Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-19
Tho Arisona Kicker.

FROM the New York World
PooR SHoorISG-As we were coming scross
the sand lots the other evening. after spending
couple OF very agreeable hours at the adobe
residence Of the Widow jackson, some would
be assassin who was in hiding fired six bullets
at us from a revolver. We think IL was Tom
Bigelow. We think 90 because Tom has shot
at everybody in this town and never hit any
one. He didn't hat us. Being armed only with
bowie knife, We lit out as soon ms the shoot
ing begun, and the last bullet went ten feet
above our head.
We did think of hunting Tom up yesterday
and splitting his ear with a bullet a great
moral lesson, but on second thought we con-
ciuded not to waste the time lie II keen ON
blazing away around this town until somebody
gets yexed at the noise and then he II suddenly
so hence. We don't want his funeral expenses
on our hands.
HES A suBscRrBER.-Last week. as noticed
by our contemporary in a doubie-leaded article
with three scare heads on il, Jim Renshaw, who
owns the cactus ranch out on the Tucson road,
refused to take his copy Of the Kicker ont OF
the post office. Jim not only owed us 81 80 on
subscription, but refused his paper TO hurt
our feelings. He's been sore on us ever since
we refused to lend him our white shirt-the
only one in town--to 60 on drunk in.
We want to show an accommodating spirit
toward all. and We have the name Of being .
good fellow, but we want TO say right here and
now that We believe q common wool shirt 10
plenty good enough for any man in this town
to get drunk in. IL At isn't. he'd better stay
sober.
When we saw Jim's little game We mounted
our mule and rode over to interview him. He
was expecting us. One bullet went through
our hat and another raked our mule but after
that Jim lay down and We dug the bullet out Of
his shoulder and helped him into his dug-Out.
He not only paid us all arrears in spot cash,
but dollar on advance subscription, and No
soon as able to move about he will personally
canvass for subscribers.
We sHALL GEr THERE.--Iast Friday evening
we we're nominated for mayor on the demo-
cratic ticket by exclamation, and this ID equiva-
lent to an election. We don't deny that We
sought the nomination We have had our eve
on It for year past. We shall also do our
level best to snow our opponent under. We
have been moved TO this course by desire TO
see the town well governed and because we be-
lieve the mayor should be the representative
man Of the town. We are that man. There's
no use in nlling and backing and talking about
modesty and self-conceit and all that We lead
this town. We know more than any ten men
in il rolled together. We shall make the best
mayor the town has ever had, and we shall Sc
that all the city printing is given TO the Kicker
at legal rates
tration came In we wanted to be postnss.sr.
We we're eminsnuy fitted for the place. In.
stead Of giving It to us Mr.. wsnamaksr ap.
pointed . creature who goes by shs name q
HANK bcotI n more uuut man could not have
been found in Arizona Hank knew how We
felt and he set out to make Il pleasan Mt for ma
inside Of two weeks he knitted us In the leg and
We shot him In the shoulder. Since then HAnk
and " have bad shooting bee ct least once :
month and on two occasions We left him for
dead. Hes a. slow on the shoot 90 he 10 in
sorting the mail
Saturday afternoon we entered the post Office
with the complaints Of thirty-one subscribers
who had failed 10 get last weeks paper Hank
had no doubt taken them home TO put under Q
carpet which his sxtravagant wife has lately
got from Denver. Hank was watching for No
with his head At the general delivery window,
and We have the testimony Of half dozen esn-
tlemen that he began shooting FIRST We
wanted 70 argue. buthe kept pulling trigger
and knocking the buttons on our new fall suit
and we finally had 10 wing him In self-dsfeuss.
He isn't badly hurt and win be - good - psw
Q month hence.
While We did banker TO be postmaster. and
while we do honestly believe that Hank scots
doesn't know enough 70 string dried apples,
We don't like these incidents. They dstrsct
from . mau's dignity and help give our sovna
hard name. We hope Hank win charge his
tactics after he gets around again. This 10 the
third or fourth time we've had 20 pump led
into him. and We don't Ike 10 do IL IL Eisss
outsidsrs the idea that We are street brswisr
instesd Of quiet, psscsfui editor with Che bsss
interests Of the country st heart