, 1889-11-08
JNo. y. CARROLL.
A FEW KLNDLY WORDS.

hrst heard OF In the West at the little
town OF Evans in Colorado. he didn't
last long there and next turned up at
Lander where he was engaged in the oc-
cupation OF herdlna cattle. by some
hocus pocus he subsequently secured em-
ployment in cheyenne and for & bref
period DID local work on IHE EAD
he then went to Laramie and was EN-
ployed on the Boomerang long enough
Tor the proprietors to get acquainted with
him when he lifted to Salt Lake and Sc
cured employment on an ephemeral sheet
known as the Democrat A few months
later be returned to Lander where he was
employed on the hounfdmeer. Mr. Ludin'
the proprietor, parted from him without
regret and he skipped to hawllns. There
he was employed tor a few months on the
Iriodne snd was In at It's death. linen
he vent to work on the Saratoga LyTe,
stuck at that Tor a short time, and drifted
back to cheyenne to work Tor the Tribune
Caldwell seldom lasts long In any one
place The western people have a happy
faculty oil knowing when they have got
enough and SO lar they have never exhib-
tied any porclne ~prochvities with regard
to Caldwell. Besides some personal pc
cuiiarities which are more characteristic
than pleasant he Is the only man we have
ever known VINO tool an unctuous pride
In establishing a reputation as Il liar. The
height oil hls ambition seems to be ut
tanned when he Is referred to as the Luz
nd Lar and the only paper at whose
birth he assisted Is still known as the Sar-
atoga Lyre- One other characteristic Is
MS constitutional repugnance to paying
ms debts de Lett Cheyenne owing a bill
oil US at a clothing store n every effort
being to obtain a settlement a
Judgment has been secured before Judge
Lee. The bill is stil unpaid however.
lie WED s4o TO a Lander furniture dealer
"nen ne ieit tnat place ano TINS uept was
secured by a former employer on Cald-
wei 8 solemn assurance that he would re-
gard 1t as a debt OF honor to be paid the
momen he could raise the money. With
out TINS endorsement he claimed that
he would be unable to leave the town.
Not n cent oil this claim has ever been
PAID and 1t Is now In the hands oil a
cheyenne law hrm for collection. At
oaratoga he boarded at hotel.
lie never condescended to pay any board
and when he lett TO come here he was 80
outraged at mrs. oadwel presumption
IN asking Tor money which was honestly
u her tina he wrote a most yilllanous
oiatrioe about Mr.. and Mrs. Caldwell n
tneir motel and paohshed the same In TIE
little evening paper OF TINS city. man
utterly devoid oil manly principle he has
lett behind him In several towns OF the
territory a reputation which no one less
presumpuous man himself would dare TO
iaoe'
oohn ohingie' the alleged proprietor oil
the little evening paper, has long borne
an ouorouS repu'atioh In TINS
ne was ior many years the nail owner OF
saloon In TINS city which was one oil the
mos. notorious aeadiais ina ever existed
noneyenne WIN a sang iroid remark
aoie IN q ciViiized community men were
nesced there by the scores. NO e1pedient
snort OIL actual highway robbery was lett
uninterrupted 10 deiraud a victim oil his
hafd earned money. There was abso-
iu'eiy nc percentage In his iavor' Steerers
ana STOOL pigeons Tor the owe were scat
'ereo aoout the town to allure victims to
tue aeadlal and IL the unfortunate sucker
oouia caii MS sou his own when ohingie
ana ms pals got through skinning him he
was a very fortunate individual indeed.
Out ni-gotton gains since the world began
nave taken wings TO themselves and hown
away "hen his outht was finally closed
up ior non'payment OF rent Shingle tired
II on ms nook In a new stand but his
reputation as a card sharp followed him
and ne was 'oon again closed out of busi-
ness.