The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-29
Tho Mule In tho Brush.

Opposite little railroad station about five
miles below Jackson Mississippi. was a dense
thicket. and on one OF the bushes hung white
rag. dozen OF US sat with our feet hanging
Off the platform. and. while every man had O
revolver on his hip, no ono had thought OF
shooting at that rag. 1t was a hot day. and We
were smok ing and talking when a native came
UP the track and sat down with tho rest OF US.
Presently he out with a big revolver and aimed
at the rag and pulled trigger. The cartridge
didn't explode and there was a general laugh
over the failure.
1t was SIGH blamed nice mark to shute at
thar l couldn't resist" he explained. seem
Everybody out with his gun and began blaz-
and we had fusiladed for five minutes whom
second native appeared. crawling out Of the
brush on hands, and knees. and as he stood
What hev done that you all wants to kill
exclaimed one Of the crowd
Right in thar. stranger. and seemed to me
the yah had GENE back; didn't Gt hit but
vas his mule down on his t, back and kicking
You You dun didn't mean to, Of eose." said the
owner. but this ar mewl was all had. / don't
say hG oo With whas rms mSE Orer
purse 70 pay The dqnages q, and we ehlpped in
appeared soon after, followed by the first ar
rival. and they had got O. long start whom O
third native apneared and Is asked:
Bin any shutn' yere Z"
"'Shute at that ar raG2"
81" Kill mewl9"
Pay fur him?"
Yes. DO You know anything about it 2"
No not, much. ! sold the animal to the
Wheezen bout an hour ago fur SO. aud
soTter reck oned he wanted him to play the old
dodge with. How much did you rasoT
"SlXty-ilve dollars"
wall. that's purity moderate He ginerally
Reckon III look him uD and SEQ Il he can't
work In couple OF more this week"
Ono day tho Bank" rs we called 1t, reached
Grizzly Slide 1t was San Francisco broker.
escorted by four mon. He had bags OF gold
coin with him, aud no took up our nuggets and
dust and paid us in yellow boys. Isuppose he
made q pretty good thing out OF 1t, but as 1t
was great accommodation to us We had no
complaint to make. Only two or three days
previously ono Of our men, known to us as
Peaceful Sam, had made find OF a humping
big nugget, and this, added to his wash gave
him over &c, 900 in handsome coin. He was
man OF 10, humble and peace loving and he
had n wife back in Illinois. lie had never said
anything about going home. although he
was waiting. like tho rest OF us. for luck.
but no sooner WAS the coin passed over to
him than his bones ached to take the road for
homo, He must 20 over to JOhnson's camp, q
distance of sixteen miles. alone. and from
there so down the valley by stage line. The
chapces wero that he won ia be held up at the
trail. and we argued and cOaxed for him to
stay. Next morning, however; no was. of.
having $500 in his pocket and tho rest OF his
carried u weapon OF any sort and he started on
this trim without one, No never expected to
see him again. but. he was back at night and
had u story to toll, He had got about three
coming in on tue Deep oliver trail; Peaceful
Sam was no chicken and no wasn't long sizing
the stranger up as bad.
=, . Bound tor 1ohnson's?" asked the man as
they walked along.
s. For Johnsons and home"
Made your pile and going back to the old
"Malo three hundred. and have concluded
to HIM. out while II lasts, Hammer has been
hundred in her Ian It will DO more'n SHE ever
saw before. Lands but when think OF home
and Hanner can't walk fast mum.
Tho stranger didn't show his hand until aft-
ernoon Then, whom thev reached n particu-
larry lonesome place, he suddenly halted.
pulled gun and said:
Give ne them $500 or III lll YOU with lead, !"
what divine to rob mo" renlied Peace
ful looking as Innocent as an old cat.
" But think o Hammer! She's boon waitn'
and waitin', and now If you take my money
.R-n Tanner shell out or Ill pop you"
Iian'tyo no SOUL"
Nary soul"
end I've got to shell outf"
: You have
Peaceful passed him out the 5000 and then
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