Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-06-10
A DIME NOVEL CHARACTER.

arm in all that vast crowd was raised 70
do him the least harm.
A DIME NOVEL CHARACTER.
| The story of his life in this country is
quite interesting He first landed Mt New
York in August, 1882. Before long he
became attracted by the stories of the
new country along the line of the North
ern Pacific railroad in Dakota and Mon
tana, and soon afterward he came out in
person to investigate for himself With
a sombrero on his head, red shirt on his
back, corduroy trousers tucked into very
long legged boots, and with plenty of
silver mounted jewelry in his belt, he
pursued his investigation far and wide
on horseback, and finally decided to
found a city. He bought outright six
square miles of land on the Little Mis-
souri, river, which was then considered
to be, by the wise meg of the northwest,
about the very worst bit of earth on the
whole North American continent. Hence
the knowing ones shook their heads
gravely and predicted ruin.
He built a rude shack of logs and mud
which he furnished luxuriantly for his
wife, secured large tracts of government
land and bought numerous herds Of cat
tie. At first the herders and roaming
cowboys of the Bad Lands looked upon
him to be an adventurous crank, who
would surely leave the country after he
had secured a few hunting trophies to
carry back to Paris. They hated him be-
cause he had servant and wore clean
clothes. He was "monopolist," they
said, who was going to fence in the coun-
try. They tried to scare him away, but
they found he had been a soldier once
and would not scare. The COWBOYS said
he had come to drive them all off their
ranches The hunters declared he was
/ going to buy up their buffalo grounds.
and, to own the truth, the young man
did really act as if he were going TO buy
the earth.
Before many days be won the respect
of his western neighbors in more ways
| than one, but still they took him to be a
well plumed bird that ought to be pluck
ed and who could be easily swindled.
Their ire was raised to the highest pitch
when the Marquis gained control Of
about 100000 acres of land in Montana,
which took in the three principal trails
/ through which the cattle were driven to
the east, south and west.
A STARTLING ADVENTURE.
The cowboys began to shoot the French
mans cattle wholesale and menaced his
herders when the latter were off duty.
Appeals TO the sheriff proved useless; SO
finding himself in bad fix the Marquis
determined to take the matter into his
own hands and stop the matter himself.
He declared if he found a man killing
his animals he would shoot the rascals
like he would steer. In six months he
was shot at ly an unseen enemy no less
than eighteen times, His most bitter foes
| We're man named Mitchell and an old
| buffalo hunter called Luffrev.
/ One day while riding over the prairie,
4 accompanied by one of his most faithful
! followers, man named Paddock. q bull
let whistled by his head, the smoke curl
ing from little bunch of sage brush
/ about zoe yards in front. Without a
moments hesitation the marquis dug his
4 spurs INTO his horses tanks and dashed
head foremost directly toward the un-
bush. Theringleader of the gang Jumped
to his feet and leveled u Winchester at
the marquis: but the latter like flash.
and While going at full speed, drew his
little silver mounted repeater, and the
would be assassin fell in his tracks, to
rise no more
Anotherof the band was badly wound
ed, and the rest quickly Ieapiug to their
horses, sought safety in flight. The
Frencllman was very popular after this
little incident, for his Workmanship in.
stilled 4 great deal of respect into the
minds Of the bloodthirsty herders, and
there was peace in the Bad Lands from
that time theneeforth. Nevertheless, he
had three trials before justices of the
peace for the so-called offense, and was
three times acquitted; yet he was again
indicted by Dakota jury for murder,
and languished in the Bismarck Jail
many days before he finally gained his
freedom.
The Marquise de Mores is a lovely wo-
man. She Is an American, but thorough.
ly devoted to her brave husband. She
Is handsome little brunette. one of the
best lady rifle shots in the world, and
she rides as well as she shoots. st Louis
Globe Democrat.