded an opportunity
We all felt like IL. Indeed, every man,
was anxious to part with dollor or two.
! saw four Terrors killed in that town,
each one dying with his boots on, and
was giving one OF them drink of water
when he shivered, took long breath, and
died as he said:
~ was a-trying to git up TO ten, and hev
stopped short at seven. could tally eight
on you, but I've lost my popperl'
followed the Terror to Laramie, aud
many an evening as sat In the Office OF
the hotel he entered, with cat-like tread,
and opened sudden fusillade on lamps,
keyboard, ceiling, and doors, abserving at
the finis:
"'scuse me, gentlemen, but IT'S just my
way. II any OF you don't happen to like
my way, please mention It,"
We always made haste to assure him
that bis way was Al, full jeweled, and ex-
tremely pleasant, and that we should feel
honored II he drank at our expense. One
night boy from Nebraska, who was
strange to our ways, and who had his ear
barked by bullet, handed out and
plugged the Terror plumb centre. He ex-
pressed his sorrow when too late. had
my coat under the Terror's head when the
death rattle came to his throat, and he
whispered:
''It's mighty queer, isn't II 20 allus
hated you fur them red whiskers, and had
droppedin tonight to fill you full Of leadp'
/ followed the Terror up the Gunison
valley. He was getting attenuated and
losing his sand. When he had street row
he sheltered himself behind q post, and
when he ''let go" in saloon there was a
suspicious uncertainty in his tones as he
clicked his gun and said:
''I'm just awaiting fur come kyote to
move an eyelash or stir his tongue l''1
We not only moved, but we even ven
tured to offer him advice, and by.and-by
the day came when turned corner to find
him dying at my feet. was loosening his
neck-band as he opened his eyes and said:
.'Downed by a burned bullwhacker, who
didn't know which end Of his pistol went
Off"
! met the Terror for the last time at Gus
ter City. l was sitting In saloon when
the door was kicked open with great
crash, and he appeared with revolverin
either hand. He had long hair, big hat
and buckskin suit. He hungered for
gore--not the sort adulterated with cotton
seed oil and warranted No. !, but the red
blood fresh from the human system aud
served up in puddles on the hewly-rnopped
floor. He whooped. He yelled. He
cracked his heels together. He snapped
his rght-hand gun, but 1t was cheap
cartridge. He snapped the other, but there
WAS only dull click. Then q small man,
with a bald head, and bow legs and con-
sumptive look, came out from behiud a
curtain and knocked him down, and flung
his guns into the street and whistled for a
policeman. Next morning was in court,
when the Terror pleaded guilty and aided:
"Your Honor, | made fool Of myself
II you'll let me of III 60 back to pushing
wheelbarrow at ten shillings day.''g (.
Poor Terrorl lament his DOWNFALL
IN. Y. Sun.
The Speed of Trains.
Says Professor Hadley: ''The speed oi
railroad trains is restricted within three
theoretical limits. First, physical limit Of
eighty miles an hour, beyond which IL I,
found impossible for train to bold thu
tsack; second, m operating limit of sixt,
miles an hour, which practical experienced
has found trains cannot run without much
damageato life; third, a commercial limit
Of thirty miles per hour, at which, al
things considered, tits found most economi
cal to run n train"
Virtue in - Peanut.
Bishop Theodore b. Lyman Of NORTH
Carolina has discovered new and hitherto
unsupported virtue in the peanut. Fol
nearly two years he had suffered with iu-
somnia. - About q fortnight ago he ate
| freely of fresh roasted peanuts before re
tiring, and enjoyed the best sleep he had
han Al II
ment repeatedly since, and has found II
eflicacious every time. re .ai.
A Hawk-spotting Hog.
Clyde Sweeny of Cumming, Gas is evi
IDENTIFY the Ell Perkins of that vicinity, III
says that his father has hog that will spo
a hawk sailing around in the air, aud viii
bang around under the pirate bird until 4
makes swoop. Mr.. Hog then darts up
snatcbes the hawk out of the air and devour
it. Clyde's father also has COW, tina
catches and eats rabbits.
A wouid-Be Paui Revere.
An old man who lives east of the cit
rode to town to-day ON horseback, and hi
raw -boned steed was hecked with foam
when he arrived. The old man had com
| all sie way from his home TO warn Mead
vile people that there was going to be
war between the United States and Ger
many, and making him second edition o
Paul Revere of revolutionary fame. TIL
old fellow was much excited, but the in
formation he conveyed failed to create I'm
due enthusiasm. Meadville Tribune,
| Southern hallway Men.
The Executive Board OF the Souther