Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-09-19
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
Items from the Last Issue OF That Enter
prising Western Sheet,

Items from the Last Issue OF That Enter
prising Western Sheet.
A QUEER PRocEEpING.-Th other
night some of thu boys came around and
routed us out of bed at midnight to go
over and see 'em hang Pete Smith.
Pete is the chap who killed Colonel
Williams in saloon row last fall, and
who has had shot at several other
eminent citizens, including ourself. For
the last two weeks he has been running
the town, and his refusal TO take hint
resulted in his being waited on by the
vigilance committee.
We reached the grounds to find Pete
standing on barrel with rope around
his neck. He knew his time had come,
and was ready to die game, but no
sooner did he learn. of our presence in
the crowd than he began to protest and
object and demand that we be run into
the scrub. We called his attention to
the fact that he had had two shots at us
at close range, and that we were the
only party on the ground who could dish
up his obituary in good English, but the
ungrateful rough kept on kicking and
would not even argue the case.
A man in this country can't have every
thing he wants, no matter how big a
buffer he is, and when it was seen how
unreasonable Pete was the boys went
ahead with the hanging just the same,
and Mr.. Smith won't sail around our
streets with gun on each hip for many
moons to come. We've seen some queer
things out here, but the idea of man
like Pete Smith Directing to man like
us seeing him drop off barrel rather
caps the climax. We are charitable
enough to believe he was little off.
A CANARD.-The story in certain Chi
cago papers that the editor of the
Kicker runs faro room in connection
with the newspaper bears the ear-mark'
of our jealous-pated contemporary
There isn't word of truth in it.
1t was suggested by Colonel Kane
about month ago that we give up ;
portion of our Office space during thu
evening to poker club of which we arr
president, and we cheerfully adopted
the suggestion, and game is on ever,
night from seven to eleven, burt p Ike
isn't faro-not by long shot. Gu
enemies will gain nothing by circulat
ing such absurd stories about our char
acter.
He STRUCK A SNAG-On the first da,
of April we started Indian Dick out o
town to see how quick he could make
journey around the world. TO tell tn
honest truth, we hadn't over ton o
confidence in Dick, but he had so nue.
ambition that we gave him dollar an
a half and told him to draw ON us TO
some more when he reached Yokohama
The other day we heard of him up a
Overton's ranch, only twenty mile
away, and that he had been there eve
since the Sd of April. 1t seemed tina
10 was doing bravely on his trip unit
10 struck Overton's, where an Easter
genius is making some sort Of whisk
lut OF cactus roots. The first taste c
hat liquor nailed Dick right to tn
pot, and he hasn't moved ten rod
,ince. Under these circumstances al
bets are declared off, and all guesse
, have been turned loose in the back var
to shift for themselves.
DRAWING THE LINE-Maior Atwood
| Of Tombstone, came down the other da
10 ask a great favor Of u.s. He wante
, us to give him one of the bodies out {
our private graveyard as starter !
: establishing one of his own. While th
: Major has been our friend from first
D last, and while he always had dolli
: for us in the old days when we wei
: hard up, we must draw the line sons
where. He can have our shirt, our raj
o bits foot, our dream book or our fir
comb, but friendship ceases when he a.
i. proaches the graveyard which we hay
been at so much painsand expense to
up and make feature of this section
a tue country,
DON'T STOP HM-Last week we el
- gagged a new arrival from the East to al
u as local editor of the Kicker. He a
sured us that his name was Barlow ST
that he was close follower in the foo
. steps of Horace Greeley. After twest
|, four hours trial he got tight, stole OF
u Sunday boots gobbled mule and
out toward shutdown. Don'tstop him c
o our account. The owner of the mule ms
l. want to fee him, but we don't. Tho
ooots cost US S12, but if Mr.. Barlow wi
only keep away we shall consider it
Il rood bargain. He is about the twentiet
S disciple of Greeley, Bennett or Ra
n mond we have tried in the last yea
IS and we are tired-very tired. -Detr \
Free Press. ~
The Empress of the Germans.
!. The Empress Of Germany is said to
N young woman of exceeding fiery tor
\ per. She was Schleswig Holste
- Princess and was reared with stri
~ severity--is thorough housekeCper
:, well as proficient scholar, But ami
bility is not her most notable characte
istic. OF course she can not quarrel wi
her husband, for the etiquette of Il
court is distinctly rigorous; but the Ell
press is at liberty to quarrel with ever